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Ottumwa Council approves multiple resolutions including property sales, airport grant application and street projects
Summary
At its meeting council approved sale of two placarded properties, set a public hearing on a real-estate exchange with the local school district, authorized an airport grant application and awarded a Washington Street reconstruction contract, among other routine resolutions. One personnel upgrade was rejected after a separate vote.
Ottumwa City Council approved a package of resolutions that included property disposals, grant applications, capital-project awards and policies affecting city operations.
Property disposals and public hearings: council accepted the highest bids on two placarded properties: 422 North Walo (recommended bid by Elma Perez for $7,777.77) and 126 South Cooper (recommended bid by Samuel Duran, amount recorded in the hearing). Both sales were approved by resolution. Council also set a public hearing on a real-estate-exchange agreement with the community school district to transfer small parcels and alleyways in exchange for utility easements; staff said no money will change hands.
Infrastructure and capital projects: council authorized an application to the Iowa Airport Improvement Program for taxiway rehabilitation (staff estimated a project cost in the meeting notes and said the state match could cover about 85% of the cost; staff reported an estimated city share of roughly $70,000 on a roughly $468,000 project). Council awarded the Washington Street reconstruction contract to DC Concrete & Construction (low bid reported at roughly $738,491) and accepted completion of a Church Street crosswalks project with associated change order work. Council also approved a change order for the cemetery office and maintenance building (change order cost reported as $28,277.35 increasing the contract total as stated in the staff report).
Operational policies and programs: the council adopted a hearing-protection policy and a formalized employee wellness program; staff said baseline hearing testing might cost about $3,000 and that $12,000 is budgeted annually for employee health screenings.
Roll-call and voting: most resolutions were approved by unanimous roll call. The compensation/handbook package was split: items 1–6 were approved, while a separate vote on item 7 (an upgraded Director of Community Development job grade) failed.
