Seth Carter
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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)
Campbell Fund charitable distributions
$19,655.25 from the Campbell Fund.
Stop or yield sign at 5th Avenue and Chatterton Street
Minimal — signage costs are small.
Extreme Temperature Center at Drake Community Library
Abandoned and dilapidated properties
Not quantified at the meeting.
Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC
Terms of the public commitment weren't detailed at the meeting.
FY 2028-2034 Capital Improvement Plan
Sets up years of capital spending; funding is clear for the first two years.
FY2028 Tax Increment Financing Indebtedness Certification
Certification level affects how much property tax revenue the city can capture.
Scout Subdivision utility extensions
The city fronting utility infrastructure costs it may take 10-plus years to recoup.
Poweshiek County Fair Association tourism grant
$40,500 from hotel-motel tax, with the state paying the balance.
Urban forestry grant
Fully covered by grants.
Mobile food units and food trucks ordinance
Food trucks generate sales tax revenue for the city, though no property tax.
Urban revitalization plan update
Could affect property tax abatements for qualifying development in the revitalization area.
Lead service line replacement
Federal grant of $3.03 million plus city matching funds and a largely forgivable state loan — homeowners pay nothing.
EMS funding recovery agreements (GEMT)
Potential recovery of otherwise-uncompensated ambulance transport costs.
Music in the Park funding
$5,000 from the hotel/motel tax fund.
Interlibrary Loan Policy review
Hotel/motel tax fund budget
Fund balance of $430,580.58 as of the reporting period.
Free brush dump and curbside pickup
Free service periods carry disposal costs the city absorbs.
Library as county Warming/Cooling Center
Any staffing or operating costs of hosting the center aren't spelled out in the agenda materials.
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.
Approval of agenda
Consent agenda (minutes and Campbell Fund requests)
Resolution 2026-149 — Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC
Resolution 2026-150 — Second Amendment with Langhals Enterprises and K&M Tire
Engagement for labor and employment legal services with Ahlers and Cooney
JEO Consulting tree inventory and management plan agreement
Sidewalk repair bid — Pour Boy, $19,655.25
Right-of-way agreement with Kinetic for Zimmerman Drive
Resolution 2026-151 — Intergovernmental transfer of public funds with Iowa HHS
Resolution 2026-152 — GEMT provider participation agreement
Perfecting and Approval of Agenda:
Minutes: October 5, 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)
Resolution No. 2026-149 — 4th Avenue LLC Development Agreement
Resolution No. 2026-150 — K&M Tire Second Amendment
Engagement for Labor and Employment Legal Services — Ahlers & Cooney
Approval of Agenda
Consent Agenda (minutes, resignations, claims, liquor licenses, Campbell Fund review)
Public Hearing: Water Treatment Plant Street Improvements Project
Resolution No. 2026-143 — Development Agreement with 4th Avenue LLC hearing date
Voting record (50)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.