City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES January 4, 2021 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, December 21, 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 Interim City Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, Fire Chief Cal Wyman and Planning & Zoning Administrator Bill Mettee. Motion by Morse; seconded by DeJong to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of December 21, 2020 2. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes of November 23, 2020 3. Approve Conflict Waiver Letter 4. Designate the Des Moines Register as the official city newspaper 5. Approve Resolution naming depositories for city funds 6. Affirmation of City Attorney Bob Stuyvesant 7. Council Appointment of City Clerk Tricia Kincaid 8. Approve Resolution authorizing Interim City Manager and City Clerk to execute proxy for the agreement regarding the Revised Iowa Risk Management Agreement for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool 9. Set a Public Hearing for January 18, 2021 at 6:15 p.m. to consider an amendment to the Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule as it relates to accessory Structures Motion by Morse, seconded by DeJong to move from the consent agenda to the item agenda, Approve Rental Inspection start date of October 1, 2021. Item was discussed and a start date of January 1, 2022 was approved; all ayes. Mayor Hatch administered the Oath of Office to City Clerk Tricia Kincaid. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Plum to approve resolution approving an agreement between the City of Knoxville, Iowa and Iowa Inspections, LLC related to Rental Housing Inspections. Council discussed the agreement and request a copy of proof of insurance along with the agreement; all ayes. Motion by Plum, seconded by DeJong to approve resolution approving an amendment to the City of Knoxville Handbook related to the Fire Department. This would be an addition to the current handbook; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by DeJong to approve City Manager RFQ; all ayes. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Morse to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 91251 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $341.87 91252 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $1,848.78 91253 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $1,103.86 91254 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI $20,841.84 91255 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $61.44 91256 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F $9,589.98 91257 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL $619.76 91258 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND LIFE INSURANCE $609.06 91259 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN $47,024.49 91310 ALLIANT ENERGY WWTP GAS BILL $4,675.89 91311 AMERICAN TEST CENTER INC ANNUAL INSPECTION OF 314 $575.00 91312 MIRANDA AYERS HAZMAT PAY $620.50 91313 TRENTON BACUS HAZMAT PAY $561.00 91314 BASSETT EXCAVATING, INC FIX EASEMENT CROSSING $780.00 91315 JORDAN BEAL HAZMAT PAY $667.00 91316 BLACK OAK PUMPING BIOSOLIDS HAULING & SPREADING $12,000.00 91317 MATTHEW BOSTON HAZMAT PAY $645.75 91318 DARREL BROWN INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT $345.32 91319 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. COPIER MAINTENANCE $572.28 91320 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC HAND SANITIZER $151.00 91321 KALE CRITCHLOW HAZMAT PAY $467.50 91322 DAVID CRONIN HAZMAT PAY $548.25 91323 CUSHMAN EXCAVATION WORK AT SIDE LIFT STATION $11,294.50 91324 TRAVIS DELANEY HAZMAT PAY $578.00 91325 THE DES MOINES REGISTER NOV COUNCIL MEETING MIN $250.52 91326 JEFF DEVOLL HAZMAT PAY $361.25 91327 DINGES FIRE COMPANY UV DISINFECT UNIT $1,590.00 91328 GALLS INC 4 CARGO PANTS $260.14 91329 IA COMMUNITIES ASSURANCE POOL ROAD USE $176,384.00 91330 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE GEMT PAYMENT $3,354.24 91331 IOWA MUNICIPALITIES WORKERS' INSTALL 7 WORK COMP $7,398.00 91332 IOWA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION ERIC HOW/CORY DERBY DUES $150.00 91333 KLOCKE'S EMERGENCY VEHICLES 2020 CHEVY AMBULANCE $223,561.35 91334 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS NOV MEDS $139.13 91335 KNOXVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2020 MARKETING $612.00 91336 KNOXVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECON DEVELOPMENT $100,000.00 91337 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC DEF FOR AMBULANCE $45.96 91338 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS SEWER RENT $4,166.66 91339 MARION COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT OIL DRY $176.00 91340 MARION COUNTY POOL INSPECTION $441.00 91341 SPENCER MC CARTY HAZMAT PAY $612.50 91342 MED COMPASS PHYSICALS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS $2,020.00 91343 MERCY COLLEGE OF CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC REG $1,200.00 91344 MIKE MERRILL HAZMAT PAY $569.50 91345 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 800 S PARK LN $6,684.37 91346 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC COPIER USAGE $96.35 91347 MINUTEMAN INC. REGULAR & WINDOW ENVELOPES $316.94 91348 NATIONAL PAPER & SAN SUPPLY HAND SANITIZER $157.29 91349 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC SHOP TOWELS $6.49 91350 OFFICE DEPOT BINDERS AND BATTERIES $248.68 LARSON STREET ALARM ANNUAL 91351 OMNISITE FEE $276.00  91352 PITNEY BOWES POSTAGE METER RENTAL $202.92 91353 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC EMS OXYGEN $521.29 91354 ROMAR GENERATOR PARTS $68.01 91355 SANDRY FIRE SUPPLY YEARLY FLOW TEST $2,552.43 91356 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT $16,995.00 91357 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER WOOD/FENCING MATERIAL $416.54 91358 STERLING CODIFIERS INC HOSTING RENEWAL $500.00 91359 STUYVESANT,BENTON & JUDISCH RETAINER $2,000.00 91360 US CELLULAR GPS CELL $53.19 91361 VERIZON PHONES FOR PD $529.07 91362 CAL WYMAN HAZMAT PAY $93.50 Mayor’s Report: Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season. Thank you to staff/public works for all their effort in the snow removal. Interim City Manager: Thank you to the City and County for all their hard work with snow removal. Starting February 1st for those council members that would like, meetings will be in person at the library. The first budget meeting will be held that same evening. Police Chief Report: Hoping to have year end statistics on the next agenda for council. Would like to have a discussion at the next meeting in regard to street parking for those residents that live on the square. Fire Chief Report: Working on the end of year report and so far, it appears they are 138 calls ahead of last year. Motion by Morse, seconded by DeJong to adjourn the meeting at 7:04 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk