Oct 26, 2026

City Council Meeting · 9 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Cox, Sillanpaa, Driscoll, Lyman · Absent: McKenzie

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (2): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Oct 26, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Perfecting and Approval of the Agenda Motion: approve the agenda as amendedPassed 3–0 · 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 3Consent agenda (29 items, approved in one vote)Passed 4–0 · Minutes, p. 4

  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.

  29 consent items

  1. Council Member Sillanpaa arrived at 06:02 PM
  2. Approval of the October 5, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes
  3. Claims List
  4. Approval of Sponsorship/Partnership Request
  5. Receive & File - Bondurant Emergency Services September Monthly Report
  6. Receive & File - FY26 Street Finance Report
  7. Receive & File - Parks & Recreation Board October Meeting Minutes
  8. O-261005-220 -(Second Reading) Ordinance amending the City Code of the City of Bondurant by adding a new connection fee district in Chapter 105 - Truman Drive NE Stormwater… · Full page →
  9. R-261026-352-Resolution adopting Rental Rules/Regulations for the Bondurant Emergency Services Training Room · Full page →
  10. R-261026-353-Resolution approving Early Release Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Construction Packages with Henkel Construction for the Silo Commons Project
  11. R-261026-354-Resolution approving the Easement for Public Trail on Lots 1 & 2 of the Civic Campus North Final Plat · Full page →
  12. R-261026-355-Resolution approving a Public Utility Easement on Lots 1, 2, and 3 of the Civic Campus North Final Plat · Full page →
  13. R-261026-356-Resolution approving a Public Storm Sewer Easement on Lot 3 of the Civic Campus North Final Plat · Full page →
  14. R-261026-357-Resolution approving a Public Drainage Easement on Lot 2 of the Civic Campus North Final Plat · Full page →
  15. R-261026-358-Resolution approving the Sanitary Sewer Easement on Outlot Y of a property owner Business Park Plat 1
  16. R-261026-359-Resolution accepting the Truman Drive, NE Phase 1 Project
  17. R-261026-360-Resolution affixing a date for a public hearing for November 16, 2026, to consider a development agreement with Opus Development Company, L.L.C
  18. R-261026-361-Resolution fixing a date for a public hearing on the request to rezone certain vacated public right-of-way along Eisenhower Drive, SE, and 32nd Street, SE to the M-2… · Full page →
  19. R-261026-362-Consideration and Approval of Engagement Letter with Dorsey & Whitney LLP for Bond Counsel Services – Water Revenue Bond, Series 2026B
  20. R-261026-363-Resolution approving Change Order No. 4 with Sternquist Construction for the BFSD Public Infrastructure-Truman Drive Project in the amount of -$81,832.58 $81,832.58
  21. R-261026-364-Resolution approving pay request no. 9 to Sternquist Construction for the BFSD Truman Drive Project in the amount of $3,696.67 $3,696.67
  22. R-261026-365-Resolution approving Pay Request No. 4 to McAninch Corp. for the SE Industrial Public Improvements BP1 Project in the amount of $406,255.97 $406,255.97 · Full page →
  23. R-261026-366-Resolution approving Pay Request No. 3 to Story Construction for the Water Treatment Facility Project in the amount of $388,421.95 $388,421.95 · Full page →
  24. R-261026-367-Resolution approving Pay Request No. 1 to Peterson Contractors Inc. for the CVT East Trail Extension Project in the amount of $36,288.67 $36,288.67
  25. R-261026-368-Resolution approving the Harvest Path Plat 1 Final Plat · Full page →
  26. R-261026-369-Resolution to fix a date for a public hearing on a proposal to enter into a Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in a… $42,000,000 · Full page →
  27. R-261026-370- Resolution approving Real Estate Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of real property
  28. R-261026-371-Resolution approving a professional services agreement with Shive-Hattery in the amount of $77,700 for design and construction management of the Pleasantview Park… $77,700
  29. R-261026-372-Resolution setting the date for the sale of General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds, Series 2026A, and authorizing the use of a Preliminary Official Statement in…
• Vote 4A. O-261026-221 -Discussion and possible (First Reading) Ordinance amending Chapter 63, Speed Regulations Motion: to approve the first reading of O- 261026-221Passed 4–0 · Minutes, p. 6

  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 5B. R-261026-375-Resolution to Approve Urban Renewal Plan Amendment for the Bondurant Urban Renewal Area (2026 Amendment 2) Motion: to Approve R-261026-375Passed 4–0 · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Tax increment financing (TIF). Within an urban renewal area, the extra property tax from rising values can be set aside for a period of years to pay for projects or incentives in that area, instead of going to the usual taxing bodies.

• Vote 6C. R-261026-373-Resolution reaffirming blight conditions at 401 2nd Street, NE, designating a Slum and Blight Target Area, and authorizing submission of an application to the…Passed 4–0 · Minutes, p. 6

  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 7D. R-261026-374-Resolution approving the site plan for 2415 Robinson Avenue, NE a private individual of AECOM provided an update on the site plan. Motion: to approve R-261026-374Passed 3–0 · Minutes, p. 6 · Full page →

  What this means: Site plan. A detailed drawing of how one property will be built, such as buildings, parking, driveways and landscaping. The city checks it against its rules.

• Vote 8Council Member Sillanpaa lost connection to the electronic meeting during the roll call and did not cast a votePassed 3–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 7
• Vote 9Adjourn at 07:48 PMPassed 4–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 8

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