REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

June 6, 2022

     The City Council of the City of Fayette, Iowa, met Monday, June 6, 2022, at 6:00 pm in the Community Room at the Fayette Community Library pursuant to law and rules of said council, Mayor Wood presiding. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

     Roll call: Present - Council members Post, Scott (via telephone due to illness), Tenney and Tucker; Absent - Potratz.

     Moved Tucker, seconded Tenney, to approve the consent agenda items consisting of the regular meeting minutes of 5/16/22, the claims list of 5/14/22-6/3/22, renewal of the Iowa Retail Permit Application for Cigarette/Tobacco/Nicotine/Vapor for Dollar General Store #20268, the March 2022 financial reports and the April 2022 financial reports. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     Treasurer’s Balance for Fund Accounts as of March 31, 2022: Total March Receipts: $127,650.66 (General $24,892.82; Streets $8,208.67; Employee Benefits $1,313.01; Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) $18,350.62; Tax Increment Financing (TIF) $321.66; Revolving Loan $230.50; Bolger $5,670.03; Library Fund $114.93; Debt $289.39; Water Street Project $4,840.75; Water $23,946.36; Water T&A $600; Sewer $33,878.64; Water/Sewer Capital $4,403.28; Storm Water $590). Total March Disbursements: $149,272.90 (General $43,283.61; Streets $9,085.95; Employee Benefits $19,095.87; CDBG $34,925; Bolger $97.13; Library Fund $1,230.92; Homes for Iowa $3,182.50; Water $17,907.44; Sewer $20,464.48). Transfers in: Sewer Fund $9,575.50; Transfers out: Sewer $9,575.50. Treasurer’s Balance: $4,252,398.88.

     Treasurer’s Balance for Fund Accounts as of April 30, 2022: Total April Receipts: $224,828.13 (General $89,892.71; Streets $19,154.38; Employee Benefits $30,414.56; LOST $9,175.31; TIF $14,002.29; Revolving Loan $230.25; Bolger $200.41; Library Fund $68.97; Debt $6,891.07; Water Street Project $2,294; Water $18,805.10; Water T&A $450; Sewer $28,608.27; Water/Sewer Capital $4,054.81; Storm Water $586). Total April Disbursements: $142,442.07 (General $55,264.29; Streets $8,899.06; Employee Benefits $8,569.36; CDBG $30,305; Bolger $62.39; Library Fund $1,709.70; Water Street Project $180; Homes for Iowa $3,000; Water $14,082.47; Water T&A $300; Sewer $20,069.80). Transfers in: Sewer Fund $9,575.50; Transfers out: Sewer $9,575.50. Treasurer’s Balance: $4,335,359.06.

     Moved Tucker, seconded Post, to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes, motion carried.

     Mayor Wood informed the council that he attended the nuisance abatement conference on 5/18 and recommended the city look at adopting ordinances including an abandoned property ordinance. Wood provided an update on the strategic planning committee and hopes to present the plan to the city council at a July council meeting.

     Upon recommendation from the Fayette Community Library Board of Trustees and Mayor Wood, moved Tenney, seconded Post, to appoint Keisha Formanec to the Fayette Community Library Board of Trustees to complete the 6-year term expiring 6/30/26. All ayes, motion carried.

     Upon recommendation from the Fayette Ambulance Service and Mayor Wood, moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to appoint Paul Becthold to the Fayette Ambulance Service. All ayes, motion carried.

     Upon recommendation from the Fayette Ambulance Service and Mayor Wood, moved Tucker, seconded Tenney, to appoint Heather Becthold to the Fayette Ambulance Service. All ayes, motion carried.

     City Administrator/Clerk McGrane advised the council city hall has remained busy with the transition to PACE, assisting citizens with permits and utility customers moving in and out. McGrane completed the budget amendment process and submitted the paperwork to the courthouse on 5/24. McGrane has attended the strategic planning committee meetings, continued to assist with paperwork for the solar panels and has researched tax increment financing (TIF).

     Police Chief Davis updated the council on the nuisance abatement for the Gary Goodell property. Davis is waiting for the paperwork from the court before the city can contact a company to clean up the property. Davis advised the city has hired a building inspector to inspect 507 W. Clark Street and 309 W. Water Street later this month. Davis is waiting to receive the POST test for the 4 applicants to take.

     This being the time and place published for a public hearing for comments on the conveyance at the cost of preparation of an easement allowing Tim and Holly Wolff to build upon city right of way at 308 E. Water Street, Mayor Wood opened the hearing and asked for comments. There being no comments, Mayor Wood closed the hearing.

     Moved Post, seconded Tucker, to adopt Resolution 2022-26, approving the conveyance of an easement allowing building upon city right of way by Tim and Holly Wolff. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Post, to accept and acknowledge the Fayette Personnel Committee meeting minutes from 5/4/22. All ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to accept and acknowledge the Fayette Ambulance Service meeting minutes from 5/4/22. All ayes, motion carried.

     Jaime Hackley was present and discussed his planned project of updating the mobile home court in Fayette. He is planning on replacing and adding water, sewer, and electrical lines in the park to some of the vacant lots in hopes to get more mobile homes. Hackley is working with city officials in Iowa City to possibly relocate some of their mobile homes to Fayette. Hackley is looking at spending around $50,000 to update and run new water, sewer, and electrical to the vacant lots. Hackley may also add additional lots in the back of the mobile home park. Hackley inquired with the city about TIF or other incentives the city would be willing to offer. McGrane had researched TIF, and the city could offer that, however, the bond council advised this would be an unusual use of TIF funds. McGrane suggested the council discuss a new city incentive using Bolger funds to assist projects like this to gain more residential properties in town. The council requested Hackley bring back accurate amounts for costs of running the water and sewer to the vacant lots. The council requested McGrane to have the bond council start drafting a contract for an incentive to present to the council to review. No formal action was taken.

     Moved Tenney, seconded Tucker, to adopt Resolution 2022-27, fixing a date for a meeting on the authorization of a loan and disbursement agreement and the issuance of not to exceed $65,000 for a 2023 Chevy Tahoe PPV police vehicle and providing for publication of notice thereof. Roll call, all ayes, motion carried.

     Moved Tucker, seconded Tenney, to approve using up to $1,000 from the Parks Department to purchase new batteries for the golf cart used for watering the downtown plants. All ayes, motion carried.

    There being no further business, Wood declared the meeting adjourned at 7:38 pm.