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
- Cash Report
- Accounts Payable Claims
- Prior Months Minutes
6.
COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS
7.
COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
8.
COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS
- Motion to set the FY26 property tax levy rate public hearing on April 7, 2025, at 5:30pm
- Motion to setting the public hearing on April 14, 2025, at 5:30pm
i. Budget hearing process - Discussion and a possible action for Insurance Renewal
- Discussion on citizens who have not paid the invoice by due date of 1/30/25 - $400.00. Lien on property or extension to pay? They were given a long invoice time, and they have not contacted the city to discuss. Motion needed for any action taken.
- Approval for liquor license renewal
i. Good Times LLC
ii. Three-Thirty Golf and Country Club
iii. J&D Enterprises LLC (Railyard) - Discussion on Sewer Rate Increases per Bond Attorney
- Lost Funds to help pay for the concession stand at the park. Motion is needed if action taken.
- Discussion and possible action for donation to Cedar County Fair
- Discussion and possible action for donation to Lowden EMS
- Discussion and possible action for a mechanical valve exerciser (portable)
9.
RESOLUTIONS/ORDINANCES
- ORDINANCE # 841 - 3rd READING - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VI PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, CHAPTER 6 UTILITIES – BILLING CHARGES, LOWDEN, IOWA CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING CUSTOMER GUARANTEE DEPOSITS.
- Voting to pass ordinance (Roll Call)
10.
CITY CLERK REPORTS
- Cash Report
i. Discussion on bank CD's and moving to a money market account - Function Report
- UB Report
11.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
- PUBLIC WORKS
- LIBRARY
- EMS/RESCUE
- FIRE DEPARTMENT
- POLICE DEPARTMENT
12.
NUISANCE HEARINGS PER CITY OF LOWDEN CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2.
13.
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.
14.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
15.
ADJOURNMENT
Officials
- Derrick Lange, Mayor
- Austin Kristof, Councilman
- Austin Lange, Councilman
- Gene Hamdorf, Councilman
- Nick Lange, Councilman
- Cody Poppe, Councilman
- Heather Conrad, City Clerk
- Brent Hinders, City Attorney