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Home My WebLink About1983-02-15-Regular Minutes131 February 1,1983---cont Moved by Christianson,second by Scott,to award $400.00 to the Waukee Firemen's Association.Carried 5 to O. The City Administrator presented proposals from American Bell and Northwestern Bell regarding the renovation of the City's telephone system. Moved by Jansma,second by Rees,to instruct the City Clerk/Administrator to revise the existing system as per the Northwestern Bell proposal. Carried 4 to 07-0etting abstaining. Brian J.Redshaw presented the Administrator's report.He advised the Council that a complaint had been received concerning the activities of juveniles in the alley between Maple and Walnut Streets which is west of 8th Street.The complaintant had requested that the alley be blocked and that they would perform the necessary construction. The advise from the Council was that the Clerk be instructed to have NO THRU TRAFFIC signs erected on both ends of the alley in question and that the Police Chief direct the Department to maintain adequate surveillance of the area. Mayor pro tern,Gordon Christianson,.made the following proclamation: Whereas,hundreds of successful human corneal transplants have been performed in Iowa,~estoring the priceless Gift of Sight; and_JiTh.ereas,this great wo nk was.made po s sLb Le in great part by the Iowa Lions Eye Bank and the bequest gifts of many persons who directed that their eyes be used for restoring sight to others after their death;and whereas, it is fitting we should re~ognize this grea~understanding and need for provided a means of enabling it to help other,therefore s,I proclaim March Eye Donor Hon t h in Iowa and commend this observance to our citizens. Moved by Scott,second by Oetting,to adjourn at 9:38 p.m.Carried 5 to O. Meeting 15,1983 The February 15,1983 regular City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.by Mayor Joseph A Neubauer.Brian J.Redshaw was present and taking minutes.Other staff present:Roger Buffington,Roger Anderson,Larry Phillips,and Hannah Weil.Rick Huscher arrived later in the meeting. A roll call was taken and the following named councilmen were present: Oetting,Rees,and Christianson.Absent:Scott and Jansma. The following guests were present:Remo Nizzi,David Reed,Jim Thompson, Bob Reddinger,Beth Dalbey,Ben Phillips,Don Henson,and Bob Applegate. Moved by Oetting,second by Christianson,to approve the minutes of February 1 as presented.Carried 3 to O. A Proposed Use hearing for Federal General Revenue Sharing funds on hand or to be received in the amount of $25,000.00 was held as published in the Dallas County News. Curtis Scott arrived at 7:18 p.m. Moved by Christianson,to purchase a police car from the FY 82-83 :budget. Motion died for lack of a second. 132 February l5---cont The Mayor asked for comments from the audience concerning the expenditure of Federal Revenue Sharing funds in the FY 83-84 budget. No written comments had been received by the City Clerk. Hannah Weil spoke in support of an allocation for the Congregate Meal Site.Remo Nizzi questioned the earmarking of FRS funds in prior fiscal years.Jim Thompson spoke about a Senior Citizens center. Councilman Rees spoke against the maintenance department proposal for purchasing a $2510.00 Flail mower and a $8194.00 Turf Cat mower. Councilman Christianson said that the Park had looked good last year and that the snow removal,so far this year,had been excellent. Moved by Rees,second by Christianson,to purchase the following items from FY 83-84 Federal General Revenue Sharing funds: Push mower $ Playground equipment Pressure washer D C welder Trailer Exhaust fan Garage door Cub Lo-Boy repair Total$ 315.95 1000.00 1918.50 2400.00 1000.00 154.00 614.00 1500.00 8902.45 Motion carried 4 toO. Moved by Scott,second by Christianson,to allocate $2000.00 of Federal General Revenue Sharing funds in the FY 83-84 budget for the Senior Citizens.Carried 4 to O. Moved by Oetting,second by Christianson,1)to purchase a police car for $9500.00,2}to allocate the remainder of the Federal Revenue Sharing funds in FY 83-84 for street repair,and 3)to include the above items in the FY 83-84 budget under the following Program Expenditure Appropriation Categories: Community Protection Human Development Home &Community Total $8600.00 8600.00 17044.00 $35,144.00 Carried 4 to O. A proposed FY 83-84 budget was presented to the City Council by the City Administrator.This document was a result of a series of meetings between h~m and the.City Council Budget Committee •. Moved by Oetting,second by Christianson,to hold'a hearing on the proposed FY 83-84 budget on March 1,1983 at 7:00 p.m.and publish the same in the Dallas County News.This total budget amounts to $1,210,035.00.Motion carried 4 to O. Moved by Rees,second by Scott,to hold a Proposed Use hearing for Federal General Revenue Sharing funds in the amount of $36,000.00 as amended on March 1,1983 at 7:00 p.m.Motion carried 4 to O. Brian J.Redshaw presented the Administrator's report. The Mayor appointed Councilman Scott,Rees,and Christianson to a "II/ageCommittee to determine salaries for FY 83-84. No action was taken on the Planning &Zoning vacancies due to no applications being received. Action on Ordinance ff2021 "An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 301"was deferred until the next meeting due to time constraints. Action on taking bids for the Cub La-boy was tabled. February l5---cont 133 Councilman Christianson spoke to the Council regarding a $75.00 per month increase for Officer Rick Harney.Councilman Oetting requested that feedback be obtained from Chief Phillips before any action be taken on the ma t t er ,. Moved by Oetting,second by Scott,to adjourn at 9:30 p.m.Carried 4 to O. Meeting adjourned. The March 1,1983 regular City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.by Mayor Joseph A.Neubauer.Brian J.Redshaw,City Clerk/Administrator,was present and taking minutes. Other staff present were:Paul E Huscher and Roger L Buffington. The following guests were also present:Dave Reed,Dena Forret, Karen Laurens,Chet Chedester,Kenn Spahr,Diana Dittmer,Beth Dalbey,Charlie Mcquinn,Wayne McKinney,and Dwight Keller. A roll call was taken and the following named councilmen were present: Jansma,Scott,Rees and Christianson.Absent:Oetting. Moved by Christianson,second by Scott,to approve the February 15, 1983 minutes as presented.Carried 4 to O. The treasurer's report for February was not available at this time. Moved by Jansma,second by Rees,to approve the following bills: Blue Cross-Blue Shield Brown Supply Co Inc Casey's General Stores Dallas County News Farmer's Co-op G A Finley Inc Floyd's Sporting Goods Harvey's Uptowru,DX Hunter INsurance Inc Iowa State Commission J.E.L.Lab Inc John's Auto Service K-L Auto Parts Inc Kinman Glass M.P.H.Industries,Inc Metro Uniforms Moss Brothers Municipal Supply Inc Northern Natural Gas Northwestern Bell Tele Co Olson's Body &Paint Olson Bros Pitney Bowes Brian J.Redshaw Sande Lumber Co Inc Storey-Kenworthy Co Triple T Enterprises Waukee Hardware Wayne Dennis Supply 3-1 thru 4-1 misc supplies gasoline publications gasoline concrete sand camera case towing for Jaws demo errors &omissions 1983 assessment January 83 testing P-3 repair. filter,tools backhoe windshield K-55 service charge neckties clutch repair 12 water meters 12-27 to 1-27 telephones heater core gasoline postage meter rent mileage paint,lumber office supplies handbook misc .... $1284.03 20.39 25.79 125.40 1361.07 25.65 60.00 50.50 570.18 73.00 90.00 21.75 25.49 104.30 24.85 11.80 262.71 513.00 79,503.28 390.17 60.00 1,315.39 51.00 .43.26 240.40 477 .52 12.50 70.15 30.80 $86,844.74 Carried 4 to O. A Proposed Use hearing for approximately $36,000.00 of Federal General Revenue Sharing fun~s on hand or to be received by the City of Waukee.