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MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
This Ames City Council meeting is at 6:00 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.
- 26. 2026-2031 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) public input. The Draft CIP is available to here.
Council heard a report of the draft '26-'31 CIP at last week's meeting. Now is the time for public input on this document. - 27. Staff Report on Ontario Workforce Housing Subdivision.
In an effort to encourage infill housing, Council is being asked to consider a TIF incentive to assist with the repaving of a section Scholl Rd in order to facilitate a housing development between the railroad tracks and Ontario Street on either side of Scholl Rd.) - 28. Discussion on elements for Draft Municipal Code Chapter 14, Human Relations regarding civil rights protection for gender identity
At a recent meeting, Council voted 5-1 to direct staff to begin work on updating our municipal code to include gender identity as a protected class as it relates to civil rights. Staff are asking for Council's guidance on the level of fine as well as who would investigate and mediate discrimination claims. - 29. Hearing on Rezoning of Property West of the Intersection of Harrison Road and Welbeck Drive with a Major Site Development Plan and Preliminary Plat.
For awhile now, Council has been pursuing a small housing development on some vacant City-owned property at the intersection of Harrison Road and Welbeck Drive. At this stage, Council is being asked to approve the proposed Major Site Development Plan and the Preliminary Plat, and to rezone the property as low-density residential with a planned urban development overlay. - 30. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the Resource Recovery & Recycling Campus (R3C), setting March 3, 2026, as the bid due date and March 10, 2026, as the date of Public Hearing.
The Resource Recovery and Recycling Campus (R3C) is an important step in our transition from waste-to-energy to diversion, recycling, and landfilling our refuse. - 31. Modifications to Municipal Code Chapter 10, Garbage and Refuse.
These modifications will add definitions and clarification related to recycling to our municipal code, in preparation for a residential curbside recycling program and the opening of the R3C.
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
