January 2013 Council Meeting Summary

Dear Fellow U-Heights Residents,

Last night city council held their first meeting of the new year, here are a few highlights:

Watch the WEBCAST OF THE MEETING HERE

1. Proposed Ordinance 182

Council gave first approval to a speed limit ordinance. The approved ordinance differs slightly in what was circulated to residents last month. The Municipal Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPOjc) recommended against setting 10 mph zones for dead end streets, and council followed that recommendation. Here is a link to the MPO report along with comments from the U-Height's city attorney's legal report and the draft language of the ordinance:

Speed Zone Documents

For the full background on this proposal more details can be found here:

Proposed Speed Zone Changes

All new ordinances require three council approvals, so this will appear at the next two meetings as well.

2. Boards/Commissions/MVP's

Mayor Louise From announced appointments to the Board of Adjustment (Tom Breese, Rachel Stewart) and the Zoning Commission (Kris McLure, Larry Wilson). She also gave her annual MVP awards for citizen service to U-Heights in the past year. Winners were the Garden Club (Carol Ann & Scott Christianson, Eunice Hunzelman, Pat Yeggy) and council meeting videographer John McLure. You can read about their achievements here:

Mayor's Report

3. Sidewalk Shoveling

As our "January Thaw" allows residents to get out it's good to remember the U-Heights policy regarding shoveling sidewalks:

Snow Removal Information

Council will hold its February meeting on 2/12/13 with the place yet to be determined. Besides a second reading of the speed limit ordinance there will be a discussion of proposals for the FY 2014 budget. Our budget must be approved by 3/15/13.

As always it is a great honor to serve as your city councilor, if you have any questions or comments I look forward to hearing from you.

-Mike Haverkamp

 315 Golfview Ave.