Recycling pickup today. 
Notes
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The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion. Please limit your remarks to no more than three minutes in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak.
Council meetings are recorded and therefore by attending you are giving consent to be recorded.
Agenda
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
ROLL CALL
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
FROM THE MAYOR
5.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND/OR AS AMENDED
6.
REVIEW AND POTENTIAL VOTE TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 2, 2024
7.
COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS
8.
COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
9.
BUILDING PERMIT HEARING PER CITY OF LOWDEN CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 4 AND CHAPTER 8-Z-32
- Building Permit application for - None Submitted.
i. Hearing
ii. Deliberation and Decision
10.
COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS
- HR Green - Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project - Final design and bidding process on parts of Harding Avenue and action to sign Professional Service Contract
- 28E Park Agreement - Approval for Mayor to sign 28E Park Agreement with North Cedar Schools
- City Attorney discussion/review of bills and services with potential action
- WGML rate increase request for the city garbage truck
- Draft Ordinance # 841 - Discussion and potential action for customer utility deposits
- Draft Ordinance discussion and potential action for setting up Police department
- Police Car Purchase Agreement - for $24,500. Discussion with action to purchase
- City employees review process discussion w/possible action
- Set FY 26 Budget Workshop dates
11.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
- It is recommended bills as submitted by the City Clerk as part of this meeting be approved and that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants for the same. The individual bills are subject to approval of any related agenda item(s).
12.
RESOLUTIONS
- None
13.
CITY CLERK REPORTS
- Cash Report
- Function Report
- UB Report
14.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
- PUBLIC WORKS
- LIBRARY
- EMS/RESCUE
- FIRE DEPARTMENT
- POLICE DEPARTMENT
15.
NUISANCE HEARINGS PER CITY OF LOWDEN CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2.
16.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- The purpose of this is for Council to give directions to staff by way of motion to have items placed on future agendas. Discussion of the merits of the subject matter is not permitted under Iowa Code Chapter 21.
17.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
18.
ADJOURNMENT
- The City of Lowden will adjourn the regular council meeting for an exempt session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.9 to discuss strategy in matters relating to employment conditions of employees not covered by the collective bargaining law. “Employment conditions” for this section means areas included in the scope of negotiations in Iowa Code 20.9.
Officials
- Derrick Lange, Mayor
- Austin Kristof, Councilman
- Austin Lange, Councilman
- Nick Lange, Councilman
- Cody Poppe, Councilman
- Kim Jones, Councilwoman
- Sarah Carlson, City Clerk
- Brent Hinders, City Attorney