A public hearing will be held during a regular meeting of the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday. The hearing, at 5:30-p.m., is with regard to the sale of City-owned real estate at 403 W. 14th Street. The property was acquired under authority of the Iowa Code, pertaining to abandoned property. The owners of an abutting property have submitted a bid of $10,000 to acquire the property, which exceeded the last recorded assessment value.  The City, in April 2019, adopted a resolution for the disposition of City-owned properties, that outlines how properties may be disposed of. Part of that process involves a public hearing.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hold the third and final reading of an Ordinance with regard to the Collection of Solid Waste, and the second reading of an Ordinance amending sections of the Code of Ordinances entitled “City Clerk,”and “City Attorney,” that would eliminate the current two-year reappointment schedule, and make the City Clerk and Attorney permanent employees.

Their final order of business is action on an order to approve a change order in the amount of $3,545.60, for the Atlantic Downtown Revitalization Project. If approved, the additional cost would bring the contract price up to $452,874.60, which is still within the scope of the projected amount. The cost of the change orders are not shouldered by the City itself. City Administrator John Lund points out that for every additional dollar of cost the property owner commits to the project, the City matches that with a dollar, and the federal government’s match is two-dollars.

In this case, the change order pertains to the Brymon’s Home Furnishings building at 412 Chestnut, and will be used for the addition of door hardware, and a hardware revision to bring the building facade in line with the project intentions of renovating the historic downtown area.