PAGE 12 -- THE OBSERVER -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 THE OBSERVER -- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 -- PAGE 13

Westside Sesquicentennial Christmas shoppers are reminded thatthis Thursday, November 8, is the deadline for ordering Westside 150thpottery items for guaranteed delivery for holiday gift-giving. The potteryitems come in a variety of styles and price ranges, all featuring theWestside Sesquicentennial �W� logo.

Choose from a casserole dish ($40), a cookie jar ($30), salt andpepper shakers ($20), two different spoon rests ($15), or a soap/lotiondispenser which can also be used as a decorative �jug� ($15).

The Sesquicentennial Memorabilia Committee has a good inven-tory of t-shirts in every size and design on hand as well as numerousother items for sale with the Westside Sesquicentennial logos -- tum-blers, Christmas ornaments, teddy bears, coolers, koozies, cuttingboards, coasters, wine glasses, wine stoppers, and more.

-------------------All Sesquicentennial memorabilia items are available at all times by

stopping at the Headquarters on Main Street in Westside during busi-ness hours, or by calling Pam Kock, 790-2751. Remember, shop earlyfor the best selection!

WESTSIDE SESQUICENTENNIALMEMORABILIA ITEMS

Pottery deadline Thurs., Nov. 8

Westside City CouncilMinutes & Claims - October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018The regular meeting of the Westside

City Council was held on October 1, 2018 at6:07 p.m. at City Hall. Mayor Jons called themeeting to order with K. Simons, S. Wieland,N. Kock, A. Kock, J. Quandt, K. Bass (CityMaintenance). Also, in attendance was RickBohlmann with Bohlmann & Sons.

RESOLUTION 10-01-2018R1WHEREAS, the City of Westside, Iowa,

and Bohlmann & Sons Sanitation desire toenter into an agreement for the Amendmentof the Solid Waste and Recyclables Collec-tion Agreement for the City of Westside; and,

WHEREAS, as a condition of the agree-ment, the City of Westside has prepared anAmendment for the Solid Waste and Recy-clables Collection Agreement which requiresthe signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk inapproval and acceptance of said amend-ment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDby the City Council of Westside, Iowa:

That the City does hereby accept theAmendment to the Solid Waste and Recy-clables Collection Agreement with Bohl-mann & Sons Sanitation; and hereby autho-rizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign theamendment.

PASSED AND APPROVED, this 1st dayof October, 2018.

/s/ Larry L. Jons, MayorATTEST:/s/ Michell Simons, City ClerkIt was moved by Council Member J.

Quandt and seconded by Council MemberN. Kock that the foregoing resolution beadopted. The motion being duly put to thevote of the Council and the ayes and nayswere called and the vote thereon was asfollows: AYES: N.Kock, J. Quandt, K. Simons,S. Wieland, A.Kock; NAYS: None; ABSENT:None

Whereupon the Mayor declared the mo-tion duly carried and the resolution dulypassed.

AMENDMENTSOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLES

COLLECTION AGREEMENTSection Two � Term #3 Three Year Con-

tract Extension Provision hereby extendingthe contract with Bohlmann & Sons Sanita-tion for three years from January 1, 2019through December 31, 2021.

Section Eight � AmendmentThis Agreement may be amended or

modified only by written agreement signedby both parties, and failure on the part ofeither party to enforce any provision of thisAgreement shall not be construed as awaiver of the right to compel enforcement ofsuch provision or provisions. The followingsections are hereby amended:

Section Five - #10 � Contractor�s Obli-gations

10. To deliver at Contractors expenseincluding all tonnage/tipping fees all solidwaste and recyclable materials to the au-thorized Recycling & Solid Waste Station.

However, the City will pay all tonnage/tippingfees on Clean Up Days.

Section Six � #2 - City Payment toHauler is hereby amended as follows: 2. City payment to Contractor will bebased on Eleven Dollars and Fifty Cents($11.50) per household per month for col-lection of solid waste and recyclables.

These amendments shall be effectiveOctober 1, 2018.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the partieshave executed this Agreement at Westside,Iowa. On this 1st day of October, 2018.

/s/Larry L. Jons, Mayor City of Westside/s/Rick Bohlmann, Bohlmann & Sons

SanitationATTEST:/s/Michell Simons, City Clerk

Motion K. Simons second N. Kock toapprove the agenda as posted All ayes, car-ried.

Motion S. Wieland, second J. Quandt,to approve the minutes of the previous meet-ing. All ayes, carried.

Motion N. Kock, second A. Kock, to ap-prove the bills as listed below, with the ex-ception of the LG Playground LLC. This billwas approved last month for $17,367.00.The bill was held pending inspection of PlayEquipment. Inspection had not been doneat the time of October CC. CC approved toplay the revised amount listed below, hold-ing $800 for inspection fee until inspectionis performed, All ayes, carried.

Bills Approved:Post Office, Water Bills ....................... 85.00EFTPS Electronic Fed Tax Pay System,

Federal Tax .............................. 1,120.88IPERS, Sept 2018 ............................. 926.40Bohlmann & Sons Sanitation, Sept Invoice ............................... 1,843.79Westside Telephone Company, Telephone/

Internet/Rent ................................ 658.80Jim Hugg, Vault Fee ............................ 750.00Bomgarrs, Maintenance ......................... 32.26Crawford Solid Waste,

Solid Waste 2nd Qtr ..................... 934.37Farmers Cooperative Elevators Company

Petro/Park Concrete .................. 590.28LG Playground LLC,

Hoffman Park Equipment .... 16,567.00Michell Simons, New Office Phone ........ 49.93B & D Lawn Care, Fall Spraying ......... 569.00The Observer, Publications ................ 129.03Quality Pump & Control,

Lagoon Pump Maint ............. 1,183.38Verlin�s Plumbing & Heating,

FD Water Heater ....................... 778.33West Central Iowa Rural Water,

Sept 680,000 Gallons ............ 2,210.00Iowa Department of Revenue

2018 Q3 State Withholdings .... 600.00Iowa DNR, Water Permit Fee .......... 134.00Healy Construction, Library Door ...... 20.00Frank & Sextro P.L.C.,

Legal Services ............................ 616.00Gross Wages, September 2018 ...... 5,887.40

Motion S. Wieland second K. Simons, toapprove the Treasurer�s Report showing: Allayes, Carried.

Fund Receipts Disbmt.General Fund 2,332.57 8,185.39Library 0.00 0.00Econ. Dev. 0.00 10,846.15Cemetery 0.00 0.00WEDO Memorial 200.00 38.00Local Option 2,161.54 6,520.85Road Use Tax 3,122.20 1,183.96Trust & Agency 79.10 882.49Fire Fund 517.92 555.18Water Fund 5,716.90 5,656.61Sewer Fund 4,950.25 9,523.76Lagoon Fund 8,400.00 0.00Solid Waste Fund 2,487.38 1,985.36TOTALS 29,967.86 45,377.75

Kyle Bass discussed the City Mainte-nance Report. A City truck will go to O�Halloranfor maintenance week of 10/8/18. We haveset up a schedule to replace old water meters.Notices went out to residents who need theirsreplaced. Schedule is working great, 28 ap-pointments have been made. Circle Drive workto be finished will depend on the weather. Therewas a lighting strike that took out the liftstation�s computer. Quality Pump is workingon replacing the computer. Rural Water is tobe here this month to camera a few lines intown. Grading work will be done on the alleysthis fall to level out some areas and rid themof pot holes if possible. We will be fixing theshoulders on North Ave., gravel portion, nextspring.

The Council discussed Hoffman parknew play equipment will remain closed untiltile in park can be replaced and surfacingcan be put down.

Motion N. Quandt, second K. Simons,to have City split the cost of $400 of a largertree at the park with Fortnightly. Fortnightlydonation is $250, Cities portion is $150.

The Council discussed the researchdone by M. Simons on electronic time clocksystems for the clerk and maintenance totrack activities and jobs. Electronic time clockis not warranted at this time.

The Council discussed the possibilityof water damage to the wiring of one of thesecurity cameras, M. Simons will contactInControl Electronics and Schoessler Elec-tric to look at the problem.

The Council discussed the City WebSite. M. Simons will continue to learn theWebsite and report back to council nextmonth on progress.

Motion J. Quandt, second K. Simons,to adjourn. All ayes, carried. Meeting ad-journed 7:40 p.m.

/s/ Larry L. Jons, MayorATTEST:/s/ Michell Simons, City Clerk

Published in The Observer, Thursday,November 8, 2018.

Trunk-or-Treatfun comes toWestside�sMain Street

A sucessful Trunk-or-Treattook place this year in Westside.

From top right are (from left)Allison and Sara Skinner all readyfor the little goblins to visit theirtrunk. Pictured below them are(from left) Colt Bradstreet as a littlepuppy and Leo Kock as Leo theLion.

Next, are Deb Quandt and DawnLuetje as the witches waiting forthe little ones on Halloween!

At right, are the Simons family(from left) Gena, Michell, Kevin, andVan.

Below (from left) are EmmaLeiting and Amber Ragaller.

Roaming the streets of Arcadia Trick-or-Treating were Deegan Klinkas Blue from Jurassic World and Matt Klink as the T-Rex. The otherlittle goblins pictured are Eliza Wittrock, Ethan Osborne, Sutton Wittrockand Piper Klink.

The weather was wonderful for an evening of Trick-or-Treating around the town of Arcadia. The streetswere full of those wanting to take part in some Halloween fun. Young, and old alike, dressed up to spookthose in town.

Above, all dressed up to have some fun are (from left) Jase Lawler, Grant Wilken, Wyatt Ragaller, MollieLeiting, Devon Ehlers, Mara Obrecht, and Maddie Leiting.

Trick-or-Treating in Arcadia

Above is little Bria Moeller whois dressed as a red fox.

Also joining in the Halloweenactivities, dressed as Chase fromPaw Patrol, is Cooper Erps.

Above, Keely Kramer is held by some unidentified old women roam-ing the streets of Arcadia.

The Halloween activites contin-ued after Trick-or-Treating at theArcadia City Hall. Kids were able toenjoy some food and fun. Above aresome kids enjoying the fun!