MINUTES OF THE GILBERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING

GILBERT, IOWA

CALLED TO ORDER: 7:02 P.M. at City Hall, by Mayor Bob Jaquis

ROLL CALL: Present: Chris Benda, Helen Gunderson, Lynn Henn, Peg Uthe and Fred Vogtlin.

 Absent: None

    Moved, by Fred Vogtlin, seconded by Lynn Henn to approve the minutes for February 19, 2001 and the agenda and claims list for March 5, 2001. Motion declared carried unanimously.

    Joyce Lauridsen with the Heart of Iowa Soccer Club requested to speak at the open forum. She addressed and ask the Council for their permission to replace the concession stand at the city parking lot by the soccer fields. The previous concession stand was burnt down and she stressed that she thinks having a concession stand provides a valuable service to their club and the communities that come to Gilbert.

    The Council agreed with this and did not see a problem with putting another concession stand up.

    Brian Bradley and Scott Nelson requested to speak at the Open Forum. They presented to the Mayor and Council a design for a new playground project at the Elementary School that they are working on. It is the second phase of the playground for the 4^th through 6^th graders.

    Mayor Jaquis explained that this will have to be an agenda item and they are to come back when they start to get some figures together.

    The Mayor suggested to Brian and Scott that a meeting with Sarah Carlson, Park and Recreation, Chairperson, Doug Williams, Gilbert School Superintendent and the Mayor would be beneficial to go over the plans and details.

    No other citizen requested to speak at the Open Forum and no written comments were received.

    Council member Fred Vogtlin ask to move agenda item #4 up to item #2 on the agenda.

    Mayor Jaquis asked Alan Hanson, water Superintendent for the City of Gilbert to explain to the Council what will involve updating the water softeners and iron filters. Alan stated that it would cost about 15, 000.00 dollars.

    Moved by Lynn Henn, seconded by Fred Vogtlin for the City Clerk to take 20,000 dollars from water reserve and add it to water revenue, to use as a general maintenance expense in the current budget. Motion carried unanimously.

    Mayor Jaquis asked that this would be ready for Council to view at the March 19, 2001 meeting and that the Public Hearing will be scheduled for April 2, 2001.

    Frank Feilmeyer, City attorney discussed with Council the certain structure that the Legislature has presented cities to abide by. The code gives the Mayor supervisor authority to the city departments. If the Mayor has the supervisor role then he needs the Council to back him up.

    Moved by Fred Vogtlin, seconded by Chris Benda for the Mayor to be the supervisor of City employees. Voting aye: Benda, Henn, Uthe, Vogtlin. Voting nay: Gunderson.

    Mayor Jaquis and the City Council discussed with the City Clerk her job performance.

    Moved by Lynn Henn, second by Peg Uthe to open the Public Hearing for Ordinance 275, Amending the official zoning map of the City of Gilbert, Iowa, provided for in section 6-5.0401 of the Gilbert, Iowa City code book. Motion declared carried unanimously.

    No citizens were present regarding Ordinance 275 and no written comments were received.

    Moved by Fred Vogtlin, seconded by Lynn Henn to close the Public Hearing for Ordinance 275. Motion declared carried unanimously.

    Moved by Lynn Henn, seconded by Fred Vogtlin to approve the second reading of Ordinance 275. Amending the official zoning map of the City of Gilbert, Iowa provided for in section 6-5.0401 of the Gilbert, Iowa City code book. Motion declared carried unanimously.

    Moved by Lynn Henn, seconded by Peg Uthe to adjourn at 9:35 p.m. Motion declared carried unanimously.