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AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA APRIL 8, 2013
The Special Meeting of the Ames City Council was called to order by Mayor Ann Campbell at 7:34
p.m. on April 8, 2013. Present from the City Council were Jeremy Davis, Jami Larson, Peter
Orazem, Victoria Szopinski, and Tom Wacha. Because it was impractical for all Council members
to be present in person, Council Member Goodman was brought into the meeting telephonically.
CLOSED SESSION: Moved by Davis, seconded by Orazem, to hold a closed session as provided
b y S ection 21.5(1), C ode of Iowa, to interview a can did ate fo r the positio n of C ity Attorn ey.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried un animou sly.
M oved by D avis, seconded by Szopinski, to reconvene in Open Session.
Vote on M otion: 6-0. Motion declared carried.
CO UN CIL CO M M ENTS: Moved by Orazem, seconded by Davis, to refer to staff, for a report, the
letter from Dean W. Jensen, on behalf of the Real Estate Service Group, Inc., for a zoning text
amendment to allow the conversion of the former Roosevelt School building to a building with
23 units in the “UCRM” zone.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Larson, seconded by Orazem, to direct staff to respond to Sharon Wirth’s letter,
written on behalf of the Historic Preservation Commission, pertaining to the former Roosevelt
School.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Davis to adjourn the Special Meeting at 8:40 p.m.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor