CITY OF MISSOURI VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING RAND COMMUNITY CENTER TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022 Mayor Pro Tem Struble presided over the meeting and called it to order at 6:00 p.m. Citizens attending included Adam Bellis, Jeannie Wortman, Melba Struble, Isabelle Foland, Amy Ford, Sally Salter and Mary Jo Buckley. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The following Council members were present: Mayor Pro Tem Sherm Struble, Eric Ford, Patty Stueve and Aaron Tuttle. Kevin Taylor arrived at 6:10. Mayor Pro Tem Struble asked if there were any Council comments or additions. Stueve requested and was placed on the agenda as 18A. Tuttle requested and was placed on the agenda as 18B. A motion for approval of the June 21, 2022 agenda was made by Ford, seconded by Stueve. Motion carried unanimously. After some discussion about items on the claims list, a motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Stueve, seconded by Ford. Motion passed unanimously for the following items: a) Minutes from June 7, 2022 City Council Meeting, b) Minutes from June 10, 2022 Special Council Meeting, c) Claims list, d) City Administrators Financial Report, e) Utility Reconciliation Report, f) Police Report, g) Liquor License renewal for Buck Snort, h) Tobacco Permit renewal for Petromart, V Vape BMS, Casey’s and Foodland. Inquiries from citizens started with Jeannie Wortman presenting some updates about Martinez Bakery, the Harrison County Fair Parade Grand Marshal Sherm Struble, Music in the Park on June 30th will be law enforcement appreciation night, the first Father’s Day drawing winner, and a public information meeting on August 4, 2022 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm pertaining to the Highway 30 Bypass. Next Robert Lange inquired about parking in the right-of-way on 1st St. because there is no other place to park for these homes. The council would like to revisit this in a couple of weeks and make an official Ordinance update to allow this parking area. The one caveat is that they would like it paved and maintained. Chief Caleb Wohlers provided Fire Department updates. They made roughly $4000 - $4200 filling pools as a fundraiser for the new addition. To date they have raised roughly $1.1 million for the fire station addition. The estimated cost was roughly $1.6 million. Spring burn season is done. Applications are coming in for the paid EMT positions. Wohlers asked the council to approve the three new fire department candidates pending the passing of a physical and background check. A motion to approve the three candidates was made by Ford, seconded by Stueve. Motion carried unanimously. Mary Jo Buckley provided the Park Board update. She talked about the quote from Outdoor Recreation having the weed mat and staples removed. The council suggested having the weed mat to prevent problems in the future. Mary Jo will shop around for options. There was further discussion about the remaining pile of mulch down by the pool. There was motion to allow the park board to make a payment of $12,500 received from a grant to Outdoor Recreation to secure the mulch bid by Ford, seconded by Tuttle. Motion passed unanimously. Garrett Borden PeopleService provided an update about ongoing projects with the water system. Jeff Frey provided updates from Olmstead & Perry on water system improvements, the street repair project, the roof replacement project and the Hwy. 30 bypass. A motion to pass Resolution 22-31 approving the transfer of funds from the Emergency Fund to General Fund was made by Ford, seconded by Tuttle. Motion carried unanimously. A motion to pass Resolution 22-32 setting the Deputy Clerk wage was made by Stueve, seconded by Tuttle. Motion carried unanimously. There was discussion on Resolution 22-33 setting wages for FY23. A discussion was held and Ford inquired as to why the 3 new hires would be getting a raise on July 1. Stueve indicated that was part of the hiring agreement when they were hired. Further discussion was held and a final motion was made by Stueve to approve Resolution 22-33 with it being modified to state that the 3 new hires Jeremy, Sheila and Rich wait a 6-month period before receiving the indicated raise by Stueve, seconded by Tuttle. Motion carried unanimously. A motion to allow the City Clerk/Administrator to pay bills thru June 30, 2022 was made by Ford, seconded by Stueve. Motion carried unanimously. There was no motion to allow the street closure at 806 Grove St. citing safety concerns. During conversation, the Fire Chief pointed out this was along their emergency route to Longview Homes. Sally Salter presented to the council some bids for paving of the North parking lot of the dog park. An anonymous donor has offered to pay for the whole cost. She was asking for approval to move forward. They suggested continuing with the park board first and checking with Jeff Frey to ensure it didn’t mess with the new drainage. There was a motion to have the Fire Department pay the Water Department a bill of $643.60 that was incurred during the pool filling fundraiser made by Stueve, seconded by Ford. Ayes - Ford, Stueve, Tuttle, Nayes – Taylor. Stueve inquired about a busted curb on Harrison St., the old Lehman building and the cemetery Sextant’s wife assisting with mowing. There was discussion on these items. Tuttle inquired about the 323 W Erie St. demolition project. He also asked about the part-time mowing position. There was no motion on the sewer re-averaging. The council wants more documentation provided to them to make a decision on these. Ordinance #597 was introduced Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa, by Amending the Provisions Pertaining to Parking Regulations, Angle Parking with the additions of Fourth Street, on the west side, from Erie Street south to the alley. Motion by Ford, seconded by Stueve adopt the 3rd reading. Ayes: Ford, Stueve, Tuttle, Taylor. Nays: Struble. Motion carried on a 4-1 vote. Motion by Ford, seconded by Tuttle to adopt Ordinance #597. Ayes: Ford, Stueve, Taylor, Tuttle. Nays: Struble. Motion carried on a 4-1 vote. Butrick thanked everyone for coming out and for having these nice discussions. There were no mayor comments tonight. Motion by Stueve, seconded by Tuttle to adjourn at 7:22 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Advantage Administrators, Health Reimbursements 1,086.61 Ahlers & Cooney, Legal Fees 156.00 Amazon, Gaming Pc, Computer Monitors 2,977.41 Avesis, Insurance 224.08 Blair Ace Hardware, Hand Sprayers 45.98 Bohlmann Inc, Trash Receptacle 600.00 Boruff Plumbing, Filter Canisters 680.09 Bound Tree Medical, Patient Supplies 383.07 C & H Hauling, Garbage Pickup 240.00 Capital Business Systems, Copy Machine 66.00 CHI Health, Physical 23.00 Cintas, Uniforms/Supplies 376.95 Counsel, Copier Maint Agreement 95.95 CSG Forte Payments, Ach Fees 142.25 CSI, Emails 99.46 Dearborn Life, Insurance 125.02 EBSCO Information Services, Books 864.84 Eco Water Systems, Water,Water Cooler Rental 222.00 Eric's Tool Service, Creeper 115.00 GIS Workshop, Payroll Training 625.50 Cameron Goodell, Gas 25.02 Heartland Coop, 24-D 488.00 Phyllis Henrich, Plants,Gloves,Pots 208.60 HSA, EE/City Contributions 12,678.00 Huff Tire, Tires, Spin/Balance 342.78 IPERS, IPERS 10,916.49 IRS, Fed/FICA Tax 20,399.04 Layne Christensen Co, Well - Test Hole Drilling 7,826.00 Magnolia Journal, Subscription 20.00 Matheson Tri-Gas, Patient Supplies 425.71 Ben Mcintosh, Install 4 Trees 850.00 Menards, Nozzel,Shower Wand,Sprayer 207.77 Michael Todd & Co, Bolt 487.06 Midamerican Energy, Gas & Electric 8,719.27 Midwest Laboratories, Testing 747.77 Mo's Mini Mart, Gas 1,435.33 Motion Auto & Repair, Oil/Filter 65.42 MV Napa, Electrode, Battery, Vbelt 232.15 MV Times, Mowing Ad, Publications 323.43 Peopleservice, Contract 20,951.00 Pitney Bowes Global, Postage Meter Lease 143.91 Presto X Co, Pest Control 144.64 Quick Med Claims, Ems Billing 78.66 Quill Corp, Copy Paper 139.92 Rasmussen Mechanical Serv, Gas Regulator 1,990.00 Soetmelk Family Supply, Organic Soil 315.00 Taylor Oil Co, Gas & Oil 1,682.41 Teledyne Instruments, Meter Repairs @ Lagoons 438.68 The Office Stop, Envelopes 224.68 The Pioneer Woman Magazine, Subscription 19.97 Toyne, Fire Truck Rpr 4,018.34 Tr, State Of IA, State Taxes 2,947.00 US Post Office, Water Billing 518.00 Wellmark BCBS Of IA, Insurance 33,909.22 Wex Bank, Gas 1,684.31 Payroll, Wages 75,166.24 Total 219,919.03 Fund Summary Expenses General 105,887.56 Steam Train Project 136.13 Fire Department 6,933.33 EMS Department 1,830.49 Road Use 24,488.66 Employee Benefits 33,358.83 2021 Projects 7,826.00 Water 20,442.71 Sewer 19,015.32 Total 219,919.03 /s/Sherm Struble, Mayor Pro-Tem Attest: /s/Jeremy Butrick, Clerk/Administrator MVTN 7-6-22
