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Council Minutes - July, 2007 |
July 9, 2007 The Dike City Council met in regular session on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Knudsen presiding. Council members present were: Van Hauen, Boike, Stage, Dufel and Paar. Also present were: Joe Becker, Chuck Christensen, Ann Hilliard, Erika Allen, Sharon Hemmen, Florence Jones, Duane Manderfield, B. J. Jorgensen, Bryant Voss, Herman Bohlen, Pat Boe, Rick Penning and Tim Wolthoff. Sheriff's Report and Discussion – Dufel asked Sheriff Penning about staggering hours between the day and night. Penning stated that there limited patrol during the daytime. It would take a major overhaul in scheduling to change things. Discussion about sharing a daytime officer with Reinbeck. We would have to have a new agreement for more hours. He will work on a proposal. Motion by Van Hauen to place the sheriff's report on file. Seconded by Dufel. Carried. Canal – The County has been contacted to clean the canal. Discussion about intakes from Mayme Street and the size of the openings of the canal. Discussion about weed spraying. Discussion about setting up a schedule for cleaning the canal if it is not tiled. Fire/Ambulance Report – Discussion about using the county engineer as architect for the fire station. Discussion about unpaid ambulance fees. Motion by Stage to turn them over to collections. Seconded by Van Hauen. Carried. Library Report – Boe stated that the cement work in the parking has not been completed, the downspout in the back of the library has been plugged instead of moving it and the last bill received states that the landscaping if 100% completed and it is not. Boike introduced #07090701, BEINGS A RESOLUTION TO PAY MICHAEL HUFF $3383.60AND RETAIN $1045.99 FOR WORK NOT YET COMPLETED, and asked that it be adopted. Seconded by Van Hauen. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Van Hauen, Paar, Boike, Dufel and Stage. Nays: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared Resolution #07090701 duly adopted. Boike introduced #07090702, BEINGS A RESOLUTION NOT TO PAY STRUXTURE ARCHITECTS $70.87 UNTIL THE ITEMS DISCUSSED ARE RESOLVED, and asked that it be adopted. Seconded by Paar. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Van Hauen, Paar, Boike, Dufel and Stage. Nays: None. Whereupon the Mayor declared Resolution #07090702 duly adopted. The library received $2000.00 from Together for Families which will be used for books for children at Watermelon Days at the open house. Superintendent's Report – Discussion about painting the slide and pool. Discussion about the flags not being up on the 4 th . Mayor asked that the flags be put up the day before the holiday. No parking signs need to be put up soon on 7 th Street . Discussion about the booster pressure to Fox Ridge. Christensen is working with Konken on the tennis court lights. Discussion about the street light in Fox Ridge that still needs to be repaired. Motion by Boike to have the attorney send a letter to Aquila about the repair. Seconded by Paar. Carried. Discussion about the hookup at the circle drive for Watermelon Days. Discussion about putting up a speed limit sign and children at play signs in the alley at the park Cleaning Discussion – Questions concerning whether Sheila Dall will be returning to clean. Motion by Stage to send her a letter asking if she intends to come back to work and when. Seconded by Van Hauen. Carried. Wastewater Treatment Plant – Motion by Boike to table until the August meeting. Seconded by Paar. Carried. Lift Diesel – Stage will discuss the diesel with Christensen. Bury Electric Lines – Motion by Dufel to get pricing for moving the poles to one edge of the easement on Elder & Division and burying lines. Seconded by Van Hauen. Carried. Trail Finance – Motion by Stage to have the attorney check on different avenues of interim financing such as builder's loan and have a meeting on July 24 at 5:00. Seconded by Boike. Carried. Snow Ordinance – Discussion about the ordinance in Wellsburg. Motion by Boike to have the attorney draft a similar ordinance for the August regular meeting. Seconded by Stage. Carried. Landfill – The closing date for the landfill is October 1, 2007. Discussion about the convenience center. Dike, Stout, Reinbeck and Morrison will be using the Black Hawk County Landfill. All others will be going to Harden County . Each city needs to have their own recycling plan. INRCOG Waste Management Plan – Motion by Paar to sign the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan with INRCOG. Seconded by Van Hauen. Carried. NE Iowa Community Development Conference - Motion by Stage to allow Van Hauen to attend the conference. Seconded by Paar. Carried. Summer Rec – Discussion about the backstops and fields. Discussion about grants. Bills to be Allowed and Paid Plus Add-Ons – Motion by Van Hauen to pay the bills as presented. Seconded by Paar. Carried. Approval of Minutes as Presented – Motion by Van Hauen to approve the minutes. Seconded by Stage. Carried. Discussion about delinquent utility bills. Motion by Paar to adjourn. Seconded by Van Hauen. Carried. Donald E. Knudsen, Mayor ATTEST: Patti Freese, City Clerk July 23, 2007 The Dike City Council met in special session on Monday, July 23, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Knudsen presiding. Council members present were: Van Hauen, Stage, Dufel and Paar. Absent: Boike. Recreational Trail Financing – No action on the trail financing. Financing will be placed on the August 13 regular meeting. Fire Department Applicant – The Fire Department has approved Curt Smeins for the department. Motion by Van Hauen to approve Curt Smeins. Seconded by Paar. Carried. There will be another applicant for the regular meeting. Library Chang Orders – The library had several changes orders for the building project. Matthias Landscaping gave a bid of $3663.74 to finish the landscaping at the library. Motion by Van Hauen to approve the bid. Seconded by Stage. Carried. Two change orders were presented for the loft area. One is for an Oak valance for $1267.00. The other is for painted poplar for $1058.00. Motion by Stage that the change orders be itemized before we act on them. Seconded by Paar. Carried. Street Bids – Stage received bids for street work. Prairie Road Builders gave a bid of $35669.44. Steffes Construction gave a bid of $36,322.00 which included a double seal coat of E. State St. for $1625.00. Stage stated that he did not plan to do this at this time. The bid was $34697.60 without the E. State Street work. Work to be done would be all of Mildred St . , all of Church St . , W. Cedar St. from 2 nd St. west , Front St. from 5 th to the west side of Main, 4 th St., W. Elder from Church St. to 1 st St., E. Elder intersection approach at 7 th St. and W. Monroe from the alley between Main and 2 nd west to 1 st St. Motion by Paar to accept the bid from Steffes for $34697.60. Seconded by Van Hauen. Carried. Motion by Van Hauen to adjourn. Seconded by Dufel. Carried. Donald E. Knudsen, Mayor ATTEST: Patti Freese, City Clerk
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