HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 10/08/1991MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 8, 1991
The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 1991, in the City
Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis presiding
and the following Council Members present: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Council
Member Brown arrived at 7:15 p.m.
BUDGET GUIDELINES: Sheila Lundt, Assistant to the City Manager, and the City's
representatives to ASSET discussed the ASSET allocation process with the Council and
informed them of the increased need for funds this year due to State cuts in funding of human
service agencies. They also requested guidance from the Council on the City's funding
priorities. Council Member Parks expressed concern about the ASSET process collapsing if
each funder sets priorities for dispensing funds prior to the ASSET process. Council Member
Campbell suggested that a joint meeting with the other funders be held before December.
Lynette Hanthorn, representing the Human Services Council, provided further information
concerning increased need for funding this year particularly in the areas of affordable housing,
juvenile and adult crime, support for Aids victims, childcare needs, and poverty issues. City
Manager Schainker informed the Council that a 4% increase is expected during the upcoming
year in local option tax funds. He indicated that Staff recommends a 4% increase in Human
Services Funding.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to increase Human Services Funding by 4% for the
upcoming fiscal year.
Council Member Parks suggested a 3 1/2% increase overall with a 1 1/2 % pool available
for specific agencies deserving more. Council Member Hoffman indicated that an increase
higher than 4% would be better.
Vote on Motion: 4-2. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Hoffman
and Parks. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hertz, to retain another 1% pool available for funding, with the
manner of disbursement to be determined after the proposed joint funder's meeting.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to allocate $100,000 for affordable housing in FY
1992/93.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
It was decided that no decision would be made on funding for public art until a request is
received from the Public Art Committee.
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Brown, to increase funding for the arts, to be disbursed through
the COTA process, by 4% for the next fiscal year.
Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Parks. Motion declared carried.
City Manager Schainker and Budget Officer Carol Collings further discussed Expenditure
Guidelines with the Council.
Moved by Parks to approve a 3 1/2% increase as a general guideline for the FY 1992/93 budget.
Motion failed for lack of a second.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to approve a 4% increase as a general guideline for
the FY 1992/93 budget.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to reconsider the last motion.
Vote on Motion: 4-2. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Hertz and Parks. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to approve a 4 1/2% increase as a general guideline
for the FY 1992/93 budget.
Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Parks. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to direct Staff to prepare a recommended 5-year plan
for improving street maintenance.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Council Member Hoffman said that she would like less money spent during the next fiscal year
on consultant studies. Assistant City Manager Kindred discussed increased tipping fees at the
Resource Recovery Plant and the possibility of holding the line on recreational fees for the next
year. Council Member Parks suggested implementing a tiered system of payment for recreation
programs to make them available for low-income citizens. Mayor Curtis commented that all
City fees should be looked at every year.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hertz, to direct Staff to look at subsidizing the leaf disposal
program for consideration during this budget cycle.
Council Members Campbell and Parks suggested that one fall season needs to be
experienced to determine whether such a subsidy is necessary.
Vote on Motion: 2-3. Voting Aye: Hertz and Wirth. Voting Nay: Campbell, Hoffman, and
Parks. Motion declared failed. Council Member Brown was out of the room.
Council Member Parks asked Staff to report back to the Council on how State mandates have
impacted the City budget over the past couple years.
PROCLAMATIONS: Susan Lassila, United Nations Day Chairperson for Ames, accepted a
proclamation from Mayor Curtis proclaiming October 24, 1991, as United Nations Day in Ames.
Mayor Curtis presented a proclamation to Ron Johnson proclaiming October 15, 1991, as White
Cane Day in Ames.
CONSENT AGENDA: Three items were pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate
consideration. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the following remaining
items on the Consent Agenda.
1. Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of September 24, 1991,
and the special meeting of September 17, 1991.
2. Motion to approve payment of claims.
3. Motion to approve certification of Civil Service applicants.
4. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses:
(a) Class C Beer - That's Entertainment, 129 Lincoln Way.
(b) Class C Beer - Arnie's Petro Palace, 821 Lincoln Way.
(c) Class E Beer - QuikTrip, 111 Duff Avenue.
(d) Class C Liquor - O'Malley's and McGee's, 716 S. Duff.
5. Motion to refer to Staff request from Ken Heilskov for vacation of a portion of 10th Street
north of 926 Ridgewood Avenue.
6. Motion to refer to Staff request from Jay Hutchinson for deeding alley behind 621 Main
Street back to him.
7. Motion to refer to Staff request from Tracy Roberts for correction of flooding problem on
South Franklin Street.
8. Motion to accept report of bids for a rotary lobe compressor and delay award of contract.
9. Motion to direct City Attorney to draft ordinance designating streets in Campustown and
Downtown as snow routes and establishing parking in CBD Lot during snow emergencies.
10. RESOLUTION NO. 91-365 approving appointment of Roy Young to fill incomplete term
on Zoning Board of Adjustment.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 91-366 approving the contract with University Community Childcare
for Human Services Funding.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 91-367 approving contract with Ames Chamber Artists for arts
funding.
13. RESOLUTION NO. 91-368 accepting subdivision improvements in Bloomington Heights
Subdivision Plat No. 1.
14. RESOLUTION NO. 91-369 approving the final plat for the Fifth Addition to Northridge
Parkway Subdivision.
15. RESOLUTION NO. 91-370 changing the name of the Personnel Department to the Human
Resources Department.
16. RESOLUTION NO. 91-371 approving contract and bond of Johnson Concrete
Construction Co. for removal and replacement of underground fuel storage tanks at airport.
17. RESOLUTION NO. 91-372 approving Change Order #1 on contract with Ames Trenching
and Excavation for 1991 Footing Drain Program in an amount not to exceed $19,041.00.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
MEETING DATES: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to set the following meeting
dates and times:
7:30 p.m., October 29, 1991 - T-C Zoning Workshop
7:30 p.m., November 19, 1991 - Water & Sewer Rates Workshop
7:30 p.m., December 10, 1991 - Building Code Workshop
Regular Meetings at 7:30 p.m. - November 12 and 26 December 3 and 17
Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, andWirth. Voting Nay:
Parks. Motion declared carried.
REZONING NORTHRIDGE PARKWAY SUBDIVISION (9TH ADDITION ET
SEQUENTIA): Council Member Brown informed Council and Staff of her discomfort with the
proposed preservation easement for Northridge Parkway Subdivision (9th Addition et sequentia).
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to set October 22, 1991, as the date of hearing for
rezoning Northridge Parkway Subdivision (9th Addition et sequentia) from R-2 (PUD) to R1-6,
R-3, and PC.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
SPEED LIMIT FOR MORTENSEN ROAD: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Brown, to direct City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 40 mph on Mortensen Road.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting.
DELTA ZETA SORORITY: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve a request
from Delta Zeta Sorority to allow underage persons on the premises of The Coliseum while
alcohol is being served on October 10, 1991.
Vote on Motion: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Brown. Motion declared carried.
ISU HOMECOMING BONFIRE: Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to approve a
fireworks permit for ISU Homecoming on October 24, 1991.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE SETTING EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPRECINCTING ORDINANCE: Moved
by Hertz, seconded by Parks, to pass on first reading an ordinance setting January 1, 1992, as
the effective date of the reprecincting ordinance.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to suspend the rules required for the passage of an
ordinance.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to pass on second and third readings and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3145 setting January 1, 1992, as the effective date of the reprecincting
ordinance.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-373 certifying the
population of the new voting precincts in Ames to the Secretary of State.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE DESIGNATING PARKING ON EISENHOWER AVENUE AND TAYLOR
CIRCLE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance
designating parking restrictions on Eisenhower Avenue and Taylor Circle in Bloomington
Heights Subdivision.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to suspend the rules required for the passing of an
ordinance.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to pass on second and third readings and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3146 designating parking restrictions on Eisenhower Avenue and Taylor
Circle in Bloomington Heights Subdivision.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON REZONING PATIO HOMES WEST SUBDIVISION, 4TH ADDITION:
Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. Richard Miller, 1319 Indiana Avenue, asked whether
internal walkways are still planned for this subdivision. Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning
and Housing, said that the City would not seek to obtain easements for any internal walkways.
