Special Session of the Dayton City Council

SPECIAL SESSION OF THE DAYTON CITY COUNCIL

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

202 1st Avenue SW

Dayton, IA 50530

Mayor Travis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call-Present: Council members Breitsprecher, Diehl, Lambert, Stapp, Wickwire. Absent:none. Also present: Randy Danielson, Nick Dunbar, Craig Johnson, and Randy Will.

AGENDA: Council member Diehl moved to approve the agenda as posted. Second by Wickwire. Motion carried unanimously.

MINUTES: Council member Wickwire moved to approve the minutes of the May 11 regular meeting as printed. Second by Breitsprecher. Motion carried unanimously.

COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: Mayor Travis and the Council agreed to move new business items A and B to the next item on the agenda.

WEBSTER COUNTY URBAN RENEWAL AREA AMENDMENT #4: Webster County Engineer Randy Will presented maps of proposed urban renewal area amendment #4 to Council members. He stated that the purpose of the amendment was to encourage development and improvement projects, and asked the Council to consider approval of an agreement for the amendment.

AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY: Council member Wickwire moved to approve Exhibit D, Joint Agreement with Webster County. Second by Diehl. Motion carried unanimously.

STREET PROJECT: Council member Wickwire moved to approve resurfacing of an area of 2nd Street NW, just south of 1st Avenue NW with concrete. The approximate cost is $7,926. Second by Breitsprecher. Motion carried unanimously.

WATER MAIN PROJECT: No new information had been received.

OAK PARK WATER AND SEWER PROJECT: The Council agreed to look into grants and USDA funding for this project.

GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL LOAN NOTES: Council member Wickwire introduced Resolution 2016-9, “Resolution Fixing Date for a Meeting on the Authorization of a Loan Agreement and the Issuance of Not to Exceed $354,000 General Obligation Capital Loan Notes of the City of Dayton, State of Iowa (For Essential Corporate Purposes), and Providing for Publication of Notice Thereof”, and moved its adoption. Second by Stapp. Roll call vote-all ayes. Resolution adopted.

LANDUS COOPERATIVE PROPERTY: No new information had been received.

RODEO GROUNDS PROPERTY: The Council agreed to invite Wrangler’s Club representatives to their June 8 meeting to discuss this.

CHIROPRACTOR INCENTIVES: The Council discussed options to assist a chiropractor with expanding his business to Dayton. They directed the Clerk to invite the chiropractor to attend the June 8 meeting.

POLICE CHIEF POSITION: A hiring committee recommended that the City offer the position to Nick Dunbar. Council member Diehl moved, contingent upon meeting all pre-employment requirements, to offer the position to Nick Dunbar at an annual salary of $37,000, with 2 weeks of vacation, 4 years remaining on the ILEA contract, and City buy out of Nick’s current employment contract. Second by Breitsprecher. Motion carried unanimously.

1ST AVENUE SW CLOSING: Council member Breitsprecher moved to close ½ block of 1st Avenue SW, just west of Main Street, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 16th for a bike night. Second by Stapp. Motion carried unanimously.

HYDRANT PAINTING: The Council agreed to allow community organizations to paint City fire hydrants for a community project.

OTHER BUSINESS: The Council discussed a guest internet line at City Hall, and requested additional street estimates.

ADJOURN: Council member Diehl moved to adjourn. Second by Breitsprecher. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:08p.m.

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Mayor Richard TravisAttest