Posting Date: April 18, 2008
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular
Meeting of the City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Monday, April 21,
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. 08-08
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 21st day of April, 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 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 April 18, 2008.
All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting
was open to the public.
Mayor McCoid called the meeting to order at
6:00 p.m. Roll call was taken and a
quorum was declared.
City Administrator Arentsen asked that two
items be added to agenda item #26 Discussion Item(s) and said items will be (c)
Nuisance Abatement and (d) BIG, LC, landscaping change. Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded
by Council Member Bailey, to approve the agenda, as amended. Roll Call:
Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Boatwright,
seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve the consent items consisting of the
City Council Minutes of April 07, 2008, Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
of March 27, 2008, the Claims Report and Tax Abatement Applications for
Richard & Sandra Heaberlin,
1311 Audrey Street, Southeast; Kyer Robinson, 701
Lincoln Street, Southeast; Todd & Erica Kreykes,
3300 Maple Drive, Southwest; and Jason Grubbs, 905 – 34th Street, Southwest, Bondurant,
Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call: Boatwright-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes,
Adams-Yes. Motion carried.
Polk County Sheriff’s Department was not
present.
Motion made by Council Member Boatwright,
seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve Resolution No. 08-50, a Resolution
of Appreciation to Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino for grants presented
to the City of
Bondurant for playground equipment to be installed at
Mallard Pointe
Park, Bondurant Emergency Services for an extrication tool (JAWS), and the
Bondurant Community Library for interior furnishings. Roll Call:
Boatwright-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Adams-Yes. Motion carried. Mayor McCoid presented the Resolution of
Appreciation to Gary Palmer, CEO and Ed Skinner, Grant Advisory Committee
Member of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino and thanked them for their
continued support.
Mr. Steve Fenlon,
Presbyterian Homes Mill Pond Apartments, Inc., presented a Memorandum of
Agreement between the City of Bondurant and Presbyterian Homes Mill Pond
Apartments, Inc., and answered questions from the Mayor and Council. Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded
by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-51, a Resolution
setting a Public Hearing date of May 19, 2008, to consider a proposal to issue
revenue bonds or notes, in one or more series, of the issuer in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $4,200,000.00 and to loan said amount to
Presbyterian Homes Mill Pond Apartments, Inc.
Roll Call: Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes,
Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes.
Motion carried.
Mr. Jerry Pritchard, Bondurant Men’s Club,
requested a permit for supervised display of fireworks for Summerfest. Motion made by Council Member Bailey,
seconded by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-65, a
Resolution approving the permit for supervised display of fireworks for
Summerfest on June 17, 2008, for the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call:
Bailey-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Mr. Jeff Harden, City of Altoona Building
and Zoning Official, explained potential changes to the Zoning Code and
answered questions from the Mayor and Council.
Motion made by Council Member Adams,
seconded by Council Member Bailey, to approve Resolution No. 08-52, a
Resolution setting a Public Hearing date of May 05, 2008, to consider amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 177.04, in
the Zoning Code, pertaining to Accessory Structures. Roll Call:
Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams,
seconded by Council Member Bailey, to approve Resolution No. 08-53, a
Resolution setting a Public Hearing date of May 05, 2008, to consider amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 175.02, in
the Zoning Code, pertaining to General Provisions. Roll Call:
Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams,
seconded by Council Member Bailey, to approve Resolution No. 08-54, a
Resolution setting a Public Hearing date of May 05, 2008, to consider amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 175.01, in
the Zoning Code, pertaining to General Provisions. Roll Call:
Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams,
seconded by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-55, a
Resolution setting a Public Hearing date of May 05, 2008, to consider amending
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, Chapter 175.02,
#19 in the Zoning Code, pertaining to General Provisions. Roll Call:
Adams-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded
by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-56, a Resolution
setting a Public Hearing date of May 19, 2008, to receive public comment on the
proposed City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, amended Municipal Budget for
Fiscal Year 2007 / 2008. Roll Call: Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes,
Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded
by Council Member Sullivan, to approve Resolution No. 08-57, a Resolution
declaring April 26, 2008, as “Arbor Day” in the City of Bondurant, Polk County,
Iowa. Roll Call: Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes,
Boatwright-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Sullivan,
seconded by Council member Ryan, to approve Resolution No. 08-58, a Resolution
authorizing and directing the City Administrator to write-off certain emergency
medical accounts as non-collectible.
Roll Call: Sullivan-Yes,
Ryan-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Ryan, seconded
by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-59, a Resolution
approving the Contractor’s Application for Payment from Munro Construction
Company, in the amount of $18,939.12 pertaining to the Library project. Roll Call:
Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded
by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 08-60, a Resolution
approving the transfer of $56,000.00 from the Water Enterprise Fund (allocated
for the 84 Lumber watermain project), to the Sewer Enterprise Fund for the
Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) project.
Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes,
Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Sullivan,
seconded by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-61, a
Resolution approving the transfer of $10,625.00 from the General Fund to the
Trust & Agency Emergency Services Fund.
This amount is one-half of the revenue from the Centennial Book sales
and one-half of the monthly revenue collected from ERR. Roll Call:
Sullivan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey,
seconded by Council Member Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-62, a
Resolution approving the transfer of $10,625.00 from the General Fund to the
Trust & Agency Library Fund. This
amount is one-half of the revenue from the Centennial Book sales and one-half
of the monthly revenue collected from ERR.
Roll Call: Bailey-Yes,
Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Sullivan-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey,
seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
08-207, an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant,
Iowa, 2002, by amending Chapter 69.08, pertaining to No Parking Zones. Roll Call:
Bailey-No, Adams-No, Ryan-No, Boatwright-No, Sullivan-No. Motion failed.
Motion made by Council Member Sullivan,
seconded by Council Member Ryan, to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
08-208, an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant,
Iowa, 2002, by amending Chapter 17.06, pertaining to Council Member
Compensation. The salary of each Council
Member is seventy-five dollars for each regular and special meeting attended, payable annually and would become effective no
earlier than January 01, 2010. Roll
Call: Sullivan-Yes, Ryan-Yes,
Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes.
Motion carried.
Mr. Gene Gabus,
Mallard Creek Development, presented a request to re-zone the southeast section
of Mallard Creek Development, consisting of no more than 100 lots, located west
of Mallard Pointe Development and north of Second Street, Northwest, from R-2
One- and Two-Family Residential to R-5 Planned Unit Development (PUD), and answered
questions from the Mayor and Council.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member
Boatwright, to approve Resolution No. 08-63, a Resolution setting a Public
Hearing date of May 05, 2008, to consider a re-zoning request for the southeast
section of Mallard Creek Development, consisting of no more than 100 lots,
located west of Mallard Pointe Development and north of Second Street,
Northwest, from R-2 One- and Two-Family Residential to R-5 Planned Unit
Development (PUD). Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Bailey-Yes,
Sullivan-Yes, Ryan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey,
seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 08-64, a Resolution
approving the purchase of an Outdoor Warning Siren from Federal Signal
Corporation in the amount of $16,979.90, to be located at 2nd Street,
Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa.
Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes,
Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes.
Motion carried.
Discussion items included Greater Des Moines
Partnership Washington DC trip; DNR proposed Administrative Consent Order;
sending nuisance abatements to violators and BIG, LC, landscaping changes.
Mayor McCoid called for a recess at 7:45
p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:55 p.m.
The following item(s) were
discussed as part of Mayor McCoid’s comments:
·
Due to Summerfest, the second meeting date in June
will be June 19.
·
MWA dinner.
·
Meetings update.
·
Would like the B-F School Superintendent to give an
update concerning certain school issues at a future Council meeting.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of City Administrator
Arentsen’s comments:
·
Altoona
annexation.
·
Pre-construction
meeting on Monday for the Public Safety Building.
·
Will be
meeting with property owners in the areas of Franklin Street, Southwest; 32nd
Street, Southwest; and Prairie Drive, Southwest to discuss drainage issues.
·
Deadline
for the sidewalk repairs is May 01.
·
Swim
bus will run from June 03 to August 12.
·
Main
Street Reconstruction project meeting will be on May 01, at 6:00 p.m., at the
City Center.
·
Playground
equipment for Mallard Pointe Park will be installed on April 26.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s
comments:
·
Bailey
– Asked the voting hours for the courthouse referendum.
·
Council
Member Ryan – No Comment.
·
Council
Member Boatwright – Council should discuss investing in a digital voice
recorder.
·
Council
Member Sullivan – No Comment.
·
Council
Member Adams – Encouraged voting on the courthouse referendum.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Boatwright, to go into closed session at 8:20 p.m., pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5(j) regarding Potential Purchase of Real Estate. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion approved.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Adams, to close the closed session and open the regular meeting at 8:29 p.m. Roll Call: Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes, Ryan-Yes, Boatwright-Yes, Sullivan-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Bailey,
to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Roll
Call: Ayes: 5. Nays:
0. Motion carried.
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 April 21, 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