Jan 27, 2026

City Council Meeting · 8 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Johansen, Borcherding, DePhillips, Irlbeck, Lovelady · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (2): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Jan 27, 2026 meeting (printed in the agenda packet for 2026-02-10 (pages 6-10)) (saved copy)

• Vote 1Approval of Agenda Mayor Gisch asked for approval of the agenda. Motion: approve the agendaPassed 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 2Consent agenda (31 items, approved in one vote)Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1

  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.

  31 consent items

  1. Resolution 01-2226 Approving Previous Meeting Minutes
  2. Resolution 01-2326 Claims Report $1,581,302.79 $1,581,302.79
  3. Resolution 01-2426 Approving Payments for Professional Services
  4. Invoice #4 ISG - NW 27th Street Trail Connection $1,427.50 $1,427.50
  5. Invoice #1 McClure Engineering Company - Water System On-Call Services$16,075.50 $16,075.50
  6. Invoice #11 McClure Engineering Company - SE 41st Street and SE Park Drive Extension $7,898.75 $7,898.75
  7. Invoice #36 McClure Engineering Company - Phase 1A Water System Improvements $4,638.00 $4,638
  8. Invoice #16 OPN Architects, Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $5,497.57 $5,497.57
  9. Invoice #1 Snyder & Associates,Inc. - 2025-2028 On-Call Traffic Planning and Engineering $12,182.90 $12,182.90
  10. Invoice #12 Snyder & Associates, Inc. - E Gateway Dr. & E 1st St. Intersection Improvements $2,996.27 $2,996.27
  11. Invoice #20 Weitz Company - Grimes Public Safety Center $13,977.00 $13,977 · Full page →
  12. Resolution 01-2526 Approving Capital Project Payment Requests
  13. Pay Request #26 Absolute Concrete Construction, Inc. - S James Street and SE 11th Street Improvements $120,974.33 $120,974.33 · Full page →
  14. Pay Request #18 Preload, LLC - Grimes Ground Storage Reservoir $26,840.35 $26,840.35
  15. Pay Request #15 Renda Electric - Grimes Public Safety Center $15,622.75 $15,622.75 · Full page →
  16. Resolution 01-2626 Approving Change Orders
  17. Change Order #6 1st Interiors, Inc. - Grimes Public Safety Center $851.00 $851 · Full page →
  18. Change Order #12 DDVI - Grimes Public Safety Center -$1,632.92 $1,632.92 · Full page →
  19. Change Order #1 Preload, LLC - Grimes Ground Storage Reservoir -$14,128.50 $14,128.50
  20. Resolution 01-2726 Approving Offer to Purchase and Agreement - 19th SRF Pond - Brittenson
  21. Resolution 01-2826 Approving Offer to Purchase and Agreement - 19th St SRF Pond – Siedenburg
  22. Resolution 01-2926 Approving State of Iowa Alcohol Licenses
  23. Resolution 01-3026 Ordering Construction of the SW 19th Street and SW Jazzwood Drive Overlay, and Fixing a Date for Hearing thereon and Taking of Bids Therefor
  24. Resolution 01-3126 Accepting Insurance Settlement for Damaged Storm Sewer
  25. Resolution 01-3226 Entering into a Cooperative Service Agreement with UDSA Wildlife Services
  26. Resolution 01-3326 Approving Purchase and Disposal of Equipment
  27. Resolution 01-3426 Approving the Purchase of Trees for a Community Tree Planting Program
  28. Resolution 01-3526 Accepting Storm Sewer and Temporary Construction Easement Agreements for South James Plat 1 Lot 1
  29. Resolution 01-3626 Accepting 2 Prime Contracts for the Grimes Public Safety Center · Full page →
  30. Resolution 01-3726 Approving Offer to Purchase and Agreement - 142nd St Reconstruction - EBH
  31. Resolution 01-3826 Approving Personnel Transactions Mayor Gisch asked for approval of the consent agenda
• Vote 3Resolution 01-3926 Approving the Execution of a GC26 Public Art Grant Agreement with BRAVO Greater Des Moines Economic Development Director Lord shared with Council the details…Passed 5–0 · Count only · 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 4Resolution 01-4026 Approving A Mural Agreement Between the City of Grimes, Iowa and TJK Properties, LLC Economic Development Director Lord explained some details of the…Passed 5–0 · Count only · 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 5D. Resolution 01-4326 Authorizing Construction Contract and Bond for the SE 5th St. and SE 6th St. Reconstruction Council members asked how communication is maintained during…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Bonds and notes. Borrowing. The city sells bonds or notes to raise money now for projects and repays it with interest over years. General obligation (GO) debt is repaid from property taxes.

• Vote 6H. Resolution 01-4326 Authorizing Construction Contract and Bond for the SE 2nd Street Water Main Mayor Gisch asked for approval of Resolution 01-4126 Adopting Plans,…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: Bonds and notes. Borrowing. The city sells bonds or notes to raise money now for projects and repays it with interest over years. General obligation (GO) debt is repaid from property taxes.

• Vote 7Second Reading of Ordinance 808 Sienna Hills Rezone Development Services Director Pfaltzgraff summarized the rezone concept and stated that there are no changes since the first…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5 · Full page →

  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 8Item title not in the recordPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1