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CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

PROCLAMATION FOR AMES SESQUICENTENNIAL:
1. Presentation of Iowa Senate Proclamation for Ames Sesquicentennial

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 December 9, 2014
4. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor Licenses: (Click here for more information)

a. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service - Mangostinos Bar and Grill, 604 East Lincoln Way

b. Class B Beer Pizza Pit, 207 Welch Avenue, Suite 201

c. Class B Liquor Quality Inn & Suites, 2601 E. 13th Street

5. Motion setting January 27 and February 24, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. as Conference Board meeting dates
6. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2015-1 to Municipal Code (Click here for more information)
7. Resolution confirming appointment of GSB Representative Abhijit Patwa to fill vacancy on Transit Agency Board of Trustees (Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving Certification of Local Government approval on behalf of non-profit organizations receiving Emergency Shelter Grant (Click here for more information)
9. Resolution in support of Iowa State University Bioeconomy Institute research grant (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution setting date of public hearing for January 13, 2015, on vacating easements in Westwood Village Subdivision (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement for Design, Bid, and Construction Phase Engineering Services with HDR Engineering in an amount not to exceed $90,135 for WPC Bar Screen Replacement (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2014 Softball Field Irrigation System Replacement in River Valley Park; setting January 28, 2015, as bid due date and February 10, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2014/15 Concrete Pavement Improvements #1 (Hayward Avenue); setting January 21, 2015, as bid due date and January 27, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2014/15 Collector Street Pavement Improvements (West Street & Woodland Street); setting January 21, 2015, as bid due date and January 27, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2014/15 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (24th Street & Bloomington Road); setting January 21, 2015, as bid due date and January 27, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for WPC Screw Pump Repainting and Drive Replacement; setting February 11, 2015, as bid due date and February 24, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution awarding contract to Titan Machinery of Des Moines, Iowa, for Tractor Loader Backhoe in the amount of $89,300, and accepting Titans trade-in offer of $34,000 for Citys existing Tractor Loader Backhoe, for net cost of $55,300 (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution approving contract and bond for Unit #7 Feedwater Heater Replacement (Click here for more information)
19. 2013/14 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements Contract #1 (Jewel Drive, Emerald Drive, Ken Maril Road, Duluth Street): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1

b. Resolution accepting final completion

20. 2013/14 Water System Improvements Program Water Service Transfer Program #1 (10th Street): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1

b. Resolution accepting final completion

21. Resolution accepting final completion of 2013/14 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements - Lincoln Way (Thackeray Avenue to Hickory Drive) (Click here for more information)
22. Resolution accepting final completion of 2012/13 Concrete Pavement Improvements Contract #1 (Wheeler Street) (Click here for more information)
23. Resolution accepting final completion of 2013/14 Water System Improvement Program - Water Main Replacement (Sheldon Avenue) (Click here for more information)
24. Resolution accepting final completion of 2013/14 Asphalt and Seal Coat Reconstruction and 2013/14 Water Main Replacement (South Franklin, Tripp Street, and Village Drive) (Click here for more information)
25. South Fork Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding (Lincoln Way/Franklin Intersection): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving release of the Letter of Credit for Outlot U

b. Resolution approving reduction in the Letter of Credit for Outlot R

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.

HEARINGS:
26. Hearing on repeal and replacement of Chapter 31, Historic Preservation: (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance

27. Hearing on Southeast 16th Street First (Deery Brothers) Urban Revitalization Area Plan Amendment:

a. First passage of ordinance (Click here for more information)

ADMINISTRATION:
28. Motion establishing FY 2015/16 ASSET total funding allocation (Click here for more information)

ELECTRIC:
29. Resolution awarding Engineering Services contract to Zachry Engineering of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Units 7 and 8 Cooling Tower Replacement in an amount not to exceed $121,000 (Click here for more information)
30. Resolution approving Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $155,493 with ProEnergy Services, LLC, of Sedalia, Missouri, for Spring 2014 Unit #8 Boiler Repairs (Click here for more information)
31. Resolution authorizing extension of Engagement and Retainer Agreement with Ritts Law Group of Alexandria, Virginia, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for consulting services related to the Clean Air Act (Click here for more information)

POLICE:
32. Reporting requirements for pawnbrokers and other secondhand-goods dealers: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion directing staff to prepare Ordinance

PLANNING & HOUSING:
33. Urban Revitalization Area for 517 Lincoln Way: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving/denying application

b. Motion directing staff to prepare Urban Revitalization Plan

c. Resolution setting date of public hearing for January 27, 2015

34. Staff report on wireless facility siting requirements (Click here for more information)
35. Staff report regarding participation in the City of Marshalltowns Lead Hazard Control Program (Click here for more information)

FINANCE:
36. Resolution endorsing Iowa Economic Development Authority Application for Financial Assistance for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., with local match in form of Industrial Property Tax Abatement (Click here for more information)

ORDINANCES:
37. First passage of ordinance repealing Municipal Code Section 17.31 pertaining to Lap Dance Ordinance (Click here for more information)
38. Second passage of ordinance making text amendment to Section 29.401(4)(b) to increase allowable height for certain architectural features in all zoning districts
39. Second passage of ordinance making text amendment to Section 29.406(7) to include an allowance for front-yard parking in limited circumstances
40. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4202 rezoning properties for ISU Research Park Phase III Project from Agricultural (A) to Planned Industrial (PI)
41. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4203 making text amendment to reduce on-site parking required for fraternities and sororities

CLOSED SESSION:
42. Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5c, Code of Iowa, to discuss matters pending and in litigation

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.