Mar 16, 2026

Regular City Council Meeting (PDF) · 4 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Berenstein, Bertrand, Rayford, Scott · Absent: Schoenherr

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (1): adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Mar 16, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Consent agenda. Motion: to adopt the Consent AgendaCarried unanimously · Count only · Minutes

  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 2Hearing and Resolution approving plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for construction of the Big Sioux River Erosion Repair Project. (Project No.…Carried unanimously · Count only · Minutes, p. 4

  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 3Hearing and Resolution approving the proposal of MidAmerican Energy Company for the granting of a Sign Easement in certain land in the Combined Floyd River Urban Renewal Area.…Carried unanimously · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  What this means: Tax increment financing (TIF). Within an urban renewal area, the extra property tax from rising values can be set aside for a period of years to pay for projects or incentives in that area, instead of going to the usual taxing bodies.

• Vote 4AdjournCarried unanimously · Count only · Minutes

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