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On a request from Lynn Mar Community School District to add a rectangular rapid flashing beacon at the intersection of 30 Fifth Street and 30 Fifth Avenue, traffic staff presented pedestrian counts and said a crossing guard is present at school times. Staff recommended no beacon at this time; the council voted to concur with the TAC recommendation. Council members and staff agreed the issue could be revisited if pedestrian volumes increase or if the district’s Safe Routes to School plan adds the crossing as a priority.

City traffic engineer Mike, responding to questions about discretionary exceptions to standards, said the city’s recommendations are tied to established warrants and technical standards. \"If we were to put rapid flashing beacons at every intersection, they lose their effectiveness because all you see is flashing lights when you're driving around,\" Mike said. Several council members noted that inclusion in the school district’s Safe Routes to School plan or a future increase in pedestrian counts could prompt reconsideration.

Council also reviewed a request to install crosswalks and signals at Iowa 13 and Prairie Ridge Avenue. Staff said the Highway 13 corridor study recommends grade-separated solutions (underpass or overpass) for pedestrian crossings on the high-speed corridor and that those long-range improvements are not in the fiscally constrained CIP. The council concurred with the TAC recommendation for no action now.

Separately, the council accepted the TAC recommendation for the intersection of East Robbins Road and Mulberry Drive to add painted crosswalk markings and static signage in advance of Mulberry Drive rather than installing rapid flashing beacons. Council approved Resolution No. 32252 to install the painted crosswalk and signage.

Staff said the Tower Terrace connection has changed local traffic patterns, but post-construction pedestrian counts are not yet available; they suggested the Safe Routes to School committee would be an appropriate forum to reexamine crossing priorities as the city develops sidewalk and CIP priorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","YouTube - City Council - Audio/Presentation - 2.6.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Marion City Council on Feb. 6 reviewed three Traffic Advisory Committee reports and voted to concur with TAC recommendations to take no immediate action on two requests for rectangular rapid flashing beacons while approving a painted crosswalk and signage at East Robbins Road and Mulberry Drive (Resolution 32252).","taxTitle","Marion City, Linn County, Iowa","taxId",55360,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6743712,"Marion council sets public hearing to solicit proposals for city-owned property including airport runway",141,709000,850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2245651-880fe58cea3a35780b926d20291d21c7&start=709&end=850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2245651-880fe58cea3a35780b926d20291d21c7/thumbnail_709000.jpg","/articles/6743712/Marion-City/Linn-County/Iowa/Marion-council-sets-public-hearing-to-solicit-proposals-for-city-owned-property-including-airport-runway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6743712-1ad8d9eb92591a634d4d3695de5c00d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183256&Signature=P4P5TicOdFpoWvH-fqdpWRZp33O~SNwBvXjKmMTu3~7JDUkmuBPs4W-i~HfEHnfqOEf-Mv9CIVJo-Sdc2G2wU~gr~CXpwIxk5lU2rgd5UUmSBihpDsc30vFE7gcLP~Equl~bbvP5a0nR91re9aBXR0Ndgo~xFTmbbl3QS~3chnvEDktHjYfYjbRpZln4mu1JgH1Ob2aYe6ayNBMHn363cCiZ0YrW~QoTAqF3hnW6ZDjZyG5IlRsNO4ZiiMOMzXxSmWLwmaAegh3sYsu-~mnS6lNNsEV4Re3Fp7XNedfNCTdv0zNLelYHv7lEpKca9r4umIBsKjM31P2d-GlSrZs7NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Marion City Council on Feb. 6 approved Resolution No. 32251, setting a date to receive and consider proposals for the disposal and development of city-owned real property in the Collins Road Extension Urban Renewal Area, including the city runway.

Councilman Arford summarized the work that led to the decision, saying the council convened an Airport Visioning Team in October 2022 that met repeatedly, solicited business surveys through the Marion Economic Development Corporation (Medco) and held a series of meetings with Luxair starting in February 2024. \"We had worked over nominally 2 years plus in order to discern and understand the issues attendant that led us now to put out on RFP our the city property, which contains the runway,\" Arford said.

Arford described the AVT’s scope as including historical review, model operating budgets for municipal airports, management structures, phased capital-investment needs, and analysis of fiscal impacts on city debt and levy. He said the team met across eight sessions through September 2023 and later met repeatedly with Luxair to understand an operator’s interests, constraints and potential proposals.

Council members did not debate a different motion; the resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with one abstention. The motion as approved sets the public hearing and opens the city’s ability to receive proposals under the RFP process; specific RFP terms were not read into the record at the meeting.

Next steps described by council and staff are procedural: the council will hold the public hearing set by the resolution and will receive developer proposals for the specified city parcels. No sale or final contract was approved at the Feb. 6 meeting.","The City of Marion City Council on Feb. 6 approved Resolution No. 32251, setting a date to receive and consider proposals for the disposal and development of city-owned real property in the Collins Road Extension Urban Renewal Area, including the city runway.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6743700,"Resident urges Marion to reconsider residential fireworks policy; council schedules review in April",283,3480000,3763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2245651-880fe58cea3a35780b926d20291d21c7&start=3480&end=3763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2245651-880fe58cea3a35780b926d20291d21c7/thumbnail_3480000.jpg","/articles/6743700/Marion-City/Linn-County/Iowa/Resident-urges-Marion-to-reconsider-residential-fireworks-policy-council-schedules-review-in-April","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6743700-e34252015e1e6afa71cfc83cf86bf50a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183256&Signature=EgnpzlFhQEUd8fBZaf41cKpN8gABas58uR-Q6Cr-Lg7oOGcRotz3LK~LdOejj-XpW5gG2muTfor459NuyBOheBO1MiZlElSukkDnkxVI026996AngJj-q6kgQHeAMSYNkKhVizDD1lr4XaVp3Nvh3wb41MsnYmTTzflydq8h9-Xe7c0sx9QpG-2Boci~RJlwop3-ND8MvBJTu1WrXjxEl9JpuJLCBdg0Q1QSPoNUjF4OSxhZokvTKtydJZycYcYg~V1ie5WIueALs-8brWlti~~bt2QaKO9MQLlA83EfifTUjWQ4IbIbLHRBkvlG8PzEWcaV8WxeQ8uvdxO7Jcs9zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the Feb. 6 second public forum, resident John Dixon asked the council to reconsider allowing fireworks in residential areas and urged more urgency because of recent state legislative activity that could expand sales and allowable use dates. Dixon cited a recent House proposal to allow year-round sales and additional use dates and referenced a high-profile accident reported in the press.

\"Those fireworks ... they don't know boundaries, but they sure can find victims,\" Dixon said, citing a news account of an accident where fireworks tipped over and caused fatalities and injuries. He asked the council to consider a survey of Marion property owners or other steps to record public opinion.

Mayor Nicholas Abu Asli told Dixon the council has scheduled a policy review in April and will revisit its fireworks rules at that time. No change was adopted at the Feb. 6 meeting.","John Dixon urged the City of Marion to ban residential fireworks after recent state-level proposals and safety incidents were cited. Mayor Nicholas Abu Asli confirmed the city has a scheduled fireworks policy review in April.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6743705,"Council approves rezoning and preliminary plat for Preserve at Lau Farm; residents raised drainage concerns",117,2853000,2970000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2245651-880fe58cea3a35780b926d20291d21c7&start=2853&end=2970","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2245651-880fe58cea3a35780b926d20291d21c7/thumbnail_2853000.jpg","/articles/6743705/Marion-City/Linn-County/Iowa/Council-approves-rezoning-and-preliminary-plat-for-Preserve-at-Lau-Farm-residents-raised-drainage-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6743705-51803387c71e5156d10fabd6ebeeba85/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183256&Signature=leX6fMoeVbp95R5jhZXS6EGUdP5~zzV695CUHSPgTjMpMsON-cvXp6NxQfGCThkcCBOB81ZyVnw7nCIBpJ9y98q1tUSMJIY34IYfzeNIJ4OxbV7ZrzEteh-oO3GK5FoaYQZJCt1umk4n6Fn08WtPBvJnDWbNcPY97yQMa0TyG0V5LZZi6uwMEj0zN8cv8wKEzhZxt1Rnk3i3wAfo~ta9JdW2~p7Z8hZrFt76CCRcV0ww4JBTo-yoY1TzE3OZQ60EMtTLhN8coK8CmdtaAs~Ru6tLo8i560OwrVch3~wVjb0nfvOp6P~5IU992Xlh6dLJyivvaMwVciS5sBlhW3RfQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marion City Council on Feb. 6 approved Ordinance No. 25-01 to rezone property northeast of Lau Park from Linn County Agricultural/Urban Service Residential (USR) to SR-2 (suburban medium-density single-family). The council also approved Resolution No. 32253 to accept the Preserve at Lau Farm preliminary plat submitted by Mooney, Engel & Rickliffe, LLC.

The clerk read an email from Pete and Kathy Napulis asking that lots 1–6 be combined into double lots and expressing concern about water and flooding because those lots back up to a northern detention basin. Councilmembers and staff discussed the comment during the preliminary-plat motion.

City staff described the remaining steps before construction or lot sales. The engineer of record will prepare plans of improvement, and the engineering division will conduct a drainage-report review and design review. \"We have multiple more touch points that come to council before anything any dirt move,\" a city staff member said. Staff said construction plans may be phased; final plats and infrastructure acceptance will come back to council before lots can be sold unless the developer requests and council grants a waiver.

Councilmembers asked whether the stormwater management plan had been submitted; a councilmember clarified that the stormwater plan had not yet been submitted for city evaluation. Planning staff explained zoning minimums (SR-2 minimum lot width 70 feet) and that final plats sometimes shift lot lines so adjacent lots gain width; planning and zoning can review requests to change lot counts if the council refers the question back to that board. The council approved the rezoning and preliminary plat during the Feb. 6 meeting.","Council approved Ordinance 25-01 rezoning property near Lau Park to SR-2 and approved the Preserve at Lau Farm preliminary plat (Resolution 32253). Residents emailed concerns about lots 1–6 and potential flooding; staff described the forthcoming engineering review and additional council touchpoints before construction or lot sales.","actionData","errors"]

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