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Des Moines City Council approves sewer, street and signal contracts; vacates easement parcels and OKs sidewalk easement
Summary
The Des Moines City Council on May 4 approved multiple infrastructure contracts and property actions including a $410,295 sewer repair contract, a $1.48 million street rehabilitation, a $597,000 traffic-signal replacement contract, conveyance of parking easements and an electric easement for sidewalks.
The Des Moines City Council approved a series of infrastructure contracts, easement conveyances and land-use ordinances at its May 4, 2026 meeting.
The council approved an electric easement to MidAmerican Energy Company for the 2026 neighborhood sidewalk program (item 31) after no public comments were made. It also approved vacating a portion of Base Park at 220 Clark Street (item 32) on first consideration and approved the vacation and conveyance of subsurface and air-rights easements to Riverview Parking LLC for $38,100 (item 33).
On public-works contracts, the council designated TK Concrete Inc. as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the 2026 sewer repair contract at $410,295 (item 35); it approved Inroads LLC for the Southwest 9th Street rehabilitation contract at $1,484,314.25 (item 36); and it approved Van Maanen Electric Inc. for traffic-signal replacement projects at Merle Hay Road/Meredith Drive and I-80/I-35 for $597,000 (item 37). The council moved, seconded and recorded seven yes votes on each of these motions.
Council members also considered a rezoning request from Demolition and Prep Facilities LLC to rezone parcels near 107 East 6th Street from DX2 Downtown District to limited DXR Downtown District to allow development of an athletic field and accessory park; the council approved the ordinance and waived additional readings after following the prescribed party-of-interest and public-comment procedures (item 34).
Several items were handled via the consent agenda earlier in the meeting; the transcript records council member Voss voting no on consent items 5 and 6, while other recorded votes on these items registered seven yes votes.
What happens next: Contracts and ordinances approved at first/final consideration will proceed to the administrative steps required for implementation, including contract execution, project scheduling and installation. The Riverview Parking conveyance and the easement to MidAmerican will proceed according to their respective conveyance processes.
