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From YouTube: City of Des Moines City Council Meeting 3/11/2013
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Des Moines City Council March 11, 2013 meeting at 4:30pm
A
A
B
C
Everybody
to
our
March
11th
City
Council
meeting
prior
to
the
start
of
our
meeting.
We
often
have
some
important
things
to
talk
about.
In
today
we
have
pet
Stillwell
and
Corey
Morrison,
who
have
a
little
announcement
to
make,
and
we
have
a
proclamation
to
make
up
for
their
finish.
So
whoever's
going
to
take
the
microphone
all
right
want.
D
To
thank
you
Thank
You
Tamara.
Thank
you,
council
members.
March
is
National
Brain,
Injury,
Awareness
Month
and
on
the
five
part
of
our
farm.
Overall,
responsibility
is
for
advocacy
education
as
well
as
an
awareness.
There
is
no
cure
for
chronic
brain
injury
and
working
National.
Brain
Injury
with
this
Proclamation
certainly
helps
us
get
out
level
of
awareness
and
information.
So
we
want
to
take
the
same
city
appointed
mayor.
Thank
you
all.
C
C
March
2013
is
Brain
Injury,
Awareness,
Month
and
I
join
on
with
life,
in
calling
upon
all
of
our
citizens
to
become
educated
about
the
effects
and
the
outcomes
of
brain
injury
and
to
take
all
measures
to
prevent
sustaining
these
types
of
injuries
and
I
want
to
thank
both
of
you
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
in
this
area
and
everybody
thats
related
in
and,
let's
all
be
aware
of
it.
And
let's
give
these
folks
a
great
big.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
I
wanted
to
just
think
spring
because
I
was
thinking
spring
before
this
last
notes.
Storm
we
had
so.
I
thought
it
was
only
appropriate
that
we
think
spring
today.
The
season
of
spring
weather
seems
to
sing
lovely
lovely
days
are
coming
our
ways,
the
season
of
spring
blooming,
blossoming
of
nature
of
all
kind,
let
roots
up
unbind
the
season
of
spring
Birds
unfold,
their
wings,
diving
high
into
sky,
which
one
could
fly
the
season
of
spring,
careful,
careful
hearts,
love
sting
reaching
out
towards
others.
E
Some
persons
might
bother
the
season
of
spring
nice.
Sound
bells
ring
new
wave
new
style
faces,
have
on
a
smile,
the
season
of
spring,
a
new
awakening
busy
humanity
on
earth,
as
if
it's
a
new
birth,
listen,
listen
to
my
words.
A
season
of
spring
is
near
now,
look
into
your
lovely
eyes,
and
one
can
see
spring
is
about
here.
Thank
you.
F
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C
Alright
item
two
is
approving
the
agenda
as
presented
and
or
as
amended.
It's
been
moved
on,
favor,
say:
aye
aye.
Those
item
passes
Adam
threes,
approving
the
consent
agenda
items
3
through
32.
These
are
routine
items
and
will
be
enacted.
Is
one
roll
call
vote
without
separate
discussion
unless
someone
either
a
council
member
or
someone
from
the
audience
request
an
item
to
be
removed
to
be
considered
separately
or
to
be
clarified
tonight?
Those
are
items
again:
three
through
32
item
4,
l,
council,
member
Coleman
votes,
no
item:
five
council
members,
County
and
more
vote.
C
F
C
C
G
G
Currently,
several
of
us
do
of
the
seven
point:
six
million
over
four
and
a
half
million
of
those
funds
come
through
the
STP
and
other
sources
at
the
NPO
and
I
wanted
to
point
that
out,
because
I
take
pride
in
the
fact
that
we've
been
able
to
help
articulate
this
project
is
a
regionally
significant
project
and,
as
a
result,
it's
had
overwhelming
support
there
and
around
the
metro
area.
So
this
is
a
project
that
people
see
is
as
much
more
than
just
a
ward
or
just
a
city
project
and
I
feel
really
good
about
that.
G
I
want
to
point
out
recognized,
especially
Jeb
Brewer,
who
continues
to
work
as
our
city
engineer
on
this
project
and
making
sure
that
it
happens,
and
most
people
probably
don't
realize
this,
but
there's
a
subcommittee,
the
MPO
another
acronym.
