HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 01/20/2015M INUTE S OF T HE S P ECIAL M EE TING
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A M E S, IO W A JA N U A R Y 20 , 20 15
The A m e s City Council m et in specia l ses sion at 5:15 p.m . on the 20th d a y of J a nua ry, 20 15, in the
C ity C o u n c il C h a m b ers in C ity H all, 5 1 5 C lark A v en u e, p u rsu a n t to law w ith M ay o r A n n C am p b e ll
pre siding and the follow ing C ouncil m e m ber s present: G loria Betc he r, A m ber Cor rie ri, Tim G artin,
M atth e w G o o d m an , C h ris N e lso n , an d P e ter O ra z e m . E x o fficio M e m b er L issan d ra V illa w a s a b se n t.
M ayor Campbe ll annou nc e d tha t the prim a ry purpose of this m e e ting w as to hear pres e ntations by the
D epar tm e nts on the projects c om prising the C ity’s five -year C apita l Im provem ents Pla n (C I P). She
sta te d tha t pu blic input on the Capita l Im provem e nts Pla n will be taken o n January 27, 2015.
W O R K S H O P O N T H E 2 0 1 5 -20 2 0 C A P IT A L IM P R O V E M E N T S P L A N (C IP ): C ity M anag er
S tev e S ch ain k e r em p h a siz e d th a t th e P lan o u tlines th e C ity ’s fu n d in g strate g y fo r m a jor p u b lic
im p rov em en t p rojects to b e com pleted o ver the n ext five fiscal years (20 15 to 2 02 0). Projected
ex p en d itu res in th e P lan total $2 5 1 ,8 8 5 ,7 2 8 . M r. S ch aink er ex p laine d to th e C o u n cil that th e C IP
is no t a bu dget, bu t a plan; and as s uch, it is flexible depending on the Council’s prioritie s for
f unding m ajor proje c ts. H e expla ined that the proje c ts in the fir st yea r of the CI P repre sent the
h ig h est p rio rities.
M r. Schainker also announced that public input w ill be taken at the Co uncil m ee ting schedu led
f or J a nua ry 27, 20 15, and again a t the Fina l B udget Public H e a ring to be he ld o n M ar c h 3 , 20 15.
P u b lic Sa fety - F ire. F ire C h ief S h aw n B ay o u th describe d th ree p ro jec ts th at h ad b een in p ast
C IPs: (1) For ty-one Self -C ontained B reathing A pparatus units to be purcha sed one-ha lf in 2014/15
and the other half in 201 5/16, (2) Fire Station #2 R e stroom r e nova tion to be de layed to 2 016/17,
and (3) Fire Station #1 Co ncrete R eplacem ent (D rivew ay) to be delayed to 2017/18 . O ne n ew
p ro ject: F ire S tatio n #2 R o o f R ep lac em e n t w a s e x p lain ed .
C ity M anag er Sch aink er stated that, at som e po int in the future, the C ity w ill need to b uild a new
F ire S tatio n so m ew h ere in W e st A m es. T h e lo c a tio n h a s no t b e e n d eterm ined . A refe ren d u m w ill
b e n e c e ssa ry to g au g e su p p o rt fo r a n e w S tation #2 . A c c o rd in g to M r. S c h a ink er, a h ig h e r p rio rity
fo r a re fere n d u m w ou ld b e fo r the co n stru ctio n of a n e w ind o o r p o o l.
P u b lic S a fe ty - T ra ffic. Joh n Joiner, Pu blic W orks D irector, than ked A ssistant D irector T racy
W arner, Re sou rce Re c ov e ry Sy ste m M a na ge r Ga r y Fre e l, Oper a tion s M a na ge r Justin Clausen,
T ranspo rtation E ng ineer D am ion P regitzer, and C ivil E ng ineer R ud y K oester for their assistance
in p utting together this yea r’s Public W or ks C I P. H e also recogniz e d Lynn B r e nna n,
A dm inistr a tive A ss is tant, w ho retired o n January 9, 2015, for the w ork she had put in to many
C IP s.
D irector Joiner exp lained the eigh t p rojects un der the T raffic program : W est L inco ln W ay
I ntersection Im provements, Ac c essibility Enh ance ments Prog ra m, Regional Transportation C ount
P ro g ra m , T ra ffic S ig n a l P ro g ra m , T ra ffic C alm ing P ro g ra m , T ra ffic E n g ineerin g S tu d ies , M u lti-
M o d al R o ad w ay Im p rov em en ts, an d U . S . 6 9 In tersectio n Im p rov em en ts.
C ou ncil M em ber O r az em asked if there w oul d need to be any capital adjustm ents to the bud get
in ligh t of the co nstruction of the n ew chu rch and assisted living facility; specifically, to the stretch
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of Stang e R oad betw een B loo m ing ton and 24 Street. M r. Pregitzer exp lained that that w as yetth
to be d e te rm in e d d e p e n d ing o n the lev el o f traffic b ein g gen era ted . H e ad v ise d th a t a p u b lic
m e e ting w ill be held o n Ja nua ry 2 1 to ans w e r qu e stions and receive input from the c om m unity.
U tilities - R eso u rce R eco v ery P la n t (R R P ). D ir e c tor Joiner de sc ribed the tw o projects be i ng
r ecom m end ed for the R R P , as follow s: R esource R ecov ery S ystem Im prov em ents and R esource
R ecovery Cold Storage B uilding. The latte r proje c t is show n in the fifth y ear of the CI P (2019 /20)
at an estim ate d cos t of $5 00,000.
U t i lit ies - W ate r D istr ibut ion . P u b lic W o rk s D irec to r Jo in e r ex p lain e d tw o p ro jec ts u n d e r th is
p rog ram : W ater S y stem Im p rov em en ts an d C am p u sto w n P u b lic Im p rov em en ts.
U t ilities - Storm Sew er. D irector Joiner described the F loo d M itigation - R iver Floo ding p r oject
in d etail. A cco rdin g to M r. Join er, p rev io u sly issu ed G en eral O b lig atio n B o n d s w ill pay fo r a
p o rtio n o f the F loo d M itigatio n - R iver F lo o d in g p ro ject.
C ouncil M e m ber G oodman asked if sta ff had reached o ut to the existing business owners along
the R iver abo ut the F loo d M itigation project. D irector Joiner ind icated that the C ity h ad n otified
th e m at th e flo o d stud y stag e . M r. G o o d m an n o ted th a t th e ex istin g b u sin ess o w n ers are m a d e to
car ry flood insura nc e . H e state d tha t he is not a “big fan” of this proje c t unless the investors in the
are a w h o h a d d ev elo p ed th e re k n o w in g that th ere w as a floo d in g risk th in k that th e p ro ject is
v aluab le eno ug h to share in the exp ense. C ou ncil M em ber O r azem qu estion ed w h ethe r M r.
G o o d m a n th e n felt th a t h o m e o w n e rs n ear th e a re a s h o u ld a ls o sh are in the co st of this p ro jec t.
H e a l so as ked if the sa me principle should a pp ly to all p ub lic g oo ds, e.g., only thos e who h a ve
children in sc hool should pay f or im prove m ents to sc hools . M r . O razem sa id he un der stood the
use of assess m ents for new cons truction, but not after the roads had becom e part of the C i t y’s
r e sponsibility to mainta in.
C ity M an ag er S ch aink er bro u g h t th e C o u n cil’s atten tio n to h o w sto rm sew er im p rov em en ts are
fu n d e d . H e n o ted th a t th e S torm S ew er U se r F ee h ad b een se t b y C o u n cil an d h ad rem ain ed static
fo r sev era l y e a rs. T h e C o u n c il w ill hav e to d e c ide ho w m u c h o f the sto rm sew er p ro jec ts sh o u ld
b e g en erated by th e fee v ersu s pa id fo r b y p rop erty tax es.
M r. Joine r highlighte d the other projects pla nned for this progra m : Storm Sew er Im prove m ent
P rog ram , S to rm S ew er E rosio n C o n trol P rog ram , L o w -P o in t D rain ag e Im p rov em en ts, Sto rm
W ater Facility R ehab ilitation , Storm Sew er W ater Q uality Im prov em ents, an d S t o rm Sew er
S y ste m A n a ly sis.
U tilities - S a n ita ry S e w e r . T h ree p r o jects wer e h ig h lig h ted b y M r . Jo in e r u n d e r th i s P r o g r a m:
Sa nitary Se w e r Rehabilitation, Ea st Industr ial A rea Se w e r Extens ion, and C le a r W ate r D iver sion.
P e rtain in g to th e E ast In d u strial A re a S e w e r E x p an sio n pro jec t, M r. Jo in er rep o rted that th e C ity
had no t yet reached an agreem ent w ith C entral Iow a W ater A ssociation o n the b uy -ou t of its w ater
service terr itory. H e no ted that the sanitary sew er, ho w ever, w ou ld b e w h o lly the C ity’s
re sp o n sib ility .
Cou n cil Me mb er C o rrier i le ft th e meetin g at 6:0 2 p .m.
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C ity M anager Sc ha inke r told the C ouncil tha t he w ould be m a king a recom m endation, as part of
the O perating B ud get, to h ire a con sultant to create a M aster P lan for the d evelop m ent of the larger
industrial are a . M r. Sc ha inke r e m phasized the im porta nc e of s e rvic e levels a nd how other things
are con tingent u po n that le vel o f servic e . He caution e d that if Central Iowa W ater As soc i a tion
state s tha t it is go ing to servic e the area, it is hoped tha t it w ill agre e to provide the sa m e le ve l of
serv ice (n o t o n ly fo r w a ter, b u t fo r fire p ro tec tio n ) as the C ity o f A m es p ro v ides.
T ransport ation - Str e e t Engine e r ing. A cco rd ing to P u b lic W o rk s D irec to r Jo in er, 1 2 p ro jec ts
are b ein g rec o m m e n d e d un d er this ca teg o ry .
M r. J o in er ad v ised th a t th e IS U R esearc h P ark - P h ase III is a n e w p ro jec t slated to beg in in
2015 /16. The roadw ay wi ll be m ainly funde d b y a RI SE G rant. Ta x-Inc rem e nt Fina nc ing funding
w ill be used for the w ater and sew er infrastructure. C ou ncil M em ber B etcher shared that she had
hear d c onc e rns f rom people w ho had atte nde d a pu blic m eeting on this proje c t a bout the w ay the
bike pa ths w ere be ing inte grate d into the round a bout; specifically, at A ir port Road a nd U niver sity.
It w as h er un d ersta n d in g that rep re se n tatives o f W o rk iv a w o u ld be m a k ing a p rese n tatio n o n this
issue in the near future. A ssistant D ir e c tor W arner w ent into m ore de ta il on the propose d des igns
fo r th e th ree ro u n d a b o u ts rela tiv e to IS U R e se a rch P ark - P h a se III. S h e rep o rte d o n th e p u b lic
in p u t rec e ived fro m th e o n e p u b lic m eetin g th a t had b e e n h eld thu s far.
O the r proje c ts expla ined were A s pha lt Street Pavem e nt Im provem e nts , G ra nd A venue Exte nsion,
Sha red Use Path System Expa nsion, Conc rete Pavem e nt Im provem ents, A rte rial Str e e t Pa ve m ent
Im p rov em en ts, D o w n to w n S treet P av em en t Im p rov em en ts, S eal C o at P av em en t Im p rov em en ts,
R ight-of-W ay Restoration, CyR ide R oute Pa ve m ent Im provem e nts, Collector Stre e t Pa ve m ent
Im p ro v e m en ts, an d C h e rry A v en u e E x p an sio n .
M r. Joiner describ ed the p h ases of the G r and A ven ue E xtension project. H e repo rted that that
p r o ject is v e ry d e p e n d e n t o n th e receip t o f fe d e ral an d sta te g r a n ts . Mr. S ch ain k er re v ie we d s o me
p o ssib le alte rn ativ e s fo r lay e rin g o n th e im p ro v em e n ts fo r the G ra n d A v e n u e E x ten sio n p ro ject.
H e also em phasiz e d tha t, through those year s of phasing, other projects w ould be c om ing on, and
fu n d ing w o u ld n eed to b e prio ritized .
T ra n sp o rta tio n - S tr e e t M a in te n a n ce. M r. Jo in er e x plain e d th e B rid g e R eh ab ilitatio n P ro g r a m,
N eigh bo rho od C urb R epla cem ent P rog ram , Pav em ent R estoration , R igh t-of-W ay A pp earance
E nh ancem ents, and Sh ared U se P ath M aintenance.
T ra n sp o rta tio n - A irp o r t. D irector Joiner review ed the A irpo rt T erm inal B uilding an d H ang ar
project s che duled to occur in 2 015/16 and the A ir port Im prove m ents s c he duled fr om 2015/16
through 2018/19. Ci ty M a na ge r Sc ha inke r sum m ariz e d p a st fina nc ing dis c ussions held am ong the
C ity, Iow a Sta te U nive rs ity, and the priva te s e c tor. H e also d e sc ribed the propos ed financing
ar ran g eme n ts cite d in th e CIP ; G. O. Bo n d re v e n u e in th e a mo u n t o f $9 4 3 ,0 0 0 wa s bein g sh o wn
in F Y 2 01 5/16. R even ue-abated b on ds w ou ld be repaid from u ser f ees. M r. Sch aink er no ted that
it w as antic ipa ted tha t the inc reased re venue w oul d be m a de up from the Fixed Base O pera tor
(F B O ) co n trac t. T h e pro jec t ass u m es th a t th e p riv ate se c to r w ill co n stru ct th e h an g ar an d d o n ate
the str uc ture to the City o f A m es ; the proje c te d v a lue is estim ated to be $9 60,000. D isc ussion
en su ed ab o u t the sco p e o f se rv ice s co n tain ed in th e cu rre n t Fix ed B ase O p e rato r (F B O ) co n trac t.
M r. Schainker reported that the City nets betw een $80,000 and $90,000 fr om the FB O cont r act
an d fu el flo w a g e fee s.
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C o m m u n ity E n rich m en t - P u b lic W o rk s. M un icipal C em etery Im prov em ents w ere described
by M r. J oiner. Lane construction/m ainte na nc e w ill occ ur in 2 014/15 a nd 2015/16, and w a te r line
r e placem e nt w ill occ ur in 2 016/17.
T h e me e tin g recessed at 7 :0 2 p.m. an d reco n v en ed at 7 :1 1 p.m.
W a ter a n d P o llu tio n C o n tro l. W a ter a nd Pollution Control D irector John Dunn highlighte d the
N ew W ater T reatm en t P lan t (1 5 -m illio n -ga llo n /da y facility ) co n struc tio n p roject. T h e “all in ” co st
estim ate is $7 1 ,14 5 ,0 0 0 ; th e C IP sh o w s $7 4 ,0 3 4 ,00 0 , w h ich in c lu d e s a 5% co n tin g e n c y . C o u n c il
M em be r Betc he r a ske d if the C ity w ould realiz e $835,000 w orth o f benefit, w hic h is the cos t of
L E E D reg istratio n an d co m m issio n in g , p erm its, spe cial in sp ectio n s, an d eq u ip m en t allo w an ces.
M r. D unn replie d tha t the City would receive approxim ate ly $6 million w orth of benef it from
LE ED cer tif ication.
C o u n cil M e m b er C o rrieri retu rn e d to the m eetin g at 7:2 1 p .m .
O ther C I P projects for 20 15 /16 to 2 01 9/20 w ere described as: W ater Su pp ly E xp ansion , A dv anced
M eterin g In fra stru ctu re, W a ter P lan t F a c ility Im p ro v em e n ts, S o u rc e W ater P ro tec tio n P lan , W ell
F ield S tandby Po w er, and O ld W ater Tre atm ent Plant D em olition. Pertaining to the A dvanced
M eterin g In fra stru ctu re , M r. D u n n ad v ised that th e cu rre n t m e ters a re actu ally v e ry effic ien t;
how ever , the m a rket is driving A m e s to upgra de its m e te rs; i.e., the C ity c a nnot purc ha se the type
currently b eing used as they hav e becom e ob solete.
U tilities - W a ter P o llu tio n C o n tro l. D irector D unn s a id 1 1 proje c ts a re be ing recom m ended for
the U tilities Progra m . D e sc r i ptions w ere given for the follow ing proje c ts: Residua ls H andling
Im p rov em en ts, D ig ester Im p rov em en ts, F lo w E q u alizatio n E x p an sio n , F acility Im p ro v em en ts,
C larifier M aintenance, M echan ical & H V A C R eplacem ents, E lectrical Sy stem M aintenan ce,
Structural Reha bilita tion, Lift Station Im provem ents, Co-G enera tion Syste m M ainte na nc e , and
N utrie nt Redu c tion M odifications. M r. D unn told the C ounc il that the Iow a N utrie nt Reduction
S trategy w as r eleas ed b y the Iow a D epartm ent of N atural R esources in 20 13 . I t requ ires the state’s
1 0 2 larg est m u n icipa l w astew ater facilities to in stall tech n ically and econ om ically feasible p roc ess
ch an g es fo r nu trien t rem o v a l. T h e nex t N P D E S P erm it fo r A m es w ill b e issu ed in 2 0 1 5 . W ith in
tw o y ears o f th at P erm it re-issu an ce, A m es m u st su b m it to ID N R a p relim in ary en g in eering rep o rt
that evaluates the co st and feasibility o f installing nu trient r edu ction at the facility. M r. D un n n oted
th e co st o f th e p ro jec t w o u ld b e a p p ro x im ately $35 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . E ffo rts a re u n d erw a y to co m e u p w ith
less e r-e xpe nsive alte rnative s to achieving c om plia nc e and to influe nc e the direction the
re q u irem en t is g o in g to g o . T h ere is ap p ro x im ately $8 m illio n w o rth o f m ain ten a n c e that w o u ld
need to b e done anyw a y.
E lectric S erv ices. Dona ld Kom , D irector of Electr ic Se rvic e s advised tha t he w ould b e pre senting
p r o jects to talin g $5 5 millio n o v er th e n e x t fiv e y ear s. He rev iewed c a p ital p ro jects b ro k en d o wn
into t hr ee ca te gorie s: Electric Se rvices, Tra nsm is sion/D istr ibution, and Pow er Plant. M r. K om
advised that no change s ar e being recom m ended to the D e m and-Side M a na ge m ent Ene rgy
C o n se rv atio n P ro g ra m s. T h ere is $1 m illio n b u d g eted per year fo r e ach o f th e n ex t fiv e y ears; th is
am o u n ts to 9.1 % of E lec tric S e rv ice s fiv e-y e a r b u d g e t.
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P u b lic Sa fety - E lectric. Di rector K om explaine d tha t the siren to p rovi de c overage to the
N o rthern G ro w th A re a alo n g G ran t A v en u e an d n ear A d a H ay d en H e rita g e P a rk w ill b e ad d ed to
the O utdoor Storm W a rning Sys tem in 2 015/16.
Elect r ic - Tr ans m ission & Di stribution . Four projects w e re highl ighte d in the Trans m ission
cate gory: 69 kV Transm ission R e c onstruction, 16 1kV Line Relocation , Top-O -H ollow Substa tion
E xp ansion , and O ntario S ub station 69 kV B reaker A dd ition . Fo ur projects w ere exp lained un der
the D is tribution c a te gory: M ortensen Road Feede r Reconstruc tion, D a yton A venue Substa tion
U pg r ade, M ortensen R oad T ransform er Protection , and V et M ed S ub station Sw itchg ear U pg r ade.
T h e se pro jec ts rep resen t ap p ro x im ately 16 % of the o v e rall b u d g et.
E lectric - P o w er P la n t. Te n of Ele c tric Se rvice’s CIP proje c ts f all und er the c a tegory of the
P ow er Plant: U nits #7 and #8 F u el C on version , C on tinu ou s E m ission s M on itoring Sy stem
R eplac em ent, R elay/C ont rol R eplacem ent, N ew Electr ic G eneration C apa city, C ooling T ow er
R e pairs , Powe r Pla nt Roo f Replacemen t, Unit #7 Boiler Tu be Repair , Fee dwa te r He ate r Tu be
R eplacem e nt, U nit #7 Turbine G ener a tor Five-Y e a r O ver ha ul, and U nit #8 Turbine G ener a tor
F iv e -Y ear O v erh a u l. T h e P o w er P lan t im p ro v e m en ts rep re se n t 7 4 .3% of the F iv e-Y e a r B u d g e t.
T ra n sp o rta tio n - T ra n sit. Transit D irector Sher i K yras de sc ribe d five proje c ts pla nned for the
next five year s, as follow s: V ehic le Replac em ent, Building Expa nsion and M odernization,
C yRide Shop/O ff ice Equipm ent, Bus Stop Im provem ents, and Technology I m prove m ents. The
bus re placem e nt s c hedul e w a s revie w e d b y Dir e c tor K yras. She also sta te d that the bu s stop
im p ro v e m en ts are fu n d ed w ith 8 0 % fe d e ral d o llars. U n d e r th e T ech n o lo g y Im p ro v em e n ts
prog ram , the b uilding security system w ill exp and to the m aintenance sho p an d b us storage.
Par ks & Recreation. Keith Abr a ha m , D irector of Pa rks a nd R ecr e a tion, brie fed the Council on
te n p rojects, as fo llo w s: P ark S y stem Im p rov em en ts, R ecrea tio n F acility Im p rov em en ts,
P layg rou nd E qu ipm ent Im p rov em ents, M un icipal P oo l, A da H ayd en H eritage P ark, F urm an
A qu atic C ente r, A m es/IS U Ice A rena, H om ew oo d G olf C ou r se, M oo re M em orial Park P edestrian
B ridge , and R os e Prairie Pa r k. It w a s re ported by D ire c tor A bra ha m that the Pa rks a nd R e c reation
C om m ission had m ade a recom m end ation to the C ity C ou ncil to ap prov e the C I P projects, as
pre se nte d.
A t the inquir y of C ounc il M em be r Betc he r, M r. A braham update d the Counc il on the sa nd
v o lle y b a ll co u rts. A fter re c e iv ing a g reat deal of p u b lic inp u t, m ain ly fro m peo p le liv in g clo se to
E m m a M cC arth y L ee P ark , th e C o m m issio n h ad decid ed to lo cate th e co u rts in In is G rov e P ark
near the tennis c ourts, no t in Em m a M cC art hy L ee, as w as origina lly p la nne d. The cost of
con str uction w as estim ated at $15 0,00 0; ho w ever, C ity staff w ill be con structing the co urts, w hich
w ill re sult in thousands of do lla rs being saved. N oting the controversy surrounding the sand
vo lleyb all cou rts originally p rop osed to b e located in E m m a M cC arthy L ee Park, C ou ncil M em ber
G o o d m a n su g g ested th a t it m ig h t b e w o rth tryin g a p ilo t p ro jec t in the fu tu re w h e n there is
antic ipated obje c tion to a proje c t. H e thoug ht perhaps if people had e xpe rie nc e d what it m ight be
lik e , th ey m ig h t no t h a v e b een so ob jec tio n a b le.
Pe rtaining to the M unic ipa l Pool, M r. A bra ha m noted tha t the Joint U s e A gre e m ent betw e e n the
C ity an d the A m es C om m un ity S cho ol D istrict w ill exp ire on A pril 30 , 20 15 . It has been p rop osed
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tha t the A greem e nt be expanded until 20 17 and w ill be com ing to C ounc il f or approva l in the next
few w eek s.
C ouncil M e m ber G artin a sked to know, if possible , a ttendance numbers at A da H ayden Heritage
Pa rk.
D iscuss ion ensued about the poss ibilities of a dditional progra m m ing that could c om e to fruition
w hen the current clubho use is repla c e d in 201 8/19. D ire c tor A bra ha m na m ed m a ny suggestions
th at h ad alread y co m e u p as de sires an d /o r p o ssib ilities.
C ity M an ag er S ch ain k e r no ted th a t D irec to r A b ra h a m h ad sh ifted so m e p riorities du e to
unexpected expenses arising. H e asked M r. A bra ha m to provide tha t list as a re port back to the
C ity C o u n c il.
F a cilities/Fleet Serv ices. F acilities/F leet Serv ices D irecto r C o re y M ellies ex p lain e d the C ity H a ll
I m prove m ents and C ity M ainte na nc e Facility Im provements projects. Fund s in the am ount of
$5 0 ,0 0 0 are allo c a ted p e r y e a r for eq u ip m e n t o r sy stem failu re s. M r. M e llies p ro v id ed a n up d ate
p ertainin g to th e C ity H all ren o v atio n s.
C ity M a n a g e r S c h a ink er n o ted th a t, in clo sin g o u t F Y 2 0 1 3 /14 an d 2 0 1 4 /1 5 , th e re w as an u n u su ally
h ig h carry-o v er ba lan ce. M r. S ch aink er reiterated his reco m m en d atio n to th e C o u n cil to u se a larg er-
tha n-antic ipa ted ending bala nc e for on e -tim e proje c ts. H e state d tha t on e of those projects could b e
C ity H all im p ro v e m en ts. H e rem in d ed the C o u n c il that he do es n o t rec o m m e n d lo w e rin g pro p e rty
taxes w ith the carry-ov er b alance b ecause nex t year, w hen there is no t a large carry-ov er balance, taxes
w ould have to b e raised.
C o m m u n ity E n rich m en t. C ity M anag er Steve Sch aink er said there w ere no chan ges prop osed
f or the N eigh bo rho od Im prov em ent P rog r am o r the D ow ntow n F acade P rog ram . M r . Sch aink er
note d tha t the Campustown Fa c a de Prog ram has been add ed to the CIP in the a moun t of
$5 0 ,0 0 0 /y ear for fiv e y ears.
C on c lus ion . C ity M an ag e r S ch ain k e r n o ted that th e C IP co u ld ch an g e base d o n fu ture C o u n cil
d ecisio n s on p en d in g issu es. H e reiterated that p u b lic inp u t o n the C IP w ill b e a cce p ted o n Jan u ary
27.
C O U N C IL C O M M EN TS: M oved b y G oodman, s e c onded by N elson, to refer the request per taining
to the Jefferson H igh w ay to C ity M anag er Sch aink er for respon se.
V o te o n M o tio n : 6 -0 . M o tio n d e c lare d carried u n a n im o u sly .
M ov ed b y G oo dm an, secon ded b y G artin, to ackn ow ledg e the e-m ail w r itten b y M ike G ud e dated
Jan u ary 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 , an d d irect staff to p rov id e th e rep o rt to th e C ity C o u n cil th at w as fo rm e rly
w ritten pertain in g to co m m u n ity in tern e t.
V ote on M otion : 5-1. Voting a ye : Betc her, Corr ieri, Ga rtin, Goo dman, Ne lson . Voting n a y:
O r a z e m . M otion declar e d car rie d.
C L O S E D S E S S IO N : Moved by Betcher, seconded by Gartin, to hold a Closed Session, as provided
by Section 21.5(1)(a) Code of Iowa.
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Council Member Gartin asked City Attorney Parks if there was a legal reason to go into Closed
Session. Ms. Parks replied in the affirmative.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
The meeting reconvened in Regular Session at 9:21 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Betcher to adjourn the meeting at 9:22 p.m.
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D ia ne R. V oss, City Clerk A nn H . Campbell, M ayor