Mar 24, 2026

City Council Meeting · 7 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 Mar 24, 2026 meeting (printed in the agenda packet for 2026-04-14 (pages 7-11)) (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 (36 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.

  36 consent items

  1. Resolution 03-2526 Approving Previous Meeting Minutes
  2. Resolution 03-2626 Claims Report $2,262,397.52 $2,262,397.52
  3. Resolution 03-2726 Approving Payments for Professional Services
  4. Invoice #4 Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC - SW 19th St. SRF Sponsored Pond $13,872.00 $13,872
  5. Invoice #14 Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC - S James Street Improvements - S 37th St. to S 11th St. $77,812.05 $77,812.05
  6. Invoice #28 Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC - S James St. and SE 11th St. Improvements $3,363.00 $3,363
  7. Invoice #6 ISG - NW 27th Street Trail Connection $2,947.83Resolution 03-0426 $2,947.83
  8. Invoice #3 McClure Engineering Company - Water System On-Call Services $3,451.81 $3,451.81
  9. Invoice #38 McClure Engineering Company - Phase 1A Water System Improvements $1,077.25 $1,077.25
  10. Invoice #3 Nilles Associates, Inc. - Lions Park - Construction Services $4,625.00 $4,625
  11. Invoice #18 OPN Architects, Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $6,658.63 $6,658.63
  12. Invoice #2 Snyder & Associates, Inc. - 2025-2028 On-Call Traffic Planning & Engineering Services $4,635.00 $4,635
  13. Resolution 03-2826 Approving Capital Project Payment Requests
  14. Pay Request #28 Absolute Concrete Construction, Inc. - S James Street and SE 11th Street Improvements $14,408.46 $14,408.46
  15. Payment #3 (Retainage) Alpha Landscapes, LLC - Grimes Public Safety Center $4,468.65 $4,468.65 · Full page →
  16. Payment #5 Edge Commercial, LLC - Lions Park $112,488.86 $112,488.86 · Full page →
  17. Payment #6 Edge Commercial, LLC - Lions Park $91,232.15 $91,232.15
  18. Payment #2 Iowa Earth Works - SW 19th Street SRF Sponsored Pond $262,336.21 $262,336.21 · Full page →
  19. Payment #2 Kruck Plumbing & Heating Co, Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $9,700.00 $9,700
  20. Payment #19 (Retainage) Preload, LLC - Ground Storage Reservoir $173,293.57 $173,293.57 · Full page →
  21. Payment #16 Renda Electric - Grimes Public Safety Center $2,794.90 $2,794.90 · Full page →
  22. Payment #17 (Retainage) a private individual - Grimes Public Safety Center $47,050.51 $47,050.51 · Full page →
  23. Payment #1 Tri-City Electric Company of Iowa - Grimes Public Administration Building $4,850.00 $4,850
  24. Resolution 03-2926 Approving Change Orders
  25. Change Order #3 Edge Commercial, LLC - Lions Park $8,936.00 $8,936
  26. Resolution 03-3026 Approving State of Iowa Alcohol Licenses
  27. Resolution 03-3126 Accepting the Ground Storage Reservoir
  28. Resolution 03-3226 Ordering Construction of the Beaverbrooke West Plat Four Mill and Overlay, and Fixing a Date for Hearing Thereon and Taking of Bids Therefor
  29. Resolution 03-3326 To Enter Into Contract for Professional Services with Team Services for SW 19th Street Transmission Main
  30. Resolution 03-3426 To Amend Contract for Professional Services with OPN Architects for the Grimes Public Administration Building
  31. Resolution 03-3526 setting the date for sale of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2026A and authorizing the use of a preliminary official statement in connection…
  32. Resolution 03-3626 on Notice and Intent to Dispose of an Easement Interest on Public Property in Heritage at Grimes Plat 2 in the City of Grimes and Convey said Easement to…
  33. Resolution 03-3726 Approving Personnel Transactions
  34. Resolution 03-3826 To Enter into Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for Traffic Safety Improvement Program Funding Received for the NE Beaverbrooke Blvd. and NE…
  35. Resolution 03-3926 Authorizing the Execution of the Legal Services Agreement Related to the AFFF Product Liability Litigation
  36. Resolution 03-4026 Reallocating Special Assessment Against Property owned by a private party, a private party and a private party in Polk County Mayor Gisch asked for approval of…
• Vote 3B. First Consideration of Ordinance 811 Amending Grimes Code of Ordinances regarding the amount charged under section 9-15-6(1) for collection of recyclable materials, and…Passed 4–0 · Count only · 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 4D. Resolution 03-4326 Authorizing Construction Contract and Bond for the SW 19th Street Water Transmission Main Extension Mayor Gisch asked for approval of Resolution 03-4126…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 5Blue Creek Village Preliminary Plat and Site Plan Senior Planner Coffey shares the details of the proposed plat and site plan located just west of the Oakview Middle School.…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4 · Full page →

  What this means: Plat. A map that divides land into lots, streets and easements. A preliminary plat is the proposed layout. A final plat is the official version that gets recorded with the county.

• Vote 6Mayor Gisch asked for approval of Home Place Site Plan Motion: approve The Home Place Site PlanPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4 · 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 7Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.mPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

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