Mayor & City Council

AGENDA

MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

September 14, 2010

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion. If you wish to speak, please complete an orange card and hand it to the City Clerk. When your name is called, please step to the microphone, state your name for the record, and limit the time used to present your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The normal process on any particular agenda item is that the motion is placed on the floor, input is received from the audience, the Council is given an opportunity to comment on the issue or respond to the audience concerns, and the vote is taken. On ordinances, there is time provided for public input at the time of the first reading. In consideration of all, if you have a cell phone, please turn it off or put it on silent ring.

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CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

PROCLAMATION:

1. Proclamation for Constitution Week 2010, September 17-23, 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.

2. Motion approving payment of claims

3. Motion approving minutes of Special Meetings of August 16 and August 31, 2010, and Regular Meeting of August 24, 2010

4. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for August 16-31, 2010 (Click here for more information.)

5.Motion approving certification of civil service applicants

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

a. Class C Beer Elmquist/Deckers BP, 821 Lincoln Way

b. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Brewers, 2704 Stange Road

c. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Wallabys Grille, 3720 W. Lincoln Way

d. Class C Liquor La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, 217 South Duff Avenue

e. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Hickorys Hall, 300 S. 17^th Street

7. Motion setting the following City Council meeting dates:

a. January 18, 2011, at 5:15 p.m. for CIP Worksession

b. January 28, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. for Budget Overview

c. February 1, 2, 3, and 8, 2011, at 5:15 p.m. for Budget Hearings/Wrap-Up

d. March 1, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. for Regular Meeting and Final Budget Hearing

8.Resolution approving appointment of Linda Griffen to fill vacancy on Public Art Commission (Click here for more information.)

9.Resolution approving revision to Personnel Policies (Click here for more information.)

10. Resolution approving revision to ASSET Policies and Procedures (Click here for more information.)

11. Resolution approving Annual Street Finance Report (Click here for more information.)

12. Resolution providing for the issuance of $6,690,000 General Obligation Corporation Purpose Bonds, Series 2010A, and providing for levy of taxes to pay same (Click here for more information.)

13. Resolution waiving enforcement of Ordinance 19.9 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on September 19, 2010, to allow golf cart rides for mobility impaired individuals at Ada Hayden Heritage Park (Click here for more information.)

14. Resolution approving 2010/11 Contract for Human Services with Foster Grandparent Program (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution approving Underage Tobacco Enforcement Agreement between Ames Police Department and Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (Click here for more information.)

16. Resolution approving acceptance of 2010 Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (Click here for more information.)

17. Engineering Services Contracts for Miscellaneous Boiler Projects II (Power Plant): (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution awarding contract to Burns & McDonnell of Chesterfield, Missouri, for Unit No. 8 Turbine Blade and Parts Procurement in an amount not to exceed $30,000

b. Resolution awarding contract to Burns & McDonnell of Chesterfield, Missouri, for Electromatic Relief Valve Replacement in an amount not to exceed $24,000

c. Resolution awarding contract to Burns & McDonnell of Chesterfield, Missouri, for Unit No. 7 Circulating Water Pipe Rehabilitation in an amount not to exceed $50,000

18. Resolution awarding to Biosolids Management Group, Inc., of Boone, Iowa, for Power Plant Ash Hauling Services in the amount of $1,225,000 (Click here for more information.)

19. Resolution approving contract and bond for Vet Med Substation SF₆ Circuit Breakers (Click here for more information.)

20. Resolution approving contract and bond for Vet Med Substation Electrical Materials, Bid Nos. 1, 2, & 3 (Click here for more information.)

21. Resolution approving contract and bond for Vet Med Substation Metal Clad Switchgear (Click here for more information.)

22. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2009/10 Airport Improvements (Taxiway A1 Rehabilitation & Taxiway A Drainage Improvements) (Click here for more information.)

23. Resolution approving final acceptance of the 2008/09 Neighborhood Curb Replacement Program (12^th and Harding) (Click here for more information.)

24. Resolution approving final acceptance of the 2008/09 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (Toronto and Hutchison) (Click here for more information.)

