Posting Date: September 15, 2006
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular
Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18,
2006, in the
1) Call to Order
2)
Roll Call
3)
Perfecting and
Approval of the Agenda
4)
Guests Present
5)
Consent Items
a)
Approval of
the City Council Minutes of September 05, 2006
b)
Receive and
file Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of August 24, 2006
c)
Receive and
file Library Board of Trustees Minutes of August 30, 2006
d)
Claims Report
e)
Tax Abatement
Applications – Charlette Mullen, 204 – 14th Street, Southeast; Laura J. Adams,
603 – 14th Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa
6)
Polk County
Sheriff’s Report
7)
Farmer’s
Cooperative – Presentation of a Site Plan for
8)
RESOLUTION NO. 06-138 – A Resolution approving the Site Plan for
Farmer’s Cooperative,
9) RESOLUTION NO. 06-137 – A
Resolution approving certain street closures for a
Neighborhood Block Party on
10) RESOLUTION NO. 06-139 – A
Resolution of Appreciation to Ragbrai Volunteers
11) ORDINANCE NO 06-206 – An
Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by adding Section 135.14 – “Utility Permit”
(2nd reading)
12) ORDINANCE NO. 06-210 – An
Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinance of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002 by adding Chapter 27 – “Board of
Adjustments” (1st reading)
13) RESOLUTION NO. 06-140 – A
Resolution recommending to the Polk County Assessor
and
the Polk County Auditor that the Tax Abatement Application for 407 – 5th
Street, Northwest, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, be applied retroactive due to
Special Circumstances
14) MOTION – A Motion
establishing the first meeting date and time in October, 2006
15) Reports / Comments and appropriate action
thereon:
a)
City
Administrator Arentsen
b)
Council
Members
c)
Mayor McCoid
16) Adjournment
BONDURANT CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Meeting No. 06-23
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Present: Mayor Marla McCoid
Council Member Mike Adams, Sr.
Council
Member Bruce
Council
Member Jeffrey A. Kromrie
Council
Member Keith Ryan
City
Attorney Matthew S. Brick
City Administrator Mark J. Arentsen
Deputy City Clerk Michelle Wells
Absent: Council
Member Michele R. Bailey
Notice of the meeting was posted
at the
Mayor McCoid called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call was taken and a quorum was declared.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve the agenda, as presented. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve the consent items consisting of the City Council Minutes of September 05, 2006, Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of August 24, 2006, Bondurant Community Library Board of Trustees Minutes of August 30, 2006, the Claims Report and Tax Abatement Applications for Charlette Mullen, 204 – 14th Street, Southeast; and Laura J. Adams, 603 – 14th Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Polk County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Jorgenson was present but had nothing to report.
Mr. Chris Pearson, VP, Feed Division / Region 6 Manager,
Farmer’s Cooperative Company,
September 18, 2006
Page Two
Farmer’s Cooperative plans to request a re-zoning for this
site from Agricultural to M-2 Medium Industrial. The re-zoning will allow for expansion and
divert traffic across U.S. Highway 65.
There are plans for a berm or some type of windbreak on the west edge of
the property. Mrs. Sheryl Weston,
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council
Member Ryan, to approve Resolution No. 06-138, a Resolution approving the
Temporary Site Plan for Farmer’s Cooperative Company, located at
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve Resolution No. 06-137, a Resolution allowing the residents of 14th Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, to close 14th Street, Southeast, between Lincoln Street, Southeast, and Michael Street, Southeast, on Saturday, September 23, 2006, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and Midnight, for a neighborhood block party. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Resolution No. 06-139 was tabled until the next meeting.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council
Member Adams, to waive the second reading of Ordinance No. 06-206, an Ordinance
Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of
City Attorney Brick informed the Mayor and Council that during the previous City Administration, Chapter 27 – “Board of Adjustment” was deleted from the City’s Municipal Code. Recently there was a need to review Chapter 27 and the error was discovered. City Attorney Brick was able to recover the Chapter in his archives and forwarded it to City Hall, where it will be rewritten into the Municipal Code Book.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to waive the first and second reading of Ordinance No. 06-210, an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, 2002, by adding Chapter 27 – “Board of Adjustment” and approve as the third and final reading. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Kromrie-Yes. Motion carried.
September 18, 2006
Page Three
Mr. Josh Miller,
Motion made by Council Member Ryan,
seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 06-140, a
Resolution recommending to the Polk County Assessor and the Polk County Auditor
that the Tax Abatement Application for
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Ryan, establishing the first meeting date in October for Monday, October 02, 2006, at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Kromrie-No. Motion carried.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of City Administrator
Arentsen’s comments:
v Tax Abatement Review Committee Meeting on Thursday, September 21, at 6:00 p.m.
v Special Census is 90% completed.
v Presented a timeline for the re-zoning of the downtown area.
v Engineer selection will be September 28, for the WRA sewer extension.
v
Bid opening will be September 28, for the
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s
comments:
q Council Member Cordes – No Comment.
q Council Member Ryan – A railcar sitting on the railroad tracks full of flammable liquid; currently working with Chief Kreuder on adjusting the Fire Department budget to meet their needs and concerned about the additional debris at the former Union 76 building, stating the area was to be cleaned up by October 01, 2006.
q Council Member Kromrie – No Comment.
q Council
Member
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of Mayor McCoid’s comments:
ü MILAG meeting update.
ü Stressed the need for the Census count to be accurate.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call: Ayes: 4. Nays: 0. Motion carried.
September 18, 2006
Page Four
Marla McCoid
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Michelle
Wells
Deputy
City Clerk
SEAL
I, the understated Deputy City 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 September 18, 2006, 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
Deputy
City Clerk