May 7, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 17 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Boerjan, Brown, Meinecke, Porter · Absent: Kuhl

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (3): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole May 7, 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 (13 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.

  13 consent items

  1. April 16, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Resolution 26088 to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Wage Matrix
  3. Resolution 26089 setting the date for a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment
  4. Resolution 26090 approving a Contract with MidAmerican Energy Company for Seasonal Pole Decorations
  5. Resolution 26091 to approve Pay Estimate No. 2 to TK Concrete for the W High Road Subdrain Retrofit Project
  6. Resolution 26092 to approve Pay Estimate No. 10 to Northern Lines Contracting, Inc. for the North River Interceptor Extension - Phase 1 Project
  7. Resolution 26093 Certifying the Population of Annexed Territory (Shepler/Patterson Properties) to the Iowa State Treasurer pursuant to Iowa Code Section 312.2(4) · Full page →
  8. Resolution 26094 appointing Clayton Garrison to the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission · Full page →
  9. Resolution 26095 appointing Brodie Wubben to the Norwalk Board of Adjustment
  10. Resolution 26096 approving an Agreement with Roe Consulting LLC for GEMT (Ground Emergency Medical Transportation) Cost Reporting and Consulting Services
  11. Resolution 26097 adopting the Bloodborne Pathogens: Exposure Control Plan and Procedures
  12. Resolution 26098 adopting the Incident Reporting and Review Procedure
  13. And Expenditures
• Vote 3Mayor Phillips opened the public hearing at 6:47 p.m. Applicant requested to table consideration, Public Hearing to continue May 21, 2026. Motion: to pass the First Reading of an…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 2

  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 4Pass the First Reading of an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Ordinance of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by Amending Chapter 175A.21 regarding Exceptions to Yard RequirementsCarried unanimously (roll call) · as amended · 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 6Approve Resolution 26100 approving plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost for the 2026 Street Patching ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Bids and contracts. For public construction, the city approves plans and a cost estimate, takes bids, then awards the contract, usually to the lowest responsible bidder.

• Vote 7Approve Resolution 26101 awarding Contract for the 2026 Street Patching ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Bids and contracts. For public construction, the city approves plans and a cost estimate, takes bids, then awards the contract, usually to the lowest responsible bidder.

• Vote 8Approve Resolution 26102 approving Contract and Bond for the 2026 Street Patching ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  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 9Approve Resolution 26103 approving the Amended Site Plan of Titan StorageCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6 · 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 10Approve Resolution 26104 approving the Preliminary Plat & Site Plan of Dunn Property Plat 3Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6 · Full page →

  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 11Approve Resolution 26105 approving the Final Plat of Dunn Property Plat 3Carried unanimously (roll call) · as amended · Count only · Minutes, p. 6 · Full page →

  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 13Pass the First Reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 177, Rates and Fees, of the Norwalk Code, providing for Amended Building Permit Valuation FeeCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7 · 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 14Pass the Second 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. 7 · 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 15Pass the First Reading of an Ordinance Amending and Replacing in its entirety Chapter 92.12 of the Norwalk Code providing for a Water Use PlanCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7

  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 16Approve Resolution 26107 withdrawing prior approval of a parking waiver for Dunn Industrial aCondominiums, with referral back to Planning & Zoning for further study and…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7 · Full page →

  What this means: Rezoning. Zoning sets what can be built or done on each piece of land, such as homes, shops or industry. Changing it is done by ordinance, usually after a planning commission review and a public hearing.

• Vote 17Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to adjourn at 8:08 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 7

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