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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 07/09/1991MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA JULY 9, 1991 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 1991, in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis presiding and the following members present: Brown, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Council Members Campbell and Parks were absent. AWARD FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: Sheila Lundt accepted an Award for Financial Reporting Achievement from Mayor Curtis on behalf of the Accounting and Auditing Division of the Finance Department. CONSENT AGENDA: Three items were pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to approve the following remaining items on the Consent Agenda. Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of June 25, 1991. Motion to approve payment of claims totalling $4,432,545.86. Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: (a) Class C Liquor License - Welch Ave. Station, 207 Welch Avenue. (b) Class C Liquor License and Outdoor Service Area - Fox I Lounge, 111 South 5th Street. (c) Class C Liquor License - Memorial Union, ISU Campus. RESOLUTION NO. 91-254 approving naming of Resource Recovery Plant after retired Public Works Director, Arnold Chantland. RESOLUTION NO. 91-255 approving temporary increase in Accounting Technician Position from two FTE's to three FTE's. RESOLUTION NO. 91-256 rejecting bids for Dressing Rooms/Control Booth Refurbishing in Community Center. RESOLUTION NO. 91-257 accepting bids and awarding a contract to REXCO for an Articulated Type Wheel Loader. RESOLUTION NO. 91-258 waiving formal bidding requirements for purchase of valve insertion and pipe drilling machine and directing Staff to negotiate a price not to exceed $30,000 with Roman Industries. RESOLUTION NO. 91-259 approving preliminary plans and specifications for roof replacement at Water Plant; setting July 30, 1991, as bid due date and August 13, 1991, as date of hearing and award of contract. RESOLUTION NO. 91-260 approving contract and bond of Manatt's, Inc. for 1991 Street Reconstruction and Resurfacing Project No. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 91-261 approving contract and bond of Manatt's, Inc. for 1991 Bituminous Seal Coat Project. RESOLUTION NO. 91-262 approving contract and bond of Van Hauen-Keller for 13th Street Ditch Enclosure Project. RESOLUTION NO. 91-263 approving contract and bond of Van Hauen-Keller for 1990 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PHOENIX STREET SANITARY SEWER PROJECT: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-264 approving preliminary plans and specifications for the Phoenix Street Sanitary Sewer Project; setting July 17, as the bid due date and July 23, 1991, as the date of hearing and award of contract. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. REMOVAL OF 24TH STREET ELEVATED WATER TOWER: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-265 approving preliminary plans and specifications for removal of the 24th Street elevated water tower; and setting July 30, 1991, as the date to receive bids and August 13, 1991, as the date of hearing and award of contract. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. LIME/SLUDGE LAGOON IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-266 approving the contract and bond of Ames Trenching for the Lime/Sludge Lagoon Improvements Project. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. 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. TIP TOP LOUNGE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to approve the application for a new Class C Liquor License for Tip Top Lounge, 102 E. Lincoln Way. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. FIREWORKS PERMIT FOR IOWA GAMES: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Wirth, to approve an application for a fireworks permit for the Iowa Games on August 2, 1991. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REGULATING SPEED LIMITS AT DAYTON ROAD AND LINCOLN WAY INTERSECTION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to pass on second reading an ordinance regulating speed limits on the approaches to the Dayton Road and Lincoln Way intersection. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to suspend the rules required for the adoption of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3135 regulating speed limits on the approaches to the Dayton Road and Lincoln Way intersection. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING ON PULLMAN STREET: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3136 prohibiting parking at all times on both sides of Pullman Street from Dayton Road west to Whitney Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON 1991 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NO. 2 (SOUTH BORNE): Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to accept the report of bids and delay the award of contract for the 1991 Street Improvement Program No. 2. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. CITY HALL MECHANICAL DESIGN PROBLEMS: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-267 authorizing the City Attorney to bring suit against Frevert Ramsey Kobes to obtain the full amount of the corrective work on the mechanical design problems in City Hall in a lump sum, and directing Staff to initiate the corrective actions for a cost not to exceed $51,161.54. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. REPRECINCTING PLAN: Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance adopting the City of Ames' reprecincting plan. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. MOORE MEMORIAL PARK: Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-268 approving submittal of the 1991/92 REAP Grant application for further improvements to Moore Memorial Park. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HANDICAP PARKING SPACES: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-269 directing Staff to relocate three handicap parking stalls on Main Street between Duff and Clark Avenue and to continue the development of an alternative parking system for the disabled. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM STUDY: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-270 approving a consultant contract for the Resource Recovery System Study with R. W. Beck and Associates of Minneapolis for an amount not to exceed $80,000. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. SIDEWALKS FOR DEARBORN ESTATES SUBDIVISION: Ron Coy, 2720 Luther Drive, Developer of Dearborn Estates, explained that he would like the sidewalk requirements waived on Chelsea Court, Delaware Avenue, and North Dakota Avenue because part of the sidewalk would be on City property and he said that he would have trouble charging that back to property owners in the subdivision. Paul Wiegand, Director of Public Works, pointed out that installation of the sidewalk along the east side of this development would be no different than any other, because adjacent property owners are always responsible for construction costs and up-keep. He stated that it would be best to locate the sidewalk east of the tree line on the property. Moved by Hertz, to adopt a resolution granting the developer's request to waive the sidewalk requirements around Chelsea Court but to require sidewalks on Delaware and North Dakota. The motion died due to lack of a second. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt a resolution enforcing the Subdivision Ordinance and not granting the developer's request to waive installation of sidewalks along North Dakota Avenue, Delaware Avenue, and Chelsea Court. Roll Call Vote: 3-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Hertz. Motion declared failed. SIDEWALK LOCATION FOR 8TH ADDITION TO SPRING VALLEY SUBDIVISION: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-271 approving the Homeowners' Association request to install sidewalks in the front yards of Lots 1-9 along Idaho Court and in the back yards of Lots 3-5 along Ontario Street and between Lots 4 and 5 from the Idaho Court sidewalk to the Ontario Street sidewalk for Spring Valley Eighth Subdivision, subject to dedication of public walkway easements by the developers. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NO. 1: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-272 directing Staff to prepare plans and specifications for a sidewalk improvement program for the south side of Ontario Street from Idaho Avenue to North Dakota Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CDP FOR PRAIRIE WEST SUBDIVISION: This item was pulled from the agenda. P-C PLAN AMENDMENT FOR 2400/2504 ELWOOD DRIVE: This item was pulled from the agenda. REMOTE PARKING AGREEMENT BETWEEN 207, 208, AND 218 STANTON AVENUE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to adopt a resolution approving a Remote Parking Agreement for properties at 207, 208, and 218 Stanton Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 3-1. Voting Aye: Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Brown. Motion declared failed. P-C PLAN AMENDMENT FOR 207 STANTON AVENUE: This item was pulled from the agenda since the remote parking agreement for this property was not approved. CDP FOR COOPER'S 2ND SUBDIVISION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-273 approving the CDP of Cooper's 2nd Subdivision to the City of Ames, located south of the intersection of South 3rd and South 4th Streets, subject to the following stipulations: 1. That a Developer's Agreement be approved by the City documenting sharing of the cost of the storm water drainage structure prior to Administrative Plat approval. 2. That Squaw Creek Drive be designed to be above the 100 year flood elevation. 3. That the east side of the former railroad right-of-way, which is being reserved for a possible future street, be considered the property line of Lot 8 for purposes of determining building setbacks and that this setback line be noted on the Administrative and Final Plat. 4. That contour 889' be shown as the Fill Line 889' Contour and not as the 100 year flood line. 5. That an ordinance restricting parking to one side of Squaw Creek Drive be approved by City Council as part of the approval of the Final Plat. 6. That a storm water easement for surface drainage across Lot 8 be granted to the City as part of the Final Plat. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. P-C PLAN AMENDMENT FOR NORTH GRAND MALL: Phil Genevese, Manager of North Grand Mall, stated that they are in the process of updating the exterior of the 20-year old North Grand Mall and would like to include a focal point in their design. Therefore, he requested approval of an amendment to the P-C Plan for the Mall to allow installation of a flag tower. Chris Knight, Architect, described the tower with a moveable banner on the top. Mike Anderson, Manager of J. C. Penney, spoke in favor of the tower on behalf of the North Grand Mall Merchants. Don Furman, 2819 Thompson Drive, also spoke in favor of the tower and stated that he hoped it would serve to pull traffic to the 28th Street entrance of the Mall and away from the 24th Street entrance. Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-274 approving the construction of a 60-foot tower at North Grand Mall with the stipulation that the City receives a certified statement by a licensed structural engineer that the proposed tower is designed to be structurally sound and will withstand expected wind velocity. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT FOR BLOOMINGTON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION: This item was pulled from the agenda. COMMENTS: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to reconsider the two items dealing with the properties located at 207, 208, and 218 Stanton Avenue at the City Council meeting on July 23, 1991. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ________________________________ _____________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor