AGENDA

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
FEBRUARY 28, 2012

CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.

1. Roll Call
2. Motion approving minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 24, 2012 (Click here for more information)
3. Resolution approving appointment of Roy Zingg to Board of Review(Click here for more information)
4. Public hearing on proposed FY 2012/13 budget for Ames City Assessors Office(Click here for more information)
a. Motion to adopt budget

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

REGULAR MEETING OF AMES CITY COUNCIL*
*The City Councils Regular Meeting will immediately follow the Conference Board Meeting.

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 Special/Regular Meeting of February 14, 2012(Click here for more information)
3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for February 1-15, 2012(Click here for more information)
4. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits, and liquor licenses:(Click here for more information)
a. Class C Beer Almost Always Open, 419 Lincoln Way
b. Class C Beer & B Native Wine Caseys General Store #2905, 3612 Stange Road
c. Class C Liquor Headliners, 2430 Lincoln Way
d. Class C Liquor w/Outdoor Service Coldwater Golf Links, 615 S. 16th Street
5. Motion directing City Attorney to draft ordinance changing Library Board of Trustees term appointment dates from July 1 to April 1(Click here for more information)
6. Resolution approving Agreement with Iowa DOT for Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP) funds for West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements (Lincoln Way and Dotson Drive Intersection)(Click here for more information)
7. Resolution approving Extension Amendment to Agreement for Joint and Cooperative Action for Waste Disposal with Boone County(Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving Certificate of Consistency on behalf of Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS) Non-Profit Organization(Click here for more information)
9. Resolution setting March 6, 2012, as date of public hearing on General Obligation Loan Agreement in an amount not to exceed $13,150,000 for the purpose of paying for improvements to streets, water and sanitary sewer lines, flood mitigation projects, rehabilitating City parks, and replacing a City park bicycle/pedestrian bridge(Click here for more information)
10. Resolution approving rebate payment to Bethesda Lutheran Church for installation of geothermal heating and cooling(Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving Real Estate Contract with Martha Benson for acquisition of 4.3 acres between McCarthy Lee Park and Munn Woods(Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2011/12 & 2012/13 Neighborhood Curb Replacement Program; setting March 21, 2012, as bid due date and March 27, 2012, as date of public hearing(Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2010/11 Asphalt Resurfacing/Seal Coat Reconstruction/Asphalt Reconstruction Program; setting March 21, 2012, as bid due date and March 27, 2012, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2012/13 Water System Improvements, Water Service Transfers Contract, #1; setting March 21, 2012, as bid due date and March 27, 2012, as date of public hearing(Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2012/13 Water System Improvements, Water Main Replacement; setting March 21, 2012, as bid due date and March 27, 2012, as date of public hearing(Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Secondary Feed System for Pre-Processed Boiler Fuel at Resource Recovery Plant; setting March 20, 2012, as bid due date and March 27, 2012, as date of public hearing(Click here for more information)
17. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Replacement of Rubber Flooring at Ames/ISU Ice Arena; setting March 20, 2012, as bid due date and March 27, 2012, as date of public hearing(Click here for more information)
18. Resolution awarding contract to IP Pathways, LLC, of Urbandale, Iowa, in the amount of $107,647.38 for hardware, software, and services to support Public Safety Information Management System(Click here for more information)
19. Resolution awarding contract with NOVA Bus, Inc., for up to $1,396,600 for purchase of two articulated buses(Click here for more information)
20. Resolution awarding contract to INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc., for Transit Scheduling software in an amount not-to-exceed $180,481.71(Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving Change Order No. 15 with Weitz Company for deduct of $9,200 for Intermodal Facility(Click here for more information)
22. Resolution approving renewal of contract with RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, for purchase of Electric Distribution Transformers, in accordance with unit prices and energy losses bid(Click here for more information)
23. Resolution approving contract and bond for NCAH Pump Station and Wastewater Metering Facilities Improvements(Click here for more information)
24. Resolution accepting final completion of 2010/11 Water System Improvements, Water Service Transfers (Ash 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 the time given to each speaker.

PERMITS, PETITIONS, & COMMUNICATIONS:
25. Motion approving new 8-Month Class B Beer Permit for Homewood Golf Course, 401 E. 20th Street(Click here for more information)
26. Motion approving 5-Day licenses for Olde Main Brewing Co.:
a. Class C Liquor (March 1-5) at ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue(Click here for more information)
b. Class C Liquor (March 13-17) at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)
27. Greek Week 2012 Requests:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Sunset Drive, Ash Avenue, Gray Avenue, Greeley Street, and Lynn Avenue from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 31
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations for portions of Gray Avenue, Greeley Street, Pearson Avenue, Lynn Avenue, and Sunset Drive from 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 29 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31

COUNCIL FOLLOW-UP REPORTS:
28. Request from Deery Brothers for tax abatement for property at the corner of SE 16th Street and South Dayton Avenue(Click here for more information)

LIBRARY:
29. Resolution awarding contract with Meyers, Scherer, & Rockcastle, Ltd., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the amount of $1,487,325, plus reimbursable expenses in an amount not to exceed $40,000, for Phase II of Ames Public Library Renovation and Addition(Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:
30. 2012/13 Proposed Annual Action Plan projects for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program public forum follow-up:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving proposed 2012/13 Annual Action Plan projects and authorizing staff to prepare the Action Plan document for 30-day comment period

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:
31. Resolution awarding contract to HDR, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska, for Water Pollution Control Long-Range Facility Plan in an amount not to exceed $379,200(Click here for more information)
32. Resolution approving temporary increase of one Water Plant Operator FTE at Water Treatment Plant(Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
33. Hearing on Main Street Alley Project (Kellogg Avenue to Douglas Avenue):(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Absolute Concrete of Slater, Iowa, in the amount of $94,457

ADMINISTRATION:
34. Semi-Annual Report of Business Development Coordinator(Click here for more information)
35. Motion approving 2012/13 Council Goals, Objectives, and Tasks(Click here for more information)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

HUMAN RESOURCES:
36. Motion to hold closed session as provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy:
a. Resolution ratifying contract with IUOE (Power Plant)

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.