In the first regular Ames City Council meeting of the year after two special meetings on Jan. 5 and Jan. 10, council members will waste no time getting down to business at the gathering Tuesday night about policies with Ames Police and Youth and Shelter Services. 

One item on the Council’s agenda is a reimbursement agreement for Ames Police for overtime to enforce underage drinking laws in Ames. According to the agenda, Ames Police as has partnered with Youth and Shelter Services to provide funding for officers who work overtime to enforce underage drinking laws.

Together, the police and YSS are proposing a new arrangement for alcohol compliance checks with local businesses. The proposed program will include compliance checks with about 30 businesses in Ames. Those businesses would be checked on twice during a five-and-a-half-month period.

The checks would be split with Ames Police and YSS on a 50/50 basis and maximum reimbursement from YSS would be set at $2,000. The program must be completed by June 30, 2015. 

City Manager Steve Schainker is recommending the approval of the Underage Enforcement agreement between Ames Police and YSS.

Also on the City Council’s agenda is the proposition for the tool to help evaluate high-density residential areas. At the Nov. 18 meeting, the Council was provided with a workshop to discuss general trends of Ames in high-density residential areas.

The Council was then tasked to come back and discuss what this evaluation tool would look like, what its objectives should be and how it will be enacted. Some topics the staff kept in mind were a “need for non-student housing, conversion of commercial land to residential, CyRide access and capacity, architectural design, affordable housing, location in the community and access to services.”

Other agenda items include:

A Resolution authorizing and approving a Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement and providing for the issuance and securing payment of $76,325,000 Taxable Water Revenue Bonds.

Motions to approve renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and LiquorLicenses:

a. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service – Oddfellows, 823 Wheeler Street.

b. Class C Liquor – Café Beau, 2504 Lincoln Way.

c. Class C Beer & B Native Wine – Casey’s General Store #2560, 3020 South Duff Avenue.

d. Special Class C Liquor – Vesuvius Wood-Fired Pizza, 1620 South Kellogg.

e. Class A Liquor – American Legion Ames Post #37, 225 Main Street.

f. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service – Chipotle Mexican Grill, 435 South Duff Avenue Suite 102.

g. Class B Beer – Indian Delights Express, 120 Welch Avenue.

The City Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the council chambers.