HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - September 23, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council Agenda1.Proclamation for "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month," September 2025
2.Proclamation for "Fire Prevention Week," October 5-11, 2025
3.Motion approving payment of claims
4.Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period of September 1-15, 2025
5.Motion approving Summary of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on September
9, 2025, and Special City Council Meeting on September 16, 2025
6.Motion approving new 5-Day (October 23-27, 2025) Special Class C Retail Alcohol
License - Gateway Hotel & Conference Center, 1800 Christensen Drive, Pending
Dramshop Review
7.Motion approving Permanent Premise Transfer for Special Class C Retail Alcohol License
- AW Group LLC (Board and Brush), 405 Northwestern Avenue, Pending Dramshop
Review
8.Motion approving the renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits & Liquor
Licenses:
a. Aldi Inc 48, 108 South 5 th Street, Class B Retail Alcohol License
b. Boulder Tap House, 114 South Duff Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License
c. Flip'N Jacks Pancake House & Eatery, 1520 South Dayton Place, Class C Retail
Alcohol License
d. Hampton Inn & Suites Ames, 2100 Southeast 16 th Street, Special Class C Retail
Alcohol License, Pending Dramshop Review
e. Hy-Vee Food & Drugstore 2, 640 Lincoln Way, Class E Retail Alcohol License
f. Hy-Vee Food Store 1, 3800 W. Lincoln Way, Class E Retail Alcohol License
g. Macubana, 116 Welch Avenue, Special Class C Retail Alcohol License, Pending
Dramshop Review
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
SEPTEMBER 23, 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.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL**
**Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the
Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee.
CALL TO ORDER : 6:00 p.m.
PROCLAMATIONS:
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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h. Sips and Paddy's Irish Pub, 126 Welch Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License with
Outdoor Service, Pending Dramshop Review
9.Motion to accept the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Monthly Report
10.Motion to continue the temporary suspension of certain Civil Service hiring practices for
the Police Department
11.Resolution approving the First Amendment to the ASSET contract with NAMI Central
Iowa
12.Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2025-4 to the Municipal Code
13.Resolution approving the Updated City Council Values, Goals, and Tasks for January 1,
2024, to December 31, 2025
14.Resolution approving revisions to Purchasing Policies and Procedures effective
September 23, 2025
15.Resolution certifying Iowa DOT Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) Grant
Application for the 2025/26 Intelligent Transportation System Program Phase 5
16.Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with WHKS & Co., of Ames, IA,
for the 2025/26 Shared Use Path System Expansion - South Dayton Avenue in an
amount not to exceed $89,500
17.Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with Shive-Hattery, Inc., of West
Des Moines, IA, for the 2023/24 Multi-Modal Roadway Improvements (Somerset
Improvements - Stange Road) in an amount not to exceed $55,000
18.Resolution approving 2025/26 Stormwater Erosion Control Program (Worrell Creek)
Professional Services Agreement from Bolton and Menk of Ames, IA, in the amount of
$90,000
19.Resolution approving fourth amendment to lease with T-Mobile Central LLC, for cellular
antennas on BRET water tower
20.Resolution awarding contract to WESCO, of Des Moines, IA, for the purchase of single
and three-phase pad mounted transformers in the amount of $313,701.53
21.Resolution awarding a contract to Sound Productions, LLC, of Irving, TX, for the
purchase of sound system equipment for the Ames City Hall Auditorium in the amount of
$87,300
22.Resolution awarding a contract to Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc., of Lawrence, MA,
for Inconel overlaid Boiler Tubes for the Power Plant in the amount of $56,000
23.Resolution awarding contract to Stivers Ford Lincoln, of Waukee, IA, for one Ford
Lightning in the amount of $62,195
24.Resolution waiving the City's Purchasing Policy requirement for competitive bidding and
awarding a contract to Robb's Tree and Stump Service, of Story City, IA, for line
clearance for the 69kV Transmission Line Reconstruction in the amount of $55,000
25.Resolution waiving the City's Purchasing Policy Requirement for competitive bidding and
