City Council

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEVADA CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 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. 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 November 8, 2021

B. Approve Payment of Cash Disbursements, including Check Numbers 76819-76902 and Electronic Numbers 1019-1024 (Inclusive) Totaling $1,161,242.35 (See attached list)

C. Approve the Cancellation of the second meeting of December, 2021

D. Approve 2022 Meeting Dates

E. Approve 2022 Wellness Program

F. Accept and File the Annual Financial Report for FY20/21

G. Approve Banner on City Hall fence for Christmas On Main event held on December 11^th.

5. 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.

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6. OLD BUSINESS

A. Approve Pay Request No. 17 for Central Business District Infrastructure Project from Con-Struct Inc., in the amount of $446,109.90

B. Approve Change Order No. 1 for the WWTF Improvements-Phase 2 Project from Williams Brothers Inc in the amount of $10,013.27

7. NEW BUSINESS

A. Resolution No. 026 (2021/2022): A Resolution obligating funds from the Urban Renewal Tax Revenue Fund for appropriation to the payment of annual appropriation tax increment financed obligations which shall come due in the next succeeding fiscal year  which include: (Almaco, $30,000); (NEDC-membership, $65,000); (Van Houweling, $44,000); (R Friedrich & Sons/LMI, $143,603); (Mid-States Material Handling, $21,808); (Verbio, $94,302); (ROSK Development, LLC,/LMI, $29,246); (M&R Properties Iowa, LLC, $5,289)

B. Resolution No. 027 (2021/2022): A Resolution approving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) indebtedness certification and directing the certification to be filed no later than December 1, 2021

C. Resolution No. 028 (2021/2022): A Resolution setting a Date of Meeting at which it is Proposed to Approve a Development Agreement with Evie and Seth Peterson, Including Annual Appropriation Tax Increment Payments

D. Resolution No. 029 (2021/2022): A Resolution setting a Date of Meeting at which it is proposed to Approve a Development Agreement with JLA, LLC and Kathy Kockler, Including Annual Appropriation Tax Increment Payments

E. Resolution No. 030 (2021/2022): A Resolution Authorizing Economic Development Grant to Harmony Clothing Closet

F. Resolution No. 031 (2021/2022): A Resolution setting time and place of public hearing to consider amendments to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Nevada, Iowa

G. Resolution No. 032 (2021/2022): A Resolution approving Economic Development Grant Agreement with Camelot Theater Foundation0

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

9. ADJOURN

The agenda was posted on the official bulletin board on November 18, 2021, in compliance with the requirements of the open meetings law.