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Oskaloosa council approves HUD wastewater grant, project completions and urban renewal ordinances
Summary
Council accepted completion of two public-works projects, approved a $1,080,000 HUD wastewater grant and passed ordinances adjusting the urban renewal boundary and authorizing a TIF for the Edmonton North area; several items were second readings and passed on roll call.
The Oskaloosa City Council voted on multiple resolutions and ordinances during its regular meeting.
Resolutions accepted final completion of the South H Street Rehabilitation Asphalt Overlay completed by Inroads LLC. The final change order reduced the contract price by $25,645.70; the final pay application includes $4,100 for pavement markings and release of retainage of $10,875.10 to be paid 30 days after project acceptance.
Council also accepted completion of the 2023 sanitary sewer project at Arbor Trace. The engineering consultant Gardon and Associates recommended acceptance; the final contract amount was reported as $767,121.25, a net increase of $12,472.25 from the original contract. Final pay application 8 includes release of retainage of $38,356.60, to be paid 30 days after acceptance if no claims are filed.
On a separate resolution, council formally accepted a $1,080,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support wastewater improvements and authorized city staff to prepare and execute the required federal grant documents and assurances. The packet attached a list of required federal forms and an assistance award letter; council approved acceptance on a roll-call vote.
In ordinance business, council conducted the first reading of amendments to Chapter 13.08 of the Oskaloosa Municipal Code to modernize definitions, move permit fees into the city fee schedule, rename permit connection charges as 'special connection charges' in select areas and remove a section because the city no longer licenses plumbers. Council also approved second readings of ordinances amending the amended urban renewal area (removing a specified zone from collection) and creating the Edmonton North urban renewal area, which authorizes tax increment financing (TIF) within that district. Council members noted the earlier announcement that a specific Edmonton North development agreement is not moving forward now, but that the ordinance sets up the TIF framework for future projects.
All resolutions and second-reading ordinances in these agenda items passed on roll-call votes.
