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Pella City Council reappoints clerk and fire chief, adopts city attorney appointment and several infrastructure resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Pella City Council unanimously reappointed Mandy Smith as city clerk and Randy Bogard as fire chief, appointed Dave Hopkins as mayor pro tem, approved contract and financing resolutions for airport water main work and a proposed $245,000 water loan, and authorized airport lease assignments.
The Pella City Council on Jan. 6 reappointed Mandy Smith to another two-year term as city clerk and reappointed Randy Bogard as fire chief, both by unanimous voice votes.
Mayor Dart moved to appoint Dave Hopkins as mayor pro tem, explaining he chose Hopkins because of shared vision and confidence that Hopkins would lead in his absence; the council approved the two-year appointment. The council also reappointed Michael Lions and Kayla Stellic to three-year terms on the Community Services Board.
Staff presented and the council approved Resolution No. 6980 appointing Christine Stone and the Alers law firm as city attorney through the end of 2027. City staff then explained Resolution No. 6981, an engineering services agreement with Garden and Associates for a roughly 6,000-linear-foot water-main extension at Pella Municipal Airport; staff said the engineering fee cap is about $80,000 and the water-main project needs to be completed by Sept. 30. The council adopted the resolution.
Council set a public hearing by approving Resolution No. 6982 to establish Jan. 20 as the hearing date for a not-to-exceed $245,000 water revenue capital loan note from the Iowa Finance Authority. Staff described the financing as 0% interest during planning/design, with the amount to be rolled into a 20-year SRF loan once the project is constructed; an example 20-year rate cited in the meeting was about 3.19%.
Finally, the council approved Resolution No. 6983 to authorize assignment and assumption of airport ground leases involving Wiler Transportation and Rere Manufacturing Company; staff said both parties are in good standing and further amendments may follow because the firms are exchanging hangars.
All listed motions were moved, seconded and recorded as passed during the meeting. The council also approved abstract of bills No. 2190 and issued warrants.
