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Agenda: Regular City Council Meeting

  • September 8, 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 #25-18 – A resolution to transfer funds
  5. RESOLUTION #25-14 – A resolution setting salaries for appointed officers and employees of the City of Lowden for FY26
  6. IDOT Street Finance Report

6.
COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS

  1. Building Permit - Mckenzie Machart
  2. Lowden Garden Club Letter
  3. Building Permit - Nicole Curley
  4. Building Permit - Chris Berry

7.
COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION

8.
COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS

  1. Discussion and possible approval of the city website proposal received from Michael Gandy.
  2. Discussion on the ditch at Grant Street to Roosevelt Street.
  3. Discussion and possible action on 2025 Sealcoat Work proposal received from LL Pelling Co.
  4. Discussion and possible action on the Public Works Department Employment.
  5. Discussion and possible action on smaller garbage bins for residents.
  6. Approval of Construction Contract with Needham Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $473,540.65 for the construction of the Harding Avenue Sanitary Sewer Replacement Phase 2.
  7. Approval of the Notice to Proceed for the Harding Avenue Sanitary Sewer Replacement Phase 2.

9.
CITY CLERK REPORTS

  1. IMFOA and Fall Clerk School

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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