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The Des Moines City Council agenda for April 6, 2026 includes a closed session to discuss litigation strategy, a Fair Housing Month proclamation, and consent items covering routine alcoholic beverage license approvals and renewals for establishments throughout the city, as well as special event licenses for various April activities. The agenda also proposes ordering construction on traffic signal replacement at Merle Hay Road/Meredith Drive and I-80/I-35 with an engineer's estimate of $600,000 and a hearing scheduled for May 4, 2026, along with additional public improvement projects.
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The Des Moines City Council held a regular meeting agenda for October 9, 2025, which included multiple items for council action and discussion. Key agenda items included a 2025/2026 mid-biennium budget review presentation by the Finance Director, approval of payment vouchers totaling approximately $1.18 million, and consideration of a Hemstad Consulting contract for $93,500. The meeting also featured unfinished business regarding a management agreement with NWS Holdings (Perfect Game) for Steven J. Underwood Fields, a public safety sales tax discussion, and new business including an OpenGov Asset Management Software purchase and a telecommunications franchise agreement with Forged Fiber 37, LLC.
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The Mayor and City Council held a budget discussion meeting on February 18, 2026, at 8:00 AM in the City Council Chambers to review the Fiscal Year 2027 City Manager's Recommended Budget. The meeting was held at a new location: 1200 Locust Street, 1st Floor of the City Administration Building. The notice was issued by City Clerk Laura Baumgartner on February 13, 2026.
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