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Cit of Fairfax
City February 2408
THE VISIONING COMMITTEE THINKS SPRING
Grants from Trees Forever,Alliant(Energy,and In this issue:
the Linn County Supervisors'Witwer Trust City Council met 2
fund the majority of the planting material, January 8,2008
Construction materials,contractor fees,and P&Z met January 3
other miscellaneous expenses must be raised 15,2408
through community and grant matching funds. Fairfax Fire& 3
Spring is a great time to volunteer either your Rescue News
time,door prizes,or cash towards this effort Fairfax Public 4
while participating in a fun event!The Visioning
Library News
Committee is sponsoring an evening"'tea party" Recollections of the 6-7
fundraiser this April and needs your help.To Past
volunteer your time or door prizes,contact Election winners 8
Shirley Kilts at 846-3138.Cash donations are take office
being accepted by Cathy Stober,Committee Snow keeps failing 9
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Treasurer,at the Fairfax State Savings Bank, in Fairfax
We'd also like to thank all of you who MONTHLY MEETINGS
The Visioning Committee Thinks Spring.
generously contributed time or cash i during Council Meeting
2007!We're successful because of awesome February 12,2008 at 7:00
PM at City Hall
The Fairfax North Highway 151 Entryway people like you!
Library
landscaping project is in full swing,with tree anal February 18,2008 at 7:00
native prairie plantings to occur this Spring,Also PM at Library
included will be a natural rain garden and an Planning&zoning
assortment of planter perennials. February 19,2008 at 7:00
PM at City Hall
Darks
February 21,2048 at 7:00
k' PM at Library
Fire Department
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February 25,2008 at 7,04
DATE SET FOR 16TH ANNUAL FAIRFAX USA DAYS PM at Fire Hall
Visioning Committee.
The date has schedulingthe events.Once through Saturday,June 28.
g y' February 26,2008 at 7:00
been set for the again this year, Fairfax USA The events will culminate with PM at Library
16th Annual Days will be held on the another spectacular fireworks
Fairfax USA weekend prior to the 4th of display by the Fairfax Fire
Days and Fireworks,The Fairfax July holiday, Department. CITY HALL HOURS
Volunteer Fire Department has Monday--wFri�da
As in previous years,events y
been working with local will likely begin on Friday, 7:30 AM—•4;00 PM
volunteer organizers to begin June 27,continuing on
CITY COUNCIL MET JANUARY 8, 2008
CITY OF FAIRFAX
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 8,2008
The regular meeting of the Fairfax City Council was held Tuesday,January 8,2008,at Fairfax City Hall at 7:00 PM,Mayor Bill Voss presided'.Coun-
cil members present; Frieder, Magers, Rabe,Wainwright.Absent: Beer. Others present; Larry Burger, Maggle Burger,Joe Moorman,Joe Kell, Dick
Ransom,Cathy Bayne,Fire Chief Sankot,Ron Dusil'„.Nancy Flickinger,Dave Yanecek,Dan Zamastiil,Councilperson Beer arrived at 7:25 PM.
Frleden moved to approve the agenda and Clerk's financial reports, seconded by Magers. Roll call vote;Ayes: Frieden, Magers, Rabe,Wainwrl,ght.
Nays:None.Absent;Beer.Motion carried.
Frieden moved to approve Mayoral appointments of Marianne Wainwright as Mayor Pro-tem for a term of two years and Mary Pacha to fill vacancy
on Library Board with term ending July 1,2012, seconded by Magers. Roll call vote:Ayes: Frieder, Magers, Rabe,Wainwright, Nays; None,Absent:
Beer.Motion carried,
Magers moved to approve the council appointments for two-year terms as follows:Vickie Kindl,Clty Clerk; Nancy Flickinger,Finance Administra-
tor Michael Sankot, Fire Chief; for five-year term as follows; Bryan Balog, Board of Adjustment; and Brad Wernimont to fill vacancy on Board of
Adjustment with term ending January 1, 2012; seconded by Frieder. Roll call vote. Ayes: Frieden, Magers, Rabe,Wainwright, Nays: None.Absent:
Beer.Motion carried.
The Sheriffs report was given by Deputy Uher and the Call for Service log was submitted and discussed.
Wainwright moved to approve and place on file the minutes of the regular Council meeting dated December 13,2007,seconded by Rabe,Roll call
vote:Ayes:Frieden,Magers,Rabe,Wainwright.Nays:None.Absent;Beer.Motion carried,
Mayor Voss announced that this was the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the$350,000 General Obligation loan agreement.
Notice of this hearing was published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on December 21,2007.
There being no further comments or objections,Mayor Voss closed the public hearing at 7:09 PM.
Magers introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, seconded by Frieden. Roll call'vote: Ayes, Frieden, Magers, Rabe, Wain-
wright,Nays: None,Absent: Beer,Motion carried,Whereupon the Mayor declared the following duly adopted:Resolution No.2008.01 entitled,
"RESOLUTION TAKING ADDITIONAL ACTION TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT." Passed and approved this 8"' day of
January 2008,
Larry Burger discussed refunding general obligation bonds.
Magers Introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption,seconded by Wainwright. Roll call vote;Ayes: Frieden,Magers, Rabe,W'aln-
wright,Nays:None.Absent:Beer, Motion carried„Whereupon the Mayor declared the following duly adopted:Resolution No.2008-02 entitled,
"RESOLUTION TO FIX A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOAN AGREEME'N'T IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT'TO
EXCEED$350,000."Passed and approved this 8"'day of January 2008,
Frieden moved to approve payment of Ricklefs invoice for storm sewer extension in the amount of$1,598.00,seconded by Magers. Roll call vote:
Ayes:Frieder,Magers,Rabe,Wainwright.Nays:None,Absent: Beer,Motion carried,
Magers moved to approve Regent Investment's building permit,seconded by Wainwright, Roll caul vote:Ayes; Frieden, Magers, Rabe,Wainwright.
Nays:None,Absent:Beer, Motion carried.
Councilperson Beer arrived at 7:25 PM.
Rabe moved to approve the claims list, seconded',by Magers. Roll call vote: Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Magers, Rabe, Wainwright, Nays: None, Absent:
None.Motion carried.
Other items of discussion/reports—Library—The Gazette is profiling Fairfax and has a kickoff currently scheduled for February 16.The library Is,
also planning`No School Day'activities. Fire Department—EMT class in progress will add eight more certified medical technicians to the depart-
ment Preliminary date for USA Days is June 28,Maintenance—Busy clearing 7'/2-8 Inches of snow.Parks—Received$1,000 from Mid American
to help pay for trees in the new park.Received$7:50 from Guaranty Bank that may be used for playground equipment,Will be looking at bids for the
walking,trail and trees at the new park.Visioning—Received$750 from Guaranty Bank that may be used for work along the North entryway.Cur-
rently taking bids for the landscaping along the North entryway. Other—Joe Kell discussed the Fairfax Baseball Association. Further discussion win
be heiciatthe next regular council meeting.Councliperson Wainwright discussed employee health insurance renewal.
There being no further business before the Councll,Mayor Voss adjourned the meeting at 8;35 PM..
MAYOR:Bill Voss
ATTEST:Vickie Kindl,City Clerk
Disclaimer:The foregoing minutes are not official until approved by Council
P&Z MET JANUARY 15 , 2008
Minutes of the Fairfax Planning&Zoning Commission Meeting
January 15,2008
Present: Joe Kell,John Hill,Jack Rowray&Virginia Soukup
Chairman Joe Kell called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM
Minutes of previous meeting approved on motion of Jack Rowray,2"d John Hill, Carried,
Items for discussion:Codification of Zoning Ordinances,All Amendments have been codified, Committee Is In need of copies of the Sub-DlWslon
Ordinance,and the Zoning Ordinance as codified, City Clerk to be notified that copies of these two Ordinances be sent to Commission members.
Discussion on the placement of Real Estate signs of City Property as well as private property,and length they are to remain will be put on the Feb-
ruary agenda. The completed Comprehensive Plan received from ECICOG. This plan was approved by the City Council on the 12'h day of June,
2007. City Clerk should also send the copies of this plan to members not in attendance at the January W4 meeting,
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM on motion of John Hill 2 Jack Rowray.Carried 4-0
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia Soukup,Acting Sec'y
FAIRFAX FIRE & RESCUE
I The year 2007 was another busy year for Every year we write about people letting
Fairfax Fire Department, Our calls were their automobiles warm up while still[
up by 22% from the previous year. Last being parked in the garage. Even if the
year we responded to 103 medical calls. garage door is left open, this is still a very
25 auto accidents, 35 fires, 9 calls to the dangerous practice. As stated before,
Eastern Iowa Airport, 5 mutual aid to carbon monoxide bonds 200 times
other fire departments, 6 storm watches greater to your blood than oxygen. This
and 10 alarm company pages; a total of can cause a life threatening emergency,
193 calls. All of these calls were just Imagine how breathing this poisonous
completed without any injuries or loss of air Into a child or infants lungs will affect
life to any of our firefighters. This is our them. PLEASE back your vehicle outside
7, tiftimate goal every year and always will when warming it up,
be.
The members would like to welcome Jay Once again when refueling your vehicle,
Fairfax Fire&Rescue proudly serves Fairfax, Stewart and Jason Rabe to the fire always shut the engine off and extinguish
Walford,and the surrounding area. department as new probationary all smoking materials.This warning is
members. Jay has experience as an stated on every gas pump and means
emergency response technician and Jason exactly what it says. Don't put the rest of
as a volunteer firefighter from a previous the people lives who are at the pumps in
department.
Jeopardy.,
FAIRFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
Fairfax Public Library News Febiliary 2008
313 Vanderbilt Street, Fairfax, lowa 52228
Phone, (3 19) 846-2994 F-ix, (319) 846-2889 Email. F,flr[1x2@souihs1ope.net
Li � rary Hours: Monday Lhru vdednesdiy: Noon - 7:00 pmThursday; 10:00 am - TOO pia
h1day: Noon - 6:00 pm SratWrday 9:00 ,im - Noon Story `time- Thursdays 10:30 arra 6-,00 p .
FebpjAg
1 d' Closed for Staff Training Stop in and CHECK US CILIT!
14111 Valentine's Story Time Party :00 prn �ry : +'llfi ... . the
18"' School age Craft Clay -4 pray �. -. ..
18` Library Board Meeting 7:00, l rn Our Story Time Valentine's Day Darty will
, 9`� Community Scrap booking 6 pm-1 2 be held February 14"' from &00 :30
ani pna. Come and listen to a story, make a
March Calendar craft and decorate a cookie on this Special
131 St Patrick's Day Panty 6.00 pm Day.
17th Library Board Meeting 7:00; parr -
Monday, February 18" is a No School Day,
New DVD's and we are planning another School age
fir- tz the Videotcarr• n' tylhi% activity Day. Come and create with pony
The r.-rxn ri Seasoi , Lucky 'You, beads, pearler beads, origami and other
Bridge. to Ter-, bithiri, Ghost Rider, crafts that the library cooks tip. We flask that
v rt Almighty, We. rare 1vla_rshal:l, you would please agister by the 131"t so we
D t-virlDitt, l ock.y IV, C)rv.,eai—OTeveii, can have supplies and smacks for everyone.
12 l exv Arthur DVDs, 3 131.ue ,s Clues, _.-- .................
4 Bear i.n the Big Blue Flouse., r-- long Leap into Leap Year by spending the evoning at the
with sever l "Thomas & Frie.rtr.ls, Library scripbooking.
Drtagort 'rale , f3ob the Builder;, Weire asking those wlao are into-esters to RSVP to
'i lc r, wid Rblie Polio Cilie*. thellbrary ASAP
l�ea:,.arrsca we have Ilnaited space,
We also t'r.r de(.l rr °w btsketlxa.11 Participants are asked to bi,itig r snack to share and
arid soccer skills DVDs for r„ofrchi.ii their own beverage, We have had several requests
ide kt ,and to kael,a yotire; st,,us grow in Lo rr`y dais, so if tlieu. is an intel-est, we plrin to have
their playing all lities. tatore nights where ryc,rr can get out, taaeet is w
peo#ale, see odd r-s wont and get sonaethi'n,g
accomplished.
We are very pleased to let you know that Call and reserve your spot now!
the family of Jack Neuhaus gave the Library
a donation in Jack's memory. Please start saving your plastic peanut butter
The money was used to purchase floor jars for the Surnmer Reading Program, We will.
Chairs for the juvenile Fiction area and floor need them for an activity this summer"! Our
pillows for the Children's area, Please feel Patrom are the BESTI
fibra utilizing these new additions.tit•r`�e in the M.�.�._. _�.. . _. ...._. ._�.. . .m._. ._
free to come and spend some We laevo wireless Internet, so bring your
library g rtrorts, laptop and surf the net at the Library!
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ELECTION 11'1/INNERS TAKE OFFICE
Winners of the November 2007 Wainwright, Councilwoman JoAnn trator Nancy Flickinger, and Fire
Municipal elections took the Oath of Beer, Councilman Bernie Frieden, Chief Mike"Spanky"Sankot. Coun-
Office in December and met for the Councilman Marc Magers and Coun- cil approved renewal of Bryan Ba-
first time January 8 for the Regular cilman Jason Rabe. log's term on the Board of Adjust-
Meeting of the Fairfax City Council. The Mayor and Council also made meets. Mary Pacha and Brad Werni-
(See page 2 for detailed minutes the following appointments at the mont were appointed to fill vacan-
from the meeting.) January 8 regular meeting: Mayor cies on the Library Board and Board
The new Council consists of Mayor Pro-tem Marianne Wainwright, City of Adjustments, respectively.
Bill Voss, Mayor Pro-tem Marianne Clerk Vickie Kindl, Finance Adminis-
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MEET COUNCIL MEMBER JASON RABE
Jason Rabe was elected to the office of Marketing with a specialization in the family friendly USA Days and
Fairfax City Council last November. He Finance and minor in Speech from the Fairfax USA Fireworks display
took the hath of Office in December and
joined the Council on January 8. For Bob Jones University in Greenville, put on by the Fairfax Fire Depart-
those who do not know Jason, he has South 'Carolina. ment.
providedus with some information about Job: Branch Manager at Guaranty Jason would like to add the fallowing
himself;
Bank, Fairfax. note:
Jason Rabe, City Council Hobbies: Travel, family, electron- "I am looking forward to serving
Family:Wife of three years,Julia, ics; most recent hobbies are the community on the Fairfax City
son, Kaden, born December 22, changing diapers and scooping Council!"
2007. snow!
Congratulations on the new babyl Favorite Fairfax Facts: The Thanks to all the Councr'"! members
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So far this winter we have seen an unprece- Chapter 135.13 DUMPING OF SNOW, Chapter 136.03 REMOVAL OF SNOW,
dented amount of snowfall, In addition to the it Is unlawful for any person to throw, push, ICE AND ACCUMULATIONS. It is the
snow that fell In late 2007, according to the or place or cause to be thrown, pushed, or responsibility of the abutting property own-
National Weather Service, the Cedar Rapids placed, any Ice or snow from private prop- ers to remove snow, ice and accumulations
area saw ten Inches of snow in January 20081 erty, sidewalks, or driveways onto the trav- promptly from sidewalks,if a property owner
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gutters, or impede the passage of vehicles within a reasonable time,the City may do so
upon the street or alley or to create a haz- and assess the costs against the property
have a safe drive to whatever may be our
destination, But, we all have some responsl- ardous condition therein; except where, In owner for collection in the same manner as a
biPltRes when it comes to snow removal.
the cleaning of large commercial drives in the property tax.
business district it is absolutely necessary to
Following are reminders from the Code of move the snow onto the street or alley tem.-
(Code of)owa,Sec.364.12[2b&e])
Ordinances of the City of Fairfax. In addition porarlly, such accumulation shall be removed
to these, remember to keep your parked promptly by the property owner or agent. LET'S KEEP THINKING
vehicles off the road as much as possible Arrangements for the prompt removal of
during heavy snowfall, such accumulations shall be made prior to SPRINGI
Stay safe and talcs time to enjoy the season)
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Representative for Congressman
Loebsack to be at City Hall
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Kristine Chiafos, District Representative for Dave Loebsack,will be at
fw- Fairfax City Hall the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 10:00 AM to 12:00
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PM. Feel free to stop in to speak with Kristine if you have any issues for
HAPPY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY Congressman Loebsack. Or, call City Hall for more information.
February 16, 2008
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