To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
[clears throat]
>> Becky, we please do roll call. Mayor
Clark
>> here. Council member Anderson,
» she's muted.
>> Here.
>> Council member,
>> thank you. Council member Cone
>> here.
>> Council member Grove
>> here.
>> Council member Lion
>> here. Council member Pierce
>> here.
>> Agenda item D is open forum. Open forum
is the time for anyone here tonight to
address the council on any subject over
which the council has the authority to
act or on any item on the agenda other
than a public hearing. Uh does anyone
here tonight either in the council
chambers or in Zoom wish to address the
council at this time? If so, please
approach the podium or raise your hand.
Uh, if you are participating via Zoom,
please click on the raise hand icon
located under the reactions controls.
And if you're participating via phone,
please raise your hand by hitting star9.
After you are recognized to speak, you
will need to state your name clearly uh
name and address uh for the record. Um,
and comments are limited to three
minutes. Uh, all right.
Go ahead. Um, Veronica Gak. I was
elected in 2018 by Dallas County
residents to be our so one of the soil
and water conservation commissioners. My
uh agenda was to get access to the
equipment necessary for the De Moines
Waterworks to be able to test for the
PAS and people's chemicals that are
contaminating our water. Unfortunately,
even though Biden's infrastructure bill
had 10 billion set aside for this, our
governor uh at the time uh uh was of the
opinion that we didn't need to know what
was in our water and she refused the
option of getting the funds to be able
to test for the levels of PAS and POS
chemicals.
But then I I ran my suction second
election to try again to get these since
I had won the suit against the USDA NRCS
for uh the PAS and POS chemicals in a
different watershed in Iowa, the Cedar
Valley Group aquifers. I had one results
and the state of Iowa had agreed they
were going to put up a 3D GIS web
mapping system for the whole state so we
could know what had already tested
positive in our tap water. And so this
last uh uh April, I paid for the P tests
and other chemicals tests to be done.
And you have to send yet today out of
state to do these tests. I sent them to
Southbend, Indiana, and they came back
22
uh uh herbicide and pesticide
ingredients. The worst one for me is our
President Trump's family profits from
Trump card, which is a herbicide in the
middle of Iowa State University's chart.
And that herbicides ingredients are 24D
choline and glyophate. And this test
result shows 24D choline at the top, way
over the maximum containment level set
by the EPA. Veronica down at the bottom
the glyophate.
>> Veronica, you are almost to your three
minutes or you're at your three minutes.
So, can you get to what you would like
from us, the Walke City Council?
>> We need to know, everyone here needs to
know what's in their water. And we have
a a local company uh that says they can
the Adel Colligan company is saying they
can do 99%
removal of these chemicals. I got a bid
on that today for that filter system to
get installed in my house along with a
whole house uh herbicide and pesticide
uh uh
honest filter that did not remove the
PAS uh that I installed in uh September of 2025.
But that new filter removed the E.coli
and cififor bacterias that were causing
so many of our kids to end up with uh
bacterial lung infections and even
bacterial bone. And
>> Veronica, you're at your time.
>> Yeah, we do do need to know what's in
our water. Thank you. And we need
>> to have tests done to prove. These are
mandatory tests that are supposed to be
done each year, but the city and the
state have not done
my
>> No, it's your turn. Go ahead.
>> My name's Charles Jeffrey Williams. I
live at Southeast 680 Southeast Booth
Avenue. Um I've lived here for about
four years. Um, and on reason I'm here.
to ask in the spring and in the
fall I see the notices in the Walke
Living magazine about if your grass in
your yard gets 8 in too tall, you're
going to get a citation. If you don't
shovel your snow off your sidewalk
within 24 hours, you're going to get a
citation. I've gone on to the city
website. I can't see any records of
those citations.
I'm just want to like to know where I
can find them.
>> Um I don't
So
we're not allowed to speak about topics
that are not on our agenda. If you would
like to stick around till after the
meeting, we can maybe answer that
question or uh Andy could answer it,
although generally we don't post
citations. But um Andy, our um head of
community development, can answer that
question if you would like to not wait
till the end of the meeting. Is there
anything else you wanted to address?
>> No, I I Yeah, I gota wait till the
meeting's over.
>> If you want to speak to one of us if
you'd like, he can step out with you now
and and Yep. Yep. Thank you.
>> Okay.
» My name is Jonathan Aubberg. I'm a
constituent of De Mo, Iowa. and I was
here to talk about the city's agreement
with the corporation block safety.
Um I I would like to request an
extension to my time to 5 minutes for
parody with the procedure set west de mo
city council to talk about our civil
liberties some more.
>> We we limit to three minutes
particularly we have multiple but um
please go ahead and uh you can always
wait after the meeting and speak with us
more.
>> Sure. So, I conducted an investigation
of the city of West De Moines and their
use of surveillance technology
through a lot of chapter 22 requests and
um during the way there were a lot of
interesting findings. I actually have 40
plus findings and the media in Iowa.
None of them have ever been asked to see
my uh the evidence I received from the
government. Um which I thought was kind
of dubious. And so I think more people
need to hear about it. I started a
website to try and get my findings out
there, dsminel.org.
And so I actually filed a complaint with
the attorney general uh last week about
uh that company Flock Group doing
business as Flock Safety.
And also there are other parties
involved. It's really not just about
them. And I'm not an attorney. I can't
say if anything was lawful or unlawful.
It's not my place.
Uh, but a lot of civil liberties groups
who thank me. The American Civil
Liberties Union of Iowa thanks me for my
investigations I do into these kinds of
8 billion dollar surveillance
corporations.
And
you know, this is something that really
concerns me. This level of surveillance,
all these automated license plate
readers that use artificial intelligence
to catalog our vehicles. To me, this
just doesn't really feel like something
that's congruent with the Constitution,
with our Fourth Amendment, with our
rights, with our civil liberties. And
that's why I'm here to talk about this.
And, you know, I wish I could get an
extension in my time for that because I
think our rights and our civil liberties
are very important.
Um, looks like I have about a minute
left. So some of my findings the um in
the state of Iowa you need a you need
certain lensure and permits and things
like this to do operations in our state
and when I a citizen investigator who's
a college dropout started looking into
this I filed a two complaints with dial
I feel like they rolled my two
complaints into one complaint instead of
addressing both of them but I'm not an
attorney. Maybe that's the SOP over
there. I'm not sure. So, um, trying to
find electrical permits and licenses for
this company. Yeah, I might not be going
the right place. Sometimes you go in one
database online. Sometimes there's
probably a different procedure there.
But, I'm really kind of struggling and
I'm curious, is the city, are you
checking the lensure of the vendors that
you're placing inside of consent
agendas, which are usually for mundane
and routine things like liquor license
renewals.
>> What's that? I' I'd like for you to
speak to us and not to the camera,
please. Uh this is a city council
meeting. Gotcha.
>> Yep. But your time is just about up.
>> It is. You're right. Thank you. Thank
you, council.
>> You are always welcome to stay after and
talk to us more.
>> Um
>> Okay. Anyone else for open forum?
There are no hands raised in Zoom. Okay.
Right. Item E is agenda approval. Can I
get a motion? Move to approve. Second.
>> Any discussion? [clears throat]
>> Please vote. Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item, uh, we have none of those.
So, agenda item I1, consent agenda.
>> Move to approve.
>> Second.
>> Any discussion?
Please vote. Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council [snorts] member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
Agenda item I2, uh, mayor's appointment
and resolution, consideration of
appointment or consideration of approval
of a resolution approving appointment of
a citizen member to the parks and
recreation board for an unexpect
unexpired term ending January 31st,
2029. I plan to appoint Roger Claxton.
Can I get a motion? Move to approve.
>> Second.
>> Any discussion?
Please vote.
Council member Cone,
>> yes. [clears throat]
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
>> Item I3, consideration of approval of an
ordinance to amend chapter 26 park
regulations by amending section 26.12
dogs restricted to rename section 21.12
as dogs and to include dog park rules
and res regulations. Sorry guys, I blame
the heat. It has been a long day. Uh to
include dog park rules and regulations.
This is an introduction and a first
reading.
>> I introduce the ordinance and move to
approve the first reading and title
only. Second, Matt.
>> Good evening, mayor and council. This is
kind of it's a basically a cleanup item.
Uh what we found is back when we opened
the dog park, we passed all the rules
and regulations via resolution, but
they're not in our park regulations
ordinance. Um so in order to seek
assistance from the police department as
it relates to uh hours of operation and
those types of things, uh we did add the
this section uh to include the park uh
dog park rules and regulations under the
park regulation ordinance. So, I'd be
happy to answer any questions you might
have.
>> Thank you.
>> Any questions?
>> Please vote.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
Item I4, consideration of approval of an
ordinance to amend chapter 169 zoning
ordinance, city of Walke, Iowa by
reszoning certain property from KMFSM
to KMFSM/PD1
of property to be known as the REN. This
is second reading.
>> Move to approve the second reading of
the ordinance and title only.
>> Second,
>> Andy.
>> All right. Uh, good evening, Mayor Clark
and council members. Uh before you
tonight is consideration of the uh
second reading for the REN resoning. Um
this property uh just a reminder is
located uh generally north of Southeast
Ashworth Road and east of um Grand
Prairie Parkway. It's approximately 5.78
acres in area and simply this is to uh
the existing underlying zoning is of
course already allows for the
multifamily development. Uh the plan
development overlay would simply allow
them to add one more story to the
building uh for this multifamily
project. Uh that would be a total of uh
80 uh units targeted for active adult
living. Um the proposed resoning is
consistent with the Kettlestone uh
master plan. Uh and staff recommends
approval of the second consideration of
the resoning. I'm happy to take any
questions.
>> Thank you. Are there any questions?
Please vote.
>> Council member Cone.
>> Yes. Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
>> Item I5, consideration of approval of an
ordinance from in chapter 76, Walke
Municipal Code Bicycle Regulations to
rename Chapter 76's personal
transportation device regulations to
update the ordinance and include the
regulation of personal transportation
devices and upon the effective date
repealing chapter 77 Wii Municipal Code
skateboards. This is a third and final
reading.
I move to approve the third reading of
the ordinance in title only and place it
on final passage. Second, Chief.
>> Good evening, Mayor and Council. We're
here. Um, first of all, thanks to uh
Steve for putting up with uh a year's
worth of working through this and also
thanks to Heather who is up until I left
the station to come up here currently
working on the education component of
this. But, uh, as you've heard us talk
before, this has been a long process to
get to this point. Um we're excited to
have the ordinance um hopefully passed
and that provides us the framework
that's necessary for the direct
messaging related to our education
campaign because up until this point
it's been primarily please be
responsible, please be respectful um
with this ordinance passage that gives
us the actual solid framework to um
provide that messaging that's more
directed on this is what is acceptable,
this is what's not by city code. And
then uh further down the line if we do
run into continuous problems and it does
uh create an enforcement mechanism. Um
but again as I've said all along none of
us want to write a child a ticket. Um
that's not the goal of this. The goal is
to uh put those boundaries in place and make sure that everybody's enjoying
our outdoor space in a safe manner. So
um I'm happy to answer any questions.
There have been no changes since the
second reading. So and I've had no other
feedback since the second reading.
>> I [clears throat] only have one
question. Chief, is there an easy way to
identify whether the emotos are 750
watts or above?
>> Easy in the eye of the beholder.
Um, [clears throat]
not not particularly. What I will say is
that um another component,
[clears throat] excuse me, another
component of the definitions for um
low-speed electric bicycle, which are
legal, okay, the class one, two, and
three,
>> a component of those is operable pedals.
