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MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
The Ames City Council meeting is at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The regular council meeting agenda includes the following. Note that you can generally click on individual agenda items below to get the full staff report or other explanation.
- 15. FY 2024/25 Fall Downtown Facade Grants.
Four applications were received and three are proposed to receive funding, for a total of $61,785. The buildings affected include 220 Main St, 504 Burnett Ave, and 409 Douglas Ave. - 17. Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Proposed Operating Budget
Staff are presenting their proposal for the FFIAC annual budget, including estimates for personnel, maintenance, and other costs such as utilities and other facilities expenses. Several charts are included in the staff report, such as costs for Furman, and how much both facilities might cost together, given some shared costs for both staff and maintenance. - 18. Hearing on Amendment to the City-wide Urban Revitalization Area Designation and Plan.
In an effort to encourage housing development that meets our Climate Action Plan goals, Council recently approved an incentive for all-electric houses built with solar installations at the time of construction. This agenda item amends our URA Plan to include this incentive. - 24. Presentation on Electric Services Long Range Plan
Council and staff have been grappling with the future of our electric production, given the phasing out of burning RDF (refuse-derived fuel), among other factors. We also have old infrastructure at the power plant that needs eventual replacement. This staff report outlines the issues and how staff recommend we begin to navigate them. - 25. Budget Guidelines
This agenda item includes a review of the upcoming year's budget issues, such as local option sales tax projections, outside funding and ASSET requests, and input about budgeting priorities gathered from residents and groups. Council will be asked to give direction on ASSET, COTA, and outside funding allocations.
Communications to Council: The following items are requests and communications to Council that aren't published on the agenda, so we won't deliberate them substantially.This includes staff reports and communications or requests from constituents and developers. Typically, Council will ask city staff for more information, put the item on a future agenda for deliberation and possible action, or just accept the communication, taking no further action.
Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen
Ames City Council, Ward 1
