City of
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
1. Regular meeting called to order at 7:00
PM.
2. Present at roll call were members: Bowers,
City staff and appointees present:
3. Pledge
to the flag.
4. Approval of the agenda.
Motion
by McNabb-Stange, with support by Wood, to approve the Agenda as presented.
All ayes. Motion carried
5. Approval of the minutes
of the special budget workshop, regular and closed session meetings of January
25, 2010.
Motion by Tubbs, with support by McNabb-Stange, to approve
the minutes as presented.
All ayes. Motion carried
6. Proclamations:
A. Mayor May presented Boy Scouts 100th
Anniversary proclamation.
May discussed the values of scouting and the value
to the community. May presented proclamation to representation of Troop 175,
Cub Pack 3175, and American Legion Post. Carl Atkinson appreciated recognition.
B. Mayor May presented Dating Violence
Awareness Month proclamation
May presented Angela Stehr of Green Gables Haven
with the proclamation. Ms. Stehr
discussed efforts to increase awareness of dating violence in young people.
7. Public
Hearings: (None).
8. Formal
presentations and requests:
A. Consider
approval of the Major Goals and Objectives of the Hastings City Council for the
20010/2011 budget.
Motion by Jasperse,
with support by Tossava, to approve the goals and objectives as presented.
Ayes: Bowers,
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
B. Consider
request from Flexfab to hold 3rd annual Flexfab 5K Run/Walk.
Allison Troyer-Wiswell of Flexfab presented
request.
Motion by Wood,
with support by Tubbs, to approve the request as presented under the direction
of City staff.
Ayes: Bowers,
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
C. Ryan Rose,
YMCA, presented a review of programs for 2009.
D. Valerie Byrnes gave a year-end report for
Barry County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Alliance.
E.
Request from Ken Radant to hold Annual South Jefferson Street St.
Patrick’s Day Parade.
Jasperse commented on the
parade.
Motion by Wood,
with support by Tossava, to approve the request as presented under the
direction of City staff.
Ayes: Bowers,
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
9. Recommendations from other Boards:
(None).
10. Ordinances:
First reading of Ordinance No. 454, amending the zoning
map.
Ordinance was read.
McNabb-Stange suggested that rezoning is not
proper without citizen request and there was potential conflict with an
existing covenant on one parcel.
11. Resolutions:
Consider Resolution 2010-03 amending the budget for the 2009/2010 fiscal
year.
McNabb-Stange asked about funding
Motion by McNabb-Stange, with support by Wood, to table
Resolution 2010-03 to February 22,
2010 meeting.
All ayes. Motion
carried.
12. Appointments: (None).
13. Bids, Contracts, Agreements, and Sales:
A. Consider
approval of an Agreement for Airport Management Service.
Questions were raised about the suggested hiring of
an assistant manager. McNabb-Stange
stated such a hire was not required by the contract per se.
Motion
by Wood, with support by McNabb-Stange, to request clarification from Airport
Commission
on assistant manager and increase in compensation to airport manager.
Ayes: Bowers,
Nays: Jasperse.
Absent: None.
Motion
carried.
B. Consider approval of a Contract for Professional Engineering
Service at the Airport.
Motion
by Wood, with support by Jasperse, to approve contract as presented.
Ayes: Bowers,
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Motion
carried.
14. Consent items without individual
discussion:
A. Invoices.
B. Letter sent to St. Rose of
C. Information from Broadstripe regarding
service.
D. Minutes of the
E. Minutes of the Barry County Board of
Commissioners meeting of January 26, 2010.
F. Minutes of the Planning Commission
meeting of February 1, 2010.
G. Information regarding Multi-Purpose
Grants.
H. Minutes of the Hastings City/Barry County
Airport Commission meeting of January 27, 2010.
Motion
by McNabb-Stange, with support by Tossava, to receive items 14.A. through 14.H.
inclusive and place on file.
All ayes. Motion carried
15. City Manager's report:
A. Director of Public Services
B. Fire Chief
C. Library
D. Consider request from Waste Management to
relocate recycle bins.
Wood
suggested limited hours at the landfill might be a problem.
Jasperse
acknowledged reduced hours but noted that the alternative was adding cost to maintain
the current location. Bowers agreed.
Depue suggested
schools have newspaper recycle bins.
Motion by
Bowers, with support by Wood, to approve relocation of recycle bins.
Ayes: Bowers,
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
16. City Attorney's Report: (None).
17. Legislative Director's Report:
Wood attended Legislative Coffee today with State
Sen. Birkholz, Geiger (for State Rep. Calley), and Jarmo (for US Rep. Ehlers). They talked about energy related grants and
businesses and the developing Asian carp problem for fishing and tourism. It was reported that the Federal budget is proposal
for 13 trillion. Finally, it was noted
that only nine of 38 State senators can be returned to office and about only
about 1/3 of State representatives due to term limits.
18. Open Public Discussion from the Floor:
Elwin Wood: discussed his burned house and items
contained in it. He requested an extension
on the time allowed to restore/remove. He reported claims processing difficulty with his
insurance. There is a hearing on the
insurance claim on March 12.
19. Mayor and Council comment:
20. Motion by Bowers, to adjourn at 8:50 PM.
21. Read and Approved:
Robert L