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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 10/13/1992MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 13, 1992 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 6:30 p.m., October 13, 1992, 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: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Council Member Parks arrived late. CONSENT AGENDA: The item regarding a special meeting on November 17, 1992, was pulled from the Consent Agenda. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Campbell, to approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda: Motion to approve minutes of the regular meeting of September 22, 1992, and the special meetings of September 24, 1992, and October 2, 1992. Motion to approve payment of claims. Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: (a) Class C Beer - Arnie's Petro Palace, 821 Lincoln Way. (b) Class C Beer - That's Entertainment, 129 Lincoln Way. (c) Class E Beer - Jarco, 104 Lincoln Way. Motion to set 5:00 p.m. on October 22, 1992, as the Campustown Improvements Project special meeting with Michael Freedman. Motion to refer to Staff a request from Munn Lumber to abandon a utility easement. RESOLUTION NO. 92-359 approving and adopting Supplement No. 9 to the Municipal Code. RESOLUTION NO. 92-360 approving request to subordinate CDBG mortgage lien for property located at 2823 Arbor Street. RESOLUTION NO. 92-361 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Ontario Street Utilities Improvement Project; setting October 21, 1992, as bid due date and October 27, 1992, as date of hearing and award of contract. RESOLUTION NO. 92-362 authorizing the Mayor to execute certificate for release of liens for Lot 2 of the Ames Community Industrial Park Subdivision. RESOLUTION NO. 92-363 approving completion of Units 5 and 6 Turbine Room Roof Replacement. RESOLUTION NO. 92-364 accepting completion of water main extension and fire hydrant on Lot 3, ISU Research Park Subdivision, 2nd Addition. RESOLUTION NO. 92-365 accepting completion of 1992 Slurry Seal Program. RESOLUTION NO. 92-366 accepting completion of subdivision improvements in Prairie View West Subdivision. RESOLUTION NO. 92-367 accepting completion of street surfacing in Bloomington Heights Subdivision, Plat 1. RESOLUTION NO. 92-368 approving final plat for Northridge Parkway Subdivision, 9th Addition. RESOLUTION NO. 92-369 approving final plat for Bloomington Heights Subdivision, Plat 3. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Council Member Parks arrived. SPECIAL MEETING: Council Member Wirth indicated that the Council may need to have a special meeting regarding the Cy-Ride route reconstruction issue and felt it might be a good idea to hold it on November 17, 1992, along with discussions regarding the disposal of the Public Safety Building. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to set 6:30 p.m. on November 17, 1992, as a special meeting in order to discuss disposition of the Public Safety Building and the Cy-Ride route reconstruction issue. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting. NEW BEER PERMITS: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to approve applications for the following new beer permits: (a) Class C Beer - Doc's Stop V, 2902 East 13th Street. (b) Class B Beer - Long John Silver's, 533 Lincoln Way. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ENCROACHMENT PERMIT: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the request for an encroachment permit for Pioneer Cleaning Services, Inc., at 417 Duff Avenue provided the necessary insurance is received from the owner. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. SIGMA TAU GAMMA FRATERNITY: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to allow under-age people on the premises while alcohol is being served during a social event at the Coliseum on October 29, 1992. Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, Wirth. Voting Nay: Brown. Motion declared carried. ALPHA PHI SORORITY: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to allow under-age people on the premises while alcohol is being served during a social event at the Coliseum on October 22, 1992. Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, Wirth. Voting Nay: Brown. Motion declared carried. ACTION AGAINST HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Parks, to allow under-age people on the premises while alcohol is being served during a social event at People's Bar and Grill on October 22, 1992. Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, Wirth. Voting Nay: Brown. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE RESTRICTING PARKING ON OAKLAND STREET: Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to pass on first reading an ordinance designating parking restrictions on the south side of Oakland Street from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REVISING PARKING ON 20TH STREET: Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to pass on second reading an ordinance rescinding parking prohibitions on the north side of 20th Street from 70' west of Northcrest Drive west 400' to the west end of 20th Street. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to suspend the rules required for the adoption of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3200 rescinding parking prohibitions on the north side of 20th Street from 70' west of Northcrest Drive west 400' to the west end of 20th Street. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE REPEALING MASSAGE THERAPISTS REGULATIONS: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Parks, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3201 repealing massage therapists regulations. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CHANGING METER MAP: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt R E S O L U T I O N NO. 92-370 approving the placement of four metered stalls on the west side in the Stanton Parking Lot. Public Works Director Paul Wiegand explained that the Stanton Parking Lot has four unoccupied parking spaces on the west side of the lot that can be converted to metered parking. These spaces will be available 95% of the time as snow accumulations will only be placed there in the early morning hours until the snow is hauled away. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. WATER SERVICE EAST OF I-35: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-371 approving a request from Central Iowa Water Association (CIWA) enabling them to provide water service to the properties within the City of Ames' two-mile jurisdiction east of I-35; directing staff to negotiate an agreement dealing with future large water users to establish the mechanism by which a buy-out system is developed; and, directing staff to pursue further evaluation of the interconnection of the water systems. Public Works Director Wiegand informed the Council that it would cost approximately $2,000,000 for the City to extend service lines to the areas within our planning jurisdiction. He further explained that it would only benefit the City to do so if there were significant water users in that area. The City wants to continue to negotiate with the Central Iowa Water Association 3 regarding the possibility of an interconnection between the City and CIWA for water supply for future large water users. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. BLOCKING OFF GABLE LANE: City Manager Steve Schainker stated that a request to block off a street has been received from the Student Assistance From Entertainment (SAFE) Team and normally this type of request is handled administratively. However, the SAFE Team has also requested a noise permit because there will be a band playing in a closed off area on Gable Lane. Mr. Schainker stated that policy dictates that if a property is cited for a previous noise violation, another permit can not be issued for 12 months. One of the fraternity houses involved with this fund-raising event has been cited for a noise violation within the past year, therefore, the Council needs to approve this request. The event is scheduled to take place on October 23, 1992. Jay Swanson, representative for the SAFE Team, 2121 Sunset Drive, was present to answer any questions the Council had concerning their request. The SAFE Team is a campus organization which participates in fund-raising activities for disaster relief. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to approve a request from the Student Assistance From Entertainment Team to block off a portion of Gable Lane and allow a noise permit to be issued for a fund-raising event on October 23, 1992. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. FRONTAGE ROAD PAVING POLICY: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-372 accepting the frontage road paving policy for the City of Ames. Public Works Director Paul Wiegand explained that Staff was directed to inventory the existing frontage roads and propose a policy for paving of current and future frontage roads. Mr. Wiegand further explained some of the mechanisms used in arriving at the proposed policy. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT: City Manager Schainker reported that over the past year, Staff has been working with R. W. Beck and Associates to complete a study of the way the City and its affiliated agencies should manage solid waste in the next 20 years. The reasons for the study were because of the new mandated Volume Reduction Act, and the resource recovery plant is becoming outdated and in need of repair. A decision needs to be made as to whether or not to make substantial capital investments towards the upgrade of the plant or look at other options. Mr. Schainker stated that consultants from R. W. Beck and Associates were present to discuss the options available along with the costs. Public Works Director Wiegand stated that during legislation, a solid waste hierarchy was established. Mr. Wiegand summarized the five methods the City has to look at in order to manage solid waste: reduction at the source, recycle and reuse, waste to energy, incineration for 4 volume reduction, and landfill. The Volume Reduction Act mandates that cities must divert 25% of their waste from the landfills by 1994 and 50% by 2000. He reported that waste-to- energy agencies which were in operation prior to July 1, 1989, can utilize their operations as a means of meeting the reduction goals. Bob Craggs, a consultant from R. W. Beck and Associates, discussed the possible alternatives for waste collection, processing and disposal. He further discussed the evaluation criteria used in preparation of the solid waste management study. Mr. Craggs reviewed the scenarios available for solid waste management, including the utilization of the existing system of production of refuse derived fuel and burning it in the Electric Utility boilers. Other scenarios would involve recycling programs through drop-off or curb-side collections, processing and marketing programs through a materials recovery facility and development of a composting facility for municipal waste. Mr. Craggs referred to several tables within the report which showed the waste diverted by the alternatives and the associated costs per ton for the amount diverted by each alternative. He stated that one of the recommendations in the study involves a drop-off recycling program within the county whereby three drop-off locations would be established in Ames and five more would be located within the county parameters. Mr. Craggs suggested that the City continue the usage of the resource recovery plant along with waste collection with the private haulers. He further recommended that the City might contract with an intermediate processing center to collect recyclables. He stated that marketing recycled products should be a part of the City's solid waste management plan, and the City could convert the resource recovery center to use more recyclable materials. Craig Davis with R. W. Beck and Associates addressed resource recovery plant improvements and disposal of the solid waste. He suggested a number of improvements to the center in order to improve processing and increase consumption of the resource-derived fuel it produces. City Manager Schainker indicated that Staff and Council Members should meet with the Story County Mayors Association along with interested groups to discuss the results of the report. He asked that the public meetings take place within the next one to two months in order for the Council to make final decisions regarding solid waste management sometime in December. Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to hold two public meetings prior to the Council's final decision on the recommendations of the study in order to discuss the results of the Solid Waste Management Alternatives and Resource Recovery Study with interested groups. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to direct Staff to set the dates and times of the two public meetings for discussion of the solid waste management study with City Council members participating in both meetings. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. An Ames citizen residing at 1024 Arkansas requested that the City concentrate more effort towards educating the community regarding reduction of waste and recycling and reuse. Her concern was that people are not interested in reducing solid waste. City Manager Schainker stated that the solid waste report will be made available for distribution 5 to the public. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 92-373 accepting the R. W. Beck and Associates Solid Waste Management Alternatives and Resource Recovery Study. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. BUDGET OVERVIEW: Steve Schainker, City Manager, stated that the upcoming budget year holds many uncertainties due to State restrictions in property taxes, and he asked Council for policy decisions in order to give Staff direction. Alice Carroll, Director of Finance, and Carol Collings, Budget Officer, explained the issues for the 1993/1994 budget. Budget Officer Collings reviewed upcoming budget impacts. Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to increase human services funding and funding for the arts by 3% for the next fiscal year with a 1% reserve available for specific agencies deserving more. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Council Member Brown left the meeting. CLOSED SESSION: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to hold a closed session as provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Council Member Wirth left during the closed session. Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to end the closed session. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. COMMENTS: Council Member Parks received a phone call regarding concern over the Dayton Road/Lincoln Way paving project timetable. A citizen wanted information regarding the City's notification process of the project. Council Member Parks also received a complaint regarding persons running through stop signs and stop lights at certain intersections. He asked Staff to investigate the situation. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Jill Ripperger, Acting City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor 6