HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 05/23/2000M I NUTES OF THE REG ULAR M EETI NG
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AM ES, IO W A M AY 23, 2000
T h e A m es C ity C o u n cil m et in regu lar ses sio n at 7:0 0 p .m . on th e 2 3 rd d ay o f M ay, 20 0 0 , in th e C ity
C ou ncil C ham bers in C ity H all, 51 5 C lark A v e n u e , p u rs uan t to law w ith M ayor Ted T edesco
pre siding and the following Council members pres e nt: Campbell, Cross , G oodhue, Hoffman ,
Quirmbach, and W irth.
CALL TO ORDER: 7 :00 p.m.
P R OC L A MAT I ON F OR F OS T E R C A RE M ONTH: M ayor Tedesco proclaim ed M ay 20 00 as
F o ster C are M o n th. A cce p tin g the proc lam ation w as B am b i Sch rad er, Fo ster C are
A d opt ion/R ecruitment and Licensing Specialist for You th and She lter Se rvices (Y SS). Rob in
S ch inn o w , In tern w ith Y S S , an d J im W eires, F o ster C are C o o rdin ato r fo r Y S S , w ere also p resen t.
W E LCOM E TO F RÝDEK-M ÍS TEK DELEG ATION: M ayor Te desco introduced Dr. Stolar,
the M a yor of Frýdek-M ís te k in the Czech Re public . Dr. Stola r introd uced m embers of the
Frýdek-M ístek delegation. M a yor Tedes c o pre sented M a yor Stola r with a key to t he City and a
Sc he rens c hnitte (scis sors cutting) repre sentative of the C ity of A mes t ha t w as cre a te d by Linda
Em m erson of A m es. M ayor Stolar presented the C ity of A m es w ith a crystal vase.
RECOG NITI ON O F FELLOW S ELEM ENTARY S CHO O L SAF ETY PATROL: M ayor
Tedes c o p res e nte d c e rtific a te s to t he m em be rs of the 19 99/2000 Fellows Elementar y Sc hool
S afety Pa tro l.
CONSENT AGENDA: M a yor Tedes c o re minded City Council that It e m #12, pert a i ning to aw ard
of con tract for truck cab an d ch assis, had been pu lled from the agend a. C ou ncil M em ber Qu irm bach
requ est ed that Item #1 6 p ertaining to the w ater m ain an d electric line easem ents for R eim an
Gardens be pu lle d for s e pa rate discus sion.
M oved b y Hoffman, s e c onded by Goodh ue , to approve the foll ow i ng ite ms on the Consent
A gend a:
1 .M otio n ap p ro vin g p a ymen t o f cla ims
2.M otio n appro ving M inutes o f reg ular meeting of M ay 9, 2000, and o f spe c ial meeting o f M a y 16, 2000
3 .M otion ap p roving ren ew al of th e follow in g b eer p erm its an d liq u or licen ses:
a.C lass C L iqu o r - G eA n g elo ’s Italian R es tau ran t, 8 2 3 W h eeler S te. 9
b .C lass C Liq u or - C afe B eaud elaire, 25 0 4 Lin coln W ay
c.C lass B Liq u or & O u td oor S ervice A rea- H olid ay In n G atew ay C enter, 21 0 0 G reen H ills D rive
4.M otio n appro ving re c om m ended cha nges to the R ule s of the Zo ning B oard of A djustm e nt
5 .M otion directin g C ity A ttorn ey to draft ord in an ce establishin g parkin g prohib ition s in S om erset
S u b d ivision
6 .M otion directin g C ity A ttorn ey to d raft ord in ance establishin g parkin g prohib ition s on
H ayes/2 0 th /M cK in ley
7 .M otion to refer P etition for A n n exation regard in g C h ristofferson P ark, 21 3 0 O akw ood R oad
8 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 3 0 app rovin g renew al of contract w ith K B C leanin g for cu stod ial services for
C ity H a ll/C om m unity C e nter for FY 2000/01
9 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 3 1 app rovin g contract for en g in eerin g services for A irp ort T axiw ay
R ehab ilitation
10.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 00-232 a pprov ing a greem ent with Io wa D O T fo r ST P E nha nc e m e nt Funding of the
E lw o od D riv e T rail - P h ase II
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1 1 .R E S O L U T IO N N O . 0 0 -23 3 ap p rov in g U n ion P acific W irelin e C ro ss in g A g re e m e n t p e rtain in g to 2 4 th
S treet w est of H ayes A ve.
1 2 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 3 5 ap p rovin g exp end itu re from C on tin gency F u n d for M ayor’s visit to E n zan
C ity, Japan
13.R ES O LU TIO N N O . 00-236 pla ns and spe c ific a tions f or the S o uthdale A re a Sto rm Se wer; se tting June
2 1 , 20 0 0 , as bid d u e date an d Ju n e 27 , 20 0 0 , as date of pu b lic hearin g and aw ard of contract
1 4 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 3 7 app rovin g plan s and sp ecification s for 20 0 0 /0 1 A rterial S treet R ehab ilitation
Prog ra m C o ntract 3; se tting J une 21, 2000, as bid due da te and June 27, 2000, as date of public hearing
and aw ard of contract
1 5 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 3 8 app rovin g contract and bon d for 20 0 0 /0 1 C ollector S treet R ehab ilitation
P rogram
1 6 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 3 9 app rovin g contract and bon d for 20 0 0 /0 1 A sph alt R esu rfacin g P rogram
1 7 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 4 0 app rovin g contract and bon d for 20 0 0 /0 1 A rterial S treet R eh ab ilitation
P rogram C on tract 1 (13 th S treet from M eadow lane A venu e to S ku n k R iver B rid ge)
1 8 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 4 1 app rovin g contract and bon d for 20 0 0 /0 1 S lu rry S eal P rogram
1 9 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 4 2 acceptin g com p letion of asp h alt su rface pavin g and m od ifyin g am ou n t of
fin ancial security for D aun tless, 2n d A d d ition
2 0 .R E S O L U T IO N N O . 0 0 -24 3 ac c e p tin g com p le tion o f p a vin g an d m o d ifyin g a m o u n t of fin an cia l secu rity
for D aun tless, 3rd A d d ition
2 1 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 4 4 acceptin g com p letion of utilities and pavin g and m od ify in g a m o u n t of
fin ancial security for S ou th ern H ills, 2n d A d d ition
2 2 .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 00 -2 4 5 app rovin g F in al M in or P lat for A rm stron g S u b d ivision , 3rd A d d ition
Roll Ca ll Vote : 6-0. Re solutions declare d adopted u na nimously, signed b y the M ayor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
EA SEM EN TS FOR W A T E R M AIN AND EL EC TR IC LINES I N RE I M AN G AR DE NS:
C o u n cil M em b er Q u irm b ach a s k ed if the C ity had initiated an y d iscu ssio n w ith Io w a S tate
Unive rs ity regarding a requ est m ade by Jaye Stefani, M a ry Richards, and Ri c ha rd a nd Lynne
V anV alin last Sep tem ber for extend ing the b ike trail system that lies w est of R eim an G arden s.
T ran sp o rtation En gin eer S co tt Lo gan stated tha t the C ity h as raised this issu e w ith IS U . H e said
th at th e U n iv e rs ity h a s agre ed to grad e fo r a b ik e p ath , b u t h a s n o t co m m itte d to p av in g it.
M o v ed b y Q u irm b ach, seconded by Cross, to ad o p t R E S O L U T IO N N O . 0 0 -2 3 4 ap p ro v in g e a se m en ts
for w ater m ain an d electric lin es in R eim an G ard en s.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, s igne d b y the M ayor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
P U B L IC FO R U M: N o o ne sp ok e du ring this tim e.
RE Q UE ST FOR LET TE R O F S UP PO RT FOR I O W A G AM ES: M ov ed b y W irth, secon ded
by C r oss , authorizing the M ayor to sign a “c onditional” letter of fina nc ia l s uppo rt to hos t the
Iow a G am es in A m es for another five years.
V o te on M o tio n : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n an im o u s ly.
R E QU E S T FOR B L A N KE T T E MP OR A R Y OB S TRU C T ION PE R MI T F OR T HE
DO W NT O W N BU SI NE SS DISTR ICT O N JUNE 5: M o v ed b y C ros s, se co n d ed H o ffm an , to
approve the Bla nket Tempora ry Obstruc tion Pe rmit for the Ames M a in Stre e t Association in the
D o w n to w n C en tra l B u s in e ss D istric t are a on J u n e 5 , 2 0 0 0 , fr o m 7 A M u n t i l 7 P M.
V o te on M o tio n : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n an im o u s ly.
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RE Q UE ST FO R CL ASS B BE ER PERM I T FO R PIZZ A H U T , 43 6 S . DUFF: M oved b y
G o o d h u e, sec o n d ed b y H o ffm an , to ap p rov e the req u est fo r a C lass B B eer P erm it fo r P izza H u t,
43 6 S . D uff A ven ue.
V o te on M o tio n : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n an im o u s ly.
HALLETT’S W ATERSHED STUDY: M ayor Tedesco po inted ou t that a letter had been placed
around the dais fr om Joh n A. Downi ng, 23 00 R ed O ak Dri ve , Ames. Cit y M anager Steve
Sc ha inker reminded the Council that this Study was pres e nte d t o t he Counc i l at the i r me e t i ng of
A p ril 18 , 2 0 0 0 . H e explained that the consultan ts’ S tud y inclu d ed 13 reco m m en d ation s; ho w ev er,
City staff is s ugge sting modifi c a t i ons to thos e re c ommen da t i ons ba sically to c l a rify and
co n so lid ate the issu es raised by the co n su ltan ts in their rep o rt. M r. S ch ain k er rev iew ed staff’s
eight recom m end ation s.
Chuck Be c ke r, 20 00 Fina nc ia l Center, Des M oines , Iowa , a t t orney wi t h the Be l i n Law Firm, gave
the p ersp ectiv e o f the o w n er, H allett C o n struc tio n C o m p an y, o n each o f the s taff’s
re c o m m e n d a tio n s.
S co tt R en au d , Fo x En gin eerin g, A m es, rep resen tin g Hub bell Realty, stated that h is co m p an y feels
R ecom m end ation s A and D are prem ature at this po int. H e specific a lly ad d ressed
Recommendation A pe rtaining to phosphorus concentra tion.
Dr. Joh n Downing, 2300 Red Oa k Drive, Ames, complimented the consulta nts for the qu a lity of
the S tud y. H e exp lained the effects of high p ho sph orus con centration and suggested an even
low er ph osp ho rus stand ard than the co nsu ltants h ad recom m end ed. D r. D ow ning also su ggested
tha t th e region al w ater qu ality p o n d s b e larger.
J am ie B eyer, 91 7 C arr oll, A m es, inform ed the C ity C ou ncil that there w as legislation introd uced
in the las t Legis la tive Sess ion to limit phos phorus application on land.
S tev e Lek w a, D irecto r o f the S tory C o u n ty C o n s erv ation B o ard , u rged that the C ity staff’s
recom m end ation s be accepted an d that the o pen space design o ption be app rov ed. H e ind icated
that the County is intens e ly inte res te d in this iss ue and would be very willing to work with the
City of Ames to p rotect the Ha lle tt’s Qua rry W ater shed.
Erv K laas, 1 40 5 G rand , A m es, ask ed that the C ity C ou ncil co nsider this issue o n a n ation al scale,
s pe c ific a lly concerning drinking wa te r s ources . He po inte d o ut the impor ta nc e of protecting
sou rces of drink ing w ater and gave exam ples of action s being taken in o ther cities in the U nited
S tates to ac q u ire lan d as a m ean s o f p rotec tin g the ir so u rces o f w ater.
Tom Neumann, Dire c tor of the W a te r and Pollution Control De pa rtment, addre ss e d the iss ue of
the p ho sph orus con tent in d rink ing w ater. H e said p ho sph orus in w atershed s or lakes is an
ind ication o f co ntam inan ts. M r. N eum ann stated that o nce ph osp ho rus is present in a w atershed
o r lak e, it stays th ere d u e to th e lack o f w ater m o v em en t.
C h u ck B eck er in d icated that H allett C o n struc tio n C o . is n o t w illin g to gran t acces s to H allett’s
Qua rry un til the y are ta lke d to by City repre sentatives ; until the y are ta l ke d t o, the y a re de nying
th e C ity ac c e ss to th e Q u a rry.
M oved by Quirmba c h, s e c onded by Cr oss , to adopt RESOLUTION NO . 00-246 accepting the
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Storm W ater M anagem ent Pla n for the H allett’s Q uarry W atershed fr om B on estroo , R osen e,
A nd erlik, & A ssociates and ap prov ing the m od ified recom m end ation s of C ity staff, as follow s:
A.The ph osphorus concentr a t i on goa l for this water shed s ho uld be at the lowe r end of the
“indirect c onta c t ” level, whic h is approximate l y 60 par t s pe r bil l i on.
B .T h e S o u the rn R egion al Po n d sh o u ld b e co n struc ted first.
C.The la nd for the Centra l Re gional Pond s hould be s e c ured and developed in conjunction
w ith the o p en sp ace p rojec t env ision ed in the C ap ital Im p rov em en ts Plan (C IP ).
D .T h e C ity s h o u l d p u r su e th e c o n c e p t u a l o p e n sp ace d es i gn p ro ject th at is re fl e c t e d in th e C IP
to d e te rmine the extent and nature of the op e n space that could be incorporated into the
p rojec t.
E.Th e dev elop m ent of the N orthern R egio n a l Po nd sho uld b e pu rsued on ly if and w hen
d ev elo p m en t occ u rs no rth o f 19 0 th S treet.
F.Req ue st tha t Story County take the lead in identifying t he pasture /fe e dlots in the centra l and
no rth ern drainage dis tricts and working with property owners to institute “be st ma na ge men t
practices ’ to minimize p oll utant export from the se areas to d rainages dis c ha rging to the
Q u arry.
G.The City s hould d e ve lop a sampling progra m to establis h bas e line “in-la ke ” conditions and
prov ide for on going m on itoring of the Q uarry for ph osp ho rus co ncen tration s.
H .T h e C ity C o u n cil sh o u ld im p lem en t le gis latio n that p rov ide s the n ece ssa ry
regulation s/requ irem ents related to feedlots, bu ffer strips, secon da ry re gion al po nd s,
o v erflow areas, erosion /sed im en tatio n co n tro l, an d frin ge de v elo p m en t.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
W ATER RATE S TRUCTURE: Tom Neu man n, D i r ector of the W a te r and Pollution Control
D epartm ent, presented back grou nd inform ation regarding the need for a 10 % increase in w ater
rate reven ues to m eet p rojected exp enses. M r. N eum ann gave a sum m ary of the rate propo sals.
Peggy M urdo ck, 82 3 C arroll A ven ue, A m es, said that sh e su pp orted con sideration o f an increase
in w ater rate reven ues.
C o u n cil M em b er Q u irm b ach stated that h e su p p o rted O p tio n N o . 2 , w h ich allo w s fo r a u n it rate
of $1.58/1 0 0 cu b ic feet d u rin g th e “s u mm e r m o n th s” (J u ly th ru O c to b e r) an d a un it rate of
$1 .31 /10 0 cu bic feet du ring the m on ths o f N ov e m b er thru J un e. Co un cil M em ber Ho ffm an
disagreed, stating that man y users w ou ld n ot conserve no m atter w hat the p rice.
M ov ed b y C am pb ell, seco nd ed by W irth, to pass on fir st reading an ordinance revising the w ater
rates to p rov ide fo r a sin gle ad jus tm en t in creas e in th e u n it rate from $1 .2 3 to $1 .3 9 /10 0 cu b ic
feet.
R oll C all V ote: 4-2. V oting aye: C a m p b e ll, G o o dh ue, H offm an, W irth. V oting nay: C ross,
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Quirmbach. M otion declar e d car ried.
S OUTH EAS T W ELL FI ELD: M ov ed b y Hoffman, s e c on de d b y Cr oss , to ado pt RE S OLUT ION
NO . 00 -247 approving the real es ta te contract to p urc ha se 39 .9 acr e s of la nd for $1 30,900 from
the M ary T. W atk ins Tru st.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, s igne d by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
UPDA TE O N DR O UG H T CO ND I TION S: To m Neu man n gave a s ta tus report on the current
drou ght situation and exp lained the C i t y of A m es’ Source M anagement and Drought C on t i ngency
Pla n.
ME D I C A L IN S U R A N C E P R O G R A M: R isk M anager J on -Sco tt J oh nso n review ed th e p ro cess
follow ed b y the C ity to exam ine the m arket place for health insu rance cov erage. H e exp lained
the liability a ss ume d b y a city when adopting a s e l f-ins ured medical plan and wha t me a sure s the
C ity of A m es ta k es to li m it th at li a b ility.
M oved b y Cros s, s e c onded by Goodh ue , to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 00-248 approving the
proposal from W ellmark for a self-insure d medical pla n for Fiscal Year 2000/01.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
M oved by Hoffman, seconded by G oodhue, to ad opt RESOLUTION NO. 00 -249 a pproving the
proposal from Outcomes Pharmace utic a l Health Care for s e lf-ins ured pharmacy s e rvices for
Fiscal Year 2000/01.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, s igne d b y the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
HEARI NG O N FI NAL AM ENDM ENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 1 99 9/20 00 BUDGET:
M ayor Tedesco declared the hearing op en. Th ere being no on e w ishing to sp eak, the h earing w as
clos e d.
M oved by Cros s, seconded by Hoffman, to adop t R ES O LUTION NO. 00 -251 amending the
current bu dge t for Fiscal Year ending Jun e 30 , 20 00.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Resoluti on de c l a red adopted u nanimous l y, signed b y the M a yor, and her e by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
HEARI NG O N URBAN REV I TALI ZATI ON PLAN F OR 31 6 LINCOLN W AY: M ayor
Tedes c o declare d the hea ring op e n. Th e re being no one wi shing to speak, the hea ring was clos e d.
M ov ed b y C ross, secon ded by W irth, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 00 -25 0 approv ing the U rban
R ev italizatio n Plan fo r 3 1 6 Lin co ln W ay.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, s igne d b y the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
M oved b y Quirmba c h, seconded by Cros s, to pa ss on fi rs t re a ding an ordina nc e es ta blishing the
31 6 Linco ln W ay U rban R evitalization A rea.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n a n i m o u sly.
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H E A R IN G ON 2 0 0 0 /0 1 B R ID G E R E H A B IL I T A T I O N P R O G R A M: M ayor Tedesco declared
the hea ring op e n. Th e re being no on e wishing to spe a k, the hear i ng wa s c l osed.
M ov ed b y G oo dh ue, secon ded b y W irth, to ado pt R ES O LU TIO N N O . 00 -25 2 ap prov ing final
plans and specification s and aw arding a con tract to C h ristensen B rothers, Inc., of C herok ee,
Iowa, in the amount of $124,000.70.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, s igne d b y the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
HEARI NG ON 199 8/99 ART ERIAL ST R EE T R EHAB ILIT A TION PROG RAM CONTRACT
2 : M ayor Tedesco declared the hearing op en. Th ere being no on e w ishing to speak, the h earing w as
clos e d.
M ov ed b y H offm an, secon ded by G oo dh ue, to adop t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 00 -25 3 ap prov ing final
plans a nd specifications a nd awarding a contra c t to M a na tt’s , Inc., of Ames, Iowa , in the amount
of $1 87,404.95.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Res oluti on de c l a red adopted u nanimous l y, signed b y the M a yor, and her e by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
O RDI N A N C E A M E N D I N G T H E PR O V I S I O N S F O R S E W E R C O N N E C T IO N FE E S : M ov ed
by Quirmba c h, s e c onded b y C a mpbe ll, to pas s on first re a ding an o rdinance amending the
prov ision s for sewer con nection fees.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6 -0 . M o tio n d e c l a red c a rr i e d u n an im o u s l y.
M ov ed b y C ross, secon ded b y Q uirm bach , to su spen d the rules necessary for the ad op tion of an
ordinan ce.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n a n i m o u sly.
M oved b y Hoffman, s e c onded by Goodh ue , to pas s on s e c ond and t hird readings an d adopt
O R D IN A N C E N O . 35 65 amen ding the p rov ision s for sewer con nection fees.
Roll Ca ll Vote : 6-0. Ordina nc e declare d adopted unanimous ly, signed by t he M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
OR DINANCE DE S IG N A T IN G P A R KI N G PR OHIB I T ION S ON SU MNE R A VE N U E F R OM
LI NCOLN W AY TO S OUTH 2 ND STRE ET: M ov ed b y H offm an, secon ded by C ross, to p ass
o n first read ing a n o rdin an ce d esignating p ark ing p roh ibition s o n Su m n er A v en u e from Linc o ln
W ay to S o u th 2 n d Street.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n a n i m o u sly.
ORDI NANCE ES TABLI S HIN G PARKING PRO HIBITI ONS ON HAYW ARD AVENUE
F ROM S TOR M ST R E E T TO M ORTENSEN ROAD: M oved by Hoffman , seconded b y
G o o d h u e, to p ass o n seco n d read ing an o rdin an ce estab lish ing park ing proh ibition s o n H ayw ard
Ave nue from Storm Stre e t to M ortens e n Road.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6 -0 . M o t i o n d eclar e d car ried u n a n i m o u sly.
ORDI NANCE CHANGIN G TH E STOR M W ATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM RATE TO
R E FL E C T A N IN C R E A SE IN T H E S T O R M SE W E R U T IL IT Y FE E A S A PP R O V E D IN
THE 20 00 /01 BUDGET: M oved b y W irth, seconded by Cros s, to pas s on thir d r e a ding and adopt
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O R D IN A N C E N O . 3 5 6 4 ch an gin g the storm w ater drain age system rate to reflect an increa se in
the storm sew er utility fee as ap p rov ed in the 2 0 0 0 /01 bu d get.
Roll C all V ote : 6-0. O rdina nc e decla red adopte d unanimous ly, s igne d by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
A D J O U R N M E N T : 9:40 p .m.
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Di a ne Voss , City Cle rk Ted Tedes c o, M a yor