SEPTEMBER 6, TUESDAY EVENING – 6:00 PM
CITY OFFICE – 112 W. MAIN ST.
1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING: Mayor Kirk Miller
2. ROLL CALL: Travis Benz, Brad Helmerson, Dan Berner, Scott Campbell and January Benjamin
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. INVOCATION: Kirk Miller
5. PUBLIC HEARING:
a. Citizens questions and comments on the proposed New London Business Park Urban
Renewal Plan
b. Approve Resolution #376 Determining an Area of the City to be an Economic
Development Area, and that the Rehabilitation, Conservation, Redevelopment,
Development, or a Combination thereof, of such Area is Necessary in the Interest of the
Public Health, Safety or Welfare of the Residents of the City; Designating such Area as
Appropriate for Urban Renewal Projects; and Adopting the New London Business Park
Urban Renewal Plan (1-4)
6. REPORTS:
a. Police Dept.
b. Fire Department (5)
c. Public Works (6-7)
d. Parks & Recreation
e. Utilities (8-11)
f. Child Care
g. Mayor
7. OPEN FORUM:
a. Alison Welcher – Alcohol & Drug Dependency Services
8. CONSENT AGENDA:
a. Approve minutes of previous meetings (12-17)
b. Accept Clerk’s Financial Reports (18-20)
c. Approve Payment of Claims (Handout)
d. Approve Kasi Howard to attend a SEICCA Meeting in Brighton on Sept. 14th, 2022
e. Approve Kasi Howard to attend Street Finance Training in Oskaloosa on Sept. 8th, 2022
(21)
f. Approve Ryan Wilka & Todd Sines to attend Traffic Incident Management Conference in
Ames on Sept. 21st, 2022 (22)
g. Approve the New London Homecoming Parade Route for Sept. 14th, 2022 at 6:30 PM
(23)
9. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Discuss and take action on yard waste disposal services
b. Approve re-investing City funds in CDs (24)
10. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Discuss engineer estimates for phase 2 of the South Pine Street Subdivision
b. Approve Resolution #374 Street Finance Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (25-26)
c. Approve Resolution #375 Sponsoring the 2022 Red Flag Run from New London to
Brighton (27)
d. Approve quote for new computers and printers for the City Office sharing half the cost
with the Utility (28-29)
e. Approve quote for new copier for the City Office sharing half the cost with the Utility
(30-32)
f. Approve re-appointing Lisa Scott to the Planning & Zoning Commission with at term
ending April 30th, 2027
g. Approve re-appointing Mike Westerbeck to the Planning & Zoning Commission with at
term ending April 30th, 2027
h. Approve re-appointing Dave Ackles to the Board of Adjustments with at term ending
August 31st, 2027
i. Approve the extension of the Agency/Listing Change Agreement through March 16th
,
2023 (33)
j. Discuss and take action on Christensen Construction filling in the ditch on the west side
of S. Pine St. with the excess dirt from residential construction
k. Discuss if breezeways are allowed in the South Pine Street Subdivision (34-37)
l. Discuss the purchase and development agreement questionnaire for the sale of Cityowned land (38-39)
m. Discuss participating in a 28E Agreement with Henry County to remove snow on W.
Madison St./257th St. out to Burge Cemetery
11. MEETINGS:
a. Public Works Committee, September 21st
, 2022 at 6:30 a.m., Shop at WWTP
b. Public Safety Committee, September 21st
, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., City Office
c. Regular City Council Meeting, October 4th, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., City Office
12. ADJOURNMEN