AGENDA
MEETING OF THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE
AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
JULY 9, 2013

(Click here to downloadAgendaitems 1-16 in PDF)

(Click here to download Agenda items 17-37 in PDF)

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

1. Public Hearing on proposed FY 2014-17 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):
a. Motion approving Final FY 2014-17 TIP (Click here for more information)

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 June 25, 2013 (Click here for more information)
3. Motion approving certification of civil service applicants (Click here for more information)
4. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for June 16 - 30, 2013 (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 C Liquor Welch Ave. Station, 207 Welch Avenue
b. Class B Native Wine Artisan Peace Stores, 136 Main Street
c. Special Class C Liquor, B Native Wine, & Outdoor Service Wheatsfield Cooperative, 413 Northwestern Avenue, Ste. 105
d. Class B Beer Pancheros Mexican Grill, 1310 South Duff Avenue
e. Class C Liquor Applebees, 105 Chestnut Street
f. Class C Liquor Sportsmans Lounge, 123 Main Street
g. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Bar, 823 Wheeler Street, Suite 4

6. Resolution approving Municipal Code Supplement No. 2013-3 (Click here for more information)
7. Resolution approving contract with EMC Risk Services for Workers Compensation Administrative Services (Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving lease with Jefferson Lines at Intermodal Facility (Click here for more information)
9. Resolution approving Neighborhood Improvement Program grant for Old Town Park project (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Water Pollution Control Facility Methane Engine - Generator Set No. 2 Rehabilitation; setting August 15, 2013, as bid due date and August 27, 2013, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving waiver of formal bidding requirements and authorizing purchase of Software Maintenance from Sungard Public Sector (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving waiver of formal bidding requirements and authorizing purchase of Shared Public Safety Software Maintenance from Sungard Public Sector (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2012/13 Ames Municipal Cemetery Improvements (Paving Improvements) (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving contract and bond for Power Plant Maintenance Services (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 for CyRide Facility Improvements (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Fletcher Reinhardt of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in accordance with unit prices bid for Watthour Meters for Electric Meter Division (Click here for more information)
17. South Fork Subdivision, 4th Addition:
a. Resolution accepting partial completion of public improvements (Click here for more information)
b. Resolution approving Final Major Plat (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.

PERMITS, PETITIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS:
18. Motion approving 5-Day Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Company at ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)
19. Request from Waters Edge Town Home Association pertaining to parking regulations on Burnham Drive (Click here for more information)
20. Request from Shelley Jaspering for reserved handicapped accessible parking in CBD Lot X (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
21. Hearing on zoning text amendment to correct Table 29.808(2) pertaining to uses in the Downtown Service Center:(Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
22. Hearing for vacation of utility easement for 2825 East 13th Street:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving vacating utility easement
23. Hearing on Furnishing of SF6 Circuit Breakers: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids and delaying award of contract
24. Hearing on Furnishing of Substation Electrical Materials:(Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids and delaying award of contract
25. Hearing on Woodview Drive Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Installation Project: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution adopting Final Resolution of Necessity
26. Hearing on rezoning of property located at 921 9th Street (former Roosevelt Elementary) from Government/Airport (S-GA) to Urban Core Residential Medium Density (UCRM): (Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance

ORDINANCES:
27. Second passage of ordinance to allow conversion of a former school building to an apartment dwelling in the Urban Core Residential Medium Density Zone (UCRM) as a permitted use
28. Second passage of ordinance to allow higher residential density if specified in an Adaptive Reuse Plan approved by the City Council
29. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4151 pertaining to shared common lot line garages
30. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4152 setting speed limit on State Avenue

ADMINISTRATION:
31. ASSET priorities for 2014/15 (Click here for more information)
32. Resolution approving extension of Sustainability Coordinator Contract (Click here for more information)

FINANCE:
33. Staff report on City WiFi Service (Click here for more information)

LIBRARY:
34. Resolution approving Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $21,214 to A&P/Samuels Group Contract (Click here for more information)
35. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Window Restoration, setting July 31, 2013, as bid due date and August 13, 2013, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:
36. Staff report on development standards for residential zones (Click here for more information)

PUBLIC WORKS:
37. Staff Report on South Duff Avenue Access Study (Click here for more information)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

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.