1. ELECTION: Below are the March 1 election results from the county auditor:
COUNCIL AT-LARGE
Miller 501 21.84%
Pepper 1101 47.99%
Richert 662 28.86%
Write-in 30 1.31%
COUNCIL 2ND WARD
Sindric 126 14.25%
Sirianni 884 84.84%
Write-in 8 .90%
WELLNESS CENTER
Yes 2023 76.69%
No 615 23.31%
2. SAFE PRACTICES: Just a reminder there will be a small reception at 5:30 in the council chambers on Monday prior to the council meeting with Iowa Municipal Workers Compensation Association reps, safety committee and elected officials. Please plan to attend if available.
3. COTTAGE INN: Community Development Director Chuck Burgin is getting an ad in the next RH&T regarding sale and removal of items in the Cottage Inn. There may be some items of value.
Bids on the demo will be received on March 15 and a recommendation to council on March 21. Demo will be required by May 1.
4. HEALTH INSURANCE: Benefit Source’s Debbie Dean is getting quotes from third party administrators for our July 1 renewal. Principal Financial is no longer in the health insurance business so the city will have a new administrator.
A recommendation will be brought to council in May or early June.
5. SNOW REMOVAL: What a difference a year makes. Ed Yando reports the following information:
2008 2009 2010
Snow Days 19 26 15
Sand/salt (tons) 738 1425 510
6. POLICE/FIRE STORAGE: Building Inspector Rich Parker will lead a crew of Street employees in building the 50 x 100 storage building located immediately east of Arby’s beginning March 21. The $110,000 building is funded with $80,000 of police seizure monies and tax revenue.
7. PRESS RELEASE: In the packet is a press release highlighting major economic development in Indianola. Lots of good things happening including the following:
• Indianola Wellness Facility
• Theisen’s Farm & Home Store
• Vintage Hills
• Indianola Community Youth Foundation Project (expansion of the Indianola Middle School)
• Simpson College 18,000 sq. ft. addition to the Blank Performing Arts Center
• IMU studying to expand fiber-based commercial internet & telecom services to individual homes
8. NORTH 9TH STREET PAVING: In your packet is change order #1 which will be placed on the March 21 council agenda. The $7,106 is to install 170 LF of 8-inch plastic storm sewer and a 10-inch area intake to drain a depression on the east side of North 9th Street. Forrest Aldrich indicates V&K relied on a survey from another source so they were not informed of the depression in time to add the intake.
The depressed area was therefore not discovered until construction started and the street grades could not be changed to drain the depressed area into the street and still provide a smooth pavement profile. The intake and storm sewer were needed regardless if the depression was known during design or during construction. According to Forrest Aldrich, V&K, the cost of the intake and storm sewer is within the budget presented in the assessments for the project.
9. SUMMERCREST HILLS PLAT 3: Improvements for the development of lots within the plat including the installation of sanitary/storm sewer, water main, rough grading and paving is scheduled to begin the middle of March. Work will proceed with final installation of individual utilities (electric, fiber, gas, phone) by the first week of June.
