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Nevada City Council approves bond steps, infrastructure payments, playground purchase and security upgrade
Summary
At its regular meeting the Nevada City Council approved procedural steps on a proposed general obligation bond (Resolution 42), multiple infrastructure pay requests, purchase of new playground equipment for Hattery Park ($58,210.19), an electronic access-control system (Verkada, about $29,390), Hawkeye hazardous-material testing for wastewater decommissioning, and a subdivision plat for Northview.
The Nevada City Council on Feb. 13 approved multiple items including additional action on a proposal to enter into a general obligation corporate purpose loan agreement and for the levy of taxes to pay general obligation corporate purpose bond series 2026A (Resolution No. 42). Council moved, seconded and approved the resolution.
Council also approved two routine infrastructure payments: pay request No. 4 for the Tributary to West Indian Creek SRF project B from Construct Inc. for $3,567.60 and pay request No. 5 for West Indian Creek SRF project A from RW Excavating Solutions for $24,007.50. Staff said the SRF A project is nearly complete but reseeding work was delayed by spring flooding.
On parks and recreation, the council approved purchase of two playground pieces and related work for Hattery Park under Option 1 from Cunningham Recreation for $58,210.19. City staff member Rhonda told the council the package includes a play structure and a ropes play piece designed to add play value; the plan also calls for repainting court markings, renovating the restroom, resetting timbers and improving mulching. Rhonda said volunteers and staff would assist with installation and estimated delivery at about six weeks, with an aim to have initial pieces installed "by '26." A council member asked about differences between bids and installation supervision costs; staff said a competing commercial bid had a larger supervision line-item, while Cunningham expects to use volunteers and staff and complete installation faster.
The council approved replacing the city hall and water plant access-control system because the 2008 installation will no longer be supported. Staff recommended a system that could integrate with existing cameras; the council approved Option 1 (Verkada) at roughly $29,390. A staff member noted the system can use cell phones for door access and could be tied to cameras to show entries tied to fob activity.
For wastewater, the council approved Resolution No. 45 to contract with Hawkeye for hazardous-material testing as an early step in decommissioning the city's old wastewater treatment facility. Staff reported Hawkeye submitted the lowest bid, approximately $1,800, and engineers advised the firm; the testing results will be used to prepare filings with the state and EPA.
On land use, the council approved Resolution No. 46 accepting a plat of survey for Northview (Plot 1, Lots 3–6) in Nevada, Story County, Iowa. Staff explained the four existing lots will be subdivided into eight to allow duplexes or townhomes; the council noted that planning-and-zoning approval was not required and the plat will be sent to the county for recordation.
Procedural details: motions and seconds were recorded for each item (for example, the motion to approve Resolution No. 42 was moved by Jason Sampson and seconded by Andy Kelly); the mayor called each vote and the items were approved during the meeting.
The council also received staff reports on a Flint Hills Resources topsoil test related to a pipeline relocation and an outreach notice from the DOT about a nearby project, and staff said they were continuing to work with financial advisors on bond eligibility and next steps.
