CITY OF WHITING
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
MARCH 3, 2008
The Whiting City Council met in regular session on Monday, March 3, 2008, in the council chambers. Mayor Tom Marr called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Council members present were Kepner, Sarrazin and Haack with Pope and Bird absent. Jeff Sar, city attorney, also was present.
Motion by Sarrazin and seconded by Haack to approve the consent agenda with the exception of the financial statement. Due to lack of bank statement in time for the meeting, clerk will provide at next meeting.
Beau Hupke, Hoffman Agency, presented the insurance renewal bid of $20,668.25 for the year effective 4/1/08. Motion by Haack and seconded by Kepner to accept the insurance proposal. Roll call vote, all in favor.
Jerry Steffen, Steffen Engineering presented the council an engineering document for water main and sanitary sewer improvements for the City of Whiting Easton Addition Phase II. Also included was bids for sanitary sewer of $59, 450.00 and water main schedule of $42,524.00. Steffen Engineering was instructed to go ahead and survey and pin the lots to give a better idea on what will be done to prepare the lots for pricing and availability with covenants, etc. He will report back to the council next month. Dave Storm and Dan Neldeberg were here and represented the Whiting Housing Corp.
Skip informed the council on Mid American Energy replacing the electrical lines from the intersection of West St and Willard St to Pleasant View.
No discussion was held on dog park due to lack of interest.
Motion by Haack and seconded by Sarrazin to accept The Hitch & Buggy's bid of $1305.00 for the lawn mower trailer. Roll call vote, all in favor.
Skip informed the council on his procedures for snow removal for the streets of Whiting.
Motion by Haack and seconded by Sarrazin to have the police purchase stop sticks for the department. Roll call vote, all in favor.
New water/sewer rates were discussed and decided to raise for the month of April and will be effective with the May 1, 2008 billing. Council will amend with an ordinance on the April regular council meeting.
Clerk was advised to enforce payment on delinquent water bills. Advise the residents they have to be current with their bills or will be subject to shut off. Will place an ad in the paper to remind everyone.
Council decided to wait on the purchase of the snow blower at this time.
Skip advised the council he is still looking around for a possible grader for the city with replacing our old one and also getting bids to repair brakes. The need for several roads in Whiting to be graded was discussed.
Bob Haack gave a report from the Economic Development Corporation.
Mayor Marr talked about and gave the council copies of an article on Motions, resolutions and ordinances from City Scape Magazine for informational purposes for new council members.
Special meeting, Monday, March 10, 2008, 5:00 PM, Public Hearing, budget estimate.
BOMGAARS 7.98
CARLSON, DOROTHY 50.00
CHN GARBAGE SERVICE INC. 2,515.30
CNH CAPITAL 326.28
COMSTOCK, SHERRY 500.00
CONSUMER REPORTS 26.00
COOKING WITH PAULA DEEN 19.98
FARM PLAN 567.34
FLEET SERVICES 460.32
GCR TIRE CENTERS 254.03
HANDELAND, KAREN 45.55
HANDY HARDWARE HANK 19.99
HAWKINS INC. 407.11
INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES 599.02
IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES 158.40
KIRBY'S MARKET 121.62
LARSON ACCT, CAROLYN 50.00
LONG LINES 217.51
MANGOLD ENVIRONMENTAL TE 43.00
MID-IOWA SOLID WASTE EQU 522.21
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPA 2,992.96
MIDWEST TAPE 162.32
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC 78.99
ONAWA SENTINEL 72.55
PAT'S PARTS AND REPAIR 510.59
PETTY CASH 50.00
POLLY, MARGARET 59.03
PRESTO X COMPANY 81.00
RASMUSSEN, PAMELA 25.38
SAM'S CLUB 35.00
SAR, JEFFREY 125.00
SCHRODER SERVICES INC. 205.00
SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALT 13.00
SLOAN STATE BANK 10,490.49
STAPLES CREDIT PLAN 30.33
U S POST OFFICE 197.00
URRUTIA ACCT, JUAN 50.00
VERIZON WIRELESS 89.51
WEST, TERRY 53.37
WHITE ACCT, GERELENE 50.00
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Marr at 9:30 PM
Karen Handeland, clerk