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BROOKLYN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION MEETING Tuesday, January 3, 2017 At 6:00 P.M. 138 Jackson St, Brooklyn, IA

The Brooklyn City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in the Municipal Building at 138 Jackson Street with Mayor Solem opening the meeting at 6:00 P.M. with Councilmen Nathan Taylor, Les Taylor, Stockton Harter, Carl Tubbs and Leah Keller. Others present: Lavern Bartachek- Supt. of Public Works, Sheri Sharer-City Clerk, Scott Pottorft-MMS Consultants, Attorney Fred Stiefel and Peter Stiefel.

AGENDA Motion by Nathan Taylor, 2nd by Tubbs to approve the Regular Council meeting minutes from December 19, 2016. All Ayes, Motion carried.

FINANCE RESOLUTION 2017-01: INVESTMENT POLICY CITY OF BROOKLYN, IOWA. Motion by Nathan Taylor, 2nd by Les Taylor to approve this resolution. All Ayes, Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 2017-02: A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING FIRST STATE BANK OF BROOKLYN, IOWA AS A DEPOSITORY OF FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, IOWA, NOT TO EXCEED $4,000,000.00. Motion by Les Taylor, 2nd by Nathan Taylor to approve this resolution. All Ayes, Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 2017-03: A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE POWESHIEK COUNTY CR CHRONICLE REPUBLICAN AS THE OFFICAL LEGAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, IOWA FOR THE YEAR 2017. Motion by Harter, 2nd by Les Taylor to approve this resolution. All Ayes, Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 2017-04: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR PAY REQUEST #6 FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR A WASTER WATER TREATMENT PLANT FROM CALACCI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $414,200.00. Motion by Les Taylor, 2nd by Nathan Taylor to approve this resolution. All Ayes, Motion carried.

Motion by Nathan Taylor, 2nd by Les Taylor to approve the following claims. All Ayes, Motion carried.

Audas Sanitation & Recycling, bags 228.00 Audas Supply, recycling Dec 4,962.00 Bartachek, Lavern, clothing allowance 300.00 Brooklyn Mun. Utilities 5,088.69 Brooklyn Telecommunications 215.02 Calacci Construction Company, Inc., payment #6 414,200.00 Collum Electric Service, replaced door keypad PSB 172.82 Doll Distributing, supplies 447.90 First State Bank, W/H 5,055.58 IPERS, W/H 2,406.10 Jim Clayton, clothing allowance 300.00 Keystone Labs Inc., water/sewer analysis 316.00 Municipal Supply, Inc., repair clamp 267.20 Nebraska Child Support 733.42 O’Halloran International, dump truck heater 28.73 Poweshiek Co. Recorder, recording fee WWTP 32.00 Poweshiek County Treas., closed landfill fee 244.67 Poweshiek Water Assn., water purchased 9,907.38 Poweshiek Water Assoc. Loan, loan payment 3,917.00 Region Six Planning, membership dues 660.60 Shawn Minnaert, sale of 1989 Dump truck 5,900.00 Steve Link Ford, #6 pickup maintenance 191.21 Stiefel, Fred, city attorney fee 350.00 Storey Kenworthy/Matt Parrott, W-2 forms 98.77 TIP/REC 97.63 Treas. St. of IA., sales tax 2,687.00 Treas. St. of IA., W/H 731.00 True Value, supplies 1,178.22 United Healthcare, life insurance 30.00 VanTomme, Brian, clothing allowance 300.00 Wellmark, health insurance premium 2,637.19 Payroll 26,682.52 Total 490,366.65

PUBLIC WORKS Scott Pottorft with MMS Consultants updated the Council on the new sewer plant.

The City received the easement from Hawkeye Land Company for under the railroad. The City Clerk will record it with the Poweshiek County Recorder.

OTHER Revenue by Fund for December 2016: General $75,824.66; Community Center $4,155.06; Sidewalk $1,178.00; Library $5,012.82; LOST $13,261.27; TIF $26,149.24; Street Improvement $76.23; Road Use Tax $13,574.13; Employee Benefits $4,882.10; Sewer General Obligation Debt $3,300.92; Sewer Rev. Bond Sinking $2,434.00; 2016 WWRP Rev Bond Sinking $34.36; Water Rev. Bond Sinking $1,374.00; CBD Series 2015 GO Loan $7,858.75; 2011A GO Mill St. Bridge $4,543.75; Series 2013A GO Loan $3,781.25; Pow Co. Old 6 Rd Loan $38,175.15; Series 2016 WWTP GO TIF $1,437.31; Sewer Project $165,712.12; Water Utility $39,842.13; Sewer Utility $37,058.47; Storm Water Utility $1,328.43. Total $450,994.15

Expenses by Fund for December 2016: General $67,099.55; Community Center $5,072.17; Library $3,601.89; LOST $7,531.25; TIF $52,014.96; Road Use Tax $8,301.94; Employee Benefits $7,339.16; Sewer General Obligation Debt $1,566.25; Sewer Reve Bond Sinking $1,207.50; 2016 WWTP Rev Bond Sinking $34.36; Water Rev Bond Sinking $1,207.50, CBS Series 2015 GO Loan $7,858.75; 2011A GO Mill St Bridge $4,543.75; Series 2013A GO Loan Note $3,781.25; Pow Col Old 6 Rd Loan $38,175.15; Series 2016 WWTP GO TIF $1,437.31; Sewer Project $214,186.17; Water Utility $29,946.36; Sewer Utility $20,618.59; Storm Water Utility $9.00. Total $475,532.86

City Gross Wages 2016 Lavern Bartachek 51,746.94 Logan Derry 4,301.00 Sheri Sharer 35,823.62 Jeremy Mann 11,913.00 Brian VanTomme 51,441.32 Beth Burch 357.50 James Clayton 42,756.20 Daryl Kuhn 5,544.00 Andrew McCulley 765.00 Nancy Maschmann 1,974.45 Tate Kavanaugh 498.76 Deb Read 17,257.31 Tamara Kriegel 25,881.97 Jennifer Ver Woert 1,565.14 Lorraine Nelson 1,320.00 Angie Thompson 1,721.25 Gene Willett 884.00 Marsha Read 1,971.75 Louise VanErsvelde 1,771.91 Kimberly Hawkins 1,197.50 Dennis Solem 2,000.00 Gregory Thompson 2,282.25 Nathan Taylor 960.00 Ashley Roudabush 816.75 Mark Davis 920.00 Tiya Montano 648.00 Leslie Taylor 880.00 Luann Jahlas 28,155.60 Ronald Hurst 4,090.00 Madonna Smith 2,020.17 Nancy Klein 985.50 Bethel Dodd 683.57 Christopher Keller 800.00 Ronald Vercande 920.00 Traci Smith 39,624.00 Steven Plants 13,244.00 Tisha Miller 121.00 Robert Halon 13,403.50

ADJOURNMENT Moved by Nathan to adjourn the meeting at 6:16 P.M.

______Dennis Solem, Mayor

ATTEST:

______Sheri Sharer, City Clerk