COUNCIL MEETING

OCTOBER 10, 2006

7:30 P.M.

PRESENT: Figenshaw, Bunkers, Hertel, Teusch
ABSENT: Teeples

Mayor Madson presided.

A public presentation was held for the Downtown Streetscape Project with final design recommendations made by Howard R. Green Company and MHF Engineering. Nikki Jensen, Howard R. Green Company explained the process that was followed up to now. Jim Halverson explained funding. Questions and concerns were offered by several citizens and Council present at the meeting.

This was the time and place for open forum. Mike Pittman reported the noise from exhaust systems is not acceptable and feels the Council should consider a noise ordinance and make the Police Department aware of the extra noise.

On motion by Hertel second by Teusch, the Council approved the following consent agenda: September 26th, 2006 Council Minutes, payment of bills from City Funds, approval on a new 5-day Class B Beer Permit for Pheasants Forever, and approval of directing MHF Engineering to complete an infrastructure improvement plan for future development of East Russell Street.

AYE: Figenshaw, Hertel, Bunkers, Teusch
NAY: None

City Engineer Milligan reported the Airport Layout Plan will be presented to the Airport Commission this week. He also reviewed the plans for the Assisted Living Project at the hospital.

Councilman Bunkers reported on the Library Board meeting. They have begun working on the budget and would like the ramp project completed this fall.
Councilman Hertel reported on the Mayor’s meeting he attended at the League of Cities Conference.
Councilwoman Teusch, Gary VonAhsen, and Dave Simonson attended a meeting in Boone on Habitat for Humanity.

RESOLUTION NO. 43-06
On motion by Figenshaw second by Bunkers, the Council approved Resolution No. 43-06, a resolution approving extension of sewer line and installation of manhole for Roger and Rose Olhausen.

AYE: Teusch, Bunkers, Hertel, Figenshaw
NAY: None

RESOLUTION NO. 44-06
On motion by Hertel second by Teusch, the Council approved Resolution No. 44-06, a resolution approving the city’s participation in the Greene County community down payment assistance program.

AYE: Bunkers, Figenshaw, Hertel, Teusch
NAY: None

On motion by Bunkers second by Hertel, the Council directed staff to meet with the Greene County Board of Supervisors regarding City Zoning within a two-mile limit of the City boundaries.

AYE: Figenshaw, Hertel, Teusch, Bunkers
NAY: None

The following bills were approved for payment from City funds:
2006 GAZAWAY & ASSOC PK-SRF 2,300.00
A-1 SERVICE CNTR PD-RPR 10.50
AARON GANFIELD WA-DP RF 100.00
ACE INDUSTRIAL WA-SPPL 173.43
ADVANCED WATER TECHNOLOGY WA-SPPL 1,208.16
ADVENTURELAND RN-ADM 1,392.00
AFLAC LIFE INS 130.84
AFSCME/IOWA COUNCIL 61 UNION DUES 336.00
ALLIANT UTIL 26,855.90
ALMOST PERFECTION CONSTR. LEC CAP IMP 330.00
AMBER REED WA-DP RF 100.00
AMERICAN CONCRETE ST-SPPL 435.75
ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES WA-SPPL 128.49
ARCHER PETROLEUM SN-DSL 828.00
ATCO INTERNATIONAL ST-SPPL 147.70
BAKER & TAYLOR LB-SPPL 1,429.19
BAKER/TAYLOR ENTERTAINMENT LB-SPPL 72.62
BEE & HERALD SPPL 599.33
BEN FRANKLIN LB-SPPL 641.31
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CNTR LB-OCLC 491.02
BOMGAARS SPPL 487.96
BONNIE STEINFADT WA-DP RF 100.00
BRIGGS SPPL 450.79
BROWN SUPPLY SW-PVC 171.50
BUNKERS DUNKERS SN-SPPL 15.65
C.J. COOPER & ASSOC WA-MSC 60.00
CAPSTONE PRESS LB-BK 517.45
CAREER/ TRACK RG FEE 297.00
CARGILL WA-CHM 7,886.33
CARROLL BROADCASTING HOT/MOT-ADV 151.00
CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING RN-SPPL 109.05
CENTRAL IOWA LIB SERV LB-WK SHP 30.00
CHAD KREBER WA-DP RF 100.00
CHERRI CAIN WA-DP RF 100.00
CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY RN-SPPL 43.65
CITY OF JEFFERSON WA-AP DL ACCTS 804.96
CLINE DEVRIES & ALLEN PA-ADT 4,882.50
COLLECTION SERVICES CNTR CASE #377481 982.70
COLONIAL LIFE INS W/H 21.50
COLUMBIA HOUSE DVD CLUB LB-MV 165.20
COMPUSENSE SRV 1,751.90
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE HEALTH INS. W/H 26,971.09
CURTIS BIRD WA-DP RF 100.00
D B AERO AP-MGR 1,545.83
D. J. GONGOL & ASSOC SW-SPPL 272.72
DANIELSON & DURBIN PD-RPR 873.63
DAVE DAVIS CF-PLN 367.00
DIANE M. KENNEDY PA-MLG 526.36
DON'S ACE AP-SPPL 420.62
DREES CO. RN-SRV 157.50
DUST-TEX SW-CLG 38.86
EATON ENTERPRISES RN-SPPL 250.00
EFTPS FED W/H 25,410.05
ELIZABETH HAILEY CF-RMB PLN 440.00
FAREWAY LB-SPPL 514.54
FARNER-BOCKEN RN-SPPL 627.91
FEDERAL PUBLISHING ST-MNL 278.50
FINCH'S GREENE CO. MOTOR SW-SRV 358.86
GENESIS DEVELOPMENT RC-FS 1,614.19
GRAINGER WA-RPR 45.79
GREENE CO REDI MIX ST-SPPL 950.00
GREENE CO SECONDARY ROADS FUEL 5,290.63
GREENE CO. DEVELOP CORP GCDC 1ST QTR 11,875.00
GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CNTR WA-CMP CL 42.00
GUTHRIE COUNTY VEDETTE HOT/MOT-AD 20.00
HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY LB-RPR 157.50
HEIMAN FD-EQ 354.89
HERALD PUBLISHING WA-AD 104.38
HOME STATE BANK WA-NSF CHK 189.30
HOWARD R. GREEN CO. ST. SCP- SRV 19,262.34
HYDRITE CHEMICAL WA-CHM 618.30
IA DNR SW-CRT 40.00
INT. INST.OF MUNI. CLERKS PA-PR DV 100.00
INTERSTATE POWER & LIGHT CO. 3-PHASE ELEC 35,193.88
IOWA NETWORK SERVICES LB-SRV 12.75
IOWA ONE CALL CLS 61.20
IOWA PARK & RECREATION PK-CONF 208.00
IOWA POETRY ASSN LB-BK 9.00
IPERS-FOAB IPERS W/H 11,237.57
JANE MILLARD LB-SPPL 147.53
JEFFERSON AREA HOT/MOT-ADM 2,200.00
JEFFERSON SCRANTON SCHOOL RN-DRVS 465.95
JEFFERSON TELE. SRV 1,542.65
JEFFERSON VET CLINIC PA-SRV 50.00
JERICO SERVICES ST-SRV 3,486.00
KELLY BERKLAND WA-DP RF 100.00
KEVIN WITTRY WA-DP RF 100.00
L G I WA-TSTG 69.80
LANESBORO WEB MANAGEMENT PA-SRV 1,950.00
LINWELD ST-NT 48.11
LYNN & ELLIE MENZ PA-CLG 120.00
MACDONALD INS. RC-INS 1,378.84
MANGOLD ENVIRONMENTAL SW-TSTG 1,641.60
MARSHALL CAVENDISH LB-BKS 134.57
MAURICE DILLIVAN WA-DP RF 100.00
MHF ENGINEERING PA-SRV 2,371.50
MIDLAND POWER AP-UTIL 577.73
MIDWEST TAPE LB-MVS 804.57
MOTOR PARTS SPPL 16.69
MUNICIPAL SUPPLY WA-PTS 5,230.56
NAPA AUTO PARTS SPPL 210.70
NEESE PK-PTS 5.40
NOBBIES LB-SPPL 146.85
NORTH DALLAS LANDFILL SN-LND FL 7,352.08
OGREN'S CUSTOM GRAPHICS RC-SGNS 864.00
ONE STAR LG DS 122.43
OTIS ELEVATOR PA-SRV 2,834.84
PAT GOUGHNER WA-RMB 85.64
PEOPLES CLOTHING STORE PK-CLTG 157.00
PIONEER COMMUNICATIONS HOT/MOT-AD 305.00
POLARIS LIBRARY SYSTEMS LB-MN 1,421.25
REGION XII COUNCIL - GOVT TS-SRV 4,792.90
REIMAN PUBLICATION LB-BKS 28.98
RUTH ANN JOY RN-RMB 30.00
SCHROEDER AUTO UPHOLSTERY PA-RPR 22.00
SCRANTON MFG CO SN-RPR 930.46
SELECT OFFICE SYSTEMS SRV 438.91
SHADRAN SPPL 718.92
SHANDA KOZAL WA-DP RF 75.00
SHERIFF OF GREENE COUNTY PA-LGL 33.00
SLOAN DRAIN SERVICE RN-SRV 76.80
SNYDER & ASSOC AP-PF SRV 4,754.72
SOUTHWEST WEBSTER AMBU FD-CLS 225.00
SPORT CONSULTANTS RN-SRV 600.00
SPRING VALLEY WIRELESS FD-SRV 65.00
SUBWAY PA-FD 30.45
SUNLIFE INS 183.35
INK SPOT SPPL 2,149.31
OFFICE STOP PA-SPPL 11.82
PRINTERS BOX WA-UPS 64.07
THOMSON GALE LB-BKS 127.00
TOM HEATER PA-MLG 115.70
TONY STOCKMAN WA-DP RF 100.00
TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE W/H 4,019.00
TRI-COUNTY LUMBER SPPL 1,176.69
TURNER SERVICE WA-SRV 1,493.50
TYCO FIRE & SECURITY RN-SRV 318.00
U.S. POSTOFFICE PSTG 435.30
UPSTART LB-SRP 43.90
VAN METER INDUSTRIAL WA-SPPL 114.65
VERMEER SALES & SERV WA-MN 52.00
VICKY LAUTNER CF-RMB 1,736.40
VWR INTERNATIONAL SW-SPL 160.12
WATKINS PA-SPL 13.98
WEST CENTRAL COOP CHM 836.92
WEST GROUP PA-LGL 124.16
WESTRUM LEAK DETECTION WA-SRV 1,600.00
WM HAYNES WA-DP RF 75.04

FUND TOTALS
001 GENERAL FUND 102,058.18
110 ROAD USE TAX 18,616.99
112 CAFETERIA PLAN 2,543.40
128 HEALTH INS. SINKING 200.00
134 LIBRARY AGENCY 368.99
137 LEC CAP. IMPROVEMENT 1,449.83
140 WATER DEPOSITS 1,879.96
145 DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE 4,000.00
146 DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE 15.07
201 DEBT SERVICE-TIF 55,777.72
391 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS 4,754.72
600 WATER 27,110.11
603 WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 4,523.53
610 WASTEWATER 16,583.99
660 AIRPORT 2,237.22
670 SANITATION 18,619.78
671 RECYCLING 6,454.42
GRAND TOTAL 267,193.91

There being no further business the Council agreed to adjourn.

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Todd Madson, Mayor

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Diane M. Kennedy, City Clerk