AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL*
OCTOBER 13, 2020

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:  The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion.  If you wish to speak, please see the instructions listed above. The normal process on any particular agenda item is that the motion is placed on the floor, input is received from the audience, the Council is given an opportunity to comment on the issue or respond to the audience concerns, and the vote is taken.  On ordinances, there is time provided for public input at the time of the first reading. 

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

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 Meetings of September 15, 2020, and September 29, 2020, and Regular Meeting of September 22, 2020

3. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period September 16 - 30, 2020

4. Motion approving New 12-month Class C Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit and Sunday Sales - Dollar General Store #22303, 3407 Lincoln Way - pending final inspection 

5. Motion approving 5-day (October 27 - October 31) Class C Liquor License - Christiani’s Events LLC, 2601 E. 13th Street

6. Motion approving Class Beer Permit with Sunday Sales Ownership Change for Doc Stop 5, 2720 E. 13th Street - pending satisfactory background check

7. Motion approving premises update for Levy @ Scheman Building to allow ISU Dining to serve alcohol on October 15, 2020, for special event to be held at Scheman Building

8. Motion approval renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor Licenses:

a. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - North Grand Cinema, 2801 Grand Avenue
b. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (Carryout Beer), and Sunday Sales - Target Store T-1170, 320 S. Duff Avenue
c. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - London Underground, 212 Main Street
d. Class B Beer with Sunday Sales - Chicha Shack Ames, 131 Welch Avenue 
e. Class C Beer Permit with Sunday Sales - Docs Stop 5, 2720 E. 13th Street

9. Resolution Approving and Adopting Supplement No. 2020-4 to the Ames Municipal Code

10. Resolution approving Revisions to the Personnel Policies effective October 19, 2020

11. Resolution approving increase in authorized FTE count for Public Safety Dispatchers from 11 to 12 for period between November 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021

12. Resolution appointing Neil Upadhyay to serve on ASSET

13. Resolution appointing Leslie Ginder to serve on Human Relations Commission

14. Resolution appointing Patti Engelmann to serve on Property Maintenance Appeals Board

15. Amendments to 2020 Commission On The Arts (COTA) Fall Special Project Grant Contracts:

a. Resolution approving Amendment to Octagon Center for the Arts’ Fall 2020 Grant for the “Chalk the Block” community event to extend the contract term to December 31, 2021

i. Resolution approving a carry-over of $738 in funding from FY 2020/21 to FY 2021/22 for the “Chalk the Block” community event

b. Resolution approving Amendment to Ames Town and Gown Chamber Music Association’s Fall 2020 Grant for the outreach event by the Merz Trio to extend the contract term to June 30, 2021
c. Resolution approving Amendment to Story Theater Company’s Fall 2020 Grant for the production of “Frozen, Jr.” to extend the contract term to June 30, 2021
d. Resolution approving Amendment to Story Theater Company’s Fall 2020 Grant for the production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” to extend the contract term to December 31, 2021

i. Resolution approving a carry-over of $700 in funding from FY 2020/21 to FY 2021/22 for the production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”

16. Resolution approving Conflict of Interest Waiver for Ahlers & Cooney Law Firm to represent Ames Community School District regarding a cost-sharing agreement for path lighting at Furman Aquatic Center

17. Resolution approving Encroachment Permit for a sign and lights at 316 Main Street

18. Resolution setting date of public hearing for November 24, 2020, on proposed changes to the East University Impacted Urban Revitalization Area and Plan

19. Resolution approving Amended Intergovernmental/Agency Agreement to Fund Administrative Services for the ASSET Process

20. Resolution approving renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement for Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine, and Vapor Product Enforcement between the Police Department and Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

21. Resolution approving financial support as a sponsor for the 2020 Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations in the amount of $2,500

22. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement for 2020/21 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements with WHKS & Co., of Ames, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $143,800

23. Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding with Ames Community School District to utilize the Furman Aquatic Center parking lot, sidewalks, and paths while new High School is being built

24. Resolution accepting the 2020 Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and authorizing Police Department to participate in the Program

25. Resolution approving extension of the Service Agreement with RFID Library Solutions for the automated materials handling system in the total amount of $82,500 for a five-year period

26. Resolution approving Emergency Purchase Order for the tree removal from the August 10, 2020, windstorm damage to Weiss Tree Service, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, for Electric Services Department, in the amount of $142,898.50 inclusive of sales tax

27. Resolution approving bid due date and project completion date changes for the Baker Subdivision Geothermal Heat Pump System, setting October 21, 2020, as new bid due date and June 1, 2021, as the new project completion date

28. Resolution awarding contract to Blade Runner Turbomachinery Services, LLC, of Navasota, Texas, for Unit 8 Turbine Generator Overhaul in the amount of $699,800 for base bid plus  Alternate #10

29. Resolution approving contract with Burke Corporation of Nevada, Iowa, for hauled waste disposal at the Water and Pollution Control Facility

30. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2017/18 Main Street Pavers (Clark to Burnett)

31. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 for Scaffolding and Related Services and Supply Contract for Electric Services with HTH Companies, Inc., of Union, Missouri, in the amount of $20,000 (plus $1,400 sales tax)

32. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 for Specialized Wet Dry Vacuum, Hydro Blast, & Related Cleaning Services for Electric Services with HTH Companies, Inc., of Union, Missouri, in the amount of $100,000 ($7,000 sales tax)

33. Resolution accepting completion of CyRide 2020 Pavement Improvements Middle School Turnaround Project

34. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 2740 Ford Street and 505 Bell Avenue

35. Resolution approving partial completion of public improvements and reducing security for Birch Meadows Subdivision, 1st Addition

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 three minutes.

PLANNING & ZONING:
36. Staff Report regarding Guest Lodging

ADMINISTRATION:
37. Presentation of 2020 Resident Satisfaction Survey results

38. Resolution approving Primary Health Care’s request for funding for the opening of a dental clinic at its Ames clinic location, in the amount of $95,000 and direct staff to draft a contract to be approved by Council at a future date

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