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December 7, 2012

Supervisors meet Monday

Steve Woodhouse Journal-Express The Zope Gazette Fri Dec 07, 2012, 08:10 AM CST

Knoxville — The Marion County Board of Supervisors meets Monday, Dec. 10, at 8:30 a.m. The agenda for the meeting is pasted below. 

 

MARION COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR AGENDA

 

MARION COUNTY COURTHOUSE

214 E Main St, Knoxville, Iowa

 

December 10,  2012   8:30 A.M.

 

 

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

Craig Agan________, Sam L. Nichols________, Jim Kingery________

 

II. AGENDA –

 

1. Approve/Deny – December 10, 2012 regular session agenda.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

III. COMMUNICATIONS – None

 

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Comments will be limited to 3 minutes per individual.  The Board 

may not take any action on the comments due to the requirements of the Open Meetings

Law, but may do so in the future.

 

 V. CONSENT AGENDA   (All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion.)

 

1. Approve Marion County Claims through December 10, 2012.

2. Approve Marion County Conservation Board warrants #194020 - #194063 through November 27, 2012.

3. Approve Marion County staff salary adjustments. A list is available in the Marion County Auditor’s Office.

4. Approve Board of Supervisor Regular Session Minutes – 11/26/12

5. Approve Board of Supervisor Special Session Minutes – 11/13/12, 11/14/12, 11/28/12

6. Approve 2012 General Election Canvass Minutes – 11/14/12

7. Approve Work Beyond Right-of-Way Agreement with Sec. Road Department and Wade Puyear/Jim Sytsma.

8. Approve Work Beyond Right-of-Way Agreement with Sec. Road Department and Dennis Murr.

9. Approve Work Beyond Right-of-Way Agreement with Sec. Road Department and Ivan McCormick.

10. Approve Work Beyond Right-of-Way Agreement with Sec. Road Department and Kyle Phillips.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

  V. PUBLIC HEARINGS – Open _________________

 

1. Marion County Board of Supervisors – Public Notice in the matter of vacating all or part of certain road rights-of-way as existing, in Marion County, Iowa and subject to the rights of ingress and egress of any and all existing utilities, being more particularly described as:

65th. Ave. constructed as Local Project 14151 in 1952, commencing at a point 33 feet north of the North 1/4 corner  of Section 36, Township 77N, Range 21W of the 5th. PM, thence north approximately 1320 feet to the NE corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 25, Township 77N, Range 21W of the 5th PM, thence east 66 feet, thence south approximately 1320 feet, thence west 66 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2 acres more or less.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

2. Marion County Board of Supervisors – Marion County, Iowa, is hereby serving Public Notice that on December 10, 2012, at 8:30 o'clock a.m., the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing in the Supervisor's Board Room at the Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville, to consider the adoption of Marion County Ordinances 2012-31, Chapter 26, “Excessive Engine Noise Prohibition”.  The Purpose of this chapter of the Code of Ordinance is to prohibit excessive vehicle noise, including noise from trucks using engine retarding brakes, and adopting by reference Iowa Code Section 321.436

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

VI. ZONING ITEMS – None

 

VII. RESOLUTIONS 

 

Approve/Deny – Marion County Resolution 12/37 vacating all or part of certain road rights-of-way as existing, in Marion County, Iowa and subject to the rights of ingress and egress of any and all existing utilities, being more particularly described as: 65th. Ave. constructed as Local Project 14151 in 1952, commencing at a point 33 feet north of the North 1/4 corner  of Section 36, Township 77N, Range 21W of the 5th. PM, thence north approximately 1320 feet to the NE corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 25, Township 77N, Range 21W of the 5th PM, thence east 66 feet, thence south approximately 1320 feet, thence west 66 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2 acres more or less.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

VIII. ORDINANCES – 

 

1. Approve/Deny – Marion County Ordinance 2012-31 an ordinance adding Chapter 26 “Excessive Engine Noise Prohibition” to prohibit excessive vehicle noise, including noise from trucks using engine retarding brakes, and adopting by reference Iowa Code section 321.436. (1st reading)

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

2. Approve/Deny – Waive 2nd and 3rd reading regarding Marion County Ordinance 2012-31 an ordinance adding Chapter 26 “Excessive Engine Noise Prohibition” to prohibit excessive vehicle noise, including noise from trucks using engine retarding brakes, and adopting by reference Iowa Code section 321.436. (optional)

 

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

3. Approve/Deny – Final approval of  Marion County Ordinance 2012-31 an ordinance adding Chapter 26 “Excessive Engine Noise Prohibition” to prohibit excessive vehicle noise, including noise from trucks using engine retarding brakes, and adopting by reference Iowa Code section 321.436 and authorize final publication by the County Attorney’s Office.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

 IX. OTHER BUSINESS – 

 

1. Discussion and action as necessary regarding Supplemental Agreement No. #1 for Final Design and Construction Services on the Marion County Courthouse Building Clocktower Floor Repair/Replacement project with Calhoun-Burns and Associates, Inc.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

2. Discussion and action as necessary regarding Hold Harmless Agreement with the City of Pella regarding receiving and accepting ownership of ballistic vests.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

  X. APPOINTMENTS - None

 

 XI. CLOSED SESSION – None

 

XII. ADJOURNMENT

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

 

Time: _________________

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Any member of the public that wishes to address the Board of Supervisor shall contact any member of the Board of Supervisors to have an item added to a future Board agenda for discussion or action. Board of Supervisor telephone number: (641) 828-2231

 

The Marion County Board of Supervisors meets for regular sessions the second and fourth Monday of each month at 8:30 A.M.

 

Note – Public discussion is encouraged on relevant agenda items but may be limited to 3 minutes due to time constraints.

 

*PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & BEEPERS IN THE BOARDROOM*

 

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