HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - May 27, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council Agenda1.Proclamation for "Foster Care Awareness Month," May 2025
2.Motion approving payment of claims
3.Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period of May 1-15, 2025
4.Motion approving Summary of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council
on May 13, 2025
5.Motion approving extension of Outdoor Service (June 28-29, September 6-7, and
September 20-21, 2025) for Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor Service - Tip
Top Lounge, 201 E. Lincoln Way
6.Motion approving new 5-Day (May 30 - June 3, 2025) Special Class C Retail Alcohol
License - SIPONTHEROCKS, 1407 S. Grand Avenue
7.Motion approving new 5-Day (June 27 - July 1, 2025) Special Class C Retail Alcohol
License with Outdoor Service - Hy-Vee 2 @ Lincoln Center, 1407 University Boulevard
8.Motion approving new 5-Day (June 17-21, 2025) Special Class C Retail Alcohol License
with Outdoor Service - Apres Bar Co., 1930 E 13th Street
9.Motion approving the renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor
Licenses:
a. Della Viti, 323 Main Street #102, Class C Retail Alcohol License with Catering
Privilege and Outdoor Service
b. Casey's General Store #2560, 3020 S Duff Avenue, Class E Retail Alcohol License
c. Green Hills Residents' Association, 2200 Hamilton Drive, Suite 100, Class F Retail
Alcohol License with Outdoor Service
d. MMDG Spirits, 126A Welch Avenue, Class E Retail Alcohol License
e. Kum & Go #200, 4510 Mortensen Road, Class E Retail Alcohol License
f. Hilton Garden Inn Ames, 1325 Dickinson Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License
with Outdoor Service
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
MAY 27, 2025
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments
from the public during discussion. The Standards of Decorum, posted at the
door and available on the City website, define respectful conduct for public
participation. If you wish to speak, please fill out the form on the tablet outside
the door to the Council Chambers or scan the QR Code to the right to fill out
the same form on a personal device. When your name is called, please step to
the microphone, state your name for the record, and keep your comments brief so that others
may have the opportunity to speak.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL**
**Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the meeting of the Ames Area
Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee.
CALL TO ORDER : 6:00 p.m.
PROCLAMATIONS:
CONSENT AGENDA : All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to
the time the Council members vote on the motion.
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g. Kum & Go #216, 203 Welch Avenue, Class E Retail Alcohol License
h. Wheatsfield Cooperative, 413 Northwestern Avenue, Special Class C Retail Alcohol
with Outdoor Service
i. Bar la Tosca, 303 Welch Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor
Service
10.Motion accepting Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Monthly Update
11.Resolution approving $1,000 expenditure from the City Council Contingency Account to
sponsor the Juneteenth Celebration
12.Resolution approving request to modify FY 2024/25 ASSET allocation to YSS
13.Resolution approving FY 2025/26 Outside Funding Contracts
14.Resolution approving FY 2025/26 Commission on the Arts (COTA) Annual Grant
Contracts
15.Resolution approving Amended 2025-26 Proposed Annual Action Plan Projects for
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs
16.Resolution approving Agreement for Joint and Cooperative Action for Waste Disposal
Operations by Boone County and City of Ames
17.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the Fire Alarm Upgrade for
the Power Plant, and setting June 25, 2025, as the bid due date, and July 8, 2025, as
date of Public Hearing and award of contract
18.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the CyRide 2025 Facility
Fire Protection Improvement Project, and setting July 9, 2025, as the bid due date, and
July 22, 2025, as the date of Public Hearing
19.Resolution approving contract renewal with MPW Industrial Water Services Inc., of
Hebron, OH, for the Bottle Exchange Program and Related Services for Power Plant for
the one-year period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 in an amount not-to-exceed
$90,000
20.Resolution approving contract renewal with Wellmark for administrative services, specific
to aggregate excess insurance, and access fees for benefits from July 1, 2025 to June
30, 2026
21.Resolution approving contract renewal with Delta Dental of Iowa for administrative
services for dental benefits effective July 1, 2025
22.Resolution awarding one-year contract renewal with Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., of
West Des Moines, Iowa for Health Benefits Brokerage, Consulting and Actuarial
Valuation Services beginning July 1, 2025
23.Resolution waiving Purchasing Policies and Procedures requirement for competitive bids
and awarding single-source contract to Racom in the amount of $291,904.72 to replace
Fire Station Alerting System
24.Resolution awarding contract to Dewey Ford, of Ankeny, IA, for two Ford Police Hybrid
Interceptors in the amount of $91,831.68
25.Resolution awarding contract to Dewey Ford, of Ankeny, IA, for the purchase of one 2025
Ford F450 Super Cab 4WD chassis for Public Works Utility Maintenance in the amount of
$59,564.68 to be delivered after June 30, 2025
26.Resolution awarding contract to Mississippi Lime Company of St Louis, MO, for pebble
lime for the Water Plant in the amount of $251.20/ton
27.Resolution awarding contract to J. Pettiecord Inc., of Bondurant, IA, for Tree Pile Debris
Grinding and Disposal in the amount of $56,900
28.Resolution awarding contract to Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville Inc. of Gainesville,
Georgia, for CyRide FY 2026 fuel purchases
29.2023/24 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements - (Airport Rd. - University Blvd. to S.
Riverside Dr.)
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a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 3, the balancing change order, a deduction
in the amount of $57,860.86
b. Resolution accepting the 2023/24 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (Airport
Rd. - University Blvd. to S. Riverside Dr.) project as completed by All Star Concrete
LLC of Johnston, Iowa in the amount of $1,405,169.13
30.2022/23 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (Lincoln Way):
a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 for the 2022/23 CyRide Route Pavement
Improvements (Lincoln Way) in the deduction amount of $57,875.98
b. Resolution accepting 2022/23 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (Lincoln
Way) as completed by Con-Struct, Inc, of Ames, IA, in the amount of $2,525,888.52
31.Resolution accepting the 2023/24 Shared Use Path System Expansion as completed by
Con-Struct, Inc. of Ames, IA in the amount of $249,006.60
32.Resolution accepting the 2024/25 Shared Use Path Maintenance Contract 2 (Stuart
Smith Park and State Avenue) as completed by TK Concrete, Inc of Pella, IA, in the
amount of $106,664.90
33.Acceptance of Public Art Easements:
a. Resolution accepting Public Art Easement at 800 Pinon Drive (contingent upon
receipt of signed agreement)
b. Resolution accepting Public Art Easement at 2228 Lincoln Way (contingent upon
receipt of signed agreement)
c. Resolution accepting Public Art Easement at 106 South Dakota Avenue (contingent
upon receipt of signed agreement)
34.Resolution setting June 10, 2025, as the date of public hearing for vacation of Electric
Utility Easement at 2125 Isaac Newton Drive
35.FY 2025/26 Contracts with Human Service Agencies (ASSET):
a. Resolution approving FY 2025/26 contracts with 22 Human Service Agencies
(ASSET) for a total of $1,572,932
b. Resolution approving the City's unallocated funds in the amount of $49,844 for FY
2025/26 for meeting basic needs
c. Resolution approving the City's reserved funds in the amount of $96,229 earmarked
for continuous improvement and housing
36.Ames Regional Economic Alliance Annual Report Presentation
37.Hearing on Rezoning of and Major Site Development Plan and Preliminary Plat Approval
for 113 North Dakota Avenue (Dakota Townes):
a. First passage of ordinance rezoning 113 North Dakota from Residential Low Density
(RL) to Residential Medium Density (RM) with a Planned Unit Development Overlay
(RM PUD)
b. Resolution approving Major Site Development Plan
c. Resolution approving Preliminary Plat
38.Hearing on Land Purchase Option of Surplus Land at Harrison and Welbeck
a. Resolution Approving Purchase Option with Keystone Equity Group
PUBLIC FORUM: This is a time set aside for comments from the public on topics of City
business other than those listed on this agenda. Please understand that the Council will not
take any action on your comments at this meeting due to requirements of the Open Meetings
Law, but may do so at a future meeting.
ADMINISTRATION:
HEARINGS:
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b. Resolution of Support for State Workforce Housing Tax Credit Application
39.Hearing on final amendment to Fiscal Year 2024/25 Budget:
a. Resolution approving amendment to current budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30,
2025
40.Hearing on 2024/25 Collector Street & Water System Improvements (Oakland Street -
Oliver Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue):
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to
Manatt's, Inc. of Ames, IA, in the amount of $650,346.84
41.Hearing on 2024/25 South 16th Street Roadway Widening:
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to Con-
Struct, Inc. of Ames, IA, in the amount of $3,625,832.10
42.Resolution approving changes to the existing retail Renewable Energy Buyback program,
and directing staff/City Legal department to develop changes to Municipal Code, Chapter
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43.Staff report on Special Penalty Enforcement Area Fines:
a. Motion directing staff
44.Staff report regarding false alarms:
a. Motion directing staff
45.Staff report regarding Pet Licensing Program:
a. Motion directing staff
46.Staff report on State Law Changes to Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Zoning Standards
47.Staff Report on Developer Incentive Requests for Residential Development
48.First reading of ordinance relating to establishing the Urban Revitalization Plan for
Southeast 5th Street
49.Second reading of ordinance relating to a Zoning Text Amendment modifying Billboard
standards and creating new Digital Display standards
50.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4555 amending Chapter 28 of the Ames
Municipal Code Section 28.201 to increase drinking water rates by 3.5% and Section
28.304(3) to increase sanitary sewer rates by 5.5% for charges to be billed on or after
July 1, 2025
51.Participation with agencies, boards and commissions:
a. Discover Ames (ACVB)
b. Ames Regional Economic Alliance (AREA)
c. Story County Emergency Management Agency (SCEMA)
d. Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees
ELECTRIC:
POLICE:
PLANNING AND HOUSING:
ORDINANCES:
DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL :
REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY:
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52.Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss
collective bargaining strategy
a. Resolution ratifying collective bargaining agreement with International Association
of Firefighters Local 625
COUNCIL COMMENTS :
CLOSED SESSION:
ADJOURNMENT:
Please note that this agenda may be changed up to 24 hours before the meeting time as
provided by Section 21.4(2), Code of Iowa.
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