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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 07/22/1997MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA JULY 22, 1997 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on the 22nd day of July, 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, Parks, Quirmbach, Tedesco, and Wirth. Council Member Hoffman arrived late. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Commission members present were: Charles Dekovic, Karin Sevde, Stacy Joiner, Steiner Silence, and Riad Mahayni. Others in attendance were Dave Reed, Bob Lind, and Donovan Olson, Boone County Board of Supervisors; Jane Halliburton, Fred Mathison, and Jack Whitmer, Story County Board of Supervisors; and Phil Meier, Boone County Auditor. Planning and Housing Director Brian O’Connell discussed the initiation of a study which researched the City’s ability to exercise its zoning authority in the two-mile fringe area with another county. City Staff had met with the Boone County Supervisors to familiarize all parties with this issue, and Snyder & Associates of Ankeny was hired to assist with the study. He said that Iowa State Code statutes outlined the authority that cities had in land use management in these instances. Mr. O’Connell outlined the four options the City could explore in managing land use development in the two-mile area: 1) extra-territorial zoning; 2) extra-territorial zoning and building code enforcement; 3) annexation, or 4) do nothing. He asked that the Council give Staff some indication as to which one of the four approaches warranted more study prior to bringing back the final report and recommendation on this issue. Mark Stursma of Snyder & Associates described the study area and said that the majority of the land was zoned agricultural. He reiterated what the City’s options were in obtaining the desired development management in the two-mile limit. It was determined that if the City chose to enact extra-territorial zoning, two additional members each would need to be appointed to Ames’ Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Furthermore, these additional members would have to be residents of the two-mile fringe area. Discussion was held regarding the other three options and the processes of implementation. Donovan Olson, Boone County Supervisor, said that their board had several discussions about enacting zoning ordinances, however, they had no plans to adopt any in the near future. He felt that enacting some sort of jurisdiction within the two-mile fringe area in Boone County was pertinent to Ames’ solution to zoning authority. Phil Meier, Boone County Auditor, asked that if Ames exercised its zoning authority in the two- mile area, that property lines be followed. Dave Reed, Boone County Supervisor, stated that they would be willing to appoint well-qualified citizens to the City of Ames’ two boards affected if extra-territorial zoning was implemented. 2 Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to pursue the option of extra-territorial zoning with regard to the City of Ames exercising zoning authority in the two-mile fringe area in Boone County. It was noted that this would serve as an initial step towards exploring the implementation of zoning in Boone County, and that it did not preclude other options in the future. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. A recessed was called at 7:20 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:25 p.m. PRESENTATION TO ANDREW HEFFLEFINGER: Andrew Hefflefinger and his parents along with school principal Glenn Connor were introduced. Andrew had conducted a fund-raising campaign to raise money for two thermal imagers for the Fire Department. Mayor Curtis presented Andrew with an engraved plaque, and thanked him for his hard work. Fire Chief Mike Childs presented Andrew with a Certificate of Appreciation. Chief Childs also gave him a fire rescue hat and named him as an honorary firefighter to the Ames Fire Department. Andrew was further presented with a $500 savings bond. Chief Childs gave an overview on how the thermal imagers worked using infrared technology. At this time, Andrew’s friends who helped him with the fund-raising activity were recognized. Council Member Hoffman arrived at 7:30 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA: The FEMA Flood Mitigation Grant Application item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda: 3.Motion to approve payment of claims 4.Motion to approve minutes of the regular meeting of July 8 and special meeting of July 15, 1997 5.Motion to approve renewal of the following beer permits and liquor licenses: a.Class C Liquor - Welch Avenue Station, 207 Welch b.Class C Liquor - Sportsman’s Lounge, 123 Main c.Class C Liquor - Cafe Northwest, 114 South Duff 6.Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants 7.RESOLUTION NO. 97-371 approving appointment of Julie Schreitmueller to ASSET 8.RESOLUTION NO. 97-372 approving amendment to Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance (CIRTPA) 28-E agreement to allow CIRTPA to continue following expiration of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 9.RESOLUTION NO. 97-373 accepting completion of 1996/97 Erosion Control Project (Stone Brooke Area) 10.RESOLUTION NO. 97-374 completion of Southwest Area Water Main Project, Division I 11.RESOLUTION NO. 97-375 accepting completion of Ontario Street Paving Project 12.RESOLUTION NO. 97-376 accepting completion of Division IV, Airport Terminal Building Remodeling Project (Flooring) 13.RESOLUTION NO. 97-377 approving contract and bond for 1997-98 Concrete Repair 3 Program (Ford Street) 14.RESOLUTION NO. 97-378 approving 1997 grant agreement with Iowa Finance Authority for Housing Assistance Fund grant funds in connection with City’s Phase IV Mortgage Buy- Down Affordable Housing Program 15.RESOLUTION NO. 97-379 approving request to subordinate City’s second mortgage lien for property located at 5429 Norris Street in connection with City’s Phase III Affordable Housing Program 16.RESOLUTION NO. 97-381 stating 1982 resolution designating impermissible uses in Northwood Plaza (Cub Foods/Walmart) does not pertain to Northern Lights Subdivision Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. SEPARATE CONSIDERATION OF FEMA FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT APPLICATION: Assistant City Manager Bob Kindred made clarifications regarding the FEMA application. The City would need to confirm its willingness to provide a 25% local match for the requested federal grant. This would amount to almost $40,000, with the City contributing $25,000. A large portion of the match would come from benefited property owners contributions. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-380A adopting the 1996 Comprehensive Flood Plain Management Study as the City’s Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-380B approving a 25% local match to be used as matching funds for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-380C approving the designation of the Mayor as the authorized representative for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PUBLIC FORUM: No one spoke during this time. PUBLIC HEARING FOR BARILLA AMERICA, INC.: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. Economic Development Coordinator Mark Reinig reviewed the Iowa Department of Economic Development’s requirements in relation to the Citizen Participation Plan the City had to meet for a Public Facilities Set-Aside (PFSA) grant application on behalf of Barilla America, Inc. Discussion took place regarding the activities proposed in the PFSA application: 1) How the needs for the proposed activities were identified. The community of Ames is highly dependent on the governmental sector for employment opportunities for our citizens. Manufacturing positions are not that plentiful. When the Bourns manufacturing facility closed 4 in 1989, the 250 manufacturing positions lost have not been recovered. With the addition of 145 new manufacturing positions with wages larger than the Story County average, the location of the proposed Barilla America, Inc., manufacturing and distribution facility will assist in providing a diversity of possible employment for Ames and Story County residents. Ames’ tax base is smaller than most communities of its size, in that close to one-half of the property in the city limits is non-taxable. The addition of a 600,000 square foot food production plant will be a great addition to the industrial tax base of the city. 2) How the proposed activities will be funded and sources of funds: PFSA $500,000 IDOT $100,000 Grant Rail RISE IDOT $460,000 Grant Road RISE City of Ames $397,500 City of Ames DMACC $584,647 Job Training Funds Barilla America, Inc. $125,000,000 Capital Invested Story County $ 57,500 Grant Road RISE 3) Date application will be submitted: July 23, 1997 4) Requested amount of EDSA funds: $500,000 5) Estimated portion of the EDSA funds requested that will benefit persons of low and moderate incomes: 51% 6) Where the proposed activities will be conducted: East of Interstate 35, north of East Lincoln Way 7) Plans to minimize displacement of persons and businesses as a result of the activities: There will be no displacement of people or businesses as the activity is taking place on a vacant piece of land. 8) Plans to assist persons actually displaced: Not applicable 9) Nature of proposed activities: The construction of a 600,000 square foot manufacturing/ distribution facility for Barilla America, Inc., with the company creating 145 jobs to be made eligible to low and moderate income individuals. The PFSA monies will be used to extend water and sanitary sewer mains to this project. David Maahs, Executive Director of the Ames Chamber of Commerce, introduced Tom Wenkstern, project team leader for Barilla America, Inc. Mr. Wenkstern introduced other members of the Barilla project team. He reviewed the project and described what was entailed with the “design/build” approach. Barry Botelho, President of Barilla America, Inc., gave an overview of the history of Barilla. Areas of discussion were world-wide locations of group factories, human resources, financial statements, the company’s business principles, and social and environmental responsibilities. Andrew Tobish, project team architect, reviewed the site plan for the plant location, which is located east of Interstate 35 and north of East Lincoln Way. He displayed a plan of the facility, 5 and described the main components of the plant. The building would face the interstate, and semi-truck and rail traffic activity would be concentrated in the interior portion of the site. The main parking lot would be in front of the building. Mr. Tobish indicated that this would be a high-class, world-class facility. Assistant City Manager Bob Kindred reviewed the incentives that City Staff and the Ames Economic Development Commission had proposed for Barilla America, Inc. He said that Staff would be recommending the same 10-year schedule which was developed for Ball Plastic Container for the New Jobs and Income Program application. One area that still needed to be negotiated was that if bids for project improvements came in higher than what was established in the development agreement, it would need to be determined which party would pick up the overage. Discussion was held regarding average wages paid to the company’s employees. Total payroll paid would be approximately $4 million per year. There being no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Curtis declared the hearing closed. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-382 approving submittal of the Public Facilities Set-Aside Application (PFSA) in the amount of $500,000 to the State of Iowa on behalf of Barilla America, Inc. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-383 approving submittal of the RISE Road Immediate Opportunity Application in the amount of $460,000 to the State of Iowa on behalf of Barilla America, Inc. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-384 approving submittal of the RISE Rail application in the amount of $100,000 to the State of Iowa on behalf of Barilla America, Inc., with a local match of $20,000 for a total cost of $120,000. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-385 declaring the Barilla America, Inc., site as an Economic Development Area for the City of Ames, Iowa. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-386 approving submittal of the New Jobs and Income Program application to the State of Iowa on behalf of Barilla America, Inc. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-387 supporting a Physical Infrastructure Assistance Program application from Barilla America, Inc., to the Iowa Department of Economic Development. 6 Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. The meeting recessed at 8:25 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:30 p.m. HEARING ON 1996-97 TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There being no one present wishing to speak, the hearing was closed. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to reject the bids received for the 1996-97 Traffic Signal Improvement Project, and to let the project again in December. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON 1996-97 ARTERIAL STREET REHABILITATION PROGRAM: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There being no one present wishing to speak, the hearing was closed. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Tedesco, to reject the bids received for the 1996-97 Arterial Street Rehabilitation Program (East 13th Street from McCormick Avenue to I-35), and to direct Staff to rebid the project late in 1997 with a completion date of August 15, 1998. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. DRIVEWAY ACCESS ONTO WILDER BOULEVARD: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-388 amending the plat agreement for the Bentwood Subdivision, Second Addition, by allowing a driveway access for Lot 11 onto Wilder Boulevard. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM AMES JAYCEES: Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Wirth, to approve a request for reimbursement from the Ames Jaycees for up to $4,000 in matching funds for the July 4 fireworks display. Lynn McElrath, President of the Ames Jaycees, stated that their group had raised a total of $4,352 for the 4th of July event. The fireworks total cost had been between $8,500-$8,600. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REQUEST FROM LEUKEMIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOR FUND-RAISING EFFORT: A request had been received from the Leukemia Society of America asking permission to set up a boot-block at the intersections of North Dakota Avenue/Ontario Street and 6th Street/Kellogg Avenue for fund-raising activities. Assistant City Manager Kindred said the City had been approached with a similar request a few years ago, and questions were raised about liability issues. That request had neither been approved nor denied. Sheila Condon of the Leukemia Society said that they had seen other groups in town do similar fund-raising activities, however, they wanted to do this within the City’s rules. City Attorney 7 John Klaus indicated there was no permit the City issued for this type of fund-raising activity, and there was no law against asking people to donate money. Moved by Parks, seconded by Quirmbach, to take no action on the request from the Leukemia Society of America to set up boot-blocks at two city intersections for its fund- raising efforts. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. VISIONAIRE CORPORATION P-I PLAN: Moved by Parks, seconded by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 97-389 approving the Planned Industrial (P-I) Plan to allow the construction of a manufacturing facility and hangar at 3100 South Riverside Drive with three stipulations. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. VEHICLE IMPOUND LOT: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to direct Staff to request bids from local businesses for possible privatization of the vehicle impound lot. Mike Campbell, Sergeant with the Police Department, reported that the Police impound lot was in need of major repairs in order to ensure that vehicles brought in were safe from vandalism. It was estimated that the replacement of the security fence and alarm system and the lot resurfacing would cost approximately $33,500. Sgt. Campbell said that recent legislative action had been enacted allowing local agencies to privatize impound lots. At this time, the Police Department was asking for approval to seek bids only. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HYLAND AVENUE PARKING PROHIBITIONS: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting parking along the east side of Hyland Avenue from Ross Road to Sheldon Avenue/Oakland Street and from West Street to Lincoln Way. Mary Richards, President of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, stated that their board proposed they enter into an agreement with the City whereby the fellowship would pay $75,000 to rent parking on the east side of Hyland Avenue on Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. over a 10-year period. Coun. Hoffman said that the Council was unable to take action on this issue tonight as it was not on the agenda. Coun. Campbell indicated that the City has already been presented with a draft of the Bicycle Master Plan, and the Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee needed to be included in these discussions. Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Parks, to amend the motion to consider parking prohibitions along the east side of Hyland Avenue from West Street to Lincoln Way only. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Public Works Director Paul Wiegand stated that Hyland Avenue would be ready to open for 8 traffic within the next two weeks, and that pavement markings need to be done. He indicated that while the street could open without these controls in place, it would cost more to come back at a later date to mark the streets for lanes, parking, bikepaths, etc. Coun. Parks called the Question. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Vote on Motion as amended: 4-2. Voting Aye: Parks, Quirmbach, Tedesco, Wirth. Voting Nay: Campbell, Hoffman. Motion carried. Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Parks, to table the prohibition of parking along the east side of Hyland Avenue from Ross Road to Sheldon Avenue/Oakland Street in order to allow Staff to meet with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and with the Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee regarding the fellowship’s offer to pay the City $75,000 for parking space rental on Sunday mornings over a 10-year period. Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Quirmbach, Tedesco. Voting Nay: Wirth. Motion carried. It was noted that the City would not proceed to mark the street lanes being that the ordinance process was not complete. ORDINANCE ON HEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR SIGNS ALONG I-35 CORRIDOR: Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance increasing height limitations for signs for properties seeking sign visibility from Interstate 35, and permitting signs not to exceed 100 feet in height in a corridor at points within 1,500 feet of the edge of any part of the right-of-way for I-35. Roll Call Vote: 5-0-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Quirmbach, Tedesco, Wirth. Voting Nay: None. Abstention: Parks. Motion carried. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Tedesco, to suspend the rules necessary for the passage of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 5-0-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Quirmbach, Tedesco, Wirth. Voting Nay: None. Abstention: Parks. Motion carried. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Tedesco, to pass on second and third readings ORDINANCE NO. 3448 increasing height limitations for signs for properties seeking sign visibility from Interstate 35, and permitting signs not to exceed 100 feet in height in a corridor at points within 1,500 feet of the edge of any part of the right-of-way for I-35. Roll Call Vote: 5-0-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Quirmbach, Tedesco, Wirth. Voting Nay: None. Abstention: Parks. Ordinance declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PARKING PROHIBITIONS IN ISU RESEARCH PARK, 3RD ADDITION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Tedesco, to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance designating parking prohibitions along both sides of South Loop Drive and a section of South Riverside Drive 1,140 feet south of Airport Road, Iowa State University Research Park Subdivision, Third Addition. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. 9 ORDINANCE ON PARKING OF DETACHED SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILERS ON STREETS: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance prohibiting parking of detached semi-tractor trailers on City streets. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING BY DRIVEWAYS ON CERTAIN STREETS: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance prohibiting parking 35 feet on both sides of driveways along South Bell Avenue, Bell Avenue, Ford Street, Alexander Avenue, and Graham Street. Paul Wiegand explained that there was one business which preferred to limit parking 25 feet on both sides of a drive on Alexander Avenue as on-street parking was needed to accommodate employee parking. He further explained that Staff did not want to recommend different parking prohibitions for various sites, and that Staff’s recommendation would be to adhere to the 35-foot prohibition. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE DESIGNATING SPEED LIMITS ON ONTARIO STREET, BLOOMINGTON ROAD, AND GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER BOULEVARD: Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Tedesco, to pass on first reading an ordinance designating speed limits on Ontario Street including a 30 mph zone from North Dakota Avenue to Idaho Avenue, a 35 mph zone from Idaho Avenue to Nebraska Avenue, and a 45 mph zone from Nebraska Avenue west to County Line Road; a 45 mph speed limit on sections of Bloomington Road from the Union Pacific Railroad tracks west to 1,100 feet west of the George Washington Carver Boulevard intersection (City limits); and, a 40 mph speed limit on George Washington Carver Boulevard from 700 feet north of Northridge Parkway to Bloomington Road. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE DESIGNATING PARKING PROHIBITIONS IN HILLSIDE SUBDIVISION, 1ST AND 2ND ADDITIONS, AND IN NORTHERN LIGHTS SUBDIVISION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Tedesco, to pass on first reading an ordinance designating parking prohibitions on portions of Hemingway Drive, Dickenson Avenue, Webster Street, and Clemens Boulevard in Hillside Subdivision, 1st and 2nd Additions; and, on portions of Roy Key Avenue and Polaris Drive and on Orion Drive in Northern Lights Subdivision. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE CHANGING THROUGH STREET DESIGNATION ON WOODLAND STREET: Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading ORDINANCE NO. 3446 changing through street designation of Woodland Street to not conflict with special stop intersection in vicinity of Edwards School. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE CREATING LOADING ZONE ON WESTWOOD AVENUE: Moved by Tedesco, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading ORDINANCE NO. 3447 regulating parking on Westwood Avenue to create loading zone for Edwards School. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby 10 made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Parks, to place on the August 12, 1997, agenda a request from The United Way to block off a portion of 5th Street for their fall Kick-Off. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m. _________________________________________________________________________ Jill Ripperger, Recording Secretary Larry R. Curtis, Mayor