**Amended**
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
JULY 23, 2013

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CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 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 Regular Meeting of July 9, 2013 (Click here for more information)
3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for July 1 - 15, 2013 (Click here for more information)
4. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits, and liquor licenses:(Click here for more information)
a. Class E Liquor, C Beer, & B Wine AJs Liquor II, 2515 Chamberlain Street
b. Class B Beer Pizza Ranch of Ames, 1404 Boston Avenue
c. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Olde Main Brewing Co., 316 Main Street
5. Motion accepting report from staff regarding Final Plat for Somerset Subdivision, 25th Addition (Click here for more information)
6. Resolution approving Investment Report for quarter ending June 30, 2013 (Click here for more information)
7. Resolution approving COTA Fall 2013 Special Project Grant Contracts (Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2010/11 Storm Water Facility Rehabilitation Program - Spring Valley Subdivision (Utah Drive/Oklahoma Drive) and 2012/13 Flood Response and Mitigation (Clear Creek Landslide - Utah Drive); setting August 21, 2013, as bid due date and August 27, 2013, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
9. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Unit 8 Generator Repairs/Re-Wedging Stator; setting August 14 , 2013, as bid due date and August 27, 2013, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution awarding contract to RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, in the amount of $76,349.85 for Furnishing 1/0 Aluminum Cable for Electric Services Department (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution awarding contract to Mitsubishi Electric Power Products of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $169,131.75 for Furnishing SF6 Circuit Breakers (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution awarding contract to Hamby-Young of Aurora, Ohio, in the amount of $52,552.84 for Substation Electrical Materials Bid No. 1 69kV Switches (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution awarding contract to RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, in the amount of $66,160.70 for Substation Electrical Materials Bid No. 2 Instrument Transformers (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution awarding contract to Fletcher-Reinhardt Company of Bridgeton, North Dakota, in the amount of $11,273.52 for Substation Electrical Materials Bid No. 3 Lightning Arresters (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution awarding contract to Galvanizers, Inc., of West Fargo, North Dakota, in the amount of $2,189.62 for Substation Electrical Materials Bid No. 4 Steel Structures (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2012/13 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (State Avenue) (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution approving Change Order No. 3 with Abatement Specialties of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Library Renovation and Expansion Abatement Work in the amount of $5,803.00 (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 with Garney Construction of Gardner, Kansas, for WPC Ultra Violet Disinfection Project in the amount of $124,080.96 (Click here for more information)
19. Resolution accepting final completion of public improvements for Ringgenberg Park Subdivision, 3rd Addition (Click here for more information)
20. Resolution accepting final completion of WPC Facility Basin Liner Replacement Project (Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving final completion of Motor Control Center Replacement at WPC (Click here for more information)
22. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for Satterwhite property located between Emma McCarthy Lee Park and Munn Woods (Click here for more information)
23. Resolution approving Final Minor Plat for SE Corner of U.S. Highway 30 and Interstate Highway 35 Subdivision (56722-241st Street) (Click here for more information)
24. Resolution approving Final Minor Plat for Woodbridge Subdivision, Plat 2 (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:
25. Motion approving 5-Day Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)
**Additional Item: Motion approving 5-Day Class B Beer Permit for Hy-Vee at CPMI Event
Center, 2321 North Loop Drive (Click here for additional information)
26. Requests from Campustown Action Association for Friday Afternoon Celebration on August 30, 2013: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and Blanket Vending License
b. Motion approving 5-day Class B Beer Permit with Outdoor Service
c. Resolution approving closure of Welch Lot T from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., waiver of parking meter fees, and waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License
27. ISU Research Park Traffic and Pedestrian Crossing Evaluation (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
28. Hearing on 2012/13 Water System Improvements Water Main Replacement #3 (Center Avenue):(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $118,078.00
29. Hearing on 2013 Softball Field Fencing & Lighting South River Valley Park Project:(Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids
30. Hearing on Woodview Drive Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Project:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Keller Excavating, Inc., of Boone, Iowa, in the amount of $215,822.00
31. Hearing on rezoning property located at 4130 Lincoln Swing from Residential Low Density RL to Residential High Density RH(continued from June 25, 2013): (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving Contract Rezoning Agreement
b. First passage of ordinance

FIRE:
32. Motion directing staff to draft amendment to Lease to clarify proposed uses within the Veenker Golf Course Maintenance Building in Moore Memorial Park and future ancillary uses (Click here for more information)

ADMINISTRATION:
33. Resolution approving 2014/15 ASSET Priorities (Click here for more information)
34. 2012 Carbon Footprint Report (Click here for more information)

FINANCE:
35. Follow-up report on City WiFi Service (Click here for more information)

ORDINANCES:
36. First passage of ordinance revising parking regulations on Burnham Drive (Click here for more information)
37. Second passage of ordinance to correct Table 29.808(2) pertaining to uses in the Downtown Service Center
38. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4155 rezoning property located at 921 9th Street (former Roosevelt Elementary) from Government/Airport (S-GA) to Urban Core Residential Medium Density (UCRM)

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.