Pottawattamie County supervisors repeal earlier urban-renewal tax division, adopt traffic controls and approve funding actions

The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session June 30 and took a series of routine and planning actions, including repealing a prior tax-increment financing ordinance for the Heartland Ridge Subdivision, adopting several traffic-control resolutions, and approving transfers, agreements and leases.

The board adopted Ordinance No. 2026-03, repealing Ordinance No. 2021-05 that had established the division of property tax revenues for the Heartland Ridge Subdivision Urban Renewal Area. The ordinance terminates the county's authority under the prior ordinance to collect incremental property tax revenues and states the board's intent to adopt a replacement tax-increment financing ordinance. The board waived the second consideration and passed final approval by roll call (Shea, Wichman, Miller, Jorgensen, Jones).

Separately the board set a public hearing for an amendment to the Heartland Ridge Urban Renewal Plan (to be renamed the Legacy Ridge Subdivision) and to update the JJHP, LLC housing development agreement project. Resolution No. 47-2026 designates Pam Kalstrup and Matt Wyant (or their designees) to lead the consultation process required under Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa and directs that representatives of the Lewis Central Community School District be invited. The hearing is scheduled for July 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in the county board hearing room at 227 South 6th Street, Council Bluffs.

The board approved multiple traffic-control resolutions for rural intersections across the county. Resolutions adopted include: - Resolution No. 43-2026: establish two-way stop control at 230th Street and Chestnut Road (erect stop signs on 230th Street and Crawford Lane); - Resolution No. 44-2026: establish yield control at Hackberry Road and Gilliat Avenue; - Resolution No. 45-2026: establish a stop sign on Weston Avenue at Juniper Road; - Resolution No. 46-2026: designate 298th Street as a through road and install a stop sign on Sycamore Road while removing the existing northbound stop sign on 298th. All four resolutions passed by unanimous roll call.

On financial and program matters the board adopted Resolution No. 41-2026 to transfer $204,644 from the Rural Services Basic Fund to the Impact Fund and directed the auditor to update county books. The board also approved a School Resource Officers agreement that adds $2,000 per district for five participating districts (Treynor, Underwood, Riverside, AHSTW and Tri-Center), bringing the total program charge to $110,000 across the five schools. The board authorized a lease with the Board of Waterworks for $10 per year and approved authorization for a conditional lease with T‑Mobile (effective when T‑Mobile signs). The board approved an agreement to provide GIS services to MAPA and approved a Community Health and Opioid Strategist job description and a payroll status change for the Secondary Roads Office Manager.

Study-session items included an information-technology briefing by David Bayer, the county Chief Information Officer, on virtualization, hardware, storage and backup strategy for county systems, and a presentation by Andy Wicks (Engineer) discussing 2026 State Senate File 378 concerning default speed-limit changes on hard-surface roads. Both study-session items were for discussion only; no board action was taken.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 12:58 p.m. The board recorded unanimous votes on the formal motions taken that day. A public hearing on the Heartland Ridge/Legacy Ridge urban renewal amendment is scheduled for July 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.; the county will publish notice in the legal newspaper and post materials on www.pottcounty-ia.gov as required under Iowa law.