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AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA APRIL 5, 2013
The Special Meeting of the Ames City Council was called to order by Mayor Ann Campbell at 8:40
a.m. on April 5, 2013. Present from the City Council were Jeremy Davis, Jami Larson, Peter
Orazem, and Victoria Szopinski. Because it was impractical for all Council members to be present
in person, Council Members Goodman and Wacha were brought into the meeting telephonically.
REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR A MENTORED
TURKEY HUNT ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 56797!-280TH STREET:
Mayor Campbell announced that this item had been pulled by the DNR.
Mayor Campbell noted that David Peeples had requested that the Council go into Closed Session
to discuss his qualifications for the position of City Attorney.
CLOSED SESSION: Moved by Davis, seconded by Larson, to hold a closed session as provided
by Section 21.5(1), Code of Iowa, to interview a candidate for the position of City Attorney.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Davis, seconded by Szopinski, to reconvene in Open Session.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried.
CO UNC IL COMMEN TS: Moved by Davis, seconded by Orazem, to refer to staff the request
from Iowa State University Chapter of the Student Society of Landscape Architects for waiver
of parking meter fees and enforcement for a parklet to be located at a parking space on Welch
Avenue from April 21 to April 28, 2013, and that this item be placed on the Regular City
Council Agenda for April 9, 2013.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Da vis to adj ourn the S pecial M eeting a t 9:54 a.m.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor