May 4, 2026

Regular meeting, 5:00 PM · 56 roll calls · Present: Boesen, Simonson, Voss, Barron, Westergaard, Mandelbaum and Gatto (roll call 26-0536)

All votes

Every roll call in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (10): attendance, agenda, licenses and permits, tax abatements, payments, adjournment. 7–0 means every member present voted yes. Full minutes for the whole May 4, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Item 1 · Roll call 26-0536Item title not in the recordAttendance · Minutes, p. 1
• Item 2 · Roll call 26-0537APPROVING AGENDA, AS PRESENTED AND/OR, AS AMENDEDPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 1
• Item 3 · Roll call 26-0538APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA * – items 3 through 30Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 2
• Item 4 · Roll call 26-0539Approving Alcoholic Beverage License Applications for the followingPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 2
• Item 5 · Roll call 26-0540City Clerk to approve Cigarette/Tobacco/Nicotine/Vapor Permits for the followingPassed 6–1 · No: Voss · Minutes, p. 3
• Item 6 · Roll call 26-0541City Clerk to approve Device Retail Permit for Cigarette Energy Discount Store at 2822 E. University AvenuePassed 6–1 · No: Voss · Minutes, p. 3
• Item 7 · Roll call 26-0542Approving Professional Services Agreement with Olsson, Inc. for the SE 14th Street Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Project, not to exceed $498,851Passed 7–0 · $498,851 · Minutes, p. 3
• Item 8 · Roll call 26-0543Approving Change Order No. 4 with Iowa Contracting, Inc. for additional work on the 2025 Parking Garage Repair Program, $107,255Passed 7–0 · $107,255 · Minutes, p. 3
• Item 9 · Roll call 26-0544Approval of contract and bond for construction of an improvement with an estimated cost which is less than the Iowa Code competitive bid threshold – Nahas Pool Painting and Repairs, A1A Sandblasting (Iowa) (Owner), $128, 860Passed 7–0 · $128 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 10 · Roll call 26-0545Approving Private Construction Contract between Holzworth Construction, LLC and Hoyt, LLC for paving improvements to serve High Street Lofts, $23,089Passed 7–0 · $23,089 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 11(A) · Roll call 26-0546Birdland Sports Complex Improvements, Caliber Concrete, LLCPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 11(B) · Roll call 26-0547Des Moines Levee Alterations – Phase C, Peterson Contractors, IncPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 11(C) · Roll call 26-0548Northwest Pool Repair and Painting Improvements, A1A Sandblasting (Iowa)Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 12 · Roll call 26-0549Levying assessments for fees, fines, penalties, costs and interest imposed in the enforcement of the Neighborhood Inspection Rental Code, Schedule No. 2026-05Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 13 · Roll call 26-0550Acceptance of real estate documents from a property owner for voluntary acquisition of property located at 200 Euclid Avenue for $437,064 and authorization to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for acquisition and stabilizationPassed 7–0 · $437,064 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 14 · Roll call 26-0551Approving 101 tax abatement applications for work completed in 2026Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 4
• Item 15 · Roll call 26-0552On conveyance of excess City-owned property locally known as 2704, 2706, 2714 and 2718 George Flagg Parkway, along with two adjoining parcels, to South by Southwest, LLC for $155,000, (5-18-26)Passed 7–0 · $155,000 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 16 · Roll call 26-0553On vacation of segments of University Avenue right-of-way and conveyance of easements for bus shelter encroachments on City-owned property to Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) for $400, (5-18-26)Passed 7–0 · $400 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 17 · Roll call 26-0554On request from Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Officer) to amend the PlanDSM Creating Our Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan to revise the future land use classification of the property from Low Density Residential to Public/Semi-Public, and to rezone 3024 52nd Street from “N3b” Nei…Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 18 · Roll call 26-0555Approving retention of outside counsel and ratifying the retention agreementPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 19 · Roll call 26-0556Approving payment to claimants for a property claimPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 19 · Roll call 26-055719-I Submitting travel and training for Special Envoy – Climate T.M. Franklin CowniePassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 20 · Roll call 26-0558Reprogramming of prior years' unspent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fundsPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 21 · Roll call 26-05592026 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) subrecipient funding under the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 5
• Item 21 · Roll call 26-056021-I Second Amendment to Chapter 28E Agreement with Invest DSM, Inc. and Polk County. Sponsor: Mayor BoesenPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 22 · Roll call 26-0561Agreement with Polk County Housing Trust Fund (PCHTF) for the Work That Impacts Housing Program (WTIHC)Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 23 · Roll call 26-0562Preliminary terms of an Urban Renewal Development Agreement with Rypma Properties for the historic renovation and conversion of the existing two-story warehouse building at 108 SE 4th Street into office spaceNot in the record · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 24 · Roll call 26-0563Issuance of a partial certificate of completion for North Des Moines Town Hall in the Metro Center Urban Renewal ProjectPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 25(A) · Roll call 26-0564Carpenter Row – JJR Holdings LLC (Managing Member) for a $3,343,000 investment to construct a two-story, 16-unit residential project at 1245 21st StreetPassed 7–0 · $3,343,000 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 25(B) · Roll call 26-0565Kingman Townhomes – Kingman Place Townhomes, LLC (HOME, Inc., Executive Director) for a $7,099,120 project developing a 20-unit residential townhome project at 3125 Kingman BlvdPassed 7–0 · $7,099,120 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 25(C) · Roll call 26-0566Mezzo on Walnut – Lawmark LP (LawMark Capital, General Manager) for a $77,000,000 project constructing 209 units at 606 Walnut StreetPassed 7–0 · $77,000,000 · Minutes, p. 6 · Full page →
• Item 25(D) · Roll call 26-0567University of Commerce Historic Renovation – 615 Euclid LLC (Sonar Multifamily Fund, Partner) for a $5,768,814 project constructing 14 units at 615 Euclid AvenuePassed 7–0 · $5,768,814 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 26 · Roll call 26-0568Parking License Agreement with United States General Services Administration (GSA) for parking in the Third and Court Parking GaragePassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 6
• Item 27(A) · Roll call 26-05691424 E. Virginia Avenue Lot 6Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 27(B) · Roll call 26-05701424 E. Virginia Avenue Lot 19Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 27(C) · Roll call 26-05711424 E. Virginia Avenue Lot 27Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 28 · Roll call 26-0572Release of fire escrow at 1919 E. 9th StreetPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 29 · Roll call 26-0573Projected increase of $393,484.13 through April 30, 2028, for Microsoft Enterprise Enrollment Agreement and Procurement of Microsoft Enterprise Services from Insight Public Sector for a total of $2,922,246.47 per Omnia Contract and City Short Form No. K24- 449Passed 7–0 · $2,922,246.47 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 30 · Roll call 26-0574Authorizing Finance Director to draw checks on registers for the weeks of May 4 and 11, 2026; to draw checks for the bills of the Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency for the weeks of May 4 and 11, 2026; to draw checks for biweekly payroll due May 15, 2026Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 31 · Roll call 26-0575On conveyance of an electric easement on City-owned property located at 4850 SE 5th Street to MidAmerican Energy Company for the 2026 Neighborhood Sidewalk ProgramPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 32 · Roll call 26-0576On vacation of a portion of Bates Park located at 220 Clark StreetPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 32(A) · Roll call 26-0577First consideration of ordinance abovePassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 7
• Item 33 · Roll call 26-0578On vacation and conveyance of subsurface and air rights easements within portions of E. 2 nd Street, E. Court Avenue, and E. 3rd Street to Riverview Parking, LLC for $38,100Passed 7–0 · $38,100 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 33(A) · Roll call 26-0579First consideration of ordinance abovePassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 33(B) · Roll call 26-0580Final consideration of ordinance above, requires six votesPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 34 · Roll call 26-0581On request from Des Moines Prep Facilities, LLC (Officer) to rezone three (3) parcels located in the vicinity of 107 E. 6th Street from “DX2” Downtown District to Ltd. “DXR” Downtown District to allow development of a new athletic field and accessory park, which is a “Sports & Re…Passed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 34(A) · Roll call 26-0582First consideration of ordinance abovePassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 34(B) · Roll call 26-0583Final consideration of ordinance above (waiver requested by applicant), requires six votesPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 35 · Roll call 26-0584On 2026 Sewer Repair Contract 1: Resolution approving plans, specifications, form of contract documents, engineer’s estimate, receive and file bids, and designating lowest responsive, responsible bidder as TK Concrete, Inc. (President), $410,295Passed 7–0 · $410,295 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 35(A) · Roll call 26-0585Approval of contract and bondPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 8
• Item 36 · Roll call 26-0586On SW 9th Street Rehabilitation from Watrous Avenue to Wolcott Avenue and from Park Avenue to Creston Avenue: Resolution approving plans, specifications, form of contract documents, engineer’s estimate, receive and file bids, and designating lowest responsive, responsible bidder …Passed 7–0 · $1,484,314.25 · Minutes, p. 9
• Item 36(A) · Roll call 26-0587Approval of contract and bondPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 9
• Item 37 · Roll call 26-0588On Traffic Signal Replacement at Merle Hay Road and Meredith Drive and I-80/I-35: Resolution approving plans, specifications, form of contract documents, engineer’s estimate, receive and file bids, and designating lowest responsive, responsible bidder as Van Maanen Electric, Inc.…Passed 7–0 · $597,000 · Minutes, p. 9
• Item 37(A) · Roll call 26-0589Approval of contract and bondPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 9
• Item 38 · Roll call 26-0590Requests to speak as follows: speakers are listed in the official minutesPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 9
• Item 38 · Roll call 26-0591ADJOURNPassed 7–0 · Minutes, p. 9