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ORGANIZATION (AAMPO) TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE
AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Policy Committee
meeting was called to order by Ames Mayor and voting member John Haila at 5:00 p.m. on the
13th day of February, 2024. Other voting members present were: Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, City of
Ames, Amber Corrieri, City of Ames, Tim Gartin, City of Ames; Rachel Junck, City of Ames;
Anita Rollins, City of Ames; Linda Murken, Story County Board of Supervisors, Mayor John
Popp, City of Gilbert, and Bill Zinnel, Boone County Board of Supervisors.
FFY 2025-2029 PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (PTP): Transportation Planner
Kyle Thompson and Transit Planner Shari Atwood presented the Committee Action Form. Planner
Atwood explained that the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) addresses the PTP
development process through the Story County Transportation Collaboration Committee
(SCTCC). Any funding addressing the needs of the elderly or those with disabilities must be
identified in the PTP; however, other projects are addressed as well. She noted that the PTP must
be updated every five years and is due by May 1, 2024. Planner Atwood detailed the priorities
identified by the SCTCC as the Dial-A-Ride service which provides CyRide’s Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant services, Dial-A-Ride buses purchased by CyRide, bus shelter
improvements, accessibility technology and preventative maintenance. The PTP consisted of five
sections, stated Planner Atwood. These included Introduction and Process, Inventory and Process
Discussion, Coordination Issues, Priorities and Strategies, and Funding.
Planner Atwood outlined the next steps in the process once the Draft FFY 2025 -2029 PTP was
approved. A 30-day Public Comment period would begin and be open through March 14, 2024
and the final PTP would be brought back before the Committee on March 26, 2024. She stated that
the PTP was exclusively for CyRide and applicable programs. Planner Atwood also highlighted
how working with a variety of human service agencies and organizations through the PTP
development process allowed CyRide to secure additional funding through federal discretionary
grants by the partners providing letters of support for the grant application. These grants have
allowed CyRide to add widescale improvements to enhance the service for residents.
Moved by Murken, seconded by Popp, to approve Draft FFY 2025-2029 Passenger Transportation
Plan and setting March 26, 2024, as the date of public hearing.
Vote on Motion: 9-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
POLICY COMMITTEE COMMENTS: None.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Rollins, seconded by Zinnel, to adjourn at 5:09 p.m.
Vote on Motion: 9-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
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Grace Bandstra, Deputy City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
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Renee Hall, City Clerk