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Agenda: Regular City Council Meeting

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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

  1. Cash Report
  2. Accounts Payable Claims
  3. Prior Months Minutes
  4. RESOLUTION #25-09 – A resolution authorizing the annual debit payment and transfer of funds for GO BOND 2014
  5. RESOLUTION #25-11 - A resolution authorizing the FY25/26 debit payment for the city of Lowden's wastewater plant

6.
COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS

7.
COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION

8.
COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS

  1. Zoom meeting - Discussion on Piper Sandler Memo/Review of Sewer Proforma per Bond Attorney with Travis Squires
  2. Public hearing for proposed FY2025-2026 budget
  3. Motion to approve RESOLUTION #25-08 - A resolution approving city of Lowden's annual budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
  4. Discussion and possible action regarding RESOLUTION #25-12 - Making an appointment to fill a City Council vacancу
  5. Oath of office for new Council Member
  6. Public hearing for amendment to FY2024-2025 budget
  7. Motion to approve RESOLUTION #25-10 - A resolution authorizing to approve the amendment to FY 2024-2025 budget
  8. Discussion on Harding Sewer Project - Matt Wildman from HR Green will be here to present plans to council
  9. Discussion and possible action on Lowden Memorial Park Baseball Scoreboard - Mark Dohmen will be here to present the new design
  10. Discussion and possible action regarding dog at large ordinance violation
  11. Discussion and possible action on Abandon/Junk Vehicles on city property
  12. Discussion and possible action for sending city clerk to Clerk School in June
  13. Discussion in regard to the hiring committee for the Part-Time Police Officer
    i. I have received a few applications
  14. Discussion regarding the new EMS building and moving in before the city had possession
  15. Discussion and possible action to reappoint/appoint commissioners to the EIRHA Board
  16. Discussion and possible action for cement projects - Gene is to have bids
    i. Additional cement at splashpad
    ii. Fixing of a portion of the sidewalk at the park
  17. Discussion and possible action in regard to the pump house - Gene is to have bids
  18. Discussion and possible action for the water main from Washington to McKinley on main street - Gene is to have bids
  19. Revisit getting all residents city trash cans
  20. Discuss employee assignments/direction

9.
CITY CLERK REPORTS

  1. Cash Report
  2. Function Report
  3. UB Report

10.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS

  1. PUBLIC WORKS
  2. LIBRARY
  3. EMS/RESCUE
  4. FIRE DEPARTMENT
  5. POLICE DEPARTMENT

11.
NUISANCE HEARINGS PER CITY OF LOWDEN CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2.

12.
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.

13.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS

14.
ADJOURNMENT

Officials

  • Derrick Lange, Mayor
  • Austin Kristof, Councilman
  • Austin Lange, Councilman
  • Gene Hamdorf, Councilman
  • Nick Lange, Councilman
  • TBD, Councilmember
  • Heather Conrad, City Clerk

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