HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.22.2008COUNCIL WORK SESSION
May 22, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Hurley, Cole, Getty, Hart, Steve Schmitt, Welper, Reggie Schmitt.
Members absent: Greenwood.
Moved by Steve Schmitt, seconded by Welper that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes:
Six. Absent: Greenwood. Motion carried.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the Standing Committees for meetings scheduled for Tuesday,
May 27, 2008.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the council agenda for Tuesday, May 27, 2008, and the
following items were reviewed.
Michelle Weidner, Chief Financial Officer, explained the $300,000 Capital Loan Notes is for
payments to retiring employees for accrued vacation and sick time.
Eric Thorson, City Engineer, reported that the IDOT receive four bids for the F.Y. 2006 Donald
Street Trail Project, Contract No. 700. The bids were under the DOTs estimates.
Paul Huting, Leisure Services Director, explained that the city has allowed bow hunting for deer
for about 15 years. This year the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is requiring that the city
reaffirm our to partnership with them. There are no changes to the rules and regulations. The
city has established our regulations by ordinance. Mr. Huting noted that he will be distributing
the Waterloo -Cedar Falls Deer Management Zone Progress Report to all council members. The
report shows all the numbers and the impact bow hunting has had on the deer population. This
has been a good way of controlling the deer population within the city limits.
Mayor Hurley explained that the change order for the digital sign for the Waterloo Center For
The Arts at a cost between $8,500 and $10,000, with the city's share of 50 percent, is because the
contractor claims the installation of the electrical was not part of the bid contract. The city's
legal department has been involved with the negotiations, and everyone felt splitting the cost
would be cheaper than going to court.
Cammie Scully, Director of Cultural & Arts Commission, explained that Change Order No. 11
for $46,673.00 for the Youth Pavilion Project is the final costs to close out the project.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Getty, seconded by Reggie Schmitt
that the meeting be adjourned at 8:18 a.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Greenwood. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk