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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 09/11/1990MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA SEPTEMBER 11, 1990 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on September 11, 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: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, and Wirth. Council Member Brown arrived at 7:45 p.m. and Mayor Curtis was absent. PROCLAMATIONS: Mayor Pro Tem Parks presented proclamations for World Summit for Children Week, Constitution Week, National Adult Day Care Week, and Knights of Columbus Phonathon Day. CONSENT AGENDA: One item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hertz, to approve the following remaining items on the Consent Agenda. 1. Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of August 28, 1990. 2. Motion to approve payment of claims totalling $1,986,805.98. 3. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses: (a) Class B Beer Permit - Happy Joe's, 551 S. Duff. (b) Class C Liquor License - That Place, 203-205 Main Street. (c) Class C Liquor License - Corner Pocket, 125 Main. (d) Class C Liquor License - Tip Top Lounge, 201 E. Lincoln Way. (e) Class C Liquor License - Wallaby's, 3720 W. Lincoln Way. (f) Class B Liquor License - Scores, 1206 S. Duff. 4. Motion to set November 13 and 27 and December 11 and 18 as regular City Council meeting dates. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 90-328 approving contract and bond of Manatt's, Inc. for construction of Moore Park Parking Lot, Phase Two. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 90-329 approving contract and bond of Keith Enterprises for SCADA installation. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 90-330 approving contract and bond of WESCO for Iowa Electric Tie Line Transmission Materials. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 90-331 approving preliminary plans and specifications for a regenerative/recirculating or vacuum street sweeper and truck chassis; and setting September 17, 1990, as bid due date and October 9, 1990, as date of hearing and award of contract. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 90-332 waiving formal bidding procedures and awarding a contract for the purchase of AS/400 equipment and software for Cy-Ride to IBM Corporation in the amount of $37,449, subject to receipt of approved Affirmative Action Compliance Forms. Roll Call Vote: 5-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Council Member Brown arrived. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICES: Paul Gierasch, Personnel Director, explained the services available for City of Ames employees and the reason for switching the contract from Mary Greeley Medical Center to McFarland Clinic. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-333 approving a contract with McFarland Clinic to provide an employee assistance program for City employees, at a cost not to exceed $7,500 for FY 1990-91. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. PUBLIC FORUM: There were no comments. LIQUOR LICENSE FOR CAFE BEAUDELAIRE: Kelly Jacobs, employee of Cafe Beaudelaire, explained the license application. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the application for a new Special Class C Liquor License for Cafe Beaudelaire located at 2504 Lincoln Way. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. AIR FORCE F-16 FLYOVER: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to approve the request from the Air Force ROTC to allow a flyover by two Air Force F-16 aircraft on November 6, 1990. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PALERMOS PIZZA PARKING REQUEST: George Tergopolous explained his request to have a pick-up zone allowed in front of his pizza restaurant located at 2426 Lincoln Way. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to refer the request from Palermos Pizza for a pick- up zone in front of the restaurant at 2426 Lincoln Way to the Campustown Betterment Committee. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. WILLBROS PARKING REQUEST: City Manager Schainker explained the request from William Brothers Energy Company to be allowed to park employees' cars in a private parking lot with an unpaved surface near the corner of Carnegie and Lincoln Way for approximately six weeks. He said he wanted Council direction on this matter since the issue of parking lot paving requirements has not been finalized. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, that Section 29.79 of the Municipal Code dealing with surfacing requirements for off-street parking areas does not apply to the request made by Williams Brothers Energy Company for temporary parking for a duration of not more than six weeks. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Dave Devereaux, 1904 Lincoln Way, complained about the way this request was handled by Staff. He requested that a policy be established for City Staff to follow prior to receiving future requests. HEARING ON CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION LANDFILL SITE APPROVAL: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. Les Wolf, from Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, representing Ames-Story Environmental Landfill, presented information on the proposed construction demolition landfill site. He pointed out that by law the Council must still consider comments received on this matter for up to 30 days after this hearing. He requested that a special meeting be held at the end of that 30 day period to take final action on this matter. There were no further comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to set October 12, 1990, at 12:30 p.m. as the date and time of a special City Council meeting to act on the matter of approval of a construction demolition landfill site proposed by Ames-Story Environmental Landfill. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON SIDEWALK REPAIR ASSESSMENT: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-334 assessing the cost of sidewalk repair to the property owner as shown below, directing the Finance Director to prepare a spread sheet, and directing the City Clerk to file the assessment with the Story County Treasurer. Steve Stolmeier $1,163.40 P. O. Box 891 Ames, Iowa 50010 Sidewalk repair at 101 Russell Avenue Work completed on June 28, 1990 Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON PROPOSED MEDICAL CLINIC REVENUE BONDS AND MEDICAL CLINIC REFUNDING BONDS: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to approve RESOLUTION NO. 90-335 authorizing the issuance and sale of Medical Clinic Revenue Bonds (McFarland Clinic Project), in one or more series, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000, and Medical Clinic Refunding Revenue Bonds (McFarland Clinic Project) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,250,000, and the execution and delivery of an Indenture of Trust and First Supplemental Indenture to secure said Bonds, and the execution and delivery of a Loan Agreement and First Amendatory Loan Agreement with Clinic Building Company, Incorporated. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes, ORDINANCE REZONING 118 & 122 CAMPUS AVENUE: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to pass on second reading an ordinance rezoning property at 118 and 122 Campus Avenue from an R-3 to an R-4 Zoning District. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Campbell, to waive the rules required for the passing of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3096 rezoning property at 118 and 122 Campus Avenue from an R-3 to an R-4 Zoning District. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. ORDINANCE FOR STOP SIGN ON KELLOGG AVENUE: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance pertaining to a stop sign on Kellogg Avenue at its intersection with 7th Street. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to waive the rules required for the passage of an ordinance. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3097 pertaining to a stop sign on Kellogg Avenue at its intersection with 7th Street. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. AGREEMENT FOR RENOVATION OF AMES/ISU ICE ARENA: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-336 approving an agreement with Voorhees Design Group of West Des Moines, Iowa, not to exceed $18,000 in order to develop plans, specifications, bid documents, and act as project manager for locker rooms, restrooms, and shower reconstruction at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. AGREEMENT FOR PARKING IN CUL-DE-SAC AT WOODHAVEN CIRCLE: Bill Allen, Stonebrooke Development Co., explained the request for his company to be allowed to develop a parking area in the cul-de-sac at Woodhaven Circle. He said his company would be willing to sign an agreement accepting total responsibility for this cul-de-sac parking area as well as two others in Stonebrooke Subdivision. Mr. Allen requested that approval for the request be granted at this meeting so that the paving may be completed at the same time the street is paved. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-337 approving the request for development of parking in Woodhaven Circle at the expense of the developers with the provision that the homeowners association be responsible for snow removal, cleaning, care of plantings, and maintenance of this cul-de-sac parking lot, along with maintenance of the two similar parking areas in Stonebrooke Subdivision. 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 Brown, to refer the issue of parking areas in cul-de-sacs to the Planning and Housing Department staff for development of guidelines. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. LANDFILL AVOIDANCE FEE FOR GLASS: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to table this item until the meeting on September 25, 1990. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. INVESTIGATION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE AT 224 MAIN: Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-338 approving a contract with Max Porter, a registered structural engineer, for investigation of a potential public nuisance at 224 Main Street and requesting that the report be brought back to Council for determination of appropriate action. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. CHANGE IN LUPP FOR WYNDHAM HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION: Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-339 approving an amendment to the Land Use Policy Plan map from the Commercial designation to the Medium-Density Residential designation for property located at 4700 Ontario Street in the Wyndham Heights Subdivision. Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. REZONING OF PROPERTY AT 4700 ONTARIO: Moved by Hertz, seconded by Campbell, to set September 25, 1990, as the date of public hearing to consider the rezoning of property located at 4700 Ontario in Wyndham Heights Subdivision from P-C (Planned Commercial) and R-2 (Low-Density Residential) to R-2 PUD (Low-Density Residential). Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. VOTING DELEGATES FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONVENTION: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to appoint Council Member Brown as Voting Delegate for the National League of Cities Convention since Council Member Hertz had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict, after being appointed at the last City Council meeting. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. CABLE TV COMMISSION REPORT: Gordon Meyer, Chairman of the Ames CableTV Commission, presented the yearly report from the commission. COMMENTS: Council Member Hoffman asked Staff to look into the possibility of collecting used phone books from other communities to burn at the Ames Resource Recovery Plant. She also expressed concern about the speed limit in the area of Cub Foods and also brought up the topic of bike racks on city buses. Moved by Wirth, seconded by Brown, to direct the City Attorney and the Inspection Department Staff to look at tightening up the ordinance dealing with refuse and junk cars. Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. Council Member Brown requested a report from Chief Ballantine on the bar situation since the expiration of the Over/Under Ordinance. She also pointed out that something needs to be done about cars parking too near the intersections where new stop signs were recently erected in the Old Town Neighborhood. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. ______________________________________ _____________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor