Mayor & City Council

CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.

1. Roll Call

2. Motion approving minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 26, 2010

3. Public hearing on proposed FY 2010/11 budget for Ames City Assessors Office

a. Motion to adopt budget

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

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REGULAR MEETING OF AMES CITY COUNCIL*

*The City Councils Regular Meeting will immediately follow the Conference Board Meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council members vote on the motion.

1. Motion approving payment of claims

2. Motion approving minutes of Regular Meeting of February 9, 2010

3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for February 1-15, 2010

4. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits and liquor licenses: (Click here for more information)

a. Class C Beer & B Wine - Gateway Expresse, 2400 University Boulevard

b. Class E Liquor, C Beer, and B Wine - Wal-Mart Supercenter #4256, 534 South Duff Avenue

c. Special Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service - Stomping Grounds, 303 Welch Avenue, #101

d. Class C Liquor - Twentieth Century Bowling, 505 South Duff Avenue

e. Class C Beer - Almost Always Open, 419 Lincoln Way

f. Class B Liquor - Holiday Inn Ames, 2609 University Boulevard

5. Motion approving submission of grant application for participation in Governors Traffic Safety Bureau Program (Click here for more information)

6. Resolution approving Underage Enforcement Agreement with Youth & Shelter Services for police overtime reimbursement (Click here for more information)

7. Resolution awarding contract to MCG Energy Solutions, LLC, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in an amount not to exceed $82,800.00 for MISO Market Participant Services (Click here for more information)

8. Resolution waiving formal bidding procedures and authorizing staff to solicit bids for five two-month fuel purchase contract periods for CyRide in an amount not to exceed $483,000.00 (Click here for more information)

9. Resolution awarding contract to Henderson Truck Equipment of Manchester, Iowa, for five dump bodies for $219,727; five wing plows for $47,617.90; and two underbody scrapers for $11,983.88; and authorizing certain delivery dates (Click here for more information)

10. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2009/10 Water System Improvements (Oakland Street Water Main Replacement) (Click here for more information)

11. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2009/10 CyRide West Wall Siding Replacement Project (Click here for more information)

12. Resolution accepting final completion of Squaw Creek Shared-Use Path Bridge (Click here for more information)

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PUBLIC FORUM: This is a time set aside for comments from the public on topics of City business other than those listed on this agenda. Please understand that the Council will not take any action on your comments at this meeting due to requirements of the Open Meetings Law, but may do so at a future meeting. The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public; however, at no time is it appropriate to use profane, obscene, or slanderous language. The Mayor may limit each speaker to five minutes.

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PERMITS, PETITIONS, & COMMUNICATIONS:

13. Motion approving new 5-Day Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)

14. Motion approving new 5-Day Class C Liquor License for Gateway Hotel & Conference Center at ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)

15. Correction of easements and right-of-way permits at 420 East 7^th Street: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution correcting Right-of-Way Permit and Easement dated December 30, 1996, and filed as Instrument No. 97-00081 in Story County Recorders Office

b. Resolution accepting new 20' Public Utility Easement and 20' Sanitary Sewer Easement

c. Resolution amending Utility Easement and terminating Fill Agreement for Disposal of Lime Softening Residual from Water Treatment dated July 23, 1996, and filed as Instrument No. 96-07687 in Story County Recorders Office

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ADMINISTRATION:

16. Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Projects:

a. Presentation of possible projects

b. Motion approving project(s) for funding through $544,000 EECBG Grant (Click here for more information)

c. Motion approving project(s) for State EECBG Grant (Click here for more information)

17. Discussion of possible policy questions for Citizen Satisfaction Survey (Click here for more information)

18. Review of City Council goals, objectives, tasks, and schedule (Click here for more information)

19. Motion authorizing staff to submit application and garner community support for Google Fiber Network (Click here for more information)

20. Status report on TIGER Grant for Intermodal Facility (Click here for more information)

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ELECTRIC:

21. Resolution approving Agreement regarding withdrawal from IMWind (Click here for more information)

22. Motion rejecting bids for Power Plant Ash Hauling and Ash Pond Reclamation Services (Click here for more information)

23. Motion rejecting bids for Unit No. 8 Coal Mill Parts (Click here for more information)

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LIBRARY:

24. Fundraising Feasibility Study:

a. Resolution approving/motion denying reallocation of $68,000 from 2009/10 CIP to fund contract with The Hodge Group for Fundraising Feasibility Study (Click here for more information)

b. Resolution approving/motion denying financial feasibility study contract with The Hodge Group in an amount not to exceed $62,500 for the Study and an amount not to exceed $5,500 for reimbursable expenses for travel, communications, and printing (Click here for more information)

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PLANNING & HOUSING:

25. Discussion of Code amendments pertaining to Wind Energy Systems (Tabled from 2/09/10) (Click here for more information)

26. Resolution approving Preliminary Plat for Airport Business Park Subdivision (Click here for more information)

27. Subdivision ordinance text amendment (postponed from 11/10/09): (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance related to turnarounds for fire trucks in subdivisions

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HEARINGS:

28. Hearing for Construction of Fishing Pier/Overlook Feature at Ada Hayden Heritage Park: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Peterson Contractors, Inc., of Reinbeck, Iowa, in the amount of $164,075.00

29. Hearing on Vacating Easements and Rights-of-Way along East Lincoln Way (605, 615, and 729): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving the vacating of easements and rights-of-way

30. Hearing on Sale of City-Owned Rights-of-Way along East Lincoln Way (605, 615, and 729): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving sale to Friedrich & Sons

31. Hearing on the Issuance of $6,600,000 Essential Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds and Associated Tax Levy for Debt Service: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving issuance

32. Hearing on the Issuance of $90,000 General Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds and Associated Tax Levy for Debt Service: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving issuance

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ORDINANCES:

33. Second passage of ordinance amending terms of office, powers, and duties of Library Board of Trustees members

34. Second passage of ordinance to correct scriveners errors in Municipal Code, Section 23.102(2)(a) pertaining to subdivisions

35. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4023 defining prior offenses