Hockett moved, second by Pilger, to approve the following Consent Agenda items: All aye. Motion carried. (Item C. Mary Evans Water Bill was removed from the Consent Agenda and moved to Committee Reports:
A.
Minutes Regular Council Meeting October
12, 1999
B.
Police Dept. Computer Training
C.
Payment to Municipal Supply for water
dept. supplies -- $7,146.75
D.
Payment of Claims as Presented
E.
Purchase Water Bills -- $1,400
PUBLIC HEARING: Designation of Expanded West
Burlington Urban Renewal Area and
On Proposed Urban Renewal
Plan
– Mayor Trousil opened the Public Hearing on the proposed expansion of the
West Burlington Urban Renewal Area and on the proposed Urban Renewal
Plan. The area considered is
bounded by freeway, West Burlington Ave., north city limits, N. Gear Ave. and
S. Gear Ave., excepting the Westland Mall property. There were no comments from those
present nor were there comments from the Council. The Public Hearing was closed.
Mayor
Trousil said we will present the Resolution of Necessity and enacting
Ordinance at the next meeting.
BID OPENING FOR PLEASANT
MEADOW SUBDIV. LOTS - AWARD TO HIGHEST
BIDDER:
Mayor Trousil
announced there were no bids received.
CITIZEN’S
INQUIRIES: There were none.
Water Tower Condition
Report: Dale Sorensen from Veenstra &
Kimm, Inc. told the Council the contractor has begun work on the water
tower. He said the original
design called for spot repair to the coating on the interior. Now, as the contractor commenced brush
blasting the interior of the elevated storage tank with abrasive air blasting
more of the coating is separating from the substrate than was
anticipated. He said
approximately 40 – 50% of the coating is separating from the substrate. The remaining coating is well
adhered. He recommended removing
the coating that separates from the substrate and then clean the surface to
SSPC-SP-10, then apply primer coats and finish the coat. The cost to complete the additional
removal of coating is $26,250.
Council
Member Johnson expressed his displeasure that the condition of the tank was
not determined prior to bidding the project. He said this could have changed the
outcome of the bidding. Mr.
Sorensen said when the specifications were developed only spot checks were
made to determine the condition of the tank.
Hockett
moved, second by Lees, to approve Change Order #1 for the Elevated Storage
Tank in the amount of $26,250.
Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Set Public Hearing for
Zoning Code Amendment concerning Rear Yard Setbacks and attached
Garages
-
Hockett
moved, second by Johnson, to approve a resolution setting a Public Hearing for
amending the Zoning Code concerning rear yard setbacks for attached garages in
residential districts. The Public
Hearing will be November 9, at 7:00 p.m.
Roll call. Aye: Lees, Riessen, Hockett, Johnson, and
Pilger. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Set Public Hearing for
Zoning Map Amendment concerning Great River Medical Center
site
– Hockett moved, second by Johnson, to approve a resolution setting a public
Hearing for amending the Zoning Map concerning the Great River Medical
Center. Roll call. Aye: Lees, Riessen, Hockett, Johnson, and
Pilger. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Consider Request to create
"Tobacco Free" zone at Great River Medical Center campus
– Mayor Trousil said the City received a request from Burlington Medical
Center asking the City designate, by ordinance, their entire 102 acre +
parcel as a “tobacco free zone”.
They said as the major healthcare provider in this area, they feel it
is very important to provide leadership and healthy environments for all who
work and visit their campus.
The
ordinance they request would ban the use of all tobacco products on the entire
campus except in specified designated rooms for isolated patient use only as
directed by their personal physician.
Employees and visitors will not be allowed to use tobacco products
anywhere on the campus.
After
discussion it was the consensus of the Council Members that this was not an
issue for the City to get involved with.
Hockett moved, second by Pilger, to deny the request. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.
Consider Request from Des
Moines County to contribute to GIS Study -- $1,750
– Administrator Plyman reported Des Moines County hired Avatech Solutions to
perform a needs assessment study for the county and cities to determine our
mapping needs. The firm will be
assisting the county in preparing a Request for Proposal on the GIS map
project and to review the proposals when they come in. The County is requesting the City
contribute $1,750 to this project.
Hockett
moved, second by Riessen, to approve reimbursement of up to $1,750 to Des
Moines County for the Avatech Solutions needs assessment study using local
option sales taxes. Voice
vote. All aye. Motion carried.
Consider Renewal to Delta
Dental Insurance Policy for Year 2000
– Administrator Plyman explained the City provides dental insurance benefits
to full-time employees pursuant to the collective bargaining agreements and,
for non-union employees, current personnel policies. The City purchases this insurance from
Delta Dental Plan of Iowa. This
plan needs to be renewed for calendar year 2000.
Hockett
moved, second by Riessen, to approve Dental Plan renewal with Delta Dental for
Calendar Year 2000. Voice
vote. All aye. Motion carried.
Consider Pay Request from
Shipley Contracting for Gear and Agency projects --
$195,854.30
– Lees moved, second by Hockett, to approve payment to Shipley Contracting in
the amount of $103,798.14 for work completed on the Agency Road
Widening/Broadway Improvement project and $96,901.22 for work completed on the
Gear Avenue Widening. Voice
vote. All aye. Motion carried.
Consider Payment to
Shive-Hattery for Engineering Services -- $27,125.85
- Lees moved, second by Pilger,
to approve payment to Shive-Hattery in the amount of $27,125.85 for
engineering services. Voice
vote. All aye. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
Consider Ordinance on
Second Reading Concerning Increases in Fines for Parking Violations and Simple
Misdemeanors – Lees moved, second by
Hockett, to approve the second reading on an ordinance increasing fines for
parking violations and simple misdemeanors. Roll call. Ayes: Lees, Hockett, Pilger, Johnson
and Riessen. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Consider Salary Adjustment
for City Accountant – Mayor Trousil explained
when the Salary Resolution was adopted in June for non-union personnel the
City Accountant position had just been created and received a raise. The position was therefore, not
included in the resolution. The
Council decided at that time to review the City Accountant’s performance after
six months. Administrator
Plyman and City Clerk Simonson reported the City Accountant Position is
working very well and the performance of the City Accountant Leslie Sattler is
good.
Pilger moved, second by
Johnson, to approve a resolution setting the salary for Leslie Sattler, City
Accountant, at $34,476 per year.
This is a 4% increase.
Roll call. Ayes: Lees, Johnson, Pilger, Hockett and
Riessen. Nay: None. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
STREETS
–
Administrator Plyman said Shipley’s sub-contractor for painting the striping
on the Broadway/Agency St. Project could not get the type of paint that was
called for in the specifications.
Plyman said the sub-contractor has provided the City with a three-year
Performance Bond for the painting.
Deny Reduction of Water
Bill -- Mary Evans, 902 W. Mt. Pleasant St. – Administrator Plyman
presented a letter to the Council from Mary Evans, 902 W. Mt. Pleasant
Street. Her September water usage
is significantly higher than normal – over 12,000 gallons. In her letter she claims that a storm
during the month caused a “surge” that caused the higher reading. Plyman recommended against making any
reduction based on this kind of claim.
He said water meters are not electrical devices that are affected by
power outages. He said he is not
aware of any way a lightening storm could cause the gears in a water meter to
advance. It is the gears in a
meter that measures the usage of water.
After discussion Hockett
moved, second by Pilger, to deny the request to reduce the water bill for Mary
Evans. Voice vote. All aye. Motion carried.
FINANCE
– There was nothing to report.
Approved
Terrie L. Simonson, City Clerk