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Home My WebLink About~Master - February 23, 2021, Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council AgendaAMENDED AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CONFERENCE BOARD AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL* FEBRUARY 23, 2021 *DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS AN ELECTRONIC MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE INPUT ON ANY ITEM, YOU MAY DO SO AS A VIDEO PARTICIPANT BY GOING TO: https://zoom.us/j/826593023 OR BY TELEPHONE BY DIALING: US:1-312-626-6799 or toll-free: 1-888-475-4499 Zoom Meeting ID: 826 593 023 YOU MAY VIEW THE MEETING ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING SITES: https://www.youtube.com/ameschannel12 https://www.cityofames.org/channel12 or watch the meeting live on Mediacom Channel 12 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. REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CONFERENCE BOARD CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m. 1. Roll Call 2. Motion approving Minutes of January 26, 2021 3. Public hearing on proposed 2021/22 budget for City Assessor’s Office: a. Motion adopting budget CONFERENCE BOARD COMMENTS: ADJOURNMENT: REGULAR MEETING OF AMES CITY COUNCIL** **The Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council will immediately follow the Regular Meeting of the Ames Conference Board. 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. 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 Special City Council Meetings held February 2, 3, and 4, 2021; and Regular Meeting held February 9, 2021 3. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period February 1 - 15, 2021 4. Motion approving New 12-month Class C Liquor License with Sunday Sales: Dog-Eared Books 203 Main Street 5. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (Carryout) and Sunday Sales - Casey’s General Store #2905, 3612 Stange Road 6. Motion approving ownership change for Class C Liquor License & Sunday Sales - Texas Roadhouse 519 South Duff Avenue 7. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout) & Sunday Sales -Kum & Go #1113 2801 E 13th St 8. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout) & Sunday Sales -Kum & Go #227 2108 Isaac Newton Drive 9. Motion approving ownership change for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit(Carryout Beer) and Sunday Sales - Sam’s Club 305 Airport Road 10. Motion approving ownership change for Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - Chipotle Mexican Grill 435 S Duff Avenue 11. Motion approving renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits and Liquor Licenses: a. Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Coldwater Golf Links 1400 S Grand Avenue b. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout) & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #113 2801 E 13th St c. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout) & Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #227 2108 Isaac Newton Dr d. Class A Liquor License with Outdoor Service & Sunday Sales - Elks Lodge 522 Douglas Ave Pending DRAM e. Special Class C Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit - The Spice Thai Cuisine 402 Main Street f. Class C Beer Permit with Class B Native Wine Permit & Sunday Sales - Swift Stop #4 1118 South Duff Ave g. Class C Beer Permit with Class B Wine Permit & Sunday Sales - Swift Stop #5 3218 Orion St h. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout) & Sunday Sales - Casey’s General Store #2905 3612 Stange Rd i. Class B Beer with Sunday Sales - Pizza Pit Extreme 207 Welch Ave Pending DRAM j. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout) & Sunday Sales - Sam’s Club 305 Airport Rd 12. Resolution proposing vacating utility easement at 220 S. Duff Avenue and setting date of public 22 hearing for March 9, 2021 13. Resolution approving the 2020 accomplishments of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Work Plan for 2021 (2020 Certified Local Government Report) 14. Essential Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds and General Obligation Refunding Bonds and General Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds: i. Resolution setting date of public hearing for March 9, 2021, to authorize issuance of Essential Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds and General Obligation Refunding Bonds in an amount not to exceed $25,665,000 ii. Resolution setting date of public hearing for March 9, 2021, to authorize issuance of General Corporate Purpose General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $700,000 15. Resolution approving the Police Department’s application for and participation in the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Enforcement Grant program 16. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with WHKS & Co., of Ames, Iowa, for 2021/22 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Design projects in an amount not to exceed $222,000 17. Resolution approving Professional Services Agreement with GBA Systems Integrators, LLC, of Lenexa, Kansas, regarding Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Traffic Network Design in an amount not to exceed $193,740 for Phase 1 Additional Item: Resolution awarding 5-Year Enterprise Agreement to Carrier Access IT LC of Clive, Iowa, for CISCO Security Software (Umbrella, ISE, & Duo) for Information Technology Division in the amount of $166,010.80 to be paid $33,202.16 annually 18. Resolution approving amendment to extend City employee COVID-19 Leave Policy through April 30, 2021 19. Requests from Ames Chamber of Commerce for Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market on Saturdays from May 1 to October 16, 2021: a. Motion approving blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit and blanket Vending License for Central Business District from 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. b. Resolution approving closure of 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street, Burnettt Avenue from Main Street to the U.S. Bank drive-through, and Tom Evans Plaza from 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. c. Resolution approving suspension of parking enforcement in CBD Lots X and Y from 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. d. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement, usage and waiver of electrical fees, and waiver of fee for blanket Vending License for event from 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 20. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Ames Fire Station #1 HVAC Replacement project; setting March 24, 2021, as bid due date and April 13, 2021, as date of public hearing 21. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2020/21 Collector Street Pavement Improvements (20th Street); setting March 17, 2021, as bid due date and March 23, 2021, as date of public hearing 22. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2020/21 CyRide Route Pavement Improvements (9th Street); setting March 17, 2021, as bid due date and March 23, 2021, as date of public hearing 23. Resolution approving contract and bond for Baker Subdivision Geothermal Well Installation 24. Resolution approving contract and bond for 2019/20 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation (Basin 10) 25. Brookside Park Restroom Renovation Project: a. Resolution approving final Change Orders No. 2 through 6 in the amount of $444.20 3 b. Resolution accepting completion 26. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 2805 and 2809 Green Hills Drive 27. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 2929 and 2935 Green Hills Drive and 2209 Suncrest Drive 28. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 2926 and 2930 Green Hills Drive 29. Resolution approving Plat of Survey for 2216 and 2220 Suncrest Drive and Outlot ZZ 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: 30. Discussion of additional questions for Residential Satisfaction Survey 31. Resolution approving the composition of the Ames Climate Action Planning Community Input Task Force PLANNING & HOUSING: 32. State Reinvestment District Incentive Pre-Application: a. Motion authorizing City staff to submit a pre-application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority for the Reinvestment District Program with the understanding that the assumptions, financial projections, and project elements might change after the pre- application receives favorable review and more in-depth negotiations with the developer occur b. Motion directing staff to begin the required process of establishing an Urban Renewal Area coterminous with the Reinvestment District Boundary 33. Urban Revitalization Area Annual Report: a. Resolution approving requests for tax exemptions for: 415 Stanton, Unit 211; 415 Stanton, Unit 316; 138 Gray Avenue; 311 Ash Avenue; 1810 SE 16th Street HEARINGS: 34. Hearing on City Access Control System: a. Motion accepting report of bids 35. Hearing on Water Treatment Plant Lime Pond Underdrain Improvements Project: a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to RW Excavating Solutions, LC of Prairie City, Iowa, in the amount of $86,635.56 36. Hearing on Proposed 2020-21 Annual Action Plan Projects for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, and CV-Cares Programs: a. Resolution approving Annual Action Plan Projects and directing staff to submit the Plan for approval by HUD no later than February 28, 2021 37. Hearing on zoning text amendment to the Downtown Service Center Zoning District to reduce the number of vehicle parking spaces required for apartment use: a. First passage of ordinance 38. Hearing on rezoning of 2801 & 2803 West Street from Residential High Density to Neighborhood Commercial with University West Impact Overlay: a. First passage of ordinance 44 39. Hearing on Maximum Levy: a. Resolution approving maximum levy amount of $22,401,045 b. Resolution setting March 9, 2021, as date of final public hearing on Adjusted Budget for FY 2020/21 c. Resolution setting March 9, 2021, as date of final public hearing and adoption of budget for FY 2021/22 ORDINANCES: 40. First passage of ordinance requiring Secondhand Dealers to obtain a permit to conduct business within the City of Ames 41. First passage of ordinance setting the speed limit for the new South 5th Street extension DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL: COUNCIL COMMENTS: CLOSED SESSION: 42. 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: 5