Lawton City Council Minutes

The Lawton City Council met in regular session on , at the Lawton City Clerk’s office. Council members answering roll: Jeff Nitzschke, Terry Masching and Mary Beth Schorg. Absent: Arlan Kolker, Tony Bengford. City Clerk called for motion to appoint mayor pro tem to open meeting. Masching moved to appoint Nitzschke. Schorg seconded, roll call 3-0, carried. Schorg moved to approve tentative agenda as presented. Masching seconded, roll call 3-0, carried. Schorg moved to approve consent agenda as presented. Masching seconded, roll call 3-0, carried.

Building Permits were issued to Myrtie Allen, entry steps; Lawton-Bronson CSD, concession stand near softball field; Jeff Logsdon, shed. City will contact school to discuss plans for utility hookup before correct fee can be determined. Mayor Shorman arrived at . Building permit regulation discussion was tabled until December.

Contractors of new bank facility will level alley between new facility and the Legion building. Rock will be brought in when construction is completed. City will put additional rock down if necessary. Bank plans to open November 12.

Mark Vos, representing Lawton Pronto Station and Car Wash, requested Council to reconsider the water rate for his business due to the large quantity of water being used. After much discussion, Council took the request under advisement. Mr. Vos was asked to bring more information to the Clerk so it could be distributed to the Council.

Mayor Shorman turned meeting over to mayor pro tem Nitzschke for reasons of discussing Shorman Development. Letter from Loraine Washburn regarding back lot line of her property was read. She appreciates Council’s efforts with the situation. Jerry Steffen will correct inaccurate plat maps associated with blocks 12 & 13. He will also add the Grigg annexation and the Shorman Development to the new maps.

Final plat of Shorman Subdivision, First Filing was presented for approval. Steffen reported concrete break tests had been performed after seven days on the new portion of . The tests far exceeded specified requirements. Test results are on file at city clerk’s office. Street and sewer construction on is completed, however approximately north 60’ of water main needs to be lowered due to inaccurate survey. Pay request from Harris Construction was received for paving and storm sewer work associated with addition. Schorg moved to pay Steve Harris Construction $21,889 for paving project, plus $8,162.50 for the storm sewer project. Masching seconded. Roll call, 3-0, carried. Masching moved to pay Suburban Supply $3,157.18 for services performed. Schorg seconded. Roll 3-0, carried.

After discussion of final plat, Schorg moved, with Masching seconding, to approve Resolution #2002-22 with the following correction: Property adjacent to the Shorman addition must be labeled on the plat map. Roll call vote 3-0, carried.

Now therefore, be it and it is hereby resolved that said plat as filed with the Clerk be and is hereby approved, including the dedication of Pine Street and Heidi’s Trail right-of-ways, and the Mayor and Clerk of the City of Lawton are hereby directed to certify this resolution and affix same to the plat as filed and to further certify one copy of this resolution and affix same to a conformed copy of the filed plat for the purpose of permitting the same to be filed for record in the Office of the Recorder of Woodbury County, Iowa.

Masching moved to amend the ordinance on stop signs to include setting a stop sign for southbound traffic on of intersection. Stop sign will also be set for westbound traffic on Heidi’s Trail east of intersection. Nitzschke seconded. Roll called 3-0, carried.

Lowell Anderson reported Barkley Asphalt Inc. had completed repairs on . Council requested engineer to get core samples of project prior to payment being made. Bridge/culvert recommendation on Elm & Larimer Sts. intersection will be discussed at December meeting. Water mains will be flushed Thursday, Nov. 7^th. also reported pump repairs have been made to include pump motor, starter motor and relay. Part-timer Keith Stevens has turned in his keys. City will search for “on-call” person to assist .

A contractor for AT&T Wireless has expressed interest in placing antenna in greater Siouxland area. One location of interest is atop the water tower. Council instructed Clerk to contact contractor and let him know Council would like to hear his proposal. Letter from Iowa DOT was read regarding “special event signs”. They must not be placed on public right-of-way. Interested parties have been notified.

Clerk reported on Road Use workshop in Moville on October 8, and the IMFOA Conference held in October 23-25. New Chart of Accounts will be in effect within the city for next fiscal year. Fuel tax refunds will be applied for by city and fire department. Budget workshop will be held December 10 in . The 2002 Annual Financial Report was presented for approval. Schorg reminded clerk Road Use expenditures were to be listed under Special Revenue rather than General. With that correction made, Schorg moved to approve the Financial Report as presented. Nizschke seconded. Roll called 3-0, carried.

Regarding Resolution # 2002-18 “Investment Policy Resolution”, Resolution # 2002-19 “Depository Resolution” and Resolution # 2002-21 “Resolution Approving Centennial Executive Committee”, Masching moved to approve all resolutions as presented. Nitzschke seconded. Roll call, 3-0, carried. All resolutions, in their entirety, are on file at the city clerk’s office for examination. Resolution # 2002-18 deals with funds of the city and how they must be handled. Resolution # 2002-19 names First Trust and Savings Bank of , to be the Depository used by the City of with a maximum deposit of $1,250,000. Resolution # 2002-21 affirms the City of Lawton will celebrate its Centennial year during 2004; establishes an Executive Committee consisting of Martin Shorman, Teresa Holst and Deborah Willer to oversee the various activities and events conducted associated with the centennial year under the auspices of the City of Lawton; and gives the Executive Committee permission to utilize sub committees and other volunteer help as needed with the support of the City Council.