City Council

MANTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017 6:30 PM 1. Call to Order – Mayor Bradford resumed the regular meeting to order at 6:33 pm. Members Present: Chuck Bradford, Henry Blair, Don Hofstad, and Ryan Christensen Others: Gretta Becay, Scott Prins – DCSO, Scott Larsen and Cami Reber. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Done 3. Additions/Deletions to Agenda - None 4. Consent Agenda – Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Blair to approve the consent agenda as follows: a) City Council Meeting Minute’s March 27, 2017 b) Warrant List April 10, 2017 c) Park Board Draft Meeting Minutes March 28, 2017 d) Dodge County Commissioners Meeting Agenda April 11, 2017 e) Dodge County Sheriff’s Department Call Report March 2017 Motion passed unanimously. 5. Public Concerns - None 6. Public Hearing - None 7. Old Business/New Business a) Applications for Fire Department Membership The Personnel Committee is recommending approval of two new Fire Fighter applications received. The applicants are Matthew Stradtman and Benjamin Stradtman. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to approve the two applicants as recommended pending background checks coming back. Motion passed unanimously. b) Social Media Policy Cami presented the final draft of the Social Media Policy. This is the final draft policy after the final legal review. Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Christensen to approve the Social Media Policy as presented. Motion passed unanimously. c) Computer Use Protocol & Policy Cami presented the final draft of the Computer Use Policy. This is the final draft policy after the final legal review. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Christensen to approve the Computer Use Policy as presented. Motion passed unanimously. d) Basketball Courts Resurfacing Project Approval Mayor Bradford noted that the Joint Ventures group authorized the purchase of new backboards and two of them will be going in Riverside Park. Scott presented the Park Boards budget for the resurfacing and striping of the Riverside Park Basketball courts of $2,600 through Rochester Asphalt. It will be two coatings of surfacing and striping. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to approve the Park Board spending $2,600 for the resurfacing and striping of the basketball courts. Motion passed unanimously.  e) Community Garden Policy Mayor Bradford explained the background and the recent request to expand on the Community Garden that exists on the North side of Mantor Field. Cami noted that she just expanded on the information that was sent to her on the application from the Park Board. Member Blair noted the rules and boundaries were put together so people are just using City property without something being put in place, what people can and can’t do, just a way to manage it. The City is not tilling anything, only marking out the spots and they can determine how much space between them they need for mowing. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to approve the rules and registration application as presented. Motion passed unanimously. 8. TBD a) Public Works Report – Scott reported on the following:  The Joint Ventures Board approved to have Mantor Field tiled, the catch basin on 9th Street needs to cleaned out again and they have been having problems finding someone to pump it. He is asking for approval to spend up to $500 to have Gopher Septic pump it. It might need to be done 2-3 times a year. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to approve cleaning of the catch basin on 9th Street. Motion passed unanimously.  Rochester Service charges $1800 to do a city wide street cleaning and he is asking for approval to proceed. It is in the budget. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Christensen to approve. Motion passed unanimously.  They will no longer contract with Winfield for the fields. He feels they can do it.  Approval to move forward with the purchase of the dethatcher. Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Christensen to approve the purchase up to $400. This is in the Park Boards budget. Motion passed unanimously. b) City Clerk Report – Cami updated the Council on the following:  Auditors were here and they will back in May to present to the Council.  Reminder on the SEMLM meeting.  Noted the passing of Joe Waugh and Ann Bradford and the presence of the Fire Department at both. c) Consultant Report – None d) Committee Report Chamber – Member Hofstad gave an update on the Easter Egg Hunt. Fire Department – Member Hofstad gave an update on the Boy Scout event held by the Mantorville Fire Fighters. e) Council Member Report  Member Hofstad – spoke of Joe Waugh, he will be sorely missed, thanked him and his family for everything he did. Spring is coming, watch for kids playing in the streets.  Member Blair – none  Member Christensen – noted his visit to the Park a couple times this week, noticed a lot of kids playing, just a reminder to the public to help keep parks clean and be respectful. f) Mayor Report –None 9. Executive Session - None 10. Adjourn – Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Blair to adjourn the meeting at 7:04 pm. Motion passed unanimously.  MANTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017 6:00 PM Mayor Bradford called the City Council meeting to order at 6:00 pm in order to hold the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. Members Present: Chuck Bradford, Henry Blair, Don Hofstad and Ryan Christensen. Others Present: Jeff and Kim Ingalls, Jim Welch, Jeff & Ann Mehnke, Gretta Becay and Cami Reber. From the Dodge Council Assessors Office: Ryan DeCook, Mike Stupka and Matt Naatz. Mayor Bradford asked if anyone present had appeals on their property values to present to the City Council. Jeff Ingalls – 201 Mantor Drive – spoke to the Council about his increase in property value. The increase to his property value at 10%, he doesn’t feel is comparable and in line with what it should be, with other properties in the area. It went from $290,000 to $321,600. He understands that values are increasing but not as much as Rochester. He feels a more reasonable number would be $301,000. Mike Stupka – Dodge County Assessor’s Office spoke about the grading process, reviewed market numbers and he feels they have graded it correctly. Jim Welch – 819 Hickory Lane – he sustained a 19% increase in valuation, from $158,700 to $188,500. Mike Stupka feels it is a conservative value. The assessor’s office is requesting that they get inside to do a total inspection. He also noted that it could steer the value either way. No one else appealed their property valuation. Mayor Bradford asked for input from the Council and what they wanted to do. Member Blair remarked that given the factors stated in the valuation process he doesn’t feel any changes need to be made. Member Christensen feels that they fall in line with the 10% increase as presented my staff of the Assessors Office. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Christensen to deny taking action on altering the valuation on the two properties presented this evening. Motion passed with Mayor Bradford and Members Blair, Hofstad and Christensen voting for. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to close the LBAE at 6:33 pm. Motion passed unanimously.