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Des Moines unveils $175.3 million draft capital improvement plan, eyes funded 2026 projects
Summary
City staff presented a 2026–2031 draft Capital Improvement Plan of 87 projects totaling about $175.3 million; $123.0 million is secured, $46.5 million are unsecured grant commitments and $5.8 million remain without identified funding. Council was asked to focus on the 2026 projects — roughly $33.9 million — as it finalizes the budget next week.
The Des Moines City Council Committee of the Whole heard a staff briefing Nov. 6 on the draft 2026–2031 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which lists 87 projects totaling roughly $175,275,000. Jeff Fran, the city’s finance director, said about $123,014,000 appears secured through grants and other sources, while $46,504,000 are identified but not yet awarded grants and $5,757,000 remain without identified funding.
The committee-level presentation focused on projects planned for 2026 because those expenditures are part of the coming year’s budget process. "When you get closer in on the present, a CIP becomes much more really grounded in reality," Fran said. Staff emphasized that near‑term projects tend to be fully funded, while projects in later years are planning placeholders used to pursue grant opportunities.
Why it matters: the CIP informs the 2026 budget and prioritizes capital work across five categories — building/facilities, municipal capital projects, marina, surface‑water management and transportation — that drive what the city will bid and build next year.
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