Oct 1, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 15 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 (5): agenda, hearing dates, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Oct 1, 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 (9 items, approved in one vote)Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 1

  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.

  9 consent items

  1. September 17, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Resolution 26217 Setting Date for Public Hearing on Designation of the Expanded Norwalk Urban Renewal Area and on Urban renewal Plan Amendment
  3. Resolution 26218 to approve Pay Estimate No. 2 to Steele Excavating, Inc. for the 2026 Founders Water Main Replacement Project
  4. Resolution 26219 approving the Maintenance Bond Expiration and Warranty Review Policy
  5. Resolution 26220 approving the MS4 Stormwater Management and Compliance Policy
  6. Resolution 26221 approving and Extension and Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Iowa Department of Revenue regarding the State of Iowa Setoff Program
  7. Resolution 26222 approving Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Professional Service with Bolton & Menk for the Safe Routes to School Project
  8. Correspondence
  9. And Expenditures
• Vote 3LLC: to disapprove New Class “C” Retail Alcohol License for El Dorado Mexican Restaurant & Grill - 1327 Sunset Drive, Suite 100Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Alcohol and tobacco permits. Businesses need local approval before the state issues an alcohol or tobacco permit. Councils routinely sign off on new permits and renewals.

• Vote 4Avenue, Center Street, Elm Avenue, and Main Street Sidewalk and ADA: to approve Resolution 26223 approving plans, specifications, and estimate of cost for the Safe Routes to…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3

  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 5Approve Resolution 26224 awarding contract for the Safe Routes to School Sidewalk ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3

  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 6Approve Resolution 26225 approving contract and bond for the Safe Routes to School Sidewalk ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3

  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 26226 initiating a zoning amendment, referring the proposal to the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission, and setting a Public Hearing regarding the proposed…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3

  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 Deleting Property from the Tax Increment Financing District for the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area of the City of Norwalk, Iowa, Pursuant to…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 9Waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 26-16 Deleting Property from the Tax Increment Financing District for the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area of the City of Norwalk,…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →

  What this means: Waiving readings. An ordinance normally gets three votes at separate meetings. Waiving readings skips the later votes so it can pass sooner. In Iowa that takes a larger majority than a normal vote.

• Vote 10Pass the Final Reading of Ordinance 26-17 adding and enacting a new section to Chapter 104 to establish the Dunn Trunk Sewer Area Benefited Sewer District and to adopt connection…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · 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- 18 amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by amending Chapter 175A (General Provisions) and Chapter 175B (District…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 12Pass the Final Reading of Ordinance 26-19 amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Norwalk, Iowa by amending the Hughes Century Crossing Planned Unit Development Land Use…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 13Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to enter closed session at 6:53 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. 4

  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 closed session at 7:29 pmCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

  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 15Adjourn at 7:29 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 4

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