Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 2/19/19

February 19, 2019   The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman present. Primmer called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve the minutes of February 12, 2019. Motion carried. Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve advertising and the hiring of 2 part-time seasonal roadside spray drivers at $16.00 an hour and $13.39 for intern under the Weed Department. Motion carried. Adam Rodenberg, WMA Project Coordinator, reported on the bids that were received for a construction contract for construction of Middle Cedar Watershed Flood mitigation, Bids were opened on February 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Rodenberg’s Cedar Rapids office. Rodenberg suggested moving forward with the lowest bid from Schrader Tiling and Terrain, LLC. Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To award the construction contract for the Middle Cedar WMA Flood Mitigation Structures to Schrader Tiling and Terrain, LLC for amount of $468,602.75, contingent on that they are eligible at the state level. Motion carried. Seeman moved/ Bierschenk seconded: To approve tax suspension on parcel #030-44025 pursuant to Iowa Code section 427.9. Motion carried. Seeman moved/Bierschenk Seconded: To change the public hearing dates set for FY20 Budget to March 12, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. and FY19 Amendment at 9:45 a.m. Motion carried. Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Resolution #19-10, Creation of two (2) capital project funds. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #19-10 CREATION OF (2) CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS   WHEREAS, Benton County has some current and ongoing planned capital projects;   NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY the Benton County Board of Supervisors that two (2) Capital Project funds be created for the purposes of receipting and expending the funds necessary for the projects;   IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the funds are titled as SERVICE CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT FUND (1551) and TRANSPORTATION BUILDING GRANT FUND (1513) are established as capital project funds as set forth in the Uniform Chart of Accounts for Iowa County Governments.   IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the revenue and expenses budgeted in the general fund for said project fund activities be transferred to said capital project funds.     PASSED and APPROVED this 19h day of February, 2019.   ____________________________________ Rick Primmer, Chairman   ____________________________________ Gary Bierschenk   ____________________________________ Tracy Seeman ATTEST:   _____________________________________ Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor   The board took an hour recess and then went back in session with the Engineer to go over some budget concerns and the Iowa DOT Traffic map and areas of concern. Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To adjourn. Motion carried.   _______________________________ Rick Primmer, Chairman ATTEST: _________________________________ Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor