AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL

DECEMBER 22, 2015

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CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

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 December 8, 2015

3. Motion approving certification of civil service applicants (Click here for more information)

4. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for December 1-15, 2015 (Click here for more information)

5. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor Licenses: (Click here for more information)

a. Class B Beer Pizza Pit, 207 Welch Avenue, Suite 201
b. Class B Liquor Quality Inn & Suites, 2601 East 13th Street
c. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service - The District, 2518 Lincoln Way

6. Motion approving Special Class C Liquor License for Salt and Pretzel, 2610 Northridge Parkway (Click here for more information)

7. Motion approving Ownership Change of Special Class C Liquor License for Great Plains Sauce & Dough Co., 129 Main Street (Click here for more information)

8. Motion approving Ownership Change of Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service for The District, 2518 Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)

9. Grant Avenue: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion directing City Attorney to draft ordinance to change name of Grant Avenue to Hyde Avenue (from 190th Street south to where it turns into Hyde Avenue)
b. Motion directing City Attorney to draft ordinance to establish 35-mph speed limit on Grant (Hyde) Avenue from 190th Street to a point one mile south of 190th Street

10. Resolution approving Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2015 (Click here for more information)

11. Resolution approving 2015/16 Spring Special Project Commission On The Arts grant with CoMotion Dance Theater (Click here for more information)

12. Resolution approving request for extension of time to complete building demolition requirements in connection with McFarland Subdivision Final Plat (3600 Lincoln Way) (Click here for more information)

13. Tandem Truck Chassis for Public Works Department: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution awarding contract for two Medium-Duty Tandem Truck Chassis to OHalloran International, Inc., of Altoona, Iowa, in the amount of $188,176
b. Resolution awarding contract for Up-fitting of two Tandem Truck Chassis to Henderson Products, Inc., of Manchester, Iowa, in the amount of $130,424

14. Resolution awarding contract to Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, to Furnish 69kV SF6 Circuit Breakers in the amount of $218,318.60 (inclusive of Iowa sales tax) (Click here for more information)

15. Motor Repair Contract for Power Plant: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract (from January 1, 2016, through June 30, 2016) with Electrical Engineering and Equipment Company of Windsor Heights, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $95,500
b. Resolution approving contract and bond

16. Resolution approving contract and bond for Water Pollution Control Facility Street Repairs (Click here for more information)

17. Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 with Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Distributed Control System in the amount of $12,611 (Click here for more information)

18. Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 with Bodine Services of Clinton, LLC, of Clinton, Iowa, for Specialized Heavy-Duty Cleaning Services for Power Plant Boilers in the amount of $287,480 (Click here for more information)

19. Resolution approving Minor Final Plat for Crown Point Subdivision (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:

20. Motion accepting progress report from Sustainability Coordinator regarding July - December 2015 activities (Click here for more information)

21. Appeal of denial of Vending Cart Permit for Smiles & Gyros on Welch Avenue (Click here for more information)

PUBLIC WORKS:

22. Update on South Duff Access and Traffic Signal Project (Click here for more information)

23. Status Report on evaluation of pedestrian and traffic safety around Crescent Park in Somerset area (Click here for more information)

24. Staff Report on ISU Research Park - Phase III winter pedestrian and bicyclist accommodations (Click here for more information)

PLANNING & HOUSING:

25. Follow-up report on Campustown Facade Grant Program (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:

26. Hearing on Voluntary Annexation of property generally located at 896 South 500th Avenue: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving annexation

27. Hearing on Ames/ISU Ice Arena - 2015 Evaporative Condenser Replacement: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to A.J. Allen Mechanical Contractors, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of $120,200

ORDINANCES:

28. Second passage of ordinance setting parking regulations for new (Aberdeen Drive, Aldrin Avenue, Allerton Drive, Bellflower Drive, Brighton Circle, and Cartier Avenue) and/or extended streets (Coy Street, Dotson Drive)

29. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4237 revising Chapter 23 pertaining to Bicycle Plans and Bikeways

30. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4238 rezoning property at 205 South Wilmoth Avenue from Residential Low Density (RL) to Residential High Density (RH)

31. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4239 rezoning property at 101, 105, and 107 South Wilmoth Avenue from Residential High Density (RH) with University West Impact Overlay to Residential High Density (RH)

32. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4240 establishing South Wilmoth Avenue Urban Revitalization Area

33. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4241 rezoning property at 516 South 17th Street from Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC) to Residential High Density (RH)

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.