awarding traffic signal poles purchase to CSLA Iowa, the Iowa Agent for Millerbernd, of
Des Moines, IA, in the amount of $58,686 for 2025/26 Traffic Signal Program
26.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the construction of the
2025/26 Traffic Signal Program, setting October 22, 2025, as the bid due date and
October 28, 2025, as the date of Public Hearing
27.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the 2024/25 CDBG
Infrastructure Program (S Russell Avenue - S 4th St to Lincoln Way) project, setting
October 8, 2025, as the bid due date and October 14, 2025, as the date of Public Hearing
28.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the 2024/25 CDBG
Infrastructure Program (S Riverside Drive - S 4th St to Lincoln Way) project, setting
October 8, 2025, as the bid due date and October 14, 2025, as the date of Public Hearing
29.Minor Final Plat for Billy Sunday Subdivision:
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a. Resolution approving a Waiver of Sidewalk/Shared Use Path Installation along Billy
Sunday Road
b. Resolution approving a Minor Final Plat
30.Resolution approving a Plat of Survey for a Boundary Line Adjustment and Accepting
Dedication of Right-of-Way at 4914 and 5002 Ontario Road
31.Resolution setting October 14, 2025, as date of Public Hearing to transfer Vacated Alley
to Alpha Iota Association of Phi Gamma Delta (325 Ash Avenue)
32.Resolution setting October 14, 2025, as date of Public Hearing for Digital Billboard Lease
Agreement on the western third of 731 Billy Sunday Road with Lamar Advertising
Company
33.Resolution approving partial completion of public improvements and reducing financial
security on file for Ansley Subdivision 1st Addition to $114,669.25
34.Resolution approving partial completion of public improvements and reducing financial
security on file for Ansley Subdivision 3rd Addition to $94,203.50
35.Resolution accepting the 2024/25 Shared Use Path System Expansion as completed by
Howrey Construction, Inc., of Bondurant, IA, in the amount of $248,731.99
36.Updates to Chapter 28, Electric Rate Modifications:
a. Motion directing City Attorney to draft modifications to Section 28 of the Ames
Municipal Code
37.Resolution recommending the proposed Chautauqua Park and Ridgewood Historic
District for the National Register of Historic Places
38.Resolution approving Rezoning Agreement with Master Plan for 3220 Cameron School
Road
39.Resolution awarding contract to Story Construction Co., of Ames, IA, for Construction
Manager as Advisor services for construction of the Resource Recovery and Recycling
Campus in the amount of $1,249,640
40.Presentation of findings for the E Lincoln Way (Duff Avenue to S Skunk River) Corridor
Study
41.Hearing on first amendment to the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget
a. Resolution amending the fiscal year 2025/26 budget to increase expenditures by
$114,995,065 for carryover amounts from fiscal year 2024/25 and other significant
changes to the fiscal year 2025/26 budget
42.Hearing on sale and issuance of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series
2025A and providing for the Levy of Taxes to pay the same:
a. Resolution accepting bids and authorizing the sale and issuance of General
Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $13,735,000
43.Hearing on proposal to enter into a sewer revenue loan and disbursement agreement to
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.
ELECTRIC:
PLANNING AND HOUSING:
PUBLIC WORKS:
HEARINGS:
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borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $337,000 for the Ioway
Creek Stabilization Project
a. Resolution authorizing and approving Loan and Disbursement Agreement, providing
for the issuance and securing the payment of $337,000 Sewer Revenue Bonds,
Series 2025 and authorizing the related reduction of the interest rate on the Sewer
Revenue Bond, Series 2023B
44.Hearing on 2025/26 Shared Use Path Maintenance Contract No. 1:
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to TK
Concrete, of Pella, IA, in the amount of $135,384
45.First reading of Ordinance regarding Establishment of Nonresident Sanitary Sewer Rate
and certain Water & Pollution Control fees
46.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4572 relating to rezoning of property at
3220 Cameron School Road from "A" (Agriculture) to "CGS" (Convenience General
Service) and "FS-RM" (Floating Suburban Medium-Density Residential) Zone with
Masterplan
47.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:
DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL :
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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