Author: Theresa Rose

Library, W-MU 6:00 p.m. ~ August 11, 2021

1. Call to Order for
2. Roll Call
3. Public Comment
4. Consent Agenda

D1.  Minutes, Bills, Financial Reports

D2.  Personnel Hirings/Resignations

1. Reports

E1.  Elementary/Curriculum

E2.  Secondary

E3.  Superintendent

 

1. General Business

F1.  Policy Review – Edwards:  200.3 Responsibilities of the Board of Directors, 206.1 President,

206.2 Vice President, 213 Public Participation in Board Meetings, 213.1 Pubic Complaints, 401.14

Employee Expression, 502.3R1 Student Expression and Student Publications Code, 711.2 Student

Conduct on School Transportation,  905.3 Weapons in the School District

F2.  Consider VIBE Agreement w/Burlington CSD

F3.  Consider Milk Bids for 2021-22

 

1. Adjournment

AGENDA

 

August 10, 2021

 

Approve Agenda

 

Approve Minutes

 

9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update

 

Other County Business as time allows

 

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

TENTATIVE AGENDA

City Council of West Point, Iowa

Regular Meeting at Public Library

317 – 5^th Street, West Point, Iowa 52656

Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.

 

1. CALL TO ORDER

 

2. ROLL CALL

 

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION BY COUNCILOR MEIEROTTO

 

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

5. OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
6. a) Nathan Unsworth, Lee County Conservation

Cameron Hertzler, Des Moines County Disc Golf

 

6. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REPORT

 

7. POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT

 

8. MAYOR’S REPORT

 

9. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

 

10. CITY COUNCILOR’S REPORT

 

11. OLD BUSINESS

 

12. NEW BUSINESS
13. a) Liquor License Applications, Extended Service Area for Sweet Corn Festival

1) Aggie’s on the Square

2) Phil’s Pub

3) Corner Tap

4) Fourth Street Bar

 

1. b) Ordinance No. 297-21, “An Ordinance Amending Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 3, Section 6, Adjusting Council Member Compensation of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Point, Iowa” (Second Reading, by title only)

 

1. c) Ordinance No. 298-21, “An Ordinance Amending Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 4, Adjusting Mayor Compensation of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Point, Iowa” (Second Reading, by title only)

 

1. d) Urban Revitalization Tax Exemption: Daryn Fraise, 618 7^th Street

 

 

 

13. MONTHLY REPORTS
14. a) Minutes of Regular Meeting of July 12, 2021
15. b) Treasurer’s Report for July, 2021
16. c) Warrants Payable for August, 2021

 

14. OTHER BUSINESS

 

15. ADJOURNMENT

The Mt Pleasant Public Works have painted all parking spaces on W. Monroe St. and Jones Contracting finished up sealing some joints. Around 10:00 this morning Jones pulled the road closed signs down and opened W. Monroe St. from Jefferson St. to White Street. Jackson Street will remain closed North & South from W. Monroe for the time being. Later in the week of August 9^th  they will be able to open Jackson SreetSouth from W. Monroe.  Jackson going north from Monroe will remain closed until the contractor gets that section of street replaced. Mt Pleasant Utilities still needs to put the street lights back up but are waiting on some parts to be delivered to install the lights. Special thanks to Kinney & Sons & Jones Contracting for moving right along with the street removal and replacement. The Contractors got the go ahead to start the project June 16^th after all the utility work was completed by Mt Pleasant Utilities and Alliant Energy. Special thanks to all the Utility Companies that worked so hard to get the relocation of the Utilities Completed. As always they uncovered in foreseen problems through out their work.

The Henry County Conservation Board will hold their August 2021 Board meeting on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 5:30 pm in the conservation board meeting room at the office in Oakland Mills.

Items on the agenda will include: Foot Bridge Renovation Update, Ketchum Switch Rules and Regulation Discussion, Nature Center Landscaping Project, Director Report, and Naturalist Report.

Please contact the conservation department if you have any questions, 319-986-5067.

Members of Access Energy Cooperative celebrated ”20/20 Focus 24 x 7 x 365” as the theme of the 2021 Annual Meeting of Members on August 3^rd once again in a unique format compared to what members are accustomed to.

The decision to once again hold no in-person activities was one the board did not take lightly. As planning for the annual meeting of members starts in January, current information had to be used to make the decision. With so many uncertainties at that time regarding large gatherings, the 2021 Annual Meeting of Members was held as a virtual live broadcast on the Access Energy Cooperative Facebook page on August 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

The only business conducted was the election of directors. Facebook Live was used to share the election results with members.  The video has been saved to the Access Energy Cooperative Facebook page for members that are interested in watching the meeting.

Marvin Larson was re-elected to represent District 1, Larry White was re-elected to serve District 2, and Bob Chesnut was re-elected for District 3.

The election was held by mailed-in and online balloting. Each member who submitted a vote, either online or by mail, will receive a $10 bill credit. Members should see the bill credit either on their August or September bill, depending on when their billing cycle falls.

Access Energy Cooperative is an electric distribution cooperative, owned by the members who use the services, located in and serving over 9000 meters in 10 counties in southeast Iowa.

Mount Pleasant Community School Board Committee Meetings….

 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 Mt. Pleasant CSD – Central Office

1010 East Washington Street – Suite 102

Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641

 The Mount Pleasant Board of Education FINANCE COMMITTEE will meet at 2:30pm on Friday, August 6, 2021, to review/discuss:

1. FY21 Budget Update
2. Iowa’s Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust Project
3. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER – Federal COVID-19 Funding) Update
4. Return to Learn Plan

POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING

Mt. Pleasant CSD – Central Office

1010 East Washington Street – Suite 102

The Mount Pleasant Board of Education POLICY COMMITTEE will meet at 4:10pm on Friday, August 6, 2021 to review/discuss:

1. Review Iowa Association of School Board Legislative Priorities
2. 12-month Employee Vacation Schedule Update
3. Return to Learn Plan Update

 These meetings are open to the public and patrons are welcome.

DES MOINES — Iowa received 3.98 inches of rain in July, slightly less than normal, according to the latest Water Summary Update.

Rainfall was above normal in the western and southern parts of the state, and below normal in central and northeastern areas. The continued lack of rainfall led to the expansion of drought conditions in Iowa, and the return of the extreme drought classification for the first time since April.

About 75 percent of the state is rated in some level of drought, with severe drought covering over one quarter of Iowa, and extreme drought covering almost 7 percent of Iowa.  Since early July, drought conditions have improved across western and southern Iowa, but have deteriorated in east central and northeast parts of the state. The extreme drought designation covers the largest area of the state in nearly a year.

This dryness is reflected in decreasing streamflows in central and north central Iowa, and continued concern for shallow groundwater supplies in some areas of the state. The area of concern for shallow groundwater has shifted from northwest Iowa to north central Iowa.

“The rain that the state received in late July was needed, and where it came we have seen improvement in conditions. As we move through August we anticipate increased demand for water, and unless we see normal to above normal rainfall in the driest parts of the state, conditions could deteriorate,” said Tim Hall, DNR’s coordinator of hydrology resources. “The area of most concern, northwestern Iowa, has seen much needed rainfall, and conditions have improved there.”

Since the last water summary update, streamflow conditions across approximately half of the state remain in the below normal condition.

About 82 percent of the subsoil in northwest Iowa is rated as being short of very short of moisture, while soil moisture levels in west central and central Iowa are 77 percent short or very short. Soil moisture levels are generally better across the southern third of the state.

In the Missouri River basin, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers noted that runoff for July in the upper basin was just 34 percent of normal. Forecasted runoff for 2021 is expected to be 14.6 million acre feet – which is four times less than the runoff in the flood years of 2011 and 2019.

For a thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends, go to iowadnr.gov/WaterSummaryUpdate.

The report is prepared by technical staff from Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, and the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.