1. SUMMERCREST DEVELOPMENT: A ground breaking ceremony is being scheduled for mid-August and elected officials will be invited to attend. As soon as the date is available mayor/council will be advised.
2. G O DEBT: Laurie Hebl has filed the outstanding obligations discloser as required by State Code. A summary of the city’s debt is below:
Total Debt as of 6-1-09 $13,076,493
Less Revenue bonds/notes $ 3,578,000
General Obligation Debt $ 9,498,493 (24% of $39,028,604 debt limit)
+ $ 3,120,000 issuance = 32% of debt limit
3. COPS FAST: The city’s Stimulus Application to fund a School Resource Officer was not approved in the first round as there were $10 billion in requests and $1 billion available.
There will be further consideration but the competition is very keen.
4. REUSABLE RETAIL BAGS: The committee met again on the 28th and agreed on the following:
• October 3 or 10 will be the weekend promotion of reusable bags
• About 5,500 bags will be purchased and hopefully sold that weekend or subsequent weekends. The goal is to get at least one in every household
• Bags will be sold for $1
• Any proceeds from the bag sale will be used for a local recycling/environmental program
• The downtown business group had a representative and hopefully will be part of the program
• The program will be advertised in the local paper, city web site, cable channel 7, September Update and weekly flyer in addition to weekly retail store ads
• The Chamber will be contacted to determine their level of participation
• Recycling the retail bags will also be promoted
The Landfill Board granted $1,000 to Indianola’s reusable retail bag program that will help purchase bags that can be sold at city hall, and, to help promote the program.
