Council Meeting Minutes 3-15-2021

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

March 15, 2021

     The City Council of the City of Fayette, Iowa, met Monday, March 15, 2021, at 6:00 pm in the Community Room at the Fayette Community Library and via conference call/online using www.freeconferencecall.com due to COVID-19, per Iowa Code 21.8, pursuant to law and rules of said council, Mayor Wenthe presiding. The public was able to attend the meeting via conference call/online with basic directions posted on the council agenda and on the city of Fayette’s website, www.fayetteiowa.com.

     Roll call: Present - Council members Potratz (via telephone), Tenney, Tucker and Wulfekuhle. Absent - Post.

     Moved Wulfekuhle, seconded Tucker, to approve the consent agenda items consisting of the regular meeting minutes of 3/1/21 and the claims list of 2/27/21 - 3/12/21. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Wulfekuhle, to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes, motion carried.

     Mayor Wenthe advised the council around 800 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered at the clinic at Upper Iowa University (UIU) last Thursday. Anyone who was not able to make it to the Fayette Fire Department's Spaghetti Supper, they may still mail in donations.

     City Administrator/Clerk McGrane informed the council that Alexis Jian Liew from UIU will be the new marketing intern for the City of Fayette. He starts on 3/15/21 and will work until the beginning of May. Alexis will be assisting with the website, social media and other marketing projects. Crawford Creations, another new business, opened on 3/12. The business is located in the old Fayette Hardware Store. McGrane attended the Personnel Committee meeting on 3/1 and the Fayette County Economic Development & Tourism Executive meeting on 3/4. He has been in contact with local state representatives in reference to some bills that are being considered that could hurt revenues for Iowa cities. McGrane has also spent quite a bit of time working on the Water Street reconstruction project and the necessary changes for the new employee health insurance plan.

     Police Chief Davis told the council that Officer Josh Barker has started the academy. Officer Nicole Ball is planning to return to work the beginning of April. Davis has been working on some grants, including one for AED/Defibrillators.

     This being the time and place published for a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Estimated Budget, Mayor Wenthe opened the hearing and asked for comments. There being no comments, Mayor Wenthe closed the hearing.

     Moved Potratz, seconded Tucker, to adopt Resolution 2021-13, approving the FY2022 Budget and Certification of Taxes. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Wulfekuhle, to discuss applying for a Homes for Iowa house. Rachelle Howe with Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC) was present via telephone to talk about the program and answer questions. Howe advised they are prison built homes valued between $150,000-$200,000. The city of Oelwein has had one delivered and is expecting another one later this year. The buyer of the new home would need to fall into the low to moderate income (LMI) level. Howe explained UERPC is currently working on a new homebuyer program that may help people at 80% LMI to receive assistance for a downpayment. The council agreed to continue to move forward with the project, as previously approved. No action was taken.

     Moved Wulfekuhle, seconded Tenney, to discuss Resolution 2021-9. McGrane updated the council on his communication with the city attorney and received some guidance on redrafting the Resolution. McGrane will present the updated Resolution at the next council meeting. No action was taken.

     Moved Potratz, seconded Wulfekuhle, to discuss and approve the Fayette Recreation Board meeting minutes from 2/8/21. All ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Wulfekuhle, seconded Tenney, to discuss and approve the Fayette Personnel Committee meeting minutes from 3/1/21. All ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to discuss and consider moving forward with a grant for the story-time tour walk. Library Director Annette Butikofer was present and described the program and grant. Butikofer will be working with other Library Directors within Fayette county, however, the City of Fayette would be the administer of the grant. Moved Tucker, seconded Tenney, to grant Annette Butikofer permission to apply for a grant and have the City Administrator/Clerk assist with managing the finances of the grant and to provide a location along the recreation trail or city park for the Storywalk. All ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Wulfekuhle, to discuss and consider accepting the quote for $5,406.56 from Hydro Klean for repairing the manhole at King and Water streets. McGrane explained this is part of the W. Water Street Improvements project. Moved Wulfekuhle, seconded Tucker, to accept the quote from Hydro Klean in the amount of $5,406.56 to repair/replace the manhole at King and Water Street. All ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Wulfekuhle, to discuss Resolution 2021-14. McGrane explained since the last council meeting, Advantage Computer is now only working with one online payment vendor, PACE. McGrane researched both companies, PSN & PACE, however, Advantage Computer advised PSN continued to raise prices on their customers and they decided not to recommend them anymore. McGrane did advise that PACE was the least expensive of the two vendors. Moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to adopt and approve Resolution 2021-14, approving Pace Agreements and Applications. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to discuss Resolution 2021-15. Moved Tucker, seconded Wulfekuhle, to table until the city attorney finishes reviewing the contract from Radius Global Solutions LLC. All ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to discuss Ordinance 512, first reading. Moved Tenney, seconded Wulfekuhle, to approve the first reading of Ordinance 512, amending Chapter 160, Flood Plain Regulations, to the Fayette City Code by amending provisions pertaining to Floodplain Management. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     There being no further business, moved Wulfekuhle, unanimous, to adjourn at 7:39 pm.

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