# COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 10.21.2026


**Body:** Davenport Public Meetings
**Date:** October 22, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole, titled October 21, 2026 (meeting metadata is dated October 22), reviewed multiple procurement and capital-project items. Public works items included accepting $212,829.80 of completed work by CDM I Concrete Contractors; awarding the $1,290,883 Union Station Flood Repairs contract to Miller Trucking and Excavating; a listed $50,000 contract with Ensign, whose project description is unclear in the transcript; and purchases including a Ford F-650 hook-lift truck from Elliott Equipment for $137,100 under Sourcewell Contract 091125-EEC and a $91,250 purchase under Sourcewell Contract 110223-NWY. The agenda also included $165,903 in ductile piping replacement at the water pollution control plant under an existing contract with Reger Mechanical, and a $205,200 Iowa DOT grant agreement for the Eastern Avenue Bridge over Goose Creek North replacement project. Several right-of-way and easement items authorized condemnation only if negotiations fail; staff emphasized that negotiated agreements are the preferred approach. Public safety included proposed replacement fire apparatus purchases from Reliant Fire Apparatus: a pumper not to exceed $1,055,000 in FY2029 and an aerial apparatus not to exceed $1,800,000 in FY2030.

Community development considered an Iowa Economic Development Authority Community Catalyst Remediation Grant agreement for Raphael’s Emporium at 628 North Harrison Street. A Hilltop Campus Village representative said the city’s $40,000 contribution would leverage $100,000 from the state and at least $10,000 from a local taxing district. The agenda also included a development agreement and a public hearing to amend the North Urban Renewal Plan for the 2026 internal TIF. Finance considered a five-year lease of city property at 136 East 3rd Street to Raw Bar LLC. Public safety, public works, and finance items were moved to their respective consent agendas; the transcript does not establish final full-council approval. Proposed changes to municipal IT oversight and cybersecurity and to the City Administrator recruitment process were kept on the discussion agenda for further consideration.

**Source:** Davenport Public Meetings