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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

JOINT MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AND PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

1. Presentation of recommendation from Parks & Recreation Commission pertaining to bequest of Geitel Winakor (Click here for more information)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

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

PROCLAMATION
1. Proclamation for 11 Days of Global Unity, September 11-21, 2012

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 August 28, 2012, and Special Meeting of August 30, 2012 (Click here for more information)
4. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for August 16-31, 2012 (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 B Liquor & Outdoor Service Hilton Garden Inn Ames, 1325 Dickinson Avenue
b. Class C Liquor Whiskey River, 132-134 Main Street
c. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Wallabys Grille, 3720 W. Lincoln Way
d. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Brewers, 2704 Stange Road
e. Class C Liquor La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, 217 South Duff Avenue
6. Resolution authorizing issuance of $12,660,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2012, and providing for the levying of taxes (Click here for more information)
7. Resolution approving Annual Street Finance Report (Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving FAA grant for construction of 2010/11 Airport Improvements Program for West Apron Rehabilitation (Click here for more information)
9. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Flood Damage - Bank Erosion (Near 326 N. Riverside and Stuart Smith Park); setting October 3, 2012, as bid due date and October 9, 2012, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for South Duff Avenue/Southeast 16th Street Frontage Road Rehabilitation; setting September 19, 2012, as the due date and September 25, 2012, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Motor Control Center No. 1 Replacement Project; setting October 16, 2012, as bid due date and October 23, 2012, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution authorizing additional funding for the Sustainable Living Solutions contract to continue performing energy audits (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving contract and bond for WPC Facility Ultraviolet Wastewater Disinfection Project (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving contract and bond for Squaw Creek Pedestrian Bridge Project (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving contract and bond for WPC Facility Diesel Tank Replacement Project (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving contract and bond for WPC Facility Raw Wastewater Pumping Station Pipe Supports and Check Valve Replacement (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution approving Change Order 3 for Grand Avenue Extension (S. 16th Street - Coldwater Golf Links) (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution accepting completion of Resource Recovery Plant Secondary Feed System Project (Click here for more information)
19. Resolution approving completion of Heat Pump Replacement Project in City Hall (Click here for more information)
20. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 129 South Duff Avenue (Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 1505 and 1511 Curtiss 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, AND COMMUNICATIONS:
22. Requests from The Octagon Center for the Arts for Art Festival on September 23, 2012:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Main Street, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, and Douglas Avenue from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; waiver of fee for usage of electricity; and waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License
b. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for the Central Business District
c. Motion approving Blanket Vending License
23. Requests from Campustown Action Association for Friday Afternoon Celebration on October 26, 2012:
a. Resolution approving closure of Welch Lot T from 12:00 to 9:00 p.m., waiver of parking meter fees, and waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License(Click here for more informaion)
b. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and Blanket Vending License
c. Motion approving 5-day Class B Beer Permit with Outdoor Service
24. Motion approving new Class C Beer & B Wine Permit for AJs Liquor III, 129 Welch Avenue, Suite 101 (Click here for more information)
25. Motion approving 5-day licenses at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue:(Click here for more information)
a. Gateway Hotel & Conference Center - Class C Liquor (September 14-18)
b. Olde Main Brewing Company - Special Class C Liquor (September 15-19)
c. Christianis Events - Class C Liquor (September 20-24)
d. Gateway Hotel & Conference Center - Class C Liquor (September 25-29)
e. Olde Main Brewing Company - Special Class C Liquor (September 28 - October 2)
26. Motion approving 5-day Class B Beer Permit for Whiskey River at 3M Building, 900 Dayton Avenue (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
27. Hearing on proposal to issue Hospital Revenue Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $26,000,000 for purpose of financing and refinancing improvement projects for Mary Greeley Medical Center:
a. Resolution approving taking additional action to enter into Loan Agreement (Click here for more information)
28. Hearing on zoning text amendments to allow limited residential uses on the first floor in the Downtown Service Center (DSC) Zone:
a. First passage of ordinance (Click here for more information)
29. Hearing on zoning text amendments to repeal Section 29.401(5) and adopt new Section 29.401(5) for purposes of reinserting standards pertaining to multiple residential buildings on single lots:
a. First passage of ordinance (2nd and 3rd readings and adoption requested) (Click here for more information)
30. Hearing on zoning text amendments to repeal Table 29.406(9)-2 and adopt new Table 29.406(9)-2 for purposes of re-establishing dimensional standards for compact parking stalls:
a. First passage of ordinance (2nd and 3rd readings and adoption requested) (Click here for more information)
31. Hearing on WPC Facility Equalization Basin and Sludge Basin Repairs:
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $105,900.00 (Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:
32. Request from Deery Brothers for Urban Revitalization Area Designation:(Click here for more information)
a. Motion approving application and directing staff to develop Urban Revitalization Plan and Ordinance(Click here for attachment 1)(Click here for attachment 1a)(Click here for attachment 2) (Click here for attachment 3)
b. Resolution setting date of public hearing
c. Motion providing direction to staff pertaining to Developers Agreement (Click here for more information) (Click here for attachment 1)(Click here for attachment 2)(Click here for attachment 3)(Click here for attachment 4)

ADMINISTRATION:
33. Eastern Annexation (along Lincoln Way):
a. Industrial Land Needs Analysis:(Click here for more information)
i. Report by Ames Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
b. Pay-Back Analysis:(Click here for more information)
i. Report by City Staff
c. Discussion of next steps (City Staff/AEDC) (Click here for more information)

LIBRARY:
34. Resolution proposing to lease space from Midwest Centers, L.P., at Lincoln Center, Ames, for temporary relocation of Ames Public Library and setting date of public hearing for September 25, 2012 (Click here for more information)
35. Update on building renovation project (Click here for more inormation)
36. Resolution setting date of public hearing for September 25, 2012, on vacating alley west of the Ames Public Library (Click here for more information)
37. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Asbestos Abatement at Ames Public Library; setting October 11, 2012, as bid due date and October 23, 2012, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

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.