HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 07/23/1991MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA JULY 23, 1991
The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 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: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Council Member
Brown arrived late.
STUDENT EXCHANGE WITH ENGLAND: Mayor Curtis presented a proclamation to several
English students and their Ames' hosts who are taking part in an exchange this summer.
CONSENT AGENDA: An item regarding natural resource inventory field work was pulled from
the consent agenda and not discussed at this meeting. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks,
to approve the following remaining items on the Consent Agenda.
1. Motion to approve minutes of the special City Council meetings of July 2 and July 15,
1991, and the regular meeting of July 9, 1991.
2. Motion to approve payment of claims.
3. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses:
(a) Class E Beer Permit - E-Z Mart #4, 3337 Lincoln Way.
(b) Class E Beer Permit - QuikTrip #511, 203 Welch.
(c) Class C Liquor License - Sportsman, 123 Main.
(d) Class C Liquor License - The Far Side, 115 Main.
(e) Class C Beer Permit - Hillman's Standard, 1614 S. Dayton.
(f) Class C Liquor License - Cafe Northwest, 114 S. Duff.
(g) Class C Beer Permit - The Keg Shop, 115 Dotson.
4. Motion to approve closing of City parking lot and providing picnic tables for Campusfest
in Campustown on August 2-4, 1991.
5. Motion to set the following City Council meeting dates:
Regular meetings - September 10 and 24 and October 8 and 22, 1991.
Special meetings - August 13 at 7:00 p.m. - Joint meeting with Cable Commission
September 17 at 5:00 p.m. - Work session on streets
6. RESOLUTION NO. 91-276 approving abandonment of a utility easement across Lot 5,
Westwood Village Subdivision.
7. RESOLUTION NO. 91-277 approving release of mortgages for ten year forgivable loans
under the City's 1980-91 Housing Rehabilitation Program.
8. RESOLUTION NO. 91-278 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Animal
Control Building Refurbishing/Parking Lot Construction; and setting August 19, 1991, as
bid due date and August 27, 1991, as date of hearing and award of contract.
9. RESOLUTION NO. 91-279 approving financing lease with John Deere for lease of rubber
tired endloader for use at Ames Sanitary Landfill.
10. RESOLUTION NO. 91-280 approving amendment to CDBG Grant for Mike-ro-Wear
Corporation.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 91-281 accepting annual report for City of Ames Employee Benefit
Trust.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 91-282 approving final plat for Bloomington Heights Subdivision.
13. RESOLUTION NO. 91-283 approving contract and bond from Precision Cooling Tower,
Inc. in the amount of $236,101.00 for Unit No. 7 Cooling Tower Repair.
Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions 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.
LIQUOR LICENSE FOR Z INTERNATIONAL: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to
approve the application for a new Class C Liquor License for Z International, 124 Welch
Avenue.
Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Council Member Brown arrived.
REPRECINCTING PLAN: Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk, and Eden Schmitt, City Planner, explained
the reprecincting plan prepared by them and City Attorney Klaus, which had five precincts per
ward. Charles Hammer, 1222 Scholl Road, then proposed a reprecincting plan, which he
developed, with six precincts per ward. During discussion of the plans, the Council emphasized
the importance of voter convenience and planning for growth in certain sections of the city
during the next ten years.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to direct City Staff to take size of the precincts and
voter convenience in reaching polling places into consideration and reconsider including six
precincts in each ward.
Roll Call Vote: 3-3. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Brown, Hertz,
and Parks. Mayor Curtis voted Nay to break the tie. Motion declared denied.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to pass on first reading an ordinance approving the City
of Ames' reprecincting plan as proposed by Staff.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to amend the ordinance to include the portion of Ward
2 Precinct 2 located north of 13th Street in Ward 2 Precinct 5 to make it more convenient for
Northcrest residents to vote.
Vote on Amendment: 6-0. Amendment declared carried.
Vote on Amended Motion: 4-2. Voting Aye: Brown, Hertz, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Campbell and Hoffman. Motion declared carried.
Council Member Hoffman expressed her disappointment at changing to larger precincts than
there are presently in Ames.
ORDINANCE REGARDING JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERS: Don Jackson, Building Official,
explained that changing the City Code to require a longer apprenticeship before a journeyman
plumber may be licensed in Ames, will allow the City to reciprocate with other cities in the
licensing process.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending the
apprenticeship requirement to four years for journeyman plumbers in Ames.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to suspend the rules required for the adoption of an
ordinance.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second and third readings and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3137 amending the apprenticeship requirement to four years for journeyman
plumbers in Ames.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE REGARDING ELECTRICAL LICENSING: Moved by Parks, seconded by
Hoffman, to pass on first reading in ordinance requiring all electricians licensed in Ames to
attend an electrical code update seminar prior to license renewal.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, 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 Wirth, seconded by Brown, to pass on second and third readings and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3138 requiring all electricians licensed in Ames to attend an electrical code
update seminar prior to license renewal.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON PHOENIX STREET SANITARY SEWER PROJECT: Mayor Curtis declared
the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-284 awarding a
contract to Insituform Central, Inc., in the amount of $38,725.00 to be funded from the 1991/92
Sewer Utility Fund.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON LINCOLN WAY REHABILITATION PROJECT: Mayor Curtis declared the
hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to accept the report of the bid and delay the award of
contract for the Lincoln Way Rehabilitation Project until the Iowa DOT and FHWA evaluate the
bid and determine if the project can be awarded or if the project must be rebid.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HEARING ON SECTION 7 HOUSING: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were
no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Housing
Coordinator, explained that more Section 8 Existing Certificates from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development are necessary to meet the needs of larger size families in Ames
under the City's Section 8 Rental Assistance Program.
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-285 affirming the
City's compliance with Section 403A.5 of the Iowa Code and Section 213(c) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 per HUD's submittal requirements for additional Section
8 Existing Units, and to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-286 approving the submission of an
application for 5 four-bedroom Section 8 Existing Certificates to the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON ICE ARENA IMPROVEMENTS: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open.
There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-287 approving final
plans and specifications and awarding a contract for dehumidification and evaporative condenser
systems for the Ames/ISU Ice Arena to Holmsten Ice Rinks, Inc. in the amount of $56,970.00,
subject to ISU and State Fire Marshall concurrence.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. 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 Campbell,
to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-288 approving the preliminary resolution for the 1991 Sidewalk
Improvement Program No. 1 (Ontario Street from Idaho to North Dakota).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-289 approving
preliminary plans and specifications for the 1991 Sidewalk Improvement Program No. 1
(Ontario Street from Idaho to North Dakota).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-290 approving the
proposed resolution of necessity for the 1991 Sidewalk Improvement Program No. 1 (Ontario
Street from Idaho to North Dakota) and setting August 13, 1991, as the date of public hearing
on the project.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
AMES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT REHABILITATION PROJECT: Moved by Brown, seconded
by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-291 accepting a grant offer from the FAA in the
amount of $695,848 for the Ames Municipal Airport Rehabilitation Project.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-292 approving final
plans and specifications for the Ames Municipal Airport Rehabilitation Project and awarding
a contract to Manatt's, Inc. in the amount of $758,053.46 with the City's share being financed
from the Airport Construction Fund.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
1991 STREET PROGRAM NO. 2: Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 91-293 rejecting bids for the 1991 Street Improvement Program No. 2
(South Borne from East Lincoln Way to dead end) and authorizing rebidding the project,
approving preliminary plans and specifications and setting August 2, 1991, as the date to receive
bids and August 13, 1991, as the date of hearing and award of contract.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
UPS AND HVAC SYSTEMS IN CITY HALL: Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to
adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-294 waiving formal bidding requirements and awarding contracts
for UPS and HVAC design corrections in City Hall as follows:
(a) To Lint Mechanical, Dallas Center, Iowa, in the amount of $6,473.54 for two heat pumps
for Police Records and the Community Center Weight Room; and
(b) To Computer Support Systems, Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of $43,688.00 for a new
emergency generator and associated equipment, with a guarantee that the new emergency
generator will back-up the UPS system as designed.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
REVISED CDP FOR PRAIRIE WEST SUBDIVISION: Moved by Parks, seconded by
Campbell to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-295 approving the revised Conceptual Development
Plan for Prairie West with the following stipulations:
1. That the entire length of the public street in the subdivision be built as part of the first
phase of the PUD project, if there is phasing, and that all utilities be installed as noted in
the revised PUD plan.
2. That a recreation area use and access agreement be signed, guaranteeing access to all open
space and recreational facilities to all residents of the PUD, including the conventional
single family lots as part of the administrative plat approval.
3. That an ordinance be adopted as part of the approval of the Final Plat restricting parking
to the west side of Prairie West from the single-family lots south and on the south side of
Prairie View East and prohibiting parking on both sides of Prairie View West north of the
single-family lots.
4. That the Final Plat not be approved and no building permits be issued, if any lots of record
are split by ownership into different entities.
Roll Call Vote: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Brown. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these
minutes.
REMOTE PARKING AGREEMENT FOR 207, 208, AND 218 STANTON: Moved by Parks,
seconded by Wirth, to reconsider the matter of a remote parking agreement for 207, 208, and 218
Stanton, which was denied at the last City Council meeting.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-296 approving the
remote parking agrement for properties at 207, 208, and 218 Stanton Avenue.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
AMENDMENT TO P-C PLAN FOR 207 AND 208 STANTON: Moved by Campbell, seconded
by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-297 approving an amendment to the P-C Plan for
207 Stanton to allow an additional dwelling unit, and approving an amendment to the P-C Plan
for 208 Stanton to allow remote parking for the new dwelling unit at 207 Stanton as well as a
dwelling unit at 218 Stanton, with the following stipulations:
1. 207 Stanton Avenue:
(a) That the list of impermissible uses include apothecary shop, barber shop, beauty
shop, gasoline service station, grocery, fruit or vegetable store, hotel/motel,
restaurant, retail store, studio, other similar retail and services establishments, and
residential corrections facility.
(b) That no existing uses (permissible) be expanded into any other part of the structures
at 207 Stanton Avenue, unless a P-C Plan amendment is approved.
2. 208 Stanton Avenue:
(a) That a remote parking agreement be signed by the applicant prior to City Council
action on this P-C Plan amendment, reserving two parking spaces at 208 Stanton for
a dwelling unit at 207 Stanton Avenue, and two parking spaces for a dwelling unit
at 218 Stanton Avenue.
(b) That all surface parking spaces be clearly marked to define the location of the
parking spaces and to clarify the dwelling units they are assigned to.
(c) That surface vegetation on the gravel parking lot be removed.
(d) That vegetation at the rear of the parking lot be trimmed and maintained.
(e) That all the parking lot improvements be completed within two weeks of City
Council action.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
AMENDMENT TO P-C PLAN FOR 2400/2504 ELWOOD DRIVE: Moved by Hertz, seconded
by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-298 approving an amendment to the P-C Plan for
2400/2504 Elwood Drive (Budgetel Motel), as proposed by the applicant, with a maximum sign
height of 35 feet and overall sign dimensions of 8 feet by 22 feet as recommended by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, stated that Staff would like to see pole signs
limited at the Elwood Drive entry to the City. Verle Bergeson, R. R. 5, developer of the property
at 2400/2504 Elwood Drive, explained that a larger sign is needed for the motel that is being
built on this site because of the rolling topography at this exit off Highway 30. He stated that
35 feet would be high enough, but that the letters on the sign need to be larger than the size
recommended by Staff in order to be seen in time for drivers to exit from the highway.
