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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 07/24/1990MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 1990 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on July 24, 1990, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Larry Curtis presiding and the following members present: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth. Council Member Brown was absent. CONSENT AGENDA: One item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to approve the following remaining items on the Consent Agenda. 1. Motion to approve minutes of the July 10, 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 - EZ Mart #4, 3337 Lincoln Way. (b) Class C Liquor License - The Far Side, 115 Main. (c) Special Class C Liquor License - Pizza Hut, 436 South Duff. (d) Class C Beer Permit - Hillman's Standard, 1614 S. Dayton. (e) Class C Liquor License - Sportsman's Lounge, 123 Main Street. (f) Class C Liquor License - Rocky Rococo, 120 Welch Avenue. (g) Class E Beer Permit - Quik Trip #546, 4420 Lincoln Way. 4. Motion to refer request from Kings Terrace and Crestview Mobile Home Parks for sanitary sewer extensions to Staff. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 90-260 approving FY 90/91 contract with Ames Youth Orchestra. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 90-261 approving FY 90/91 contracts with Emergency Residence project and Red Cross. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 90-262A awarding contract for Scholl Road Waterline Project to Van Hauen-Keller, Inc. in the amount of $81,437.00 and RESOLUTION NO. 90-262B approving their contract and bond. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 90-263 approving preliminary plans and specifications for Moore Park Parking Lot; setting August 8, 1990, as bid due date and August 14, 1990, as date of hearing and award of contract. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 90-264 approving preliminary plans and specificationsfor 1990 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program; setting August 17, 1990, as bid due date and August 28, 1990, as date of hearing and award of contract. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 90-265 accepting bids and awarding contracts to Terry Durin Co. and RESCO in the amount of $79,420.00 for Padmount Transformers. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 90-266 accepting bids and awarding a contract to HTE, Inc. in the amount of $31,710.00 for Payroll/Human Resources/Benefits Software for the AS400. 12. RESOLUTION NO. 90-267 approving purchase of equipment, vehicles, and spare parts for WPC expansion. 13. RESOLUTION NO. 90-268 accepting completion of 1990 Joint Sealing Program by PLS., Inc. in the amount of $36,849.94. 14. RESOLUTION NO. 90-269 accepting completion of Power Plant Locker Room and Conference Room Renovation Project by Harold Pike Construction in the amount of $85,780.00. 15. RESOLUTION NO. 90-270 authorizing assignment of security agreement for Thermomass. 16. RESOLUTION NO. 90-271 approving report on City of Ames Health Benefit Trust. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Wirth, to hold a special City Council meeting to discuss yard waste on August 6, 1990, at 7:30 p.m., and to set regular meeting dates for September 11 and 25 and October 9 and 23, 1990. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PUBLIC FORUM: David Slater, 320 South Russell, representing the people in the area of South Russell whose homes were flooded in June, requested the Council to direct Staff to determine the feasibility of placing check valves or one-way valves on the storm sewer inlets on the affected streets in the South Russell neighborhood and to visually survey the Squaw Creek area from Lincoln Way south to identify obstructions from downed trees, brush, and other debris washed down stream that would obstruct flow in the event of heavy rainfall and potential high water. BEER AND LIQUOR LICENSES: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the following applications for new beer and liquor licenses: (a) Special Class C Liquor - Formosa Restaurant, 213 Duff Avenue. (b) Class C Liquor - Cafe' Northwest, 114 S. Duff. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REQUEST FOR REZONING: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to refer to the Planning and Zoning Commission a request to rezone the land contiguous to and west of Prairie View East Subdivision. John McKinney, 315 6th Street, representing the Prairie View East Homeowner's Association, explained their request for rezoning the land west of them. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. SOUTHDALE BIKE PATH: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to refer a request for a bike path from the residents of the Southdale area to the Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee. Ingrid Moore, 619 Meadow Place, representing the residents of the Southdale area, explained their request for a bike path. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. LEASE FOR MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER: Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-272 approving the lease of the lower floor of the building at 12th and Duff by Mary Greeley Medical Center. Jeff Stevenson, President of Mary Greeley Medical Center, explained that the hospital would like to move the operations of Homeward out of the hospital into the lower floor of the Family Practice Clinic to reduce crowding. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CONTINUATION OF HEARING ON REZONING OF SEVDE PROPERTY: Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, stated that an agreement had been reached between Richard Sevde and the City of Ames for removal of native prairie species from Mr. Sevde's property by the Ames Parks and Recreation Department. There were no further comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-273 approving the agreement for removal of native prairie from the property located northwest of the intersection of South Riverside Drive and Airport Road and approving rezoning of the property from Agricultural to Planned Industrial. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance rezoning the property located northwest of the intersection of South Riverside Drive and Airport Road from Agricultural to Planned Industrial. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON ELECTRIC LINE RECONDUCTERING FROM TOP-O-HOLLOW SUBSTATION TO STANGE SUBSTATION: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-274 approving final plans and specifications and awarding a contract to L. E. Myers Co. in the amount of $89,587.63 to provide labor, equipment, and miscellaneous materials to reconducter the 69 KV line from Top-O-Hollow substation to Stange substation. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON IOWA ELECTRIC TIE LINE PROJECT FROM BOONE JUNCTION TO STANGE SUBSTATION: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-275A & 90-275B approving final plans and specifications for the Iowa Electric Tie Line Project from Boone Junction to Stange Substation and awarding a contract to Pioneer Lumber Co. in the amount of $389,318.42 for Schedule 1 - wood poles and to Reynolds Aluminum in the amount of $206,367.34 for Schedule 2 - conductor alternate B respectively. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions 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- 276 directing Staff to re-bid Schedule 3 - Miscellaneous Materials and setting August 16, 1990, as bid due date and August 28, 1990, as date for award of contract. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE CHANGING PARKING ON STANTON AVENUE: Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3088 changing parking requirements on Stanton Avenue near Crawford School. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE MAKING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3099 approving technical amendments for site plan provisions in the Zoning Ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FOUR-WAY STOP ON 20TH STREET: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hertz, to pass on second reading an ordinance amending the present ordinance establishing a four-way stop at 20th Street by deleting a reference to Hays Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to waive the rules required for the passing of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3090 amending the present ordinance establishing a four-way stop at 20th Street by deleting a reference to Hays Avenue. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REGULATING PRIVATE SANITARY LANDFILL: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on first reading an ordinance establishing regulations pertaining to the siting and operation of private sanitary disposal projects. Paul Wiegand, Public Works Director, summarized the main points of the proposed ordinance. Les Wolf, Vice President of Clapsaddle expressed agreement with the ordinance on behalf of Ames-Story Environmental Landfill. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING ON DOUGLAS AVENUE: Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance prohibiting parking on the west side of Douglas between 13th and 14th Streets from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, HUMAN RELATIONS: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to pass on first reading an ordinance to conform the City of Ames' Human Relations Ordinance to the Iowa Civil Rights Statute adopted during the last session of the Iowa Legislature. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. DRUG CONTROL AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT GRANT CONTRACT: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-277 approving the contract for funds from the Drug Control and System Improvement Grant. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. LINDA GLANTZ INTERIORS' SIGN: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION 90-278 approving an amendment to the Planned Commercial Plan for North Grand Mall at 2801 Grand Avenue to allow the installation of an exterior sign for Linda Glantz Interiors. Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, stated that the sign does not meet City policy. Linda Glantz, owner of Linda Glantz Interiors, requested approval for the sign for her store so that her business would not be hurt. Phil Genovese, Manager of North Grand Mall, indicated support for the sign and said that he believed Linda Glantz' business would suffer without the sign. Roll Call Vote: 4-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hertz, Parks, and Wirth. Voting Nay: Hoffman. Resolution declared carried, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONCERNS: Sandra McJimsey, Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning Commission, outlined concerns of the Planning and Zoning Commission, including allowable building height, time limit for PUD's, T-C Zone proposal, and communication among City boards and the Council, and requested a workshop with the Council to deal with these concerns. Council Member Parks requested that a survey of all properties affected by a change to a T-C Zone be completed prior to a workshop on that topic. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hertz, to hold a workshop with the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 18, 1990, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss allowable building heights, time limits on PUD's, and T-C Zones. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PROCEDURE FOR FLOOD PLAIN ORDINANCE ADMINISTRATION: Bob Kindred, Assistant City Manager, brought the Council up to date on the status of home repairs in the flood plain after the June flood. Felicia Hoff, 323 S. Russell, appealed to the Council to interpret the law concerning the repair of homes in a flood plain leniently enough that they might repair their home rather than rebuild it to meet flood zone requirements. Mr. Kindred stated that a response was expected from the Federal Emergency Management Agency very soon concerning the City Attorney's flood plain valuation memorandum. City Attorney Klaus reminded those present that any action taken counter to the FEMA recommendation would endanger the insurability of all Ames residents for flood insurance. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to call a special City Council meeting as soon as a reply is received from FEMA. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. CITY PARTICIPATION IN TASK FORCE ON EQUALITY: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-279 approving participation by the City in the Task Force on Equality's activities, and appointing Sydney Morris and alternate Pat Green to represent the Commission, and Wayne Clinton to be an at-large City representative with the City offering staff support. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Council Member Hoffman expressed concern about weeds in Ames. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to refer to Staff the request from David Slater concerning the South Russell neighborhood, which were presented earlier in the meeting. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to direct Staff to consider the issue of a cap on the number of residents in group homes in Ames. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Campbell, to refer the letter from the Old Town Neighborhood Association,concerning the issue of parking at the hospital,to Mary Greeley Medical Center. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to refer to Staff the issue of notification of relatives after accidents. Vote on Motion: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m. _________________________________ ______________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry Curtis, Mayor