REGULAR MEETING
June 8, 2022
ACKLEY CITY COUNCIL met in regular session June 8, 2022 in the Ackley Council Chambers with Mayor Michael Nuss presiding. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present: Dan Scallon, Chuy Flores, Joe Wessels, Mike Abbas, and Judy Crawford. Quorum present.
Scallon moved, Abbas seconded, to approve the June 8, 2022 Agenda as listed. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Crawford moved, Scallon seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda by one motion: a) May 11, 2022 Regular Minutes, as written. b) Bills approval, as listed. c) Place Reports on file: May 2022 Clerk Bank Reconciliation/Cash Report/Treasurer; May 2022 Clerk Budget; May 2022 Deputy Clerk Utility Billing Reconciliation; May 2022 Ambulance; May 2022 ADC; April 2022 Peopleservice. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Crawford addressed the council on her concerns with the Tree ordinance (Chapter 151). The ordinance states that the City is responsible for dead/diseased trees in the City right of way and City may take them down. Crawford would like to see that the home owner continues to be responsible for upkeeping but also removal of trees in the City right of way. Scallon questioned on if council changed the ordinance to state it was the home owner’s responsibility for the right of way and owner do not upkeep trees and the city has to remove, who would pay for it. Crawford stated that the City could then remove and assess the home owner on property taxes. Crawford would also like to see a permit structure added to the ordinance, so that the City could keep better track of residents planting trees in the City right of way. Crawford presented an example of a permit as well as a restricted list of trees. Crawford will get with the tree board on the restriction list and get that back to Clerk Dennis. Dennis was instructed to work on an ordinance change for Chapter 151, adding a section under the Planting Restrictions regarding the permits as well as a change in the Inspection and Removal section. Dennis will bring those back to council for review as a discussion/possible action item.
Wessels received a new estimate of work from Ron’s Roofing to include the warranty. The new estimate has warranty on workmanship as well as using the same type material. Crawford questioned Wessels on whether he had spoken to Pizza Ranch, Wessels stated he had not been able to contact them. Ron’s Roofing does have a section in bid to build wall on west side of roof against the Pizza Ranch. Wessels moved, Scallon seconded to accept bid from Ron’s Roofing in the amount of $28,200.00. Ayes-all. Motion carried. Council inquired to Dennis on where we could pay the repairs from. Dennis informed council that there was no money in the general fund but that the N. Butler St. project came in under budget so they could use some of the money that was budgeted for that project which is sitting in the money market account at GBBT. Dennis would have to do a budget amendment for the expenses but there was money in that account to use. Abbas moved, Flores seconded to pay for the Civic Center roof repairs from the money market account at Green Belt Bank & Trust. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Dennis informed council that A. Gronewold had gone through the rules/regulations and the pool employee manual over the last few years and have noticed some items that needed to be updated. Gronewold wanted to wait until the Covid-19 restrictions were over before she had presented them to council to be sure nothing else needed to be permanently changed. Scallon moved, Wessels seconded to approve the Ackley Municipal Pool Rules, Pool Employee Handbook, and the Safety Checklist. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Wessels moved, Abbas seconded approving the Liquor/Beer license for the Ackley Recreation Club. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Abbas moved, Wessels seconded approving cigarette/tobacco/nicotine/vapor permits for Casey’s General Store and Dollar General Store. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Scallon moved, Crawford seconded to approve the following appointments: Barb Kreimeyer, Kelli Deneui, and Chris Sailer (non-voting member) to Historic Preservation Commission with terms expiring 7/9/25 and Jennifer Ibeling and Lisa Kielty to Library Board of Trustees with terms expiring 6/30/28. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Wessels moved, Crawford seconded to pass Resolution 22-26 Directing the Clerk to Publish Notice of Public Hearing on the Adoption of the Proposed Code of Ordinances of the City of Ackley, Iowa. Roll call vote: Ayes-Flores, Wessels, Abbas, Crawford, and Scallon. Motion carried.
Scallon moved, Wessels seconded to pass Resolution 22-27 Amending the Employee Handbook Regarding Overtime and Compensatory Time. Roll call vote: Ayes-Wessels, Abbas, Crawford, Scallon, and Flores. Motion carried.
Wessels moved, Scallon seconded to pass Resolution 22-28 Authorizing Entering into Lease Agreement with Illinois Central Railroad Company AKA Chicago Central. Roll call vote: Ayes- Abbas, Crawford, Scallon, Flores, and Wessels. Motion carried.
Crawford moved, Scallon seconded to pass Resolution 22-29 Authorizing Entering into a Contract between Ackley Volunteer Ambulance Service and Zoll Medical. Roll call vote: Crawford, Scallon, Flores, Wessels, and Abbas. Motion carried.
Abbas moved, Flores seconded to approve July 1, 2022 payment of $14,000 to ADC for annual FY23 funding. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Crawford moved, Scallon seconded to approve payment to Carrico Aquatic Resources for chemicals/shipping in the amount of $4,362.86. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Abbas moved, Flores seconded to approve payment to HH Construction for baby pool removal/backfilling in the amount of $5,025.00. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Crawford moved, Scallon seconded to approve payment to Affordable Tree Service for tree removal in the amount of $3,728.75. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Wessels moved, Flores seconded to approve payment to WTR Solutions for bubble diffusion unit in the amount of $5,125.00. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
Nuss reported that the City did receive the construction permit for the Sanitary Sewer Project Phase II, subject to environmental review.
Dennis informed Council that a Silversmith Data representative had visited and wanted to share their program for asset tracker management. With our new asset policy and the updating of all the vehicles and assets over $5000, Dennis believes that if the department heads keep up on inventory reporting that the City wouldn’t need extra software. Council was not interested in program.
Abbas shared his concerns with city code violations and long grass around town. Wessels shared concerns about the broken street light poles downtown. Flores informed council that the event insurance from Sauerkraut Days were informed of the 2 poles that broke from the incident downtown. Nuss to contact Todd from MidAmerican Energy.
Nuss updated council on the vacant positions within the City and will be getting with the council committees to set up interviews for positions. Nuss informed that 301 Mitchell St is getting worse, he contacted owner Tommy Cline who stated he would be having a crew come and get it fixed. Nuss has been sending out courtesy letters about code violations. Former Chief Miller contacted Nuss regarding the school getting a security guard.
Wessels moved, Flores seconded to adjourn at 7:50 p.m. Ayes-all. Motion carried.
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Michael Nuss, Mayor
ATTEST: __________________________________________________
Malena Dennis, City Clerk
1350
JACKETS-2
283.66
ACCESS SYSTEMS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT/BACKUP/COPIER MAINTEN
800.52
ACKLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
J & M FIREWORKS REIMBURSEMENT
4500.00
AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICE
REMOVE 5 CITY TREES
3728.75
AMAZON
BOOKS/DVDS/HDMI CORD/ADAPTERS
1351.97
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMP/
ANNUAL LICENSE FEE
399.58
BLACK HILLS/IOWA GAS UTIL
UTILITIES-GAS
1356.04
BOHEMAN, DOUG
TREES REIMBURSEMENT
1181.54
BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC
GLUCOSE STRIPS/NASO AIRWAY/CON
131.27
CAMPBELL SUPPLY COMPANY
BATTERIES
11.04
CARDMEMBER SERVICE
AMB-HOT BEEF FUNDRAISER/WHEN I WORK
1219.43
CARRICO AQUATIC RESOURCES
CHEMICALS/STENNER TUBE
4494.96
CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT
PLATINUM FICTION SERIES
575.28
CENTURYLINK
PHONES/FAX
377.19
CGA
SAN SEWER IMPROVEMENT-2/N BUTLER ST
1722.30
CHICAGO CENTRAL & PACIFIC
2022-2023 DEPOT LAND RENT
700.00
CLEAR THE CHAOS CLEANING
5/11/22 & 5/25/22 CLEANING
250.00
COURIER COMMUNICATIONS
CHIEF WANTED AD
284.35
CRAIG & SMITH
CHIEF/PB RATES/EASEMENT
183.75
CRAWFORD, JUDY
TREES REIMBURSEMENT
176.53
EBS
HEALTH INSURANC
3565.74
EICHMEIER MOTOR
TRANSMISSION FLUID/ADDITIVE
60.95
ELDORA AMBULANCE SERVICE
BLS CPR/AED - BUHMAN
60.00
FEDERAL W/H
FED/FICA TAX
3572.58
FLORES, JESUS
2022 TIF REBATE FOR 2020
6093.70
GNB
2018 GO VEHICLE ACQUISITION
41486.33
GREEN BELT BANK & TRUST
2020A GO BOND
221390.64
HARDIN COUNTY AUDITOR
ELECTION 2021
653.21
HARDIN COUNTY OFFICE SUPP
COPY PAPER-2 BOXES
81.68
HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF
CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT
3144.90
HARDIN COUNTY SOLID WASTE
MAY LANDFILL
1620.85
HARMS, HARLEY AND ANITA
2022 TIF REBATE FOR 2020
5210.86
HEART OF IOWA
847-2222 COMMUNICATIONS
59.24
HEFFELMEIER, ESTHER
LABOR/PAINTING
176.00
HH CONSTRUCTION
REMOVAL OF BABY POOL/BACKFILL
5025.00
INNOVATIVE AG SERVICES CO
GAS/DIESEL
1482.83
IOWA BARNS
BARN BOOK
29.95
IOWA CODIFICATION INC
CODE UPDATE - FINAL PAYMENT
1820.00
IOWA FALLS EMS
TIER, PARAMEDIC INTERCEPT
3750.00
IOWA FALLS STATE BANK
2019 AMBULANCE
23350.75
IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY
2018 SEWER REVENUE LOAN
163280.00
IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES
FY23 GRANTFINDER SUBSCRIPTION
50.00
IOWA RIVER ELECTRIC, LLC
LED LIGHTING CITY HALL
2245.76
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
CLERK INSTITUTE-DENNIS
448.00
IPERS
IPERS - REGULAR
2440.56
JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL
GLOVES
23.95
KEN'S REPAIR
LAWNMOWER BLADES/OIL/STRING
95.66
KIDS REFERENCE COMPANY
KIDS BOOKS
211.85
LAVELLE PROPERTIES, LLC
JUN 2022 TIF REBATE FOR 2020
1013.70
M&G TIRE SERVICE
2019 FORD SWAY BAR LINK BUSH/OIL CHANGE
174.64
MCDOWELL & SONS INC.
CITY WIDE CLEAN UP
2164.55
MEDIACOM
PHONE/FAX/INTERNET
154.11
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPAN
ELECTRIC
4556.16
MORT'S WATER COMPANY
CURB VALVE REPAIR/550 LOGAN AV
773.88
NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVE
PROGRAM PROVIDER
354.60
ON TRACK OVERHEAD DOORS
STREET MAINTENANCE SHED DOOR
1261.17
P.C.C.
AMBULANCE BILLING FEES
900.58
PEOPLESERVICE INC.
WATER/WASTEWATER SERVICE
14635.00
POSTMASTER
UTILITY BILL POSTAGE
275.00
SALES TAX/LOST
SALES TAX PAYMENT
610.18
SAM'S CLUB
POOL MEMBERSHIP
45.00
SHIELD PEST CONTROL
MONTHLY SERVICES
30.00
STATE WITHHOLDING
STATE TAX
481.00
STIRLING SEAMLESS GUTTERS
GUTTER REPAIR/WIND STORM DAMAG
950.00
STRYKER SALES CORPORATION
CASTER LOCK ASSY
95.95
TIMES-CITIZEN CO.
ADVERTISING/MINUTES/AFFIRMATIVE HOUS
744.52
ULINE
CABINETS (2)/SHELF CABINET (1)
1796.26
UMB BANK
2014A GO BOND/INDUSTRIAL PARK
69012.50
USDA RF
MONTHLY PAYMENT
1151.00
VERIZON
2 CELL/1 JETPACK
414.19
WAL-MART COMMUNITY
PAINT/SNACKS
120.22
WATER EXCISE TAX
WATER EXCISE TAX PAYMENT
1953.02
WILLIAMS, PAUL C.
2022 TIF REBATE FOR 2020
4951.04
WTR-SOLUTIONS
FINE BUBBLE DIFFUSION UNT M-12
5125.00
PAYROLL CHECKS
TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS
12720.83
CLAIMS TOTAL
641623.25
EXPENSES BY FUND
GENERAL FUND
52541.53
LIBRARY RESERVE FUND
1258.03
TREE RESERVES FUND
1358.07
ROAD USE TAX FUND
15575.48
TIF FUND
17269.30
DEBT SERVICE FUND
355240.22
CAP PROJ-GO BOND 2020A FUND
2913.46
WATER FUND
12084.64
SEWER FUND
14294.58
SEWER - SINKING FUND
163280.00
CAP SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FUND
1054.60
GARBAGE FUND
4369.70
STORM WATER FUND
383.64
TOTAL
641623.25
REVENUE -
GENERAL
68638.16
LIBRARY RESERVE TOTAL
997.04
FIRE TRUCK/EQUIP
11057.25
AMBULANCE RIG/EQUIP RESER TOTA
0.01
TREE RESERVE
503.00
ROAD USE TAX
9182.85
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TOTAL
3724.11
EMERGENCY FUND
258.43
LOST TOTAL
17266.33
LOST - DEBT SERVICE TOTAL
4316.58
TIF TOTAL
1409.31
DEBT SERVICE TOTAL
5192.82
CAPITAL PROJECTS - LOST TOTAL
4316.58
WATER
35418.24
WATER DEPOSITS
300.00
SEWER TOTAL
51964.21
SEWER - SINKING
16306.63
SEWER - RESERVES
26027.80
GARBAGE
13997.66
STORM SEWER
15291.15
TOTAL
286168.16