The Flock Contract Renewal for Cedar Rapids Iowa is - 10/31/2026

Meeting Overview

This 4:00 PM meeting opened with an 8/7 Day home ownership proclamation and a Neighborhood Finance Corporation presentation, then carried seven public hearings covering the Caledonia Haulers Urban Renewal Area and development agreement at 420-550 French Court SW, a Parkline LLC housing redevelopment near Ellis Boulevard NW, two rezonings (8th Street NW and Mallory Street SW), and plans for the Ellis Park Parking Lot ($900,000) and 4th Avenue SW Gatewell ($390,000) projects. The regular agenda awarded two infrastructure contracts and advanced three economic development/redevelopment items, while the consent agenda handled 21 liquor licenses, special events, assessment actions, and dozens of contracts and change orders. The council also held the Second Reading of the Chapter 61 speed-restriction ordinance.

Key Sections

Opening Items

• Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
• Proclamation – 8/7 Day: Celebrating Home Ownership and Community
• Presentation – Neighborhood Finance Corporation Cedar Rapids 2026

Public Hearings

1. Caledonia Haulers Urban Renewal Area – 420-550 French Court SW
   • Resolution approving the Urban Renewal Plan and First Reading of an ordinance on the collection of tax increments within the area. Council Priority.
2. Development Agreement – Gavin CR Properties LLC (Caledonia Haulers)
   • Agreement for construction of a transportation and logistics facility at 420-550 French Court SW. Council Priority.
3. Development Agreement – The Parkline LLC (Tyler Oswood)
   • Agreement for a housing redevelopment on City-owned property bounded by Ellis Boulevard, J Avenue, 6th Street and I Avenue NW. Council Priority.
4. Rezoning – 1027 & 1033 8th Street NW
   • Change of zone from T-R1 (Traditional Residential Single Unit) to T-RF (Traditional Residential Flex), requested by Matthew 25. First Reading. Council Priority.
5. Rezoning – 1756 Mallory Street SW
   • Change of zone from T-R1 (Traditional Residential Single Unit) to U-VR (Urban Village Residential), requested by OFB, LLC. First Reading. Council Priority.
6. Ellis Park Parking Lot Project
   • Plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost adopted. Estimated cost $900,000. Council Priority.
7. 4th Avenue SW Gatewell Project
   • Plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost adopted. Estimated cost $390,000. Council Priority.

Public Comment

Consent Agenda

(Approved in Bulk)

