Scott Wilkins of Des Moines Marina briefed the Committee of the Whole on two marina capital projects planned for 2026: a tenant restroom replacement and Redondo float replacement.

Wilkins said the current restroom, built in 1970, will be torn down and replaced with a prefab structure that will provide four unisex tenant restrooms with showers, one public restroom and a porta-potty dump station for small-boat users. "We'll actually add one public restroom because it's a long walk from the end of Anthony's all the way to the other end of the marina," Wilkins said, describing the new facility as a double-wide unit set on a foundation and finished to fit the marina aesthetic.

On the Redondo float replacement, Wilkins said staff will replicate the south-side boarding floats on the north side, a design decision that reduces engineering costs. He noted that the south-side floats were replaced in 2022'1023 with partial grant funding and that the north-side work has one permit pending; staff hope construction will be complete for the 2026 boating season. Wilkins credited assistant harbormaster Katie Bevigny with securing grant funding for the float project.

Both projects were presented as largely design- and permit-driven near-term work; Wilkins said permitting remains but that the projects should be achievable in 2026.