HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 12/14/1993MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA DECEMBER 14, 1993
The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m., December 14, 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, Hoffman, Hertz, Parks and Wirth. Coun. Brown
arrived late.
COMMENDATION FOR WORK SITE WELLNESS AWARD: Mayor Curtis presented a
commendation to representatives of the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Ames'
receipt of the Work Site Wellness Award from the Wellness Council of America. Wellness
Coordinator Kathy Keller presented the City with the Bronze Well Workplace Plaque. She said
Ames was the only municipality in the nation to have received this award.
PRESENTATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF OLD WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL SITE: City Manager Steve Schainker said while Staff had felt the old Water Pollution
Control site was a good location for Phase I of the proposed Youth Sports Complex, a number of
questions had recently been raised pertaining to environmental concerns about the site. He said Staff
has tried to meet with the DNR regarding this issue and were recently contacted by the Department
of Public Health who have assumed responsibility for the site and will begin an analysis of it. He
said legally, the City could proceed with development of the site because they have no information
indicating any problems with it. He said however, they had an obligation to be able to assure the
public that this was a safe site. He recommended Council refer the issue to the Department of Public
Health for review and analysis.
Coun. Brown arrived at 7:10 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Director Nancy Carroll described the process that led to Staff's proposal
regarding this site. She said there was only a certain amount of acreage available that would
accommodate both Phase I and II of the proposed complex. She reviewed other advantages of the
site, and said youth groups have demonstrated much support for both the project and the site.
Tom Neumann, Director of Water & Pollution Control, presented a brief site history and an
overview of the process to decommission the old WPC plant. He described the land application
process of material from the sludge lagoons, saying the levels of heavy metals in the sludge never
exceeded levels set by the DNR. He said in the early years, the land application was done primarily
by local residents for their gardens. He said in the mid-70's, the City began land application on City-
property to the east of the WPC site, at the Airport, and at the Ames Landfill as cover material and
soil conditioner. He said the last sludge applications were in the fall of 1992, and there was a three-
month waiting period between the last application and conversion to normal use. He said otherwise,
there were no definitive regulatory guidelines regarding what could be done with the facilities once
they were abandoned.
Mr. Neumann discussed the 1951-52 accidental discharge of a thorium- contaminated material that
came down to the plant through the normal wastewater flow. He said when Staff became aware of
the discharge, the solids were placed out on the drying beds to de-water. He said an upland area was
bermed up and sludge taken off drying beds was stockpiled there for 6-8 months until it could be
land-applied at the Ames Airport.
Roland Struss, Director of Operations, Ames Laboratory, summarized the site history from 1953 on.
He said the Ames Lab was involved when the stockpiled material was removed, and they monitored
the area from the 1950's onward. He said in 1977, EG&G Corporation flew over Ames to survey
radiation levels, and found slightly higher background levels at the site. He said the Lab continued
to monitor the site, and in the 1980s, voluntarily removed all soil that had been contaminated, then
re-surveyed the site to make sure they couldn't find residual activity. He said they followed up with
another flyover by EG&G in 1991, and found readings similar to those of all other sites in town.
Mr. Struss said in 1993, the Ames Lab contracted with RUST Environment & Infrastructure to go
over the various inactive waste sites in Ames and provide a report. He reviewed the 1993 RUST
Environmental & Infrastructure Report, and said it was available at the Public Library.
Coun. Hertz asked whether the fact that the RUST Study was funded by the Ames Lab implied
predictable results. Mr. Struss said there was no one else to fund the Study, and so the Ames Lab
and the Department of Energy supported it. He said RUST was a very independent firm that
contracted with the EPA and other companies and industries. Coun. Hoffman asked whether this
was a final report, and Mr. Struss said it was.
Mr. Neumann said the Department of Public Health had been given copies of all the data that exists,
and were currently in the process of reviewing that information to determine whether additional
studies needed to be done, make an evaluation regarding public health risk, and prepare a written
report and recommendations for return to the DNR. He said the City would receive a copy of that
report. He said a 3-month response time was anticipated.
Emory Sobotka, Director of ISU Environmental Health and Safety, said because no permit or license
for the disposal of radioactive material was ever issued for this site, the deactivation process was a
"closure" rather than a "decommissioning." He said different guidelines applied to each. He said
the guidelines for closure had been followed, including a workplan that was submitted to the
regulatory agency. He said Ames Laboratory had presented their workplan to the DNR, but the
DNR did not respond. He said the DNR had been privy to the workplan throughout the process.
Dr. Sobotka reviewed other issues addressed in the RUST Report. He referred to a Report by
Oakridge National Laboratory entitled "State Background Radiation Levels; Results of
Measurements Taken from 1975 to 1979." He said while Iowa was not one of the states analyzed,
several surrounding states were. He said the U.S. average for natural background thorium levels in
the soil was .10 to 3.40. He said the level at the site was measured at .79.
Coun. Brown asked whether the RUST report addressed radiation levels found in particulate, that
could be ingested into the lungs as dust. Mr. Struss said that it did. Coun. Brown asked the number
of samples required for closure vs. the number required for decommissioning. Dr. Sobotka said
while the new regulations require a sample every sq. meter for decommissioning, no specific number
of samples are required for closure. He said the latter was based on an agreement with the
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regulatory agency regarding a workplan. He said he believed the sampling technique involved 24
composite samples, each composed of 4 samples.
Coun. Parks said the WPC site was not a site where radioactive material had been handled over a
period of time, as in the usual case for decommissioning, but rather the result of an inadvertent spill.
Coun. Wirth asked whether the number of samples taken would be addressed in the Department of
Health's report following their review. Dr. Sobotka said he would hope that it would be addressed.
There was discussion regarding the 1992 Tiger Team Report. Mr. Struss said the Ames Lab
prepared a corrective action plan to respond to each of the items in the Tiger Team report, and has
since responded to them. He said for each finding in the original report, there were over 2 pages of
discussion, but many of the criticisms recently being cited were taken out of context.
Motion by Brown, Second by Wirth, to refer the issue of environmental concerns regarding the
old WPC site to the Department of Public Health for review and analysis.
City Manager Steve Schainker suggested a presentation be given to Council on the project itself in
the interim before the Department of Health's response, as there were some issues to address before
the project could be built into the CIP process.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Motion by Parks, Second by Campbell, to direct Staff to proceed with preliminary plans for this
project, and bring them back to Council for review prior to the CIP hearings.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Parks, Second by Brown, to approve the following items on the
Consent Agenda, removing item #7 for separate consideration:
Motion to approve payment of claims
Motion to approve minutes of the regular and special meeting of November 23, 1993
Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses:
a. Class C Beer - Casey's General Store, 3100 South Duff
b. Class C Liquor - Aunt Maude's, 547 Main
c. Special Class C Liquor - Le's Vietnamese Restaurant, 113 Colorado
d. Class B Beer - Pizza Pit, 207 1/2 Welch
e. Class B Liquor - University Inn, 316 S. Duff
Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants
RESOLUTION NO. 93-431 approving holiday appreciation gifts for Kiosk volunteers (Removed
for separate consideration; see action at the end of this section)
Motion to set December 28, 1993 as date of public hearing to consider submittal of EDSA
forgivable loan request for Commercial Plastics Packaging, Inc.
RESOLUTION NO. 93-432 approving contract and bond for Manatt's, Inc., in amount of
$1,547,177.50 for South Duff Avenue Pavement Widening Project
RESOLUTION NO. 93-433 approving plans and specifications for Relocation of Dayton
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Avenue Lift Station Project; setting January 5, 1994 as bid due date and January 11, 1994 as date
of hearing and award of contract
RESOLUTION NO. 93-434 approving plans and specifications for Resource Recovery primary
shredder motor contract; establishing January 7, 1994 as bid due date and January 25, 1994 as
date of contract award
RESOLUTION NO. 93-435 approving release of real estate mortgages for property at 115
Cherry
RESOLUTION NO. 93-436 approving 69kv transmission line easement with Iowa State
University
RESOLUTION NO. 93-437 adopting Family Medical Leave Act Policy
RESOLUTION NO. 93-438 reaffirming City policy to acquire right of way in accordance with
the Right of Way Assurance statement for federal aid projects
RESOLUTION NO. 93-439 approving change order #2 on Lime Sludge Disposal Project
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by
the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
SEPARATE CONSIDERATION:
RECOGNITION OF KIOSK VOLUNTEERS: Coun. Brown said she wanted to publicly
acknowledge the City's appreciation for the volunteers.
