COUNTY BOARD MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 8 & 9, 2014
The Board
convened on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 9:30 AM with all members present:
Byrne, Holthaus,
Andersen, Geerts, and Zoll. The meeting
was called to order by Chairman Holthaus.
Mail was opened and distributed. At
10:10
AM a member from
the media was also present.
Motion by Byrne, Seconded by
Andersen to approve agenda for September 8 & 9, 2014. Roll Call: All Ayes.
Motion Carried.
Motion by Andersen, Seconded
by Byrne to approve board minutes of September 1-3, 2014. Roll
Call: All Ayes. Motion Carried.
Bill Ohrt met with the Board
to discuss his property and floodplain concerns. Also present were Assistant
County Attorney Mark Huegel, Land Use Administrator Staci Schutte, Sanitarian
Ken Rasing, and County Engineer Dusten Rolando.
Discussion followed. The County Attorney’s office will review all documentation, the Emergency
Management Commission will schedule a meeting to discuss the concerns and
possible actions, and the Board will tour the property on Tuesday,
September 16, 2014.
County Engineer Dusten Rolando met with the Board to discuss road
departmental activities. Topics
included: maintenance and service of
vehicles; maintenance of gravel roads; ditch cleaning and entrances; FEMA
documentation continues; round pipe delivered on September 5, 2014 for V-48;
sign repairs and preparing for V-48 detour; blades out, Ed mowing side roads;
edge rutting, sweeping intersections; Bridge 0210 (Windsor Avenue) set box on
Wednesday, September 3rd; bridge survey, office work Cadd programs, updating
map, etc.
Motion by Geerts, Seconded by
Byrne to approve the permit for Hawkeye REC to place underground cable in the
county right of way thru Pembroke Avenue between sections 26 & 27 in
Jacksonville North as per recommendation of the County Engineer. Roll Call:
All Ayes. Motion Carried.
Motion by Geerts, Seconded by
Andersen to approve the permit for Mediacom to place buried cable in the county right of way along
225th Street east of South Linn Avenue as per recommendation of the
County Engineer. Roll Call: All Ayes.
Motion Carried.
Motion by Geerts, Seconded by
Andersen to approve the permit for Mediacom to place overhead lines in the
county right of way along South Linn Avenue from McCloud Way south to 220th
Street as per recommendation of the County Engineer. Roll Call:
All Ayes. Motion Carried.
Dusten Rolando reviewed the County Engineer’s FY 2014 annual report
Northeast Iowa RC & D Executive Director Lora Friest met with
the Board to discuss the Regional Conservation Partnership Program which is
being submitted to USDA/NRCS national office.
It is titled Maximizing Conservation in the Driftless Area of the Mississippi River Valley. Ms. Friest is
working with Trout Unlimited to submit this $20 million application for
USDA/NRCS funding for the Driftless Area of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
and Wisconsin. The Turkey
River Watershed is included ( and is one four priority watersheds) in the
project area and thus Chickasaw County has an opportunity to benefit from the
project, which would provide funding for projects in the Turkey River Watershed
(TRW) portion of Chickasaw County. County Supervisors and Engineers from other counties in the TRW are committing 25% of the funding needed for On-road structures in
their counties plus the engineering oversight (not the engineering) for up to a
certain number of structures that they feel they might be able to put into the
watershed.
Ms. Friest also discussed the
Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed (WRW) Management Authority.
Motion by Andersen, Seconded
by Geerts to enter into a 28E agreement and authorize Chairman Signature on the
Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed (WRW) Management Authority and appoint a
representative and alternate to the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed (WRW)
Management Authority Board. Roll
Call: All Ayes. Motion Carried.
Lora Friest also gave a
departmental update.
Gordon Davis met with the
Board to discuss the County Farm Rental Lease Agreement. Also present was
County Attorney Pat Wegman and Assistant County Attorney Mark Huegel.
Discussion followed. The Board will review the County Farm Rental Lease
Agreement January or February 2015.
The Board deferred action of
the Courthouse landscaping until next week.
Motion by Byrne, Seconded by
Andersen to approve and authorize Chairman Signature on the 28E Law Enforcement
Services Contract with the City of Fredericksburg. Roll
Call: All Ayes. Motion Carried.
Motion by Andersen, Seconded
by Byrne to adjourn the meeting at 12:15 PM. Roll Call: All Ayes. Motion
Carried.
The Board convened on Tuesday, September
9, 2014 at 9:30 AM with all members present: Geerts, Zoll, Holthaus, Byrne, and
Andersen. The meeting was called to
order by Chairman Holthaus. Mail was opened and distributed. Also present was a
member from the media.
Conservation Director Brian
Moore met with the Board for a departmental update.
Brian Moore informed the
Board that the Conservation Board received one bid from CVT in the amount of
$1,450.00 to do a soil test to accommodate a leachate field and dump station at
Airport Lake. Brian Moore
informed the Board that Mick Gage Plumbing and Heating gave a total bid in the
amount of $23,452.00 for the new water line and water pump at Airport Lake, but does not include any drop pipe extensions beyond
120 feet, electrical work, or additional pressure tanks at Airport Lake. The
Conservation Board approved a claim in the amount of $540.00 for damages to
citizen’s camper from mowing at the Airport Lake. Brian Moore
informed the Board that the Conservation Board gave permission to Mr. Hanawalt
to remove fallen timber at Jenn Timber.
Mr. Moore informed the Board that the ponds are completed,
seeded, and the dike is almost completed. at the Gilmore Wapsi Access
Wetland. Mr. Moore also informed the
Board that the Haus Park project is completed.
Brian Moore also told the Board that the hydrants at Split Rock are
completed. Brian Moore also informed the Board that the Conservation Department
is working on the restrooms at Split Rock Park. Mr. Moore told the Board that there are also
new electrical hook-ups for the campers at Split Rock. Brian Moore also
informed the Board that 75-100 people attended the fundraiser at Adolph Munson Park on Sunday, September 7, 2014 and the gathering raised approximately $1560.00. Mr. Moore also informed the Board that the
road rock projects will be reviewed next Spring. Brian Moore informed the Board
the Conservation Board agreed to keep Ivanhoe Avenue at Wapsi Junction a Class B road.
Sheriff Todd Miller, Data
Processing Manager Doug Welton, and Dennis Ungs met with the Board to discuss
mobile data computers (MDC’s) for 8 patrol units. The Board reviewed the quote from Keltek,
Inc. Dennis Ungs discussed and explained
with the Board Terminal Server and In-Motion Mobile Gateway. Sheriff Miller
will contact other agencies that currently use the programs. Mr. Miller will update the Board of his
findings and also have a total cost estimate for the project and a breakdown of
the cost per vehicle for the Board to review at the next meeting.
Data Processing Manager Doug
Welton and Public Health and Home Care Services Administrator Kathy Babcock met
with the Board to discuss the purchase of a printer for the
Public Health and Home Care
Services department.
Motion by Byrne, Seconded by
Andersen to purchase a printer from Riley’s Inc. in the amount of $1730.00 for
the Public Health and Home Care Services department. Roll Call:
All Ayes. Motion Carried.
Ms. Babcock will give a
departmental update at the next Board’s meeting.
Chickasaw County
Tourism Coordinator/Director Jason Speltz met with the Board for a departmental
update. Mr. Speltz informed the Board that he and New Horizons/Chamber
Assistant Theresa Rasmussen and he have been making contacts in the community
during the months of July and August will continue in the Fall and also working
in the outline areas of the community. Jason
Speltz informed the Board that they purchased as laptop for the office. Jason also informed the Board that he is working
on a logo for the Chickasaw County Tourism and updating the website daily. Mr. Speltz also informed the Board that the
tourism brochures are widely distributed and continue to promote tourism in Chickasaw County.
The Board allowed claims.
Received and filed Utica Township summary
statement of receipts and disbursements annual report for FY 2013-2014.
Motion by Geerts, Seconded by
Zoll to adjourn the meeting at 12:10
P M. Roll Call: All Ayes.
Motion Carried.
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Rick Holthaus, Chairman
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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Joan E. Knoll, Auditor
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