September 21, 2020

Posted: September 18, 2020 | Updated: September 13, 2023

AGENDA

NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:                         THE CITY COUNCIL OF CRESCO, IOWA

DATE OF MEETING:                                   SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING:             7:00 P.M. CITY HALL, 130 N PARK PLACE

 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED

GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL MEET AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE.  THE TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SAID MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:

 

ROLL CALL:  BRENNO, McCARVILLE, FORTUNE, BOUSKA, CARMAN

 

ACT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time council votes on the motion.

 

  1. Approval of the Agenda
  2. Approval of the Claims
  3. Approval of Minutes from September 9, 2020
  1. Approval of Parade Permit for Portions of Schroder Drive, 3rd Ave East, and North Elm Street for the Homecoming Parade on September 25, 2020

 

STAFF REPORTS: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

 

  1. Public Works
  2. Police
  3. Administration
  4. Committee Updates

 

BUSINESS:  There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

 

  1. Elizabeth Thyer, CPA of Gardiner + Company to Present the Audit Report for the City of Cresco for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
  2. Third Reading of the Summary of Proposed Ordinance No. 486 Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, by Amending Provisions Pertaining to Fireworks
  3. Approval of Ordinance No. 486 Pertaining to Fireworks
  4. Set Public Hearing for Proposed Ordinance No. 487 Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, by Amending Provisions Pertaining to Engine Brakes and Compression Brakes: Prohibited Noises
  5. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 487 Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, by Amending Provisions Pertaining to Engine Brakes and Compression Brakes: Prohibited Noises
  6. Set Public Hearing for Budget Amendment #1 for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021
  7. Discuss Issues Regarding COVID-19 Pandemic

 

COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE:

ADJOURN:

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN AT THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENTAL BODY.  POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2020.

MINUTES

Mayor Bohle called the Cresco City Council meeting to order on September 21, 2020, at 7:00 pm. Council Members Brenno, Fortune, Bouska, and Carman were present. No council members were absent.

Mayor Bohle read a letter from Public Works Director Freidhof stating that he would be retiring on March 19, 2021 after 31 years of working for the City. His last day of work will be about December 23, 2020.

Fortune made the motion to approve the consent agenda which included approval of the: agenda; claims; minutes of the September 9, 2020 meeting; parade permit for portions of Schroder Drive, 3rd Ave East, and North Elm Street for the Homecoming Parade on September 25, 2020. Bouska seconded and it passed all ayes.

Public Works Director Freidhof reported: (a) everyone staying busy, working on water valves and preparing for winter; (b) Scene Shop has been removed behind the Theatre and sealed up and it looks nice for now; (c) we had dirt bees at City Hall and Plunketts took care of them.

City Clerk Girolamo reported: (a) busy following up on submitting reports and items from last meeting; (b) busy with budget amendment, updating housing rehab files, and COVID reimbursement grant applications; (c) Teresa and I attended Iowa League of Cities webinars last week; (d) Niki will be gone for 3-6 weeks starting October 1st; (e) working on the insurance renewal and updating values; (f) the Notice of Intent will be published this week with applications due on October 1st for filling the Council vacancy. A worksession will be held at 6 pm on October 5, 2020 to ask questions of the applicants; (g) the East Park Bleacher fundraiser has received $34,679 in pledges so far and hopefully they keep coming in.

Fortune reported the Theatre Commission met and reminded everyone there will be a “Show and Shine” (car show 11am – 4pm and the movie “Smokey & the Bandit” at 2pm) on September 26, 2020.

Library Director Kay reported the silent auction will not be held due to COVID but donations are still appreciated. Staff will attend virtual conferences. The Library will hold virtual programming.

Elizabeth Thyer, CPA of Gardiner + Company presented the Audit Report for the City of Cresco for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. An unmodified opinion was issued which means a clean report. The audit is based on tests and samples and points out that the financial reports are using the cash basis of accounting. The City has about $3 million in debt which is only about 30% of the debt limit. Overall cash balances decreased $135,154 from last year. A copy of the audit report is available for review in the Clerk’s Office and on the Auditor of State’s website at https://auditor.iowa.gov/audit-reports.

Mayor Bohle performed the third reading of the summary of proposed Ordinance No. 486 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, by amending provisions pertaining to fireworks. Carman made the motion to approve the third reading. Bouska seconded and it passed all ayes. Bouska made the motion to approve Ordinance No. 486 pertaining to fireworks. Fortune seconded and it passed all ayes.

Bouska made the motion to set the Public Hearing for October 5, 2020 for proposed Ordinance No. 487 amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, by adding provisions pertaining to engine brakes and compression brakes: prohibited noises. Brenno seconded and it passed all ayes. Mayor Bohle performed the first reading of the summary of proposed Ordinance No. 487. Carman made the motion to approve the first reading. Brenno seconded and it passed all ayes.

Bouska made the motion to set the public hearing for Budget Amendment #1 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 for October 5, 2020. Fortune seconded and it passed all ayes.

Mayor Bohle asked for comments from the audience and there were none.

Carman moved to adjourn at 7:33 pm. Bouska seconded and it passed all ayes. The next regular Cresco City Council meeting will be October 5, 2020, at 7:00 pm at Cresco City Hall.

 

Mayor Mark Bohle
City Clerk Michelle Girolamo

Documents

2020 City Council Agendas, Minutes