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A M ES , IO W A A U G U ST 13, 2002
T h e A m es C ity Co un cil m et in regu lar sessio n at 6:30 p.m . o n the 13 day of A u gust, 20 02 , in the C ityth
Council Cham bers in City H all, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law w ith M ayor Te d Tedesco pr esiding
and the fo llow ing C ou ncil m em bers presen t: C ro s s, G o od hu e, Q uirm b ach, and V egge. C o un cil
M em b ers H offm an an d W irth w ere absen t.
OVERVIE W O F CURRE NT DRUG E NF ORCE MENT S TRAT EGY F OR AMES P OLICE
D EPA R TM EN T: Ch ief of P o lice Loras Jaeger introduced D r. Ch uck Cychosz, Su pport
S ervices M anager; Jam es R ob ins on , C rim inal In vestigations C om m an d er; and R an dy Kess el,
P atro l C om m and er. C hief Jaeger ex plaine d that h e and his staff w ere here ton ight to brief the C ity
Council on the illegal drug activ ity in the Ames/Sto ry Co un ty area fro m a law en forcemen t
p erspectiv e. M r. Ja eger stated that clearly the d ru g o f cho ice and the o ne m ost-abu sed in A m es is
alcohol. H e said that in the late-teen to early-20's group, the drugs of choice today are m arijuana
and Ecstasy.
D r. Cychosz, a b oard m em ber of the P artnersh ip for D rug-F ree Iow a, gave som e h ighlights of that
agency’s m ost-recent m eeting. He stated that historically, national surveys have sho w n a slow , bu t
steady, increase in drug u sage by you ng people. H ow ever, this year, it started to decline; the P olice
D ep artm ent believes that it is d ue p artly to the p ro gre ss they are m ak ing in en for cem en t.
C om m and er R ob inson ex plained the m ission of the C entral Iow a D rug T ask F orce. A m es Police
D ep artm ent w as th e ch arter m em b er, team ing w ith the Iow a S tate U n iversity D ep artm ent of P ub lic
Safety and Story County Sheriff’s O ffice; they form ed this alliance in 1990. Besides the initial
three m em bers, B oo ne C ou nty Sheriff’s O ffice is no w a full-fledged m em ber; and H ux ley, Boon e,
N ev ad a, S tor y C ity, M adrid , and O gd en are p ar t-tim e m em b er s. Jim S heets from th e S tor y C ou nty
A ttorney’s O ffice w as introduced. Grants assist in paying M r. Sheets’ salary to prosecute drug
offenders. M r. Robinson gave statistics of the Ta sk Force for 2002.
C om m and er Kesse l exp lained the role taken b y p atro l o fficers to p artner w ith area b usiness es to
thw art the efforts of tho se attem pting to pu rchase precursers to m anufacture m etham ph etam ine.
C om m and er R ob inson d isplayed several types of illegal dru gs fou nd in this area.
T h e meeting recessed at 6:5 5 p.m.
M ayor Tedesco called the regular m eeting to order at 7:00 p.m . H e advised that Item s #8 , #30 and #36,
pertaining to the Ice A rena Im pro vem ent Fun ding A greem ent, Class C Liqu or License for C afé Escape,
and Billy Sunday Road land use options, respectively, w ere being pulled.
CONS ENT AGE NDA : Mo ved by Goo dh ue, second ed by Vegge, to ap prov e th e followin g items
on the C on sent A genda.
1.Motio n ap prov in g paymen t of claims
2.M otion approving m inutes of regular m eeting of July 23, 2002
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3.M otion approv ing renew al of the follow ing b eer perm its and liqu or licenses:
a.Class C Liquor - Cyclone Truck Stop, 1811 South Dayton A venue
b.Class C Liqu or & O utdoor S ervice A rea, M ickey's Irish P ub , 109 W elch A ven ue
c.Class C Liq uo r - P eop le's Bar & G rill/Lum p y's U nd er w h er e?, 2 42 8-24 30 Lin coln W ay
4 .M otio n ap prov ing certificatio n of civil service app licants
5.M otion d irecting City A ttorney to prepare ordinance establishing parking prohibitions for The
Reserve Subdivision
6.M otion directing City A ttorney to p repare ordinance establishing parking prohibitions for
N orthridge H eights, 3 and 4 A dditionsrdth
7 .RE SOLUTION NO. 02-41 9 app ro ving carryov er of fleet rep lacemen t units from FY 01/02 to FY
02/03
8.R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 20 p rop osing sale o f p rop erty at 3 22 9 G arner A venue and setting A ugu st
27, 2002, as date of public hearing
9.RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-421 w aiving purchasing policy regarding disposal of surplus equipm ent
and accepting offer from the F ire Service T raining B ureau in the am ou nt of $1 ,0 00 to purchase
F leet ID #8 08 , a 19 73 W ard LaF rance fire truck
1 0.R E S O LU T IO N N O . 0 2-42 2 app ro ving su spension of p arkin g regulatio ns in fron t of th e P ub lic
Library on A ugu st 29 thro ugh S eptem ber 1 , 200 2, for p urp oses of B oo km ob ile public service
11.RE S O LU TIO N N O . 02-423 approving change order for Flood Plain M anagem ent Study in the
am ount of $4,600
12.RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-424 approving plans and specifications for 6 S treet/G rand A venueth
Intersection Im provem ents Project; setting Septem ber 11, 2002, as bid due date and Septem ber 24,
2002, as date of public hearing
13.RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-425 approving plans and specifications for 2002/03 Concrete Pavem ent
R econ struction Program ; setting S eptem ber 4, 20 02 , as bid due d ate and Septem ber 10, 20 02 , as
date of public hearing
14 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 26 approv ing p lans and specification s for 2 00 2/03 W ater S ystem
Im provem ents [W ilson A venue] - D ivision 1; 2002/03 Low-Point Drainage Improvements [W ilson
A venue] - Div ision 2 ; an d 20 02 /0 3 W ater System Imp r ov eme nts [Clar k Aven ue] - Div ision 3;
setting Septem ber 4, 2002, as bid d ue date and Septem ber 10, 2002, as date of pu blic hearing
15.RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-427 approving plans and specifications for CyRide garage expansion;
setting Septem ber 12 , 20 02, as bid due date and Septem ber 24 , 20 02, as date of public hear ing
16 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 28 app rov ing con tract w ith Ind epen dent Salt Co., o f K anopo lis, Kansas,
in the am ou nt of $3 5.90/ton for R ock S alt for 2 00 2/03 Ice C on trol P rogram
17 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 29 app rov ing con tract an d bond for 2 00 2/03 Sanitary Sew er
R ehab ilitation Program - W orle Cr eek S anitary S ew er and M anh ole Reh abilitation P roject
18 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 30 app rov in g c o ntract and bond for 2 00 2/03 W ater S ystem
Im provem ents Project - M ortensen Road Extension
19 .RE SO LUTIO N NO. 02-431 accepting com pletion of D ayton A ven ue E lectric F acilities R elocation
P roject
20 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 32 accep tin g co m pletion of N orth D ako ta A ven ue E lectric F acilities
R elocation Project
21 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02 -43 3 accepting com pletion of 20 01 /02 S eal C oat Reconstruction Program
22.RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-434 accepting com pletion of A irport Taxiw ay 13/31 Rehabilitation
23 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 35 accepting com pletion of 20 01 /02 A sph alt Resurfacing P rogram
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24.RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-4 36 accepting com pletion of 2001/02 Collector Street Rehabilitation
P rogram – 20 S treet (N orthw estern A venue to G rand A venue) and W alnu t A ven ue (S . 3 S treetthrd
to Lin co ln W ay)
25.N orthridge H eights Subdivision, 3 A ddition:rd
a.RE S O LU T IO N N O . 02 -4 37 app ro ving M ajo r F ina l Plat
26.N orthridge H eights Subdivision, 4 A ddition:th
a.RE S O LU T IO N N O . 02 -4 38 app ro ving M ajo r F ina l Plat
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
P U BL IC F O R U M: N o o ne sp ok e du ring this tim e.
CLAS S C L IQUOR L ICE NS E/OUT DOOR S ERVICE AREA FOR ATRIU M ON GRAND:
M ov ed by G oo dh ue, secon ded by C ross, to app rov e a C lass C Liquo r License and O utdo or S ervice
A rea for A trium on G rand, 823 W heeler, Ste. 5.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
REQUES T OF UNITE D W AY F OR F UNDRAIS ING AND AW ARE NE S S -RAIS ING EVENT
A T N E W FIR E ST A T IO N G R A N D O P E N IN G : M ov ed b y C ro ss, seco nd ed b y G o o d h u e, to
app ro ve the req uest of U n ited W ay to spo nso r a fun draising and aw areness -r aisin g event in
con jun ction w ith the op en h ou se for the new fire station inco rpo rating the foll o w ing suggested
schedule:
1.A joint fundraising event and grand opening for Fire Station #3 tentatively be scheduled for
Friday, O ctober 25.
2.11 A M – a m em orial tree b e planted in accordance w ith a request from M rs. Kun z ’s 2nd
grade class.
3.11 :30 A M – C ity Cou ncil Ribb on C utting w ith tou rs for the M ayor/City Cou ncil m em bers.
4.11:45 A M – A m es Fire D epartm ent H onor G uad raise flag over the Station.
5.12 N oo n to 7 P M – P ub lic open hou se and tou rs.
6 .12 N oo n to 2 P M – S tor y C ou nty U nited W ay ho sting a fun draiser lun ch fo r the pu blic w ith
do nation s b eing accepted from those w ho m eat.
7 .4:30 P M to 7 P M – Stor y Co un ty U nited W ay ho sting a fun draiser dinn er for the pu blic w ith
do nation s b eing accepted from those w ho m eat.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
E N C R O A C H M E N T P E R M IT F O R 135 W E LC H A V EN U E : M oved by Cross, seconded by
G oo dh ue, to appro ve an aw ning encroachm ent at Jim m y Joh n’s, 13 5 W elch A ven ue.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
EN C R OA C HM EN T PERM IT FOR 12 2 W ELC H A V EN U E: M oved by G oodhue, seconded by
V egge, to appro ve an aw ning/sign encro achm ent at O utrageou s A pp arel, 122 W elch A ven ue.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
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P A N E R A BR E A D : M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to approve a parking encroachm ent
at Panera B read to be loc ated at 30 9 S. D uff A v en ue, in ex ch an ge for an easem ent.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
M oved by G oodhue, seconded by V egge, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02 -439 approving the
w aiver of encroachm ent fee.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
CHANGE ORDER FOR I NS TALL AT ION OF E QUIP MENT ON A NEW F IRE RES CUE
T R U C K : M oved by C r oss, seconded b y G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-440 approving
change order in the am ount of $28,343 for installation of equipm ent on a new fire rescue truck.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
S TAF F RE P ORT ON INDUST RIAL L AND INVE NT ORY: Joe Pietr uszynski, P lanner , gave the
history prom pting the preparation of the Industrial Land Study. He explained that on February 19,
20 02 , the Board of D irectors of the A m es Econ om ic D evelopm ent Co m m ission (A E D C ) sub m itted
a m em o to the City Council outlining their concerns about the availability of industrial land in the
City, and on February 22, 2002, the City Council directed staff to com plete a report ou tlining the
v acan t in d ustrial la nd in ventory and in du str ial lan d needs until th e year 203 0 fo r th e C ity. In
respo nse to the City Council’s direction, M r. Pietruszynski presented a report that entailed the
com plete inv entory of the C ity’s ex isting p lann ed and z on ed ind ustrial land resources and o utlined
the availability of vacant land area in each category. He also advised the Council on industrial
ex pansion land use alternatives w ith relative infrastructure costs, ex isting land u ses, and po tential
land uses.
Pertaining to G eneral Industrial (G I) land needs, M r. Pietruszynski stated that statistical m ethods
ind icated th at th e 32-year p er io d fro m 1 97 0 th ru 2 00 2 b est repr esen ted the future growth tren d. He
said that w hen the past 32 years are used to explain the future G eneral Industrial land absorption
rate, the City w ill absorb GI land resources at approxim ately 13 acres per year. M r. Pietruszynski
stated that staff has determ in ed that the City w ill need ap prox im ately 750 acres in total to
acc om m o date ind ustrial grow th u ntil the year 20 30 . Cu rr en tly, the C ity m aintains ap prox im ately
4 10 acres of v acan t and develo pable lan d w ithin the ind u strial inv en tory; therefore, the C ity w ill
need approxim ately 34 0 additional acr es to meet the 2030 need.
The Council w as inform ed by M r. P ietr uszynski that staff has com pleted a detailed land use and
cost an alysis of ex tend ing infrastructu re acro ss In terstate 35 to m eet the av erage ind ustrial gro w th
trend and pro vide suitable land area for large land-consum ing industrial land uses. H e said an area
o f ap prox im ately 3,00 0 acres w as an alyzed for its po tential to m eet a v ariety of ind ustrial gro w th
opportunities. M r. P ietruszynski stated that w ithin the subject ar ea, three ph ases w ere identified.
H e rev iew ed w h at w ou ld be en co m pass ed in each p hase. M r. Pietru sz ynski adv ised that staff is
recom m ending that average industrial grow th, w hich includes the developm ent of five- to ten-acre
lots for G eneral Ind ustrial an d ten- to fifteen-acre lots for P lann ed Ind ustrial, sho uld be directed
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to o ccur on ex isting land resources befo re la n d e x pan sion op po rtun ities are ex tend ed across
Interstate 35. In addition, staff is recom m ending that expansion across Inter state 35 should b e done
w ith much scrutiny of the proposed industr ial land use and should b e reserved to l arge land-
con sum ptive indu strial dev elop m ents.
M r. Pietruszynski explained that Phase 1 w ould m eet the City’s average industrial grow th needs
until the year 2030, providing approxim ately 820 gross acres for industrial expan sion
op po rtun ities; Phases 2 and 3 w ou ld prov ide addition al industrial ex pan sion areas w hen or if large
lan d-co nsu min g ind ustrial lan d uses p lan to d ev elop and exhaust existin g P h ase 1 reso ur ces. He
said that Phase 1 w ou ld p rov ide appro x im ately 82 6 gross acres of ind ustrial ex pan sion or 48 6 acres
b eyon d the projected n eed; ho w ever, th e land east o f Interstate 35 co uld p ro v ide ind u strial gro w th
op po rtun ities w ell beyon d the tim e fram e of the ex isting Land U se P olicy Plan.
M r. P ie tr u sz yn ski stated that, if the Co un cil d ecid es ad d ition al acres across Interstate 35 sho uld
be designated for industrial expansion, additional land resources need to be assigned to the City’s
Land U se Policy Plan to accom m odate the City’s 30-year average industrial absorption r ate, and
the Land U se Policy Plan M ap and Zoning O rdinance w ould also need to be am ended.
P aul W iegand, Pub lic W ork s D irecto r, e x plained how infrastructure w as extended to service
B arilla.
D avid M aahs, representing the A m es Econ om ic D evelop m ent Co m m ission (A E D C ), stated that
a cou ple tim es per year , the A E D C do es get req uests to dev elop 50-acre-p lus sites, so m e w ith rail
serv ices. H e sai d t h a t th e se r equ ests are d ifficu lt fo r th e A E D C to resp on d to w itho ut sp ecific
direction by the C ou ncil that it is their d esire to ex tend the bo un daries of the ind ustrial grow th area.
Brian O’Connell, D irector of Planning and H ousing, indicated that the area being requested by the
dev elop er of a po tential m all is currently zone d A gr ic ultural. Regardless of w here this po tential
d ev elop er prefers to co nstru ct a m all, it is going to call for a po licy decisio n b y the City C ou ncil.
M r. O ’C o nn ell adv ised that even if th e develo per of the poten tial m all cho oses to locate in this
area, needing approxim ately 200 acres, Ph ase 1 w ould still have sufficient land to su p p ort
anticipated ind ustrial uses.
M oved by Cross, seconded by V egge, to direct staff to forw ard this study to the A ED C for
feedback to the City by the end of Septem ber.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
N EIG H B O R H O O D IM P R O V EM E N T PR O JE C TS FO R 2002/03: M ov ed by Cross, secon ded
by G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 0 2-4 41 approving the expenditure of $9,002 for the
playgrou nd equ ipm ent at S om erset’s Crescent Park ($2,3 15 ), the Idah o C ou rt Tree P lanting p roject
($1 ,7 1 4 ), an d the S ton e B ro ok e F orest Reclam ation project ($4 ,9 73 ) as reco m m en ded by staff;
directing staff to review the Proposed Park Development project follow ing the neighborhood
m eeting on Septem ber 9, bringing it back for Council consideration depending on the outcom e of
the m eeting; and , rejecting the N orth P ark V illa pro ject because it does not m eet N IP criteria.
