Category: City Council Agendas/Minutes

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   May 5, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.  Absent King.

Others present: Pat Sheridan, Dianna Gebel, Deb Speltz, Harold Busta & Jay Uhlenhake.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda with the addition of discussion on fire department representative appointment. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$19,472.31
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$785.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.12
IPERS	March	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-April	$2,049.31
Post Office	Postage	$215.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$161.43
Windstream	April	$73.77
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$318.26
Fehr Graham	water project services	$1,351.00
Blazek Corporation	water main repair	$917.50
Hawkins	water supplies	$579.29
Bank Iowa	street note	$14,228.76
Terry-Durin Co.	electric supplies	$972.00
Richard Zahasky	legal fees	$525.00
Gary Cuvelier	24 hours – snow removal	$240.00
Roger Dreckman	15 hours – snow removal	$150.00
Lawler Public Library	allotment	$1,179.00
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$3,632.05
Post Office	box rent	$50.00
Five Star Co-op	fuel	$410.40
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$52.15
Iowa Prison Industries	signs	$491.15
Test America	water & wastewater testing	$53.50
Paul Niemann Const.	rock	$73.42
Marshall & Swift	rental	$18.56
Total		$56,105.24
Library Bills
IPERS	April	$170.73
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,147.42
Calmar Courier	subscription	$32.00
Farm & Ranch Living	subscription	$19.98
Craft Ideas	subscription	$21.99
The Courier	subscription	$66.69
Midwest Tape	dvd’s	$206.76
INGRAM	books	$220.37
Windstream	service	$82.89
Riley’s, Inc.	supplies	$79.00
Penworthy	books	$113.72
Petty Cash	postage & supplies	$77.75
Jane Lynch	part-time wages	$65.25
Library Total		$2,304.55
April Receipts
General		$351.18
Property Tax		$26,545.54
Road Use Tax		$2,364.65
Local Option Tax		$2,851.64
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$37,209.09
Total		$69,322.10

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the Lawler Irish Fest, Inc. beer permit application, boundaries of the beer garden are subject to the property owners consent.  All Ayes.

Street closing times for the Lawler Irish Fest will be discussed at the next meeting.

Bids for street repairs were opened by Mayor Mueterthies.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to accept the bid of $14,926.00 from Roger Dreckman Construction for street resurfacing at the intersection of Depot Street & Rogers Street approx. 2422 sq. ft.  All Ayes.

Moved by Izer, seconded by Scheidel to accept the bid of $19,980.00 from Roger Dreckman Construction for the resurfacing of S. Center Street 20’ x 168’.  All Ayes.

Discussion of resurfacing S. Lincoln Street was tabled.

The City has been awarded a CDBG grant for water system improvements.  The grant administrator will be at the next meeting.

Details on a Hazard Mitigation Grant through FEMA will be looked into.

Moved by Throndson, seconded by Scheidel to check with the City Attorney on the enforcement of code on water and sewer hookups giving the property owner 90 days to comply.  All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Throndson to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   April 7, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.  Absent Izer.

Others present: Tony Blazek, Pat Sheridan, Tim Speltz, Gail Stammeyer, Steve Stammeyer, Cathy Humpal, Rich Langreck & Jay Uhlenhake.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Agenda with the addition of the Irish Fest beer permit discussion. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$20,807.34
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$961.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.16
IPERS	March	$935.73
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-March	$2,060.32
Post Office	Postage	$68.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$158.17
Windstream	March	$75.47
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$384.61
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$791.03
Five Star Coop	fuel  – February	$361.77
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$185.71
Bodensteiner Imp.	lawn mower trade	$3,150.00
Bodensteiner Imp.	broom	$3,850.00
Bucky’s	fuel	$47.24
Wellmark	health insurance	$3,144.15
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$1,023.79
Rosenbaum Auto	tire repair	$14.75
Sandean	service	$307.12
American Signal Corp	siren parts	$814.14
NAPA of New Hampton	parts	$37.98
Waucoma Tire Company	tire repair	$146.25
Fehr Graham	water project services	$965.00
IAMU	membership dues	$1,043.00
Mracek Electric	water	$250.00
Stanton Electiric	repairs	$192.50
City of Lawler	electric at lift station	$273.78
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$738.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$56.60
Five Star Coop	fuel – March	$113.09
TestAmerica	water testing	$191.99
Total		$50,356.35
Library Bills
IPERS	March	$150.85
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,013.74
US Treasury	FICA	$507.28
State of Iowa	withholding	$24.00
Good Housekeeping	subscription	$26.72
Prevention	subscription	$22.97
Mitinet	software maintenance	$329.00
MidAmerica Books	books	$99.75
INGRAM	books	$113.03
US Post Office	box rent	$50.00
Library Total		$2,337.34
March Receipts
General		$217.15
Property Tax		$2,616.15
Road Use Tax		$3,487.19
Local Option Tax		$2,851.64
Library		$35.00
Charges for Services		$44,907.55
Total		$54,114.68

Several property owners who live along the north drainage ditch discussed their concerns about high water along the ditch.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to look into rebuilding the dike that diverts water in the north drainage ditch and to also look into what my need to be done to the Brush Street culvert.  All Ayes.

More information was needed for the Irish Fest beer permit application.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve Bucky’s beer permit renewal.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the Brite Spot liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve repairs to Main Street in the amount of $2,500 from Roger Dreckman Construction.  All Ayes.

There will be bids at the next meeting for more street repairs.

Discussion on a golf cart ordinance was tabled.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the Law Enforcement contract with Chickasaw County effective July 1, 2014.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   March 3, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod

Others present: Orlo Njus, Chris Njus, Jay Uhlenhake, Anita Franzen, Deb Speltz, Rebecca Fayer, Betsy Roesler & Frank Wilson.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Agenda with the addition of sandbag stroage discussion. All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Throndson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$23,636.79
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,045.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.14
IPERS	February	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-February	$2,072.70
Post Office	Postage	$117.55
United Parcel Service	shipping	$334.99
Windstream	February	$78.42
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$329.45
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$345.60
Five Star Coop	fuel	$292.88
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$69.96
Schueth Hardware	supplies	$19.98
Bodensteiner Imp.	parts	$315.21
Franzen Sales& Service	blade	$191.21
Pollard	pest control	$54.50
Klimish Motor Sales	parts	$73.00
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$331.50
Blazek Corporation	water main repair	$1,682.10
Westrum Leak Detection	leak locate	$762.50
Region 1 AWWA	class fee	$20.00
Mic’s Plumbing & Heating	frozen water line	$442.98
Team Lab	road patch	$448.28
Total		$40,808.12
Library Bills
IPERS	February	$152.50
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,024.88
MORE Magazine	subscription	$20.00
INGRAM	books	$158.86
Midwest Tapes	dvd’s	$172.13
Windstream	January	$83.10
Midwest Living	subscription	$19.97
Library Total		$1,631.44
February Receipts
General		$235.20
Property Tax		$94.76
Road Use Tax		$5,093.98
Local Option Tax		$3,248.05
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$44,885.90
Total		$53,557.89

Rebecca Fayer from Chickasaw Connections gave a presentation on statistics of underage drinking.  Deb Speltz and Betsy Roesler also answered questions about the mission of Chickasaw Connections.  The Council decided to place signs in the parks regarding alcohol consumption.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to sign a declaration to support alcohol awareness month during the month of April.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to open the public hearing on the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate at 7:15 PM.  All Ayes  There were no oral or written comments or objections at this time.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to close the public hearing on the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to adopt the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

There was no new information on Irish Fest plans.  The application for the beer permit was not submitted and will be put on the agenda for the next meeting.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the Starlite Ballroom liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

Discussion on the gold cart ordinance was tabled for the next meeting.

Amendments for a new law enforcement contract were reviewed.  The City would like these changes to be incorporated into a new contract.  Supervisor Byrne and the Sheriff will be contacted regarding a new contract.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $3,150.00 from Bodensteiner Imp to trade the lawn mower for a John Deere X754 plus deck.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $3,850.00 from Bodensteiner Imp for a John Deere 60 in. heavy-duty rotary broom.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $44,200.00 from Bodensteiner Imp to trade the tractor for a John Deere 6125M and H340 loader plus weights. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to enter into a six year loan agreement with John Deere to finance the purchase of a John Deere 6125M tractor and H340 loader.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to appoint Jason Byrne as the City representative on the Turkey River Watershed Board.  All Ayes.

Spring Cleanup Day will be on May 16^th.  The City will not be picking up appliances this year.  The TV, monitor and microwave pickup will be the same as last year.

The Fire Dept. no longer wants to store sandbags.  In the future the sandbags will be stored in the City Shop.  Ken Rasing will be contacted to check on the availability of sandbags to have on hand.

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM.  All Ayes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

 Regular Meeting   February 3, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod

Others present: Alan Powell, Roger Dreckman, Tony Blazek, Jerry Vrzak, Jay Uhlenhake, Paul Rosenbaum, Janel Kuennen, Kurt Croell & Curt Franzen.

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to approve the Agenda. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$20,975.70
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,067.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.14
IPERS	January	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-January	$2,130.44
Post Office	Postage	$117.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$229.70
Windstream	January	$72.83
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$358.59
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$274.38
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$175.12
Five Star Coop	fuel	$370.30
Fehr Graham	well improvement services	$965.00
Dean’s Carpet Cleaning	floor cleaning	$472.50
Zip’s	parts	$68.84
Olsgard Auto Sales	cutting edge	$268.66
IAMU	energy efficiency report	$200.00
Sensus	autoread software renewal	$1,524.60
Bodensteiner Imp.	parts	$162.13
Test America	water testing	$53.50
Total		$37,629.81
Library Bills
IPERS	January	$154.98
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,041.59
The Courier	subscription	$66.69
Iowa Library Association	dues	$50.00
INGRAM	books	$67.34
Midwest Tapes	dvd’s	$88.16
Petty Cash	postage & supplies	$78.67
Windstream	December	$82.78
This Old House	subscription	$26.00
People	subscription	$116.07
Library Total		$1,772.28
January Receipts
General		$1,409.45
Property Tax		$567.57
Road Use Tax		$2,901.71
Local Option Tax		$3,248.04
Library		$445.00
Charges for Services		$33,926.85
FEMA State Share		$1,662.55
Total		$44,161.17

The council discussed garbage pickup concerns and spring cleanup day with Alan Powell from Jendro Sanitation.

Curt Franzen from the Starlite Ballroom discussed concerns with parking and traffic flow during the Irish Fest weekend.

The Irish Fest Committee presented a draft of parking, street closings, beer garden and activities for the Irish Fest weekend to the council.

It was decided to have the City Attorney draft a golf cart ordinance and it will be reviewed at the next meeting.

The new Law Enforcement Contract should be completed by the next meeting.

The council discussed three-phase electric hookups.  The cost of this service will not be paid for by the City in the future.

South Benz Street is not a truck route and is being used by trucks.  The City will put up new NO TRUCK signs on South Benz Street.

The FY 2014/2015 budget estimate was reviewed.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to hold a public hearing on March 3, 2014 at 7:15 PM on the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Throndson to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   January 6, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Curt & Anita Franzen.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda with the addition of Curt & Anita Franzen discussion on street closing in June. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

 

Hawkeye REC	Service	$17,368.25
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$884.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,636.56
IPERS	December	$1,114.28
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-December	$2,060.32
Post Office	Postage	$66.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$33.92
Windstream	December	$71.43
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$157.26
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$203.50
Calmar Courier	proceedings	$66.29
TestAmerica	water & wastewater testing	$136.45
Office Depot	office supplies	$65.16
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$294.90
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$205.29
City of Lawler	electric at lift station	$211.16
Five Star Coop	fuel	$44.18
Schueth Hardware	supplies	$110.34
Chickasaw County Auditor	election fees	$387.67
Wellmark Blue Cross	health insurance	$3,144.15
Simmering-Cory	grant application	$900.00
Fehr Graham	well improvement services	$1,544.00
Rosenbaum Auto	tire repair	$16.80
Brown Supply Co.	street supplies	$881.36
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$738.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$51.05
Iowa One Call	locates	$21.70
Paul Niemann Const.	rock	$466.37
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$53.43
NAPA	parts	$45.86
Richard Zahasky	legal fees	$100.00
Iowa Utilities Board	remainder assessment	$85.15
Total		$38,952.49
Library Bills
IPERS	December	$175.71
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,180.84
Cathy Humpal	mileage	$22.00
DEMCO	supplies	$158.15
INGRAM	books	$263.92
Midwest Tapes	dvd’s	$118.59
Petty Cash	postage & supplies	$123.92
Windstream	November	$83.50
Wellmark BlueCross	insurance	$750.00
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$38.00
US Treasury	FICA	$600.66
Library Total		$3,515.29
December Receipts
General		$151.84
Property Tax		$3,787.14
Road Use Tax		$2,928.75
Local Option Tax		$3,248.04
Library		$240.93
Charges for Services		$39,472.83
Total		$49,829.53

Curt and Anita Franzen expressed concerns about parking and street closings on June 21^st during the Irish Fest. There will be a large wedding at the ballroom that day and the street will need to be open for deliveries, etc. that morning. During the wedding reception and dance there will need to be parking available.  This will be discussed with the Irish Fest Committee and decision made about street closings at a future meeting.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to open the public hearing on the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan at 7:15 PM.  All Ayes.  There were no oral or written comments or objections at this time.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to close the public hearing on the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to pass resolution #010614 a resolution adopting multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for Chickasaw County Iowa.  All Ayes.

The following appointments were made:

Mayor pro-tem                                    Dale King

Bank                                                    Bank Iowa

City Attorney                                      Richard Zahasky

City Clerk                                           Sue Cutsforth

Toxic Cleanup                                     Jeremy Scheidel

Street Committee                                Jeremy Scheidel, John Izer, Jay Uhlenhake

Utilities Committee                             Deb Zubrod, Dale King, Jay Uhlenhake

Fire Dept. Rep.                                   Jeremy Scheidel & Dale King

Tree Committee                                  Dale King, Deb Throndson, Jay Uhlenhake

Health Officer                                     Dr. Moberly

Ambulance Service Rep.                     Mark Mueterthies

Street Superintendent                         Jay Uhlenhake

Water Superintendent                         Jay Uhlenhake

Landfill Committee Rep.                    Jay Uhlenhake

Deb Zubrod to a five year term on the board of adjustment.

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to approve the appointments as listed.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the estimate of $472.50 from Dean’s Carpet Cleaning for carpet and tile floor cleaning at the City Hall/Library building.  All Ayes.

Discussion on modifications of the Law Enforcement Contract  with Chickasaw County was tabled until the February meeting.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to allot NEICA $329.50 for FY 2014/2015.  All Ayes.

The FY 2014/2015 budget was discussed.

Moved by Throndson, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 7:53 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   December 2, 2013   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Njus, and Zubrod.  Scheidel arrived at 7:15 PM.

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Deb Throndson & Cathy Humpal.

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to approve the Agenda with the addition of update on the Irish Fest. All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by King to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$17,220.50
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$996.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,426.14
IPERS	November	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-November	$2,045.19
Post Office	Postage	$112.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$45.45
Windstream	November	$73.23
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$93.26
Marshall & Swift	rental	$55.68
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$235.00
Calmar Courier	proceedings	$206.99
TestAmerica	water & wastewater testing	$189.95
Sandean	service	$104.35
Iowa Finance Authority	sewer note interest	$10,680.00
Office Depot	office supplies	$392.06
Iowa Rural Water Assoc.	membership dues	$200.00
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$511.23
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$609.42
INTUIT	annual payroll subscription	$449.00
Mark Mueterthies	mayor	$1,200.00
John Izer	10 mtgs.	$250.00
Dale King	12 mtgs.	$300.00
Orlo Njus	11 mtgs.	$275.00
Jeremy Scheidel	12 mtgs.	$300.00
Deb Zubrod	10 mtgs.	$250.00
Don Mueterthies	tree removal	$935.00
Total		$45,841.71
Library Bills
IPERS	November	$167.43
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,125.14
Cathy Humpal	mileage	$18.00
MidAmerica Books	books	$152.55
INGRAM	books	$169.74
Midwest Tapes	dvd’s	$114.40
Ouill	office supplies	$45.56
Windstream	November	$82.79
Library Total		$1,875.61
November Receipts
General		$446.58
Property Tax		$5,007.35
Road Use Tax		$2,810.33
Local Option Tax		$3,803.06
Library		$61.50
FEMA		$12,469.12
Charges for Services		$33,406.40
Total		$58,004.34

 

Library Director Cathy Humpal presented the FY 2013/2014 library budget and also gave a presentation on a children’s book.  The Library Board is asking for a $500 increase in the budget.

Moved by Njus, seconded by Zubrod to appoint Deb Speltz to the Library Board for a six year term.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to pass resolution #120213 setting a date for a public hearing on the adoption of the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for Chickasaw County, Iowa.  The public hearing will be held January 6, 2014, 7:15 PM at City Hall.  All Ayes.

Moved by Njus, seconded by Izer to designate the New Hampton Newspapers as the official city newspaper having all council proceedings and official notices published that paper.  All Ayes.

The City Clerk will get an estimate on carpet and tile floor cleaning.

John Izer updated the council on the plans for the Irish Fest.

Moved by Njus, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   November 4, 2013   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Njus, Scheidel and Zubrod.

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake and George TeKippe.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$16,880.97
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$904.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,426.14
IPERS	September	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-October	$2,082.33
Post Office	Postage	$204.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$126.68
Windstream	October	$86.79
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$63.00
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$539.89
Calmar Courier	proceedings	$44.50
TestAmerica	water testing	$53.50
Croell Redi-Mix	sand	$389.19
Stanton Electric	electric services	$2,804.60
Roger Dreckman Const.	move sand shed	$6,398.00
Uline	supplies	$70.22
Iowa DOT	rock salt	$1,036.60
MARC	lagoon supplies	$642.90
Bodensteiner Imp.	supplies	$36.52
Pollard	pest control	$52.50
Terry-Durin Co.	street lights	$1,800.00
Emily Arens	deposit refund	$75.00
Bank Iowa	street note	$14,465.11
Five Star Coop	fuel	$211.00
Date Technologies	support agreement	$1,085.54
Brown Supply Co.	street supplies	$195.30
Fencl Oil Co.	bury electric lines	$122.50
Schueth Hardware	supplies	$47.96
Total		$58,568.12
Library Bills
IPERS	October	$169.08
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,136.28
Petty Cash	postage	$135.00
Domain Registry	website	$60.00
HGTV Magazine	subscription	$18.00
The Oprah Magazine	subscription	$35.28
Windstream	October	$83.33
Time Magazine	subscription	$72.24
Reader’s Digest	subscription	$17.98
Family Fun	subscription	$14.95
IMGRAM	books	$126.47
New Hampton Tribune	subscription	$46.00
The Courier	subscription	$66.69
Robert Patrick Sheridan	reimbursement Kindle	$119.00
Quill	office supplies	$80.44
Cathy Humpal	reimbursement story hour	$33.63
Library Total		$2,214.37
October Receipts
General		$227.37
Property Tax		$26,552.77
Road Use Tax		$5,905.51
Local Option Tax		$3,139.42
Library		$1,188.89
Charges for Services		$45,695.13
Total		$82,709.09

George TeKippe from Fehr Graham Engineering was present to discuss the proposed design services for upgrades to well #2 including iron sequestration as described in the preliminary report.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by King to approve the proposal from Fehr Graham Engineering for design services for upgrades to well #2 including iron sequestration as described in the preliminary report.  All Ayes.

Mayor Mueterthies opened the public hearing on the consideration of the submission of an application for a Community Development Block Grant for water system upgrades including well and water main improvements at 7:15 PM.

There were no oral or written comments of objections at this time.

The following announcements were made:

The City of Lawler is proposing to submit a Community Development Block Grant Applica­tion to the Iowa Economic Development Authority.  The grant funds will be used to help finance improvements to the City’s water system.  Total project costs are estimated at $550,000.

The grant application will be submitted to the Iowa Economic Development Authority on November 13, 2013.

The City is requesting $300,000 in CDBG funds for the proposed project.  If the grant is approved by the State, the City intends to commit $250,000 in local matching funds to the project. The City will be applying to the SRF loan program for financing assistance with the local match.

The project will result in City-wide benefit and based on the recent survey, 61% of the residents living in the community are of low-and-moderate income.

It will not be necessary to displace or relocate any homeowners as a result of the proposed program.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to close the public hearing on the consideration of the submission of an application for a Community Development Block Grant for water system upgrades including well and water main improvements.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to accept the estimate from Don Mueterthies of $935.00 for tree removal in the fence line of the lagoon property.  All Ayes.

Moved by Njus, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 PM.  All Ayes.

______________________________

Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

City of Lawler

414 E. Grove St.

PO Box 215

Lawler, IA  52154

563-238-3614

AGENDA

 

REGULAR MEETING

NOVEMBER 4, 2013                                                              7:00 PM, CITY HALL

1.  ROLL CALL.

2.  APPROVAL WITH ANY ADDITIONS OF AGENDA.

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:

1. GEORGE TEKIPPE FROM FEHR GRAHAM – DESIGN SERVICES FOR WATER SYSTEM PROJECT.

1. PUBLIC HEARING – 7:15 PM – CONSIDERATION OF THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR WATER SYSTEM UPGRADES INCLUDING WELL AND WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS.

1. REMOVAL OF TREES AT LAGOON PROPERTY.

6.  COMMENTS.

7.  ADJOURNMENT.

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   October 7, 2013   7:00 PM   City Hall

 

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

 

Council members present: Izer, King, Njus, and Zubrod.  Scheidel arrived at 7:20 PM.

 

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Eric Fibaker and Deb Throndson.

 

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Agenda. All Ayes.

 

Moved by Njus, seconded by King to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

 

Hawkeye REC	Service	$23,862.57
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,128.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,426.14
IPERS	September	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-September	$2,082.33
Post Office	Postage	$112.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$115.98
Windstream	September	$77.13
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$58.00
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
Paul Niemann Construction	rock	$1,086.09
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$490.10
Calmar Courier	proceedings	$42.72
CASH, Inc.	supplies & fuel	$984.60
Iowa DNR	water use fee	$66.00
Mracek Electric	sewer pump labor	$84.00
Sandean & Company	service	$44.21
Chickasaw County Recorder	recording fees	$12.00
Municipal Pipe Tool	sewer cleaning	$691.57
City of Lawler	electric at lift station	$371.42
Jay Uhlenhake	lodging	$439.80
State Hygienic Lab	water testing	$137.00
Fehr Graham	water system report	$880.00
Iowa Utilities Board	remainder assessment	$214.00
TestAmerica	water testing	$50.50
K&W Coatings	water tower cleaning	$550.00
Blazek Corporation	railing	$379.68
Blazek Corporation	Pitts Street culvert	$1,500.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$90.43
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$738.00
IAWEA	class fee	$25.00
Wellmark	health insurance	$2,934.45
Buckys	fuel	$82.33
Five Star Coop	fuel & supplies – August	$152.44
Schueth Hardware	supplies	$17.98
NAPA	batteries	$238.00
Blazek Corporation	Diagonal Street culvert	$11,650.00
Richard Zahasky	legal fees	$133.35
Five Star Coop	fuel & supplies – September	$173.85
Rosenbaum Auto	truck repair	$221.04
Municipal Supply	water supplies	$464.00
New Hampton Newspaper	notice	$7.21
Total		$60,537.30
Library Bills
IPERS	September	$165.76
Cathy Humpal	wages	$930.49
Petty Cash	postage	$35.00
Cathy Humpal	reimbursement – supplies	$20.91
Fitness Magazine	subscription	$16.97
Arthirites Today	subscription	$19.95
Windstream	August	$83.03
The Iowan	subscription	$24.00
Penworthy	books	$63.83
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$105.99
IMGRAM	books	$209.31
Jeremy Humpal	wages	$39.88
Library Total		$1,715.12
September Receipts
General		$151.57
Property Tax		$3,950.15
Road Use Tax		$3,345.79
Local Option Tax		$3,139.42
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$41,355.13
Total		$51,942.06

 

 

Sandbagging efforts were discussed with fire chief, Eric Fibaker.  In the future sandbags will need to be purchased, they no longer will be provided free of charge.  The fire department will continue to coordinate and provide the labor for sandbagging.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to have the City Clerk contact the City Attorney regarding what procedure the City would need to follow for the possible sale of Fire Department property to Bank Iowa.  All Ayes.

 

Simmering-Cory, Inc. and INRCOG submitted qualifications for grant administration of CDBG funds. Fehr Graham and IIW Engineering submitted qualifications for engineering services for the water system improvement project.

 

Moved by King, seconded by Njus to select Fehr Graham for engineering services of the water system improvement project based on past experience with this firm.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to select Simmering-Cory, Inc. for grant administration of CDBG funds based on past experience with this firm.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to hold a public hearing on November 4, 2013 at 7:15 PM to consider the submission of an application for a Community Development Block Grant.  The grant application will request funding assistance for water system upgrades including well and water main improvements.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to have the City Clerk check interest rates at Bank Iowa and with State Revolving Fund for the city share of the water improvement project.  If the rate is the same funding will be obtained from Bank Iowa.  All Ayes.

 

Correspondence from the Chickasaw County Sheriff regarding nuisances was reviewed.

 

Correspondence from Black Hills Energy regarding wireless gas meter reading was reviewed.

 

The Lions Club will be donating some more Christmas decorations this year.

 

Moved by Njus, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 PM.  All Ayes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

______________________________

Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   September 3, 2013   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Njus, Scheidel and Zubrod.

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Paul Rosenbaum, Tami Vrzak, Tony Blazek, Lucas Elsbernd, Jason & Braylen Byrne, Jake Leibold, Justin Izer, Amanda Mueterthies, Noelle Berst, Chloe Reicks and Curt Franzen

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to approve the Agenda with the additions of Diagonal Street and Pitts Street culvert repair estimates and The Lawler Irish Fest Committee. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

 

Hawkeye   REC	Service	$32,267.79
Treasurer   State of Iowa	Sales   tax	$1,145.00
United   States Treasury	FICA,   with	$1,426.14
IPERS	August	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro   Sanitation	Garbage-August	$2,120.84
Post   Office	Postage	$66.00
United   Parcel Service	shipping	$78.47
Windstream	August	$83.56
Black   Hills Energy	natural   gas	$58.00
Marshall   & Swift	rental	$37.12
Paul   Niemann Construction	rock	$214.43
Hawkins,   Inc.	water   supplies	$350.70
Calmar   Courier	proceedings	$100.54
New   Hampton Tribune	farm   land ad	$48.00
CASH,   Inc.	supplies   & fuel	$276.51
Iowa   DNR	NPDES   fee	$210.00
Drillings   All Season Sports	parts	$4.52
Pathways	annual   allotment	$468.00
Chickasaw   County Treasurer	property   tax	$316.00
Team   Lab	lagoon   supplies	$735.00
Lawler   Plumbing	repairs	$43.50
Brown   Supply Company	street   supplies	$417.75
Mracek   Electric	pump   repair	$168.00
Quality   Pump & Control	pump   repair	$1,812.40
Office   Depot	office   supplies	$118.26
TestAmerica	water   testing	$64.99
Stanton   Electric	electric   repairs	$75.00
ULINE	city   supplies	$48.55
Brad   Busta	utility   deposit refund	$75.00
Total		$49,516.33
Library   Bills
IPERS	August	$164.93
Cathy   Humpal	wages	$925.69
Library   Total		$1,090.62
August   Receipts
General		$520.69
Property   Tax		$0.00
Road   Use Tax		$4,978.03
Local   Option Tax		$2,608.52
Library		$185.86
Charges   for Services		$37,928.06
Total		$46,221.16

The water project was discussed with Lucas Elsbernd representing Fehr Graham engineering firm.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve proposal #1 with iron sequestration for the water project.  The grant administrator will proceed with grant preparation for CDGB funding.  All Ayes.

A door-to-door income survey will be conducted by the Council members and City Clerk during the month of September.  This survey must be done to qualify for grant funding

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $4,850 per year from John and Adam Brincks for the farmland lease of approx. 22 acres near the lagoon.  This lease is for four years.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to pass resolution #090313 approving the annual street finance report for FY 2012/2013.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Njus to approve Bucky’s liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

Operation of ATV’s and golf carts on city streets was discussed.  This will be discussed further after the county makes a decision.

Estimates were opened for the repair of culverts on Diagonal Street & Pitts Street that were damaged by flooding.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $13,150 from Blazek Corporation for the repair of culverts on Diagonal Street and Pitts Street.  All Ayes.

Members of the Irish Fest Committee were present to inform the council that the fest is planned for June 20-22, 2014.  There are some changes planned for next year.

Parking and truck loading by the dance hall was discussed.

Moved by Njus, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 PM.  All Ayes.

______________________________

Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk