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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY COMMISSION
Meeting was held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Monday, July 27, 2020
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:08pm by Chair Sandeep Stanley.
Members Present: Evelyn Beavers, Eric Abrams, Karin Chitty, Warren Madden, Tom
Lindsley, and Pete Englin
Member(s) Absent: None
Staff Liaison: Deb Schildroth
Approval of Minutes: Warren moved approval of the June 22, 2020 minutes and Eric
seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Public Forum: There was no one present for Public Forum.
City Council’s Direction on Addressing Tenant/Landlord Issues:
A. Revamp and promote RentSmart Ames website and use other forms of
informational material with the input of tenants and landlords.
Deb has requested analytics from the City’s IT Department for the RentSmart Ames
webpage. Once the information becomes available, the intent is to use it to
determine the frequency people are using the webpage, which areas are being
reviewed, amount of time spent on the webpage, etc. This information coupled with
a review of the entire webpage will hopefully provide a guide of where improvements
and effectiveness can be achieved. Commission members stated that information
on the webpage could be simplified, but needs to be kept relevant. Karin offered to
help review the webpage and Deb stated she will follow up with Vanessa Baker
Latimer, the City’s Housing Coordinator, about conducting the webpage review, fact
checking and updating information.
Discussion ensued about revamping the webpage, content curation, and overall
maintenance. ISU Student Government may have resources; Karin suggested
Model Farm (Tony Thrush) and perhaps they could also assist with the video(s).
Sandeep suggested Lawrence Cunningham with the Iowa State Daily.
B. Explore potential expansion of the Story County mediation pilot project.
The committee working on this project is still in planning phases due to COVID-19.
Commission members suggested checking with local non-profits.
Preference on CCC Meeting Format Due to COVID-19: Continue with Zoom.
Commissioner Comments: Warren asked if there would be a student representative
replacing Martha Broadnax, and Sandeep stated there will be.
Next Meeting: Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:00pm.
Adjournment: Eric moved adjournment and Tom seconded. Meeting was adjourned
at 7:00pm.