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Votes at a glance: Ames City Council actions, June 23
Summary
Council approved consent‑agenda items, a contract for rooftop solar at the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center, a master‑plan amendment for The Bluffs, several zoning text amendments and a set of pedestrian safety motions. No final decision was made on the LightEdge airport lease; a public listening session and attorney memo were requested.
Key formal actions and roll‑call outcomes from the Ames City Council meeting on June 23:
- Consent agenda: Approved with one clerical pull on item 14 to fix fee description language (motion carried by roll call). - Tabling: Council tabled the plan‑2040 amendment/rezoning for 300 Airport Road until at least July 28 to allow public input and receipt of an attorney memo (motion carried). - Solar procurement (Item 34): Council adopted a resolution awarding a contract to CB Solar, Inc. for rooftop solar installation at the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center (reported amount in staff materials: $463,760); roll call recorded approval. - Bluffs master plan (Item 36): Council approved a master‑plan amendment allowing a broader mixture of housing types (including up to 48 small apartment units restricted to the east part of the site) within the Bluffs subdivision concept; motion carried on roll call. - Zoning/ordinances: Council adopted multiple third‑reading ordinances, including accessory dwelling unit standards and a zoning text amendment for the Northeast Gateway overlay; roll calls recorded ayes. - Pedestrian safety (Item 33): Council approved purchases of permanent dynamic speed‑feedback signs and requested increased police enforcement for Lincoln Way at South Russell, added the intersection to the Walk‑Bike‑Roll priority list, and asked staff to assess lighting improvements; staff will return with cost and CIP placement recommendations.
No binding authorization to negotiate a lease with LightEdge was made at the June 23 meeting; the council asked for a June 30 listening session and a city‑attorney memo ahead of any negotiation direction.
