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Home My WebLink About~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 02/09/1991MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 9, 1991 The Ames City Council met in special session at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Pro Tem Parks presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, and Hertz. Mayor Curtis was absent and Council Members Hoffman and Wirth arrived late. AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Housing Coordinator, and City Manager Schainker explained the need for the submittal of an application for funds to the Iowa Finance Authority in connection with the affordable housing project being initiated by the City. Council Members Hoffman and Wirth arrived. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-46 approving the submittal of an application to the Iowa Finance Authority for funding under the Housing Assistance Fund in connection with the City's Affordable Housing Initiative. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CONSENT AGENDA: Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda. 1. Motion to approve renewal application for Class C Liquor License for Tradewinds, 115 5th Street. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 91-44 approving change order and accepting completion of the Lincoln Way Rehabilitation Project from Beach to Hayward. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 91-45 awarding a contract for the Green Hills Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project to Ames Trenching and Excavating in the amount of $75,385.00. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. FY 1991/92 BUDGET OVERVIEW: City Manager Steve Schainker, Finance Director Alice Carroll, and Budget Officer Carol Collings provided introductory highlights of the FY 1991/92 budget for the Council. Specifically they provided information on special reserves and trusts, debt service, agency accounts, and transfers. Council Member Wirth left the meeting at 10:50 a.m. and Council Member Brown left at 11:45 a.m. COMMENTS: There were no comments. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 a.m. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 12, 1991 The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Larry Curtis presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, & Wirth. Council Member Hertz arrived at 5:35 p.m. PROPOSED FY 1991/92 BUDGET: The City Council heard reports on and discussed the proposed budgets for the Transit System portion of the Transportation Program and the Utilities and Physical Environment Program including Resource Recovery, Wastewater Disposal, Storm Water Diversion, Water Utility, Electric Utility, and Planning and Housing. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the portion of the FY 1991/92 budget discussed at this meeting, subject to amendments which may be made on Saturday, February 16, 1991. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. COMMENTS: There were no comments. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 13, 1991 The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Larry Curtis presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. PROPOSED FY 1991/92 BUDGET: The Council heard reports on and discussed the proposed budgets for the Community Enrichment Program, which included Recreational Opportunities, Parks, and Parks & Recreation Administration/Support, the Community Protection Program, which included Law Enforcement, Fire Safety, Building Safety, Health & Sanitation, and Fire, Health and Building Safety Administration, and the Transportation Program, which included the Street System, Traffic Control, Public Parking, Airport, Public Works Transportation Administration/Support, Public Works Utilities Administration/Support, public buildings, and cemeteries. Homer Gartz, Director of the Ames Municipal Band, Dave Stevenson, an officer in the Municipal Band, and Tom Carey, a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, requested funding from the City Council for new band uniforms for the Municipal Band. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Campbell, to add an item concerning whether minors may be on the premises of packaged liquor stores to the agenda for the meeting on Saturday, February 16, 1991. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to approve the portion of the FY 1991/92 budget discussed at this meeting, subject to amendments which may be made on Saturday, February 16, 1991. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. COMMENTS: There were no comments. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 14, 1991 The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Larry Curtis presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, and Parks. Council Member Hoffman arrived late and Council Member Wirth was absent. PROPOSED FY 1991/92 BUDGET: The Council heard reports on and discussed the proposed budgets for the Community Enrichment Program, which includes Library Operations, the General Administration and Support Program, which includes Public Policy and Commissions and Administrative Services, and the Internal Support Services Program. Lynette Pohlman, Chairperson of the Public Arts Policy and Acquisition Committee, appeared to request $18,150 in funding for the Committee for the 1991/92 fiscal year with permission to expend $625 of that amount in the present fiscal year. City Attorney Klaus asked the Council to consider approval of a Process Server as an addition to his Staff. He indicated that the position would be self-supporting and could be terminated if the need was no longer present. Council Member Parks left the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the portion of the FY 1991/92 budget discussed at this meeting, subject to amendments which may be made on Saturday, February 16, 1991. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. BLUE COLLAR CONTRACT: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to hold a closed session as provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss possible ratification of the Blue Collar contract. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. The closed session ended. Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-47 ratifying the agreement between the City of Ames and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234, Blue Collar Employees 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: There were no comments. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA FEBRUARY 16, 1991 The Ames City Council met in special session at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 16, 1991, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Parks. Council Member Wirth was absent. BUDGET WRAP-UP: David Hirvela, Chairman of the Commission on the Arts, reported the Commission's recommendations for funding for various arts groups in Ames. Sheila Lundt, Assistant to the City Manager, reported ASSET's recommendations for human services funding. Council Member Campbell expressed a desire to meet with the other ASSET funders soon. Ms. Lundt indicated that it may be possible to schedule a meeting in April. Council Member Parks suggested that a meeting be held with the City's ASSET representatives prior to next years budget sessions. Ms. Lundt stated that she would try to have more information after March for the Council concerning the Information/Referral Service being initiated by Red Cross. Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to appropriate $497,420 for Human Services Funding as recommended by ASSET and $58,000 for Arts Funding as recommended by COTA for the 1991/92 fiscal year. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to direct Staff to determine a method to recognize City Staff's time and printing costs in the funding process for human services and the arts. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Council Member Parks requested Staff to indicate in the future what percentage ASSET funding is of each human service agency's total budget. Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to pay the following salaries to the employees directly responsible to the City Council for FY 1991/92: City Clerk - $33,600; City Attorney - $75,550; and City Manager - $80,000 with the City Manager also receiving an increase in his car allowance from $250/month to $350/month beginning July 1, 1991. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to appropriate $5000 from the available Local Option Sales Tax monies as matching funds to serve as an incentive in raising money for new band uniforms for the Municipal Band. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to approve the addition of a Process Server to the staff of the City Attorney's Office, subject to funding for the position coming from the fees generated, and including $1000 for the use of the employee's personal vehicle. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to appropriate a total of $18,150 from Local Option Sales Tax monies to the Public Art Policy and Acquisition Committee with $625 allocated for use during the present fiscal year and $17,525 for use during FY 1991/92. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to increase the salaries of Council Members to $5,000 beginning in January, 1992, and to increase the Mayor's salary to $6,000 beginning in January, 1994. Roll Call Vote: 3-2. Voting Aye: Brown, Hoffman, and Parks. Voting Nay: Campbell and Hertz. Motion declared carried. Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to appropriate a total of $65,000 toward the Ames Plan initiatives of the Ames Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission, with $10,000 allocated for expenditure during the present fiscal year and $55,000 during FY 1991/92. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to set March 5, 1991, as the date of hearing on the proposed budget for FY 1991/92 for the City of Ames. Vote on Motion 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. QUIKTRIP: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-48 proposing conveyance of a portion of excess right-of-way at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lincoln Way and South Dakota to QuikTrip and setting a date of hearing for February 26, 1991. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CABLE TV/PUBLIC ACCESS REMODELING PROJECT: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-49 changing bid due date to March 13, 1991, and hearing and award of contract date to March 26, 1991, for the Cable TV/Public Access Remodeling Project. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. MINORS IN BARS: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance re-adopting the subsection revised to require posting of a notice that minors cannot enter the premises where more than fifty percent of the business conducted is the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, to exempt stores selling packaged liquor. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to waive the rules required for the passing of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3119 re-adopting the subsection revised to require posting of a notice that minors cannot enter the premises where more than fifty percent of the business conducted is the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, to exempt stores selling packaged liquor. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-50 committing $73,000 to the Iowa Finance Authority for funding under the Housing Assistance Program. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: There were no comments. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m. _____________________________________ _______________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor