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Brad Bark, Mayor

Dennis Froelich, 1^st Ward                                       Angie Lewis, At Large

Jeff Osborne, 2^nd Ward                                           DeWayne Hopkins, At Large

Peggy Gordon, 3^rd Ward                                         Carol Webb, City Administrator

Nadine Brockert, 4^th Ward                                      Cinda Hilger, Admin. Professional

John Jindrich, 5^th Ward                                           Matt Brick, City Attorney

City Council meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Thursday of each month, In-depth sessions on the 2^nd Thursday of each month.  All meetings are available for review on the City of Muscatine youtube page.

         The public is welcome to attend virtually using the information below.

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2.         ROLL CALL

3.         PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  

4.         COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS

Presented for Council consideration is an overview of draft regulations establishing maintenance standards for vacant properties and non-residential properties. These draft regulations are based on direction provided by City Council at the July 8, 2021, in-depth meeting.  This presentation is intended to facilitate a discussion that would provide direction on how City Council desires to proceed on this issue.

Presented for City Council’s consideration is an overview of how City Code currently regulates the placement of cargo containers. Information is also presented on options for changing City Code to either prohibit the placement of cargo containers in residential areas or limit the placement to locations with a minimal visual impact on the surrounding areas.  The presentation is intended to facilitate a discussion that would provide direction to staff for drafting an ordinance regulating the placement of cargo containers in residential areas.

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a proposed revision to weeds and vegetation management regulations with the intent make them easier to understand and enforce.  Regulations regarding weeds and vegetation management are currently spread across multiple chapters in Title 3 and Chapter 9 of City Code.  The proposed regulations would relocate and centralize weed and vegetation into a single new chapter in Title 16.  Weed and vegetation management regulations would be made more understandable through the addition of more detailed definitions and the inclusion of diagrams.  Improvements would be made by the inclusion of regulations more specifically tailored to the specific scenarios in which these regulations would be applied, such undeveloped areas, wooded areas, native prairie planting areas, etc.

Presented for Council’s consideration is an overview regarding the City’s ownership of property at the corner of Hershey Avenue and Green Street, commonly referred to as Carver Corner. In addition, staff will also provide an overview of options for the use of the property. This information is presented to assist Council in determining how the City staff should manage the property or opportunities for future development to address community needs and meet identified goals.