Agenda/Minutes

Agenda
City of Harlan
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
711 DURANT STREET; HARLAN, IOWA

Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 5:15pm

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 7/06/10 Council meeting

b.      Abstract No 981 in the amount of $227,155.41

c.       Receive and file the Police Statistical report for June, 2010

d.      Receive and file the report of receipts, disbursement report, investment report and financial report for the month of June, 2010

e.       Receive and file the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s June, 2010 report

f.       Renewal application by The Flower Barn for a Class “B” Native Wine Permit & Sunday Sales

g.      (ADD) Resolution No. 1922, setting salaries for FY2010/11

 

3.      COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

a.       (None to receive and file)

 

4.      OTHER REPORTS

a.       City Administrator’s Report

1)            Resolution No. 1921, approving contract and bond with Knudsen   Construction, Inc. for housing project

2)            Dye Street Forum report

3)            (Other possible action to be taken.)

b.      Mayor’s Report

1)            (Possible action to be taken)

 

5.      OTHER BUSINESS

a.       Request by Old Westside Lounge for Outdoor permit for July 31 – Aug. 1st

b.      Receive and file “Order Accepting Acknowledgement – Settlement Agreement” for Kum & Go, Harlan, Tobacco civil penalty

 

6.      ADJOURN

 


Minutes
City of Harlan
Regular City Council Meeting

Council Chambers, July 20, 2010, 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 noon the 20th day of July, 2010.  The meeting was called to order by Gary H. Christiansen, Mayor in the Chair, and the following Council members were:

PRESENT:      Dave Pedersen, Aaron Anliker, Rhonda Brown, Dave Miller, Keith Kaufman and Orv Roecker

ABSENT:       None

The Deputy City Clerk presented the amended agenda.

The Mayor asked the Council members to state any conflict of interest, as applicable.

On motion by Miller and seconded by Pedersen, the following items contained in the Consent Agenda were approved and adopted:

a.       Minutes of the 7/06/10 Council meeting

b.      Abstract No 981 in the amount of $227,155.41

c.       Receive and file the Police Statistical report for June, 2010

d.      Receive and file the report of receipts, disbursement report, investment report and financial report for the month of June, 2010

e.       Receive and file the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s June, 2010 report

f.       Renewal application by The Flower Barn for a Class “B” Native Wine Permit & Sunday Sales

g.      Resolution No. 1922, setting salaries for FY2010/11

A roll call vote was had which was unanimous in favor of the motion and the Consent Agenda items were approved and adopted.

The City Administrator presented his report.

Council member Kaufman introduced Resolution No. 1921, entitled “RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AND BOND FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT FOR LOT 6, G.H. CHRISTIANSEN SUBDIVISION FOR THE CITY OF HARLAN, IOWA” with Knudsen Construction and moved its adoption.  Council member Pedersen seconded the motion to adopt.  A roll call vote was had which was in favor of the motion, with Anliker opposed, and the resolution was duly adopted.

The City Administrator presented the Dye Street Forum report and a request from Shawn Foutch of Foutch Bros. with a new Option to Purchase.  Mr. Foutch is adding $200,000 more of his funds for the new application for State tax credits, and has asked the City to increase their contribution to 100% of the value of the lots.  After discussion, it was moved by Anliker and seconded by Miller to approve Mr. Foutch’s proposal.  The motion carried unanimously.

The Mayor presented his report.

On motion by Anliker and seconded by Roecker, the application was approved from the West Side Lounge for an Outdoor Service permit for July 31 – August 1, 2010.  The motion carried with Kaufman abstaining because he is the owner of the establishment.

On motion by Brown and seconded by Pedersen, the “ORDER ACCEPTING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT” regarding Harlan Kum & Go’s civil penalty, was received and filed.  The motion carried unanimously.

Shelby Co. Chamber of Commerce Director Dawn Cundiff presented the annual report of the Hotel/Motel fund.  It was moved by Miller and seconded by Brown to receive and file the annual Hotel/Motel fund report.  The motion carried unanimously.

Dawn Cundiff then reported on the Downtown revitalization upper story and façade project.  The Committee approved upper story grant applications from Jerry Henscheid, Connie Carter, Kate Kohorst, Holly Rihner, Annette Reischl, and Kayla Jacobs and grant applications for façades from Jerry Henscheid and Jonathan and Jessica Hansen.  It was moved by Miller and seconded by Anliker to approve the Committee’s recommendations for grant funds.  The motion carried unanimously.

There being no further business, the meeting on motion adjourned.

Pamela Meuer, Deputy City Clerk

Gary H. Christiansen, Mayor

These minutes are as recorded by the Deputy City Clerk and are subject to Council approval at the next regular Council meeting.