** Amended**
AGENDA

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JOINT MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AND
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
MAY 8, 2012

CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.

JOINT MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AND
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION

1. Presentation of Human Relations Commission Annual Report:(Click here for more information)
a. Receive Annual Report

REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL*
*The Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the Joint Meeting of the Ames City Council and Human Relations Commission.

PROCLAMATION:
1. Proclamation for Historic Preservation Month, May 2012

PRESENTATION:
2. Presentation of Historic Preservation Award(s)

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.
3. Motion approving payment of claims
4. Motion approving Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 24, 2012 (Click here for more information)
5. Motion approving certification of civil service applicants(Click here for more information)
6. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for April 16-30, 2012(Click here for more information)
7. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits, and liquor licenses:(Click here for more information)
a. Special Class C Liquor Great Plains Sauce & Dough, 129 Main Street
b. Special Class C Liquor Mongolian Buffet, 1620 S. Kellogg Avenue, #103
c. Class C Beer and B Wine Walgreens #12108, 2719 Grand Avenue
d. Class B Beer Jeffs Pizza Shop, 2402 Lincoln Way
e. Class C Liquor Mothers Pub, 2900 West Street
f. Class C Liquor Red Lobster #747, 1100 Buckeye Avenue
g. Class C Beer Tobacco Outlet Plus #530, 204 South Duff Avenue
h. Class B Beer Pizza Hut #4303, 436 South Duff Avenue
i. Special Class C Liquor Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Avenue
8. Resolution approving reappointment of Council Member Tom Wacha to Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees(Click here for more information)
9. Resolution approving appointment of Heather Johnson to Public Art Commission(Click here for more information)
10. Resolution approving appointment of Nathan Werstein to Building Board of Appeals(Click here for more information)
11. Resolution adopting tax compliance procedures relating to tax-exempt bonds(Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving 2012/13 Commission On The Arts (COTA) Annual Grants (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving 2012/13 Human Services Annual Contracts (Click here for more information)
14. 2012 Department Bureau Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program:(Click here for more information)
a. Motion approving submission of Grant application
b. Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding with Story County for disbursement of funds
15. Resolution approving closure of 13th Street for sanitary sewer repairs at intersection of 13th Street and Ridgewood Avenue(Click here for more information)
**Additional Item: Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Southeast
Entryway; setting May 15, 2012, as bid due date and May 22, 2012, as date of public hearing
16. Resolution approving revised dates of June 13, 2012, (bid due date) and June 26, 2012 (date of public hearing) for MEC Interconnection 161-kV Transmission Line Construction Project(Click here for more information)
17. Resolution awarding a contract for the purchase of Pebble Lime for FY 2012/13 to Western Lime Corporation of West Bend, Wisconsin, in the amount of $138/ton(Click here for more information)
18. Resolution approving Change Order for professional services for flood damage repairs- bank erosion repairs (near 326 North Riverside and Stuart Smith Park) (Click here for more information)
19. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2010/11 Concrete Pavement Improvements (Lincoln Swing and Oakland Street)(Click here for more information)
20. Resolution approving contract and bond for Underground for Electric Services (Back-Up Contract)(Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2011/12 Asphalt Pavement Improvements (Barr Drive and Indian Grass Court)(Click here for more information)
22. Resolution approving contract and bond for South 4th Street Water Main Repair(Click here for more information)
23. Resolution accepting completion of Power Plant Unit No. 7 Circulating Water Pipe Rehabilitation Project(Click here for more information)
24. Resolution accepting completion of 2008/09 Water Systems Improvements (Kellogg Avenue Water Main Replacement)(Click here for more information)
25. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 2422 Knapp Street and 410, 412, 420, 426, and 432 Welch 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:
26. Update and request for Council direction on Topographical Illusion II sculpture in City Auditorium (Click here for more information)
27. Requests from Ames Patriotic Council for Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, 2012:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution closing south half of Parking Lot M from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 11:00 a.m. for staging parade
b. Resolution approving closure of 5th Street from Grand Avenue to Clark Avenue from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for line-up and start of parade
c. Resolution approving temporary closure of Clark Avenue (from 5th Street to 9th Street), 9th Street (from Clark to Maxwell), 6th Street (at Clark) and Duff Avenue (at 9th Street), as parade moves through intersections

ADMINISTRATION:
28. Motion authorizing City staff to apply for State Energy Program grant (Click here for more information)

ELECTRIC SERVICES:
29. Resolution awarding contract for Unit No. 8 Feedwater Heater Replacement to SPX Heat Transfer of Bethleham, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $752,700 (Click here for more information)

HUMAN RESOURCES:
30. Resolution approving renewal of Agreement with Wellmark BCBS of Iowa for administrative services, specific and aggregate excess coverage, and network access for health benefits(Click here for more information)
31. Resolution approving renewal of Administrative Services Agreement with Delta Dental of Iowa for dental benefits(Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
32. Hearing on 2012/13 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant Program:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving Plan
33. Hearing on Amendment to Planned Residence District Development Plan (Major Site Development Plan) for Ringgenberg Park, located at southwest corner of Oakwood Road and Cedar Lane:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving amendment, which entails changes to Preliminary Plat and Major Site Development Plan that illustrate layout and design features
34. Hearing on rezoning of property located at 3799 Cedar Lane from Planned Residence District (F-PRD) to Government/Airport (S-GA):(Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
35. Hearing on Unit No. 8 Superheater and Boiler Tube Replacement:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to AZCO, Inc., of Menasha, Wisconsin, in the amount of $1,804,300
36. Hearing on Vet Med Substation Capacitor Bank Foundation Installation:(Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of no bids
b. Motion directing staff to rebid the project
c. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications; setting May 23, 2012, as bid due date and June 12, 2012, as date of public hearing
37. Hearing on 2010/11 and 2011/12 Asphalt Resurfacing and Seal Coat Removal/Asphalt Reconstruction Program:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Manatts, Inc., of Brooklyn, Iowa, in the amount of $795,711.65
38. Hearing on Zoning Ordinance text amendment to add an exception for striping of parking spaces designated for outdoor display of vehicles for sale or lease:(Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
39. Hearing on Zoning Ordinance text amendment to adopt alternative landscaping standards for auto and marine craft trade uses:(Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance

ORDINANCES:
40. First passage of ordinance to adopt provisions for integrated site plan subdivisions (Click here for more information)
41. First passage of ordinance establishing parking regulations for Timber Ridge Drive (Click here for more information)
42. Second passage of ordinance adopting Water and Sewer Rates
43. Second passage of ordinance increasing illegal parking fines and removing all references to coins in the form of payment for parking meters
44. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4110 adopting 2011 National Electric Code with State and City of Ames amendments
45. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4111 making Zoning text amendment to create separate land use for delayed deposit service providers and enacting prohibitions against their locating in Highway-Oriented Commercial or Gateway Overlay Zones or within 1,000 feet of certain specified facilities

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