City of Raymond

The City of Raymond welcomes you to our website designed to help residents and visitors find information about our town. Raymond is a great place to live and work. We have an elementary school, two churches, two parks, 300 homes, and several businesses.

We are located just one mile off Interstate 380 and 7 miles east of Waterloo. 2020 estimated population is 759.

Please explore our website and let us know if there is any information you would like to see added. Thank you for visiting.

DUE TO THE COURIER'S PUBLISHING RESTRAINTS, THE CITY WILL BE USING THE

INDEPENDENCE BULLETIN FOR FUTURE PUBLISHINGS

 AGENDA

The City Council of Raymond, Iowa will meet in regular session on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Raymond City Hall.  Public Access to the meeting may also be accessed through the following from your computer, tablet or smartphone: Google Meet Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mad-ooij-jzt Or dial: ‪(US) +1 929-399-7766

PIN: ‪933 568 610#

• Meeting called to order followed by roll call
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Revise or approve agenda
• Approval of the Consent Agenda – All items on the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time Council votes on the motion items
• Approve June 16, 2025 regular council meeting
• Resolution 2025-1617 authorizing payment of bills and transfers
•   Public Comment:  Please state your name and address for the record before proceeding with your comments.

          Individual remarks are limited to three minutes. Under Iowa Open Meetings Law, no discussion will be held or

         action taken on these comments. Comments will be summarized in the meeting minutes and become

         permanent record of the city.

• Fire Department Report
  1. Membership Changes
  2. Approval of new members
  3. Monthly meeting minutes
• Engineering Report
• Old Business
• Discuss/Action on 28E Agreement with Waterloo Water Works
• Discuss/Action on Mayor & Mayor ProTem Wages
• Discuss/Action on Council Wages
• New Business
• Public Hearing on proposal to enter into a General Obligation Corporate Purpose Loan Agreement.
• Motion to open Public Hearing
• Motion to close Public Hearing
• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1618 taking additional action on proposal to enter into a General Obligation Loan Agreement, setting date for the sale of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2025 and authorizing the use of a preliminary official statement in connection therewith
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1619 Change Order #1 to add development specification DS-23032 for electronic ticketing for all loads of flexible paving mixture or ready mixed PCC delivered to the HMA Resurfacing with Milling Lafayette Road Project
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1620 Change Order #2 to Install 42-inch Roadway Pipe Culvert for the HMA Resurfacing with Milling Lafayette Road Project at a cost of $17,017.00
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1621 Change Order #3 to Install Additional Signage along N. Raymond Road to notify vehicles of closure and additional signs to provide additional warning of closure in advance of closure at a cost of $1,850.00
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1622 Pay Request #1 to Aspro, Inc. for the HMA Resurfacing with Milling Lafayette Road Project in the amount of $6,188.60
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1623 Pay Request #2 to Aspro, Inc. for the HMA Resurfacing with Milling Lafayette Road Project in the amount of $117,599.93
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1624 Yard Waste Contract with Evansdale from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027 in the amount of $2,400.00
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• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1625 Interfund Transfers for FY 2025
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• Discuss/Action of on MidAmerican Energy Franchise Utility Fee
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• Motion to approve Revised 28E Contractual Agreement for Law Enforcement Services for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 at a cost of $26,301.76
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• Discuss/Action on estimate for road work on Washington St. and Dubuque Rd. from Kluesner Construction
• Discuss/Action on Amending City Elections Ordinance
• Motion to set Public Hearing for July 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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• Communications
• Discuss Iowa Department of Transportation All Systems Overweight Permit Changes.
• Discuss/Action on traffic control signs
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• Adjournment
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Contact information:

101 1st St.

PO Box 156

Raymond, IA   50667

319-232-6153

319-233-0958 FAX

cityofraymond@mchsi.com

mayor@raymondia.us