Council meeting 04/26/2021
The Albert City city council met in regular session on Monday, April 26, 2021. Mayor Skog called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. All council members were present.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the agenda; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the minutes of the previous meeting; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Hanson, second by Forbes to approve the bills.
Motion by Nagengast, second by Forbes to approve the 1st reading of the garbage & recycling container quantity ordinance; roll call being called Ehlers, Nagengast, Forbes, Hanson, & Jarvis voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Ehlers, second by Forbes to approve the 2nd reading of the mayor compensation change; roll call being called Ehlers, Nagengast, Forbes, Hanson, & Jarvis voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Keith Moe spoke to the council regarding ash trees in town. He had seen in the paper a company out of Storm Lake was treating trees and wanted to bring it to the attention of the council. The council thanked Keith for the information.
Motion by Ehlers, second by Nagengast to approve the street closing for the color run for ACT Elementary school; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
After discussion about the north baseball field, Mayor Skog said he would get with Mr. Dicks from ACT and see what we need to do since we don’t have possession yet of the field. Also the athletic director of Sioux Central needs to look it over to see what needs to be done so some games can be played there.
There being no further business, motion by Jarvis, second by Nagengast to adjourn at 7:40 PM; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
D. Skog, Mayor
A.Nielson, City Clerk
The Albert City city council met in regular session on Monday, April 26, 2021. Mayor Skog called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. All council members were present.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the agenda; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the minutes of the previous meeting; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Hanson, second by Forbes to approve the bills.
Motion by Nagengast, second by Forbes to approve the 1st reading of the garbage & recycling container quantity ordinance; roll call being called Ehlers, Nagengast, Forbes, Hanson, & Jarvis voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Ehlers, second by Forbes to approve the 2nd reading of the mayor compensation change; roll call being called Ehlers, Nagengast, Forbes, Hanson, & Jarvis voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Keith Moe spoke to the council regarding ash trees in town. He had seen in the paper a company out of Storm Lake was treating trees and wanted to bring it to the attention of the council. The council thanked Keith for the information.
Motion by Ehlers, second by Nagengast to approve the street closing for the color run for ACT Elementary school; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
After discussion about the north baseball field, Mayor Skog said he would get with Mr. Dicks from ACT and see what we need to do since we don’t have possession yet of the field. Also the athletic director of Sioux Central needs to look it over to see what needs to be done so some games can be played there.
There being no further business, motion by Jarvis, second by Nagengast to adjourn at 7:40 PM; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
D. Skog, Mayor
A.Nielson, City Clerk
Council meeting 04/12/2021
The Albert City city council held a regular meeting on Monday, April 12, 2021. Mayor Skog called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Absent was Council member Hanson was absent. Also present was Nola Jensen, City attorney.
Motion by Forbes, second by Jarvis to approve the agenda; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the minutes of the previous meeting; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Nola went over the 1st reading of the garbage ordinance regarding container changes but after further discussion we will need to change this and have the 1st reading again on April 26 meeting.
Nola presented the 1st reading of compensation changes for mayor and council pay. After review, motion by Nagengast, second by Forbes to accept the 1st reading of the compensation changes; roll call being called Ehlers, Nagengast, Forbes, & Jarvis voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the bills:
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the Treasury report of March; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
GENERAL 225205.28
LIBRARY BOARD BOOK COMM 45976.60
REC BOARD 3413.24
TORT LIABILITY 1583.18
PARK BOARD FUND 29789.68
FREEDOM ROCK FUND 8229.49
ROAD USE TAX 173766.70
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 21815.08
EMERGENCY FUND 3918.31
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 140893.50
DEBT SERVICE 85463.60
WATER 136520.60
WATER DEPRECIATION 40643.77
WATER SINKING 38739.59
SEWER 269230.64
SEWER SINKING 62153.34
SEWER DEPRECIATION 28817.04
TOTAL FOR MARCH $ 1316222.64
DEPOSITS
GENERAL 27971.45
LIBRARY BOARD BOOK COMM 1515.53
TORT LIABILITY 699.94
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 1267.55
EMERGENCY FUND 280.94
LOCAL OPTIONS SALES TAX 14221.60
DEBT SERVICE 2078.19
WATER 10855.48
WATER SINKING 4308.33
SEWER 16627.56
SEWER SINKING 8038.33
TOTAL DEPOSITS MARCH 2021 $ 90860.60
Members of the determination board spoke to the council regarding Northwest Iowa Planning & Development who will do code enforcement for nuisances for towns. After discussion, motion by Ehlers, second by Nagengast to approve Resolution 2021-03 to enter into an agreement with Northwest Planning & Development to provide services in connection with Nuisance Abatement/Code Enforcement Services for Albert City; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Councilmember Forbes began discussion on licensing ATV UTV in town. The council will continue these discussions in upcoming meetings. We need to talk to the Sheriff and get some feedback there also.
Mayor Skog has been approached by Colin Johnson regarding getting city water to his broader house. There was talk of a bigger line that currently exists to allow the volume of water to increase since that is his problem in prior times. We will need to look into this some more.
There being on further business, motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
D. Skog, Mayor
A.Nielson, City Clerk
The Albert City city council held a regular meeting on Monday, April 12, 2021. Mayor Skog called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Absent was Council member Hanson was absent. Also present was Nola Jensen, City attorney.
Motion by Forbes, second by Jarvis to approve the agenda; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the minutes of the previous meeting; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Nola went over the 1st reading of the garbage ordinance regarding container changes but after further discussion we will need to change this and have the 1st reading again on April 26 meeting.
Nola presented the 1st reading of compensation changes for mayor and council pay. After review, motion by Nagengast, second by Forbes to accept the 1st reading of the compensation changes; roll call being called Ehlers, Nagengast, Forbes, & Jarvis voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the bills:
Motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to approve the Treasury report of March; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
GENERAL 225205.28
LIBRARY BOARD BOOK COMM 45976.60
REC BOARD 3413.24
TORT LIABILITY 1583.18
PARK BOARD FUND 29789.68
FREEDOM ROCK FUND 8229.49
ROAD USE TAX 173766.70
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 21815.08
EMERGENCY FUND 3918.31
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 140893.50
DEBT SERVICE 85463.60
WATER 136520.60
WATER DEPRECIATION 40643.77
WATER SINKING 38739.59
SEWER 269230.64
SEWER SINKING 62153.34
SEWER DEPRECIATION 28817.04
TOTAL FOR MARCH $ 1316222.64
DEPOSITS
GENERAL 27971.45
LIBRARY BOARD BOOK COMM 1515.53
TORT LIABILITY 699.94
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 1267.55
EMERGENCY FUND 280.94
LOCAL OPTIONS SALES TAX 14221.60
DEBT SERVICE 2078.19
WATER 10855.48
WATER SINKING 4308.33
SEWER 16627.56
SEWER SINKING 8038.33
TOTAL DEPOSITS MARCH 2021 $ 90860.60
Members of the determination board spoke to the council regarding Northwest Iowa Planning & Development who will do code enforcement for nuisances for towns. After discussion, motion by Ehlers, second by Nagengast to approve Resolution 2021-03 to enter into an agreement with Northwest Planning & Development to provide services in connection with Nuisance Abatement/Code Enforcement Services for Albert City; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
Councilmember Forbes began discussion on licensing ATV UTV in town. The council will continue these discussions in upcoming meetings. We need to talk to the Sheriff and get some feedback there also.
Mayor Skog has been approached by Colin Johnson regarding getting city water to his broader house. There was talk of a bigger line that currently exists to allow the volume of water to increase since that is his problem in prior times. We will need to look into this some more.
There being on further business, motion by Jarvis, second by Forbes to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM; all voted aye, no nayes, motion carried.
D. Skog, Mayor
A.Nielson, City Clerk