HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 02/04/1992MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 4, 1992
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 4th day of February, 1992, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue,
pursuant to law with Mayor Pro Tem Parks presiding and the following Council Members present:
Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Mayor Curtis was absent and Council Member Brown
arrived late.
CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING
The Ames Conference Board met at 6:30 p.m., February 4, 1992, in the Council Chambers of the
City Hall, pursuant to law, with Chairman Pro Tem John Parks presiding and the following members
present: City Council: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth; Ames School Board:
Anderson, Shapiro, Struve, and Summers; Story County Board of Supervisors: Halliburton and
Mathison. Supervisor Larson arrived late.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Summers, to approve the minutes of
the February 26, 1991, Conference Board meeting as presented.
Motion declared carried unanimously.
ASSESSOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS: Richard Horn, City Assessor, presented highlights from
the Compensation Study completed by the Human Resources Department at the request of the
Conference Board. Mr. Horn listed the proposed salaries for the Assessor as $54,457.00 and for
the Deputy as $44,252.00. He said that salaries for the rest of the employees in the Assessor's
Office will be determined after evaluations are completed this spring and then slotted into the
ranges proposed by the study. Mr. Horn pointed out that the Compensation Study would need
approval as well as a suggested increase to 25¢ in mileage reimbursement for the Assessor's
Office as part of the approval of the Assessor's Report.
Moved by Mathison, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the recommendations of the Assessor's
Report.
Roll Call Vote: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Supervisor Larson arrived.
Mr. Horn pointed out that an amendment needed to be made to the proposed Assessor's Budget
because one of the employees was switching from single to family insurance coverage. He
described the effects of the rollback on property tax receipts and how the end result of that is a
shift in the tax base from residential properties to commercial and industrial properties.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Summers, to approve the proposed Assessor's Budget.
Roll Call Vote: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Mathison, seconded by Summers, to set 6:30 p.m. on March 3, 1992, as the time and
date for the hearing on the proposed Assessor's Budget.
Roll Call Vote: 3-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS: There was no further business.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Mayor Pro Tem Parks presented a proclamation to Edna Clinton
from the Ames Human Relations Commission proclaiming the month of February as Black
History Month in Ames.
HOSPITAL-MEDICAL ZONING: Bob Swanson, Brian Esplund, Sandra McJimsey, Shirley
Clark, Julie Pike, Ted Tedesco, and Steve Moehlman from the Planning and Zoning
Commission, provided the Council with a progress report from the hearings held during the Fall
on the issue of Hospital-Medical Zoning. Ms. McJimsey, Chairperson, said that policy options
concerning this zoning district have been consolidated into the following three after listening to
people at the hearings and incorporating their thoughts: 1) locate all future hospital-medical
development inside an expanded H-M area, to be determined at a later date, or in other
commercial zoning districts; 2) locate all future hospital-medical development inside the present
H-M boundaries, as identified on the LUPP Map, or in other H-M areas (to be designated at a
later date) or in other commercial zoning districts; and 3) locate all future hospital-medical
development inside an expanded H-M area (to be determined at a later date) or in other H-M
areas, to be designated at a later date, or in other commercial zoning districts. She said their goal
is to narrow the options to one after holding two additional workshops in the next two months
and after obtaining information from Staff following their trips to Mason City and Rochester to
study their H-M Zones. When the Commission asked for direction from the Council concerning
their goal, Mayor Pro Tem Parks encouraged the group to remain on a conceptual, general
course since deciding not only where the H-M Zone can expand but also determining its
boundaries would be too demanding all at once. Ms. McJimsey confirmed that the Commission
also considered their task to be a two stage process. It was agreed that an attempt should not be
made at this time to set boundaries for the H-M Zone. Ms. McJimsey confirmed that consensus
had been reached among the members of the Commission that growth of the medical community
should be accommodated in Ames. She said that the Commission will return to the Council in
March with the recommendation for Hospital-Medical Zoning.
WATER DEPARTMENT AWARDS: Phil Propes, Water Superintendent, presented awards for
winning designs in the American Water Works Association's "Water's Magic" T-Shirt Contest
to Tristan Brown, Laura Wilson, Andrew Vardeman, and Nate Wright.
CONSENT AGENDA: An item about backfill fees was pulled from the agenda by Staff. Moved
by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the following remaining items on the Consent
Agenda.
Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of January 28 and the special
meeting of January 21, 1992.
Motion to approve payment of claims.
Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses:
(a) Class E Liquor - Save-U-More, 538 South Duff.
(b) Class E Liquor - Drugtown, 3700 West Lincoln Way.
(c) Class E Liquor - Jarco, 104 Lincoln Way.
Motion to refer an ordinance deferring subdivision improvements to the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
RESOLUTION NO. 92-43 approving renewal of Non-Domestic Waste Pretreatment Contract
with Ames/Story Environmental Landfill.
RESOLUTION NO. 92-44 accepting bids and awarding a contract to Ron Willey Ford in the
amount of $86,790.48 for seven police sedans and selling seven police sedans to Harlan Larson
Auto Sales.
RESOLUTION NO. 92-45 approving Change Order No. 1 deducting $10,984.78 from the
contract with Enviroplan, Inc. and accepting completion of their contract for Gas Emission
Monitoring System for Units 7 and 8.
Property located at 324 South Russell:
(a) RESOLUTION NO. 92-46 approving agreement to subordinate a CDBG Mortgage Lien
for the property located at 324 South Russell.
(b) RESOLUTION NO. 92-47 releasing assignment of contract rights for he property located
at 324 South Russell.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions 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.
CHEESE AND PUPPETS LIQUOR LICENSE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Cmpbell, to
approve an application for a new Class C Liquor License for Cheese and Puppets, 330 Main
Street.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE ALLOWING OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ON STREETS: Moved y Wirth,
seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance allowing golf cart operations on
city streets subject to restrictions and City Manager approval.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE REVISING STANDARDS FOR FUEL PUMP CANOPIES: Moved by
Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance eliminating the
requirement for an internal drainage system, connected to a storm sewer, for a fuel pump canopy
and the elimination of the restriction preventing advertising on a fuel pump canopy.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE REVISING FRONT YARD PARKING REQUIREMENTS: Moved by
Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to pass on first second an ordinance permitting turn arounds in the
front yard for high volume segments of the four major arterial streets in Ames.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 211 AND 217 S. E. 16TH STREET:
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Campbell, to pass on second reading an ordinance rezoning
property located at 211 and 217 S. E. 16th Street from G-C (General-Commercial) to R-5
(Mobile Home Park Development).
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HEARING ON CONTRACT 1 - SUBSTATION EQUIPMENT FOR ISU/AMES
INTERCONNECTION: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the hearing open. There were no
comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to accept the report of bids for Contract 1 - Substation
Equipment for ISU/Ames Interconnection and delay the award of contract until a later date.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
AUDITOR'S REPORT TO MANAGEMENT: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 92-48 to approve the Auditor's Report to Management for the year ended
June 30, 1991.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Council Member Brown arrived at 7:30 p.m.
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by
Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-49 approving the Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
FIXED BASE OPERATOR'S LEASE AND AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT: City Manager Schainker explained that Hap Westbrook has
contracted with the City since 1975 for the Fixed Base Operator's Lease and for maintenance and
operation of the Ames Municipal Airport. The current contracts expire on June 30, 1992. He
said that since the Public Works Department has received several inquiries about these contracts,
the City owes it to the citizens to look into obtaining these services at a lower cost. He stated
that when bids are received, quality of service proposed will be studied very closely as well as
the bid price. Mr. Schainker emphasized that there is no dissatisfaction with the services
provided by Mr. Westbrook and the final decision may be to extend his contracts.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-50 approving
preliminary plans and specifications for the Fixed Base Operator's Lease and the Agreement for
Maintenance and Operation of the Ames Municipal Airport and setting March 4, 1992, as bid
due date and March 24, 1992, 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.
CLERICAL EMPLOYEE FOR ASSET: Assistant to the City Manager Lundt said that the
ASSET funders would like to set a March 1, 1992, start date for a part-time clerical employee
to reduce the work now consuming Staff time.
She said that employee contract details still have to be worked out. The clerical worker will not
be an employee of the City.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-51 authorizing
expenditure out of the Local Option Tax Fund Balance of $620 in FY 1991/92 and $1,250 in FY
1992/93 to pay for 1/4 of the $5,000 allocation for a part-time clerical employee for ASSET.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEALTH INSURANCE RATE INCREASE: Scott Johnson, Risk Manager, explained that the
insurance fund balance has been diminished to such a point during the past two years due to
rising health care costs that it needs an infusion. He suggested a rate increase of 22% for the
balance of this year and for FY 1992/93. He discussed the implications this increase will have
on the budget. He stressed that this increase is needed as the result of a high percentage of high
volume cases and an inflationary trend in the cost of medical care during the last two years. City
Manager Schainker said that in comparison to other cities that are not self-insured as Ames is,
the City is still saving money by experiencing lower increases.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-52 approving a
22% increase in health insurance rates effective March 1, 1992.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS: When Council Member Hertz asked if improvements to the auditorium will be
included in this year's budget, City Manager Schainker explained that that issue will be
discussed during Budget Hearings with a decision to be made on February 15, 1992.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to begin the Budget Preview and Wrap-Up sessions at
8:00 a.m. on February 8th and 15th.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor