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Courier Communications COUNCIL WORK SESSION
October 18.2021
100 East 4th Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703 345 pm.
Harold E.Getty Council Chambers
Black Hawk County Members present Boesen,Amos,Morris-
sey.Klein.Feuss,Grieder.and Juon.Mr.
Morrissey joined via telephone.
160536-Grieder/Feuss
that the Agenda, as proposed, be
approved. Voice-vote Ayes: Seven. Mo-
tion carried.
neFI do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of notice was published in hatt5he Minut sr of October 4. 2021.as
the WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS COURIER, a daily newspaper Seven Motion carried. Voice-vole Ayes:
printed in WATERLOO, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and that the Oective Waterloo Regional updaandtes
Le sure
annexed rate of advertisingis theregular legal rate said services Department
g e oKeith Kaspan, Airport Director, provided
newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for publishing said an overview of operations at the Waterloo
Regional Airport.
notice. Council members and Mayor Hart dis-
cussed Waterloo Regional Airport opera-
tions with Mr.Kati
Paul Ruling, Leisure Services Director,
Waterloo, City of- Legals provided an overview of Leisure Services
Department operations.
Council members and Mayor Hart dis-
cussed the Leisure Services Department
with Mr.Huting.
715 MULBERRY ST. objective Discussion of litter control and
native grasses ordinance amendments.
Litter Control: Martin Petersen, City
WATERLOO IA 50703 Attorney provided an overview of pro-
posed changes to the litter control
ordinance. As technology has improved,
the city now has the opportunity to do
enforcement of illegal dumping at the
ORDER NUMBER 205401 drop off sites. The enforcement mecha-
nism is 4-4-11. He proposed adding
language talking about excluded waste
and asked for council's approval on
moving forward with the wording change.
Council members and Mayor Hart dis-
cussed the proposed ordinance changes
with Mr.Petersen.
Native Grasses Ordinance Amendments.
Martin Petersen, City Attorney explained
that Code Enforcement wrote a citation
Signed for planted vegetation in the right-ol-way
which sparked conversations with the
resident, Mrs. Klein,and city staff about
prairie planting or native vegetation in
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 20 . right-of-way He shared several ordinan-
ces hat are currently on the books that
touch on the topic of allowing,with some
regulation,plantings in the right-of-way by
/1 private property owners. Through the
Qa] 4� course of looking at these ordinances and
the ordinances of other communities,they
Notary Public allow exceptions for native plantings. He
shared that the matter needs much more
deliberation at the department level to
Received of system gure owould ut if sbec ideal andp whethermiier
council is comfortable with how ordinan-
ces currently read.Overall,he requested
the sum of h•l�+llfjll council provide some direction on wrther
Dollars in full er this topic should be cit for tl further
and brought back to council for additional
for publication of the above invoice. review.
Council members and Mayor Hart dis-
cussed the proposed ordinance changes
Notary Seal: with Mr.Petersen.
a�� ective: Amendments to the sidewalk
a 4vsi4"s (CARMEN MAE STEPHEN it program ordinance.
° COMMISSION NO.83385 ie Knutson,City Engineer.discussed
= r used changes to the sidewalk repair
* MY C MI I PIRE r ram ordinance.
Section: Legals — C not members and Mayor Hart dis.
L Cu u ed the proposed ordinance changes
Mc Knutson.
Category: 950 Legal NoticeI60 the meeting aadjourned at 4:52
PUBLISHED ON: 11/02/2021 pm. Voice-vote Ayes: Seven. Motion
carred.
Kelley Felchte
City Clerk
TOTAL AD COST: 46.72
FILED ON. 11/2/2021