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AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 6, 1995
7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER
410 EAST WASHINGTON
ITEIVI NO. 1 -
ITEIVI NO, 2-
ITEIV] NO, 3 -
ITEM NO, 4-
AGENDA
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING -JUNE 6, 1995
7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL.
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS.
~ Crime Prevention Week - June 9-16, 1995,
~C,. Iowa River Month - June 1995. _ _ ~,~,-
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.
a. Presentation of 1995 Riverfront and Natural Areas Commis-
sion Special Recognition Awards.
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDA A'¢~S PRESENTED
OR AN]ENDED.
Approval of Official Actions of the special meeting of May 22,
1995, and the regular meeting of May 23, 1995, as pub-
lished, subject to corrections, as recommended by the City
Clerk.
Minutes of Boards and Commissions.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Board of Adjustment meeting of May 1 O, 1995.
Historic Preservation Commission meeting of April 11,
1995.
Historic Preservation Commission meeting of April 20,
1995.
Historic Preservation Commission meeting of May 9,
1995.
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of May 18,
1995.
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ITEM NO. 3 - SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.
Presentation of 1995 Riverfront and Natural Areas Commis-
sion Special Recognition Awards.
Horow/ Is there someone here to accept this? Thank you. Well then,
why don't you stand right there and I will come around. I
would like to- Chair of the Iowa City Riverfront and Natural
~Lreas Commission assist me in presenting the 1995 Iowa River
Month Spacial Recognition Award. Each year the Riverfront and
Natural Areas Commission selects persons or organizations in
the co~unity to honor for significant contribution to the
awareness, enjoyment, preservation and knowledge of the Iowa
River within Johnson County. If you would like to call people
forward.
Les Kuehl/ (Can't hear). Carol Thompson was out of town and unable
to attend the ceremony.
Horow/ (Can't hear). On behalf of the City of Iowa City and
Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission I hereby present you
with the 1995 Iowa River Month Special Recognition Award.
Kuehl/ To Steve Hendrix, Richard Rhodes, and Carol Thompson for
their contribution and focusing attention to the Iowa River
and its tributaries through their efforts towards protecting
Snyder Creek Bottoms during the Sycamore Farms annexation and
rezoning. Steve, Sandy, and Carol raised awareness about the
significance of the Snyder Creek Bottoms wetlands complex that
resulted in 190 acres of the wetlands complex being preserved
during the annexation and rezoning process.
Horow/ Thank you very much. Would Lon Drake please come forward?
On behalf of the City of Iowa City and the Riverfront and
Natural Areas Commission. I hereby present you with the 1995
Iowa River Month Special Recognition Award.
Kuehl/ To Lon Drake for his contribution and focusing attention to
the Iowa River and its tributaries through his work in the
planning and development of Whispering Meadows Wetland Park.
The park is an example of how a degraded resource can be
preserved and enhanced to improve water quality in the Iowa
River water shed and serve as a valuable neighborhood amenity.
Would Rochelle Prunty please come forward.
Horow/ Rochelle, on behalf of the City of Iowa City and the
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Riverfront Natural Areas Commission, I hereby present you with
the 1995 Iowa River Month Special Recognition Award.
Kuehl/ To New Pioneer Co-op and Teresa Carbray, for their
contribution in focusing attention to the Iowa River and its
tributaries through their ongoing support of the Ralston Creek
cleanup day. During the three years that Ralston Creek cleanup
day has been held, more than three tons of garbage have been
removed from the creek that otherwise might have ended up in
the Iowa River. On behalf of the Riverfront and Natural Areas
Commission, I'd like to once again congratulate the recipients
of the special recognition awards and to encourage everyone to
go out and enjoy the Iowa River during the month of June which
is river month. And to thank the city council for its
continued support of the Riverfront and Natural Areas
Commission.
Horow/ That concludes the Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission's
1995 Iowa River Month Award Ceremony. Thank you all.
Throg/ You know, Sue, I'm happy to say that I contributed to that
three tons of stuff down in Ralston Creek. I found a lawn
mower there one day during one of those cleanups.
Horow/ Wait a minute, you contributed to? How?
Throg/ Well no. I took it out. I may have contributed to it in
other ways.
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Agenda
Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
June 6, 1995
Page 2
Permit Motions as Recommended by the City Clerk.
(1)
Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor
License for Dublin Underground, Inc., dba Dublin
Underground,.5 S. Dubuque St. (Renewal)
(2)
Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor
License for GFP, Inc., dba Wig & Pen Pizza Pub, 1220
Hwy. 6 West. (Renewal
(3) Consider a motion approwng an Outdoor Service Area
for GFP, Inc., dba Wig & Pen Pizza Pub, 1220 Hwy.
~ 6 Wast. (Renewal)
Setting Public Heari4gs.
(1)
CONSIDER SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE
27, 1995, TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TO THE 1994
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION.
Comment: Unused 1994 HOME funds were reallocat-
ed to projects approved for 1995 HOME funding
during the CITY STEPS budget process. It is neces-
sary to amend the 1994 HOME budget to make it
consistent with these allocations.
Resolutions.
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CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK
FOR THE EXTENSION OF SANITARY SEWER IN THE
FORMER LOOS STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Comment: See Engineer's Report.
(2)
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK
FOR THE EXTENSION OF SANITARY SEWER TO THE
SOUTH SIDE OF ROHRET ROAD FROM THE WEST
SIDE OF DEERFIELD DRIVE,
Comment: See Engineer's Report.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
To:
Mayor, City Council and General Public
From: City Clerk
Date: June 6, 1995
Re:
Additions to the Consent Calendar
.4c(4)~.~:;onsider a motion approving a Special Class C Liquor License for
The Bread Garden of Iowa City, L.C. dba The Bread Garden, 224
S. Clinton St.
Item No.4f(5) Letter from John Dane regarding recognition of the End of WWlI.
Agenda
Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
June 6,1995
Page 3
ITEM NO. 6 -
f. Correspondence.
(1) Letter from Dusty Viiibauer regarding river water.
(2)
Letter signed by 16 Meadow Ridge residents re. garding
the intersection of Foster Road and Dubuque Street.
(3)
Letter from Janet Peck regarding the collection of
solid waste.
(4)
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Letter from Don Klotz regarding recycling.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA).
ITEM NO. 6 -
PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS.
Consider setting a public hearing for June 27, 1995, on a
resolution vacating Oakes Fourth Addition, a 5.21 acre, 11 -lot
residential subdivision located at the end of Quirtcent Street,
north of Dubuque Road. (VAC95-0001)
Comment: At its May 18, 1995, meeting, the Planning and
Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval
of a request to vacate Oakes Fourth Addition. The Commis-
sion's recommendation is consistent with the staff recommen-
dation contained in the staff report dated May 18, 1995.
Action: ~-~ / ,~',,~.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Mayor, City Council and General Public
' City Clerk
June 6, 1995
Additions to the Consent Calendar
Item No.4c(4)
Consider a motion approving a Special Class C Liquor License for
The Bread Garden of Iowa City, L.C. dba The Bread Garden, 224
S. Clinton St.
Letter from John Dane regarding recognition of the End of WWlI.
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ITEM NO. 5 - PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITEMS NOT ON THE A~ENDA).
Horow/ This is where we invite the public to come forward. If you
have any item that is not on the agenda, please sign in, state
your name, and limit yourself to five minutes.
Larry Eckholt/ President, Board of Directors of Iowa Arts Festival
which opens this Friday and hope you and all the people here
at the chamber participate. I'm here to ask for a special
request. I apologize for it being such short notice but it
just came up today. We received all of our special sound
permits and other city permits to go ahead with plans for this
year's events and when we were looking through the documents,
realized that at our error, we did not submit a special
request to have a sound permit for after 9:00 on Friday night
the 16th of June. This is a new event that we're doing this
year called movies off the wall during which we'd show an old
movie, a free film to the public in the city parking lot next
to the Holiday Inn, projecting the movie on to the side of the
wall. It's something that we got very excited about. We have
a sponsor lined up. We cannot advertise the name of the film
commercially but it's a very successful 1993 Australian film
called Strictly Ballroom which is very much a family oriented
movie. People who have seen it love it. It's the perfect kind
of outdoor thing. Unfortunately doing a movie outdoors means
that it has to be after dark so we estimate that it would
start about 9:30. It's an hour and forty minutes long, so we
would be finished by 11:15. When I talked to Mr. Atkins this
afternoon, he said after having had a very bad experience
several years ago, issuing a special waiver for this kind of
a sound permit, he said he would never issue one as city
manager and suggested that I come to you tonight to give
special consideration to this request. The speakers would be
facing east, so the sound would be going towards the old
library. It would not be so blaring of a sound as like a rock
band or something like that, but it needs to be loud enough
for people to hear. In just discussing this with people on the
street and our planning, it's been a very highly anticipated
event. Ironically today we received the film print which we've
committed $350 to. The equipment's been all lined up. There's
a lot of preparation for it and it would be a shame for us to
have to drop everything. Again I apologize for the short
notice but we didn't realize that this hadn't been requested
in the earlier batch that had been sent in and would entertain
any questions. Hopefully you would consider our request.
