Apr 16, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 11 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 (3): agenda, hearing dates, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Apr 16, 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. April 2, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. April 2, 2026 Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting
  3. Neighborhood Block Party Application - Closing Michael Drive on May 16, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
  4. Renewal Class C Retail Alcohol License for Gus & Lisa’s Pub & Pizza
  5. Resolution 26075 approving the execution of a Federal-Aid Agreement for a Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) Project for Sidewalk Gap Improvements around Oviatt Elementary…
  6. Resolution 26076 approving an Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for the Maintenance and Repair of Highway 28 within the City of Norwalk
  7. Resolution 26077 approving a Supplemental Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for Winter Maintenance on Highway 28 within the City of Norwalk
  8. Resolution 26078 to approve Pay Estimate No. 1 to TK Concrete for the W High Road Subdrain Retrofit Project
  9. Resolution 26079 ordering construction of the 2026 Founders Water Main Replacement Project, approving Preliminary Plans, and fixing a date for hearing thereon and taking of bids…
  10. Resolution 26080 ordering construction of the 2026 Street Patching Project, approving Preliminary Plans, and fixing a date for hearing thereon and taking of bids therefor
  11. Resolution 26081 approving a Lease Agreement with Pitney Bowes for Postage Meter Equipment and Services
  12. Resolution 26082 approving the American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider Agreement for the Norwalk Aquatic Center
  13. Resolution 26083 approving the acceptance of a Warren County Philanthropic Partnership (WCPP) Community Grant and authorizing the purchase of rescue equipment for the Fire… · Full page →
  14. Monthly Reports and Expenditures
• Vote 3Social Services Funding Request: directing staff to conduct further researchCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 2
• Vote 4Approve Resolution 26084 approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the City of Norwalk, IowaCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 5Approve Resolution 26085 approving the City of Norwalk Fiscal Year 2026 Re-Estimated and Fiscal Year 2027 Budget TransfersCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 6Approve Resolution 26086 setting the date for sale of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2026, and authorizing the use of a preliminary official statement in…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 7Approve Resolution 26087 initiating rezoning, referring the rezoning proposal to the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission and setting a Public Hearing regarding a Zoning…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: Setting a hearing. This kind of vote schedules a public hearing for a later meeting and allows notice to be published. It does not approve the proposal itself.

• Vote 8Pass the First Reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 177, Rates and Fees, of the Norwalk Code, providing for Amended Fees for Park and Recreation Volleyball ProgramsCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5 · 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 Final Reading of Ordinance 26-04 amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by rezoning all R-1 Zoned Lots in Plats David Gordon Heights, Westwood…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 10Pass the Final Reading of Ordinance 26-05 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 11Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to adjourn at 7:47 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 6

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