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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Meeting of the Conference Board and of the Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 02/28/1995OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE BOARD AND OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 28, 1995 The Ames City Council met with the Ames School Board and the Story County Board of Supervisors as the Conference Board at 6:30 p.m., followed by a regular City Council meeting, on the 28th day of February, 1995, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Pro Tem John Parks presiding and the following members present: City Council: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Tedesco; Ames School Board: McGinness, Moehlmann, Rowings, and Shapiro; Story County Board of Supervisors: Halliburton and Larson. Couns. Brown and Wirth arrived late. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 1995: School Board Member Moehlmann cited a correction to the Minutes of January 24, 1995. Motion by Tedesco, Second by Larson to approve the Minutes of the Conference Board Meeting of January 24, 1995 as amended. Roll Call Vote: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON CITY ASSESSOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 1995-96: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the public hearing open. There being no one present wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed. City Assessor Richard Horn said the proposed budget was published with a 5% salary recommendation for the City Assessor's position as proposed at the January 24, 1995 meeting, contingent on development of an evaluation tool for that position. He said an evaluation format was presented to the MiniBoard last week. Motion by Shapiro, Second by Larson that the City Assessor be granted a 5% salary increase for FY 95-96, as contained in the proposed FY 95-96 Budget. Roll Call Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Motion by Tedesco, Second by Larson, that the proposed City Assessor's Budget for FY 1995-96 be approved as presented. Coun. Campbell said the MiniBoard felt the evaluation should become a part of the annual budget routine, as it is for City Staff members. Roll Call Vote on Motion: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Larson, to adjourn. The Conference Board Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. RECESS: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared a 5-minutes recess at 6:35 p.m. REGULAR MEETING AMES CITY COUNCIL CALL TO ORDER: The Regular Meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. COMMENDATION TO CITY OF AMES WATER DEPARTMENT: Mayor Pro Tem John Parks presented a commendation to the City of Ames Water Department in recognition of its 4th place ranking in the International Water Tasting Contest for Municipal Water Systems. Water Department Director Tom Neumann accepted the commendation on behalf of the Department. CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Tedesco, Second by Hoffman, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda: Motion to approve payment of claims Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: a. Class A Liquor - B.P.O. Elks #1626, 522 Douglas b. Class B Beer - Casey's, 428 Lincoln Way RESOLUTION NO. 95-083 amending City Manager's Employment Agreement with City of Ames RESOLUTION NO. 95-084 approving preliminary plans and specifications for 1995 Water Program No. 1; setting April 5, 1995 as bid due date and April 11, 1995 as date of hearing and award of contract RESOLUTION NO. 95-085 approving release of real estate mortgage for property located at 412 Ken Maril Road RESOLUTION NO. 95-086 approving Rental Housing Fees, FY 94/95 RESOLUTION NO. 95-087 approving request to IDED for contract amendment to Flood Plain Management Study grant agreement RESOLUTION NO. 95-088 approving contract and bond in amount of $561,000 for Division I and in amount of $38,348.00 for Division II of High Service Pumping Improvements Project RESOLUTION NO. 95-089 approving contract with General Electric Company for Repair of Unit No. 8 Turbine Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared to speak at this time. ORDINANCE REVISING CODE RELATING TO PRECIOUS METALS, PAWNBROKERS, AND ITINERANT DEALERS: Motion by Tedesco, Second by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance revising the Ames Municipal Code relating to Precious Metals, Pawnbrokers, and Itinerant Dealers. Roll Call Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REVISING MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO GOVERNANCE OF MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER: Motion by Tedesco, Second by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance revising the Ames Municipal Code pertaining to the governance of Mary Greeley Medical Center. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SNOW ROUTE ON EMERALD AVENUE: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Tedesco, to pass on second reading an ordinance establishing snow route on Emerald Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REVIEW OF M-R (MIXED-RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT: Coun. Brown arrived at 6:50 p.m. and Coun. Wirth arrived at 6:55 p.m. Planning and Housing Director Brian O'Connell reviewed the proposed Mixed-Residential District prepared by Staff in response to Council's direction to create a new set of regulations to be applied to the Central Ames Residential area to limit density in a way that would maintain the density at its current level. Motion by Brown, Second by Tedesco, to table this issue until after the LUPP process has been completed. Vote on Motion: 4-2. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Parks, Tedesco. Voting Nay: Hoffman, Wirth. Motion declared carried 4-2. HEARING ON SOUTH DUFF SANITARY SEWER ASSESSMENT PROJECT: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the public hearing open. There being no one present wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed. Motion by Tedesco, Second by Campbell, to pass and finally adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-045, Resolution of Necessity for South Duff Area Sanitary Sewer Project. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Motion by Wirth, Second by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-090 approving preliminary plans and specifications; setting March 22, 1995 as bid due date and March 28, 1995 as date of hearing and award of contract. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON SNOW/ICE REMOVAL AND SIDEWALK REPAIR ASSESSMENTS: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the public hearing open. There being no one present wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed. Motion by Tedesco, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-091 assessing costs of snow/ice removal and sidewalk repair for properties located at 1207 Arizona Avenue, 118 Campus, and 125 Hyland Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 609 24TH STREET FROM R-3 (MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO P-C (PLANNED-COMMERCIAL): Mayor Pro Tem Parks noted the hearing this evening was for the 609 24th Street property only. He declared the public hearing open. Don Smith, 618 Douglas, said he thought the merits of this matter were adequately covered during the previous hearing on the adjacent property. He said this corner had been before the City Council for a long time, and a reasonable resolution that was fair to all interested parties could now be reached. He said he was here on behalf of the Carr Hardware property owner, and said that property had been pulled into the request by Staff's proposal. He said while his client had not initiated this rezoning, he urged the Council to put this issue to rest and approve this reasonable resolution to the problem. Jerry Rogers, 251-1/2 Freel Drive, said he was Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Grand Avenue Baptist Church and was present on their behalf. He noted the church borders the length of the properties on this corner. He said they desired to see all restrictions applied to this area carried forward. He said they wondered if the church's zoning was subject to change also, and if the church decided to relocate, whether their present area would be zoned P-C as well. He said there would be an economic impact of changing the zoning in these areas. There being no one further wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed. Motion by Campbell, Second by Brown, to pass on first reading an ordinance rezoning property located at 609 24th Street from R-3 (Medium-Density Residential) to P-C (Planned-Commercial) with any uses except a Business Office and a Professional Office listed as impermissible. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Motion by Campbell, Second by Tedesco, to suspend the rules required for the adoption of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Motion by Campbell, Second by Tedesco, to pass on second reading an ordinance rezoning property located at 609 24th Street from R-3 (Medium-Density Residential) to P-C (Planned-Commercial) with any uses except a Business Office and a Professional Office listed as impermissible. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2406 and 2416 GRAND AVENUE: Motion by Campbell, Second by Tedesco, to pass on second reading an ordinance rezoning property located at 2406 and 2416 Grand Avenue from R-3 (Medium-Density Residential) to P-C (Planned-Commercial) with any uses except a Business Office, a Professional Office, or a Bank listed as impermissible. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REPORT ON POTENTIAL WEST LINCOLN WAY ANNEXATION: Planning and Housing Director Brian O'Connell noted the City had contacted three properties in this area that might be affected by construction of a sanitary sewer extension corridor. REPORT ON CREATION OF URBAN REVITALIZATION AREAS: City Manager Steve Schainker noted the Staff Report was a response to Council direction regarding how to expedite the designation of urban revitalization areas. Frank Schill, 3104 Diamond Street, said he would need to meet with Staff regarding whether or not his particular plan was workable, and would then return to Council. REPORT ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING: Chris Wass, 4519 Grand, Des Moines, said in an effort to control costs, he wished to remove two items from his original proposal to renovate the Public Safety Building. He described his scaled-back proposal to remove the central elevator and the handicapped-accessible door on the north side of the building. He said was not prepared to make a visual presentation to the Council this evening, but would like a clear signal from them that they are interested in his scaled-back proposal. He said he had some objections regarding the action proposed in the Staff Report. Motion by Campbell, Second by Tedesco, to declare the developer in default of the developer's agreement and require 60 days to cure the default. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. CEBA CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN MEAT PROTEIN CORPORATION: Motion by Wirth, Second by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-092 approving submittal of joint CEBA application with City of Harlan, Iowa, on behalf of American Meat Protein Corporation, Inc. to Iowa Department of Economic Development. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ISU DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORT ON CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES AT OLD WPC SITE: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Tedesco, to receive the report. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REIMBURSEMENT TO HACH CHEMICAL FROM MOLYBDENUM SPILL PAYMENT: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-093 authorizing $10,000 reimbursement to Hach Chemical from Molybdenum spill payment. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. APPLICATION FOR COPS MORE GRANT FOR CITY/SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM: Police Chief Dennis Ballantine, Corporal Shelli Hayes, Juvenile Officer, and Officer Bob Selby reviewed the proposed program to identify recurring problems involving youth within the community, and to develop innovative and collaborative solutions with long-lasting effects. Motion by Tedesco, Second by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-094 authorizing application for Cops MORE grant in amount of $26,108.00 to establish City/School Resource Program. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. EQUIPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REMODELING PROJECT: Motion by Tedesco, Second by Brown, to reject bids and delay project. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1994: Assistant Finance Director Sue Ryboldt reviewed results of the General Accounting Principles (GAP)-based financial report audited by Deloitte and Touche. Coun. Wirth left the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Motion by Tedesco, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-095 accepting Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1994. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. AUDITOR'S REPORT TO MANAGEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1994: Motion by Tedesco, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-096 accepting Auditor's Report to Management for FY Ended June 30, 1994. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. 1995 MAYOR'S BIKE RIDE: Motion by Brown, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-097 approving activities for 1995 Mayor's Bike Ride and waiving fees associated with traffic control for the event. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. APPLICATION TO DOT FOR BUSINESS LOOP DESIGNATION: Motion by Tedesco, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-098 authorizing submittal of application to Iowa Department of Transportation for Business Loop Designation, to be funded from FY 94-95 Contingency Fund. Chamber of Commerce Director Mark Snell distributed copies of a report entitled "I-35 Business Loop." Cathy Brown, 2309 Hayes, said she was Chair of a Chamber of Commerce taskforce that reviewed signage throughout the community. She provided a brief presentation on the taskforce's recommendation for business route signage off Interstate 35. Don Heuss, President, Ames Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber has endorsed this resolution, and urged the Council to make application to the DOT for this project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CONTRACT FOR INFILTRATION/INFLOW STUDY: Motion by Brown, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-099 approving contract with RUST Engineering for Infiltration/Inflow Study. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR DUFF AVENUE RR CROSSING: Motion by Brown, Second by Tedesco, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-100 authorizing Staff to negotiate the purchase of surveillance systems for Duff Avenue Railroad Crossing. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. GRANT AGREEMENT WITH DOT FOR RAILROAD SIGNAL GATE ARMS AT 20TH STREET CROSSING: Motion by Brown, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 95-101 approving grant agreement with Department of Transportation for railroad signal gate arms at 20th Street crossing. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Coun. Hoffman asked if the Natural Resources Inventory had been sent to the LUPP consultant to be used in the review process. Planning and Housing Director Brian O'Connell said the map information had been forwarded to Mr. Raby, and Coun. Hoffman asked that the report be sent to him as well. Mayor Pro Tem Parks noted there would be a Council Lunch meeting at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3 in Conference Room 235. Mayor Pro Tem Parks noted the Council had received a letter from Don Newbrough, dated February 27, 1995, regarding the ordinance pertaining to governance of Mary Greeley Medical Center. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor Note: "Clerk's Notes" of these meetings are available at the City Clerk's Office, 515 Clark Avenue, or by calling 239-5105.