City of Ute Regular Council Meeting March 10, 2025 – City Hall 6:00pm – Monday The Ute City Council met with Mayor Henschen in regular, open session on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6pm in the Council Chambers with the following council members present: Jimmy Carlson, Josh Gotto, Sue Kelm, Ryan Pithan. Matt Leitz arrived at 6:04pm. Also Present: City Clerk Megan Peitsch, Public Works Superintendent Lonnie Carlson. The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Mayor Henschen. Motion by Gotto/Kelm to approve the agenda. All Ayes. MC Mark Boehm from McClintock was not present to speak to council. A signed formal complaint regarding dog from Sarah Leisinger was reviewed and accepted. The complaint was determined to be valid and one ordinance was violated. Council Member Leitz arrived at 6:04pm. A violation letter will be sent to the owner. The Mayor had no updates and no building permits were issued. Public Works Superintendent Lonnie Carlson shared a general update. A major leak was found under Main St in front of Ute Tiny Tots. Prior to digging, the Mayor was called in and listened to the leak to confirm that the leak was on the City’s side of the connection and the City would be responsible for repairs. Excavation of the leak confirmed this visually. This has been repaired. City Clerk Megan Peitsch presented the following financial reports for the month of February: Cash Report, Treasurer’s Report, Outstanding Transactions, Budget by Function, Bank Reconciliation for Bank 1, and Tax Liabilities. Utility Reconciliation for February was also presented. An update was given on the audit process. The report will be ready by June 30, 2025. Receipts for the Month of February totaled: $61,627.01. 001 GEN $25,734.02, 006 LIBRARY $200.00, 110 ROAD USE TAX $3,410.32, 112 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $24.88, 121 LOCAL OPT SALES TAX $2,526.49, 303 CAP WATER TOWER PR $7,429.00, 600 WATER $15,656.31, 601 WATER DEPOSITS $110.00, 610 SEWER $2,636.18 Motion by Pithan/Gotto to approve the consent agenda consisting of: Approval of February 2025 Bills and Payroll; Approval of City Council Minutes 02/10/2025 regular meeting; Approval of February cash report, treasurer’s report, outstanding transactions, budget by function, bank and utility billing reconciliations as presented by City Clerk; Approval of Ute Town and Country Class C Retail Alcohol License (C) Renewal. All Ayes. MC Motion by JCarlson/Pithan to table discussion of sidewalk inspections due to pending state legislation changes. All Ayes. MC FY26 Budget Summary was reviewed and discussed. No changes made. Ballpark Concession Building remains tabled until a price estimate can be made. Motion by Gotto/JCarlson to purchase a Moultrie EDGE 2 Cellular Security trail camera and the unlimited subscription plan with an annual $155.88/year cost to be renewed yearly for use at the City dump. All Ayes. MC Discussion was held on the status of the junk vehicle nuisance abatements. Two properties applied for and were granted extensions. The next section of junk vehicle nuisance abatements will not begin until the prior abatements are completed. Discussion was held on funding for the Well Capital Project. Due to the federal funding freeze and the current decline of the well, debt funding was looked at. The State Revolving Fund timeline was reviewed, the City’s debt limit, and general obligation bonds were discussed. No action was taken. Motion by JCarlson/Gotto to approve the key request for the following Library Board Members: Angie Kroll, Leanne Thies, Whitney Gustin. Board Members Katelyn Leisinger and Denise Dunahoo already have keys. Three keys will be made and disbursed. All Ayes. MC Discussion was held on Recodification Question Set #2. IDOT permit request for No Overnight Parking Signs had no motion made due to a consideration of changing the code at a later date. Motion by Gotto/JCarlson to approve signing the gWorks Ordering Document to move to the Cloud. This is not a payment authorization, only an indication to gWorks to add the City to the queue. All Ayes. MC Discussion was held on employee performance reviews and who does them. Reviews will remain with Council and Mayor at a meeting to be held during the June meeting, as listed in the employee handbook. Discussion was held on the VFW Easter Egg Hunt. The VFW will take care of the prizes this year. They would prefer the funds go to help repair the ballpark concession building. No action taken. Discussion was held on Ute Clean-Up Days. Clean up days will be held Friday May 2 – Sunday May 4. Signage will be updated to reflect the necessity of appliance/electronic tags as the City has received hefty fines the last two years. Discussion was held on moving the dump camera to dumpster location and penalizing improper dumping without a tag using the penalty schedule the Monona County Landfill imposes on the City. No action was taken at this time. Motion by JCarslon/Gotto to adjourn at 7:17pm. All Ayes. MC Submitted By: Megan Peitsch Feb 2025 Claims Report For March Meeting Vendor,Reference, Amount Acco, Water Chemicals$295.10 Acs, Sonicwall Security$35.0 Angie Kroll, Library Food Reimbursement$27.03 Badger Meter, Meter Hosting$29.26 Bomgaars, Supplies$144.63 Chn Garbage Service, Garbage Pick Up$2,400.10 Cory Abbott, Water Break Concrete Repair$3,625.00 Dunlap Plumbing & Heating, Water Repair$2,464.95 Eftps Irs, Fed/Fica Tax$1,469.34 Foundation Analytical Lab, Water Testing$37.50 Iamu, Iamu Water Dues$690.00 Imfoa, Imfoa Membership$50.00 Incontrol Electronics, Fire Door Dues$17.00 Ipers, Ipers-Regula$1,101.40 King Construction, Water Tower Pay App 11 Final$79,279.33 Mapleton Press, Publishing$150.82 Midamerican Energy, Electric$2,389.04 Iowa Department Of Revenue, State W/H Tax$168.43 Team Lab, Degreaser$1,246.50 Usda, Loan 91-04 Mar 2025$2,578.00 “ Usda, Loan 91-06 Mar 2025$2,565.00 “ Usps, Postage$29.04 Ute Senior Citizens, March Senior Meal Contract$140.00 Ute Tire & Automotive, Truck Oil Change$91.12 Wellmark, Health Insurance$1,148.59 “ Wex, Fuel$303.01 Windstream, Phone/Internet$412.22 Wipco, Sewer Electric$40.00 Accounts Payable Total$102,927.41 Refund Checks Total Payroll Checks$5,537.40 ***** Report Total *****$108,464.81 General$9,167.92 “ Library Fund (Gen)$261.41 Road Use Tax$821.00 Employee Benefits$574.30 Cap 2023 Water Tower Proj$79,279.33 Water$14,377.97 Sewer$3,982.88 Total Funds$108,464.81 MP3-20-25
