NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at
6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 04, 2008, 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.
BONDURANT CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Meeting No. 08-03
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 04th day of February, 2008,
at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Marla McCoid
Council
Member Mike Adams, Sr.
Council Member
Michele R. Bailey
Council Member Eric
Boatwright
Council Member
Keith Ryan
Council Member Curt
Sullivan
City Attorney Matthew
S. Brick
City Administrator
Mark J. Arentsen
Deputy City Clerk
Michelle Wells
Finance Director
Lori Dunham
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 February 01, 2008.
All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting
was open to the public.
Mayor McCoid called the meeting to order at
6:06 p.m. Roll call was taken and a
quorum was declared.
Mayor McCoid asked that items #8 and #9 be
moved above item #7. Motion made by
Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve the agenda,
as amended. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Boatwright-Yes,
Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member Adams, to
approve the consent items consisting of the City Council Minutes of January 28,
2008, Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of January 10, 2007, the Claims
Report and Tax Abatement Applications for David Dicks, 1100 – 14th Street,
Southeast; Angie Potter, 701 – 35th Street, Southwest; Richard Davis, 813 –
13th Street, Southeast; Jason L. & Amanda R. Waltz, 3303 Oak Drive,
Southwest; Mark Arentsen, 612 Mulberry Drive, Northwest; and Jenny & Jesse
Hanson, 3317 Maple Drive, Southwest, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll
Call: Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Boatwright-Yes,
Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion
carried.
Lt. Kevin Schneider, Polk County Sheriff’s Department, was present but
had nothing to report.
Mr. Edwin Slattery, P.E., Stanley Consultants, Inc., presented a
Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bondurant and Stanley
Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $46,970.00, to conduct an evaluation of the
sanitary sewer system and answered questions from the Mayor and Council. Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded
by Council Member Bailey, to approve Resolution No. 08-20, a Resolution
approving the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bondurant and
Stanley Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $46,970.00, to conduct an
evaluation of the sanitary sewer system.
Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes,
Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams,
to approve Resolution No. 08-21, a Resolution establishing work activities for
an Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) project.
Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes,
Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Ryan-Yes.
Motion carried.
City Administrator Mark Arentsen and Finance Director Lori Dunham
presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2008 / 2009 Municipal Budget and answered
questions from the Mayor and Council.
Mr. Kent Sullivan, 121 Paine Street, Southeast, questioned if the
sidewalk project for 2nd Street, Northeast, was included in the budget and
Chris Bogaards, Bondurant Emergency Services asked for clarification regarding the
vehicle replacement fund. Motion made by
Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution
No. 08-19, a Resolution setting a Public Hearing date of March 03, 2008, at
6:00 p.m., at the Bondurant City Center, receive public comment on the proposed
City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, Municipal Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 / 2009. Roll Call:
Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Mayor McCoid suggested tabling discussion items “b” through “e” of the
Budget Workshop until the next meeting.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member Adams, to
table discussion items “b” through “e” until the next City Council
Meeting. Roll Call: Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Boatwright-No,
Sullivan-No, Bailey-No. Motion denied. Discussion occurred pertaining to water and
sewer rates effective July 01, 2008; adding a proposed stormwater management
compliance fee to building permit applications; 2008 sidewalk project; and
possible 2008 capital projects.
Council Member Adams announced his abstention concerning Resolution No.
08-22, a Resolution approving the lease agreement between the City of Bondurant
and the United States Postal Service, 106 – 2nd Street, Northeast, Bondurant,
Iowa, citing a conflict of interest.
City Administrator Arentsen outlined the lease and Council voiced
concern over the number of parking spaces retained by the Post Office. Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded
by Council Member Boatwright to table Resolution No. 08-22, a Resolution
approving the lease agreement between the City of Bondurant and the United
States Postal Service, 106 – 2nd Street, Northeast, Bondurant, Iowa, until the
next Council Meeting. Roll Call: Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Abstain, Bailey-Yes,
Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams,
to approve Resolution No.
08-23, a Resolution approving the Land Use Plan for Clay Township Section 2
and the surrounding area southwest of the City
of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa.
Roll: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes,
Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Mayor McCoid asked Mayor Pro Tem Adams to preside over the meeting at 8:11 p.m., and to preclude her from discussion concerning the proposed fire department false alarm ordinance, due to a conflict of interest. Chief Aaron Kreuder participated in the discussion and answered questions from Council. Mayor McCoid returned to preside over the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
Discussion was held pertaining to Mayor and Council compensation.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of City Attorney Brick’s comments:
·
No
Comment.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:
·
Annexation
update.
·
Meetings
update.
·
Building
permits update.
·
IDOT
will be doing an overlay on sections of Highway 65 next year.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s
comments:
·
Council
Members Adams – No Comment.
·
Bailey
– No Comment.
·
Council
Member Ryan – MWA update.
·
Council
Member Boatwright – BDI meeting update.
·
Council
Member Sullivan – Asked for former Council meeting information concerning the proposed
Main Street revitalization project.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of Mayor McCoid’s comments:
·
No Comment.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Bailey,
to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 p.m. Roll Call:
Ayes: 5. Nays:
0. Motion carried.
Marla
McCoid, Mayor
Bondurant City Council Meeting
February 04, 2008
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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 February 04, 2008, 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