City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES March 7, 2022 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Monday, March 7, 2022 at 6:15p.m. at the Knoxville Municipal Building. Mayor Hatch presided and the following Council Members were present: Megan Suhr, 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 Water Reclamation Supervisor Pat Murphy. Motion by DeJong; seconded by Rankin to approve the consent agenda as follows, all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 21, 2022 2. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes of January 17, 2022 3. Accept Airport Commission Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2022 4. Approve Class C Liquor License for Marion County Fair Association 5. Accept February 2022 SRO Report Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing regarding the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 City Budget. The hearing was opened at 6:16 p.m. Filling of affidavit of publications was on 2/25/22, there were no written or oral comments or objections. Motion by Rankin, seconded by DeJong to close the hearing at 6:18 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Morse, second by Rankin to approve Resolution adopting the 2022-2023 budget for the City of Knoxville, Iowa; DeJong, Morse, Rankin, ayes, Suhr, nay. Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing regarding the 2022 Water Reclamation Facility Improvement Project. The hearing was opened at 6:19 p.m. Filing of affidavit was on 2/28/22, there was no written or oral comments or objections. This is the UV project, all new metal for the clarifiers, re-routing where the water comes back from the plant. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Rankin to close the hearing at 6:24 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Morse to approve the resolution and accept the bid from CL Carroll Co. for the amount of $4,850,000 awarding contract and approving the certificate of insurance for the 2022 water reclamation facility improvement project; all ayes. Site Plan from Ridge Development LLC at W. Bell Ave – East Parcel was pulled from the agenda. Site Plan from Ridge Development LLC at W. Bell Ave – West Parcel was pulled from the agenda. Hearing to discuss board member absences. Board member has missed 5 consecutive Planning and Zoning meetings and was sent a letter stating their options with no response. The board member did not present at council meeting therefore it is an automatic resignation. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 93567 ABS SANITATION MONTHLY SANITATION SERVICE $62.00 93568 ALLIANT ENERGY GAS SERVICE 12/30/21-1/31/22 $749.92 93569 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & CO 2022-23 AVIATION LIABILITY $2,771.00 REIMBURSEMENT FOR DISH 93570 KNOXVILLE AVIATION NETWORK $99.81 93571 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC PARTS FOR HANGAR DOOR REPAIR $69.13 ENGINEERING-HANGAR 93572 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO CONSTRUCTIO $921.00 93573 MC CORKLE SEED & CHEMICAL ICE MELT FOR AIRPORT $300.00 93574 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY ELECTRIC SERVICE 12/15/21-1/14 $67.70 93575 DBA WARNICK & REEVES MECHANICA REPAIR ON MAIN BOILER SYSTEM $3,301.89 93576 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST $234.53 93577 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT $2,068.93 93578 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST ICMA $374.66 93579 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES $77.68 93580 571 POLSON DEVELOPMENTS CED WAGES-FEBRUARY $6,666.67 93581 ALLIANT ENERGY 800 S PARK LN DR-REC CENTER $10,975.70 93582 BROWN'S SANITATION YOUNGS PARK $636.00 93583 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. COPIER CONTRACT-REC CENTER $103.80 93584 CENTRAL IOWA FASTENERS SQUEEGEE HEADS $90.00 93585 THE DES MOINES REGISTER COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER $384.05 93586 DEYARMAN NEW TRANSMISSION FOR PD TAHOE $4,932.66 93587 ECONO SIGNS LLC 3-30 MPH SIGNS $121.11 93588 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO INC BOILER REPAIR $356.00 93589 FIRE RECOVERY EMS OCTOBER EMS BILLING $4,204.33 93590 HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS INC REPAIR OF HOTSY $637.36 93591 IA ASSOC OF PROF. FIRE CHIEFS YEARLY MEMBERSHIP $160.00 93592 INDEPENDENT GARAGE DOOR BAY 2 GARAGE DOOR REPAIR $3,130.00 93593 INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES SERVICE FOR IT PIPES SOFTWARE $1,600.00 93594 IOWA DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICE ANNUAL BOILER INSPECTION-WWTP $40.00 93595 IOWA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE LT. HOW $300.00 93596 IOWA PUMP WORKS INSTALLATION 6' FLOW METER $6,613.85 93597 JOHNSON, LANE & HUGHES ABSTRACT EXAMINATION 705 S 7TH $175.00 93598 KARL CHEVROLET NEW BATTERY IN CROWN VICTORIA $198.92 93599 KNIA KRLS INC BASKETBALL ADVERTISING $107.76 93600 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS APRIL MEDICATIONS UNPAID $493.82 93601 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS SEWER RENT COLLECTION-MARCH $4,204.20 93602 JUSTIN KRABER RESCUE OVERPAYMENT $1,220.40 93603 GLENN LYONS RURAL SUMMIT CONFERENCE $210.00 93604 MARION COUNTY CLERK OF COURT JUDGEMENT FOR 705 S 7TH $185.00 93605 MARION COUNTY EXPRESS ADVERTISING $10.00 93606 MARION COUNTY RECORDER 10 CEMETERY DEEDS $141.00 93607 MIKE MERRILL UNIFORM ALLOWANCE $77.04 93608 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 800 S PARK LN DR $6,676.56 93609 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC COPIER CONTRACT $152.00 93610 NATIONAL PAPER & SAN SUPPLY TRASH CAN LINERS $61.35 93611 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC DEF AMBULANCES $34.27 93612 OFFICE DEPOT SIT-STAND DESK RISER $262.88 93613 PROVANTAGE LLC SERVER LICENSE $726.39 93614 RDG PLANNING DESIGN MASTER PLAN PROF. SERVICES $1,863.66  93615 BRUCE & ALICE ROOF RENTAL INSPECTION FEE REFUND $20.00 93616 SMITH FERTILIZER & GRAIN INC FILL PROPANE TANKS $500.00 93617 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC ENGINEERING UV IMPROVEMENT $4,500.00 93618 STUYVESANT,PATIN, STRONG MONTHLY RETAINER $2,000.00 93619 THEISEN'S DOOR HANDLE FOR EAST SHOP $34.99 93620 US CELLULAR HOT SPOTS $418.49 93621 VERIZON CELL PHONE SERVICE FOR PD $568.66 93622 W L CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC 9' DIAMOND RESCUE BLADE $325.25 93623 WALNUT HILL DESIGN COAT PATCHES $148.80 93624 WEX BANK POLICE $10,147.67 Mayor Hatch: Thank you to all department heads for the budget process, everyone works hard to get that in and does well with what we have. Also, was informed today that Will Prather passed away and wanted to say our thoughts and prayers are with Will’s family. Will was a big part of the success for the City of Knoxville in many, many ways. City Manager Ussery: A letter was sent to downtown businesses for a meeting in regard to the downtown façade program. It will be held at the library on Monday, March 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Glenn Lyons and myself will be there to answer any questions and provide applications and is posted on the City’s website. With the recent snow the streets project has been pushed back, it should hopefully be starting soon. An update on the VA, as far as the city side, we did get an appraisal in and have listed block A, which is the old doctor’s quarters south of Pleasant Street. As far as the County side, demolition is continuing and is ahead of schedule. Fire Chief Wyman: With the storms that went through Saturday, Marion County Task Force was requested, it went really well, was great to see all the hard work that went into those task force teams and to see in action. We were requested by Jasper County. Also, I have been selected by the Central Iowa EMS Association to represent us as an EMS in a nine-county regional plan. We have been meeting every two weeks to plan for exactly what happened this past weekend long term for several regions. Waste Water Superintendent: We recently hired a new employee; we had some good candidates. Planning & Zoning Administrator: Staff has divided the community up into 6 quadrants for the rental inspection program. We are starting with zone 5. Notices have gone out to the owners of properties in that zone and are working with the inspector. Motion by DeJong, seconded by Rankin to adjourn the meeting at 6:37 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Tricia Kincaid, City Clerk