Posting Date: August
12, 2005
NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular
Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 15,
2005, in the
1) Call
to Order
2)
Roll Call
3)
Perfecting and
Approval of the Agenda
4)
Guests Present
5)
Consent Items:
b)
Approval of
the Council Minutes – August 01, 2005
c)
Receive and
File –
d)
Receive and
File – WRA Board Minutes – July 19, 2005
e)
Receive and
File – Library Board of Trustee Minutes – July 07, 2005
f)
Receive and
File –
g)
Receive and
File – Eastern Polk Regional Development Minutes – June 23, 2005
h)
Receive and
File – Metro Waste Authority Minutes – June 15, 2005
i)
Approval of
the Claims Report
j)
Tax Abatement
Application – Douglas K. Moon, 602 Spruce Drive, Northwest; John R. Titus, 510 Mallard Pointe Drive,
Northwest; Legacy Bank, 1201 Grant
Street, South, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa
6)
Polk County
Sheriff’s Department Report
7)
Mr. Vic
Piagentini, Project Manager – Presentation of a Preliminary Plat and Final Plat
for
Paired
Homes PUD, located within the corporate limits of the City of
RESOLUTION
NO. 05-87 – A Resolution approving the Preliminary
Plat for Paired
Homes PUD,
located within the corporate limits of the City of
County,
RESOLUTION
NO. 05-88 – A Resolution approving the Final Plat
for Paired Homes
PUD, located
within the corporate limits of the City of
County,
8)
Mr. Vic
Piagentini, Project Manager – Presentation of a Site Plan for Paired Homes PUD,
located
at
RESOLUTION
NO. 05-89 – A Resolution approving the Site Plan
for Paired Homes
PUD, located
at
9)
RESOLUTION NO. 05-82
– A Resolution setting the City Council
first meeting in September
to September 06,
2005
10)
RESOLUTION NO. 05-83
A Resolution approving the appointment to the City Tree Board
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11)
RESOLUTION NO. 05-84
– A Resolution approving the MPO Bylaws and 28E Agreement, as
amended
12)
RESOLUTION NO. 05-85
– A Resolution approving the Prairie Meadows Grant Application on
behalf
of Bondurant Emergency Services
13)
RESOLUTION NO. 05-86
– A Resolution approving the Prairie Meadows Grant Application on
behalf
of the City of
14)
Discussion and
appropriate action to be taken on the following item(s):
a) Speed Limit on
15)
Reports /
Comments and appropriate action thereon:
a)
City Attorney
Brick
b)
Mayor Ihde
c)
City
Administrator Carlyle
d)
Council
Members
Adjournment
BONDURANT CITY
COUNCIL
REGULAR
MEETING
Meeting No. 05-17
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Present: Mayor Allen G. Ihde
Council
Member Michele R. Bailey
Council
Member Bruce
Council
Member James M. Valentine
City Attorney Matthew S. Brick
City Administrator Darrel Steven Carlyle
Administrative
/ Utility Clerk Michelle Wells
Accounting
Clerk Luane Baker
Absent: Council
Member Jeffrey A. Kromrie
Council
Member Gregory
Notice of the meeting was posted
at the
Mayor Ihde called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. Roll call was taken and a quorum was declared.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council
Member Valentine, to approve the agenda, as presented. Roll Call:
Cordes-Yes,
Valentine-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council
Member Cordes, to approve the consent items consisting of the City Council
Minutes of August 01, 2005, Polk County Aviation Authority Minutes of July 07,
2005, WRA Board Minutes of July 19, 2005, Library Board of Trustee Minutes of
July 07, 2005, Polk County Emergency Management Board Minutes of July 20, 2005,
Eastern Polk Regional Development Minutes of June 23, 2005, Metro Waste
Authority Minutes of June 15, 2005, the Claims Report and Tax Abatement
Applications for Douglas K. Moon, 602 Spruce Drive, Northwest; John R. Titus,
510 Mallard Pointe Drive, Northwest; Legacy Bank, 1201 Grant Street, South,
Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll
Call: Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Valentine-Yes. Motion carried.
Accounting Clerk Baker left at 6:11 p.m.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Representative Lt. Jorgenson was present and had nothing to report.
Mr. Vic Piagentini, Project Manager, Associated Engineering Company of Iowa, 2917 Martin Luther King, Jr., Parkway, Des Moines, Iowa, presented the Preliminary and Final Plat for Paired Homes PUD, located within the corporate limits of the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. City Administrator Carlyle stated the Preliminary Plat has met the administrative review process and has been approved by
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the Planning and Zoning Commission. He recommended approval of the Final Plat by the City Council, subject to his final approval.
Motion made by Council Member
Bailey, seconded by Council Member Valentine, to approve Resolution No. 05-87,
a Resolution approving the Preliminary Plat for Paired Homes PUD, located
within the corporate limits of the City of
Motion made by Council Member
Bailey, seconded by Council Member Valentine, to approve Resolution No. 05-88,
a Resolution approving the Final Plat for Paired Homes PUD, located within the
corporate limits of the City of
Mr. Vic Piagentini, Project
Manager, Associated Engineering Company of
Motion made by Council Member
Cordes, seconded by Council Member Bailey, to approve Resolution No. 05-89, a
Resolution approving the Site Plan for Paired Homes PUD, located at
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Valentine, to approve Resolution 05-82, a Resolution setting the City Council meeting for the first meeting in September for Tuesday, September 06, 2005, at 6:00 p.m., due to the Labor Day holiday. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Valentine-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member
Cordes, seconded by Council Member Valentine, to approve Resolution No. 05-83,
a Resolution approving the appointment of Tammy Vander Bloemen,
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Valentine, to approve Resolution No. 05-84, a Resolution approving the MPO Bylaws and 28E Agreement, as amended. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Valentine-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Bondurant Emergency Services Chief Brian Poffenberger presented a Prairie Meadows Grant Application on behalf of Bondurant Emergency Services in the amount of $10.000.00, to be put towards the purchase of a Bullard T3MAX Thermal Imager. Mr. Jim Jones, Hiland Fire Equipment, presented an informative demonstration of a Thermal Imager and answered questions from the Mayor and Council. The Thermal Imager expands emergency services to victims locked in a burning house and / or victims thrown from a vehicle.
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Motion made by Council Member Valentine, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 05-85, a Resolution approving the Prairie Meadows Grant Application on behalf of Bondurant Emergency Services. Roll Call: Valentine-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
City Administrator Carlyle presented a Prairie Meadows Grant Application on behalf of the City of Bondurant in the amount of $10,000.00, to put towards the purchase of a brush chipper. He said the purchase of a brush chipper will serve many functions for the community.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Valentine, to approve Resolution No. 05-86, a Resolution approving the Prairie Meadows Grant Application on behalf of the City of Bondurant. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Valentine-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
City Administrator Carlyle gave an update concerning the speed limit issue on 15th Street, Southeast. He stated that the City has retained the services of McClure Engineering Company, 400 Southeast Delaware Avenue, Ankeny, Iowa, to perform an analysis of the speed study, from the 100 block to the 600 block on 15th Street, Southeast. Mark Crawford, P.E., is conducting the analysis and at the request of the City, will also be communicating with the residents. The residents will be invited to a neighborhood meeting, which will be held Wednesday, August 24, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. at the Wolf Creek Club House. The purpose of the meeting is to gather feedback and recommendations from the residents of 15th Street, Southeast, pertaining to the speed limit. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department will be collecting data over several timeframes with an unmarked vehicle. The speed study and the recommendation will be presented at the September 06, 2005, City Council meeting. Mr. Carlyle also answered questions pertaining to “No Parking” and “Children at Play” signs for 15th Street, Southeast.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Mayor Ihde’s comments:
§ Announced obtaining funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for the purchase of a rail spur from Des Moines to Bondurant. The sole purpose of his Washington D.C. in June, 2005, was to introduce this project to our Congressmen, hoping to secure funding in the future, but instead they chose to fund it this year. This is extremely important for future industrial development in the City.
§
Referenced
communication from the Iowa Municipal Clerks’ Institute Academy and thanked
City Administrator Carlyle for his participation.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Attorney Brick’s
comments:
v No Comment.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of City Administrator
Carlyle’s comments:
ü
Highlighted
a card of appreciation for Bondurant Emergency Services from the Carney family.
ü
Referenced
Bondurant Community Library Statistics report for July, 2005.
ü
Announced
there will be a tobacco violation hearing at the September 06, 2005, Council
Meeting.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s
comments:
q Council Member Bailey – No Comment.
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q Council Member Cordes – Asked the dates for the City’s Fall Clean-up and if there will be any other option than Compost It! for the disposal of leaves.
q Council Member Valentine – Voiced dissatisfaction with the railroad whistle in the middle of the night.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to adjourn said meeting at 6:50 p.m. Ayes: 5. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
_________________________________ Allen
G. Ihde
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Michelle
Wells
Administrative
/ Utility Clerk
SEAL
I, the understated Administrative / Utility Clerk of the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of proceedings had and done by the Mayor and City Council on August 15, 2005, that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and readily available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk; that such subjects were contained in said agenda for at least twenty-four hours prior to said meeting, and the said minutes from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were written from and available for public inspection within ten business days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body.
__________________________________
Michelle Wells
Administrative
/ Utility Clerk