Review: Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) Workshop
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Rachel's Council Review |
As usual for the review, my comments are in red and italicized in the context of the latest Council Preview by Bronwyn Beatty-Hansen.
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The Ames City Council meets on Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall (note earlier meeting time). 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.
2. Presentation of recommended five-year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). The Draft Capital Improvements Plan 2023-2028 is a large document outlining the city's 5 year plan for capital improvements. The City Managers letter is a good summery of the plan.
This workshop starts at 5:15 on Tuesday evening. Public input on the proposed CIP will be taken at our next regular meeting on 1/24.
Council listened to the highlights from each city department and reviewed the capital improvements projects planned out for the next 5 years. These projects include street and shared use path improvements, Cyride vehicle replacements, fire apparatus replacements, playground equipment improvements, the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center, improvements to city buildings like the airport, library, and city hall, electric vehicle infrastructure, advanced metering infrastructure for electric and water, nutrient reduction modifications at the WPC plant, and so much more. There are also a number of projects that will be needed in the future, but have not been included in the CIP from 2023-2028 because of budget and other projects being a higher priority. These include a new animal control facility, relocation of fire station #2, construction of a fourth fire station, development of a new west-side community park, and additional gym space. This CIP will be voted on at the council's budget wrap up session on February 14th.
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.
- none received this week
Thanks for reading,
Rachel Junck
Ames City Council, Ward 4