Gilbert City Council Minutes Council Chamber December 1, 2025, at 6:30 PM

Gilbert City Council Minutes Council Chamber December 1, 2025, at 6:30 PM Present: Mayor Jonathan Popp. Councilmembers; Shaon Anderson, Steve Mahoney, Tera Sitzmann and Carmon Wilson. Guests: Brent Randolph and Tyler Gray. City employees: Kyler Brekke, Tim Mattingly and Macy Wing. Mayor Popp led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Oaths of Office were taken by Mayor Jonathan Popp, Council Member Stephen Mahoney and newly elected Council Member Brent Randolph. Motion to approve consent agenda items; agenda for December 1, 2025, the minutes of the November 10, 2025, regular meeting, and the claims/revenue report for November 1-30, 2025. (Anderson/Wilson). MCU (4). Open Forum: no comments were made or presented. Motion to approve the first reading of Ordinance 352 Regulating driveways and driveway approaches. (Anderson/Mahoney). MCU (4). Mayor Popp informed the council about proposed changes the City of Ames is making for the Resource Recovery Center. No action was taken. City Clerk presented the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Financial Report. No action was taken. Motion to approve sale of Toro mower on GovDeals website. (Wilson/ Anderson). MCU (4). Motion to approve tax abatement application for 338 Cedar Drive. (Anderson/ Sitzmann). MCU (4). Motion to post for City Clerk position and to accept applications until December 12, 2025. (Anderson/ Wilson). MCU (4). Discussion was held on security options for city hall. No action was taken. Next regular council meeting will be Monday, December 22, 2025, at 6:30 pm. Committee reports were given. No action was taken. Motion to adjourn. (Anderson/ Sitzmann). MCU (4). Jonathan C. Popp, Mayor Sonia Arellano Sundberg, City Clerk/Treasurer REVENUES REPORT November 1-30, 2025 Revenues Building Permits/Inspection Fees $150.00 Resource Recovery $1,369.51 R.B. Community Center rental fees $100.00 R.B. Community Center donations $140.00 Clerk, Misc. $879.06 General, Property taxes $25,486.98 General, Agland taxes $217.80 General, Insurance,Property tax $1,921.42 Commercial/Industrial Property tax replacement $379.30 General, Misc. $991.00 Property tax, Debt Service $15,244.51 Commercial/Industrial Property tax replacement $210.47 Utility Billing Payments $67,575.22 Water, Debt fee $10,218.29 Water, Deposits $300.00 Sewer, Debt fee $13,204.85 REVENUE TOTALS $138,388.41 CLAIMS REPORT November 1-30, 2025 General Alliant Energy Elec./Natural gas utility $1,489.04 Arend's Sanitation Sanitation services $41.40 Arnold Motor Supply Supplies $125.77 Brent's Lawn Care Weed control $100.00 Card Services Supplies $1,129.43 Central IA Distributing cleaning supplies $245.00 City of Ames Resource Recovery payment $6,358.00 Clark Builders Façade grant $10,000.00 First National Bank Fed/FICA Tax $3,473.43 Fox Strand City engineering $511.91 Gatehouse Media Publishing $168.96 Hokel Machine Supply Tools $72.97 IA Dept. of Revenue Sales tax $21.73 IPERS Employee pension $2,220.34 Key Coop Vehicle fuel $45.20 Metronet Internet service $670.41 Oxen Technologies Firewalls & labor $557.43 Portable Pro Park kybos $270.00 Safe Building Compliance Inspections $1,313.45 Snyder & Associates Comp. plan, Capital improvement plan $5,000.00 Turf & Pond Time Pond treatment $400.00 VanWall Equipment Supplies $67.65 Verizon Wireless Cell phones $47.38 Wellmark Blue Cross Health insurance $353.38 Witt, Shelly Library cleaning $230.00 GENERAL TOTAL $34,912.88 Road Use Alliant Energy Elec./Natural gas utility $2,582.84 Arend's Sanitation Sanitation Services $20.70 Arnold Motor Supply Supplies $61.98 Bobcat of Ames Machine rental $478.78 Card Services Supplies $204.17 Delta Dental Insurance $8.97 DSG-Dakota Supply Group Sewer cap, drain tile $1,332.00 First National Bank Fed/FICA Tax $1,056.16 Fox Strand Engineering services $923.00 Hockel Machine Supply Supplies $200.00 IPERS Employee retirement benefit $799.81 Key Coop Vehicle fuel $271.22 O'Donnell Ace Hardware Supplies $229.99 O'Reilly Automotive Inc. Thermostat $17.57 Oxen Technologies Firewalls $236.22 Verizon Wireless Cell phones $23.68 ROAD USE TOTAL $8,385.11 Employee Benefits Delta Dental Employee insurance $193.65 Trionfo Solutions, LLC Life, ADD, STD insurance $81.84 Wellmark Blue Cross Employee insurance $3,007.95 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TOTAL $3,283.44 Local Option Sales Tax Cyclone Awards Park plates $48.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX TOTAL $48.00 Capital Projects Caliber Concrete LLC Main St. Phase 3 $8,489.20 UMB Bank Main St. Phase 2 Interest $33,500.00 CAPITAL PROJECTS TOTAL $41,989.20 Capital Improvements Bobcat of Ames Supplies $1,112.30 Manatts Inc. Building Addition $808.04 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL $1,920.34 Water Ag Source Water testing $274.00 Alliant Energy Natural gas/electric utilities $2,179.58 Ames Trenching Main St. Phase 2 $937.00 Arends Sanitation Sanitation services $20.70 Card Services Conference fee $830.06 Central IA Distributing Cleaning supplies $228.00 Delta Dental Employee insurance $64.56 First National Bank Fed/FICA Tax $850.37 Hawkins Inc. Chlorine supplies $2,102.57 IA Dept. of Revenue Wet tax $1,717.75 IA One Call Locates $50.40 IPERS Employee retirement benefit $636.38 IA Rural Water Assoc. Annual dues $365.00 Key Coop Vehicle Fuel $45.20 MetroNet Internet/phone $350.22 Midland Power Coop Pump house electricity $318.18 Municipal Supply Back plates $55.50 O'Donnell Ace Hardware Batteries $21.06 Trionfo Solutions LLC Employee life,std,add insurance $27.28 Verizon Wireless Cell phone $23.69 Wellmark Blue Cross Employee insurance $1,356.04 Westrum Leak Detection Leak check $550.00 WATER TOTAL $13,003.54 Sewer AgSource Services Testing $521.25 Alliant Energy Nat. gas/electic utility $2,893.43 Arend's Sanitation Sanitation Services $20.70 Delta Dental Employee insurance $73.52 First National Bank Fed/FICA Tax $480.39 IA Dept. of Revenue Sales tax $86.01 IA One Call Locates $50.40 IPERS Employee retirement benefit $360.21 Jetco, Inc. Blower repair $678.25 Key Coop Vehicle fuel/ supplies $45.20 Trionfo Solutions Employee life,std,add insurance $27.28 Verizon Wireless Cell phone $23.69 Wellmark Blue Cross Employee insurance $1,002.65 SEWER TOTAL $6,262.98 Storm Sewer IA Dept. of Revenue Sales tax $8.82 Key Coop Vehicle fuel/supplies $45.22 STORM SEWER TOTAL $54.04 Self Insurance Fund Medical reimbursement 11/13/25 $669.99 SELF INSURANCE TOTAL $669.99 Utility Refund Checks Deposit Refund $160.97 UTILITY REFUND CHECKS TOTAL $160.97 Payroll Payroll Checks on 11/13/25 $9,422.09 Payroll Checks on 11/25/25 $10,036.97 PAYROLL TOTAL $19,459.06 Claims Total $130,149.55 Publication Dates LIOW0420260