City Council Minutes March 24, 2009 (Regular and Work Session)

North Liberty City Council
March 24, 2009
Work Session & Regular Session Minutes

At 6:05 p.m., Mayor Salm called the Work Session of the North Liberty City Council to order to discuss the Library Expansion.
Council members present: Chipman, Donahue, Hoffman, Wozniak; absent – Kuhl.

Others present: Ryan Heiar, City Administrator; Tracey Mulcahey, City Clerk; Dee Crowner, Library Director; David Hoeksema, Fundraising Consultant; Jennie Garner, Assistant Library Director; Bill Mausser; Shawn Selch; and other interested parties.

Approval of the Agenda. Chipman moved, Hoffman seconded to approve the agenda for the March 24 Work Session. The vote was: ayes – Hoffman, Chipman, Wozniak, Donahue; nays – none; absent – Kuhl. Motion carried.
Library Expansion. The North Liberty City Council discussed the proposed Library expansion with the Library Board, the Fundraiser, and the Expansion Committee.
At 6:25 p.m., Councilor Kuhl arrived.
Council consensus was achieved on moving forward with the feasibility study.
Adjourn. At 6:55 p.m., Donahue moved, Chipman seconded to adjourn. All ayes. Work Session adjourned.

Regular Session
At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Salm called the Regular Session of the North Liberty City Council to order.
Council members present: Chipman, Donahue, Hoffman, Kuhl, Wozniak.

Others present: Ryan Heiar, City Administrator; Scott Peterson, City Attorney; Dean Wheatley, City Planner; Kevin Trom, City Engineer; Tracey Mulcahey, City Clerk; Cheryle Caplinger, Media Coordinator; Bill Mausser and other interested parties.
Approval of the Agenda. Donahue moved, Kuhl seconded to approve the agenda with the Consent Agenda being revised to reflect approval of the March 10, 2009 Council minutes and item number 11, Fox Valley Rezoning being removed. The vote was: ayes – Kuhl, Wozniak, Hoffman, Donahue, Chipman; nays – none. Motion carried.

Consent Agenda. Hoffman moved, Kuhl seconded to approve the consent agenda including City Council Minutes. Regular Meeting. March 10, 2009, the attached list of Claims, and Gasby’s #2 Liquor License Renewal. Class C Beer-Sunday sales. The vote was: ayes – Wozniak, Donahue, Chipman, Hoffman, Kuhl; nays – none. Motion carried.

Public Comment. No public comment was offered.

City Attorney Report. City Attorney Peterson reported that the Highway 965 issue will be on the April 14 agenda.

City Engineer Report. City Engineer Trom updated Council on the ASR Well project.

City Administrator Report. City Administrator Heiar reported that April 8 at 4 p.m. is the next Joint Government meeting at ICCSD administration office. Heiar and Mulcahey will be attending IMMI sponsored by the Institute of Public Affairs later this week. Heiar has provided Council with a local option sales tax fact sheet.

Mayor Report. Mayor Salm has been appointed the Chairperson for the Joint Communications Commission – Chairperson for the next year.
Conditional Use Ordinance Amendment. Wheatley made the presentation of conditional use ordinance amendment. Bill Mausser reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval.

At 7:10 p.m., the Mayor opened the public hearing regarding the amendment to the Conditional Use Ordinance. No oral or written comments were received. The public hearing was closed.
Donahue moved, Chipman seconded to approve the first consideration of Ordinance Number 09-04, An Ordinance Amending Sections 2003 and 2004, Title 17, Zoning Code of the North Liberty Municipal Code Regarding Conditional Use Permit Process Requirements. The vote was: ayes – Donahue, Hoffman, Kuhl, Chipman, Wozniak; nays – none. Motion carried.

Forevergreen Road Project. City Administrator Heiar sought guidance from Council regarding this project and assessments. Council consensus was that assessments for this project is not appropriate. Staff will begin work on an assessment policy that addresses all street improvement projects.
Proceedings for Entering Into Financing. At 7:17 p.m., Mayor Salm opened the Public Hearing regarding entering into bond financing of projects. No oral or written comments were received. The public hearing was closed.
Kuhl moved, Hoffman seconded to approve Resolution Number 09-26, A Resolution authorizing a Loan Agreement and General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds and providing for the levy of taxes to pay the same. After discussion, the vote was: ayes – Hoffman, Kuhl, Donahue, Wozniak, Chipman; nays – none. Motion carried.
NLTV Office Relocation. Hoffman moved, Kuhl seconded to approve Resolution Number 09-27, A Resolution Approving the Expenditures for the Relocation of NLTV to a new office space. After discussion, the vote was: ayes – Donahue, Hoffman, Wozniak, Chipman, Kuhl; nays – none. Motion carried.

Old Business. Hoffman thanked City staff for their assistance with an issue.

Closed Session. At 7:25 p.m., Chipman moved, Donahue seconded to move into closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5.1(c), to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent and where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in litigation. The vote was: ayes – Chipman, Donahue, Hoffman, Kuhl, Wozniak; nays – none. Motion carried.
At 8:40 p.m., Kuhl moved, Hoffman seconded to return to open session. The vote was: ayes – Wozniak, Donahue, Kuhl, Hoffman, Chipman; nays – none. Motion carried.
At 8:41p.m., Donahue moved, Wozniak seconded to adjourn. All ayes. Meeting adjourned.