HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 11/27/1990MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA NOVEMBER 27, 1990
The Ames City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on November 27, 1990, in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law. Mayor Curtis presided at the
meeting and the following Council Members were present: Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and
Wirth. Council Member Brown arrived late.
NATIONAL DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING AWARENESS WEEK: Ellen Landon
accepted on behalf of Sergeant Craig Reid a proclamation from Mayor Curtis proclaiming
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week in Ames.
NATIONAL HOME CARE WEEK: Mayor Curtis presented a proclamation to Ellen Landon on
behalf of Ann Williamson proclaiming National Home Care Week in Ames.
Council Member Brown arrived.
MERIT SHOP CONSTRUCTION AWARD: Gerry Peters from Story Construction Company
presented a Merit Shop Construction Award to Tom Neumann, Assistant Director of Water and
Water Pollution Control, from the associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa for the Ames
Water Pollution Control facility as constructed by Story Construction Company.
CONSENT AGENDA: Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to approve the following items on
the Consent Agenda.
1. Motion to approve minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 13, 1990.
2. Motion to approve payment of claims totalling $1,883,931.95.
3. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer and liquor licenses:
(a) Class C Liquor License - Hombre's, 320 S. 16th Street.
(b) Class C Liquor License - Whiskey River, 132-136 Main Street.
(c) Class C Beer Permit - Vickers, 1118 S. Duff.
4. Motion to set December 11, 1990, as date of public hearing to consider rezoning of
property located at 4506 Lincoln Way (Quik Trip).
5. Motion to refer a voluntary annexation application from C. I. Country Corner, Inc. to the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. Motion to refer to Staff and Campustown Betterment Association a request for change in
parking meter times on Hayward Avenue.
7. RESOLUTION NO. 90-398 approving formation of Project Management Team for Survey
of Historic Resources and appointment of members.
8. RESOLUTION NO. 90-399 awarding contract to Case Power and Equipment Co. in the
amount of $41,360 for skid steer loaders, tandem axle trailers, and hydraulic breaker.
9. RESOLUTION NO. 90-400 accepting completion of bus garage addition constructed by
Betts and Beer.
10. 1990 Street Improvement Program No. 1:
(a) RESOLUTION NO. 90-401 accepting completion by Con-Struct, Inc.
(b) RESOLUTION NO. 90-402 adopting final assessment schedule.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 90-403 accepting revised parking lot description for McFarland
Clinic.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 90-404 approving architect and construction manager contracts for
Mary Greeley Medical Center.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Resolutions declared carried unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting.
OFF-CAMPUS CENTER: Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to approve the request from the
Off-Campus Center for $200 to help fund a teleconference on the Fair Housing Act of 1988.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HEARING ON AMENDMENT TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
CONCERNING CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS: Mayor Curtis declared the
hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hertz, to pass on first reading an ordinance approving an
amendment to the Historic Preservation Ordinance that would give limited authority to Staff to
approve Certificates of Appropriateness for a limited number of routine items.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HEARING ON VACATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ADJACENT TO 447
WESTWOOD DRIVE: Mayor Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and
the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to pass on first reading an ordinance vacating a portion
of right-of-way adjacent to 447 Westwood Drive.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-405 approving sale and
conveyance of the right-of-way adjacent to 447 Westwood Drive to Everett Swagert for payment
of $402.50.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
HEARING ON SUBMITTAL OF 1991-92 CDBG APPLICATION: Mayor Curtis declared the
hearing open. There were no comments from the approximately 40 citizens present. Vanessa
Baker-Latimer reviewed the specific aspects of the project chosen for the City's 1991-92 CDBG
application for the Council. This project will include property acquisition, relocation, and
demolition of deteriorated structures which will be replaced with a new residential structure on
properties located at 2805, 2811, and 2817 West Street, which is in Urban Revitalization Area
No. 4. The Project Developer will be Ralph Rogers. Ms. Baker-Latimer commented further that
a hearing was held on September 25, 1990, to gain community input into the priority guidelines
in the City's 1990-91 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 to be developed by Mr. Rogers will come from
a Community Development Block Grant, if the project is chosen for funding after the application
is submitted on December 4, 1990. The amount of CDBG funds being requested is $294,800.00,
of which one hundred percent will benefit persons of low and moderate income. Ms. Baker-
Latimer pointed out that the City will minimize the displacement of persons and businesses
occurring as a result of this project by following the guidelines of the anti-residential and
relocation assistance plan adopted by the City of Ames. 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, 1990, 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 Brown, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-406 approving the
submittal of the City's 1990-91 CDBG application to the Department of Economic Development.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by
the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-407 approving the
agreement between Ralph Rogers and the City of Ames for the West Street Housing Project.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared carried unanimously, signed by
the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
ORDINANCE REGARDING TRANSIT BOARD MEETINGS: Moved by Hertz, seconded by
Campbell, to pass on first reading an ordinance amending Sub-Section 26A.4(1) of the
Municipal Code to allow the Transit Board to meet on dates which shall be determined by the
Board.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to waive the rules required for passage of an ordinance.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to pass on second and third reading and adopt
ORDINANCE NO. 3106 amending Sub-Section 26A.4(1) of the Municipal Code to allow the
Transit Board to meet on dates which shall be determined by the Board.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
YARD WASTE ORDINANCE: Paul Wiegand, Public Works Director, explained various aspects
of the proposed ordinance.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Wirth, to pass on first reading an ordinance for the purpose of
revising regulations pertaining to the disposal of garbage, refuse, and yard waste.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE: Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to pass on
second reading an ordinance amending the Historic Preservation Ordinance in regards to
Certificates of Appropriateness in the alteration area.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE REZONING LAND WEST OF FIRST ADDITION TO PRAIRIE VIEW
SUBDIVISION: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on second reading an ordinance
rezoning the north 468 feet of the area generally referred to as Prairie View West to R-2 (Low-
Density Residential), and that the remaining portion of the site be rezoned to R1-6 (Low-Density
Residential).
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE REZONING FIRST ADDITION TO PRAIRIE VIEW SUBDIVISION: Moved
by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3107
rezoning lots along Prairie View East in the First Addition to Prairie View Subdivision from R-3
to R-2 in the north portion and R1-6 in the south portion.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
P-C PLAN FOR 803 24TH STREET AND 2801 GRAND AVENUE: Moved by Hoffman,
seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 90-408 approving an amendment to the P-C
Plan to allow exterior remodeling and a new sign at 803 24th Street and to allow exterior
remodeling, the "Walgreen's" sign, and the one foot block letter signage on the property at 2801
Grand Avenue with the stipulations that only one sign is allowed for each business and that the
signage is limited to the business name.
Roll Call Vote: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
AMES BICYCLE ROUTE MASTER PLAN: Moved by Brown, seconded by Campbell, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 90-409 approving the Ames Bicycle Route Master Plan with the goals and
objectives and phasing as proposed by Staff.
Scott Logan, Traffic Engineer, briefly reviewed highlights of the proposed Bicycle Route Master
Plan. Dennis Jones, Chairman of the Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee, requested the Council to
approve the plan with the modified goals and objectives and phasing as proposed by the
Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee. Steve Moehlmann, President of Friends of Central Iowa Biking,
emphasized the need for safety and establishment of a transportation network for bikers and also
requested approval of the Committee's recommendations. Wayne Hauber, representing the Kate
Mitchell Neighborhood Association, also voiced support for the Committee's recommendations
for safety reasons.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Hertz, to amend the motion to approve the Ames Bicycle
Route Master Plan with the goals and objectives as proposed by Staff and with the phasing
of routes as proposed by Staff with the exceptions that Segments 9, 10, 11, and 12
(forming a path on the abandoned railroad right-of-way from 6th Street to 20th Street) are
to be deleted from Phase One of the plan and Segment 32 (a path on the abandoned
railroad right-of-way from South 16th Street to Airport Road) and Segment 35 (a path on
Duff Avenue from Airport Road to Crystal Street) are to be moved to Phase One of the
plan and placed in the CIP for construction during the upcoming fiscal year.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Roll Call Vote on Amended Motion: 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by
the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Moved by Wirth, seconded by Brown, to direct the Ames/ISU Bicycle Committee to return a
refined set of goals and objectives for the Ames Bicycle Route Master Plan to the Council by
July.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Moved by Campbell to allocate $100,000 from Local Option Tax Monies to fund construction
of bicycle paths during Fiscal Year 1991/92. The motion failed for lack of a second.
Moved by Brown, seconded by Hoffman, to allocate $75,000 for funding construction of bicycle
paths during the next fiscal year.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
COMMENTS: Council Member Hoffman suggested that a question concerning Toxic Waste
Clean- up Day be added to the next Citizen Satisfaction Survey.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor