City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES March 2, 2020 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, March 2, 2020 at 6:15p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Brian Hatch presided and the following Council Members were present: Megan Suhr, Dylan Morse, Justin Plum and Jyl DeJong. Staffs present were City Manager Aaron Adams, City Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Police Chief Dan Losada, Fire Chief Cal Wyman. Mayor Hatch asked for Citizen/Public Comments regarding items not on the agenda. There were none. Motion by Suhr; seconded by DeJong to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 17, 2020 2. Approve Work Session Meeting Minutes of February 17, 2020 3. Accept Library Board Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2020 4. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes of January 20, 2020 5. Accept Airport Commission Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2020 6. Approve January 2020 Financials 7. Accept 2019 Brooks Garden Annual Report 8. Approve Reappointment of Pennie Sommar to the Civil Service Board – Tabled 9. Approve Reappointment of David Hoke to the Civil Service Board - Tabled 10. Set Date for Beggars’ Night as Saturday, October 31, 2020 Motion by Suhr, seconded by Plum to remove from the Consent Agenda items 8 and 9 and table for a future meeting; All ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Plum to remove from the table the Resolution Approving An Agreement Between the City of Knoxville, Iowa and the Marion County Humane Society Related to Animal Shelter and Control Services; all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Morse to accept the Financial Report from Elsie Kemp with the Marion County Humane Society and be added to the official record; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Plum to Approve Resolution Approving an Agreement between the City of Knoxville, Iowa and the Marion County Humane Society related to Animal Shelter and Control Services. Morse, Plum and DeJong, yes, Suhr, no. Discussion Regarding Police Chief Recruitment. City Manager Aaron Adams stated there are $7,500 in funds allocated to help with the recruitment of a new Police Chief and wanting to make sure council is okay with staff bringing in an outside source. No action taken; consensus of council was to proceed in that direction. Motion by Morse; seconded by Suhr to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 89711 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $305.99 89712 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $1,928.62 89713 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $1,079.71 89714 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI $19,860.36 89715 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $49.92 89716 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F $12,879.94 89717 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL $578.62 89718 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND LIFE INSURANCE $666.17 89719 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN $34,486.84 89720 ABC PEST CONTROL MONTHLY SPRAY FOR PESTS $39.85 89721 ALIBRIS ONE BOOK - I AM COW $53.82 89722 BAKER & TAYLOR 52 BOOKS $3,319.26 89723 CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT 4 LARGE PRINT STANDING ORDER $129.42 SUMMER READING PROGRAM 89724 COLLABORATIVE SUMMER SUPPL $367.05 89725 CUSTOM DRAPERIES VALENCE FOR WINDOWS $85.00 89726 ILA/IASL AWARD LABELS $8.00 89727 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS WATER BILL GEBHARDT HOUSE $49.82 89728 KONE INC FIRE SERVICE UPGRADES $9,850.00 89729 HEATHER LIBBY PROGRAM SUPPLIES $19.90 89730 MICROMARKETING LLC 4 BOOKS $95.20 89731 QUILL CORPORATION REMOTE $182.56 89732 RAMAEKER SCREEN PRINTING LETTERING FOR BACK DROP $30.00 89733 S & S PLUMBING INCASE SPRINKLER PIPE $193.48 89734 HOLLY SHELFORD KIDS LIB WAUKEE $152.30 89735 STATE LIBRARY OF IOWA KIDS FIRST CONFERENCE -AMES $125.00 89736 VAN MAANEN ELECTRIC INC. 2 RECEPTACLES IN PROGRAM ROOM $210.93 89737 XEROX CORPORATION COPIER RENTAL $173.93 89738 ALLIANT ENERGY GAS SERVICE FOR AIRPORT $404.23 89739 ATWOOD ELECTRIC INC INSTALLED NEW LED LIGHTS RAMP $1,052.13 89740 BILL'S SERVICE AND REPAIR SERVICE ON AIRPORT SNOW PLOW $391.10 89741 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC ROCK FOR SNOW PLOW $75.50 89742 HAWKEYE EXTERMINATORS MONTHLY SPRAY FOR MERCY ONE $35.00 89743 KINNAMON SERVICES ELECTRICAL FOR MERCY QUARTERS $3,352.00 89744 KNOXVILLE AVIATION DISH NETWORK BILL $274.02 89745 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO SERVICES FOR RECOM RWY $8,191.96 89746 SENECA COMPANIES FILTERS FOR JET AND TANKS $826.62 89747 SEPTICS AND MORE INC BORE FOR SEWER LINES $7,253.92 89748 SMITH FERTILIZER & GRAIN INC ICE MELT $187.76 89749 TITAN MACHINERY BATTERY FOR CAB CADIT $209.68 89750 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT TOW FOR SNOW PLOW $155.94 89751 WSP USA ENGINEERING SERVICE $4,500.00 89756 ALLIANT ENERGY WWTP GAS SERVICE $8,063.53 89757 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL SPRAY $80.00 89758 TRENTON BACUS CLEANING SUPPLIES $129.22 89759 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC TY-VECK COVERALLS $17.38 89760 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. COPIER MAINTENANCE $572.28 89761 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC GARBAGE CANS, TRASH BAGS,SOAP $723.20 89762 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP TRIPLE PLAY DISINFECTING $210.07 89763 OLIVIA CRAWFORD MILEAGE TO MEET AND TRAINING $144.42 89764 TRAVIS DELANEY OFFICE SUPPLIES REIMB $25.76 89765 JEFF DEVOLL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON 314 $213.96  89766 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $2,939.92 89767 FIRE RECOVERY EMS JANUARY BILLING $3,540.71 89768 FIRE SERVICE TRAINING BUREAU FIRE OFFICER BOOK $77.00 89769 GRAINGER PARTS FLUSH VALVE $161.57 89770 HERRMANN COMPUTER SERVICES FOLDING CART FOR DELIVERY $64.19 89771 IACP - MEMBERSHIP YEARLY MEMEBERSHIP - FULLER $190.00 89772 IAWEA REGION 5 SPRING MEETING $40.00 89773 JOURNAL EXPRESS 1/6/20 MEETING MINUTES $268.16 89774 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY TESTING - JANUARY $1,419.00 89775 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS JANUARY MEDS FOR EMS/RESCUE $177.30 89776 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS SEWER RENT COLLECTION $4,166.67 89777 HEATHER LIBBY LIBRARIAN MEETING $94.85 89778 LIFE FITNESS SHIPPING $30.15 89779 M.SHINN TRUCKING, INC. 99.21 TON SAND HAULED $396.84 89780 MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES DEICING SAND - 49.84 TON $647.92 89781 MENARDS DISPENSER FOR INSULATION $118.10 89783 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY STREET LIGHTING 56% $14,777.01 89784 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC CONTRACT FOR COPIER $224.11 89785 NAPA OIL $24.48 89786 NATIONAL PAPER & SAN SUPPLY PAPER TOWELS $91.30 89787 OFFICE DEPOT OFFICE SUPPLIES $314.90 89788 PEER SUPPORT FOUNDATION GRIN TRAINING - FULLER $150.00 89789 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC MEDICAL OXYGEN $541.64 89790 PROVANTAGE LLC HP BOOK $1,762.90 89791 ROMAR FUEL PUMP FOR FORD $563.97 89792 RUHGE/MELISSA REFUND FOR TWO MONTHS $130.67 89793 K & L THOMPSON, LLC SERVICE FOR 938 $205.48 89794 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC ROCHE ST CULVERT $28,971.00 89795 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER PLYWOOD $32.37 89796 SPRINT AQUATICS GOGGLES FOR RESALE $1,674.18 89797 STUYVESANT,BENTON & JUDISCH MONTHLY RETAINER $2,000.00 89798 SUDS ENTERPRISES, LLC 20 CAR WASH COUPONS $160.00 89799 US CELLULAR GPS CELLPHONE $52.94 89800 VAN MAANEN ELECTRIC INC. ELECTRICAL PANEL GEBHARDT HOUS $3,634.94 89801 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT HYDRAULIC COUPLING $29.68 89802 VANDER BEEK TRUCK ACCESSORIES SEAT COVER CHEVY AND FORD PUS $825.00 89803 VERIZON PD CELL PHONES 1/14-2/13 $668.61 89804 WALNUT HILL DESIGN COAT STITCHING $68.00 89805 WEX BANK STREET DEPT $10,686.36 13169213 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD $104.42 13169214 IA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT IPERS - REGULAR $23,007.18 13169215 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE TAXES $7,892.00 13169216 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX $20,534.23  13169217 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FLEX-MED NO SS $1,522.27 13169218 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WATER DEPT TASC $254.61 Under Mayor’s Report – Tomorrow is the school bond vote, please get out and vote. If you have voted at City Hall in the past, you will now vote at the Library. Update for Council, the Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund, we received word from the Director that The Iowa Finance Authority has officially approved the Grant money. That money is available to Cities, Counties and other Non-Profit Organizations and will be available in the next few months to put applications in for funding. Under City Manager Report - None Police Chief Dan Losada, today a conditional offer was made for the officer position. Conditional on passing the medical and physical test. Those will be scheduled within the next week or two. Fire Chief Cal Wyman, his department is in the process of updating their current electronics to FirstNet which is strictly for First Responders. Motion by DeJong; seconded by Morse to adjourn at 6.58 p.m., all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk