REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CONFERENCE BOARD

CALL TO ORDER:6:30 p.m.

1. Roll Call
2. Motion approving minutes of January 27, 2015, meeting (Click here for more information)
3. Resolution approving reappointment of Tom Jackson to Board of Review (Click here for more information)
4. Public hearing on proposed 2015/16 budget for City Assessors Office:
a. Motion adopting budget

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 10, 2015, and of Special Meeting of February 17, 2015
3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for February 1-15, 2015 (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. Motion approving 5-day (March 25-29) Special Class C Liquor License for Rotary Club of Ames at Gateway Hotel, 2100 Green Hills Drive (Click here for more information)
6. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License for Hy-Vee Market Caf, 3800 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
7. Motion approving Artwork Acquisition and Deaccession Policies as recommended by Public Art Commission (Click here for more information)
8. Requests from Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) for Firefly Country Night on Main Street on Thursday, July 9, 2015: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving closure of 200 block of Main Street from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, to 2:00 a.m. on Friday, July 10
b. Resolution approving usage of electricity along Main Street
c. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
d. Resolution approving Blanket Vending License
e. Resolution approving closure of 46 parking spaces on Main Street and 22 parking spaces on Kellogg Avenue
9. Resolution approving Lease extensions with Iowa State University for extension of park land leases (Click here for more information)
10. Resolution approving Airport Improvements Architectural and Engineering Agreements with Bolton & Menk, Inc. (Click here for more information)
11. Resolution approving submission of application for 2015/16 Governors Traffic Safety Bureau Enforcement Grant, and if awarded, authorizing participation by Police Department (Click here for more information)
12. Water Quality Grant Applications: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution authorizing applications for a Clean Water SRF Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project and an Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Water Quality Urban Conservation Project
b. Motion designating Municipal Engineer Tracy Warner as authorized representative to sign Grant applications
13. Resolution approving purchase agreement with Story County Habitat for Humanity for property located at 1109 Roosevelt Avenue (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving contract with NOVA Bus of Plattsburgh, New York, for purchase of four 60' articulated buses in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2011/12 and 2012/13 Retaining Wall Reconstruction Program; setting March 18, 2015, as bid due date and March 24, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for WPC Biosolids Storage Tank; setting March 25, 2015, as bid due date and April 14, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for WPC Lighting Replacement Project; setting March 25, 2015, as bid due date and April 14, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution awarding contract to Vermeer Sales and Service of Pella, Iowa, in the amount of $33,448 for 18-inch capacity Wood Chipper (Click here for more information)
19. Resolution authorizing revisions to Non-Domestic Waste Pretreatment Program for facilities performing continuous pH monitoring (Click here for more information)
20. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2014/15 Collector Street Pavement Improvements (West Street and Woodland Street) (Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2014/15 Concrete Pavement Improvements (Hayward Avenue) (Click here for more information)
22. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2014/15 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (24th Street and Bloomington Road) (Click here for more information)
23. Resolution accepting completion of WPC Blower Replacement Project (Click here for more information)
24. Resolution accepting partial completion and reducing financial security being held for Northridge Heights Subdivision, 17th Addition (Click here for more information)
25. Resolution accepting partial completion and reducing financial security being held for Scenic Valley Subdivision, 1st Addition (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.

ELECTRIC:
26. Resolution approving Change Order to Alstrom for reduction in price due to reduction of natural gas burners for Unit No. 8 (Click here for more information)

ADMINISTRATION:
27. Discussion of Resident Satisfaction Survey policy questions (Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:
28. Motion directing staff to prepare RFP for disposition of City-owned lots at 519- to 601-6th Street in connection with Citys Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program (Click here for more information)
29. Staff Report on Rental Concentration Limits for Low-Density Zones (Click here for more information)
30. Staff Report on Right-of-Way Improvements (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
31. Hearing on rezoning of property at 710 South Duff Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC): (Click here for more information)
a. First passage of ordinance
32. Hearing on vacation of Storm Water Retention Easement in portion of Patio Homes West Subdivision: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving/denying vacation of Storm Water Retention Easement affecting properties at 1413 Indiana Avenue, 1417 Indiana Avenue, 1421 Indiana Avenue, 1425 Indiana Avenue, 1503 Indiana Avenue, 1507 Indiana Avenue, 1511 Indiana Avenue, 1515 Indiana Avenue, 1519 Indiana Avenue, 1406 Kentucky Avenue, 1414 Kentucky Avenue, 1418 Kentucky Avenue, 1428 Kentucky Avenue, 1504 Kentucky Avenue, 1508 Kentucky Avenue, 1512 Kentucky Avenue, and 1520 Kentucky Avenue
33. Hearing on vacation of Surface Water Flowage Easement and Storm Sewer Easement located at 5328 Tabor Drive: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving vacation of Easements
34. Hearing on GT1 Return to Service Project: (Click here for more information)
a. Open and close hearing
35. Hearing on Water Pollution Control Facility Screw Pump Repainting & Drive Replacement: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Woodruff Construction of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $276,700
36. Hearing on Water Treatment Plant - Contract 1: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids
37. Hearing on Boiler Tube Spray Coating and Related Services and Supplies for Electric Services: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids
38. Hearing on Scaffolding and Related Services and Supplies for Electric Services: (Click here for more information)
a. Motion accepting report of bids and directing staff to re-bid the project at a later date
39. Hearing on Underground Trenching for Electric Services: (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding primary contract to Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, for hourly rates and unit prices bid, in an amount not to exceed $112,500
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding secondary contract to Communication Technologies of Des Moines, Iowa, for hourly rates and unit prices bid, in an amount not to exceed $37,500
40. Hearing on 2011/12 Asphalt Street Paving Improvements Program (Ironwood Court): (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 $231,170.71
41. Hearing on 2012/13 Concrete Pavement Improvements #2 (Southeast 5th Street): (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Synergy Contracting, LLC, of Bondurant, Iowa, in the amount of $346,070.15
42. Hearing on 2014/15 Concrete Pavement Improvements #2 (Ridgewood Avenue, 9th Street, and Park Way): (Click here for more information)
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Keller Excavating, LLC, of Boone, Iowa, in the amount of $1,264,261

ORDINANCES:
43. First passage of Littering Ordinance (Click here for more information)
44. Second passage of ordinance pertaining to adoption of 2014 National Electric Code, with local edits
45. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4209 establishing 517 Lincoln Way Urban Revitalization Area

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.