HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 05/13/1996OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA MAY 13, 1996
The Ames City Council met with members of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Planning Policy Committee on the 13th day of May, 1996 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
the Ames City Hall, 515 Clark, pursuant to law with Mayor Larry R. Curtis presiding and the
following Council Members present: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Quirmbach, Tedesco, and Wirth.
Present from the Planning and Zoning Commission were Chuck DeKovic, Riad Mahayni, and Paula
Weidner. Present from the Planning Policy Committee were Les Beck, Mary Atherly, Ken
Augustine, Mary Terpstra, Sherry Dragula, Bob Shirk, Ralph Farrar, Keith Denner, Phil Poorman,
Sandra McJimsey, and Warren Madden.
Al Raby, Planning Consultant from the RM Plan Group of Nashville, Tennessee, reviewed the
document entitled "Draft -- Land Use Policy Plan, Ames, Iowa." The Council Members,
Commission Members, and Committee Members asked questions of Mr. Raby and Planning and
Housing Director Brian O'Connell concerning the proposed Plan.
RECESS: Mayor Curtis called a recess at 6:40 p.m.
RECONVENE: The Special Meeting reconvened at 6:47 p.m. Mayor Curtis left the meeting, and
Coun. Parks assumed the role of Mayor Pro Tem.
Discussion regarding the draft Plan continued.
Paul Peiffer, 509 Ash Avenue, noted he was a member of the Ames Zoning Code Review
Committee. He said he wished to point out that the yellow-colored portion on the Future Land Use
map as contained in the draft document designated Medium-Density Residential, not Low-Density
Residential, land.
Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to endorse the general parameters of the Draft Plan as
presented.
Vote on Motion: 4-2. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Wirth.
Voting Nay: Quirmbach, Tedesco. Motion declared carried 4-2.
Motion by Wirth, Second by Quirmbach, that Council Members review document entitled "Land
Use Policy Plan Implementation Techniques," highlighting areas of concern, and submit lists of
those areas to Staff; that members of Planning & Zoning Commission and Planning Policy
Committee let Council Members know their areas of concern for inclusion on these lists; and
that Staff then schedule a worksession with the City Council to address the areas of concern and
provide maps of proposed Plan, existing zoning, etc. for comparison.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
No further action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor