HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Joint Meeting of the Ames City Council and the Iowa State University Student Government 11/14/2018MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE
AMES CITY COUNCIL AND THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
AMES, IOWA NOVEMBER 14, 2018
The Ames City Council met at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th day of November, 2018, in the Campanile
Room of the Memorial Union, Iowa State University, pursuant to law. Mayor John Haila,
Council Members Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen, Gloria Betcher, Amber Corrieri, Tim Gartin, David
Martin, and Chris Nelson and ex officio Council Member Allie Hoskins were present, City
Manager Steve Schainker, City Attorney Mark Lambert, and Management Analyst Tasheik Kerr
also were in attendance.
Student Government Representatives attending were Ihssan Ait-Boucherbil, Maria Alcivar,
Courtney Beringer, Vishesh Bhatia, Kelsey Culbertson, Sydney Dondlinger, Carmen Frederick,
Samuel Freestone, Prashant Gargh, Austin Graber Analese Hauber, Noah Heasley, Mary Kate
Horak, Travis Lipford, Amit Mahapatra, Anne Miller, Sarah Moody, Madison Mueller, Katelyn
Noah, Rachel Origer, Kathryn Paszkiewicz, Ariana Rios-Rivera, Kaitlyn Sanchez, Wyatt Scheu,
Jacob Schrader, Sandeep Stanley, Ian Steenhoek, Adam Steffensmeier, Matthew Stenzel,
Michael Tupper, Caroline Warmuth, and Cody Woodruff.
Student Government Engineering Representative Courtney Beringer began a discussion on Lease
Gaps and Storage Space for Students.
Ex officio City Council Member Allie Hoskins provided information on the discussion on Short-
Term Rentals, which had been a topic on the City Council’s November 13, 2018, Agenda.
Student Government Vice-Speaker Kelsey Culbertson and Senator Kaitlyn Sanchez presented an
idea of a Farmer’s Market on Campus. Ms. Sanchez noted that this would be a great place for
the community to support ISU organizations as well as meet students to build connections on
and off campus.
Mayor Haila talked about engaging students in the community. He said that the community
needs to help students be informed about what is going on in the City.
Student Government Senator Sandeep Stanley talked about having an “I Love Ames Day”
possible in September, which would allow freshmen to learn more about Ames. The purpose
would also be to have increased communication. Senator Stanley suggested that some cultural
organizations could come to help with cultural exchange among the different cultures. They
could also invite restaurants, police departments, fire departments and representative of the
North Grand Mall to participate.
Mayor Haila talked on the topic of the Ames Comprehensive Plan. He noted that there will be an
opportunity for the next six to seven months for the community to work together on suggestions
for updating the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which guides what kind of development may occur.
Mayor Haila said that he will be communicating with leadership and working with the ISU Daily
to get information to students about ways they could be involved.
Ex Officio City Council Member Allie Hoskins gave an update on the Campustown Safety Walk.
She commented that the Ames Police Department is very passionate and involved in making
Ames safe. Cracked sidewalks and areas where more lighting was needed were noted. Most of
the changes suggested will be long-term, not short-term fixes.
Mayor Haila and Council Member Martin provided information on the City’s new mobile app
called “Ames on the Go,” where persons can report issues. After the report is made, the
information is routed to the department that has jurisdiction over the particular topic.
A brief discussion entailed over the possibility of a second joint meeting between the City
Council and Student Government to be held in the spring.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
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Mayor John A. Haila
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