Lorimor City Council Meeting
January 3, 2006
Regular Session
The Lorimor City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, with Mayor Kent Forbes. Council member present: Melvin Davis, Maurine Schmidt, Karen Tucker, and Ralph Wright. Absent: Dennis Orwan
Mayor Forbes introduced Melvin Davis and Ralph Wright as the newly elected council members. Both had been sworn in prior to the meeting.
The mayor asked that an addition for a change order on the building project be made to the agenda. The change order #4 for $287.50 is to allow design changes for enlarging the community center area by 10 feet. Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to approve the agenda with the addition of change order #4. Voice vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Don Sheridan, Union County Chair of the South Central Iowa Community Foundation, spoke to the Council about the Foundation’s role in administering the Endow Iowa funds for this area. He also spoke of the Foundation grants available and encouraged the City to apply.
Dave Mulholland, building project engineer, reported on the progress to date on the community building. Footings have been poured, two feet of soil has been removed and replaced with compactable material. Mulholland presented two change orders. Both had been reviewed and approved by USDA and the project engineer. Change order #3 in the amount of $1220 is for a vapor barrier placed between the soil and the concrete floor. Change order #4 was the design change for $287.50. After some discussion, Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to approve change order #3. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Wright then moved to approve change order #4 with a second from Schmidt. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Mulholland then presented pay request #1 from Pro-Line in the amount of $42275.00. Wright moved with a second from Davis to approve Pay Request #1. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to approve Resolution No. 05-06 16, RESOLUTION TO FIX A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $158,000. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed loan agreement will be held January 16, 2006, at City Hall at 7:00 P.M.
Mayor Forbes presented these appointments: Mayor Pro tem and alternate to the UCDA committee – Maurine Schmidt; Alternate to the Emergency Management Commission – Melvin Davis; Budget Committee – Maurine Schmidt and Ralph Wright.
Schmidt moved to approve the consent agenda with a second from Davis. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. The Consent Agenda included the minutes of previous meetings, treasurer’s report for November 2005, and payment of bills as presented.
Davis moved with a second from Wright to approve Resolution 05-06 17, RESOLUTION EXTENDING AGREEMENT AND CONSTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES. Voice vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Wright moved with a second from Schmidt to approve the amendment to the AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF LORIMOR, IOWA AND JONES TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY, IOWA, NEW HOPE TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY, IOWA, MONROE TOWNSHIP, MADISON COUNTY, IOWA, AND WALNUT TOWNSHIP, MADISON COUNTY, IOWA, to add the City of Thayer to the agreement. Voice vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Schmidt moved with a second from Davis to approve Resolution 05-06 18, RESOLUTION APPROVING OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2006. Voice vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Schmidt moved to adjourn with a second from Davis. Voice vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M.
_____________________________ Kent Forbes, Mayor
Attest: _____________________
Mary Seales
Bills Paid on January 3, 2006
By Vendor
USPS/stamps 92.50
Collection Services/emp WH 113.12
Farmers & Merchants/GO Loan 217.50
Treasurer-State of IA/sales tax 90.00
David McNeill/tree remove, X-mas 250.00
Lorimor Mun Util/util service 337.19
Kent Forbes/reimburse 291.30
Schildberg Constr./rock 65.76
Waste Management/contract service 1812.80
Union County Eng/sand, plow bits 339.60
MCI/long distance 56.57
Cornerstone Energy/purchased gas 21414.77
E&T Tire, Inc./tire, tube 244.41
Geotechnical Services/soil analysis 514.25
Collection Services/emp WH 113.12
City of Lenox/contract service 762.50
South Central Comm/phone 89.34
SIRWA/water utility 115.00
Alliant Energy/elect service 929.02
Alliant Energy/fire electric 56.74
Creston Farm & Home/supplies 29.38
Breedings Hardware/sewer supplies 11.83
WalMart Comm/Christmas lights 13.58
IMFOA/annual dues 30.00
IAMU/ Energizer” 90.95
Mid-Land Equipment/cable 102.65
Stevens Systems/sewer flow charts 275.40
USTI/billing cards 99.00
Iowa One Call/locates 23.40
Reliable/printer cartridges 115.43
Family Center/vendor repair,ice melt 63.76
Qwest/fire phone 40.83
Waste Management/contract service 1812.80
December 2005 Payroll
Net wages 4049.32
IPERS 560.96
FNB/941 tax 857.20
December 2005 Revenue
By Fund
General Fund 2349.59
Insurance Fund 669.96
Fire Department 200.47
Road Use Tax 2370.77
Trust and Agency 228.61
LOST Revenue 2772.25
Debt Service-Streets 585.56
Building Project 200.00
Gas Revenue 7968.04
Sewer O&M 1628.93
Sewer Debt Service 1941.75
Garbage Collection 1669.00
TOTAL 22585.93
