Greenhouse Gas Inventory Advances
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Bronwyn's Council Preview |
The Ames City Council meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. this Tuesday at city hall. The agenda includes (but is not limited to):
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Earlier this year, Council directed staff to budget for and prepare for a Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The request for proposals yielded five bids, and staff are recommending PaleBLUEdot, LLC. While their initial bid was under the other four, staff note that they offered several other services, including further study of renewable energy potential as well as a climate vulnerability assessment. In addition, PaleBLUEdot will partner with an ISU grad student whose work includes experience in conducting greenhouse gas inventories.
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27. Hearing on Inis Grove Park - Restroom Projects.
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As with the recent Brookside Park restroom renovation, the new restroom slated for construction at Inis Grove is estimated to be in excess of the budgeted funds available. (Estimated costs are nearly $375,000, while budgeted funds available are $305,580.) Staff are recommending that we proceed by filling the difference either with Park Development Fund or Local Option Sales Tax dollars.
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The Ames Foundation received a CAT Grant to fund part of the Miracle Park at Inis Grove, which considers the local match requirement to be the work done to renovate the existing restroom to the north, construct a new restroom, and construct shared use paths along the streets. The CAT Grant requires work to be done within a certain window of time, and this action is the Ames Foundation asking the City to commit to making these improvements by Sept 30, 2021.
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This is a request to subdivide a property located to the north and east of Target. No plans to develop either of the two lots are imminent, and right-of-way for the eventual extension of SE 3rd will be secured.
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30. First passage of ordinance regulating massage establishments.
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In August, Council directed staff to draft an ordinance regulating massage businesses, in an effort to combat sex-trafficking. Staff have brought the first draft of this ordinance back for Council approval. It is based on a similar ordinance approved in Des Moines, and requires a number of things, including a designated manager, listing of practitioners, and forbidding massage service between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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Non-Agenda Packet: The following items are requests and communications to the council that are not on the agenda. This includes staff reports and communications/request from constituents/developers. By tradition the council can ask city staff for more information (a report), put the item on a future agenda for discussion or just accept the communication (taking no further action). This usually takes place at the end of the meeting during council comments.
- Boersma East Industrial Area Utility Connection Fees.
- Brookside Park Restroom Renovation Project Update.
- Change Name of Squaw Creek.
- Eminent Domain for Trails.
- MetroNet Memo.
- Pepe -- Cannabis Decriminalization .
- Request from Mainstream Living to Purchase Lot on Douglas.
Thanks for reading,
Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen
At-Large Council Member