DES MOINES CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

 

July 28, 2008 4:30 PM

 

 

 

PROCLAMATIONS – 4:00 P.M.

           

     Korn Patch Klowns Appreciation Week

     Responsible Gaming Education Week

     National Night Out

 

INVOCATION:         Pastor Gene Kelsey

Wakonda Christian Church

3938 Fleur Drive

 

 

1.          ROLL CALL:

 

2.          APPROVING AGENDA, AS PRESENTED AND/OR, AS AMENDED:

 

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*Note:

These are routine items and will be enacted by one roll call vote without separate discussion unless someone, Council or public, requests an item be removed to be considered separately.

 

 

3.          APPROVING CONSENT AGENDA – items 3 through 38:

 

 

LICENSES AND PERMITS

 

4.          Approving Alcoholic Beverage License applications for the following:

 

NEW APPLICATIONS

 

(A)        101 LOUNGE                                                              102 3RD ST                           C Liquor

(B)         J & J PIZZA PUB                                                       1264 E 14TH ST                  C Liquor

(C)         LOS PINOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT     3311 SE 14TH ST               C Liquor

(D)        UNDERGROUND                                                     500 E LOCUST ST            C Liquor

 

 

 

 

RENEWAL APPLICATIONS

 

(E)         EL PATIO MEXICAN RESTAURANT          611  37TH ST                       C Liquor

(F)         KING YING LOW RESTAURANT                 223 4TH ST                           C Beer/Wine

(G)        LOS COMPADRES                                                  1440  MAURY ST              C Liquor

(H)        PDS PUB                                                                        3803 SW 9TH STREET   C Liquor

(I)           PEOPLES COURT/CC TAFT & CO/AK      216 COURT AVE               C Liquor

 

TRANSFER TO NEW LOCATION

 

(J)          GRANDSTAND/IOWA STATE FAIR            3000 E GRAND AVE       B Beer

Temporary transfer to Cattle Barn Café during the Iowa State Fair, August 5-18, 2008.

 

OUTDOOR SERVICE APPLICATIONS

 

(K)        BREW HAUS LOUNGE                                        830 McKINLEY AVE      C Liquor

Adding permanent outdoor service area.

 

(L)         PLAZA PUB                                                                 6202  DOUGLAS AVE    C Liquor

Temporary outdoor service area on August 8-9, 2008.  Pending approval of Electrical, Fire and Zoning Departments.

 

(M)       SURF SHACK                                                             319  COURT AVE             C Liquor

Temporary outdoor service area for Court Avenue Street Dance on August 2, 2008.  Pending approval of Building, Electrical, Fire and Zoning Departments.

 

SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATIONS

 

(N)        BIRDS NEST                                                                3000 E GRAND AVE       B Beer

Fourteen day license for the Iowa State Fair.

 

(O)      BUD STAGE                                                 3000 E GRAND AVE     B Beer

                      Fourteen day license for the Iowa State Fair from August 5-18, 2008.

 

(P)         Federal Distributors Inc.                                 3000 E GRAND AVE     B Beer

Fourteen day license for the Iowa State Fair in Heritage Village from August 5-18, 2008.

 

(Q)        FIREFEST                          25 E COURT AVE                                     Five (5) Day License

Class B Beer License for Firefest on August 23, 2008.  Pending approval of Building and Electrical Departments

 

(R)         GRANDSTAND                                                         3000 E GRAND AVE       B Beer

Fourteen day license for the Iowa State Fair from August 5-18, 2008.

 

(S)          WINE GARDEN                                                         3000 E GRAND AVE       C Native Wine

Fourteen day license for the Iowa State Fair.

 

 

5.          City Clerk to issue Cigarette Licenses.

 

6.          City Clerk to issue Coin Operated Machine Licenses.

 

 

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

 

7.          Ordering construction of 42nd Street & Kingman Boulevard Widening and Signalization – Receiving of bids, (8-12-08), and Setting date of hearing, (8-25-08).  (Construction Estimate - $329,314).

 

(Council Communication No.  08-449)

 

8.          Approving Change Order No’s. 1 and 2 with Stroh Corporation for Police Station Emergency Generator, not to exceed $100,499.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-461)

 

9.          Communication from United Contractors, Inc. and Subsidiaries requesting permission to sublet certain items on Southeast Connector-Des Moines River Bridge with Levee, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Relocation.

 

10.      Accepting completed construction and approving final payment for Reilly Construction Company, Inc. for South Union Street and Park Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements.

 

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

 

11.      Levying assessments for costs of  Nuisance Abatement – NAC Emergency Orders for the following:

 

(A)      Community Development – Schedule No. 2008-12.

 

(B)       Public Works – Schedule No. 2008-11.

 

12.      Approving deletion of NAC-Emergency Assessment at 1075 33rd Street.

 

 

 

LAND/PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

 

13.      Accepting real estate documents for property at 5501 McKinley Avenue from Danny J. and Dianne G. Leonard for the Airport Runway 13R/31L Project.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-438)

 

 

14.      Accepting real estate documents for property at 5714 McKinley Avenue from Theodore and Donette Ramsey for the Airport Runway 13R/31L Project.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-439)

 

 

15.      Approving final plat for Chandler’s Acres located at 4080 NE 47th Street in unincorporated Polk County (within two mile jurisdiction review area).

 

(Council Communication No.  08-442)

 

 

16.      Approving dedication of right-of-way for extension of Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway – east/west and north/south segments.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-440)

 

 

BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/NEIGHBORHOODS

 

17.      Recommendation from Mayor Frank Cownie to appoint Linda Carter-Lewis to the Civil Service Commission, Seat 7 for a four-year term commencing April 1, 2008 to expire April 1, 2012.

 

18.      Recommendation from Mayor Frank Cownie to appoint Cyndi Chen to the Park and Recreation Board, Seat 1 for a four-year term commencing June 30, 2008 to expire June 30, 2012.

 

     18I  Recommendation from Council Member Christine Hensley to appoint Sharon Murphy to          

            The Neighborhood Revitalization Board, Seat 9 for a three-year term commencing June

            30, 2008 to expire June 30, 2011.       

 

19.      Approving recommendation from Mayor Frank Cownie to reappoint himself and Council Member Tom Vlassis to the Civic Center Board of Directors for a one-year term commencing June 1, 2008 to expire May 31, 2009.

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING

 

20.      Regarding request from James Ellis (owner) for review and approval of an amendment to the approved preliminary subdivision plat, “Deer Ridge Valley” for property at 3301 Stanton Avenue, allowing the property to be divided into 18 lots for single-family residential development, subject to conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

SETTING DATE OF HEARINGS

 

21.      On conveyance of city-owned property at 1347 Forest Avenue to Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC), $1, (8-11-08).

 

22.      On conveyance of city-owned property at 2914 E. 14th Street, for E. 14th Street Widening Project to the State of Iowa for benefit and use of Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), (8-11-08).

 

23.      On conveyance of excess right-of-way from Leach Avenue to Elder Lane to Chad and Jessica Reyna, $100, (8-11-08).

 

24.      On vacation and conveyance of segment of the east/west alley between Walnut Street and Mulberry Street from 12th Street to the north/south alley to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, $42,560, (8-11-08).

 

25.      On vacation and conveyance of Hazelwood Drive right-of-way, south of Franklin Avenue, adjoining 1819 43rd Street to Ila M. McFarland Estate, $200, (8-11-08).

 

26.      On request from Clancy Sullivan and A and C Properties, Inc.  and David and Sybil Nelson to rezone property at 4529 and 4539 Douglas Avenue from “C-O” (Commercial-Residential) and “R1-60” (One-Family Low Density Residential) to “PUD” (Planned Unit Development) to allow development of property for PAT Brokerage PUD Conceptual Plan including commercial office and retail uses, subject to conditions, (8-11-08).

 

27.      On 21st Amendment to the Restated Urban Revitalization Plan for the City-Wide Urban Revitalization Area, (8-11-08).

 

(Council Communication No.  08-430)

 

 

LEGAL DEPARTMENT - CLAIM SETTLEMENTS & BILLINGS

 

28.      Approving payment of $29,906.60 to Hansen, McClintock & Riley law firm for services related to enforcing a contract for insurance.

 

 

 

CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS

 

29.      Submitting training requests for Michele Bischof, Mike Matthes and Amelia Hamilton Morris.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-459)

 

 

 

 

APPROVING

 

 

30.      Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and Shelter Plus Care (S+C) renewal grant agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

 

                                           (Council Communication No.  08-427)

 

31.      Actions relating to conveyance of Pappajohn Higher Education Center to State of Iowa Board of Regents (University of Iowa):

 

(A)      Issuance of Certificate of Completion for Pappajohn Higher Education Learning Center Development – Disposition Parcel No. 01-4A, Metro Center Urban Renewal Project.

 

(B)       Second Amendment to Urban Renewal Development Agreement with Board of Regents, State of Iowa, for use and benefit of The University of Iowa (Assignee of John and Mary Pappajohn Higher Education Center Foundation).

 

(Council Communication No.  08-429)

 

32.      Maintenance Agreement with Intergraph Corporation for Police Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management System and Mobile Date System software, $153,038.24.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-425)

 

33.      Agreement with Center for Transportation Research and Education for Pavement Condition Data Collection, not to exceed $72,500.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-426)

 

34.      Receipt of Quarterly Treasurer’s Report as of June 30, 2008.

 

35.      Bids for the following:

 

(A)      Park-O-Meter (POM) Incorporated, sole area-wide distributor, for Smart Cards and Card Vending Units for existing parking meters to be used by the Traffic & Transportation Division, $72,972.69.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-433)

 

(B)       Pool Tech Midwest, sole area-wide distributor, for pools chlorination chemicals during fiscal year 2009 to be used by the Park & Recreation Department, $52,250.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-448)

 

(C)      Schumacher Elevator Company for City Hall elevator improvements/modernization to be used by the Park & Recreation Department, $83,472.  (Three bids mailed, three received.)

 

(D)      Repairs at Birdland Pool.

 

 

36.      Civil Service Entrance Lists for Assistant Planner and Urban Designer.

 

 

37.      Authorizing Finance Director to draw checks on registers for the weeks of July 29 and August 4, 2008; to draw checks for bills of the Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency for the weeks of July 28 and August 4, 2008; and to draw checks for bi-weekly payroll due August 1, 2008.

 

 

ORDINANCES - SECOND CONSIDERATION

 

38.      Amending Chapter 114 of the Municipal Code regarding traffic regulation changes as follows:

 

(A)      Code Revisions regarding Resident Permit Parking and Special Parking Permits for Special Events and Emergency Restrictions.

 

(B)       Request from Drake Area Businesses for removal of parking restrictions near 23rd Street and University Avenue.

 

 

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COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS

 

38I  From Dr. Gregory Peterson requesting to speak regarding the ADA Fall Fitness Day on October 11, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

HEARINGS (OPEN AT 5:00 P.M.) (ITEMS 39 THRU 53)

 

 

39.      On conveyance of city-owned property, 310 E. Fulton, to R.M. Madden Construction Inc. for infill housing, $14,299.99.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-435)

 

40.      On conveyance of city-owned property, 1238 E. 16th Street, to Lab Investment Company, Inc. for infill housing, $7,560.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-436)

 

41.      On conveyance of overhead electric line easement across city-owned property, 1615 SE 14th Street, to MidAmerican Energy Company, $1.

 

 

42.      On conveyance of underground electric line easement across city-owned property west of Robert D. Ray Drive to MidAmerican Energy Company, $1.

 

 

43.      On vacation and conveyance of excess city-owned right-of-way at E. 19th Street and Hubbell Avenue to Kenoyer and Associates, L.L.C, $2,425.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-434)

 

(A)      First consideration of ordinance above.

 

(B)       Final consideration of ordinance above, (waiver requested by applicant), requires 6 votes.

 

44.      On vacation and conveyance of east/west alley adjoining 816 Virginia Avenue to Samuel J. Fucaloro, $75.

 

(Council Communication No.  08-437)

 

(A)      First consideration of ordinance above.

 

(B)       Final consideration of ordinance above, (waiver requested by applicant), requires 6 votes.

 

 

 

 

 

45.      On request from FHL&R, LLC to rezone property at 1930 SE 6th Street from “C-1” (Neighborhood Retail Commercial) and “R1-60” (One-Family Low-Density Residential) to “C-2” (General Retail and Highway Oriented Commercial), to allow for expansion of existing legal non-conforming tavern use by providing an outdoor area for consumption of alcoholic beverages.  Plan and Zoning Commission recommends DENIAL.

 

 

46.      On items regarding property at 3025 Douglas Avenue, 3025 Douglas Avenue Inc:

 

(A)      To amend the Des Moines 2020 Community Character Land Use Plan future land use designation from Commercial:  Auto-Oriented, small scale strip development to General Industrial.  Plan and Zoning Commission recommends DENIAL.

 

(B)       Hearing to rezone property from “C-2” (General Retail and Highway Oriented Commercial) to Limited “M-1” (Light Industrial).  Plan and Zoning Commission recommends DENIAL.

 

 

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