Iowa Record
Grinnell, IA
SC

Seth Carter

Third Ward Council Member2026-2028

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Jan 3, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
1
Total speaking time
1:40
Avg per meeting
1:40
Segments
35

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Top issues during term (20)

medium↑Sep 2026[25]

Campbell Fund charitable distributions

$19,655.25 from the Campbell Fund.

high↑Nov 2026[20]

Stop or yield sign at 5th Avenue and Chatterton Street

Minimal — signage costs are small.

medium↑Nov 2026[20]

Extreme Temperature Center at Drake Community Library

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Abandoned and dilapidated properties

Not quantified at the meeting.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC

Terms of the public commitment weren't detailed at the meeting.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

FY 2028-2034 Capital Improvement Plan

Sets up years of capital spending; funding is clear for the first two years.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

FY2028 Tax Increment Financing Indebtedness Certification

Certification level affects how much property tax revenue the city can capture.

medium↓Sep 2026[15]

Scout Subdivision utility extensions

The city fronting utility infrastructure costs it may take 10-plus years to recoup.

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

Poweshiek County Fair Association tourism grant

$40,500 from hotel-motel tax, with the state paying the balance.

low↑Aug 2026[15]

Urban forestry grant

Fully covered by grants.

low↑Sep 2026[15]

Mobile food units and food trucks ordinance

Food trucks generate sales tax revenue for the city, though no property tax.

medium↓Sep 2026[15]

Urban revitalization plan update

Could affect property tax abatements for qualifying development in the revitalization area.

high↑Aug 2026[12]

Lead service line replacement

Federal grant of $3.03 million plus city matching funds and a largely forgivable state loan — homeowners pay nothing.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

EMS funding recovery agreements (GEMT)

Potential recovery of otherwise-uncompensated ambulance transport costs.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Music in the Park funding

$5,000 from the hotel/motel tax fund.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Interlibrary Loan Policy review

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Hotel/motel tax fund budget

Fund balance of $430,580.58 as of the reporting period.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Free brush dump and curbside pickup

Free service periods carry disposal costs the city absorbs.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Library as county Warming/Cooling Center

Any staffing or operating costs of hosting the center aren't spelled out in the agenda materials.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Change of city IT service provider

Cost details of the new agreement are not stated in the agenda materials.

Decisions during term (137)

Recorded while Carter was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Approval of agenda

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Consent agenda (minutes and Campbell Fund requests)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-149 — Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-150 — Second Amendment with Langhals Enterprises and K&M Tire

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Engagement for labor and employment legal services with Ahlers and Cooney

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

JEO Consulting tree inventory and management plan agreement

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Sidewalk repair bid — Pour Boy, $19,655.25

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Right-of-way agreement with Kinetic for Zimmerman Drive

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-151 — Intergovernmental transfer of public funds with Iowa HHS

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-152 — GEMT provider participation agreement

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 19, 2026

Perfecting and Approval of Agenda:

approved5-0Oct 19, 2026

Minutes: October 5, 2026.

approved5-0Oct 19, 2026

Consider approval of a resolution approving and authorizing execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Grinnell and 4th Avenue LLC. (See Resolution No. 2026-149)

approved2-0Oct 19, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-149 — 4th Avenue LLC Development Agreement

approved2-0Oct 19, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-150 — K&M Tire Second Amendment

approved2-0Oct 19, 2026

Engagement for Labor and Employment Legal Services — Ahlers & Cooney

approvedVoted yes4-0Oct 5, 2026

Approval of Agenda

approvedVoted yes4-0Oct 5, 2026

Consent Agenda (minutes, resignations, claims, liquor licenses, Campbell Fund review)

approvedVoted yes4-0Oct 5, 2026

Public Hearing: Water Treatment Plant Street Improvements Project

approvedVoted yes4-0Oct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-143 — Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC hearing date

Voting record (50)

50 yes0 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Approval of agenda

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Consent agenda (minutes and Campbell Fund requests)

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Public hearing — 4th Avenue LLC Development Agreement

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-149 — Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-150 — Second Amendment with Langhals Enterprises and K&M Tire

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Engagement for labor and employment legal services with Ahlers and Cooney

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

JEO Consulting tree inventory and management plan agreement

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Sidewalk repair bid — Pour Boy, $19,655.25

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Right-of-way agreement with Kinetic for Zimmerman Drive

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-151 — Intergovernmental transfer of public funds with Iowa HHS

Voted yesOct 19, 2026

Resolution 2026-152 — GEMT provider participation agreement

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Approval of Agenda

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Consent Agenda (minutes, resignations, claims, liquor licenses, Campbell Fund review)

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Public Hearing: Water Treatment Plant Street Improvements Project

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-143 — Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC hearing date

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Campbell Fund request — Goodfellows Holiday Meals

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Campbell Fund requests — Ahrens Foundation (Tiger Packs, Food Coalition)

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-144 — Monthly internal transfer of funds

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-145 — Trust and agency transfer

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Financial Report

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Fiscal Year Annual Urban Renewal Report

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Special Event at Central Park — Grinnell School of Music

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-146 — Caldwell Tanks Pay Request No. 18

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-147 — WRH, Inc. Pay Request No. 19

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-148 — Change Order No. 11, Water Treatment Plant

Voted yesOct 5, 2026

Ordinance No. 1577 — Mobile Food Units and Food Trucks (third and final reading)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Approval of agenda and change of meeting time

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Consent agenda (minutes, claims of $2,935,017.83, firefighter resignation, liquor license, appointments, Campbell Fund review)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Special Campbell Fund request — Read 2 Lead program ($1,000)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Sidewalk assistance application — 532 High Street

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Sidewalk assistance application — 603 8th Avenue

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-127 — monthly internal transfer of funds ($59,409.98)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-128 — monthly trust and agency transfer ($18,070.95)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-129 — Caliber Concrete pay request, Veterans Memorial Plaza ($28,452.44)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-130 — Con-Struct pay request, 10th Avenue crosswalk ($970)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-131 — Con-Struct pay request, library handicapped parking ($3,880)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-132 — Caldwell Tanks pay request, South Water Tower ($10,640)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-133 — WRH pay request, Water Plant Project ($1,047,375.54)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-134 — Change Order No. 3, Caldwell Tanks, South Water Tower

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-135 — Change Order No. 10, WRH, Water Treatment Plant ($5,099.88)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-136 — Safe Routes to School grant application

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Alliant Energy gas and electric service — Scout Subdivision

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Officer Academy Agreement — Javin Doland

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Officer Academy Agreement — Chevy Langston

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Ordinance No. 1577 — first reading, mobile food units and food trucks

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Street closure — Trunk or Treat, October 24, 2026

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-137 — public hearing on 2026 Urban Revitalization Plan

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Strategic planning services — Midwest Municipal Consulting

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Ordinance No. 1577 — wait, this was second readings: Ordinance No. 1575, junk and junk vehicle abatements (second reading)

Voted yesAug 17, 2026

Hotel Grinnell letter of intent