OAKLAND ACRES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Oakland Acres
Maintenance Building
Call Meeting to Order: Mayor ProTem Ted
Schultz called the council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Barb Arthur,
Roger Fisher, and Ted Schultz were present. Lennie arrived at 7:03. Halblom
arrived at 7:10. Weaver arrived at 7:25.
Absent: None
Also present: Lori Smith, city clerk
Inquiries from the Community: None.
Approval of Minutes:
Arthur
moved to approve the minutes of the October
13, 2014, meeting. Fisher seconded. Ayes:
All.
Treasurer’s Report: Schultz moved to approve the October
report as submitted. Arthur seconded. Ayes:
All.
Payment of Bills: Schultz moved to approve payment of the
bills. Arthur seconded. Ayes:
All.
Payable to: |
Amount: |
Description: |
Alliant
Energy |
$93.70 |
Utilities |
IPERS |
$608.81 |
Employee retirement |
S &
S Electric |
$58.85 |
Change switch in maintenance building |
Lori
Smith |
$302.40 |
September Salary |
Lori
Smith |
$149.31 |
Halloween Party Supplies reimbursement |
TOTAL |
$2,844.04 |
Mayor’s Opening
Address and Report: None
Old Business
Property
Line/Abstracts: Haven't had a chance to research. Will table until next month.
Newsletter: Will send out a new one in
December. Include holiday happenings and
road update.
Road Repair
Updates: Finally reached Cessford
concerning road repairs. They will not
be able to complete repairs until Spring.
The city will look into getting alternate bids over the winter, including
an additional road repair project. Smith recommended asking the Planning and
Zoning committee to review what the next project would entail, and bring a
recommendation to the January council meeting.
Clerk will contact the Iowa League of Cities for possible road repair
contacts, and send a letter to all affected citizens. Fisher made a motion to pursue bids on the
street repairs with a deadline of March 1, 2015. Schultz seconded. Ayes:
All.
Halloween
Celebration: Went
well, with approximately 20 kids plus adults, in attendance.. Photos have been posted on Facebook.
New Business
Close meeting
and start public hearing.
Hearing on
Chapter 22 of City Ordinances: Fisher
made a motion to open the public hearing on Chapter 22 of the Ordinances. Schultz seconded. The new chapter was reviewed by all. Schultz moved to close the meeting. Halblom seconded. Ayes.
All.
Close public hearing and resume regular meeting.
Annual Financial
Report Review: Reviewed the
FY2014 Annual Financial Report. Fisher
made a motion to approve. Arthur
seconded. Ayes: All.
Christmas Party:
Reviewed possible dates for the City Holiday
Party. Citizens will be encouraged to
bring snacks to share. Smith will check
with the Clubhouse about possible dates for a Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. to
close the facility in this order of preference: Dec. 14, 7th and 21st. (The
party will be held on Sunday, December 21, at the Oakland Acres Club House.) Arthur
made a motion to budget up to $150 for the party. Fisher seconded. Ayes:
All
Jasper Co. EMS
Hazard Mitigation Meeting: Received information on Ebola risks in Iowa, with 14
possible cases in Iowa, but none in Jasper County. Also reviewed mitigation plan outlining funds
for repairing damaged areas, and a public survey. There is a $25 match for completing this
survey. All citizens are encouraged to
complete. Will include this information
in the upcoming newsletter.
ECIC Meeting -
11/13/14: Schultz
and Smith expressed an interest in attending the meeting in Grinnell. Halblom made a motion to pay $30 for them to
attend. Fisher seconded. Ayes: All.
Public
Hearing: Schultz made a
motion to set up a Final hearing about Chapter 22 before the city council
meeting at 7 p.m. on December 8. Fisher
seconded. Ayes: All.
Council Report:
None.
Clerk Report: The clerk recommended depositing the $100 in petty
cash into the checking account in order to received interest. She also updated the councils on donations to
Parks and Rec fund, and asked them to inform her if
they would not be attending the December meeting.
Maintenance Report:
Need
to replace mower on tractor with bucket and blade. Want to get more gravel on Fore Seasons Drive by the golf course. Will also try to fill in some of the potholes
at the end of Fore Seasons Drive soon. Will have a list of upcoming projects for
next year by next meeting.
Adjournment:
Fisher moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Schultz
seconded. Ayes: All.
The next regular
meeting of the Oakland Acres City Council is scheduled on Monday, December 8,
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