• Administrative & Financial Approvals:
  • Meeting minutes, payment of bills, and payroll approved.
  • Parks & Recreation: 4 percent administrative service charge authorized on all Parks & Recreation Department credit card transactions.
  • Legal fees: Attorney fees to Ahlers & Cooney for parking matters, and to Nyemaster Goode for the Teig v. Chavez, et al. litigation.
  • Property disposition update: Amendment to Resolution No. 1295-10-24 for 1001 2nd Street SE to update the developer's name to Hawk Hospitality Inc.
• Property & Infrastructure Development:
  • Assessments accepted/levied: Wiley Boulevard Trail Improvements (Williams Boulevard to 16th Avenue SW) work accepted (Council Priority); Blairs Ferry Road NE Sidewalk Infill Bid Package 1 – North Side final schedule of assessments levied (Council Priority).
  • Future Public Hearings (Aug 11): Disposition of a 17-foot strip adjacent to 62 17th Avenue SW (Budova Properties); Eastern Iowa Health Center generator project status (Council Priority); disposition of 916 5th Street SE (Council Priority).
  • Future Public Hearings (Aug 25): Atheneum Urban Renewal Area at 4010 20th Avenue SW and Skogman Urban Renewal Area at 7217 Underwood Avenue SW (both Council Priority).
  • Future Bid Hearings (Aug 11): Cedar Lake Amenities Bid Package 3A ($1,340,000; Council Priority); Center Point Road Bridge Deck Overlay ($632,000; Paving for Progress); City Annex Phase 1 FF&E ($315,000); Water System Variable Frequency Drive Replacements ($2,692,000).
  • Final Plat: Banes Family Farm First Addition for land south of 33rd Avenue and west of 21st Street SW (Council Priority).
• Public Safety & Business Licenses:
  • Beer/Liquor/Wine Licenses (21 applications): New and renewal licenses for convenience stores, restaurants, bars, and event venues, including several 5-day event licenses and new establishments Tommy's (formerly Outback Steakhouse) and Victory Social Club (formerly Bandana's Bar-B-Q).
• Special Events Approvals:
  • 3rd Street Block Party (August 15), Market After Dark (August 29), and the Need a Pizza & Beer Run (September 27), with associated road closures.
• Assessment Actions & Project Completions:
  • Solid Waste & Recycling Cleanup: Intent to assess six properties and levy assessment on one property (Council Priority).
  • Water Division Delinquent Utility Bills: Intent to assess 53 properties and levy assessments on 13 properties.
  • Project Completions: 3rd Street SE Water Main Extension accepted with final payment ($4,480.26) to B.G. Brecke, Inc.; 3rd Street SW from Diagonal Drive to 3rd Avenue Reconstruction accepted with final payment ($10,415) to Pirc-Tobin Construction (Paving for Progress).
• Major Contracts & Services:
  • Grants & Intergovernmental: FEMA Disaster Mitigation Grant application with local match up to $257,400 for the Flood Control 3rd Avenue SE Downtown Pump Station Backup Generator (Council Priority); MOU with the U.S. Marshals Service for site security utilities at 111 7th Avenue SE tied to the 8th Avenue Bridge Replacement (Council Priority); Sixth and Seventh Amendments to IEDA covenant agreements for post-2008-flood CDBG properties.
  • Legal & Property: Settlement in City of Cedar Rapids v. Boomerang Corp., et al. (Case No. EQCV109126); lease with Loftus Holdings LLC for 34 spaces at 1001 2nd Street SE; Warranty Deed from Teamsters Local 238 dedicating street right-of-way along J Street SW (Council Priority).
  • IT & Fleet: Corridor Network Construction fiber support renewal (not to exceed $1,000,000); Reliant Fire Apparatus parts and training ($100,000); Bauer Built Tire services ($600,000); Van Meter Inc. Rockwell TechConnect support ($109,781.85).
  • Water & Environment: Wulfekuhle Injection & Pumping on-call pumping ($450,000); Zimmer & Francescon impeller assembly ($55,916); Black & Veatch NWTP Softening Basin amendment ($270,499); Iowa State University PFAS study amendment ($200,001); Stanley Consultants Hoosier Lift Station amendment ($32,000); Trees Forever ReLeaf tree planting ($450,000).
  • Engineering (PSA amendments): Foth 42nd Street NE Improvements (Paving for Progress); Snyder & Associates Kirkwood Boulevard SW Rehabilitation (Paving for Progress); T.Y. Lin International FCS Bridge and Riverfront Improvements ($14,715,816.35 total; Council Priority).
  • Change Orders & Payments: Numerous change orders and payments, including Garling Construction – Westside Library ($18.3M total), McComas-Lacina – Parking Ramp at 1st & 1st West ($18.3M total; Council Priority), General Constructors – Alliant Energy Lightline Bridge (Council Priority), Boomerang Corp. (E Avenue NW Detention Basin and WPC Feeder Main; Council Priority), Boulder Contracting, Cramer and Associates, Eastern Iowa Excavating, Peak Construction, Pirc-Tobin, and Rathje Construction, plus a $376,312.48 partial payment to Boomerang Corp. for the 8th Avenue SE/Mount Vernon Road reconstruction.
  • Land & Easements: Multiple purchase agreements and easements for the Cedar River Flood Control System and Paving for Progress projects, including corrected acquisition terms with Prairie Pine Properties LLC ($1,350,360) and a Boomerang Corp. incentive amendment for the Old Bridge Rd to 76th Avenue SW Sanitary Sewer Extension.

Regular Agenda Items

1. 3rd Street SE Pavement Rehabilitation (8th Avenue to 5th Avenue)
   • Bid report (estimated cost $590,000); contract awarded to Valentine Construction Company for $616,487.65, plus incentive up to $15,000. Paving for Progress.
2. FY27 Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs
   • Bid report (estimated cost $250,000); contract awarded to B.G. Brecke, Inc. for $234,402.
3. Adaptive Reuse Incentives – 219 2nd Street SE
   • Resolution of support authorizing financial incentives under the City's Targeted District Economic Development Program for an adaptive reuse project requested by Evolution LC (Steve Emerson). Council Priority.
4. Housing Redevelopment Incentives – 1756 Mallory Street SW
   • Resolution authorizing financial incentives under the City's Above Standard Economic Development Program for a housing redevelopment project requested by OFB LLC (Tyler Oswood). Council Priority.
5. City-Owned Property Redevelopment – 416 6th Street SW
   • Resolution accepting a proposal from MJ Restorations LLC (Jeff Kenny) for the redevelopment of City-owned property. Council Priority.

Ordinances

• Second & Possible Third Readings:
  • Chapter 61 Traffic Regulations – Speed Restrictions: Amendment establishing revised speed restrictions on various streets (Section 61.029) and authorizing temporary speed restrictions within construction zones. Council Priority.

Meeting Summary

The July 28 meeting advanced seven public hearings, most tied to the Caledonia Haulers Urban Renewal Area at 420-550 French Court SW (urban renewal plan, tax-increment ordinance first reading, and a Gavin CR Properties development agreement for a transportation and logistics facility), alongside a Parkline LLC housing redevelopment near Ellis Boulevard NW, two rezonings (8th Street NW and Mallory Street SW), and plans for the Ellis Park Parking Lot ($900,000) and 4th Avenue SW Gatewell ($390,000) projects. On the regular agenda the council awarded the 3rd Street SE Pavement Rehabilitation ($616,487.65 to Valentine Construction) and FY27 Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs ($234,402 to B.G. Brecke) — both projects whose public hearings were held July 14 — and approved economic development incentives for adaptive reuse at 219 2nd Street SE and housing at 1756 Mallory Street SW, plus an MJ Restorations redevelopment at 416 6th Street SW. Routine consent business included 21 liquor licenses, three special events, assessment actions, and dozens of construction contracts and change orders, and the council held the Second Reading of the Chapter 61 speed-restriction ordinance first read July 14. Numerous items carried Council Priority and Paving for Progress designations.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

12:00 PM (Noon)

City Hall, 101 First Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Meeting Overview

This noon meeting opened with a Parks and Recreation Month proclamation and featured three public hearings on revised citywide speed restrictions (Chapter 61), a 3rd Street SE pavement rehabilitation, and FY27 sanitary sewer point repairs. The regular agenda carried three infrastructure contract awards, two tax-increment economic development incentives, and a City-owned property redevelopment on Ellis Boulevard NW, while the consent agenda handled routine approvals, 20 liquor licenses, board appointments, assessment actions, and dozens of construction contracts and change orders.

Key Sections

Opening Items

• Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
• Proclamation – Parks and Recreation Month

Public Hearings

1. Chapter 61 Traffic Regulations – Speed Restrictions
   • Amendment to establish revised speed restrictions on various streets (Section 61.029) and authorize temporary speed restrictions within construction zones. First Reading of the ordinance. Council Priority.
2. 3rd Street SE Pavement Rehabilitation (8th Avenue to 5th Avenue)
   • Plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost adopted. Estimated cost $590,000. Paving for Progress.
3. FY27 Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs
   • Plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost adopted. Estimated cost $250,000.

Public Comment

Consent Agenda

(Approved in Bulk)

• Administrative & Financial Approvals:
  • Meeting minutes, payment of bills, and payroll approved.
  • Violence intervention: $150,000 to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation for management and distribution of grants to local nonprofit partners.
  • Legal fees: Attorney fees to Ahlers Cooney for the EEOC Charge No. 443-2026-01406 and the Lauren Hopkins v. City matter.
  • Police canine: Officer to attend Tarheel Canine Training (Sanford, NC) for certification with a new canine partner (not to exceed $7,500).
• Property & Infrastructure Development:
  • Assessments accepted/levied: Blairs Ferry Road NE Sidewalk Infill (North Side) work accepted (Council Priority); 2025 Sidewalk Infill final schedule of assessments levied (Council Priority).
  • Future Public Hearings (July 28): Development Agreement with Gavin CR Properties LLC (Caledonia Haulers) for a transportation/logistics facility at 420-550 French Court SW (Council Priority); Development Agreement with Parkline LLC for a housing redevelopment bounded by Ellis Boulevard, J Avenue, 6th Street and I Avenue NW; rezonings at 1027 & 1033 8th Street NW (Matthew 25, Council Priority) and 1756 Mallory Street SW (OFB, LLC, Council Priority).
  • Future Bid Hearings (July 28): 4th Avenue SW Gatewell project ($390,000; Council Priority) and Ellis Park Parking Lot project ($900,000; Council Priority).
  • Subdivision Improvements: Spruce Avenue SE Water Main Extension accepted with a 4-year Maintenance Bond ($118,619) from Rathje Construction Co.
  • Final Plats: Estates of Cedar Rapids Second Addition, Fareway Town and Country First Addition, Olson's Second Addition to Linn County, and Stoney Point Twenty-Eighth Addition (all Council Priority).
• Public Safety & Business Licenses:
  • Beer/Liquor/Wine Licenses (20 applications): New and renewal licenses for convenience stores, restaurants, bars, and event venues, including several 5-day event licenses at Greene Square and the St. Jude's Sweet Corn Festival, and new establishments Big Red Barn, Crab House, and Polanco.
• Board & Commission Appointments:
  • Appointments: Arthur Kim (Civil Service Commission), Steve White (Downtown SSMID Commission), Craig Brown (Medical SSMID Commission), and Jasmine Almoayyed (Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization).
  • Vote of thanks to Bill Micheel for serving on the Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization.
• Special Events Approvals:
  • Blocktoberfest 5 (August 1) and the End of Summer Party (August 8), with associated road closures.
• Assessment Actions & Project Completions:
  • Solid Waste & Recycling Cleanup: Intent to assess four properties and levy assessment on seven properties (Council Priority).
  • Water Division Delinquent Utility Bills: Intent to assess 58 properties and levy assessments on two groups of 18 properties.
  • Project Final Payments: 10th Street NW Storm Sewer Cross Connect (final payment $71,353.46; Council Priority) and Lindale Trail Phase 1 from Council Street to East of C Avenue NE (final payment $29,683.06; Council Priority).
• Major Contracts & Services:
  • Intergovernmental (28E): College Community School District School Resource Officer Program renewal (FY27-28); City of Hiawatha transit service (FY27); City of Marion sanitary sewer improvements ($163,776.79; Council Priority).
  • Information Technology: High Point Networks five-year firewall upgrade ($219,893); Priority Dispatch Corp. 911 dispatching software renewal ($180,675); West Publishing / Westlaw license extension ($76,834.20).
  • Public Safety & Human Services: Foundation 2 justice and mental health collaboration renewal ($159,974); Reliant Fire Apparatus parts and training amendment ($15,000).
  • Water & Environment: Two Midwest Injection Inc. lime sludge contracts ($500,000 and $624,500); Advanced Compressor Technology emergency compressor repair ($120,000); Brown and Caldwell WPCF PFAS study amendment ($178,000; Council Priority).
  • Engineering & Flood Control: HR Green amendments for the West Side Flood Mitigation System ($993,000) and NW Flood Control at I-380 ($170,425), both Council Priority; Veenstra & Kimm FY27-28 Bridge Inspections ($257,250); Anderson-Bogert 12th Avenue SE rail crossing amendment (Paving for Progress).
  • Services: Capital Sanitary Supply citywide janitorial program renewal ($300,000); TrueNorth Companies insurance consulting extension ($730,000).
  • Change Orders & Payments: Numerous change orders and final payments (Boomerang Corp., Boulder Contracting, E & F Paving, Eastern Iowa Excavating, General Constructors – Alliant Energy Lightline Bridge, McComas-Lacina – Parking Ramp at 1st & 1st West ($18.3M total), Midwest Concrete, Pirc-Tobin), plus the IDOT 27th Avenue SW bridge deck overlay payment ($39,005.84).
  • Land & Easements: Multiple purchase agreements and construction easements for the Cedar River Flood Control System and several Paving for Progress reconstruction projects; awards to Nelson Electric Co. (F Avenue NW street lighting, $71,034) and Squatch Transport & Excavation (FY27 Draintile Program, $72,560), both Council Priority.

Regular Agenda Items

1. FY26 Downtown Sidewalk Repair
   • Bid report (estimated cost $110,000); contract awarded to Hunt Construction Company, Inc. for $83,482.50. Council Priority.
2. Railroad Surface Crossing Improvements – 1st, 2nd & 3rd Avenues SE at 4th Street SE
   • Bid report (estimated cost $290,000); contract awarded to Pirc-Tobin Construction Inc. for $630,064.61, plus incentive up to $18,000. Council Priority.
3. 7th Avenue at Cedar River Water Main Improvements
   • Bid report (estimated cost $2,610,000); contract awarded to Langman Construction for $2,642,938.31, plus incentive up to $25,000.
4. Ellis Boulevard NW Redevelopment
   • Resolution accepting a proposal from Nguyen Enterprises (Nick Nguyen) for the redevelopment of three City-owned properties at 0, 1126 and 1132 Ellis Boulevard NW. Council Priority.
5. New Single Family Home Subdivision Incentives
   • Financial incentives for public infrastructure at 7217 Underwood Avenue SW, requested by Midwest Development Co. (Skogman Companies). Council Priority.
6. Community Benefit Affordable Housing Incentives
   • Financial incentives under the Community Benefit Economic Development Program for an affordable housing project at 4010 20th Avenue SW, requested by Pedcor Investments. Council Priority.

Ordinances

• Second & Possible Third Readings:
  • Rezoning – 2400 37th Avenue SW: Change of zone from Agricultural (A-AG) to Suburban Residential Low Single Unit (S-RL1), requested by Curtis and Calleen Banes. Council Priority.