Sep 15, 2026

City Council · 9 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Boddy, Cacciatore, Montgomery, Croll, Rozendaal · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (1): agenda. Full minutes for the whole Sep 15, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1APPROVE AGENDAPassed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Approving the agenda. A routine first vote that sets the list of items for the meeting.

• Vote 2City Council Meeting Minutes - September 1, 2026Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

  What this means: Approving minutes. The council confirms that the written record of an earlier meeting is accurate.

• Vote 3City Council Lunch and Learn Meeting Minutes - September 8, 2026Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 2

  What this means: Approving minutes. The council confirms that the written record of an earlier meeting is accurate.

• Vote 4Consent agenda (15 items, approved in one vote)Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Consent agenda. A list of routine items the council approves together in one vote, without separate discussion. Any member can ask to pull an item out for its own vote.

  15 consent items

  1. Approve Bill Lists -September 3, 2026 and September 10, 2026
  2. Approve Financial Statements - August 2026
  3. Approve Business Licenses
  4. Approve Neighborhood Finance Corporation - Energy Advantage Program Funding Letter of Intent
  5. Approve Resolution 244-2026: Establish Public Hearing - Storm Sewer Easement Vacation - "Lots 8, 9, and 10, The Plateau at Deer Creek Plat 1" (12870 and 12877 Ridgeview Drive),…
  6. Approve Resolution 247-2026: Final Acceptance - Bank Stabilization Improvement - Golfview Creek
  7. Approve Resolution 243-2026: Final Acceptance - Aurora Avenue PCC Sidewalk Project
  8. Approve Resolution 246-2026: Iowa Department of Transportation Federal-aid Agreement - Douglas Parkway Preservation - 128th Street to Timberline Creek
  9. Approve Resolution 245-2026: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Iowa Department of Revenue State SetOff Program
  10. Approve Equipment Purchase - Stryker Power Pro 2 Ambulance Cot · Full page →
  11. Approve Equipment Purchase - Portable Airway/Respirators
  12. Approve Equipment Purchase - Mechanical CPR Devices
  13. Approve the Suspension of Civil Service Certified Lists for Entrance Positions
  14. Approve Grant Application - Bravo Greater Des Moines Public Art Grant
  15. Approve Special Event Requests
• Vote 5Public Hearing – Lease Agreement with JP Investments, LLC (7025 & 7031 Douglas Avenue) Mayor Andeweg stated that publication to consider the lease had been completed as required…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3

  What this means: Public hearing. A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides. Hearings are required by law for some actions, such as budgets, rezoning and borrowing.

• Vote 6Approve Resolution 248-2026: Authorizing the lease of property located within the Downtown Urbandale Neighborhood Area Urban Renewal Area to JP Investments, LLC; and approve…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Tax increment financing (TIF). Within an urban renewal area, the extra property tax from rising values can be set aside for a period of years to pay for projects or incentives in that area, instead of going to the usual taxing bodies.

• Vote 7Mayor Andeweg stated that publication to consider the lease had been completed as required by State law and asked if there were any objections, written or oral, to the form of…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 3
• Vote 8Approve Resolution 249-2026: Authorizing the lease of property located within the Downtown Urbandale Neighborhood Area Urban Renewal Area to Suburban Bread Company, LC; and…Passed 5–0 · Minutes, p. 4

  What this means: Tax increment financing (TIF). Within an urban renewal area, the extra property tax from rising values can be set aside for a period of years to pay for projects or incentives in that area, instead of going to the usual taxing bodies.

• Vote 9Purchase - Structural Collapse Rescue Equipment Motion: MontgomeryPassed 5–0 · $82,533.41 · Minutes, p. 4