City Council

MANTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019 6:30 PM 1. Call to Order – Vice Mayor Blair called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Members Present: Henry Blair, Sharon Davern and Luke Nash. Others Present: DCSO Deputy French and Deputy McSweeny, and Cami Reber. 2. Pledge of Allegiance – Done 3. Additions/Deletions to Agenda – None 4. Consent Agenda – Motion made by Member Nash, second by Member Davern to approve the consent agenda as follows: a) City Council Meeting Minute’s October 14, 2019 b) Warrant List September 28, 2019 Motion passed unanimously. 5. Public Concerns – None 6. Public Hearing(s)- None 7. Old Business/New Business a) Blanch Street Shop Purchase Proposal Member Blair explained that this property was previously secured by the City when it was put up for sale in case, we needed it to expand the Waste Water plant. The proposer was not present to discuss the site and his proposal. Council Members discussed the clean-up plan that Tod Fyten updated and asked to be distributed. Member Davern noted that he has had a year to clean this up and she sees no reason for it all to still be there. Member Blair noted that he did talk to him, the vehicles are being planned to be gone, he thought, by the end of the week. Member Davern is not convinced that in November we will see these things gone. Council Members discussed the remaining kegs and if there is product in them, there are ATF rules that have to be followed to dispose of them. After further discussion, a motion was made by Member Nash, second by Member Davern to approve an extension to November 12, 2019. Cami is to send a letter to Tod Fyten telling him the deadline extension and explain that if it is not cleaned up by then, the City will proceed with the next steps. Motion passed unanimously. b) Mantorville Historic District Member Davern does not believe the MRA should have any say on certain types of repairs to their buildings (privately owned in the Historic District). She doesn’t feel they should be the decision makers on things. Council Members discussed building code decisions. Member Davern asked who has the actual historic architectural expertise on the MRA to make these decisions? Who backs up the decision between grey and brown? Cami will send a note to the MRA and bring the information back to the Council. c) Tabled- Procurement Policy Motion made by Member Davern, second by Member Nash to pull the previously tabled Procurement Policy from the table. Motion passed unanimously. Council Members discussed. Member Davern noted that she would like staff to attend the best value alternative training. Cami will bring back information on that. Motion made by Member Nash, second by Member Davern to approve the City Procurement Policy as presented. Motion passed unanimously. 8. TBD a) Public Works Report - None b) City Clerk Report – Cami reported on the following: • Rochester Service ill be in town this week to finish up work • A reminder that the next City Council meeting is on Tuesday, February 12 since Monday is Veterans Day. • I received notification from Elcor’s insurance that they are denying the Andrist claim. I have sent this on to the League and they are following up on it. c) Consultant Report – None d) Committee Report • Township – Cami noted that the Township Fire Contracts were sent out and that next year we will need to negotiate a new contract and terms. e) Council Member Report • Member Davern – she gets a lot of complaints about certain areas of the City. How and when do they introduce them. Member Nash noted that it depends on if it is something the Council needs to know about or something that staff can take care of. Cami noted that if it is something specific, to let her know so they can follow up on it. • Member Nash – there is a lot of unauthorized burning of leaves going on. He noted as a reminder that you cannot burn leaves, not even in a recreational fire. f) Mayor Report - None 9. Executive Session - None 10. Adjourn – Motion made by Member Nash, second by Member Davern to adjourn the meeting at 7:21 pm. Motion passed unanimously.