Agenda: Newton City Council Regular Meeting: Agenda City Hall Council Chambers th December 19, 2016 101 West 4 Street South 6:00 pm Newton, Iowa 50208 Pledge Pledge of Allegiance Call to Order 1. Roll Call Presentation 2. HIRTA – Brooke Ramsey 3. Airport Year End – Ethan Nasalroad Citizen Participation 4. This is the time of the meeting that a citizen may address the Council on matters that are included in the consent agenda or a matter that is not on the regular agenda. Except in cases of legal emergency, the City Council cannot take formal action at the meeting, but may ask the City staff to research the matter or have the matter placed on a subsequent agenda. Consent Agenda 5. December 05, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. 6. Approve Liquor License Renewal Class C Liquor License Catering, Okoboji Grill – DMACC, 600 N 2nd Ave W. 7. Resolution appointing Public Works Director and Director of Planning and Zoning to serve on the Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance Committee. (Council Report 16-277) 8. Resolution accepting completion of the E 31st St N Restoration Project (1st Ave E – N 19th Ave E). (Council Report 16-278) 9. Resolution approving Telecommunications Licensing Agreement with Windstream Iowa Communications, LLC. (Council Report 16-279) 10. Approval of Bills Public Hearing 11. Public Hearing on a Resolution Approving Amendment to City of Newton City-Wide Urban Revitalization Plan. (Council Report 16-280) • Since 1993, the City of Newton has had a City-wide Urban Revitalization Plan that provides for tax abatement for new construction across the City. The tax abatement program is proposed to be extended seven years by amending the Urban Revitalization Plan. • Staff recommends approval of the Resolution. 12. Resolution Approving Amendment to City of Newton City-Wide Urban Revitalization Plan. (Council Report 16-280) Ordinance 13. Second Consideration of an Ordinance to amend various sections of the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title IX, Chapter 90, regarding “Animals”. (Council Report 16-272) • Over the past 3 years there have been numerous changes to the City’s animal ordinance in an effort to ensure a higher level of animal control and improve the overall safety of the community. • Staff recommends approval of the ordinance amendments to define standard of care for domestic animals, add a violation for animals left in vehicles. Revise the vicious and problematic dog requirements, hearing procedures and Animal Review Committee structure. 14. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to lift special parking restrictions in the 700 block of E 4 ½ St S. (Council Report 16-281) • City staff received a request to lift the special parking restriction on E 4 ½ Street S from S 7th Avenue to S 8th Avenue. Due to parking lot expansion at the NCSD this roadway is no longer used for school parking. The Traffic Safety Committee assessed this area and recommends lifting the special parking restriction. • Staff recommends approval of the ordinance. 15. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to the street parking in the 300 block of South Second Avenue East. (Council Report 16- 282) • The Traffic Safety Committee reviewed parking in the 300 block of S 2nd Ave E and determined that with the wider street, parking could be allowed on one side of the street. • It is recommended that parking be added on the north side of the street in the 300 block of S 2nd Ave E. 16. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to the street parking in the 2300 block of South Third Avenue East. (Council Report 16- 283) • S 3rd Avenue E is a 31-foot wide street that currently allows parking on both sides in the 2300 block. The Church of the Way has requested that parallel street parking be restricted along the north curb of S 3rd Avenue E between E 23rd Street S and E 24th Street S. • Staff recommends restricting parallel curb parking along the north side of the 2300 block of S 3rd Avenue E 17. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to the street parking along portions of N 11th Avenue E. (Council Report 16-284) • The Traffic Safety Committee reviewed parking on N 11th Ave E between E 8th St N and E 19th St N. Based on the street width of this collector street that serves as a truck route, parking should be allowed only on one side. • The current code allows parking on both sides of N 11th Ave E between E 8th Street and E 12th Street and restricts parking on both sides of N 11th Ave E from E 12th Street to E 19th Street. The parking restriction is currently not signed on the south side of the street. • The Traffic Safety Committee recommends to restrict parking on the north side of N 11th Ave E from E 8th St N to E 12th St N and to restrict parking on the south side from E 8th St N to 170 feet east of the east curb line of E 8th St N. The Traffic Safety Committee recommends allowing parking on the south side of N 11th Avenue from 80 feet east of the projected east curb line of E 14th St N to E 19th St N. 18. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Code Reference” by adding and removing stops signs along E 4th Street N.. (Council Report 16-285) · The Traffic Safety Committee reviewed stop signs along E 4th St N. Based on traffic counts, the committee recommends that the intersection with N 4th Ave E be a 4-way stop and that the intersection with N 3rd Ave E be a 2-way stop. This would result in north-south traffic stopping at N 4th Ave E and not stopping at N 3rd Ave E. · It is recommended that stop signs be added on E 4th St N at N 4th Ave E. · It is recommended that the stop signs be removed on E 4th St N at N 3rd Ave E. 19. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Code Reference” by adding stops signs at various locations. (Council Report 16-286) • As part of the Safe Community Goal, the traffic safety committee looked at the uncontrolled intersections located in an area bound on the west by 1st Street N, on the east and north by City limits and on the south by 1st Avenue E. There are a total of 15 uncontrolled intersections. • It is recommended that stops signs be added at the following uncontrolled intersections: E 5th St N at N 2nd Ave E - Replace the yield signs with stop signs for north and southbound traffic; E 6th St N at N 4th Ave E for southbound traffic; E 6th St N at N 9th Ave E; E 6th St N at N 11th Ave E for northbound traffic; E 7th St N at N 11th Ave E for northbound traffic; E 9th St N at N 9th Ave E; E 9th St N at N 10th Ave E; E 10th St N at N 9th Ave E; E 10th St N at N 10th Ave E; E 15th St N at N 6th Ave E for southbound traffic; E 17th St Pl N at N 2nd Ave E for southbound traffic; E 17th St Pl N at E 18th Street N; E 21st St N at N 2nd Ave E for southbound traffic; E 24th St N at N 2nd Ave E for southbound traffic; E 25th St N at N 6th Ave E for northbound traffic. 20. First Consideration of an Ordinance amending the City of Newton Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 94, Section 94.02(C)(4) Garbage, Trash and the like. (Council Report 16-287) • The ordinance amendment adds language that the City may require the installation of a permanent trash enclosure at multi-family & commercial properties that have had repeated trash or garbage citations/abatements. • Staff recommends approval of the ordinance. Resolution 21. Resolution authorizing the City of Newton to enter into a 28E Agreement for Mutual Assistance for Polk County Area Fire/Rescue Services. (Council Report 16-288) • Under this agreement agencies would request personnel or equipment subject to availability in the event of a large scale emergency. The department providing assistance has the sole discretion to determine availability. Agencies that are a party to this agreement will not charge for the provision of services unless the incident lasts twelve hours or longer. • Staff recommends approval of Resolution authorizing the 28E Agreement for Mutual Assistance for Polk County Area Fire/Rescue Services. 22. Resolution approving the purchase of Ford Expedition from the City of Clive. (Council Report 16-289) • The Fire Department currently uses a 1996 Chevrolet Suburban and a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria retired police patrol vehicle as utility vehicles.