HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 10/26/1989MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA OCTOBER 26, 1989
The Ames City Council met in special session at 7:30 p.m. on October 26, 1989, in the Council
Chambers of the City Administration Building, 621 Main Street, pursuant to law with Mayor Pro
Tem Curtis presiding, followed by a joint meeting with the Mary Greeley Medical Center Board of
Trustees. The following Council members were present: Brown, Campbell, Curtis, Hoffman, Parks,
& Thurston. Mayor Goodland was absent. The following Board members were present: Anderson,
Dasher, Flynn, Halliburton, and Patterson.
CABLE TV CABLE: Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-370
approving payment of $8,085.50 to Electronic Supply for Cable TV Cable for the new City Hall.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted, signed by the Mayor, and hereby made a
portion of these minutes.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt
RESOLUTION NO. 89-371 approving the internal financing of the AS/400 computer purchase
at a current rate of 9%, to be reviewed and adjusted to 1% above the existing market rate each
July 1, for the four year period of the loan.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
LEASE BY YSS OF HOSPITAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 222 ELEVENTH ST.: Moved
by Brown, seconded by Thurston, to table this agenda item until the end of the joint meeting
with the Hospital Board.
Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
REQUEST FOR FIREWORKS PERMIT: Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to hold a
special meeting at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 1989, to consider a request from the India
Students Association for a fireworks permit.
Vote on Motion 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
JOINT MEETING WITH HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Hospital President Jeff
Stevenson briefly provided information concerning gross revenue billings, 1989 inpatient
admissions, expense dollars returned to area businesses from Mary Greeley Medical Center, and
full-time equivalents at the hospital.
Tom Knox, Hospital Consultant, presented information about the role and goals of the hospital
in Ames. He detailed changing relationships amongst the various parts of the health care field
and pointed out that the instability of these relationships increases the difficulty involved in long
range planning. He indicated that even though hospital patient days have decreased somewhat
in Iowa and across the nation, Mary Greeley Medical Center has been able to buck that trend.
Mr. Stevenson stated that 90+% of the hospital's patients are gained through referrals from
McFarland Clinic.
Discussion followed the presentation by Mr. Knox with Council Member Hoffman asking for
the mission of the hospital. Mr. Stevenson responded that the mission is service. Board Member
Anderson read the mission statement concerning service from the newspaper. When questioned
about specifics in regard to Mary Greeley, Mr. Knox responded that his report thus far has dwelt
on how the long range planning study will be carried out and that he is only in the beginning
stages of applying the study specifically to Mary Greeley. He stated that he would like to
present that next stage of information to the Council at a meeting in December. Mayor Pro Tem
Curtis asked what role the public will play in the long range planning process and how actively
that input will be sought. Mr. Knox said that business leaders, hospital management, and
Hospital Board members have been interviewed. When asked what sort of document will result
from his study Mr. Knox said that the planning document will be very specific. Council
Member Campbell expressed her concern about land use as growth occurs at the hospital.
Council Member Thurston brought up the issue of neighborhood concerns in regard to the
problems of parking and the loss of housing in the area. Council Member Parks stated his hope
that a parking ramp will be part of the hospital's long range plan. Mayor Pro Tem Curtis again
encouraged the Hospital Board to involve the public in the planning process.
LEASE BY YSS OF HOSPITAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 222 ELEVENTH ST.: Linda
Dasher, Chairperson of the Hospital Board, provided background for the Council on the house
which the hospital rents to Youth and Shelter Services for foster care at 222 Eleventh Street.
She said that this arrangement began when the Hospital Board was made aware of a need for this
type of service in Ames and they agreed to a three lease for this property with YSS for $1.00 per
year. She stated that this lease arrangement did not need to be considered by ASSET because
this foster care is state funded. Chairperson Dasher said that now the hospital would prefer to
limit the lease to one year at a time in order to keep their options open for the use of the
property. Council Member Brown stated that consideration of this lease is important because
in a sense the City is funding a State program. When asked why the Council had to act on this
matter, City Attorney Klaus stated that Council approval is required whenever hospital property
is used by any organization other than the hospital. Chairperson Dasher stated that the property
was purchased as part of the hospital's original long range plan.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-372 affirming the
agreement between Mary Greeley Medical Center and Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. for use
of the house at 222 Eleventh Street by YSS.
Roll Call Vote 6-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
It was decided that the next joint meeting between the City Council and Hospital Board will be
held in the City Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. on December 14, 1989.
COMMENTS: There were no comments.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk F. Paul Goodland, Mayor