25. Resolution approving final acceptance of the 2008/09 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (Northwestern Avenue from Johnson Street to 30^th Street) (Click here for more information.)

26. Resolution approving final acceptance of STIMULUS: George Washington Carver (Stange Road to Bloomington Road) (Click here for more information.)

27. Resolution approving final acceptance of the 2008/09 Asphalt Pavement Improvement Program (Arizona Avenue from Phoenix Street to Ross Road) (Click here for more information.)

28. Resolution approving final plat for Sunset Ridge Subdivision, 4^th Addition(Click here for more information.)

29. Resolution approving final plat for Northridge Heights Subdivision, 10^th Addition (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:

30.Requests from The Octagon Center for the Arts for Art Festival on September 26, 2010: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Main Street, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, and Douglas Avenue from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

b. Resolution approving waiver of fee for usage of electricity

c. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for sidewalks adjacent to closed streets

d. Motion approving Blanket Vending License

e. Resolution approving waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License

31. Ames High Homecoming Committee Requests: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving closure of Parking Lot MM and the south half of Parking Lot M at 5:30 p.m. on September 27, 2010

b. Resolution approving closures of portions of Main Street, Douglas Avenue, Fifth Street, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, Clark Avenue, and Pearle Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m. for parade scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on September 27, 2010

c. Resolution approving suspension of parking meter fees in the Main Street Cultural District from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on September 27, 2010

d. Motion approving fireworks permit for display after the football game (approximately 9:15 p.m.) On October 1, 2010

e. Resolution approving waiver of fee for Fireworks Permit

32. Selection of artist for 2011-12 Public Art Commission Art in the Parks project (Click here for more information.)

33. Resolution approving/motion denying financial contribution to the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau towards the second phase of the Flat Space Study (Click here for more information.)

34. Discussion of request from artist Jane Graham for City to address the westerly landscaping that is impairing visibility of the Ames Historical Mural in Tom Evans Plaza (Click here for more information.)

35. Motion approving new 5-Day Class C Liquor License for Christianis Events at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information.)

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ADMINISTRATION:

36. 2010 Flood Mitigation Overview (Click here for more information.) (Attachment I), (Attachment II), (Attachments III & IV)

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PLANNING & HOUSING:

37. Resolution approving/motion denying request for waiver of subdivision regulations for Deer Run Lane (Click here for more information.)

38. Request from Randall Corporation for the City to pave a portion of the Grand Avenue Extension (Click here for more information.)

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TRANSIT:

39. Resolution approving Intermodal Facility Agreement with Federal Transit Administration (Click here for more information.)

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PUBLIC WORKS:

40. Report on E. 13^th Street Resurfacing (from I-35 Ramps to 570^th Avenue) (Click here for more information.)

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

41. Response to issuance of final NPDES Permit: (Click here for more information.)

a. Motion authorizing staff to file an administrative appeal with the Director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

b. Resolution allocating additional funds in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for continuation of outside consulting services

42. Iowa League of Cities v. US Environmental Protection Agency: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving Joint Litigation Agreement

b. Resolution authorizing payment of portion of League of Cities legal fees to Hall & Associates, Washington, not to exceed $25,000 from Sanitary Sewer Fund

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ADMINISTRATION:

43. Progress report on City organizational goal of sustainability (Click here for more information.)

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HEARINGS:

44. Hearing on Power Plant Unit No. 8 Stack Repair Project:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Gerard Chimney Company of St. Louis, Missouri, in the amount of $191,400.00, plus applicable sales taxes (Click here for more information.)

45. Hearing on Vet Med Substation Expansion:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to National Conductor Constructors of Brainerd, Minnesota, in the amount of $1,220,639.54 (Click here for more information.)

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ORDINANCES:

46. Second passage of ordinance pertaining to Municipal Code Chapter 5 and enacting sign regulations as separate Chapter 21

47. Second passage of ordinance pertaining to Municipal Code Chapter 8

48. Second passage of amended Lighting Ordinance

49. Second reading of ordinance concerning governing of public library and clarifying procedures for removal of Library employees

50.Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4043 establishing No Parking regulation along west side of Jensen Avenue from 20^th Street to 24^th Street

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COUNCIL COMMENTS:

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