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MUSCATINE CITY COUNCIL

  

 

Osama Shihadeh

At Large

 

Dick O'Brien

Mayor

 

Jerry Lange

At Large

 

Anne Lesnet

2

nd

Ward

 

 

 

Phil Fitzgerald

1st Ward

 

Bill Trent

5th Ward

 

 

2004 MEETING SCHEDULE

 

 

Jerry Root

4th Ward

 

Scott Day

3

rd

Ward

 

 

(All meetings start at 7:00 PM

unless voted upon by Council.)

 

 

Lorrie Fry

City Clerk Aide

 

Harvey Allbee, Jr.

City Attorney

 

 

 

Regular Meetings In­depth Meetings

 

 

A.J. Johnson

City Administrator

January 8 & 22 July 1 & 15 January 15 July 8

February 5 & 19 August 5 & 19 February 12 (None in August)

March 4 & 18 September 2 & 16 March 11 September 9

April 1 & 15 October 7 & 21 April 8 October 14

May 6 & 20 November 4 & 18 May 13 November 11

June 3 & 17 December 2 & 16 June 10 December 9

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2004, 7:00 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS ­ CITY HALL

 

 

 

1.

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

2. ROLL CALL

 

 

3. OPENING PRAYER

 

 

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

5. COMMUNICATIONS ­ CITIZENS

 

 

A. Presentation of 2003/2004 Humanitarian Award to Elementary Students

 

6. MINUTES ­ APPROVAL

 

 

A. Regular City Council Meeting – May 6, 2004

B. In­Depth City Council Meeting – May 13, 2004

 

7. 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

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Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from

the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence from the Agenda.

 

* 9 – A­G

* 13 – A­C

* Bills*

 

*Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $1,164,800.30 is subject to the

approval of any related agenda item(s).

 

8. PUBLIC HEARING

 

 

A. Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2003/2004 City Budget

 

9. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

A. Request on first reading for a new Class C Liquor License and Sunday Sales

Permit for Escorpion Bar, 500 Mulberry Avenue – Sylvia Alicia Garcia (pending

inspections and receipt of dram shop insurance)

B. Request for Extended Outdoor Service Area for Missipi Brewing Co., 107 Iowa

Avenue – R&D Operations for May 20­23, 2004, June 18­20, 2004, July 1­5,

2004 and August 26­29, 2004

C. Request for renewal of a Class C Liquor License and Sunday Sales Permit for El

Allende, 1107 Grandview Avenue – El Allende Inc. (pending inspections)

D. Request for renewal of a Class C Liquor License for Jody’s, 226 Walnut Street –

Jody’s Corner Tap Inc.

E. Request for renewal of a Class C Beer and Sunday Sales Permit for El Olmito

Mexican Grocery, 502 Mulberry Avenue – Felix Jr. and Norma Calderon

F. Request for renewal of a Class C Beer and Sunday Sales Permit for Fast Avenue

One Stop, 2111 Park Avenue – JBC LLC

G. Request for renewal of a Class C Beer and Sunday Sales Permit for Scott’s

Outdoor, 1907 Stewart Road – General Outdoors Inc.

 

10. FROM THE MAYOR

 

 

A. Proclamation Declaring June 2004 as “Youth Soccer Month”

B. Proclamation Declaring May 28­29, 2004 as “Poppy Days”

C. Sister Cities Presentation

 

11. FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

 

 

A. Resolution Approving the Final Plat for the Cemetery Lane Subdivision in the City

of Muscatine

B. Resolution Setting the Time and Place of a Public Hearing on the Proposed

Annexation and Zoning Change to and Within the City of Muscatine

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12. FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

 

A. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 10, Chapter 2, Section 7(1)2 of the

City Code Regarding the Site Plan Review Committee

B. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 7, Chapter 14 of the City Code

Regarding Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor Assault and Misdemeanor Theft

C. Resolution Approving Amendment #2 to the Fiscal Year 2003/2004 City Budget

D. Resolution Setting the Time and Place of a Public Hearing to Approve the Plans,

Specifications, Form of Contract and Setting a Bid Opening Date for the

Remodeling of the Riverview Center

E. Resolution Approving the Muscatine Transfer Station Closure Fund as the

Required Transfer Station Closure Account

F. Resolution to Write Off Debts of Former Public Housing Tenants

G. Resolution Setting the Time and Place of a Public Hearing for the Tipton Road

Sewer Improvement Project

H. Resolution Setting the Time and Place of a Public Hearing for the State and

Federal Transit Funding Application

I. Resolution Accepting the Completed Work for the 2003 CBD Streetscape Project

J. Resolution Approving Submittal of Application to the Iowa Department of

Economic Development for CEBA and New Capital Investment Program Award

Funding on Behalf of Hoffmann Inc.

K. Request to Write Off Uncollected Parking Tickets for Calendar Year 2002

L. Request Authorization to Issue Purchase Order for Health Insurance Renewal

Request for Proposal

M. Request to Approve Traffic Item

N. Request Seeking a Permit from the Iowa Department of Transportation to

Sponsor Highway Planting at the Transfer Station

O. Request Approving Consulting Services to Assist the City in Preparation of

Intensive Architectural and Historical Survey and Evaluation of Portion of

Downtown Muscatine

P. Request Authorization to Waive Entrance Fee at Aquatic Center

 

13. COMMUNICATIONS ­ RECEIVE AND FILE

 

 

A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors – April 26, 2004 & May 3, 2004

B. Historic Preservation Commission – April 27, 2004

C. Police Department Monthly Report – April 2004

 

14. APPROVAL OF BILLS

 

It is recommended bills totaling $1,164,800.30 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).

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15. COMMUNICATIONS ­ COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

 

16. OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

17. ADJOURNMENT