MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Hawarden Public Library
Monday, December 17, 2001 at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m.

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

Absent: Councilman Dorhout.

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

Standard Agenda Items

Item 1a. Approval of December 3 and December 13, 2001 Minutes. Moved by Woodley/Kallsen to approve the Minutes of December 3 and December 13, 2001. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 1b. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Woodley/Kallsen 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.

• The City Auditor met with Mr. Coffey on Monday and said they would not have the audit ready until January 21, 2002.
• Mr. Coffey , Jeff Nohava and Ric Porter attended the League of Cities training session December 13th.
• He reported that he had reached an agreement with Aramark for a settlement of $1,500.
• Tom Kane reported that the new lights have been installed in the Central Park and also 100 feet of pipe has been recently installed in Dry Creek for upcoming new sewer line.
• Chris Myres, Telecommunications Director, reported they are still working on cell phone service and that the new phone books for Hitec should be out in about two to three weeks.

Item 2b. Mayor Report. Mayor Porter presented outgoing Councilman, Mike Kallsen with a desk clock as a memento for his years of service to the community. Mike Kallsen then thanked the citizens of Hawarden for all their support during his term on Council. Mayor Porter read a proclamation and declared January as “National Volunteer Blood Donor Month” for Sioux County. He also announced the upcoming blood drive that will be held on Friday January 4, 2002 from 9-4, at St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Other Agenda Items

Item 3. Discussion and Approval/Denial of Cable Programming Selection Committee’s Recommendation to Add the Tech TV and Trinity Broadcasting Channels. Harlan Van Egdom was present in behalf of the Cable Committee which is recommending to take advantage of incentives offered by two cable channels; Tech TV, which is a network dedicated to technology and the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which is the largest non-denominational religious network in the world. Moved by Woodley/Cauwels to approve the proposal of these new channels to our cable programming. Aye: Woodley, Cauwels, Harvey. Nay: Kallsen. Motion carried.

Item 4. Appointment of Mike Van Bochove as Member to the Cable Programming Selection Committee to Fill the Remaining Term (Until Dec. 31, 2003) Left by the Departure of Bill Landau. Moved by Cauwels/Woodley to approve the appointment of Mike Van Bochove to the Cable Programming Selection Committee. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 5. Resolution No. 2001-33 - A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TAX INCREMENT REVENUE FUND AND AUTHORIZING A LOAN TO THAT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE HAWARDEN GRAIN BINS. This resolution would establish a tax increment revenue fund and authorize a loan to that fund in the amount of $30,000 for the demolition of the Grain Bins and other structures at 7th and Avenue E, contingent upon the owner deeding the property to the City at no charge and upon the City receiving a Brownfield Grant of $10,000. Moved by Woodley/Cauwels to postpone Resolution No. 2001-33. Aye: Woodley, Cauwels. Nay: Kallsen, Harvey. Motion failed. Another motion was not offered. The Mayor moved the Council onto the next item.

Item 6. Resolution No. 2001-36, Authorizing the Mayor and City Administrator to Purchase Grain Bins - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HAWARDEN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO PURCHASE THE GRAIN BINS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND HIRE OUT THE DEMOLITION OF ALL THE STRUCTURES ON THE SITE, IMPROVING THE SITE AND RETURNING THE SITE TO A SAFE CONDITION, ALL FOR A COST NOT TO EXCEED $40,000 CONTINGENT UPON THE OWNER DEEDING THE PROPERTY AT NO CHARGE AND UPON THE CITY RECEIVING A BROWNFIELD GRANT OF $10,000. Moved by Cauwels/Woodley to approve Resolution No. 2001-36. Aye: Woodley, Cauwels. Nay: Kallsen, Harvey. Motion failed. Another motion was not offered. The Mayor moved the Council onto the next item.

Item 7. City Administrator’s Performance Review. The City Administrator requested a closed session. At 8:00 p.m., moved by Cauwels/Woodley to enter into Closed Session under Section 21.5 (1) (g&i) for a performance review of the City Administrator. Motion carried unanimously.
At 9:30 p.m., moved by Woodley/Harvey to adjourn Closed Session and resume Regular Session. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 8. City Administrator’s Contract Update Proposed Changes. General discussion took place on the contract. Due to the lateness of the hour and by general consensus there was no action taken at this time. The City Administrator was directed to update the contract with the City Attorney and present it at the following meeting.

Moved by Cauwels/Woodley to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The Council Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

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Ricard Porter, Mayor