City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES April 17, 2023 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in regular session Monday, April 17, 2023, at 6:15 p.m. at the Knoxville Municipal Building Council Chambers. Mayor Hatch presided and the following Council Members were present: Megan Suhr, John Gotta, Dylan Morse, Dawn Rankin, and Jyl DeJong (via phone). Staffs present were City Manager, Heather Ussery; City Clerk, Jodie Wyman; Fire Chief, Cal Wyman; Police Chief, Aaron Fuller; Water Reclamation Supervisor, Pat Murphy; and Library Director, Roslin Thompson. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Rankin to approve consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Minutes from April 3, 2023 2. Accept Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes from December 12, 2022 3. Accept Airport Minutes from March 25, 2023 4. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes from April 11, 2023 5. Approve March 2023 Financials 6. Accept March 2023 SRO Report 7. Accept Knoxville Fire Department March Call Report 8. Approve Class E Liquor License for Casey’s General Store #1610 9. Approve Class E Liquor License for Casey’s General Store #1827 Mayoral reading of National Library Week Proclamation. Mayoral reading of National Volunteer Week Proclamation. Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing in regards to vacating an alley. The hearing was opened at 6:23 p.m., filing of affidavit of publication was on March 24, 2023. There were no written or oral comments or objections. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Rankin to close the hearing at 6:26 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Morse; seconded by Gotta to approve the first consideration, waive second and third consideration to adopt an ordinance vacating an alley located within the corporate limits of the City of Knoxville, Iowa. The motion passed on a roll call vote; all ayes. Motion by Morse; seconded by Gotta to approve a resolution proposing disposal of an interest in real property by sale (alley), with a correction to the public hearing date from April 3rd as stated to May 1st. The motion passed all ayes. Mayor Hatch announced now was the time and place for a public hearing for the FY2023 Budget Amendment. The hearing was opened at 6:28 p.m., filing of affidavit of publication was on March 31, 2023. There were no written or oral comments or objections. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Rankin to close the hearing at 6:30 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Morse to approve resolution approving the 2022-2023 Budget Amendment for the City of Knoxville, Iowa. The motion passed all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Gotta to approve change order #2 for the VA Phase 1 Project in the amount of $13,324.50. The motion passed all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Rankin to approve change order #2 for the Water Reclamation Facility Improvement Project in the amount of $185,000.00. The motion passed all ayes. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Gotta to approve change order #3 for the Water Reclamation Facility Improvement Project in the amount of $225,000.00. The motion passed all ayes. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Morse to approve the Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Plan for the City of Knoxville, Iowa; all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Gotta to approve payment of claims, all ayes. ABS SANITATION MONTHLY FUEL & SERVICE CHARGE 63.00 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST 234.53 AIRGAS USA, LLC EMS CYLINDER RENTAL 457.11 ALEX HALL REIMBURSEMENT 1.19 ALLIANT ENERGY 213 E MONTGOMERY ST GAS SERVIC 2,211.71 AMBER SANTORO SANTORO-CIT TRAINING REIMB. 347.15 AT&T MOBILITY FIRE/RESCUE VOICE & DATA SERV. 1,254.03 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL BUG SPRAY-CITY HALL 130.00 AVR EXCAVATING INC LAURA LN RIP RAP AND CLEARING 40,745.10 BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS INC 10- STOP SIGNS 211.14 BASSETT EXCAVATING, INC WATER MAIN REPAIR AT PLANT 2,350.00 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES 423.30 BRADY SMITH BOOT REIMBURSEMENT 84.99 BROWN'S SANITATION YOUNGS PARK 636.00 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC 48.95 TON 1/8' ROAD STONE 709.79 CEDAR GRAPHICS, INC BROCHURE FINAL PAYMENT 8,983.00 CL CARROLL CO INC PAY APP # 14-UV UPGRADE 345,854.96 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT 1,713.71 DAN VAN DONSELAAR REIMB-DISH NETWORK 111.50 DEJONG DOOR SERVICE INC REPROGRAM KEYPAD FOR DOOR 90.00 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA WATER WORKS PREMIUMS 126.28 DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REFUND FOR OVERPAYMENT 1,814.59 DEYARMAN AUTOMOTIVE A/C & HEAT REPAIR-2018 DURANGO 426.86 DINGES FIRE COMPANY PHOS-CHECK FOAM 265.98 DR. LOGAN MILLER MEDICAL DIRECTION-PROF SERVICE 10,000.00 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS WATER WORKS PREMIUMS 7,949.66 ERIC CAVINESS REIMBURSEMENT 8.00 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO INC FINAL BILL-SERESCO UNIT 83,529.19 FIRE RECOVERY EMS MARCH EMS BILLING 4,056.14 GALLS INC UNIFORM-MENS LONG SLEEVE 55.35 GRAINGER PARTS AIR FILTERS 101.76 GRITTERS ELECTRIC INC REPLACE MOTOR SWITCH BOX-OAB 1,572.52 HEATHER USSERY MILEAGE REIMB 183.40 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX 27,728.18 ISLEY WELDING & REPAIR 3 HYDRAULIC COUPLERS 400.39 JOSHUA KISKAMP SWIM TEAM REGIONALS-REIMB. 1,251.51 JUSTIN SMITH S&H-REPLACEMENT OF HVAC UNIT 293.28 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES 75.00 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS LOCATE-EMAILS 418.96 LOW RENT HOUSING OF KNOXVILLE HOUSING COLLECIONS-OFFSET 4,957.00 MARION COUNTY EXPRESS ORDINANCE 23-02, 480 LINES 1,058.49 MARTIN MARIETTA 19.48 TON DE ICING SAND 324.35 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD 372.84 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO PROJECT 2022OOO991-001 8,473.00 MC CORKLE SEED & CHEMICAL SEED 183.00 MENNINGA PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL 110.00  MICROBAL LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY TESTING-FEB/MARCH 1,940.50 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 1346 138TH PL 1,007.22 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC 2-PD COPIERS 431.64 MISSION SQUARE ICMA 882.95 NORRIS ASPHALT PAVING INC COLD PATCH-4.33 TON 1,379.20 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC TRACTOR BATTERY 330.37 OSKALOOSA HERALD INC PUBLIC HEARING-AIRPORT 120.61 PETTY CASH POLICE DEPT TOBACCO COMPLIANCE CHECK 10.00 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST TIRE ROTATION TAHOE #31, TIRES RANGER 243.90 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC WWTP 4,277.35 RELIANCE STANDARD WATER WORKS PREMIUMS 253.40 RES-Q-JACK TABLOCK PINS (3) 105.91 ROMAR 2-SLICE POWER WASHER HOSES 22.75 SHAWVER AVIATION AIRPORT MANAGER WAGES & SUPPLY REIMB 5,080.72 SMOOSH LLC BROCHURE LAYOUT/AD CONSULTATIO 2,750.00 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC 2023 ST IMPROVEMENTS 9,626.75 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CONCRETE PATCH & FLOAT 64.31 STANLEY'S SERVICE AMBULANCE 936 SERVICE 697.27 SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION ANNUAL FIRE EXT. INSPECTION 238.50 THOMPSON'S 936 FUEL TANK REPAIR 150.00 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FLEX- MEDICAL 4,657.72 TOTES 2 GO ADVERTISEMENT-KPD BAG HANDOUT 400.00 TRAF-O-TERIA SYSTEM CODE ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS 180.08 TREASURER-STATE OF IOWA SEWER SALES TAX 4,389.63 TRICIA KINCAID REIMBURSEMENT 12.94 UP 'N' STITCHZ 3 CSO UNIFORM SWEATERS 117.00 US CELLULAR HOTSPOTS 338.27 US POSTAL SERVICE 2 ROLLS US POSTAGE STAMPS 126.00 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT GREASE ZERK 13.10 VERIZON HOTSPOTS 80.02 VISA INTEL COMPUTER-TV TRAILER 4,977.87 WINDSTREAM WWTP-ALARM LINE 164.65 Mayor Hatch: Thank you for those that put the Explore Knoxville Magazine together and for all the businesses that participated. Thank you for all the Knoxville volunteers that donate their time to the many boards, events, and projects in town. Finally, a special thank you to the Knoxville Community Choir that performed over the weekend. City Manager Ussery: The VA District work is moving right along: dirt work and sanitary work is complete, except for the work needed to be done under Pleasant. The water main installation is next to be followed by the storm sewer. The contractor is planning to wait until after school is done for the year to close Pleasant Street down to perform the necessary infrastructure work. The Board of Supervisors met last week regarding a proposed 28E Agreement with the City on the VA District Project. The county is planning to propose to deed the land to the city by phases for the purpose of making the process of selling lots easier. Once the Board of Supervisors passes the agreement, it will come to council for approval. An RFP was sent out for local realtors to list the 34 lots in the VA District. The Veterans Park work is also happening. Most of the storm sewer has been laid and the concrete planning has begun. Congratulations to Chief Aaron Fuller, as he will be graduating from the ICMA High Performance Academy in two weeks. IEDA Catalyst application has been submitted. Reminder for downtown business owners, the local façade program applications are due May 1 and expressions of interest for the CBDG grant for building owners are due to Glenn by April 21st. Fire Chief Wyman: The fist meeting of the EMS Advisory Council was last Wednesday. Prairie Meadows grant is currently review. The Assistance to Firefighter Grant is still in the review process and that is around $300,000 for the training center. Police Chief Fuller: Application process closed on Friday. There were 13 applications received of which several are certified officers so thank you to the Council for approving the sign on bonus program. An invitation to 12 applicants will be sent to test and interview on April 28th & 29th. Water Reclamation Supervisor Murphy: The UV Project is nearing the end. The system is up and running – not tweaked to perfect yet, but we did meet the DNR deadline. There will be an open house after the completion of the project. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Morse to adjourn at 6:58 P.M.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Jodie Wyman, City Clerk