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AGENDA

Special Meeting of the Ames City Council

And Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

February 8, 2011


CALL TO ORDER: 5:15 p.m.

FY 2011/12 BUDGET WRAP-UP

1. Council Budget Hearings:

a. Arts Funding (COTA)

b. Human Services (ASSET)

c. Public Art

d. Partner Cities

e. Historic Preservation Commission

f. Other Requests

2. Public Input on Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Budget

3. Final Council Decisions:

a. Set salaries for Council appointees

b. Amendments to 2011-2016 CIP

c. Vote on motion to approve 2011-2016 CIP, as amended

d. Amendments to FY 2010/11 budget

e. Vote on motion to approve proposed budget amendments for FY 2010/11

f. Motion to set March 1, 2011, as date of public hearing on proposed budget amendments for FY 2010/11

g. Amendments to proposed FY 2011/12 budget

h. Vote on motion to approve proposed budget for FY 2011/12, as amended

I. Motion to set March 1, 2011, as date of final public hearing on proposed budget for FY 2011/12


REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING*

*The regular City Council meeting will immediately follow Budget Wrap-Up.

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 January 25, 2011, and Special Meetings of January 28 and February 1, 2, and 3, 2011

3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for January 16-31, 2011
(Click here for more information.)

4. Motion approving certification of civil service applicants

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

a. Class E Liquor, C Beer, & B Wine Campustown Liquor, 218 Welch Avenue, Suite 3

b. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Mickeys Irish Pub, 109 Welch Avenue

c. Class C Liquor El Azteca, 2727 Stange Road

d. Class E Liquor, C Beer, and B Wine Fareway Store #093, 3619 Stange Road

e. Class E Liquor, C Beer, and B Wine Fareway Store #386, 619 Burnett Avenue

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

g. Class C Beer and B Wine Gateway Expresse, 2400 University Boulevard

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

i. Special Class C Liquor w/Outdoor Service Stomping Grounds, 303 Welch Avenue, #101

6. Motion approving 2010 Resource Recovery Annual Report (Click here for more information.)

7. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2011-1 to Municipal Code
(Click here for more information.)

8. Resolution setting date of public hearing for February 22, 2011, on issuance of $6,640,000 Essential Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds and $310,000 General Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds and Associated Tax Levy for Debt Service
(Click here for more information.)

9. Resolution approving 2011 Urban Revitalization tax exemption requests
(Click here for more information.)

10. Resolution rejecting the single proposal received and approving Contract Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $41,400 to MCG Energy Solutions, LLC, for extension of the existing contract by an additional six months (Click here for more information.)

11. Resolution approving Wholesale Services Agreement with MidAmerican Energy for transmission service (Click here for more information.)

12. Resolution awarding contract to Controls International, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, in the amount of $60,936.31 for Power Plant Damper Drives (Click here for more information.)

13. Resolution approving renewal of contract with RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, for Electric Distribution Transformers (Click here for more information.)

14. Resolution approving Change Order No. 4 to Boiler Retube Engineering Services Contract at Power Plant (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution accepting completion of 2010/11 CDBG Public Facilities Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements Program (North 4th Street) (Click here for more information.)

16. Resolution accepting completion of 2009/10 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (Knapp Street and Ash Avenue) (Click here for more information.)

17. Resolution accepting completion of Vet Med Substation Electrical Materials (Bid No. 1 - 69-kV Switches and Bid No. 3 - Steel Structures) (Click here for more information.)

18. Resolution accepting completion of Vet Med SF6 Circuit Breakers
(Click here for more information.)

19. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for property located at 129 Hayward Avenue
(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, & COMMUNICATIONS:

20. Motion approving new 8-Month Class B Beer Permit & Outdoor Service for Homewood Golf Course, 401 E. 20th Street (Click here for more information.)

21. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License for The 5 & Dime, 115 5th Street
(Click here for more information.)

HEARINGS:

22. Hearing on Intermodal Facility: (Click here for more information.)

a. Motion continuing hearing until February 22, 2011

23. Hearing on vacating former Sumner Avenue right-of-way and alley right-of-way in Kingsburys Addition: (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance

24. Hearing on sale of vacated Sumner Avenue right-of-way and alley right-of-way in Kingsburys Addition: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving sale of rights-of-way contingent upon adoption of ordinance vacating rights-of-way

25. Hearing on rezoning of property at 712 South 16th Street from Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) to Residential High Density (RH): (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance


ADMINISTRATION:

26. Staff report on local jurisdictions regulatory controls of payday lending establishments
(Click here for more information.)


ORDINANCES:

27. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4057 prohibiting parking on north side of Springbrook Drive, east side of Wilder Avenue, north side of Roxboro Drive, and north side of Ballentine Drive


COUNCIL COMMENTS:

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.