CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

1. Public hearing on proposed FY 2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion approving Amendment

COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

*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 August 27, 2013 (Click here for more information)
3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for August 16-31, 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 C Liquor - Corner Pocket/DGs Taphouse, 125 Main Street
b. Class B Liquor & Outdoor Service - Hilton Garden Inn Ames, 1325 Dickinson Avenue
c. Class C Liquor - Whiskey River, 132-134 Main Street
d. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service - Wallabys Grille, 3720 West Lincoln Way
e. Class C Liquor - La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, 217 South Duff Avenue
f. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service - Hickorys Hall, 300 South 17th Street
5. Resolution renewing 28E Agreement with Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division for enforcement of underage tobacco laws (Click here for more information)
6. Resolution approving revisions to Records Retention Schedule (Click here for more information)
7. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2012/13 Flood Response and Mitigation Project (Northridge Parkway Subdivision) & 2009/10 Storm Water Facility Rehabilitation Program (Moore Memorial Park); setting October 2, 2013, as bid due date and October 8, 2013, as date of hearing (Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Sunset Ridge Subdivision, 5th Addition HMA Paving Project; setting September 18, 2013, as bid due date and September 24, 2013, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
9. Resolution waiving formal bidding procedures and awarding contract to Detroit Stoker Company of Monroe, Michigan, in the amount of $76,476.16, plus freight, for Unit No. 8 Dump Grate Parts (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution awarding contract to Generator & Motor Services of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, in the amount of $225,400 for Unit 8 Generator Repairs/Re-Wedging Stator (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution awarding contract to ODB of Richmond, Virginia, in the amount of $53,578 for two leaf vacuums (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving revised awards for water meters and related parts for Water and Pollution Control (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2013/14 CDBG Public Facilities Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements Program (South Maple Avenue) (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2010/11 Stormwater Facility Rehabilitation Program (Spring Valley) and 2012/13 Flood Response and Mitigation (Clear Creek) (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2013 Softball Field Fencing and Lighting for South River Valley Park (Lighting Project) (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution accepting completion of Unit No. 8 Feedwater Heater Replacement Project (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution accepting completion of Steam Turbine No. 8 Overhaul Project (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution accepting completion of Wastewater Treatment Plant Diesel Tank Replacement (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:
19. Staff report on improvements to bicycling in Campustown (Click here for more information)
20. Funding request from Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau for analysis of hotel market and potential funding sources for flat space project (Click here for more information)
21. Staff report regarding funding for Ames Community Preschool Center playground equipment: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion directing City Attorney to prepare agreement
22. Staff report on request to allow club houses in High-Density Zone (Click here for more information)
23. Motion approving 8-month Special Class C Liquor License for Caf Diem, 229 Main Street (Click here for more information)
24. Motion approving 5-day Special Class C Liquor License (September 18-22) for Olde Main Brewing at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)
25. Motion approving Outdoor Service Area extension on September 14 for West Towne Pub, 4518 Mortensen Road, Suite 101 (Click here for more information)
26. Motion approving sign encroachment permit for Whimze Boutique, 429 Douglas Avenue (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
27. Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment to Section 29.401(5) to eliminate provision ( c) pertaining to more than one single-family or two-family structures on same lot (continued from August 27, 2013): (Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
28. Hearing on vacating public utility easements at 1606, 1610, and 1614 South Kellogg Avenue: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution vacating easements
29. Hearing on Water Pollution Control Trickling Filter Pumping Station Check Valve Replacement: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Story Construction Company of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $62,900.00
30. Hearing on Control Panels for Ames Plant Switchyard: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., of Pullman, Washington, in the amount of $198,469.55

ADMINISTRATION:
31. Xenia Rural Water Update (Click here for more information)
32. Intermodal Facility Operating Subsidy: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving allocation of $13,986.69 from Council Contingency for Citys share of operating deficit
33. Resolution endorsing Iowa Economic Development Authority Application for Financial Assistance for Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc., with local match to be determined at a later date (Click here for more information)
34. Chapter 14 revisions recommended by the Ames Human Relations Commission: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion directing City Attorney to draft ordinance
35. Resolution approving revised ASSET Policies and Procedures (Click here for more information)

PUBLIC WORKS:
36. Resolution approving Easement Agreements for the 2008/09 Water System Improvements East Pressure Zone Loop (Click here for more information)

ORDINANCES:
37. Second passage of ordinance revising Municipal Code Section 29.1503(4) (b) (iii) pertaining to the weight of trucks serving Special Use Permit Uses in residential zones
38. Second passage of ordinance revising Appendix Q pertaining to Water Meter Fees

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.