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September
18, 2007 The
Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Iowa, met at 9:00 o’clock a.m. on the 18th
day of September 2007 at the South Lee County Courthouse, 25 North 7th
Street, Keokuk, Iowa. All
votes unanimous unless otherwise indicated. The
meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, and the roll being called,
the following named Supervisors were present and absent: Present:
Larry W. Kruse, Robert J. Woodruff, George Morgan, Rick Larkin and Ernest
Schiller Absent:
None Moved
by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the September 11, 2007 and the
September 14, 2007 board minutes. Motion carried. At
9:02 a.m., the time specified for taking action on the County’s proposal to
enter into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and borrow money in a
principal amount not to exceed $3,900,000 for the purpose of paying the
County’s share of the cost of the construction of works and facilities
necessary to expand the Great River Regional Waste Authority landfill to
provide an additional fifteen years of available permitted and approved
landfill for disposal of Lee County solid waste, the Chairperson called for
any written or oral comment. Written
comments were filed by the following: None Oral
comments were made by the following: Bill Romans, Allied Waste Services, LeGrange,
Missouri Ray Bradley, Ray Bradley Hauling, Keokuk,
Iowa Don Hardin, Keokuk, Iowa At
9:20 A.M., it was moved by Morgan, seconded by Schiller, to close the public
hearing. Roll call: Morgan-aye, Schiller-aye, Larkin-aye, Woodruff-aye and
Kruse-aye. Motion carried. Whereupon, the Chairperson declared the hearing on
the Loan Agreement closed. After
due consideration and discussion, Supervisor Woodruff introduced the
following resolution and moved its adoption, seconded by Supervisor Morgan. Resolution #2007-101 Resolution taking
additional action to enter into a Loan Agreement, fixing a date for the sale
of $3,900,000 General Obligation Solid Waste Disposal Bonds, Series 2007, and
approving the Official Statement for the Bonds WHEREAS, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 331.402 of the Code of Iowa, Lee County, Iowa (the
“County”), has heretofore proposed to contract indebtedness and enter into a
loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed
$3,900,000 for the purpose of paying the County’s share of the cost of the
construction of works and facilities necessary to expand the Great River
Regional Waste Authority landfill to provide an additional fifteen years of
available permitted and approved landfill for disposal of County solid waste,
and has published notice of the proposed action and has held a hearing
thereon; and WHEREAS,
the County deems it advisable and necessary at this time to fix a date for
the sale of $3,900,000 General Obligation Solid Waste Disposal Bonds, Series
2007, to be issued in evidence of the County’s obligation under the Loan
Agreement and to provide for the advertisement of such sale; NOW, THEREFORE, Be It
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. The Board hereby determines to enter into
the Loan Agreement, and determines that this Resolution constitutes the
“additional action” required by Section 331.402 of the Code of Iowa. Section 2. The 2nd day of October, 2007, at
12:00 o’clock Noon at the office of the County Auditor, Lee County Office
Building, 933
Avenue H, Fort Madison, Iowa, is hereby fixed as
the time and place for receiving and canvassing bids for the purchase of the
Bonds in the principal amount of $3,900,000, and the Board shall meet on said
date at 1:00 o’clock p.m. at the Lee County Office Building, Fort Madison,
Iowa, for the purpose of considering such bids received and passing a
resolution providing for the sale and issuance of the Bonds Section 3. The
County Auditor is hereby authorized to take such action as shall be deemed
necessary and appropriate with the assistance of Piper Jaffray & Co.
(“Piper”) as Financial Consultants to prepare an official statement of
information and solicitation for bids describing the Bonds and providing for
the terms and conditions of their sale (the “Official Statement”), and any
action heretofore taken in this regard is hereby ratified and approved. Section 4. The
use by Piper of a Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds in
substantially the form as has been presented to and considered by the Board,
is hereby approved, and Piper is hereby authorized to prepare and use a final
Official Statement for the Bonds substantially in the form of the Preliminary
Official Statement but with such changes therein as are required to conform
the same to the terms of the Bonds and the resolution, when adopted,
providing for the sale and issuance of the Bonds, and the County Auditor is
hereby authorized and directed to execute a final Official Statement for the
Bonds, if requested. The Preliminary
Official Statement as of its date is deemed final by the County within the
meaning of Rule 15(c)(2)-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Section 5. All resolutions and orders or parts thereof
in conflict with the provisions of this resolution, to the extent of such
conflict, are hereby repealed. Passed and
approved September 18, 2007. The Chairperson put the question upon
the adoption of said resolution, and the roll being called, the following
Supervisor voted: Ayes: Woodruff, Morgan, Schiller, Larkin
and Kruse Nays: None Whereupon, the Chairperson declared the
resolution duly adopted, as herein set out. Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Schiller,
to allow Piper Jaffray to submit a sealed bid for the purchase of bonds,
which are to be sold at competitive sale. Motion carried. Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Schiller,
to approve the Lee County, Iowa General Obligation Solid Waste Disposal Bonds
Series 2007 Official Statement. Motion carried. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Schiller,
to approve a maintenance agreement with Midwest Business Solutions for a
copier at the Sheriff’s Department for the period July 28, 2007 through July
27, 2008 in the amount of $1150.00 with a .0189 excess copy charge. Motion
carried. Paul Henson, Don Hardin and Neil
Johnson, of the Jackson Township Fire Department, told the Board the problems
they have been having with communication in their area of the county. Moved
by Morgan, seconded by Schiller, to approve an Excess Federal Real Property
Application with the Department of Homeland Security for Public Benefit
Conveyances. Motion carried. Upon recommendation of Lee County
Sheriff Buck Jones, it was moved by Schiller, seconded by Woodruff, to approve
Qwest Network 5 year Service Agreements for T-1 lines in the amount of
$766.93 per month. Schiller-aye, Woodruff-aye, Larkin-nay, Morgan-aye and
Kruse-aye. Motion carried. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Morgan,
to approve a request from Joe Bryant, Argyle, to close a portion of 295th
Street on October 6, 2007 for a town celebration. Supervisor Schiller
withdrew his original motion and then moved to table the request until
someone from Argyle submits a written request or makes the request in person
at a Board meeting. Supervisor Morgan seconded the motion. Motion carried. Upon recommendation of Lee County
Engineer Dennis Ospipowicz, it was moved by Morgan, seconded by Schiller, to
award a contract for box culverts, Project # L08-L-2- - 73-56, to Bloomfield
Bridge and Culvert, Inc., Bloomfield, Iowa in the amount of $108,817.90.
Motion carried. Other bids received were from Iowa Bridge and Culvert, L.C.,
Washington, Iowa in the amount of $127,918.40 and Winfield Contractors, Inc.,
Wapello, Iowa in the amount of $117,136.20. Upon recommendation of Lee County
Engineer Dennis Ospipowicz, it was moved by Morgan, seconded by Schiller, to
award a contract for box culverts, Project #L09-L-1- -73-56 and #L08-L-3-
-56, to Winfield Contractors, Inc., Wapello, Iowa in the amount of
$168,417.60. Motion carried. Other bids received were from Bloomfield Bridge
and Culvert, Inc., Bloomfield, Iowa in the amount of $179,032.70; Iowa Bridge
and Culvert, L.C., Washington, Iowa in the amount of $184,763.75 and Iowa
Culvert Builders, Inc., Sigourney, Iowa in the amount of $174,683.95. Moved by Larkin, seconded by Schiller,
to set September 27, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. in the Engineer’s Office as the date,
time and place to receive quotes for one mower tractor and September 27, 2007
at 10:30 A.M. in the Engineer’s Office as the date, time and place to receive
quotes for two pickups. Motion carried. There were no Citizen Comments. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin,
to approve an Administrative Service Agreement and Stop Loss Policy with Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Iowa for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
Motion carried. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Schiller,
to approve the following resolution: Resolution #2007-102 RESOLUTION
OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHEREAS,
there is certain
property on the county system described as follows: A mobile home described as a 1967 HMT, vehicle
identification number ME369A. The
mobile home is taxed under the name of Kenneth Franklin Owens and Stacey
Eileen Owens, and WHEREAS, the Lee County Treasurer has made an
investigation and determined that the mobile home was removed from 215
Lincoln Avenue, Lot 6, Donnellson, Iowa after the owners abandoned it. The prior owners signed affidavits that
they have no interest in that mobile home; based on those findings the
Treasurer has determined that it is impractical to pursue the collection of
the total amount due at tax sale and personal judgment remedies, and the
Treasurer has made a written recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that
the taxes be abated and the property be struck from the county system
pursuant to the provisions of §445.16, Iowa Code, 2007. Accordingly, BE IT RESOLVED, that the property above described be and
is hereby struck from the county system and the taxes are abated. Certain tax
sale certificate number 2006-26316 is cancelled. Dated and signed at Keokuk, Iowa on this the 18th
day of September 2007. Lee County Board
of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman,
/s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller,
Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried. There was no New Business. Committee
Reports: Supervisor Schiller attended a Children First board meeting and will
attend Conservation and Geode RC&D meetings. With no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 9:58 A.M. The next
meeting of the Board is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 9:00
A.M. at the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk. /s/Larry W. Kruse, Chairman Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor |
