COUNCIL MINUTES
September 6, 2011
The City Council of the City of Knoxville, Iowa convened in regular session Tuesday
September 6 2011 at 6:15 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Don Zoutte presided
and the following Council Members were present: Carolyn Formanek, April Verwers, Elsie
Kemp, David Roozeboom and Bob Wims. Staffs present were City Manager Harold Stewart,
City Clerk Heather Ussery, Police Chief Dan Losada, Public Works Director Jeff May, Zoning
Administrator Cindy Glick, Recreation Director Brandon Nemmers, and Fire Chief Mike
Roberts.
Mayor Zoutte asked for Citizen/Public Comments regarding items not on the agenda. There
were none.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Kemp to approve the consent agenda as follows, all
ayes.
1. Approve City Council Minutes of August 15, 2011
2. Approve City Council Special Meeting Minutes of August 22, 2011
3. Approve City Council Special Meeting Minutes of August 26, 2011
4. Accept Senior Board of Directors Minutes of July 12, 2011
5. Accept Housing Board Minutes of July 18, 2011
6. Accept Housing Board Special Meeting Minutes of July 25, 2011
7. Accept Water Works Board of Trustees Minutes of August 9, 2011
8. Accept Library Board of Trustees Minutes of August 17, 2011
Mayor Zoutte announced now is the time and place for a public hearing for the 2011
Recreation Center Improvements Project. The affidavit of publication dated August 19, 2011 was
filed. There were no written comments or objections. Under oral comments or objection there
were none. Being no further discussion, motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Kemp to close the
hearing, all ayes.
Motion by Wims; seconded by Roozeboom to approve adoption of resolution approving final
specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost for the 2011 Recreation Center
Improvements Project, all ayes.
Motion by Wims; seconded by Roozeboom to approve adoption of resolution accepting bid,
awarding contract, and approving the certificate of insurance for the 2011 Recreation Center
Improvements Project to Vanderpool Construction in the amount of $288,368.80, all ayes.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Kemp to approve appointment of Kiurt Behrens and
Kris McDonald to the Knoxville Fire and Rescue Department, all ayes.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Verwers to accept Lee Richardson as a reserve police
officer, all ayes.
Motion by Wims; seconded by Roozeboom to approve the contract with EMS Billing
Services, Inc. with the change to item 11 to the state of Iowa, all ayes. City Manager Stewart
mentioned city hall would still be able to accept payments and there is also a website where
patients are able to make payments. Fire Chief Roberts discussed the need for the laptops. This
would speed up the process of completing reports and sending them off to EMS Billing Services
for processing.
Former Mayor Craig Kelley with the Optimist Club discussed interest in a fitness park at
Auld Park. Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Kemp to accept hand out, all ayes. The fitness
park would be for ages 5-12. The Optimist Club asked for the city to incur the cost of rubber
pellets at approximately $1,500-2,000. Public Works Director May mentioned the presentation
would go to the Parks Commission at their next meeting for review.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Verwers to set a public hearing for September 19th at
6:15pm to consider extending the designation of the area within the corporate boundaries of the
City of Knoxville, Iowa as an Urban Revitalization Area and readopting the Urban Revitalization
Plan for the area as amended, all ayes.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Formanek to approve 28E agreement with Marion
County for Prisoner Healthcare Costs at $7,500 a year, ayes: Kemp, Roozeboom, Formanek,
Wims, nays: Verwers.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Formanek to adopt the resolution approving the annual
street financial report for the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, all ayes.
Motion by Formanek; seconded by Roozeboom to approve purchase of methane gas
monitoring system at the wastewater treatment plant in the amount of $5,400 from Automatic
Systems Company, all ayes. Public Works Director May mentioned the boiler has been services
approximately 10 times this year and the manufacturer states the methane levels are high and are
causing the problem.
Motion by Verwers; seconded by Kemp to approve purchase of a new push camera in the
amount of $9,992.60 from Elliot Equipment Company, all ayes.
Motion by Kemp; seconded by Roozeboom to appoint City Manager Harold Stewart as City
of Knoxville’s alternate representative for CIRTPA’s 2011 Technical and Policy Committees, all
ayes.
Motion by Wims; seconded by Verwers to approve bid specifications for the computer system
virtualization, all ayes.
Motion by Formanek; seconded by Roozeboom to approve payment of claims as presented,
all ayes.
340 HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO
341 IA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
342 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA
343 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS
344 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
345 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA
346 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS
347 HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO
348 IRS WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS
349 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
70227 GROUP SERVICES INC
70228 AFLAC
70229 WELLMARK
70230 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER
70231 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST
70232 MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE
70233 CITY OF KNOXVILLE
70234 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA
70235 MUTUAL OF OMAHA
70236 ABC PEST CONTROL
70237 ADVANTAGE COMPANIES
70238 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES
70239 AUDIO EDITIONS
70240 BAKER & TAYLOR
70241 BANKERS LEASING COMPANY
70242 BOOKPAGE
70243 CENTER POINT PUBLISHING
HARTFORD
IPERS
STATE WITHHOLDINGS
FED/FICA TAX
FLEX- MEDICAL
STATE WITHHOLDINGS
FED/FICA TAX
HARTFORD
FED/FICA TAX
FLEX- MEDICAL
SLF FND INS FEE
AFLAC-ACC/PRE
PRE-TX FAM HLTH
CHILD SUPPORT
ICMA
MFPRSI
SLF FND BEN-S
DELTA DENTAL
LIFE INSURANCE
MONTHLY PEST CONTROL
PRESERVATION MICROFILM
MAT SERVICE
AUDIOBOOKS
BOOKS
COPIER LEASE
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
4 WESTERNS
54.03
14,449.65
6,550.00
16,996.87
586.83
18.00
94.14
54.03
16,661.34
586.83
666.00
145.42
15,411.80
831.07
1,192.40
14,889.56
7,675.63
224.86
382.66
37.00
1,260.00
36.48
63.98
1,354.95
115.44
456.00
160.56
70244 DEMCO INC
70245 FORBES OFFICE SOLUTIONS
70246 GALE GROUP INC
70247 LARGE PRINT OVERSTOCKS
70248 M&M SALES COMPANY
70249 MEDIACOM
70250 MICROMARKETING LLC
70251 MOVIE LICENSING USA
70252 MS. MAGAZINE
70253 NEW YORK TIMES
70254 NEWSBANK INC
70255 THE NEXT CHAPTER
70256 OCLC INC
70257 PETERSONS,A NELNET COMPANY
70258 QUALITY SCENT
70259 QUILL CORPORATION
70260 STATE LIBRARY OF IOWA
70261 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC.
70262 IOWA STATE SAVINGS BANK
70263 WINDSTREAM
70264 MINDPOWER TECHNOLOGIES
70265 MINDPOWER TECHNOLOGIES
70266 AFLAC
70267 I.U.P.A.T. DC81
70268 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTER
70269 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST
70270 ABS FIRE EQUIPMENT CO INC
70271 ACCO UNLIMITED CORPORATION
70272 AGSOURCE
70273 ALLIANT ENERGY
70274 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES
70275 ARDENT LIGHTING LLC
70276 ATOMIC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL
70277 THERESE AUGUSTIN
70278 AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS CO
70279 BACKUP SOLUTIONS INC
70280 BARBARA BACON
70281 BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS INC
70282 BARKER IMPLEMENT MOTOR CO INC
70283 BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INC
70284 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
70285 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC
70286 CENTRAL IA EMS DIRECTORS ASSOC
70287 CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
70288 CHRISMAN FAMILY FARMS
70289 CIRTPA
70290 COAST TO COAST STORE
70291 COMBUSTION CONTROL CO
70292 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP
70293 CREATIVE LANDSCAPING
70294 DAVIS EXCAVATION INC
OFFICE SUPPLIES
OFFICE SUPPLIES
LP BOOKS
BOOK
COPY MACHINE CONTRACT
INTERENET
DVDS
ANNUAL COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE
SUBSCRIPTION
SUBSCRIPTION
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
BOOKS
ILL ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
SUBSCRIPTION
MONTHLY SERVICE
PRINTER CARTRIDGE
TOWN MEETING
EXTENSION CORD
901 W MAIN CLOSING COST
PHONE SERVICE
2 DELL LAPTOPS
MAP ROOM COMPUTER
AFLAC-ACC/PRE
UNION DUES
CHILD SUPPORT
ICMA
ANNUAL EXTINGUISHER CHECK
2 COMPORATOR BLOCK
MONTHLY POOL & SPA TESTING
1/2 308 S THIRD
MAT SERVICE
3 LIGHT FIXTURES
MONTHLY PEST CONTROL
MEAL REIMB
NEW PANELVIEW-OAB
JULY MONITORING FEE
38HR JANITORIAL SERV
4 STREET NAME SIGNS
ELEC CONNECTOR
PAY ADJUSTMENT
SEPT CONTRACT CHARGE
1CS BLACK BAGS
2011 ANNUAL DUES
EMS SUPPLIES
50 STRAW BALES FOR SEEDING
TRAIL COUNTERS
GARBAGE BAGS
REPLACE AQUASTAT CONTROLER
COIL CLEANER
SEED,FERTILIZER,RENT OF EQUIP
BACKHOE WRK,WASHED OUT CULVERT
143.28
150.71
482.22
34.34
130.72
139.90
86.97
325.00
15.00
91.00
2,285.00
113.97
161.63
123.37
23.00
240.06
30.00
8.99
4,932.82
1,209.33
2,127.19
2,553.88
145.42
516.97
724.84
1,329.44
105.45
171.15
57.50
477.75
183.81
196.90
60.00
7.09
7,447.52
44.00
418.00
586.77
407.47
600.09
124.78
263.93
50.00
540.00
200.00
652.22
84.90
1,549.05
449.86
460.00
1,080.00
70295 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
70296 EVER-GREEN LANDSCAPE NURSERY
70297 EXPRESS POLICE SUPPLY
70298 LOIS ELAINE FINARTY
70299 GOPHER SPORT
70300 GREATAMERICA LEASING CORP
70301 HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS LTD
70302 KENNETH HUCKS
70303 HY-VEE INC
70304 IDEAL READY MIX CO
70305 IKON FINANCIAL SERVICES
70306 IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS
70307 IOWA MUNICIPALITIES WORKERS'
70308 IOWA RADIO PLUS
70309 ISLEY WELDING & REPAIR
70310 J&M TRUCK & EQUIP REPAIR INC
70311 JOURNAL EXPRESS
70312 KLINE'S QUICK TIME
70313 KNIA KRLS INC
70314 KNOXVILLE WATER WORKS
70315 MARION CO EMERGENCY RESPONSE
70316 MARION COUNTY RECORDER
70317 MCGRAW HILL CONSTRUCTION ENR
70318 MENARDS
70319 MICHAEL TODD AND COMPANY INC
70320 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY INC
70321 MIDWESTERN CULVERT
70322 MINUTEMAN INC.
70323 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC
70324 BRANDY MYERS
70325 NATIONAL PAPER & SAN SUPPLY
70326 NORRIS ASPHALT PAVING INC
70327 ODYSSEY SPAS
70328 OFFICE DEPOT
70329 OSKALOOSA HERALD INC
70330 PEOPLE'S COMPANY TRUST ACCOUNT
70331 PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.
70332 PHILLIPS' FLOORS INC
70333 PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL INTERNAT'L
70334 PURCHASE POWER
70335 RACEWAY TIRE & EXHAUST
70336 RAMAEKER SCREEN PRINTING
70337 RAMCO ELECTRIC CO
70338 DAN RANKIN
70339 RAY O'HERRON CO INC.
70340 REED'S AUTOMOTIVE CENTER
70341 ROMAR
70342 SCHONSTEDT INSTRUMENT COMPANY
70343 JENNIFER SEGALL
70344 SHANKSTER MASONRY
70345 SLIDEWAYS KARTING CENTER
920 RADIO REPAIR
1 LOAD WOOD CHIPS
3 SUPER LED BLUE
AUGUST CLEANING
CREDIT MEMO
MONTLHY COPIER LEASE
7 TYPE G GRATE
302 W MADISON 8/10
REHAB 605 MARION
1/2YRD FOR FOOTINGS
1/2 MONTHLY COPIER LEASE
COPIER CONTRACT
WORK COMP PREM INSTALLMT 3
BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY
3 MANHOLE WELDING
REPAIR OIL LEAK TRUCK #26
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
BOAT GAS
MONTHLY RADIO ADVERTISING
MARK SWANSON SEPT INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION DUES
ROBERT PRESLEY DEED
1 YR SUBSCRIPTION TO ENR
3GALLON SPRAYER
3 SETS GUTTER BROOMS
COPIER LEASE
CULVERT PIPE FOR WEST SIDE
LETTERHEAD
CREDIT MEMO
33HRS JANITORIAL SERVICE
1CS 60GL LINERS
1.97 TON ASPHALT
SKIMMER NET
SHREDDER
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION
1510/1512 W PLEASANT PURCHASE
K9 DOG FOOD
REFINISH GYM & RACQUETBALL CT
EMS SUPPLIES
POSTAGE USAGE
TIRE REPAIR 2011 IMPALA
BANNER
2SETS CONTACTORS FOR LIFT STAT
1104 PARK VIEW DRIVE
SS SHIRT-ROBINSON (2)
#19 OIL CHANGE,NEW TIE RODS
2 FREON MERCY ONE TRAILER
SCHONSTEDT STICK REPLACEMENT
REIMB CLOTHING ALLOWANCE-BELT
WASH/SEAL AULD PARK WALL
16 CHECKERED BANNERS
144.95
1,920.00
851.92
600.00
159.89
275.70
3,332.00
285.00
33.86
250.00
51.22
69.90
8,905.00
106.88
95.44
505.00
32.00
79.05
1,145.85
4,802.12
40.00
14.00
82.00
54.37
426.50
559.25
3,289.40
453.46
24.00
363.00
926.90
706.92
35.00
170.09
101.75
25,000.00
85.47
1,559.00
656.98
247.87
125.00
35.00
1,206.50
50.00
280.66
423.77
288.32
663.39
117.76
400.00
880.00
70346 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER
70347 SPORT SUPPLY GROUP INC
70348 STRYKER SALES CORPORATION
70349 STUYVESANT & BENTON
70350 TK CONCRETE INC
70351 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE INC.
70352 US CELLULAR
70353 VALWORX, INC
70354 VEENSTRA & KIMM INC
70355 VIDACARE CORPORATION
70356 LYNN WICHHART
70357 DWAINE WORRALL
70358 ZEE MEDICAL SERVICE COMPANY
FUND NAME
GENERAL
ROAD USE TAX
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX
K-9 UNIT PROGRAM
2008 STREET PRJ ROBINSON
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT
SEWER UTILITY
SEWER PLANT REPLACEMENT
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
SEWER BOND FUND
AIRPORT UTILITY
POWER DRIVER BITS
SOCCER NET
SERVICE STRYKER COT
201 W MONTGOMERY FEES & SERV
PROG PAY NO.5 '11 PAVING CONT
PAINT FOR PICNIC TABLES
AUG CELL PHONE
43419 ASCO 8344G72-120/60
PROF SRV DOWNTOWN STSCAPE
EMS SUPPLIES
AUGUST CLEANING
23.5HR JANITORIAL SERVICES
2 TOWELETTES
78.01
152.09
875.65
2,605.85
127,635.28
176.20
217.65
598.90
48,932.27
323.28
700.00
258.50
49.40
TOTAL
95,508.01
14,242.35
5,454.44
124,805.38
85.47
34,964.27
3,109.84
17,208.39
8,434.96
1,080.00
20,789.40
43.10
Under Mayor’s Report, Mayor Zoutte announced on Sunday September 11th at 2pm there is a
9/11 10 year anniversary presentation at the football stadium.
Under Manager’s Report, City Manager Harold Stewart reminded council he would be absent
at the September 19th meeting to attend a conference. Thursday September 8th is the Downtown
Streetscape meeting at 5:30pm to discuss the design and costs involved. Council scheduled a
work session for September 12th at 4pm to discuss Sunset Ridge Development and the VA
Campus.
Motion by Roozeboom; seconded by Verwers to adjourn at 7:07 p.m., all ayes.
______________________________
Don Zoutte, Sr., Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Heather Ussery, City Clerk