Centerville Tidbits
Crime Takes A Political Turn
It’s election season and police officers in Centerville are seeing that fact reflected in the crimes reported over the last few weeks.
At the city’s regular meeting on October 22, Sgt Pat Aldrich told city council members there had been several incidents of a political nature in Centerville.
“Several political signs have been damaged and stolen,” he said.
“Damage to a vehicle has been reported and it seems like it might have been politically motivated.”
In addition to the electionrelated crime, Aldrich reported there had been two theft s (construction equipment and landscaping items) in the city and one overnight burglary, in which an alarm panel was stolen.
He added Halloween decorations had also been stolen from one home, although they were later returned.
Aldrich reported there had been 140 traffi c stops in Centerville since his last presentation to the city council in September, with just eight citations.
In other action, the council:
• Approved payment of the city’s claims for the period October 9-22 amounting to $146,822.67.
• Agreed to pay the Centennial Lakes Police Department’s claims though October 9, totaling $55,846.06.
• Voted to pay the claims of the Centennial Fire District in the sum of $6,249.62 for the period through October 9.
• Approved the certification of Barbara Ryan as a massage therapist for Serenity Now Healing.
• Voted to renew the contract to maintain the city’s public safety sirens with Embedded Systems Inc, at a cost of $39.75 per siren per month.
• Granted an encroachment agreement for a fence on property at 7364 Peltier Circle.
• Proclaimed October as Homelessness Awareness Month.
• Agreed to make full payment of $85,235 to Allied Blacktop for its work on the 2008 street seal coat project, pending receipt of all appropriate documents from the company.
• Agreed to a two-week extension for the completion of work by A. J. Ross Concrete, the company carrying out the storm damage repairs to city property following the hail storm earlier this year. The company requested the deadline be extended from October 15 to November 1 owing to delays in receiving materials as there was overwhelming demand for metal roofing and flashing. The council also agreed to pay $21,108 (90 percent of the total sum) to the company for work already completed.
• Heard there had been a slight setback in the timeline for the city’s Comprehensive Plan, which had been due for preliminary approval by the council at the October 22 meeting, owing to last-minute comments by the Rice Creek Watershed District requiring substantial changes. City Administrator Dallas Larson said he expected to be able to bring the plan before the council in a couple of weeks, before its submission to the Metropolitan Council.
• Heard that a number of bids for the 2009 Street Improvement Project had been received already. They are due to be opened on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
• Approved the use of the old public works building for the CERT (community emergency response team) disaster scenario training evening on November 10.