HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 05/20/1997MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA MAY 20, 1997
The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on the 20th day of May, 1997, in the City
Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Larry R. Curtis
presiding and the following Council members present: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Quirmbach,
Tedesco, and Wirth.
HEARING ON PROPOSED LEASE OF FACILITIES AT AMES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT:
Mayor Curtis declared the public hearing open. He stated that anyone wishing to speak
regarding this matter should come to the microphone and state their name and address.
Ed Hendrickson, 1920 Paulson, said that he was present to support Hap Westbrook. He
presented a petition signed by several pilots and aircraft owners in support of renewing a
contract with Hap’s Air Service.
John Baty, 1718 Roosevelt, stated that he has flown for 34 years and owned a plane for 30 of
those years. He said that he has received the best service from Hap’s and would like to see his
services at the airport continue.
Robert Holden, 1106 Curtis, stated he has worked for Hap’s Air Service since 1975. He gave
an account of what Hap’s has been through in the past years, and the “know-how” of the
business. He indicated that the City has been late in payment on the maintenance contract with
the airport many times, and he felt that nonrenewal of the FBO lease with Hap’s Air Service just
comes down to the City’s attitude towards Hap.
Paul Nelson, 604 Hodge, reported that he has had an airplane at the municipal airport since 1971,
and has had nothing but good experiences with Hap Westbrook.
Hap Westbrook, 2507 Timberland Road, said that he felt he had been incriminated at the last
meeting, and that he was present to defend his name. Mr. Westbrook stated that he had missed
some payments to the City, but felt that most people have been delinquent in paying bills at
some point in time. He cited an instance where he was still waiting for the City to pay him from
an April billing. He felt that his air service was doing a wonderful job at the municipal airport,
and he had certifications which showed his expertise and knowledge. Mr. Westbrook said that
he didn’t think the City should discriminate against him due to his age, and that he will continue
doing what he’s currently doing regardless of the City renewing his FBO lease at the Ames
airport.
Tom Barton, 815 Onyx Circle, said that he was a 30-year resident of Ames, and he has been
flying for the last eight to nine years. He indicated that he would not have done so if it had not
been for Hap’s Air Service, and that the service was friendly and helpful.
Mayor Curtis declared the hearing closed.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Quirmbach, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-246 approving
a five-year lease of terminal building and other facilities at the Ames Municipal Airport with
Midwest Flying Services, Inc.
Coun. Wirth left the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
REVISED OPERATING STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT: Moved by Campbell, seconded
by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-247 approving revised operating standards for the
Ames Municipal Airport, with the self-fueling standards to be addressed by the City Council at
a meeting prior to July 1, 1997.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
PROPOSAL OF DEVELOPER’S AGREEMENT WITH VISIONAIRE CORPORATION:
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-248 proposing a
developer’s agreement with an option for lease of City-owned property to VisionAire
Corporation, and setting May 27, 1997, as date of public hearing.
City Manager Steve Schainker highlighted points of the developer’s agreement with an option
for lease between the City and VisionAire Corporation.
Lee Livingston, Rural Route 6, appeared as representative for the VisionAire Corporation. He
said that, to his knowledge, the corporation had no problem with Section 9.02 of the ground
lease document regarding rent abatement. It was a hypothetical issue at this point, and that at
some time in the future if they were to experience problems with lender requirements, they
would be back to renegotiate this term of the lease.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
PROPOSAL OF GROUND LEASE WITH VANTAGE ENTERPRISES, LLC: City Manager
Schainker summarized the more significant provisions of this agreement, with those being the
land to be leased, term, use of premises, rent and appraisals, and repairs and maintenance. He
explained that there was one outstanding issue, Section 9.02, that the involved parties were not
able to agree upon. The LLC was asking the City to consider abating the rent on the land
through the 20th year because the lender, Norwest Bank, wanted protection during the life of the
mortgage. The City had agreed to partial abatement through year ten.
Dean Hunziker, a partner in Vantage Enterprises, LLC, said that if the City would agree to the
abatement for a 20-year term as part of the original mortgage, he felt that these conditions would
be acceptable to Norwest as long as they get protection for the 20-year term.
Doug Pyle, Vantage Enterprises, LLC, partner, said that they wanted the abatement effective
from years 11 through 20, and not the entire 20-year term as the City was proposing. Much
discussion was held regarding the length of the abatement.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Quirmbach, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-249
proposing the lease of City-owned land to Vantage Enterprises, LLC, and setting May 27,
1997, as the date of public hearing.
Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to amend the motion by modifying Section 9.02 of
the ground lease to indicate that in the event the building was vacated and the LLC was no
longer receiving rental payments, rent would be abated during the eleventh through the
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twentieth years provided that the original mortgage was still in effect, without refinancing,
extension, revision, or amendment.
Vote on Amendment: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Roll Call Vote on Motion as Amended: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously,
signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to
place on the May 27, 1997, agenda the Chamber “Business After Hours” request to occupy
parking spaces in the southeast corner of the Main Street Station parking lot on June 18, 1997.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Tedesco, to refer to staff for recommendation the installation of
an east-west green left turn arrow at the intersection of Lynn Avenue and Lincoln Way.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Tedesco, to refer to staff for recommendation the installation of
a stop sign on McKinley as it intersects with Hayes.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance
amending the list of prohibited home occupations to encompass all motorized vehicle repair,
including motorcycles.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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Jill Ripperger, Recording Secretary Larry R. Curtis, Mayor
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