HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/27/93CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
September 27, 1993
5:30 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Roll call: Mayor Manning, Angel, Buck, Budak, Fox, Dell, Lemke and
Wright.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the city's transient
merchant's ordinance which requires the licensing of temporary or
itinerant businesses who conduct business within the city and are
within an enclosed structure. The ordinance does not require
licensing for individuals who sell outdoors on private property or
those individuals who sell food products of their own growing.
A letter has been received from Port Beattie Jr. asking that the
transient merchants ordinance be amended to require the licensing
of Christmas tree growers including a company from Wisconsin. Said
company sets up Christmas tree lots in the Waterloo — Cedar Falls
area making it very difficult for area businesses to compete. He
grows the trees, trucks them himself and sells the trees for much
less than local businesses. Port Beattie Jr. and Dean Platt, owner
of Platt's Nursery, asked that the council amend its ordinance to
allow licensing of this individual.
After discussion, the Acting Clerk/Auditor was instructed to confer
with the City Attorney's Office to determine whether said ordinance
could be amended to limit out of state companies to do business
within the City of Waterloo.
With no further business before the Council, the meeting was
adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Michelle Temeyer
Acting Clerk/Auditor
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
September 27, 1993
6:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Roll call: Mayor Manning, Budak, Buck, Dell, Fox, Lemke, Angel and
Wright.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Waterloo Fire
Department's proposal to form 28E organizations and serve as
Northeast Iowa's response group to the counties of Black Hawk,
Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw and Grundy. This includes
response to hazardous material situations and education of
volunteer fire fighters.
An advisory board would be established designating one member from
each jurisdiction to govern the operations of the group. Financing
will be borne by each of the organizations on a per capita basis
based upon the total expense of the operations. The City of
Waterloo will be responsible for providing training personnel,
maintenance and housing of the equipment and the dispatching and
information services of the group.
As each jurisdiction approves the agreement, the city council will
approve the contents of each agreement. The Fire Department was
given informal authorization to proceed with the hazardous material
response concept.
With no further business before the Council, the meeting was
adjourned at 6:36 p.m.
Michelle Temeyer
Acting Clerk/Auditor