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City Council approves permits, park upgrades, equipment loan and audit firm; stop-sign request fails
Summary
At its April 9 meeting the council approved a slate of routine items including a building permit and final plat, a grant-funded pickleball court and lighting, a pump-house generator purchase, a loan for a bobcat and hiring Williams & Company for the city audit; a request for a new stop sign received no second and did not pass.
The City Council on April 9 approved a series of routine permits, park improvements and municipal purchases and agreed to a relocation request raised during public input.
Mayor Jason Knickman called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with Councilmembers Bonsall, Schauer, Murphy and Wingrove present; Councilmember Gunia was absent. The council unanimously approved the agenda, the March 12 minutes and payment of city bills.
Councilmember Schauer moved, and Councilmember Bonsall seconded, to approve a building permit (recorded in the minutes as "Bill Robertsfence"), a shed extension for Greg Stinn and the final plat for Weber Subdivision; the motion carried. Later, after an update from Jill Schaben of DCDC, the council approved construction of a grant-funded pickleball court and lights for the basketball court on a motion by Schauer and a second by Murphy.
During the public-input period, resident Mike Schwery spoke about the restoration of what the minutes describe as "the little girl" on Highway 30 and requested that it be relocated. Councilmember Schauer moved and Bonsall seconded a motion to relocate the restored item to the north end of the Sports Complex on Highway 30; the motion carried.
A separate request from resident Joette Cogdill to install a stop sign at 9th and Eagle did not advance: Councilmember Murphy moved to deny the request but the motion received no second and therefore failed.
Mayor Knickman told the council the Sports Complex water heater needed replacement and reported two bids: Bonsall's bid of $850 and Dunlap Plumbing's bid of $1,300; he said he chose to use Bonsall's bid. Knickman also said the broken concrete from a sidewalk project will be taken to Woodbine rather than Dunlap (Brasel’s), per Department of Transportation arrangements, and raised concerns about local junk yards.
The council approved purchasing a generator from Ziegler for the pump house on a motion by Schauer, seconded by Murphy. On a motion by Wingrove, seconded by Murphy, the council voted to retain Williams & Company to perform the city audit. Councilmember Bonsall moved and Schauer seconded approval of a loan agreement with Community Bank to finance a bobcat; that motion also passed. Mayor Knickman closed the meeting after a motion by Murphy and a second by Wingrove to adjourn at 8:18 p.m.
Meeting minutes state that all motions recorded were "all in favor" unless otherwise noted.