And so, um, if our team or if a parent
were to look at something and say, "Is
this a low-speed electric bicycle or is
this an emoto?" Um, one of the telltale
signs will be, "Is there operable
pedals?" And if the answer to that
question is no, then it's an emoto and
it shouldn't be out and about. Um, so
that's a a quick and easy way kind of to delineate that for the public. Um
Heather has done a great job putting
together some uh quick fact sheets and a
card that we can hand out that shows
what is and what isn't based on uh the
different characteristics. Um we've been
working on some website edits where
people will be able to go in and click
on uh my device is this wattage and it
has operable pedals and it's this and so
all of that's coming together and then
the next piece of that will be our
education component. Once this passes,
um I should say if you pass it tonight,
um then one of the things that we're
planning is is standing up a couple of
officers along the trail in different
places on a couple different maybe a
Friday night, Saturday midday, Sunday
um at different times um to help with
that education component and then uh
looking at what else we can do to get
the word out. But um it is complex. It's
not easy,
>> right?
>> I have a question just for to kind of go
along with that. So, if it's under 750
and it does not have pedals, then it
can't.
>> If it's under 750 by our our code, um it
depends what it is.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. By our code, um for instance, the
electric scooter is under 750 does not
have pedals and they can operate that.
>> Um but it it would depend on the exact
characteristics that that fit within
that. But typically what um what our
community should rely on as a kind of a
guideline is 750 and above and then
operable pedals.
>> And [clears throat] I think it's also
important to note that while we can pass
this tonight, well, it's possible to do
that. It's also possible that the state
may um introduce some sort of
legislation along the way next year that
could change things
>> absolutely
>> one way or another. And so people just
need to be aware that for now this is
what we have.
>> That is uh yes. So I appreciate that
point. Um it is possible the state will
take this up in the 2027 legislative
session. Uh at this point though our
officers need a way to enforce this and
so I'm very grateful for your work and
continuing to push forward on this and
um and appreciate that. I think the
educational component will be incredibly
important and I appreciate all of our
staff's work on that effort because it's huge and it's very needed. Um so
any other questions?
>> No, I was just going to just a brief
comment. I know I talk on this every
time. Um just a brief comment. as long
as this process has been um especially
for you um over the last year plus um I thank you greatly for starting it when
you did um because there are um
certainly our counterparts in the metro
that are just getting started um or just
figuring out that they have a problem um
and so to be ahead of it is what is
going to save people from getting hurt
and so I appreciate you doing that um
and and taking the initiative. I know it
was it was a begrudging process at some
point [laughter] but um but it was
necessary and we had to work through
some of the things we had to work
through to get where we are and there
may be additional things we have to work
through in a year from now. Um but I
mean this is to have that initiative I
think is is huge. Um and I think a lot
of people are going to use that as an
example too. Um so here we go.
>> Perfect.
>> See council member Anderson has her hand
raised. Okay, Caleb.
>> Uh, yes, Chief. I just had uh some quick
clarification. If if we were to pass
this this evening, when exactly does
this take effect?
>> So, it has to be published um upon
approval of the council, which Becky, I
think that's typically a weekish.
>> It'll be next Thursday, but it'll be
published in the Dallas County News or a
summary of it will be published in the
Dallas County News.
>> So, that that has to happen um before
any enforcement mechanisms can take
place. However, that does not stop us
from going forward with the education
piece of that. And I know Heather's been
working uh with her team on uh a news
release and getting the website updated
and all of that. And that stuff can
happen ahead of that publication, but
the publication's the official um notice
that it's been passed. And then like for
an example, if if one of your team were
to give like a warning to um somebody
writing something that is no longer
appropriate,
do we have kind of that like a plan of how that's handled in the beginning
while this education is getting out to
notify like let's say a parent for
example or how do you handle that if you
just run across a minor along a trail or
a sidewalk?
>> Yeah. So, it it really falls in line
with anything else that our team does
involving juveniles and depending on a
multitude of factors, but you know, if the juveniles receptive and they're
close to home and we say, "Hey, take the
thing home. You can't be riding on it."
Um, then that may be the end of it. Um,
if it's a continuous thing with the same
kid over and over, then we'll
[clears throat] reach out to parents. If
the juvenile is not receptive, we'll
reach out to parents. If it's a safety
issue, then we can reach out to parents.
Um, but it it truly revolves around uh
the officer's discretion at the time
based on what they think is most
appropriate. And um we you all heard me
say it before, but we have an amazing
team. Um they use common sense and
discretion every single day in
everything they do. And um rarely are
they out of line or out of step with
what what I expect of them. And so I'm
sure that they'll handle it uh
appropriately. But it it is up to the
officer's discretion based on the facts
at the time.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> We know that there are certain areas of
town where we have more
>> um more action than other areas of town.
Will we be posting anything like a a
laminated poster that that describes
what is not really very easy to post
those things. We can put signs at, for
example, parks and on trails, uh, but on
a street corner, they're not going to
see it. And it's not really um but I
think you've spoken uh about you know
being able to not just have the
educational component but having
officers uh through that educational
period uh posting at some of these areas
where we have more issues and uh
speaking directly with kids who are for
lack of a better term violating
and and moving forward from there. Any
additional comments you'd like to make
on that?
>> No, I I would echo that. That would be
part of our focus on our the educational
piece where we put people out along the
trails. Maybe we put them out in an area
where there's a lot of activity and
explain to the children why this
decision was made and and what needs to
happen next. Um, you know, our team's
pretty good about explaining the why
behind what we're doing rather than just
saying you can't be here. Um, and I I
fully expect that to be part of that
education campaign. And then of course
as we go back to school, um we worked
with the school district last last year
on this this uh topic. We made a video
with the school district on this topic.
uh they're willing to send out
information um for us and I have no
doubt that relationship will continue
and we'll continue to work with them on
um on making everybody safe and
ultimately to to uh counselor Pierce's
point, you know, we don't want to see
somebody seriously injured or killed on
one of these and we want to get some
guard rails in place before that happens
and we need parents to help us do that.
Um but this this provides that
framework.
>> Thank you. Thank you. All right, please
vote. [clears throat]
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
>> Item I six, consideration of approval of
an ordinance for the Division of
Revenues under section 403.19, Code of
Iowa, for the Walke Consolidated Urban
Renewal Area 2026 ordinance parcels.
This is also a third and final reading.
I move to approve the third reading of
the ordinance and title only and place
it on final passage.
>> Second, Nick.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. This is a
change to our existing urban renewal
tiff ordinance uh for the consolidated
area. It covers 2026 additions as well
as uh projects that we know are coming
in the near term. Those [clears throat]
projects are highlighted in yellow. And
this is the there's been no changes uh
since the previous two readings, but
happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you. Any questions?
>> Right. Please vote.
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
Item I7, the crossing at Alys's Road,
Plat 6, Hive View Walke Expansion at 105
East Hickman Road. Item I 7A,
consideration of approval of a
resolution approving final plat. Can I
get a motion? Move to approve. Second,
>> Melissa.
>> Good evening, mayor and council. And I'm
going to go ahead and present on both
the final plat and site plan at the same
time. Um, the owner and applicant is Hi,
Inc. Uh, the property is located west of
Northeast Alysses Road and north of
Hickman Road. It contains 12.84 84 acres
in area. It is zoned C-1B, large scale
commercial district. The existing
grocery store building was constructed
in 2013 and then in 2019 they added the
Isisles online structure um within that
parking lot just north of uh northeast
uh Venture Drive, the private street. Um
a previous site plan was approved for
the expansion of HY, but nothing has
been built since that was approved. The
current project includes an addition to
the existing grocery store building to
the next
um
slide there so you can kind of see what
they're doing on there. Uh so the
addition um will include an aisles
online and pharmacy pickup uh just to
the west of the building and then also
additional loading docks at the
northwest corner of the building. The
proposed addition is just under 5,000
square feet in area and then the
existing aisles online structure will be
removed from the site and that area will
be returned to standard parking stalls.
The new loading dock area will include
separate driveway access for trucks
along the west side of the site. Um they
will also add landscaping um just to
provide screening along both the west
and the north sides of the site there.
Um the final plat includes combining
there's an unplatted parcel that part of
that parking lot exists on right now. Uh
you kind of see the line on there. So
it'll just um plat that whole um lot
that exists where the H high store is on
today and then the unplatted parcel into
one large lot and that again that's
12.84 acres. Uh no changes are proposed
to the exist existing access points into
the site. Those will all remain. Uh the
proposed site plan will add a total of
24 parking spaces.
Parking requirements are being met.
Landscaping requirements are also being
met, including those landscape buffers
that I talked about. Um the building
elevations,
um they're proposed to match what is
existing. Uh they're to be constructed
mostly of brick, pre-cast concrete
panels, ephus, and glazing. Uh staff
recommends approval of both the final
plat and site plan, and I'd be happy to
answer any questions.
Thank you.
Are there questions?
Um my only question is uh can you speak
a little bit more about traffic flow and
vetting of that process given that there
have been issues with that in the past
on this site?
>> Yes. So the traffic as far as are you
talking mostly for the trucks or just in
general?
>> Um both.
>> Okay. So the trucks um will access the
um
so let me go here. So this this area at
the northeast corner or sorry the
northwest corner that's the additional
loading docks. They have some existing
ones right here. Um so that'll still
remain over there on the northeast
corner. This will be only for truck
traffic right here. And of course
emergency vehicles if they need to
access it are able to access it as well.
Um they can go in off of the access off
of Alice's Road through here or I
believe um potentially off of this um
>> drive there's aisles that there
» and then the parking lot that is um so
that existing aisles online building is
right here approximately.
>> They're just returning those all to ex
to drive. So, you'll be able to drive
all the way through those drive aisles
and then just turning returning them to
normal parking stalls
>> and they'll likely have the truck area
marked truck entrance or something.
>> Yes, it is only for truck access only.
There's not Yeah. And then the the
access. So right now like the front of
the building has that um drive aisle for
like the um pharmacy that is going away
and they're putting like parking there's
some parking spaces and whatnot. So only
these um to the west of the building
will be the drive aisles for both the
pharmacy and for the the aisles online
pickup.
>> Same access for both. There's different
lanes, but so there's two going into it
and one will be the the aisles online
and one will be the pharmacy. Okay. And
then once you pull through there's it'll
be marked which one you're supposed to
be in for each. And there's I believe
>> and they exit [laughter] the same way.
>> And then they exit out the same way on
the south side.
» Okay. Other questions?
» Thank you. That'll be nice for those
employees that have to do that in the
bad weather.
All right, please vote.
>> Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council member Pierce,
>> yes.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
>> Item I 7B, consideration of approval of
a resolution approving site plan. Can I
get a motion? Move to approve.
>> Second.
Melissa,
>> anything further?
>> I have nothing further to add. Thank
you.
Any other questions?
>> Please vote. Council member Pierce,
>> yes. Council member Grove,
>> yes.
>> Council member Cone,
>> yes.
>> Council member Lion,
>> yes.
>> Council member Anderson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item J is reports. Nick,
>> no report.
>> Report.
>> Uh, no report. Another hot but very
successful arts festival last weekend.
That was fun. Um, otherwise, no. Rob,
>> no report.
>> I welcome the cooler weather.
[clears throat]
>> I was just gonna say that the uh I was
excited to see a good turnout at the
arts festival as well.
>> Perfect. With that, I will take a motion
to adjurnn. So move.
>> Second.
>> All those in favor? I
>> I
>> have a good week everybody.