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The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
Present: Council members: Cauwels, Harvey, Kallsen, Woodley, Dorhout.
Absent: None
Staff Present: Craig Coffey, City Administrator; Tom Kane, Public Works Director; Mike DeBruin, Police Chief; Jim Pickner, City Attorney.
1. City Council Appointment of a Mayor. Moved by Cauwels/Woodley to appoint Ricard R. Porter as Mayor to the City of Hawarden. Motion carried unanimously.
2. Swearing in of Mayor. Ric Porter was sworn in as Mayor to fill the vacancy until the next regular City election to be held in November of 2001.
3. Approval of July 24th & 25th, 2000 Minutes. Moved by Harvey/Woodley to approve the Minutes for July 24 and July 25, 2000 with the following correction to the July 24th minutes, item 14: Any reference to a "closed session" should have been listed as an "exempt session". Motion carried unanimously.
4. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Cauwels/Harvey to approve the Schedule of Claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.
5. Open business from the Community (limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per item). No open business from the Community was presented.
6. Staff Reports/Discussion. Mr. Coffey reported briefly on telecommunications items such as Illuminet billing, and CABS billing. He reported that the High-Speed Internet contract has been signed and that we currently have 30 customers and four new sign ups scheduled this month. He added that the Telecommunications Director has not been re-advertised. Mr. Coffey reported that our new Emergency Services Director has recruited six people to become Iowa Paramedics (previously known as EMT-B's).
7. Mayorâs Report. Mayor Porter thanked the Council for their confidence in him on his new position as Mayor and also presented Mr. Coffey with a gift for the new addition to his family.
8. Presentation from Hawarden Fire Department - Mr. Curt Winterfeld. Mr. Winterfeld spoke to the Council on behalf of the Fire Department. He gave a report on the Incident Command Plan of the department. He also updated the Council on disaster and emergency spills and the preparedness of the fire department in general.
9. Presentation by Valerie Haverhals. Val Haverhals made an annual required report to the City Council She covered the library rating system, patronage, and accomplishments of the last year. Ms. Haverhals made the presentation in PowerPoint using a new projector that will be available for use by patrons in the future.
10. Public Hearing - Rezoning Request Z-2000-1. A Public Hearing was opened at 7:40 p.m. to consider a request to rezone property from I-2 (Medium Industrial) to R-2 [see adjustment] (Single Family Residential) for the area of land between 19th and 22nd Streets west of the railroad tracks. Arlen DeZeeuw, Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission, presented the recommendation of the zoning meeting held just prior to the Council meeting. He stated the recommendation of the Planning Commission was to rezone the area between 19th and 22nd Streets west of Avenue C to residential and leave the remaining area residential. Jeff Carr and Dave Huebner were present to give their opinions on why they would like part of that area kept Industrial. Staff recommended rezoning the entire area from I-1 to R-1, Single Family Residential. Moved by Cauwels/Kallsen to approve the recommendation of the Zoning Commission. Aye: Cauwels, Harvey, Kallsen, Dorhout. Nay: Woodley. Motion Carried.
11. Third Reading Ordinance No. 581. An Ordinance of the City of Hawarden Amending Chapter 9 by Creating a New Section 9.06 Entitled "Obstruction of Sidewalks, Streets, Highways and Other Public Ways". Moved by Harvey/Kallsen to pass Ordinance No. 581 on its third and final reading. Motion carried unanimously.
12. Resolution No. 2000-18, Authorizing the Purchase of Real Property (Middle School Property). Moved by Cauwels/Dorhout to approve Resolution No. 2000-18, Authorizing the Purchase of Real Property (Middle School Property). Aye: Cauwels, Woodley, Dorhout. Nay: Harvey, Kallsen. Motion carried.
13. Resolution No. 2000-19, Proposing to Sell Real Property and Scheduling a Public Hearing on the Proposal. (A portion of the Middle School Property). By consensus this item was postponed until a later date until the City acquired the property.
14. Community Center Discussion and Decision on Allowing Wee Care to Attach to the Middle School. This item was opened for public comment. Mary Johnson, Lois Jean Dawson, Lanny Booth, Gary Moffatt and Margaret Leafstedt spoke to the Council in favor of keeping and preserving the Middle School. Grants, structural significance and historical value were all mentioned. Taylor Flynn was also present and added that he would like to see Wee Care added on to this building. Todd Ericson spoke to the Council on behalf of the Community Center Committee. He stated the Committee's recommendation was to build a free-standing Wee Care and Community Center Facility. Moved by Dorhout/Woodley to allow Wee Care to attach to the Middle School building contingent on City ownership. Aye: Dorhout, Woodley. Nay: Cauwels, Harvey, Kallsen. Motion failed. Discussion ensued. Staff was directed to work with the Wee Care to find a location for a free-standing building on which the City could set up a long term lease.
15. Resolution No. 2000-20, Authorizing the Mayor and City Administrator to Enter Into a Highway Authority/Railroad Agreement With the D&I Railroad for Signage as Part of a Larger Agreement for the Construction of Various Safety Improvements at Railroad Crossing Location in Hawarden (i.e. closing crossings and adding crossing arms and other safety devices to the remaining crossings). It was presented to the Council that this is a Federal project administered through the states. The project makes funds available to update railroad crossings. The program was created due to several school bus vs. train accidents. To do the project the State receives 90% of the money from the Federal Government with the other 10% will be coming from D & I Railroad. The City obligation under the agreement will install some of the signs and remove the county road entrances on the north end of Ave. D. The railroad has leased the spur on the west side of Calliope Village to us for 5 years and then will sell it to us. Moved by Woodley/Kallsen to approv
16. Discussion of Potential Housing Projects and Housing Initiatives. Moved by Woodley to table this item until the next meeting. This item died for lack of second. A potential new housing project "Hill Addition" was presented for discussion. New Housing incentives were also presented for discussion. Discussion on both items occurred in trying to develop ways to encourage development. Staff was directed to develop some additional proposals for consideration. These will be discussed on September 11.
17. Discussion of Telecommunications Project (Closed Session if necessary). At 9:24 p.m., moved by Harvey/Kallsen to enter into closed session per Iowa Code 388.9(1). Motion carried unanimously. At 9:47 p.m., moved by Harvey/Kallsen to adjourn closed session and resume regular session. Motion carried unanimously.
18. Approval/Discussion of Union Contract (if ready) (Closed Session if necessary). This item was not ready for discussion or approval at this time.
19. Annual Resolution Setting Salaries/Wages. This item was tied to item 18 and was not ready at this time. Moved by Harvey/Cauwels to adjourn the Council Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:45pm.
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Ricard R. Porter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator
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