HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - February 10, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period of January 16-31, 2026
3.Motion approving Summary of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on January
27, 2026, and Special City Council Meetings on January 30, 2026, and February 3, 4,
and 5, 2026
4.Motion approving Civil Service Candidates
5.Motion approving new Special Class C Retail Alcohol License (BW) with Living Quarters -
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
FEBRUARY 10, 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.
CALL TO ORDER : 5:15 p.m.
FY 2026/27 BUDGET WRAP-UP:
1. Council Budget Presentations:
a. Public Art/Art Services
b. Arts Funding (COTA)
c. Human Services (ASSET)
d. Outside Funding Requests
e. Other Requests
2. Public Input on Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Budget
3. Final Council Decisions
a. Amendments to 2026-2031 CIP
b. Vote on motion to approve 2026-2031 CIP, as amended
c. Amendments to FY 2025/26 Adjusted Budget
d. Vote on motion to approve Adjusted Budget for FY 2025/26, as amended, including
interfund transfers and general fund carryover funding
e. Amendments to proposed FY 2026/27 Budget
f. Vote on motion to approve proposed budget for FY 2026/27, as amended,
including interfund transfers
g. Motion setting March 24, 2026, as date of final public hearing to adopt a property
tax levy for FY 2026/27
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL*
*The Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow Budget Wrap-Up
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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Staybridge Suites, 2111 Isaac Newton Drive, Pending Favorable Inspection
6.Motion approving Ownership Update for Special Class C Retail Alcohol License - Clouds,
119 Stanton Avenue Suite 701
7.Motion approving the renewal of the following Alcohol Licenses:
a. The Dot, 127 Dotson Drive, Class C Retail Alcohol License with Outdoor Service,
Pending Dramshop Review
b. Wal-Mart Supercenter #4256, 534 South Duff Avenue, Class E Retail Alcohol
License
c. Campus Cheers, 131 Welch Avenue, Class C Retail Alcohol License
8.Motion directing staff to prepare an ordinance to revise Chapters 10, 17, 21, 22, 27, and
Appendix D of the Municipal Code relating to licenses and permits issued by the Office of
the City Clerk
9.Motion directing staff to prepare an ordinance to revise Chapter 28 Division II, changing
the specific water meter setting requirements to accommodate a change to Automatic
Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
10.Requests for Midnight Madness on July 10, 2026:
a. Resolution approving partial street closures of Kellogg Avenue from 12th Street to
5th Street; 10th,11th, and 12th Streets from Burnett Avenue to Kellogg Avenue; 5th
Street from Kellogg Avenue to Pearle Avenue; Pearle Avenue from 5th Street to
Main Street; Main Street/Northwestern Avenue from Pearle Avenue to 9th Street;
9th Street from Northwestern Avenue to Hodge Avenue; Hodge Avenue from 9th
Street to 7th Street; and 7th Street from Northwestern Avenue to Hodge Avenue for
the race route
b. Resolution approving closure of Burnett Avenue from 5th Street to 6th Street for
post-race activities
11.Resolution accepting Resource Recovery System 2025 Annual Report
12.Resolution authorizing the expenditure of approximately $3,003 from Council
Contingency Account to sponsor 2026 NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
13.Resolution certifying the grant application for the 2027/28 Arterial Street Pavement
Improvements Program - East 13th Street and East Lincoln Way/Dayton Avenue
intersection
14.Resolution certifying grant application for the 2027/28 Arterial Street Pavement
Improvements Program - Duff Ave (6th Street - East 13th Street)
15.Resolution certifying grant application for 29/30 Arterial Street Pavement Improvement
Program - East 13th Street (McCormick Ave to Dayton Ave)
16.Resolution approving contract and bond for the FY 2023/24 Story County Edge of Field
Project with Hands On Excavating, LLC, of Radcliffe, IA, in the amount of $292,849.82
17.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the 2025/26 Downtown
Street Pavement Improvement Program (Alley - North of Lincoln Way Between Kellogg
Ave and Sherman Ave) project, setting March 4, 2026, as the bid due date and March 10,
2026, as the date of Public Hearing
18.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the 2025/26 Alley Pavement
Improvement Program (Alley - South of Lincoln Way Between South Kellogg Ave and
South Sherman Ave) project, setting March 4, 2026, as the bid due date and March 10,
2026, as the date of Public Hearing
19.Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the 2025/26 Seal Coat
Street Pavement Improvements Program and Water System Improvements Program
(Ferndale Avenue and Furman Drive) project, setting March 4, 2026, as the bid due date
and March 10, 2026, as the date of Public Hearing
20.Resolution awarding contract to Dewey Ford, of Ankeny, IA, for three Ford Police Hybrid
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Interceptors in the amount of $130,862.04
21.Resolution approving change order to Simmons, Perrine, Moyer, Bergman PLC of Cedar
Rapids, IA, for Outside Legal Services related to the Steven L. Schainker Plaza
22.Resolution accepting the 2024/25 Traffic Signal Program (S. 16th & University) as
completed by Van Maanen Electric, Inc., of Newton, IA, in the amount of $142,043.15
23.Resolution accepting 2024/25 Collector Street & Water System Improvements (Oakland
Street - Oliver Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue) project as complete by Manatt's, Inc., of
Ames, IA, in the amount of $662,342.48
24.Resolution accepting 2023/24 Campustown Public Improvements (Welch Avenue and
Chamberlain Place) project as complete by Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, IA, in the amount
of $1,553,172.12
25.Modifications to Municipal Code Chapter 14, Human Relations, regarding civil rights
protection for gender identity
a. First reading of ordinance
26.First reading of ordinance renaming Center Avenue to Chantland Avenue
27.Second reading of ordinance rezoning property West of the Intersection of Harrison Road
and Welbeck Drive from Residential Low Density (RL) to Suburban Residential Low
Density (FS-RL) with a Planned Unit Development
28.Second reading of ordinance modifying Municipal Code Chapter 10, Garbage and Refuse
29.2023/24 Multi-Modal Roadway Improvements (Somerset Improvements - Stange Road):
a. Motion directing staff regarding design alternatives for the 2023/24 Multi-Modal
Roadway Improvements (Somerset Improvements - Stange Road)
b. Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to contract with Shive-Hattery, Inc. of West
Des Moines, IA, for the 2023/24 Multi-Modal Roadway Improvements (Somerset
Improvements - Stange Road)
30.Resolution approving the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year ended
June 30, 2025
31.Resolution adopting City Council Values, Goals, and Tasks for 2026-2027
32.Hearing on rezoning of the property located at Iowa State University Research Park, 4200
University Boulevard (S 530th), South of the Current Research Park Boundary from
Agricultural (A) to Research Park Innovation District (RI):
a. First reading of ordinance
b. Motion to suspend the rules and approve on Second and Third readings and
adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4585
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.
ORDINANCES:
PUBLIC WORKS:
FINANCE:
ADMINISTRATION:
HEARINGS:
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33.Resolution approving Preliminary Plat for Iowa State University Research Park Phase IV
First Addition at 4200 University Boulevard
34.Development Agreement Outline for Domani I (Cottonwood Extension)
a. Motion directing staff
35.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
PLANNING AND HOUSING:
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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