APRIL 5, 2010 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
6:00 P.M. – CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Approval of the Agenda.

3. Good of the Order.

Betty Gustoff-Ridout of Bankers Trust will make a presentation related to the Bankers Trust Loan Program for Windsor Heights

4. Approval of the Minutes:

• March 22, 2010 City Council minutes both published and unabridged versions.

5. Public Comment. This is an opportunity for any citizen to come forward and discuss any item that is not listed on the Agenda. (Please limit presentation from 2 to 5 minutes.)

6. Approval of the Consent Agenda.
All items listed below are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered after the other items listed on the Agenda.

(a) February Investments, Treasurer and Clerks Report
(b) Progress Payment No 9 for the Community Center project in the amount of $232,304.45 to Prostruct Construction.
(c) Claims and Payroll.
(d) Appoint Carrie Brannen as Deputy City Clerk.

7. Approval of liquor license requests
(a) The Twisted Parrot

8. Consideration of a resolution approving a 28e Agreement by and between the cities of Des Moines, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, DeSoto, Grimes, Indianola, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights and the counties of Polk, Dallas and Warren for the funding and implementation of Homeland Security Services within the metropolitan area. The Windsor Heights portion of this agreement will cost $6,901 annually, slightly less than the previous amount of $7,259.56 in the current agreement.

9. Consideration of a resolution approving a budget amendment for the FY 2010 budget.

10. Consideration of a resolution approving a Iowa Department of Transportation agreement for Primary Highway Improvement Project agreement to Hickman Road (US Highway 6) from Westover Boulevard to 63rd Street.

11. Consideration of a resolution approving the creation of an ambulance capital replace fee. (These funds will be collected and used to help offset the cost associated with a new ambulance.)

12. Consideration of ordinance10-05 making changes to Chapter 155: Building Code. (The changes are to require a fence permit.) This is the final reading of this ordinance.

13. Consideration of ordinance 10-06 making changes to Chapter 55: Animal Protection and Control. This is the first time this ordinance has been on the agenda.

14. Staff updates, if any.

15. Council member comments.

16. Mayor’s inquiries.

17. Adjournment to closed session pursuant to 21.5j (real estate) of the Code of Iowa.

18. Consideration of action items related to closed session discussion.

Adjournment
19 Adjournment to 6:00 p.m. on April 19, 2010 for a Regular Meeting of the City Council in Council Chambers at City Hall.