The regular meeting of the Slater City Council was called to order by Mayor Rick Rewerts at 7:30 P.M. on May 7, 2007, at City Hall, 105 Greene St., Slater, Iowa. The roll being called the following Council members were present and absent: Present: Dave Cook, Louise O’Donnell, Gene Staples and Don Schick. Electronic – Mark Pritchard. Others in attendance were Public Works Director LaDonna Chriswell, Ronna Lawless, Dennis & Diane Johnson, Ann Catus, Colin Chriswell, Lt. Dru Toresdahl, Joe & Danni Halbrook, Ron & Rose Locker, Susan Houge, John Peterson, Chris Young, Jeremy Schlee, Judy Luke, Mike Kaldenberg, Brandon Huen, Joe Bowers, Betty Robb, Dave Ver Woert, Robert Danger, Chrissy Danger, Brady Moody, Don & Sharon Cerwick, Nick Buller, Jen Ciha, and Clark Adam.

Lt. Dru Toresdahl indicated that on May 6, 2007 the Sheriff’s department will be conducting special seat belt enforcement in conjunction with the Governor’s traffic safety declaration.

Drug task force town hall meetings continue. The next one will be held on May 12, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. at Mary Greeley and another May 17^th in Colo. It was noted that the one at Ballard School had already concluded.

The Sheriff’s department is willing to set up public awareness sessions in communities related to the "choking game". Programs can be scheduled by calling 515-382-7476. This topic was presented by the department at the recent Risky Business Conference in Ames.

Law enforcement reports for April were placed on file for public inspection.

Joe Bowers, Manager of Customer Services for Alliant Energy, presented an overview of programs available to the City. The Branching Out and Community Grants programs were two areas of focus. City Administrator North thanked Alliant for their participation and support of community and economic development.

Ron and Rose Locker presented concerns about a dog bite from a blue heeler owned by Joe and Dani Halbrook. Judy Lukes said the animal also bruised her leg the same day. Susan Houge, daughter of the Lockers, also expressed concern for her children and empathy for her mother. Options proposed to resolve the matter were relocation of the animal outside the City limits or euthanizing the pet. The group further indicated that they prefer not having dogs at sporting events or any dogs at large

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Johnson related an incident from approximately a year ago in which Dennis was bitten by the same dog. He also relayed issues about barking. They would like the animal outside of town at a minimum.

Ann Catus spoke and echoed concerns about safety of children around pets.

Dawn & Shirley Cerwick indicated they had turned in a report of a prior bite with the Story County Animal Control Officers.

The Halbrooks expressed remorse about the situation and outlined action taken including a 10 day quarantine of the pet and payment of medical expenses for Mrs. Locker. A detailed written report was placed on file. The owners agreed to make a decision about the status of the pet no later than the Council meeting of May 21, 2007. The owners commented they are willing to consider removing it from the City. They indicated that they don’t want any hard feelings by neighbors and enjoy the Slater community and are sorry this happened.

Several property owners asked questions about the potential of FEMA including their property in the flood plain map and how that may affect them. Continued investigation of the matter is underway and the information provided by the owners will be included in the investigation.

It was moved by Staples and seconded by Schick to approve and place on file the minutes of the April 16, 2007 meeting. The motion passed with record vote as follows: Yes: Staples, Schick, Cook, O’Donnell, and Pritchard. No. None.

It was moved by Staples and seconded by Cook to authorize the payment of the annual insurance renewal with General Insurance in the amount of $36,852 prior to the next council meeting if appropriate. The motion passed with record vote as follows: Yes: Staples, Cook, O’Donnell, Schick, and Pritchard. No: None.

A brief overview of preparation of items related to the opening of the pool was given. Pool project items were postponed.

May 30, 2007 at 7:00 was tentatively set for a special meeting to consider a budget amendment.

It was moved by O’Donnell and seconded by Cook to adjourn at 10:51 p.m., the motion carried and the meeting adjourned.