08/10/2026
AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE EMERSON CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 12, 2026– 6:00 P.M.
EMERSON CITY HALL – 410 MANCHESTER STREET
MEETING IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE
OR MAY JOIN THROUGH ZOOM
Meeting is being tape recorded
1. Call to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Approve/Disapprove agenda
5. Approve/Disapprove Consent Agenda
*Minutes from regular meeting July 8, 2026, and special meeting of July 15, 2026
*Warrants from July 2026
*Financial Report for July 2026
6. Approve/Disapprove city claims to be paid
7. Visitor’s Opportunity to Speak, 3 minutes (timed) will be allotted for each speaker
8. Update on Pape property at 611 Bartlett, discussion and action as necessary
9. Response from City of Emerson’s insurance carrier Iowa Communities Assurance Pool regarding Certificate of Insurance and recommendations of coverage, discussion and action as necessary
10. Request for final approval of Emerson Days activities, discussion and action as necessary
11. Emerson Improvement Organization to present a freedom rock project to place a cover over the rock, move three flags, and add three more flags, discussion and action as necessary
12. Emerson Improvement Organization request to place a bench by the pickleball court on the sidewalk, discussion and action and necessary
13. MidAmerican Energy requirement of $5 million liability coverage for placement of things on MidAmerican poles, discussion and action as necessary
14. Removal of Chapter 3 “Boundaries” from Emerson City Code, discussion and action as necessary\
15. Resolution to Re-invest or other Action of Monies from CD ---06 at Houghton State Bank maturing August 16, 2026, discussion and action as necessary
16. Request to waive the special meeting fee that was held on July 15, 2026, about Emerson Days, discussion and action as necessary
17. Library Handrail and step repairs update, discussion and action as necessary
18. Alleys that need tubing or other repairs, discussion and action as necessary
19. Storm drainage repairs throughout town, discussion and action as necessary
20. Storm sewer grate repairs at Wilson and Bradford, discussion and action as necessary
21. Concrete disposal at city waste site, discussion and action as necessary
22. Formation of a committee to organize a new time capsule to be buried in Evans Park, discussion and action as necessary
23. Southwest Iowa Community Foundation grant application, discussion and action as necessary
24. November 2026 council meeting date, due to Veteran’s Day Holiday, discussion and action as necessary
25. Public Works maintenance report
26. Mayor’s report
27. Clerk’s report
28. Additional items (no discussion or action by council – only presentation of additional items that need to be addressed in the future)
29. Listing of Agenda Items for Next Council Meeting
30. Adjournment
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