REGULAR CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 – 5:00 P.M.
Council Chambers – Denison, Iowa
The first regular City Council Meeting of the City of Denison, Iowa was held pursuant to law on the above date
and hour; Mayor Bonner called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. with the following members present:
AHART, DESY, MAHRT, RODRIGUEZ Absent: LEINEN
Motion Ahart/Mahrt to remove item #10 (Resolution approving contract and bond for Sioux Contractors for
City Hall Renovation Project) and then approve the agenda. Ayes: 4 Motion carried.
Motion Desy/Mahrt to approve the following items on the consent agenda: a) approve and waive the reading of the
minutes for 12/16/14; b) approve the bills as presented; c) approve PCE #5 for Midwest Tennis & Track for 2014 Tennis
Courts Project; d) approve PCE #4 for Carley Construction for 2014 Streets; e) approve PCE #19 for Carley Construction for
2012 Streetscape Project; f) approve tax abatement request from Trevis & Laura Beeck (State Farm Office) for $200,000 at
100% for 3 years. Ayes: 4 Motion carried.
Discussed annexation study proposal from Chris Whitaker, Region XII. Rich Knowles presented petitions
against annexing in the Northwood addition. Motion Mahrt/Ahart to approve the Annexation Study Proposal,
subject to approval of the contract. Ayes: 4 Motion carried.
Dept. Head Reports: Police Chief, Bradley, reported that both his annual report and December report were in
drop box. New Year’s Eve was uneventful and with the snow storm there had been a couple of vendor
benders.
Motion Desy/Ahart to appoint Nathan Mahrt to the Airport Zoning Commission and Dan Eiten to the Board of
Adjustments to replace Jerry Swanson. Ayes: 4 Motion carried.
Discussed the donation of property from Wells Fargo. City Attorney, Franck, prepared a title opinion and
reviewed the issues. Consensus of the council is to have Franck proceed with the property donation.
Motion Ahart/Mahrt to approve the contract extension with Krajeck Pallet for the Yard Waste Site for one year
at the current price of $35,400/year ($2,950/month). Ayes: 4 Motion carried.
Mayor Bonner has been working with the City Attorney and DMU to develop a parks donation program. DMU
will collect the money, which is a voluntary donation of a minimum of $2.00/month added to utility bills. The
next step is to pass a resolution to implement the program.
Update on goals:
Desy – Park/Rec Board: Wellness committee will have the final report of the wellness center study to review
at their next meeting. Ahart – Improve Hwy corridors: He will be getting on the next P&Z meeting. Mahrt –
Annexation: forming a steering committee to work with Region XII for study approved earlier tonight.
Rodriguez – Abandoned and dilapidated properties: looking at properties for sale, need to educate the public.
Koch (for Leinen) – Performance based pay: Feb. 3rd will be the first meeting to update the employee
handbook and should have completed job descriptions by that time.
Mayor Report – Jan. 15th there will be a Crawford County League of Cities meeting from 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at
Cronk’s.
City Manager Report –Crawford reported that he is working on the Hwy 39 & Ave C Signalization and the
Crosswind Runway Project at the airport. Crawford contacted the DOT regarding signalizing the intersection at
Hwy 59, Hwy 141 and Arrowhead Rd. It does not meet the criteria for signalization.
City Clerk, Koch, reminded council that City Hall will be closed from Jan. 12th through Jan. 16th to move for the
remodel project. Jan. 19th is a holiday, so city hall will re-open on Jan. 20th in the lower level at 1231
Broadway. Council meetings will be held at Boulder’s Conference Center until further notice.
PUBLIC FORUM – Mike Earl, KDSN Radio, would like council to think about advertising more to educate the
public rather than just running news stories in the media.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Lisa K. Koch, City Clerk
Signed _________________________
Brad Bonner, Mayor