Agenda/MinutesAmended Agenda
1. OPENING BUSINESS a. Call meeting to order b. Roll call c. Clerk presents agenda d. Conflict of Interest (state if applicable)
2. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with a roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time Council votes on the motion. Consent Agenda items may include any non-controversial subjects. a. Minutes of the 6/17/08 Council Meeting b. Abstract No. 932 in the amount of $(to be available 7/1/08) c. Resolution No. 1822 – Tax Abatement d. Application by Don Kaufman d/b/a The Lounge for Outdoor Service Permit
3. PRESENT TO BE HEARD a. SWIPCO Director M.J. Broomfield to discuss the Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund 1.) (Possible action to be taken.)
4. COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSI0NS REPORTS a. Personnel and Finance Committee – June 16, 2008 1.) Action was taken 6/17/08 b. Streets, Alleys, and Sidewalks Committee – June 30, 2008 1.) (Possible action to be taken.)
5. OTHER REPORTS a. City Administrator’s Report 1.) Annexation – action to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to make application and to set consultation meeting (Possible action to be taken.) b. Mayor’s Report 1.) (Possible action to be taken.)
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. ADJOURNMENT
Minutes Council Chambers, July 1, 2008, 5:15 pm
The City Council of the City of Harlan, Iowa met pursuant to law and the rules of said Council in regular session in the Council Chambers in City Hall at 5:15 o’clock p.m. the 1st day of July, 2008. The meeting was called to order by David Miller, Mayor pro tem in the Chair, and the following Council members were:
PRESENT: Rhonda Brown, Dave Miller, Keith Kaufman, Orv Roecker, Dave Pedersen, Aaron Anliker
ABSENT: None
The Clerk presented the amended agenda.
The Mayor pro tem asked the Council members to state any conflict of interest, as applicable.
It was moved by Brown and seconded by Kaufman that the following items contained in the Consent Agenda be approved and adopted: a. Minutes of the 6/17/08 Council Meeting b. Abstract No. 932 in the amount of $1,575,148.86 c. Resolution No. 1822 – Tax Abatement d. Application by Don Kaufman d/b/a The Lounge for Outdoor Service Permit and Sunday Sales
A roll call vote was had which was unanimous in favor of the motion and the Consent Agenda items were approved and adopted.
City Administrator Terry L. Cox introduced Officer Tim Pederson and “Gracie”, the City’s new drug dog.
On motion by Brown and seconded by Pedersen, the Personnel and Finance Committee 6/16/08 report was received and filed. The motion carried unanimously.
On motion by Brown and seconded by Roecker, the Streets, Alleys, and Sidewalks Committee 6/30/08 report was received and filed. The motion carried unanimously.
Council member Anliker introduced Resolution No. 1823, entitled “RESOLUTION MAKING AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE “2008 STREET RESURFACING PROJECT” FOR THE CITY OF HARLAN, IOWA” and moved its adoption. Council member Roecker seconded the motion to adopt. A roll call vote was had which was unanimous in favor of the motion and the resolution was duly adopted.
It was moved by Pedersen and seconded by Kaufman to approve the Change Order No. 2 from Knife River Midwest, LLC, in the amount of $32,450.00. The motion carried unanimously.
The City Administrator presented his report.
It was moved by Roecker and seconded by Kaufman to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to make application to annex the property purchased from the Vandenberg family (a/k/a G.H. Christiansen Subdivision) which is outside the city limits, and to set a consultation meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting on motion adjourned.
These minutes are as recorded by the City Clerk and are subject to Council approval at the next regular Council meeting. |
