Aug 31, 2026

City Council Special Meeting · 11 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Cox, McKenzie, Sillanpaa, Driscoll, Lyman · Absent: Sillanpaa

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (3): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Aug 31, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Perfecting and Approval of the Agenda Motion: approve the agenda as amendedPassed 4–0 · as amended · 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 3Closed Session- Pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5.1(j) to discuss property acquisition and 21.5.1(c) potential or pending litigation Motion: to Move into Closed Session at 05:36 PMPassed 4–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Closed session. Iowa’s open meetings law lets a council meet privately only for listed reasons, such as a lawsuit, buying property or some personnel matters. Any final vote must still be taken in public.

• Vote 4Consent agenda (2 items, approved in one vote)Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

  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.

  2 consent items

  1. R-260831-290- Resolution affixing a date for public hearings on proposals to enter into General Obligation Loan Agreements and to borrow money thereunder for September 21, 2026,…
  2. R-260831-292- Resolution Approving Updated Station Rental Rules and Regulations, Damage and Excessive Cleaning Policy, and Cleaning Fees Mayor Elrod raised a question regarding… · Full page →
• Vote 5A. O-260817-215 - (Second and possibly Third Readings) Ordinance amending the City Code of Bondurant, Iowa by amending Chapter 27, Board of Adjustment Motion: to waive the second…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  What this means: Waiving readings. An ordinance normally gets three votes at separate meetings. Waiving readings skips the later votes so it can pass sooner. In Iowa that takes a larger majority than a normal vote.

• Vote 6B. O-260817-216 - (Second and possibly Third Reading) Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 230 Designating an Area of Bondurant, Iowa as the Bondurant Urban Revitalization Area…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  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 7C. O-260831-217 - (First and Potentially Second and Third Readings) Ordinance on the request to rezone Parcel 7923.01.100.001 to the (M-1) Limited Industrial District Motion: to…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 8D. O-260831-218 - (First and Potentially Second and Third Readings) Ordinance on the request to rezone Parcel 7923.02.200.002 to the (M-2) Medium Industrial District Motion: to…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 9E. R-260831-293- Resolution of endorsement for Project Porch application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority's Business Incentives for Growth (BIG) Program Motion: to…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  What this means: Resolution. A formal council decision, usually made in one vote. It approves a specific action, such as a contract, plan or policy, without changing the city code.

• Vote 10F. R-260831-291- Resolution approving the amended City Council Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2026, moving the October 19, 2026, Meeting to October 26, 2026 Motion: to Approve…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Resolution. A formal council decision, usually made in one vote. It approves a specific action, such as a contract, plan or policy, without changing the city code.

• Vote 11Adjourn at 08:53 PMPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Adjourning. The routine vote that ends the meeting.