Category: City Council Agendas/Minutes

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on April 1, 2019 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: King, Izer, Kuehner, Scheidel and Croell

Others present:  Jay Uhlenhake, Cathy Humpal, Duane Pitz

Motion made by Scheidel to approve the Agenda.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

WINDSTREAM	PHONE	95.77
ARAMARK	RUGS	224.84
BODENSTEINER IMPLEMENT CO	SNAP RING – TRACTOR	10.86
JENDRO	GARBAGE CONTRACT	2,152.48
UPS		159.44
TEST AMERICA	DRINKING WATER	59.85
EFTPS	FED/FICA TAX	1,373.34
IPERS	IPERS	1,031.93
STATE WITHHOLDING	STATE TAXES	809.00
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	GAS UTILITY	404.15
MIENERGY	ELECTRICITY	22,254.40
CASH	GASOLINE	491.75
TEAM LAB	FINE ROAD PATCH	428.00
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE	MARCH 2019 MINUTES	50.85
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS		2,979.45
UNITES STATES POSTAL	7 ROLLS POSTCARD STAMPS	575.00
DATA TECH	2019 USER GROUP MEETING	100.00
ANDERSON	Alliant franchise fee	551.25
INSURANCE ASSOCIATES	INSURANCE	21,019.00
AUDITOR	FY 2018 FEES	1,200.00
MUNICIPAL PIPE TOOL	CROELL WATER METER	946.87
PV BUSINESS SOLUTIONS	2019 OSHA COMPLIANCE JOURNAL	298.50
DEPOSIT REFUNDS	REFUND DATE 03/07/2019	1,036.85
PAYROLL CHECKS	TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS	5,009.24
	CLAIMS TOTAL	63,262.82	REVENUE
	GENERAL FUND	28,396.92	724.81
	SANITATION FUND	2,152.48	2,388.19
	ROAD USE TAX FUND	1,911.36	3,273.15
	WATER FUND	2,750.95	6,645.77
	SEWER FUND	2,709.72	7,582.54
	ELECTRIC FUND	25,289.96	26,259.30
	DEPOSITS – ELECTRIC FUND	51.43	-51.43

Izer made a motion to approve the Hole in the Wall Liquor License.  Second by Scheidel. All Ayes.  Motion passed.

King made a motion to approve the Starlite Ballroom Liquor License.  Second by Scheidel.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Jay informed the council there is no need to build a new Sand and Salt Shed.   Motion made by Izer to table. Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Suzette explained the Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department needs a Procurement Policy approved to receive the remainder of the FEMA money from the 2017 flood at Junko Park.  Motion made by Scheidel to approve the Procurement Policy.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Tekippe Engineering discussed with Mark and Jay what would help with the flooding in town.  He discussed a ditch to go along the area where the water is coming into town.  This ditch will help with water retention and slow water coming into town. It will hold up to 4” water per 1 hour.  We would need to put in a 2 ½ in Berm, tile land to slow the water.  The city will need easements from property owners.

Several small towns have a $5.00 fee per resident to help fix flooding problems in town.  This could also help with the creek that runs through town.  The council will discuss this at next month’s meeting.

Croell made a motion to table until next month meeting.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

INRCOG needs a current Resolution adopting a Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation plan for Chickasaw County.    A motion made by King to set Public Hearing May 6, 2019 at 7:10 p.m. to approve Resolution adopting Hazard Mitigation Plan.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Jay discussed the street crack filling to be done.  The frost boils are popping up on Lincoln St.  Would need to start patching.  Street construction for Spring Street will be starting this week.

Jay will get 3 bids to make the sidewalk by the Post Office handicapped accessible.  Motion made by King to receive 3 bids to make sidewalk handicapped accessible.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be May 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by King and second by Kuehner to adjourn at 7:45 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on March 4, 2019 at 7:00 PM.

 

Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: King, Izer and Kuehner        Absent:  Scheidel and Croell

Others present:  Jay Uhlenhake

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda with Addition of EMA.  Seconded by Kuehner.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Izer, seconded by King to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

WINDSTREAM	PHONE	101.26
ARAMARK	RUGS	224.84
JENDRO	GARBAGE CONTRACT	2,152.48
POLLARD PEST CONTROL CO.	PEST	54.50
SANDEAN & COMPANY, INC	PICKUP	70.43
STANTON ELECTRIC	LINCOLN STREET CUTOUTS	2,398.58
UPS		210.02
TEST AMERICA	DRINKING WATER	50.75
EFTPS	FED/FICA TAXES	1,361.13
IPERS	IPERS	1,023.41
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	GAS UTILITY	411.74
MIENERGY	ELECTRICITY	24,819.61
CASH	GAS	358.58
FIVE STAR COOP	DIESEL FUEL DUMP TRUCK AND	295.88
HAWKINS	AZONE 15	379.00
IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE/SALES	SALES TAX	830.00
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE	FEB 2019 MEETING MINUTES	105.30
LAWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY	DEC 2018 – FEBRUARY 2019	3,200.01
NAPA	wiper blades	45.47
CHICKASAW COUNTY RECORDER	RESOLUTION 02042019	37.00
REGION 1 AWWA	WATER WORKS OPERATOR MTG	25.00
PAYROLL CHECKS	TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS	4,968.54
	CLAIMS TOTAL	43,123.53	REVENUE TOTAL
	GENERAL FUND	6,952.69	5,092.96
	SANITATION FUND	2,152.48	2,313.94
	ROAD USE TAX FUND	1,162.65	4,150.07
	WATER FUND	2,143.61	6,565.17
	SEWER FUND	2,077.13	9,322.79
	ELECTRIC FUND	28,634.97	26,584.63

The state will no longer be providing brine to cities for free.  This means more sand and salt will be used during the winter months.  Mark would like to build an addition to the current sand shed.  He received bids from CASH for materials, Roger Dreckman for concrete and Loren Franzen for Labor.  It came to a total of $14,525.7 to be charged to street fund.   Jay didn’t think he would need to build this.  The council discussed how this amount of money could affect road repair budget.

Motion made by King to table the Sand Shed addition until April Meeting.  Second by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Motion made by Kuehner to open the Public Hearing to approve Budget Fy19/20.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes. Motion Passed.

There were no objections the Budget proposal.

Motion made by King to close Public Hearing.  Second by Izer. All Ayes.  Motion passed.

A Motion by Kuehner to pass Resolution NO. 3042019 to adopt Annual Budget fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Suzette briefly explained the Franchise Fee Agreement Ordinance with Alliant Energy.  The city attorney reviewed the agreement sent by Alliant Energy and made a fee change.  Suzette emailed the changes to Alliant Energy.  As soon as Alliant Energy agrees to the changes the City can adopt the ordinance.

Mark discussed the Emergency Management.  The EMA board hired a lawyer to assist with the discussion of Chickasaw Ambulance Service with Jeremy McGrath.  The cities in the county will need to split the lawyer fee.  He wanted the City Council to be aware of the possible lawyer bill.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be April 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by King and second by Kuehner to adjourn at 7:45 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

City of Lawler

414 E. Grove St.

PO Box 215

Lawler, IA  52154

563-238-3614

AGENDA

                                                      REGULAR MEETING

                                                      March 4, 2019

                                                      7:00 PM, CITY HALL

 

1. ROLL CALL.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS.
3. APPROVAL & CORRECTIONS, IF ANY, OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND APPROVAL OF THE BILLS PRESENTED TO BE PAID.
4. MAYORS COMMENTS.
5. BUSINESS:
   
6. Public Hearing Budget FY19/20
7. Annexation Electric Franchise agreement
8. Sand Shed Addition
9. Delinquents
10. ADJOURNMENT.

 

 

 

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on February 4, 2019 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Scheidel, King, Croell and Kuehner        Absent:  Izer

Others present:  Jay Uhlenhake

Motion made by Croell to approve the Agenda.  Seconded by King.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Resolution No. 02042019 for Voluntary Petitions for Annexation to the City of Lawler was presented to Council to approve.  After approval it will be sent into the State of Iowa.

Motion made by Scheidel to approve Resolution No.  02042019 to be sent into State of Iowa.  Seconded by Croell. All Ayes.  Motion approved.

The area to be annexed into the city is in the Alliant Energy territory for electric service.  Alliant does not want to give up the territory to MiEnergy.   Alliant will charge a franchise fee for the area to be service by them.  Alliant will send a check to the city quarterly for the franchise fee.  Suzette explained a resolution to approve a Revenue Purpose Statement needs to be approved.  She is working with City Attorney John Anderson.  Mark reviewed Resolution NO. 02042019-1 with the council.  Motion made by Croell to approve Resolution NO.  02042019-1. Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes.  Motion approved.

The council reviewed the Budget FY19/20.  A motion made by King to approve Budget FY19/20.  Seconded by Croell.  All Ayes.  Motion approved.

Motion made by Scheidel to set Public Hearing to approve Budget FY19/20.  Second by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion approved.

Suzette explained the Aramark Contract.  They keep increasing the rates.  They presented Suzette with a new Contract and told them we won’t sign if they keep raising rates.  They crossed out the raising rates section of the contract.   Croell made a motion to stay with Aramark.  Seconded by Scheidel.  Ally Ayes.  Motion passed.

Appointments were discussed.  These appointments were not approved by “Motion” in the January meeting.  It needed to be approved by motion.

Appointments January 2019

Mayor pro-tem                                    Dale King

Bank                                                    Bank Iowa

City Attorney                                      John Anderson

City Clerk                                           Suzette Byrne

Toxic Cleanup                                     Jeremy Scheidel

Street Committee                                Dawn Croell, John Izer, Jay Uhlenhake

Utilities Committee                            Gwen Kuehner, Dale King, Jay Uhlenhake

Fire Dept. Rep.                                   John Izer & Dale King

Tree Committee                                  Dale King, Gwen Kuehner, Jay Uhlenhake

Health Officer                                     Dr. Lukas Brinkman

Ambulance Service Rep.                    Mark Mueterthies, Dawn Croell-alternate

Street Superintendent                         Jay Uhlenhake

Water Superintendent                         Jay Uhlenhake

Landfill Committee Rep.                    Jay Uhlenhake

Board of Adjustment                          5 year term

Linda Anderson                                  2020

Jeremy Scheidel                                  2017

Dawn Croell                                        2022

Roger Dreckman                                 2019

Frank Wilson                                       2020

Park Board                                          5 year term

Deb Njus                                             2020

Dale King                                            2022

Jeremy Scheidel                                  2020

Emergency Management Board

Dawn Croell

Mark Mueterthies

Motion made by King to approve appointments.  Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes.  Motion Passed.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be March 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Scheidel and second by King to adjourn at 7:20 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

______________________________

Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on January 7, 2019 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Croell        Absent:  Scheidel and Kuehner

Others present:  Jay Uhlenhake, Cathy Humpal, Roger Dreckman, Frank Wilson, and Steve Lynch

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda with the addition of Crane Creek Trail.  Seconded by Croell.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Croell, seconded by King to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

 

WINDSTREAM	PHONE	100.1
ARAMARK	RUGS	219.47
JENDRO	GARBAGE CONTRACT	2,152.48
SANDEAN & COOMPANY, INC	GALLON HYDRAULIC OIL	25.2
STANTON ELECTRIC	TRIM TREES	2,983.73
UPS	SHIPPING	279.75
TEST AMERICA		59.85
EFTPS	FED/FICA TAXES	1,709.35
IPERS	IPERS	1,214.74
STATE WITHHOLDING	STATE TAXES	863
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	GAS UTILITY	333.93
MIENERGY	ELECTRICITY	20,848.66
CASH	CITY WAGON STREETS	433.95
FIVE STAR COOP	DIESEL FUEL	304.89
HAWKINS	AZONE	415.4
BLAZEK CORPORATION	NEW HYDRANT HWY 24& UNION	755
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE	DECEMBER 2018 COUNSIL MTG	113.85
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS	01/01/2019-03/31/2019	2,979.45
ULINE	TOILET PAPER AN TOWELS	152.11
DATA TECH	W-2 ORDER	114.6
MIC’S PLUMBING & HEATING	FURNACE	5,625.53
QUALITY PUMP	SUBMERSIBLE PUMP	6,369.85
TERRY DURIN CO	ELECTRIC LIGHTS	448
NAPA	shop	158.03
CHICKASAW COUNTY RECORDER	QUIT CLAIM DEED	22
DENNIS UNGS	COMPUTER	198
ROSENBAUM AUTO		125.82
DEAN’S CARPET CLEANING	CLEAN CARPET	400
PAYROLL CHECKS	TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS	7,162.26
	CLAIMS TOTAL	56,569.00	REVENUE BY FUND
	GENERAL FUND	14,878.32	GENERAL	7159.8
	SANITATION FUND	2,152.48	SANITATION	2271.71
	ROAD USE TAX FUND	1,547.94	ROAD USE	4218.71
	WATER FUND	3,061.77	EMERGENCY FUND	144.88
	SEWER FUND	9,116.75	LOST	3595.16
	ELECTRIC FUND	25,811.74	WATER	6929.57
			SEWER	7355.68
			ELECTRIC	28910.72
			DEPOSITS	200

City Attorney Richard Zahaskey will be retiring.  Mr. Zahaskey recommended his associate John Anderson.  Mr. Anderson has worked with the City of Lawler in the past.

Appointments January 2018

Mayor pro-tem                                    Dale King

Bank                                                    Bank Iowa

City Attorney                                      John Anderson

City Clerk                                           Suzette Byrne

Toxic Cleanup                                     Jeremy Scheidel

Street Committee                                Dawn Croell, John Izer, Jay Uhlenhake

Utilities Committee                            Gwen Kuehner, Dale King, Jay Uhlenhake

Fire Dept. Rep.                                   John Izer & Dale King

Tree Committee                                  Dale King, Gwen Kuehner, Jay Uhlenhake

Health Officer                                     Dr. Lukas Brinkman

Ambulance Service Rep.                    Mark Mueterthies

Street Superintendent                         Jay Uhlenhake

Water Superintendent                         Jay Uhlenhake

Landfill Committee Rep.                    Jay Uhlenhake

Board of Adjustment                          5 year term

Linda Anderson                                  2020

Jeremy Scheidel                                  2017

Dawn Croell                                        2022

Roger Dreckman                                 2019

Frank Wilson                                       2020

Park Board                                          5 year term

Deb Njus                                             2020

Dale King                                            2022

Jeremy Scheidel                                  2020

Emergency Management Board

Dawn Croell

Mark Mueterthies

Steve Lynch and Cathy Humpal discussed City Funding for the Library.  They are asking for a $200 increase.  Cathy requested an increase with her Health Insurance payment instead of an increase in wages.

The Highland Park restroom was discussed.  Instead of fixing the damage from wind and lightning last summer it was discussed that a new bathroom be built since the current one has damage over the years.  We have received money from the insurance company and they are willing to pay another $3,000 to bring the total up to $6,000 in insurance money.  Quotes from Roger Dreckman, Dakota Supply, Loren Franzen, CASH and Craig Speltz for the supplies and work to build an new bathroom.  The total would be about $19,300 minus the insurance money.  It was all discussed redoing the shelter at Highland Park with steel siding and soffit.  Material from CASH would be $2,383 and work from Loren Franzen would be $1,600.  Izer made a motion to redo the bathroom in the current fiscal year at $19,300 and redo the shelter in fiscal year 19/20.  Second by King.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

It has been decided the Dodge Pickup should be junked.   A motion made by Croell to junk the truck and sell the tires.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Roger Dreckman discussed the Croell Park Bathroom.  He had contacted West Union Trenching and they told him they would do the work for free to help with sewer and water lines.  Roger was asking if the city would be willing to put $5,000 towards the cost of the bathroom.  Izer made a motion for the city to commit $5,000 to the next year budget for the Croell Park Bathroom.  Second by Croell.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

King made a motion to approve Resolution 01072019 to transfer funds LOST to the General Fund.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

The council has reviewed expenses for the FY19-20 Budget.  It was decided January 21, 2019 @6:00 pm will be a Budget Workshop for the council to continue to work on Budgeting.

Roger Dreckman discussed the Crane Creek Trail.  He would like to chip weeds and trim leaves and trees.  He is asking to use the chipper and tractor.  He would like Jay to do this work since it is the cities equipment.  Izer made a motion to let the Crane Creek trail to use city’s equipment.  Second by Croell.  All Ayes. Motion passes.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be February 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Croell and second by King to adjourn at 8:55 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

_________________________________

Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on December 4, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Pro-tem King presided.

Council members present: King, Kuehner, Croell, Scheidel

Others present:

Motion made by Croell to approve the Agenda.  Seconded by Kuehner.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Kuehner, seconded by Croell to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid with addition of Lawler Fire Department bill.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

 

WINDSTREAM PHONE 111.44 ARAMARK RUGS 214.1 BODENSTEINER IMPLEMENT CO SNOW PLOW TRUCK 109.71 JENDRO GARBAGE CONTRACT 687.38 POLLARD PEST CONTROL CO. PEST 54.5 STANTON ELECTRIC FIX PRIMARY YARD LIGHT 548.81 UPS   226.94 TEST AMERICA wastewater testing and drinking 102.9 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 1,505.65 IPERS IPERS 1,044.76 BLACK HILLS ENERGY GAS UTILITY 160.55 MIENERGY ELECTRICITY 18,838.13 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY MC119R INT 2018 8,143.75 CASH GAS PICK UP 437.79 FIVE STAR COOP ROADS DIESEL FUEL 88.15 PAUL NIEMANN CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE 232.17 BLAZEK CORPORATION FIX SEWER MAIN 3,704.34 NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE 2018 AFR REPORT 199.53 LAWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY AUG-NOV BUDGET PYMT 2018 2,133.34 QUILL CORPORATION OFFICE SUPPLIES 242.41 LAWLER FIRE DEPARTMENT ’19 1ST TRUCK PAYMENT 5,671.25 DATA TECH 2019 LICENSE FEE & SUPPORT FEE 2,428.14 IOWA RURAL WATER DUES MEMBERSHIP 1/19-12/19 225 QUALITY PUMP WASTE WATER LIFT STATION 1,161.00 IOWA UTILITIES BOARD FY 2019 ASSESSMENT 294 MARK MUETERTHIES MILEAGE 2018 325.62 DENNIS UNGS battery backup & jay’s laptop 60 ROSENBAUM AUTO MOUNT 4 NEW TIRES ON PICKUP 676 MITKO BOOM TRUCK 57.06 LARRY ELWOOD CONSTRUCTION CUTTING EDGE 318.74 PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 4,938.50   CLAIMS TOTAL 54,941.66   GENERAL FUND 15,922.99   SANITATION FUND 687.38   ROAD USE TAX FUND 646.32   LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FUND 676   WATER FUND 1,224.87   WATER SINKING FUND FUND 2,850.00   SEWER FUND 6,854.56   SEWER SINKING FUND FUND 5,293.75   ELECTRIC FUND 20,785.79

Discussed the current budget and Fy19-20 budget.  Discussed a possibly of adding Debit/Credit payments in next year’s budget.  Suzette has been doing research on what this would cost to add.  Jeremy Scheidel mentioned a 25% increase in fire protection from the fire department.

The Furnace Bids from Mic’ Plumbing and Heating, Fredericksburg Plumbing and Heating and Marv Smith Electric, Plbg & Htg were discussed.  After discussion of the three bids it was decided to go with Mic’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc.  Motion made by Croell to approve quote from Mic’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc.   Seconded by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Annexation was tabled.

