Woodward City Council Regular Session Monday November 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Folkerts called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Roll Call; Present: Stone, Godwin, Patel, Gough, Bice. Motion Godwin to approve the agenda as presented. 2nd Gough. MCU. Motion Gough to Open Public Hearing on Rezoning of 208 E 1st Street from Residential to Commercial. 2nd Stone. MCU. Public Hearing opens at 7:01 pm. No questions or comments from the council or the public. Motion Stone to approve the minutes of previous meeting on October 13, 2025 as presented. 2nd Godwin. MCU. No participants of Open Forum. Department Reports: Officer Sprott reports for the Police Department that the Calls for Service has been sent out to each councilmember. Officers are still working several felony cases. Mayors Report: Mayor Folkerts explains that the VFD and pumps at the wellfield have been replaced, however there are issues with the VFD. This is being addressed. Solar panels have been put up, but they are not hooked up yet. Congratulations to the newly elected councilmembers. Councilmember Patel will not be present for the December meeting so Mayor Folkerts thanks Patel for his service on the council and Patel thanks the community for their support during his time on the council. Motion Stone to close Public Hearing of Rezoning of 208 E 1st Street from Residential to Commercial. 2nd Gough. Roll Call: MCU. Public Hearing closes at 7:06 pm. Motion Gough to discuss City Hall Renovations. 2nd Patel. MCU. Councilmember Gough explains that he has been working with the Social Center Board and stated that the majority of the concerns that the board has, including a lease agreement, can be resolved through the attorney and the committee that has been put together by the council. Flooring bids have been received by Councilmember Stone. Stone will also be the one to install the windows in the chambers. Window framing/installation with happen towards the end of December. The committee will meet with the Social Center Board on Friday November 14th at 5:30 pm. Motion Godwin to discuss Resolution 2025-26 Approving Easement Over a Portion of Colton Street for Access to Property Purchased by A&P Farms, LLC. 2nd Patel. MCU. This recommendation comes from the City Engineer due to parking abutting the alleyway. Motion Gough to approve Resolution 2025-26. 2nd Bice. Roll Call: MCU. Motion Patel to discuss Annual Urban Renewal Report. 2nd Gough. MCU. No questions or comments from the council. Motion Patel to pay the bills as presented. 2nd Bice. Roll Call: MCU. Mayor Council Comments: Councilmember Patel requests that the city address the alleyway behind the Post Office during budget time. Mayor Folkerts congratulates the Police Department for taking a predator off the streets. Motion Godwin to adjourn. 2nd Patel. MCU. Meeting adjourns at 7:19 pm. Claims Report Access Systems Maint 413.96 ACCO Unlimited Corp Supl 398.00 AFLAC Ins 985.34 AFLAC Dental & Vision Ins 324.43 Agsource Coop Services Test 819.00 Banleaco Maint 4.48 Barnes & Noble Books 556.20 Black Hills Energy Util 302.52 Boone County Landfill Lndfl 46.62 Boone County Treasurer Taxes 121.00 Capital Sanitary Supply Co Supl 64.60 Cengage Learning INC/Gale Books 54.73 City of Desoto Books 29.85 Cardmember Service Misc 4,179.33 Dallas Co Treasurer Taxes 245.00 Dollar General Region 410526 Supl 88.12 Econo Signs LLC Supl 524.64 EFTPS Fed/FICA Tax 8,113.94 Electric Pump Maint 508.25 Finneseth Dalen & Powell PLC Legal 3,530.00 Globe Life Liberty Nat Ins 143.20 Guthrie Co REC Util 1,594.70 Harland Ace Hardware Supl 44.93 Hawkeye Truck Equipment Maint 2,067.21 Heritage Petroleum, LLC Fuel 10,146.63 IA Municipal Workers Comp Asso Audit 265.00 Iowa Rural Water Association Dues 365.00 IPERS IPERS 5,365.98 Madrid Automotive Supl 13.99 MAFCO Builders Maint 8,580.00 Menards Grimes Supl 336.55 Micromarketing Books 97.64 Minburn Telecommunications INC Phone 925.44 Momar Supl 7,325.48 Motor Parts Warehouse Supl 78.21 Municipal Pipe Services INC Maint 15,500.00 Municipal Supply INC Maint 258.00 Orr, Amy Mileage 151.20 Pesticide Bureau – IDALS Pest 30.00 Schrock Innovations Maint 1,029.99 Sprayer Specialties Supl 135.00 Storey Kenworthy/Matt Parrott Supl 485.95 Treasurer, State of Iowa State Tax 1,121.50 Van Wall Equipment INC Supl 56.18 Veenstra & Kimm INC Permit 466.00 Verizon Wireless Phone 195.90 Walters Sanitary Service Garbage 7,431.97 Walton Tree Service Maint 7,910.50 Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shi INS 5,697.75 Woodward Post Office Postage 305.00 City of Woodward Postage 18.42 Payroll Checks Total Paid on 10/24/25 13,205.58 Total Paid on 11/07/25 12,128.65 Total Payroll Paid 25,334.23 Revenue General 202,028.63 Road Use Tax 15,036.42 Employee Benefits 26,844.54 Local Option Sales Tax 30,870.66 TIF Commercial 433969.54 TIF Ironwood 28,668.87 Debt Service 71,350.22 Water 30,348.39 Sewer 39,472.85 Storm Sewer 3,706.03 Total 492,296.15 Publication Dates LIOW0407626