City of West Okoboji
Mayor-Council-Planning and Zoning-Board of Adjustment-Committees
January I, 2009

End of Term
Mayor Larry Traughber 712-332-5936 2009

Council Mike Paxton 712-332-7084 2009
Council Marcia Petersen 712-332-5985 2012
Council Paul Sieh 712-332-2885 2009
Council Jim Ladegaard 712-332-7123 2012
Council Bob Booth 712-332-2871 2012

City Manager-Clerk Edward Rice 712-320-4394 erwocity@mchsi.com

Planning and Zoning End of Term
Chair Person Glen Petersen 712-332-5985 2014
Charles Schiel 712-332-2523 2012
Bill Carmichael 712-332-6369 2011
Brad Danbom 712-332-9967 2010
George Morris 712-332-2034 2013

Board of Adjustment End of Term
Chair Person Jim Rohlfsen 712-332-5591 2014
Merlin Hays 712-332-2930 2010
Barb Lynch 712-332-2901 2011
Galen Rozenboom 712-332-9968 2012
Judy Haviland 712-332-2079 2013

Committees

Finance Committee Traughber, Ladegaard, Booth, Rice
a) Tif - Paxton

Streets & Drainage Sieh, Traughber, Rice

Parks & Rec. Petersen, Paxton, Traughber, Rice

CITY OF WEST OKOBOJI
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
AGENDA
February 9, 2009 - 6:30 p.m.

1) Call to Order & Roll Call

2) The Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

3) Approve Agenda

4) Approve minutes of January 12, 2009

5) Treasurer’s Report

6) Claims for month

7) Committee Reports

a) Streets
b) Water
c) Sanitation
d) Parks & Rec Stone Pillars ( Howard Titterington Park Sign)
e) Finance - Banks
f) Website

Unfinished Business

a) Burying Electric
b)

9) NEW BUSINESS
a) Discovery House (funding)
b) Stacy Olsen (dock exception)
c) Forks for Tractor
d) Set date for Public Hearing for Budget

Adjournment

CITY OF WEST OKOBOJI
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
JANUARY 12, 2009 – 6:30 P.M.

Presiding Larry Traughber
Council Present Sieh, Booth, Paxton, Petersen, Ladegaard

Other Present Glen Petersen, Jim Carpenter, Doug Hanna

Motion/Petersen/Paxton/carried to approve the Agenda
Motion/Ladegaard/Booth/carried to approve the December 8, 2008 Minutes
Motion/Paxton/Ladegaard/carried to approve the Treasurer Report
Motion/Paxton/Booth/carried to approve the Claims for the Month

Traughber requested we go right to New Business do to the weather.
NEW BUSINESS
Fire Chief, Jim Carpenter and Asst Chief, Doug Hanna from the Milford Fire Department were present to answer any question the Council had about Milford’s Fire Department. Carpenter explained that one of the projects he had been working on was to get the fire department to a level 4, which would drop our insurance rate.
Petersen asked what that would entail? Carpenter explained that they evaluated the training of their personnel and equipment. Carpenter stated that they had around 308 calls to the City of West Okoboji over the last year. Carpenter added that at Milfords January Council Meeting they would send bids out for the new Fire Station. Carpenter expects the bids this time to be under $2,810,000. Bids will be opened at Milford’s February Council meeting.
Do to the weather Jack Hardie from the Great Lakes Rotary Club was not present. Rice explained that Mr. Hardie had been going around to the different Councils and Boards to ask them to adopt a resolution to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Motion/Petersen/Paxton/carried to adopt a resolution to recite the Pledge of the Allegiance to the Flag.
Traughber directed Rice to have the Pledge of the Allegiance on the Agenda right after roll call.

H and H Recycling requested a rate increase of $200.00 a month beginning March 1, 2009. Rice explained the cost that would be incurred if we were to change to a different Company
Motion/Sieh/Booth/carried to approve the increase of $200.00 a month beginning March 1, 2009.
Rice had contacted City Attorney, Earl Maahs, about the Attorney fees for the City. Mr. Maahs fee would be $150.00 per hour for this year.
Motion/Paxton/Booth/carried to appoint Earl Maahs as City Attorney at a rate of $150.00 per hour.
Ayes- Sieh, Booth, Paxton, Petersen
Nays- None
ABSAINED - Ladegaard

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Traughber and Rice met with Alliant Energy on burying electrical lines in the City. Alliant had maps with the City split into 5 Districts. Out of the 5 Districts the place the City has had problems have been in the Terrace Park area. This area of the City has more right-of-way for utility boxes. The price Alliant Energy quoted would not include burying any secondary lines. The Council would like to know the price for burying secondary lines also. Traughber and Rice will contact Alliant Energy for a new quote.
Rice reported that the City had donated $500.00 to Compass Pointe in 2007.
Motion/Paxton/Petersen/carried to donate 250.00 this year to Compass Pointe
Ayes-Sieh, Paxton, Petersen, Ladegaard
Nays- None
Abstained- Booth
AJOURNMENT
Motion/Petersen/Booth/carried to adjourn at 7:45