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SUMMARY OF MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA APRIL 15, 2025
The Special Meeting of the Ames City Council was called to order by Mayor John Haila at 5:59
p.m. on the 15th day of April, 2025, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue,
pursuant to law. Present were Council Members Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, Tim Gartin, Rachel
Junck, and Anita Rollins. Council Member Gloria Betcher joined the meeting telephonically.
Council Member Amber Corrieri and ex officio Emily Boland were absent.
ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK TRAIL REPLACEMENT PROJECT: Parks and
Recreation Director Keith Abraham presented the Council Action Form and answered questions
from the City Council.
The Public Input was opened and closed by Mayor Haila when no one came forward to speak.
Moved by Gartin, seconded by Rollins, to approve RESOLUTION NO. 25-166 directing staff to
bid the Ada Hayden Heritage Park Trail Replacement Project to include the closing of the trail
during construction.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously and hereby made a portion of these
Minutes.
WORKSHOP ON ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE: Planning and Housing Director Kelly
Diekmann presented the staff report, seeking direction from the City Council on several items
related to the zoning ordinance update to guide the development of a formal scope of work. He
reviewed a list of topics and standards to be included in the update that had previously been
identified by the City Council. Director Diekmann presented two options for the overall approach
to conducting public outreach: broad public involvement early in the process or use of an advisory
committee. He also laid out three possibilities for the format of the end product: traditional code
organization, unified development code, and form-based code. The City Council engaged in
discussion with Director Diekmann on each topic.
The Public Input was opened and closed by Mayor Haila when no one came forward to speak.
Moved by Gartin, seconded by Beatty-Hansen, to utilize a separate committee structure to be
supplemented with periodic feedback from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Junck, seconded by Betcher, to proceed with the Unified Development Code format.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
COUNCIL COMMENTS: The Mayor and City Council Members reported on various events
attended, upcoming meetings, community events, and items of interest.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Gartin, seconded by Beatty-Hansen, to adjourn the meeting at 7:54
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p.m.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
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Jeramy Neefus, Principal Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
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Renee Hall, City Clerk