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We didn't call the regular meeting of the MCD council for Tuesday, April 8th to order. Welcome, everybody. And we've got a couple of proclamations. And then we have a presentation to make tonight.

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National Library a week. Whereas the libraries can spark creativity, fuel imagination, inspire lifelong learning and are where individuals of all ages can explore new ideas and be drawn to new possibilities. Libraries also serve as vibrant community hubs, connecting people with knowledge, technology and resources while fostering civic engagement.

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critical thinking and lifelong learning, and whereas libraries provide free and equitable

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access to books, digital tools, innovative programming, ensuring that all individuals,

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regardless of their background, have the support they need to learn, connect, and thrive,

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and whereas libraries empower job seekers, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners by providing access

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to resources, training, and opportunities that support career growth and pursuit of economic

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success.

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us.

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And whereas libraries nurture young minds through story times, steam programs, literacy initiatives,

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fostering curiosity and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.

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And whereas libraries support the right to rethink, explore without censorship, pursue

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intellectual freedom, and whereas dedicate librarians, staff, and volunteers create welcoming

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spaces that inspire discovery, collaboration, and creativity for all.

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And whereas libraries across the country are joined together this year to celebrate National

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library week. Under the theme, drawn to the library. Therefore, I, John A. Haylet,

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Mayor of the City of Ames, I want to hear by proclaim April 6th through 12th, 2025,

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as National Library Week. During this week, I encourage all residents to visit our wonderful

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Ames Public Library, explore its resources, and celebrate all the ways that the library

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helps strengthen and build the Ames community. That's my privilege to introduce Sheila Schoher.

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I'll let you go ahead and introduce your board members too, if you would.

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Well, thank you so much mayor for the strong proclamation.

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I'm joined tonight, I'm Sheila Schofer, the director of the library.

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I'm joined with two of our trustees, Rick Rieger.

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This year's theme is drawn to the library, and as we know that is certainly the case here in Ames, where the community continually shows its overwhelming support and high use of the library. We see close to a thousand people come into our doors every day, and they check out nearly 1 million items every year. Libraries offer so much for all members of the community, from babies to seniors and everyone in between. It's a place to learn and explore, find information

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and connect with other community members.

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At a time when access to information

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and intellectual freedom is being challenged

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in libraries, university, schools, newsrooms,

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having uncensored access to credible information

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and a place to dialogue and have conversations

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is more important than ever.

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We've got some great events planned

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coming up into the spring and summer,

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including a ribbon cutting tomorrow

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in a scavenger hunt with it at 4 p.m.

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to highlight our new carpet and some other fun areas of the library, so I encourage you

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to join us then.

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And I also encourage you to check out our page 1 newsletter to see upcoming events

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for all ages, and I'll call out one in particular our very popular repair cafe.

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That's coming up April 19th, so check us out and come enjoy your public library.

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All right.

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All

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Next I need Mike Vanessa to join me in Beth and Annabella.

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Hello.

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I

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think that one is next.

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We're standing just for the population.

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Yep.

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Yep.

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Okay.

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Very good.

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Oh, you're just being efficient.

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Let me come clear in a few minutes.

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Ames Story County Fair Housing Month.

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Whereas April is National Fair Housing Month.

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This year, we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act.

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The landmark civil rights law, Assembly of President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11th, 1968,

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that made discrimination in housing transactions unlawful.

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The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because it raised color and

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national origin, religion, sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, disability and familial status.

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Because during this time we want to celebrate the Fair Housing Act and recommit ourselves to ensuring every American has access to fair housing that is free from discrimination.

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And whereas this year's Fair Housing Month theme for Ames Droid County is fair for all, which reflects the commitment to advancing equity in housing and the importance of increasing public awareness of everyone's right to fair housing.

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And whereas the city of Ames prohibits discrimination in the areas of housing, education on employment, public accommodations or services, credit, sexual orientation, developmental disability, physical disability, gender, and gender identity.

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And whereas equality of opportunity for all is a fundamental policy of this nation, state, county, and our city, and that fair housing is a positive, community good.

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And whereas with the cooperation, commitment and support from the United States Department

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of Housing and Urban Development, City of Ames and Story County, the Ames Human Relations

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Commission and Central Iowa Board of Realtors, area housing providers, and all the residents

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of Ames and Story County, can bear years to the enjoyment of this and other aspects of

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the quality of opportunity for all to be removed.

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Therefore, I, John, and Hayland Mayor of the City of Ames, Iowa, to hear by proclaim the

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a month of April 2025 as Fair Housing Month and established Amesstory County as a welcoming

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community committed to fair housing encourage all residents of our community to support

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and endorse fair housing, reaffirm their commitment to fair housing for all and wholeheartedly recognize

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these rights and responsibilities throughout the year.

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And I'll turn it over to Vanessa and let her offer some comments and introductions.

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Thank you, ma'am.

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Good evening, and we're excited to continue to support fair housing in our community.

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And in partnership with the Central Iowa Board of Realtors and AMT Human Relations Commission,

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we have an event coming up.

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We'd like for you to mark your calendars for April 24th from 11 to 130 at the AMT Auditorium

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on 6th Street is going to be an exclusive screening of the award-winning film Divisible.

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And this feature film highlights Omaha, Nebraska to illustrate how redlining continually affects

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and harms people nationwide today.

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And then following them

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That film, we're going to have a panel discussion. We're also going to include free lunch. So, you have to register, either on the City of Ames website and also through our social media posts and through the Central Iowa Board of Real Tools posts. You'll need to sign up by next the Friday the 18th in order to get a lunch. And we're excited to have this screening offered here for Ames community to understand.

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and the impacts of redlining and other discrimination practices that happen in our own community.

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So with that, I'll let Beth come up and share anything she wants to share.

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Well, thank you, Mayor, for doing this proclamation for us.

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There you are behind me.

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I want to thank all of you for allowing us to be here.

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I am Beth Scluzacek.

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I am the Association Executive for the Central Iowa Board of Real Tours.

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We represent 13 counties and nearly 500 real tours here in Central Iowa.

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So, you are one of my bigger stops on my road path for fair housing this month.

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Doing proclamations all over because this is a very important topic for real tours.

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And unfortunately, there is still redlining and discrimination today.

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So, we are using this month to draw attention to that.

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And I am so proud of the partnership that we have developed with the city of Ames and

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Vanessa, because we are able to spread the word and get this out there to more people

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and allow our real-tor members also to educate our community.

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So I want to thank you all very much and I hope you join us on April 24th for this award

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winning film.

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Thank you so much.

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All right, and we have a annual presentation and I'll turn this over to the AIMS Human Relations

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Commission.

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Good

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evening, everyone.

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My name is Anna Balmer, because I'm the Vice Chair of the Ames Human Relations Commission.

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It is my honor to present the 2025 Home for Everyone Award.

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This award recognizes an honors and individual or an organization that has made an exemplary

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commitment to providing safe, quality, and equitable housing opportunities that enhance the quality

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of life of members of the dissipated populations.

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This year's recipient is Kathy Pinkerton, who is the service center administrator for the

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SIT Salvation Army of Ames.

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The nomination described Kathy as an individual who serves the most vulnerable of our community

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every single day, and as someone who treats people of kindness, dignity and respect.

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On a day-to-day basis, Kathy provides rent and utility assistance by helping people keep

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their homes.

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She also secures funding for emergency shelter and secures funding for hotel rooms.

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In February and January of this year, Kathy went above and beyond to get more than 20

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households, about 35 people, sheltered during the extreme cold week experience.

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Kathy is also a member of the Homelessness Outreach Support Team.

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Please join me in congratulating Kathy Pinkerton as the recipient of the 2025 A Home for

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Everyone Award.

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you. I was very surprised when I was told that I was getting this. I've been a social worker for over 30 years and helping people get housing has always been a priority and we definitely have seen some issues in Story County and aim specifically this year.

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And I guess I'm just very thrilled to be able to provide these services to our folks in names and Story County. So thank you.

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consent, agenda, is there any item that council would like to pull tonight from consent?

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Hearing none, introduce, entertain any motion to approve consent.

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Move consent, second. Thank you, roll call. Aye. Aye.

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Thank you.

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Move on to public forum.

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This is time we set aside for comments from the public on topics of city business other than

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all listed on the agenda.

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Ask people to limit their comments to three minutes or less if they could.

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So we'll open that up.

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Is anyone that wants to address council under public forum?

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Seeing none, we'll close public forum.

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Move on.

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I'm sorry.

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Please.

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This is the time.

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I'm supposed to come up.

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If it's are you is it anything it's on the agenda? Yes. Okay. What's number are you interested in?

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I'm sure you get called it is number 36 on the police. All right. We will make sure we call you up, sir

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Okay, yep, you bet. Thank you.

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Sorry. I wasn't very clear. Anything. It's not on the agenda

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All right, we'll move on with close public form and we'll move on. I number 34

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Good evening mayor and council

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We're here tonight to discuss

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the acceptance of

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the guiding vision for

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the downtown area. This is an effort that's been undertaken by downtown Ames and businesses

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and organizers within the downtown area alongside the city over the past several years.

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And it culminated with a draft report being presented to the City Council on February 18th.

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At that time, there was a lot of information to digest about the vision that was offered up

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through that document for what downtown may aspire to become.

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I think it's important to recognize a couple of components to this.

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One is that it is not necessarily a rigid blueprint or plan that will dictate that downtown

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will become those things that are described in the document.

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But it is intended to offer up a variety of ideas that could be individually pursued if the

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City Council, either as it exists today or as it might exist in the future, is interested

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in pursuing those ideas. Additionally, it offers up a variety of action steps that could

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be undertaken by Ames Main Street and other partners in the downtown area. So tonight,

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we are asking for two actions. One is to simply accept the document which would then allow

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the second component to move forward, which would be to take the short-term actions that

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are described in the plan and begin putting some more firm information behind those actions.

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The Council Action Forum suggests that there are a couple of different ways to do this.

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I think there's another alternative that has been identified as well.

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So, this could be accomplished either through joint effort between Ames Main Street and the City to develop an implementation task force.

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It could be accomplished separately with each of those partners.

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Ames Main Street focusing on its implementation steps and the City focusing on its implementation steps.

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or the third idea, which I think was suggested earlier today or yesterday, which would be to allow Ames Main Street to work on identifying across all of the potential implementation tasks, which are the ones that are most critical to pursue earlier on.

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So it will be up to each of those groups, the City Council and Ames Main Street,

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to once those suggestions are received, make the decisions about how to prioritize and how to

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finance if necessary and adopt a policy.

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So, I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have, and unless Kelly has anything. Okay,

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Kelly does not. All right, thank you. Questions or comments?

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Okay, let's do this one more time. So the three options. So, step one is, right, accept

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the plan. Yeah, if that's easy. Step two is for pursuing the implementation.

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Okay. Do you want to ask Ames Main Street to lead that effort for all of the tasks?

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Do you want to have a joint implementation task force which would involve both city,

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staff, downtown businesses, perhaps an elected official and official remain as Main Street?

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or do you want to suggest that Ames Main Street prioritize its tasks and the city prioritize its tasks?

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Independent of one another.

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so Brian, there's some implications for those three that we should be considering.

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So one thing to keep in mind is that if it's our belief that if there is a task force that's

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convened by the City Council or by the mayor or so those latter two options that were described.

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We believe that that would constitute formal advisory board under state law and so that

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would mean that there would have to be agendas, minutes, it would have to be noticed in advance

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of the discussions. Ultimately, regardless of which path is chosen, it will be up to the council

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to decide whether and how to agree to adopt those recommendations and the same for Ames Main Street.

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So, regardless of how it's structured, I think the outcome is pretty similar. It's just the level of

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formality that you want to have for, you know, for the purposes of agendas and

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minutes and formal meetings, things of that nature.

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That's a good question, I think, not I think.

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At the end of the workshop, we talked about the fact that we want to not just put

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this on the shelf, but we want to decide what would be some of the next steps we can do.

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And so I think it was commented that an option would be is just having like a working group

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to kind of help provide some feedback and that document has 15, 20, 25 different suggested

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options that could be considered for both Main Street and also the city.

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and so in lieu of trying to have those done independently and certainly some

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decisions the city might make would might impact you know main street or

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downtown and vice versa. I think the idea was that all you want to do is try and

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prioritize them and then bring those back to effective bodies. There's no

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authority vested in any of them. There's no decision making from a standpoint of

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Hey, we're going to go ahead and do this.

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It's really primarily just a collating and then looking at what some low hanging fruit will be a some maybe one to two year.

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Things they could work on and where some things that are, you know, longer term.

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And then it would come back to council who would go to the Ames Main Street board.

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Independently, they make their decisions and then maybe council says, Hey, no, we don't like this.

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That's completely under their preview.

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It's just someone needs to help kind of put it together and they just kind of get a little

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of a schedule put together.

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So really it's kind of a strategic short term from the standpoint initially.

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Council makes a decision, hopefully it's going to be used looking at for CIP in the years

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ahead.

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But yeah, because of the tool essentially, I don't think we're going to overdo it or overblow

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it to the point that it's like, oh my gosh, what's going on behind closed doors, that

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nothing further than the truth is going to be all done transparently. And more or less

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as a service to both entities, and I think that by Ames Main Street is on a fantastic

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I've taken the lead on this whole development of this guiding vision. And to me, just makes complete sense for them to go ahead and, you know, propose a task force. And I think if I would bring a variety of people who are stakeholders, people may have been part of that process. And again, they're not going to be adding projects. It's just more or less taking what's suggested. Oh, they may have a few suggestions. And what I'm excited about is that we've already, you've already approved.

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The first low-hanging fruit, and that's 515 days, which happens next month, and we're

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going to see the start of using Burnett and Fifth Street, part history for the 515 days.

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And so I think it's just trying to show that this is part of one of the things that can

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be done, so I think it's really more or less just the reason it's accepting is that it's

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taking under advisement, it's not adopting it saying hey this is definitely we're going to do all these things because really is it's a vision, it's not designed to be like as Brian said, okay, we're going to be doing this this and this for sure, there's a lot of public input that's still not needed on each individual project.

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So, that's really kind of, you know, and my suggestion to, you know, Council is both accepting

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the document and I just asked Anne's Ministry to convene an implementation, you know, task

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force to review and prioritize what's in the task within the guiding document.

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And then I'll come back and then they can even be a reader of process where you might have

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some, you know, feedback as well, too.

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So it's a working document and I think it's just going to continue what already has been, I think, a fantastic joint effort.

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But thankfully, Angis Mainstreet agreed to take the lead and I've done a fantastic job.

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That's kind of the genesis of that.

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I move we accept the document and that we direct Ames Main Street to start a task force

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on prioritizing initial first steps.

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All right.

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Second.

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All right.

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Any discussion?

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No.

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I like to what you said.

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I really appreciate the work that Ames Main Street and everyone who's been involved in this

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visioning plan has done and I'm excited to see where we go with them.

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One thing that I would say is as I look at the the short-term actions that the

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city could be working on, there may be things on that list that we would be

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interested in looking at anyway. Something, for example, like reviewing the use of

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TIFF for redevelopment. I could see that coming up outside of the scope of this

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plan and so I would hope that we would let the task force know if there were any things

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that we identified that we were planning to do anyway.

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Absolutely.

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And they've undertaken significant efforts and the planters are ready, there's things

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that can be done that's finally, you know, upgrade the parents to the, you know, Main Street.

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So I'm excited about the thing that is really something which is an actionable document.

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and there's gonna be some things that we can do

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and see quick input or quick impact

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as we think it will take some long time, so.

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Mayor, I just wanna note one thing we added

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to this report was an attachment

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to kind of help give some context.

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The future decisions was the list of CIP projects

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that we have and other things that are happening.

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So you can see like the next project the city has planned

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is the reconstruction of Sixth Street in two years.

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So if there's an implementation measure about Sixth Street,

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maybe it should be sooner rather than later thank you so that was the help

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whoever the group is that's looking at it that gives a little baseline

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information for you and it's not just trying to figure out what we might be doing.

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I would be curious to know if Ames Mainstery Group has an interest from us. I mean

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there are things that you would want to hear from us as a way of setting this

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thing forward in the next step. I don't know if anyone's going to speak

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tonight mayor but wasn't playing on it if we're going to open a public input I

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mean we can do that what's the question well I mean is there anything in

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particular they would like to hear from us I mean we had a pretty robust

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discussion in February and maybe that's sufficient but if in the interim period

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there have been some ideas that have been proposed they would like to hear from us

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seemed like now would be a good time to start weighing on some of those public input

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But Travis, do you want to have a conversation back and forth between the days and the podium?

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But certainly, do you understand the question that he's asking?

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I do.

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Yeah, thanks.

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Thank you.

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Travis Oliver, Ames of Main Street, and the Alliance.

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Yeah, so definitely, I would imagine this task was-

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Members being a combination of downtown stakeholders and city staff and wanted to make sure that we're keeping the lines of communication open with council and maybe even doing quarterly updates, via annual updates, whatever the frequency is determined, but always keeping everybody both city and downtown stakeholders in communication and in the loop. I think that's important. So if you identify anything that we need your feedback on or vice versa, we definitely want to work together to make sure that all those

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things are accomplished.

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Yeah, cool.

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Thanks.

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Thank you for your question.

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Yeah.

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I mean, and that's helpful just the idea that there would be some kind of expectation of

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communication.

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I think the community's really sort of excited about seeing projects go forward and having an expectation

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and I'll let you guys sort of figure out the frequency.

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I think it's an important part of that.

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Yeah, absolutely.

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You're welcome.

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All right.

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Since we've opened a public comment, is anyone else want to address counsel on this topic tonight?

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All right.

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I would like to speak on behalf of the AIMS Main Street Board, which I share.

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We are a group of volunteers consisting of downtown business owners, employees, downtown

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visitors, and others who share a love of downtown AIMS, and we desire to see it thrive.

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As invested community members, we've worked very hard over the past several years to

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arrive where we are tonight with this guiding vision document in hand asking you to accept it.

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We are committed to the next phase, its implementation, and we are committed to this for the long haul.

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We have been and will continue to do the work.

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We're committed because what downtown means to each of us individually.

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And we're committed to this because we see day in and day out how special our district is.

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It's a place which fosters creativity, entrepreneurship, and above all community.

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It's worthy of this vision's scope and goals.

