AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
APRIL 12, 2016

(Click here to download agenda and items 5 - 49 in PDF)

(Click here to download items 50-54 in PDF)

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

PROCLAMATION:

1. Proclamation for Fair Housing Month, April 2016

2. Proclamation for Water Quality Week, April 17-23, 2016

3. Proclamation for All Species, One Earth Day, April 23, 2016

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.

4. Motion approving payment of claims

5. Motion approving Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 22, 2016, and Special Meeting of March 26, 2016

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

7. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for March 16-31, 2016 (Click here for more information)

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

a. Class C Liquor Dangerous Curves, 111 5th Street
b. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Brick City Grill, 2704 Stange Road
c. Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Cyclone Experience Network, Hilton Coliseum

9. Motion approving new Class C Liquor License & Catering Privilege for Los Altos Mexican Restaurant, 823 Wheeler Street, Ste. 5 (Click here for more information)

10. Motion approving 5-day (April 30-May 4) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)

11. Motion approving 5-day (May 10-14) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main at Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Boulevard (Click here for more information)

12. Motion approving 5-day (April 23-27) Class C Liquor License for Christianis Events at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)

13. Motion approving Outdoor Service Privilege for Tip Top Lounge, 201 E. Lincoln Way, for outdoor concerts on the following dates: (Click here for more information)

a. May 5-7, 2016
b. May 19-21, 2016
c. June 2-4, 2016
d. June 16-18, 2016
e. June 30-July 2, 2016
f. July 14-16, 2016
g. July 28-30, 2016
h. August 11-13, 2016
i. August 25-27, 2016

14. Resolution updating named depositories for City of Ames (Click here for more information)

15. Corporate Resolution designating authorization to conduct financial and banking business (Click here for more information)

16. Resolution approving Quarterly Investment Report for period ending March 31, 2016 (Click here for more information)

17. Resolution approving request from Ames Bicycle Coalition for City Hall to serve as host site on May 16 to kick off Bike-to-Work Week (Click here for more information)

18. Resolution approving contract with Tim Adams, Stoney Creek Landscapes, Webster City, Iowa, for Resonance chimes and strings artwork to be installed in Tom Evans Plaza in the amount of $20,282.30 (Art in the Park) (Click here for more information)

19. Resolution setting date of public hearing for April 26, 2016, for authorization to issue Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Mary Greeley Medical Center Series 2016, in an amount not to exceed $68,000,000 (Click here for more information)

20. Resolution setting date of public hearing for April 26, 2016, on vacation of Public Utility Easement at 108 South 5th Street (Click here for more information)

21. Resolution setting date of public hearing for April 26, 2016, on vacation of Public Utility Easement at 1126 Florida Avenue (Click here for more information)

22. Resolution approving Engineering Services Agreement with Dewild Grant Reckert & Associates Company of Rock Rapids, Iowa, for Ames Substation Improvements (Top-O-Hollow) in an amount not to exceed $264,791 (Click here for more information)

23. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2015/16 Traffic Signal Program (University Boulevard and U.S. Highway 30 Westbound Off-Ramp); setting May 4, 2016, as bid due date and May 10, 2016, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

24. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2015/16 Downtown Street Pavement Improvements (Clark Avenue from Lincoln Way to Main Street); setting May 4, 2016, as bid due date and May 10, 2016, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

25. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Electrical Maintenance Services for Power Plant; setting May 12, 2016, as bid due date and May 24, 2016, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

26. Resolution awarding contract to Central Power Systems and Service of Wichita, Kansas, for purchase of trailer-mounted 200kW generator to provide back-up power for waste water lift stations in the amount of $98,611 (Click here for more information)

27. Resolution awarding contract to Titan Machinery of Des Moines, Iowa, for purchase of one tractor-loader-backhoe for street maintenance in the amount of $108,590, with extended hydraulic and power train warranty in the amount of $4,492, and accept trade-in offer of $16,800 (Click here for more information)

28. Resolution awarding contract to Chamness Technologies, Inc., of Blairsburg, Iowa, in the amount of $32,700/year for Yard Waste Services for 2016-2019 (Click here for more information)

29. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Waste Management of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $.3694/mile/ton for FY 2016/17 Hauling and Related Services to Boone County Landfill (Click here for more information)

30. Resolution approving renewal of contract for FY 2016/17 Custodial Services for City Hall/Community Center with Klean Rite of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $61,824.45/year, plus $21.72/hour for emergency callback and additional work as authorized (Click here for more information)

31. Resolution approving renewal of contract for FY 2016/17 Custodial Services for Ames Public Library with Nationwide Office Care in the amount of $66,360.61 (Click here for more information)

32. Valve Maintenance and Related Services and Supplies Contract for Power Plant: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Dowco Valve Company, Inc., of Hastings, Minnesota, in an amount not to exceed $90,000
b. Resolution approving contract and bond

33. Power Plant Maintenance Services Contract: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with ProEnergy Services, LLC, of Sedalia, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed $635,000
b. Resolution approving contract and bond

34. Electric Services Underground Trenching Contracts: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving renewal of Primary Contract with Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $233,750
b. Resolution approving contract and bond with Ames Trenching & Excavating, Inc.
c. Resolution approving renewal of Secondary Contract with Communication Technologies of Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $41,250
d. Resolution approving contract and bond with Communication Technologies

35. Resolution approving contract and bond for City Hall Roof Improvements Project (Click here for more information)

36. Resolution approving contract and bond for WPC Facility Sludge Pumping Building Heat Recovery Unit Replacement (Click here for more information)

37. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2015/16 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (13th Street - Furman Aquatic Center to Union Pacific Railroad) (Click here for more information)

38. Resolution approving Change Order No. 6 with Knutson Construction of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the amount of $22,624 for Water Treatment Plant - Contract No. 2 (Click here for more information)

39. Resolution approving completion of Emergency Storm Repair for Traffic Signal (South Duff Avenue and Airport Road) (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.

PARKS & RECREATION:

40. Staff Report on Policy for naming of Parks and Recreation Facilities (Click here for more information)

HEARINGS:

41. Hearing on transfer of property and granting of Easements to Iowa Department of Transportation for I-35 improvements: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving transfer of property and granting of Easements

42. Hearing on zoning text amendment pertaining to the Environmentally Sensitive Area Overlay District and its applicability to activities within the Floodway: (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance

43. Hearing on zoning map amendment to add Environmentally Sensitive Area Overlay to properties with a FEMA-designated Floodway: (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance

44. Hearing on zoning text amendment pertaining to allowed activities and process for seeking approvals for development in Flood Plain contained in Municipal Code Chapter 9 (Flood Plain Zoning Regulations): (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance

45. Hearing on WPC Facility Three-Year Biosolids Disposal Operation: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding FY 2016/17 contract to Nutri-Ject Systems, Inc., of Hudson, Iowa, in the total amount not to exceed $60,406.25

46. Hearing on Skate Park Renovation Project: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion accepting report of bids

47. Hearing on 2015/16 Airport Improvements Taxiway Rehabilitation (Runway 01/19): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Absolute Concrete of Slater, Iowa, in the amount of $196,221.25

48. Hearing on rezoning, with Master Plan, of property at 896 South 500th Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Suburban Residential Low Density (FS-RL) and Suburban Residential Medium Density (FS-RM): (Click here for more information)

a. Motion to continue hearing to April 26, 2016

PLANNING & HOUSING:

49. Staff Update on South Duff Avenue Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) request [3115, 3413, and 3409 South Duff Avenue] (Click here for more information)

50. Resolution approving Rose Prairie Development Agreement (Click here for more information)

51. Staff Report and Update on Landscape Ordinance Provisions (Click here for more information)

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

52. Resolution approving Grant Agreement with Iowa Department of Natural Resources for improvements to low-head dam in North River Valley Park in the amount of $85,000 (Click here for more information)

FINANCE:

53. Resolution awarding contract to Stivers Ford Lincoln of Waukee, Iowa, for purchase of two police utility patrol vehicles in the amount of $53,576 (Click here for more information)

54. Motion approving proposed revisions to Purchasing Policies and Procedures (includes Local Consideration Policy) (Click here for more information)

ORDINANCES:

55. Second passage of ordinance pertaining to minimum floor area ratio and building height for institutional uses requiring Special Use Permits in Downtown Service Center and Campustown Service Center Zoning Districts

56. Second passage of ordinance to add funeral homes as an institutional use allowed in Downtown Service Center Zoning District

57. Second passage of ordinance establishing 3505 and 3515 Lincoln Way Urban Revitalization Area

58. Second passage of ordinance correcting an Iowa Code reference in Section 23.308 pertaining to review procedures for Plats of Survey

59. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4251 rezoning properties at 1405, 1415, 1425, 1502, 1509, 1510, 1511, and 1519 Baltimore Drive and 1428, 1429, 1506, 1514, and 1522 Boston Avenue from Community Commercial Node (CCN) to Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC)

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

CLOSED SESSION:

60. Motion to hold closed session as provided by Section 21.5c, Code of Iowa, to discuss strategy with counsel for matters 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.