Mayor & City Council

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

PRESENTATION:

1. Status Report on Library Expansion

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 October 12, 2010

4. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for October 1-15, 2010 (Click here for more information.)

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

a. Class C Beer & B Wine Wheatsfield Grocery, 413 Northwestern Avenue, Ste. 105

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

6. Motion approving closure of South 16^th Street from Fountain View Drive to Golden Aspen Drive on Wednesday, October 27, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. for reality television show (Click here for more information.)

7. Resolution approving appointments of Victoria Feilmeyer and Jason Schaben to fill vacancies on Parks and Recreation Commission (Click here for more information.)

8. Resolution approving Quarterly Investment Report for period ending September 30, 2010 (Click here for more information.)

9. Resolution approving Memorandum and Agreement of Use with Story County and Ames City Assessor for data transmission (Click here for more information.)

10. Resolution awarding Engineering Services Agreement to Veenstra & Kimm, Inc., of West Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $72,500 for 2010/11 Collector Street Pavement Improvements (Storm Street from Ash Avenue to Hayward Avenue) (Click here for more information.)

11. Resolution awarding Engineering Services Agreement to WHKS & Co., of Mason City, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $54,800 for 2010/11 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (6^th Street from Grand Avenue to Northwestern Avenue) (Click here for more information.)

12. Resolution awarding contract to Central States Group of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Power Plant High Pressure Sluice Pump in the amount of $60,015.88 (Click here for more information.)

13. Resolution approving amendment of T-Mobile cell tower lease agreement at Homewood Golf Course (Click here for more information.)

14. Resolution accepting completion of Shared-Use Path System Expansion (Christopher Gartner Park to Ames Middle School) (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution accepting completion of 2009/10 Water Treatment Plant Lime Sludge Disposal Operations (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, AND COMMUNICATIONS:

16. Motion approving new Class C Beer & B Wine Permit for Hy-Vee Gas #5018, 636 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information.)

17. Motion approving 5-Day (Nov. 6 - 10) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Co. at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information.)

18. Motion approving 5-Day (Nov. 20 - 24) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Co. at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information.)

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PLANNING & HOUSING:

19. Discussion of Petition for Annexation of land by City of Nevada within City of Ames Urbanized Area (Click here for more information.)

20. Grand Aspen Subdivision, 4^th Addition:

a. Resolution approving Developers Agreement (Click here for more information.)

b. Resolution approving/motion denying request to waive requirement for improvements on Grand Avenue

c. Resolution approving Minor Final Plat (Click here for more information.)

21. Information/options regarding request from Fieldstone Developers for change in designation of 35-acre parcel (Click here for more information.)

22. Resolution approving program guidelines in conjunction with administration of Iowans Helping Iowans Disaster Assistance Program on behalf of Iowa Finance Authority (Click here for more information.)

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ELECTRIC SERVICES:

23. Resolution awarding professional services contract to URS Corporation of Columbus, Ohio, in an amount not to exceed $89,600 for Feasibility Study, Waste to Energy Conversion Technology Alternatives (Click here for more information.)

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PUBLIC WORKS:

24. Resolution approving alternative form of security from developers of South Fork Subdivision, 3^rd Addition, for intersection improvements at Lincoln Way/Franklin Avenue (Click here for more information.)

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ADMINISTRATION:

25. Presentation of Resident Satisfaction Survey results (Click here for more information.)

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HEARINGS:

26. Hearing on Greenbriar Park Improvements Project: (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 $101,000

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ORDINANCES:

27. First passage of ordinance extending Industrial Tax Exemption availability to 2020 (Click here for more information.)

28. First passage of ordinance repealing Chapter 32, Mechanical Code, of the Municipal Code (Click here for more information.)

29. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4048 related to screening of mechanical units

30. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4049 rezoning property located at 1025 Adams Street from Residential Low Density (RL) to Government/Airport (S-GA)