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Home My WebLink About~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 12/11/2001MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA DECEMBER 11, 2001 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on the 11th day of December, 2001, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Ted Tedesco presiding and the following Council members present: Campbell, Cross, Goodhue, Hoffman, Quirmbach, and Wirth. PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH: Mayor Tedesco proclaimed January 2002 as National Mentoring Month. Accepting the Proclamation was Jane Acker. Ms. Acker introduced Chris Coady, Troy Weiland, Lindsay Coady, Jenny Seivert, and Erin Witfer, participants in the United Mentoring Programs of Story County. PRESENTATION OF NORTHRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: Executive Secretary Lynette Windsor introduced Carroll Marty, 2802 Ridgetop Road, Ames. Mr. Marty thanked the City for the five grants received by the Northridge Neighborhood Association that have been used to improve the common green spaces, which total approximately 22.5 acres. He showed pictures of garden areas that have been created and equipped with limestone benches and numerous trees that have been planted. In addition to the garden areas and landscaping, five bridges have been constructed. CONSENT AGENDA: Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda. 1.Motion approving payment of claims 2.M otion approving minutes of regular meeting of November 27, 2001 3.M otion approv ing renew al of the follow ing beer perm its and liqu or licenses: a.Class C B eer – Casey’s General Store #229 8, 42 8 Linco ln Way b.Class C Liqu or – Tip Top Lou nge, 20 1 E . Lincoln Way c.Class C Liqu or – A un t M aud e’s, 543-54 7 M ain S treet d .Class C Liqu or & O utdo or Service P riv ilege – O ’M alley & M cG ee’s, 71 6 S. Du ff 4 .M o tion acce ptin g Iowa Co mm un ity Cu ltural Grant for C ynthia D u ff Plaza artw ork 5 .RESOLUTION NO. 01-538 approving designation of City representatives to Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance (CIRTPA) for 2002 6.RESOLUTION NO. 01-539 approving Interagency Agreement Between Story County and City of Am es for election po lling places that consist of inco rpo rated areas and un inco rpo rated areas 7.R ES O LU T IO N N O . 01 -54 0 approv ing an U rban State Transp ortation Engineering Program (UST EP) grant for the Kellogg A venue/Lincoln Way Traffic Signal Replacem ent Project 8.R ESOLU TIO N N O . 01 -54 1 p rop osing release of jud gment lien arising from City of A mes vs. Regency Builders, Inc., and Regency Land Co., L. C., for Lot 15, Bloomington Heights, Plat 8; and setting date of public hearing for January 8, 2002 9.R ESOLU TIO N N O . 01 -54 2 p rop osing release of jud gment lien arising from City of A mes vs. Regency Builders, Inc., and Regency Land Co., L.C., for Lot 4, Northridge Parkway Subdivision, 18 Addition; and setting date of public hearing for January 8, 2002th 2 10 .R ESOLU TIO N NO. 01 -54 3 ap proving release of Second M ortgage Lien for prop erty lo cated at 5 42 0 Sc hu bert Street in con nectio n with the C ity’s Phase III A ffordab le H ou sin g Program in Bentwood Subdivision 11 .R ESOLU TIO N NO. 01 -54 4 ap proving con tract and bond for Elevated Water Storage Tank Project 12 .R ESOLU TIO N NO. 01 -54 5 accepting com pletion of 20 01 /02 C on crete Pavem ent Rep air Program 13 .R ESOLU TIO N N O . 01 -54 6 accepting com pletion of Elwoo d P asture Hard-Surface Trail Project 14.RESOLUTION NO. 01-547 accepting partial completion of public improvements and modifying amount of financial security for Bentwood Subdivision, 5 Additionth 15.RESOLUTION NO. 01-548 accepting partial completion of public improvements and modifying amount of financial security for Somerset Su bdivision, 9 Additionth 16.RESOLUTION NO. 01-549 accepting partial completion of public improvements and modifying amo un t o f fin an cial security fo r S un crest Su bd iv ision , Phase II 17 .R ESOLU TIO N NO. 01 -55 0 accepting com pletion of pu blic im prov em ents and releasing finan cial security for Bloomington Heights Subdivision, 9 Additionth 18 .R ESOLU TIO N N O . 01 -55 1 accepting com pletion of pu blic im prov em ents and releasing finan cial security for Dayton Park Subdivision, 3 Addition rd Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PUBLIC FORUM: No one spoke during this time. REQUEST FOR BUS-LOADING ZONE ALONG McKINLEY DRIVE: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance designating a 50' bus- loading zone along McKinley Drive next to Fellows Elementary School. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REQUEST TO MOUNT A BANNER OVER MAIN STREET: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Cross, to approve the request from the American Cancer Society to mount a banner over Main Street from January 2 through February 24, 2002. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR “SMALL SHOPPING CENTERS:” Eric Jensen, City Planner, gave a brief summary of the text amendment in question. He explained that the Zoning Ordinance, as it now reads, does not provide a parking requirement for retail developments smaller than 200,000 square feet. Staff is recommending that 4.5 spaces/1,000 square feet be provided for shopping centers totaling 50,000 to 99,999 square feet and that 4.25 spaces/1,000 square feet be provided for shopping centers totaling 100,000 to 199,999 square feet. Mayor Tedesco opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak, and the Mayor closed the hearing. 3 Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance establishing minimum off-street parking requirements for “small shopping centers.” Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. FIRE STATION #3: Fire Chief Clint Petersen introduced Karen Tapper, Fire Fighter; Russ Scott, Deputy Fire Chief; and Mark Allen, architect with Shive-Hattery. Chief Petersen explained that bids will be solicited in December and be due in January; City Council will approve a contract for the construction of Fire Station #3 in February, and it is hoped that the Station will be completed by late Fall 2002. Ms. Tapper reviewed the exterior and interior designs, fixtures, and furnishings for the new Station. Chief Petersen explained that, after staff conducted cost comparisons, it was found that brick veneer was the most cost-effective for the exterior of the building. City Manager Steve Schainker gave a cost/revenue summary. He stated that the architect now estimates the cost of the Station to be $1,460,000, or $150,000 over the amount of the bond issuance. He informed the Council on the strategies being considered for handling this overage. Moved by Cross, seconded by Goodhue, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 01-552 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Construction of Fire Station #3; setting January 29, 2002, as bid due date and February 5, 2002, as date of public hearing. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. LAND USE POLICY PLAN MAP CHANGE: Joe Pietruszynski, City Planner, described the request of the applicant to change the current land use designation on the Future Land Use Map of the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) from “Residential Low Density” to “Residential Medium Density” for property located in the Bloomington Heights West Subdivision. He said the applicant is asking for this land use change to allow for attached single-family land uses and is seeking a residential density of approximately six units per gross acre (instead of the now- permitted maximum density of four units/acre). Mr. Pietruszynski explained that City staff does not believe that the requested change is consistent with the goals and policies of the LUPP. He advised that staff is proposing that the area be designated as “One- and Two-Family Medium Density Residential;” and if that were to occur, staff is recommending a change to the zoning of the northwestern portion of the Bloomington Heights West Subdivision from “Residential Medium Density” to “Residential Low Density.” Tom Whitman, 2400-86th Street, Urbandale, representing Regency Builders, the applicant, was present. He spoke of the present market conditions that prompted this request. He gave an overview of the structures and floor plans proposed. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Goodhue, to approve RESOLUTION NO. 01-553 approving a Land Use Policy Plan map change from a designation of “Residential Low Density” to “One- and Two-Family Residential Medium Density” for property generally located in North Ames, 4 east of Union Pacific Railroad, west of Grant Avenue, and north of Bloomington Road in the Bloomington Heights West Subdivision; and to initiate action to rezone the land in the northwestern portion of Bloomington Heights West Subdivision to “Residential Low Density.” Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. 2000/01 ARTERIAL ST REET REH ABILIT ATION (DAYTON AVENU E IMPROVEMENT):Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to adopt PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION NO. 01-554. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 01-555 adopting preliminary plans and schedule of assessment. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Cross, seconded by Wirth, to adopt PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY NO. 01-556 and setting January 22, 2002, as date of public hearing. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. UNDERGROUND WELLS AT AMES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Cross, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 01-557 approving restrictive covenants for Underground Wells at the Ames Municipal Airport. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HALLETT’S QUARRY PURCHASE: Brian O’Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, reminded the Council that the City, as the Buyer, and Hubbell Realty, as the Seller, had set forth a series of conditions that needed to be fulfilled before the property could be transferred from Hubbell Realty to the City. He explained the City’s conditions as well as Hubbell Realty’s conditions precedent to closing. Mr. O’Connell advised that Hubbell Realty had waived the condition precedent that the final plat of subdivision of the land described as Parcel J be approved. He stated that it is staff’s conclusion that all of the City’s conditions precedent to proceeding with closing had been fulfilled. Mr. O’Connell informed the Council that in accordance with the terms of the City’s Purchase Agreement with the Pasley Family, once all conditions precedent in the Hubbell Purchase Agreement had been fulfilled or waived by both parties, the City was legally bound to purchase the 80+/- acres from the Pasley Family. City Attorney John Klaus advised that the City is still in the process of finalizing our purchase agreements with the Eness and Jensen Families; these documents will be ready for approval by December 18, 2001. Steve Schainker brought it to the Council’s attention that negotiations had resulted in willing sellers of approximately 437 acres, rather than the original project of 467 acres. 5 Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 01-558 acknowledging satisfaction of conditions precedent to proceeding with closing of the Hallett’s Quarry purchase under the contract with Hubbell Realty. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PARKING PROHIBITIONS FOR BLOOMINGTON HEIGHTS, 8 AND 9 ADDITIONS; NORTHRIDGE HEIGHTS, 1 ADDITION; ANDTHTHst BROOKVIEW PLACE WEST: Moved by Goodhue, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance establishing parking prohibitions for Bloomington Heights, 8 and 9thth Additions; Northridge Heights, 1 Addition; and Brookview Place West.st Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM- DE NSI TY Z ON E R EG AR DI NG BA CK -T O -B A C K TOW NH OU SE U NI TS [PARTICULARLY SECTIONS 29.201(52) AND 29.1202]: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3640 making amendments to the Suburban Residential Medium-Density Zone regarding back-to-back townhouse units [particularly Sections 29.201(52) and 29.1202]. 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 ON WHITE OAK DRIVE, SUNCREST DRIVE, AND SUNDOWN DRIVE: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Cross, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3641 establishing parking prohibitions on White Oak Drive, Suncrest Drive, and Sundown Drive. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTE DESIGNATIONS ALONG ASH AND LYNN AVENUES FOR THE NEW CYRIDE BUS ROUTE: Moved by Cross, seconded by Goodhue, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3642 establishing emergency snow route designations along Ash and Lynn Avenues for the new CyRide bus route. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ADJOURNMENT: 8:15 p.m. _________________________________________________________________________ Diane Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor