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MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF AMES, IOWA
JANUARY 27, 1998
The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on the 27th day of January, 1998 in the
City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Pro Tem Ann
Campbell presiding and the following Council members present: Campbell, Cross, Hoffman,
Quirmbach, Parks, and Wirth. Mayor Tedesco was absent.
CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.
PRESENTATION OF AMES BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Ames
Beautification Committee Chair Bill LaGrange, and Committee Member Linda Naeve presented
1997 Holiday Home Lighting Awards to the following individuals and businesses: Charles F. Burg
and Joan I. Kellogg; Timothy and Loralee Malone; Albert and Kathy Link; Ryan Norlin; Denton and
Paula Elliott; Glen and Jill Marie Hansen; Mark and Cathy Mather; Roger and Karla Drapal; The
Shoppes on Grand; Larry and Sandra Stevenson; Steve and Mindy Tenney.
PROCLAMATION RECO GNIZI NG 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell read a proclamation
recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations proclamation of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. Barbara Woods, President of the Board of Directors for the YWCA, and several
representatives of various other groups and organizations within the community were present to
accept the proclamation.
CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Quirmbach, to approve the following
items on the Consent Agenda, removing Item 11 for separate consideration:
1.Motion to approve payment of claims
2.Motion to approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 13 and of the Special
Meeting of January 20, 1998
3.Motion to approve renewal of the following beer permits and liquor licenses:
a.Class A Liquor - American Legion Post #37
b.Special Class C Liquor - Pizza Kitchens, 120 Hayward
4.RESOLUTION NO. 98-23 approving preliminary plans and specifications for
Stange Road paving (Bloomington to 24th Street); setting February 11 as bid due
date and February 24, 1998 as date of hearing and award of contract
5.RESOLUTION NO. 98-24 accepting completion of South Riverside Drive Box
Culvert
6.RESOLUTION NO. 98-25 approving renewal of contract for Yard Waste Site
Disposal operations
7.RESOLUTION NO. 98-26 abandoning easement on Lot 4, Somerset Subdivision,
1st Addition
8.RESOLUTION NO. 98-27 accepting completion of Repairs & Interior Wash Bay
Construction Project for Maintenance Facility
9.RESOLUTION NO. 98-28 approving request to subordinate City’s second
mortgage lien for property located at 5457 Frost Drive in connection with the City’s
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Affordable Housing Program in the Bentwood Subdivision
10.RESOLUTION NO. 98-29 approving annual contributions contract (ACC) with
HUD in connection with the City’s Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
11.Resolution approving request from ISU Research Park to amend agreement
regarding Phase II - Elwood Drive Paving (Removed for Separate Consideration; See
Action at the End of this Section)
12.RESOLUTION NO. 98-31 approving CEBA application on behalf of NewMonics,
Inc. to Iowa Department of Economic Development
13.RESOLUTION NO. 98-32 approving request for $30,000 Revolving Loan Fund on
behalf of NewMonics, Inc.
14.RESOLUTION NO. 98-33 approving pre-construction agreement for South Duff
Avenue Improvements from Airport Road to South City limits
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the
Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
SEPARATE CONSIDERATION:
REQUEST FROM ISU RESEARCH PARK TO AMEND AGREEMENT REGARDING
PHASE II - ELWOOD DRIVE PAVING: Coun. Parks said Coun. Cross and he would abstain
from voting on this item.
Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-30 approving
request from ISU Research Park to amend agreement regarding Phase II, Elwood Drive
Paving.
Roll Call Vote: 4-0-2. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Quirmbach, Wirth. Voting Nay:
None. Abstention: Cross, Parks. Resolution declared adopted 4-0-2, signed by the Mayor,
and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
PUBLIC FORUM: No one came forward to speak at this time.
NEW CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FOR CAFE LOVISH: Motion by Wirth, Second by
Quirmbach, to approve request for new Class C Liquor License for Cafe Lovish, 2512
Lincoln Way.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
BRIEFING REPORT ON BOONE COUNTY ZONING: City Planner Ray Anderson reviewed
background information on this issue, noting the City Council had met with the Planning and Zoning
Commission last July to discuss strategies for managing development in the 2-mile fringe area of the
corporate limits located in Boone County. He said options considered included extra-territorial
zoning; extra-territorial zoning with Building Code enforcement by 28-E agreements; annexation;
and maintenance of subdivision control for properties containing 3 or more lots. He said at the end
of that joint meeting, Staff was directed to pursue extra-territorial zoning as a means to manage
development in the 2-mile fringe. He noted the City currently has subdivision control in that area.
He noted the City’s recently-revised Land Use Policy Plan map includes this 2-mile area of Boone
County, and said Staff has identified the following four options for future land use of the area: 1)
Agricultural/Farmstead; 2) Existing Land Use; 3) Limited Development along West Lincoln Way;
and 4) Maintaining the current Land Use Policy Plan Map designations. He noted the Planning and
Zoning Commission at their meeting of December 3, 1997 had recommended a fifth option, that of
allowing land for 1/8 mile south and 1/8 mile north of West Lincoln Way being designated as
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Commercial.
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell said the Council would hear limited public input on this item this evening,
and noted an official public hearing would take place if and when the Council took action for the
first reading of a new zoning ordinance.
Leon Wuebker, 53568 180th St., Gilbert, said he owned property in the area, and wished to
commend the City on what they’ve done with the Land Use Policy Plan. He said he’d had many
discussions with City Staff. He said however, the Plan had mentioned “sub-area planning.” He said
that had not occurred in this instance. He said so far, no one in Boone County has had any input on
this proposal. He said he would like to see the individuals involved sit down to discussions to see
if there were any subtle differences between Option 4 and Option 5 in the Staff Report. He asked
whether it was worth imposing zoning in Boone County for the additional 40 acres that comprise this
2-mile fringe area. He asked why the City of Ames felt it had to zone Boone County. He said they
had not taken into account the impact this zoning might have on United Community and other school
districts. He said the Boone County residents had the possibility of establishing zoning regulations
themselves. He said the City’s proposal did not address many potential conflicts. He said the City
establishing zoning in this area could affect every property owner in Boone County, yet they had no
control over electing the Ames City Council. He asked if there were any other city in Iowa that has
establishing zoning authority in an adjacent county. He said the people of Boone County do not
understand the City of Ames’s system. He said they needed Ames’ help in getting more information
out to them. He said the City’s Land Use Policy Plan stresses diversification, and he asked the City
to allow for a little more diversification.
Frank Jeffrey, 237 Wildflower Drive, said he was part-owner of a small business on West Lincoln
Way which manufactured solar cells. He said the concept of zoning the area doesn’t scare him, as
long as it is done in a rational manner showing consideration for the interests of people in that area.
He said Option 4 in the Staff Report was a significant threat to his business, as the small expansion
they built on the front of their building would have been prohibited under that option. He said that
option would preclude any future expansion of the business. He asked that individuals in that area
be treated with respect and that consideration be given of their interests. He said he thought there
was a difference between the terms “what the City wants” and “what the City needs.” He said he
also felt there was a difference between defining “the City” as “citizens” or as “City Staff.”
Gary Cornelius, no address given, said he lived on a small farmstead in the 2-mile fringe area, and
said he has also lived in the City of Ames. He said the Boone County Supervisors or some other
County representatives should be involved in these decisions. He said Boone County residents and
business owners value their perimeters, and value their rural areas and agricultural lands.
Dennis Lynch, 431 W. Avenue, noted the Land Use Policy Plan Map designates the southwest area
of Ames as the targeted growth area, and said much of that land was owned by ISU. He said if the
City bought that property, ISU would buy more property in Boone County. He said if non-
conforming uses resulted from any zoning action taken by the City of Ames, it would impact the
ability of Boone County residents to purchase insurance. He said it was also his understanding that
the area could be served by a rural water district, if the City would approve of it. He noted the Staff
Report mentioned zoning as a way to preclude commercial feed lots from developing in the area.
He said if the City of Ames doesn’t zone the area, it could still be developable. He said many people
from the City of Ames were moving out to that area, and said the demand for property could make
it cost-prohibitive for commercial feedlots to develop there.
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David Reed, Boone County Board of Supervisors, said the Ames City Council members have come
to Boone County in the past to discuss zoning. He said when the issue was raised a few years ago,
there was consensus in the county that it was not ready for zoning. He said it was his understanding
that now a petition for zoning was going to be presented to the Boone County Board of Supervisors
early next week, and said a Boone County Planning & Zoning Commission has been recently
established.
Motion by Parks, Second by Cross, to direct Staff to return toCouncil on the April 14, 1998
agenda for consideration of the options regarding establishing zoning authority in the City’s
2-mile fringe area of Boone County, and for the Council at that meeting to determine what
direction Staff should be given for ordinance preparation.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
RECESS: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell declared a recess at 8:25 p.m.
RECONVENE: The Regular Meeting reconvened at 8:31 p.m.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO GRANT URBAN REVITALIZATION TAX ABATEMENT
TO FORMER BOURNE’S PROPERTY: Planning and Housing Director Brian O’Connell
reviewed how Council had received a letter last October from the Airport Road development group
to have the Council consider designating their property as an Urban Revitalization area. He said
shortly thereafter, the City Council received a similar request from the Armstrong Ltd. Partnership,
and more recently, a letter from Bud Ely requesting the same thing. He reviewed the Staff Report,
including the State law’s language regarding how Urban Revitalization should occur where the area
contained a predominance of structures or buildings that are dilapidated, deteriorated, or obsolete.
He said in addition, the City can designate an area as an Urban Revitalization area if it is believed
that development would not occur without the tax abatement incentive offered under this
designation. He reviewed four alternatives for the Council’s consideration as contained in the Staff
Report.
Bill Armstrong, 3711 S. Duff, said he was present representing the Armstrong Ltd. Partnership, and
pointed out their property on the map. He said the Crowner Tire Store has been located on that
property for nearly 30 years, and said the area needs Urban Revitalization. He said he disagreed with
the size and breadth of the area Staff had designated for this proposal, and said the area should be
narrowed to include only the properties of the owners actually making this request. He said it was
inappropriate to include the State Forest Nursery and other areas Staff had included. He said the last
two areas to which the City had granted Urban Revitalization designations had not needed to meet
the requirements Staff was now proposing. He said it would seem the City would want to encourage
the beautification of this entrance to the City, and he asked that the tax abatement incentive be
granted to a limited area comprised of only those areas where property owners were actually making
the request.
Motion by Hoffman, Second by Wirth, to deny the requests and to do nothing at this time
toward designating the area as an Urban Revitalization area eligible for tax abatement.
Vote on Motion: 4-2. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Quirmbach, Wirth. Voting Nay:
Cross, Parks. Motion declared carried 4-2.
ORDINANCE REGULATING LEAF BURNING: Motion by Wirth, Second by Hoffman, to
pass on first reading an ordinance banning leaf burning in the City of Ames.
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Sue Crull, 817 Ridgewood, said she lived in an area with lots of trees, but said because she has
allergies, she doesn’t burn her leaves. She said she did not feel it was the City’s problem to help her
get rid of the leaves, and said she rakes them and takes them to the City’s yard waste disposal site
on “free” days. She said the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan, encourages its citizens to rake their
leaves out into the streets on certain days when the City would use its equipment to scoop them up.
She said those who raked leaves into the street before the designated time were subject to a fine. She
said there was too much leaf burning in Ames, creating a very real air quality problem. She urged
the Council to support a ban of leaf burning.
Jim Gunning, 119 Hickory Drive, said he opposed the proposed ban, and said he felt there were
many others who shared his opposition but were unwilling to come forward and speak out. He said
he didn’t burn leaves this past year as the season was such a wet one. He said he works at ISU as
a hygienist, and does a lot of air quality work. He said he realized many people have different
reactions to burning, and he hoped the City would not spend the money required for a study of air
quality. He said he had lived in Ames for 12 years, and the City used to have a program with a
designated day when it would vacuum up leaves. He said he urged the Council to at least postpone
the ban until they had an alternative for leaf management. He said there were many options available
for the City to provide a direct service for a fairly limited amount of money.
Marcia Minear, 2221 Storm Street, read a letter describing how she cannot breathe during the times
of leaf burning, and how those who suffer respiratory illnesses become prisoners in their own homes
during the months when leaf burning is allowed. She said she moved here from Des Moines, where
leaf burning is not allowed. She said one can choose a smoke-free restaurant, but cannot make a
similar choice out-of-doors. She said the City would not allow factories to pollute its air, and
wondered why it then allowed leaf burning to continue to do so.
Susan Jackson, 1105 Curtiss Avenue, said her son Ben has severe asthma and suffers when leaves
are burned. She said he liked to play soccer, and she would like to sit outside and watch him, but
she gets severe headaches from the smoke of leaf burning. She said her son also gets headaches, but
wants to play so badly that he does so, totally miserable due to eye and nose irritations. She said on
many days, he has to come in early because his friends and he have problems with the smoke. She
said unfortunately, they do not have that option during school recess.
Ben Jackson, 1105 Curtiss Avenue, said he had many friends who are also asthmatic. He said leaf
burning was not necessary, but some people did not want to spend the time raking and composting
leaves. He said he questioned why the City should allow people to pollute the air, when it wouldn’t
allow factories to do so. He said he strongly encouraged the Council to adopt a ban on leaf burning.
Laurie DeReuss, 1321 Douglas, submitted a petition signed by 43 individuals supporting a leaf
burning ban. She said those signatures, when added to those in a previously-submitted petition,
totaled 114 signatures in support of a ban. She also submitted copies of editorials and letters that had
appeared in The Tribune that were in favor of a ban, and noted the Council had received copies of
several other such letters in their agenda packet. She thanked the Council for the motion proposing
a leaf burning ban, and thanked the citizens of Ames for showing support of the proposed ordinance.
Stan Lassegard, 1120 Johnson, said he was glad to hear of the proposed ordinance, and noted he had
attempted to propose a ban in 1994-95. He supported previous testimony of those opposed to leaf
burning. He said he has always been proud of Ames, but said the City seems to be ‘back in the horse
and buggy days” when it comes to respiratory illness prevention by banning leaf burning.
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Cathy Callaway, 2404 ½ 57th Street, Des Moines, said she was Director of Tobacco Control for the
American Lung Association, and was a student at ISU. She said she would prefer to live in Ames,
but currently lives in Des Moines because the air quality is better there. She said if the Council
chose not to pass this ordinance, they would be making a statement that health was not a very big
concern to them.
Al Joensen, 1717 24th Street, said the Council should pause to analyze all the comments from a
scientific point of view, and then analyze what should be done. He said there was no such thing as
“clean air,” but was only “relatively clean air.” He said the Environmental Protection Agency has
ambient air quality standards based on levels of concentration of particulate in the air at the time of
burning, and said the amount of burning should also be quantified. He said when someone cites a
report regarding the effects of leaf burning, he would like to see the conditions under which the
report was made. He displayed a street sketch of the approximate addresses of people who have
commented they suffer from leaf burning, and said they were all living in areas with high levels of
automobile traffic. He said scientific quantification should be made in any analysis of burning. He
noted he had made recommendations to the Council in 1994 regarding how adverse effects of leaf
burning could be mitigated if people would learn to burn in a responsible manner, such as burning
leaves in piles and not burning wet leaves. He noted the current ordinance contains a provision
where the Fire Chief may designate conditions under which no burning is allowed. He said he also
wished to point out that several individuals who signed the previously-submitted petition supporting
a leaf burning ban did not live in Ames.
Andrew Bock, 618 12th Street, said he lives in the downtown area where much leaf burning occurs
in a relatively compact area. He said he agreed with Mr. Joensen’s suggestion that the Council pause
and not make a decision on this issue at this time. He said he had studied the present ordinance, and
was impressed by the fact that leaf burners could be ordered to extinguish their fires for odor and/or
smoke complaints. He said there appeared to be a great deal of compliance with the current
ordinance. He said he would like to see the number of citations actually given for non-compliance
with the existing ordinance. He said he felt the Council’s previous action reducing the number of
months when leaf burning was allowed has resulted in more burning in less time, and thus more
concentrated smoke and its negative effects. He said increasing the amount of time when burning
is allowed would minimize those effects. He suggested the City could publish in its utility bills the
proper ways to burn leaves. He said other suggestions to consider would include a Citywide curbside
collection program, and an increased number of “free” days at the City’s yard waste disposal site.
Ben Jackson, 1105 Curtiss Avenue, said there were people like him who will rake up leaves for
compost for individuals who are unable to do so for themselves. He said there are more residents
in high-density zoning areas, and thus the likelihood of numbers of people suffering from the
harmful effects of smoke are increased in those areas.
Dana Haugli, 618 12th Street, said he felt this issue came up fairly quickly, allowing few people to
provide input. He said he was an engineer and would like to have more study done on this issue.
He said he was also an RN at Riverside Manor, and said many of the elderly and ill residents enjoy
large bonfires, yet suffer no harmful effects. He said he has large willow trees on his property which
cannot be turned into compost. He asked that the City provide an alternative for leaf management
before it banned leaf burning.
Fire Chief Mike Childs said since the ordinance limiting the months when leaf burning can occur
has gone into effect, the number of calls received complaining about leaf burning has drastically
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increased. He said despite the number of responses the Fire Department makes when complaints are
received, very few citations are actually given. He said that when the Department goes out to the
individuals burning leaves, explains the ordinance and explains a complaint has been received,
people are usually very cooperative. He said if the Department is called back a second time, a
citation is given, but said he could remember only one such case. He said however in many cases,
there is no way to determine who made the complaint call, as many of the calls are made from
cellular phones. He said it was a “no-win” situation for Staff. He said the trucks that respond to the
complaints are the same ones that make emergency medical calls, and said he would hate to think
one of those trucks might be late to an emergency call because it was out on a response to a leaf-
burning complaint.
Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Parks, to Table the Motion to pass on first reading an
ordinance banning leaf burning in Ames, and to direct Staff to identify and develop
alternatives for leaf disposal in Ames.
Vote on Motion: 3-3. Voting Aye: Cross, Parks, Quirmbach. Voting Nay: Campbell,
Hoffman, Wirth. Mayor Pro Tem Campbell voted Nay to break the tie. The Motion to Table
declared Failed 4-3.
Roll Call Vote on Motion to Pass Ordinance on First Reading: 4-1-1. Voting Aye: Cross,
Campbell, Hoffman, Wirth. Voting Nay: Parks. Abstention: Quirmbach. Motion declared
carried 4-1-1.
Motion by Cross, Second by Parks, to direct Staff to explore and cost out a number of
alternatives for a leaf management program in Ames, including a vacuum system, contacting
private haulers regarding use of their equipment, bagging, and a curbside pickup program,
with alternatives for levels of service such as once/weekly, twice/weekly, etc., and to present
those alternatives as part of the upcoming budget process, for return to Council at the
February 24, 1998 Budget Wrap-Up session prior to second reading of ordinance at that same
meeting.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
1998-2003 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN: Holly Fuchs, 806 Brookridge, said she was
present to ask the Council to include additional funds for reconstruction of the four tennis courts at
Brookside Park. She said this funding had originally been in the CIP, until the recent decision to
construct the courts at Ames High School, and noted there was much public support for a long-term
commitment to the Brookside courts. She said they should preserve the courts they have in Ames.
She said by postponing the reconstruction, the City might save money, but the citizens don’t want
the project to be forgotten. She said after reading the CIP document, it was her impression that the
two City services of most importance to her quality of life, those dealing with the Parks and
Recreation system and with the Library, don’t receive a great portion of her tax dollars. She
suggested that in the future, the CIP document contain a chart showing which City departments
receive what proportion of tax dollars. She said she personally would like to see a greater proportion
going to Parks and Recreation.
Jim Gunning, 119 Hickory Drive, said it seemed to him that City projects were put together based
on how much money the City had. He said for example, he felt cost of the proposed 5th Street
Improvement Project was a great deal of money for a project that didn’t really need to be done. He
said he would hope the Council would select projects based on which ones really needed to be done.
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Jeanette Smithson, 304 N. Riverside, said she too wished to support the maintenance of the
Brookside tennis courts. She said she was interested in maintaining the quality of life in the
neighborhoods of Ames. She said that was what makes people invest in neighborhoods.
Mayor Pro Tem Campell said she would suggest that approval of the CIP be postponed until the
February 24 Budget Wrap-Up session, as had been the Council’s practice in past years. She said
however, it might be helpful if the Council gave Staff some direction regarding which items they
might like to be considered as part of the budget process. There was discussion regarding additional
funding in future years for parkland acquisition, funding for training crossing whistles in residential
areas, funding for resurfacing the access road to the Ames Youth Sports Complex, and funding for
rebuilding the Brookside courts as requested by the citizens this evening.
AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ISSUANCE OF GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ICE ARENA: Motion by Wirth,
Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-34 calling an election on the
proposition of issuing general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,700,000 to
pay a portion of the cost of constructing and equipping a recreation building consisting of a
single surface ice skating facility in and for the City of Ames.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Motion by Parks, Second by Cross, to have the City pay the costs of the March 31 special
election, and to ask the Ice Is Nice Committee to donate to the ice arena project the monies
originally planned as reimbursement to the City for special election costs.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
VEISHEA TASKFORCE PROPOSALS: Coun. Campbell noted Coun. Quirmbach and she were
serving on the VEISHEA Taskforce, and said the three proposals on tonight’s agenda came from that
team. She suggested the order of the agenda for these three items be changed and that the ordinances
be considered first.
Police Chief Dennis Ballantine said almost everything the Task Force has done regarding the
proposed VEISHEA ordinances is to try to create ordinances that would require people to plan and
control their parties. He said he thought these two ordinances would be of great benefit to the Police
Department in trying to control the amount of alcohol consumed during VEISHEA. He noted if
people were cooperative in trying to disperse the parties, only municipal infractions would be
incurred. He said if they were uncooperative, however, they could be charged with a civil penalty.
Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Parks, to amend the proposed ordinance preventing the
consumption of alcoholic beverages by underage persons at parties by striking the “shall” in
the last sentence of Section 1 and replacing it with the word “may.”
Vote on Motion: 3-3. Voting Aye: Parks, Quirmbach, Wirth. Voting Nay: Campbell, Cross,
Hoffman. Mayor Pro Tem Campbell voted Nay to break the tie. Motion to Amend declared
Failed 3-4.
Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Cross, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending the
Municipal Code to enact a new Section 17.32 preventing the consumption of alcoholic
beverages by underage persons at parties.
