City Council meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Thursday of each month, In-depth sessions on the 2^nd Thursday of each month. All meetings are available for review on the City of Muscatine youtube page.

1.   CALL TO ORDER

 

2.  ROLL CALL

 

3.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  

 

5.  CONSENT AGENDA

 

 The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.   

*	Items 6A Approval of City Council Minutes

 

A.	December 16, 2021 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

 

A.	Request for renewal of a Class “C” Beer Permit, Class “B” Wine Permit and Sunday Sales for Hy-Vee Gas, 2600 – 2nd Avenue – Hy-Vee, Inc. (pending inspections)
B.	Request for renewal of a Class “C” Liquor License, Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales for Rose Bowl, 1411 Grandview Avenue – Rosebros, LLC (pending inspections and insurance)
C.	Request to Approve Application for Commercial/Industrial Tax Abatement for Thompson Trucking – 1607 Grandview Avenue
D.	Request to Approve Application for Revitalization Property Tax Abatement for Frederick or Kayla Galoso, 507 W. 2nd Street.

 

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Item From the Mayor

 

*	Items 12A-B Receive and File

 

A.	Muscatine County Board of Supervisors Minutes – December 13, 2021
B.	Muscatine Power and Water Financials – November 2021

 

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Bills*

*		Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $2,098,580.02, subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s).

 

6.		MINUTES – APPROVAL

 

7.	PUBLIC HEARING

 

A.	Flood Plain Districts

 

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, acting as the agent for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is requesting that the City make a number of revisions to the City’s floodplain management regulations, which are contained in Chapter 4 and 5 of City Code.  These revisions are necessary for the City’s floodplain regulations to be in compliance with Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations 60.3.  Such compliance is required for residents and businesses in the City of Muscatine to remain eligible to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.

 

Now is the time for the public to comment.

  

8.  PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS  

9.  FROM THE MAYOR

 

A. Appointment of Dennis Froelich as Mayor Pro-Tem

 

10.  FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

 

11.  FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

A.   First Reading of an Ordinance Revising Title 10, Chapter 4-FP Flood Plain District & Chapter 5-FC Flood Channel (Floodway) District

(Andrew Fangman)

 

Presented for City Council’s consideration is the first reading of an ordinance revising Title 10, Chapter 4-FP Flood Plain District and Chapter 5-FC Flood Channel District. Public Hearing A.

 

Is there a motion to approve the first reading of this Ordinance as submitted?

 

B.   Resolution Supporting Goal Setting Report (Carol Webb, City Administrator)

 

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution supporting the 2022-2023 City Council Goal Setting Report.  The City Council conducted a goal setting session in December 2021. The purpose of the session was to identify major accomplishments of the City in 2020 and 2021, to review the most important issues, concerns, and trends facing the City, and to identify potential initiatives, policies, and programs for 2022/2023 and future years. The attached goal setting report summarizes the discussion of the Council during the goal setting session.

 

Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

 

C.   Request to Approve Change Orders #7 and #8 for the Grandview Avenue Reconstruction Project (Pat Lynch, City Engineer)

 

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve change orders #7 and #8 to the Grandview Avenue Reconstruction Project for the amounts of $8,937.80 and $73,322.87 respectively.  The changes for Change Order #7 consist of modifications to the storm sewer in the intersection with Musser Street needed to avoid other unknown underground utilities.  The changes for Change Order #8 consist of water main modifications not shown in the construction drawings.

 

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

 

D.  Request to Approve a Contract for Architectural Services for the Downtown Façade Program (Jodi Royal-Goodwin- Community Development Director)

 

 

E.   Request to Approve the Interagency Agreement with Department of Inspections and Appeals (Jodi Royal-Goodwin, Community Development Director)

 

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the interagency agreement with the Department of Inspections and Appeals. The Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency is seeking to renew the interagency agreement with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals for services to investigate potential cases of fraud by clients in the Public Housing and/or Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs. The Agreement identifies the responsibilities of each party, including the hourly rate for requested investigations and provision of an investigation report from DIA to MMHA. 

 

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

 

 

F.   Request to Approve the Change of Authorized Signatures for the Transit Contract from Previous Mayor to City Administrator (Brian Stineman, Public Works Director/Amy Fortenbacher, Transit Supervisor)

 

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the change of authorized signatures for Transit Contract from the previous mayor to the City Administrator. The 2022 Consolidated Funding Application for federal and state transit funding was signed by our previous Mayor.  The Iowa DOT requests we update our Authorizing Resolution to have the current Authorized Signatory for the 2022 contract.

 

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

 

G.   Request to Issue Purchase Order for a 2021 Demonstration (demo) Ambulance

 

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the issuance of a purchase order in the amount of $209,313.15 to Feld Fire for the purchase of a 2021 Demonstration (demo) ambulance. There was $ 160,000 budgeted in the ambulance operations budget to refurbish one of the current ambulances. Due to supply chain issues and long lead times for ordering new ambulances it is recommended the city purchase a “demo” ambulance that is currently available. With the increased cost of the “demo” vehicle, it is proposed that this purchase be funded from the May 2022 bond issue.

 

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

 

12.  COMMUNICATION – RECEIVE AND FILE

 

13.   APPROVAL OF BILLS

 

It is recommended bills totaling $2,098,580.02 be approved and that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants for the same. It should be noted that this listing is subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s).

 

15.  OTHER BUSINESS

 

A.  Discussion on appointment of City Council to various Boards and Commissions.

 

B.  Request to Enter Closed Session per Iowa Code 21.9 allowing for a non-open meeting to discuss strategy in matters relating to employment conditions of employees of the governmental body who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under chapter 20. Employment conditions includes all the areas allowed under union negotiations—including evaluation procedures.

 

 

16.  ADJOURNMENT

 

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