REGULAR MEETING OF THE LISCOMB CITY COUNCIL June 10, 2013 Mayor Stacey Nichols opened the regular meeting of the Liscomb City council at 7:00 pm. Roll call was answered by Gunderson, Penner, Sanderson, and Mosher. Absent was Brown. Also present were Darwin Bracy, maintenance; Rhonda Guy, Deputy Sheriff Shaver and 4 residents. Motion to approve the agenda was made by Sanderson, seconded by Gunderson. Motion passed with a roll call of 4 ayes. Deputy Shaver gave the sheriff report. Discussion was had over the ATV’s and golf carts on the streets. It was determined that golf carts are legal on the streets. The Deputy was asked about the extent of the drug problem in Liscomb. If residents see something out of the ordinary, they need to call the non-emergency number of the communications center in Marshalltown. The deputy left at 7:25 pm. Motion to approve the minutes of the May 14, 2013 council meeting was made by Mosher, seconded by Gunderson. Motion passed with a roll call of 4 ayes. Motion to approve clerks report for May 2013 was made by Penner, seconded by Sanderson. Motion passed with roll call of 4 ayes. Motion to approve the bill listing of $46,686.33 was made by Sanderson, seconded by Gunderson. Motion passed with a roll call of 4 ayes. Bill listing was as follows: Alliant Energy, utilities 933.79 Central IA Farm, mower & repair 5,980.26 CIWA, water 1,179.00 Feld Fire, repair 404.00 Steele Fiscus, wages 512.54 Garden & Assoc., fee 1,598.35 Heart of Iowa, telephone 107.97 IA One Call, fees 20.70 IFA, loan payments 25,779.29 Ia Workforce, fee 35.00 Janet Vry, cleaning 30.00 Keystone Lab, lab 40.20 Marshall Cnty Landfill, fee 745.85 MasterCard, supplies 89.98 Mid-America Pub, publishing 73.53 Mid-Ia Coop, fuel 748.81 Moler Sanitation, garbage 660.00 Rhonda Guy, fee 302.00 Schendel Pest, spraying 30.00 Kristi Schiebel, wages & ins 762.56 Smith Seeding, construction 6,222.50 Tichy Backhoe, repair 300.00 United Benefit, due 25.00 Ward & Robertson, fee 105.00 May 2013 revenues: $14,253.57 June 2013 Billing 46,686.33 General 2,952.33 General 11,479.51 Employee Benefits 31.82 Employee Benefits 0.00 LOST 2,151.09 LOST 0.00 RUT 835.42 RUT 0.00 Water 4,324.74 Water 10,393.55 Sewer 3,272.69 Sewer 17,489.64 Sewer Project 0.00 Sewer Project 7,651.55 Resident Concerns: • Clawson asked about having a Liscomb celebration next year and a street dance this year. He was told that if he can get the committees lined up for a celebration and the details for a dance then it will be considered. • Vry showed the council options of benches for the community building that will be paid for with the pop can monies. The council gave their opinion on the options. • Burroughs read a letter requesting another cleanup day due to the water damage in basements. Council will be looking into this. Old Business: • Discussion was had on the ground damage around the lagoons. Bracy showed pictures. Tichy Backhoe was brought in to do immediate fixing that needed done. It was reported that new grating has been ordered. The extensions are being looked at for why they are rusting and the dirt work fix is to begin shortly. Since the list to finalize is not finished, the project was not closed. • Discussion was had on what needs to be done to find where the influx of water into the sewer system is coming from. Smoke testing was done a few years ago. Guy suggested that a camera gives a better idea of what is going on the in the lines. She had requested 3 different quotes for this work. She also noted that if several sump pumps are going into the sewer lines instead of outside, the flow would be inflated. • Motion made by Sanderson, seconded by Penner to appoint Ted Gunderson to fill in the vacancy made by Dustin Brown resignation until the next election in November 2013. Motion carried with roll call of 4 ayes. New Business: • Motion made by Sanderson, seconded by Gunderson to approve the cigarette permit application of Village Inn. Motion passed with roll call of 4 ayes. • Motion made by Mosher, seconded by Gunderson to hire Top Notch to remove two trees at the cemetery and to pay for them with the cemetery special funds. Motion passed with roll call of 4 ayes. • Motion to approve Resolution 13-07 setting the clerks salary for 2013-2014 was made by Gunderson, seconded by Penner. Motion passed with roll call of 4 ayes. • Motion to approve Resolution 1-308 setting the maintenance man hour wage for the 2013-2014 was made by Gunderson, seconded by Mosher. Motion passed with roll call of 4 ayes. • Discussion was had on fund designations at year end. It was decided to wait until July. Committee Reports: • Fire Department –Nothing to report. • Streets and Alleys – Clerk is to contact firms about crack fill and sealing the streets. • Park & Rec. & Community Building – The hole at the school park will be filled when the dirt dries out. • General & Utilities – Nothing to report. • Sanitation – Nothing to report. • Public Safety – Nothing to report. Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:50 pm. Mayor Stacey Nichols Attested: Kristi Schiebel, City Clerk
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