Apr 28, 2026

City Council Meeting · 9 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 Apr 28, 2026 meeting (printed in the agenda packet for 2026-05-12 (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 (34 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.

  34 consent items

  1. Resolution 04-3426 Approving Previous Meeting Minutes
  2. Resolution 04-3526 Claims Report $1,537,614.58 $1,537,614.58
  3. Receiving and Filing Reports
  4. Engineering Department Annual Report
  5. Resolution 04-3626 Approving Payments for Professional Services
  6. Invoice #1 Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC - Sanitary Sewer On-Call Services $3,813.00 $3,813
  7. Invoice #5 Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC - SW 19th St. SRF Sponsored Pond $37,886.00 $37,886
  8. Invoice #4 McClure Engineering Company - Water System On-Call Services $3,822.50 $3,822.50
  9. Invoice #13 McClure Engineering Company – SE 41st Street and SE Park Drive Extension $2,986.25 $2,986.25
  10. Invoice #14 McClure Engineering Company – SE 41st Street and SE Park Drive Extension $6,495.00 $6,495
  11. Invoice #39 McClure Engineering Company - Phase 1A Water System Improvements $2,489.50 $2,489.50
  12. Invoice #2 Nilles Associates, Inc. - James Pointe Drainage Study $7,275.00 $7,275
  13. Invoice #19 OPN Architects, Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $112,726.55 $112,726.55 · Full page →
  14. Invoice #4 Weitz Company - Grimes Public Administration Building $156,537.00 $156,537 · Full page →
  15. Resolution 04-3726 Approving Capital Project Payment Requests
  16. Payment #1 a private individual, Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $23,280.00 $23,280
  17. Payment #1 Concrete Technologies, Inc. - SE 41st Street and SE Park Drive Extension $148,114.00 $148,114 · Full page →
  18. Payment #1 DDVI - Grimes Public Administration Building $34,241.00 $34,241
  19. Payment #2 Ford Metro, Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $13,677.00 $13,677
  20. Payment #3 Kruck Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $29,100.00 $29,100
  21. Payment #2 US Erectors - Grimes Public Administration Building $21,935.58 $21,935.58
  22. Payment #3 US Erectors - Grimes Public Administration Building $255,785.12 $255,785.12 · Full page →
  23. Resolution 04-3826 Approving Change Orders
  24. Change Order #1 Kruck Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. - Grimes Public Administration Building $2,974.00 $2,974
  25. Resolution 04-3926 Appointing Boards and Commission Members for 2026
  26. Resolution 04-4026 Approving Personnel Transactions
  27. Resolution 04-4326 Approving the Purchase of Three Actuators for the Water Treatment Plant
  28. Resolution 04-4426 Awarding Contract for Sanitary Sewer Manhole Lining on SE Gateway Dr
  29. Resolution 04-4526 to Make a One-Time Water and Sewer Adjustment for a Customer
  30. Resolution 04-4626 to Enter into Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for Maintenance and Repair of Primary Roads in Grimes, Iowa
  31. Resolution 04-4726 Entering into Professional Services with Cyclomedia Technology, Inc
  32. Resolution 04-4826 Approving Consent and Agreement to Improvements Within An Overland Flowage Easement for Lot 3 of Brooke Ridge West Plat 3-2603 NW Ridgewood Drive
  33. Resolution 04-4926 Accepting Warranty Deed for Detention Basin within Willow Hills Plat 1
  34. Resolution 04-5026 Approval of Requests from Grimes Chamber and Economic Development Related to Governor's Days Mayor Gisch asked for approval of the consent agenda
• Vote 3D. Resolution 04-5326 Authorizing Construction Contract and Bond for the Beaverbrooke West Plat Four Mill and Overlay Council members asked questions about the cost and life…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 3

  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 4B. First Consideration of Ordinance 812 Imposing Franchise Fees on Black Hills/Iowa Gas Utility Company, LLC D/B/A Black Hill Energy and MidAmerican Energy Company in the Amount…Passed 4–1 · No: Johansen · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 5A. Resolution 04-4126 Approving the City of Grimes Annual Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Council discussed the steps needed if the proposed franchise fee ordinance does not pass.…Passed 4–1 · No: Johansen · Minutes, p. 4 · Full page →

  What this means: Budget. The city’s spending plan for a fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30 in Iowa. Adopting it sets the property tax levy and needs a public hearing.

• Vote 6A. Resolution 04-4226 Approving the Second Amendment to the City of Grimes Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Budget Mayor Gisch asked for approval of Resolution 04-4226 Approving the Second…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Budget. The city’s spending plan for a fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30 in Iowa. Adopting it sets the property tax levy and needs a public hearing.

• Vote 7Third 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 section…Passed 4–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 8Approve Final Passage of Ordinance 811 Amending Grimes Code of Ordinances regarding the amount charged under section 9-15-6(1) for collection of recyclable materials, and section…Passed 4–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 9ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:19 p.mPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

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