The Perry City Council met in regular session Monday. During open forum, Ron Whelchel approached the Council to express concern with what’s happening in the streets of Perry after dark.  He says there are too many people walking, biking, skateboarding, riding electric wheelchairs etc. without some sort of reflective materials or lights.  He suggested the wheelchairs have a flashing yellow light, like the one he displayed for the Council, to let motorists know where they are.  Police Chief Eric Vaughn says while there is an ordinance in place for bicycles, there’s nothing in city code that pertains specifically to motorized wheelchairs.  The safety committee will be looking into potentially drafting up an ordinance to address the concern. A public hearing was held in regards to wind energy conversion property.  As we’ve previously reported, this special valuation will allow the City to collect taxes on wind turbines after one year, at a cap of 30 percent of the net acquisition cost in the seventh and subsequent years. The fiscal year 2015 state audit report was then approved.  No unusual findings were found in the report, with the exception of the Perry Public Library’s Foundation not including their financial statements, an issue that has been brought up annually for the past three years. The Council then approved the sale of $2.54 million general obligation corporate purpose and refunding bonds.  Public Financial Management says five bids were received with the low bid coming from Bankers Bank out of Madison, Wisconsin submitted the low bid of 1.35 percent for the 10 year loan.  PFM’s recommendation to go with Bankers Bank was unanimously approved by the Council. A public hearing in regards to the issuance of a general obligation loan not to exceed $360,000 for the addition of a sally port at the police station was then set for the April 18th Council meeting. A Dallas County Foundation grant application was then approved.  The City is looking to improve the downtown district by adding new benches, trash receptacles, planters and art exhibits and hopes the non-profit supporting organization will help fund the additions. The disposal of a 1997 John Deere lawn mower to the Iowa Department of Transportation was then approved.  The City will receive no money for the equipment as it does not currently have a trade-in value, though the DOT will be compensating Perry with labor this summer. A request from Kara Graham to have chickens within city limits at her home in the 700 block of 4th Street was also approved and Jeff South was appointed as the City’s compliance officer through the remainder of the year. The third and final readings of ordinance amendments in regards to wind energy conversion, grass and noxious weeds and the city’s rental code were then approved as presented. For more on the meeting, tune into today’s Let’s Talk Dallas County when we speak with City Administrator Sven Peterson during the 9am, noon and 5pm hours.