# City Council Meeting  - October 19, 2026

The October 19, 2026, West Des Moines City Council meeting included updates on the West Des Moines Community School District’s $135 million bond program, with completed or underway improvements to school buildings, playgrounds, the stadium video board and sound system, and the Stapleton Center. Planned bond-funded projects include a student activities facility, a mid-sized performing arts center, stadium storage, and further work at several schools. The district also reported forecasting $4.5 million in operating budget reductions, citing declining enrollment, limited state aid growth, and inflation; the council discussed participating in a district planning committee. Separately, the city manager noted that a regional wastewater phosphorus-removal project is expected to cost $90 million. These were informational updates, not city procurement or contract-award actions; no vendor selection, bid approval, or spending vote was identified. The agenda’s RecPlex building maintenance agreement with Segra Fiber was removed before approval.

The council approved several zoning, tax increment financing, traffic-code, plat, and easement items. It adopted an ordinance replacing bicycle regulations with rules for personal transportation and mobility devices, while members said further amendments may follow; it also deferred commercial-vehicle parking regulations for a future workshop. A request to vacate part of an overland flowage easement passed 3–1. Other discussion covered regional partnerships, tourism, public safety, and human-rights outreach.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Policy
**Published:** October 19, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting  - October 19, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOInRKD_N2k) - City of West Des Moines, Iowa