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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 11/26/1991MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA NOVEMBER 26, 1991 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 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, and Wirth. CONSENT AGENDA: One item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to approve the following remaining items on the Consent Agenda. 1. Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 12, 1991. 2. Motion to approve payment of claims. 3. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: (a) Class C Liquor - 20th Century Bowling, 505 South Duff Avenue. (b) Class C Beer - Kwik Shop #550, 715 24th Street. (c) Class C Liquor - Whiskey River, 132-136 Main. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 91-426 approving appointment of Jeanine Carrithers to the Commission on the Arts. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 91-427 accepting Canvass of Ballots for November 5, 1991, Municipal Election. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 91-428 proposing conveyance of the south half of 10th Street from Ridgewood to Chicago Northwestern Railroad to Ken Heilskov and setting December 3, 1991, as date of hearing on ordinance to vacate. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 91-429 awarding contract to George White Chevrolet for purchase of two chassis cabs in the amount of $40,199.00 and to Smeal Fire Equipment Co. for purchase of two attack pumpers in the amount of $79,806.00 including trade-in allowances. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 91-430 approving Change Order No. 1 on Reconstruction of Phoenix Street Sanitary Sewer Project in the amount of $12,500. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 91-431 accepting completion of Pullman Street Paving Project by Con-Struct, Inc. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 91-432 approving joint funding agreement and budget authorization for establishment of Skunk River Stream Gage at U. S. Highway 30. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 91-433 authorizing increase to Audit Services Contract with KPMG Peat Marwick for a cost not to exceed $6,000. 12. RESOLUTION NO. 91-434 initiating sale procedures for Commercial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds in an amount not to exceed $550,000 for Pyle Office Park and setting December 17, 1991, as date of hearing for the proposal to issue said bonds. 13. RESOLUTION NO. 91-435 approving ACI Mechanical Corporation's Airport Lease Agreement. 14. RESOLUTION NO. 91-436 amending storm sewer easement agreement for 3208 Ross Road. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to set the following City Council meeting dates: Regular meetings - January 7 and 28 February 4 and 25 CIP Workshop - January 21 Budget Hearings - February 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15 Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting. ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FOR CAMPUS COPIES: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to approve an application for an encroachment permit for a canopy on Campus Copies, 104 Welch Avenue. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE DESIGNATING SPEED LIMITS ON BLOOMINGTON ROAD: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance designating speed limits on Bloomington Road. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF VALLEY EAST SUBDIVISION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to pass on second reading an ordinance rezoning a portion of Valley East Subdivision, located east of Spring Valley Sixth and Seventh Additions, from R-2 (PUD) to R1-6 (Single-Family Residential). Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF BANDSHELL NEIGHBORHOOD: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to table an ordinance rezoning the property that fronts on Crawford Avenue, addressed as 722 Crawford, and all of the property that fronts on East Sixth Street east of Crawford Avenue from R-3 to R-2 as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission until the next meeting. Roll Call Vote: 3-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, and Hoffman. Voting Nay: Wirth. Motion declared carried. ORDINANCE RETAINING TWO MILE JURISDICTION OVER SUBDIVISIONS: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance to retain the traditional two mile jurisdiction over subdivisions outside the city boundaries. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE AMENDING YARD WASTE ORDINANCE: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code to allow the private land application of leaves and grass. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REZONING NORTHRIDGE PARKWAY SUBDIVISION (9TH ADDITION ET SEQUENTIA): Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3150 rezoning Northridge Parkway (9th Addition et sequentia), generally located west of 24th Street and south of County Road R-50, from R-2 (PUD) to R1-6, R-3, and P-C. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON 1992-93 CDBG GRANT APPLICATION: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments from the approximately 20 citizens present. Vanessa Baker- Latimer, Housing Coordinator, explained the Community Builder Plan which, if adopted, will provide 50 bonus points for the City when applying for selected State financial assistance programs. She and Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, also reviewed specific aspects of the project chosen for the City's 1992-93 CDBG application for the Council. This project for first-time homebuyers will include the acquisition, relocation, and rehabilitation of ten single-family owner-occupied units either for sale or rent in five targeted areas of the city. The project will also assist the first-time homebuyer with downpayment and closing costs in the acquisition of these properties. The program rehabilitation will be limited to $15,000 per home. The City will provide up to $5,000 for downpayment and $1,000 for closing costs per home and several area financial institutions will be providing mortgages. Ms. Baker-Latimer stated that Staff recommends committing $60,000 as the City's local match for the program. She pointed out that the City will minimize the displacement of persons occurring as a result of this project by giving priority to tenants that are eligible for the program and by following the Uniform Relocation Act and the City's relocation assistance plan. Ms. Baker-Latimer commented further that a hearing was held on September 24, 1990, to gain community input into the priority guidelines in the City's 1992-93 Community Development and Housing Needs Assessment for Low and Moderate Income Persons, at which time that document was approved by the Council. She stated that the source of the funds for the project will come from the City of Ames as well as from a Community Development Block Grant, if the project is chosen for funding after the application is submitted on December 3, 1991. The amount of CDBG funds being requested is $231,275.00, of which one hundred percent will benefit persons of low and moderate income. She also updated the Council on the status of the funded Community Development Block Grant activities, detailing the name of each project and the accomplishments, performance targets, activity schedules, and project scope and location of each, the project budget, the funds expended as of October 31, 1991, and the number of jobs predicted and attained by each project. Finally she reiterated each project's objectives and their benefits to the community and its citizens. There were no further comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-437 approving the submittal of the Ames Community Builder Plan to the Iowa Department of Economic Development. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-438 approving the submittal of the City's 1992-93 CDBG application to the Department of Economic Development and approving the City's local match commitment of $60,000 to the project. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PUD PLAN FOR WYNDHAM HEIGHTS APARTMENTS: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-439 approving the PUD Plan for Wyndham Heights Apartments, which are generally located south of Ontario Street, east of Spring Valley Subdivision, and west of Delaware Avenue, with the following stipulations: 1. That all water mains located within the private land in the PUD shall be public mains, and shall be located in 10-foot wide public utility easements which shall be obtained as part of the Administrative Plat for this part of the Valley East Subdivision. 2. That all peripheral landscaping and fences as shown on the site plan west of Florida Avenue, shall be installed during the first development phase. 3. That the 60-foot left turn lane on Ontario Street as recommended in the traffic study, be installed at the developer's expense. A developer's agreement for this improvement and any other needed improvements shall be worked out prior to approval of the administrative plat for this part of the Valley East Subdivision. 4. That cross easements be obtained for the two driveways since they cross platted lot lines, and remote parking agreements be made for retention of adequate parking for each of the apartment structures where the required parking is not on the same lot with the apartment building to which it is assigned. The cross easements and parking agreements shall be signed and recorded prior to issuance of building permits. 5. That exterior lighting be installed on the site in accordance with the specifications. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CDP FOR VALLEY EAST SUBDIVISION: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91-440 approving the revised Conceptual Development Plan for Valley East Subdivision, which is located west of Delaware Avenue, east of Spring Valley Subdivision, south of Ontario Street, and north of Dover Drive with the following stipulations: 1. That Utah Drive be completed between Spring Valley and Delaware Avenue as part of the first phase of the Valley East Subdivision. 2. That a 20 foot wide drive/fire lane and fire equipment turn-around be installed on Lot 31 prior to any development of that lot. 3. That the 60-foot left turn lane, as recommended by the traffic study be installed at the developer's expense and that a developer's agreement with regard to this improvement and any other necessary improvements on Ontario Street be approved as part of the approval of the Administrative Plat for the first phase of this development. 4. That parking be restricted to one side of the street for all interior streets in this development by ordinance at the time of final plat approval. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. TIF DISTRICT: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to approve the minimum requirements, the competitive criteria, and the process timetable for the proposed establishment of a TIF district for economic development purposes. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to amend the motion to include in the competitive criteria the guarantee that once the first building is 80-100% leased or sold and a certificate of occupancy is issued, the second building will be under construction within one year. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to amend the motion to include in the minimum requirements the statement that a company has one year to complete construction of a speculative building or the construction of the building may be by a new or expanded company that has qualified under the economic development matrix evaluation process. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Vote on Motion as Amended: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ANALYSIS AND REVISION OF FLOODPLAIN AND FLOODWAY BOUNDARIES IN TEAGARDEN AREA: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 91- 441 waiving the policy on consultant selection and approving a contract with the firm of Brice, Petrides-Donohue to complete an analysis of the floodway and floodplain boundaries on the drainage basin in the Teagarden Area from U.S. #69 to Ken Maril Road. Roll Call Vote: 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Campbell, to refer to Staff the request from the Story County Board of Supervisors concerning fleet management. Vote on Motion: 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. _____________________________________ ______________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor