The Guthrie Center City Council met in regular session Tuesday night.

The Council heard from residents Renea Winkleback and Dennis Ludwig, who voiced that they felt they were being targeted for non-compliance in the matters of nuisances and citations. They shared that they had also driven around town and taken pictures of numerous properties they felt were also out of compliance with city code, and submitted them to Compliance Officer Wes Clark, and wanted to know if those residents had been contacted about cleaning up their properties, but since Clark was unable to attend the meeting Mayor Mike Herbert said that he would follow up with Clark. No action was taken.

The Council then approved to allow livestock on commercial-3 property per section 55.05 of the Code of Ordinances for Guthrie Center. This is not a multi-year consent agreement, and must be renewed on April 1st of each year, with the Council retaining discretion to consent or deny each year. The next thing on the agenda was a discussion about adding a paragraph to Chapter 69 of the city code, which addresses recreational vehicle parking and storage. The ordinance addition will be added to next month’s regular meeting agenda for the first reading to amend the ordinance.

The Council also directed City Clerk Kris Arrasmith to continue working with Dorsey and Whitney Law Firm representative John Danos to create a “Moral Obligation Resolution” to help with support funding for the Little Charger Early Learning Center. Arrasmith continued with the City Hall report, sharing information on the Citywide Garage Sales and Clean-up Day coming in June, the Aquatic Center being ready to open as soon as weather permits, and a report on the latest legislation on fireworks.