City of Mt. Vernon, Iowa
Meeting: Mt. Vernon City Council Meeting
Place: Mt. Vernon City Hall, 213 1st Street NW, Mt. Vernon, Iowa 52314
Date/Time: Mat 6, 2024 – 6:30 PM
Web Page: www.cityofmtvernon-ia.gov
Posted: May 3, 2024
A. Call to Order
B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval
C. Communications:
1. Unscheduled
2. Joe Horaney Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency
If you wish to address the City Council on subjects pertaining to today’s meeting agenda, please wait until that item on the agenda is reached. If you wish to address the City Council on an item not on the agenda, please approach the microphone and give your name and address for the public record before discussing your item. Each individual will be granted no more than five (5) minutes.
D. Consent Agenda
Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council Member requests separate consideration.
1. Approval of City Council Minutes – April 15, 2024 Regular Council Meeting
2. Appoint Marla Wright – Park and Rec Board
3. Approval of Cigarette License – Smoke Shop and Vape
E. Public Hearing
1. None
F. Ordinance Approval/Amendment
1. None
G. Resolutions for Approval
1. Resolution #5-6-2024A: Directing Sale of $4,840,000 (Subject to Adjustment per Terms of Offering) General Obligation Capital Loan Notes, Series 2024
2. Resolution #5-6-2024B: Approving Revised Preliminary Plat of Stonebrook 10th and 11th Additions to Mount Vernon, Iowa
3. Resolution #5-6-2024C: Approving New Stop Sign Location Within the City of Mount Vernon, Iowa
4. Resolution #5-6-2024D: Making Award of the Construction Bid for Water Meter Installation for the 2024 Water Meter Replacement Project
H. Mayoral Proclamation
1. None
I. Old Business
1. Discussion and Consideration of Sculpture Trail Funding Request – Council Action as Needed (tabled on March 18, 2024)
J. Motions for Approval
1. Consideration of Claims List – Motion to Approve
2. Discussion and Consideration of Part-Time Grants and Community Development Position – Council Action as Needed
3. Discussion and Consideration of Police Department Hiring Strategies – Council Action as Needed
4. Discussion and Consideration of Pay Application #2 – Davis Park Lighting Project – Council Action as Needed
5. Discussion and Consideration of Setting a Public Hearing Date for the Amendment to Chapter 99.02 Rate of the Mount Vernon Municipal Code – Council Action as Needed
6. Discussion and Consideration of Setting a Public Hearing Date for the Amendment to Chapter 92.02 Usage Rate of the Mount Vernon Municipal Code – Council Action as Needed
7. Discussion and Consideration of Sign Proposal – Fire Station Signage Project – Council Action as Needed
8. Discussion and Consideration of Invoice # from Total Tree Care for City Tree Maintenance – Council Action as Needed
K. Reports to be Received/Filed
1. Mt. Vernon/Lisbon Police Annual Report
L. Discussion Items (No Action)
1. None
M. Reports of Mayor/Council/Administrator
1. Mayor’s Report
2. Council Reports
3. Committee Reports
4. City Administrator’s Report
N. Adjournment
