HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - April 12, 2022, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council AgendaAGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
APRIL 12, 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.
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.
PROCLAMATION:
1. Proclamation for “Fair Housing Month,” April 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 the Regular Minutes of March 22, 2022 and Special Meeting Minutes of March
30, 2022
4. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period March 16 - 31, 2022
5.Motion certifying Civil Service candidates
6. Motion directing City Attorney to draft ordinance modifying Chapter 18 of the Municipal Code for
parking changes at various locations
7. Motion approving new Class E Liquor License, Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit with
Sunday Service - Liquor Land, 4518 Mortensen Road
8. Motion approving new Class E Liquor License, Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit - World
Liquor & Tobacco + Vapors, 111 Duff Avenue
9. Motion approving new Class E Liquor License, Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit -
Southgate Wine & Spirits, 110 Airport Road
10.Motion approving temporary Outdoor Service for Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and
Sunday Sales - Tip Top Lounge, 201 E. Lincoln Way, for the following dates in 2022: pending Dram
Shop Insurance
a. June 9
b. June 23
c. June 25
d. July 7
e. July 16
f. July 21
g. August 4
h. August 18
11. Motion approving Temporary Outdoor Service for Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service
and Sunday Sales - Sips and Paddy’s Irish Pub, 126 Welch Avenue, for the following weekend in
2022:
a. May 6 - May 8, 2022
12. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits and Liquor Licenses:
a. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege, Outdoor Service, and Sunday Sales - Cyclone
Experience Network - Hilton Coliseum
b. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege, Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Perfect
Games, Inc., 1320 Dickinson Avenue
c. Special Class C Liquor License with Class B Native Wine Permit - Szechuan House, 3605
Lincoln Way
d. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege, Outdoor Service, and Sunday Sales -
Provisions Lot F, 2400 North Loop Drive
e. Class C Beer Permit with Class B Wine Permit and Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee Gas #5018, 636
Lincoln Way
13. Requests from Ames Main Street (AMS) for Art Walk on Thursday, June 2, 2022:
a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License in
Central Business District
b. Resolution approving closure of 10 metered parking spaces for vendors from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.
c. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement, usage and waiver of
electrical fees, and waiver of fee for blanket Vending license for Ames Main Street from 5:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
d. Resolution approving closure of Douglas Avenue, from Main Street to Fifth Street from 1:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
e. Resolution approving usage of Tom Evans Plaza
14. Requests from Ames Main Street for 4th of July activities on July 4, 2022:
a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License in
Central Business District
b. Resolution approving usage and waiver of electrical fees and waiver of fee for blanket Vending
License
c. Resolution approving closure of portions of Main Street, Northwestern Avenue, Fifth Street,
Douglas Avenue, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, Clark Avenue, Allan Drive, and Pearle
Avenue from 6:00 a.m. until end of parade
d. Resolution approving closure of Parking Lot MM, south portion of Lot M, Depot Lots V and
TT from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
15.Requests from Ames Main Street for Summer Sidewalk Sales on July 28 - July 31, 2022:
a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and Blanket Vending License
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for the Downtown
from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30
c. Resolution approving waiver of fee for Blanket Vending License
d. Resolution approving request from Ames Main Street for Saturday, July 30 to transfer $1,370.25
from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund
16. Resolution approving the accession of three sculptures for the Neighborhood Sculpture Program
17. Resolution approving the designs for the seven transformer wraps for the Downtown Electric
Transformer Art
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18.Resolution in support of the City of Ames RAISE 2022 Grant Application for the Lincoln Way
Corridor Connectivity Project (North Dakota - South Skunk River)
19. 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)
20.Resolution awarding 1-year renewal with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., of Centennial, Colorado, to
provide Health Benefits Consulting Services & Actuarial Valuation Services, beginning July 1, 2022,
in an amount not to exceed $40,000
21.Ames on the Half Shell:
a. Resolution approving waiver of enforcement of Municipal Code Section 17.17 related to
alcohol consumption in City parks with respect only to Bandshell Park from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. on Fridays, May 27 - June 24, 2022
b. Motion approving 6-month Class B Beer Permit with Outdoor Service - Ames on the Half
Shell, Bandshell Park - pending Dram Shop Insurance
22.Transportation Alternatives Program (STBG-TAP) Application for 2025/26 Shared Use Path
System Expansion (South Dayton Avenue):
a. Motion approving the AAMPO TAP Application
b. Resolution to commit local funding in the amount of $335,000 from the Local Option Sales Tax
Fund
c. Resolution accepting and maintaining the 2025/26 Shared Use Path System Expansion (South
Dayton Avenue) in accordance with the Iowa DOT’s Application Form for Iowa’s
Transportation Alternatives Program Funds
23. 2019/20 Storm Water Erosion Control Program (Ioway Creek - Brookside):
a. Resolution approving Water Quality Initiative Urban Conservation Demonstration Project
Funding Agreement with Iowa Department of Ag Land Stewardship (IDALS) in the amount
of $100,000
b. Resolution approving Water Infrastructure Funding Agreement from the Iowa Finance
Authority in the amount of $500,000
24.Resolution awarding contract to Jaspering Electric, Inc., Ames, Iowa, for the CyRide Electric Bus
System Upgrades in the amount of $282,800 (Base Bid)
25. Resolution approving renewal of Tree Trimming Contract with Pitts Lawn & Tree Service of
Huxley, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $85,000
26. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2021/22 Collector Street Pavement Improvements
(Hoover Avenue)
27. Resolution accepting completion of Art Capital Grant Project for Reliable Street, Inc., and
authorizing full payment in the amount of $4,725
28. Resolution accepting completion of Water Treatment Plan Dehumidification 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.
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ADMINISTRATION:
29. Reassess changing lights on Highway 30 and Bandshell to Ukraine flag colors
PLANNING & HOUSING:
30. Discussion on Tax-Increment Financing request for a Small Lot Industrial Development
Subdivision located at 2105 & 2421 Dayton Avenue:
a. Motion directing staff to prepare a Development Agreement for approval in early Fall 2022
31. Update on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Development Options for Multi-Family
Housing in the Baker Subdivision (321 State Avenue)
PARKS & RECREATION:
32. Resolution approving naming the Indoor Aquatic Center as the “Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic
Center;” naming the Therapeutic Pool as the “Mary Greeley Medical Center Therapeutic Pool;” and
naming the Zero-Depth Entry Pool and Play Structure as the “Fareway Fun Zone”
WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL:
33. Resolution authorizing Mayor to sign the Water Infrastructure Fund Grant Agreement with the
Iowa Finance Authority providing $61,500 towards the cost of retiring 40 acres of land west of
Moore Memorial Park and restoring it to native vegetation
HEARINGS:
34. Hearing on rezoning of 3210 Cedar Lane from Agricultural (A) to Floating Suburban - Residential
Low Density (FS-RL) with a Planned Unit Development Overlay (PUD) and Master Plan:
a. First passage of ordinance
35. Hearing on conveyance of City-owned land commonly known as 241 Village Drive:
a. Resolution approving sale to Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa, Inc., in the amount of
$100,000
36. Hearing on Ada Hayden Heritage Park Dredging of Wetland G (Cell 1):
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Nagel
Construction LLC., of Allerton, Iowa, in the amount of $118,323 (Base Bid & Alt. 1)
37. Hearing on S 16th Street Improvements:
a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Con-Struct, Inc.,
of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $4,085,830.80
ORDINANCES:
DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
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