The Home Rule amendment passed by citizens of Iowa in 1968 empowers cities to make decisions at the local level.  Motion made my Scheidel to approve the Home Rule Proclamation.  Seconded by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

The Dodge Pickup was discussed.  Need to upgrade the pickup.   Motion made by Scheidel to sell the pickup.  Seconded by Croell.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Heather Busta requested to go off the library board.  Emily Brincks has agreed to replace her and finish her term which goes until June 2021.  Motion made by Kuehner to approve Emily Brincks to the library board.  Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.  Mayor pro-tem King appointed Emily Brincks to the library board.

Lift Station quote from Quality Pump & Control was reviewed.  Motion made by Croell to accept Lift Station quote from Quality Pump & Control.  Seconded by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be January 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Kuehner and second by Scheidel to adjourn at 7:35 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

_________________________________

Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

 

 

 

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on November 5, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Kuehner, Croell, Scheidel

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Frank Wilson, Joe Langreck, Ray Armel

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda.  Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

WINDSTREAM	PHONE	94.04
ARAMARK	RUGS	214.1
JENDRO	GARBAGE CONTRACT	2,119.38
SANDEAN & COOMPANY, INC	DUMP TRUCK-BRAKE LINE	503.25
STANTON ELECTRIC		143.82
UPS	Karen Wilson	34.33
TEST AMERICA	WASTEWATER TESTING	179.55
EFTPS	FED/FICA TAX	1,530.70
IPERS	IPERS	1,059.60
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	GAS UTILITY	116.96
MIENERGY	ELECTRICITY	19,877.55
CASH	GASOLINE	308.2
FIVE STAR COOP	FIELDMASTER DYED DLVD	403.01
HAWKINS	AZONE & LPC-4	673.66
IOWA DEPT OF REVNUE/SALES	SALES TAX	1,095.00
BLAZEK CORPORATION	CULVERT CLEANING AND STORM SEW	517.5
TEAM LAB	ROAD PATCH AND ICE MELT	545.5
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE	MEETING 10/1/2018	162
ROGER DRECKMAN	MANHOLE/MAIN & LINCOLN	5,000.00
UNITES STATES POSTAL	10 ROLLS POSTCARD STAMPS	600
MIC’S PLUMBING & HEATING	CITY HALL FURNACE	357.96
IWD	UNEMPLOY 9/2018	10.69
PATHWAYS	DONATION	468
QUALITY PUMP		3,845.25
JAY UHLENHAKE	STREET PAINT SPRAYER	350
CROELL INC	SAND SNOW REMOVAL	205.92
TERRY DURIN CO	street lights	604
NAPA	DISCONNECT SWITCH	44
DENNIS UNGS	SOFTWARE UPGRADE	321.6
ROYAL PUBLISHING	2018 IA XCOUNTRY AD	175
FRONTER	RAISE FLOOR IN LIBRARY	600
DOT	SALT ROCK	928.08
DEPOSIT REFUNDS	REFUND DATE 10/09/2018	123.81
DEPOSIT REFUNDS	REFUND DATE 10/26/2018	126.41
PAYROLL CHECKS	TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS	5,003.12
	CLAIMS TOTAL	48,341.99	REVENUE BY FUND
	GENERAL FUND	14,624.30	33541.01
	SANITATION FUND	2,119.38	2309.6
	ROAD USE TAX FUND	941.68	3398.81
	WATER FUND	2,347.33	5536.87
	SEWER FUND	6,073.51	6069.7
	ELECTRIC FUND	22,109.38	2636.46
	DEPOSITS – ELECTRIC FUND	126.41	-225
	EMERGENCY FUND		725.06
	LOST		3491.17

 

The council reviewed the Annual Financial Report.  Motion made by Croell and seconded by Kuehner to approve the Annual Financial Report.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors approved the Voluntary Application for Annexation to the City of Lawler.  Jay, Mark and Suzette met with the Alliant Energy representative, Dustin Mohs to discuss the utility zoning map.  Currently, Alliant Energy has the Utility lines in the property to be annexed into the City.  Suzette has talked with MiEnergy if they have maps outlining the utility property lines.  The city attorney has recommended waiting until the utility problem is resolved before the resolution is passed and approved.  If it were to be approved before the issue is resolved the city would have to use Alliant Energy for the territory to be annexed.  Alliant would need to sign of first with written documentation.

Ray Armel, County Assessor also informed the city that the description of the property to be annexed in is incorrect.  I informed him of the only description I have for the property was on the survey which was given to the City by Kurt Croell.  Suzette will call the City attorney and discuss with him.

Municipal Pipe Contract was discussed.  It is a 5 year contract at $4,000 per year.  It includes emergency cleaning of the sewers.  Moved by Izer to accept the Municipal Pipe Contract and second by Croell.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

The city received three furnace bids from Marv Smith, Mic’s Plumbing and Heating and Fredericksburg Plumbing & Heating.  Jay will ask if they can give a bid to include A/C.

Motion made by Scheidel to table the Furnace bids.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion Passed.

Rosenbaum Auto and Sandean gave tire bids for the city pickup.  The council reviewed the bids. Moved by Scheidel to accept the Rosenbaum Auto bid.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Carpet cleaning bids was from Northeast Iowa Carpet Cleaning and Dean’s Carpet Cleaning.  The council reviewed the bids.  Moved by Izer to accept Dean’s Carpet Cleaning Bid.  Second by Scheidel.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

DOT sent an Application to Perform Work within State Highway Right of Way.  They need approval to put Detour Signs on Hwy 24 near County Roads V-56 and Vanderbilt Ave.  The Detour is planned to start April 2019.  Motion made by Izer to give approval.  Second by Scheidel.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Dale King was concerned when the Highland Park Restroom roof would be repaired since insurance paid.  Need to receive bids for the roof repair and privacy fence.  The insurance company will not insure the restroom until this is fixed and they will need pictures.

Frank Wilson discussed a variance for his garage.  He then decided he did not want to proceed.

The Federal Money has been approved for the Railroad Crossings.  The DOT sent the Federal agreements to be signed for the installation of arms and lights for 3 streets.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be December 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Scheidel and second by King to adjourn at 8:20 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

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The Lawler City Council met in regular session on October 1, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Kuehner, Croell, Scheidel (arrived at 7:10pm)

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Kurt Croell, Frank Wilson, Stephanie Tangen, Cathy Humpal

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda.  Seconded by Croell.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Kuehner, seconded by King to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

WINDSTREAM	PHONE	113.3
ARAMARK	RUGS	186.14
JENDRO	GARBAGE CONTRACT	1,924.78
STANTON ELECTRIC	REPLACE POLE	5,866.04
UPS	SHIPPING	39.97
TEST AMERICA	DRINKING WATER	50.75
EFTPS	FED/FICA TAX	1,455.93
IPERS	IPERS	1,012.56
STATE WITHHOLDING	STATE TAXES	875
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	GAS UTILITY	101.93
MIENERGY	ELECTRICITY	26,159.02
CASH	LAGGOON	356.82
FIVE STAR COOP	CLEAR #2 diesel FUEL DUMP TRUC	57.67
HAWKINS	AZONE	257.16
IOWA LEAGUE	2018 BUDGET WORKSHOP	45
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS	10/01/2018-1/1/19	2,613.45
QUILL CORPORATION	PAPER TOWELS	16.99
LAWLER FIRE DEPARTMENT	FY19 1ST ALLOTMENT	2,756.13
DNR	ANNUAL WATER USE FEE 2019	134
ANDERSON	6/14/2018-8/28/2018	1,125.00
MICK GAGE	RESTROOM RENTAL	90
JAY UHLENHAKE	HOTEL REIMBURSEMENT	327.8
TERRY DURIN CO	ELECTRIC	220
MARC	WASH N WAX AND MINT POWER OFF	239.19
DEPOSIT REFUNDS	REFUND DATE 09/19/2018	472.78
DEPOSIT REFUNDS	REFUND DATE 09/26/2018	27.97
PAYROLL CHECKS	TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS	4,791.88
	CLAIMS TOTAL	51,317.26
		EXPENSE	REVENUE
	GENERAL FUND	9,843.52	8510.97
	SANITATION FUND	1,924.78	2490.67
	ROAD USE TAX FUND	1,055.64	5392.1
	WATER FUND	2,613.21	7193.46
	SEWER FUND	2,845.69	7002.57
	ELECTRIC FUND	32,977.87	34666.92
	DEPOSITS – ELECTRIC FUND	56.55	71.42

 

Kurt Croell was here to give the council an update on the annexation of property into city limits.  Alliant Energy has agreed to give the property to Mienergy for electricity use.  The city will need a letter stating that Alliant Energy is willing to do this.  Suzette explained that the City cannot go any further with this until Kurt returns application for annexation.  Suzette will send him a new form to fill out to return.  After we receive the application we can move on.  Mark said to call Ray Armel attend next month’s meeting.

Cathy Humpal discussed the Libraries proposal for the Chickasaw County Library Association Trustees on October 22, 2018 and the Chickasaw County Supervisors on November 5, 2018; this helps libraries accreditation for state funding.

The city hall and libraries carpet were discussed.  Moisture is seeping through cracks in the cement under the carpet causing stains on the carpet.   This has happened in the past.  Motion made by King to take bids for cleaning the carpet and to jack up the floor with mud jacking. Second by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

There have been bats in the city hall.  Suzette did some checking on a $50 ultrasonic device to hang in the city hall.  Bats don’t like the sound.  She has called the Bat Control Specialists and left a message with them letting them know that there are still bats in the building.  Motion made by Croell to call the bat specialists again and if they don’t respond in 48 hours to invest in ultrasonic.  Second by Kuehner.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Cathy Humpal reminded the council that she is a city employee and did not get a raise when they gave city employees raises.   King made a motion to give Cathy Humpal a 3% raise.   Croell seconded.   All ayes.  Motion passed

Ordinance 6-6-21 Watercourses was discussed.  The ordinance states the property owner or person in possession or control of the adjacent land is responsible to keep the flat or accessible portion of the creek bank free of any weeds and grasses more than six inches in height.   Some residents do not have access to equipment to properly clean of the stream.  Some cannot afford to pay to have this cleaned up.   Izer suggested to have a City Clean Up the Creek Day on a Saturday.  He said he could ask farmers if they would help with the use of their equipment and ask for volunteers within the city.  The city would need signed easements from the property owners to have access to drive on their property.    If the city cleans up the creek this one time, it would be the property owner’s responsibility to keep it clean.  Motion made by Izer to hold a Saturday Clean Up the Creek day led by John Izer.  Second by Croell.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Ordinance No. 331 regarding the $15 Utility Fee was discussed.  Suzette explained why it hasn’t be on the assessed on the utility bills.  The software company cannot fit the fees on the current utility bill postcards.  Currently the $15 is made up of $5 for electric, $5 for water, $5 for sewer.  Suzette is checking to find bigger utility billing postcards that is slightly bigger and checking with the software company again.

