All in favor of motion to approve the consent calendar, motion carried.

 

Moved by Adamson, seconded by Pazour to direct staff to solicit consulting services related to implementing the 2006 US EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant.  All in favor, motion carried.

Resolution No. 18937 approving Partial Payment No. 1 from the Winslow Road Tax Increment Financing Fund to Marion Elderly Housing, Inc. for construction of a canopy cover at Hilltop Manor, 439 Lindale Drive, in the amount of $25,000.00, was read by Cram.  Moved by Cram, seconded by Pazour to approve Res. No. 18937.  Planning and Development Director Tom Treharne presented the staff report.  All in favor, motion carried.

Resolution No. 18938 approving request for three foundation permits for condominiums located west of 35^th Street north of 29^th Avenue (Prairie Bend Addition) (Morris Wood Enterprises, LLC) was read by Wagner.  Moved by Wagner, seconded by Pazour to approve Res. No. 18938.  Roll Call:  Yeas:  Wagner, Rehn, and Pazour.  Nays:  Lammers, Adamson, and Cram.  Abstention due to conflict of interest:  Nieland.  Motion failed. 

Resolution No. 18939 approving request for two building permits in Edgebrooke Estates First Addition, located east of Indian Creek Road south of Tower Terrace Road and north of 29^th Avenue (Jim Sattler and Ron Delaney, Ridgewood, L.L.C.) was read by Rehn.  Moved by Rehn, seconded by Wagner to approve Res. No. 18939.  Planning and Development Director Tom Treharne presented the staff report.  Moved by Rehn, seconded by Lammers to amend the motion to read “approving request for waiver of the subdivision requirements to allow the issuance of two building permits in Edgebrooke Estates First Addition, located east of Indian Creek Road south of Tower Terrace Road and north of 29^th Avenue (Jim Sattler and Ron Delaney, Ridgewood, L.L.C.) and to not allow issuance of the occupancy certificates until the final plat is approved”.  All in favor of amendment, motion carried.  Roll Call on motion as amended:  Yeas:  Rehn, Nieland, Pazour and Wagner.  Nays:  Lammers, Adamson, and Cram.  Motion carried. 

Resolution No. 18940 approving contract with Shive-Hattery, Inc. for engineering services regarding the 29^th Avenue Extension Project in an amount not to exceed $289,069.46 was read by Lammers.  Moved by Lammers, seconded by Pazour to approve Res. No. 18940.  City Engineer Dan Whitlow stated that the amount should be corrected to $287,969.46.  Mayor Nieland requested unanimous consent to change the amount in the Resolution.  Objection to unanimous consent by Council Member Wagner.  Request failed.  All in favor of motion as originally stated except Cram and Wagner, motion carried. 

Ordinance No. 06-16 establishing hook-up fees related to the Winslow Road Sanitary Sewer Extension Project was read by Pazour for second consideration.  Moved by Pazour, seconded by Rehn to approve the second reading of Ord. No. 06-16.  All in favor, motion carried. 

Moved by Pazour, seconded by Lammers to suspend the rules and place Ord. No. 06-16 on the agenda for adoption and to adopt Ord. No. 06-16.  All in favor, motion carried.

Ordinance No. 06-17 amending Chapter 155 of the Code of Ordinances, Erosion and Sediment Control for Construction Sites was read by Adamson for second consideration.  Moved by Adamson, seconded by Pazour to approve the second reading of Ord. No. 06-17.  All in favor, motion carried.

Moved by Pazour, seconded by Lammers to suspend the rules and place Ord. No. 06-17 on the agenda for adoption and to adopt Ord. No. 06-17.  City Manager Jeff Schott requested that the rules not be suspended on this Ordinance.  Lammers withdrew her second.  Pazour withdrew her motion.

Resolution No. 18941 approving 28E Agreement with Linn County for the seal coating of Secrist Road was read by Cram.  Moved by Cram, seconded by Pazour to approve Res. No. 18941.  All in favor, motion carried.

Moved by Lammers, seconded by Pazour to approve the Project Calendar regarding installation of stop signs at the following locations:
a.        Resolution No. 18942 approving stop signs east bound on 3^rd Avenue and west bound on 3^rd Avenue Court at 44^th Street.
b.        Resolution No. 18943 approving stop signs west bound on Valentine Drive at Artesian Road.
c.        Resolution No. 18944 approving stop signs (2) east bound on Valentine Circle at Artesian Road.
d.        Resolution No. 18945 approving stop sign west bound on Bellboy Drive at Artesian Road.
e.        Resolution No. 18946 approving stop sign west bound on Para Drive at Artesian Road.
f.        Resolution No. 18947 approving stop sign east bound on A Avenue at Pennington Drive.
g.        Resolution No. 18948 approving stop sign east bound on Pennington Drive at Raleigh Lane.
h.        Resolution No. 18949 approving stop sign southbound on Rosslare Street at Pennington Drive.
i.        Resolution No. 18950 approving stop signs east and west bound on Barrington Parkway at 3^rd Street.
j.        Resolution No. 18951 approving stop sign east bound on Hunters Field Lane at Winslow Road.

All in favor of motion to approve the Project Calendar, motion carried.

Ordinance No. 06-18 related to establishing speed limits along 29^th Avenue from 143 feet east of Highland Drive to 423 feet east of Greenway Court to 30 mph and 45 mph east to Highway 13 was read by Pazour for initial consideration.  Moved by Pazour, seconded by Lammers to approve the first reading of Ord. No. 06-18.  All in favor, motion carried.

Resolution No. 18952 establishing policy regarding reimbursement for damaged mailboxes was read by Adamson.  Moved by Adamson, seconded by Pazour to approve Res. No. 18952.  All in favor, motion carried.

Ordinance No. 06-19 related to mailboxes in city-owned right-of-way was read by Cram for initial consideration.  Moved by Cram, seconded by Rehn to approve the first reading of Ord. No. 06-19.  City Attorney Don Hoskins reviewed the Ordinance.  All in favor, motion carried.

Moved by Wagner, seconded by Lammers to direct Public Services Department to undertake asphalt improvements to Lucore Road.  All in favor, motion carried.

Moved by Rehn, seconded by Pazour to receive and file report regarding plasma torch technology (Charles Kress, 2745 Heather View Circle).  All in favor, motion carried.

Council Member Lammers noted that Resolution No. 18954 approving Change Order No. 4 to Kleiman Construction related to 2005 City Hall Project in the amount of $7,890.01 should be removed from the agenda.  Moved by Lammers, seconded by Pazour to approve Project Calendar regarding 2005 City Hall Project, as follows:

a.       Resolution No. 18953 approving Partial Payment No. 10 to Kleiman Construction related to 2005 City Hall Project in the amount of $398,420.67.
b.       Resolution No. 19855 approving Partial Payment No. 2 to Erb’s Business Machines, Inc. for cabling services related to 2005 City Hall Project in the amount of $4,091.00.
The motion was amended by unanimous consent to correct the Resolution No. as printed on the agenda from 19855 to 18955.  All in favor of motion to amend, motion carried.  All in favor of the motion to approve the Project Calendar as amended, motion carried.

City Manager Jeff Schott discussed participation in the Metro-Area Hazard Mitigation Planning with Council.  Mr. Schott recommended that the City participate in the multi-jurisdictional planning process. He noted that the fee will be between $2,000 and $4,000 and was not a budgeted item. 

Mayor Nieland recommended the following appointment to the Nuisance Enforcement Property Maintenance Advisory Board:
          Frank Sherman, 2820 Lansing Court, term to expire 1-1-07.
Moved by Rehn, seconded by Pazour to concur with the Mayor’s recommendation.  All in favor, motion carried.