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A M ES , IO W A A U G U ST 27, 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 27 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 follow ing Coun cil m em bers present: Cross, G oodhue, H offm an, Q uirm bach, V egge, and
W irth.
M ayor T ed esc o ann ou nced th at staff had r eq uested that Item #8 on th e C on sen t A gen da p ertainin g to
procurem ent cards for the M ayor and City Council be pulled for separate discussion.
P RES ENTATION BY DR. KE N S TONE REGARDING RET AIL SALES, LE AKAGE
A N A LY S IS, A N D IM P LIC A T IO N S O F R E G IO N A L M A L LS : Brian O’Connell, D irector of the
Planning and H ousing D epartm ent, explained that after the City r eceived a letter of interest from
a m all d e v e lo p e r, it w as suggested that an ex pert be contacted to pro vide inform ation on w hat
im pacts cities face w hen such develop m ent is being considered . H e in trod uced D r. Ken S ton e,
Professor of Economics at Iow a State U niversity, w ho had agr eed to make a presentation regar ding
the im plication s of a region al m all pro po sing to locate in A m es.
D r. Stone presented retail sales data from the Iow a D epartm ent of Revenue. He com m ented o n
the retail sales trend s in A m es an d S tory C ou nty an d gave a p resentation regarding sales leakage
in Story Co un ty.
D r. S ton e a d v ised w hat im pacts th e C oral Ridge M all, a 1.2 m illio n-squ are-foo t m all located in
C oralville, Io w a, h ad on Joh nso n C ou nty and first- an d seco nd -tier cou nties, particu larly in th eir
general m erchan dise, app arel, and service sales stores.
D r. Stone stated that he expects a $35,000,000 loss in sales, w hich w ould be borne m ainly by the
N orth Grand M all, if a new m all locates in this com m unity. D r. Stone does not anticipate that the
D ow ntow n b usinesses w ou ld suffer since they are m ostly sp ecialty sh op s. H e said that the net
effect, how ever, w ould be a sales gain to the City of A m es if the new m all is constructed. D r. Stone
adv ised that his speculation s did no t take into accou nt any im pro vem ents that m ay be undertaken
at the cu rrent m all. H e also gave statistics on w hat losses w ou ld b e felt by first- and second -tier
cou nties if the m all currently bein g prop osed to b e con structed in W est D es M oine s co m es to
fruition . D r. S ton e an ticipates that th ere w o uld be sales leakage from A m es as a result of that m all.
P ROCL AMATION FOR T HE A L L A MERIC AN WEE KE ND : M ayo r T ed esco pr oclaim ed A u gust
30 - Septem ber 1 , 200 2, as The All Am erican Weekend in A m es. A ccepting the Proclam ation w ere
S teve T om m eraasen, Joh n V etter, Ken A nd erson, M ike B ryant, and M on te Parrish
CONS ENT AGE NDA : Mo ved by Quirmb ach, seco nd ed b y Vegge, to ap pr ov e th e follo wing items
on the C on sent A genda.
1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.Motion approving minutes of regular meeting of August 13, 2002
3.Motion approving certification of civil service applicants
4.Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits and liquor licenses:
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a.Class C Liquor - Deano's, 119 Main Street
b.Class C Beer and Class B Wine - Drugtown, 500 Main Street
c.Class B Beer - Flame & Skewer, 2801 Grand Avenue
d.Class C Liquor - Okoboji Grill of Ames, 2719 Grand Avenue
e.Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service Area – Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State Center
f.Class C Liquor – Scheman Building, Iowa State Center
g.Class C Liquor – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center
h.Class BW Liquor – Fisher Theater, Iowa State Center
5.Motion directing City Attorney to prepare ordinance revising parking regulations on the north and
westerly sides of Harrison Road from Hyde Avenue to the north line of Bloomington Heights
Subdivision
6.RESOLUTION NO. 02-454 approving Annual Street Finance Report
7.RESOLUTION NO. 02-455 approving amendment to Parking Meter Map pertaining to Chamberlain,
Stanton, and Lincoln Way
8.RESOLUTION NO. 02-456 approving addition of A mes Community Bank and name change from
Firstar Bank to U. S. Bank on the approved list of depositories
9.RESOLUTION NO. 02-457 approving the contract with Professional Account Management, LLC, for
collection of out-of-area parking tickets
10.RESOLUTION NO. 02-458 approving Revolving Loan Fund application for ProPlanner
11.RESOLUTION NO. 02-459 approving amendment to Downtown Farmers’ Market Agreement
12.RESOLUTION NO. 02-460 approving modifications to the Agreement with Electronic Engineering for
Police Department radio equipment
13.RESOLUTION NO. 02-461 approving suspension of parking regulations for Police Department’s
Child-Safety Seat Checks on August 31, 2002, from 8 AM to 1 PM
14.RESOLUTION NO. 02-462 approving partial completion of public improvements for The Reserve
Subdivision and reducing amount of security
15.RESOLUTION NO. 02-463 approving partial completion of public improvements for the Southfork
Subdivision and reducing amount of security
16.Dauntless Subdivision, 7 Addition:th
a.RESOLUTION NO. 02-464 approving partial completion of public improvements
b.RESOLUTION NO. 02-465 approving the Major Final Plat for Dauntless Subdivision, 7th
Addition
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
P R OCUREM EN T CARDS FO R M A Y OR A N D CITY CO U N C IL M EM BER S : Luana Stoneking,
Purchasing A gent, rem inded the Council that they had , o n F ebruary 26, 2002, approved the
pro curem ent card p rogram policies as an ad ditio n to th e purchasing po licies and ap pro ved an
agreem ent w ith Bank of A m erica to provide procurem ent card services. She said that applications
o f em p loyees are to be ap prov ed by their dep artm ent head an d app lic a ti o n s for elected C ity
o fficials are to be ap prov ed by Co un cil.
M oved by Cross, secon ded by H offm an, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-453 approving the
application s for procurem ent car ds for the M ayor and City Council m em bers, setting the
transaction lim its at $2 ,000/single pu rchase and $5 ,000/billing cycle.
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Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolution 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.
C LA SS C LIQ U O R L IC EN SE FO R SN O O K ER S, 118 H A Y W A R D , STE . #2 :
M oved by H offm an, seconded by G oodhue, to approve a Class C Liquor License for Snookers, 118
H ayw ard, Ste. #2.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
S TR EE T C LO S U R ES F O R A LL -A M ER IC A N W E E K E N D : M oved by W irth, seconded b y
Q uirm bach, to adop t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02 -46 6 ap pro ving the following: (1) street and parking
lot closures from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Main Street from Kellogg Avenue to Clark Avenue,
Burnett Avenue from the alley south of 5 Street to Main Street, the Central Business Districtth
(CBD) parking lot from the west side of Tom Evans Plaza to Clark Avenue, and Parking Lot U
on south side of the Depot development; (2) suspension of parking enforcement in the CBD from
6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and, (3) the use of two electric receptacles at Tom Evans Park with a waiver of
electric fees.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
BILL Y SUND AY ROAD LAN D USE OPTIONS: Brian O ’Con nell gave a ch ronological history
leading up to the preparation of the report detailing the land use and development alternatives for
B illy Sun day Road . M r. O ’C on nell stated that the k ey issue surro un ding the analysis of this area
is acce s s. H e said that the intersec tion of D uff A venu e w ith B illy Su nd ay Ro ad is poo r, traffic
from the soccer com plex/ex isting lan d u ses negatively affects the intersection, and m ore
dev elop m ent in this area w ou ld only w orsen this situation .
It w as pointed out that in 1999, Brent H averkam p purchased 16 acres of land generally located on
the so uth side of Billy S un day R oad, east o f S o uth D uff A venu e, and the lan d w as su bd ivid ed into
five lots. M r. O ’Connell rem inded the C ouncil that on January 2, 2002, they received a letter from
property owner B rent H averkam p’s engineer requesting a change to the land use designation and
zo ning classification for h is rem aining vaca nt parcels. In the letter it w as stated that the prop erty
ow ner requested a change that w ou ld allow the c o n tinu ation of m ix ed residen tial/com m ercial
d ev elop men t simi la r t o th e land u ses th at h av e been d ev elop ed to th e east. Mr. Hav er kamp
req uested a ch an ge that wou ld allo w fo r R esidential High -Den sity zo ning or a ch an ge to the text
of the Z on ing O rdinance that w ou ld p erm it m ix ed u ses.
M r. O ’C on nell ad vised the C ity C ou ncil that staff had m ade an error in the calculation of pro jected
traffic. O n Page 7 of the Report, the table show ed M ixed U se producing 454 trips/day and
C om m ercial U se pro du cing 16 0 trips/day. T he R eport stated that “office uses p rod uce an average
of four trips per 1000 square feet of space per day...”; how ever, office uses produce an average of
fou r trips per em ployee per day. Therefore, the total trips generated from m ixed-use development
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w ould be 572, and the total trips generated from H ighw ay-O riented Com m ercial development
w ould be 646.
M r. O ’Connell summ arized the existing conditions of the subject property, specifically, the land
use, zo ning, sanitary sew er and w ater, and storm sew er.
The City Council w as told by M r. O ’Connell that staff h as investigated the consequences of
changing the Land U se P olicy P lan (LU PP ) designation for the subject area and the surrounding
area (all the land located south of U . S. H ighw ay 30, w est of Sk unk R iver, east of So uth D uff
A venu e, an d north of the ex isting re sid en tial d ev elop m en t alo ng C rystal S tree t). M r. O ’C o nn ell
detailed the follow ing five scenarios derived from staff analysis of the requested land use change.
1.The subject property w ill rem ain zoned and planned as H ighw ay-O riented Com m ercial and
no near -term im prov em ents w ill be m ade to Billy S un day R oad. T he surro un ding area w ill
rem ain unchanged.
2.T he subject property w ill be rezon ed and planned to Residential H igh D ensity and no near-
term im p ro vem en ts w ill b e m ad e to B illy S un day Ro ad . Th e su rr ou nd ing area w ill rem ain
unchanged.
3.T he subject area w ill b e rezo ned and planned to R esidential H igh D ensity and right-of-w ay
w ill be d ed icated to the City to ac co m m od ate po tential futur e co nn ection s thro u gh the S tate
of Iow a N ursery site. The surrounding area w ill rem ain unchanged.
4 .T he su bject area w ill be rezo ned and plan ned to R esidential H igh D ensity, right-o f-w ay w ill
be dedicated to the City b y the prop erty ow ner to accom m od ate future con nection s thro ugh
th e State of Iow a N ursery, an d r igh t-of-w ay w ill b e o btained fr om the S tate o f Iow a N u rsery.
The developable portion of the City’s land w ill be sold to a developer and m arketed for
com m ercial uses.
5.T he subject area w ill be rezo ned to R esiden tial H igh D ensity, right-of-w ay w ill be ded icated
to th e C ity to accom m o date future con nectio ns thro ugh the S tate of Iow a N ursery, right-o f-
w ay w ill be obtained from the State of Iow a N ursery, and the State of Iow a N urser y w ill be
planned for H ighw ay-O riented C om m ercial, R esidential H igh D ensity, R esidential M edium
D ensity, and Residential Low D ensity land uses. The developable por tion of the City and
S tate’s land w ill be sold to a dev elop er m arketed for co m m ercial/residential land uses.
M r. O ’C on nell gave a breakdo w n o f infrastructure costs associated w ith im pro ving Billy S un day
R oad an d ex ten ding ro ad s thr ou gh th e S tate’s p ro perty.
It w as ind icated that staff felt S cenario 3 w ou ld be the best alternative. M r. O ’C on nell adv ised that
this Scen a r io ta k es into account that the area is not ideal for v ariou s types o f highw ay-oriented
activities perm itted u nder the H O C zone and uses on the subject proper ty w ould most likely be
lim ited to office-type uses. H e also said that it w ould perm it the development of m ixed-
com m ercial and high-density residential uses, thus providing a greater land use opportunity for the
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subject area. M r. O ’Connell further stated that if right-of-w ay could b e m ade available o n the
subject area to allow for future street connections through the State-ow ned property to the south,
the n a lon g-ter m so lution w ou ld b e prov ided to m itigate the gre ater im p act tha t m u lti-fam ily traffic
w ill hav e o n B illy S u nd ay Ro ad an d its inters ection w ith D u ff A v en ue. H ow ev er , M r. O ’C o nn ell
indicated that the n egative aspect of this S cenario is that the short-term Billy Su nday Ro ad users
w ill experience elevated traffic pro blem s.
Brent H averkam p, 4915 Tim bercreek Lane, A m es, asked for a clarification of w hat is being
recom m end ed by staff. M r. O ’C o nn ell stated th at the info rm ation p ro vide d to the C ity C ou ncil is
a report. If the C ity Cou ncil chooses to m ake a recom m end ation , staff prefers that they select
Scenario 3.
M r. H averk am p said he feels that the road an d the in tersectio n are sufficien t to accom m o date all
the traffic that w ou ld b e generated as a result of his pro perty dev elop m ent. H e stated that he has
dev elop ed tw o o f his lots, co nstructing three high-q uality, m ix ed-u se b uildings. T he C ou ncil w as
advised that he purchased approxim ately 16 acres of ground in 1999, and in order to develop the
property, the City m ade the requirem ent that he pay for the extension of Billy Sunday Road, the
associated utilities, and the bike path. M r . H averkam p advised that he did bear the entire cost of
those improvements, and now the City is saying that the road is “substandard.” In M r.
H averkam p’s o pinion , the m ix ed-u se dev elop m ent being pro po sed w ou ld p rod uce less traffic than
an H O C develo p m en t. M r . H averk am p stated that the right-o f-w ay being ask ed for by the C ity
con stitu tes app ro x im ately 1 5% of his rem ain in g p ro perty.
M oved by G oodhue, seconded by Cross, to refer to the P lanning and Z oning C om m ission w ith the
recom m endation that Scenario 2 be selected.
M oved by H offm an, seconded by W irth, to am end the m otion to include Scenario 3 as an option.
V ote on A m endm ent: 2-4. V oting aye: H offm an, W irth. V oting n ay: C ross, G oo dh ue,
Q uirm bach, V egge. M otion failed.
V ote on O riginal M otion: 5-1. V oting aye: Cross, G oodhue, Q uirm bach, V egge, W irth. Voting
nay: H offm an. M otion declared carried.
M ov ed by C ro ss, s eco n ded b y G oo dh ue, to d irec t staff to co ntact th e S tate o f Io w a to asc er tain if
a decision had been made on w hether the State N ursery w ould rem ain at its present location.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
S QUAW CREE K VALL EY SOUTH S UB DIVIS ION, 4 ADD IT ION: Rob H am m er , 3725 TH
M athew s Road , A m es, stated that he and his w ife object to th e e x tension of M athew s R oad
eastw ard. W hen they pu rchased th is pro perty, there w as no ind ication that the R oad w ou ld ever
be extended or becom e a through-str eet to George W ashington Carver . M r . H am m er presented a
petition signed by 79 other residen ts of this area ob jecting to the application for the S ou th S qu aw
V alley S ub division , 4th A dd ition , and the eastw ard ex tension of the cul-de-sac on M athew s R oad
from the cu rr en t length of 60 0 feet to the p ro po sed 1,2 00 feet. M r. H am m er said th at it w as h is
understanding that access w as possible from Lot 9.
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M r. O ’Co n n ell in for m ed the City Co uncil that he had been advised by A aron S teele of Story
C ou nty Planning & Z on ing that w hen this subd ivision requ est w as heard by that entity, it w as
rem and ed back to staff.
A rthur Fleener, 3741 M athew s, A m es, stated that they m oved to this area to get aw ay fr om the
traffic congestion. H e pointed out that Lot 9 is o w ned by the developer and the land for the
pro po sed add ition al develop m ent is ow ned by the developer; therefore, he feels that there is access
available through Lot 9. It w as his understanding that the subdivision request w as denied by Story
County. H e explained that over 90% of the hom eow ners in this area signed a petition opposing
the extension of M athew s Road. M r. Fleener requested that the easem ent betw een Lots 4 and 8 be
rem oved so that the cul-de-sac does not becom e a through street to G eorge W ashington C arver.
S cott Irw in, 37 40 M athew s, A m es, stated that S tory C ou nty actually acted o n tw o sep arate action s:
the y d en ied the ex ten sio n of the cul-d e-sac on M ath ew s R o ad fro m the cu rrent len gth of 6 00 ' to
the p rop osed 1,20 0 feet, and approv al of the P relim inary P lat w as rem anded back to staff.
Paul Popelka, 612 Fifth Street, A m es, explained that this proposal is for an eight-lot subdivision.
H e clarified that Story County Planning and Zoning had recom m ended denial of the w aiver of
street length standar ds to the Boar d of Supe rvisors and the subdivision plat w as rem anded back
to staff for further review . M r. Popelka said that the request before the Council is approval of the
P relim inary P lat. H e contended that the P relim inary P lat m eets the C ity of A m es’ standards.
M ov ed by Q u irm bach , secon ded b y H offm an, to table u ntil after S tor y Co un ty takes action on this
m atter.
V ote on M otio n: 5-1. V o ting aye: C ro ss, G oo dh ue, H offm a n , Q uirm b ach, W irth. V o ting n ay:
V egge. M otion declared carried.
E C O N O M IC DEV ELOP M ENT AG REEM EN T W ITH A RM ST R O N G FA M ILY TR U S T : Paul
W iegan d exp lain ed that th e Armstron g Family Trust is p ursuing develo pment o f a parcel of
property on South D ayton A venue just east and north of the intersection of South Dayton A venue
and SE 5 Street. As part of the development, the A rm strong Fa m ily Trust is requesting that theth
C ity subm it a Local D evelopm ent RIS E G ran t a p p lication to the Iow a D O T for the street
construction w ithin the project. H e said that the G rant program involves 50-50 funding and
req uires the C ity to ap p ly fo r the G ran t. M r. W iegan d ad vised that the p ro p osed pro ject co st is
estim ated at $3 38 ,308, so the local m atch w ou ld b e $169 ,15 4; an agreem ent has been negotiated
tha t pro vide s for the A rm stro ng F am ily T ru st to pay for the lo cal m atch. H e rem ind ed the C o un cil
tha t the City m ust pay back the G ran t fu nd s if the req u ired 55 job s are no t crea ted; in ord er to
secure that obligation, the developers w ill file a Letter of C redit that w ill rem ain in place until the
Iow a D O T releases the C ity from repaym ent. M r. W iegand pointed out the changes m ade to the
A greem ent, copy of w hich w as placed arou nd the dais for the C ou ncil’s review this evening.
M r. W iegand advised that the developer s have indicated that they have tw o concer ns as the
subdivision process is un dertaken; the fir st involves installation of sidew alks. H e said the
developers w ill be requesting a w aiver of the sidew alk requirem ent; how ever, staff feels that the
sidew alk s are an im p ortant elem en t in separating pedestrians an d vehicles, particularly trucks in
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ind ustrial areas. Th e seco nd issu e inv olve s a requ est b y the A rm stro n g F am ily T ru st for th e C ity
to enclose a drainage way along the northwest side o f the p roperty b y installing a storm sew er.
M r.W iegand explained that the A rm stron gs m aintain that the C ity shou ld p ay for the w ork since
the Industrial Park’s detention basins discharge into the drainage w ay, but City staff feels that the
discharge from the Industrial Park’s detention basin controls the r ate of storm -w ater runoff fr om
that area, and the A rm stron g F am ily has already relocated the drainage w ay from its natural
location.
It w as further ex plained by M r.W iega n d that the S E 5 Street po rtion of the p roject inv olvesth
pu rchase of the so uth one-h alf of the r igh t-o f-w ay from the ad joining ow ner. S taff has initiated
con versation s w ith the ow ner relative to this land acqu isition , but at this tim e, they are not sure that
the p rop erty need ed can b e pu rchased at a reasonable price.
M r.W iegand explained that if the Council elects to approve the Economic Development A greem ent
w ith the Arm strong Fam ily Trust, three outstanding issues could later challenge the successful
comp letion of this pro jec t. These are (1 ) th e ab ility to acq uire the so uth on e-half of th e SE 5th
Street right-of-w ay, (2) the Council granting the sidew alk waiver being requested by the
d ev elop ers, an d (3 ) th e C ity ag reeing to p ay the co sts o f en clo sin g th e d rain age w ay.
M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-467 approving the
E con om ic D ev elop m en t A gre em ent w ith the A rm stron g F am ily T ru st an d d irec ting staff to su bm it
the RISE G rant application to the Iow a D O T and to deal w ith the subdivision stipulations at the
tim e w hen the plat is submitted.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
T he m eeting recessed at 9:00 p.m . and recon ven ed at 9:07 p.m .
PU R C H A S E O F ELECTR IC CA PA C ITY FRO M OM A HA PUBLIC POW ER DISTR IC T:
M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-469 approving the
Capacity A greem ent w ith Om aha Public Pow er D istr ict to purchase 6 M W of capacity for 2003
and 2004 at a cost of $90,000/year.
Roll Call V ote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes. (C ou ncil M em ber Q uirm bach w as absent for the vo te.)
R EC O N S ID E R A TIO N O F TH E N A M IN G O F H A Y D EN H E R ITA G E PA R K : M oved by
H offm an, secon ded by W irth, to ren am e the p ark aro un d A m es Q uarry as Ada H ayden Heritage
P ark.
M oved by Cross, seconded by Q uirm bach, to amend the m otion to renam e the park A da H ayden
C on servation H eritag e P ark .
V ote on A m endm ent: 2-4. V oting aye: Cross, Q uirm bach . V oting n ay: G oo dh ue, H offm an, V egge,
W irth. M otion failed.
V ote on O rigin al M otio n: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
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OIL A N D GREAS E RECEIVING STATION PROJEC T: M ov ed by W irth, secon ded by G oo dh ue,
to ad op t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 0 2-47 0 m o difying the currently approved Capital Improvements Plan
(CIP) to accelerate construction of an oil and grease receiving station and delay construction of the
previously adopted WPC Plant Biosolids Storage/Thickening Project.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
M oved by W irth, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N NO . 02-471 approving plans and
specifications for O il and G rease R eceiving S tation at the W ater & P ollution Contr ol Plant; setting
S eptem ber 17, 20 02 , as bid du e date and S eptem ber 24, 20 02 , as the date of pu blic hearing.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
DECLARATION OF DEF A U LT O F GRO U N D LEASE BY VANTAG E ENTERP R ISES, LL C .:
M oved by Q uirm bach, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02 -472 declar ing
V an tage E nterprises, LLC , in defau lt and directin g the M ayor to form ally no tify the m that the C ity
w ill pursue the rem edies stipu lated in the G rou nd Lease, w hich includ e req u ir ing V antage
Enterprises, LLC, to turn over the land and buildings to the City; said rem edies to be initiated on
O ctob er 1, 20 02 , to allow for the deferred paym ent of the lease and the interest prior to S eptem ber
30, 2002.
R oll C all V ote: 5-0-1. V o ting a ye: G oo dh u e, H o ffm an , Q uirm b ach, V egg e, W irth . V otin g nay:
N on e. A bstaining: C ross. R esolution d eclared adopted, signed b y the M ayor, and hereb y m ade a
po rtion of these m inu tes.
R EV IEW OF C ITY ’S IN V ESTM EN T POR TFO LIO FO R FY 2001/02 : S herry M eier , C ity
Treasurer, presented a report sum m arizing the per form ance of the C ity’s investm ent portfolio for
fiscal year 2001/02.
H E A R IN G O N B A L L P L A S TIC S R A IL E X TE N S IO N PR O JE C T : M ayor Tedesco o pened the
pu blic hearing. T here b eing no o ne w ishing to speak, he closed the h earing.
M ov ed by C ross, seconded by G oo dh ue, to ad op t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-4 73 app rov ing final
plans and specifications and aw ar ding a contract to C on-Str uct, Inc., of A m es, Iow a, in the am ount
of $85,214.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. 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 SALE O F 3229 GA R N ER AV EN U E: The pub lic h earing w as opened by M ayor
Tedesco. He closed sam e after no one w ished to speak.
M oved by G oo dhue, seconded by H offm an, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-474 approving
conveyance by W arranty D eed of the property located at 3229 G arner A venue to Patricia Ew ing
for $89,000.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. 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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HEA R IN G O N REZON IN G PR OP ER TY GEN ER A LLY LOC A TED AT 109 N OR TH
F RANKLIN FROM “RL ” (RES IDE NT IAL L OW DENS IT Y) T O “HOC” (HIGHW AY-
O R IEN TE D C O M M E R C IA L ): M ayor Tedesco o pened the hear ing. N o one w ished to speak, and
the M ayor closed the hearing.
Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-475 adopting an
amendment to the Land Use Policy Plan Map to reflect “Highway-Oriented Commercial” uses
along Lincoln Way, between Marshall Avenue and Franklin Avenue.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. 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 G o od hu e, secon ded by W irth, to p ass o n first read ing an ord ina nce r ez o ning p ro perty
generally located at 109 N orth Frank lin fr om “RL” (Residential Low De nsity) to “HO C”
(H ighw ay-O riented Com m ercial).
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
HE ARIN G ON M AJOR S ITE DEVEL OP MENT P LAN F OR THE CONS TRUCTION OF
TW O 11-PLEX APA R TM EN T BUILD IN GS LOC A TED O N O N E LO T TO BE AD D R ESSED
A S 3714 A N D 37 18 TRIPP STR EET: The public hearing w as opened by M ayor Tedesco. Randy
Lueth, 612 Fifth S treet, A m es, requested that the C ouncil appr ove this M ajor S ite D evelopment
P lan. H e inform ed the Coun cil that w hen the zon ing is the F -S (floating z on e) designation , it takes
app ro x im ately six w eeks lon ger. H e said tha t the F -S z on ing allow s for pu blic inp ut after the staff
has essentially approv ed the dev elop m ent. T he M ayor closed the hearing after no on e else w ished
to speak.
M oved by Cross, seconded b y G oodhue, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-476 approving the M ajor
Site Plan for the construction of tw o 11 -plex apartm ent buildings located on one lot to be
add ressed as 3 71 4 an d 37 18 T rip p S treet.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes
ORDINANCE E S T A BLI SH I N G PA R KING P ROHIB I T S F OR T HE RE S E RVE
S U B D IV ISIO N : M o v e d b y G o od hu e, secon ded by C ross, to p ass on first reading an ordinance
establishing parking prohibitions for The Reserve Subdivision.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E RE V ISIN G TH E BOU N D A R IES FOR AN N EXED LA N D ASSIGN ED TO
W A R D 2, PR E C IN C T 4: M ov ed b y G oo dh ue, seconded by Cross, to p as s on first reading an
ordinance revising the boundaries for annexed land assigned to W ard 2 , Precinct 4.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M otio n declared carried unanim ou sly.
O R D IN A N C E REV ISING PA R KING R EG U LA TIO N S O N 20 ST R E ET : M ov ed by G oo dh ue,TH
seconded by Cross, to pass on second reading an ordinance revising parking regulation s on 20th
S treet.
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M ov ed by G oodhue, seconded by Cross, to suspend the rules necessary for the adoption o f an
ord inan ce.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
M oved by Goodhue, seconded by Quirmbach, to p ass on third reading and adopt ORD IN A N CE
N O . 3 67 7 revising parking regu latio ns on 20 Street.th
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. O rdinance declared adopted u nanim ously, signed b y the M ayor, and her eby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
OR D IN A N C E REPEA LIN G PA R KING PR OH IBITION S ON THE SO U TH SID E OF BEL-
AIR DR IVE FROM COOLIDGE DRI VE T O BEL-AIR CIRC LE AND FROM THE W EST
AND SOUTH S IDE S OF COOLIDGE DRIVE E X CE P T FOR THE NORTH 90 ' ADJACENT
T O 20 ST R EE T: M ov ed by V egge, seconded by W irth, to p ass on seco nd reading an ordinanceTH
rep ealing park ing p ro hibition s o n the sou th side of Bel-A ir D rive fro m Co olid ge D rive to B el-A ir
Circle and from the w est and south sides of Coolidge D r ive except for the nor th 90' adjacent to 2 0th
S treet.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
M ov ed by W irth, secon ded by G oo dh ue, to su spend the rules necessary for the ado ptio n o f an
ord inan ce.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
M oved by W irth, seconded by Cross, to pass on third reading and adopt O RD IN A N CE N O . 3678
rep ealing park ing proh ibition s o n the sou th side o f Bel-A ir D rive fro m Co olid ge D rive 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.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. O rdinance declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
O R D IN A N C E LIM ITIN G U S E O F SK A TE PA R K : M o ved b y G o od hu e, seco nd ed by Cross, to
pass on second reading an ordinance lim iting use of skate park.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
M ov ed by G o o d h ue, seconded by W irth, to suspen d the rules necessary for the adoption of an
ord inan ce.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
Mov ed by Good hu e, secon ded by W irth , to p ass on third read in g an d ado pt OR DINANC E NO.
