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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 01/08/1991MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA JANUARY 8, 1991 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law. Mayor Curtis presided at the meeting and the following Council Members were present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Council Member Parks was absent. PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION: Mayor Curtis presented a proclamation to Mrs. Wanda Daley, 1212 Jefferson, on behalf of her sister-in-law Helen R. Smith, thanking Mrs. Smith for her generous contribution of $6,000 to the Public Art Committee to purchase art for City Hall. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY: Ike Robinson, 1206 Garfield Circle, accepted a proclamation from Mayor Curtis proclaiming January 21, 1991, as Martin Luther King Day in Ames. DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD: The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association was presented to Alice Carroll, Director of Finance, and Carol Collings, Budget Officer. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN: Steve Schainker, City Manager, and several Department Heads provided an overview of the 5-year Capital Improvements Plan. The Council was informed that the plan will be brought back to the Council on January 22, 1991, for approval. It was decided that a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission will also be held on that date to discuss a site for the proposed aquatics facility. The Mayor declared a five-minute recess. CONSENT AGENDA: Two items were removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda. 1. Motion to approve payment of claims totalling $6,813,603.98. 2. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: (a) Class B Liquor License - Starlite Village, 2601 E. 13th Street. (b) Class C Beer Permit - Sinclair Retail #14011, 105 E. Lincoln Way. (c) Class B Beer Permit - B. T. Laundry, 4010 Lincoln Way. (d) Class B Liquor License - University Inn, 316 S. Duff. (e) Class C Liquor License - Palmas, 217 S. Duff. 3. Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants. 4. Motion to set February 5 and 26, 1991, as Conference Board meeting dates. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 91-1 approving final plat for Sterling Subdivision. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 91-2 approving 1-year extension of CDBG Grant for Kreig Boys Packaged Ice. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 91-3 approving Amendment No. 1 to CEBA Grant for Center for Amorphous Semiconductors, Inc. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 91-4 approving transfer of rights for J-Tec/Electronic Technology Corporation. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 91-5 approving pretreatment contract with Ames-Story Environmental Landfill. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 91-6 approving FY89-90 non-domestic waste pretreatment program expenses. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 91-7 approving right-of-way assurance statement for federal aid projects. 12. RESOLUTION NO. 91-8 approving Engineering Services Contract with Johnson, Mulcahy, and Associates for City of Ames Street Condition Survey. 13. RESOLUTION NO. 91-9 approving preliminary plans and specifications for auditorium improvements; and setting setting bid due date for February 6, 1991, and date of hearing and award of contract for February 26, 1991. 14. RESOLUTION NO. 91-10 approving and adopting Supplement No. 2 to the Ames Municipal Code, 1990. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COUNCIL MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 18, 1990: Council Member Brown corrected the spelling of William McCormack's name. Council Member Wirth pointed out that she and Council Member Hoffman voted negatively on the Bandshell Neighborhood rezoning motion making the vote 4 to 2. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to approve the minutes of the December 18, 1990, City Council meeting as amended. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. LINCOLN WAY AND SOUTH DAKOTA INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-11 approving change orders for the Lincoln Way and South Dakota Intersection Improvement Project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. 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. NEW BEER AND LIQUOR LICENSES: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hertz, to approve applications for a new Class B Beer Permit for Rocky Rococo at 120 Welch Avenue and for a new Class E Beer Permit for Casey's General Store at 3100 South Duff. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2402 ELWOOD DRIVE: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance rezoning property located at 2402 Elwood Drive. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to waive the rules required for the passing of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to pass on second and third readings and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3115 rezoning property located at 2402 Elwood Drive. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE REQUIRING NOTICES ON LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Brown, to pass on first reading an ordinance requiring posted notice on liquor establishments that entry by persons under 21 years of age is forbidden. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REZONING BANDSHELL NEIGHBORHOOD: Moved by Campbell to pass on second reading an ordinance rezoning Bandshell Neighborhood. This motion died for lack of a second. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hertz, to table the item concerning the rezoning of Bandshell Neighborhood. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. MOORE MEMORIAL PARK: Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-12 approving preliminary plans and specifications for the construction of a picnic shelter, restroom facility, and observation tower in Moore Memorial Park; and setting February 15, 1991, as bid due date and February 26, 1991, as date of hearing and award of contract. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to amend the motion to remove the gable from the architect's design for the shelter proposed for Moore Memorial Park. Vote on Motion: 2-3. Voting Aye: Hertz and Hoffman. Voting Nay: Brown, Campbell, and Wirth. Motion failed. Roll Call Vote: 4-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Hertz. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. NORTHRIDGE PARKWAY SUBDIVISION CUL-DE-SAC PARKING AGREEMENT: City Manager Schainker explained his reasoning for wanting all cul-de-sac parking agreements to be the same regardless of the location of the cul-de-sac. Bob Buck, developer of Northridge Parkway Subdivision, asked the Council to approve an agreement tailored specifically for his subdivision, which would address snow removal in a different manner from other cul-de-sac parking agreements, since he did not know if the homeowner's association would want the responsibility of snow removal. After further discussion, it was determined that Mr. Buck would sign the standard agreement for cul-de-sac parking, which will apply to all past, present, and future cul-de-sac parking areas in the subdivision. Then if the homeowner's association indicates that they do not want the responsibility of snow removal, when they meet in a few months, Mr. Buck may return to the Council and a determination will be made at that time regarding the removal of the five cul-de-sac parking areas already constructed. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-13 approving an agreement for cul-de-sac parking in Northridge Parkway Subdivision, which contains the same stipulations as the existing Stonebrooke Cul-de-sac Parking Agreement dated September 9, 1990. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. WATER SUPPLY POLICY FOR INTERCONNECTIONS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND RURAL WATER DISTRICTS: Tom Neumann, newly appointed Director of Water and Water Pollution Control, discussed the possibility of providing water for nearby municipalities and rural water districts. Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-14 authorizing Staff to explore the potential for regional water supply opportunities which would permit the City of Ames to receive a return on its investment sooner than would be realized waiting for future demand to occur; allow the City to sell surplus capacity above the drought capacity available; allow the rural water district, Boone, and Kelley more opportunity for timely development; and provide the City of Ames a future framework to possibly meet peak demands by purchasing water from the rural water district. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON CHESTNUT AND BUCKEYE STREETS: Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance prohibiting parking on both sides of Chestnut and Buckeye Streets. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PARKING METERS IN CAMPUSTOWN: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-15 modifying the parking meter map to change the meter time limits from four to two hours for meters located on the east side of Hayward Avenue from Lincoln Way to Chamberlain, and for meters located on both the south and north side of Chamberlain from Stanton Avenue to the alley east of Hayward Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. DAYTON ROAD AND LINCOLN WAY INTERSECTION PROJECT: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-16 approving an agreement for Iowa Department of Transportation's Traffic Safety Funding to improve the Dayton Road and Lincoln Way Intersection project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. DRAFT RFP FOR DEPOT DEVELOPMENT: City Manager Schainker discussed various aspects of redevelopment of the depot stressing parking requirements, landscaping, and use of the building. It was decided to complete the Request for Proposals in approximately eight weeks after a marketing study is completed by the Chamber of Commerce. Council Member Brown left the meeting at 10:30 p.m. AMES PLAN: Dave Hauser, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, explained the Chamber's request for additional funding for the Ames Plan from the City of Ames. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-17 approving an amendment to the existing agreement for the Ames Plan authorizing payment of $20,000 for a total of $50,000 during FY 1990-91 for the Ames Plan. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to direct the City Manager to include the second request from the Chamber of Commerce, for an expenditure of $30,000 by the City of Ames in FY 1991- 92 for the Ames Plan, in the budget process. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. IAFF, LOCAL 625 (FIREFIGHTERS) AGREEMENT: Moved by Campbell, 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: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. The closed session was ended. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-18 ratifying the agreement between the City of Ames, Iowa, and the Ames Association of Professional Firefighters, Local 625, IAFF, for FY 1991/92 and FY 1992/93. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: The Council Members expressed appreciation for the fine performance by the Public Works Department in cleaning streets after the recent snow storm. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to hold the CIP Workshop at a special meeting next year. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 p.m. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor