(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic, passed a handful of items on their agenda during their meeting, Wednesday. The Council approved an order to close selected streets for AtlanticFest on August 12th. The same request is made every year, and was always granted.

The Council passed a Resolution approving State Auditor Rob Sand’s outline “Best practices” for local governments, on how to financially, legally support, non-profit groups and organizations. The City of Atlantic has many non-profit beneficiaries, each of which will need resolutions and agreements to be approved by the Council.

During Wednesday’s meeting, the Council approved Economic Development Agreements with CADCO (Cass-Atlantic Development Corporation) and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce. The formal agreements specify the City agrees to make a payment of $47,700 to CADCO for the purpose of economic development, and $92,000 for the Chamber, of which $47,700 was budgeted for operations, and $45,000 for community promotion.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council passed a Resolution “Adjusting [the] season 2023 benefits for Sunnyside Pool Employees.” And, they passed a Resolution “Consenting to the Issuance of Solid Waste Facilities Revenue Capital Loan Notes, with regard to a 28-E Agreement for the Cass County Environmental Agency (Landfill).

They passed the second reading of an Ordinance repealing permitted truck parking. The Ordinance states trucks may not park on lots leased to Murphy Construction, north of the railroad trucks. When asked by Councilman Pat McCurdy where semi’s are going to park, City Administrator John Lund says they can always park at Wal-Mart as many truckers currently do.

And, the Council approved an MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) between the City and Iowa Department of Revenue, with regard to the State Offset Program. City Clerk Barb Barrick explained the City has participated in the program for a few years.

The MOU, she said, “Doesn’t preclude us from assessing against property taxes or anything. It’s just another avenue to collect delinquent debt.”