Nevada City Council Meeting
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEVADA CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
NEVADA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 1209 6TH STREET
Notice to the Public: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion on agenda items. If you wish to speak, please complete a card found on the podium near this agenda and hand it to the City Clerk before the meeting. When your name is called, please step to the podium, state your name and address for the record, and speak. The Mayor may limit each speaker to five minutes. If you wish to present written materials and/or a signed petition in addition to your oral presentation, those materials need to be delivered to the City Clerk by noon on the Wednesday prior to the meeting to be included in the Council packet. The normal process on any particular agenda item is that the motion is placed on the floor, input is received from the audience, the Council is given an opportunity to comment on the issue or respond to the audience concerns, and the vote is taken. On ordinances, there is time provided for public input when recognized by the Chair. In consideration of all, if you have a cell phone, please turn it off or put it on silent ring. The use of obscene and vulgar language, hate speech, racial slurs, slanderous comments, and any other disruptive behavior during the Council meeting will not be tolerated and the offender may be barred by the presiding officer from further comment before the Council during the meeting and/or removed from the meeting. The Council will be meeting in the Council Chambers, Zoom may be provided, so long as that option is available.
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Please call City Hall at 515-382-5466 or email kwright@cityofnevadaiowa.org by 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2023
1. Call the Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Review of ICAP and IMWCA Insurance Renewals, Melissa Johnson with Midwest Insurance
5. Approval of CONSENT AGENDA (Any item on the Consent Agenda may be removed for separate consideration.)
A. Approve Minutes of the Special Meeting held on June 12, 2023
B. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on June 12, 2023
C. Approve Payment of Cash Disbursements, including Check Numbers 79991-82091 and Electronic Numbers 1376-1383 (Inclusive) Totaling $1,900,051.96 (See attached list)
D. Approve Financial Reports for Month of May, 2023
E. Authorize Payment of $39,044.00 to Iowa Municipal Workers Company Association for FY 2023/2024 Insurance after July 1, 2023
F. Authorize Payment of $270,303.00 to Iowa Communities Assurance Pool for FY 2023/2024 Insurance after July 1, 2023
G. Approve Renewal of Class “E” Retail Alcohol License for Hy-Vee Dollar Fresh d/b/a/ Hy-Vee, Inc., 1622 Fawcett Parkway, Effective August 10, 2023
H. Approve Tax Abatement
1. BP2022-0064, 102 K Avenue, New House
6. MAYOR’S RE-APPOINTMENTS
A. Board of Adjustment – Fred Samuelson
B. Planning & Zoning – Matt Rhodes
C. Parks/Recreation/Cemetery Board – Karen Selby
D. Parks/Recreation/Cemetery Board – Linda Griffith
7. 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.
A. Proclamation for Parks & Recreation Month
8. OLD BUSINESS
A. Approve Pay Request No. 11 for the Field House from HPC LLC in the amount of $312,526.25
B. Approve Change Order No. 2 for the 2022 Street Improvements Project from Manatt’s, Inc. in the amount of $101,333.48
C. Ordinance No. 1046 (2022/2023): An Ordinance Amending Chapter 69 (Parking Regulations) of the City Code to Allow Parking in Certain Areas, second reading
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolution No. 110 (2022/2023): A Resolution Approving the State Recreation Trails Program Grant Application for 19th Street Trail
B. Approve Purchase of Computers for Library
C. Approve Legal Representation of Verbio North America Holdings Corp.
10. REPORTS – City Administrator/Mayor/Council/Staff
11. CLOSED SESSION: Closed Session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.
12. Discussion and appropriate follow-up on Closed Session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.
13. CLOSED SESSION: Closed Session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.
14. Discussion and appropriate follow-up on Closed Session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5 (1) (i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.
15. ADJOURN
The agenda was posted on the official bulletin board on June 22, 2023, in compliance with the requirements of the open meetings law.
