Lees moved, second by Crowner, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

A.  Minutes of Regular Council Meeting – May 13, 2002

B.  Minutes of Special Council Meeting – May 20, 2002

C.  Financial Report for May 2002 – May 29, 2002

D.  Minutes Board of Adjustment Meeting on May 20, 2002

E.  Financial Report for May 2002

F.  Liquor License Renewal for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

G.  Resignation of Kevin Randall from the Fire Department

H.  Resignation of Diane Weyl from City Hall Offices

I.  Payment to ACCO for Swimming Pool Supplies - $1,174.20

J.  Payment to Cessford Construction Co. – Maintenance - $1,204.61

K.  Training for Sattler and Fry at Safety Coordinator Workshop

L.  IACP Annual Conference for Police Chief

M.  Wastewater Workshop for Rod Mesecher and Bill Schurk

N.  Appointments of Alfred Watermay, Jason Linkin and Kurt Rosenberg to the Police Reserve Unit

O.  Assignment and Transfer for Shottenkirk per Agreement

P.  Reimbursement for Sidewalk Replacement – Weigert and Rukgaber

Q.  Payment of Claims as Presented

FINANCE – Administrator Mandsager said the League’s Annual Conference and Exhibit is being held this year in Cedar Rapids on September 18–20. He said he and Simonson plan to attend and invited the Mayor and Council to attend if they could.

Administrator Mandsager said soil testing needs to be done at the old City Hall Site. He said a company, Terracon, has submitted a proposal to perform subsurface exploration and geotechnical engineering services for the project. He said this topic will be on the next Agenda.

STREETS – Administrator Mandsager said there is a water standing problem in the vicinity of Kimberly and Melville Streets that is coming from residential sump pumps. In the winter the problem causes ice to form on the streets. He said he will be working with French-Reneker Engineers to see if there is a resolution to the problem. He also said Shipley is working to complete Wheeler Street by the end of June. Mike Nelson is scheduled to begin work on Glasgow any day now and the Council does not want both streets closed at the same time.

It was reported that several seal coated streets are beginning to bleed through. The Council asked Public Works Director Fry to take a look at it.

SANITATION – There is nothing to report.

UTILITIES - There was nothing to report.

PUBLIC SAFETY – Mayor Trousil recognized Police Officer Doug Ervine who was chosen as Officer of the Year by the local Optimist Club.

Fire Chief Astfalk said three firefighters passed the EMT test recently.

Consider Contract for Mall Signal – IDOT Bid Letting – Administrator Mandsager said the City was awarded a Federal STP grant to improve traffic operations on Gear Avenue. The project will consist of removing the traffic signal on Gear Avenue across from Farm King and moving it north to Target. The Iowa Department of Transportation held the bid letting on June 4. The estimated cost of the project was $136,904.83. There were two bidders; Dickinson Co., Inc. bid $153,210.95 and KWS, Inc. bid $155,162.40. Mandsager said the City must award the contract for the project to be initiated.

Lees moved, second by Crowner, to award the contract for the Gear Avenue Traffic Signal to Dickinson Co., Inc. Roll call. Ayes: Crowner, Lees and Johnson. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Consider Contracting for Annual Audit – Clerk Simonson said Walker and Egerton submitted a proposal to audit the financial statements of the individual funds of the City as of and for the year ending June 30, 2002. The fee to perform this work will be between $4,500 and $4,750.

Crowner moved, second by Lees, to approve a contract with Walker and Egerton to complete the audit for Fiscal Year 2002. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Final Plat for Byar Subdivision – Crowner moved, second by Johnson, to approve the Final Plat for Byar Subdivision that is located outside the City Limits, but within the City’s Two-Mile limit. Roll call. Ayes: Lees, Crowner and Johnson. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Consider Payment to Shipley Contracting for work on Wheeler Storm Sewer and Paving Project – Lees moved, second by Crowner, to approve payment to Shipley Contracting in the amount of $15,772.39 for work completed to date on the Wheeler Storm Sewer and Paving Project. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Payment of Deductible for Automobile Repair – Johnson moved, second by Lees, to approve payment of $500 (deductible) to Collision Center for repair of Police vehicle. This is for the 2001 Chevy Impala that was involved in an accident. The total cost to repair the vehicle was $3,217.03. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Appointment to Des Moines County Regional Waste Commission – Lees moved, second by Crowner, to appoint City Administrator Gregg Mandsager to the Des Moines County Regional Waste Commission. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Approval of Fireworks Permit for July – Crowner moved, second by Johnson, to approve a Fireworks Permit for Steve Swafford and Phyllis Benz for Friday, July 5 (Saturday July 6 rain date). Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Payment to French-Reneker-Associates for Various Engineering Contracts – Lees moved, second by Crowner, to approve payment to French-Reneker-Associates in the amount of $16,119.74 for various Engineering Contracts. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Purchase of Light Poles for Longmeadow Park – Administrator Mandsager proposed purchasing lights for Longmeadow Park. He said Alliant’s standard poles and design could be carried throughout our park system. He said the model he proposes appears to be a more modern design inline with our park equipment. It was the consensus of the Council Members to purchase black poles.

Crowner moved, second by Lees, to purchase light poles for Longmeadow Park from Alliant in the amount of $24,483. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Contracting for Engineering Services for Community Park Design – Administrator Mandsager said he would like to hire Shoemaker & Haaland (Mike Stineman’s new firm) for design services related to Community Park. He said at present we have preliminary plans for the Park, but we do not have layout and planting plans. These are the plans that we use to identify placement and recommended design for the modifications at Community Park. The proposed fee is $2,230. Crowner questioned if it was necessary to involve the engineer. He also asked if while we are doing work there if we should look at upgrading the road. Mandsager said Lees moved, second by Crowner, to approve contracting with Shoemaker & Haaland for design services for Community Park. Voice vote. All ayes.

Consider Purchase of Pumps for Public Works – Public Works Director Fry said he would like to purchase two pumps for the Public Works Department. He obtained prices from two companies who supply them. The low price was from Alter and Sons for $14,789. Crowner moved, second by Johnson, to purchase pumps for Public Works from Alter and Sons. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Purchase of Fire Hydrants for Public Works – Public Works Director Fry said he would like to install four new fire hydrants on West Mt. Pleasant Street. He obtained prices from two companies who supply them. The low price was from Municipal Supply in the amount of $8,502. Lees moved, second by Crowner, to purchase four fire hydrants for Public Works from Municipal Supply. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Purchase of Copier for City Hall – Clerk Simonson said the copy machine in City Hall is beginning to need maintenance more frequently. She said we make approximately 8,200 copies per month and our copier has over 426,000 copies. She said they had obtained price quotes from four companies and the lowest price was from J & S Electronic Business Systems in the amount of $7,875.02. Each company also quoted costs for leasing. She recommended purchasing or leasing the new machine.

After discussion Lees moved, second by Crowner, to table the consideration to purchase or lease the copier until more facts about repairs and costs per copy have been obtained.

Consider Approval to Close One Block of Melville Street for July 6^th Party – Steve Young, 805 Melville, asked the Council to consider closing Melville Avenue on July 6 from 5:00 to Midnight for a holiday block party. The area affected would be from the West Burlington Christian Church parking lot south to Van Weiss Boulevard. Lees moved, second by Johnson, to authorize the closing of Melville Avenue as requested. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Ordinance Amending Chapter 73 of Municipal Code Concerning Speed Regulations – Third Reading – Lees moved, second by Johnson, to approve the Third Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 73 of the Municipal Code concerning speed regulations on Highway 406 from Agency Road where it intersects with Highway 406 to a point one hundred yards west; and Agency Road and Highway 406 from the point (one hundred yards west from where Highway 406 intersects with the Agency Road extension from the east gate of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant west to the intersection with Highway 34. Roll Call. Ayes: Crowner, Johnson and Lees. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Consider Public Hearing to Rezone a Portion of Raider Property – Ron Pozen, 10662 Washington Road, told the Council he is concerned about the direction Raiders is going with their development. He said it is very noisy there now, and wonders if it is going to get worse for longer periods of time should Raiders, because of the proposed rezoning, increase their business to require 7 days of work per week and 3 shifts per day. He said his family is bothered by the noise now and wonders if it will only get worse.

Mayor Trousil thanked Mr. Pozen for his comments but said tonight we are only setting the date for the Public Hearing. He invited him to come back on June 24^th for the Hearing. Crowner moved, second by Johnson, to set a Public Hearing for June 24, at 5:30 p.m. to hear a request to rezone a portion of the Raider Precast property from R-3 (1 and 2 Family Residential) to I-3 (Heavy Industrial). The portion they want to rezone is the north end of their property so they can use it for storage. Roll call. Ayes: Lees, Crowner and Johnson. Nays: None. Motion carried.

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Approved Terrie L. Simonson, City Clerk

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