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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/26/2005Lauderdale City Council Meeting Minutes April 26, 2005 1. Meeting called to order at 7:12 P.M. 2. ROLL Council present: Giannetti, Christensen, McCloskey, Gill -Gerbig and Mayor Dains Staff present: Acting Administrator Bownik 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA A. Approval of Agenda. Motion by Giannetti, second by McCloskey to approve the agenda. Roll: Yes: all. Motion carried. 4. APPROVAL A. Approval of Minutes. Motion by Christensen, second by McCloskey to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2005 City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. B. Approval of Claims totaling $31,099.46 Motion by McCloskey, second by Giannetti to approve the claims totaling $31,099.46. Motion carried unanimously. 5. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 6. CONSENT 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS/RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS 8. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. REPORTS 11. DISCUSSION Lauderdale City Council Meeting Minutes, April 26, 2005 Page 2 12. ACTION A. Consideration of Removing Handicapped Parking Sign at 1840 Eustis Street. Acting Administrator Bownik provided the City Council with the results of monitoring the conditions of Greg Eckert's request for a designated handicapped parking space in front of his residence at 1840 Eustis Street. Bownik stated that a review of those conditions have found that Mr. Eckert has been in continual noncompliance with the agreement. Bownik also stated that Mr. Eckert has been unresponsive to written communications from the City regarding this matter. The City Council discussed the findings of the review and agreed that Mr. Eckert in not in compliance with the conditions of the request. Motion by Giannetti, second by McCloskey to remove the handicapped parking sign at 1840 Eustis Street based on noncompliance with the conditions on which the request was granted. Motion carried unanimously. 13. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA 14. ADDITIONAL ITEMS 15. SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING 1. 2004 Financial Statements and Audit: Abdo, Eick and Meyer. 2. Nature Area. A break was taken at 7:22 p.m. to transition into a work session discussion. 16. WORK SESSION DISCUSSION The meeting resumed at 7:25 p.m. A. Nature Area. Acting Administrator Bownik reported that some of the brush in the Nature Area had been removed. However, a large amount of brush remains and may still need to be addressed. The City Council discussed recent communications the City has had with resident Jim Tatge regarding his involvement with the nature area and other public property. Mayor Dains suggested that the City should consider installing two signs in the nature area that instruct people not to cut trees, etc. The City Council also discussed a draft revision to Title 7, Chapter 2 of the City Code: Planting of Trees. The revised Ordinance will be presented for approval at the next City Council Meeting. 17. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Christensen, second by McCloskey, to adjourn at 7:58 P.M. Ayes: All.