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Sioux City Council Meeting - August 18, 2025: Consent Agenda, Demolition Delay, and City Manager Search Update

Council Meetings — Monday, August 18, 2025
BodySioux City, Iowa
SessionCouncil Meetings
DateMonday, August 18, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:15

Scott?

0:16

Here.

0:17

Waters?

0:18

Moore here.

0:19

Can we stand for a moment of silent prayer, followed by the pledge of the flag from the United States of America?

0:31

And the republic which is one nation undervisible with liberty and justice for all.

0:42

Don Kirkpatrick, please come up to the mic and tell us why you want to serve on the human rights commission.

0:53

Sure.

0:58

Hello.

0:59

Um, my mother-in-law is the person who told me about the commission.

1:03

And because I work for a community action agency, which serves a lot of different um people, ethnicities, I thought it'd be a very good committee for me to serve on.

1:13

Okay.

1:15

Are you related to Maynard?

1:18

No.

1:18

Okay.

1:19

Well, we always appreciate informed opinion and people that are willing to share their expertise.

1:25

So thank you so much for applying.

1:28

Thank you.

1:29

Thank you.

1:30

We'll go to the consent agenda, which is items three through 10 B.

1:34

You can consider these items to pass unanimously unless a separate roll call is requested by the council member.

1:41

Anyone want to speak on an item?

1:43

Please come up as I read that item.

1:45

Anyone wanting to speak on an item not on the agenda, please come up under citizen concerns.

1:49

Remember to always state your name for the record.

1:52

I'll move the consent agenda.

1:54

Second.

1:55

Three are reading of the August 11th City Council minutes.

2:07

Mayor, I'd like to ask Theresa just what we're doing on this item.

2:12

And so this item is tied to item 13 also.

2:16

Um what this really does for us is we don't close that SRL loan until the end of September.

2:21

So it allows us, and we've used a chunk of ARPA funds there, but it allows allows us to um spend money prior to the closure for up to 60 days, so it kind of bridges that gap.

2:31

So any funding that we or any expenses that we have on this project, so we don't have to um wait to continue with the project.

2:38

It allows us to use the SRL funds for that.

2:41

Okay.

2:41

Have we done that on other projects?

2:43

Yeah, we we actually do this every single year for any type of TIFF projects.

2:46

We have to do it um each year.

2:49

Uh this is something new with SRL, especially since this project is already happening.

2:54

Typically, we wait until the loan closes to start, but because we funded it with ARPA, a chunk of it was funded with ARPA.

3:01

Um that's kind of why this is a tad bit different than most SRLs.

3:04

So it's helped the avoiding the delay in a project.

3:08

Right.

3:08

Yep.

3:09

Yep, thank you for that explanation.

3:10

I appreciate that.

3:11

Welcome.

3:13

Five is a resolution approving a transit joint participation agreement with IDOT for a state transit assistant grant to support public transit services.

3:23

Six is a resolution adopting plans and specifications for the Pulaski Drainage Improvement Project.

3:31

Seven are actions relating to agreements and contracts.

3:34

A is a resolution approving a consulting services agreement with West Plains Engineering for the Arts Center HVAC Replacement Project Phase 2.

3:44

B is a resolution approving an agreement with what with Western Iowa Tech Community College for the placement of a mural on the north side of the Discovery Parking RAM.

3:53

Mayor.

3:55

Um Renee Billings, economic development manager.

3:57

I just wanted to let you know that we did strike a sentence in section 3.1 that said we would give advanced notice to the artist for any publicity or photographic reproduction, being it is a public building, that won't be possible.

4:08

So we did strike that sentence and wit was okay with that.

4:12

Thank you.

4:13

C is a resolution approving a school tripper services agreement with the City of Sioux City Community School District for Transportation Services.

4:22

D is the resolution need to abstain on C conflict of interest.

4:28

D is a resolution approving an amendment to the agreement with Piper Saddler to extend financial advisory services for one year.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural████████████████████████████28%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████████████████22%
Blight Removal██████████████14%
Personnel Matters██████████████14%
Housing█████████9%
Water And Wastewater Management███████7%
Community Engagement██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Sioux City Council Meeting - August 18, 2025

The Sioux City Council met on August 18, 2025, at 8:14 PM CT. The meeting included a public hearing and vote on a 90-day demolition delay for a property at 513th Ninth Street, approval of the consent agenda, and updates on the city manager search. All votes were unanimous (5-0) unless otherwise noted.

Appointments

  • Human Rights Commission: Don Kirkpatrick was interviewed and expressed interest in serving, citing his work at a community action agency. No formal vote was taken during the meeting, but the council appeared favorable.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 3 through 10B were approved unanimously. These included:
    • Reading of August 11th City Council minutes (discussion noted that item 3 is tied to item 13, allowing pre-closure spending on an SRL loan using ARPA funds).
    • Resolution approving a transit joint participation agreement with IDOT for a state transit assistant grant.
    • Resolution adopting plans for the Pulaski Drainage Improvement Project.
    • Consulting services agreement with West Plains Engineering for Arts Center HVAC Replacement Phase 2.
    • Agreement with Western Iowa Tech Community College for a mural on the Discovery Parking Ramp (a sentence about advance notice for publicity was struck).
    • School tripper services agreement with Sioux City Community School District (councilmember abstained due to conflict).
    • Amendment to extend financial advisory services with Piper Saddler for one year.
    • Pre-design agreement with IDOT for the Gordon Drive Viaduct Reconstruction Project (detailed discussion included route changes, trail tunnels, and replacement of Bacon Creek conduit).
    • Development agreement for property at 2800 Boulevard of Champions.
    • Various payment authorizations (KP construction, Siouxity Engineering, fund transfers, July expenses).
    • Alcohol license applications and board/committee minutes.

Public Hearings

  • Item 11: Hearing and resolution approving plans for the MLK Transportation Center Heat Pump and Piping Replacement Project. Passed 5-0 without public comment.
  • Item 12: Hearing and resolution assessing a $300 civil penalty against Brew Number Five for cigarette law violations. Passed 5-0 without public comment.
  • Item 13: Hearing and resolution instituting proceedings to authorize a loan and disbursement agreement for up to $11 million in sewer revenue capital loan notes. Passed 5-0 without public comment.

Discussion Items

  • Demolition Delay for 513th Ninth Street (Item 14): A resolution amending resolution 20160904 to authorize a 90-day delay in demolition for property owned by AJLB Properties LLC. Key points:

    • The city has no financial investment; the project is private.
    • The owner provided required documents, a $100,000 cashier's check for a bond, and estimates totaling $900,000–$950,000 for repairs.
    • The building is gutted; progress is expected to take 6–9 months.
    • Council expressed support for the delay given the bond and demonstrated commitment, with the understanding that continued progress would be monitored. The resolution passed 5-0.

  • City Manager Search Update: Mayor reported that the previous candidate withdrew. The council will work with the recruiter to consider previous applicants or reopen the search, with only travel and advertising costs to be incurred. Council expressed preference to keep the process moving.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during citizen concerns or on any agenda item.

Key Outcomes

  • All actions on the consent agenda were approved unanimously (5-0).
  • Public hearings 11, 12, and 13 were closed and resolutions passed 5-0.
  • Resolution 14 for the demolition delay passed 5-0.
  • The council will proceed with the city manager search via the recruiter, considering options from previous applicants or new candidates.
  • Meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Scott? Here. Waters? Moore here. Can we stand for a moment of silent prayer, followed by the pledge of the flag from the United States of America? And the republic which is one nation undervisible with liberty and justice for all. Don Kirkpatrick, please come up to the mic and tell us why you want to serve on the human rights commission. Sure. Hello. Um, my mother-in-law is the person who told me about the commission. And because I work for a community action agency, which serves a lot of different um people, ethnicities, I thought it'd be a very good committee for me to serve on. Okay. Are you related to Maynard? No. Okay. Well, we always appreciate informed opinion and people that are willing to share their expertise. So thank you so much for applying. Thank you. Thank you. We'll go to the consent agenda, which is items three through 10 B. You can consider these items to pass unanimously unless a separate roll call is requested by the council member. Anyone want to speak on an item? Please come up as I read that item. Anyone wanting to speak on an item not on the agenda, please come up under citizen concerns. Remember to always state your name for the record. I'll move the consent agenda. Second. Three are reading of the August 11th City Council minutes. Mayor, I'd like to ask Theresa just what we're doing on this item. And so this item is tied to item 13 also. Um what this really does for us is we don't close that SRL loan until the end of September. So it allows us, and we've used a chunk of ARPA funds there, but it allows allows us to um spend money prior to the closure for up to 60 days, so it kind of bridges that gap. So any funding that we or any expenses that we have on this project, so we don't have to um wait to continue with the project. It allows us to use the SRL funds for that. Okay. Have we done that on other projects? Yeah, we we actually do this every single year for any type of TIFF projects. We have to do it um each year. Uh this is something new with SRL, especially since this project is already happening. Typically, we wait until the loan closes to start, but because we funded it with ARPA, a chunk of it was funded with ARPA. Um that's kind of why this is a tad bit different than most SRLs. So it's helped the avoiding the delay in a project. Right. Yep. Yep, thank you for that explanation. I appreciate that. Welcome. Five is a resolution approving a transit joint participation agreement with IDOT for a state transit assistant grant to support public transit services. Six is a resolution adopting plans and specifications for the Pulaski Drainage Improvement Project. Seven are actions relating to agreements and contracts.

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