HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 06/12/1990MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA JUNE 12, 1990
The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on June 12, 1990, in the 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, and Wirth. Mayor Curtis
was absent.
IOWA ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Gary Reynolds, of the Anston Marston
Chapter of the Iowa Engineering Society, presented the Iowa Engineering Achievement Award
to the City of Ames for the design of the new City Hall and Community Center.
CONSENT AGENDA: Two items were 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 May 22, 1990, City Council meeting.
2. Motion to approve payment of claims.
3. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses:
(a) Class E Beer Permit - Grand Avenue Service, 1228 Grand.
(b) Class E Liquor License - Grand Avenue Service, 1228 Grand.
(c) Class C Beer Permit - Casey's, 3100 S. Duff.
4. Motion to approve certification of Civil Service candidates.
5. Motion to approve request from Northminster Presbyterian Church to be allowed to have
bonfires on property located at 1416 20th Street on June 13, 20, and 27.
6. Motion to approve request from ACAC for amendment to auditorium improvements
priority list.
7. Motion to revoke encroachment permit for canopy on property located at 504 West
Lincoln Way.
8. Motion to refer to Staff request from Randall Corporation for upgrading of sewer and
water utilities in Chamberlain Place and for paving of same.
9. Motion to set June 26, 1990, as date of public hearing to consider technical amendments
to Section 29.49 of City zoning ordinance.
10. Motion to refer to Staff a request from Ev Cochrane to pave parking in front of 208
Stanton.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 90-182 waiving formal bidding procedures and approving sale
procedures for City computer equipment.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 90-183 approving final plat for Second Addition, Northridge Parkway
Subdivision.
13. RESOLUTION NO. 90-184 accepting bid and awarding contract for 1990-91 pebble lime
requirements for Water Treatment Plant to Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp. for an
estimated total cost of $201,630.00
14. RESOLUTION NO. 90-185 accepting completion of contract with Lint Mechanical on
City Hall Project.
15. RESOLUTION NO. 90-186 approving revisions to parking meter map in order to relocate
mail boxes on 5th Street.
16. RESOLUTION NO. 90-187 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Electric
Line Reconductering from Top-O-Hollow Substation to Stange Substation; setting July 11,
1990, as bid due date and July 24, 1990, as date of hearing and award of contract.
17. RESOLUTION NO. 90-188 approving issuance of purchase order to developers of
Northridge Parkway Subdivision 1st Addition in amount of $22,242.33.
18. RESOLUTION NO. 90-189 approving contract and bond of Van Hauen Keller for 1990
Footing Drain Collector Program No. 1.
19. RESOLUTION NO. 90-190 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Iowa
Electric Tie Line materials; setting July 12, 1990, as bid due date and July 24, 1990, as
date of hearing and award of contract.
20. RESOLUTION NO. 90-191 approving ISU electric easement agreement for rerouted Iowa
Electric Tie Line.
21. RESOLUTION NO. 90-192 approving estimated expenses for FY 90/91 Non-domestic
Waste Pretreatment Program.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
AMES RECYCLING CENTER GRANT REQUEST: This item was pulled from the agenda by
the Ames Recycling Center.
SCHOLL ROAD WATERLINE CONNECTION: City Manager Schainker informed the Council
that ISU will not sign an easement for the Scholl Road Waterline Connection until the City
agrees to amend the current water agreement between ISU and the City of Ames. He said that
he would try to bring that agreement back to the next meeting.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to approve preliminary plans and specifications for
the Scholl Road Waterline Connection and to set June 29, 1990, as bid due date and July 10,
1990, as 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.
PUBLIC FORUM: Steve Lekwa, Special Projects Coordinator with the Story County
Conservation Board, provided information to the Council about the Heart of Iowa Bike Trail and
asked for their support for a joint application from Marshall and Story Counties for
grant funds for development of the trail.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to place the request for support for the Heart of Iowa
Bike Trail on the next City Council agenda.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Mr. Lekwa also asked the Council to consider taking steps in the future to identify all the prairie
remnants within the Ames area.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to place this item on a future Council agenda.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
NEW BEER AND LIQUOR LICENSES: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to approve
the following new beer and liquor license applications:
(a) 14 Day Class B Beer Permit - Ames Chamber of Commerce, 900 Dayton Road.
(b) Class C Liquor License - New York West, 211 Main Street.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
CELEBRATE SMART DANCE: Shelly Goecke, Assistant Manager of North Grand Mall, stated
that a Friday set-up and Monday take-down of fencing by a City crew for the Celebrate Smart
Dance would be acceptable.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the request from the Celebrate Smart
Campaign for the City to furnish fencing and barricades for the Celebrate Smart Dance at North
Grand Mall on June 30, 1990, provided the work is completed during normal working hours.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
KELLOGG AVENUE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS: City Manager Schainker stated that since
Council approval was not necessary, Staff already placed stop signs on 10th Street at the
intersection with Kellogg to stop the east/west traffic, at the request of the people in that
neighborhood. He said that speed limit signs may also be put up on Kellogg but he would first
recommend that an in-depth study of the whole area be completed to determine what signage is
necessary. Sam Pritchard, 912 Kellogg, detailed the requests of the neighborhood people
concerning the traffic problems on Kellogg Avenue and stressed the need for urgency in
addressing the situation. He asked that he be notified of the results of a traffic study in the area
if one is carried out. Scott Logan, Traffic Engineer, said that he could have a study completed
by mid to late July.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to direct Staff to conduct a traffic study of the area
from 6th Street to 13th Street and from Grand Avenue to Duff Avenue.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REZONING OF SEVDE PROPERTY: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the hearing open. Brian
O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, indicated that Staff recommends rezoning the
Sevde Property to Planned Industrial rather than General Industrial as requested by Mr. Sevde.
Steve Lekwa, Special Project Coordinator for the Story County Conservation Board, informed
the Council that there is a small but rich native prairie remnant on this site that he recommended
be preserved on site or salvaged for removal to another site. Dale Sharp, 618 Douglas, attorney
for Dick and Maggie Sevde, stated his approval of the Planned Industrial zoning designation and
requested that the prairie vegetation be removed rather than preserved on the site so that the
Sevde's property would remain available for their use. Council Member Hoffman reminded the
Council of the City's policy for protecting certain environmental areas within the City such as
prairies. She said that her preference would be to keep the prairie area intact but if that is
impossible, she would like to see it salvaged. Mr. Sharp said that he felt confident that an
agreement could be reached. City Attorney Klaus informed the Council that if the rezoning is
to be conditioned on some special requirement, that requirement must be resolved before the
hearing is closed.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to table the request for rezoning the Sevde property
located generally northwest of the intersection of South Riverside Drive and Airport Road until
the July 10th City Council meeting.
Roll Call Vote: 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Parks. Motion declared carried.
1990 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NO. 3: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the
hearing open. Rod Myers, 806 Delaware, asked that the assessments for this paving project be
spread over 15 years rather than 10 since his payments will be so large due to the size of
his property. Wayne Payer, 800 Delaware, expressed his approval of the project as well
as the spreading of the assessments over a 15 year period. There were no further
comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-194 amending the
proposed resolution of necessity for the 1990 Street Improvement Program No. 3 to correct the
assessment for the Erickson property and to spread the assessments over a 15 year period rather
than a 10 year period.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-155 approving the
final resolution of necessity as amended for the 1990 Street Improvement Program No. 3.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-195 ordering final
plans and specifications for the 1990 Street Improvement Program No. 3 and setting June 29,
1990, as bid due date and July 10, 1990, 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.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to direct Staff to alter the assessment notifications to
inform the affected property owners that the assessments for the 1990 Street Improvement
Program No. 3 will be spread over 15 years but that payments may be made over a shorter period
of time if they desire to do so.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
1990 BITUMINOUS SEAL COAT PROJECT: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the hearing open.
There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-196 approving final
plans and specifications for the 1990 Bituminous Seal Coat Project and awarding a contract to
Manatt's in the amount of $84,800.00
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
FUNDED BLOCK GRANT ACTIVITIES: Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the hearing open.
Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Housing Coordinator, reported 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 May 31, 1990, and the number of jobs
predicted and attained by each project. Ms. Baker-Latimer also reiterated each project's
objectives and benefits to the community and its citizens. Mayor Pro Tem Parks declared the
hearing closed.
