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Urbandale council unanimously approves special-event liquor license
Summary
On June 22, 2026, the Urbandale City Council unanimously approved a special-event liquor license (council letter 8624). Staff said current law requires council action for one-day permits and the city is exploring statutory relief to avoid future special council meetings.
The Urbandale City Council on Monday, June 22, 2026, voted unanimously to approve a special-event liquor license, recorded as council letter 8624, after staff said the permit’s timing required formal council action.
City staff member David told the council that under current law the city must convene the council to approve this type of one-day license, and that the city has been discussing possible statutory relief or an alternative administrative process for similar permits in the future. "At the moment the only legal way to approve it is to convene the council and have the council approve it," David said.
Councilmembers moved promptly to act so the event’s operator could meet a permit deadline. The motion to approve council letter 8624 was made in the meeting (the mover is not specified in the transcript) and seconded by Councilmember Carbrey-Montgomery. In a roll call vote, Councilmembers Kroll, Rosendale, Boti, Cacciatore and Carbrey-Montgomery voted yes; the motion passed.
After the vote the presiding member thanked participants and adjourned the special meeting. The council did not take up other business at the special session.
The city did not provide further details in the meeting about the event organizer, the specific date of the event covered by the license, or any conditions attached to the license; those details were not specified in the transcript.
