The Mason City City Council held its regular meeting on August 19, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the Mason City Room of the Public Library. The meeting featured a proclamation honoring a local wrestling champion, the city administrator’s monthly report, unanimous approval of a consent agenda covering multiple capital projects and financial resolutions, and a heartfelt recognition of retiring City Engineer Mark Ram.
And good evening, everyone. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Mason City City Council. This is the meeting for August 19th of 2025. I'm Mayor Bill Schickle. Thank you for joining us tonight. The first order of business is the roll call. Diana, would you call the roll? Lee. Present. Adams. Present. Simmons. Present. Yeski. Here. Present. Let the record reflect that all members are present. The next item of business is the adoption of the agenda. Is there a motion to adopt the agenda? So move. We have a motion by Councilman Yusheski. Second. Second by Councilman Latham discussion. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed, same sign. We now have a special item of business. It's just indeed an honor to call forward Anaya Smith and Coach Jake Phillips. If you'd come forward uh at this time, I have a special uh proclamation uh that on behalf of the city council, really the entire city, it's an honor uh to present to you at this time. And this evening we honor one of Mason City's very own uh citizens whose talent, dedication, and grit have taken her all the way to the top of the nation. Not long ago, she traveled to Fargo, North Dakota in the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals for one of the toughest wrestling tournaments in the country. There she uh defeated some of the very best in the nation, including champions from Utah, Washington, New York, and and South Dakota. She battled through incredible challenges coming from behind in both the semi-finals and the finals, including a match where she was down nine points with just thirty seconds left, only to storm back and win. That's not just wrestling. That's heart, determination, and the will to never give up. Her victory is a tribute not only to the hard work of uh Coach Jake Phillips and all the coaching staff, uh the entire family, the entire wrestling family, all of your teammates, the entire Mason City community. You all have helped raise a champion that's standing before you today. And so today, on behalf of the City of Mason City, it's my honor to proclaim Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, as Anaya Smith Day in Mason City. Anaya, you've made all of us proud. You've inspired us, and you've shown us what it means to keep fighting until the very last minute. Congratulations, champion, all right. Now down to the regular business. The next item of business is the public forum. This is your chance to comment on any item that is on the agenda. If there's an agenda item that you would like to comment on, you can uh approach the podium now, state the number uh of that item, and the uh floor is yours. Seeing no public comments at this time, I'll close the public hearing, and it's time to go to the regular monthly city administrators report. Aaron Burnett, go ahead. Thank you, Mayor, Mayor and Council. Just a few items to highlight.