It's
called
the
stp
committee,
the
Surface
Transportation
Committee,
and
we're
actually
represented
on
that.
G
That's
who
makes
the
funding
recommendations
and
they
meet
and
have
very
tough
deliberations,
because
there's
so
many
projects
going
on
in
the
metro
area,
we're
represented
by
manager,
Rick,
Clark
and
much
of
that
form
and
a
half
million
dollars
to
fund
this
project
came
through
that
committee
and
as
his
fingerprints
on
it.
So
thank
you
mr.
Clark,
as
well
and
mr.
Brewer
I'll
move
6b
is
at
six
I,
don't
see
as
number
okay,
sweet,
pea
and
and
6b
one
I
think
as
well.
C
All
right
the
texts
to
item
21
the
request
from
Anthony
hole
to
rezone
property
in
the
vicinity
of
20
East
eighteenth
street
from
n1
light
industrial
to
limited
m2,
heavy
industrial
to
allow
use
of
a
portion
of
the
property
for
outdoor
storage
of
inoperable
construction
equipment.
Subject:
conditions
the
setting
that
data
hearing
is
going
to
be
march
25th
and
13.
I
C
C
E
Over
on
tonawanda
drive-
and
this
is
a
building
that
they
had
identified,
what
I
would
ask
is
is
that
we
have
ongoing
meetings
or
at
least
set
up
another
meeting
and
not
move
forward
with
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
or
since
we're
setting
the
date
of
hearing
may
be.
The
appropriate
step
would
be
to
continue
that
until
we've
had
the
meetings
that
take
place,
because
I
understand
that
there
is
a
developer
that
has
actually
had
a
plan
that
now
that
there's
been
a
letter
of
denial
from
the
landmark
Committee
for
the
demolition
permit.
E
I
think
there
might
be
more
willingness
by
ship,
oh
and
the
other
people
at
the
state
to
look
at
actually
splitting
off
the
rowhouse
and
allowing
that
to
be
moved
because
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
moving
that
it's
my
understanding.
The
city
also
has
a
lot
that
had
been
identified
in
discussions
with
economic
development,
that
is
in
east
village.
That
would
be
a
possible
site.
The
issue,
with
moving
the
entire
building
from
what
I've
learned
today
is
that,
because
of
the
topography,
one
building
is
about
four
feet
higher
than
the
other
building.
E
K
What
just
a
suggestion
miss
assembly
council
members-
perhaps
what
you
do
is
continue
this
item
to
the
next
time,
not
cite
the
dedi
hearing.
Let
us
come
back
with
a
game
plan
and
then
you
can
proceed
from
there
if,
if,
if
there's
a
plan
that
doesn't
require
demolition
probably
need
to
go
through
the
process,
are
you
good
luck
to
you
then
I'm.
C
The
consent
agenda
and
moves
us
to
item
33
now
prior
to
us,
starting
that
we
have
a
very
special
moment
here
and
glad
you
all
have
been
waiting
for
this
for
a
long
time.
But
we
have
a
one
of
our
own
has
reached
a
very
important
point
in
his
career.
He
has
been
with
the
city
now
for
15
years
service
on
our
City
Council,
and
that
is
our
own
Chris
Coleman.
So
mr.
Coleman,
if
you
would
come
forward
Wow,
we
have
a
15-year
in.
C
Texas
to
item
33,
which
is
a
ordinances
first
consideration
item
33,
is
amending
chapter
1
14
the
missile
code
regarding
traffic
regulation
changes
as
follows:
this
is
council
communication,
number
13,
1
10
a
is
a
passenger
loading
and
unloading
area
park
street
between
seven
and
eight
straight.
Be
parking
restrictions.
The
east
side
of
east
7th,
between
east
locust
and
east
walnut
and
see
is
the
parking
restrictions
and
traffic
restrictions.
Removal
related
to
former
Walnut
Street
transit
mall.
C
E
Know
I'm
looking
to
see
if
Ryan
Howell
was
in
the
audience,
I'm
not
seeing
him
Sherman
Hill
has
requested
and
they
want
to
move
forward
with
a
placement
of
street
sign
toppers
that
would
designate
Sherman
Hill
as
a
historic,
neighborhood
and
I
would
just
like
to
refer
this
to
the
appropriate
departments
here
at
the
city,
city
manager,
traffic
and
transportation
legal
so
that
they
can
move
forward.
I
know
that
there's
been
discussion
regarding
the
Smith
and
they're
working
to
renew
the
Smith.
E
They
also
know
that
this
currently
does
not
meet
the
criteria
as
outlined
in
their
existing
smid,
so
they're
looking
at
redoing,
this
mid
tying
it
in
with
the
downtown
smit
and
I'm
not
sure,
if
they're
actually
going
to
be
looking
they're
looking
at
expanding
their
historic
lights
in
Sherman
Hill,
so
they'll
be
looking
at
additional
ways
to
fund
this.
The
intent
is,
is
that
they
would
pay
for
an
ongoing
maintenance
would
be
a
part
of
the
smid
for
these
toppers.
E
F
H
M
Thank
You
Council
members,
Kim,
cocaine,
2327,
York,
Street,
Des,
Moines,
Iowa,
503,
16
and
I'm.
Just
here
maybe
requesting
the
City
Council's
could
maybe
pass
some
kind
of
an
ordinance
for
a
private
snow.
Plow
snow
plow
people
to
have
the
yellow
light
on
top
of
their
truck
when
they
don't
they
just
sometimes
they
just
come
out
of
nowhere,
and
you
don't
know
whether
you
know,
but
sometimes
they
just
come
out
behind
something
they
have
a
yellow
light
on.
At
least
we
know,
they're
something's
in
the
area.
C
K
And
council,
this
is
an
extremely
important
piece
of
work
force.
I
would
simply
say
if
you
look
at
the
changes
in
health
care
costs
and
its
impact
on
organizations.
That
issue
alone
really
ought
to
motivate
us
to
want
to
get
the
best
talent
we
can
and
it's
a
very
complicated
area.
We
have
great
internal
staff
with
James
wells
that
understands
the
issue
as
well,
but
this
resource
is
going
to
be
imperative
to
have
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we
manage
the
cost
effectively
going
over
the
next
three
years.
E
E
A
Mayor
members
in
the
city,
council,
James
wells
what
we
would
be
looking
for,
there
is
a
really
a
almost
a
monthly
cost,
based
on
an
annual
cost
of
74
thousand
four
hundred
per
year,
so
that
we
can
start
that
work
immediately
even
next
week,
because
we
do
have
several
fit
programs
that
are
coming
up
for
renewal
this
year.
So
we
want
homes
Murphy
to
conduct.
Those
are
piece
for
us.
How.
E
E
H
C
K
Mayor
council
members
were
pleased
to
bring
this
forward
to
you
when
you
had
a
discussion
with
us
early
on,
you
establish
some
basic
goals
for
this
particular
negotiation:
I'm
pleased
that
we've
essentially
met
those.
You
talked
about
increasing
contribution
for
health
insurance.
This
gets
a
contribution,
that's
up
to
9.5
percent.
K
There
is
a
wellness
program,
that's
been
built
as
part
of
the
program,
and
we've
ended
up
with
a
total
compensation
package
that
is
very
close
to
what
the
agreements
were
that
were
approved
last
year
you
can
see.
In
the
blue
letter
we
talked
about
the
total
cost
averaging
over
the
three-year
period,
the
contract
at
a
little
over
two
percent
a
year.
It
does
hit
those
targets
and
I
think
it's
been
a
very
good
process,
they're
always
difficult
to
do
these
things.
G
It's
not
good
I'll
move
it
and
I
congratulate
our
our
management
team,
but
also
the
employees
that
make
up
the
firefighters
union
and
their
leadership
I.
Think
it's
a
feather
in
our
cap
that
we
can
work
together
to
resolve
these
issues
and
look
forward
for
the
next
three
plus
years
on
the
same
page,
so
I
feel
really
good
when
we
can
negotiate
our
way
to
a
conclusion
on
these.
C
J
Thanks
mayor
county
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
Laura
Graham
city
manager's
office,
the
reinvest
initiative
is
a
new
initiative
which
is
in
partnership
with
the
Rockefeller
Foundation
to
help
communities,
take
a
look
at
finding
new
ways
to
further
advance
green
infrastructure
within
within
the
respective
cities.
This
has
come
in
light
of
a
lot
of
cities
recognizing
the
need
for
green
infrastructure,
but
not
necessarily
being
able
to
fund
them.
J
C
C
It
the
initiation
was
I
believe
from
the
through
it
us
GBC
with
the
Rockefeller
Brothers
foundation
that
is
looking
for
cities
to
partner
with
that
are
moving
and
working
on
some
of
the
stuff
like
we
are
with
EPA
on
Sixth
Avenue
and
some
of
the
other
processes.
They
are
actually
going
to
move
forward
so
that
we
can
help
finalize
as
I
understand
some
of
the
initiatives
that
that
we
have
and
are
providing
some
money
to
what
six
or
eight
cities
around
the
country.
C
B
That
remembers
the
council,
my
name
is
Tom
Slater
and
I'm,
a
state
public
policy
group
and
I've
been
kind
of
asked
to
present
today.
On
behalf
of
this,
it's
really
an
application,
a
proposal
application
which
the
national
legal
League
of
Cities
will
be
its
making
available
to
six
cities
across
the
United
States
around
city
leadership.
To
provoke
black
male
achievement.
B
It
is
a
focus
if
you
will,
on
young
african-american
men
from
probably
16
through
age,
24
25,
how
you
might
ask-
or
you
may
not
ask
why
I'm
here,
I
got
a
call,
coincidentally
from
an
organization
here
that
asked
if
I'd,
if
I
pro
bono
helped
put
this
together
and
had
a
chance
to
have
some
visits
about
it.
This
proposal
is
due
believe
it
or
not,
March
twenty
second,
and
it
would
entail
engaging.
B
City
departments
and
key
leaders
and
I
would
like
to
think
that
go
beyond
the
city
and
include
other
local
governments,
education
and
a
variety
of
other
nonprofits
to
provide
an
infrastructure
of
that
would
allow
african-american
men
to
become
a
part
of
a
leadership
program.
There
are
only
six
are
going
to
be
awarded
I.
Think
it's
fair
to
say
that
this
is
a.
This
is
a
very
reasonable
goal
to
develop
some
kind
of
an
initiative
around
young
african-american
leaders.
B
B
Also,
if
they
do
this,
because
they
will
spend
considerable
time
putting
this
together
it
it,
it
will
be
necessary
in
a
short
period
of
time,
to
identify
some
key
leadership
in
the
city
as
a
contact
as
well
as
bring
together,
which
I,
which
may
very
well
be
pending
some
of
the
key
people
that
may
make
this
successful
in
the
application.
That's.
C
B
B
So
we
will
try
to
facilitate
this
and
put
this
together
and
try
to
gather
up
the
statistics
and,
what's
required,
to
put
this
together
and
have
it
to
the
National
League
of
Cities
by
the
22nd.
This
meeting,
as
the
mayor
indicated,
will
help
us
launch
content
for
writing
this.
It
hopefully
will
allow
us
to
access
data.
That's
going
to
be
required.
B
C
Right
I
tell
everybody
else
that
also,
I
think
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
reach
out
to
the
national
league
of
cities.
As
you
know,
we
have
not
participated
with
them
is
robustly
as
we
have
in
the
past,
and
so
it
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
think
of
some
of
the
ways
that
we
might
reengage
on
a
more
regular
basis
with
a
National
League
is
Hensley
and.
E
C
H
B
Essentially,
it
doesn't
put
us
probably
in
the
top
twenty
percent.
I
would
think
so,
but
I
would
think
that
it
will
allow
the
conversation,
maybe
to
begin
again
with
that
one
and
at
the
same
time,
I'm
doing
this
at
least
organizationally,
maybe
a
value
to
itself.
So
there
may
be
come
out
of
this,
a
document
that
would
allow
people
to
think
about
this
very
important
issue
for
the
city
and
go
from
there.
But
your
ear,
I
Chris,
all.
G
C
C
Item
number
37
is
a
proposed
amended
in
restated
urban
renewal
development
agreement
with
chemin
industries,
inc
on
the
vacation,
end
sale,
obsidian
real
estate
in
the
vicinity
of
Southeast
20th
to
Southeast
twenty-second
street
north
of
Scott
Avenue
for
the
expansion
of
Home
Office
research
and
manufacturing
facilities.
Council
communication
number
13
dash
124
k
is
the
first
consideration
of
the
ordinance
above
and
be
as
the
final
consideration.
The
ordinance
above
and
the
waiver
is
requested
by
the
applicant,
and
it
requires
six
votes.