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and I want to thank you Mayor Hayla and Council members for the support you've

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shown downtown Ames. We look forward to working with you, all of you, to make

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this vision a reality. And the next I like to speak to you as myself, as an

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almost lifelong Ames resident. So when you grew up here and decided to stay and

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raise a family here and invest in my community by opening a small business

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downtown. When my business partner and I decided to open a bookstore, we didn't

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even consider a location other than downtown. Contrary to popular belief, independent bookstores

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are thriving, despite being unable to compete with giants like Amazon, Target, and other

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big box stores, especially when it comes to pricing. What sets indie bookstores apart

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and what their success can be credited to is their engagement with the communities that they serve.

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For many bookstores are a third place, somewhere they can gather, find meaningful connection

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and feel safe. When we decided to open doggered books downtown Ames was the only location we considered.

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That's because downtown is already a third place. Our seller public library, the farmer's market,

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the octagon, history museum, all the unique restaurants and stores owned and operated by local folks

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have created an environment where Ames citizens can come not just to shot but to be in community.

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This should be evident to anyone who has ever spent time downtown.

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I ask you to accept this vision, not for the sake of development and growth itself or for what it might mean personally for my business.

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I ask you to accept this vision because our community, the Ames community, is so deserving of that investment in such a cherished third place.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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We have a lot of time and effort into downtown we appreciate that very much and you have vested interest as well so thank you all right there's been a motion made and seconded there's a favor the motion please say aye.

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Aye.

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Amrit, can you hear?

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I did.

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I think it just cut off.

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I put two two.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Any opposed?

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I'm saying.

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Motion carried.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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You'll move on to item number 35.

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Good evening, Keith. Good evening, mayor and city council. Here tonight to talk about mini-pitch naming. And if you haven't been by Lloyd Kurtz Park recently, you should go by a lot of activity. And right now we're pretty much on schedule would be done by some time in May, May 31st at the latest for that to be operational. So if you remember back in November of 2024, council directed staff to

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to when we were talking about the mini pitch and the cost of the project to look at maybe

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soliciting donations to offset the financial contribution from the city.

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So staff did put some information together.

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We sent it out to 156 businesses.

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And what we did is we gave them options, which are in the council action form naming rights

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for 50,000 baner sponsors, bench sponsors, and indonations.

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So out of those letters that we sent out,

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we did get three businesses that committed to being a bench sponsor

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that's Central State Bank, DrainTech, and Greater Iowa Credit Union.

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And we thank them for their support.

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And for anybody that's listening, if somebody is interested,

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there are additional benches that somebody could sponsor as well.

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But through this we also did staff did receive interest from Curtin Cindy Friedrich.

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Curt is owner of Friedrich Realty, Ben and Business since 1927.

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But they had interest in the naming rights for the mini-pitch.

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And through several conversations they have pledged $50,000 for the mini-pitch naming rights.

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Now Parks and Recreation does have a naming policy and I'm not going to go through

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to all of the details, but one of the categories that people

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could be named for is a major donation, which is what this

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would fall under, and we do have parks, we have facilities.

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This would be considered a major feature within the park.

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They have requested, if council approves, to have the mini-pitch

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named the Friedrich pitch and with it Parks and Recreation did go through the myself as director went through the application and made a recommendation to the Parks and Recreation Commission, which is part of the policy Parks and Recreation Commission did approve 50 to recommend City Council approve the naming of the mini pitch.

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and that was done at their March 27th meeting.

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So with that, managers' recommendation is alternative one,

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which is to approve the request,

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the name of the mini-pitch located in Lloyd Kurtz Park,

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the Friedrich pitch.

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Kurt and Cindy are, they have a good moral character

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while respected within the city of Ames.

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City Council does have, at its discretion,

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can choose what dollar amount is worthy of naming or naming rights.

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So, again, manager's recommendation is to go with alternative number one.

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I do just want to, in closing, Kurt did send me a short little reason

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in addition to what's on the naming application.

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He just says, we and our team at Friedrich are happy to be part of bringing this cool venue to town.

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We spent a little time on pitches around the Midwest.

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All our girls were ballers.

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It's a great sport, a healthy activity for kids and families to enjoy.

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Maybe we'll have some pickleball too.

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I already told them that we weren't going to do that at this point.

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But he said, aims is a special place.

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We want future generations to think so too.

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So with that, I would ask if there's any questions.

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Thank you, Keith. Any questions?

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Keith, do you have a projected date where we hope to cut the ribbon?

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Yeah, I would look at probably the first part of June.

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Oh.

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It is where we do the project itself should be done.

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Contractor has a May 31st deadline.

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They're moving along pretty quick.

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They've already poured the pitch. It needs the cure for 21 days before it can do the acrylic and then they'll do the fencing and the lighting

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So I think they're they're well on schedule for forgetting that accomplished so probably first part of June great

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Right open a public comment is anyone wants to dress counsel on this topic tonight?

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seen

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Close public comment and before, is there a motion with approval of option one, second, which is naming it the Friedrich pitch. Yes. All right. Roll call. Beaty Hansen, aye, Rollins, aye, Cory Erie, aye, Garton, aye, Joan, aye, Betcher, aye. Thank you. And I would like to express on behalf of city council and the city aims are incredible appreciation to current

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and Cindy for their generosity and it's a wonderful gift for a project which

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is going to be well used and I think, I'm sure I heard you say that I think they

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also indicated that their kids played soccer a lot and this is

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a good thing.

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So anyway.

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All right.

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All right.

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Thank you much.

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Have a great night.

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Thanks, you too.

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Move on.

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I know with 36.

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Good evening.

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You have a memo in front of you for our liquor license renewals.

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Three of the renewals on the memo, there's no problem.

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They haven't had any violations in the past 12 months,

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and we recommend renewal of those licenses.

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However, there is one on the list

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that we have encountered a problem with,

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and that would be perfect games located

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at 13, 20 Dickinson Avenue.

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The Iowa Department of Revenue has already denied

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the application for a liquor license renewal,

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And the reason given was the failure of the majority owner of record Carl Markley to meet the standards of good moral character and their letter to the business.

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They said a person of good moral character is one who has such financial standing and good reputation as will satisfy the director.

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And the person will comply with all the laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the person's operations.

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On March 24th, 2025, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa entered a judgment,

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guilty plea to 15 counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion on Mr. Markley.

442
00:42:20,740 --> 00:42:28,120
That is the reason for their denial, and that is the same reason that we would recommend denying the renewal application.

443
00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:35,920
It is worth noting that you cannot override the Iowa Department of Revenue's decision to deny the application.

444
00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:39,400
So that's this memo.

445
00:42:40,540 --> 00:42:41,060
Thank you.

446
00:42:41,720 --> 00:42:42,140
Questions?

447
00:42:43,300 --> 00:42:45,540
So, maybe there's a mark question.

448
00:42:45,720 --> 00:42:50,040
Do we even have jurisdiction to even vote on this?

449
00:42:50,180 --> 00:42:52,040
I mean, hasn't it been resolved by the state?

450
00:42:54,270 --> 00:42:54,650
No, I'm sorry.

451
00:43:04,590 --> 00:43:12,160
Well, I don't think it takes away our jurisdiction by the state doing this, but the state has already ruled on it.

452
00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:24,660
So, really, the council doesn't have much choice but to deny it if you were to approve it, it would be meaningless.

453
00:43:25,420 --> 00:43:30,160
So, yeah, I mean, it's still in front of you, there's still an active application.

454
00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:43,540
So I think, you know, the council, it's still appropriate for the council to take action on it, and, you know, unless it's withdrawn by, you know, by the business.

455
00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:47,300
Other questions?

456
00:43:48,540 --> 00:43:50,840
Chief, and maybe Mark, I'm not sure.

457
00:43:50,840 --> 00:44:00,640
If the reason behind this is the ownership of the property and the question of the owner's moral standing.

458
00:44:02,460 --> 00:44:11,360
If he were to sell that property, transfer the property to another family member or something like that, could this property reapply?

459
00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:18,860
Or is this a denial for the property for a certain number of years?

460
00:44:18,860 --> 00:44:32,220
So if a different applicant came forward that didn't have those issues and met all the other requirements then yes, a different liquor license could be approved for that location.

461
00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:43,940
And I might add this is not a revocation. A revocation has impact on how long you can at that location you could get a license.

462
00:44:44,580 --> 00:44:49,660
So that's not the case here, it's simply denial of a renewal application.

463
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:51,360
Okay, thank you.

464
00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:52,840
Any other questions?

465
00:44:54,860 --> 00:44:58,820
All right, open the public comment and you are welcome to introduce yourself and begin.

466
00:45:04,910 --> 00:45:34,690
My name is Kelly McPartlin, and I am one of the owners of Perfect Games and the manager at Perfect Games. And I'm here to date a request that the city council not take action at this point. We have just entered an appeal or entering an appeal with the Iowa ADP. We just got their notification Friday of the denial of our renewal. And the reason why we have not renewed or we have not removed Carl Markley as an owner is we're under our court order right now.

467
00:45:34,690 --> 00:45:43,670
to not remove him, in order which we agreed to voluntarily with the one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against him and his businesses.

468
00:45:44,550 --> 00:45:51,790
We nothing more than we want to do than remove him from our ownership group and unfortunately right now we can.

469
00:45:52,190 --> 00:45:56,710
But we have just entered the appeal process and we just asked that the City Council.

470
00:45:57,210 --> 00:46:04,010
I know we've talked to the IWA ADB and they said it doesn't really matter since they've not approved it.

471
00:46:04,690 --> 00:46:10,530
Your actions, but we're asking that you wait until we get through the appeal process before you make a vote.

472
00:46:12,010 --> 00:46:12,650
Thank you.

473
00:46:13,490 --> 00:46:15,270
There's any questions I can answer.

474
00:46:15,870 --> 00:46:18,290
Anybody would have questions, but be happy to answer anything.

475
00:46:18,650 --> 00:46:23,210
Yeah, usually you can, you're willing to give your feedback, but it's not a back and forth.

476
00:46:23,390 --> 00:46:23,870
Anyway, thank you.

477
00:46:24,110 --> 00:46:24,310
Thank you.

478
00:46:24,530 --> 00:46:24,750
Thank you.

479
00:46:25,170 --> 00:46:27,390
Anybody else want to address council on this topic tonight?

480
00:46:31,090 --> 00:46:32,710
Seeing none, we'll close public input.

481
00:46:33,290 --> 00:46:38,030
Chief or Mark, do you have any comment on his comment?

482
00:46:40,690 --> 00:46:51,210
I mean in terms of the appeal or I think what we heard you say was that it was denied

483
00:46:51,850 --> 00:46:55,170
they can once it's different ownership they can reapply.

484
00:46:55,370 --> 00:46:55,690
Is that correct?

485
00:46:55,890 --> 00:46:56,590
That's correct.

486
00:46:56,950 --> 00:46:57,950
And there's no title limit.

487
00:46:58,050 --> 00:46:59,630
It was like a six month or three month.

488
00:46:59,870 --> 00:47:00,030
Right.

489
00:47:00,030 --> 00:47:08,170
It could be the next day once the ownership changes initially by ownership changes next week, they can come back and reapply.

490
00:47:09,290 --> 00:47:19,690
Could you clarify? I'm confused on this timing of things. So is there a valid liquor license there today?

491
00:47:21,430 --> 00:47:21,570
Yes.

492
00:47:21,570 --> 00:47:27,230
and so this isn't a renewal that would begin when?

493
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,420
I don't think I have the date in front of me

494
00:47:34,420 --> 00:47:35,500
for the renewal.

495
00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:37,060
Usually it will be a day.

496
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:38,000
It should have been approved.

497
00:47:38,340 --> 00:47:40,660
Our House will prove that April 10th of last year.

498
00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:42,480
So, two days.

499
00:47:43,720 --> 00:47:47,800
If I may, their license is valid until May 12th.

500
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:48,340
May 12th?

501
00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:51,340
Yep, we put licenses on several weeks ahead

502
00:47:51,340 --> 00:47:55,600
of their expiration date in case there's any administrative

503
00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:57,500
of things that come up that need to work through our process.

504
00:47:58,120 --> 00:47:58,580
Thank you.

505
00:48:01,090 --> 00:48:08,510
And so this is a very difficult situation for a business like Perfect Games.

506
00:48:08,990 --> 00:48:16,410
And I would like to try to brainstorm about ways in which we can be accommodating

507
00:48:16,790 --> 00:48:20,030
and still be in compliance with the Department of Revenue.

508
00:48:20,690 --> 00:48:25,950
And so the proposal for Mr. MacPartlin,

509
00:48:25,950 --> 00:48:35,090
And if I understand it correctly, is that we would simply delay taking action, but isn't

510
00:48:35,090 --> 00:48:42,010
the effect of that, then the liquor license will then expire as of, and thanks for clarifying

511
00:48:42,010 --> 00:48:44,870
this May 12th, am I saying that correctly?

512
00:48:45,010 --> 00:48:46,330
Because then the chronology is important.

513
00:48:47,870 --> 00:48:48,190
That's true.

514
00:48:48,470 --> 00:48:48,630
Yes.

515
00:48:48,630 --> 00:48:49,990
And so,

516
00:48:52,980 --> 00:48:58,440
I don't know what the appeal process is, but best case scenario, worst case scenario,

517
00:48:58,660 --> 00:49:03,560
what would happen to the business' ability to serve alcohol there?

518
00:49:05,020 --> 00:49:06,720
Do you have a sense of the timing?

519
00:49:10,180 --> 00:49:17,960
Well, while they're on appeal, they can continue to sell alcohol and, you know,

520
00:49:17,960 --> 00:49:19,220
throughout that appeal process.

521
00:49:19,660 --> 00:49:23,100
We've seen that with other businesses in the past.

522
00:49:23,980 --> 00:49:30,740
So it won't be immediate that they'll be unable to sell alcohol.

523
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:34,120
That will be some time after that.

524
00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:38,880
I presume they have legal counsel and they're maybe figuring out ways to,

525
00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:47,940
and

526
00:49:48,420 --> 00:49:54,780
list of owners so you know during the appeal process then the time that takes

527
00:49:54,780 --> 00:49:59,260
and it takes some time you know they'll be able to continue to sell outhaul.

528
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:29,420
And so the appeal and essence buys them some time. They can continue operations and then they can leverage that time to try to change the ownership structure. And then they could come, then they could come back and make an application. Is that my saying that correctly? If they have changed the ownership structure and that one individual is no longer an owner, they can come back and reapply. I mean, they can come back at any time and reapply. But

529
00:50:29,420 --> 00:50:32,960
you know, they're going to get denied if that person is still an owner, but once

530
00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:40,560
that person's not an owner, they can come back and apply it any time. Okay. All right. Thanks. So now I need clarification.

531
00:50:43,740 --> 00:50:51,940
If the license is going to expire on May 12th, that appeal does not extend the license, doesn't?

532
00:50:54,320 --> 00:50:56,480
Wouldn't the last years expire?

533
00:50:56,680 --> 00:51:04,200
Yeah, it effectively does because it is, I mean, it doesn't directly but in effect it does because

534
00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:09,640
they're allowed to continue to sell alcohol while the appeal process is going on.

535
00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:21,540
So that, you know, that effectively extends the expiration date of the liquor license.

536
00:51:21,540 --> 00:51:25,680
So, it actually adds to the license.

537
00:51:26,280 --> 00:51:27,260
Yeah, effectively.

538
00:51:27,780 --> 00:51:28,100
Okay.

539
00:51:28,560 --> 00:51:29,160
Effectively.

540
00:51:29,320 --> 00:51:31,520
Not technically, but effectively.

541
00:51:31,580 --> 00:51:31,860
It will.

542
00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:39,740
And that's happened on several occasions over the last years where this council has denied renewal.

543
00:51:40,140 --> 00:51:41,120
It's been appealed.

544
00:51:41,600 --> 00:51:41,700
Right.

545
00:51:42,060 --> 00:51:44,580
It's similar to that process when you revoke.

546
00:51:44,820 --> 00:51:44,900
Right.

547
00:51:44,900 --> 00:51:50,260
And it continues to be, the point is, is that, and then they end up selling the company

548
00:51:50,260 --> 00:51:54,160
if somebody else, and then it was approved.

549
00:51:54,400 --> 00:52:02,540
So the point is, is that, but in this case, ABD has taken a position first, denied it,

550
00:52:02,620 --> 00:52:03,900
and so really, it just seems that.

551
00:52:04,540 --> 00:52:07,240
This is a little bit backwards from what usually happens.

552
00:52:07,420 --> 00:52:12,520
It's usually a denial in our part, then it goes to ABD, and this just happened to work in

553
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:12,780
reverse.

554
00:52:13,300 --> 00:52:13,420
Yeah.

555
00:52:13,420 --> 00:52:13,520
Yeah.

556
00:52:14,500 --> 00:52:18,220
So could you just comment on this may call for speculation

557
00:52:18,220 --> 00:52:20,400
if you say you just don't want to, that's fine.

558
00:52:22,180 --> 00:52:24,660
But there's some times when we have denied something

559
00:52:24,660 --> 00:52:28,880
and we've QEK with ABD, what kind of message might it send

560
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:31,220
to ABD if the council would say, no,

561
00:52:31,340 --> 00:52:33,760
we're gonna go ahead and approve it or try and,

562
00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:36,840
I'm just trying to think there's a tight partnership

563
00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:40,700
that exists because we want to try and work together.

564
00:52:40,960 --> 00:52:41,920
Is there any kind of comment?

565
00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:48,400
And if you don't want to comment, I accept that, but I'm concerned about making sure

566
00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:53,800
we maintain the council maintains in his positive relationship, AEDA.

567
00:52:54,340 --> 00:52:59,340
But we should just go ahead and make the motion to deny that we're not, I mean, we're not,

568
00:53:00,020 --> 00:53:07,460
I would move that we move to deny the renewal of perfect games liquor license.

569
00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:08,240
Second.

570
00:53:08,520 --> 00:53:08,620
Right?

571
00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:12,960
I mean, we've heard all you have to do is come back and reapply.

572
00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:18,440
I understand your situation, sorry, you know, but I think there's no question that we

573
00:53:18,440 --> 00:53:19,280
would do this.

574
00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:21,240
There's also three other licenses.

575
00:53:21,660 --> 00:53:22,040
Oh, I would.

576
00:53:22,840 --> 00:53:24,380
Well, let's take this one.

577
00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:25,400
I want to take it.

578
00:53:25,420 --> 00:53:25,500
Yeah.

579
00:53:25,500 --> 00:53:26,700
Yeah, we'll do it.

580
00:53:26,700 --> 00:53:27,380
We'll catch you.

581
00:53:27,380 --> 00:53:27,760
Thank you.

582
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:28,120
Good call.

583
00:53:28,320 --> 00:53:29,000
I believe them.

584
00:53:29,260 --> 00:53:30,020
I don't want to miss them.

585
00:53:30,460 --> 00:53:37,880
So it's an emotion made in the new perfect game is 1320 Dickinson Avenue's Class C retail

586
00:53:37,880 --> 00:53:40,880
I'll call a license with Katie and privilege and outdoor service pending.

587
00:53:41,240 --> 00:53:41,920
Graham shall review.

588
00:53:44,680 --> 00:53:45,480
Roll call.

589
00:53:46,720 --> 00:53:47,280
Rollins.

590
00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:47,560
Aye.

591
00:53:47,940 --> 00:53:48,440
Corey Erie.

592
00:53:49,220 --> 00:53:49,780
Aye.

593
00:53:50,220 --> 00:53:50,520
Garton.

594
00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:50,740
Aye.

595
00:53:51,100 --> 00:53:51,280
Junk.

596
00:53:51,520 --> 00:53:51,680
Aye.

597
00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:52,260
Betcher.

598
00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:52,640
Aye.

599
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:53,520
VD Hanson.

600
00:53:53,600 --> 00:53:53,760
Aye.

601
00:53:54,500 --> 00:53:58,180
I would move that we approve the liquor license.

602
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:04,400
Renewals for law F. I be fast and fresh at six thirty six.

603
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:07,380
and the Cyclone Experience Network.

604
00:54:07,860 --> 00:54:08,020
Second.

605
00:54:08,560 --> 00:54:09,300
Thank you.

606
00:54:09,560 --> 00:54:09,860
Roll call.

607
00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:11,720
Coriary.

608
00:54:12,760 --> 00:54:13,060
Hi.

609
00:54:13,400 --> 00:54:13,700
Garton.

610
00:54:13,780 --> 00:54:13,900
Hi.

611
00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:14,460
Junk.

612
00:54:14,700 --> 00:54:14,860
Hi.

613
00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:15,440
Betcher.

614
00:54:15,660 --> 00:54:15,840
Hi.

615
00:54:16,060 --> 00:54:16,640
Vity Hansen.

616
00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:16,820
Hi.

617
00:54:17,120 --> 00:54:17,420
Rollins.

618
00:54:17,560 --> 00:54:17,760
Hi.

619
00:54:19,080 --> 00:54:19,840
Very good.

620
00:54:20,300 --> 00:54:21,500
Thank you very much.

621
00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:23,600
We're on under 37.

622
00:54:23,600 --> 00:54:29,080
Resolution authorizing immediate towing and weekly park vehicles on Saturday, August 23rd, 2025.

623
00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:29,540
Chief.

624
00:54:29,540 --> 00:54:38,300
You get me again, so you know, in July of 2022, we approved an ordinance to allow for

625
00:54:38,300 --> 00:54:43,040
the immediate towing of illegally parked vehicles when authorized by city council resolution.

626
00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:49,560
We have used this particular tool three times in the past during cyclone welcome weekend

627
00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:53,920
or what is also known as ADA one day or the Saturday for classes begin.

628
00:54:53,920 --> 00:54:59,420
and it's been pretty successful since we started.

629
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:29,980
In this new process, we noticed fewer illegally parked vehicles in that area during this event. It did allow for our emergency vehicles to get through those streets easier. Prior to that time, vehicles parked on both sides of the street made it hard to get vehicles and ambulance a fire truck through. So this has really helped a lot. I think the only difference this year versus the past three years is there's going to be a football game on that.

630
00:55:29,980 --> 00:55:30,860
Saturday as well.

631
00:55:31,100 --> 00:55:34,020
It won't be here in Ames, it'll be in Dublin, Ireland,

632
00:55:34,300 --> 00:55:39,080
but that puts a little wrinkle in 801 day for us

633
00:55:39,080 --> 00:55:41,540
because we have not had that dynamic

634
00:55:41,920 --> 00:55:44,740
of having the event and a football game at the same time.

635
00:55:45,420 --> 00:55:48,960
So it's hard for us to predict what changes that may have.

636
00:55:49,160 --> 00:55:53,100
Our concern is it actually may bring more people in

637
00:55:53,100 --> 00:55:56,700
because there'll be a reason beyond just that day

638
00:55:56,700 --> 00:55:58,420
to watch the football game.

639
00:55:58,420 --> 00:56:17,980
We anticipate that the game will be in the morning, our time, so we expect that that game will be occurring during the same time that we've had issues in the past and so we would ask for authorization by resolution again to authorize the immediate tone of illegally parked vehicles.

640
00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:26,040
questions. Can you remind us again how you notify people that the immediate

641
00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:32,560
telling is in effect for those areas? Yep so we will to the extent we can do

642
00:56:32,560 --> 00:56:37,760
the door-to-door campaign that we've done in the past. We do some emails, we

643
00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:42,380
notify the apartment managers and owners who then we ask them to forward that

644
00:56:42,380 --> 00:56:49,640
message on to the people that rent from them, so the university and the city will publicize this.

645
00:56:50,080 --> 00:56:55,900
We put up the electric message signs when they're available, if they're not used for construction in those areas.

646
00:56:56,560 --> 00:57:03,800
And we will, to the extent, again, we can put up the line green sign, warning signs, that we put up the last three year.

647
00:57:03,940 --> 00:57:10,700
Staffings a little bit tight, so we may not see quite as many as we used to see, but we'll do what we can to try and

648
00:57:10,700 --> 00:57:13,660
get as many of those put up in the area to give notification.

649
00:57:14,680 --> 00:57:16,600
In the past three years, I didn't mention this.

650
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:20,360
We talked about 30 vehicles each of those years.

651
00:57:20,820 --> 00:57:23,140
So that's staying, it remained pretty stable.

652
00:57:25,370 --> 00:57:26,110
Other questions?

653
00:57:26,830 --> 00:57:33,610
Remind us again, why we have this on this weekend and

654
00:57:33,610 --> 00:57:38,730
not weekends where we have home football games where arguably we have

655
00:57:38,730 --> 00:57:41,530
10 times more people in the community.

656
00:57:41,530 --> 00:57:44,230
Why here? I can just remind us.

657
00:57:44,670 --> 00:57:45,750
Yeah, there's a couple of things.

658
00:57:46,650 --> 00:57:53,110
One, it makes it hard to get around, which can be the same case on like football game days.

659
00:57:53,330 --> 00:57:59,210
However, we do have the enhanced penalty for game day parking on those Saturdays.

660
00:57:59,430 --> 00:58:03,270
So there's an increased fine for illegal parking during those days.

661
00:58:03,270 --> 00:58:08,750
So that's a tool that we use during those that we don't do the immediate towing for.

662
00:58:08,750 --> 00:58:13,110
And honestly, when you have vehicles parked on both sides of the street,

663
00:58:13,330 --> 00:58:18,810
it creates almost a natural fence, where people sort of hide behind that.

664
00:58:19,050 --> 00:58:22,610
And when you open those streets up, it's easier for us to see what's going on.

665
00:58:22,950 --> 00:58:26,230
It's easier for other drivers to see the roadway.

666
00:58:26,350 --> 00:58:30,190
And so I think it's a good tool to combat some of those issues.

667
00:58:32,590 --> 00:58:38,510
So we're going to make a decision to, and when I voted in favor of this in the prior years,

668
00:58:39,410 --> 00:58:47,110
but we're treating this weekend, we're treating drivers differently on this particular weekend differently

669
00:58:47,110 --> 00:58:55,430
than weekends where we have more cars there because it's your opinion to us that there's a public safety benefit.

670
00:58:55,670 --> 00:58:58,810
I just want to make sure I'm saying that back accurately, is that correct?

671
00:58:58,810 --> 00:59:06,050
That is true and this this event pushes vehicles further west then we see during like football game day

672
00:59:06,050 --> 00:59:13,590
Okay, where people are utilizing other parking closer to the stadium paid lots those kind of things. So this really does

673
00:59:14,690 --> 00:59:20,370
Effect more of that west area of town than even a football game can in some cases

674
00:59:20,370 --> 00:59:24,050
Maybe not the Iowa game when it's here, but certainly the other games

675
00:59:25,550 --> 00:59:36,270
Is there any effort to try to communicate to drivers of alternative parking spaces, parking places, so that they wouldn't be subject to this immediate telling?

676
00:59:37,270 --> 00:59:45,150
Yeah, so the university does publicize the lots that they have that can be parked in.

677
00:59:45,490 --> 00:59:50,670
Really what we're trying to combat here is people that come to Ames that are not students.

678
00:59:51,130 --> 00:59:55,970
just for that day that don't really have any connection to our community, don't

679
00:59:55,970 --> 00:59:59,850
really care what happens on Sunday when they leave. It's kind of going back to

680
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:24,020
Visha mentality, where this event has grown, where people come in from out of town just to party with no ties to our community. And so part of the reasoning behind this is to try and discourage people from coming to town just for drinking parties. Because that's what this event really has turned into. It's just one giant drinking party.

681
01:00:24,020 --> 01:00:24,080
Okay.

682
01:00:26,380 --> 01:00:33,520
Chief, I notice that there's a note saying that staff will attempt to install the signs

683
01:00:33,520 --> 01:00:39,040
again this year but may not be able to commit to the same level of sign coverage.

684
01:00:39,480 --> 01:00:45,420
I'm wondering if it might be worth it if you are sending out emails to neighborhood associations

685
01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:48,740
to enlist their assistance in putting up signs.

686
01:00:48,740 --> 01:00:52,580
We had good luck with no parking signs in the past.

687
01:00:52,580 --> 01:00:57,620
I don't know how much is involved in putting up the green signs, but-

688
01:00:57,620 --> 01:01:13,640
These are attached to the actual no parking, they're not like in the yard, because we are attempting to keep them from getting stolen, so we can use them from one year to the next, and we've actually had pretty good luck recovering most of them from year to year, but we can certainly look into that.

689
01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:24,280
I know that many of the residents are concerned about the safety issues, and I suspect that there would be people who would be willing to help.

690
01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:24,860
Sure.

691
01:01:25,760 --> 01:01:27,220
And part of it's just an unknown.

692
01:01:27,580 --> 01:01:29,560
We know we've got some shortages right now.

693
01:01:29,660 --> 01:01:35,460
Our parking division has some shortages where they normally help and we're not sure streets and public works.

694
01:01:35,460 --> 01:01:45,340
We just don't know exactly where their staffing will be, so we don't want to commit fully to what we've done in the past, but our intent is to do as much of it as we can, and it may be just as much as we've always done.

695
01:01:46,900 --> 01:02:03,080
And I can't find it now, but it seemed like the form here led me to believe that some of the senior administration from Iowa State was not going to be around because of the football game.

696
01:02:03,080 --> 01:02:17,620
So I'm just wondering how that might be impacting the welcome weekend events which have typically drawn some people away from from the parties and the parking and the illegal.

697
01:02:17,960 --> 01:02:26,620
So we don't know yet exactly what impact the game is going to have on the cyclone welcome weekend events that they normally do.

698
01:02:26,620 --> 01:02:33,340
So our understanding is that a lot of the administrators will be there for the game, not here.

699
01:02:33,940 --> 01:02:35,000
We don't know how many.

700
01:02:35,940 --> 01:02:40,080
I think there's still an intent on their part to do some of those events, but I can't

701
01:02:40,080 --> 01:02:45,440
yet speak to what differences there may be for them just based on that issue.

702
01:02:46,360 --> 01:02:48,760
The game really is a complication this year.

703
01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:51,480
We need to have a big game watch somewhere.

704
01:02:51,820 --> 01:02:52,020
Yeah.

705
01:02:52,980 --> 01:02:54,320
At the stadium would be great.

706
01:02:55,540 --> 01:02:56,440
Any other questions?

707
01:02:56,780 --> 01:02:59,180
Yes, I have a question on the towing area map.

708
01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:02,500
It looks a little different to me than previous years.

709
01:03:02,840 --> 01:03:06,740
And I think previously it's also included an area north of Lincoln way.

710
01:03:07,280 --> 01:03:10,860
Could you comment on if this has changed at all and maybe some of the reason why?

711
01:03:11,240 --> 01:03:13,060
It's the same map as last year.

712
01:03:13,360 --> 01:03:13,580
Okay.

713
01:03:13,740 --> 01:03:17,800
So there shouldn't be anything north of Lincoln way.

714
01:03:18,100 --> 01:03:18,320
Okay.

715
01:03:18,840 --> 01:03:22,520
So I must be thinking back a couple years when we initially did this.

716
01:03:24,460 --> 01:03:28,340
I'm not sure if it's ever been any different off the top of my head.

717
01:03:28,900 --> 01:03:34,060
I know it's the same as last year because I literally grabbed the same pen and threw it in there.

718
01:03:34,660 --> 01:03:40,320
Okay, so it's that Lincoln way, Lincoln way between beach and state,

719
01:03:41,620 --> 01:03:43,680
state between Lincoln way and Mortensen,

720
01:03:44,020 --> 01:03:48,500
Mortensen between state and beach, and then beach between Mortensen and Lincoln way.

721
01:03:48,500 --> 01:03:59,060
So you actually have it for the east of Beach I think I'm here or no, okay. Yeah, you're right. Sorry. That's right. I

722
01:04:01,520 --> 01:04:16,320
will share that. Yeah, the State Administration really appreciates what the Council's done in the past and they believe that it really has helped control some of the issues that haven't experienced and so with that entertain a motion.

723
01:04:16,320 --> 01:04:25,840
I would move, not sure whether I'm moving to approve here, alternative one to authorize

724
01:04:25,840 --> 01:04:36,460
the immediate towing of vehicles on Saturday, August 24th, 2025, not 2024, from midnight

725
01:04:36,460 --> 01:04:40,280
8 to 11.59 p.m. in those designated areas.

726
01:04:40,580 --> 01:04:41,120
Sir Second.

727
01:04:43,240 --> 01:04:43,800
Local.

728
01:04:45,080 --> 01:04:45,640
Gordon.

729
01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:46,080
Aye.

730
01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:46,820
Junk.

731
01:04:47,060 --> 01:04:47,200
Aye.

732
01:04:47,600 --> 01:04:47,880
Betcher.

733
01:04:48,100 --> 01:04:48,240
Aye.

734
01:04:48,560 --> 01:04:49,080
Vity Hanson.

735
01:04:49,160 --> 01:04:49,300
Aye.

736
01:04:49,580 --> 01:04:49,980
Rollins.

737
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:50,340
Aye.

738
01:04:50,540 --> 01:04:50,700
Warrior.

739
01:04:51,860 --> 01:04:52,200
Aye.

740
01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:54,000
Thank you.

741
01:04:54,320 --> 01:04:54,700
All right.

742
01:04:54,800 --> 01:04:55,440
I'm number 38.

743
01:04:55,660 --> 01:04:56,460
Resolution approving.

744
01:04:56,720 --> 01:04:58,920
Authorizing and hands penalties for a nuisance party.

745
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:29,820
So a lot of the same arguments as we just discussed. In the past few years, so we have had the enhanced penalty for nuisance parties beginning at 5 p.m. on that Friday before the Saturday, and then ending around 4 a.m. on Sunday, the day after the event. Those are kind of the hot times seem to be the appropriate time to enhance that penalty. In the past few years, we've still used

746
01:05:29,820 --> 01:05:33,240
Since it's sparingly, we actually had a few more last year than we've had in the past.

747
01:05:33,360 --> 01:05:39,000
I think we went three, five, and seven total of those enhanced penalty nuisance parties.

748
01:05:39,740 --> 01:05:49,540
What I can tell you this year is we are going to really target some of the properties that we have had the same issue

749
01:05:49,540 --> 01:05:51,340
year after year after year after year.

750
01:05:51,580 --> 01:05:55,140
We know exactly where they are, we know exactly who owns them.

751
01:05:55,140 --> 01:06:04,120
We will be engaging with them to ensure their cooperation and their part in trying to cut down on these very large parties.

752
01:06:04,620 --> 01:06:11,460
Honestly, if we could get control about eight houses, most of 801 day would not be much of a problem.

753
01:06:11,640 --> 01:06:19,580
Because these are really the properties where we are having four, five hundred people still showing up, which is not in any way appropriate.

754
01:06:19,580 --> 01:06:40,960
And so we'll engage directly with those property owners and managers along with everybody else, but we specifically want to have those conversations with them, they need to help us with this, they need to be on site, and they need to make sure that their tenants are not having these ridiculously large parties that are inappropriate by any standard questions.

755
01:06:43,010 --> 01:06:47,550
And so the penalty is assessed against whom?

756
01:06:48,370 --> 01:06:54,470
So it is assessed against a person that is in control of that property, so it could be the tenant.

757
01:06:55,050 --> 01:07:04,690
Technically, it could also be the owner, and that is one of the things that we're going to discuss with those property managers and owners that we need them to get on board with us.

758
01:07:04,690 --> 01:07:08,190
And if not, a potential outcome could be them being cited.

759
01:07:09,290 --> 01:07:11,150
So we are really putting them on notice.

760
01:07:11,150 --> 01:07:16,510
Yep, so could you clarify? So we've got tenants, but you could also have a property management company

761
01:07:16,510 --> 01:07:23,510
Yep, and then you have the actual owners. You have three potential parties. Yes, any one of those could be cited for a nuisance party

762
01:07:23,510 --> 01:07:30,550
You violation and and how do you know who to cite like who what's the basis for

763
01:07:31,790 --> 01:07:38,410
Why why one instead of all three? Yeah, so normally what we do is on a first violation

764
01:07:38,410 --> 01:07:45,330
We cite the tenants who are directly responsible for hosting that party.

765
01:07:45,670 --> 01:07:49,490
A lot of times, the second time as well, we're citing them.

766
01:07:49,770 --> 01:07:55,610
After every violation, we notify the property manager or owner, whichever that may be.

767
01:07:55,850 --> 01:07:58,030
That, that violation occurred and we cited them.

768
01:07:58,290 --> 01:08:02,610
And the reason for that is to try and get them to help us get control of their tenants.

769
01:08:02,610 --> 01:08:10,770
On a third one, though, we do entertain citing the property manager or owner for

770
01:08:10,770 --> 01:08:14,390
the violation, because at that point, they've been warned twice that their tenants

771
01:08:14,390 --> 01:08:17,290
are causing some big problems and they need to get more engaged.

772
01:08:17,750 --> 01:08:20,550
And I don't know if this was last year of the year before.

773
01:08:20,990 --> 01:08:25,210
I think you mentioned to us that you've got hundreds of people showing up.

774
01:08:25,510 --> 01:08:28,970
They're just throwing money in the hat to cover the cost of that violation.

775
01:08:30,230 --> 01:08:34,070
So if that's the case, is this stick really working?

776
01:08:35,290 --> 01:08:42,070
We have seen, I would say, a slight reduction in the number of very large parties.

777
01:08:42,330 --> 01:08:48,050
We're now down to just a few properties, literally, it's like 8 or 10, that are the biggest problem.

778
01:08:48,510 --> 01:08:51,290
And I think getting control of them is the last piece of this.

779
01:08:51,390 --> 01:08:56,290
And I think that's where we need to get these landlords, property managers, and

780
01:08:56,290 --> 01:08:57,630
owners more engaged.

781
01:08:57,630 --> 01:09:02,290
And the potentially citing them might get them more engaged?

782
01:09:02,930 --> 01:09:14,050
Well, I don't think it's appropriate for us to give heavy-handed guidance in terms of how you go about implementing these things.

783
01:09:14,490 --> 01:09:24,730
But it just as an observer, if you've tried this year after year where the first line of focus is on the tenant,

784
01:09:25,350 --> 01:09:40,210
And what you're telling us is that it's 8 to 10 properties that's the issue, it seems like making the focus now on the property manager and the owner seems like an appropriate because the message isn't getting through.

785
01:09:41,230 --> 01:09:47,010
And so I guess what I want to do is I want to give you what you need in order to effectively enforce.

786
01:09:47,930 --> 01:09:50,690
But you feel like you've got all of the direction.

787
01:09:50,690 --> 01:09:57,390
Yeah, I think that so what we're dealing with is the tenants each year are different right it's

788
01:09:57,390 --> 01:09:59,970
But the parties are still

789
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:29,800
All those same places. So the, the tenants is part of this. The property manager, owners, landlords are the other part of it. Some of the landlords that I spoke to, they actually said their tenants lied to them and said that they were going to, we're not going to be in town on needle one day. She don't have to worry. Well, they got tricked. So we're going to make sure that they understand better this year. And part of what we're going to ask of these particular landlords, owners, or tenants is that they come

790
01:10:29,800 --> 01:10:36,240
in that day. Get a lawn chair and sit in the front lawn and ensure that you don't have 500

791
01:10:36,240 --> 01:10:38,900
people at that property that you own. That's what we're going to ask you.

792
01:10:38,940 --> 01:10:45,880
And one final question. So have we ever considered tying compliance with these expectations to

793
01:10:45,880 --> 01:10:53,840
the letter of compliance? That's honestly where you're really going to have some leverage.

794
01:10:53,840 --> 01:11:02,500
We control the letter of compliance, and so if we had someone that wasn't maintaining fire alarms or wasn't providing proper

795
01:11:02,500 --> 01:11:07,920
Egress windows, we could say you can't get a letter of compliance.

796
01:11:08,780 --> 01:11:20,180
If the control of the property is blatantly a risk to our students that we have charge over, could we not tie that to letter of compliance,

797
01:11:20,180 --> 01:11:23,160
And then you're going to get some, a much different attitude from the owner.

798
01:11:25,280 --> 01:11:29,160
Some places have done that, we've actually done a little bit of work.

799
01:11:29,900 --> 01:11:37,580
I think our goal is to get voluntary compliance, but I think the conversation is if you can't get this under control,

800
01:11:38,360 --> 01:11:42,120
the City Council may do something different to help.

801
01:11:43,660 --> 01:11:50,620
So we would look to you to make recommendations to us if you think that that would be an appropriate sort of

802
01:11:50,620 --> 01:12:01,840
Next step for consideration, but I would be very interested in that if there is, if they're continuing to flip off our police department year after year, then we need to send a better message.

803
01:12:02,500 --> 01:12:05,480
I don't disagree and we've had some of those discussions with inspections.

804
01:12:05,480 --> 01:12:11,300
It would probably be PD along with inspections that might look at something like that.

805
01:12:11,500 --> 01:12:12,020
Right, thank you.

806
01:12:12,160 --> 01:12:15,020
If you desire at some point, right, thanks.

807
01:12:15,020 --> 01:12:20,720
there have also been college towns especially that have started charging the

808
01:12:20,720 --> 01:12:27,060
property owners for the services that are rendered by first responders of

809
01:12:27,060 --> 01:12:31,940
whatever kind might be necessary to handle a party the police or paramedics

810
01:12:31,940 --> 01:12:36,900
or whoever might have to come in to that. I firmly believe if any of those property

811
01:12:36,900 --> 01:12:42,160
managers or owners were on the property the day of they're not going to have a

812
01:12:42,160 --> 01:12:43,760
500 person party, that's over.

813
01:12:44,440 --> 01:12:45,980
That's what we're trying to get out of them this year.

814
01:12:46,060 --> 01:12:48,440
And I'm interested to see if we can get all that done.

815
01:12:49,000 --> 01:12:52,900
Other places like some of our apartment complexes,

816
01:12:53,240 --> 01:12:54,820
higher security for that weekend.

817
01:12:55,220 --> 01:12:56,600
And they don't have the problems.

818
01:12:56,960 --> 01:12:58,720
And so we just have a few more,

819
01:12:58,860 --> 01:13:00,300
we gotta get a little bit more engaged.

820
01:13:00,300 --> 01:13:02,860
And I think I'm hopeful that they'll do that.

821
01:13:03,220 --> 01:13:04,520
And for people watching this,

822
01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:06,640
it's not that we're trying to be jerks to people,

823
01:13:07,280 --> 01:13:09,180
but we have a public safety issue.

824
01:13:09,180 --> 01:13:15,140
there are students whose health is at risk by over-consumption of alcohol in these venues

825
01:13:15,140 --> 01:13:18,560
that that's what we're trying to protect at least I think that's the goal.

826
01:13:19,340 --> 01:13:23,840
Yeah, literally some of these parties are three, four, five hundred people, no doubt,

827
01:13:24,300 --> 01:13:28,440
and they don't have the facilities for that. So they don't have the bathroom for that,

828
01:13:28,520 --> 01:13:32,840
which leads to problems. So this, yeah, this is actually a serious problem.

829
01:13:32,840 --> 01:13:42,160
Do you remind me, is there like an expiration date on the first defense or does that stay with the property, you know, for an infinite amount of time?

830
01:13:42,440 --> 01:13:50,960
So it depends on who you cite. So if we cite a tenant and then we go back next year and it's a different tenant, then it would be a first defense again.

831
01:13:51,560 --> 01:13:57,460
If we cited the property owner or landlord, whatever, that might be different.

832
01:13:57,460 --> 01:14:04,240
Okay, so since you haven't cited the property manager as our owners before we're looking at probably a first offence

833
01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:05,160
It happens

834
01:14:08,230 --> 01:14:09,370
Any other questions?

835
01:14:11,760 --> 01:14:16,320
Air team motion move alternative one

836
01:14:17,560 --> 01:14:19,640
Second, thank you

837
01:14:20,280 --> 01:14:21,400
Roll call and

838
01:14:22,180 --> 01:14:27,800
Amber just sent me a message saying she's having some lag problems when you call on her name. She may not respond

839
01:14:27,800 --> 01:14:28,880
But go ahead

840
01:14:28,880 --> 01:14:34,820
Okay, Junk, Aye, Fetcher, Aye, Needy Hansen, Aye, Rollins, Aye, Boreary,

841
01:14:40,950 --> 01:14:42,070
Garden, Aye.

842
01:14:44,400 --> 01:14:46,200
Thank you. Thank you.

843
01:14:48,660 --> 01:14:50,440
All right, the one at number 39

844
01:15:14,260 --> 01:15:19,480
Mr. Mayor, I'm going to present from here because it will remind me to be thorough yet succinct for you.

845
01:15:21,980 --> 01:15:44,240
So I'm going to walk through this evaluation of water and sewer rates using the same format I've used for several years. So we'll take a look at what's happening in the world around us at some state and national trends. We'll look at our projections for ending balances in the water and sewer funds, how that would translate into rates and then take a look at what that would look like.

846
01:15:44,240 --> 01:15:47,500
look like from the customer's perspective on a utility bill.

847
01:15:50,320 --> 01:15:56,860
So looking at national trends, the data point that I used comes from a survey that the American Water Works Association does.

848
01:15:57,200 --> 01:16:06,300
It's not super regular, so what I'm going to show you here is comparing the results of the 2024 survey to the 2019 survey.

849
01:16:07,160 --> 01:16:15,620
And what that found over that five year interval was that nationally water rates went up at a rate of 4.42%

850
01:16:15,620 --> 01:16:24,900
per year. Over that same period, sewer rates went up an annual average of 3.91% per year.

851
01:16:26,340 --> 01:16:31,360
And if you'll accept the CPI as a measure of inflation over that same five-year interval,

852
01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:39,640
this inflation was running at 4.43%. So drinking water rates over that interval, very closely mirrored

853
01:16:39,640 --> 01:16:44,200
inflation sewer was just a touch under the national inflation rates.

854
01:16:48,370 --> 01:16:54,470
So the next thing I'm going to show is Iowa trends and this comes from surveys that

855
01:16:54,470 --> 01:16:56,350
our department does every year.

856
01:16:57,150 --> 01:16:59,270
So I'm going to look at a two year interval here.

857
01:16:59,310 --> 01:17:06,150
This is from 2022 to 2024 and it's looking at utilities that are serving 10,000 people

858
01:17:06,150 --> 01:17:06,710
or more.

859
01:17:07,650 --> 01:17:11,990
And so when we look at the data, the number of those utilities who have had a rate increase

860
01:17:11,990 --> 01:17:19,050
of any magnitude in the last two years is 88%, the number that had an increase

861
01:17:19,050 --> 01:17:25,350
that was more than 5% in that interval is 73%, and that had increases of more

862
01:17:25,350 --> 01:17:28,650
than 10% in that interval at 39%.

863
01:17:29,930 --> 01:17:36,230
And if you look on the sewer side, the numbers are very similar, just slightly lower

864
01:17:36,230 --> 01:17:37,390
on the wastewater side.

865
01:17:37,390 --> 01:17:37,890
No,

866
01:17:41,210 --> 01:17:48,670
just as a side note, is there a sense in which this whole nutrient reduction is as a factor in the waste water side?

867
01:17:49,390 --> 01:17:51,470
It certainly is a portion of it.

868
01:17:51,770 --> 01:18:02,590
There's a number of utilities that are doing projects not necessarily related to the nutrients, though, that are also driving rates like combined sewer separation projects, for example.

869
01:18:02,950 --> 01:18:03,870
Okay, great, thanks.

870
01:18:06,260 --> 01:18:11,120
So if I go back to that earlier table and I overlay the statewide trends on there,

871
01:18:11,940 --> 01:18:18,580
over, so this is a slightly different period than the national survey, but 2024 versus 2020.

872
01:18:19,240 --> 01:18:25,100
In Iowa, drinking water rates went up at 5.3%, so a little faster than national.

873
01:18:26,320 --> 01:18:30,380
Iowa sewer rates at 3.74, just a little less than national.

874
01:18:32,930 --> 01:18:38,210
And then drilling into Ames over that four-year period, this is the rate increases that we have seen.

875
01:18:38,210 --> 01:18:46,090
So, on average, the water rates over the last four years, 3.5% sewer rates at 3%.

876
01:18:46,090 --> 01:18:46,950
So

877
01:18:50,280 --> 01:18:55,740
then if you overlay our increases again on that same table, you can see our water increases

878
01:18:55,740 --> 01:19:01,480
and sewer increases have been lower than both the national average and the statewide average

879
01:19:01,480 --> 01:19:05,100
and below the rate of inflation over that period of time.

880
01:19:07,930 --> 01:19:10,730
So here's another way to look at those statewide trains.

881
01:19:10,730 --> 01:19:16,790
These are data points from our survey and this is looking across a 20-year window now.

882
01:19:18,010 --> 01:19:23,570
And each of those stacked columns is a rate, is the $1 amount that a utility was charging

883
01:19:23,570 --> 01:19:28,190
a customer in this example for using 600 cubic feet of water per month.

884
01:19:29,310 --> 01:19:34,450
So the red dashed line with the circle markers there, that's the statewide median, meaning

885
01:19:34,450 --> 01:19:36,670
half are charging more, half are charging less.

886
01:19:36,670 --> 01:19:43,190
the green solid line with the triangular markers those are our rates so 20 years

887
01:19:43,190 --> 01:19:47,970
ago we were right at the statewide median now over the course of the last 20

888
01:19:47,970 --> 01:19:54,670
years you can see we've pulled away lower than the statewide median and based

889
01:19:54,670 --> 01:19:59,770
on the 2024 survey we came in at the 19th percentile in drinking water

890
01:20:00,620 --> 01:20:02,880
So, at the bottom fifth,

891
01:20:05,100 --> 01:20:13,300
same analysis here for sewer rates across the state, and in the 2024 survey, we were in the 21st percentile.

892
01:20:17,960 --> 01:20:35,200
So, when we look at what is it that's driving the need for rate increases for us locally, we don't ever want to raise rates because everybody else's parents were letting them raise rates, so we want to do it too. We want to be able to justify what we're doing based on our actual needs and our

893
01:20:35,200 --> 01:20:37,000
actual situations here in Ames.

894
01:20:38,100 --> 01:20:40,740
So I kind of lumped things into four big buckets

895
01:20:40,740 --> 01:20:41,600
of what's driving.

896
01:20:42,440 --> 01:20:45,720
Increased regulatory requirements is certainly one of them.

897
01:20:46,380 --> 01:20:49,540
And you see that nowhere more dramatically

898
01:20:49,540 --> 01:20:51,380
than in the nutrient reduction project

899
01:20:51,380 --> 01:20:53,740
that's going on at the wastewater facility right now.

900
01:20:56,170 --> 01:20:59,090
There's also a number of risk and resiliency improvements

901
01:20:59,090 --> 01:20:59,810
that are happening.

902
01:21:00,090 --> 01:21:02,030
So these are physical security measures,

903
01:21:02,410 --> 01:21:05,770
cyber security measures, redundant power measures.

904
01:21:05,770 --> 01:21:09,250
we highlighted a lot of those for you as we went through the CIP.

905
01:21:11,990 --> 01:21:17,190
There's a number of projects in there that are driven by just regular infrastructure renewal and replacement.

906
01:21:18,070 --> 01:21:21,550
These systems have a lot of really expensive things and

907
01:21:21,550 --> 01:21:26,850
those things need to be replaced periodically, and so that's important that we do that.

908
01:21:28,430 --> 01:21:33,770
And then while we are certainly past the worst of what we saw during COVID,

909
01:21:33,770 --> 01:21:43,390
We do still see increases in equipment and commodity prices that are pushing the need for additional funds in the water and sewer funds.

910
01:21:43,830 --> 01:21:50,590
Before you move on there, so I think that comparisons are generally helpful.

911
01:21:51,370 --> 01:21:59,950
I think it's harder with the national numbers because there are so many variables pricing of labor and materials in different parts of the country.

912
01:21:59,950 --> 01:22:17,610
Absolutely. Can't skew this so that the comparison with Iowa is more interesting to me, but even among Iowa cities, could you comment just roughly on the variation in communities in terms of the infrastructure piece?

913
01:22:17,870 --> 01:22:29,150
And one of the things I've been very impressed with over the years is your commitment to make very strategic and regular investments in the infrastructure.

914
01:22:29,150 --> 01:22:37,850
So you could you could skew a skew those numbers just by not putting money into the infrastructure, but then that's a short term gain.

915
01:22:38,410 --> 01:22:45,430
And so we as a community want to be making routine and regular investments in our infrastructure.

916
01:22:46,290 --> 01:22:49,870
Could you speak just a little bit about that piece of it because I think that's really really helpful.

917
01:22:49,930 --> 01:22:52,070
Yeah, and actually let me back up a couple slides here.

918
01:22:52,070 --> 01:23:00,350
So if you look at these data points, what's interesting is over this 20-year period of time,

919
01:23:00,490 --> 01:23:04,370
it's not the same utility that it's the highest rate every year.

920
01:23:05,470 --> 01:23:11,870
As projects come, people raise their rates, and then they kind of hit a new normal for

921
01:23:11,870 --> 01:23:13,690
them, and they stay at that level.

922
01:23:14,250 --> 01:23:18,710
And then another utility will have a project, and so they'll jump up to the top of the pack.

923
01:23:18,710 --> 01:23:24,290
So the one that you see up there is kind of an outlier right now in the sewer rates.

924
01:23:24,750 --> 01:23:30,990
If you were to highlight that in a different color so it stood out back in the early 20s,

925
01:23:31,090 --> 01:23:33,970
they'd have been down in the middle of the pack that would not have been up at the top

926
01:23:33,970 --> 01:23:34,450
like that.

927
01:23:42,660 --> 01:23:50,580
So next, we plug our projections, we plug our planned CIP into a rate model and we take

928
01:23:50,580 --> 01:23:55,340
a look over the next 10 years at what we think the ending balance would be.

929
01:23:55,340 --> 01:24:00,920
And we always start with an assumption of no rate increases and just a real quick reminder

930
01:24:00,920 --> 01:24:07,480
of this graph that burgundy colored bar that's the projected ending balance in this case

931
01:24:07,480 --> 01:24:10,020
the water fund for each fiscal year.

932
01:24:10,620 --> 01:24:14,940
And then those yellow boxes that are on there, that's our target operating reserve.

933
01:24:15,560 --> 01:24:23,380
And we are slowly increasing that operating reserve, trying to get to a 25% of our operating

934
01:24:23,380 --> 01:24:30,380
expenses each year. And actually at the end of this 10-year projection that is 25% so we actually

935
01:24:30,380 --> 01:24:35,840
hit that mark in this 10-year window now. And so the whole goal of the rate model is just

936
01:24:35,840 --> 01:24:41,920
is not to just keep the balance above zero but it's to fully fill that yellow box. So that's what

937
01:24:41,920 --> 01:24:48,540
we're targeting. And so you can see here if we do nothing for rates over the next 10 years the

938
01:24:48,540 --> 01:24:52,820
The water fund would be at year 10, about $28 million to the negative.

939
01:24:55,980 --> 01:24:59,960
And then a very similar picture on the sewer side, it would be at about

940
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:29,280
About 32 million to the negative if we were to do nothing. John, can you comment on why is that just paying off the water plant? Is that just retiring the bonds? Or why is that going down so much? Because there's no other major projects that you see in the offering? Yeah, so we we did build up a balance during the construction of the water plant and we were been slowly pulling that down.

941
01:25:31,300 --> 01:25:35,680
But what's really driving that, and the three and a half percent, that's the assumption

942
01:25:35,680 --> 01:25:40,500
that we plug into the operating expenses for just routine inflation, so that's really

943
01:25:40,500 --> 01:25:41,040
what it is.

944
01:25:41,040 --> 01:25:46,760
This is pretty much a status quo budget without adjusting for inflation that you see in this

945
01:25:46,760 --> 01:25:47,040
graph.

946
01:25:53,800 --> 01:25:59,380
So the things that we keep in mind when trying to set rates, we certainly want to try

947
01:25:59,380 --> 01:26:04,240
to meet debt coverage requirements, that's an obligation of any debt that we take on, and

948
01:26:04,240 --> 01:26:11,200
And this is the advantage of using the state revolving fund as the financing vehicles because they have very favorable debt coverage ratios.

949
01:26:14,140 --> 01:26:17,380
Our goal is also to meet that operating reserve target.

950
01:26:17,560 --> 01:26:23,120
Like I said, we're building our way towards a 25% operating expense as our reserve.

951
01:26:24,540 --> 01:26:34,060
And then we want to try to do rate increases smaller but more frequently as opposed to what historically was done in water and

952
01:26:34,060 --> 01:26:38,840
sewer as you would wait every 10 or 15 years, and then you would sort of shock the system

953
01:26:38,840 --> 01:26:41,180
with a 25 or 30 percent rate increase.

954
01:26:42,260 --> 01:26:48,800
So we're not wanting to do that, and as we went through the evaluation this year, what

955
01:26:48,800 --> 01:26:54,780
we're proposing is a long-term approach that will adjust both water and sewer annually.

956
01:26:55,700 --> 01:27:00,180
In the past, we had done water one year, sewer the next, and kind of staggered and back

957
01:27:00,180 --> 01:27:06,640
and forth. We're proposing that we just make annual adjustments every year gives us an opportunity

958
01:27:06,640 --> 01:27:10,920
in both funds every year to adjust course up or down if appropriate.

959
01:27:14,860 --> 01:27:16,020
So over the next 10 years,

960
01:27:16,260 --> 01:27:23,940
what we are looking at in that fund is to project a three and a half percent per year on the water

961
01:27:23,940 --> 01:27:31,100
side and five and a half percent on the sewer side. So that would be each year over the next 10

962
01:27:31,100 --> 01:27:31,480
years.

963
01:27:34,770 --> 01:27:38,870
If we were to do that, we'd plug that into the rate models. This is what the 10-year

964
01:27:38,870 --> 01:27:40,990
balance would look like on the water fund,

965
01:27:43,570 --> 01:27:45,810
and this is what that 10-year balance would

966
01:27:45,810 --> 01:27:47,250
look like on the sewer fund.

967
01:27:51,630 --> 01:27:55,930
Just an observation. I just think this is absolutely amazing. I mean, you gave us the inflation

968
01:27:55,930 --> 01:28:00,290
rate, but that's really not the rate we should be looking at. We should be looking at construction

969
01:28:01,770 --> 01:28:08,130
inflation, which is much higher. So the fact that we're able to run this Navy at a 3.5%

970
01:28:08,130 --> 01:28:15,350
increase. That's that's fantastic John. It really is and I'll show you here when we get to the end

971
01:28:15,350 --> 01:28:20,630
what it looks like from a customer's perspective and it's not even three and a half percent on their

972
01:28:20,630 --> 01:28:21,370
utility bill.

973
01:28:24,540 --> 01:28:30,120
One other just sort of a frame of reference data point for you and that's looking at

974
01:28:30,120 --> 01:28:35,680
continuing the statewide trends and then laying our planned rate increases on there.

975
01:28:35,680 --> 01:28:40,920
So what I did, those blue bars that you see, that comes from our annual rate surveys.

976
01:28:41,620 --> 01:28:47,320
And this is sort of a what if, what if statewide rates continue to go up for the next 10 years

977
01:28:47,720 --> 01:28:50,220
at the same average rate they did for the last six.

978
01:28:50,980 --> 01:28:55,940
So at the bottom of that blue bar is the lowest water rate and the lowest sewer rate in the

979
01:28:55,940 --> 01:29:00,200
state sum together and then the highest water and sewer sum together.

980
01:29:00,980 --> 01:29:05,320
again the red line in the middle with the circle markers that's the statewide

981
01:29:05,320 --> 01:29:10,980
median projected the green line with the diamond markers that would be our

982
01:29:10,980 --> 01:29:17,320
projected rates. So you can see at that rate if we're to continue as we're

983
01:29:17,320 --> 01:29:22,260
projecting right now we would continue to pull probably a little bit below that

984
01:29:22,260 --> 01:29:23,780
statewide median over time.

985
01:29:28,490 --> 01:29:33,690
So these are the unit rates that are in chapter 28

986
01:29:33,690 --> 01:29:45,290
So you can see the existing rates and if you do choose to move ahead, what the three and a half percent increase would look like and that column in the red would be the new numbers that would appear in chapter 28.

987
01:29:46,490 --> 01:29:51,070
So here you see them for the water fund and for the sewer fund.

988
01:29:54,120 --> 01:29:59,300
Quick peek that photo is from inside the new administration building at the WPC facility.

989
01:29:59,500 --> 01:29:59,980
They're moving right.

990
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:02,320
Right along, they expect to have us in there in September.

991
01:30:06,310 --> 01:30:32,490
We would also propose to adjust all of the fees that are in appendix queue of the municipal code. And we would adjust those by the same percentages as the associated utility. So if an expense is associated with drinking water, we would adjust that 3.5%. If it's associated with wastewater, we would adjust that 5.5%. The one exception is meter setting fees for new construction.

992
01:30:32,490 --> 01:30:38,370
We've got a spreadsheet that tries to calculate as best we can, our actual cost to install those meters.

993
01:30:38,650 --> 01:30:44,610
So that will be based on actual cost recovery, but that would not be a part of the action on rates.

994
01:30:44,610 --> 01:30:50,090
That would happen at the same time you adopt all of the city-wide rates coming up probably in about a month here.

995
01:30:54,670 --> 01:30:57,310
So here's the promised sample bill from a customer.

996
01:30:57,590 --> 01:31:04,570
This is a median residential customer, so someone who's using 600 kilowatt hours of electricity and

997
01:31:04,570 --> 01:31:08,910
600 cubic feet of water, and this is in the summer.

998
01:31:09,150 --> 01:31:11,470
So these are the higher utility rates in the summer.

999
01:31:12,270 --> 01:31:14,210
And so you can see by utility there,

1000
01:31:14,470 --> 01:31:17,370
how much each contributes to the total bill.

1001
01:31:17,970 --> 01:31:20,990
So you see the summer electric, you see the storm water fees,

1002
01:31:21,370 --> 01:31:24,030
and then you can see the summer water and sewer.

1003
01:31:24,970 --> 01:31:28,250
Before the rate increases, the combined bill for that customer

1004
01:31:28,250 --> 01:31:30,310
would be 148, 48.

1005
01:31:31,290 --> 01:31:39,010
With the increase, it would add $2.89, which would bring their total bill to $151.37.

1006
01:31:40,010 --> 01:31:45,230
That calculates out to a 1.95% adjustment on the total utility bill.

1007
01:31:48,290 --> 01:31:51,370
And then just one other customer to take a look at for a comparison.

1008
01:31:51,510 --> 01:32:00,130
This would be a sort of a larger commercial customer here because this account example is

1009
01:32:00,130 --> 01:32:03,130
using proportionately more electricity

1010
01:32:03,130 --> 01:32:04,370
than they are water.

1011
01:32:04,930 --> 01:32:07,070
The overall impact on their utility bill

1012
01:32:07,070 --> 01:32:09,370
would be 0.67%.

1013
01:32:13,780 --> 01:32:15,840
And so on this slide, we tried to give you

1014
01:32:15,840 --> 01:32:17,640
multiple different customer types.

1015
01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:19,880
So if a customer were looking at this,

1016
01:32:20,120 --> 01:32:21,780
they could try to find a line there

1017
01:32:21,780 --> 01:32:23,440
that maybe closely mirrored them

1018
01:32:23,440 --> 01:32:26,140
and they could see roughly what their impact would be.

1019
01:32:27,380 --> 01:32:29,500
But we wanted you to also see the full picture

1020
01:32:29,500 --> 01:32:32,080
because in addition to the water rate increases,

1021
01:32:32,080 --> 01:32:37,440
there is an electric increase that you would likely be asked to approve later this summer.

1022
01:32:37,660 --> 01:32:40,180
So we wanted to layer those on so you could see the whole thing.

1023
01:32:41,080 --> 01:32:44,140
So that first column is what a customer's current bill would be.

1024
01:32:44,740 --> 01:32:48,660
The second column would be after the water and sewer rate increases.

1025
01:32:49,940 --> 01:32:56,020
The third column then would be in November when the new electric rates would kick in.

1026
01:32:56,020 --> 01:33:02,680
And the current thinking is that that would become effective at the end of the summer rate

1027
01:33:02,680 --> 01:33:07,500
season, so that the rate increase for electric would actually kick in at the time of year

1028
01:33:07,500 --> 01:33:08,840
that electric rates are lower.

1029
01:33:09,640 --> 01:33:14,060
And so that's why you see like for that first example, the bills actually a little bit

1030
01:33:14,060 --> 01:33:20,240
less in the winter than it is in the summer, even with an increase in the overall electric

1031
01:33:20,240 --> 01:33:31,980
And then the last column would be June of next year when the new electric rates for the summer season would first show on a customer bill.

1032
01:33:40,410 --> 01:33:49,250
So our proposal to you, our recommendation would be that we come back on April 22nd with an ordinance for you.

1033
01:33:49,570 --> 01:33:55,610
That ordinance would adjust water rates by three and a half percent, sewer rates by five and a half percent.

1034
01:33:55,610 --> 01:34:01,750
Those would be effective for bills that were mailed on or after July 1st.

1035
01:34:01,750 --> 01:34:07,410
And that timeline would have a first reading on April 22nd, a second reading on May 13th,

1036
01:34:07,410 --> 01:34:10,690
and then the final reading and adoption on May 27th.

1037
01:34:11,010 --> 01:34:16,110
The timing is significant because customers will start using water in June that they will

1038
01:34:16,110 --> 01:34:18,690
pay in July at the higher rate.

1039
01:34:18,990 --> 01:34:24,510
So it just seemed appropriate that the rates be adopted and in place before customers start

1040
01:34:24,510 --> 01:34:26,510
using the water at that higher rate.

1041
01:34:29,580 --> 01:34:31,260
So that's the proposal we have for you.

1042
01:34:31,380 --> 01:34:32,260
I take any questions.

1043
01:34:32,820 --> 01:34:36,240
We will come back at the next meeting with that ordinance

1044
01:34:36,240 --> 01:34:38,500
unless you request that we do something different.

1045
01:34:40,080 --> 01:34:40,780
Thanks, John.

1046
01:34:41,440 --> 01:34:41,760
Questions?

1047
01:34:42,220 --> 01:34:42,480
comments?

1048
01:34:43,020 --> 01:34:43,200
You

1049
01:34:49,540 --> 01:34:50,220
did a great job.

1050
01:34:50,880 --> 01:34:51,620
Thank you so much.

1051
01:34:51,960 --> 01:34:52,140
All right.

1052
01:34:53,520 --> 01:34:58,140
I move on to number 40 hearing on 2023-2024 CDBG.

1053
01:35:01,040 --> 01:35:04,020
Kelly? Or Vanessa?

1054
01:35:17,100 --> 01:35:22,760
Question. It's awarding a bid for construction. I thought you had like 15-minute presentation. You do not.

1055
01:35:25,080 --> 01:35:43,140
It's a public works project funded by CDB. Well, you can go ahead and fill in from 870 feet of pipe. All right. My apologies, Kelly. For some reason it's not a CDB, gee, I thought the NASA was going to be yours now. Yeah. So,

1056
01:35:43,140 --> 01:35:50,200
my bad. But you can say that if you want to. All right, any questions on this particular

1057
01:35:50,200 --> 01:35:51,700
project for any of the staff?

1058
01:35:54,720 --> 01:35:58,260
Do you declare a public hearing on the 2023-2024CVG

1059
01:35:59,140 --> 01:36:03,200
infrastructure program North Russell Avenue, North Second Street, to North Forest Street

1060
01:36:03,200 --> 01:36:06,260
to be open? Is anyone who wants to address counsel on this topic?

1061
01:36:09,480 --> 01:36:10,580
Seeing none, declare a public

1062
01:36:10,580 --> 01:36:15,440
hearing to be closed, entertain motion, accepting the Board of Bids. So moved, second.

1063
01:36:15,440 --> 01:36:19,460
Those in favor please say aye aye any opposed or abstaining

1064
01:36:20,440 --> 01:36:27,260
Motion carried entertain a motion on resolution improving final plans specifications and awarding a contract to Iowa water and

1065
01:36:27,260 --> 01:36:31,120
Ways systems of Boone Iowa and amount of for three hundred forty six thousand

1066
01:36:31,120 --> 01:36:37,980
Eight hundred fifty eight dollars and fifty cents so moved I give a question so do we have amber on the line?

1067
01:36:37,980 --> 01:36:44,440
I just want to make sure for the votes. She's had problems with her internet connection where she's at so so she's no longer

1068
01:36:44,440 --> 01:36:49,380
I think we just show her as being sure we're respecting her vote.

1069
01:36:52,980 --> 01:36:55,500
She doesn't respond just so she yeah.

1070
01:36:55,960 --> 01:36:57,760
Thank you.

1071
01:36:57,880 --> 01:36:58,380
All right, roll call.

1072
01:36:59,900 --> 01:37:00,380
Betcher.

1073
01:37:00,680 --> 01:37:00,860
Aye.

1074
01:37:01,180 --> 01:37:01,740
V.D. Hanson.

1075
01:37:01,820 --> 01:37:01,960
Aye.

1076
01:37:02,320 --> 01:37:02,620
Rollin.

1077
01:37:02,760 --> 01:37:03,000
Aye.

1078
01:37:03,280 --> 01:37:03,720
Coriari.

1079
01:37:10,030 --> 01:37:10,510
Gertan.

1080
01:37:10,730 --> 01:37:10,910
Aye.

1081
01:37:11,250 --> 01:37:11,470
Drunk.

1082
01:37:11,650 --> 01:37:11,810
Aye.

1083
01:37:12,690 --> 01:37:13,430
Thank you.

1084
01:37:13,750 --> 01:37:13,930
All right.

1085
01:37:14,070 --> 01:37:15,090
We want to add on her 41.

1086
01:37:16,530 --> 01:37:22,270
To clear the public hearing on the 2019-2024 low point drainage improvements to be open is

1087
01:37:22,270 --> 01:37:24,170
Anyone who wants to address council on this topic?

1088
01:37:24,810 --> 01:37:26,230
Can I ask why it's those years?

1089
01:37:26,890 --> 01:37:28,150
I mean, I can wait till the hearing is closed.

1090
01:37:29,890 --> 01:37:33,830
It just seems like it's usually 1920 or say 23, 24.

1091
01:37:34,110 --> 01:37:35,130
Is it a five year?

1092
01:37:35,590 --> 01:37:41,410
It is combining several years' worth of CIP projects

1093
01:37:41,410 --> 01:37:42,550
into a single bid.

1094
01:37:43,250 --> 01:37:46,750
We had a variety of funds that were carried over from year

1095
01:37:46,750 --> 01:37:49,810
to year, and we could solidate it into a single bid package.

1096
01:37:49,810 --> 01:37:55,770
So it's from 2019 and 2024. I think it may even be from a little earlier than 2019

1097
01:37:55,770 --> 01:37:59,110
Okay, it's it's from about six different years of

1098
01:37:59,770 --> 01:38:03,730
CIP I'm not super picky. I just curious. I've never seen it written like that before and I was like

1099
01:38:03,730 --> 01:38:04,950
What does that even mean?

1100
01:38:05,410 --> 01:38:06,610
Good question

1101
01:38:07,230 --> 01:38:10,430
Thank you. All right. The hearing is open as I want to address council

1102
01:38:13,340 --> 01:38:18,100
Seeing and hearing none declared public hearing to be closed. Is there a motion on accepting a report?

1103
01:38:18,100 --> 01:38:18,580
Board of bids.

1104
01:38:18,840 --> 01:38:19,520
So moved.

1105
01:38:19,880 --> 01:38:20,300
Second.

1106
01:38:20,580 --> 01:38:20,940
Thank you.

1107
01:38:21,060 --> 01:38:22,060
Those in favor, please say aye.

1108
01:38:22,420 --> 01:38:22,840
Aye.

1109
01:38:23,520 --> 01:38:24,500
Any opposed abstaining?

1110
01:38:25,320 --> 01:38:26,100
Motion carried.

1111
01:38:26,280 --> 01:38:26,780
Interim motion.

1112
01:38:26,840 --> 01:38:28,340
Resolution approving final plans.

1113
01:38:28,680 --> 01:38:29,200
Specifications.

1114
01:38:29,520 --> 01:38:36,680
We're in the contract to aisle water and weigh systems of boon, aisle and amount of 523,245 dollars

1115
01:38:36,680 --> 01:38:37,340
and 20 cents.

1116
01:38:37,860 --> 01:38:38,600
So moved.

1117
01:38:38,860 --> 01:38:38,940
Second.

1118
01:38:39,620 --> 01:38:40,000
Thank you.

1119
01:38:40,280 --> 01:38:40,620
Roll call.

1120
01:38:41,820 --> 01:38:42,700
Beanie Hansen.

1121
01:38:42,780 --> 01:38:42,900
Aye.

1122
01:38:43,260 --> 01:38:43,600
Rollins.

1123
01:38:43,740 --> 01:38:43,940
Aye.

1124
01:38:43,940 --> 01:38:44,000
Aye.

1125
01:38:44,180 --> 01:38:44,980
Or are you?

1126
01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:49,280
Gertan.

1127
01:38:49,560 --> 01:38:49,740
Aye.

1128
01:38:50,280 --> 01:38:50,800
Junk.

1129
01:38:51,080 --> 01:38:51,240
Aye.

1130
01:38:51,520 --> 01:38:51,800
Betcher?

1131
01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:52,220
Aye.

1132
01:38:52,980 --> 01:38:53,720
Thank you.

1133
01:38:54,720 --> 01:39:00,760
And declared public hearing on the 2024 2025 payment restoration slurry seal program to

1134
01:39:00,760 --> 01:39:01,120
go in.

1135
01:39:01,640 --> 01:39:03,680
Anyone want to request counsel on this topic?

1136
01:39:06,980 --> 01:39:11,120
Seeing none, hearing none, declared public hearing be closed, entertain motion, not accepting

1137
01:39:11,120 --> 01:39:11,900
reported bids.

1138
01:39:12,440 --> 01:39:13,180
So moved.

1139
01:39:13,860 --> 01:39:14,420
Second.

1140
01:39:14,940 --> 01:39:15,480
Thank you.

1141
01:39:15,760 --> 01:39:17,180
Those who may have a motion, please say aye.

1142
01:39:17,480 --> 01:39:17,700
Aye.

1143
01:39:17,700 --> 01:39:17,800
Aye.

1144
01:39:18,240 --> 01:39:18,960
Any opposed?

1145
01:39:19,200 --> 01:39:19,660
Or abstaining?

1146
01:39:21,020 --> 01:39:25,540
Motion carried, entertain motion, resolution, improving final plan, specifications, and awarding

1147
01:39:25,540 --> 01:39:32,540
a contract to Fort Dodge, asphalt company, Fort Dodge, Iowa, an amount of 231,228 dollars

1148
01:39:32,540 --> 01:39:33,140
and 26.

1149
01:39:33,800 --> 01:39:34,300
So moved.

1150
01:39:34,540 --> 01:39:34,720
Second.

1151
01:39:35,280 --> 01:39:35,720
Roll call.

1152
01:39:37,040 --> 01:39:37,520
Rollins.

1153
01:39:37,640 --> 01:39:37,800
Aye.

1154
01:39:38,140 --> 01:39:38,500
Coriari.

1155
01:39:45,800 --> 01:39:46,040
Aye.

1156
01:39:46,660 --> 01:39:47,060
Betcher?

1157
01:39:47,400 --> 01:39:47,560
Aye.

1158
01:39:47,840 --> 01:39:48,360
Beatty Hansen.

1159
01:39:48,500 --> 01:39:48,640
Aye.

1160
01:39:52,080 --> 01:39:54,500
We should have Amber give us one of us for proxy.

1161
01:39:55,920 --> 01:39:59,960
I think we'll just, after that, first time when she didn't vote, just, she just showed...

1162
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:29,320
So she left, she left the meeting, so. All right, move on. On her 43, first reading, ordinance, endoption, regulations for carbon, monoxide, alarms, environmental properties, Sarah, Rich. Good evening. Good evening, Mayor and council. Tonight we're happy to be back to you to present ordinance on carbon, oxide detection and rental units. If you recall, back on March 11th, Sarah and her team put together a memo regarding what the state requirements were and lack of an ordinance that we had locally for enforcement.

1163
01:40:29,320 --> 01:40:33,080
So tonight are building an official survey meter and sphere just to highlight a few things

1164
01:40:33,080 --> 01:40:36,720
of the ordinance and then move forward.

1165
01:40:39,250 --> 01:40:44,990
So as the chief said, March 11th, we sent a memo kind of highlighting the state ordinance

1166
01:40:44,990 --> 01:40:46,810
and what other jurisdictions are doing.

1167
01:40:47,410 --> 01:40:52,790
The state adopted an ordinance in 2018 but did not give us local authority to enforce it.

1168
01:40:53,610 --> 01:40:58,930
Their ordinance is in effect for residential and rental properties.

1169
01:40:58,930 --> 01:41:05,290
So, the state right now says, you're home and any rentals need to comply with this ordinance.

1170
01:41:06,010 --> 01:41:09,830
We are only looking at adopting it for rental properties, the enforcement authority.

1171
01:41:11,130 --> 01:41:12,450
We did reach out.

1172
01:41:12,550 --> 01:41:16,210
We sent an email out to all of our rental contacts, about 1,500 of them.

1173
01:41:16,850 --> 01:41:18,410
I've heard back from four people.

1174
01:41:19,030 --> 01:41:23,710
One was a large landlord representing a large company in Ames, and then the others were

1175
01:41:23,710 --> 01:41:26,210
just small, mom, and pop landlords.

1176
01:41:27,270 --> 01:41:32,910
They were all in favor of it, they liked the ordinance, they had good stories even but

1177
01:41:32,910 --> 01:41:34,670
just had questions on the location.

1178
01:41:35,710 --> 01:41:43,270
So we did tweak the language we had initially had proposed just a smidge based on that

1179
01:41:43,270 --> 01:41:43,590
feedback.

1180
01:41:43,930 --> 01:41:49,190
So there was a lot of concern about having to put them within the bedrooms as well as outside

1181
01:41:49,190 --> 01:41:52,130
of the bedrooms because it's set in the immediate vicinity of.

1182
01:41:53,370 --> 01:41:57,290
We've worked with that language for a long time, so we know that it means outside of the bedrooms,

1183
01:41:57,490 --> 01:42:01,170
but others were reading it to mean the vicinity of could be inside the bedroom.

1184
01:42:01,930 --> 01:42:04,410
So we really just want them outside of the bedrooms.

1185
01:42:05,630 --> 01:42:11,110
For example, a single family home with maybe one bedroom on the main floor would need a

1186
01:42:11,110 --> 01:42:16,130
carbon monoxide detector outside of that bedroom, and then maybe three bedrooms upstairs.

1187
01:42:16,130 --> 01:42:20,530
They would need one in the hallway outside of those bedrooms, so the idea is to alert people if

1188
01:42:20,530 --> 01:42:21,990
they're sleeping that there's an issue.

1189
01:42:23,090 --> 01:42:27,810
The state ordinance did have some exceptions in place.

1190
01:42:28,110 --> 01:42:30,190
I think probably they were in place

1191
01:42:30,190 --> 01:42:32,470
for owner-occupied properties more,

1192
01:42:32,590 --> 01:42:34,650
people that had more ownership in their property,

1193
01:42:36,330 --> 01:42:38,850
concern would maybe respond a little differently

1194
01:42:38,850 --> 01:42:40,430
to something beeping in the basement

1195
01:42:40,430 --> 01:42:43,390
than a tenant that only hangs out in their bedroom

1196
01:42:43,390 --> 01:42:44,330
on the third floor might.

1197
01:42:44,570 --> 01:42:47,090
So we actually chose to be a little more restrictive

1198
01:42:47,090 --> 01:42:49,950
than the state, and we did not implement those.

1199
01:42:49,950 --> 01:42:57,210
exceptions, because we feel that we have a more vulnerable population with tenants, and that added protection is necessary.

1200
01:42:59,470 --> 01:43:06,750
There was also another section of the ordinance, discusses hardwired and interconnected alarms.

1201
01:43:07,610 --> 01:43:13,030
When this ordinance went into effect in 2018 with the state, that mirrored the building code and fire codes.

1202
01:43:13,230 --> 01:43:16,350
So any new construction is already hardwired and interconnected.

1203
01:43:16,350 --> 01:43:20,430
We're not asking rental property owners to retrofit existing.

1204
01:43:20,790 --> 01:43:27,090
So existing construction, they can exchange with a dual sensor smoke alarm, which many

1205
01:43:27,090 --> 01:43:31,890
already have, where they can add a carbon monoxide detector within that vicinity outside

1206
01:43:31,890 --> 01:43:32,470
of the bedroom.

1207
01:43:33,170 --> 01:43:36,230
If they want to hardwire everything, they certainly can.

1208
01:43:36,530 --> 01:43:41,230
And again, this is a minimum, so they can put CO detectors wherever in the house they

1209
01:43:41,230 --> 01:43:41,470
want.

1210
01:43:41,470 --> 01:43:44,550
I think the mayor told me he has 12 or something crazy.

1211
01:43:47,170 --> 01:43:51,730
He's incompliance, so you can have as many as you want, this would just be the minimum

1212
01:43:51,730 --> 01:43:53,410
for rental code compliance.

1213
01:43:54,370 --> 01:43:54,690
Questions?

1214
01:43:55,730 --> 01:44:00,630
Sarah, I'm really excited about this coming back, but could you give us a little bit of background?

1215
01:44:02,890 --> 01:44:10,310
As of today, what percentage of our rental units and aims do you think already have carbon

1216
01:44:10,310 --> 01:44:16,510
I'm an oxide detector, so I'm just trying to figure out what the delta is between what we have and what we want it to be.

1217
01:44:16,850 --> 01:44:24,290
So in 2009, when our rental code was updated, there was a requirement that any new detectors be updated to dual sensor alarms.

1218
01:44:25,130 --> 01:44:29,910
Most of those that people are buying are smoke and CO, they can be smoke and heat.

1219
01:44:30,870 --> 01:44:34,230
But I think smoke and CO is pretty normal.

1220
01:44:34,930 --> 01:44:39,950
We're hearing them, I was on an inspection with them just the other day and when they tested it, it tested for both.

1221
01:44:39,950 --> 01:44:44,030
So, I do think that a lot of them already have them in place.

1222
01:44:45,110 --> 01:44:50,410
I don't know if I can give a, it's just maybe 70% probably have them.

1223
01:44:50,850 --> 01:44:54,710
I would say personal experience out of the last four apartments I've lived in,

1224
01:44:54,730 --> 01:44:56,350
two have had them and two have not.

1225
01:44:56,730 --> 01:44:57,970
Oh, so half.

1226
01:44:57,970 --> 01:44:59,650
well in my

1227
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:29,180
And then section four provides the ordinance shall be in full force and effect from an afterist passage. So normally, when we pass ordinances, we create an effective date out a little bit to give the public an opportunity to respond. Could you help us think through why in this case that we have this in effect, a potent passage in publication?

1228
01:45:30,320 --> 01:45:41,540
So there was, we intended to have an effective date of July 1st, it's not in here now that I look at it, so we can add that at the second reading if you'd like.

1229
01:45:42,520 --> 01:45:55,620
I would just remind that it is in effect today at the state level, so people have to, I would say between now and July 1, we would not, not issue an LOC because of it.

1230
01:45:55,620 --> 01:45:59,900
So we were going to set the effective date July 1st so that if we go on a

1231
01:45:59,900 --> 01:46:04,340
reinspection tomorrow, we're not citing somebody for not having them, it won't

1232
01:46:04,340 --> 01:46:08,000
preclude the issuance of their letter of compliance, but we'll say, hey, next time

1233
01:46:08,000 --> 01:46:12,480
you need it by July 1st, then everybody should have one, and it would preclude

1234
01:46:12,480 --> 01:46:16,660
the issuance of the letter of compliance. So that date is not in here. We can we

1235
01:46:16,660 --> 01:46:20,040
can add the effective date of July 1. Yeah, that seems like it'd be more

1236
01:46:20,040 --> 01:46:25,680
consistent what we normally do. And the final question, this seems comprehensive.

1237
01:46:26,160 --> 01:46:31,640
Are there any exceptions that we think about? We have a range of different rental type

1238
01:46:31,640 --> 01:46:38,800
properties in aims. Are there any exceptions to this or is this going to be in an application

1239
01:46:38,800 --> 01:46:39,520
universally?

1240
01:46:40,320 --> 01:46:45,720
So I would just keep in mind that this only applies if the property has a fuel fire deployance

1241
01:46:45,720 --> 01:46:47,420
or fireplace in it.

1242
01:46:47,900 --> 01:46:50,880
If you build a home that's all electric, you wouldn't need one.

1243
01:46:51,500 --> 01:46:52,860
Or didn't have an attached garage.

1244
01:46:54,020 --> 01:46:59,200
So we do have rental properties that may, we're starting to see more all electric.

1245
01:46:59,740 --> 01:47:03,220
If that was the case and they did not have an attached garage, they wouldn't need anything.

1246
01:47:04,920 --> 01:47:10,200
If they, there are actually the person that called me from the large property management company

1247
01:47:10,200 --> 01:47:13,420
asked the question that we hadn't really considered about boilers.

1248
01:47:13,420 --> 01:47:17,080
and my media was responsible, it's not an issue,

1249
01:47:17,260 --> 01:47:20,060
but as we researched more, we found out that they can crack,

1250
01:47:20,380 --> 01:47:22,020
they can produce the same issues

1251
01:47:22,020 --> 01:47:24,320
that any other field-fired furnace could.

1252
01:47:25,200 --> 01:47:27,740
And so we are saying if there's a boiler

1253
01:47:27,740 --> 01:47:29,240
in the apartment building,

1254
01:47:29,340 --> 01:47:31,020
regardless of what level it's on,

1255
01:47:31,460 --> 01:47:32,920
there needs to be a CEO to detect

1256
01:47:32,920 --> 01:47:34,240
or outside of each bedroom still.

1257
01:47:34,860 --> 01:47:36,680
And then, and thank you for that.

1258
01:47:37,380 --> 01:47:42,200
So we only have the authority to regulate

1259
01:47:42,200 --> 01:47:49,360
the rental properties. But if we think about the owner occupied properties, are there

1260
01:47:49,360 --> 01:47:58,040
things that we can do to incentivize or educate the public to see this being used white

1261
01:47:58,040 --> 01:47:58,420
spread?

1262
01:47:59,280 --> 01:48:04,740
Absolutely. We love to do education in our office. So I'm happy to do any outreach. We can work

1263
01:48:04,740 --> 01:48:09,260
with the fire department. We often send people to the fire department and they'll go out

1264
01:48:09,260 --> 01:48:12,720
and do tests for people to see if there is any CO present?

1265
01:48:15,480 --> 01:48:18,400
Yeah, and part of our smoke detector plan was dual sensor

1266
01:48:18,400 --> 01:48:22,500
with carbon dioxide and we targeted lower income parts

1267
01:48:22,500 --> 01:48:24,660
of our community to make sure that they were equipped with that.

1268
01:48:24,820 --> 01:48:26,640
So that we've done outreach that way.

1269
01:48:26,840 --> 01:48:27,980
And then when we have our open house,

1270
01:48:28,280 --> 01:48:30,380
we also give away detectors that are dual sensor

1271
01:48:30,380 --> 01:48:32,340
with the carbon dioxide to build awareness.

1272
01:48:32,960 --> 01:48:37,600
So you already have a public outreach on CO2.

1273
01:48:37,600 --> 01:48:43,500
Was it remind me, wasn't it Johnny Orr that had, he almost died from, maybe that you

1274
01:48:43,500 --> 01:48:47,780
couldn't make this the Johnny Orr campaign, because it was, for a lot of people, that

1275
01:48:47,780 --> 01:48:48,520
was pretty scary.

1276
01:48:49,140 --> 01:48:51,300
He almost died from carbon dioxide poisoning.

1277
01:48:51,900 --> 01:48:56,600
So there is also the state code requires when you do your homestead credit through the

1278
01:48:56,600 --> 01:48:58,640
assessor's office that you mark that you have one.

1279
01:48:59,480 --> 01:49:04,240
That's the honor system and you do that once, so it's not all the time, but that is the

1280
01:49:04,240 --> 01:49:07,520
enforcement that the state has for CO1s.

1281
01:49:07,820 --> 01:49:16,300
And I will say that someone dying, I learned from one of the people that called me that it's not just death.

1282
01:49:17,000 --> 01:49:21,640
Two people in their close family are death because of carbon monoxide.

1283
01:49:22,320 --> 01:49:27,100
And I didn't realize that we just always talk about people not waking up.

1284
01:49:27,420 --> 01:49:32,300
I didn't realize that there's other widespread health effects of it, so they're interesting.

1285
01:49:32,300 --> 01:49:37,380
Yeah, great. Thanks for the presentation. Yeah, and I might add in there too that in addition to us going out

1286
01:49:37,380 --> 01:49:57,580
Kermanoxide doing testing for for individual homes. We also on all of our med bags, so every medical call that we go on, we have Kermanoxide detectors. So when we go in and somebody's filling ill, that's that's another tool that we have in our bag to make sure that this isn't related to Kermanoxide. So we're every home that gets a medical call that we go into, we're testing that home for Kermanoxide.

1287
01:49:57,920 --> 01:49:58,220
Thank you.

1288
01:49:58,920 --> 01:49:59,680
Great. Thanks, guys.

1289
01:50:00,880 --> 01:50:30,420
Sarah, you might know the answer to this. Within the last couple of years, we had a large apartment complex that had problems with the furnaces. Or was it the boiler? It was furnaces. Was that complex, fitted with CO2 detectors? I did not believe so. That was out there on West Mortonson, out there on the West end of, forget the name.

1290
01:50:30,420 --> 01:50:34,920
I want to say maybe one of the units had one, like a tenant had one, and that was her.

1291
01:50:34,920 --> 01:50:36,160
That's what triggered the call.

1292
01:50:36,300 --> 01:50:40,060
She was having symptoms, and that's what triggered the call, and then when the crews went into investigate,

1293
01:50:40,260 --> 01:50:45,140
they found that the pipe for the exhaust of the HVAC system had been removed.

1294
01:50:45,800 --> 01:50:55,920
So at least one resident had a CO2 detector, but this ordinance would mean that all of the units

1295
01:50:55,920 --> 01:51:03,540
would have to have CO2 detectors that could stop that sort of incident from

1296
01:51:03,540 --> 01:51:09,240
sneaking up on people perhaps. We see it often we we also have a process in

1297
01:51:09,240 --> 01:51:14,280
the office where if your water heater furnace and your fuel-fighter plants is

1298
01:51:14,280 --> 01:51:18,180
over 20 years old we require you to get it certified so you have to have a

1299
01:51:18,180 --> 01:51:21,980
contractor come out and look at it and make sure that it's functioning and we

1300
01:51:21,980 --> 01:51:27,600
We get several back that fail and nobody would have known that probably until it's too late.

1301
01:51:27,800 --> 01:51:31,460
So this is a nice extra safety measure for us to have.

1302
01:51:32,140 --> 01:51:36,740
I think it's worth noting, too, that it's not always fuel fire appliances that can cause carbon dioxide.

1303
01:51:36,900 --> 01:51:42,220
We've had incidents where construction was going on next door and filled a building with carbon oxide.

1304
01:51:42,220 --> 01:51:45,660
We had to evacuate due to detectors setting off.

1305
01:51:45,680 --> 01:51:50,940
We've also had doors left open where vehicles were running and filled parts of the building with carbon oxides.

1306
01:51:50,940 --> 01:51:56,160
And so they serve a greater purpose than just protecting the residents from fuel-fired

1307
01:51:56,160 --> 01:51:56,540
appliances.

1308
01:51:56,540 --> 01:51:59,660
It's protecting them from anything that could produce carbon dioxide.

1309
01:52:02,450 --> 01:52:02,550
All right.

1310
01:52:02,610 --> 01:52:02,890
Questions?

1311
01:52:05,650 --> 01:52:10,770
I said, just to know as soon as I was looking at this, maybe this is a marked question, too,

1312
01:52:11,290 --> 01:52:13,730
and see a alarm power source.

1313
01:52:14,790 --> 01:52:20,170
First paragraph says, you know, construction began on or after July 1 of 2018.

1314
01:52:20,170 --> 01:52:22,790
I mean, they shall be, you know, hardwired.

1315
01:52:23,350 --> 01:52:25,670
And then it says new and replacement carbon dioxide

1316
01:52:25,670 --> 01:52:27,510
alarms installed in existing buildings

1317
01:52:27,510 --> 01:52:29,330
may be solely battery operated.

1318
01:52:29,970 --> 01:52:31,350
So my question is should that say,

1319
01:52:31,950 --> 01:52:34,230
new and replacement carbon dioxide installed

1320
01:52:34,230 --> 01:52:39,310
in existing buildings constructed prior to July 1, 2018,

1321
01:52:39,310 --> 01:52:40,630
just for a point of clarification.

1322
01:52:41,190 --> 01:52:43,810
We could just change from, instead of saying existing,

1323
01:52:44,050 --> 01:52:45,950
we could change it so it says the same as above

1324
01:52:45,950 --> 01:52:48,830
constructed prior to just to clear it up.

1325
01:52:48,830 --> 01:52:54,130
Yeah, I'm just trying to thank you for your enforcement and people don't say well use it says then the second paragraph

1326
01:52:54,970 --> 01:53:00,310
I'm replacing it so I can get battery backup. See, I'm saying just trying to help make sure that you have the enforcement mechanism

1327
01:53:00,310 --> 01:53:04,910
That's that's the intent correct correct any replacement would be

1328
01:53:06,270 --> 01:53:13,590
Well in existing structures that did not have to comply with that they can use battery backup. Yep. Yep. That's all. Okay

1329
01:53:13,590 --> 01:53:13,670
All right.

1330
01:53:14,130 --> 01:53:14,610
All right.

1331
01:53:14,710 --> 01:53:16,450
Declare the public hearing and all right.

1332
01:53:16,630 --> 01:53:16,750
Okay.

1333
01:53:16,950 --> 01:53:17,190
Okay.

1334
01:53:17,290 --> 01:53:19,310
Public input on this first reading of the ordinance.

1335
01:53:19,310 --> 01:53:19,790
We open.

1336
01:53:19,890 --> 01:53:21,710
Is anyone wants to address counsel on this topic?

1337
01:53:26,090 --> 01:53:27,170
Seeing and hearing none.

1338
01:53:27,350 --> 01:53:29,670
We'll close public input.

1339
01:53:29,930 --> 01:53:31,510
Mark, did you have anything you wanted to share or not?

1340
01:53:32,350 --> 01:53:39,130
I just saw the records clear if we could have motions on that language change that you talked

1341
01:53:39,130 --> 01:53:39,490
about.

1342
01:53:39,710 --> 01:53:42,250
And then on the first ordinance.

1343
01:53:42,250 --> 01:53:46,230
The second date to July 1st, before you vote on the bill.

1344
01:53:46,630 --> 01:53:47,990
Thank you, Ordinette Six, excuse me.

1345
01:53:51,470 --> 01:54:01,790
So, would there be a motion to clarify how would you refer to 5C to the existing buildings

1346
01:54:01,790 --> 01:54:06,390
constructed prior to July 1, 2018?

1347
01:54:06,690 --> 01:54:07,510
Would that be appropriate then?

1348
01:54:07,990 --> 01:54:08,150
Yes.

1349
01:54:08,490 --> 01:54:08,770
Okay.

1350
01:54:08,970 --> 01:54:09,630
I would move that.

1351
01:54:10,310 --> 01:54:10,810
For a second?

1352
01:54:11,610 --> 01:54:12,130
Second.

1353
01:54:12,130 --> 01:54:20,130
motion please say aye aye any opposed motion carried and the effective date yeah I

1354
01:54:20,130 --> 01:54:28,290
would move that we add the effective date of July 1st 2025 second thank you

1355
01:54:28,290 --> 01:54:34,170
motion please say aye aye any opposed motion carried any other corrections or

1356
01:54:34,170 --> 01:54:40,390
amendments if not entertain motion on resolution on the first reading of

1357
01:54:40,390 --> 01:54:45,390
First reading of ordinance adopting regulations for carbon monoxide alarms and

1358
01:54:45,390 --> 01:54:45,950
manual properties.

1359
01:54:45,950 --> 01:54:46,790
So moved.

1360
01:54:47,290 --> 01:54:47,690
Second.

1361
01:54:48,010 --> 01:54:48,310
Thank you.

1362
01:54:48,430 --> 01:54:48,730
Roll call.

1363
01:54:51,310 --> 01:54:51,570
Aye.

1364
01:54:52,010 --> 01:54:52,610
Aye.

1365
01:54:53,350 --> 01:54:53,490
I.

1366
01:54:53,490 --> 01:54:53,650
Aye.

1367
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:05,900
Thank you for the prompt work, and we look forward to helping keep people safe. Thank you.

1368
01:55:08,050 --> 01:55:13,870
All right, we'll end on our 44 first reading ordinance, assigning annexed areas towards

1369
01:55:13,870 --> 01:55:20,950
and precinct, second and third readings, adoptions requested. Is there any public input on this item?

1370
01:55:24,230 --> 01:55:28,050
Seeing none, we'll close public comment. Mark, do you want to offer any comments?

1371
01:55:28,510 --> 01:55:32,010
I really don't have anything, except if the council has questions.

1372
01:55:32,010 --> 01:55:39,390
questions. I have one question. One of these territories was annexed back in 2021. What

1373
01:55:39,390 --> 01:55:46,770
has been happening with them previously? So here's what happened. I anticipated someone

1374
01:55:46,770 --> 01:55:53,930
would ask this and was going to bring it up actually if no one did, but the honestly

1375
01:55:53,930 --> 01:56:02,830
that one was just missed before and let me explain that the Council passed a resolution

1376
01:56:06,710 --> 01:56:13,090
annexing that approving the annexation of that property in October of 2021.

1377
01:56:14,350 --> 01:56:20,790
In those annexations are not final until the city development board at the state approves

1378
01:56:20,790 --> 01:56:27,510
it. That didn't happen to February. In December we did the redistricting where we drew all

1379
01:56:27,510 --> 01:56:39,630
the new lines. We did not include that precinct because we couldn't draw it into the new

1380
01:56:39,630 --> 01:56:44,670
words of precincts because it wasn't officially part of the city yet. So that happened in December

1381
01:56:44,670 --> 01:56:51,010
that we did the redistricting so what should have happened was that in

1382
01:56:51,010 --> 01:56:56,610
after February when the city development board February 22 when the city

1383
01:56:56,610 --> 01:56:59,870
development board approved it we should have brought this annexation to the

1384
01:56:59,870 --> 01:57:08,490
council. We did three we had three annexations in 2022 that in September that

1385
01:57:08,490 --> 01:57:14,450
year we approved and the process goes like this you know we ask planning for

1386
01:57:14,450 --> 01:57:21,950
for all the recent annexations, they gave us those three, we wrote the ordinance, and the council approved it.

1387
01:57:22,570 --> 01:57:42,890
This one was missed, and I think just because of the timing purposes, because of the October passage of the council's resolution and the February adoption of approval by the City Development Board, it got missed.

1388
01:57:42,890 --> 01:57:52,810
and I totally understand how it's just a weird timing situation with that annexation.

1389
01:57:53,530 --> 01:57:57,110
So that annexation was mostly undeveloped.

1390
01:57:57,310 --> 01:58:02,650
There were two non-consenting properties that were brought into it and I've had lots

1391
01:58:02,650 --> 01:58:06,890
of discussions with planning and we've been looking at this and so there are two properties

1392
01:58:06,890 --> 01:58:13,310
that were not allowed to vote in the city elections in 2023.

1393
01:58:14,950 --> 01:58:18,890
So, you know, we disenfranchised a couple of voters.

1394
01:58:19,110 --> 01:58:23,130
We don't know if those are owner occupied or rental units,

1395
01:58:23,350 --> 01:58:26,450
but there were two properties that were brought in as non consenting owners.

1396
01:58:26,690 --> 01:58:29,310
So, they did not get assigned award and precinct.

1397
01:58:29,430 --> 01:58:33,450
They were not able to vote in a city council election.

1398
01:58:33,450 --> 01:58:47,450
So it's unfortunate, but there's no way to correct that at this point, but what we can do is to assign this to award-precinct at this point, so going forward, it's the case.

1399
01:58:48,410 --> 01:59:03,310
And it's one of those things that I think when we ask planning, like give us all the recent annexations, they're looking back at the resolutions that the council passed, and they're not thinking about the City Development Board approving that in February.

1400
01:59:03,310 --> 01:59:16,130
You know, they're looking at that, that resolution by the council was passed right before we did the redistricting, so but, again, it wasn't in the redistricting because it wasn't officially in the city yet.

1401
01:59:16,570 --> 01:59:25,430
So it was just kind of an odd fluke of circumstances, but, you know, it was not a good thing, but we were fixing it now.

1402
01:59:25,430 --> 01:59:28,550
So, thank you for that question, Gloria.

1403
01:59:29,210 --> 01:59:34,590
So, the takeaway from this, you just learn stuff and see Council members.

1404
01:59:37,050 --> 01:59:44,710
So, someone who is annexed, they don't get to vote until someone in Des Moines says that

1405
01:59:44,710 --> 01:59:46,250
they approve the annexation.

1406
01:59:46,390 --> 01:59:47,490
Is it my saying that correctly?

1407
01:59:47,750 --> 01:59:47,910
Right.

1408
01:59:48,790 --> 01:59:52,790
Some of the city development board at the State of Iowa approves the annexation.

1409
01:59:52,790 --> 01:59:56,330
then it is official that they are part of the city.

1410
01:59:56,750 --> 01:59:59,410
At that point, we need to assign a warden precinct.

1411
01:59:59,550 --> 01:59:59,650
Now,

1412
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:29,920
I will tell you, we also have a check on this now with the city clerk's office that on their cheat sheet, procedure sheet for annexations, assigning to award and precinct is now on there. So, you know, that, that makes it a step that Renee will be checking with us on to make sure happens. So, hopefully, that will keep this from ever happening again. So, and it's something obviously we're going to be keeping an eye on.

1413
02:00:29,920 --> 02:00:36,740
Planning is going to be keeping an eye on, you know, it just was a very unfortunate situation, but

1414
02:00:38,340 --> 02:00:45,900
You know, it is what it is at this point. So so this will correct it by adding them and also our most recent annexation and

1415
02:00:46,620 --> 02:00:52,140
Assigning them to award and precinct. Now I want to be clear the those people still got to vote in other elections

1416
02:00:52,140 --> 02:00:55,880
It's just a city elections. Those two properties. So

1417
02:00:57,700 --> 02:01:13,040
And again, I feel horrible about that, but you know, they still voted in presidential elections that they wished and that sort of thing, but they just were not given the right to vote in city election and they should have been.

1418
02:01:13,480 --> 02:01:13,620
Any

1419
02:01:18,200 --> 02:01:18,560
questions?

1420
02:01:19,100 --> 02:01:19,620
Good question.

1421
02:01:19,620 --> 02:01:27,190
They're taking a motion on first reading of ordinance assigning annexed areas to awards and precincts.

1422
02:01:28,030 --> 02:01:30,670
So moved. Second. Thank you. Roll call.

1423
02:01:34,110 --> 02:01:35,710
Aye. Aye.

1424
02:01:36,450 --> 02:01:36,650
Aye.

1425
02:01:42,500 --> 02:01:44,220
Moved to suspend the rules. Second.

1426
02:01:44,600 --> 02:01:47,600
Thank you. So some pair of the motion. Please say aye. Aye.

1427
02:01:50,280 --> 02:01:54,480
All right. Is there a motion on second reading of ordinance of sending annexed areas to awards and

1428
02:01:54,480 --> 02:01:55,960
read precincts? Second.

1429
02:02:00,510 --> 02:02:03,590
Is there a second? I'm sorry. Yeah. Second. Thank you.

1430
02:02:03,590 --> 02:02:05,710
All right, Rochelle.

1431
02:02:06,670 --> 02:02:06,890
Hi.

1432
02:02:07,390 --> 02:02:07,910
Hi.

1433
02:02:08,670 --> 02:02:08,830
Hi.

1434
02:02:14,890 --> 02:02:15,930
Her team motion on.

1435
02:02:15,950 --> 02:02:16,110
Hi.

1436
02:02:16,770 --> 02:02:17,130
Barbie.

1437
02:02:18,290 --> 02:02:18,590
Hi.

1438
02:02:19,070 --> 02:02:20,130
She hadn't called me.

1439
02:02:20,710 --> 02:02:20,770
Oh.

1440
02:02:21,250 --> 02:02:23,170
It's mostly a full moon tonight.

1441
02:02:23,370 --> 02:02:23,630
I don't know.

1442
02:02:25,130 --> 02:02:26,910
We disenfranchised you on that vote.

1443
02:02:27,310 --> 02:02:27,570
Oh, yeah.

1444
02:02:28,130 --> 02:02:29,610
Well, they are in my preset.

1445
02:02:30,790 --> 02:02:32,110
There's something poetic about this.

1446
02:02:32,230 --> 02:02:33,690
We disenfranchised your vote.

1447
02:02:34,830 --> 02:02:36,150
My apologies, Lauren.

1448
02:02:37,690 --> 02:02:44,190
Overtail motion on third reading an adoption of the ordinance moved on third second thank you roll call

1449
02:02:45,720 --> 02:02:46,680
I

1450
02:02:50,190 --> 02:02:51,430
Are кру's eye

1451
02:03:02,740 --> 02:03:07,620
Superlating to its own text message and chapter twenty nine and this whole building code

1452
02:03:07,620 --> 02:03:11,420
I mean, it's my municipal code to create town home building type standards.

1453
02:03:11,640 --> 02:03:12,340
Move on third.

1454
02:03:12,560 --> 02:03:12,860
Second.

1455
02:03:13,240 --> 02:03:13,500
Thank you.

1456
02:03:13,580 --> 02:03:13,920
Roll call.

1457
02:03:17,820 --> 02:03:18,300
Aye.

1458
02:03:18,760 --> 02:03:19,260
Aye.

1459
02:03:20,120 --> 02:03:20,360
Aye.

1460
02:03:21,020 --> 02:03:21,380
Aye.

1461
02:03:25,510 --> 02:03:29,770
Move on to item number under dispositions of communications to council.

1462
02:03:29,930 --> 02:03:31,530
There's three memos from Kelly.

1463
02:03:32,350 --> 02:03:33,610
The first is on driveway.

1464
02:03:34,130 --> 02:03:36,350
Driveway standards referral.

1465
02:03:37,110 --> 02:03:43,310
Is there an interest placing this on a future agenda or just take it under advisement?

1466
02:03:43,310 --> 02:03:44,050
I

1467
02:03:46,230 --> 02:03:48,770
would move we take it under advisement. Second.

1468
02:03:50,750 --> 02:03:53,490
So this seemed like a little more of a complicated one.

1469
02:03:55,810 --> 02:03:58,490
Steve, do you have any other comments on this one before we...

1470
02:03:59,050 --> 02:04:02,090
I mean, to take in our advisement means we just could deep-six it.

1471
02:04:02,650 --> 02:04:08,690
Yeah, I mean, I thought it was just... I mean, we have this work plan as the next thing, and it's hefty.

1472
02:04:08,890 --> 02:04:14,490
So, unless we're really excited about adding a thing to it...

1473
02:04:16,680 --> 02:04:33,160
Well, but I guess my question is, it's a cost benefit analysis, are there, and I don't know if Kelly, you need to speak to this, but I don't know if this is a minor thing, it's going to affect very few properties, then we can just shelve it.

1474
02:04:33,880 --> 02:04:44,160
But if it's going to have some kind of broader benefit, I mean the Ames Home Builders Association, but it was important enough that they thought there was a benefit to this.

1475
02:04:44,800 --> 02:04:49,760
And I don't know, I'd like to make sure we don't deep-six it without really giving

1476
02:04:49,760 --> 02:04:50,360
us some thought.

1477
02:04:50,500 --> 02:04:51,280
Can you speak to that?

1478
02:04:51,400 --> 02:04:54,560
Is it a big deal either way to us, or if

1479
02:04:57,320 --> 02:04:59,660
you just focus on that forefoot issue, it

1480
02:05:00,640 --> 02:05:01,120
I

1481
02:05:04,540 --> 02:05:28,980
would say from our conversations with the group, they were hoping to be able to present some of their concerns to the council and explain more about what their interests are. The memo is really focused on that with the driveway and they brought it up because of new construction homes. So how they would really elaborate on that and exactly what they would say the extent of the issue as I think that's something they would have to communicate.

1482
02:05:28,980 --> 02:05:37,120
I think the change, the standard that if it is changed, we're trying to keep it as narrow as possible to limit the scope of the work.

1483
02:05:37,780 --> 02:05:43,960
Does it also include querying your memo circle or multiple driveways also being allowed?

1484
02:05:44,940 --> 02:05:47,240
I think that was a secondary interest.

1485
02:05:47,500 --> 02:05:56,040
Like if you go back to when we adopted the driveway standards, many of these things were brought up that weren't included or they were put in in one format not another way.

1486
02:05:56,040 --> 02:06:01,940
So I don't know if they would speak to that in great detail. I know the width is the primary issue and we say width is that

1487
02:06:02,600 --> 02:06:08,780
From the back of the curb to the sidewalk or is it actually on their property?

1488
02:06:09,140 --> 02:06:16,940
It's the the way the standard is written as we measure at the sidewalk and then it can widen out from the sidewalk

1489
02:06:16,940 --> 02:06:19,080
In multiple ways it can widen out

1490
02:06:19,080 --> 02:06:26,380
So they're looking for the measurement to be wider at the sidewalk to allow for a wider or more uniform

1491
02:06:27,160 --> 02:06:29,760
driveway on site as well as the approach.

1492
02:06:30,700 --> 02:06:33,720
And would having this on an agenda

1493
02:06:34,660 --> 02:06:39,560
necessarily create work for you or your staff just to hear a homebuilder's presentation?

1494
02:06:39,940 --> 02:06:44,400
For this, I think we would just use this memo, put it as an agenda item and then if you're willing

1495
02:06:44,400 --> 02:06:46,980
I'm going to take public comment, that's what they're looking for.

1496
02:06:47,100 --> 02:06:48,000
Spell to speak to that.

1497
02:06:48,660 --> 02:06:53,200
I guess why wouldn't we want to at least hear the presentation if we don't have to accept it?

1498
02:06:53,520 --> 02:06:57,360
But these are the people building our houses seem like we should listen to the proposal.

1499
02:06:57,600 --> 02:07:00,900
Yeah, I guess I just thought we had talked about it last in 2023.

1500
02:07:01,940 --> 02:07:07,520
So it hasn't been that long ago that it was updated and they could present their information

1501
02:07:07,520 --> 02:07:12,620
to us without it being on a future agenda as well.

1502
02:07:12,620 --> 02:07:17,240
So it just seems like if we direct staff to put it on a future agenda, it will come

1503
02:07:17,240 --> 02:07:19,880
with recommendations from staff, or it often does, right?

1504
02:07:20,120 --> 02:07:23,680
And I'm not looking to make staff do any extra work on that, but.

1505
02:07:24,920 --> 02:07:30,500
Could we also just have the width piece on and not put the circular multiple driveways?

1506
02:07:31,100 --> 02:07:31,540
Sure.

1507
02:07:32,020 --> 02:07:33,360
I would, I'll recent my motion.

1508
02:07:33,840 --> 02:07:37,860
And I think, you know, if we want to talk about it more in depth, I've been.

1509
02:07:38,260 --> 02:07:42,360
And by wanting to listen to them, I don't have, I'm not expressing a opinion on this.

1510
02:07:42,360 --> 02:07:47,400
I want to hear them out, and I'm trying to figure out, you know, from a cost benefit perspective.

1511
02:07:47,680 --> 02:07:51,840
I agree with you as a starting point, I'm not wanting to revise our codes every other hour.

1512
02:07:52,380 --> 02:07:53,900
So that's not good governance.

1513
02:07:54,820 --> 02:08:01,580
So by, I'll make a motion to put this on a future agenda, but that's not committing me to supporting it.

1514
02:08:01,880 --> 02:08:03,680
I think that's fair, I will second that.

1515
02:08:03,860 --> 02:08:11,440
I just don't want to over promise that by putting it on a future agenda, we're, yeah, we're promising that we're going to fix it.

1516
02:08:11,440 --> 02:08:16,260
agree. And you're looking at this level of information. You're not looking for more alternatives

1517
02:08:16,260 --> 02:08:21,780
and more anything, right? So just to use this memo, get it to an agenda so they can present your

1518
02:08:21,780 --> 02:08:28,940
discuss. Yeah. So to create to a racist point, does that also include considering if circle or

1519
02:08:28,940 --> 02:08:34,360
multiple dryways should be allowed or is it just a with question? Well, if they're going to show up,

1520
02:08:34,600 --> 02:08:40,280
they might as well make their pitch on these things. But I think the starting point should be

1521
02:08:40,280 --> 02:08:43,460
that if we've made an ordinance recently,

1522
02:08:44,280 --> 02:08:47,460
then it's gonna be a higher burden on the applicant

1523
02:08:47,460 --> 02:08:49,240
to persuade us to change things.

1524
02:08:49,460 --> 02:08:52,740
So I, that's my position, but I'd like to hear him out.

1525
02:08:53,060 --> 02:08:53,120
Chair.

1526
02:08:53,540 --> 02:08:54,820
All right, doesn't have any motion to say aye.

1527
02:08:55,260 --> 02:08:55,540
Aye.

1528
02:08:55,920 --> 02:08:56,340
Any opposed?

1529
02:08:57,280 --> 02:08:57,800
Motion carried.

1530
02:08:58,740 --> 02:09:01,040
All right, next one is a monthly work plans,

1531
02:09:01,140 --> 02:09:01,820
status updates.

1532
02:09:03,320 --> 02:09:06,340
And this one is new and you requested this back

1533
02:09:06,340 --> 02:09:07,700
in your January goal setting.

1534
02:09:08,000 --> 02:09:09,320
No action is needed.

1535
02:09:09,320 --> 02:09:16,440
It's really just to keep you apprised of what's happening and to keep track of the things that come out on Tuesday nights for us to do.

1536
02:09:18,200 --> 02:09:19,300
Thank you for doing that.

1537
02:09:20,500 --> 02:09:25,420
And then third is a referral regarding social service provider standards.

1538
02:09:25,420 --> 02:09:30,160
This was something that was requested for consideration by Kate Gregory.

1539
02:09:33,510 --> 02:09:39,290
Now this one does say it would be a heavier lift for staff and would need to be prioritized on the work plan.

1540
02:09:39,290 --> 02:09:45,630
And so, again, I'm just hesitant to add, we've got so many irons in the fire right now.

1541
02:09:46,270 --> 02:09:52,590
I guess, I mean, unless someone feels strongly that we need to, I would move that we thank

1542
02:09:52,590 --> 02:09:58,610
Kate Gregory for passing this along and tell her we'll take it under advisement and think

1543
02:09:58,610 --> 02:09:58,970
about.

1544
02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:26,960
You know, how and when we might look at this topic, when planning has more time open than they do right now. I would second that. And I, I tend to favor that position. I, I think this is a very complicated memo. Can I just, I'll be candid with you. There's a lot to process. And I don't even know how to think about some of the unintended consequences of some of these things.

1545
02:10:28,340 --> 02:10:44,780
So Kelly, do you have any sort of general comments about how much of a change this would bring to our current standards?

1546
02:10:44,960 --> 02:10:49,480
Could you just offer a general comment on that? I mean, I could even tell how close this was.

1547
02:10:51,480 --> 02:10:54,360
So we don't have anything like this in the ordinance.

1548
02:10:54,800 --> 02:10:58,240
So right now, it's a very vague social service provider,

1549
02:10:58,920 --> 02:11:00,780
broad definition, as I said in the memo,

1550
02:11:00,880 --> 02:11:02,800
it could be anything from providing overnight shelter

1551
02:11:02,800 --> 02:11:04,340
to serving at a soup kitchen.

1552
02:11:04,960 --> 02:11:06,880
And that's the definition that we have.

1553
02:11:07,160 --> 02:11:09,020
And then if you need a special use for met,

1554
02:11:10,200 --> 02:11:13,260
you're defining the use on the fly with the zoning port

1555
02:11:13,260 --> 02:11:13,780
of adjustment.

1556
02:11:13,960 --> 02:11:16,160
So there's nothing in the code that this compares to.

1557
02:11:16,300 --> 02:11:17,980
It's so it'd be a whole new approach

1558
02:11:17,980 --> 02:11:27,920
of defining in advance the parameters that such a use could even operate under and still be subject to the zoning Board of Adjustment review of that proposal.

1559
02:11:28,860 --> 02:11:46,680
So would you as a policy from a staff perspective recommend that we look at this again I don't know how to do a cost benefit on this either with this help give direction in future development for the city.

1560
02:11:46,680 --> 02:11:48,680
I don't think I can answer this should.

1561
02:11:49,120 --> 02:11:56,200
I think it definitely defines the guardrails of what is acceptable for future consideration.

1562
02:11:57,080 --> 02:12:01,020
And some of these are operational standards and if they're meant to have retroactive

1563
02:12:01,020 --> 02:12:03,840
application or not, that's something that's a whole nother conversation.

1564
02:12:05,860 --> 02:12:10,520
But there's a lot, admittedly, this is about as involved over requests as you've probably

1565
02:12:10,520 --> 02:12:13,720
ever received in the number of issues it touches on.

1566
02:12:13,720 --> 02:12:16,920
And so is it a solution in such a problem?

1567
02:12:17,720 --> 02:12:20,120
I think you have to ask the people that wrote it.

1568
02:12:20,580 --> 02:12:22,300
I think they believe there's a problem

1569
02:12:22,300 --> 02:12:25,300
and this would help solve it or at least remedy future problem.

1570
02:12:25,380 --> 02:12:26,340
Why no, they think that.

1571
02:12:26,580 --> 02:12:28,120
My question is, do you think that?

1572
02:12:28,880 --> 02:12:29,580
He can.

1573
02:12:29,660 --> 02:12:30,180
I'm not that.

1574
02:12:30,240 --> 02:12:31,040
Don't make an answer.

1575
02:12:31,400 --> 02:12:31,980
That's not fair.

1576
02:12:32,140 --> 02:12:32,460
Well, wait.

1577
02:12:33,340 --> 02:12:33,940
There's a problem.

1578
02:12:33,940 --> 02:12:34,160
There's a problem.

1579
02:12:34,240 --> 02:12:36,760
This is exactly what staff needs to help us understand.

1580
02:12:37,360 --> 02:12:39,940
Are there problems that this would be?

1581
02:12:40,080 --> 02:12:42,700
I did not write a memo to address the should part of it.

1582
02:12:42,700 --> 02:12:47,380
I just explained what was here, and if you want to discuss this further at another agenda.

1583
02:12:47,580 --> 02:12:51,100
I don't inventory the social service providers that exist across the city.

1584
02:12:51,280 --> 02:12:53,940
I don't have, again, we don't even know all of them.

1585
02:12:54,100 --> 02:12:55,900
We had that conversation back in the fall.

1586
02:12:56,220 --> 02:12:57,860
So there's a lot in here.

1587
02:12:58,040 --> 02:13:00,420
If we need to get into it more, I think it needs to be on an agenda.

1588
02:13:00,680 --> 02:13:03,720
We didn't talk to the sales, the social service providers.

1589
02:13:03,720 --> 02:13:06,600
Look at the detail that's required and all those requirements.

1590
02:13:06,840 --> 02:13:07,780
So we have looked at all of those.

1591
02:13:07,780 --> 02:13:16,880
So, honestly, I think that the discussion of social service providers is maybe a separate

1592
02:13:16,880 --> 02:13:23,020
issue that we should get into at some point, especially after we receive our homelessness

1593
02:13:23,730 --> 02:13:30,720
report and have a better sense of the way in which providers may be playing a role in that.

1594
02:13:30,720 --> 02:13:45,360
But I feel like this particular vehicle for that discussion isn't what I would want to vote for right now to put on an agenda.

1595
02:13:46,020 --> 02:13:57,320
So I think it's an issue that needs the right time and I don't think that this is the vehicle and now is the time.

1596
02:13:57,320 --> 02:13:58,240
All right.

1597
02:13:58,480 --> 02:13:59,760
There's a motion on the floor in a second.

1598
02:14:00,020 --> 02:14:01,280
Those who may have the motion, please say aye.

1599
02:14:01,680 --> 02:14:01,980
Aye.

1600
02:14:02,520 --> 02:14:03,100
Any opposed?

1601
02:14:03,340 --> 02:14:03,720
Dribb standing?

1602
02:14:04,860 --> 02:14:05,620
Motion carried.

1603
02:14:06,560 --> 02:14:07,340
Thanks Kelly.

1604
02:14:08,260 --> 02:14:08,660
All right.

1605
02:14:08,740 --> 02:14:09,920
Report regarding body.

1606
02:14:10,140 --> 02:14:11,740
Any report from discover aims tonight?

1607
02:14:12,620 --> 02:14:12,980
Not tonight.

1608
02:14:14,740 --> 02:14:16,580
Amos Regional Economic Alliance.

1609
02:14:16,980 --> 02:14:17,480
I think the night.

1610
02:14:18,340 --> 02:14:19,100
Not tonight.

1611
02:14:19,720 --> 02:14:20,940
Soy kind emergency management.

1612
02:14:21,260 --> 02:14:23,680
Agency meets next Wednesday night.

1613
02:14:24,240 --> 02:14:25,980
Not tomorrow night, but a week from night.

1614
02:14:25,980 --> 02:14:32,500
tonight and transit anything we met March 27th looked at the herd of contract and annual customer

1615
02:14:32,500 --> 02:14:38,500
survey brief meeting thank you all right council comments Emily you stole on it you're still there

1616
02:14:41,280 --> 02:14:53,400
sure sure can good evening so recently the incoming the vice president president elect they've

1617
02:14:53,400 --> 02:14:57,280
just notify me if they're in tension to appoint me.

1618
02:14:57,300 --> 02:14:57,580
Yay!

1619
02:14:58,560 --> 02:14:59,780
Granted for me, turn.

1620
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:02,280
So I know you tried to get rid of this.

1621
02:15:05,760 --> 02:15:16,860
Oh, you did it. So you're about that. And then they've also expressed that they intend to appoint me for, um, side-right again. So, you know, mostly

1622
02:15:16,860 --> 02:15:19,440
to be serving on the side art board again.

1623
02:15:20,660 --> 02:15:23,380
And then, not much else for me

1624
02:15:23,380 --> 02:15:26,140
is just wrapping things up with the current trend.

1625
02:15:27,120 --> 02:15:29,980
I will be speaking to Gloria's class on Friday.

1626
02:15:30,340 --> 02:15:31,680
I'm very excited about it.

1627
02:15:31,720 --> 02:15:34,400
I'm then wrapping up a few student interviews

1628
02:15:34,400 --> 02:15:37,120
for side art things and the like.

1629
02:15:37,840 --> 02:15:39,660
But yeah, I saw it will be a point.

1630
02:15:39,760 --> 02:15:40,600
It's the next year.

1631
02:15:40,920 --> 02:15:44,920
And inauguration is on Monday, the 21st.

1632
02:15:44,920 --> 02:15:46,760
So it'll be some time after that.

1633
02:15:47,380 --> 02:15:48,740
But that's where I've got.

1634
02:15:49,220 --> 02:15:50,520
Thank you, and congratulations.

1635
02:15:50,980 --> 02:15:53,160
Look, Forty being with us again for another year.

1636
02:15:53,980 --> 02:15:54,900
Thank you.

1637
02:15:55,180 --> 02:15:55,620
Gloria?

1638
02:15:56,520 --> 02:15:57,720
Congratulations, Emily.

1639
02:15:58,540 --> 02:16:02,300
And she will be coming to speak to my business communication

1640
02:16:02,300 --> 02:16:06,060
class in her capacity as a member of the Transit Board

1641
02:16:06,060 --> 02:16:08,620
and also as our city council liaison

1642
02:16:09,480 --> 02:16:13,180
and helping other students to understand

1643
02:16:13,180 --> 02:16:23,160
and what she does and how they can use her as a contact for communicating with council

1644
02:16:23,160 --> 02:16:25,840
if they don't prefer to go to us directly.

1645
02:16:27,220 --> 02:16:28,080
That's all I got.

1646
02:16:28,660 --> 02:16:29,120
Browell?

1647
02:16:30,000 --> 02:16:35,580
I was just going to mention a couple events on the 19th, I don't know, do we have a council

1648
02:16:35,580 --> 02:16:36,380
meeting next week?

1649
02:16:36,660 --> 02:16:37,240
Special on.

1650
02:16:37,380 --> 02:16:38,460
So I guess I can mention them then.

1651
02:16:38,460 --> 02:16:43,140
But I'll mention them now to repair cafe that library folks mentioned that.

1652
02:16:43,220 --> 02:16:47,980
That's on the 19th and I'll be helping with the headlight, tail light,

1653
02:16:48,180 --> 02:16:51,300
brake light repairs this time and whatever else needs repaired.

1654
02:16:51,720 --> 02:16:52,860
So I always love that event.

1655
02:16:53,540 --> 02:16:58,640
And then the water plant open house is next Saturday, the 19th, so Saturday,

1656
02:16:58,820 --> 02:17:03,440
the 19th as well, 9.31 I have in my calendar.

1657
02:17:04,060 --> 02:17:06,540
So just some reminders on those, that's all I have tonight.

1658
02:17:06,540 --> 02:17:16,460
thank you. So the spring 2025 issue of traction is out and I just wanted to note that Rachel

1659
02:17:16,460 --> 02:17:26,620
Johnk is in there. For those being recognized as for under 40 making an impact in our city

1660
02:17:26,620 --> 02:17:29,880
congratulations. I think

1661
02:17:34,200 --> 02:17:39,100
tonight Rachel. Nothing for me. All right.

1662
02:17:41,850 --> 02:17:42,810
I just

1663
02:17:42,810 --> 02:17:47,590
want to comment. I had the privilege of reading a proclamation at the

1664
02:17:47,590 --> 02:17:55,190
learning lab on Iowa State campus and I had no idea what a fantastic program

1665
02:17:55,190 --> 02:17:59,150
that is and the child will develop. I think it is. Anyway it's there at the

1666
02:17:59,150 --> 02:18:09,170
a polymer building, polymer, that's correct, anyway, but it was, it's just nice at times,

1667
02:18:09,370 --> 02:18:12,930
like you said, you learn a lot sometimes going to council meetings just times, you go to

1668
02:18:12,930 --> 02:18:17,910
different events and you say, wow, it's pretty amazing. So anyway, all right, with that,

1669
02:18:18,130 --> 02:18:22,170
entertain motion to adjourn. Move away adjourn. Second. All right, let's take our say aye.

1670
02:18:22,570 --> 02:18:24,190
Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you.