Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Time:  7:30 a.m.

HCHC Board Room

1. CALL TO ORDER

II.         ROLL CALL

1. Prottsman ____             4. Mrs. Bender                        ____                7. Mr. Welcher ___
2. Olson ____                5. Mrs. McNamee       ____
3. Heaton ____                6. Mr. Blake                ____

III.        CONSENT AGENDA

1. Minutes of previous meeting and committees
2. Administrative memo and EMS report

IV.        OLD BUSINESS

1. Financial Update
2. Capital Update
3. HOSPITAL INSPECTION Welcher

1. NEW BUSINESS

 VII.      EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE

Closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 21.5 to discuss strategic and proprietary              objectives.

VIII.      ADJOURNMENT

AGENDA

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Order of business, regular session

Danville City Council, Danville City Hall

NOTE:  The regular session may be conducted electronically

as allowed by Iowa Code 21.8

Citizen comments:  Comments must be directed to the subject under consideration.  The presiding officer shall rule on the relevance of the citizen comments.  Citizens making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks may be barred by the presiding officer from further comment before the Council during the meeting.

1. Call to order 6:00 p.m.

2. Accept or amend the agenda.

3. Open forum: A time set aside to receive comments from the public regarding city business.  The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public on any subject pertaining to City business, including items on this agenda.  You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks to five minutes in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak.  The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair.  No action will be taken.

4. Discussion and action on the 2023 September Des Moines County Sheriff’s report.

5. Fire Chief/Building Inspector report – action by council if needed.
6. Approval, if needed, of building permits and/or report as presented.

6. City Electrician report.
7. Approval of report if needed.

7. Public Works written report.
8. Discussion and action on the purchase of a backhoe.
9. Update on the potential easement needed for the wastewater treatment plant. Action by council if needed.
10. Approval of the written report as presented.

8. Approval of consent agenda.
9. Council minutes of October 2, 2023.
10. September 2023 financial report.
11. Payment of bills.

9. Council reports and correspondence.
10. Update on the temporary work easements for the city extending work on the drainage ditch to the school property. Action by council if needed.
11. Review of a letter received from a property owner regarding recent work done on the drainage ditch. Action by council if needed.
12. Discussion on the sidewalk repairs needed in the 200 block of North Main Street.  Action if needed.

10. Adjournment. The next session of the Danville City Council will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m..

11. A work session will be held after the council meeting if needed to work on the survey forms for the CDBG income survey.

On October 16^th, 2023, at approximately 5:50 A.M. the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle parked in the middle of the road, running with a single occupant inside sleeping, in the 1600-Grid of 105th Street.

A Henry County Deputy responded and discovered the driver to be Jonathan R. Shumaker, 23, of Wayland to be sleeping in the driver seat of the running vehicle. Shumaker was arrested and transported to the Henry County Jail. Shumaker was charged with possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine. Shumaker also received a citation for Stopped on the Traveled Part of an Unpaved Highway. An OWI charge is still under investigation.

 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.

“The widespread rain is definitely ill-timed yet still badly needed,” said Sec. Naig. “Though combines are sidelined, and harvest progress is slowed, the rain will have a positive impact on re-charging soil moisture, establishing cover crops and replenishing pastures.” 

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report

Iowa was cold and damp this week with the northern two-thirds of State receiving above average precipitation, limiting days suitable for fieldwork to 4.2 during the week ending October 15, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Corn and soybean harvest continued to be the main field activities for the week, although there were some reports of fall tillage and dry fertilizer being applied.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 19 percent very short, 38 percent short, 40 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 31 percent very short, 43 percent short, 24 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.

Virtually all the State’s corn crop has reached maturity. Corn harvested for grain reached 42 percent statewide, 3 days ahead of last year and 5 days ahead of the average. Moisture content of field corn being harvested for grain was at 17 percent. Corn condition rated 51 percent good to excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 98 percent this week. Soybeans harvested reached 74 percent, 1 day ahead of last year and 9 days ahead of the average. 

Pasture condition rated 17 percent good to excellent. Livestock conditions were generally good. Some producers continue to haul hay and purchase hay in preparation for winter, while others have turned cattle out to feed on fields of corn stalks. 

Weather Summary
Provided by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

A large and slow-moving low-pressure system spun several waves of showers and thunderstorms across Iowa during the reporting period. Stations across Iowa’s northern half received more than a month’s worth of rainfall. Temperatures were also cooler than average where cloud cover and rain were present; the statewide average temperature was 50.2 degrees, 2.7 degrees below normal.

Daytime highs on Sunday (8th) rose into the upper 60s and low 70s as spotty clouds dotted the sky under light northerly winds. Mostly clear skies into Monday (9th) morning allowed temperatures to fall below freezing at many Iowa stations while upper 30s and low 40s were observed in eastern Iowa. Afternoon conditions were partly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s as northerly winds increased. Starry skies persisted through Tuesday (10th) morning with an easterly shifting wind and temperatures in the upper 20s northwest to upper 30s southeast. Several southwestern stations registered highs in the lower 70s with temperatures 10-15 degrees cooler in northern Iowa. Clouds increased over southern Iowa into early Wednesday (11th) as showers and a few thunderstorms moved through the area. General totals were under 0.20 inch, though Truro (Madison County) measured 0.26 inch and College Springs (Page County) received 0.36 inch. Additional showers and a few severe thunderstorms fired across eastern Iowa, later expanding farther north and west, ahead of a large low-pressure system that was approaching Iowa. A second wave of showers pushed into western Iowa just before daybreak on Thursday (12th) with a broad shield of rain persisting over northern Iowa through the afternoon hours. Initial rainfall totals exceeded 1.00 inch at 60 stations with the highest totals in eastern Iowa and a statewide average of 0.47 inch; a station in Davenport (Scott County) observed 2.02 inches while Camanche (Clinton County) reported 3.05 inches. Easterly wind continued through the day with upper 40s northeast to mid-60s southwest.

The low-pressure center finally moved into western Iowa after midnight on Friday (13th) with moderate to heavy rain falling from several waves of showers and thunderstorms. Nearly 30 northwest stations observed at least 2.00 inches with 10 stations registering more than 3.00 inches; Milford (Dickinson County) reported 3.09 inches with 3.75 inches in Storm Lake (Buena Vista County). Totals tapered off farther southeast though most stations across Iowa’s northwestern two-thirds observed at least 0.50 inch; the statewide average total was 0.76 inch. Overcast skies persisted through the day with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s as stronger storms formed across central Iowa during the late afternoon. Ample instability and atmospheric spin associated with the low-pressure center forced a few tornado-warned thunderstorms, though no rotation was spotted. The system finally exited eastern Iowa early on Saturday (14th) with 24-hour totals reported at 7:00 a.m. highest from central to eastern Iowa. More than 30 additional stations hit an inch or more with 2.68 inches in Lowden (Cedar County); general totals at most stations were in the 0.25- to 0.75-inch range with a statewide average of 0.52 inch. Overcast skies hid the annular solar eclipse as spotty showers spun in on the backside of the low. Daytime temperatures were in the 50s as gusty northerly winds built in. Overnight lows did not drop significantly as thick stratus cloud remained; temperatures remained in the mid to upper 40s on Sunday (15th) morning.

Weekly precipitation totals ranged from 0.07 inch in Davis City (Decatur County) to 5.29 inches in Sioux Rapids (Buena Vista County). The statewide weekly average precipitation was 1.85 inches, almost three times the normal of 0.64 inch. Lamoni (Decatur County) reported the week’s high temperature of 81 degrees on the 12th, 14 degrees above normal. Elkader (Clayton County) reported the week’s low temperature of 23 degrees on the 11th, 16 degrees below normal.