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State of Iowa COUNCIL WORK SESSION
May 2,2022
Black Hawk County 3:45 p.m.
Harold E.Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Boesen, Nichols,
Amos,Chiles,Grieder,Wilder and Feuss.
Absent:Mr.Chiles
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that the Agenda, as proposed, be
approved. Voice-vote Ayes: Six. Motion
carried.
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that the Minutes, as proposed, for the
Regular Session on Monday, April 18,
Waterloo, City of- Legals 2022, at 5:30 p.m., be accepted and
approved. Voice vote-Ayes: Six. Motion
carried.
Objective: Discussion on Sanitation De-
partment projects.
715 MULBERRY ST. Randy Bennett, Public Works Division
Manager, provided an overview of the
WATERLOO IA 50703 Route Ware software project.Route Ware
is new software the department pur-
chased to better reconcile sanitation
records in the Water Works software
system,Microsoft Access Account Data-
base at Public Works, and what was
ORDER NUMBER 212549 actually on the street for garbage cans.
The software has been up and running for
four months and so far they have found
that there is a net $9007.75 loss of
revenue per month. This is due to
The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath, do depose and say that I residents swapping or stealing neighbors
carts and the utility accounts not reflecting
am an authorized employee of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, that this additional cart. He provided an
overview of how the implementation
The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier is a weekly newspaper regularly process has worked.Implementation has
taken a few months to do,as many of the
published and printed in the English language in the City of Waterloo, carts needed to have an RFID'tag affixed
to the garbage cart. Now that the RFID
Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said tags are on thecarts,itisabletotrackthe
city and county; and that I personally know that the notice, a true co Percentage of routes completed, sched-
py ,..led stops for the day, how many carts
of which is hereto affixed, was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls are not out,etc.Scott Brunson,Sanitation
Director, provided an overview of
Courier on the following days, to-wit: changes that are needed to the program
and proposed solutions.
Randy Bennett, Public Works Division
Manager and Scott Brunson, Sanitation
Director, discussed Sanitation Depart-
ment projects with the City council.The
city council supported Mr. Bennett's
request to develop a schedule of fees
recouping costs for retuming to a
residence to pick up garbage,along with
ordinance changes to improve the private
hauler application process.
Objective: Discussion of a resolution
establishing a community 24/7 carbon-
free electricity goal for the City of
Waterloo.
Mr. Grieder introduced Josh Mandel-
baum,Des Moines City Council member.
Mr. Grieder shared that City of Des
Moines implemented this resolution and
would address the process the city went
through.
Mr.Mandelbaum shared the reasons why
Section: Legals City of Des Moines decided to adopt the
community 24/7 carbon-free electricity
goal and the changes the city made to
Category: 950 Legal Notice start to work to reduce carbon emission
and reduce the city's negative impact on
the environment.
PUBLISHED ON: 05/19/2022 Jeremy Sorenson, MidAmerican Energy,
shared that the company is looking
forward to working with Waterloo in the
future.
Mr. Mandelbaum and Mr, Grieder dis-
cussed establishing a community 24/7
carbon-free electricity goal for the City of
Waterloo with the city council.
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that the meeting be adjourned at 4:42
p.m.Voice-vote Ayes:Six.Motion carried.
FILED ON: 5/19/2022 Kelley Felchie,City Clerk
That the issues of said paper containing said notice were duly
circulated in the regular mann,
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Notary Public in and for Said County
" MICHELLE GRAHAM
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