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Council approves annexation intent, financial reports, appointments and several contracts
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Swisher council approved a motion to initiate annexation steps, adopted the fiscal year 2024 street financial report, appointed a trustee to the Swisher Community Fund board, approved a pay application for the sanitary sewer project, awarded tree-removal and asbestos-abatement contracts, rejected a signing/striping quote and approved other procedural items.
The City of Swisher council on Aug. 12 approved several formal items on its agenda. Key actions included:
- Annexation: Council voted to direct staff to refine cost estimates and initiate contact with the county as an initial step toward annexation of the Dean-area property; the vote authorized staff to obtain a county reimbursement figure and to return to the council with refined estimates before a final annexation vote.
- Resolution 53 (2024): Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2024 street financial report for submission to the Iowa Department of Transportation as required by law.
- Resolution 54 (2024): Council approved the appointment of Dan Johnson to the Swisher Community Fund Board of trustees, bringing the board to five members so it can convene.
- Resolution 55 (2024): Council approved Pay Application No. 4 to Dave Schmidt Construction for work through Aug. 2, 2024, on the sanitary sewer project; staff noted the city briefly was out of compliance on an SRF "made-in-USA" material requirement but had corrected the issue and returned to compliance.
- Resolution 56 (2024): Council awarded a contract to Waterberry Property Management for tree removal (discussed at approximately $8,961 in the packet discussion).
- Procurement: Council voted to reject the only quote received for the signing and striping project and directed staff to reissue the solicitation with adjusted specifications.
- Asbestos abatement/demolition: Council approved an abatement bid award to Echo Midwest for $3,570 and discussed required DNR notification timelines; the council also set a deadline for a downtown building owner to file permit paperwork or face demolition scheduled with a contractor in September.
- Budget/administrative: Council approved reallocating funds budgeted for a new City Hall copier toward IT cleanup and security work related to a recent security incident; council also approved canceling the Aug. 26 meeting due to staff vacation scheduling.
All motions and resolutions in the packet that received a roll-call were carried; where precise individual vote tallies were not read into the record, the minutes record the motions as approved.
