Kim Wessel, president of the Village of East Davenport Business Association, told the Davenport City Council the group is focused on safety, events that generate revenue, beautification, parking and infrastructure partnerships to sustain growth in the neighborhood.

Wessel said the association is organizing bar owners to coordinate late-night safety and reduce city police calls, and credited recent rooftop lighting and new pole lights—installed with city support—for improving safety and ambience. "So our first, our first agenda is safety in the village, especially late in the evening," she said, outlining efforts to have bar owners share security and reduce calls on police.

The association highlighted recurring events that fund their work—Farm Days, a Wine Walk and Mardi Gras—and reported a positive revenue balance that helped finance projects including rooftop lighting. Paul Schnell, representing the Schmid and a long-time East Davenport business owner, asked the city to partner on curbs and gutters along Mound Street and on other infrastructure work to finish village improvements.

Wessel and Schnell also discussed a concept for a plaza around the Lindsay Park basketball court that could host events without closing 11th Street, which they said would preserve parking and ease logistics for downtown events. The group asked for clearer communication channels with council and for staff and elected officials to attend association meetings.

Councilors thanked the association and several members of the public praised its volunteer efforts. No formal action was taken; council indicated interest in further collaboration on capital budget items and to receive invitations to future meetings.