City of Modale City Council Meeting Minutes March 11, 2024 The regular meeting of the Modale City Council was held on March 11, 2024. Mayor Cox called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers present were Blair Adams, Kathy Dugdale, Tammy Cooperrider, Chris Skinner and Terigene Tiffey. Visitors present were Corbin Pavlik, Jason Pavlik, Cory Adams, Troy Growth, Diane Pratt, Quentin Pratt, Wyatt Leinen & Kent Beebe. Staff present was Shauna Gerke. Consent Agenda: Tiffey made a motion to table the Clerks report and approve the remaining consent agenda items, Adams seconded. Motion passed 5-0. Public Works: Gerke reported for Marty the bid for the tube by the café will be in by end of this week. Plumber is coming at the end of week to bid tanks. The lead service pipe printing was tabled until a second estimate could be received. MidAmerican Energy will have an outage in Modale on March 17th from 3 to 4:30 a.m. There was no roads update nor any building permits presented. Sewer Lagoon: change order #5 and pay app #11 were shared. After much discussion, Skinner made a motion to accept the change order 5, for all items except #6, and to approve $8877.35 for change order 5. Tiffey seconded, motion carried 5-0. After a bit more discussion, Skinner made a motion to revoke his previous motion regarding change order 5. Tiffey seconded, motion carried 5-0. Change order 5 was not approved. Adams made a motion to approve pay app #11 for the amount of $61,662.27 as there was concern about the validity of the field fencing change approval. Dugdale seconded, motion carried 5-0. The resolution to accept the final work was tabled. Citizen Inquiries: Cory Adams requested to be put on the list for possible tenants for the apartment over the Post Office once that issue has been resolved. His name and phone number were collected by the Clerk. Library: Diane Pratt reported for the library. Gerke to provide information requested for a Barnes & Noble rewards card. Fire Department: Jason Pavlik reported for the fire department. There is a fire ban in place for the foreseeable future. Skinner is the designated rep for the EMA commission. Gerke to work with Pavlik to figure out how the budget is determined and to locate the Township agreement. The apartment eviction next steps were read. The Lease was reviewed and Gerke is to contact the attorney. The most recent delinquent utility accounts were shared, as well as the Payment Plan Template. The water contract resolution presented was tabled. Utility Rates ordinance update will be presented at the April meeting. Items discussed, but no action taken were: animal control ordinance permits, fines will follow ordinance, Decarlo’s request, neighborhood watch, cameras at City entrances, and Skinner will research the solar option further. SWIPCO requested an allocation for FY2025. There were no objections. Dugdale said resident Hammer had contacted her regarding paying for sewer fees for a water leak when that portion didn’t go into the sewer. Tiffey mentioned the leak at EZ Street should be included as well. Payments that are requested to be held will only be considered “received” on the date on which they are eligible for deposit. The Harrsion County Sheriff’s 28E agreement was presented to the Council. Adams made a motion to approve the Agreement. Tiffey seconded, motion carried 5-0. We will shoot for April 27th as Citywide Clean-up Day. Dugdale will reachout with regard to the HC Landfill rep. The results from the Audit conducted in November were shared. Some of the deficiencies have been remedied, and the others are being addressed and corrected as we are able. Dugdale made a motion to remove Linda Windschitl and Kevin Ganzhorn from the list of individuals to access the safety deposit box for the City of Modale located at Community Bank. Skinner seconded. Motion carried 5-0. There were no new items for next month’s agenda. Adams made a motion to adjourn. Tiffey seconded the motion; motion carried with a 5-0 vote. Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting at 9:57 p.m. James Cox, Mayor Shauna Gerke, City Clerk These minutes are as recorded by the City Clerk and are subject to Council approval at the next regular meeting. Full copies of these minutes will be available at City Hall. Minutes can be sent via email. Feb 2024 Expenses Name, Memo, Amount Harrison County Sheriff, 28E, 2,900.00 Windstream, city hall, 165.40 Harrison County Landfill, Dec tipping fees, 598.00 Community Bank, fees, 0.05 Community Bank, fees, 606.00 Heartland Coop, fuel, 877.39 Missouri Valley Times, publishing, 43.30 Loftus Heating & Cooling, repair, 512.99 Amazon, supplies, 146.00 Amazon, supplies, 132.95 Double "B" Trash, trash, 163.00 MidAmerican Energy, utilities, 104.09 Operating Fund total, 6,249.17 Heartland Coop, fuel, 444.76 MidAmerican Energy, utilities, 157.83 Fire Dept. Fund total, 602.59 Follett, materials, 1,049.46 Diane Pratt (v), supplies, 384.00 Amazon, supplies, 78.49 MidAmerican Energy, utilities, 236.75 Library Fund total, 1,748.70 Protech, supplies, 779.63 Parks Fund total, 779.63 USDA - Rural Development, loan, 1,437.00 Sundquist Engineering, Engineering, 324.00 Heartland Coop, fuel, 268.14 MidAmerican Energy, utilities, 21.19 Sewer Fund total, 2,050.33 MidAmerican Energy, utilities, 426.55 Street Fund total, 426.55 Sioux Land District Health Dept, Bacteriological, flouride, 24.00 Badger Meter, fees, 18.00 Heartland Coop, fuel, 1,434.51 Futuramic Products, repair, 2,120.28 Hach, supplies, 404.05 Hawkins Inc, supplies, 476.89 MidAmerican Energy, utilities, 327.09 Water Fund total, 4,804.82 Bricks R Us, deposit, 226.00 ACH Fees, fees, 2.00 Community Bank, supplies, 7.90 Vets Fund total, 235.90 Blair Rental Center, deposit, 191.26 Fun Day/150th Fund total, 191.26 Alvin A Schiltz, payroll, 212.89 Diane Pratt, payroll, 556.30 Kent Beebe (payroll), payroll, 21.10 Marty Skinner, payroll, 1,351.39 Shauna Gerke, payroll, 1,474.94 Linda J Windschitl, payroll, 81.75 IRS, FICA, 737.60 IPERS, IPERS, 386.98 Total expenses, 21,911.90 Feb 2024 Revenue, , LOST, LOST, 2,769.33 General, Deposit, 19,296.52 Sewer, Deposit, 30,286.36 Road, Road Use Tax Deposit, 4,793.62 Vets, Deposit, 11,650.00 Total, 68,795.83 MVTN 3-20-24
