Lawler, Iowa

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

 Regular Meeting   July 6, 2015   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

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

Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Roger Dreckman, Renea Kuinker, Paul Rosenbaum, Kurt Croell, Jason Byrne, Tony Blazek, Deb Speltz & Diana Gebel.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King 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	$15,870.39
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,141.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,475.82
IPERS	April	$968.50
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$780.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$19.53
Salaries	Salaries	$6,638.82
Jendro Sanitation	June garbage	$2,189.57
Post Office	Postage	$271.75
Windstream	June	$93.78
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$71.00
Fehr Graham	water project fees	$4,420.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$138.25
Hawkins Inc.	water supplies	$239.55
ARAMARK	rental	$52.45
Croell Redi-Mix	concrete	$291.00
TestAmerica	water & wastewater testing	$177.45
Office Depot	office supplies	$97.48
Lawler Public Library	allotment	$1,184.00
Wellmark Bluecross	health insurance	$3,438.45
Intuit	software upgrade	$199.95
Simmering-Cory	administrative fees	$12,000.00
Klimish Motor	repairs	$793.49
Kohlmeyer, Inc.	downspouts	$724.00
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$824.83
Pollard	pest control	$54.50
Iowa League of Cities	annual dues	$391.00
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$2,193.38
Mic’s Plumbing & Heating	repairs	$66.00
Five Star Coop	fuel & supplies	$176.57
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$187.91
State of Iowa	food permit  for lunch stand	$35.15
Sue Rausch	supplies for lunch stand	$354.05
Deb Zubrod	supplies for lunch stand	$180.84
City of Lawler	electric at lift station	$312.65
Chickasaw County Auditor	haz-mat	$219.50
Chickasaw County Auditor	drive-thru patrol	$3,292.50
Lawler Fire Dept	taxation	$2,756.25
Brown Supply Co.	signs	$809.83
Municipal Pipe Tool Co.	sewer cleaning	$1,860.56
IAMU	energy efficiency plan	$250.00
Bodensteiner Imp	supplies	$86.07
Team Lab	sewer supplies	$617.00
Total		$68,406.82
Library Bills
IPERS	June	$198.15
US Treasury	FICA	$760.42
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$81.00
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,331.68
Jeremy Humpal	part-time wages	$29.00
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$305.86
INGRAM	books	$246.84
Iowa History Journal	subscription	$18.95
Windstream	fee & toll	$167.46
Penworthy	books	$600.23
Mid American Books	books	$210.45
Taste of Home	subscription	$10.00
House Beautiful	subscription	$28.86
Overdrive	neibors subscription	$274.51
The Courier	subscription	$100.39
Quill	supplies	$250.31
DEMCO	supplies	$204.59
Wellmark Bluecross	insurance	$750.00
Iowa Library Services	neibors subscription	$65.00
Library Total		$5,633.70
June Receipts
General		$1,918.36
Received from CDBG		$0.00
Road Use Tax		$4,170.08
Local Option Tax		$3,493.64
Property Tax		$857.18
Park Donations		$10,288.80
Library		$15.00
Charges for Services		$34,368.93
Total		$55,111.99

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve an agreement with Bank Iowa allowing parking in the City right-of-way on the north side of the Bank Iowa property.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Hole in the Wall liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

Repairs on Lincoln Street were discussed.  There will be estimates for the next meeting.

The Lawler Irish Fest Committee thanked the Council for help with the Irish Fest.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod that two extra restroom facilities are rented for the Lawler All-Niter, the fence picket fence will be put up as discussed at the last meeting and the dump truck will be placed on N East Street during the tournament.  All Ayes.

The Lawler Park Committee will be having “Kids Fun Night” on July 31^st at the Starlite Ballroom.

Nuisances were discussed.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   June 1, 2015   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

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

Others present: Lucas Elsbernd, Tony Blazek, Diana Gebel & Jay Uhlenhake.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to approve the Agenda with the addition of building repairs. 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	$15,143.32
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$918.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,475.82
IPERS	April	$968.50
Salaries	Salaries	$6,508.64
Jendro Sanitation	May garbage	$2,083.69
Post Office	Postage	$249.00
Windstream	May	$84.82
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$101.74
Fehr Graham	water project fees	$5,525.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$89.98
Hawkins Inc.	water supplies	$208.12
ARAMARK	rental	$110.25
Croell Redi-Mix	concrete	$584.50
TestAmerica	water & wastewater testing	$40.95
Iowa Finance Authority	sewer note payment	$33,110.00
Quality Pump & Control	pump repair	$523.00
Floyd Mitchell Chiclasaw Landfill	TV disposal	$89.00
Five Star Coop	fuel & supplies	$435.00
Hanawaldt & Son	wood chips	$180.00
Post Office	box rent	$50.00
Lawler Plumbing	supplies	$18.00
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$123.22
Paul Niemann Const.	rock	$71.12
USA Bluebook	supplies	$283.86
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$3,709.89
Frank Scallan	deposit refund	$75.00
Marlyn Nymeyer	deposit refund	$75.00
Lawler Irish Fest	vendor fees	$50.00
Iowa DNR	water & wastewater operator fees	$120.00
Total		$68,276.33
Library Bills
IPERS	May	$175.95
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,182.44
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$24.31
INGRAM	books	$216.15
HGTV Magazine	subscription	$29.97
Windstream	fee & toll	$84.43
Penworthy	books	$57.43
Library Total		$1,770.68
May Receipts
General		$1,225.01
Received from CDBG		$0.00
Road Use Tax		$3,367.32
Local Option Tax		$3,166.13
Property Tax		$3,531.57
Library		$90.00
Charges for Services		$41,524.78
Total		$52,904.81

Lucas Elsbernd from Fehr Graham Engineering reviewed the water improvement project bid.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to open the public hearing on the proposed contract documents and estimated costs for well #2 and water main improvements.  There were no oral or written comments or objections at this time. All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to close the public hearing on the proposed contract documents and estimated costs for well #2 and water main improvements.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to award the contract for the well #2 and water main improvements to Blazek Corporation in the amount of $558,102.50.  There were no other bids for this project.  All Ayes.

Plans for street closings were discussed with the Lawler Irish Fest Committee.

John Izer and Dale King will put up snow fence on the Luella Junko property before the Lawler All-Niter.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to pass resolution #060115 to enter into constructions easements with Croell Redi-Mix for the well #2 and water main improvement project.  All Ayes.

The Lawler Park Committee is planning fund raisers to take place within the next several months.

The Bank Iowa ribbon cutting will be on June 17 at 5:00 PM.

Bank Iowa donated the sign at the old bank to the City.  Jay will check into a new insert to replace the Bank Iowa insert.

The City Clerk will send letters to property owners in regard to nuisances.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to have Kohlmeyer, Inc. install down spouts on the City Hall building in the amount of $724.00.  Down spouts will be installed on the shop next year.  All Ayes.

Moved by Izer, seconded by Zubrod to approve a 2% salary increase for city employees.  Jay Uhlenhake $50,299.42, Sue Cutsforth $29,366.28.  All Ayes.

The cable TV building and equipment will be removed before the well #2 improvement project is started.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   May 4, 2015   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

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

Others present: Roger Dreckman, Lucas Elsbernd, Frank Wilson, Deb Speltz & Jay Uhlenhake.

Moved by King, seconded by Throndson to approve the Agenda with the addition of building repairs. 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	$18,139.33
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$941.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,475.80
IPERS	April	$968.48
Salaries	Salaries	$6,508.64
Jendro Sanitation	April garbage	$2,085.07
Post Office	Postage	$215.00
Windstream	April	$84.70
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$156.84
Fehr Graham	water project fees	$6,630.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$170.73
Hawkins Inc.	water supplies	$446.70
ARAMARK	rental	$66.15
Bucky’s	fuel	$23.50
TestAmerica	water testing	$53.50
Team Lab	supplies	$1,417.00
Office Depot	office supplies	$145.15
John Deere Financial	tractor payment	$8,458.81
Iowa Prison Industries	signs	$136.90
MARC	supplies	$543.36
Gary Cuvelier	snow removal	$150.00
New Hampton Newspaper	proceedings	$210.70
Total		$48,448.40
Library Bills
IPERS	April	$172.23
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,159.48
Jane Lynch	wages	$32.00
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$83.39
INGRAM	books	$89.45
Calmar Courier	subscription	$32.00
Windstream	fee & toll	$84.00
Taste of Home	subscription	$10.00
Food Network Magazine	subscription	$34.97
Penworthy	books	$246.56
DEMCO	supplies	$148.92
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$43.00
United States Treasury	FICA	$632.79
Library Total		$2,768.79
April Receipts
General		$583.15
Received from CDBG		$0.00
Road Use Tax		$2,670.53
Local Option Tax		$3,166.11
Property Tax		$26,940.33
Library		$75.00
Charges for Services		$34,591.25
Total		$68,026.37

Lucas Elsbernd from Fehr Graham Engineering outlined the well #2 and water main improvement project.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to hold the bid letting on the well #2 and water main improvement project at City Hall on May 27, 2015 at 10:00 AM.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to hold a public hearing on the well #2 and water main improvement project at City Hall on June 1, 2015 at 7:15 PM.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Irish Fest beer permit.  The committee members were informed that there needs to be a walkway from north to south on Grove Street between Depot Street and Benz Street.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to purchase a handheld meter reader from Municipal Supply, Inc. for $7,500 to replace the current reader that can no longer be updated.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Throndson to send the property owner at 310 N Benz Street notice that there have been complaints of open burning on that property and include a copy of the City Code with the notice.  All Ayes.

The Lawler Park Committee has plans to send out fliers and hold several other events to raise funds for new park equipment.

The Library floor is in need of repairs. Discussion was tabled. More information was needed on the extent of the repairs needed.

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

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   April 6, 2015   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

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

Others present: Roger Dreckman, Diana Gebel, Jerry Vrzak, Tony Blazek, Kurt Croell & Jay Uhlenhake.

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

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

Hawkeye REC	Service	$20,447.58
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$869.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,475.80
IPERS	March	$968.48
Salaries	Salaries	$6,508.64
Jendro Sanitation	March garbage	$2,085.07
Post Office	Postage	$68.00
Windstream	March	$85.13
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$308.13
Fehr Graham	water project fees	$4,030.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$300.12
Hawkins Inc.	water supplies	$358.90
ARAMARK	rental	$40.61
Bucky’s	fuel	$108.75
TestAmerica	water testing	$11.49
CASH, Inc.	supplies & fuel	$323.68
Klimish Motor Sales	parts	$365.68
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$204.65
City of Lawler	electric at lift station	$270.91
Team Lab	supplies	$187.00
Wellmark	health insurance	$3,438.45
Canadian Pacific Railroad	permit	$5,000.00
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$780.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$19.53
Iowa DNR	permit	$567.00
Jay Uhlenhake	repairs	$432.87
SANDEAN	supplies	$39.11
Pollard	pest control	$54.50
Office Depot	office equipment	$447.37
Insurance Associates	insurance	$21,294.00
Auditor of the State	periodic exam fee	$1,200.00
Five Star Coop	fuel	$75.37
Total		$71,552.45
Library Bills
IPERS	March	$183.64
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,234.10
Prevention	subscription	$24.00
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$139.59
INGRAM	books	$147.21
Mininet	computer expense	$329.00
Windstream	fee & toll	$82.64
The Courier	subscription	$91.85
Womans Day	subscription	$13.38
Good Housekeeping	subscription	$26.72
Post Office	box rent	$50.00
MidAmerican Books	books	$56.85
Bank Iowa	petty cash	$86.39
Library Total		$2,465.37
March Receipts
General		$109.03
Received from CDBG		$5,199.00
Road Use Tax		$3,386.79
Local Option Tax		$3,166.11
Property Tax		$1,731.95
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$40,263.88
Total		$53,856.76

The Lawler Irish Fest Committee members were present to discuss street closings for the fest.  Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve street closings for the Irish Fest as presented.  If there are any changes the committee will submit them at the next meeting.  All Ayes.

Moved by Izer, seconded by Scheidel to appoint Dan Carolan as Turkey River Watershed Agency representative.  All Ayes.

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

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

Discussion on open burning will be tabled for the next meeting.

Highland Park improvements were discussed.

A letter will be sent to the owner of the dog that is causing a nuisance by barking.

Moved by Izer, seconded by Zubrod to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   March 2, 2015   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

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

Others present: Roger Dreckman, Frank Wilson, Deb Speltz & Jay Uhlenhake.

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

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

 

Hawkeye REC	Service	$22,249.60
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,051.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,475.80
IPERS	February	$968.50
Salaries	Salaries	$6,508.64
Jendro Sanitation	February garbage	$2,096.07
Post Office	Postage	$117.00
Windstream	February	$82.53
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$315.60
Fehr Graham	water project fees	$5,330.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$270.52
Hawkins Inc.	water supplies	$247.20
ARAMARK	rental	$37.12
Bucky’s	fuel	$65.68
TestAmerica	water testing	$53.50
CASH, Inc.	supplies & fuel	$124.95
Municipal Supply	repair	$422.00
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$70.09
IAMU	annual dues	$1,067.00
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$536.77
Region 1 AWWA	class fee	$30.00
Canadian Pacific Railroad	permit	$500.00
Total		$44,081.57
Library Bills
IPERS	February	$164.85
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,107.82
Jane Lynch	part-time wages	$32.00
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$161.34
INGRAM	books	$160.82
All You	subscription	$20.00
Windstream	fee & toll	$83.62
Library Total		$1,730.45
February Receipts
General		$259.77
Received from CDBG		$7,626.00
Road Use Tax		$4,947.37
Local Option Tax		$3,520.94
Library		$51.00
Charges for Services		$43,459.71
Total		$59,864.79

Deb Speltz was present to inquire about constructing a trail around the pond east of town and possibly putting a bridge to cross the creek.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to accept ownership of the pond east of town from the Iowa DOT.  All Ayes.

Mayor Mueterthies opened the public hearing on the FY 2015/2016 budget estimate at 7:15 PM. There were no oral or written comments or objections at this time.

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to close the public hearing on the FY 2015/2016 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

Moved by Throndson, seconded by King to pass resolution #030215 approving the FY 2015/2016 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

Fire truck purchase was discussed.  The plans on the truck purchase are not finalized to date.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to pass ordinance #310 RE:  Establishing water rates & charges into its first reading.  All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to suspend the requirements and pass ordinance #310 RE:  Establishing water rates & charges into its third and final reading.  All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to adopt ordinance #310 RE:  Establishing water rates & charges.  All Ayes.

Spring cleanup day was set for May 15^th.  The City will also have a TV/monitor/microwave pickup that day.  Details will be put in the City Newsletter.

Discussion on outside wood burners was tabled.

Turkey River Watershed Agency representative will be discussed at the next meeting.

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

Deb Zubrod will chair a committee for the purchase of playground equipment for Highland Park.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod 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   February 2, 2015   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

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

Others present: Eric Fibaker, Curt Croell, Jerry Vrzak & Jay Uhlenhake.

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

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

Hawkeye REC	Service	$22,010.90
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,049.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,475.84
IPERS	December	$968.50
Salaries	Salaries	$6,508.64
Jendro Sanitation	January garbage	$2,096.07
Post Office	Postage	$102.00
Windstream	January	$83.07
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$286.29
Fehr Graham	water project fees	$4,264.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$342.27
Hawkins Inc.	water supplies	$298.40
ARAMARK	rental	$37.12
Teeters Specialty Company	envelopes	$61.71
Zip’s Truck Equipment	supplies	$68.84
Sandean & Company	supplies	$418.00
Office Depot	Office Supplies	$163.46
Bucky’s	fuel	$96.32
TestAmerica	water testing	$53.50
Sensus	software support	$1,570.34
ULINE	supplies	$183.13
CASH, Inc.	supplies & fuel	$132.53
Iowa One Call	locates	$7.20
USA Bluebook	water supplies	$45.93
Team Lab	supplies	$187.00
Lawler Fire Dept	semi-annual taxation	$2,756.25
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$997.81
Total		$46,726.12
Library Bills
IPERS	January	$185.34
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,245.58
Midwest Tape	DVD’s	$95.89
INGRAM	books	$15.52
Iowa Outdoors	subscription	$12.00
Penworthy	books	$85.84
Riley’s	equipment	$150.00
Iowa Library Assoc.	dues	$50.00
Petty Cash	postage & supplies	$89.41
Library Total		$1,929.58
January Receipts
General		$1,395.56
Property Tax		$1,318.96
Road Use Tax		$3,338.81
Local Option Tax		$3,520.94
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$39,724.55
Total		$49,298.82

Curt Croell and Jerry Vrzak representing the Irish Fest Committee were present to discuss street closings during the Irish Fest and concerns about water main work being done that weekend.  The water project more than likely will not be started yet at the time of the Fest.

Discussion of the Fire truck purchase was tabled until the next meeting.  The township trustees have not all agreed on the purchase.  There should be more information for the next meeting.

Move by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Floyd-Mitchell-Chickasaw Landfill annual report.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to authorize Fehr Graham Engineering to change the scope of the water system improvement project as outlined in the Change of Scope Authorization Form.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to increase water rates $2.50 per month for residential hookups and $5.00 per month for commercial hookups.  Ayes – Izer, King, Scheidel & Throndson.  Nays – Zubrod.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by King to allot Pathways Behavioral Services $468 for FY 2015/2016.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to hold a public hearing on the FY 2015/2016 budget estimate on March 2, 2015 at 7:15 PM.  All Ayes.

A committee for the possible purchase of playground equipment will be discussed further at the next meeting.

More information on an outdoor woodburner was needed, this will be discussed further at the next meeting.

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

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk