2026-08-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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2026-08-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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City of Dana, Iowa
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City of Dana, Iowa
Date
2026-08-05
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City of Dana, Iowa
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Public government records
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Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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CITY OF DANA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026
DANA CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M. AT DANA CITY HALL. PRESENT WERE: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MAYOR MANDY SIMS, TONY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS, AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN, CITY CLERK JACKIE OSTRANDER.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED
ON A MOTION MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED BY ANTHONY SIMS, THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2026 MEETING WERE APPROVED. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED
THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT WAS APPROVED ON A MOTION MADE BY ANTHONY SIMS
AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS AS WELL AS FUTURE BILLS FOR PAYMENT WAS APPROVIED. AYES: ALL, MOTION CARRIED. .
JACKIE OSTRANDER ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL RETIRE FROM HER CITY CLERK DUTIES AS
OF DECEMBER 31,. 2025. COUNCIL DISCUSSED POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS WITH NO ACTION
TAKEN.
A NUISANCE LETTER WAS DISCUSSED FOR THE SPENCER PROPETY FOR JUNK AND LAWN
HEIGHT. ALSO POSSIBLE NUISANCE LETTERS FOR LEE PEDERSEN FOR LAWN HEIGHT AND
DONNA ADAMSON FOR LAWN HEIGHT. ALL LETTERS PENDING CITY CLERK RECEVIING A
COPY OF THE CITY ORDINANCES TO MATCH UP PROPER RESTRICTIONS AND WORDING.
SIMS AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH NO ACTION
S SHOULD BE SHARED ON DISCUSSION PENDING WITH DRAKE UNIVERSITY
ATTORNEY GROUP OR OTHER POSSIBLE CITY ATTORNEYS. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
INCLUDED SETTING UP AN OFFICE AT CITY HALL, FUTURE PROPERTY DISPOSITION IN DANA.
IN SEPTEMBER, A VOLUNTEER DOCUMENT FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER FOR
CITY BUSINESS AND WORK WILL BE COMPLETED.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING AT 7:44 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR DANA COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 AT 7:00 PM AT DANA CITY HALL, 202 ECKSTEIN, DANA, IOWA.
MAYOR MANDY
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026
DANA CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M. AT DANA CITY HALL. PRESENT WERE: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MAYOR MANDY SIMS, TONY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS, AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN, CITY CLERK JACKIE OSTRANDER.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED
ON A MOTION MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED BY ANTHONY SIMS, THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 1, 2026 MEETING WERE APPROVED. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED
THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT WAS APPROVED ON A MOTION MADE BY ANTHONY SIMS
AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS AS WELL AS FUTURE BILLS FOR PAYMENT WAS APPROVIED. AYES: ALL, MOTION CARRIED. .
JACKIE OSTRANDER ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL RETIRE FROM HER CITY CLERK DUTIES AS
OF DECEMBER 31,. 2025. COUNCIL DISCUSSED POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS WITH NO ACTION
TAKEN.
A NUISANCE LETTER WAS DISCUSSED FOR THE SPENCER PROPETY FOR JUNK AND LAWN
HEIGHT. ALSO POSSIBLE NUISANCE LETTERS FOR LEE PEDERSEN FOR LAWN HEIGHT AND
DONNA ADAMSON FOR LAWN HEIGHT. ALL LETTERS PENDING CITY CLERK RECEVIING A
COPY OF THE CITY ORDINANCES TO MATCH UP PROPER RESTRICTIONS AND WORDING.
SIMS AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH NO ACTION
S SHOULD BE SHARED ON DISCUSSION PENDING WITH DRAKE UNIVERSITY
ATTORNEY GROUP OR OTHER POSSIBLE CITY ATTORNEYS. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
INCLUDED SETTING UP AN OFFICE AT CITY HALL, FUTURE PROPERTY DISPOSITION IN DANA.
IN SEPTEMBER, A VOLUNTEER DOCUMENT FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER FOR
CITY BUSINESS AND WORK WILL BE COMPLETED.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING AT 7:44 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR DANA COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 AT 7:00 PM AT DANA CITY HALL, 202 ECKSTEIN, DANA, IOWA.
MAYOR MANDY
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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City of Dana, Iowa, “2026-08-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 8, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/153.