City Council Regular Meeting 7-7-25 Monday, July 07, 2025 06:30 PM 115 2nd Street SE

The City Council meetings are open to the public attending in person, with masks encouraged when social distancing cannot be accomplished.  If the public does not wish to participate in person, they are also invited to participate via a Zoom meeting.  You can participate via phone:

Meeting ID: 713 080 5898                Passcode: 4332809                Call: 1-346-248-7799

1.Call to Order

2.Pledge of Allegiance

3.Aldermen Present

4.Correction or Approval of Minutes

  1. a.June 16th, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

5.Visitors

6.Public Hearing

7.Mayor Norby

  1. a.Update:

8.Committee Meeting Work

  1. a.Budget and Finance Committee: FY25-26 Payroll (tabled at the June 16th, 2025 meeting)

    1. 85-15% Health Insurance Cost Split

    2. Department Head Wages

    3. Up to 2.9% Increase on Wages, additional pay increases for designated employees including to cover health insurance increase

9.Alderman Requests and Committee Reports

Budget and Finance – Chairman Christensen – DiFonzo, Koffler.  Police and Fire– Chairman DiFonzo – Rasmussen, Larson.  Parks and Recreation – Chairman Christensen – Larson, Rasmussen.  Water and Sewer – Chairman Buxbaum – Christensen, DiFonzo.  Street and Alley – Chairman Rasmussen – DiFonzo, Koffler.  Sanitation– Chairman Larson – Koffler, Buxbaum.         City Buildings & Street Lighting – Chairman Koffler – Buxbaum, Christensen

10.Unfinished Business

11.New Business

  1. a.Richland County-Request to waive Building Permit Fees for Public Works Shop $17,184.82 ($12,729.50-Building Permit, $4,455.32 Plan Review)

  2. b.Update Compliance Officer Job Description

12.City Planner

13.City Attorney

  1. a.Update:

14.Chief of Police

  1. a.Update:

15.Public Works Director

  1. a.Morrison-Mailerle Meadows Stormwater Contract Amendment 3-Increase $3,400

  2. b.Meadows Stormwater Project Bid Award 

  3. c.Meadows Stormwater Q2 2025 Reimbursement Request of $70,103.59

  4. d.Land and Conservation Fund Recreation Grant-Pickleball/Tennis Courts instead of Water Tower Park

  5. e.B&B Builders WO 003-City Shop Breezeway for $164,016.00 (SLIPA Grant)

  6. f.North Park Water Tower Replacement Phase 1 ARPA Vendor Invoice 4 ($518,000.03) and Western Municipal Pay Application 4 ($790,228.80)

  7. g.North Park Water Tower Replacement Phase 1 Change Order 1

  8. h.North Park Water Tower Replacement Phase 1 Substantial Completion

16.Fire Marshal/Building Inspector

  1. a.June 2025 Fire Run Report

17.City Clerk/Treasurer

  1. a.City Employee Fair Buttons (80X$5=$400)

18.Consent Agenda

  1. a.Claims to be approved: $ 835,741.85

    Intermediary ($13,425.30)

    Verizon Wireless               $901.55

    Hawkins Inc                       $6,384.38

    MDU                                  $5,070.57

    USPO                                $1,068.80

  2. b.Building Permits to be approved: FY24-25: RC2025-31. 34, 35A, 35B, and 37.  2025-80 to 83.  FY25-26: RC2026

19.Adjournment