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AGENDA

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL,

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES AREA

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE,

AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

March 23, 2010

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL

CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.

1. Staff report on Water and Sewer Rates: (Click here for more information.)

a. Motion directing City Attorney to draft rate increase ordinances


AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (AAMPO)

TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING*

*The AAMPO Transportation Policy Committee Meeting will begin immediately after the Special Meeting of the Ames City Council.

1. Motion approving draft AAMPO 2011 Transportation Planning Work Program and setting May 25, 2010, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information.)

2. Motion approving draft AAMPO 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program and setting May 25, 2010, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information.)

3. Motion approving final AAMPO 2011 Passenger Transportation Plan Update for submission to Iowa Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration (Click here for PTP update) (Click here for PTP Appendices)

4. Motion approving AAMPO annual self-certification (Click here for more information.)

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:


REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL*

*The Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council will begin immediately after the AAMPO Transportation Policy Committee Meeting.

PROCLAMATIONS:

1. Proclamation for Claim Ames! Day, March 25, 2010

2. Proclamation for Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance Month, April 2010


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.

3. Motion approving payment of claims

4. Motion approving minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 2, 2010, and Special Meeting of March 9, 2010

5. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for February 16-28, 2010 (Click here for more information.)

6. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits, and liquor licenses:

a. Class C Liquor - Caf Northwest, 114 Des Moines Avenue

b. Class C Beer and B Wine - Kum & Go #200, 4510 Mortensen

c. Class C Liquor - GeAngelos, 829 Wheeler Street, Suite 9

d. Class E Liquor, C Beer and B Wine - Wal-Mart Store #749, 3015 Grand Avenue

e. Class E Liquor, C Beer and B Wine - Campustown Liquor, 218 Welch Avenue Suite 3

f. Class C Beer and B Wine - Kum & Go #227, 2108 Isaac Newton Drive

(Click here for more information.)

7. Motion rejecting bids for Power Plant Precipitator Wire Replacement Project (Click here for more information.)

8. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2010-2 to Municipal Code (Click here for more information.)

9. Resolution approving corrective amendment to Municipal Code, Appendix G - Fire Lane Designations (Click here for more information.)

10. Resolution approving appointment of Daniel Brown to Human Relations Commission Investigative & Conciliation Officers

11. Resolution approving 2010/11 Neighborhood Improvement Program grants (Click here for more information.)

12. Resolution approving Intergovernmental Agreement for Household Hazardous Materials Collection (Click here for more information.)

13. Resolution approving Intermodal Facility Conceptual Design Contract with Neumann Monson in an amount not to exceed $68,500 (Click here for more information.)

14. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2009/10 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (Knapp Street and Ash Avenue); setting April 21, 2010, as bid due date and April 27, 2010, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Shared-Use Path System Expansion (Christopher Gartner Park to Ames Middle School); setting April 21, 2010, as bid due date and April 27, 2010, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information.)

16. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2010/11 WPC Clarifier Painting Project; setting April 15, 2010, as bid due date and April 27, 2010, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information.)

17. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2009/10 Water System Improvements (Water Service Transfers) (Click here for more information.)

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

19. Resolution approving renewal of contract with RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, for Electric Distribution Transformers from April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011 (Click here for more information.)

20. Resolution approving Change Order to Professional Legal Services Agreement with BrownWinick for 161-kV Tie Line (Click here for more information.)

21. Resolution approving Change Orders 1, 2, and 3 for Federal Stimulus Program Project: Lincoln Way (Hickory Drive to 475 feet east of Marshall Avenue) (Click here for more information.)

22. Resolution approving reduction in retention amount for 2009 Downtown Pavement Improvements (Kellogg Avenue) (Click here for more information.)

23. Resolution accepting completion of City Hall Doors Replacement Project (Click here for more information.)

24. Resolution accepting final completion of S. Dayton Avenue Improvements Divisions I & II (Click here for more information.)

25. Resolution accepting final completion of Federal Stimulus Program Project: Skunk River Trail (South River Valley Park to Carr Pool) (Click here for more information.)

26. Resolution accepting final completion of Resource Recovery Plant Conveyor Belt Replacement (Click here for more information.)

27. Resolution accepting completion of 2008/09 Lime Sludge Disposal Operation (Click here for more information.)

28. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for property located at 520 Grand Avenue (Click here for more information.)

29. Resolution approving Major Final Plat for Somerset Subdivision, 24th Addition (Click here for more information.)


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.


PERMITS, PETITIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS:

30. Presentation by Ames Foundation on plans to beautify Downtown (Click here for more information.)

31. Motion approving new Special Class C Liquor License for Lucullans Italian Grill, 400 Main Street (Click here for more information.)

32. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License for El Azteca, 2727 Stange Road (Click here for more information.)

33. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License for Legends American Grille, 119 Stanton Avenue, Suite 701 (Click here for more information.)

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

35. Greek Week 2010 Requests on Saturday, April 10: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Sunset Drive, Ash Avenue, Gray Avenue, Greeley Street, and Lynn Avenue from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations for portions of Gray Avenue, Greeley Street, Pearson Avenue, Lynn Avenue, and Sunset Drive from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

36. Requests from Mary Greeley Medical Center for Hope Run on Saturday, June 19, 2010: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Fifth Street, Pearle Avenue, Sixth Street, University Boulevard, and Haber Road for road race, from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m.

b. Resolution approving closure of parking spaces on portions of Fifth Street and Pearle Avenue from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m.

c. Resolution approving closure of portions of Main Street and Northwestern Avenue from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 9:30 a.m.

d. Resolution approving closure of East Fifth Street for Mary Greeley Fest, from 5:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

e. Resolution approving waiver of fee for Road Race Permit

37. Mayors of Ames project (Click here for more information.)


PUBLIC WORKS:

38. Update on winter snow and ice removal costs: (Click here for more information.)

a. Staff report on costs of snow/ice removal for 2009/10 winter season

b. Resolution approving purchase of additional salt


FLEET SERVICES:

39. Resolution awarding contracts to Titan Machinery of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of $137,200 for purchase of Case Bar Wheel Loader and to Ziegler, Inc., of Altoona, Iowa, in the amount of $141,096 for CAT Wheel Loader with guaranteed buy-backs (Click here for more information.)


HEARINGS:

40. Hearing on rezoning of property at 615 and 725 East Lincoln Way from General Industrial (GI) to Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) and of property at 725 and 729 East Lincoln Way from Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) to General Industrial (GI):

a. First passage of ordinance (Click here for more information.)

b. Resolution approving Minor Final Plat for Friedrichs Commercial Subdivision, 2nd Addition, with stipulations (Click here for more information.)

41. Hearing on Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Pertaining to Garage Parking Maximums for Single- and Two-Family Dwellings: (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance

42. Hearing on Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Define Bedroom and Livingroom for Purposes of Calculating Parking Requirements: (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance

43. Hearing on 2008/09 Downtown Street Pavement Improvements (Burnett Avenue): (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $620,646.08

44. Hearing on Unit No. 8 Waterwall Installation for Power Plant: (Click here for more information.)

a. Motion accepting report of bids and delaying award of contract


ORDINANCES:

45. Second passage of ordinance creating new Convenience General Service (CGS) District

46. Second passage of ordinance adding CGS to Landscaping and Screening section

47. Second passage of ordinance adding CGS to Off-Street Parking section

48. Second passage of ordinance adding CGS to Base Zone listing

49. Second passage of ordinance adding CGS to Commercial Base Zones

50. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4027 related to turnarounds for fire trucks in subdivisions


WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

51. Staff report on intent to commence Water Treatment Plant (WTP) project


COMMENTS:

CLOSED SESSION:

52. Motion to hold closed sessions as provided by Section 21.5(1)c and Section 21.5(j), Code of Iowa, to discuss strategy with counsel in matters presently in litigation and concerning a real estate transaction, respectively:

a. Resolution approving settlement agreement and release in City of Ames vs. Cotter Turbine Services, et al

b. Resolution setting date of public hearing for land acquisition related to new Water Treatment Plant


COMMENTS:

Letters

ADJOURNMENT:

*Please note that this agenda may be changed up to 24 hours before the meeting time as provided by Section 21.4(2), Code of Iowa