Oct 15, 2026

City Council Regular Meeting · 17 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 (2): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Oct 15, 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 (21 items, approved in one vote)Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 3

  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.

  21 consent items

  1. October 1, 2026 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting
  2. Renewal Special Class C Retail Alcohol License for Winn’s Pizza & Steakhouse
  3. Resolution 26227 approving the Eighth Amended and Substituted 28E Agreement of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
  4. Resolution 26228 approving an Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for the Iowa Highway 28 South Corridor Study
  5. Resolution 26229 approving the City of Norwalk Urban Renewal Report for Fiscal Year 2026
  6. Resolution 26230 approving an Agreement for Professional Consulting Services with Foth Infrastructure and Environment for the Gordon Heights Sanitary Sewer Lining Project
  7. Resolution 26231approving a Master Services Agreement with Caselle LLC for Software and Hosted Services
  8. Resolution 26232 confirming and levying assessments for Curb Stop, Water Line Repairs and/or Nuisance Lawncare for properties within Norwalk, Iowa · Full page →
  9. Resolution 26233 approving Provider Participation Agreement for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Payment Program
  10. Resolution 26234 approving Intergovernmental Transfer of Public Funds Agreement between the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and the City of Norwalk
  11. Resolution 26235 approving the Assistant City Manager Position, Job Description, Wage Range, Starting Salary, and Associated Funding
  12. Resolution 26236 approving the Information Technology Director Position, Job Description, Wage Range, and Authorized Recruitment
  13. Resolution 26237 approving revisions to the Public Worker II Job Description
  14. Resolution 26238 to approve Pay Estimate No. 4 and Change Order No. 2 to Gerard Tank & Steel, Inc. for the Norwalk Central Water Tower Project
  15. Resolution 26239 approving a 28E Agreement with the Iowa Deparment of Revenue for Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine, and Vapor Product Enforcement
  16. Resolution 26240 of the City Council of the City of Norwalk, Iowa, Disapproving the Application for Renewal of a Class C Retail Alcohol License for El Dorado Mexican Restaurant…
  17. Resolution 26241 approving expenditures for Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Training and Police Officer Uniforms · Full page →
  18. Resolution 26242 approving Supplemental Agreement No. 2 with Snyder & Associates for Additional Engineering Services for the Delaware Street Extension RISE Project
  19. Monthly Reports
  20. Correspondence
  21. And Expenditures
• Vote 3Public Hearing regarding an amendment to the Norwalk Zoning Ordinance: to pass the First Reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Norwalk, Iowa to…Carried 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 4Development regarding location and type of residential uses: to approve Resolution 26243 approving the Preliminary Plat of Holland Pointe South PlatCarried 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 5Approve Resolution 26244 approving financial participation in the repair and renovation of the private storm water pond outlet at 515 W North Ave (Baack Pond)Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7

  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 6Pass the First Reading of an ordinance Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of…Carried 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 7Waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 26-20 Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7 · 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 8Pass the First Reading of an ordinance Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of…Carried 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 9Waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 26-21 Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7 · 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 First Reading of an ordinance Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of…Carried 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 11Waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 26-22 Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 8 · 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 12Pass the First Reading of an ordinance Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 8 · 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 13Waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 26-23 Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 8 · 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 14Pass the First Reading of an ordinance Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 8 · 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 15Waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 26-24 Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Norwalk Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 8 · 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 16Future Agenda Items: to add discussing domesticated skunks to a future agendaCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 1
• Vote 17Council Inquires and Staff Updates: to adjourn at 8:54 p.mCarried unanimously (voice vote) · Minutes, p. 8

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