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The City Council of the City of New Hampton met in regular session in the Council Chambers at 112 East Spring Street, New Hampton Iowa at 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Schwickerath at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were Boos, Daly, Fisher, Humpal and McDonald. Absent – Denner. Also in attendance were Zachary Nosbisch, Casey Mai, Rick Kramer, Bob Fenske and City Attorney Todd Prichard.
Moved by Boos, seconded by McDonald; That the agenda be approved as presented. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Moved by McDonald, seconded by Fisher; That the minutes of the regular council meeting of December 20, 2021, be approved as amended. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Moved by Boos, seconded by Daly; That the claims in the amount of $61,640.92 be approved. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Council member McDonald shared his concern about allowing public input regarding the SOO Green Franchise request. The council did not want to allow the suspension of the third reading requirement. Moved by Boos, seconded by Fisher; That the proposed ordinance AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN ELECTRIC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH SOO GREEN, receive its second consideration. Ayes – Boos, Daly, Fisher, Humpal, McDonald. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion approved.
The ordinance request will be placed on the January 17, 2022 Council meeting agenda for its third and final consideration.
Resolution setting guidelines for Council meetings
Moved by, seconded by; That Resolution No.6494 RESOLUTION SETTING GUIDELINES FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS (as follows), be approved:
All regular Council meetings shall be held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. as set by City Code, and if such day shall fall on a legal holiday, identified as Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day or Labor Day, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day at the same time unless a different day or time is determined by the council. The conduct of all regular and special meetings of the Council shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order. Special meetings of the City Council may be called by the Mayor of the City at any time, as stated in the City Code, with notice in compliance with the open meetings law, and said special meeting shall take up, consider, and act upon any such business as the Mayor shall place on the agenda subject to Council approval. Any business to be transacted at any regular Council meeting shall be in the hands of the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Council meeting. The Mayor sets up the agenda for the City Clerk to prepare and post to the City of New Hampton website on the Friday prior to the meeting. Emergency items shall be in the hands of the City Clerk by Friday at 10:00 a.m. Ayes – Boos, Daly, Fisher, Humpal, McDonald. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Resolution approved.
Setting order for roll call
Moved by Boos, seconded by Daly; That the order for roll call vote shall be as follows: The first meeting shall be alphabetical and thereafter each meeting the roll call vote shall be rotated so that the first vote becomes the last and the rest remain alphabetical Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Voting procedures and abstaining votes
City Attorney Prichard explained to the council some of the specifics regarding abstaining from a vote.
Appointment of Mayor Pro-tem
Mayor appointed Councilmember McDonald as Mayor Pro-tem and asked for council approval. Moved by Boos, seconded by Fisher; That Mayor Schwickerath appointment of Cory McDonald as Mayor Pro-tem be approved.
Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Appointment of Standing Committees
Mayor Schwickerath appointed the following Standing Committees and asked for Council approval:
Committee Chair Committee Members
Finance Humpal McDonald, Boos
Street and Sanitation McDonald Denner, Boos
Water Boos Denner, Fisher
Wastewater Denner Fisher, Daly
Hotel/Motel Humpal
Safety Daly Nosbisch, Clemens, Mai, Toby Schwickerath
Moved by McDonald, seconded by Boos; That the Mayor’s appointments to the Standing Committees be approved. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Designating Signatures for Community Development Block Grants and Economic Development Grants
Moved by Daly, seconded by Humpal; That Resolution No.6495 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SIGNATURES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS (Robert Schwickerath, Mayor, and in his absence, Cory McDonald, Mayor Pro-tem), be approved.
Ayes – Boos, Daly, Fisher, Humpal, McDonald. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Resolution approved.
Mayor’s appointments – Department Heads
Mayor Schwickerath made the following appointments and asked for Council approval:
City Clerk – Karen Clemens
Deputy City Clerk – Courtney Lechtenberg
Chief of Police – Zachary Nosbisch
Public Works Director – Casey Mai
Economic Development Director – Tammy Robinson
City Attorney – Todd Prichard
Fire Chief – Toby Schwickerath
City Health Physician – New Hampton Clinic staff
Zoning Administrators – Karen Clemens and Casey Mai
Street Superintendent – Eric Kuehn
Moved by McDonald, seconded by Fisher; That the Mayor’s appointments be approved. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Mayor’s appointments to Community Boards
Mayor Schwickerath made the following appointments and asked for Council approval:
Floyd-Mitchell-Chickasaw Solid Waste Agency – Mayor Schwickerath, alternate
Economic Development Advisory Board–Mayor Schwickerath, Humpal, Clemens alternate.
Communication Commission – Mayor Schwickerath, Police Chief Nosbisch
E-911 Board – Mayor Schwickerath, Police Chief Nosbisch
Emergency Management Board – Mayor Schwickerath, McDonald alternate
Chickasaw Ambulance Council –Mayor Schwickerath, McDonald alternate
INRCOG Voting Officials:
Regional Transit Commission (Buses) – Mayor or Council
Regional Transit Authority Technical Board (Streets, Road, Trails Bridges) – Mayor or Council
Regional Transit Authority Policy Board – Mayor or Council
Housing Council – Tammy Robinson
Moved by McDonald, seconded by Humpal; that the Mayor’s appointments be approved. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Appointment of official newspaper
Moved by Fisher, seconded by Daly; That the New Hampton Tribune be named the official newspaper for the publication of Council proceedings and notices. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Appointment of City Engineer
Moved by Boos, seconded by Fisher; To appoint SEH Engineering as the engineering firm for City Subdivision review and storm water management review and all other City engineering business will be done on a project by project basis. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Park & Recreation Director Rick Kramer met with the council to discuss a storm water easement agreement between the City of New Hampton and Jackie (Garnant) Erickson. The City had requested the easement to drain storm water from Sunrise Street, Sunset Street and Mikkelson Park through Erickson’s farm field. Erickson’s attorney has requested changes to the easement and the Erickson’s are requesting the City of New Hampton to pay their attorney’s fees. A portion of the project is already completed. City Attorney Prichard requested to review the requested changes but advised to not pay any additional attorney fees. Prichard will contact the Erickson’s attorney.
Moved by Daly, seconded by McDonald; That the following minutes and correspondence be accepted and place on file. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
Park & Rec Minutes of December 16, 2021
Ahlers & Cooney Notice Re: OSHA Vaccine and Testing Mandate
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes December 13, 2021
Councilmember McDonald requested the Council meet as a Committee as a Whole to discuss the goals of the council. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm, Monday January 17, 2022.
PWD Mai informed the council about a possible candidate for the WWTP Grade 4 position. He will keep the council informed on the progress of this situation.
Moved by Fisher, seconded by McDonald; that the meeting adjourn at 7:54 p.m. Ayes – Five. Nays – None. Absent – Denner. Motion carried.
