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*
MAY 25, 2021

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

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

HEARINGS:

1. Hearing on the FY 2022 Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP):

a. Resolution approving the Final FY 2022 Transportation Planning Work Program for submission to the Iowa Department of Transportation

2. Hearing on Amendment to the FFY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):

a. Motion approving amendment to the FFY 2021-2024 TIP

ADMINISTRATION:

3. Motion approving the Draft FY 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program and setting July 13, 2021, as the date of public hearing

POLICY COMMITTEE COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

 

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING**

**The Regular City Council Meeting will immediately follow the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee Meeting.

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 May 11, 2021, and Special City Council Meeting held May 18, 2021

3. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout & Sunday Sales - Casey’s General Store #2560 3020 S Duff Avenue

4. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #214 111 Duff Avenue

5. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #200 4510 Mortensen Road

6. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #216 203 Welch Avenue

7. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits and Liquor Licenses:

a. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege, Class B Wine Permit, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Della Viti, 323 Main Street, pending DRAM Shop Insurance
b. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, 1610 S Kellogg Avenue, pending DRAM Shop Insurance
c. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout, & Sunday Sales - Casey’s General Store #2560, 3020 S Duff Avenue
d. Class A Liquor License with Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Green Hills Residents Association, 2200 Hamilton Drive, Ste 100 
e. Class E Liquor License with Sunday Sales - MMDG Spirits, 126A Welch Avenue, pending DRAM Shop Insurance
f. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout, & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #214, 111 Duff Avenue
g. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout, & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #200, 4510 Mortensen Rd
h. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout, & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #216, 203 Welch Avenue
i. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Carryout, & Sunday Sales - Wheatsfield Cooperative, 413 Northwestern, pending DRAM Shop Insurance

8. Resolution setting date of public hearing for June 8, 2021, to authorize additional uses of General Obligation Bond Series 2017 and Series 2018A to fund extension of utilities to the East Industrial Area

9. Resolution approving revisions to ASSET Policies and Procedures

10. Resolution approving request to waive enforcement of the prohibition of motorized vehicles in Ada Hayden Heritage Park (Municipal Code Section 19.9) to allow the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park to provide golf cart tours to mobility-impaired individuals

11. Resolution approving Agreement with Verbio Nevada, LLC, to accept biosolids from Ames Water Pollution Control Facility for a period of three years from the executed date (to be effective upon signed approval from both parties)

12. Resolution authorizing payment to StoryComm for annual radio system subscriber fees in the amount of $133,965.51

13. Resolution approving contract with WHKS & Co., of Ames, Iowa, for Water Pollution Control Site Utility Mapping in an amount not to exceed $53,456

14. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications and re-issue Notice to Bidders for WPC Sludge Pumping Building Improvements project; setting June 23, 2021, as bid due date and July 13, 2021, as date of public hearing

15. Resolution approving Police Department’s application to and participation in the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program

16. Purchase of Transformers for Electric Services:

a. Resolution waiving local consideration accommodation in the evaluations allowed by the Purchasing Policies
b. Resolution awarding contract to RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, for in accordance with unit prices bid and quantities ordered inclusive of applicable sales taxes

17. Purchase of Copper Cable/Wire for Electric Services:

a. Resolution awarding contract to RESCO of Ankeny, Iowa, for 6,000 feet of 750 KCMIL Copper Cable in the amount of $197,222.40 (inclusive of Iowa sales tax)
b. Resolution awarding contract to Graybar Electric of Des Moines, Iowa, for 2,000 feet of Copper Wire in the amount of $10,455.18 (inclusive of Iowa sales tax)

18. Resolution awarding contract to Northway Well and Pump Company of Waukee, Iowa, for Year Five (5) [2021/22] of Water Plant Well Rehabilitation Contract in the amount of 104,923.37

19. Resolution approving contract to DPC Industries, Inc., of Bellevue, Nebraska, for purchase of liquid sodium hypochlorite for the Water Plant and Power Plant in the amount of $0.98/gallon for FY 2021/22

20. Resolution awarding contract to Renewable Energy Group of Ames, Iowa, for CyRide fuel purchases from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,072,500

21. Resolution awarding contract to Nationwide Office Care of Clive, Iowa, for CyRide custodial services for the initial contract period from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, (with possible four additional renewal options) at an initial cost of $2,330.50/month

22. Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 to RW Excavating Solutions, LC, of Prairie City, Iowa, for additional seeding/mulching and wattles for enhanced erosion control and hauling of felled trees for Flood Mitigation - River Flooding (Tree Clearing) project in the amount of $74,800

23. Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 to Commonwealth Electric to expand the scope of work on the Fast Electronic Vehicle Charger installation at 2108 Isaac Newton Drive in the amount of $5,481

