City Council

CITY OF BRITT – BRITT IOWA – FEBRUARY 2ND, 2021 The City Council of the City of Britt, Iowa met in pursuant to law and the rules of said Council in regular session at 7:00 o’clock P.M. the 2nd day of February 2021 via Zoom. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arndorfer, and the following Council members were: PRESENT: Stacy Swenson, Curt Gast, Karrie Wallen, Paul Verbrugge and Chad Luecht ABSENT: None. The Mayor presented the agenda for approval. It was moved by Luecht and seconded by Gast to approve the agenda as presented. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: None The motion carried. It was moved by Swenson and seconded by Wallen 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 01/19/2021 Council Meeting. b. Approve Minutes of the 01/21/2021 Special Council Meeting c. Claim list in the amount of $93,075.15. d. Approve renewal for a Class C (LC) Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales for Britt Country Club e. Approve renewal for a Class C (LC) Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales for Britt Bar & Grill, LLC A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: None The motion carried, and the Consent Agenda items were approved and adopted. The Mayor announced this was the time, date, and place for the public hearing to discuss the FY 2021/2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars. The public hearing opened at 7:02 p.m. The Mayor asked the City Clerk whether any petition had been filed in the Clerk's Office, as contemplated in Section 362.4 of the Code of Iowa, and the Clerk reported that no such petition had been filed. The Mayor then asked the Clerk whether any written objections had been filed by any resident or property owner of the City pertaining to the FY 2021/2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars. The Clerk advised the Mayor and the Council that no written objections had been filed. The Mayor then called for oral objections regarding the discuss the FY 2021/2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars. Whereupon the Mayor declared the time for receiving oral and written objections to be closed. Whereupon the Mayor declared the hearing regarding the FY 2021/2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars was officially closed at 7:04 p.m. The Mayor then presented Resolution 07-2021 Approving the FY 2021-2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars. It was moved Luecht and seconded by Verbrugge to approve Resolution 07- 2021 Approving the FY 2021-2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: None The motion carried, and the resolution was approved. Department head reports were given. Linda Friedow, Library Director presented her report. They have received grant funds from ALA“Libraries Transforming Communities”. This is a $3000 grant to promote conversations within the community. They will be sponsoring a “One Book – One Britt” event in the coming months. We appreciate the support from the Britt Summit Tribune & the Garner Leader. They have new additional library programs. Monthly Fun bags & Monthly Reading Challenge and the 3-2-1-GO! for grades K- 5. They had staff training on Jan 21 and reviewed pandemic protocols and discussed staffing (Open Sat again beginning Feb 6) and the Foundations of Library Service Competencies. They had a virtual meeting with the County Supervisors on Jan 25th, and Friedow attended 3 hours of Continuing Education since Jan 1 (virtual). Vance Hagen, Public Works Director, presented his report. His department took down the decorations, sanded streets and alleys. They replaced a Reznor heater in the sludge building with one from the city building. They replaced 6 stop signs and other street signs. The sander truck went into the shop for repairs. Reding Electric installed a larger junction box at the sewer plant for the new pump for the lift station. They repaired signs damaged on Main Ave. Mark Anderson, Police Chief, reported they had 121 calls since the last meeting. Trulson has finished virtual training and is in now attending the academy on site. Jon Swenson, Fire Chief, reported they had 2 calls in January. One was a CO call with WHAS and 1 mutual aid to Kanawha Fire Dept. They completed monthly trainings to include working with bloodborne pathogens. Lastly, Mike Boomgarden, Zoning Administrator, reported there were