Apr 2, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 12 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Boerjan, Brown, Kuhl, Meinecke, Porter · 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 2, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Agenda: 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 (10 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.

  10 consent items

  1. March 5, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Resolution 26062 to approve Pay Estimate No. 9 to Jorgensen Contracting for the Highway 28 Beautification Project
  3. Resolution 26063 to approve Pay Estimate No. 2, Change Order No. 1 and Certificate of Completion to Iowa Signal Inc. for the IA Hwy 28 Traffic Signalization Improvement Project
  4. Resolution 26064 setting the date for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the City of Norwalk, Iowa
  5. Resolution 26065 to approve Pay Estimate No. 9 to Northern Lines Contracting, Inc. for the North River Interceptor Extension - Phase 1 Project
  6. Resolution 26066 approving Administration Department Job Descriptions
  7. Resolution 26067 approving an Amendment to the Engineering Services Agreement with Veenstra & Kimm, Inc. for the North River Interceptor and Trunk Sewer Extension Project
  8. Resolution 26068 approving an Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates for the Delaware Street Extension RISE Grant Application
  9. Resolution 26069 appointing Heather Zrucky to the Norwalk Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission
  10. February Monthly Reports and Expenditures
• Vote 3Storm water equipment: to approve Resolution 26070 approving the appointment of Gabrielle Duncan, M.D. as Assistant Medical Director for the City of Norwalk Emergency Medical…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 2

  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 4Approve Resolution 26071 accepting infrastructure of Fareway Plat 1 and releasing Performance SuretyCarried unanimously (roll call) · as amended · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 7Approve Resolution 26074 initiating a Future Land Use Plan Amendment regarding a potential rural estates development (Rosewood Estates)Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  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 8A speaker - Cooper Crawford & Associates - spoke in favor of future: to pass the Second Reading of an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by…Carried unanimously (roll call) · 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 9Pass the Second Reading of an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by changing the Bulk Regulations for Accessory Structures in RE-1 Single…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6 · 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 10Future Agenda Items: requesting ordinance preventing setbacks and ROW’s to change in neighborhoods annexed into the CityCarried on a voice vote · Minutes, p. 7 · Full page →

  What this means: Annexation. Bringing land from outside city limits into the city, so city rules, services and taxes apply there. Annexation without every owner’s consent also needs approval from a state board.

• Vote 11Add future discussion on use of golf carts within City limitsCarried on a voice vote · Minutes, p. 7
• Vote 12Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to adjourn at 7:39 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 7

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