3679 lim iting use of skate park.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. O rdinance declared adopted u nanim ously, signed b y the M ayor, and her eby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
OR D IN A N C E R E V ISIN G TH E BOU N D A R IES FOR AN N EXED LA N D ASSIGN ED TO
W A R D 1 , PR E C IN C T 2: M oved by G oodhue, seconded by V egge, to pass on second reading an
ordinance revising the boundaries for annexed land assigned to W ard 1 , Precinct 2.
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R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
ORDINANCE RE ZONING P ROPE RT Y ON NORTH RIVE RS IDE DRIVE AND AIRP ORT
R OA D FRO M “G-I” (GEN ER A L IN D U STR IA L) TO “HO C ” (HIGH W A Y -OR IEN TED
C O M M ER C IA L): M ov ed by V egge, second ed by G oo dh ue, to pass on second read ing an ordinance
rezo ning pro perty on N orth Rive rside D riv e and A irp ort R oad fro m “G -I” (G en eral Ind ustrial) to
“H O C ” (H ighw ay-O riented Com m ercial).
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E TO VACATE THE SOUTH 120 FEET OF THE ALLEY L OCA TED BETW EEN
S O U T H D U F F A V EN U E A N D S O U T H S H ER M A N A V E N U E IN B L O C K 1 , B L A C K ’S
A D D ITIO N TO TH E C ITY O F A M ES : M oved by Cross, seconded by H offm an, to pass on second
reading an ordinance to vacate the south 120 feet of the alley located betw een South Duff A venue
and S ou th S herm an A ven ue in Block 1, B lack’s A dd ition to the City of A m es.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E M A KING Z ON IN G TEXT A M EN D M EN T TO A LLOW A N EXC EPTION TO
T HE F RONT-Y A R D P ARKING P ROHIB ITION FOR S INGL E-F AMIL Y RE S IDENTIAL
U N ITS W ITH O N E -C A R A T TA C H E D G A R A G E S : M oved by G oodhue, seconded by H offm an,
to p ass on third read ing an d ado pt O R D IN A N C E N O . 3 67 5 m ak ing zo ning tex t am en d m en t to
allow an ex cep tion to the fro nt-yard parking pro hibition for sin gle-fam ily residential un its w ith
on e-car attached garages.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. O rdinance declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
ORDINANCE MAKING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO FENCE HEIGHT
R EG U LA TIO N S : M oved by H offm an, seconded by W irth, to pass on third reading
an d ado pt ORDINA NCE NO . 3 67 6 making zo ning text amend men t p er tain in g to fen c e heig ht
regulation s.
Roll Call V ote: 6-0. O rdinance declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these m inu tes.
COM M ENTS : M oved by H offm an, seconded by W irth, to refer to staff the follow ing: letter fr om
A m es H igh S cho ol regarding their H om ecom ing P arade and the letter from N oraim a F ernandez
ex pressing an interest in pu rchasin g p ro perty loca ted on S ou th 1 6th S treet.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
Council M ember Quirmb ach p ointed ou t that h e h ad receiv ed a letter fr om Nancy Hart, 4324
S ton e B rooke Road, A m es, ex pressing her concerns regarding construction of a new m all
op eration ; that letter w as shared w ith the M ayor an d other C ou ncil m em bers.
M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to direct the City M anager to schedule, by D ecem ber 15 ,
2 00 2, a five- to six -h ou r C ou ncil plan ning sess ion on a w eek day and requ estin g that Co un cil
m em bers subm it agend a item s for that session to the C ity M anager w ithin the nex t 30 days.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
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A D JOU R N M EN T: 9:42 p.m.
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D iane V oss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, M ayor