City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES September 6, 2022 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. at the Knoxville Municipal Building Council Chambers. 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, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, Planning & Zoning Director Nathan Parch and Economic Development Director Glenn Lyons and Parks and Recreation Director Brandon Nemmers. Motion by Rankin, seconded by DeJong to approve consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Accept Housing Board Minutes of July 18, 2022 2. Accept Library Board Minutes of August 16, 2022 3. Approve Class C Liquor License for Monarca Mexican Food 4. Approve Class E Liquor License for Fareway Stores #980 5. Approve Class C Liquor License for Peace Tree Brewing Company RDG Planning and Design was present to provide a presentation of the Knoxville Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Colt McDermott with RDG presented a high-level overview of the plan to City Council including the plan process that included the public, city staff and board members as well as city council. Next steps will be for City Council and staff to review the plan and priorities project needs. Motion by Suhr; seconded by Rankin to name the future park located in Veterans District as Veterans Park, all ayes. Craig Kelley presented an idea to City Council of the potential to add four bronze statues to the downtown square of sprint car drivers. Kelley stated the funding for the project would be through the driver sponsors and would not need city funding support. Council stated the approval for the statues would need to go through Planning and Zoning prior to Council approval. Depending on the location downtown an approval by Marion County may be required as well. Motion by Morse; seconded by Suhr to direct staff to begin the process of creating a tax increment financing district and development agreement for the proposed Ridge Development, LLC project located on the South side of Bell Avenue, West of Highway 14, all ayes. Glenn Lyons stated this project would include a race shop, contractor condos and a dental office. The requested funding would be equivalent to a 3-year tax abatement for the three parcels as well as 50% funding of the required sanitary lift station. Motion by Suhr; seconded by Morse to approve policy and plan requirements as it pertains to the CDBG-CV grant requirements; all ayes. Motion by Morse; seconded by Rankin to approve administrative plan as it pertains to the CDBG-CV grant, all ayes. Motion by Morse; seconded by DeJong to approve certificate of compliance CDBG procurement standards as it pertains to the CDBG-CV grant requirements, all ayes. Motion by Morse; seconded by Ranking to approve façade easement agreement between the City of Knoxville and Tyler and Nicole VanderLinden, all ayes. Motion by Morse; seconded by Rankin to approve hiring of full-time Records Clerk for the Police Department and Deputy Clerk for City Hall, all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Rankin to approve payment of claims; all ayes. 94571 CED WAGES-AUGUST 6,806.67 94572 CL 230 GAL, ACID 220 GAL 1,899.83 94573 EMS OXYGEN CYLINDER RENTAL 139.68 94574 FOAM-RACEWAY 200.00 94575 1703 E PLEASANT ST 881.08 94576 LIFEGAURD REVIEW 246.00 94577 2.4 GHZ TRANSMITTER 394.00 94578 TRAVEL EXPENSES REIMBURSEMENT 355.90 94579 STOREFRONT GRANT REIMBURSEMENT 2,791.63 94580 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 170.00 94581 EMS SUPPLIES 2,957.69 94582 NATIONAL'S TRASH PICKUP 2,360.20 94583 4 SPRINGS FOR PD SHOT GUNS 57.96 94584 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 170.00 94585 PD COPIER CONTRACT 568.46 94586 DOOR LATCH 203.53 94587 WAX BAGS, HANG TILE, TP, TOWEL 683.00 94588 ED RURAL SUMMIT 99.79 94589 LICENSE RENEWAL (7) 1,491.00 94590 WEED & FEED FENCE/LAGOON 275.00 94591 FIT TO FIGHT SEMINAR 1,000.00 94592 2022 CHEVY COLORADO 20,897.00 94593 REPAIR RIGHT GUTTER BROOM 1,401.01 94594 EMPLOYEE HEALTH PREMIUMS 22,287.91 94595 A/C REPAIR-CITY HALL 4,414.00 94596 MAT CLEANING 7/8/2022 240.00 94597 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 170.00 94598 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 170.00 94599 VOICE & DATA PLAN 227.48 94600 SERVING YEARS PIN 37.35 94601 ANNUAL WONDERWARE & WIN SUPPOR 4,700.00 94602 TEMP EMPLOYMENT-NATIONALS 224.00 94603 TIRE REPAIR 2020 CHEVY TAHOE 22.97 94604 INSURANCE SETTLEMENT 134.29 94605 1 YD C4 CONCRETE 169.10 94606 INSPECTOR TESTING 150.00 94607 2 THREE WAY VALVES 392.50 94608 GEMT PAYMENT 9,805.62 94609 INSTALL NEW LOBES ON PUMPS 1,767.50 94610 NATIONALS GUIDE 16.27 94611 CLERK SCHOOL BALANCE 20.00 94612 COMMAND TAHOE WITH UPLIFT 47,181.06 94613 IRON VALLEY BENCH-TRAILS 2,238.00 94614 EMERGENCY LIGHTS 318 REPAIR 781.60 94615 936 INVERTER REPLACEMENT 1,600.00 94616 NATIONALS GUIDE 137.40 94617 KFD RESCUE OVERPAYMENT- WILEY 1,180.33 94618 Sep-22 4,166.66 94619 INTERPRETATION SERVICES 14.70 94620 TEMP. EMPLOYMENT-NATIONALS 360.00 94621 6/20 COUNCIL MINUTES 427.86 94622 BELL AVE. 24.00 94623 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 70.00 94624 MONTHLY PEST CONTROL 110.00 94626 800 S PARK LANE-REC CENTER 15,082.64 94667 PUBLIC WORKS-TRUCK TIRES 565.00 94628 POLICE 62.84% 554.65 94629 RADAR CERTIFICATION-ALL CARS 360.00 94630 MOTION PICTURE LICENSING 689.00 94631 CLAY TO PLASTIC FERNCO 386.70 94632 JOHN DEERE 176 22,953.58 94633 TENNIS COURT WIND SCREENS 441.90 94634 6.73 TON COLD PATCH 1,076.80 94635 TRUCK WASHING SOAP 9.49 94636 TAPE, PAPER, KLEENEX 258.51 94637 2' PVC DWV WHITE PIPE 53.80 94638 RE STRIPE HWY 14 23,600.00 94639 4 TIRES-2020 EQUINOX 624.60 94640 2 LIME GREEN SHIRTS 135.00 94641 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES-PLAN 1,862.50 94642 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PREMIUMS 1,626.11 94643 RESCUE/SAFETY EQUIPMENT 267.89 94644 3 BLUE MASKING TAPE 39.06 94645 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 170.00 94646 EXTRACTION TOOLS-GRANT MONEY 29,415.52 94647 LIFEGAURD COURSE REIMB. 170.00 94648 VINYL LETTERING-K9 VEHICLE 366.49 94649 ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SER 66,081.88 94650 RECRUIT ACADEMY-AURAND 150.00 94651 LUMBER FOR SUPPLY ROOM 2,062.80 94652 937 SERVICE 107.44 94653 MONTHLY RETAINER 2,000.00 94654 EZ IO NEEDLES 3,649.95 94655 HELMET SHIELDS 366.07 94656 CONCERT RENTAL 309.50 94657 CELL PHONE SERVICE 338.27 94658 2 ROLLS OF US STAMPS 120.00 94659 DEETER BALL END GRATE 195.00 94660 TEMP EMPLOYMENT NATIONALS 337.50 94661 SKID LOADER REPAIR 1,072.74 94662 HOT SPOTS 80.02 94663 REC CENTER 40% 595.56  94664 LINING PROJECT 163,120.46 94665 TV FOR OFFICERS SECURITY VIEW 768.01 94666 RESCUE 14,653.42 Mayor Hatch: no report City Manager Ussery: City Clerk vacancy has been filled. The new hire will begin work with the City of September 19th. Reminder the Residential Citywide Cleanup will begin September 12th. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Morse to adjourn at 8:07 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Heather Ussery, City Manager