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, FEBRUARY 7TH, 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, and Ashley Weiss. Not present was Chad Luecht. b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Approval of Agenda Minutes: It was motioned by Wallen and second by Swenson to approve the Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. 2) APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA a. Approve Minutes of the 01/03/2023 Council Meeting b. Claim list in the amount of $369,387.48. c. Approve Class B Retail Alcohol License (LG) for Dollar General Store #4565 Minutes: Mayor Arndorfer presented the consent of the agenda for approval. It was motioned by Weiss and seconded by Swenson. Roll call vote: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Weiss. Motion carried unanimously. 3) PUBLIC HEARING a. Public Hearing for Sell of Real Estate located at 361 5th St SW Minutes: The public hearing was opened at 7:03pm and was closed at 7:05pm. No one had any written questions or was at the meeting to speak on this hearing. b. Public Hearing for Maximum Property Tax Dollar for FY 23-24 Minutes: The public hearing was opened at 7:05pm and was closed at 7:06pm. Elizabeth Ibarra, City Clerk, suggested to the council they reject the council hearing due to the increase in employee benefits and to pending legislation that would recalculate residential rollback and could decrease municipalities revenue by 1.8%. 4) Present To Be Heard a. Randy and Mel Hiscock’s- Update on Fair and Draft Horse Show Minutes: Hiscock’s explained to council how well both events have done. Last year they added 32 more campsites at the Britt Fairgrounds. They have 150 campsites available and 26 people are already on the waiting list for this year. 5) DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS a. Library Report – Linda Friedow b. Public Works – Vance Hagen c. Police Report – Mark Anderson d. Fire Department – Jon Swenson e. Zoning - Mike Boomgarden f. Park and Rec-Jen Weiland 6) CLERK’S REPORT a. Second Reading 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: It was motioned by Swenson and second by Gast to approve 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. A roll call vote as had which was as follows: Aye: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, and Weiss. The council also had the option to waive the third reading. It was motioned by Gast and Second by Wallen to waive the third reading. A roll call vote was had. Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Weiss. b. Approve Pay Application 8 to Henkel Construction for $118,750.00 Minutes: Moved by Weiss second by Swenson to approve pay application #8 to Henkel Construction for $118,750.00. Motion carried unanimously. c. Resolution 05-2023 Setting the Maximum Property Tax Dollar for FY 23-24 Minutes: The council decided to reject the Maximum Property Tax Dollar for FY 23-24. It was moved by Wallen and Second by Weiss to reject the Maximum Property Tax Dollar for FY 23-24. A roll call vote as had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, and Weiss. d. Discussion and Potential Action for Next Steps in the Budget Process Minutes: The Council set the next public hearing date for the Maximum Property Tax Dollar for FY 23-24 for Tuesday, March 7th, 2023, at 7pm. e. Update on 585 6th Ave SE Minutes: We put that property up for bid. We had two people look at the property and no one turned in a bid. Council directed Ibarra to get formal quotes for Demo on the property. f. Resolution 06-2023 Real Estate sale of 361 5th ST SW Minutes: The Resolution was offered by Gast, and it was second by Swenson. A roll Call vote was had which was as follows: Ayes: Swenson, Gast, Wallen, Weiss. 7) MAYOR’S REPORT a. Outside Budget Requests Minutes: Approved Budget Requests: American Legion $1,000, BIDCO $10,000, Britt Chamber $720, Britt Draft Horse Association $4,500, Britt Hobo Days, $15,000, Hancock County Agricultural Society $2,500, Hancock County Economic Development $5,500, and Britt Evergreen Cemetery $7,700. Pending resubmittal: We have earmarked $1,000 for the Ag Museum and $2,000 for the Historical Society. Denied: Hobo Art Gallery $623.39 b. Budget Workshop Minutes: Ibarra explained to the council that Maggie Burger from Speer Financial is suggesting we do not seek reimbursement for up to $500,000 for Water Treatment Facility Project. We have a healthy water fund and would lower our interest and principal payments at the end of the project. It was motioned by Gast and Second by Wallen to no seek reimbursement for up to $450,000 in Water Treatment Project invoices. Cindy Kendall with CKendall Consulting is mentoring Ibarra on Budget Options. She suggested to the council we remove some outside budget request from the general fund and into the local option fund. The Council has set a special meeting for the budget workshop for Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, at 7pm. 8) CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH IOWA CODE 21.5(J) Minutes: It was motioned by Gast and second by Weiss to go into closed session at 8:07pm. It was motioned by Weiss and second by Swenson to come out of closed session at 8:42pm. There were no actions needed after the session. 9) ADJOURN Minutes: Motioned by Swenson and second by Wallen to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. ______________________________________ _____________________________________ Elizabeth Ibarra, City Clerk Ryan L. Arndorfer, Mayor CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT A P CLEANING SERVICES MUNICIPAL BUILDING CLEANING $ 525.00 ABSOLUTE WASTE REMOVAL TRASH SERVICE $ 14,492.44 AGSOURCE SEWER MISC $ 1,071.00 AHLERS & COONEY, P.C. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 110.00 ALLIANT ENERGY ELECTRIC BILL $ 15,635.79 ALLIED ENS LLC 1 TB DATA-1 YR $ 2,064.18 AMAZON LIBRARY BOOK,SUPPLY,KID MISC $ 276.09 ARAMARK MOP FRAME $ 1,108.00 BADGER METER SERVICES $ 115.02 BASE MEDICAL REIMB $ 796.66 BOLTON & MENK WTF IMPROVEMENTS $ 35,286.50 BRITT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2023 MEMBERSHIP DUES $ 360.00 BRITT FOOD CENTER MISC $ 80.66 BROWN SUPPLY INC ROAD MISC $ 3,960.42 CARD SERVICES CARD SERVICES $ 347.85 CENTRAL LOCK AND KEY INC PURE CLOUD ACCESS $ 870.00 CHOSEN VALLEY TESTING WTP TESTING $ 959.00 CITY OF BRITT CITY PAYMENT $ 100.00 COBBLER SHOPPE MEHMEN HEM PANTS $ 10.00 COLLECTION SERVICE CENTER GARNISHMENT $ 327.86 COLOFF DIGITAL WEBSITE SUPPORT $ 169.00 COMM 1 PHONE BILLS $ 552.94 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DNTL/VISN-PRETX $ 772.74 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX $ 12,387.86 GREAT AMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS COPIER LEASE $ 187.27 HANCOCK CO HEALTH SYSTEM FIRE HCHS $ 60.00 HANCOCK CO SECONDARY RDS SAND $ 4,786.20 HAWKINS INC. WATER CHEMICALS $ 1,275.04 HENKEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WTP PAY APP #7 $ 125,711.22 IA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ONLINE WARRANTS & ARTICLES $ 300.00 IMWCA INSTALLMENT 7- WORK COMP PREM $ 1,307.00 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES BOOKSI LIBRARY $ 564.30 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY WATER TOWER OVER REIMBURSED $ 46,040.00 IPERS IPERS $ 8,528.57 JACK'S OK TIRE SERVICE PD VEHICLE TIRE REPLACEMENT $ 515.62 JORDAN WILLIAMS PRETTY PAWS REIMBURSEMENT $ 45.00 KELTEK 2022 POLICE VEHICLE COMP INST. $ 11,855.52 KIOW BRITT CAMPAIGN $ 118.00 LAMPE CUSTOM WELDING PLETCHER TRUCK REPAIR $ 251.50 MAIN STREET SPECIALTIES, LLC WATCHGUARD TECH SUPPORT/CAMERA $ 450.00 METERING & TECH SOLUTIONS PLATES AND GASKETS FOR WATER M $ 158.22 MICRO MARKETING LIBRAY-AUDIO $ 263.23 MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING LEGALS $ 405.92 MIDWEST TAPE LIBRARY-DVD $ 174.68 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS DIGITAL CONVENTIONAL OPERATION $ 3,100.50 MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, CO 2020 JOHN DEERE 544L $ 4,947.22 NEW COOPERATIVE FUEL CHARGES $ 5,850.07 Payroll $ 39,566.59 NEXT GENERATION TECH INC Microsoft Office 365 $ 60.00 PRESTO-X-COMPANY PEST CONTROL $ 57.63 REDING ELECTRIC, INC MISC $ 538.83 RIEKENS PLUMBING & HTNG PROTECH HSI CONTROL BOARD $ 899.44 RYAN ARNDORFER MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $ 302.21 TREASURER, STATE OF IOWA SALES TAX SRF-IA FINANCE AUTHORITY SRF-INTEREST STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY SEWER ANAYLISYS $ 40.50 STATE TREASURER STATE TAXES $ 1,846.79 SWENSON'S HARDWARE STREETS $ 735.99 TRULSON AUTO LOADER $ 2,889.96 U S POSTMASTER WATER BILLS POSTAGE $ 390.79 UNITED HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE $ 9,854.19 UMB BANK NA 2018 GO STREET BOND ADMIN FEE $ 300.00 UNPLUGGED WIRELESS FIRE MISC $ 90.00 VANCE HAGEN MISC STREETS $ 62.73 VERIZON POLICE PHONES $ 433.24 WELLIK IMPLEMENT MISC SNOW $ 124.50 YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION FOOTBALL PLAYER FEES $ 1,920.00 Accounts Payable Total $ 369,387.48 001 General $ 80,297.67 002 Library $ 9,033.07 003 Fire Department $ 759.80 110 Road Use $ 31,243.42 112 Employee Benefits $ 1,307.00 121 Local Option Tax $ 680.00 200 Debt Service $ 300.00 306 Capital Project-WTP $ 207,996.72 600 Water $ 18,977.26 610 Sewer $ 18,792.54 TOTAL $ 369,387.48