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Des Moines council votes: conveyance, leases, HUD application, personnel package and traffic rules
Summary
The council approved multiple routine items July 13, 2026 — including a property conveyance at 3308 Kenzie Ave, a lease for monitoring devices, a HUD grant application and traffic regulation changes — and approved the personnel committee recommendations 5–2; one equipment lease‑purchase was continued to August 3.
At its July 13 meeting the Des Moines City Council approved several routine administrative items and one contested personnel item. Key outcomes:
- Conveyance of city property at 3308 Kenzie Avenue (Section 32 homeownership program, Council communication 26‑240) — approved (voice vote recorded as 7 yes).
- Item 38 (Amante Properties) rezoning request — council moved option A (deny) and the motion carried (vote recorded as 7 yes), consistent with the plan‑and‑zoning commission recommendation to deny.
- Item 39: Lease with Industrial Scientific for atmospheric monitoring devices and services for Public Works — authorized not to exceed $35,013.72 for a four‑year period; motion carried.
- Item 40: Application to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY26 "Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing" (Council communication 26‑242) — authorized; motion carried.
- Item 40I: Proposed lease‑purchase with Ziegler Inc. for a tractor (Boommower) not to exceed $88,875 — council approved moving the item and continued it to the August 3, 2026 meeting for further action.
- Item 33: Personnel subcommittee annual review and compensation recommendations — approved after debate, recorded vote 5 yes, 2 no; council directed staff to return with detailed longevity vs. retention numbers at the next review.
- Item 42: Traffic regulation changes (chapter 114) including modifications around Walnut Street and related blocks — council waived second and third readings for parts of the item and approved the changes (voice vote recorded as 7 yes).
Several other consent items were handled together and passed; the meeting concluded with an adjournment vote.
