Dickinson County Board of Supervisors

January 31, 2006  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

      Present are Supervisors Chairperson David Gottsche, Mardi Allen, Paul Johnson, Pam Jordan and Wayne Northey.

 

      Staff from Oak Haven present to give the board information on problems with the hearing system at the facility.  The facility custodian informed the board that a muddy compound is clogging the boiler’s heat exchanger and there is a lack of combustion air getting to the boiler room.  A quotation was presented in the amount of $1403.50 to the needed repairs to get the boiler through the current heating season.  It was requested that the system be replaced during the summer months to avoid the moving of residents to different facilities during the installation.  Following discussion, it was moved by Johnson, seconded by Allen to proceed with the repair of the boilers and accept the quotation of Midwestern Mechanical in the amount to $1403.50 and to proceed with getting the plans and specifications to design a proposed new system.  All voted aye.

 

      Moved by Allen, seconded by Northey to authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for bidding purposes for a heating system at Oak Haven Care Facility at a cost not to exceed $6000.  All voted aye.

 

      Moved by Northey, seconded by Allen o approve an application for an Iowa Community Cultural Grant in the amount of $25,000 with a local match of $50,000 for courthouse artwork.  All voted aye.

 

      Courthouse project owner’s representative Roger Gilbert present with weekly report on the construction progress.  Moved by Northey, seconded by Johnson to approve courthouse project Change Order #30 in the amount of $34,896.00 for:

1.             Add horizontal louver blinds-w/$5000 general contractor contingency to be credited back to the Owner with any excess amount--$20,277.

2.             Add heat pump in attic equipment room A101—$6,192

3.             Add various finishes in stair & corridors-McHan’s labor to be processed at a later date--$5,767

4.             Various HVAC modifications & relocating CUH-6 in west stair-$2,420

5.             Addition power connection to various VAV units-$240

All voted aye.

 

      Moved by Jordan, seconded by Allen to approve courthouse project Change Order #31 in the amount of $38,274.00 for:

1.                Add fan coil unit in west stair and delayed exit device from courtrooms-$15,749.00

2.                Add various electrical items, relay at 11C1-1, security cameras in jail cells, speakers in holding cells and power to UPS backup unit.  UPS backup unit purchased separately by Owner-$20,817.00

3.                Elevator pit sump pump related items-$1002.00

4.                Add light over door to mezzanine of west stair 21C10-$229.00

5.                Add overhead stops to doors 2209A & 2204A-$477.00

All voted aye.

     

      IT present with change order requests to the new courthouse security system.  Moved by Jordan, seconded by Allen to approve change order in the amount of $1301.00 for:

1.        To add for a stand alone computer to Sheriff’s office to be used for the card access control system

All voted aye.

 

      Moved by Jordan, seconded by Allen to approve the quotation to add a Security Access Badge Printer System to the Sheriff’s office to be used for the creation of photo ID badges as request by Michael Ehret and Dickinson County Sheriff in the amount of $4700.  Roll call vote:  Allen-aye, Jordan-aye, Gottsche-nay, Johnson-nay, Northey-aye.  Motion carried.

 

      Moved by Northey, seconded by Jordan to approve the quotation from West Highway 9, Russ Hecht, to clean and repair stack book cases for the supervisors room in the new courthouse as follows:  3-6 stacks, $100 each; 2-5 stacks, $80 each and 1-4 stack, $70 each to be paid from the furniture budget of the courthouse capital project fund.  All voted aye.

 

      Chris La Rue, IDNR, present to request permission for a wetland restoration project in drainage District No. 75.  The county main running through the existing Public Lands will be replace with non-perforated tile to restore the wetland.  A small dike and spillway will also be installed along with a water control structure to manage the pool elevation in NE ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 19, Spirit Lake Township.  Following discussion, it was moved by Northey, seconded by Jordan to approve the request for the wetland restoration above described in Drainage District No. 75.  All voted aye.

 

      There being no further business presented before the board, it was moved by Allen, seconded by Johnson to adjourn.  All present voted aye.

 

 

_______________________________David Gottsche, Chairperson

 

 

_______________________________Nancy Reiman, Auditor