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Knoxville City Council approves lease with senior center, declares several properties surplus and OKs claims
Summary
At its June 1 meeting the Knoxville City Council approved an amended consent agenda that included a lease with the Knoxville Senior Center, three resolutions declaring city property surplus and payment of a multi-item claims list that included large bond and dispatch payments; two closed sessions were held with no action.
The Knoxville City Council on Monday approved an amended consent agenda that included minutes, a budget amendment for the Knoxville Water Works, a lease with the Knoxville Senior Center and multiple resolutions declaring city-owned property surplus.
The action occurred at a regular meeting convened at 6:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Knoxville Municipal Building. Mayor Brian Hatch presided. Council members Dawn Rankin, Dan Losada, John Gotta, Bridget Mohler and Chris Nichols voted on the measures.
The council approved the amended consent agenda on a motion by Council Member John Gotta, seconded by Council Member Dan Losada; the motion carried with all five members voting aye. Among the listed consent items were approval of the May 18, 2026 meeting minutes, a resolution amending the 2025–26 budget for the Knoxville Water Works and approval of a Class C Retail Alcohol License for Dut’s American Legion. The mayor read a proclamation recognizing National Garden Week.
Separately, the council approved a resolution authorizing a lease between the City of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, and the Knoxville Senior Center after a motion by Dan Losada, seconded by Chris Nichols; that measure passed on a roll-call vote. The council also passed three separate motions declaring certain city-owned real property surplus and authorizing its sale (motions moved and seconded by Chris Nichols/John Gotta; John Gotta/Dan Losada; and Dawn Rankin/Bridget Mohler, respectively).
Council Member Dawn Rankin moved, and Dan Losada seconded, approval of the claims list; the motion carried, all ayes. The claims ledger recorded in the minutes includes multiple routine operating and capital payments and several larger scheduled disbursements, among them UMB Bank NA bond payments of $1,328,335.00 and Marion County Sheriff dispatch services of $134,260.62. Other notable items on the claims list included Wendel Construction Management for $38,621.88, TK Concrete (Chayo Drive repair) for $25,600.00 and a pay application to Steel Erectors of Iowa for $19,400.00. Individual line items and amounts are listed in the minutes.
The council recessed into two closed sessions. At 6:39 p.m. the council moved into closed session under Iowa Code §21.5(1)(c) to discuss litigation; it reconvened at 7:03 p.m. and took no action. Shortly afterward the council convened a second closed session at 7:04 p.m. under Iowa Code §21.5(1)(i) to discuss personnel matters, reconvened at 7:14 p.m., and likewise reported no action taken.
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. on a motion by John Gotta, seconded by Dawn Rankin. The council signed the minutes and the meeting record was attested by Mayor Brian Hatch and City Clerk Jodie Wyman.
The council’s approvals finalize the listed routine administrative and financial items for the city; the lease with the Knoxville Senior Center is authorized to proceed under the terms approved by the resolution, and the surplus declarations authorize staff to begin sale procedures for the identified properties. No further details on the surplus parcels were given in the minutes.
