AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE ROOM 235 - CITY HALL - 515 CLARK AVENUE
MAY 24, 2016

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CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m.

CLOSED SESSION:

1. Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5 (c), Code of Iowa, to discuss items pending litigation or presently in litigation

ADJOURNMENT: 5:15 p.m.

AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL - 515 CLARK AVENUE
MAY 24, 2016

CALL TO ORDER: 5:20 p.m.

1. Staff report on lead in drinking water (Click here for more information)

ADJOURNMENT:

AGENDA
MEETING OF THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE AND
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL - 515 CLARK AVENUE
MAY 24, 2016

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (AAMPO)
TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING

1. Motion approving Draft Amendment to FY 2016 - 2019 Transportation Improvement Program and setting date of public hearing for June 14, 2016 (Click here for more information)

2. Hearing on FY 2017 Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP): (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving Final FY 2017 TPWP

3. Hearing on Public Participation Plan: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving Public Participation Plan

POLICY COMMITTEE COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING*
*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 May 10, 2016, and Special Meeting of May 20, 2016

3. Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for May 1-15, 2016 (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 B Liquor Gateway Hotel & Conference, 2100 Green Hills Drive
b. Class C Liquor Old Chicago, 1610 S. Kellogg Avenue
c. Class C Liquor Fuji Japanese Steakhouse, 1614 S. Kellogg Avenue

5. Motion approving 5-day (June 3-June7) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main at 3M, 900 Dayton Avenue (Click here for more information)

6. Motion approving 5-day (June 9-June 13) Special Class C Liquor License for Olde Main at Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center, 2516 Mortensen Road (Click here for more information)

7. Motion approving 5-day (June 23-June 27) Class C Liquor License for Olde Main at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)

8. Motion approving 5-day (June 18-June 22) Class C Liquor License for Christiani Events at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)

9. Motion approving 5-day (June 6-June 10) Special Class C Liquor License for Burgies Coffee & Tea Company at the ISU Alumni Center, 420 Beach Avenue (Click here for more information)

10. Motion approving 5-day (June 15-June 19) Class C Liquor License & Outdoor Service for Gateway Hotel & Conference Center LLC at CPMI Event Center, 2321 North Loop Drive (Click here for more information)

11. Motion authorizing preparation of National Register Nomination for 413, 417, 427, and 429 Douglas Avenue (Octagon Center for the Arts) (Click here for more information)

12. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for awnings at 413 Northwestern Avenue, Wheatsfield Cooperative (Click here for more information)

13. Motion approving Encroachment Permit for a sign at 2420 Lincoln Way, Suite 103, Fuzzys Taco Shop (Click here for more information)

14. Motion directing staff to enter into a Professional Services Contract for Sanitary Sewer Analysis for North Growth Gap Area (Click here for more information)

15. Requests for Hope Run on June 18, 2016: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving closure of portions of Dotson Drive, Mortensen Road, Hayward Avenue, Knapp Street, Sheldon Avenue, Arbor Street, and State Avenue from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 18
b. Resolution approving waiver of Road Race permit fee

16. Requests for Midnight Madness on July 9, 2016: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving 5-day (July 9-13) Class B Beer Permit and Outdoor Service Area in City Hall Parking Lot N
b. Motion approving tapping of up to seven kegs at once during post-race party with maximum of 20 kegs total during the evening
c. Motion approving blanket Vending License for July 9
d. Resolution approving closure of Fifth Street, Douglas Avenue, Sixth Street, Clark Avenue, Main Street, Northwestern Avenue, Ninth Street, Ridgewood Avenue, Sixth Street, and City Hall Parking Lot N
e. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement from 6:00 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 9
f. Resolution approving waiver of fees for blanket Vending License and usage of electricity

17. Requests from Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) for Firefly Country Night on Main Street on Sunday, July 17, 2016: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion approving 5-day (July 17-21) Special Class C Liquor License and Outdoor Service
b. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License at 200 Main Street and 400 block of Douglas Avenue from 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 17
c. Resolution approving closure of 200 block of Main Street and 400 block of Douglas Avenue starting at alley, from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 17
d. Resolution approving closure of 50 parking spaces within the closed areas
e. Resolution approving waiver of fees for use of electrical outlets and blanket Vending License

18. Resolution approving FY 2016/17 Sign Permit Fee adjustment (Click here for more information)

19. Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 16-238 regarding vacating an alley between North Dakota Avenue and Delaware Avenue between Toronto Street and Reliable Street (Click here for more information)

20. Resolution approving FY 2016/17 Human Services (ASSET) Contracts (Click here for more information)

21. Resolution approving FY 2016/17 COTA Contracts (Click here for more information)

22. Resolution approving FY 2016/17 Contracts for Outside Funding Requests (Click here for more information)

23. Resolution approving contract with Main Street Cultural District in the amount of $20,000 for Downtown Holiday Lights (Click here for more information)

24. Resolution approving renewal of health insurance administrative services contract with Wellmark from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017 (Click here for more information)

25. Resolution approving renewal of Property Insurance Renewals: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving one-year extension of agreement with Willis of Illinois for brokerage services
b. Resolution approving 2016/17 Annual Premium for Power and Municipal properties, brokered by Willis

26. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates of Ankeny, Iowa, for Phase II of Squaw Creek Water Main Protection Project at a cost not to exceed $111,900 (Click here for more information)

27. Resolution approving Iowa Economic Development Authority Contract for financial assistance for XPANXION, Inc., with local match (Click here for more information)

28. Resolution approving Ames Intermodal Facility Commercial Tenant Lease with Executive Express (Click here for more information)

29. Resolution approving Ames Intermodal Facility Commercial Tenant Lease with Jefferson Lines (Click here for more information)

30. Resolution approving Joint Use Parking Agreement for 1320 Dickinson Avenue (Perfect Games) (Click here for more information)

31. Resolution awarding Engineering Services Contract to Zachry Engineering Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Power Plant Unit 7 Superheater, Furnace Wall, and Dump Grate Replacement in an amount not to exceed $93,500 (Click here for more information)

32. Resolution approving purchase of four 40-foot buses from Gillig Corporation of Hayward, California, in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,772,000 (Click here for more information)

33. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2016/17 Pavement Restoration Program - Contract 1: Concrete Joint Repair Program; setting June 22, 2016, as bid due date and June 28, 2016, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

34. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2016/17 Pavement Restoration Program - Contract 2: Slurry Seal Program; setting June 22, 2016, as bid due date and June 28, 2016, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

35. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2015/16 Storm Sewer Improvement Program; setting June 22, 2016, as bid due date and June 28, 2016, as date of public hearing (Click here for more information)

36. South Skunk River Basin Watershed Improvement (City Hall Parking Lot Reconstruction): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving revised Iowa Department of Agricultural and Land Stewardship (IDALS) Water Quality Grant completion date to June 30, 2017
b. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications; setting June 22, 2016, as bid due date and June 28, 2016, as date of public hearing

37. Resolution awarding contract to Keck Energy of Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for Electric Services Fuel Supply Contract (Click here for more information)

38. Resolution approving renewal of contract with MCG Energy Solutions, LLC, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Electric Market Participant Services Software in the amount of $121,187.88 (plus applicable sales taxes) (Click here for more information)

39. Resolution approving contract and bond for Skate Park Renovation Project (Click here for more information)

40. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2015/16 Right-of-Way Restoration Program (Click here for more information)

41. Resolution accepting completion of Ada Hayden Heritage Park Service Line Project (Click here for more information)

42. Resolution accepting completion of City Hall Renovation Phase 2 project (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.

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

43. Staff report on Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Ordinance: (Click here for more information)

a. First passage of ordinance revising portions of Chapter 28 and Appendix Q pertaining to the Fats, Oils, and Grease Control Program

ADMINISTRATION:

44. Staff report regarding Welch Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian Project: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion directing staff

PLANNING & HOUSING:

45. Resolution approving Preliminary Plat for Crane Farm Subdivision (896 South 500th Avenue) (Click here for more information)

46. Resolution setting date of public hearing on granting Access Easement across City property (Welch Avenue Parking Lot X) to benefit 122 Hayward Avenue (Click here for more information)

47. 321 State Avenue (Former Middle School) Options for Development Workshop: (Click here for more information)

a. Motion directing staff to explore a wide range of home ownership and rental housing types

48. Resolution approving Preliminary Plat for 125 and 130 Wilder Avenue (Sunset Ridge Subdivision, 7th Addition) (Click here for more information)

49. Staff Report on redevelopment of 2700 Block of Lincoln Way (Click here for more information)

PUBLIC WORKS:

50. Vacation of Roadway Preservation Easement at 3599 George Washington Carver Avenue (Scenic Point Subdivision) (Click here for more information)

51. Resolution approving 2015/16 and 2017/18 Traffic Signal Programs: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving funding agreement for Urban Statewide Traffic Engineering Program (U-STEP) for University Boulevard and U.S. Highway 30 West-Bound Off-Ramp (2015/16)
b. Resolution approving funding agreement for Urban Statewide Traffic Engineering Program (U-STEP) for East 13th Street and Interstate 35 North-Bound Off-Ramp (2017/18)
c. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Iowa Signal, Inc., of Grimes, Iowa, in the amount of $184,070.66

HEARINGS:

52. Hearing on Major Land Use Policy Plan Amendment for 3115, 3409, and 3413 South Duff Avenue: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving Amendment

53. Hearing on Final Amendments to Fiscal Year 2015/16 Budget: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution amending current budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016

54. Hearing on granting Public Utility Easement to Iowa State University along South Riverside Drive: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution granting Easement

55. Hearing on Electric Maintenance Services for Power Plant: (Click here for more information)

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

56. Hearing on 2014/15 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation #2 (2016 Flood Prone Manhole Rehabilitation): (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Save Our Sewers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the amount of $1,032,105.23

57. Hearing on Nuisance Assessments: (Click here for more information)

a. Resolution assessing costs of snow/ice removal and certifying assessments to Story County Treasurer

ORDINANCES:

58. Second passage of ordinance rezoning, with Master Plan, 3535 South 530th Avenue from Agricultural (A) to Suburban Residential Medium Density (FS-RM) and Residential High Density (RH) [2nd and 3rd readings and adoption requested] (Click here for more information)

59. Second passage of ordinance adjusting Storm Water Rates

60. Second passage of ordinance revising Municipal Code Section 28.102 regarding Energy Cost Adjustment (ECA)

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.