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AMES, IOWA MARCH 26, 2013
MEETING OF THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE
The Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Policy Committee met
at 6:01 p.m. on the 26th day of March, 2013, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark
Avenue, pursuant to law with the following voting members present: Ann Campbell, Wayne Clinton,
Matthew Goodman, Peter Orazem, Tom Wacha, and Dan Rediske. Voting Member Victoria
Szopinski joined the meeting telephonically. AAMPO Administrator John Joiner, City of Ames
Transportation Planner Rudy Koester, and Iowa Department of Transportation representative Craig
O’Riley were also present. Voting Members Jeremy Davis, Jami Larson, and Mike O’Brien were
absent.
D R A F T F IS C A L Y E A R (F Y ) T R A N S P O R T A T IO N P L A N N IN G W O R K P R O G R A M (T P W P ):
Transportation Planner Rudy K oe ster explained tha t this is an annual Program . T he D raft FY 20 14
TPW P c ontains the w ork elem ents to ensure an integ rated tran sportation sy stem , inc luding
review ing the Land U se Po licy Plan and U rban Fringe Pla n. Th e Lo ng-R ange T ransportation Plan
(LR TP) update w ill com m en ce this y ea r for subm ission in October 2015.
M oved by C linton, seconded by G oodm an, to approve the Draft FY 2014 TPW P and set M ay 28,
2013, as the date of public hearing.
Vote on Motion : 6-0. Motion declared carried unan imously.
FINAL FY 2014 PASSENGER TRANSPO RTA TION PLAN (PTP) UPDA TE: T ransit Director Sheri
K yras brought the Policy C om m ittee’s attention to the recom m ended projects in the Plan. She noted
that this is an upd ate; a full plan w ill be required again in 2015. M s. K y ras noted that this annual
report is required for all transit agencies. She also pointed out the requirem ent that any hum an service
transportation coordination hap pe nin g w ithin the com m unity be docum ented. T he A A M PO Policy
Com mittee is required to approve the PTP along with the recomm ended program for submittal to the
Iowa Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Adm inistration by M ay 1, 2013.
M oved by W acha, seconded by R ediske, to approve the Final FY 201 4 Passenger Transportation Plan
U pdate for submission to Iowa Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Adm inistration.
Vote on Motion : 6-0. Motion declared carried unan imously.
ANNUAL SELF-CERTIFICATION: A A M PO A dm inistrator Joiner advised that, pursuant to federal
regulations, each M PO m ust self-certify that the transportation planning process is addressing the
m ajor issues in the M etropolitan Planning A rea and is being carried out in accordance w ith federal
reg ulations, po licies, and pro cedures.
M oved by G oodman, seconded by C linton, to approve the AA M PO annual self-certification.
Vote on Motion : 6-0. Motion declared carried unan imously.
A M E N D M E N T TO FY 2013 T R A N SP O RT A T IO N IM P R O VE M E N T PR O G R A M (T IP): M r.
K oester advised that the amendment to the 2013-16 TIP involves changing the project description for
the State Avenue R oadw ay Im provem ent project programm ed for FY 2013. He added that
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requirements to process an amendment to the TIP require an opportunity for public comm ent and
appro va l by both the T ech nica l and P olicy C om mittees of the A A M P O . The p ub lic meeting w as held
on February 7, 2013 . No revisions w ere requested. T he Technical Com m ittee recom m ended approval
of the amendment at its M arch 18, 2013, meeting.
M r. Joiner advised that the University had notified the City that it w ould pick up the bike path w here
the City ’s projec t leaves off.
M oved by O razem, seconded by Szo pinski, to approve the amendment to the FY 2013 TIP by
up da ting the pro ject de scription for the S tate Avenu e p rojec t, as follow s: State A venu e: 260 ft. south
of O akw ood R oad to 445 ft. north of the U .S. HW Y 30 Overpass Bridge.
Vote on Motion : 6-0. Motion declared carried unan imously.
2035 LON G-RANG E TRA N SPO RTA TION PLAN (LRTP) AM END M ENT: The amendm ent, as
described by M r. Koester, updates the M etropolitan Planning A rea (M PA ) boundary used in the
A A M PO 2035 L RT P. T he M PA boundary used during the developm ent of the 2035 LR T P no longer
encompasses the entire A A M PO urbanized area. No comm ents were received at the public input
m eeting held on February 7, 2013. The new M PA boundary w as approved by the Policy Co m m ittee
on November 13, 2012.
M oved by C linton, seconded by R ediske, to approve the amendment to the 2035 LR TP to include the
up da ted M PA boun dary adjustm en t.
Vote on Motion : 6-0. Motion declared carried unan imously.
IOW A CL EAN AIR A TT AINM ENT P ROGRAM PRO JECT (ICAAP ) SUP P ORT F OR
M O R T E N SE N R O A D IM P R O V E M E N T S G R A N T A P P L IC A T IO N : A ccording to M r. K oe ster,
the city had sub m itted a co mp e titive IC A A P g ra nt ap plication fo r M o rten se n R oad Imp ro vemen ts
betwe en So uth Da ko ta Avenu e a nd Do tso n Drive to th e Iowa Departm ent of T ransp ortation (Io wa
D O T ) on M a rc h 1, 2 01 3. Th e p urpo se o f IC A A P is to fu nd pro jec ts or prog ra m s th at he lp to maintain
Iow a’s clean air qu ality by reduc ing transportation-related emissions. O ne of the requireme nts for
the grant a pp lication is to have Polic y Committee approv al that the projec t conforms to the
A A M PO ’s regional transportation planning process and L R T P. M r. K oester advised that the roadw ay
improvements along M ortensen Road w ill reduce ve hicle delay and congestion, promote travel by
transit, and enhance w alk ability and bike ability along the route.
M o ved b y O ra zem , seco nd ed by G o od m an, to ce rtify tha t th e M ortensen R oad Im prov em e nts is
consisten t with the objec tives of the AA M PO 2035 LRTP and that the AA M PO supports the
application to the Iowa DO T’s ICA A P.
V ote o n M otion: 6 -0. M otion d eclared ca rried unanimo usly.
P OLICY COM M ITTEE M EMBER COM P OSITION: M r. Joine r s tated that the Fina l R eport of The
F e deral H igh w ay A d ministratio n (F H W A ) a n d Fed eral T ra nsit A d ministratio n p erfo rmed their
quadrennial M PO T ransportation Planning review on June 29, 2011. A recomm endation contained
in their Fina l Report w as that the A A M PO consider dive rsifying represen tation to provide distinction
betw een the A A M PO Transportation Policy Committee and the City of A mes City C ouncil. The
Transportation Tech nical Comm ittee, at its A pril 11, 2012, meeting recommended the follow ing
membe r composition:
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C ity of A m es (4)M ay or + 3 C ity C ou nc il M em bers
C yR ide (1)B oard of Trustees M emb er
B oone C ounty (1)B oard of Supervisors M ember
Story C ounty (1)B oard of Supervisors M ember
A mes C om mu nity S chool D istrict (1)Scho ol B oard M emb er
Iow a State U niversity (1)Facilities & Planning M emb er
with fo ur no n-vo ting mem bers (F HWA, FT A, Iowa DOT , IS U)
Since A pril 11, 2012, staf f w as informed by the FHW A that the com mu nity of Gilbert had become
a part of the A mes U rbanized A rea. O nce the urbanized areas w ere released by the Census Bureau,
staff met w ith the M a yo r o f G ilbert to e xp lain the situa tion . T h e M ay or of G ilb e rt sen t a letter to C ity
of A mes staff stating its desire to b e a part of the regional planning eff ort and to b e considered a
m emb e r of the Po lic y C om m ittee. A d ministrator Joine r stated that staff ’s re c om m end a tion w as to
m aintain the sam e struc ture as cu rren tly ex ists w ith the ad dition o f o ne m e m b er from G ilb e rt.
M oved by C linton, seconded by O razem, to approve the Policy Comm ittee member composition by
am en ding the B y law s of the Po licy C om m ittee to reflect the new C om m ittee m em be rs as follow s:
C ity of A m es (7)M ay or + C ity C ou ncil M em be rs
C yR ide (1)B oard of Trustees M emb er
B oone C ounty (1)B oard of Supervisors M ember
Story C ounty (1)B oard of Supervisors M ember
C ity of G ilbert (1)M ayo r or C ity C ouncil M emb er
with fo ur no n-vo ting mem bers (F HWA, FT A, Iowa DOT , IS U.
V ote o n M otion: 6 -0. M otion de cla re d carrie d unanimously.
A D JO U R N M E N T : M oved b y C linton, seconded by Szopinski, to adjourn the A A M PO Transportation
Policy Committe e mee ting at 6:16 p.m.
M I NUTE S OF T HE RE GULAR C ITY COUNCIL M EE TING
M a y o r C am pb ell calle d the R e g u lar M e e tin g of the A m es C ity C o un cil to ord e r at 6:18 p .m . w ith
Go o d ma n , Ora z e m, an d Wach a pr e se n t. C o u n c il Me mb e r S z o pin sk i wa s b ro u g h t in tele p ho n ic a lly.
E x officio Memb e r S awy er B ak er w a s a ls o p res e n t. C o un cil Me mber D av is arriv e d at 8:4 1 p .m.
C ou n c il M e m b er L arso n w a s a bse nt.
P R O C L A M A T IO N F O R E C O F A IR D A Y : M ayo r Campb e ll pr oclaimed M ar c h 30 , 20 1 3, as ECO
F air D ay . A cce pting the Pro clam ation w as M un icipal E ng ine er T racy W arne r.
P RESENT ATION OF HUM AN RELATIONS COM M IS S ION ANN UA L REPOR T: C hairperson
Aaron Fultz introduced Commission members present: Amy Juhnke, Devita Harden, John Klaus,
and Barbara Woods. Mr. Fultz summarized the Commission’s activities from January through
December 2012. He also highlighted some of the projects the Commission is planning for calendar
year 2013. Mr. Fultz thanked members of the City staff for their support. In particular, former
Assistant City Manager Sheila Lundt, who retired last summer, was publicly recognized for her
many years of support to the Commission.
P ROC L AMAT ION F OR GOO D NE I GHB OR E M E RGE NC Y ASS IS T AN CE MONT H: The
M ayor proclaim ed A pril 2013 as G ood N eighbo r Em erge nc y A ssistan ce M onth. Accepting the
P roclam ation w as L u Jan sen , V ice-P reside nt of the G oo d N eigh bo r B oa rd of D irectors, and B oa rd
M e m b e rs D o reen B erg an d P a t T h ied e.
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STA FF RE PO R T O N W A TE R AN D SEW ER RA TE S: J ohn D unn, D irector of W ater and Pollution
C ontrol, presented the staff’s r ecom m endation of r evenues necessary to support the plan ned
operating and capital budget s f or the W ater and Sew er Fu nds. M r. D unn advised that both utilities
are facing significant exp ens es in the c om ing y ears . The projects being proposed a re a com bination
of the ne ed to pr ovide cap acity for the grow ing com m unity , the need to respond to new and
an ticipated reg ulatory requ irem en ts, an d the ne ed to reinv est in the infrastructure of the tw o u tilities.
M r. D unn specifically review ed national and s tatew ide trends in w ater and sew er rates, projected
need for revenue incr eases in A m es, and translating r evenue increases to rate increases. H e stated
tha t staff’s reco m m en da tion w as a 6% w ater rate inc rease a cross-the -bo ard in 2 01 3/14 , no inc rease
in 2 0 1 4 /15 , 7% in 20 1 5 /16 , an d n o incre a se in 20 1 6 /17 in w ater rates. F o r sew er rates, staff is
reco m m en ding a 9% inc rease across-the -bo ard in 2 01 3/14 , 12 % inc rease in 20 14 /15 , 9% inc rease
in 2 0 1 5 /16 , an d a 6 % incre a se in 20 1 6 /17 . Sam p le c u stom e r bills w ere sh o w n.
D irec tor D u nn rev iew ed the tim e lin e fo r the rec o m m e nd ed rate inc reases. H e ask e d for C o u n c il
direction reg arding the rate inc re a se s a t this m eeting . If the C ou nc il app rov es the rate structure
be ing prop ose d by the staff, the first read ing of the new rate ordinan ce w ou ld b e A pril 9 w ith third
rea ding a nd a doption on M ay 7 , 20 13. If tha t occ urs, the ordinance w ou ld be e ff e c tive for us ag e
m eter reads tha t w ould oc cur starting on June 1 and bills that w ould be m ailed on and after July 1,
2013 .
M oved by Sz opinski, s ec onded b y W acha , to approve the w ater a nd sewer rates recom m en ded by
C ity staff.
Vo te on Mo tion : 4-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
A “vid eo fly -th ro u gh ”o f the new D rin king W a ter T reatm e nt P lan t tha t w as cre a ted b y the arc h itects
w as show n by M r . D unn.
C ou nc il M em be r O razem aske d if the Pu blic A rt C om m ission (PA C ) ha d discusse d w ith staff w he re
the pu blic art piece w ou ld b e loca ted . M r. D un n said staff recen tly h ad co nv ersation w ith m em be rs
of the PA C . It w as no ted during that dis cus sion tha t any public art w ould h av e the m axim um
am ount of visibility out by the street, and the farther in it is m oved, the less visibility it w oul d have.
M r. D unn believed that the C om m ission w as focusing its eff orts on som e ty pe of exterior art piece
that could be placed near the street. A ssistant C ity M anager B ob K indred said that PA C has a goal
of ha ving the next s teps ou tline d with budge t num be rs to the C ity C ounc il by its A pril 9 m ee ting.
D irector D un n recalled tha t, in 20 10 , the C ity alloc ated fu nd ing to assist the Iow a L eag ue of C ities’
eff ort to challenge actions by the U . S. En vironm ental Protection A gency (E PA ) specifically related
to bacterial m ixing zones and processing of peak w et w eather flow s. Th e C ity learned y esterday that
the 8 Cir cuit Cour t of A ppeals had ruled on all po ints in favor of the Iow a League , w ith theth
exception of leg al fees. O n the issue of bacterial m ixing zones, the Court of A ppe als ruled that the
U . S. E PA had circum vented the intent of the A dm inistrative Procedures A ct, and in effect, issued
new rules w ithout allow ing an opportunity for public review and com m ent. O n the issue of w et
w eathe r flow blend ing and treatm en t facilities, the C ou rt of A pp eals m ad e the sam e find ing , bu t also
said that the rules that the EP A attem pted to im plem ent exceeded its jurisdiction and authority under
the C lean W ater A ct. A ll R ules and O rders to the c on trary w ere struck do w n b y the 8 C ircuit C ou rtth
of A ppe als . M r. D unn pointed out that those w ere significant issue s for the C ity of A m es. H ad the
E P A pre v a iled , it wou ld h a v e me a nt se v e ral millio n d olla rs o f ad dition al ex p e n se s fo r the C ity.
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T h e me e tin g re c e ssed at 7:0 5 p .m. an d reco n v e ned a t 7 :1 1 p.m.
CONS ENT AGENDA : M ayor Cam pbe ll noted that the bid d ue date listed un de r Item N o.15 of the
C onsent A ge nda pertaining to the R esource R ecovery Prim ary Shredder R eplacem ent Project
sh ou ld b e A p ril 18 , 20 1 3 . A lso , the M a y o r req u ested tha t Item N o . 23 , C h a n ge O rd e r N o . 1 w ith
A & P/Sam ue ls G r oup per taining to a n His toric Tr ea tm en t Specialis t for the Libra ry Renovation and
Expansion Projec t, be pulled for separate dis cus sion.
M oved by G oodm an, seconded by W acha to approve the follow ing item s on the C onsent A genda:
1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.Motion approving Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 5, 2013, and Special Meeting of
March 11, 2013
3.Motion approving Report of Contract Change Orders for March 1-15, 2013
4.Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits, wine permits, and liquor licenses:
a.Class C Liquor - Ge’Angelo’s, 823 Wheeler Street, #9
b.Class C Liquor - Sips/Paddy’s Irish Pub, 124 Welch Avenue
c.Class E Liquor, C Beer, and B Wine - Wal-Mart Store #749, 3015 Grand Avenue
5.RESOLUTION NO. 13-111 approving and adopting Supplement No. 2013-2 to Municipal Code
6.RESOLUTION NO. 13-112 authorizing Smart Energy rebate of $19,669 to Mary Greeley Medical
Center
7.RESOLUTION NO. 13-113 approving expenditure from Contingency Fund for Mayor's visit to
Koshu City, Japan
8.RESOLUTION NO. 13-114 approving appointment of Steve Goodhue to fill vacancy on Electric
Utility Operations Review Advisory Board (EUORAB)
9.RESOLUTION NO. 13-115 approving 28-E Agreement with Iowa Department of Transportation
for use of Intelligent Transportation System Network
10.RESOLUTION NO. 13-116 approving Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-
R) Close-Out Agreement with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
11.RESOLUTION NO. 13-117 approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2013/14 Resource
Recovery Primary Shredder Replacement Project - Phase II: No. 1 Mill Replacement; setting April
18, 2013, as bid due date and April 23, 2013, as date of public hearing
12.RESOLUTION NO. 13-118 approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2012/13 CyRide
Route Pavement Improvements (Lincoln Way - Franklin Avenue to Hayward Avenue); setting
April 17, 2013, as bid due date and April 23, 2013, as date of public hearing
13.RESOLUTION NO. 13-119 awarding contract to Kaman Industrial Technologies of Grimes, Iowa,
in the amount of $64,938.82 for Replacement Conveyor Belts for Power Plant
14.RESOLUTION NO. 13-120 approving Change Order No. 10 to the Professional Services
Agreement with BrownWinick of Des Moines, Iowa, for legal services in connection with the
161kV Tie Line Franchise
15.RESOLUTION NO. 13-121 approving contract and bond for 2012/13 Asphalt Street
Reconstruction/Seal Coat Reconstruction and 2012/13 Water Main Replacement
16.RESOLUTION NO. 13-122 approving contract and bond for Hickory Drive Improvements
(Lincoln Way to Westbrook Drive)
17.RESOLUTION NO. 13-123 approving contract and bond for Underground Trenching for Electric
Services (Primary Contract)
18.RESOLUTION NO. 13-124 approving contract and bond for Underground Trenching for Electric
Services (Back-Up Contract)
19.RESOLUTION NO. 13-126 accepting completion of 2009/10 Concrete Pavement Improvements
Project (South Hyland Avenue, Edison Street, Alexander Avenue, and Stanton Avenue)
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20.RESOLUTION NO. 13-127 accepting completion of 2012/13 CDBG Neighborhood Infrastructure
Improvements Project (Beedle Drive and Aplin Road)
21.RESOLUTION NO. 13-128 accepting completion of 2011/12 Collector Street Pavement
Improvements Project (Ash Avenue from Mortensen Parkway to Knapp Street)
22.RESOLUTION NO. 13-129 accepting completion of WPC Facility Raw Wastewater Pumping
Station Pipe Supports and Check Valve Replacement Project
R oll Call V ote: 4-0. R esolution de clared adopted una nim ously , signed b y the M ayor , and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
CHANG E ORDER N O. 1 F OR THE L IBRARY RENOVAT ION AND EXPAN S ION PROJECT:
L y n n e C are y , Inte rim L ibrary D irector, in tro du ced L ibrary B oard M e m b e r S a m S ch ill, B o D uck ett,
Li brary Facilities a nd M ainten an ce Supervis or; and B rad H eem stra, project consultant fr om
Integrity Construction.
B rad H eem stra told the Council that w ork is progress ing quick ly on the Project. H e noted that the
plan s and spec ification s define the Sc op e of W ork for th e G e n e ra l C on tractor. T he areas w he re
the re is historical cha racter to be m aintaine d are also de fine d in the plans an d spe cification s. It just
recen tly cam e to light tha t the re is a req uirem ent in the s pecif ications for an Hi storic Pr eservation
Specialist. The architect w as asked why tha t requir em ent w as containe d in the spe cifica tions a nd
he and the L ibrary staff w ere told that tha t req uirem en t w a s in c lud e d b y m istak e. M r. H eem stra
bro ug ht the C ou nc il’s atten tion to a letter tha t ha d be en received this da te from Je ffe ry S c h erer,
C E O of M e y er Sch ere r & R ock castle, L T D (M S & R ) an d d istribu ted to th e M a y o r an d C ity
C ou n c il aro u n d the d a is. In his letter, M r. S ch e rer a dv ised that the d o c um e n ts th a t w en t ou t to bid
m ista k e nly in c lu d e d the req u ire m en t f or an H istoric T r e a tm e n t S p e c ia list. It w as th e o p inio n o f MS
& R that those services w ere not neces sary for the Library R enova tion and Expansion project to be
suc ce ssf ul in m aintaining the historic ch aracter of the bu ilding, and those services s hould be
rem oved fr om the contr ac t. M r. H eem s tra noted that the specifications w ill still contain lan guage
that direct the contractor to take special care in historic areas, and the ex pe ctations for the final
pro d uct w ill rem a in u nch an g e d. In ad d itio n to retain in g m a n y histo ric e lem e n ts , th e des ig n also c a lls
for highligh ting elem e nts that w ere co n c e a led in p rev iou s ren o v a tio n s. So m e o f tho se elem e n ts w ere
nam ed : The south wall of the 1904 and 1940 buildings w ill be u ncovered to becom e the foc al po int
of the new tw o -sto ry lob by space. L a y -in ce iling tiles w ill be re p la ce d w ith a dry w all ce iling to
resto re the 1 90 4 m eetin g roo m to its orig ina l h e igh t and ap p e a ran c e . T he ex terio r co rnice an d trim
w ill be repainted to m atch the 19 40 h i storica l pa int c olor. The existing w ood trim w ill be reus ed,
w h ere p o ssib le, or rep lic a ted to m atch the original trim profile an d co lor .
A ccording to M r. H ee m str a, the ar chitect did not intend to and w as not give n direction to inc lude
in the d esign do cu m en ts req uirem en ts tha t w ou ld m eet historic p reserv ation stan da rds. B eca use
those services had b een included in the constr uction bid by the s elected contr ac tor, a cr edit of
$1 3,85 0 w as received in the form of a cha ng e ord er. A ll o ther provision s in the S co pe of W ork
w ould rem ain.
T he C ou nc il w as also adv ised by M r. H eem stra th a t, at its M arch 21 , 2013 , m eeting , the L ibrary
B oard of Trustees adopted a r esolution recom m ending that the City C ouncil approve C hange O rder
N o. 1, w hich w ould elim ina te Subsections 1.3A , 1.4A , 1.4B, 1.4C, 3.5A , 3.5B, 3.6A , a nd 3.6B of
Section 01 3591 of the cons tr uction c ontract. Thos e subsections dir ec tly relate to the req uirem ent
fo r an H istoric T re a tm en t Sp ecialist.
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Sam Schill, Library B oa rd of Trustee, noted tha t the Library B oa rd h ad affirm ed its inten t to give
priority to the c onside rations of ene rgy efficien cy, e ase of future m ainten an ce , and fiscal
stewardship when m ak ing decisions pertaining to the treatm ent of historic feature s dur ing the
ren o vatio n an d ex pan sio n o f the lib ra ry b u ild ing . It w a s d ecide d ea rly o n in th e d esig n p rocess th a t,
wh er e p o ssib le, or ig in a l b uild in g eleme nts wou ld re ma in as a celeb ratio n o f th e L ibra ry’s h istory.
M r. Sch ill r eiterated that the contract still contains pr ovisions that reflect a com m itm ent to that idea,
and the curren t design w ill m aintain m uc h of the origina l w oodwork, terrazzo floors, and
orna m en tal plaster from 19 04 and 1940. From the Board’s per spe ctive , the change to the Sc ope of
W ork and subsequent C hange O rder m ade s ense.
S h a ro n W irth , 80 3 B urn e tt A v e nu e, A m e s, ide n tified herse lf as th e C h a irp e rso n o f the H istoric
P re se rv ation C o m m ission (H P C ). S he ask ed ho w the C ity go t to w h e re it is w ith this p ro jec t,
ref e rr in g to remo vin g th e r e qu ireme n t fo r an Historic P re ser vatio n S p ecia lis t. P ro vid ing th e h is to r y,
M s .W irth advised that in D ec em be r 2009 , the A m es C ity C ouncil had instr ucted the H PC to m ove
ah ead w ith a n a pplic a tion f or listing the Public Libra ry o n the listing on the N a tion a l Register of
H istoric P laces. P rior to tha t, tw o m e m b ers o f the H P C h a d req uested a D e term ina tion o f E lig ibility
fr om the State H istorica l Society , w hich is the rev iew boa rd for the ap plications. In Augus t 2009,
the decision of the S tate w a s re c e ive d , w hich in d icated th a t the A m es P u b lic L ibr a ry w a s elig ible
fo r listing on the H istoric R eg ister. A t that tim e , th e H P C as ked for inp ut from the C ity C o un cil,
a nd in D ecem b e r 2 00 9 , the C o u n c il h a d d irec ted th e H P C to p ro c e e d w ith its ap p lic a tio n . M s. W irth
aske d w hy the Boar d had no w decide d to discar d historic pre se rvation for the Libra ry and no
com m uni cation betw een the L ibrary B oa rd an d H PC had occurred. She specif ically stated that
historic preservation does not w ork against energy efficiency . M s. W ir th as ked the C ouncil to direct
that the L ibra ry B oard and H istoric Pr eservation C om m ission w ork together on this project. It w as
M s. W irth’s o p inio n tha t it w a s n o t ap p ro p riate to d isre g a rd th e p reserv a tio n o f h istoric a l in teg rity
of a num be r of features of the Public Library , including w indows in the 19 40s addition.
A t the inquiry of C ouncil M em ber W acha, M s. W i rth sa id that s he had learned last w eek that an
H istoric Preservation Spec ialist ha d been h ired a nd be ga n to g et input. Then s uddenly , the
contractor said the y w ere not go ing to continue w ith that a fter the Spec ialist had bee n on the job for
a cou ple day s. M r. W acha offered that perhaps the H PC w as not contacted because the architect
had n o t in ten ded for tha t req u irem e nt to be in the specificatio ns; it w a s a n ov ersigh t that ne e d e d to
be co rr ec ted. M s. W irth said she did not be lieve that the Library B oa rd should now s ay that the
requ irem en t w as an ov ersigh t in its bidd ing do cu m en ts.
C ouncil M e m ber Szop inski asked ho w far into the proce ss the City is in a pplying for lis ting the
L ibr a ry on the N a tio n a l R e gister of H istoric P lac es. M s. W irth a dv ised tha t th ree gra d uate stud en ts
fr om the A rchitecture D epartm ent at I ow a State U niversity have been w orking w ith tw o form er
m em b e rs o f the H P C . A n ap p lication h a d b e e n sub m itted , feed b a c k from the S tate H istoric
P re se rv ation O ffice h a d b e e n receive d , a nd the a pp lic a tio n w a s in the process o f being rev ise d w ith
the hope s of s ubm itting it in Spring 2013.
A ccording to M s. W irth, the N ational Register Listing d oes not prohibit the de m olition of the
building or destroy its historic character. C ouncil M em ber O razem referenced an e-m ail that he had
receive d from a m em be r of the H PC stating tha t if the w indows were r em ove d from the bu ilding
or restored , it w ould invalidate the bu ilding fr om eligibility f or the N ational Register. He did not
feel that w as an accurate statem ent af t er reading the Se cretary of the Interior’s Standa rds for the
Treatm ent of H istoric Properties. Thos e Stan dards s pecif ically lis t ene rgy efficiency as one of the
reaso n s w hy , if it is de term ine d tha t retrofitting m easu re s a re ap pro priate, “su ch w o rks n eed e d to
be carried ou t w ith p a rtic ular c a re to e nsu re that th e bu ilding ’s h isto ric ch ara c ter is reta ine d.”
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H o w e v e r, it do e sn ’t state that th e sa m e ex act sk y lig ht or w ind o w s; in fac t, sk y lig h ts are sp ecifically
o n e o f the item s tha t are spec ified for en ergy efficienc y . M s. W irth said tha t the H isto ric
Pr eservation Specialist fr om G r innell w ho w as hired for a couple of da y s by the contractor w as of
the o p inio n tha t rem ov ing historic ele m en ts o f the L ibr a ry , such as the 1 94 0 w ind o w s, co u ld
seriously affect the consideration of w he the r or not the building could be listed on the N ational
R e gister. It is h e r belie f tha t the w ind o w s are in v e ry g oo d c o nd ition , an d the re are ea sy an d co st-
e ffe c tiv e w a y s to retrofit the w ind o w s; th e re is n o need to re m o v e a n d discard them . S h e sa id th a t,
w h en refe rring to rep lac e m en t of h istoric m a teria ls , th e rule is to c on serv e an d rep air if at all
possible.
M ov ed b y G oo dm an , seco nd ed b y S zo pinsk i, to tab le this item an d ask the L ibrary B oa rd to w ork
w ith the H istoric P re se rv ation C o m m issio n to c larify the issu es an d see if th ey c a n c o m e b ack w ith
a recom m en da tion that can bo th respect the goals of historic preserva tion an d the go als of the
L ibr a ry projec t w itho u t “ban k ru p tin g it.”
Vo te on Mo tion : 4-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
P U B L IC F O R U M: C asey Johnson, 3015 W hitetail L ane, A m es, identified him self as the new ow ner
of A m es Ford Linc oln. He a dvised that he has been t he Ford dealer in Fort D odge , Iow a, for the
pas t 17 y ears and is very fam iliar w ith city and co unty bid process es for ve hicles w ithin Ford M otor
C om p a ny . A c c o rd ing to M r. Jo h nso n , w h e n he receive d the bid re su lts from C ity of A m e s B id
2013 -137 for a full-size pickup, he w as surprised and dism ay ed because the w inni ng bidder w as
G abus Ford out of D es M oines, w ho w as $192 low er than A m es Ford Lincoln’s bid on a tr uck that
retails for nearly $40,000. M r. Johnson alleged that “if the tab les w ere turned, he w ould not have
been awa rd ed the bid in Des Mo ines .” He sta ted th a t in Fo r t Do dg e , Wa uk ee, Des Mo in e s, Ank e n y,
U rb a nd ale, an d m an y othe r Io w a c ities, so m e v e rsio n of a 2% - 4% price co n sidera tio n fo r loc ally
ow n e d b usin esse s a n d /or the op p o rtu nity fo r locally o w n e d bu sin e sse s to m atch the b id fro m an ou t-
of-tow n d ea ler w ould have been offered. M r . Johnson noted that the City of N evada offers a 5%
price co nc ession for loc al bu sine sses w he n b idd ing loc al ve hicles. It did no t m ak e se nse to M r.
Jo hn so n fo r the C ity o f A m e s to m ak e the p u rch a se fro m the C ity o f D e s M oine s in P olk C ou n ty
rathe r tha n from a loc al de aler to sav e $1 92 . It w as po inted ou t b y M r. Joh nso n that G ab us F ord
fr om D es M oines has no obliga tion to o r inve stm en t in the City of A m es - “no ch aritable giving,
no real es tate taxes, no em ploye e s w orking in A m es, no Cham ber inv e stm ent, a nd it does not
gen erate sales tax revenue for A m es or Story C ounty .” M r. Johnson said he is not asking for a
hand-out, but is asking for a “helping hand.” H e advised that there had been tim es w hen he had
be en told by other cities in C en tral Iow a tha t he h ad sub m itted the low est bid; h ow ev er, the y w ere
go in g fo rwar d with th eir lo cal d e a le r us in g th e p r ice c o ns id er a tio n la ng u a g e ad o pted b y th e ir city.
M r. Joh nson pointed out that in B id N o. 2013-137, three-quarters of a percent price difference
w o u ld hav e given the C ity C o u n c il an o ptio n to h a ve a p r ov ision to p ric e m a tch or u tiliz e the 2% -
4% p rice co n sidera tio n . H e ad v ised tha t h e h a s a m ulti-m illio n do lla r inv e stm en t in A m e s an d w a n ts
to aggressively w ork to provide ve hicles to the City of A m es. O n this particular bid, M r. Johnson
sa id th at his co m p an y w as n e a rly $3 ,0 0 0 b e lo w o the r local de alers . H e belie v e s th a t ec on o m ic
de ve lop m en t is the “he art and sole” of sm all bu sine sses tha t exp an d an d g row the com m un ity w he re
the y are loc ated. M r. Joh nso n referen ced a go al of the C ity C ou nc il listed on its w eb site to “sup po rt
private sector grow th to im prove quality of lif e, increase the num ber of jobs, and develop a stronger
tax bas e.” H e ad vised tha t he w ill be tripling the nu m ber of em ploy ees sinc e he pu rchased the
fo rm e r R o n W illey d e a lersh ips an d w ill reinv est m illio n s to b rin g the A m e s F o rd d e a lersh ip u p to
A m es’ stan da rds.
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R eferencing B id N o. 2013 -148, M r. J ohnson said that he had offered clarifica tion on police car bids
that w ould have saved the C ity $2,500. H ow ever, that bid w as aw arded to another D es M oines
dealership at a higher price because M r. J ohnson found e rr ors in com patibility of options a nd
w anted to sim ply po int tha t out in his bid.
M r. Johnson aske d for loc al c onside ration lan guage in the City of A m es and to wor k c losely a nd
com m unica te w ith each other f or the good of A m es. H e brought the Council’s atten tion to lan guage
c on tained on the fro nt of e ach b id to the effect tha t the C ity “rese rv e s th e righ t to reje c t any o r all
bids, to waive inform alities, and to m ake suc h aw ards a s it s hall deem to b e in the best interest of
the C ity .” M r. Johnson said he believed that B ids N o. 2013-13 7 an d 2013 -148 should have been
aw arde d to A m es F ord L inc oln to save the tax pa y ers $2 ,30 0 an d h elp gro w a loc al bu sine ss.
N o one e ls e cam e f orw ard to speak, and the M ayor closed Public Forum
G R EE K W EE K 2 013 R EQ U ESTS: M oved b y G oodm an, seconde d by W acha , to a dopt
R ESO LU TI O N N O . 13-130 approving closure of portions of Sunset Drive, Ash Avenue, Gray
Avenue, Greeley Street, and Lynn Avenue from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5 and 7:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution de clared adopted unanim ously , s igned by the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
Moved by Goodman, seconded by Wacha, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 13-131 approving
suspension of parking regulations for portions of Gray Avenue, Greeley Street, Pearson Avenue,
Lynn Avenue, and Sunset Drive from 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April
6.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution de clared adopted una nim ously , signe d by the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
5-DAY L ICENSES F OR GATE W AY HOTE L AT I S U AL UM NI CE NTE R, 42 0 B EACH
AV ENU E: M oved by G oodm an, s econded by W acha, to approve the following 5-day licenses:
a.Special Class C Liquor (March 31 - April 4)
b.Class C Liquor (April 27 - May 1)
Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
RED EVELO PM ENT OF FOR M ER M IDD LE S CH OO L: C ity Planner C harlie K ue ster recalled
that, a t its M arch 5, 2013, m eeting, the City C ouncil dir ec ted s taff to pr ovide a report on the
rezo n ing p ro cess a nd op tio n s fo r the form er M idd le S c ho o l. M r. K u e ste r said th a t his rep o rt at th is
m eeting w as intended as an over view of the process and did not dea l w ith the m erits of the rezoning
requ ests; tha t info rm ation w ill be p rov ide d to C ou nc il as the proc ess un folds.
A ccor ding to M r. K uester, on M arch 11, 201 3, deeds w ere r ecorded transferring ow nership of thre e
parc e ls of lan d fr om th e Am es Co mm u nity S c ho o l District to Bre c k e nridg e Gro u p Am es Io wa LL C.
T he three parcels in question are addressed as 205 S. W i l m oth A ven ue, w hich is the north parcel
known as the form er athletic f ield; 32 1 State A ve nue, w hich is the m i ddl e par cel know n a s the
fo rm e r M idd le S ch o o l bu ild ing ; and 6 01 State A ven u e , w h ich is th e so u th p a rcel tha t w a s recen tly
divid ed from the cu rren t M idd le S ch o ol site.
M r. K ue ster a dvised tha t all parcels are zone d Special G ove rnm ent A irport (S-G A ). That zoning
ca tegory is intended to apply to land ow ne d by gover nm en ts at the local, county , state, federal, or
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school level. I t w as pointed out by M r. K ue ster that the Land U s e Policy Plan (LU PP) provides
gu ida nc e for those p rop erties in the ev en t tha t rezo ning is sough t. Fo r the no rth an d m idd le pa rcels,
the L U P P de sig nation is Lo w -D en sity R e sid e ntia l, w h ic h w ou ld allo w sin gle-fa m ily res iden tia l w ith
a m a xim um net density of 7.26 dwe lling units/ ne t a c re. The sou th parc e l is designated in the LUPP
a s Villag e /S u b u rb a n R e siden tia l, which wou ld a llo w a ll sin g le-family, two -f a mily, mu lti-family,
a nd m a nu fa c tur e d reside n tia l u se s th a t in v o lve m ore than a n e t den sity of 8.0 un its/a c re w ith
sup po rting con ve nience/ne igh bo rho od -scale com m ercial uses.
R egarding the process, Planner K uester a dvised that the Ci ty Council, the Plan ning and Zoning
C om m iss ion, or owners of land m ay initiate the rezoning of a ny property in the City . H e told the
C ou nc il tha t the first step in the rezo ning proc ess is for the C ity C ou nc il to d eterm ine w he the r a
M aster Plan shall be requir ed for the rezoning. M r. K uester s aid that a M aster Plan m ay be required
if any of a nu m ber of s pecif ied conditions are present in the req ue st. H e rev iewed the conditions
contained in the Z oning C ode.
It w a s em p hasized by M r. K u e ste r tha t a req u est to rez on e a pro perty is a legislative a c tio n . W h ile
the Council has som e de gree of dis cretion, it cannot ar bitrarily deny it if it is c onsisten t w ith the
L and U se Po licy Plan. T he C ouncil is allow ed to im pose any r easonable conditions provided that
the y are sa tisfy ing p ub lic n e e d s th at a re d irec tly c a use d b y the re q uested c h a ng e. T he ow n e r w o uld
a lso n e e d to a gre e to tho se co n dition s in a D ev e lop m en t A g reem e n t. In ad d ition , th e C ity C o u ncil
is no t obligated to approve a rezoning if the proposed projec t is no t consis tent w ith the inten t and
pu rpo se o f the zo n ing d istric t.
It w as pointed out by C ity M anager Schainker that the tw o properties are currently zoned as
G o v e rn m e ntal land s. It w o uld b e ina p p ro p ria te fo r the p ro p e rtie s to rem a in a s S -G A , esp ecially
since the L U P P ide ntifies a fu tur e lan d u se fo r the pro perties.
Plan ner K ue ster told the C ounc il tha t its co nsideration of a r ez oning req ues t m ust be an exa m ina tion
of the potenti al im pacts of the proposed request on the existing neighbo rhood and com m unity as
a w hole. W hile the Council is not obligated to rez one a property to m ax im ize the profit of the
own e r, neither can it e limin ate all re turn fro m the p ro p e rty.
The Counc il w as inform ed by M r. K ue ster tha t staff had receive d tw o applications for rezoning.
O ne w as rec eive d on M arch 11 f or the form er M iddle School site. The ow ner is req ue sting a
des ignation to Low -D en sity Reside ntial. The second application w as receive d on M arch 15 for the
sou the rn pa rce l for a rezo ning design ation to F S -R M (S ub urb an R esiden tial M ed ium D en sity ).
A ccording to Plan ner K ue ster, the firs t s tep needed to be taken by the City Council on a ny rezoning
is to determ ine as to w he ther a M aster Plan need ed to be prepared for the req ues ting rezoning. The
M a ste r P lan is a d o c um e n t th at pro v ide s g e nera l info rm a tio n ab ou t th e ty p e o f dev elop m en t; it
doesn’t lay out indi vidual lots, but identifies the ty pes o f ho using units and r ange of expected
nu m be rs of un its. If the C ou nc il w an ts to review a M aster P lan for eithe r or bo th o f the prop erties,
the rezo ning app lication w ou ld no t be co nside red co m plete un til the M aster P lan do cu m en ts w ere
su bm itted to the P lan n ing an d H o usin g D ep artm e nt. T h e d a te th at the rez on ing ap p lication is
com plete is the tim e w hen “the cloc k starts clicking.” The req uir em en t that the Planning and Zoning
C om m issio n tak e ac tio n o n the ap p lic a tio n 9 0 day s fro m su b m ittal o f a c o m p lete ap p lic a tio n w ou ld
then c om e into play. I f the Council does no t w ish to s ee a M aster Plan , the rezoning ap plications
w o u ld b e co n sid e re d co m plete o n the d a te th e y w ere rec eive d by the C ity . If a M aster Plan is
req uired , the date that the rezoning r equests m ust be heard b y the Plan ning an d Zoning C om m iss ion
w o u ld d ep en d o n w h en the M aster P lan s w e re su b m itted to the Plan n ing an d H ou sin g D e partm en t.
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A ccor ding to P lan ne r K uester, under Section 414 .5 of the Co de o f Io wa, the C ity C ouncil m ay
approve “contract rezoning,” w hich is to im pose conditions on the rezoning request provided that
the ap plic a n t ag rees to tho se co n d ition s prior to the clo se o f the p u blic h earing . M r. K uester ag ain
em ph asized tha t any con dition s “m ust be reaso na ble an d im po sed to satisfy p ub lic n eed s, w hich are
direc tly cau se d b y the req u ested ch an g e .” C o n trac t rez o ning w o u ld n ot oc c ur un til th e pu b lic
hearing , w h ich m igh t be Ju n e o r Ju ly .
M r. K ue ster also stated that if, prior to the clos e of the public he aring, a petition is presented to the
C ity Council opposing the rezoning and is s igned by owners represen ting 20% or m ore of the land
w ithin 2 00 feet of the area proposed for rez oning, the City Council w ould n ee d a three-fourths
m ajority vote (five ou t of s ix m em ber s) to approve the rezoning. H e als o s aid that if the requests for
rezoning w ere ultim ately de nied by the City Council, those particular req ue sts could not be
reconsidered for one y ear unless 50% of the original ob jec tors petitioned for reconsiderati on or
unless the Ci ty Council itself initiated reconsider ation. Because the re ar e tw o separate rezoning
requ ests, the re w ou ld ne ed to be a sepa rate pe tition for eac h p arcel. Pe op le co uld sign bo th p etition s,
if the y so ch ose , bu t the y nee d to be sepa rate do cu m en ts.
A t the inquiry of Council M em ber O razem a s to whether one petition w ould be r equired if the
M aster Plan inc orporates all three parce ls , Plan ne r K ues ter said tha t tw o p arcels ar e contiguous , but
are for separate zoning designations, s o they w ould have to be tw o se parate petitions. H e advised
tha t if an o the r zo n ing a p plic a tio n is su b m itted fo r the n orth p a rcel, it is no t a co n tigu o u s p arc e l;
ther efore, a sep arate petition w ould be required .
M r. O razem also a sked if the C ouncil could requir e that the developer create one M aster Pla n that
encom passes all three parcels. A cting C ity A ttorn ey Jud y Parks advised that the C ode ap p ears to
contem plate that a M aster Plan w ould be on a site-s pecif ic basis; how ever, if the parcels a re going
to be consider ed as oper ating together, it w ould be an appropriate request to requir e a docum ent that
includes all three parcels. Staff w ill need to ascertain if the devel oper is proposing to m ake all three
parc e ls in terc o n nected or if the y are go ing to sta nd alo n e .
A fter C ouncil M em ber W ach a raised the question, the C ouncil w as told by M r. K uester that
permitte d u se s in th e R L wo u ld a llo w sin g le-family ho mes , bu t n o t a ny new du p lex es, an y to wn
ho m es, or an y apa rtm en ts. T he zon ing district F S-R M w ou ld allow sing le-fam ily ho m es, du plex es,
tow n h o m es o f up to 12 attac h e d u n its, an d ap artm e n ts o f u p to 1 2 u nits.
Planner K uester advised that this inform ation is being p rovided to the M ay or and C ity C ouncil at
this tim e; how ev er, no direction is being sough t. This issue w ill be on the City Council’s A genda
of A pril 9, 2013, w ith options for the C ouncil to co nsider so that direction to staff can be given
reg arding a M aster Plan or contract rezoning. O n that date, the m erits of the rezonings w ill no t be
de ba ted ; the app lication s w ou ld b e forw arde d to the P lan ning and Z on ing C om m ission and to staff
fo r fu r th er re vie w.
R E Q U E S T F R O M K IN G L A N D S Y S T E M S T O M O D IF Y S E T -B A C K R E Q U IR E M E N T IN
CAM P US TOW N SERVI CE CENT ER: C ity Planner Jeff B enson said that K ingland Sy stem s had
purchased the pr operty from the C ham plin F am ily that com prises the 2400 B lock of L incoln W ay
fr om W elch A ve nue east to the Cr anford Apartm en ts bu ilding. K ingland intends to rem ove the
existing structures and to b uild n ew buildings for its ex panding busine sses, a s w ell as to lea se for
retail and o ff ice use. It w as noted tha t K ingland d oe s no t inten d to allow reside ntial uses in the
buildings. A ccording to M r. B enson, the K ingland System s’ project is the larges t m ajor
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de ve lop m en t project to b e pro po sed sinc e the current zon ing stand ards for bu ilding heigh t w ere
enacted .
M r. B en so n adv ised tha t K ing lan d S y stem s had req ue sted a w aiver or m od ification of the C ity ’s
current z oning r equirem en t for properties in that a rea. The r equirem en t establishe s a m ax im um
height of 30 feet f or those portions of bu ildings that ar e w ithin 15 feet of the Linc oln W ay and
W elch A ve nu e righ ts-of-w ay (the “step -bac k req uirem en t”). M r. B en son prov ide d so m e history
about w hy the C ity C ouncil chose to include the “step-back” requirem ent in the Z oning O rdinance
fo r the are a betw e e n L inc o ln W ay an d C h a m b e rlain an d H ay w a rd an d S tan ton . H e stated tha t in
M a rch 2 0 06 , the C ou n c il ap p ro v e d the c urren t zo n in g d e velo p me n t sta nd ar ds fo r the C a mp u stown
S er vice C e n ter th at req uir e a step -b ack of 15 feet fo r a b uild in g to b e ta ller th an 30 feet, or two
stories, and a m axim um height of 115 feet. In s um m ary , if a building w as going to be cons tructed
that w ould b e highe r tha n 3 0 feet, the bu ilding w ould have to b e m oved b ack 1 5 feet from the
property line or have the por tion that is highe r tha n 3 0 feet be15 feet from the property line. The
req uirem ent w as intended to allow the redevelopm ent of C am pustow n in a w ay tha t w ould p rovide
m ore oppo rtunities for housing, e m ploy m ent, and com m erce, but at the sam e tim e, preserve the
character a nd scale of the ne ighborhood . A cc ording to M r. B en son, the ch aracter and s ca le of the
C am pustow n n eighbo rhood have a lot of var iety to them , but m os tly , on e- a nd tw o-story bu ildings
ha ve existed in that area for m ore than 75 y ears.
A t th e req u es t o f C o u n c il M em b e r S z o pins k i, M r. B e nso n ad v ise d that K ing lan d is req u e sting to
bu ild a thre e -sto ry b uild ing . H e tho u gh t th e total heigh t w o uld b e ap p ro x im a tely 4 5 to 5 0 tota l fee t.
P la n ner B en so n b ro u gh t th e C o un cil memb e r’s atte ntio n to five o ptio ns fo r their co ns id er a tio n . He
noted that, be fore m oving ah ead with the projec t, staff need s Council direction reg arding the zoning
req u ire men t fo r b u ild ing h e ig h t s tep -back . He n oted th e area in qu estio n is zo ned C a mp u sto wn
Service Center, and red evelopm en t projects in that zoning distr ict m ay get site plan a pproval a nd
building per m its through s taff review only . Council w ould not need to approve the pr oject if the
project m et the req uir em en ts; ho w ever, because a building of three s tories is being reque sted , the
C ou nc il nee ds to appro ve tha t cha ng e. T he issue of a w aiver is n o t ad dresse d in the staff repo rt
because w ha t is being req ue sted is a ch ange to the zoning stan da rd, w hich w ould req uir e a zo ning
text am en dm en t. If approved, tha t w ould b e av ailable to an y one w hose buildings are loc ated in the
tw o -b loc k area, no t ju st th is p ro jec t.
C ou n c il M e m b e r O ra z e m no ted that, pe r in fo rm ation p rov ide d b y the dev elop ers, this p rojec t co uld
potentially em ploy 300 - 400 people and w oul d be com prised of approxim ately 14,000 square feet
of new retail space.
Ron F iscu s, P lan scap e P a rtn e rs, Cle a r L a k e , Io wa, an d Arch itect Ran d y Cramm fr om M as on C ity,
represe nting K ingland Sy stem s, w ere prese nt. M r. Fiscus stated that the 15-foot s tep-back
req uirem ent w ould m ea n dram atic f inanc ial a nd tim ing im plications for the K ingland p roject; a nd
it w ould also im pa ct the par king ratio. The developers believe that the step -ba ck requirem ent for
a thre e -sto ry bu ild ing do es no t allow the m to u se the v o lum e av a ilab le a t the site. M r. F isc u s said
com pa tibility w ith the existing de ve lopm ent can be ach ieved through arch itectural design w ithout
the s tep -back stan da rd. H e said that K ingland hop es to b egin construc tion this sum m er. M r . Fiscu s
req ue sted tha t the C ouncil direct a m odif ication to the Zoning O rdina nce tha t w ould a llow the
dev elop ers to pro c e e d w ith this p rojec t.
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C o un cil M em be r O razem ask ed if M r. F iscu s ha d ha d conv ersation w ith the oth er retail
establishm ents. M r . Fiscu s said that he had ha d a very good m eeting w ith the Cam pustow n Action
A s soc iation.
C ou n c il M em ber S zo p insk i ask ed fo r p relim ina ry sk etch e s of th e pro po sed b uild ing so she co u ld
get a feel for w ha t the s truc ture w ould look like. M r . Fis cus said tha t if the C ity Council w ould give
K ingland the s ens e that the City w as op en to p ossibly m odify ing the req uir em en t, it w ould be
w illing to go to the expense of cr ea ting de sign ske tches of the building.
W arren M adde n, 2815 O akw ood R oa d, A m es, s poke a s Senior V ice-Pr esident for Bu sines s a nd
F ina nce at Iow a S tate U n ive rsity . H e offere d g e n era l sup p ort for K ing lan d’s rede ve lop m e n t pro jec t,
bu t sta ted that sp e c ific a lly ho w it is ac c om p lish ed is no t th e issu e of the U n ive rsity . T h e U n ive rsity
w o u ld lik e it to be e xp lored as to w h e the r K ing lan d w o u ld inc lud e so m e ty pe o f stud en t ho usin g in
the project, and if so, how tha t could be accom plis hed. M r. M adden advised tha t the suc cess of the
K ing lan d p roject is cruc ial to the rede ve lop m en t of C am pu stow n. H e said tha t K ing lan d is a ve ry
sig n if i c a nt e mp loye r o f Io wa S tate stud en ts. T h e co r ner p ro p e rty is a ls o k e y to C a mp u stown
red e v e lop m en t.
Sh aron W irth, s peaking as the H istoric Pr eservation C om m ission C hairper son, noted that
de m olishing bu ildings is in direct c onf lict w ith the Council’s goal of susta inability. If a ny option
othe r th a n N o. 1 , w h ic h is to leav e thin gs as th e y are , is a gre e d up o n, M s. W irth ask e d tha t all
sta keh o lde rs be inv o lve d in c on v e rsa tio n s ab o u t the p ro jec t.
R y an J e ff rey, President of the Campu stown A ction A ssocia tion , s a id tha t, a s a w hole, the
A ssoc iation is very exc ited abo ut the K ing lan d p roject and believ es tha t it w ill be a great cataly st
for continue d red ev elopm ent in Cam pustow n. H e stated, ho w ever, the A ss ociation does no t have
enough inform ation at this tim e to state tha t the building w ould be visua lly ac ce ptab le if the step -
back req uirem ent w ere r em ove d.
M ov ed b y G o o d m an , sec o nd ed b y O ra z e m , to ask the arc hite c ts to co m e b a c k to C o u ncil so o n w ith
a m o re th o ro u g h ex p lan a tio n of w hat th e pro ject m igh t en tail an d that the C o u n c il ex p resse s its
openn ess in the option of elim inating the step-back requir em ent if the project m eets other
ex pe ctation s.
C ouncil M em ber O razem express ed the need for the City to h av e s om e m echa nis m to allow
flex ibility and at the sam e tim e allow the arch itect w orking on the projec t to m eet w ith approva l of
the neighbor s s urrounding the ar ea in q ue stion.
C ouncil M em be r W acha said he preferred a s tronger m essag e from the Council tha t it w ould be
sup por tive o f re m oving the step-back requ irem e nt. He of fer e d a friendly amen dmen t that the
m otion dir ect staff to draw up a revision that w oul d allow three stories w ithout a step-back
req u irem en t.
C ouncil M em ber Szopinski said that s he w as very interested in m ov ing the K ingl and project
forw ard, but w as also very concerned about historic presentation. She reiterated that it w as
i m portant to get som e sen se of w ha t the building is going to look like be fore going on record as
being supportive.
M r. W ac ha said he w as not at all interested in burdening K ingland w ith ad ditional costs so that the
C ity ca n hav e a “p ie-in -th e -sk y ” perfect histo ric-lo o king b u ild ing . It is his o p inio n tha t A m es is
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fortun ate tha t K ing lan d is inv esting m on ey in red ev elop m en t. H e preferred, rather tha n to just
express encouragem ent, f or the C ouncil to actually dir ect staff to draw up a revision to the C ode that
w o u ld a llo w a thre e -sto ry bu ilding w ith o u t a step -back req u irem en t.
C ou nc il M em ber G oodm an asked M r. Fiscus if he w ere com fortable m oving the pr oject f orw ard
with the mo tio n th a t w as o n th e tab le . Mr. Fiscu s sa id th at d e tails ab o u t th e p r o j e c t wou ld c ome
ba ck to the C ity prior to the ad op tion of any ordina nc e; ho w ev er, the architects w ou ld feel m ore
com fortable if the Council had d irected tha t draft lan guage be prep ared that w ould rem ove the step -
back req u irem en t.
P lan ne r B en son told the C ou nc il that to m ov e any o rdinan ce forw ard, staff w ou ld ne ed to h av e draft
lan gu ag e for a tex t am en dm en t to take to the P lan ning a n d Z o ning C om m ission for a
reco mme n datio n. He sa id that sta ff co u ld tak e th e d raf t la n gu ag e to the sta k e ho ld e rs in C a mp u sto wn
a s w ell. Mr. B e ns on su gg ested th at th e arch ite c ts br in g mo re d e tails to th e C o un cil at the same time
that the s taff brings proposed ordinance language to the C ouncil that w oul d rem ove the s tep-back
req u irem en t.
C ou n c il Me mb er D a v is ar riv e d at 8 :41 p.m.
V ote on M otion: 3-1-1. V oting ay e: G oodm an, O razem , Szopinski. V oting nay : W acha.
A bstaining: D av is . M otion de clared carried .
C ou n c il M e m b er G o od m a n sta ted tha t he a lso w a n ted to en su re tha t re pre se n tative s o f H is to ric
P r e se rv ation C o mmis sion “b e a piece o f the in pu t.” M r. F isc u s said th a t he h a d p ro mis e d th e C AA
that the de velope rs w ould c om e back t o it w ith details and rev ised concep ts , and the y w ould be
pleased to include repr esen tative s from H istoric Preserva tion.
M oved by G oodm an, seconde d b y Szopinski, to d irect tha t the Ci ty Council get feedba ck from the
H istoric P re se rv ation C om m issio n an d the C A A on this p rojec t.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tion declar e d ca rrie d u nan imo u sly.
PR EL IM IN A R Y PLA T FO R BE LL A W O O D S: C ity Planner K uester described the residential
subdivis ion in the unincorporated area of Story County that is being proposed by B ella H om es. The
site is w ithin the R ura l Transitional R esidential A rea of the A m es U rban Fringe Plan. M r. K uester
defined R ural Transitional R esidential. H e noted that the proposed subdivision is requir ed to m eet
the D esign an d Im p rov em e nt Sta n dard s o f the C ity ’s su b d ivisio n reg u lation s u n les s specific w aivers
are granted by the City Council. O n Fe brua ry 12, 2013, the applicant received a w aiver from the
C ity C o u n c il fo r sp e c ific po rtio ns o f D ivisio n IV . W ith the w aive rs alrea dy gra n ted b y the C ity
C ou n c il, th e S ub d ivisio n w ill b e re q uired to m e e t S tory C o u nty req u irem e n ts for w ater a n d o n-site
sep tic sy stem s.
A t issu e, acco rd ing to M r. K u e ste r, is a prop o se d cu l-d e -sa c to the w est of the m ain n orth-so u th
street. Th e developer is proposing six residential lots arou nd that cul-de-sac . M athew s R oad lies
dir ec ted to the w est of this proposed de velopm en t. M athe w s Road w as construc ted a s part of the
approved Squ aw V alley South Sub division, Third Addition, in 199 0. The cu l-de -sac has a 60 -foot
“S tre et R e se rv ation E ase m en t” e xten d ing fro m the ea st en d o f the cu l-d e -sac to the east prop erty
line adjacent to the prop osed B ella W oods Sub division. Th e restrictive covenants f or the Squ aw
V alley South Subdivis ion state tha t the owners of Lots 4 an d 5 (w her e the e asem ent is loc ated)
“sh all co n v e y or ded ica te tho se p o rtion s o f the lots in the ev en t that M atthew s R o ad is ex ten d e d to
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the east.” Th e covenants further state that those ow ner s are not responsible for the co sts of that
ex ten sion . A cco rding to M r. K ue ster, w h a t is n o t clear is w ha t trigg er m ech an ism w ill req uire
M a the w s R oad to be ex ten d e d an d w h o w ill p a y fo r it. S inc e the inten t of th e S qu aw V alle y S o u th
S u b divisio n w a s to allo w fo r the in te rc on n e c ted dev e lop m e nt of th is p ro p ose d dev e lop m e nt w ith
M a the w s R o a d, sta ff req uired the ap p lican t to p rep a re a p lat sh o w ing h o w this pro po sed p lat w ill
c on n e c t w ith the older dev elop m e n t to the w est. T he co n nectio n to th e w est p ro p e rty lin e of B ella
W oods is possible w hile retaining the sam e num be r of lots and still a llow ing the future co nnection
to Squ aw V alley South Subdivision. The ap plicant w ould p refer not to m ake that c onnection. The
reasons against the conne ction provide d fr om the per spe ctive of the developer w ere shar ed w ith the
C ity C ou nc il by Plan ne r K ue ster.
M r. K u e ste r state d tha t, since the P lan n ing an d Z on ing C o m m ission m eetin g, staff h ad w o rked w ith
the ap p lican t to d e velop an o the r p ossib le a lternative, w h ich w ou ld allow th e cu l-de-sa c to b e b u ilt,
bu t also c reate an ou tlot th at wo u ld be res e rv e d for th e fu tu r e ex te ns io n of th e ro a d to the we st. At
that tim e, M athew s R oad can also be extended to the east. Th at appr oach w ould create a platted
outlot reserve d for the future str ee t extension, r athe r than an easem en t tha t w ould n ee d to be
tran sferred later. In addition, the c ovena nts that w ere signed by the Bella W oods owner w hen the
w aiver of the su bd ivision stan da rds w as req ue sted includ e a p rov ision tha t the sub seq ue nt ow ne rs
w ill pay for an y spec ial assessm en ts tha t are nee de d for pu blic im pro ve m en ts. M r. K uester reiterated
that tha t approa ch w ould allow for the initial construc tion of a c ul-de-sac, w hich satis fies the
developer w ho w oul d prefer that ther e not be a connection to the w est. It also allow s for the eventual
connection if, a fter annexa tion, the C ity C ouncil thoug ht tha t the stan dards for interconne ctivity of
neighbo r hood s should be m et. M r. K uester em phasized, how ever, that that does not m andate that
the co n nectio n be m ad e a t an y p articu lar tim e . T h e rese rv e d o u tlo t m ean s th a t th e land is av a ilab le
for de dication as right-of-w ay in the future should the r oad be exten de d. The co venants are the
m echa nis m by w hich the costs of the road exten sion w ould be borne by the various owners of the
Subdivision.
B ob G ibs on, Civil D esign A dvantage, introduc ed C hris G ardner, ow ne r of the lan d in question, w ho
w as also present. M r. G ibson sa id that there w ould be serious grade issues per taining to storm w ater
if Bella W oods w ould b e r equired to c onnect to M athe w s Road.
M r. G ibs o n re fu ted M r. K uester’s co n ten tio n tha t the re w a s an ex p e c tation o f inte rco n nectiv ity in
the 1990 plat for Squaw V alley South. H e noted that c ul-de-sacs ar e disco urag ed , but not prohibited.
A letter from D anny J . Johnson, President of the Sou th Squ aw V alley A ssociation, had been
received by M r. G ibson and presented to the C ity C ouncil around the dais. The letter requested that
M athew s R oa d n ot be req uired to b e co nn ected to B ella W oo ds. C ou nc il M em be r W ach a told M r.
G ibson tha t 20 y ears fr om no w , the people w hom the y are selling Bella W oods lots to w ill be asking
the C ity of A m es to p rov ide utility services to them . H e m ad e tha t prem on ition base d o n h ow close
the prop ose d B ella W o o d s S u b division is loc ated to the city lim its of A m es an d h ow and w he re
A m es is grow ing. A nother concer n about cul-de -sacs tha t M r. W acha ha s is the m an eu verab ility of
em ergency ve hicles. M r . G ibson said tha t the cul-de -sac has a 50-foot radius, w hich w ould allow
m an eu verab ility of em erge nc y vehicles. H e alleged tha t having a “stub r oad” is less safe tha n h aving
a cul-de-sac .
C ouncil M em ber W acha said on e of the m ain reasons to have connectivity is fir e service. C ul-de-
sa c s m ak e it d ifficu lt fo r fire truck s to tur n arou n d . If th e re a re tw o ab u tting cu l-d e -sa c s, it w o u ld
be ev e n m o re d ifficu lt for the truck s to m an eu v e r. C ou n c il M e m b er S z op ins k i said sh e is prim a rily
concerned about the a cc ess of s ervice vehicles w ould be affected . M r. G ibson aga in stated tha t the
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pavem ent radius of the c ul-de-sac is 50', w hich w ould be a 100' diam eter; that is large r than a
sta nd ard cu l-d e -sac (84 ').
A no the r issue , acc ord ing to M r. G ibso n, is the trees: 12 3 trees w ou ld h av e to b e rem ov ed if the y are
req uired to connect to M athew s Road. The drive w ay of an e xisting hom e w ould a ls o b e im pacted .
M r. G ibs on reiterated that ther e w ould also be storm w ater discharge iss ues . A sw ale w ould h av e
to be cut to the south to acco m m odate storm w ater, and an additional 594 trees w ould h av e to b e
rem ov ed fo r the co n stru ction o f that sw a le. H e alleg ed th a t th e rem o val of the trees w o u ld
com prom ise the attractivene ss of the proposed subdivis ion.
C athy Stahlm an, 3309 C am eron Sch ool R oa d, A m es, expressed her concerns a bout the proposed
de ve lop m en t. Sh e ad vised tha t she raises she ep , go ats, and chick en s on her five -acre farm . M s.
S tah lm an is con cern ed abo ut the prop erty value of h e r farm if it w ere surrou nd ed by 16 ho use s.
C on cerning fa irn e ss to n eigh b o rs, M s. S tah lm a n said th a t the 1 6 ac res w h e re the y are p ro p o sing to
bu ild the B e lla Wo od s S u b div ision is th e o n ly b u ffe r b e tween S qu aw Valle y S o u th a nd her fa rm.
M s. S ta h lma n n oted th a t th e own e r of the 16 acre s certa in ly has the rig ht to s e ll the pro perty;
ho w ev er, the dev elopm ent w ou ld ab ut her farm . S he said tha t w ith sh eep , go ats, and chicken s, the re
are sm ells and no ises tha t m igh t be u na ttractive to o the r ho m eo w ne rs.
M ov ed by S z op ins k i, se c on d e d b y O razem , to ap p ro v e the P relim ina ry P lat fo r B e lla W o o ds w ith
the constr uction of a cul-de-sac and the street not extended to t he w est line of the proposed
developm en t w ith the po tential of a s hared use path if the property is e ver annexe d.
C ouncil M em be r W acha recalled the action taken by the City C ouncil m em be rs reg arding
R ing g e nb erg S ub d ivisio n w h e n the y d e n ied co nstru c tio n of a c u l-d e -sa c . H e felt th a t th e C o u n c il
should b e co nsisten t, s o he could not suppo rt the m otion. Council M em ber G oodm an a greed, and
said that form er C ou ncil m em ber s had supported connectivity w hen approving the Sou th Squ aw
V alley Subdivision.
V ote on M otion: 2-3. V oting ay e: O razem , Szopinski. V oting n ay : D avis, G oodm an, W acha.
M otion failed .
M oved b y G oo dman , se c onded by Orazem , to a dopt RESOL U TI O N NO . 1 3-14 1 a pproving the
Prelim inar y Plat for B ella W oods w ith the street not extended to the w est line of the pr oposed
developm e nt, but w ith an outlot sho w n tha t w ould be r e se rved for r igh t-of-w a y in the e ve nt the
street w ould be ex tende d follow ing an ne xation, conditioned upon:
a .T h e ap p lican t co m p leting a n um b e r of u p dates to th e p ro p ose d plat p rio r to th e p rese ntation to
the Story County Supervis ors for approval; said updates to include a com plete grad ing plan ,
tabular data, etc.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
T h e me e tin g re c e ssed at 9:4 0 p .m. an d reco n v e ned a t 9 :4 7 p.m.
D O W N TO W N FAC A D E G R A N TS: P la n ner B en so n ad vised th a t $2 3 ,0 0 0 re main s in th e Down town
Facad e Im provem ent G ran t program fund. Tw o Grant applications had been receive d:
1.313 - 5 Str ee t for M arrs W ealth M an agem en t in the a m ount of $9 ,120th
2.215 M ain Street for Em erhoff’s W om en ’s Shoes in the am ount of $16,000
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It w as no ted by M r. B enson that the Ci ty Council had p reviously a pproved a grant for the building
to the w est of 215 M ain Str eet, w hich has the sam e ow ner . H e em phasized the C ouncil’s policy that
a seco nd gran t for the sam e bu ilding w ou ld o nly be ap pro v e d d u rin g the seco nd gran t rou nd of a
give n fis ca l y ear . C ouncil’s intent w as to o nly consider s uch a pplica tions after othe r qualify ing
projects w ere funded for buildings that have not previously received a grant. It w as pointed out that
this is the s econd g rant round for the c urrent fiscal y ear , so Council could aw ard the gran t for 215
M a in fo r $1 3,8 80 , w h ich is th e am ou n t rem ainin g after the gra nt of $9 ,12 0 for 31 3 -5 th S tree t is
approved. Another a pproach tha t the Council could tak e, accor ding to Planner Bens on, w ould be
to aw ard the rem ainin g $2 3 ,0 0 0 to b o th p ro jects in prop o rtio n to the fu nd s req u e ste d, w h ich w o u ld
be to approve $8,350 for 313-5th Street and $14,650 for 21 5 M ain.
M oved by O razem , seconded by D av is, to adopt RE SO LU TI O N N O . 13 -133 ap proving a
D ow ntow n Fac ade Im prove m en t G rant of $9,120 to 3 13-5th a nd a D ow ntow n Fa ca de Im provem ent
G ran t of $13,880 to 2 15 M ain.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. R esolution de clared adopted unanim ously , s igned by the M ayor, and her eby
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
PETITION FOR VO LUN TAR Y AN NEX ATI ON OF 22 1 2 OA KW OOD ROAD: M oved by D avis,
seco nd ed by O razem , to refer to the P lan ning an d Z on ing C om m ission the Pe tition for V olun tary
A nnexa tion of 2212 O ak w ood R oad.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
A R T IS T IC B IK E R A C K S IN M A IN ST R E E T C U L T U R A L D IST R IC T (M S C D ): City O perations
M anager C ore y M ellies introduced B arbara W alton and Jim W ilcox, represen ting the A m es
C om m unity A rts Council. M r. M ellies show ed proposed loc ations for placem ent of a rtistic bike
racks in the M SC D . I t w as no ted that the Public A r t Com m is sion w ould b e allocating $1,600 to the
project. Staff has recom m en de d tha t the C ity of A m es pa y $900 for an a rtis tic bike rack to b e
located at C ity H all after receiving a quote in that am ount for a non-artistic rack
M s. W alton advised that the A C A C fund-raising e fforts had y ielded $4,949 for its B ike R ack
D esign A ccount. W ith the don ation of the PA C and the City ’s contr ibution of $900, the account
totals $7 ,440 tow ards the A C A C ’s goal of $1 0,000.
M oved by D avis, seconded by G oodm an, to au tho rize staff to enter into contracts w ith the A m es
Commu n ity Arts C o u ncil an d artis ts for artis tic bik e ra c ks in the MSC D.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
M oved b y D av is , seconde d by G oodm an , to adopt RE SO LU T I O N N O . 13-134 ap proving the
alloc ation of $9 00 in C ity H all M ech an ical an d S tructural Im pro ve m en ts fun ding for the cost of a
bike rac k to b e plac e d at C ity H a ll.
R oll C all V ote: 5-0. R esolution de clared adopted unanim ously , signed b y the M ayor , and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
HEARING ON AM ENDM ENT TO P REL I M I NARY P LAT /M AJ OR SI TE DEVEL OPM ENT
P L AN F OR SOM E RS ET S UBDIVI S ION: Ma yo r C a mp b e ll op en e d th e p u blic he arin g. N o on e ca me
forw ard to spe ak , a nd the M ayor clos ed the he aring.
P la n ner B en so n ad vised th at th e pr op o sed dev e lo p men t me t all th e re qu ireme n ts o f the C ity.
M oved b y O razem , s ec onded by D avis, to adopt RE SO LU TI O N N O . 13 -135 approving a revision
to the Preliminary Plat/Major Site Development Plan for Somerset Subdivision, 25 Addition withth
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the condition that the proposed Plan amendments be incorporated prior to Final Plat approval.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. Resolution de clared adopted una nim ously , signe d by the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
HEA RI NG O N 201 3 CI TY H ALL REN OV ATION PROJECT: The public he aring w as opened by
the M ayor. She closed sam e after no on e asked to speak.
M oved by O razem , seconded by W acha, to ad opt R ESO LU TI O N N O . 13 -136 approving fina l plan s
and spe cifications and awarding a co ntr ac t to HPC, LLC, of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of
$770,000.00.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. R esolution declared adopted un an im ously , signe d b y the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
M oved by O razem , seconded by W acha, to adopt RE SO LU TI O N N O . 13 -137 ap proving the
contract a nd bond.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. R esolution declared adopted una nim ously , signe d b y the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
HE A R I N G ON ASB ES TOS M AINTENA NC E S ERV ICES FOR POW ER PLANT: The M ayor
opene d the pu blic hearing. No one reque sted to spe ak , a nd the M ayor clos ed the he aring.
M oved by D avis, seconded by G oodm an, to reject both bids and d irect staff to procure the s ervices
on an as-need ed basis based on ava ilab ility of con tractors.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
H E A R I N G O N 20 1 2 /13 A S P H A L T S T R E E T R E C O N S T R U C T I O N P R O G R A M: M ayor
C am pbe ll op en ed the public he aring. She clos ed the he aring after no on e asked to speak.
M oved by D avis, seconde d b y W acha , to a dopt RE SO LU TIO N N O . 13-138 approving final plans
and specifications and awarding a contract to Manatt’s, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of
$770,765.63.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. Resolution declared ado pted unanim ously , s igned by the M ayor, and her eby
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
H E A R IN G O N 20 12 /13 L O W -P O IN T D R A IN A G E IM P R O V E M E N T S (O L IV E R C IR C L E ):
The M ayor op en ed the public he aring an d closed sam e after no one ca m e forw ard to spe ak .
M oved by D av is , seconded by W acha , to a dopt RE SO LU TIO N N O . 13-139 approving final plans
and specifications and awarding a contract to J & K Contracting, LLC, of Ames, Iowa, in the
amount of $75,495.58.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. R esolution declared adopted un an im ously , signe d b y the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
HE AR ING ON 2 0 12 /1 3 S HAR E D U S E P AT H MAINT E NA NC E P ROJE CT (B L OOMI NGT ON
R O A D -H O O V E R A V E N U E T O T A F T A V E N U E ): The p ublic hearing was opened by M ayor
C am pbe ll. Sh e closed the hearing after ther e w as no on e w ishing to spe ak.
M oved by Davis, secon ded by Goo dman, to a dopt RESOL U TIO N NO . 1 3-14 0 a pproving final
plans and specifications and awarding contract to Manatt’s, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of
$67,614.45.
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R oll Call V ote: 5-0. R esolution de clared adopted unanim ously , s igned by the M ayor, and her eby
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
H EA R I N G O N NU ISAN C E A SSESSM EN TS: The M ayor ope ned the public hearing. There be ing
no one w ishing to spe ak , the hearing w as closed.
M oved by G oodm an, s econded by O razem , to adopt RE SO LU TIO N N O . 13 -125 assessing the costs
of sidewalk repair/replacement and certifying assessment to Story County Treasurer.
R oll C all V ote: 5-0. R esolution declared adopted un an im ously , signe d b y the M ayor, and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
Moved by Goodman, seconded by Orazem, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 13-132 assessing the
costs of snow and ice removal and certifying assessment to Story County Treasurer.
R oll Call V ote: 5-0. R esolution declared ad opted unanim ously , s igned by the M ayor , and hereb y
m ad e a po rtion of the se M inu tes.
ORDINANCE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 21 (SIGN
CODE): Moved by Goodman, seconded by Wacha, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE
NO. 4142 making modifications to Municipal Code Chapter 21 (Sign Code).
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
ORDINANCE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO MUNICIPAL CODE APPENDIX N
RELATING TO THE TITLES OF CHAPTERS 5 AND 21: Moved by Goodman, seconded by
Wacha, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 4143 making modifications to
Municipal Code Appendix N relating to the titles of Chapters 5 and 21.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
C O U N C IL C O M M EN TS: M ov ed by O razem , seco nd ed by G oo dm an , to refer to sta ff for a staff
report. the letter from Jeff B ry ant dated M arch 4, 201 3, requesting that the C ity C ouncil consider
a zoning text am endm ent to allow the replacem ent of an e xisting co m m on shar ed garage w ith no
side -y ard setbac ks.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
M oved b y O razem , seconded by W acha, to refer to staff , for a staff report, the request from C ase y
Johnson, A m es Fo rd L incoln, as to having som e ty pe of m echanism w here the City w ould take local
ow ne rship o f business into account, specifically , how com m on in the State of Iow a is the local
consideration language.
Vo te on Mo tion : 5-0. Mo tio n d e c la red carried un a n imo us ly.
E x officio Baker gave the results of the recent G over nm en t of Student Body elec tion.
AD J OU RN M ENT: Mo v e d b y Dav is to a djo u rn th e mee tin g at 10 :1 3 p .m.
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D ian e R . V oss, City Cl erk A nn H . Cam pbell, M ayor