HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 07/02/1991MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA JULY 2, 1991
The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 1991, in the City
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, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth.
Mayor Curtis was absent.
BEER AND LIQUOR LICENSES: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to approve the
following new applications for liquor licenses:
(a) Special Class C Liquor - Pizza Hut, 127 Dotson Drive.
(b) Special Class C Liquor - Pizza Hut, 436 South Duff.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the following items
on the Consent Agenda.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 91-251 authorizing assignment of the City of Ames Security Interest
in J-Tec/Electronic Technologies Corporation to the Iowa Department of Economic
Development.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 91-252 accepting completion of South Dakota and Lincoln Way
Intersection Improvement Project.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 91-253 approving abandonment of sanitary sewer easement on Lots
3, 4, and 5 in Dearborn Estates.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made
a portion of these minutes.
SOFTFORCE, INC.: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO.
91-250 approving a $15,000 loan from the Ames Revolving Loan Fund to Softforce, Inc.,
contingent upon the successful acquisition of the $321,000 required by the project for the CEBA
applications and approval by Softforce, Inc. of a Revolving Loan Fund Contract with the City
of Ames.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
FAMILY AQUATICS CENTER/SOCCER COMPLEX: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Brown,
to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-249 approving funding, from the Council's 1991-92
contingency fund balance, in the amount of $5,400 for the Family Aquatics Center/Soccer
Complex Steering Committee's public education/input brochure and $1,400 for site acquisition
appraisal expenses.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
U.S. 69 TRAFFIC CORRIDOR ANALYSIS: Jerry Brickell and Dale Harrington from Snyder
and Associates explained the process used in their analysis of the U. S. 69 Traffic Corridor.
They discussed several short range plans to be implemented during approximately the next
seven years to improve traffic flow on U. S. 69. Also, they proposed three long term
solutions to the traffic problems on Lincoln Way between Duff and Grand. They
emphasized that the short term solutions will tie in to the long term improvements. City
Manager Schainker indicated that the final report will be presented to the Council in
August for their acceptance so that it may be used to incorporate these improvements into
the Capital Improvements Plan.
COMMENTS: Council Member Hoffman requested information from garbage haulers concerning
collection of twigs. She also requested that the issue of whether a wetland exists in the area of
Prairie West be studied, and that a report be given to Council by July 9, 1991, detailingthe
responsibilities of the City in this issue. Council Member Hertz asked to receive information
on the RFP for the Depot.
Moved by Hertz, to include a request for funding from the Octagon on the next Council agenda.
The motion died due to lack of a second. It was suggested that the request be directed to COTA.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor