Council approves zoning changes, franchise, plumbing and public-works measures in voice votes

The Council passed a series of ordinances and resolutions on voice votes, approving zoning amendments, a rezoning, a MidAmerican Energy franchise matter on first reading, a cryptocurrency ATM warning requirement, multiple licensing and plumbing rule updates, and a set of public-works and planning resolutions.

Key items approved during the meeting included:

- Ordinances 66-22 and 66-23: Amendments to zoning code provisions to add equipment sales and rental as a conditional use in the C-2 commercial district and to add equipment sales and rental to prohibited land uses in the West Broadway corridor design overlay. Motion to approve and motion to waive third reading passed by voice vote; no written protests were received during the public hearing.

- Ordinance 66-24: Rezoning of Lot 2, Club Car Wash Addition (undeveloped lot immediately south of 2201 West Broadway) from C-2 commercial to R-4 high-density multifamily residential. Motion to approve and motion to waive third reading passed by voice vote; no written protests were received.

- Resolution 25-30: Approval of plans and specifications for the West Graham Reconstruction public-works project (25-10). Motion passed by voice vote.

- Resolution 25-31: Vacation and disposal of a 14-by-73-foot section of Ninth Avenue right-of-way, adjacent to Lot 1, Block 2, Park Edition (immediately north of 903 High Street). Motion passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 66-29: First-reading approval of an ordinance amending prior ordinances that granted MidAmerican Energy Company the right to operate the city’s electric system and setting franchise terms through Feb. 2, 2028; motion to approve carried by voice vote (first-reading action recorded in the meeting).

- Ordinance 66-25: Second-reading approval enacting a cryptocurrency ATM warning requirement (chapter 8.95). Council discussed that the ordinance will place a warning on cryptocurrency-exchange machines to alert users they may be subject to scams; motion to approve and motion to waive third reading passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 66-26: Amendments to animal-control chapters, including sections cited as cruel treatment prohibited, prohibited breeds language, and general prohibitions and duties; motion to approve and motion to waive third reading passed by voice vote.

- Ordinances 66-27 and 66-28: Contractor-registration and plumbing/licensing code updates. Both motions to approve and motions to waive third reading passed by voice vote.

- Resolution 25-32: Adoption of the Pottawattamie County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Motion passed by voice vote.

- Resolutions 25-33 and 25-34: Authorizations for the mayor to execute engineering agreements with Earhart Griffin and Associates for East Manawa Sewer Rehab Phase 14 and South 23rd Street Sewer Rehab Phase 2. Motions passed by voice vote.

- Resolution 25-35: Authorizing the city clerk to certify assessments to Pottawattamie County Treasurer for abatement costs; motion passed by voice vote.

- Resolution 25-36: Amendment to the Bluffs Tomorrow comprehensive plan reclassifying Lot 2, Club Car Wash Addition from local commercial to multifamily mixed-use; motion passed by voice vote.

- Applications for permits and cancellations (item 8a and 8b) were approved.

The meeting record shows motions were made and seconded and actions were carried by voice vote with “aye” responses; the transcript does not record roll-call tallies or named vote counts for these items. The clerk indicated proof of publication for public hearings and reported no written protests for the items that required public notice.