City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES November 18, 2024 The City Council of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in a regular session on Monday, November 18, 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 (Zoom). The staff present included City Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Jodie Wyman, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, Water Reclamation Supervisor Pat Murphy, Planning and Zoning Director Nathan Parch, and Economic Development Director Glenn Lyons. Motion by Day, seconded by Rankin, to approve the consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Minutes from November 4, 2024 2. Accept Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes from November 11, 2024 3. Approve 2025 Recreation and Cemetery Fees 4. Accept Library Board Meeting Minutes from November 11, 2024 5. Accept the October 2024 Librarian’s Report 6. Accept Water Board Meeting Minutes from November 12, 2024 7. Accept Knoxville Police Department October 2024 Report 8. Accept the October 2024 SRO Report 9. Accept Knoxville Fire Department October 2024 Call Report 10. Approve October 2024 Financials 11. Approve Class E Retail Alcohol License for Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits 12. Approve GAX #1 for the City of Knoxville CDBG-DTR Grant Motion by Morse, seconded by Gotta to approve the proposed site plan for a 36-unit phase 1 apartment by Huegerich Developments on the SE corner of Willetts Drive and W Pleasant Street, contingent on the completion of the four recommendations by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion passed on a roll call vote. Sarah Runkle and Jenna Gillian, senior planners with MSA, provided an update regarding the Comprehensive Plan, focusing on the public participation process for the Council to date. No action was taken. Motion by Day, seconded by Morse to approve the seven policies in conjunction with the CDBG-DTR Grant: A Code of Conduct for CDBG Projects, An Affirmative Fair Housing Policy/Notice, A Certification of Compliance – CDBG Procurement Standards, A Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan, A CDBG Procurement Policies and Procedures Acknowledgement, A Policy on the Prohibition of the Use of Excessive Force, and An Equal Opportunity Policy Statement. The motion passed on a roll call vote. Motion by Day, seconded by Rankin, to approve change order #12 from C.L. Carroll for $15,393.88 for the Water Reclamation UV Disinfectant Project. The motion passed on a roll call vote. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Gotta, to approve payment of claims, all ayes. 571 POLSON DEVELOPMENTS PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT 78.05 ACCO UNLIMITED CORPORATION ACID/CHLORINE - POOL 2,123.13 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST 174.76 AIRGAS USA, LLC EMS OXYGEN 530.42 ALLIANT ENERGY GAS UTILITY-AIRPORT/LIBRARY 184.25 AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD COURSE 184.00 ARDENT LIGHTING LLC OUTSIDE SECURITY LIGHTS 984.28 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL 90.00 BAKER & TAYLOR 36 BOOKS 1,991.79 BAKER ELECTRIC TAXI LIGHTS 535.00 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES 1,331.19 BROWN'S SANITATION REFUSE/RECYCLING 541.00 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC 39.78 TON ROAD STONE 626.54 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC GARBAGE BAGS/CLEANING SUPPLIES 327.00 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT 2,380.22 CRITICAL HIRE NEW HIRE PROFILE REPORT-YOUNG 50.00 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA 12/24 WATER DEPT PREMIUMS 72.28 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP VILLAS ON BELL-URA/TIF AGMT 8,000.00 DR. LOGAN MILLER PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTION 10,000.00 ELSMORE SWIM SHOP SWIM CAPS 30.00 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS REPLENISH SAFE T FUND 6,101.87 EUROFINS ENV TESTING N CENTRAL MONTHLY TESTING 1,779.00 FINISH LINE LAUNDRY LLC MAT SERVICE 11/07/24 90.00 FIRST UNITED FACADE GRANT REIMBURSEMENT 3,677.34 AT&T MOBILITY KPD CELL PHONE 09/29-10/28 765.00 GRAINGER PARTS WEIGHT ROOM CABINET 1,146.35 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD 1,246.68 ICE CUBE PRESS 4 BOOKS 61.33 MISSION SQUARE ICMA 625.53 IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IOWA SYSTEM - 07/24 TO 09/24 1,278.00 IOWA INSPECTIONS FSOP INSPECTIONS 650.00 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE GEMT - DECEMBER PAYMENT 3,432.39 IOWA MUNICIPALITIES WORKERS' WORKERS COMP PREMIUM 14,034.00 IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES STREET NAME SIGNS 847.00 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX 33,532.73 JOHNSON FITNESS & WELLNESS WEIGHT ROOM EQUIPMENT 51,002.64 KADETH, INC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2,989.58 KAMLAND LLC FACADE GRANT REIMBURSEMENT 6,000.00 KNOXVILLE FARM & HOME INC BATTERIES/TOWELS/TOTES 1,462.42 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES 65.00 KONE CHICAGO MAINTENANCE 11/01/24-1/31/25 255.42 LIFEMED SAFETY INC PREVENTATIVE MAINT. CONTRACT 5,361.00 LISCO NOVEMBER PHONE/INTERNET 2,760.02 MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT ANNUAL SCBA FLOW TEST 3,810.29 MARION COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT ID BADGES-WYMAN/ROWLAND 10.00 MARION COUNTY EXPRESS OCTOBER LEGAL PUBLICATIONS 930.42 MARION COUNTY RECORDER RECORDING FEES 153.00 TJ MARKLEY MEAL REIMBURSEMENT 9.53 MARTIN MARIETTA 70.96 TON 3/4 ROAD STONE 2,485.28 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO PARKING LOT PROJECT 393.95 MENNINGA PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL 110.00