HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement with Strand Associates, Inc. of Madison, WI, for East Lincoln Way Corridor Study (Duff Ave to S Skunk River)RESOLUTION NO. 25-201
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STRAND ASSOCIATES, INC.
FOR THE EAST LINCOLN WAY CORRIDOR STUDY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2024, the City of Ames approved a professional services
agreement with Strand Associates, Inc. of Madison, Wisconsin for the E Lincoln Way
Corridor Study in an amount not to exceed $30,000; and,
WHEREAS, the Ames Area MPO recently updated its regional travel demand model,
which forecasts regional travel patterns and behavior, as a part of its 2050 Metropolitan
Transportation Plan update; and,
WHEREAS, the updated regional travel demand model includes new forecasts for
2050 traffic along the E Lincoln Way study corridor; and,
WHEREAS, due to updated traffic forecasts from the new travel demand model and
to account for potential development scenarios south of E Lincoln Way, an amendment to
the original professional services agreement has been proposed; and,
WHEREAS, the amendment will include developing new traffic models to account
for updated 2050 traffic forecasts, reevaluating potential alternatives for the E Lincoln Way
study corridor, reevaluating potential alternatives for the intersection of Lincoln Way and
Duff Ave, and performing an evaluation of the E Lincoln Way corridor with and without a
potential development scenario south of the study corridor; and,
WHEREAS, the amendment will be funded using $11,200 in Ames Area MPO
Federal Planning Funds and $2,800 from the City of Ames Local Road Use Tax Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ames hereby approves
Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Strand Associates, Inc. of
Madison, Wisconsin for the E Lincoln Way Corridor Study in an amount not to exceed $14,000.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of May, 2025.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13th day of May, 2025.