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January 12,1981
The regular meeting of the Waukee council was held on January 12,1981
at 7:30 p.m.with Mayor Copeland presiding and all councilmen present
except Curtis Scott who arrived at 7:50 p.m.
Moved by Oetting,second by Higgs,to accept the minutes of December
9 and January 5.Carried 4 to O.
Jim Ferro representing CIRALG (Central Iowa Regional Association of
Local Governments)appeared before the council to give a brief
presentation of services offered by this organization.
Lyle Smith,postmaster,came
service for the Post Office.
remain firm on its policy of
cheaper gas was available to
before the council regarding natural gas
The council indicated that it would
permitting no more gas hook-ons until
the city.
Jerry Johnson and Bob Applegate representing the Waukee Fire Dept
and Leland Kenny,fire chief'of Bloomfield Township met with the
council regarding a fire protection contract for Bloomfield Township.
A meeting with the Township trustees and the city council will be
forthcoming.
Rod Spencer presented a proposal for the purchase of an emergency van
for the First Responders.The 1965 Dodge van is being offered up
for bids by the City of Madrid.Moved by Higgs,second by Jansma,
to authorize the clerk to submit a bid as recommended by the fire
department.Carried 5 to O.
Fire chief,.Jerry Johnson,indicated that there was a need to update
the existing agreements with Boone,Walnut and Van Meter townships.
Moved by Scott,second by Jansma,to send notice to all townships
served by the Waukee fire department of the termination of present
contracts.Carried 5 to O.90 days notice is required before
the contract can be negotiated.
Jim Michaels,representing Heritage Communications Inc,presented
a Cablevision franchise ordinance for the councils consideration.
Once the ordinance is passed,an election is held,cable TV may be
available to the citizens of Waukee in l~years.
Ron Olson went on record as opposing the one-way proposal for Walnut
Street between 6th St and Ashworth Dr.He also requested that the
alley between his service station and the old tavern be vacated by
the City.
Merle Rees spoke to the council regarding the present gas rates.He
requested that assistance be available for those customers who
desire budgeted gas bills for the entire year.He also expressed
a concern for retired citizens who may be in need of low-income
energy assistance.
Gloria Newquist,Dave Reed,John Eatwell,Mr &Mrs Jerome Volkmer,
Virginia Oetting,Arletta Swain,Nadine Youngs,Bridget Keller,Mr
&Mrs Earl Holtz,Gordon Christianson,and Cecil Reynolds attended
the meeting concerning present gas rates.
The council stated that the increased revenue resulting from the
10¢per CCF PGA (Purchase Gas Adjustment)clause would be used to
cover a 20%increase from Northern Natural Gas and the bonds and
interest resulting from the $140,000.00 GO Funding Bond issue.
Henry Oakes met with the council regarding the termination of his
services .as city engineer.They indicated the problems concerning
Mr Oakes but remained firm regarding his termination.
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January l2--cont
Moved by Scott,second by Spencer,to pay bills as follows:
gas pipe
gasoline
janitorial
misc parts
brake repair
gasoline
gas meters
audit
fire dept radio repair
RoVer rust remover
P D towing
policies
pens
electricity
assessment
administrator car repair
SSES study
oil filter
P D reports
parts
bond forms
copy paper
police dept
telephone bills
Group--legal counsel
natural gas
auto parts
supplies
demurrage
sewer backup
misc
covering fees
dog tags
filter repair
mailing equip
December testing
water meters
fire dept,city supplies
Brown Supply Co Inc
Casey's General Store
Opal Clark
Curtis Industries
Des Moines Chrysler
Farmer's Co-op
Energy Economics
Gardiner,Nail &Davis
Gronert Electronics Corp
Hach Chemical Co
Harvey's Uptown DX
Hunter Insurance
Interstate Systems Inc
Iowa Power
Iowa State Commerce Corom
John's Auto Service
Kirkham-Michael &Aseoc
K-L Parts Inc
Law Enforcement Equip
Long's Auto Parts
Matt Parrott &Sons Co
Midwest Calculator
Midwestern Electronics
Northwestern Bell Tele Co
Northern Municipal Defense
Northern Natural Gas
Olson Bros
R &C Office Supply
R &R Welding
Roto-Rooter
Smeal Fire Equipment
South Dallas County Landfill
St Paul Stamp Works Inc
Thorpe Well Co
U S Leasing Corp
Utility Consultants
Water Products Co
Waukee Hardware
TOTAL
Carried 5 to O.
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$751.75
22.20
80.00
291.96
10.40
938.09
880.00
8781.31
37.33
57.52
50.00
913.48
47.57
2493.16
55.84
228.91
5070.00
3.15
42.90
22.15
15.72
134.00
108.20
310.85
450.00
68,791.06
52.55
70.60
29.70
180.00
87.80
1665.93
29,00
12,536.00
63.50
90.00
594.60
231.32===========
$106,146.55
The council expressed approval to send Roger Anderson and Harry Jones
to the Intro to W~~water course at DMACC.The City will pay the cost
of the course.
Moved by Oetting,second by Scott,to accept the firing of William
Lienberger Jr as of 12-22-80 as per Public Safety Committee recommendation.
Carried 5 to O.
Moved by Oetting,second by Jansma,to hire Scott Redlinger as police
officer at a salary of $1000.00 per month as per Public Safety Committee
recommendation.Mr Redlinger will start as of 1-15-81.Carried 5 to O.
Moved by Higgs,second by Spencer,to name Mrs Dennis (Marla)Thompson
to the Library Board for a 6 year term.Carried 5 to O.
Moved by Oetting,second by Higgs,to appoint Michael Aldrich to the
Board of Adjustment.Carried 5 toO.
The council set January 26,1981 at 7:30 p.m.as the next council meeting.
This special meeting will used as the proposed use hearing for the 1981
Federal Revenue Sharing Funds and continued work on revising city
ordinances.
Moved by Spencer,second by Scott,to adjourn.Carried 5 to O.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
Clerk (j