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O F TH E A M ES C ITY C O U N C IL
A M ES , IO W A N O V EM BE R 12, 2002
The A m es City Council m et in regular session at 7:00 p.m . on the12th day of N ovem ber, 2002, in the
C ity Cou ncil Cham bers in C ity H all, 515 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.
M ayor Tedesco brought the City Council’s attention to a letter from Scott Renaud that had been placed
around the dais. In his correspondence, Mr. Renaud, engineer for the developer, asked that Item No. 21
pertaining to the Final Minor Plat for Hach Subdivision, 2 Addition, be pulled from this m eetingnd
agenda. Mayor Tedesco also advised that there was a revised Council Action Form placed around the
dais in reference to Item No. 33, which pertained to an application for an Urban Revitalization Area for
1305 Coconino Road.
P R ES EN TA TIO N O F G IFT FR O M SIS T E R C ITY : Council M em ber Judie H offm an said that she
w as a m em ber of the A m es delegation that had go ne to E nz an C ity, Japan , a Sister C ity of A m es,
last sum m er. She explained that at the final cerem ony, they w er e told that the gift for the City of
A m es w as not yet com plete and that it w ould be sent later. M s. H offm an presented to the City the
gift fro m En z an City, w hich w as a scroll, and read the tran slation of the w riting. T he scro ll w ill
b e includ ed in the display case at City H all.
P R O C L A M A TIO N FO R N A T IO N A L PH ILA N TH R O P Y D A Y : M ayor T e desco pro claim ed
N ov em b er 15, 2 00 2, as N ation al P h ilan th r o p y D ay. P hyllis Lep ke, re presen tin g the Iow a S tate
F ou nd ation , accepted the P ro clam ation . S he tha nk ed the M ayor and C ity Co un cil, on behalf of all
those w ho benefit from volunteerism and from corporate and personal giving, for calling attention
to the im p ortance of ph ilan th ro py in ou r co m m un ity an d Co un ty.
CONS ENT AGE NDA : M ov ed by Qu irmbach , seco nd ed by Cross, to ap prov e th e follo wing items
on the C on sent A genda.
1.Motion approving payment of claims
2.M otion approving minutes of the regular meeting of October 22, 2002
3.Motion approving renewal of the following beer permits/liquor licenses:
a.Class C Liquor - Country Inn & Suites, 2605 SE 16 Street th
b.Class C Beer - Fuel Right, 508 S. Duff Avenue
c.Class C Liquor - House of Chen, 2508 Ferndale
d.Class C Beer - Kwik Shop #550, 715 24 Streetth
e.Class C Beer & Class B Wine - Wheatsfield Grocery, 413 Douglas Avenue
4.M otion approving certification of civil service applicants
5.M otion directing C ity A ttorney to prepare ordinance pertaining to parking in Longview Subdivision,
1 Additionst
6.RE SOLUTION NO. 02-570 confirm ing appointm ent of GSB Representative Shawn Faurote to the
Am es Transit Agency Board of Trustees
7.RE SOLUTION NO. 02-571 approving amendm ent to ASSET By-Laws for the addition of the office
of Treasurer
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8.RESOLUTION NO. 02-572 approving Easement Agreement with Frank Rankin for Part of Lots
1, 2, and 3 of Block “A” in Black’s 3 Addition and the east 180' of the vacated east/west alleyrd
in Block “A” of Black’s 3 Addition to Ames (500, 504, 508 and 516 Lincoln Way)rd
9.RESOLUTION NO. 02-573 approving water main easement from Amerigas for relocation of 14"
water main on Dayton Avenue for the Dayton Avenue viaduct
10.RESOLUTION NO. 02-574 approving agreement with IDOT regarding right-of-way for South
Duff Avenue Bridge Widening at Squaw Creek
11.RESOLUTION NO. 02-575 accepting/motion denying Quit Claim Deed from the Iowa
Department of Transportation for a portion of S. 16 Street right-of-way on the north sideth
between relocated Dayton and old Dayton
12.158-inch wheelbase light-duty diesel transit buses:
a.Motion rejecting all bids
b.Motion directing staff to correct the specifications and rebid
13.RESOLUTION NO. 02-576 approving preliminary plans and specifications for the South Duff
Area Storm Sewer Reconstruction Project, Phase II; setting December 4, 2002, as bid due date
and December 10, 2002, as date of public hearing
14.2001/02 Arterial Street Rehabilitation:
a.RESOLUTION NO. 02-577 approving change orders 1 through 6
b.RESOLUTION NO. 02-578 accepting completion
15.RESOLUTION NO. 02-579 accepting completion of 2002/03 Arterial Street Rehabilitation
16.RESOLUTION NO. 02-580 accepting completion of public improvements for Hillside
Subdivision, 7 Addition, and releasing security thereforth
17.RESOLUTION NO. 02-581 accepting completion of street surface paving of Somerset
Subdivision, 9 Addition, and releasing security thereforth
18.RESOLUTION NO. 02-582 accepting completion of landscaping at 117 Stanton Avenue and
releasing security therefor
19.RESOLUTION NO. 02-584 approving Final Major Plat for Northridge Heights Subdivision,
5 Additionth
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 U BL IC F O R U M: T yso n Stichk a, 108 N. Hazel Avenu e, C o-Director of the F all Bloo d Driv e at IS U,
w anted th e p ub lic to b e awa re th at th e Fall Blo od Dr iv e will b e con du cted du ring the we ek of
N ov em b er 18 - 22 , 2 00 2. H e ad vised that Io w a S tate h olds the large st stud ent-run bloo d drive in
the country; they hop e they m eet their goal o f 200 0 do no rs this sem ester. M r. Stichk a advised that
the Bloo d D rive w ill take place in the G reat H all at Iow a S tate M em orial U nion . H e encou raged
all m em bers the A m es co m m u nity to take p art in this event.
R EQU ESTS F R OM AM ES M A IN STREET D ISTR IC T: M oved b y H offm an, seconded b y
G oo dh ue, to appro ve the request for the C ity to provide and w aive fees for electricity for holiday
lighting on dow ntow n buildings from N ovem ber 23 through Decem ber 29, 2002.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
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M ov ed by Good hu e, secon ded b y W irth , to ado pt RE SOLUTION NO . 02 -5 85 ap pr ov in g the
request to suspend parking enforcem ent for the Central Business D istrict all day on Saturdays and
from 5-6:00 p.m . on M onday thru Friday from N ovem ber 23 through Decem ber 29, 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.
TOM EVA N S PLAZA M U R A L: Carole H orow itz, representing the A m es Public A rt Com m ission,
asked for the Council’s consideration and approval of the T om E vans H istorical M ural design, the
building easem ent agreem ent w ith H arold and D orothy S chnorm eier, and the contract signed by
artists Jane G raham and U rsula Ru eden berg. M r. H oro w itz introduced Jane G raham , w ho w as
p resen t.
M ov ed b y G oo dh ue, seconded by Cros s, to ado pt R E S O LU T IO N N O . 02-5 86 accepting an
easem en t from D orothy an d H arold S ch no rm eier gran ting the C ity perm issio n to pain t, co nstru ct,
affix, and otherw ise install and m aintain a m ural on the east exterior w all of the building on
p ro perty loca lly kn ow n as 400 M ain Street.
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 G oodhue, seconded by Cross, to adopt RES O LU TIO N N O . 02-587 approving
agreem ent w ith artists J an e G rah am an d U rsu la Ru ed en berg for design and pain ting o f the M ural.
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, seco nd ed by V egge, to ap prov e the design fo r the M u ral.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
A R TW OR K D ON A TION FRO M P R ISC ILLA SAG E: M ary H ow ard, V ice-Chair of the A m es
P ub lic Art Com m ission , ex plained that A m es artist P riscilla Kepn er S age and her hu sban d, C harles
S age, w ished to d on ate artw ork created by M s. S age to the C ity in h on or o f E . D ou glas an d P atricia
J. B row n in ack no w led gem ent of their sup po rt of p ub lic art for th e C ity. T he artw o rk is a fab ric
sculpture entitled To pograph ical Illusion III. M ayor Tedesco expressed appreciation on behalf of
the C ity to P riscilla Sage an d Patricia J. B ro w n , w h o w ere p resen t.
M oved by H offm an, seconded by G oodh ue, to accept the do nation of artw ork to the City fr om
Priscilla Sage in honor of E. D ouglas and Patricia J. Brow n.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
A M ES C IR C L E O F A R T S : Bob Kindred, A ssistant City M anager, said that sculptor B ill Culbertson
w as prep aring to fabricate the cast con crete elem ents for the A m es Circle of A rts sculpture. M r.
C ulbertson had sent three concrete finish sam ples to the P ub lic A rt C om m ission for their feedb ack
and guidance. Mr. Kindred showed the samples to the Council. The City Council expressed their
concurrence with the decision of the Public Art Commission as to the concrete finish.
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REQUEST TO PURCHASE PORTION OF VACATED ALLEY ADJACENT TO 1118
GRAND AVENUE: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Cross, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-588
proposing the sale and conveyance of the south 2' of the north 8' of the west 100' of the vacated alley
that abuts 1118 Grand Avenue to Jessica M ary Jane of 1118 Grand Avenue for $418.12 and setting
date of public hearing for November 26, 2002.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
HEARING O N ENACTMENT OF THE 2002 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE: Jeff Pearson,
Building O fficial, introduced Dwight Kram er, City Electrical Inspector, and Brian Thompson,
Cha irm an of the Board of Electrical Exam ine rs and Appeals, who were presen t.
M ayor Tedesco opened the public hearing. There being no one wishing to speak, the Mayor closed
the hearing.
M oved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance to adopt the 2002 National
Electric Code with two local amendm ents, i.e.,[1] Change Section 7.101(3), the reference to Section
336.4 of the National Electric Code; and [2] add the following to Section 7.101: “(4) All references
in the aforesaid 2002 National Electrical Code to the building code shall be deem ed a reference to
the applicable building code set out in and adopted by Chapter 5 of the City of Am es M unicipal
Code.”.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
SKATE PARK: M oved by Hoffm an, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-589
accepting completion of the Skate Park.
Ro ll C a ll V ote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
SE 2 STREET PAV ING PRO GRAM (SUM NER AVENUE TO K INGSBURY AVENUE ANDND
K ING SBURY AVENUE FROM SE 2 STREET TO LIN CO LN W AY): M oved by Wirth, secondedND
by Hoffman, to adopt PRELIM INARY RESOLUTION NO. 02-590.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution de c la red adopted unanim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
M oved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffm an, to adopt RESOLUT ION NO. 02-591 adopting preliminary
plans and schedule of assessm ent.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared a do pte d unanim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
M oved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffm an, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-592 adopting Proposed
Resolution of Necessity and setting De cembe r 10, 200 2, as the date of pu blic hearing.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopte d un a nim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
M oved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffm an, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-593 accepting storm sewer
easem ent at SE 2 and Kingsbury and donation of compensation from JMH Corporation.nd
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Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted un anim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
DEPO T LO T TT FO R M O NTH LY RE NTAL: Council Mem ber Goodhue asked why the proposed
rental spaces were all located on the w est end. Public Works D irector Paul Wiegand explained that
the west end is currently used for long-term parking, a nd the interior portion of the lot is used for
retail parking.
Council Mem ber Quirm ba ch expressed his desire to make this change effective after the holiday
shopp ing season.
M oved by Q uir mbach, seconded by Goodhue, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 02-594 designating
parking spaces in Depot Lot TT for m onthly rental on a first-come/first-served basis at $35/m onth,
said change to be effective February 1, 2003.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopte d un a nim ou sly, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
P RELIM INA RY PLAT FO R W EST W OO DS PLAT 3: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Cross, to adopt
RE SOLUTION NO. 02-595 approving the Preliminary Plat for Westwoods Plat 3 located at 2226
and 2227 - 229 Place with the following stipulation: that a Waiver of Rights to Appeal Assessm entsth
Agre e m e nt must be signed by the developer prior to consideration of the Final Plat by the City
Counc il.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Re solu tion de clared adopted unanim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
URBAN REVITALIZAT IO N AR EA FO R 1305 C OCONINO RO AD: Econom ic Development
Coordinator M ark Reinig explained the changes made to the C ouncil A ction Form : Num bers were
revised to indicate what would be the taxable valu e s and the am ount of the net taxes. Mr. Reinig
indicated that this is the first Urban Revitalization Area plan that is looking at taking advantage of
the affordable-housing option that is available under the Multiple-Family Criteria M atrix. An
additional handout, which show ed other views of the propo sed building, was distributed by Mr.
Reinig.
M oved by Goodhue, seconded by Cross, to approve the application.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
M oved by Goodhue, seconded by Cross, to direct City staff to prepare the Urban Revitalization Plan.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
M oved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to a dopt RE SO LUTION NO. 02-596 setting date of public
hearing for January 14, 2003.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution de c la red ado pted unanim ously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
m ade a portion of the se m inu tes.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHIN G PARKING REG ULATIONS IN SOUTH FORK SUBDIVISION:
M oved by Goodhue, seconded by Cross, to pass on first reading an ordinance establishing parking
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regulations in South Fork Subdivision.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
O RDINANCE ESTAB L ISHING PA R K ING REG ULATIO NS O N RO Y KEY AV ENUE: M oved
by H offm an, seconded by Cross, to pass on second reading an ordinance establishing parking
regulations on Roy Key Avenue from Wheeler Street to Orion Drive.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE ON REZONING OF PROPERTY EAST OF CHILTON AVENUE AND
NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON ROAD IN NORTHRIDGE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION: Moved
by Wirth, seconded by Cross, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3690
rezoning property generally located east of Chilton Avenue and north of Bloomington Road in
Northridge Heights Subdivision from “FS-RL” (Suburban Residential Low Density) and “FS-
RM” (Suburban Residential Medium Density) to “F-PRD” (Planned Residence District).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE ON REZONING PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BILLY SUNDAY
ROAD AND EAST OF SOUTH DUFF AVENUE: Moved by Cross, seconded by Goodhue, to
pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3691 rezoning property generally located on
the south side of Billy Sunday Road and east of South Duff Avenue rezoning Lots 2, 3, 4, and
5 of South Duff Community Park Subdivision from “HOC” (Highway-Oriented Commercial)
to “R-H” (Residential High Density).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PARKING PROHIBITIONS FOR SUNCREST
SUBDIVISION, 2 ADDITION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third readingND
and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3692 prohibiting parking on the north side of Suncrest and
Sundown from White Oak Drive to Cedar Lane.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
COM M ENTS : M oved by H offm an, seconded by G oodhue, to refer to staff the follow ing: letter from
A ttorney D on N ew brough dated November 5, 2002; letter from D aphne and Jaim e Reyes, 3535
S . 53 0th A ven ue, dated N ov em ber 7 , 200 2; letter from B rad Larson , Stum bo and A ssociates, dated
N ovem ber 8, 2002; and letter from Paul Popelka, Engineering Plus, dated November 7, 2002.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
Council M em ber Q uirm bach expressed his dism ay that, in the past, the Council’s goal-setting
session s hav e not been televised on Chan nel 12. H e feels that goal-setting sho uld be the m ost
im po rtan t, and thu s, the m ost pub lic s e ss io n . M r . Q u irm bach said that he feels this is u niqu ely
inconsistent w ith the City’s otherw ise stron g com m itm ent to openn ess. H e specifically addressed
the A m es T ribu ne, stating that, during his tenure on the C ou n c il, n o r e p r esentative has ever
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attended a Council goal-setting session. He expressed his desire to have a representative of the
T rib un e attend the upcoming go al-settin g session to be held on November 19 , 20 02 , at 3:3 0 p.m.
at the G atew ay H ills C om m unity C enter (P arks and R ecreation offices), 1500 G atew ay H ills P ark
D rive.
M oved by W irth, seconded by H offm an, directing staff to place on their next agenda a discussion
abo ut possibly repealing the section of the C ity C od e relating to the C ity flag.
V ote on M otio n: 6 -0 . M o tion d eclared ca rr ied unanim ou sly.
M ov ed b y Cross, seconded by W irth, directing staff to p lace on the N ov em ber 2 6th agend a a
discussion of the legalities and procedures needed to be follow ed to fill the upcom ing vacancy on
the C ity Cou ncil created by M r. Q uirm bach’s election to the Iow a Senate.
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: 7:50 p.m.
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D iane V oss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, M ayor