Mayor & City Council

AGENDA

MEETING OF THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE

AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

October 12, 2010

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AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

1. Presentation of Final 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan (Click here for more information.)

a. Motion adopting Plan

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING*

*The Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the meeting of the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee.

PROCLAMATION:

1. Proclamation for Character Counts! Week, October 17-23, 2010

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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 Regular Meeting of September 28 and Special Meetings of September 21, 29, 30, and October 7, 2010

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

a. Class C Liquor London Underground, 212 Main Street

b. Class C Liquor Project 20/20, 2424 Lincoln Way

c. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Element/Chasers/e, 2401 Chamberlain Street

d. Class C Beer & B Wine Aldi, Inc. #48, 1301 Buckeye Avenue

e. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Thumbs, 2816 West Street

f. Class E Liquor, C Beer, & B Wine Target Store T-1170, 320 South Duff Avenue

5. Motion directing City Attorney to draft ordinances setting parking regulations for Roxboro Drive, Ballentine Drive, Wilder Avenue, and Springbrook Drive (Click here for more information.)

6. Resolution approving Affirmative Action Plan Annual Update (Click here for more information.)

7. Resolution approving appointments to the Ames Community Sustainability Task Force (Click here for more information.)

8. Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding between Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park and the City of Ames (Click here for more information.)

9. Resolution approving award for truck chassis, body, and aerial platform for Electric Services to: (Click here for more information.)

a. Truck Country of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for purchase one truck chassis at a cost of $67,277

b. ABM Equipment & Supply, Hopkins, MN, for purchase and installation of one utility body and one aerial platform at a cost of $101,918

10. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2010/11 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (Duff Avenue, Lincoln Way to 7^th Street) (Click here for more information.)

11. Resolution approving contract and bond for Precipitator Wire Replacement for Electric Services (Click here for more information.)

12. Resolution approving Contract Amendment between Iowa Department of Economic Development and Phasient Learning Technologies, LLC

13. Resolution approving Contract Amendment between Iowa Department of Economic Development and New Link Genetics (Click here for more information.)

14. Resolution accepting completion of Shredder Rotor Repair for Resource Recovery Plant (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution approving Plats of Survey for properties located at 2108 and 2114 Isaac Newton Drive (Click here for more information.)

16. Resolution approving completion of Roxboro/Stange Connection and releasing security (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:

17. Motion approving new Special Class C Liquor, B Wine & Outdoor Service for Southgate Expresse, 110 Airport Road (Click here for more information.)

18. Main Street Cultural District requests for Holiday Lighting and Open House Activities (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving suspension of parking enforcement for Central Business District on weekdays from 5:00-6:00 p.m., November 22 through December 31; all day on November 19; and all Saturdays beginning November 20 through December 25

b. Resolution approving waiver of fees for electricity for holiday activities from November 19 through December 31

c. Resolution approving closure of Main Street, from Burnett to Kellogg, from 3:30-9:00 p.m. on November 19 for planned activities

d. Motion approving Blanket Vending License for the Central Business District on November 19 from 3:30 to 9:00 p.m.

19. ISU Homecoming requests for October 29, 2010:

a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Ash Avenue, Gray Avenue, Lynn Avenue, Pearson Avenue, and Sunset Drive between 6:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

b. Motion approving temporary obstruction permit for area inside street closures

c. Resolution approving/motion denying allocation of $1,500 for pancake feed

d. Resolution approving Fireworks Permit for ground effects fireworks shoot on Central Campus, beginning at approximately 11:55 p.m., pending approval of ISU Risk Management

20. Report on requests for stop signs at Jewel and Diamond and Jewel and Garnet (Click here for more information.)

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PUBLIC WORKS:

21. Report on land request from First United Methodist Church (Click here for more information.)

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ADMINISTRATION:

22. Resolution approving/motion denying request for forgiveness of emergency loan to the Richmond Center (Click here for more information.)

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ELECTRIC:

23. Resolution approving Change Order for Unit No. 8 Waterwall Installation Project at Power Plant (Click here for more information.)

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PLANNING & HOUSING:

24. Resolution approving Downtown Facade Grant for property located at 326-5th Street (Click here for more information.)

25. Resolution approving/motion denying request for waiver of subdivision regulations for 533 - 193^rd Street (Click here for more information.)

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POLICE:

26. Resolution accepting U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2010 Emergency Operations Center Grant (Click here for more information.)

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ORDINANCES:

27. Second passage of ordinance related to screening of mechanical units

28. Second passage of ordinance rezoning property located at 1025 Adams Street from Residential Low Density (RL) to Government/Airport (S-GA)

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HUMAN RESOURCES:

29. Motion to hold closed session as provided by Section 20.17(3) and Section 21.5c, Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy

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