City of Oskaloosa
City Council Meeting Regular Session
Council Chambers
City Hall, 220 S. Market Street
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call - Monday, August 15, 2022, 6:00 P.M.
1.
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
3.
Roll Call
___ Mayor David Krutzfeldt, Council Members:
___ Almond, ___Burnett, ___Caligiuri, ___ Comfort, ___Drost, ___ Hermsen, ___Ossian
4.
Community Comments
This item is reserved to receive comments from the community for concerns whether or not they are included in the current agenda. The community is encouraged to speak before the Mayor and City Council and asked to keep statements brief. Time shall be limited to no more than three (3) minutes. Any questions are to be asked of the City staff, Council members, or the Mayor prior to speaking to the full Council so concerns may be properly researched and answered away from the meeting. Comments are to be directed to the Mayor and City Council only.
For those wishing to provide comment during the meeting, the Mayor will call for public comment.
For those wishing to provide comment during the meeting, the Mayor will call for public comment.
5.
Recognize the retirement of Police Officer Gary Kutcher
- Who is submitting this item.
- Police Department
6.
Consider Adoption of Consent Agenda As Presented or Amended
All items appearing on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and shall be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired, that item shall be removed, discussed separately, and approved by a separate motion of the City Council.
A.
Consider approval of Council Agenda and Minutes, subject to corrections (Consent Agenda)
Consider approval of Council Agenda and Minutes, subject to corrections. (Consent Agenda)
1. August 15, 2022 City Council Agenda
2. August 1, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Documents:
B.
Consider a motion to receive and file reports and communications from advisory and operating boards and commissions (Consent Agenda)
C.
Consider a motion to receive and file financial reports for July 2022. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- City Clerk/Finance Department
D.
Consider approval of liquor license applications. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- City Clerk/Finance Department
Documents:
E.
Consider approval of payments of $684.57 to Area 15 Regional Planning Commission, $2,240.00 to Curtis Architecture & Design, and $32,315.24 to Christner Contracting, Inc. (CCI), totaling $35,239.81, for work completed on the Façade Improvement Project Phase III. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Development Services Department
F.
Consider approval of Pay Application No. 12, in the amount of $231,176.93 to Drish Construction, Inc. for work completed on the 5th Avenue West & South F Street Sewer & Water Improvements Project (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Public Works Department
G.
Consider a motion appointing a representative to the Library Board of Trustees (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- City Manager's Office
H.
Consider a motion authorizing a petition for title to abandoned property located at 410 South 4th Street. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Development Services Department
I.
Consider a motion authorizing a petition for title to abandoned property located at 807 2nd Avenue West. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Development Services Department
J.
Consider a resolution to approve a revision to the final plat for the Pear Tree Estates Subdivision. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Public Works Department
K.
Consider a resolution scheduling a public hearing for September 19, 2022 to consider levying a special assessment against private property for sidewalk replacement. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- City Clerk/Finance Department
L.
Consider a resolution scheduling a public hearing for September 19, 2022 to consider levying a special assessment against private property for weed cutting. (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- City Clerk/Finance Department
M.
Consider an ordinance amending Oskaloosa Municipal Code Chapter 10.24 – “Stop and Yield Requirements” – 3rd Reading (Consent Agenda)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Public Works Department
N.
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7.
Regular Agenda
The following agenda items require specific action by the City Council:
A.
Consider a resolution for levying a special assessment for a nuisance abatement at 511 South 1st in accordance with Oskaloosa Municipal Code 8.08.080. (PUBLIC HEARING)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Fire Department
B.
Consider a resolution for vacation and sale of the 120 foot by 16.5 foot section of the east-west alley adjacent to 408 South B Street. (Public Hearing)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Public Works Department
C.
Consider a resolution scheduling a public hearing on August 15, 2022 for vacation and sale of the 60 foot by 16.5 foot section of the east-west alley adjacent to 804 5th Avenue East. (Public Hearing)
- Who is submitting this item.
- Public Works Department
D.
Consider a resolution approving a site plan application for a restaurant located at 208 A Avenue West.
- Who is submitting this item.
- Development Services Department
8.
Report on items from City staff
This item is reserved to receive reports from the following:
a) City Manager
b) City Clerk
c) City Attorney
9.
City Council Information
This item is reserved to receive reports from the Mayor and City Council. This is an opportunity for the Mayor or Council to provide updates on activities, events, or items of note to the public. This is also the opportunity for the Mayor or Council to request future agenda items, or request items to be sent to Committee for review and discussion.
10.
CLOSED SESSION Litigation: Consider holding a closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5.1.c. to discuss strategy with legal counsel on a matter presently in litigation or in which litigation is imminent, where disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the city’s position.
Acting pursuant to the requirements of the Iowa Public Information Board, I, Mayor David Krutzfeldt, would state and indicate that the closed session to follow is to discuss strategy in a pending matter with David D. Dixon, the city attorney and legal counsel for the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, acting pursuant to the contract existing between the parties.
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