HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - January 13, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council Agenda1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period of December 1-15, 2025, and
December 16-31, 2025
3.Motion approving Summary of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on December
16, 2025, and Special City Council Meeting on December 23, 2025
4.Motion approving Civil Service Candidates
5.Motion approving new Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor Service and Catering
Privilege - Stephens Auditorium at ISU, 1900 Center Drive, Pending Favorable Inspection
6.Motion approving new Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor Service - The Stan
Tap, 216 Stanton Avenue
7.Motion approving the renewal of the following Alcohol Licenses:
a. American Legion Post 37, 225 Main Street, Class F Retail Alcohol License, Pending
Dramshop Review
b. Blue Owl Bar, 223 Welch Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License with Catering
Privilege and Outdoor Service, Pending Dramshop Review
c. Perkins #1025, 325 South Duff Avenue, Special Class C Retail Alcohol License
d. Springhill Suites, 1810 SE 16th Street, Special Class C Retail Alcohol License
e. Staybridge Suites Ames, 2111 Isaac Newton Drive, Special Class C Retail Alcohol
License, Pending Dramshop Review
8.Motion authorizing staff to apply for and participate in the Bloomberg Philanthropies'
Youth Climate Action Fund program for up to $100,000
9.Motion authorizing staff to apply for and participate in the Iowa Economic Development
Authority's Community Energy Resilience Program for up to $37,500
10.Resolution approving appointment of Council Member Anita Rollins to the Ames Regional
Economic Alliance (AREA)
11.Resolution approving appointment of Council Member Gloria Betcher to Discover Ames
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
JANUARY 13, 2026
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.
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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12.Ames Main Street Requests for 2026 Special Events (tabled from December 16, 2025)
a. Requests from Ames Main Street for Art Walk on Thursday, June 11, 2026:
i. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending
License in Central Business District
ii. 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.
iii. 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.
iv. Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue from
Main Street to Fifth Street from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
v. Resolution approving usage of Tom Evans Plaza
b. Requests from Ames Main Street for Summer Sidewalk Sales on July 9 - July 12,
2026:
i. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
ii. 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
iii. Resolution approving transfer of $1,370.25 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to
the Parking Fund
c. Requests from Ames Main Street for Music Walk on Thursday, September 17,
2026:
i. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending
License in Central Business District from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
ii. 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.
iii. 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.
iv. Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue from
5th Street to Main Street
d. Requests from Ames Main Street for Witches Walk on Thursday, October 8, 2026:
i. 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
ii. Resolution approving waiver of electrical fees on Ames Main Street from 3:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
iii. Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue from Main Street to Fifth
Street from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
iv. Resolution approving suspension of parking meter fees and enforcement for
14 parking spaces in Downtown from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on October 8,
2026
e. Requests from Ames Main Street for Holiday Open House event from November 5
through November 8, 2026:
i. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for Downtown
ii. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for
Downtown 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026
iii. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement
iv. Resolution approving transfer of $1,370.25 from Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to the
Parking Fund
f. Requests from Ames Main Street for Small Business Saturday on November 28,
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2026:
i. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for Downtown and
Campustown on November 28, December 5, December 12, December 19,
and December 26
ii. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for
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
iii. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement
iv. Resolution approving transfer of $12,341.25 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to
the Parking Fund
g. Requests from Ames Main Street for Snow Magic on December 1 through
December 31, 2026:
i. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
ii. Motion approving Blanket Vending License
iii. Resolution approving waiver of Vending License fee
iv. 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
v. Resolution approving usage of electricity in Tom Evans Plaza and waiver of
fees for electricity
13.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation (E. Lincoln Way and Nikkol Trunk Line) project, setting February 18, 2026,
as the bid due date and February 24, 2026, as the date of Public Hearing
14.Sanitary Sewer and Manhole Rehabilitation (Basin 11) Project
a. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications and setting February 18,
2026, as the bid due date and February 24, 2026, as date of Public Hearing
b. Resolution approving Cost Sharing Agreement with Manatt's Inc., of Ames, IA, in the
amount of $91,440
15.Resolution approving plans and specifications for the 2025/26 Collector Street Pavement
Improvements (Bloomington Road), setting February 17, 2026, as the bid due date
through the Iowa DOT and February 24, 2026, as the date of Public Hearing
16.Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. of
Omaha, NE, for Storm Sewer System Analysis in the amount not to exceed $490,370
17.Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 with Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, of
College Station, TX, for Architectural and Engineering Services for the New Fire Station
No, 2 Project in an amount not-to-exceed $806,300
18.Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 with Petrotech Inc., of New Orleans, LA, for
Combustion Turbine Controls Upgrade in an amount of $176,054.59
19.2022/23 East 13th Street Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 4 in the increased amount of $11,808
b. Resolution accepting the project as completed by On Track Construction, LLC, of
Nevada, IA, in the amount of $2,335,282.96
20.Resolution accepting completion of the City Hall Interior Improvements Phase II by GTG
Construction, of Des Moines, IA, in the amount of $361,194.76
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.
PLANNING AND HOUSING:
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21.Resolution approving amendment to Second Supplemental Agreement for Public
Improvements, Kingsbury Fifth Addition
22.Request to Initiate a Greenbriar Commercial Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment
23.Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Proposed Fees and Facility Hours Update
24.Hearing on Digital Billboard Lease Agreement on the western third of 731 Billy Sunday
Road, Lot 3 with Lamar Advertising Company (continued from October 14, 2025):
a. Resolution approving the lease agreement with Lamar Advertising to place a digital
billboard on City of Ames property known as Lot 3 of the Billy Sunday Subdivision
generally addressed as 731 Billy Sunday Road
25.Hearing on FY 2023/24 Story County Edge of Field Project:
a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to
Hands On Excavating, of Radcliffe, IA, in the amount of $292,849.82
26.Hearing on easement at 400 Freel Drive for the Resource Recovery and Recycling
Campus:
a. Resolution approving vacation of an existing public utility easement at 400 Freel
Drive for the Resource Recovery and Recycling Campus
27.Hearing on easements at 320 SE 2nd St, 405 SE 3rd St, and 413 SE 3rd Street:
a. Resolution approving vacation of the existing easements at 320 SE 2nd St, 405 SE
3rd St, and 413 SE 3rd Street
28.Second reading of ordinance modifying Municipal Code Chapters 4 & 19 to address
Personal Transportation Devices
29.Second reading of ordinance rezoning of a part of 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
30.Second reading of ordinance rezoning 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
31.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4580 on Zoning Text Amendment for
Landscaping Rock Mulch within required Landscape Areas
32.Rezoning with Master Plan for 23959 580th Avenue
a. Resolution approving the Rezoning Agreement for 23959 580th Avenue
b. Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4581 on rezoning (with Master
Plan) for 23959 580th Avenue from Intensive Industrial to General Industrial
33.Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4582 Modifications to Municipal Code
Chapter 19, Parks and Recreation, to clarify expectations of park use
34.Participation with agencies, boards and commissions:
a. Discover Ames (ACVB)
b. Ames Regional Economic Alliance (AREA)
c. Story County Emergency Management Agency (SCEMA)
PARKS AND RECREATION:
HEARINGS:
ORDINANCES:
DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL :
REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY:
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d. Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees
35.Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5(1)(c), Code of Iowa , to
discuss matters presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent
a. Motion directing staff
COUNCIL COMMENTS :
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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