Aug 20, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 7 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Brown, Kuhl, Meinecke, Porter · Absent: Boerjan

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (2): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Aug 20, 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 (17 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.

  17 consent items

  1. August 6, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Special Event Application for the 2026 Homeshow Expo & Coastal Social
  3. Block Party Application for 9301 Bottlebrush Rd
  4. Renewal Class “E” Retail Alcohol License for Mega Saver
  5. New Special Class “C” Retail Alcohol License for Winn’s Pizza & Steakhouse
  6. New Special Class “C” Retail Alcohol License for Thirsty Pigs LLC for Music Fest
  7. Renewal Class “C” Retail Alcohol License for Fairway Franks Bar & Grill
  8. Renewal Class “E” Retail Alcohol License for Casey’s Store #2568
  9. Item title not in the record
  10. Resolution 26194 approving Pay Estimate No. 13 and Change Order No. 4 to Northern Lines Contracting, Inc. for the North River Interceptor Extension - Phase 1 Project
  11. Resolution 26195 adopting an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy for the City of Norwalk
  12. Resolution 26196 Appointing Scott Rupp to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
  13. Resolution 26197 Approving an Agreement with Veenstra & Kimm for Professional Engineering Services for the Beardsley Street Lift Station Replacement Project
  14. Resolution 26198 Approving the Upfit of Two Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles for the Police Department · Full page →
  15. Resolution 26199 Approving the disposal of Surplus City Property
  16. Monthly Reports
  17. And Expenditures
• Vote 3Discussion regarding Lone Tree (Maple Heights) potential amendment to: to pass the second reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 66 of the Norwalk Code to Establish a Vehicle…Carried unanimously (roll call) · as amended · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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 5Pass the final reading of Ordinance 26-13 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 6Future Agenda Items: to consider Norwalk joining the bipartisan coalition promoting benefits of locating data centers in IowaCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 2
• Vote 7Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to adjourn at 6:37 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 6

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