AGENDA 
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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 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:
1. Motion approving appointment of Ames Public Works Director John Joiner to the Statewide Urban Design Specifications (SUDAS) Board of Directors

2. Motion approving Transit Safety Targets

3. Resolution certifying project shown in the Iowa Clean Air Attainment (ICAAP) Grant Application conforms to the AAMPO’s regional transportation planning process

ADMINISTRATION:

4. Resolution approving preliminary Ames Urban Area Boundary

HEARINGS:

5. Hearing on Amendment to the FFY 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):

a. Motion approving amendment to the FFY 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program

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.

PROCLAMATIONS:

1. Proclamation for “Ames Art Month,” September 2023

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 Regular Meeting on August 22, 2023

4. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period August 16-31, 2023

5. Motion approving Civil Service Candidates

6. Motion approving new Special Class C Retail Alcohol License – Potter’s Shoppe & Eatery, 330 5th Street, Pending Favorable Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing and Fire Inspection 

7. Motion approving new Special Class C Retail Alcohol License –The Recipe, 412 Burnett Avenue, Pending Favorable Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing

8. Motion approving new 5-Day (September 13 – September 17, 2023) Special Class C Retail Alcohol License – Apres Bar Co., 1930 East 13th Street

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

a. Class E Liquor License – Kum & Go #0217, 3111 S. Duff Avenue
b. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege – Hy-Vee #1 Clubroom, 3800 West Lincoln Way 
c. Class B Liquor License with Outdoor Service – The Love Club, 4625 Reliable Street
d. Class C Beer Permit – Dollar General Store #22303, 3407 Lincoln Way 
e. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service – AJ’s Ultra Lounge, 2401 Chamberlain Street

10. Request from Ames High School Homecoming Parade on September 25, 2023:

a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
b. Resolution approving closure of City Parking Lot MM, southern three aisles of City Parking Lot M, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for parade staging
c. Resolution approving closure of Pearle Avenue, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, and Clark Avenue (all from Main Street to 5th Street), Main Street from Pearle Avenue to Duff Avenue, and 5th Street from Grand Avenue to Clark Avenue, from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:45 p.m.
d. Resolution approving 219 metered parking spaces along the parade route from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and waiver of fees 
e. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for 26 metered parking spaces in Lot N

11. Requests from The Mucky Duck for Anniversary Party on September 16, 2023:

a. Resolution approving the suspension of parking regulations along the south side of Crystal Street from 110 Crystal Street to Opal Drive from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on September 16th
b. Motion approving temporary extension for Outdoor Service area for The Mucky Duck, 3100 South Duff Avenue Pending Dram Shop Insurance

12. Resolution approving appointment of ex-officio student liaison to City Council 

13. Resolution setting September 26, 2023, as date of public hearing on the first amendment to the FY 2023/24 Adopted Budget

14. Resolution approving request to waive enforcement of the prohibition of motorizedvehicles in Ada Hayden Heritage Park for the Ames Triathlon on June 23, 2024

15. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 5517 and 5556 Arrasmith Trail 

16. Resolution awarding contract for Professional Consulting Services for the Development of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to Power System Engineering, Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin, to conduct cost-of-service and rate design studies for the City’s Electric Utility in the amount not to exceed $109,365

17. Unit 7 Precipitator Enclosure

a. Resolution waiving Purchasing Policies and Procedures and awarding a single-source contract
b. Resolution awarding contract to Incorp Industries LLC, of Evansville, Indiana in the amount not to exceed $64,500 (inclusive of sales tax)

18. Resolution approving Change Order No. 2 with JEO Consulting Group, Inc., for costs associated with redesigning practices for the FY 2022/23 Story County Edge of Field Project in the amount of $4,000

19. 2022/23 Main Street Paver Replacement Project

a. Resolution approving Change Order No. 3, the balancing change order, a deduction in the amount of $10,154
b. Resolution accepting the project as completed by Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $365,546.15

20. Resolution accepting the 2021/2022 Shared Use Path System Expansion (South of Lincoln Way Path Expansion) as completed by Howrey Construction, Inc., of Rockwell City, Iowa, in the amount of $213,840.81

21. Resolution accepting the 2022/2023 Pavement Restoration – Slurry Seal Project as completed by Fort Dodge Asphalt Company, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, in the amount of $195,375.50

22. Resolution accepting the Airport Underground Electric Line Crossing Project as completed by Voltmer Inc., Decorah, Iowa, in the amount of $217,375

23. Resolution accepting the Water Treatment Plant High Service Pump Variable Frequency Drive Project as completed by Electric Pump and Tool Service, of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of $59,395

24. Resolution accepting completion of public improvements and releasing security for Aspen Business Park 3rd Addition (Tailwind/Quarters)

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: 

25. Resolution approving revised City Meeting Standards for Decorum

PLANNING AND HOUSING: 

26. Resolution approving Preliminary Plat for 4098 E 13th Street

27. Staff Report on Campus Garage Rezoning

28. Staff Report on Shared Use Path at Auburn Trail

29. Staff Report on Paving Requirement for Cedar Lane related to Ansley Development 

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL: 

30. South Skunk River Flood Plain:

a. Resolution approving the conceptual plan, subject to negotiation of acceptable terms and conditions, to acquire a portion of the Ryerson property for a future water well field and nutrient reduction credit in partnership with the USDA-NRCS, Iowa DNR, and Story County Conservation.
b. Resolution approving the conceptual plan, subject to negotiation of acceptable terms and conditions, to acquire the C. G. Lee property for drinking water source protection and nutrient reduction credit in partnership with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Story County Conservation.

HEARINGS: 

31. Hearing on proposal to vacate existing Electric Utility Easement at 2214 Lincoln Way, located on Lot 23, Parkers Addition, Ames, Iowa:

a. Resolution approving vacating Electric Utility Easement 

32. Hearing on CyRide 2023 Shop Rehabilitation Project

a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to R.H. Grabau Construction, Inc., of Boone, Iowa, for the Base bid and Alternate 1, in the amount of $390,165

ORDINANCES: 

33. Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4510 Property Maintenance Code 

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL: 

COUNCIL COMMENTS: 

CLOSED SESSION:

34. Motion to hold Closed Session as provided by Section 21.5(1)(c), Code of Iowa, to discuss matters presently in or threatened to be in litigation

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.