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The Council Meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Present: Council Members: Harvey, Nohava, Cauwels, Lubkeman, Borchers.
Absent: Mayor Porter
Staff Present: Craig Coffey, City Administrator; Tom Kane, Public Works Director; Chris Myres, Telecommunications Director; Mike DeBruin, Police Chief; Sharole Rens, Finance Officer; Jim Pickner, City Attorney
Staff Absent: None.
In the absence of Mayor Porter, Mayor Pro Tem, Cauwels presided over the meeting.
1a. Approval of August 11, 2004 Minutes. Moved by Harvey/Lubkeman to approve the Minutes of August 11, 2004. Motion carried unanimously.
1b. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Lubkeman/Borchers to approve the Schedule of Claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.
1c. Open Business From the Community (limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per item). There was no open business from the community.
2a. Mayor’s Report. On behalf of Mayor Porter, Mayor ProTem, Cauwels thanked all the volunteers, workers, HAPP, City staff, Farmers State Bank and First State Bank and all that were associated with the success of the CAT Grant. He also thanked all the volunteers of the Fire Department and Ambulance Squad for their participation in the recent ground breaking of the Fire Station.
2b. Staff Reports/Discussion. Mr. Coffey reported that the demolition of the Mediacom tower is complete and the ground is being smoothed out. He also discussed the different options regarding council and office furniture for the new City offices. Requested design changes were made by the vendor, and staff chose to select a laminate table top with solid oak trim versus the expensive coreaon table top unit. Mr. Coffey stated that the City is working on getting the electric switchgear project going. The company that provided the pre-cast concrete panels for the telecommunications building has been contacted for an estimate. Tom Kane asked that anyone seeing dumping of anything other than grass and tree branches at the dump site, to call the City Offices or the Police Department. He also stated that electricity will be shut down near the Methodist Church Parsonage. The parsonage will be moved after Labor Day and power will be shut down for 1-2 hours. Chris Myres stated that pre-application forms for the Housing Rehabilitation Program will be submitted within the month, but we will not hear on the outcome until next Spring.
3. First Reading of Ordinance 629 - Adopting Noise Standards. Because noise issues have surfaced over the last two years and citizen’s complaints have been increasing, City staff has drafted an ordinance to address these concerns. Council discussed the ordinance standards and its enforcement. Administering the ordinance, individuals would need a decibel meter and stop watch. Sound is typically measured at the property line and would cost under $1000. Moved by Borchers/Nohava to approve the First Reading of Ordinance 629. Aye: Cauwels, Lubkeman, Borchers, Harvey, Nohava. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.
4. Resolution 2004-57 - Appointment of an Ex-Officio Member to the Sioux Valley Railroad Authority. A vacancy in the City of Hawarden’s representation on the Sioux Valley Railroad Authority was created due to the resignation of Mr. Earl Slife. Staff suggested appointing Chris Myres to this Board to keep the City abreast of rail issues affecting our community. Moved by Harvey/Nohava to appoint Chris Myres to the Sioux Valley Railroad Authority. Aye: Cauwels, Lubkeman, Borchers, Harvey, Nohava. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.
5. Request for the Renewal of a Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - a Request by the El Sol de Jalisco, LLC, Owners Ricardo Topete and Miguel Curiel, and Located at 607 - 9th Street. Moved by Cauwels/Borchers to approve the license renewal with Sunday sales for El Sol de Jalisco. Motion carried unanimously.
6. Presentation of Local Ad Insertion Program and Potential Contract. In each contract with cable programmers, the City is allowed local ad insertion, which may allow four 30-second spots per hour. If a cable company does not use these spots, the network’s ads will play. Hitec would have to provide rack space and wire at our headend and provide a T1 line back to Cable Ad Services. Hitec would receive a 25% commission on all ad sales and revenue from the lease of the T1 line and also reserve one 30-second spot per channel per hour for our use only. This would be an outlet for advertising new digital cable telephone promotions at no cost to Hitec and a good way for businesses to advertise on our cable system and possibly reach other regional markets. It would also allow local businesses to promote themselves. Moved by Borchers/Harvey to approve the contract for the Local Ad Insertion Program. Council agreed to review the contract further and to check with HAPP regarding the interest of local businesses. Motion was withdrawn and the item was postponed until the following meeting.
7. Closed Session of Telecommunication Issues Under Iowa Code Section 388.9(1)(Proprietary). At 7:37 p.m., moved by Nohava/Cauwels to enter into Closed Session for the purpose of discussing telecommunication issues. Aye: Cauwels, Lubkeman, Borchers, Harvey, Nohava. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously. At 8:00 p.m., moved by Harvey/Nohava to adjourn Closed Session and resume Regular Session. Aye: Cauwels, Lubkeman, Borchers, Harvey, Nohava. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Harvey/Nohava to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The Council Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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Michael Cauwels, Mayor Pro-Tem
ATTEST:
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Craig Coffey, City Administrator
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