Solon City Council
Solon, Iowa Solon City Hall
Mayor Dan O’Neil called to order the Special City Council meeting at 5:30 pm. Roll Call: John Farlinger, Cole Gabriel, Andrew Kramer and Lauren Whitehead – Via Zoom. Absent: Steve Duncan. Also Present: City Administrator Cami Rasmussen, City Clerk Susie Siddell, Finance Officer Roman Meyers Public Works Director Scott Kleepe, and Librarian Liz King.
Motion by Farlinger to approve the agenda. Seconded by Gabriel. Roll Call Vote: Duncan, Farlinger, Gabriel, Kramer and Whitehead. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0.
Work Session:
FY 25 Budget-Council Work Session on Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget:
Rasmussen and Meyers went over the Revenue/Expenditure Recap. Kleppe discussed expenditures going over particular line items. Kleppe and Council discussed a service agreement with help on chipping mulch. It was discussed if would be cheaper for City to purchase equipment to chip all the mulch themselves. Kleppe stated they have someone come 2-3 times a year, something that increases the need is residents hire people to cut down their trees then those trees are taken behind the public works building and the City has to pay to mulch those, was discussed to not allow possibly in the future. This year they also needed to cut down many ash trees which did not help this year. There was also discussion with a wall at the SRNA area which is on the SRNA with discussion on who put the wall in and who is responsible for the wall as parts of it have fallen.
Kleppe did a recap of snow/ice removal also stating he would like to fix a portion of Prairie Rose Ln which would be the last block area, it is in bad shape. He also discussed the sidewalk portion from Old Mill Creek to Trail Ridge that would be starting construction.
Motion to adjourn by Gabriel at 7:10 pm. Seconded by Farlinger. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0.
ATTEST
Susie Siddell, City Clerk Dan O’Neil, Mayor