Jan 15, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 6 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Boerjan, Kuhl, Meinecke, Porter · Absent: Brown

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 15, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Carissa Williams, Parks & Recreation Director; Luke Parris, Community: to approve the agenda as presentedCarried unanimously (voice vote) · 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 (14 items, approved in one vote)Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 2

  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.

  14 consent items

  1. January 8, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Renewal Class B Retail Alcohol License for Dollar General #284
  3. Renewal Class C Retail Alcohol License for Sunset Lounge
  4. Resolution 26009 Setting Date for Public Hearing on Designation of the Expanded Norwalk Urban Renewal Area and on Urban Renewal Plan Amendment
  5. Resolution 26010 ordering construction of certain public improvements (2026 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project), approving Preliminary Plans, and fixing a date for Hearing…
  6. Resolution 26011 approving DMOS Orthopaedic Centers (DMOS) High-Quality Jobs (HQJ) Grant Application
  7. Resolution 26012 authorizing the Chief of Police to dispose of City Property · Full page →
  8. Resolution 26013 authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a 28E Agreement with the Iowa Department of Revenue for Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine, and Vapor Product Compliance… · Full page →
  9. Resolution 26014 authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a 28E Agreement with the Iowa Department of Revenue for Alcohol Compliance Checks
  10. Resolution 26015 approving update to Employee Handbook - Deferred Compensation (457(b)) Policy
  11. Resolution 26016 approving Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Snyder & Associates for additional engineering services for the W. High Road Subdrain Retrofit Project
  12. Resolution 26017 approving the purchase of materials to outfit a Parks & Recreation Vehicle for snow removal
  13. Correspondence
  14. Monthly Reports and Expenditures
• Vote 3Approve Resolution 26018 approving the Site Plan Amendment for Cedarbrooke PlaceCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 4Approve Resolution 26019 accepting the Dunn Property Plat 2 Public Infrastructure and Releasing the Performance SuretyCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

  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 5Pass the second reading of an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by amending the Brody’s Landing Planned Unit Development regarding bulk…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 4 · 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 6Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to adjourn at 7:32 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 4

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