He also suggested that the City proceed toward vacating similar walkway easements already
obtained in Patio Homes West Subdivision, 1st and 3rd Additions. There were no further
comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance rezoning Patio
Homes West Subdivision, 4th Addition from R-2 (PUD) to R1-6.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-374 approving the
Conceptual Development Plan for Patio Homes West, Fourth Addition, with the following
stipulations:
1. That the installation of all water, sewer, storm sewer and street improvements, along with
all other plat improvements must be completed as part of the approval of the final plat for
the first phase of this amended CDP. The developer may create buildable lots as shown
on the amended CDP in more than one phase.
2. That the Conceptual Development Plan not become effective until the rezoning from R-2
(PUD) to R1-6 is approved by City Council.
3. That a parking ordinance be adopted limiting parking to one side of the street at the time
of approval of the Final Plat.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON WHEELCHAIR RAMP CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, PHASE I: Mayor
Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-375 rejecting bids for the
Wheelchair Ramp Construction Project, Phase I and delaying the project until Spring, 1992.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON UNIT NO. 7 BOILER ECONOMIZER: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open.
There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Brown, to accept the report of bids for the Unit No. 7 Boiler
Economizer and delay the award of contract to allow for detailed evaluation of bids and
alternatives.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
UNIT NO. 7 COOLING TOWER REPAIR: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 91-376 approving Change Order No. 1 with Precision Cooling Tower, Inc.
in an amount not to exceed $63,000 for Unit No. 7 Cooling Tower Repair, increasing the total
contract amount to $299,101.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE AREAS INVENTORY: Moved by Campbell, seconded by
Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-377 approving the definitions for the Natural
Resource Areas Inventory.
Council Member Parks said that he would support adoption of the definitions for the Natural
Resource Areas Inventory if all the size designations for natural areas were altered. Brian
O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, pointed out that these definitions are to be used
only in the identification of natural areas, not to make a decision on whether specific areas
should be preserved.
Moved by Parks to amend the motion by altering the definition of a prairie from 500
square feet in size to one acre. Motion died due to lack of a second.
Moved by Parks to amend the motion by altering the definition of a wetland from one acre
in size to ten acres. Motion died due to lack of a second.
Moved by Parks to amend the motion by altering the definition of a woodland from one
acre to ten acres. Motion died due to lack of a second.
Roll Call Vote: 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Parks. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these
minutes.
SQUAW CREEK BICYCLE PATH: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 91-378 approving the easements with the Iowa Department of
Transportation and ISU for the Squaw Creek Bicycle Path from South 16th Street to Highway
30.
Dennis Jones, Chairman of the Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee, said that the committee definitely
wants the Squaw Creek Bike Trail to move toward completion, so they recommend spending
City money to build the path on property belonging to the Research Park; however, they do not
support using City money to landscape the path on that property. He indicated the Committee's
support for approving the bicycle path easements to build the path as far south as Highway 30
and stated his hope that work will continue to extend the path on south through the Research
Park.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR U.S. #69 PROJECT: Moved by Brown, seconded by
Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-379 waiving the requirements of the purchasing
policy and authorizing an agreement with JBM/Snyder and Associates for services relating to
assisting with negotiations with the IDOT and completing preliminary design work and cost
estimates for the first phase of short range improvements that involve TSIP grants at a cost not
to exceed $15,500 with the stipulation that there shall be no charges for additional services not
appearing in writing by the City in the same manner as this agreement, with funding to be
allocated from the Road Use Tax Fund.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNER CITIES COMMITTEE: Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown,
to adopt a resolution establishing an Ames International Partner Cities Committee.
It was pointed out that the Ames Chamber of Commerce, the Ames School District, and the
Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau have not been contacted to determine their willingness
to participate in such a committee.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to table the motion to establish a Partner Cities
Committee until after the Chamber of Commerce, the School District, and the Convention
and Visitors Bureau have been contacted.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ANIMAL CONTROL BUILDING RE FURBISHING AND PARKING LOT
CONSTRUCTION: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO 91-380
rejecting all bids for the Animal Control Building Refurbishing and Parking Lot Construction
Project and re-evaluating the project.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS: Council Member Brown reminded the Council Members of the Story County
Mayor's meeting on October 10, 1991.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hertz, to request B. J. Reed of the Ames Convention and Visitors
Bureau to appear before the Council to present the bureau's annual report.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Parks, to refer to Staff a request from Hunziker and Furman
concerning right of ways in Northridge Parkway Subdivision (9th Addition et sequentia).
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to hold a closed session as
provided by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor