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Agenda Setup NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA City Council agendas are also available on the Internet at www.sioux-city.org. You are hereby notified a meeting of the City Council of the City of Sioux City, Iowa, will be held Monday, August 5, 2019, 4:00 p.m., local time, in the Council Chambers, 5th Floor, City Hall, 405 6th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, for the purpose of taking official action on the agenda items shown hereinafter and for such other business that may properly come before the Council. This is a formal meeting during which the Council may take official action on various items of business. If you wish to speak on an item, please follow the seven participation guidelines adopted by the Council for speakers: 1. Anyone may address the Council on any agenda item. 2. Speakers should approach the microphone one at a time and be recognized by the Mayor. 3. Speakers should give their name, spell their name, give their address, and then their statement. 4. Everyone should have an opportunity to speak. Therefore, please limit your remarks to three minutes on any one item. 5. At the beginning of the discussion on any item, the Mayor may request statements in favor of an action be heard first followed by statements in opposition to the action. 6. Any concerns or questions you may have which do not relate directly to a scheduled item on the agenda will also be heard under ‘Citizen Concerns’. 7. For the benefit of all in attendance, please turn off all cell phones and other communication devices while in the City Council Chambers. 1. Call of the Roll - Silent Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag - Proclamations 2. PRESENTATION - Campus Compact Intern, Tani Russell outlining her experience as a 2019 Summer Outreach Intern. CONSENT AGENDA Items 3 through 16F constitute a Consent Agenda. Items pass unanimously unless a separate roll call vote is requested by a Council Member. 3. Reading of the City Council minutes of July 18 and 22, 2019. (PLACARD, CLOSED, REG- ULAR) 4. MUSEUM - Motion accepting the annual evaluation of the Museum Director. 5. SYA - Resolution authorizing a contribution of $50,000 to the Siouxland Youth Athletics (SYA) to support the construction of a new baseball field and the conversion of three soft- ball fields to artificial turf at the Riverside Recreational Sports Complex. (1301 Riverside Boulevard) 6. AFSCME - Resolution amending the Position Classification Manual adopted by Resolution No. S-31050 by approving and adopting an updated job description for an AFSCME ap- pointed employee position. (Custodian, Class Code IV-6035) 7. ACTIONS RELATING TO GRANTS A. GILCHRIST - Resolution authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to accept a Gilchrist Foundation 2019 Project Grant in the amount of $100,000 to support the Chris Larsen Park – Redevelopment Project. B. CDBG - Resolution approving and accepting the grant agreement authorized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the funding approval for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement No. B-19-MC-19-0006 and directing the City Manager to execute said grant agreement for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. C. HOME - Resolution approving and accepting the grant agreement authorized by the De- partment of Housing and Urban Development under the funding approval for the Home Investment Partnerships Agreement No. M19-DC190207 and directing the City Manager to execute said grant agreement for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. D. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS - Resolution approving and accepting the grant agreement authorized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the funding ap- proval for Emergency Solutions Grant Program Agreement No. E-19-MC-19-0006 and di- recting the City Manager to execute said grant agreement for submission to the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development. E. SPORTS AUTHORITY - Resolution authorizing the submission of a Regional Sports Authority District Grant application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority in the amount of $50,000 to offset the cost of certain sporting events. 8. ACTIONS RELATING TO STREET CLOSURES A. BBQ AND BLUES - Resolution temporarily closing Larsen Park Road from the Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center to the Anderson Dance Pavilion beginning at 12:00 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. September 5, 2019 for the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA BBQ and Blues event. B. PARKING DAY - Resolution temporarily closing the western southbound lane of Pierce Street from 3rd Street to 6th Street, excluding the Pierce Street intersections at 4th Street and 5th Street, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. September 20, 2019 for the Downtown Partners Park(ing) Day event. C. CAR SHOW - Resolution temporarily closing 4th Street from Virginia Street to Iowa Street and Court Street from the east/west alley between 5th Street, 4th Street, Iowa Street, and Virginia Street to Design Place beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. August 10, 2019 for the Historic 4th Street Classic Car Show and Cruise fundrais- er. D. UP IN SMOKE - Resolution temporarily closing 4th Street from Iowa Street to Floyd Boulevard, the south one-half of the north/south alley between 4th Street, 5th Street, Iowa Street, and Floyd Boulevard, and the north one-half of the north/south alley be- tween 3rd Street, 4th Street, Iowa Street and Floyd Boulevard September 14, 2019 be- ginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending at 11:59 p.m. for the Up in Smoke Barbecue Competi- tion. E. ART AFFAIR - Resolution temporarily closing 4th Street from Nebraska Street to Jack- son Street August 10, 2019 beginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m. for Down- town Partners’ Art Affair. F. SHRINER’S PARADE - Resolution temporarily closing 3rd Street from Iowa Street to Pierce Street and Pierce Street from 3rd Street to the northeast parking lot entrance of the Long Lines Family Recreation Center on August 22, 2019 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. and temporarily closing 3rd Street from Hoeven Drive to Iowa Street, Iowa Street from 5th Street to 3rd Street and 4th Street from Iowa Street to Floyd Boulevard on August 22, 2019 beginning at 5:00 p.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m. for the Abu Bekr Shriner’s Parade and staging. 9. ACTIONS ADOPTING CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS A. RENEWABLE FUELS - Resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the proposed construction of the Renewable Fuels Project (Project No. 539-222) at the Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sioux City, Iowa. B. STORM SEWER - Resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract, and es- timated cost for the proposed construction of the S. St. Aubin Alley Storm Sewer Im- provements Project. (Project No. 6997-549-101) C. BLUFF RD - Resolution adopting construction documents for the proposed construc- tion of the Bluff Road Bridge Project, Iowa Department of Transportation Project No. BROS-7057(697)—8J-97. (City Project No. 6874-719-355) 10. ACTIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS A. HOMELAND SECURITY - Resolution authorizing and approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sioux City, Iowa and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to reiterate the approval and support for the Urban Search and Rescue team. B. DAKTRONICS - Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Daktron- ics Inc. of Brookings, South Dakota in an amount not to exceed $175,000 for labor and material to remove and install components on the east side of the Tyson Events Center Marquee and installation of Venus software in connection with the Tyson Events Center Video and Scoreboard System Project. (Project No. 7042-379-051) C. KP CONSTRUCTION - Resolution awarding and approving a contract to KP Construc- tion, Inc. in the amount of $27,565.50 for the 5512 Christy Road Culvert Repair Project. (Project No. 7059-549-101) D. JEO CONSULTING - Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Ser- vices Agreement with JEO Consulting Group of South Sioux City, Nebraska for addi- tional design services for trailhead parking stalls in an amount not to exceed $3,800 in connection with the Leeds Connector Trail Project. 11. ACTIONS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CHECKS A. KP CONSTRUCTION - Resolution accepting the work and authorizing final payment to KP Construction, Inc. for the Emergency Northern Valley Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Point Repair Project (Project No. 7055-539-103) B. HCI - Resolution accepting the work and authorizing final payment to HCI Construction for the Tyson Events Center Wheelchair Ramp Replacement Project. (Project No. 6830B-379-010) C. TORT CLAIMS 1. Resolution approving partial settlement of a tort claim and authorizing payment thereof. (Jacobsma) 2. Resolution approving partial settlement of tort claims and authorizing payment there- of. (Brouillette, Jensen and Vande Steeg) 3. Resolution approving payment of a tort settlement. (Cledyn and Jenry Galicia) 12. ACTIONS RELATING TO PROPERTY A. DACE AVE - Resolution proposing to sell certain real property. (that part of the vacated north/south alley abutting 2607 and 2609 Dace Avenue) (Petitioner: Aurora Photography) (Purchase price: $2,255.33 plus costs) B. 12TH ST - Resolution inviting proposals for the sale of land in the Combined Floyd River Urban Renewal Area, announcing the intent to accept the proposal of Siouxland Concrete Co., fixing the date for receipt of proposals, and for public hearing and providing for notice thereof. (Two Portions of Vacated 12th Street Right-of-Way abutting 1715½ 11th Street and 1805 11th Street) C. HWY 75 N - Resolution setting dates of a consultation and a public hearing on pro- posed Amendment No.
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