Minutes-9 /12/1990 (2)

Potter: The park and the lot around the maintenance building on Railroad Street. We're not mowing the railroad property anymore. Larry Stratton mows the sewer ponds and the roadsides. There's the water tower site. Morgan: Maybe Bob doesn't know our concerns. Potter: He does have a job description. Hart: Bob has had to spend a lot of time at the plants lately because the blowers don't work. Morgan asked Hart if he thought there was a problem. Hart: Taking the test would benefit the town and well as Bob. Brown: What if he doesn't pass? Hart: He could take it again. Council consensus to set date for evaluation of Bob Herring as October 10, 1990 at end of regular meeting in closed session. Council consensus to instruct Mayor Potter to notify Bob Herring to take the next certification test for grade II wastewater operator and to notify him of evaluation date immediately. Motion Slaymaker second Morgan to send statement by certified mail for $100.00 to EZ Movers on Marion, Iowa for damage to ditch and labor to clean up and repair site after they upset a mobile home moving it on south side of town. Potter reported that he met with residents of the Clear Creek Mobile Home Park on Saturday, September 8 at the fire station. They discussed the flooding and the proposed CDBG application. They also asked about getting a school bus stop at the entrance of the court. Potter reported that he talked to Tom McAreavy about getting the school bus to stop at the entrance of the Clear Creek Mobile Home Park to pick up students and drop them off at night. Potter has not heard anything back. Attorney will review open burning restrictions in light of new yard waste law. Motion Slaymaker second Morgan to set dates of open burning of yard and garden debris on Saturdays and Sundays during daylight hours between October 13 and November 24, if city attorney advises it is legal to do so. Carried unanimously. Slaymaker reported that the Branching Out tree planting project offered through Iowa Electric Light & Power Company has minimum grant of $2000.00 with city matching the funds. Grant minimums might change next year. Motion Brown second Bartels not to apply for Branching Out funds due to the fact that the city would have to provide $2,000.00 in matching funds. Carried unanimously. General discussion of garbage rate increase. Council instructed clerk to prepare garbage rate ordinance reflecting rate increase of $1.00 per month per household and 50 cents per month per household for heads of households over 62 years of age and to place ordinance on next month's agenda.