The Atlantic City Council rolled through their agenda items Wednesday evening, during a regularly scheduled session. During Consent Agenda discussion, Councilman Dick Casady asked why a Class-C liquor license was needed for Iowa Western Community College, in Atlantic. Ann Pross, Director of  IWCC’s Cass County Center, said the license is for their annual “Jazz and Wine” scholarship fundraiser on Sunday, March 1st. Pross said last year, they raised $15,000 to award scholarships to Cass County students.

In regular business, Council passed an Order to close select streets on June 13th, from 7-a.m. until 11:30-p.m., for the SHIFT ATL Block party. The affected streets include: Chestnut, from 7th to 6th, and 6th Street from Chestnut to Poplar. The event will include a beer garden, live music and smoke-off competition, with the proceeds benefiting SHIFT ATL by helping to accomplish their Atlantic revitalization initiatives.

The Council hear a report from Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen, who recapped some key accomplishments of his department in 2019. Rasmussen also outlined his department goals for 2020. That includes, among other things:

The installation of second shelter around Lake #1 at the Schildberg Rec Area; Increasing the amounting of Nesting Boxes that can be offered within the wildlife refuge areas (In conjunction with the Iowa Bluebird Conservation Organization for some funding); removal of several Willow trees around the banks of the Schildberg Lakes, in order to increase the amount of recreational fishing opportunities; they will also get started on installing the raised box gardens at Mollett Park on East 3rd St. Place.

The Council then acted on passing a Resolution setting Feb. 19th as the date for a Public Hearing on approving “Fiscal Year 2021 Maximum Property Tax Dollars.” An advance look at the Maximum Tax Levy Rate was announced (& posted on the KJAN.Com News Page) earlier this week.

In other business, the Council set Feb. 19th as the date for a public hearing “On a proposal to enter into a General Obligation Solid Waste Management Loan Agreement and to Borrow Money [in a principal amount] not to exceed $90,000. The final action item on the Council’s agenda, was action on passing a Resolution “Establishing the Allocation of Revenues from the City of Marne through Compensation for Specified Activities” (with regard to time and work performed by the Atlantic City Clerk and her Assistant). The Resolution set a schedule for how those funds are dispersed.