April 12th, 2021 - Walford City Council Meeting Minutes
Walford City Council Proceedings
Regular Meeting Monday April 12th, 2021
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Bill Voss.
Roll Call: Bauer, Carter, Pottebaum, Voss present. Greiner was absent.
Pottebaum moved approval of the agenda as posted, seconded by Bauer. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Pottebaum moved approval of the minutes from March 8th and March 15th, 2021 as posted and published, seconded by Voss. Roll Call: Aye: Carter, Pottebaum, Voss. Bauer abstained from March 8th, 2021, approved March 15th, 2021.
Pottebaum moved approval of the March 31, 2021 Treasurer’s Report, seconded by Carter. Roll Call: Unanimous. Clerk reported on SRF Loan Balance.
Council member Carter questioned several expenditures.
Voss moved approval of the April Expenditures, seconded by Pottebaum. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Linn County Sheriff Report was received and placed on file. There were 24 calls for service from March 12th, 2021 through April 12th, 2021.
Andrew Buck of City Tractor was present to voice concerns and ask questions regarding Tractor Bidding process and awarding.
Bauer moved approval of the 5 Year IDOT Maintenance and Repair Primary Road Agreement, seconded by Carter. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Discussion was held regarding the City Attorney Floodplain Regulations Draft.
Pottebaum moved to table First Reading of Ordinance No. 220 and Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Walford, Iowa by Replacing Chapter 37 Adopting Floodplain Regulations until Monday May 10th, 2021, second by Bauer. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Review of Preliminary FY 20/21 Budget Amendment.
Carter moved approval to set FY 20/21 Budget Amendment Hearing for Monday May 10th, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., seconded by Pottebaum. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Pottebaum moved approval of Veenstra and Kimm to review and make corrections/additions to the 1st Avenue Asphalt Project Plans and Specifications for possible bid and letting, seconded by Voss. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Bauer moved approval of Veenstra and Kimm to Engineer 5th Street N. Culvert Repair, seconded by Pottebaum. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Jarad Diedrich presented monthly wastewater treatment plant report. No major issues to report.
Park and Recreation minutes from April 6th, 2021 were received and placed on file.
Resignation of Ronnie Gann from the Park and Recreation Board was accepted.
Mayor and Council members thanked Ronnie for over 20 years of maintaining the baseball diamond field and serving on the Parks and Recreation Board.
Discussion regarding Comprehensive Plan deletions/changes from final draft. Clerk directed to forward only Chapter Three to City Attorney for approval as legal document.
Other Areas of Discussion included but not limited to the following: Hail/wind building repairs to begin soon, summer mowing employee, hosting Fairfax USA Days, Walford Fireworks Show scheduled for Saturday June 12th at dusk, Clerk attending IMFOA Conference next week, and the need to dispose of derecho chip pile.
Bauer moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:08 p.m., seconded by Carter. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Months Receipts: (General Fund) 34,213.90 (Sewer Fund) 20,071.02; (Road Use Tax) 6,332.77; (Local Option Tax) 7,223.84; (Garbage Fund) 12,687.78; (Tax Increment Financing) 60.26 (SRF Revenue) 36,695.50. Revenue Totals: $117,285.07
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General and Road Use Tax Expenditures:
Absolute Security (Monitoring) 147.00
Ace Electric (Generator Maint) 367.25
Alliant (Electric) 3,398.82
BP (Fuel) 154.05
BSN Sports (Nets/Shipping) 1,425.48
Butz Insurance (Insurance/Work Comp) 46,160.00
BWC Excavating (Snow Removal) 4,324.00
City Laundering (Uniforms/Towels/Rugs) 354.30
Diedrich, Jarad (Wages) 4,338.00
Ellis, Gary (Wages) 5,474.40
Evan Computer (Tec Support/iCloud/Antivirus) 257.57
Federal Tax Payment (Withholdings) 3,748.86
Future Line (Plow Blades) 878.70
Gann, Janet (Wages) 3,315.97
Gazette (Publications) 179.14
Gordon Flesch (Copy Machine/Count) 72.58
Holland Law Office (Attorney) 175.00
Iowa Prison Industries (Table) 662.00
IPERS (Withholdings) 2,204.54
Linn County Sheriff (Sheriff Fees) 9,620.00
L.L. Pelling Co. (Cold Patch) 150.00
Menards (Supplies) 290.33
Office Express (Office Supplies) 63.80
Orkin (Hall Spray) 63.00
Pop’s Tire Service (Tractor Ballast) 698.58
Port”O”Jonny (Restrooms) 266.00
Postmaster (Fliers) 89.65
Sevig Utility (Water) 36.50
S.J. Smith, Inc. (Cutting Torch/Welder Parts) 40.50
South Slope (Telephone/Internet) 228.11
Temple Display (Decorations) 3,662.71
Tiedeman, Dawn (Janitorial) 126.00
Treasurer of State (Quarter Withholdings) 1,577.88
US Cellular (Cell Phones) 147.82
United Health Care (Insurance) 2,866.22
Visa: (Postmaster) 15.65 (Wal-Mart) 255.87
(Microsoft) 52.50; (Zoom) 14.99; (Storm Steel) 45.04
(Annual Fee) 99.00
Voss, Bill (Cell Phone) 50.00
Wellmark Blue Cross (Insurance) 38.99
Sewer Fund Expenditures:
Ace Electric (Generator) 735.78
Alliant (Electric) 2,370.68
Central State Bank (ACH) 113.00
Diedrich, Jarad (Wages) 4,338.00
Engineered Operations (Belts/Filters) 881.34
Gann, Janet (Wages) 3,315.97
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Iowa One Call (Locations) 45.90
ION Environmental Solutions (Testing/Labs) 804.00
(March) 941.00
Jetco (VFD Installation) 1,268.70
Ken-Way Excavating (G Ave. W. Manhole Repair) 1,550.00
Ken-Way Trucking ( C Ave. W. Manhole Repair) 8,802.85
Postmaster 162.75
Roggentien Electric (Repair) 1,345.47
South Slope (Telephone/Internet) 101.97
Treasurer of State (Sales Tax) 406.30
Van Meter (parts) 849.37
Veenstra & Kimm, Inc. (Engineer) 19,891.00
Garbage Fund Expenditures:
Allegra Print (Fliers) 434.57
Benton County Disposal (Tipping) 1,303.50
Johnson County Refuse (Hauling) 7,905.00
(Tags) 380.00
Expenditure Totals: $156,083.95
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Bill Voss
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Janet L. Gann, MMC, IaCMC, IaCMFO
City Clerk
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