Jan 13, 2026
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Grimes: Pay Request #13 1st Interiors, Inc – Grimes Public Safety Center $4,118.25
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #2 Alpha Landscapes, LLC - Grimes Public Safety Center $24,410.25
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #8 Core Construction Services, LLC - Grimes Public Safety Center$13,215.79
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #11 DDVI - Grimes Public Safety Center $1,720.47
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #4 Edge Commercial, LLC - Lions Park $143,236.60
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #17 (Retainage) Kruck Plumbing & Heating, Inc. - Grimes Public Safety Center…
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #14 Renda Electric - Grimes Public Safety Center $6,634.61
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Pay Request #6 (Retainage) Sandstone Management, Ltd - Grimes Public Safety Center $28,439.52
What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.
Grimes: Change Order #11 DDVI - Grimes Public Safety Center -$4,687.00
What this means: Change order. An approved change to a construction contract the city already signed. It can raise or lower the price, or change the work or the schedule.
Grimes: Change Order #3 Henkel Construction Company - Grimes Public Safety Center $1,567.00
What this means: Change order. An approved change to a construction contract the city already signed. It can raise or lower the price, or change the work or the schedule.
Grimes: First Consideration of Ordinance 808 Sienna Hills
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.
Grimes: First Consideration of Ordinance 809 Brookside Village North
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.
Grimes: Third Consideration of Ordinance 806 Fox Glen & Prairie Heights
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.
Grimes: Approve Final Passage of Ordinance 806 Fox Glen & Prairie Heights PUD Rezone
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.
All votes
- Approval of Agenda Mayor Gisch asked for approval of the agenda. Motion: approve the agenda
What this means: Approving the agenda. A routine first vote that sets the list of items for the meeting.
- Consent agenda (37 items, approved in one vote)
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.
- Resolution 01-0126 Approving Previous Meeting Minutes
- Resolution 01-0226 Claims Report $1,655,693.26
- Receiving and Filing Reports
- Finance Report for November 2025
- Resolution 01-0326 Approving Payments for Professional Services
- Invoice #3 ISG - NW 27th Street Trail Connection $10,175.00
- Invoice #4 MSA Professional Services, Inc. - SE 2nd Street Water Main $3,637.50
- Invoice #14 MSA Professional Services, Inc. - SE Little Beaver Dr. and SE 4th Thru 6th Sts. Reconstruction $2,723.44
- Invoice #19 Weitz Company - Grimes Public Safety Center $31,776.00 · Full page →
- Resolution 01-0426 Approving Capital Project Payment Requests
- Pay Request #13 1st Interiors, Inc – Grimes Public Safety Center $4,118.25 · Full page →
- Pay Request #2 Alpha Landscapes, LLC - Grimes Public Safety Center $24,410.25 · Full page →
- Pay Request #8 Core Construction Services, LLC - Grimes Public Safety Center$13,215.79 · Full page →
- Pay Request #11 DDVI - Grimes Public Safety Center $1,720.47 · Full page →
- Pay Request #4 Edge Commercial, LLC - Lions Park $143,236.60 · Full page →
- Pay Request #17 (Retainage) Kruck Plumbing & Heating, Inc. - Grimes Public Safety Center $82,484.32 · Full page →
- Pay Request #14 Renda Electric - Grimes Public Safety Center $6,634.61 · Full page →
- Pay Request #6 (Retainage) Sandstone Management, Ltd - Grimes Public Safety Center $28,439.52 · Full page →
- Resolution 01-0526 Approving Change Orders
- Change Order #11 DDVI - Grimes Public Safety Center -$4,687.00 · Full page →
- Change Order #3 Henkel Construction Company - Grimes Public Safety Center $1,567.00 · Full page →
- Resolution 01-0626 Adopting Rules of Procedure for Conduct of City Council Business
- Resolution 01-0726 Approving Consent and Agreement to Improvements Within A Storm Sewer and Overland Flowage Easement and Overland Flowage Easement for Lot 7 of Heritage at…
- Resolution 01-0726 Approving Consent and Agreement to Improvements Within An Overland Flowage Easement and Storm Sewer Easement for Lot 49 of Beaverbrooke West Plat Eight - 2100…
- Resolution 01-0926 Approving Consent and Agreement to Improvements Within A Surface Water Flowage Easement for Lot 17 of Bridge Creek Plat 3-709 NE Bridge Creek Crossing
- Resolution 01-1026 Approving Declaration of Site Restrictions for a Portion of Lot 1 & 2 and Alley in Block 7 Town of Grimes
- Resolution 01-1126 Approving Lease Agreement for Community Complex Space with Crossroads Community Church
- Resolution 01-1226 Appointing Boards and Commission Members for 2026
- Resolution 01-1326 Approving Purchase of Portable Equipment Lifts
- Resolution 01-1426 Approving the Agreement for the IRA Iowa Tree Planting Grant
- Resolution 01-1526 Accepting 4 Prime Contracts for the Grimes Public Safety Center · Full page →
- Resolution 01-1626 Ordering Construction of the NE Destination Drive Extension -Phase 2, and Fixing a Date for Hearing Thereon and Taking of Bids Therefor
- Resolution 01-1726 To Enter Into Contact For Professional Services With Veenstra & Kimm, Inc. For WRA Trunk Sewer Extension Feasibility Study
- Resolution 01-1826 To Amend Contract For Professional Services with Snyder & Associates, Inc. For NE Destination Drive & NE Beaverbrook Boulevard Improvements
- Resolution 01-1926 To Amend Contract For Professional Services with McClure Engineering Company for SW 19th Street and SW Jazzwood Drive Functional Design
- Resolution 01-2026 To Enter into Contract for Professional Services with Kirkham Michael for County Line Road Widening From W. 1st Street to NW Beaverbrook Blvd
- Resolution Approving the filing of a grant application through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Brownfield Community-Wide Assessment Grant Funding Mayor Gisch asked…
- B. First Consideration of Ordinance 808 Sienna Hills Rezone Mayor Pro Tem Johansen explained the process that occurs for a rezone. Motion: approve First Consideration of…
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.
- D. First Consideration of Ordinance 809 Brookside Village North Rezone Mayor Pro Tem Johansen asked for table of First Consideration of Ordinance 809 Brookside Village North…
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.
- Third Consideration of Ordinance 806 Fox Glen & Prairie Heights PUD Rezone Senior Planner Coffey summarized the details of the rezone and explained the two changes made to the…
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.
- Approve Final Passage of Ordinance 806 Fox Glen & Prairie Heights PUD Rezone
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.
- Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m
What this means: Adjourning. The routine vote that ends the meeting.
Have your say
Next meeting: City Council Meeting, Tue, Nov 24, 2026, 5:30 PM CT (per the city’s meeting portal)
Agendas and minutes: city meeting portal
Contact the Grimes City Council
- David GischMayorgischdavid@gmail.com
- Eric JohansenMayor Pro Temjohansenforgrimes@gmail.com
- Andrew BorcherdingCouncilborcherdingforgrimes@gmail.com
- Laurie DePhillipsCouncilldephillips@grimesiowa.gov
- Leslie IrlbeckCouncilleslie.holsapple@gmail.com
- Jared LoveladyCouncilloveladyjared@gmail.com
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