CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.

1. Roll Call
2. Motion approving minutes of February 24, 2015, meeting (Click here for more information)
3. Discussion on Budget Amendment (Click here for more information)

CONFERENCE BOARD COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:


*The Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council will immediately follow the Special Meeting of the Ames Conference Board.

PROCLAMATION:
1. Proclamation for National Health Center Week, August 9-15, 2015

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.
2. Motion approving payment of claims
3. Motion approving minutes of Regular Meeting of July 14, 2015, and Special Meeting of July 21, 2015
4. Motion approving certification of civil service applicants (Click here for more information)
5. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for July 1-15, 2015 (Click here for more information)
6. Motion authorizing Mayor to sign Waiver of Iowa Code Section 306.23 expressing no interest in purchasing land being offered by Iowa Department of Transportation (Click here for more information)
7. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor Licenses: (Click here for more information)

a. Class C Liquor Sportsmans Lounge, 123 Main Street

b. Class E Liquor, C Beer, & B Wine AJs Liquor II, 2515 Chamberlain Street

c. Class B Beer Pizza Ranch of Ames, 1404 Boston Avenue

8. Motion approving new Special Class C Liquor License for HuHot Mongolian Grill, 703 South Duff Avenue, Suite #105 (Click here for more information)
9. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License & Outdoor Service for VenuWorks, Fisher Theater (Click here for more information)
10. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License & Outdoor Service for VenuWorks, Scheman Building (Click here for more information)
11. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License & Outdoor Service for VenuWorks, CY Stephens Auditorium (Click here for more information)
12. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service, & Catering Privilege for Cyclone Experience Network, Jack Trice Stadium (Click here for more information)
13. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for sign at 232 Main Street (Click here for more information)
14. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for sign at 2300 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
15. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for mailbox at 2001 Indian Grass Court (Click here for more information)
16. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for two signs at 2420 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
17. Motion approving 5-day (August 10-August 14) Special Class C Liquor License for Gateway Market MLK at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)
18. Motion approving 5-day (August 7-August 11) Class C Liquor License for Dublin Bay Pub at CPMI Event Center, 2321 North Loop Drive (Click here for more information)
19. Motion approving 5-day (August 1-August 5) Class C Liquor License for Olde Main at ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)
20. Resolution approving appointment of Mary Beth Oostenbrug to fill vacancy on Human Relations Commission (Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving Endorsement of Iowa Economic Development Authority application for Financial Assistance for Xpanxion, LLC, with local match in the form of no-interest loan (Click here for more information)
22. Requests from Main Street Cultural District for MusicWalk on September 3, 2015: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and Blanket Vending License for MSCD from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

b. Resolution approving waiver of fees for electricity usage from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement in MSCD from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., closure of 14 parking spaces along Main Street from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. for food vendors, and waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License

23. Request for Captain Midnights Run for Cystic Fibrosis on September 4, 2015: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving closure of Bloomington Road, from Roy Key Avenue to Hoover Avenue, and portion of Roy Key Avenue, from Bloomington Road to Top-O-Hollow Road, from approximately 7:00 to 7:45 p.m.

24. Requests for Bike Night for Main Street Cultural District on Friday, August 28, 2015: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License

b. Motion approving 5-day Special Class C Liquor License and Outdoor Service for August 27-31 (Click here for more information)

c. Resolution approving closure of Douglas Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street

d. Resolution approving closure of 6 metered parking spaces on Douglas Avenue for MSCD from 12:01 to 11:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28

e. Resolution approving closure of 115 metered parking spaces on Main Street and 8 more spaces on Douglas Avenue from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28

f. Resolution approving waiver of fee for blanket Vending License

25. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Ash Pond Rehabilitation; setting August 13, 2015, as bid due date and August 25, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
26. Resolution approving contract for Ash Pond Slope Stability Study (Click here for more information)
27. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for GT1 Combustion Turbine - Generator Preaction Sprinkler System, Carbon Dioxide System, and Fire Alarm Upgrade; setting August 26, 2015, as bid due date and September 8, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
28. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Power Plant Fuel Conversion - Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) System; setting August 26, 2015, as bid due date and September 8, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
29. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Power Plant Fuel Conversion - Electrical Installation General Work; setting September 9, 2015, as bid due date and September 22, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
30. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 6th Street Bridge over Squaw Creek; setting September 15, 2015, as bid due date and September 22, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
31. Resolution approving contract and bond for Unit #7 Crane Repair (Click here for more information)
32. Resolution approving Change Order Nos. 1 and 2 to engineering services agreement for ISU Research Park Phase III Design Services with Shive-Hattery of West Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $76,250 (Click here for more information)
33. Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 to Sargent & Lundy, LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $174,000 for engineering services for conversion of Power Plant from Coal to Natural Gas (Click here for more information)
34. Lime Sludge Disposal: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution accepting completion of Year 2 Contract with Wulfekuhle Injection and Pumping, Inc.

b. Resolution awarding Contract to Wulfekuhle Injection and Pumping, Inc., for Year 3

35. North Growth Area Utilities Extension Project: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 in the amount of -$69,948.48

b. Resolution accepting completion

36. Resolution accepting completion of 1200 Amp Switchgear for Vet Med Substation Feeder Extension Project (Click here for more information)
37. Resolution accepting completion of Vet Med Substation Feeder Extension Project (Click here for more information)
38. Resolution accepting completion of GT2 Control Room and Shop Preaction Sprinkler System and Fire Alarm Upgrade (Click here for more information)
39. Resolution accepting completion of Controls and Relaying Panels for Dayton and Stange Substations (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.


ADMINISTRATION:
40. Motion directing staff regarding entrepreneurship workshop (Click here for more information)
41. Resolution authorizing execution of Settlement Agreement pertaining to Breckenridge v. City (Click here for more information)

PARKS & RECREATION:
42. Update on Indoor Aquatics Center (Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:
43. Motion directing staff to initiate Annexation of 5500-240th Street (Click here for more information)
44. Staff Update on Developers Agreement for Dayton Park LLC in TIF District on South Bell Avenue (Click here for more information)

POLICE:
45. Staff Report on Urban Deer Management (Click here for more information)

PUBLIC WORKS:
46. Resolution approving FAA Grant for Airport Terminal Building project site work (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
47. Hearing for 2014/15 Downtown Street Pavement Improvements: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $1,206,258.00

48. Hearing for 2014/15 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation (Manhole Rehabilitation - Basins 1 & 5): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Save Our Sewers, Inc., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the amount of $1,622,502.06

49. Hearing for Control Room Installation General Work Contract for Power Plant: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion accepting report of no bids and directing staff to re-bid at later date

50. Hearing for Mechanical Installation General Work Contract for Power Plant: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion accepting report of bids and delaying award of contract

51. Hearing on rezoning of properties at 519, 525, and 601 6th Street from Residential Medium Density (RM) with Single-Family Conservation Overlay District (O-SFC) to Residential Medium Density (RM): (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance

52. Hearing on rezoning with Master Plan of property at 5400 Grant Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Suburban Residential Low Density (FS-RL): (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance

b. Resolution requiring signed rezoning agreement with conditions of Master Plan prior to third reading of rezoning ordinance

ORDINANCE:
53. Second passage of ordinance making Zoning Text Amendment to Chapter 29 to create Research Park and Innovation Zoning District
54. Second passage of ordinance revising Chapter 5 pertaining to infrastructure improvements
55. Second passage of ordinance revising Chapter 22 pertaining to infrastructure improvements

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.