Jul 28, 2026

City Council 07-28-2026 Regular Session · 9 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Murray, Birch, Hodges, DeMoss, Konrad · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (3): agenda, minutes, bills and claims, reports, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Jul 28, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1APPROVAL OF AGENDAPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1
• Vote 2A. Hodges/DeMoss moved to approve the CONSENT ITEMS: Council Minutes – dated 07-14-26, Claims Listing - dated 07-28-26, Expenditure Report - dated 06-30-26, Revenue Report -…Passed 5–0 · 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.

• Vote 3A. Special Event Application – Together for Good & the Table Project Event – Sept. 19Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Tabling. Setting an item aside for now. A tabled item can be brought back at a later meeting. It is not a final yes or no.

• Vote 4B. Resolution #072826-03 – Approval of Payment Application No. 4 and Release of Retainage for Doanes Park PlaygroundPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

  What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.

• Vote 5C. Resolution #072826-04 – Approval of Payment Application No. 4 and Change Order No. 1 – Spring Creek Stream StabilizationPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

  What this means: Change order. An approved change to a construction contract the city already signed. It can raise or lower the price, or change the work or the schedule.

• Vote 6D. Resolution #072826-05 – Authorizing Submittal of Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program for Fiscal Year 2030 and Fiscal Year 2031 Applications to the Des…Passed 5–0 · 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 7E. Resolution #072826-06 – Resolution setting the date for the sale of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2026 and authorizing the use of a preliminary official…Passed 5–0 · $1 · Minutes, p. 2 · Full page →

  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 8F. Resolution #072826-07 – Approval of Renewal Agreement with the Iowa Department of Public SafetyPassed 5–0 · $97,359 · Minutes, p. 2 · Full page →

  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 9AdjournPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

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