1. W BOSTON SEWER: Quotes received on Wednesday the 13th were as follows:
Name Quote
Halbrook Excavating $56,645.00
Ankeny, Iowa
The Underground Company $49,785.00
Carlisle, Iowa
Van Hauen & Associates, Inc. $49,975.00
Grimes, Iowa
Vanderpool Construction, Inc. $42,993.00
Indianola, Iowa
The engineer’s estimate was about $30,000 so these quotes are 40% or more over the estimate. Dan Miers and Forrest Aldrich are reviewing options and therefore a recommendation will be delayed until the February 1 agenda.
2. CIVIL SERVICE LIST: The Civil Service Commission narrowed the list of 32 to 10 on January 9. The PD staff will interview the 10 on January 30 and develop a priority list. A recommendation will be brought to council in February.
3. SKYPE: Information Technology Coordinator Kurt Ripperger prepared the following information regarding the installation.
1. Computer
2. Camera
3. Speakers
4. Data Connection
The city’s laptop will be used and the camera/speakers have been ordered. There are currently no data lines running to the council chamber so Kurt will pull cable, terminate both ends, and test the connection. In addition, the line would be best placed on the wall behind the council desk. That wall is concrete block construction with a couple inches of foam insulation between it and the drywall which may necessitate the need to run the cable on the outside of the drywall and use some sort of cable molding to dress it up.
After that the system will be ready and usable with some preparation time for each meeting.
4. I-JOBS: The I-Jobs Water Quality fund has $55 million and is administered by the Iowa Finance Authority. $20 million is set aside for communities over 10,000 population.
Indianola applied for $5.915 million to help fund I&I Phases 2 & 3 and the funds were to be awarded in January. However, on Friday, January 22nd, the IFA sent out additional criteria to help determine awards which includes:
• Maximum award will be limited to $100 per capita
• Priority will be given to projects based on when construction can begin
• Priority will be given to communities that did not receive funds from the I-Jobs
• Disaster Recovery Program, the CDBG Disaster allocation or SRF ARRA
• Awards will be announced following the February 3, 2010 IFA Board meeting
5. ENERGY GRANT: The $50,000 grant application from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence Todd Kielkopf submitted in November 2009 to provide a comprehensive analysis of Indianola energy use (electric, natural gas, and transportation) was approved! The next step is to receive the grant contract that will specify deliverables and timetables expected. Jerry Kelley will need to help identify who we need to coordinate with at Simpson.
The city council authorized a $5,000 match for this project on November 2.
6. OLD SEWER PLANT LAND: Letters were sent to 25 households along Country Club Road, Scenic Valley and Trail Ridge. Thus far I received one phone call from a concerned resident.
7. FIREFIGHTER: Eleven applications (to replace Jory Hunerdosse) were received with seven candidates meeting qualifications. The Civil Service Commission will begin testing the candidates on January 23rd.
8. BUDGET: A “preliminary” budget estimate spreadsheet is in the mayor/council packet. Council will receive the complete O&M budget prior to the January 25th meeting.
Even though the city’s taxable had minimal growth, we are estimating the same tax rate ($11.35) for FY 10/11. Credit goes to department directors for developing “necessities-only” budgets consistent with the current year.
Elected officials will receive the proposed FY 10/11 budget on January 25 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
9. LEAN PROGRESS REPORT: In your packet is a LEAN progress report for the Park and Recreation Department which was approved by council on October 5, 2009.
