# COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 11.04.2026

Davenport Committee of the Whole meeting (Nov. 4, 2026; the recording metadata is dated Nov. 5 UTC) advanced a substantial Public Works agenda to the consent agenda. Contract awards included Elmore Avenue/East Kimberly Road patching to Hawkeye Paving Corporation for $427,675.67; Freight House tuckpointing to Bystatemasonry Inc. for $398,847; and Mound and River Drive flood mitigation to NJ Miller Inc. for $1,215,494.50. The committee also advanced a five-year paratransit eligibility software contract with Jack Rabbit Data Systems for $170,600 and an Iowa DOT grant agreement for $3,686,793 toward phase one of the West 53rd Street reconstruction project. Other items covered bridge replacements, flood mitigation, canopy and compost-facility repairs, and sewer work. Some amounts and project details in the transcript are garbled. A council member noted that the infrastructure items discussed totaled more than $20 million, with state and federal grants supporting several projects. These items were advanced to the consent agenda; the transcript does not establish final council approval of the awards.

In Community Development, the committee advanced a rezoning request and approval of local objectives for the Community Development Block Grant annual action plan. The council postponed an ordinance changing city IT oversight until the first cycle of February 2027 after concerns were raised about data control, cybersecurity requirements, and the authority of the library and Civil Rights Commission. A separate city administrator recruitment-process ordinance remained under discussion while council members considered developing a revised process. No procurement award was identified in those policy discussions.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 05, 2026

### Sources
- [COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 11.04.2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ6gTwp6914) - Davenport Public Meetings