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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY COMMISSION
Conference Room 235
City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue
Monday, March 25, 2018
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:07 p.m. by Chair Karin Chitty. Members present
were Evelyn Beavers, Pete Englin, Tom Lindsley, Sandeep Stanley, and Ian Steenhoek.
Eric Abrams and Warren Madden were not present. Staff liaisons Tasheik Kerr and Brian
Phillips were also present.
Karin led a round of introductions for the attendees.
Approval of Minutes:
It was moved by Pete, seconded by Ian, to approve the minutes of October 22, 2018.
Motion carried unanimously.
Public Forum:
There was no one present for Public Forum
Tenant/Landlord Relations:
Karin introduced this new topic for the Commission to discuss. She asked if the
members had thoughts or feedback related to the topic. Ian mentioned that students
have a lot of issues with finding feedback about landlords and rentals online. He said
there were efforts on Student Government to create a rating site for rentals. He thought
that might be a valuable direction.
Pete described the history of the Rent Smart Ames site. Ian explained that a lack of
information about the smaller landlords is challenging. Tom asked if it would be more
effective to do a survey of students to gather information about their living situations
compared with having a site where students could enter their information. Sandeep and
Ian stated they felt a resource to find housing ratings would be more valuable than a
resource to find housing listings.
Pete suggested a conversation with Student Legal Services may be helpful to
understand student renting challenges and issues on both sides. Sandeep suggested a
seminar or FAQ from Student Legal Services might be helpful. Ian suggested the
information on the City’s website about tenant and landlord responsibilities could be
updated and put into a joint ratings/informational website. Pete asked whether meeting
between Ames Police and landlords were continuing, like the one he attended last
summer.
Commissioner Comments:
Sandeep mentioned that he is working on a community-wide celebration called I Love
Ames. It would involve festival retail events at the Mall, Campustown, and Downtown,
connected by CyRide shuttles. This would be geared towards freshman and sophomore
students to get them familiarized with Ames.
Adjourn:
Pete moved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.