OAKLAND ACRES CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
7:00 p.m. Monday, March
11, 2019
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, Terry
Morrison and Don Smith. Absent: Lisa Griffith and Heath Collett.
Also present: Andy Heishman and Lori Smith, city
clerk.
CLOSE COUNCIL MEETING - OPEN BUDGET HEARING
Morrison made a motion to close our
regular meeting and start Budget Hearing.
Smith seconded. Ayes: All
FY19-20 Budget: No community
members were present. The council
reviewed the budget estimate and had no questions.
CLOSE BUDGET HEARING - OPEN COUNCIL MEETING
Schultz made a motion to close our
budget meeting and start council meeting.
Morrison seconded. Ayes: All
FY19-20 Budget:
Mayor
Smith asked for acceptance of the budget as presented. Resolution 18-4 created to accept FY19-20
budget. Ayes: All.
Inquiries from the Community: Andy will bring a sample PVC post for the
posts he has available to donate for the dam area for us to view. Smith will
notify council when available. He also inquired on how the roads were being
done in regard to snow removal. All were satisfied.
Approval of Minutes: Schultz moved to approve the minutes of the February
25, 2019, meeting. Smith seconded. Ayes:
All.
Treasurer’s Report:
Smith
moved to approve the February report as submitted. Morrison seconded.
Ayes: All.
Payment of Bills: Smith moved to approve payment of the
following bills as submitted. Schultz seconded.
Ayes: All.
Payable to: |
Amount: |
For: |
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Lori Smith |
$ 301.21 |
Salary |
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IPERS |
55.06 |
Employee retirement |
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Alliant Energy |
174.19 |
Utilities |
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Dodd’s Trash & Recycling |
268.00 |
Two months recycling |
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US Treasurer |
79.92 |
Payroll tax adjustment |
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Andy Heishman |
10,780.00 |
Move snow, Salt/sand roads |
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Total |
$ 11,658.38 |
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Mayor’s Opening
Address and Report: Mayor Smith was
sorry to be gone last meeting but was down with the flu.
Old Business
Easter Egg Hunt: The annual Easter egg hunt will be
held in the city park at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Schultz made a motion a motion to spend up to
$150 for Easter Egg Hunt supplies. Smith seconded. Ayes: All.
Culvert repair and curbing schedule: Lisa Griffith has
contacted the company doing the curbing, and they are planning to start work on
the curbing around April 1. Morrison will
contact Curt Strand and Gruhn to get a bid on culvert
repair. Andy volunteered to contact Shane Carnahan to see if he would be
interested in a bid. Clerk will email Lisa Griffith to see if she will contact Jasper
Construction to put in a bid. Also need
to clear the culvert near Sheridans, which is packed
full of sand. May be able to get an auger once the ground thaws. Will discuss
more at April meeting.
New Business
Spring newsletter: The annual city-wide garage sales
will be set for Saturday, May 4. Dumpsters will be set up from May 3 – May 13. Speed
bumps, road construction, Easter Egg Hunt. Watch for more details in the
upcoming spring newsletter. Will mail
out before end of month.
Council
Report: None.
Clerk Report: We
were approved for the $1,000 ICAP safety grant to order more speed bumps. The
city clerk will bring the final tally for ordering two more portable speed
bumps to the next meeting. Schultz made a motion to purchase three 19’ portable
speed bumps, for a total of $1,204.59, using the $1,000 in funds from the ICAP
safety grant, and paying the rest out of the city budget. Morrison seconded.
Ayes: All.
Maintenance report: Will be adding three more bags of
copper sulfate in the lake this spring. Will also research adding “shade” in
the lake. Will be clearing out trees below the dam this summer, so firewood may
be available.
Adjournment: Schultz moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:45
p.m. Morrison seconded. Ayes: All.
These minutes are
as recorded by the City Clerk and are subject to council approval at the next
City Council meeting.
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Lennie Smith,
Mayor Lori
Smith, City Clerk