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Agenda: Regular City Council Meeting

  • June 2, 2025 at 5:30 pm
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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 #25-13 - A resolution setting the pay for a new hire.

6.
COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS

  1. Building Permit - Christopher Berry

7.
COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION

8.
COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS

  1. Set public hearing for July 7, 2025, at regular council meeting to approve the prosed plans and specifications, form of contract, and estimate of cost for the Harding Avenue Sanitary Sewer Replacement, Phase 2 project
  2. Discussion and possible approval for DNR construction permit application for the Sanitary Sewer
  3. Discussion and possible approval for the Union Pacific Railroad permit application and payment
  4. Discussion and possible approval of HR Green proposal for water main replacement along Main Street
  5. First reading of the new ordinance for the sewer rate increase per Bond Attorney as discussed at the meeting in May
  6. Discussion regarding quotes that the city clerk got for resident trash cans
  7. Approval for liquor license renewal
    i. American Legion, Lillis Deerberg #366
  8. Discussion and possible action for city employee cellphones
  9. Discussion on employee performance with possible closed session
  10. Discussion about putting The Garden Club on the Theisen account (flowers)
  11. Discussion on the need for one more member of the park board
  12. Discussion and possible action in regard to the pump house - Gene is to have bids
  13. Discussion and possible action for the water main from Washington to McKinley on main street - Gene is to have bids

9.
CITY CLERK REPORTS

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
  • Alan Carlson, Councilman
  • Austin Kristof, Councilman
  • Austin Lange, Councilman
  • Gene Hamdorf, Councilman
  • Nick Lange, Councilman
  • Heather Conrad, City Clerk

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