Motion by Brown, Second by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-431 approving the
purchase of holiday appreciation gifts for Kiosk volunteers.
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 appeared for this portion of the meeting.
APPROVAL OF NEW LIQUOR LICENSE FOR KUM & GO #209: Motion by Campbell,
Second by Hoffman, to approve new Class C Beer liquor license for Kum & Go #209, 3337
Lincoln Way.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST FROM MASONIC BODIES OF AMES TO APPLY FOR BUY-OUT OF
PROPERTY AT 715 SOUTH DUFF: Coun. Hoffman asked for clarification of the request. Keith
O. Bailey, Chairman, Property Management Board, Masonic Bodies of Ames, said the Masonic
bodies were asking that the City buy their property at 715 South Duff, through FEMA, HUD, or
other available funding. He said this property is the only non-residential property both in the
floodway and zoned A-1. He said they understood the Council had previously set Residential as a
top priority for funded buy-outs of property, but they felt their situation was unique and wanted to
make their request now should funds become available. He said they were not asking for any new
grant application process, but wanted their request to be put on the list of priorities.
Coun. Wirth said she felt this request should be tabled until Council was ready to deal with all of
the South Duff properties. Coun. Hertz said they didn't have a listing of South Duff properties, and
she felt this request was to be put on such a list.
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City Manager Steve Schainker said he felt this request involved applying for funds now, to get in
line for commercial property buyouts should funds become available. He said to preserve the
priorities already set, the City would have to indicate in its application that this was only to be
considered after the residential funding took place. He said he didn't know how FEMA would
respond to that.
Planning and Housing Director Brian O'Connell said he did not believe the DED would consider
funding buyouts of commercial property until they were certain all jurisdictions in the State had
solved their residential flood needs. He said he was not sure what effect that would have on an
application, if it were submitted right now.
Coun. Campbell said she was concerned about the amount of staff time involved in preparing an
application, especially if there was no indication that it would be considered at this time. She said
therefore, she felt it was inappropriate to take action on this request at this time. Coun. Wirth agreed
and noted the Council had previously decided not to ask Staff to spend time preparing a similar
application in response to requests from the King's City Mobile Home Park, which was the City's
second priority area. She said she would have a difficult time asking Staff to do so for a third
priority area.
Motion by Campbell, Second by Wirth, to table this request.
Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Wirth. Voting Nay:
Hertz. Motion declared carried 5-1.
FIREWORKS PERMIT FOR FIRSTAR EVE: Motion by Parks, Second by Hoffman, to
approve request from FirStar Bank of Ames for Fireworks Permit for Friday, December 31, 1993.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY STREET CLOSINGS FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
MARCH: Motion by Parks, Second by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-440 temporarily
closing portions of Fifth Street, Clark Street, and Sixth Street at 6:30 p.m. on January 19, 1994
for Martin Luther King Day March.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON PROPOSED ADOPTION OF 1993 EDITION OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC
CODE FOR MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 7 SEC. 7.101: Mayor Curtis declared the public
hearing open. There being no one present wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed.
Motion by Parks, Second by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending the
Municipal Code for the purpose of adopting the 1993 edition of the National Electric Code.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HEARING ON PROPOSED ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $3,825,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION CORPORATE PURPOSE BONDS, SERIES 1994: Mayor Curtis declared the
public hearing open.
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David Dirks, Evenson Dodge, reviewed the seven bids received today, saying the low bid received
was from Harris Trust, et. al. of Chicago with a net interest rate of 4.1847%. He said there was a
$22,000 difference in interest rate between the low bid and the next to the lowest bid. He reviewed
comparables in the marketplace, and debt schedules for each portion of the program, i.e., solid waste
improvements, municipal waterworks systems improvements, and street improvements. City
Manager Steve Schainker noted the effects of debt service financing in regard to the property tax
rate. He said this issue would cost about 29 cents per $1,000 in FY 1994-95.
There being no one further wishing to testify, the public hearing was declared closed.
Motion by Parks, Second by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-441 providing for the award
and issuance of $3,825,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1994, and
providing for the levy of taxes to pay the same.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE SPECIFYING SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CROCODILES AND
THEIR ALLIES: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Parks, to pass on first reading an ordinance
revising the Municipal Code to specify security requirements for crocodiles and their allies.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE DESIGNATING SNOW ROUTES: Motion by Parks, Second by Wirth, to pass
on first reading an ordinance amending the Municipal Code for the purpose of designating
additional portions of streets as snow routes.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Motion by Parks, Second by Campbell, to suspend the rules required for the passage of an
ordinance.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Motion by Parks, Second by Hoffman, to pass on second and third readings and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3252 amending the Municipal Code for the purpose of designating
additional portions of streets as snow routes.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE REGULATING SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE SIGNS: Coun. Parks asked why
the Council was not considering the option that would have permitted subdivision entrance signs on
public property.
Ted Tedesco, 4002 Stone Brooke Road, said the Planning and Zoning Commission had sent a
unanimous recommendation to Council that signs not be allowed on public property because if they
were abandoned, maintenance of the signs would become the City's responsibility. Coun. Parks said
he felt there were instances where this prohibition may discourage developers from erecting such
signs. He said he felt the signs, if well cared for, were an enhancement to the neighborhoods, and
he hoped this ordinance would not discourage the signs.
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Motion by Campbell, Second by Hertz, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending the
Municipal Code for the purpose of regulating subdivision entrance signs.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER
AND SATELLITE DIALYSIS CENTERS, INC.: Motion by Campbell, Second by Parks, to
adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-442 approving lease and 28-E agreement for partnership agreement
between Mary Greeley Medical Center and Satellite Dialysis Centers, Inc.
MGMC President Jeff Stevenson said the concept for this joint venture grew from concerns that
MGMC be able to continue to provide the service of dialysis in the future, and also the need to
broaden the territory to address patient needs. He said in last 13 years there have been continued
cost increases for dialysis, but the level of Medicare payments has remained stable. He said
approximately 95% of the payments for dialysis come from Medicare. He said Satellite Dialysis
Centers, Inc. is a non-for-profit corporation with experience in multi-site delivery. He highlighted
the structure of the proposed joint venture transaction whereby each partner contributes $90,000 to
the partnership and will share 50/50 in its profits or losses.
Coun. Brown said she didn't understand the rationale for this agreement when privatization of the
entire Hospital was currently under consideration. She expressed concern that the new entity
created by this agreement might pose problems in future privatization discussions for the whole
Hospital.
Mr. Stevenson said the dialysis center needs to position itself in a timely fashion to deal with
population, cost control, change in technology, and staffing structure. He said when they were
facing losses of $30,000-$40,000 per month, time was a critical issue. He said the timetable of the
broader Hospital issue was uncertain.
Coun. Brown asked who would benefit from this agreement. Mr. Stevenson said the patients would
benefit by not having to go to Des Moines for dialysis. Coun. Hertz asked why the Hospital could
not provide these services. Mr. Stevenson said the Hospital was faced with a "build or buy"
situation, and there were technologies of dialysis and economies of methods that a group of
Satellite's size can provide.
Coun. Hertz said she agreed with Coun. Brown and said the sequence of events did not make sense
to her either. Mr. Stevenson said he was not sure the system of the marketplace would permit
always proceeding in an orderly fashion.
Coun. Brown said she didn't understand why a service contract could not be used to obtain these
needed services. Mr. Stevenson said that would entail closing the dialysis unit, renting space to
them to operate it. Coun. Brown said there were no guarantees that this agreement wouldn't amount
to the same thing.
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City Attorney John Klaus referred to page 5 of the service agreement which defines the joint
venture's Executive Committee created to govern the partnership, and provides that staffing will be
by hiring directly or by leasing employees from MGMC. He said that was a decision that would be
made early on by the Executive Committee.
Coun. Parks said the dialysis unit is estimated to lose $400,000 this next year. He said he didn't
know how long that type of loss could continue and have the unit still provide that service. He said
he felt if there were another entity that MGMC dealt with on the privatization issue, it would look
more attractive to have dialysis here and on break-even basis, than to not have it here or have it
operating at a loss.
Coun. Wirth asked how they could be certain this was the best venture to enter into, when the
competitive bid process was not followed. Mr. Stevenson said MGMC was not interested in
approaching a for-profit, free-standing center. He said to his knowledge, there were no other
partnership groups willing to co-invest and join in a 50/50 partnership.
Coun. Hoffman asked whether the entity would be charged the same amount of overhead that all
other departments were charged. She said she didn't understand how this loss would be turned to
a gain on the balance sheet. Mr. Stevenson discussed the overhead allocations assigned to these
spaces under the Medicare formula and how they would be affected by the venture.
Coun. Campbell asked for clarification of Council's role in this issue relative to the role of the
Hospital Board of Trustees.
City Attorney John Klaus said the City's Code created the Hospital Trustees as the governing body
of the City Hospital, and they are vested with all powers and responsibilities for the governance,
management, and control of the Hospital. He said the City Council delegates to the Trustees its
contracting powers, and defines the limits of its contracting powers, retaining its power to approve
any transaction that would lease away any part or all of the Hospital. He said the matter before
Council tonight was whether the lease aspect of the transaction should be approved, and also
whether the 28-E agreement involved in this agreement was appropriate.
There was discussion regarding the process for disclosing this transaction in possible future
privatization negotiations.
Dr. Jim Robertson, 1215 Duff, said he was on the staff at MGMC, and had previously worked with
Satellite Dialysis Centers, Inc. He cited losses ranging from $150,000 to $450,000 for the MGMC
dialysis center over the past three years and said with that track record, he did not think MGMC
would want to open another dialysis center. He said dialysis was a very narrow margin business,
yet when done efficiently, it should generate a positive cash flow for the entity operating the center.
He said Satellite Dialysis could do that. He said a management service agreement was not pursued
because MGMC wanted to maintain responsibility for it, and Satellite Dialysis wanted to be equally
at risk with their partners in terms of making this a viable proposition. He said the competitive
bidding process was not followed because medical enterprises did not sell a product that was
constant from vendor to vendor. He said MGMC wanted to go with the vendor who sold the best
product. He said that involved some amount of trust and medical knowledge of the people involved.
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Ted Tedesco, 4002 Stone Brooke Road, said he felt the most prudent action for Council would be
to table this issue until the broader privatization issue were decided. He referred to the Right of First
Refusal section of the contract, and said this joint venture would have to be broken if the City
entered into this contract, decided to privatize the Hospital, and had a possible purchaser who
wanted the dialysis portion of the Hospital.
City Attorney John Klaus said the joint venture would be a new legal entity in its own right, and
would not be something the City would have to sell. However, he said, the City would have its
rights as a partner under the partnership agreement.
Coun. Parks asked whether a contingency could be added to the proposed joint venture agreement
stipulating that if the assets of MGMC are sold or transferred to a third party, the partnership interest
of MGMC may be included, so that whomever operated the Hospital would maintain that 50% share.
Mr. Stevenson said he felt such a proviso would be logical and acceptable to the other party.
Motion by Parks, Second by Campbell, to amend the main motion to include that the approval
of the 28-E agreement be subject to a revision to Paragraph 7.2 to provide that the ownership of
50% of this new venture stay with MGMC or whatever different entity may take it over as a
whole, subject to the concurrence of Satellite Dialysis Centers, Inc.
Coun. Campbell said she felt the job of this Council was to protect the Hospital as an entity, but not
to be the Hospital Board. She said she felt this action supported that.
Coun. Brown disagreed and said this joint venture might hinder future options and sales. Coun.
Wirth said she was concerned that they didn't really know at this point what the agreement would
or would not due.
Coun. Hoffman said while she had no solid evidence to vote against the motion, she was not
convinced that this venture is going to work. She said she was still concerned about the
bookkeeping.
City Attorney John Klaus clarified the Council's responsibilities when a lease agreement is involved.
He called the proposed transaction a "hybrid," and said it was related to the management, control,
and governance of the Hospital, but also had aspects of transferring away a part of that. He said
Council would have to decide which area the proposed transaction fell into.
Coun. Parks said he looked at this decision as an option that was enabling the Hospital to maintain
a service.
Coun. Campbell said she was not sure how she would have voted had she been on the Hospital
Board, and had not been privy to all their previous discussions on this issue. She said however, she
did not feel it was the Council's job to second guess the Hospital Board's decisions.
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Coun. Hertz said the Council would be held accountable if this were not a successful joint venture.
She said it was difficult to be asked to make so many exceptions, having the rationale change time
and again. She said she would support the motion on the grounds that she had no evidence not to,
but said she was totally unpersuaded by what she'd heard tonight.
Coun. Brown said this joint venture would result in giving away part of the Hospital which was
owned by the citizens of Ames, and the Council would be held accountable for that. She said she
would not support the motion.
Vote on Motion to amend: 4-2. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks. Voting Nay:
Brown, Wirth.
Motion to Amend declared carried 4-2.
Roll Call Vote on Main Motion as Amended: Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks.
Voting Nay: Brown, Wirth.
Resolution as amended declared adopted 4-2, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion
of these minutes.
REPORT ON MELROSE AVENUE CLEANING PROJECT: Public Works Director Paul
Wiegand reviewed his December 3, 1993 memo to the Mayor and Council updating how Staff has
addressed the concerns of area residents for on-going rusty water problems on Melrose along 20th
to 24th. He said the City was offering an iron filtration system to the residents, which will be
maintained until the water main cleaning project is completed this spring. He said in the interim,
bottled water will be delivered to the residents upon request. He said Staff has been trying to contact
residents regarding installation, and will also follow up to see how the filters are working.
Coun. Hoffman said she felt affected residents should be compensated for increased usage costs due
to rusty water during this period.
Motion by Hoffman, Second by Parks, to direct Staff to make adjustments in usage costs for
affected residents on Melrose Avenue.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
PARKING PROHIBITION AT 327 HICKORY DRIVE: Motion by Hoffman, Second by Parks,
to direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance prohibiting parking at 327 Hickory Drive.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
MORTENSON ROAD PAVING AGREEMENT: Motion by Wirth, Second by Parks, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 93-443 approving agreement for 1993-94 Institutional Roads Program
construction on Mortenson Road.
Coun. Brown asked the status of the bikepath construction on this road. Public Works Director Paul
Wiegand noted the developer had two years from the time of subdivision approval for completion
of public improvements. He said this coming year would be the second year following subdivision
approval.
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There was discussion regarding how, although the Council did not have the ability to take action
over the University and the County, they could urge that this would be the appropriate time to
construct bikepaths along this road.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
REVISIONS TO OFFICIAL PARKING METER MAP: Motion by Brown, Second by Parks,
to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-444 revising the Official Parking Meter Map.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
MODIFICATION OF STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM: Motion by Brown, Second by
Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-445 modifying Stone & Webster Engineering
Agreement.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
TSIP GRANT SUBMITTAL FOR SIGNALS AT 9TH AND DUFF: Motion by Wirth, Second
by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-446 authorizing Traffic Safety Improvement Project grant
submittal for traffic signals at 9th/Duff.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
RESEARCH AGREEMENT FOR FLOOD WARNING COMPUTER MODEL: Motion by
Brown, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-447 approving research agreement with
ISU for flood warning computer model.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
PRESENTATION BY FLOOD TASK FORCE: Assistant City Manager Bob Kindred reviewed
how this Task Force, comprised of representatives from City Staff, ISU, Story County, and the DOT,
was formed to deal with the long-term effects of flooding and mitigate those effects in the future.
He said the four tasks assigned to the group were 1) to improve flood predicting capabilities, 2) to
identify causes of flooding, 3) to identify potential mitigation measures, and 4) to work together to
correlate work and be better prepared for any future flooding.
Mr. Kindred noted the item on tonight's agenda regarding the computer model for the improved
flood warning system, along with the previously approved stream gauge purchases, would improve
flood predicting capabilities. He said the Task Force is currently working on developing a Scope
of Services to be sent out to professional engineering firms to carry out the necessary research and
evaluation of potential mitigation measures. He said that Scope of Services will be brought to
Council for approval in late December or early January.
Mr. Kindred said unfortunately, these were very complex issues, and there was no "quick fix"
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available. He said given the magnitude of some of the potential improvements and many regulatory
considerations, it may be years before some of these improvements could be in place.
FUNDING FOR UPDATED COMPASS PROJECT: Motion by Parks, Second by Campbell, to
adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-448 approving request from ASSET for allocation of $1500 from
City's fund balance for updated COMPASS Project.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
COUNCILOR HERTZ'S LAST MEETING: Mayor Curtis noted this would be Coun. Hertz's last
Council meeting, as she would be out of town for the December 28, 1993 meeting. He said he had
enjoyed working with her these past four years, and wished her well in her future endeavors.
CLOSED SESSION: Motion by Parks, Second by Campbell, to hold a closed session as provided
by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. The motion was declared carried unanimously.
The closed session convened at 9:58 p.m.
RECONVENE: Motion by Parks, Second by Campbell, to reconvene the regular meeting.
Roll Call Vote; 6-0. The motion was declared carried unanimously.
The regular meeting reconvened at 10:05 p.m.
Motion by Parks, Second by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 93-449 ratifying contract with
IBEW (Electrical Distribution Workers).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS: Coun. Brown asked that a presentation on solid waste management be prepared for
the Story County Mayors' Association. She said they would also need to discuss the Affordable
Housing Taskforce. She said the next meeting of the Mayors' Association would be January 7, 1994.
Coun. Brown said she attended meetings on downtown revitalization and ISTEA at the recent
National League of Cities Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Coun. Wirth said she has received questions regarding the number of reserved spaces in the Library
parking lot, and asked for information from Staff regarding the procedures involved in making more
of those spaces available to the public.
Coun. Wirth said she'd also received a call regarding large trucks parking at the bottom of the
cemetery on east 13th Street. Water Department Director Tom Neumann said vehicles involved in
the Lime Sludge Removal Project have been stored there recently, but will be relocated elsewhere.
Public Works Director Paul Wiegand said asphalt and concrete millings have also be stockpiled
there, but they too will be relocated.
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Coun. Hoffman said she was pleased to learn the City will have a Toxic Cleanup Day this spring.
She thanked Staff for the Paint Exchange this past year, and asked if publicity for that event might
be sent out earlier this year. Public Works Director Paul Wiegand said individual appointments are
made for the Paint Exchange, and it will take advance work in order to get the information out to
the public. He said the DNR would put on a series of workshops on how to run the event
successfully, and a committee would be formed to begin focusing on operations. He said the drop-
off site would be the City's west parking lot, and while mid-May was under consideration, a date had
not yet been set for the event.
Coun. Hertz said she has very much enjoyed her term on the City Council. She said attending State
and National level meetings has made her appreciate the fine staff the City of Ames has. She said
the City was extremely fortunate to have these employees.
Coun. Parks said many of the large delivery vehicles are not using the delivery zones designated in
Campustown, and asked if that were a violation. City Attorney John Klaus said it was a violation
to park improperly, i.e., over the white lines of one stall. Coun. Parks said he had been asked
whether it would be possible to post "No Delivery" signs. He said talks with the drivers themselves
have not been successful, and it might be more effective for the City to contact the distributors and
ask them to direct their drivers to use the stalls.
City Manager Steve Schainker said the Police should be notified whenever a vehicle took up more
than one space, and a ticket would be issued. Coun. Parks said more stringent enforcement may be
necessary to ensure conformance with the existing ordinance.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:16 p.m.
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Sandra L. Ryan, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor
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