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Home My WebLink AboutNovember 2011 4 f i 1 r - City of, Fairfax— Noverriber 2 0 11 FAIAVAN FACTS Annuill 1 ont St �1011day vecorating L/ Get out all those boxes marked Christmas decorations! The City of Fairfax is sponsoring the €fn Annual Holiday Decorating Contest. This is the time to make your decorating plans. The City of Fairfax has even gotten into the spirit. We have purchased some new holiday decorations. The maintenance department has been working hard to prepared et the ales for their installation. Look for these new decorations on 18 g p poles throughout Fairfax. Here are some of the contest rules: ® Homes within the City of Fairfax are eligible, excluding city employees and officials and.the 2010 1 st place winner Displays need to be lighted from December 3 - December 25, from 6-9 P Entries will be nominated by residents of Fairfax. Prizes: 1st Place - $100, 2nd Place- $50, 3rd Place - $25 Look f®r the Nomination Form Information in the Next FANS! OUTSIDE USAGE METER SEASON ENDING The reading the City of Fairfax gathered for outside usage me- I C, ters on October 21st will be the final one for this calendar year, Ac- counts with usage over the minimum, based on this reading, will have the charge for that water usage on the bill you receive November 1. We will start billing the outside usage water meters again in the spring. RECOLLECTIONS 1IONS CSF THE FAST + Amos and Amy Gibson. They owned and operated the "Star" from February 1891 until 1913. REPRINTED FROM THE CEDAR RAPIDS TIMES,.OCTOBER 5, 1571 The plat of Fairfax was laid out Aug. 31st, 1863, under the name of Vanderbilt, but was soon after changed to Fairfax, in honor, of the township in which it is situated. Its location is on the Cedar Rapids & Mis- souri River Railroad, 8 miles west of Cedar Rapids. The country surrounding it is one of the most beautiful in the State - high, rolling prairie, so situated as to give a fine view of country on every side, and the eye at one glance tabes in tens of thousands of acres of land, highly cultivated and beautifully embellished with excellent farm houses', barns, cultivated groves, vast cornfields and, at this season of the year, dotted thickly over with stacks of golden grain. No section in the county has unproved so rapidly and substantially in the past few years as has this. What was, four years ago, a waste of prairie is now a highly cultivated and thickly settled country,with improve- ments which would put to blush many sections of a score of year's progress. As evidence of this rapid progress, we will give a single illustration. Three years since Mr. A. M. Mekeel purchased 600 acres of new raw prairie adjoining the village; there was not a fence upon it nor a furrow turned. Today it is all fenced and under cultiva- tion. He has 400 acres broken, 60 acres in timothy, and the balance in pasture. His pasture lands extend the entire length of the tract, Prairie Creek running through the center, and thus affording a constant and bountiful supply of water. Skirting the pasture lands is his farming land with cornfields so arranged that he feeds directly from thein, thus saving the time and expense of hauling or storing. He has now 100 head of cattle, 60 of which are about ready for market, and 1.07 head of hogs. He, this year, cultivated 108 acres of corn, 140 of wheat, 20 of barley, and 20 of oats. His granary,is a model of neatness and convenience, and everything about the premises has an air of business. The flourishing orchard, long rows of thrifty maples and Lombardy poplars, the beautifiul evergreens and other trees and shrubs about his dwelling, all so large and looking so attractive, seem to indicate the work and growth of a decade rather than that of 3 years. There are many other farms in the neighborhood equally as highly improved and attractive, but we had neither time nor opportunity of noting them and give this as a sample farm in the vicinity of this flourishing village. Fairfax has kept pace with the improvement of the surrounding country, and the station which six years ago could count but fifty persons is now a busy,bustling village of over 2.00 inhabitants, with 2 dry goods stores, I drug store, 3 blacksmith shops, 2 wagon maker shops, 2 carpenter shops, 2 groceries and restaurants, 2 produce dealers, 2 firms of lumber and coal dealers, I boot and shoemaker, I cooper, 2 good church buildings -Methodist and. Congregationalists - I Presbyterian organization, 2 schools graded school in winter and district school in summer, The extensive agricultural country tributary to Fairfax:makes it an important trading point, and the num- ber of farmers' teams in the street,the wagons unloading produce at the warehouses,the business daily, in loading produce, cattle and hogs on the cars, and the general thrift of the inhabitants, tell more in one day of the business importance of the village than we could write on a page of the Times. What Fairfax needs most now is a hotel and a flouring mill..... (the article copy was cut short at this point) MAYOR'S MINUTE Fall is a time for planning for the upcoming year. The city is currently in the process of tabulating all the different projects that we would like to complete next year but also in future years. Through the hard work of our office staff we have been able to build a Capital. Im- provenient Planning sheet that incorporates our growth, financial data, bonding capacity, and current debt payoff' schedule. This tool has and will prove to be vital in helping us plan for the coming year, and the next 5, 1.0 or 20 years, if ideas, needs, or projects pop in, your mind, let city hall know so we can incorporate it into this spreadsheet. This document should be a continually updating and growing instrument so new ideas are always welcome. Our P & Z committee is also working hard on our future land use map, reviewing a core district concept, and discussing a comprehensive plan. All of these are vital to help plan the fixture direction and growth of the city and what kind of growth we would like to encour- age. It is also vital so that we can incorporate this into our CIP so that we are prepared for when the growth happens. I also want to take a moment to thank all. of the volunteers that helped make Fairfax a better place this summer, The following is just a few areas where volunteer help is used and appreciated: North :entry Sign Planter plantings and care, Fetter Field mowing and care, gen- eral ball diamond maintenance, USA Days, fireworks, Hawks Ridge Park, T ball, Little League, Softball, Pony League, Youth Soccer, all of our boards and committees, and our Lire Department. There are many others I am sure and they are what make a town like Fairfax special- people willing to step up and help make a difference without thought of recognition. So, next time you see someone that is involved in one of these areas or in other ways, give them a big thanks! SETYOUR CLOCKS BACK DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS NOVEMBER 6, 2011 At 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November we set our clocks back one hour to return to Standard Time. Day- light Savings Time is four weeks longer since 2007 due to the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005. Arizona, Ha- waii,, American. Samoa, Guam., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands d.o .not observe Daylight Savings Time.. q �� !� !( � rl ! !(r�.✓� ! ..•. � C, 11.. ... .!'=�[� f r� -X Fourth Annual Fairfax 'outh Sports Association 50g0ka!yhe i uinner C Imi- Friday, Oct. 28 . 2011 @ the American Legion **$5 per ticket** "All You Care To at** ** ® pm** **5pa hetti, salad, garlic toast & a drink* und'raiser to support the Fairfax Baseball, Softball, T-Ball and Soccer leagues 50-50 Cir ig (�12r Tickets well be presold b ! the baseball, sof tball, t-ball and soccer players. la ers. !` Tickets are also available . - r at the door! r Make A Difference-Volunteer ` �3 ! l . !J -_42 1 � !1 � ._ !l� �� f}' � J � / � ![� !i. � 71r i r i r � a a ..�..w.a�:,�..,..��a;.,:.,4-s. •.._ ..,.;,..n?Y':, .... ..roar.. ,.:...,,, F t r Al W ii . i (4319-896-61901111.,�"" B • r Guaranty- • ;• r Gu a ,� All 1: F aa a5 r �y {;w • p YV¢ w y ♦` CLIP fi F FREE WINGS ti d. t M1 rt q gnu ip P STOP IN AND ENJOY 6 FREE TRADITIONAL WINGS BAR&,GRML a FOUNTAIN DRINK OR ADULT(BEVERAGE PURCHASE REQUIRED NOT VALID WITH ANY GATHER DISCOUNT OR OFFER MUST CLIP THIS COUPON FOR REDEMPTION/1 COUPON PER CUSTOMER PERV(SIT Explres 12J1J2011 ° pFAQ#FAY,1DWA 'a a CLIP HAPPY MONDAYthru SUNDAY IIALF PRICE PIZZA 11.AM- 6PM MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS AFTER 5FM ANY PIZZA ANY SIZE-DINE IN OR CARRYOUT $z.SO WELL DRINKS $2.7.5 TALLBOYS C;AL! : 319-845-4045 TO ORDER EEK NIGHT SPECIALS PRIC RIa BAST ET .49`CENT 1. t3BEEF 4 BOIVIBS W/FF&SLAW. TRA6ITi6NAL :; TA60s . Iv CS`F�rc a W1NG5 o l7C ChrICKE [ ry I�tlsz.so`arr� .va :C®R4NA 4PC cr � a 7x59 Bottles MORGANS B 7iTLES' I Proudly Serving Fairfax the Surrounding Communities Since 1998! i "Complete Auto Body Repair & Refinish *1-CAR Gold Class Certified Facility & Technicians *F=ree Estimates — Stop in Any Time *Paintless Dent Repair Available by Appointment I I U.S. HIGHWAY 151 21 Williams Boulevard — Fairfax j FwrRFwx, Ia (319) 846-3434 wr.walnrpair, c►rn Monday-Thursday 7:00am to 5:30pm Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm Saturday 8:00am to 12:00pm i M. I FAX FIRE AND RESCUE Times are changing - it seems like with every generation that passes, there is a different worry out there. The biggest worry out there for parents and other drivers on the road, right now, are cell phones. You can be dialing a number, looking up a friend,texting, opening up your naviga- tion, or even checking facebook while you are driving now. If you are a person that believes you can operate your cell phone and all of these functions and still be a cautious driver, you are wrong! There are three main kinds of distractions on the road-Visual (takes your eye away from the road), Manual (taking your hands off the wheel), and Cogaaitive (taping your mind of'.fwhat you are doing). A phone call or text message can cause you to do all three of these things at once. Now, you can be distracted by picking something up that fell out of your purse/pocket, eat- ing, looking at a car accident, or many other things, but again, please beware that you are not the only driver on the road and it takes only one time making a mistake to make a possibly fatal driving error, Please take a few minutes to read the startling statistics below and do something to make our roads a safer place. • Car crashes are the number l killer of teens in America every year. • In 2009, the age group with the most car accidents caused by cell phone distraction, was in the 30-39 age range. Now that smart phones are more affordable for all ages, those percentages are expected,to go up in all age groups. • One i,fth of all experienced drivers have admitted to texting& driving. • Texting while driving is about six bines more likely to result in an accident than driving wlrile intoxicated. • For every 6 seconds of drive time, when you are texting (sending or receiving), 4.6 seconds of that time is spent with your eyes off the road. Cell phones are an absolute vital tool on the road these days. If you have car trouble, get lost, or witness an accident it is wonderful to have a phone readily available to call for help. To eliminate many accidents, even save lives, you need to talk to your family about distracted driving. ;below are two links to texting while driving contracts - sign one today, mare your teenagers sign one today, and make sure we are improving the safety on,the roads. Parent/Teen Driving Agreement(Scroll to about the middle of the page & open the pdf file.) http://www cdc gov/Parents.AreTI-ieKey/agreement/index.litii-il Sign up on Oprah.com to make your car a"No Phone Zone" in ://www.o rah.cona/ uestion-aire/i ledge.htnll?id=4 From all of us at the Fairfax Fire Department,have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving. -Jamie Meyers Sited sources: lett �//www .dicot „x�etln rk tia / z gMwla.l�cri,vi , wstatistics-aam batt 1�,/www.distzac.t?c�n.�ov/stats-axad f`�cts/ V Ve n or Bazaal : '..: `Sat Nov � th Sun Nov 13 ,fir Guaranty Bank — Fairfax Location, cuff HWYA 51 Scentsy, Thirty-Ole Gifts, Fanipered Clef, Norwe , Signature Hornestyles, Tastefully Simple, Usbome Brooks, Prairie PTO Spiritwear, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, w,ATw.triplecroA -iraj2hics.com, Patty's Seasonal Flora.ls, Premier Designs Jewett Lunch will, be available to purchase Contact Suzie Notolicky for more info: 319-981-4087 .. -- YARD WASTE AND GA,RRA E RULES REVYEWFD # Yard waste collection will run through the month of November. The last yard waste collection Monday for 2011 will be November 28. As you set out either yard waste, recycling, or regular garbage, please remember the basic rules about the collection. Our agreement with Johnson County Refuse states that no container larger than 34 gallons will be used for their collections within the City of Fairfax. Forty pounds is the maximum weight per container. All containers have the same limitations, regardless if they are used for yard waste or regular garbage. You can set out as many of the allowed containers marked with a large Y as needed for yard waste without additional costs. You can also pur- chase the brown Kraft bags for yard waste material, if you have more garbage than the maxi- mum container total weight of 40 pounds, you must purchase a garbage tag and affix a tag to any additional containers weighing up to the maximum of 40 pounds. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION! ............... .............. VOTE on Tuesday, Novernber 8th , 2011 RwResidents of Fairfax- I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be your Mayor the last 2 years. If e s d I n e t - n t to V s 0 thank E 0 f VOTE F a air x n k y u fc has been a time of success, challenges, and growth. I look forward to continuing to work hard for Fairfax and doing my best to enable us to be the best small town in Iowa. I would appreciate your vote on Tuesday, November 8th for another term as your Mayor. S j incerely, Jason Rabe ----------1111--1111--------------------- ------ Paid for by Rabe for Fairfax mayor connrnittee,Jason M.Rabe,Treasurer. 125 Driftwood Lane,Fairfax,1A 52228 SENIORST The women Catholic Order of Foresters court #769 cordially invite the senior citizens of our community to a Thanksgiving Din- ner on Thursday, November 10, 20 1. 1, at noon at St. Pat- rick's Auditorium, in Fairfax. Please bring your own table service and a salad or dessert side dish if you can, but not necessary). The meat, potatoes, dressing, and beverage will be provided. Everyone is welcome! Join us for good food and fellowship. WE HOPE TO SEEYOU THERE! CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 11 , 2011 CITY OF FAIRFAX REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 11,2011 The regular meeting of the Fairfax City Council was held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Fair- fax City Hall. Mayor Jason Rabe called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Council members pre- sent: JoAnn Beer, Bernie Frieden, Travis Otto, Marc Magers, and Marianne Wainwright. Other city staff present: Cynthia Stimson,Kathy Everett, and Ron Dusil. Shane Wicks, city engineer, requested moving agenda items 11 and 12 to follow item 5. Motioned by Wainwright, seconded by Beer to approve the agenda and to allow the requested change of order for items 11 and 12. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Frieden, seconded by Otto to approve and place on file the City Council minutes from September 13, 2011 and September 26, 2011. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Frieden to place on file the Library Board minutes from September 6, 2011 and the Planning & Zoning Commission minutes dated September 20, 2011. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Deputy Egli presented the list of calls from the Linn County ',Sheriff's Office. Marc Magers mentioned a problem with cars parking in no parking zones on Highland and Ron Dusil com- mented that cars park in the no parking zone at the curves on Front Street. Deputy Egli stated that tickets could be issued :for vehicles parked in no parking zones mid if a parked vehicle blocks a driveway, it could be towed. Marc Magers comrnented that the fire department has been busy and. urged residents to avoid burning due to the dry conditions. Ron Dusil reported that the new picnic tables for Hawks Ridge Park will be placed in the pa- vilion. Pouring cement for installation of the new grills must be delayed due to the new cement parking lot at Hawks Ridge Park. Flushing of the hydrants is completed except in the south part of town. Kluesner is working on street repairs on Horizon Avenue. JoAnn Beer stated that the Planning & Zoning Commission has inquired about a sign for the new sports complex. The Parks and Beautification Committee saved the sign previously used at. Hawks Ridge Park, and it could be used for the new facility. Cynthia Stimson discussed the need for a Parks Project Task Force Committee. The commit- tee would be charged.with developing plans for the new park,and sports complex to prepare for the bidding process. The planning process should encompass the entire project in order to develop a clear plan to present to the council,to help the project stay within budget, and to provide compati- bility between current and future phases of development. Joe bell and Marc Magers have offered to serve on the committee. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Frieden to approve the financial reports. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto,Magers, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Shane Wicks informed the city council he will meet with TTAC on October 12. Marc Magers asked whether the funding and funding levels are still in place for the trail project. Shane said the funding is still in place but that TTAC wants us to reapply. Marianne Wainwright asked whether, reapplying will put us at the end of the line for receiving funds. Magers noted that costs and ex- penses have increased since the initial application, and asked whether more money should be re- quested with the reapplication. Shane said that asking for more rruoney would. add several years onto the process. Bernie Frieden brought up the longstanding problems that have not been re- solved at the sewer plant. Shane said he is working with the sub-contractor to address the prob- lems, but Bernie maintained that too much time has passed and suggested contacting the city attor- ney to pursue legal action to make the responsible party correct the issues. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCT. 11 , 2011 CONTINUED The establishment. of storm water managementstmdards in the proposed. Core District Area, of Fairfaxwas discussed. Shane Wicks stated that it is imp which is the original cpai-t, , octant to en ourage development without creating an undue burden for businesses, while protecting neighbor- ing properties from increased storm water runoff, Creating retention basins and regulating the per- centage of hard surface area allowed on a property were discussed. Once the Core District Area has been established, storm water management guidelines will be set. Storm water runoff is evalu- ated when considering commercial building permit applications. Shane stated that there are no storm water runoff concerns with the commercial building permit application submitted by Stan Moore for adding a garage at the back of the business at 409 Vanderbilt Street, Motioned by Frieden, seconded by Beer to approve the Commercial Building Permit Applica- tion from. Stan Moore for 408 Vanderbilt Street, Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers, and Wain- wright. Nays: None, Motion carried, Cathy Bayne entered the meeting and gave the library report. She stated.that there was a great turnout for the Red Cedar Chamber Music concert at the library on October 7. Mayor Rabe opened the public bearing concerning the Budget Amendment at 7:35 PM. No comments had been received at the office. It was noted that the LOST money received was $20,000 more than anticipated. The trail reimbursement funds have been included in the budget amendment in case the money is received, Mayor Rabe closed the public hearing at 7:37 PM. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Otto to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2011-70, A RESO- LUTION AMENDING THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012. Roll call vote: Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Rabe declared RESOLUTION 2011-70 duly adopted. Larry Burger with. Speer Financial reported that four bids were received today for the $2,260,000 General, Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2011B. The following bids were received: Name and Address of Bidder Final Bid Northland Securities, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 2,4190% Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley& Co., Chicago,IL 2.58,47% D.A. Davidson& Co., Denver, CO 2.6753% UMB Bank, n.a., Kansas City,MO 3,0305% Acceptance of the bid of Northland Securities, Inc Minneapolis, MN, is recommended. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Otto to approve RFSOLUTION NO. 2011-71, A RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE OF $2,260,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CORPO- RATE PURPOSE BONDS, SERIES 2011B TO NORTIILAND SECURITIES, INC, MIN- NE APOLIS, MN. 'Roll call vote: Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Rabe declared RESOLUTION 2011-71 duly adopted. A Special Council Meeting will be held to approve closing paperwork for the bond. Coun- cil members will check their schedules, and the date will be determined. The status of the Phase 2 Water Main Replacement Project was discussed. The paving along Losey and Nickolet is done. The permits required for boring under the railroad have been delayed. That should be completed next spring. Ruts and settling still need to be addressed. Ron Dusil said cold patch will be applied as a temporary fix to avoid problems with plowing snow this winter. Schrader still has some pipe and material at the shop which needs to be moved. Motioned by Frieden, seconded by Magers to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2011-72, A RESOLUTION TO ISSUE PARTIAL PAYMENT #6 TO SCHRADER EXCAVATING & GRADING CO. FOR THE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, ('.RASE It IM- PROVEMENTS. Roll call vote, Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Rabe declared RESOLUTION 2011-72 duly adopted. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCT. 11 , 2011 CONTINUED The status of the Phase 3 Water Main Replacement Project and Parking Lot Improvements was discussed. Schmitt Construction is making good progress. The Line Street water main was done quickly. There were issues on Fairfax Road with water main alignment, and ICN was con- tacted to relocate their fiber optic line. The parking lot is progressing, and is ahead of schedule. The water line on Fairfax Road should be done within the next two weeks. Marianne will ab- stain from voting on measures related to this project due to a conflict of interest. Beer noted that a correction should be made to RESOLUTION 2011-73, changing the company name from Schrader Excavating& Grading Co. to Schmitt Construction, Motioned by Beer, seconded by Frieden to approve, with the noted correction, RESOLU- TION NO. 2011-73, A RESOLUTION TO ISSUE PARTIAL PAYMENT 91 TO DAVE SCHMITT CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR THE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PRO- GRAM, PHASE III IMPROVEMENTS. Roll call vote: Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, and Magers. Nays: None, Abstain., Wainwright, Motion carried. Mayor Rabe declared RESO- LUTION 201173 duly adopted. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Frieden to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2011-74,A RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 FOR THE WATER MAIN RE- PLACEMENT PROGRAM, PHASE III IMPROVEMENTS. Roll call vote: Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, and Magers. Nays: None. Abstain: Wainwright. Motion carried. Mayor Rabe declared RESOLUTION 2011-74 duly adopted. Hawks Ridge Park improvements were discussed. The parking lot and sidewalk to the trail have been poured. Shane Wicks discussed Improvements to Storm Water Drainage Facilities within Prairie View Heights and, Prairie Creek Estates. A quick review will be done before the November 15 deadline. fie is concerned whether some of-the work is done correctly in Prairie View [leights. Fill was done over a gas easement, and. no guards were installed in some areas. Travis Otto raised concerns that the basin in the Sunflower Drive and Goldenrod Drive area could spill into an adjacent residential lot. In Prairie Creek Estates, the basin is cleaned out but not seeded. Tiling in the basin is still needed. The issue of garage sales in residential districts was discussed. The main concerns with fre- quent garage sales are the nuisance to the neighbors and the visual impact on the neighborhood. The city clerk checked with Cedar Rapids and found that they don't have any regulations limit- ing frequency of garage sales; however their zoning regulations prohibit buying merchandise for resale at garage sales. The:home occupation rules will be reviewed later. Two names have been, submitted as possible candidates for the Library Board, Jason will rneet with thel"library Board before making tin appointment. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Otto to approve the claims list dated October 11, 2011. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers,and Wainwright. Motion carried. Mark Magers has obtained a quote of $3,904.00 for eight 16GB IPads with Wi-Fi for the mayor, council, city clerk/treasurer and deputy city clerk. Using IPads for the council packet information would reduce the use of paper and eliminate delivery costs, which would result in cost savings over time. Jason commented that he knows of several businesses that are moving to IPads in place of paper reports. We could possibly do a trial run with part of the council us- ing JPads. Jo Ann suggested that Mark could demonstrate the Mad to the council. Motioned by Magers, seconded by Otto to adjourn. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, Magers, and Wainwright. Motion,carried. Mayor Rabe adjourned the meeting at 8:26 PM. Mayor Jason Rabe Deputy City Clerk Kathy Everett Disclaimer: The foregoing minutes are not official until approved by the City Council. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2011 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 25,2011 A special meeting of the Fairfax City Council was held Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Fair- fax City Hall. Mayor Jason Rabe called the meeting to order at 6:04 PM. Council members pre- sent: JoAnn Beer, Bernie Frieden, Travis Otto, and Marianne Wainwright. Marc Magers was ab- sent, Other city staff present: Cynthia Stimson. Motioned by Beer, seconded by Otto to approve the agenda. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, and Wainwright, Nays- None. Absent: Magers. Motion carried. Motioned by Frieden, seconded by Otto to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2011-75 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,260,000 GENERAL OBLIGA- TION COR,1`10RATE PURPOSE BONDS, SERIES 2011B AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES TO PAYTHE SAME. Roll call vote: Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Absent: Magers. Motion carried, Mayor Rabe declared RESOLU- TION 2011-75 duly adopted. Maggie Burger and Larry Burger presented the TIF Report. Mayor Rabe appointed David Lees to serve on the Library Board of Trustees. Shane Wicks discussed the status of the property at 100 West Cemetery Road. The Plan- ning and Zoning Commission's recommendation regarding this property was reviewed. Motioned by Frieden, seconded by Beer to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation that the front of the property should be considered along West Cemetery Road. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, and Wainwright. Nays: 'None. Absent: Magers. Motion carried, Mayor Rabe distributed CIP worksheets. Council members are to take these sheets,review them, add projects or ideas, prioritize the projects, and bring them back to the next meeting. JoAnn Beer asked about the status of the trail project. The TTAC. committee is asking for more information. Motioned by Frieden, seconded by Otto to adjourn. Ayes: Beer, Frieden, Otto, and Wain- wright. Absent: Magers. Motion carried. Mayor Rabe adjourned the meeting at 6:40 PM. Mayor Jason Rabe City Clerk/Treasurer Cynthia Stimson Disclaimer: The foregoing minutes are not official until approved by the City Council. THE CITY OF FAIRFAX WISHES 'YOU ANDYOUTZ FAMIL HAPPY THANKSGIVING 4 ! BREAST CANCER ACTION FOUNDATION ADVOCACY EDUCATION • 1NPLUG,NC6 Fall Vwxbr &w" J11 SAVE THE D, ATE I S A J �u k yew r< r J: u Yr. 9�+vi r ' z •,. e _ _ Fkt AR CED-MI , WWS� 1A 1214M, J a r' q >r l GIF TS1 1 „ . ,, ✓ . P FOR, _ .__.,._: JEWELRY MD Kq S . .� _, AL WF111 ISCAF is a non-profit organization AU proceeds iwill be used In our community to support programs for Breast Cancer Advocacy, Education ond Awareness!! i i 69.10 MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING AND STORAGE. Motor vehicle parking and storage is not permitted in any yard in an RS, RM or RE zoning district, except as provided in this section. 1. Sidewalks. No parked motor vehicle shall obstruct a public sidewalk.. If no public sidewalk exists, then no motor vehicle shall be parked closer than five (5) feet to the street surface. 2. Driveways. A motor vehicle may be parked upon a driveway. 3. Recreational Vehicle - Front Yard Parking. No more than one recrea- tional vehicle may be parked within a front yard and only if in operable condition and if parked upon a driveway. 4. Side and Rear Yard Parking. No more than two motor vehicles may be parked. or stored in any side yard or rear 'yard, and such motor vehicle(s) must be parked or stored on a driveway, carport, hard surface pad or enclosed structure. 5. Trucks, Trailers, Equipment and Materials. No trucks with a net legal car- rying capacity exceeding one and one-half tons; no truck trailers; no tractors weighing more than one thousand pounds; no farming equipment or machinery and no construction, repair or maintenance equipment, vehicles, machinery or, materials shall be parked or stored unless within an enclosed lawful structure, ex- cept if such vehicles, equipment, machinery and materials are in temporary usage to actively accomplish permitted temporary activities on the premises such as construction., repair, moving, and other similar activities. In such cases they shall, upon completion of said. activity, be removedor placed in an enclosed structure thereon. Exceptions by the Council. 6. Driveway. For purposes of this section, a driveway shall be considered to be that designated area to provide access from the street to a parking area, an at- tached or basement garage, carport or detached garage, and shall be surfaced, free of grass and weeds and maintained with asphaltic concrete, brick, asphaltic mac- adam, crushed rock or similar method approved by the City Engineer. 7. Hard Surface Pads. For purposes of this section, a hard surface pad shall be surfaced and maintained with asphaltic concrete, brick, asphaltic macadam, crushed rock or similar method approved by the City Engineer. (Ord. 4—Nov. 02 Sapp.) 8. Motor Vehicles. For purposes of this section, motor vehicles shall include automobiles, motorcycles, vans, pickup trucks, similar vehicles and recreational. vehicles. 9. Recreational Vehicles. For purposes of this section, recreational vehicles shall include bus campers, camper trailers, pickup campers, travel trailers, motor homes, snowmobiles, boats, trailers and similar vehicles. No such recreational vehicle shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes while parked or stored, as permitted by this section. i PolltZ COMMISSION MINUTES SEPT. 209 2011 Chairman Kell called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. All members present. Kunze made a motion to approve the minutes with a minor typing correction and Meyers second. All ayes, no nays. The board started reviewing the Comprehensive Flan for Fairfax. It isn't neces- sary for us to do anything at this time, but it is a good time for us to start reviewing it with the growth our town has experienced in the past few years. It has been four to five years since its adoption and we are going to try to review ;From, beginning to end to get all members familiar. A suggestion was made to put a sign up on the future soccer fields/ball diamonds to draw attention to the future site, but we were unsure who was responsible. Is this parks & rec? The motion to end the meeting at 8:07 p.m. by Meyers and seconded by Sobaski. All ayes. Motion carried. Chairman Kell adjourned the meeting. Jamie Meyers, Secretary CITE' NEWS QUICKIES • SNOWBIRDS - be sure to contact the city clerk's office before you leave. We have a form for you to fill out and choose billing options. • DO NOT put leaves in the street. They clog the storm water system. Also, sometimes children play in leaf piles. We don't want there playing in the street. • If you want to burn leaves,be sure to follow all of the regulations and.be careful with the wind blowing debris. • Be sure to keep your animals on your property and under your control. No otie wants messes in their yard Iforn a neighbor's animal. Pit bulls and pit bull mix dogs axe not allowed within the City of Fairfax. • If you will be moving, contact the city clerk's office. We need to know your forwarding address and when you will be moving. • ,Snow will be falling soon.. Be sure to get your vehicles off the street in case of a snow emergency. Also, property owners are responsible to remove snow and ice on the side walks. • No Parking Zones -be sure you are not parking in a posted no parlcng zone. Aiffl§& • Remember to vote on November 8th. Polls are open 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM JIM P&Z COMMISSION I.N1JTES OCT. 189 2011 Chairman Kell called the meeting to order at 7:0 pm. Members present: Kell, Kunze, Nurre, Sobaski and Soukup. Absent: Boxa and Meyers. Motion to approve minutes from September 20th, 2011 was motioned by Kunze and seconded by Sobaski. All ayes. Motion carried. Discussion was held of rescheduling the commission's end of year meetings. It. was decided that the meetings will be held as scheduled for the remainder of the year. Discussion was held regarding the property at 1.00 West Cemetery Road to try and determine the front, sides and back property, lines of the land.. It was determined that in the boards opinion at this time, the front of the property line would be the south side of the lot. There was question about some inconsistencies between the city zoning map and the aerial view map. There was no discussion held of the city's comprehensive plan. Citizens present were Gordon Sevig and Bob Moenk with inquiries regarding re- struction of previous zoning requests. They were directed to speak with city clerk. Cynthia Stimson. Motion to adjourn.by Nurre and seconded by Soukup. All ayes. Motion. carried. Chairman,Fell adjourned the meeting at 8:07pm. Annie Sobaski Acting Secretary YOU FOUND WHAT INT E SEWER PUMPS? The City of Fairfax has found some strange items in our sewer system:. Mop heads, balls, 2 x 4s clothing, and other items have been found. Any item, put down a toilet or drain ends up in, our sewer system. Items that are not normal sewer sys- tem material, get stuck in the pipes or pumps. They can cause expensive system damage. The cost to replace one sewer pump is approximately $10,000. Please be sure children, employees, or even yourself DO NOT place anything except normal sewer system material down a toilet or drain. You will be helping keep your sewer system expenses down. THANK YOU FOR YOURHELP! Library Board Minutes October 4, 2011 Board members present: Dot Pospischil, Mary Rita Meyers, Jim. Stallman, Brenda Haendler and Kelly Giese Board members excused: Bernie Kleppe, Linda Balog and Linda Pribyl Staff present: Cathy Bayne and Beth Wilz Pospischil called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Stallman made a motion to accept the minutes. Haendler seconded. Motion car- ried, 5-0. The board reviewed budget reports and current bills. Giese made a motion to ap- prove the bills, seconded by Meyers. Motion carried, 5-0. The board reviewed circulation and. statistic reports, The board reviewed the Annual State Report prepared by the librarian. Stallman made a motion to approve this report, Haendler seconded. Motion carried, 5-0. It is time for the librarian's annual evaluation. Pospischil, Kleppe, and Meyers will complete this evaluation using the same form as in previous years. In order to maintain a balanced budget, the librarian will notify Pospischil and Meyers if overtime is necessary. The board discussed pest control bids. Haendler made a motion to cancel Orkin and start using Certified Pest and Tennite Control. Stallman, seconded. Motion carried, 5-0. The board next reviewed carpet cleaning bids. Meyers made a motion to use Drearnsteam, Haendler seconded. Motion carried 5-01. The library has a $1500 grant to use on computers and has used $56 on a new fax machine. Meyers made a motion to buy 2 11P 3400 computers and 2 monitors from state contract with computer set up of no more than five hours. Giese sec- onded, and motion carried'. 5-0. The librarian explained the cost of insurance and the line item amounts. The board and library staff greatly appreciate the new sidewalk and cement around the drop box, and they look forward to new lights. Ha.endler made a motion to adjourn at 8:01 pm, seconded by Giese. Motion car- ried, 5-0. Respectfully submitted, Beth Wilz, Mary Rita Meyers Dot Pospischil LIBRARY BOARD APPOINTMENT Mayor Rabe appointed, David Lees to the Library, Board of Trustees on Tuesday, October 25. Thank you to everyone who submitted their names for consideration. FAIRFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS Library Con tact_Information: 313 Vanderbilt Street, PO Boy 187, Fairfax IA 52228 Phone: (319) 846-2994 Fax: (319) 846-2889 E-mail: fairfax2Ca)southslope.net Library Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs.: Noon- 7:00 PM Wed.: 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM Friday: Noon- 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM -Noon Story Time: Wednesday: 10:30 AM November Calendar I"Library Board Meeting 7:00 PM 8thElection Day Polls Open 7:00 AM-9:00 PM 17th Parks and Beautification Meeting 7:00 PM 18'h Adult Crafts 6:00 PM- 12:00 AM *Please Register'" , 22"d Story Time T banksgiving Party 6:00 PM RED CEDAR *Please Register** 24th Library Closed for Thanksgiving CHAMBER 25th Library Closed for Thanksgiving4 � l � j (;' 4 December Calendar Thank you to all who attended the Red Ce,- 6th Library Board Meeting 7:00 PM 16th Parks and Beautification Meeting 7:00 PM dor Chamber music concert last month. The atten- dance at this year's event was wonderful! Friday 20 atopy Time Christmas Party 6:00 PM **Please Register** October 7h we had 48 people of all ages from all 24'b Library Closed for Christmas over Iowa come and enjoy the music. We greatly 26t4 Library Closed for Chu„istma.s appreciate all, Vernon Cerveny puts into this en- deavor, with his baking and. decorating, and re- NEW MMES cruiting additional assistance to make this a hit. r” The evening was enjoyed by all. New DVDs and Blu-Rays: P Lion King, Horrible Bosses, _. Transformers, Judy Moody INS AND SOUTH SLOPE GRANT and, the Not So Bummer = ,feThe Fairfax Public Library applied for and Summer, The Tree of Li . Batman. Year One, and Life, received a grant from Iowa Network Services, Inc. rates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides (INS) with a matching component from South Never l�iu-ltays:s: Slope Cooperative. With this grant we are updat- District 9 and Teacher ing two of our public access computers and re- DVDs: placing the monitors with flat screens. We also Lliose's Rawther Unusual Halloween, Zoo- replaced our fax.machine with this grant. keeper, Barbie presents Thumbelina, The Last STORY TIME IDEAS NEEDED Airbender, The Secret of NIMH, Fern Gully the Last Rainforest, Forever Young, and The We are again struggling to keep Story Smurf's World of Wonder Time an active activity at the Fairfax Public Li- brary. We have many who say they are interested, We have recently added some Blu-Ray discs to but our attendance is very much, hit and miss. If this is something you are interested .in and we are our collection which included Blu-Ray 3D discs not providing a convenient time or you have sug- for play in Blu-Ray 3D players. We have a few gesti ons on how to make it successful please share if you are looking for this format. your ideas, Check out the Fairfax Public ]Library website and online catalog? stojp in and Check ! http://www.fairfax.lib.ia.us/ CONGRESSMAN DAVE LOEBSACK'S REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE HOURS Congressman Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff in Linn County for open office hours. Constituents are urged to come in to discuss con- cerns and issues. If you are unable to attend these office hours, but have a con- cern to share with the Congressman, please call their district office toll-free at I- 866-914-4692. Tuesday,.-Nov,_ Fairfax City Hall, 525 'Vanderbilt St., 10:00 - 11:00 AM Ely City Hall, 1570 Rowley St., 1:00 - 2:00 PM Mt. Vernon City Hall, 213 1" St. W, 3:00 - 4:00 PM Wed., Nov. 9: Center Point City Hall, 200 Franklin St., 2:00 - 3:00 PM Central City City Hall, 13 7 4th St., 3:3 0 - 4:3 0 PM Wed., Nov. 15: Marion City Hall, 10:30 - 11:30 AM Hiawatha City Hall, 12 - 1:00 PM City of Fairfax PRSRT STD PO Box 337 Fairfax, 1A 52228 US POSTAGE PAID FAIRFAX, [A Phone:319-846-2204 PERMIT NO.6 fairfax@southslope.net www.fairfaxia.com ECRWSS Postal Customer Fairfax, IA 52228,