The Belle Plaine City Council met on July 1, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Dave Fish presiding in the council chambers. Council members who answered roll call were Mitch Malcolm, Mary Pech, Judy Schlesselman, and Garrett Landuyt. Mark Tegeler also attended by phone for a short time. Also attending were City Administrator Stephen Beck and City Clerk Jacki McDermott. The meeting was also displayed on Facebook. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Landuyt, seconded by Schlesselman to approve the Consent Agenda, the Council minutes of June 17, 2020, and bills received. The Council Minutes of June 29, 2020 and the library board minutes will be on the next consent agenda. On roll call vote, all voted Aye, motion carried.
Resident Comments: none.
Motion by Pech, seconded by Landuyt, to approve Resolution 20-07-01: a resolution setting the date of July 15, 2020 for a public hearing on a proposal to enter into a General Obligation Refunding Loan Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $1,275,000. On roll call vote, all voted Aye, motion carried.
Motion by Malcolm, seconded by Landuyt, to approve to close 11th street from the corner of 10th Avenue to 13th Avenue and make it one way going east on July 18, 2020, from 3:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for the first ever Drive Thru Sweet Corn Festival presented by the Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service. (If the BP High would be hosting district baseball, they have a Plan B that uses the south Franklin shelter house and drive thru at that site. This vote also approves that plan and reserves the shelter for them). On roll call vote, all voted Aye, motion carried.
Motion by Schlesselman, seconded by Pech to deny the outdoor service permit and blocking off the sidewalk and parking area in front of the Oasis, the Grand Central Station and the Office on July 3, 4, & 5, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. On roll call vote, Pech, Malcolm, Tegeler, Landuyt, and Schlesselman all voted Aye, motion carried. The request was denied for health and safety issues and because it is too difficult to get personnel to work at this late date.
The solar report was shared with the council and the administrator will continue in his talks with Alliant Energy and the Eagle Point Solar to find out why the price of electricity has doubled at the well fields.
Resolution 20-07-02, raising the pay of reserve police officers was tabled until the City Administrator Stephen Beck can research the wages in other comparable cities nearby.
The Police Department asked the Council to review sections 69.13 and 70.03 of the Belle Plaine Code before new ticket books are ordered. It was felt that the fine for violating the parking under the snow ordinance was fine but that other parking tickets should increase to $25 and $10 extra after 30 days.
Stephen Beck, City Administrator, told the council about the progress at the wellfield where they are reinstalling the pump motor tomorrow. He also is getting a quote from Alliant Energy to replace the transformers and will get those ordered. They are starting testing, and he feels the well will put out double production, similar to a new well.
Mayor Dave Fish reported that his ECICOG committee meeting was on Zoom and has been canceled for July. The Benton Development Group was cancelled due to conflicts so an alternate date is being looked into. The Benton County Landfill meeting met on time and in Van Horne.
He reported that City Hall is closed July 3rd so there will be no siren testing. He also noted that there is a flaw in the NIXLE program. If a person is signed up for email and text they have switched the notifications to all email. The City is trying to get that corrected.
He reported that the park will have part of it blocked off for fireworks and that mosquitos have been sprayed once and they will spray again.
Old Business: None
Correspondence: Prairie Rivers of Iowa sent a letter to the council.
There was no closed session.
Motion by Landuyt to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Malcolm. On roll call vote, all voted Aye. Meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
Transcribed by the City Clerk subject to Council approval
| Claims Approved by the City Council on July 1, 2020 | |
| $12,071.95 | Alliant Energy (all bills) |
| $177.45 | Avesis (insurance premiums) |
| $325.00 | B&B Vent Cleaning Service (clean exhaust Community Ctr) |
| $18,200.00 | Benton County Sheriff (dispatch fees) |
| $2,660.50 | Benton County Solid Waste Commission (gate fees 2 months) |
| $725.00 | Brian Mantz Grapics (lettering for police cars) |
| $280.00 | Brian Mantz Grapics (sign) |
| $76.25 | Casey’s (fuel) |
| $18.99 | Harris Flowers (flowers library) |
| $15.99 | Hartig Drug (flashdrive) |
| $26.00 | Hawkeye Fire & Safety (fire extinguisher library) |
| $311.07 | Karl Chevrolet (computer mounting equipement) |
| $88.97 | Koch Office Group (library copy machine) |
| $44.00 | Library Petty Cash (postage) |
| $117.44 | Manatt’s (ice control sand) |
| $124.88 | Manatt’s (dirt) |
| $299.95 | Office Express (disinfectant wipes) |
| $326.08 | Postmaster (utility postcard postage bill) |
| $240.00 | Postmaster (first class permit) |
| $242.50 | Rite Way Pest Control (all bldgs) |
| $180.00 | Erin Leisure (park & rec refund) |
| $85.03 | Margaret Albrecht (water deposit refund) |
| $15.00 | Christine Vokoun (park & rec refund) |
| $50.00 | Lindsey Mumby (park & rec refund) |
| $120.00 | Kollmorgen, Schlue & Zahradnik (park & rec refund) |
| $90.00 | Cornerstone Apothecare (rec donation refund) |
| $210.00 | Sarah Smith (park & rec refund) |
| $90.00 | Amy Bringman (park & rec refund) |
| $30.00 | Jim Claeys (park & rec refund) |
| $170.00 | Kristi DeRycke (park & rec refund) |
| $90.00 | Janelle Jack (park & rec refund) |
| $30.00 | Ashly Parizek (park & rec refund) |
| $96.30 | Schendel Pest Control (rodents) |
| $219.85 | Storey Kenworthy/Matt Parrott (supplies) |
| $4,160.00 | T&W Grinding (compost service) |
| $1,782.53 | Thompson Truck and Trailer (airport snow plow repair) |
| $34.72 | Town & Country (towels) |
| $8,757.49 | UnitedHealthCare (premiums) |
| $500.00 | UMB (debt service fees) |
| $221.55 | Unum (life insurance premiums) |
| $35.00 | VGM Forbin (remote access) |
| $52.37 | Vinyl Graphics (grapics for police car) |
| $751.24 | Wellmark (dental premiums) |
| $54,143.10 |
