# City Council Meeting - November 2, 2026


**Body:** City of West Des Moines, Iowa
**Date:** November 01, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

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


The November 2, 2026, West Des Moines City Council meeting included several infrastructure and redevelopment matters. A council member reported that a federal Safe Streets for All grant request was fully funded, including $2.4 million for an Ashworth Road project; the city’s receipt remains subject to final processing. Council members also discussed disposing of a small surplus parcel near Grand Avenue and I-35 through an open public-bidding process. The parcel’s earlier appraisal may not reflect its current constraints, and any sale would return to the full council for approval; no sale or bid award occurred at this meeting.

The council held public hearings on amendments to the University Avenue Corridor and Regency West urban renewal areas, with no public comments. The University Avenue amendment received five votes in favor, and the council advanced urban-renewal actions related to Regency West, where assessed valuation was described as falling from about $52 million in 2023 to just under $17 million. Members discussed prospective redevelopment and a forthcoming development agreement, but no developer contract award was made. A public hearing on the 2026 sewer-cleaning and televising program also received no public comments; the transcript ends before council action on that item.

**Source:** City of West Des Moines, Iowa