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Last Updated: Jun 17th, 2010 - 11:45:39 |
The Independence City Council met in regular session in the council chambers at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, June 14, 2010. Mayor Carl Scharff called the meeting to order with Council Members Hill, Hermsen, Schweitzer, Engen, Davis and Holland present. Absent, Hand. Complete council proceedings are on file in the office of the City Clerk for public viewing. Council Members voted Aye unless otherwise noted. Holland/Engen to approve the agenda for the regular meeting held June 14, 2010. Mayor Scharff recognized James Connell, Airport Manager, for receiving the FAA’s most prestigious Master Mechanic Award and presented him with a certificate. There were no public comments to be heard. Davis/Hill to accept and approve the consent agenda that approves the following: 1) Chuong Garden renewal Class B 2) Del Rio, Inc. new Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales 3) The minutes of the May 10 and 24, 2010 regular meetings. Hill/Engen to adopt a Resolution approving the health plan renewal with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue. Resolution No. 2010-37 adopted and approved. Holland/Engen approving Pay Estimate No. 2 to Horsfield Construction totaling $137,812.70 for the airport Parallel Taxiway Construction. Resolution No. 2010-38 adopted and approved. Davis/Holland to approve participation in a Main Street Iowa Assessment costing $1,250.00. Resolution No. 2010-39 adopted and approved. Hill/Holland to authorize a 3.2% salary increase to non-union employees and a 1.6% salary increase to the City Clerk effective July 1, 2010. Nays: Hermsen and Schweitzer. Resolution No. 2010-40 adopted and approved. Hill/Holland to authorize a transfer totaling $30,000 from the Water Utility Fund to the Street Department Cash account and $85,000 from the Water Utility Fund to the Water Construction Savings Account. Resolution No. 2010-41 adopted and approved. Schweitzer/Holland to deny changing the speed limit on 14th Street from 25 to 30 mph. Resolution No. 2010-42 adopted and approved. Hill/Davis to approve Exhibit A amending Jackson Green Third Addition legal description. The city has two funding sources on future projects in relation to the 232nd and 238th Street Paving Projects, EDA which is a federal loan and RISE which is a state loan. With the EDA grant the city has received pre-authorization and is waiting to move forward on the project. Since we now know that Monsanto will not be constructing their production plant within the next two years, the state is saying we cannot stay in pending status and is recommending we either let the application be denied or we pull the application. The City Manager reported due to the down turn in the economy and the expansion of another facility, those are the reasons given to the city by Monsanto for not constructing the production plant in Independence in the near future. However, they have indicated that Independence will be the next site when the need arises. Monsanto requested not to proceed with the 232nd and 238th Street paving projects. The Council is in agreement to pull the city’s EDA application and the City Manager will notify Gary Iverson with INRCOG. Davis/Holland to approve painting the Independence School Mustang logo on the city hall sidewalks. Nays: Engen. Council and Staff comments were heard. Davis/Holland, to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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