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Home My WebLink About~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 02/25/1992MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 25, 1992 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m., February 25, 1992, in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis presiding and the following Council Members present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Council Member Parks was absent. GIRL SCOUT WEEK: Mayor Curtis presented a proclamation to several Ames' Girl Scouts proclaiming the week of March 7-14, 1992, as Girl Scout Week in Ames. CONSENT AGENDA: One item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to approve the following remaining items on the Consent Agenda. Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of February 4, 1992. Motion to approve payment of claims. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: (a) Class C Beer - Swift Stop, 412 S. Duff. (b) Class C Beer - Casey's General Store, 428 Lincoln Way. (c) Class E Beer - Cyclone Liquors, 626 Lincoln Way. (d) Class E Liquor - Cyclone Liquors, 626 Lincoln Way. (e) Class A Liquor - B.P.O.E. Elks, 522 Douglas Avenue. (f) Class C Liquor - Tradewinds, 115 5th Street. (g) Class C Beer - Kwik Shop, 2700 Lincoln Way. Motion to set City Council meeting dates on April 14 and 28, May 12 and 26, and June 9 and 23, 1992. RESOLUTION NO. 92-55 approving preliminary plans and specifications for East Lincoln Way Ditch Enclosure Project and setting March 18, 1992, as bid due date and March 24, 1992, as date of hearing and award of contract. RESOLUTION NO. 92-56 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Dayton Road and Lincoln Way Intersection and Signalization Improvements Project and setting March 18, 1992, as bid due date and March 24, 1992, as date of hearing and award of contract. RESOLUTION NO. 92-57 approving temporary monitoring well agreement with Bourns, Inc. RESOLUTION NO. 92-58 approving contract and bond of S. L. Baumeier Company for 1992 Water Program No. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 92-59 rejecting bid for handicapped accessible mini-van and directing Staff to rebid when manufacturers are able to comply with ADA and FMVSS requirements. RESOLUTION NO. 92-60 approving FAUS agreement with IDOT for Lincoln Way Improvement Project from Hayward to 400 feet west of Franklin. RESOLUTION NO. 92-61 approving release of mortgages for various City housing rehabilitation properties. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA NO. 2: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to set March 24, 1992, as date of hearing for approval of ordinance expanding Urban Revitalization Area No. 2. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting. MUSTARDS RESTAURANT BEER PERMIT: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the application for a new Class C Beer Permit for Mustards Restaurant, 131 Welch Avenue. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. SOUTH 4TH STREET DRIVEWAY ACCESS: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Brown, to deny a request from Scott Randall to place an access on to South 4th Street from property located on South 4th east of Squaw Creek. Scott Randall explained that he owns a four acre site bordering the east side of Squaw Creek on the north side of South 4th Street which is served by a dirt road on the north side. This present access road is inaccessible during flooding, so he would like to abandon it and build a driveway on to South 4th Street. He stated that he intends to use the land for a private nursery in keeping with its A-1 zoning designation, so traffic generated on the site would not overtax the capacity of South 4th Street. Mr. Randall emphasized that he would not allow traffic to cross his property as a route north from South 4th. City Manager Schainker informed the Council that it's not a question of whether South 4th Street can handle increased traffic but whether vehicles should be allowed to enter from and exit on to this higher speed arterial creating hazards with their turning. Paul Wiegand, Public Works Director, also stated that it is important to limit the points of access on an arterial street. He pointed out that a new driveway could be created at a higher elevation on the north side of the property. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCES: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to pass on third reading and adopt each of the following ordinances: (a) ORDINANCE NO. 3160 allowing golf cart operations on city streets subject to restrictions and City Manager approval. (b) ORDINANCE NO. 3161 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. (c) ORDINANCE NO. 3162 permitting turn-arounds in the front yard for high volume segments of the four major arterial streets in Ames. (d) ORDINANCE NO. 3163 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. Ordinances declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ROOF AT FIRE STATION NO. 2: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-62 approving final plans and specifications for a mechanically fastened rubber membrane roof for Fire Station No. 2 and awarding a contract to Central States Roofing at a cost of $32,400.00. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. AMES-ISU TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AGREEMENT: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-63 approving a contract revision to sell ISU 7,000 kilowatts (7 MW) of Firm Power and Energy for the period from July 1, 1992, through June 1, 1993. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. LEASE WITH CHICAGO NORTH WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-64 approving a lease agreement with the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, for the property paralleling the railroad tracks south of the Central Business District parking lot, for an annual fee of $10.00 plus applicable taxes, recognizing that plantings and full size trees must be removed to meet the terms of the lease. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. NORTH STAR AVIATION LEASE: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-65 approving an airport land lease agreement with North Star Aviation, Inc. and canceling the current lease with ACI Mechanical Corporation. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HOUSING SERVICE CONTRACT WITH CIRHA: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-66 approving a service agreement between the City of Ames and Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority (CIRHA) in connection with the City's Section 8 Existing Rental Assistance Portability Program. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. URBAN REVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR 1992: Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-67 approving the Urban Revitalization Tax Exemption applications as submitted for 1992. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. USE OF OLD WPC SITE FOR BIOMASS RESEARCH: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-68 approving an agreement with Iowa State University to conduct biomass research at the old Water Pollution Control site through December 31, 1992. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION ENGINEERING SERVICES: Tom Neumann, Director of the Water Department, explained that as the study to determine how to improve the high service pump station progressed, it became apparent that more complex work would be necessary than was originally thought. Thus an agreement was negotiated with Clapsaddle Garber Associates to develop technical specifications for short-term improvements to the pump station. This company was chosen because their familiarity with the project would allow faster action. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-69 approving an agreement with Clapsaddle Garber Associates for engineering services for the high service pump station. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Council Member Brown asked the City Attorney to provide a report to the Council on the title question at the Depot and what will be done if a clear title to the land that the depot sits on cannot be obtained. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor