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Votes at a glance

- Item 38: Vacation of surface rights and conveyance of a permanent easement for building encroachment adjoining 3612 and 3614 Sixth Avenue (doors swing to 36 on Sixth LLC). First and final consideration approved on the record. Vote: motion carries (recorded yes votes; final tally recorded as carried).

- Item 39: Vacation of surface rights and conveyance of permanent easement adjoining 1961 Indianola Avenue to Optimay Life Services Inc. First and final consideration approved on the record. Motion carries.

- Item 40: PlanDSM amendment and rezoning near 3610 Fifth Avenue (Invest DSM Inc.). First and final consideration approved; motion carries.

- Item 41: Rezoning at 1424 Army Post Road to allow vehicle sales/service (Big Deal Investments LLC). First and final consideration approved; motion carries.

- Item 42: City-initiated renaming of a segment of Lake Ridge Avenue to Sweetwater Bridal. First consideration approved; motion carries.

- Item 45: 2025 traffic signal replacement contract 1 — designate Van Manen Electric Inc. as lowest responsive, responsible bidder (engineer’s estimate and contract approval). Motion carries.

- Item 46: Southeast Connector (Southeast Thirtieth Street to U.S. 65) — designate joint-venture low bidder (CJ Monyan & Sons LLC and Progressive Structures LLC) and approve contract and bond. Motion carries.

- Item 47: Southwest Ninth Street Viaduct Rehabilitation — designate Jasper Construction Services Inc. as lowest responsive, responsible bidder and approve contract and bond. Motion carries.

- Item 24: Preliminary award of $1,000,000 of HOME Investment Partnership Program (American Rescue Plan) for construction at the former Elam Church on East Ninth Street. Vote recorded 6 yes, 1 abstain; motion carries.

- Item 48: Review of Zoning Board of Adjustment decision at 41460 First Street — council declined to remand and allowed the board decision to become final (option C approved). Motion carries.

- Item 49: Amendment to municipal code relating to impound and preservation fee; repeal of impound and preservation fee for vehicles impounded by the city. First and final consideration approved; motion carries.

Details: where discussion was brief

Most of these items were routine hearings or bid designations that the council enacted by roll call after staff presentation and limited public comment. When bidders and engineer's estimates were presented, the council designated lowest responsive, responsible bidders and approved contracts and bonds per staff recommendations.

Next steps

For contract awards, city staff will proceed with contract execution and construction scheduling per standard procurement and bonding procedures. For the HOME Program preliminary award, staff will proceed with grant administration and any required closing steps consistent with federal ARP-HOME requirements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Des Moines Council Meeting 2-10-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Des Moines City Council approved multiple ordinances, bids and a $1 million HOME program award during its Feb. 10 meeting. This roundup lists each formal action and the recorded outcome.","taxTitle","Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa","taxId",4694,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6299028,"Council approves first reading of East Army Post–Indianola trunk sewer district after residents raise notice and hookup concerns",520,1218000,1738000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2498984-36a1c5d40ae30ba50b3cab5eddac5e4b&start=1218&end=1738","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2498984-36a1c5d40ae30ba50b3cab5eddac5e4b/thumbnail_1218000.jpg","/articles/6299028/Des-Moines/Polk-County/Iowa/Council-approves-first-reading-of-East-Army-PostIndianola-trunk-sewer-district-after-residents-raise-notice-and-hookup-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6299028-e3aeea62d20dc8805c8bcf0ca3cbeff7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145268&Signature=HXmaKTEoKs1ttx4NJlGPCJNJNi8hhYnImA5iFvXIX3kkEjJ9kKIy14cygdYqSYVq0KeoQvheP3FmII25hoAMHJ3pqymN43XgfLoGjZ9FZAWkZq7YuRYqS6k9lCY3v~BDlGhVxiMP2gbqc9TXsj-6tBk44QhlhE6tZU72XyVXH~04pzl7sIGo-1El59xwjHEznef11yXlSXSWKCW22WgpwC6nLHf8NHkUTjnQLPSK6b8ubyX4zTbjexMNPzjAy2xuMc862jjWBG1eXww7XYGjD1U8AHBYx8iw5xfowoieSlju3unOCbVmj1EK5qACXM8fAla~zhkuxy~ootjUXrGv8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Des Moines City Council gave first reading Feb. 10, 2025, to the proposed connection of a trunk sanitary sewer system benefiting an area along East Army Post Road and Indianola Avenue, but councilmembers agreed to delay final readings until city staff meet with directly affected property owners to answer specific hookup and assessment questions.

Scott Peterson, an Army Post Road homeowner, told the council he received notice late in the process and had been unable to get consistent answers from the engineering staff about how the project would connect his property and the size of assessments. “I would ask you to all to put this on hold for a period of time so that I can get some answers as a directly affected homeowner,” Peterson said.

Council members and staff responded by offering to arrange a meeting with the city engineer, identified in the hearing as Steve Nabor, to walk through plans and confirm who will be connected and how assessments will be calculated. The council member presiding over the hearing said, “I will get you in contact with Steve Nabor, and he will sit down with you,” and indicated willingness to appear at that meeting if needed.

Another resident, Michael Atkin of East Leland, raised questions about whether street paving and storm sewer work would accompany the sanitary sewer installation and whether development or private developers would be required to pave adjacent local streets. Staff and the council explained that developer-driven projects typically require associated street and storm improvements when developers propose new construction but that existing streets will see improvements as part of development activity, not automatically with every sewer installation.

The council voted to approve the first reading and explicitly delayed second and third readings to allow staff to meet with the homeowners and return with answers at the next council meeting. The motion carried on the record with the stated plan that the city engineer would follow up directly with affected residents and staff would provide clarifications on assessments and hook-up procedures before final approval.","City council gave first reading to a trunk sanitary sewer district for East Army Post Road and Indianola Avenue but agreed to return for final readings after staff meets with affected homeowners who raised questions about assessments, hookups and project details.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6299032,"Des Moines council approves rezoning at 5702 Grand Avenue despite large neighborhood opposition",2102,1796000,3898000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2498984-36a1c5d40ae30ba50b3cab5eddac5e4b&start=1796&end=3898","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2498984-36a1c5d40ae30ba50b3cab5eddac5e4b/thumbnail_1796000.jpg","/articles/6299032/Des-Moines/Polk-County/Iowa/Des-Moines-council-approves-rezoning-at-5702-Grand-Avenue-despite-large-neighborhood-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6299032-43dde41658c948e21bfa26761c869202/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145268&Signature=I0M-Rz8fQR7SoNx0QMt6hTiTnH3TLcaDxQcWSnnMSvUVtFZGloGhV-9Xp5jbttMrklcYVrF~Ca~jNF8cc8csmN2IayjYb8DTrwkiAkKDB8qpqAzIT8i1Kxa5jwqisONxwLOa4mBYRke44Bh-02GKso9DtJpb54krXVcZH0i4ktSSubthp7gRdWzgM~kGhEnMETTQwqaWTIgGqZfgWZAU8l3EF3i-KAUSfG5tkN9MMuhJnMaEls5-zalKZiOGL13sYggoYVeItmG-Emd7piPhABm2GK747bC1m3qBWuXHZOXfjjd9GWyPAZQRwVgo-H8CuKpFPky8B8E4uMfXVpdmfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Des Moines City Council voted Feb. 10, 2025, to approve a request from Faithful Moments LLC to amend PlanDSM and rezone property at 5702 Grand Avenue from N3C neighborhood district to the limited NX2 neighborhood next district, allowing redevelopment for row-home buildings.

The vote followed more than an hour of public comment and repeated objections from neighborhood residents and professionals who said the plan conflicts with the city’s comprehensive plan and would harm an established single-family area. Sharon Cooley, a resident at 5715 Grand Avenue, told the council, “I don't feel like we were heard in this process last time,” and urged members to follow best practices rather than favor familiarity with the applicant.

The rezoning was brought after the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial; council rules required six votes because the commission recommended denial and opposition exceeded 20% of relevant property owners. Opponents said the proposal amounts to spot zoning, cited tree-preservation concerns and questioned the topography and parking impacts. Architect and planner Bill Ludwig described the site as a single-family lot surrounded by single-family homes and said the proposed density and scant parking would not match the block’s character.

Adam Siran, officer of Faithful Moments LLC, defended the project and said the proposal had been reduced in response to neighborhood feedback — from an earlier concept of 15 units down to eight units — and that site work and utilities for his other projects are ready to build when market conditions permit. “I have reduced down to 8 units listening to the neighborhood,” Siran said.

Council members debated whether the property sits on the edge of a higher‑traffic corridor — Grand Avenue — and whether the rezoning would set a precedent. Council Member Josh Mandelbaum, whose ward includes the site, and Council Member Coleman both said they weighed neighborhood input heavily and believed the revised plan could result in a higher-quality project that would proceed through additional site-plan reviews for grading, trees and stormwater. Coleman emphasized that council approval is a rezoning decision, not final site plan approval.

The council approved the rezoning by roll call. Mandelbaum’s vote was recorded on the roll as “yes,” and the final tally was recorded as seven yes votes. The developer still must win city sign-offs on site plan technicals including grading, stormwater management and tree mitigation before construction can begin.

The decision leaves open next steps for opponents: because the rezoning was approved, future enforcement or conditions will hinge on the site-plan review process and any required mitigation. Neighbors asked the council for analyses of tax and property-value impacts and repeated concerns about developer track records and the project’s fit with PlanDSM, the city’s comprehensive plan.","The Des Moines City Council voted to reclassify land at 5702 Grand Avenue and approve a rezoning request from Faithful Moments LLC after extensive public comment and debate. The decision overturns a Planning and Zoning Commission denial and comes despite petitions from hundreds of residents.","actionData","errors"]

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