Aug 17, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 9 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Davis, Graber, Hollinrake, Perry, Shafer · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (1): agenda. Full minutes for the whole Aug 17, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. Motion: to approve and accept the August 17, 2026 agenda without amendmentPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Approving the agenda. A routine first vote that sets the list of items for the meeting.

• Vote 2PH 2026-37. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the proposed Ordinance 2268, repealing and replacing Chapters 190-197, Chapter…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1 · Full page →

  What this means: Public hearing. A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides. Hearings are required by law for some actions, such as budgets, rezoning and borrowing.

• Vote 3Accept first consideration of ORDINANCE 2268Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Ordinance readings. An ordinance is a local law. In Iowa it is usually voted on at three separate meetings (first, second and third reading) before it passes. Each reading is one of those votes.

• Vote 4Consent agenda (55 items, approved in one vote)Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: Consent agenda. A list of routine items the council approves together in one vote, without separate discussion. Any member can ask to pull an item out for its own vote.

  55 consent items

  1. Official council actions of the regular meeting of August 3, 2026, as published, subject to correction as recommended by the City Clerk
  2. Receive and file the minutes of the Plan and Zoning Commission meeting of July 21, 2026
  3. Issuance of a special permit to a property owner for the purpose of bow hunting on private property within the city limits pursuant to Municipal Code Section 41.11(3)
  4. Issuance and denial of liquor licenses and beer/wine permits as presented
  5. Receive and file Financial Reports for July 2026
  6. Receive and file Building Permit Report for July 2026
  7. Receive and file the Utility Billing Report for July 2026
  8. Change Order #1 increasing the contract amount by $4,097.79 to Absolute Group, for construction services on the Otter Creek Trunk Sewer Extension - Phase 4 project $4,097.79
  9. Change Order #4 decreasing the contract amount by $7,870.00 to All Star Concrete, LLC for construction services on the NW 17th Street Storm Sewer & Pavement Improvements project $7,870
  10. Change Order #2 increasing the contract amount by $2,500.00 to Con-Struct, Inc., for construction services on the West First Street Widening & Improvements - Phase 2 project $2,500
  11. Change Order #2 increasing the contract amount by $24,940.70 to MPS Engineers, PC dba Kingston Services, PC, for construction services on the 2026 PCC Street Patching Program… $24,940.70
  12. Change Order #1 increasing the contract amount by $6,655.00 to OMG Midwest, Inc., dba Des Moines Asphalt & Paving, for construction services on the 2026 Asphalt Street… $6,655
  13. Change Order #2 increasing the contract amount by $12,767.40 to S.M. Hentges and Sons, Inc., for construction services on the Westlawn Place Area Utility Improvements - Phase 1… $12,767.40
  14. Change Order #1 decreasing the contract amount by $10,200.00 to TK Concrete, Inc., for construction services on the SE Oralabor Road & SE Four Mile Dr Traffic Signal project $10,200
  15. Payment #4 in the amount of $190,811.87 to Absolute Group, for construction services on the Otter Creek Trunk Sewer Extension - Phase 4 project $190,811.87 · Full page →
  16. Payment #16 in the amount of $2,387.29 to AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for engineering services on the I-35 & NE 36th Street Interchange Improvements project $2,387.29
  17. Payment #4 in the amount of $111,524.58 to All Star Concrete, LLC, for construction services on the NW 17th Street Storm Sewer & Pavement Improvements project $111,524.58 · Full page →
  18. Payment #20 in the amount of $9,517.43 to Civil Design Advantage, for engineering services on the Otter Creek Trunk Sewer Extension - Phase 4 project $9,517.43
  19. Payment #16 in the amount of $5,655.95 to Civil Design Advantage for engineering services on the SE Creekview Drive Extension (RISE) project $5,655.95
  20. Payment #6 in the amount of $13,317.08 to Civil Design Advantage, LLC, for construction engineering services on the Westlawn Place Area Utility Improvements - Phase 1:… $13,317.08
  21. Payment #4 in the amount of $23,389.25 to Civil Design Advantage, LLC, for engineering services on the Westlawn Place Area Utility Improvements - Phase 2A: Design Engineering… $23,389.25
  22. Payment #4 in the amount of $34,938.80 to Civil Design Advantage, LLC, for engineering services on the Westlawn Place Area Utility Improvements - Phase 2B: Design Engineering… $34,938.80
  23. Payment #5 in the amount of $12,435.00 to Confluence, for engineering services on the Canyon Creek Park project $12,435
  24. Payment #5 in the amount of $210,665.18 to Con-Struct, Inc., for construction services on the 2025 PCC Reconstruction Program - NW 9th Street project $210,665.18 · Full page →
  25. Payment #5 in the amount of $809,958.27 to Con-Struct, Inc., for construction services on the West First Street Widening and Improvements - Phase 2 project $809,958.27 · Full page →
  26. Payment #4 in the amount of $65,268.35 to Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC for engineering services on the NW 36th Street Widening - NW Abilene Road to NW Ash Drive project $65,268.35
  27. Payment #4 in the amount of $53,769.22 to Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC for construction engineering services on the West First Street Widening and Improvements —… $53,769.22
  28. Payment #6 in the amount of $6,445.79 to HR Green, Inc., for engineering services on the SE Oralabor Road & SE Four Mile Drive Intersection Improvements project $6,445.79
  29. Payment #4 in the amount of $148,151.67 to JAS Construction LLC., for construction services on the 2026 PCC Reconstruction Program - NE Chambers Parkway project $148,151.67 · Full page →
  30. Payment #4 in the amount of $212,499.84 to Manatt's, Inc., for construction services on the 2026 PCC Reconstruction Program - NE Trilein Drive project $212,499.84 · Full page →
  31. Payment #9 in the amount of $26,406.73 to Manatt's Inc., for construction services on the SE Creekview Drive Extension (RISE) project $26,406.73
  32. Payment #27 in the amount of $16,535.85 to McClure Engineering for engineering services on the SW Des Moines Street Utility Improvements project $16,535.85
  33. Payment #5 in the amount of $53,644.00 to McClure Engineering Company, for design engineering services on the SW Oralabor Road Intersection Improvements - Phase 1: Design… $53,644
  34. Payment #5 in the amount of $126,666.97 to MPS Engineers, PC dba Kingston Services, PC, for construction services on the 2026 PCC Street Patching project $126,666.97 · Full page →
  35. Payment #1 in the amount of $577,649.17 to OMG Midwest Inc., DBA Des Moines Asphalt & Paving, for construction services on the 2026 Asphalt Street Resurfacing Program project $577,649.17 · Full page →
  36. Payment #3 in the amount of $151,862.54 to Parking Lot Specialties, LLC, for construction services on the 2026 PCC Pavement Preservation Program - Crack and Joint Filling project $151,862.54 · Full page →
  37. Payment #11 in the amount of $63,031.64 to Shekar Engineering PLC, for construction services on the SW Des Moines Street Utility Improvements project $63,031.64
  38. Payment #5 in the amount of $1,170,597.29 to S.M. Hentges and Sons, Inc., for construction services on the Westlawn Place Area Utility Improvements - Phase 1 project $1,170,597.29 · Full page →
  39. Payment #19 in the amount of $2,254.49 to Snyder & Associates, Inc., for engineering services on the Sawgrass Park Dam Improvements project $2,254.49
  40. Payment #2 in the amount of $54,164.80 to TK Concrete, Inc., for construction services on the SE Oralabor Road & SE Four Mile Dr Traffic Signal project $54,164.80
  41. Payment #9 in the amount of $4,915.00 to Veenstra & Kimm, Inc. for engineering services on the Water Tower - Design Services project $4,915
  42. Payment #3 in the amount of $31,432.33 to WHKS & Co., for engineering services on the SE 3rd Street Area Collection Storm Sewer Improvements - Phase 1 project $31,432.33
  43. Bill list and payroll — $3,137,033 total $4,490,344
  44. Grant preliminary approval of Deer Creek Reserve Plat 1 Final Plat · Full page →
  45. RESOLUTION 2026-276 waiving approval of the final plat for Waln-Utter Subdivision Plat · Full page →
  46. Engineering Items
  47. RESOLUTION 2026-277 authorizing the execution of an Agreement for Cooperative Public Service between Polk County, Iowa and the City of Ankeny, Iowa for the sharing of project…
  48. RESOLUTION 2026-278 accepting public improvements in SE Northstar Dr Intersection Improvements
  49. RESOLUTION 2026-279 accepting public improvements for Ankeny Community School District - Innovative Hub Sewer
  50. RESOLUTION 2026-280 authorizing the Certificate of Termination of Development Agreement with Threshold Otter Creek, LLC (amounts itemized in the minutes) $228,822.32 · Full page →
  51. Rally Complex Restroom Construction Project: approve: a) Certificate of Completion; b) RESOLUTION 2026-283 accepting the public improvement with Romtech Companies in the amount… $327,315.56 · Full page →
  52. RESOLUTION 2026-284 authorizing the City of Ankeny to submit an application for funding through the Polk County Community Development Grant Program for the purchase of a FARO…
  53. RESOLUTION 2026-285 approving a Long-Term Meeting Room Use Agreement for the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
  54. RESOLUTION 2026-286 approving an Agreement for Crossing Guard Services between the City of Ankeny, the Ankeny Community School District, and All City Management Services, Inc.…
  55. Third consideration of ORDINANCE 2264, an Ordinance amending Chapter 69 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ankeny, Iowa, by amending provisions pertaining to Parking…
• Vote 5Board and Commission Appointments: to approve Mayoral appointment of Paul Haugen to the Human Rights Commission and Jean Shelton to the Cultural Arts BoardPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Vote 6Ord 2265. An Ordinance vacating a portion of SW Ordnance Road right-of-way, originally dedicated as Seventh Street, Thomas 2nd Addition, and for a portion of alley west of SW…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: Ordinance. A local law. Ordinances change the city code, and in Iowa they usually take three votes at separate meetings.

• Vote 7Ord 2266. An Ordinance vacating a Public Utility Easement located on Lot 2, Plaza 36 Plat 2. Motion: to accept second consideration of ORDINANCE 2266Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: Ordinance readings. An ordinance is a local law. In Iowa it is usually voted on at three separate meetings (first, second and third reading) before it passes. Each reading is one of those votes.

• Vote 8Ord 2267. An Ordinance amending the Zoning Regulations, Chapter 192, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ankeny, Iowa, by rezoning certain property owned by Bill Kimberley, LC,…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 6 · Full page →

  What this means: Rezoning. Zoning sets what can be built or done on each piece of land, such as homes, shops or industry. Changing it is done by ordinance, usually after a planning commission review and a public hearing.

• Vote 9Ord 2269. An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances for the City of Ankeny, Iowa by amending provisions related to the Zoning and Subdivision Code Update. Motion: to accept…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 6 · Full page →

  What this means: Rezoning. Zoning sets what can be built or done on each piece of land, such as homes, shops or industry. Changing it is done by ordinance, usually after a planning commission review and a public hearing.