The Spillville City Council held the regular meeting at the Spillville City Hall at 6:00 PM. on Thursday July 6, 2023. Mayor Straube called the meeting to order with the following councilmen present Backes, Kelsay, Taylor, Schmitt and Wermers. Absent, None.
Motion by Schmitt, second by Backes to approve items on the consent agenda as follows.
- Approval of minutes of previous meetings
- Claims
- Finance Reports
Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
Street Project -Received preliminary costs.
Marc Ruroden from Origin design and Mike Klimesh were present to discuss the water tower project. The complete project is a 1.96-million-dollar project. Spillville has received a $500,000 CDBG grant. Without other funding the project will still take significant water rate increases to cover the debt service. SRF loan options are 20 years at 2% or 30 years at 3%. Reducing the scope of the project would likely reduce the CDBG funding received.
Motion by Backes, second by Taylor to hold an informational meeting July 18, 2023 at 6:00. Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
People with questions and opinions on the replacement of the water tower and water mains are invited to attend. Marc Ruroden will be available to answer questions.
Discussed water rates, the water fund finished the fiscal year with a deficit. Discussed an increase beyond the 3% now with additional increases as needed when the decision is made on what components of the water project will be completed.
Motion by Taylor, second by Wermers to adopt Resolution 23-7-6-2 increasing the base water rate by $10 per month in addition to the annual 3% increase. Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
We will be discussing parking restrictions on city street at the August meeting.
Motion by Kelsay, second by Taylor to approve the employees hired by Larry Phillips for summer maintenance help and Susanna Craft for museum guides. Daniel Bohr and Kathy Gesing were hired for summer maintenance help and Ellie Knutson, Addison Lutgen and MaKinley Lutgen were hired as museum guides. They were hired at $12 per hour for maintenance help and $10 per hour for museum guides as stated in the salary resolution at the June meeting. Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
The swim bus will be run through July and will be discussed at the August meeting.
We will start getting signatures for the property annexation east of town.
Motion by Backes, second by Schmitt to participate in the State Setoff program and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign and submit all necessary forms. Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
Motion by Wermers, second by Kelsay to adopt Resolution 23-7-6-1 approving a contract with Fencl Oil for the even pay program for city LP for FY2024. Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
Motion by Kelsay, second by Wermers to enter into a 28E agreement with the City of Ridgeway for library services pending approval by the Ridgeway City Council. Roll call vote: unanimous. Motion Carried.
| Fund | Income | Distribution | Fund | Income | Distribution |
| General | 23155.97 | $39153.98 | Debt Service | $102.73 | $16055.38 |
| Clocks | $5621.52 | $5385.28 | Capitol | $0 | $0 |
| Library Trust | $223.23 | $0 | Water | $8392.83 | $28690.63 |
| Road Use | $34373.91 | $17864.79 | Water Deposit | $260.00 | $0 |
| Emergency | $0 | $1.99 | Sewer | $4183.03 | $7771.98 |
| LOST | $11859.83 | $20000.00 |
The meeting adjourned at 7:58. Attest: Joane Kulish, City Clerk