The Ames City Council will vote Tuesday on whether or not to accept a grant that will be used for the construction, renovation and improvement of the city’s Emergency Operations Center.

The grant, which will be administered through the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, was awarded to the city in September.

If the council approves the grant, there will be $600,000 in funds that will be used for renovation and reuse of space within City Hall to improve the police department. The city will provide an additional $600,000 for the project.

Goals of the plan include improvement of the city’s emergency management and preparedness, which have been critical issues within the city government since the floods in August.

The council will also be discussing requests for ISU Homecoming activities set on Oct. 29, including the closure of certain streets during the greek houses’ lawn display performances, the allocation of $1,500 for the pancake feed and a fireworks permit for the Central Campus fireworks.