1. COUNCIL
    1. AGENDA
    2. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
      1. 1 . CALL TO ORDER
      2. 2. ROLL CALL
      3. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
      4. 4. COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
      5. 5. CONSENT AGENDA
      6. * Items 6A-B - Approval of City Council Minutes
      7. * Items 8A-C - Petitions and Communications
      8. * Items 12A-F - Communications Receive and File
      9. * Bills*
      10. 6. MINUTES – APPROVAL
      11. 7. PUBLIC HEARING
      12. 8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
      13. 9. FROM THE MAYOR
      14. 10. FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
      15. 11. FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
      16. 12. COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
      17. 13. APPROVAL OF BILLS
      18. 14. COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCIL MEMBERS
      19. 15. OTHER BUSINESS

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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, MARCH 6, 2014
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
1
.
CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS
A. Swearing in of Firefighters Roy Patterson, Colin Suiter, and Nate Paxston
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 18, 2014
B. Regular City Council Minutes – February 20, 2014
* Items 8A-C - Petitions and Communications
A. Request to Approve Revitalization Tax Abatement Application
B. Request for Use of City Property for Ss. Mary & Mathias Catholic School Annual
Hustle
C. Request for Use of City Property for Mission at the Airport
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Item 9A – From the Mayor
A. Proclamation Declaring March 2014 as “Music in Education Month”
* Items 12A-F - Communications Receive and File
A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors – January 27, 2014 (A), January 27, 2014
(B), February 17, 2014
B. Zoning Board of Adjustment – November 5, 2013
C. Muscatine Power & Water Board – January 28, 2014
D. MPW – Communications Utility – December 2013 (unaudited)
E. MPW – Electric Utility – December 2013 (unaudited)
F. MPW – Water Utility – December 2013 (unaudited)
G. City of Muscatine Financial Reports – January 2014
* Bills*
* Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $1,019,953.59 is subject to the
approval of any related agenda item(s).
6.
MINUTES – APPROVAL
7.
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Proposed Amendment #1 to the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2013/2014
B. Proposed Adoption of City Budget and Certification of Taxes for Fiscal Year
2014/2015
8.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
9.
FROM THE MAYOR
10.
FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

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11.
FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
A. Resolution Approving Amendment #1 to the 2013/2014 City Budget
B. Resolution Adopting the Budget and Certification of Taxes for Fiscal Year 2014/2015
C. Resolution Adopting and Approving Tax Compliance Procedures Relating to Tax-
Exempt Bonds
D. Resolution Authorizing Changes to the Section 8 Administrative Plan
E. Resolution Setting Public Hearing for West Cellular Tower Lease Extension at
Greenwood Cemetery
F. Request from Fire Department for Issuance of Purchase Order for Ambulance
Refurbishment Project
G. Request to Approve Outdoor Dining on Public Right-of-Way Pilot Program
H. Request to Declare Vehicles as Surplus Property
I. Request to Approve Establishment of “No Parking In Alley” Between E. 8
th
/E. 9
th
streets off Sycamore Street
12.
COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE
13.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
It is recommended bills totaling $1,019,953.59 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
16. ADJOURNMENT

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