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Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Wes James, 232 Welch Avenue #4, said he was a member of the VEISHEA Risk Management
Committee, and said the Committee wanted open communication with the City Council. He said
they appreciated the work of the VEISHEA Task Force and wished to express the Committee’s
support for these ordinances. He said he felt they would be of universal benefit to VEISHEA and
to the community. He said if the Council members had any future suggestions, they could forward
them to him and he would forward them on to the Risk Management Committee. He said he could
be reached at 268-9888.
Motion by Parks, Second by Cross, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending the
Municipal Code to enact a new Section 17.30 pertaining to the definition and regulation of
nuisance parties.
Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Parks, to amend the proposed ordinance to substitute the
word “that” for the word “which” in the 8th line of the ordinance, to read “standing or
parking of vehicles that obstruct the free flow of traffic.”
Vote on Motion to Amend: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Roll Call Vote on Motion to pass on first reading ordinance as amended: 6-0. Motion
declared carried unanimously.
There was discussion of the VEISHEA Task Force’s recommendation to request that the State
Legislature enact legislation to empower local officials to selectively suspend liquor licenses.
Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Parks, to convey the language of the draft bill to the State
legislators with a message that the City Council would like to see this proposed bill passed
by the Legislature.
Police Chief Dennis Ballantine said in the past VEISHEA disturbances, the Police have been able
to identify three establishments that if they had been able to suspend their liquor licenses, they would
have been able to control the situation much more quickly.
Vote on Motion: 2-4. Voting Aye: Parks, Quirmbach. Voting Nay: Campbell, Cross,
Hoffman, Wirth. Motion declared Failed 2-4.
ORDINANCE DESIGNATING “NO PARKING ANYTIME” AREAS IN VARIOUS NEW
SUBDIVISIONS: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3473 designating “No Parking Anytime” areas in the Bloomington
Heights Subdivision (6th Addition), Wessex Subdivision, Hillside Subdivision (3rd
Addition), Bentwood Subdivision (2nd Addition), and Somerset Subdivision (2nd Addition).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
PUBLIC HEARING ON 1997/98 WATER PROGRAM NO. 1: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
declared the public hearing open. There being no one present wishing to speak, the public hearing
was declared closed.
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Motion by Parks, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-35 approving final
plans and specifications and awarding contract to Van Hauen & Associates in the amount of
$485,000.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
PUBLIC HEARING ON FREEL DRIVE LIFT STATION PROJECT: Motion by Parks,
Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-36 approving final plans and
specifications and awarding contract to ACI Mechanical in the amount of $114,200.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Coun. Cross asked whether the parking issue
on Kentucky and Indiana had been resolved, and said it was his understanding from residents that
they continued to get tickets throughout odd hours of night. City Manager Schainker said he thought
this was a different issue than the one related previously, and that this one involved a violation of
the ordinance prohibiting parking across the sidewalk. He said he thought the complaint was that
the City was being overly zealous in its ticketing, and said the Council may wish to have some
discussion during the budget process regarding the role of the Community Enforcement Officer. He
said this was a level of service issue.
Coun. Parks noted the Council had received a letter from the Ames Humane League regarding a
meeting, and Coun. Campbell said Mayor Tedesco had plans for that underway.
Motion by Parks, Second by Wirth, to place request as contained in January 27, 1998 letter
from Fox Engineering regarding modification of development agreement for Ames
Community Development Park, 3rd Addition, on February 10 agenda, if Staff could respond
in that short a time frame.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION: Motion by Quirmbach, Second by Hoffman, to hold Closed Session as
provided by Section 20.17(3) Code of Iowa 1997, to discuss collective bargaining.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
The Closed Session began at 11:00 p.m.
RECONVENE: The Regular Meeting reconvened at 11:20 p.m.
Motion by Parks, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-37 accepting the fact-
finders’ recommendation and approving an agreement with IBEW.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Motion by Parks, Second by Cross, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-38 ratifying the
agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 625.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
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Motion by Wirth, Second by Parks, to reject the fact-finders’ recommendation regarding
agreement with the Police union.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: The Regular meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor