City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES April 29, 2024 The City Council of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in special session on Monday, April 29, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Municipal Building Council Chambers. Mayor Hatch presided, and the following Council Members were present: Megan Day, John Gotta, Dawn Rankin (phone), and Bridget Mohler. Council Member Dylan Morse was absent. Staff present were City Clerk Jodie Wyman, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, and Planning and Zoning Director Nathan Parch. Motion by Day, seconded by Gotta to approve the consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Set a Public Hearing for May 6, 2024, at 6:15 p.m. to Consider an Ordinance Rezoning a 32.9-acre Property from R-2 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential to R-3 Multi-Family Residential Following Annexation to the City of Knoxville, Iowa Mayor Hatch announced that now was the time and place for a public hearing to consider an application for voluntary annexation. The hearing was opened at 5:31 p.m., and an affidavit of publication was filed on April 5, 2024. There were no written or oral comments or objections. The Marion County resident at 1206 S Roche Street addressed the council about his wishes to deny the application for annexation. He moved to this particular property to live in the country while still being located close to town. An additional property owner at 1416 S Roche Street requested information about the extension of Bell Avenue to Roche Street as the road would likely have to pass through or next to his building. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Mohler, to close the hearing at 5:59 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Day, seconded by Gotta to approve a resolution voluntarily annexing certain real estate into the City of Knoxville, Iowa. The motion passed all ayes. Motion by Mohler, seconded by Gotta to approve a resolution in support of a Workforce Housing Tax Incentive Application to be submitted to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) by Villas of Bell, LLC, for a housing project in Knoxville, Iowa. The motion passed on a roll call vote. Planning and Zoning Director Parch: As the discussion and steps of annexation proceed, surrounding property owners will receive notice of future meetings. The next meeting will be held tomorrow night with the Planning and Zoning Commission discussing of rezoning the annexed parcel. Then at a future date, notice will be distributed for a site plan review. Motion by Gotta, seconded by Day, to adjourn at 6:11 p.m.; all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Jodie Wyman, City Clerk