KEOKUK CITY COUNCIL
THE KEOKUK CITY COUNCIL MET THURSDAY EVENING IN REGULAR
SESSION ON THE AGENDA. MAYOR TOM MARION ANNOUNCED THAT
SEVERAL INDIVISUALS WANTED TO EXTEND THE TAX REBATE DISTRICT
FROM MAIN STREET TO BETWEEN JOHNSON AND EXCHANGE TO HELD
ATTRACT BUSINESS. AND THE CITY RECEIVED A 500 DOLLAR AND 25 CENT
CHECK FROM ALLIANT ENERGY. THE COUNCIL HELD PUBLIC HEARINGS
ON THE FAIRWAY DRIVE SEWER EXTENSION AND FOR THE 7TH AND 13TH
STREET TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROPOSAL.. BOTH
PROPOSALS WERE READ AND RECEIVED. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE
INITIAL READINGS OF ORDINANCES 1890 AND 1891 FOR THE REDUCING
BASE USAGE OF UNITS OF CLASS II SEWER RATES AND AMENDING
RAILROAD BRIDGE TOLLS RAISING TOLLS BY FOUR DOLLARS A CAR
THE COUNCIL APPROVED FOR AN AUGUST 5TH PUBLIC HEARING FOR A
MEETING FOR A PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF A 2.250
MILLION PORTION OF THE 3.4 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL
LOAN NOTE ANTICIOPATION PROJECT.
THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ISSUE DEBT TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF
KEOKUK FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES PAID IN CONNECTION WITH
SPECIFIED PROJECTS. THE COUNCIL APPROVED A SIDEWALK DISPLAY
PERMIT FOR CITY STYLZ AT 709 MAIN STREET THE COUNCIL APPROVED
FOR MAYOR MARION TO EXECUTE THE GRAND AVENUE ENGINERING
DESIGN AMENDMENT WITH SHOEMAKER AND HAALAND ENGINERRING..
AND TO AUTHORIZE SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL PLANNING TO
CONDUCT A LMI SURVEY TO BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF A CDBG
GRANT APPLICATION FOR CSO AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE
ARROWHEAD BOWL AND A SPECIAL CLASS C BEER AND WINE LICENSE
FOR ROLLIN ON THE RIVER IN VICTORY PARK AUGUST 20TH AND 21ST..
EARLIER IN THE EVENING DURING THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP TRACEY
LAMM OF SEIRPC TALKED ABOUT APPLYING FOR A 890 THOUSAND
DOLLAR GRANT TO BUILD AN ADDITION TO THE CITY CAR BARN
TO STORE EQUIPMENT IN. THE CITY STORES EQUIPMENT IN THE FORMER
FERRO-SIL BUILDING AND WANT TO GET IT OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION IS AUGUST 6TH. THE ADDITION
WOULD BE ON THE 20TH STREET SIDE. THE LABOR DAY COMMITTEE
WANTS THE USE OF MAIN STREET FOR THE LABOR DAY PARADE
WHICH WOULD BE NO PROBLEM. THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT TRYING
TO GET A RAISE FOR LOIS WIXOM A EMPLOYEE AT THE GEORGE M VARITY
MUSEUM. THE COUNCIL WOULD LEAVE IT UP TO THE RIVERBOAT
COMMISSION. WATER WORKS MANAGER BILL COLE TALKED TO THE
COUNCIL ABOUT SEING IF THE COUNCIL WOULD ASK FOR BIDS FOR THE
GRAND AVENUE EXTENSION SOONER SO THE WATER AND SEWER
DEPARTMENT COULD WORK ON THE SEWER LINES BECAUSE THE Y DID
WANT TO WORK ON THE LINES UNTIL THE BIDS WERE IN FOR THE STREET
PROJECT BECAUSE THE LINES WOULD HAVE TO RUN ACROSS THE STREET
AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO ACROSS THE STREET IF THE ROAD
PROJECT WAS CANCELLED. THE COUNCIL DECIEDED TO TAKE BIDS UP TO
AUGUST 30TH AND WHEN THE BIDS WERE RECEIVED WITH COLE THOUGHT
WOULD BE LOWER THEN THEY WOULD START THE PROJECT AND IT
WOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY NOVEMBER. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
GERALD MOUGHLER GAVE A UPDATE ON THE POLICE STATION PARKING
LOT. CREWS PULLED UP THE OLD PAVEMENT WHIOCH WAS SET LOWER
THAN THE SIDEWALK WHICH WOULD CREATE A REGRADE WHICH WOULD
BE MORE MONEY.THE PROJECT WAS ORIGIONALLY SET TO COST 20
THOUSAND DOLLARS THEN 40 THOUSAND AND NOW 76 THOUSAND
DOLLARS WITH THE EXTRA WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE CREW
DECIEDED TO DO 2/3 OF THE LOT IN CONCRETE WITH THE REST OF LOT TO
BE DONE WHEN MONEY WAS AVAILABLE.
