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CITY OF CARLISLE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, November 26, 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)

• November 13, 2007 Regular City Council meeting minutes (attachment of abridged and unabridged versions)

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7:04 APPROVAL OF BILLS PAYABLE AND PAY REQUESTS

• Approval of bills (attachment)  
• West Highway 5 Water main Extension (attachments)

  1.  Approval of acceptance of statement of completion
  2.  Approval of contract change order No. 1 in the amount of a net decrease of $5,039.50
  3.  Approval of partial pay estimate No. 2 (subfinal) in the amount of $3,766.75 

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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
• Report on subordination of USDA debt
• Northwest Area Sewer Extension, Carlisle, Iowa, 2005, Rebid Section 1 (attachments)

1.  Consider resolution ratifying, confirming and approving publication of notice of invitation to bid

2.  Consider resolution making award of construction contract

3.  Consider resolution approving construction contract and bond

• Northwest Area Sanitary Sewer Extension, Carlisle, Iowa, 200, Rebid section 2 (attachment)

1.  Consider resolution approving construction contract and bond (attachment; contingent on review and approval by engineer and counsel)

7:20 2008-09 Budget (attachments)

• Property tax valuations, levies and rates, 2000-01 to 2007-08
• Revenues and expenses, October 31, 2007
• Preliminary 2008-09 budget memo

7:25 Electric issues (attachments)

• MISO day two market
• Rate differential between MEAN service schedule M and service schedule K participants

7:30 November 19, 2007 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting minutes (attachment)

• Recommendation to review and consider proposed changes to zoning regulations for A-1, Agriculture (attachment)
• Discussion of need for a comprehensive plan
• Recommendation to approve site plan for 290 S. 1^st St., subject to compliance with engineer’s review comments (attachment)

7:35 Consider canceling or rescheduling second December Council meeting, currently scheduled for December 24, 2007

7:35 November 20, 2007 Park Board meeting minutes (attachment)

• Recommendation to publicize recent vandalism incidents and the park watch program and to request the police to provide more surveillance in the parks
• Consensus to recommend approval of the proposal for completion of the Summerset Trail extension to the Principal Riverwalk (attachment)
• Discussion of the proposal from ACCO for aquatic center winterization (attachment)
• Consensus to recommend approval of the proposed compensation adjustments for Park Workers Crippen and Sheely
• Recommendation to present the proposed ball field maintenance agreement to the City Council if Park Board representative Burger concurs
• Discussion of need to reconsider ban on open burning

7:45 Warren County Leadership Institute scholarship

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MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
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CITY ATTORNEY REPORT __________________________________________________________________________________________

CITY ADMINISTRATOR/DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS

• Volunteer Creek watershed improvement project proposed timeline (attachment)
• Notice of Mediacom cable rate changes (attachment)
• Warren County Multijurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Planning grant application

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REMINDER OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES AND EVENTS  

• November 29, 2007 Southern Region Legislative Reception at Summerset Winery, 4:30 – 6:00 P.M. (attachment)
• December 3, 2007 special City Council work session on planning and goal-setting at 6:00 P.M.

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COMMUNICATIONS

• November 16 Des Moines Register article on Des Moines Highway 5/North River planning study (attachment)

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ADJOURNMENT

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