HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving appointments to City Council Data Center CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 26-610
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENTS
TO CITY COUNCIL DATA CENTER STUDY COMMITTEE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, it is necessary and proper to appoint members to the City Council
Data Center Study Committee of the City of Ames, Iowa.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the individuals listed in Attachment A are hereby approved as appointments to
the City Council Data Center Study Committee.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of September, 2026.
_______________________________ _________________________________
Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Rollins
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of September, 2026.
ATTACHMENT A
Name Brings expertise in
Merate Barakat
soundscape ecology, psychoacoustics, and aural
architecture, how sound and acoustic environments
shape human health, cognition, and well-being
Jacob Gallagher
exercise physiology, health, and human physiology,
consideration of socioecological factors in human health
and longevity
William Gutowski
meteorology and climate, with an emphasis on climate
variability and change
Sid Juwarker
identifying and understanding site, environmental, and
geotechnical considerations in the development of data
centers and supporting infrastructure; environmental
consulting
Jeff Kopaska
conservation and sustainability of fishery resources, and
data center impacts on water quality, fish populations,
habitat, and aquatic ecosystem health
Lu Liu
water, energy, and climate systems, focus on data center
water impacts and the interactions among water use,
energy demand, and climate outcomes
Scott Nelson
evaluating new technologies, their commercial
applications, infrastructure requirements and broader
impacts on communities
Timothy Stewart ecology, specifically aquatic ecology
Chloe Parsons
mechanical engineering, heat transfer, fluid flow,
thermodynamics, and system properties
James Pease wildlife ecology
Robert Pfaff
urban planning for public utilities, community
development, zoning ordinances, local government
regulation
David Taylor
chemical engineering, water treatment, and chemical
treatment, for industry, including data centers
Lee
Anne Willson
physics of fluids, radiative transfer, spectroscopy,
interpreting data, and modeling complex systems, issues
related to climate change
Duane Wolf
mechanical engineering consultancy, forensic-based
approach to work with lawyers, insurance companies,
and equipment manufacturers
Yiwen Wu
planning for climate resilience, sustainable land use and
climate change resilience, research on land use and the
design of data centers