Sept 5 Council Meeting

Haven't posted about this yet, as I have been busy with football. Watching or officiating. Good times, especially that Cyclone victory.

Anyway everybody was there in one way or another. CM Proctor attended via phone.

We had some public input that didn't sit well with me. A citizen expressed disappointment on our notifications during the water break, and the quality of the notices. Apparently our city webpage, Facebook, a posting at the post office, at City Hall, the city LED message sign by Casey's, 4 mobile signs placed at each entrance, the Ames and DSM newspapers, WHO and KASI radio, and the county emergency management webpage and Facebook page were not enough. We will do better next time.

We had some administrative stuff regarding our budget and road use money. I appointed, and the council approved Jennifer Boggs to the Pool Board. Thanks to Jennifer. That is one of those thankless jobs in the city. (Well, I said, thanks, not sure anybody else does).

We had a discussion regarding payment of a bill for soil samples for the trunkline project. We are going to pay a lesser amount, as we were concerned about the drilling on a couple of the holes.

The council also requested a firm to visit us at the next council meeting to potentially work with landowners in the area of the trunkline sewer. Not a done deal, but they were recommended as a possibility to take over some duties, considering the problems we have had accomplishing what we said we were going to do regarding this project.

Not sure what will come of that, but we will be talking to them in this public forum. The public is certainly invited to come to that council meeting.