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City Council — regular meeting, January 19, 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 0 agenda items 11 motions recorded 17 documents

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Motions carried
5
of 5 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
0
at least one "no", or the motion failed
Bills approved As printed
$217k
1 payables list; details
Minutes
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the minutes · PDF
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Votes

Each motion as the minutes record it: the agenda heading and the motion line. Names come from the roll call; "all ayes (implied)" marks a motion where the minutes say only "All ayes" or "carried unanimously", which credits the members recorded as present. Read the minutes

Cotherall ayes (implied) · p. 2

C Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval – Motion to move K-3 ahead of I-2 by Schnedler

Carried · moved by Eric Schnedler, seconded by Christine Olney

I-1resolutionroll call Res. 2021-005 · p. 2

Motion to approve Resolution 2021-005 – A Resolution Authorizing the use of a Preliminary Official Statement for the Sale of General Obligation Annual Appropriation Refunding Bonds, Series 2021A by Limkemann

Carried · moved by Skylar Limkemann, seconded by Jim Bartels

I-2resolutionroll call Res. 2021-006 · p. 2

Motion to approve Resolution 2021-006 – A Resolution for Final Acceptance of the 2017 Phase 2 Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project, Tiffin, Iowa – Contractor – Portzen Construction, Inc.by Limkemann

Carried · moved by Skylar Limkemann, seconded by Eric Schnedler

K-2otherall ayes (implied) · p. 3

K-2 Consideration of Pay Estimate #1 – Rathje Construction, Original Town Urbanization Project – Phase Two – Motion to Approve by Schnedler

Carried · moved by Eric Schnedler, seconded by Jim Bartels

K-3otherall ayes (implied) · p. 3

K-3 Consideration of Pay Estimate #23 (Final) – Portzen Construction, WWTP Expansion Phase Two Project – Motion to Approve by Limkemann

Carried · moved by Skylar Limkemann, seconded by Christine Olney

Procedural motions (6): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
  • B Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval – Motion to approve agenda by Schnedler — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • F Adjournment – Motion to adjourn by Schnedler — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • C Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval – Motion to approve the agenda as amended by Bartels — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • E-1 Approval of City Council Minutes – Motion to approve consent agenda which includes the City Council Minutes by Bartels — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • K-1 Consideration of Payables List – Motion to Approve by Havens — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • N Adjournment – Motion to adjourn by Schnedler — carried (all ayes (implied))

Attendance

Jim Bartels remoteEric Schnedler presentSkylar Limkemann presentChristine Olney presentAl Havens remoteSteven Berner (mayor) present

Money approved

The council's payables list for this meeting total $216,724.29 As printed. List (PDF; lines read cover 51% of the printed total)

Largest payees on the list (public names; payments to private individuals are grouped)
PayeeAmountLines
JOHNSON COUNTY REFUSE INC$28,753.003
RATHJE CONSTRUCTION$20,000.001
SNI SOLUTIONS$14,938.501
JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF$13,650.001
WELLMARK$6,990.594
ALLIANT ENERGY$4,733.6310
BROWN SUPPLY CO$4,623.002
HOLLAND, MICHAEL, RAIBER$2,747.502

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Projects at this meeting

  • Law enforcement contract with the Johnson County Sheriff: 12 reports in 2021 (first: December Johnson County Sheriff's Report); Payables list: JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF $13,650.00
  • Original Town Urbanization – Phase Two: K-2 Consideration of Pay Estimate #1 – Rathje Construction, Original Town Urbanization Project – Phase Two – Motion to Approve by Schnedler ($20,000.00); Payables list: RATHJE CONSTRUCTION $20,000.00
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion – Phase Two: K-3 Consideration of Pay Estimate #23 (Final) – Portzen Construction, WWTP Expansion Phase Two Project – Motion to Approve by Limkemann ($76,799.12); Engineer's Statement of Final Completion - WWTP Phase Two; Motion to approve Resolution 2021-006 – A Resolution for Final Acceptance of the 2017 Phase 2 Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project, Tiffin, Iowa – Contractor – Portzen Construction, Inc.by Limkemann; Payables list: HART FREDERICK CONSULTANTS $542.50

Ordinances and resolutions

Res. 2021-005, Res. 2021-006

Agenda

The archive has no itemized agenda for this meeting; see the agenda document below.

Documents

DocumentTypePagesOriginal
Agenda 1-19-21 agenda2PDF
M-8M-8 - CMReport 11521 budget1PDF
Notes for the Work Session - 1-19-20 budget1PDF
K-2K-2 - Pay Estimate 1 - Rathje Construction - Original Town Phase Two contract agreement3PDF
K-3K-3 - Pay Estimate 23 - Final - Portzen Construction - WWTP Phase Two contract agreement4PDF
I-2I-2 - Engineer's Statement of Final Completion - WWTP Phase Two engineering report1PDF
M-6M-6 - Engineer's Report engineering report1PDF
M-8M-8 - Highway 6 Traffic Study - DOT engineering report2PDF
E-1E-1 - Final Minutes 1-19-21 minutes3PDF
Minutes: Regular Meeting 01/19/2021 minutes4PDF
Minutes-1/19/2021 minutes3PDF
I-1I-1 - Preliminary Official Statement Series 2021A Refunding other40PDF
I-1I-1 - Finance Plan Tiffin 2021A Refunding other10PDF
K-1K-1 - Payables payables claims8PDF
I-1I-1 - Resolution 2021-005 - Authorizing use of Preliminary Official Statement - 2021A Refunding resolution5PDF
I-2I-2 - Resolution 2021-006 - Final Acceptance of 2017 Phase 2 WWTP Project resolution1PDF
L-1L-1 - December Johnson County Sheriff's Report staff report memo9PDF

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