CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m.

1. FY 2016-19 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving amendment to 2016-19 TIP and setting September 22, 2015, as date of public hearing

2. Presentation of proposed 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan (Click here for more information)

POLICY COMMITTEE 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 11, 2015
3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for August 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, & B Wine Hy-Vee Drugstore, 500 Main Street
b. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Indian Delights, 127 Dotson Drive
c. Class C Liquor Mandarin Restaurant of Ames, 415 Lincoln Way
d. Special Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Noodles & Company, 414 South Duff Avenue

5. Motion approving 5-day (September 10-14) Special Class C Liquor License for Friendship Ark Homes at CPMI Event Center, 2321 North Loop Drive (Click here for more information)
6. Motion approving 5-day (September 1-5) Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Company at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)
7. Motion approving 5-day (September 1-5) Class C Liquor License for Olde Main Brewing Company at Jack Trice Stadium Auxiliary Tent #37, 1800 South 4th Street (Click here for more information)
8. Motion approving Special Class C Liquor License for Botanero Latino, 604 East Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
9. Motion authorizing Council Member Betcher to attend Growing Sustainable Communities Conference in Dubuque, Iowa (Click here for more information)
10. Requests from Octagon Center for the Arts for Art Festival on September 27, 2015: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for Central Business District
b. Motion approving Blanket Vending License
c. Resolution approving waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License
d. Resolution approving closure of portions of Main Street, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, and Douglas Avenue from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
e. Resolution approving waiver of fee for usage of electricity

11. Resolution approving appointment of Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock to fill vacancy on Historic Preservation Commission (Click here for more information)
12. Resolution assigning recently annexed properties as residencies to Ward 1, Precinct 1 (Click here for more information)
13. Resolution approving revised Title VI of 1964 Civil Rights Act Compliance Plan (Click here for more information)
14. Resolution approving Federal Aid Funding Agreement with Iowa DOT for 2015/16 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements project (13th Street) (Click here for more information)
15. Resolution approving Construction Observation Services Agreement with Veenstra & Kimm/WHKS for 2014/15 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation (Manhole Rehab Basins 1 & 5) in an amount not to exceed $124,700 (Click here for more information)
16. Resolution approving three-year Agreement with ESRI, of Redlands, California, for GIS software (Click here for more information)
17. Resolution approving amendment to Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Grant Agreement pertaining to Squaw Creek Water Main Protection Project (Click here for more information)
18. Resolution approving amendment to Utility Right-of-Way Permit and Easement at 1817 East Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
19. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Power Plant Fuel Conversion - Control Room Installation General Work Contract; setting September 16, 2015, as bid due date and September 22, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
20. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for High Service Pump #3 Replacement Project; setting September 23, 2015, as bid due date and October 13, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
21. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Scaffolding and Related Services and Supplies Contract for Power Plant; setting September 23, 2015, as bid due date and October 13, 2015, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)
22. Gas Turbine No. 1 Return to Service: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution awarding contract to Wood Group Pratt & Whitney of Bloomfield, Connecticut, in the amount of $949,950 for Bid No. 1 Engine
b. Resolution awarding contract to MCC Contractors National, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri, in the amount of $915,590 for Bid No. 2 Inlet Air System
c. Resolution awarding contract to MCC Contractors National, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri, in the amount of $612,900 for Bid No. 3 Exhaust System

23. Resolution approving contract with Bobcat of Ames of Ames, Iowa, for purchase of Bobcat Toolcat and Attachments in the amount of $60,832.03 for use by Parks & Recreation Department (Click here for more information)
24. Resolution approving renewal of contract to Baldwin Pole & Piling, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, for purchase of electric distribution utility poles in accordance with unit prices (Click here for more information)
25. Resolution approving purchase of Water Quality Monitoring Equipment in an amount not-to-exceed $15,000 and authorizing equipment to be used for Water Quality Initiative Targeted Demonstration Watershed Project Grant for life of Grant (Click here for more information)
26. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2014/15 Downtown Street Pavement Improvements (5th Street - Burnett Avenue to Grand Avenue) (Click here for more information)
27. Resolution accepting completion of contract with W-S Industrial Services, Inc., for FY 2014/15 Specialized Cleaning Services Contract, including grit blasting, hydro blasting, detonation blasting, and vac truck services at a total cost of $115,823.58 (Click here for more information)
28. Resolution accepting completion of contract with Allied Valve, Inc., for FY 2014/15 Valve Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Replacement, and Related Services and Supplies for Power Plant Boilers at a total cost of $78,352.83 (Click here for more information)
29. Resolution accepting partial completion of public improvements and lessening security required for Brookview Place West, 4th Addition (Click here for more information)
30. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 131 and 137 Campus Avenue (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.


PUBLIC WORKS:
31. Staff Report on Hyland Avenue and Oakland Street/Sheldon Avenue Crosswalk Traffic Study (Click here for more information)
32. Airport Improvements:

a. Motion approving revised schematic design for Terminal Building (Click here for more information)
b. Resolution approving Addendum to Agreement with Iowa State University providing for additional $250,000 financial contribution (Click here for more information)
c. Resolution approving allocation of $250,000 from Local Option Sales Tax available fund balance (Click here for more information)
d. Resolution awarding contract to Absolute Concrete Construction of Slater, Iowa, in the amount of $772,499.10 for Phase 1: Site Work, conditional upon FAA concurrence (Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:
33. Staff Report for Thielen Fringe Plan Waiver at 3974 North Dakota Avenue (Click here for more information)
34. Staff Report to initiate LUPP Amendment for RH land use designation at 3535 S. 530th Avenue (Click here for more information)
35. Resolution approving tax abatement for 2300 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)
36. Staff Report on Kingland Development Agreement clarification for store front window (Click here for more information)

FINANCE:
37. Resolution accepting bids and authorizing the sale and issuance of Essential Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015 A (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:
38. Hearing on Ash Pond Rehabilitation, Phase 1: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion accepting report of bids
b. Motion rejecting all bids and directing staff to rebid at a later date

ORDINANCE:
39. First passage of ordinance for removal of 90-minute parking prohibition on North 2nd Street (Click here for more information)
40. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4226 rezoning 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)
41. 5400 Grant Avenue: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving Rezoning Agreement
b. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4227 rezoning, with Master Plan, property at 5400 Grant Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Suburban Residential Low Density (FS-RL)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:


CLOSED SESSION:
42. Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5(1)c, Code of Iowa, to discuss matters presently in litigation

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.