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RIVERDALE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
PLACE: Riverdale City Hall, 110 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa
DATE: October 11, 2022 TIME: 7:00 p.m.
The regular meeting of the City Council of Riverdale, Iowa, will be conducted according to the following
order and actions will be considered on the items listed. The notice of this meeting is not considered
final until 24 hours prior to the meeting and may be further modified if 24 hours’ notice is impossible or
impractical for good cause.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable federal and state
laws, all public hearings and meetings held or sponsored by the City of Riverdale, Iowa, will be
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services should contact
City Hall at (563)355-2511 five days prior to the hearing or meeting to inform of their anticipated
attendance.
The requirement that an Ordinance be read three times before passage may be waived by council upon
an affirmative vote of four (4) of the five (5) council members. The public is advised to take note of this
process and be prepared to speak either for or against any ordinance at the time of the first reading.
Per Chapter 21 of the Iowa Code, more specifically described in sections 21.3 and 21.8, a member of the
Council may attend the meeting either in-person or by electronic means, as defined in said sections.
1. WELCOME
1.1 Call to order
1.2 Roll call
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Per Iowa Code 21.7, this governmental body make and enforce reasonable rules for the conduct
of its meetings to assure meetings are orderly, and free from interference or interruption by
spectators.
The public is encouraged to provide and insights on the proposed agenda and other items of
concern. Public comment time is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Speakers will
introduce themselves, their topic(s) concern, and provide their address for the record. Public
comments do not need to be in support of proposed actions but are to be constructive and
respectful. A lack of decorum will result in the end of comment period and possible removal
from the meeting. All members of council, the public, and staff are encouraged to find ways to
effect positive change in their comments and their actions for the betterment of our community.
3. MEETING AGENDA
3.1 Consideration of approval of the meeting agenda
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Consideration of approval of the consent agenda. All items under the consent agenda will be
enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is
made prior to the Council vote on the motion.
4.1 Consideration of Council Meeting Minutes from September 27, 2022 ................................. 4
4.2 Consideration of Treasurer's Financial Reports 1st half of October ....................................... 7
4.3 Consideration of Warrants for October 11, 2022 .......................................................................... 14
5. PRESENTATION AND PROJECT UPDATES
5.1 Introduction of Sabryna Tripp, Deputy Clerk candidate
5.2 Clerk report.................................................................................................................................................... 16
5.3 Fire Department report
5.4 MSA Engineer report ................................................................................................................................. 18
6. DISCUSSION AGENDA
6.1 Amending ordinance 95.080 Local Limits for Specific Pollutants ............................................. 20
7. OLD BUSINESS
7.1 Airly Air Quality Sensors
7.2 Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern proposed merger
7.3 Landscaping contract
7.4 Status of Chris Fennelly report
7.5 Street sweeper .............................................................................................................................................. 26
8. RESOLUTIONS
8.1 2022-59 Resolution Approving a Contract with MSA Professional Services to
Develop a Legal Description of Easements Related to Fenno Drive (tabled 8/9/22)
8.2 2022-72 Resolution Affirming Clerk’s Appointment of Sabryna Tripp as Deputy
Clerk ................................................................................................................................................................. 39
8.3 2022-73 Resolution Appointing Mark Dayton to Board of Adjustment ............................... 40
8.4 2022-74 Resolution Appointing Mike Bawden to Board of Adjustment .............................. 41
8.5 2022-75 Resolution Accepting MSA Professional Services' Statement of Final
Completion and Owner's Acceptance of Work, Release of Claims, and Contractor's
Application for Payment #4 for the Sanitary Sewer Phase II Project ....................................... 42
9. ORDINANCES
9.1 05-2022 Ordinance Amending the Code Section 95.135 Sewer Rates (3rd reading) ...... 43
9.2 06-2022 Ordinance Amending the Code Section 95.140 Property Lien for Unpaid
Charges; Assessment; Private Users (3rd reading) ......................................................................... 47
9.3 07-2022 Ordinance Amending the Code Section 135.09 Excavations (1st reading) ........ 49
9.4 08-2022 Ordinance Amending the Code Section 95.080 Local Limits for Specific
Pollutants (1st reading) ............................................................................................................................. 52
10. REPORT FROM MAYOR
10.1 Iowa League of Cities Annual Conference, Waterloo, Iowa
11. PROCLAMATIONS
12. PUBLIC COMMENT
The public is welcome to provide any follow-up on comments to the proceedings of the meeting
subject to all rules established in the first comment period.
13. PROJECT PRIORITIZATION
The Council will review a list of due outs developed during the meeting and prioritize staff
workload for the coming two weeks.
14. ADJOURNMENT
OTHER MEETINGS/CITY EVENTS OF NOTE
Meeting Date Time Location
Deadline to submit EIS comments
on CP-KCS merger Friday 10/14/22 11:59 p.m. www.cp-kcsmergereis.com
MRCTI Marine Debris Event Saturday 10/15/22 10:30 a.m. VanGundy Park
Citywide Cleanup/Bulk Pickup Saturday 10/15/22 6:00 a.m. Curbside
Iowa Municipal Finance Officers
Conference
Thursday 10/20/22
Friday 10/21/22 All Day City Hall Closed
Council Meeting Tuesday 10/25/22 7:00 p.m. City Hall
Trick-or-Treat Monday 10/31/22 5:31 p.m. to
7:31 p.m. Riverdale, Iowa