City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES January 6, 2020 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in a regular session Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Brian Hatch presided and the following Council Members were present: John Gotta, Dylan Morse, Justin Plum and Jyl DeJong. Staffs present were City Manager Aaron Adams, Assistant City Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Police Lieutenant Aaron Fuller and Fire Chief Cal Wyman. Before the Meeting began Oath of Office was administered to Mayor Brian Hatch, Council Members Justin Plum, Jyl DeJong and John Gotta. Mayor Hatch asked for Citizen/Public Comments regarding items not on the agenda, there were none. Motion by DeJong; second by Plum to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2019. 2. Accept Airport Commission Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2019. 3. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2019. 4. Accept Library Meeting Minutes of December 18, 2019. 5. Approve November 2019 Financials. 6. Approve Designation of City Official Newspaper as the Knoxville Journal Express. 7. Approve Affirmation of City Attorney Bob Stuyvesant. 8. Mayoral Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem Dylan Morse. 9. Approve Resolution Naming Depositories for City Funds. 10. Approve Resolution Authorizing Assistant City Manager and City Clerk to Execute Proxy for the Agreement regarding the Revised Iowa Risk Management Agreement for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool. Swearing in of Officer Cody Nichol. Motion by Gotta, second by Morse to Approve Resolution Accepting Easement for the IA 14 and Weiler Drive Project in the City of Knoxville, Iowa; all ayes. Motion by Morse; second by Plum to Approve payment of claims; all ayes. 89398 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $310.13 89399 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $1,928.62 89400 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $1,079.71 89401 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI $18,697.23 89402 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $57.60 89403 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F $12,770.62 89404 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL $567.16 89405 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND LIFE INSURANCE $677.14 89406 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN $34,047.82 89418 136 BODY SHOP PAINT-LADDER TRUCK $7,495.00 89419 ALLIANT ENERGY GAS BILL $4,688.84 89420 ARDENT LIGHTING LLC FIX OUTSIDE SECURITY LIGHTING $75.00 89421 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL GENERAL PEST CONTROL $50.00 89422 KEEPITSAFE, INC.-LIVEVAULT 90 DAY BACKUP $219.66 89423 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES $908.64 89424 BAILEY BRACKIN DAILY ADMISSION REFUND $5.75 89425 BROWN'S SANITATION YOUNGS PARK $606.00 89426 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC 25.5 TON DEICE SAND $330.22 89427 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. CONTRACT CHARGE $761.08 89428 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC HANG-TITE & WIPES $572.60 89429 CHAMNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION TEST $12,020.00 89430 CUSHMAN EXCAVATION REPAIR WASH OUT $6,340.00 89431 JEFF DEVOLL 317 WINCH CABLE $42.79 89432 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $6,227.92 89433 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO INC DECTRON WORK $7,328.35 89434 FINISH LINE LAUNDRY LLC MAT CLEANING $140.00 89435 FIRE RECOVERY EMS NOVEMBER EMS BILLING $3,172.93 89436 GRAINGER PARTS AIR FILTERS & KEYS $192.74 89437 HUBES GARAGE SERVICE ON TAHOE 2018 $47.26 89438 IA COMMUNITIES ASSURANCE POOL STREET $157,968.96 89439 IOWA EMERGENCY VEHICLE CHEVRON DECALS FOR TAHOE $40.00 89440 IOWA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP DUES $350.00 89441 JOURNAL EXPRESS FINACIAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR $366.18 89442 KADETH, INC IT SUPPORT $1,207.49 89443 KANOPY INC MOVIESTREAMING $1,200.00 89444 KYLE KELLER BOOT REIMBURSMENT $97.50 89445 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY POOL & SPA TESTING $46.60 89446 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS ER HOSPITAL BILL SHAYNA SIBERT $1,505.38 89448 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC BIBS $1,095.82 89449 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS SEWER RENT COLLECTION $4,166.67 89450 HEATHER LIBBY MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $54.22 89451 MACHINE SHED ACADEMY MEALS CODY NICHOL $1,849.00 89452 MARION COUNTY AUDITOR SCHOOL ELECTION EXPENSE $4,620.31 89453 MARION COUNTY RECORDER DEED FOR KINGREY $7.00 89454 MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES 62.60 TON DEICE SAND $795.02 89455 MENARDS RECOVERY STRAP $108.80 89456 MID STATE TRUCK & AUTO AIRPORT CONTROL BUIDING $386.30 89458 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 1703 E PLEASANT ST TRT PLT $15,939.05 89459 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC COPIER $683.13 89460 MIDWEST WHEEL LOW PROFILE AMBER BEACON $173.47 89461 MODERN MARKETING FIRE HATS FOR KIDS $958.00 89462 MUNICIPAL PIPE TOOL CO INC RETAINAGE $22,641.88 89463 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC ROMAC SEWER SADDLES X 4 $813.20 89464 CROSSROADS 5/92 NAPA ANTI FREEZE $19.98 89465 NATIONWIDE EMPLOYEE PACTICES BOND 2020 $1,755.00 89466 NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT CO RECOVERY STRAP X 2 $226.95 89467 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC CLEANING SUPPLIES $83.65 89468 OFFICE DEPOT OFFICE SUPPLIES $136.93 89469 OMNISITE 1 YR MONITORING FEE $276.00 89470 PETTY CASH CITY CLERK TOBACCO COMPLIANCE $112.50 89471 PITNEY BOWES LEASING CHARGES $202.92 89472 PLUMB SUPPLY COMPANY PVC PIPE/ADAPTER $51.99 89473 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC EMS OXYGEN $149.71 89474 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST NEW BATTERY 2015 TAHOE $179.95 89475 RACOM CORPORATION INC 5 PORTABLE RADIOS $36,884.93 89476 RAMAEKER SCREEN PRINTING BASKETBALL SHIRTS $253.50 89477 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC STREET SHOP $37.71 89478 SANDRY FIRE SUPPLY SCBA FLOW TESTING $2,131.30 89479 K & L THOMPSON, LLC 937 TIRES & BRAKES $2,407.37 89480 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER PLYWOOD $25.93 89481 STERLING CODIFIERS INC 2020 HOSTING FEE $500.00 89482 STUYVESANT,BENTON & JUDISCH MONTHLY RETAINER $2,000.00 89483 RAY TAYLOR RESCUE OVERPAYMENT $124.00 89484 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. DUST MASK $79.78 89485 US CELLULAR GPS CELLPHONE $52.94 89486 VERIZON PD CELL PHONES $749.71 89487 WEX BANK POLICE $5,198.31 Under Mayors Report: Welcome new council members and new Officer Nichol. New Ladder truck looks great, thank you for putting that in motion. City Manager Aaron Adams: Officially welcome new council members. Trails will be starting up soon, construction anticipated this coming spring. Lieutenant Fuller: Officer Nichol was just hired and has started the Academy. There is still an open position. Applications are still be accepted until January 15, 2020. After that there will be testing and interviews. Fire Chief Cal Wyman: Ladder truck has arrived; employees have been putting a lot of hours in training and becoming familiar with it. Thank you to Council and the Community for the support. Assistant City Manager Heather Ussery: Continuing to update the Highway 14 project, working on obtaining the easements and then the bid letting will start the beginning of March. Motion by DeJong; second by Morse to adjourn at 6:30 p.m.; all ayes. ________________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk