AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
DECEMBER 10, 2024


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                              REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL**

                  **Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the meeting of the Ames Area
                              Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee.

 

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

PROCLAMATIONS:

1.

Proclamation for "Wreaths Across America Day," December 14, 2024

 

CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council members vote on the motion.

2.

Motion approving payment of claims 

 

3.

Motion approving Summary of Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting on November 26, 2024

 

4.

Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period November 16-30, 2024

 

5.

Motion approving the renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor Licenses:

  1. Cyclone Liquors, (626 Lincoln Way), Class C Liquor License
  2. Mickey’s Irish Pub, (109 Welch Avenue), Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor Service
  3. Café Beau, (2504 Lincoln Way), Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor Service
  4. Torrent Brewing Co., (504 Burnett Avenue), Class C Retail Alcohol with Living Quarter and Outside Service
 

6.

Motion setting November 18, 2025, and December 16, 2025, as Regular City Council Meetings and cancelling City Council Meetings on November 11, 2025, and December 23, 2025

 

7.

Motion accepting Municipal Equality Index Report 

 

8.

Motion directing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance adopting the name of a new frontage road at U.S. Highway 30 and 580th/S Teller Ave to Turing Street

 

9.

Resolution approving requests from Midnight Madness on July 18, 2025 for partial road closures of:

  1. Ashmore Drive from Beach Avenue to Gaskill Drive
  2. Gaskill Drive from Ashmore Drive to Country Club Boulevard
  3. Country Club Boulevard from Gaskill Drive to Kildee Street
  4. Agg Avenue from Kildee Street to Cessna Street
  5. Cessna Street from Agg Avenue to Beach Avenue
 

10.

Resolution authorizing the expenditure of $5,000 ($4,000 from Council Operating budget & $1,000 from AHRC budget) to support the Building Inclusion Breakfast

 

11.

Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2025-1 to the Ames Municipal Code 

 

12.

Resolution approving Encroachment Permit for Sign at 301 Main Street

 

13.

Resolution approving appointment of Council Member Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen to the Ames Regional Economic Alliance (AREA)

 

14.

Resolution approving appointment of Council Member Tim Gartin to Discover Ames

 

15.

Resolution approving appointment of Council Member Rachel Junck to the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees

 

16.

Resolution approving Agreement between Ames Human Relations Commission and Iowa Office of Civil Rights regarding intake and investigation of Civil Rights Complaints 

 

17.

Resolution approving amendment to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Funding Agreement for the Ioway Creek-Brookside Water Quality Project revising the completion date to December 31, 2026

 

18.

Resolution approving the Commission on the Arts (COTA) Spring 2025 Special Project Grant contracts

 

19.

Resolution authorizing Public Art Commission to enter into agreements with artists for 2024/25 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition selections

 

20.

Resolution awarding contract to Van Meter Inc. of Urbandale, Iowa for the purchase of 750 copper, 15 kV cable in the amount of $103,554.60

 

21.

Resolution awarding contract to Rexco Equipment Inc. of Des Moines for a forestry wood and brush chipper for the Parks and Recreation Department

 

22.

Resolution approving contract and bond for the Water Treatment Plant Lime Pond Underdrain Improvement with Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa

 

PUBLIC FORUM: This is a time set aside for comments from the public on topics of City business other than those listed on this agenda.  Please understand that the Council will not take any action on your comments at this meeting due to requirements of the Open Meetings Law, but may do so at a future meeting.

ORDINANCES:

23.

Zoning Text Amendment to allow Social Service Providers in the Single-Family Conservation Overlay (O-SFC) Zoning District with approval of Special Use Permit for certain Properties abutting Commercial Zoning

  1. First reading of Ordinance
 

24.

Second reading of Ordinance for Industrial Tax Abatement for Wyffels Site Plan at 220 S. Teller Avenue 

 

25.

Second reading of Ordinance for rezoning of 3200 University Boulevard from "RI" (Research Park Innovation District) to "FS-RM" (Floating Suburban - Residential Medium Density) with "PUD" Planned Unit Development Overlay

 

26.

Second reading of Ordinance for rezoning of 3300 University Boulevard from "RI" (Research Park Innovation District) to "FS-RM" (Floating Suburban - Residential Medium Density) with "PUD" Planned Unit Development Overlay

 

PLANNING AND HOUSING:

27.

Preliminary Plat for 4925 and 5299 Lincoln Way - Sunset Ridge Subdivision, 12th Addition 

  1. Resolution approving Preliminary Plat 
 

28.

Final Plat for 4925 and 5299 Lincoln Way - Sunset Ridge Subdivision, 12th Addition 

  1. Resolution approving Final Plat 
 

29.

Resolution Approving Extension of Sidewalk Installation Deferral for 4004 and 4008 Cochrane Parkway

 

30.

Request to Defer Implementation of Annexation Covenants by Separate Owners of 2114 & 2126 State Avenue

  1. Resolution Deferring Implementation of Covenants
 

PUBLIC WORKS:

31.

Solid Waste Management Strategies

  1. Resolution authorizing staff to submit an Intent to Negotiate letter to Carroll County Solid Waste Management Commission
 

ADMINISTRATION:

32.

2024 City Boards and Commission Survey Results

 

PARKS & RECREATION:

33.

Staff Report regarding Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center proposed facility schedule, survey, and fee schedule

 

HEARINGS:

34.

Hearing on Text Amendment modifying Newspaper Publication Requirements

  1. Motion to continue the Public Hearing to January 14, 2025 
 

35.

Hearing on 2019/20 Storm Water Erosion Control Program (Ioway Creek - 6th to 13th St):

  1. Motion accepting report of bids
  2. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to Iowa Earth Works of Huxley, Iowa in the amount of $1,687,433
 

36.

Hearing on 2023/24 Ames Plan 2040 Sanitary Sewer Utility Infrastructure (265th Street Extension):

  1. Motion accepting report of bids
  2. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract for the base bid to S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc of Jordan, Minnesota, in the amount of $2,036,000
 

37.

Hearing on Carr Park Agility Course Project:

  1. Motion accepting report of bids
  2. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to Caliber Construction LLC, of Adair, Iowa in the amount of $443,800.
  3. Resolution awarding a contract to Outdoor Recreation Products, Gretna, Nebraska for the agility course equipment and installation in the amount of $166,570.
  4. Resolution awarding a contract to Boland Recreation, Marshalltown, Iowa for a shelter in the amount of $25,500.
 

38.

Hearing on Mini-Pitch Project at Lloyd Kurtz Park:

  1. Motion accepting report of bids

  2. Resolution approving final plans and specifications for Bid Package 1 – Concrete & Grading and awarding a contract to Caliber Concrete LLC, of Adair, IA, for the base bid, Add Alternate 1, and Add Alternate 3 in the amount of $182,462.27

  3. Resolution approving final plans and specifications for Bid Package 2 - Mini-Pitch System, Lights, and Acrylic Surfacing and awarding a contract to Caliber Concrete LLC, of Adair, IA, in the amount of $109,300

  4. Resolution approving final plans and specifications for Bid Package 3 – Electrical and awarding a contract to Van Maanen Electric Inc, of Newton, IA, for Bid Option 1 in the amount of $7,610

  5. Motion rejecting bid for Bid Package 4 – Water Service

  6. Motion approving reallocation of Capital Improvement Project (CIP) savings for the Community Center Gym Flooring Project in the amount of $90,230

 

39.

Hearing on proposal to vacate easements located at Aspen Ridge Subdivision, 2nd Addition and Grand Aspen Ridge Subdivision, 2nd Addition

  1. Resolution vacating easements  
 

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY:

40.

Participation with agencies, boards, and commissions: 

  1. Discover Ames (ACVB)
  2. Ames Regional Economic Alliance (AREA)
  3. Story County Emergency Management Agency (SCEMA)
  4. Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees
 

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

Please note that this agenda may be changed up to 24 hours before the meeting time as provided by Section 21.4(2), Code of Iowa.