1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. COMMUNICATIONS – CITIZENS

a. Swearing in of Firefighter Michael Collins
b. Swearing in of Firefighter Isaac Linder

5. CONSENT AGENDA

The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.

* Item 6A-C Approval of City Council Minutes

A. Regular City Council Minutes - July 3, 2019
A. Special Council Meeting Minutes – July 8, 2019
B. In-Depth Council Meeting Minutes – July 11, 2019


* Items 8A-M Petitions and Communications

A. Request to close 3rd Street from Sycamore Street to Iowa for work to Hershey Building
B. Request approving application for Revitalization Property Tax Abatement – Konrad & Susan Wilke
C. Request for renewal of a Class “C” Liquor License for Port City Underground, 208 West 2nd Street – Lacey Henderson-Mueller (pending inspections)
D. Request for renewal of a Class “C” Liquor License, Catering Privilege and Sunday Sales for Hy-Vee Market Café, 2400 – 2nd Avenue – HyVee, Inc. (pending inspection)
E. Request on first and second reading for a new Class "C" Liquor License and Sunday Sales for a 5-day Permit for Keep Muscatine Beautiful, Harbor Drive From Pearl City Station to Millennium Plaza on Thursday July 25, 2019 - Keep Muscatine Beautiful (pending inspections)
F. Request on first and second reading for a new Class "C" Liquor License and Sunday Sales for a 5-day Permit for Keep Muscatine Beautiful, Harbor Drive From Pearl City Station to Millennium Plaza on Thursday August 22, 2019 - Keep Muscatine Beautiful (pending Inspection)
G. Request on first and second reading for a new Class "C" Liquor License and Sunday sales for a 5-day Permit for Keep Muscatine Beautiful, Harbor Drive from Pearl City Station to Millennium Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 - Keep Muscatine Beautiful (pending inspection)
H. Request for renewal of a Class “B” Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for China Garden, 2016 Cedar Plaza Drive #3 – China Garden at Cedar (pending inspections and insurance)
I. Request for renewal of a Class “B” Beer Permit for AJ’s Garage LLC, 1206 East 2nd Street – AJ’s Garage LLC (pending inspections and insurance)
J. Request for renewal of a Special Class “C” Liquor License and Outdoor Service for Yacky Shack, 163 Colorado Street – Yacky Shack LLC (pending inspection and insurance)
K. Request for renewal of a Class “C” Liquor License and Sunday Sales for Osaka Sushi Steak House, 1903 Park Avenue – Osaka Sushi Steakhouse (pending inspections and insurance)
L  Request for renewal of a Class “B” Wine Permit, Class “C” Beer Permit, Class “E” Liquor License and Sunday Sales for Pearl City Tobacco & Liquor Outlet, 200 Green Street – BGA LLC (pending inspections and insurance)
M. Request for the use of city property from Chris and Nancy Foxen for “MHS Boys Muscatine Cross Country” 5k run on Saturday, September 2, 2019.

* Items 12A-C – Receive and File

A. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors Minutes – July -01-2019
B. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors Minutes – July – 08-2019
C. Muscatine Power and Water Financial Statements – May 2019

* Bills*

* Approval of attached Bills for Approval totaling $2,052,968.73 subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s).

6. MINUTES – APPROVAL

7. PUBLIC HEARING

A. Proposed Sale of Surplus Property

This Public Hearing concerns declaring real estate located in Scholten’s Addition for sale and authorizing the sale of said property. City Staff has negotiated a purchase price of $250.00 with an adjoining property owner.

Now is the time for the public to comment.

8. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

9. FROM THE MAYOR

10. FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

11. FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR


A. Resolution Authorizing the Sale of City Property to Robert Wilson (Public Hearing A)

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution authorizing the sale of lots 5 and 10 of Scholten’s Addition to the City of Muscatine to Robert Wilson for $250.00. This property is landlocked and only accessible by crossing another parcel. Mr. Wilson is the only adjoining land owner that showed interest in the purchase of this property.

Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

B. Resolution Setting a public hearing for Amendment of Title 8, Chapter 7 of the City Code, Building Regulations, Mechanical Code

Presented for City Council's consideration is a resolution setting a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment of Title 8, Chapter 7 building regulations, mechanical code.  This public hearing will be held on August 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
  
Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

C.  Resolution Setting Public Hearing for Amendment of Title 8, Chapter 9 of the City Code,  Building Regulations, Plumbing Code

Presented for City Council's consideration is a resolution setting a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment of Title 8, Chapter 9 building regulations plumbing code.  This public hearing will be held August 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 

Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

D. Resolution Setting Public Hearing Amending Title 10, Chapter 4, Section 11 of City Code

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution setting a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment of Title 10, Chapter 4, Section 11 of the City Code regarding floodplain regulations and definitions. This public hearing will be held on August 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

E. Resolution Authorizing the Assessment of Unpaid Nuisance Abatement Costs to Private Properties

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution authorizing the assessment of unpaid abatement costs to private properties. The nuisance abatement costs total $3,863.20, the administrative fees are $600.00 and the assessment fees are $1,150.00. The total fees being requested for assessment at this time totals $5,613.20.

Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

F. Resolution Awarding Contract for the 2019 Asphalt Alley Program

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a resolution awarding the contract for the 2019 Asphalt Alley Program to Taylor Ridge Paving and Construction in the amount of $208,459.59.
Five bids were received with the low bidder not meeting bid specifications, staff recommends awarding bid to the second lowest bidder, Taylor Ridge Paving and Construction. 

Is there a motion to adopt this resolution as submitted?

G. Request for Purchase of Road Salt

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to accept the bid price of $59.98 per ton for road salt from the City of Davenport. Because of the brutal winter and the low stockpile of rock salt we have ordered 3 barges full totaling $269,910.00. There is $220,000 budgeted for this purchase.

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

H. Request to Approve Contract with Barker-Lemar for the Preparation of the Assessment of Corrective Measures.

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request for the approval of a contract with Barker Lemar Engineering Consultants for the preparation of the Assessment of Corrective Measures for the Muscatine County Sanitary Landfill.

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

I. Request to approve the issuance of a purchase order for replacement of Trailer #13 walking floor.

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the issuance of a purchase order to Jim Hawk Trailer, in the amount of $23,552.46 plus freight cost, for the replacement of walking floor in trailer #13. This is not a budgeted item, but is necessary for transfer station operations. This will be included in the revised estimate for the 2019/2020 budget.

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

J. Request to approve the issuance of a purchase order for painting the Aquatic Center Pool Basin

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the issuance of a purchase order to Terry and Sons Painting, in the amount of $27,484.00, for painting of the Muscatine Aquatic Center pool basin. Three Bids were received and Terry and Sons was the lowest bid. There is $30,000 budgeted for this expense.

Is there a motion to approve this resolution as submitted?

K. Request to approve the issuance of a purchase order for a Riding Rotary Mower for the Muscatine Soccer Complex

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the issuance of a purchase order to MTI Distributing, in the amount of $73,360.53, for the purchase of a Toro 4700D Riding Rotary Mower for the soccer complex. There is $82,000.00 budgeted for this purchase.

Is there a motion to approve this request as submitted?

L. Request to approve the issuance of a purchase order for purchase of a tractor for Greenwood Cemetery

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the issuance of a purchase order to Sinclair Tractor, in the amount of $44,072.32, for the purchase of a John Deere tractor for Greenwood Cemetery. Five bids were received and the lowest bid that met the specifications was from Sinclair Tractor in Muscatine. There is $42,000 budgeted for this purchase. The overage will be paid out of the savings on the mower purchase.

Is there a motion to approve the request as submitted. 

M. Request to Approve City of Muscatine’s General Contractor Agreement

Presented for City Council’s consideration is a request to approve the City of Muscatine’s General Contractor Agreement. Two bids were received  with the low bid from BMW Builders II.  The agreement would be in effect from July 2019-June 30, 2022, with a possible one year extension. 

Is there a motion to approve the request as submitted?

N. Discussion on potential code revision to Title 1,  Chapter 10, Section 2 E1b

12. COMMUNICATIONS - RECEIVE AND FILE

13. APPROVAL OF BILLS

It is recommended bills totaling $2,052,968.73, be approved and that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants for the same. It should be noted that this listing is subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s).

14. COMMUNICATIONS - COUNCIL MEMBERS

15. OTHER BUSINESS

16. ADJOURNMENT