City Council

City of Britt ▫ 170 Main Ave S ▫ PO Box 303 ▫ Britt, IA 50423 Phone: 641-843-4433 ▫ Fax: 641-843-4434 Website: brittiowa.com REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN BRITT MUNICIPAL ROOM ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 2023, 7:00 P.M. 1) OPENING BUSINESS Minutes: The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm a. Roll Call: Minutes: Council Members present at roll call were Stacy Swenson, Curt Gast, Karrie Wallen, Chad Luecht, and Ashley Weiss b. Pledge of Allegiance 2) APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA Minutes: Mayor Arndorfer presented consent of the agenda for approval with changes to the Resolution numbers be made to 2023 and the Max Levy Hearing date to February 7th, 2023. There was also the removal the salary/wage increases for FY 23-24. Motioned by Luecht and seconded by Wallen. Roll Call Vote- all ayes. Motion carried unanimously. a. Approve Minutes of the 12/06/2022 Council Meeting b. Claim list in the amount of $113,667.75 c. Tax Abatement for Jay Burgardt 3) PUBLIC HEARING a. Public Hearing for Ordinance no. 513 An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Britt, IA by Adding a Subsection Pertaining to the Location of Tents Minutes: The public hearing was opened at 7:03pm. The Council requested it be brought back to the council for a seconded reading. The public hearing was closed at 7:06pm. 4) DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS a. Library Report – Linda Friedow b. Public Works – Vance Hagen i. Mixer model Purchase Minutes: Hagen Presented a quote of $9,408.01. He also stated to the council it would be another $12,500 for labor and $4,500 for other work. It was motioned by Weiss and second by Wallen to approve the quotes pending the sewer budget support. Motion carried unanimously. c. Police Report – Mark Anderson d. Fire Department – Jon Swenson e. Zoning - Mike Boomgarden f. Park and Rec-Jen Weiland 5) CLERK’S REPORT i. Approve Pay Application 7 to Henkel Construction for $125,711.22 Minutes: Moved by Gast, seconded by Weiss to approve pay application #7 to Henkel Construction for $125,711.22. Motion carried unanimously. ii. Set Public Hearing for Proposed Max Levy for February 7th, 2023  Minutes: Moved by Luecht and seconded by Swenson to set the Max Levy Hearing for February 7th, 2022. iii. Set Public Hearing on Proposal to Sell Real Estate located at 361 5th St SW for February 7th, 2023. Minutes: Moved by Weiss and seconded by Wallen to set the public Hearing for the Real Estate Purchase of 361 5th St SW for February 7th, 2023. iv. Resolution 01-2023 Providing Wages for Fiscal Year 2023 Minutes: It was motioned by Luecht and seconded by Swenson to approve Resolution 01-2023 Providing Wages for the Fiscal Year 2023. A roll call vote was had: All Ayes. v. Resolution 02-2023 Naming Official Publication Minutes: It was motioned by Luecht and seconded by Swenson to approve Resolution 02-2023 Naming the Official Publication The Leader. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: All Ayes. vi. Resolution 03-2023 Naming Official Check Signatures Minutes: It was motioned by Luecht and seconded by Weiss to approve Resolution 03-2023 Naming Official Check Signatures: Ryan Arndorfer, Curt Gast, and Elizabeth Ibarra. A roll call vote was had which was as follows: All Ayes. vii. Resolution 04-2023 Naming Official Depositories Minutes: It was motioned by Luecht and seconded by Weiss to approve Resolution 04-2023 Naming Official Depositories First State Bank and Farmers Trust and Savings Bank. A roll call vote was held. All Ayes. viii. Golf Course/Swimming Pool Membership Minutes: Keith Formanek, Golf Board President, presented his proposal to combine the swimming pool membership with the golf course membership. Arndorfer suggested we allow the Golf Course to sell pool memberships at $120 per family and $85 individual. Council Person Weiss states before we approve anything with the golf course, we update the lease agreement. ix. City Wide Cleanup Minutes: Council decision to hold 2023 City Wide Curbside Cleanup on June 10th & 17th. x. Discussion on separate PD Facebook Page: Minutes: It was motioned by Swenson and seconded by Gast to approve the Police Facebook Page. Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Weiss. Nays: Luecht. The city clerk will be an administrator on the Facebook account, as well as the Fire Departments. 6) MAYOR’S REPORT i. Outside Budget Requests  Minutes: Arndorfer read off every organization that turned in a budget request. They will be approved at the next council meeting. ii. Mayoral Appointments Minutes: Mayor Pro Tem: Curt Gast, Police Chief: Mark Anderson, Personnel/Finance: Ryan Arndorfer, Curt Gast, Ashley Weiss, and Elizabeth Ibarra, Public Works: Vance Hagen, Police Department: Curt Gast, Park and Recreation: Stacy Swenson, Chamber Rep: Elizabeth, Trees/Trees Forever: Karrie Wallen, NIACOG/Housing Community: Ashley Weiss, Safety Coordinator: Elizabeth, Cable vision/Peg Channel: Marcy, Hancock Co Economic Development: Ryan, Disaster/911/Emergency: Ryan and Elizabeth, Fire Advisory Board: Ryan Arndorfer, Chad Luecht, and Elizabeth Ibarra , Golf Course Board: Ashley Weiss and Stacy Swenson, and Library Board: Linda Friedow. iii. Council Appointments Minutes: City Administrator/City Clerk: Elizabeth Ibarra, City Treasurer: Jane Swenson, Public Works Director: Vance Hagen, Zoning Administrator: Mike Boomgarden, Fire Chief: Jon Swenson, City Attorney: Earl Hill, and Assistant City Attorney: Thomas Reavley (pending approval of price structure agreement. 7) PUBLIC COMMENT: 8) ADJOURN Minutes: Motioned by Luecht and second by Swenson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT AGSOURCE TESTING SEWER $ 1,159.25 ALLIANT ENERGY ELECTRIC $ 11,599.70 AMAZON LIBRARY- PROGRAMS/BUILDING $ 255.90 BASE CAFETERIA MONTHLY $ 1,090.41 BOLTON & MENK CONSTRUCTION PHASE 005 $ 1,007.00 CARD SERVICES CARD SERVICES $ 580.57 CENGAGE LEARNING LIBRARY-LP BOOKS $ 60.00 CHOSEN VALLEY TESTING CONCRETE TESTING $ 490.00 COLLECTION SERVICE CENTER GARNISHMENT $ 327.86 COLOFF DIGITAL WEBSITE $ 169.00 COMM 1 PHONE/INTERNET $ 552.00 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DNTL/VISN-PRETX $ 1,028.10 DEMCO SUPPLIES-LIBRARY $ 270.98 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX $ 11,646.41 GREAT AMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS COPIER LEASE $ 206.52 HANCOCK CO HEALTH SYSTEM FIRE DEPT PHYSICALS $ 190.00 HANCOCK COUNTY RECORDER RESOLUTION 23-2022 TERMINATING $ 42.00 HEIMAN INC FIRE PAGER CASES $ 150.59 ILA LIBRARY DUES $ 30.00 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES LIBRARY-BOOKS $ 1,289.61 IPERS IPERS $ 12,156.49 JEREMY PURVIS FOOTBALL SUMMER REC $ 500.00 KIOW BRITT CAMPAIGN $ 118.00 MICRO MARKETING LIBRARY-AUDIO $ 96.14 MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING LEGALS-AFR $ 198.05 NEW COOPERATIVE FUEL $ 3,390.04 NEXT GENERATION TECH INC REMOTE SUPPORT $ 51.15 PAM AITCHISON CALLISON PARK $ 546.00 PAYROLL DECEMBER 2022 PAYROLL $ 37,519.08 RIEKENS PLUMBING & HTNG THERMOSTAT $ 45.00 RYAN ARNDORFER MILEAGE REIMBURSMENT $ 222.31 STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY TESTING SEWER $ 13.50 STATE TREASURER STATE TAXES $ 2,812.00 THE FLOWER CART LIBRARY- BUILDING $ 60.00 TRULSON AUTO 2014 A/C PUMP REPAIR POLICE $ 1,790.80 U S POSTMASTER UB POSTAGE NOV 2022 $ 482.85 UNITED HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE $ 12,398.09 VERIZON POLICE CELLPHONES $ 364.24 WHITFIELD & EDDY 0013 MATTER-EMPLOYMENT $ 8,758.11 Accounts Payable Total $ 76,148.67 TOTAL $ 113,667.75