Oct 6, 2026

City Council · 8 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 Oct 6, 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 - September 15, 2026Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

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

• Vote 3Consent agenda (19 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.

  19 consent items

  1. Approve Bill Lists - September 17, 2026, September 24, 2026 and October 1
  2. Approve Business Licenses
  3. Approve the 2027 City Council Meeting Dates
  4. Approve Resolution 258-2026: First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement - Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc
  5. Approve Grant Application - Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Grant Program
  6. Approve Conflict Waiver Request with Dentons Davis Brown PC
  7. Approve Grant Application - The ICAP Grant
  8. Approve Resolution 255-2026: Subaward Agreement - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
  9. Approve Resolution 254-2026: Final Acceptance – Vegetative Debris Grinding and Disposal Project
  10. Approve Resolution 256-2026: Final Acceptance - 2026 Traffic Signal Improvements
  11. Approve Resolution 253-2026: Professional Service Agreement- Focal Forensics LLC
  12. Approve Resolution 238-2026: Traffic Signal Maintenance Agreement – Iowa Signal Inc
  13. Approve Employee Insurance Benefits Renewal - 2027
  14. Approve Revised Urbandale Civil Service Commission Rules of Procedure
  15. Receive Civil Service Commission Minutes - September 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026
  16. Receive Fire Driver/Engineer Certified List - September 2026
  17. Receive Building Permit Report - September 2026
  18. Receive Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes - September 2026
  19. Receive Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes - September 14, 2026
• Vote 4Public Hearing - Storm Sewer Easement Vacation - "Lots 8-9-10, The Plateau at Deer Creek Plat 1", Case No. 014-2026-01.08 (12870 and 12877 Ridgeview Drive) Mayor Andeweg stated…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  What this means: Public hearing. A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides. Hearings are required by law for some actions, such as budgets, rezoning and borrowing.

• Vote 5Approve Resolution 252-2026: Vacating a Storm Sewer Easement in "Lots 8-9-10, The Plateau at Deer Creek Plat 1"Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  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 6Approve first reading of Ordinance 2026-29: Vacating a Storm Sewer Easement in "Lots 8-9-10, The Plateau at Deer Creek Plat 1"Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Ordinance readings. An ordinance is a local law. In Iowa it is usually voted on at three separate meetings (first, second and third reading) before it passes. Each reading is one of those votes.

• Vote 7PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS 8.1 "Magnolia Heights Plat 8" Final Plat (155th Place and Walnut Meadows Drive)Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 4 · 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 8Ordinance 2026-35: An Ordinance Amending Title XI, Chapter 113 Secondhand Dealers of the Municipal Code of the City of Urbandale, IowaPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 4

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