AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES AREA
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (AAMPO)
TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE AND
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL*
JANUARY 12, 2021

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion. If you wish to speak, please see the instructions listed above. The normal process on any particular agenda item is that the motion is placed on the floor, input is received from the audience, the Council is given an opportunity to comment on the issue or respond to the audience concerns, and the vote is taken. On ordinances, there is time provided for public input at the time of the first reading.

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

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

1. Hearing on Amendment to the 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program:

a. Motion approving Amendment to add Automatic Passenger Counters CyRide Project in
FY 2021

2. Resolution approving designation of AAMPO representatives to Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance

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 City Council Meeting held December 22, 2020

3. Motion approval renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits, and Liquor Licenses:

a. Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - The Angry Irishmen (119 Main St), Pending DRAM
b. Class A Liquor License (Private Club) - American Legion #37 (225 Main)
c. Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Blue Owl Bar (223 Welch Ave)
d. Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - West Towne Pub (4518 Mortensen Rd Ste 101)
e. Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Dublin Bay (320 16th), Pending DRAM
f. Class E Liquor License, Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (Carryout) & Sunday Sales - The Filling Station (2400 University Blvd)
g. Class C Liquor License, Catering Privilege & Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee Market Café (3800 Lincoln Way)
h. Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Cy’s Roost (121 Welch Ave), Pending DRAM
i. Class E Liquor License, Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit with Sunday Sales JW Liquor (4518 Mortensen Rd Ste #109)

4. Motion referring Voluntary Annexation Petition regarding property located at 4514 Hyde Avenue to Planning & Zoning Commission

5. Requests from Ames Main Street (AMS) for February Dollar Days event on Thursday, February 4 through Sunday, February 7, 2021:

a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License
b. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement in the Downtown District on Saturday, February 6
c. Resolution approving request from Ames Main Street for Saturday February 6 to transfer $1,379.25 from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund.
d. Resolution approving waiver of fee for blanket Vending License

6. Resolution Setting Date of Public Hearing for January 26, 2021, on a proposal to enter into an amended State Revolving Fund Sewer Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement in a principal amount not to exceed $6,075,000

7. Resolution approving appointment of Aaron DeLashmutt as the Chief of Police Alternate to the Story County 911 Service Board

8. Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding with Central Iowa Emergency Services Chaplaincy

9. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with Bolton & Menk, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, for 2020/21 Shared Use Path System Expansion - Vet Med Trail (S. 16th Street to S. Grand Avenue) in an amount not to exceed $46,138

10. Resolution awarding Contract to Tarath, LLC, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to provide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training to City employees in the amount of $50,000

11. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for City Access Control System; setting February 10, 2021, as bid due date and February 23, 2021, as date of public hearing

12. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for the Water Treatment Plant Lime Pond Underdrain Improvements Project; setting February 10, 2021, as bid due date and February 23, 2021, as date of public hearing

13. Resolution awarding contract to Reliant Fire Apparatus, Inc., (Pierce) for the purchase of a newladder truck at a cost of $1,152,825

14. Resolution approving contract and bond for Homewood Slope Stabilization

15. Resolution approving contract and bond for Inis Grove Park Sidewalk Project

16. Resolution approving new Performance Bond and authorizing release of original bond regarding contract with Anderson Process & Instrumentation Solutions, LLC, for Maintenance Services for the Power Plant

17. Resolution approving partial completion of public improvements and reducing required security for Sunset Ridge, 10th Subdivision

18. Resolution accepting completion of 2019/20 Multi-Modal Roadway Improvements (30th Street & Duff Avenue Restriping)

19. Resolution accepting completion of Fuel Forwarding Pump House Fire Protection Upgrade for Power Plant

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 three minutes.

ADMINISTRATION:

20. Discussion on the direction the Public Art Commission is taking in regards to small arts grants

PUBLIC WORKS:

21. Resolution setting date of public hearing for January 26, 2021, to authorize the potential use of eminent domain authority, if necessary, to obtain easements and acquire land for the Flood Mitigation - River Flooding project

CYRIDE:

22. Update on financial status of CyRide

HEARINGS:

23. Hearing on Maintenance Facility Fabric Storage Barn:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to A & B Construction LTD., of Harper, Iowa, in the amount of $157,025

24. Hearing on Water Plant Dehumidification Project:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Mechanical Comfort, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $262,940

25. Hearing on Ames City Hall Auditorium HVAC Upgrade:

a. Motion rejecting all bids

26. Hearing on 2020/21 Pavement Restoration - Slurry Seal Program:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Fort Dodge Asphalt Company, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, in the amount of $202,885.40

ORDINANCES:

27. Second passage or ordinance establishing a new industrial zoning district to be known as the Intensive Industrial zone in Chapter 29, Article 9, of the Ames Municipal Code:

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT: