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AGENDA
MEETING OF THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE AND
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

MAY 26, 2015

(Click here for download agenda and AAMPO items 1-4 in PDF)
(Click here for download City Council agenda items 2-44 in PDF)

AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (AAMPO)
TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

1. Motion approving Draft FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program and setting
July 14, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
2. Progress Update on 2040 LongRange Transportation Plan development (Click here for more information)
3. Hearing on FY 2016 Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP): (Click here for more information)
a. Motion approving Final FY 2016 TPWP
4. Hearing on amendment to FY 2015-2019 Final Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP): (Click here for more information)
a. Motion approving amendment to 2015 PTP

POLICY COMMITTEE COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING*
*The Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the meeting of the Ames Area
Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee.

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 Regular Meeting of May 12, 2015, and Special Meeting of May 22,
2015

3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for May 1-15, 2015 (Click here for more information)
4. Motion naming Council Member Peter Orazem as Acting Mayor for meeting to be held on June
9, 2015 (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 w/ Outdoor Service Gateway Hotel & Conference, 2100 Green Hills Drive
b. Class C Liquor Old Chicago, 1610 South Kellogg Avenue
c. Class C Liquor Della Viti, 323 Main Street, #102
6. Motion approving 5-day (June 6-June 10) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main
Brewing Company at ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)
7. Motion approving 5-day (July 11-15) Class B Beer Permit and Outdoor Service Area in City Hall
Parking Lot N for Midnight Madness (Click here for more information)
8. Motion approving Ownership Change of Class B Liquor License for Gateway Hotel and
Conference Center, LLC, 2100 Green Hills Drive (Click here for more information)
9. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for brick to repair the exterior wall at 2402-2408
Lincoln Way, Gibbs Harris Partnership (Click here for more information)
10. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for a sign at 2810-2812 West Street, West Street Deli, Inc. (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving 2015/16 Pay Plan (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving 2015/16 Human Services (ASSET) annual contracts (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving 2015/16 Outside Funding Request contracts (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving 2015 updates to ASSET Policies and Procedures Manual (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving renewal Agreement for 2015/16 safety training with Iowa Association of
Municipal Utilities (IAMU) in an amount not to exceed $127,600 (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving renewal of membership in Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP) in net cost of $474,552 (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution approving temporary closure of 24th Street for 2014/15 CyRide Route Pavement
Improvements Program (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Airport Terminal Area Site Work;
setting June 17, 2015, as bid due date and June 23, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
19. Resolution approving sole-source purchase of Automated Traffic Data Collection software from
Miovision Technologies, Inc., of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (Click here for more information)
20. Squaw Creek Water Main Protection Project (Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Flood
Mitigation: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving Grant Agreement for Phase 1
b. Resolution approving a Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc., of
Ankeny, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $99,500
21. Resolution awarding contract to Fletcher-Reinhardt Co., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Electric
Meters, as needed, in accordance with unit prices (Click here for more information)
22. Resolution awarding contract to ChemTreat, Inc., of Glen Allen, Virginia, for Chemical
Treatment Program for the Power Plant in an amount not to exceed $125,000 (Click here for more information)
23. Resolution awarding contract to DPC Industries, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska, for purchase of
Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite for Water Plant and Power Plant in the amount of $0.735/gallon (Click here for more information)
24. Resolution awarding contract to Graymont Western Lime, Inc., of West Bend, Wisconsin, for purchase of Pebble Lime for Water Plant in the amount of $148/ton (Click here for more information)
25. Non-Asbestos Insulation and Related Services and Supplies for Power Plant: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution awarding contract renewal to Total Insulation Mechanical, Inc., of Story City, Iowa, for in an amount not-to-exceed $125,000
b. Resolution approving contract and bond
26. Asbestos Maintenance Services for Power Plant for FY 2015/16: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution renewing contract with ESA, Inc., of North Sioux City, South Dakota, in an amount not to exceed $150,000
b. Resolution approving contract and bond
27. Resolution awarding contract to Manatts, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, for Ada Hayden Heritage Park
Asphalt Path Overlay in the amount of $55,660 (Click here for more information)
28. Resolution approving contract and bond for ISU Research Park Phase III - Roadway Paving (Click here for more information)
29. Substation Electrical Materials: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution accepting completion of 69-kV Switches (Bid No. 1), Instrument Transformers
(Bid No. 2), and Steel Structures (Bid No. 4)
30. Resolution accepting partial completion of public improvements and reducing the security for
South Fork, 6th Addition (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.

HEARINGS:
31. Hearing on annexation of 3535 South 530th Avenue: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving annexation
32. Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment to exclude parking structures from the definition of Floor
Area Ratio (FAR): (Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
33. Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment to allow for a Lincoln Way Mixed-Use Overlay Zone: (Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
34. Hearing on revision to Major Site Development Plan for 2710-2810 Bobcat Drive in
Ringgenberg Park Subdivision, 4th Addition: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving revision to change the entrance of Bobcat Drive from Oakwood Road
35. Hearing on Grant Avenue (Hyde Avenue) Pavement Improvements (Continued from May 12,
2015): (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution awarding contract to Manatts, Inc., of Brooklyn, Iowa, in the amount of
$2,867,082.90
36. Hearing on Specialized Heavy-Duty Cleaning Services for Power Plant Boilers: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids and delaying award
37. Hearing on Water Pollution Control Facility Raw Water Pump Station Elbow Replacement: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Eriksen
Construction Company of Blair, Nebraska, in the amount of $35,000
38. Hearing on 2014/15 Downtown Pavement Improvements (5th Street - Burnett Avenue to Grand
Avenue)[Continued from May 12, 2015]: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion rejecting all bids
39. Hearing on Final Amendments to Fiscal Year 2014/15 Budget: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution amending current budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015

PLANNING & HOUSING:
40. Land Use Policy Plan Minor Map Amendment for Rose Prairie: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving Village-Suburban Residential
b. Resolution approving Commercial Node
41. Resolution approving Minor Subdivision Final Plat for Woodbridge Subdivision, Plat 3 (2013
Oakwood Road) (Click here for more information)

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:
42. Resolution approving Grant Agreement with Iowa Department of Natural Resources for Low- Head Dam Safety Cost-Share Program for Water and Pollution Control (Click here for more information)

ADMINISTRATION:
43. Staff report on Youth Collaborative Programming Workshop: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion providing direction to staff
44. Staff Report on changes to process for considering outside funding requests (Click here for more information)

ORDINANCES:
45. Second passage of ordinance revising Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code pertaining to subdivisions
46. Second passage of ordinance pertaining to child restraint systems
47. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4217 rezoning properties at 130 South Sheldon Avenue, 119 Hayward Avenue, and 2622 Lincoln Way from Government-Airport (S- GA) to Campustown Service Center (CSC)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

CLOSED SESSION:
48. Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5(1)(c), Code of Iowa, to discuss matters presently in litigation

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.