City of Atkins City Council Meeting
Regular Session Minutes
Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Room, 480 Third Avenue, Atkins, Iowa, 52206

Mayor Bruce Visser called the meeting to order at 6:33pm.
Present were Council members EJ Bell, David Fisher, Jim Koehn, and Mayor Bruce Visser. Absent: Council members Trevor Dursky and Samantha Peterse. Also present were Interim City Administrator Sandi Fowler (6:39pm), City Engineer Nick Eisenbacher, and various members of the public.
Fisher moved to approve the agenda. Koehn seconded the motion. Ayes: Bell, Fisher, and Koehn. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Bell moved to approve the consent agenda. Fisher seconded. Consent agenda items included were Council Minutes for June 25, 2024, List of Bills for Approval, renewal of Class B Retail Alcohol License to DolgenCorp, LLC, doing business as Dollar General 23186, 402 Stonebrook Drive, and Resolution 2024-07-01 authorizing payment of contractor’s pay request 5 in the amount of $52,530.93 to Ralston Eco Homes LLC of Shellsburg, Iowa per IEDA CONTRACT 20-DRH-013. Ayes: Bell, Fisher, and Koehn. Nays: None. Motion carried.
List of Bills:
CITY OF ATKINS – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE RUN
CLAIMS REPORT 07.09.24
VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT
USPS – POSTMASTER POSTAGE FOR JUNE24 BILLS 324.89
PAYROLL COUNCIL CHECKS PAYROLL Q2 2,935.53
VOIDED IN ERROR VOIDED IN ERROR –
KARL CHEVROLET 2024 RAM FIRE VEHICLE 44,897.00
EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 378.94
USPS – POSTMASTER JULY 24 NEWSLETTER 166.66
USPS – POSTMASTER JULY24 NEWSLETTER 45.05
PAYROLL EMPLOYEE CHECKS PAYROLL 6/16/24-6/29/24 8,978.42
EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 2,918.08
IPERS IPERS REGULAR 1,956.23
TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE TAX 456.72
AMY BREESE HSA 7/3/24 50.00
TODD DAMON HSA 7/5/24 111.53
MIKE RAMMELSBERG HSA 7/5/24 73.07
JARROD TOMILNSON HSA 7/5/24 200.00
ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITY EXP 12,213.33
ATKINS LUMBER CO. INC. SUPPLIES 41.83
ATKINS TELEPHONE CO..INC. TELEPHONE 583.67
BADGER METER ORION CELLULAR 92.24
BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS 17.10
DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP SUPPLIES 16,248.00
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SER LEASE FOR EXCAVATOR 3,079.76
CHEM-SULT, INC. CHEMICALS 4,090.90
Creative Technologies SUPPORT FOR MAR, APR, MAY 885.00
D P PROPERTIES CLEANING LIBRARY-JUNE 24 1,015.00
FOWLER PUBLIC SECTOR CONS CONSULTING 061024-063024 10,750.00
GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. 2023 WATER QUALITY REPORT 609.65
IOWA DNR ANNUAL WATER SUPPLY PERMIT FEE 225.58
IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED 5/29/24-6/25/24 120.33
L.L. PELLING CO. STREET MAINT 69,852.45
M & D MINI STORAGE Derecho – costs 70.00
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY UTILITY EXP 22.88
USPS – POSTMASTER ANNUAL PO BOX FEE 320.00
POWESHIEK WATER ASSOICATION UTILITY EXP 49.25
SNYDER & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING 11,031.62
STATE AUDITOR OF IOWA 2015-2021 SP INVEST PMT#2 , FY22 70,889.35
THE DEPOT EXPRESS FUEL-JUNE 2024 1,783.54
TRIONFO SOLUTIONS, LLC LIFE INS – JULY 2024 148.44
TRUGREEN WEED CONTROL 550.00
U S CELLULAR CELL PHONES 247.65
WASTE MANAGEMENT GARBAGE COLLECTION 16,804.26
Accounts Payable Total 273,320.00
Payroll Checks 11,913.95
REPORT TOTAL 285,233.95
NO FUND ASSIGNED
GENERAL 163,765.55
ROAD USE TAX 77,226.89
FEMA 70.00
WATER 30,031.93
SEWER 14,139.58
TOTAL FUNDS 285,233.95
Nick Eisenbacher, Snyder & Associates presented information about the proposed
contract for a Lead and Copper Service Line Inventory. Koehn moved approval of
Resolution 2024-07-02 for the contract with Snyder & Associates for a total amount of
$15,000. Fisher seconded. Ayes: Bell, Fisher, and Koehn. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Visser invited Council members and the public to attend an upcoming open house for the CDBG-DR grant housing at 510 and 514 Driftwood Lane on July 21 from noon to 2:00 pm. He also recommended Council members attend the upcoming Iowa League of Cities conference.
No comments were received from the public, either in-person or in writing.
Mayor Visser noted that the next regular council meeting will be held July 23, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. City Hall/Library, Council Room, 480 3rd Avenue, Atkins, IA.
Council member Fisher moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Bell. Motion carried. Ayes: Bell, Fisher, and Koehn. Nays: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:20pm.
Sandi Fowler, Interim City Administrator
Bruce Visser, Mayor