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Regular

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meeting of the Walke City Council to
order. Will everyone please rise for the

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pledge of allegiance?

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» Pledge allegiance to the flag

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and to the republic for it stands nation
under God indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all.
All right, Beck, you would please do

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roll call.
Mayor Clark here. Council member

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Anderson here. Council member Cone here.
Council member Grove

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» here.
>> Council member Lion

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» here. Council member Pierce
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All right. Agenda item D is open forum.
Open forum is the time for anyone here

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tonight to address the council on any
subject over which the council has the

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authority to act or any item on the
agenda other than a public hearing. Does

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anyone here tonight either in the
council chambers or on Zoom wish should

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address the council and uh and voice
your comments or questions? If so,

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please approach the podium and we'll go
orderly kind of one by one. Uh just as a

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note, uh when you can go ahead, you can
go ahead. Uh when you are recognized, uh

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you will need to state your name and
address for the record and because we

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have so many people will wanting to
speak tonight, we will be enforcing our

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time limit on which is three minutes
typically on our uh open forum comments.

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So, please go ahead.
>> Said you would pass those down the line

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even though.
>> And Courtney, just to remind everybody,

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we we don't respond.
>> Well, if it's a topic that's on the

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agenda, we can respond. If it is
something that is not on the agenda, we

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are not permitted to respond. So, just
so you know. Um, go ahead.

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» My name is Paul Swinsson. I live at uh
10753rd Street, Walke by the water

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tower. Um, I would like to ask the city
coun the council to change the language

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in the city code to allow beekeeping in
Walke. As far as I can tell, Walke is

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the only municipality in the metro area
that bans beekeeping and that's

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according to the Iowa Honey Producers
Association website.

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Urbandale changed their code around 2022
to allow beekeeping. I have included

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which I just passed out the some sample
language from Urbandale code to

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consider.
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» Thank you. Thank you.

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» Veronica Black. I'm one of your elected
soil and water conservation

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commissioners. I've been very
disappointed that the state of Iowa and

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the city of Walke has not done the
mandatory testing of our water for uh

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trihalomethanes,

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paleocitic acids,

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radionuclides,
both alpha including uranium and

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combined radium.
Not. They haven't done the acid

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herbicides.
They haven't done the glyophate that's

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in our president's
herbicide trump card. They have not done

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the nitrogen containing herbicide organo
phosphate insecticides

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and total atrizine tests. They have not
done the hexovalent chromium test and

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they don't do the uh test for hormones
in our water. We are unfortunately

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having like me recurrences
of uh inflammatory

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uh prostate cancers in men and and in
women inflammatory breast cancer and

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because of Ro versus Wade I'm here yet
33 years after my

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stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer but
with these chemicals now I It's coming.

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» Veronica,
>> Veronica, I ask that you address the

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council, please.
>> Okay. I'm I'm sorry.

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I really think we should have been doing
these tests yearly like they were

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supposed to be done. And I tested I paid
2,000 something last year. And now this

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year on April 1st, I paid another
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and just got back today. the hexovalent
chromium test. It It costs $158.

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But anyhow, we need to know what's in
our water. Even though I'm not a paid

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employee, I have to take this out of my
social security and pension. I don't

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have earned income.
But I want everybody to know that I care

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about what we're drinking.
And we need to find a filter to take

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these chemicals out. And the $10,000
well uh Bell Brothers filter from

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California. It's an honest one. It was
honest whole house filter. It's not able

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to. It reduces the herbicide and
pesticides. It reduces the PAS and POS.

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But there's 27 of them left. And we
we got to we got to find a way to filter

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them out cuz we're not enforcing the
drainage laws since 2010.

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» Veronica
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» Veronica

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small farmer.
>> No, your your time is up and as always

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we are always able to have a
conversation with you after the meeting

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about this. Okay.
>> I'm going to ask for that. I'm back. Flo

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again. Okay.

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» Brothers and

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» Hi, good evening. Um, my name is Rose
Willie Farver. I am the board president

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of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition.
Um, I'm also an active cyclist. I ride

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about 6,000 miles annually in Iowa and
the ability to bike for transportation,

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recreation, and travel is a big part of
why I choose to call central Iowa home.

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The Iowa Bicycle Coalition appreciates
the focus that Walke is making on

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safety. There are several strong
elements in your ordinance that you've

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recently brought up, um, including in
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We've seen meaningful steps forward. Um,
it includes important decisions like

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bicycle lane, rightway, lateral passing,
distance for a person biking in a bike

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lane or on a shoulder. You've included
protections against unsafe dooring,

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yielding in crosswalks, and restrictions
on parking and bike lanes and trails.

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Those are all very positive additions.
Thank you. We also appreciate the

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inclusion of protections against unsafe
actions towards cyclists and the added

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clarity around hand signals.
That said, there are some gaps and the

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ordinance does not include a requirement
for drivers to change lanes when passing

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and the three-foot um passing standard
does not clearly apply when a cyclist is

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operating within a travel lane. These
are areas the coalition has focused on

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for several years now. So, I just want
to elevate those.

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The biggest concern, however, is the
place riding, excuse me, place of riding

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section. As it's written today, it
requires cyclists to use sidewalks,

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trails, or bike lanes when available.
And it removes the ability to safely

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choose the roadway. It requires riding
close to the curb and prohibits riding

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on roads over 25 mph.
Taken together, these provisions

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actually reduce visibility. They limit
predictability and they can re create

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conflicts with pedestrians making
conditions for people biking and walking

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less safe not more. At the same time,
it's important to clearly distinguish

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the issue the city is trying to solve
because we know you are trying to solve

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an issue. And that is high-powered
devices. They're often referred to as

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emotives, but they are not bicycles
under Iowa law. So, we appreciate

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Walkey's effort to include devices
exceeding 750 watts within their

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definitions. This is a great step
forward. However, some devices still

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remain unadressed, like certain emotos
that can exceed 39 39 mph. I wish I was

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making that up, but that's a I baffles
me. And then um these these vehicles

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actually fall under motorcycle
classifications. and then some electric

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devices without seats such as your e-
scooters that don't fit within the

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current definitions and will remain
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It's also important to note that
regional partners including the

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Metropolitan Planning Organization or MO
and the Iowa Department of

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Transportation are actively working on
consistent approaches. So alignment

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across communities matters.
Riders of bicycles are guaranteed the

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same rights and responsibilities as
drivers under Iowa law, and people rely

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on that access every day. We don't need
to restrict bicycles from roadways to

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solve a motorized device issue. What we
do need is a better path forward, and

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that's one that addresses high-powered
devices while preserving safe, legal

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roadway access. At a minimum, I'd like
to respectfully ask that sections A, B,

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and C under place of writing should be
removed from your ordinance. And then I

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want to say that the Iowa Bicycle
Coalition welcomes the opportunity to

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work with you to refine this ordinance
so it improves safety without any

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unintended consequences.
>> Thank you. Your time is up. I appreciate

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» I am going to make uh I am going to make
a couple of of comments. Um I appreciate

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I appreciate your your comments very
deeply. We are absolutely trying to

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address a safety issue that we have. Um
we have had multiple conversations with

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the MO with our neighboring communities
with the bike ped roundtable at the MO

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um and a whole host of other groups. Um
I appreciate your feedback and so please

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understand we will take this under
advisement. This has not been done

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without feedback. However, I I
appreciate you pointing out some some

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areas where we need to maybe have
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» Um, good evening. My name is Larry Laws.
I'm a Dallas County resident, uh, living

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at 16898 Tanglewood Drive in Clive. I'm
also a cycling advocate. Um, I commute

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on Walke Streets daily, both by car and
by bicycle, and some days on both. Um, I

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regularly use the trail head to get onto
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I'm here tonight to speak on the
proposed ordinance amending chapter 76.

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I appreciate the council taking up this
issue. It's clear that residents have

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concerns about the growing number and
variety of transportation devices using

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our streets, sidewalks, and trails. Many
of these devices simply didn't exist

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when chapter 76 was originally written.
That said, I suspect most of the concern

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is not about someone like me, a 67y old
riding a bicycle on a side street trying

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to get to the trail. More likely center
concerns on the unsafe operation of

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high-speed motorized devices, often by
younger riders, in ways that put both

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themselves and others at risk. I share
those concerns. However, I oppose the

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ordinate as currently written because I
believe it may unintentionally make

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sidewalks less safe for everyone. This
evening, I'm offering a few constructive

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suggestions to help the council meet its
safety goals while also addressing

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concerns from the cycling community.
First, bicycles should be explicitly

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permitted on roadways. Under Iowa law,
primarily chapter 321, bicycles are

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treated as vehicles and cyclists have
the same rights and responsibilities as

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drivers. State law clearly allows
bicycles on roadways and as written, the

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proposed ordinance appears to conflict
with that. I would also caution

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regarding unintended consequences.
Requiring bicycles to use sidewalks

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increases the likelihood of conflicts
with pedestrians. Sidewalks are designed

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to provide a safe, separate space for
people walking, jogging, or children

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getting to school. Since bicycles are
legally considered vehicles, placing

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them on sidewalks undermines that
purpose. From a practical standpoint,

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sidewalks are often not wide enough to
safely accommodate multiple users. When

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a cyclist encounters a family with a
stroller or a person walking a dog,

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someone will need to exit the sidewalk
because there simply isn't enough space

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for everyone. That increases the risk of
accidents, injuries, and unnecessary

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confrontations and in fact may lead to
more constituent calls rather than

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fewer. Second, motorized bicycles should
be addressed separately from traditional

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bicycles. If chapter 77 is going to be
repealed, I would encourage the council

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to consider repurposing chapter 77 to
regulate motorized bicycles. And it's

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important that uh we be clear about what
we're discussing. Motorized bicycles,

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often referred to as e-ostos or electric
motorcycles, are significantly different

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from traditional bicycles. They are more
similar both legally and functionally to

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mopeds. The devices can have larger
motors reaching speeds approaching or

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exceeding 39 mph. For that reason, it
would be more appropriate to regulate

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them alongside mopeds and similar
motorized vehicles rather than grouping

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them with bicycles and electric
scooters. And third, other personal

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transportation devices such as electric
scooters could reasonably rest be

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restricted from roadways and directed to
sidewalks or designated paths. These

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devices are generally not well suited
for roadway use and I believe many here

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would agree with that approach.
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» Thank you. Thank you. All right.

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» Hi. Uh, my name is Matthew. I live at
1211 South 91st Street.

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» Let us know your last name, too, please.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. He's Stefan. uh 1211

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South 91st Street in West De Moines. Um
I regularly use the trails here. I'm

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also here to talk about section chapter
76, but from a slightly different

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perspective. Uh I ride one of these
electric devices. Now, not the ones you

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guys are thinking about. I actually
agree with you on the wattage

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limitations for most devices, the speed
limits. I know people have gotten hurt

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going obscene speeds. I know some hurt
going 30 miles an hour. It's terrible.

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My issue concerns the current way it's
is written. It's basically saying,

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"Okay, you're an electric scooter if you
have one, two, or three wheels and up to

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750 watts." That's fine for most
devices, but not self-balancing devices.

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Because unlike most devices, wattage
equals propulsion. And why would you

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have propulsion that let you break the
law? You don't need it. When it comes to

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a self-balancing device, especially a
one, it's kind of like a skateboard,

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like a flatboard on a wheel. When you
lean forward, you go forward because the

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wheel speeds up to catch you. If there's
not enough watts, it doesn't catch you

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and you tumble and the board goes
flying, hits the property, a person on

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the side who also is on on the sidewalk
or on the roadway or wherever and it's

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not good for anybody. Same thing for
breaking. If a child jumps out in front

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of me, because I don't know if that
would be funny that it happens, um I

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need to be able to break. How do you
break? By leaning backwards. If I have

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to lean backwards pretty aggressively
because I don't want to take someone to

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the hospital, I need to have the kind of
power that it has the torque to do that

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under normal operation on a flat roadway
where no one jumps in front of you.

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There are no pebbles. There are no
sticks. There are no cracks in the road.

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750 watts is fine. But the peak wattage
that I need in order to ride safely

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exceeds that number. I have a board that
meets the definition and I have a

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chronic in a chronic pain because I fell
off my board hitting a tiny crack

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because I'm a big guy. Physics doesn't
love me. Um and I need to have that peak

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wattage available to me as soon as ever
since I got a new board. I've had no

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accidents. It's been wonderful and I
really don't want to lose that here. So

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my proposed modification would be one of
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boards their own classification. Still
keep the speed limit. I'm not saying no

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speed limit 20 exactly the same. It's
just that the wattage doesn't cleanly um

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align to the safety risk. If not that,
then just make it so that only the two

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and three-wheel devices have the wattage
limitation, not the one. I'd rather self

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balancing, but that's an easy solution
if we don't want to write a whole

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section for that. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Um, I want to make a comment

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really quickly is that I I think this
perfectly explains some of the

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complexities that we are trying to
address as a city and you can go ahead

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and and sit down. Uh, I thank you for
making your comments. We are trying to

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make language that allows us to enforce
and I know um, our chief will speak

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about this when we get to the ordinance
conversation later that allows us to

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enforce unsafe be to allows us to
address unsafe behavior. Um and and your

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points are very well taken, but it's
also not easy, especially when in state

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code there are actually definitions that
conflict with each other. Uh so we are

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trying to address that within our
language and still allow clarity for our

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staff in order to try to address this.
So your points are very well taken, but

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I I think you're recognizing there's
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trying to work around. Go ahead. Uh
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Southwest Ridge View Lane, a founder of
Bike Iowa. Uh been involved in cycling

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25 plus years. Uh communities like
yours, been to a lot of meetings lately

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on this topic, and it's taken a lot of
time for all of us to to try to define

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this. But uh the problems you guys are
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There are issues with high-powered
emotos, youth behavior, unsafe riding on

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trails and roadways, and we're seeing it
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across the nation. Uh, Chief McCcluskey,
your officers, I mean, you guys are

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getting the complaints every day. You're
seeing all the calls. I think you said

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up to 20 calls a day if the sun was
shining on like ebikes and stuff. So,

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there's there's a there's a there's a
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We've got a technology that is evolving
so quickly and you're being asked to

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solve these problems without all the
defined tools and guidelines. I mean,

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you need those. Um, it doesn't, this
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It goes much further. It applies broadly
to bicycles that we've been riding uh

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what I call acoustic bicycles. So
non-ebike powered bicycles and it begins

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to restrict where everyday cyclists can
legally ride. I mean right now bicycles

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are treated as vehicles. They operate on
the roads. This is how folks commute.

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This is how they train, recreate, run
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uh introduces something different. You
can't ride on roadways over 25 miles an

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hour. And you might be required to leave
a road if a trail or sidewalk exists. So

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in real terms, somebody might not be
able to legally ride from their

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neighborhood or even their home. Uh
common routes we used for decades could

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become illegal and visitors and touring
cyclists could unknowingly break the law

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just by passing through the city. So at
a core seems like we're trying to solve

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a behavior problem, but regulating
devices. Um a very good analogy somebody

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gave at the Ankeny City Council meeting.
Um, he said, "I can drive my 700

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horsepower Dodge Hellcat down the same
road as a beat up minivan and we both

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follow the same rules of the road." And
it's about how they are used, not what

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they are. And that just that just kind
of hit home to me. Um, this ordinance is

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removes the differentiation between a
pedal powered bike, a legal ebike, and a

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high-owered e-to. They're really not the
same thing. And we've looked across the

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state and we've looked across other
states, and we have yet to find where

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this blanket restriction is being made.
like at a city level. So it we got to

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realize that Iowa is also a leader in
cycling. I mean Walkit's right on the

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Raccoon River Trail. People come from
all over the US, all over the world to

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visit. Um a lot of bicycle friendly
businesses. You've got uh a lot of

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gravel routes that start in here. But um
policies like this don't affect local

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riders. They affect how your people
experience your community. Uh what's a

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path forward? Let's get the definitions
down, Pat. Let's figure out what we what

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we've I don't think we really need
anything new. It just need more

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definitions. Invest in education, focus
on behavior, and then enforce the

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existing laws. Um, we reached out to the
Iowa DOT and we started going through

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some of these meetings and we asked for
a them to lead a clear statewide

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educational campaign, like a big PSA.
So, we all know about the clicker

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ticket. We all know about the buzz drive
buzz driving is drunk driving. They put

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some good effort toward that. Let's see
if they can do something for us. They

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responded back and said they they're
looking into like a what we've they've

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got the ATV UTV safety campaign. They're
willing to do some of that, but I think

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if a lot of our communities get
together, we can band together and get

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that community.
>> Your time is up. Yep. Yep. I want to

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speak to that for just a second. Um, so
absolutely. Again, we are very proud of

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our trail system here in Walke. We're
very proud of the fact that we are at

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the head of the Raccoon River belly
trail head. We are incredibly proud of

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that and we continue to put millions
into our trail system on an ongoing

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basis. Uh allowing for recreation is
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However, safety has become a real real
issue. Um and we are we we take your

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point. Absolutely. Education is a
primary concern. Nothing we pass will

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happen without an educational campaign.
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a lot of what you're seeing from the DOT
and the NPO is a result of communities

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reaching out and asking them to do those
things and asking for a coordinated

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effort because this is not coming from
them. This is coming from us saying we

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need we need a coordinated effort. So I
would love to see more leadership on

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that quite frankly uh and a more
coordinated education campaign. We don't

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disagree that is 100% needed. Thank you.
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Uh, Alex Rice, 21148th Street in De
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the Street Collective. So, we serve the
entire De Moines metro area and our

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mission is to make the De Moines metro
an amazing place to walk and bike and

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that is why we are so concerned about
what this chapter 76 rewrite looks like.

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There are a few big issues. I'll say
there's a a number of people who signed

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a letter opposing this ordinance right
now that counts at 192 people. So

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there's this is frankly causing an
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because of that place of riding section.
This would effectively ban biking on

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most streets in Walke and a few places
where that concerns us. Part of our

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mission is to advocate for pedestrians.
We keep hearing about pedestrians who

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are overwhelmed by all these new devices
zooming past them on sidewalks and bike

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paths. And what this ordinance does is
says we're actually going to add more

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things on two wheels onto the sidewalks
because we're going to on many of our

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streets not allow bicycles to be on
those streets and we're going to place

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them on sidewalks instead. So we're now
going to increase the potential for

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conflicts between pedestrians and
cyclists and other users of these

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different devices. So the fact that
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devices here is very concerning to us.
Another piece that's concerning is the

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fact that this ordinance would ban
biking on roads that are over 25 miles

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per hour. So my sister lives in a
subdivision in Walke that you can only

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access on roads that are more than 25
miles per hour. You cannot access them

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by sidewalk, by bike path, by bike lane.
It is only these roads. So that means my

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sister and everyone in her neighborhood,
if this passes, it will be illegal for

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them to leave their neighborhood on a
bicycle. So, I hope that kind of brings

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home for you that while I think there
are a lot of good intentions and there's

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obviously a lot of phone calls that have
helped generate the need to revisit

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this, that this solution is not the
solution to address the problem. And I

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know you just mentioned a desire to have
a coordinated effort. That's part of

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what we can do at the street collective.
We would be happy to be part of another

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look at this issue to really come up
with something that's not going to

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compromise that cyclist experience that
will be safer for our pedestrians that

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has the support of the cycling community
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communities together.
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» Uh good afternoon. Uh my name is William
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uh 395 Northeast Bobcat Drive, Walke,
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So uh 20 months ago when I retired, I
promised that I would never go speak

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before a government body again
after 30 years as the executive director

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of the Iowa State Association of
Counties. But you brought my attention

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to this ordinance and I don't understand
all the details around all of the

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different
uh vehicles that you're trying to

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address, but I am particularly concerned
about the limit of 25 miles per hour of

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me having my bicycle on the roadway.
Uh yesterday I took a look at the map of

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Walke and to be honest I ride a lot of
gravel roads and I'm trying to figure

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out which ones I can ride on and which
ones I can't. So there needs to be

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something to address that. Um
not all ebikes are bad though. Um my

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wife uh who cannot ride a traditional
bicycle because of balance issues uses a

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recumbent ebike uh but under the limit
and I don't think it'll go 20 miles an

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hour but um it is important that we have
access to the streets as bicyclists

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uh as a way of training um like many
bicyclists

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several thousand miles a year on various
terrains

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Uh, but I'd hate to lose the ability to
just get on my bike and get out of town

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as fast as possible. So, thank you very
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» Mayor Clark, there's also a hand raised
in Zoom. Okay. Uh, we're going to take

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the hand raised in Zoom first and then
we'll come back to you. Uh, there's a

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Mindy Moore who has her hand raised.
Cindy Moore, uh, you are welcome to

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speak. And again, three minutes, please.

