Minutes-9 /14/1977

Clerk's Notes from September 14th regular Council meeting. During Open Forum, Barbara Murray presented material and answered questions concerning the temporary Land Preservation Policy Comm. in Johnson County. Mrs. Murray is a liason person between the Johnson County Regional Planning Comm. and the small communities of Johnson Co. She announced that the next meeting of the above Policy Comm. will be held open to the public on September 23rd. The Mayor reported that the water fountain in the park will be installed by Flensburg Hardware. The fencing has been partly finished and he will continue toward finishing the project. Formanek is in charge of purchasing trees and planting them in the park. The Clerk-Treas. will mail copies of the building ordinances to Dick Gent. Dick Gent's request for added culvert is postponed until the Mayor and Ralph Brown check the location. Attorney Neuzi reported: No action by the court on the Voparil property condemnation. Directed Clerk-Treas. to send a bill to Hawkeye Engineering for reimbursement on the Effluent Pond repairs. The County Atty. office is assisting with the Stahmer property concerning Health Dept. problems. Talked with Jack Silverman, Sadler Addition owner who is agreeable to complying with their agreement with the City. Immediate plans are to install a fence to prevent the use of the land as a throughway to and from Hwy. #6 and the Corral. Sent a letter to McCrabb Ag-Structures owners repeating the request to stop storing and using the land east of their office building. He has not answered at this time. Copies of the letter have been sent to adjacent landowners who signed the permission to build slip. Council agreed that the election hours for the November city election should not be shortened. The Mayor will advise the County Auditor that the polls should be open regular hours. Tentative date for Junk Jamboree was set for October 15, 1977. The Mayor will check with Tom Morgan and confirm date.