HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Agreement with Ames Main Street to Reimburse 50 Percent of Actual Cost to Produce Downtown Master Plan, Up to Amount Not-to-exceed $25,000 RESOLUTION NO. 23-606
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH AMES MAIN STREET
TO REIMBURSE 50 PERCENT OF THE ACTUAL COST TO PRODUCE
A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, UP TO AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-
EXCEED $25,000 FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,Ames Main Street(AMS) is pursuing a visioning process to develop its long-
term program of work, and hopes to retain a design firm to lead the project and produce a
"Downtown Ames Master Plan." AMS proposed that the City participate in the consultant
selection process and that the City provide funding for up to 50% of the cost of the consulting
contract. Two firms were identified by AMS to provide presentations regarding their proposed
approaches to the project, which were attended by the Assistant City Manager and the Planning
and Housing Director, who then provided feedback to AMS leadership; and,
WHEREAS, the scope of services has been refined by AMS to identify three main areas
of focus: 1) Enhance the gathering spaces in the Downtown District, 2) Create a stronger sense of
Downtown ambiance, and 3) Encourage Downtown residential and commercial development
opportunities; and,
WHEREAS, the scope of services identifies a Self-Supporting Municipal Improvement
District (SSMID) as a potential mechanism to finance improvements. SSMID relies on a petition
process that is not guaranteed to be approved. The consultant will be asked to identify other
potential funding opportunities for the project components that are evaluated; and,
WHEREAS, consultant selection and development of the plan are being directed by AMS
and the completed plan is likely to result in proposed improvements with significant capital costs.
Although the scope of services suggests that SSMID and other financing mechanisms will be
explored as a way to pay for these improvements, it is possible that implementation relies on
considerable City funding.
WHEREAS, AMS expects to select a consultant this winter. The selected consultant will
begin the project in the spring of 2024 and the project will be concluded by December 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that an agreement with Ames Main Street to reimburse 50% of the actual cost to produce a
Downtown Master Plan, up to an amount not-to-exceed $25,000, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28th day of November, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28th day of November, 2023.