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MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
This Ames City Council meeting is at the Ames Water Treatment Plant Conference Room, 1800 E 13th St, Ames, IA 50010. The meeting is Tuesday the 18th, starting at 5:15 p.m. 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.
The following agenda will guide Council through our mid-year goal-setting check in. While we don't typically add or subtract goals mid year, we check in on progress made toward current goals and check if any realignment is needed.
Mid-Year
Review of Council Goals – August 18, 2026
January 1, 2026 –
December 31, 2027
5:15 p.m. Call to Order (Mayor)
5:15
– 5:20 p.m. Welcome and Opening Comments (Mayor)
5:20
– 5:25 p.m. Affirming Values (Council)
5:25
– 5:40 p.m. Mid-Year Review (Pa)
a. What has gone well so far this year? (Council)
b. What
could we improve upon? (Council)
5:40
– 6:00 p.m. Staff Review of Goals and Task Items – A, B, D, C
(Assistant City Managers). See staff housing report for item B.
What should be dropped or continued?
Are any adjustments to the goals needed?
6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Prioritization of Major Projects as of January 2026 (City Manager)
Indoor Recreation Center (focusing on serving local participants, focusing on attracting regional participants and visitors for tournaments, or both) - $20 million, excludes operating subsidies and capital replacement costs
Downtown Ramp - $20 million, assumes no operating subsidy, but excludes capital replacement costs
Ontario Park - $12 million, excludes operating subsidies and capital replacement costs
Event Center - $12.5 million, excludes operating subsidies and capital replacement
Corridor Beautification (University Boulevard) – primarily operational costs for maintenance
Key Questions:
What is the timing of each of these projects?
How will each of these projects be financed?
What’s the approval process?
6:45 – 7:20 p.m. Communications and Engagement Check in (Mayor)
What has gone well so far this year?
What could we improve upon?
Residents
Other Government Entities
Internal among City Council
City Staff
7:20 – 7:25 p.m. Effective Council Meetings
Length of Council Meetings: Data from the Past Years (Pa)
How are we doing so far? (Council)
7:25 – 7:30 p.m. Wrap Up and Next Steps
Thanks for reading,
Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen
Ames City Council, Ward 1
