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AMES, IOWA SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
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 September 24, 2002. Present from the Ames City Council were Cross, Goodhue,
Hoffman, Quirmbach, Vegge, and Wirth. Present from the Story County Board of Supervisors were
Clinton, Halliburton, and Toms. Present from the Ames School Board was Brown. Neither the
Gilbert School District nor the United School District were represented.
REAPPOINTMENT OF AMES CITY ASSESSOR: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Clinton,
to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-498 reappointing Richard L. Horn for another six-year term,
as the Ames City Assessor, commencing January 1, 2003, and ending December 31, 2008.
City Council Member Cross raised a concern that there are no valid criteria by which to evaluate
the performance of the City Assessor. Supervisor Clinton explained that the Mini-Board has met
and recommended the reappointment of Richard Horn. He stated that if in fact Mr. Horn’s
performance had not met the expectations of the Mini-Board, those issues would have been
raised and discussed with the Conference Board. City Attorney John Klaus advised that the term
of the City Assessor is prescribed by the Iowa Code. Mr. Horn indicated that, at the direction of
the Mini-Board, annual satisfaction surveys of their customers are performed; this is a form of
evaluation. He also advised that for the past 21 years, the Ames City Assessor’s Office has been
ranked as the most-accurate or the second-most-accurate Assessor’s Office in the state.
Roll Call Vote: 3-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
Chairperson Tedesco advised that appointments to the Review Board expire December 31, 2002.
Members of the Conference Board were directed to submit names of their new appointees to
Chairperson Tedesco by December; the appointments will be made retroactive to January 1,
2003.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING: The meeting adjourned at 6:45
p.m.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
The A m es C ity C ouncil m et in regular session at 6:54 p.m . on the 24 day of Se ptem ber , 20 02, in theth
C ity Cou ncil Cham bers in City H all, 5 15 C lark A venue, pursuant to law w ith M ayor T ed T edesco
presiding and the follow ing C ou ncil m em bers present: C ross, G oo dh ue, H offm an, Q uirm bach, V egge,
and W irth.
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P ROCL AMATION FOR FIR E PREV EN TION W E EK : M ayor T edesco proclaim ed
the w eek of O cto ber 6 - 12 , 2 00 2, as F ire P rev en tion W eek. A ccep ting the P roclam ation on beh alf
of the A m es Fire D epartm ent w ere Captain S cott Siberski and Fire Fighter s Jason V ennard and
Brian O’Loughlin.
P ROCL AMATION FOR F.A.C.E.S . DAY: O ctob er 5, 2002 , w as proclaim ed as F .A .C.E .S . D ay
by M ayor Tedesco . T he P roclam ation w as accepted by Jan B eran and Kor i H euss. M s. Beran also
recognized Earl Franz and A rlin Branhagen, w ho w ere present, as being m em bers of the
F .A .C .E.S. com m ittee.
P ROCL AMATION F OR PUBL IC POW E R W E EK: M erlin H ov e, D irector o f E lectric S ervices,
introduced P h il Schendel, P ow er Plant M aintenan ce Forem an; S teve W ilson, E nergy Services
Coordinator; and Jerry Borland, new ly hired Electric Engineer. M ayor Tedesco proclaim ed the
w eek of O ctober 6 - 12, 2002, as Public Pow er W eek. M essrs. H ove, Schendel, W ilson, and
Borland accepted the Proclam ation.
P ROCL AMATION FOR MENT AL IL LNES S AW ARE NE S S W EE K: The w eek of O ctober 6 -
12, 2002, w as proclaim ed as M ental Illness A w areness W eek by M ayor Tedesco. Accepting the
Proclam ation w as Fran Berger, Ex ecutive D irector of the N ational A lliance for the M entally Ill of
C entral Iow a.
CONS ENT AGE NDA : Mo ved b y Hoffman, s econ ded b y Go o dh ue, to a pprov e the fo llowin g items
on the C on sent A genda.
1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.M otion approving Minutes of regular meeting of September 10, 2002
3.Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits and liquor licenses:
a.Class B Beer - Ames Happy Joe's, 551 S. Duff Avenue
b.Class C Beer & Class B Wine - Big Kmart #3971, 1405 Buckeye Avenue
c.Class C Beer - Decker's Petro Palace, 821 Lincoln Way
d.Class C Liquor - E. J.'s Legacy, 111 Fifth Street
e.Class C Liquor & Outdoor Service - Hickory's Hall, 300 S. 17 Streetth
f.Class BW Liquor - Hunan Palace, 823 Wheeler St., Ste. 1
g.Class C Beer & Class B Wine - Hy-Vee Food & Drugstore #2, 640 Lincoln Way
h.Class C Beer & Class B Wine - Hy-Vee Food Store #1, 3800 Lincoln Way
i.Class C Liquor - La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, 217 S. Duff Avenue
j.Class BW Liquor - Le's Vietnamese Restaurant, 113 Colorado Avenue
k.Class C Liquor - Mo-Jazz, 2520 Lincoln Way
4.Motion directing City Attorney to prepare ordinance to prohibit parking on the north side of
Suncrest and Sundown from White Oak to Cedar Lane
5.RESOLUTION NO. 02-499 approving Revolving Loan Fund Contract with ProPlanner, Inc., for
$50,000
6.RESOLUTION NO. 02-500 approving agreement for Consultant Engineering Services with
Kirkham Michael and Associates, Inc. for Sixth Street Reconstruction and Streetscape
Improvements
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7.RESOLUTION NO. 02-501 approving Metropolitan Planning Organization Funding Agreement
with Iowa Department of Transportation
8.RESOLUTION NO. 02-502 awarding contract to Freightliner of Des Moines, Inc., in the amount
of $44,949 for one Medium-Duty Chassis Cab
9.RESOLUTION NO. 02-503 proposing sale and conveyance of land pertaining to the south 120
feet of the alley in Block 1, Black’s Addition to the City of Ames, to Goal Foods, Inc., and
setting date of public hearing for October 8, 2002
10.RESOLUTION NO. 02-504 approving plans and specifications for the South Duff Area Storm
Sewer Reconstruction Project, Phase II; setting October 16, 2002, as bid due date and October
22, 2002, as date of public hearing
11.RESOLUTION NO. 02-505 approving contract and bond for 2002/03 Water System
Improvements Program - Division 1; 2002/03 Low-Point Drainage Improvements - Division 2;
2002/03 Water System Improvements Program - Division 3
12.RESOLUTION NO. 02-506 accepting completion of 2001/02 Residential Low-Point Drainage
Program
13.RESOLUTION NO. 02-507 accepting completion of 13 Street/Northwestern Traffic Signalth
Project
14.RESOLUTION NO. 02-508 accepting completion of public improvements for Walter Family
Campus Subdivision and releasing security
15.RESOLUTION NO. 02-509 accepting partial completion of public improvements for Northridge
Heights Subdivision, 2 Addition, and reducing amount of securitynd
16.RESOLUTION NO. 02-510 accepting partial completion of public improvements for Northridge
Heights Subdivision, 4 Addition, and reducing amount of securityth
Roll C all 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 U BL IC F O R U M: J. A . “E arl” Fran z , 30 7 O ran ge, A m es, cam e fo rw ard to ask the C ou ncil to
ex plore protocols for the state of Iow a flag and the U nited S tates flag.
N EW C LA S S C LIQ U O R LIC EN S E FO R C A F É E S C A P E, 2402 L IN C O L N W A Y : M oved by
G oodhue, seconded by H offm an, to approve a new C lass C Liquor License for C afé E scape, 2402
Lincoln W ay.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
F .A.C.E.S . CE LE BRAT ION: Mo ved b y C ro ss, seco nd ed by W irth, to ad op t R E S OLUT ION NO.
0 2-51 1 ap prov ing C on tracts for F oo d V end ors and C on tracts for E n tertainm ent.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
M oved by Cross, seconded by W irth, to adopt RE S O LU T IO N N O . 02-512 approving the clos u re
o f C lark A v en u e b etw een Fifth S treet an d Six th S treet a n d F ifth Street from Pe arle A v en u e to
B u rne tt A v en u e from 8 :00 a.m . to 5 :15 p .m . o n O cto b er 5 , 2 0 0 2 , an d the clo su re of the east C ity
H a ll p ark in g lot fro m Frid a y, O c to b e r 4 , at 4 :0 0 p .m . un til Satu rd a y, O c to b e r 5 , at 5 :1 5 p .m .
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Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
M oved by Cross, seconded by W irth, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-513 w aiving parking
regu lation s in the C en tral Bu sin ess D istrict on Saturday, October 5, 2002, from 10 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
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 Cross, seconded by W irth, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-514 granting a waiver of
electric fees, including meter connection costs, associated w ith th e F .A .C .E .S . ev en t to b e h eld
on O ctober 5, 2002.
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 Cross, secon ded by W irth, to adopt R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-5 15 accepting the service
contract with the Iowa Arts Council for grant monies in the amount of $5,500 for the FACES
Celebration on October 5, 2002.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the M ayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of these M inu tes.
HEAR I N G ON CYRIDE MAINT ENANCE F ACILIT Y ADDITION AND RENOVATION:
M ayor T edesco opened the pu blic h earing. T here being n o on e w ishing to sp eak, the M ayor closed
the h earing.
M ov ed by G oo dh ue, secon ded by C ross, to adop t RE S O LU T IO N N O . 0 2-5 16 app rov ing final
p lans an d specifications an d aw arding a co ntract to H aro ld P ike Co nstru ction of A m es, Iow a, in
the am ount of $1,920,400.
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 SIXTH STR EET/GR A N D AV EN U E IN TER SEC TION IM PR OV EM EN TS
PR OJEC T : T h e h e aring w as op ened by the M ayor. D enn is P yle, 22 15 T im berland , A m es, w as
p resen t. M r. P yle d istribu ted a letter to the C ou ncil ind icating how acce ss to his prop erty w o uld
be adversely affected by this proposed project. H e explained that if the current northbound G rand
A venu e access betw een P yle O ffice P ark an d Sh op pes o n G ran d is rend er ed u nu sab le by this
pro po sed pro ject, it w ou ld leave his prop erty w ith no reason ab le n or th bo un d G r an d A v enue access.
M r. P yle ask ed that the City C ou ncil tab le aw ard ing this con tract un til he can m eet w ith City staff
in an attem pt to arrive at a m utually acceptable resolution .
N o one else w ished to sp eak, and the M ayor closed the hearing.
M o v ed by G oodh ue, seconded by Cross, to table this issue until the O ctober 8th City Cou n cil
m eeting.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
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HEA R IN G O N W PC GR EA SE AN D SEPTA GE R EC EIV IN G STA TION PRO JECT: M ayor
Tedesco opened the public hearing. N o one w ished to speak, and the hearing w as closed.
M ov ed by Cross, secon ded b y H o ffm an, to ad op t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-5 18 app rov ing final
plans and specifications and aw arding a contract to AC I M echanical of A m es, Iow a, in the am ount
of $21,000.
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.
HE ARING ON 20 02 /0 3 CONCRET E P AVEMENT RECONS TRUCTION PR OGRAM
(C O N TIN U E D FR O M 9/10/02): N o o ne w ished to speak, and M ayor T edesco closed the hearing.
M ov ed by G oo dh ue, secon ded by C ross, to adop t RE S O LU T IO N N O . 02-51 9 appro ving 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 $80,202.72.
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.
HEARI NG ON NUISANC E ASSE SSMENTS: T he h earing w as opened by M ayor T edesco .
Joseph V iles, 3711 Ross Road, A m es, w as present. H e presented a copy of his check indicating
that he had paid the $46 .81 charge for C ity services rendered .
The M ayor closed the hearing after no one else w ished to speak.
M ov ed by Q u irm bach , secon ded by C ro ss, to ado pt RE S O LU T IO N N O . 02 -5 20 assessing co sts
for n ox iou s w eed rem ov al and certifying assessm ents to C ou nty T reasurer for p rop erties located
at 3611 Ross Road and 119 Beach.
M ov e d b y Q uirm bach , seconded by Cross, to am end the R esolution to rem ov e the nuisance
assessm ent for the property at 36 11 R oss R oad un til F inan ce record s can be check ed.
V ote on A m en dm ent: 6-0. M otio n declar ed car ried u nanim ou sly.
Roll Call V ote on A m ended M otion: 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 TEXT A M EN D M EN TS TO TH E ZON IN G O R D IN A N C E PERTA IN IN G TO
R EGU LA TION S IN THE “F-V R ” (V ILLA GE R ESID EN TIA L) DISTR IC T SPECI FIC A LLY
REL AT ED TO C OUNTRY HOUSE S , VIL LAGE HOUSE S , VIL L AGE COTT AGE S , AND
VILL AGE APARTM ENTS: M ayor Tedesco opened the hearing. N o one w ished to speak, and the
hearing w as closed.
M ov ed by Go od hu e, secon ded by W irth , to pas s on f ir st reading an ord in an ce mak in g text
am endm en ts to the Zo ning O rdinance pertaining to regu lation s in th e “F -V R ” (V illage Resid en tial)
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D istrict specifically related to C o u n try H ou ses, V illage H ou ses, V illage C ottages, and V illage
A partm ents.
