City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES March 15, 2021 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, March 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 and Fire Chief Cal Wyman. Motion by Morse; seconded by Plum to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 1, 2021 2. Approve City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2021 3. Approve City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2021 4. Approve a Resolution voluntarily extending the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for the City of Knoxville, Iowa 5. Approve January 2021 Financials 6. Approve Garbage Haulers and Recycling License for Brown’s Sanitation 7. Approve Taxi Cab License for Stanton Shuttle effective March 18, 2021 8. Approve reappointment of Bridget Mohler to Parks and Rec Commission 9. Approve reappointment of Don Croghan to the Knoxville Housing Board 10. Approve order accepting acknowledgement/settlement on tobacco violation of Fareway Stores, Inc. 11. Approve order accepting acknowledgement/settlement on tobacco violation of Knoxville 66 12. Approve order accepting acknowledgement/settlement on tobacco violation of New Star 13. Approve order accepting acknowledgement/settlement on tobacco violation of Hy- Vee Wine and Spirits 14. Approve order accepting acknowledgement/settlement on tobacco violation of Hy- Vee Fast and Fresh 15. Accept February 2021 CSO Report 16. Accept February 2021 SRO Report Motion by Plum, seconded by DeJong to approve Resolution accepting bid, awarding contract and approving the certificate of insurance for the 2021 Street Improvements Project in the amount of $1,055,535.75. Interim City Manager stated two bids were received for this project the lowest bid being TK Concrete. The main streets this will include will be Larson, Rock Island and Park Lane Drive. The work will not be done during school or Nationals; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Plum to approve financial contribution towards Marion County Development Commission Target Industry Analysis and Strategy Study in the amount of $1,000. Interim City Manager explained Ady Advantage was hired to help do market assessments and hold stakeholder meetings and identify interest rates for Marion County which will be beneficial. This is more of a targeted look at development; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Plum to approve GovHR in the amount of $22,000 for recruitment of City Manager; all ayes. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Plum to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 91626 ACCO UNLIMITED CORPORATION POOL CHLORINE AND ACID $1,052.40 91582 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $341.87 91583 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $1,848.78 91584 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $125.00 91585 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $53.76 91627 BROWN'S SANITATION YOUNGS PARK $606.00 HEALTH INSURANCE 91628 DARREL BROWN REIMBURSEMENT $345.32 91629 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC DE-ICING SAND $35.16 91630 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. COPIER CONTRACT $701.08 91631 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC CLEANING SUPPLIES $1,313.60 91632 CITY OF KNOXVILLE PUYEAR PREMIUMS $271.76 91633 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP LUBRI-CORE FOR BAR SCREEN $267.52 91634 CREATIVE LANDSCAPING 19 PROPERTIES SNOW REMOVAL $568.00 91635 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $8,344.70 91636 DEBRA FAAS PASS REFUND $331.62 91637 AT&T MOBILITY VOICE/DATA PLAN $422.33 91638 GROUT SCOUTS INC CULVERT LINER REPAIR $32,460.00 91639 HUBES GARAGE CSO VEHICLE REPAIRS $1,524.97 91640 IA MUNICIPAL FINANCE KINCAID MEMBERSHIP DUES $50.00 91641 ID8 ARCHITECTS PLC ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES $1,430.00 91642 IOWA PUMP WORKS ANNUAL PUMP SERVICE $1,211.00 91643 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY POOL & SPA TESTING $46.60 91644 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS DRUG SCREEN $183.00 91645 KNOXVILLE AVIATION MONTHLY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $3,467.91 91646 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS GEBHARDT HOUSE $47.68 91647 MARION COUNTY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY ANALYSIS & STRATEGY $1,000.00 91648 MARION COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT IAMRESPONDING SUBSCRIPTION $822.00 91649 MARTIN MARIETTA DE-ICING SAND $3,020.45 91650 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 800 S PARK LANE REC CTR $3,049.51 91651 NAPA GREASE TUBES $9.57 91652 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC HEADLIGHTS $21.00 91653 OFFICE DEPOT OFFICE SUPPLIES $299.41 91654 PLUMB SUPPLY COMPANY BOILER REPAIR $6,135.20 91655 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST #32 TIRE REPAIR $16.82 91656 RAMAEKER SCREEN PRINTING LIFEGUARD SHIRTS $696.00 91657 PAULA RANKIN CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDIC REG $1,200.00 91658 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC WWTP $1,974.33 91659 ROMAR #31 BRAKE PADS $37.53 91660 JESSIKA SHEPLEY PERMIT OVERPAYMENT $5.00 91661 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC HWY 14 PROJECT $6,157.15 91662 US CELLULAR VOICE/DATA PLAN $298.97 91663 USA TODAY SUBSCRIPTION $339.35 91664 SKYLER VERROS MEAL REIMBURSEMENTS $212.54 91665 VISA YEARLY MONITORING $5,540.06  91666 WALMART COMMUNITY BATHROOM SUPPLIES $190.53 91667 WINDSTREAM ALARM LINE $154.99 Mayor’s Report: None Interim City Manager Report: Should be receiving the action planning report back. Will get that on the next agenda for approval. Tuesday, March 23rd is the stakeholders meeting. Please let me or Tricia know if you will be attending. If three council members plan to attend it will have to have an agenda and be posted 24 hours prior to the meeting. Motion by Morse, seconded by Plum to adjourn the matting at 6:33 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk