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Special Session of the City Council This Week at Bridgeview Center |
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Monday, 06 February 2012 07:38 |
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TENTATIVE AGENDA
OTTUMWA CITY
COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING NO. 5
February 8, 2012
Bridge View Center, 102 Church
St. 5:00 O'clock P.M.
ROLL CALL: Council Member
Weller, Meyers, Morgan, Niner, Richards, and Mayor Flanders.
The Council will meet informally
with the City Administrator and Jeff Schott from the Institute of Public
Affairs, University of Iowa, to identify and prioritize the City of
Ottumwa’s overall goals and objectives for the next two years.
1. Introductions and Opening
Comments
a.
Name, Tenure, and Background
2. General Overview of the Meeting
and the Goal-Setting Process
a.
The Ground Rules for this session
3. Update regarding status of
2010 goals/priorities
4. Discussion regarding City’s
major accomplishments in 2010-2011
5. Discussion regarding issues,
concerns, trends and opportunities
6. Identification of on-going
priorities
7. Identification of programs,
policies, projects, and initiatives
8. Discussion regarding organizational
effectiveness issues
9. IPA Report to the Mayor and
City Council – 2012 Strategic Planning Process
a.
Development of Action Plan
b.
Importance of Quarterly Updates
10. Questions, comments, and
suggestions
11. Adjourn
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Ottumwa City Council Regular Meeting Tomorrow Night |
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Monday, 06 February 2012 07:36 |
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TENTATIVE AGENDA
OTTUMWA CITY
COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING NO. 4 February
7, 2012
Council Chambers, City Hall 6:30
O’clock P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. ROLL CALL: Council
Member Richards, Weller, Meyers, Morgan, Niner, and Mayor Flanders.
B. CONSENT AGENDA:
- Approve minutes
from Regular Meeting No. 2 on January 17 and Special Meeting No. 3 on
January 23, 2012 as presented.
- Acknowledge December
financial report and payment of bills as submitted by the Finance Department.
- Approve the appointment
of Travis Courtney to the position of Utility Worker-Demanufacturing
Certification effective January 3, 2012.
- Approve the Mayor’s
appointment of Nicholas Davis to the Transit Advisory Board, due to
a vacancy, term to expire 5/15/2016.
- Approve Canvasser/Solicitors
Application for Tommie Johns, 405 N. Van Buren, to solicit donations
from local businesses to fund trip to China for medical treatment for
her son from February 8 - March 31, 2012.
- Approve renewal
of contract for Fireworks Display with J & M Displays, Inc. for
July 4, 2012 – 2014, including a rain date for each year, for a total
price of $7,500.00 for 2012 and the budgeted amount approved by City
Council for the following years, plus any donations, and authorize the
Mayor to sign.
- Approve payment
to Computer Information Systems, Inc. in the amount of $11,000.00 for
a one-year license renewal and maintenance agreement for the Police
Department’s in-house computer software.
- Set February 21,
2012 as a public hearing on the purchase of property from Alliant Energy.
- Resolution No. 28-2012,
setting February 21, 2012 as a public hearing on the intent to dispose
of City owned property located at 1015 Hackberry to Terry James.
- Approve beer and/or
liquor applications for Hy-Vee Food Store #1, 1025 N. Quincy, pending
final inspections; Casey’s General Store #1678, 346 Richmond; Fareway
Stores #648, 1325 Albia Rd., pending final inspections; Los Jimadores,
1111 Quincy Ave #111, pending dram; Kuhly’s Bar & Grill, 112 N.
Market St.; Cedar Creek Golf Course, 13120 Angle Rd, with outdoor service
area, pending dram.
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
- REPORTS FROM CITY
OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES:
- IDENTIFICATION OF
CITIZENS DESIRING TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS:
(When called upon by the
Mayor, step to the microphone; state their name, address and agenda
item to be addressed. The Mayor will invite you to address the
Council when that topic is being discussed. Remarks will be limited
to three minutes or less. The City Clerk shall keep the time and
notify the Mayor when the allotted time limit has been reached.
Comments are to be directly germane to the agenda item being discussed;
if not directly germane as determined by the Mayor will be ruled out
of order.)
- DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS/REPORTS:
1. Approve the purchase
of a John Deere 1600 Turbo Series II Mower for the Parks Dept. in the
amount of $27,348.00.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the purchase from Iowa Transit of Grimes, Iowa in the amount
of $10,332.21.
- PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. This is the time, place
and date set for a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form
of
contract,
and estimated cost for the City Hall Lights, Ballasts, and Fixtures
Replacement.
C.
Resolution No. 26-2012, approving the plans, specifications, form of
contract, and
estimated cost for the City Hall Lights, Ballasts, and Fixtures Replacement.
2. This is the time, place
and date set for a public hearing on the intent to dispose of City owned
C. Resolution
No. 27-2012, accepting the offer and approving the sale of City owned
property
3. This is the time, place,
and date set for a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form
of
contract,
and estimated cost for the North Fire Station Remodeling Project.
B. Close
public hearing.
C. Resolution No. 30-2012, approving the plans, specifications, form
of contract, and
4. This is the time, place
and date set for a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form
of
contract,
and estimated cost for the Wildwood Drive Reconstruction Project.
C. Resolution
No. 31-2012, approving the plans, specifications, form of contract,
and
5. This is the time, place,
and date set for a public hearing on the issuance of not to exceed
$8,000,000
sewer revenue refunding capital loan notes.
C. Resolution
No. 33-2012, instituting proceedings to take additional action for the
authorization of a loan agreement and
the issuance of not to exceed $8,000,000 sewer
- Resolution No. 29-2012,
fixing an amount for repairing a sewer against 1307 E. Second St. and
rescinding Resolution No. 6-2012.
2. Resolution No. 32-2012,
approving Change Order #1 and accepting the work as final and complete
and approving final pay request for the Ottumwanoc Tribal Trail –
Gray Eagle Extension (Iowa Avenue to the East City Limits). STP-E-5825(639)—8V-90
3. Resolution No. 34-2012,
fixing date for a meeting on the authorization of a loan agreement and
the issuance of not to exceed $4,150,000 general obligation capital
loan notes of the City of Ottumwa, State of Iowa, and providing for
publication of notice thereof.
4. Resolution No. 35-2012,
fixing date for a meeting on the authorization of a loan agreement and
the issuance of not to exceed $150,000 general obligation capital loan
notes (for a general corporate purpose) of the City of Ottumwa, State
of Iowa, and providing for publication of notice thereof.
5. Resolution No. 36-2012,
directing the acceptance of a proposal to purchase sewer revenue refunding
capital loan notes.
J. PETITIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS:
K. PUBLIC FORUM:
The Mayor will request
comments from the public on topics of city business or operations other
than those listed on this agenda. Comments shall not
be personalized and limited to three minutes or less. Comments
not directly applicable to operations, inappropriate, or an improper
utilization of meeting time, as determined by the Mayor, will be ruled
out of order. When called upon by the Mayor, step to the microphone;
give your name, address and topic on which to address the Council.
The Council is not likely to take any action on your comments due to
requirements of the Open Meetings Law. Pertinent questions, comments
or suggestions may be referred to the appropriate department, city administrator
or legal counsel for response, if relevant.
L. ADJOURN:
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Ottumwa's Deer Hunting Season Concluded |
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Monday, 06 February 2012 07:35 |
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The City of Ottumwa’s seventh
deer season for bow hunters began on September 10, 2011 and recently
concluded on January 29, 2012. During the season, thirty-six (36) hunters
registered with the police department to participate in the program.
Fifty-eight (58) does, four (4) bucks, and four (4) button bucks for
a total of sixty-six (66) deer were harvested during the four month
season. Last year, twenty-eight (28) hunters registered with forty-eight
(48) deer harvested. Two (2) hunters qualified for buck tags for
next year’s season.
The deer hunting program was started in the fall of 2005 as a means
to reduce the deer population in Ottumwa. Since then, a total
of 612 deer have been harvested from within the city limits through
the program. The start of the City’s 2012/2013 deer season for
bow hunters will be announced next summer.
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Friday, 03 February 2012 07:40 |
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A number of
local residents have recently received a letter offering insurance or
warranties for water service lines. Ottumwa Water and Hydro is
not affiliated with any of third party warranty program and does not
endorse any company offering such services. Consumers
should carefully evaluate any unsolicited offers they receive by mail.
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Friday, 03 February 2012 07:37 |
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In recognition of Black History Month, a number of African-American
spirituals will be featured in Indian Hills Community College’s Winter
Vocal Concert on Sunday, Feb. 19. Under the direction of Micahel
Philipsen, the Indian Hills Concert Choir and the Camerata Singers will
perform during the 3 p.m. concert. Admission to the performance
is free and open to the public.
Among
the selections on the concert program will be the spirituals “Ain’a
that Good News,” “Poor Man Lazrus,” “Sit Down Servant, Soon
Ah Will Be Done” and “Ride on, King Jesus.” Other selections
will include Eugene Butler’s “I Never Saw a Moor,” Emma Lou Diemer’s
“Three Madrigals,” John Rutter’s “Distant Land” and Mozart’s
“Ave verum corpus.”
