City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES August 21, 2023 The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in regular session Monday, August 21, 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. Staffs present were City Manager, Heather Ussery; City Clerk, Jodie Wyman; Fire Chief, Cal Wyman; Wastewater Superintendent, Patrick Murphy; Police Chief, Aaron Fuller; and Chamber Director, Nathan Sage. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to approve consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Minutes from August 7, 2023 2. Accept Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of July 10, 2023 3. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes from August 8, 2023 4. Approve July 2023 Financials 5. Approve 2023 Annual Financial Report 6. Approve 2023 Annual Urban Renewal Report 7. Approve Resolution 8-36-23 Streets Finance Report 8. Accept July 2023 Knoxville Police Department Report 9. Approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for Atlantic & Pacific Pub 10. Approve Class E Retail Alcohol License for Round Window Liquor 11. Approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for Monarca Mexican Food 12. Approve Class B Retail Alcohol License for Knoxville 66 13. Approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for Coriglianos Pizzeria 14. Adopt New Employee Policies Contained within the City of Knoxville Employee Handbook 15. Set a Public Hearing for September 5, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. Regarding the Status of Funded Activities for the 203 E. Main Knoxville Façade Project Mayoral reading of National Water and Wastewater Workers Week Proclamation. Motion by Suhr, seconded by DeJong to approve payment of claims, all ayes. 571 POLSON DEVELOPMENTS CONFERENCE REIMBURSEMENTS 275.08 ABCREATIVE CLAMPS/ROPE CLIMBER 291.25 ABS SANITATION GARBAGE SERVICE-AIRPORT 62.00 ADVANCED CONCRETE CONCEPTS DEPOSIT FOR TERMINAL FLOORING 750.00 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST 207.58 AIRGAS USA, LLC EMS OXYGEN 426.70 ALIBRIS 3 BOOKS 40.83 AT&T MOBILITY CELL PHONES FOR POLICE DEPT 640.35 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL MONTHLY SPRAY 90.00 BAKER & TAYLOR 18 BOOKS 739.14 BAKER ELECTRIC REPAIR RUNWAY LIGHTS 2,283.46 BASSETT EXCAVATING, INC PARTS FOR SEWER 350.00 BOOKPAGE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 402.00 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES 1,645.33 BRADY LAIRD PURCHASE 314 W ROBINSON ST 15,000.00 BROWN'S SANITATION 3 TRASH PICK-UPS 52.50 CENGAGE LEARNING 3 BOOKS 125.20 CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT 4 LARGE PRINT BOOKS 89.88 CHRISTNER CONTRACTING INC 203 E MAIN FACADE PROJECT 25,197.75 CINDY DIRKS BLEACH 17.12 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN 8,500.00 CL CARROLL CO INC PAY APPLICATION #18 143,704.00 COAST TO COAST SOLUTIONS PUBLIC EDUCATION 835.14 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT 1,417.67 COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING WALL PLATE REPLACEMENT 2,036.03 COURTNEY HOOVER RESERVE WORK-NATIONALS 704.00 CREATIVE LANDSCAPING 7-CODE ENFORCEMENT MOWING 395.00 CRITICAL HIRE MMPI-2 FOLLOW UP EVAL-PD 120.00 DAN'S OVERHEAD DOORS REPAIR HANGAR DOOR/INSPECTION 636.34 DAN'S PLUMBING AULD PARK BATHROOM REPAIR 191.44 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL 627.52 ELDER CORPORATION VA DISTRICT PHASE 1 PAY APP 5 1,139,784.23 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS 62,909.00 ERIC HOW REIMBURSEMENT-FAUCET 54.99 FRIDLINGTON CONSTRUCTION AIRPORT SIGN 442.00 GRAINGER PARTS 2 EYE WASH STATIONS 1,204.56 GRITTERS ELECTRIC INC TROUBLESHOOT CLARIFIER B 65.00 HOMELESS TRAINING INSTITUTE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TRAINING 499.00 HY-VEE ACADEMY MEALS-BABCOCK 2,327.70 ICE CUBE PRESS THE RIVER KNOWS/COMMON GROUND 34.94 INTERSTATE ALL BATTERY CENTER BATTERY-FLOOR SCRUBBER 161.85 IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY MMPI-2 EVAL JORDAN BABCOCK 150.00 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE STATE SHARE GEMT PROGRAM 13,447.94 IOWA POLICE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 150.00 IOWA PUMP WORKS ABS PUMP 2 REPLACEMENT 32,986.40 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX 33,636.63 KACIE NICHOLSON POSTAGE REIMBURSEMENT 5.05 KADETH, INC WR CISCO FIREWALL APPLIANCE 1,202.50 KARL CHEVROLET 300 REPAIRS 960.36 KNOXVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EAST PARK PROJECT 13,604.93 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC PAINTING SUPPLIES 915.52 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES 70.00 KNOXVILLE HARDWARE PAINTING SUPPLIES 369.81 KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS RANDOM SCREENING 108.00 KONE CHICAGO MAINTENANCE 8/1/23-10/31/23 234.45 KYLE HARLESS RESERVE WORK-NATIONALS 786.50 LINDA MC CANN PROHIBITION PROGRAM AT LIBRARY 125.00 LISCO CITY HALL PHONE SERVICE 2,944.69 MARION COUNTY AUTO BODY REPAIR & PAINT FOR DURANGO 1,066.60 MARION COUNTY BANK DEPOSIT TICKETS 222.64 MARION COUNTY EXPRESS JULY 3 MEETING MINUTES 1,009.83 MARION COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CPR TRAINING FOR POLICE DEPT 352.00 MARSHALL/ERIC RESERVE WORK-NATIONALS 671.00 MARTIN MARIETTA PEA GRAVEL 167.24 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD 1,223.26 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO 2022000991-002 JULY PROJECT 20,053.29 MENARDS DOLLY 198.32 MICROBAL LABORATORIES INC MONTHLY TESTING JUNE/JULY 1,774.50 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY STREET LIGHTING 44% 15,614.61 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC MONTHLY CONTRACT FEE PD 501.24 MISSION SQUARE ICMA 486.56 MOTOR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CORP. 319 MAINTANENCE FOR NATIONALS 28.26 NATIONAL EVERYTHING WHOLESALE STAMP 10.74 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS POST ITS/BINDER CLIPS/PAPER 262.67 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC BATTERY FOR PD VEHICLE 234.26 OVERDRIVE, INC 16 E-BOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS 650.22 PEAK SOFTWARE SYSTEMS INC SPORTSMAN MEMBERSHIP 3,540.00 PFM FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC ANNUAL RETAINER 10,000.00 PLUMB TECH MECHANICAL INC. FIX BACKFLOW VALVE 1,065.45 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST TIRE REPAIR 32.77 RAILROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY SEWER PIPELINE-EASEMENT 344.67 REC SUPPLY ORP PROBE 508.48 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC CITY HALL 10,848.89 RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE 1,305.18 ROMAR BELT & OIL DRY 41.86 ROTARY CLUB OF KNOXVILLE QUARTERLY MEETING 183.50 SCHOLASTIC INC 105 BOOKS FOR SUMMER 251.79 SCI COMMUNICATIONS INC ROUTE-NEW OFFICER VOICEMAIL 105.00 SCISWA WREATHS/FLOWERS REMOVAL 13.60 SHANE MICHAEL ANDREWS RESERVE OFFICER WORK 176.00 SHAWVER AVIATION MERCY HOUSE APPLIANCES/FUEL TRACTOR 14,113.19 SHRED-IT, STERICYCLE INC SHREDDER SERVICES 70.46 SMITH FERTILIZER & GRAIN INC 2ND PORTION OF PAYMENT 13.59 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY 4,300.00 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER SUPPLIES FOR K9 DOG RUN 266.71 STANLEY'S SERVICE #34 PD VEHICLE REPAIRS 398.88 STATE LIBRARY OF IOWA 2023 LEARNING CIRCUIT 20.00 SWANK MOVIE LICENSING USA COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE 197236001 439.00 THE OSKALOOSA HERALD 52 WEEK SUBSCRIPTION 179.88 THOMAS/BENJAMIN RESERVE WORK-NATIONALS 671.00 TITAN MACHINERY REPAIR TRACTOR 1,143.73 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FLEX- MEDICAL 4,361.56 TREASURED PORTRAITS INC NEW OFFICER PORTRAIT 135.00 US CELLULAR HOT SPOTS 145.03 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT SOD CUTTER 5,400.00 VISA ARSL CONFERENCE 4,121.57 WALMART COMMUNITY C BATTERIES 827.12 WEILER HQJP LOCAL MATCH 200,000.00 WEX BANK FIRE FUEL 9,401.50  WINDSTREAM ALARM SERVICE-WWTP 177.29 XEROX CORPORATION COPIER LEASE 155.95 Mayor Hatch: Nationals went great. Thank you to all involved. It is amazing that a town of 7,600 people can seamlessly put on the event and bring thousands of people to town year after year. City Manager Ussery: The City of Knoxville was awarded the Thriving Communities designation. The reception for the award will be held September 5 in Cedar Rapids. In addition, the City of Knoxville is now the owners of the property located at 314 W Robinson. Fire Chief Wyman: Nationals was successful without major occurrence. The application period ended today for the four open positions. Only one application was received. With the extreme heat, cooling centers will be open through Wednesday, with the potential to extend through Friday if necessary. Police Chief Fuller: Nationals was a success for the police department as well. There continue to be opportunities to learn how to staff the various events throughout the ten days. Wastewater Superintendent Murphy: Still plugging away with the project with the intention to hold an open house upon the completion. Chamber Director Sage: $31,044 raised by parking cars during Nationals, of which $6,200 was donated to the Knoxville Baseball Team. HIRTA provided 2,278 rides which is twenty more than last year. The parade was down by three entries, but two non-registered showed up the day of the parade. Motion by Suhr, seconded by Gotta to adjourn at 6:29 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Jodie Wyman, City Clerk