REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
March 16, 2015
The City Council of the City of Fayette, Iowa, met Monday, March 16, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fayette City Hall pursuant to law and rules of said council, Mayor Pro-Tempore Patty Nefzger presiding.
Roll call: Present - Council members Boberg, McGrane, Nefzger, Patrick, Sorensen.
Moved Patrick, seconded Boberg, to approve the consent agenda consisting of the regular meeting minutes of 03/02/15, Claims List of 03/03–16/15, February 2015 Treasurer’s/Clerk’s Report and Budgetary Report and renewal of beer permit for Triple J Mart. Roll call, all ayes, carried.
Treasurer's Balance for Fund Accounts as of February 28, 2015: General $198,134.91; Streets $302,620.33; Debt Service ($693.48); Water Utility $207,195.49; Water T&A $20,323.51; Sewer Utility $295,598.06; CDBG Sewer ($401,926.98); Landfill/Recycling ($1,429.34); Yard Waste $12,044.93; Bolger Fund $200,176.44; TIF $53,044.58; Local Option Tax $72,686.68; CDBG Façade Grant ($86,120.32); Downtown Project ($2,296.82); Franchise Fees $8,704.68. February receipts by Fund: General $9,683.58; Streets $11,785.92; Debt Service $38.93; Water Utility $3,761.77; Water T&A $1,400; Sewer Utility $4,957.78; CDBG Sewer Project $155,708; Lf/Recycling $1,158.51; Yard Waste $240; Bolger $528; TIF $22.79; Local Option $8,433.96. Total Receipts $197,719.24. February Disbursements by Fund: General $27,440.88; Streets $9,192.72; Water Utility $4,864.23; Water T&A $612.50; Sewer Utility $18,603.13; Sewer CDBG $1,560.22; Bolger $1,565; TIF $900; Downtown Project $839.70. Total Disbursements: $65,578.38. Investments: $1,257,128.50. Bank Balance $2,135,191.17. Balance with Library Funds $2,206,673.11.
Moved Boberg, seconded McGrane, to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes, carried.
Admin/Clerk Dennis reported that the library received a donation of $14,912.33 from the estate of Leo Buchtella; that Adam Hildebrand passed his exam for Drinking Water Distribution 2 this month; stated that a letter had been received from Farmers Mutual Insurance Assoc. that they were holding in reserve $10,000 for the property at 701 S. Main Street to satisfy incurred demolition cost since the house burned and handed out a press release from the Police Department.
Moved Patrick, seconded Boberg, to introduce a request from the Main Street Matters group for a donation for flowers for Main Street. All ayes to discuss. Bill Dohrmann addressed the council and gave a brief history of the flower planting and maintenance in addition to a letter and article from the group that was in the agenda packet. Dohrmann said the group is in need of $750 from the city to help pay for the plants for 18 hanging baskets and 10 big pots on Main Street. Admin/Clerk Dennis noted that the city donated $640 for plants last year to the group and the funds came from a donation from Floyd Alber. Dennis said Mr. Alber donated $1,000 again this year, which could be used toward flowers because he didn’t designate a use for his donation. Moved Patrick, seconded Boberg, to give up to $750 to the Main Street Matters group to be used to purchase flowers/plants/hanging baskets for Main Street. All ayes, carried.
Moved Patrick, seconded Boberg, to introduce and approve Resolution 2015-08: Making Award of Contract. All ayes to discuss. Nefzger read the resolution with the following information filled in: The bid for the sludge removal project from Krauskopf Pumping Service or Decorah, IA, in the amount of $200,500, be approved, pending SRF & CDBG funding agency approval of the contractor. On roll call, all ayes, carried. Clerk’s Note: The other bid received was from Nutri-Ject Systems, Hudson, IA, in the amount of $327,285. The low bid was 43.6% below IIW Engineer’s estimate.
Moved McGrane, seconded Boberg, to approve the Ambulance Service meeting minutes of 03/04/15. The minutes stated that final letters will be sent out to six members who are considered inactive, according to the bylaws, informing them to turn in their service equipment. All ayes, carried.
Moved Patrick, seconded McGrane, to introduce for discussion the parking matter in the 500 block of Mechanic Street across from the condominiums. All ayes to discuss. Since this is the last council meeting before the snow ordinance stops on April 1st, a decision needed to be considered. After more discussion on this matter reiterating what had already been said in a Street Committee meeting and no solution being stated, McGrane suggested that Dennis ask Mayor Wenthe if the owner of the condos stated a timeline of when he would have additional gravel parking north of the buildings completed.
Moved Sorensen, seconded Boberg, to introduce Resolution 2015-11: Petition in Equity, City of Fayette vs. Gary Goodell, for discussion. All ayes to discuss. After some discussion, it was decided to move forward with the process since Goodell has been given numerous warnings about all the junk on his property and running a salvage business in an area not zoned for that type of business. Numerous citizens and city officials have visited with Goodell over the past year and a half explaining that he needed to clean up his property and stop bringing in junk, but to no avail. Moved Boberg, seconded McGrane, to approve Resolution 2015-11: Petition in Equity, City of Fayette vs. Gary Goodell, 101 King Street, (Lot 14 and the North 12 feet of Lot 13, Block 13), sending the matter to the Court to determine the outcome, and as the petition states which was prepared by Attorney Jeremiah White. On roll call, all ayes, carried.
There being no further business, moved Boberg, to adjourn at 8:06 pm.
