NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at
6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 03, 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. 08-05
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 03rd day of March, 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
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 29, 2008.
All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting
was open to the public.
Mayor Pro Tem Adams called the meeting to
order at 6:05 p.m. Roll call was taken
and a quorum was declared.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded
by Council Member Ryan, to approve the agenda, as presented. Roll Call:
Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Adams-Yes. Motion carried.
Mayor McCoid presided over the meeting at 6:07 p.m.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams,
to approve the consent items consisting of the City Council Minutes of February
19, 2008, Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of February 07, 2008, the
Claims Report and Tax Abatement Applications for Beth Hick, 3413 Maple Drive,
Southwest; Justin Pals, 1200 – 15th Street, Southeast; Michael & Nicole
Webb, 3304 Maple Drive, Southwest; and Kent Klingbeil & Shelley Allen, 607
Mulberry Drive, Northwest, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes,
Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Polk County Sheriff’s Department representative Deputy Arcuri had
nothing to report.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Ryan,
to close the regular City Council meeting at 6:10 p.m., and open the Public
Hearing for consideration of approving the Municipal Budget for Fiscal Year
2008 / 2009 for the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call:
Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes. Motion carried. No verbal comments were received during the
Public Hearing. Motion made by Council
Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member Boatwright, to close the Public Hearing
at 6:11 p.m., and open the regular City Council meeting. Roll Call:
Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried. Motion made by Council Member Bailey,
seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve Resolution No. 08-38, a Resolution
approving the Municipal Budget for the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa,
for Fiscal Year 2008 / 2009. Roll
Call: Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes,
Boatwright, Adams-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Ryan,
to approve the second reading of Ordinance No 08-203, an Ordinance amending the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 99, Section
99.02, pertaining to Rates for Sanitary Sewer Service, effective July 01,
2008. The increase would be 0 to 1300
gallons at a minimum of $6.13. All
consumption over 1300 gallons would be $6.63 per 1,000 gallons. Roll Call:
Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Adams-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member Bailey,
to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 08-204, an Ordinance amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 15,
Section 15.04, pertaining to Mayor Compensation. The proposed salary for the Mayor is
sixty-two hundred dollars ($6,200.00) per year, payable annually and would
become effective no earlier than January 01, 2010. Roll Call:
Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Boatwright-No, Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member
Boatwright, to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 08-205, an Ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by
amending Chapter 17, Section 17.06, pertaining to Council Member
Compensation. The proposed salary of
each Council Member is one hundred forty-five dollars and eighty-four cents
($145.84) for each regular and special meeting of the Council attended, payable
annually and will not become effective during the Council Member’s term in
which the change is adopted. Roll
Call: Bailey-Yes, Boatwright-No,
Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-No, Adams-No. Motion
failed.
Mayor McCoid asked Mayor Pro Tem Adams to preside over the meeting at
6:13 p.m., citing a conflict of interest.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member Bailey,
to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 08-206, an Ordinance amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 37,
Section 37.05, pertaining to False Alarm Service Charges. Roll Call:
Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member Bailey, expressing
support for studying the Improvement of Emergency Management Services Delivery
for Eastern Polk County. Roll Call: Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes,
Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes. Motion
carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to
approve Resolution No. 08-39, a Resolution approving the participation of the
City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, in the Northeast Polk County
Coalition. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes,
Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion
carried.
City Attorney Brick led a discussion pertaining to a tobacco violation
issued against Mobil Food Mart, 1111 Lincoln Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk
County, Iowa.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of Mayor McCoid’s comments:
·
Present and upcoming newsletter articles.
·
Sidewalk project and school busing issue.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of City Administrator Arentsen’s comments:
·
Proposed
sewer rate increases.
·
Flowmeter
update.
·
Possible
street sweeper purchase.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s
comments:
·
Council
Members Adams – Thanked the Mayor for her involvement in the Disabled Veterans
benefit.
·
Bailey
– No Comment.
·
Council
Member Ryan – Asked about future street repairs.
·
Council
Member Boatwright – Snow complaints and Franklin Street, Southwest, street
sign.
·
Council
Member Sullivan – No Comment.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of City Attorney Brick’s comments:
·
Complimented City Staff for keeping the City’s Municipal
Code Book up to date.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Ryan, to
adjourn the meeting at 6:55 p.m. Roll
Call: Ayes: 5.
Nays: 0. Motion carried.
Bondurant City Council Meeting
March 03, 2008
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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 March 03, 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