Monday night's 7pm Council Meeting is about as administrative/non-controversial as they come! It's a short agenda, and I'll be absent in order to attend an emergency management course over in Clinton; Council Member Harding will be presiding over the meeting as Mayor Pro-Tem.
Prior to the Council Meeting, our standing committees will hear a short follow-on brief on Youth Commission research, and an annual report from the Human Rights Commission, and finally Grow Cedar Valley will present their update as well. That all starts at 6pm.
I hope you can join the civic discussion in person, online, or on YouTube; thanks as always for doing the work to be an informed and engaged resident!
Call to Order by the Mayor
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes
1. Regular meeting of November 20, 2023.
Agenda Revisions
Special Presentations
Public Forum. (Speakers will have one opportunity to speak for up to 5 minutes on topics relevant to City business.)
Staff Updates
Special Order of Business
Old Business
2. Pass Ordinance #3046, amending Chapter 9, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Code of Ordinances relative to installation of post indicator valves, upon its second consideration. This was open for discussion in the previous meeting, and is a straightforward request from the Fire Chief.
Consent Calendar: (The following items will be acted upon by voice vote on a single motion without separate discussion, unless someone from the Council or public requests that a specific item be considered separately.)
3. Receive and file the following resignation of members from Boards and Commissions: Councilor-Elect Crisman will be resigning from P&Z effective December 31st as part of taking her council duties.
a) Hannah Crisman, Planning & Zoning Commission.
4. Receive and file Departmental Monthly Reports of October 2023. These are great resources for seeing the activity of the city. I highly recommend checking it out of you're interested in learning more about city operations.
5. Approve the application of Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, 2125 College Street, Suite D. for a cigarette/tobacco/nicotine/vapor permit. The city is the approving authority for all tobacco permits.
6. Approve the following applications for retail alcohol licenses: The council is the approving authority for all alcohol permits and liquor licenses.
a) Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1614 Technology Parkway, Class B retail alcohol - renewal.
b) Cedar Falls Woman's Club, 304 Clay Street, Special Class C retail alcohol - renewal.
c) Golf Lab, 201 Washington Street, Special Class C retail alcohol - renewal.
d) Lifestyle Inn, 5826 University Avenue, Class C retail alcohol - renewal.
e) Zury’s Taco Bar, 2214 College Street, Class C retail alcohol - new.
Resolution Calendar: (The following items will be acted upon by roll call vote on a single motion without separate discussion, unless someone from the Council or public requests that a specific item be considered separately.)
7. Resolution Calendar with items considered separately.
8. Resolution approving and authorizing execution of a Business Associate Agreement with RxBenefits, Inc. relative to the City's prescription drug benefits plan. This is an administrative change providing some city information to the vendor in order to manage city employee prescriptions.
9. Resolution approving and adopting a job classification for the position of Construction Project Manager in the Engineering Division. This is a new position to provide consolidated oversight of our engineering projects.
10. Resolution approving and adopting a job classification for the position of Policy & Administration Specialist in the Administration Division. This is a new position to support special projects for the Administrator, in a role different from the existing Admin Support Specialists.
11. Resolution approving and adopting a revised job classification for the position of Principal Engineer in the Engineering Division. This is a change to the position to account for slight changes in duties, as well as qualification tweaks.
12. Resolution levying a final assessment for costs incurred by the City to cleanup/remove debris from the property located at 1321 Main Street. This would assess the property owner $203.00 for the removal of two couches and an end table that occurred back in July. It's important for residents to remember that furniture cannot simply be placed out in the front yard for pickup by the city; arrangements have to be made with Public Works, and there's a cost for the removal.
13. Resolution approving a College Hill Neighborhood (CHN) Overlay Zoning District site plan for modification of a parking area at 2704 College Street. This is for a parking area change at the property on the southeast corner of College & University.
14. Resolution approving and authorizing submission of a Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant Application to the State Historic Preservation Office relative to a survey for the Overman Park Neighborhood. This approval would allow the Historic Preservation Commission to send a grant request to the state to identify historically significant homes in one of our key original neighborhoods.
15. Resolution approving the preliminary plat of Autumn Ridge 12th Addition. This request is not related at all to the item that was withdrawn at the last council meeting. The plat request here tonight was unanimously recommended for approval by the Planning & Zoning Commissions, and I have no concerns about it.
16. Resolution approving the final plat of Autumn Ridge 12th Addition. (contingent upon approval of the previous item) This simply finalizes the plat that is being considered in #15 above. Typically this approval is given at a later meeting, but the developer is ready to move as-is.
17. Resolution approving the Certificate of Completion and accepting the work of Vieth Construction Corp. for the 2023 Alley Reconstruction Project, and approving and authorizing the transfer of funds from the Street Construction Fund to the Storm Water Bond Fund. This action allows the contractor to be paid for the alley work done this year.
18. Resolution approving the Certificate of Completion and accepting the work of Blacktop Service Co. for the 2023 Seal Coat Project, and approving and authorizing the transfer of funds from the Street Repair Fund to the Street Construction Fund. This allows the contractor to be paid for the seal coating work done in 2023.
19. Resolution approving and authorizing execution of Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for design services relative to the North Cedar Heights Area Reconstruction Project – Phase II. This would allow the city to pay AECOM up to $109K for engineering services support for this project.
20. Resolution approving and authorizing execution of a Professional Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for design services relative to the South Main Sanitary Sewer Extension Project. This would allow the city to pay AECOM up to $107.5K for engineering services support for this project.
21. Resolution setting December 18, 2023 as the date of public hearing on proposed amendments to the City’s FY2024 Budget. This simply sets the hearing date.
Allow Bills and Claims
22. Allow Bills and Claims for December 4, 2023. The city council is the approving authority for all bills and claims made against the city since the time of the previous council meeting.
Council Updates and Announcements
Council Referrals
Adjournment
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| Meeting Date | 12/04/23 |
