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Early City Council met in regular session April 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall. Mayor Frank Scott called the meeting to order and roll call was taken as follows: Present: Pennie Irwin, Bill Cougill, Richard Snyder and Vince Davis. Absent: Randy Franken.
Motion was unanimously passed by those present to approve the agenda with the addition of a library board member approval and a residential building permit. Absent: Franken. Motion was unanimously passed by those present to approve the minutes as submitted. Absent: Franken. Motion was unanimously passed to go into Closed Session pursuant to State Code 21.5(j) to discuss the purchase of particular real estate Absent: Franken. Council went into closed session at 7:10 p.m. Council again came into open session at 7:25 p.m. Motion was unanimously passed by those present that the recommendation from the consensus of the closed meeting is that the City Attorney negotiates for the purchase of the land needed for the sewer project. Absent: Franken. Motion was unanimously passed by those present to approve the contract with Region XII COG for the administration of the grant. Absent: Franken. A number of items were discussed with City Attorney Charles Schulte concerning municipal infractions and enforcement of ordinances. Correspondence was read from MidAmerican Energy concerning the recent power outages because of the winter ice and snow storms. A letter was also read from Sac Endowment Foundation that we had not received a grant for the furnaces. Supt DPW Ray Musselman reported on the month's activities. They did a lot of street cleaning after the snow storms, there was a sewer problem on Fourth Street, a clean-out was put on that line, finished the insulation at the fire station, there was a sewer problem on Hickory Street, they repaired the flag pole at the cemetery, there was a sewer problem on Sixth Street and then streets were swept. Police Chief Roger Ray reported on the month's activities. He and Duvall gave a K-9 program for all of the second graders in the county, spent part of a couple of days taking pictures of properties that need clean-up attention, the school has been having a number of problems with some students, the radar was recertified. Motion was passed for a golf cart permit for Frank and Verna Zadow. Ayes: Snyder, Davis, Cougill. Nays: Irwin. Absent: Franken. Motion was unanimously passed by those present to make the final approval for Heartland Marketing Group improvements for Tax Abatement. Absent: Franken. Council discussed the applications for Clerk's assistant. Mayor and City Clerk are to interview two of the applicants and bring a recommendation to the council. The Clerk reported problems with the copy machine. She had prices on two different copiers. She was to check into the cost of a shorter lease on a copier. Res. Bldg. permits were unanimously approved for Scott Corrin for a fence and gravel driveway next to the garage and Barb Tielbur for a garage. Ed Schmitt for a curb cut in front of the property at 302 Walnut and put in a parking in front of the house. Absent: Franken. Res. 07-05 to assess unpaid utility bills to property taxes as special assessments was unanimously passed on roll call vote by those present. Absent: Franken. Three bids were received for the 2007 street work. Topkote offered $.984 per square yard and $150 per ton for patch material; Blacktop Services offered $1.20 per square yard and $70 per ton for patch material and The Road Guy offered $.918 per square yard and $85 per yard for patch material. Motion was unanimously passed by those present to accept the bid from The Road Guy. Absent: Franken. Motion was unanimously passed by those present to purchase and have installed a generator at the fire station. Absent: Franken. Spring Garage Sale day will be on Saturday, May 5. City-wide clean-up days will be from May 9 through the twelfth. Appliance tags will have to be purchased prior to the clean-up for the appliances to be picked up. |
Supt. DPW discussed the storm sewer problem at Oak and W Second Streets. It will have to be dug up to find the problem.
Motion was unanimously passed by those present to approve the appointment of Sandra Schmitt to the library board. Absent: Franken. Motion was unanimously approved to approve the Clerk's attendance to the spring IMFOA conference on April 18-20. Absent: Franken. Clerk reported the following receipts for the month of March:
The Council approved the following bills for payment:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. on voice vote. Frank L. Scott, Mayor Sharon Ann Irwin, Clerk |
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