May 12, 2026

City Council Meeting · 7 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Borcherding, DePhillips, Irlbeck, Lovelady · Absent: Johansen

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (2): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole May 12, 2026 meeting (printed in the agenda packet for 2026-05-26 (pages 6-9)) (saved copy)

• Vote 1Approval of Agenda Mayor Gisch asked for approval of the agenda. Motion: approve the agendaPassed 4–0 · 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 (30 items, approved in one vote)Passed 4–0 · 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.

  30 consent items

  1. Resolution 05-0126 Approving Previous Meeting Minutes
  2. Resolution 05-0226 Claims Report $1,402,306.34 $1,402,306.34
  3. Resolution 05-0326 Approving Payments for Professional Services
  4. Invoice #15 McClure Engineering Company – SE 41st Street and SE Park Drive Extension $21,178.75 $21,178.75
  5. Invoice #8 MSA Professional Services – SE 2nd Street Water Main $6,518.54 $6,518.54
  6. Invoice #18 MSA Professional Services – SE Little Beaver Dr. and SE 4th Thru 6th St. Reconstruction $6,781.55 $6,781.55
  7. Invoice #15 Confluence – Lions Park – Phase One $229.51 $229.51
  8. Invoice #1 Kirkham and Michael – NW County Line Road Widening from W. 1st Street to NW Beaverbrook Blvd. $37,710.43 $37,710.43
  9. Resolution 05-0426 Approving Capital Project Payment Requests
  10. Payment #3 Elder Corporation – S James Street & S 19th Street Improvements $92,959.55 $92,959.55
  11. Payment #8 Sternquist Construction - SE Little Beaver Dr. and SE 4th St. Reconstruction $2,069.76 $2,069.76
  12. Payment #1 Evolution Contracting - SW 19th Street Water Transmission Main Extension $19,497.00 $19,497
  13. Payment #9 (Retainage) Sternquist Construction - SE Little Beaver Dr. and SE 4th St. Reconstruction $18,727.97 $18,727.97
  14. Payment #1 Sternquist Construction - SE 5th St. and SE 6th St. Reconstruction$67,445.55 $67,445.55
  15. Payment #9 (Retainage) Core Construction Services - Grimes Public Safety Center $23,692.72 $23,692.72 · Full page →
  16. Resolution 05-0526 Approving Change Orders
  17. Change Order #1 Sternquist Construction - SE Little Beaver Dr. and SE 4th St. Reconstruction $16,505.05 $16,505.05
  18. Change Order #2 CTI - SE 41st. St. & SE Park Dr. Extension $4,975.00 $4,975
  19. Change Order #1 Nelson Construction Services - Grimes Administration Building $9,871.15 $9,871.15
  20. Resolution 05-0626 Approving Request for Street Closure for the Purpose of a Block Party
  21. Resolution 05-0726 Approving State of Iowa Alcohol Licenses
  22. Resolution 05-0826 Hazardous Waste Storage License for Metro Waste Authority
  23. Resolution 05-0926 Approving Equipment Transactions
  24. Resolution 05-1026 Accepting SE Little Beaver Dr and SE 4th St Reconstruction
  25. Resolution 05-1126 Approving Personnel Transactions
  26. Resolution 05-1226 Approving Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Spring Transfers
  27. Resolution 05-1326 Approving Consent and Agreement to Improvements Within An Overland Flowage Easement for Lot 10 of Willow Hills Plat 1-2977 NW Brookside Drive
  28. Resolution 05-1426 Acceptance of 1 Prime Contract for the Grimes Public Safety Center · Full page →
  29. Resolution 05-1526 Approving Repair to SE 19th St Storm Sewer Line
  30. Resolution 05-1626 Approving Fundraising Event in the Parking Lot of Grimes Public Library Mayor Gisch asked for approval of the consent agenda
• Vote 3Mayor Gisch asked for approval of Goodwill Store Site Plan Motion: approve Goodwill Store Site PlanPassed 4–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 2 · 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 4Second 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 of…Passed 4–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 2 · 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 5Resolution 05-1726 Approving Pre Design Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation – Iowa Highway 44 Development Services Director Pfaltzgraff presented the history of…Passed 3–0 · 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 6Resolution 05-1826 Certifying the 2025 Special Federal Census for the City of Grimes to the Iowa Secretary of State and the Treasurer of the State of Iowa City Manager Anderson…Passed 3–0 · 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 7ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.mPassed 3–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

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