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
MARCH 22, 2022

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.

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

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

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 AAMPO Transportation Policy Committee votes on the motion.

1. Motion approving Annual Self-Certification for FY 2023

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

3. Motion setting May 24, 2022, as date of public hearing regarding amendments to the FFY 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program

ADMINISTRATION:

4. Motion approving the Draft FY 2023 Transportation Planning Work Program and setting May 24, 2022, as date of public hearing

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 the Regular Minutes of March 8, 2022

3. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period March 1 - 15, 2022

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

a. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Dangerous Curves, 111 5th St., Pending Dram Shop Insurance
b. Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Cinemark Movies 12, 1317 Buckeye Avenue 
c. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Cornbred BBQ, 526 Main Street, Suite 106
d. Class B Liquor License with Sunday Sales - Radisson Ames, 2609 University Blvd.
e. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Brick City Grill, 2640 Stange Road 
f. Class E Liquor License, Class C Beer Permit, Class B Wine Permit - Off Campus Beer & Spirits LLC, 4518 Mortensen Rd, Suite 109

5. Resolution approving and adopting Supplement No. 2022-2 to Municipal Code

6. Resolution approving appointment of Mike LaPietra to the Planning and Zoning Commission

7. Resolution setting April 12, 2022, as date of public hearing for sale of City-owned property at 241 Village Drive to Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa in the amount of $100,000 and authorize staff to finalize terms and conditions for the sale

8. Resolution approving Certified Local Government (CLG) Annual Report

9. Resolution approving the State Historical Society of Iowa Grant-in-Aid Agreement for the Chautauqua Park - Ridgewood Intensive Survey, Certified Local Government Grant Project

10. Resolution authorizing Public Art Commission to enter into agreements with artists for 2022/23 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition selections

11. Resolution approving exception to Section 22.32(c)(2)(v) to allow alcohol service in Sidewalk Café at Della Viti, 323 Main Street, Ste. 102

12. Resolution approving exception to Section 22.32(c)(2)(v) to allow alcohol service in Sidewalk Café at Noir, 405 Kellogg

13. Resolution approving Amendment to Lease Agreement with T-Mobile to authorize an emergency standby generator to be installed adjacent to T-Mobile’s existing infrastructure located at the Bloomington Road Elevated Tank (BRET)

14. Resolution approving the adoption of the 2022 Electric Reliability Plan statement

15. Resolution approving request from ChildServe to modify its FY 2021/22 ASSET Contract to transfer $6,000 from Daycare Infant to Daycare Children

16. Resolution approving request from Heartland Senior Services to modify its FY 2021/22 ASSET Contract to transfer $23,012 from Activity/Resource Center and $16,912 from Congregate Meals to Home Delivered Meals

17. Requests from Frederiksen Court Community Center for Freddy Fun Run on Saturday April 23, 2022:

a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit for the closed area
b. Resolution approving closures of portions of 6th Street from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

18. Requests from Ames Main Street (AMS) for Music Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022:

a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License in Central Business District from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
b. Resolution approving closure of 10 metered parking spaces for vendors from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
c. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement and usage and waiver of electrical fees, and waiver of fee for blanket Vending License for Ames Main Street from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

19. Resolution approving an Electric Utility Easement on State of Iowa property for the installation of electrical pull boxes along the east side of Beach Avenue between Sunset Drive and Country Club Boulevard

20. Resolution approving an Electric Utility Easement on State of Iowa property adjacent to the CyRide building that covers a new pad-mounted transformer and existing City-owned electric facilities not previously covered by an easement

21. South 16th Street Improvements:

a. Motion rejecting bids
b. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications; setting April 6, 2022, as bid due date and April 12, 2022, as date of public hearing

22. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2020/2021 Concrete Street Improvement (Ford Street, Bell Avenue, S. 17th Street, S. Kellogg Avenue); setting April 20, 2022, as bid due date and April 26, 2022, as date of public hearing

23. Resolution accepting completion of Contract with Blade Runner Turbomachinery Services, LLC, for Unit 8 Turbine Generator Overhaul Project

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:

24. Staff Report regarding Outside Funding Request process

25. Staff Report regarding Naming Policy

PLANNING & HOUSING:

26. Motion directing staff to initiate annexation of 2219 and 2121 State Avenue

27. Dayton Avenue Tax-Increment Financing Development Agreement:

a. Motion directing staff to finalize the proposed Developer Agreement and return to City Council for final approval in April

28. Resolution approving 2022/23 Proposed Annual Action Plan Projects for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs

HEARINGS:

29. Hearing on proposal to sell, subject to easements, City-owned land locally known as 1101 Aviation Way (Sigler):

a. Resolution approving sale of 1101 Aviation Way to Mulmac, LLC

30. Hearing on proposal to vacate existing Public Utility Easement and Water Main Easement at 1915 Philadelphia Street:

a. Resolution approving vacating Public Utility Easement and Water Main Easement

31. Hearing on CyRide Electric Bus System Upgrades:

a. Motion accepting report of bids and delaying award

32. Hearing on 2021/22 Arterial Street Pavement Improvements (North Dakota Avenue and Ontario Street):

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $1,430,118.60, contingent upon receipt of Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) concurrence

33. Hearing on 2021/22 Collector Street Pavement Improvements (Hoover Avenue):

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Manatt’s Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $2,185,487.58

ORDINANCES:

34. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4459 rezoning 525 SE 16th Street from Agricultural “A” to Highway Oriented Commercial “HOC” and retain the Environmentally Sensitive Area Overlay “O-E” for the floodway

35. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4460 rezoning 2098 W. 190th Street from Floating Suburban Residential Medium Density (FS-RM) to Floating Suburban Residential Medium Density Planned Unit Development (FS-RM PUD) Overlay

36. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4461 to allow temporary yard waste processing facilities through approval of a Special Use Permit by the Zoning Board of Adjustment

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.