24. Resolution awarding renewal of contract with Baldwin Pole & Piling, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, for the purchase of electric distribution utility poles in accordance with unit prices bid and actual quantities ordered, plus applicable sales taxes

25. Specialized Wet Dry Vacuum, Hydro Blast, and Related Cleaning Services for the Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with HTH Companies, Inc., of Union, Missouri, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022 for hourly rates and unit prices bid, in an amount not to exceed $235,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond

26. Scaffolding and Related Services and Supplies Contract for the Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with HTH Companies, Inc., of Union, Missouri, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. in the amount of $53,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond

27. Asbestos Remediation and Related Services for the Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Earth Services & Abatement, LLC, of Des Moines, Iowa, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $200,000 
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond 

28. Non-Asbestos Insulation and Related Services and Supplies Contract for the Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with HTH Companies Inc., of Union, Missouri, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $150,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond 

29. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 623 Agg Avenue

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:

30. Face-Covering Ordinance:

a. Public Input
b. First passage of ordinance repealing Face-Covering Ordinance

i. Motion to suspend the rules regarding adoption of ordinances (1) Second and third readings and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4439

c. Resolution to exclude City of Ames from Story County’s Face-Covering regulation

31. FY 2021/22 Contracts with Human Services agencies (ASSET):

a. Resolution approving Contracts for FY 2021/22
b. Resolution approving unallocated funds as “reserve funds” in the new amount of $20,562 to address additional service needs that may arise during FY 2021/22
c. Resolution allowing agencies, if they request, to carry-over FY 2020/21 funding to FY 2021/22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

32. Ames Economic Development Commission:

a. Presentation of Annual Report
b. Resolution approving Contract with Ames Economic Development Commission for Economic Development Activities from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $150,000

33. Staff Report regarding Small Art Grant Awards:

a. Motion directing staff to prepare contracts for four Small Art Grant projects in accordance with the recommendations provided by the Review Committee

HEARINGS:

34. Hearing on Final Amendments to Fiscal Year 2020/21 Budget:

a. Resolution amending current budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021

35. Annexation of properties at intersection of Lincoln Highway and North 500th Avenue:

a. Resolution approving a Minor Amendment to Ames Urban Fringe Plan Land Use Class Map Amendment from Rural/Urban Transition Area to Urban Service Area for the area extending westward from current City boundary to the County line (approximately 1500 feet along Lincoln Highway) and northward along North 500th Avenue approximately 768 feet
b. Hearing regarding 80/20 Annexation of properties at intersection of Lincoln Highway and North 500th Avenue [generally located at 632 and 634 N. 500th Avenue and 5521 Lincoln Highway in Story County, Iowa, owned by John R. Crane and Flummerfelt Quail Ridge, LLC, respectively, Story County right-of-way, and non-consenting properties owned by
Brian M. Adams (5507 Lincoln Way), Brant Lemer (5615 Lincoln Way), and Lemer Land Holdings, LLC (5615 Lincoln Way)]:

i. Resolution approving Annexation of all consenting and non-consenting properties
ii. Resolution approving Development Agreement addressing infrastructure needs and developer responsibilities for future development

36. Hearing on Master Plan Amendment for 5571 Hyde Avenue (Hayden’s Preserve - formerly known as Rose Prairie)[Continued from May 11, 2021]:

a. Motion to continue hearing to June 8, 2021

37. Hearing on Auditorium HVAC Replacement:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Stein Heating and Cooling, Inc., of Webster City, Iowa, in the amount of $575,500

38. Hearing on 2020/21 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements - 13th Street (Duff Avenue to Meadowlane Avenue)

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Con-Struct of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $2,934,292.90

FIRE:

39. Presentation of Proposed Exterior Property Maintenance Code

PARKS & RECREATION:

40. Resolution approving request for the Ames Chamber of Commerce to proceed to implement the Campustown Lincoln Way Beautification Plan (Lincoln Way medians from Beach to Sheldon), subject to their agreement to purchase material and replenish mulch in medians annually

PLANNING & HOUSING:

41. 2021-22 CDBG Proposed Annual Action Plan Follow-Up:

a. Resolution approving proposed 2021/22 Annual Action Plan Program Projects and proposed budget and setting August 10, 2021, as date of public hearing

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

42. Resolution approving Agreement with AgOutcomes, Inc., of Ankeny, Iowa, to purchase watershed nutrient reduction credits in the amount not to exceed $50,000 for the Water Plant 

ORDINANCES:

43. Second passage of ordinance establishing a new Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay zone within the Zoning Ordinance along with private street standards in the Subdivision Ordinance 

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT: