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Home My WebLink About~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 02/02/1993MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 2, 1993 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m., February 2, 1993 in the City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis presiding and the following Council Members present: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Council Member Brown arrived late. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Curtis introduced Cub Scouts from Pack 230, Den 2, who were attending tonight's meeting as part of their studies for Citizenship badges. The Scouts led the Council and visitors in the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Curtis noted Item #16 had been removed from the agenda by staff. Council Member Parks asked that Item #4 be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Motion by Campbell, Second by Hoffman, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda, removing Item #4 for separate consideration: Motion to approve payment of claims. Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: a. Class B Liquor - Hombre's, 1206 South Duff b. Special Class C Liquor - Cheese 'N Puppets, 330 Main Street Motion to refer to Staff a request to connect to City-owned water and sanitary sewer services. (Removed for separate consideration. See action at the end of this section.) RESOLUTION NO. 93-45 awarding contracts for the purchase of a Mini Van Chassis in the Amount of $15,800.00 to Stew Hansen's Dodge City and the Wheelchair Accessible Body in the amount of $12,848.00 to Minnesota Body and Equipment Co. subject to completion of the pre- award audits and IDOT concurrence. RESOLUTION NO. 93-46 approving addendum to pre-construction agreement of U.S. 30/Dayton Road interchange. RESOLUTION NO. 93-47 accepting completion of sanitary sewer main and water main improvements for property located at 811 South Duff Avenue. RESOLUTION NO. 93-48 approving change order for Lincoln Way Rehabilitation Project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. SEPARATE CONSIDERATION: Council Member Parks asked why this was not a request for annexation. Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, said an annexation in this instance could conceivably create an island of unannexed land, which was contrary to State law. Motion by Parks, Second by Wirth, that the request to connect to City-owned water and sanitary sewer services be referred to staff. All Council Members present voting aye, the motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting. ORDINANCE AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT H.U.D.'S STANDARDS REGARDING SMOKE DETECTORS: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Hertz, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3215, An Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code for the Purpose of Bringing the Section into Conformance with U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Housing Quality Standards Regarding Smoke Detectors. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING MAP TO REZONE LAND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF COLLEGE CREEK AND WEST OF SOUTH DAKOTA: Motion by Wirth, Second by Parks, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3216, An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ames to Rezone Property Generally Located South of College Creek and West of South Dakota from an A-1 (Agricultural, Story County) Zoning District to an R1-6 (Low-Density Residential, City of Ames) Zoning District. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. DISCUSSION OF DEBT IMPACT ANALYSIS: City Manager Steve Schainker said the State- imposed property tax freeze and cutbacks in the Road Use Tax funds had resulted in a fundamental shift in how the City would finance long-term capital improvements. He said while a number of projects in the CIP could have been financed as "pay as you go" projects in the past, they would now need to be paid for by issuing general obligation bonds and the resultant debt service costs would show up in local property tax increases. He said the City will issue $2.3 million in bonds in FY 1993-94, another $2.8 million in 1994-95, and $2 million in 1995-96. Council Member Parks reviewed a number of issues that will impact the City's property tax structure, noting that several were the result of mandates from the State. He said the citizens of Ames needed to become active in State issues in order to control their municipal property taxes, County property taxes, and School District property taxes. David Dirks, Senior Vice President of Evensen Dodge, Inc., was present to discuss a refinancing strategy to try to soften the blow of the increase in debt service in FY 94-95 and FY 95-96. He reviewed a report on refunding the City's outstanding $6,850,000 General Obligation City Hall Bonds, Series 1988 dated June 1, 1988 and $3,900,000 General Obligation Sewer Improvement Bonds, Series 1989 dated January 1, 1989, and on structuring the $285,000 savings so that the bulk is received in FY '95 and '96. Council Member Brown arrived at 7:20 p.m. 2 Mr. Dirks said the City has issued debt to 41 percent of its statutory debt capacity, which was a very low range for cities of this size. GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS: Motion by Parks, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-49 setting February 9, 1993, as date of hearing to take action for issuance of not to exceed $8,500,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds and authorizing the City Manager and the City Finance Director to set the date for the sale of such bonds and to provide for the advertisement thereof. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. RAMIFICATIONS OF CREATING "ISLANDS" AND "PENINSULAS" AS A RESULT OF ANNEXATION: Director of Planning and Housing Brian O'Connell reviewed his memo of January 29, 1993 to the Mayor and Council regarding creating islands and peninsulas through annexation. He noted there were currently 16 parcels of property in five areas of the City that are islands. Council Members requested that the City Attorney investigate what happens to these existing islands under the new State law. VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION APPLICATION: Motion by Brown, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-50 denying annexation of land generally located West of South Dakota and North of U.S. 30. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE GRANT: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-51 approving application for Household Hazardous Waste Grant from Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. GRANT APPLICATION FOR PAVING S.E. 5TH STREET: Motion by Brown, Second by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-52 approving RISE grant application for the paving of S.E. 5th Street from Freel Drive to Dayton Ave. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Council Member Hertz said she had received a letter from Dave Oesper regarding the City's lighting policy, citing the proposed street lighting changes in Campustown, South Duff, and the downtown area in particular. Motion by Hertz, Second by Campbell, to refer the letter from Dave Oesper to staff for a response. All Council Members present voting aye, the motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. 3 ___________________________ _________________________________ Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor 4