City Council Work Session Monday, February 02, 2026 05:30 PM Council Chambers - 331 First Street East

RULES OF PROCEDURE

Workshops are not Public Hearings. No member of the public or interested party has the right to make a presentation or address the Council on an item under consideration in a workshop or a study session.

During the City Council Work Session, the Council will primarily discuss and debate items intended to be formally considered at a future City Council Meeting. However, the Council may at any noticed meeting, including a City Council Work Session meeting, take action on any item shown on the posted agenda as a potential action item. The City Council Work Session meeting is a regular meeting of the Independence City Council.

MEETING OPENING

• Call the Meeting to Order

POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

• 1.Resolution to endorse the 6th Avenue SW Extension Trail Phase 2 for grant funding

• MEMO - 6th Ave SW Trail Ph 2 Grant.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- 6th Ave SW Trail Ph support.pdf (0.09 MB)
• TASA application v2.pdf (4.71 MB)

NEW BUSINESS

• 2.Art Across Indee Update – Dam Lighting

• MEMO-ArtAcrossIndee-DamLighting.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Quote 217729 Independence Mill and Dam_29JAN26.pdf (0.20 MB)
• 217729C.pdf (1.13 MB)

• 3.Buchanan County Emergency Management - DAEC discussion

• Work Session 2-2-26.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 4.Wastewater Treatment Plant Update – Federal Grant

• MEMO-WWTPUpdateFeb.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 5.204 3rd St NE

• MEMO - 204 3rd St NE.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 6.1^st Street West BUILD Grant Application – Contract Amendment

• MEMO-1stStreetWest Contract Amendment.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Indy 1st St West Amend 01 BUILD.pdf (0.19 MB)

• 7.2026 City Wide Clean-up

• MEMO-2026 City Wide Clean-up.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 8.Video Recording and Broadcasting of City Council Work Sessions

• MEMO-Work Session Recording.pdf (0.08 MB)

BUDGET DISCUSSION

• 9.Fiscal Year 2027 Levy Discussion

• MEMO-Levy Discussion.pdf (0.08 MB)
• v5 19.83366.pdf (2.97 MB)

• 10.FY2027 Third Party Requests

• MEMO-3rd party fy27.pdf (0.08 MB)
• FY2027 Third Party Requests 11-20-25.pdf (0.18 MB)
• Buc Co Sr Ctr FY27 request.pdf (1.69 MB)
• Buc Co Tourism HMT Request 2025.pdf (0.13 MB)
• Heartland Acres Request for Funding 2027.pdf (0.23 MB)
• Indep Celebrations Fireworks - Funds Request 2026.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Indep Chamber Hotel Motel FY 2027.pdf (0.09 MB)
• Operation Threshold Funding Request Independence FY2027.pdf (0.44 MB)
• FY27 Wapsi Watershed complete.pdf (0.50 MB)

• 11.FY2027 Salary Adjustments

• MEMO-FY27 Salary Discussion.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 12.Department Operating Budgets – FY 2027

• MEMO-Dept. budgets.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Airport Budget.pdf (0.79 MB)
• Animal Control Budget.pdf (0.76 MB)
• Building Budget.pdf (0.78 MB)
• City Administration Budget.pdf (0.82 MB)
• Fire Department Budget.pdf (0.81 MB)
• Garbage Budget.pdf (0.76 MB)
• Library Budget.pdf (0.79 MB)
• Park-Rec Budget.pdf (0.94 MB)
• Police Department Budget.pdf (0.83 MB)
• Storm Water Budget.pdf (0.77 MB)
• Street Department Budget.pdf (0.85 MB)
• Utilities Budget.pdf (0.81 MB)
• Water Budget.pdf (0.81 MB)
• All Other Depts.pdf (0.94 MB)

OTHER BUSINESS/REPORTS

• 13.Council Topics

• 14.Mayor Topics

• 15.City Manager Topics

ADJOURNMENT

This agenda is subject to change.