HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - December 16, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council1.Proclamation for "Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month," January 2026
2.Downtown Ames Guiding Vision Update
3.Motion approving payment of claims
4.Motion approving Summary of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on December
9, 2025
5.Motion approving the renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits & Liquor
Licenses:
a. Fuji Japanese Steakhouse, 1614 S Kellogg Avenue Ste 101, Class C Retail Alcohol
License, Pending Dramshop Review
6.Motion authorizing the Mayor to sign a Certificate of Consistency with the 2024-2028 City
of Ames CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf of YSS for renewal funding of a Rapid
ReHousing Program
7.Purchase of the sculpture "A Big Hello" by Craig Snyder:
a. Resolution accepting letter of donation pledge from the Ames Regional Economic
Alliance for funds to purchase the sculpture "A Big Hello"
b. Resolution awarding contract with Craig Snyder of Plymouth, MN, in the amount of
$7,840 for the purchase of the sculpture "A Big Hello" for placement at the Main
Street Gateway
8.Requests from Ames Main Street for Art Walk on Thursday, June 11, 2026:
a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending
License in Central Business District
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking meter fees and enforcement for 23
metered parking spaces for vendors from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
c. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement, usage and
waiver of electrical fees, and waiver of fee for blanket Vending license for Ames
Main Street from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
d. Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue from Main
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
DECEMBER 16, 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.
PROCLAMATIONS:
PRESENTATION:
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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Street to Fifth Street from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
e. Resolution approving usage of Tom Evans Plaza
9.Requests from Ames Main Street for 4th of July activities on July 4, 2026:
a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending
License in Central Business District
b. Resolution approving waiver of Vending License fee
c. Resolution approving closure of portions of Main Street, Northwestern Avenue, Fifth
Street, Douglas Avenue, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, Clark Avenue, Allan
Drive, and Pearle Avenue from 6:00 a.m. until end of parade
d. Resolution approving closure of Parking Lot MM and south portion of Lot M from
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
10.Requests from Ames Main Street for Summer Sidewalk Sales on July 9 - July 12, 2026:
a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for the
Downtown from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 11
c. Resolution approving transfer of $1,370.25 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to the
Parking Fund
11.Requests from Ames Main Street for Music Walk on Thursday, September 17, 2026:
Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending
License in Central Business District from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Resolution approving suspension of parking meter fees and enforcement of 23
metered parking spaces for vendors from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement and usage and
waiver of electrical fees, and waiver of fee for blanket Vending License for Ames
Main Street from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue from 5th
Street to Main Street
12.Requests from Ames Main Street for Witches Walk on Thursday, October 8, 2026:
a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending
License in Central Business District from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and waiving fee for
blanket Vending License
b. Resolution approving waiver of electrical fees on Ames Main Street from 3:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
c. Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street
from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
d. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for 14
parking spaces in Downtown from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on October 8, 2026
13.Requests from Ames Main Street for Holiday Open House event from November 5
through November 8, 2026:
a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for Downtown
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for
Downtown 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026
c. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement
d. Resolution approving transfer of $1,370.25 from Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to the
Parking Fund
14.Requests from Ames Main Street for Small Business Saturday on November 28, 2026:
a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for Downtown and
Campustown on November 28, December 5, December 12, December 19, and
December 26
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for
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Downtown and Campustown from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on November 28,
December 5, December 12, December 19, and December 26
c. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement
d. Resolution approving transfer of $12,341.25 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to the
Parking Fund
15.Requests from Ames Main Street for Snow Magic on December 1 through December 31,
2026:
a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
b. Motion approving Blanket Vending License
c. Resolution approving waiver of Vending License fee
d. Resolution approving closure of four metered parking spaces on the east side of
Douglas Avenue from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on December 3
e. Resolution approving usage of electricity in Tom Evans Plaza and waiver of fees for
electricity
16.Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2026-1 to the Ames Municipal Code
17.Resolution adopting Amended Appendix P (CyRide Rates and Charges) of the Ames
Municipal Code per authority granted by the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees
18.Resolution waiving Purchasing Policy requirement for competitive bidding and awarding a
contract to Carbon Day EV Charging, of Wheeling, IL, for the purchase of two Level 3 EV
chargers in the amount of $121,312.32
19.Resolution awarding a contract to Irby Utilities, of Rapid City, SD, for the purchase of
steel poles for Electric Services in the amount of $61,008.19
20.Resolution awarding contract to RESCO, of Ankeny, IA, for the purchase of a 2500 kVA
three-phase pad-mounted distribution transformer in the amount of $58,710.90
21.Resolution awarding contract to Petroleum Traders, Corp. for the FY 2025/26 Electrical
Services Fuel Supply contract in an amount not-to-exceed $300,000
22.Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Update
a. Motion accepting the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center monthly report
b. Resolution approving Change Order #2 for Construction Manager services to Story
Construction in the amount of $211,000
23.Resolution approving first amendment to the Land Purchase Option with Keystone Equity
Group for Surplus Land at Harrison and Welbeck to Extend Final Plat Deadline
24.Hearing on Lease of City Property located East of 731 Billy Sunday Road now known as
Lot 3 of Billy Sunday Subdivision to Lamar Advertising Company (continued from October
14, 2025)
a. Motion to continue Public Hearing to January 13, 2026
25.Hearing on rezoning of property at 200, 204, 210, 214, 220 Southeast 2nd Street and 210
Sumner Avenue from Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) to Neighborhood
Commercial (NC) with Master Plan:
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.
PARKS AND RECREATION:
PLANNING & HOUSING:
HEARINGS:
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a. First reading of ordinance
26.Hearing on rezoning of part of a property located within the Iowa State Research Park
located along South 530th Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Research Park Innovation
District (RI) with Master Plan:
a. First reading of ordinance
27.Staff Report regarding Developers' Request for Housing Incentives
a. Motion directing staff on Preferred Incentive Options
b. Motion directing staff regarding Cameron School Road and GW Carver intersection
roundabout option
28.Modifications to Municipal Code Chapter 19, Parks and Recreation, to clarify
expectations of park use
a. Second Reading of Ordinance
b. Motion to make changes based on Council discussion on December 9, 2025,
meeting
29.Second reading on Zoning Text Amendment for Landscaping Rock Mulch within required
Landscape Areas
30.Second reading on rezoning (with Master Plan) from Intensive Industrial to General
Industrial for 23959 580th Avenue
31.Roosevelt Avenue parking prohibitions from 13th Street to 16th Street:
a. First reading of ordinance
b. Motion to suspend the rules and allow for second and third reading and adoption of
ORDINANCE NO. 4578
32.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4579 on Zoning Text Amendment for the
South Lincoln Sub Area Mixed Use District (S-SMD) Single Family Design Standards
33.FY 2026/27 City Council Budget Guidelines
34.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
35.Membership in the Iowa Public Power Agency:
a. Resolution approving Application and Agreement for Membership in the Iowa Public
Power Agency
b. Motion to authorize and approve Confidentiality Agreement regarding electric
transmission planning and construction and critical energy infrastructure
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
ORDINANCES:
FINANCE:
DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL :
REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY:
COUNCIL COMMENTS :
ELECTRIC:
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36.Motion to hold Closed Session pursuant to Iowa Code Sections 21.5(1)(a), 388.9(1), and
21.5(1)(k), to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or
federal law to be kept confidential; to discuss proprietary information and information
required by a noncustomer contracting party to be kept confidential pursuant to a
nondisclosure agreement which relates to electric transmission planning and construction
and critical energy infrastructure; and to discuss information contained in records in the
custody of a governmental body that are confidential records pursuant to section 22.7,
subsection 50
a. Resolution approving Joint Development Agreement and Payment of Initial Payment
Required Therein
CLOSED SESSION:
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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