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We are located just one mile off Interstate 380 and 7 miles east of Waterloo. The 2010 census reported our population at 788.

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AGENDA

 

The City Council of Raymond, Iowa will meet in regular session on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.

  1. Meeting called to order followed by roll call
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Revise or approve agenda
  4. Approval of 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

A.      Approve May 7, 2012 regular meeting minutes

B.       Resolution 1114 authorizing payment of bills and transfers

C.       Accept and place on file the minutes and reports from the following Boards, Departments and Commissions (n/a=Not Available):  Clerk/Treasurer Report (April), Sheriff’s Report (April), Library (April)

  1. Inquiries from the Audience
  2. Reports

A.      Fire Department Report

1.        Monthly meeting minutes

2.        Membership changes

B.       Building Permits/Inspections/Code Enforcement Report

C.       Street Department Report

D.      Parks Department Report

E.       Water & Sewer Report

F.       Engineering Report

  1. Old Business

A.      Discussion of future street repairs, and sanitary sewer scoped, repairs and manhole covers

needing attention.

1.        Review seal coat estimate from Prairie Builders

2.        Motion to award or reject bid.

3.        Review street repair estimate from Kluesner Construction.

4.        Motion to award or reject bid.

B.  Discussion of grants available for updating city park and playground equipment.

     C.  Meyers Nursery City Tree Planting Program.

     D.  Discussion of City Wide Clean-up

     E.  Discussion of baseball diamond clean-up

     F.  Discussion on raising manhole on North Lafayette in field.

  1. New Business

A.      Resolution 1115 – Resolution to install a stop sign on 7th Street for northbound traffic at the intersection of 7th Street and Rosebud.

B.       Resolution 1116 – Resolution to install a stop sign on 8th Street for northbound traffic at the intersection of 8th Street and Rosebud.

C.       Discussion of easement for drainage on Billing’s property referring to the culver under Lafayette Road

  1. Communication
  2. Adjournment

 

City Clerk

 

PLEASE DO NOT DISPOSE OF OLD TV'S OR COMPUTERS, COMPUTER MONITORS, PRINTER AT THE RECYCLE DUMPSTERS LOCATED AT CITY HALL.  YOU CAN DISPOSE OF COMPUTER, MONITORS AND PRINTERS AT ANY GOODWILL LOCATION AND BEST BUY TAKES NON-WORKING TV'S.

 

 

 

 

NOTICE:  EVANSDALE YARD WASTE CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012.  THEY ARE LAYING ASPHALT AND IT NEEDS 24 HOURS TO DRY

 

Evansdale Yard Waste Center Hours - NOTE NEW TIMES

APRIL 1st – OCT 31st
MONDAY 7am-7pm
TUESDAY-FRIDAY 7am-4pm
SATURDAY, SUNDAY,
HOLIDAYS 10am-4pm