1. COUNCIL
    1. AGENDA
    2. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
      1. 1 . CALL TO ORDER
      2. 2. ROLL CALL
      3. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
      4. 4. COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
      5. 5. MINUTES - APPROVAL
      6. 6. CONSENT AGENDA
      7. 7. PUBLIC HEARING
      8. 8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
      9. 9. FROM THE MAYOR
      10. 10. FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
      11. 11. FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
      12. 12. COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
      13. APPROVAL OF BILLS
      14. 14. COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCIL MEMBERS
      15. 15. OTHER BUSINESS

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COUNCIL
Osama Shihadeh
At Large
Dick O'Brien
Mayor
Scott Natvig
At Large
Robert Bynum
4
th
Ward
Phil Fitzgerald
1
st
Ward
Dyann Roby
5th Ward
2011 MEETING SCHEDULE
Mark LeRette
2
nd
Ward
Jerry Lange
3
rd
Ward
(All meetings start at 7:00 PM
unless voted upon by Council.)
Fran Donelson
Administrative Secretary
Matt Brick
City Attorney
Regular Meetings
In-depth Meetings
Gregg Mandsager
City Administrator
January 6 & 20
July 7 & 21
January 13
July 14
February 3 & 17
August 4 & 18
February 10
(None in August)
March 3 & 17
September 1 & 15
March 10
September 8
April 7 & 21
October 6 & 20
April 14
October 13
May 5 & 19
November 3 & 17
May 12
November 10
June 2 & 16
December 1 & 15
June 9
December 8
AGENDA
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
1
.
CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
5.
MINUTES - APPROVAL
A. City Council Meeting – May 5, 2011
B. In-Depth Council Meeting – May 12, 2011

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6. CONSENT AGENDA
The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted
by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council
Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent
Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
* 13 – A
* Bills*
* Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $5,260,988.05, as well as journal
entries and receipt summaries for February and March 2011, is subject to the approval
of any related agenda item(s).
7.
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Proposed Amendments to Floodplain Ordinance
B. Proposed Amendment #2 to the 2010/2011 City Budget
8.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Request for Use of City Property for Block Party
B. Request for Use of City Property for the Corpus Christi Procession
9.
FROM THE MAYOR
A. Proclamations Declaring May 2011 as “National Preservation Month” and May 27-
28, 2011 as “Poppy Days”
10.
FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
11.
FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
A. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Floodplain Regulations
B. Resolution Approving Amendment #2 to the 2010/2011 City Budget
C. Resolution to Write Off Debts of Certain Former Public Housing Tenants
D. Resolution Approving Subordination Agreement for 106 Taylor Street
E. Resolution Accepting Completed Work for 312 Green Street and Authorizing Final
Payment
F. Resolution Authorizing Submission of an Intelligent Transportation Systems Grant
Application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for Intelligent Transportation
G. Resolution Awarding the Contract for the 2011 Street Improvements Program
H. Request Approval to Declare Items as Surplus and Authorize Their Sale
I. Request Approval to Issue Purchase Order for the 2011 Street Striping Contract
J. Request to Approve Lease of New Copier for Finance Department

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K. Request to Approve Change Order for the South End Fire Station Project
12.
COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors – April 25, 2011 & May 2, 2011
13.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
It is recommended bills totaling $5,260,988.05, as well as journal entries and receipt
summaries for February and March 2011, be approved and that the City Council
authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants for the same. It should be noted that
this listing is subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s).
14.
COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCIL MEMBERS
15.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Request Approval to Enter Closed Session to Discuss Pending Litigation and
Property Acquisition
16. ADJOURNMENT

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