The Mason City Council held its regular meeting on February 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Mason City Public Library. All council members were present (Lee, Adams, Simmons, Yesheski, Latham) except Mayor Shickle. The meeting addressed consent agenda approvals, three individually considered items (tax abatements, a settlement agreement, and a hotel development agreement), and three zoning changes. All votes were unanimous.
Regular meeting, May City City Council, February eighteenth, twenty twenty-five. Uh first item in business is a roll call. Lee. Present. Adams. Present. Simmons. Present. Yeshewski. Here. Latham. Present. Mayor Shickle is absent. Next item adopted the agenda. Is there a motion and a second to adopt the agenda? So moved. Second. Motion by Yesheski. Second by Simmons. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Time for the public forum. City Council welcomes comments from the public on agenda items during the public forum. If you have comments, come to the podium or use the raise hand feature on Zoom, give your name, address, agenda item or topic that you are referring to. Nobody seeks to be recognized. One is the minutes, two is the claims, three. 11 resolution approved the purchase of a F 250 three-quarter ton pickup truck from Mesa City Forward for the Parks Department. 12 granting preliminary approval for tax abatements allowed under the May City Urban Revisation Tax Abatement Program for properties listed in Section 1 of the City of May City, Iowa. 13 approving and authorizing execution of the development agreement by in between the City of May City, Iowa, and the North Iowa Corridor Housing Development Corporation for development of 537 4th Street Northeast. 14 is approving the competitive criteria determining the proposals submitted by the North Iowa Corridor Housing Development Corporation satisfies the offering requirements, ordering public notice, publication of a notice of competitive bidding and soliciting competing proposals and fixing a date for a public hearing on the proposal to enter into the purchase sale and development agreement with the North Iowa Corridor Housing Development Corporation relating to the conveyance of property. That's 537 4th Street 527 4th Street Northeast and providing for publication of notice thereof. 15 approving and authorizing execution of a settlement agreement between the City of Mason City and Merrill J. Fiala for property locally described as 1408 South Delaware Avenue. 16 setting the date for a public hearing on the urban renewal plan amendment number seven for the Mason City Downtown Reinvestment Urban Renewal Area and on Urban Renewal Plan Amendment Number 4 for the Forest Park Economic Development Area and 17 is uh setting the date of meeting at which it is proposed to approve a development agreement with ES 2024 May City Hotel Associates LLC, including annual appropriation tax increment payments with the minor changes that have been presented in council uh in paper form that are in front of us. Any items that council would like to act on separately, 15 and I'll pull 12 uh with the exceptions of 12, 15, and 17. Is there a motion to adopt the consent agenda? So moved. Second, motion by Masan, second by Yosheski. Comments. Diana, please call roll. Masan. Yes. Yes, Simmons, Latham, yes, Lee, yes, Adams. Yes. Number 12 is granting preliminary approval for tax abatements allowed under the May City Urban Revitalization Tax Abatement Program for properties listed in section one in the city of Mason City. Is there a motion and a second? So moved. Motion by Latham.