Aug 18, 2026

City Council · 10 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Boddy, Cacciatore, Montgomery, Croll, Rozendaal · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (1): agenda. Full minutes for the whole Aug 18, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1APPROVE AGENDAPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Approving the agenda. A routine first vote that sets the list of items for the meeting.

• Vote 2City Council Meeting Minutes - August 3, 2026 Motion: MontgomeryPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Approving minutes. The council confirms that the written record of an earlier meeting is accurate.

• Vote 3City Council Lunch and Learn Meeting Minutes - August 11, 2026 Motion: MontgomeryPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

  What this means: Approving minutes. The council confirms that the written record of an earlier meeting is accurate.

• Vote 4Consent agenda (11 items, approved in one vote)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.

  11 consent items

  1. Approve Bill Lists - August 6, 2026 and August 13, 2026
  2. Approve Financial Statements - July 2026
  3. Approve Annual Publication of City Trial Balance FY25-26
  4. Approve Business Licenses and Amendments
  5. Approve Third and Final Reading - Ordinance 2026-32: Vacating a Storm Sewer and Surface Water Flowage Easement in "Timberline Village Plat 2"
  6. Approve Equipment Purchase from Kilburg Equipment, LLC – Engineering and Public Works Department – Automated Carry Can
  7. Approve Equipment Purchase from the MacQueen Group - Firefighter Turnout Gear · Full page →
  8. Affirm Peddler Permit Revocation - Aptive Environmental LLC
  9. Receive Building Permit Report - July 2026
  10. Approve Special Event Request
  11. Receive Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - August 10, 2026
• Vote 5PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS 6.1 “Greater Des Moines Supportive Housing – Building Addition” Site Plan No. 012-2026-06.00 (3940 114th Street)Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2 · Full page →

  What this means: Rezoning. Zoning sets what can be built or done on each piece of land, such as homes, shops or industry. Changing it is done by ordinance, usually after a planning commission review and a public hearing.

• Vote 6Approve Resolution 236-2026: "Barrett Estates Plat 5” Final Plat, subject to conditionsPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3 · 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 7Purchase - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Motion: MontgomeryPassed 5–0 · $489,838 · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →
• Vote 8Ordinance 2026-34: Amending Title VII, Chapter 77 of the Municipal Code of the City of Urbandale, Iowa, to Update Traffic RegulationsPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

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

• Vote 9Waive the second and approve the Third and Final Reading of Ordinance 2026-34: Amending Title VII, Chapter 77.05(B) of the Municipal Code of the City of Urbandale, Iowa, titled…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  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 10Ordinance 2026-30: Amending Title VII, Chapter 75 Bicycles, Recreational Vehicles and Personal Transportation Devices Chief Johansen presented information on updated language in…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

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