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Horow/ Council, would you care to think about this and come up with
the answer later tomorrow or do you want to deal with it right
now?
Pigott/ I don't have any problem with doing it now.
Horow/ I think obviously the issue is, if you-
Burnside/ Could I
Horow/ All right.
Burnside/ there's a provision of this same ordinance that as I read
it, if the event's going to happen on city property, the time
limit isn't necessarily 9:00 PM. It can be 11:00. So perhaps
we are talking about a gap of 15 minutes rather than an hour
and a half or two hours.
Horow/ Where did you find that?
Atkins/ I'm impressed. If that's the case, I have no objection.
Burnside/ I read through it quickly late this afternoon and there's
yet another section beyond the general section and it's
section D or something like that.
Horow/ I think the problem if you can understand this Larry is that
this is a precedence one keeps encouraging others to oops I
forgot. I mean nothing against your organization. It's
fantastic. I don't exactly sense that there is a no here. Does
anyone have any problem with this?
Atkins/ Under most circumstances, I would have recommended it,
given the fact that it's not a band that's amplified sound is
part of the movie, however because of an experience a number
of years ago. And if Anne says that as city property aspect of
the code, frankly I'm willing to send you a letter tomorrow
unless I sense an objection from you all.
Burnside/ The language is where the event is going to occur on
public parks owned by and operated by the city or public
grounds owned and operated by another government body. the
city owned parking lot kind of generally in that kind of
description. The permit can be issued for up to as late as
11:00PM.
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Arkins/ So we need about 15 minutes.
Horow/ All right Larry. Thank you for presenting it. I wish you the
best. Unfortunately I will not be there. Thank you for coming.
Eckholt/ Thank you very much.
Throg/ I hope the festival goes well too.
Atkins/ Call me tomorrow.
Eckholt/ Okay. Very good. At least it won't rain either.
Horow/ True. Anyone else who wishes to address Council?
David Nadler/ I am here for the residents of Meadow Ridge Lane. We
had sent a letter to the Iowa City council dated April 27,
1995, setting forth our concern about our access to North
Dubuque Street from Foster Road. We feel the intersection of
North Dubuque and Foster Road represents a very dangerous
situation for us and as we try to come on to Dubuque going
south from Foster Road and turning left, we're having a great
deal of difficulty even making the turn. And often what's
happening is we'll make a right turn,. go up to the next place
where we can make a U-turn at the median, and then make the U-
turn and go back down south on North Dubuque. And the median
at that point is not as wide as our car so what happens is
some of our car's sticking out from the median and that also's
presenting a danger. We have a number of small children in the
neighborhood and we have a handicapped woman in the
neighborhood. We have grandchildren and other children
visiting the neighborhood and one of the things that
exacerbates the situation for us is that even though the
posted speed limit I think is 35 or maybe 45, the vehicles
that are travelling north to Interstate 80 are often going 50-
55-60 mph. In addition to that our view if we look towards the
Mayflower as we're going to make our left turn from Foster
onto Dubuque, our view is obstructed so that there's only a
few seconds when we see those cars approaching on North
Dubuque. And so all of those factors play into what we
consider a very dangerous situation and quite frankly we see
it as a very serious car accident waiting to happen. Not only
with regard to cars but also pedestrians, bicycles, and
runners. There's no shoulder when you go on Dubuque say from
Foster towards the Mayflower on the east side of Dubuque after
about a hundred feet or so, there's no shoulder, so there's no
place for a bicyclist to go. There's no place for a runner to
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go and I'm a runner. I happen to know that every time I run
that place, it's scary because I have to get across that
Dubuque Street at some point, jump over the median, and
there's very little time for me to do that. There's also no
sidewalk on the east side for anybody to walk down that way or
ride their bicycle. I think there's a lot of other people in
that area that are affected by that dangerous intersection and
besides the residents of Meadow Ridge Lane although I think
we're the only ones thus far who have organized to try and
help the situation. I believe that the CIP that was issued set
forth a project that could be done at a cost of I think
$930,000 to fix that intersection in such a way as to have a
turning lane and so forth and so on. We're not asking for
anything that extensive. What we would like is just a signal
light that every so often will give the cars from Foster a
chance to pull out and do their left turn. It shouldn't take
very long and the cars on Dubuque Street will be free to go
about their way.
Horow/ A question that I would have for you though is if you had a
traffic sensitive signalization that would not take care of
the issue, the other issues such as pedestrians or as you say
sidewalks and shoulders.
Nadler/ I agree.
Horow/ I think that this is something that should be referred to
the city manager.
Atkins/ What I can prepare for you and I'll respond to you David
and I'll get you some information if that- And I don't recall
when you did your priority, where that particular project was
assigned. And then I can give you more specifics as to the
assignment. Secondly and I caution you, you don't simply put
in a traffic signal. That intersection is going to need a
major redesign. If you're going to design a safe intersection
and you intend to signalize it. Let me package what
information we have about it because we did do an intersection
study that oh three or four years ago. Jeff's nodding in the
back of the room. So we have most of that data on hand
already. Let me get that information together. I'll give you
an update on where it is and I'll share that with you also.
Horow/ The other aspect of this is that if you wanted to have your
neighbors get together and one of the staff members or a
council member could come out. We would be glad to do that.
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Nov/
It might
done one
there.
be time to do a second traffic count if we haven't
in three or four years. The traffic has increased
Atkins/ Well, we did a detailed study on that particular project
and I think it's why we could arrive at a fairly close to what
the cost estimates were going to be. And that was the time
when the Idyllwild subdivision, you'll recall all of that. Let
me get all of that information together. I just don't really
know much more than that right now. I'll see.
Nadler/ Okay. We certainly would want, just want to make the
situation a little safer if possible before something happens
because this is really a serious accident waiting to happen,
a number of serious accidents.
Horow/ I want to be realistic with you. This is not going to happen
quickly, and so I think the neighborhood is going to have to
sensitize the children and young that are in there that they
are just going to have to be very careful until this whole
thing works out.
Nadler/ And I assure you that we're doing that and that we're going
to take every precaution that we can to make sure nothing does
happen. And appreciate the council's time and we would
appreciate the opportunity to have a staff or council member
come out and talk to us.
Throg/ David, after you get the material from the city manager, why
don't you look it over and talk about it with your neighbors
and then get back to us too.
Horow/ Anybody else that would like to address council on anything
that is not on the agenda already?
Mark
Brown/ I wonder why a there aren't sidewalks for people to
walk on. I mentioned go to (can't hear) Avenue (can't hear)
when we go down that street a sidewalk but a grassy part and
then it begins again. Why do you let the area go because
surely going to go street (can't hear) I'm not saying it bad
area but when there's no sidewalk to continue at. Why is there
not any more sidewalk when a sidewalk stops and grass because
I've worked on it for children and mothers? I really want more
sidewalks to be put in because it safety in the street is not
safe for children. Consider my action because street that
doesn't go through a grassy and (can't hear) go into the
street.
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Horow/ Okay. Thank you Mark. I think there a number of places in
this city where the sidewalks don't continue. I don't know
that we have a list of all of them and so if you could get the
specific sidewalks that you are familiar with, if you could
list that and give it to the city manager, we could certainly,
well we would address that to the property owners, Steve?
Atkins/ Yes. Normally that's what we do.
Nov/ And we are doing more sidewalks as new streets are built. We
used to delay that kind of thing and we're putting them in
immediately these days.
Horow/ But also, isn't some of the older neighborhoods have
sidewalks on one side of the street but they don't have one on
the other.
Arkins/ Older subdivisions. That's true.
Horow/ So there is an inconsistency Mark. You're right. Thank you
for bringing it to our attention. Is there anyone else who
cares to address council on anything that is not on the
agenda?
Lyone Fein/ I just want, this was kind of just a general procedural
issue with the city, especially the televised city council
meetings. I know sometimes things come up for votes which, or
considerations which are, the contents of which are not really
laid out in the agenda here. And I thing especially for the
purposes of the people who are going to be viewing the
televised broadcasts throughout the next few weeks as well as
those of us who didn't come to the meeting last night which is
probably most of us, I was wondering if it was possible when
such things come up to briefly provide for those not on the
council, summarization of the changes that are going to be
made and as an example of that in tonight's agenda, item b,
I'm sorry, letter b under item number 6, this Iowa City Beyond
2000. I mean clearly there's a paragraph there saying what the
vote is about but I don't know anything about the contents of
this Iowa City Beyond 2000. I'm not expecting that one goes on
for ten minutes or whatever, but I'm just wondering if we the
council could try to institute this as part of their procedure
to give maybe a one or two minute summarization of the things
that come up for a vote.
Pigott/ Good idea.
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Nov/ That particular document is available. There are copies for
the public in the planning department. So you may have one.
Pigott/ I think the point is, just for the viewing audience at
home. Those so they're more familiar with the items that we're
talking about.
Horow/ We've talked about this with the television crew and we're
trying to figure out how to do this. Use a split screen. We
don't have it down yet. I know what you're saying, but we
really haven't done it because reading out.
Fein/ That might be a bit much, yeah.
Horow/ It doesn't help those people who can't hear it.
Fein/ Right.
Horow/ And so I know when I did the state of the city speech in
January, I specifically had the split the screen so it could
be read at the same time. Well then that meant that I had to
deliberately speak slower because it's geared.
Fein/ Oh for certain, reading.
Horow/ For a certain reading speed. You're riqht on target but we
haven't figured out how to do it yet. The best we can possibly
do is weave it within the conversation that we have among
ourselves.
Fein/ I just know, sometimes I feel like saying what are you voting
on. I think that's out of order and if there's no space for
like public hearings for every single item or whatever.
Horow/ You're right. We're working on it.
Pigott/ Good point. Thank you.
Throg/ It is amazing how different the conversation is when you're
not privy to the week by week move of a particular vote, you
don't really know what's going on where if you're there you're
conscious of it all the way.
Pigott/ Yeah. From our side it's so easy for us to feel like we
know what's going on without.
Throg/ And imagine how the staff feels.
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Horow/ Is there anyone else that wishes to address council on an
issue that's not on the agenda?
Joyce Myer/ I'm here because I've read in the paper that I thought
that you were going to discuss some of the recycling issues
but that's okay. I'm here to discuss something else don't want
to beat the water billing to death here but I have read that
the cost of monthly billing is going to be somewhere between
$57,000 and $90,000. I was just wondering why the council
hasn't considered, at least I don't think you have, continuing
with the bi-monthly billing but allowing customers the option
of paying each month. They could still budget but they
wouldn't have to- they could pay for the two months if they
wanted to or they could pay one month at a time. And it would
save some money because you wouldn't have to send somebody out
to read the meter each month. Thank you.
Pigott/ That's an option we did talk about that.
Throg/ This came up about three months ago.
Horow/ Mr. Atkins, would you care to address it?
Atkins/ Uh, no. Joyce, it's not that I don't recollect all of the
issues. I would be happy you provide you an answer. I just
remember we had a lengthy discussion about it. Reading the
meters monthly was critical to us because if you have a leak,
and it goes undetected and the cost of water is going to be
outrageous- I'd be happy to visit with you to give you
background on it, but I do recall that we went through the
whole thing. That was one of the more critical-
Pigott/ There could be some greater cost savings for the homeowner
with a monthly reading of the meter and you could check it
with the- the reader could check and make sure if there was a
leak. So it does cost the city a little more to do it that
way, however the individual homeowner actually may save some
money through this monthly billing process because if you find
a big leak then you're saving yourself the money that would be
charged to you.
Atkins/ We owe you a better answer than that. Did you leave your
name and number? Okay then we'll get in touch with you.
Horow/ Would anyone else care to address council?
George Haskell/ I have a little handout (can't hear). I don't want
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anyone to duck when I say I'm going to talk about Melrose
Avenue. I'm here because I talked to some members of the
commission already regarding a proposed special exemption for
503 Melrose, a historic building that the Church of Jesus
Christ of the Latter Day Saints has proposed to buy to make,
originally a student center and now in the most recent
proposal, a student center and place of worship. The little
graphic I passed out is just kind of a run down of the
buildings along Melrose Avenue running from Melrose Court to
the Law School. The concern I guess that I have is that this
special exemption is going to be passed on by the board of
adjustment and it is the case that in an R-5 residential zone
such as this region, the use by religious institutions is and
appropriate use. On the other hand, I guess my concern is that
even in the statement that the church proposes, they say in
essence they say at one time it was a delightful- though the
neighborhood was one of the more exclusive residential
neighborhoods in Iowa City, it's complexion, especially of
those properties fronting on Melrose has obviously changed
substantially over time. For those properties, it is fair to
say that the neighborhood is in transition from a residential
neighborhood to a light commercial zone. You can imagine how
delighted all of us on melrose were to hear that. But I think
there's some truth to it, and that's my concern. As the Board
of Adjustment passes on each individual special exemption, the
legality of that particular property's shift of use is
appropriate rather than pass on. But in fact what's happening
is the whole area's being rezoned property by property. And I
show on that little graphic, once the University of Iowa
purchases a property, it becomes public and the city has no
control over what happens to it. As you move down Melrose, you
see a number of those properties are owned by the University
of Iowa. Two of them are currently private residences. The one
that I show on the corner of Melrose and Lucon, it says UI and
then DC which stands for stands for daycare in my lingo
question mark. The University is proposing to move ahead to
make that a daycare center which would effectively you know
make three day care centers along that street and the UI owns
the other two properties leaving the number of privately owned
properties on Melrose to a bare minimum and I guess that's a
nature of my concern. If this area is going to effectively be
rezoned into a light commercial use, I think that should be
considered by the planning commission as a larger issue rather
than having it just kind of de facto chopped up piece by piece
by these special exemptions. And there's going to be a p.h. on
June 14 regarding this proposed change and we'll be there, but
the fact is that in fact it is an appropriate use and the
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staff position is that they're tending to approve this use and
that's my piece. I would like- we may very well oppose that in
some way and I would like some recourse to the planning
commission to look at the larger issue of Melrose. Do you
really want to turn it into light commercial use. That's my
piece.
Horow/ Thank you very much.
Throg/ It strikes me as a real good question.
Horow/ Is there anyone else who cares to address council?
Throg/ I wonder if we could respond to a it a little bit.
Horow/ Why don't we get some more information?
Throg/ Well, I want to ask Ann the question, are there- what are
the criteria that guide the board of adjustment decision?
Burnside/ On special exemption?
Throg/ Yeah.
Burnside/ They have a series of criteria they go through looking at
the- whether there's a hardship that's created. Whether there
are extraordinary circumstances. I can't do the whole shopping
list for you. But the board will be instructed on each of
those criteria and how they relate to this particular
property.
Throg/ But it isn't result in the gradual transformation of a
neighborhood from one type of zone to another, is it?
Burnside/ Not that kind of an idea. It's an exception to a specific
piece of property based on that property's very specific
characteristics at the time of the application. It's not
looking at changing the character of the neighborhood. It's
looking at the request of the property owner to be able to
make what the owner thinks is a reasonable use of the
property. It's not a rezoning for a large area.
Pigott/ Is it proper to look at how the rezoning would affect the
character of the area, at the criteria or something that that
board could look at.
Burnside/ The impact of the proposed change and the context of the
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large area is considered. That is a part of the consideration.
Nov/ As I understand it, this is a parking problem. They are
required to have so many parking spaces and they are asking
permission to have fewer.
Burnside/ Parking is only one of the issues. It's not the issue
there are a number of issues that were considered in the staff
report on the property.
Haskell/ I guess if I can throw in just another thirty seconds, I
think the thing that concerns me is Iowa City I think is
largely made up of small pocket communities and I think that
is what gives it a lot of its character. I think that it
differs from Coralville and other large developed areas. I'm
real concerned at the erosion of this, because as Melrose
erodes along the first layer, then other residence like mine,
second back become less desirable. I think that we're kind of
destroying the ecosystem of small residential communities by
allowing this kind of transition. It's particularly
troublesome when it happens in a situation as you say where
it happens property by property and you don't have recourse to
say, look what's happening. This entire area's being changed.
I know in the environmental impact study for the widening of
Melrose, these things came up, that there were some prior
residence. Well, they're not going to be for long.
Horow/ I guess one of my hopes was the formation of neighborhood
groups would be able to discuss that among property owners to
maintain that sense of the integrity of neighborhood. The
problem is that it is a free- you know each neighbor, each
owner is free to sell their home as they see fit and that
doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of a council certainly. I
understand what you're saying, but within our-
Haskell/ That's true. I guess I'm using this as a public forum to
make this point that I think it might be something that should
go before the planning commission as opposed to being made
property by property which is the way it's been handled.
Horow/ I'd like Ms. Franklin to speak to this to this because the
board of adjustment is a quasi regulatory board and the P/Z
Commission is not.
Franklin/ If that is true. I am trying to recall the number of
special exceptions that we have had on Melrose in the 10-15
years that I have been with the city and I am recalling this
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one and maybe one other one on Triangle Place. I think what
has happened is that the University has bought a number of
properties and changed the use. That is a not a zoning issue
which the Board or the Commission or council can control. And
I think that is what we are seeing here and what has happened
with those Melrose properties is that they have been purchased
by the University on an individual basis and have then been
changed into student centers or day care centers.
Horow/ So the Board of Adjustment really has no-
Franklin/ The Board of Adjustment hasn't- I would have to research
it but my recollection is the Board of Adjustment hasn't
looked at anything on Melrose in a long time.
Horow/ Yeah, but they also do not have any say so over what the
University uses these for.
Franklin/ Oh no, no, none at all. You don't either.
Nov/ They don't regulate day cares either.
Haskell/ Not to allow special exemption on the relatively few
properties that you can control.
Pigott/ That is the question.
Horow/ Okay. Well, thank you very much. This is something that we
will have to wait for the hearing. Is there anyone else that
cares to address council on any issue that is not before us
this evening? Moving on-
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ITEM NO. 6b.
Consideration of a resolution to adopt "IOWA CITY:
BEYOND 2000 -- Iowa City's Vision for the Future"
as an amendment to the Iowa City Comprehensive
Plan.
Horow/ (reads agenda comments).
Pigott/ Move consideration of the resolution.
Linda Carter/ I would like to make a comment. My understanding was
you changed this preamble last night. And this is very
offensive.
Pigott/ Could we read that?
Horow/ Yes. Thank you. Last evening council did deal with the
preamble of Iowa City: Beyond 2000. I will run through the
beginning and then emphasize what was changed. (Reads
preamble-revised 6-6-95). This was the area that we changed
and had it be as compatible to all parties as possible. "Iowa
City will be an inclusive accessible and safe community to all
of its citizens - all races, cultures, lifestyles, ages and
socio-economic groups while giving particular attention to
persons with disabilities." This is the preamble in the
beginning of the booklet, of the pamphlet which then has the
various reports on the task forces.
Linda Carter/ I feel that- My name is Linda Carter. I feel that,
again, you set us in a special pigeon hole. You know, it is
kind of set off aside special or particular attention to
persons with disabilities. I think you should just read along,
"race cultures, lifestyles, ages, socio economic groups,
persons with disabilities." It should be anything specially
mentioned about persons with disabilities or any-
Horow/ Linda, the original sentence was Iowa City will be an
inclusive, accessible and safe community to all its citizens
embracing persons with disabilities and all races, cultures,
lifestyles, socio economic groups. In other words we had it
the way you are saying to have it right now and yet we have
had people coming to us saying
CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 95-75 SIDE 2
Linda Carter/ We wanted it within the Task Force statements
themselves where it had been taken out. You know, like this
paragraph says, 80 people voted on these task force issues and
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they specifically put the words in there. We want the proper
terminology which is persons with disabilities. Some places it
was special population or population with special needs and
that is where we wanted it put back in and we didn't want
special- At first this preamble said something about different
population of different abilities or something like that.
Nov/ All right, you are asking to take out the words particular
attention and just include persons with disabilities?
Carter/ Yes.
Nov/ I don't think that is a substantive change. I would go along
with it.
Pigott/ So would I. I am not opposed to that but-
Baker/ I don't think that is the request.
Horow/ I don't think that is-
Council/ (All talking).
Carter/ Part of the request-the rest of the request was to put
persons with disabilities back in each task force where they
had been taken out.
Horow/ The reason why we went along with taking it out of each task
force statement is because if we did we would inevitably
eliminate someone who wanted also to be included and so the
categories of cultures, lifestyles, ages, socio economic
groups and persons with disabilities would therefore have to
be mentioned in every single being of the task force report.
What we are trying to do is have the task force report be very
simply one page statements so that they are working documents.
By- your request was discussed but the reason for taking it
out of each task force comment was that it would be in the
preamble. It would be there at the very beginning. This
preamble then would govern how you think about the task force
report. This was our rationale. You know, you can either agree
with it or disagree with it.
Carter/ You know, it is not like you are spending extra money just
to put this back in there or you know, and, you know,
historically we have been left out. Persons with disabilities
have been left out of most documents, most history and we are
not going to go anywhere. We are going to be here, you know°
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And also I would like to request that since two members that
seem to be very verbally supportive of us at the last meeting
where we spoke about this at the open mic to speak about this,
they are not here tonight. Could we postpone the vote on this?
Horow/ Certainly. Council, what is your pleasure?
Throg/ I don't have any problem with that.
Pigott/ I don't have a problem with that.
Throg/ I wasn't here the last meeting either so I wasn't in any
position to speak about it.
Pigott/ If that is important to have the others I think that is
fine with me. The interestingly enough, the last- Part of the
discussion we had last night was that we all felt that the
concerns that were raised about this out and excluding persons
with disabilities from the discussion was something that we
ought to be sensitive to and that one of the discussions, the
person who talked about changing it to all citizens before
said that all citizens was inclusive and we felt well, how
about making it really inclusive by defining the terms here.
By really- And that is why we put the dash and then and
because it was the term persons with disabilities was in each
mission statement originally when it came before P/Z we
thought well, why don't we make sure that the people of Iowa
City really know that we really are concerned about giving
particular protection to persons with disabilities because all
the other groups are not mentioned in the other-
Horow/ In other words, we sought to have at the very beginning a
definition of all citizens so there was absolutely no question
and once we looked at the words citizens, you realize that you
had to have the aged, you had to have the cultures because we
are a diverse community. We wanted to have that definition of
citizens right up front and it was within that spirit that we
came to this-actually it was a compromise and I think this is
important for us. None of us disagree with your intent. What
we are trying to do is make it concise working document
without having the definition of citizens be repeated in every
single task force page.
Throg/ And we are not trying to leave out persons with
disabilities. That is exactly the opposite of what we are
trying to do. We are trying to state in the preamble right up
front as clearly and simply as possible that we are giving
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.... that
particular attention to persons with disabilities so
person's with disabilities can be attended to, not forgotten,
not left out. So the remainder of the document includes that
just because of the way the preamble was stated.
Horow/ I have no problem in asking council to defer this until the
end of June. I am not sure what this means in terms of when
a strategy
the documents start being used. Karin, is there is. .
, , ' the integration
for the distribution, for the utilization, for
of this into any other work as part of your work plan?
Franklin/ This will not be used until you adopt it and we won't
start that until you do.
Horow/ Okay, gotcha.
Nov/ This is three weeks.
Horow/ This is the end of June.
Throg/ It could well be that at least once council member won't be
here. So, I mean, and we won't want to defer for weeks and
weeks and weeks. So-
HoroW/ ~ would ask you to really think abo. ut. what you hea. rd this
evening because I think there is a spirit of compromise here
that we are looking to you to also consider and we are
definitely united in terms of wanting the citizens of Iowa
city what the definition of citizen means in Iowa city.
Carter/ But as Ernie said and as I read, all means nothing.
Pigott/ Well, that is why .we, set out here to define what citizens
is. It says all its citizens and then it goes on to define it.
Horow/ All races, cultures, lifestyles, ages, socio economic groups
while giving particular attention to p.ersons with
disabilities. We can take out particular attention and slide
.... s into that other sentence
the persons with dlsabllltle back it is that
without highlighting it. That is no problem. But
sentence that is all inclusive of the different composition of
what citizens means.
carter/ When people read the task force and they read all citizens,
I hope they refer back to the preamble.
Throg/ That is our intent.
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Carter/ I don't think they will but-
Horow/ This is an educational process, Linda. You know that.
Nov/ We expect the preamble to go with this. There will be no task
force listing of goals without the preamble. They are not
separable.
Pigott/ Also, you know, maybe during that three week period you can
look at that preamble and suggest, you know, an alternative
wording or that. I don't think we are against looking at that
if it is different from just cutting out those three words,
too. I would be opposed to doing-
Horow/ Let's take a look at this. Is there a motion to defer this?
Baker/ Sue, I just want to point out that even if we defer it,
Ernie won't be here.
Horow/ Yes, I know that. I know.
Baker/ He is not going to be here at the next meeting anyway.
Horow/ Right.
Pigott/ I will move to defer it.
Nov/ And I don't think that there will be any great controversy in
changing the arrangement of the preamble. But I think there
were probably enough people on the council who felt that
reiterating the list of citizens in each of the task force
sheets was not required.
Horow/ Okay, there has been a motion to defer this until June 27.
Second was by Throg. Any further discussion? All those in
favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Thank you.
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Agenda
Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
June 6,1995
Page 4
Consideration of a resolution to adopt "IOWA CITY: BEYOND
2000 -- Iowa City's Vision for the Future" as an amendment
to the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan,
Comment: At its meeting of April 20, 1995, the Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended, by a vote of 5-0, adoption
of "IOWA CITY: BEYOND 2000" as an amendment to the
Iowa City Comprehensive Plan. "IOWA CITY: BEYOND
2000" is a statement reflecting the vision 80 Iowa Citians
hold for our City in the next century, This statement was
reviewed by seven of Iowa City's citizen boards and commis-
sions prior to the final recommendation by the Planning and
Zoning Commission. Public comments were received at the
eari~ .t_his item
May 23 public ~
Action: d
Consideration of an ordinance amending City Code Title 14,
Chapter 5, entitled "Building and Housing," Article H, entitled
"Site Plan Review," by adopting design standards for exterior
stairwells and exterior corridors on multi-family residential
buildings. (Second consideration)
Comment: At its March 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and
Zoning Commission, by a vote of 4-1 with Jakobsen voting
no, recommended approval of an ordinance requiring City
approval of designs for exterior stairways and corridors on
multi-family buildings and adopting design guidelines for their
location and appearance. The Commission's recommendation
is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the
staff report dated January 13, 1995, Comments were
received at the April 11 and April 25 public hearings on this
item, A committee with representatives of the Design Review
Committee, Board of Appeals, Home Builders Association and
City Council has proposed that the guidelines portion of the
ordinance be adopted by resolution. Accordingly, staff has
drafted an alternative ordinance and resolution for the
Council's'consideration, No public comments were received
on the alternative ordinance at the May 23 public hearing.
Action:
Agenda
Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
June 6, 1995
Page 5
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Consider an ordinance conditionally amending the use regula-
tions of an approximate 1.63 acre lot located on the west side
of Waterfront Drive, approximately 140 feet north of Stevens
Drive from CC-2, Community Commercial, to C1-1, Intensive
Commercial. (REZ95-0004) (Second consideration)
Comment: At its April 6, 1995, meeting, the Planning and
Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval
of a rezoning application submitted by Boyd & Rummelhart,
Inc., subject to screening of any outdoor storage areas. The
Commission's recommendation is consistent with the staff
recommendation contained in the staff report dated April 6,
1995. Public input was received at the May 9 public hearing
on this item. In a letter dated March 16, 1995, expedited
consideration of this item was requested by John R.
Rummelhart, Jr.
Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of East
Hill Subdivision, a 36-1ot, 13.11 acre residential subdivision
located at 655 Meadow Street. (SUB95-0009)
Comment: At its April 20, 1995, meeting, the Planning and
Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval
of the East Hill Subdivision preliminary plat, subject to 1) City
approval of the Grading and Erosion Control Plan prior to
Council consideration of the preliminary plat, 2) dedication of
a public access right-of-way rather than access easements
between Lots 6 and 7, and 3) City acceptance of the
developer's offer to dedicate Outlot A, if the Parks and
Recreation Commission supports said dedication. The
Commission's recommendation is generally consistent with
the staff recommendation set forth in the staff report dated
April 20, 1995. It is anticipated that the Grading and Erosion
Control Plan will be approved prior to the Council's June 6
meeting. The Parks and Recreation Commission has recom-
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I~EM ~0. 6e. Consider a resolution approving the preliminary
plat of East Hill Subdivision, a 36-1ot, 13.11 acre
residential subdivision located at 655 Meadow
Street. (SUB95-0009)
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Baker. Discussion. Has the Grading
Ordinance been-?
Burnside/ Yes.
Horow/ All right. Any other discussion?
Throg/ Well, I guess I would like to- In one sense I would like to
find some way to limit the number of units in this area to
less than 72. But when I think the grounds upon which that
imitation would be based I can't come up with any good
r °
atlonale. If we specified say 60 units on the basis of
traffic generation on Meadow or Dover I don't know how we 60
units and the associated traffic would be any less or more
safe than 72 units and the associated traffic. So I find
myself compelled to support this preliminary plat, the
resolution. I was also thinking about secondary access. It
seems to me that if in fact secondary access was provided that
the developer would be able to add some additional units to
the development and I don't know that would be necessarily
beneficial or more beneficial with regard to traffic on Dover.
Horow/ Stuck between a rock and a hard spot.
Throg/ I feel like I need to support the resolution.
Pigott/ I agree.
Horow/ I think the neighborhood has certainly had a lot of input
into this plan. But I feel that the developer in terms of the
outlot A and the connection of r.o.w. along the creek is a
very reasonable one within the neighborhood area.
Nov/ And we are also getting a contribution for the construction of
the trail.
Horow/ Any other discussion?
Pigott/ I was concerned about secondary access. I am always
concerned about it, screaming about it. And it still concerns
me. It is very difficult. It seems that they tried to find
secondary access and just haven't been able to.
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Horow/ Roll call- (Yes).
Karr/ Madam Mayor, would you like a motion
correspondence? It is just a matter of record.
to accept
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Baker to accept
Any discussion? All those in favor signify
(ayes). Thank you very much.
correspondence.
by saying aye
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Regular Council Meeting
June 6, 1995
Page 6
ITEM NO. 7 -
Consider a letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors
recommending denial of an application submitted by AI Streb
to rezone 73.85 acres located in Fringe Area 5 east of Scott
Boulevard and .5 mile north of Highway 6 from RS, Suburban
Residential, to CH, Highway Commercial (18.39 acres), and
M2, Heavy Industrial (55.46 acres).
Comment: At its May 18, 1995, meeting, the Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended that City Council forward
a letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recom-
mending that CZ9510, a request to rezone 73.85 acres
located within Fringe Area 5 from RS to CH {18,39 acres) and
M2 (55.46 acres), be denied. The Commission's recommen-
dation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained
in the staff memorandum dated April 20, 1995.
Action:
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER
3, ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," ARTICLE H, ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE"
OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISING RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE
(REFUSE) COLLECTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING RECYCLING, BULKY
WASTE, YARD WASTE AND INSTITUTING A UNIT'BASED FEE
SYSTEM.
Comment: This hearing is being held to receive public comments on the
amended ordinance which revises the residential curbside recycling
program to include increasing the frequency to weekly collection,
providing a curbside recycling container, and beginning to collect
cardboard. The amended ordinance also revises the residential refuse
collection program to include the placement of a separate charge on
bulky residential wastes, adds clean untreated wood waste to brush and
tree limb collection, and places a unit based pricing system on residential
refuse,
Action:
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ITEM NO. 6f.
Consider a letter to the Johnson County Board of
Supervisors recommending denial of an application
submitted by A1 Streb to fezone 73.85 acres located
in Fringe Area 5 east of Scott Boulevard and .5
mile north of Highway 6 from RS, Suburban
Residential, to CH, Highway Commercial (18.39
acres), and M2, Heavy Industrial (55.46 acres).
Horow/ Before we accept a motion I would ask Ms. Franklin to update
on this. We asked for this last night.
Franklin/ I went to the Board of Supervisors meeting this morning.
Mr. Streb has amended his request to fezone his property from
the RS to CH and M-2 to RS and M-1 for the entire tract. As we
talked about last night, I felt that this is one way that we
could approach the industrial development of this property in
the interim a little bit more successfully than with that CH
zoning. The County Zoning Commission will consider this Monday
evening and the Board will consider it next Thursday. Mr.
Streb's amendment to his application was predicated on the
Board dealing with this quickly because he evidently does have
some people interested. What I have done is the letter that is
from the council going to the Board of Supervisors has been
amended. It still reflects the decision of the P/Z Commission
because obviously they have not seen this as amended zoning
request. What it says essentially is that the council would
find and I would advise you to find this that the M-1 zoning
on the entire tract is more consistent with the Fringe Area
Policy. It is generally consistent with the Fringe Area
Policy. It does point out that commercial development still
can occur within the M-1 zone and therefore is not ideal. That
the ideal, in our view, is annexation and zoning to I-1. But
given what is before decision making bodies at this point
which is the county deciding on the zoning because we have
only an advisory capacity. That the M-1 is found to be
generally consistent with the Fringe Area Policy.
Horow/ But Karin, you said he wants this to happen fairly quickly.
Now he realizes that we are not meeting again until June 27?
This has not gone through the P/Z Commission. What would be
the-
Franklin/ This would not then go back to the P/Z Commission.
Horow/ Have you talked to Mr. Scott about this?
Franklin/ I was unable to get to Mr. Scott today. However, I talked
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to Mr. Starr, who is the Vice-Chair of the P/Z Commission and
we discussed it. He said that he felt that the Commission
probably felt strongly enough about this and strongly enough
about their frustrations in dealing with land use issues in
the two mile area that they may take a very stringent stand on
this particular issue regarding the M-1. But that practically
speaking if the choice was between CH and M-2 and M-I, M-1 is
closer to the Fringe Policy and it is. I mean it is an
exclusively an industrial zoning. Because of the structure of
the County Zoning Ordinance, they can have commercial
development there. I think the advantage for the city in
attempting to get closer to industrial designation on this
property is that if the CH zoning is put in place, that
precludes any industrial along Scott Blvd. Those 18 acres
could only go to highway commercial and with it M-1 there is
a possibility that there would be some commercial but there is
still the possibility there would be industrial. It was fairly
clear to me in the discussions with the Board this morning
that there were at least three members of the Board who would
vote for the CH and M-2 zoning. Now they did not take a vote
so I am speculating. However, this seems to be the change in
the application to the M-1. Seems to be something that Mr.
Streb can live with that the Board is and a majority
comfortable with and I think we can work with.
Nov/ And we are still encouraging annexation?
Franklin/ Absolutely.
Nov/ And the letter will say this?
Franklin/ Yes and I will continue my conversation with Mr. Streb.
Horow/ All right, do we need an amended-
Karr/ You have the letter in front of you.
Horow/ I have the letter in front of us. But consider the letter as
amended to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors?
Karr/ If you would like.
Franklin/ I think that probably would be appropriate since the
comment is very specific to the denial of the RS to CH and M-2
and that will-
Karr/ But the record will also show your-reflect your comments and
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update also.
Nov/ So, we need a motion to approve the letter to the County
Supervisors which will accept an M-1 zone for this property?
Horow/ Yes. Are you making that motion?
Nov/ I just did.
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Baker. Any discussion? All right,
all those in favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Thank you.
Throg/ I wonder if Lyone is still here. I can't see her. Did you
understand any of what we talked about?
Lyone Fein/ I understood M-1 to to be a combination of CH and M-2.
Is that correct? Highway commercial is what? Gas stations and
hotels? and industrial would be something like NCS or?
Horow/ Or what you have down along Hwy 6 above Bon Aire? Also
Blooming Prairies Warehouse.
Fein/ There was another abbreviation, I-1.
Horow/ I-1. That is the city zone for M-1. We have different
designations for county as opposed to the city.
Baker/ I think we are really helping.
Pigott/ There has got to be a way to make-
Horow/ The only other way we could do it would be to have a picture
flashed on the screen to show what we were talking about here.
Fein/ It seems, okay. But annexation involves- Annexation is just
a process that occurs as Iowa City grows.
Pigott/ It extends the boundaries.
Fein/ Right.
Horow/ It can be voluntary or involuntary.
Throg/ And the point has to do with the use of that land. The city
in the past has said it wants to create an industrial park in
that area. If part of the land is rezoned commercial then it
can't be used for industrial, as an industrial park. At least
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that part couldn't.
Fain/ And what is the advantage of having industrial park.
Baker/ Let's go back to the Vision Statement. We are encouraging a
diversity of employment and this is one of the ways that we
help facilitate that goal is to provide for future industrial
growth.
Fein/ I am envisioning like in 30 years that that industrial
section will actually be in a middle of a large residential
area.
Horow/ Just like north of where the Iowa Illinois Electric is and
I live up the street from it. It is-we are not a heavy smoke
stack industry type city and this is what our alternate is.
Nov/ And it does take 30 years to fill an industrial park. It is a
long range goal.
Horow/ Thanks.
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ITEM NO, 7 -
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDIN~ TITLE 14,
CHAPTER 3t ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," ARTICLE H,
ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE" OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISING
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE (REFUSE) COLLECTION
PR0~RAM8 INCLUDING RECYCLIN~ BULKY WASTE, YARD
WASTEAND INSTITUTING A UNIT-BASED FEE SYSTEM.
Horow/ Declare the p.h. open. I ask you to address council and keep
your comments to no more than five minutes.
Michelanne Widness/ 629 Melrose Avenue. Last year my family and I
lived in Germany for the year and I brought this container
because it approximates the size of our trash can in Germany.
This was for a family of five. It is actually a little larger
than the one we had. This is for a family of five. It was
collected once every other week. When we arrived in Germany
and I learned about the trash collection system I was very
dismayed and despaired that we would ever be able to cope. In
fact we did and we did very well and the reason we did was
because of recycling. I think Germany has arguably the best
and most effective recycling system perhaps in the world and
there are a number of reasons for this fact. First of all
there are serious disincentives to putting things in the
trash. Trash collection doesn't take place very often and it
is very expensive. Secondly producers and manufacturers are
encouraged not to produce disposable items and not to produce
a lot of packaging. It was impossible to find a styrofoam cup.
It was almost impossible to find paper plates or disposable
tableware for picnics. Finally, Germany make it very easy to
recycle. When I walked out of my front door I could walk three
minutes in either direction and I could recycle three kinds of
glass, all kinds of metal, all kinds of paper, batteries, and
plastics. Recycling has been etched into the psyche of most
Germans. It is right up there with voting in terms of civic
duties and we were constantly reminded of the importance of
recycling it the society. My children went to an elementary
school that had no trash cans. It only had recycling bins. And
if the kids took something to school that wasn't in one of
these bins, they brought it back home and then we were left to
dispose of this item. When we opened a bank account in Germany
we took travelers' checks in a little plastic wallet issued by
AAA. We wrote out our travelers' checks, the bank sent us home
with a little plastic wallet. There were many examples of how
you are constantly reminded that recycling is just the thing
to do. By the end of the year we were very accomplished at
recycling, I must say. We had found creative ways to re-use
products. We had found ways not to buy things that would
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produce packaging that was difficult to get rid of and perhaps
most importantly because it is so easy to do we had
incorporated recycling into our daily routine. I mean, it was
just something you did very often and so it got done and it
was efficient and effective. You can imagine perhaps my dismay
when we came back last August and after the first home
football game I looked across the street to see the amount of
trash that had been collected from one parking lot and when I
extrapolated to all the parking lots and all the stadiums in
the country on all the football Saturdays and Sundays- Well,
the idea was simply horrifying. We generate tremendous amount
of trash as I am sure you are well aware. What you have
proposed is really wonderful. I applaud your efforts to nudge
us down the path of recycling. I agree totally with going to
a unit base pricing system. I think people are not going to
start thinking about recycling until it hurts them a little
bit and I think this may hurt some people a little bit but not
too much. I think that going to weekly pickup is really
critical to the success of this program. It has got to be easy
to do. Cardboard is a great addition. I wish you could also
pick up more mixed paper but as I understand it there really
aren't markets for all of these products and until we get
markets for recyclable stuff there isn't the incentive to
really pick up on this program. But in any even I think this
is terrific what you are doing. I hardily endorse it. I hope
it is not the end of Iowa City's recycling program and that
you will continue to nudge us along this path. Thank you.
Pigott/ Thanks for coming down.
Horow/ Anyone else care to address council?
RichardRhodes/ I live at 2014 Rochester Avenue and I all I have to
say is bravo, it is about time. Let's do it. Thank you.
Horow/ Thank you very much for your comments. Anyone else? Declare
the p.h. closed.
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ITEM NO. 8 -
ITEM NO. 9 -
ITEM NO. 10 -
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3,
ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," ARTICLE H, ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE"
OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISING RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE
(REFUSE) COLLECTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING RECYCLING, BULKY
WASTE, YARD WASTE AND INSTITUTING A UNIT-BASED FEE
SYSTEM. (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Comment:
Action:
See item above.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES.
Previously announced vacancies.
(1)
Board of Adjustment - One vacancy for an unexpired
term plus a five-year term ending January 1, 2001.
(Rick Vogelzang resigned.) (2 males and 2 females
currently serving on the Board.)
(2)
Human Rights Commission - One vacancy for an
unexpired term ending January 1, 1998. (Sara Mehlin
resigned.) (1 male and 6 females currently serving on
the Commission.)
These appointments will be made at the June 27, 1995,
special meeting of the City Council.
Current Vacancies.
(1)
Human Rights Commission - One vacancy for an
unexpired term ending January 1, 1997. (Ric Graf
resigned.) (1 male and 6 females currently serving on
the Commission.)
This appointment will be made at the July 18, 1995, meeting
of the City Council.
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
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ITEM NO. 8 -
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER
3, ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIESr" ANTICLE Ht ENTITLED
"SOLID WASTE" OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISING
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE (REFUSE) COLLECTION
PROGRAMS INCLUDING RECYCLING, BULKY WASTE, YARD
WASTE AND INSTITUTING A UNIT-BASED FEE SYSTEM.
(FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Throg. Discussion?
Nov/ Yes, I have to say why are we delaying the weekly pick up? The
ordinance says March 4, 1996.
Floyde Pelkey/ One of the reasons we are doing that, Naomi, is
because of having to order equipment, get the trucks in. Right
now we are in the middle of chassis changes and model changes.
So it is going to take longer to get trucks. They are changing
the '95's, the '96's. They are changing models. So it is going
to take us a little while longer to get them in in order to
get geared up for out weekly service.
Nov/
Okay. From what the public has been thinking, they expected
weekly service this July. Also, I have to say that our
collection of untreated wood waste and other extra items will
begin July 31st. What about cardboard? We are going to do
cardboard July 31st?
Pelkey/ Cardboard, too, sure. Cardboard and the untreated wood
waste.
Nov/ Okay. And we will stay with the every other week until March
19967
Pelkey/ Right. We also have to order the containers which are spec
containers. They will have to be actually made and printed.
So, it will take a while.
Nov/ And those are going to be optional also? People who already
have a container are not necessarily going to be required to
have two.
Pelkey/ I guess that could be an option but I think as we add
materials we are looking at adding more plastics that they may
need that other container. As we are delivering, that would be
the time to go ahead and get them there so we are not going
back and using up more labor time to go back another time.
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Horow/ Is there anyway we can reeducate those of us who totally
forgotten when the week is, when our recycling?
Pelkey/ Well, we are getting to do another of the wonderful little
maps. It is only going to be a six month map. We are not going
to do a 12 month since we won't be hopefully into it that long
and in our the brochures that we are sending out then the map
will hopefully be able to explain at that time. A lot of it
depends on printing time. We need to get this thing out in the
next couple of three weeks. But we do want to make mention of
the program and that is why it is a six month map.
Horow/ My family is about ready to throw me out because of all the
stuff I keep storing in the garage.
Pelkey/ You know, in my house, I set it out on the wrong time and
my neighbors all set it out. So I do get into trouble.
Nov/ They assume you know?
Pelkey/ They assume that I know.
Horow/ Now I feel better. Thanks a lot.
Pelkey/ I am embarrassed to say that.
Horow/ All right, any other discussion.
Pigott/ I think education is going to be a big part of the success
and acceptance of the unit base pricing and the recycling
program. I don't know that everyone is as enthusiastic as
Michelanne Widness was tonight. And so I look forward for us,
as a city, as well as individual council members to go out and
really tell people what is happening because I am afraid that
despite the one or two articles that have appeared in the
Press Citizen, this is not-hasn't been a big thing and it is
sort of a stealth issue out there. It is going to come forward
and people are going to be hit with it and I hope that we get
out there and talk to them.
Pelkey/ We want to look at going in the neighborhood group meetings
as well as possibly holding some meetings at the Library and
invite people down to get out and actually physically talk to
them.
Nov/ At one time we sort of discussed having all #1 & 2 plastics
with or without seams. When are we going to be able to do
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that?
Pelkey/ Right now John and Andy Ockenfels are out of town. We need
just to sit down and they are on agreement to go ahead and do
that. But we need to sit down with the contract we have and
amend that part of it. But we will be doing that. I didn't
want to-Until I can get a chance to talk to them and actually
sit down and get it on paper.
Nov/ Whenever we have a date we will let everybody know.
Pelkey/ That will probably be-We could almost hopefully do that at
the same time we do the cardboard.
Horow/ Thank you very much.
Pigott/ Terrific idea.
Horow/ All right, there is a motion on the floor. It has been
seconded. Any further discussion? Roll call-(Yes). The
ordinance is adopted.
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ITEM NO. 10 - CITY COUNCIL INFOP~h~TION.
Horow/ City Council Information.
Baker/ I have a couple of items. I purposely with held talking a
lot prior to this to save us some time. First of all I told me
son to start watching television about 8:30 tonight and I am
assuming he is still up and I just want to which him a happy
birthday.
Horow/ Happy birthday to him-You don't want me to sing? Okay, Ben,
happy birthday.
council/ (Happy birthday).
Baker/ I only do this when the meeting falls on the birthday
itself. So now go to bed. It is 9:00. Happy Birthday. I would
also like to congratulate Jon Yates. Got another award today.
Was selected as the Outstanding Reporter in Iowa City by a
local magazine. Good work. I would also like to take time to
thank a particular builder in town. Very often we have
ordinances come to us and the building and zoning codes that
are response to what are basically travesties in construction
and we always have to sort of catch up to flaws or loop holes
in our ordinances. But Larry Svoboda is an apartment builder
in town and he is building that new apartment down on Dubuque
Street, near the University and he worked with the city staff
on that. Karin Franklin's office and it's I think turning out
to be a very attractive building for that location and I would
like to see other builders take as much time and consideration
and work on things like that. Now, a quick question for Steve.
We talked to Joe Fowler. I know Jim and I had sat through some
meetings on Transit in the past and at one time we were told,
not as a body but individually, that the Transit Department
would be recommending a fare change to be effective in the
fall and yet it has never been discussed or come to us. Has
that idea been dropped?
Atkins/ It has never been brought to me.
Baker/ Let me tell you what Joe and I talked about with and Jim,
agai~ was in on this. Joe thought that the council might
consider a transit fare increase to $.60 for peak hours and a
lower fare for the off hours which has been done in other
cities. $.60 in the peak hours and $.25 say 11:00 to 3:00. It
was being discussed and it would generate actually more
revenue but it would be a fare increase. I just want to see
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where that idea was because if we are going to think about it
for the fall we need to think about it now.
Throg/ Larry, are you talking about the conversation we had with
several folks over here in the conference-?
Baker/ Yeah and I followed up with Joe on several occasions and he
said that it is coming.
Throg/ I remember many topics discussed that day and I remember
that topic being discussed but I guess I also remember another
topic having to do with various measures designed to alleviate
peak hour traffic on major arterials leading into town and I
guess I am wondering also what happened there because there
were some conversations I think among the total council about
that.
Atkins/ That report I have but I don't have the fare.
Baker/ All right, would you just find out if Joe has changed his
mind?
Atkins/ If you would like something prepared so at least you can
react to it, that is not that difficult to do.
Baker/ I just want to know is he going to present it or not? He
said he was.
Horow/ Will you get back to us by the end of the month on the 26th.
Baker/ Now last item, Madam Mayor, I want to call people's
attention to a recent article in a local publication, ICON
Magazine. I will hold it up here. It is called New Party
Politics and it is discussion of local issues and various
people who are thinking about trying to get more actively
involved in local politics. And I call your attention to it
not because I necessarily agree with everything in the article
with the goals of the party. But we have often under council
time alerted people to meetings of various organizations and
next Tuesday night, a week from today, there will be a meeting
in the public library from 7:00 to 9:00, Meeting Room A about
local politics and people who would like to get involved with
it. That is sort of a generic description of the article. I
don't want to go beyond that. But I encourage people to pick
it up and look at it. Again, you may or may not agree with
lots of points but you need to start thinking about a lot of
the issues raised. And that leads into my final personal
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crusade for the rest of the year which is I am trying to get
audiences wherever I can to discuss definitions, political
terms in local government because i have no clear idea about
what the following terms mean as they relate to Iowa City and
I am going to give you a list and if anybody on the council or
the public would like to add to this list and whenever the
forums are out, whenever people are talking, please try by the
end of the year to give me a clear definition of the following
items. Liberal, conservative, progressive, process, values,
neighborhood, environmentalists, micro-management, and
affordable housing. If I can get a clear consensus on any one
of those terms I would like to have it pretty soon. Before the
first of the year. And if you want to add to the list.
Nov/ Larry, you need a letter to the editor for that one and you
will get lots of responses requesting definitions.
Baker/ A guest editorial perhaps. Sam will let me do something like
that at the Press Citizen?
Horow/ You got experience in writing. I think you could do-
Baker/ Thank you for that mild understatement.
Throg/ So, Larry, what are you going to do with this? Are you going
to create Larry Baker's Dictionary of Local Political Terms.
Baker/ Ambrose Beers. I am going to start a new political
dictionary, yeah. I am going to sort of set these up and
people can say ah, we now agree about what these terms mean
and we can go on with other things.
Nov/ Well, I am not sure.
Horow/ Good luck. Is there anything else Mr. Baker?
Baker/ No, I am going to take my tongue out of my cheek.
Pigott/ Sue, I want to do something a little different tonight if
I might. In order to do so I need to use this roving
microphone. I am going to break out of this structure we are
really adhering to which is this silly table and stand up and
walk around. Now the cameras can follow me and I want them to
follow me at some point because I have got something very
special to say and it has nothing to do with politics. So, let
me just stand up. I just like to say there are several times
in one's life when something very important happens. Something
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that happens hopefully, everybody hopes anyway, once in their
life and tonight I just, having been elected to city council,
want to share one of those most important moments of my life
with people of Iowa City and the people who have been special
to me in Iowa City including the council members. As you all
know, just recently- On April 29 I was married to the most
lovely woman in the world and she happens to be right here
CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 95-76 SIDE 1
Pigott/ We grew up together in Rochester, Michigan and she is-makes
me very happy and I wanted to introduce her to all of you as
well as to all of Iowa City. So, welcome Molly to Iowa City
and to all of Iowa City, thank you for having listened to my
little diatribe here. And I hope when you see Molly on the
street you welcome here. Thank you.
Horow/ I am glad you are here.
Throg/ Get back to your seat, Bruno.
Horow/ I don't know how to say this. Do you have anything else?
Nov/ I think not.
Horow/ It is a hard act to follow. I have a couple of things. This
afternoon some of us were privileged to attend the ground
breaking ceremony for the new neighborhood center by Pheasant
Ridge. We didn't break the ground. The kids did of the
neighborhood and it really was quite a happening. This is a
very exciting time and they have all had input in designing
the neighborhood center. They had input in what is going to go
on inside the neighborhood center. It was very-talk about a
community neighborhood happening. That was it. It was really
quite impressive. They are still raising money for this. And
I am sure that someone at the neighborhood center would be
more than happy to take any money you wish to send that way.
I recently had a letter from John Dane who along with quite a
number of others is doing the planning for the recognition of
the End of the Wq4II Commemorative Year. As you know we have
really participated in this in Iowa City. Well, it is coming
to a close and we would also like to participate in closure of
this commemorative year. So if anyone has any ideas, burning
ideas. I have already had some but I have shared them with
John. Get to John Dane. He would be happy to take a look at
them. And the third item, it is just sort of a repeat that we
have mentioned before. Again, people, when you are cutting
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your grass please don't put the grass clippings in the street.
It just goes in the sewer stormwater area and it clogs up our
sewer system. So, I appreciate it if you put the grass
clippings back on the grass or your compost pile. That is it.
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ITEM NO. 11 -
REPORT ON ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND CiTY ATTORNEY,
a. City Manager.
-0-'
b. City Attorney.
ITEIVi NO. 12 -
ITEIV] NO. 13 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND
THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE LICENSE AGREEN]ENT FOR
TEI~IPORARY USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, AND OUT TO LUNCH, INC., 118 S. DUBUQUE STREET,
FOR A SIDEWALK CAFE.
Comment: Out to Lunch, Inc, (Blimpie'sl applied for permission to
operate a sidewalk cafe on the public right-of-way in front of 118 S.
Dubuque Street. City staff inspected the area and Design Review held
a special meeting on June 1. The application and supportive material
are included in Council's packet.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AN]ENDING THE AFSCN]E CLASSIFICA- ~
TION/CONIPENSATION PLANS FOR FY95 AND FY96,
Comment: This position was reviewed by the City-AFSCME Reclassifi-
cation Committee which recommended that the position be reclassified
from grade 5 to grade 6.
Action: ~,.,,,
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ITEM NO. 11 b. - REPORT ON ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
ATTORNEY.
b. City Attorney.
Burnside/ Thank you. Linda asked me to have copies of the judges
decision, the ruling from the p.h. in the Glasgow versus City
case and I have passed those copies out. You all have them.
The bottom line here is that the judge found that the hearing
that you folks had on September 13 was not an illegally closed
hearing and the City's side was upheld throughout. The matter
proceeds. This was a preliminary decision. It is not a
decision on the entire case. But it was on one single issue
and we wanted to provide that to you.
Horow/ Thank you very much.
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ITEM NO. 13 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING
CLASSIFICATION/COMPENSATION PLANS
FY96.
THE AFSCME
FOR FY95 AND
Nov/ This is one of those that doesn't even say what the position
is. Couldn't we at least say that much?
Helling/ It is a Buyer 1 in Purchasing Division.
Nov/ Oh, okay. This is re-grading one of the Purchasing employees.
Helling/ Right and this was the result of the Classification
Committee recommendation.
Horow/ Chair would entertain a motion to adopt the resolution.
Moved by Nov, seconded by Pigott. Any further discussion? Roll
call- (Yes).
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ITEM NO, 14 -
ITEM NO, 15-
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 3
SECTION 1 ENTITLED "TELEPHONE FRANCHISE", TO ADOPT STAN-
DARDS FOR ENTERING FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (SECOND CONSIDER-
ATION)
Comment: The proposed amendment repeals an antiquated code
provision regarding the use of public ways by AT&T, and adopts in its
place language modified from Chapter 364, Code of Iowa, which states
the City's authority to grant franchises for entities occupying the public
right-of-way to provide electronic communication services, This
ordinance would act as companion legislation to the City's cable
television franchise ordinance.
Action: ~,~.~z~) 7~ ;..
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 5.E
ENTITLED "BUILDING AND HOUSING" CITY CODE BY REVISING
ARTICLE E ENTITLED "HOUSING CODE" TO ENHANCE THE LIFE
SAFETY PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING RENTAL HOUSING, (SECOND
CONSIDERATION)
Comment: The proposed amendments to the Housing Code were
initiated by the Housing Inspection staff and the Fire Marshal. They
have been unanimously recommended by the Housing Commission, The
amendments are intended to enhance the life safety provisions of the
Iowa City Housing Code.
Action:
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ITEM NO. X4 -
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDINC TITLE 12s CHAPTER 3
SECTION i ENTITLED "TELEPHONE FRANCHISE", TO ADOPT
STANDARDS FOR ENTERING FRANCSISE AGREEMENTS TO
PROVIDE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
(SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Throg. Any further discussion?
This essentially says that where the cable television
franchise has paid to be on the city's r.o.w., now so do
telephone companies. Is that right or not?
Burnside/ Not exactly. It says that the city now as it always has
been able to do under state law. Now, under local ordinance,
can require franchises of telephone companies.
Horow/ Oh, all right, I thought it included the r.o.w. I guess that
is my wish. Thank you for correcting me.
Burnside/ We are about at least (can't hear) behind where you are-
the goal.
Nov/ And I am delighted to see us repeal the antiquated ordinance.
Horow/ Roll call- (Yes).
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ITEM NO. 16 -
ITEM NO. 17 -
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3,
ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISING
ARTICLE C. ENTITLED "POTABLE WATER USE AND SERVICE" TO
PROVIDE FOR THE USE OR ABANDONMENT OF PRIVATE WELLS
UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN THE IOWA CITY
CITY LIMITS. (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Comment: The existing City Code does not permit private well
construction within the City limits. This ordinance amendment permits
private well installation if the point of use is greater than 300 feet from
an accessible distribution water main, if the private well is located
outsids the influence of an existing or proposed City owned well and the
Public Works director approves the well due to extraordinary circum-
stances. The amendment also permits the City to require connection to
the City Water Facility when the above conditions are not satisfied.
Public Works recommends adoption of this ordinance.
ADJOURNMENT.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 2, 1995
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Work Session Agendas and Meeting Schedule
June 5, 1995
6:30 P.M.
6:30
7:00 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
June 6, 1995
7:30 P.M.
June 19, 1995
NO CITY
Monday
City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Review zoning matters
Discuss Local Option Sales Tax
Council agenda, Council time, Council committee reports
Regular Council Meeting - Council Chambers
COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Tuesday
Monday
June 20, 1995
NO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday
June
26, 1995
6:30 P.M.
June 27, 1995
7:~0 P.M.
July 3, 1995
NO CITY
- City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Agenda Pending
- Special City Council Meeting - Council Chambers
COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Mondax
Tuesday
Monday
July 4, 1995
HOLIDAY
July 6, 1995
6:30 P.M.
July 11, 1995
6:30 P.M.
PENDING LIST
- CITY OFFICES CLOSED
NO REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday
City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Agenda pending
City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Agenda Pending
Thursday
Tuesday
Appointments to the Board of Adjustment and Human Rights Commission -
June 27, 1995
Appointment to the Human Rights Commission - July 18, 1995