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Waukee › Feb 17, 2026 meeting › Vote 7 · Item 5

City of Waukee Gas Utility Sale: resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between…

Waukee City Council · Feb 17, 2026 · Taxes and fees · Budget

Recorded in the minutes as “Purchase Agreements, Easements: 1. City of Waukee Gas Utility Sale: a) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between HZB…”. Passed 5–0 as part of the consent agenda; Yes: Anderson, Crone, Grove, Lyon, Pierce. Amount in the record: $10,460,000.

What this means (Easement): A right for the city or a utility to use part of someone’s land for a set purpose, such as pipes or access.

How each member voted

OfficialVote
Kala AndersonYes
Chris CroneYes
Rob GroveYes
Lori LyonYes
Anna Bergman PierceYes

More from the record

Item 5 of the consent agenda, recorded in the minutes as: “Purchase Agreements, Easements: 1. City of Waukee Gas Utility Sale: a) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between HZB Enterprises, LLC, and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-060) b) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between a family trust and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-061) c) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between a private party and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-062) 2. Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easements between NBT Development, LLC, and the City of Waukee [10th Street Extension Project] (Resolution #2026- 063) 3. Consideration of approval of a resolution accepting Offsite Public Utility Easement [JJR Holdings, LLC] (Resolution #2026-064) H. Change Orders, Payment Estimates, Acceptances of Public Improvements, Releases of Retainage: 1. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 26 (Combined) for the Waukee Public Safety Building Project in the amount of $425,208.64 2. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 11 to Wendler, Inc., f/k/a WRH, Inc., for the Lift Stations No. 4 & 6 Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $21,291.52 3. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 3 to Holzworth Concrete for the NW 6th Street Culvert Over Little Walnut Creek Project in the amount of $222,516.42 4. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 11 to Elder Corporation for the University Avenue Area Improvements Phase 1 Project in the amount of $115,530.88 I. $10,460,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026A: a) Consideration of approval of a resolution appointing Paying Agent, Bond Registrar, and Transfer Agent, Approving the Paying Agent and Bond Registrar and Transfer Agent Agreement and Authorizing the Execution of the Agreement (Resolution #2026-065) b) Consideration of approval of a resolution authorizing and providing for the issuance, and levying a tax to pay the Bonds; Approval of the Tax Exemption Certificate and Continuing Disclosure Certificate (Resolution #2026-066) J. Fixing Dates for Public Hearings: 1. Consideration of approval of a motion setting March 16, 2026, as the date of public hearing on the vacation of a Gas Main Easement [HZB Enterprises, LLC] 2. Consideration of approval of a resolution ordering construction of the Little Walnut Creek Headwaters Wetland and Greenway Project and fixing a date for hearing thereon and taking bids therefor (Resolution #2026-067) 3. Consideration of approval of a resolution ordering construction of the 10th Street Extension Project and fixing a date for hearing thereon and taking of bids therefor (Resolution #2026-068) 4. Consideration of approval of a resolution setting date of public hearing and authorizing mailing and publication of Notice of Intent to Commence a Public Improvement Project to construct the 10th Street Extension Project, to fund the final site specific design, make the final site selection and route, to acquire land for the project or, if necessary, by eminent domain (Resolution #2026-069)”. The council approved the whole consent agenda in one vote.

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: Anderson, Crone, Grove, Lyon, Pierce. Nays: None. Motion carried 5 – 0.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole Feb 17, 2026 meeting, p. 1 (saved copy) · All votes at this meeting

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