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Waukee › Apr 20, 2026 meeting › Vote 7 · Item 4

2026 Downtown Street Improvements Project: resolution approving Temporary Construction…

Waukee City Council · Apr 20, 2026 · Public safety · Getting around

Recorded in the minutes as “Purchase Agreements, Easements: 1. 2026 Downtown Street Improvements Project: a) Consideration of approval of a resoluti (amounts itemized in the minutes”. Passed 4–0 as part of the consent agenda; Yes: Crone, Grove, Lyon, Pierce. Amount in the record: $646,987.38.

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 AndersonAbsent
Chris CroneYes
Rob GroveYes
Lori LyonYes
Anna Bergman PierceYes

More from the record

Item 4 of the consent agenda, recorded in the minutes as: “Purchase Agreements, Easements: 1. 2026 Downtown Street Improvements Project: a) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Temporary Construction Easement with a property owner Estate Group, LLC (Resolution #2026-158) b) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Temporary Construction Easement with Johnston Charter Bank (Resolution #2026-159) c) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Temporary Construction Easement with S&J Walnut Property, LLC (Resolution #2026-160) d) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Temporary Construction Easement with Schillinger Properties, LLC, and Crazy Dairy Goddess Properties, LLC (Resolution #2026-161) e) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Temporary Construction Easement with WRJ North, LC (Resolution #2026-162) 2. City of Waukee Gas Utility Sale: a) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between a private party Trust and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-163) b) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between Westgate Townhomes Association and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-164) c) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between Hale Development Co., LLC, and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-165) d) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Purchase Agreement and Easement between Blount Real Estate Partnership, LC, and the City of Waukee (Resolution #2026-166) e) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Public Utility Easements (2) with Waukee Community School District (Resolution #2026-167) f) Consideration of approval of a resolution approving Temporary Construction Easement with a family trust (Resolution #2026-168) G. Change Orders, Payment Estimates, Acceptances of Public Improvements, Releases of Retainage: 1. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 28 (Combined) for the Waukee Public Safety Building Project in the amount of $1,006.05 2. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Change Order No. 1 to PDM Glass for the Waukee Public Safety Building Renovation Project, Bid Package No. 1 – Exterior Glass and Glazing, decreasing the contract in the amount of $9,231.20 3. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 12 to Elder Corporation for the University Avenue Area Improvements Phase 1 Project in the amount of $161,753.47 4. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Change Order No. 1 to Vanderpool Construction for the University Avenue Area Improvements Phase 2 Project, increasing the contract in the amount of $2,130.00 5. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 1 to Vanderpool Construction for the University Avenue Area Improvements Phase 2 Project in the amount of $646,987.38 6. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 4 to S.M. Hentges & Sons Co., Inc., for the West Area Trunk Sewer Extension Phase 3 Project in the amount of $203,702.38 7. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Change Order No. 2 to Holzworth Concrete for the NW 6th Street Culvert Over Little Walnut Creek Project, increasing the contract in the amount of $14,700.00 8. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 4 to Holzworth Concrete for the NW 6th Street Culvert Over Little Walnut Creek Project in the amount of $15,044.31 9. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 2 to Max Smith Construction, LLC, for the Little Walnut Creek Drive Water Main Improvements Project in the amount of $98,556.23 10. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Change Order No. 2 to Max Smith Construction, LLC, for the Warrior Lane Roundabout Water Main Connection Project, increasing the contract in the amount of $127.50 11. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 2 (Final) to Max Smith Construction, LLC, for the Warrior Lane Roundabout Water Main Connection Project in the amount of $27,938.42 12. Consideration of approval of a resolution accepting public improvements [Warrior Lane Roundabout Water Main Connection Project] (Resolution #2026-169) 13. Consideration of approval of a motion approving Payment Estimate No. 25 (Final) to Landmark Structures for the 3rd Street Elevated Storage Tank Replacement Project in the amount of $71,173.06 14. Consideration of approval of a resolution accepting public improvements [3rd Street Elevated Storage Tank Replacement Project] (Resolution #2026-170)”. 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: Crone, Grove, Lyon, Pierce. Nays: None. Absent: Anderson. Motion carried 4 – 0 – 1.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole Apr 20, 2026 meeting, p. 1 (saved copy) · All votes at this meeting

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