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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
February 7, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Hurley, Getty, Hart, Steve Schmitt, Welper, Reggie Schmitt.
Members absent: Cole, Greenwood.
Moved by Reggie Schmitt, seconded by Welper that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved.
Ayes: Five. Absent: Cole, Greenwood. Motion carried.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the Standing Committee agendas for meetings scheduled for
Monday, February 11, 2008.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the council agenda for Monday, February 11, 2008 and the
following items were discussed.
Doug Carter, Fire Chief, explained the travel request for the Battalion Chief to attend Basic
Fire/Arson Investigator School in Ames, Iowa at a cost of $150.00. The Battalion Chiefs
normally do attend these types of training. The city is paying only for the registration and the
employee is paying for room and food.
Paul Huting, Leisure Services Director explained that his department received $46,500.00
reimbursement from FEMA for last year's ice storm which will be used to fund the Waterloo
Tree Inventory Project and additional $4,000 of bond money. The total contract for Stratapoint,
Inc, is $50,150.00.
Todd Derifield, City Forester, explained that the GIS Data Distribution Agreement with Black
Hawk County and Stratapoint, Inc. is to utilize existing data to help develop the tree inventory
mapping for the Waterloo Tree Inventory Project.
Doug Carter, Fire Chief, explained the Memorandum of Understanding with the Iowa
Department of Public Defense Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division for the
Waterloo Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Response team to participate in statewide
Terrorism/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Team. The governor is putting this team
together and has offered seven cities to join. Five other cities have already signed the agreement.
There is no cost to the city and it is a great opportunity to train with other departments.
Councilperson Welper commented that he noticed that other Iowa cities fix pot holes differently
than Waterloo. They cut out squares and put in concrete. Councilperson Welper stated he
thought that would be a better way to fix potholes. Steve Decker, Superintendent of Streets,
responded that if there is a utility repair, we put back the same material. If it is a pothole, we put
in a temporary cold patch. Mayor Hurley commented that it probably would cost more to saw
and put in concrete, and he noted that the Road Use Tax Fund is in the red this year.
Councilperson Welper stated that he feels initially it could cost more, but not having to
continually fix the pothole would be more cost effective. Mayor Hurley asked Councilperson
Welper to identify the cities and then we will investigate.
Mayor Hurley reported that the budget hearing will be held on March 10, 2008. If council does
approve the budget on that date, other special meetings will have to be held because the budget
has to be certified by March 17, 2008.
Councilperson Getty asked the ordinance committee to look at instituting odd/even parking for
snow removal as he feels it will make it easier for the city's snowplows.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Reggie Schmitt, seconded by Getty
that the meeting be adjourned at 8:20 a.m. Ayes: Five. Absent: Cole, Greenwood. Motion
carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk