Votes at a glance: key actions from the May 5 Cedar Falls City Council meeting

The Cedar Falls City Council took the following formal actions during the May 5 regular meeting. Counts and outcomes are recorded as announced by the city clerk in the meeting transcript. Where specific mover/second information was not given in the record, it is listed as not specified.

- Arbor’s Sixth urban renewal plan (Resolution/Item 2): Adopted (roll call recorded: all members voting aye). Action: designate area for urban renewal and adopt plan.

- Agreement for private development with Midwest Development Co. (Arbor Sixth) (Item 3): Approved (roll call recorded: all members voting aye). Action: approve development agreement; TIF reimbursements limited to 10 years by state statute.

- Agreement for private development with D Squared 2 LLC (402 and 406 Main Street) (Item 4): Approved (roll call recorded: motion carries). Action: 10-year tax rebate on increased valuation; staff estimated project cost ~ $300,000.

- Ordinances and zoning/subdivision items (Items 9–12/ordinance numbers 3106, 3107, 3108, 3109): Passed by roll-call votes as noted on the agenda (clerk announced motions carried for each ordinance upon roll call).

- Ordinance amending Chapter 26 (swimming-pool regulations) (Item 5, first consideration): Passed on first consideration (primary option allowing ASTM-certified automatic pool covers in some cases). Action: ordinance returns for second reading.

- FY25 budget amendments (Item 6): Approved (roll call recorded: motion carries). Action: adopt amendments and file with county auditor by the May 31 deadline.

- Sidewalk assessment schedule — 2024 sidewalk assessment project, Zone 6 (Item 8): Adopted (roll call recorded: all members voting aye). Action: adopt and levy final schedule of assessments; one property payment removed after packet distribution.

- Resolution approving funding agreement with the University of Northern Iowa for Unidome renovation (Item 24): Approved (clerk recorded the motion carried; roll-call tally recorded as six yes, one no). Action: authorize execution of the funding agreement.

- Multiple other resolutions on the consent and resolution calendars (Items 14–34, excluding item 29 which was removed): Approved by single roll-call motion as announced by the clerk; the clerk announced the motion carries for the grouped items.

- Additional ordinance (Item 35; Chapter 10 – garbage/refuse): Passed on first consideration (clerk recorded motion carries).

Notes: Several items were adopted unanimously as recorded. Item 29 was removed from the resolution calendar by the developer prior to the meeting. For detailed funding amounts, contract language and exact vote-by-name tallies, consult the formal meeting packet, roll-call record and the official clerk minutes.