City Council
Regular MeetingCarter Lake, IA · February 17, 2025
Minutes
CARTER LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, February 17, 2025
Mayor Ronald Cumberledge called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll call of the council, present: Mayor Ronald Cumberledge, Jacob Hanika, Jackie Wahl, Aaron Grell, Victor
Skinner and Jason Gundersen; City Attorney David Levy and Clerk Jackie Carl.
Gundersen moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Skinner, unanimously approved. Gundersen
moved to approve the consent agenda, Hanika; unanimously approved. Consent agenda includes the
following: Department head reports from Parks, Library, Community Center, Senior Services,
Maintenance, Police, Fire/EMS; City council minutes from December; Overtime and comp-time reports
for December; abstract of claims, receipts and financial reports for January 2025.
Mayor Cumberledge asked for council support to install traffic control signs at the corner of 5th and K with
the additional driveway being opened on the south side of the trailer park and the new trail extension in
the same areas. Gundersen moved to approve seconded by Skinner, unanimously approved.
Attorney David Levy provided an update on the notice to demolish the garage at 122 Carter Lake Club as
a dangerous building. Property owner Skip Wray was present to ask the council to allow him time to make
improvements. Gundersen moved with a strong statement if there is not significant improvements by the
May 2025 council meeting he will move to proceed with demolishing, seconded by Skinner. Unanimously
approved.
Gundersen moved to approve adding holiday pay as a benefit for permanent part time employees.
Seconded by Wahl, unanimously approved.
Gundersen moved to approve the second reading to adopt the “Carter Lake Code of Ordinances”, Wahl
presented some areas of concern. The Council and clerk just received the list therefore the Clerk request
time to research and visit with the Codification consultant to verify before responding. Gundersen moved
to set the tax rate hearing for Monday, April 7th at 7 p.m. seconded by Hanika. Gundersen moved to
approve the Pottawattamie County Hazard Mitigation Plan , seconded by Skinner; unanimously approved.
Gundersen moved to decline approving payment to the contractor for the trail project, due to failure to
complete per agreement; seconded by Skinner, unanimously approved. Gundersen moved to set wage
for new employee Nick Walton $24.04 seconded by Skinner; unanimously approved. Gundersen moved
to set wage for new full-time employee in the maintenance department, Aiden Chambers, $16, seconded
by Hanika; unanimously approved.
Jackie Carl, City Clerk Ronald Cumberledge, Mayor
Agenda
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CARTER LAKE CITY COUNCIL
City Council agendas are available at www.cityofcarterlake.com
You are hereby notified that a meeting of the City Council of the City of Carter Lake, Iowa,
will be held on Monday, February 17, 2025, 7:00 p.m.,
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 950 East Locust Street, Carter Lake, Iowa,
for the purpose of taking official action on the agenda items shown hereinafter and for such
other business that may properly come before the Council. This is a formal meeting during
which the Council may take official action on various items of business. If you wish to speak on
an item, please follow the seven participation guidelines adopted by the Council for speakers:
1. Anyone may address the Council on any agenda item.
2. Speakers should approach the microphone one at a time and be recognized by the Mayor.
3. Speakers should give their name, spell their name, give their address, and then their statement.
4. Everyone should have an opportunity to speak. Therefore, please limit your remarks to three
minutes on any one item.
5. At the beginning of the discussion on any item, the mayor may request statements in favor of
an action to be heard first, followed by statements in opposition to the action.
6. Any concerns or questions you may have which do not relate directly to a scheduled item on
the agenda will also be heard under “Citizen Concerns”.
7. For the benefit of all in attendance, please turn off all cell phones and other communication
devices while in the City Council Chambers.
1. Pledge of allegiance
2. Roll call
3. Approval of the agenda
a. additions or deletions
4. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Department head reports
i. Library, Community Center, Maintenance/Parks, Police, Fire/EMS
b. City council minutes – JANUARY
c. Planning board minutes – N/A
d. Overtime and comp time reports – JANUARY
e. Abstract of claims – JANUARY
f. Receipts – JANUARY
g. Financial reports – JANUARY
h. Liquor License
i. Improvement Club
ii. Dollar General
i. Salvage Yard Permits
i. D & R Auto Sales
---END OF CONSENT AGENDA---
NEW BUSINESS
5. Communications from:
a. Overland Properties
i. Development of 56-unit elderly housing complex at9th & Ave K
ii. Request to rezone to R3
b. Department Supervisors
c. Mayor Ronald Cumberledge
i. Traffic Control at 5th and Ave K
d. David Levy, Attorney
i. Update - Dangerous Buildings - 122 Carter Lake Club
e. Jason Gundersen
i. Part Time employee benefits
f. Jacob Hanika
i. Clear up misinformation for the baseball team
6. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:
a. Second reading of ordinance to adopt proposed “Code of Ordinances”
b. Resolution to set hearing for proposed property tax rate
c. Adopt Hazard Mitigation plan for Pottawattamie County
d. Consider approving pay application #2 for Trail Project
e. Consider resolution to set wage for Nick Walton
f. Consider resolution to set wage for Ayden Chambers
7. CITIZEN CONCERNS (3 minutes per resident)
a. Nancy Fitzpatrick – Food Pantry update
8. COUNCIL CONCERNS (3 minutes per member)
9. CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE
ADJOURNMENT
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