Council Meeting 3-8

Not a lot on the docket tonite. During public input we had a comment from the Sheriff's Dept, like we usually do. Nothing of note going on, from their department. Had a report from a citizen about a person that was previously on the sex offender registry that has moved close to the middle school.

On the agenda items, we approved the 10/11 budget, heard an offer to rehabilitate the dilapidated house on the 200th block of South Cottonwood, but took no action on that. We also took no action on appointing someone to the Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority--saw no point in it. And we approved the payment on some of the house rehab going on at 518 Cottonwood.

We also heard an update on the library move. There is a painting party going on this coming Saturday at 9AM, if you would like to help out. The drywall is up, and the texture put on.

It appears the construction budget is going to come in at the allotted amount of $50000. Furnishings are going to take another $32000. They can be moved into a new library building if one is constructed on the co-op property. That $32000 is going to come from $10000 from the library foundation, $13000 from the library trust fund, potentially some amount from a donation from Kiwanis, and the remainder will come from the city's library capital fund, if approved at the next council meeting.

Tentatively the move in date will be on Saturday, April 17. So keep that date free, to help move books!