The Eureka City Council convened in regular session at the City Building on September 4, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Scott Punke called the meeting to order and led The Pledge of Allegiance and then directed the City Clerk to call the roll. Present were Aldermen Prather, V. Punke, Kupfer, Hinnen, Meares, and Hinthorne. Aldermen Waters and Zeltwanger were absent. Also in attendance were Lynn Hinnen, Treasurer; Marilyn Walter, City Clerk; Anne Sandvik, City Administrator; Jim Lehman, Public Works Director; and Chief Al Misener.
Moved by Meares, second by V. Punke, to approve the minutes of the August 20, 2007, regular meeting of the City Council. Passed on roll call vote with Meares, V. Punke, Prather, Kupfer, Hinnen and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
The Mayor asked for public comments on any action to be taken on Agenda items. There were none.
Moved by Hinnen, second by Meares, to approve and pay the bills as the City’s obligation in the amount of $51,755.30. Passed on roll call vote with Hinnen, Meares, Prather, V. Punke, Kupfer, and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
Moved by Meares, second by Hinnen, to approve the recommendation from the Administration Committee of Ordinance 07-14 amending the Eureka Municipal Code Title 1 “General Provisions”—General Penalty. The Ordinance sets an exact amount for all penalties throughout the Eureka Municipal Code in any Title or Section which allows a range for penalties—for example, $25 to $500. Passed on roll call vote with Meares, Hinnen, Prather, V. Punke, Kupfer, and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
Moved by Meares, second by Kupfer, to approve the recommendation from the Administration Committee to change the recycling program to eliminate glass and reduce the contract by $1,000 annually—from $8,000 to $7,000. Roger Miller is having a problem disposing of the glass. Several area municipalities are using our recycling center at this time. Passed on roll call vote with Meares, Kupfer, Prather, V. Punke, Hinnen, and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
Moved by Meares, second by V. Punke, to approve the recommendation of the Administration Committee for the annexation petition from Craig Gerdes and also to approve the Annexation Agreement to annex the parcel “Tract JD-1” at the Knolls. This is another piece of property that has not been annexed. These have been found as we process property for the 2010 census. Passed on roll call vote with Meares, V. Punke, Prather, Kupfer, Hinnen, and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
Moved by Meares, second by Hinnen, to approve the recommendation of the Administration Committee for the Annexation Agreement 13-13-400-002 to annex park ground of 11.5 acres more or less. This parcel was missed in other annexations. Passed on roll call vote with Meares, Hinnen, Prather, V. Punke, Kupfer, and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
Moved by V. Punke, second by Hinnen, to approve placing two additional stop signs at the corner of Oak Drive and Dennis Drive making this a four-way stop at the intersection. Chief explained that this request came from Randy Crump, Superintendent of Schools. There is no sidewalk there and the students have to wait in the street for the school bus. There was discussion concerning the grade and the traction problem during snowy and icy weather. Passed on roll call vote with V. Punke, Hinnen, Prather, Kupfer, and Hinthorne all voting Aye. Meares voted No.
Moved by Hinnen, second by V. Punke, to approve Mayor’s Proclamation P-07-05 proclaiming the month of September as Save a Life Month in the City of Eureka. Passed on roll call vote with Hinnen, V. Punke, Prather, Kupfer, Meares, and Hinthorne all voting Aye.
Committee Reports:
Chairman Waters of the Budget Committee: Absent
Chairman Meares of the Administration and Personnel Committee: Met last week and the items discussed were on tonight’s agenda
Chairman Hinnen of the Enterprise Committee: No report
Chairman Waters of the Maintenance Committee: Absent
Chairman V. Punke of the Public Safety Committee: No report
Chairman Hinnen of the Park and Recreation Committee: Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 13, at 6:30 p.m.
Chairman Kupfer of the Economic Development Committee: No report
Chairman Mayor Punke of the Liquor Committee: No report
Chair Hinthorne of the Communications Committee: No report
New Business: None
Public Comments: None
There being no further business to come before the Council the meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Marilyn Walter, City Clerk
