Naming the Downtown Plaza for City Manager Steven Schainker
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The Ames City Council meets on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. The agenda includes the following (and much more). Note that you can generally click on individual agenda items below to get the full staff report or other explanation.
- 30 Renaming the Ames Municipal Airport to James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport.
This is the final step in naming our airport the James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport. Costs associated with new signage will be $7400. As a recap, J.H. Banning was the first black pilot licensed by the Dept. of Commerce and lived in Ames for a time while he studied electric engineering at then Iowa State College. After graduation, he operated an auto repair shop in Ames, but eventually left Iowa to be an instructor at a flight school in Los Angeles. Ames presumably kept a place in his heart, though, as he went on to name his plane Miss Ames. In 1932, he and fellow aviator Thomas Cox Allen became the first African American pilots to fly across the United States. Banning died in 1933 in an accident at an air show in San Diego. - 31. Resolution naming the Downtown Plaza as Steven L. Schainker Plaza.
At our last meeting, at the suggestion of the Mayor, Council directed staff to prepare a resolution naming the currently-under-construction downtown plaza the Steven L. Schainker Plaza in honor of his 40+ years with the City. - 32. Motion approving/denying renewal of Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (Carryout Beer) and Sunday Sales – Neighborhood Liquor & Smokes, 3505 Lincoln Way Suite 105.
After a number of failed compliance checks (and complaints), staff are recommending denying the 12-month liquor license renewal for Neighborhood Liquor & Smokes. - 33. Staff Report on Downtown URA Criteria.
Council was asked by the Chamber to consider changing the criteria for our Downtown Facade Grant program. This staff report gives several options, ranging from no changes to allowing some changes in eligibility if the building already meets the facade criteria. - 34. Resolution approving Urban Renewal Area Plan for 2105 and 2421 North Dayton Avenue (small lot industrial subdivision).
This URA (Urban Renewal Area) is the next step in the process of incentivizing the creation of a small-lot industrial subdivision off of North Dayton Ave.
- 35. Ansley Subdivision (3210 Cedar Lane).
This subdivision, located in south Ames, will include 122 residential lots with a mix of single-family homes and townhomes, and a commercial lot. The developer has reached an agreement with Xenia for Ames to provide water to this area, and this project will also include a link to the Tedesco Connector Trail.
Communications to Council: The following items are requests and communications to Council that aren't published on the agenda, so we won't deliberate them substantially. This includes staff reports and communications or requests from constituents and developers. Typically, Council will ask city staff for more information, put the item on a future agenda for deliberation and possible action, or just accept the communication, taking no further action.
- Run for the Roses letter.
- Naming of the plaza.
- Garfield Ave safety concern.
- Ped activated warning lights.
- AIPCA letter to city council.
- Aqua programs Green Hills.
Thanks for reading,
Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen
Ames City Council, At Large