OAKLAND ACRES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
7:00 p.m.
Monday, September 8, 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: Barb Arthur,
Roger Fisher and Ted Schultz were present. Doug Weaver arrived at 7:20. Absent:
Joyce Halblom
Also present: Lori Smith, city clerk
Inquiries from the Community: Questions on road repair timeline.
Approval of Minutes:
Fisher
moved to approve the minutes of the August 11, 2014, meeting. Arthur seconded. Ayes:
All.
Treasurer’s Report: Schultz moved to
approve the August report as submitted. Arthur seconded. Ayes: All.
Payment of Bills: Fisher moved to approve payment of the
bills. Schultz seconded. Ayes:
All.
Payable to: |
Amount: |
Description: |
Alliant
Energy |
$84.51 |
Utilities |
US
Treasury |
162.69 |
Payroll taxes |
Wells
Fargo Financial Leasing |
3,493.80 |
Tractor payment |
Scott Nikkel Trucking |
542.48 |
Rock |
Jasper
County Treasurer |
60.00 |
Real Estate Taxes |
IPERS |
$52.09 |
Employee retirement |
Lori
Smith |
$302.40 |
August Salary |
Lennie
Smith |
$1,133.04 |
Mowing, Gas & FEMA repair |
TOTAL |
$5,831.01 |
Mayor’s Opening
Address and Report: Noted many
citizens who volunteer their time to help to make the community better. Would like to include a thank you in the next
quarterly newsletter. Also a reminder
that golf carts should have a licensed driver in the cart. Also welcomed new residents Lahns, Pfennigs and D J Beck. Also have had a problem with a dog attacking
another dog while walking by on the road.
Citizen will make a statement.
Old Business
Iowa League
Conference: Set for September 24-26 in Council Bluffs. The mayor and clerk will both attend.
Siren Update: Still waiting on repairs.
Ordinance Review: The mayor suggested that we change Ordinance
2013-001 from Parks Commission to Parks and Lake Commission. Also add an addendum to add grant (H), and
include lake in the letter C section.
Will revamp the Ordinance and
bring to October's meeting and hold a hearing in November.
Road
Repair Update:
They are very far behind, due to the weather.
Currently, it is tentatively scheduled for some time in October. Have had a couple residents contact Cessford concerning driveway repairs.
Easement and
ownership to golf course: The original
owner of the home was contacted and he stated that the gravel driveway does not
belong with the house. Will draft a
letter to the homeowner after additional follow-up to alleviate any
misunderstandings.
New Business
ECIC Meeting: Meeting
discussed possible grant opportunities, with a due date of August 15. Grant possibilities include partial funding
for lake dredging, shoreline management, park restrooms and lighting, walking
and biking trails. The Mayor will follow
up with Jasper County Soil & Water concerning dredging the lake, and will
follow up with grant applications as needed.
Ordinances
Review: Tabled
until next month.
FEMA Report: Sent in a request form, and am waiting
for a response on possible mitigation for the culvert on Fore
Seasons Drive.
Snow removal: Talked to the current snow removal
contractor, and they said that they would need to increase their rates from
$75/hour for snow removal to $95/hour.
Sand and salt costs would remain the same. Fisher made a motion to continue to utilize
our current provider, with the new cost.
Arthur seconded. Ayes: All.
Halloween: Fisher made a motion to spend up to $150
to hold a Halloween Party in the Park on Saturday, October 25, from 4:30 - 5:30
p.m., with trick or treating to follow. Will
ask for volunteers to assist with planning.
Schultz seconded. Ayes: All.
Fish Stock in Oak
Lake: Checked with Theissen's
and North Star Fish Hatchery about the cost to restock our 3-acre lake. North Star quotes a price at approximately
$450 for an assortment of crappie, bass, grass carp and hybrid blue gills. Talked about the possibility of asking for donations
to help defray the costs - perhaps in the newsletter. Schultz made a motion to pay up to $500 to
restock the lake from North Star Hatchery.
Seconded by Arthur. Ayes: All.
Street Financial
Report: Fisher made a
motion to accept the Street Financial Report as presented, with Resolution
15-002. Weaver seconded. Ayes.
All.
Council Report:
None.
Clerk Report: Reviewed the 2014 legislative changes. Will check to see if our ordinances need to
be updated. Clerk will research and
report at October meeting
Maintenance Report:
Trimmed
trees at the park. Still need to trim a
few more trees there, and along Oakridge Drive and Shoreline & Eagle
Drive. May want to get an estimate of
waterproofing the roof of the maintenance building. May need to rent a tree shredder to make
mulch when the weather cooperates.
Adjournment:
Fisher moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Weaver
seconded. Ayes: All.
The next regular
meeting of the Oakland Acres City Council is scheduled on Monday, October 13,
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