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Indie, can you hear us?

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Oh,
she lowered her hand. So, I don't know

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if she's
Okay. Well, if you change your mind,

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raise your hand again. Uh, it'll come
back to you. All right. Come on up. Good

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evening. My name is
>> Sorry. Can you hear me now?

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» Yes. Yes.
>> Sorry, I needed the the host to unmute

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me. Sorry about that. Um I'm I'm Mindy
Moore. I am live at 132 East Center

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Street in De Moine. Um I am an active
transportation planner. I'm also on the

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board of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and
I'm also a member of the De Mo area's

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active transportation roundt.
So, for many years, we've been working

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on a model bike ordinance. Um, myself
and Jeff Wiggins with the city of De

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Moine um have collaborated on a model
ordinance and actually many parts of the

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ordinance before you tonight is from our
model. So, that part of it I applaud.

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Um, however, the place of writing
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Um, and also I wanted to clarify that
that part was never discussed at the

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active transportation roundt and is not
something that we would support as part

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of a model ordinance, but we do applaud
the other protections that were put into

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place um in this model and I hope that
those those parts stick um but we do

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need to uh revise that place of writing
section. Thank you.

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» Thank you. Okay, now it's now it's
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» Good evening. My name is Joan Doss. I
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I'm a mother and I um
currently ride my bike throughout the

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city with a child trailer behind my
bike. So, my device is normally too wide

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for your traditional sidewalks. Um and
when I originally uh heard about this

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ordinance amendment over the weekend, I
was particularly dismayed. as many have

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mentioned before of just how this
amendment creates such a broad

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definition of a bicycle. Um it would be
better to be more specific when it comes

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to the term of ebike, emoto or
traditional bicycle. An electric

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motorcycle or emoto has no pedals and is
not an ebike. An ebike is pedal assist

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bicycle that has a maximum speed, no
throttle and is used by many people. Um,

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I ask you to not ban ebikes or even
traditional bikes from riding in the

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street because of people that are
currently abusing electric electric

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motorcycles. If passed, this amendment
would prevent people nearly entirely

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from using bicycles as a form of
transportation instead of simply

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recreation. There are few sidewalks in
the city that are wide enough to serve

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both a traditional bike and pedestrian
at the same time. There are also many

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sidewalks in this city that make it that
are in poor condition that make riding a

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bicycle on them unsafe. And particularly
with my situation with a child riding

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behind me, I don't want to crash.
Um I I personally would not be able to

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bike from my house to the public library
due to either no sidewalk or too narrow

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of a sidewalk along a road that has a 35
mph speed limit. I would also not be

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able to bike to the grocery store due to
not having a sidewalk along a 45 mph

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road. And I would also not be able to
directly bike to my daughter's future

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school without a major reroute to avoid
the narrow sidewalks along yet another

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road of 30 mph.
Additionally, incre with the increasing

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cost of gas, I am personally trying to
use my car as little as possible and

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this amendment would force me to resume
driving pretty much everywhere.

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There are definitely compromises to be
found to address this issue that don't

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include making traditional biking
illegal. With some smart changes and a

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bit more forethought, I believe everyone
will benefit in the long run. Thank you,

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and I appreciate your consideration to
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» Thank you.
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» Okay, Veronica, if this is about the
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» well, it's about walkers. I mean,
there's people like me that are disabled

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just kind of like balance on the bicycle
issue and I we have a problem sometimes

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on the six lane intersections
getting across in the allotted time. You

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push the button, you wait for the pass.
And so it's kind of like we're losing

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the right to safely take a grocery cart
across from Hi.

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» You should not be taking a grocery cart
across from Hi. But your point on

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walking. Okay.
>> Yeah. Or a backpack

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» and uh then get across
in time. And it isn't because we're

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daddling or anything. It's just it's a
six lane highway now and it's a long

410
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ways to get across and I I think that we
are changing our sidewalks into

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00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:11,399
motored
a little bit fast.

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Thank you.

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» Okay. All right. Open forum is closed.
Thank you all for being here tonight. Uh

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agenda item E is agenda approval. Can I
get a motion?

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00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:31,240
» Move to approve.
>> Second.

416
00:33:31,279 --> 00:33:38,240
» You are all more than welcome to stay
and wait for further discussion on this

417
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:44,159
topic. By the way, I don't mean for
people to leave, but uh any discussion

418
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:46,640
on the agenda?
>> All right, please vote. Council member

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00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,559
Grove,
>> yes. Council member Cone,

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00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:50,159
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

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00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,679
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

422
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,480
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

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» yes.
>> Agenda item G1 is a public hearing on

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plan specifications form of contract and
estimate of cost for the Walke existing

425
00:34:00,159 --> 00:34:06,559
public safety building renovation
project for bid package 13, earthwork

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00:34:04,159 --> 00:34:09,440
and utilities rebid. I now declare this
public hearing open. Becky, have we

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00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:15,919
received any written correspondence on
this? No. None received in the city

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00:34:10,879 --> 00:34:18,720
clerk's office. Thank you. All right. Uh
Brad,

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» thank you, Mayor. If you recall last
month, uh we brought to you for

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00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:28,879
consideration uh bid packages 2 through
12. Um there was one remaining bid

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00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:34,399
package 13 that at the time the rest of
the projects uh our packages were bid

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00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:38,159
out did not receive any bids. And so
tonight's public hearing is specific to

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00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:44,079
bid package number 13, which is
earthworking utilities uh related to the

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00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:49,760
renovation project associated with 1300
Southeast LA Grant Parkway. Um this time

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be happy to answer any questions and
would recommend holding the public

436
00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:55,119
hearing.
>> Does anyone here tonight either in the

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00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:58,079
council chambers or on Zoom wish to
address the council and voice their

438
00:34:56,320 --> 00:35:02,160
comments or questions on this particular
public hearing item? Only on this

439
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:06,240
particular public hearing item. If so,
please approach the podium uh at this

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00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:11,560
time or if participating via Zoom, you
can click on the raise hand icon located

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00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:11,560
in the reactions controls.

442
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:19,079
» There are no hands raised in Zoom.

443
00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:31,200
» Ben Nizzy 660 Walnut Walke I just have a
is there federal money attached to this

444
00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:34,880
job is the question. Go ahead.
>> There is no federal money. This is being

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00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:38,720
paid for with local option sales tax.
>> Okay. I just thought that there was

446
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:43,040
federal money left over from the other
safety building used for this. Am I

447
00:35:41,359 --> 00:35:46,640
wrong?
>> Uh

448
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:53,280
we didn't receive we received some
rebates relative to some um

449
00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:58,160
sustainability measures um within it,
but uh certainly not enough to cover the

450
00:35:55,520 --> 00:36:01,599
cost of that facility.
>> So no federal money at all. There's no

451
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:05,000
federal money associated with this
project. Yep.

452
00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:14,800
» Right. Does council have any questions
at this time?

453
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:19,040
And now declare this public hearing
closed. Agenda item H1 on the Walke

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00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:23,920
existing public safety building
renovation project big package 13 H1A

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00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:26,640
consideration of approval of a
resolution approving plans

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00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:31,200
specifications form of contract and
estimate of cost. Can I get a motion?

457
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:34,640
Move to approve. Second,
>> Ren.

458
00:36:32,079 --> 00:36:39,359
» Thank you, mayor. The um spec plan,
specifications, form of cost, and

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00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:43,119
estimate of cost, form of contract, and
estimate of cost uh have been on file

460
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,359
with the city clerk's office. Staff
would recommend approval of the

461
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:49,760
resolution.
>> Thank you. Any questions?

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00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,520
Please vote.
>> Council member Cone,

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00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,200
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

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00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,960
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

465
00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:57,760
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

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00:36:56,079 --> 00:37:01,440
» yes. Council member Grove.
>> Yes.

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00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:04,400
» Item H1B, consideration of approval of a
resolution awarding contract. Can I get

468
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:09,200
a motion?
>> Move to approve.

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00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:12,640
» Second.
>> Brad.

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00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:18,960
» Thank you, mayor. Uh the city took bids
on bid package number 13 on April 23rd,

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00:37:16,079 --> 00:37:23,520
2026. A total of three bids were
received with an alternate. Uh this is

472
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:29,599
related to some additional paving that
the city uh staff recommended uh subject

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00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:33,040
to uh favorable bids. Uh the engineers
estimate provided by Ryan Companies for

474
00:37:31,599 --> 00:37:39,599
the total project including the
alternate was $410,142.

475
00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:48,920
Uh the three uh bids that were received
uh the low bid u is from Kelly Cordom

476
00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:48,920
um which is $45,580

477
00:37:49,599 --> 00:37:56,800
which is approximately 1.1%
below the engineers estimate

478
00:37:54,960 --> 00:38:01,280
and staff would recommend approval of
the resolution awarding contract to

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00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:06,240
Kelly Cordum Inc.
>> Thank you. Other questions? So, we're

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00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:12,079
adding in the alternate amount.
>> That is correct. That is included within

481
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:19,359
the proposed resolution.
>> Have we worked with that company before?

482
00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:23,200
» Uh, we do have some um we do have some
experience with them and uh I know uh

483
00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:27,440
several other municipalities in the area
have used them.

484
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:31,040
» Ryan Companies did recommend uh moving
forward with this bid.

485
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:35,920
All
>> right, please vote.

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00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,280
Council member Grove,
>> yes.

487
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:38,880
» Council member Lion,
>> yes.

488
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,400
» Council member Cone,
>> yes.

489
00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:42,000
» Council member Pierce,
>> yes.

490
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:45,839
» Council member Anderson,
>> yes.

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00:38:43,599 --> 00:38:49,839
» Item H1C, consideration of approval of a
resolution approve contract and bond.

492
00:38:48,079 --> 00:38:52,560
Can I get a motion?
>> Move to approve.

493
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:56,720
» Second.
>> Thank you, mayor. Uh, the contract uh

494
00:38:54,720 --> 00:39:00,800
with Kelly Cordom, Inc. uh has been
provided for our review and meets our

495
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:06,160
approval. Staff would recommend approval
of a resolution approving the contract

496
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:10,800
and bond for uh bid package 13.
>> Thank you. Any final questions?

497
00:39:09,599 --> 00:39:12,320
» Please vote.
>> Council member Grove,

498
00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:14,000
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

499
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,680
» yes.
>> Council member Cone,

500
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,280
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

501
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:20,560
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

502
00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:26,720
» yes.
>> Item I1 is the consent agenda. Can I get

503
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:31,359
a motion? Move to approve. Second.
>> Any discussion?

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00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,960
Please vote.
>> Council member Cone,

505
00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:34,480
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

506
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,240
» yes.
>> Council member Grove,

507
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,079
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

508
00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:41,440
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

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00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:45,760
» yes.
>> Item I2 for utility rate adjustments,

510
00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:50,000
I2A, consideration of approval of an
ordinance to amend chapter 92 water

511
00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:53,839
rates by amending section 92.02 water
rates as specified. This is a second

512
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:59,040
reading.
>> Move to approve the second reading of

513
00:39:55,359 --> 00:40:02,079
the ordinance and title only. and second
>> ready.

514
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:05,680
» Good evening, mayor and council members.
Um, up on the screen is a chart. It it

515
00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:09,599
represents all of our ordinance readings
tonight, our second ordinance readings

516
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:14,079
for our recommended utility rate
adjustments. Uh, at the top you can see

517
00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:20,400
the three lines shaded in blue. Uh,
we're recommending a 1% uh increase to

518
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:25,119
our our water base charge as well as our
per 10,000 gallon rate above the minimum

519
00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:28,880
usage of a,000 gallons. Uh, and we are
recommending the irrigation rate to

520
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:34,000
remain at $4 higher than that
10,000gallon rate. Um, again, happy to

521
00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:38,480
take any questions if you have any, but
this was covered in our past workshops

522
00:40:36,079 --> 00:40:42,240
as we discussed our uh budget for the
year. So, staff recommends approving the

523
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:48,040
second reading of the ordinance and
title only.

524
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:48,040
» Thank you. Any questions?

525
00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:50,800
» Please vote.
>> Council member Cone,

526
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,839
» yes.
>> Council member Grove,

527
00:40:52,079 --> 00:40:55,440
» yes. Council member Anderson,
>> yes.

528
00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:56,880
» Council member Pierce,
>> yes.

529
00:40:55,760 --> 00:41:00,240
» Council member Lion,
>> yes.

530
00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:03,920
» Item I2B, consideration of approval of
an ordinance from chapter 98, sewer

531
00:41:02,319 --> 00:41:08,160
service charges by amending section
98.01, sewer service charges required as

532
00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:11,359
specified. This is also a second
reading.

533
00:41:09,839 --> 00:41:14,960
» I move to approve the second reading of
the ordinance and title only.

534
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:17,839
» Second reading.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Again, I'll

535
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:22,240
just point to the table up on the
screen. It recommending a 1 and a.5%

536
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:25,839
increase to our sanitary sewer rates.
And again, these rates will go in effect

537
00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:28,720
July 1st of 2026. Happy to take
questions. Staff recommends approving

538
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:34,520
the second reading of the ordinance and
title only.

539
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,520
» Thank you. Any questions?

540
00:41:35,599 --> 00:41:38,960
Right. Please vote.
>> Council member Grove,

541
00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:40,720
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

542
00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:42,240
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

543
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,960
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

544
00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:49,839
» yes. Council member Cone.
>> Yes.

545
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:53,280
» Item I2C, consideration of approval of
an ordinance to amend Chapter 100, Storm

546
00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:57,839
Water Management Utility by amending
section 100.05, storm water service

547
00:41:55,760 --> 00:42:01,200
rates and charges as specified. And this
is also a second reading. Move to

548
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:05,599
approve the second reading of the
ordinance and title only. Second.

549
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:09,359
» Thank you, Madam Mayor. Again, I'll
reference the chart on the screen. Um,

550
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:14,160
for our stormwater utility rate
recommendation, a 65cent increase

551
00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:17,119
effective July 1st of 2026. Staff, happy
to take any questions, but we do

552
00:42:15,599 --> 00:42:21,359
recommend the second reading of the
ordinance and title only.

553
00:42:19,359 --> 00:42:25,760
» Uh, perhaps for those that were not at
our previous work sessions on this topic

554
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:30,079
or at the first reading of this, uh,
could you address why the increase?

555
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:35,920
» Yeah, absolutely. So our storm uh
stormwater utility we did a rate study

556
00:42:32,079 --> 00:42:41,200
analysis over the past about uh 16 18
months. Um so this past year and a half

557
00:42:39,119 --> 00:42:45,839
and uh from that our recommendation was
to adjust our eru units which are

558
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:50,319
equivalent residential units which helps
uh determine what um commercial

559
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:55,520
properties pay based on their impervice
area as well as a phased in to our rate

560
00:42:53,760 --> 00:43:00,079
adjustment. So, this would be year one
of a three-year phase in or a cost

561
00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:03,680
increase over those three years. And
really, that was looking at our

562
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:08,240
operation and maintenance costs for the
stormwater utility as well as funding u

563
00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:11,760
anticipating the needed funding for
capital improvement projects that are

564
00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:16,640
also for stormwater utility improvements
in our community. So, with that, we

565
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:20,880
looked at a 10-year CIP. Uh we looked at
our on& and M costs and we put that all

566
00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:25,520
into a nice little uh bowl, mix it up
and this was our recommendation based on

567
00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:29,920
that for our rate adjustments. So um
again this is year one with that

568
00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:32,560
adjustment of three. So happy to take
any more questions or explain further.

569
00:43:31,359 --> 00:43:36,119
Mayor, if you
>> any further questions,

570
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:39,280
» please vote.
>> Council member Lion,

571
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:40,960
» yes.
>> Council member Cone,

572
00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:42,720
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

573
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:45,520
» yes.
>> Council member Grove,

574
00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:48,720
» yes. Council member Pierce.
>> Yes.

575
00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:52,160
» Item I2D, consideration of approval of
an ordinance to amend chapter 106,

576
00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:56,480
collection of solid waste by amending
section 106.10 collection charges as

577
00:43:54,880 --> 00:44:00,960
specified. This is also a second
reading. Move to approve the second

578
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:03,599
reading of the ordinance and title only.
>> Second. Rudy.

579
00:44:02,319 --> 00:44:07,200
» Thank you, Madam Mayor. Again, I'll
reference the screen. Uh, and you can

580
00:44:05,359 --> 00:44:11,280
see the last two lines are the
recommended rates, an increase and a

581
00:44:09,119 --> 00:44:16,400
decrease. Um, don't often see that, but
I'll explain that a little bit more

582
00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:20,960
detail. Um the just over 18% increases
due to actually a pass through cost that

583
00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:25,200
we are experiencing. Um our hauler
Ankeny Sanitation is required to pass

584
00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:30,319
those through from the municipal
disposal site. So our landfill metro

585
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:34,640
waste in just outside of Perry, Iowa. Um
they saw almost a 60% increase for

586
00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:41,839
municipal waste as a tipping fee. So
that uh explains that over almost $3.71

587
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:47,200
of an increase uh is a tied to also the
cost of service um that Ankeny

588
00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:50,000
Sanitation um is uh as part of their
contract they have an annual cost

589
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:53,839
increase but it also accounts for that
pass through cost for the munipal waste

590
00:44:51,839 --> 00:44:59,280
tipping fee at the landfill. So hence
why the almost 18.5

591
00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:04,960
almost 18.6% increase there. On the flip
side, the decrease of almost 60% on the

592
00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:10,160
multifamily units um going from the two
and a half to $1, that is a result of us

593
00:45:07,599 --> 00:45:15,839
again doing a utility rate analysis for
our solid waste um enterprise fund and

594
00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:21,200
determining that our multi- family units
were um basically overpaying. So we we

595
00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:26,640
did a review and this is a year two of
three of a phase in adjustment to those

596
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:30,960
two customer classes both the the single
family residential and then our multif

597
00:45:28,079 --> 00:45:34,400
family residential. So happy to take any
questions. Um staff recommends uh

598
00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:40,520
approving the second reading of the
ordinance and title only.

599
00:45:36,079 --> 00:45:40,520
» Thank you. Any questions?

600
00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:44,000
» Please vote.
>> Council member Cone.

601
00:45:43,599 --> 00:45:45,680
» Yes.
>> Council member Pierce.

602
00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:48,640
» Yes.
>> Council member Lion.

603
00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:50,319
» Yes. Council member Grove.
>> Yes.

604
00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:54,880
» Council member Anderson.
>> Yes.

605
00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:59,200
» Item I3, consideration of approval of an
ordinance to amend Chapter 76, WAKE

606
00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:03,119
Municipal Code Bicycle Regulations to
rename Chapter 76 as personal

607
00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:06,560
transportation device regulations to
update the ordinance and include the

608
00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:10,720
regulation of personal transportation
devices and upon the effective date

609
00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:14,400
repealing chapter 77 Wii Municipal Code
skateboards. This is also a second

610
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:18,400
reading.
Move to approve the second reading of

611
00:46:15,839 --> 00:46:22,160
the ordinance and title only.
>> Second, chief.

612
00:46:20,319 --> 00:46:27,280
» Good evening, mayor and council. Um
we've heard quite a bit this evening and

613
00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:33,119
we do listen I took notes. So um our
goal is not to um make life difficult

614
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:37,040
for bicyclists. Our goal is simply to
create a situation where everybody using

615
00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:41,839
our outdoor space is doing so safely and
responsibly. And u as we've heard

616
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:45,200
tonight simply between the bicyclists
and the I don't remember what you call

617
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:50,400
it
>> one wheeled device um there is extreme

618
00:46:48,240 --> 00:46:55,280
comp uh complexity in in what we're
trying to do and we have listened um we

619
00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:58,240
have continued to tweak this ordinance.
Anybody that's been involved in this

620
00:46:56,400 --> 00:47:04,400
with us over the last year knows that we
continue to make tweaks to try to come

621
00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:09,839
up with the best uh practical and and um
safe option that we have. Um, of course,

622
00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:13,760
what we heard tonight was that the
majority of this this code, I think, is

623
00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:18,560
supported. Um, the safety aspects of it
are things that that people agree with.

624
00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:22,640
There are some um sections of the code
that uh can be uh potentially looked at

625
00:47:21,119 --> 00:47:26,960
and see if we can alleviate some of
these concerns. So, we will do that

626
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:31,200
going forward. Um, the other component
of this is that we need it to be clear.

627
00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:34,800
We need our officers to understand what
it means, but more importantly, we need

628
00:47:33,119 --> 00:47:38,960
our officers to be able to explain to a
parent or to another person in the

629
00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:43,920
community what this means. And that's
where kind of the disconnect is with

630
00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:47,839
state code right now is there's anywhere
from 8 to 10 definitions of these

631
00:47:45,599 --> 00:47:53,200
devices. And so when our officers are
trying to a educate a child or or a

632
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:56,560
parent on this or b do enforcement or
talk to somebody about it, it's very

633
00:47:55,200 --> 00:48:00,480
very difficult because they have to go
figure out which definition this device

634
00:47:58,240 --> 00:48:04,800
meets and then circle back to which
state code or which city code that falls

635
00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:08,960
under and it becomes very complex and to
explain that to the parent of a child or

636
00:48:07,119 --> 00:48:13,119
something like that. Uh that's just that
much more difficult. So um the goal

637
00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:17,280
again is safety. Um, but the secondary
goal of that is being able to understand

638
00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:20,960
and explain in plain language to
somebody um, so that everybody is on the

639
00:48:19,359 --> 00:48:25,599
same playing field and and knows what's
coming. Um, and again, um, the tweaks

640
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:28,640
with the feedback, we appreciate the
feedback. I'm always open to discussing

641
00:48:27,119 --> 00:48:32,880
this with anybody. Um, I've said that
all the way through this. So, I would

642
00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:38,160
make a recommendation that uh council
table uh the current uh draft of the

643
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:41,599
code until a future meeting um to give
us just a little bit of time to look at

644
00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:45,839
that and see if there are options for us
to alleviate some of the concerns

645
00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:51,119
specific to bicycles within the code.
And um again, our goal is to to get a

646
00:48:48,720 --> 00:48:55,040
better product and to make sure that um
we're doing that with safety in mind and

647
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:58,240
then clarity number two.
>> Thank you.

648
00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:04,160
I want to
want to make just a couple of comments

649
00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:07,119
in addition and then if if anyone up
here would like to make additional

650
00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:11,760
comments. We've been working on this for
over a year. We've met with many many

651
00:49:09,280 --> 00:49:17,440
groups. I believe this is like version
87 of this ordinance as we've taken

652
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:20,640
feedback and tried to make changes. Uh
please rest assured that none of us are

653
00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:28,960
trying to trap you in your
neighborhoods. None of us are trying to

654
00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:36,000
make using our um using our uh community
amenities more difficult. However, uh I

655
00:49:32,880 --> 00:49:39,760
do want to just reiterate that this is
coming from a very real place of concern

656
00:49:38,319 --> 00:49:44,400
within the community. the number of
calls we have gotten about I almost just

657
00:49:42,319 --> 00:49:51,520
hit a kid who went across the street
without stopping uh or not using uh

658
00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:56,960
lights in the dark and uh being very
dangerous. Um I've seen them going 30

659
00:49:53,760 --> 00:50:00,880
miles an hour down my street. So we are
coming from a place of trying to address

660
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:04,960
a very real safety issue in our
community and I appreciate your patience

661
00:50:02,559 --> 00:50:08,960
with us as we work through this um and
your comments tonight. I also just want

662
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:13,680
to reiterate what the chief said that
this is very complex and I know some of

663
00:50:11,280 --> 00:50:18,079
you said just tie back to state code.
Unfortunately, that's not the answer for

664
00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:24,000
us because state code conflicts in a lot
of places and we need to have something

665
00:50:21,280 --> 00:50:28,240
a little bit more clear for our staff to
address these with. So, um so thank you

666
00:50:26,559 --> 00:50:32,559
for coming tonight. Thank you, Chief,
for the incredible amount of work you

667
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:39,680
have put into this over the last year.
Uh and any other comments?

668
00:50:35,839 --> 00:50:44,720
I would hope that we rely on some of the
people who are in this room to help us.

669
00:50:41,440 --> 00:50:51,839
We have experts among us who I think are
are very knowledgeable regarding some of

670
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:56,800
the challenges in regard to all of the
different things that that are happening

671
00:50:54,400 --> 00:51:01,280
with with
all of the different types of vehicles.

672
00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:06,079
And I know a council received some
photos this afternoon of a child in the

673
00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:12,160
middle of traffic, stopped at a red
light on an e motorcycle that had no

674
00:51:09,680 --> 00:51:18,640
brake lights, no turning signals, no
license plate, and this child was ready

675
00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:23,440
to go through the red light. And mayor
is absolutely correct. And I think the

676
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:27,839
council only has the best interests of
of our community in mind when we try to

677
00:51:26,559 --> 00:51:33,040
think about how are we going to keep
people safe. We're talking about

678
00:51:30,319 --> 00:51:37,599
everybody. And the goal was never to
inconvenience anyone. And so I I think

679
00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:42,480
that there are definitely some changes
that need to be made to um the ordinance

680
00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:46,480
that we're working on. And I just hope
that we can rely on some of the experts

681
00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:50,880
that we have here in the room to help us
with those changes.

682
00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:56,559
and we took notes, too. So, so thank
you. And um

683
00:51:53,920 --> 00:52:01,119
we are part of you. I'm new to the bike
world. And I I because I'm older, I did

684
00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:06,400
just get an ebike.
My grandson has what you I learned

685
00:52:03,200 --> 00:52:12,880
tonight is called an emoto
and it's 600 kilowatts. That's the right

686
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:19,920
term. So, I did check with that. So, I I
do understand and I do understand my

687
00:52:16,240 --> 00:52:24,880
13-year-old and his bike gang.
So, I we're part of you guys and and

688
00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:28,480
please know that I'm I'm excited that
you suggested that we table this

689
00:52:26,559 --> 00:52:31,440
tonight.
>> Uh I would like to a motion to table,

690
00:52:31,119 --> 00:52:33,920
please.
>> Oh, I have to move.

691
00:52:32,559 --> 00:52:38,480
» Uh oh, Steve.
>> Uh could we set a specific date? Number

692
00:52:36,640 --> 00:52:41,760
one, I'm sure the people in the crowd
are interested as to when we might bring

693
00:52:40,079 --> 00:52:47,040
this back, but in looking at the
calendar, I was thinking June 1st might

694
00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:50,960
be the first meeting to allow people
enough time to address some of the

695
00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:54,640
complaints we've heard here.
>> Thank you, Anna.

696
00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:58,319
» That was one of my suggestions is if if
we could um try to get a timeline narrow

697
00:52:57,280 --> 00:53:01,599
down. I know we have a lot of
stakeholders and interested parties in

698
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:04,640
the room. Um and I know it's important
to you because on a beautiful day,

699
00:53:02,960 --> 00:53:09,440
you're inside, not on your bikes,
outside in the trails. Um, so I I know

700
00:53:08,079 --> 00:53:13,280
um and I appreciate the time that you
all took. Um, and I and I do I want to

701
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:17,520
echo some of the comments that have
already been made. Um, but I do also

702
00:53:15,440 --> 00:53:24,880
want to say I mean this this was in no
way an attempt to um circumvent or um

703
00:53:20,880 --> 00:53:29,359
otherwise um limit the share the road um
act. I know you all especially the the

704
00:53:27,200 --> 00:53:33,760
bike the cycling coalition or what used
to be the the league of cyclists in

705
00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:37,839
Iowa. um you all worked hard for that
and I know you fought for that for

706
00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:42,000
nearly a decade to get that. Um th this
was in no way an intent to attack that.

707
00:53:40,079 --> 00:53:46,880
I'm a cyclist myself. Uh we read this
ordinance as you can see our focus was

708
00:53:44,559 --> 00:53:51,040
safety. Our focus was getting kids safe
specifically um and making sure that our

709
00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:55,200
sidewalks and trails were safe. Um so
when we read that with that lens

710
00:53:53,359 --> 00:53:59,520
specifically and I'm sure all of you can
see this as well. Um that that was our

711
00:53:57,599 --> 00:54:04,559
focus. Um, and so having that narrow
lens was in it was in no way meant to,

712
00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:07,520
you know, try to circumvent any other
rights that cyclists have um, in the

713
00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:10,640
state of Iowa because those are
important and you fought for those and

714
00:54:08,559 --> 00:54:15,040
you did that for a reason. Um, so I just
want to say, you know, I I thank you for

715
00:54:13,040 --> 00:54:19,920
this and this is why this specific
process is in place to allow three

716
00:54:17,280 --> 00:54:25,040
separate readings in public forum for an
ordinance like this. Um, because the

717
00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:28,559
first goound, y'all weren't here. You
didn't know. We didn't realize we were

718
00:54:26,640 --> 00:54:31,839
still focused on safety and I I don't
think anyone showed up to the first

719
00:54:29,839 --> 00:54:34,960
reading, right? Um the second reading,
here you are. Thank goodness, right? And

720
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:39,280
I'm glad you were here and I'm glad you
voiced your concerns and reached out to

721
00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:43,520
all of us. Um because as soon as you did
it, I think all of us felt, oh gosh,

722
00:54:41,359 --> 00:54:47,040
yep, unintended consequences. Let's work
together to find a solution. And so I

723
00:54:45,440 --> 00:54:51,359
appreciate all of the dialogue. It was
very constructive, very positive, very

724
00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:56,640
respectful. We reciprocate that back to
you and thank you for your participation

725
00:54:52,960 --> 00:55:02,079
in this process. Any other comments?
>> One of the things that um the public may

726
00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:07,440
not know is that we just had um planning
session last week and one of the things

727
00:55:05,119 --> 00:55:12,880
that was asked of us that that I hadn't
thought of before is how do you want the

728
00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:17,680
public to perceive the work that you do
in the council chambers? And one of the

729
00:55:15,359 --> 00:55:22,880
things that came up several of us
mentioned we want to be flexible. We

730
00:55:19,839 --> 00:55:26,480
want to be responsive to our public and
we want to be able to listen to things

731
00:55:24,880 --> 00:55:31,359
and change our minds if we need to
change our minds. And this is one of

732
00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:36,240
those instances where I think that um we
get an opportunity to say, "Okay, we

733
00:55:33,520 --> 00:55:41,839
hear you. We understand your concerns
and we can change our minds."

734
00:55:39,680 --> 00:55:47,040
And with that, I'll take a motion to
table until June 1st.

735
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:48,640
» You have to say like a specific thing. I
don't have

736
00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:53,799
» I'm going to give it a shot.
>> Yeah. and then I can be told say

737
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:53,799
something else.

738
00:55:53,839 --> 00:56:02,000
I move to table the second consideration
of the ordinance

739
00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:04,720
until further study has been done and
then consider it at our June 1st

740
00:56:03,920 --> 00:56:08,000
meeting.
>> I seconded it.

741
00:56:06,079 --> 00:56:12,319
» We all
>> we all second it.

742
00:56:09,599 --> 00:56:13,599
» Are we good, Steve?
>> What's that?

743
00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:17,359
» Are we good?
>> Yeah, you're good.

744
00:56:14,720 --> 00:56:21,119
» I didn't hear a pause, but that's fine.
All right, with that

745
00:56:20,559 --> 00:56:26,799
» uh
>> with that um with that, please vote on

746
00:56:25,280 --> 00:56:28,640
the tableling of the ordinance.
>> Council member Grove,

747
00:56:28,240 --> 00:56:30,319
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

748
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:32,079
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

749
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:33,760
» yes.
>> Council member Cone,

750
00:56:33,359 --> 00:56:36,799
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

751
00:56:34,880 --> 00:56:40,960
» yes.
Item I4, consideration of approval of an

752
00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:45,040
ordinance to amend chapter 169 zoning
ordinance city of Walke, Iowa by

753
00:56:42,640 --> 00:56:48,000
reszoning certain property from A1 to R2
and R4 a property to be known as

754
00:56:46,480 --> 00:56:53,520
Silverleaf. This is also a second
reading. Dropping like flies

755
00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:56,160
to approve the second reading the
ordinance and title only.

756
00:56:54,880 --> 00:56:59,680
» Second.
>> You don't have to stay by the way. It's

757
00:56:58,480 --> 00:57:03,359
all right. We won't get offended.
>> It won't be much longer though.

758
00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:06,319
» And it gets more exciting.
>> You have.

759
00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:10,640
» All right, Alyssa. Okay, good evening,
mayor and council. Uh, the property is

760
00:57:08,319 --> 00:57:14,720
located at uh north of 310th Street and
east of T Avenue. Contains approximately

761
00:57:12,480 --> 00:57:18,559
70 acres in area outlined in blue on the
screen. Uh, the request is to reszone

762
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:22,000
the property from A1 Agricultural
District to R21 and two family

763
00:57:20,319 --> 00:57:25,680
residential district and R4 road
dwelling and town home dwelling

764
00:57:23,119 --> 00:57:30,319
district. Again, I'll show the reszoning
areas. So, the area in green on the

765
00:57:28,319 --> 00:57:34,000
screen is the R4 and then the rest of
that like the purplish color is the R2

766
00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:37,359
areas.
Uh staff is recommending approval of the

767
00:57:35,839 --> 00:57:44,480
second reading of the resoning and I'd
be happy to answer any questions.

768
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:47,880
» Thank you. Are there any questions?
>> Where is it?

769
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:53,359
» All right, please vote. Council member
Grove,

770
00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:54,960
» yes.
>> Council member Cone,

771
00:57:54,559 --> 00:57:56,559
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

772
00:57:56,079 --> 00:57:58,079
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

773
00:57:57,760 --> 00:58:00,720
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

774
00:57:59,280 --> 00:58:06,240
» yes.
Item I5, consideration of approval of a

775
00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:10,400
resolution approving preliminary plat
for Timberline Estates.

776
00:58:07,839 --> 00:58:12,960
» Move to approve. Second,
>> Andy.

777
00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:17,680
» Hello, Mayor Clark and council members.
Uh before you tonight is consideration

778
00:58:15,359 --> 00:58:22,480
of approval of a preliminary plat for
Timberline Estates. Uh the owner and

779
00:58:19,839 --> 00:58:27,760
applicant is Timberline Estates LLC. Uh
the property is outlined in blue on the

780
00:58:24,079 --> 00:58:32,240
screen. Um, it is roughly 90.32 acres in
area located south of Southeast Westtown

781
00:58:29,760 --> 00:58:36,960
Parkway and generally west of Southeast
LA Grant Parkway. Uh, if the council

782
00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:40,799
will recall, um, earlier this year, the
council acted on the annexation of this

783
00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:46,240
property. Uh, this is the former new
Pioneer Gun Club property. Um, as well

784
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:50,960
as, uh, approved a resoning for the
property to the R21 and two family uh,

785
00:58:48,720 --> 00:58:56,400
residential district.
Uh the preliminary plat identifies 127

786
00:58:53,760 --> 00:58:59,760
single family lots. All lots meet or
exceed the minimum requirements of the

787
00:58:57,839 --> 00:59:04,480
R2 zoning district. Uh the minimum
requirements are 65 ft in width and

788
00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:10,079
8,000 square ft in area. I can tell you
that uh probably uh 80 to 85% of the

789
00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:15,680
lots within this development far exceed
those requirements. Um particularly on

790
00:59:12,480 --> 00:59:19,200
the southwest side of the development.
Um, extensions of several streets are

791
00:59:17,680 --> 00:59:23,920
proposed, including an extension of
South Warrior Lane that would connect up

792
00:59:21,119 --> 00:59:27,680
to Westtown Parkway in addition to an
extension of Southeast Trillium Drive,

793
00:59:26,160 --> 00:59:32,000
uh, that would connect into the Stone
Prairie development that is directly to

794
00:59:29,119 --> 00:59:35,599
the east of the property. Uh, public
sanitary sewer, uh, public storm sewer

795
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:39,520
and public water main will serve the
development. Um, we are actively

796
00:59:37,599 --> 00:59:45,200
reviewing the construction plans, uh,
for this subdivision, um, as we speak. A

797
00:59:43,119 --> 00:59:50,480
10- foot wide trail would be extended
along the uh east side of South Warrior

798
00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:54,240
Lane that would connect up into the
trail system within the Glen Village

799
00:59:52,079 --> 00:59:59,839
neighborhood. Landscape buffer easements
would be required and plantings along

800
00:59:56,240 --> 01:00:02,799
all lots that abut South Warrior Lane.
Several outlots are shown on the

801
01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:06,000
preliminary plat here. This kind of
gives you a little bit better view of

802
01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:09,599
it. Uh several outlots are shown on the
preliminary plat. Um most of those are

803
01:00:07,839 --> 01:00:14,160
either flood plane or for storm water
management. Um those outlots would

804
01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:18,480
either be owned by the adjoining lot
owner uh particularly the flood the

805
01:00:15,920 --> 01:00:22,880
flood plane um outlot that you can see
here on the west side of the plat that

806
01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:27,040
would be tied to the owner of this lot.
They would own and maintain that um in

807
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:29,920
addition to a couple other storm water
detention outlots that would be owned

808
01:00:28,559 --> 01:00:36,400
and maintained by the homeowners
association in the future. Outlot Y um

809
01:00:33,599 --> 01:00:40,559
is this kind of L-shaped piece right
here that's kind of centrally located.

810
01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:44,960
Um because this is a residential
development, parkland dedication

811
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:50,079
requirements do uh apply to this. Uh
based on the number of lots within the

812
01:00:46,559 --> 01:00:56,720
development, uh 2.48 acres of parkland
are required. Uh outlot Y is 2.61 61

813
01:00:53,760 --> 01:01:00,480
acres in area and that directly adjoins
approximately 4 and a half acres that

814
01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:05,920
the city already owns directly to the
east that was dedicated as part of a

815
01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:09,680
previous residential project. Uh staff
would anticipate that in the coming

816
01:01:07,599 --> 01:01:15,040
years um we would begin planning for
that neighborhood park um uh within this

817
01:01:13,040 --> 01:01:19,359
area.
Um, as discussed during the reasoning,

818
01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:23,839
uh, soil remediation would be required
as part of this, uh, profit or

819
01:01:21,680 --> 01:01:28,880
development, I should say, uh, due to
its, uh, nature as being a, a shooting

820
01:01:26,319 --> 01:01:32,160
range for the last several decades. Uh,
the applicant is working with their

821
01:01:30,400 --> 01:01:36,319
environmental consultant in the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources to

822
01:01:33,839 --> 01:01:40,799
complete their work plan for uh, that
soil remediation. And once the work plan

823
01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:45,440
has been approved by the DNR, um they
could commence the work to do the soil

824
01:01:43,359 --> 01:01:50,319
remediation. During that soil
remediation process, the Iowa DNR as

825
01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:55,599
well as the applicants environmental
consultant would monitor um and inspect

826
01:01:52,880 --> 01:02:00,640
the remediation process. And then once
that work has been completed and um the

827
01:01:58,480 --> 01:02:06,640
contaminated soils have been either
disposed of or um uh contained

828
01:02:04,559 --> 01:02:10,559
appropriately, the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources would issue a

829
01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:15,599
certificate of completion.
Um again, based on uh staff's review of

830
01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:19,280
the preliminary plat, uh the preliminary
plat does meet uh all the requirements

831
01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:23,200
of the zoning ordinance as well as the
subdivision ordinance. Uh staff would

832
01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:25,680
recommend approval of the preliminary
plat. and I'm happy to take any

833
01:02:24,559 --> 01:02:29,920
questions.
>> Thank you very much. Are there any

834
01:02:27,839 --> 01:02:34,160
questions?
>> Oh,

835
01:02:31,680 --> 01:02:35,680
all right. Uh, please vote.
>> Council member Cone,

836
01:02:35,359 --> 01:02:37,280
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

837
01:02:36,880 --> 01:02:39,040
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

838
01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:40,480
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

839
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:43,520
» yes.
>> Council member Grove,

840
01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:47,520
» yes.
>> Item I six, consideration of approval of

841
01:02:45,839 --> 01:02:53,280
a resolution approving site plan for
Legacy Cottages at 1505 Southeast Laurel

842
01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:57,119
Street. Can I get a motion?
Move to approve.

843
01:02:54,240 --> 01:03:01,359
» Second,
>> Melissa.

844
01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:05,920
» Uh, the owner is Well Tower, Iowa Hold
Co. LLC. The applicant is O'Brien

845
01:03:03,920 --> 01:03:08,960
Construction. The property is located
south of Pikmin Road and west of

846
01:03:07,359 --> 01:03:14,559
Southeast Legacy Point Boulevard. It
contains 2.96 acres in area. It is

847
01:03:11,599 --> 01:03:17,920
outlined in blue on the screen. Uh, the
property is zoned R3 multif family

848
01:03:16,720 --> 01:03:21,359
residential district with a plan
development overlay. The property

849
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:25,039
currently includes a building that is
just over 12,000 square feet in area and

850
01:03:23,119 --> 01:03:29,520
it was built for a memory care facility
back in 2010. The property owner plans

851
01:03:27,839 --> 01:03:33,920
to demolish the existing building and
develop town homes for independent

852
01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:38,559
living. The site plan includes a total
of six town home buildings for a total

853
01:03:36,400 --> 01:03:43,359
of 18 units.
So that is what the site plan uh looks

854
01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:48,240
like.
Um each building includes between two to

855
01:03:45,599 --> 01:03:53,920
four units and each unit includes two
bedrooms and is uh just over 1500 square

856
01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:58,160
feet in area. Each unit includes an
attached garage. Two accesses will be

857
01:03:56,559 --> 01:04:02,240
provided into the site, one at the north
and one at the south. Sorry for the

858
01:04:00,319 --> 01:04:07,680
orientation of the site plan. Uh north
is to the right.

859
01:04:05,039 --> 01:04:11,440
Um the internal street will be privately
owned and maintained. Five foot wide

860
01:04:09,760 --> 01:04:17,119
sidewalks will be provided adjacent to
the site along both public streets and

861
01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:20,640
then also within um within the site.
Private sidewalks will be provided on

862
01:04:18,720 --> 01:04:24,640
both sides of the street. Pedestrian
connections will also be provided into

863
01:04:22,160 --> 01:04:28,799
the site from the public sidewalks.
Parking, landscaping and lighting

864
01:04:26,319 --> 01:04:31,839
requirements are being met. Uh private
utilities will serve the development.

865
01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:35,760
Storm water detention will be provided
with a basin which is located at the

866
01:04:33,520 --> 01:04:43,680
northeast corner of the site.
Then the buildings go to that.

867
01:04:41,200 --> 01:04:48,400
So the building elevations will look
somewhat like this in different um color

868
01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:52,240
variations. The materials are stone
veneer, vinyl sighting, and asphalt

869
01:04:50,160 --> 01:04:55,520
shingles.
Um staff is recommending approval of the

870
01:04:54,000 --> 01:05:00,000
site plan and I'd be happy to answer any
questions.

871
01:04:57,200 --> 01:05:02,799
» Thank you. Are there any questions?
>> Um oh,

872
01:05:01,119 --> 01:05:05,599
» go ahead. I was just going to ask um
will these remain under one like one

873
01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:09,520
owner?
>> There will be one lot and one ownership.

874
01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:12,319
» Okay, got it.
>> And will these have basements or are

875
01:05:11,280 --> 01:05:16,359
there on a slab?
>> They are slab on grid.

876
01:05:19,599 --> 01:05:24,280
» All right, please vote.

877
01:05:25,680 --> 01:05:28,480
» Council member Pierce,
>> yes.

878
01:05:27,280 --> 01:05:30,160
» Council member Grove,
>> yes.

879
01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:32,160
» Council member Cone,
>> yes. Council member Anderson,

880
01:05:31,839 --> 01:05:35,119
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

881
01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:39,680
» yes.
>> Item I7, consideration of approval of a

882
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:44,720
resolution approving site plan for Smart
Clean Edition at 755 Southeast Frontier

883
01:05:42,319 --> 01:05:48,319
Avenue. Can I get a motion?
>> Move to approve.

884
01:05:46,400 --> 01:05:51,599
» Second,
Melissa.

885
01:05:49,119 --> 01:05:54,400
» The owner and applicant is Smart Clean.
The property is located north of

886
01:05:52,880 --> 01:05:59,280
Southeast Frontier Avenue and west of
Southeast Als. Contains just over an

887
01:05:56,640 --> 01:06:03,280
acre in area. Uh the property is zoned
M1 Light Industrial District with a plan

888
01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:08,480
development overlay.
Uh the site currently includes an

889
01:06:05,280 --> 01:06:12,319
existing uh multi-tenant building. The
building was constructed in 2006. The

890
01:06:10,960 --> 01:06:18,400
applicant is requesting approval of a
site plan for an addition to the

891
01:06:13,599 --> 01:06:25,359
building along the west side.
Um the addition is uh 2,486 square feet

892
01:06:22,880 --> 01:06:30,240
in area and then the overall building
area with the proposed addition will be

893
01:06:27,280 --> 01:06:33,599
12,600 square ft. The project also
includes us um adding a small amount of

894
01:06:32,240 --> 01:06:38,799
pavement along the north side of the
site for access to the addition. Um no

895
01:06:36,559 --> 01:06:42,240
new accesses are proposed from the
public streets. Those will remain.

896
01:06:40,240 --> 01:06:47,119
They're already in place. There is one
at the northwest corner and then also

897
01:06:44,720 --> 01:06:51,200
one at the southeast corner of the site.
Uh parking and landscaping requirements

898
01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:56,240
are being met. No new public sidewalks
or trails are proposed as they already

899
01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:59,599
exist adjacent to the site. Um public
utilities are provided to the site.

900
01:06:57,839 --> 01:07:02,720
Storm water detention is provided with a
regional detention basin which is

901
01:07:01,039 --> 01:07:08,079
located to the west. I'll go back one so
you can see that large detention basin

902
01:07:04,559 --> 01:07:13,599
located just west of the site.
Um the building elevations

903
01:07:10,799 --> 01:07:18,960
go to that.
So the materials are similar, the colors

904
01:07:15,680 --> 01:07:22,880
are not so much. Um the materials are
pre-cast concrete panels, aluminum

905
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:27,440
storefront system, and metal wall
panels. Um an overhead door will also be

906
01:07:25,280 --> 01:07:31,119
provided along the north elevation for
the addition. Staff recommends approval

907
01:07:29,839 --> 01:07:36,079
of the site plan. And I'd be happy to
answer any questions.

908
01:07:32,799 --> 01:07:40,480
» Thank you. Are there any questions? the
comment. I remember going to a ribbon

909
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:44,920
cutting at this business about three
years ago, so it's neat to see him

910
01:07:41,920 --> 01:07:44,920
expanding.

911
01:07:45,359 --> 01:07:48,480
» Please vote.
>> Council member Grove,

912
01:07:48,079 --> 01:07:50,000
» yes.
>> Council member Cone,

913
01:07:49,599 --> 01:07:51,920
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

914
01:07:51,440 --> 01:07:53,760
» yes.
>> Council member Pearson,

915
01:07:53,039 --> 01:07:57,520
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

916
01:07:54,880 --> 01:08:02,319
» yes.
Item I8, consideration of approval of a

917
01:08:00,559 --> 01:08:07,200
resolution approving site plan for Smart
Clean Warehouse at 975 Southeast

918
01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:10,880
Frontier Avenue. Move to approve.
>> Second, Melissa.

919
01:08:09,039 --> 01:08:15,119
» Okay, so we're just going to the east
one lot. Again, same owner and

920
01:08:13,599 --> 01:08:22,239
applicant.
Um, this lot is just under an acre zoned

921
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:26,880
M1. This site is currently vacant. um
includes a little bit of pavement um

922
01:08:24,080 --> 01:08:31,199
with some spot some parking spots and uh
shared access drive off of the off of

923
01:08:29,600 --> 01:08:36,400
Frontier.
Um the building that they are proposing

924
01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:43,040
is a singlestory warehouse building. Um
12,500 ft in area and 23 feet tall, very

925
01:08:40,239 --> 01:08:47,920
similar to the building to the west. Um
a trash enclosure is proposed at the

926
01:08:44,719 --> 01:08:51,600
northeast corner of the site.
Uh the existing shared access into the

927
01:08:49,679 --> 01:08:55,040
site will remain and then a shared
access will also be provided into the

928
01:08:53,199 --> 01:08:59,359
site at the north side of the site from
the adjacent property. A new 5 foot wide

929
01:08:57,839 --> 01:09:03,920
sidewalk will be provided at the south
side of the site and parking and

930
01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:08,640
landscaping requirements are being met.
Public utilities will be provided. Storm

931
01:09:06,400 --> 01:09:13,600
water detention will be provided um with
the basin which they're um proposing at

932
01:09:11,279 --> 01:09:18,080
the south side of the site. And then
building elevations are very similar. Um

933
01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:22,239
materials
go to that

934
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:29,120
so it'll look like that. Um materials
again um it is concret uh pre-cast

935
01:09:26,960 --> 01:09:33,120
concrete panels, aluminum storefront and
then metal wall panels and then the

936
01:09:31,359 --> 01:09:36,640
trash enclosure is proposed to be
constructed of pre-cast concrete panels

937
01:09:34,960 --> 01:09:39,920
to match the building. Staff recommends
approval of the site plan and I'd be

938
01:09:37,920 --> 01:09:44,960
happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you. Are there any questions? Uh

939
01:09:42,640 --> 01:09:48,319
assuming construction for both of these,
it'll probably happen at the same time.

940
01:09:46,560 --> 01:09:52,440
» I think that is their plan is to do that
at the same time. Yeah. Okay.

941
01:09:52,560 --> 01:09:56,400
» Please vote.
>> Council member Pierce,

942
01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:58,080
» yes.
>> Council member Cone,

943
01:09:57,600 --> 01:09:59,679
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

944
01:09:59,199 --> 01:10:01,280
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

945
01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:05,360
» yes.
>> Council member Grove,

946
01:10:02,480 --> 01:10:10,400
» yes.
>> All right. Item I nine, Rem Remington

947
01:10:07,920 --> 01:10:14,159
Point. I9A, consideration of approval of
a resolution approving final plat for

948
01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:15,679
Remington Point Plat 8. Can I get a
motion?

949
01:10:14,560 --> 01:10:18,159
» Move to approve.
>> Second,

950
01:10:17,440 --> 01:10:23,120
Melissa.
>> And I'll go ahead and present on both A

951
01:10:20,239 --> 01:10:27,280
and B at the same time. Um the owner and
applicant is Remington Point LLC. Uh the

952
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:33,520
properties are located south of
University Avenue and west of 17th

953
01:10:28,880 --> 01:10:38,000
Street. Contains uh 0 58 acres. Um it is
zoned R2 one and two family residential

954
01:10:35,679 --> 01:10:43,760
district. Uh it's very small to see, but
it's outlined in red on the screen.

955
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:47,840
Let me go to the final plats here. Uh
these properties were originally platted

956
01:10:45,199 --> 01:10:53,360
as lots 1 and 31 of Remington Point plat
2. Recently, a final plat was approved

957
01:10:50,239 --> 01:10:58,880
for uh Remington Point Plat 4, which is
located just to the west of these

958
01:10:54,880 --> 01:11:02,560
properties. Um and then the most eastern
two lots within Remington Point Plat 4

959
01:11:00,719 --> 01:11:07,199
included taking portions from these two
lots, lot one and 31 of Remington Point

960
01:11:04,719 --> 01:11:11,920
Plat 2. So the purpose of these final
plats uh for Remington Point plats 8 and

961
01:11:09,679 --> 01:11:17,760
nine is just to clean up the remaining
portions that they took for um plat 4.

962
01:11:15,280 --> 01:11:23,840
Both of the plats include one single
family residential lot each. Um the lot

963
01:11:20,719 --> 01:11:29,920
within plat 8 is 12,500 ft. Lot within
plat 9 is just under 12,000 square feet.

964
01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:33,360
Um no changes to streets, utilities or e
easements are being proposed. And then

965
01:11:31,920 --> 01:11:37,040
all public improvements have already
been provided to both of these. Staff

966
01:11:35,440 --> 01:11:39,679
recommends approval of the final plats
and I would be happy to answer any

967
01:11:38,320 --> 01:11:45,600
questions.
>> Thank you. Are there any questions?

968
01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:49,920
» So will there be access through Castle
Point as well? It looks like maybe there

969
01:11:48,080 --> 01:11:53,920
is
to the south.

970
01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:57,440
» Um Castleton Point's a little bit to the
west.

971
01:11:55,600 --> 01:11:59,920
» Okay. Southwest. Okay. There will
eventually that street will continue to

972
01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:03,560
the south.
>> Okay. Any

973
01:12:04,239 --> 01:12:07,560
other questions?

974
01:12:07,840 --> 01:12:11,920
Please vote.
>> Council member Cone,

975
01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:13,520
» yes.
>> Council member Lion,

976
01:12:12,960 --> 01:12:15,199
» yes.
>> Council member Pierce,

977
01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:16,719
» yes.
>> Council member Grove,

978
01:12:16,320 --> 01:12:20,000
» yes.
>> Council member Anderson,

979
01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:24,080
» yes.
>> Item I 9B, consideration of approval of

980
01:12:22,400 --> 01:12:27,280
a resolution approving final plat for
Remington Point Plat 9. Can I get a

981
01:12:26,560 --> 01:12:30,560
motion?
>> Move to approve.

982
01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:36,800
» Second. Melissa,
>> I have nothing further to add.

983
01:12:32,640 --> 01:12:39,199
» Thank you. Any questions?
Please vote.

984
01:12:38,000 --> 01:12:40,640
» Council member Pierce,
>> yes.

985
01:12:39,520 --> 01:12:42,800
» Council member Grove,
>> yes.

986
01:12:41,199 --> 01:12:44,159
» Council member Anderson,
>> yes.

987
01:12:43,120 --> 01:12:45,920
» Council member Lion,
>> yes.

988
01:12:44,640 --> 01:12:51,440
» Council member Cone,
>> yes.

989
01:12:48,159 --> 01:12:54,480
» Item J, reports.
>> Brad,

990
01:12:52,080 --> 01:12:59,280
» thank you, Mayor. First of all, um I'm
beginning to feel my age a little bit uh

991
01:12:56,640 --> 01:13:03,679
because I recall bringing the legacy
cottages site plan for the building

992
01:13:01,280 --> 01:13:08,719
that's now being torn down to the city
council for approval. So, it's somewhat

993
01:13:06,400 --> 01:13:14,000
disheartening um that some of my
projects are now being demolished. Um

994
01:13:11,520 --> 01:13:18,640
just briefly, uh just really one quick
thing for you tonight. Uh Safety City is

995
01:13:16,560 --> 01:13:21,520
one of our more popular uh summer
programs for the incoming

996
01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:27,360
kindergarteners that's put on by our
police department. Uh today we received

997
01:13:24,239 --> 01:13:33,600
um all the new town buildings which the
new town is is a big part of that uh

998
01:13:30,400 --> 01:13:37,920
overall program. Um and perhaps even
more excitingly is that all those new

999
01:13:36,239 --> 01:13:43,199
buildings were paid for by a grant from
Prairie Meadows. So we're excited that

1000
01:13:40,159 --> 01:13:47,840
to add that to um our programming and uh
are anxiously awaiting the incoming uh

1001
01:13:45,600 --> 01:13:51,440
kindergarteners uh being able to use
those uh new storefronts.

1002
01:13:50,400 --> 01:13:53,760
Thank you,
>> Steve.

1003
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:57,360
» No report.
>> You don't have a report, but just a

1004
01:13:55,199 --> 01:14:01,760
comment of it was just refreshing to see
the community come in and speak their

1005
01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:06,400
concerns and us be able to listen and
table it to reconsider.

1006
01:14:05,360 --> 01:14:08,000
» No report.
>> Rob,

1007
01:14:06,880 --> 01:14:14,320
» no report.
>> No report. I just want to thank staff

1008
01:14:11,360 --> 01:14:20,080
and um the rest of the council for a
very productive and very helpful for us

1009
01:14:17,280 --> 01:14:25,600
um new council members um comprehensive
planning process last week. It it really

1010
01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:31,840
um
was beneficial and I felt like we got a

1011
01:14:27,760 --> 01:14:35,920
lot done so it was great. Thank you.
>> All right with that I will take a motion

1012
01:14:34,159 --> 01:14:39,920
to adjurnn. So move
>> second.

1013
01:14:36,960 --> 01:14:43,280
» All those in favor? Bye.
Have a good week, everybody.