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COUNCIL
Osama Shihadeh
At Large
DeWayne Hopkins
Mayor
Scott Natvig
At Large
Robert Bynum
4
th
Ward
Phil Fitzgerald
1
st
Ward
Jeanette Phillips
5th Ward
2012 MEETING SCHEDULE
Mark LeRette
2
nd
Ward
Tom Spread
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 3 & 17
July 4 & 18
January 10
July 11
February 7 & 21
August 1 & 15
February 14
(None in August)
March 7 & 21
September 5 & 19
March 14
September 12
April 4 & 18
October 3 & 17
April 11
October 10
May 2 & 16
November 7 & 21
May 9
November 14
June 6 & 20
December 5 & 19
June 13
December 12
AGENDA
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
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CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
A. Swearing In of Firefighters Rob Klaren and William Zamastil
B. Swearing In of Police Officer Jolisa Coleman
5. 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 so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda
and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
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* Items 6A-B Approval of City Council Minutes
A. Budget Meeting Minutes – February 14 & 19, 2013
B. Regular City Council Minutes – February 21, 2013
* Items 8A-D - Petitions and Communications
A. Second reading on a new Class “A” Liquor License for SS Mary and Mathias
Home and School Association, 3200 Lucas Street – SS Mary Mathias Home and
School Association (pending inspections and insurance)
B. Second reading on a new Class “C” Liquor License and Sunday Sales for Boonies
on the Avenue, 214 Iowa Avenue – Michael Kleist (pending inspections and
insurance)
C. Request for renewal of a Class “C” Liquor License, Outdoor Sales and Sunday
Sales for The Rendezvous, 3127 Lucas Street – Cindy’s Rendezvous, LLC
(pending inspections)
D. Request for renewal of a Class “A” Liquor License and Sunday Sales for
American Legion Club, 110 Houser Street – Edward H. Bitzer Post No. 27 of the
America (pending inspections and insurance)
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Item 9A – From the Mayor
A. Proclamation Declaring March 2013 as “Music in Education Month”
* Items 12A-E - Communications Receive and File
A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors – February 11 & 18, 2013
B. Historic Preservation Commission – January 22, 2013
C. MP&W Communications Utility – January 2013
D. MP&W Electric Utility – January 2013
E. MP&W Water Utility – January 2013
* Bills*
* Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $1,105,305.26, as well as journal
entries for August through December 2012 and January 2013, is subject to the
approval of any related agenda item(s).
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MINUTES – APPROVAL
7.
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Proposed Adoption of the Budget and Certification of Taxes for Fiscal Year
2013/2014 (power point presentation)
B. Proposed Amendment #1 to the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 City Budget
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C. Proposed Concession Agreement with Happy Joe’s Pizza
8.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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FROM THE MAYOR
10.
FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
11.
FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
A. Resolution Approving Amendment #1 to the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 City Budget
B. Resolution Adopting the Budget and Certification for the Fiscal Year 2013/2014 City
Budget
C. Request to Approve Concessions Agreement with Happy Joe’s Pizza
D. Resolution Authorizing Quarterly Assessment of Unpaid Abatement Costs to Private
Properties
E. Resolution Requesting Legislative Action to Address the Municipal Fire and Police
Retirement System of Iowa Dilemma
F. Resolution Adopting the Revised Articles of Agreement for the Bi-State Regional
Commission
G. Resolution Setting Annual Public Hearing for Public Comment on the Muscatine
Municipal Housing Agency Plan
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Resolution Declaring Necessity and Providing for Notice of Hearing on Proposed
Urban Revitalization Plan
I. Request Authorization to Purchase a Dump Truck Chassis for Public Works
J. Request Authorization to Purchase Equipment for New Truck Chassis
K. Request to Approve the 2013/2014 Road Rock Salt Purchase Agreement Between the
City of Muscatine and City of Davenport
L. Request to Approve Change Order #1 for the Mad Creek Sanitary Sewer Extension
Project
M. Request from Water Pollution Control Plant to Approve Proposal for Phase I
Feasibility Study of Design and Engineering for Lab Expansion Project
12.
COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
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APPROVAL OF BILLS
It is recommended bills totaling $1,105,305.26, as well as journal entries for August
through December 2012 and January 2013, 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
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A. Request Approval to Go Into Closed Session Per Iowa Code 21.5 to Discuss
Litigation
16. ADJOURNMENT