AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
515 CLARK AVENUE
JUNE 8, 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 complete an orange card and hand it to the City Clerk. When your name is called, please step to the microphone, state your name for the record, and limit the time used to present your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. 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. In consideration of all, if you have a cell phone, please turn it off or put it on silent ring.

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.

PROCLAMATION:

1. Proclamation proclaiming June 19, 2021, as “JUNETEENTH” in the City of Ames

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 25, 2021

3. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period May 16 - 31, 2021

4. Motion certifying Civil Service candidates

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

a. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege & Sunday Sales - Texas Roadhouse, 519 South Duff Avenue, Pending Dram Shop Insurance
b. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege & Sunday Sales - Jethro’s BBQ, 1301 Buckeye Avenue, Pending Dram Shop Insurance

6. Resolution adopting New and Revised Fees for the City of Ames to be effective July 1, 2021

7. Requests from Youth & Shelter Services for 45th Anniversary Celebration on June 10, 2021

a. Motion approving Blanket Vending License
b. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
c. Resolution approving waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License
d. Resolution approving suspension of 7 parking meters
e. Resolution approving closure of Kellogg Avenue between Main Street and Fifth Street from 3:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

8. Resolution approving contract with ServePro of Ames, Iowa, for Ames City Hall Custodial Services in the amount of $56,525

9. Resolution awarding contract for Network Wireless Access Points to Carrier Access IT, LC, of Clive, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $113,464.7010

10. Resolution approving contract renewal with Wellmark for administrative services, specific and aggregate excess insurance, and access fees for health insurance benefits effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022

11. Resolution approving contract renewal with Delta Dental of Iowa to provide administrative services for dental benefits effective July 1, 2021

12. Resolution accepting quote and approving renewal of City’s membership in the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP) for certain casualty and liability coverages at a net cost not to exceed $586,539

13. Resolution approving renewal Safety Services Contract with IAMU in an amount not to exceed $66,000 for period July 1 through December 31, 2021, and renewal in an amount not to exceed $66,000 for period January 1 through June 30, 2022

14. Resolution approving extension of the Insurance Broker Services Agreement for Liability Insurance with Knapp Tedesco in the amount of $38,000 for a period beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022

15. Resolution accepting extension of Property Brokerage Agreement with Willis of Greater Kansas, Inc., for the period beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $50,000

16. Resolution approving renewal of property insurance program coverage with Willis of Greater Kansas, Inc., for FY 2021/22 at the combined quoted premium of $814,143

17. Resolution accepting quote for Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance from Holmes Murphy & Associates for coverage with Midwest Employers’ Casualty Company, at a renewal premium of $121,601

18. Resolution approving Agreement with Iowa DOT for Maintenance and Repair of Primary Roads from FY 2021/22 through FY 2025/26

19. Resolution approving Iowa Department of Transportation STBG Federal-aid Swap Funding Agreement regarding 2021/22 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (North Dakota - Ontario) in the amount of $900,000

20. Resolution approving Iowa Department of Transportation STBG Federal-Aid Swap Funding Agreement regarding 2021/22 Concrete Street Pavement Improvements (Stange Road -24th Street) in the amount of $1,600,000

21. Resolution approving the proposed 2021/22 through 2023/24 Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro Waste Authority (MWA) for operation of a satellite Household Hazardous Materials collection and disposal operation at an annual cost of $82,580.88, and an annual increase for subsequent years based on CPI-U

22. Resolution approving change order increasing the Purchase Order in the amount of $238,000 to cover the cost of additional tonnage of waste deposited in the Boone County Landfill for Resource Recovery in FY 2020/21

23. Electrical Maintenance Services for Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Tri-City Electric Company of Iowa of Davenport, Iowa, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed  $150,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond

24. Power Plant Motor Repair Contract:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Electrical Engineering and Equipment Co., of Windsor Heights, Iowa, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $35,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond

25. Boiler Tube Spray Coating and Related Services and Supply Contract for Power Plant:

a. Resolution approving renewal of contract with Whertec, Inc., of Jacksonville, Florida, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $360,000
b. Resolution approving Performance Bond

26. Underground Trenching Contract for Electric Services:

a. Resolution approving renewal of primary contract with Ames Trenching & Excavating of Ames, Iowa, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $200,000

i. Resolution approving Performance Bond

b. Resolution approving renewal of secondary contract with Zoske Electrical Services, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $100,000

i. Resolution approving Performance Bond

27. Electric Meter Supply:

a. Resolution approving renewal of Electric Meter Supply Contract to Vision Metering of York, South Carolina, for the purchase of electric meters in Groups 1, 3, and 4, in accordance with unit price bid
b. Resolution approving renewal of Electric Meter Supply Contract to Van Wert Company, of Grundy Center, Iowa, for the purchase of electric meters in Groups 2, 5, and 6, in accordance with unit price bid

28. Resolution approving partial completion and reducing financial security for Sunset Ridge, 10th Addition

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:

29. Progress Report from Sustainability Coordinator regarding FY 2020-21 Activities:

a. Motion accepting Report
b. Resolution approving Contract with Iowa State University for Sustainability Advisory Services from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $34,000

ORDINANCES:

30. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4440 establishing a new Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay zone within the Zoning Ordinance along with private street standards in the Subdivision Ordinance 

HEARINGS:

31. Hearing on Amendments to Series 2017A and Series 2018A Bond Issuance Resolutions:

a. Resolution approving Amendments to Bond Issuance Resolutions

32. Hearing on Ada Hayden Heritage Park Fishing Pier Improvements:

a. Resolution reallocating funding in the amount of $20,753 from Emma McCarthy Lee Park Bridge Project
b. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Woodruff Construction, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $201,130 for the Base Bid and Alternate #1

33. Hearing on 2020/21 Multi-Modal Roadway Program (Vet Med Trail - S. 16th Street) - Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon:

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Voltmer, Inc., of Decorah, Iowa, in the amount of $66,436.66

34. Hearing on Master Plan Amendment for 5571 Hyde Avenue (Hayden’s Preserve - formerly known as Rose Prairie)[Continued from May 11, 2021, and May 25, 2021]:

a. Resolution approving Addendum to Pre-Annexation Agreement
b. Resolution approving Master Plan Amendment

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

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