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CITY OF CARLISLE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, October 8, 2007  7:00 P.M.
Carlisle City Hall Council Chamber, 195 N. 1^st ___________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                                                     
The following agenda items will be considered, times being approximate: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER __________________________________________________________________________________________

7:02 CONSENT AGENDA & POSSIBLE ACTION (Council may pull any item on consent agenda for separate action)

1. September 23, 2007 Regular City Council meeting minutes (attachment of abridged and unabridged versions to follow)
2. October 1, 2007 Special City Council meeting minutes (attachment)
3. October 9, 2007 Metro Advisory Council meeting minutes (attachment)
4. Application and resolution for tax abatement for Bartholomew Farms, Ltd. for new commercial construction at a parcel in Auditor’s outlots 7 and 7B (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 __________________________________________________________________________________________

OLD AND NEW BUSINESS & POSSIBLE ACTION

7:10 Avon/Gateway sewer project

• Report on acquisition of easements
• Report on acquisition of rights from Hawkeye Land Company
• Consider resolution approving construction contract for Northwest Area Sanitary Sewer Extension, Carlisle, Iowa rebid section II – rural Carlisle (attachment previously sent; contingent on completion of acquisition of easements)

7:15 Department head reports:

• Fire (attachment)
• Electric (attachment)

1   Resolution authorizing the execution of a network integration transmission service agreement and a network operating agreement with MidAmerican Energy Company (confidential attachment)

2   Report on MEC participation in MISO Energy Market (attachment of generation and load spreadsheet for Carlisle)

7:20 Response to request from Richard Wood, 530 N 3^rd, for removal of asphalt from the concrete gutter on the west side of N 3^rd St. between Penn and Valley to improve storm water drainage (attachment)

7:25 Minutes of October 3, 2007 Mayor’s Public Safety Policy Advisory Cabinet (attachment)

• Recommendation to approve ordinance amending provisions of Chapter 85 Animal Control General Provisions to amend the maximum number of animals per residence (attachment)
• Recommendation to appoint Chad Howard as primary delegate to the Warren County E911 joint service board (attachment)

7:30 Continue hearing on proposed rezoning of 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 and reconsider first reading of ordinance to rezone said properties

7:35 Flood-proofing request at 201 Garfield

7:40 First reading and possible waiver of second and third readings of ordinance amending provisions of Chapter 85 Animal Control General Provisions to change the maximum number of animals per residence (attachment)

7:45 Resolution establishing crosswalks at the First and School Street intersection (attachment)

7:50 Notes of September 29, 2007 Scotch Ridge Center Steering Committee meeting (attachment)

• Scotch Ridge Center trails system map with distances (attachment)

7:55 First reading and possible waiver of second and third readings of ordinance amending provisions of Chapter 57 Weeds to add section 03 natural landscape (attachment)

8:00 First reading and possible waiver of second and third readings of ordinance amending provisions of Chapter 132 Building Code to add a provision for permit expiration (attachment)

8:05 Grant programs (attachment)

• Warren County Philanthropic Partnership (attachment; application due October 22, 2007
• MEC Trees Please (attachment; application due October 26, 2007)
• Iowa Living Roadways Project (attachment; application due November 15, 2007)
• Metro Waste Authority watershed connections (attachment; stream clean-ups between August 15 and November 30, 2007; application due February 1, 2008)
• Metro Waste Authority Curb It! (attachment)

8:10 Resolution approving official 2007 Fiscal Year Street Finance Report (attachments)

8:15 Set special meeting for Monday November 5, 2007 to discuss the development of a comprehensive plan with representatives from RDG

COMMUNICATIONS

• October 8, 2007 Business Week article on the Iowa Stored Energy Park (attachment)
• Notice of award of Watershed Improvement Fund grant (attachment)
• October 3, 2007 Des Moines Register article on the sale of Welch Products, Inc. (attachment)
• October 5, 2007 Des Moines Register article on Ankeny’s interactive economic development website (attachment)