The Atlantic City Council is set to act Wednesday evening, on an Order to Approve an Engineering Agreement for the Atlantic Golf & Country Club (AGCC), and a Palm Street Drainage Storm Water Study. Their meeting begins at 5:30-p.m.  During their meeting on Oct. 16th, the Council heard from AGCC Board President Lucas Mosier, with regard to stormwater management issues affecting the business and surrounding area Mosier said the water has caused the course to be closed for more than three weeks this year, which means lost revenue. It’s hoped, he said, that a culvert will alleviate the problems with storm-water run-off.

The Golf Course Board has paid for tiling to mitigate the problem, but it all connects to a narrow intake area on the south end of the golf course, on the north end of the Country Club Addition. A constant flow of water for the Addition is overwhelming the existing tile system, rendering it ineffective. Also an existing culvert beneath Palm Street needs to be addressed, according to City Administrator John Lund, as heavy rain events cause significant damage to the stream-banks and bridge just downstream of the culvert. The Community Development Committee met Oct. 30th to review the issue with Mosier, Snyder and Associates’ Engineer Dave Sturm, and Kirk Knudsen. They unanimously recommend the Council provide for an Engineering Study of the entire drainage area. The $10,000 cost of the Study can be paid for in FY2020 through the Storm Water Utility Fund.

The Council will also act on approving a Resolution “Obligating Funds from the Hotel Whitney Urban Renewal Area Fund, for Appropriation to payment of the Annual Appropriation TIF (Tax Increment Financing) obligations,” that are due next year. This will be the second year the City is eligible to capture the taxes paid by the Whitney Group, using TIF. It will also be an annual feature on the Council’s agenda until the maximum payment of $750,000 or 20-years, whichever is first.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on approving the FY 2019 Urban Renewal Report, as required by the Code of Iowa. They will also act on approving a bid from Pierce Pump, Inc., in the amount of $37,340, associated with the Ash Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project. And they will hear an annual report from Atlantic Public Library Director Michelle Anderson.