CENTERVILLE —
The Centerville City Council Monday night approved the preliminary resolution for street construction improvements at 10th Street from West Maple Street to West Washington Street; West State Street from Fifth Street to 10th Street; and East State Street from Haynes Avenue to 18th Street and from 18th Street to the entrance to Oakland Cemetery. The improvements are expected to cost approximately $4 million.
Other resolutions passed Monday:
• Fix new values for the lots located inside the street improvement project due to the proposed public improvement. What those new values might be was not discussed by the council but the agenda packet states "No property shall be assessed more than it is benefiting by the improvements nor more than 25% of its value on the date of its assessment."
• Adoption of preliminary plat, schedule and estimate of costs and necessity (proposed) for street improvement project.
• Adoption of support for Chariton Valley Planning & Development Council of Governments by paying an annual fee of $2,000 for their fiscal year 2013. CVP&D is a regional planning commission and governs Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe and Wayne counties. The annual fee, according to CVP&D, allows then to help "secure state and federal funding for programs."
Councilman Rob Lind questioned if CVP&D would properly represent the city and in past six months to one year "just too much has happened ... and I don't want that to visit us in this next year."
CVP&D Executive Director Nichole Moore said the doors are still open.
"I'm still open and I'm still doing my job," Moore said. "That's about all I can say."
The council approved final action on the perpetual care agreement with Appanoose County Conservation Board to administer, improve and manage land funded by REAP in 2006. Th city approved the agreement in 2006 or 2007 and since then a legal description has been added and now it needs to be filed.
In a related matter, the city wants to transfer the upper and lower reservoirs to Appanoose County Conservation Foundation.
Kim Crego, city clerk and commissioner of municipal services, said the city no longer uses the reservoirs for drinking water and the Iowa DNR would be better able to maintain the property.
Crego said the idea was to introduce the concept tonight and address the transfer at a later time.
ACCB wants to build a year-round ranger residence and cabins on the land, and as Mark Hoffman, ACCB director, said during the meeting, it's a lot easier to do that when you own the land.
The council briefly discussed Safe Routes to School project. No vote was taken.
Crego said if the four stakeholders involved — city, county, school district and property owners — each contributed $18,000 project funding would be complete.
Ways to trim the cost of the project included extending the DOT-mandate to finish the project in 25 working days and rebid with State Street project.
The council briefly discussed possible locations for a brush dump. No vote was taken
Mahaska Mulch based in Oskaloosa has expressed interest and another idea thrown out was to allow ACCB to use yard debris to build up habitat cover.
The council briefly discussed a bow hunt deer harvest this fall and winter inside Centerville. No vote was taken.
While the agenda lists 20 acres at Lelah Bradley Park as in last year's hunt area, it was said during the meeting that was not a good place due to high traffic.
Also East Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bella Vista and private property when authorized by the owner were used as areas last year for the deer hunt. Hoffman said approximately 50 deer were harvested last year.
The council listened to Moore give a presentation on the possibility of doing another housing rehabilitation program. No vote was take.
Moore said the city's last rehabilitation with them was at least five years ago.
The rehabilitation money comes from state grants that do not require a local match, Moore said. CVP&D typically does between six-eight homes with rehab costs up to $230,000 to $260,000.
Moore said start to finish turn around is 45 days and CVP&D does use local contractors, but it's not guaranteed.
"It just depends," Moore said. "Some of your local contractors don't have the staff to possibly do a large number of homes. However, multiple contractors can do larger homes at times."
Crego said it is "an exciting component to an overall concept of what we've got going."
Part of the housing rehab presentation involved George Johnson, code compliance official, who talked about Chariton Valley Regional Housing Trust Fund, and the work they have accomplished in helping low-income Centerville home owners make improvements.
"And in most cases, those people that are having houses that do need repair, or demolished, don't have any money," Johnson said. "They're low-to-moderate income. They're financially strapped."
Johnson said Centerville has approximately 41 properties in need or either repair or removal.
Johnson said it would be a great resource for the city if it can work with CVP&D on rehabilitating eight-10 properties.
Patti Lind, with CVRHTF, also talked to the council about their work with improving existing homes and making them safer for the occupants.
Lind announced starting in October CVRHTF and IHCC buildings trade class have an agreement to build one new house every year.
The council's first meeting in September will be Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 5:30 p.m. due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday.
Local News
August 23, 2012
City Council approves preliminary 2013 street improvement projects resolution
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