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Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
P ROP OSE D RE DUCT ION IN THE 2 00 2/03 BUDGE T TO COVER INCREAS E D HEALT H-
CA RE COSTS : Co un cil M em b e r Q uirm b ach po inted ou t th at, althou gh tw o patrol position s w ill
no t be filled in the P olice D epartm ent for appro x im ately sev en m on ths, officers from the S pecial
O perations U nit w ill be reassigned to the Patrol D ivision in that inter im to continue ser vice to our
citizens.
M ov ed b y C ross, secon ded by G oo dh ue, to adop t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 42 approv ing the one-
tim e adjustm ent to the departm ental b udgets to partially o ffset this under-budgeting for health-care
claim s.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-443 approving the
tem porary suspension of tw o police Patrol O fficer positions until February 2003.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
HEA R IN G O N STATU S OF FU N D ED AC TIV ITIES UN D ER TH E C ITY ’S CO M M U N ITY
DEVEL OP MENT BL OCK GR ANT AND E CONOMIC DE VE LOPMENT S ET -AS IDE
PROGR AM S: M ayor T edesco op ened the h earing. N o one w ished to speak, and the M ayor closed
the h earing.
M ark Reinig, Econom ic D evelopm ent Coordinator, gave an update of the Com m u n ity
D evelop m ent Block G rant/E conom ic D evelop m ent Set-A side activities at Barilla; Sauer-D anfoss,
Inc.; and Ball Plastic Container Corporation.
HEA R IN G O N OR D IN A N C E TO V A C A TE THE SO U TH 120 FEET OF TH E ALLEY
L O C A TE D BE TW E EN SO U T H D U F F A V EN U E A N D SO U T H S H E R M A N A V E N U E : The
hearing w as opened by M ayor T edesco . T here being no one w ishing to speak, the M ayor closed
the h earing.
M ov ed by G o od hu e, secon ded by C ro ss, to pass o n first read ing an ordina nce v acatin g the so uth
12 0 feet of the alley located b etw een S ou th D uff A venue and S ou th S herm an A venue, in B lock
1, Black’s A dd ition to the C ity of A m es.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
HEA R IN G ON PR OP OS ED C ON V EY A N C E OF LAN D PERTA IN IN G TO THE V A C A TED
S OUT H 12 0 FE ET OF T HE AL LE Y L OCATE D B E T W E E N S OUT H DUF F AVENUE AND
SO U TH SH ER M A N AV EN U E: The M ayor opened the hearing. Randy D ullm an, 1650 W . 82nd
S treet, S te. 90 0, Bloo m ington, M N , w as present representing M cD on ald’s C orp oration . H e stated
that the Corporation does not have any issues pertaining to the vacating of the alley; how ever, the
fee p ro po sed by the C ity ($2 0,98 4.40 ) ex ceeds their c a p fo r acq uiring the land (app ro x im ately
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$9,00 0). H e presen ted th eir plan s fo r ex pansion of the M cD on ald’s restau rant o n So uth D u ff. In
exchange for a low er price, M cD onald’s w ould grant the City easem ents for a “w elcom e” sign.
H e pointed out that the m aintenance of the alley w ou ld also becom e the responsibility of
M cD on ald’s C orp oration , rather than the City. N o on e else w ished to speak, and the M ayor closed
the h earing.
Council M em ber Q uirm bach referenced the City’s long-stand policy on the sale of City land.
M ov ed by Q u irm bach , secon ded by C ro ss, to ado pt R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-451 app ro ving the sale
of the v acated south 120 feet o f the alley located betw een S ou th D uff A venue and S ou th S herm an
A venue to M cD onald’s Corporation in the am ount of $2 0,984.40.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared car ried unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and her eby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
M oved by Q uirm bach, seconded by Cross, to ad opt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-452 accepting the
R ight-of-W ay Perm it and E asem ent for the right to construct, reconstruct, m aintain, and use storm
sew er, sanitary sew er, and w ater and electr ic l in e s in th e vaca ted sou th 1 20 feet o f the alley in
B lock 1, Black’s A dd ition to the C ity of A m es..
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
HE ARING ON P ROPOS E D RE L E AS E S OF JUDGMENT L IE N ARIS ING FROM CIT Y OF
A M ES V S . R EG E N C Y BU ILD ER S , IN C ., A N D R EG E N C Y LA N D C O ., L.C .: M ayor T edesco
op ened the hearing. T here b eing no o ne w ishing to speak, he closed the h earing.
M ov ed b y G oo dh ue, seconded by Cross, to adop t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 44 approv ing release
of judgm ent lien for Lot 29, Bloomington H eights Subdivision, Plat 8; RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-445
approving release of judgm ent lien for Lot 11, Bloom ington H eights Subdivision, Plat 8; and
R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 46 approv ing release o f judgm ent lien for Lot 17 , N orthridge H eights,
First A ddition.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
HEA R IN G O N PRO PO SED LEASE O F C ITY -OW N ED LAN D LOC A TED ON SUM N ER
A V E N U E SO U TH O F S O U TH 2 ST R E ET T O R ET A IL M A N A G EM E N T G R O U P , IN C .:ND
The hearing w as opened by M ayor Tedesco. N o one w ished to speak, and the M ayor closed the
hearing.
M ov ed b y Cross, seconded by G oo dh ue, to ado pt R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 47 approv ing the lease
of City-ow ned land located o n Sum ner A venue south of South 2 Street to Retail M anagem entnd
G rou p, Inc.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
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HEARING ON DEMAND GENERATION PR OJEC T (N EW METHANE GENERATOR) FOR
W PC PLAN T: M ayor Tedesco op ened the hearing. There being no one w ishing to speak, he
closed sam e.
M oved by Cross, seconded by V egge, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-448 approving final plans
and specifications and aw arding a contract to Excel M echanical of D es M oines, Iow a, in the
am ount of $567,214.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
H E A R IN G O N D O T S O N D R IV E P A V IN G P R O G R A M: The hearing w as opened by M ayor
T edesco . P at H u lsey, 307 D o tso n D rive, A m es, ask ed w h en the p ro ject w ill be co m m en ced, if
there w as going to be a sidew alk required, and if A plin was going to be included. Paul W iegand
stated that the con tractor is read y to begin as soo n as th e w eath er perm its, th e r e is n o sid ew alk
required as part of this project, and this particular contr act does no t include A plin. The M ayor
closed the hearing after no one else w ished to speak.
M ov ed by Cross, secon ded by G oo dh ue, to adop t R E S O LU T IO N N O . O 2-4 49 app rov ing final
plans and specifications and aw arding a contract to M anatt’s, Inc., of A m es, Iow a, in the am ount
of $98,026.80.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
M ov ed by Cross, secon ded by G oo dh ue, to adop t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 50 approv ing con tract
and bond.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
HE ARING ON RE ZONING OF P ROP ERTY ON NORT H RIVE RS IDE DRIVE AND
AIRP ORT ROAD F ROM “G-I” (GE NE RAL INDUS TRIAL ) to “HOC” (HIGHW AY-
OR IEN TED CO M M E R C IA L ): T he M ayor opened the hearing and closed sam e w hen n o one
w ished to speak.
M oved by Cross, seconded by V egge, to pass on first reading an ordinance rezoning property on
N orth Riverside D riv e and A irp ort R oad from “G -I” (G eneral Ind ustrial) to “H O C ” (H igh w ay-
O riented Com m ercial).
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E R E V ISIN G PA R KING REG U LA TION S ON 20TH STREET: M oved by
G oodhu e, secon ded by C ro ss, to pass on first read in g an or dinance rev ising p ar king regu lations
o n 20 S treet.th
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E REV ISIN G TH E BOU N D A R IES FOR AN N EXED LA N D ASSIG N ED TO
W A R D 1, P R EC IN C T 2: M ov ed b y G oo dh ue, seconded by Cross, to pass on first reading an
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ordinance revising the boundaries for annexed land assigned to W ard 1 , Precinct 2.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
O R D IN A N C E R E P EA LIN G P A R K IN G PR O H IBIT IO N S O N S O U T H SID E O F B EL -A IR
DRIVE FROM COOL IDGE DRIVE T O BE L-AIR CIRCL E AND F ROM T HE W E S T AND
SO U TH SID ES OF C OO LID GE D R IV E EXCEPT FO R THE N O R T H 9 0' AD JAC EN T TO
20 STR E E T : M o v ed b y G oo dh ue, seconded by V egge, to p ass on first reading an ord inan ceTH
rep ealing p arking pro hibition s on the so uth side of B el-A ir D riv e from C o olid ge D riv e to B el-A ir
Circle and from the w est and south sides of Coolidge D rive except for the north 90' adjacent to 20th
S treet.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
O R D IN A N C E LIM ITIN G U S E O F SK A TE PA R K : C ou ncil M em ber Q uirm b ach ex presse d h is
desire that the City’s Parks and Recreation Com m ission require the use of helm ets by the users of
the S kate Park. N ancy C arroll, D irector of P arks and R ecreation D epartm ent, stated that she has
b een told that the C ity m ay recom m end the u se o f helm ets, bu t not require them beca use th e C ity
is not supervising the site. M r. Q uirm bach said that he w as m aking this recom m endation w ithout
regard to liability; it is a m oral issue.
Council M em ber Q uirm bach requested that the Pa rks and Recreation Com m ission forw ar d the
rules th at they estab lish for the S kate P ark to the C ity Co un cil for their rev iew.
M oved by G oodhue, seconded by V egge, to pass on first reading an ordinance lim iting the use of
the Skate Park.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E M A KING ZON IN G TEXT A M EN D M EN T TO ALLO W A N EXCEPTION TO
T H E FR O N T -Y A R D P A R K IN G P R O H IB ITIO N FO R S IN G L E-F A MIL Y R E S ID ENT I AL
U N ITS W IT H O N E -C A R A T TA C H E D G A R A G ES : M ov ed by G oo dh ue, secon ded by C ross,
to pass on sec on d reading an o rd inan ce m ak ing z on ing tex t am en d m en t to allow an ex cep tion to
the front-yard p arking prohibition for single-fam ily residential un its w ith one-car attached garages.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
ORDINANCE MAKING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO FENCE HEIGHT
R EG U LA TIO N S : M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to p ass on second reading
an ordinance m aking zo ning tex t am end m ent pertaining to fence height regulation s.
R oll Call V ote: 4-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
ORDINANCE E S T AB L IS HING P ARKING P ROHI BI T IONS IN S OUT H GAT E W AY
D EV EL O P M EN T SU BD IV ISIO N : M oved by G o odhu e, seconded by V egge, to pass on third
reading and adopt O R D IN A N C E N O . 367 4 establishing park ing p roh ibition s in S ou th G atew ay
D evelopment Subdivision.
Roll Call V ote: 4-0. O rdinance declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
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COM M ENTS : M ov ed by G oo dh ue, secon ded by C ross, to refer to staff the follow ing letters: A m es
C ham ber of Com m erce regarding the All-Am erican We ekend activities; Ev Cochrane and
A ssociates requesting to have Beedle D rive im proved; Ev Cochrane and A ssociates requesting
additional curbside parking along Stanton A venue; Paul Popelka requesting w aiver of subdivision
regulation s for prop erty in S ou th S qu aw V alley; Leo n ard G oldm an on behalf of G reeley S treet
residents concerning parking, traffic, speed control, etc.; and Lee M cM illen expressing inter est on
beh alf of A m erican Legion Post #37 to pu rchase C ity-ow ned pro perty on S . 16 and A pp le P lace.th
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
M ov ed b y V egge, second ed b y Q uirm bach , to refer to staff the letter from M artha A tkins.
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
Council M em ber Q uirm bach po inted out that the Council w as provided with a m em o from the
A ssistant City A ttorn ey ou tlining the ram ification s of cou ch-b urn ing. H e ex plain ed w h at had
occurred recen tly when a co uch was ignited in W est Ame s. M r. Quirmbach requ este d that the
neighborhoods w here there is a lot of turnover be inform ed of the serious consequences of couch-
bu rning.
M oved by Cross, secon ded by Q uirm bach, to reconsider, and place on the A ugust 27, 20 02,
agenda, the n am ing of “H ayden H eritage P ark.”
V ote on M otio n: 4 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
A D JOU R N M EN T: 8:37 p.m.
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D iane V oss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, M ayor