City Council

COUNCIL MINUTES January 6, 2025 The City Council of Knoxville, Iowa, convened in a regular session on Monday, January 6, 2025, 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. The staff present included City Manager Heather Ussery, City Clerk Jodie Wyman, Police Chief Aaron Fuller, Fire Chief Cal Wyman, and Planning and Zoning Director Nathan Parch. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin, to approve the consent agenda; all ayes. 1. Approve City Council Minutes from December 16, 2024 2. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes from September 16, 2024 3. Accept Housing Board Meeting Minutes from October 21, 2024 4. Accept Knoxville Fire Department December 2024 Call Report 5. Set a Public Hearing for January 20, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. to Rezone Five City-Owned Properties to C-3 Central Business Frame 6. Designate Marion County Express as the Official City Newspaper 7. Approve a Resolution to Transfer 8. Approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for Pine Knolls Golf Club Mayor Hatch administered the Oath of Office to Officer Bradley Young. Motion by Day, seconded by Gotta to approve first consideration, waive second and third consideration, and adopt an Ordinance repealing ordinance No. 12-01 of the City of Knoxville, Iowa, formally retiring the 2012 Eric Drive TIF District. The motion passed all ayes on a roll call vote. Motion by Morse, seconded by Rankin to approve first consideration, waive second and third consideration, and adopt an Ordinance repealing ordinance No. 15-14 of the City of Knoxville, Iowa, formally retiring the Knoxville 2015 Industrial (3M) TIF District. The motion passed all ayes on a roll call vote. Motion by Mohler, seconded by Rankin to approve first consideration, waive second and third consideration, and adopt an Ordinance repealing ordinance No. 00-06 of the City of Knoxville, Iowa, formally retiring the Five Star TIF District. The motion passed all ayes on a roll call vote. Gotta moved, seconded by Morse, to approve a service contract for building inspection services between the City of Knoxville, Iowa, Veenstra, and Kimm, Inc. All ayes. Motion by Day, seconded by Gotta to approve the purchase of Edmunds GovTech Municipal Accounting Software for $40,250 the first year and $19,250 annually thereafter. The motion passed all ayes. Motion by Rankin, seconded by Mohler, to approve payment of claims, all ayes. ADALILY PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM POSTERS 90.00 AFLAC AFLAC-DIS/POST 349.52 AIRGAS USA, LLC EMS OXYGEN 538.73 ALLIANT ENERGY GAS UTILITY 6,202.59 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES DECON SUPPLIES 377.25 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER RISK INSURANCE - AIRPORT LIABILITY 3,429.00 AT&T MOBILITY KFD CELL SERVICE 653.97 BERGANKDV FY24 AUDIT 27,850.00 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC EMS SUPPLIES 993.73 BRICK GENTRY P.C. LEGAL SERVICES 2,535.00 BROWN'S SANITATION REFUSE/RECYCLING 741.00 CAL WYMAN HAZMAT PAYOUT 50.00 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. COPIER CONTRACT 543.46 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC JANITORIAL ITEMS 407.00 CENTRAL IOWA FASTENERS TRUCK #25 BELLY BLADE REPAIR 190.48 CHRIS ROWLAND 4TH QUARTER INSURANCE 887.22 CITY OF KNOXVILLE SLF FND BEN-F 9,150.00 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER CHILD SUPPORT 4,642.29 CUSHMAN EXCAVATION LLC STORM SEWER BYPASS AT LSB 68,622.00 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA DELTA DENTAL 847.96 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS 62,927.60 EMS MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANTS EMS BILLING 1,436.14 EUROFINS ENV TESTING CENTRAL MONTHLY TESTING 2,339.00 FINISH LINE LAUNDRY LLC MAT SERVICE 12/18 90.00 FIRE SERVICE TRAINING BUREAU FIRE SCHOOL REG - BRODSACK 100.00 FLANDER/RICK OVERPAYMENT REFUND 430.40 FOSS/THOMAS OVERPAYMENT REFUND 240.00 GIS WORKSHOP LLC 2025 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 9,601.00 GOLDEN WEST INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LIGHTS 857.94 GRAINGER PARTS MIXING VALVE - REC CENTER 3,162.26 HAMM, INC 196.55 TON ROCK - EDWARDS PARK 7,654.61 HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT MOLD BOARD - BLADE TRUCK #25 6,149.18 HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS INC UNDERBODY SPRAY WAND 1,066.25 HURLEY/TRAVIS MEAL REIMBURSEMENT 19.85 IA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE’S RETIREMENT IPERS - REGULAR 41,976.67 INTOXIMETERS INTOXIMETERS 415.00 IOWA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PERMIT RENEWAL 85.00 IOWA EMERGENCY MEDICAL IEMSA MEMBERSHIP 35.00 IOWA MEDICAID ENTERPRISE GEMT PAYMENT 3,558.47 IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES STREET SIGNS X 10 1,231.20 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS FED/FICA TAX 72,816.92 JAMIE ROBINSON PANTS/UNIFORM 322.71 JB'S TREE SERVICE LLC TREE REMOVAL - W ROBINSON 1,800.00 JETCO, INC VFD PUMP 6 REPLACEMENT 11,170.00 JOHNSON FITNESS & WELLNESS DECLINE BENCH 1,639.00 JORDAN BEAL HAZMAT PAYOUT 320.00 JOSHUA KISKAMP MILEAGE - GRINNELL 104.52 KADETH, INC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 312.50 KELDERMAN/NANCY OVERPAYMENT REFUND 300.00 KNOXVILLE FIRE & RESCUE ASSC FIRE DUES 135.00 KNOXVILLE WATERWORKS SEWER RENT COLLECTION - JANUARY 4,166.67 MAINSTAY SYSTEMS OF IOWA LLC 2 POINT AUTHENTICATION 410.00 MARION COUNTY POOL INSPECTION 490.00 MARION COUNTY BANK POSITIVE PAY & STOP PAYMENT 35.00 MARION COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT ID BADGE - HURLEY 5.00  MARION COUNTY EXPRESS 12/20 MEETING MINUTES 498.77 MARTIN MARIETTA 47.77 TON DE-ICING SAND 1,940.91 MASSMUTUAL HARTFORD 2,490.16 MC CLURE ENGINEERING CO FAA PARKING LOT PROJECT 28,726.50 MED COMPASS PHYSICALS FOR MEMBERS 1,630.00 MEDICARE B IOWA OVERPAYMENT REFUND 1,069.59 MENNINGA PEST CONTROL MONTHLY PEST CONTROL 110.00 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY STREET LIGHTING 11,783.62 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC COPIER CONTRACT 785.51 MIKE AFONSO MEAL REIMBURSEMENT 16.13 MISSION SQUARE ICMA 3,049.06 MOTOR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CORP. OIL 49.76 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE MFPRSI 27,706.01 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TONER CARTRIDGE 262.77 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC SPREADER LIGHTS 76.57 POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT PAPER SERVE-HENRY REAL ESTATE 75.56 RAMAEKER ENTERPRISES INC GOLF CART/SQUARE STICKERS-2025 930.00 RED LION RENEWABLES LLC ELECTRIC - SOLAR 2,906.90 RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE 1,229.80 S2 TRUCKING ROCK HAULING - EDWARDS PARK 1,667.50 SCI COMMUNICATIONS INC VOICEMAIL SETUP-OFFICER YOUNG 125.00 SHRED-IT, STERICYCLE INC SHREDDING POLICE/FIRE/EMS 192.12 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER 50 BAG PALLET - ICE MELT 627.52 STIVER'S FORD VEHICLE/UP FITTING - POLICE CIO 60,994.39 STUYVESANT, STRONG, KRAPFL MONTHLY RETAINER 2,000.00 TELEFLEX IO NEEDLES 1,330.00 TJ MARKLEY MEAL REIMBURSEMENT 16.13 TNT LANDSCAPING, LLC STUMP GRINDER TEETH 342.06 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ANNUAL RENEWAL/JAN 2025 PREMS 18,674.26 TRAVIS DELANEY HAZMAT PAYOUT 160.00 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE WITHHOLDING & SALES TAX 16,463.27 TRENTON BACUS HAZMAT PAYOUT 260.00 TRICARE FOR LIFE OVERPAYMENT REFUND 272.86 TS WORLDWIDE, LLC/HVS MARKET STUDY REPORT 5,625.00 UMB BANK NA GO 2015A PAYING AGENT FEES 250.00 VEENSTRA & KIMM INC NOVEMBER 2024 FEES 5,313.00 WEX BANK FUEL 8,481.75 Mayor Hatch: I hope everyone had a good holiday season. City Manager Ussery: At the next Council Meeting we will begin on budget presentations. Police Chief Fuller: Thank you to all who attended today’s blood drive. The hiring process for the sixteenth officer, the position funded by the COPS Grant, is in process. Fire Chief Wyman: At the end of 2024, the Knoxville Fire Department has seen a 9.3% increase in calls, bringing this year's total calls to 2,488. Planning & Zoning Director Parch: Five building permits have been received from Origin for the west side of Veteran’s Blvd. There are three floor plans: two one-story options and one two- story.  Motion by Mohler, seconded by Rankin, to adjourn at 6:49 p.m. The motion passed all ayes. ______________________________ ATTEST: Brian Hatch, Mayor __________________________________ Jodie Wyman, City Clerk