City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES January 3, 2022 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, January 3, 2022 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 Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Planning & Zoning Administrator Nathan Parch, Police Chief Aaron Fuller and Fire Chief Cal Wyman. Motion by DeJong; seconded by Rankin to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council meeting minutes of December 20, 2021 2. Accept Library Board Meeting Minutes of December 21, 2021 3. Approve 2022 City Council Meetings 4. Approve Affirmation of City Attorney Bob Stuyvesant 5. Approve Resolution authorizing City Manager and City Clerk to execute proxy for the agreement regarding the revised Iowa Risk Management Agreement for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool 6. Approve Resolution naming depositories for city funds 7. Approve appointment of representatives to the Central Iowa Regional Transportation Alliance 8. Approve Resolution approve Resolution approving membership with the Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance for Community Development 9. Set a public hearing for January 17, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. in regards to vacating an alley 10. Set a public hearing for January 17, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. to approve a contract for the 2022 Street Improvements Project Motion by Suhr, seconded by DeJong to name the Des Moines Register as the official publication for the City of Knoxville. Steve Woodhouse, owner of the Marion County Express had requested to be the official publication. The City Attorney and Mr. Woodhouse each discussed with council their interpretation of the Iowa Code and how it read as far as if the Marion County Express qualified at this time to be the official newspaper. The item will be put back on an agenda in July, 2022 to revisit at that time. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 93178 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $234.53 93179 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $2,095.33 93180 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $369.66 93181 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI $23,337.86 93182 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $77.68 93183 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F $8,155.94 93184 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL $632.61 93185 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND LIFE INSURANCE $628.37 93186 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN $43,383.58 93254 ABC PEST CONTROL MONTHLY SPRAY $39.85 93255 ALIBRIS 21 BOOKS $230.62 93257 BAKER & TAYLOR 56 BOOKS $1,344.02 93258 CARPET SERVICES CARPET CLEANING GEBHARDT HOUSE $130.00  93259 CENGAGE LEARNING 7 LP INVOICES $269.36 93260 CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT 4 LP INVOICES $133.02 93261 DEMCO INC SUPPLIES $247.71 93262 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO INC BACKFLOW PREVENTER LEAKING $2,232.67 93263 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2022 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL $265.00 93264 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS WATER @ GEBHARDT HOUSE $36.82 93265 KELSEY NICHOLS SUPPLIES FOR DIY $26.60 93266 POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION SVC MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL $1,995.98 93267 QUILL CORPORATION INVOICE 21247685 $331.69 93268 RAMAEKER ENTERPRISES, INC. SIGN $80.00 93269 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIRS INC 30 BOOKS-ROTARY GRANT $96.00 93270 HOLLY SHELFORD REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUPPLIES $63.74 93271 SHRED-IT, STERICYCLE INC SHREDDER $119.24 93272 THE LIBRARY STORE, INC INVOICE 541032 $234.94 93273 US CELLULAR 6 HOTSPOTS $127.40 93274 XEROX CORPORATION COPIER $142.67 93275 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ALA MEMBERSHIP 2022 $165.00 93276 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND WATER DEPT $250.20 Mayor’s Report: The County website was updated today with new drone footage of the VA campus. Fire Chief Wyman: Year to date numbers, there were 2,429 calls last year and that is up 7.3% from last year and 3 years we are up 15.6%. Police Chief Fuller: His department is partnering with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and Blank Children’s Hospital to host a class at the library for child passenger safety technician certification training. We have two officers that are going through the training, Pella has one officer, the Marion County Sheriff’s office has one deputy and the Pleasantville Chief. Once they have completed the training, they will be able to safely and securely inspect car seats. Planning & Zoning Administrator Nathan Parch: The rental inspection program applications/registrations have been coming in. Staff will be meeting internally to identify some administrative issues of the program. Regarding development, we have received a couple new house permits over the last two weeks for McKay Ct. There is a property on Main Street that was rezoned in 2019, it is the city’s first planned unit development. It was put on hold due to covid but is now moving forward so you will see documentation coming through on that in the next couple of meetings. There are going to be 6 different parcels to accommodate townhouses and apartments. We have also received some building permit applications for W. Bell Ave. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Morse to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 p.m.; all ayes.  ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk