OAKLAND ACRES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Oakland Acres
Maintenance Building
Call Meeting to Order: Mayor Lennie Smith called the council
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Ted Schultz,
Joyce Halblom and Doug Weaver were present. Absent:
Roger Fisher and Barb Arthur.
Also present: Lori Smith.
Inquiries from the Community: Had a report of a barking dog. A planned power outage is set for March 13,
up to two hours.
Planning and Zoning: The committee has been unable to have enough
for a quorum for a meeting. They hope to
hold a meeting in April. Mayor will
email the letter from Larry Crady with the latest
information.
Approval of Minutes:
Schultz
moved to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2014, meeting. Weaver
seconded. Ayes: All.
Treasurer’s Report: Halblom moved to approve the February report as submitted. Schultz seconded.
Ayes: All.
Payment of Bills: Schultz moved to approve payment of the
bills. Weaver seconded.
Ayes: All.
Payable to: |
Amount: |
Description: |
Alliant
Energy |
$500.44 |
Utilities |
IPERS |
$52.09 |
Employee retirement |
B3
Property Services |
$1,348.20 |
Snow removal |
Paulson
Construction & Landscaping |
$1,860.00 |
Salt/sand roads (13 @ $150) |
Lori
Smith |
$302.40 |
Salary |
State of
Iowa Auditor |
$475.00 |
City periodic exam fees (required by state) |
Central
Iowa Water Association |
$1,000 |
Sewer Hook-up (81 Fore Seasons Drive) |
TOTAL |
$5,583.13 |
Mayor’s Opening
Address and Report: Please limit
calls to mayor for non-city business.
Old Business
Spring Clean-up
and Garage Sale Day: Garage Sale Day
is set for Saturday, April 26, and dumpsters will be set up from April 25 - May
5. Realtors will be contacted to align
any Open Houses with this date. Joyce
will send out an email to local realtors.
FEMA Report: The total disaster
recovery was $18124.70, with FEMA paying 75%, the State paying 15%, and we are
responsible for the remaining 10%. We
are allowed to chip up some of the debris for mulch to use at park, etc.
Directories: Will try to have remaining directories
distributed this week.
Mowing for 2014: With Arthur not in attendance, Ted
volunteered to contact Barb about her findings, and will make final decision at
April meeting.
Road Project: No progress to
date.
City Insurance: No response from
ICAP. Clemon-Maki declined to quote,
stating that they did not have a market better than what we currently have. Clerk will try again to contact ICAP.
Fundraiser
Ideas: Need
to set up a public meeting to discuss possibilities and give them a heads-up in
newsletter. Need to set up a special
meeting to discuss an agenda and plan to hold a public meeting. Possible golf outing?
ECIC Meeting: Stewart Anderson
from the DOT discussed possible road funding.
Ted had emailed the speaker to see if any grants are available for a
community like ours. The best part of
the meeting was the networking opportunities provided.
New Business
Newsletter: Newsletter looks
OK to print. Community-wide newsletter
will be mailed out to all citizens before the end of March.
Easter Activity:
Weaver made a motion to put aside up to $150
for supplies for a community-wide Easter Egg Hunt in the park on Saturday,
April 19, at 2 p.m.
Ordinances: The mayor
suggested that council members take time each month to review a pre-selected
group of ordinances and then set aside time to discuss at the monthly city
council meetings. The clerk will forward a few ordinances each month for the
council to review.
Council
Report: None.
Clerk Report: Iowa Assn. of Municipal Utilities bill is
due. Lori will review to see what this
membership saves us on our insurance and report back next month.
Maintenance
Report: FEMA disaster
repairs will begin this spring, including documentation of hours worked. Lennie is looking
into "cold patch" options for roads.
Adjournment: Halblom moved to
adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Weaver seconded. Ayes:
All.
The next regular
meeting of the Oakland Acres City Council is scheduled on Monday, April 14,
2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oakland Acres Maintenance Building.
These minutes
are as recorded by the City Clerk and are subject to council approval at the
next City Council meeting.
Lennie Smith, Mayor Lori Smith, City Clerk