City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES February 1, 2021 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, February 15, 2021 at 6:15p.m. at the Knoxville Public Library. 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. Motion by Morse; seconded by Gotta to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 1, 2021 2. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes of February 9, 2021 3. Accept January 2021 CSO Report 4. Accept January 2021 SRO Report Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing to approve the maximum property tax dollars for fiscal year 2021/2022. The hearing was opened at 6:16 p.m. Interim City Manager Heather Ussery explained this is part of the budget process and is stating the maximum property taxes being requested. They cannot be increased after this only decreased as part of the formal budget process. There were no written or oral comments or objections. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Gotta to close the hearing at 6:20 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Morse to approve the Resolution approving fiscal year 2021/2022 maximum property tax dollars; all ayes. Motion by Plum, seconded by DeJong to set a public hearing for March 1, 2021 at 6:15 p.m.to approve fiscal year 2021/2022 budget; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Suhr to approve resolution approving an agreement between the City of Knoxville, Iowa and Austin Peters Group, Inc. related to the preparation of a wage and salary study in the amount of $28,395.00. Interim City Manager Heather Ussery states this is about a 6-month project and has not ever been done. This will help with job descriptions, performance evaluations and pay ranges and how to implement those as we move forward; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by DeJong to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 91443 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $341.87 91444 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $1,848.78 91445 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $125.00 91446 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $57.60 91494 ABS SANITATION DEC 2020 SERVICE $62.00 91495 ALLIANT ENERGY AIRPORT GAS BILL $440.00 91496 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & CO 2021-2022 GENERAL LIBILITY $2,410.00 91497 CARPET SERVICES CARPET CLEANING $140.00 91498 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS RUNWAY TESTING $3,373.00 91499 EDISON LIGHTING SUPPLY LED REPLACEMENT LIGHT $1,678.01 91500 KNOXVILLE AVIATION DISH NETWORK $112.51 91501 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC SEAL FOR TOILET $9.87 91502 MANATTS INC WORK ON RUNWAY 15/33 $51,848.30 91503 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO ENGINEERING FOR RUNWAY $14,230.12 91504 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY ELECTRIC $93.58 91514 AHLERS AND COONEY PC LEGAL FEE $1,279.00 91515 ALEXIS FIRE EQUIPMENT REPAIRS TO PTO $6,208.50 91516 ALLIED OIL & SUPPLY INC DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID $151.80 91517 THERESE AUGUSTIN JAN-MARCH PREMIUMS $1,032.42 91518 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES $899.23 91519 BROWN'S SANITATION YOUNGS PARK $606.20 HEALTH INSURANCE 91520 DARREL BROWN REIMBURSEMENT $345.32 91521 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. CITY HALL COPIER $676.08 91522 CITY OF KNOXVILLE PUYEAR PREMIUMS $271.76 91523 CREATIVE LANDSCAPING SNOW REMOVAL 12PROPERTIES $377.00 91524 DAVID CRONIN CPR REFRESHER $120.00 91525 DEJONG DOOR SERVICE INC NEW OPENER $575.00 91526 DENNISON RACING TEE'S EMBROIDERY X 2 $20.00 91527 THE DES MOINES REGISTER DEC COUNCIL MINUTES $592.72 91528 JEFF DEVOLL J. DEVOLL HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT $2,485.00 91529 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $8,269.48 91530 FIRE RECOVERY EMS JANUARY EMS BILLING $3,389.49 91531 AT&T MOBILITY FIRE DEPT VOICE/DATA PLAN $423.62 91532 GRAINGER PARTS CIRCULATION PUMP $1,061.06 91533 HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT STROBE LIGHT $471.22 91534 BRANDON HILLS DTF CLOTHING REIMBURSEMENT $204.65 91535 HUBES GARAGE #31 LABOR $42.00 91536 IACP - MEMBERSHIP FULLER -0152685 $570.00 91537 ID8 ARCHITECTS PLC ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES $1,452.90 91538 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY POOL/SPA TESTING $46.60 91539 KNIA KRLS INC PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGE $94.25 91540 KNOXVILLE AVIATION MONTHLY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $3,467.91 91541 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC 5 GAL ROOF ASPHALT $678.84 91542 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS WATER BILL 217 S 2ND ST $66.56 91543 KONE INC ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE $207.00 91544 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 1346 138TH PLACE $1,025.23 91545 MODERN MARKETING FIRE PREVENTION MATERIAL $252.01 91546 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. RADIO FOR NEW AMBULANCE $5,194.40 91547 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES TURNOUT GEAR $2,256.25 NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT 91548 CO TOW STRAP $27.99 91549 NOVA FITNESS EQUIPMENT DEPOSIT FOR TREAMILLS $9,159.66 91550 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC VEHICLE UNLOCK TOOLS $24.84 91551 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC OXYGEN $548.62 91552 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC WWTP $2,302.83 91553 JAMIE ROBINSON OUT OF TOWN EXPENSES $29.87  91554 K & L THOMPSON, LLC SERVICE 938 $441.37 91555 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC NPDES PERMIT ASSISTANCE $5,920.00 91556 SUDS ENTERPRISES, LLC CAR WASH COUPONS $160.00 91557 SYMBOL ARTS OFFICER BADGES $1,077.00 91558 THE FIRE STORE SAFETY SUPPLIES $247.45 91559 THE IOWA WRITERS'FOUNDATION WE THE INTERWOVEN X 60 $1,282.00 91560 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. WASHING MACHINE $1,093.99 91561 US CELLULAR VOICE/DATA PLAN $300.71 91562 VERIZON HOT SPOT $80.08 91564 VISA HOT TUB PUMP $2,970.14 91565 WALMART COMMUNITY COMPUTER MONITOR $348.47 91566 WALNUT HILL DESIGN SERGEANT PATCHES - VERROS $134.18 Mayor’s Report: None Interim City Manager: None Police Chief Report: None Fire Chief Report: None Motion by Gotta, seconded by Plum to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk