On the agenda: Maquoketa meeting — Data Center (Jul 6)

1. Meeting Items 07.06.26
Documents:
07-06-26 AGENDA.PDF
7.6.26 BILLS.PDF
7.6.26 PACKET.PDF

Agenda
City Council Meeting
Monday, July 6, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
201 East Pleasant Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060
The Monday, July 6, 2026, Council meeting may be attended thru Zoom as allowed by Section
21.8 of Iowa Code. Anybody that would like to attend the meeting may do so thru the following
means, and the meeting will rebroadcast over the local access channel:
The public will have both video and audio disabled throughout the virtual meeting unless a
request to address the City Council is made during the Public Participation section of the
Agenda. Speakers are kindly asked to keep participation to 3 minutes.
Web link:
Phone call:
Meeting ID:

https://zoom.us/j/96488987917
312 626 6799
964-8898-7917

1.

Call to order

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

3.

Roll call

4.

Approval of the Agenda

5.

Public Participation

6.

Presentations
a.

Data Centers & Putting the People First – Joshua Boldt

7.

Public Hearing - None

8.

Consent agenda
a.

Minutes - June 15, 2026 Regular Council Meeting

b.

Minutes – June 24, 2026 Special Council Meeting

c.

Bills Payable through July 6, 2026 in the amount of $640,732.10

d.

New alcohol license Class “C” filed by Maquoketa Firefighter’s Association

e.

Reappointment of Kendra Beck to the Library Board

f.

Reappointment of Mary Pat Burns to the Library Board

9.

Old Business - None

10.

New Business
a.

Resolution authorizing the City Clerk to make the appropriate interfund
transfers of sums and record the same in the appropriate manner for FY 26/27
for the City of Maquoketa, Iowa
City Manager Summary: This Resolution is annual Council business to effectuate a series
of payroll funding source transfers at the beginning of each Fiscal Year.
Council support is recommended.

b.

Resolution authorizing Change Order #1 increase in the amount of $995.03
payable to Manatts for the South Matteson St Improvements Project
City Manager Summary: This small increase request is for changing 1” water line piping to
1.5” which makes the project consistent with the engineering plans for the YMCA Aquatic
Park project.
Council support is recommended.

c.

Resolution authorizing Change Order #1 increase in the amount of $9,095.30
payable to Eastern Iowa Excavating & Concrete for the 2026 Maquoketa Street
and Utility Reconstruction Project
City Manager Summary: Similar to the above, this is a small change order increase request
for work on the Utility Reconstruction Project. In summary, this CO increase request
relates to discovering piping structures not identified in project plans and having to trench
in replacement piping which adds to material needs.

Council support is recommended.

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d.

Discussion and possible motion extending bid letting date for the Maquoketa
YMCA Aquatic Park – Spray Pad Project to July 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
City Manager Summary: The City of Maquoketa hosted a bid letting date on June 30th
which yielded no bid offers on the project. This obviously isn’t ideal but it is much better
than having a small amount of bid offers that may have been non-competitive/in-excess
of the Engineer’s estimate and put the City at a disadvantage binding the City to accepting
an offer. In this extension, the City will be reaching out to multiple preferred partners in
addition to the previous plan holders. The City’s Engineer on this project has interviewed
potential general contractors and several are excited to have this come up again as an
opportunity.
Council support is recommended.

11.

12.

Reports & Communications
a.

Council Member Reports

b.

City Manager Report

Adjournment

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