CITY OF LONE TREE
November 02, 2026
Mayor Spilman called to order at 5:30 PM the regular meeting of the Lone Tree City Council at Lone Tree City Hall with Ford, Zadow, Goedken, Gluba present and Hamm absent. Gluba, Ford motioned to approve the agenda as presented. CARRIED 4-0. Zadow, Gluba motioned to approve the consent agenda (previous minutes, reports, bills, etc). CARRIED 4-0. Water samples were read from 501 E Pioneer Rd and 123 N DeVoe St both reported safe and filed.
Zadow, Gluba motioned to approve Resolution 2026-V approving location for Winterfest activities. CARRIED 4-0.
Zadow, Ford motioned to approve Traveling Tapster 5-day alcohol license for Winterfest. CARRIED 4-0.
Zadow, Ford motioned to set budget work sessions to follow January 4th and February 1st city council meetings. CARRIED 4-0.
Ford, Zadow motioned to set April special budget meetings for April 5th, two meetings that evening at 5:30 pm and 5:45 pm. Second special meeting for approving the budget set for April 19th at 5:30pm. CARRIED 4-0.
Zadow, Ford motioned to set public hearing for FY26-27 budget amendment #1 for beginning for December 7th regular city council meeting. CARRIED 4-0,
Zadow, Gluba motioned to set last day for Community Dining program for Friday April 2, 2027, unless a cook is hired prior to that date. CARRIED 3-1 with Goedken the nay.
Gluba, Goedken motioned to have clerk look into renting a dishwasher for Community Dining from Eco Lab. CARRIED 4-0.
Zadow, Ford motioned to update internment rights documents eliminating verbiage referring to perpetual care. CARRIED 4-0.
Ford, Zadow motioned to approve Resolution 2026-X approving clerk to move cemetery trust fund money to existing CD at Farmer & Merchants Bank. CARRIED 4-0.
Zadow, Ford motioned to adjourn at 6:23 PM. CARRIED 4-0.
FOLLOWING CLAIMS PAID IN OCTOBER
ABIGAIL PIERSON $75.00, deposit return
AGVANTAGE FS $105.93, WWTF tank rental
ALLIANT ENERGY $53.44, dougherty park lights
CINDY TOMAS $50.00, reimbursement for canceled rental
CONNERLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC $35,000.00, North Park pavilion restoration
DIANA TORRES $75.00, deposit return
ELAINIA AMUNDSON $72.87, reimbursement/comm dining
ETHAN ABBOTT $50.00, deposit return
FAREWAY MEAT & GROCERY $761.15, comm dining/food supplies
FERGUSON WATERWORKS $889.10, water meters
ION ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS $6,798.00, WWTF & water plant management
IOWA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES $120.00, annual water use fee 2027
IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES $60.00, budget workshop/clerk
IOWA ONE CALL $31.50, locates
JANET HOBBS $71.06, reimbursement/comm dining
JOHNSON CO SHERIFF’S OFFICE $5,022.33, police contract
LONE TREE FIRE & RESCUE $22,034.93, truck fund budget FY26-27
LONE TREE GAS & GROCERY LLC $972.76, fuel
MENARDS $603.38, supplies
N&N SANITATION $8,822.32, garbage/recycling contract
PERFORMANCE FOODSERVICE $1,712.71, food supplies/comm dining
STANDARD PEST CONTROL $35.00, spray com bldg. & city hall
THE NEWS $618.99, legals
T-MOBILE $59.15, public works cell phone
WATER SOLUTIONS UNLIMITED $1,033.00, chlorine
WINDSTREAM $235.40, WWTF phone & internet/water plant phone
DOLLAR GENERAL $243.47, comm dining/food supplies
VISA $726.07, Council workshop/Amazon-shop, park, cemetery supplies/IA State Ext-comm dining class/Bud’s-food supplies comm dining
WINDSTREAM ENTERPRISE $42.15, city hall phone
ALLIANT ENERGY $8,707.05, street lights and electric
DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA $153.46, employee premium
EASTERN IOWA LIGHT & POWER $398.28, lift station electric & street lights
JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL $50.97, water supplies
WELLMARK $5,646.51, employee health premium
WINDSTREAM $382.29. city hall & shop internet/phone, lift station phone, com bld phone
IPERS $3,391.21, IPERS payment
IRS $4,145.54, FICA payment
OCTOBER PAYROLL $19,691.35, all employees
RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS
GENERAL FUND $172,289.43 $97,616.84
ROAD USE TAX $15,403.25 $1,747.23
LOST $25,876.80 $0
WATER FUND $18,183.61 $10,029.89
SEWER FUND $26,321.11 $10,525.09
SEWER REVENUE $14,106.79 $0
REFUSE FUND $11,819.39 $8,822.32
TRUST & AGENCY $408.17 $200.00
CEMETERY TRUST $60.00 $0
TOTALS $284,468.55 $128,941.37
Cash On Hand $2,877,894.40
Sav Cert $282,565.27
JOSH SPILMAN, MAYOR
ATTEST
STEPHANIE DAUTREMONT, CITY CLERK
Submitted for publication 11-03-2026
Published in The News, Thursday, November 12, 2026 L-151
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