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Lone Tree council gives first reading to school speed‑zone ordinance, sets tax hearing
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Lone Tree City Council gave Ordinance 2025‑1 a first reading on a 3‑1 vote, approved several routine expenditures including an $8,105 carpet estimate, renewed employee insurance and set an April 2 public hearing on property taxes.
Lone Tree City Council gave the first reading to Ordinance 2025‑1 — an amendment to the city code to add a special school speed‑zone limit — on Feb. 3, 2025, with the measure passing 3‑1; Councilmember Goedken was the lone dissent. The council convened at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:18 p.m.
The ordinance was the most consequential item on a largely routine agenda. Council suspended the rules to read the ordinance by title only and then approved its first reading; the minutes do not record further debate or the ordinance's next procedural date. The first reading changes the municipal code to authorize a special school speed‑zone limit; the text of the ordinance and any implementation timeline were not specified in the minutes.
Council also approved multiple routine items and expenditures. The council accepted Estimate #579 from Hawkeye Carpet & Vinyl Inc. for $8,105 to replace carpet at City Hall (motion by Councilmember Ford, seconded by Hamm). The city approved renewal of the Wellmark employee insurance plan and adopted Resolution 2025‑A to update the employee handbook with a section for job descriptions; both maneuvers passed unanimously.
The council voted to set a public hearing on property taxes for April 2, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall to consider tax matters as required under state and local procedure. The meeting minutes also record approval of a Class B retail wine and alcohol license renewal for Lone Tree BP.
The minutes include a published list of claims paid in January. Notable disbursements include JETCO ($28,963.00 for a water plant communication system), ION Environmental Solutions ($6,600.00 for wastewater treatment and water plant management) and a $5,971.33 payment to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office for the police contract. The city's financial summary for the period shows total receipts of $123,067.04, total disbursements of $97,087.65 and cash on hand of $2,948,641.89 across funds including general, road use, water and sewer.
The minutes do not record any public comment, contested testimony, or substantive amendment to the ordinance; they reflect the council handling routine city business. The council adjourned at 6:18 p.m.