Suzette explained Resolutions 10012018-1 and 10012018-2 to transfer funds from Water, Sewer and LOST fund to the Debt Service fund for the John Deere tractor payment. Motion made by Scheidel to pass the Resolutions.  Second by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Jay discussed the Maintenance Contract for the Generator at the Well house.  He will look into other companies regarding this.  Motion made by Izer to table the generator contract.  Second by Croell.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.

The next meeting will be November 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Scheidel and second by King to adjourn at 8:05 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

 

 

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on September 4, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel (arrived at 7:10pm)    Absent: Kuehner. Croell

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Stephanie Tangen, Ray Armel

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by King, seconded by Izer to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

WINDSTREAM	PHONE	$115.26
ARAMARK	RUGS	$186.14
JENDRO	GARBAGE CONTRACT	$2,234.38
POLLARD PEST CONTROL CO.	PEST	$54.50
STANTON ELECTRIC	PUMP SHED LIGHTENING	$2,067.86
TEETER SPECIALTY CO. LLC	CHECKS	$146.59
TEST AMERICA	DRINKING WATER	$59.85
EFTPS	FED/FICA TAX	$1,527.43
IPERS	IPERS	$1,047.16
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	GAS UTILITY	$53.36
MIENERGY	ELECTRICITY	$28,221.10
PAUL NIEMANN CONSTRUCTION	LOVE CLASS A	$206.68
BLAZEK CORPORATION	DIG UP MUSKRAT HOLES IN LAGOON	$362.50
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE	AUGUST COUNCIL MINUTES 2018	$109.80
INRCOT	FY’19 DUES	$210.72
MICK GAGE	RESTROOM RENTAL 08/2018-09/201	$90.00
MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC	M2 ANNUAL SOFTWARE SUPPORT	$1,950.00
CHICKASAW COUNTY TREASURE	PARCEL 190904176077	$286.00
IAWEA	ANNUAL CONFERENCE	$30.00
IOWA UTILITIES BOARD	IUB REMAINDER ASSESSMENT FY18	$63.00
DENNIS UNGS	FIXED EMAIL	$210.00
PAYROLL CHECKS	TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS	$4,984.12
	CLAIMS TOTAL	$44,216.45	REVENUE BY FUND
	GENERAL FUND	$7,632.92	GENERAL	$251.87
	SANITATION FUND	$2,234.38	SANITATION	$2,367.87
	ROAD USE TAX FUND	$649.39	ROAD USE TAX	$5,619.59
	WATER FUND	$1,321.99	LOST	$3,491.16
	SEWER FUND	$2,655.22	WATER	$8,487.46
	ELECTRIC FUND	$29,722.55	SEWER	$6,201.29
			ELECTRIC	$30,448.86
			DEPOSIT	$28.58
			TOTAL REVENUE	$56,896.68

John Izer discussed Irish Fest.  Kurt Croell had discussed hanging Lawler Memorabilia in the back meeting room in the city hall.  Nothing will be on the floor.  This will be tabled for next meeting.

Suzette updated that she received a copy of the construction permit the DNR sent to William Croell.  Nothing else was discussed, table for next meeting.

Ray Armel, County Assessor was here to discuss the vacating of an alley by Frank Wilson’s property.  Mr. Armel had copies from the Beacon website to show there is no alley north of Frank Wilson’s property.  Vacating the alley would serve no purpose.  Motion made by Scheidel to rescind the vacating of the alley.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes. Motion passed

Street Finance Report, Resolution 07042018 was discussed.  Motion made by King to approve Resolution 07042018.  Seconded by Izer.  All ayes. Motion passed.

Motion made by Izer to approve Bucky’s Liquor License.  Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

City Ordinance 6-6-21-Watercourses was discussed.  The ordinance states the land owner is responsible to keep the flat or level part of the bank of said waterway free of any weeds or grasses more that sins inches in height.  The council has decided to table this for next month.

Suzette would like the City Hall hours changed to Monday – Thursday 8:30am -12:30 pm and 1:00pm – 3:00pm.  Friday hours would be 8:30am – 12:00pm.   Jay stated that residents have come in before 9:00 am to pay bills and Suzette said very few residents come in from 3:00 pm to 3:30pm.  Motion made by Scheidel to change office hours to Monday – Thursday 8:30am -12:30 pm and 1:00pm – 3:00pm.  Friday hours would be 8:30am – 12:00pm.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

The Highland Park Restroom roof needs repaired.  The city has received insurance money for this repair.  Some of the council said they would volunteer time to help with this repair.  The city had a quote from Roger Dreckman for the repair.  Motion made by King to spend the insurance money for the roof and privacy wall.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.   Motion passed.

Suzette discussed the cities computer hard drive should be updated.  Dennis Ungs sent a quote to upgrade the current computer.  Motion made by Scheidel to accept quote from Dennis Ungs.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

The next meeting will be October 1, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Scheidel and second by King to adjourn at 7:40 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on August 6, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, Kuehner, King, Scheidel    Absent: Croell

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Frank Wilson, Deb Throndson

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda.  Izer seconded.  All Ayes. Motion passed.

Moved made by Izer, seconded by Kuehner to approve the previous minutes and current bills to be paid.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

CLAIMS REPORT
VENDOR			REFERENCE	AMOUNT
ARAMARK			RUGS	186.14
BLACK HILLS ENERGY			GAS UTILITY	154.27
CASH INC			GAS	525.03
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RES			PER#1957001 FY19	210
EFTPS			FED/FICA TAX	1,643.14
FIVE STAR COOP			FERTILIZER PARKS	935.24
HAWKINS			WATER SUPPLIES	925.93
IOWA DEPT OF REVNUE			SALES TAX	1,126.00
IOWA ONE CALL				33.4
IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION			2018 WATER MEETING	150
IPERS			IPERS	999.02
JENDRO SANITATION  SERVICES			GARBAGE CONTRACT	2,119.38
LAWLER FIRE DEPARTMENT			TRUCK PAYMENT	2,915.00
MICK GAGE PLUMBING & HEATING			CROELL PARK RESTROOMS	90
MIENERGY			ELECTRICITY	19,974.90
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE			JULY MEETING MINUTES	93.15
PAUL NIEMANN CONSTRUCTION			ROADS	87.66
QUILL CORPORATION				134.78
STANTON ELECTRIC			HOOK UP FOR BROWN ST HOUSE	200.18
TERRY DURIN CO			ELECTRIC METERS	400
TEST AMERICA			WATER TESTING	55.65
UPS				71.98
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS				2,613.45
WINDSTREAM			PHONE	106.44
TOTAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE				35,750.74
PAYROLL CHECKS				5,686.23
DEPOSIT REFUNDS ON  7/24/2018				189.62
**** PAID    TOTAL *****				41,626.59
**** SCHED   TOTAL *****
***** REPORT TOTAL *****				41,626.59
REVENUE BY FUND
GENERAL	3,782.81
SANITATION	2,327.39
ROAD USE TAX	3,544.45
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX	3,318.48
WATER	7,117.91
SEWER TOTAL	6,262.80
ELECTRIC	28,837.84
DEPOSITS-ELECTRIC	0
TOTAL REVENUE	52,001.65
TRANSFERS	6,518.75
Total Revenue and Transfers	58,520.40

 

Mark informed the Counsel of the Reap Grant recipients will be announced Thursday July 9, 2018.  This grant would be for the Croell Park Restroom Project.

Motion made by Izer to approve Bucky’s Cigarette Permit.  Seconded by King.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Suzette explained Resolution No. 06302018 to Transfer Funds from Local Option Tax to General Fund.    Motion made by King to approve Resolution No 06302018.  Seconded by Izer.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Frank Wilson discussed vacating his side of the alley on the WEST side of his home.  This would allow access to the houses on the other side of the alley.

Motion made by King to vacate 8ft of the alley on the WEST side of Frank Wilson’s house for $1.00 fee plus quit claim deed fees.  Seconded by Scheidel.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

Ordinance 3-1-5 Section 6 Discharging Firearms and Fireworks (Code of Iowa, Sec. 727.2) was discussed.  It was discussed to amend the current ordinance to allow Fireworks 7 days before the 4^th of July and 7 days after the 4^th of July until 11:00 pm.  A permit will be required from the city with proof of homeowners insurance.

King made motion to amend Ordinance 3-1-5 Section 6.  Kuehner seconded. All Ayes. Motion passed.

The amendment for Ordinance No. 331 to change utility fees to add $5.00 monthly utility fee for Electric, $5.00 monthly utility fee for water, and $5.00 monthly utility for sewer.  Moved by Scheidel and seconded by King to approve the first reading of ordinance.  All ayes.  Motion passed. It was moved by King and seconded by Kuehner to wave the 2^nd and 3^rd readings. (According to Iowa code Section 380.3)  All ayes. Motion passed.

Motion made by Scheidel to approve Ordinance No. 331 Amendment.  Seconded by Izer.  All ayes.  Motion passed.

An update regarding the Annexation was discussed.   It will be tabled for next month.

Delinquent accounts were discussed.  Suzette will research what other small towns charge for deposits.  It was discussed to have landlords come to council meeting to discuss delinquent accounts.

The next meeting will be September 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Scheidel and second by King to adjourn at 8:30 p.m.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.

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Suzette Byrne, City Clerk