Roll Call Vote: 4-2. Voting Aye: Brown, Hertz, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Campbell and
Hoffman. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of
these minutes.
ISU GENERATOR NO. 3 FILTERING AGREEMENT: City Manager Schainker informed the
Council that problems experienced by the railroad with their crossing gates in Ames may have
been caused by harmonic interference from ISU's Generator No. 3. He said that if this problem
is not resolved by the construction of the tie line between the City's and ISU's power plants, ISU
has stated its willingness, through this agreement, to install filtering equipment to solve the
problem.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-299 authorizing the City
Manager to sign the ISU Generator No. 3 Filtering Agreement with ISU.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
AMES/ISU ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AGREEMENT: Moved by Wirth, seconded by
Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-300 approving the Ames/ISU Transmission Agreement.
City Manager Schainker stated that the Ames/ISU Transmission Agreement will be beneficial
to both the City and University. He said that ISU will make a payment to the City as a customer
contribution to the electrical system, not as a payment connected with ownership of the tie line.
Merlin Hove, Director of the Electric Department, explained the type of relationship the City has
with the University for supplying power to campus.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DEPOT: City Manager Schainker informed the Council
that the marketing study being conducted by the Chamber of Commerce, which the Council
had chosen to utilize in the RFP for the Depot, was still not complete; however, he said
that he thought they would want to proceed with the RFP. He stated that there were three
major changes in the RFP since it was presented to them during the winter. The first and
second involved changing parking and space for an AMTRAK station from minimum
requirements to competitive requirements. The third involved the vision for the site, with
a requirement for a proposed development to include a minimum of two-thirds retail space
and one-third other commercial uses. Council Member Brown stressed that the depot
should serve as a spark plug for further downtown development and asked that that goal
receive more emphasis in the RFP. She suggested moving the Vision Statement to the
front of the document. She also asked for the retail data portion of the document to be
increased, utilizing information from the Stone Report, to highlight economic possibilities
in Ames. Council Member Parks stated that the only minimum requirement in the RFP
should be restoration of the Depot with all other aspects remaining competitive including
the amount of retail space. He suggested giving a higher rating to those developers who
offer more retail space. City Manager Schainker informed the Council that an
environmental study needs be conducted so that developers may make intelligent offers
for the site. Such a study could take a month or longer.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to include a higher mix of retail space as a competitive
requirement rather than minimum requirement.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to relocate Vision Statement to the front of the RFP
document.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to include any additional pertinenteconomic data.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
It was the consent of the Council to consider space for an AMTRAK station as a competitive
rather than minimum requirement.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to proceed with Phase I of an environmental study with
the stipulation that the consultant for Phase I not be eligible to conduct Phase II.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
The Council requested that the City Manager present a proposal for a rating system for the
competitive portions of the RFP to them at a future meeting. Council Member Parks stated that
he would rather have the City send out Requests for Proposals rather than Requests for
Qualifications, which was mentioned as a possibility. Council Member Hertz said that she
would hope that the City would not rule out the possibility of carrying out this project with City
Staff if none of the proposals received are adequate. City Manager Schainker indicated that the
City would be willing to maintain public areas on the site if they are proposed by developers.
COMMENTS: Council Member Brown requested a report from the Building Official on bringing
the flood plain maps into sync with platting maps.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to refer to Staff a request to remove on-street parking
from West Street and Hillcrest Avenue. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried
unanimously.
Council Member Hoffman requested that more speed limit signs be erected on South 16th Street
east of Elwood Drive.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Campbell, to place a request from Gary Moore concerning
reimbursement to Farwell Brown on the next City Council agenda.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Council Member Wirth asked for an update from the Legal Staff concerning the size of group
homes. Council Member Campbell asked Staff to contact Hardee's in Campustown to request
them to improve the appearance of their property.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor