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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
2014 MEETING SCHEDULE
Michael Rehwaldt
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 2 & 16
July 3 & 17
January 9
July 10
February 6 & 20
August 7 & 21
February 13
(None in August)
March 6 & 20
September 4 & 18
March 13
September 11
April 3 & 17
October 2 & 16
April 10
October 9
May 1 & 15
November 6 & 20
May 8
November 13
June 5 & 19
December 4 & 18
June 12
December 11
AGENDA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
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CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
A. Blue Zones Presentation by Joni Axel
B. Presentation by Ann Meeker Concerning Iowa Reinvestment District Program Application
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-C - Approval of City Council Minutes
A. Regular City Council Minutes – February 6, 2014
B. City Council In-Depth Minutes – February 13, 2014
C. Budget Meeting Minutes – February 3, 5, 6, 8 & 11, 2014
* Items 8A-G - Petitions and Communications
A. Request for renewal of a Special Class “C” Liquor License for Francesca Vitale’s,
128 East 2
nd
Street – The Sicilian Pizza and Subs, LLC (pending inspections)
B. Request for renewal of a Class “B” Wine Permit, Class “C” Beer Permit, Class
“E” Liquor License and Sunday Sales for Hy-Vee Food Store, 2400 – 2
nd
Avenue
– Hy-Vee Inc. (pending inspections)
C. Request for Use of City Property for United Way “Pack the Bus” School Supplies
Drive
D. Request for Use of City Property for Bicycling Event for Awareness of Pancreatic
Cancer
E. Request for Use of City Property for 4
th
of July Activities
F. Request from Muscatine School District for Temporary Closure of E. 9
th
Street
G. Request to Approve Tax Abatement Applications Under the 2013 Tax Abatement
Program
* Items 12A-C - Communications Receive and File
A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors – February 2 & 10, 2014
B. Planning & Zoning Commission – January 17, 2014
C. City of Muscatine Financial Reports – December 2013
* Bills*
* Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $7,443,767.54, which includes
receipt summaries and journal entries for September through December 2013, is
subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s).
6.
MINUTES – APPROVAL
7.
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Proposed Institution of Proceedings to Enter Into a Loan Agreement and Borrow
Money in Amount Not to Exceed $2,600,000
B. Proposed Institution of Proceedings to Enter Into a Loan Agreement and Borrow
Money in Amount Not to Exceed $40,000
C. Proposed Amendment for the Consolidated Muscatine Urban Renewal Area
D. Proposed Development Agreement with the H.J. Heinz Company Including Annual
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Appropriation Tax Increment Payments
E. Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties for Violation of Tobacco Law
8.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
9.
FROM THE MAYOR
10.
FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
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FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
A. Resolution Combining and Authorizing Loan Agreements and Future Issuance of
General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds and Providing for Levy of Taxes to Pay
Same
B. Resolution Approving Urban Renewal Plan Amendment for the Consolidated
Muscatine Urban Renewal Area
C. Resolution Approving Development Agreement with H.J. Heinz Company and
Authorizing Annual Appropriation Tax Increment Payments and Pledging Certain
Tax Increment Revenues to the Payment of the Agreement
D. Resolution Authorizing the Internal Advance of Funds for Weed Park Project
E. Resolution Setting Public Hearing on Annual Application for State and Federal
Transit Funds
F. Resolution Awarding and Approving Contract for the Cedar Street Water
Adjustments Project
G. Resolution Approving the Contract and Bond for the Cedar Street Reconstruction
Project
H. Request to Approve Spring Cleanup Week
I. Request Approval to Use Taylor Park for Community Garden Program
J. Request to Approve Postage Equipment Lease
12.
COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
13.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
It is recommended bills totaling $7,443,767.59, which includes receipt summaries and
journal entries for September through December 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
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15.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Request to Enter Closed Session Per Iowa State Code 21.5 for Potential Litigation
and Property Acquisition
16. ADJOURNMENT
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