Wayland City Council Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 9:45 pm CDT

Wednesday, Dec.2, 7:30 pm Wayland City Hall

Incorporated
1. Roll Call
2. Consent Agenda
Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council member requests an item be removed for separate consideration.
a. Minutes of November 18, 2020
b. Bills for Payment – CD Renewal – Draw #7 Municipal Pipe & Tool-Sewer Rehab
c. Treas. Report
d. Clerks Budgetary Report
e. Utility Dept. Report
f. Police Dept. Report
g. Firefighter Dept. Report
h. WEDC Semi-Annual and Development Agreement Reports
3. Citizen Forum
The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public for items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair. No action will be taken.
4. Unfinished Business
a. Solid Waste & Recycling Contract Options
b. Sewer Project Update – BES, Inc.
c. WACO Stop Sign/Crossing on Hwy 78
d. City Hall Protocol for Covid-19 Virus Pandemic/Community Events
5. New Business
a. 2021 Energy Efficiency Rebates
b. Tax Abatement Application–Jeff Sinn – New 90’x40’x23’ wood frame house/garage at 801 N Pearl St.
c. Tax Abatement Application-Wayland Mennonite Home Association – 76’x55’ frame duplex on concrete slab at 504A & 504B W Front St.
6. Building Permits – Approved
7. Adjournment
MAYOR: Chet Fort
COUNCIL: Melinda Ullery,
Aaron Barnhart, Jamie Roth,
Kathie Grimm, Caylon DeVaul
CLERK: Beverly Conrad
TREAS: Terry Kaufman
ATTORNEY: Mike Vance
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wayland City Hall @ 7:30 P.M.
December 2, 2020
City Hall/Council Chambers
PO Box 155
218 W Main St
Wayland, IA 52654
Phone: 319-256-3276
Fax: 319-256-3279

William “Bill” Noel Mathers

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 9:43 pm CDT

William “Bill” Noel Mathers, 93, of New London, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at New London Specialty Care.  He was born September 26, 1927 in New London to Carl Edward and Ethel Glenn Daniels Mathers.  On July 15, 1950, he married Vera Joan Crabill in New London; she died August 19, 2017.

Bill was a 1945 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and attended Iowa Wesleyan College.  In his early years, he attended New London United Methodist Church, then later, New London Christian Church. He served two years with the weather service in the Air Force following WWII.  After his stint in the service, he worked as a plumber with his father; then at McKesson and Robbins before owning and operating Mathers Variety in New London with his wife.  He enjoyed joking with people, auto racing, snowmobiling, and especially loved all of his dogs.

Besides his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Paul “Wayne” Mathers.  Survivors include Joan’s brothers and sisters families.

According to his wishes, his body has been cremated and inurnment of his and his beloved wife’s cremains will be held at a later date at Burge Cemetery, New London.   Due to the Covid-19 health crisis, there will be no services at this time.  Memorials may be directed to New London Specialty Care.  Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.

Patsy Huddle

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 9:41 pm CDT

Patsy Huddle, 87, of Wapello, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Wapello Specialty Care.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services of Wapello.  Friends may call from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Friday December 4, 2020 at the funeral home.  Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday prior to the service.  For everyone’s safety, mask will be required and social distancing will be enforced.    A memorial has been established in Patsy’s name.   Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.

Patsy Ann Hamilton was born on June 7, 1933 in Burlington, Iowa the daughter of Cecil and Myrtle (Baird) Hamilton.  Patsy’s family grew up in the Morning Sun area, but when Patsy was a young girl she went to live in Wapello with her grandparents, Charles and Virginia Hamilton who raised her until her graduation from Wapello High School in 1950.    On November 26, 1950, Patsy was united in marriage to Donald Burl Huddle in Wapello. He preceded her in death on June 16, 1990.  Patsy was a lifelong cook; beginning her career at Jack Hamilton’s Clubhouse in Morning Sun and Washington before becoming the owner, along with her husband Don, of the Tomahawk Restaurant in Wapello. In her later years Patsy always enjoyed cooking out of her home for others and all who would visit her daily for “coffee.”  She was an avid reader, loved all sports, especially her beloved Chicago Cubs, and was always interested in what others were doing, especially her grandchildren.

Patsy will be missed by her sons, Leslie (Rita) Huddle of Lafayette, Indiana, Roger (Debbie) Huddle of Wapello and Brian (Beth Holcomb) Huddle of Pella; grandchildren, Whitney (Tony) Hollenbaugh, Mitch (Robyn) Huddle, Andrew (Brittany) Huddle, Paul (Liz Russell) Huddle, Adam (Kassi) Huddle, Thomas (Erielle Espina) Huddle, Koert (Erica) Huddle, Alyssa (James) Stoner, Katelin (Micheal) Brees and Kelly Huddle (Sam) Wiseman; great-grandchildren, Cal, Taylor, Pete, Zoey, Brayden, Emma, Hunter, Calvin, Bennett, Genevieve, Maddox, Kaia, Lexi and Christopher; sisters, Janet Hall of Morning Sun and Judi (Paul) Delzell of Fulton, Illinois; sister-in-law, Carol Huddle and many nieces and nephews.

Patsy was preceded in death by her parents; husband; grandparents; one sister, Cora Maxine Stotlar and two brothers, Jack and Lonnie Hamilton.

Today is Tiger Tuesday Giving Day

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 30th, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

You can make a difference in the lives of students at Iowa Wesleyan University!

#GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, is a powerful opportunity to show your support for a cause close to your heart.

Your gift to The Wesleyan Fund will go toward providing faculty and staff the tools they need to educate and support our students. It will help maintain those facilities necessary to continue and expand our academic and athletic programming at IW. And, this year, it will help with the extra costs in the face of COVID-19, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) or additional IT needs.

Choosing to give to The Wesleyan Fund allows the University to direct your gift to the area of greatest need, while having an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of Iowa Wesleyan students.

Iowa Wesleyan University hopes you will consider making your Tiger Tuesday Giving Day gift at advancement.iw.edu/tigertuesdaygivingday.

 

Clayton V. White

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 30th, 2020 at 4:25 pm CDT

Clayton V. White, 104, of Kalona, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.  He has been cremated and the family will hold a celebration of life at a later date.  A memorial fund has been established for Mennonite Central Committee, Iowa City Hospice, and the Kalona Public Library.    The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Clayton Vern White was born January 1, 1916, in rural Johnson County, the son of William and Magdalena (Miller) White.  He attended Center High School in Sharon Center and graduated from Huron High School near Burlington.  He began work in Civilian Public Service in Dennison, Iowa and later transferred to Madison, Wisconsin, where he was a herdsman at the Friday Dairy. On June 1, 1941, he was united in marriage to Verda Burkey in Milford, Nebraska.  After her death he later married Leola Hershberger.  Clayton was a lifelong farmer, sold Pioneer Seed and worked at Yoder Feeds.  He was a member of West Union Mennonite Church where he served as an elder, Sunday school teacher and treasurer.  After moving to Kalona, he was a groundskeeper at the Kalona Historical Village and did all the buying for the corner store at Pleasantview Home. Clayton enjoyed gardening, the JW’s Coffee Club, farming, being with family and friends, fishing and Hawkeye sports.

Survivors include three daughters: Gloria (Dwayne) Drager of Iowa City, Donna (Darwin) Jones of Kalona, Karalee (Calvin) Martin of Crawfordsville, five grandchildren: Jennifer Jones of Chicago, IL, Kristofer (Allison) Drager of Fort Mills, SC, Krlyn Drager of Iowa City, Anthony (Jackie) Martin of Ankeny, Allison Martin of Ankeny, three great-grandchildren: Jakob Drager, Avery Drager and Kennedy Martin and four step-children: Dale (Joan) Hershberger, Ed (Bobbie) Hershberger, Shirley (Gaylord) Yoder and Clayton (Tina) Hershberger.

 

Preceding Clayton in death was his wife Verda in 1996 and wife Leola in 2016, and six siblings: Walter and Glen White, Wanda Marner, Olivia Steckly, Wahneta Detweiler and Edith White.

WINFIELD – MT. UNION COMMUNITY SCHOOL REGULAR BOARD MEETING

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 30th, 2020 at 3:40 pm CDT

TENTATIVE AGENDA ~ LIBRARY, W-MU 6:00 p.m. ~ December 9th,  2020

 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Public Comment
  4. Consent Agenda

D1.  Minutes, Bills, Financial Reports

D2.  Personnel Hirings/Resignations

 

  1. Reports

E1.  Elementary/Curriculum

E2.  Secondary

E3.  Superintendent

 

  1. General Business

F1.  Wrestling and Soccer Sharing Agreements with Columbus CSD

F2.  Consider Exchange Student Placement

 

  1. Adjournment

 

Yvonne Sloan

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 30th, 2020 at 2:48 pm CDT

Yvonne Sloan, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Henry County Health Center.

Yvonne was born November 23, 1941, in Henry County, Iowa, daughter of Charles and Emma (Vaughn) DeVol. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1960 and attended Nursing School in Burlington. Yvonne was united in marriage to W. Wray Sloan on July 14, 1962 at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. Yvonne and Wray made their home in the Mt. Pleasant community where she worked as a nurse for the Burlington and Mt. Pleasant hospitals on the OB floor for many years. She was also an EMT for Henry County Ambulance Service. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and loved helping with church activities and singing in the choir. Yvonne enjoyed playing cards, sewing, cooking, taking care of others and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Yvonne is survived by her husband Wray; 4 children, Tamra (Scott) Gilmore of Mt. Pleasant, Robin Sloan of Mt. Pleasant, Barbara (John) Martin of Winfield, and John (Jennifer) Sloan of Winfield; 5 granddaughters Miranda (Jared) Young, Hayle (Tyler) Schildknecht, Emalee Martin, Carlee Sloan, and Brylee Sloan; great grandson Micah Dean Schildknecht; brother Alan (Truly) DeVol of New Braunfels, TX and sister Linda Sloan of Mt. Pleasant.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, December 4, 2020, at Calvary Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant.  Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 7:00 PM on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, the family will be present 4:00 – 6:00 PM.  Masks are required and social distancing guidelines will be followed. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for U of I Stead Family Children’s Hospital.  The service will be livestreamed on Powell Funeral Homes Facebook page and at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

AGENDA FOR NEW LONDON CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 30th, 2020 at 3:27 am CDT

DECEMBER 1ST, 2020 – TUESDAY NIGHT – 6:00 P.M.
NEW LONDON COMMUNITY CENTER – 103 W. WASHINGTON ST.
1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING: Mayor Kirk Miller
2. ROLL CALL: Travis Benz, Brad Helmerson, Dan Berner, Scott Campbell and January Benjamin
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. INVOCATION: Kirk Miller
5. PUBLIC HEARING:
a. Citizens questions and comments on proposed purchase, sale, and development
agreement with Chad Sovern Contracting, Inc. related to Lot 6 in the Pine Street
Subdivision, which includes the potential sale of the City’s interest in real property (1)
b. Approve resolution #328 making a final determination on potential sale of interest in
real property and approving and authorizing execution of a purchase, sale, and
development agreement by and between the City of New London and Chad Sovern
Contracting, Inc. related to lot 6 in the Pine Street Subdivision (2-4)
6. REPORTS:
a. Police Dept. (5-6)
b. Fire Department (Handout)
c. Public Works (7)
d. Parks & Recreation
e. Utilities (8-13)
f. Child Care (Handout)
g. Mayor
7. OPEN FORUM:
8. CONSENT AGENDA:
a. Approve minutes of previous meetings (14-19)
b. Accept Clerk’s Financial Reports (20-22)
c. Approve Payment of Claims (Handout)
9. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Discuss the City Attorney’s comments/suggestions on amending Chapter 56 of the City
Code, Dangerous and Vicious Animals (Supplement)
b. Discuss budgeting for the purchase of new handguns, rifles and shotguns for the Police
Department for fiscal year 2022
10. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Approve reinvestment of capital improvement funds in a CD (23)
b. Discuss and take action on purchasing a new computer for the Police Department (24)
c. Discuss and take action on annual holiday potluck at noon on December 24th, 2020 and
dismissal of employees after the meal
d. Review the fiscal year ending 2020 annual financial report (25)
e. Approve going into closed session per Iowa Code 21.5(1)(j) to discuss the purchase of
particular real estate only where premature disclosure could reasonably expected to
increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property
11. MEETINGS:
a. Public Works Committee, December 16th, 2020 at 6:30 a.m., Shop at WWTP
b. Public Safety Committee, December 16th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., Community Center
c. Regular City Council Meeting, January 5th,
NEW LONDON CITY COUNCIL – OPEN FORUM NOTICE
The Open Forum portion of the New London City Council meeting is a time where the public is allowed to speak. This is a courtesy that is extended to you. During this portion of the meeting the following guideline will be in effect:
1. Upon being recognized by the Mayor, please stand if possible, and state you name and address for the record.
2. Unless you are a scheduled, approved organization making a presentation, you will have 3 minutes to respectfully express your thoughts. Guest organizations will be under the discretion and management of the Mayor as the presiding officer.
3. Understand that no formal motions or actions will be taken on items during this time. Your concerns may be forwarded to the appropriate committee for further considerations and/or discussion.
4. All comments and discussion will remain respectful in nature to all parties.
5. Similar topics will be acknowledged, and forwarded to the appropriate department. However, repetition of topics will be limited.
6. Any deviation from these guidelines will end you allotted time and you will be asked to be seated. Failure to abide by these guidelines may lead to removal from the meeting at the order of the Mayor and possibly charges of disorderly conduct if so warranted.
7. Your involvement on agenda items will be limited to the presentation of factual material as determined by the Mayor. This the Council’s time for dealing with matters and will not include public opinions or question and answer time; this is done during Public Hearings.