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Votes at a glance: Boone council approves multiple resolutions, motions including Hancock Drive plans and wastewater contract
Summary
At its meeting the Boone City Council approved multiple resolutions and motions, including plans for Hancock Drive, a wastewater contract, electrical repairs to the Green Space and permission to pursue a publicly accessible microchip scanner placement with the police department.
At its meeting, the Boone City Council voted on several resolutions and motions. Below is a concise list of each recorded action, the description as read in the meeting, and the council’s recorded outcome.
Votes at a glance
- Hancock Drive extension: Resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost for the Hancock Drive extension project (listed as Resolution 34‑11 in the meeting packet). Outcome: adopted by roll call.
- Southeast Boone urban renewal: Resolution setting dates of consultation and a public hearing on a proposed Amendment No. 11 to the Southeast Boone Urban Renewal Plan (listed as Resolution 34‑10). Outcome: approved by roll call to set consultation/public hearing dates.
- Wayfinding sign at Welcome-to-Boone train area: Council approved placing a wayfinding sign at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad / Welcome-to-Boone train area and directed staff to proceed with placement on city property as proposed. Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Public works succession position (utilities): Council approved adding funding and hiring steps to cover a labor position to support Utilities succession planning (to cover knowledge transfer for a retiring utilities staff member). Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Edwards wastewater project contract award: Resolution recommending awarding contract to Shank Construction of Kirkland, Minnesota in the amount of $1,005,300 for the Edwards project at the wastewater plant. Outcome: contract award approved by roll call.
- Green Space electrical rebuild: Motion to approve electrical work and related bids to restore power and meter for the Green Space stage and fixtures (bid example: a $3,984 quote from Craig Brown to tie fixtures together). Council approved proceeding with the work, noting staff will seek insurance recovery; any uninsured portion to be covered from local option sales tax or other fund as later determined. Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Letter of support for CMR (formerly TDDIB): Council authorized the city administrator to sign a generic letter of support to help the local company pursue federal funding; no city funding committed. Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Consent agenda and other routine resolutions: Council approved the consent agenda and routine items listed therein by roll call.
- Closed session: Council voted to enter closed session under Iowa Code (for discussion of disposition of particular real estate). Outcome: closed session approved by roll call.
Notes on motions and procedure
Most motions were moved and seconded from the dais; individual mover/second names were recorded in the meeting minutes but not consistently read on the audio transcript. Where the packet referenced resolution numbers those numbers are included above; other items were motions without a numbered ordinance or resolution. No ordinances requiring multiple readings were adopted at this meeting.
Ending: Council instructed staff to follow up on insurance for the green space repairs and asked departments to report back as needed; several items will return in later packets with further detail once bids, insurance determinations or hearings are completed.
