Posting Date:
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular
Meeting of the City Council will be held at
REGULAR MEETING
Meeting No. 07-03
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Present: Council
Member Mike Adams, Sr.
Council
Member Michele R. Bailey
Council
Member Bruce
Council
Member Jeffrey A. Kromrie
City Attorney Matthew S. Brick
City Administrator Mark J. Arentsen
Deputy City Clerk Michelle Wells
Absent: Mayor
Marla McCoid
Council
Member Keith Ryan
Notice of the meeting was posted
at the
Mayor Pro Tem Michele Bailey called the
meeting to order at
City Administrator Arentsen
asked that item #8 be deleted from the agenda.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Adams,
to approve the agenda, as amended. Roll
Call: Cordes-Yes,
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve the consent items consisting of the City Council Minutes of January 08, and January 18, 2007, Library Board of Trustees Minutes of December 07, 2006 and January 04, 2007, the Claims Report and Tax Abatement Applications for Adam Markham, 606 Mulberry Drive, Northwest; Dan and Karen Berggren, 1204 Cove Street, Southeast; Phillip and Patty Abels, 300 Mulberry Drive, Northwest; and Marjorie Trembly, 1400 Adams Street, Southeast, Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Council Member Kromrie arrived at
Polk County Sheriff’s Department representative Lt. Peterman had nothing to report.
Mr. Randy York, The York Companies,
Council Member Cordes requested that the following
objectives be added to the City’s Mission Statement and not necessarily
verbatim: public safety services;
recreational facilities and activities; provide planned organized growth and
economical, feasible, commercial growth.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Adams,
to approve Resolution No. 07-16, a Resolution approving the Mission Statement
for the City of
Mr. Richard Atterbury, CPA, Martens & Company,
Mr. Skip Conkling, Bondurant Representative to the Des
Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) presented an update on weekly bus service
and answered questions from Council.
Motion made by Council Member Bailey, seconded by Council Member Cordes,
to approve Resolution No. 07-18, a Resolution approving implementing public transit
service provided by the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) for
the City of
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-19, a Resolution approving the appointment of Bruce Cordes as the Primary Representative and Mark Arentsen as the Alternate Representative to the Metro Waste Authority Board for calendar year 2007. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council
Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-20, a Resolution establishing the
second meeting date in February as
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 07-21, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by amending provisions pertaining to the adoption of the 2006 International Building Code, 2006 International Residential Code and the 2006 International Existing Building Code – Chapter 155. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council
Member Kromrie, to approve Resolution No. 07-22, a Resolution establishing a
Public Hearing date for
6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by amending provisions pertaining to the adoption of the 2006 International Mechanical Code and the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code – Chapter 156. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Kromrie, to approve Resolution No. 07-23, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by amending provisions pertaining to the adoption of the 2006 International Plumbing Code – Chapter 157. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Kromrie, to approve Resolution No. 07-24, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by amending provisions pertaining to the adoption of the 2005 National Electrical Code – Chapter 158. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-25, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by adding new provisions pertaining to Contractor Licensing – Chapter 160. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 07-26, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by amending provisions pertaining to the adoption of the 2006 International Fire Code – Chapter 161. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Kromrie-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-27, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by amending provisions pertaining to Subdivision Regulations – Chapter 180. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-28, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by repealing Chapter 159, pertaining
to the adoption of the 2002 National Electrical Code. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Kromrie-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Adams, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 07-29, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by repealing Chapter 162, pertaining to the adoption of the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. Roll Call: Adams-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Kromrie-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Adams, to approve Resolution No. 07-30, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by repealing Chapter 163, pertaining to the adoption of the 1997 Life Safety Code. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Cordes-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to approve Resolution No. 07-31, a Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date for February 05, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center, to consider amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bondurant, Iowa, 2002, by repealing Chapter 166, pertaining to the adoption of the 2000 International Residential Code. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Bailey-Yes, Adams-Yes. Motion carried.
City Administrator Arentsen led a discussion concerning FY
2007 budget meeting dates, establishing a three-way stop intersection at
The following item(s) were discussed as part of City Administrator
Arentsen’s comments:
v Annexation update.
v Negotiating a lease with Dr. Pick.
v Farmer’s Cooperative land exchange update.
v
Special Council Meetings on January 29, and
February 01, at
v Newsletter article deadline is February 01.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of Council Member’s
comments:
q Council Member Kromrie – Law enforcement options and distributed a floor plan for the new Public Safety building to Council.
q Council Member Bailey – Snow ordinance is not being observed and certain residents are pushing snow from their property onto public streets.
q Council
Member
q Council Member Cordes – Requested WRA update; inquired about February 01, railroad meeting and questioned the validity of park land dedication.
The following item(s) were discussed as part of City Attorney Brick’s
comments:
ü None.
Motion made by Council Member
Kromrie, seconded by Council Member Cordes, to go into closed session, pursuant
to Iowa Code Section 21.5c to discuss potential litigation with legal
counsel. Roll Call: Kromrie-Yes, Cordes-Yes, Bailey-Yes,
Adams-Yes. Motion carried. Council went into closed session at
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council Member Kromrie, to close the closed session and open the regular meeting at 7:59 p.m. Roll Call: Cordes-Yes, Kromrie-Yes, Adams-Yes, Bailey-Yes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Council Member Cordes, seconded by Council
Member Kromrie, to adjourn the meeting at
Michele Bailey
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Michelle
Wells
Deputy
City Clerk
SEAL
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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 January 22, 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