Minutes - 7/24/2001

JULY 24, 2001FOURTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at 9:00 A.M. Board members present were Boykin, Clausen, Batcheller, Walish and Welte. Staff members present were Karen James, Board Administrative Coordinator, Jean Jessen, Deputy/Clerk to the Board, and John Rusch, Board Legal Counsel.

The Claims were approved as presented. Copy filed.

Meeting called to order.

Motion by Batcheller second by Walish to approve the Board minutes of July 17, 2001 as submitted. Carried 3-0. Welte and Clausen abstained.

Motion by Batcheller second by Walish to approve the minutes of the first Executive Session of July 17, 2001 as submitted. Carried 3-0. Welte and Clausen abstained.

Motion by Walish second by Batcheller to approve the minutes of the second Executive Session of July 17, 2001 as submitted. Carried 3-0. Welte and Clausen abstained.

Motion by Welte second by Batcheller to receive County Recorders Report of Fees Collected for the period of 4/2/01 through 6/30/01. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Batcheller second by Welte to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a Class C Liquor License, Sunday Sales Privilege and Outdoor Service Application for Twenty-Seven Flags Golf Course, 2299 Alicia Avenue, Sergeant Bluff, IA. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Walish second by Welte to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Iowa Department of Human Services 28E Agreement for Decategorization Coordinator Position. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Bid letting for two (2) Tandem Truck Chassis was held.

Bids were as follows:

Bidder Net Bid
Barry Motor Co., Danbury, IA $135,408.00
Great Plains International, Sioux City, IA $131,370.00
Holcomb Freightliner, Inc., Sioux City, IA $135,922.00
Peterbilt of Sioux City, Sioux City, IA $147,980.00
Siouxland Mach, South Sioux City, NE $136,896.00

There were no further bids.

Motion by Batcheller second by Welte to receive the bids and submit to the County Engineer for review and recommendation. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Batcheller second by Walish to receive the recommendation from the County Engineer and accept the quote from Brower Construction, Sioux City, IA, in the amount of $918,746.62 for Project LP00(1)73-97. Carried 4-0. Clausen abstained. Copy filed.

Motion by Clausen second by Welte to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an agreement for engineering services with HGM Associates Inc., Omaha, NE, for final bridge and roadway design, HGM Proposal No. 00071-103, per recommendation of the County Engineer. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Welte second by Clausen to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Utility Accommodation Permit submitted by Mid-American Energy Co. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Walish second by Clausen to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Utility Accommodation Permit submitted by Northwest Iowa Telephone Co. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Batcheller second by Welte to authorize the Chairman to sign proposal from Steffen Engineering & Testing, Inc. for additional Tier II work at the former Davidson Oil site. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Clausen second by Welte to authorize the Chairman to sign a request for Right of Entry submitted by Ensco Tech Midwest Inc., on behalf of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, to install one groundwater monitoring well on county property at Climbing Hill. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

The Board discussed the Juvenile Prevention Funds. Consensus was to defer until July 31st and have Gary Niles make a presentation at that time.

The Board discussed jail facilities.

The Board decided they would watch the presentations on August 13, 2001 at 9:30 A.M. before determining the jail facilities to visit.

The Board decided Dave Amick, Dennis Simmons, Lynette Redden, Jim Rixner, Harold Mettenbrink, Bob Batcheller, Larry Clausen, Ron Wieck, Patty Erickson-Puttmann, and Pat McCormick would be making the jail visits.

It was determined the order of presentations of architect firms would be by lot.

The Board requested Dave Amick find out when the Huskey Report will be completed.

Sheriff Dave Amick discussed proposal to develop a gun range on county property with the Board.

Motion by Batcheller second by Walish to approve the gun range proposal submitted by Sheriff Dave Amick. Carried 5-0.

The Board approved the separation of James L. Drury, II, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorneys Dept., effective 7-27-01. Resignation. Copy filed.

The Board approved the appointment of Todd C. Peterson, Correctional Officer, County Sheriffs Dept., @$13.24/hr., effective 7-30-01. Job Vacancy Posted: 6-12-01. Entry Level Salary: $13.24/hour. Copy filed.

The Board approved the appointment of Lisa A. Maier-Hoffman, Jail Nurse, County Sheriffs Dept., @$16.13/hr., effective 8-06-01. Job Vacancy Posted: 5-30-01. Entry Level Salary: $16.13/hour. Copy filed.

Motion by Clausen second by Walish to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign authorization to initiate hiring process for an Assistant County Attorney, County Attorneys Dept. AFSCME Atty: $37,500/year. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Jim Villone of Klass Law Firm and J.D. Pellersels of Human Resources discussed Woodbury County insurance programs with the Board.

The Chairman asked if there were any individual or group wishing to make a presentation of items not on the agenda or Supervisors concerns.

Motion by Clausen second by Batacheller to go into Executive Session per Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i). Carried 5-0 on roll call vote.

Motion by Clausen second by Batcheller to go out of Executive Session. Carried 5-0 on roll call vote.

Motion by Batcheller second by Welte to adopt and authorize the Chairman to sign the decision letters in response to the grievances filed concerning Dawn Dvorak and Lori Morgan. Carried 5-0.

The Board adjourned the regular meeting until July 31, 2001.