Students
involved in the concert are:
Agency: Jennifer Bennett
Albia: Sara Beary
Batavia: Raymond Booth
Birmingham: Devon Ryan
Brighton:
Ashley Roate
Centerville: Bryson Dinwiddie
and Kylee Martin
Chariton:
Kitt Linville
Douds:
Sara Connor and Parker Crist
Fairfield:
Derek Fishel
Farson: Ryan Heckart
Holstein:
Sarah Galvin
Lockridge:
Mitch Anderson
Maquoketa:
Ashley Lane
Marion: Lauren Reilly
Marshalltown:
Zach Leeper
Milton: Jay Stookesberry
Monroe: Kari Huff
Moravia: Julia Beal
Oskaloosa:
Dana Korell
Ottumwa:
Michael Anderson, Roy Belzer, Jesse Breckenridge, Michael Davies, Jeffrey
Fenton, Aven Helgerson, Caleb Herman, Lindsey Leege, Chloe Ramelot,
Mark Requena and Jules Ruremesha
Prairie City:
Chelsey Pierce
Pulaski: Hannah Altheide
St. Anthony: Nichole Fredregill
Seymour: Skyler Shipp
State Center: Trent Potter
Wayland:
Mason Ferguson
What Cheer: Heather Wilkening
Williamsburg: Tyler Janssen
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Raises Proposed for County Officials |
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 08:05 |
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The Wapello County Compensation Board has recommended a 2.25% increase in annual wages for elected Wapello County Officials for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1st, 2012. The matter now goes before the Wapello County Board of Supervisors for a vote of approval or rejection.
If approved by the Board of Supervisors, wages for elected officials would roughly be:
$71,253.00 for the Wapello County Attorney
$49,570.00 for the Wapello County Auditor
$49,118.00 for the Recorder
$49,329.00 for the Wapello County Treasurer
$62,966.00 for the Wapello County Sheriff
and, $33,523.00 for each of the three Wapello County Supervisors.
The recommendation, a part of the next fiscal year's County Budget Planning Process, is likely to be taken up in the near future, at a Board of Supervisors' Meeting.
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Underage Smoking Sting Successful |
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 07:59 |
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Ottumwa Police report that a check to see if local convenience stores and bars are upholding State Laws against selling tobacco products to minors resulted in only one incident out of 29 retailers checked.
Ottumwa Police note that a 17-year old went undercover, to try and buy cigarettes from local establishments on January 11th and 12th. Police report that 41 year old Marie Angela LaRue, an employee of Smoke Shack, 329 South Vine, was charged with the misdemeanor of selling tobacco to a minor. The penalty is 100 dollars. Police note that the business itself was not charged.
Other operations are scheduled for the near future, according to the Ottumwa Police Department.
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Ice Fishing Conditions Deteriorate |
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 07:57 |
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Monday’s temperature hitting the middle 60s followed by middle to
upper 50s on Tuesday has reduced the amount and quality of ice in
central and southern Iowa. With little ice to lose and above normal
temperatures in the 14 day outlook, anglers will need to head north to
ice fish for the remainder of the winter.
“We
had quality ice in central Iowa as recently as Saturday, but the
warming trend has ruined the ice in central and southern Iowa. Ice
fishing around here is no longer an option,” said Ben Dodd, fisheries
biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in the Boone
office.
Ice fishing options improve on lakes north of Hwy. 20, but anglers are encouraged to use caution even in northern Iowa.
“I would test the ice often, regardless of its location because of the inconsistent weather that we have had,” Dodd said.
Dodd
said anglers should avoid wet or dark spots on the ice, approach the
ice with the same caution as if it were early in the season, bring a set
of ice picks and don’t go out alone. Other safety tips include having
at least 50 feet of rope and a throwable floatation cushion.
“Trust your instincts. If it doesn’t look right, don’t go out,” he said.
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Another Sexual Abuse Arrest in Ottumwa |
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 07:27 |
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Another Ottumwa man has been charged with Felony Sexual Abuse, following an investigation by the Ottumwa Police Department, and law enforcement officials note that this is the 4th case of sexual abuse in Wapello County in the past month.
Ottumwa Police arrested 33 year old Darwin Christopher Fletcher of 127 Taft Avenue, Ottumwa, charging him with 2 counts of 3rd degree sexual abuse, in connection with 2 incidents involving a 12-year old female victim.
Fletcher is being held at the Wapello County Jail on bond of 50 thousand dollars.
3rd Degree Sexual Abuse is a Felony in the State of Iowa.
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Auditor's Office Closed Tomorrow |
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 07:25 |
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The Wapello County Auditor's Office at the Courthouse will be closed tomorrow morning, to allow employees to attend a funeral. The Auditor's Office will be closed from 8:30 A.M. until Noon tomorrow.
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