CITY OF HAWARDEN

APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

HAWARDEN CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROOM

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.

The Council Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.

Present: Mayor ProTem Borchers; Council Members:  Hedden, Anderson, Jacobs.

Absent:  Mayor Porter and Council Member Cauwels.

Staff Present: Jason Metten, City Administrator/City Clerk; Sharole Rens, Finance Director ; Tom Kane, Public Works Director; Mike DeBruin, Police Chief.

Staff Absent:  Spencer Haacke, Economic Development Director; Jim Pickner, City Attorney.

Standard Agenda Items

1a. Approval of Amended April 11, 2007 Council Meeting Minutes.  Moved byJacobs/Anderson to approve the amended minutes of April 11, 2007 Council Meeting Minutes.  Motion carried unanimously.

1b. Approval of Claims for Payment.  Moved by Hedden/Jacobs 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).  None

 2a. Mayor's Report.  None.2b. Council Comments.  Mayor ProTem Borchers commented on changing the Zoning Ordinances to require sidewalks being installed when new homes are built.  Council will consider this for later discussion.

2c. Staff Reports/Discussion.  City Administrator Metten thanked Police Chief DeBruin for procuring a grant from the Iowa Department of Health for an AED Defibrillator for the police cars.  He also thanked the City Staff and citizens of Hawarden for their work and cooperation during City-Wide Cleanup.  He updated the Council on Economic Development Projects. 

Other Agenda Items

3. Approval of Notice of Public Hearing and Drafted Amendment of Current FY 2006-2007 City Budget.  Moved by Anderson/Hedden to set the Public Hearing for the FY 2006-2007 Budget Amendment for May 23rd at 5:30 p.m., and to publish proper notice.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Mayor Pro-Tem Borchers called for a recess of the meeting until 6:00 p.m. for the published Public Hearing and arrival of citizens for discussion on Item 5.  Moved by Jacobs/Anderson to recess the meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.  Citizen arrived at 5:55 p.m. and Mayor ProTem Borchers called the meeting to order.

5. Council Discussion concerning the availability for sale and potential use for city owned property. 

City Administrator Metten explained the proposal about City Property to the Council, and Carlos DeCosta was present to answer questions from the Council regarding his plan for a new business.  Council decided this property would not be suitable for his plans, and encouraged him to consider proceeding with his business plan on property that he currently owns. 

4. Public Hearing and Presentation of Contractor bids for concrete surfacing for the New Street Project within the Boyer-Hill Subdivision.  Public Hearing Opened at 6:22 p.m.  No written comments and one oral comment against the project had been received.  No one was present at the Public Hearing.  Public Hearing closed at 6:25 p.m.  The bids were opened and presented by Wayne Schlotfeldt of Schlotfeldt Engineering.  The following bids were received:  Steve Harris Const -- $312,418.53; Alliance concrete, Inc -- $302,424.76; Godbersen-Smith -- $319,014.79; Dakota Contracting -- $364,049.13; and Rens Concrete -- $310,787.74.  The engineer will go over all the bids and return at the May 9th meeting with his recommendation and awarding of the contract. 

 Moved by Anderson/Hedden to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried. Council Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

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Robert Borchers, Mayor ProTem

ATTEST:

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Jason R. Metten, City Administrator/City Clerk