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THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FORMAL MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 10, 2025
Resolutions adopted by the Board of Supervisors are only summarized in the published minutes; the full text may be inspected at the Office of the County Auditor, 913 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Mon. through Fri., between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and at www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov.
Chairperson Green called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building Boardroom at 5:30 p.m. Members present: V Fixmer-Oraiz, Jon Green, Lisa Green-Douglass, and Rod Sullivan. Members absent: Mandi Remington.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Sullivan, to approve the agenda as presented with an amendment of the following:
1. Strike item D.8 “Consider staff appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission.”
2. Move item D. Proclamation to take place between items A. and B.
3. Setting agenda item H. Closed Session as a special order to take place at 5:45 p.m.
Approved unanimously.
PROCLAMATION NO. 04-10-25-01
PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK
APRIL 13-19, 2025
Summary: Public safety telecommunicators are the first contact our residents have with emergency services and serve as the vital link between the public and law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical responders and these dedicated professionals in Johnson County demonstrate exceptional commitment, knowledge, and skill in performing their duties, often under tremendous pressure, and are an indispensable part of the emergency response team. Board action: Proclaim April 13-19, 2025, to be Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Johnson County, Iowa, and encourage all residents to recognize and express their sincere appreciation for the critical role these professionals play in safeguarding our lives and communities.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to approve Proclamation No. 04-10-25-01. Joint Emergency Communications Center Executive Director Tom Jones spoke.
Public Comment - No one from the public spoke.
The Board acknowledged correspondence received from Heather Blatt dated April 3, 2025, regarding the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to approve the following consent agenda items:
1. The claims on the Auditor’s Claim Register for April 10, 2025, in the amount of $12,628,426.29.
4 Cs Community Coordi 1047.41
A Rifkin Co 59.70
Abbe Center For Comm 11485.98
Abbehealth Inc 181373.11
Adam Grier 180.00
Advanced Electrical Se 449.62
Aetna Medicare Advanta 416.75
Affinity Property Mana 750.00
Ahlers & Cooney Pc 2523.00
Airgas Usa Llc 286.56
Alan Ziskovsky 116.00
Alissa Schuerer 102.00
Alliant Energy 42.22
Alterations 60.00
Amazon.Com Capital S 13480.31
American Valuation G 26741.84
Apts In Ic Llc 750.00
Arc Of East Central I 1339.56
Arc Of Southeast Iowa 6560.00
Arnold Motor Supply Ll 238.99
Aureon Communications 1655.96
Bankers Ad Co 338.91
Ben Campbell 368.00
Benton County Access 3406.31
Blair & Fitzsimmons Pc 618.00
Bound Tree Medical Ll 5114.15
Brehme Drug Inc 235.37
Bremer County Sheriff 168.40
Buchanan County Health 680.00
Can-Am Technologies I 8100.00
Candelina S Helmuth 700.00
Caring Hands & More Ll 908.94
Cdw Government Inc 2702.26
Cedar Valley Communi 10000.00
Charm-Tex Inc 2591.69
City Laundering Co 312.12
City Of Iowa City 20.00
City Of Iowa City - U 1019.18
City Of Iowa City-Acc 8710.43
Claire Lemay 91.70
Consumers Cooperative 8246.28
Cott Systems 2405.00
Covenant Family Solu 11310.00
Covenant Workplace Sol 997.74
Cozy Corner Adult Day 4070.00
Crest Services 960.00
Custom Hose & Supplies 81.20
Daida 2046.84
Dan’s Overhead Doors 1833.04
David W Broll 155.61
Deborah Vandergaast 224.00
Delta Dental Of Iowa 6550.20
Derek E Johnson 2890.18
Dkc Real Estate Llc 700.00
Dlouhy Law Pc 609.55
Donna Ruegsegger 16.00
Dubuque County Sherif 4094.83
Eastern Iowa Tire Inc 297.28
Ecolab Pest Eliminatio 105.12
Economy Advertising Co 117.50
Electric Motors Of Iowa 14.44
Emerson Point Apartme 1300.00
Eo Johnson Business Tec 55.20
Esjay Creative Works 9000.00
Farmers Electric Coope 182.28
Fast Trans Llc 12562.75
First Judicial Distr 22102.90
Foundation 2 259546.29
Fresh Start Ministries 585.00
Full Circle Services 10944.17
Galls Llc 83.42
Gatr Truck Center 87.57
Gazette Communications 765.00
George R Werner Jr 136.00
Greater Ic Housing Fel 800.00
Grinnell Regional Medi 716.65
Hands Up Communication 225.00
Hawk Wash Llc 448.00
Hayley Abdo 1401.60
Heartland Shredding In 258.00
Hillcrest Family Se 140919.69
Hills Bank & Trus 10727591.00
Horizon Management Llc 700.00
Horizons A Family Serv 220.11
Hospers & Brother Prin 134.00
Ihs Pharmacy 40.24
Inclusion Connection I 406.33
Independence Community 295.00
Ines Beltre 199.00
Inside Out Reentry Inc 240.11
Insight Public Secto 26213.52
Integrated Telehealth 9173.18
Iowa City Free Medical 451.88
Iowa Law Enforcement A 500.00
Iowa Northland Region 5138.00
Iowa Paper Inc 1464.96
Iowa State Sheriffs’ & 125.00
Iowa State University 275.00
Izet Salesevic 355.80
Jan Shaw 299.70
Janice Binder Attorney 270.10
Jerald Stimmel 142.22
John Hanna 368.00
Johnson County Ambul 16968.91
Johnson County Audit 16407.82
Johnson County Refuse 349.25
Johnson County Secon 18425.26
Johnson County Sherif 2442.77
Joshua F Busard 1295.85
Kelly D Steele Attorn 1720.00
Kevin Vondracek 16.00
Kim Pearson 102.00
Kristal Wenger 571.20
Labase Llc 1036.00
Language Line Services 16.00
Larrabee Center Inc 2490.00
Law Offices Of Jeffre 1020.00
Leadsonline Llc 6101.00
Lexington Place Apts 638.00
Linder Tire Service Inc 51.66
Lindsey Jones 180.00
Linn County Access 219899.98
Linn County Sheriff 9422.19
Liquidspring Llc 383.90
Mail Services Llc 5158.81
Mason City Clinic Pc 120.00
Mccomas Lacina Const 77578.90
Medical Associates Cl 1436.00
Menards - Iowa City 561.07
Mercy Psych Group/Merc 875.00
Meridian People Deve 31900.00
Mid American Energy 674.86
Midwest Mailworks Inc 379.48
Midwest Wheel & Equipm 693.32
Mike Kloubec 16.00
Montessori School Of I 865.95
Moxant Financial Llc 258.27
Nami Dubuque 29036.99
Nami Of Johnson Count 5100.00
National District Attor 95.00
Neumann Monson Pc 3991.91
Northeast Iowa Behavio 416.01
Office Express Office 3370.37
Office Of Auditor Of 64904.30
Old Capitol Group Llc 665.00
Opn Architects 3520.20
Origin Design Co 3000.00
Ottsen Oil Co 2774.38
Paige Gabriel 31.79
Patricia D Desjardins 189.99
Pazdernik Law Office 197.10
Phelan Tucker Law Llp 228.00
Pigott Inc 98671.40
Pyramid Services Inc. 117.75
Reece Hoffman 122.00
Resources For Human D 3246.90
Rise Counseling & Cons 377.59
Robert B Fischer Law F 409.50
Sanofi Pasteur Inc 1251.93
Savannah Village Lp 750.00
Schindler Elevator Cor 360.33
Scott Rentals Llc 750.00
Sector Technology Grou 434.37
Seidl & Seidl Plc 1940.00
Sixth Judicial Distr 27711.38
South Slope Coop Comm 1143.26
Southgate Property Man 800.00
Stacy Lynch 137.00
Staples Advantage 315.28
Storey Kenworthy Corp 80.36
Streichers 1220.99
Successful Living 5832.20
Swanson Construction 72184.80
Symmetry Health Llc 2153.39
Syn-Tech Systems 485.10
T & M Consolidated Co 4814.00
Tailwind Iowa City Llc 620.00
Tanager Place 9804.12
Terry Stotler 9.20
The Braun Corporation 975.49
The Election Center 1836.00
The Lodge Apartments 700.00
The News 1137.89
Thomas L Bayliss 700.00
Treasurer State Of Io 1218.75
Treasurer State Of Io 5651.65
Trilix Marketing Gro 18999.48
Truck Country Of Iowa 228.14
University Of Iowa De 5855.35
University Of Iowa Ho 1786.56
University Of Iowa Ho 2546.00
Vantage Point Llc 10000.00
Verizon Wireless 661.53
Wellmark Blue Cross 181000.00
Wendling Quarries In 10242.31
Whispering Garden Iha 850.00
William A Lansing Pc 698.57
Williamsburg Communit 4683.28
Zavash Zarei 353.50
Zetron Inc 24790.50
2. The minutes of the Formal Meeting for April 3, 2025.
3. Payroll authorizations submitted by department heads and elected officials.
4. Alcohol License Application for Courtney Henecke for an event at the Celebration Farm.
5. Alcohol License Application for Erin Capper for an event at the Celebration Farm.
6 Alcohol License Application for The Tipsy Travel for an event at the Celebration Farm.
Approved unanimously.
Convened Public Hearing at 5:39 p.m. on Subdivision Application PZC-25-28658 of Ben Nicholson, requesting preliminary & final plat approval of Dora Acres Second. The property is located at 4128 200th St NE, in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Poplar Ave NE & 200th St NE, in the SW 1/4of the SE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 81 North, Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Big Grove Township, Johnson County, Iowa. Suspended Public Hearing at 5:40 p.m.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Green-Douglass, to set a public hearing on the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated total cost for the Fleet Shop Expansion project for April 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the second floor Boardroom 203C of the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building; and authorize the County Auditor to publish the notice of public hearing. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Green-Douglass, to approve the proposal from CertaPro Painters, Hiawatha, to repair and repaint the Livestock Barn at the Historic Poor Farm in an amount of $28,948.00. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to approve the revised job description for the position of Johnson County Public Health Community Violence Intervention Outreach Worker, effective April 10, 2025. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Sullivan, to appoint the County Planning, Development, and Sustainability (PDS) Economic Development Coordinator to fill the Johnson County citizen vacancy on the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) Board. Approved unanimously
Motion by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglass, to enter closed session at 5:42 p.m., pursuant to Iowa Code § 21.5(1)(c), to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation. 1. Possible formal action based upon legal counsel’s advice and recommendation. Roll call: Aye: Fixmer-Oraiz, Green, Green-Douglass, Sullivan; absent: Remington.
Recessed at 5:43 p.m.; reconvened at 5:44 p.m.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to leave the closed session at 5:57 p.m. Roll call: Aye: Fixmer-Oraiz, Green, Green-Douglass, Sullivan; absent: Remington.
Recessed at 5:58 p.m.; reconvened at 6:00 p.m.
Green said regarding agenda item H.1, the Board is not taking any formal action at this time.
Reconvened Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Subdivision Application PZC-25-28658 of Ben Nicholson, requesting preliminary & final plat approval of Dora Acres Second. PDS Planner Maya Simon reviewed the application. No one from the public spoke. Public Hearing closed at 6:03 p.m.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-10-25-01
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT AND SUBDIVIDER’S AGREEMENT OF DORA ACRES SECOND, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA
Summary: Application PZC-25-28658 was filed for the preliminary and final plat of Dora Acres Second, Johnson County, Iowa and the County Zoning Commission recommended the plat be approved. Board action: Approve the plat; Direct the Chairperson to sign the plat and all associated documents; and record the following documents: A. Resolution & Documents: Sensitive Areas Exhibit, City Council Approval, Solon Owner’s Certificate, Certificate of Attorney, Certificate of County Auditor, Certificate of Treasurer Subdivider Agreement, Grant of Easement for Highway Purposes, Consent of Mortgagee to Subdivision, Conservation Easement Agreement, Resolution Affirming the Stability of the Road System; B. Subdivision Plat (5); C. Right-of-Way Acquisition Plat (5).
Motion by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglass, to approve Resolution No. 04-10-25-01, effective April 10, 2025. Approved unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-10-25-02
APPROVING THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED BY RANDY STUMPF FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5486 CHAMBERS AVE SW.
Summary: Application PZC-25-28648 seeking Site Plan approval to construct wood shop on the parcel addressed as 5486 Chambers Ave, Kalona and various County departments did not file objections to the site plan that conforms to the County Unified Development Ordinance. Board action: Approve the site plan; Direct the Chairperson to sign the associated Road Maintenance Agreement; Authorize the Zoning Administrator to issue permits according to the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Sullivan, to approve Resolution No. 04-10-25-02, effective April 10, 2025. Approved unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-10-25-03
APPROVING THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED BY NJN ENTERPRISES, LLC FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2365 HWY 6 NW.
Summary: Application PZC-25-28689 seeking Site Plan approval to construct a building for a landscaping business on the parcel addressed as 2365 HWY 6 NW, Tiffin and various County departments did not file objections to the site plan that conforms to the County Unified Development Ordinance. Board action: Approve the site plan; Authorize the Zoning Administrator to issue permits according to the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to approve Resolution No. 04-10-25-03, effective April 10, 2025. Approved unanimously.
Adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
/s/Jon Green, Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest: /s/Julie Persons, Auditor
On the 17th day of April, 2025
Recorded by Auditor’s Office: Marly Melsh, Executive Clerk to the Board
These minutes were sent for formal approval and publication on April 17, 2025.
Published in The News, Thursday, April 24, 2025 L-452
