City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES January 20, 2020 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, January 20, 2020 at 6:15p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Brian Hatch presided and the following Council Members were present: Megan Suhr, 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 Chief Dan Losada, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, Parks & Rec Director Brandon Nemmers, Library Director Roslin Thompson, Cemetery & Streets Supervisor Kevin DeLong, Planning & Zoning Administrator Bill Mettee, Waste Water Superintendent Pat Murphy and Airport Manager Dan Van Donselaar, Mayor Hatch asked for Citizen/Public Comments regarding items not on the agenda. Resident Tab Mart of 1314 Woodland Drive, Knoxville, Iowa, came forward wanting to be put on the next agenda regarding questions on the whole road cleaning and how we go about it. Motion by Morse; second by Plum to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Accept Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of September 9, 2019 2. Accept Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of December 9, 2019 3. Accept Water Board Minutes of January 14, 2020 4. Accept Library Meeting Minutes of January 15, 2020 5. Accept December 2019 CSO Report 6. Accept End of 2019 Police Activity Report 7. Approve Class C Liquor License for Pine Knolls Country Club 8. Approve appointment of representatives to Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance 9. Approve Resolution to approve tax abatement Application for construction of a new single-family dwelling at 100 N Harlan Street 10. Approve Resolution to approve tax abatement application for construction of a new single-family dwelling at 1005 N Harlan Street 11. Approve Resolution to approve tax abatement application for construction of a new single-family dwelling at 1505 Deer Run Drive 12. Approve Resolution accepting Easement for the IA 14 and Weiler Drive Project in the City of Knoxville, Iowa 13. Approve Resolution accepting Easement for the Highway 14 Resurfacing Project in the City of Knoxville, Iowa 14. Approve Resolution accepting Easement for the Highway 14 Resurfacing Project in the City of Knoxville, Iowa Motion by Suhr; second by Morse to approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 6, 2020 with the correction of adding John Gotta as being sworn in; all ayes. Motion by Suhr; second by DeJong to table 2019 SRO Report; all ayes. Motion by Morse; second by Suhr to approve moving the Public Hearing to approve Proposed Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 from February 3, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. to February 4, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.; all ayes.  City Manager Aaron Adams presented Council with the recommended balanced FY 2020/2021 budget. Adams presented each department budget as well as local option sales tax, hotel motel tax and vehicle equipment replacement fund. Council discussed budget for hotel motel tax expenditures, funding for Knoxville Economic Development Corporation and Mayor and Council Compensation. Motion by Suhr; second by Morse to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 89527 911 CUSTOM 4 ARMOR VEST $3,264.00 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST 89528 CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL $80.00 89529 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES $731.09 89530 CAPITAL CITY EQUIPMENT CO BATTERY $178.19 89531 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC CENTER SUPPLIES $738.20 89532 CIEMSD REFRESHER BACUS $300.00 89533 CITY OF KNOXVILLE RETIRED DARREL SWANSON $3,060.80 89534 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP MULTICIDE $484.28 89535 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & SERVICE GENERATOR $90.40 89536 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $5,781.82 89537 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO INC DIGESTER PUMP $3,866.27 89538 FBINAA MEMBERSHIP DUES $120.00 89539 FIRE RECOVERY EMS DEC EMS BILLING $3,138.06 89540 GRAINGER PARTS WATER COOLER $1,468.19 89541 HUBES GARAGE SERVICE ON 2001 FOR F150 $53.56 89542 INTERSTATE POWER & LIGHT GAS LINE RELOCATION HWY 14 $66,558.16 89543 IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY LINE CHARGE $978.00 89544 IOWA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOC MEMEBERSHIP DUES $160.00 89545 JOURNAL EXPRESS POLICE OFFICER ADS $201.25 89546 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY POOL SPA TEXTING $46.60 89547 KIEFER AQUATICS STARTING BLOCKS DEPOSIT $5,507.82 89548 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS HEALTH PHYSICAL TESTING $60.90 MONTHLY CONTRACTUAL 89549 KNOXVILLE AVIATION SERVICES $3,467.91 89551 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC AIR LINE $1,093.88 89552 LISCO PHONE/INTERNET $2,140.19 89553 MAINSTAY SYSTEMS INC IOWA SYSTEM MAINTENANCE $177.00 89554 MARION COUNTY POOL INSPECTION $441.00 MARION COUNTY HUMANE 89555 SOCIETY MONTHLY SERICE CHARGE $860.50 89556 MC CORKLE HARDWARE INC BIT SET $20.00 89557 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 1545 HWY 14 CONTROL BUILDING $402.64 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 89558 INC COPIER CHARGES $354.10 89559 MIDWEST WHEEL STROBE LIGHT $119.42  89560 MOTOR INN OF KNOXVILLE LABOR $74.65 89561 NATIONAL PAPER & SAN SUPPLY GARBAGE BAGS $251.14 89562 CODY NICHOL BOOT REIMBURSEMENT $108.00 89563 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC FOG LIGHT BULB $17.40 89564 PLUMB TECH MECHANICAL INC. NEW HEATER ADMIN GARAGE $2,942.38 89565 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC EMS OXYGEN $734.62 89566 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST 2 TIRES MOUNT AND BALANCE $303.92 89567 RAMAEKER SCREEN PRINTING FITNESS CHALLENGE SHIRT $189.00 89568 ROMAR SMALL ENGINE MAITENANCE $107.13 89569 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC HWY 14 CONVERSION $38,821.00 89570 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER OSB $32.86 89571 STRYKER SALES CORPORATION SERVICE WORK $385.00 89572 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. SHOWER KIT $129.91 89573 US CELLULAR CELLPHONE $324.53 89574 VAN HOUWELING PROPERTIES LLC HIGHWAY EASEMENT $9,740.00 89575 VERIZON DATA/VOICE PLAN $297.58 89576 VILLAGE CLEANERS 4 COAT ALTERATIONS $62.00 89577 VISA PODCAST COMPUTER $1,957.82 89578 WALMART COMMUNITY MATTRESS AND BINDERS $714.75 89579 MARY ANN WARD REFUND FOR PASS $124.58 89580 WINDSTREAM ALARM LINE $159.15 89581 XEROX CORPORATION COPIER RENTAL $111.20 89582 K & L THOMPSON, LLC 936 938 SERVICE $1,354.82 89583 HACH COMPANY SULFURIC ACID $59.09 89584 STUYVESANT,BENTON & JUDISCH FILING FEE $185.00 89585 WALMART COMMUNITY SCBA BATTERIES $97.92 89586 VISA DATA PLAN $178.62 89587 MERCYONE EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL NICHOL $824.00 Under Mayors report: None Under City Managers Report: None Motion by Morse; second by Gotta to adjourn at 8:14 p.m. __________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk