Ames City Council

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL 
APRIL 10, 2012  

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.

Portions of the Agenda follow below:

HEARINGS: 
23. Hearing on 50-Year Lease with Iowa State University for placement of a golf maintenance facility on the southwest portion of Moore Memorial Park: (Click here for more information) 
        a. Resolution approving lease 
24. Hearing on adoption of 2011 National Electric Code: (Click here for more information) 
        a. First passage of ordinance adopting 2011 National Electric Code, with State and City of Ames amendments 
25. Hearing on 2010/11 Airport Improvements (West Apron Rehabilitation): (Click here for more information) 
        a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Godbersen-Smith Construction of Ida Grove, Iowa, in the amount of $1,298,380.65, subject to receipt of approved FAA grant 
26. Hearing on 2010/11 Concrete Pavement Improvements (Lincoln Swing and Oakland Street): (Click here for more information) 
        a. Resolution approving final plans and specifications and awarding contract to Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of $739,207.10 
27. Hearing on Zoning Text Amendment to create a separate land use for delayed deposit service providers and enacting prohibitions against their locating in Highway-Oriented Commercial or Gateway Overlay Zones or within 1,000 feet of certain specified facilities: (Click here for more information) (Click here for background information and related research) 
        a. First passage of ordinance 

PLANNING & HOUSING: 
28. SE 16th Street Tax Abatement Project (tabled from March 27, 2012): (Click here for more information) 
        a. Resolution approving qualifying criteria 


POLICE: 
31. Parking Violation Fines: (Click here for more information) 
        a. Motion directing City Attorney to develop ordinance increasing illegal and/or overtime parking fines HUMAN RESOURCES: 32. Resolution awarding three-year contract in the amount of $160,000 to Willis of Illinois of Moline, Illinois, for Property Insurance Broker Services (Click here for more information) 

WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL: 

33. Presentation of Water and Sewer Rates (Click here for more information)
ORDINANCES: 
34. Second passage of ordinance of Zoning Ordinance text amendment related to definitions of “story” and “basement” 
35. Second passage of ordinance changing term of office commencement date for Library Board of Trustees from July 1 to April 1