City Council Regular Session
Agenda — 39 items
- Resolution approving award of bid to Peterson Contractors, Inc., of Reinbeck, Iowa, in the amount of $722,851.19, and approving the contract, bond and certificate of insurance, in conjunction with the FY 2027 Sergeant Road Trail Repairs, Contract No. 1091, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Resolution approving preliminary plans, specifications, form of contract, etc., setting date of bid opening as October 22, 2026 and date of public hearing as November 2, 2026, in conjunction with the 2026-2028 Residential/Miscellaneous Areas Snow Removal Contract for city owned lots generally acquired through Iowa Code 657A, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- <div class="fr-temp-div">Resolution setting date of public hearing as October 19, 2026, on the proposal to enter into a Real Estate Contract with LMJ Investment Properties, LLC, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- Resolution approving an Grant Administration Services Agreement with the Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, to oversee the EDA grant in conjunction with the FY 2026 EDA Warp Storm, Sanitary, and Water Extensions Project, Contract 1138, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Resolution approving a contract with Boomerang Corp. of Anamosa, Iowa, in the amount of $1,667,660.00, in conjunction with the Rehabilitate Partial Runway 18-36 Project, FAA AIP 3-19-0094-059-2026 and FAA AIP 3-19-0094-060-2026, and authorizing the Mayor to execute said document.
- Liquor Licenses1850 Patio & Grill, 1850 W. Ridgeway Avenue, Class C w/Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 10/31/2026.Damon's Sports Bar & Grill, 2122 Kimball Avenue, Class C w/Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 10/04/2026.Friendship Village, 600 Park Lane, Class F w/Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 10/18/2026.Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, 3700 University Avenue, Class C w/Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 10/31/2026.<br>K-Zar, 1761 Independence Avenue, Class E w/Sunday Sales, (Renewal) Exp: 10/13/2027.Kwik Star #715, 135 E. Ridgeway Avenue, Class B w/Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 07/31/2026.Karma Bar, 309 w. 4th Street, Class C w/Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales, (Renewal) Exp: 10/14/2026.<br>Hampton Inn, 2034 La Porte Road, Class C w/Sunday Sales, (Renewal) Exp: 01/31/2027.M& J Caribbean Restaurant, 924-926 La Porte Road, Class C w/Sunday Sales, (Renewal) Exp: 09/22/2026.Now & Forever Waterloo, 1976 Franklin Street, Class E w/Sunday Sales (New) Exp: 08/31/2027.Petersen & Tietz Florists, 2275 Independence Avenue, Class B, w/Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 10/08/2026.<br>West Side Liquor, 919 W. 5th Street, Class E w/Sunday Sales (Renewal) Exp: 10/29/2026.
- Resolution approving a Service Agreement with Interstate Power Systems of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the amount of $20,526.37 over three years, and authorizing the Mayor to execute said document.
- Resolution approving a Professional Services Agreement with Mead & Hunt, of Madison, Wisconsin, in the amount of $143,634.00, in conjunction with the Hangar Development Planning Study Project, and authorizing the Mayor to execute said document.
- Resolution approving a Professional Services Agreement with Terracon Consultants, Inc., of Cedar Falls, Iowa, in the amount not to exceed $15,350.00 in conjunction with the WARP 5th Addition Project, and authorizing the Mayor to execute said document.
- Resolution setting date of the public hearing as October 19, 2026, to authorize the sale and conveyance of 8.95 acres of city-owned property located on Lot 9 of Waterloo Air and Rail Park in the amount of $88,501.00, including approval of a Development Agreement for the construction of a 50,400 square-foot warehouse with rebates for ten-years at fifty percent and a Minimum Assessment Agreement with Aline EDS, in the amount of $3,750,000.00, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- Resolution approving a Temporary Easement Agreement in the amount of $500.00 with Sandra K. Wright and Robert E. Wright, located at 3029 Huntington Road, in conjunction with the Katoski Drive/Huntington Road reconstruction project, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Resolution approving a Temporary Easement Agreement in the amount of $1,562.00 with Chrisbro II, Inc., compensation for the removal of six mature shrubs in the amount of $600.00, total compensation amount of $2,162.00, for property located at 2034 La Porte Road, in conjunction with the La Porte Road Phase III Reconstruction Project, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Resolution approving an Amendment to the AIA - 2017 Standard Form Agreement with Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP, dated February 10, 2025, titled Waterloo Police Support Campus to amend the project location to 100 E. 5th Street, and to amend the timeline and the project budget to $5,300,000.00, and fee schedule, and authorizing the Mayor to execute said document.
- Closed Session on the purchase of real estate pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(j).
- Resolution setting date of public hearing as October 19, 2026, for a request by Salih Vejzovic for a Site Plan Amendment to change the conditions of zoning to allow for a car lot in the “C-2,C-Z” Conditional Zoning District at the NW corner of Conger Street and Fairview Avenue, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- Communication from the Police Department on the notice of the conclusion of employment of Andrea Lynn, Clerk II, effective August 28, 2026, with recommendation of approval of payout of $3,762.91 for unused benefits.
- Communication from the Public Works Sanitation Department on the notice of the conclusion of employment of Jason Heffelmeier, Solid Waste Technician, effective August 28, 2026, with recommendation of approval of payout of $1,646.04 for unused benefits.
- Communication from the Police Department on the notice of the conclusion of employment of Hector Camarin, Police Lieutenant, effective September 11, 2026, with recommendation of approval of payout of $29,825.30 for unused benefits.
- <strong>Prayer or Moment of Silence.
- Approval of Agenda as proposed or amended.
- Resolution of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, authorizing official banking signatures.
- Approval of Minutes of the September 21, 2026, Council Regular Session, as proposed or amended.
- <strong>Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor Dave Boesen.
- Resolution approving cancellation of sidewalk assessments for properties located at 919 Allen Street (Parcel No. 891326453019), in the amount of $3,185.94, and the 500 block of Johnson Street (Parcel No. 891326453020), in the amount of $1,294.25, and authorizing the City Clerk to notify Black Hawk County Treasurer of said cancellation.
- Bills Payment, Finance Committee Invoice Summary Report, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
- Motion to receive and file Planning, Programming, and Zoning Commission minutes of August 2026.
- Resolution setting date of public hearing as October 19, 2026, to approve a request by the City of Waterloo to vacate 959 square-feet of city-owned right-of-way in the “C-2” Commercial District and “R-2” One and Two-Family Residence District, located at 1130 Ansborough Avenue, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- Issuance of not to exceed $3,968,000 Sewer Revenue Capital Loan Notes.
- Resolution setting date of public hearing as October 19, 2026, to approve a request by A-Line EDS for a Site Plan Amendment in the “M-2,P” Planned Industrial District on Lot 9 of Waterloo Air and Rail Park 4th Addition, located south-east of 4050 Leversee Road, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- Resolution accepting a Highway Safety Improvement Program grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation, in the amount of $220,000.00, for the installation of grooved-in thermoplastic stop line and crosswalk pavement markings at thirty-six intersections, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Resolution accepting an Air Service Development Grant with Iowa Department of Transportation, in the amount of $48,000.00, funded at eighty percent, in conjunction with the FY-2027 Air Service Development Program, and authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Aviation to execute said document.
- Resolution setting date of public hearing as October 19, 2026, to approve a request by Heinhold Hog Markets, LLC, for a Site Plan Amendment, to amend a previously approved site plan for the construction of a 21,640 square-foot hog holding facility in the "M-2,P" Planned Industrial District located south of 720 North Elk Run Road, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- An ordinance amending the Planning, Programming, and Zoning Commission.<br><br>Motion to receive, file, consider, and pass for the first time an ordinance amending the City of Waterloo Code of Ordinances by repealing Section 3, Composition and Membership, of Chapter 1, Planning, Programming, and Zoning Commission, Title 2, Boards and Commissions, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 3, Composition and Membership, of Chapter 1, Planning, Programming, and Zoning Commission, Title 2, Boards and Commissions.Motion to suspend the rules. Motion to receive, file, consider, and pass for the second and third times and adopt the ordinance.
- Resolution accepting a Commercial Service Vertical Infrastructure Grant with the Iowa Department of Transportation, in the amount of $163,101.00, funded at one-hundred percent, in conjunction with the FY-2027 CSVI Terminal Building Remodel Project, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Resolution setting date of public hearing as October 19, 2026, to approve a request by the City of Waterloo to rezone approximately 0.272 acres from “R-2” One and Two-Family Residence District to “C-2” Commercial District, located at 1130 Ansborough Avenue, and instruct the City Clerk to publish notice.
- Resolution accepting an Airport Improvement Program Grant with the Iowa Department of Transportation, in the amount of $107,725.00, funded at seventy-five percent, in conjunction with the Hangar Development Planning Study Project, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said document.
- Motion to reconsider a vote to table the city manager ordinance for 30 days and form an ad-hoc committee comprised of Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Salamanca and Ms. Berry.
- Resolution approving the request by Robson Homes Inc., for tax exemptions on the construction of a new twin home unit valued at $200,000.00, for property located at 4180 Mystic Drive and located in the City Limits Urban Revitalization Area (CLURA).
- An ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission.<br><br>Motion to receive, file, consider, and pass for the first time an ordinance amending the City of Waterloo Code of Ordinances by repealing Section 2, Composition and Membership of Chapter 10, Human Rights Commission, Title 1, Administration, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 2, Composition and Membership, of Chapter 10, Human Rights Commission. Motion to suspend the rules.Motion to consider and pass for the second and third times and adopt said ordinance.
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