AGENDA
JOINT MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AND 
AMES HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND 
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
JUNE 28, 2022

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion. If you wish to speak, please complete an orange card and hand it to the City Clerk. When your name is called, please step to the microphone, state your name for the record, and limit the time used to present your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. 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 PM

JOINT MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AND 
AMES HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION 

1. Presentation of 2021 Ames Human Relations Commission Annual Report

2. Resolution approving Agreement between Ames Human Relations Commission and Iowa Civil Rights Commission regarding intake and investigation of Civil Rights Complaints

COMMISSION COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

 

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

PRESENTATION:

1. Presentation by Water & Pollution Control Director on Ames Water and New Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Standards

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 held June 14, 2022

4. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period June 1 - 15, 2022 

5. Motion certifying Civil Service candidates

6. Motion approving new 5-Day Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service (July 7-11, 2022)  Your Private Bartender, LLC, (for Midnight Madness) at Ames Fitness Center South, 3600 Grand Avenue

7. Motion approving new 5-Day Class C Liquor License - (July 14-18, 2022) - Your Private Bartender, LLC, at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard

8. Motion approving new Class B Native Wine Permit with Sunday Service - Oak Lane Candle Co., LLC, 121 Main Street

9. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License with Sunday Service - Celaya, LLC 217 S Duff

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

a. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Red Lobster #0747, 1100 Buckeye Avenue
b. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Welch Ave Station, 207 Welch Avenue
c. Class C Beer Permit with Class B Native Wine Permit and Sunday Sales - Hampton Inn & Suites Ames, 2100 SE 16th Street
d. Class B Beer with Sunday Sales - Panchero’s Mexican Grill, 1310 S Duff Avenue

11. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2022-3 to the Ames Municipal Code

12. Resolution setting date of public hearing for July 12, 2022, regarding granting an underground Electrical Utility Easement to Interstate Power and Light Company on the Prairie View Industrial Lift Station site located at 207 S. Teller Avenue

13. Resolution approving Agreement for Joint and Cooperative Action for Waste Disposal Operations by Boone County and the City of Ames through June 30, 2025

14. Resolution approving the addition of ten 45-watt LED street lights on 35-foot dark bronze steel street light poles in the Domani Subdivision at a total cost of $78.50 plus energy charge and taxes per month to the existing Alliant Energy Electric Tariff #1

15. Resolution accepting quote from Holmes Murphy & Associates for coverage with Midwest Employers Casualty Company for Excess Worker’s Compensation Insurance Renewal for 2022/23 at a renewal premium of $135,175

16. Resolution approving Joint Use Parking Agreement and Parking Easement Agreement between Hope Lutheran Church at 3329 Lincoln Way, and First National Bank at 3334 Lincoln Way on Wednesday evenings to allow for expansion of the Church’s worship area

17. Resolution approving request from Emergency Assistance to close Clark Avenue between 6th and 7th Street from 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2022, for “25 Years in the Neighborhood” Celebration

18. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Cooling Tower Blowdown Spray Modification setting July 27, 2022, as bid due date and August 9, 2022, as date of public hearing

19. Resolution awarding contract to Diamond Oil Company of Des Moines, Iowa, for Oils, Lubricants, and Fluid Analysis for Fleet Services and Transit in accordance with unit prices bid  for fiscal year 2022/23 with the option of four additional 12-month renewal periods

20. Resolution awarding contract to Houck Advertising of Shoreview, Minnesota, for Transit Advertising Services for contract period of July 31, 2022, through June 30, 2025, with the possibility of two additional 12-month renewal periods

21. Resolution awarding contract to Ames Trenching and Excavating of Ames, Iowa, for Emergency Utility Repair and Other Services for various City Departments from date of award to April 1, 2023

22. Purchase of Electric Meters:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Vision Metering of York, South Carolina, for purchase of electric meters in Groups 1, 3, and 4, in accordance with unit prices bid
b. Resolution approving renewal of contract with VanWert Company of Grundy Center, Iowa, for purchase of electric meters in Groups 2, 5, and 6 in accordance with unit prices bid 
c. Resolution authorizing staff to purchase electric meters from the contracts listed above as needed, with payments based on unit prices bid and actual quantities ordered, plus applicable sales taxes, in a total amount not to exceed $119,579

23. Resolution approving contract renewal for supplying diesel fuel to the City’s gas turbine units to Diamond Oil Company, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $300,000

24. Asbestos Maintenance Services for the Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Earth Services & Abatement, LLC, of Des Moines, Iowa, from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $150,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond

25. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2022/23 Right-of-Way Restoration

26. Resolution accepting completion of contract with Henkel Construction Company of Mason City, Iowa, for Unit 8 Precipitator Roof Replacement

27. Resolution accepting completion of public improvements and reducing security for Hayden’s Crossing, 2nd 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.

ADMINISTRATION:

28. Resolution confirming appointment of members to the Ames Resident Police Advisory Committee

29. Discussion on “Cyclone Welcome Weekend” 

PLANNING & HOUSING:

30. Request regarding Ames Plan 2040 Amendment within the Fringe Area for the Brock Property located at 2359-210th Street in Boone County

31. Ames Urban Fringe Plan 28E Agreement:

a.  Resolution approving amendment to the 28E Agreement, modifying the expiration date to November 2, 2022; requesting that Story County and Gilbert also approve the Agreement to extend the 28E Agreement; and submitting the signed Agreement to the Iowa Secretary of State by August 10, 2022

32. Resolution amending Downtown Facade Grant Program

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

33. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with Strand Associates of Madison, Wisconsin, for WPC Nutrient Modifications Phase I Project in a lump sum of $1,655,000 plus on-call services at staff’s direction billed on an hourly basis not to exceed $20,000

PUBLIC WORKS:

34. Resolution renewing Fixed Base Operator Management Contract with Central Iowa Air Service at the Ames Municipal Airport

HEARINGS:

35. Hearing on Long-Term Private Hangar Leases at Ames Municipal Airport:

a. Resolution approving long-term land leases for five private hangars covering five, five-year periods, effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2047, for:

i. Ames Hangar Club
ii. Brian Aukes
iii. Plane Crazy, LLC
iv. Linda A. Sommerfeld
v. Viking Aviation

36. Hearing on Rezoning, with Master Plan, 798-500th Street from “A” (Agricultural) to “FS-RL” (Floating Suburban Residential Low Density):

a. First passage of ordinance

37. Hearing on proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance Section 19.809 regarding Campustown Service Center (CSC) requirements regarding clay brick (Continued from June 21, 2022):

a. First passage of ordinance

38. 2021/22 Clear Water Diversion:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Ames Trenching of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $94,500

39. 2017/18 Low Point Drainage Improvement - Almond Road (GW Carver Avenue & Bloomington Road):

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Ames Trenching of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $98,415

40. 2020/21 Shared Use Path System Expansion - Vet Med Trail (S. 16th Street to S. Grand Avenue):

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Jasper Construction Services, Inc., of Newton, Iowa, in the amount of $333,928.60, contingent upon receipt of Iowa DOT concurrence

41. 2020/21 and 2021/22 Intelligent Transportation System Program (Phases 1 & 2):

a. Motion to accept the Report of Bids and delay award until a future date within 30 days of the Iowa DOT letting date (6-21-2022)

42. Old Water Treatment Plant Demolition:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to LinnCo, Inc., of Sartell, Minnesota, in the amount of $2,398,000
b. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Strand Engineering of Madison, Wisconsin, for additional construction phase engineering services for the Old Water Treatment Plant Demolition Project in an additional amount not to exceed $119,700

ORDINANCES:

43. Iowa State University Representative on Transit Board:

a. First reading of ordinance (Second and third readings and adoption requested)

44. Second passage of ordinance rezoning 3005 - 3125 Grove Avenue and 3209 Duff Avenue from Residential High Density (RH) to Residential Medium Density (RM):

45. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4468 for Zoning Text Amendment to remove the Campustown Service Center (CSC) Zoning District mid-block 20-foot setback standard along Lincoln Way

46. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4469 Modifying Chapter 18 of the Municipal Code for parking changes to various locations

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT: