7:00 p.m. Monday, July
13, 2020
Oakland Acres
Maintenance Building
Call Meeting to Order:
Mayor
Joyce Halblom called the council meeting to order at
7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Don
Smith, Dawnette Baker, Lisa Griffith, Clint Follette Absent:
Curt Strawser
Also present: Ashley Stock, city clerk
Inquiries from the Community:
Resident asked about setting fireworks off. Per the ordinance residents are not allowed
to shoot them off, last year council approved to shoot them off on 4th
of July up until 11pm. Next year we need
to put it on the agenda to post it on the boards in June.
Resident complimenting the OA Rocks that families are making, finding and hiding.
Resident brought down a letter regarding a geocaching that was placed
within the Oakland Acres Park. Will keep the letter on file and if there are
any issues regarding it city council will contact.
Approval of Minutes: Griffith moved to approve the minutes of the June
8, 2020 meeting. Follette seconded.
Ayes: All.
Treasurer’s Report:
Smith
moved to approve the June report as submitted. Baker seconded. Ayes: All.
Payment of Bills: Follette moved to approve payment
of the following bills as submitted. Griffith seconded. Ayes:
All
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July 2020 Bills |
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Payable to: |
Amount: |
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For: |
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Ashley
Stock |
$
367.21 |
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Salary
& Stamps |
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IPERS |
$
55.06 |
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Employee
retirement |
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Alliant
Energy |
$
29.73 |
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Utilities |
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Dodd's |
$ 147.40
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June City-wide Recycle |
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Caldwell, Brierly
& Chalupa |
$
54.00 |
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Hole #14 communication |
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Grinnell Implement |
$
58.18 |
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Tractor |
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Ace Hardware |
$
72.74 |
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Gas Cans |
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Dawnette Baker |
$
40.03 |
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Gas |
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Matt Innis |
$ 200.86
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Mowing & Gas |
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IRS |
$
43.47 |
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Q1 Taxes |
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McKim Tractor Service |
$10,700.00 |
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New Lawn Mower (Check
was dated in June) |
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Total |
$11,768.68 |
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Mayor’s Opening
Address and Report:
Old Business
Dam Posts: Menards
$154/post; Ponderosa is $114/post. City Council
agreed to do 10x10 post and will confirm how many are needed and will get two
bids to pull, set and dispose of the old one.
Will discuss further in August once bids are received.
Culvert: Everyone is
currently too busy to come out and give any bids. So still waiting for people to give some
bids, will see if any bids are received by August meeting.
Concrete at end of
Fore Seasons Drive:
Received bid from Jasper County Construction for $1,680 if no addition cut/fill
is needed in the ground currently there.
Follette made motion to proceed forward with the end of Fore Seasons and
the bid from Griffith Construction per June minutes. Baker seconds. Ayes: All
Hole #14 Deed: dropping the issue
as we would have to re-survey the parcels as the current parcel includes the
Oak Lake and that would be costly. Smith
makes motion to not quit deed claim the parcel by hole #14 to Oakland Acres and
just keep it within the city. Baker
seconds. Ayes: All
Liquor License: still waiting on
insurance approval for it to come to the city.
Will put it on our August agenda and approve them.
New Business
Fishing: Resident was upset
someone outside of Oakland Acres (was given permission by a resident) was
fishing on their dock. Non-public
Easements: City has 10-foot easement around Oak Lake, DNR has a 3-foot easement
around Lake. Public areas are the dam
and the parking area by the boat ramp.
Council has decided that new permit to fish cards need to be handed out
to residents along with the rules on the back.
New Resident
Address:
Baker makes a motion to assign 22 Fore Seasons Drive to parcel 10.22.302.002 to
the empty lot. Follette seconded Ayes:
All
New Resident
Packet:
Fishing permit, what are trash and recycle days, mowing/grass ordinance –
Council will prepare a one-sheet piece of paper for new residents.
Council
Report:
Signs –
No Parking signs for the road (5); Sheriff indicated it is hard to enforce when
no signs posted. Sign regarding All Activities on Lake are not monitored and
should be done at your own risk. These
are in addition to the other signs that we need. Iowa Prisons is still currently shut down,
but council will get these ordered just not sure, when they will arrive.
Alliant
Energy Grant – due date is September 1st. Council will work on getting this together
for the next meeting
Ordinances
– Resident needs to be reminded of parking and junk ordinances. Council to send out a certified letter to
resident regarding the issue.
Fire
Hydrant down by the boat ramp needs to be protected per the Fire Department otherwise,
it will get damaged. Will have
maintenance come and put some rocks around it.
Curbing –
Jasper Construction is pushed out to Sept/Oct timeframe, but they will come out
and squeeze it in between jobs if able.
Snow Removal
– Will reach out to Brian Edelen to see if his bid is good for 2 years.
Park Tile
– the tiles were crushed and broken and there was a 3-foot hole. Griffith went and fixed it over the weekend
as did not want anyone to fall and get hurt.
Griffith will put together a bill for materials but it not charging
labor.
Clerk Report:
Maintenance report: Purchase a new sprayer and round
up and then spray for some weeds.
Adjournment: Smith
moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:32 p.m. Baker seconded. Ayes: All.
These minutes are
as recorded by the City Clerk and are subject to council approval at the next
City Council meeting on August 10, 2020.
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Joyce Halblom, Mayor Ashley
Stock, City Clerk