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Council approves several change orders and multiple rezonings; Lincoln Street sewer and Tulip Tower accepted
Summary
The council approved a set of infrastructure and zoning items including a $10,600 contract decrease on Broadway Street, Tulip Tower acceptance with ~$39,000 in additional repairs, a $70,000 engineering increase for Lincoln Street sanitary sewer, and multiple rezonings (Ordinances 1056–1060).
The Pella City Council approved a package of infrastructure acceptances, change orders and zoning ordinances during the meeting.
Key votes included: a $10,600 decrease in the Broadway Street reconstruction contract and acceptance of final quantities; acceptance and final change orders for the Tulip Tower renovation, with staff noting roughly $39,000 in additional repair costs encountered during construction; and a change order for the Lincoln Street sanitary sewer engineering services that increases the contract by $70,000 to a total just under $210,000. Council approved each item following staff presentations.
On zoning, the council advanced and approved a set of second‑reading ordinances: Ordinance 1056 rezoned about 34 acres to R‑2 (two‑family residential), Ordinance 1057 rezoned roughly 9 acres to M‑1 (limited light industrial), Ordinance 1058 conditionally amended a parcel’s R‑2 boundary (conditional on final plat and water‑service considerations), Ordinance 1059 conditionally amended the R‑3 boundary, and Ordinance 1060 rezoned several parcels near Monroe Street to institutional zoning on behalf of Pella Regional Health Center. Planning & Zoning had recommended approval of these rezonings and staff said each aligns with the city's comprehensive plan or future‑use maps where noted.
Council approved all presented resolutions and ordinances by voice/roll call. Staff said further implementing steps or follow‑up approvals (final plats, engineering agreements, or future bond votes where applicable) will be brought to council as needed.
