Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 27, 2026 05:30 PM Council Chambers - 331 First Street East

RULES OF PROCEDURE

Meeting is live-streamed on the Indytel Local Access Channel, YouTube, and Facebook.
Per the Rules of Procedure for Conduct of City Council Business, the length of any meeting shall be limited to three (3) hours. This limitation may be extended for any particular meeting by a super majority (two-thirds (5 out of 7)) vote to suspend the rules and extend the meeting by the time required. The Mayor shall be responsible for enforcing this rule.

MEETING OPENING

• 1.Pledge of Allegiance

• 2.Roll Call

• 3.Approve the Agenda

  The agenda may be amended to remove items during this time, but no items may be added to the agenda.

• 4.Public Comment

  Welcome to Visitors: 5-minute time limitation for speaking, no profanity will be tolerated, and no personal attacks against Council Members or City Staff will be allowed. The Council is unable to respond or take any action at this time. Please state your name and address before addressing the Council for the official record.

• 5.Proclamations

• MEMO - Proclamation 4-27-26.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Fair Housing 4-2026.pdf (0.56 MB)
• Municipal Clerks Week 2026.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Proclamation-Childcare.pdf (0.09 MB)

CONSENT AGENDA

• 6.Accept and Approve Consent Agenda

  a. The minutes of the April 13th, 2026, special meeting.

  b. The minutes of the April 13th, 2026, regular meeting.

  All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council Votes on the motion.

• Consent Item A.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 4-13-26 Special Meeting minutes.pdf (0.16 MB)
• Consent Item B.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 4-13-26 Regular Meeting minutes.pdf (0.27 MB)

FINANCIALS

• 7.Approve the Claims

• MEMO - Approve Claims.pdf (0.08 MB)
• PO_Listing_By_Vendor_Name-1777046207.pdf (0.13 MB)

• 8.Revenues and Expenses to date – Information Only

• MEMO - Rev-Exp TD.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Airport 4-23-26.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Animal 4-23-26.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Building 4-23-26.pdf (0.12 MB)
• City Admin 4-23-26.pdf (0.16 MB)
• Fire 4-23-26.pdf (0.13 MB)
• Garbage 4-23-26.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Library 4-23-26.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Parks 4-23-26.pdf (0.30 MB)
• Police 4-23-26.pdf (0.13 MB)
• Storm Water 4-23-26.pdf (0.09 MB)
• Streets 4-23-26.pdf (0.17 MB)
• Utilities 4-23-26.pdf (0.20 MB)

• 9.Transfers – Information Only

• MEMO - Transfers.pdf (0.08 MB)
• 4-2026 Apport.pdf (4.02 MB)
• 4-2026 transfers.pdf (1.10 MB)

HEARINGS / ORDINANCES

• 10.Third and final Reading of an Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 170 Zoning Regulations

• MEMO - ORD Rezone Gee end of Pine final.pdf (0.08 MB)
• ORD 2026- Rezone Gee end of Pine.pdf (0.10 MB)

• 11.Second Reading of an Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 65 – Stop Required

• MEMO - Ord. Ch 65 Stop Required - second.pdf (0.08 MB)
• ORD 2026- Amend Ch 65 Stop or Yield Required.pdf (0.12 MB)

• 12.Public Hearing for the Proposed Rezoning Request of M-2 Heavy Manufacturing to C-2 Commercial

• MEMO-Pub Hear Rezone McDonald.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Rezoning overview photo.pdf (0.15 MB)

• 13.First Reading of an Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 170 Zoning Regulations

• MEMO-ORD 170 Rezone McDonald.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Rezoning overview photo.pdf (0.15 MB)
• ORD 2026- Rezone McDonald.pdf (0.09 MB)

• 14.Set a public hearing for Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment #2

• MEMO - FY26 Amend 2.pdf (0.08 MB)
• PublicHearingNotice FY26 2.pdf (0.01 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-_Revenue.pdf (0.37 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Public Safety.pdf (0.32 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Public Works.pdf (0.35 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Culture-Rec.pdf (0.44 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Econ-Develop.pdf (0.19 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Gen Govt.pdf (0.33 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Cap Project.pdf (0.21 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Enterprise.pdf (0.32 MB)
• 2026 _09_-_MAR_-Expense Transfers.pdf (0.19 MB)

RESOLUTIONS

• 15.Funding Agreement with Independence Celebrations Committee

• MEMO - Indep Celebrate.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- FY27 Indep Celebrations.pdf (0.09 MB)
• FY27 agree Indee Celebrate.pdf (0.10 MB)

• 16.Funding Agreement with Heartland Acres Agribition Center

• MEMO - Heartland FY27.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- FY27 Heartland Acres.pdf (0.09 MB)
• FY27 agree Heartland.pdf (1.18 MB)

• 17.Airport Zoning Commission appointment

• MEMO - Airport Zoning Lake.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- Airport Zoning Commission Lake.pdf (0.12 MB)

• 18.Airport Zoning Commission appointment

• MEMO - Airport Zoning Brian K.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- Airport Zoning Commission Brian K.pdf (0.12 MB)

• 19.Airport Board of Adjustment appointment

• MEMO - Airport BOA Hand.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- Airport BOA Hand.pdf (0.12 MB)

• 20.Airport Board of Adjustment appointment

• MEMO - Airport BOA J W.pdf (0.08 MB)
• RES 2026- Airport BOA J W.pdf (0.12 MB)

OTHER BUSINESS

• 21.Special Event Application - RAGBRAI

• MEMO - RAGBRAI Special Event App.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Special Event-RAGBRAI 2026.pdf (2.27 MB)

• 22.Water Main Material – Authorization for Purchase

• MEMO - Water Main Material - Request to purchase.pdf (0.08 MB)
• WMRepairsJ&R.pdf (0.13 MB)
• WMRepairsDSG.pdf (0.15 MB)
• WMRepairsUtility Equipment.pdf (0.33 MB)

• 23.Iowa DOT Highway 20 Project Notice – Information Only

• MEMO - Iowa DOT Highway 20 project.pdf (0.08 MB)
• MP-020-6(723)252--76-10 PCC Patching.pdf (0.16 MB)

• 24.Council Member Requests

• MEMO - Council Member Requests.pdf (0.08 MB)

REPORTS

Reminder to Council that reports is not for group discussion on items not on the agenda. This is the time to give shout-outs to people or groups. If you would like to talk about an item for a future meeting, you can ask for it here but there can not be further discussion on the item as it could lead to an open meeting law violation.

• 25.Council Members
  
  

• 26.Staff/Other

  - City Manager
  - Mayor
  - Other Department Heads / Staff

CLOSED SESSION Per Iowa Code 21.5(1)(j) -  To discuss the purchase or sale of particular real estate only where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property or reduce the price the governmental body would receive for that property.

• 27.Closed Session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(j): Real Estate Strategy

• MEMO-Closed Session.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 28.Action regarding Real Estate Strategy following Closed Session

• MEMO-Closed Session action after.pdf (0.08 MB)

ADJOURNMENT

This agenda is subject to change.