City Council

COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 12, 2025 5:30 P.M. PRESENT: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich, Zmolek ABSENT: None Mayor Berry presided. During open forum Jim Nelson raised concerns about the condition of the fire station and opportunities for improvement and questioned the City owned residential lots which were sold to private persons with requirement of homes being built on the lot and they have not been built. Bill Allen expressed his concerns with property taxes being raised and asked the Council to find ways to control property taxes. Larry Joy spoke about water with the drainage system on the east side of town. On motion by Zmolek, second by Wetrich, the Council approved the following consent items: July 22, 2025 Council Minutes, Class B Retail Native Wine License for Fudge’s Flowers and Gifts, LLC., FY 2024-25 Street Finance Report, and monthly bills from City Funds. AYE: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich, Zmolek NAY: None On motion by Ahrenholtz, second by Sloan, the Council approved pay estimate #30 to Shank Constructors, Inc. of $38,969.70 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. AYE: Zmolek, Wetrich, Sloan, Jackson, Ahrenholtz NAY: None The following bills were approved for payment from the City funds: ABC PEST CONTROL PA PEST CONTR 668.25 ACCESS ELEVATOR & LIFTS, I LB LIFT REPR 354.00 ACCESS SYSTEMS COPIER LSE;OVERAGE 1275.63 ACCO UNLIMITED CORP RNHEATER SERV;WA SUPP 7433.71 ADVANCED WASTE SOLUTIONS GCRSE PORT TOILET 250.00 AFLAC AFLAC INS W/H 35.36 AG SOURCE COOP SERV SW/WA TSTG 2140.75 ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITIES 43913.25 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES LB SUPP 767.63 ANATOMY IT, LLC COMPUTER SERV;BACKUP 1277.65 ARMOR EQUIPMENT SW PARTS 157.83 AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS CO. WA SERVICE 1275.00 BAILEY MOUNT LB REIMB SUPP;TREATS 34.15 BAKER & TAYLOR INC. LB BOOKS 1404.60 BEAM INSURANCE ADMINISTRAT VISION/DENTAL INS 681.68 BOLTON & MENK INC ENG 63190.00 BOMGAARS SUPP 1579.95 BRICK, GENTRY P.C. PA LEGAL FEES 90.00 CALIBER CONCRETE LLC PICKLEBALL PAY EST#5 FINAL 4344.83 CAMPBELL SUPPLY COMPANY PK WHITE STHLETIC 415.20 CAPITAL CITY EQUIPMENT CO. RUT PARTS 136.08 CARD SERVICE CENTER CREDIT CARDS 2337.74 CARROLL COUNTY SOLID WASTE RC MRKTG FEES 429.45 CENTRAL IOWA READY MIX CONCRETE 13319.25 CINTAS CORPORATION FIRST AID 900.34 CITY OF STORY CITY LB BOOK MOVERS 475.00 CLEANING SOLUTIONS INC. CLEANING 2706.00 COBRAHELP PA COBRA ADMIN 69.00 CODY BURKETT WA DEP REF 88.13 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTE CASE ID 1034974 600.00 COMPASS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WATERBILLS;PAST DUE;CHECKS 2829.18 COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA WA SALT 18206.85 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP WA ALL CLEAR 200.34 D & K PRODUCTS GCRSE CHEM 315.10 DANNY MORANVILLE SW BOOTS 70.75 DANTE MORALES WA DEP REF 74.14 DOLL DISTRIBUTING GCRSE BEER 799.40 DUNLOP SPORTS AMERICAS GCRSE MERCH 333.27 ED M. FELD EQUIPMENT CO. ANIMAL SHELT ALARM 105.00 EFTPS FEDERAL W/H 51142.00 ELEMENT LAWN & LANDSCAPE PD MOWING 1155.00 ELLEN RITTER SIDEWK PROG 2000.00 ELLIOTT EQUIPMENT CO. SW WARTHOG 1/2 CLASSIC 1432.25 FAIRVIEW VETERINARY CLINIC ANIMAL SHELT VET EXPENSE 605.60 FAREWAY SUPP 314.12 FASTLANE MOTOR PARTS LLC PARTS 221.50 FOREUP GCRSE SOFTWARE 721.20 FREEDOM FIRE & SAFETY LLC PD HYDRO TEST 38.00 GALLS LLC PD GLOVES 391.80 GREENE CO SECONDARY ROADS FUEL;GRAVEL 10999.73 GREENE CO. AUDITOR LEC CITY SHARE 21875.78 GREENE COUNTY CHEERLEADERS RN CHEER CAMP 720.00 GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENT COMP COLL - MEDICAL DOT 246.24 GROW REPAIR LLC ELECTRICAL REPR 472.12 HACH COMPANY WA TSTG SUPP 1323.79 HOMEBUYERS INCORPORATED WA DEP REF 150.00 HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS SN SUPER XL;RINSE AID 374.20 HOYT, MORAIN & HOMMER, P.C LEGAL 6922.00 HY- VEE WINE & SPIRITS GCRSE LIQUOR;FOOD 1382.91 HY-VEE, INC. LB TREATS 821.71 ILLINOIS LIBRARY ASSOCIATI LB ADULT SRP PRIZES 175.50 IOWA CONCRETE CUTTING, INC SIDEWK PROG-CURB CUT 2100.00 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SW PERMIT FEE 1275.00 IOWA GOLF ASSOCIATION GCRSE - MEMBER FEES 825.00 IOWA INFORMATION MEDIA GRO PA LEGALS 1567.56 IOWA ONE CALL WA ONE CALL 42.40 IOWA PUMP WORKS SW MONITOR FEE 118.00 IPERS-FOAB IPERS W/H 30710.58 J & M GOLF GCRSE MERCH 441.72 JANE MILLARD LB REIMB SUPP;MILEAGE 158.26 JEFFERSON ACE HARDWARE SUPP 242.67 JEFFERSON AUTOMOTIVE ELEC RUT VALVE;FREON 179.95 JEFFERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY LB PETTY CASH 50.00 JEFFERSON TELECOM PHONE 2876.44 JENNA LARSON WA DEP REF 80.49 JOHNSON FITNESS & WELLNESS RN TREADMEAL;CYCLES 10948.00 KASPERBAUER CLEANERS INC GCRSE MATS/TOWELS 29.64 KATELYN DAILY WA DEP REF 95.77 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. SN PARTS 110.21 MARTINS FLAG COMPANY, LLC FLAGS 1508.35 METRO WASTE AUTHORITY SN/RC FEES 10527.64 MICROBAC LABORATORIES INC WA LAB TSTG 670.75 MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE LIGHT 643.65 MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES RN ALARM INSPECTION 619.32 MIDWEST VAC PROFESSIONALS SW VACTOR TRUCK 3800.00 MINNEHAN METAL WORKS LLC RC REPR 858.83 MORGAN BENNETT WA DEP REF 88.13 MORGAN ZMOLEK WA DEP REF 48.99 MOTOR PARTS PARTS 652.81 MUIR EMBROIDERY & FOOTWEAR RUT SAFE CLOTH 28.00 MUMMA & PEDERSEN ABSTRACT CONT - 105 N WALNUT 375.00 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY SUPP 1399.00 MUTUAL OF OMAHA LIFE INS 493.10 NEW CENTURY FS FUEL;CHEM 2192.93 NICK FOSTER LB MILEAGE 72.80 NOAH LUTHER PD CLOTH 140.10 NORTHWEST IA LEAGUE OF CIT PA MEETING 225.00 OLSEM PLUMBING LLC REPAIRS 320.06 OLSENS OUTDOOR POWER RUT KIT 428.00 PARADIGM L.L.C. DAUBENDIEK PARK RR BLDG 43344.00 PEPSI CO. GCRSE POP 413.20 PER MAR SECURITY SERVICES RN FIRE ALARM MONITORING 90.00 PIPER SANDLER & CO AGENT FY24 GO BONDS 1000.00 POWER LIFT RN SADDLES W/BOLTS RACK 529.00 PVS DX, INC WA CHLORINE 150# CYL 1056.68 RACCOON VALLEY RADIO GCRSE ADV 2231.73 REGION XII COUNCIL - GOVT REGIONXII HOUSING;COG MATCH26 31500.00 RITE-WAY TOWING & RECOVERY TOW IMPOUND 450.00 SALTECH SYSTEMS HOT/MOT WEBSITE 49.95 SARAH ERICKSON WA DEP REF 87.11 SEBOURN VIDEO SERVICES PA VIDEO SERV 400.00 SHADRAN SUPP 513.10 SHANK CONSTRUCTORS, INC. WWTF PAY EST#30 43015.05 SHINEON DESIGNS RC DECALS 1856.00 SIERRA COMMUNITY THEATRE PHASE II FACADE GRANT 68004.40 SIOUX CITY TRUCK SALES INC JFD VALVE QUICK RELEASE 99.75 SPEED'S AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY GCRSE CART LEASE 3150.00 SPRING-GREEN PA LAWN MAINT 51.15 STAR EQUIPMENT, LTD RUT PARTS 1204.83 STIVERS FORD PD BATTERY INSTALL 199.95 THOMAS JEFFERSON GARDENS HOT/MOT FY25-26 1ST QTR PMT 5000.00 TIEFENTHALER AG LIME INC GCRSE SAND 399.79 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE W/H 5352.98 TRI-COUNTY CASH LUMBER MAR SUPP 347.26 TUMBLEWEED PRESS INC LB SUBSCRIP RENEW 999.00 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WA BILL POSTAGE 816.90 UNITYPOINT CLINIC-OCCUPATI RUT RANDOM 65.00 UPS SW/WA UPS LABS 360.29 UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO WA ADAPTERS 90.33 VAN-WALL EQUIPMENT INC. PK PARTS 997.01 VAN-WALL EQUIPMENT, INC. 2025 JD2025R TRACTOR;PARTS 19697.01 VERIZON WIRELESS PD PHONE 283.53 WAHL MCATEE TIRE SERV TIRES;REPRS 5716.00 WELLMARK BC/BS HEALTH INS W/H 42863.94 ZIEGLER RUT 930M MAINT 1735.94 FUND TOTALS 001 GENERAL FUND 317,225.98 110 ROAD USE TAX 21,035.26 121 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 19,246.70  125 TIF 68,884.40 134 LIBRARY AGENCY 2,189.40 391 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS 1,955.00 600 WATER 50,030.08 610 WASTEWATER 78,552.17 611 WASTEWATER REPLACEMENT 43,015.05 660 AIRPORT 871.06 670 SANITATION 21,618.86 671 RECYCLING 14,064.00 GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES 638,687.96 001-GENERAL FUND 189,812.78 110-ROAD USE TAX 45,966.02 114-SPECIAL REVENUE 8,520.93 121-LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 60,509.91 125-TIF 9,451.88 128-HEALTH INS. SINKING -1,593.07 129-EQUIPMENT RESERVE- IS 2,346.95 134-LIBRARY AGENCY 938.83 140-WATER DEPOSITS 4,950.00 141-CEMETERY PERMANENT CARE 250.00 149-DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 11,909.00 156-AUTENREITH COMM CENTER 3,096.22 200-DEBT SERVICE 3,187.81 391-AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS 20,855.00 600-WATER 139,763.37 610-WASTEWATER 158,076.13 611-WASTEWATER REPLACEMENT 2,782.99 660-AIRPORT 10,927.24 670-SANITATION 56,042.09 671-RECYCLING 32,543.67 GRAND TOTAL REVENUES (JULY) 760,337.75 There being no further business the Council agreed to adjourn at 5:59 p.m. ____________________________ Craig J. Berry, Mayor ________________________ Roxanne Gorsuch, City Clerk