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COUNCIL
Osama Shihadeh
At Large
Dick O'Brien
Mayor
Robert Howard
At Large
Robert Bynum
4
th
Ward
Phil Fitzgerald
1
st
Ward
Dyann Roby
5th Ward
2009 MEETING SCHEDULE
Marie Press
2
nd
Ward
Jerry Lange
3
rd
Ward
(All meetings start at 7:00 PM
unless voted upon by Council.)
Fran Donelson
Administrative Secretary
Harvey Allbee, Jr.
City Attorney
Regular Meetings
In-depth Meetings
A.J. Johnson
City Administrator
January 8 & 15
July 2 & 16
January 8
July 9
February 5 & 19
August 6 & 20
February 12
(None in August)
March 5 & 19
September 3 & 17
March 12
September 10
April 2 & 16
October 1 & 15
April 9
October 8
May 7 & 21
November 5 & 19
May 14
November 12
June 4 & 18
December 3 & 17
June 11
December 10
AGENDA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
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CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. OPENING PRAYER
4.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5.
COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
6.
MINUTES - APPROVAL
A. City Council Meeting – January 8, 2009
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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 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.
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9 – A-E
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13 – A-B
* Bills*
* Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $1,564,113.55 is subject to the
approval of any related agenda item(s).
8.
PUBLIC HEARING
9.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Request on second reading for a new Class C Liquor License and Sunday Sales
Permit for Plamor Lanes, 1411 Grandview Avenue – Muscatine Properties Inc.
(pending receipt of dram shop insurance and final paperwork)
B. Request for renewal of a Class C Liquor License for Mami’s Mexican Restaurant,
201-205 W. 2
nd
Street – Elsa de la Paz (pending inspections)
C. Request for renewal of a Class LE Liquor License with Sunday Sales Permit for Hy-
Vee Drugstore, 510 E. 6
th
Street – Hy-Vee Inc.
D. Request for renewal of a Class C Beer and Sunday Sales Permit for Hy-Vee Gas,
2600 2
nd
Avenue – Hy-Vee Inc.
E. Request for renewal of a Class C Beer and Sunday Sales Permit for West Side Store,
2201 Houser Street – DJMB LLC
F. Request to Approve Use of City Property for Great River Days Activities
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to use city property for the
2009 Great River Days activities. The city has received a formal request from Kerry
Keller and J.J. Koehler, representing Great River Days Inc., to use the Muscatine
Riverfront from July 27, 2009 through August 2, 2009. At the time of this request,
activities are still being developed but may include carnival rides, games, contests,
musicians, community dance, fireworks, and a ski show. Aside from permission from
City Council to utilize city property, other permits and licenses will need to be
obtained from various departments in the State of Iowa and federal agencies as well.
The city’s Recreation Advisory Commission has reviewed this request and has
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offered their unanimous consensus to approve the request for use of city property and
have forwarded their recommendation for approval to City Council for their action.
Is there a motion to approve the use of the Muscatine Riverfront for Great River Days
activities from July 27, 2009 through August 2, 2009?
G. Request to Approve Closure of Weed Park for Melon City Criterium
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the closure of
Weed Park for the Melon City Criterium. The City of Muscatine has once again
received a request from Greg Harper, representing the Melon City Bike Club, to close
Weed Park to vehicular traffic on Sunday, May 24, 2009, for the 31
st
Annual Melon
City Criterium Bike Race. The request for closure of streets is from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. This matter has been reviewed and endorsed by the Recreation Advisory
Commission and is now being presented to City Council for their consideration.
Is there a motion to approve the closure of Weed Park for the 31
st
Annual Melon City
Criterium Bike Race for Sunday, May 24, 2009?
10.
FROM THE MAYOR
11.
FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
12.
FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
A. Resolution Awarding Contract for the Geothermal HVAC Project at Public Safety
Building
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution awarding the contract for
the Geothermal HVAC Project at the Public Safety Building. On December 11, 2008,
two bids for the above referenced project were received and opened by the City of
Muscatine. Of the two bids received, the lowest responsible bid was that of
Hometown Plumbing of Davenport in the amount of $789,965. The engineer’s
estimate for the project was $808,570. After a review of the bids submitted, it is the
recommendation from the city’s consulting engineer on the project to award the bid to
Hometown Plumbing contingent upon the receipt of information noted in the
recommendation from the consultant.
Is there a motion to adopt the resolution awarding the contract for the Geothermal
HVAC Project at the Public Safety Building to Hometown Plumbing in the amount of
$789,965?
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B. Resolution Relating to Financing Certain Proposed Projects to be Undertaken by the
City of Muscatine and Establishing Compliance with Reimbursement Bond
Regulations Under the Internal Revenue Code
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution relating to the financing of
certain proposed projects through general obligation bonding – Public Safety
Building HVAC/Geothermal Project. The Internal Revenue Service regulations
require that city’s identify projects that may be financed in full or in part through the
issuance of general obligation bonding before the project incurs significant
expenditures. Previously City Council took action to issue bonds in the amount of
$315,000 to finance this project. Since that action, the scope of the project has
changed considerably as has the cost. In order to comply with IRS regulations
concerning this matter, it is necessary for the City Council to take additional action to
include an additional estimated $635,000 to complete the project utilizing geothermal
technology. This authorization from Council does not obligate those monies to be
spent but authorizes the City Council to do so if the project warrants.
Is there a motion to take action by resolution relating to the financing of certain
proposed projects to be undertaken by the City of Muscatine and establishing
compliance with reimbursement bond regulations under the Internal Revenue Code?
C. Resolution Adopting Capital Improvement Plan
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution adopting the Capital
Improvement Plan. Additional information will be supplied to City Council at
Thursday night’s meeting.
D. Request to Approve Tennis Court Design Contract
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the Tennis Court
Design Contract. Over the last several years, city staff has been working with
interested organizations and citizens to promote and provide for the reconstruction of
tennis facilities within Weed Park. A conceptual design was completed that outlined a
number of improvements that could be made depending upon available financial
resources to complete the project. Since that time, outside resources have disappeared
and the city is left with the responsibility of determining how the tennis court
rehabilitation should proceed. The city has already identified the replacement of
tennis courts in Weed Park under the Capital Improvement Program which is
included in the CIP budget for this fiscal year as well. Based upon previous concept
designs and community input, the city would like to move forward with securing a
design professional to complete plans, specifications, cost estimate, bid phase, and
construction observation for this project. Quotations were solicited and it is
recommended the proposal submitted by Red Barn Design and Engineering in the
amount of $22,950 be accepted.
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Is there a motion to take action to approve the contract between the City of Muscatine
and Red Barn Design and Engineering in the amount of $22,950 for the Tennis Court
Construction Project?
E. Request to Approve Low Bid for Ambulance Chassis
Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to authorize the purchase of a
new ambulance chassis. Recently three bids were received for the chassis. The low
bid was from Mincer Ford in the amount of $30,638. However, the bid from Krieger
Motor Company of Muscatine in the amount of $30,948 fell within the 2% of the
lowest qualified bid and under City Council policy should therefore be awarded the
contract.
Is there a motion to approve the purchase of an ambulance chassis from Krieger
Motor Company in the amount of $30,948?
13.
COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors – January 2, 2009
B. City of Muscatine Financial Reports – November 2008
14.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
It is recommended bills totaling $1,564,113.55 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).
15.
COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCIL MEMBERS
16.
OTHER BUSINESS
17. ADJOURNMENT
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