Meeting 07-22

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2007, in the Bondurant City Center at 200 Second Street, Northeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Said meeting is open and the public is encouraged to attend.

AGENDA

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 04, 2007
     b)    Receive and File – Library Board of Trustees Minutes of August 27, 2007
     c)    Claims Report
     d)    Tax Abatement Applications – Michael Harken, 403 Tailfeather Court, Northwest;       Megan Marlow, 1203 Cove Street, Southeast; Benjamin James and Michelle Jean     Richards, 801 – 13th Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa
6)   Polk County Sheriff’s Report
7)   RESOLUTION NO. 07-138 – A Resolution approving Full and Final Payment to     Nutri-Ject Systems for the Lagoon and Cell Sludge Removal and Land Application          in the amount of $12,718.72
8)  RESOLUTION NO. 07-139 – A Resolution approving the City of Bondurant City Street Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2007
9)  RESOLUTION NO. 07-140 – A Resolution approving the Final Plat for Morgan Estates Plat 1 Located in Unincorporated Polk County
10)  RESOLUTION NO. 07-141 – A Resolution setting a Public Hearing Date for October 15, 2007, for Consideration of Various Voluntary Annexation Applications to the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa
11) Reports / Comments and appropriate action thereon:
       a)   City Administrator Arentsen
       b)   Council Members
       c)    Mayor McCoid
12)  Adjournment

BONDURANT CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

September 17, 2007

Meeting No. 07-22

A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, was held in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center on the 17th day of September, 2007, at 6:00 p.m.

Present: Mayor Marla McCoid

Council Member Mike Adams, Sr.

Council Member Michele R. Bailey

Council Member Bruce N. Cordes

Council Member Jeffrey A. Kromrie

Council Member Keith Ryan

City Administrator Mark J. Arentsen

Deputy City Clerk Michelle Wells

Absent: None

Notice of the meeting was posted at the Bondurant City Center, Casey’s General Stores, Legacy Bank and the United States Post Office on September 14, 2007. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public.

Mayor McCoid called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. Roll call was taken and a quorum was declared.

Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Kromrie, to approve the agenda as presented. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve the consent items consisting of the City Council Minutes of September 04, 2007, Library Board of Trustees Minutes of August 27, 2007, the Claims Report, and Tax Abatement Applications for Michael Harken, 403 Tailfeather Court, Northwest; Megan Marlow, 1203 Cove Street, Southeast; and Benjamin and Michelle Richards, 801 – 13th Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.

Polk County Sheriff’s Department representative was present and had nothing to report.

Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-139, a Resolution approving the City of Bondurant City Street Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2007. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.

Mr. Mike Harmeyer, HB Properties, Altoona, Iowa, presented the Final Plat for Morgan Estates Plat 1, located in unincorporated Polk County and answered questions from the Mayor and Council. Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 07-140, a Resolution approving the Final Plat for Morgan Estates Plat 1, located in unincorporated Polk County. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Bailey, to approve Resolution No. 07-141, a Resolution setting a Public Hearing for October 15, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center for consideration of various voluntary annexation applications to the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.

The following item(s) were discussed as part of City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:

· Working on the Public Safety Building bid.

· Bids for the Library project will be opened September 20.

· Will meet with Mayor McCoid and Regency Homes on September 21, about getting water and sewer to the school site.

· Stanley Consultants, Inc., is currently working on obtaining more aeration in the lagoon.

· Paired Homes Site Plan is being reviewed by the Great Western Bank in Altoona.

The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s comments:

· Council Member Bailey – Asked the status of stormwater management at Courtyard Estates.

· Council Member Adams – There is a large pothole on 15th Street, Southeast, and would like the City to become involved in fundraisers for Iraq war veterans.

· Council Member Ryan – No Comment.

· Council Member Cordes – No Comment.

· Council Member Kromrie – Working with the City Administrator on the Public Safety Building project and the Bondurant city limits sign west of 2nd Street, Northwest needs repaired.

Mayor McCoid called for a recess at 6:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 6:40 p.m.

The following item(s) were discussed as part of Mayor McCoid’s comments:

· Recently attended a meeting with State Legislators and they are interested in receiving public feedback on the war issue and the current economic situation.

· Meeting with Stanley Consultants on Tuesday concerning the WRA connection.

· Met with the IDNR last week pertaining to the lagoon issue.

Mr. Scott Wienands, President, Nutri-Ject Systems, Inc., Hudson, Iowa, presented his perspective concerning the amount of the full and final payment for the lagoon and cell sludge removal and land application.

Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-138, a Resolution approving the full and final payment to Nutri-Ject Systems, for the lagoon and sludge removal and land application project in the amount of $12,718.72. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams, to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call: Ayes: 5. Nays: 0. Motion carried.

Marla McCoid, Mayor

ATTEST:

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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 17, 2007, 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