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Council approves KCL Engineering development agreement after debate over funding source

West Des Moines City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a development agreement with KCL Engineering to repair structural roofing elements but debated whether the $75,000 should come from the regulatory compliance fund or the property improvement fund; the council voted to proceed after staff said the work qualified as regulatory compliance due to historic-compatibility and structural elements.

The West Des Moines City Council approved a development agreement with KCL Engineering but not before a focused exchange over which municipal fund should pay the $75,000 cost.

Councilman Trevillian objected to using the regulatory compliance fund (RCF) for roofing work, saying the RCF is intended for items such as sprinklers or grease interceptors and that a roof is a property improvement. "Regulatory compliance fund is supposed to be for, sprinkler systems, grease…

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