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Votes at a glance: Des Moines council approves leases, contracts, code amendments and routine items
Summary
At its meeting the Des Moines City Council approved the agenda and multiple consent and hearing items including easement conveyance, sidewalk cafe lease, sewer and stormwater contracts, street and parking changes, and direction on a franchise-fee exploration for DART; most actions passed by unanimous 7-0 votes.
The Des Moines City Council approved a series of routine and hearing items by voice or roll-call vote, including easement conveyance and contract awards for public works projects. Several specific approvals and their outcomes follow.
Uptown Partners Corp: The council approved the conveyance of a permanent airspace easement adjoining University Avenue to Uptown Partners Corp for $2,041 (amount as stated in the council communication). The motion passed by roll call.
Riley Drive Entertainment (Tunic Bar Des Moines): The council approved a lease for a portion of the vacated north–south alley adjoining 201 Court Avenue for use as a sidewalk cafe. No public speakers registered; the motion carried.
Sewer and stormwater contracts: The council approved several lowest-responsive-responsible bidder designations and contract awards after receiving and filing bids: Hydro Clean LLC (Wade Anderson, president) — 2025 sewer lining program, $3,399,004.54; contract and bond approved. S. M. Henches and Sons Inc. (Steve M. Henches, president) — East Army Post Road trunk sanitary sewer project, $4,321,000 (amount as stated); contract and bond approved. Corel Contractor, Inc. (Grant S. Corel, president) — Hamilton Drain Stormwater Improvements Phase 4, $2,198,439.07; contract and bond approved. TK Concrete Inc. (Tony J. Vermeer, president) — Porter Avenue improvements from SW Ninth St. to South Union St., $600,764; contract and bond approved.
Code and parking changes: The council amended Chapter 114 of the municipal code on multiple traffic and parking regulation changes (item 54) and approved an amendment relating to monthly parking rates at the 1200 Mulberry City parking garage (item 55). Both actions were moved, seconded and passed; the council waived the second and third readings pursuant to Rule 42A where noted.
Consent agenda and roll call notes: The council approved the consent agenda (items 3 through 47) by roll call; the clerk noted specific variations on the consent votes: under one consent item 4D, Gatto was recorded as abstaining; for consent item 5, Voss was recorded as a no vote. The remainder of the consent items carried on the roll call.
Other procedural items: The council received and filed items 57A–I and closed the meeting after a motion to adjourn.
All above actions that had recorded votes passed by the count indicated during the meeting; where the council announced "7 yes" the record shows unanimous approval by the seven members present.
