City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES June 3, 2024 The City Council of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in regular session on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 6:15 p.m. at the Knoxville Municipal Building Council Chambers. Mayor Hatch presided, and the following Council Members were present: Megan Day, John Gotta, Dylan Morse, Dawn Rankin, and Bridget Mohler. Staff present were City Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Jodie Wyman, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, and Economic Development Director Glenn Lyons. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Gotta, to approve the consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Minutes from May 20, 2024 2. Accept Library Board Meeting Minutes from May 21, 2024 3. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes from April 15, 2024 4. Approve a Resolution to Transfer 5. Resolution to Approve Tax Abatement Application for General Improvements to 114 N Seventh, A Two-Family Dwelling in Knoxville, Iowa 6. Resolution Setting the Date for a Public Hearing and Additional Action on Proposal to Enter into a General Obligation Loan Agreement and to Borrow Money Thereunder in a Principal Amount not to Exceed $1,650,000 Mayoral reading of the National Garden Week Proclamation. Motion by Mohler, seconded by Rankin, to approve a Resolution Approving a Development Agreement Between the City of Knoxville, Iowa, and Villas on Bell, LLC for the Development of Workforce Housing. The motion passed with all ayes. Motion by Day, seconded by Rankin, to approve the first consideration, waiving second and third considerations, and adopt an Ordinance enacted to assist city officials and the Ragbrai Committee in dealing with the public health and safety issues created by the infusion of a large number of people into the City of Knoxville, when the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa arrives in Knoxville on July 24, 2024, and departs on July 25, 2024. The motion passed with all ayes. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin, to approve payment of claims, all ayes. 571 POLSON DEVELOPMENTS CED WAGES - MAY 2024 7,500.00 AARON FULLER ANNUAL CONFERENCE REIMBURSEMENT 419.46 ABSOLUTE SCIENCE BUBBLE STATIONS 6.24.24 450.00 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST 174.76 AHLERS AND COONEY PC UNION NEGOTIATIONS 210.00 AIRGAS USA, LLC MEDICAL OXYGEN 89.47 ALLIANT ENERGY ELECTRIC/GAS SERVICES 4,012.80 AT&T MOBILITY PD CELL PHONE MONTHLY SERVICE 764.64 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS OF IOWA ANNUAL GAS DETECTION INSPECT 650.00 BAEZ/ALEJANDRO REIMBURSEMENT CCP CLASS BOOK 178.83 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES 1,023.84 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC ROCK 212.09 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. PRINTER CONTRACT CHARGES 543.46 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC HANG TITE, STAIN 154.00 CENTRAL IOWA FASTENERS NUTS AND BOLTS 76.30 CIT SEWER SOLUTIONS VACUUM OUT THE GRIT CHAMBER 2,970.00 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F 9,150.00 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT 1,839.75 CREATIVE LANDSCAPING CE MOWING 570.00 DAN'S PLUMBING MINI SPLIT - PARKS SHOP 6,417.20 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL 628.74 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH FAM BEN 69,842.85 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO INC FIX BROKEN 2 IN VALVE 2,885.46 FIRE SERVICE TRAINING BUREAU HMA FOR ALEJANDRO BAEZ 50.00 GRAINGER PARTS LOCKS FOR HANGARS 1,761.92 HOWREY CONSTRUCTION INC RELEASE OF PROJECT RETAINAGE 18,250.11 HUMANITIES IOWA PROGRAM JULY 11, 2024 100.00 IA COMMUNITIES’ ASSURANCE POOL DEDUCTIBLE FOR E313 REPAIR 4,267.89 IA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE’S RETIREMENT IPERS - REGULAR 36,231.05 IASRO SRO CONFERENCE-OFFICER NICHOL 200.00 IOWA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE AND LICENSE RENEWAL #3076 9.00 IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAT AGREEMENT 18-CAT-004 42,500.00 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY BOND PAYMENTS 445,166.59 IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY MMPI NEW OFFICER - EAGLETON 150.00 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE GEMT PROGRAM 06/24 4,040.28 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX 30,049.53 ISU TREASURER'S OFFICE INSECT ZOO MAY 30, 2024 496.94 JETCO, INC REPLACE TRANSFORMER 847.50 JOEL KIMPSTON-BURKGREN CLOTHING FOR OFFICER #105 82.38 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL RAINCOATS FOR TROY & ALAN 229.97 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES 65.00 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS SEWER RENT COLLECTION 06/24 4,555.55 LEGACY FIRE APPARATUS E313 TANK LIGHTS/TRANSDUCER 1,387.63 LIFEMED SAFETY INC CARDIAC MONITOR SENSOR/CABLES 5,059.15 MARION COUNTY BANK POSITIVE PAY FEE 05/24 15.00 MARION COUNTY TREASURER VA LOT PROCEEDS 195,930.19 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD 611.63 MC CORKLE FARM & HOME 10' BAR GUARD 63.11 MENNINGA PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL - LIBRARY 220.00 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 800 S PARK LN DR - REC CENTER 5,025.92 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC COPIER CONTRACT - REC 813.87 MISSION SQUARE ICMA 711.56 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. IN-CAR CAMERA FOR NEW VEHICLE 6,788.00 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI 25,428.43 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS KLEENEX, WIPES, CLIPS, BANDAID 53.86 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC DEF 939 & BOAT 99.43 PELLA RENTAL & SALES INC LIFT RENTAL 245.00 PITNEY BOWES BANK INC POSTAGE 2,527.00 RAMAEKER ENTERPRISES INC SHIRTS FOR RESALE 710.00 RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE 1,083.64 SHAWVER AVIATION LLC GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LABOR 1,895.00 SKYLER VERROS REIMBURSE K9 COINS 1,607.00 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC 2023 STREETS IMPROVEMENT PRJ 11,394.65  SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER HANGAR MAINTENANCE 341.46 STANARD & ASSOCIATES INC POST-TEST (4) 04/24 HIRING 99.00 STUYVESANT, STRONG, KRAPFL JUNE 2024 RETAINER 2,000.00 SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 756.00 SUNNY SLOPE GREENHOUSE FLOWERS 102.00 THERESE AUGUSTIN INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT 1,057.20 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FLEX-MED NO SS 3,522.30 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE TAXES 9,596.66 UMB BANK NA BOND PAYMENTS 1,259,435.00 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT MOWER BLADES 79.82 Mayor Hatch: None City Manager Ussery: None Police Chief Fuller: None. Motion by Day, seconded by Morse, to adjourn to closed session according to Section 21.5 (I) Personnel of the Iowa Code at 6:42 p.m.; all ayes. Motion by Day, seconded by Morse, to reconvene in open session at 7:07 p.m. The Council did not take any action following the closed session. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Mohler, to adjourn at 7:07 p.m. The motion passed all ayes. ______________________________ Brian Hatch, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Jodie Wyman, City Clerk