City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES February 21, 2022 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, February 21, 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 Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Tricia Kincaid, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, Fire Chief Cal Wyman and CSO Meredith Clark. Motion by Suhr; seconded by Rankin to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 7, 2022 2. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2022 3. Accept Library Board Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2022 4. Accept Airport Commission Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2021 5. Approve appointment of Janet Evans to the Knoxville Library Board 6. Accept 2021 Brooks Garden Annual Report 7. Approve Resolution adopting the 2022/2023 budget for the Knoxville Water Works 8. Set a Public Hearing for March 7, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. regarding the 2022 Water Reclamation Facility Improvement Project Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing regarding the maximum property tax dollars for fiscal year 2022/2023. The hearing was opened at 6:18 p.m. filing of affidavit of publications was on 2/10/22, there were no written or oral comments or objections. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Gotta to close the hearing at 6:19 p.m., all ayes. Motion by Suhr, second by DeJong to approve Resolution approving fiscal year 2022/2023 maximum property tax dollars; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to set a public hearing for March 7, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. to approve fiscal year 2022/2023 budget; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by DeJong to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 93484 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $234.53 93485 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $2,068.93 93486 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $369.66 93487 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI $23,582.08 93488 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $77.68 93489 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F $7,957.94 93490 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL $632.61 93491 PLIC-SBD GRAND ISLAND LIFE INSURANCE $634.55 93492 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN $42,793.05 93493 ABC PEST CONTROL PEST CONTROL $39.85 93494 ALIBRIS INV 87075519 $112.60 93495 BAKER & TAYLOR INV 2036435738 $1,179.29 93496 LARRY BAKER HONORARIUM FEE $50.00 93497 CENGAGE LEARNING INV 76267295 $428.48 93498 CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT INV 1902757 $132.02 93499 ILA/IASL AWARD LABELS-2022/2023 $8.00 93500 HEATHER LIBBY REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUPPLIES $61.54 93501 OVERDRIVE,INC 14 E-BOOKS AND E-AUDIO $836.38 93502 QUILL CORPORATION INV 22521472 $332.99 93503 HOLLY SHELFORD TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT $104.16 93504 THE STAINED GLASS STORE REPAIR BROKEN WINDOW-LIBRARY $325.00 93505 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. HARDWARE FOR LIBRARY $54.55 93506 WOODWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD $20.00 93507 WTS MEDIA CD CASES $126.05 93508 ABS SANITATION MONTHLY SERVICE FOR DUMPSTER $124.00 93509 ALLIANT ENERGY GAS BILL, OCTOBER-DECEMBER $1,042.28 93510 BILL'S SERVICE AND REPAIR REPAIRS TO SNOW PLOW $495.56 93511 KNOXVILLE AVIATION REIMBURSEMENT DISH NETWORK $249.00 93512 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC FLAGS FOR AIRPORT $76.88 93513 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY ELECTRIC CHARGES $66.86 93514 2ND WIND EXERCISE EQUP. 6 MATRIX CXC INDOOR CYCLE $10,174.00 93515 911 CUSTOM ARMOR VEST FOR HOW & BOSTON $3,323.00 93516 AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGAURD CERTIFICATIONS $300.00 93517 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL MONTHLY SPRAY $80.00 93518 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC 84380936 $836.43 93519 DARREL BROWN HEALTH INS. REIMBURSEMENT $415.10 93520 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. COPIER CONTRACT-POLICE DEPT. $439.66 93521 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC HANG TILE, LIQUID LIVE, SOAP $441.00 93522 CIEMSD MCCARTY DIFFICULT AIRWAY CLASS $600.00 93523 CITY OF KNOXVILLE PUYEAR $210.00 93524 DAN'S PLUMBING KITCHEN FAUCET REPAIR-GEBHARDT $172.10 93525 THE DES MOINES REGISTER DECEMBER COUNCIL MINUTES $446.43 93526 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS SAFE-T FUND $7,021.59 93527 GRITTERS ELECTRIC INC NEW HEAT COILS-WWTP $249.50 93528 HUBES GARAGE OIL CHANGE FOR PD VEHICLE $90.00 93529 INTECH EXPORT DATA TO NEW SYSTEM-PD $3,195.00 93530 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY TESTING-JANUARY $1,506.00 93531 KNIA KRLS INC ASK THE EXPERT $98.15 93532 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS MEDICATIONS FOR RESCUE DEPT. $276.88 93533 KNOXVILLE AVIATION AIRPORT MANAGER AGREEMENT $3,467.91 93534 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC ANGLE DRIVER $483.86 93535 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS LOCATE CALLS/LOCATE EMAILS $220.50 93536 KONE CHICAGO CONTRACT CHARGE, FEB-APRIL $219.42 93537 LIFEMED SAFETY INC CARDIAC MONITOR REPAIR $3,500.00 93538 LISCO INVOICE 1890560 $2,449.12 MARION COUNTY EMERGENCY 93539 MGMT I AM RESPONDING SUBSCRIPTION $800.00 93540 SPENCER MCCARTY TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT $350.00  93541 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 0 STREET LIGHTING 56% $5,781.30 93542 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC POLICE $270.02 93543 NATIONAL PAPER & SAN SUPPLY PAPER TOWELS $313.55 93544 NELSEN APPRAISAL ASSOC. APPRAISAL LOTS A & F, VA DIST. $4,500.00 93545 O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL INC PARTS ORDER 31P140990 $1,850.30 93546 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC BATTERY FOR CAR KEY FOB $8.49 93547 OFFICE DEPOT WALL CLOCK $307.43 93548 LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC EMS OXYGEN $1,460.78 93549 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST NEW TIRES FOR PD VEHICLE #31 $1,457.44 93550 RAMAEKER ENTERPRISES, INC. T-SHIRTS & SWEATSHIRTS $190.00 93551 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC WASTE WATER $2,805.35 93552 REFLECTIVE APPAREL FACTORY,INC 8 REFLECTIVE WHITE SHIRTS $138.01 93553 JAMIE ROBINSON MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT $38.38 93554 ROMAR BELT FOR PLATE TAMPER $43.80 93555 K & L THOMPSON, LLC REPLACE ECM ENGINE COMPUTER $795.12 93556 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC VA DISTRICT-PHASE 1 $16,010.18 93557 THE FIRE STORE 5 IN STORZ NHM ADAPTORS $261.22 93558 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC. 3 COMMAND STRIP HOOKS $24.95 93559 US CELLULAR HOTSPOTS-LIBRARY $347.92 93560 USA BLUEBOOK SHIPPING ON MARKING PAINT $36.90 93561 VAN MAANEN ELECTRIC INC. CAMERA TROUBLESHOOTING $130.00 93562 VERIZON HOTSPOTS $80.06 93564 VISA 3 IPADS FOR WASTE WATER STAFF $5,145.12 93565 WALMART COMMUNITY VACUUM $171.25 93566 WINDSTREAM ALARM LINE, WASTE WATER $161.20 Mayor Hatch: Congratulations to Chief Fuller who was nominated to the top 10 under 40 in Marion County. City Manager Ussery: The Park & Rec input session went well, there were 34 attendees. The survey has been posted on Facebook and the City website. and will be up for a couple of weeks. We also have received the VA appraisal we have been waiting for and will need to review in order to begin the process of marketing lots. We had our third workshop out of four for the rural housing readiness assessment from the grant we received through the IEDA, it went very well. Fire Chief Wyman: Racom is working on 9 of their new radios, which is getting them closer to being on the same system as the PD. Police Chief Fuller: Last week they received 10 of their new radios. Motion by Gotta, seconded by DeJong to adjourn to closed session at 6:23 p.m. according to section 21.5(j) (Real Estate) of the Iowa Code; all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by DeJong to reconvene in open session at 6:52 p.m. and council action as needed; all ayes. Motion by Gotta, seconded by DeJong to direct city staff to enter into negotiations for the property at 314 W Robinson Street; all ayes. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Morse to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk