Lees moved, second by Pilger, to approve the Consent Agenda as amened. Voice vote. All Ayes. Motion carried.

PUBLIC SAFETY - Police Officer Ringo Covert was sworn in by Mayor Trousil. Chief Walters said his last day at City Hall would be March 11^th.

FINANCE – Administrator Mandsager passed out information on the GO bond issue the City is looking at that Pat Callahan with Ruan Securities had sent to him. Mandsager stated that he hoped to have the bond issue on the agenda for the next council meeting.

STREETS – Don Jordison from French-Reneker discussed the options of having a 29’ and a 27’ wide street for Longmeadow reconstruction. Jordison recommended the 27’ wide street since that is the width the City has been using for streets of this type. Jordison stated that he recommended the sidewalk to be 6’ back to meet grade standards and to prevent steep approach for the driveways. Crowner expressed concerns that residents would lose parking in their driveways. Hockett also questioned blocking sidewalks and said residents really don’t want sidewalks anyway. Johnson wanted to go with the 29’ width to allow for better traffic flow when cars meet and when cars are parked on the street. Pilger stated that he felt that Longmeadow Street should be 27’ wide because that is what the City has done elsewhere and that the additional cost was not justified. He stated that the City sets rules and needs to stick to them and that he thought the sidewalks should be put in now. Mayor Trousil suggested doing the street now and having public works do sidewalks later and to design the new pad for driveways 6" thick. Dean Robinsons, 601 Swan, stated he wanted sidewalks. Lees motioned, support by Crowner, for the street to be 29’ wide and to hold up on the sidewalks and pour the driveway entrances 5" thick. Voice Vote: All Ayes except Pilger who voted Nay. Motion carried.

SANITATION - None

UTILITIES – Council Member Lees was concerned over collapsed sewer lines. Don Jordison stated that televising the sanitary sewers would not show up the type of pipe service lines are hooked up with.

Consider Resignation of Police Chief Walters and Advertise Position - Lees moved, second by Pilger, to approve the resignation of Police Chief Walters. Voice vote. All Ayes. Motion carried.

The City has placed advertisements for the Police Officer position in the Quad City Times, The Hawk Eye Newspaper, Iowa League of Cities and Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police Periodicals. The quote received from the Des Moines Register was for $1043.30. Crowner moved, Second by Hockett to place the ad in the Des Moines Register for a Police Chief for $1043.30. Voice Vote: All Ayes.

Consider Payment to Metzger Johnson for Design of New City Hall – Crowner moved, second by Pilger, to approve payment in the amount of $11,116.10 to Metzger-Johnson for design of the new City Hall. Voice vote. All Ayes except Hockett who voted Nay. Motion carried.

Consider Ordinance Establishing a Truck Route and Delivery Exception – Mandsager explained that instead of telling the operator where they cannot drive, this ordinance provides the operator of a vehicle over 7 tons with a list of streets for traveling within the city limits and defines when exactly the operator may deviate for deliveries. Hockett question whether the ordinance should address a maximum weight limit. He questioned whether some of the streets can handle very heavy loads. Pauline Rein, 417 West Burlington Ave., stated that when the trucks go by her house it shakes. She wants a stop sign at Huston and West Burlington Ave. to slow the traffic down. Mandsager stated that he would look further at the ordinance and make revisions.

OLD BUSINESS:

Consider Third Consideration of an Ordinance Providing for Industrial Tax Exemption – Lees moved, second by Crowner, to approve the third reading of an ordinance providing for partial exemption from property taxation for Sherwood Company located at 1302 Broadway Street. Roll call. Ayes: Pilger, Crowner and Lees. Nays: Hockett and Johnson. Motion carried.

Consider Park Concession Stand – Administrator Mandsager stated that he had received a bid from Keller and Sons for $25,817.28 with an additional amount of $1,240.00 for a metal roof to build a park concessions stand. He said that he had received an additional bid from another company that was over $1,600.00 over the Keller bid. He explained that there is another option that the City can construct the facility and purchase the materials from Menards for around $9,000. Motion by Pilger, second by Johnson, to accept the bid from Keller for the $25,817.28 with the additional amount of $1,240 for the metal roof. Johnson and Crowner felt there should be a penalty if the project is not completed on time. Pilger said that he felt the concession stand was important to get finished on time. Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Lift Station for Concession Stand – Hockett moved, Second by Pilger, to purchase the 750 gallon holding tank and the materials needed for a lift station for $2,429. Public Works Directory Fry stated that a 300 gallon tank would cost $1,837 and would probably work for the school but if they have any trouble with the pumps the 750 gallon would work better. Voice vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Consider Setting Public Hearing and Letting on Proposed Drawings, Specifications, Form of Contract, and Estimated Cost for Proposed Construction of City Hall – Dave Metzger with Metzger Johnson and Russell Meier with KJWW presented the City Hall plans to Council. The council decided to decrease the size of the council table. Metzger stated that the cost had increased due to inflation and the heat pumps. Motion to approve the resolution to set a public hearing and letting for February 24, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. was made by Lees, Second by Johnson. Roll Call. Ayes: Lees, Crowner, Johnson, and Pilger. Nays: Hockett. Motion carried.

CITIZEN’S INQUIRIES: There were none.

MAYOR’S INQUIRIES: There were none.

ADJOURN – There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m. upon motion by Lees, and second by Crowner. Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion carried.

Approved Greggory J. Mandsager, Deputy City Clerk