Is
there
anyone
the
audience
to
speak
to
this
item?.
C
38
on
the
urban
renewal
agreement
for
the
sale
of
land
for
private
redevelopment,
with
East
Village
Growth
Partners
LLC
to
develop
disposition,
parcel
number
0,
2
dash
1a
in
the
Metro
Center
urban
renewal
area,
north
of
east,
locust
and
west
of
east
fourth
Street
Council
communication,
number
13
dash
120
or
anybody
in
the
audience
to
speak.
To
this
item.
L
J
L
C
L
C
C
40,
the
grayslake
north
west
shore
line
retaining
wall
resolution
approving
the
plan,
specifications,
form
of
contract
documents,
engineer's
estimate
and
designation
of
the
lowest
responsible
bidder
as
J&K
contracting
LLC
Jeremy
Feldman
president,
forty
nine
thousand
nine
hundred
and
twenty
dollars
council
communication
number
thirteen
dash
117a
is
the
approval
of
the
contract
and
the
bond
and
permission
to
sublet
there.
Anybody
here
to
speak
to
this
item,
I'll.
C
Takes
us
now
to
extra
item
number
three,
which
is
a
request
for
mayor
County
to
discuss
a
Mayor
Pro
tems
participation
in
the
read
in
the
scheduling
of
items
or
upcoming,
City
Council
workshops.
I
talked
to
mr.
Coleman
about
this
and
we
have
worked
on
this
before
and
I
talked
with
the
city
manager
and
I
think
that
mr.
Coleman
they're,
looking
forward
to
your
participation
and
I,
would
suggest
that
City
Council
members
work
with
council
and
through
our
mayor
pro-tem
to
as
we
work
important
items
through
on
our
workshop
schedule.
Any
comments.
Mr.
Coleman.
G
I
know
but
I
to
the
end
of
keep
making
sure
that
we
get
input
from
everybody
at
the
bottom
of
each
of
our
workshop.
Agendas
are
issues
that
are
hanging
out
there
and
I
would
sure
appreciate
any
feedback.
Any
of
you
have
it's
on
the
website
or
or
if
you
took
the
agenda
this
morning,
there's
probably
12
or
14
things
on
there
right
now
and
there
might
be
others
and
I
I
do
recognize
that
sometimes
things
pop
up
that
we
didn't
know
we
needed
to
talk
about
until
a
couple
weeks
beforehand.
G
O
Okay,
I'll
move
yeah
well,
can
I
just
make
a
quick
comment
as
well.
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
both
for
the
public
as
well
as
ourselves,
to
have
some
information
on
some
of
the
items
prior
to
the
workshop
itself,
so
that
we
can
be
prepared
and
the
public
can
be
prepared.
Some
of
the
items
are
fairly
nondescript
in
the
in
the
agenda,
so
it
might
be
held
up.
O
For
example,
two
weeks
ago
we
had
chief
Bradshaw
discussing
public
safety
and
I
think
that
that
was
a
topic
that
probably
interested
a
number
of
people,
but
the
description
wasn't
necessarily
clear.
I
mean
it
described
it
well,
but
it
wasn't
perfectly
clear
to
people
eating
it,
so
maybe
having
a
brief
synopsis
or
something
along
those
lines
for
the
public
to
be
a
little
more
aware
of
great.
G
C
C
Could
we
have
a
motion
to
adjourn?
Is
City
Council
at
five
thirteen
and
reconvene
as
Board
of
Health?
It's
been
moved
home,
favor,
say:
aye
I
posed
item
passes.
We
now
sit
as
the
Board
of
Health
item.
One
is
approving
the
legal
department
to
proceed
with
court
action
seeking
authority
to
abate
the
public
nuisance
at
the
following
locations.
C
Item
1a,
which
is
2615
Center
Street,
has
been
withdrawn
by
community
development.
An
item
1
C
1801
seventh
Street-
has
also
been
withdrawn
by
community
development.
So
our
loan
item
for
this
evening
is
item
B,
which
is
a
property
located
at
12,
41,
sixth
Avenue.
It's
a
main
structure
and
again
it's
to
prove
the
legal
department
to
proceed
with
court
actions
seeking
authority
to
abate
that
property.
Is
there
anybody
here
to
speak
to
that
item?