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MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
We start with at special meeting of the city council at 5:15pm for a Public Hearing regarding Proposed Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026.
The Ames City Council meeting is at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. The 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.
- 14. Requests from Ames Public Library for Ames Bike Fair on May 31, 2025.
The Ames Public Library is hosting a Bike Fair, in partnership with Parks & Rec, the Ames Police Department, and other bike-related organizations. Helmets will be given out by Safe Routes to School to those that need them. The event organizers are asking Council for street closure of Douglas right in front of the Library from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31st. - 18. Resolution approving the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project Performance Agreement for the Ioway Creek-Brookside Stream Restoration Project.
This project was initially slated for 2019/2020, and will relocate and stabilize parts of the Ioway Creek as it passes through Brookside Park. $2.2 million in revenue is available for the project, with about half of that coming from state funding, and a generous and anonymous donation of $98,000.
- 19. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with WHKS & Co. of Ames, Iowa for the 2022/23 Bridge Rehabilitation Program (S. 4th Street Pedestrian Bridge over Ioway Creek) in an amount not to exceed $84,800.
This project will improve the pedestrian situation along S 4th by adding a pedestrian bridge and path along the south side as it crosses Ioway Creek.
- 34. Resolution accepting "Downtown Ames: A Guiding Vision for the Future" document.
- 35. Resolution approving naming the Mini-Pitch at Lloyd Kurtz Park "The Friedrich Pitch.
Kurt and Sindy Friedrich have generously pledged $50,000 for the construction of this park amenity, and have been awarded naming rights. Three other companies pledged at the level of bench sponsor ($1,500); Central State Bank, Draintech, and Greater Iowa Credit Union. - 36. Liquor License Renewals
A number of liquor licenses are up for renewal, several of which the Ames PD recommends renewing. One notable recommendation for denial is for Perfect Games. The Iowa Department of Revenue has denied the alcohol license application for Perfect Games on the grounds that one of the owners, Carl Markley, is not of good moral character, as is required to obtain a liquor license. - 39. Staff Presentation on FY 2025/26 Water and Sewer Rates.
- 43.First reading of Ordinance adopting regulations for carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties.
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.
Thanks for reading,
Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen
Ames City Council, Ward 1
