Mayor & City Council

AGENDA

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE BOARD

AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

August 24, 2010

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE BOARD

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

1. Funding of GIS Coordinator Position

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

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REGULAR MEETING OF AMES CITY COUNCIL*

*The City Councils Regular Meeting will immediately follow the Conference Board Special Meeting.

PROCLAMATION:

1. Proclamation for Celebrating 11 Days of Global Unity

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PRESENTATION:

2. Presentation of Ames Economic Development Commission Annual Report

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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 Regular Meeting of August 10, 2010, and Special Meeting of August 13, 2010

5. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for August 1-15, 2010 (Click here for more information.)

6. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits, and liquor licenses: (Click here for more information.)

a. Class C Beer & B Native Wine Chars, 3100 South Duff Avenue

b. Class E Liquor, C Beer, & B Wine Hy-Vee Drugstore, 500 Main Street

c. Class C Liquor Mandarin Restaurant of Ames, 415 Lincoln Way

d. Class E Liquor, C Beer, & B Wine Cyclone Liquors, 626 Lincoln Way

e. Class C Liquor Corner Pocket/Zone, 125 Main Street

f. Class B Liquor & Outdoor Service Hilton Garden Inn Ames, 1325 Dickinson Avenue

7. 2009/10 Airport Improvements Program (Rehabilitation of Taxiway A): (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving matching funds

b. Resolution approving FAA grant

c. Resolution setting the project DBE at 5%

8. Resolution approving extension of Purchase Agreement with Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa for 3803 Minnetonka (Click here for more information.)

9. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2010/11 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (Duff Avenue: Lincoln Way to 7^th), setting September 21, 2010, as bid due date and September 28, 2010, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information.)

10. Engineering Services Contracts for Power Plant Boiler Projects: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution awarding contract to Burns & McDonnell of Chesterfield, Missouri, for Mary Greeley Medical Center Steam Supply System in an amount not to exceed $83,236

b. Resolution awarding contract to Burns & McDonnell of Chesterfield, Missouri, for Power Plant Ignitor Oil Study in an amount not to exceed $31,023

c. Resolution awarding contract to Burns & McDonnell of Chesterfield, Missouri, for Air Heater Basket Replacement in an amount not to exceed $10,171

11. Resolution awarding contract for WPC Biosolids Disposal Operations to Nutri-Ject Systems of Hudson, IA, in the amount of $46,200 (Click here for more information.)

12. Secondary Feed System for pre-processed boiler fuel for Resource Recovery Plant: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving SWAP Grant Agreement with IDNR for a forgivable loan in the amount of $24,950

b. Resolution authorizing purchase and installation of the secondary feed system for pre-processed boiler fuel

13. Resolution accepting delivery of tubes for Unit No. 8 Steam Generator Waterwall Panels Project for Power Plant (Click here for more information.)

14. Resolution accepting completion for FY 2009/10 Valve Maintenance Service Contract for Power Plant Boilers (Click here for more information.)

15. Resolution accepting completion for FY 2009/10 Specialized Wet Dry Vacuum, Hydro Blast, and Related Cleaning Services Contract for Power Plant (Click here for more information.)

16. Resolution approving Final Plat for Airport Business Park (Click here for more information.)

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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.

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PERMITS, PETITIONS, & COMMUNICATIONS:

17. Motion approving new 5-Day (August 30 - September 3) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information.)

18. Motion approving new 5-Day (September 23 - 27) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information.)

19. Motion approving new 5-Day Class C Liquor License for The Branding Iron at Tent #9 between Lots B5 and C5 on South 4^th Street (Click here for more information.)

20. Motion approving new Special Class C Liquor License for Indian Delights, 127 Dotson Drive (Click here for more information.)

21. Motion approving new Class C Beer Permit for Hy-Vee Gas #5013, 4018 West Lincoln Way (Click here for more information.)

22. Welcome to Ames Event on August 27, 2010: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving closure of street and metered parking spaces on Chamberlain Street between Welch and Stanton Avenues from Noon to 8:00 p.m.

b. Resolution approving closure of lot and parking spaces in Chamberlain Lot Y

c. Resolution approving waiver of fees for electricity usage

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FINANCE:

23. Resolution awarding sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010A, in an amount not to exceed $6,690,000 (Click here for more information.)

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TRANSIT:

24. Flood damage to CyRide building: (Click here for more information.)

a. Update on damage

b. Resolution authorizing emergency repairs

c. Resolution approving Architectural Services Agreement with ASK Studio in an amount not to exceed $22,125

d. Resolution approving contract for rebuilding CyRides office building in an amount not to exceed $423,102

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PUBLIC WORKS:

25. Emergency repair of water main on South Duff Avenue south of South Third Street: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution authorizing emergency repairs

b. Resolution approving Contract with Ames Trenching of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $45,670

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PLANNING & HOUSING:

26. Motion directing staff to process Land Use Policy Plan Map amendment application for property located at 712 South 16^th Street (Click here for more information.)

27. Motion directing staff to process Land Use Policy Plan Map amendment application for property located at 1010 South Duff Avenue (Click here for more information.)

28. Status report on Kellogg/Clark Corridor Study (Click here for more information.)

29. Report on Development Review Committee Process Improvement (Click here for more information.)

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ADMINISTRATION:

30. Resolution approving agreement with Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, for pro bono City Attorney legal services

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HEARINGS:

31. Hearing on adoption, by reference, of the 2009 Editions of the International Building, Residential, Fire, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes: (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance pertaining to Municipal Code Chapter 5 and enacting sign regulations as separate Chapter 21

b. First passage of ordinance pertaining to Municipal Code Chapter 8

32. Hearing on Vet Med Substation on 15-kV Metalclad Switchgear: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Pederson Power Products of Omaha, Nebraska, in the amount of $563,197.29

33. Hearing on Vet Med Substation Electrical Materials: (Click here for more information.)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Hamby-Young of Aurora, Ohio, in the amount of $40,694.90 (Bid No. 1: 69-kV Switches)

b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Hamby-Young of Aurora, Ohio, in the amount of $39,683.05 (Bid No. 2: Instrument Transformers)

c. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Galvanizer, Inc., of West Fargo, North Dakota, in the amount of $36,261.42 (Bid No. 3: Steel Structures)

34. Hearing on Amendment to Lighting Ordinance related to glare zone: (Click here for more information.)

a. First passage of ordinance

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ORDINANCES:

35. First reading of ordinance concerning governing of public library and clarifying procedures for removal of Library employees (Click here for more information.)

36. Second passage of ordinance establishing No Parking regulation along west side of Jensen Avenue from 20^th Street to 24^th Street

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