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Webster City Council approves Riverview tax division, development agreement and budget amendment
Summary
On June 15, Webster City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1901 adjusting tax-increment distribution in the Riverview Urban Renewal Area, approved a development agreement with Edible Garden Prairie Hills LLC, amended the FY2026 budget and passed several routine resolutions and license recommendations.
Webster City’s council approved multiple measures during its June 15 meeting, including an ordinance altering the division of taxes for the June 2026 addition to the Riverview Urban Renewal Area and a development agreement tied to tax-increment financing.
The council, meeting under Mayor Pro Tem Megan McFarland, approved the Second Reading of an ordinance providing for division of taxes under Iowa Code §403.19, waived the Third Reading and passed Ordinance No. 1901. The sequence of motions and roll-call votes was recorded as moved by John Marvel and seconded by Abbie Hansen, with Marvel, McFarland and Hansen voting aye; Ashley Allers and John Hawkins were noted as absent.
At a public hearing held as part of the agenda, council members also approved Resolution No. 2026-060, authorizing a development agreement with Edible Garden Prairie Hills LLC that pledges certain tax-increment revenues and authorizes annual appropriation TIF payments. The minutes state no written or oral objections were filed.
The council held a public hearing to amend the FY2026 budget and voted to adopt that amendment after hearing no objections; the minutes do not specify the dollar amounts or line-item changes.
In the consent agenda, approved collectively, the council accepted various departmental reports and recommended liquor-license actions including a new Class C Retail Alcohol License for Del Monte 3 LLC (615 Second St.) and renewals for Yesway #1018 (1803 Superior St.), Yesway #1021 (1102 Second St.), Leon’s Pizza (Special Class C, 643 Second St.) and Lomita’s (Class C, 500 Second St.). Those items were approved on a single motion by Hansen with Marvel seconding.
Other formal actions approved included: Resolution No. 2026-062 to charge off delinquent final utility bills; Resolution No. 2026-063 authorizing the City Manager to allocate an additional $250,000 for PCC pavement patching by TK Concrete; and the First Reading of an ordinance to re-adopt the 2021 International Residential Code with localized modifications. The council also set a public hearing for July 6, 2026 to consider amendments to Chapter 50 of the Code of Ordinances.
All recorded votes on the items listed above show Councilmembers Hansen, Marvel and McFarland voting aye; the minutes list no nay or abstain votes for those motions.
The council convened in closed session under Iowa Code §21.5(j) to discuss a real estate transaction and returned to open session before adjourning at 7:14 p.m.
The minutes do not provide further detail on the development agreement’s financial terms, the specific FY2026 budget adjustments, or the content of public information remarks; those items are recorded as "not specified" in the public minutes.
