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REGULAR MEETING----FAIRFAX CITY COUNCIL----£0/ S/ 91--- 7 : OOPM---3TTY HALL
TENTA`CI v E AGENDA :
1 , A,: I'ROVALJ OF AGENDA, MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING , FINANCIAL AND
BUDGET REPORTS .
L . APPROVAL OF HANDIMAR'T BEER PERMIT .
3 . .APPROVAL OF BUILDING PEPMIT3 ( SELZFR & RUSTFREE )
4 . MRS KEN SELZER , SELZER CONSTRUCTION, TNFORMAT.; ON IN REGARD TO
CHANGING PRELTMINA.hi PLAT ON LAKESIDE 4TH AND 5TH ADDITIONS .
5 , 'JOHN £VELD•--T . E . REPRESENTATIVE--RATE INCREASE AND THE TREES
F`-}R)rVER PRO,.ECT , DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION
6 . RUSS CARVER, FIRE CHIEF, APPOINT NEW FIREMAN AND OTHER Ff AE
DEPARTMENT K , TERN . UPDATE ON PICNIC TO 8E HELD ON OCTOBER 13TH .
DISCUSSION WTTH ACTION .
i LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVE . . RUs LIBRARY OPE§ HOUSE , COMMUNITY ROOM
POLICY, PUNCH LIST THAT NEEDS TO BE FINISH-HED , AND OTHER LIBRARY
MATTERS . DISCUSSION Wl 3 H ACTION ,
8 , DTSC[iSSION NITN POSSIBLE ACTION IN REGARD TO PETITIONS RECEIVED
IN REGARD TO SPEED a TMTTS AND PARKING ON PARS: STREET AND FRONT :STREET .
9 . DISCUSSION WITH POSSIB E ACTION IN REGARD TO THE PURCHASE OF A
RIDING MOWER .
i0 . COONCILMEMBER C.ERVENY: DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION IN RFGARH
TREES FOREV7R , COMPUTER PURCHASE , LIBRARY MATTERS VTq ,
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ill PERMISSION Tk CLOSE CITY HALL ON CITY ELECTION DAY 11 / 5 / 91 .
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12 . oTSCUSSION WITH ACTION IN REGARD TO EXTENDING PICKUP DAYS FOR �
'AID WASTE DURING THE REST OF OCTOBER AND ALI, OF NOVEMPFR .
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13 . DISCUSSION WITH ACTION IN REGARD TO NUMEROUS T.TEMS STORED AT I
ENDS OF "DF°AD END- SFBPYTS, AND ON CITY PROPERTY A,NO RAILROAn PROPERTY .
14, DISCUSS ON WITF ACT' s ON IN REGARD TO RON SNELL DKIVEltiAY ,
15 . APPOINTMENT OF CITY CLERK REPLACEMENT AND SET ST.A R.TI NK PAY ,
AMEND SALARY RFSOLU`]C'I iO*f
16 . .APPROVAL Of BYLLS AS PRESENTED . �
17 . OPPORTUNITY rOB CITIZENS NOT ON THE AGENDA TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ,
18 . ADJOURNMENT
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Regular meeting of the Fairfax City Council was held on October 5, 1991
at 7 : OOPM. Mayor Pro-T'em Cerveny presiding . Council present : Bullock
Cerveny, Quillin, Stockton. Absent : Hastings & Mayor Nading .
Motion to "-appro`e adgeda, minutes of previous meeting, budget and
financial reports, made by Bullock, grid Stockton. Carried.
Beer Permit for the Fairfax Handimart was approved on motion of Stockton
2nd Quillin. Carried .
Mayor Pro-tem Cerveny welcomed three Boy Scouts, Andy Zahn, Eddie Allen
and Jeremy Brush, to the City Council meeting.
On motion of Quillin, 2nd Stockton, building permit for Selzer Construction
was approved . Carried.
On motion of Quillin, 2nd Stockton, building permit for Larry
Schulte,
Rustfree Auto, was approved .
Mr. R. Selzer, gave Council information on his revised plan for his
Lakeside 4th & 5th addition. Consensus of City Council that he should
proceed as planned and have his Engineer redraw the two additions into
one .
Mr.' John Feld, I . E. Representative, explained to City Council the pending
rate increases that I . E. is requesting .
On motion of Bullock, 2nd Quillin, Allen Root to be accepted as a new
probationary member of the Fairfax lire Department . Carried .
On motion of Quillin 2nd Bullock, Fire Department given permission to
use a portion of their reserve fund to purchase four new portable radios .
Carried . All voting aye .
Library Board President Ikon Young and Librarian Linda Balog were
present to advise Council of the Open House at the new Library on
!, October 20th. Policy on use of Community room at Library will be
acted upon at the November Council meeting.
City Clerk read three petitions from residence on Park Street (north
of railroad tracks ) . They ask that a speed reduction to 15 miles
an hour be placed on Front street, a Stop sign be placed on corner
of Prairie and Park, and that parking be limited to one side of
Prairie Ave from Highway 151 to Park Street .
On motion of Quillin, 2nd Bullock, Ordinance amendment to be on
agenda for November in regard to the speed reduction request . Carried
On motion of Bullock, 2nd Stockton , Ordinance amendment to be on
agenda for November in regard to the stop sign request . Carried.
The request for parking on one side of Prairie Ave to be held until
Council can survey residence on Prairie Ave inregard to which side
of street would be better for them for limited parking .
Discussion held in regard to the purchase of a lawn tractor and mower .
On emotion of Bullock, 2'nd. Stockton, a John Deere 710 will be purchased
from All Seasons Equipment Company, for $5, 274. 61 . Carried . All voting Aye .
Mayor Pro-tern Cerveny advised Council that the City has been awarded
a $1, 000 . 00 grant from Iowa Illinois Gas/Trees Forever Project . A
meeting of the tree comittee with the Trees Forever Group will be held
at 7 :00 PM on Tuesday, October 22 , 1991, at City Hall .
Further information in regard to the purchase of a Computer for Clty
Clerks office will be held at the November Council meeting .
On motion of Stockton, 2nd Quillin, CityClerk given permission to
close Clerks office on November 5th, City Election Day. Carried .
Discussion held in regard to adding more leaf pickup days . On motion
of Stockton, 2nd Bullock, Steelsmith Sanitation to be notified that
they should pickup leaves and yardwaste every 'Tuesday from October 15th
through and including November 26th. Carried .
Discussion held in regard to residence that are storing personal property
(Cars , trailers etc . ) on City and Railroad property. Council to check
the different sites and report back at the November Council meeting .
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On motion of Quillin, 2nd Bullock, Merta Concrete to repair and replace
driveway at Ron Snell residence . Carried .
Mayor Pro--tem Cerveny explained the process that the hiring committee
carried out in finding a replacement for the retiring City Clerk .
25 applications were received and b of them were interviewed .
On motion of Cerveny, 2nd Bullock, Betty Panek to be hired starting
October 21, 1991 . Voting : Aye Cerveny, Quillin & Bullock. Voting
Nay: Stockton. Carried .
Starting salary & benefits, to be handled at the November Council
meeting when at that time the Salary Resolution will be amended .
Don Share, Texas Rustfree, request a letter from the City Council
in regard to a recycling permit in case the Iowa DOT would require
one from him. As this was not an agenda item for this meeting his
request will be handled at the November meeting .
On motion of Stockton, :2nd Bullock, meeting adjourned at 0 : 10PM
Virginia Soukup,, City Clerk Vernon Cerveny, Mayor Pro-tem.
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of the railroad trucks, do hiereby ;)etition the city of MOW, lowa
to install a stop sign at the and of Prairie Ave. where it meats Parh
Street. 'T`Il is intersection tion i..s an endangerment to the residents of the
tlt?1.ed cafe area. There are a lot of children living `T`!(' playing ng on US
street, adults skG._3.i,i`4`ll __..1_ ti:1G area- vehicular traffic 1S great be-
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BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT:
GENERAL FUND :
Postmaster 177 . 00 South Slope 27 1 . 20
Ia Ill Gas 15 . 01 Storm Steel : 6 . 17
Insty Print 69 . 06 Phillips 66 46 . 63
L Balog, Library Petty Cash 114 . 55 Steelsmith Sanitation 1, 687 . 92
Postmaster 72 . 50 L . Balog, Librarian 31 . 51
Fica & Fed w/h 551 . 11 Baker & Taylor 171 . 54
Ipers 204 . 31 Cedar Book Store 44. 59
State W/h 66 . 71 Demco 131 . 25
Blue Cross 297 . 04 Erb ' s Business 75 . 70
C R Gazette 114 . 11 Hach Bros . 263. 59
City of CR Landfill 588 . 25 School-'Tech 106 . 33
Communication Engr 11. 25 Ia Ill Gas 50 . 08
Ellies `Lawn 330 . 00 Leisure Art 1.7 . 90
Firehouse Mag 75 . 94 Library Store 102 . 88
G & H Elec 25 . 00 Office Enterprises 57 . 51
Galls, Inc 283 . 25 Perma Bound 90 . 56
W W Grainger 55 . 70 Racing for Kids 25. 00
Nawkeye Safety 18 . 00 REgent. Book 80 . 90
Iowa Elec 652 . 05 R. Carver Fire Dept 7 . 50
Mid--Continent 89 . 90 Salaries 1, 786 . 25
Moorman Equip 122 . 34
National Safety 108 . 33
Prouty Co 308 . 00
Sankot Garage 66 . 35
RUT FUND :
Ia Ill Gas 10 . 55 Eastern Door 181. 65
L Svoboda 10 . 00 American Soil 342 . 50
Iowa Elec 501 . 50 Jims Petro 2, 856. 40
South Slope 6 . 00 Ia Ill Gas 9 ,. 59
Phillips 66 79 . 39
Linn Co REC 20 . 70
WATER DEPT:
Fica & Fed W/h 443 . 49 : Hunt Truck 72 . 58
Ipers 159 . 94 Hygienic Lab 212 . 00
State w/h 54 . 50 State of Ia Sales Tax 274. 59
Ia Ill Gas 8 . 16 Iowa lec 275 . 99
Ia Rural Water 5 . 00 Matt Parrott 176 . 52
AWWA 99 . 00 City of Norway 261. 12
Anderson Engr 271 . 25 SanLab 62 . 00
Capital Controls 669 . 88 Wigs Waterworks 360. 00
Hall & HAll Engr 362 . 80 Salaries 1, 142 . 79
SEWER DEPT :
Fed w/h & Fica 276 . 29 South Slope 71 . 45
Ipers 91 . 31 Double Circle 7 . 28
St w/h 43 . 37 WPCF 7 . 50
Iowa Elec 102 . 54 Salaries 450. 90
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LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION(Furnishings)
Woodcrafters 5, 775 .00 Signery 30. 00
A-1 Vacuum Cleaner 409 . 78 Pioneer Office 165 . 00
Jones Library Sales 1 , 225 . 00
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RECEIPTS -
General Fund 4, 847 . 67
RUT Fund 4, 315 . 59
Debit Service 268 . 511
FD Donation. Fund 31 . 00
Library Const 8, 732 . 76
Water Dept 3, 233 . 56
Sewer Dept 4, 439 . 39
Garbage 2, 253: 48
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STATE OF IOWA
County of Linn SS.
FAIRFAX CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER li 149,
Regular meeting of the F=iirfax.City council.
was held on October 8,1991 at 7:OOPM,Mayor
Pro-Tern Cerveny omsiding.Council Present:
Bullock Cerveny; Quillin, Stockton. Absent-,
Hastings&Mayor Nading.
Motions to approve.: agenda, minutes of
previous rneetirgr:budget and.:flnanciaP re
Parts, made by Bulfock,:2nd Stockton Car-
r,ed. I,J F HLADI�Y', III, being duly sworn on my oath, de say, that
Beer Permit foY?tae Fairfax Handirtsart was
apprOved art.motion of Stockton 2nd Quillin.
�+ay��i=rte tee �erye�b weP�aned t�re� I am publisher of THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE,, a
Bon Scouts, Avidly Zahn; Eddie'Allen and
On 111y f=aros Qui the City Council meeting= Newspaper issued daily and printed at Cedar Rapids, in said
On mot!oon Of Quadlsrr, 2nd Stockton building
Permit for Selzer Construction was approved.
Carried.
On Motion of Quiliin, County of Linn; that the Notice of which the annexed printed
2n d Stockton, building
Permit for Larry Schulte,Rustfree Auto,was
apProved copy,, was inserted and published in said newspaper in the
Mr.K.Selzer,gave Council information on his
revisedi..Plan.for his Lakeside Alit & 5th
addition. Canseraus:of City Council thathe issues of«
Should proceed as`planned:and have.his ....................................................«.«.............,,.,....,......,..,,,....»..»
Engineer!redraw.the two additions into one.
Actin John Feld;f.E:Representative,explained »»»» »» ............................................«.....».............,.......................................,.
to City Council. the pending rate increases
than I-E. is requesting;
On motioi!rti of Bullock:2nd QudlPln,Allen Roat .....................................................................,..........................................
to be accepted as a new Probationary t, D., ��.
member of the Fairfax Fire Department. .... .,..,............. C t G u .� ..1. ..., . ..... ................ .9 1 .............
. Carried.
On motion of Quiltin; 2nd Bullock, Fire.
of their. reserve,given fund to Pun to se four and the reasonable fee for publishing said Notice is$..17.,.1
of their reserve-.fund to purchase four new ••••'•'•""°
Portable radios. Carried. API voting ave.
Library Board President. Don Young.and
Librarian Linda Balog were present to advise '� y
Council of the Open House at the new Library
on October 20ttr.Policy an use of Community W
room at Library will be acted upon at the
Novert`sbaP.:council meeting.
City.Clerk;Tread three petitions from:residents'
on Park Street`.(north of railroad. tracks):
an ask that a son Front Street to to coign)Ve named J.F. HLAD KY. III in my presence and by hire sworn to
an hour'doe placed on iron#street,a Stop sign i y f
be placed on corner of Prairie and Park,and 1
that from be limited to one side tr Prairie before me at Cedar Rapids, Linn. County, Iowa on this .
Ave from IHigtiwrav f51 to.Park:Street..:Ort •••••••,,'••
motion:of Quilltn, 2nd Bullock, Ordinance.
amendment to be on agenda for November in day of 0 C t o b e Y A. D 1 9.1
regard ......................«.«. .................. ..... . .......«..««,
g to the speed reduction-request,, 1
Carried:On motion of Bullock,2nd Stockton;
Ordinance amendment to be on agenda The
November Given under my hand and Notarial Seal
in regard to the stop.sign request:.
Carried:The request for parking on one side'
of Prairie Ave-to be.held until Council can
survey residents.on Prairie Ave in;regard to
which sidle Of street would be better for therm ..... ............ . .. . .... . ............................
for limited (parking
Discussion held in regard to the Purchase of a NO UIb�iC in and for County, Iowa
lawn tractor and.mower. On, motion ofi
Bullock,2nd Stockton,a John Deere 7lo will
be Purchased from:All Sea s ons:Equipment
Company, for $5,274.61. Carried, Alf voting
,ave.
Mayor Pro-tern Cerveny advised Council that
the.City:has beers awarded a 51.000.00 gran
from Iowa Illinois Gas/Trees Forever Prosec$;t
r above fro m..........................................................19..............
.A::reee meeting ever Groupewill ti held at with pun' CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, INC.
oh:Tuesday,October 22;:1991, at City. Half.
Further information in regard to the purchase
of a COMPOter for City:Clerks office will be
i at the(November:Council meeting.
notiondtStockton,2nd Qudllin;City Clerk
zn:perm'esslon'to close Clerks office on
November 5th, City:Election Day. Carried-
Discussion held in regard.to adding more leaf
Pickup days. On motion of Stockton.'2nd
Bullock,;Steellsmith Sanitation to be notified D
that they should Pickup leaves and yard- By••..............•...••...• ..•••••»...••••..•••.........
Iwaste ever''' Tuesday. from October 15th
through and including November 26th_Car-
' tied.
Discussion held in regard to residents that are
storing personal property(Cars,trailers,etc.)
ort 01Y. and Railroad Property.. Council to
check.the different sites'and report back at
the November Council meeting.
-On...motion of Quillin.,2nd`: Bullock,::Marta
Concrete to fePaar and xeplace driveway''at
-.Ran Snell residence Carried
tear Pr2s tam;,cervercv-.°xPflalned ttaa
tttet'tt a I�dC��i''�q1,�fa1�aY.S$oc9cto�
Startsrl��til6 :�1 sa>a�,��Cou� l��tw�ffi�
r when,at Nina#time the Salarr Q,,.,,-
be arn1L¢ded.
❑on Si7aire,€eras f2uslSreer r11 V a letter
frorrt tt)e Cif t Cinincif in re6ard to a o ecycking
permit lh case'fhe Iowa Q70T avauld require
one¢rryrrr'hirn.As ttkit was:not an agenda item
for.ttai.Meeting.
regl9est v+ilk be handled at.
the 1erntter ineelrng.
Gn rnrltioo of StOkton grid Bo79lvCkr meeting`
adiourid at 14 PM
Pter 4n CerVeray. mayor Pro-ferry
Virginia Soukup City Clerk
LLS APPROVt5c FoR PA" I(MEMT.
EIV SAL FUMQ: 177.00
Post
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Ia 69.®6t
inStY l"rant .....= 14$.55
L Bakog ifrary Petty Cash 72.54
FOStrrtlasler 551.11:
Fica Fett wrAh_
iPers ,..
66.71
State«W' 297.04
CR" elte ll i14.1I-
city �! Larsd8 56,5:25
COMM f, tsrrrl Erlg[ 11 25'
X34:00
Firelhouse Mang' 75.94
G&H.Elec
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Galts lnc 2861.25:
lA4 Vt4 Graanger s; 55.7{!
Waww,tye Safety 78.84
kawa':Eler- 652.05::
l5M1�rl=Coinitnerol- -69.96'
Maorrrrar �#uip 122.34;
Nafidnaf Safely 108,33;
Pr.oV c,0...., 308400
Sanlscrt�Crarase: .Sfii35
Sd4itnSNmNxe 27734}
Storrs 5teef
Phillips 66 46:63;
Stealara'eathSartitatian
L Salb Ubrbr-jan 37 51
BaXer S,Tavl 17154
Cedar.Book Store..........::................:. .....44:54
€7etrreo 131:25:
Erb's BuslneS5 75 74-
FlaCh Bros .: 263-.54
Sch t-Te0. 106:33.
to lNl)Gas
Leisure Art 77,46
LitNrarw Store: 142:88:
OfficeEnlerrrrasc s 57 51.
Perris alESOUnd'; 96 X56.
RaC'tCr9 fa7`tCids 2506'
Regent Baok_; .64.9.6:
R G irver Fitt Dept 7;54
Sa.ia a5.. 178&25,
RUT FUND..
la INI Gas s r,.. 10.55h
L s aboda 10.00.
fowaENec 50lSt£
Soeath Slope 6.631?
Phlifts 66
Linn CO REC as 24'F4:
E [p3rrr+odor : 181;6i!:
Ante�'ipan Sflit. 342,50;.
"rns Petro .285640
la("Gas 454'
WATER DFPT
FICa 8 Fed vuttt., 443.44
Ipers 159:4.4
Sfata vw dtm .. 54.5Q
5a�tfara!C�daler 5:(3sT
A,44 WA. 99.00
Andersarn Ensr 271 25
Cars"rtaN CacxtriilS a .......; 6b9i8a
Hall: ,Hal Eetgr 3�2'6U
Fl4tftf'rruck .i ..i: .._. 7256
Hy rt'mmr Lab 24.2.::LU
Stala of l!a Sagas Tax.. ;: 274;54
Me#ParrotV. ......... :; ..176�52
Citfi'of:iNorwraY ......:i: ......, 261412.
Sant aft 62.00
Wj6s'/+d'aterwmrks ..360.00
1,142:79
SEWER D€F!
Fed Wfh Sr Fica 275:24
filers 41:31.
St wftr .. 43 87
10254
sbuthstopfi .:i 71!45
Double Circta 7!:28
4YlPCE ......:i ...t: ........ ....7;50
saiares 45Q90
LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION (Pumeshimg l i
Wooderaflers,..,........... 5,71 S 390
A•-1 V'aeubm.Cleanear . 40418
Sones Librari!:Safes 1,215.00
Signery .....: 30:60
Pioneer Office 145,1113
Rf Ci=NP7S;
General(Fund ...4,av-67
RUT F6rtd ..: 431559
[]etii#Services:: !
268,51
FE)Donation Fund 31":00
Library Con3t 8,732:78
waterGept 3,233.58
Sender Dept.::................................::......4,434:39
Garbaiae