[0:00] Call to me in order. Please join me for
[0:02] the pledge of allegiance.
[0:07] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:09] United States of America and to the
[0:11] republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:15] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:18] justice for all.
[0:25] » Okay, welcome everybody. This is our
[0:27] city council meeting for Monday, August
[0:29] the 10th, 2026.
[0:31] Start with a roll call, please.
[0:33] >> Weber?
[0:34] >> Yes.
[0:34] >> Anna?
[0:35] >> Yes.
[0:35] >> Moore?
[0:36] >> Yes.
[0:36] >> Crusader?
[0:37] >> Here.
[0:38] >> Manor is excused. O'Laughlin?
[0:40] >> Yes.
[0:41] >> Appleby?
[0:42] >> Here.
[0:43] >> Next we move to item number three. I
[0:45] need a motion to approve the agenda as
[0:47] presented.
[0:48] >> So moved.
[0:49] >> Second.
[0:49] >> I have a motion and a second. All in
[0:50] favor?
[0:51] >> Aye.
[0:52] >> Opposed?
[0:53] Passes 6-0.
[0:55] Next we move to public comment.
[0:58] Uh Mr. Hertzberg, would you like to come
[1:00] forward?
[1:01] >> Yes.
[1:05] » Just before you start, and just so you
[1:07] are aware, it's it's limited to 5
[1:09] minutes. I'll try not to cut you off in
[1:10] the middle of something, but when I get
[1:11] close, I'll let you know that you're
[1:12] close.
[1:13] >> Not a problem. Thank you.
[1:14] >> Okay, thank you.
[1:14] >> is John Hertzberg. I'm here representing
[1:16] my uncle, Roger Tempest. I know he has
[1:19] communicated with several of you last
[1:20] night or in the past in trying to
[1:22] discuss
[1:23] his
[1:25] non-willingness to be annexed into the
[1:27] city. He has no wish to be part of the
[1:29] city limits.
[1:30] He understands there's an annexation
[1:32] discussion of it, but however the vote
[1:34] goes, he would like to propose he is not
[1:36] annexed, and however he would go against
[1:38] that.
[1:39] So he asked that I come here to
[1:41] represent him and to listen to what is
[1:42] being said and to speak on his behalf.
[1:45] Are there any questions?
[1:47] >> Is there anything to read about that you were looking at?
[1:49] >> We can't do that.
[1:50] >> [clears throat]
[1:50] >> This is public comment.
[1:51] >> Sure.
[1:53] >> Uh we're not allowed to go back and
[1:54] forth during public comment.
[1:55] >> Not a problem.
[1:56] >> It's not on the agenda, otherwise.
[1:58] >> All right.
[1:59] >> Thank you Thank you for coming in. I
[2:00] appreciate it.
[2:00] >> Thank you.
[2:01] >> It is on the agenda.
[2:02] >> And how do
[2:03] >> but you can't You can't discuss it
[2:04] during the public comment. You get to do
[2:05] it when that item comes up.
[2:07] >> All right.
[2:07] >> Next, we move to item number five. Um
[2:10] this is the proc- the poppy
[2:11] proclamation,
[2:13] um which I'll now read.
[2:15] Whereas America is the land of freedom
[2:17] preserved and protected willingly and
[2:19] freely by citizen soldiers. Whereas
[2:21] millions who have answered the call to
[2:23] arms have died in the field of battle.
[2:25] Whereas a nation at peace must be
[2:27] reminded of the price of war and the
[2:29] debt owed to those who have died in war.
[2:31] Whereas the red poppy has been
[2:32] designated a symbol of sacrifice of
[2:34] lives in all wars. And
[2:37] whereas the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post
[2:40] 2440 has pledged to remind America
[2:43] annually of this debt through the
[2:45] distribution of the the memorial flower.
[2:47] Therefore, I, Brad Blackorby, Mayor of
[2:49] Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, do
[2:50] hereby proclaim August 27th to the 29th,
[2:53] 2026 as Poppy Days, and ask that all
[2:56] citizens pay
[2:58] a tribute to those that have made the
[2:59] ultimate sacrifice in the name of
[3:01] freedom by wearing and displaying the
[3:03] memorial poppy on these days.
[3:05] And I'm going to sign this now on this
[3:07] day
[3:09] as the mayor.
[3:12] Today is the is August the 10th.
[3:16] Did you want to get a picture first or
[3:23] Do you want one copy of this, by the
[3:24] way?
[3:25] >> Um that's fine.
[3:27] >> No. Yes or no?
[3:28] >> If you have it next year.
[3:31] » I have to sign another one. That's all.
[3:35] I think I can probably arrange that.
[3:37] What days is it going to be?
[3:38] >> The 27th through the 29th.
[3:44] » Why don't you give me a call if you want
[3:45] me to do any hours? I'll try to help you
[3:46] out.
[3:50] » So nice of you to offer.
[4:26] » Sure.
[4:32] I don't have any cash with me right now.
[4:33] >> Yeah, me either.
[4:34] >> I'll pay. Be careful. We don't want you
[4:36] standing around not doing anything.
[4:39] You're welcome.
[4:40] Yeah, that's right. That's right.
[4:50] That's free without having to do it
[4:51] lectures all bundled up.
[4:58] Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
[5:01] I'm trying to get cash right here.
[5:09] Mhm, thank you.
[5:14] Do I give him
[5:16] Okay, just give me a call.
[5:18] All right, okay.
[5:21] Thanks.
[5:22] Okay, let's move to item number six,
[5:25] which is the oath of officer, Officer
[5:27] Brock Barnhart. Do you want to come up
[5:29] meet me at the podium, please?
[5:34] » Hi.
[5:37] » Welcome.
[5:37] >> Yeah.
[5:40] » Welcome again.
[5:45] This one.
[5:48] Go slowly and then you just read it
[5:50] back.
[5:53] I thought
[5:55] about my heart.
[5:56] >> I solemnly swear that I will support the
[5:57] Constitution of the United States.
[5:59] >> I will solemnly swear that I will
[6:00] support the Constitution of the United
[6:01] States.
[6:02] >> And the Constitution of the state of
[6:03] Iowa.
[6:03] >> And the Constitution of the state of
[6:05] Iowa.
[6:05] >> And that I will faithfully and
[6:06] impartially
[6:07] >> And that I will faithfully and
[6:08] impartially
[6:08] >> to the best of my ability
[6:10] >> discharge all duties of the position of
[6:12] patrol officer
[6:13] >> discharge all duties of the position
[6:15] >> of patrol officer
[6:16] >> in the city of Independence
[6:18] >> as now and here here and after required
[6:19] by law.
[6:20] >> as now and here after required by law.
[6:22] >> Okay.
[6:23] >> So, I need you to sign up here for me.
[6:25] I'm going to put the
[6:26] 10th day
[6:28] August
[6:31] I just need you to sign and
[6:41] » Hm? Sorry.
[6:42] >> That'll be fine.
[6:43] >> [laughter]
[6:46] » And then if you
[6:50] » I apologize.
[6:51] Did you have any questions for me?
[6:52] >> Yes.
[6:53] >> Do you want me to give you
[6:54] >> I can send another one for you.
[6:56] >> No.
[6:56] I got one already.
[6:58] >> Why do you have any questions for
[7:05] » [applause]
[7:08] » Thanks. Thank you.
[7:11] >> Oh, well.
[7:14] » Thank you.
[7:14] >> Yeah. Welcome.
[7:16] >> Welcome.
[7:16] >> Thank you.
[7:27] » Okay, let's move to item number seven.
[7:32] Uh I need a motion to accept and approve
[7:34] the consent agenda as follows.
[7:36] The minutes of the July 27, 2026 regular
[7:39] meeting. The Pat's Tap Class C retail
[7:42] alcohol license renewal that includes
[7:44] outdoor service and living quarters
[7:48] with tentative effective date of
[7:49] September 1, 2026 through August 31,
[7:52] 2027.
[7:53] A request to hunt within city limits
[7:56] from Keith Donnelly
[7:57] for the October 1, 2026 to October to
[8:01] sorry to January 10, 2027 bow hunting
[8:03] season.
[8:04] A request to hunt within city limits
[8:07] from Christopher Meyer
[8:09] for October 1, 2026 to January 10, 2027
[8:13] bow hunting season.
[8:14] Request to hunt within city limits from
[8:17] is it Corrine?
[8:19] Meyer
[8:20] for the October 1, 2026 to January 10,
[8:23] 2027 bow hunting season.
[8:25] Excuse me and special event application
[8:28] for Buchanan County tourism
[8:30] for the Independence mural celebration
[8:32] to be held on Tuesday, August the 25th
[8:33] of 2026. Do I have a motion?
[8:35] >> So moved.
[8:36] >> I have a second.
[8:37] >> Second.
[8:38] >> All in favor?
[8:39] >> Aye.
[8:40] >> Opposed? Passes 6-0.
[8:42] Next we move to item number eight.
[8:45] I need a motion to approve the claims
[8:46] for payment.
[8:47] >> So moved.
[8:49] >> I have a
[8:50] >> Second.
[8:50] >> I have a motion and a second. All in
[8:51] favor?
[8:52] >> Aye.
[8:53] >> Opposed? Passes 6-0. Next we move to
[8:56] item number nine which is a bank
[8:57] reconciliation. This is for information
[8:59] only. Does anybody have any questions or
[9:00] comments with this?
[9:01] >> Yeah, I had one question on page 47.
[9:04] >> Hold on one second.
[9:12] Okay.
[9:13] >> The Oakwood Cemetery.
[9:15] So that's showing $566.16
[9:21] and then 19,131.80.
[9:23] So is our spending money
[9:26] 19,000?
[9:29] » Not necessarily.
[9:32] I mean that's I'd have to look back
[9:35] because this only captures certain
[9:37] things. I'd have to look back at the
[9:39] donation spreadsheet
[9:41] and what you guys have what the city
[9:43] hall has received for donations.
[9:45] >> So, can I get a record of that? How much
[9:47] is in there so we know what we have for
[9:49] spending because
[9:51] we want to come up with some
[9:52] we want to start buying some stones.
[9:54] >> In order to spend, you'd have to talk
[9:56] with
[9:57] Bob Beatty for the spending authority
[9:59] because it may not have been budgeted.
[10:02] So, just because you see that $19,000
[10:05] does not mean you can necessarily spend
[10:06] that $19,000.
[10:08] >> But we can also do that through a
[10:09] budget. We can also do that through a
[10:10] budget amendment if there's something
[10:11] that you guys want to use donated money
[10:13] to pay for.
[10:14] >> But we'd like to know how much it is
[10:15] because we're going to reach out and try
[10:16] to
[10:17] start purchasing some some stones and
[10:20] we want to know how many of those we can
[10:21] purchase.
[10:23] Because the more we buy,
[10:25] hopefully the price we can get down a
[10:26] little bit.
[10:27] >> Sure. We can
[10:29] So, we can provide that for you.
[10:30] >> Thanks.
[10:31] >> Okay. Moving to item number 10, and
[10:34] that's revenue and expenses to date.
[10:35] Again, this is information only. Do any
[10:37] of you have any questions with regard to
[10:38] that?
[10:40] Okay, hearing none, we'll move to item
[10:42] number 11.
[10:43] Um this is a second reading of the
[10:45] ordinance amendment to code section
[10:47] 1.155 fines and fees um schedule.
[10:51] Um
[10:52] this was a this was first um read on
[10:54] July the 27th.
[10:56] So, I need a motion to approve the
[10:58] second reading of an ordinance that
[10:59] amends provisions pertaining to section
[11:01] 1.15 fines and fees schedule.
[11:04] >> So moved.
[11:04] >> Second.
[11:05] >> I have a motion and a second. Is there
[11:06] further discussion regarding this?
[11:10] Hearing none, this will be a roll call
[11:11] vote.
[11:12] >> Hannah.
[11:12] >> Yes.
[11:13] >> Moore.
[11:14] >> Yes.
[11:14] >> Prichard.
[11:15] >> Yes.
[11:16] >> O'Laughlin.
[11:17] >> Yes.
[11:17] >> Appleby.
[11:18] >> No.
[11:19] >> Weber.
[11:19] >> Yes.
[11:20] >> So, that passes 5-1. Um I'm going to um
[11:24] unless I'm going to assume that if I
[11:26] asked if you for shortened um suspending the statutory time that
[11:31] you would you would not agree to that.
[11:33] Is that right?
[11:34] >> Correct.
[11:35] >> Okay. I don't want to waste the time
[11:36] doing it because because without
[11:38] Council Member um
[11:40] Manor here, we would need six out of six
[11:42] and since you're going to vote no on it,
[11:43] there's no point in doing that. So,
[11:45] we're not going to we're going to forego
[11:46] that.
[11:47] Okay, thank you.
[11:49] Um next we'll move to item number 12,
[11:51] which is a first reading
[11:53] of an ordinance um amendment to chapter
[11:55] 69 parking regulations. I need a motion
[11:58] to approve the first reading of an
[12:00] ordinance amending the provisions to
[12:01] chapter 69 parking regulations.
[12:04] >> So moved.
[12:05] >> Can I get a second as well?
[12:06] >> Second.
[12:07] >> Okay, we talked about this at the August
[12:09] 3rd um work session.
[12:12] Um there are two issues here. One is um
[12:15] creating a no parking area on the east
[12:18] side of 5th Avenue Northeast
[12:20] um from the
[12:23] from 5th Avenue Northeast um and 2nd
[12:26] Street intersection as you come toward
[12:29] First Street.
[12:31] And this the the second part of it is
[12:35] to create a no parking area on both
[12:36] sides of the street on 17th Street
[12:39] Southeast.
[12:41] Um and that would be
[12:46] Is there a time limit on that? I forgot.
[12:48] >> Yeah, yeah, there is. So, the one for 5th Avenue I want to
[12:52] back up. The one for 5th Avenue starts
[12:54] from the south curve of 2nd Street
[12:55] Northeast and extends 50 ft to the
[12:57] south. That is to encompass that first
[12:59] parking stall that we discussed during
[13:00] the work session for that um it would be
[13:03] the
[13:04] southeast corner of that intersection.
[13:06] That first stall that would be a no
[13:07] parking area.
[13:09] Uh the other piece of this ordinance is
[13:10] 17th Street Southeast both sides starts
[13:12] from the west curve of what is locally
[13:14] known as what wastewater treatment road
[13:16] extends 1,000 ft to the west and that
[13:19] parking prohibition expires on July 1 of
[13:22] '27 absent prior action from the
[13:24] council.
[13:27] » Okay, can we separate these two out
[13:29] because I don't
[13:31] >> They're both
[13:31] >> with one and not the other.
[13:33] >> They're both part of that one ordinance.
[13:34] >> So, can we change that so it's not
[13:39] >> It's required.
[13:39] >> It wasn't like this when we
[13:41] >> The reason that we put them together is
[13:43] because they're both within chapter 69
[13:44] parking regulations of the county.
[13:45] >> I get why you would might do that, but
[13:47] they're two different roads, two
[13:49] different situations, and they should be
[13:51] separate.
[13:53] >> I would say it's up to the council what
[13:54] they would like us to do.
[13:58] » Is there Is there one of these in
[13:59] particular that that you're opposed to
[14:01] versus the other one?
[14:02] >> Yeah, the one I told you on the courthouse and the quick start.
[14:08] >> I believe at this point we could just
[14:09] move forward voting and see how we go
[14:10] with that.
[14:11] >> We can take care of it at a later
[14:12] >> That is exactly what I was going to
[14:14] suggest. See how the vote turns out, and
[14:16] if the vote it does not pass, then we
[14:18] can look at separating and and bringing
[14:20] it up at another time.
[14:23] >> Okay, so if you're not in favor of both
[14:24] sections of it, she would vote no then.
[14:26] >> Yeah, I'm a
[14:27] >> Okay, we'll have a roll call vote then.
[14:29] >> O'Loughlin
[14:30] >> Yes.
[14:31] >> Appleby
[14:32] >> No.
[14:32] >> Weber
[14:33] >> Yes.
[14:33] >> Anna
[14:34] >> Yes.
[14:34] >> Moore
[14:35] >> Yes.
[14:35] >> Rumsauer
[14:36] >> Yes.
[14:38] Okay, that passes 5-1 then.
[14:42] All right, we'll move to item number
[14:44] Oh, wait a minute.
[14:47] I'm going to forego the again the
[14:48] suspending rule because I we already
[14:51] know the answer to to that. So,
[14:53] we'll move to item number 13, which is a
[14:56] first reading of an ordinance uh
[14:58] amendment to section 66.03, which is the
[15:01] load limits upon certain streets.
[15:04] Um motion to approve first reading of an
[15:06] ordinance that amends the provisions of
[15:07] chapter 66.03
[15:09] load limits upon certain streets. Do I
[15:12] have a motion?
[15:13] >> I moved.
[15:13] >> Second.
[15:14] >> I have a motion and a second. Um we
[15:16] talked about this again at the work
[15:17] session on August 3rd.
[15:19] Um
[15:20] this is to um
[15:22] revise the 6-ton weight limit
[15:25] from the area of the wastewater
[15:28] treatment plant back 620 ft. The
[15:31] original coded section ordinance section
[15:33] says 1250 ft.
[15:35] So, we'd be reducing that that
[15:38] weight restriction
[15:41] from 600 from 1250 ft to 620 ft.
[15:45] >> I got a motion already, right?
[15:47] >> I'll second that.
[15:47] >> Okay. So, discussion with regard to this
[15:50] further discussion since we talked about
[15:51] it already.
[15:51] >> of a moot point. There's no scales out
[15:53] there. How would we
[15:55] >> So, the way that that would work from an
[15:56] enforcement perspective is if the police
[15:58] department sees a vehicle that they
[15:59] believe is in excess of 6 tons, they
[16:01] could stop and ticket that vehicle.
[16:03] >> D O D can they can affect a license.
[16:06] So, that would be camera.
[16:11] » Is there further discussion with regard
[16:14] to this?
[16:15] >> We are departing from
[16:21] » No, if there's no further discussion
[16:22] then um, this will be a roll call vote.
[16:24] >> Hannah.
[16:25] >> Yes.
[16:25] >> Moore.
[16:26] >> Yes.
[16:26] >> Presider.
[16:27] >> Yes.
[16:28] >> Maynor, Ursin, and Mine. O'Loughlin.
[16:30] >> Yes.
[16:31] >> Appleby.
[16:31] >> Yes.
[16:32] >> Weber.
[16:32] >> Yes.
[16:33] >> Okay. Would Would any of you oppose um,
[16:38] suspending the statutory rules so that
[16:39] this can be heard today as opposed to in
[16:41] two further sessions?
[16:43] >> Yeah, I would oppose that.
[16:44] >> Okay, we won't go through that.
[16:47] Move to item number 14 then and this is
[16:49] a first reading of an ordinance
[16:51] amendment to chapter Excuse me, it's to
[16:53] section 60 section 24
[16:56] .04 airport board powers and duties. I'm
[16:59] in a motion to approve the first reading
[17:01] of an ordinance amending the provisions
[17:03] of chapter Sorry, of section 24.04
[17:07] uh, airport board powers and duties. Do
[17:09] I have a motion?
[17:10] >> So moved.
[17:11] >> Second.
[17:11] >> The motion and the second. We talked
[17:13] about this at the August 3rd work
[17:14] session. What we're What we're proposing
[17:17] here
[17:18] what an admin is proposing is is that we
[17:21] remove the
[17:23] subpart four from this particular
[17:26] ordinance
[17:27] to put us in a position where we're
[17:29] actually do the code section is then
[17:31] consistent with what our actual practice
[17:33] is.
[17:35] Um
[17:37] I have a motion and a second on this
[17:39] already.
[17:40] Um
[17:40] Is there
[17:41] further discussion on on this topic?
[17:47] Hearing none, this will be a roll call
[17:49] vote then.
[17:49] >> O'Laughlin
[17:50] >> Yes.
[17:51] >> Appleby
[17:51] >> Yes.
[17:52] >> Weber
[17:52] >> Yes.
[17:53] >> Anna
[17:54] >> Yes.
[17:54] >> Moore
[17:55] >> Yes.
[17:55] >> Prichard
[17:56] >> Yes.
[17:57] >> Okay,
[17:58] passes six to zero. Again, would anybody
[18:01] then uh
[18:02] >> I I would make a motion to
[18:06] do third and final reading.
[18:07] >> Second.
[18:11] » Okay, this would require all six of you
[18:13] to um
[18:14] Well, hold
[18:15] >> So, the motion that they made was to do
[18:16] the third and final reading. The motion
[18:17] needs to be suspended.
[18:18] >> And and suspend the second and and do
[18:20] the third and final reading.
[18:22] >> They have to be two separate things. So,
[18:23] you have to first suspend the statutory
[18:25] rule
[18:26] >> we'll first we'll first
[18:27] >> Okay, so then so the motion that's in
[18:29] front of you is to um
[18:31] >> [snorts]
[18:32] >> suspend the statutory rule requiring
[18:35] that an ordinance be considered and
[18:36] voted on for passage at two council
[18:38] meetings prior to the meeting in which
[18:39] it's finally passed. So, I have a motion
[18:42] and a second with regard to that.
[18:44] Um, this would because
[18:46] Council member Maynor's not here, it
[18:47] would take all six of you in order to do
[18:49] that. So, this is a roll call vote.
[18:51] >> Appleby, no. Weber
[18:53] >> Yes.
[18:54] >> Anna
[18:54] >> Yes.
[18:55] >> Moore
[18:55] >> Yes.
[18:56] >> Prichard
[18:56] >> Yes.
[18:57] >> O'Laughlin
[18:58] >> Yes.
[18:58] >> Okay, so that fails.
[19:00] Um,
[19:01] move to item number 15 which is a first
[19:04] reading of an ordinance.
[19:07] This is the right one.
[19:08] >> Yep, it's the code.
[19:09] >> Um
[19:10] >> Chapter 150
[19:10] >> Okay, so I need a I need a motion to
[19:12] approve the first reading of an
[19:13] ordinance amending the provisions to
[19:15] chapter 155 International Building Code.
[19:19] >> So moved.
[19:19] >> Second.
[19:20] >> I have a motion and a second. Um we
[19:22] talked about this at the work session.
[19:24] Um as everybody is probably aware, um
[19:32] the code sections
[19:33] all of the next
[19:35] I don't know, approximately 10 different
[19:39] ordin- uh ordinances all deal with with
[19:41] issues that
[19:43] were not in compliance with the our our
[19:46] ordinances are different than what the
[19:49] um
[19:51] International Building Code or the
[19:53] Uniform Planning Plumbing Code or the
[19:55] International Mechanical Code. Um so in
[19:59] order to keep our rating with the city
[20:01] that we have,
[20:03] um we need to amend amends our
[20:07] ordinances so that it's consistent with
[20:09] what
[20:09] those those require.
[20:11] >> So we currently have version 2018 of all
[20:13] of these codes and we need to upgrade
[20:15] those update those to version 20
[20:17] >> 2024.
[20:18] >> Thank you, Matt. I couldn't remember if
[20:19] it was one or four that we went to.
[20:21] 24 um in order to keep our rating with the Insurance Services
[20:26] um group. The the rating that we
[20:28] previously had was a class four and they
[20:31] would have derated us to a class nine if
[20:33] we did not do this.
[20:34] >> Mhm.
[20:35] >> So we want to try to, you know, keep our
[20:37] citizens cost down as much as we can by
[20:39] making sure that their insurance rates
[20:40] stay as low as they can. This is one way
[20:42] that we can facilitate that.
[20:44] >> And and we do need to do all these one
[20:46] at a time?
[20:46] >> We need to do these
[20:47] >> There's no way we can lump them
[20:48] together.
[20:49] >> They're all different chapters of the
[20:49] code, so they all have to be
[20:51] >> And it's something that's pretty much
[20:52] mandatory we need to do to keep our
[20:54] rating, as you said, so
[20:56] >> And we also had during the work session
[20:57] there was discussion about um fence
[20:59] permits and then the 10-ft setback
[21:02] requirement for water discharges. The
[21:03] fence permits we put we as the council
[21:05] asked us to do during the work session,
[21:07] that has been put back in, so fences
[21:08] will still be permitted the same as they
[21:10] are today.
[21:11] And then the 10-back 10-ft setback
[21:12] required for water discharges, we've
[21:14] added excluding roof drainage from that.
[21:16] So, if it's a gutter, for example, that doesn't apply to that.
[21:20] >> And if there's other questions regarding
[21:21] each one of these as we go along, we can
[21:23] certainly discuss that. But is there
[21:24] discussion with regard to the um
[21:27] uh the amending with regard to the
[21:29] international building code.
[21:32] If there's no discussion regarding that,
[21:34] this will be a roll
[21:35] >> call vote.
[21:35] >> Hannah
[21:36] >> Yes.
[21:37] >> Moore
[21:38] >> Yes.
[21:39] >> Fursider
[21:40] >> Yes.
[21:41] >> O'Laughlin
[21:42] >> Yes.
[21:42] >> Appleby
[21:43] >> Yes.
[21:43] >> Weber
[21:44] >> Yes.
[21:44] >> That passes 6-0. Now, is there anybody
[21:47] that would object to suspending the
[21:48] statutory rule to allow this to be
[21:50] considered and voted on for passage
[21:52] um
[21:53] at the present time without waiting for
[21:55] the two council meetings?
[21:56] >> I would object.
[21:57] >> You Okay, so there's no point in doing
[21:59] that then. Um would that would that
[22:01] Rather than having to ask this question
[22:02] each time, will your answer be the same
[22:04] for
[22:05] >> always be the answer.
[22:05] >> Okay, very good. Thank you.
[22:07] Okay, so that that's passed 6-0. We next
[22:10] move to item number 16, which
[22:11] >> I didn't say always. There'd be an
[22:12] exception if there was some sense of
[22:14] urgency for a need, but there's not.
[22:16] >> Understood.
[22:18] Okay, item number 16, a motion to
[22:21] approve the first reading of an
[22:22] ordinance amending the provisions to
[22:23] chapter 156 of the uniform plumbing
[22:26] code.
[22:27] >> So moved.
[22:28] >> Second.
[22:29] >> The motion and a second. Is there
[22:30] discussion regarding this particular
[22:32] code section?
[22:34] Hearing none, this will be a roll call
[22:35] vote also.
[22:36] >> O'Laughlin
[22:37] >> Yes.
[22:37] >> Appleby
[22:38] >> Yes.
[22:39] >> Weber
[22:39] >> Yes.
[22:40] >> Hannah
[22:40] >> Yes.
[22:41] >> Moore
[22:41] >> Yes.
[22:42] >> Fursider
[22:43] >> Yay.
[22:43] >> That also passes 6-0. Next we move to
[22:45] item number 17. This is a motion to
[22:48] approve the first reading of an
[22:49] ordinance amending provisions to chapter
[22:51] 157 international mechanical code.
[22:54] >> So moved.
[22:56] >> Second.
[22:56] >> The motion and a second. Anybody have
[22:58] any further discussion regarding this
[22:59] particular code section?
[23:01] Hearing none, this would also be a roll
[23:02] call vote.
[23:03] >> Hannah
[23:04] >> Yes.
[23:05] >> Moore
[23:05] >> Yes.
[23:06] >> Presider
[23:07] >> Yes.
[23:07] >> Laughlin
[23:08] >> Yes.
[23:08] >> Applebee
[23:09] >> Yes.
[23:09] >> Weber
[23:10] >> Yes.
[23:10] >> It also passes 6-0. Next
[23:12] >> Question, Mayor.
[23:13] >> Yes.
[23:14] >> Um in regards to this, it was brought
[23:16] up, you know, that
[23:18] since nothing is urgent, my question I
[23:21] would have
[23:23] is
[23:25] has our insurance company allowed us
[23:27] like a 60-day grace, a 30- or 60-day
[23:29] grace window or not because if they have
[23:32] not allowed us that, then it is urgent.
[23:34] >> From the March 24th or the March 24th
[23:37] letter that they sent us, they told us
[23:38] they would give us up to 6 months if we
[23:40] were working through the red through the
[23:41] process.
[23:41] >> Okay.
[23:42] >> They asked us for an update, I want to
[23:44] say at the beginning of July,
[23:46] roughly around there, and I emailed them
[23:48] back with the schedule of what it would
[23:49] take if it went through [clears throat]
[23:50] all three readings at three consecutive
[23:52] council meetings, and we got no response
[23:54] back to that. So, I'm going to assume
[23:55] that no response is acceptance and that
[23:57] they're okay with that.
[23:58] >> Okay, because I mean that could make a
[24:00] difference on voting.
[24:01] >> It could, yes, but I think you're fine
[24:03] if you if the council goes that way.
[24:05] It's
[24:05] >> So, if this was March
[24:06] >> If this was March that the that the
[24:08] letter came and gave us 6 months,
[24:10] September would be up. So,
[24:11] >> Which for the beginning of September
[24:12] would be the third and final reading.
[24:13] >> Got you. Okay, sounds good.
[24:15] Okay, let's move to item number
[24:17] >> We're going to make it by about 7 days,
[24:18] I think, by the time that's done.
[24:20] >> Okay. Um I'm on number 18. Number 18, um
[24:24] motion to
[24:25] first reading of an ordinance amending
[24:26] the provisions to chapter 158 of the
[24:29] International Fuel Gas Code.
[24:31] >> So moved. Second.
[24:32] >> Have a motion and a second. Is there
[24:33] further discussion regarding this?
[24:35] Hearing none, that's a roll call vote.
[24:37] >> Laughlin
[24:37] >> Yes.
[24:38] >> Applebee
[24:39] >> Yes.
[24:39] >> Weber
[24:40] >> Yes.
[24:40] >> Hannah
[24:41] >> Yes.
[24:41] >> Moore
[24:42] >> Yes.
[24:42] >> Presider
[24:43] >> Yes.
[24:43] >> It also passes 6-0. Next, we'll move to
[24:46] item number 19. Um I need a motion to
[24:48] approve the first reading of an
[24:49] ordinance amending provisions of chapter
[24:51] 159 of the International Fire Code.
[24:55] >> So moved.
[24:56] >> Second.
[24:56] >> Have a motion and a second. Any
[24:57] discussion with regard to this? Hearing
[24:59] none, this will be a roll call vote
[25:00] also.
[25:02] >> Anna?
[25:03] >> Yes.
[25:03] >> Moore?
[25:04] >> Yes.
[25:04] >> Presider?
[25:05] >> Yes.
[25:05] >> O'Laughlin?
[25:06] >> Yes.
[25:07] >> Appleby?
[25:07] >> Yes.
[25:07] >> Weber?
[25:08] >> Yes.
[25:08] >> It also passes 6-0. Next we move to item
[25:10] number 20.
[25:12] Need a motion to approve the first
[25:13] reading of an ordinance amending the
[25:14] provisions of chapter 161
[25:17] of the National Electric Code.
[25:19] >> So moved.
[25:19] >> Second.
[25:20] >> Have a motion and a second. Any
[25:21] discussion regarding this? Hearing none,
[25:23] roll roll call vote, please.
[25:25] >> O'Laughlin?
[25:25] >> Yes.
[25:26] >> Appleby?
[25:26] >> Yes.
[25:27] >> Weber?
[25:28] >> Yes.
[25:28] >> Anna?
[25:28] >> Yes.
[25:29] >> Moore?
[25:30] >> Yes.
[25:30] >> Presider?
[25:31] >> Yes.
[25:31] >> It also passes 6-0. Next we move to item
[25:33] number 21. Need a motion to approve the
[25:36] first reading of an ordinance amending
[25:37] the provisions to chapter 160
[25:41] 162 of the International Residential
[25:44] Code.
[25:45] >> So moved.
[25:46] >> Second.
[25:46] >> Have a motion and a second. Is there any
[25:48] discussion regarding this? Hearing none,
[25:50] this will be a roll call vote.
[25:51] >> Anna?
[25:52] >> Yes.
[25:52] >> Moore?
[25:53] >> Yes.
[25:53] >> Presider?
[25:54] >> Yes.
[25:54] >> O'Laughlin?
[25:55] >> Yes.
[25:55] >> Appleby?
[25:56] >> Yes.
[25:56] >> Weber?
[25:57] >> Yes.
[25:57] >> It passes 6-0 also.
[25:59] Next we move to item number 22. This is
[26:02] a motion to approve the first reading of
[26:04] an ordinance amending the provisions to
[26:05] chapter 163 of the International
[26:07] Property Maintenance Code.
[26:09] >> So moved.
[26:10] >> Second.
[26:11] >> Have a motion and a second. If there's
[26:13] no Is there any further discussion? If
[26:15] none, this is a roll call vote.
[26:18] >> O'Laughlin?
[26:18] >> Yes.
[26:19] >> Appleby?
[26:20] >> Yes.
[26:20] >> Weber?
[26:21] >> Yes.
[26:21] >> Anna?
[26:22] >> Yes.
[26:22] >> Moore?
[26:23] >> Yes.
[26:23] >> Presider?
[26:24] >> Yes.
[26:24] >> It also passes 6-0.
[26:26] Next we move to item number 23.
[26:29] I need a motion to approve a first
[26:31] reading of an ordinance
[26:33] amending the provisions of chapter 164
[26:35] of the International Existing Building
[26:37] Code.
[26:38] >> So moved.
[26:38] >> Second.
[26:39] >> Have a motion and a second. If there's
[26:40] any no further discussion, this will be
[26:42] a roll call vote also.
[26:44] >> Anna?
[26:44] >> Yes.
[26:45] >> Moore?
[26:45] >> Yes.
[26:46] >> Presider?
[26:46] >> Yes.
[26:47] >> O'Laughlin?
[26:47] >> Yes.
[26:48] >> Appleby?
[26:48] >> Yes.
[26:49] >> Weber?
[26:49] >> Yes.
[26:50] >> It also passes 6-0. Moved item number 24
[26:54] motion to approve the first reading of
[26:56] an ordinance amending the provisions to
[26:58] chapter 165 of the International Energy
[27:00] Conservation Code.
[27:02] >> So moved.
[27:03] >> Second.
[27:04] >> The motion is second. If there's no
[27:05] further discussion, we'll move to a roll
[27:06] call vote.
[27:07] >> O'Loughlin
[27:08] >> Yes.
[27:08] >> Appleby
[27:09] >> Yes.
[27:09] >> Weber
[27:10] >> Yes.
[27:11] >> Yianna
[27:11] >> Yes.
[27:12] >> Moore
[27:12] >> Yes.
[27:13] >> Presider
[27:13] >> Yes.
[27:14] >> Also passes 6-0. Moved item number 20
[27:17] five. I need a motion to approve in the
[27:19] first reading of an ordinance amending
[27:21] the provisions to chapter 1 66 of the
[27:24] International Swimming Pool and Spa
[27:25] Code.
[27:26] >> So moved.
[27:27] >> Second.
[27:28] >> The motion I have a motion and a second.
[27:30] If there's no further discussion, this
[27:31] would also be a roll call vote.
[27:33] >> Yianna
[27:33] >> Yes.
[27:34] >> Moore
[27:34] >> Yes.
[27:35] >> Presider
[27:35] >> Yes.
[27:36] >> O'Loughlin
[27:36] >> Yes.
[27:37] >> Appleby
[27:37] >> Yes.
[27:38] >> Weber
[27:38] >> Yes.
[27:39] >> That also passes 6-0. Next we move to
[27:42] item number 26.
[27:45] Pursuant to the agenda, I'll now convene
[27:47] a public hearing on the proposal to
[27:49] enter into a sewer revenue loan and
[27:51] disbursement agreement.
[27:54] >> So moved.
[27:55] >> We're we're in we're now in public
[28:00] comment. Public public hearing. Sorry,
[28:02] public hearing.
[28:03] >> I did not receive any comments on this.
[28:07] >> Okay, since there's no further comments
[28:09] in writing or or verbally with regard to
[28:11] this, we'll move forward with um
[28:15] closing the public hearing at this time.
[28:18] >> So moved.
[28:19] >> So next we move to item number 27.
[28:22] This is a motion to approve and
[28:24] authorize the mayor to sign a resolution
[28:27] taking additional action on the proposal
[28:29] to enter into the sewer revenue loan and
[28:31] disbursement agreement. Do need a
[28:33] motion.
[28:34] >> So moved.
[28:34] >> Second.
[28:35] >> I have a motion and a second.
[28:37] Further discussion with regard to this?
[28:40] is one of the steps necessary with
[28:41] regard to the funding of the
[28:44] wastewater treatment plant.
[28:46] Hearing none, this would be a roll call
[28:48] vote.
[28:48] >> Sorry, what are you on?
[28:50] >> I am on item number 27.
[28:52] >> 27.
[28:52] >> Okay.
[28:56] » [clears throat]
[28:56] >> This is a roll call vote.
[28:58] >> O'Laughlin?
[28:58] >> Yes.
[28:59] >> Appleby?
[29:00] >> No.
[29:00] >> Weber?
[29:01] >> Yes.
[29:01] >> Anna?
[29:02] >> Yes.
[29:03] >> Moore?
[29:03] >> Yes.
[29:04] >> Presider?
[29:05] >> Yes.
[29:05] >> That passes 5-1.
[29:07] Um, next we move to resolutions, um,
[29:09] item number 28.
[29:10] I need a motion to approve and authorize
[29:12] the mayor to sign a resolution approving
[29:15] a standardized extra duty police
[29:17] services agreement template and
[29:19] authorizing the city manager to execute
[29:21] these agreements as needed.
[29:23] >> So moved.
[29:23] >> Second.
[29:25] >> Okay, we talked about this at the August
[29:26] 3rd work session and, um,
[29:29] actually we had officer Bowes at the
[29:31] time come up and discuss it as well.
[29:33] Um, does anybody have any
[29:35] um further discussion with regard
[29:39] to this?
[29:41] Hearing none, this will be a roll call
[29:42] vote.
[29:43] >> Appleby?
[29:44] >> Yes.
[29:45] >> Weber?
[29:45] >> Yes.
[29:46] >> Anna?
[29:46] >> Yes.
[29:47] >> Moore?
[29:47] >> Yes.
[29:48] >> Presider?
[29:49] >> Yes.
[29:49] >> O'Laughlin?
[29:50] >> Yes.
[29:51] That passes 6-0.
[29:53] Um, next to move to item number 29.
[29:57] Um, I need a motion to authorize the
[29:59] mayor to sign a resolution
[30:01] establishing a time and place for a
[30:03] public hearing on August the 24th of
[30:05] 2026 at 5:30 p.m. for the consideration
[30:08] of a rezoning request
[30:10] from R2 residential to C1 commercial
[30:12] within the city of Independence,
[30:14] Buchanan County, Iowa.
[30:15] >> So moved.
[30:17] >> Second.
[30:17] >> I have a motion and a second. We talked
[30:18] about this, no, we didn't talk about
[30:20] this. This, um, was
[30:23] the this came before the planning and
[30:24] zoning hearing
[30:26] on August the 4th by by a vote of
[30:28] 5-nothing they recommended to the
[30:31] Tuesday, uh
[30:32] council that this that they consider
[30:33] this, but, um
[30:35] this the process here is, um, we we have
[30:37] to set a public hearing first before we
[30:39] can have further discussion or further
[30:41] action taken upon it.
[30:42] So, we've got the date um, that. Is
[30:44] there further discussion with regard to
[30:46] the setting of the date for a public
[30:47] hearing?
[30:48] >> Why are we doing
[30:49] >> for the senior center property.
[30:51] >> Yeah, why are we doing this for this
[30:51] county though?
[30:53] >> It's not county. The city It's in the
[30:54] city limits.
[30:55] >> I know.
[30:55] >> So, our zoning applies to it. The county
[30:57] has requested it because they want to do
[30:59] something different with the side edge.
[31:00] And in order to do that, they need to
[31:02] meet this this this zoning district
[31:04] meets better works better for them.
[31:07] And it fits within their being that it's
[31:08] a senior center and a commercial
[31:10] somewhat of a commercial use.
[31:12] So, we'll we'll have further discussion
[31:14] on this once we complete the public
[31:16] hearing itself.
[31:18] Is there a
[31:19] Do I have a motion and a second? This
[31:21] will be a roll call vote then.
[31:22] >> Weber?
[31:23] >> Yes.
[31:23] >> Hannah?
[31:24] >> Yes.
[31:24] >> Moore?
[31:25] >> Yes.
[31:25] >> Crusader?
[31:26] >> Yes.
[31:27] >> O'Laughlin?
[31:27] >> Yes.
[31:28] >> Appleby?
[31:28] >> Yes.
[31:29] >> It passes 6-0. Next, we move to item
[31:31] number 30.
[31:32] I need a motion to approve and authorize
[31:34] the mayor to sign a resolution approving
[31:36] the lot combination agreement and to add
[31:38] the recording fees to the previously
[31:40] approved claims listing.
[31:42] >> So moved.
[31:43] >> Second.
[31:44] >> Okay, again, this is something that went
[31:46] before planning and zoning on August the
[31:47] 4th. It's a Planning and Zoning voted
[31:50] 5-0 to
[31:51] request that um
[31:53] council consider this and approve it.
[31:56] Um
[32:00] Yeah, go ahead, Matt.
[32:01] >> So, this is a combination of two pieces
[32:03] of property that the county owns.
[32:04] There's a on the
[32:06] northeast corner of the senior center,
[32:08] there's a wing that goes there by to the
[32:10] east that actually crosses a lot line
[32:12] and goes onto a separate piece of
[32:13] property. So, this combination agreement
[32:15] brings both of them together and makes
[32:17] it one piece of property so that the
[32:19] so that they're in compliance with our requirements.
[32:24] >> Further discussion regarding that.
[32:27] Hearing none, this is a roll call vote.
[32:29] >> Hannah?
[32:30] >> Yes.
[32:31] >> Moore?
[32:31] >> Yes.
[32:32] >> Crusader?
[32:32] >> Yes.
[32:33] >> O'Laughlin?
[32:34] >> Yes.
[32:34] >> Appleby?
[32:35] >> Yes.
[32:35] >> Weber?
[32:36] >> Yes.
[32:36] >> And that passes 6-0.
[32:38] I'm actually moving to item number 31. I
[32:40] need a motion to approve and authorize
[32:42] the mayor sign a resolution that
[32:44] approves the plat of survey.
[32:47] >> So moved.
[32:48] >> Second.
[32:49] >> I have a motion and a second. Again,
[32:50] this is something that planning and
[32:51] zoning on August 4th voted 5-0 to
[32:54] recommend it um
[32:55] to be sent to council council for
[32:57] approval.
[32:58] Um William Downs owns a piece of
[33:02] property.
[33:04] Um
[33:06] and there's a small portion of the
[33:08] neighboring property which
[33:11] according to the
[33:12] plat of survey is
[33:15] um not on his property even though he's
[33:17] been taking care of it. Is that correct?
[33:19] >> I can give you that.
[33:20] >> Yes, this is a little piece. It's It's a
[33:22] row of shrubs that he's been maintaining
[33:25] for the last 20 years and they
[33:27] due to another situation with the fence
[33:29] going up on there
[33:30] his neighbors they did a plat of they
[33:32] had a survey done found out that that
[33:35] piece that he thought was his all this
[33:36] time was not his.
[33:38] So, he had he hired Crawford to actually
[33:41] do the plat of survey have in front of
[33:43] you. It will create a a new parcel. And
[33:47] then it just straightens out who owns
[33:49] what.
[33:50] >> And then and the neighbor is in favor of
[33:52] this.
[33:52] >> Miss McGraw she she
[33:55] agreed to sell him this new parcel.
[33:58] Um it was approved by planning and
[33:59] zoning contingent on this being approved
[34:02] and the deed being transferred to Mr.
[34:04] Downs.
[34:05] >> And also on the lot combination
[34:07] agreement bringing them back together.
[34:08] >> Yes, and also he also
[34:11] which you don't have tonight in your
[34:12] packets because you can't have but there
[34:14] is a lot combination already in place
[34:17] that's went through planning and zoning
[34:19] under those contingencies. So, once we
[34:21] have the deed in place and Mr. Downs
[34:23] owns that property then we'll bring the
[34:25] lot combination agreement to you all to
[34:28] >> to finalize it.
[34:29] >> Yep.
[34:31] >> Further discussion.
[34:33] >> Thanks, Pat.
[34:34] >> Hearing none, this will be a roll call
[34:35] vote.
[34:35] >> Moore?
[34:36] >> Yes.
[34:37] >> Prichard?
[34:38] >> Yes.
[34:38] >> O'Laughlin?
[34:39] >> Yes.
[34:39] >> Appleby?
[34:40] >> Yes.
[34:40] >> Weber?
[34:41] >> Yes.
[34:41] >> Anna?
[34:42] >> Yes.
[34:43] >> This passes 6-0. Next, we'll move to
[34:45] item number 32. I'll need a motion to
[34:47] approve and authorize the mayor to sign
[34:49] a resolution preliminarily approving a
[34:51] pre-annexation agreement and application
[34:54] for voluntary annexation, preliminarily
[34:56] approving the annexation of the city and
[34:59] the Tempest parcels and setting the
[35:00] public hearing for October 12th, 2026 at
[35:03] 5:30 p.m. Need a motion first.
[35:08] >> This is just set the hearing on it?
[35:09] >> Yeah, well, the the the way that the the
[35:11] It's a combination of things, but it
[35:14] really what this resolution does is it
[35:15] tells the staff to continue moving
[35:17] forward with the process. And then it
[35:18] establishes a public hearing. There are
[35:20] notices that need to happen.
[35:22] Consultations with Buchanan County and
[35:23] the school district need to take place.
[35:25] There's several different entities that
[35:26] need to be notified about it, and then
[35:28] there's a public hearing that has to be
[35:29] held all before the city council can
[35:30] make a final decision on whether or not
[35:32] to annex this property.
[35:34] So, you're not voting to annex the
[35:35] property. All you're doing is voting to
[35:37] allow the process to continue and and
[35:40] allow the the public
[35:41] >> To move forward.
[35:42] >> To continue the process, right?
[35:44] >> With a With a yay vote on this, will we
[35:46] be be voting to accept the
[35:49] pre-annexation agreement?
[35:50] >> No.
[35:50] >> Okay.
[35:51] >> You'd be You'd be voting to Well, you'd
[35:53] be voting to preliminarily approve it
[35:56] pending the other pending further
[35:57] discussion and a public hearing.
[35:59] >> My suggestion would be if there's
[36:00] modifications you'd like to make to the
[36:01] pre-annexation agreement, now is the
[36:03] time to discuss those.
[36:04] >> I would say that the uh
[36:06] cattle, goats
[36:08] pasturing
[36:09] is is out. I mean, they want to be in
[36:11] the city limits.
[36:11] >> One second. One second, Mike.
[36:13] >> Do I have it Did I get a motion?
[36:14] >> I don't have a motion or
[36:15] >> I don't think a motion
[36:16] >> had a motion
[36:16] >> Was there a second, yeah?
[36:17] >> I I will I will make the motion to get
[36:19] the ball rolling for discussion.
[36:21] >> Second.
[36:22] >> Okay, we've got a motion and a second.
[36:23] Go ahead, Mike, now.
[36:25] >> I would like to see uh
[36:27] the pasturing of cattle and goats out of
[36:29] there since they want to be within the
[36:32] city limits and our by code, that's not
[36:34] allowed.
[36:37] » I agree with Mike and I think that in
[36:38] addition to what Mike said, I think that
[36:40] there should be an annual request as all
[36:42] of the residents do with anything in the
[36:43] city as far as bow hunting is concerned.
[36:45] >> Yeah.
[36:46] >> Go ahead. I This is non
[36:48] um
[36:49] voluntary. It's involuntary as part of
[36:51] it. So, we shouldn't be labeling it as a
[36:54] as one bird.
[36:55] >> The city attorney is the one who drafted
[36:57] these documents and this is a voluntary
[36:59] annexation with a 20 with a less than
[37:01] 20% involuntary annexation.
[37:03] >> So, it's voluntary then.
[37:05] >> That is not an involuntary annexation.
[37:06] under state
[37:08] code is where the entire property is
[37:10] involuntary.
[37:11] >> Okay. So, under that is not
[37:13] >> Semantics a little bit
[37:14] >> So, the
[37:16] developer for this area is also the
[37:18] person who's writing this up for this
[37:20] area.
[37:20] >> No. No, Doug Doug is the one who wrote
[37:22] it up, our city attorney.
[37:24] >> Is the city
[37:24] >> Zanetti is the developer who is also
[37:26] reviewing it on the behalf of his you
[37:29] know, on on behalf of his
[37:30] >> And then it's also where mayor of her
[37:33] town works is the one that wants to
[37:34] develop.
[37:35] >> I'm sorry?
[37:36] >> Is that where you work? Is where he
[37:37] wants the person that owns this wants to
[37:39] develop it?
[37:40] >> I do not I I I from time to time I will
[37:43] handle the project for Robert Zanetti.
[37:45] I'm not an employee of Robert Zanetti
[37:47] and I'm not
[37:48] I'm I'm not handling this and I don't
[37:49] I'm not handling anything about this on his behalf or even on behalf of the
[37:53] city. I'm just presenting it to him.
[37:56] >> You may I make a comment on that, mayor?
[37:58] >> Yep.
[37:59] >> And the mayor has no yes or no vote
[38:02] whatsoever. So, therefore
[38:05] it there is no conflict of interest
[38:07] because he has no voting power.
[38:09] >> He's a mayor.
[38:09] >> No, he's he's he's no conflict at at
[38:12] all. Matt Matt's handling this. He just
[38:14] has to bring it up.
[38:16] But he there he has no voting power
[38:18] whatsoever. So, therefore there is no
[38:19] conflict. And if there was a conflict
[38:22] and he had voting power, then that
[38:24] person would just remove themselves and
[38:26] excuse themselves. They would abstain.
[38:28] They would abstain from voting.
[38:30] >> And I can't abstain from something that
[38:31] I don't have a vote.
[38:32] >> This is phase one of forcing him to
[38:35] >> I don't think we should move forward
[38:36] with this. This guy was not in the city
[38:38] limits when this was developed around
[38:40] him. And he did a we did him wrong many
[38:43] years ago.
[38:44] Uh so, we
[38:45] >> How did we do that?
[38:47] >> When they developed this area, they
[38:48] actually
[38:50] took the water well away from him, his
[38:52] own property. So, for that reason, we
[38:54] actually approved him to have water
[38:56] unlimited for life as a restitution.
[38:59] Now, this is just a gentleman's
[39:01] agreement. Now, because he's part of our
[39:03] city, he's getting annexed in against
[39:05] his will.
[39:06] So, he did us a favor not suing us years
[39:09] ago. I think it's time to return the
[39:11] favor and not do this to him. He doesn't
[39:13] want to be part of the city. He didn't
[39:15] ask to have it developed around him. He
[39:16] said, "Okay, you want to do your thing
[39:18] and develop over here. Just leave me out
[39:20] of it." Then that didn't turn out that
[39:22] way. Now, he's getting surrounded by us,
[39:24] and now we're going to make his property
[39:26] part of our city.
[39:28] >> He's 87 years old, and he doesn't want
[39:29] to be annexed in.
[39:30] >> It's not right. He did us a favor not
[39:32] suing our city, and now we need to
[39:33] return the favor.
[39:35] >> Can isn't there something Matt where you
[39:38] can't have an island?
[39:39] >> City development board will not approve
[39:41] an annexation that creates an island.
[39:43] So, if you do not want to move forward
[39:45] with this because Mr. Teppas's property
[39:47] will be part of that, then that also
[39:49] means that Mr. Heddy's property will not
[39:51] be annexed into the city and cannot be
[39:53] annexed into the city.
[39:57] » And if he's going
[39:57] >> could have very well have gone against
[39:59] our city, and he got a gentleman's
[40:01] agreement just to not do us wrong.
[40:03] >> Okay, you
[40:03] >> We need to return the favor. That's the
[40:05] answer.
[40:06] >> You're repeating yourself, so let's
[40:08] >> I can.
[40:09] >> You can You can, but I can also call you
[40:11] out of order as well.
[40:13] You know, I have no problem with you
[40:15] speaking. I have no problem with you
[40:16] speaking. Just don't keep repeating
[40:18] yourself over and over and over. We got
[40:20] the We got the message.
[40:21] >> I'll remember that.
[40:22] >> I'll remember too.
[40:23] >> Okay.
[40:24] >> Trust me.
[40:28] Um
[40:29] Mike, in answer to your to your thing,
[40:32] um
[40:33] the reason that that it's set up the way
[40:35] that it's set up, I understand, okay?
[40:38] I'm I'm just trying to explain it to you
[40:39] the reason why it's in the annexation
[40:43] agreement is because they're not going
[40:45] to be able to do all of this at one
[40:47] time.
[40:48] So, if you take the part of it that's
[40:50] farthest away that's currently That's
[40:52] the current use for it. So, you're not changing the use. The current
[40:55] use has those things in it. There's
[40:58] nothing that you're adding You're giving
[40:59] that that they don't already have while
[41:01] they're in the county.
[41:03] But
[41:04] >> if they're annexing to the city, they're no longer A1.
[41:08] >> I understand that, but
[41:09] >> They They will come in as A1.
[41:11] >> They'll come in, but they have They have
[41:12] to accept the
[41:13] >> Uh that was part of the pre-annexation
[41:15] agreement was that the zoning applied
[41:16] would be A1 when they come into the
[41:18] city, and then at some point in the near
[41:20] future when he wants to develop, he
[41:21] would have to come in and rezone
[41:22] whichever piece he's developing. And
[41:24] then that piece would no longer be
[41:25] allowed to have animals or
[41:27] >> And And he's erecting on it without
[41:29] permission.
[41:29] >> I would move that we don't allow the A1
[41:32] uh
[41:33] status.
[41:34] >> There's a motion and a second on the
[41:35] table right now that would need to be
[41:37] voted on, and then if somebody else
[41:38] would like to make a subsequent motion
[41:40] saying they want to make modifications
[41:41] to the pre-annexation agreement, you
[41:43] could do that.
[41:44] >> The The reason why
[41:46] um the the group that's that's asking to
[41:49] be annexed in wants to do it the way
[41:50] that they're they're they're proposing
[41:52] it is because because it's not going to
[41:54] happen for several years. They want to
[41:57] continue to get the the income that they
[41:59] have from the rental of of that for the use of by
[42:04] the people that own the animals.
[42:05] >> Okay.
[42:06] >> So, if But
[42:07] >> with the limited size of that pasture,
[42:09] and I've
[42:10] rented pasture you in the past.
[42:13] There's not that much income from that.
[42:15] >> Well, that was his rationale for why he wanted
[42:18] it in there.
[42:19] >> I would respectfully disagree and
[42:22] decline.
[42:23] >> Okay, I understand. I'm just I wanted
[42:25] you to have the facts. That's all.
[42:26] >> Well, I knew the impetus behind it.
[42:30] >> Okay.
[42:31] >> Did you have something you want to read?
[42:33] >> Uh
[42:34] No, I was just thinking it might be
[42:36] a little bit more complicated because of
[42:38] the zoning side of things.
[42:40] There's any any uh land that's annexed
[42:43] then must become A1. So, to your point,
[42:45] I don't think you could just
[42:47] have a have a motion
[42:49] have a vote.
[42:50] >> The city city attorney would disagree
[42:51] with you. He has stated that when you do
[42:53] a pre-annexation agreement, you can
[42:54] specify what level of zoning you would
[42:56] like to have. As long as the city
[42:58] council agrees to that, it can come in
[42:59] as a different zoning district.
[43:00] >> Well, perfectly. So, I'm just coming up
[43:02] >> But it's But this is coming in as A1,
[43:04] which is what a regular annexation would
[43:06] do anyway without that being in the
[43:07] pre-annexation agreement.
[43:08] >> Okay.
[43:09] >> Why would
[43:10] I don't understand. Why would
[43:12] if he wants to make it residential, why
[43:14] would it come in as A1 and not R?
[43:17] >> Because it would become residential once
[43:19] he was ready to build.
[43:21] He would only be agricultural until such
[43:22] time as he's ready to build. He would
[43:24] only be the residential
[43:24] >> get all the benefits of the residential
[43:27] classification
[43:29] while still having the ag designation.
[43:31] >> So, he's got two So, he's got two
[43:33] distinct
[43:33] >> two parcels
[43:34] >> parcels. One of the parcels he's going
[43:35] to be work on immediately with the
[43:37] That'll be That would be residential.
[43:39] So, that parcel would be zoned resident
[43:42] the R1.
[43:43] >> He would likely take the 40 acres that
[43:44] were that's being part of this
[43:45] discussion and split that.
[43:48] Part of it that would be annexed and
[43:49] part of it would or not annexed part of
[43:50] it would be rezoned at that time. And
[43:53] also preliminary plat for development,
[43:54] all of those different things that have
[43:56] to occur. This is just the first step in
[43:58] the process. And this again really is
[44:00] just telling the the staff whether you
[44:02] want us to continue moving forward with
[44:03] this or not.
[44:05] Cuz there's a lot more steps to this.
[44:07] >> John, do you have something to read?
[44:09] >> No, here.
[44:11] >> Didn't you have a question for me
[44:12] earlier?
[44:13] For John or for what?
[44:15] >> No, John he's already
[44:17] >> He He wanted to talk when he was up
[44:19] earlier.
[44:21] >> Mike, I have a comment. You had asked
[44:22] you had had a question.
[44:23] >> just asked if he he had something he was
[44:25] possibly going to read, but
[44:26] >> He did
[44:27] >> So did
[44:28] >> What I said earlier.
[44:30] >> Okay.
[44:31] so is there further discussion
[44:33] with regard to the motion that's
[44:34] pending?
[44:34] >> Yeah.
[44:35] Um in in regards to the animal part I I
[44:38] have a
[44:39] I have mixed emotion on this as far as
[44:41] the animal part. If if it goes forward
[44:44] and gets annexed in
[44:47] as A1 agricultural
[44:50] however
[44:51] once this
[44:53] once if that happens nothing can be
[44:55] built as far as residential goes on
[44:58] there
[44:59] until it becomes residential zoning. And
[45:02] at that time then the animal part would
[45:03] fall out because then you would not have
[45:06] residential. However, I see Mike's
[45:09] point and Mr. Passaro's point
[45:11] on allowing animals within city limits.
[45:15] But this is dealing with
[45:17] it's not like it's already in the city
[45:19] limits at this time. So it's kind of a a
[45:22] gray area.
[45:23] >> Um realistically it is within the city
[45:25] limits. It's just not zoned that way.
[45:27] >> It Yeah, it's not zoned that way and but
[45:30] the city gets no money off of it at this time. We don't get any money out
[45:34] of that.
[45:34] >> The county does cuz it's
[45:35] >> The county does not the city.
[45:37] >> in the city limits, right?
[45:37] >> So it's so it is not it is not in the
[45:39] city limits at this time.
[45:42] >> surrounded by the city limits.
[45:43] >> So we're taking taxes from the county.
[45:47] >> I'm sorry.
[45:48] >> We're taking taxes from the county cuz
[45:49] right now he's paying taxes to the
[45:50] county and
[45:51] >> He will still pay taxes to the county.
[45:53] It'll just be a different rate.
[45:57] » Cuz he would pay it
[45:57] >> So I'm an urban rate
[45:59] >> It's kind of a gray area right now for
[46:01] me on that.
[46:03] >> When you guys said that there was an
[46:04] intention the intention I completely
[46:05] understand you don't just develop the
[46:06] entire thing. There's two parcels in
[46:08] question is the east parcel or the west
[46:10] parcel that would be
[46:11] >> The eastern parcel is the one that we're
[46:12] talking about tonight as part of the
[46:14] annexation.
[46:14] >> And with that has it been indicated that
[46:18] So that portion there would be the first
[46:19] to be developed as well.
[46:21] >> A portion of it of some sort. We don't
[46:22] have That's That's a question Mr. Eddy
[46:24] would have to answer as far as what it
[46:26] is he wants to develop of that piece.
[46:28] >> So would that create an island as well?
[46:31] >> No. Not if it's annexed. If you annex
[46:34] the entire 40 acres in, no. Because then
[46:36] it can still remain agricultural because
[46:38] we're we're getting two things
[46:39] convoluted here. Annexation is one
[46:41] thing, zoning is another thing.
[46:42] >> Right.
[46:43] >> So the annexation just brings it into
[46:45] the city. Then the zoning has to come
[46:47] into play whenever he decides which
[46:49] property or how much of the property he
[46:50] wants to develop. He could do 5 acres of
[46:52] it, he could do all 40. It's just up to
[46:54] him on what he decides he wants to
[46:55] develop.
[46:56] >> And at that time then he has to come to
[46:58] the city council for getting the zoning
[47:00] change.
[47:01] >> Right. And a preliminary plat approval
[47:03] and all
[47:03] >> Preliminary plat approval and all that
[47:05] other stuff that takes
[47:07] a year or so to get all that
[47:08] accomplished.
[47:09] >> All of those different development pieces, yes.
[47:12] >> So the eastern 40 acres would are what
[47:15] we're
[47:16] >> That's what's in this annexation this
[47:17] evening, yes.
[47:18] >> So what about the western part then
[47:19] where the homestead is?
[47:21] And the eastern part That would remain
[47:23] in county?
[47:23] >> The eastern part is where the homestead
[47:25] is at. The western part is the empty
[47:26] field.
[47:27] >> Excuse me, yeah.
[47:27] >> Yeah, the western part would remain in
[47:29] county at this point.
[47:30] It would be it's He has plans to do that
[47:32] at the in the future. He's just not
[47:34] doing that right now because when we
[47:35] bring that one in, then that also
[47:38] encompasses because it creates them
[47:39] another island which then means Best Buy
[47:41] and the other resident that's up there
[47:42] and plus the school district where the
[47:44] stadium is at. All of that's got to come
[47:45] in when that piece comes in.
[47:47] That's a bigger lift than
[47:49] what this one is and so he chose to
[47:50] start with just this piece.
[47:53] >> So as I read the agreement, it's a
[47:56] voluntary annexation if
[47:59] we agree to go against our current
[48:02] ordinances for livestock and hunting.
[48:05] But, if we choose to
[48:08] not allow those two things, then that
[48:09] would nullify this agreement that we're
[48:11] voting on.
[48:12] >> We would not be able to agree We
[48:13] wouldn't be able to Well, no.
[48:16] You can No, you could approve You could
[48:18] do a motion to approve the annexation
[48:20] subject to removal of those two items
[48:22] from the pre-annexation agreement
[48:24] because the pre-annexation agreement is
[48:25] yet another piece of this that is not
[48:28] It's It's just an agreement between the
[48:29] developer and the and the city about
[48:31] what he's going to do with this
[48:32] property.
[48:33] >> Got you.
[48:34] >> So, you could do that if you want to.
[48:37] >> I I don't like the fact that that's put
[48:38] in the pre-annexation agreement when we
[48:40] have two ordinances on hand right now
[48:42] that don't necessarily limit livestock,
[48:45] so yes, but hunting can still be done.
[48:48] We just did it tonight where we had
[48:49] three individuals who asked for
[48:50] permission and were granted it.
[48:52] >> On the consent agenda even.
[48:54] >> Yeah, on the consent agenda even.
[48:57] So, I don't [clears throat] know why we
[48:58] would tie that privilege into
[49:01] an annexation agreement.
[49:05] That's all I have to say on this one.
[49:06] >> for this body to decide, for sure.
[49:10] » I would make a motion that we strike
[49:12] >> Hold on, I can't I can't take another
[49:13] motion. There's already one motion on
[49:14] the floor.
[49:15] >> Okay, yep, I understand.
[49:18] So, further discussion on this one. So,
[49:21] >> Yes, call the question.
[49:23] >> Two options are you either go to the
[49:24] vote or they
[49:25] >> If there's no discussion,
[49:27] I call the question if there's no more
[49:28] discussion.
[49:29] >> Okay, so question, do you want to um
[49:32] the original motion was your motion,
[49:33] right, Ralph?
[49:34] So, you can withdraw your motion
[49:37] or we can vote on it.
[49:38] >> Let's see Let's see how the vote goes
[49:40] and we can
[49:41] come back at it on a different motion.
[49:44] >> Okay, so it's it's a It is a um
[49:47] roll call vote and and what you're
[49:49] voting on is to to preliminarily approve
[49:53] the pre-annexation agreement
[49:56] and to set the public hearing for
[49:58] further discussion on this for October
[50:00] the 12th of 2026. That's the motion in
[50:02] front of you.
[50:04] Okay?
[50:04] Roll call.
[50:05] >> Persauder.
[50:06] >> No.
[50:07] >> Manor or Zapson, O'Loughlin.
[50:09] >> No.
[50:10] >> Appleby.
[50:11] >> No.
[50:11] >> Weber.
[50:13] >> No.
[50:13] >> Anna.
[50:14] >> No.
[50:15] >> Moore.
[50:15] >> No.
[50:16] >> Okay, so that motion fails.
[50:18] >> [snorts]
[50:19] >> Um
[50:21] » So now Mike can make his motion if he'd
[50:23] like to.
[50:23] >> Mhm. You have another motion, Mike?
[50:25] >> I do. I make motion that we accept it
[50:29] contingent upon striking the
[50:31] um
[50:34] pasturing of cattle and goats and bow
[50:36] hunting
[50:38] >> from the pre-annexation agreement.
[50:39] >> Correct.
[50:42] » Can I add to Mike's motion?
[50:44] And require annual permission for bow
[50:47] hunting on that piece as well that's
[50:48] inside the city limits. Should it be
[50:52] » So Mike's is that a verbal okay? Cuz
[50:55] shaking your head don't count.
[50:56] >> Yeah. Yes, I do. I I agree with that.
[50:59] >> Okay, do you have the motion in
[51:00] something?
[51:02] >> So I want to make it clear. We're going
[51:03] to strike items 3C,
[51:05] which is the pasturing of cattle and or
[51:07] goats so long as the subject property is
[51:08] owned agricultural upon applicant's
[51:10] successful rezoning, blah blah blah. We
[51:11] would strike that entire section, that
[51:13] entire paragraph. It would also strike
[51:15] section 3D, which is the for bow hunting
[51:18] purposes piece. So both of those would
[51:21] be removed from the pre-annexation
[51:22] agreement. So the pre-annexation
[51:24] agreement use of an annexed parcel would
[51:26] be for enrollment in the FSA CRP program
[51:29] or for agricultural row cropping
[51:30] purposes. Only those two items.
[51:33] Just want to make sure we're clear about
[51:34] what's being taken out.
[51:36] >> So we'd still be going after us to take
[51:38] voluntarily.
[51:39] >> Yep. It would still be an 80/20
[51:41] annexation, yes. Where Mr. Tevis's
[51:43] property would be brought in with it.
[51:45] >> Man, would you guys do this to your dad
[51:47] or your grandpa?
[51:49] >> Or you don't think this is a conflict of
[51:50] interest that our mayor works there?
[51:53] >> I don't have a conflict of interest.
[51:56] I'm not an employee. I don't even have
[51:57] an open file that
[51:58] >> Did you even disclose that though to the
[52:00] city council?
[52:01] >> Everybody here knows I that it that that
[52:04] previously I helped I assisted the um
[52:06] the Robert Sinnett firm. I've never been
[52:08] an employee. I've only been an
[52:09] independent contractor who helped them
[52:11] with specific projects.
[52:12] >> And you did earlier in this meeting.
[52:15] >> I did what?
[52:15] >> No, I said that information. He didn't
[52:18] disclose it.
[52:18] >> No, he did. He did say it.
[52:21] >> Who owns this land besides Brian Eddy?
[52:23] >> He's got another partner um but I don't
[52:25] remember his name.
[52:26] >> Chad Runnebaum.
[52:29] » It must be an M.
[52:33] I don't I don't know the name. I don't
[52:34] know. I don't know.
[52:36] >> There's a Amy Sloan as successor
[52:39] trustee.
[52:42] And Chad Runnebaum and Brian Eddy. Those
[52:45] are the three that I know of that are
[52:46] involved in it. Those are the three that
[52:47] signed the documents.
[52:50] >> Okay, so I've got we've got a motion
[52:51] that Mike's made. Is there a second to
[52:53] Mike's motion?
[52:54] >> Second.
[52:55] >> Okay, further discussion with regard to
[52:56] that motion then.
[53:00] Okay, this is this again is only to set
[53:02] the hearing with these adjustments. It
[53:06] doesn't mean it's going to happen or
[53:07] anything at this time. Actually, it's
[53:10] only to move forward and have a have a
[53:12] hearing.
[53:13] >> The direction staff to continue moving
[53:14] forward which means then we need to meet
[53:15] with Buchanan County. We need to meet
[53:16] with the school district to have those conversations with them. We've got
[53:20] notices that we have to send out. It
[53:21] puts a lot of things in motion to set up
[53:24] the city council's ability to then have
[53:25] a final vote, a final decision on
[53:27] whether or not to move forward with
[53:28] this.
[53:28] >> And that's why I exactly asked questions
[53:31] so you could define it more clearly for
[53:32] everybody to understand.
[53:33] >> And the October 12th meeting will be the
[53:35] public hearing aspect of it and then it
[53:37] subsequently after that would be the
[53:40] final decision for the council to
[53:41] decide.
[53:41] >> Do we know if
[53:43] Besco and whoever else has in that one
[53:47] guy who lives out there, are they
[53:48] willing to sign a volunteer?
[53:50] >> That's a separate
[53:53] >> Far as I know, Deb, that guy is not.
[53:55] He's not volunteering.
[53:57] >> Because they could I'm just thinking
[53:58] they could start building from that way.
[53:59] >> I don't know anything, frankly, cuz I
[54:01] can tell you from what I understand, no.
[54:03] I think there's like one guy, he's not
[54:04] volunteering, and then like the Besco, I
[54:06] don't know. Cuz last I knew you were
[54:08] talking to him.
[54:09] >> The other part
[54:10] >> didn't get a response, right?
[54:11] >> talking about Besco anymore right now.
[54:13] I've had several conversations with
[54:14] Besco.
[54:15] >> Did you did talk to the owner or
[54:17] whatever, cuz I knew you reached out to
[54:19] him.
[54:19] >> I've had several conversations with him,
[54:20] but that's not part of the discussion
[54:21] for for the motion.
[54:23] This motion is on the other parcel. This
[54:25] isn't on the motion that involves Besco.
[54:27] >> But I'm just wondering if for Brian and
[54:28] I said starting to build
[54:30] by Roger's place, I think starting at
[54:31] the other end and and leave Roger alone
[54:33] for a while.
[54:34] >> Still creates an island.
[54:36] >> If he so I I can walk through that with
[54:38] you. So if Brian decided to annex the
[54:40] western 40 acres
[54:42] >> If you do If you do this one here, it's
[54:43] going to block it off and this will be
[54:45] an entire island.
[54:46] >> He would be required to bring everything
[54:47] else in.
[54:49] The city development board would say you
[54:50] can't create an island. You have to
[54:52] annex You have to bring all of this.
[54:55] The The other part of this that that
[54:56] Matt did not mention is is that this
[54:58] would then the pre-annexation agreement
[55:00] that was signed by
[55:02] the partnership itself would then have
[55:05] to be um
[55:06] re- um
[55:09] re-prepared again with with the
[55:11] corrections with those things stricken.
[55:13] They would have to agree to those those
[55:16] changes that council is is proposing
[55:18] here. Otherwise, there is no annexation
[55:20] agreement in order to go forward at all.
[55:22] >> You're saying Brian Eddy's got to agree
[55:24] to it.
[55:24] >> He's got to agree to these changes that
[55:25] >> Yeah, but that doesn't change Roger's
[55:27] situation.
[55:28] >> If he doesn't agree to this,
[55:30] then it's just squashed. It
[55:32] >> It stops It stops everything.
[55:34] >> And how does the resident benefit from
[55:36] this?
[55:38] >> Which resident?
[55:40] » Our involuntary resident, Mr.
[55:42] >> But you can make the argument that
[55:43] Roger's already been getting the benefit
[55:45] of living next to the city for the last
[55:46] 10 years cuz we clear the street in
[55:48] front of him, we maintain the street in
[55:49] front of him that he uses to access his
[55:50] home.
[55:51] >> In what way would he benefit from the
[55:53] annexation?
[55:56] » I can't say that there is a direct
[55:57] benefit from the annexation. I would
[55:59] again say that he's already gotten the
[56:01] benefit because the city takes care of
[56:02] the street, we clear the street, we do
[56:04] everything in front of the property that
[56:05] he uses that he uses to access his
[56:07] property.
[56:07] >> The benefit would be he'd have to pay
[56:08] more taxes.
[56:12] But
[56:13] I got to really can't afford it.
[56:14] >> You mentioned that you want to mention
[56:15] the road and the taxes and all that
[56:17] stuff. That's the question.
[56:18] >> Yes.
[56:18] >> Yeah.
[56:19] Come on up.
[56:20] >> Yeah. Here is you discussing getting the
[56:22] benefits
[56:23] of that one road that goes by that
[56:25] house, correct?
[56:26] >> I'm just explaining your point. You made
[56:27] it. It's a paved road, correct? Did he
[56:29] ask for that road to be paved?
[56:32] >> No.
[56:33] >> I was not asking him anything he
[56:34] requested he had the road already. Is
[56:36] there anything you've seen there he
[56:37] requires that road
[56:39] to be plowed, snow plowed? Does he have
[56:42] a requirement for that?
[56:44] >> Well, another benefit is with that road
[56:46] in front of him,
[56:47] it was a former article road, didn't
[56:48] cost him anything.
[56:51] >> It was a dead end, actually.
[56:53] >> Yeah.
[56:53] >> I'm just explaining the reason that I
[56:55] said what I said was because that is how
[56:57] the city development board looks at
[56:58] these things when they look at whether
[56:59] or not to include properties that are
[57:01] surrounded by cities.
[57:02] >> I understand. But you said he increased
[57:04] he got benefits he got increased traffic
[57:08] because it was a dead end. He didn't
[57:09] require that before.
[57:12] I mean, I you say benefit
[57:14] and we've heard that several times. I
[57:15] just want to make a point of it. It's
[57:17] not a benefit that he asked for. It's
[57:20] not something he considers a benefit.
[57:22] You may call it a benefit in your eyes,
[57:24] but it is not a benefit to him.
[57:25] >> I'm not calling it a benefit in my eyes
[57:26] at all. I have a lot of empathy with
[57:28] Roger.
[57:28] >> Sorry, what did you mean then when you
[57:30] said just a second ago benefit?
[57:31] >> how the city development board will look
[57:33] at this. That's all I'm explaining.
[57:35] >> Okay. And so what city development like
[57:38] >> a state level board that has to that
[57:39] oversees annexations for cities across
[57:41] the state of Iowa.
[57:42] >> Okay. So if
[57:43] >> to review that.
[57:43] >> with the annexation and evaluation of
[57:46] it, the board would see it as as that
[57:48] what you're trying to say?
[57:48] >> Yes.
[57:49] >> Okay.
[57:50] >> Thank you.
[57:52] So um
[57:53] Did
[57:55] You want to mention that
[57:57] >> We can't hear you.
[58:00] >> Uh it's explained in the pre-annexation
[58:01] agreement. There is a roll in on the
[58:03] property taxes, which is what we're
[58:04] allowed to do by law.
[58:06] >> for him.
[58:07] >> For Roger specifically.
[58:09] Yes, that that um
[58:11] brings it in so that Roger pays
[58:13] his taxes would escalate over 5 years.
[58:15] It's not a day one you have to pay all
[58:17] of the taxes due to the city.
[58:19] Um that is within the annexation
[58:22] agreement.
[58:23] I can't remember exactly where it's at.
[58:24] >> No, it's probably because it'd be
[58:25] illegal right to tax him that high.
[58:27] >> it's prorated over a period of time,
[58:29] correct?
[58:30] Hold on. It's the city's choice whether
[58:33] you bring everybody in day one and they
[58:35] have to pay everything or whether you
[58:36] allow up to 5 years for those taxes to
[58:38] roll on over 5 years. In an effort to
[58:40] try to help Mr. Tempest, the way that
[58:42] this was structured was so that it rolls
[58:43] on over 5 years so that he doesn't have
[58:45] to pay all these taxes on day one.
[58:47] >> Okay.
[58:47] >> To give him time to adjust to it. So the
[58:50] way that it's written is for the first
[58:51] and second years he pays 25%. The
[58:53] document says 75, that's because it's telling you how much is being not
[58:58] charged. So for the first and second
[59:00] years he would pay 25% of the regular
[59:01] taxes. Third and fourth he would pay
[59:03] 40%, fifth and sixth he would pay 55%,
[59:08] seventh and eighth he would pay 70%,
[59:10] ninth and tenth he would pay
[59:15] that is when he would be actually paying
[59:16] >> And how much does the the
[59:18] valuation cost to him from going from
[59:21] that to
[59:22] in dollars and per year at this rate
[59:25] >> for you.
[59:26] >> Matt, when you were
[59:27] >> I don't have those numbers for you
[59:28] tonight.
[59:28] >> Okay.
[59:29] >> Matt, when you were using those numbers,
[59:30] were you talking years or every 6
[59:32] months?
[59:33] >> This is how it's written in the
[59:34] document. It's 2 years, first and second
[59:36] years.
[59:37] >> So, it's 12 years before 12 years before
[59:39] he pays 100%?
[59:41] >> It's 10 as it's written.
[59:42] >> In the 11th year
[59:43] >> 11th year he would pay 100%.
[59:44] >> 11th year he doesn't.
[59:46] >> Right.
[59:47] >> [snorts]
[59:47] >> Cuz I was thinking it was five, but he's
[59:49] the mayor of the city attorney has
[59:51] written this document as
[59:53] through 10 years.
[59:57] » Okay. So,
[59:58] >> Um
[59:59] Do you want to read Mike's motion?
[1:00:03] » Okay. So, what I
[1:00:07] am attempting to do is to accept the
[1:00:10] pre-annexation
[1:00:11] a
[1:00:13] agreement striking
[1:00:16] the animal portion and the hunting
[1:00:18] requirement.
[1:00:20] >> 3C
[1:00:20] >> I'm assuming the rest of it stays the
[1:00:22] same?
[1:00:22] >> It should say preliminarily approved.
[1:00:25] >> Not
[1:00:25] >> I
[1:00:26] >> Yeah, approving it. Yeah.
[1:00:27] >> I'm writing on the back of my paper. I
[1:00:29] don't have what was originally done.
[1:00:31] >> And Suzy, just for ease, it's striking
[1:00:33] 3C and 3D
[1:00:36] from the
[1:00:37] provided agreement.
[1:00:38] >> From the previous
[1:00:39] >> And that can be done just tonight just
[1:00:41] at the
[1:00:41] >> The council can make the motion that
[1:00:42] way, then it goes back to Mr. Eddie and
[1:00:44] his group to determine whether or not
[1:00:45] they want to accept that.
[1:00:47] They can either resign the agreement
[1:00:48] with those two pieces of them removed
[1:00:49] and we move forward or we stop and they
[1:00:52] come back to discuss what they want to
[1:00:53] do.
[1:00:55] And then depending upon the response
[1:00:57] from them
[1:00:58] and whatever else that this is working
[1:01:00] on in the meantime, then that would have
[1:01:02] to take place before the October 12th
[1:01:05] um public hearing, all of the that that
[1:01:06] other paperwork and other things would
[1:01:08] take place because of there's nothing
[1:01:10] that's being
[1:01:11] by night
[1:01:12] in terms of approval. It's just a a
[1:01:14] preliminary just so that the paperwork
[1:01:16] can be processed
[1:01:17] >> Right.
[1:01:18] >> until you reach the point where the
[1:01:19] public hearing takes place. We're
[1:01:21] They make you jump through a lot of
[1:01:23] hurdles in order to happen and we have
[1:01:24] to follow each and every one of them
[1:01:26] specifically.
[1:01:27] >> And that's why there's a lot of hurdles
[1:01:28] for you to jump through so you make sure
[1:01:30] you do it correctly. Absolutely.
[1:01:32] >> You don't want to get halfway through it
[1:01:33] and then and then have it fail and then
[1:01:35] fail.
[1:01:36] >> I forgot all about that.
[1:01:38] >> All right. So
[1:01:40] everybody understands what the motion is
[1:01:42] at this point in time. Anybody have any
[1:01:44] questions about the motion itself that
[1:01:46] you're going to be voting on?
[1:01:48] Okay. Go ahead.
[1:01:49] >> Um call the roll then.
[1:01:50] >> Weber.
[1:01:52] >> Yes.
[1:01:53] >> Anna.
[1:01:53] >> No.
[1:01:54] >> Moore.
[1:01:55] >> Yes.
[1:01:56] >> Rosedahl.
[1:01:56] >> Yes.
[1:01:57] >> O'Laughlin.
[1:01:58] >> Yes.
[1:01:59] >> Appleby.
[1:02:00] >> No.
[1:02:01] >> It passes 6 to 2.
[1:02:04] >> [clears throat]
[1:02:04] >> Sorry.
[1:02:04] >> 4 to 2.
[1:02:06] coming up to total 6. How about
[1:02:09] that?
[1:02:10] All right. So um
[1:02:13] » So it passes 4 to 2?
[1:02:15] >> Mhm. Passes 4 to 2. So the next steps on
[1:02:17] this just
[1:02:18] >> it pass when the other things would fail
[1:02:20] on the hearing aspect?
[1:02:21] >> How would Cuz the majority voted in
[1:02:23] favor.
[1:02:24] >> Okay.
[1:02:24] >> Four people voted for it, two voted
[1:02:26] against. It's a simple majority.
[1:02:28] >> Okay.
[1:02:28] >> If you're thinking about the second
[1:02:30] reading aspect, that requires a super
[1:02:32] majority which means six out of the
[1:02:33] seven board members have to vote
[1:02:35] positive
[1:02:37] whether they're present or not.
[1:02:38] >> Okay.
[1:02:38] >> So if one is not present, then everybody
[1:02:40] who's present has to vote in favor of
[1:02:42] >> Okay.
[1:02:42] >> Cuz the non non-present person is
[1:02:44] considered a no vote.
[1:02:47] >> Okay.
[1:02:47] >> Correct. For the super majority.
[1:02:49] >> On the super majority.
[1:02:50] >> Okay.
[1:02:51] >> Moving on then to item number 33.
[1:02:54] Um motion to authorize the city
[1:02:56] >> If I could real quick, I just want to
[1:02:57] make sure that everybody's clear on next
[1:02:58] steps on this then. Because the motion
[1:03:00] approved
[1:03:01] passed 4 to 2,
[1:03:03] staff will continue moving forward. We
[1:03:05] will go back to Brian Eddy and say this
[1:03:07] is this is what the council said. You
[1:03:09] basically have the choice. You either
[1:03:11] accept this and we move on or you don't
[1:03:13] and then we got to go back to the you
[1:03:14] would have to have a discussion with
[1:03:15] council about what could be done related
[1:03:17] to that, if that's what he wants to do.
[1:03:19] But I'll reach out to him tomorrow to
[1:03:20] have that discussion.
[1:03:22] >> The other thing that could happen is is
[1:03:23] that there could be further negotiation
[1:03:25] with regard to that. And if there was
[1:03:26] further negotiation, then it would come
[1:03:27] have to come back to council before it
[1:03:29] could actually be
[1:03:30] >> Right.
[1:03:30] >> Cuz council has to preliminarily approve
[1:03:32] it before we can get the public hearing.
[1:03:34] >> Correct.
[1:03:35] >> All right.
[1:03:36] Item number 33 was is a motion to
[1:03:39] authorize the city manager to dispose of
[1:03:41] the surplus
[1:03:42] K9 kennel
[1:03:44] and deposit any generated proceeds into
[1:03:46] the K9 fund for for future room for
[1:03:49] future use.
[1:03:51] I need a motion.
[1:03:52] >> So moved.
[1:03:53] >> Second.
[1:03:54] >> A motion and a second. Okay, Matt, do
[1:03:55] you want to cover that or
[1:03:59] questions?
[1:03:59] >> What's that kennel worth?
[1:04:01] >> We don't know.
[1:04:02] To be honest.
[1:04:03] >> Whatever somebody wants to pay.
[1:04:05] >> When we say when we say kennel
[1:04:08] I want to make it clear, too. Feel free
[1:04:09] to come up, Chief. I When we say kennel
[1:04:12] a lot of people's connotation of that
[1:04:14] word is going to be like a little 42 by
[1:04:16] 36 inch That That's not what I'm talking
[1:04:18] about. This is an actual building that's
[1:04:21] probably a 10 by 10 building that half
[1:04:23] of it is the kennel
[1:04:25] Half of it's the run. Right. So it's a
[1:04:27] it's sizable. That's the reason why
[1:04:29] we're asking for the city council to
[1:04:30] approve disposing of it.
[1:04:32] >> must be able to move pretty easy?
[1:04:33] >> It takes a flatbed truck. Yes.
[1:04:35] >> I I Looking back to when we purchased
[1:04:38] that, it was like around $4,800.
[1:04:41] And then you take that and then you take
[1:04:42] adding into heating and cooling into it.
[1:04:45] But like
[1:04:46] Matt said, ultimately the worth value is
[1:04:48] what someone's going to pay for it. It's
[1:04:49] you know, it's a used kennel or a used
[1:04:52] building now at this point that's had
[1:04:53] another animal in it. It's just a matter
[1:04:55] of if it's going to work for somebody
[1:04:56] else's property and the way that they
[1:04:58] have things set up to have that work for
[1:05:00] them.
[1:05:01] >> What height is it?
[1:05:02] >> I couldn't tell you. It's six I mean,
[1:05:04] you could walk inside of it.
[1:05:05] >> Yeah, it's it's a pretty big
[1:05:06] >> It's like a [clears throat] You can
[1:05:07] think of it like a garden shed.
[1:05:08] >> it be used as a shed?
[1:05:10] >> And they have to have forklifts. They
[1:05:11] have to have forklifts to lift it up on
[1:05:13] flatbed or to drag it off.
[1:05:15] Or or you can drag it off flatbed.
[1:05:19] >> Um the thought process here was if the
[1:05:21] council approves us disposing of the
[1:05:22] property, then we would list it on a
[1:05:23] site like um like we did with some of
[1:05:25] the parks and rec stuff. And then some
[1:05:27] of the street department.
[1:05:29] It was at a treatment plant and I know
[1:05:30] Brad and and Travis had talked about
[1:05:32] moving it to the street department to
[1:05:34] store it there.
[1:05:35] >> What?
[1:05:37] >> Is it still at the treatment plant? So,
[1:05:38] but the thought process was to move it
[1:05:40] to the streets department to get it out
[1:05:41] of the way of the construction projects.
[1:05:42] >> So, when the somebody brings a dog into
[1:05:44] the city, where's where them dogs going
[1:05:46] now?
[1:05:46] >> That's that's the city pound, which is
[1:05:48] the streets department. There's a bay of the streets department
[1:05:52] building that is what it operates as the
[1:05:54] city pound.
[1:05:55] >> It was constructed for that purpose and
[1:05:56] we have that.
[1:05:57] >> So, we'll still be doing that.
[1:05:58] >> And that's safe and everything else and
[1:05:59] we're up to code on that.
[1:06:00] >> This was only bought for housing the
[1:06:02] canine when we had the police canine.
[1:06:04] And it was actually at the officer's
[1:06:05] house when that was happening.
[1:06:08] Sir.
[1:06:09] >> Do you have a certain date
[1:06:11] that you're going to have it open until
[1:06:14] and then it goes to the highest bidder?
[1:06:16] That is how such a date
[1:06:17] >> That's how the auction would work, yes.
[1:06:19] We would function we it would function
[1:06:20] that way.
[1:06:21] >> Okay.
[1:06:22] >> Just for clarification.
[1:06:23] >> I can't remember the name of the company
[1:06:24] that we used when we did the
[1:06:26] Gov Deals?
[1:06:28] >> Yeah, could have been.
[1:06:28] >> Gov Deals I think is the is the website
[1:06:30] that we used when we did the stuff for the parks and rec department. So, we
[1:06:34] would use the same site to to house this
[1:06:35] one and do this auction.
[1:06:37] >> And you would be looking at that
[1:06:40] mid-September as a close date or
[1:06:42] something? Well, I mean what do you have
[1:06:44] in mind?
[1:06:44] >> Whenever we can get to it, depending on
[1:06:46] what the council tells us to do tonight.
[1:06:48] >> Okay.
[1:06:50] >> As soon as possible. I mean I'd want to
[1:06:51] get it done as soon as we can.
[1:06:53] >> Right.
[1:06:55] >> Thanks.
[1:06:55] >> Thank you, Chief.
[1:06:56] >> Okay, so further discussion with regard
[1:06:58] to this.
[1:07:00] Hearing none, roll call vote.
[1:07:01] >> O'Laughlin?
[1:07:02] >> Yes.
[1:07:03] >> Appleby?
[1:07:03] >> Yes.
[1:07:04] >> Weber?
[1:07:04] >> Yes.
[1:07:05] >> Anna?
[1:07:05] >> Yes.
[1:07:06] >> Moore?
[1:07:06] >> Yes.
[1:07:07] >> Gorsuch?
[1:07:07] >> Yes.
[1:07:08] >> It passes 6-0. Next, we move on item
[1:07:10] number 34.
[1:07:12] Need a motion to approve the commercial
[1:07:13] restoration rehab grant application with
[1:07:16] Wapsie Realty
[1:07:18] uh in the amount of $3,000
[1:07:21] 842.13
[1:07:23] cents.
[1:07:24] >> So moved.
[1:07:25] >> Second.
[1:07:26] >> Motion a second. Okay, so the the
[1:07:28] um
[1:07:30] as you recall, um
[1:07:32] Heather Federspiel had submitted
[1:07:34] this previously to us for the the brick
[1:07:37] work out for the brick work outside.
[1:07:39] Um that has not yet been done. The work
[1:07:42] has [clears throat] not yet been done.
[1:07:43] The um so we haven't paid for anything, we
[1:07:47] haven't done anything. So what she wants
[1:07:48] to do now is she wants to also replace
[1:07:50] the windows.
[1:07:53] Um and by um
[1:07:54] this is um
[1:07:56] I guess the first one is is many is many
[1:07:58] franks that we're that we're dealing
[1:08:00] with. So we're
[1:08:02] so what she's trying to do is um
[1:08:07] the question is is this a new one such
[1:08:09] that she can't do it or is this one that
[1:08:11] she's just is she's she's just um adding in a a second one. Um she's increasing the second one, which
[1:08:19] is still within the limits that we have.
[1:08:21] So So this isn't exceeding the limits of what we have for
[1:08:25] um the restoration funds. Uh rehab it's merely um
[1:08:30] adding something new to what was
[1:08:32] originally submitted. Does that Matt, is
[1:08:34] that
[1:08:36] >> It's basically piggybacking two
[1:08:38] storefronts on the same building. Two
[1:08:40] projects, right?
[1:08:41] >> There's two separate projects. This will
[1:08:43] be two separate applications for the
[1:08:45] same building. So in all you'd have four projects for lack of a better way
[1:08:50] of putting it with two pieces of
[1:08:51] property.
[1:08:52] What I would say is that I think when
[1:08:53] you read the the policy that's been put
[1:08:56] in place, the commercial rehab policy,
[1:08:58] it does state in there that they can
[1:08:59] only have one every 12 months, and I
[1:09:00] want to say
[1:09:02] then again but at the same time, this is
[1:09:04] the council's decision. The council can
[1:09:05] do what the council wants to do.
[1:09:07] >> Has she done two of them already?
[1:09:09] >> She applied for them, but they have not
[1:09:10] been paid. That's the mayor's point is
[1:09:12] that they have not been paid. She has
[1:09:13] not started the work. She's only applied
[1:09:15] and been approved for the first part of
[1:09:17] it. So, there's a lot There's a couple
[1:09:18] of other ways you can look at it.
[1:09:21] >> Sorry, do you know why she waited or
[1:09:24] >> Pardon me?
[1:09:24] >> I I don't know why she waited to do
[1:09:26] this. I don't know I mean I think when
[1:09:28] she initially was looking at it, she was
[1:09:29] looking at the exterior of the building
[1:09:30] and the the tuckpointing was the
[1:09:32] priority and then as she got into kind
[1:09:33] of looking at that further, decided that
[1:09:35] she should do the windows as well.
[1:09:37] It happens. I mean, you do a remodeling
[1:09:39] project and it grows. Every remodeling
[1:09:41] project I've ever done in my life has
[1:09:42] grown. So, I never It never is what I
[1:09:45] thought it would
[1:09:45] >> We want to look at nicer than the
[1:09:46] original one and then we're adding a new
[1:09:48] one.
[1:09:48] >> Right.
[1:09:49] >> Okay.
[1:09:49] >> Yeah. We're We're adding to the original
[1:09:51] one when we [music]
[1:09:52] >> But not today with our discussion, they
[1:09:54] said we had to have five properties to
[1:09:55] do that. Does that
[1:09:56] >> Oh, no. That's a whole different thing.
[1:09:57] This is the one that city runs.
[1:09:59] >> Okay.
[1:09:59] >> What you were thinking about was the
[1:10:00] community development block grant stuff
[1:10:02] that we did where we had the facades.
[1:10:04] That was a whole different thing. That
[1:10:05] had fed money in it and a whole bunch of
[1:10:07] different pieces to it. This is purely a
[1:10:10] city of Independence grant program.
[1:10:12] >> See, we can't do the like we did for the the
[1:10:16] restoration of all the ones up on the up
[1:10:18] on the
[1:10:19] >> From the second From Second Avenue to
[1:10:21] the east.
[1:10:21] >> Because Because right at Second Avenue
[1:10:23] is where the flood plane comes in.
[1:10:25] >> Right.
[1:10:25] >> So, we can't get a grant from the state
[1:10:27] or the federal or anybody else to do
[1:10:29] these. So, the only way we're ever going
[1:10:30] to get these fixed is if the homeowner
[1:10:32] does it themselves or if we get involved
[1:10:35] if the city does the the commercial
[1:10:37] restoration rehab grant, which we have
[1:10:39] the money available for.
[1:10:41] So, the question is, do you want to
[1:10:43] um
[1:10:44] approve this for the 38-42-13
[1:10:47] to allow her to do both?
[1:10:49] >> We're not out nothing and then she does
[1:10:51] it
[1:10:52] if we approve it.
[1:10:53] >> If it's within guidelines. Right. If she
[1:10:55] doesn't do it, we don't pay. her.
[1:10:56] >> Yeah, so.
[1:10:57] We want downtown to look nicer, so I'd
[1:10:59] make a motion that we approve it.
[1:11:01] >> I already have a motion.
[1:11:02] >> We already have a We already have the
[1:11:03] motion.
[1:11:05] Okay, so then
[1:11:05] >> I'm behind.
[1:11:07] >> Okay, so is there further discussion on
[1:11:08] this?
[1:11:10] Okay, then then this will be a roll call
[1:11:11] vote then.
[1:11:12] >> Appleby? Yes.
[1:11:13] >> Weber?
[1:11:14] >> Yes.
[1:11:14] >> Hanna?
[1:11:15] >> Yes.
[1:11:16] >> Moore?
[1:11:16] >> Yes.
[1:11:16] >> Fasbender?
[1:11:17] >> Yes.
[1:11:18] >> McLaughlin?
[1:11:18] >> Yes.
[1:11:19] >> That passes 6-0.
[1:11:21] Um item number 35 is the the second
[1:11:24] building. This one's the one at 121
[1:11:27] First
[1:11:28] East, which is um
[1:11:32] the Isn't it the the gymnasium one
[1:11:34] that's next door to the
[1:11:35] >> dance
[1:11:36] >> Yeah.
[1:11:37] >> dance gymnastics
[1:11:38] >> Yeah, the dance. Yeah.
[1:11:39] >> Okay, so did I get it Did I do the
[1:11:41] motion already?
[1:11:41] >> You don't have a motion.
[1:11:42] >> Okay.
[1:11:42] >> I'll make that motion we approve it.
[1:11:43] >> Second.
[1:11:46] » Okay, so
[1:11:47] >> Literally same situation as the other
[1:11:48] one.
[1:11:50] >> Except this is $5,000 and the other one
[1:11:52] was the 384213.
[1:11:54] >> Yeah, cuz it's the the
[1:11:56] one with the side limit of $5,000 kicks
[1:11:58] in because of the value of the work.
[1:12:03] » So is there further discussion regarding
[1:12:04] this one then?
[1:12:07] Hearing none, this will be a roll call
[1:12:08] vote also.
[1:12:09] >> Weber?
[1:12:10] >> Yes.
[1:12:10] >> Hanna?
[1:12:11] >> Yes.
[1:12:11] >> Moore?
[1:12:12] >> Yes.
[1:12:13] >> Fasbender?
[1:12:13] >> Yes.
[1:12:14] >> McLaughlin?
[1:12:14] >> Yes.
[1:12:15] >> Appleby?
[1:12:15] >> Yes.
[1:12:16] >> Passes 6-0. Next we move to reports on
[1:12:18] item number 36 is the um the police
[1:12:21] department monthly report. Does anybody
[1:12:23] have any questions regarding that
[1:12:25] report?
[1:12:29] Okay, hearing none um
[1:12:31] then we would move to item number 37,
[1:12:33] which is the fire department monthly
[1:12:35] report. Anybody have any questions
[1:12:36] regarding that report?
[1:12:41] Okay, hearing none, item number 38 then
[1:12:43] is the building department monthly
[1:12:44] report. Any questions
[1:12:45] regarding that report?
[1:12:49] Okay, hearing none, then item number 39
[1:12:51] is the ILPT report. Anybody have any
[1:12:53] questions regarding that?
[1:12:57] Okay, let's move to item number 40 then,
[1:12:59] which is council member council members.
[1:13:01] Brett, do you have something to start
[1:13:02] with?
[1:13:03] >> I have nothing there.
[1:13:04] >> Okay. Deb, is there anything else you
[1:13:06] have?
[1:13:06] >> The only thing I was going to ask was
[1:13:07] that lead summit meeting they're having
[1:13:09] out at the Heart of the Lakes on 21st
[1:13:11] and 22nd of October. Is that going to be
[1:13:13] a Zoom thing that we can zoom in on, do
[1:13:15] you know?
[1:13:16] >> I don't I don't know. We'll tell you
[1:13:18] tomorrow or yeah, or I can reach out to
[1:13:20] her on your behalf or whatever.
[1:13:21] >> No, I can do that. Okay, thank you.
[1:13:22] >> Okay.
[1:13:23] That's it.
[1:13:25] >> Uh
[1:13:25] nothing.
[1:13:27] >> Okay.
[1:13:28] Right.
[1:13:28] >> Nothing from me, Mayor.
[1:13:30] >> Like
[1:13:31] Thanks to the chamber for a nice golf
[1:13:33] outing. We enjoyed it. Uh we didn't do
[1:13:36] the best, but we had a lot of fun.
[1:13:38] >> Natural talent.
[1:13:39] >> have high expectations for you guys.
[1:13:41] >> Travis carried us.
[1:13:42] >> Yeah, he did. We'll just say that.
[1:13:43] Travis carried us.
[1:13:45] >> We're in flip-flops the whole time also.
[1:13:47] >> Of course, yeah.
[1:13:48] >> Listen.
[1:13:49] >> Uh yeah, I'd like to say that we had a a
[1:13:51] really big storm and as always the city
[1:13:55] is impressive with things that they do.
[1:13:58] And we prove it when things like a storm
[1:14:00] come along and knock down powerlines and
[1:14:02] trees all over the city. Out in full
[1:14:04] force, cleaned up, looked good.
[1:14:06] Residents came out, cleaned up their
[1:14:08] stuff. I got to say it's this is why
[1:14:11] this is the town is so great.
[1:14:12] And they prove it and these those
[1:14:15] wasn't great, but you know, and I feel
[1:14:17] bad for all the neighbors and
[1:14:19] a lot of
[1:14:20] places that still have to clean up and
[1:14:22] have damages done and lost their trees,
[1:14:24] of course, and
[1:14:26] storms and sheds and whatnot, but
[1:14:30] as a whole I'm impressive of the town
[1:14:32] and happy with the response.
[1:14:36] >> Okay, thanks.
[1:14:37] Um Matt.
[1:14:38] >> Um kind of what Councilwoman Apple we
[1:14:41] just talked about. Thank you to the
[1:14:42] crews who helped with the storm clean up
[1:14:44] Friday night. Um streets department,
[1:14:45] police department, fire department,
[1:14:47] parks and Recreation Department was hard
[1:14:49] at it this morning working on our parks,
[1:14:51] cleaning those up, River View and
[1:14:52] different areas. I O P T of course and
[1:14:54] all of the work that they did with their power lines and communication
[1:14:58] lines, all the different things that
[1:14:59] they did Friday night. Um, it's a lot of
[1:15:01] work but as Councilwoman Appleby talked
[1:15:03] about and
[1:15:04] I was out driving around with my wife
[1:15:06] Friday night after the storm after
[1:15:07] everything went through trying to just
[1:15:09] pull things off the road, make sure
[1:15:10] roads were open as I was able to and
[1:15:12] it was very impressive to see as soon as
[1:15:14] the rain stopped there was people out
[1:15:15] with chainsaws cleaning up. So, very
[1:15:18] impressive to see and and makes you proud to be from from Iowa
[1:15:22] when you see stuff like that happen.
[1:15:24] Um, related to the tree dump, Brad does
[1:15:26] have a plan for working through uh the
[1:15:30] excessive amounts of uh debris that we
[1:15:32] have there. Um, he's going to some of
[1:15:35] the stuff left will be relocated to the
[1:15:36] south side of the creek that's there and
[1:15:38] temporarily while we until we can get
[1:15:40] the grinding crews in to get things
[1:15:41] cleaned up. So, but uh he's well aware
[1:15:43] of that and they're doing a great job. I
[1:15:45] know they were out there, I think it was
[1:15:47] him actually that was out there Saturday
[1:15:48] and I think he was out there Sunday
[1:15:49] also.
[1:15:50] >> there Sunday too.
[1:15:51] >> Um, pushing trees up and trying to make
[1:15:52] sure that as residents are bringing
[1:15:54] things in that's pushed back so that
[1:15:56] they have a place to to dump things.
[1:15:57] >> And a lot of people appreciate that cuz
[1:15:58] they couldn't have got in there without
[1:15:59] him being out there.
[1:16:00] >> Yeah, I think if he wasn't out there it
[1:16:01] would be very hard for people to get in
[1:16:03] there and and dump stuff. So, to that
[1:16:05] end I would ask anybody that's watching
[1:16:07] to make sure that you dump the the
[1:16:08] smaller stuff on, you know, where it's
[1:16:09] supposed to. There's signs out there
[1:16:11] that indicate where you need to put
[1:16:12] things at. Um, try to follow those, it
[1:16:14] helps our guys stay on top of it.
[1:16:16] Um, we had a really good tour today with
[1:16:18] Cating Properties. Um, they looked at
[1:16:20] Independence for a possible future
[1:16:22] workforce housing project. Nothing was
[1:16:24] committed to or anything like that
[1:16:25] today. Obviously anything that happens
[1:16:27] like that the council would be involved
[1:16:29] in those decisions. Um,
[1:16:31] but Independence I felt like that it
[1:16:32] really showed very nicely to a potential
[1:16:35] company to come in and uh
[1:16:37] potentially develop some areas for
[1:16:39] workforce housing. Obviously with the
[1:16:40] amount of uh additional jobs that we
[1:16:42] have coming with Prease and with Gator
[1:16:43] and those different different companies
[1:16:45] that are expanding that we're really
[1:16:46] happy to see
[1:16:47] there is going to be a need for
[1:16:49] additional housing.
[1:16:50] >> Did you plan that schedule?
[1:16:52] >> I did. I
[1:16:53] >> Did a good job.
[1:16:53] >> did that agenda together. Thank you.
[1:16:55] >> Good to see the amount of things on that
[1:16:56] plan.
[1:16:57] >> We spent a lot of time driving We spent
[1:16:58] a fair amount of time I would say
[1:16:59] driving around looking at property that
[1:17:01] could potentially be developed as well
[1:17:03] as this afternoon we spent some time
[1:17:04] driving around looking at all the
[1:17:05] recreational facilities that we have.
[1:17:08] And if you've ever taken a moment and
[1:17:10] actually driven around and looking at
[1:17:11] everything for the city for a city our
[1:17:12] size we have a lot of of amenities in
[1:17:15] town.
[1:17:16] >> We do.
[1:17:16] >> So
[1:17:17] very very good to see.
[1:17:18] >> That's exactly what they were saying.
[1:17:20] How how impressive they were were with
[1:17:22] the town itself.
[1:17:24] Also the lunch the luncheon meeting that
[1:17:26] we had
[1:17:28] where we had people from Prease and we
[1:17:29] had people from
[1:17:31] um
[1:17:31] >> Gator both and they explained their plans. They explained how many
[1:17:35] potential new employees they're going to
[1:17:37] have. I mean it was and they did an
[1:17:39] excellent job and um
[1:17:42] school district did an excellent job as
[1:17:43] well. Wade talked about the the work
[1:17:45] that the hospital was doing and and the
[1:17:48] additional
[1:17:49] employees that were they were going to
[1:17:50] have there. I mean it
[1:17:52] from the sound of things I you know they
[1:17:53] can't put too many numbers on things but
[1:17:55] it sounds like there's a tremendous
[1:17:57] amount of new
[1:17:59] um
[1:18:00] employees that are going to be hired in
[1:18:01] the city within a relatively short time
[1:18:03] period and it's it's very impressive.
[1:18:05] >> There's a lot of growth happening and
[1:18:06] we're very happy to see that. So.
[1:18:08] >> And one one comment quite a few of them
[1:18:10] made
[1:18:11] was they can't believe how much
[1:18:13] Independence has to offer and all of our
[1:18:16] parks and all of our facilities for a
[1:18:19] town of this size. They said this seems
[1:18:22] you know couple of them made a comment
[1:18:23] they said it seems like a town of more 9
[1:18:25] or 10,000 with everything that you have
[1:18:27] here.
[1:18:29] Which is pretty impressive.
[1:18:32] >> I don't know if you would uh
[1:18:34] I forgot. I've had people calling me up
[1:18:36] and asking so is Independence not going
[1:18:38] to have a
[1:18:40] ambulance service anymore and I tried to
[1:18:41] explain to it so if you
[1:18:43] give a brief overview to the public that
[1:18:45] we're not going to suspend that
[1:18:46] ambulance service because
[1:18:48] >> I have one more thing before you do that
[1:18:49] though. I'm just that's okay. I just
[1:18:51] wanted to let the council know I'll be
[1:18:52] out of the office on Wednesday. I've got
[1:18:54] some personal appointments I've got to
[1:18:55] deal with so
[1:18:56] >> That's it.
[1:18:57] >> Yeah, when the when the voters voted to
[1:19:00] approve the proposition to allow the
[1:19:03] a county run
[1:19:05] ambulance service that is how that was um
[1:19:10] county then
[1:19:11] made arrangements to obtain a obtained a
[1:19:14] um
[1:19:15] one ambulance right now. They've got
[1:19:16] other ones. They got a director that's
[1:19:18] been hired. They've got um
[1:19:21] uh people that they're they're
[1:19:22] interviewing for positions. Um the current contract with AMR expires on
[1:19:28] October 31st
[1:19:29] and all all the information we have from
[1:19:32] the county is is that they will be fully
[1:19:33] up and running um handling the entire
[1:19:35] county uh effective November 1st.
[1:19:38] >> Thank you. That
[1:19:39] should put some minds at ease.
[1:19:43] >> Need a motion to adjourn then.
[1:19:44] >> So moved.
[1:19:45] >> Second.
[1:19:46] >> All in favor.
[1:19:46] >> Aye.
[1:19:47] >> Stands adjourned.