HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 05/12/1998M I NUTES OF THE REG ULAR M EETI NG
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AM ES, I O W A M AY 12 , 19 98
T h e A m es C ity C o u n cil m et in regu lar se ssio n a t 7 :00 p .m . o n th e 1 2 th d ay o f M ay, 1 9 9 8 , in the C ity
Counc il Cha mbe rs in City Ha ll, 515 Clark Avenue, pu rs ua nt to la w wi th M a yor Te d T e de sco p r e siding
a nd the follo win g C o un cil membe rs pre sent: Ca mpbe l l , Cros s, Hoffman , Par ks, Quirmbach, and W ir t h.
P R OC L A MAT ION A N D P R E S E N T A T ION OF A W A R D S F OR S C HOOL S A F E T Y P A T R OL
V O LU NT EE RS: M ayor Tede sco read a proc la mation h onoring the School Safety Patrol
V o lun teers at C raw fo rd an d Ed w ard s E lem en tary Sc h o o ls. C ertificates o f C o m m en d ation w ere
p resen ted to th e fo llo w ing stu d en ts: O liv er K eelin g, Lu cian a Lu d low P az, Step h an ie N elso n , Sa ra
Peters, N atasha U dp a, Jaso n W ang, Seth B ow en, K ristop her Hasstedt, Jen nifer Licht, M atthew
M e a ls, Jess ic a M a he r, Katie Kna pp, Robin Bullock, Be th Ann Rients , Ben M ontour, Ben Johnson,
and M egan E dw ards.
P R OC L A MAT ION F OR S C HOOL B OA R D R E C OGN I T ION W E E K: M ayor Tedesco
p roc laim ed M ay 1 0 -16 , 1 9 9 8 , as Sc h o o l B o ard R eco gnition W eek . Sch o o l B o ard M em b ers C aro le
Bolin and Jim Dav is ac c e pte d the proclamation.
PR O CL AM AT I O N FO R U.S. TAE K W O ND O SENI O R CH AM PIO NSH I PS: M a ster Pak,
Anne C ha se, Jay W a rwi c k, and D a e Sung Lee acc e pte d a proc l a mati on from M ayor Tedes c o who
proclaimed M a y 13 -17, 1998, as U.S. Tae kwondo Senior Championships W eek.
P R OC L A MAT ION F OR N A T I ON A L N U R S IN G HO ME WEE K: M a yor Tedes c o p r oc l a i med
M a y 10-16, 1998, as Na tional Nursing Home W eek. J udy Cove y wa s pre sent to accept the
proclamation.
P R OC L A MAT ION F OR P U B L IC W OR KS W E E K: Pu bli c W orks Dir e c t or Paul W iegand
a ccep ted a p ro c la matio n fro m M ayo r T ed es c o p ro claimin g M ay 1 7 -2 3 , 19 9 8 , a s P u bl ic W or ks
W eek.
PRO CL AM AT IO N FO R I O W A SPECI AL O LY M PICS: E xecutive Dir ec t or Ric h F e l l i ngha m,
K atie an d D an B u tch er, C o ach es o f th e Y ear, an d athletes M ark K itch en an d Elizab eth W estgate
were pre sent to accept a proc la mation for Iowa Special Olympic s W eek, M ay 18-23, 19 98.
CONSENT AGENDA: M oved b y Campbell, seconded b y Cros s, to approve the following items on
the C on sent Agenda:
1.M otion to approv e payme nt of cla ims
2.M otion to approve the minute s of the regular meeting of April 28 , 19 98
3.M otion to ap prov e renew al of the follow ing beer perm its and liqu or licenses:
a.Clas s BW Liquor - Gre gory’s Coffeehouse , 42 1 S outh Duff Ave nue
b.C lass C B eer - Sw ift Stop #2, 34 06 Linco ln W ay
c.C lass BW Liqu or - G reat Plains S auce & D ou gh, 12 9 M ain S tr eet
4.M otion to authoriz e s ta ff to review and schedule the P -I s i t e p lan for E AI
5.RE S OLUT ION NO. 9 8-188 a pp roving renewa l of con tract for 1 99 8-99 P e bb le Lime
Require men ts for W ater Tre a tmen t
6.RESOLUTION NO. 98 -189 approving waiver of formal bidding proc e dures and a uthorizing
purc ha se orders in amount no t to exc e e d $80,000 for s ole -s ource compute r up grade at W PC
Pla nt
7.RESOLUTION NO. 98 -190 a pproving c ontract a nd bond for Sou th Duff Ave nue W idening and
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R esurfacing Project
8.RESOLUTION NO. 98 -19 1 approving contract and bond for 19 98-99 Storm Sewer Intake
R ehab ilitation Program
9.RESOLUTION NO. 98 -192 a pproving consultant for Re sourc e Recover y Re j e c t Study
10.RESOLUTION NO. 98 -193 a uthorizing staff t o continue i ss ua nc e of ce rtificates of pa rticipation
and to re ne w HA P contracts in connec tion w it h t he City’s Section 8 Exis t i ng Re nta l Su bs i dy
Program
1 1 .S E 16 th S treet:
a.M otion to set date of hearing on ordinance to v acate part of right-of-w ay
b.RESOLUTION NO. 98 -194 propos i ng conveyance of va c a t e d ri ght-of-way to a butt i ng
property owners and setting date of hea ring
1 2 .5 0 8 Linc o ln W ay A lley (M ayfair C lean ers):
a.M otion to set date of hearing on ordinance to v acate part of alley
b .R E S O LU T IO N N O . 9 8 -19 5 p rop o sin g co n v eyan ce o f v aca te d a lley to ab u tting p rop erty
owne r and s e t t i ng date of hea ring
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions de c l a red a dopte d u nanimous l y, s i gne d b y the M a yor, a nd her e by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
P U B L I C F O R U M: N o o ne sp ok e du ring this tim e.
C LAS S C L IQUO R LICENSE - BEST CHI NA BUFF ET: M oved by W irth, seconded by C ross,
t o app rov e a re quest for a new Clas s C Liquor Lic e nse for Be st China Buffet, Inc., at 82 3
W he e le r Stre e t, Suite 1.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
FIR E W O RK S P ER M IT FO R I O W A SPECIAL O LY M PICS: M oved b y Hoffman, s e c onded
by W irth, to ap prov e a requ est from the Iow a Sp ecial O lym pics for a firew orks perm it for display
on M a y 21 , 19 98.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
F IREW ORK S PERM IT F OR H OLID AY INN-GATEW AY CENTER: M ov ed b y C ross,
s e c onded by Parks , to approve a reques t from the Holiday Inn-Gate way Cen te r for a fire works
permit for dis pla y on June 14 , 19 98.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
P LACEM ENT OF S IGNS ALONG ELW OO D DRIV E: M ov ed b y C ross, secon ded by Parks,
to approve a re quest from the Iowa State University Orientation Office for pla c e men t of four
s igns along Elwood Drive to dire c t students and fa milie s to the Iowa State University Orientation
Program s du ring the m on th o f Ju ne.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
CLOSURE OF A P ORTI ON OF BURNETT AVENUE: M ov ed by H offm an, secon ded by Parks,
to approve a re quest from Firs t N ational B ank to clos e t he 500 bloc k of Burnett Avenue on June
12 , 19 98 , from 2:00 p.m .-10 :00 p.m . to accom m od ate their 95 th A nn iversary C elebration sub ject
to the following provis i ons: that ar e a bu sines ses be c onta c t e d a bout the str e e t clos ures and event
activities; that the b ank place bags ov er the 13 p arking m eters alon g b oth sides of the b l ock at
8:00 a.m. prior to the clos ure; and, tha t str e e t ba rr i c ades woul d b e set up and s t a ffe d b y bank
p erso n n el du rin g the ev en t.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
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F IB E R O P T IC C O M M U N IC A T IO N N E T W O R K (IS U ): Th is item w as pu lled from the agend a.
CDP F OR TA R G E T AD DI TION: Planning and H ou sing D irector B rian O ’C on nell gave an
o v erv iew o f the req u est from D ayton H u d so n C o rpo ratio n to su b d ivid e p rop erty into three lo ts
for the p urpo se of d evelop ing a n ew T arget S tore. H e ex plained that the p rop erty w as located
in an area that, according to the Land U se P olicy P lan, w as a highw ay-oriented com m ercial area,
but tha t it was als o d es i gna t e d as envir onme nta l l y sens i t i ve due to the site be i ng in the flood
plain. B ecause con struction w ou ld take place in the Floo dw ay Fringe, the p rop erty w ou ld n eed
to b e filled to o n e fo o t abo v e the base floo d elev ation o f 8 8 5 feet. A t this tim e, M r. O ’C o n n ell
rev iew ed v ariou s issu es regardin g F loo d Plain M an agem en t.
Plann ing D irector O ’C on nell recom m end ed that several stipu lation s be placed on the ap prov al
of the C on cep tual Dev elop m ent Plan (CD P) to assure that the d evelop m ent of this site w as
consistent with the inte nt of the City’s re gula t ions and Zon ing Ordina nc e . It was no t e d tha t the
pu blic im prov em ents were being paid for by the d evelop ers and that there w as no cost inv olved
o n th e part of th e C ity.
D iscu ssio n too k place regardin g traffic co u n ts an d traffic im p act a lo n g D u ff A v en u e, Linc o ln
W a y, an d th e driv e w ay acces ses to th e pro p e rty.
D a le H a rrin gt o n o f S n yd e r & A ss o c ia te s re v iew e d th e traffic an a lys is p e rfo rm e d by his co m p an y.
H e dis c u ss e d lev el o f se rv ice d e fin itio n s an d traffic co n d itio n s .
C o u n cil M em b er Q u irm b ach ex p resse d his co n cern s regard ing the traffic im p act at th e Linc o ln
W ay and D uff intersection as w ell as the repo rted traffic vo lum es. He stated that the repo rted
tra ffic peak n umbe rs s e e med incorrect a nd that they did n ot mathematically add up.
Jim Theusch, repre sentative from Dayton Hudson Corpora tion, reviewed the site pla n.
M r. T heu sch sta te d tha t Target des ires to move from the Lincoln W a y location to this site on
So uth D uff A ven ue b ecause they w ere un able to ex pan d at the cu rrent location du e to the fact
that the co m pan y leased the p rop erty and had no con trol ov er their current store site. He asked
that the City Council approve their reques t for the CDP. M r. Th e usch sa id tha t it would be
acceptable for the C ity to stipu late that no bu ilding perm its be issued prior to this site’s Final Plat
approv a l, and that they were agre e a ble with all the s t i pu l a t i on s p l a c e d up on the m.
M i ke B el l, 2322 Baker Stre e t, expre ss e d h is concern with the Targe t Store relocating to the
S o u th D u ff A v e n u e site. H e fu rth er ex p resse d h is co n cern o v er sev eral ne w er de v elo p m en ts
alo n g this co rrido r w h ich , he felt, w ere u gly an d s p raw lin g. M r. B ell said that the C ity sh o u ld
not al l ow buil ding in the flood pla i n.
Pa ula W e idner, 903 Kellogg Avenue, appeare d on behalf of the Q ua lity of Life Network. She
als o ex p re ss e d co n cern rega rd in g c o m m e r c ia l sp raw l in A m es an d that T a rget w as leav in g a
location whe re people pre fe rr e d it to stay. M r s. W eidner showe d a sli de pr e sentation of var i ous
commerc ia l store s, pa rking ra mps, a nd walk wa ys loc a t ed i n o t he r communities which the
Network fe lt reflected we l l -integr a t e d development i n well-es ta blished downtown dis tricts . S he
s ai d that citizens had the right to as k d e ve l ope rs to d e ve l op i n a ma nne r whic h suited the
community. M rs. W eidner asked the Council to pos t pone a c t i on on t his i t e m i n o rder to a l l ow
inv estigation o f w h at can b e d o n e w ith the T arget de v elo p m en t.
M arl ene W arren Ehre sman, 31 23 Story Street, stated her conce rn about urba n spra wl and
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development in the flood plain. She s a id she wa s dis a ppointe d in the la c k of ingenuity and
plann ing for the T arget Store.
Council M ember Hoffman s a i d e ve ry ti me t he re w as change di d not always me a n it was for the
w orse. She also ad dressed the issue of b uilding in the floo d plain. S he stated that the C ity relied
o n m a n y ex p e rts in d e te rm in in g w h at th e bes t stra tegy w a s to pre v e n t an y fu tu re flo o d in g.
