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Urbandale › Jan 6, 2026 meeting › Vote 21

Establish Public Hearing - Natural Gas Franchise with MidAmerican Energy Company

Urbandale City Council · Jan 6, 2026 · Taxes and fees

Recorded in the minutes as “Establish Public Hearing - Natural Gas Franchise with MidAmerican Energy Company”. Passed 5–0; Yes: Boddy, Cacciatore, Montgomery, Croll, Rozendaal. The item included a public hearing.

What this means (Public hearing): A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides.

How each member voted

OfficialVote
Patricia BoddyYes
Joe CacciatoreYes
Bridget Carberry MontgomeryYes
Amy CrollYes
Blake RozendaalYes

More from the record

Recorded in the minutes as: “2. Establish Public Hearing - Natural Gas Franchise with MidAmerican Energy Company Motion: Motion by Councilmember Rozendaal, second by Councilmember Cacciatore to approve Resolution 016-2026: Establishing January 20, 2026 as a public hearing for consideration of Ordinance 2026-02 Granting to MidAmerican Energy Company, its successors and assigns, the right and non-exclusive franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and operate in the City of Urbandale, Iowa, a natural gas system and to furnish and sell natural gas to the City and its inhabitants and authorizing the City to collect franchise fees for a period of 20 years; establishing February 3, 2026 as a public hearing for the consideration of the adoption of a Resolution Adopting a Revenue Purpose Statement regarding the use of revenue from the natural gas franchise fee; and authorize the City Clerk to publish notice of the public hearings”.

Motion as recorded: “Motion by Councilmember Rozendaal, second by Councilmember Cacciatore to approve Resolution 016-2026: Establishing January 20, 2026 as a public hearing for consideration of Ordinance 2026-02 Granting to MidAmerican Energy Company, its successors and assigns, the right and non-exclusive franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and operate in the City of Urbandale, Iowa, a natural gas system and to furnish and sell natural gas to the City and its inhabitants and authorizing the City to collect franchise fees for a period of 20 years; establishing February 3, 2026 as a public hearing for the consideration of the adoption of a Resolution Adopting a Revenue Purpose Statement regarding the use of revenue from the natural gas franchise fee; and authorize the City Clerk to publish notice of the public hearings”.

From the vote line in the official minutes, which names each member’s vote. Members not named in the vote line are shown as Not in the record unless the minutes list them absent. Vote line as printed: “AYES: Boddy, Cacciatore, Carberry Montgomery, Croll, and Rozendaal. Motion carried 5-0.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole Jan 6, 2026 meeting, p. 6 (saved copy) · All votes at this meeting

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