HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 10/06/1992MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 6, 1992
The Ames City Council met in special session at 2:00 p.m., October 6, 1992, in the Harvest Room
of the Holiday Inn/Gateway Center, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis presiding and the following
Council Members present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth.
Tim Shields from the Institute of Public Affairs in Iowa City facilitated this follow-up session which
reviewed the Council's goal performance and top priorities for this past year. The work session was
also held in order to identify strategic planning issues which could potentially emerge within the
near future.
During the first workshop held in January 1992, it was determined at that time that the Council's top
priorities would be to establish parking in Campustown and renovate the Depot. A meeting was held
in August of this year with urban design expert, Michael Freedman, who had contracted with the
City to develop design concepts for the Campustown area. Although parking seemed to be of the
greatest concern during the Council's first goal-setting workshop, it has been determined that
physical improvements to the Campustown area need to be implemented. Mr. Freedman is returning
to Ames later in October to review his design concepts with the Council. At that point, the Council
will need to determine the level of financial commitment on the part of the City. The Council's
process to initiate development steps is moving towards the end result, and it was determined that
it would take approximately six months to one year to get through this process.
When discussion was directed to the Depot, City Manager Steve Schainker explained the timing of
this project since Hubbell Realty has entered as a development partner. A developer's agreement
has yet to be signed, however, Staff is working towards that goal. Renovation construction is
suppose to begin in the spring of 1993.
The Council identified strategic planning issues which would most likely appear before them within
the next one to two years. The following were discussed as potential issues:
1. Development Review Process.
2. Disposal of the Public Safety Building.
3. Hospital-Medical Zoning Process.
4. Community input and demands.
5. Lincoln Way revitalization.
6. Fiscal budget constraints and conditions.
7. Solid Waste Plant and recycling.
8. Affordable Housing Project.
9. Mobile Home affordable housing.
10. Public art.
11. Animal Control Shelter.
12. South Duff improvements and entry ways.
13. Cy-Ride route reconstruction.
14. Parks and Recreation maintenance building improvements.
15. Downtown improvements plan.
16. Amtrak.
17. Increase in hotel/motel tax.
18. Capital Project levy.
The Council thanked Mr. Shields for facilitating the work session and in assisting them in the
assessment of their progress and goals.
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Jill Ripperger, Acting City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor