City Council Meeting

CITY HALL CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, JANUARY 15, 2018 REGULAR MEETING, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR JAMES P. BROWN PRESIDING The City Council of the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa, met in Regular Session, pursuant to law, the rules of said Council and prior notice given each member thereof, in the City Hall at Cedar Falls, Iowa, at 7:00 P.M. on the above date. Members present: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Absent: None. 51692 - It was moved by Kruse and seconded by Darrah that the minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 2, 2018 be approved as presented and ordered of record. Motion carried unanimously. 51693 - Mayor Brown announced that in accordance with the public notice of January 3, 2018, this was the time and place for a public hearing on a proposed FY2018- FY2023 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). It was then moved by Miller and seconded by Darrah that the proof of publication of notice of hearing be received and placed on file. Motion carried unanimously. 51694 - The Mayor then asked if there were any written objections filed to the proposed Capital Improvements Program. Upon being advised that there were no written objections on file, the Mayor then called for oral comments. Finance & Business Operations Director Rodenbeck commented briefly. Community Development Director Sheetz and City Engineer Resler responded to questions by Rosemary Beach, 5018 Sage Road, and Penny Popp, 4805 South Main Street. There being no one else present wishing to speak either for or against the proposed Capital Improvements Program, the Mayor declared the hearing closed and passed to the next order of business. 51695 - It was moved by Blanford and seconded by Darrah that Resolution #20,904, approving and adopting the FY2018-FY2023 Capital Improvements Program (CIP), be adopted. Following due consideration by the Council, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared Resolution #20,904 duly passed and adopted. 51696 - It was moved by Miller and seconded by Wieland that Resolution #20,905, declaring an official intent under Treasury Regulation 1.150-2 to issue debt to reimburse the City for certain original expenditures paid in connection with specified projects, be adopted. Following due consideration by the Council, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared Resolution #20,905 duly passed and adopted. 51697 - It was moved by Darrah and seconded by Wieland that the following items and recommendations on the Consent Calendar be received, filed and approved: Receive and file the plans, specifications, form of contract & estimate of cost for the 2018 Street Construction Project.  -2- Approve the following applications for liquor licenses: (1) Fraternal Order of Eagles, 2125 West Lone Tree Road, Class C liquor & outdoor service - renewal. (2) Panther Lounge, 210 East 18th Street, Class C liquor - renewal. (3) Hillstreet News & Tobacco, 2217 College Street, Class E liquor - renewal. Motion carried unanimously. 51698 - It was moved by Darrah and seconded by Miller to receive and file the plans, specifications, form of contract & estimate of cost for the Highway 58 & Viking Road Project. Following comments by Larry Wyckoff, 4241 Eastpark Road, the motion carried unanimously. 51699 - It was moved by Darrah and seconded by Miller that the following resolutions be introduced and adopted: Resolution #20,906, deleting the pay for two employees in the position of PT- Community Service Officer II in the Police Operations Division. Resolution #20,907, deleting the pay for an employee in the position of PT-Assistant Equipment Mechanic in the Public Works & Parks Division. Resolution #20,908, establishing the pay for a new employee hired in the position of PT-Fitness Coordinator in the Recreation & Community Programs Division. Resolution #20,909, establishing the pay for an employee reclassified to the position of Maintenance Worker in the Public Works & Parks Division. Resolution #20,910, approving and authorizing Engagement with PFM Financial Advisors LLC to perform financial advisory services. Resolution #20,911, approving and authorizing execution of a Professional Service Agreement with Kucera International, Inc. for digital aerial imagery services relative to the 2018 Aerial Mapping Project. Resolution #20,912, approving and authorizing the purchase of a video production vehicle from Gerling and Associates, Inc. relative to cable television production activities. Resolution #20,913, approving and authorizing execution of a contract for Asphalt Shingle Grinding Services with J. Pettiecord, Inc. relative to asphalt shingle recycling. Resolution #20,914, approving and authorizing execution of an Agreement for Painting Services with Mongon Painting Co., Inc. relative to the Water Reclamation Primary Clarifier Painting Project. Resolution #20,915, approving and authorizing execution of sixteen Releases of Temporary Easements, in conjunction with the 2016 Street Reconstruction Project, 1622/1710 Mandalay Drive Slope Repair Project and Dry Run Creek Watershed Improvement Project.  -3- Resolution #20,916, approving and adopting the plans, specifications & estimate of cost for the Highway 58 & Viking Road Project. Resolution #20,917, approving and authorizing execution of a Grant-in-Aid Agreement with the State Historical Society of Iowa relative to a Certified Local Government Grant Project for nomination of the Wild Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. Resolution #20,918, approving and authorizing execution of a Grant-in-Aid Agreement with the State Historical Society of Iowa relative to a Certified Local Government Grant Project for scholarships to attend the National Historic Preservation Caucus - FORUM 2018. Resolution #20,919, approving a Central Business District Overlay Zoning District site plan for signage at 115 East 4th Street. Resolution #20,920, approving a College Hill Neighborhood Overlay Zoning District site plan for installation of a drive-through at 2128 College Street. Resolution #20,921, setting February 5, 2018 as the date of public hearing on the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract & estimate of cost for the 2018 Street Construction Project. Resolution #20,922, setting February 5, 2018 as the date of public hearing on a proposal to undertake a public improvement project for the West 1st Street Reconstruction Project and to authorize acquisition of private property for said project. Following due consideration by the Council, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared Resolutions #20,906 through #20,922 duly passed and adopted. 51700 - It was moved by Wieland and seconded by Green that Resolution #20,923, approving and authorizing execution of an Employee Assistance Services Agreement with Covenant Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Covenant Clinic EAP relative to the City’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), be adopted. Following questions by Councilmembers Green and Wieland and responses by Finance & Business Operations Director Rodenbeck, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared Resolution #20,923 duly passed and adopted. 51701 - It was moved by Darrah and seconded by deBuhr that Resolution #20,924, approving a revised concept of adding pickle ball courts at Orchard Hill Park, as recommended by the Parks & Recreation Commission, be adopted. Following comments by Councilmember deBuhr, questions by Councilmembers Green and Darrah, and responses by Director of Municipal Operations & Programs Ripplinger, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named  -4- Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared Resolution #20,924 duly passed and adopted. 51702 - It was moved by Darrah and seconded by Wieland that Resolution #20,925, approving the University Avenue/Highway 58 Interchange Reconstruction Project in the Cedar Falls Unified Highway 58 Corridor Urban Renewal Area, be adopted. Following questions by Councilmember deBuhr and response by Community Development Director Sheetz, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: deBuhr. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared Resolution #20,925 duly passed and adopted. 51703 - It was moved by Darrah and seconded by Miller that Ordinance #2917, amending Chapter 26, Traffic and Motor Vehicles, of the Code of Ordinances relative to changing the speed limit on University Avenue from Hudson Road to the east city limits from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour, be passed upon its first consideration. Following questions by Councilmembers deBuhr, Darrah and Green, and responses by City Engineer Resler, the Mayor put the question on the motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. 51704 - It was moved by Miller and seconded by deBuhr that the bills and payroll be allowed as presented, and that the Controller/City Treasurer be authorized to issue City checks in the proper amounts and on the proper funds in payment of the same. Upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Blanford, Darrah, Wieland, Green. Nay: None. Motion carried. 51705 - It was moved by Blanford and seconded by Green to refer to the Committee of the Whole the speed limit on South Main Street from University Avenue to Greenhill Road. Motion carried unanimously. 51706 - Northern Iowa Student Liaison Cade Olmstead and Councilmember Green commented about a recent coordinated effort by University of Northern Iowa students, faculty and staff to pack meals at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. 51707 - Penny Popp, 4805 South Main Street, requested that a misspelled word on the Eldorado Park sign near the trail system be corrected. Larry Wyckoff, 4241 Eastpark Road, expressed concerns with roundabouts, cost of the University Avenue Reconstruction Project, and traffic on Greenhill Road. Community Development Director Sheetz responded to questions by Councilmember Miller regarding costs of the University Avenue Reconstruction Project. Bob Manning, 2908 West 3rd Street, and spokesperson for the Cedar Trails Partnership, provided clarification of the Partnership’s support for the City’s plan for proposed bike lanes on Main Street and announced grant funds available for trail projects. 51708 - It was moved by Kruse and seconded by Wieland that the meeting be adjourned at  -5- 7:40 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. _______________________________ Jacqueline Danielsen, CMC, City Clerk