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Community Issues
BUDGET PROCESS (Fiscal Year July 2010 thru June 2011)
- Administrator Trout Memo to Council (02/18/10)
- Preliminary Operating Budget (01/12/10)
- City Attorney Research Regarding Human Rights Commissions across the State (01/27/10)
- Minor, Moderate, & Major Budget Cut Opportunities (01/28/10)
- Cash / Reserves (01/28/10)
19th STREET OVERPASS
- Project Update (from City Staff)01/30/09
- News Release (02/14/07): IDOT Approves Additional $1.35 Million in Funding
- Council Meeting Notes of 11/21/06
- Globe Gazette (11/20/06)
- Globe Gazette Editorial (11/19/06)
- Globe Gazette (11/18/06)
- EDC Point of View (11/16/06)
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 11/15/06)
- Globe Gazette: Jeff Marsters Guest View (11/12/06)
- Globe Gazette (11/07/06)
- 19th Street Overpass (Tornquist Assessment as of 10/30/06)
- Special Meeting of the City Council 10/19/06
- Potential Locations of Iowa Traction Track (North of 19th) to Align with 19th Street Crossing (presented 10/19/06)
- Chamber of Commerce Letter of Support 10/18/06
- Council Meeting Notes of 10/17/06
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 10/16/06)
- Presentation to Senator Grassley 10/13/06
- WHKS Feasibility Study Dated 09/14/06 (with staff coverletters)
- Federal Legislative Trip 2006
CITIZEN/COUNCIL ISSUES/COMPLAINTS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
DELAWARE BRIDGE WHKS
DOWNTOWN (Rehabilitation/Enhancement)
History of TIF Rationale (Driven by Westside Development)
- City Administrator Memo Dated 03/10/06 - Breakdown of Downtown TIF Project FY 2006-07
- TIF History: Moerman Memo 11/06/01;
- Council Worksession Notes 11/19/02;
- Council Minutes 01/07/03
- TIF Guidelines (January, 2003)
- Issuance of TIF Revenue Bonds 03/18/03
- Public Hearing 06/17/03: Award of Northbridge Contract
- City Administrator Memo Dated 09/27/06 - Sale of Revenue Bonds for Northbridge Paving
LEVEE
- Winnebago River Levee Survey, August 2008 (Includes data from 1974 & 1978)
- Rethink Our Heavy Reliance On Levees (Des Moines Register 06/25/08)
- Many Levees Rarely Inspected (Des Moines Register 06/23/08)
- City Council Worksession Agenda and Backup 04/22/08
- US Army Corp of Engineers Report (December 2007)
- City Council Worksession Notes (01/11/07)
- Notes from Council Worksession of 10/19/06
- Update from City Engineer (Wilfong) 10/19/06
- Update from City Administrator (McGarvey) 07/14/06
- Update from City Administrator (McGarvey) 07/13/06
- Tornquist Topics 12/30/05
- Email Correspondence with Planning and Zoning Administrator (Trish Sandahl) Dec. 12 thru Dec. 16, 2005
LIBRARY (NOVEMBER '07 BOND REFERENDUM) Visit the Mason City Public Library Online Click here
- Library Usage is Up (Globe Gazette 07/10/07)
- Nancy Zanios Guest View Globe Gazette 07/10/07
- Ahlers & Cooney Letter 06/25/07 (What Members of the Council Can/Cannot Do Regarding Support of Ballot Initiatives)
- Letter from Library Board to Mayor & Council (05/15/07)
MASON CITY POLICE STATION
- City Council Worksession Notes (01/11/07)
- Council Awards Design Contract to Waggoner & Wineinger Architects (WWA) of Mason City 07/05/06 (See Council Packet for Additional Material)
- Globe Gazette Editorial 02/26/06
- Tornquist Topics 01/23/06
MASON CITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD
SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS
- Des Moines Register 03/20/09: Changes Being Discussed at the State Level Mirror What We've Done in MC Chapter 692A of the Iowa Code (Sex Offender Registry)
- Iowa Sex Offender Registry (Registration Information)
- Assessing Violent Recidivism in Sexual Offenders (14th Annual Symposium: American College of Forensic Psychology, May 3, 1998)
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 07/02/07)
- Sex Offender Committee (Meeting Minutes Dated 06/09/07: Final Draft of New Ordinance)
- Globe Gazette 02/06/07: No Proof 2,000 Foot Sex Offender Residency Law Works Globe Gazette 01/10/07: City Attorney Analysis of Draft Regulation
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 12/12/06)
- Globe Gazette 12/12/06: Groups Push Repeal of 2000 ft Rule Tornquist Letter to Sex Offender Committee (12/03/06)
- Globe Gazette 11/20/06: Mason City Sex Offender Committee (Guest View)
- Globe Gazette 09/21/06 (Review of Public Hearing Held 9/20/06)
- Sex Offender Committee (Meeting Minutes Dated 09/13/06)
- Sex Offender Committee (Meeting Minutes Dated 09/06/06)
- Sex Offender Committee (Meeting Minutes Dated 08/29/06)
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 07/10/06)
- Globe Gazette 04/18/06 (Schickel Seeks Changes in State Sex Offender Laws)
- Globe Gazette Editorial 04/16/06 (City Should Take Measured Approach to Sex Abuse Laws)
- Globe Gazette 01/24/06 (County Attorneys: Scrap Sex Offender Dwelling Limits)
- Globe Gazette 01/16/06 (Mason City Mayor: Restricting Access May Be The Key)
- Globe Gazette 01/16/06 (Governor Vilsack: Sex Offender Laws Still Evolving)
- Globe Gazette Special Report 01/15/06 (Most Victims of Sex Crimes are Children)
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 01/10/06)
- Globe Gazette Editorial 12/29/05 (Monitor or Lock Up Child Sex Abusers)
- Sex Offender Laws: We Can Do Better ("My Turn" Article by Tim Ackarman; Globe Gazette 12/23/05)
- Globe Gazette Guest View 12/29/05 (Dr. Gary Swenson: Sex Offender Laws Irrational)
- Globe Gazette Article 12/09/05 (Franklin County Ponders Sex Offender Residency Rules)
- Globe Gazette Article 12/09/05 (Mason City Family Wants Expanded Sex Offender Rules)
- Globe Gazette Article 12/09/05 (Web Site Helps People Locate Registered Sex Offenders)
SIDEWALKS
- Cityscape Magazine February, 2007
- Council Meeting Feb. 06, 2007: Council Packet and Associated Mtg. Notes (Item 23)
- Email from a Constituent 02/06/07: Needs of Resident of the Manor
- Email from a Constituent 01/17/07: Support from Parent of Jefferson/John Adams Students
- Council Worksession Jan. 11, 2007: Council Packet and Associated Mtg. Notes
- Email from a Constituent 12/29/06: Support from Cerro Gordo Department of Public Health
- Council Meeting Dec. 19, 2006 (Item 24): Council Packet and Associated Mtg. Notes
- Council Meeting Dec. 06, 2005 (Item 12)
SMOKING BAN IN PUBLIC PLACES
- Globe Gazette 03/06/07 (House Committee Excepts Bars and Casinos from Local Control)
- Globe Gazette 03/04/07 (Bills Under Consideration by State Legislature)
- Iowa League of Cities Legislative Link 02/23/07: State Legislation in Progress for Local Control
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 09/10/06)
- West Lafayette, IN Smoking Ban in Public Places (Passed 4/3/06; Effective 7/1/07)
TAXPAYER ALERT
- Issue Debt or Cut Spending? (Kraig Paulsen 07/02/09)
- Battle Over Federal Deductibility: Des Moines Register and Sious City Journal Articles 04/03/09
- Looks Like the State Auditor (Our Watchdog) Will pay a Heavy Price for Telling it Like It Is (4/02/09)
- The Elimination of Federal Deductibility: Paulsen Perspective March 30 & 31; Mason City Chamber of Commerce April 1, 2009
- Iowa Progress Project (03/23/09): Governor's Job Stimulus Numbers Don't Add Up
- Tom Latham's Newsletter (03/20/09): Federal Spending Issues
- Kraig Paulsen (03/20/09): State Spending Issues
- Prevailing Wages, Gas Tax Hikes Are in the Works
- Des Moines Register Feb. 10, 2009: Governor Looks Towards Local Reserves (Those That Have Been Fiscally Responsible) to Cover State Sins
- Des Moines Register Feb. 10, 2009: Transparency in State Government?....Better Keep Your Resume Current
- Des Moines Register Jan. 30, 2009: Budget Would Boost Property Taxes
- Presentation by Auditor of State, David Vaudt (Jan. '09)
Vi-COR RELOCATION
- Letter to City Council (From Mr. Ralph Madison) Dated 11/27/07
- Vi-Cor Power Point Presentation to Neighborhood 11/15/07
- Letter to Briarstone Residents (From City Administrator Trout) Dated 11/09/07
VISION IOWA APPLICATION
- Tornquist Topics E-Letter 07/16/07 (Vision Iowa & Library Referendum Implications)
- Library Bond Referendum/Vison Iowa Decision Matrix and Funding Sources
- City Council Mtg. 07/17/07 (Item 16: Vision Iowa Application Resolution of Support)
- Vision Iowa Application - Preliminary Information
WATER TOWER (South Annexed Area)
- Tornquist's Thoughts on the Process for Selecting the Water Tower Paint Scheme
- Globe Gazette Article 10/23/06
- Special Meeting of the Council 10/19/06
- Globe Gazette Article 10/18/06
- Council Mtg. Notes of 10/17/06
- Tornquist Topics (eNewsletter 09/10/06)
- Council Mtg. Notes of 9/05/06 (specific to Councilman Weaver's corporate naming right's discussion)
- Council Mtg. Notes of 5/02/06 (specific to Item 10)
- Council Meeting 5/02/06 (packet info for Consent Item 10)
- Council Mtg. Notes of 4/18/06 (specific to Item 28)
- Council Meeting 4/18/06 (packet info for Public Hearing Item 28)
- Council Mtg. Notes of 3/21/06 (specific to Item 12)
- Council Meeting 3/21/06 (packet info for Consent Item 12)