AGENDA 
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL 
JULY 27, 2023

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion. If you wish to speak, please complete an orange card and hand it to the City Clerk. When your name is called, please step to the microphone, state your name for the record, and limit the time used to present your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The normal process on any particular agenda item is that the motion is placed on the floor, input is received from the audience, the Council is given an opportunity to comment on the issue or respond to the audience concerns, and the vote is taken. On ordinances, there is time provided for public input at the time of the first reading.

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council members vote on the motion.

1. Motion approving payment of claims

2. Motion approving Summary of Minutes of Regular Meeting on July 11, 2023

3. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period July 1-15, 2023

4. Resolution approving contract renewal with EMC Risk Services, LLC, Des Moines, Iowa, to provide third-party administration of the City’s Worker’s Compensation and Municipal Fire and Police “411 System” claims for August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024

5. Resolution approving award of contract to RK Demolition, of Slater, Iowa, for demolition of City-owned property located at 621 Grand Avenue in conjunction with the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount not to exceed $77,380

6. Resolution approving award of contract for CyRide FY 2024 Fuel Purchase to Renewable Energy Group of Ames, Iowa, for fuel purchases from August 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, at an amount not to exceed $1,572,500

7. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for CyRide 2023 Shop Rehabilitation Project, setting August 23, 2023, as the bid due date and September 12, 2023, as the date of Public Hearing

8. Resolution approving contract and bond for the Furman Aquatic Center Pool Basin Repainting project with Amusement Restoration Companies, of Burnet, Texas

PUBLIC FORUM: This is a time set aside for comments from the public on topics of City business other than those listed on this agenda. Please understand that the Council will not take any action on your comments at this meeting due to requirements of the Open Meetings Law, but may do so at a future meeting. The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public; however, at no time is it appropriate to use profane, obscene, or slanderous language. The Mayor may limit each speaker to three minutes.

PARKS & RECREATION: 

9. Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center Update

ELECTRIC:

10. Resolution authorizing staff to approve amending the contract with Macquarie Energy LLC, Houston, Texas, to extend the existing natural gas supply contract for a term of not less than one but not more than three years at a price of not more than $4/MMBtu and a total cost of not more than $14,900,000, and further authorizing a transfer of funds from the Electric Fund to Resource Recovery Fund to offset the shortfall in net revenues due to the reduction in natural gas purchased for the remainder of FY 2023/24

HEARING: 

11. Hearing on a Zoning Text Amendment to allow for a Sports Practice Facility as a use within the General Industrial (GI) Zoning District of Section 29.901 of the Ames Municipal Code

a. First reading of ordinance

ORDINANCES: 

12. Second reading of an ordinance amending Ames Municipal Code Section 11.4 regarding Urination and Defecation

13. Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4506 on rezoning of 314 Borne Avenue from General Industrial (GI) to Government/Airport District (S-GA)

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL: 

COUNCIL COMMENTS: 

ADJOURNMENT:

Please note that this agenda may be changed up to 24 hours before the meeting time as provided by Section 21.4(2), Code of Iowa.