HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - June 24, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period of June 1-15, 2025
3.Motion approving Summary of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council
on June 10, 2025
4.Motion approving Ownership Update for Class B Retail Alcohol License - Aldi Inc. #48,
108 S 5th Street
5.Motion approving Ownership Update for Class C Retail Alcohol License - Inside Golf,
2801 Grand Avenue Suites 1040, 1045, 1075, 1085
6.Motion approving Ownership Update for Special Class C Retail Alcohol License -
Wheatsfield Cooperative, 413 Northwestern Avenue
7.Motion approving new 5-Day (July 22-26, 2025) Special Class C Retail Alcohol License
with Outdoor Service - Apres Bar Co., 1930 E 13th Street
8.Motion approving the renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor
Licenses:
a. Botanero Latino, 626 Lincoln Way, Special Class C Retail Alcohol License with
Outdoor Service
b. Red Lobster #0747, 1100 Buckeye Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License
c. Welch Ave Station, 207 Welch Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License
d. Kwik Star #1158, 1910 Isaac Newton Drive, Class E Retail Alcohol License
9.Motion authorizing staff to apply for grant funding under the 2025 Law Enforcement
Mental Health Wellness Act
10.Motion accepting Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Monthly Update
11.Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign Certificate of Consistency with the City's 2024-
2029 CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf of YSS for funding under the Iowa Balance of
State Continuing of Care/Community Plan Grant Program
12.Resolution approving encroachment permit for sign at 2320 Lincoln Way
13.Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2025-3 to the Municipal Code
14.Resolution adopting annual fee schedule for FY 2025/26
15.Resolution approving Pay Plan for FY 2025/26
16.Resolution approving salaries for Council Appointees for FY 2025/26
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
JUNE 24, 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.
CALL TO ORDER : 6:00 p.m.
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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17.Resolution approving FY 2025/26 ASSET Contracts with NAMI, HIRTA, and YSS
18.Resolution approving an amendment in the amount of $25,000 to ASSET contract with
The Salvation Army for temporary emergency shelter services
19.Resolution approving request to carry over Historic Preservation Commission Funds to
FY 2025/26 to support the "Ames: A Glimpse Inside" Event
20.Resolution accepting premium quote from Midwest Employers Casualty Company for
2025/26 Excess Worker's Compensation Insurance Renewal
21.Resolution approving Liability Brokerage Agreement with Assured Partners (formerly
Knapp Tedesco) in the amount of $29,000 for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30,
2026 and the purchase of the crime bond for $4,373
22.Resolution approving renewal agreement for Safety Services with IAMU in an amount not
to exceed $147,036 for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
23.Resolution approving contract renewal for FY 2025/26 Street Sweeping to Vincent All
Seasons Enterprises, of Nevada, IA, in an amount not to exceed $57,000
24.Resolution approving contract renewal for FY 2025/26 for concrete and asphalt crushing
to Reilly Construction Co., of Ossian, IA, in an amount not to exceed $44,750
25.Resolution approving contract renewal and bond for the Electric Distribution Line
Clearance Program with Wright Tree Services, of Des Moines, IA, for one-year period
from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not-to-exceed $464,000
26.Resolution approving contract and bond for the 2024/25 Collector Street & Water System
Improvements (Oakland Street - Oliver Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue) with Manatt's, Inc.
of Ames, IA, in the amount of $650,346.84
27.Underground Trenching Contract for Electric Services:
a. Resolution approving primary contract with Communications Data Link, of Grimes,
IA, for the one-year period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, in an amount
not to exceed $225,000
b. Resolution approving secondary contract with Ames Trenching & Excavating, of
Ames, IA, for the one-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in an
amount not to exceed $150,000
28.Resolution approving the purchase of a 12,000 gallon biodiesel supply tank with pumping
station from Chevron in the amount of $60,000
29.Resolution approving agreement with Roadway Management Technologies (RMT) for
Roadway Data Collection Services
30.Resolution approving the funding agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation
in the amount of $700,000 for the 2025/26 Collector Street Pavement Improvements
(Bloomington Rehabilitation)
31.Resolution approving Change Order No. 4 with JB Holland Construction Inc. of Decorah,
IA, for the Ash Pond Closure and RDF Ash Pond Reconstruction project in the amount of
$9,672.50
32.Resolution approving Plat of Survey (Boundary Line Adjustment) for 57244 200th Street
33.Resolution approving Plat of Survey (Boundary Line Adjustment) for property located at
3875 & 3877 US Highway 69
34.Resolution approving Electric Utility Easement at US Highway 30 & State Avenue
35.Resolution setting date of public hearing for July 8, 2025, to vacate right-of-way for Lot J
of Bloomington Heights West Plat 3
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.
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36.Staff Report regarding update on Outreach Efforts to Individuals/Families Experiencing
Homelessness
37.Presentation of Conceptual Design for Resource Recovery and Recycling Campus
38.Motion directing staff regarding phasing for the 2024-26 Traffic System Capacity
Improvement Program (13th & Grand)
39.Resolution approving Iowa DOT Traffic Safety Improvement Program agreement in the
amount of $500,000 for the 2024-26 Traffic System Capacity Improvement Program (13th
& Grand)
40.Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 with WHKS & Co. Ames, IA, for the Engineering
Services Agreement for the 2024-26 Traffic System Capacity Improvement Program (13th
& Grand)
41.Applicant Request to Initiate a Zoning Text Amendment Modifying the PUD Overlay Open
Space Standard for Infill Sites of Less Than two acres
a. Motion to approve applicant initiated Zoning Text Amendment initiation application
42.Hearing on Daley Park Splash Pad Project:
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to TK
Concrete, Inc. of Pella, IA, in the amount of $322,820
c. Resolution awarding contract to Commercial Recreation Specialists, of Verona, WI,
for Splash Pad Equipment and Installation, in the amount of $577,934
43.Hearing on Ada Hayden Heritage Park Path Replacement Project:
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to
Caliber Concrete LLC of Pella, IA, in the amount of $1,136,861.94
44.Hearing on Parks and Recreation Maintenance Expansion Project:
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to King
Knutson Construction, Inc. of Iowa Falls, IA, in the amount of $1,344,075
c. Resolution approving reallocating funds from the Daley Park Splash Pad Project
($357,358), Ada Hayden Path Replacement Project ($106,294), Mini Pitch Project
($64,500), Agility Course Project ($30,000), Disc Golf Course Project ($10,000),
Brookside Stair Railings Project ($1,698), and Park Development Fund ($100,725)
to be used for this project
45.Hearing on Amendments to Chapter 29 and Chapter 13 of the Ames Municipal Code
regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
a. First passage of Ordinance
b. Motion to suspend the rules and allow Second and Third reading and adoption of
ORDINANCE NO. 4561
46.Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment to Chapter 21 & Chapter 29 of Municipal Code to
add a new Area, Dimension, Numerical Standards Variance process in accordance with
the requirements of State Law
a. First passage of Ordinance
b. Motion to suspend the rules and allow Second and Third reading and adoption of
ADMINISTRATION:
PUBLIC WORKS:
PLANNING AND HOUSING:
HEARINGS:
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ORDINANCE NO. 4562
47.Hearing on 100% voluntary request for annexation of land located at 57258 220th Street
into the City of Ames
a. Resolution approving voluntary annexation
48.Public Hearing on submittal of proposed application to the State of Iowa Economic
Development Authority (IEDA) for CDBG-CV Grant Funding
a. Resolution approving submittal of an application for financial support of services
related to persons experiencing homelessness
49.Second reading of ordinance to comply with the new state law regarding citizen review
boards of police and repeal Ames Resident Police Advisory Committee (ARPAC)
50.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4559 relating to establishing the Urban
Revitalization Plan for 329 Southeast 5th Street
51.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4560 rezoning 113 North Dakota from
Residential Low Density (RL) to Residential Medium Density (RM) with a Planned Unit
Development Overlay (RM PUD)
52.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
ORDINANCES:
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REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY:
COUNCIL COMMENTS :
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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