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Milo City Council approves $32,728 LED sign, wastewater payment and multiple permits; schedules second reading for no-parking ordinance
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Milo City Council approved purchase of a north-facing LED sign for $32,728 with city, grant and community funding; approved a $7,633.60 contractor payment on the wastewater project; transferred RAGBRAI funds to parks; and approved several permits and administrative expenditures. The council set a Nov. 18 second reading for a no-parking ordinance.
The Milo City Council on Nov. 4 approved a set of motions covering capital projects, administrative spending and land-use matters, including authorization to buy a new north-facing LED sign and payments related to the town’s wastewater project.
Council action was highlighted by approval of an updated price of $32,728 for a north LED sign. The council kept the previously authorized city contribution “not to exceed $15,000,” and the balance will be covered by a $5,000 Warren County philanthropic grant and $13,050 in community donations from Milo Hometown Pride, a council motion record shows.
The council also approved the monthly wastewater construction monitoring report 16 and a contract payment of $7,633.60 to Hall Engineering; Mayor Hall said a change order addressing incomplete work will be presented at the Dec. 2 meeting.
Other approvals included placing a property lien for an outstanding sewer balance, the first reading of Ordinance 2024-05 (No Parking Zones) and setting its second reading for Nov. 18, approval of a parcel split outside Milo creating Parcel “D,” and issuance of both a demolition permit and a building permit for 316 5th Street.
Council approved funds to implement cyber security recommendations from the Iowa Community Assurance Pool up to $1,400 and authorized purchase of six tablets for council meeting use at a cost not to exceed $930. The council also approved Resolution 2024-18 transferring $4,624.57 from the city’s RAGBRAI account to parks for City Park projects.
Votes at a glance: Ayes: Councilmembers Kinser, Wadle and Griggs; Absent: Rasmussen and Mason; Nays: none. Key recorded motions and outcomes include: - Amended agenda to set Milo Hometown Pride donations to $13,050 — Motion: Kinser; Second: Wadle — Outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (minutes and accounts payable $79,715.16; Warren County Sheriff’s report) — Motion: Griggs; Second: Kinser — Outcome: approved. - Approve wastewater monitoring report 16 — Motion: Kinser; Second: Griggs — Outcome: approved. - Pay Hall Engineering $7,633.60 for wastewater contract work — Motion: Griggs; Second: Wadle — Outcome: approved. - Approve north LED sign purchase $32,728 with funding split (city up to $15,000; $5,000 grant; $13,050 community donations) — Motion: Wadle; Second: Griggs — Outcome: approved. - Re-approve brackets/banners project not to exceed $2,597.28 (to be paid from $2,040 grant) — Motion: Kinser; Second: Wadle — Outcome: approved. - Adopt Resolution 2024-18 to transfer $4,624.57 to parks — Motion: Kinser; Second: Griggs — Outcome: approved. - Place property lien for sewer balance — Motion: Kinser; Second: Wadle — Outcome: approved. - Ordinance 2024-05 first reading (No Parking Zones) — Motion: Wadle; Second: Kinser — Outcome: approved; second reading set for Nov. 18, 2024. - Parcel split creating Parcel “D” (outside city limits) — Motion: Kinser; Second: Griggs — Outcome: approved. - Demolition permit for 316 5th St — Motion: Kinser; Second: Griggs — Outcome: approved. - Building permit for 316 5th St — Motion: Griggs; Second: Wadle — Outcome: approved. - Approve up to $1,400 for cyber security protocols — Motion: Kinser; Second: Griggs — Outcome: approved. - Purchase six tablets not to exceed $930 — Motion: Griggs; Second: Kinser — Outcome: approved.
Practical next steps noted in the meeting record include a planned change order presentation on the wastewater project at the Dec. 2 meeting and the ordinance second reading scheduled for Nov. 18. Several items — including standard operating procedure manuals, the Trail Memorandum of Understanding and some park projects — were tabled for follow-up at future meetings.
