Bellevue City Council–minutes

The Bellevue City Council met on Monday, December 16, 2024 in Regular Session at 6:30 P.M.
in the Council Chambers with Mayor William Reistroffer presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance
was recited by all present. The roll was called as follows.
PRESENT: Councilmembers Memphis Jess, Lyn Medinger and Brent Roling and Jayden
Scheckel Also present was City Administrator/Clerk Teresa Weinschenk, Origin
Design Chris Becklin.
ABSENT: Councilmember Nic Kueter
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mayor William Reistroffer reviewed the Agenda and declared it approved.
CONSENT AGENDA
Jess moved with a second by Scheckel to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried
unanimously.

A. Approve Minutes of December 2, 2024 Regular Session
B. Approve Financial Reports
C. Approve Bills and Claims
D. Approve Renewal of Class C Retail Alcohol Licensee (LC) for Riverview
Hotel Effective January 28, 2025 Pending Dram
E. Approve New Class C Retail Alcohol License (LC) for Day By Day
Mercantile Effective February 1, 2025 Pending Dram

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF
CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE 4 TH STREET
RECONSTRUCTION AND UTILITY PROJECT
Medinger moved with a second by Scheckel to open the public hearing. Motion carried
unanimously. As there was no one present to come before the Council, Roling moved with
a second by Jess to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVE RESOLUTION NO 23-24 APPROVING AND CONFIRMING PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, PCC OPTION AND ESTIMATE OF
COST FOR THE 4 TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND UTILITY 2025 PROJECT
Medinger moved with a second by Scheckel to approve Resolution No. 23-24. Roll call
voted carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING ON CODE OF ORDINANCE
Scheckel moved with a second by Roling to open the public hearing. Motion carried
unanimously. As there was no one present to come before the Council, Scheckel moved
with a second by Roling to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously.

INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FIRST
READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 487 ADOPTING THE CITY OF BELLEVUE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Medinger moved with a second by Scheckel to approve the first reading of Ordinance No.
487. Roll call voted carried unanimously.
Scheckel moved with a second by Jess to suspend the statutory rule requiring Ordinance
No.487 be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings to be finally passed
and now be put in its final consideration and adoption upon publication. Roll call voted
carried unanimously.

ORDINANCE NO. 487

AN ORDINANCE APOPTING THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Bellevue, Iowa:
Section 1. Pursuant to published notice, a public hearing has been duly held and the City
Council hereby adopts the City of Bellevue, Iowa Code of Ordinances.
Section 2. An official copy of the City Code as adopted, including a certification by the City
Clerk as to its adoption and effective date is on file at the office of the City Clerk.
Section 3. A copy of the code shall be kept available at the City Hall for public inspection
and copies will be made available for sale at cost.
Section 4. All general ordinances or parts thereof passed prior to December 16th, 2024, not
contained in the City of Bellevue, Iowa Code of Ordinances are hereby repealed except as
hereafter provided, or special ordinances not named.
Section 5. The following ordinances are specifically saved from repeal:
NO ORDINANCES ARE SAVED FROM REPEAL.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon publication as required by
Iowa law.
Passed by the City Council of Bellevue, Iowa on the 16th day of December 2024 and approved
this 16th day of December 2024.

Mayor

Attest:

Teresa Weinschenk, City Administrator
Certification: I hereby certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance Number _____ on
___________________ _____, 2024.

Teresa Weinschenk, City Administrator

VISITORS
CHRIS BECKLIN ORIGIN DESIGN CITY ENGINEER
4 TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT 2025
PROJECT UPDATE
Chris Becklin, Origin Design presented the results of the bid opening to the Board and there
were eight bidders with the low bid from Anstoetter Construction from Farley for $847,089.00.
Becklin stated that the contractor bid two options for paving the street. Origin recommended
concrete, and the Council agreed. Haxmeier and Weinschenk are reviewing the division of the
bid amount for payment by BMU and the City. Scheckel moved with a second by Roling to
approve 4 th Street Reconstruction and Utility Improvement 2025 Project Update approving
Option A PCC. Motion carried unanimously.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
The following amounts were received or expended in the month of November
FUNDS RECEIPTS DISBURSED
GENERAL:
Basic General Fund 75,867.79 189,778.05
Lib Gift Fund 1,405.00
Franchise-Prop Tx 872.80
Franchise Streets 872.80
L.O.T. Prop Tax Red 11,582.41
SPECIAL REVENUE:
Employee Benefits 22,959.03
L.O.T. Street Dept 11,593.72
Road Use Tax 28,173.65 20,202.04
Fire Dept Cap Fund 10,851.50
Amer Res Plan Act 43,015.10
TIF Fund 9,629.36
Debt Service 2,922.35 19,659.14
CAPITAL PROJECTS:
PROPRIETARY
FUNDS:
Ambulance 22,985.98 7,779.06
Telecommunication 123,553.17 83,958.20
Sanitation 41,318.17 28,747.02

Water 63,918.95 93,935.32
Electric 257,876.56 191,339.56
Electric Cap Fund 3,405.32
Customer Deposit 681.00 391.76
Storm Water Fund 6,172.18 38.18
Sewer 43,034.40 30,903.21
Sewer Cap. Improvement 1,919.36
TOTALS 730,744.00 720,598.14
BILLS AND CLAIMS
Business Memo Amount
RAD Lawn Care Cole Park Fall Fertilizer 451.00
IPERS Retirement 27672.72
IRS

SS/Fed WH/Medicare

13777.8
0
Treas State of IA State Withholding 5534.93
Amerigroup Iowa Amb Overpmt Refund 189.65
Black Hills Energy City Gas Purch 376.08
CMD Security Solutions March-Sept 2024 Alarm Monitoring 258.00
Delta Dental Dental & Vision Insurance 573.38
Medical Assoc Health

City Health Ins

33835.8
4
Sun Life Financial City Life Ins 187.20
1-800 T-Shirts Amb Clothing Allow 95.70
A&P Graphics Cold Park Signs 1000.00
Access Systems City Copier Exp 406.63
Alex Air Apparatus FD Equip Maint 1041.23
American Funds Payroll W/H 1020.00
Bellevue Baseball Team/D Schroeder 2024 Sign Maintenance 400.00
Bellevue Lumber City Supp 111.59
Bellevue Municipal Utilities City Util Exp 4350.13
Bellevue State Bank Mo Cable Pmt 8000.00
Bellevue State Bank 7th St Prj & Rivervue Trail Pmt 3978.33
Benjamin Giesemann Rural FD Maint Reimb 544.44
Big Ten Network Nov Prog Charges 1089.42
Bormann’s Neighborhood Pitstop City Fuel Exp 832.33
Bound Tree Medical Amb Oper Supp 1.38
C&D Car Wash City Fuel Exp 306.22
Cade Smith Amb Compensation 350.00
Calix

ONT’s -50

10254.6
0

Card Service Center FD Purch 3552.65
Card Service Center City Purch 2975.81
Carousel Corner/Flower Lane Cy Ploessl Memorial 55.00
Carrico Aquatic Resources Pool Supplies 2075.15
Caseys General Store City Fuel Exp 18.75
Cedar Falls Util Labor & Transport 1298.56
Charity Crist Amb Compensation 135.00
Chris Read Amb Compensation 1490.00
Chuck Kueter Amb Compensation 100.00
Cintas PW Office Supp 35.90
Colby Medinger Amb Compensation 700.00
Dan Gonner Amb Compensation 690.00
Dennis Ernst Amb Compensation 260.00
Dennis Gerardy Window Cleaning 240.00
Dittmer Recycling Recycling Tipping Fees 750.00
DMA/SWA Sanitary Landfill Nov Glass Recycling Tipping Fee 66.00
Drive Line Rdwy Equip Maint 2524.53
Dubuque Net Serv Mo Office 365 Maint/Equip 1418.66
East Cent Intergov Assoc (ECIA) Codification 1867.25
Eastern IA Asphalt Maint

Street Sealing/Reconstruction

25271.0
0
Eastern Iowa Excavating Mulberry St Project 6497.40
Elizabeth Small Amb Compensation 305.00
Fidelity Bank & Trust Mo Cable Pmt 8000.00
Fire Service Training Bureau FD Training Classes 200.00
Freedom Hydraulics Rdwy Equip Maint 2537.45
Galls Police Clothing Allow 19.54
Glen Gassman Amb Compensation 755.00
Grace Rowan Amb Compensation 720.00
Greg Schulte Amb Compensation 1210.00
Heming Pest Control Pest Control 166.00
Henderson Products Rdwy Equip Maint 936.78
Hobart Service Comm Center Dishwasher Maint 363.70
Holly Helmle Amb Compensation 355.00
Hunter Zeimet Amb Compensation 335.00
Innovative Systems

Mo Maint/Statements

14341.8
2
Iowa Medicaid December GEMT Payment 466.15
ISPN Internet & Video Support 1756.48
Jason Staner Amb Compensation 710.00
John Deere Financial City Clothing Allow 74.96

Kerensa Kettmann Amb Compensation 805.00
Kevin Sieverding Amb Compensation 835.00
Kone Elevator Maint 314.07
Konner Michels Amb Compensation 120.00
Kueter True Value City Supplies 572.12
Kyle Bales Amb Compensation 955.00
Lectronics, Inc Alarm Monitoring Service 270.00
Lyn Medinger Amb Compensation 980.00
Lynch Dallas P.C. City Legal Exp 686.98
Mark Mueller CPO Class 360.00
Marquee Sports Network Nov Prog Charges 2344.23
Municipal Emerg Services Rural FD Equip 112.21
National Content & Technology Coop

Nov Prog Chrg

29511.0
8
Nexstar Broadcasting Nov Prog Charges 3461.04
NICC Business Comm Solutions City Cont Ed 198.00
NK Metalworks Rural FD Equip 824.14
Office Depot City Office Supp 63.19
Origin Design

4th Street Reconstruction

11563.2
4
PCC, Inc Outside Amb Billing 3712.48
Productivity Plus City Equip Maint 243.70
River Valley Energy

City Fuel Exp

18096.8
1
Roeder Bros City Equip Maint 365.08
Scripps Media Nov Prog Charges 75.68
Showtime Network Nov Prog Charges 70.05
Steines Electric FD Building Maint 382.99
Stephanie Penniston Amb Compensation 390.00
Superior Welding Supply Amb Oper Supp 77.71
Terry Mueller Amb Compensation 1155.00
The Herald Leader City Publication 750.33
Till’s Garage City Vehicle Maint 1875.27
Tri-State Porta Potty Municipal Lot Rental 135.00
Truck Country Garbage Truck Maint 292.50
Universal Electric Supply Cable Supp 493.43
USA Television Mid America Holdings Nov Prog Charges 2332.64
Valerie Gassman Amb Compensation 775.00
Virginia Brewer Amb Compensation 575.00
Washington National Ins Co Cancer & Accident Ins 1446.53
Waste Auth of Jack Co Nov Tipping Fees 5997.26
Water Street Partners Development (TIF) Payment 10123.1

1
Weber Paper FD Supp 131.41
WIN, LLC

Internet & Video Support

11000.0
0
Windstream City Phone Exp 890.57
COUNCIL AND MAYOR UPDATES
Medinger had updates. The council should discuss a plan for SOO Green and what Bellevue
would like to negotiate. Medinger suggested the opening of the Spring Street Crossing.
Weinschenk reminded Council that we have discussed this twice with SOO Green and they have
denied any relationship with the railroad. This would not be an item for negotiations. Scheckel
noted that a higher priority is assuring that SOO Green puts the street back appropriately.
Scheckel and Weinschenk have been in contact with Sheila Lee, IDOT, to ensure that the street
is put back correctly.
Medinger also has a suggestion for the compost pile. Medinger suggested moving the grass
clippings, garden refuse, leaves etc. to the old salt shed down at the City Shop. This way the
guys could keep it pushed back and when it is full load it in a dump truck and haul it away. This
would keep the “stinky” stuff from Felderman Park. Medinger would also like to form a
committee again to discuss the ideas for Felderman Park and put together a plan for a phased
approach to developing the park. Medinger stated he would lead the group.
ADJOURNMENT
As there were no other matters on the agenda for discussion, Mayor William Reistroffer
adjourned the meeting at 7:00 P.M.
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City Administrator/Clerk Mayor