CITY OF MISSOURI VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM TELECONFERENCE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Missouri Valley offered the meeting via teleconference for the public. Mayor Kelly presided over the meeting and called it to order at 6:00 p.m. with the following Council members present: Dooley, Ford, Pfouts, Struble, and Stueve. Also present: Caleb Wohlers The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Kelly asked Council for any comments or additions-Stueve requested and will be 15a. Motion by Pfouts, seconded by Stueve to approve the agenda for the February 2, 2021 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Pfouts, seconded by Stueve to approve the following items on the consent agenda: a) Minutes from January 19, 2021 City Council Meeting and January 26, 2021 Special City Council Meeting b) Claims list c) Change of Ownership for Casey’s General Store #2612 d) Liquor Licenses for Casey’s General Store #2612. Motion carried unanimously. There were no inquiries from citizens. Jeannie Wortman with the Chamber stated the Chamber is sponsoring a Community Recycle Day on March 6th. They will be offering paper shredding, electronic recycling, TV recycling, and a business will pick up washer, dryers, and refrigerators. There is no charge for this service. The next 150th meeting will be on February 11, 2021 at the Eagle’s Club at 6 p.m. Jim Olmsted gave an update on current projects. They will be meeting with City staff to go over the Willow Park plans. They are in the process of answering citizen questions. The design is almost complete for the Interstate Watermain Replacement Project. He is currently working on the preliminary engineering report for the USDA application. Flaherty sent an email to the DOT and Army Corps regarding their final reports and meeting schedules. He is going to meet with Jonathan on Thursday about the control panel issues. He thinks this would qualify under the USDA funding. Motion by Struble, seconded by Ford to allow the Mayor to sign the Proclamation for Career and Technical Education Month in Missouri Valley. Motion carried unanimously. Dave Eaton with IAMU presented the completed Risk Management Assessment. The assessment included walk-thru’s, a claims analysis, and review of the safety program. Recommendations were made and are being look at and completed by staff. Motion by Struble, seconded by Ford to approve the Side Letter of Agreement with the Missouri Valley Police Protective League. Roll call: Ayes: Struble, Ford, Dooley, Pfouts Nays: Stueve. Motion carried on a 4-1 vote. Discussion was held on increasing the MidAmerican franchise fees for both gas and electric to 5 percent. Motion by Stueve, seconded by Pfouts to Approve Resolution 21-06 to Set a Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Franchise Fee Pertaining to MidAmerican Energy Company and the Franchises they Hold for Non-Exclusive Electric Supply and Non-Exclusive Natural Gas Supply. The Public Hearing will be on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6:10 p.m. Ordinance #569 was Introduced Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa, by Amending Provisions Pertaining to Parking Regulations. Motion by Struble, seconded by Ford to adopt the 1st reading. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion was held on nonresidential on Sewer Rates. Flaherty prepared a spreadsheet showing different businesses and their usage. Stueve thanked the Street and the Park Departments for their hard work on the snow removal. There were no City Administrator comments. There were no Mayor Comments. Motion by Pfouts, seconded by Stueve to adjourn at 7:05 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Amazon, Escape Room Supplies, Book 106.02 Avesis, Ins 226.30 Baker & Taylor, Books 140.22 Business Cleaning Solutions, Janitorial Service 253.50 Canon Financial Serv, Contract 113.00 Capital Business Systems, Copy Machine 20.00 Casey's Business Mastercard, Gas 340.29 Centurylink, Telephones 669.33 Cintas, Uniforms/Supplies 158.66 Counsel, Copier Maint Agreement 113.25 Electric Pump, Wastewater Lagoon Pump Repair 9207.59 Feld Security, Security Monitoring 90.00 Galls, Uniforms/Holster/Cuff Case 492.19 General Traffic Controls, Traffic Equip Upgrade 7888.00 Health Savings Account, Employee/City Contributions 16706.24 Huff Tire, Inc, Tires, Dismount/Mount 1136.00 Iowa One Call, Locates 26.20 IPERS, IPERS 4961.00 IRS, Fed/Fica Tax 6905.15 Cole Lange, Services 75.00 Lightbox Systems, Connection Repairs 112.50 Mastercard, Sfty Workshop,Zoom,Ciruit Brds 1400.03 Matheson Tri-Gas, Oxygen 320.98 Michael Todd & Co, Signs - Deaf Child 70.66 Midamerican Energy, Gas & Electricity 48.63 Mumm Heating & A/C, Steam Boiler Repair 1850.57 Jacob Musfeldt Yard Service, Landscaping Service – Library 1500.00 MV Napa, Ice Melt 72.00 MV Times-News, Legal Publications 177.66 Olmsted & Perry Consulting, Engineering 38357.30 Peopleservice, Contract 19774.00 Pitney Bowes Purchase Power, Postage 820.99 Proquest Lp, Ancestry Library 2021 1438.53 Quill, Webcam 111.26 Rasmussen Mechanical Serv, Boiler Repair – Library 241.00 Mechanical Contract Assn Of IA, 3 Year Sdsprime (Iamu) 4507.75 Telrite Corporation, Long Distance 59.76 The Office Stop, Tissues, Film, Wipes 246.62 Town&Country Sales&Service, Trailer Jack 42.50 Tr, State Of IA, State Tax 1207.00 Us Bank Equipment Finance, Xerox Lease 74.00 Utility Equipment, Repair Clamps 1452.39 Utility Service Co, Water Tower Maint 33300.77 Verizon Wireless, Cell Phones 575.21 Vetter Equipment, Fuse 1.65 Windstream Corp, Line Charge 56.94 Caleb Wohlers, Reimb Gasoline 52.00 David Gingerich, Deposit Rfd 88.98 Horizon Equipment, Deposit Rfd 44.33 Hailey Millsap, Deposit Rfd 60.28 Payroll, Wages 21770.54 Total 179464.77 Fund Summary Expenses General 48258.27 Steam Train Project 42.22 Fire Department 732.56 Ems Department 843.75 Road Use 22458.60 Employee Benefits 188.50 2019 Flood 14101.35 2021 Projects 18914.00 Water 49128.06 Sewer 24797.46 Total 179464.77 January Revenue General 33943.91 Road 32831.58 Special Revenue 27536.11 Debt Service 3609.18 Water 42864.09 Sewer 31527.73 Total 172312.60 /s/Shawn Kelly, Mayor Attest: /s/Jodie Flaherty, City Administrator MVTN 2-17-21
