# City Council Meeting  - October 5, 2026


**Body:** City of West Des Moines, Iowa
**Date:** October 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

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


The October 5, 2026 West Des Moines City Council meeting included discussion of a dispute involving residents whose basements were damaged during work by a city-hired general contractor’s subcontractor. Council members criticized the contractor’s lack of assistance and discussed whether the general contractor or subcontractor could be excluded from future city bids; staff and legal counsel were asked to review the city’s options and report back. No vote was taken to disqualify either firm, and no new contract award or bid approval was identified. On the consent agenda, the council approved amendments to private development agreements with WDM Entertainment LLC and WDM South LLC. The flood-emergency-plan presentation described prior, incremental investments in pumps, levees, and related infrastructure, including a pump station characterized as a multimillion-dollar investment; no new funding allocation was considered.

The council also approved the second reading of an ordinance updating rules for bicycles and personal mobility devices, while directing staff to prepare possible language requiring high-speed devices to be licensed, insured, and registered for street use for consideration at a future meeting. Other actions included advancing a zoning amendment for a Mission Pet Health veterinary hospital, approving a sanitary-sewer easement vacation for Eagle Brook, and deferring proposed rules on commercial vehicles, trailers, and equipment for two weeks. No additional procurement awards were identified.

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