City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES September 16, 2024 The City Council of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in a regular session on Monday, September 16, 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, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, Planning and Zoning Director Nathan Parch, and Economic Development Directors Glenn Lyons and Marilyn Arber. Motion by Day, seconded by Gotta, to approve the consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Minutes from September 3, 2024 2. Accept Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes from August 12, 2024 3. Accept Knoxville Water Works Board Meeting Minutes from September 10, 2024 4. Approve August 2024 Financials 5. Accept Knoxville Police Department August 2024 Report 6. Accept Knoxville Police Department August 2024 SRO Report 7. Accept Knoxville Fire Department August 2024 Call Report 8. Approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for One Eleven Public House 9. Accept the Offer from Pamela Mundinger to Purchase 309 Freedom Way (Lot 21) in the Amount of $27,000 in the Veterans District Mayoral reading of the National Constitution Week Proclamation. Andrew Collings, Executive Director for Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance provided an update regarding the Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund to Council. No Action was taken. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to approve a resolution to guarantee the local match for the Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund; all ayes. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Morse, to approve a resolution approving an amended development agreement between the City of Knoxville, Iowa, and Origin Homes, LLC in the Veterans District. The council requested to modify the Chesney Floor Plan to have a more appealing front exterior appearance. The motion passed on a roll call vote: Rankin – aye; Mohler – aye; Day – nay; Gotta – aye; and Morse – aye. Motion by Mohler, seconded by Rankin to approve the Kwik Star Site Plan. The motion passed all ayes. Economic Development Director Marily Arber presented a proposal for the 2024 Downtown Signage Grant Program to the Council. The Council requested that the program be brought back for approval after further discussion with local vendor options and the Knoxville High School Industrial Tech Class for the framing. No further action was taken. Motion by Day, seconded by Rankin, to approve the bid from Des Moines Asphalt and Paving for $39,044.25 for the repairs to Robinson Street, all ayes. Economic Development Director Glenn Lyons provided a detailed update and outline for the Youngs Park Transition Process. The council took no action. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Gotta, to approve payment of claims, all ayes. ABSOLUTE CLEANING SYSTEMS CARPET CLEANING 3,786.10 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST 174.76 AIRGAS USA, LLC MEDICAL OXYGEN 134.04 AK CREATIVE-MARION COUNTY 3X3 AD-SUMMER READING PROGRAM 63.00 ALLIANT ENERGY ELECTRIC/GAS - AIRPORT 37.32 ARMOR EQUIPMENT GUTTER BROOM X 4 1,120.12 AT&T MOBILITY KPD CELL PHONE 07/29-08/28 1,418.57 BAKER & TAYLOR 36 BOOKS 1,563.77 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC FIRST AID GLOVES 269.20 BROWN'S SANITATION AUGUST REFUSE/RECYCLE 2,836.45 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 359.00 CENTRAL SALT, LLC 77.02 TON DE-ICING SALT 5,561.62 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT 1,252.23 CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL ANNUAL GENERATOR MAINTENANCE 575.00 CUSHMAN EXCAVATION LLC CULVERT REPAIR BY LARSON 7,029.00 DARLA KNUTSON COUNTRY MUSIC MEMORIES PROGRAM 383.03 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA 10/24 WATER DEPT PREMIUMS 98.78 DEMCO INC DESK CALENDAR 28.94 EMPATHY STUDIOS LLC 2024 TRAINING MEMBERSHIP 499.00 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS REPLENISH SAFE T FUND 25,942.43 EMS LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER EMS CONTINUING ED HOURS 60.00 FEH DESIGN CONSTRUCTION LIBRARY PARK 429.52 GALLS LLC UNIFORMS - EAGLETON 126.73 GRAINGER PARTS GREEN PAINT 128.29 GRITTERS ELECTRIC INC AIR HANDLER 75.00 ICE CUBE PRESS 2 BOOKS 30.19 IDEAL READY-MIX CO CONCRETE 607.50 IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES WAYFINDING SIGNS/POSTS 5,795.75 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX 35,093.47 JANELLE MOLONY STIPEND FOR PROGRAM 150.00 JB'S TREE SERVICE LLC TREE REMOVAL - 309 W MONT 2,300.00 JOEL KIMPSTON-BURKGREN DUTY BOOT REIMBURSEMENT 238.08 JOHNSON/DAVID COAT 171.19 KNIA KRLS INC BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY MESSAGE 99.75 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC LAWN SWEEP 1,281.85 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES 65.00 KNOXVILLE HARDWARE 50 FT HOSE 137.22 KNOXVILLE WATERWORKS LOCATES/CALLS/EMAILS 317.89 KONE CHICAGO ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE 374.28 LISCO SEPTEMBER PHONE/INTERNET 2,640.23 MARION COUNTY SHERIFF ANNUAL CELLEBRITE LIC 24-25 711.67 MARTIN MARIETTA 30.36 TON ROAD STONE 554.07 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD 1,246.68 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO PARKING LOT PROJECT 1,074.42 MCCARTY ROOFING AND REPAIR REPAIR LEAK ADMIN BLDG ROOF 450.00 MEISSNER/CARI TRAVEL EXPENSE 34.84 MENNINGA PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL 110.00 MICROBAC LABORATORIES MONTHLY TESTING - JULY 2,870.75 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 424 N LINCOLN - RESTROOM 707.63 MIDWEST CONTRACTORS, INC. 2024 PCC PAVEMENT PATCHING 105,650.00  MIDWEST RADAR & EQUIPMENT ANNUAL RADAR RE-CERTIFICATIONS 328.00 MISSION SQUARE ICMA 625.53 MOTOR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CORP. 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It is a great fundraiser that the community fully supports. City Manager Ussery: The Comp Plan Open House is scheduled for September 25 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Knoxville Library. Police Chief Fuller: None. Fire Chief Wyman: None. Motion by Morse, seconded by Mohler, to adjourn at 7:56 p.m. The motion passed all ayes.  ______________________________ ATTEST: Brian Hatch, Mayor __________________________________ Jodie Wyman, City Clerk