City Council on September 14, 2021

Agenda

6:30 p.m. Regular Session, Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle

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  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Approval of the Agenda
  4. Consent Agenda
    1. City Council Minutes, Regular Session, August 24, 2021
    2. Claims
    3. Liquor License Renewal Zio Johno’s
    4. Ranshaw House Phase 2, Pay Application Number 4, Wolfe Contracting, Inc., $130,886.94
  5. Public Comment
  6. City Engineer Report
  7. City Administrator Report
  8. Mayor Report
    1. Welcoming Week Proclamation
    2. National Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
  9. Preliminary Plat
    1. Resolution Number 2021-87, A Resolution approving the Preliminary Plat for The Evermore, Part Two, North Liberty, Iowa
  10. Proclamation Policy
    1. Resolution Number 2021-88, A Resolution approving the Proclamations Policy for the City of North Liberty, Iowa
  11. Assessment Resolution
    1. Resolution Number 2021-89, A Resolution assessing delinquent amounts owed to the City of North Liberty, Iowa to individual property taxes
  12. Property Purchase
    1. Resolution Number 2021-90, A Resolution approving the Offer to Buy Real Estate and Acceptance between the City of North Liberty and Interstate Power and Light
  13. Comprehensive Plan
    1. Resolution Number 2021-91, A Resolution approving the Services Agreement between the City of North Liberty and RDG for Comprehensive Planning Services
  14. Dubuque Street, Phase 1 Project
    1. Resolution Number 2021-92, A Resolution Authorizing Settlement Agreement with North Liberty Clinic of Chiropractic, PLC
  15. Hate Crime Ordinance
    1. Public Hearing regarding proposed Hate Crime Ordinance amendment
    2. Second consideration of Ordinance Number 2021-15, An Ordinance amending Chapter 42 of the North Liberty Code of Ordinances
  16. Recordation Ordinance
    1. Third consideration and adoption of Ordinance Number 2021-14, An Ordinance amending the recordation requirements of final subdivision plat documents in Chapter 180 of the North Liberty Code of Ordinances
  17. Old Business
  18. New Business
  19. Adjournment

Minutes

City Council
September 14, 2021
Regular Session

Call to order
– Mayor Terry Donahue called the September 14, 2021 Regular Session of the North Liberty City
Council to order at 6:30 p.m.

Councilors present: RaQuishia Harrington, Chris Hoffman, Annie
Pollock, Brent Smith, Brian Wayson; absent –none.
Others present: Ryan Heiar, Tracey Mulcahey, Grant Lientz, Ryan Rusnak, Kevin Trom, Scott
Andersen, Derek Blackmon and other interested parties.

Approval of the Agenda
Pollock moved; Harrington seconded to approve the agenda. The vote was all ayes. Agenda
approved.

Consent Agenda
Hoffman moved, Smith seconded to approve the Consent Agenda including the City Council
Minutes, Regular Session of August 24, 2021, the attached list of claims, Zio Johnno’s Liquor
License Renewal, and Ranshaw House Phase 2 Pay Application Number 4 to Wolfe Contracting in
the amount of $130,886.94. The vote was all ayes. Consent Agenda approved.

Public Comment
No public comment was offered.

City Engineer Report
City Engineer Trom reported on the Ranshaw Way Phase 5 Project. The contractor is making good
progress. The SW Growth Utilities Project is substantially complete. The contractor is now working
on the punch list. The contractor on the Centennial Park Loop Road Project is working on grading
and plans to start paving in early October. The Dubuque Street Phase 1 Project will be bid this
winter to start construction next spring. Schematic designs for the City Hall Project have been
completed and reviewed by staff. Council discussed the report with Trom.

City Administrator Report
City Administrator Heiar reported on the Iowa League of Cities Conference in Coralville that
includes mobile workshops coming to North Liberty.

Mayor Report
Mayor Donahue proclaimed Welcoming Week, September 10 – 19, 2021. Mayor Donahue
proclaimed September 15 to October 15, 2021 as National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Preliminary Plat
Smith moved, Pollock seconded to approve Resolution Number 2021-87, A Resolution approving
the Preliminary Plat for The Evermore, Part Two, North Liberty, Iowa. The vote was: ayes – Smith,
Pollock, Hoffman, Wayson, Harrington; nays – none. Motion carried.

Proclamation Policy
Mayor Donahue presented information on the Proclamation Policy. Pollock moved, Wayson
seconded to approve Resolution Number 2021-88, A Resolution approving the Proclamations
Policy for the City of North Liberty, Iowa. The vote was: ayes – Wayson, Smith, Pollock, Harrington,
Hoffman; nays – none. Motion carried.

Assessment Resolution
Hoffman moved, Wayson seconded to approve Resolution Number 2021-89, A Resolution
assessing delinquent amounts owed to the City of North Liberty, Iowa to individual property taxes.
The vote was: ayes – Hoffman, Harrington, Smith, Wayson, Pollock; nays – none. Motion carried.

Property Purchase
Heiar presented information on the proposed purchase. Pollock moved, Smith seconded to
approve Resolution Number 2021-90, A Resolution approving the Offer to Buy Real Estate and
Acceptance between the City of North Liberty and Interstate Power and Light. After discussion,
the vote was: ayes – Smith, Harrington, Hoffman, Wayson, Pollock; nays – none. Motion carried.

Comprehensive Plan
Rusnak presented information on the process of obtaining a consultant for the Comprehensive
Plan. Pollock moved, Harrington seconded to approve Resolution Number 2021-91, A Resolution
approving the Services Agreement between the City of North Liberty and RDG for
Comprehensive Planning Services. After discussion, the vote was: ayes – Smith, Pollock, Wayson,
Hoffman, Harrington; nays – none. Motion carried.

Dubuque Street, Phase 1 Project
Lientz provided information on this agenda item. Harrington moved, Hoffman seconded to
approve Resolution Number 2021-92, A Resolution Authorizing Settlement Agreement with North
Liberty Clinic of Chiropractic, PLC. The vote was: ayes – Harrington, Hoffman, Smith, Wayson,
Pollock; nays – none. Motion carried.

Hate Crime Ordinance
At 6:53 p.m., Mayor Donahue opened the Public Hearing regarding proposed Hate Crime
Ordinance amendment. An email was received from Erek Sittig relating to this ordinance and will
be included with the record. The public hearing was closed.
Wayson moved, Harrington seconded to approve the second consideration of Ordinance Number
2021-15, An Ordinance amending Chapter 42 of the North Liberty Code of Ordinances. After
discussion, the vote was: ayes – Wayson, Hoffman, Harrington, Pollock, Smith; nays – none. Motion
carried.

Recordation Ordinance
Harrington moved, Pollock seconded to approve the third consideration and adoption of
Ordinance Number 2021-14, An Ordinance amending the recordation requirements of final
subdivision plat documents in Chapter 180 of the North Liberty Code of Ordinances. The vote
was: ayes – Harrington, Wayson, Hoffman, Smith, Pollock; nays – none. Motion carried.

Old Business
Councilor Pollock offered additional information regarding Summer Slate and offered thanks to
staff, specifically Jillian Miller for planning the events. Councilor Hoffman offered that Summer
Slate was a terrific summer pivot and thanked sponsors for making it happen. Council Wayson
expressed appreciation for the Ambassador publications. He reminded the public that there is not
a way to cut through Golfview Trailer Park during Ranshaw Way closures.

New Business
Councilor Smith reported he will be attending the Iowa League of Cities Conference as well as
Councilor Hoffman. He thanked Coralville for bringing it local. Smith spoke regarding the
conversation with DVIP with their increase in North Liberty residents served and plan to build a
new shelter. Mayor Donahue offered additional information regarding his DVIP meeting including
that 50% of the clients are children and that they service an eight-county area.

Adjournment
Mayor Donahue adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.

 

Minutes taken by Tracey Mulcahey, City Clerk

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