MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Hawarden Public Library

Monday, January 3, 2000 at 7:00 P.M.

MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Hawarden Public Library Monday, January 3, 2000 at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm.

Present: Mayor Jacobs; Council Members, Cauwels, Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen, Harvey, Past Mayor Hendricks and Past Council; Armstrong, Gregg

Staff Present: Craig Coffey, City Administrator; Patty Anderson HITEC Director; Tom Kane, Superintendent of Public Works; Mike DeBruin, Police Chief; Jim Pickner, City Attorney.

Staff Absent: City Attorney, Jim Pickner

  1. Approval of December 20, 1999 Minutes. The minutes were approved unanimously by consent.
  2. Swearing of New Mayor and City Council. New Mayor, George Jacobs was sworn in along wit new Council persons, Mike Cauwels and Wanda Woodley (previously sworn in on Dec. 31, 1999).

    The new Mayor and City Council were seated.

  3. Announcement of Mayor Pro Tem. Mayor George Jacobs appointed Mike Kallsen as Mayor Pro Tem.
  4. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Woodley/Cauwels to approve the Claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.
  5. Open Business from the Community. No business was presented from the community.
  6. Staff Reports/Discussion. The Mayor and City Council were reminded of the Chamber dinner an' upcoming strategic planning session. The Mayor and Council were also advised on the progress of the new computer system, the budgeting process, and the annual financial audit. 

    New Business

  1. Request by Jeff Keehn for No Parking Zone on Ave. C. between 9th and 10th Streets. Jeff Keehn was unable to be present at the meeting and this item was withdrawn.
  2. Appointment of Member to the Zoning Board of Adjustment to Fill Vacancy by Mike Cauwels. Moved by Kallsen/Harvey to appoint Judy Scott to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Motion carried unanimously.
  3. Appointment of Representative from the City Council to Serve on HCI Committee. Moved by Harvey/Kallsen to appoint Mike Cauwels to represent the Council and serve on the HCI Committee Motion carried unanimously.
  4. Appointment of Earth Year 2000 Ambassadors. Moved by Harvey/Kallsen to appoint Dec Ill and George Jacobs to be ambassadors for Earth Year 2000. Motion carried unanimously.
  5. Request for Renewal of a Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales and Attached Living Quarters. Moved by Kallsen/Cauwels to renew the Class C Liquor License/Sunday Sales/Living Quarters for the Pizza & Ice Cream Shoppe. Motion carried unanimously.
  6. Request for Donation for NW Iowa Alcoholism & Drug Treatment Unit, Inc. The City Administrator recommended that we not donate at this time. No motion was made on this item.
  7. Approval of Certificate of Payment No. 2 for the Boyer Addition Improvements. Moved by Harvey/Dorhout to approve payment no. 2 for $100,000 of the $122,940 requested for the Boyer Addition. Discussion ensued about late penalties and some final items that need to be taken care of. Motion carried unanimously.
  8. Hawarden Ambulance Proposal. Discussion took place about salaries, job descriptions, overall costs, contracting out versus not, staffing, and monies collected. The discussion on this item lasted for over one hour. This item was postponed to the following meeting (Jan. 17) in order to allow time to collect additional information.
  9. High Speed Internet Proposal. Discussion took place in general about current test sites, potential options to provide this high-speed service and our overall telecommunications status. Due to lateness of the hour, this item was postponed. Staff was to research various costs associated with the various options, timetable, pricing, etc. for the next consideration. Further items were directed to be discussed on the matter in a closed executive session in February so that privileged propriety information may be protected.

The Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.