no building permits issued in January 2021, but he answered questions from 5 residents. The City Administrator presented her report. Recently Councilperson Swenson and Sawyer met with a representative from West Hancock Ambulance Service (WHAS) to discuss a partnership with the city. Their main objective is to provide the paramedics with a benefit package that competes with larger communities. One of the biggest requests is for IPERS benefits. WHAS is prepared to reimburse the city for 100% of all cost involved in hiring the individuals. This concept is still in the beginning stages as we discuss how this might work. Mayor Arndorfer and Councilperson Gast are also looking to speak with the hospital regarding this subject. Mayor Arndorfer presented his report. He presented Ordinance No. 507 Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Britt, Iowa 2010, by Changing the General Commercial District Boundaries as Shown on the Official Zoning Map. It was moved by Gast and seconded by Wallen to approve Ordinance No. 507 Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Britt, Iowa 2010, by Changing the General Commercial District Boundaries as Shown on the Official Zoning Map. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: None The motion carried. It was moved by Luecht and seconded by Verbrugge to forego the second and third reading of Ordinance 507 Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Britt, Iowa 2010, by Changing the General Commercial District Boundaries as Shown on the Official Zoning Map. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: Gast The motion carried and the Ordinance was adopted and will be published in the Summit Tribune. As discussed in the last regular council meeting, the police are down one vehicle. The original search for a vehicle proved to costly so another search was done for a different type of vehicle. Arndorfer reported they priced a 2021 Ford Explorer in the amount of 37,970. Some additional equipment will need to also be purchased. They will be using money received from the sale of the K-9 unit. It was moved by Luecht and seconded by Verbrugge to move forward with the purchase of a 2021 Ford Explorer. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: None The motion carried. With no further business it was moved by Luecht and seconded by Verbrugge to adjourn the meeting. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Verbrugge & Luecht Nays: None The motion carried. __________________________________ ______________________________________ Debra R. Sawyer, City Administrator/Clerk Ryan L. Arndorfer, Mayor VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT A P CLEANING SERVICES MUNICIPAL/ FIRE STATION $650.00 AFLAC AFLAC-PRE-TAX $128.28 AMAZON DVD-SUPPLIES $176.90 ARAMARK MOP $411.46 BARKEMA TREE SERVICE, LLC TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL $13,600.00 BASE MEDICAL REIMB $62.52 BOLTON & MENK FINAL DESIGN PHASE $29,881.00 BOOK LOOK IF BOOKS-LIBRARY $255.83 BRITT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DUES-LIBRARY $50.00 BROWN SUPPLY INC MISC. SUPPLIES $303.28 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DNTL/VISN-PRETX $554.33 DEMCO SUPPLIES-LIBRARY $88.64 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX $4,862.82 ELECTRIC ENGINEERING RADIO $346.95 HACH MANGANESE/IRON REAGENT $122.03 HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF GARNISHMENT 2 $340.56 HAUGLAND REPAIR MOTO MIX $67.94 ILA/IASL DUES-LIBRARY $30.00 INGRAM BOOKS-LIBRARY $314.24 IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACAD JOSH TRULSON FEB 1- APRIL 20 $1,613.50 IOWA ONE CALL IOWA ONE CALL $0.90 IPERS POLICE IPERS $9,972.71 LAMPE CUSTOM WELDING WELDING $47.26 MICRO MARKETING LIBRARY- AUDIO $161.48 PAYROLL CHECKS PAYROLL CHECKS ON 01/27/2021 $14,270.96 PAYROLL CHECKS PAYROLL CHECKS ON 01/29/2021 $1,154.96 PSI SUPPLIES-LIBRARY $68.48 STATE TREASURER STATE TAXES $2,395.00 SWENSON'S HARDWARE BUILDING-LIBRARY $91.83 TONY'S TIRE SERVICE TOW $490.14 TRULSON AUTO HOSE FITTINGS/ HYDRAULIC HOSE $230.49 UHC HEALTH-PRE-TAX $10,130.66 VANCE HAGEN DOT PHYSICAL $50.00 WORLD TRADE PRESS A TO Z FOOD AMERICA-LIBRARY $150.00 CLAIMS TOTAL $93,075.15 GENERAL FUND $38,719.42 LIBRARY FUND $4,930.94 ROAD USE FUND $6,761.92 CAPITAL PROJECTS - POLICE FUND $76.00 CAPITAL PROJ-WTP PROJECT FUND $29,927.03 WATER FUND $8,821.85 SEWER FUND $3,837.99