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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CONFERENCE BOARD AND
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
FEBRUARY 25, 2014

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CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING

CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.

1. Roll Call
2. Motion approving minutes of the January 28, 2014, meeting (Click here for more information)
3. Public hearing on proposed FY 2014/15 budget for Ames City Assessors Office:
a. Motion adopting budget

BOARD COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

REGULAR MEETING OF AMES CITY COUNCIL*
*The City Councils Regular Meeting will immediately follow the Conference Board Meeting.

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 February 11, 2014 (Click here for more information)
3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for February 1-15, 2014 (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, and B Wine Wal-Mart Supercenter #4256, 534 South Duff Avenue
b. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Buffalo Wild Wings, 400 South Duff Avenue
c. Special Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Stomping Grounds, 303 Welch Avenue, #101
d. Class C Beer & B Native Wine Caseys General Store #2905, 3612 Stange Road
5. Resolution approving TSIP Agreement with Iowa Department of Transportation for widening Mortensen Road between South Dakota Avenue and Dotson Drive and constructing two right-turn lanes at intersection with Coconino Road (Click here for more information)
6. Resolution accepting Purple Dragon sculpture (Click here for more information)
7. Resolution approving closure of parking spaces on Chamberlain Street between Welch Avenue and Fire Station #2 driveway and Chamberlain Lot Y on April 11 - 13 to facilitate staging of law enforcement vehicles and related equipment during VEISHEA (Click here for more information)
8. Resolution approving Agreements for intermittent use of dealership cars by Police Department (Click here for more information)
9. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Water Pollution Control Main Plant Transformer Replacement; setting April 10, 2014, as bid due date and April 22, 2014, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2013/14 Downtown Pavement Improvements (Fifth Street - Duff Avenue to Burnett Avenue); setting March 19, 2014, as bid due date and March 25, 2014, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2013/14 Traffic Signal Program (Grand Avenue & 20th Street) (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2013/14 Collector Street Pavement Improvements (Sheldon Avenue) (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution accepting completion of SF6 Circuit Breakers (Click here for more information)
**Additional Item: Resolution approving final plat for Ringgenberg Subdivision, 4th 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 five minutes.

PERMITS, PETITIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS:
14. Motion approving 8-month Class B Beer Permit & Outdoor Service for Homewood Golf Course, 401 East 20th Street (Click here for more information)
15. Motion approving Class C Liquor License for GeAngelos, 823 Wheeler Street, Suite 9 (Click here for more information)
16. Motion approving Class E Liquor, C Beer, and B Wine License for Almost Always Open, 419 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
17. Motion approving Class C Liquor License for Taking it Easy Lounge, 129 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
18. Cy Statue Project:(Click here for more information)
a. Presentation on project
b. Motion directing City staff to develop a contract with CyclONE City for the placement of Cy statues on City property
19. Motion approving/denying request from Kingland Systems to place video camera on traffic signal pole for site construction security (Click here for more information)
20. Request of FOX Engineering to purchase soil from airport farm property:(Click here for more information)
a. Motion directing staff to work with Brian Hoyle to develop an agreement for removal of fill soil from the Airport farm property
21. Resolution approving/motion denying request of First National Bank to reserve three parking spaces adjacent to 119 Stanton Avenue (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
22. Hearing on rezoning of 321 State Avenue from Government/Airport (S-GA) to Residential Low-Density (RL): (Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
23. Hearing on Master Plan for property located at 321 State Avenue:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving/motion denying approving of Master Plan
24. Hearing on vacating easement in Ringgenberg Subdivision, Fourth Addition:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving agreement requiring new easement and relocation of sanitary sewer line
b. Resolution approving vacation of easement
25. Hearing on 2013/14 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements - Lincoln Way (Thackeray Avenue to Hickory Drive):(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Manatts, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $778,982.51
26. Hearing on 2012/13 Asphalt Resurfacing/Seal Coat Removal/Asphalt Reconstruction Program - Carroll Avenue (East 9th Street to East 13th Street):(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Manatts, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $273,782.30
27. Hearing on Motor Repair for Power Plant:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Electrical Engineering and Equipment Company of Windsor Heights, Iowa, for hourly rates and unit prices bid, in an amount not to exceed $94,000
28. Hearing on Northridge Heights Park Improvements:(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 $96,260

PLANNING & HOUSING:
29. Resolution approving, with stipulations, demolition of Delta Tau Delta fraternity at 2121 Sunset Drive (Click here for more information)

FINANCE:
30. Solum, Inc.:(Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving termination of contract for economic development assistance with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Solum, Inc.
b. Resolution terminating contract providing local match in the form of a forgivable loan from the City and Ames Economic Development Commission

PUBLIC WORKS:
31. Resolution approving support of Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) and State Revolving Fund (SRF) water resource restoration-sponsored project grant applications (Click here for more information)
32. Resolution setting March 25, 2014, as date of public hearing for authorization to enter into State Revolving Fund (SRF) planning and design loan for sanitary sewer rehabilitation program in an amount not to exceed $375,000 for the purpose of planning and designing the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program (Click here for more information)

ORDINANCES:
33. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4171 exempting fraternities and sororities from Rental Housing Code
34. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4172 eliminating Ames Municipal Code Sections 13.403(1.c) and 13.802(5) of Rental Housing Code (Fire Alarm System Retrofitting)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

HUMAN RESOURCES:
35. Motion to hold closed session as provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy:
a. Resolution ratifying contract with IUOE 234 (Blue Collar Unit)
b. Resolution ratifying contract with IUOE 234 (Power Plant)
c. Resolution ratifying contract with IAFF (Firefighters)

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.