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON ROY KEY AVENUE AND WHEELER
AVENUE: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance
prohibiting parking on both sides of Roy Key Avenue from 30th Street to Wheeler Street, and
on both sides of Wheeler Street from Grand Avenue to Roy Key Avenue.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HATE CRIMES ORDINANCE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Campbell, to pass on second
reading an ordinance prohibiting violations of an individual's rights.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
TRANSFER OF HOSPITAL PAYROLL CLERK: City Manager Schainker explained the
request from Mary Greeley Medical Center for the physical location of the position of Hospital
Payroll Clerk to be moved from the Finance Department in City Hall to the hospital.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-197 approving the
transfer of the Hospital Payroll Clerk to Mary Greeley Medical Center and approving the
retention of a .5 FTE Account Clerk Position in the Finance Department with the following
stipulations.
1. That the Hospital Payroll Clerk receive the same rate of pay that he would receive effective
July 1, 1990, as a City employee.
2. That the Hospital Payroll Clerk's seniority and accrued leaves are carried over.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
UTILITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM: City Manager Schainker explained the request from the
Utility Retirement Board.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-198 permitting the
combined contribution rate for the Utility Retirement System to remain at 15.6% until a long
range plan is developed and presented for approval in January, 1991.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
BAGEL WORKS: City Manager Schainker explained the process involved in the transfer of the
Bagel Works CEBA Contract to the City of Ellsworth.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-199 approving the
concept of transferring the CEBA Contract with Bagel Works from the City of Ames to
Ellsworth, Iowa.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
STERLING SUBDIVISION CDP: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 90-200 approving the CDP for Sterling Subdivision with the stipulations
that the drainage fields be defined if they cross lot lines and easements be obtained for the
drainage fields and that the County be notified of the encroachment into the right-of-way prior
to completion 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.
RELEASE OF CDBG MORTGAGE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Campbell, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 90-201 approving the release of a real estate mortgage for property located
at 1227 Stafford.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
SAMPLING AT RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by
Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-202 authorizing Staff to enter into contract with ISU
personnel to complete sampling at the Resource Recovery Plant for the time periods of summer,
fall, and winter.
Roll Call Vote 5-0. (Council Member Brown was out of the room.) Resolution declared
adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
U. S. HIGHWAY #69 TRAFFIC STUDY: Mayor Pro Tem Parks expressed concern about the
possibility of this study recommending an alternate route for Highway #69 through Ames and
stated his opposition to such a recommendation.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-203 approving the
28E Agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for the U. S. Highway #69 Traffic
Study with the stipulation that consideration of an alternate route for Highway #69 be deleted
from the study.
Roll Call Vote 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Hertz. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these
minutes.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-204 approving the
U. S. Highway #69 Study with JBM Associates, Inc. and Snyder and Associates team in an
amount not to exceed $69,883.00 with the Iowa DOT participating in $34,491.52 of the cost with
the stipulation that consideration of an alternate route for Highway #69 be deleted from the
study.
Roll Call Vote 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay:
Hertz. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these
minutes.
TRAFFIC SAFETY FUNDS: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 90-205 approving the application for Traffic Safety Funds for the Dayton
Road and Lincoln Way Intersection Modification Project and authorizing the Mayor to sign the
application.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
PARKING CHANGES ON STANTON: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 90-206 approving the following parking restrictions on Stanton Avenue
near Crawford School and directing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance designating the
restrictions.
1. Remove parking on the east side of Stanton Avenue during school periods (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
in the existing five minute zone (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays).
2. Remove parking on the east side of Stanton Avenue during school periods (8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
on two of the four parking spaces located north of the #412 driveway on the east side of
Stanton Avenue.
3. Place on the west side of Stanton a 15 minute passenger and bus loading zone.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
ELECTRIC UTILITY COAL SUPPLY: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 90-207 approving the first amendment to the Coal Supply Agreement with
Rochelle Coal Company to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 1999.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-208 approving the
first addendum to the Rail Transportation Agreement with Chicago and North Western
Transportation Company to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 1999.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS: Council Member Hoffman suggested that more signs be placed in strategic
locations to help visitors find their way around the City of Ames.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor