Regular Council Meeting June 8, 1999 - 7:00 P.M. The West Burlington City Council met in Regular Session at 122 Broadway Street with Mayor Trousil presiding. Council Members Lees, Johnson, Riessen, and Pilger were present. Hockett was absent. City Administrator Plyman, Public Works Director Christy, Building Inspector Hoy and Fire Chief Astfalk were also present. Mayor Trousil said the ‘Side Letter Agreement with Communications Workers of America’ and ‘Setting a Public Hearing on the Proposed 1999 Gear Avenue and Agency Road Street Project’ should be removed from the Agenda. Lees moved, second by Riessen, to approve the Tentative Agenda as amended. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Riessen moved, second by Pilger, to approve the following Consent Agenda items: All aye. Motion carried.

Minutes Regular Council Meeting May 25, 1999
Financial Report for May 1999
Application for Taxicab License for Quality Cab Co.
Contract with Walker & Egerton to Conduct FY1999 Audit
Payment to Diamond Vogel Paint Center for Traffic Paint -- $2,976.40
Payment to City of Burlington for County Wide Communications -- $2,182.89
Payment to Metzger Johnson for Code Review and Inspection Services -- $1,212.05
Payment to Wunderlich Excavating and Plumbing for equipment rental -- $2,680
Payment to Deco Engineering for a Replacement Water Valve -- $2,086.46
Payment to Shive-Hattery for Engineering Services -- $2,469.65
Payment to Acco for Swimming Pool Chemicals -- $1,103.00
Payment to French-Reneker Associates for Engineering Services -- $7,064.11
Training for City Clerk – Municipal Clerks’ Academy
Training for Police Officer Doug Ervine – Firearm’s Instructor’s
Training for Police Sergeant Frank Newberry – Managing Property and Evidence Function
Training for Fire Department – Instructors for Automated External Defibrillator
Payment of Claims as Presented
Payment to Burlington Municipal Waterworks - $11,970.45

BID OPENING FOR PLEASANT MEADOW SUBDIV. LOTS - AWARD TO HIGHEST BIDDER – Mayor Trousil announced there were no bids received.

CITIZEN’S INQUIRIES:

There were none.

NEW BUSINESS:

Consider Payment to Heuer Construction for Work Performed on N. Washington Road – Lees moved, second by Riessen, to approve payment of $5,757.62 to Heuer Construction for work performed on the N. Washington Road Street Improvement Project. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Consider Payment to Mike Nelson Concrete Paving Co. for Work Performed on Mt. Pleasant Street Frontage Road - Lees moved, second by Johnson, to approve payment of $32,405 to Mike Nelson Concrete Paving Co. for work performed on the Mt. Pleasant Street Frontage Road Project. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Administrator Plyman said the project is proceeding on schedule. The company has laid, compacted and trimmed the rock for the base of the road in preparation for paving next week. The only glitch is that it needed to install a storm pipe under the road and a section of curb and gutters in front of Flecks so that their parking lot could drain properly. The street was designed before the parking lot was constructed. The elevation of the street was higher than the parking lot. Plyman said he will present a change order at the next Council Meeting.

Consider Reimbursement to Des Moines County for GPS Control and Digital Orthophotography – Administrator Plyman said the County Board has decided to develop new digital maps of the entire county. The county will photograph and map West Burlington even if the City decides not to participate. However, the level of detail in the county map will not be useful to city engineers when designing projects. The proposal will photograph and map the portion of the city that was not included in the original GIS map. The full cost to the county to photo and map West Burlington is $54,159.80. The cost to the City is $36,473, which reflects the credit of $17,689, which is the cost to map the city at the lower level detail the county needs.

Riessen moved, second by Pilger, to approve an intergovernmental agreement with Des Moines County and the City of Burlington for cost sharing of GPS Control and Digital Orthophotography. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Consider Resolution Setting Building Permit Fees – Lees moved, second by Pilger, to approve a Resolution setting Building Permit Fees. The fee schedule will remain unchanged, the change will be updating construction costs as determined by the International Conference of Building Officials. Roll call. Ayes: Johnson, Lees, Pilger, Riessen. Nays: None. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

Consider Ordinance on 1^st Reading – Regulating Signs in the City of West Burlington – Council Member Hockett, who could not attend this meeting, asked the Council to table this topic until the next meeting. Lees moved, second by Pilger, to table consideration of the Sign Ordinance until the next meeting. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Consider Setting a Public Hearing on the Proposed 1999 South Lift Station Improvement Project – Lees moved, second by Johnson, to approve a resolution setting a Public Hearing on the Proposed 1999 South Lift Station Improvement Project for July 13, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. Roll call. Ayes: Lees, Johnson, Pilger, Riessen. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Consider a Resolution Setting the Salaries for Non-Union Personnel – Lees moved, second by Riessen, to approve a 4% salary increase for all non-union personnel except the following: no increase for the City Accountant who was recently promoted, and the Asst. Public Works Director who was just hired; 7% for the City Administrator, the Police Chief and the Public Works Director. Pilger said he thought the 7% should also apply to the Fire Chief. Mayor Trousil said he agrees with the motion except he thinks it should include the City Accountant. He said when the Asst. Public Works Director was hired he was told there would be no increase at the beginning of the fiscal year but this was not told to the City Accountant.

Riessen moved to amend the motion to include a 4% increase for the City Accountant. The motion died for the lack of a second.

The Council voted on the original motion. Roll call. Ayes: Lees, Riessen. Nays: Johnson, Pilger. Motion denied.

Pilger moved, second by Riessen, to approve a 4% salary increase for all non-union personnel except the following: no increase for the Asst. Public Works Director who was just hired; 7% for the City Administrator, the Police Chief the Public Works Director and the Fire Chief; and that the City Administrator be authorized to consider a 4% increase for the City Accountant 6 months after her promotion. Roll call. Ayes: Riessen, Pilger, Lees. Nays: Johnson. Motion carried.

Johnson moved, second by Lees, that a 4% increase for Firefighters be placed on the next Council Agenda. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Riessen moved, second by Lees, that the Assistant Pool Manager’s hourly salary be raised to $8.35 per hour; and that first year lifeguards receive minimum wage (thought to be $5.65) plus 4% plus increments for additional years of service. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PUBLIC SAFETY – Lees said the Police Department interviewed 3 candidates for the police officer position last week. She said they will undergo additional testing before a recommendation is made to the Council.

Mayor Trousil said he along with the City Administrator and the Police Chief met with Mark Richardson earlier this week to discuss the hospital’s security needs. He said Richardson will prepare a job description before the next meeting.

FINANCE – There was nothing to report.

STREETS – Fire Chief Astfalk said the hydrants on the new section of Division Street are set back to far from the street for the 30’ hose they normally use. He said they will need to use the 100’ section.

Plyman said we will put together a sealcoat list for the August work.

SANITATION – There was nothing to report.

UTILITIES – There was nothing to report.

ADJOURN: There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. upon motion by Lees and second by Johnson. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.

Approved Terrie L. Simonson, City Clerk

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