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
HE ARING ON ES S EN TI A L CORP ORATE P URP OSE GENERAL OBL IGAT ION B ONDS
F O R ST R EE T, SE W E R , A N D FIR E A P P A R A TU S PR O JE C TS ($5,885,000): T he hearing w as
op ened by M ayor T edesco .
D avid D irks, E ven sen D od ge, Inc., repo rted that they recom m end aw ard to H arris T rust & Savings
B an k fo r the $5 ,8 85 ,0 00 G en eral O bligation C orpo rate P urpo se Bo nd s, S eries 20 02 B; to A dv est,
Inc., for the $7,825,000 G eneral O bligation Refunding B onds, S eries 2002C; and, to Hutchinson,
S ho ck ey, E rley & C o., for the $7,62 0,00 0 E lectric Revenu e Refun ding Bo nd s, Series 20 02 D.
T here being n o one else w ishing to sp eak, the M ayor closed the hearing.
M oved by G oodhue, seconded by V egge, to adopt RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-521 providing for the
sale and issuance of $5,885,000 G eneral O bligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2002B, and
pro viding for the levy of tax es to p ay the sam e.
R oll C all V ote: 5-0-1. V o ting a ye: G oo dh ue, H offm an, Q u ir m bach , V egge, W ir th . V otin g n ay:
N one. Abstaining: Cr oss. Resolution declar ed adopted, signed by the M ayor, and hereby m ade
a portion of these M inu tes.
H EA R ING O N G EN E R A L O BL IG A T IO N R E F U N D IN G BO NDS ($7,825,000): The hearing w as
op ened by M ayor T edesco and closed after no one w ished to speak.
M oved by H offm an, seconded by Cross, to adopt RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-522 providing for the
sale and issuance of G eneral O bligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2002C, and p roviding for the
levy of tax es to p ay the sam e.
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.
H E A R IN G O N EL EC TR IC R E V E N U E R E F U N D IN G BO N D S ($7,620,000): T he M ayor o pen ed
the p ub lic hearing. N o o ne w ished to speak, and he closed sam e.
M oved by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt RE SO LU TIO N N O . 02-523 providing for the
sale an d issuance and securin g th e paymen t of E lectric R ev en ue Refun ding Bond s, Series 200 2D.
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.
E NGI N EER ING SE RVICE S AGRE EMENT W ITH S NYDE R & AS S OCIATE S , INC., F OR
ADA HAY DEN HE RIT AGE PARK: M ov ed by Cross, seconded by G oodhue, to adopt
R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-524 approving the Engineering S ervices A greem ent w ith S nyder &
A ssociates, Inc., which includes a cost-not-to-exceed amount of $193,962 for design, project
letting, and construction inspection services as well as up to $11,339 for actual time spent for
wetlands certification and right-of-way platting for Ada Hayden Heritage Park.
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Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
VETERANS MEMORIAL: M o ved by W irth , secon ded by H offm an, to ap prove the following three
locations as possible sites for a Veterans Memorial: (1) Area #1 - under trees outside southeast
corner of City Hall; (2) Area #2 - outside northeast corner of City Hall; (3) Area #3 - directly east
of Area #1 subject to the following conditions: (1) acceptable designs must not adversely affect
underground utilities and must not damage the root system of mature trees in the area; (2)
provision would need to be made for relocating utilities or removing parking spaces to adapt the
areas for a memorial.
V ote on M otion : 5-0-1. V oting aye: Cross, G oo dh ue, H offm an, V egge, W irth. V oting nay: N on e.
A bstaining: Q uirm bach. M otion declared carried.
ELIM IN A TION OF O N E M OR E PAR KING SPAC E ON SOU TH SID E OF G R EELEY
STR EET (TA B LE D FR O M 9/10/02): M ayo r T ed esco po in ted ou t th at the m o tion m ade by G oo dh ue,
seconded by H offm an, to elim inate on e m ore parking space on the sou th side of G reeley Street had
been tabled to this m eeting from the C ou ncil’s Septem ber 1 0 m eeting. th
Bill A rm strong, owner of 2004 G reeley, A m es, urged the C ity C ouncil not to further elim inate any
parking spaces. H e believes that this w ou ld b e a detrim ent to his pro perty, w hich is operated as a
bed -and -break fast establishm ent. M r. A rm stron g asked that the parking spaces that w ere allow ed
w hen he purchased his pro perty be retained. H e also req uested that a ne w ly in stalled sign
ind icating that park ing is not allow ed from that p oint to th e co rn er b e rem ov ed from in fro nt of his
h ou se; he co nsiders the sign to be unsigh tly.
Leon ard G oldm an, 20 30 G reeley, A m es, contended that the rem ov al of on e m ore parking space
on the south side of G reeley w ould greatly im prove the sight lines. H e urged the C ouncil to er r on
the side of safety and direct that the parking space be rem oved.
V ote on M otion: 1-5. V oting aye: G oodhue. V oting nay: Cross, H offm an, Q uir m bach, V egge,
W irth. M otion failed.
REVISIONS T O AM ES MU NICI PAL EL ECTRIC UTILITY T AR IFF: M ov ed b y C ross,
seconded by G oo dh ue, to ad op t R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-5 25 app rov ing revision s to the A m es
M un icipal E lectric U tility T ariff and setting the dep osit interest rate and am ou nt of fees and service
charges.
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.
AM ENDM ENT TO DEVE LO PER’S AGREEMENT W ITH COM M UN ITY LAN D TRUST
F OR PROP ERTIE S AT 24 AND HOOVER: Discussion ensued among City Council membersTH
regarding the wording in the Agreement between the City, Story County Habitat for Humanity,
and Story County Community Land Trust for Construction of Affordable Housing and Sale of
Land. Council members concurred that occupants of these affordable-housing units need to
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qualify only once as a family whose gross income would not exceed the 110% Story County
median income levels.
Joyce Hertz, 2803 Torrey Pines Circle, Ames, representing the Story County Community Land
Trust, gave the history behind the partnership of Story County Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and
the Land Trust to develop the land at 24th and Hoover as affordable housing. She reviewed the
income requirements of qualified applicants for purchasing the homes and the stipulations of a
ground lease. Ms. Hertz said that the Land Trust believes that one of the rights of home
ownership is the right to pass the home to a family member (spouse or lineal descendent) without
the requirement of an income check; they prefer that that right be retained with the housing units
located at 24th and Hoover. She pointed out that it was never the intent of the Land Trust to
require an annual check of income for the property owners.
Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Goodhue, to direct the City Attorney to make appropriate
text changes in the Agreement to clarify that the only test of income would occur at the time of
the initial purchase.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Cross, seconded by Vegge, to direct the City Attorney to make appropriate text
changes in the Agreement to indicate that at the time of each future conveyance, the gross
income of the purchaser(s) would not exceed the 110% Story County median income level,
except in the case of a surviving spouse.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
BILLY SUNDAY ROAD DEVELOPMENT ISSUE: M ayor T edesco rem ind ed the C ou ncil that
at their m eeting on S eptem ber 24, 2002, it had been m oved by W irth and seconded by H offm an,
to p lace reco nsideration of the Billy S un day R oad dev elop m en t issu e on the S ep tem ber 24th
A genda. H e clarified what had occurred at the City Council m eeting of A ugust 27, 2002.
M oved by Cross, seconded by H offm an, to am end the previou s m otion m ade on A ugust 27 and
give staff authority to continue negotiations w ith the developer on other possible alternatives for
developing the land along Billy Sunday Road.
V ote on A m en dm ent: 6-0. M otio n declar ed car ried u nanim ou sly.
V ote on A m en ded M o tion : 6-0. M otio n declar ed car ried u nanim ou sly.
Brent H averkam p, 4915 Tim bercreek Creek Lane, A m es, stated that the only thing he doesn’t w ant
to happen is for a contingency to be placed on the rezoning of his property on Billy Sunday Road.
T h e meeting recessed at 8:5 5 p.m. an d reco nv en ed at 9:00 p .m.
OLD TOW N PRESER V A TION PLAN N IN G PR OJEC T: P lan ner R ay A nd erson introduced
W illiam C. Page, the consultant hired to conduct a three-phase project, w hich includes updating
the individual site inform ation on file for each property in the O ld Tow n Historic D istrict and the
preparation of a nom ination to place the D istrict on the N ational Register of H istoric P laces. M r.
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P age gav e a p r o gres s repo rt on Ph ase 1 of the P ro ject. H e said Ph ase 1 w as to be com p leted in
A pril 2002 ; how ever, the am ou nt of tim e necessary to do the research to com plete this ph ase w as
underestim ated. H e w as pleased to report that the boundaries of the N ational H istoric D istrict and
the Local H istoric D istrict w ill coincide.
Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Vegge, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-527 approving the
proposed changes to the Agreement for Consulting Services and the Scope of Work for the Old
Town Preservation Planning Project, which extend the completion dates for Phases 1 and 2 to
November 2002 and August 2003, respectively, and enable Phases 2 and 3 to be conducted
concurrently.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these Minutes.
STAFF REPORT ON FENCE REGULATIONS: Ray Anderson reminded the Council that they
had requested staff to explore the need for an ordinance to (1) require a permit for the installation
of fences, (2) regulate fence setback requirements and aesthetics, and (3) allow only registered,
insured contractors to install fences. He told the Council that the Inspections Division had
received only two written complaints concerning fences since June 2001. Mr. Anderson reviewed
the four options identified by City staff with regard to the issue of approval of fence construction
and aesthetic requirements.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Goodhue, to direct staff not to change the process for obtaining
permission to build fences and the zoning regulations that apply to fences and to include the
fence regulations, the process for approval, and contact information on the City’s web site for
easy access by interested parties.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PARKING PROHIBITIONS ON DICKINSON AVENUE:
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Goodhue, to pass on first reading an ordinance establishing
parking prohibitions on Dickinson Avenue from Mortensen Road south to the end of the street.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION OF 2002 RESIDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY: Clare Bills, Public
Relations Officer, presented the results of the 20th Annual Resident Satisfaction Survey. She
advised that of the 510 questionnaires sent out to both permanent residents and students, 177
were completed and returned by the April 5 deadline (a 35% response rate).
ORDINANCE CORRECTING PARKING REGULATIONS ALONG CRYSTAL STREET
FROM SOUTH DUFF TO ONYX STREET: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to pass on
first reading an ordinance correcting parking regulations along Crystal Street from South Duff
to Onyx Street.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
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OR D IN A N C E ESTABLISH IN G PAR KING PR OH IBITION S IN NO R THR ID GE H EIGH TS
SUBDIVISION, 3 AND 4 ADD ITIONS: M ov ed b y G oo dh ue, secon d ed by H offm an, to p assRDTH
o n seco nd read ing an ord in an ce establish ing park ing proh ibition s in N orth ridge H eigh ts
S ub division , 3 and 4 A dd ition s.rd th
R oll Call V ote: 6-0 . M o tion declared carried un an im o usly.
OR D IN A N C E VA C A TIN G SO U TH 120 F E E T OF TH E ALLEY LOC A 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 SH ER M A N A V E N U E IN BL O C K 1, BL A C K ’S
A D D ITIO N TO TH E C ITY O F A M E S (T A BL ED F R O M 9/10/02): M ov ed by C ross, secon ded
by H offm an, to pass on third reading and adopt O RD IN A N CE N O . 3682 vacating the south 120
feet o f the alley located betw een South Duff A venue and South Sherm an Avenue in Block 1,
B lack’s A dd ition to the City of A m es.
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 E S T AB LIS HING P ARKING PROH IB IT IONS F OR T HE RE S E RVE
S UB DIVIS ION: M oved by W irth, seconded by Cross, to pass on third reading and adopt
O RD IN A N CE N O . 368 3 establishing park ing proh ibition s for T he R eserve S ub division .
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 R EV ISIN G BO U N D A R IES FO R A N N EX ED LA N D A SS IG N ED TO W A R D 2,
PR EC IN C T 4: M oved by H offm an, seconded by G oodhue, to pass on third reading and adopt
O RD IN A N CE N O . 3684 revising bo undaries for annexed land assigned to W ard 2 , Precinct 4.
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.
OR D IN A N C E REZO N 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 ER C IA L ): M oved by V egge, seconded by W irth, to pass on thir d reading and
adopt O RD IN A N CE N O . 3685 rezoning property generally located at 109 North Franklin from
“R L” (Residential Low D ensity) to “H O C” (H ighw ay-O riented Com m ercial).
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 G oodhue, to refer to staff the follow ing: letter from
Stumb o & Asso ciates, written on behalf of David Lowman , ask in g fo r a waiv er of su bd iv ision
requirem ents for p rop erty in S tory Cou nty; and letter from J on athan Lotz requ esting a stop sign
at the intersection of Steinbeck and D ickinson.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
M oved by H offm an, seconded by Cross, to direct staff to respond to the letters from Betty Jo
H arker and D arrell W eber.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
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M oved by Q uirm bach, seconded by Cross, to requ est staff to investigate w hat the policy on the
usage of the “D enver” boot for parking violations is in relevant cities (e.g., other college tow ns).
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
A D JOU R N M EN T: 9:45 p.m.
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D iane V oss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, M ayor