[0:00] All
[0:13] right. Good morning everybody. Tuesday,
December 8th here for our weekly board
[0:18] of supervisor meeting. Can I get a
motion to approve the agenda in the
[0:22] minutes?
>> Approve as presented.
[0:25] » Second.
>> Motion second. Any discussion? Hearing
[0:27] none. All in favor say I.
>> I. I motion carried. Any public comment?
[0:33] Hearing none. Moving on to new business.
Claims
[0:38] » move to approve the claims as presented.
>> Second.
[0:41] » Motion second. Any discussion? Hearing
none. All in favor say I.
[0:45] » I. Motion carried. Any payroll?
>> Payroll.
[0:48] » Any drainage?
>> I drainage report.
[0:51] » I get a motion to approve the clerk's
monthly report of fees.
[0:55] » I move to approve as present.
>> Thanks. Okay, we've got a motion and a
[1:00] second. Any discussion? Hearing none,
all in favor say I.
[1:03] » I. I. Motion carried. Brandon,
uh, no, this is for federal grant.
[1:10] Sorry, this um, consider a resolution to
support the federal grant funding to
[1:15] improvements intersection highway 122
South Taft. This will be a resolution.
[1:23] Is there anything to add on this?
Anybody?
[1:28] city Mason City was helpful.
>> Who's there by the
[1:31] » the city manager just asking us to
support the project?
[1:35] » Good. And move resolution 2026 number
62. Uh in favor of supporting the city.
[1:46] » Any discussion? Hearing none. All in
favor say I. I. The resolution is
[1:53] adopted. Looks like got another
application
[1:58] for some funding letter support. Um item
six. Is there a motion to approve?
[2:05] » I move to approve city's application for
the state transportation alternatives.
[2:11] » Second. A motion and a second. Any
discussion? Hearing none. All in favor
[2:15] say I. I. I. Motion carried. Now
Brandon, sorry about that.
[2:24] for that tap application one you guys
just did. Uh they also asked me for the
[2:29] letters to blow forward it. I talked
with conservation about it first because
[2:33] it's a direct competition for him
getting his uh trail funding to finish
[2:37] that trail and he was fine with us
supporting that just because he said
[2:41] it's
>> going to get it. the project's based on
[2:44] which is the most beneficial to the
traveling public and he said if their
[2:48] trail is deemed more beneficial has no
problem with them getting the funding on
[2:51] that round.
>> Yeah. So just figured I'd let you know
[2:54] that I also uh gave my my support for
it.
[2:57] » Thank you.
>> So I'll start off by saying the fence
[3:01] the north and south fence are complete
out there at the Mason City Illinois
[3:04] site. Uh there's a ton of work on that
west side before we can put a fence up.
[3:08] But that north and south fence will
eliminate 99% of the traffic we have
[3:13] going through whether by people coming
from the neighbors to the north or the
[3:17] bike traffic coming up.
I think it's going to be very effective
[3:22] to illuminate most of the problem we
have and it'll illuminate any really
[3:27] garbage dumping outside each one except
for I mean we have our cables across the
[3:31] the entrances at night and that seems to
drastically stop the amount of people
[3:37] that dump out there and the fact that we
have a lot more cameras out there to
[3:40] record who's coming in and out helps a
lot as well. So for you know those two
[3:44] fences are complete. Um, we also met
last week out on site at the Rock Wall
[3:49] project with the contractor and the
subcontractors and we determined the
[3:53] spot where they're going to put their
job trailer. And he said two weeks from
[3:56] that meeting is when he assumed the job
trailer would be in. The hold up at the
[4:00] moment is they're waiting for reactions,
the reaction calculations from the
[4:03] building manufacturer so they can get
the footing sizes finalized. As soon as
[4:07] they have that
excavation for the the footings and
[4:11] foundations,
[4:14] hopefully in the next, you know, three
weeks, we'll be having any stuff going
[4:17] on out there. So, that's moving forward
as well. Um, last week I mentioned a 45
[4:23] mph zone request on the 300th quarter.
Yeah.
[4:26] » And like I said, I have uh radar and
traffic count data that support that
[4:30] being a good idea because there's two
very different speeds of traffic out
[4:33] there. So, it' be nice to get the two
speeds to match. so it's safer for the
[4:38] public out there. Uh the other zone is
right by Portland as you leave Mason
[4:42] City heading south. Uh there's an area
there when the traffic when truck
[4:46] traffic comes out of the site and
everything that trucks can't get out
[4:51] enough to speed on time and we're having
we actually had a few off runoffs off
[4:55] the road and people yards there in
Portland. So, I'm going to do I'm going
[4:59] to set up that radar out there and that
traffic counter and just gauge the speed
[5:04] that the vehicle factor is going versus
the sunrise. Might be another area I'll
[5:09] come to you guys to to discuss a
possible 45 zone from city limit south
[5:14] to the bridge just to give the the truck
traffic some time to get up to speed
[5:18] before the cars close in on.
>> Wasn't there a stop sign at the tracks
[5:23] at one time?
>> I guess I don't remember. It might have
[5:26] been a while back, but Right now there's
not
[5:30] » fact there used to be.
>> There could have been. I just don't
[5:32] remember. Hasn't been since I was here.
Anyway,
[5:36] another one is that four-way stop was
last week and the contractor could not
[5:40] get sight to mill the rumble strips into
the road. They're supposedly going to be
[5:44] here tomorrow. The next fallback date is
Thursday. So hopefully tomorrow or
[5:48] Thursday we'll get the north south uh
signs up on that road and I'll have the
[5:52] paint the stop bars painted shortly
after that out there. Uh we did get the
[5:58] east west signs open is massively more
noticeable than it has ever been. So I
[6:03] think this hopefully getting people's
attention. We put beacons on the
[6:07] pre-warnings. We have the the flashing
stop signs themselves. We have the the
[6:12] actual posts have reflective strips on
them. So they're as visible as they
[6:15] possibly can be.
So hopefully after when today or
[6:20] tomorrow or Thursday, we'll have them
complete and we'll see how it goes after
[6:24] that. I'll kind of watch the crash data
and I'll talk with the uh the sheriff's
[6:29] department, make sure they report those
accidents specifically to me so I can
[6:32] keep an eye on them.
>> Somebody did put it on Facebook, too.
[6:35] So,
>> um
[6:41] there is a residence in all four
directions from that particular stop
[6:44] sign turning into a fourway. Uh they
drag brakes are used out there already
[6:50] right now. It's been something that
they've been bothersome and they're
[6:53] afraid that now if there's going to be a
fourway stop, we're going to have even
[6:56] more Jake breaks on that one. So, I
think uh I'm going to come back to you
[7:01] guys with a a proposed ordinance for a
Jake break ordinance in that area,
[7:06] » limit the use of those just to
>> I think it really will affect the the
[7:12] quality of life for the people living
near. So, I think it's something we
[7:14] should consider. So, I'll bring back the
ordinance to you guys with the, you
[7:18] know, the distance from that
intersection where the ordinance should
[7:21] cover just so that uh we can at least
talk about it as a as a group.
[7:28] » Uh just give you some updates on
equipment. Uh the only thing we have
[7:31] down right now is our number zero, which
is an older machine, but it's not really
[7:34] down. We're just readjusting the circle
on it. And then number 48 is a truck
[7:38] that's under warranty, and it's going
down to De Mo right now to get some
[7:41] transmission repairs done on it under
warranty. But other than that,
[7:44] everything else is up and at them. We
were continuing our annual inspections
[7:48] on all the trucks. Like I said, we've
not found any big issues yet and it's
[7:52] worked out well catching some minor
stuff that would have caught us later.
[7:55] So, our annual truck inspections have
been very helpful. Um,
[8:02] we're going to have December 1st is a
delivery date for that. Uh, we're going
[8:06] to talk to you guys about we had a down
few weeks back, so that'll be here
[8:10] relatively quick. It probably won't see
much use this winter. He's probably
[8:15] going to practice on it a little bit,
but he wants to stay in his normal
[8:18] grater until the winter's done just in
case there's a big snow event. Does want
[8:21] to learn a new machine
the big storm, but he'll use it on the
[8:26] regular storms just to get used to it.
Um, and then that that loader that we're
[8:31] doing the the least to possibly own if
we end up liking it. That should
[8:35] hopefully be here in the next couple
weeks. So, that's going pretty well.
[8:38] Also, uh I don't have any updates on
projects wise other than Illand's still
[8:43] planning to do their Thrush Avenue
project this fall before winter time and
[8:48] that the bridge contractors are still
planning to do the bridge leading into
[8:52] winter time. We're hoping to get that
completed before they have to stop so
[8:56] it's actually open again for the winter.
So if winter weather comes in early and
[9:02] the temperatures don't play well with
us, there's a chance that that bridge on
[9:05] B60 just east of L might possibly be
closed all winter. Uh we have adjusted
[9:10] our snow routes and we've already taken
that into account just in case. But if
[9:15] that doesn't happen, we'll just go back
to our normal routes.
[9:19] » I think other than that, that's all I
had for you.
[9:22] » So on that one that you're just talking
about with that bridge.
[9:24] » Yep.
>> I've had several calls from emergency
[9:27] responders in that area. Yep.
>> And it would be imperative to get that
[9:31] open before winter. It's it's a big deal
for the ambulance and the fire.
[9:35] » Yeah. It's a big deal to go back and
forth.
[9:37] » It's a big deal for Yeah. a lot. We've
expressed that to the contractor and
[9:41] they said, "Is there is there every
intention to have it open for the winter
[9:44] time? It's just going to be up to mother
nature if it's going to cooperate.
[9:49] » Otherwise, just a gravel mile out and
around to get around it safely."
[9:55] Okay. And then also the you said there
needs to be more work done before the
[9:59] fence can be completed on the Illinois
side.
[10:01] » Yeah, we got a bunch of uh landscaping.
And
[10:06] » whose work is it? The fence contractor
or yours?
[10:08] » It's ours.
>> Okay.
[10:09] » Yeah, it's it's there's just uh there's
a bunch of overburden from actual
[10:14] building construction that the foreman
at the time that's not no longer the
[10:18] foreman had some plans for but those
plans didn't work out
[10:23] of use for it. So we actually for as
part of the demo uh part of the contract
[10:28] was they have a per ton cost to haul
that away for us. So that when they get
[10:34] there to do it the that overburdened
stuff will be gone. Then we have a black
[10:37] dirt pile that's kind of trapped by it
right now that we'll move out of the way
[10:41] and then we'll finish leveling out
preparing that west side be able to get
[10:45] that actually going as well.
>> So that fence on the property line then.
[10:49] » Yeah. Yeah.
>> So right now we're spilling over the
[10:51] property property line. It's right. It's
We're against it all the way. Yeah, for
[10:56] sure.
[11:00] » And that was part of mine. So, is that
going to be something they'll be working
[11:04] on in their free time?
>> I'm hoping they're going to get it done
[11:07] this this summer, this fall heading
towards winter. So, I don't know if the
[11:10] fence will get done before winter, but
the the idea is to get that done as soon
[11:14] as possible.
>> Some back there. And then uh just kind
[11:18] of more of a formation, but the camera
system that we put in that Canadian
[11:23] system or whatever it was.
>> Yeah, the GPS system.
[11:26] » So, is that an annual renewal or
>> Yes, it is.
[11:28] » Was it?
>> Yeah.
[11:29] » Okay. I couldn't remember if we had a
long contract.
[11:32] » We could have we could have done Yeah.
long contract, which is not something
[11:36] any of the counties chose. So, it's an
annual thing. We could have paid it
[11:40] monthly or we could pay every six
months. I just choose to make one big
[11:43] payment and then be done with it.
>> The last thing, did you want to touch
[11:49] anything on that slope
>> in Plymouth?
[11:51] » Oh, Plymouth. I did the feasibility
study on it. That's that's where we're
[11:54] at right now is I got to get a final
design contract from WHK. They're
[11:58] supposedly working on it and get it to
me so we can get a final design with
[12:02] them doing the permitting. But yeah,
that that's something we're going to
[12:05] continue moving forward with. There's a
chance I'll have to push that project to
[12:09] next fiscal year if the if the
everything doesn't line up because I
[12:12] want to use farmers market funds on it.
But it's definitely happening very near
[12:17] future.
>> I was there again Friday afternoon and
[12:20] it looks like it's getting worse.
>> Yeah, it's there's no way to it it is
[12:24] compromise. It is a problem that either
we could keep paving it forever and it's
[12:29] just going to keep sliding towards the
river and eventually if we don't
[12:32] stabilize the bottom that road would be
not repairable or serviceable anymore.
[12:36] So this is a project that's been a long
time coming and it's it's vital to get
[12:40] it done.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[12:45] » All right. Thanks Brandon.
>> Thank you.
[12:47] » Item number eight uh manure management
plan.
[12:52] This one is a normal manure management
plan, but yet a little odd. So, I was
[12:59] going to ask Michelle or Michelle's
office again to uh forward a letter of
[13:04] uh concern considering the uh Union
Hills Waterfall Protection Area being in
[13:10] its close proximity. That was basically
the only things public health pointed
[13:14] out. There's not a whole lot that we as
the board can do about it since the DNR
[13:19] is in control. So, I would move to
approve and forward on to the DNR
[13:24] hopefully with a drafted letter pointing
that concern out.
[13:30] » Second motion, a second. Any other
comments? Hearing none. All in favor say
[13:36] I.
>> I.
[13:37] » I. Motion carried. Item 9.
[13:44] post session pursuing Iowa code section
21.51C
[13:48] to discuss gratitude to council on
matters.
[13:51] » Thanks Brent.
>> Presently in litigation or where is
[13:53] litigation is imminent where disclosure
would be likely to prejudice or
[13:57] disadvantage position of the
governmental body in that
[14:02] there a motion to approve.
I move to approve close session
[14:10] third
[14:13] yes. Yes. Wants. Yes.
>> Uh and pursuant to Iowa code 21.51J
[14:21] to discuss purchase sale of particular
real estate where only premature
[14:24] disclosure would be reasonably expected
to increase the price of the
[14:27] governmental body have to pay for the
property or reduce the price the
[14:30] governmental body received for that
property. Is there a motion to go into
[14:33] close session?
>> So moved.
[14:35] » Second.
>> Uh cler to call the role.
[14:39] » Gina,
>> yes.
[14:42] » Yes. Yes,
there
[14:44] » a motion to adjurnn. Move to adjurnn.
Second have motion second. Any
[14:48] discussion hearing? None. All in favor
say I. I. I.