Belle Plaine, Iowa
August 19, 2019
The Belle Plaine City Council met on August 19, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers with Mayor Dave Fish presiding. Present: Judy Schlesselman, Mitch Malcolm, Mary Pech and Mark Tegeler. Andy Neuhaus has moved outside his district, so is no longer a member of the council. Also present City Clerk Jacki McDermott and City Attorney Jennifer Zahradnik.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Schlesselman to approve the consent agenda consisting of council minutes from August 5, 2019 with a correction on the Library Open House being August 20th and bills received, second was by Malcolm. On roll call, all voted aye. Motion carried.
Residents Comments: None.
Motion by Malcolm, seconded by Schlesselman to approve a Business Incentive Interior Grant for Bill Grieder for the remodeling of the building at 702 12th Street to house Belle Plaine Community Development Corporation. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. He will be eligible for one third of the cost of the remodel up to $4,500, pending receipts.
Motion by Tegeler, seconded by Malcolm to approve a Business Incentive Grant for Garling Construction for the installation of a sewer hookup. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. They will be eligible for one third of the cost of the improvement up to $4,500, pending receipts.
Dave Schechinger of Veensta and Kimm presented an engineering services contract agreement concerning a water system study. The matter was tabled until council has a chance to review the idea.
Morgan Mitchell from Belle Plaine Community Development Corporation was present to report that the Big Boy locomotive event was successful, with the group selling tee shirts from Wittrock T-Shirts and splitting the proceeds. The BPCDC Golf Outing on August 2nd was a success with the group raising $7,000. The group had a Main Street Exchange with the City of Conrad. Eight people from here visited Conrad and eight from Conrad visited in Belle Plaine. Two suggestions that came from that event were that the bio-cells need paint to mark the edges so they are not a trip hazard and that more benches are needed downtown. Morgan will be working with the Mayor to see if they should paint or use some type of signage. She attended a tech meeting in Iowa City on August 14th and will be attending the Main Street Iowa Downtown Conference in Dubuque on August 28th and 29th. The military convoy in front of the Legion will be on August 23rd in the afternoon. Upcoming events in September are the Dedication and Celebration of the Larry Schlue Memorial Sound Park, which will be held at 10:00 a.m. on September 21, 2019. Restaurant Week is September 20th to the 29th and there will be promotions at the Lincoln Café and the Ice House. She also told the Council the Ice House will be open through November this year.
Kris Hudson gave the police report. They are doing a STEP wave so be sure to wear your seatbelts. They will be using a STEP grant for a radar unit. The 4th of July was quiet. He will be doing nuisance ordinance enforcement on weeds and mowing in the next few days. He also handled the enforcement of delinquent pet licensing different this year in hopes it would encourage people to license their pets on time.
Motion by Pech, seconded by Tegeler to approve the first reading of Ordinance 99: an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Belle Plaine, Iowa by voiding a previous Ordinance 99 and by amending provisions pertaining to sewer service charges. The service change was approved once before at meetings on June 3, 2019, June 17, 2019, and July 1, 2019. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Schlesselman, seconded by Pech to waive the second reading of Ordinance 99: an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Belle Plaine, Iowa by voiding a previous Ordinance 99 and by amending provisions pertaining to sewer service charges. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Tegeler, seconded by Malcolm to waive the third reading of Ordinance 99: an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Belle Plaine, Iowa by voiding a previous Ordinance 99 and by amending provisions pertaining to sewer service charges. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. The ordinance will become law upon publication.
The Council discussed for approval the first reading of Ordinance 160: an ordinance amending the code of ordinances of the City of Belle Plaine, Iowa, by amending provisions pertaining to floodplain management. The matter was tabled until the next meeting.
The Committee of the Whole discussed moving meetings to Wednesday nights instead of Monday. The Council will test the idea by moving the meeting that is scheduled on Labor Day to Wednesday September 4th.
The Committee of the Whole also discussed the Housing Grant Committee, which previously consisted of the City Administrator and the Clerks. The Committee will now consist of the Clerks, the Public Works Supervisor Al Dvorak, and the new City Administrator when he is hired.
Motion by Tegeler, seconded by Schlesselman, to approve the Knights of Columbus request to sell Tootsie Rolls at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 13th Street from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday September 14, 2019, the day of the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Motion by Tegeler, seconded by Schlesselman, to approve the Knights of Columbus request to sell Tootsie Rolls at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 13th Street from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday September 14, 2019, the day of the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Tegeler, seconded by Schlesselman, to approve the Knights of Columbus request to sell Tootsie Rolls at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 13th Street from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday September 14, 2019, the day of the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried.
The Mayor checked with the Council that he had sent the password for Callahan Municipal Consultants city administrator’s g-mail account and then presented the council with a new time line for choosing a new administrator, thus eliminating a conflict with BPHS Homecoming. They expect the search to be complete by November. The Mayor also told the Council that the final payment for the sewer basin project will be on the next agenda.
Resident comments: None.
Correspondence: A new Callahan packet from was presented to the council & a thank you from the BPCDC for support of their group’s golf outing.
Motion by Tegeler to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Malcolm. On roll call vote, all voted Aye, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
| Claims Approved by the City Council on August 19, 2019 | |
| $1,777.28 | ACCO (pool maintenance) |
| $20,715.31 | Alliant (all bills) |
| $656.00 | Apparatus Testing Service, LLC (fire pump certification) |
| $202.38 | Avesis Vision (premiums) |
| $16,461.00 | Benton County Solid Waste Commission (per capita first quarter) |
| $3,558.00 | Benton County Treasurer (taxes) |
| $340.00 | Brian Mantz Graphics (lettering for equipment) |
| $450.00 | Callahan Municipal Consultants (ad on ICMA website) |
| $101.85 | Carquest (supplies) |
| $649.95 | Clerkbooks (support and checks) |
| $427.58 | Cory’s Truck and Tire (tires) |
| $910.00 | Cronbaugh Lawn Care and Snow Removal (mowing) |
| $154.50 | Friedman Farm Supply (posts) |
| $346.12 | Grieder Standard (fuel all depts) |
| $34.20 | Grainger (bulb) |
| $103.40 | Group Services (premiums) |
| $1,621.81 | H&L Repair (tire repair,shocks, service) |
| $84.65 | Hach (chlorine wipes) |
| $412.82 | Hawkins (to fix chlorinator) |
| $232.85 | Heartland Coop (weed control) |
| $87.75 | Hometown Marketplace (ad for house demo) |
| $310.00 | Independent Tech Solutions (sewer computer repair) |
| $1,514.70 | Keystone Labs (sewer testing) |
| $2,100.00 | Liquid Engineering (inspect water tower) |
| $58.15 | National Processing Company (credit card fees) |
| $244.93 | Nick Viall (clothing allowance) |
| $31.90 | Petty Cash (postage) |
| $273.00 | Port ‘O’ Johny (portable restrooms parks) |
| $63.02 | Office Express (planner and writing paper) |
| $54.73 | QT Pod (airport fuel farm) |
| $19,531.24 | Radio Communications Co (police digital repeater) |
| $532.66 | Register Media (legals) |
| $12,138.16 | Republic Services (garbage, recycling July & sewer plant August) |
| $580.35 | Rod Blount (materials) |
| $13.50 | State Hygienic Lab (water testing pool) |
| $5,130.00 | Trugreen (treat ash trees in parks) |
| $108.54 | USA Communications (phone and internet all depts) |
| $46.48 | U.S. Cellular (police cell) |
| $340.69 | Visa (Call-Em-All, pool bouys, W2s, 10-99s, picture frames) |
| $52.93 | Wayne Parizek (paint) |
| $779.07 | Wellmark (premiums) |
| $600.40 | Wendling Quarries (rock) |
| $340.00 | Wittrock T-Shirts (pool & ball shirts, police uniforms) |
| $673.73 | ZipMart (fuel all depts) |
| $92,394.62 |
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| July 2019 SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS |
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| Revenues by Fund |
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| General | $62,320.24 |
| Road Use | $26,157.82 |
| Special Revenue (exc Road Use) | $32,390.13 |
| Capital Projects | $0.00 |
| Debt Service (proceeds of debt) | $4,694.65 |
| Airport Runway 18/36 | $11,563.00 |
| Airport | $11,570.27 |
| Water | $33,347.05 |
| Sewer Capital Project | $0.00 |
| Sewer | $48,560.69 |
| Landfill/Garbage | $26,703.05 |
| Storm Water | $4,871.18 |
| Yard Waste | $3,010.60 |
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| $265,188.68 |
| Disbursements by Fund |
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| General | $62,584.36 |
| Prairie Park | $71.64 |
| Partners for Beautification | $0.00 |
| Road Use | $13,538.40 |
| Donovan Spending | $0.00 |
| Equipment | $127.50 |
| Economic Development | $1,000.00 |
| Housing & Urban Development | $3,545.00 |
| Employee Benefits | $13,735.69 |
| Emergency Fund | $0.00 |
| Police Forfeiture | $0.00 |
| LOST | $3,404.00 |
| TIF | $0.00 |
| Medical Bldg | $136.00 |
| Community Center | $717.67 |
| Library Improvement | $5,614.02 |
| Capital Projects | $3,550.65 |
| Debt Service | $435.00 |
| Airport Runway 18/36 | -$421.78 |
| Airport | $2,119.51 |
| Water | $25,056.59 |
| Sewer Project | $0.00 |
| Sewer Sinking Fund | $0.00 |
| Sewer | $14,862.75 |
| Landfill/Garbage | $17,932.23 |
| Storm Water | $0.00 |
| Yard Waste | $4,160.00 |
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| $172,169.23 |
Jim Magdefrau 