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Scott Olson
District 4 Council Member2024-01-01–2028-01-01; month-level start: January 2024, terms begin at noon on the first day in January that is not a Sunday or legal holiday after a regular city election per Iowa Code §376.2(1), swearing-in held Jan 9, 2024 per a cedar-rapids.org news notice; four-year terms per the cedar-rapids.org Elections page; month-level end: January 2028
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 53:25
- Avg per meeting
- 4:51
- Segments
- 608
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Top issues during term (1)(Infrastructure)
Decisions during term (11)
Recorded while Olson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approvedOct 20, 2026
November 3, 2026 – to consider repealing Chapter 31 of the Municipal Code, Subdivisions, and enacting a new Chapter 31 in its place to include avoidance and mitigation of damage to public infrastructure and public improvement requirements…
approvedOct 20, 2026
Professional Services Agreement with Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC for an amount not to exceed $372,794 for the 2027 Pavement Milling and Curb Repair project. (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #301998-20
approved9-0Aug 25, 2026
Midwest Development (Skogman) infrastructure agreement
approved9-0Aug 25, 2026
Amendment No. 5 to the Professional Services Agreement with Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC for an amount not to exceed $16,158 for the Edgewood Road NE Trail Phase 3 project (original contract amount was $167,916; total contract…
approvedAug 11, 2026
August 25, 2026 – to consider a Development Agreement with Midwest Development Co., an entity of Skogman Companies, for the construction of public infrastructure at 7217 Underwood Avenue SW. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0023-2026
approved9-0Jul 14, 2026
Subdivision infrastructure incentives for Skogman project (Item 26)
approved6-0Jun 23, 2026
Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program in the amount of $2,521,413 for the Rockford Road SW Detention Basin project. CIP/DID…
approved6-0Jun 23, 2026
Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Foth Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $169,327 for the 4th Street SE from 6th Avenue to 10th Street Newbo Quiet Zone Improvements project (original…
approvedJun 9, 2026
Grant application to the Federal Railroad Administration for an amount up to $2,900,000 in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements funding for the East Side Flood Control System Reach 4 Phase 2 – Otis Road SE Rail Crossing…
approved8-0Apr 14, 2026
Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC for an amount not to exceed $111,347 for the 4th Street SE Cedar River Trail Extension – Segment 1 project (original contract amount was…
approved9-0Mar 10, 2026