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CITY OF CARLISLE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, Aug 14, 2006  7:00 P.M.
Carlisle City Hall Council Chamber, 195 N. 1st ___________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                                                                 The following agenda items will be considered, times being approximate: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER
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7:02 CONSENT AGENDA & POSSIBLE ACTION (Council may pull any item on consent agenda for separate action)

  1. Jul 24, 2006 Regular City Council meeting minutes (attachment of abridged and unabridged versions to follow)
  2. July 2006 Clerk’s Report to receive and file for audit (copy available at City Hall)
  3. July 13, 2006 Library Board meeting minutes (attachment)
  4. August 8, 2006 Board of Adjustment meeting minutes (attachment)
    • variance in the side (east) yard setback from 20’ to 4’10” (City Code 123.63) to construct a 14’ x 28’ commercial building on an existing concrete slab on Outlot 5 in an M-2 General Industrial zone, local address 120 School St. for Dean Anderson
    •  discussion of fire hydrant capacity at the school campus
  5. Qwest Communications request to place buried cable at Danamere Farms, plat 1. and plat 2. (attachment)
  6. Application and Resolution for tax abatement for:
    • Eyetooth LLC for a commercial improvement on the east 24 feet of the south 60 feet of lot 7 and the west 12 feet of the south 60 feet of lot 8, block Q, Original Town Plat (attachment)

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7:04 APPROVAL OF BILLS PAYABLE AND PAY REQUESTS

  • Approval of bills (attachment)

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7:06 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
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OLD AND NEW BUSINESS & POSSIBLE ACTION

7:10 Department Head reports

7:15  Parcel “K” at 510 Highway 5

  • Receive offer to purchase from Castle Development Co. and consider resolution setting the date of August 28, 2006 at 7:45 P.M. for a hearing to consider the sale of the property (attachment)
  • Receive notice of intent to make an offer to purchase from Carlisle Care Center (attachment)

7:20  Avon/northwest sewer and water projects

  • First reading of ordinance amending the code of ordinances by amending provisions pertaining to sewer rates (attachment)
  • Reschedule timetable for establishing a connection fee district
  • Discuss condemnation of certain easement property

7:25  August 2, 2006 Mayor’s Public Safety Policy Advisory Cabinet meeting minutes (attachment)

  • Staffing and equipment (car, radio repeater, data management system) report 
  • Safety seat enforcement
  • Change in penalties for violations
  • Animal violations
  • Training facility
  • Recommendation to make no traffic control changes at the Main and Garfield or at the Crescent and Pleasant intersections
  • Computer system update
  • School crossing and bicycle trail safety

7:30 Suggested Council workshop sessions (Comprehensive Plan with Doug Adamson; Emergency Operations Plan with City staff) 

7:35 First reading and waiver of second and third readings of ordinance adopting the existing city code of the City of Carlisle, Iowa as the Code of Ordinances of the City of Carlisle, Iowa 2006 (attachment)

7:40 Project Reports:

  • Voluntary annexation

  • Proposal to Shaklee Corporation (attachment)

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7:45 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
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7:50 CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
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7:55 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS

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REMINDER OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES AND EVENTS

  • Pat Brehse retirement celebration on Thursday August 24, 2006 from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at City Hall
  • League of Cities conference September 27-29, Coralville

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COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications are attached:  

  • 8-9-06 Notice of Hearing on Des Moines voluntary annexation of area in West Carlisle
  • 8-10-06 NY Times article on mandatory voting in Australia

ADJOURNMENT

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