City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES October 19, 2020 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, October 19, 2020 at 6:15p.m. via teleconference. 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, City Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Police Chief Aaron Fuller and Fire Chief Cal Wyman. Motion by Suhr; seconded by DeJong to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of October 5, 2020 2. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes of October 13, 2020 3. Approve September 2020 Financials 4. Approve Resolution setting date for public hearing on Designation of the expanded Knoxville Park Lane Urban Renewal Area and on Urban Renewal Plan Amendment Motion by Gotta, seconded by DeJong to approve resolution proposing the disposal of an interest in real property; all ayes. Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing regarding an offer to purchase property at 705 S Seventh Street. The hearing was opened at 6:20 p.m. Filing of Affidavit of Publication was on October 15, 2020. This is the first formal offer on this property. The interested parties did explain they were considering in the future building a structure there. Council would be willing to sell the property for what they were offering if they would sign an agreement which would state they would build a home on the property within so many years. They were still deciding if they would build and declined. The interested parties and council agreed the sale would not proceed. There were no written or oral comments or objections. Motion by Morse, seconded by Plum to close the hearing at 6:38 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by DeJong to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 90942 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $341.87 90943 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $1,848.78 90944 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $1,103.86 90945 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $49.92 90946 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F $9,589.98 90947 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL $619.76 90948 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND LIFE INSURANCE $664.84 90949 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN $47,024.49 90950 ABSOLUTE CONCRETE PAY APP 7 COMPETINE TRAIL $27,040.93 90951 AHLERS AND COONEY PC PHONE CONFERENCE $48.00 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST 90952 CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL $80.00 90953 TRENTON BACUS SUPPLIES FOR TRAINING BURN $65.92 90954 BINN'S & SONS TREE SERVICE LLC REMOVE 2 TREES $1,075.00 90955 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS GLOVES/SUPPLIES/ COLD PACK $1,695.87 90956 BROWN'S SANITATION YOUNGS PARK $606.00 90957 CAPITAL CITY EQUIPMENT CO CUTTING EDGE/BOLTS/NUTS $239.21 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING 90958 INC CLEANING SUPPLIES/SANITIZER $757.30 90959 CITY OF KNOXVILLE RANDY PUYEAR PREMIUMS $271.76 90960 DENNY CROOK I&I REMOVAL REIMBURSEMENT $875.00 90961 DENNISON RACING TEE'S WHITE UNIFORM SHIRTS $70.00 90962 THE DES MOINES REGISTER SEPTEMBER COUNCIL MINUTES $371.47 DES MOINES STAMP MFG 90963 COMPANY NOTARY STAMP $28.30 90964 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $4,148.91 90965 FIRE RECOVERY EMS SEPT EMS BILLING $2,148.04 90966 AT&T MOBILITY VOICE AND DATA PLAN $423.23 90967 FORCE SCIENCE INSTITUTE DE-ESCALATION INSTRUCTOR-HOW $495.00 HOMEFRONT PROTECTIVE 90968 GROUP TRAINING - VERROS $250.00 90969 J.ROBERT HOPSON 509A ACTUARIAL CERTIFICATION $550.00 90970 HUBES GARAGE ROTORS/BRAKES FOR 2020 TAHOE $1,015.10 90971 IA MUNICIPAL FINANCE 2020 FALL CONFERENCE KINCAID $125.00 90972 IDEAL READY MIX CO C4 CONCRETE/MIX & HAUL $538.00 IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT 90973 ACADEMY 294TH BASIC TRAINING -WEPPLER $6,650.00 90974 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE IOWA GEMT PAYMENT $3,244.66 90975 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL 20 VOLT GREASE GUN KIT $249.00 90976 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC SEPT MONTHLY TESTING $1,318.60 90977 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS SEPT MEDS $161.01 90978 KNOXVILLE AVIATION MONTHLY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $3,467.91 CORDLESS 90980 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC SAW/WRENCHES/SQUARE $943.81 90981 LISCO PHONE/INTERNET $4,592.89 90982 MAINSTAY SYSTEMS INC IOWA SYSTEM MAINTENANCE $177.00 90983 MC CORKLE HARDWARE INC HYDRANT $119.00 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY 90984 COMPANY STREET LIGHTING $5,106.94 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 90985 INC COPIER FOR PD $489.20 90986 NAPA ANTIFREEZE $12.49 90987 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC BATTERY $184.07 90988 OFFICE DEPOT PLANNER/USB/WALL CAL $224.71 90989 PELLA RENTAL & SALES INC SKYJACK LIFT RENTAL $335.00 90990 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC EMS OXYGEN $436.78 90991 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST ALIGNMENT 2020 TAHOE $65.00 90992 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC WWTP $6,548.62 90993 K & L THOMPSON, LLC 936 BATTERY $228.01 90994 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER SUPPLIES FOR TRAINING BURN $29.78 90995 SUMMIT COMPANIES ANNUAL FIRE EXT INSPECTION $285.50 90996 TK CONCRETE INC PAY APP #6 ROCHE ST CULVERT $11,517.33 90997 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. FISH TAPE $53.48  90998 UNITYPOINT CLINIC- DRUG TESTING $126.00 90999 US CELLULAR CELLPHONE $298.86 91000 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT FUEL FILTERS $236.07 91001 VERIZON HOT SPOT $80.02 91003 VISA SECURITY SYSTEM/ETHERNET $4,937.32 91004 WALMART COMMUNITY SEAGATE BACKUP $241.19 91005 WEX BANK POLICE $5,199.98 91006 WINDSTREAM ALARM LINE $151.62 Mayor’s Report: Spoke with Chairman Raymie, they are still waiting on the Confluence Plan and would like to schedule a time in the near future to have a joint meeting with council and the board of supervisors to view the plans. City Manager Aaron Adams: Early voting is open, would encourage everyone to be out and voting. The upcoming rental inspection will have meetings which are not mandatory but will be held at the library on October 27th and November 17th at 6:00 p.m.. There will be another meeting held sometime in the spring. Looking at a July 1st start for the program. Police Chief Aaron Fuller: K-9 Fundraiser has reached its $25,000 goal. Thank you to everyone who has donated. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Plum to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk