City Council - Regular Meeting

Gentlemen, thank you for being here tonight. Thank you for tuning in at home. It is Monday, March 2nd. This is a regular meeting of the city council of the city of Waverly, Iowa, and we are called to order. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Council, do I have a motion to approve the agenda? [clears throat] Move to approve the agenda as presented. Second. Any discussion? That is a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. All right. Council, do I have a motion to approve the minutes? Move approval of the February 16th, 2026 regular meeting minutes from the February 23rd, 2026 study session minutes. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. Opposed.

Okay. Okay. And I'd like to welcome our guest council person for March. It is my friend Angie Ellerbrook. Angie and I have been friends for 15 years. When I first moved back to Waverly, she is the first person who kind of adopted me. Our little girls um became best friends when they were four and they are now almost 20 and they are on the other side of the world from us right now. So, we have gone through all the parenting and life stages together and I'm super excited that she is now here to see how things work behind the scenes a little bit. So, welcome Angie. Well, thank you for inviting me. Okay. This is the time, date, and place for a public hearing on resolution 26-35, a resolution approving the conveyance of city's interest in certain real property to the respective adjacent property owners within block 28 of Cretzmeire's addition to the city of Waverly, Iowa. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Clerk, have you received any written or oral comments?

I have not, your honor. Are there any public comments? I see no one. So, this hearing is now closed. The public hearing is now closed. Uh, council, do I have a motion? I'll move approval of resolution 26-35, a resolution approving the conveyance of city's interests in certain real property to the respective adjacent property owners within block 28 of Cretzmey's addition to the city of Waverly, Iowa. Second. It's a roll call vote, please. Oh, who do you want to give it to? Give to Brent. Council person Jones. That's fine. Carmen, yes. Jones, yes. Angus, yes. Mackey, yes. Rafie, yes. Wolf, yes. [clears throat]

Okay. Number two. This is the date, time, and place for a public hearing on the second reading of ordinance 1176, an ordinance amending the ordinance of the city of Waverly, Iowa, providing for reszoning of parcel ID 0901176006 located at 1705 East Bamer Avenue owned by Steven Ingresol and Tammy Ingresol from C2 Commercial District to R1 residential district and amending the Waverly zoning map and amending the Waverly future land use map as provided by the ordinance. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments?

I have not, your honor. Are there any public comments? Okay. This hearing is now closed. Council, do I have a motion? I move to approve the second reading of ordinance 1176, an ordinance amending the ordinance of the city of Waverly, Iowa, providing for the resoning of parcel ID 0901176006 located at 1705 Eastamer Avenue owned by Steven Ingresol and Tammy Ingresol from C2 Commercial District to R1 residential district and amending the Waverly zoning map and amending the Waverly future land use map as provided by the ordinance. Second. It's a roll call vote, please.

Do you have any discussion? Oh, I'm sorry. Is there any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Jones, yes. Kangas, yes. Mackey, yes. Rafie, yes. Wolf, yes. Harmon,

yes. Okay. This is the date, time, and place for public hearing on resolution 26-40, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed 1,900,000 general obligation bonds, ECP. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? I have not, your honor.

Are there any public comments? Okay, this hearing is now closed. Council, do I have a motion? I move approval of resolution 2640, a resolution to the proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $1,900,000 general obligation bonds ECP for essential corporate purpose. Have a second. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Kangas, yes. Mackey, yes. Rafie, yes. Wolf, yes. Armen, yes. Jones, yes.

Item four, this is the date, time, and place for a public hearing on resolution 26-41, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $965,000 general obligation bonds GCP-1. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Um, we have received a petition on this issue. Have you received any other written or oral comments? No additional. No.

Are there any public comments? Please rise and state your name. Uh, Amy Schneider. Sorry, I got to get my rears out for a second. Um, I just want to say I want to thank the residents who signed this petition. There was not a lot of time once Brandy got it started and their signatures reflect a clear message. Decisions that create long-term tax obligations should be made by the voters. A general obligation bond affects every taxpayer in Waverly and the public deserves the final safe. We urge the council to put this bond issue on the ballot and prioritize spending on core needs core needs that impact all citizens. Thank you. Thank you very much. Hi, I'm Brandy Clark. Spoke last week. Um, on behalf of Amy Schneider and myself, I want to thank everyone who supported the petition for a signing and b demonstrating respectful decorum throughout this whole process. Thank you. Are there any other comments? At this time, the public hearing is closed. So, council, do I have a motion to abandon the proposal or table to prepare a resolution to call for an election?

That has to do with some of the information we received earlier. Do you want to explain that a little bit or um that's the only options you have. You either have to abandon the this portion of the project or you have to table this item to prepare for a election in the fall. Is up to council. Either way, I'd make a motion to uh abandon this proceedings. Second. Is there any discussion? So, to be clear, you're abandoning the $965,000 GCP1. Yes. Thank you, sir.

Roll call vote, please. We don't have any more discussion. There's any other discussion. Does that mean it would be out of in the future out of the more funds the lost fund then? That's a decision you'll have to make at that point in time. You're only discussing this valid in the fall with someone. That would be correct. You're abandoning this portion of the funding project basically. Okay. Yes, ma'am. So would be put to a later date or just new guy here making reg.

Right now we're just talking about this particular item whether you're going to go forward with an election in the fall on this 965,000 or you're just going to abandon this piece of it. The motion right now is to abandon I move that we table it and prepare um do an election this fall. We already have a motion on the table. So you vote on it and then you throw on something else. Is that how you do it? Sorry. You have to have them vote. If the vote fails, then you would have a secondary motion and second. But right now, you have to vote on the motion. Okay. A second at time.

So essentially, we're saying petition is saying with this motion with the petition to call for an election, we're saying we're just going to drop it. We're not going to even go forward with this. So there is no vote bond vote for this with the petitioner. The petition doesn't force us to have a bond vote. No, you have the choice of just abandoning the entire that piece of what has been petitioned, which is what has been motioned so far.

So the petition is saying that they don't want general obligation bonds, property tax funds used for this clubhouse project. So what we're voting on is whether we want to abandon that piece of the funding, right? But I'm just saying some people might think that with the petition the petition was forcing us to have a vote. We can say we're just not going to go forward vote. You mean right that there would be a ballot there would be a vote on this. But that's No, you have only wanted to issue this, right?

Yeah. If you wanted to do the 965,000 on a general obligation bond, you would need to either A table it for a vote in the fall or B decide to abandon it and go a different version, different route, whatever, but not this particular piece, the 965,000 GCP. Okay. If we don't do that, how does that shift the burdens of the money for the project in your opinion? How where would the money come from today? We do a lesser broad amount of prof. But it would not be this. Okay.

And the local option sales tax funding already went to the ballot of what what types of projects we could spend it on for revenue purposes. Correct. Yeah. Right. So, and I think I don't know if it would be helpful because we had had some I've had feedback both ways on this project, but we did you did some calculations, James, about the tax impact per $100,000. I don't know if that would be useful for people to hear if I can at this point. I don't know that it really matters. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Just point for the way this motion goes. It's there's no tax impact if this motion passes. Right.

Okay. So, do I I have a motion. Do I have a second? Yes. I already did that. Any other discussion? Roll call vote, please. Mackey, no. Uh Roie, yes. Wolf, no. Harmon, no. Jones, yes. Kangas, no. So, four nos, three yes. Two two yeses to abandon. Make your motion. Okay. Okay. So, it didn't pass. I can make

So, then you can make a motion. Okay. Um, I' I'd like to move to prepare for an election this fall on this issue. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Mackey, yes. Roie, no. Wolf, yes. Harmon, yes. Jones, no. Kangas, yes. Okay. So, with that then that says we will be calling for an election this fall. Correct. Yes, ma'am.

All right. We got to issue five. This is the date, time, and place for public hearing on resolution 26-42, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $100,000 general obligation bonds, GCP-2. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? We have not, your honor. Are there any public comments? I see none. So, this hearing is closed. Council, do I have a motion?

I'll move to approve resolution 26-42, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $100,000 general obligation bonds GCP2. Do I have a second? Second. Is there any discussion? Okay. Roll call vote, please. Rafie, yes. Wolf, yes. Harmon, yes. Jones. Yes. Kangas. Yes. Mackey.

Yes. So, okay. I have to ask you a question on this. Okay.

Item six, resolution 26-43, a resolution authorizing the issuance of $2,890,000 general obligation bonds series 2026 and levying a tax for the payment thereof. Do I have a motion to either vote as is, which will still levy the original amount, or to table the resolution to update the appropriate documents? So, there's two choices there.

Well, what would be the ramifications of voting as is? We don't have to. This is a maximum of what we can do. You're basically setting the debt payment you would make for the first year only. The other bonds when sold would fill in behind it. The first year is all you're doing at this point in time. So we have a dollar amount calculated to what it would take to pay the 2.89 million in bonds. If you levy that amount and it's extra, you would then pay your debt off upfront faster. If you levy and it's not enough, you would then have to extend out your debt a little further. But this is only for the first year. The rest of them come when you sell the bond itself. They will dictate what that looks like.

So if we table this so documents can be updated, does that um run us into any deadlines with regard to budget?

It shouldn't um budget goes in at the highest level allowed for the initial hearings and max certification. So if you were to table, you would then be resetting it to an amount um without the 965,000 depending on how that goes. But you have that option of either or. So you either pair that down or you issue it as it is and then you pay your debt down faster up front. Uh it's simply your call. So the updated would be to split out the 965 as a potential later bond if it passes.

You could do it midyear. I don't advise them because you're doubling up on the fees and everything cost even more. Do it mid year. You're really waiting till next spring to do this again all over again regardless what happens this fall. Okay. Regardless the regardless of the vote. So well if the vote were to turn it down Mhm. then we wouldn't be issuing bonds regard if they vote is to permit us to to issue bonds. We could come back in the spring and issue new bonds. Yep. But it would be additional costs to us. Or we could do mid year in December. Well, spring is when you normally issue. So what I'm getting at is you don't like to do two bonds in the same year just to do them, right?

It's not as efficient as if you do a single one, single rating call, single everything. Whereas if we we leave it as is and do it as is. Now with the two 289, if the bond passes, it's in there already. Correct. If it doesn't pass, we've got additional funding to pay down pay more down earlier instead of later. Okay, that is correct, sir. It sounds more fiscally responsible to do it that way. Yeah. Seems to save the save the later fees. Why Why pay fees when we don't have to? We pay it down. It's down. It's not money. We don't lose anything.

No. So, you don't Okay. You're looking for move it. Yeah, I'd move approval of resolution 26-43, resolution authorizing the issuance of 2,890,000 general obligation bonds series 2026 and living a tax with a payment thereof. Second. I'll second. I think Tim had it. Um, is there any additional discussion? Roll call vote, please. Rocky, yes. Wolf, yes. Harmon, yes. Jones, yes. Kangas, yes.

Mackie, yes.

Item number seven. This is the date, time, and place for a public hearing on resolution 26-44, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed 1,700,000 local options sales and service tax revenue bonds. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any original oral comments? I have not, your honor.

Are there any public comments? Okay, this hearing is now closed. Council, do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-44, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $1,700,000 local option sales and service tax revenue bonds. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Carmen, yes. Jones, yes. Kangas, yes. Mackey, yes. Rocky, yes.

Number eight, this is the date, time, and place for a public hearing on resolution 26-45, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the authorization of a loan and dispersement agreement on the issuance of not to exceed $178,000 water revenue capital loan notes. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any original or old comments? I have not, your honor.

Are there any public comments? Okay, this hearing is now closed. Council, do I have a motion? I'll move resolution 26-45, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the authorization of a loan and dispersement agreement and the issuance of not to exceed 178,000 water revenue capital loan notes. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Excuse me. Harmon. Yes. Yes. Sorry. Did you just play your phone? I just [laughter] Yes. Kangas, yes. Mackey, yes. Rocky,

yes. Yes. This is the date, time, and place for a public hearing on resolution 26-46, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the authorization of a loan and dispersement agreement and the issuance of not to exceed $222,000 [clears throat] sewer revenue capital loan notes. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments after all comments. The hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? I have not, your honor. Are there any public comments?

I see none. So, this public hearing is now closed. Council, do I have my motion? I would move resolution 2646, a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for the authorization of a loan and dispersement agreement and the issuance not to exceed $222,000 sewer revenue capital loan notes. Is there a second? Second. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Frogs. Jones, yes. Kangas, yes. Matthew, yes. Roie, yes. Wolf, yes. Harmon,

yes. Okay, let's see. [clears throat] All right, it is now time for public comments on items not on the agenda. Please limit your comments to [clears throat] 5 minutes unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer. All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a whole and not to any individual member. Do we have any public comments? I see none. Moving on to H consent calendar. The following items will be acted on upon by a voice vote on a single motion without separate discussion unless someone from the council a public requests that a specific item be considered separately. Council, do I have a motion?

I move approval of the consent calendar as presented. Second. Any discussion? This is a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. I

opposed. Moving on to regular business. Resolution 26-36, a resolution fixing date for a public hearing on the proposed vacation of the 16t wide alleyway running east west between certain lots in block 48 of the Harmon and Lev Valley edition within the city of Waverly, Iowa. Do I have a motion? I'll move to approve resolution 26-36, a resolution fixing the date of March 16, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers at city hall as the date, time, and place for a public hearing on the proposed vacation of the 16 foot wide alleyway running east west between certain lots in block 48 of the Harmon and L Valley edition within the city of Waverly, Iowa.

Have a second. Second. Is there any discussion? I just want to make sure I know where this is because there aren't any streets on here. Is this behind the Quickstar? Old Quickar current Century 21. It's not currently used as an alley. They own both sides of it. So, it makes no sense for us to keep maintaining in that matter. Gota ownership would go to the utility. Yeah. Okay. Yep. Like I said, they have both north and south sides of the alley already purchased, but we keep the easement for utilities or is there anything? Utility would stay, but everything else would just be done as far as maintenance, etc. Sure. Okay. Okay. Roll call vote, please. Kangas, yes. Mackey, yes. Rafie, yes. Wolf,

yes. Carmen, yes. Jones, yes. Moving on to resolution 26-37, a resolution setting March 23rd, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall as the date, time, and place for public hearing meeting on the proposed budget statement. Council, do I have a motion? I would move approve resolution 2637, a resolution setting March 23rd, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall as the date, time, and place for the public hearing meeting on the proposed budget statement. Second. Any discussion?

This is for the public. This is a separate hearing that is only on this budget hearing. It's earlier than we normally do. We will open it have a public hearing on the budget proposal a statement as is and then we would vote on that close the hearing and vote on that and then we would have our regular it would be study session on the 23rd at se 7 or whenever after that any other discussion call vote please yes yes Wolf yes Carmen yes yes Kang Yes.

Okay. Resolution 26-38, a resolution approving a master service agreement and statement of work with Paycheck, Inc. and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement. Do I have a motion? I move approval of resolution 26-38, a resolution approving a master service agreement and statement of work with Pay Techch, Inc. and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement for a a not to exceed cost of $6,000. Do a second. Second. [clears throat] Is there any discussion? We've already used them before. Have you heard this or not?

Uh, paycheck. We have not. Usually, we would go back to UKG and have them kind of sniff out some bugs for us. That system has just not been efficient from a financial standpoint. So, these individuals can do it cheaper and faster. and we think in a more thorough and better manner. So, we're looking at saving a little bit of money if we're going to have to spend anyway by hiring a firm to do it instead of the internal EPG group. Okay. Anything else? Public, please. Robbie, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Matthew, yes.

Okay. Resolution 26-39, a resolution authorizing city staff to exercise an option to purchase real estate dated September 8, 2025 for the Eastgate sanitary sewer lift station. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-39, a resolution authorizing city staff to exercise an option to purchase retail estate dated September 8th, 2025 from Russell Bruns, Anora Bruns for the cost of $10,000 for the Eastgate sanitary sewer lift station. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Rocky, yes. Wolf, yes. Harmon, yes. Jones, yes. Kangas,

yes. Mackey, yes. Moving on to resolution 26-47, a resolution approving the replacement of a gas monitoring system for the main lift station. Do I have a motion?

I move to approve resolution 2647, a resolution approving the replacement of a gas monitoring system for the main list station to include the approval of a quote from Danco Systems, Inc. for a wet well monitor and alarm box for $23,69. Approval of proposal from in control for professional engineering services as the system integrator for $3,940. And an approval of a bid from Tetro Electric for installation of the gas detection system for $4,950 for a total of $32,499. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Harmon, yes. Jones,

yes. Kangas, yes. Mackey, yes. Rocky, yes. That brings us to staff updates. We have nothing tonight. Okay. All right. That brings us to city council comments. Council person Rothy. Nothing for me. Council person Kangas, I'm good for tonight. Council person Harmon, nothing for me. Council person. Nothing tonight. Oh boy. Council person. I on the other hand will be at the Ber Brewing Company.

Okay. Counc there was a human trafficking um event um informational event last night that was very well attended um at the vets post and so I'm just glad that that education is out in the community. Absolutely. And guest council person. Yep. Okay. Good. Was it everything you dreamed it would be to sit back here and look at the cookies? It's okay. [laughter]

Okay. Um, my comments, you know, it's been a crazy week. I appreciate those who have remained respectful in their discussions, questions, comments, and concerns that they've addressed to us and each other. So, thank you for that. Uh, and with that, do I have a motion to adjurnn? I move we adjourn. Second. And we are adjourned. Oh, sorry. All in favor? I opposed. And we are