MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Hawarden Public Library
Monday, September 24, 2001 at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Present: Mayor Porter; Council members: Cauwels, Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen, Harvey

Absent: None

Staff Present: Craig Coffey, City Administrator; Tom Kane, Public Works Director; Jim Pickner, City Attorney; Chris Myres, Telecommunications Director; Mike DeBruin, Police Chief.

Standard Agenda Items

Item 1a. Approval of September 10, 2001 Minutes. Moved by Cauwels/Kallsen to approve the Council Minutes of September 10, 2001. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 1b. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Dorhout/Cauwels to approve the Schedule of Claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 1c. Open Business From the Community (limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per item). There was no open business from the community.

Item 2a. Staff Reports/Discussion.

• Mr. Coffey reported that the City had received compliments from the school superintendent and elementary principal on the parking striping.
• He also stated that the Police Department received a grant from LLEBG (Local Law Enforcement Block Grant) for $5436 which will be used for additional police equipment, and he commended Chief DeBruin on this accomplishment.
• Jami Dekkers, Activity Director, will be back from maternity leave the 26th of September.
• Tom Kane reported that the landfill would be made available to the citizens of Hawarden on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for dumping of leaves and grass. Each person will have to dump the bags themselves and take the bags with them.

Item 2b. Mayor Report. Mayor Porter reported that Craig and himself had attended the League of Cities Meeting in Waterloo last week. He also read a letter that he had received from Governor Vilsack regarding the terrorist attacks.

Other Agenda Items

Item 3. Discussion and Approval of a Public Works Storage Building Concept and Authorizing the City Staff to Take Bids for the Approved Concept. Phase I of this project would be primarily a cold storage building. The building would run parallel to 7th Street and serve as a screen of our public works yard. Moved by Woodley/Dorhout to approve the Phase I concept and bidding out of this project. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 4. Discussion of Restricting Certain Vehicles in Residential Districts. Discussion was held on this item. No action was taken and staff was directed to draft an ordinance.

Item 5. Resolution 2001-26 - Expressing Our Sympathy and Support to the Victims of the Terrorists Attacks on September 11th and Donating $1 Per Citizen into the Iowa Relief Fund. Moved by Cauwels/Dorhout to approve Resolution No. 2001-26. Aye: Cauwels, Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen. Nay: Harvey. Motion carried.

Item 6. Resolution No. 2001-27 - Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds Directly From the TIF Area I Revenue to Construct the Hill Addition Infrastructure for Phase I and Phase II up to a Maximum of $80,000. Moved by Dorhout/Cauwels to approve Resolution No. 2001-27. Aye: Cauwels, Dorhout, Woodley, Harvey. Nay: Kallsen. Motion carried.

Moved by Woodley/Kallsen to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The Council Meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.

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Ricard Porter, Mayor