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**AMENDED**

AGENDA

Special Meeting of the Ames Housing Governing Board

and Regular Meeting of the

Ames City Council

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

March 1, 2011

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES HOUSING GOVERNING BOARD

CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.

1. Motion authorizing staff to negotiate Intergovernmental Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding with Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority to transfer administration of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program (Click here for more information.)

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:


REGULAR MEETING OF AMES CITY COUNCIL*

*The City Councils Regular Meeting will immediately follow the Ames Housing Governing Board Meeting.

**Additional Item: PROCLAMATION: Proclamation for Flood Awareness Month, March 2011

PRESENTATION:

1. Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

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 the Special Meeting of February 15, 2011, and Regular Meeting of February 22, 2011

4. Motion approving certification of civil service applicants (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 Liquor w/ Outdoor Service Coldwater Golf Links, 615 S. 16th Street

b. Class A Liquor w/ Outdoor Service Elks Lodge #1626, 522 Douglas Avenue

c. Class C Beer and B Wine Swift Stop #5, 3218 Orion Street

d. Class E Liquor, C Beer, and B Wine Sams Club #6568, 305 Airport Road

e. Class C Liquor Carlos OKellys Mexican Caf, 631 Lincoln Way

f. Special Class C Liquor Valentinos, 823 Wheeler St. #1

g. Special Class C Liquor The Spice Thai Cuisine, 402 Main Street

h. Class C Beer Swift Stop #4, 1118 South Duff Ave.

6. Motion setting March 8, 2011, at Noon as date of Special City Council Meeting

7. Motion rescinding April 12, 2011, and setting March 8, 2011, as date of public hearing on City Hall Heat Pump Replacement Project (Click here for more information.)

8. Resolution Providing for a Debt Service Tax Levy for FY 2011/12 to Pay the Cost of Constructing Street Improvements and Improvements to City Hall (Click here for more information.)

9. Resolution approving appointments to Citys various boards and commissions (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:

10. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License & Outdoor Service for Buffalo Wild Wings, 400 South Duff Avenue (Click here for more information.)

11. Motion approving new 5-Day (March 1-5) Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Company at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Blvd (Click here for more information.)

12. Motion approving new 5-Day (March 8-12) Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Company at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Blvd (Click here for more information.)

*Additional Item: Motion approving request from Main Street Cultural District and Public Art Commission to allow painting of Downtown benches (Click here for more information.)

13. Greek Week 2011 Requests on Saturday, April 2: (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 7:00p.m.

14. Resolution approving street and parking space closures for Main Street Farmers Market (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution approving/motion denying request of Jody McCaskey for waiver of subdivision regulations on tract of land locally known as 1512 X Avenue in Boone County (Click here for more information.)

16. Resolution approving/motion denying request of Steve and Barb ORourke for waiver of subdivision regulations for property located in Hickory Hills Subdivision II (Click here for more information.)


HEARINGS:

17. Hearing on rezoning of properties along both sides of Kellogg Avenue between Union Pacific Railroad and Lincoln Way: (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance

b. Resolution setting April 26, 2011, as the date of public hearing on revisions to the Downtown Revitalization Area

18. Hearing on Amendments to Fiscal Year 2010/11 Budget:

a. Resolution amending budget for current Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2011

19. Hearing on adoption of 2011/12 budget:

a. Resolution approving 2011/12 budget

PLANNING & HOUSING:

20. Resolution approving/motion denying amendment to the Land Use Policy Plan pertaining to use restrictions under exception criteria for the Convenience Commercial Node (CVCN) (Click here for more information.)

21. Downtown Facade Improvement Program:

a. Staff report on Program Budget (Click here for more information.)

22. Resolution approving/motion denying Downtown Facade Improvement Grant for 132 and 134 Main Street (Click here for more information.)


TRANSIT:

23. Intermodal Facility: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving Project and Construction Management Contract with Iowa State University

b. Resolution approving contract and bond from Weitz Company for Construction of Intermodal Facility


ADMINISTRATION:

24.Resolution authorizing extension of Engagement and Retainer Agreement with Ritts Law Group of Alexandria, Virginia, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for consulting services related to the Clean Air Act (Click here for more information.)

25. Staff report on Flood Mitigation Plan (Click here for more information.)

26.Staff report on Multi-Use Trails Liability Mitigation Plan (Click here for more information.)


ORDINANCES:

27. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4058 vacating former Sumner Avenue right-of-way and alley right-of-way in Kingsburys Addition

28. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4059 rezoning property at 712 South 16th Street from Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) to Residential High Density (RH)


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