HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Meeting of the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Policy Committee 03/27/2012MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE AMES AREA
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE
AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
AMES, IOWA MARCH 27, 2012
MEETING OF THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE
The Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Policy Committee
met at 7:00 p.m. on the 27th day of March, 2012, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515
Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with the following voting members present: Campbell, Clinton, Davis,
Goodman, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha, and Warren Madden, who was representing the Ames Transit
Board at this meeting. AAMPO Administrator John Joiner and Rudy Koester, City of Ames
Transportation Planner, were also present. Voting Members Larson and O’Brien were absent.
2 0 1 3 T R A N S P O R T A T IO N PL A N N IN G W O R K PR O G R A M (T P W P ): Trans po rtation Planner
Rudy Ko e ster explained that this is an a nn ual P rogra m. The Dra ft 2 01 3 T P W P c on t a i ns the s a me
work elements . The Tra nsporta tion Planning Review by the Fede ral Highway A dministra tion a nd
Fe de ral Tra nsit Administra tion oc c urre d la st June, and those re c ommen da tions are inc luded in the
W ork Program being presented at this tim e.
M o v ed b y C lin to n , s e c o n d e d by D a v is, to ap p ro v e th e Draft FY 2 01 3 Transp ortation Plann ing Wo rk
Pro gram (TP WP) and set M ay 22, 201 2, as the date of pu blic hearing.
Vo te on M otio n: 8-0 . M otio n declared carried unanimo usly.
2 0 1 3 PASSE N GE R TRANSP ORT A TIO N PL A N (PT P): Tran sit D irector Sh eri Kyras bro ught the
Po licy Com m ittee’s attention to the recom mend ed p rojects in the Plan. This ann ual repo rt is required
for all transit agencies. It is a requirement that any human service transpo rtation coordination
happening within the community be documented.
M ov ed by D avis, second ed by M adden, to approv e the Final FY 20 13 Passenger Transportation Plan
Update for submission to Iowa Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration.
Vo te on M otio n: 8-0 . M otio n declared carried unanimo usly.
APPOINTM ENT TO STATEW IDE URBAN DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS (SUDAS) BOARD
O F D IR ECT ORS: M oved by Wacha, seconded by D avis, to ap p o int J o h n J o ine r to th e S U D A S B o ard
of D irectors.
Vo te on M otio n: 8-0 . M otio n declared carried unanimo usly.
ANNUAL SELF-CERTIF ICATION: Transp ortation Planner Koester adv ised that, pursuan t to federal
regulations, each MPO must self-certify that the tr ansp ortation planning process is addressing the
m ajor issues in the M etr o p o li tan Plann ing Area and is being co nd ucted in acc ordan ce w ith all
app licable requ irements.
M oved by Goodman, seconded by Davis, to approve the AAM PO annual self-certification.
Vo te on M otio n: 8-0 . M otio n declared carried unanimo usly.
2035 LON G -RA NGE TRA NSPORT AT ION PLA N AM EN DM EN TS: Mr. Koester stated that the
Iow a D epartment of T ransportation (ID O T) inform ed the AAM PO Techn ical C om m ittee on M arch
12, 2012, that it had started the process for improvements to the interchange of Interstate 35 and
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High w ay 30 . Since th at is located with in th e AAM PO’s p lann ing b ou nd ary, in order for the ID O T to
properly complete the preconstruction s teps, qualify for federal funding, and keep on its project time
lin e, the pro ject m ust be includ ed in the A A M P O ’s Lon g-R an ge T ran spo rtation Plan (LRT P ). A
p ub lic m eeting is requ ired befo re the LR TP m ay be am end ed .
M oved by Clinton, seconded by Davis, to set the date of pu blic h eari ng for May 22, 2012, for
amendments to the 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan.
Vo te on M otio n: 8-0 . M otio n declared carried unanimo usly.
COM M ENTS : M r. Clinton asked if there had been any discussion about changing the city population
thresh old to be allow ed to hav e its ow n M P O . Transit D irector Kyras advised that she had received
inform ation abo ut the recently passed S enate version of a new transp ortation bill (M A P 2 1). In that
bill, there is language that w ould elim inate M PO s below the 20 0,000 level; how ever it d oes allow
for a w aiver process. A t the inquiry of M r. Clinton, M s. Kyras encouraged the A A M P O m em bers
to co ntact legislators in an effort to retain th e AAMPO.
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A D JO U R N M E N T : M ov ed by G oo dm an, seconded b y D avis, to ad jou rn the A A M P O m eeting at
7 :1 2 p.m.
M I NUTES OF THE REG ULAR CI TY COUNCI L M EETING
M ayor C am pb ell called the R egular M eeting o f the A m es C ity C ou ncil to o rder at 7:14 p.m . w ith D avis,
G o o d m a n , O razem , Szo p in s k i, an d W a c h a p res e n t. E x o fficio M em b er Fin seth w as also presen t.
C o u n cil M em b er Larso n w as ab sen t.
The M a yor noted t hat the Council Action Form perta ining to the 2012/13 Funding Contract for the
Ames Interna tional Partner Cities Progra m (Consent Item No.10) ha d indicated a n all oc a t i on of $3 ,000;
h o w e v e r, it sh o u ld h a v e sta te d an allo c a tio n of $5 ,00 0 .
M ayor C am pb ell also recom m end ed that Item N o . 3 6 (SE 1 6 Street Tax A batem ent) be po stpo nedth
u n til th e A p ril 1 0 , 2 0 1 2 , m e e tin g sin c e on e C o u n c il m em b er w a s ab sen t.
P R O C L A M A T IO N F O R G O O D N E IG H B O R E M E R G E N C Y A S S IS T A N C E M O N T H : M a yor
Campbell proc la imed A pril 2012 a s Good Neighbor Emerge nc y As sis ta nc e M onth. Accepting the
Proclamation were Pat Thiede, Jere M addux, Barb Gurganus , M i ke Fritz, and Kathy Ha nson.
CONSENT AGENDA: M oved by Goodman, seconded by W a c ha , to approve the following ite ms on
the C on sent Agenda:
1.M otion app roving p a yment o f claims
2.M otion a pproving M inute s of Regular M eeting of M arc h 6, 2012
3.M otion a pproving Re port of Contra c t Change Orde rs for M arc h 1-15, 20 12
4 .M otion approv ing renew al of the follow ing b eer perm its, w ine perm its, and liqu or licenses:
a.Cl a ss C Liquor – Ge’Ange lo’s , 82 3 W he e le r Stre e t, #9
b.Cl a ss E Liquor, C Be e r, and B W ine – W al-M a rt Store #749, 3015 Gra nd Ave nue
5.M otion app rov ing sub m ission of app lication for p art i cipation in G ov erno r’s Traffic Safety B ureau
41 0 G rant Program
6.M otion approving reques t from Story C ounty Prevention Policy B oard for use of City Ha ll as drug
drop-off site on April 28 , 20 12
7.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -10 9 ap prov ing Sh ift D ifferential for Police supervisors
8 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -11 0 ap p rov ing en d o rsem en t of Io w a E co n o m ic D ev elo p m en t A u tho rity
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A p p lic a tio n fo r F in a n c ia l A ss istan ce fo r Io w a C h o ice H arv e st, LLC
9.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -11 1 ap prov ing 20 12 /13 Fu nd ing C on t ract for A m es Internation al Partner
C ities Program
10 .R ES O LU TIO N N O . 1 2-11 2 app rov ing p rop osed 2 01 2/13 A nn ual A ction Plan projects’ amen ded
budget for CDBG P rogra m
1 1 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -11 3 au tho rizin g p lacin g the S ingle-Fa m ily C o n v ersio n P ilo t P rogram (in
connection with the 2011/12 CD BG Progra m) on hold, maintaining and rolling over $25,000
budget, and directing staff to s oli c i t proposals in F all 2012
12.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -114 approving amen dme nt to Hum a n Se rvices Contract wi t h Chil dSer ve
1 3 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -11 5 ap p rov ing revision s to R eco rds R eten tio n Sc h ed u le
14.RE S OLUT ION NO. 1 2-116 approv ing E nginee ring Se rvices Agr e e me nt for 2 01 1/12 Do wntown
Pav em ent Im prov em ents to C ivil D esign A dv antage of G rim es, Iow a, in an amo un t no t to ex ceed
$78,200
15 .A irpo rt han gar lease renew als:
a.RESOLUTION NO. 12-117 approving ten-year leas e with Ame s Hangar Club
b.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -11 8 ap prov ing ten-year lease w ith B rian A uk es
c.R E S O LU T IO N N O . 12 -11 9 ap p rov ing five -year lease w ith C raig So m m erfeld
d.RESOLUTION NO. 12-120 approving five-year leas e with Ame s Viking Aviation
e.RESOLUTION NO. 12-121 approving five-year leas e with Ke nneth Augustine
16.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -122 a pproving preliminary pla ns and s pe c ific a tions fo r Vet Me d Sub sta tion
Capacitor Bank Foundation Ins ta lla tion; s e tt i ng April 25 , 2012, as bid d ue date a nd M ay 8, 20 12,
as date of public hea ring
17 .R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -12 3 ap prov ing prelim ina ry p la n s and specification s for Sou th 4 Streetth
W ater M ain R ep air; settin g A p ril 1 8 , 20 1 2 , as b id d u e d ate an d A p ril 24 , 2 0 1 2 , as d ate o f p u b lic
hearing
1 8 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -12 4 ap p rov ing p relim ina ry p lan s an d sp ecification s fo r 2 0 1 1 /12 A sp h alt
P av em en t Im p rov em en ts (B arr D riv e, In d ian G rass C o u rt); settin g A p ril 1 8 , 2 0 1 2 , as b id d u e d ate
and April 24, 2012, as date of public hea ring
1 9 .W P C Fa cility R ep lacem en t Pu m p s P rojec t:
a.RESOLUTIO N N O . 12 -125 authoriz ing $7 8,000 for the project fr om a va i l a ble Sewer Fu nd
balance
b.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -126 awarding contra c t to Fa irbanks M orse of Kan sas City, Kans a s, for
four Raw W a te r Vertic a l Turbine So lids-Handling Pumps in the amount of $472,880
20.F le e t Replacement Program:
a.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -127 awarding contra c t to O’Hallora n Inter na t i ona l f or a 2013
Inte rnational W orkStar chas sis for Electr i c Se rvices in the amount of $7 2,426.00
b.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -12 8 aw arding con tract to A ltec Ind ustries for a utility bo dy and aerial
platform with acces sorie s for Ele c tric Servic e s in the amount of $1 08,910.00
21 .R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -12 9 a p p rov ing C han ge O rder No . 25 to W eitz C om pan y for the A m es
In term o d al Fa cility
22.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -130 a pproving contract and bond for M ain Stre e t Alle y (Kellogg Ave nue
to D ou glas A ven ue)
2 3 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -13 1 ap p rov ing co n tract an d b o n d fo r R eso u rce R eco v ery Plan t T ruc k Sc ale
Upgrade
24.RESOLUTION N O. 12-132 approving contra c t extens ion to W as te M anagement of Ames for FY
2012/13 for Hauling and Related Servic e s for Re sourc e Recovery Plant
25.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -133 a pproving contract extens ion to W as te M anagement of Ames for FY
2012/13 for Hauling Ferrous M etals for Res ource Re c ove ry Pla nt
26 .20 10 /11 C ollector Street Pav em ent (Storm S treet) Im prov em ents:
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a.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -134 a pproving Cha nge Order #4 in a cre dit amount of $17,482.34
b.RESOLUTION NO. 12 -135 a c c e pting completion
Roll Ca ll Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declare d adopted u na nimously, signed b y the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
P U B L IC FO R U M: No on e came forw ard to speak du ring this tim e.
NEW CLASS C L I QUO R LICEN SE FOR SIP S /P ADDY’S I RI S H PUB: M oved b y Goodman,
s e c onded by Davis , to approve a ne w 12-month Cl a ss C Li quor Lic e nse for Sips /Paddy’s Iris h P ub,
12 4 W elch A ven ue.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
N E W CL A S S E LIQU OR LIC E N S E S F OR KU M & GO: M oved by Da vis, seconded by Goodman,
to ap p rov e n ew C lass E Liqu o r Licen ses fo r:
a.K um & G o #11 3, 28 01 East 13 Streetth
b.Kum & Go #22 7, 20 18 Isaac Newt on Drive
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
5-DAY CLASS C L I QUO R LICENSE F OR O LDE M AIN BREW I NG CO M P ANY: M oved by
Dav is, seconded by Goodman, to approve a 5-Day Cla ss C Liquor Licens e for Olde M a in Brewi ng
C om pan y at the ISU A lum ni C enter, 42 0 B each A ven ue.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
2012/13 AR T AR O UN D TH E CO RN ER SCULPTU RE S: M oved by Szopinski, seconded by Orazem,
to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 12-136 approving the 2012/13 A rt Around the Corner (A A TC ) sculptures, as
follows:
1.Iowa by Zachary Bo wman, Cedar F a lls, Iowa
2.W a lk e r 1 .0 b y J oh n Brom me l, Des M oines , Iowa
3.Hatc hing Sprout by M ichael Sneller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4.Barbara’s Po rtal by Jaak K ind berg, G reenw oo d, A rkan sas
and tw o alternates, as follow s:
1.Po int D efian ce b y B eth N yb ec, K an sas C ity, M isso u ri
2.Le t’s Cool One by Paul Howe , Gre e nsboro, North Carolina
Steve K aw aler, C ha irp e rs o n o f the A A TC , adv i sed that the 2 01 2/13 A rt A r ou nd the C orner
Exhibition re c e ive d 2 9 entr ies from 12 s c ulptors . He also noted that this is the las t year tha t the
p rojec t w ill be ca lled A rt A rou n d the C o rne r; the n a m e w ill ch an ge to A m es O u tdo o r S cu lptu re
Competition.
A ccording to M r. K aw aler, the en tries w e re e v aluated by a jury of three A m es residen ts. At the
inquiry of C ouncil M ember Orazem, Mr. Kawaler advised that another Public Art program, i.e., N eighborhood
Sculpture, periodically purchases one of the A A TC sculptures for placement in a qualifying neighborhood.
Pictures of the ch osen sculptures were sho w n to the C ity C ou ncil. M r. K aw aler exp lained that three
alterna te s, to be used if any of the top four is un a va ila ble , were actually chose n; howev e r, one of
th e alte rn ates pre sen ted in stallatio n iss u e s th a t ren d e red it un s u ita b le fo r dis p la y.
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Roll Ca ll V ote: 5-0. Resoluti on de c l a red adopted u na nimously, signed b y the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
REQUESTS FROM M AIN S TREET CULTUR AL DIS TRICT (M S CD) F OR SUM M ER
E V E N T S : To m D re n th e , D ire c to r o f th e M a in S treet C u ltura l D istric t, w as pre sen t.
M o v ed b y D av is , seco n d ed by W a c h a , to ap p ro v e the fo llo w in g:
1.M ain Stre e t Farmers’ M arke t, Saturda ys from M ay 5 to Oc tober 27 :
a.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -13 7 ap prov ing closu re of street and parking spaces in 4 00 block
of M ain S tre e t from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
b.M otion ap proving bla nke t Tempora ry Obstr uc t i on Pe rmit a nd blanket Vending Per mi t for
e ntire Central Bu sines s Dis trict from 8 :00 a.m. to 6:00 p .m.
c.R E S O LU T IO N N O . 12 -13 8 ap p rov ing w aiv er of fee fo r b lan k et V en d ing Pe rm it.
2.Tune in to M a in S treet, Thursdays from M a y 24 - July 26:
a.RESOLUTION ON. 12-139 a pproving usa ge of and waiver of fe e for electr icity in and
near To m Ev ans Plaza
b.M otion approving blanket Temporary Obstruc tion Pe rmit and blanket Vending Permit for
CBD sidewa lks from 8 :00 a.m. to 8:00 p .m.
c.R E S O LU T IO N N O . 12 -14 0 ap p rov ing w aiv er of fee fo r b lan k et V en d ing Pe rm it
d .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 12 -14 1 ap p rov ing closu re of 2 4 p ark ing sp ace s in C B D Lo t X
3.Art W alk o n F riday, Jun e 1:
a.RESOLUTION NO. 12-142 approving wa ive r of parking m e te r fe e s and enforc e men t for
M S CD from 3:00 p .m. to 6:00 p.m.
b .M otio n ap p ro v in g blan k et Tempo ra ry O b s tru ctio n P e rmit fo r MSC D sid ewalk s from
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p .m.
c.M o tio n ap p ro v in g b lan k et V en d in g P erm it fo r M S C D fro m 8 :0 0 a.m . to 8 :0 0 p .m .
d .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 12 -14 3 ap p rov ing w aiv er of fee fo r B lan k et V en d ing Pe rm it
e.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -14 4 closing six parking spaces near intersection of M ain S treet
and K ellogg A ven ue for foo d v end ors
4.4 of July Parade and Fe stival on W e dne sday, July 4:th
a.RESOLUTION NO. 12-145 approving clos ure of Clark Avenue between 5 Stre e t and 6th th
S treet from 6:00 p.m . on T u e s d a y, J u ly 3, un til con clu sio n o f p arad e o n J u ly 4 fo r C ity
C ou ncil C om m un ity Pan cake B reakfast
b .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -14 6 ap p rov ing c los u re o f p o rtion s o f M ain Street, N o rth w estern
A ven ue, Fifth S treet, D ou glas A ven ue, B urnett A ven ue, K ellogg A ven ue, C lark A ven ue,
A llan D rive, and Pearle A ven ue from 6:00 a.m . to ap prox im ately 3:00 p.m . for parade
c.R E S O LU T IO N N O . 12 -14 7 ap p rov ing w aiv er of p ark ing m eter en fo rcem en t fo r the en tire
C e n tral B u sin es s D is trict o n J u ly 4
d.RE S OLUT ION NO. 12-14 8 a pp roving cl os ure o f P a rking Lot M M , P ar king Lot N,
P arking Lot Q, and south half of Parking Lot M fr om 6 :00 a .m. to 3:00 p .m.
e.M otion approving blanket Temporary Obs tructio n P e rmit and blanket Vending Permit for
M S CD from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
f.RES O LU TIO N N O . 12-149 approving waiver of utility fee s for u se of outlets and water in Tom
Evans P laza and w aiver of V end ing Perm it fee
5.July Side walk Sales , July 26 - 28:
a.RES OLUTION N O. 12 -1 5 0 ap p ro v in g s u sp en s io n o f p a rk in g re gu la tio n s in C BD from
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m, July 26 - 28
b .M o tion app ro ving blan ket T em p orary O b struction P erm it and blank et V en ding Perm it
c.RESO LU T IO N N O . 12 -15 1 approving waiver of fee for Blank et Vend ing License
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Roll Ca ll Vote : 5-0. Res olutions dec la red adopte d unanimously, s i gne d by the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
I O W A STAT E UN I V ER SITY (I SU) RE Q UE ST TO LE ASE LA ND O N TH E SO U T H W EST
P OR T I ON OF MOOR E MEMOR I A L PA R K: Pa rks an d R ecrea tio n D irecto r N an cy C arroll
exp lained that ISU had requ ested to locate an ap prox im ately 5,00 0-squ are-foo t golf m aintenan ce
facility at th e so u thw est co rne r o f M o o re M em o rial P ark . Its ex istin g golf m ain ten an ce facility is
located in the floo dp la in , a n d ex cessive d am age had occu r red to it m ultiple tim es ov er the p ast
several years. A lack o f available land ou tside the fl oo dp l ain w ou l d m ake it difficult to con str uct
a new fa c ility on ISU property. According to M s . C ar roll, l ong-ter m, the U nive rs i t y is c onsider i ng
co n s tru ctio n o f a n e w clu b h o u se an d pra c tic e gree n w e st o f its ex is tin g clu b h o u s e .
M s. C arroll no ted that the p rop osed location for the facility is im m ediately ad ja c ent to a tree
planting m em orial ho no ring victim s of 91 1 an d ap prox im ately 50 feet w est of a fenced natural gas
re stric te d are a .
A chrono logical history o f ev ents that h ad occu rred since t he requ est w as received w as provided
b y D irecto r C arroll. Sh e also rev iew ed the w ritten resp o n se of T rees F o rev er, no ted the co m m en ts
re c e ive d from the public a t a meeting held in Nove mbe r 2011 , a nd s ummarized fe e dbac k from the
3 5 0 letters th at h ad b een m ailed b y the C ity p ertainin g to th is issu e. M s. C arroll said that, o v erall,
the respo ns e s (a p p ro x im ately 10 % respo nse rate) ind icated su pp ort for the C ity to en ter into an
agreem ent with ISU ; ho w ever, she em ph asized that a few residen ts adam antly op po se par k land at
M o o re M em o ria l bein g u sed fo r a go lf m a in te n a n c e facility.
M s . C arro ll ad v i sed that th e P a rk s an d R e c reatio n C o m m is sio n , at its F e b ru ary 2 0 1 2 m eetin g,
u n an im o u sly vo ted to reco m m en d tha t the C ity en ter into a 5 0 -year, n o -fee leas e agreem en t w ith
ISU to locate a golf m aintenan ce b uilding i n M oo r e M em orial P ark. Th e C om m i ssion also d ir ected
the C ity staff to wo rk with m em bers of Trees Forever to redevelop new 91 1 M em orial plantings at
an o the r acc ep tab le lo catio n w ith the Pa rk System at IS U ’s ex p en se an d to ask U n ive rsity officials
to afford the Parks and Re c reation Comm is sion an opportunity to “re vie w and re a c t” to the bu ilding
co n tex tu ally an d ae sth etically.
R ep o rtin g th a t th e P ark w as m ad e p o ss ib le by a b e q u e st fro m th e V e rn an d B erth a M o o re F a m ily,
M s. C arroll review ed the tw o co nd ition s con tained in the Last W ill and Testamen t . Sh e also listed
the conditions tha t the City had pla c e d on its acceptance of the bequest, whic h we re agreed to by
the M oore Estate’s attorney and included in the approva l Re solution adopted in 1 987. According
t o Ms. Carro ll, 4 0 acre s o f lan d at M o o re M e mo rial P a rk is a lread y l e a sed to ISU a nd us e d for
re searc h plo ts . T h e an n u a l ren t of $3 ,00 0 is u sed fo r M o o re M e m o rial Park im p ro v e m e n ts.
M s. C arroll sho w ed the C ou ncil a con ceptual draw ing of the p rop osed 50 ' x 10 0' m ainten ance
facility. She no te d that the dimens ions of t he propose d le a sed are a would be approximately 17,000
s quare fe e t, which would allow for ac c e ss to the facility during the c onstruc tion phas e and a fte r the
b u ild ing has b een co m p leted . A cco rdin g to M s. C arroll, IS U has also agreed to allow the C ity to
s to re p a rk eq u ip m e n t an d m a t e rials in p a rt o f th e fa c i l i t y.
City M a na ge r Scha inker noted that the Council w as n ot being asked to approve the construc tion
o f the m ain te n a n c e fa c il it y o r the lease at this tim e; it w as b ein g ask ed to se t th e d ate o f p u b lic
hearing on entering into the lease.
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C ou ncil M em ber Orazem asked if the bu ilding cou ld b e con figured in su ch a w ay as to b e integrated
into the 91 1 M em orial. Director C arr oll repo rted that that had no t been discussed. Sh e no ted that
it h ad been p ro p o s e d that the M em o rial be recrea ted at a differen t lo catio n ; ho w ev er, sh e w o u ld
d is c u ss M r. O razem ’s id ea w ith U n iv er sity o fficials an d th e P a rk s an d R e c reatio n C o m m i ss i o n . It
w as also n o ted that the three p ine trees th at a re cu rren tly p art o f th e M em o rial w o u ld b e left at their
current location as it is un kn ow n w hether they cou ld be su ccessfully transp lanted. M s. C arroll also
po i nte d out tha t the three pine tr e e s, whe n full-grown, would n e a rly hide the proposed b uil ding
from sigh t.
C ath y B row n , rep resen tin g Io w a S tate U n ive rsity, n o ted tha t the V een k er G o lf C o u rse h ad been in
exis te nc e since 1938. It se rves as the cou rs e for ISU G olf Te am, the Iowa M as t e rs Cha mpi onship,
a practice fa c ili ty, a dri ving r a nge , and als o p rovides for pu blic use. M s. Brown showe d a ma p o f
the im pact o f the 2010 Flood on the current building. She als o p ointe d o ut the bo undaries of the
Golf Course, the curre nt s he d, and the loc a tion for the propos e d s he d.
Geo rge Servoy, 2827 Greens boro Drive, Ames, advis e d tha t he had live d in Ames since 1943 and
fo rmerly had been a long-time empl oyee of ISU . N oting that he w alks in M oore M emorial Pa rk
ev ery day, M r. Se rvo y ex p resse d h is stro n g o p p o sitio n to allow ing the co n struc tio n o f an IS U G o lf
M aintenan ce F acility in the p rop osed location . H e presented the h i story of the site in q uestion since
19 87 , no ting on going con cerns o ver the location of the N orthern N atural G as pipeline. H e disputed
that the C ity w oul d receive any benefit from ISU ’s Park M aintenance Facility being loc ated in
M oo re M em orial and stron gly urged the C ou ncil no t to ap prov e the lease.
M arcia Im sand e, 20 32 P in e h u rs t D rive, A m es, clarified that she w as no t a m em ber of Trees
F o rev er. S h e said th at s h e can n o t im a gi n e a w o r se l o c a tio n for th e IS U G o lf M a in te n a n c e Facility.
M s . Imsande s trongly urge d the Council not to approve the leas e or allow the c onstr uc t i on of the
F acility in M o o re M em o rial P ark . S h e also reco m m en d ed tha t the C ity w o rk w ith th e U n ive rsity
to find a d ifferen t lo catio n fo r it.
J o h n N erv ig, 2 8 0 8 H am p ton S treet, A m es, said tha t h e w as th e C o -C h airm an o f the Io w a M aster’s
G olf C ham pion ship and had been using V eenk er G olf C ou rse for close to 60 years. H e said that
he had n ever seen anyon e in the area in q uestion . M r. N ervig stated that he did no t even kn ow that
the 91 1 M em o rial w as lo cated in M o o re M e m o ri a l P ark an d felt tha t it w o u ld b e a goo d idea to
m o v e the M em o rial to a lo catio n w h ere m o re pe o p le w o u ld see it. H e em p h asize d that h e w as v ery
m u ch in fav o r o f allo w ing the IS U G o lf M ain ten an ce F acility to b e loc ated in M o o re M em o rial Pa rk
at the location b e ing re c om me nd e d by the Ames P a rks and Recre a tion Commis sion and IS U.
Counci l M ember Ora z e m a sked if Northern Natura l Gas (NN G) had b een cons ult e d a bout the
p rop o sed co n struc tio n of the G o lf M ain ten an ce F acility. M s. B row n a d v ised that the U n ive rsity
h ad no t con su lted N N G , b u t w o u ld b e d o ing so in the n ear fu ture. M r. O razem u rged tha t the C ity
an d U n ive rsity take into acco u n t th e v iew of the F acility alon g the trail.
M oved b y Szopins ki, seconded b y Ora zem , to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 12 -152 a pproving the
p ro v isio n s to b e re fle c te d in th e 50 -year Leas e A greem en t w ith Io w a S ta te U n iv e rs ity.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution de c l a red a dopte d unanimous l y, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
M ov ed b y S zop insk i, seco nd ed by O razem , to direct staff to w ork w ith m em bers of Trees Forever
to red ev elo p , at IS U ’s ex p e n se, th e 91 1 M e m o rial P lan tin g.
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V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
M oved by Szopins ki, s e c onded b y Orazem, to d irect s taff to re quest that ISU offic ia ls allow the
Pa rks and Recreation Comm i ss i on the op portunity to review the bu i l ding conte xtua l l y a nd
aes th e tic a lly.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n declare d carried u n a n im o u sly.
M o v ed b y Sz o p ins k i, seco n d ed b y O razem , to ad o p t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 1 2 -15 3 settin g the d ate
of pu blic hearing for A pril 10 , 20 12 , for approv al of the lease.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution de c l a red a dopte d unanimous l y, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
RE NT AL RE G I STRA TION FEES FO R 2011/12: F ina n ce D irecto r D u an e P itch er to ld the C o u n cil
tha t ren tal registration fe e s a re b illed an n u ally after ap p rov al by the C ity C o u n cil. Th ey are
calculated b y dividing the cu rrent year final am end ed bu dget by the cu rrent num ber of registered
re nta l units . Th is me thod a llows the Ci ty to clos e ly match the actual cos t of a dministra tion of the
re nta l progra m to the user fe e s charge d. M r. Pitc he r r e minded the C ity C ouncil, in Februa ry 2011,
it increa sed staffing lev els in the R en tal In sp ectio n P rogram fo r F Y 2 01 1 /12 . T h e ad d ition s w ere
made to re duce a six- to n ine -month backlog in rental i nspections and t o improve the t imeline ss of
future insp ection s by transition ing a p art-tim e insp ector to full-tim e an d add ing a 0.4 F TE increase
in clerical sup po rt. It w as p ointed ou t that the rental registration fees that w ill b e billed in C alend ar
Y ear 20 12 are the first that reflect the increase in staffi ng l evels and correspo nd i ng i ncrease i n fees.
It w as n o ted b y F ina n ce D irecto r P itch er th at, d u rin g last year’s b u d get p roc ess , th e C ity C o u n cil
h ad been in fo rm ed th at th e p erso n n el a d d ition s alo n e w o u ld resu lt in an increa se o f $3 .3 8 /un it in
rental registration fees. Since the ad op tion of the F Y 20 11 /12 bu dget, there hav e been o ther bud get
changes tha t have impa c te d the Re nta l Inspection Progra m, including incre a sed cos ts for
information technology charges due t o he a vie r use by the Progra m, pers onnel changes , payment of
un em ploym ent b enefits, an d an increase in the nu m ber o f u nits. The com bination of tho se changes
caus e d the costs allocated for rental inspections to b e approximate ly $16,000 over the a dopte d F Y
20 11 /12 bu dget, w hich no rm ally w ou ld b e passed o n in higher rental fees.
M r. Pitcher told the Counc il tha t it c ould choose to exc lude the cost of unemploymen t benefits from
the R ental R egistration Fees, w hich w ou ld result in an increase of app rox im ately 7% in the fees per
the FY 20 1 2 /13 B u d get. If the C o u n cil w ere to ch o o se to inclu d e the u n em p loym en t ex p en ses in
the am o u n t co llected in fees b illed this year, the fee in creas e fo r F Y 2 0 1 2 /13 w o u ld b e m in im a l.
M r. Pitch er no ted that the Fire C h ief w ill be retiring this su m m er an d the s alar y sh are w o u ld
decre a se. Als o, the number of r e nta l units w ill i nc reas e as additional apartmen ts are constructed.
C ity M anager Sch aink er inform ed the C ou ncil of the com plexities o f the fee calculation . He n oted
that the unemploymen t claim was filed b y an employe e who spe nt the ma jority of his ca reer in
building ins pe c tions, no t rental ins pe c tions. T he refore , M r . Sc ha i nke r s a i d h e c ould justif y no t
charging the co sts associated w ith the un em ploym ent claim to rental insp ection s.
M ov ed b y G oo dm an, secon ded by D avis, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -15 4 ap prov ing the
proposed changes to the Re nta l Re gistra tion fe e s to incre a se over a l l a s provide d in Column B of
the Council Ac tion Form, whic h exc ludes the c ost of un employmen t be ne fi t s fr om the a mount
collected in R ental R egistration fees.
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Roll Ca ll V ote: 5-0. Resoluti on de c l a red adopted u na nimously, signed b y the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
W E E D S AN D G R A SS H E IG H T CO M PL A IN T S : C ity M anage r Sch aink er adv ised that state law
gov erns w eed con trol w ithin the state. U nd er tho se provision s, each cou nty ap p o in ts a W eed
Comm is sioner, who is res ponsible for developing and enforc ing a County N oxious W e e d Control
Progra m. In o rder to p rovide for bette r re sponse to Ames citi zens who complain about noxious
w eed s an d to p rov ide a clearer u n d erstan d ing o f w eed p roh ibition s, M r. S ch ain k er said that it w o u ld
b e ad v isable to adopt a C ity ordinance that w ould make the presence of noxious w eeds a p u b li c
n u isan ce en fo rceab le as a m u n icipa l in fraction . U n d er su ch a n o rdin an ce, th e C ity M an ager co u ld
designate the C it y’s N eighb orho od s Insp ector as t he o fficial w ho w ou ld be authorized to enforce
violation s of the w eed p roh ibition s.
A t the inqu iry of C ou ncil M em ber D avis, C ity A ttorney M arek ad vised that the Iowa Code w o u ld
be incorporated by refere nc e , w hic h lists the no xious weeds that would b e included. By doing so,
the City would n ot need to amend its Ordina nc e every time the State a men ds tha t s e c t i on.
Council M e mbe r Davis noted tha t he would like sta ff to atte mpt to ge t voluntar y c ompli a nc e fr om
th e v io la to r b e fo re fil in g a M u n icip al In fractio n . C ity M a n a ge r Sch ain k er no ted th a t it h a d alw a ys
been the p ractice of the C ity to w ork w ith its residen ts in o rder to ach ieve v olun tary com pliance.
Council M e mbe r Ora z e m pointed o ut that if the Sta te ’s lis t of no xious weeds does not inc lude any
o f th e w e e d s ab o u t w h ic h A m e s citiz e n s are co m p la in in g, it w o u ld no t ch a n ge an yth in g.
U p o n the q u estio n o f C o u n cil M em b er D av is, C ity A tto rne y M arek ad v ised that cu rren tly, there is
no authority in the M unicipal Code for t he City to ta ke enforc e men t action a ga inst viola tors who
h av e n o x iou s w eed s o n their pro p erty; state law go v ern s that.
M oved b y Goodman, s e c onded by W a c ha , to dire c t s ta ff to pre pa re an o rdinance defining noxious
w eeds as specified in the Iowa Code, declaring no xiou s w eeds a pu blic nu isance enforceable as a
m u n icip al in fractio n , an d p u b lish in g n o tic e of p u b lic hearin g.
C o u n cil M e m b e r D av is ex p re ss e d his un certa in ty th a t ad o p tin g a lo cal o rd in an ce w o u ld ch a n ge
anything. He belie ve s that the City has a proc e ss in p la c e already, i .e., by e nforcing the provisions
of the Iowa Code.
C ou ncil M em ber Orazem requested that the C ou ncil be prov ided w ith th e list of com plaints,
specifically to ascertain if an y o f the species includ ed in the Iowa Code Section are the o nes that
the C ity h as rece ive d co m p laints ab o u t.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
S E 16 S TREET TAX ABATEM ENT PROJECT: T his item w as p ulled by M ayor C am pb ell sinceTH
th ere w a s o n e C o u n cil m e m b e r ab sen t.
M E C IN T E R C O N N E C T IO N 1 6 1 k V L IN E C O N S T R U C T IO N : E lectric S erv ices D irecto r D o n ald
K om inform ed the C ity C o u n c il that a Prop osed O rder had b een app rov ed b y the Iow a U tilities
Board gra nting the City a fra nc hise to built its Interc onnect ion Line between Ame s to Ankeny.
However, there is a period of 14 days du ring whic h someone could appea l tha t dec ision. M r. Kom
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no ted that the prop osed sch edu le for co nstruction o f the Line t oo k into accou nt the 1 4-day app eal
period.
M oved by Davis , s e c onded b y W a c ha , to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 12 -156 approving the
pre limina r y p lans a nd specifications for the M EC Inte rconnection 161kV Line Construc tion a nd
setting M ay 9, 20 12 , as the b id d ue d ate and M ay 22 , 20 12 , as the aw ard o f con tract.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Re solution de c la red a dopte d unanimous ly, s igne d by the M a yor, a nd he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
ENGI NEERI NG SERVI CES AGREEM ENT F OR SANI TARY SE W ER S YS TEM
E V A L U A T IO N : M oved by Dav is, seconded by Ora z e m, to adopt RESOLUTION N O . 12-157
ap p ro v in g a n E n gin eeri n g S e rv ic es A gre em en t fo r S an itary S ew e r S ystem E v a lu ation w ith V een stra
& Kimm, Inc ., of W es t De s M oine s, Iowa , in a n amount no t to e xc e e d $2,198,500.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Re solution de c la red a dopte d unanimous ly, s igne d by the M a yor, a nd he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
F BO LEASE: Pu blic W orks Director Joh n Joiner advis e d that with the po te ntia l improvements to the
A irp o rt Te rm ina l B u ild ing, the C ity felt it best n o t to en ter into an o the r five -year F B O lease. H ap ’s
A ir Serv ic e w a s agreeab le to en ter into a o n e-year ex ten s io n .
M ov ed b y D avis, second ed by Szo pinsk i, to adop t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -15 8 ap prov ing a on e-
year extension of the F B O Lease w ith H ap’s Air Service .
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Resolution de c la red a dopte d unanimous ly, s igne d by the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
ANNEXATION AG REEM ENT INCENTIV ES F OR E . LI NCOLN W AY TO 5 90 S TREET:TH
Se a na Per kins, Bus ines s Dev e l opme nt Coordinator, advis e d t ha t , foll owing Counc i l dir e c t i on, the
A m es E co n o m ic D ev elo p m en t C o m m issio n in itiated co n v ersatio n s w ith eigh t pro p erty o w n ers to
asc ertain th eir w illin gness to an n ex to A m es. S h e su m m arized the resu lts o f h er d iscu ssio n s w ith
the affected p rop erty ow ners.
M s . Perkins asked for direction by the City Council as to whethe r it encoura ge s the annexation of
the are a in q ue st ion . If s o, s he will pursue developing appropriate agre e men ts that re fle c t the
co n d ition al su p p o rt fo r all o f the p rop erty o w n ers an d the p artial p rop erty tax ab atem en t and utility
con nection fee waivers for the three existing residen tial prop erties and on e com m ercial area. It w as
no ted that 9 9.3% o f the affected p rop erty ow ners had indicated su pp ort for annex ation con dition ed
on the City extend ing utilities. M s. Perkins also asked for direction from the C ou ncil as to w hether
it w o u ld su p p o rt m o v ing ah ead w ith an 8 0 /20 an n ex ation if the th ree resid en tial pro p erty ow n ers
did n ot wish to annex.
C ou ncil M em ber Szop insk i suggested that discussion s pertaining to the issue of prov i ding w ater
and sanitary sew er p recede t he discussion of an nex ati on . Sh e n oted t hat it w as sti l l un clear to h er
w hether the City would b e providing the water or if water would be provided b y a Rura l W at er
D istrict.
City M anager Scha inker advised tha t the next steps w ou ld b e to work on Pre -Anne xa tion
A greem en ts to see if the C ity co u ld p rov ide en o u gh in cen tiv e fo r th e th ree resid en tial pro p erty
owne rs to agree to annex.
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Council M e mbe r Ora z e m as ke d when the City w ould he a r from t he R ural W a t e r D i str i c t . Assis t a nt
C ity M anager K ind red noted that the C ity had attem pted to set up a m eeting w ith the R ural W ater
D istrict. H e ad v ised that it has to b e d eterm ine d w h eth er th e R u ral W ater D istrict h as th e cap acity
to p rov ide water to the area in q uestion . C ity A ttorney M arek n oted t hat, legally, the R ural W ater
D istrict h as the au tho rity to serve the area, as app rox im ately 20 years ago the C ity granted the R ural
W ate r Dis trict that a uthority. Howeve r, it remains to be s e e n if t he y ha ve the c a pa c i t y onc e a
cus tome r is loc a te d in its area to actually provide wa t e r to that loc a t i on.
Council M ember Goodman noted that there are no proje c ts pending for this ar e a . The type of
ind ustry, nu m ber of job s to b e created, size of project, etc., m ay affect the p rop erty ow ners’
ex citem en t ov er be ing an n ex ed . H e felt tha t th e C o u n c il h ad to d iscu ss an d determ ine its
exp ectation s for the area first before the d ecision on ann exation w ou ld b e mad e.
C ity M anager Sch aink er told the C ou ncil that staff w as no t exp ecting a decision on ann exation at
this m eetin g; staff w a s o n ly ask ing fo r d irectio n to b e giv en as to w h eth er it sh o u ld co n tin u e to
pursue proposed annexation along E. Linc oln W ay. He a dvised tha t C ouncil m e mbe rs w e re t o h a ve
provide d ques tions relative to this proje c t t o him by M arc h 27. H e pla ns to b ring those bac k to the
C ity C o u n cil fo r it to d e c id e w h ic h qu es tio n s it w a n ts an sw e red .
Council M ember G oodman re ite rated that the Council nee de d to d e te rmine its expec ta tions for the
are a in q ue stion. Coun c il M ember Sz opinski stated h e r op i nion that the C i t y ne e de d to h a ve
q u alifying criteria to en su re an ad eq u ate return on its in v estm en t.
M oved by W acha, seco nded by O raz em , to direct staff to co ntact the lando w ners along E. Li nco l n W ay
to 590 Street, who ar e c urr e ntl y re l uc t a nt to a nnex, to d iscus s the thre e stra teg ies list ed i n theth
Council Action Form.
Council M e mbe r D a vis sugge sted that the property owners be told of t he C ity’s pos sible use of the
80/20 Rule if the y were not willing to annex.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
C ity M anager Sch aink er asked the C ity C ou ncil m em bers to sub m it their list of exp ectation s desired
from the C ity’s in v estm en t to h im . H e n o ted tha t a w o rks h o p , p erh ap s tw o , m ay need to b e set to
add ress the q uestion s and exp ectation s. Staff w ill w ork o n find ing the d ate(s) for the p otential
w o rks h o p (s).
INT ERMODAL FA C ILIT Y: C ity M an ager S c h a in k e r ad v ised th a t ap p ro v a l o f th e b u d get w as critical
becaus e the Intermoda l Agre e men t require s that if the re ve nue s in the fund do not cov er the
opera tions and capital improvemen t expenditures , the Unive rs ity and the City w ill each provide
equal supplemental op e rational support in the form of subsidie s, as neces sary, to maintain a po s i t i ve
balance.
M oved b y Davis , seconded b y W acha, to adopt R ESOLUTION N O. 12-159 approving the 20 12/13
B u d ge t, as pro p o sed b y staff, fo r th e n e w In term o d a l F a c ility.
Roll Ca ll Vote : 5-0. Resolution de c la red adopted unanimous ly, signed b y the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
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H E A R IN G O N U N D ERG RO UND TRE N C H IN G F O R E L E C T R I C SE R V ICE S : M ayo r C am pb ell
o p en ed th e pu b lic h e a rin g. N o on e w is h e d to sp eak , an d th e M ayo r clo sed th e h earin g.
M o v ed b y D av is, sec o n d ed b y G o o d m an , to accep t the rep o rt o f b ids an d delay aw ard o f a co n tract.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
HEARI NG O N AM ES M UNICIPAL CEM E T E R Y G R O U N D S FEN C ING PROJECT: The p ub lic
hearing wa s op e ne d by the M a yor. S he clos e d sa me after no on e came forward to spe a k.
M ov ed b y G oo dm an , s econ ded by D avis, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -16 0 ap prov ing fi nal
plans and s pe c ific a tions and awarding a contra c t to Taylor Fencing of Clio, Iowa, in the amount of
$42,935.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Resolution de c la red a dopte d unanimous ly, s igne d by the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
HEARI NG O N 2010/11 AS P HALT RESURF ACING/S EAL COAT REM OV AL/AS P HALT
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 pb ell op ened t he pub lic hearing and closed it after
no one as ke d to speak.
M ov ed by O razem , secon ded by G oo dm an, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -16 1 ap prov ing final
plans and specifications and a warding a contract to M anatt’s of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of
$306,883.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Resolution declare d adopted unanimously, signed by the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
H E ARING O N 201 1/12 A N D 20 12 /1 3 N E IG H B O R H O O D C U R B R E P L A C E ME N T P R O G R A M:
The public hearing was opened by M a yor C ampbell. No one re quested to spe a k, and the hearing
was closed.
M ov ed b y D av is , secon ded by G oo dm an, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -16 2 ap prov ing fi nal
plans and s pe c ific a tions and awarding a contra c t t o TK Concr e t e of Pella, Iowa , in the amount of
$80,975.
Roll Ca ll Vote : 5-0. Res olution declare d adopted unanimous ly, signed by t he M a yor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
HEARING O N 2012/13 W AT ER SYST E M IM PR O V E M ENT S, W AT ER SER V ICE TRANSFER,
CONTRACT NO. 1 (LINCOLN W AY F ROM NORTH R IV E RS I DE DRIV E TO NORTH
H A Z E L A V E N U E ): The M a yor op e ne d the pu blic hea ring. There be ing no on e wis hing so spe a k, s he
clo s e d the h e a rin g.
M oved by Davis , seconded by W acha, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 12 -163 approving fina l pla ns
and s pe c ific a tions and awarding a c ontract to M PS Engi ne e rs of De s M oines , Iowa , in the a mount
of $7 4,945.60.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution de c l a red a dopte d unanimous l y, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
H E A R IN G O N 20 12 /13 W A T E R SY ST E M I M P R O V E M E N T S, W A T E R M A IN
REPLACEM ENT (EAST LINCOL N W AY FROM CENTER AV ENUE TO 729 EAST LINCOLN
W A Y ): Th e hea ring wa s opene d and c losed by M a yor Campbell a fte r no one came forward to speak.
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M oved b y W acha, seconded by D avis , to adopt R ESOLUTION N O. 12-164 a pproving fina l plans
and s pe c ific a tions and awarding a contract to Ame s Tre nc hing of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of
$154,686.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Re solution de c la red a dopte d unanimous ly, s igne d by the M a yor, a nd he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
HEARI NG O N RES OURCE RECO V ERY PLANT S ECONDARY F EED SYS TEM F OR PRE-
P ROCESS ED BOILER F UEL: M ayo r C am p b ell o p en ed the p u b lic h earin g. N o on e re q u ested to
s p e a k , an d the M a yo r clo s e d the h e a rin g.
M oved b y D av is, secon ded by Goodman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 12-165 re a lloc a ting $14,034
in sav ings from the R esou rce R ecov ery Im prov em ents Program in the 20 11 /12 C apital
Improvements Pla n.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Resoluti on declar e d adopted una nimously, s igne d by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
M ov ed by D avis, secon ded by G oo dm an, to adop t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -16 6 approv ing f in al
plans and spec ific a tio n s and aw arding a con tract to A -Lert C on struction Services of Fredo nia,
Kan sas , in the amount of $6 2,040.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Resolution declare d adopted unanimously, s igne d b y the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
M oved by Davis , s e c onded b y Goo dm a n, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 12 -167 approving the
contra c t and bond .
Roll C all V ote : 5-0. Resolution declare d adopted u na nimously, signed b y the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
HEARI NG O N AM ES /IS U ICE ARENA RUBBER F LOO RI NG REPLACEMENT: Th e hearing
was op e ne d by the M a yor. S he clos e d sa me after no on e came forward to s pe a k.
M ov ed b y G oo dm an, secon ded by D avis, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 12 -16 8 ap prov ing fi nal
plans and s pe c ific a tions and awa rding a contra c t to R i nk Sys t e ms of A lbert Lea, M innes ota , in the
amount of $93,308.60.
Roll Call Vote : 5-0. Resolution declare d adopted unanimously, signed by the M ayor, and he reby
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
H EA RING O N 2011/12 CO LL EC TO R STRE ET PAV EM EN T I M PRO V EM EN TS (A SH
A V E N U E , M O R T E N S E N P A R K W A Y T O K N A P P ST R E E T ): M ayo r C am p b ell o p en ed the p u b lic
hearing. Th e re being no on e wishing to spe a k, the hearing wa s closed.
M oved by Davis , seconded by W acha, to a dopt RESOLUTION NO. 12 -155 a pproving final plans
and s pe c ific a tions and aw arding a contr a c t to M a na t t ’s of Ames , Iowa , in the a mount of
$1,161,811.46.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution de c l a red a dopte d unanimous l y, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these M inu tes.
HE A R IN G ON Z ON I N G OR D IN A N C E T E X T A MEN D MEN T R E L A T E D T O T HE
D E F IN IT IO N S O F “S T O R Y ” A N D “B A S E M E N T :” T he M ayor o pen ed the h earing. It w as closed
after no on e as ke d to speak.
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M oved by Goodman, seconde d by D avis , to pas s on first re a ding a Zo ning Ordina nc e te xt
am en d m en t rela ted to the d e fin itio n s o f “s to ry” an d “b a sem en t.”
R o ll C a ll V o te : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s ly.
OR D IN A N C E C HA N GIN G T HE T E R M OF OF F IC E C OMM E N C E MEN T D A T E F OR
LIBRAR Y BO AR D O F TRUSTE ES: M ov ed b y D avis, second ed b y G oo dm an, to p ass on first
reading an ordinan ce changing the term of office com m encem ent date for Library B oard of Trustees
from July 1 to April 1.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 5-0 . M o tio n declare d carried u n a n im o u sly.
CO UN CIL CO M M EN TS: M oved b y W a c ha , s e c onded b y Goodman, to refer to sta ff the le tte r from
C hris Th eissen dated M arch 2 1, 20 12 , requ esting to ad d a c a te go ry to the m inim um off-street
parking requ irem ents of the M unicipal Code fo r “F a rm /H o m e S to re.”
Di scus sion e nsued among the Council members as t o whether t o broaden the dis c uss ion to inc lude
more than fa rm s tores . Council M ember Davis pointe d out tha t if the dis c uss i on were broadened,
he w ou ld be concerne d tha t the Th e iss e n’s expansion proje c t would be delaye d. City M a na ger
S ch ain k er no ted that this h ad n o t bee n b u ilt in to th e P lan n ing p rio rities an d a s k e d if C o u n cil
pre ferred to have this project s upers e de anothe r priority. Pla nning a nd Hous i ng Dir e c t or Ste ve
Osguthorpe felt tha t it could be worke d in with the proje c ts curre ntly being worked o n.
V o te on M o tio n : 5-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s l y.
M o v ed b y D av is , s e c o n d e d b y G o o d m a n , to re fer to C ity M an ager S c h a in k e r fo r p rep ara ti o n of a
m em o to the C ity C o u n cil ex p lainin g w h at th e issu es are in resp o n se to the le tt e r from K u rt
Friedric h dated M a rch 2 3, 20 12, tha t re quested a change in the cost-sha ring provis ion of the
o rigin al 20 0 5 R inggen b erg D ev elo p m en t A greem en t.
V ote o n M o tion : 4-1. V oting aye: D avis, G oo dm an, O razem , Szo pinsk i. Vo ting nay: W acha.
M otion de c la red ca rrie d.
ADJ OURNM ENT: M oved by Davis to a djou rn the meeting at 9:42 p .m.
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Di a ne R. Voss , Ci t y Cl e rk Ann H. Ca mpbe l l , M ayor