REGULAR MEETING
The Fairbank City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 14, 2013. Mayor Welsh
called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present: Vorwald,
Mangrich, Erickson. Absent: Erickson and Sullivan. Also present: Heather Prendergast, City Attorney;
Colton Gaede, Police Chief; Dave Ryan, Public Works Director and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk.
Motion by Mangrich, second by Erickson to approve the agenda as presented. Roll call vote—
Ayes: Mangrich, Erickson and Vorwald. Nays: None.
Motion by Vorwald, second by Mangrich to approve the minutes of the September 23 rd meeting.
Roll call vote—Ayes: Vorwald, Mangrich and Erickson. Nays: None.
Motion by Vorwald, second by Erickson to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Receipts for the
month of September were: General, $25,262.37; Special Revenue, $19,801.38; TIF, $10,893.86; Capital
Projects, $18.36; Permanent Fund, $266.65 and Proprietary, $117,647.85. Disbursements were: General,
$28,832.61; Special Revenue, $1,871.87; TIF, $14,807.12 and Proprietary, $108,511.61. Balance on hand
at close of business on September 30, 2013 was $2,374,343.42. Roll call vote—Ayes: Vorwald, Erickson
and Mangrich. Nays: None.
Brian Schoen from INRCOG was present to explain how the statistics from the Low to Moderate
Income Survey was tabulated and why the city does not qualify to apply for a CDBG Grant at this time.
Councilman Sullivan arrived at 6:13 P.M.
Gary Wilson was present to ask if the city would be willing to extend sewer service to 1050
Baxter Avenue since it is outside of city limits. The attorney will check if it is possible and estimated costs
will be obtained. It will be on the agenda for the first meeting in November.
John Woods was present to give the TIF Committee’s request for the city to give a construction
grant of $50,000 of TIF funds to Todd Kaufman for development of new building for his auto sales
business. Motion by Mangrich, second by Sullivan to approve the TIF Committee request. Roll call
vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Sullivan, Vorwald and Erickson. Nays: None.
Motion by Vorwald, second by Sullivan to hold the first reading of ORDINANCE NO. 63.04 –
ORDINANCE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SPEED RESTRICTION. Roll call vote—Ayes: Vorwald,
Sullivan, Mangrich and Erickson. Nays: None. It will be on the next agenda to hold the second reading
and waive the third reading.
Councilman Woods arrived at 6:49 P.M.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Erickson to set trick or treat hours for October 31 from 6 to 8 P.M.
Roll call vote—Ayes: Sullivan, Erickson, Woods, Vorwald and Mangrich. Nays: None.
Motion by Mangrich, second by Erickson to hold a special election on March 4, 2014 to change
the division of sales tax received to 70 % for Main Street and 30% for storm sewer. Roll call vote—Ayes:
Mangrich, Erickson, Vorwald and Sullivan. Nays: None. Absent: Woods.
Discussion was held on the information to be put on the website. Work will continue on gathering
information.
Discussion was held on some of the ways the new wholesale rates for electric are affecting the
gross profit on sales. More information will be put together for further study.
Motion by Mangrich, second by Erickson to approve the bills as presented. Roll call vote—Ayes:
Mangrich, Erickson, Woods, Vorwald and Sullivan. Nays: None.
American Public Gas Association, Dues .......................................................... 340.00
Black Hawk Waste Disposal, Service ............................................................ 4795.50
Bruening Rock Products, Supplies ................................................................... 143.78
Buchanan County Sheriff, Labor........................................................................ 71.00
Butler County REC, Contract Labor ................................................................ 866.84
Butler County REC, Electric ........................................................................ 60424.57
Bodensteiner Implement, Equip. Maint. ........................................................ 4617.54
Chief Law Enforcement Supply, Equip. .......................................................... 421.77
City of Winthrop, Grant Match ...................................................................... 3069.00
Crossroads Mobile Maintenance, Veh. Maint ................................................ 1112.09
D & S Portables, Inc.Rent .................................................................................. 86.25
Data Technologies, Inc, Training ....................................................................... 95.00
Don’s Truck Sales, Veh Maint ........................................................................... 27.68
Emergency Medical Products, Supplies ........................................................... 243.62
Exceptional Persons, Inc., Veh. Maint. ............................................................ 904.00
Fairbank Food Center, Supplies ........................................................................... 2.65
Fairbank Food Center,TIF Grant .................................................................. 20000.00
John Deere Financial, Supplies .......................................................................... 60.95
IA Dept of Natural Resources, User Fee ............................................................ 66.00
Iowa One Call, Locates ...................................................................................... 41.40
Windstream, Service ........................................................................................ 549.04
Iowa Water Environment, Training .................................................................... 50.00
Itron, Software Maintenance ............................................................................ 908.54
J & R Supply, Equip. ..................................................................................... 1393.00
Keystone Laboratories, Testing ........................................................................ 529.00
Kirkwood Community College, Training .......................................................... 99.97
Knapp’s Service, Equip. Maint. ......................................................................... 36.70
Law Enforcement Systems, Supplies ............................................................... 219.00
MARC, Supplies ............................................................................................ 5771.74
Matt Parrott, Supplies....................................................................................... 270.49
Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Prof Fees................................................ 30.00
Miller Fence Co. Supplies ................................................................................ 475.00
Steve Miller Construction, Inc., Sidewalk ..................................................... 8730.00
Modern Building Products, Supplies................................................................ 151.98
Oelwein Publishing, Publications .................................................................... 129.67
TriTech Software Systems, Billing Services ...................................................... 82.50
Office of Vehicle Services, Veh. Inspections ..................................................... 60.00
O’Reilly Auto Parts, Supplies ............................................................................ 85.19
Paul Niemann Construction, Supplies ............................................................ 1135.60
Prairie Road Builders, Inc. Seal Coating ...................................................... 20870.50
Pronto Market, Gas .......................................................................................... 971.17
Premier Technology, Domain Management....................................................... 45.00
Racom Corporation, Equip. Maint. .................................................................. 220.00
Radio Communications, Equip. Maint. ............................................................ 303.34
Rite Price Office Supply, Supplies ................................................................... 565.36
Roberts, Stevens, Prendergast & Guthrie, Services........................................ 3378.39
Sandry Fire Supply, LLC, Equip. Maint. ......................................................... 751.90
Stetson Building Products, Supplies .................................................................. 42.90
Sam’s Club, Concessions ................................................................................... 45.04
Unity Point Clinic, Prof. Services ...................................................................... 37.00
Scheel’s Professional Lawn Care, Labor.......................................................... 220.00
SureLightUSA, Equip. ................................................................................... 1172.00
Signs & More LLC, Equip. .............................................................................. 682.46
Fehr Graham, Prof. Services ............................................................................ 257.63
Grainger, Supplies ............................................................................................ 177.55
The Courier, Advertising.................................................................................. 673.70
Woods Construction, Labor ........................................................................... 1010.00
Waterloo Fire Rescue. Mutual Aid................................................................... 150.00
Abigail Buzynski, Training Refund ................................................................... 70.00
Andrew Buzynski, Training Refund .................................................................. 70.00
Hanna Risse, Training Refund ........................................................................... 70.00
Mallory Huebner, Training Refund .................................................................... 70.00
Makenzee Myers, Training Refund .................................................................... 70.00
Kayla Even, Training Refund ............................................................................. 70.00
Emily Erhardt, Training Refund ......................................................................... 70.00
Brianne Miller, Training Refund ........................................................................ 70.00
Derek Trotter, Training Refund ......................................................................... 70.00
Stone Kane, Training Refund ............................................................................. 70.00
Jason Sullivan, Reimb.Exp................................................................................. 42.78
John VanBrocklin, Util Dep Refund ................................................................ 200.00
Denise Miller, Util Dep Refund ....................................................................... 200.00
Brianna Bantz, Util Dep Refund ........................................................................ 87.15
City of Fairbank, Util Dep Applied .............................................................. 26186.82
Clayton Energy Corporation, Reservation ..................................................... 3691.53
Fairbank Historical Society, TIF Grant ........................................................ 14807.12
Danielle Voy, Little League Refund .................................................................. 20.00
Wellmark, Premium ....................................................................................... 2404.90
US Cellular, Cell Phone ................................................................................... 506.16
Delta Dental, Premium ..................................................................................... 141.10
City of Fairbank, Utilities................................................................................. 275.86
City of Fairbank, Utilities............................................................................... 6417.67
Fairbank Postmaster, Postage ........................................................................... 230.00
Iowa Insurance Division, Filing Fee .................................................................... 5.00
Operation Threshold, Customer Contributions ................................................ 646.00
Clayton Energy Corp., Natural Gas................................................................ 5406.89
Kristin Kaufman, Budget Balance.................................................................... 468.74
Fairbank Postmaster, Postage ........................................................................... 132.00
The Fairbank Library Board approved the following bills on September 30:
Baker & Taylor, Books .................................................................................... 496.59
Book Look, Books ........................................................................................... 170.88
Fairbank Public Library, Replenish Petty Cash ................................................. 23.55
Iowa Gardner, Subscription ................................................................................ 35.95
Motion by Mangrich, second by Erickson to adjourn at 7:39 P.M. Roll call vote—Ayes:
Mangrich, Erickson, Woods, Vorwald and Sullivan. Nays: None.
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Maurice Welsh, Mayor
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Marlene Strempke, City Clerk