AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
JANUARY 11, 2022

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.

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

PROCLAMATION:

1. Proclamation for “Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month,” January 2022

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.

2. Motion approving payment of claims

3. Motion approving Minutes of Special City Council Meetings held December 21, December 29, 2021, and Regular City Council Meeting on December 14

4. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period December 1 - 15, 2021

5. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period December 16 - 31, 2021

6. Motion certifying Civil Service candidates

7. Motion approving new 12-Month Class C Liquor License with Sunday Service - Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant & Grill, Inc., 2601 East 13th Street 

8. Motion approving ownership change for Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege and Sunday Sales - Texas Roadhouse, 519 South Duff Avenue

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

a. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Chipotle Mexican Grill, 435 S Duff Avenue, Pending Dram Shop Insurance 
b. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Fuji Japanese Steakhouse, 1614 S Kellogg Avenue, 101
c. Class A Liquor License with Sunday Sales - American Legion Post #37, 225 Main Street 
d. Special Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Springhill Suites, 1810 SE 16th St
e. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege, Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - West Towne Pub, 4518 Mortensen Road, Suite 101
f. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege, Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Dublin Bay, 320 S 16th Street, Pending Dram Shop Insurance 
g. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Cactus 2, 2420 Lincoln Way, Ste B, Pending Dram Shop Insurance 
h. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (Carryout Beer) and Sunday Sales - The Filling Station, 2400 University Boulevard 
i. Special Class C Liquor License (B/W) - Clouds Coffee, 119 Stanton Avenue, Suite 701, Pending Dram Shop Insurance
j. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - The Angry Irishmen, 119 Main Street, Pending Dram Shop Insurance
k. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege and Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee Market Café, 3800 Lincoln Way
l. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Cy’s Roost, 121 Welch Avenue, Pending Dram Shop Insurance 
m. Class C Liquor License and Sunday Sales - North Grand Seafood, 823 Wheeler Street, Ste 1

10. Requests from Ames Main Street (AMS) for Downtown Dollar Days event on Thursday, January 27 through Sunday, January 30, 2022:

a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit.
b. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement in the Downtown District on Saturday, January 29, 2022
c. Resolution approving request from Ames Main Street for Saturday, January 29, to transfer $1,379.25 from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund 

11. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2022-1 to Municipal Code

12. Resolution approving appointment of Council Member Anita Rollins to the Ames Economic Development Committee (AEDC)

13. Resolution approving application for Procurement Card for Council Member Anita Rollins; setting the spend limit at $2,000/transaction, $3,000/day, and $5,000/monthly billing cycle

14. Resolution approving Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the South Skunk River Water Trail 

15. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for S. 16th Street Improvements; setting February 16, 2022, as bid due date and February 22, 2022, as date of public hearing

16. Resolution waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing purchase of Black Box Network Services 12-Month Comprehensive Service Plan in the amount of $55,107.77

17. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to STI Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEM) Services, LLC, of Waldron, Arkansas, for monitoring Power Plant emissions to ensure compliance with operating permits in the amount of $48,483.20 (inclusive of sales taxes)

18. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to VIM Technologies of Glen Burnie, Maryland, for monitoring CEMS data and reporting in the amount of $24,200

19. Resolution approving Change Order No. 1 to Northeast Products and Services of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, for Accessible Kayak Launch project at Ada Hayden Heritage Park in the amount of $11,681

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.

PLANNING & HOUSING:

20. Staff Report regarding Grove Avenue Re-Direction Area

HEARINGS:

21. Hearing on rezoning of 23959- 580th Avenue from Agricultural “A” to Intensive Industrial “II":

a. First passage of ordinance 

22. Hearing on proposal for the City of Ames to lease its right, title, and interest to property locally known as 205 South Walnut, Ames, to Heartland Senior Services for a period of 50 years:

a. Motion to continue hearing to January 25, 2022

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:

23. Story County Saturated Buffer/Bio-Reactor Project:

a. Resolution approving 28E Agreement for fiscal agent assistance with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality, City of Ames, and Story County Soil & Water Conservation District
b. Resolution approving Agreement among Story County, Iowa; Story County Conservation Board; and the City of Ames for funding assistance for water nutrient removal practices

ELECTRIC:

24. Resolution waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing Professional Consulting Services Contract with MCR Performance Solutions, LLC, of Deerfield, Illinois, in the amount of $94,500 for MISO Transmission Rate Review and Calculation

ADMINISTRATION:

25. Staff Report regarding COVID-19 Meeting Policies

ORDINANCES:

26. Second passage or ordinance revising the standards for detached garages and accessory buildings and nonconforming structures

27. Second passage of ordinance changing the name of Squaw Creek Drive to Stonehaven Drive

28. Second passage of ordinance amending the parking regulations to incorporate the renaming of Squaw Creek Drive to Stonehaven Drive

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

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.