Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Petersen to have City Clerk contact Sierra Club and decline to participate in their Cool Cities campaign project at this time
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
City Council
City Council — regular meeting, May 14, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
0 agenda items
40 motions recorded
1 documents
Motions carried
34
of 35 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
0
at least one "no", or the motion failed
Coverage notes. blanket: all following motions approved unless noted About coverage
Votes
Each motion as the minutes record it: the agenda heading and the motion line. Names come from the roll call; "all ayes (implied)" marks a motion where the minutes say only "All ayes" or "carried unanimously", which credits the members recorded as present. Read the minutes
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Petersen to have Mayor Phillips read the third and final reading of Ordinance 2008- 291 Repealing Parks and Recreation Commission Ordinance 1985- 133 by title only
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Pertersen to approve third and final reading of Ordinance 2008- 291
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to terminate current Building Inspector and contract with Ed Johnson as Residential Building Inspector
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Gericke to proceed with 28E agreement with the City of Coralville to contract for Commercial Building Inspection
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mike Gericke
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to have Mayor Phillips and City Clerk to sign purchase agreement with Johnson County Supervisors for the amount of$ 160, 000 and to approve Resolution 2008- 08 to authorize the purchase of the County Facility. Transition City Audit details not finalized. Mayor Phillips explained that auditing firms have been reluctant to commit due to the lengthy process required by the State Auditor' s office in conducting Municipal Audits. A vacancy on the Library Board will be open at the end of June 2008. Volunteer requests will continue to be advertised. Discussion of Library 28E Agreement was tabled
Tabled · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Petersen seconded Ball to forward this amount
Carried · moved by Mark Petersen, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Petersen seconded Ball to send letters to local Clubs regarding snowmobile ordinance and post letters at Slim' s, Casey' s, and The Depot
Carried · moved by Mark Petersen, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to have Attorney to further review animal ordinances and continue discussion at future City Council meeting
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to instinct Grace Excavating to proceed with project
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Bartels seconded Petersen to accept bid from Aubrecht/ Rios Fence Co. and to proceed with installation
Carried · moved by Jim Bartels, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to approve Resolution 2008- 09 to accept Slim' s$ 300. 00 cigarette fine and to approve Resolution 2008- 10 to accept The Depot' s$ 300. 00 cigarette fine
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Petersen to proceed
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to table discussion on Snow and Ice Removal Ordinance until future City council meeting
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Bartels to authorize Tiffinfest Committee to negotiate costs for securing entertainment for Tiffinfest, July 26, 2008
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Jim Bartels
Adjournment – Motion Bartels seconded Ball to authorize Tiffinfest Committee to establish account for Tiffinfest Funds
Carried · moved by Jim Bartels, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Gericke to authorize the transfer of all 2006 Centennial Funds to be transferred to the Tiffinfest Fund account
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mike Gericke
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Bartels to approve and secure Festival Rain Insurance for Tiffmfest entertainment. Discussion held on bids for City Street repairs. Proposals submitted by LL Pelling for Asphalt repairs on Roberts Ferry Rd., Roberts Ferry Rd and Hwy 6 intersection, Grant St., Grant-St and Railroad St intersection, Rialroad St., Ireland Ave., and Brown St. Further discussed repairs on Brown St. Councilpersons requested Public Works to obtain a new proposal for Brown St repairs from 2nd St north to closed Hwy 6 exit and for repairs from 2nd St south to the railroad crossing
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Jim Bartels
Adjournment – Motion Bartels seconded Petersen to approve Pelling proposals for street repairs with the amended proposal for Brown St. Engineer Hart recommended drainage work to be completed prior to the repairs to Brown St
Carried · moved by Jim Bartels, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Bartels seconded Ball to approve Public Works to solicit a bid from Grace Excavating not to exceed$ 6, 000 for Brown St drainage work
Carried · moved by Jim Bartels, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded to authorize Public Works to purchase four new metal picnic tables to replace wooden picnic tables damaged by vandals
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mike Gericke
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Petersen to repair roof on Potter Park shelter
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to approve Public Works to solicit bids and start work necessary to dig plugged drainage ditches and replace broken culverts in old part of City
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Bartels to solicit bid from Pelling to pave parking in front of City Hall. State mandate requires paved Handicapped Accessible parking spot near voting sites
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Jim Bartels
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Petersen to authorize Mayor and Clerk to seek best investment options for City funds in other banking institutions other than Solon State Bank
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Gericke to table discussion on Events Ordinance
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mike Gericke
Adjournment – Motion Petersen seconded Gericke to release performance bond on Rolling Hills Phase II
Carried · moved by Mark Petersen, seconded by Mike Gericke
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Petersen to request developer to pay all monies owed to the City and to complete the punch list items
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Petersen to authorize Engineer and Attorney to proceed with further planning, negotiating, authorizing changes to the development plans, and securing a Irrevocable Letter of Credit from a financial institution on behalf of developer to insure future payments for future development of Villages
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Bartels to table discussion of nuisance properties
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Jim Bartels
Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Ball to table discussion of street parking in Industrial Park until next City Council meeting
Carried · moved by Mike Gericke, seconded by Chris Ball
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Gericke to table discussion of Ag Uses in city until next City Council meeting
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mike Gericke
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Petersen to close open session for a closed session to discuss pending litigation in the matter of Allen v
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Petersen to return to open session
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mark Petersen
Adjournment – Motion Ball seconded Petersen to approve proposal to settle for the remediation settlement and authorize Mayor to proceed with discussions with Aliens', and continue with easement agreements with neighbors to the Allen property. Authorize Attorney to draft agreements as necessary. Bartels and Gericke abstain from vote. Petersen and Ball ayes. Motion approved
Carried · moved by Chris Ball, seconded by Mark Petersen · Mike Gericke (abstain)
Procedural motions (5): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
- Adjournment – Motion Gericke, seconded Petersen to approve printed agenda — carried (all ayes (implied))
- Adjournment – Motion Gericke, seconded Petersen to approve minutes of April 8, 2008 Work Session, April 21, 2008 Work session City Council meeting, and April 9, 2008 Regular City Council with the change requested by Ball regarding his not seconded ordering the Engine Brake Ordinance Signs — died no second
- Adjournment – Motion Gericke, seconded Petersen to approve receipts of funds and expenditures. Mark Portwood, Deer View Estates, requested City Council to consider a smaller basketball court than a regulation size court to be built on future park land in Deer View Estates due to small size of designated lot. Mr Portwood inquired on changing location ofbasketball court or eliminating court and installing playground equipment. Councilperson Petersen requested it be noted that he suggested putting up a chain link fence around basketball court to prevent balls from going into pond. Mayor Phillips asked Mr Portwood put together plan for park area with basketball court and playground equipment and present to Parks, Recreation, Festivals, and Tourism Committee. Inquiry made if playground equipment could be purchases with a portion of building permit fees. Mr Portwood inquired how Deer View Estates could recoup fees for water and sewer service installation from future property development to west of Deer View Estates. Ball asked how other cities handled recoupment requests. Attorney Greenleaf explained prior research that had been conducted on recoupment or connection fees. Discussion of Video Taping of City Council meetings tabled until future meeting — carried (all ayes (implied))
- Adjournment – Motion Gericke seconded Bartels to set possible closed sessions for employee evaluations on June 11, 2008 City council meeting agenda — carried (all ayes (implied))
- Motion Ball seconded Petersen for adjournment at 10: 29pm — carried (all ayes (implied))
Attendance
Chris Ball presentMike Gericke presentMark Petersen presentJim Bartels absentJohn Wright absentRoyce Phillips (mayor) present
Ordinances and resolutions
Ord. 1985-133, Ord. 2008-291, Res. 2008-008, Res. 2008-009, Res. 2008-010
Agenda
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Documents
| Document | Type | Original |
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| Minutes-05/14/2008 | minutes |
Sources
- Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-05/14/2008 — original listing ↗
- Minutes read by parser minutes/transition 2.4.0 from 1 copy.
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