City Council Minutes

Council Chambers

903 Topaz Drive,

Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

1. MAYOR/MAYOR PRO-TEM TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:

a.Roll Call

Attendee Name Title Status 

Mark Reinders Present

Kirk Moriarty Present

Carol Clark Present

Andrea Johnson Assistant Mayor Pro Tem Present

Ron Hanson Mayor Pro Tem Present

Jon Winkel Mayor Present

2. COMMCON 17-A - BEGINS AT 6:00 PM

2.aPresentation by the Mayor

Jon Winkel explained that the Fire Department cooked the meal, they are having their 100th year anniversary. He emphasized their ISO 2 rating. Their new memorial will be in front of the Fire Station, it will be unveiled after the Pioneer Valley Days Parade. He began his presentation by describing the new development at the corner of 1st Street and S Lewis Blvd where Mike's Mini Mart. The Planning & Zoning Commission will be reviewing a site plan on August 6th and then it will go before the Council on August 13th. The Serenity Estates 55+ community is under development. The new trail and 1st Street project have the same contractor (Steve Harris Construction) and has saved the City nearly 1 million dollars from engineering estimates. Roy Perry of RPerry Construction will be bringing his corporate offices to Sergeant Bluff into the 56,000 sq ft old MCI building as well as two other businesses in the same building, FBM (Foundation Building Materials) run by Danny Pick and RIS (Residential Insulation Supply). There will also be three businesses that will be located on 8 acres on Dogwood Trail which include a Trucking Terminal & Distribution Center, a Semi-Truck Detailing Company, and Daktronics (Sign Company). These economic development announcements will result in 100 new jobs for Sergeant Bluff!

2.bPresentation by the School Superintendent

Chad Janzen, School Superintendent, is working on gathering signatures to get the bond election on the ballot in November. In April they announced a three phase (long term) approach to school facilities at a lower tax rate than was asked for in the past. The November bond issue would go into a new primary building, CTE building (shared with Western Iowa Tech (WIT)), and redo infrastructure of the oldest part of the high school. The facilities are not being built bigger to add open enrollment. They will receive 2 million from WIT and 1 million in State grants for the CTE. He described various changes, upgrades, features, and

  programs that will go along with these changes. He reviewed how the $2.85 levy would impact the taxes property owners would pay. In fall of this year they will use Penny/PPEL funds to move the baseball/softball and tennis courts to the East campus to prepare for the new primary building. He also described future phases and what the anticipated facility changes would be. He invited community members to call and talk through the plan if any questions.

3. ADJOURNMENT:

Motion by Kirk Moriarty, seconded by Carol Clark to Adjourn at 7:13 pm. Motion Carried. [Unanimous]

Mayor/Mayor Pro-Tem

Attest:

Danny Christoffers, City Clerk