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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames Conference Board and Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 02/24/2004MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CONFERENCE BOARD AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 24, 2004 REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CONFERENCE BOARD The regular meeting of the Ames Conference Board was called to order by Chairperson Ted Tedesco at 6:30 p.m. on February 24, 2004. Present from the Ames City Council were Cross, Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni, Vegge, and Wirth. Story County Board of Supervisors present were Clinton, Halliburton, and Toms. Representing the Ames School Board were Cakerice and Snell. The Gilbert and United School Districts were not represented. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Clinton, to approve the minutes of the January 27, 2004, Conference Board meeting. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REQUEST TO CHANGE CITY OF AMES SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS: City Assessor Richard Horn asked that the Conference Board request the Ames City Council to consider amending its Subdivision Ordinance to prohibit new subdivision lot lines from conflicting with school district boundaries. Mr. Horn also asked that the Ordinance amendment provide that site plans including parcels in more than one school district will not be approved until the boundary is adjusted to place the entire parcel in one school district. Moved by Clinton, seconded by Goodhue, to request the Ames City Council to consider a change to subdivision regulations pertaining to conflicts with lot lines and school district boundaries. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY ASSESSOR AND COUNTY ASSESSOR PERTAINING TO GIS FUNDING: Moved by Halliburton, seconded by Cross, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04- 045 approving the 28E Agreement between the City Assessor and the County Assessor pertaining to GIS funding. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FY 2004/05 BUDGET FOR AMES CITY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE: Chairperson Tedesco declared the hearing open. There being no one wishing to testify, the hearing was closed. Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Clinton, to approve the FY 2004/05 Budget for the Ames City Assessor’s Office. Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT OF CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING: The Conference Board meeting adjourned at 6:42 p.m. REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL The Ames City Council met in regular session at 6:47 p.m. on the 24th day of February, 2004, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Ted Tedesco presiding and the following Council members present: Cross, Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni, Vegge, and Wirth. CONSENT AGENDA: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda: 1. Motion approving payment of claims 2. Motion approving minutes of the regular meeting of February 10, 2004 3. Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits and liquor licenses: a. Class C Liquor - New Tradewinds Lounge, 115 Fifth Street 4. Motion approving the Police Department’s application to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau to support officer overtime and the purchase of video and radar equipment for patrol vehicles 5. RESOLUTION NO. 04-046 approving appointment of Andrew Tugan as GSB ex officio member to City Council 6. RESOLUTION NO. 04-047 approving a Temporary Obstruction Permit allowing the eastbound left turn lane on Lincoln Way to be temporarily closed from March 1 through August 31, 2004, for closure of Knoll Road 7. RESOLUTION NO. 04-048 approving changes to authorized Police Department staffing level 8. RESOLUTION NO. 04-049 accepting perpetual Storm Sewer Easement and Temporary Construction Easement from Hunziker Apartments for the Mortensen Avenue Project 9. RESOLUTION NO. 04-050 approving release of Restrictive Covenant pertaining to property locally known as 115 South Sheldon 10. RESOLUTION NO. 04-051 approving preliminary plans and specifications for 2004/05 CyRide Route Reconstruction Program; setting March 17, 2004, as bid due date, and March 23, 2004, as date of public hearing 11. RESOLUTION NO. 04-052 waiving the formal bidding requirement and accepting the proposal from Four Seasons Lawn & Sport for the lease of five mowers for the 2004 and 2005 seasons at a total cost of $69,524.64 12. RESOLUTION NO. 04-053 awarding a contract to Wright Chevrolet for two small pickups and a cargo van at a total cost of $43,071 13. South Fork Subdivision, 2nd Addition: a. RESOLUTION NO. 04-054 accepting partial completion of public improvements b. RESOLUTION NO. 04-055 approving Major Final Plat Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Mayor Tedesco welcomed Andrew Tugan, the newly appointed ex officio member to the City Council. PUBLIC FORUM:. No one spoke during this time. NEW CLASS B BEER PERMIT AND OUTDOOR SERVICE PRIVILEGE FOR HOMEWOOD GOLF COURSE: Moved by Cross, seconded by Vegge, to approve a new Class B Beer Permit and Outdoor Service Area for Homewood Golf Course, 20th Street and Duff Avenue. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. 2 2003 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE: Moved by Cross, seconded by Goodhue, to set the date of public hearing for March 23, 2004, on the proposal to adopt the 2003 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, with local amendments. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. LOGSDON PROPERTY: City Manager Steve Schainker explained that staff recently learned about a public auction to be held on February 27 for disposal of the Logsdon property on East 13th Street. He advised that this property is located on the south side of 13th Street, east of the cemetery, north of the City’s lime ponds, and west of South River Valley Park. Mr. Schainker indicated that both the Parks and Recreation Department and Water and Pollution Control are interested in the City acquiring this land. From a long-term standpoint, this floodplain land has potential to be used for additional park land and lime pond storage basins. City Attorney John Klaus advised that there will be two parcels involved in the auction. The parcel that the City is interested in consists of approximately 70 acres. The parcel cannot be subdivided; participants at the auction will be bidding on the total 70-acre parcel. City Planner Eric Jensen indicated that the entire parcel is in the floodplain and would require substantial fill to be developed. Tom Neumann, Director of Water Pollution and Control, advised that the City will need to address the need for additional land area to create more lime sludge dewatering basins to expand drying time and effectiveness. If the City were to acquire this additional land, it would reduce hauling expense because less water is bound in the hauled sludge. Mechanical forms of lime sludge dewatering and storage are available, but at a much higher expense than the current practice. Director of Parks and Recreation Nancy Carroll advised that this property would be a viable addition to the City’s park system, is in an excellent location that would compliment North and South River Valley Parks, and would be low-maintenance. Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-056 authorizing staff to bid up to $140,000 for the 70-acre parcel located south of 13th Street (aka the Logsdon property) to be auctioned on February 27, 2004. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. LINCOLN WAY AND KELLOGG AVENUE TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-057 authorizing eminent domain for acquisition of traffic control easements for the Lincoln Way and Kellogg Avenue Traffic Signal Replacement Program. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY: Moved by Cross to approve an additional $1,700 from the 3 Contingency Fund to enlarge the Citizen Satisfaction Survey sampling. Motion died for lack of a second. Moved by Goodman, seconded by Cross, to adopt a resolution approving an additional $1,700 from Contingency Fund to enlarge Citizen Satisfaction Survey sampling. Roll Call Vote: 1-5. Voting aye: Cross. Voting nay: Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni, Vegge, Wirth. Motion failed. FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR BUDGET: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Mahayni, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-059 approving the financial policies for the budget. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON CONTRACT NO. 2 - COMBUSTION TURBINE GENERATOR: Mayor Tedesco opened the public hearing. There being no one wishing to speak, he closed the hearing. Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to accept the report of bids and delay the award of contract until March 2, 2004. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON DAYTON AVENUE SUBSTATION MODIFICATIONS PROJECT: The hearing was opened by Mayor Tedesco and closed after no one wished to speak. Moved by Mahayni, seconded by Goodhue, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-060 approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to E. A. Pedersen Company of Omaha, Nebraska, in the amount of $331,944. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO VACATE A PORTION OF SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT AT BLOOMINGTON HEIGHTS WEST TOWNHOMES, PLAT 1, LOT 8 (2322 WEST WIND DRIVE): The Mayor opened the public hearing. He closed same after no one wished to speak. Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Vegge, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-061 vacating a portion of sanitary sewer easement and authorizing conveyance to Bloomington Heights West Townhomes, L. C. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. 2003 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to pass on second reading an ordinance adopting, by reference, the 2003 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, with local amendments. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to suspend the rules necessary for the adoption of an 4 ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Cross, seconded by Goodhue, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3757 adopting, by reference, the 2003 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, with local amendments. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Cross, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-062 adopting the Mechanical Apprentice License Fee. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Moved by Vegge, seconded by Goodhue, to refer to staff the letters from Hubbell Realty dated February 10, 2004, and Merlin Pfannkuch dated February 19, 2004. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously Moved by Vegge, seconded by Goodhue, to refer to staff the request of the Conference Board to amend the City’s Subdivision Ordinance pertaining to conflicts with lot lines and school district boundaries. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Council Member Cross asked to know the future disposition of the Munn property that the City recently acquired. Steve Schainker indicated the City has contemplated beautifying that area as an entryway to the Downtown; however, since it was a difficult budget year, this has not been brought forward. He stated that this land was purchased to serve as a buffer around the Power Plant. There are options for creating greenspace or a landscaped area; however, there are foundations in the ground that will require jack hammering to remove. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Cross, to place this item on the agenda for the first meeting in April. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Goodman, seconded by Wirth, to direct staff to look into changing the Zoning Ordinance in regards to annexation and property tax abatements. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Goodman, seconded by Vegge, to request staff to review the timeframe between the mailing of the Agenda and the City Council meeting to give the public more time to peruse its contents. Vote on Motion: 3-3. Voting aye: Goodhue, Goodman, Vegge. Voting nay: Cross, Mahayni, Wirth. The Mayor voted aye to break the tie. Motion declared carried. Mr. Schainker explained that throughout the dialogue pertaining to the possibility of expanding 5 the City’s Regional Commercial Area, all persons indicated a preference for Ames to have a viable, strong downtown. He distributed copies of the Ames Downtown District Development Plan, which was originally prepared in 1996, to the City Council. Mr. Schainker asked that the City Council review this document and endorse it or recommend changes to it. CLOSED SESSION: Moved by Cross, seconded by Goodhue, to hold closed session as provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Mahayni, to reconvene the regular meeting. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 04-058 approving the Agreement between the City of Ames and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 233 (Blue Collar Unit). Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ADJOURNMENT: 7:52 p.m. __________________________________ ___________________________________ Diane Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor 6