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Ames Comm School District approves gifts, adopts hazard-mitigation resolution and awards $2.42M track contract; votes to enter closed session
Summary
The board approved gifts and donations, adopted the Story County Hazard Mitigation Plan resolution, awarded a $2,424,241 contract for high school track and bleacher improvements to Hinkle Construction Company, and voted unanimously to enter a closed session for a superintendent midyear evaluation.
The Ames Comm School District board approved several items during the meeting, including gifts to the district, a resolution adopting the Story County Hazard Mitigation Plan, and a contract award for high school track and bleacher improvements.
Gifts approved: The board approved a list of gifts the superintendent presented, including a $10,000 cash donation from Iowa State University to support the Lunch Hero program; a winter-clothing donation from Amcor Rigid Plastics valued at about $4,000 for the Hope Pantry; an anonymous $3,000 donation to the Lunch Hero program; $2,500 from Judy Ulan in honor of Tyler and Sarah Witty for the Lunch Hero program; and multiple smaller cash gifts earmarked for the Hope Pantry and classroom support. The motion to approve the gifts passed on a voice vote, announced as 7-0.
Hazard mitigation resolution: The board voted to adopt the Story County Hazard Mitigation Plan by motion moved by DeWard and seconded as recorded in the transcript; the motion passed on voice vote, announced as 7-0.
High school track and bleacher contract: The board moved to award the project's base bid and alternate packages to Hinkle Construction Company in the amount of $2,424,241. That motion was seconded and approved by the board; the chair emphasized fiscal care over each dollar during discussion.
Closed session for superintendent evaluation: The board voted to hold a closed session under the Open Meetings Law to evaluate the superintendent's professional competency at the individual's request. The roll-call vote recorded in the transcript shows DeWard Aye, Rodriguez Aye, Shields Cook Aye, Smith Aye, Winfrey Aye, Becker Aye and Bierbaum Aye; the motion carried and the board moved to closed session in conference room C.
What happens next: The superintendent recommended approval of the listed gifts under new business and the board advanced the contracts and resolutions as recorded. The board will receive the monthly enrollment and staffing reports going forward and will reconvene as required after the closed session.
