MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETINGOF THE HILLS CITY COUNCILMARCH 8, 2005Mayor Jim Jellema called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M. with the following council members present: Jim Jellema, Dana Dahlquist, Linus Svoboda, Keith Elbers, and Ross Metzger. Employees present: Connie Wiertzema, City Clerk; Joanne Goehle, City Treasurer; and Wayne Ward, City Maintenance. Guests: Jeff Bass-Hills Fire Department; and Lexi Moore-Hills Crescent. Motion by Elbers, seconded by Dahlquist to approve the February 8th minutes. Motion carried. Motion by Dahlquist, seconded by Metzger to approve payment of the February expenditures: General $5,104.10; Park $1,061.85; Fire $3,965.88; Street $3,806.28; Legion $1,295.25; Sewer $965.10; Garbage $1,883.69; Recycling $490.20; Water $3,778.38; Baseball $20.97; Softball $11.74. Motion carried. General Checking 133,055.44General Fund CD#18197, 2.5%, 12/4/04 243,300.81General Fund CD#17792 (prev. #15742) 2.5%, 5/29/03 - cashed in 6/3/03General Fund CD#17760 (prev. #17573) 2.5%, 3/15/05 20,994.17Sewer Fund CD#17877 (prev. #17433) 2.5%, 10/18/03 – cashed in 10/03 – ($21,000 to general)Sewer Fund CD#18255, (prev. #18171) 1.5%, 7/19/04 – inter-fund loan to Southern Hills Apts. to pay-off apt. bond - $70,771.64Fire Truck Replacement Fund CD#18647, 2.0%, 1/13/06 26,578.89Hills EDA Security Deposit Account 1,441.81Hills EDA Checking – Acct. #1248 23,513.04Southern Hills Condo Acct. #1263 66.67Southern Hills CD#17759 (prev. #17572) 2.5%, 3/15/05 5,248.54EDA CD#17850 (prev. #17384) 2.5%, 5/7/05 28,668.82EDA CD#18275 (prev. #17268) 1.25%, 07/04 – inter-fund loan to Southern Hills Apts. to pay-off apt. bond - $10,661.76EDA CD#18597, 1.0%, 1/17/05 (renew & int. added each month) 20,353.16EDA CD#18505, 1.0%, 1/22/05 (renew & int. added each month) 10,713.35Motion by Elbers, seconded by Dahlquist to add $50.000 from general checking to general fund CD#17760 and reinvest for six months. Motion by Dahlquist, seconded by Svoboda to renew Southern Hills (now EDA) CD#17759 on a monthly basis until May 2005; and then consider combining those funds with EDA CD#17850 for renewal on May 7, 2005.Motion by Dahlquist, seconded by Elbers to transfer $20,000 from EDA checking to be included in the renewal of CD#17759. Motion carried. The Council agreed not to seal coat streets this summer. City maintenance was instructed to obtain proposals to blacktop Sixth Street. City maintenance will attend the County noxious weed meeting on April 5th.Motion by Elbers, seconded by Metzger to proclaim April 22nd as the City’s Arbor Day. Motion carried. Jeff Bass, Hills Fire Chief, presented the Council with the Fire Department’s proposed budget for 2006 totaling $23,700.A committee will be formed of firemen, one city councilperson, and one township member to discuss and review information to replace the Fire Department’s tanker truck. Linus Svoboda volunteered to serve on that committee. A motion was made by Svoboda, seconded by Elbers to approve the Fire Department’s 2006 proposed budget. Motion carried.Svoboda, Wiertzema, Jellema and Elbers will attend the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization training meeting on March 31st. The City’s 2004 records were audited on February 17th; the auditor will present the written audit at a later date. Motion by Svoboda, seconded by Dahlquist to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6.54 P.M.Connie J. WiertzemaCity Clerk(3-24)
