Nov 2, 2026

Regular City Council Meeting (PDF) · 10 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Berenstein, Bertrand, Rayford, Schoenherr, Scott · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (1): adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Nov 2, 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 2APPLICATIONS FOR CIGARETTE, TOBACCO, NICOTINE, VAPOR PRODUCT PERMITS. A. OVER THE COUNTER: Rox & Rails, 1109 4th Street (New)Passed 4–1 · No: Schoenherr · Minutes, p. 2 · Full page →
• Vote 3APPLICATIONS FOR CIGARETTE, TOBACCO, NICOTINE, VAPOR PRODUCT PERMITS. B. VENDING MACHINE: Rox & Rails, 1109 4th Street (New)Passed 4–1 · No: Schoenherr · Minutes, p. 2 · Full page →
• Vote 4Hearing and Ordinance amending Chapter 25.05 of the Sioux City Municipal Code entitled “Site Development” to update the requirements for off-premises advertising signs and to…Passed 3–2 · No: Berenstein, Bertrand · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →

  What this means: Ordinance. A local law. Ordinances change the city code, and in Iowa they usually take three votes at separate meetings.

• Vote 5Ordinance placing the newly annexed territory described as 7103 Morningside Avenue in the zone classification SR (Suburban Residential). (The Planning and Zoning Commission…Passed 4–1 · No: Scott · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →

  What this means: Annexation. Bringing land from outside city limits into the city, so city rules, services and taxes apply there. Annexation without every owner’s consent also needs approval from a state board.

• Vote 6Ordinance placing the newly annexed territory described as 7103 Morningside Avenue in the zone classification SR (Suburban Residential). Motion: the Statutory Rule requiring that…Carried unanimously · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →

  What this means: Annexation. Bringing land from outside city limits into the city, so city rules, services and taxes apply there. Annexation without every owner’s consent also needs approval from a state board.

• Vote 7Ordinance placing the newly annexed territory described as 7103 Morningside Avenue in the zone classification SR (Suburban Residential). Motion: the ordinance passed third…Passed 4–1 · No: Scott · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →

  What this means: Annexation. Bringing land from outside city limits into the city, so city rules, services and taxes apply there. Annexation without every owner’s consent also needs approval from a state board.

• Vote 8Hearing and Resolution approving the proposal to sell certain real property and authorizing a City Deed. (the part of vacated Amanda Street adjacent to 3501 West 31st Street and…Carried unanimously · Count only · $9,900 · Minutes, p. 4

  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 9Hearing and Resolution accepting the proposal of Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc., for the purchase of certain City-owned property in the Donner Park Urban Renewal Area, and…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Scott · Minutes, p. 4 · Full page →

  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 10AdjournCarried unanimously · Count only · Minutes

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