The Lawler City Council met in regular session on March 2, 2019 at 7:00 PM.
Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Kuehner, King and Scheidel
Council members absent: Izer and Croell
Others present: Jay Uhlenhake and Shirley Murray
Motion made by King to approve the Agenda with one addition of snow plow truck. Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Motion made by Kuehner to approve the previous minutes with the change of correcting the spelling of Dawn Croell’s name and current bills to be paid. Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
| WINDSTREAM | PHONE | 106.7 | |
| ARAMARK | RUGS | 146.6 | |
| JENDRO | GARBAGE CONTRACT | 1,908.74 | |
| POLLARD PEST CONTROL CO. | PEST | 56.68 | |
| UPS | 163.9 | ||
| RILEY’S | TONER | 539.8 | |
| TEST AMERICA | DRINKING WATER | 50.75 | |
| EFTPS | FED/FICA TAX | 1,398.95 | |
| IPERS | IPERS | 1,049.63 | |
| BLACK HILLS ENERGY | GAS UTILITY | 334.4 | |
| MIENERGY | ELECTRICITY | 26,233.20 | |
| CASH | PICKUP GAS | 290.41 | |
| FIVE STAR COOP | DIESEL TRACTOR SNOW | 85.22 | |
| IOWA DEPT OF REVNUE/SALES | SALES TAX | 1,121.00 | |
| BLAZEK CORPORATION | WATER MAIN BREAK BY CITY SHOP | 1,310.50 | |
| NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE | FY20/21 PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET | 149.32 | |
| ROGER DRECKMAN | 10 HOURS SNOW REMOVAL @$10 | 100 | |
| IAMU | MEMBER DUES | 2,040.00 | |
| DENNIS UNGS | Windows 10 upgrade | 164 | |
| INSURANCE ASSOCIATES | INSURANCE | 23,855.00 | |
| REGION 1 AWWA | WATER WORKS MEETING | 25 | |
| VISA – J UHLENHAKE | ELECTRI BOOM TRUCK CHAIN | 24.3 | |
| PAYROLL CHECKS | TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS | 5,104.59 | |
| CLAIMS TOTAL | 66,258.69 | REVENUE | |
| GENERAL FUND | 28,216.47 | 5,889.60 | |
| SANITATION FUND | 1,908.74 | 2,310.90 | |
| ROAD USE TAX FUND | 928.83 | 4,712.38 | |
| WATER FUND | 3,599.57 | 6,412.22 | |
| SEWER FUND | 1,913.42 | 7,518.41 | |
| ELECTRIC FUND | 29,691.66 | 29,319.57 |
Shirley Murray was concerned who owned the Croell Park Property since the Lions Club is raising money for the shelter to be constructed in Croell Park. Mark presented the deed recorded with Chickasaw County December 11, 1987 which stated Roger Croell purchased the property from the railroad for $.50 and sold the property to the City of Lawler for $1.00.
Two bids for new lawnmower were presented to the council from Bodensteiner Implement Co. and P & K Midwest Inc. Both were quoted for a John Deere Signature Series. Bodensteiner bid $11,385 with trade in of $7,635 for a price of $3,750. P & K Midwest bid $11,615 with trade in of $5,725 for a price of $5,890.00. Motion made by King to accept Bodensteiner Implement Co. bid. Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Motion made by Kuehner to open public hearing. Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Suzette presented the FY20/21 Budget. No comments were made.
King made motion to close public hearing. Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Motion made by Kuehner to approve Resolution #3022020 to approve Annual Budget for the Fiscal year Ending June 30, 2021. Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Jay Uhlenhake and Dale King drove the streets in the city looking at the roads for repair. A list was made and discussed with the council. It would be cheaper to use concrete for repairing a whole road. The council discussed which roads could be patched with Blacktop services. Suzette presented the Budget report (expenses) with the amount of money unexpended this FY19/20 for the Public Works fund for the Roads expense. The expenses of removing and repaving the concrete on N Lincoln street will be deducted and the remainder of the salaries until the end of June 2020 also will be deducted. Street repair has been Budgeted in the FY20/21 Budget. The council decided to table for next month.
The city Code of Ordinances will be updated in July 2020. The council discussed the ordinances that need to be changed or add. Some examples are adding a snow emergency ordinance which would require no parking vehicles on the snow during snow removal. Councilman Dale King made a list of the current ordinances to be updated. The council decided to table for next month to give the council members time to look over their Ordinance book.
John Cuvelier, Insurance Associates of Lawler discussed with Suzette the possibility of lowering coverage on some of the older vehicles. The council will discuss with John Cuvelier at the April meeting.
Soo Green HVDC Link a green energy transmission project that would be located underground within the railroad right-of-way and crosses in the corporate limits of Lawler. The Iowa Utilities Board has scheduled an informational meeting for Chickasaw County and cities to learn more about the proposal as part of the state permitting process. This meeting will be held March 13, 2020 at 5:30pm at the Chickasaw Wellness Complex – 1050 West Hamilton St. New Hampton.
Mark Muetherthies found a 2003 snow plow dump truck for $19,500. Jay Uhlenhake said he would look at it. Motion made by Scheidel for Jay to look at truck and if he sees fit to put down payment to hold and to put on April Agenda. Second by King. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Delinquent accounts were discussed.
The next meeting will be Monday, April 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Motion by Kuehnero and second by Scheidel to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. All Ayes. Motion passed.
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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk