Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Committee of the Whole - 8:00 am
Board Room, 1st Floor, Administrative Center

1. Roll Call: Minard, Sunderbruch, Cusack, Earnhardt, Hancock

Presentation

2. Presentation from Quad Cities Convention and Visitor's Bureau and the Mississippi
Valley Welcome Center Board on the proposed use of the proceeds from the recent
sale of the Iowa Welcome Center property. (Item 2)

Facilities & Economic Development

3. Discussion of public hearing on a request by Ed Collins / E & R Bros LLC (applicant
and owner of Horizon Outdoor Services) to rezone a 4.72 acres parcel located in part
other SE 1/4 SE 1/4 and the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of Section 7 and part of the NW 1/3 NE
1/4 and the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 18 all in Pleasant Valley Township from
conditional Commercial and Light Industrial (C-2) with a landscaping only use
condition, to Commercial and Light Industrial (C-2) without a landscaping only use
restriction. (Item 3)

4. Discussion of public hearing and staff recommendation on the State Construction
Permit Application for Dennis Kirby, dba Kirby Farms, Inc in the SW1/4 SW 1/4
Section 21, T79N, R4E (Lincoln Township) for the expansion of a confined animal
feeding operation located at 22293 200th Avenue. (Item 4)

5. Approval of first of two readings of an ordinance to rezone approximately 5 acres
from Agricultural-Preservation District (A-P) to Agriculture Service Floating Zone (A-F)
in the southwesterly corner (precisely the west 600 feet of the south 365 feet) of the
SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 18 in Butler Township. (Item 5)

Human Resources

6. Discussion of strategy of upcoming labor negotiations with the County's organized
employees pursuant to Iowa Code Section 20.17(3). - CLOSED SESSION

7. Approval of personnel actions. (Item 7)

Finance & Intergovernmental

8. Approval of GIS Software Maintenance renewal. (Item 8)

9. Approval of appointment to committees, boards and commissions. (Item 9)

10. Approval of Mt Joy Amoco and Kwik Shop, Eldridge, IA beer/liquor licenses.

11. Other items of interest.

Other Items of Interest

12. Consideration of appointments with upcoming term expirations for boards and
commissions.

o Benefited Fire District #2(McCausland)
term expiration 3/10/13 - Tom Claussen
o Benefited Fire District #3(Eldridge)
term expiration 04/01/13 - John Schnekloth
o Benefited Fire District #4 (Long Grove)
term expiration 04/01/13 - Merlyn Madden

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Regular Board Meeting - 5:30 pm
Board Room, 1st Floor, Administrative Center

Public Hearing

1. Rezoning request from Ed Collins to rezone 4.72 acres in Pleasant Valley Township
from C-2 with a landscaping only use condition to C-2 without a landscaping only use
condition.

2. State Construction Permit Application for Dennis Kirby in Lincoln Township.

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