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CARLISLE Officials present were: Mayor Ruth Randleman and Council Members Doug Hammerand, Eric Mahnke, Blair Dewey and Frank Shultz. Council Member Drew Merrifield was absent. Mayor
Randleman called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Motion
by Merrifield, second by Mahnke to APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CONSENT ITEMS:
abridged and unabridged October 22, 2007 Regular City Council meeting minutes,
November 5, 2007 Special City Council meeting minutes, application and
Resolution No. 2007111301 for tax abatement for C3 Properties, LLC for
commercial improvements on the S 42.4’ of the W 50’ of lot 5, block Q, OTP
and October 2007 Clerk’s Report to receive and file for audit, carried
unanimously on roll call vote of those
present. Council
Member Blair Dewey arrived at 7:05 P.M. Motion
by Hammerand, second by Merrifield to APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $224,424.50 carried unanimously on roll call vote. CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION: Carolyn Rogers, 1078 150th Ave., stated that she was
informed at the polling place that she is not a resident of Carlisle and asked
about the status of the annexation. The
City Attorney explained that the annexation was approved at the hearing on
August 22nd but the certificate has not been sent to the County
Auditor by the City Development Board because clarification of the status of a
right of way parcel is still pending. Staff
reported on the November 6, 2007 meeting with the City, the USDA, McClure
Engineering, Bond Counsel Ahlers & Cooney and Financial Advisor Public
Financial Management, to discuss the status of the Avon Lake Sewer project.
The USER RATE COVERAGE TEST AND THE ADDITIONAL BONDS PARITY TEST were
explained. The future USDA short and long term debt would have a lower
user rate and parity test of 1.10 if it were not subject to the 2003 sewer
revenue debt covenant. The current
sewer rate structure does not produce revenues that meet the 1.25 user rate and
parity test. The USDA has been
asked to allow its debt to be placed in a subordinate position to the City’s
sewer revenue debt so that it would not be subject to the 1.25 tests.
If the USDA takes a subordinate position the project can proceed without
an additional rate increase if alternate 1. (north) is excluded or as currently
bid, with an additional rate increase of 15% in FY 2008.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
AND BOND for the Northwest Area Sanitary Sewer Extension, Carlisle, Iowa rebid
section II – rural Carlisle. Motion
by Mahnke, second by Dewey to
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2007111302 FIXING THE DATE OF DECEMBER 10, 2007 AT 7:15
P.M. FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE A LOAN AGREEMENT AND ISSUANCE
OF NOTES TO EVIDENCE THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER THERE UNDER carried
unanimously on roll call vote. DEPARTMENT
HEAD REPORTS were received from Electric, Police and Public Works.
It was explained that the DNR has issued a RETRACTION OF A NOTICE OF
MONITORING VIOLATION that was issued erroneously and that the new fire tanker
will be delivered on November 21st.
The
State Fire Marshall has confirmed that the minimum distance from any bulk oil
storage facility to the boundary of any residential property is 100’.
Bill Brandt stated that the property at 31/2 School St. does not meet
this setback. Motion by
Mahnke to APPROVE THE SECOND READING
OF AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTIES ON NORTH SIDE OF SCHOOL STREET BETWEEN THE
RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND GARFIELD ST. FROM M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C-3 CENTRAL
BUSINESS COMMERCIAL. Motion died
for lack of a second. The owner of
the property at 2 School St. that is being used as a residence, will be notified
that it is in violation of both the zoning and fire codes. No
action was taken on the request for proposals to serve as a RAGBRAI host
community. Motion
by Dewey, second by Shultz to
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2007111303 ADOPTING THE CARLISLE SAFETY AND LOSS CONTROL
PLAN, carried unanimously on roll call vote. Motion
by Hammerand, second by Mahnke to
APPROVE THE PROPOSAL
FROM AMERICAN MANAGEMENT RESOURCES TO FOLLOW-UP ON THE MISSION STATEMENT AND
VISION STATEMENT WITH A PLANNING
AND GOAL-SETTING SESSION AT A COST OF $585.00 AND TO SET THE DATE OF DECEMBER 3,
2007 AT 6:00 P.M. FOR A SPECIAL WORK SESSION ON PLANNING AND GOAL-SETTING, carried
on a 4-1 roll call vote, with Shultz voting Nay. NO
ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE FIRST
READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE, CHAPTER 17, BY ADDING A NEW
SUBSECTION REGARDING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL or on the
proposal to require random drug testing for all employees.
Currently CDL employees are subject to random testing and non-CDL
employees are currently subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident
testing. No
action was taken on the Warren County Leadership Institute scholarship. Motion
by Hammerand, second by Mahnke to
GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21.5 (c.) OF THE IOWA CODE TO
DISCUSS STRATEGY WITH COUNSEL IN MATTERS THAT ARE PRESENTLY IN LITIGATION
OR WHERE LITIGATION IS IMMINENT WHERE ITS DISCLOSURE WOULD BE LIKELY TO
PREJUDICE OR DISADVANTAGE THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IN THAT
LITIGATION, AT 8:56 P.M., carried on
a 4-1 roll call vote with Shultz voting Nay.
Motion
by Shultz, second by Dewey TO
CLOSE THE CLOSED SESSION AT 9:15 P.M., carried
unanimously on roll call vote. No
action was taken.
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Ruth Randleman, Mayor Attest: ___________________________ Neil
Ruddy, Administrator/Clerk |