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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 06/08/1993MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA JUNE 8, 1993 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m., June 8, 1993, in the City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Pro Tem Parks presiding and the following Council Members present: Campbell, Hertz, Parks, and Wirth. Coun. Brown arrived late, and Coun. Hoffman and Mayor Curtis were excused. CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Campbell, Second by Hertz, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda: Motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 25, 1993 Motion to approve payment of claims Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: a. Class B Liquor - Holiday Inn, Gateway Center, 2100 Green Hills Drive b. Class C Liquor - Hickory Park, Inc., 121 SE 16th Street c. Class E Beer - Grand Avenue Service, 1228 Grand Motion to approve certification of Civil Service Applicants Motion to refer annexation request for property generally located west of South Dakota and North of U.S. 30 to Planning and Zoning Commission RESOLUTION NO. 93-205 approving appointment of Sakinah Qadir to the Human Relations Commission as investigative and conciliation officer RESOLUTION NO. 93-206 approving appointment of additional independent health care provider to Health Care Study Committee RESOLUTION NO. 93-207 approving request for increase in the piece rate established in the Agreement for Mailing Services with Story County Developmental Center RESOLUTION NO. 93-208 approving final plat for Soper's Meadow subdivision RESOLUTION NO. 93-209 accepting bids and awarding contract to Gillig Corporation in the amount of $388,802.00 for the purchase of two 35 ft. standard design transit buses, subject to final IDOT concurrence RESOLUTION NO. 93-210 approving contract and bond for Riekes of Iowa Company in the amount of $36,982.00 for pitless truck weigh scale for the Water and Electric Departments RESOLUTION NO. 93-211 approving contract and bond for Blume Tree Services, Inc. in the amount of $103,669.00 for the 1993-1995 Line Clearance Program for the Electric Department RESOLUTION NO. 93-212 approving Change Order No. 2 and accepting completion of Contract 2, Schedule A with Nelson Electric Power Service in the amount of $690,995.30 for line construction for the ISU-69 kV Tie Line RESOLUTION NO. 93-213 approving renewal of contract with J.W. Warren Services in the amount of $1,649.00 per mowing round and $927.00 per trimming round through the 1993 mowing season for mowing and trimming services for the Ninth Street and Ontario cemeteries RESOLUTION NO. 93-214 approving lease of First Assembly of God parking lot for additional parking during MGMC building project Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PUBLIC FORUM: Assistant to the City Manager Sheila Lundt introduced Cole O'Donnell, a graduate student in Public Administration at ISU who will be completing an internship in the City Manager's office working with the Human Relations Commission and the Cable TV Commission. PETITION REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF DECISION TO CHANGE MAIN STREET TO TWO-WAY STREET: Motion by Wirth, Second by Campbell, to accept a petition requesting reconsideration of Council's decision to change Main Street from a one-way to a two-way street. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared adopted unanimously. Gay Stone, 1613 Top O' Hollow, said she had a petition signed by 921 Ames residents and people from out of town who did not want two-way traffic on Main. She presented data from research studies on the positive effects of one-way streets on traffic flow, safety, and economic impact, and said disadvantages included increased travel distance, additional signing, and start-up problems. She said two-way traffic on Main would be prohibitive for buses, Dial-A-Ride, and delivery services and distributed photographs of examples. She said a DOT representative told her Main Street was too narrow for two-way traffic. Ms. Stone said while the Depot project was often cited as the catalyst for the proposed change to two-way traffic, there were currently no tenants in that building. She said Council should worry about the business at hand. She said of 30 businesses on Main, only eight belong to the Downtown Betterment Association, and the majority of business owners had no idea meetings were being held on this issue. Douglas Sampson, 200 Main, said he didn't think Council had been informed about this issue. He said he'd personally talked to 278 people, only 12 of whom did not oppose the change to two-way traffic. He said the property owners had been assessed for the change to one-way traffic in 1976 and just finished that assessment in 1986. He said he too had been told two-way traffic would not meet the DOT standards of 11 feet required width. Sandy Austin, 1624 Buchanan, Co-Chair of the Downtown Betterment Association, said the sole purpose of the DBA was the growth and enhancement of the downtown area. She said they had been approached by the City about this issue last year, and said there had been a City representative at their meetings. John Huber, 525 Forest Glen, Co-Chair of the DBA, reviewed the sequence of events since June of 1992 when he said City staff met with the Association to discuss this issue. He said a traffic study was shared with over 300 business and property owners on November 12, 1992, and those same individuals were given the opportunity for input at the November 17, 1992 Council meeting. He said they were also encouraged to be at the December 1, 1992 DBA meeting at which attendees voted to recommend two-way traffic to Council. He said those on Main Street had been well informed on this issue through newsletters, mailers, flyers, and efforts of the local media. Vote on Motion to accept petition: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT CONCEPTS FOR CULVERT CONSTRUCTION ON MORTENSEN ROAD: Motion by Campbell, Second by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93- 2 215 approving agreement concepts for culvert construction on Mortensen Road. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. REQUESTS FROM AMES AREA RUNNING CLUB AND DOWNTOWN BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION REGARDING MIDNIGHT MADNESS ROAD RACE ON JULY 10, 1993: Motion by Hertz, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-216 approving request for road, lane, and parking changes. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. City Manager Steve Schainker noted one of the stipulations of this approval was that residents in the affected area were to be notified, and complete traffic control arrangements were to be made with the Public Works Department. Coun. Brown arrived at 7:28 p.m. Roman Lynch, Ames Running Club, said there had been some problems with last year's course. He said he had personally distributed flyers to residents last year, but understood some people said they were not notified. He said every effort would be made to notify people this year. Coun. Wirth said there had previously been some spill-over of noise from the post-race party, and requested that this year, all amplifiers be angled away from residences to the north. Motion by Campbell, Second by Brown, to approve the request for a blanket temporary obstruction permit in the Central Business District & barricade of Burnett Avenue from 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m. on July 10, 1993, and the request for the Christmas lights to be turned on. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to approve the request for a keg permit and KYBO requirements. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON REZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 204, 210, 216, 220, AND 224 SOUTH KELLOGG STREET: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the public hearing open. Director of Planning and Housing Brian O'Connell reviewed the staff report and provided background information on this rezoning request, noting it had been heard in a different format by Council earlier this year. He said the provision that a rezone request cannot be reheard within one year did not apply in this instance, as the previous hearing had been initiated by the Council. He reviewed existing land use and current zoning, the zoning history, and planning policies and priorities of the subject area. He said the Planning and Zoning Commission and City staff were recommending that this request not be approved, as they felt Council's previous decision was to maintain the residential integrity of the area. Mr. O'Connell said the Planning and Zoning Commission also recommended that Council decide 3 what the land-use in this area should be, and direct that a study be done within 180 days to settle this issue. Ken Janssen, Aggregate Development, said the applicants represented three businesses that joined together to purchase property in 1988 based on the updated Land Use Policy Plan, with hopes that they could locate their own offices there. He said R-4 was basically a residential intrusion into a Planned-Commercial area. He said Planned-Commercial seemed to be the preferred Commercial zoning designation because of the mixed-use of the area, and said uses in the neighborhood could be limited to those that were compatible with continuing residential use of the adjacent property. He said if this petition were granted, it would be a first step toward fulfilling the LUPP. He said the application met the goals for Commercial land use, but the LUPP policies were not being upheld. Mr. Janssen noted Council had also received written testimony submitted by Randy Lueth, another partner in the firm. Nancy Stix, 228 South Kellogg, distributed written testimony to Council opposing this rezone request. She said redevelopment was unnecessary in this area. She said the buildings at 204, 216, 220, and 224 South Kellogg had all been renovated, and 210 South Kellogg had improvements made on the building and the land. She said the assessed value of the buildings on these properties had increased, while the land values had remained constant. Dave Devereaux, 304 N. Russell, said the LUPP was in place when he purchased property at 216 South Kellogg, and said he supported the rezone request. He said the land value was 3/4 the value of the total property at the time he purchased his property. He said while assessments have increased on all the properties due to increasing value of the land, the value of the buildings themselves was going down. There being no one further wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed. Coun. Parks said the Council did not vote previously to retain Residential zoning in that area, but voted to deny a petition for a block of P-C zoning. He said there was a danger in making inferences of Council's intent. He said the LUPP stated Commercial would be the preferred land use in the area, and the Council had not taken any action to rescind that intent. He said there was nothing to indicate that was the Council's intent when they considered the previous request. Coun. Campbell disagreed, and said she felt the majority of Councilors had voted to maintain affordable housing by retaining Residential zoning in this area. She said she had voted on the opposite side, thinking it was important to maintain the policies of the LUPP. She said she would support this request for the same reason. Coun. Wirth said she had not supported the previous request because she wished to maintain the residential integrity of the area, and although the motion wasn't stated as such, she felt discussion at that time indicated that was the intent of the majority of Council. She said she would not support this request for the same reasons. Coun. Brown noted she had been absent at the previous meeting when this issue was discussed, but 4 said she would probably have voted in favor of changing the zoning. She said there was a legitimate need for expanding Commercial areas, but given the way the Council had voted the last time, she would support the Staff's recommendation to deny this request. Coun. Hertz said she felt the timing of this request was unfortunate. She said affordable housing had not been a part of the established criteria behind a land-use policy decision in the past, and Council was revisiting that issue. Coun. Parks said it was not the developers' responsibility to try to anticipate Council's thoughts for the next ten years. He said the applicants met the rules and criteria currently in effect, and he couldn't not understand why Council would deny this request. Motion by Brown, Second by Wirth, to deny the petition to rezone property at 204, 210, 216, 220, and 224 South Kellogg Street. Roll Call Vote on Motion: Voting Aye: Brown, Hertz, Wirth. Voting Nay: Campbell, Parks. Motion to deny declared carried 3:2. HEARING ON 1993-1995 CUSTODIAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CITY HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the public hearing open. There being no one wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed. Motion by Wirth, Second by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-217 approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to Royal Cleaning Service of Ames in the base monthly amount of $6,581.83. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON HAYWARD AVENUE: Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to pass on second reading an ordinance designating parking restrictions on Hayward Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MECHANICAL BOARD OF APPEALS: Motion by Wirth, Second by Hertz, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3227 amending the Municipal Code regarding Mechanical Board of Appeals terms of office. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance No. 3227 declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. REVISION OF OFFICIAL FLOOD PLAIN ZONING MAP: Motion by Hertz, Second by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3228 amending the Official Flood Plain Zoning Map and Municipal Code for the purpose of enacting a revision of flood plain delineations pertaining to the Teagarden Area Watershed. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance No. 3228 declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON MAIN AND FIFTH: Motion by Campbell, Second by Hertz, to proceed with changes to two-way traffic on Main Street and Fifth Street. 5 Coun. Hertz asked about the concerns regarding two-way traffic being prohibitive to Dial-A-Ride. Coun. Wirth said it was her understanding as a member of the Transit Board that a change to two- way would not cause problems for Dial-A-Ride. Coun. Parks said he could understand some of the concerns expressed, and felt there were equal concerns expressed when the traffic pattern was previously changed to one-way. He said there were pros and cons on both sides. He said he felt the issue had been given sufficient coverage and had been handled in a good manner. Coun. Brown said she supported this request originally when it came from the business community. She said at that time, she felt the objections had been sufficiently dealt with, but it now appeared that was not the case and the Council was put in a position of arbitrator between the two sides. She said she felt it was a legitimate request to have two-way traffic to promote development and economic vitality of downtown. She said however, she had concerns about the safety issue and the eventual widening of Main Street. She said they needed to be proactive in pursuing answers to the safety concerns. Jim Stone, 1613 Top O' Hollow, said the safety factor was a major concern for people, regardless of when they learned about this issue. He said the repair work that has been done so far on Main Street should have been done years ago. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Coun. Campbell said the parking angle issue may need to be revisited in the interest of safety. Coun. Wirth agreed that the safety concerns were legitimate and asked that Council receive an accident report at 6 months and again at 12 months following this change to two-way traffic. STREET LIGHTING ISSUES: Jacob Chacko, Electrical Engineer, said for new installations, the City's current standard street lighting design involves installation of high pressure sodium (HPS) cobra head fixtures at 30'-35' mounting height and 125'-150' staggered spacing. He said cutoff fixtures were possible in new installations only when the entire system was being constructed, not in replacement of individual fixtures where "dark spots" of inconsistent lighting would be created. He said the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers had recommended the City use low pressure sodium (LPS) fixtures, citing reduced light pollution and energy efficiency. He reviewed several reasons why City Staff felt it was more appropriate to utilize HPS fixtures, such as safety, cost, and average operating life. He noted a demonstration had been set up in the Council Chambers to show the difference between HPS and LPS fixtures. He described the process by which developers select lighting and poles to be used in subdivisions, and reviewed the styles available. He said glare shield were installed on a case by case basis, and noted there were only about 30 such shields used on the over 5400 lights in the City. City Manager Steve Schainker said the spillover of light was a source of security to some people. Coun. Brown said she felt the percentage of lights involved in some of the projects under 6 consideration this evening were small compared to the total number of lights throughout the City. She said she felt the policy of the City should be based on the percentage of the entire City's light. David Oesper, 1208 Wilson Avenue, President of the Ames Amateur Astronomers, said his group had asked for a change in the City's lighting policy because of an increase in the amount of glow in the night sky, and noted he had submitted the group's recommendations to Council. He said they had concerns about economic aspects as well as aesthetics, and said they would like to see lights shielded so that no light goes above an 80 degree angle. He said the full cut-off Cobra head fiscture met that criteria. He said in the case of the Suburbanaire and the post-top Luminaires, 30-40% of the light was at high angles above 80 degrees. He said research from other cities using the LPS systems would be useful. He said it was not the City's responsibility to light people's properties, but rather to light roadways, sidewalks, and bikepaths. He said using more efficient fixtures could sometimes allow lower bulb wattages. He said most ornamental lighting was designed for aesthetics during the day, and not much thought was given to how its light was distributed at night. He said if the City used ornamental lighting, they should use low wattage bulbs. Phil Appleton, 1209 Scholl Road, said he was a Professor of Astrophysics at ISU. He said he supported the recommendations of Staff that all new installations on arterial and collector streets be HPS full cutoff fixtures. He said it made good sense from an energy efficiency point of view, and would reduce dangerous glare. He said he was concerned about the general increase in the brightness of the night sky and its effect on the ability to teach astronomy at ISU. He said he hoped Ames would be progressive and be one of the first cities to incorporate a lighting policy. He asked that LPS fixtures not be completely ruled out for future policies, noting their cost may come down in time. He said the ornamental lighting proposed for the projects to be discussed this evening were the non-full cutoff variety and therefore were not as desirable. He suggested a competition to see if someone could design an aesthetically pleasing light fixture which was also a full cutoff variety. Jack Troeger, 1009 16th St., said he was an avid stargazer and was past President and founder of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers. He said they were slowly destroying the dark sky legacy with the glare of City lights. He said there was a need for adequate and safe lighting, but they needed to rethink the policy of how lights were used. There was discussion about the Suburbinaire fixture and how in some subdivisions that was the style requested by the developer. Coun. Parks said he would like a figure on the number of Suburbinaires in the City. Coun. Wirth said they could not have a City policy on street lights, then stipulate that certain projects were exempt from that policy. Coun. Brown disagreed and said there were special areas, such as areas in the Ames Plan, which constituted a very small percentage of the total area and could be exempt from the overall policy. Motion by Campbell, Second by Brown, to modify the street lighting policy to indicate that all new installations on arterial and collector streets be HPS full cutoff fixtures, exempting maintenance replacements from the full cutoff requirement and ornamental lights. 7 Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Motion by Brown, Second by Campbell, to reaffirm the City's commitment to reuse existing poles, fixtures, and bulbs along Elwood Drive. Roll Call Vote on Motion: Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Parks. Voting Nay: Wirth. Motion declared carried 4-1. SOUTH DUFF AVENUE PROJECT: City Manager Steve Schainker said Council had not set the South Duff entryway as a #1 priority as far as streetscape improvements, and had not formally approved this plan for South Duff. However, he said, Council had indicated that the entryways would be a priority in the future and he wanted them to be aware that the timing of the City/DOT Highway 69 widening project created a unique opportunity to incorporate the streetscape improvements developed by Michael Freedman for the South Duff Betterment Association. He said it was an opportune time to move ahead with the Freedman proposals, if Council so directed. Public Works Director Paul Wiegand described the project to widen South Duff with a continuous left turn lane, as recommended following the safety study conducted a few years ago. He said the City had joined with the DOT to maximize joint funding and split the remaining costs on a 50-50 basis, and had to comply with DOT clearance requirements and standards. He said in addition, the project team has been working with the South Duff business owners to see how tree placements, street lights, and other project requirements might meld with Michael Freedman's urban landscape plan. He discussed the ornamental light fixtures contained in the Freedman proposal, and said Staff was requesting direction from Council as to whether to proceed with the standard Cobra full cutoff fixtures in the project area or with a more closely spaced ornamental lighting program. Coun. Wirth said it was important to realize that the project area was only part of the entire South Duff corridor. She said someone would have to pay for the extension of this project in the future. She noted it was estimated the ornamental light fixtures would cost an extra $120,000. Ken Augustine, South Duff Improvement Association, noted several of the business and property owners involved in this process were present this evening, and said they had formally voted to pursue the establishment of a self-supported municipal improvement district to generate funds for the City to use to complete the project. He said they were proposing an additional tax rate not to exceed $3.00 per $1,000 of valuation for properties in the area, and said at that rate, approximately $400,000 could be generated over a five-year period. He said the group would be meeting with an attorney in July to discuss the issue of that self-taxing district and would come to Council at a later time. He said they hoped Council would agree to close the initial gap of $120,000 to allow decorative street lights in the area as part of the South Duff Avenue Master Plan. Motion by Brown, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-218 accepting design concept for South Duff widening project. Coun. Hertz said she would support the motion, but expressed concerns that Council was being asked to endorse a streetscape that was not designated as a top priority, based on a promise -- but not a firm offer -- of a public/private partnership. She said she looked to the South Duff Improvement Association to fulfill that commitment. 8 Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Motion by Campbell, Second by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-219 approving additional work for engineering services on the South Duff widening project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CAMPUSTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: Public Works Director Paul Wiegand reviewed the plan developed by Michael Freedman to improve the Campustown area with an intermixture of trees and lights in order to create a more pedestrian area that would attract more people. He said some modifications of the original plan needed to be made for practicality purposes, DOT clearance requirements, and the need for new sidewalks along Lincoln Way. City Manager Steve Schainker noted operating costs might increase in terms of such services as snow removal, street sweeping, and tree replacement. Mr. Wiegand said the draft plans had been sent to Michael Freedman for review and to Campustown groups to solicit additional comments. He said once the design concepts were approved, Staff would return to Council for construction contract authorization. He said the earliest work could begin on the project would be September, and said Staff questioned whether it would be appropriate to start this project when ISU classes were back in session. Dan Heuertz, Co-President of the Campustown Betterment Association, said his group had felt there had been a lack of communication regarding the timing of this project. He said their group strongly supported the design concepts and did not want to lose enthusiasm for the project. Coun. Campbell said there was also much responsibility on the part of the CBA to communicate with other businesses in the area who might not be members of that organization. Darrel Weber, 402 Paulson, asked that they be able to see samples of what types of ornamental lighting were available. Motion by Campbell, Second by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-220 approving design concept for Campustown Improvement Project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CAMPUSTOWN CLOCK TOWER: Director of Planning and Housing Brian O'Connell reviewed the documents to continue with the firm of Freedman, Tung & Bottomly for preparation of the construction documents for the Campustown clock tower, noting a correction to Section 21 of the contract. He reviewed the time frame of the project and said it was unlikely construction could start before the spring of '94. Mr. O'Connell reviewed several design concepts specified by Staff to provide additional guidance to the designer, and asked for Council's input. Coun. Wirth suggested the guidelines specify that 9 the tower should be constructed of brick, limestone, or other comparable materials that were compatible with other architectural materials and elements in the Campustown area. Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-221 approving the design concepts for the Campustown clock tower as amended, waiving formal bidding procedures, and approving scope of services and contract with Freedman, Tung, and Bottomly for design services for the Campustown clock tower. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PARK MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT: Motion by Wirth, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-222 approving preliminary plans and specifications for the construction of the Park Maintenance Facility for the Parks and Recreation Department; setting July 6, 1993 as bid due date and July 13, 1993 as date of hearing and award of contract. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING IMPAIRED LISTENING SYSTEM FOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS: Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to table this item until the next regular meeting of the Council. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Coun. Brown left the meeting at 10:23 p.m. UTILITY RETIREMENT BENEFIT INCREASE: Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending Municipal Code for the purpose of increasing the Utility Retirement Benefit from 1.90% to 1.95% of highest average earnings for each year of creditable service. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared adopted unanimously. NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY: Motion by Hertz, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-223 approving appropriation from contingency fund for Natural Resources Inventory. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. RELOCATION OF MAIN STREET BUS LOADING ZONES: Motion by Wirth, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-225 approving the relocation of bus loading zones on the north and south side of Main Street west of Clark Avenue to locations near City Hall. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HANDICAPPED PARKING: Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to adopt a Resolution revising the parking map and providing unmetered free handicapped parking. Coun. Hertz said she felt it was inappropriate to have no fee for handicapped parking. She said she 10 felt the philosophy behind the ADA was to ensure equal opportunity for all individuals, not that one group should be considered a special category that did not have to pay as other citizens would. She said she would prefer Staff look into establishing a handicapped permit system. Coun. Wirth expressed concerns that the administrative cost of a permit system had been estimated to be $10.00 per user. Coun. Parks said it would be important to maintain a time limit on parking in handicapped areas. He said he agreed a permit system should be considered. Question called on the motion. Roll Call Vote: Voting Aye: Campbell and Wirth. Voting Nay: Hertz and Parks. Motion declared defeated. Motion by Hertz, Second by Parks, to direct Staff to explore a permit system for handicapped parking. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. TSIP GRANT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT K-MART ENTRANCE: Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-224 approving TSIP Grant for traffic signal at Chestnut Street/South Duff Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: There were no comments. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:29 p.m. ___________________________ _________________________________ Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor 11