MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Hawarden Public Library
Monday, June 18, 2001 at 7:00 P.M.

The Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.

Present: Mayor Porter; Councilmembers: Harvey, Cauwels, Dorhout, Woodley

Absent: Councilman Kallsen

Staff Present: Craig Coffey, City Administrator; Tom Sedgwick, Telecommunications Director, Mike DeBruin, Police Chief; Jim Pickner, City Attorney.

Absent: Tom Kane, Public Works Director

Standard Agenda Items

Item 1. Approval of June 4, 2001 Minutes. Moved by Woodley/Dorhout to approve the Minutes of the June 4, 2001 Minutes. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 2. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Cauwels/Woodley to approve the Schedule of Claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 3. Open Business From the Community (limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per item). There was no open business from the community.

Item 4. Staff Reports/Discussion.

• Mr. Coffey told the Council of two upcoming meetings that may be of interest to them; the Northwest Iowa Community Conference in Washington D.C., Oct. 2 - 4 and the Iowa League of Cities Annual Conference held in Waterloo, Sept. 13th and 14th.
• He also reported that the drinking water report had been returned and that everything is good with our water according to the testing.
• New payment drop boxes have been installed in the parking lot of the City Offices.
• He also said that the City received a $40,000 grant from the Siouxland Community Foundation.
• Police Chief, Mike De Bruin, updated the Council on the child safety seat check up they had. He said they checked 27 seats and gave out 12 new ones.
• Tom Sedgwick, Telecommunications Director, updated the Council on the filters that had been installed on the satellites for radar interference.

Item 5. Mayor Report. Mayor Porter read a thank you on behalf of the Vacation Bible School Committee thanking the City for their participation in this event. The Mayor also thanked City residents for their clean-up efforts and again praised the playground project volunteers.

Other Agenda Items

Item 6. Third Reading of Ordinance No. 592 - Zoning Ordinance Change - To Add Bed and Breakfast Establishments as a Special Exception with Conditions in the R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HAWADEN AMENDING USES IN CHAPTERS 4 AND 5 AND BY ADDING “HOME OCCUPATIONS” AS PERMITTED USE AND “BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS” AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 15 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION “15.7 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS” WITH CONDITIONS FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Moved by Harvey/Cauwels to approve Ordinance No. 592 on its third reading. Aye: Cauwels, Woodley, Dorhout, Harvey. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 7. Third Reading Ordinance No. 593 - Zoning Ordinance Change - To Add Recreation Vehicle (RV’s) Parks as a Special Exception with Conditions in the M-H District. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HAWARDEN AMENDING SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES IN CHAPTER 6 MOBILE HOME (M-H) PARK DISTRICT BY ADDING A NEW SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE “RV PARKS” AND AMENDING CHAPTER 15 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION “15.8 RV PARKS” WITH CONDITIONS FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Moved by Dorhout/Woodley to approve Ordinance No. 593 on its third reading. Aye: Cauwels, Woodley, Dorhout, Harvey. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 8. Second Reading Ordinance No. 594 - To Add Two New Sections That Prohibit Certain Brakes and That Exempt Certain Vehicle Length and Weight Limitation on City Streets. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HAWARDEN AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 9.04 BY ADDING TWO NEW SECTIONS; 9.04.06 ENTITLED “UNLAWFUL USE OF ENGINE BRAKES AND COMPRESSION BRAKES” AND 9.04.07 ENTITLED “EXEMPTIONS TO THE STATE OF IOWA VEHICLE LENGTH AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS”; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Moved by Woodley/Cauwels to approve Ordinance No. 594 on its second reading. Aye: Cauwels, Woodley, Dorhout, Harvey. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 9. Request for Renewal of Class C Liquor License. Moved by Woodley/Dorhout to approve the renewal of a Class “C” Liquor License with Outdoor Service Area for Hat City Ltd. located at 2201 Avenue E. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Cauwels/Woodley to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.

The Council Meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m.

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Ricard Porter, Mayor