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Home My WebLink About04/08/2025 Council Minutes CITY OF FAIRFAX REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 8, 2025 A regular meeting of the Fairfax City Council was held April 8, 2025. Mayor Beer called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Councilmembers present were: Tom Nurre, Mike Daly, Dan Wozniak, Nick Volk, and Marianne Wainwright. Motioned by Volk, seconded by Nurre to approve the consent agenda. Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. The city clerk pointed out the FY24 Audit Report is in the packet. Mike Daly asked about culvert damage due to heavy truck traffic and sign removals. Mayor Beer opened the public hearing concerning the FY26 Budget at 6:03 PM. The city clerk pointed out a change in how we must post the lease payments. Discussion was held about the timing and process of Dan Wozniak’s questions and Dustin’s response. Mayor Beer closed the public hearing at 6:05 PM. Motioned by Daly, seconded by Volk to approve RESOLUTION 2025-35, A RESOLUTION APPROVING CITY OF FAIRFAX’S ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-35 duly adopted. Mayor Beer opened the public hearing regarding the vacation of an existing Parking Easement on city property at 6:16 PM. Shane Wicks discussed this easement, which was established in 2015 or 2016. No comments had been received at city hall. Mayor Beer closed the public hearing at 6:17 PM. Motioned by Wainwright, seconded by Nurre to approve RESOLUTION 2025-36, A RESOLUTION VACATING A PARKING EASEMENT ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE § 354.23. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-36 duly adopted. Mayor Beer opened the public hearing regarding establishing an Access and Parking Easement on city property at 6:18 PM. Shane Wicks discussed these easements. No comments had been received at city hall. Mayor Beer closed the public hearing at 6:20 PM. Motioned by Volk, seconded by Daly to approve RESOLUTION 2025-37, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PARKING AND ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH DP WEISS LLC ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-37 duly adopted. Motioned by Daly, seconded by Nurre to approve the invoice of $14,000 from Fully Loaded Aerial Displays for the 2025 fireworks. Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned Wainwright, seconded by Daly to have Fire Chief Sankot proceed with the Fire Station Addition Project. Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Nurre, seconded by Volk to approve RESOLUTION 2025-38, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VEHICLE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND THE CITY OF HAZLETON FOR THE SALE OF A 2004 INTERNATIONAL FIRE TRUCK. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-38 duly adopted. Motioned by Daly, seconded by Wainwright to approve a donation to USA Days Committee of $5,000 as shown in the current budget. This event is an economic boost to the City of Fairfax and an event enjoyed by area residents. The City of Fairfax also participates in many of the events. Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion was held about purchasing a vacant lot from Fairfax State Savings Bank. The city’s library CD money will be used for this purchase. This lot will be needed if the library’s expansion project happens. Motioned by Wainwright, seconded by Volk to purchase the vacant lot from Fairfax State Savings Bank for $150,000. Staff is directed to draft a written purchase offer and proceed with the process. Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Discussion was held with QTS about their proposed laydown area on Iowa Land and Building property within the City of Fairfax. More information is needed before a decision is made. Street participation was discussed. QTS is to work with staff to submit the needed information and draft a proposed agreement. A Linn County Deputy Sheriff stopped to review the list of calls. Dustin asked him to forward a thank you to the staff who assisted with the property inspection on Friday. Motioned by Nurre, seconded by Daly to approve RESOLUTION 2025-39, A RESOLUTION TO FILE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND OPINION OF PROBABLE COST; SET A TIME AND DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING; AND SET A TIME AND DATE TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST CEMETERY RD. REALIGNMENT & RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-39 duly adopted. Motioned by Wainwright, seconded by Daly to approve RESOLUTION 2025-40, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND BRECHT ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR PROJECT NO. BRM-2462(602)-8N-57 – WEST CEMETERY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND THE WEST CEMETERY ROAD REALIGNMENT & RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-40 duly adopted. Motioned by Wainwright, seconded by Nurre to approve RESOLUTION 2025-41, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND RONALD C. HILTON AND JOYCE SANDROCK FOR PROJECT NO. BRM-2462(602)-8N-57 – WEST CEMETERY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & THE WEST CEMETERY ROAD REALIGNMENT & RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-41 duly adopted. Motioned by Wainwright, seconded by Daly to approve RESOLUTION 2025-42, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND DP WEISS, LLC FOR PROJECT NO. BRM-2462(602)-8N-57 – WEST CEMETERY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & THE WEST CEMETERY ROAD REALIGNMENT & RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-42 duly adopted. Motioned by Volk, seconded by Nurre to approve RESOLUTION 2025-43, A RESOLUTION TO FORMALLY DEDICATE AND ESTABLISH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR WEST CEMETERY ROAD. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-43 duly adopted. Motioned by Nurre, seconded by Wozniak to approve RESOLUTION 2025-44, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE PAY APPLICATION NO. 1 FROM MUNICIPAL PIPE TOOL CO. FOR THE SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION – CIPP LINING PROJECT. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-44 duly adopted. Motioned by Volk, seconded by Wozniak to introduce and approve the first reading of ORDINANCE 118 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FAIRFAX CODE OF ORDINANCES OF 2017, OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, IOWA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 106, COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Volk, seconded by Wainwright to suspend the rules requiring an ordinance be voted on for passage at two council meetings prior to this meeting with respect to ORDINANCE 118. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Daly, seconded by Wozniak to give final approval of ORDINANCE 118 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FAIRFAX CODE OF ORDINANCES OF 2017, OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, IOWA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 106, COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Nurre, seconded by Wozniak to introduce and approve the first reading of ORDINANCE 119 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FAIRFAX CODE OF ORDINANCES OF 2017, OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, IOWA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 154 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Volk, seconded by Wozniak to suspend the rules requiring an ordinance be voted on for passage at two council meetings prior to this meeting with respect to ORDINANCE 119. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Nurre, seconded by Wozniak to give final approval of ORDINANCE 119 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FAIRFAX CODE OF ORDINANCES OF 2017, OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, IOWA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 154 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motioned by Daly, seconded by Volk to approve RESOLUTION 2025-45, A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CEDAR RAPIDS AND FAIRFAX ANNEXATION 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nurre, Daly, Wozniak, Volk, and Wainwright. Nays: None. Motion carried. Mayor Beer declared RESOLUTION 2025-45 duly adopted. March 2025 Receipts General Fund 60,588.37 Road Use Fund 25,687.13 LOSST 37,593.45 TIF Fund 25,774.60 CI Fund-Well Project SRF 3,743.41 CI Fund-Bridge Project 211,665.79 CI Fund-Water Treatment SRF 45,926.25 CI Fund-W Cemetery Rd Intersection Project 91,000.00 Water Fund 36,966.65 Trust and Agency Fund 550.00 Water Revenue Debt Service 28,672.44 Sewer Fund 32,087.73 Sewer Revenue Debt Service 26,913.67 Garbage Fund 24,831.50 Total Revenue: 652,000.99 March 2025 Expenses General Fund 136,625.11 Road Use Fund 25,626.19 CI Fund - Well 2,687.50 CI Fund - Water Tower Project 211,665.79 CI Fund - Bridge Project 69,816.60 CI Fund - Water Treatment Project 1,000.00 CI Fund - W Cem Intersection 20,358.68 CI Fund - Eagleview Water Main 91,000.00 CI Fund - Sewer Lining 1,050.00 Water Fund 52,106.96 Trust and Agency Fund 150.00 Sewer Fund 49,356.69 Garbage Fund 22,804.42 Total Expenses: 684,247.94 CLAIMS LIST APRIL 8, 2025 Payee Purpose Amount Ace Electric, Inc. Water 1,843.95 Advanced Business Systems Print Agreement, Copier Staples 541.51 AFLAC Premiums 925.44 Airgas Supplies 113.12 Alliant Energy Utility Bills 8,601.19 Alliant Energy Utility Bill 600.08 Alliant Energy Utility Bill 60.32 Alliant Energy Utility Bill 23.47 Alliant Energy Utility Bill 21.93 Alliant Energy Utility Bill 335.00 Baker and Taylor Library 668.82 Baker Paper Supplies 233.87 Banacom Signs & More FD 24.00 Base HRA Payment 41.65 Base HRA Payment 174.62 Base HRA Payment 4.50 Base HRA Payment 40.71 Base HRA Payment 1.41 Base HRA Monthly - June 82.00 Bayne, Cathy Reimbursement 116.20 Beer, Jo Ann Reimbursement 293.60 Bellon-Africa Family Farm Land Rent 4,673.50 Book Systems, Inc. Library 1,229.00 Bound Tree FD 846.04 Brecht Enterprises, Inc. Purchase Agreement 50,000.00 Callef, Matt Refund 40.00 Cengage Library 79.46 Center Point Large Print Library 226.18 Certified Pest Control CH & Lib Pest Control 130.00 Cintas Mats 15.59 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 70.50 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 76.50 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 70.50 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 70.50 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 70.50 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 119.55 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 123.64 City of Fairfax Utility Bill 70.50 City of Norwalk Library 20.00 Colonial Life Premiums 201.95 Conner, Barb Refund 615.91 Consolidated Energy Company Fuel 2,069.22 D.I.A.L./Elevator Safety Bureau Elevator Inspection 175.00 Danko Emergency Equipment FD 935.31 DP Weiss, LLC Purchase Agreement 87,109.00 Fareway Supplies 384.46 Feld Fire FD 2,521.50 First Due CPR & First Aid Staff CPR class 690.00 FSSB ACH S/C 25.00 Fully Loaded aerial Displays Fireworks 14,000.00 Gazette Legal Publications 880.60 Globe Life Premium 45.35 Grainger Maintenance 276.41 Hall & Hall Engineers Engineering 47,480.11 Hawkins Chemicals 935.56 Higgins, Tyler Refund 40.00 Hilton, Ronald D and Joyce Sandrock Purchase Agreement 48,140.00 Hoopla Library 239.76 Iowa Lot Development HH Pedestrian Bridge Participation 218,570.91 Iowa Lot Development HH Pond Trail Participation 121,082.91 Iowa Prison Industries Library 82.20 IPERS Payroll 15,632.15 Kirkwood Community College FD 54.00 Kluesner Construction Streets Sweeping 3,108.00 Legacy Building Solutions Refund 130.00 Linn County REC Utility Bills 3,563.64 Linn County Sheriff Police Services 9,828.00 Matheson Welding Supplies 34.96 McCurdy, Stephanie Refund 40.00 McNeal, Rodney Refund 65.00 Menards Supplies 955.67 MidAmerican Energy Utility Bills 736.96 Municipal Pipe Tool Do., LLC Pay App #1 81,296.07 Netolicky, Patty Parks 123.22 Network Computer Solutions IT work 8,448.18 Oakland Corporate Laserfiche work 950.00 Ollinger, Tomye L On Time Deposit Refund 75.00 Peddicord Lillis Legal Fees 2,250.00 Playaway Library 869.10 Quill Supplies 720.24 Reliance Standard Premiums 296.52 Republic Services 03-2025 Solid Waste Services 23,310.34 Rosekrans, Tina Mileage 58.80 Sankot's Garage Maintenance 1,879.41 Schaller, Sarah Refund 40.00 Schimberg Supplies 579.88 Schumacher Elevator Co. Maintenance 493.52 Simmons, Perrine Legal Fees 558.90 SourceOne Cleaning CH Cleaning 539.00 South Slope Phone Service 77.84 South Slope Phone Service 35.98 South Slope Phone and Internet Service 681.46 Stambaugh, Dustin Reimbursement 400.00 State Hygienic Laboratory W/WW Testing 1,146.00 Stimson, Cynthia Reimbursement 189.84 Storey Kenworthy Utility bills 1,364.00 TCM Bank Credit Card Balance 7,628.64 Treasurer, State of Iowa Qtrly State W/H 6,327.50 Treasurer, State of Iowa WET 3,444.88 Treasurer, State of Iowa Sales Taxes 599.83 UMB Debt Payment 124,912.50 UMB Debt Payment 198,018.75 UMB Debt Payment 58,598.75 UMB Debt Payment 215,016.25 UMB Debt Payment 113,975.00 UMB Debt Payment 389,131.25 UMB Debt Payment 165,495.00 UMB Debt Payment 96,350.00 UMB Debt Payment 223,892.50 UMB Debt Payment 122,405.00 UMB Debt Payment 14,137.50 Union Pacific RR Vanderbilt St. Project 2,748.95 UnitedHealthcare Premium 990.17 US Cellular Cell Phones 1,732.79 US Treasury Payroll Taxes 5,409.65 US Treasury Payroll Taxes 4,419.58 US Treasury Payroll Taxes 404.18 US Treasury Payroll Taxes 4,220.47 US Treasury Payroll Taxes 4,534.55 USA BlueBook Supplies 818.08 USA Days Committee Donation 5,000.00 USPO Postage 342.60 USPO Postage 484.96 Van Meter Supplies 202.94 Wade Golf & Mow Mower 11,700.00 Wellmark BC/BS Premium 13,541.74 WEX FD 641.43 Wilson-Hite Insurance Insurance 165,586.92 Total Net Payroll 62,937.74 TOTAL 2,805,362.29