March 3, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Chairperson Trimm made the statement regarding the Open Meetings Act as required by statute.
1. Chairperson Trimm called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked for roll call. Other members present were: Davis, Lueders and Kuzelka.
2. Next, was the motion to convene. Member Lueders made the motion to convene. Member Davis seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Davis, Kuzelka, Trimm and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed.
3. Next, was the motion to approve the minutes of February 3rd, 2009. Member Davis made the motion to approve the minutes. Member Kuzelka seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Trimm, Davis, Kuzelka and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed.
4. Next was the Discussion and recommendation regarding the request for bids for pool maintenance. Member Lueders made the motion to discuss. Member Davis seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Trimm, Davis, Kuzelka and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed.
Mick Hynek, the streets superintendent, spoke on behalf of the City and presented the committee with two estimates received from Mongan Painting Co. and J.R. Stelzer Co. Hynek stated that Mongan was recommended by Olsson and that a representative from Mongan came down to inspect the pool and made the recommendations listed in his quote. Member Lueders asked if there were other quotes and Hynek referred her to the quote from J.R. Stelzer noting that the individual that inspected the pool from Stelzer did not look at nearly the amount of stuff as the one from Mongan. Member Trimm ask on a scale from 1-10 how bad is the condition of the pool, 1 being the best and 10 the worst. Hynek stated that it is about a 6 or 7. Trimm asked if there were any problems with the plumbing to which Hynek responded not that we know of. Member Trimm mentioned that in the past they has to dig up the deck and fix the plumbing. Hynek stated that when they remodeled the deck several years ago they also fixed the plumbing at that time. He also mentioned that there is some spaulding at the bottom of the pool and Mongan stated that he would be able to fix that problem, Stelzer did not. Mongan will also work on the diving board area and apply 218 Mortorclad to the entire pool to fix any imperfections. Member Lueders asked how long the maintenance work will last. Hynek stated that they may need to repaint in 5-7 years but the other maintenance should last for much longer. Jo Parker, the City Administrator, noted that many of the other pool companies recommended Mongan. Hynek stated that he was impressed with Mongan Painting Co. Parker stated that after inspection of the pool it became evident that it was much in need of repair. Hynek also noted that they would have to replace the drain cover because of new federal requirements to minimize entrapment and that this would cost approximately $5,000. Member Trimm stated that he feels the pool is defiantly an asset to the community. Hynek noted that he has 48,000 in the budget for pool repair and that Mongan’s estimate is $39,900 plus caulking. Member Davis questioned what the extra for caulking would be to which Hynek responded it will be figured by the foot and he is not sure what the footage is. Parker asked if there was anything in house we could do before hiring the contractor. Hynek stated we could try to jack hammer out the damaged area but Mongan has offered to sandblast it for us when he does the rest of the pool. Member Kuzelka asked if we could have the job completed before school is out. Hynek responded that they can. The caulking needs to cure for a week but they can start sandblasting before that and have it done in approximately 3 weeks. Member Davis made the motion to recommend Mongan Painting Company complete the recommended maintance to the City pool. Member Kuzelka seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Trimm, Davis, Kuzelka and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed.
5. Next was the Discussion and recommendation regarding armor coating. Member Davis made the motion to discuss. Member Kuzelka seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Trimm, Davis, Kuzelka and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed.
Mick Hynek spoke on behalf of the city stating that it will cost approximately $1,000 a block to armor coat and it has not been done for 3 years. He would like to mill the streets down and then armor coat but that would cost 10,000 a block. Member Trimm asked who would be doing the armor coating. Hynek stated it is Topkote out of Yankton South Dakota and they have done work for Endicott, Steel City and the State of Nebraska. He thinks we will have enough in the budget to do about 15 blocks. Member Trimm asked if he had just the one competitor and Mick stated he could call more if they wanted but that this is the one he recommends. Member Lueders made the motion to recommend to have the City streets armor coated. Member Kuzelka seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Trimm, Davis, Kuzelka and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed.
6. Shirley Bender spoke in regards to the City pool. Stating that she has arranged with First National Bank to sponsor the pools “family splash to cash” again this year. Everyone who purchases a family pool pass will be put in a drawing to win a $100 savings bond. She also mentioned that she would like to create a brochure promoting the city’s recreational activities like the pool, the softball tournament, the City park and Crystal Springs. She suggested they could give this pamphlet to the chamber to pass out and/or pass them out at different events and promote the City. Lueders also mentioned they could be put in the local businesses. Bender is willing to create the format of the brochure and would welcome any suggestions. She questioned if and how much we charge when we shut the pool down for swimming meets and what the charge is to have a party there so that they can put that info into the brochure also. Bender stated she just wanted to let the committee know what she was working on and that she has secured the savings bond. She also suggested requesting the power board donate some camping passes or the pool donate some swimming passes to be given away to those purchasing one or the other.
7. With no further discussion, member Davis made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Member Kuzelka seconded the motion. By roll call, the vote was: 4 - "yes" (Trimm, Davis, Kuzelka and Lueders) / 0 - "no". The motion passed. Chairperson Trimm declared the meeting adjourned.
Laura K. Bedlan
Public Works Committee Secretary