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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regular Meeting of the Ames City Council 10/10/1989MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 10, 1989 The Ames City Council met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on September 10, 1989, in the Council Chambers of the City Administration Building, 621 Main Street, pursuant to law with Mayor Pro Tem Curtis presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, & Thurston. Mayor Goodland was absent. HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING WORKSHOP: Sheila Lundt, Assistant to the City Manager, provided a review of the COMPASS Project as well as the results and proposed recommendations of the project as follows. 1. There should be a centralized Information and Referral Service in Story County with adequate staff and funding to provide effective service. 2. Targeted and effective prevention programs in the county should receive adequate support. 3. There should be activity at every governmental level to ensure affordable and liveable housing. 4. The availability and affordability of Story County surrogate care for people with a wide variety of needs should be enhanced. 5. Economical transportation should be improved for rural Story County residents. 6. Adequate and nutritious food should be available to all residents in Story County. 7. Advocacy efforts should be undertaken locally to increase state and federal funding for housing, surrogate care, and food programs. Steve Sabin, Chairman of COMPASS, further explained the project. Ms. Lundt emphasized that the COMPASS Committee recommends to ASSET and to the Joint Funders that regular needs evaluations be undertaken to look at the issue of the correlation between services and unmet needs. The Council Members asked for more actual data to determine the magnitude of the needs in the County. Ms. Lundt also discussed briefly with the Council the City's criteria for funding Human Services agencies. Mayor Pro Tem Curtis suggested placing this topic on the agenda for a goal setting session early in the new year. PUBLIC POWER WEEK;: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis presented a proclamation to Merlin Hove, Director of the Electric Department, proclaiming the week of October 8th as Public Power Week in Ames. CREDIT UNION DAY: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis presented a proclamation to Marvin Davis, City Employees' Credit Union, and Dale Morent, United Methodist Ministers' Service Credit Union, proclaiming October 19th as Credit Union Day in Ames. NAVY BAND COMMODORES DAY: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis presented a proclamation to Marvin Davis proclaiming October 30th as Navy Band Commodores Day in Ames. WHITE CANE DAY: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis presented a proclamation to Ron Johnson, Debbie Smith, Sandy Ryan, and Mike Strait proclaiming October 15, 1989, as White Cane Day in Ames. CONSENT AGENDA: One item was added to the Consent Agenda and one item was pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda. 1. Motion to approve minutes of the meeting of September 26, 1989. 2. Motion to approve payment of claims totalling $3,836,386.63. 3. Motion to approve renewal of the following beer & liquor licenses: (a) Class E Beer Permit - Jarco Stores, 104 Lincoln Way (b) Class E Beer Permit - QuikTrip #537, 111 Duff Avenue (c) Class C Liquor License - O'Malley and McGee, 716 S. Duff 4. Motion to send suggested policy guidelines concerning roadway design and intersection spacing to Planning & Zoning Commission for recommendations. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 89-339 approving and adopting Supplement No. 16 to the Ames Municipal Code, 1985. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 89-340 approving contract for employee assistance program services between City of Ames and Mary Greeley Medical Center. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 89-341 confirming Tim Heiller as GSB appointee to Ames Transit Board. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 89-342 establishing a committee of historiographers. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 89-343 accepting completion of the 1989 Street Rehabilitation Program No. 2. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 89-344 approving contract and bond from Con-Struct, Inc. for County Road R-50 Widening Project. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 89-345 approving contract and bond from Stenberg Concrete Construction for the children's pool at Brookside Park. 12. RESOLUTION NO. 89-346 approving contract and bond from Manatt's, Inc. for 16th Street Reconstruction Project. 13. RESOLUTION NO. 89-347 approving contract and bond from Scientific Columbus for Tranducers for the SCADA Project - Contract C3. 14. RESOLUTION NO. 89-349 awarding contracts for WPC Lab Equipment subject to IDNR concurrence. Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolutions declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to hold a joint meeting with the Hospital Board of Trustees at 7:30 p.m. on October 26, 1989, at their request and to ask the Mayor to write a letter to the Board inviting them to meet in the Council Chambers so that the meeting may be televised. Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. PUBLIC FORUM: No one appeared for this portion of the meeting. SECOND CURB CUT: Moved by Thurston, seconded by Hoffman, to refer a request from Pat Brown for a second curb cut for property located at 3212 West Street to Staff. Vote on Motion 5-0-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Curtis, Hoffman, Parks, and Thurston. Voting Nay: None. Abstaining: Brown. Motion declared carried. SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY BONFIRE: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to approve the request from Sigma Chi Fraternity to have a bonfire on property located at 2136 Lincoln Way on October 20, 1989, subject to the inspection and approval by the Fire Chief or his designee of the bonfire area to ensure that all precautions have been taken to make this a safe event. Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. REPAIR OF WATER SERVICE LINE: Moved by Brown, seconded by Thurston, to approve the request from Ron Bartlett for the City to pay the full cost of the repair of the water line and sidewalk at the rear of 122 Main Street. Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. WAIVER OF SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to approve the request from the Ford Street Development Company to waive the sidewalk requirement in front of the WGGC Industrial Development project. Council Member Thurston stated that he would like to see the City reserve the right to require that sidewalks be put in at a later time. City Attorney Klaus said that the City could assess the cost of putting in sidewalks to the adjoining property owners in the future. Vote on Motion 5-1. Voting Aye: Brown, Campbell, Curtis, Hoffman, Parks, & Thurston. Voting Nay: Thurston. Motion declared carried. Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Brown, to direct Staff to study the issue of sidewalks and bikeways in industrial areas and report back to Council. Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. GREEK WAY REQUEST TO FUND LECTURE: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Brown, to deny the request from Greek Way for the City to contribute $300 toward the sponsorship of a lecture during National Alcohol Awareness Week. Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. HEARING ON SIDEWALK REPAIR ASSESSMENT: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-348 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. Cynthia Best $413.60 c/o Ronald Wright 29 Lafayette Avenue Staten Island, New York 10301 Sidewalk repair at 1102 Stafford Work completed on June 28, 1989 Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR 27 SECTION 8 EXISTING HOUSING UNITS: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis declared the hearing open. There were no comments and the hearing was declared closed. HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT: Moved by Thurston, seconded by Hoffman, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3061 amending the Official Zoning Map to show the Old Town Historic Preservation District as an overlay. Roll Call Vote 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. Moved by Brown, seconded by Thurston, to pass on third reading and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 3062 enacting additional regulations pertaining to historic preservation. Roll Call Vote 6-0. Ordinance declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. NORTHRIDGE PARKWAY SUBDIVISION: Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-350 approving the Final Plat for Northridge Parkway Subdivision. Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a portion of these minutes. COMMENTS: Council Member Brown requested that an extension of Ross Road toward the west be considered in the CIP. Moved by Brown, seconded by Parks, to request Staff to develop a personnel policy on hiring the handicapped. Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. ____________________________________ _____________________________________ Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk F. Paul Goodland, Mayor