City of West Okoboji
Regular Council Meeting
501 Terrace Park Blvd
October 12, 2009 – 6:30 p.m.

Presiding Larry Traughber
Council Present Booth, Sieh, Ladegaard, Petersen
Council Absent Paxton

Motion/Ladegaard/Booth/carried to approve the Agenda with the correction of the previous meeting minutes date
Motion/Booth/Petersen/carried to approve the September 14, 2009 minutes
Motion/Ladegaard/Booth/carried to approve the Treasurer’s Report
Motion/Petersen/Booth/carried to approve the Claims for the Month

COMMITTEE RPORTS
STREETS
Rice would like the Council to consider waiting till spring to mill and resurface 1st Street due to the rain this fall. Council agreed with waiting till spring.
Sieh would like the City to start the project so that they would be done before fall. Sieh explained that 4th Street was a not completed before winter last year creating problems throughout the winter. Rice explained to the Council that he had been in contacted with Blacktop Service about asphalting Okoboji Blvd. Two inches of asphalt will be laid this fall for a temporary surface.
PARKS & REC
Petersen present a project for planting trees along Wheeler Blvd. Petersen will be applying for grant money from Alliant Energy, Black Hills Energy and Trees Forever. This project will be for the spring of 2010.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
First Street Improvements project will begin in spring of 2010.. Ladegaard asked what the width of the road would be after completed. Rice explained that it would be about 20’ wide from Oleson’s lake property, south over the hill, just past Wedeking’s property.
NEW BUSINESS
Rice reported that one of the TIF Projects for the spring of 2010 would include the trail project.
Motion/Petersen/Ladegaard/carried to adjourn at 7:35