Council Minutes – June 21, 2010
Belle Plaine, Iowa
June 21, 2010
The regular meeting of the Belle Plaine City Council met on June 21, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the city council chambers with Mayor Jim Daily presiding. Present: Garrison Reekers, Harold Ealy, Marv DeRycke and Craig Van Scoyoc. Also present: City Attorney Jennifer Zahradnik and City Administrator Bill Daily.
Motion by Ealy to approve the consent agenda consisting of the June 7th council minutes, bills @ $295,909.63, and the receiving/filing of minutes from the Planning & Zoning Committee – April 12th, second by Reekers. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Mayor Daily opened the Public Hearing for the loan agreement: Mayor Daily called for any written or oral objections: None . Mayor Daily declared the Public Hearing closed. 6:02 p.m. Motion by DeRycke to approve Resolution #6-10-7 taking additional action to enter into a loan agreement , payable solely from pledges of funds to be donated to the City and to borrow money in a principal amount not to exceed $450,000 for the purpose of paying the cost of a municipal Aquatic Center, second by Van Scoyoc. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Van Scoyoc to approve Resolution #10-6-3 approving the engineering service agreement with Clapsaddle-Garber Associates Inc. for the snow removal equipment storage building, second by Ealy. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Reekers to approve Resolution #10-6-4 to to submitt an application for federal aviation funding assistance for the design of a snow removal equipment storage building at the Belle Plaine Airport, second by Ealy. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Ealy to approve Resolution #10-6-5 for payment #2 to Denver Underground @ $29,427.83 for the 2009 Sanitary & Storm Sewer Improvement Project, second by DeRycke. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by DeRycke to approve cigarette permits for: Grieder Standard, Grieder Beverage Depot, Caseys, Country Foods and Zip Mart, second by Ealy. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Ealy to approve Resolution #10-6-6 to allow the end of year 2009-1010 transfers, second by Van Scoyoc. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Van Scoyoc to change the date of the next council meeting to July 6 instead of July 5 because of the holiday, second by DeRycke. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Van Scoyoc to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance #10-4 adding Chapter 100 – sustainable energy systems, second by Ealy. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Ealy to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance #10-5 adding Chapter 101 providing for the division of taxes levied on certain taxable property in the 2006 addition to the Belle Plaine Urban Renewal Area, second by DeRycke. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Ealy to approve the IDED Brownfield Contract, second by Van Scoyoc. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Ealy to approve the Fourth of July Committee request to close 12th Street between 7th & 9th Avenue for the annual car show and street dance on July 3rd beginning at 3:00 p.m. with the understanding there will not be any burnouts , second by Reekers. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Reekers to approve payment #9 to Garling Construction for the Aquatic Center @ $214,709.50, second by DeRycke. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by DeRycke to approve payment # 7 to Mechanical Inc for the Aquatic Center @ $2,828.63, second by Van Scoyoc. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Ealy to accept the resignation of Joel Formanek, Park and Recreation Director, effective June 25th, second by Van Scoyoc. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion by DeRycke (per recommendation from the Park and Recreation Board) to hire Kyle Spading as the new Park and Recreation Director, second by Ealy. On roll call all voted aye. Motion carried.
The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be held July 19 at 5:00 p.m.
Police Chief Hudson gave the monthly Police Department report.
Belle Plaine Community Development Director Jeanne Duffy gave the monthly report.
City Administrator’s Report:
- Bill reported the 9th Avenue Storm Sewer Project is progressing and the overall project has went pretty well even with the rainy weather.
- The Downtown Revitalization Project: 2 grant applications were submitted last week. A $2 million application was submitted for the façade project and $513,000 application for the streetscape project.
- No one has submitted their name yet for the appointment of a new third ward councilperson. The appointment is scheduled for July 6th.
- The Aquatic Center continues to be operating real well.
Correspondence: Mayor Daily read a thank you from the Belle Plaine Medical Center employees.
Old Business: None
Motion by Reekers to adjourn the meeting, second by Ealy. On roll call all voted aye. Meeting adjourned at 6:41 p.m.
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James R. Daily, Mayor
Attest:_________________Kaye Buch, MMC
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