HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 09/21/1999MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:15 p.m. on the 21st day of September, 1999, 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, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:15 p.m.
FINAL PLAT FOR DAUNTLESS SUBDIVISION, 3RD ADDITION: Moved by Campbell,
seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 99-349 approving the final plat for Dauntless
Subdivision, 3rd Addition.
Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made
a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to request from staff more information on
what could be done in Ames to prevent youths from smoking. Council Member Parks asked to know
how compliance is measured.
Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Council Member Cross arrived at 5:17 p.m.
Council Member Quirmbach arrived at 5:20 p.m.
Council Member Cross recommended, as we approach the next fiscal year’s budgeting process, that
staff list areas where cuts or changes could be made in funding. City Manager Steve Schainker advised
that staff continually challenges itself to look at ways to cut unnecessary expenditures. He stated that
if Council were willing to decrease the level of services provided to citizens, they would need to direct
changes to the service levels or policies. Council Member Parks said that it would be helpful to have
illustrations of what the cuts would mean. Council Member Hoffman felt that this should not be
referred to staff without specific direction on areas to be cut.
The meeting recessed at 5:28 p.m.
TOUR (DRIVE-AROUND) OF PLANNED GROWTH AREAS: The meeting reconvened at
5:35 p.m. when the tour of planned growth areas began. The tour, guided by Brian O’Connell,
Director of Planning and Housing, was intended to familiarize the City Council members with the
areas that are being considered for future growth, i.e., the Southwest Growth and Northern Growth
Areas. Locations of existing sanitary sewer and water infrastructure were pointed out by Mr.
O’Connell. No decisions were planned to be made at this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
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Diane Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor