HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 12/01/1989MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA DECEMBER 1, 1989
The Ames City Council met in special session at 12:15 p.m. on December 1, 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: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, & Thurston.
Mayor Goodland and Council Member Brown were absent.
HEARING ON SUBMITTAL OF 1990-91 CDBG APPLICATION: Mayor Pro Tem Curtis
declared the hearing open. Brian O'Connell, Director of Planning and Housing, explained the
proposed agreement between Ralph Rogers, Project Developer, and the City of Ames for the
West Street Housing Project, which 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.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-399 approving
the agreement between Ralph Rogers and the City of Ames for the West Street Housing
Project.
Roll Call Vote 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Housing Coordinator, reviewed specific aspects of this project chosen
for the City's 1990-91 CDBG application for the Council. She said that a hearing was held on
August 22, 1989, to gain community input on 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 Council. She stated that the source of the
funds for the project will come from a Community Development Block Grant, if it is chosen for
funding after the application is submitted on December 4, 1989. The amount of CDBG funds
being requested is $269,450, of which sixty-six percent will benefit persons of low and moderate
income. She stated that the proposed project will consist of property acquisition in Urban
Revitalization Area No. 4 including the acquisition, relocation, and demolition of deteriorated
residential structures which will be replaced with a new residential structure on properties
located at 2805, 2811, and 2817 West Street. Ms. Baker-Latimer concluded by saying that the
City will try to minimize the displacement of persons and businesses as a result of this project
by following the guidelines of the anti-residential and relocation assistance plan adopted by the
City of Ames. There were no further comments and the hearing was declared closed.
Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-400 approving
the submittal of the City's 1990-91 CDBG application to the Department of Economic
Development.
Roll Call Vote 5-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and
hereby made a portion of these minutes.
CLOSED SESSION: Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to hold a closed session as provided
by Section 20.17(3), Code of Iowa, to discuss collective bargaining strategy.
Vote on Motion 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Council Member Thurston left the meeting.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Parks, to end the closed session.
Vote on Motion 4-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
AGREEMENT WITH IBEW, LOCAL UNION 55: Moved by Parks, seconded by Campbell, to
adopt RESOLUTION NO. 89-401 ratifying the agreement with IBEW, Local Union 55.
Roll Call Vote 4-0. Resolution declared adopted unanimously, signed by the Mayor, and hereby
made a portion of these minutes.
COMMENTS: Council Member Hoffman requested that the school stop sign not be used at noon
at the intersection of Ontario and Wisconsin because there is only one child that uses that route
to go home for lunch.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 12:40 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk F. Paul Goodland, Mayor