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St. Charles council approves Imes Bridge Park sculpture, sewer and service contract renewals and accepts Waste Management rate increases
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the St. Charles City Council approved use of city land for a Heart of Iowa sculpture at Imes Bridge Park, authorized Omni Site and a three-year Cummins service agreement for sewer equipment, and accepted a Waste Management contract featuring a 3.5% increase in 2025 and 5% annual increases thereafter.
The St. Charles City Council voted Dec. 9 to allow a Heart of Iowa stainless-steel and bronze sculpture to be placed on city-owned land at Imes Bridge Park, approved replacements and service contracts for sewer equipment and accepted proposed rate increases from Waste Management.
Becky Knight, joined by Dawn Vetter, Jim Benedict and Lily Kuonen, presented the sculpture plan, saying donations and grants would fund the work and asking the council to approve use of city land for installation. On a motion by Councilmember Travis Brockett, seconded by Tom Blomme, the council approved use of city land for the sculpture; the minutes record a unanimous voice vote and state that the exact location will be determined later.
Sewer superintendent Rhonda Guy discussed two options to replace an obsolete mission dialer at the east sewer lagoons and the council approved contracting with Omni Site to provide the replacement. The council also approved a new three-year service agreement with Cummins for generator repairs at the lagoons on a motion by Megan Allison, seconded by Travis Brockett; the minutes record unanimous approval.
The council approved two resolutions: Resolution 12A-2024 hiring a temporary snow-plow driver and Resolution 12B-2024 transferring funds to the Capital Street Improvement account. Both passed on roll-call votes recorded as unanimous in the minutes; individual roll-call votes are not listed in the meeting record.
During general business the council discussed renewal terms for the city's contract with Waste Management. After considering whether to tie increases to the Waste Consumer Price Index or a fixed rate, the council voted to accept a contract that sets a 3.5% increase for 2025 and 5% increases annually for the remaining five years of the contract; the motion passed by voice vote recorded as unanimous.
Council members also approved the 2025 City Council meeting dates and holiday schedule, noted pending changes to the Gworks accounting system used by the city clerk, set budget meeting dates and timelines for fiscal year 2026 planning, and discussed nuisance properties and planned outreach to property owners.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2025 at City Hall.
