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MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
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.
- 1. Resolution directing staff to bid the Ada Hayden Heritage Park Trail Replacement Project to include the closing of the trail during construction.
The trail at Ada Hayden Park is due for replacement. The above staff report lists the reasons staff recommend a 12 foot concrete path instead of the existing 10' asphalt one. Two timing options are listed; either to do the whole thing at once or split it into phases for a greater cost and slightly longer time frame. If we do it all at once, it would be an estimated 5-6 weeks and $1.1 million, whereas if it is in phases it would be 7-9 weeks and from $1.3-1.4 million. - 2. Zoning Ordinance Update Discussion.
In May of last year, Council directed staff to start looking at an overhaul of our zoning code to make it better match the goals of Plan2040. We also have a number of ancillary documents such as the Complete Streets standards and the Walk Bike Roll Plan that could be better integrated into our zoning. Staff are asking for Council input on the scope of the plan, public outreach strategy, and any other issues to cover other than those outlined by staff.
Thanks for reading,
Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen
Ames City Council, Ward 1
