Aug 6, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 14 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 (5): agenda, hearing dates, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Aug 6, 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. July 16, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. July 28, 2026 Minutes of the Special City Council Work Session Meeting, New Class “E” Retail Alcohol License for NOrwalk Whiskey Vault & Spirits
  3. Resolution 26181approving Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with WHKS for Additional Engineering Services for the 2026 Street Patching Project
  4. Resolution 26182 approving a Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates for Engineering Services for the West High Road Subdrain Retrofit Phase 2 Project
  5. Resolution 26183 setting the date for a Public Hearing on a Proposed Amendment to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Norwalk, Iowa, by adding and enacting a new section to… · Full page →
  6. Resolution 26184 approving a Grant Agreement with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau for Traffic Safety Enforcement, Education, Training, and Equipment
  7. Resolution 26185 approving a Maintenance Services Agreement with Cumming American Legion Post 562 for the Freedom Rock Memorial Site
  8. Resolution 26186 approving an Agreement for Professional Services with Bolton & Menk for the 50th Avenue Trail Project, Resolution 26187 approving Acceptance of a Prairie Meadows…
  9. Resolution 26188 approving the Granicus Communications Cloud Subscription Renewal for GovDelivery
  10. And Expenditures
• Vote 3Approve Resolution 26189 approving a 28E agreement between the City of Norwalk, the City of Des Moines, and Warren County, for the SW 28th Street Public Maintenance ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: 28E agreement. An agreement under Iowa Code chapter 28E that lets governments share services, costs or facilities.

• Vote 4Pass the first reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 66 of the Norwalk Code to Establish a Vehicle Weight Restriction on SW 28th StreetPassed 3–2 · No: Meinecke, Porter · 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 5Approve Resolution 26190 initiating a Zoning Ordinance Amendment, referring the proposal to the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission and setting a Public Hearing regarding a…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5 · Full page →

  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 6Approve Resolution 26191 initiating rezoning, referring the rezoning proposal to the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission and setting a Public Hearing regarding the proposed…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 7Approve Resolution 26192 initiating a Zoning Ordinance Amendment, referring the proposal to the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission and setting a Public Hearing regarding a…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5 · Full page →

  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 8Approve Resolution 26193 accepting Infrastructure and Approving the Final Plat of Saddle Ridge Plat 2Carried 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 10Pass the second reading of an Ordinance amending the Norwalk Zoning Ordinance regarding the Reconstruction of Nonconforming Structures on Residential LotsCarried 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 11Pass the final reading of Ordinance 26-12 amending Chapter 76 of the Norwalk Municipal Code regarding Bicycle Regulation to update the ordinance to include the Regulation of…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  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 12Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to enter closed session at 7:37 pm pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 21.5(1)(c) to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Closed session. Iowa’s open meetings law lets a council meet privately only for listed reasons, such as a lawsuit, buying property or some personnel matters. Any final vote must still be taken in public.

• Vote 13Adjourn closed session at 7:54 pmCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7

  What this means: Closed session. Iowa’s open meetings law lets a council meet privately only for listed reasons, such as a lawsuit, buying property or some personnel matters. Any final vote must still be taken in public.

• Vote 14Adjourn at 7:55 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 7

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