AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

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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.

PROCLAMATIONS:

1. Proclamation for “Watershed Awareness Month” - October 2021

2. Proclamation for “Fire Prevention Week” - October 3 - 9, 2021

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 Special City Council Meeting held August 31, 2021 and Regular City Council Meeting held September 14, 2021

5. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period September 1 - 15, 2021

6. Motion certifying Civil Service candidates

7. Motion approving new 12-Month Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Sips and Paddy’s Irish Pub, 126 Welch Avenue

8. Motion approving ownership update for Class C Beer Permit with Class B Wine Permit and Sunday Sales - Aldi, Inc. #48, 108 South 5th Street

9. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits and Liquor Licenses:

a. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit(Carry-Out Beer) and Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee Food & Drugstore #2, 640 Lincoln Way
b. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit(Carry-Out Beer) and Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee Food Store #1, 3800 W Lincoln Way
c. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Bullseye Restaurant Group LLC, (Boulder Tap House), 114 South Duff Avenue
d. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit(Carry-Out Beer) and Sunday Sales - CVS/Pharmacy #10452, 2420 Lincoln Way #104
e. Class C Beer Permit with Class B Wine Permit and Sunday Sales - Aldi, Inc. #48, 108 South 5th Street
f. Class B Beer with Sunday Sales - Macubana, 116 Welch Avenue Pending Dram Shop Insurance
g. Class B Beer with Sunday Sales - Chica Shack Ames, 131 Welch Avenue Pending Dram Shop Insurance
h. Class C Beer Permit with Sunday Sales - Docs Stop 5, 2720 E 13th Street
i. Class C Liquor License with Class B Native Wine Permit, Outdoor Service, and Sunday Sales - AJ’s Ultra Lounge, 2401 Chamberlain Street Pending Dram Shop Insurance

10. Motion authorizing the Mayor to sign Certificate of Consistency with City’s 2019-2023 CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf of ACCESS for funding from Iowa Finance Authority

11. Motion approving request from ISU Homecoming Central Committee for Fireworks Permit for display from ISU Central Campus at midnight on Friday October 22, for Mass Campaniling.

12. Resolution approving Encroachment Permit Agreement for Sign at 316 Main Street

13. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2021-4 to Municipal Code

14. Resolution approving update to City Sick Leave Policy

15. 2021 Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations event in partnership with the Ames Chamber of Commerce and Iowa State University Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

a. Resolution authorizing the expenditure of $5,000 ($2,500 Council budget, $1,500 Council Contingency, and $1,000 Ames Human Relations Commission)

16. Resolution approving Police Department’s participation in the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement Grant Program

17. Resolution approving Service Agreement between City of Ames and Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.

18. Flood Mitigation - River Flooding:

a. Resolution approving Purchase Agreements for land acquisitions:

i. Parcel 3: Kenneth and Marjory Howe Trust - $85,050.92 (partial acquisition)
ii. Parcel 3: Jim Howe - $9,400 (tenant compensation)
iii. Parcel 5: RL Enterprises LLC - $196,134.48 (partial acquisition)
iv. Parcel 5: Red Lobster - $84,944 (tenant compensation)

b. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Ioway Creek Restoration and Flood Mitigation Project; setting November 3, 2021, as bid due date and November 9, 2021, as date of public hearing

19. Resolution approving Amendment to Financial Assistance Award through Economic Development Administration for Prairie View Industrial Utility Extension

20. Resolution awarding upfitting of two Public Works/Traffic trucks to Truck Equipment of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of $67,622

21. Resolution awarding Contract for CyRide 2022 HVAC Improvement Project to Stein Heating and Cooling Inc., of Webster City, Iowa, in the amount of $499,600 (base bid and bid Alt. 2)

22. Resolution approving contract and bond for Tahira and Labh Hira Park Concrete Work

23. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to Blade Runner Turbomachinery Services, LLC, of Navasota, Texas, for Unit 8 Turbine Generator Overhaul project in the amount of $564,300

24. Homewood Golf Course Clubhouse Project:

a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to R. H. Grabau Construction, Inc., of Boone,
Iowa, in the amount of $14,309.01
b. Resolution accepting completion of Contract

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.

PUBLIC WORKS:

25. Staff Report on Sidewalk Infill/Complete Streets for upcoming street improvement projects (Top-O-Hollow and Opal Drive):

a. Motion directing staff to design both projects with no new sidewalk infill

ADMINISTRATION:

26. Motion approving application and criteria for Arts Capital Grant Program

PLANNING & HOUSING:

27. Resolution approving a Minor Amendment to Ames Urban Fringe Plan Framework and Land Use Class Map to change the land located at 2105 and 2421 Dayton Avenue from Agricultural & Farm Service to Planned Industrial

HEARINGS:

28. Hearing on Lease Agreement between the City of Ames and Youth and Shelter Services for Parking Lot P:

a. Resolution approving Lease Agreement between the City of Ames and Youth and Shelter Services for Parking Lot P in a term of ten years

29. Hearing on request to vacate existing Pedestrian Easement located along the eastern ten feet of 4901 Waller Street:

a. Resolution vacating existing Pedestrian Easement located along the eastern ten feet of 4901 Waller Street

30. Hearing on SE 16th Street and South Duff Avenue Transmission Modifications:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to IES Commercial of Holdredge, Nebraska, in the amount of $529,140.38 (inclusive of sales tax)

31. Hearing on Nuisance Assessments (continued from September 14, 2021):

a. Resolution assessing costs of sidewalk repair/replacement and snow/ice removal and certifying assessments to Story County Treasurer

32. Hearing on Amendments to Fiscal Year 2021/22 Adopted Budget for Carryovers from Fiscal Year 2020/21:

a. Resolution amending FY 2021/22 Budget for carry-over amounts from FY 2020/21

ORDINANCES:

33. Second passage of ordinance removing all parking requirements for auditoriums, theaters, stadiums, and arenas within the Downtown Service Center and Campustown Service Center Zoning Districts

34. Second passage of ordinance, as amended, creating the Resident Police Advisory Committee

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

CLOSED SESSION:

35. Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5(1)c, Code of Iowa, to discuss matters presently in or threatened to be in litigation:

a. Motion approving Settlement Agreement

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.