Polk City Council Meeting Notes - February 14, 2011

February 14, 2011, Polk City Council Meeting Notes

Proceedings for the first segment of the monthly City Commission meeting, held on February 14, 2011:

A.  APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA

B.  PRESENTATIONS AND/OR RECOGNITIONS - None

C.  PUBLIC HEARINGS:

1. ORDINANCE 1272 - Vacating Streets "A" and "B" Acting City Manager, Trudy Block, explained that this was just “housekeeping”, and this process was started during the last administration, but never finalized with an ordinance.

2. ORDINANCE 1273 - Allowing for Mobil Homes in R-4 Zones (mixed residential use), reversing a previously passed ordinance condemning mobile homes that had disconnected utilities for 3 months or more.

Both these ordinances passed with a unanimous vote.

D.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

E.  NEW BUSINESS –

1.  Vice Mayor Block’s “temporary appointment” as Acting City Manager was extended for the 8th time for an additional 30 days by a 4 - 1 vote.  Counselor Kimsey voted "Nay".

2.  ORDINANCE 1274 – Providing for Requirements Regarding Unoccupied Dwelling Units
Unoccupied dwellings that have been vacant for one year or longer would be subject to an inspection to insure that the dwelling is safe for occupancy. This proposal passed with a unanimous vote.

3.  Second Extension of Dormancy Period – Cardinal Hill Property

Ms. Block announced that she made an agreement with Mr. Johnson, the owner of the Cardinal Hill property, that Polk City, beginning February 1,  2011,  will start paying him $3,000/month in lieu of the $1,000 water/sewer credit he was receiving per month under the land lease agreement.  She initiated a motion to forward a check for $18,000 in advance for the next 6 months. When asked how many water/sewer credits Mr. Johnson had accrued, Ms. Block stated that he owns 300 credits worth $300,000 in water/sewer credits. These credits can be sold to a developer.  It was not made clear if Mr. Johnson can resell these credits to any developer wishing to build anywhere within the Polk City Utility Service area.  This could potentially dramatically reduce future income for water and sewer revenues for the city. This motion passed unanimously.

4.  Vehicle Lease between the City of Polk City and Woodard & Curran

Ms. Block announced that she made a deal with Woodard & Curran to lease out all the city's currently leased utility vehicles for $1.00 per vehicle for 5 years. Woodard & Curran will take over the responsibility of maintenance up to $2,500 and gas purchases. When questioned about who assumes responsibility if the mileage exceeds the lease contract, Ms. Block did not know.  She stated she would have to look into this issue and will provide that information at a later date.  We’re still waiting for the answer to that question. This motion passed unanimously.

At this time the meeting was recessed until Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM

The next evening, this meeting cancelled due to lack of a quorum and was rescheduled to Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM