November 13
CITY OF HIAWATHA
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
5:35 P.M.
HIAWATHA CITY HALL
723 OREGON ST.
1. Pledge of Allegiance/ Call to Order
The Hiawatha City Commission met in regular session at 5:35 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2006, at City Hall with Mayor Gernon, Commissioner Schmitt, Commissioner Gamble, and Commissioner Shamburg present. Commissioner Collins was absent.
2. Approval of minutes of the November 6, 2006 City Commission meeting.
The Commission noted corrections to be made to the minutes for typographical errors on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Commissioner Schmitt made a motion, seconded by Mayor Gernon, to approve the minutes from the November 6, 2006, City Commission meeting with the noted corrections. The vote was 2 ayes and 2 abstentions. With the abstentions counting as the prevailing side, the motion carried.
3. Presentation of petitions, public comments, memorials.
Dennis Harter, Hiawatha Auto Parts, approached the Commission about doing a change order on the Streetscape Project to keep the existing driveway opening in the front of his store. Administrator Ladner explained that it would actually reduce the cost to put in a driveway instead of the curb and gutter.
Options were discussed to keep people from driving up on the sidewalk if the driveway was replaced. Options discussed were to paint a line across where cars should stop when they pulled into a parking place, put in a reduced height curb and place a trash receptacle on the sidewalk in the middle of the driveway area to block the driveway.
Mr. Harter said that those options would be acceptable to them.
There was discussion about whether or not to go ahead and put in the brick pavers. A regular drive approach could not include the pavers as they are not designed to be driven upon. Brian Kingsley pointed out that it would even be difficult to put in the pavers if a reduced height curb was put in because they would be lower that the rest of the pavers along that section of sidewalk.
Commissioner Schmitt questioned why this wasn’t brought up when the business was contacted. Kingsley said that businesses had been contacted by some of the committee members, but that he was not sure if Hiawatha Auto Parts had been contacted about the driveway. He said there had been no mention of it in any of the meetings he had attended.
City Administrator Ladner restated for clarification that they would be doing a reduced curb without the brick pavers in front of that driveway.
Commissioner Gamble made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Shamburg, to approve a change order to put in a reduced height curb in front of the NAPA (Hiawatha Auto Parts) building in place of the existing driveway. Motion carried. 3 ayes. 1 nay. Commissioner Schmitt voted nay.
Old Business
4. Consider Approval of Ordinance 973 Prohibiting the Feeding of Wildlife.
Administrator Ladner explained that this ordinance was discussed at the November 6, 2006, meeting but was tabled until a full commission was present. The ordinance would prohibit the feeding of wildlife at the City Lake. Administrator Ladner explained that without this ordinance in place, the Department of Fish and Game will not let us do anything to control the population of the waterfowl.
The reasons it has become necessary to control this population is that there is considerable amount of excrement from the geese, there is considerable deterioration of the lake due to the excrement, the public no longer likes to use the lake area and shelter houses because of the dirtiness of the area from the geese, and the potential of disease transmissions from the migratory birds.
Dave Grimm said that options included relocating the birds to an alternate location where people could visit them and feed them.
Citizen Adrienne Kell said that she and her family enjoy feeding the ducks. She asked what the City’s definition of not feeding the ducks was, whether that was just the wild waterfowl or if it included the domestic ones.
Administrator Ladner said that it meant all of them.
Ms. Kell said that she suggested finding another location for the ducks or wondered if they could just restrict the season that the ducks can be fed by not feeding the ducks until the migratory ones are gone.
Administrator Ladner explained that the Department of Fish and Game would not allow limiting the season, that any feeding would be considered baiting the ducks.
Mayor Gernon asked Dave Grimm what other location he had in mind. Grimm replied that he had considered some private ponds, except that they may not be open to the public.
Commissioner Gamble recognized that the public enjoys feeding the ducks. However, he also recognizes that the ducks are polluting the lake, and that the few domestic ducks and geese we started out with have expanded to many wild ducks and geese.
Mayor Gernon explained there is an issue with the picnic tables and shelter houses being unusable and the lake no longer being fishable because of the excrement from the ducks and geese.
Administrator Ladner reminded the Commission that we are in the process of taking donations to build a new bridge over the lake, a bridge which would soon become too nasty to walk on if the waterfowl population is not controlled.
Another citizen commented that the fine of $500 and/or thirty days in jail was overly exorbitant for feeding the ducks.
Administrator Ladner explained that this was the maximum fine and sentence that a judge could impose. A judge could impose a much less fine or sentence. She said this falls under Section 1.08 of the Municipal Code for Infractions.
Commissioner Schmitt asked what the time frame would be on working with the Fish and Game Department once the Ordinance was passed.
Administrator Ladner said that they would probably not be doing anything until the spring. Possible options would be egg-addling or hiring a company to come in during the molting season to collect the ducks and geese for relocation. The worst case scenario would be that the State would authorize a hunt, which would involve the discharge of firearms within the City limits which would cross some barriers there. There would probably be an eighteen month to two year mitigation plan put in place to reduce the population of the waterfowl.
The Commission decided to wait on the approval of the Ordinance because they still did not have a full Commission present.
New Business
5. Consider Selection of Post Lantern Street Light Contractor and Fixtures.
Brian Kingsley, BG Consultants, approached the Commission about the bids for the fixtures for the Post Lantern Streetlight project. He said they had requested bids from three suppliers, with the bids due on November 6, 2006.
He said that they had also received bids for the construction part of the Post Lantern Street Light project on November 2, 2006. There were two bids received on the project, with the low bid coming from Torgeson Electric in the amount of $1,069,708 and the higher bid from Pinnacle Electric in the amount of $1,310,358.
The Street Light Committee preferred the Sternburg fixture for several reasons. It has a five year warranty, easier accessibility for repairs to the ballast with a flip-up clamp on each side, and was made in the USA.
The Sternburg light and the Dynamic light were plugged in to electricity for comparison of the light given out by each fixture. It was noted that the difference in one bulb being frosted and one bulb being clear made a difference in the way the lights looked, with the frosted bulb producing a whiter, brighter glow. The globes were switched to show that the difference was in the bulb rather than in the globe.
The cost of the Sternburg fixtures is $172,919 with replacement globes costing $105 each and the replacement lamps costing $19 each. The cost of the Dynamic fixtures is $115,520 with the replacement globes costing $39 each. No cost was given for the replacement bulb from Dynamic.
Kingsley also discussed the pole removal. He reminded them that they had previously discussed having the City workers remove the poles to save money. He pointed out that Torgeson Electric would charge an additional $30,870 for pole removal. He said that the committee had recommended awarding the pole removal to the contractor and adding it to the price for several reasons. The responsibility placed on the contractor of coordinating a work schedule with the City; pole removal would be a secondary priority of the City workers with maintaining the City systems their priority; limit of the City’s liability; and the time required by the City staff to accomplish the work as opposed to the time required by the contractor were reasons quoted.
Kingsley said that the savings of the screw-in pole foundations over the concrete base ones was $28,812. He said that the committee preferred the concrete base.
Kingsley said that construction observation was estimated as $75,400 for full time observation for 130 working days for eight hours per day. However, that could be lowered by having a part time inspector on site for only the critical stages of the construction. A high priority with public concerns is going to be cracked sidewalks with the directional boring process to put in the conduit. Other priorities are the pole foundation construction, especially if we go with the concrete bases, someone will be needed to make sure that the rebar cages are set properly, setting the poles in the bases, also material approval and verification, wiring and installation of connections, coordination of pavement and documentation of where the conduit is.
He reminded the Commission that BG Consultants current design contract ends with the recommendation to the Commission for the award of the contractor bid on the project. Any services beyond this would be under some sort of construction observation contract. He said that they would be happy to work with the City to whatever degree the City requests.
Kingsley reminded the Commission that the City has already spent $115,400 on engineering and some other advertising fees and legal costs. The project summary sheet indicated that the construction base low bid is $1,069,708, the Sternburg fixture is $172,919, the pole removal is an additional cost of $30,870, the inspection if the City decides to go with a full time inspector is $75,400, would total of $1,464,297. The same scenario with the Dynamic fixture is a total of $1,406,898.
Administrator Ladner gave a summary of the revenues and expenses for the streetlight fund to date. She said that the sales tax revenue collected for this project for 2006 so far was $113,892.20. The proceeds of the bonds just issued are $1,370,100, which gives us a total revenue for 2006 of $1,483,992.29. In 2005, the sales tax revenue for this project was $72,410.23, which gives us a total revenue for this project of $1,556,402.52. Expenses to date are $134,018.52. That gives the City $1,422,384 to spend on the project.
She said that the City should assume there will be cost overruns with change orders or other problems that come up. She suggested that we set aside somewhere between $100,000 to $140,000 of the $1.4 million as a contingency fund. That would leave us approximately $1.3 million total on this project. Looking at going with the Sternburg lights, minus the engineering, the total balance remaining is $1,348,897. That would be allowing $75,000 for full time inspection. She suggested that we go with an hourly contract with an engineering firm for the inspector instead of hiring a full time inspector. She suggested hiring BG Consultants as that firm due to the fact they are already familiar with the project. She thought the total inspection could be brought down to $30,000 to $45,000, which would bring the project down to roughly $1.3 million, and give us our contingency. We could go with all of the committee’s recommendations and still be within the budget for the project if we went with the Sternburg lights. Obviously we would save about $50,000 if we went with the Dynamic lights.
If you look at the historic feature, the Sternburg light is more like the original light than the Dynamic light.
Kingsley wanted the Commission to know that there was an option presented by one of the bidders for an alternate connection to the base that had been brought to them the day of the bid letting. Right now the bases have a hollowed out area with a donut in the bottom, the pole sits on top of the donut, and space between the pole and the cast iron base is filled with lead. The alternate option was to drop an iron pipe fitting down in the base, and weld the iron pipe fitting to the cast iron base and powder coat it. It is a great idea except that it would be difficult to weld the similar metals. The City could pursue this option if they could come up with a better way to join the fitting to the base rather than a lead connection.
Rance Hixson spoke as a resident rather that the committee chairman. He asked to remove the top of the Dynamic demo, and pointed out that it was easy to remove the top of that fixture as well. There were only two screws to be loosened, the base would turn and the top could easily be removed. He said that he couldn’t see paying more for the Sternberg because of the latches on the side for removal. He also felt that when it was up on the pole, the public was probably not going to notice much difference in the fixture. He also pointed out the difference in the replacement cost of the globe. The Dynamic globe was 235% less than the Sternberg. He agreed that the frosted bulb gave it a softer light.
Hixson asked Kingsley if the contract was for 135 working days as opposed to consecutive days, and what constituted a day which was not suitable, weather wise, for work. Kingsley said that if the contractor could not physically go out and productively work on the project, it would not be a working day.
Hixson asked if it was really feasible to start the work this time of year or if the work should wait until spring. He also asked if we would be getting one per cent or four per cent interest rate on the money that is in the sales tax fund.
Mayor Gernon said he was confused because the committee had recommended the Sternburg fixture and Mr. Hixson was on the committee.
Kingsley explained that he had qualified in his memo that the committee members present at the meeting had preferred the Sternburg fixture. Mr. Hixson was not at the meeting.
Mayor Gernon asked how long the construction bids were good for. Kingsley indicated that they were good for a period of sixty days. He also asked how many people were on the committee, to which the reply was eight members, and said that he was beginning to think the committee was divided on their decision to select the Sternburg fixture.
Hixson said that he was the only one who thought they should go with the Dynamic fixture.
Commissioner Schmitt asked if the Sternburg fixture could use a different globe to reduce the price. The representative from the Sternburg Company said that in order for the warranty to stay in place, the globe had to be the same one as bid. After the five year warranty period was up, they could use another globe if they desired.
Dean Tollefson mentioned that vandalism had claimed many bulbs and globes in the past and wondered what the replacement cost would be of this light fixture and if they would be available twenty years in the future.
Brian Kingsley explained that the globe was made of acrylic rather than glass, which would take a little more aggressive action than the old glass globes. The cost of the Sternburg globe is $105 and the cost of the light bulb is $19 currently.
Discussion arose concerning replacing the globes and the fixtures on the 15 example project lights. Administrator Ladner explained that if we don’t replace them, they will not be standardized within the city.
Kingsley explained that change orders would need to be discussed with the contractor. He also said that he agreed with Mr. Hixson that the screw in bases would be better because of the lead.
Administrator Ladner asked if they could go ahead and award the contract and then negotiate with the contractor to do a change order to go with a screw in base rather than the lead base.
Kingsley said that they could award the contract and they direct the contractor to make a modification.
Discussion followed concerning the cost of the labor and the lead as to whether it might actually be cheaper to put in the screw in bases. Kingsley said that he thought that there could be a reduction in the price, because of the cost of the lead. He said there is probably a cost of $20,000 to $30,000 just for the lead to be used in the bases. It was also brought out that there should be less labor involved to do the screw in bases.
Dean Tollefson questioned the fact that there were only two bidders.
Kingsley explained that he thought that the reason for only getting two bidders was because of the uniqueness of the project. He said that one of the plan holders had refused to make a bid because of the lead situation. Another plan holder elected not to bid on the project. Therefore, out of four plan holders, along with public advertising, only two responses were received.
Administrator Ladner said that the City Attorney said that we did have a valid bid letting, even if only two bids were received. She also pointed out that the high bidder said that he would go from six hours of labor to one-half hour of labor for line eight, which is to assemble and install light pole with lead joint. He had budgeted $87,884 for that. The low bidder had budgeted $104,838 for line eight. The high bidder is approximately $200,000 higher. Even if he didn’t charge anything for changing to a different method other that using the lead, the difference would not justify going with his bid.
Mayor Gernon said that he thought they had enough information to move forward with the construction bid letting.
The committee’s recommendation was that they go with the low bidder, Torgeson Electric at $1,069,708.
Kingsley said that if the City wanted to add in Alternate No. 1, which was to have the contractor remove the existing light poles, that it should be included in the motion.
Commissioner Shamburg made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmitt, to award the construction bid for the Post Lantern Streetlight Project to Torgeson Electric for $1,069,708, and to include the pole removal in Alternate No. 1 for an additional cost of $30,870. Motion carried. 4 ayes.
Mayor Gernon asked if the committee was firm on their decision to select the Sternburg light fixture or if they would like an opportunity to study it over a little more.
The committee said that they had discussed it at an earlier meeting and had decided that the Sternburg fixture was the one they wanted even though it was more expensive. They had liked the aesthetics of it, the easier access for maintenance, and the fact they were made in the United States.
Commissioner Schmitt made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Gamble, to accept the fixture bid for the Streetlight Project from Sternburg in the amount of $172,919. Motion carried. 4 ayes.
Mayor Gernon thanked the committee for all the work on this project.
Kingsley told the Commission that the use of a part time inspector would be a workable option. He extended the option that BG Consultants would agree to provide an inspector on a part time basis.
Mayor Gernon asked the committee to meet again and make a recommendation.
Commissioner Shamburg said that he was in favor of using BG Consultants inspector on a part time or hourly basis, since they had been here from the beginning of the project and were already familiar with the project.
Mayor Gernon wondered if the inspector should be put out to bid.
Administrator Ladner mentioned that BG Consultants was already familiar with the project which could reduce the cost. She said she would put it out to bid if they would like, but wondered if they wanted to hire just an inspector and some project administration, if they wanted to hire just an hourly inspector, if they needed to put a cap on how many hours per week or a total contract price. She said that the inspector hours would need to be flexible, because some weeks they might need to be here all week and some weeks only a few hours.
The four members of the committee present at the meeting made the decision to recommend using BG Consultants for a part time inspector and to have Rick Koenig and the City Code Enforcement Officer, with some training, do some of the inspections.
Kingsley said that the logical thing for him to do would be to meet with the contractor they had selected and get their schedule, and try to figure out how many hours they would need the inspector.
Commissioner Shamburg restated that it made the most sense to continue to use BG Consultants for the inspections because they were familiar with the project. He didn’t think that this was the time to take bids.
Mayor Gernon instructed Kingsley to give the Commission a proposal, and gave Kingsley permission to go ahead and work on that after the preconstruction meeting so they could get their schedule.
Administrator Ladner explained that since we are asking Kingsley to officially continue at least until the preconstruction meeting, he would get paid for it.
6. Determine which method of Sludge Disposal the City would like to pursue.
Administrator Ladner told the Commission that Dave Grimm, Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent, has identified five potential options that the City may choose from for disposing of the dewatered sludge from the treatment plan. These items are estimates only and are not bid specific options.
Grimm presented the options as follows:
Option #1, Landfill application. The cost of this is now $40 per ton. There is an estimated 200 ton currently on sight with just six months of dewatering completed. Cost - $8000 per year, $240,000 over 30 years.
Option #2, Equipment rental. This would require the rental of a tractor and a spreader if one is available at the local equipment dealerships. The rental of the tractor is $125 per PTO hours plus the rental of the spreader. Cost - $4000 to $6000 per year, $120,000 to $180,000 over 30 years.
Option #3. Hire an individual who already owns the equipment to haul it off with the City loading the byproduct at a cost of $140 per load, estimated 50 loads. Cost - $7000 per year, $210,000 over 30 years.
Option #4. Purchase the equipment necessary to haul one to three loads per week for the next thirty years. Cost - $69,000 for 30 years.
Option #5. Leave 50 acres out of production each year and keep it in grass. This option will generate a loss of revenue of about $3500 per year. $105,000 over 30 years.
He asked the Commission for direction on how they wanted him to start getting rid of the sludge. He said they are storing it on sight and have approximately 200 ton of it. They cannot dispose of it during crop season, therefore will need to get rid of it before crop season begins next spring.
Mayor Gernon asked him about Option #3. Grimm explained that the hauler would take it to our 133 acre site. His equipment disperses the sludge as a mist rather than a clumping, a process which more evenly distributes the phosphorus.
Grimm said that if they went with Option #5 to keep 50 acres in grass they would just haul it out there and spread it with the tractor the best they could. Grimm said that currently we are under the CFR-503 Act. Every year we have to take soil samples. From that we calculate how much last year’s byproduct has contaminated the soil for this year. By looking at last year’s and this year’s information, we can calculate how many years it will be before we have to stop using that sight. The last year we used that site, we still had approximately 77 years left at the existing rate of contamination. We would have to leave the cover crop of brome, grass and weeds, which would also keep the soil from blowing off. There is also a nutrient uptake rate, which is the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus a particular plant can consume in a growing season.
Mayor Gernon asked Grimm for his recommendation. Grimm’s recommendation was to purchase the equipment necessary to haul one to three loads per week, at a cost of approximately $69,000, which in the long run would be cheaper than the other options. That purchase is at today’s rates, with the other options probably going up in future years.
Commissioner Shamburg asked if the disposal site could be changed if necessary. Grimm answered that there is available acreage out there that it could be changed to.
Grimm explained that the tractor they currently had was not big enough to do the job. He also explained that the tractor he had looked at was a used tractor available from the State. He had only priced that one because they were not yet taking bids. They also discussed the possibility of trading in the smaller tractor the City already owns.
Mayor Gernon asked what the time frame was on this before they needed to have something done on this. Grimm said that they would have until spring to get something done.
Mayor Gernon said he would like to see more research done on the equipment side on Option #4.
Commissioner Shamburg said he would like to see more research on Option #4 and Option #5, as well as seeing about trading in the smaller tractor on a larger one.
7. Consider Approval of Special Hours of Operation at the Fisher Center on New Year’s Eve.
Administrator Ladner told the Commission that the First Street Bar and Grill had submitted a request to the City asking for an extension of the normal hours of operation at the Fisher Center to allow them to host a New Year’s Eve party. They would like to have the hours extended to 2:00 a.m. to coordinate with the hours allowed under their state licensing.
Rhonda Schuetz, owner of the First Street Bar and Grill, was available to answer questions from the Commission.
Commissioner Shamburg made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Gamble to approve the request to extend the hours of the Fisher Center to 2:00 a.m. on New Year’s Eve 2006, for the First Street Bar and Grill. Motion carried. 4 Ayes.
8. Consider Approval of Payment to Hiawatha Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Commissioner Shamburg made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Gamble, to approve the October distribution to the Hiawatha Convention and Visitors Bureau in the amount of $3,834.52. Motion carried. 4 ayes.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Payroll Appropriation #1070 in the amount of $34,229.88.
b. Approval of Utility Deposit Refunds in the amount of $305.36.
c. Approval of October 2006 Municipal Judge Report.
d. Approval of Contractor’s License (2), Electrical License (6), and Plumber License (3).
Commissioner Schmitt made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Shamburg, to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried. 4 ayes.
10. Lynne Ladner, City Administrator.
Administrator Ladner told the Commission that Barry Grier would begin the limestone work on the fountain tomorrow.
She discussed the memo that was in the Commission packet last week concerning filling two vacancies on the Planning Commission and one on the Board of Zoning Appeals. This is normally done in December. She asked if the Commissioners wanted to make the recommendations or if they wanted the committees to present recommendations.
The Commission decided to do this as they had in the past, to have the committees present a list of names.
Brian Grier had written a letter asking the City to allow the burning of leaves on two weekends per year in the City limits. Ladner provided the Commission with a copy of the City’s ordinance concerning open burning in the City, Article 8, Section 15.070, which allows for the burning of leaves and small brush only during such periods of time as may be set and authorized by the governing body of the city. When so authorized the following conditions, requirements and restrictions shall apply. 1. No burning shall be allowed on city property or that portion of the street or alley having an all weather surfacing; 2. Only leaves and small brush may be burned. The burning of lawns, grass clippings, and household trash or trash of any nature is not permitted; 3. Burning must be supervised and attended at all times with water immediately available; 4. Unless specified otherwise by the governing body when setting any date(s) authorizing open burning, authorized open burning shall only be permitted on Saturdays and Sundays; 5. Burning shall be conducted only during daylight hours; etc.
Speaking as a resident, Ladner said that she would like to be able to do this herself. She explained that if it was decided to do this, residents could be required to obtain a burning permit from the fire chief prior the burn. She said that the dates should be publicized so that those individuals suffering from health problems aggravated by smoke could arrange to be indoors during the burn days.
Commissioner Schmitt said that in the past, there had been problems with people burning more than brush and leaves, which was why they had discouraged this issue before.
Administrator Ladner said that she had wanted to get this presented to the Commission this evening so that they would have the opportunity to think it over.
Administrator Ladner said that beginning January 1, 2007, the State has authorized certain businesses, including City Halls, to post a no carrying concealed weapons poster. Any person with a concealed carry permit would not be allowed to carry a weapon into those buildings, not to include police officers. She suggested that our City adopt this posting. The League of Municipalities has made available information on that.
She discussed getting some new Christmas decorations for the downtown area to be put on our new lights. The City currently has only 6 to 8 decorations, which were made by City staff. We will not be able to use the old decorations which hung between the tall poles at the intersections because the poles and guy wires are not there anymore. She said that she has been looking at decorations and would like permission to purchase some new decorations for the area. The Commission told her to look into it.
Administrator Ladner reminded the Commission that they had decided not to have a meeting on the 27th. She told the Commission that we will be moving the payroll appropriation to Monday, November 20th because City Clerk Vivian Constable recently found out that e-mail votes are a violation of the open meeting law. Therefore it will be on the agenda without an amount listed. Payroll will be completed Monday, November 20, and the total payroll appropriation amount will be given to the Commission at Monday night’s meeting on November 20.
She reminded the Commission she will be out of town November 17th to 26th. She will be available on her cell phone and by e-mail during her absence.
11. Mayor Gernon.
Mayor Gernon said that we need to follow up on CRP land and make a determination as to what we are going to do with that. Administrator Ladner said that Dave Grimm has that information and will present it at a later date.
He also asked about the potential sale of real estate which had been discussed at an earlier meeting. Administrator Ladner said that Malcolm Grier would be meeting with a surveyor so that we can split the parcel off.
He also said we needed to follow up with the renter-landlord meeting and get that set up the last week of November.
Administrator Ladner asked if we are moving forward with the strategic planning session.
Mayor Gernon was not sure if it was worth the expense of hiring someone.
Commissioner Shamburg said that having a facilitator present was important, but he was not sure if it was worth doing every year, perhaps only periodically, maybe every 18 months.
Administrator Ladner suggested doing it next April for a strategic capital improvement fund and listed several projects that were in question. She suggested starting to set aside some reserve accounts to replace some of the assets in years to come.
Mayor Gernon suggested looking at last years strategic plan and going from it.
Commissioner Gamble said that it really had not been totally acted upon. He felt that it would be satisfactory to finish last year’s list.
Commissioner Schmitt thought that it would be good to have one because we have a new mayor and a new city administrator.
Commissioner Shamburg suggested doing it in the spring, that last year’s session didn’t create a set plan.
Mayor Gernon asked Administrator Ladner to set a date in the spring.
12. Com. William Collins.
13. Com. Curtis Gamble.
Commissioner Gamble asked if they are going to get the asphalt on the streets for the Streetscape project.
Administrator Ladner explained that they are putting in water service connections this week so they can go ahead and put the asphalt in before the plant closes next week.
14. Com. Marianne Schmitt.
15. Com. Steffen Shamburg.
16. Adjourn.
Commissioner Shamburg made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Gamble, to adjourn. Motion carried. 4 Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m.