Jul 16, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 7 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 Jul 16, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Approve 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 (16 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.

  16 consent items

  1. July 2, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Special Event Application for Norwalk Music Fest
  3. Renewal Class “C” Retail Alcohol License for Outskirtz
  4. Resolution 26168 approving an Electric Easement Agreement with MidAmerican Energy Company for the Norwalk Central Water Tower
  5. Resolution 26169 approving Pay Estimate No. 3 to Gerard Tank & Steel for the Norwalk Central Water Tower Project
  6. Resolution 26170 amending Resolution No. 26109 to correct Police Department Command Staff Wage Ranges · Full page →
  7. Resolution 26171 approving an Agreement with Snyder & Associates for Preliminary Engineering Services for the Beardsley Street Widening at Lakewood School Project
  8. Resolution 26172 approving Full-Time Parks and Recreation Job Descriptions
  9. Resolution 26173 approving Pay Estimate No. 1 to Modern Concrete for the 2026 Street Rehabilitation Project
  10. Resolution 26174 approving the purchase of an Automated Line Painter and Software Licensing Agreement from TinyMobileRobots for the Parks & Recreation Department
  11. Resolution 26175 authorizing a Budget Amendment for Emergency Repairs at the Public Safety Building · Full page →
  12. Renewal Class “C” Retail Alcohol License for Fairfield by Marriott
  13. Resolution 26176 approving a quote from Grimes Asphalt and Paving Corporation for resurfacing of the Norwalk McAninch Sports Complex Parking Lot
  14. Resolution 26177 to approve Pay Estimate No. 3 and Certificate of Completion to TK Concrete for the Legacy Area Street Rehabilitation Project
  15. Resolution 26178 approving Acceptance of a Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant and Authorizing the Purchase of a LUCAS Chest Compression System for the Norwalk Fire… · Full page →
  16. Monthly Reports and Expenditures
• Vote 3Public Hearing regarding an amendment to the Norwalk Zoning Ordinance: to pass the first reading of an Ordinance amending the Norwalk Zoning Ordinance regarding the…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 4Maintenance Project: to approve Resolution 26180 endorsing an application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for Funding through the Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy…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 5Children under 12 may still operate while under direct supervision. Motion: to change the minimum age of a “responsible individual” from 21 to 16 years oldCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 6
• Vote 6Council discussed whether helmets should be a requirement. Motion by: to require helmets for 14 years old and youngerCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 6
• Vote 7Council considered suggestions requiring pedestrians to yield to bicycles. Motion: to adjourn at 8:31 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 1

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