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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
March 5, 2009
8:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Hurley, Cole, Getty, Hart, Greenwood, Steve Schmitt, Welper, Reggie
Schmitt.
Moved by Reggie Schmitt, seconded by Steve Schmitt that the Agenda, as proposed, be
approved. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the Finance Committee agenda for Monday, March 9, 2009.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the council agenda for the meeting scheduled for Monday,
March 9, 2009 and the following items were discussed.
Councilperson Steve Schmitt noted that the costs for the flood control pumps is estimated to be
$200,000.00, and he asked what we planned to do with the other $800,000.00 funding from the
grant. Noel Anderson, Community Planning & Development Director, responded that staff is
putting together a list of eligible projects.
Eric Thorson, City Engineer, reported that Change Order No. 10 for the F.Y. 2007 Waterloo
Dam Rehabilitation and Riverwall Construction Project, Contract No. 713, is due to lowering
manholes that were in conflict with the new work, additional removals not foreseen during the
design and removal of the old boat dock in front of the Center For The Arts. The boat dock
removal and construction of the riverwall for the new boat dock were going to be included in
future contract, but it was determined that since the dam contractor had extended their cofferdam
past the boat dock location, it would be cheaper to have the dam contractor due the work now
rather than include the work in a future contract.
Councilperson Welper asked the status of the public market, and if we had found an anchor store
for the building. Mayor Hurley responded that the Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Valley
Alliance and the city hired Jay Stoddard to do a business plan. Mayor Hurley stated he has the
plan, he needs to review the plan with Stoddard and the Alliance and bring it back to council.
Councilperson Getty stated that last week there was a cigarette permit for City Liquor &
Tobacco, 508 Broadway on the council agenda. The vote was tied at three to three.
Councilperson Getty stated that he talked to the gentleman who owns the property. His original
intention was to put in a car wash, but with the economic conditions, he is having hard time
getting money from the bank for a car wash. The gentleman would like to proceed with the
convenience store until he can get the car wash going. Councilperson Getty asked to bring the
cigarette permit application back to council next Monday. This gentleman owns several more
stores in Waterloo, and there has been no trouble. Moved by Getty, seconded by Hart to put the
cigarette permit application for City Liquor & Tobacco, 508 Broadway, back on the March 9,
2009 council agenda. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Councilperson Hart stated he has had conversations with staff and Councilperson Reggie Schmitt
to look at what other cities are doing regarding liquor stores. Some jurisdictions are not allowing
them to locate by day care centers, prohibiting drive-in liquor stores, no loitering and taking care
of the trash. Councilperson Hart stated he would like conversation about what Waterloo can do
to make sure we don't put liquor stores next to day cares like on East 4th Street. Mayor Hurley
stated that it was his understanding that particular liquor store did conform to our ordinances.
Mayor Hurley stated that the best way to stop this is to gather information, see what other cities
do and then hold a council work session to change our ordinance. Councilperson Reggie Schmitt
stated that Chris Wendland has all the gathered information and is reviewing what we legally can
do. Councilperson Hart will follow up on the ordinance change.
Councilperson Greenwood stated that last week there was an agreement for a consultant to look
at our prescription drug plan that was to be put on Monday's agenda. Mayor Hurley stated he
will speak with Councilperson Greenwood after this meeting.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Welper, seconded by Reggie
Schmitt that the meeting be adjourned at 8:19 a.m. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk