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AMES, IOWA APRIL 15, 2021
The Special Meeting of the Ames City Council was called to order by Mayor John Haila at 1:00 p.m.
on the 15th day of April, 2021. The Mayor announced that it was impractical to hold an in-person
Council meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this meeting was being held as an
electronic meeting as allowed by Section 21.8 of the Iowa Code. Council Members Gloria Betcher,
Amber Corrieri, Tim Gartin, Rachel Junck, and David Martin were present. Council Member Bronwyn
Beatty-Hansen was absent as was ex officio Member Nicole Whitlock. The Mayor described the options
available to those who wanted to offer public input.
AMENDMENT TO AMES URBAN FRINGE PLAN LAND USE CLASS MAP: Moved by Gartin,
seconded by Betcher, to initiate an amendment to the Ames Urban Fringe Plan Land Use Class Map
to designate additional Urban Service Area along Lincoln Highway and 500th Avenue.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Council Member Gartin asked to know how this will impact the proposed annexation of this property
that the Council had initiated. Director Kelly Diekmann stated that the AUFP Amendment affects
approximately half of the land included within the annexation. He advised that the AUFP Amendment
would need to be taken to the Planning & Zoning Commission for recommendation. Notices need to
go out to those impacted by the Amendment by mail and posting on the property affected by the AUFP
Amendment. The Amendment also needs to be heard by the Story County Board of Supervisors, who
will also send a notice to the public. It is anticipated that this will come back to the City Council in late
May or early June concurrent with the annexation. Mr. Gartin also asked who gets notified by the City
of Ames of the pending action. Answering, Mr. Diekmann said those property owners within 300 feet
of the boundaries of the area in question.
DISPOSITIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL: None.
COUNCIL COMMENTS: None.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Gartin to adjourn the meeting at 1:04 p.m.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor