City Council

CITY OF BRITT – BRITT IOWA – JUNE 18TH, 2019 The City Council of the City of Britt, Iowa met in pursuant to law and the rules of said Council in regular session in the Council Chambers in City Hall at 7:00 o’clock P.M. the 18th day of June 2019. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arndorfer, and the following Council members were: PRESENT: Curt Gast, Karrie Wallen, Paul Verbrugge and Chad Luecht ABSENT: Stacy Swenson The Mayor presented the agenda and asked for a motion to approve. It was moved by Verbrugge and seconded by Luecht to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote. It was moved by Gast and seconded by Verbrugge that the following items contained in the Consent Agenda be approved and adopted: All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with a roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time Council votes on the motion. Consent Agenda items may include any non-controversial subjects. a. Approve Minutes of the 06/04/2019 Council Meeting b. Claim list in the amount of $83,267.33 c. Approve Cigarette Permit for Britt Food Center for FY2019/2020 d. Approve Cigarette Permit for Casey’s General Store for FY2019/2020 e. Approve Cigarette Permit for Dollar General Store #4565 for FY2019/2020 A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge and Luecht Nays: None The motion carried, and the Consent Agenda items were approved and adopted. Present to be heard was Joel DeVries. He is interested starting a business here in Britt doing aerial photography with a drone. He would like to name his business Britt Drone One and asked the Mayor/City Council if it would be alright to do so. Mayor Arndorfer stated we don’t have a trademark on the name of Britt and other businesses have used Britt in their name so there wouldn’t be any issue with the name. DeVries is a licensed pilot and a licensed drone pilot. He was informed the City of Britt follows Iowa State rules for drone use. As the City Administrator was not present Mayor Arndorfer presented items under her on the agenda. The Mayor stated they didn’t have the agreement from Bolton & Menk and would present it at the next meeting. Additionally, we are still working on the golf cart ordinance and will report back to Council at the next meeting. Arndorfer spoke to Council about the new vehicle needed for the police department. Currently the police department is on a rotation schedule for their vehicles so we are sure our equipment will respond at any time - day or night. At this time, the Chevy Tahoe is due to be traded out. We have looked at several options for a replacement vehicle and are using the totals as a price point when securing funding. Arndorfer asked for support from the City Council to obtain a short-term loan to purchase the vehicle. We would be making payments out of the police department’s operating budget. The loan will go through First State Bank, who is the primary bank used by the City of Britt. Chief Anderson will continue to apply for grants to assist in paying off the loan more quickly. We will also be paying for a portion of the vehicle out of the 2019/2020 police budget. Arndorfer presented Resolution 10-2019 Approving Funding to Purchase New Police Vehicle from First State Bank Britt. It was moved by Gast and seconded by Wallen to approve Resolution 10-2019 Approving Funding to Purchase New Police Vehicle from First State Bank Britt. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Next, Arndorfer spoke about the bulk rates for water supplied by the City. As of right now the rates we are using to sell bulk water are only written down on a piece of paper and not mentioned in our ordinance. We are also unsure of last time the rates were increased. The rates on the residential and commercial water usage is automatically increased each year on July 1st. This issue comes up because we currently have one or two businesses that use the city water directly from the hydrant, something the Mayor/Council was unaware of, and there is no formal policy regarding this. The topic was the discussed and the city is looking for ways to best handle the need for bulk water. Wes Brown of Bolton & Menk stated there are bulk water stations available as an option. A meter for a fire hydrant will cost around $2,000 per hydrant. Vance Hagen, Public Works Director is going to work with Wes Brown to figure out some options and will report back to Council. With no further business it was moved by Gast and seconded by Verbrugge to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Debra R. Sawyer, City Administrator/Clerk Ryan L. Arndorfer, Mayor “These minutes are as recorded by the Clerk and are subject to Council approval at the next regular meeting.” VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT AGSOURCE LABORATORIES TESTING $2,519.00 ALLIANT ENERGY ALLIANT $11,920.59 BASE CAFETERIA $30.00 BMC AGGREGATES L.C. ROADSTONE $411.68 BRITT FOOD CENTER CONCESSIONS $598.37 BSN SPORTS SUMMER REC EQUIP $1,750.95 CARD SERVICES POOL SOFTWARE $6,075.84 CONSOLIDATED MGMT CO HOLBROOK ACADEMY/MEALS $1,287.41 DAVE MITCHELL DOOR REPAIR $301.73 DOLLAR GENERAL-CHARGED SA CITY HALL AP $3.90 EARL HILL ANNUAL FEES $3,000.00 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX $5,430.02 GIFTS SEW SWEET PD PATCHES $164.00 HANCOCK CO CLERK OF COURT GARNISHMENT $219.50 HANCOCK COUNTY COMMUNICAT 2ND HALF OF COMM CTR FEE $14,000.00 HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF GARNISHMENT 2 $269.46 HUNTS ELECTRIC CITY HALL AIR CONDITIONER $297.60 INTERSTATE MOTOR TRUCK Fender/Truck#4/Roads $437.49 IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACAD WILLIAMS ACADEMY $125.00 IOWA ONE CALL IOWA ONE CALL $59.40 KAMILLE GOEPEL POOL CONCESSIONS $33.12 KIOW PUBLISHING $111.59 MAXYIELD COOPERATIVE GAS $1,786.65 MCNEESE TIRE GREEN DUMP TRUCK REPAIR $639.20 MEAGAN HAUGLAND Refund for Sum Rec Program $40.00 MIDWEST PIPE SUPPLY SEWER $688.00 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT DEFERRED COMP $20.00 NORTH IOWA MEDIA GROUP ADVERTISING $492.70 NORTHERN LIGHTS POOL $604.77 PAYROLL CHECKS ON PAYROLL CHECKS 06/05/2019 $15,811.73 PETTY CASH PETTY CASH/POSTAGE $168.17 RIEKENS PLUMBING & HEATIN CITY HALL AIR CONDITIONER $210.00 RILEY HANSON NUISANCE CLEANUP $90.00 RYLEIGH HUDSPETH SUMMER REC ART SUPPLIES $140.30 STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY ANALYSIS $26.00 SWENSON'S HARDWARE PARKS $875.82 U S POSTMASTER UB BILL $493.28 VERIZON PD PHONES $329.03 WASTE MANAGEMENT TRASH $11,513.40 WBC MECHANICAL LABOR/MILAGE $291.63 CLAIMS TOTAL $83,267.33