Council holds final bi-monthly meeting
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The Mount Ayr City Council quickly dispatched a short agenda in their final bi-monthly meeting Monday night.
Beginning in October, the council will meet just once per month–the third Wednesday of each month– instead of twice a month on Monday evenings.
Additional work sessions will be scheduled in lieu of regular meetings.
During the meeting, the council voted to spend $7,700 with V&K for a storm water study and cost estimate in several areas of the city.
Those areas to be researched are on West and Oak Street, a section of Jackson Street and drainage related to the new asphalt parking area across from Armstrong Funeral Home.
All three projects would be on the work calendar for FY 2025 which begins next July.
The council formally adopted the resolution to begin work on the East Madison Street Sidewalk project.
The council also voted to terminate the current Mount Ayr Downtown Urban Renewal Area Plan.
This step is necessary for the new Urban Renewal Plan to take effect.
The council also approved the purchase of a street sweeper for a total of $115,000. The funds for the purchase will come from a variety of city funds that are already budgeted for equipment and a budget amendment to tap $45,000 from reserves.
Four small sections of city streets will receive curb and gutter work after the council agreed to spend $23,500 on the projects.
The areas to receive work include the street near RP Lumber, Polk Villa, near the Drake property on West Madison and a section on Hayes and Jefferson Streets.
The city agreed, per their original agreement, to Northland Securities doing an updated financial analysis for the Water and Waste Water Project at a cost of $2,500.
City administrator Brent Wise updated the council on delinquent water and sewer accounts which now totals around $35,500.
The city will work with the city attorney to close loopholes and attempt to collect on past due amounts.
The council discussed, but took no action, on a request by Luke Graves to use up to 350 tons of fill dirt in a pile at Loch Ayr Lake to help with runoff at his property being developed behind Glendenning Motors.
