City Council

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEVADA CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2021 – 6:00 P.M.

NEVADA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 1209 6^TH STREET

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1. Call the Meeting to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of the Agenda

4. Workforce Retraining Program Presentation by Ames Chamber of Commerce Foundation

5. Approval of CONSENT AGENDA (Any item on the Consent Agenda may be removed for separate consideration.)

A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on September 27, 2021

B. Approve Payment of Cash Disbursements, including Check Numbers 76589-76663 and electronic Numbers 1005-1006 (Inclusive) totaling $366,134.75 (see attached list) and Great Western Purchase Card Statement in the amount of $4,609.04.

C. ABWA request for banner on Lincoln-Jefferson Heritage Highways Park fencing for their craft fair.

D. Resolution No. 017 (2021/2022): A Resolution amending Resolution No. 101 (2020/2021) approving the voluntary annexation of territory into the City of Nevada, Iowa — Verbio Nevada, LLC and Union Pacific Right-of-way.

E. Approve Volunteer Fire Department Chaplain Carl Vogeler as a member to the Nevada Volunteer Fire Department.

6. PUBLIC FORUM: Time set aside for comments from the public on topics of City business other than those listed on the agenda – no action may be taken.  (Please keep your comments to five minutes or less.) This is an opportunity for members of the audience to bring to the Council’s attention any item not listed on the agenda. Comments are limited to five (5) minutes per citizen, and the City will notify citizens when their time has expired. Speakers may not yield their times to others, and as a general rule this is not a time for exchange of questions. The Mayor has the authority to reduce the time allowed for comment in accordance with the number of persons present and signed up to speak.

7. OLD BUSINESS

A. Approve Pay Request No. 4 for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Project-Phase 2 in the amount of $1,002,227.39

B. Approve Pay Request No. 16 for the Central Business District Infrastructure Project from Con-Struct Inc., in the amount of $532,029.90.

C. Resolution No. 018 (2021/2022): A Resolution approving the Subaward Agreement with Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and City of Nevada, Iowa for Emergency Generator.

8. NEW BUSINESS

A. Resolution No. 019 (2021/2022): A Resolution to approve a minor subdivision for Mid-States Subdivision

B. Main Street Nevada, The Camelot Theater Project

9. REPORTS – City Administrator/Mayor/Council/Staff

10. CLOSED SESSION: Closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (j) To discuss purchase or sale of particular real estate only where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property.

11. Discussion and appropriate follow-up on Closed session pursuant to authority found in Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (j) to discuss purchase of particular real estate only where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property.

12. ADJOURN

The agenda was posted on the official bulletin board on October 7, 2021, in compliance with the requirements of the open meetings law.