(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic, Wednesday, will act on approving the appointments of three individuals to the City’s Library Board of Trustees. Their meeting at City Hall begins at 5:30-p.m.

Those nominated include: Kat (Katrina) Niemann; Dianna Blake, and David Schwab.  The Atlantic Public Library Board meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30-p.m.  Trustees are appointed to a six-year term by the Mayor. Terms end June 30th of the year listed by each member. Once the appointments are approved, each nominated member will be administered the Oath of Office by the Mayor.

Afterward, the Council will hold a public hearing on Amending the Fiscal Year 2024 City of Atlantic Budget, followed by action on passing a Resolution amending the same. The amendment was prepared by the City’s financial consultant from the Iowa League of Cities, Teresa Rotschafer. A copy of the budget amendment as proposed, was previously posted in a separate story on the KJAN.com News page.

In other business, the Council will act on passing a Resolution in “Support of a Partnership between the Atlantic School District and the City of Atlantic, for a School Resource Officer (SRO) Position.” The City’s Personnel and Finance Committee have unanimously recommended the Council move forward with the partnership, with the understanding that a 28E information sharing agreement with the School District must still be reached. City Administrator John Lund notes grants are currently being applied for by both entities, to help get the program up and running, with the intention being to open the position for hire later this Fall, and having someone in place when students return from the Christmas break.

And, the Council’s final order of business, Wednesday, is to act on approving an Order authorizing the closure of selected streets, No Parking requests, and Special Vehicle Permits (to be administered by Police Chief Devin Hogue) for the July 22nd-23rd overnight RAGBRAI® event in Atlantic. The affected streets would be closed from 6-a.m. to 2-a.m. Monday, July 22nd and Tuesday, July 23rd, or when vendor areas are cleared. The streets include:

• Chestnut: from the Courthouse Driveway access in the 700 block to 2nd Street (Used for stage/entertainment area, and vendors)
• 6th Street: from Locust to Walnut (Used for entry to the entertainment area, bike parking, and vendors).
• Poplar Street: from 7th to 5th (used for bike parking & portable bathrooms).
• 7th Street (Already approved by the Iowa DOT): from Poplar to Walnut Streets (used for entertainment area and crowd area while the bands are playing).
• 10th Street: At the intersection with 7th, for eastbound traffic (Only during peak times of riders getting to-and-from town).
• 14th Street: From Olive to Plum Street (On July 23rd, while the riders are leaving town.)

Temporary No Parking zones (Signs will be put in-place July 21st and removed after the riders leave town on the 23rd), will include the following:

• 10th Street, from 7th to Oliver (North side of the road)
• 6th Street, from Sunnyside Lane to Poplar St. (North side)
• Roosevelt Drive: from Olive to 14th St. (Both sides of the road)
• Palm Street: from 9th to 10 (west side)
• E. Mahogany at 9th Street (North & West sides)
• W. Mahogany at 10th Street (west side)
• Ed Podolak Drive: from Linn to Olive Streets (north side)
• Linn Street (from 10th to Ed Podolak Drive (west & east sides)
• 14th Street by the Heritage House (South side of the street)
• Olive Street/Roosevelt Drive: 100-feet north, on the east side, and,
• 10th/Olive: One-half block in all directions.

The City will be asking vendors, committees, and groups that feel the need to use a four-wheeler, ATV or golf cart (for used July 22nd or 23rd so as to have easier access to their working areas), to fill-out an application to do so. Those applications (approved by the Chief of Police or his designee, will be given a permit allowing those machines to be used, and must be posted on the “Special Event Vehicle” while in use.

The full City Council agenda is viewable here: City Council Agenda Packet 06-19-2024-compressed