City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES December 20, 2021 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, December 20, 2021 at 6:15p.m. at the Knoxville Municipal Building. Mayor Hatch presided and the following Council Members were present: Megan Suhr, John Gotta, Dylan Morse, Dawn Rankin and Jyl DeJong. Staffs present were City Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Planning & Zoning Administrator Nathan Parch, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, Community & Economic Development Directors Marilyn Arber and Glenn Lyons and Parks & Rec Director Brandon Nemmers. Council Member Megan Suhr left the meeting at 6:57 p.m. Mayor Hatch left the meeting at 7:18 p.m. Motion by DeJong; seconded by Rankin to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of December 6, 2021 2. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2021 3. Approve November 2021 CSO Report 4. Approve November 2021 SRO Report 5. Approve Class C Liquor License for Pine Knolls Golf Club The public hearing to vacate and alley was removed from the agenda. An Ordinance vacating an alley located within the corporate limits of the City of Knoxville, Iowa was removed from the agenda. The Resolution directing the sale of an interest in real property following the public hearing was removed from the agenda. Resident Jason Engler owner of 502 W Baker stated he was in attendance to get more information on the proposed sale of the alley. City Attorney Bob Stuyvesant explained how the sale would work and possible options to residents that it would affect. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Gotta to approve first consideration, waiving second and third consideration amending the precincts ordinance of the City of Knoxville, Iowa. City Manager Heather Ussery explained this is something that is done every 10 years after a census. No changes are being made to the voting districts; the Secretary of State requires us to submit the documentation; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to approve resolution approving Plat of Survey for North 132 feet of Lot 7 of Lot 1 (1510 W Pleasant Street) City of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Planning and Zoning Administrator Nathan Parch explained this was one parcel zoned for commercial and they requested to change it to residential. They are now asking to divide it into two parcels; all ayes. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Morse to approve resolution approving an agreement between the City of Knoxville, Iowa and RDG IA, Inc. related to the preparation of a Parks and Recreation System Master Plan; all ayes. Emma Skahill, Chamber Director gave a 2021 Knoxville Chamber in Review. City Manager Heather Ussery gave a presentation on the 2022/2023 Projects and Priorities Budget. Glenn Lyons, Economic Development Director discussed what he and Community Director Marilyn Arber have been working on since starting the job. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Rankin to approve payment of claims; al ayes. CODE ENFORCEMENT TRASH 93187 ABS SANITATION REMOVAL $15.00 93188 ALLIED OIL & SUPPLY 2.5 GALLONS DEF OIL $372.93 93189 AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING PUBLISHED ORDINANCES $574.00 93190 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL MONTHLY SPRAY $80.00 93191 AXON ENTERPRISES INC TASER SCHOOL DETECTIVE HILLS $375.00 93192 BLACK OAK PUMPING DEC SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION $12,000.00 93193 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES $143.96 93194 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC 7.82 TON ROAD STONE $91.49 93195 CITY OF KNOXVILLE COBRA $210.00 93196 CUSHMAN EXCAVATION STORM SEWER REPAIR-PARK LANE $34,626.00 93197 THE DES MOINES REGISTER NOV COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES $569.74 93198 DINGES FIRE COMPANY UNIFORM SHIRTS $338.33 93199 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $14,893.35 93200 FINISH LINE LAUNDRY LLC 2 MAT CLEANING TICKETS $160.00 93201 FIRE RECOVERY EMS NOVEMBER EMS BILLING $3,008.15 93202 GRAINGER PARTS 2 PUMPS, BOILER CITY HALL $1,221.42 93203 HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT REPAIR CONTROL #29 $587.00 93204 RACHELLE HEGWOOD SWIMMING LESSON REFUND $69.00 93205 HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS INC 2 5 GAL FLEET WASH $151.94 93206 HUBES GARAGE OIL CHANGE FOR PD CAR #31 $65.06 93207 INDEPENDENT GARAGE DOOR GARAGE DOOR REPAIR $231.00 93208 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEMBERSHIP-KINCAID $175.00 93209 IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MONTHLY LINE CHARGE $1,278.00 93210 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE GEMT PAYMENT $1,823.85 93211 IOWA MUNICIPALITIES WORKERS' WORK COMP PREMIUM $7,438.00 93212 DOMINIC JACKSON PASS REFUND $83.00 93213 JULINES REPAIR DIAGNOSE TRUCK $80.00 93214 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY TESTING NOVEMBER $1,266.60 93215 KNIA KRLS INC PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGE $94.25 93216 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS NOVEMBER MEDICATIONS $106.17 93217 KNOXVILLE AVIATION MONTHLY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $3,467.91 93219 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC 3 GFCI ELECTRICAL OUTLETS $577.43 93220 KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR PETTY CASH $10.00 93221 LISCO CITY HALL LINE CHARGES $2,392.46 MARION COUNTY EMERGENCY 93222 MGMT ID BADGE $5.00 93223 MARTIN MARIETTA PEA GRAVEL $162.39 93224 MENARDS BUTCHER BLOCK COUNTER TOP $259.00 LOCKERS FOR WOMENS LOCKER 93225 MIKE MERRILL ROOM $200.00 93226 MID-IOWA SOLID WASTE EQUIPMENT 2 BOX GUTTER BROOMS $301.58 93227 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 424 N LINCOLN ST RESTROOM $842.78 93228 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC BULB FOR PLOW $119.82 93229 PELLA ENGRAVING COMPANY INC OFFICER OF THE YEAR PLAQUE $213.08  93230 PELLA RENTAL & SALES INC MTX70 MQ RAMMER $42.80 93231 PLUMB TECH MECHANICAL INC. TXV FAILURE ON AIR CONDITIONER $534.69 93232 LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC EMS OXYGEN $543.26 93233 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST 4 NEW TIRES 2017 F250 $900.00 93234 RAMAEKER ENTERPRISES, INC. 2022 GOLF CART/UTV STICKERS $820.00 93235 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC WWTP $3,645.82 93236 REYNOLDS URBAN DESIGN VETERANS PARK DESIGN $3,427.60 93237 SANDRY FIRE SUPPLY FIRE HOSE ATTACK LINE $1,055.00 93238 SCI COMMUNICATIONS INC TELEPHONE REPAIR $213.75 93239 K & L THOMPSON, LLC OIL CHANGE EQUINOX $35.95 93240 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC 2022 STREET IMPROVEMENTS $27,979.00 93241 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER BATTERY POWERED HAND TOOLS 313 $1,269.96 93242 TK CONCRETE INC 2021 STREETS PAY APP #6 $49,914.20 93243 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR $69.49 93244 US CELLULAR HOT SPOTS $299.79 93245 USA BLUEBOOK CASE OF GREEN MARKING PAINT $111.90 93246 VAN MAANEN TECHNOLOGY NETWORK EQUIPMENT WORK $860.00 93247 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT 2 OIL FILTERS $139.50 93248 VERIZON HOT SPOTS $80.02 93250 VISA BATTERY POWERED K-9 SAW $4,104.33 93251 WALMART COMMUNITY CLEANING SUPPLIES $666.49 93252 WEX BANK POLICE $8,527.13 93253 WINDSTREAM ALARM LINE-WWTP $155.37 City Manager Heather Ussery: Marion County Christmas is going on and would encourage anyone who has not been out there to check it out. City Hall will be closed the 23rd and 24th to observe the holiday. Encourage residents to check the Library and Rec Centers Facebook pages for their holiday hours. Fire Chief Wyman: Have started talking with business owners about the new fire safety permits. Police Chief Fuller: Last week we received 8 AED’s for the patrol vehicles through a grant. Carol Rowland applied for and was awarded a vest grant through Vested Interest for K9 Rosko. Just finished doing for the first time Officer of the Year and Officer of the Quarter. School Resource Officer Keller was named 2021 Officer of the Year. Planning & Zoning Administrator Nathan Parch: Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I am very excited to be here especially with everything that is on our plates right now and on the horizon. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Rankin to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk