Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Council Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves traffic-signal contract, adopts alley‑vacation ordinance and OKs routine bids and RFPs
Summary
The Clinton City Council awarded a bonded contract for downtown traffic‑signal upgrades (Project C‑2026), waived readings and adopted an ordinance vacating portions of two alleys, and approved several routine resolutions and consent‑agenda items at its June 23 meeting.
The Clinton City Council on June 23 adopted multiple routine actions and one capital project award during a meeting with an extended public‑comment period later in the evening.
Councilmembers approved minutes from the June 9 meetings and passed the consent agenda that included several administrative items. Council then moved to accept bids and award a contract for Project C‑2026 (traffic signalization at South Second Street/Second Avenue South and South Second Street/Fifth Avenue South). City Engineer Jason Craft told the council the project will reuse six poles from city stock, replace obsolete signal equipment dating to about 60 years ago, and is funded from the current fiscal year’s bond issue; members approved the contract by roll call.
On land‑use business the council considered and ultimately adopted an ordinance vacating portions of an east‑west alley and a north‑south alley in block six, Town of Clinton. The council first voted to waive two prior readings under Iowa Code section 380.3 (a 3/4 requirement), the waiver passed, and the ordinance then passed on final roll call with Councilmember Kearns recorded as the sole 'No' vote.
Other actions approved at the meeting included a resolution adopting electronic bidding procedures and distribution of a preliminary official statement (from PFM) and authorization to release a request for proposals for real‑estate brokerage and marketing services. The council also approved several smaller items on the consent agenda, including authorizing cable service for the Ericsson Center and lodge (6R) and approving additional electrical and fiber‑related installation costs for city IT infrastructure (6W). Councilmember discussion requested shorter explanatory council reports for future change‑order or technical items to help public understanding.
The meeting concluded after an extended public‑comment period focused on a proposed QTS data‑center campus; no formal votes on the data‑center were taken.