C ou ncil M em ber C a m p b e ll stated that by asking the C ou ncil to turn do w n T arget’s requ est
w ou ld b e asking them to go a gainst the C ity’s ow n rules and regulation s. The p rop erty w as
zoned properly and all standards have or w ill be met. She furthe r sta t e d t ha t t he Council did n ot
have the ability to cha nge the rules becaus e citizens pre fe rr e d that the s t ore redevelop t he current
site.
C o u n cil M em b er P ark s ex p laine d tha t the reloc ation o f T arget at its p rop o sed loc ation w o u ld
keep the s tore in the down town are a , and it wo uld still be an economi c center in the City. He
furthe r explained that the City has been very re stric tive in regulating construction in the flood
plain, and the d evelop ers w ill be m eeting every con dition im po sed w ith regard to bu ilding there.
Council M ember Cros s s a id tha t the propose d d e ve lopme nt would have limited impact on the
traffic as w ell as floo d ing in the area. H e, too , felt tha t the sto re w o u ld still b e in clo se p rox im ity
to th e cen tral bu sin ess district. H e ind icated tha t this w as an o p p o rtu n ity to in creas e the retail
sales b ase w ith in th e co m m u n ity, an d h e su p p o rted the p rojec t.
Council M ember W irth stated that s he was ple a sed to se e Targe t loc a ting at this s ite instead of
on the par a mete r o f the C i t y. T he i r re l oc a t i on would allow for other retailer s to locate at the
Linco ln C enter and im prov e up on that sit e.
M oved b y Parks, s e c onded by Cross , to adopt RES O L U TIO N NO . 98-196 approving the
Conceptual De ve lopme nt Plan (CD P) for the Targe t Addition wi th the te n stipulations, and
stipu latio n 8 a s amen ded by the P lann ing and Zo ning C om m ission , w ith an add ition al
stipu latio n that n o b u ild ing perm its b e issu ed fo r this p rop erty u n til Fin al Plat ap p rov al.
R o ll C all V o t e : 5 -1 . V o tin g A ye: C am p b ell, C ro s s, H o ffm an , P ar k s, W i r t h . V o tin g N a y:
Quirmbach. Resolution declare d ad opte d, signe d by the M ayor, and hereby m a de a po rtion
of these m inu tes.
T he meeting reces sed a t 9:13 p .m.
T he meeting reconvened a t 9:20 p .m.
5TH S TREET S TREETS CAP E IM PR O V E M ENT P ROJECT: C i t y M anager Steve Schaink er
re vie wed the elem ents of this project as well as the bu dge te d amounts for the tota l renovation
project. H e rem i nd ed the C ou ncil that approx im ately $4 40 ,00 0 h ad b een p r eviou sly bu dgeted
to accom pli s h this project, ho w ever, it becam e kn ow n that the imp rov em ents wo uld exceed
$6 0 0 ,0 0 0 . M r. Sc h ain k er ex p laine d th a t th e p rojec t has reac h ed the p o int w h ere the C o u n cil
wou ld nee d to p rioritiz e whic h com ponents of t he proje c t wou ld b e c om ple te d at t his time. He
reviewed the b ase bids, the b id alternates, and the alternatives p rov ided . City M anager Sch aink er
adv ised the C ou ncil that in o rder to p roceed w ith the im prov em ent project, the cu rrent bud get
to in clu d e ad d ition al fu n d ing w o u ld n eed to b e am en d ed . S taff reco m m en d ed that the C o u n cil
aw ard the con tract to includ e the b ase bid w ith b id alternates for curb stop s and 24 -inch pav ers.
He s a id that the tre e s, brick monuments , and s treet furniture had been deleted from this po rtion
of the p r oject, ho w ever, the C ou ncil cou ld elect to sp end m on i es fr om the $25 ,00 0 yearly bu dget
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for physical imp rov ements ear ma rked for the Ame s M a i n S tre e t P rogra m.
K evin G eis, 31 11 M aplew oo d R oad , app eared b efore the C ou ncil on beh alf of the M ain S treet
D istrict an d the A m es C h am b er of C o m m erce. M r. G eis ind icated th e gro u p s’ su p p o rt o f the 5 th
Stre e t Stre e tscape Improvement Project and complimented the Council for he lping to c r eate a
d iv er se b u sin es s e n v i ro n m en t in th e c o m m u n ity.
M ov ed b y C ross, secon ded by W irth, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 98 -19 7 ap prov ing final
plans and specifications and a warding a contract to Con-Struc t, Inc., in the amount of
$4 9 0 ,3 3 4 .7 0 (A ltern ative #2 ) fo r the 5th S treet S treetsc ap e Im p rov em en t Pro ject.
Council M ember Quir mba c h q ue stioned whe t he r the Public Art Po l i c y a nd Acq uis i t i on
C om m ission m ight b e able to attach som e type o f ornam ental artw ork to the b rick
m o n u m en ts. It w as d eterm ine d that this id ea w as alread y b ein g co n sid ered b y the P u b lic
Art Commi ss ion.
Roll Call Vote : 6 -0. Res olution de c la red adopted unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
M ov ed b y C am pb ell, second ed b y W irth, to ap prov e a com m itm ent to fun ding the total
project cost of $7 46 ,56 5.00 , w hich requ ires that $2 60 ,86 5.00 be app rop riated from the Local
O ption Tax Fu nd available balance.
V o te on M o tio n : 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 Parks, secon ded by C am pb ell, to d irect staff to co m e back to C ou ncil w ith a plan
o n h o w to u tilize th e $2 5 ,0 0 0 yearly b u d get fo r p h ysical im p rov em en ts set asid e as th e C ity’s
contribution to the Ames M a in Street program in conjunction wi t h the 5th S tr e e t Str e e t scape
Im p rov em en t Pro ject.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
P E D E S T R I A N B R I D GE OVE R SQUAW CR E E K I N B R OOKS ID E PA R K: M oved by
Hoffman , s e c onded b y W irth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-198 approving pre limina ry pla ns
and specifications for C onstruc tion of a Pedes trian Bridge ov e r Sq uaw Cr e e k in Brooks i de Pa rk;
s e tting June 10, 1998, as bid d ue date and June 23 , 19 98, as date of pu blic hearing and a ward of
co n tract.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopted unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
CONSTRUCTION O F M UNICIP AL T ENNI S COM P LEX AT HIGH SCHO OL: M ove d b y
Pa rks , s e c onded b y Cross , to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98 -199 approving preliminary pla ns and
s pe c ific a tions for Constr uc t i on of M unicipal Te nnis Comple x at Ames Hi gh S c hool; s e t t i ng Jun e
1 0 , 19 9 8 , as b id d u e d ate an d J u n e 2 3 , 1 9 9 8 , as d ate o f p u b lic h earin g an d aw ard of co n tract.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
19 98 -99 P ARKI NG LO T REHABIL ITA T ION PROJECT: M oved b y Ca mpbe ll, seconded b y
W irth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98 -200 a pproving fina l p lans and specifications and
awarding contra c t to M a na tt’s , Inc ., in the amount of $107,670.10 for 19 98-99 Pa rking Lot
R eh ab ilitation Pro ject.
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
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m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
GA R F I E L D A VE N U E SI D E W A L K: M o v ed b y W irth, sec o n d ed b y Q u irm b ach , to dire c t C ity
Engineer to p repare preliminar y plans a nd specifications a nd schedule of assessme nt for
installation of sidew alks along G arfield A ven ue.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
TRANS P ORTATI ON PLAN: M oved by Camp bell, s e cond ed by W irth, to adopt RES OLUT ION
NO . 98-201 approving the Goals and Objectives for the Trans portation M a ster Pla n.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Res olution de c la red adopted unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
M o v ed by C am p b ell, seco n d ed b y W irth, to d irect staff to n ego tiate the Ph ase II co n tract w ith
Barton-Aschman to complete the Tra nsportation M a ster Pla n S tudy, and to re quest tha t the
co n su ltan ts b e p resen t at the C ity C o u n cil m eetin g w h en th e co n tract co m es b ack fo r ap p rov al.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
NE I G H BO RH O O D IM PRO V EM EN T PRO G RA M G RA NT S: M oved b y Parks , s e c onded b y
Quirmb a c h , to ad o p t R E S OLUTION N O. 98 -2 0 2 ap p ro v in g N e igh b o rh o o d Impro v e men t
Program grants for A llenv iew , B riardale Squ are, and Sp ring V alley N eighb orho od s.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopted unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and here by
m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
HEARI NG O N 1 99 8-99 CYRIDE ROUTE RECO NS TRUCTI ON PROJECT: M ayor Tedesco
declare d the hea ring op e n. There being no one pre sent wi shing to tes t i fy, the he a ring was clos e d.
M oved by Campb e ll, seconded by pa rks , t o adopt RESOLUTION NO . 98-203 approving
final pla ns and s pe c ific a tions and awarding contract to M anatt ’s , Inc., in the amount of
$656,963.15.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u nan imous ly, signed by the M a yor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
H E A R I N G O N 1 9 9 8 -9 9 S L U R R Y S E A L P R O G R A M: M a yor Tedes c o d eclar e d the he a ring op e n.
There being no one pres e nt wishing to tes tify, the hea ring was clos e d.
M ov ed b y Parks, secon ded by W irth, to ado pt R ES O LU TIO N N O . 98 -20 4 ap prov ing final
plans and s pe c ific a tions and awarding contra c t to Fort Dodge Asphalt Co. in the amount of
$87,700.00.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nim ously, signed by the M a yor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
H E A R I N G O N 1 9 9 8 -9 9 SE A L C O A T R E C O N S T R U C T I O N P R O G R A M: M ayor Tedesco
declare d the hea ring op e n. There being no one wis hing to te stify, the hearing wa s closed.
M oved by Parks, second ed b y H offm an, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 98 -20 5 ap prov ing fi nal
plans and specifications and a warding contra c t to M a na tt’s , Inc., in the am ou nt of
$148,402.50.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nim ou s ly, signed by the M a yor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
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H E A R I N G O N 1 9 9 8 -9 9 J O IN T S E A L IN G P R O G R A M: M a yor Te de sco d eclar e d the he a ring
open. T he re being no on e wishing to tes tify, the hea ring was clos e d.
M oved by C ampbell, seconded by Cros s, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98-206 a pproving
final pla ns and s pe c ific a tions and awa rding contr a c t t o Fort D odge As pha l t Co. in the amount
of $4 2,000.00.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Res olution de c la red adopted unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
HE A R I N G ON R OOF R E P L A C E MEN T A N D EXTER IOR B U I L D I N G R E P A I R S FOR
CYRI DE FACI LITY: M ayo r T e d e s c o d e c lared the h earin g o p en . Th ere b ein g n o o n e w ish ing to
tes tify, the hea ring was clos e d.
M oved by Quirmba c h, s e c onded b y Pa rks , to accept the re port of no bids for Roof
R ep lacem en t and Ex terio r B u ild ing R e p a ir s fo r the C yR ide Fa cility, an d to d irect staff to
inves tiga te othe r alternatives for the bu ilding’s exte rior walls and c ha nge s to the
sp ecification s fo r roo f rep lacem en t.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
HEARI NG ON AM ES COM M UNITY DEV ELOPM ENT P ARK SUBDI V IS ION (GRADI NG
A N D U T I L IT IE S ): C ity Ma n ager S c h a in k e r rep o rte d th at o rigin ally s t a ff w a s go i n g to rep o r t b ids
during this hearing and t he n wait un til a l at er d ate to a ward this proje c t a l ong with the paving
p o rt io n . H o w ev er, t h e l o w bid d er n e e d s to begin w o rk as so o n as p o ss ib le , th ere fo re , sta ff
recom m end s that Co un cil app rov e D i vision I of t he project. D ivision s II and III w ill com e back
to C ou ncil at a later date.
M ayor Tedes c o d e c la red the heari ng o pen . Th ere being no on e pres e nt wis hing to te stify, the
hearing wa s closed.
M ov ed b y Parks, secon ded by W irth, to ad op t R ES O LU TIO N N O . 9 8-20 7 ap prov ing final
p lan s an d sp ecification s an d aw ard ing co n tract fo r D ivisio n I to M cA n inc h C o rpo ratio n in
the amount of $3 28,546.80.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. Re solution declare d adopte d u na nimously, s igne d b y the M ayor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
BL O O M IN G T O N H E IG H TS, PLAT 7: City M a na ge r Schainker explained tha t the Park Land
Purchas e Agreement was not ready for Council ac tion d ue to o ngoing negotiations with the
d ev elo p er. H e as k e d that th is item be tab le d to a later m eetin g.
M oved b y Parks, seconded by W irth, to ta ble approval of the Park La nd Purchas e Agreement
for B loo m ington H eights, Plat 7 to a later date.
V o te on M o tio n : 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 oved by Quirmba c h, secon de d b y Hoffman , to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 98 -208
approving the revis e d De ve lopme nt Agreement for Bl oomingt on Heights, Pla t 7.
Roll Call Vote : 6-0. R es olution de c la red adopted unanimous ly, signed by the M a yor, and
hereby m ade a po rtion of these m inu tes.
M oved by Parks, seconded by Cros s, to p a ss on first reading an o r dina nc e to v a c a t e a po rtion
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o f Gr ant A venue from B loom ington R oad to the north lot lines of the platted lots in
B loo m ington H eights, P lat 7 (1 ,4 0 0 feet).
M ayor Tedes c o d e c la red the hearing op e n. There being no on e wis hing to te stify, the
hearing wa s closed.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s ly.
M ayor Tedes c o declare d the hearing ope n. There being no one wishing to tes tify, the hea ring
was closed.
M o v ed by W irth, seco n d ed b y P ark s, to tab le th e reso lutio n co n v eying the vaca ted righ t-
o f-w ay to ab u ttin g pro p e rty ow n e rs to th e M ay 26 , 19 9 8 , m eetin g.
V o te on M o tio n : 6-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s ly.
ORDINA NC E P ROHIBITING T HE KEE P I NG OF A P P LIAN CE S OUT DOO RS: K en H ow e,
230 W ashingt on Ave nue, stated tha t he fe lt this ordina nc e wa s directed towards him s inc e he
recycles u sed ap p lian ces an d n eed s to sto re th em o u t of d o o rs. H e ask ed if there w as an area in
the C ity w h ere h e w o u ld b e allow ed to o perate in th is m an n er.
Council M e mbe r C a mpbe ll said that t he storage of hous e hold a ppli a nc e s ou tdoors goes be yond
the s a fe ty of childre n, and that building a fence for stora ge pu rpose s would n ot solve the
prob lem s associated w ith san itation and the n uisance of accum ulating app liances.
T h e Cou n c il d is c u ss e d am en d in g th e o rd in a n c e to delete th e ph ra se, “an d ac c e ss ib le to ch ild ren .”
M oved by Parks, seconded by Ca mpbe ll, to amend the ordina nc e by deleting under Section
1 1 .1 1 the p h ras e , “a n d acces sib le to ch ild re n .”
V o te on M o tio n : 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 oved by Ca mpbe ll, seco nd ed by Parks, to p a ss on firs t reading an ordina nc e prohibiting
the kee ping of ho usehold applia nc e s ou tdoors as amended.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
ORDI NANCE ESTABLIS HIN G PARKING PROH IBITIONS IN BENTW OO D SUBDIV IS ION,
3RD ADDITION: M ov ed by Campbell, seconded b y Par ks, to p a ss on second
re a ding an ordina nc e prohibiting parking along t he nort h and e a st sides of W ilder Boule va rd and
Cerva nte s Drive within the Be ntwood Subdivis ion, 3rd Addition.
R o ll C a ll V o te : 6-0 . M o tio n d e c la red ca rrie d un an im o u s ly.
CO M M EN TS: M ov ed b y C am pb ell, second ed b y W irth, to refer to staff a letter from B arry N adler
re questing the City inves t i ga t e the po ss i bil i t y of cr e a t i ng a pu bli c /private skateboar ding par k.
V o te on M o tio n : 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.
C o u n cil M em b er Pa rks ask ed sta ff a b o u t th e status o f the railro ad h o rn in stallatio n s. Pu b lic
W orks D irector W iegand said that staff m ay be ready to b ring the m atter to C ou ncil in the near
future.
ADJ OURNM ENT: T he meeting adjou rned a t 10:50 p .m.
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Jill Ripperge r, City Clerk Ted T e de sco, M ayor