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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, October 26, 2020
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:02pm by Chair Sandeep Stanley.
Members Present: Warren Madden, Tom Lindsley, Karin Chitty, and Mason Zastrow
Member(s) Absent: Pete Englin, Evelyn Beavers, and Eric Abrams
Staff Liaison: Deb Schildroth
Approval of Minutes: Warren moved approval of the September 28, 2020 minutes
and Tom 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.
Analytics from the Rent Smart Ames website were further reviewed. Topics from the
website that showed frequent hits across the age groups were:
• CyRide/transportation
• Noise ordinance
• Parking
• Tenant responsibilities
• Landlord responsibilities
Other topics of interest were parking regulations and property maintenance/regulations.
There are just over 1,000-page views, so it’s important to exercise caution when
interpreting the information.
Commission members reviewed a student survey that was created by Vanessa Baker-
Latimer, Karin Chitty, and Deb Schildroth. The purpose of the survey is to gain
feedback on whether or not students are aware of the Rent Smart Ames website, what
information is helpful and/or missing, and how useful is the website. Since the fall
semester is scheduled to end the day before Thanksgiving, it was determined that
waiting until the beginning of the spring semester (January 25, 2021) may be better
timing in surveying the students.
In the meantime, a landlord survey will be developed and sent out. We’d like to
specifically reach out to those landlords using the Rent Smart Ames website to
advertise vacancies.
Results from both surveys will help determine website changes and updates.
B. Explore potential expansion of the Story County mediation pilot project.
There was no new information to share on this project.
Commissioner Comments: None
Next Meeting: Monday, November 23, 2020 at 6:00pm.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 6:58pm.