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Slater
Regular
City
Council Meeting
March 3, 2008
The regular meeting of the
Slater City Council was called to order by Mayor Gary Halverson at
7:30 P.M.
on
March 3, 2008
, at City Hall,
105 Greene St.
, Slater,
Iowa
. The
roll being called the following council members were present as follows: Gene
Staples, Mike Higgs, Tim Locker and Steve Ransom; Electronic - Mark Pritchard.
Also in attendance were Mary Beth Chinery, Jennifer Davies and several
residents.
Sergeant Don Ellis of the
Story County Sheriff’s Office reported that call volume has been high do to
the bad weather.
The owners of 205 Cedar
informed the council that they had discovered a water pipe break and asked if
the council if there was any way to reduce their March bill.
Ransom moved to adjust the bill to the average of the last year.
Staples seconded the motion. The
motion passed with record vote as follows: Yes: Ransom, Staples, Pritchard,
Higgs and Locker.
Following a discussion the
council decided by consensus to address mailbox repair on a case by case basis
if the mailbox is physically hit by a city plow.
It was moved by Staples and
seconded by Higgs to approve the consent agenda,
February 19, 2008
minutes and expenditures totaling $
15,112.44 as follows:
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ABSOLUTE
BUILDING
CENTER
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MISC SUPPLIES
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193.79
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AHLERS & COONEY
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POOL
LITIGATIONS
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360.65
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ALLIANT ENERGY
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UTILITIES
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7,516.05
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AMES
OUTDOOR POWER
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CARBIDE CHAIN
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212.00
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DITCH WITCH
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HOUR METER
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51.38
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ED FELDEQUIP CO
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIP
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1,320.00
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HAWKINS
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CHEMICALS
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1,071.34
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IOWA
TELECOM
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PHONE
BILL
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317.16
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MALLON EXCAVATION
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WATER
MAIN
REPAIR
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647.68
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MINN
VALLEY
TESTING
LABS
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WATER & SEWER
TESTING
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114.34
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POSTMASTER
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WATER BILLS
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131.35
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TREASURER STATE OF
IOWA
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FEBRUARY SALES TAX
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2,795.53
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US CELLULAR
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CELL
PHONE
BILL
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295.68
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VAN WALL EQUIPMENT
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SNOW
BLADE
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85.49
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The motion passed with
record vote as follows: Yes:
Staples, Higgs, Ransom, and Pritchard. No:
none.
Mayor Halverson opened the public hearing
regarding the Slater Water Supply Discharge Equalization System at
7:48 pm
. There
was no public input so the hearing was closed.
Pritchard moved for the
adoption of Resolution 10 (2007/2008) RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLANS
AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WATER SUPPLY DISCHARGE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM.
Ransom seconded the motion. Discussion
ensued regarding the necessity of the project.
It was determined that the
DNR
is going to require this structure to be built. The Council Members
voted on the motion as follows: Yes:
Pritchard, Ransom, Locker and Staples. No:
Higgs. The Mayor declared the
motion carried.
Pritchard moved for the
adoption of Resolution 11 (2007/2008) RESOLUTION MAKING AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT with the contract going to CL Carroll Company in the amount of
$210,574. Ransom seconded the
motion. The Council Members voted on
the motion as follows: Yes:
Pritchard, Ransom, Higgs, and Locker. No:
Staples. The Mayor declared
the motion carried.
Staples moved for the
adoption of Resolution 12 (2007/2008) RESOLUTION APPROVING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
AND
BOND. Locker
seconded the motion. The Council
Members voted on the motion as follows: Yes:
Staples, Locker, Pritchard, Higgs, and Ransom.
No: none.
The Mayor declared the motion carried.
Chris Pederson from Snyder and
Associates talked with the council about
DNR
’s requirement of back-up power before a construction permit will be
issued. The council tabled the issue
and asked Public Works Director, Mark Estrem to research generators and report
at the next meeting.
It was moved by Pritchard and
seconded by Staples to adjourn at
8:20 P.M.
, the motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
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