HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Motion appointing Ames Interim Public Works Director Justin Clausen as the 2025 AAMPO representative to the Statewide Urban Design Specifications (SUDAS) Board of DirectorsITEM #:4
DATE:03-25-25
DEPT:AAMPO
SUBJECT:SUDAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025 APPOINTMENT
TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
Like all Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in Iowa, the AAMPO is allocated one member on
the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS) Board of Directors. The representative must
be a registered professional engineer in Iowa. The City of Ames Public Works Director has served as
the AAMPO representative on the Board of Directors since the inception of SUDAS in June 2004.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Appoint Ames Interim Public Works Director Justin Clausen as the 2025 AAMPO representative
on the SUDAS Board of Directors.
2. Appoint another staff person as the AAMPO representative on the SUDAS Board of Directors in
2025.
MPO DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The City of Ames Public Works Director has successfully served as the AAMPO's appointed
representative on the SUDAS Board of Directors since its inception in 2004. Therefore, it is the
recommendation of the MPO Executive Director that the Transportation Policy Committee adopt
Alternative No. 1, as noted above.
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