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Councll Budgol Soaslon
January 20, 1990
Councll Bu~aol SouleD: Janu8ty 20, 1990, 8: 15 a,m., In tho Councll Chambora. Mayor John
McOonald pfOlldlng.
Councllmombors P.lWIll: McOonald, Ambrltco, Novick, Horowitz, Kubby, Courtnoy, Lar.0I1
(9:00 I.m.).
Stortmombors Proaonl: Kerr, AWna, V1tOlh, Mansftold, Holling.
T8DG.rocordqg: Rool9().8, Sldo 1, I.END, Side 2, END.I; Roolll().7, Sldo 1, I,END, Sldo 2,
ENl).I; Rool 9().8, Sldo 1, 10354.
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AWns prosonlod InlormaUon aboul tho budgol preparaUon policy. AUdn. atatod tho following
.Ix gonorll guiding princlplaa aro used during budgot proparaUon:
FINANCIAL UMIT A nONS. Aikin. oxplalnod Clty dopartmonts aro conaultod and alao Slato,
Fodoral and IoceJ polleloa which Imposo ftnancial IlmltaUons on tho budgot Aikins said a
nnanclal IImlUng lactor Is tho porconlage InCfoaso on proporty lax lor tho avorego homo within
(\\lr community. Ills usod as a moosuromonl 01 tho IoceJ govommont'. tax roquosts lor a
parl/cular yoar.
MANDATES. Atkins atalod the aocond CfIUcaJ Issuo In budgol proparaUon 110 mandatos.
AikIns oxplalnod City .Iart goos through an analy.l. 01 all tho Stato and Fodoral 10glslaUvo
dlrocUvos and doclslon. and dotormlnos how, whon and whoro 10 placo thom In tho budgoL
Aikin. alatod mandatoa aro IIko tho polonUaI lor IIUgaUon, whoro tho City has an oxponso, bul
tho City I. nol quUo .uro whal the cosll aro going 10 boo Kubby Inquired aboul logal
expondlturaa and Iskod whore doos the monoy como Irom 10 pay lor lawsulls. Atkins .Iatod
thorels nol I loparatellno Itom. AikIns stalod start Is In tho process 01 making rocommonda,
Uons rogardlng tho Dano aolUomonL AikIns alated he Is roluctanllo uso tho City'. cash
rosorvos becauso thaI Is lor tho Clty'a oporaUng capital. AikIns explalnod thaI when a city gols
hll with I big aolUomonl .uch as tho Dano aolUomonl, tho city can go out and borrow and
pay lor U ovor a period 01 Ume or tho clty'a cash poslUon can bo roducod. Atkins atatod thaI
whon tho clty'. cash poslUon Is roducod II artoc\s tho Clty'a oporaUng capital and Invostmont
Incomo. AIkins slatod City alart has talked aboul oslabllahlng I ..parate IIno Itom. McDonald
notod that tho roaorve fund Is usod lor largo aotUomonts. Horowitz Inqulrod aboul capital
oxpondllures and Ihlngs thaI havo polonUal consoquoncos auch as the DNR rogulallons.
Horowitz Iskod 1111 la loaalble or posslblo 10 use municIpal bonda lor a rosorvo typo funding
auch as lor Iho Stale Drlnklnll Walor Act. V1tosh ropllod thore aro alllct rogulallona on how
aoon a clty musl apend borrowed money. AIkins atalod thoro may bo arblllago probloms Irom
aottlng asldo corialn monlos. Atkins notod that clUos can aot asldo tholr own cash. Courtnoy
aald that clUos can go 10 markot with lort bonds also. Horowitz notod concorns aboul
finonclng capUallnlrastructuros.
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. Atkins notod tho City Is a big purchasor of goods and sorvlcos In
tho prlvato markot. Aikins notod thai dlosol fuol cost 52 conls por gallon In January 1969 and
now costs 74 conls por gallon. Atkins also notod Ihat sub-compactlnspoctors' csrs cosl
$3,300 In 1978 and tho curront cost 01 now Escorts aro $9,200. Horowitz askod litho City has
coslod out whothor or nol It Is choapor 10 havo an omployoo uso Iholr own car. Atkins statod
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Iowl City Clly Council
Council Budgol Sosslon
January 20, 1990
Pago 2
thoro has nol boon I/I'f omployoo 'ntorosl and thoro may bo a lIabllUy quosUon. Atkins statod,
OYfrall, tho City ItIOt 10 ball11CO all 01 tho cosfs and parl/curarly thoso thai aro sub/oct to
InnaUon agalnal tho gonoraJ .pondlng and lax pollefoa 01 tho CIIy Councll.
OPERAnONAI. PLAN. AIkfna .xpIa1ned tho Clly stln Ittttlo uso tho budgot as an oporaUona/
plan to plan Murl .xpondl\ur... AIkfna .l3ted thai City sIan Ittos 10 .lay as closo 10 thaI
planning procell as poaaIblo. M an oxarnplo, AIkfna .Ialed tho PoIleo Chlel askod lor rldar
unJIIlo oqulp III poIIeo cart and .lan Ion tho CIly could nol anord 10 do that In one budgol
YOII. So.\aII 'laggored tho putchuo 01 tho rldar oqulpmonl, rocommendlng throo In 1991
and lour In 1992. M anothor examplo, AtkIn. explllned tho Sonlor Contor has proposod an
$8,000 oqulpmonl purchue 10 eslabllsh tholr own TV program. Alldns did nol rocommond thai
roquoalto aI10w the NPO \0 gol satlled. Atklna .lated tho $8,000 oqulpmonl requosl would
bo . commltmonllo I now sa/\'lee lovel. Atkins 11.0 slated that sIan Is looking at ways to lIy
10 ICCOmmodllo Inordablo houalng. Horowitz slaled elUos In the Slale 01 Now York and tho
Slalo 01 New York 110 lIytng 10 cooporelo In terms 01 elUos providing housing. Atkins slated
tho,o It the concopl 01 reglonaltzllfon and reglona/lzaUon 01 corla/n saMCOS makos sonso.
Atklna .llled th.re can be problorna with reglonlllzeUon with rospoet 10 tho governing proe....
AIkfna .lated raglonlllzaUon ollt'rf kind 01 publlo OOMCO dosorvos I rovlow. Councllmombora
dllcul.ed reglonlllzllfon 01 sarvfco.. Hotowltz noted thai housing really bofuddlos hor
btcauaa th. dool noltol R u lusl an !owl CIIy problom, but thaI I numbor 01 homol... are
coming from othor unlncorporaled or Incorporaled 1I0as. Kubby notod porsons como 10 Iowa
City bocausa 01 tho evlllablnty 01 saMCOI.
SENSE OF THE COUNCIL Alldna slalod .lan IIslona 10 tholnlorma/ mossagos or moro dlrocl
goal. and poIIcIoa 01 tho Clty Council. Atkin. ltatod .tan Ittos to anaJyzo and Incorporoto whal
tho City Council'. wlshos 110.
SENSE OF THE COMMUNITY. Atklns.lalod tho san.o 01 tho community Is vory .ubjoctJve and
moro ola poraonal ......monL Atkins staled ho takoa Inlo consldoraUon Inlormatlon rocolvod
from contacll and wI1al ho I. hoarlng Irom tho commUl'IIy.
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AI/lln. .tatod thai policy Issuoa aro bolng buln Inlo tho budgel process. Atkins alalod .Ian Is
looking al tho uso 01 tho budgol as a nseal conllol documonl, bul also wanllo uso Ulo croate
opportunlUoalor groator 'lIateglo changos. Horowitz askod II thoro Is an ovaluatlon bu1l\ Into
tho throo.yoar budgol Umo porlod. Atkins .talod thoro Is an ovaluatlon proe... and explalnod
thaI tho budgoUng proe... Islncromonlal. Rogardlng oValuaUon, Atkins also commontod thai
oach 01 tho program. nnancod by the budgol has I consUtuoncy and oach constlluoncy has
.omo oxpoctlUon lovel or tho budgol and tho CIIy Councll.
Atkins explained thaI .tan Ittod to IdonUly addlUonal pollcy.rolatod Issuos. Atkins .talod Ihoro
aro policy IssuGS thaI nood Immodlalo doclslons, .uch as those rolatlng to tho Industrial park;
policy Issuoa thaI aro nolso urgonl, .uch as tho wator rosourcos plan; ond pollclos Ihat will
havo long.torm consoquoncoa, .uch as Council'. dlroctlon loward slronDor ~mphasls on
onvlronmontal manogomonl. AIkins .Ialod each ollhoso arOlS 01 policies are worthy 01
sapornto discussion.
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!owl City Clty Counell
Councll Budgol aoaalon
Janu8ty 20, 1000
Pago 3
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AlkIna .lIted ho would lIko 10 procoed with tho bale budgol 'o~. AIJdnJ poIntod oul thai
thoro WOIO a numbor 01 Inctouoa In the 10mpor8ty aa/arto. throughout all tho budgolllO mool
rnJnJmum Wlgo InctIUO.. AlkIna .lItod tho Clty has kopt tho policy !hI1 tho City doo. bottor
than rnInItmm wag.. AlkIna noted !hI1 tho Clty has a hlld limo gollfng pooplo bocIUIO 01 tho
currlnlllbor mIIkoL AlkIna .lIted !hI1 u an omployof with l.mpor8ty wagos, tho Clty Is a
good omploylt.
Alldna .lIted !hI1 anothor chango It !hI1 postago has boon UIlgnod by dop8l\monL AUdna
explllnod thol oeeh doplltmonllt now rosponalblo lor tholt own po.tago. Kubby Inqulrod
about the uso of locyded plpor by tho CIly. AlkIna .lIlod ho It committed 10 u.lng rocyclod
paper, but moro work noed. 10 bo dono with tho City'. vendor.. Alkfn. noled tho City work.
10 koop tho bullnoaaln tho Immodlllo Iowl CltyoCodlt R1p1d. arOL Horowitz .Ialed .ho hopo
tho Clty ooukI coopo1llo with tho UnJvoralty In tholt purchulng. V1tosh noled tho University
It nollntornled In joInl purchulng with tho Clty. Alkfn. .tated thoro 110 1I0U thaI tho City
doo. do joInl purchulng .uch U In big oqulprnonl purchuoa. V1lo.h .Ialed thaI part 01 tho
Clty'. concom It thll whon tho Clty doo. cooporellvo purchasing, City .14" carrloa tho
workload. Holling noled !hI1 tho .ubjoct 01 joInl purchulng wu rll.ed by tho Unlvorslty II
I roconl mooUng. Alkfn. .lIled tho Clty'. ropulaUon within tho community with ro.poct 10
doing butlnoaa It good. Alklna noted ho has prOplled I nSI 01 an bu.lnOllol tho City doGS
bualno.. with.
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AIkin. .tated thoro 110 no propo.ed .ub.tanUII changoa In 'oMCO. Horowitz Inqulrod aboul
tho proposed 10locommunlclUona syatom lor City Councllmombora. V1to.h .Iated thai proposal
hi' boon moved 10 FY91, V1lo.h noted the City has purchllod 1210rmlnall. CouMoy.lalod
ho Is Inloro.led In discussing tho IsIUO 01 oloctronlc govommonL Sta" and Councflmombora
dlsculled a 10locommunlcaUona ayslom lot City Councllmombor.. V1losh .tatod oqulpmonl
noeded 10 101 up tho 10locommunlclUona syatom lor City Council would co'l SSIJO.lormlnal and
$3OO-p~ntor. V1losh stated thaI Councflmombore could havo I .ystom 101 up ao thaI oach
Councllmombor could uso tholr own lolophono nno. Horowitz .Ialed 1010communlcaUonl could
promolo community InvoIvomonL Amb~sco omphlllzed that tho Counefl poslllon II nol a lull,
Umo poIIUon. AIkin. rll.ed concoml lboul tho Issuo 01 prlvalo Informallon bolng oxchangod
and tho public'. rlghllo know. Horowitz ,ald thOIO 'OM oflssuoa and cosl. ahould be
looked aL Kubby auggoated an addlUonal dl.cusslon bo achodulod rogardlng thll Issue.
Aikin. .Iated he could conlact othor eflloa and oblaln moro ,poclno InlormaUon.
Horowitz slllod thaI tho City Council'. goal. 110 10 promote both short. and long-torm
oconomlo growth and devolopmonl lor tho City and pursue Intorgovommonlal cooporallon,
partJculll~ In those 11011 whoro lolnl vonturos can provide oconomlc bonont 10 tho systom,
laxpoyorl 01 oach rospectlve jurlsdlcllon. Horowitz askod Councllmombor. /lll has cost too
much In lorml 01 whal she hal boon doing, Horowitz nolod that she has boon spondlng
monoy on Intorgovommontal cooporallon. McDonald notod that Horowitz' Involvomont has
boon on a local and roglonallovol and Ihoro hal not boon a problom with paying lor mlloago
or dlnnors whon Councllmombers havo boon roprosonllng Iowa City at moo lings. V1losh noted
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Iowa City City Council
Council Budgol Soaalon
Janu8ty 20, 1990
Pago 4
thai Council spondlng hll lneroued ovor tho 11I1 six 10 .ovon YOIII. McDonald .IAted th.1
Counellmombora havo nol abuaed oxpondllutOl lor \ravol. HorO\\itz .lated thaI .. tho CIty
and Council promotOl oconomIc dovolopmon~ tho quosUona wholt tho Clty .tandt In rolaUon
10 lIado mlaalona. Horowitz .lIted pooplo 'xpecl an olocted olllcllllo Itlond corlaln 1unc:tJona.
Ambrl.co silled thoro II a policy guldo thaI tho Clty C8M01 ./lord 10 golllllo aomothlng UIco
thll. Horowttz quosUonod tho CouncIl'. objtcUYt (pIgt 411, 2.) 'Promolo both ahott. and long.
lorm oconomIc growth and dovolopmonllot tho Clly.' Horowitz uked K tho Clty CouncIl II
loading In oconomIc dovolopmonl ot loIIowtng It. Kublly slaled lotolgn \redo II ono upoct 01
oconomlo doveloprnonL Courlnty .laled tho Clly supporll oconomIc dovoloprnonllhlough
paymonlllo ICAD. Mcdonold .lItod a soparal. dlacuulon ahould bo achoduled 10 talk moro
.poefftcally Ibout Council'. InvoIvtmonlln lIedo mIuIona. McDonald roquOllod InlormaUon
lrom V1loah regarding who paya lor tho IIldo mlsalona.
Kubby Inqu~ed why thoro It a dlnoronco In tho poraonlllOMco. Uno Uom. V1I01h axplllned
part 01 tho Ituon II II now Councllmambora 110 paid, tho Clty P'Y' Inlo FICA and I'
Councllmombora II' roolocled, tho City .tarll peyfng FICA.
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AI/dn. .Ialed ono nolablo chango In IOrvIeo II tho propoaaJ 10 Idd an ID photo lor vendor..
Ken .Ialed thll thoro hovo boon problom. wtth vendora Intorchanglng pormlll and I pholO 10
would .IOp thaI practJco.
Horowitz uked who would pay lot tho oxponsoa lor urlno-drug 10lUng lor Iaxlcab drtvor.. Ken
alatod hor olftco ot tho Pollco OoplllmonL Ken oxplllned tho Chlol 01 ponco .Igns on on
ovory laxlClb drlvor boloto tho nconso Is Issuod. Horowitz stoled thoro Is a law mandaUng
100Ung. Aikin. .lIled ho wtll oblaln InlormaUon regarding urlno-drug 100Ung.
AUdn. nolod thai Ambrisco had quOlUona regarding tho ftuctuaUon In tho IOrvlcoa and chargoa
IIno 110m. Ken nolod thaI ovory other YOII tho City holds oloctlons.
Atkins slated tho poraon appolnlod as City Atlomey should mako a numbor 01 doclslon.
rolaUng 10 .Ian an~ building Improvomonts. Atkin. notod ho did nol rocommond tho roquOlI
lor a now lolophono ayslom because tho tolophono .yslom throughoul tho CMo Contor noods
10 bo upgradod. Atkins .talod doclslon. rogardlng romodollng should nol bo mado unUI tho
now City Atlomey Is hlrod.
Larson alated IOvoral 01 tho moro promlnonl atlornoya monUonod thalli tho City woro 10 hlro
a part-Umo atlornoy, tho City mlghl bo ablo 10 allrac! a hlghor collbor 01 allornoy. Slall and
Councllmombora dlscussod tho hiring 01 a now City AlIornoy. Aikins slalod thaI position Is
currontly bolng advorUlOd. McDonald statod thaI Council had doefdod 10 slay wtth a lull,llmo
allornoy poslUon. Larson askod Ir applications could bo rocoivod Irom pooplo lOoking part'
tlmo omploymonl. Atkins slalod ho would bo uncomfortablo wtth doing thaI and ho would lIke
10 mako suro that ovoryono applying lor tho position Is applying undor tho aamo rulos. Atkins
statod thai II Iho City Council doos docldo 10 chango tho position, ho would lIke 10 proparo
Inlormatlon lor Councllmomboro. Larson suggostod Councllmombors spoak with tho Hayoks
and/or Pal Whlto. Ambrlsco slatod It would bo bononclallo lalk wllh Bill Suoppol, Sr.
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lowI City City Counefl
Counefl BudgOI Sosslon
Janul/}' 20, 1990
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Kubby .Iated tho wanlod 10 mako suro Councllmomborl agrood with tho porlormlllCO
moasuro. including tho pro,cIJve, rear.llvo and tho qUality ollho legal WOlle. Kubby '1ltod tho
City Ioslltack 01 tho day.lo-day logal noedt. Horowitz .lIled thIl tho WII left on hor own
trying to nguII out tho 28E.F. and G. lot reglonll COOpollUon In aoIId wuto mllllgomonl and
tho nnandal and leglllmpllclUona 01 clo.ura and poslodosuto lunda 30 yon Inor tho CIty
efoSOl tho landnn. Horowitz .lIt.d aho did 001 think .ho should bo doing thIL Horowitz
tilted tho would Ok. to how proaclJve upoc\ on tho part 01 tho Clty AlIomoy. Kubby .lltod
sho wanted Couneflto do things because " Is tho rlghl thing 10 do and ooljusl tho 'UUlUon.
AIkins slated thll noedt to be mado vory clOII from I policy dlroctfon. AIkins Illtod Council
moy wanllo use tho porlormanco moasuroa 10 bogln lormullUng quosUona .1 tho Intorvlow
procoss.
AI/dnt silted two yon Igo tho City llartod ftnanclng ICAD and Pall Caln'l poslUon with UDAG
ropaymonllund.. Atkin. .laled UOAG lunds will bo used In 1991 thon gonoral approprlaUons
unloss Council makOl chang... In rOlponaa 10 Laraon, AtkJna .Iated tho availability 01 tho
UOAG monlos doponds upon tho Holiday 1M blllkruplcy IOlUomonL Vltosh silted tho Honday
Inn doe. 001 have tho rovonuOllo pay the Clty currontly. Sta" and Councllmomborn discussed
the Holiday Inn bankruptcy,
Horowitz Inquired eboul tho rovoMng loan coneopL Atkins .Iatod " was on hold, duo to lack
01 UOAG monoy 10 nnanco.
Kubby asked" epproprlaUons havo boon 101 asldo 10 study tho oxpantlon 01 downlown .outh
01 Burlington SlIooL Atkins .Iated a $5,000 approprlaUon was 101 asldo 10 do .omo basic
documonl work. Atkin. oxplalned tho Progrlilll and PllIlnlng OOp.rtmonl has boon .hort ono
Plannor IIld onco thaI Plannor Is hlrod, a numbor 01 things will bo bock on lIack, Including
Summll SlIoolllld south 01 Burllnglon SltooL Atkins ttaled land .urvoy work has elroody boon
dono south 01 Burlington SlIooL In rosponso to Kubby, Aikins oxplalnod no addlUonal monies
have boon budgoted In tho noxllwo nseal yon lor .outh 01 Burlington SlIooL Atkin. Ilaled
SOVOlal opUons will bo rovfowod Including lax Incromonlal nnanefng dlstrlct IIld tho parking
Issue. Horowitz askod " tho dovolopmont 01 tho last pllcol 01 land downtown (Parcol 64011)
Is aulomaUeally exompt Irom laxes. Atkins statod thalli tho proporty woro sold prlvatoly, II
would go back on tho tax rolls. Courtnoy asked " monoy Irom tho 1110 01 that parcol could
bo usod 10 .tart tho rovoMng loan pool. AUdns statod YOl. Vltosh nolod tho monoy would
nrsl nood to go back Into COBG account. Atkins explalnod that tho monoy would nrst go Inlo
CDBG thon back oul lor approprlaUons. In roaponso 10 Larson, Atkins slalod thaI Cain has
wrlllen tho prospoctus lor B4'la. Councllmombors dlscussod tho usa 01 Parcol B4.1a. In
roaponso 10 Horowitz, Atkins slalod stall would lIke to do as much planning 01 south 01
Burlington Slroot In.houso as posslblo. Horowitz rallOd concorns rogardlng tho standing
pallorn 01 tho planning dovolopmonl. Horowitz nolod thoro aro many pondlng lIoms on
Council's agonda. AIkins slatod ho cannot rocommond staff Incroaso lor short.torm prolocts.
Councllmombora dlscussod dovolopmonl south 01 Burlington Stroot. Horowitz atalod sho doos
not wanllhls projoclto go as long as tho onvlronmontal rcgulallons aro stili pondlng,
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CouncU Budgot Sosslon
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Atkin. omphaslzed tho crlUcallssuo Is tho UOAG monlos In FY91 and uso 01 gonoral rovonuos
tho/GIn., and tho rocommondoUon (or tho City.sponsorod Industrial park. Atkins slatod .ton
has contactod pooplo th.1 own tho land and thoro 10 Intorosl (ot .a1e 01 thai proporty. Atkins
.tated tho IIllOUnl proposed In tho budgoll. OIUmatod 10 lako care 01 tho dovolopmonl cosll
lot thaI lnduslr1a1 park. A1kfna notod thaI many policy luuos havo nol boon doefdod.
McDonIld .lIled the filiI doefslon noeded would bo whethor or nol tho City evon wanlllo
..tabllsh an Indultrfal patk. McDonald asked about the Impacllo BDl. AIkfna oxplalnod thore
10 polonUallot ovorlap . tho City'. Industrfal patk could bo ftnlshed and they'ro aUII soiling lots
01 BDl. McDonald whal Ia tho ulUmalo goal 01 BDl. Ambrlsco noted " Is an ongoing
COIpOraUon lorevor. McDonald asked n thore would bo somo way tho City could do somo typo
01 Jolnl wnluro wfth BDl. Atkins aald that would depend upon whal Counefl wantt 10 do and
thll BOlla cauUou. about putung moro money Into dovolopmonl 01 an Indu.lr1a1 pl/k. Latson
.lated Input should bo rocolvod from Ray Muslon. AWns alaled the City Counefl would have
10 com. 10 somo IC(()mmod.Uon with BDl. Councllmombora and .lan dlsCUlsod the Induslr1a1
pllk idOL Larson omphaslzod tho City would need to work efoso with ICAD and BDl.
Horowitz quosUonod why tho City would ovon dowlop an Industrial pl/k. Horowitz askod how
much mote 01 a negaUvo Impact would an Industrial pl/k bo 10 tho southoasl part 01 tho efty.
Horowitz .lIled thoro I/O going 10 bo costs lor tho City and would the gains ons91 thoso costs
10 IIlow money 10 bo pul back Inlo othor programming. Horowitz notod that anything tho City
doos wfth Pllcol &4,1 a will give a lot 01 supporllo tho downtown buslnosses. Horowitz askod
how much moro doOl tho City wanllo gollnto oconomlo dovelopmonl whoro tho City putt In
I 101 01 money. Horowitz alatod sho would wanllo be able 10 soe thaI the City Is going 10
gol aomo money out 01 tho economic dovolopmonllo place In human aOMcos. Kubby .tatod
tho City .hould consldor loaslng vorsus soiling property. Atkins stalod ho could wrUo a lollor
10 tho BOI Board 01 Dlroclora and ICAO 10 Informalty prosonl InrormaUon rogardlng tho
Indu.1r111 patk and 10 roquosllnpul borore tho City 1111 policy. Atkins notod thaI whon SOl
I. complotod, thoro Is no othor packagod Induslr1a1 parkland within the corporate limits ollho
efty. Stan and Couneflmombor. dlscussod BOI and the Induslllal pllk concopt McDonald
slaled tho City doos nol havo 10 make a proftl, bUl wants 10 recoup cosls, croate lobs, and
lneroase tho lax baso. Atkins slatod thaI many doclslons mado by Council croalo dovolopmont
opportunlUos. Courtnoy slatod tho City has 10 dovolop commorclal, rosldonUaI and Induslllal.
Horowitz asked why tho City has not workod hardor on R&O dovolopmont such as the Cloar
Crook devolopmonL Courtney .Iatod the Unlvorslty Is Iowa Clty'o source (or R&D Industry.
Horowitz askod why tho City should pormlt Coralville and the Unlvorslty 01 Iowa to be making
monoy from this. Courtnoy omphaslzod the City rocolvos flnanclal bonoflls Irom thoso
dovolopmonla becauso monoy Is cyclod through the oconomy. Horowitz staled Ihe City may
bo pultlng all 01 the Clty'a oggs In ono baskelln the southoasl part 01 tho city. Stsn and
Councllmombora dlscussod othor dovolopmonts occurring In Iowa City. Horowitz slalod she
did nol think tho City hat boon as aggrosslve with Ihe Inlrostructure as the City noods 10 boo
Courtnoy askod Horowitz whore sho would pul an Industrial park. Horowitz roforrod 10 Iowa
City proporty adjacont 10 the Coralville Strip. Horowitz askod If Ihe City should pul all 01 tholr
oconomlo dovolopmonllnlo tho same sort 01 buslnosS8S thaI aro In BDl. Aikins alatod thaI a
lot 01 money was pullnto tho Scott Boulovard dovolopmontlrom an Infrastructuro stondpolnl
and cloar~, U was the City Council's dlroc1lon to ostabllsh a connocllon 10 1.00, Ambrlsco
rolorrod 10 Horowltzia concorn rogardlng not gotllng a rolurn on Invoslmonls 10 lund humon
SOMCOS. Ambrlsco slalod Ihat aroa buslnossos make a slgnmcont conlrlbullon oach yoar 10
support human SOMCOS.
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CounelI BudgOI Sosslon
JanU8ty 20, 1990
pago 7
Kubby .lIled 1t,pu1 ahould bo aoughl kom pooplo 01 dlfforonl pollUcal or oconomlo v10wp0lnts
or how 10 Iltrlc:l buslno..... Kubby .laled thoro 110 I 101 01 pooplo In Iowa City who havo
a 'no growth phDoaophy.' HorO'M1Z Slaled VIllous sourco. ollnlormlUon can bo rocolved Irom
.uch ovonll u tho ChImbor 01 Commorco'. annuli banqu.1 or tho GoO/go Daloy'a buslnoas
IdmInIsII.Uon banquoL Hotowltz quosUoned whothor tho Clty hu had tho 10ft 01 workshops
ot brllnatormlng lOaaIona wtth tho theototlcll typo. 01 poopIo. McDonald .lated Counefl
rtctlvo.lnpul Irom .ovoral dlllorenl.egmonll 01 tho communJly, but ulUmatoly aomo doc/slons
hive 10 be med. by CounefI. AIkfnt nolod thaI tho opposno 01 growth I. decay. Staff and
Councllmombora dIacuuod growth In tho Iowa City 1101.
McDonIld noted thai CounefImombol1 could conUnu. dl,cus.lon oloconomlc dovolopmonl al
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AlIdn. .!lled thoro III no .ub.lIr.UaI chang.. In tho propolOd budgot and nuctuaUons In
..pondltur.. II' wocIIled wtth tho CO'I ollabot relations. In rosponso 10 HorO'MIZ, Atkins
.lated tho MIulUon 01 tho dopartmonl progros. and tho annual ovaJuaUon 01 all dopartmont
hold. II ftno. AIkfnt .lIled ho wrIl.. oldons/vo ovaJuaUona 01 all dopartmonl hoads annually
and tho doplrtmonl hOld. II' gonorally aausned wtth tho ptOCm and rovfow. V1losh slatod
the M1u.Uona glvo d.plrtmonll tho chance 10 .howcato tho~ oporaUons. Kubby romlndod
.1111 thai MluaUona ahould nol bo .nuaUonal, bul .hould bo conslslonL
Alklna .lated thoro 110 no dramatlo chang.. In tho, proposed budget. Atklna slatod tho ma/or
co.llncroua Is tho wossmonl conlor. lot tho Pollco and FIre command poslUons. Kubby
inquired .bout tho City'. Incroased uso of conllacl omployoos. Kubby slalod tho use 01
conllacl omployo.. ahould be koplto a minimum. Roglldlng tho manogomonllnformatlon
ayslom, HotO'M1Z qUOlUoned whothor or nol one partlculll porson Is approprlato. Atkins statod
thallssuI can bo discussed during rovfow 01 tho dala procosslng budgot.
AlkJn. .Iated thoro Is .omo Incroaso In oporaUonal costs duo to tho cosl 01 physicals.
AlkJn. noled thai Phyllis Morris I. losvlng omploymonl wtth tho City 01 Iowa City and laking a
poslUon lot tho City 01 OOs Molnos.
Kubby askod n tho bononll of tho City'. wolln..s program can bo quantlnod. AIkins slalod
thoro Is a high lovol 01 saUsfactlon wtth tho City'. wolln..s program. Kubby ralsod concorns
wtth tho chango thai ollmlnatod tho S2!l por month allotmonl 10 omployo.. lor wolln..s
programs. Kubby also suggOltod that City omployoos bo allowod to uso tho awfmmlng pool.
Atkins cauUonod allowing City omployo.. gottlng lavorod In Iho use 01 publlo lacllltlos. Aikins
and Holling both slalod gonoral hoaUh scroonlng al Morcy HospUal Is avallablo 10 City
omployoos.
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CouncIl Budgol S4.aJon
Janu8ty 20, 1990
Plgo 8
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AtkIn. .lIted thoro 110 no aub.tanUal chango. In 'OMeo'. AlkJna nolod tho IddlUon 01 $2, 1 00
pot YOllfor tho nowalollor on tho uUIlty bill. Vlloah .lIled thaI hot omco It coordlnltlng tho
prlntlng of tho mowgo and thon .upplyfng " 10 tho Tr.uUI'f DoplllmonllO bo lnaorttd Inlo
tho bill.
AlkJna noled Torry Klmblo hat boon promolod 10 tho poalllon 01 Conllollor.
AtkIna noled thai Clthy EIaonhofor rocolvod hor corUncaUon losl YOII for CorUfted PubUc
Purchoslng AgonL In rOlponlo 10 Lar.on, AlkJna .lIlod tho Clty hat I FAX mlchlnl. Kubby
uked II thor. II' othor rocydod producll tho Clty It purchulng. Kubby noled tho Clty noed.
to bo InvoIvod wlth ctGatlng mort rocyded mllkoll. Kubby noled thaI poopIo 110m California
II' planning 10 aond hor tho~ procuromonl poIlclOl.
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Ambrl.co uked II Clty .tlllls hippy wlth tho wr{ tho pllklng UckollllO now boblg handled.
V1to.h .lIlod thoro hu boon good loedback regilding tho now patklng Uckol ayatom. Novlck
roforrod 10 peg. lour 10 tho tax Incromonl ftnandng projoct. Mwftold oxplalned thaI tho tax
~omonl ftnandng projoct rol.tOllo tho lob 1Ia1n1ng progrem.. Mansftold .lIled TlF IppnOl
10 companlo. thaI havo .!gned up lor job lIa1nlng progrem. and TlF It growth that Is
.poclftcally r..lIlcIed 10 tho Clty fot dobL Man.nold noled tho Clty con on~ UIO II lot dobl
paymonllo tho City and tho roal 01 tho monr{ goo. back 10 pay bond. on tho projocllor thaI
company. Horowitz noled thaI .ho It a roprOlonllllvo on tho Job. Training partnor.hlp Act.
V1to.h .lIled nF I. thoughllO promolo economlo dovolopmonL
Alldns nolod thaI tho budgol do.. nol roprolOnt any dramaUo changos. Horowitz slatod tho
Word Procosslng Contor I. tho groat..t thing slnco sliced brood. Stall and Couneflmombor.
nolod tho~ approclaUon of bolng ablo 10 dlclato work Into tho Word Procosslng Contor.
Aikin. staled thoro la a proposal lor a IuIl.Umo programmor as woll as an Incroaso In tho
malnlonanco conllacl ror tho malnlramo. Atkins nolod thoro aro ovor ellormlnals throughoul
tho City. In r8lponso 10 Horowitz, V1tosh oxplalnod tho roquOlI wa.lor a conllacl programmor
and thai tho City doos nol nood an ana~sllo como In and toll tho City what tho City's noods
oro. V1losh said tho City noed. somoono 10 como In and do tho aclual programming,
Horowitz askod II tho City has . nood for an analysllo loll tho City II tho City I. using tho
corrocl oqulpmonl. V1losh stalod at this point City stall fools thoy aro using tho rlghl
oqulpmonl. V1tosh slatod thallasl yoar stall ulOd 0 conlracl programmor at tho cosl of $38
por hour and a slall porson could bo oblalnod al hall that prlco. Courtnoy askod how much
tho City paid oulJasl yoar lor conlracl sorvicos. V1tosh stalod Iho City hlrod 291 houra al
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Council Budgol Session
Janu8ty 20, 1990
Pago 9
$10,476. Horowftz askod how tho propo.aI dovolaJl. Inlo tho computor InformaUon Iy110m.
Aikin. .latod thet h Is notlnlonded to havo this poslUon do thel WOlle. Stall and Coundl,
mombGra dlacuasod tho nood lot a compulor programmer. V1losh noted thel hor dopartmonl
cannot koop up with tho domand lot programming. Holling .mphulzed tho noed lor a
programmer. Holling slaled th.1 IddlUonol progrl/Mllng would IlIow bGhor monIforlng 01
equlpmonl and par\I and 01 produetMty ollncllvklullt In the equlpmonl malnlonlllCO. Courlnoy
asked H tho 1Ibr8ty would be 1bI. 10 uso tho progrllMlOr. Vrtoah .lated tho 1ibf8ty hu tholr
own "Plllt. progrl/ll and programming nood..
Courtnoy inquired Ibout tho exlll tormlnalt. V1toah oxpIIlntd tho Clty did III upglld. and
boughl 12 addlUonal lormlnal.. Courtnoy asked H equlpmonl would bG MIIlblo H Council.
mombor. wanted a trill program. V1tosh .lIted thel CounciImombGra mlY wanl I prlntor.
Horowftz ukod H sho phoned In and dlctaled I Iellor, would thai bo Iblo 10 bo Iransmllled 10
hor prinlor. V1I01h .lalod thll thoro would nood 10 bG aomo paramotora on oxaCUy wII.1
InlormaUon CouncllmombGra would wanl and whal they would uso thll InformlUon ror.
CouncllmembGra and sllH diac:uaaed tho uso 01 compulor tOrmlnaJa, McDonald roquOltod thll
.laH prepll' addlUonll Inlorm.Uon /OraUng to tho ut. 01 compulor tormlnll. by Council.
mombera.
Atkins .lltod tho City 01 Iowa Clty hu dono won with risk managomont and tho ..".m.urane.
program has worked. Horowftz asked " thoro could bo an lnconUvo program or a bonu. 10
omployoOl who tako ClIO 01 thomlolvOl. Alklna slaled dl.cuaalona woro hold with tho labor
union Ibout I bonus ayalom lot omployoos and thll .uggOlUon Wit roloclod. Horowftz
roquOltod staH InvosUgalo an InconUvo program ror omployoos.
Atkins staled costs lie assoclalod with tho malnlonanco 01 bulldlngl tho City Is rOlponllblo
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1989. Holling stalod ho did nol know. Kubby askod " Ineroltos woro In corlaln catogorlOl.
Holling said thoro was a IIl110 Ineroaso In tho number 01 houalng complalnll. In rosponse to
Councllmombor., Holling slalod thaI tho dopartmont conconllatos on complalnllnvOlUgaUonl.
Horowitz askod " tho lIalnlng 01 Commllllonora Is coIUng moro. Holling said no, thalllalnlng
II dona In-house.
AIkins slalod thaI ho has proparod a oummary for Councllmombora, Including a rovlow or tho
paymonllo convonUon buroaus, ald.lo.agonclos, JCCOB, lransforo, and Iransll.
Larson stalod tho City should doublo or Irlplo lis ald.to.agonclos. McDonald prosonlod a brlor
history rogardlng Iho City's Involvomont wllh ald.to.sgonclos. McDonald notod that up unllllO
to 16 yoaro ago, Ald.to.Agonclos was always consldorod a function ollho County and IIttlo by
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Council Budgol Sosslon
Janu8ty 20, 1990
Pago 10
IIWo, tho City lound 111011 In thallloa. McDonald statod a phllosophlC4llssuo 'S ahould tho
City bo moro or loss Involved In ald.lo.agonaos. Horowitz slalOO thoro noed. 10 be a chango
01 this philosophy. Horowitz explalnud thai sho has aal on tho Johnson County Hoalth
Planning Commllleo and watched tho pr/orlUes 01 health probloms In tho County 101aJ1y
.laUsUcally tum 1I0und so th.1 the lop prlorlUea lie ptycho-.oclal. Horowitz statod sho It
beginning 10 quosUon whothor or nol all funding agoncfea shouldn'l bo IOnllUzed to tho
changing domographlcs going on In Johnson County. Horowttz quOlUonod II tho City It .Ull
funding tho .pproprlato agoncfes, or II tho City should bo ahllllng tho sourco. 01 funds.
Horowitz omphaslzod thoro Is a 101aJ1y dllloronl chango In pr1orlUea. Larson .taled ho I. willing
10 go along wtth tho /Olnl approach to funding, but ho 1001. tho City could allord 10 spond
moro In tho lie.. Aikins oxplalned $220,000 was budgoted IUI YOII; roquoslI woro made lor
$280,000; and ho look oach 01 tho oxlsUng agonclos and added 5%, lolalllng $230,000.
Ambrlsco asked II Councllmembora would bo In lavor 01 rovfowlng tho IIsl 01 aJd.to,agonclOl
and ollmln.Ung one agoney and adding anothor. Laraon .talod tho City should bo ablo 10 pick
up somo 01 tho things tho Federll govemmonllsn1 doing. Horowitz Inquired lboul tho County
ot City deplllmonlaJlzJng 01 .omo 01 tho programs. In responso 10 Kubby, V1tosh .Ialod
doplllmonlaJlzlng programa would moan tho City would tako them undor City odmlnl=lIaUon.
Horowitz noted thaI goWng tho Insuranco 01 tho agonclos undor ono ovorall program has boon
bononefal and thoro may bo othor things thaI could bo dono II programs woro doplllmontallzod
undor tho City. Larson nolod he would nol havo II'rf pr~blom. with adding agenclOl. Lar.on
askod Couneflmombors to think aboul adding ICARE to tho list Lar.on askod Couneflmombora
10 koop an opon mind and opon hoarl when consldorlng funding 10 tho ald.to-agonclOl.
Horowitz stalod to InCloaso tho bonenlto agen:fos would moan olthor ollmlnaUng .omothlng
olso or raising proporty tam. Horowitz askod II the City should go 10 I salos lax lor funding
tho City In~as\ructure capital and oxpondlturos In tho Iuluro and koop moro 01 tho proporty lax
lot human IOMeos. Courtney statod I tax Is I lax.
Aikins notod thoro aro minor changos In asslgnmenl 01 slall with respoct 10 tho dralllng
support. Horowitz askod II there 110 any plens lor Planning & Program Dovolopmontlo hsvo
more spice II they move 10 the Civic Contor. Atkins slalod Ills slall's goal 10 gol Planning & .
Program OOvolopmonlln the Clvlo Center, bul he Is nol convlncod that Planning has thtl bOIl
.paco asslgnmenllo begin with. Aikins atalod that Planning & Program Dovolopmont could
gel moro space and use It more wisoly. With rogard 10 porlormance measures, Novick askod
whal the woekly moetlngs 10 Identlly staffing problems woro. AIkins oxplelned thaI staffing
problems Is moanlto be Ihe asslgnmonl 01 slall 10 the perUcullltask thel has boon asslgnod
10 thom. Aikins also notod thoro Is Intoroslln addlUonal prolosslonal slall and thaI he cannol
support thollnlerosl curronlly. Larson askod to what eldonlls tho City's Inability 10 got things
done In a Umely lashlon . a function ollhe Planning & Zoning Commission or City stall. AIkins
slalod Ills I function 01 both. Larson stalod he novor gots a loel or the ovorall picture lor
whoro tho onvlronmontal rogulatlons lay, soulh 01 Burllnglon Stroot projoct, oto. Atkins slalod
ho doos nol know II Iho stall tlmo or Planning & Zoning tlmo Is holding prolocls back.
McDonald slatod that when tho dovolopor and eppllcallons como beforo Iho City, somo or tho
othor proJocts havo 10 gol movod asldo. Larson Inqulrod about reorganization olsomo of tho
porsonnel. Aikins slated that has boen dlscussod. Horowitz ralsod concorn about City sleff
being over.workod. Aikins notod Ihaltho City 01 Iowa City utlllzos many dlfloronl boards and
commissions which all roqulro a stall porson. McDonald askod II stoff knowo 01 anolhor
community tho slzo 01 Iowa City Ihal oporalos with 22 dlfloronl boards and commissions.
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Council Budgol Soaslon
January 20, 1990
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AIklna .lIled no. I.aroon .Ialed tho bo8/ds and commission. 8/0 Importanl whon you havo
. Clty CouncJI thai may Of may nol havo '"I idOl whal thoy 8/0 doIng. w.on alalod
Councllmombora noed .. much c1Uzon Input as posslblo. Aikin. .Ialed thaI K you 110 going
10 hlVt an olloctlvo governing proem, you 110 golng 10 need 10 havo thoso bo8/ds end
commJa.1ona 10 holp you. AtkIna .taled thel you 11.0 thon havo to be willing 10 .pond tho
monoy 10 .upport tholt boatdt and commIaalona.
In ro.ponIO 10 Horowitz, AtkIna .lIted thaI K we begin 10 dramaUcaJIy chango our dlr~Qn_w1l1t ., 'u v
rOlpoct 10 tho nolghbolhood. and u.e 01 nolghbolhood govommentt,-C6UiicfWiIl havo 10
mek. commltmtnl 01 roaourco.. Laraon noled thero Is alorr1blo problom In tho noar north .Ide
and nOli 0..1 aIdo nolghbolhood. with regild 10 patklng. Alkfn. slalod .Iall has propllod a
roport. Ambrlaco nolod thll nolghbolhood pormlll work ovorywhore. Atkin. .lItod thai .omo J- ~ /0
01 tho poIIcIOI rolaUng 10 nolghborhood prOlorv.Uon and nolghborhood consorvaUon will nood
. .1111 .upport. Alkfnl .taled thaI nolghborhood. .hould havo tho ability 10 ..I tho~ own goals
and own atandard., kooplng In mind tho ovorall obllgaUon. 10 tho community aHllgo.
CouncJI and .1111 dlacuaaod tho noed lor add/Uonal Plannor.. Kubby rolorrod 10 pago 98 and
Inqu~ed Ibout tho big dlaCf.pancy lor capital ouUay between dopartmonl roquosts end whal
II propoaed. Alkfna .laled tho $37,000 roquo.llor tho goographlc InformaUon ayslom was
ollmlnlled, 'IIt1ng K tho Clty Is going 10 do tho proJoct, 101'. do 1\ rlghL Atkin. alaled thaI If
tho City Is going 10 gol Inlo tho m.pplng .ystom, they need 10 talk to othor pooplo end
dovolop how tho Clly It going 10 .hllo thoso costs. McDonold explalnod thaI Atkins, Dick
Myora and ho dl.cussed thl. .ubJocl. McDonald slatod Dick Myora I. thInking aboul pulling
logothor a Iolnl roglonal vonturo whore ovoryone could conltlbulo el tho limo limo. In
roapon.o 10 Horowltz, McDonald .tatod thai funding could bo approprlated through tho
Conroronco Board end tho AI....or has tho authorlty 10 lovy for this typo of thing. Horowitz
.lIled sho II vory .uppolt/vo 01 tho goographlcallnrormaUon 8Y'tom. Atkins .Ialod City .Iall
would Uko 10 be ablo 10 Iocalo oasomonll and pro pliO footprlnt. of tho actual buildIngs.
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Couneflmombera discussed tho following MOO ling .chodulo:
Janu8ty 22. 1990 . Inrormal Council Moollng
Jenu8ty 24, 1990 . Southoasllowa Munlefpal Loaguo Dlnnor
Janu8ty 30, 1990 . 5:30-8:00 p.m. . Budgot Sosslon
Janu8ty 31, 1990 . Council GoaloSotUng Sosslon
Janu8ty ~, 1990. LoglslaUvo Forum Spon.orod by Iho Loaguo 01 Womon Voloro and
AWl
Fobru8ty 7, 1990 . 7:00 p.m. . County HoaUh DopartmonVSolld Waslo Managomont
Moollng
Fobru8ty 8, 1990 . Solid Waslo Somlnar., Amos
Atkins notod thallho Cltlzons Summary will bo avallablo on Monday. McDonald .uggoslod
coplos 01 tho Clllzons Summary bo glvon 10 Iho Sonlor Contor.
Tho mooting adlournod aI12:oo.
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Janu8ty 22, 1990
~ Janu8ty 22, 1990, II 8:40 p.m. In tho Counefl Chambors. Mayor
John McOonaJd proaldlng.
~: McOonIld, Ambrltco, Lar.on, Courlnoy, Kubby, Horowitz. Novick.
~: Atkin., Holling, KaIr, Gontry, Schmobor, Vllosh, Klmblo, Eggor..
JaDHocordjjj: RotI90-8, Sldo 2. EN[).I: 1l().1I, SIdo I, I,END, Sldo 2. EN[).I: Roo11l().10,
Sid. 1, 1.211,
Rool 90-8, Sldo 2
CouncIl .groed 10 tho lollowtng IddlUona 10 tho Council agonda 01 Janu8ty 23, 1990:
"om 118 . a publlo hoarlng 10 d1.poao and convoy I porUon 01 vacaled Vltglnla Orlvo to
obuttJr,g proporty ownors John P. BoyIo and tho E.lalo 01 Marlo E. BoyIo, Docoased;
nom 1 I 7 . conaldor rOloluUon luthortzJng convoyanco 01 I porUon 01 vacated Virginia Drlvo
10 lbutUng proporly ownors John P. Boylo and tho Ellalo 01 Marlo E. Boylo, OOcoasod; and
"om 118 . adjourn 10 oxOCullvo ....Ion.
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.Ituated botwoon .lnglo.lamlly dwelling. and commorefal devolopmonl. Schmolsor
.Iated tho Comprohon.1vo Plan Map lor tho 1I0a lIIuslratoa gonoral commorclal
devolopmonl al tho InlorsoCUon 01 Hudson Avonuo and Highway I Wosl. Schmolsor
slaled thai In .plto 01 tho Comprohon.lvo Plan doslgnaUon, tho sIan and Planning and .
Zoning Commission did recommond that tho appllcaUon bo donlod lor tho lollowlng
roaon.: (1) Tho proporty ownor 10 tho aouth has obJoctod 10 furthor Inlluslon 01
commorclal devolopmonl which would loavo hi. 101 an Island or rosldonUal dovolopmonl
In an lIoa 01 commorclal dovolopmonl. and (2) tho commorclalllalfio would Impacl tho
rosldonc.. on Hudlon. Schmolsor oxplalnod tho 11011 and porhap. tho Planning and
Zoning Comml.slon would bo amonablo 10 a chango In tho zoning ror tho 101 at I 018
Hudlon Avonuo " tho cornor 10110uth or tho proporty woro also zonod to commorclal,
thaI thoro I. oslabllshod a condlUonal zoning agroomont thaI would prohlbll accoss Irom
Hud.on Avonua 10 tho Scandinavian Inlorlor, Wostorn World, and Paul'a complox; and
porhapl .omo con.ldoraUon bolng glvon 10 closing 011 Hudson Avonuo al tho rosldon,
UaVcommorclal zono boundary. In rosponso 10 Larson, Schmolsor slatod tho
amondmonllo tho zoning ordlnanco would allow lor commorclal dovolopmonl 01 tho lots
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and pormll tho Ippllcanl aeco.. !rom Hudson Avtnuo 10 tho commorclll complolC. Sla"
and CouncIlmombora dlscuased tho oneroachmonl 01 commorclll In tho rosldonUal
lIOI. Schmolaor .IAted !hI1 tho quo.Uon II " tho proporty woro zoned commolclal,
would K havo I dolotorloul ollocl on Idjaconl proportJo.? Schmolsor oxpl4lned thol
.Ial! wou/d oppoao rOlonJng 1014 Hudaon Avonut \0 I commorclll zono bocluao II I.
d1tocUy ICIOS. tho .11001 !rom proporty !hI11I lito zoned lor .1ng1.'1IlllIy uto.
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Kubby staled 1\ .hould bo tho Counc:ll'. Inlonllo lIralllko acUon 10 chango tho lonJn~,
thon volo on vaeaUon 01 tho .1I00~ and thon lIko lcUon on tho piaL Kubby statod
Council should nol Vleato tho Slloot unloss they VOiD 'tIS' lot tho piaL Schmolaor
.Iated CoundJ could Vlealo tho .11001 reglldlo.. 01 tho IctIon lot tho pilL Schmolaor
slaled thllll tho .11001 woro nol Vleated, .lall would .lIongly rocommond tho pial bo
redo.lgned 10 ollmlnlto tho doublo !ronllgo loll along I\, Lar.on uked what II tho plot
goll Iumed down and Councfl has already Vleated tho .1I00L Schmolaor alaled tho'
would crealo a problom bul thaI tho proce.. could bo rovoraod 10 rHslabllsh tho
IlIooL Gontry .Ialod tho vaeaUon ordlnanco I. only trfggored by nvo ovonll which 110
listed In tho ordlnanco and tho sllool win nol bo vaealed unlOll tho ftvo condlUon.
procoed and occur, ono 01 which Is tho lubclMllon rovfow.
McDonald nolod Counefl and slall will conUnuo 10 dlsculI tho Idyllwlld SubclMslon anor
comploUon 01 tho discussion or tho Planning and Zoning mallora.
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CONSIDER A RESOI..llIlQM APPROVING THE_ ~~~.~~!~f!Y _~T..E!..IDYIJ.Yx:lLg
SUBOMSION. A 5UBDM510N QF IOWA CITY. JI,!C~Qa !;;QU~'!Y:~
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Schmelaor Silled 10 partfOl Invo/vod 110 I/Ilonablo to thl. nom bolng dolorrod
Indonnnotf, McDonald .latod Council can dofor thla 110m lndonnl1otf.
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Unda Gontry .ummarfzed tho ovonll thai had Iakon placo wfth regard 10 tho IdyIMlld 1108.
Gontry oxplalned thaI tho Comprohonalvo Plan rocommended .pprovallot maln\aJnlng tho
Ponlnsula 11011 as a low donslty rosldonUal nolghbothood. Purauanllo th.l, the Clly proposed
a rozonlng 01 tho onUre 1I0a 10 flS.5. Gontry oxplllned tho ordinance thll Council hu boloro
thom don nol doll wfth tho enUre orlgfnal proposll from .Iafl. Gontry alatod th.1 tho PIIMlng
and Zoning Commlsalon rocommonded dOallng wfth rozonlng Tract 1, Trlct 2 and Trlct 3, and
nol Tract 4. Gontry roforrod Couneflmembera 10 tho oxhlbll allached 10 tho orfglnll otdlnanco
vacallon . Exhlbl1 A, PenJnaula Rotonlng flS.S 10 flS.5. Gentry staled thaI tho Planning and
Zoning Commission doall wfth theso IndMdullllacta aopllatotf, Gontry aald tho rocommonda.
Uon II tho ordlnanco Is currontly prosontod Is 10 rezon. all ollhoso lIacta Irom AS-8 10 AS.
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Gontry explalnod thai the zonIng lor Tract 1 . IdylMlld . WII v1owod II approprlat. wfth IImUod
donslly 10 Includo cortaln lots .poclnCally rosll1ctod 10 duploxes and thoso 101. 110 10 bo
dollnoaled on tho pial as to tholr uso as duploxos bul would bo pinned down In lorma 01 tho
nnal pial wfth logal documonts rosll1cUng thai use. Tho dovolopor would nol bo prohlbllod Irom
using those loll lor .Inglo.famltf rosldonUaI proporly. Gontry alalod thai In lorms of Tract 1,
' tho rozonlng rocommondaUon was nol 10 rozono and loavo 1\ 01 AS-8 bul wfth condlUons
Imposod on n In torms or donslty throughoul tho aubdMslon.
Troct 2. Gontry oxplalnod thai Tract 2 Involvod tho church proporly. Gontry oxplalnod tho
rocommondaUon was nollo rozono II bullo loavo 1\ al thaI RS-8 bocause 01 tho oxJsUng
dovolopmonL
Tract 3. Gontry explalnod Tract 3 IncludOl the oroa aouth 01 Tan Spoodway and a amall
port/on 10 tho wosl of the unnsmod stroot. Gontry stalod tho Planning and Zoning Commission
rocommendod Tract 3 bo downzonod 10 R5.5.
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Zoning Commleslon.
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Gontry oxplalned thai with tho ordlnanco In fronl of Council u II oxlsts now, II Counefl
proposed 10 adopl tho Planning and Zoning rocommondaUon, Council would havo 10 movo 10
amond tho Clmonl ordlnanco 10 renoct tho.o chang... Kubby Inquired aboul tho Impact on
tho church property. Gontry atated thaI .ho did nol know II they havo propoaed plan. for
oxpanslon. Schmolact statod a rollgioua lnaUtuUon Is pormlttad In both zonol. Larlon notod
thaI tho church could IOn tho proporty 10 somobody elso and they could nil II full of duplox..
II tho zoning wore loft RS-8. Horowitz staled tho church could move 10 another IocaUon and
.omoono could 1011 down tho church and redevelop the IIOL In respon.. 10 Larlon,
Schmolsor .lIled thel the 'gas sllUon land' II shown In Tract 2 although tho Planning and
Zoning Cclmm'"lon did ooladdroll 1\ speclncally. Lar.on Inquired aa to tho doc/slon rolaUng
10 Tract 4. Gontry oxplalnod thaI downzon'ng Tract 4 would 001 be roasonablo Irom tho
proporty ownor'a slandpolnL Gontry oxplalned II tho City woro 10 rozono Tract 4 10 a lowor
donslty In lorm. of tho dovolopmonl rlghll, II would reduco thOIO rights and, as a rosull, tho
land would havo a lowor valuo. Gontry .lalod rezoning with purchuo In mind would bo
doomod an unconsUlutlonallaldng. Larson aakod II tho propo.allo dovolop Tract 4 WLlS In
prlot 10 tho proposal 10 downzono IL Schmolsor alatod tho Grook complox proposal was In
boforo the proposal 10 downzona the proporty. Stan and Couneflmombor. dlscussod
downzonlng Tract 4. In responso 10 Larson, Gontry statod thai with suggoslod purchaso 01
Tract 4 by tho City II would nol bo approprl'lo 10 downzono II and thon try 10 purchasa II for
a lossor value. Gontry oxplalned tho Planning and Zoning Commission had doefdod thai tho
Grook complox propoaal waa not an approprlalo land use lor thai parUcular 1101 bocouso 01
tho concom. rolaUng 10 donalty, noise, and !talflc. II waa at thaI polnl tho rezoning quostlon
was doforrod pondlno con.ldoraUon 01 purchuo. Courtnoy ekod whal would happon II tho
City did nol buy tho land and Tract 4 was downzonod aftor Tram I, 2 and 3 had not beon
downzoned. Gontry alatod thaI may be problomatlcal. Ambrlsco askod II tho downzonlng
occur., why 1\ I. nol nocoss8ty 10 amond the Comprohonslve Plan. Gontry slalod the
Comprohenslvo Plan I. a gonoral ouUlno lor low donslty rOlldonUal uso In tho Iroa In lorma 01
oxlsUng dovelopmonl, and tho proposed dovolopmonl and tho low rosldonUaI donslty uso will
bo conslslon' with tho Comprohonslvo Plan ovorall. In rosponso to Ambrlsco, Gontry stalod
tho use would romaln tho samo. Kubby Inquired aboul tho R8-5 zoning as 1\ rolalO5 10 low
donslty, slngle.'amlly uso. Schmolsor oxplalnod tho Comprohonslvo Plan dlsUnctly slalos Ihal
tho land should bo dovolopod lor low donslty, slnglo.lamlly rosldonUaI use and bo zonod RS,
5. Schmolser .tatod RS.e zoning Is a modlum donslty, slnglo family rosldonUal zono, not a low
donslty, slnglo.famlly zono. The RS.5 zone Is tho low donslty, slnglo.famlly rosldontlal zone.
Kubby slalod thaI there sUII sooms 10 bo a hlghor donslty than thelntonl 01 discussions around
tho Comp Plan usa.
Horowitz ralsod quostlons with rogard to how the City could purchaso tho land. Horowitz
oxplalnod ahe askod 10 flnd out whal other land'a In tho City aro In tho floodplain and
undovolopod. Horowitz slalod that same land, which Is stili undovolopod, appoar. 10 bo In tho
alrpOrl area. Horowitz askod why provlous Councils havo nol purchasod floodplain aroas
whoro human occupancy Is noltho b05I uso and why Council would pormltluturo Councils
10 bo saddled with cosls 10 rocUfy a situation whorelho absorption 01 land and placomonl 01
pooplo on 1\ would ba costly. COUrlnoy asked IIlhoro aro any courl cases or procodonls
whoroby tho Council approving Iho subdivision on low lying lands would bind fuluro Councils
In bailing oul homo ownora. Gontry slatod nol nocossarlly. Gontry oxplalnod If such ovonts
should occur whore 11I0 and 11mb woro In porn and Iho proporty ownora could provo tho CUy'a
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actJon 'NIl tho couso 01 thol damago, thoro could bo a lubsoquonl ocUon protumably In court
lor damogOl. Gonlly .lIled thai II II nol a glvon. Gonlly .lllod tho ox/sUng ordlnancGs havo
boon opprovod by tho ONR end tho ledora/ gOVGmmont Gonlly slatod thoro would havo to
bo 0 COMoctfon bolwoon wI tho City did and tho damogot thai occurred. Horowttz rolorred
10 InlonnaUon rocolvtd from Pro'OIIot Howo. Horowttz .lIted tho ltauo I. not wh.thor II would
land In court, but II .oon II thoro 'NIl an omorgoncy, the CounefJ would hove 10 rOlpond with
co.l/y Omlrgency mo..ure.. Council dllQllled dovelopmonlln noodplaln 1I0as. Horowitz
..ked thaI corrllpondtnco to MIa. JA Van AIlon from S.W. WlUIII, daled March 20, 1988, bo
onlored Inlo tho rtcord. I.ataon noted thll WIlla/a boUovel thai thoro 110 bonor cholcos lor
noodpla/n land uso then rllldonUaI occupancy. HorowItz ogrood. McDonald slatod
Couneftmomborl I/O uklng whothor dovelopmonl ahould take placo In tho noodplaln.
McDonald aIId tho Clty'. otd!l\ancG. hove aIIowod dovelopmonlln tho noodpla/n lor a numbor
01 YOIII. CounefJmombora dlaeuuod purchaso 01 tho proporty. Horowttz nolod III. one thing
to put a prfeo on Ox/lUng land WrlU. putting projoeted costl on tho dowloped proporty lor 'II- '
lax plyora who would hive 10 tako COIO 01 CO'II I.,oellted with noodlng. Courtney 'Iatod ,,,,; ,
ho eannol U tho land. In rosponso 10 Courtney, Novick Ilated tho parUcular lIoa "t~~.~c
Iocalo<l . or ad ormandy Drive Is nolln tho noodplaJn. Ambrlsco noled thai ~ m~
dovelopor. rlllod 0 propor1y 10 ono loollbovo tho noodplaJn lovel lor dovolopmonlln thaI
I/OL SII/f and Couneltmombora dlscussod tho IocaUon 01 tho noodplaJn. Sehmolsor oxplaJnod
thll up unW the 19701, tho !owl NaUonaJ ROIoureo Counell had control ovor 011 noodplaJns
along tho IlIoam. end rtvora In tho alllo ollowl. Sehmolsor .Iotod thaI onabnng loglslaUon
camo In lboull966 or 1967 end thaI any homOl buill boloro thaI Umo would nol havo boon
undor .tato conllol or tho dty'l control. Novfck asked IIldyllwlld SubdMslon wore raised 10
ono lOO11bou\ tho nood lover, would " bo conlldorod oul 01 tho noodplaJn end would nood
lnaurancG be noeded. Ambrlaeo .Iated InlormaUon ho rocolved 'rom throo mortgago londora
stalll thaI proporty ownora would nol haw 10 buy nood Insurenco 10 IIUsly tho potonUal
londor 10 quanti lot tholr mortgago II tho proporty woro raJsed 10 one loot aboul tho nood lovol.
SloIl and CounefJmombora dlseuuod tho omorgoncy naUonaJ nood Insuranco roqulremonls.
Latlon rolorred 10 Sehmolsor'. Janu8ty 18 momo regarding tho nood plaJn rogulaUons,
pllographa 7 end 8. Lat.on ukod II anything can be pulln tho noodway. Sehmolsor rolorrod
to tho aocond .00000n whoro II olalos thaI you musl uso construcUon mothods and pracUcos
thaI will mlnlmlzo nood damago end Ilalod .that dovolopmonlls nol pormlnod oxcopllor minor
oneroachmonll thaI how 10 bo .tabll/zod 10 provonl notaUon II they aro buill In tho nbodplaJn.
Sehmolsor oxplaJned thoro II tho Improsslon thaI planning Ilan had orlglnalod tho noodplaln
slandard. end thaI limply II nol corroel. Sehmolsor oxplalnod tho noodplaln otandllds woro
done on tho bull 01 on olaboralo noodplaln Itudy by Sulo WlllaJa. Schmolsor slatod thai
Wlltola porsonally told hIm thaI tho usumpUon. thoy made about Iho l00.yoar Iroquoney
nood wore based on aboul ono.haJl tho rocordod maximum now on tho Iowa Alvor. Tho loollng
wu thaI they could conllol 25,000.26,000 0.1... outnow from tho dam. Schmollor oxplalnod
II you rOllrlel tho volumo 01 tho rosorvolr aroa abovo tho dam, thon you limit your ability 10
contain tho 26,000 c.I.I. outnow. Schmolsor was askod II Wiitala made his calculallons
undor.tandlng tho IlIIal/on probloms. Schmolsor Itatod no, and thaI whal Or. Konnody wos
saying Is thaI tho .lIIal/on Wit nol consldorod a lactor In tho design 01 tho dam or In tho
noodplaln Ilandards. Schmolsor oxplalnod that II was his fooling that ovon with IlIlal/on, Iho
nood lovol would Itay rathor conslant. Schmolsor Itatod tho IlIIollon IImUs tho ability 10 control
lor Iho outnow 01 tho dam.
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McDonald Ilatod Council WOl conUnuo dllCUlllon of thl. nom Illomorrow'. formal Council
mooUng.
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Input WII rocolvod ~om Donna Jono. and Jim CoIoman regardlng tho propoeal 10 oslabllsh
I Toon JunctIon Youth Conttr In !owl CIty.
Donna Jono', Coordlnalot of tho Toon Junction Youth Contor In Codll Rapid., prolOnled a
proposlllo .llIbIIth a Toon Junction Youth Conlor In !owl Clty. Jonoa 'lated Council.
mom bora rocolvtd a plCk.1 ollnlormalfon. Jonoa .lIlod the would Dko 10 rocolvo loodblck
~om CouncIl reglld'1/lQ tho propoaed 11I0 and gamor tholr .upporllot tho Toon Junction Youth
Conlor. Jone. .xplalned n Ia proposed lor tho !owl CIly cenlor 10 IIIow porsona ogod 18 and
up and tho centor would bo opon throo or four nlghll por wook.
Jim CoIoman oxplaJnod thll hila In chllgo ol.ocurfty al tho Toon JunetJon Youth Contor In
Codar Rapid.. CoIoman Slllod tho,. I. a nood lot a youth cenlor In !owl Clty and thoy Iro
prOPOllng 10 Iocalo the TNn Junellon Youth Conlor II thelormor Tycoon'. on Washington SL
Coloman .tlled Teen Junction It a v1ablo program with Ilttel ruloa and It won .tructurod.
Coloman exp/llned th.1 Toon Junellon would Illovfllo a 101 of probloms buslnollOl and
rOlfdonUaI aroll havo with vandalltm. CoIoman .lIlod ho would Uko 10 do tho prO/oct with tho
blOlllng. 01 city fothora, eMo Ieldoll, paronll and sludonll ollho community. Coloman
oxplaJned thll hi II WOtkIng with two roa/tOlllo purehuo Tycoon'. on a Ihtoo-yoor 10.,0
basi.. Kubby .1I10d thai groupa In Iowa CIty havo \aJked Ibout OIlabn.hlng I loon contor and
thaltoona would bo a blg part or how tho cenlor WIt run. Kubby uked JonOl and Coloman
10 dlsUngulsh botwoon tho type. of doef.lon. the Idun board makoa and loon bolld makoa
II Toon Junction. JonOl oxplalned tho loon board It InvoIvod In tho typo or muslo and typo
01 placo 01 actMUOI and tho adun board It InvoIvod wtth fund raising. Coloman oxplalnod tho
Codll Rapid. cenlor I. a non-pronl organlzaUon and tho proposed Iowa City conlor would bo
run for pronL Councllmomboll dllCUlled tho propo.ed loon cenlor, Horowitz askod II pllonts
havo contacted Jonoa reglldlng OSlabnlhlng I contor, Jonos .lated no, bul thol youth Irom
fOWl City have boon ullng tho Codar Rapid. laefllty. Larlon Ilalod tho propolod concopl
loundl lIke a fanluUo Idol. Courtnoy railed concorna about tho proposod agOl 16 and up.
Courtney .lalod .omo pllonll would IIko 10 koop high Ichoollludont. and collogo Iludonll
In loparalo place.. JonOl slated pllontl allO h..... concoml of youngor sludonll mixing with
oldor .tudonll. Horowitz nolod thai a 101 01 Iowa City pllonllllO doing a 101 or thlngl for
youth. JonOl nolod thaI tho ago roqulromonls can bo adjusted. Coloman nolod Ills thoro
Inlonllon 10 havo alloall one IuIl.Umo on-duty pollco otncor wIlllo tho bualnOll II In oporaUon.
Council rocolved Inpul ~om HIII8ty Goldsmith Ipoaklng on bohall or tho Chlldron'. Agonda
Toon Subcommllloo. Goldsmith .Ialod thaI tho Toon Subcommlltoo would IIko 10 100 a youth,
run loon conlor thalli opon lovon daya a wook lor a wldo vl/loty of actMlIos, Including
dancing, IIta and cranl, athloUce, and lulorlng. Goldsmith omphaslzod thaI bocauso 01
Tycoon'l roputallon U I. nol lOon as a vlablo locallon, GoldsmUh Ilatod that tho Toon
Subcommllloo II hoping 10 Includo lunlor high sludonll. Ambrlsco askod GoldlmUh aboullho
plans lor a loon contor and locurlty. GoldlmUh Ilatod thalloonl could po..'b~ bo Involvod
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with .ocurlty and thai a .pocItIo IocaUon lor . loon conlor hu nol YOI boon 10Und. OoldsmJth
noled thai I nolghborhood contor has o"ored tho~ buomonl lor I youth contor.
Input wu rocolvod from Jim Swaim 01 Unlled ActIon lor Youth. SWIIm S"led thaI Iho
Chlldron's Agondl havo asked lot tho dovolopmonl 01 a leen conler. SWIIm oncour.god
Couneflmombora 10 look II tho Chlldron'. Agondlln lorrna of willI thoy .,0 propoalng. Swaim
noted thaI tho Chlldron'l Aglndall an ongoing proco.. and would bo wlIIIng \0 work logothor
with City Council.
McDonald luggOlted thll Jon.. and Coloman meol with tho ChIldron'. AgOndl Toon
SubcommJlloo roprOlonllUvo. 10 dlacu.. tho loon youth conlor propoall.
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Prosldonl Tom Oolman Inlloducod Ubr8ty Bolld 01 Tru.loos: K. Mayora, O. Roed, Ted P'cho,
E. Buchanan, L. Cox, J. Hoblll, and J. Sloln. Oolman 1110 Inlloducod Ubr8ty DlIOCIot Lo/Iy
Eggora and AaaL DlIOCIot Su.an Craig.
Oolman oxplllned thai tho 1..1 cIIonder YOII tho Ubr8ty Board 01 TMtoOl began I now
ftnanefal planning procoas. Oolman I.pla/ned tho problom with tho now budgOllry proco..
wu thiil II laeflltatod no communlcoUona with Clty Council. Oolman contactod Mayor
McDonald and tho Mayor .uggoslod a mooUng with Councllmombora In an InrormlllOlllon
10 dlscu.. their roquosL
Oolman dl.lIibuted and summwod tho loIlowIng handouta:
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yoar plan was 101 up, thoro woro six r%s ldonUftod as whal tho Bbr8ty dool and two 01 tholO
rolos . tho chlldron'l IOMCOI and InlormaUon SOMC" . woro ranked as lop prforlUoa oqua/ly.
Oolman slalod thaI thoro Is IIIUo quoaUon thai addlUonal Ubr8ty Sla" I. noeded 10 laeflllalo tho
baslo IIbr8ty IOMCot. Oolman nolod thaI I problom with tho proposed budgolll thoro 110 no
addlUonllsta" rocommondaUon.. Ambrlsco asked II wh.1 po/nl would tho Bolld .ay thai duo
10 nscaI IImltaUona or tho plan, this I. an wo Iro going 10 do. Oolman .laled thaI .0 lar thoro
roally havon~ boon IImllaUons with rogOld to tho phyalcal planL Oolman nolod thaI al ono Umo
tho Ubr8ty Bolld had 10 reduco sorvfc.. by reduefng hour. and thaI ono way 10 roduco
IOMCOIls 10 101 tho roahoMng Umo lako Ion daya Instead olllvo day.. Ambrlaco rolorrod 10
tho compllaUvo efUot and asked II Skoklo and Wauwalosa aro collogo lown.. Eggor. .lalod
thaI Skokla and Wauwalosa 110 nol collogo lown.. Oolman oxpla'nod thaI I FlefllUoa Planning
Commllloo hu juSI boon ostabllshod. Ambrlsco askod II tho proaonl IIbr8ty building Is
doslgnod 10 bo addod onlo. Eggor. slatod tho aocond ftoor can bo oxlondod oul 10 oblaln
an additional 10,000 squaro 1001 01 usablo spaco. Larson Inqulrod aboul tho uso or volunloors
as U comparoa with olhor communltloa. Oolman slalod lhaltho Iowa CIIy Publio Ubr8ty
maxlmlzOl tho use 01 volunloors. Eggora slalod Ihal Inlormatlon rogardlng comparison 01
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voIunloora In tho elUos noted In tho handbook wasn't avallablo. EggolI oxplalnod thai tho
comparaUvo elUos and communlUos woro chosen bocaUIO 01 tho .lmlllliUOIIn populaUon and
thoso communlUOI woro wtthout Ilbr8ty branchOl. In relponae 10 Larson, EggolI Ilaled tho
blggesl Impact tho Unlvelllty haa on tho Iowa ClIy nbr8ty ,. thaI Iowa CIty hat I hlghor
eduClUonal populaUon rate and thoreloro Iowa Clty hat many moro Ilbr8ty UlOII than othor
clUo. 01 compllablo allo.
Kubby rolerrod 10 tho FY92.93 prolOC\fona and asked whal addlUonalslall rocommendaUonI
will be made " Council added tho 3.75 poalUona 10 Ubr8ty .1111. Golman oxplalned II tho lavol
01 UIO doe. lond 10 lovel oil, ho wculd 001 antfclp.lo Iddlllonal roquellllot .Iall. BuI II tho
Iibr8ty koopl having IncroasOl ovor the next throo YOIII oliO'll,. 30% In throo y~II' . thoro
I. going 10 be addlUonalllllftng roquOIII. Kubby uked whal typo 01.1111 would bo noeded.
Eggors silted moro children'. .1111 and InlormaUon doak/cItculaUon .tall. Kubby askod II uso
lavoll oil and Council doel nol approvo any stalftng Incroas.., would tho Ubr8ty Bolld como
back and ask lor tho IddlUonaJ stan. Golman slaled Council could counl on thlL McOonald
askod II tho Ubr8ty Board haa revfowod III rovenuo resource.. Golman .Ialod II'" 01
rOlourcol woro Iookod II hard. Gelman oxplalnod resourcel lie rocolvod from 1110 Ubr8ty
FoundaUon, Frlondl, conlrlbuUona and gills, and nnol.
Kubby Inquired aboul the $114,000 oxpendllure lot tomporllios. EggolI oxplalnod thaI
tompor8ty omployoGs coil 1011 than pormanonl omploy,.s and 110 ulOd 10 sholvo book., .ort
booka and do roUUno laska. Kubby Inquired lbout tho propo.ed $15,000 10 roplaco tho
. lolophone ayatom. EggolI oxplalnod tho lolophono ayalom II out 01 dalo and cannol be
oxpandod. Golman noled thaI the Ubr8ty could havo I much bettor lolep~no product for a
bettor COIL
Horowitz .Ialed .ho I. Improssed with tho Read program. Horowitz staled sho would Ilko 10
SOl how tho CIIy'a publlo Iibr8ty and school IIbrlliOl could be Inlegratod In lorml 01 tho
malorlal they havo. Horowitz suggosted thaI Ichools havo accosslrom tho publlo IIbr8ty and
tho publlo Ilbr8ty accoss publlo .chools. Golman oxplalnod thol tho Iowa City Publlo Ubr8ty
hu not rocolvod a slgnlncanllnloresllrom tho School Dlllllct relating 10 thallssuo. Eggera
.Ialod thaI currontly tho Iowa CIIy library doel nol havo onough slall 10 eddrosa that Issuo.
Eggora notod that tho Iowa City Publlo Ubr8ty dooa sorvo Ion oulloach locaUon..
Council and olall discussed the proposod staffing roquOlls. I, arson asked II thero wu any
d1spulo aboul the two changOl made bolwoon Ubr8ty Clork and Ubr8ty Msl.tants. Eggors
stalod no. Courtnoy Inqulrod aboul tho slgnlncant Inctoaso In the uso ollomporllios. Eggors
Ilalod that In 1980 tho Iowa CIIy Publlo Ubrary usod aboul 18,000 hours 01 lomporary
omploymonl and now usos 23,000 houra. Larson asked If tho publlo IIbr8ty'a proposod budgol
could bo changod In oxchango lor tho 3.75 poslUons. Eggora slalod thaI yos, thoro aro somo
things thaI could bo whltUod away. '
McDonald atalod thai Council Is prosontly Involvod with budgot. Golman statod thai whon
Council goOl Ihrough tho budgol procoss, Ubrary Board mombors would bo avallablo 10
respond 10 Council concorns.
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Janu8ty 22. 1990
P.go 9
Rool 90-9, Side 2
FInance OIroctor Vilo.h explained lhat the Comprehona/ve Annual Flnanelal Roport lor FYI 909
has boon complOlod. VIIoah Inlloducod City Conlloller Terry IOmblo, David Vaudl and Jacklo
Horman repr..onUng POll MIIWlek Mllln and Co.
DIvld Vluclt pr..enled brtel commonll about tho Comprohona/ve Annual Flnanelal Roport:
.lIted thaI tho Comprehonalvt Annuli FInanelll Roport Is a vory comprohonslve doeumonl: and
rererred Couneltmomboll 10 plgOl 7018, the lranamllllJ !tiler explaining that the lIansmltlal
'ellor It an exoeutJvo .umm8ty 01 whal happened durlng tho pul yoar.
Vauclt .llled tho Indopondonlludllot'. roport, pagol9, oxpllln. what tho Indepondonlaudllor'e
report 'aya. Ho .lated thaI tho nnanelal .latemonll aro leluaJly tho rosponslblllty 01 the City
Manager and " It tho auditor'. rosponalblllty to como In, lako a look .1 thla ftnanefal slalomonl,
and conduct an ludll and oXplo" an opinion. Vaudl explalned thaI tho audlloll como In and,
bued upon a losl .xamlnauon, look at ovfdonco .upportlng tho amounts and dlselosuros In
the nnanelal slalomonL The .ecounUng prlnelplos uaed and tho oatfmates made by
man.gomonl to propllo tho nnanelll slllomonlllro looked aL
V.udl .ummarlzed tho oplnlon, .ayIng thlt bued upon our audll, II Is loll those ftnanelal
.tatomonlllllrly roprelOnl tho nnanelal poslUon u a rosult 01 oporaUons 01 the City. Ho
oxplalned thor. Is addlUonallnlormaUon In tho report thaI goos abovo and beyond the normal
and roqulred InlormaUon and dl.elosure noces.8ty lor tho report ftlod with tho ~.
Vaudl oxplalnod the second prlm8ty purpolO 01 tho audllls In accordanco with the Slnglo Audit
Act 01 1984 whoro tho ledoral govomment has eoneoms with tho conllol and apondlng 01
led.rll monf... Ho roforred Councllmembolllo pages 153-159, and oxplalned tho InformaUon
.howI thaI tho Clty 01 Iowa City oxponded approxlmato.'y S 19 million In lodoral revonues this
pUI YOIr, Vaudl .lalod tho audit eoneonllatod on conllol syslom tho City has In govornlng
the .pondlng ollodoral dollara and IIso eommonled on how tho City 01 Iowa City compllod
with tho Iawa and .UpulaUona regarding tho .pondlng 01 thOIO monlOl. Vaudl slolod no
mstorlal weakneasos Wllrlllound In tho Intornal conllol and It was lound that Ihe City compllod
with all matorlll rogulaUon. and lawe thaI govorn .pondlng.
Vaudl rolorred Counellmomboll 10 pages 30-33, tho ovorvlow summ8ty 01 whal actually
happonod on an actual basi. lor tho budgoL Ho omphaslzod that fund balances and returnod
ellnlng. changod al oxpocted or abovo oxpoctod lovols thai Counell had budgolod lor. Vaudl
thankod tho Flnanco OOpartmonllor thl. asslslance.
Horowitz rorerred mombolllo pago 158 . tho sehodulo or lodoral and atate finanelal assistance
. and askod " tho City I. using a corroct ovorhoad charge lor the programs tho City Is
msnaglng. Vitosh slalod thaI In sevoral programs such as tho COBG program, tho City has
a lOt porcenlage thaI tho City can chargo lor admlnlslratlvo costs. V1losh oxplalnod thaI the
City doos not audU the Indlroct costs: the admlnlstratlvo cosls are a porcontago 01 Iho
allocatlona thaI wo have gotlon approvallrom lodoral govornmonl to chargo bock 10 fodoral
granls. She slalod thallho amounllho City has boon rocoMng on lodoral grants has boon
roducod substanllolly,
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Informol CouncIl Soss!on
Janu8ty 22, 1990
Plgo 10
Kubby lnquItod Ibou\ tho "Vo.led end accruod benonll oxcoed tho nol u.ots,. pago 12.
Vltolh .,,10<1 ft moan. thll the Cll)' curlOnUy doo. not haYO onough money on hand 10 pay
lor accruod bono'"' thll thoy 110 ollglblo lor In tho MlKo. Vllo.h .tated ft .hoWI what tho
Clty'. Muro IIIbIlIty altuaUon It. Vllolh oxplalnod thsl oach YOII tho Clty'. actU8ty comos In
and Iooka 01 tho IIIblllty and ICtuIlly lOll thll conlllbullon ilia lor tho Clty bued on thaI
Inlonnallon.
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1. (Agonda nom 4.1.(2) . momo from FInanCO DlIoc\ot regilding Inlonl \0 purchuo .oven
.quad CIII, one scroonor/ahledder, one Mldrowor.) Kubby Inqu~ed aboul tho
putehaao of tho wlndtowor. AtkIn. .lIled tho City wID nol buy n rfghl rnN and hu pul
thll purchuo on hold unUllnput It rOCtIvod from .n'lironmontal advoCatoa. McDon.ld
.1.led thll Urno has boon acheduled on tho Janu8ty 30, 1990, Council ....Ion 10
roctlvo Input from tho group.
Novlck Inqu~ed Ibou\ tho Fobru8ty 8 mooUng In Arnot. Atklna .lIted thll tho ONR hu
cIIIod a mooUng on F.bru8ty 8 10 dIacuaa yard wulo compliance. In roaponso 10
NovIck, AtkIn. .xplllnod thll by Ju~ 1990 the Clty mUll IOparlto yard wulo and by
Janu8ty 1991 yard wulo can no Iongor be lIndI'oIIod.
2. CourInoy noled CouncIImombora rOCtIvod corrHpondOncO from Blooming PraJrlo
regardlng 1Iana11 IOrvtco. AtkIna staled tho whoIo aroa .hould bo .urveyod.
3. Horowttz 'noted tho rOCtnl lsauo 01 tho ~ contllnlng an .rUelo on
undorground .Iorag. tanka Ind municipal compllanCO. Horowitz .ald thoro I. a remodlal
fund lot which tho Clty can IppIy. Horowitz uked whore tho City I. In ldonUlylng and
UIOas!ng undorground 'Iot.go tanka. Horowitz .lIled tho Iowa Undorground Storago
Tank Fund wfll pay up 10 33% 01 tho co'l of eloan-up up 10 $25,000 with tho nlll $5,000
of.xponlO 10 be paid by tho ownor/oporatot. Councl1momboll elI.CUlled tho locaUon
of undorground tanka.
4. Ambrlaco nolod thaI ho hu Il21 rocolvod call. and compla'nll aboul nol .andlng or
scraping .now out of cul-d....cs.
5. Novlck Inqulrod lbout Council'. Fobru8ty and Milch mooUng .chedulo. Counell.
mombell dl.cussed tho mooUng .chedulo u U rolatod 10 budgol hoarlng. Karr notod
tho budgol has 10 bo approved by Milch 15 and .Ialed 10ntaUvo plan. h.w Counell
aolllng a publlo hoarlng Fobru8ty 8 for Fobruary 20. AI/dn. notod Counelll. .chodulod
10 mool Fobru8ty 5, 8, 1 9 and 20. Aikin. Ilated a .poelal Council mooUng can bo
.choduled during tho wook of March 12 and a regular mOlUng I. Ichodulod for March
20. McDonald luggoated rOlchodullng tho March 6 mooUng 10 March 13 and
.chodullng an addlUonal .poelal mooUng, II noodod. St.1l will rovlow delOl and roport
back 10 Council.
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A/tport CommlasIon . Antonia Hamlhon
CCN . rHppOlnt Dan CU.k and Anno ArMand
BtOldband ToItcommunIcallona CommlasIon . rtldvollJat
Horowllz ItqUtlltd the vacancy nollct lor Btoadband T.1tcommunIcI1lona CommIsa/on 1ncIud.
mGnUon of membe,. taking pill In the rlntgO\llllona of the cable TV franchise,
Maollng IdJoumod .1 8:20 p.rn.
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OfFICW. COUNCIl. ACllONS . Ifl;WO
TIll COIl d puIllIaNng lilt IoIolmg JlIOCtOCIngIInd
claIma II' . ~ COIl lot lhlI UIIndat ytIt
lot IIld Pl",,<,,1On 10 , .
Iowa Ctt ~ 7:30 p.rn. II lhe CMo
CU.. MI'/CIMcOonaIdIll~ Coullc."..nbnllllWt
Ambf1Ico, Cou1ney, Horowb, KIA>>t, Lnon, IoItOonald,
NOYItll. AbMnl: Nane.
TIll MI'/CI ~ F'tbIuaIy 1m BLACK lasTORY
MONTH.
MMd Ind MCiOfldIcI, 10 ~ REs'1l(). 1 I, RECOONIZ,
/NO TliE CONTRIBUTIONS OF L ~ 0. SEYDEl, HOUSING
COOIlOlNATOR FOR TliE CITY Of IOWA CITY.
MMd Ind ~ IhIllhe IoIolmg .1fIlI Ind
rltOllll1llncllt In lhe Conan CIlendIr be ~ Of
IflllIMd, I/'CIOf ~ocl u prtMttocl Of ImIndod:
ApJIIovtl d 0IlItlII ~ d lhe IIQlW I1lOIlklg
d Ita. II pubb/lId, IUbjtc:lIo COIIItIJon, II IIOOn\o
minded bV lhe Ctt ClIlt.
Mn.c.. d IIoItdI Ind ConvnINlonI: AkpofI
Ccmrn. . 1?l18; Bd. d LIlfIlY TNIlOOl .1podtI ntg,
1/1 I: MIyCl'I YCIAh E~ Bd. . lIlli, 1?118; Bd.
d ~ . 12120; PI: Ccmrn. . 1/4; HIatOf1o
PrllllV_ Comrn. . I?l13; ~ Ccmrn. . 11/15;
IltOIdbIn.1 TIIItcmrn. Ccmrn. .12120; HouIlng Ccmrn. .
WI.; PIA Ccmrn. . 1?l13-
PInIlI McIlcnI: OISI E Bw PInIlIIot OulIlT~
'Wo 25 Will BlIIngtOl\ ClIu C lJquc:f IJttnM lot
ClNInnrI, log Ell! CclIIgt.
S~ PublIo HIII1ngs: To III I public hoIMg
lot 3/20, lot !he Ctt d Iowl Cly'11pplItIllon 10 lhe
Iowl DOT SIIII T~ AulUntt PIOlIIIIl\ Ind
IUhcl1zIng P'~1l1on d I notJce IIgIIdIng IIld IlNI1ng.
MCIIcnI: ApJIIOYIng lIIllInomIra In lhe IIllClIrl
d 14,G05, IH.87 lot lhe I*Iod d 1?lllIvu 1?J31, II
1It0lMllnd0d bV lhe FInIntt DhdOf IUbjtc:lto IUCfl
COImpcndence: COI~I Ctt AnlmI/
ShoIlt FlIld llf1vI COInmIlH ~ I IIpOfl d
IlIldI rItII.1d. MImO from lhe FInIntt Dndor gMng
notJce d Inllt'lllo P\Id1UIlhe IoIolmg IqUlptnOlt 7
IqUId till, IItIHnII/llvoddlt, I wtodIOiIIt. MImO
from lhe Trllllo Engr. IIld lhe Pcb CIlIeI rlglrdlng lhe
d'f IlCf\h d lhe 800 blodl d Ell! Milt.. S"1Ol. MImO
from lhe TrllllO Engr. rtgIIdIng IIdudlon d lInlItnI
lot C4f1IIn motlll In lhe Milt. S"1Il pII\Ing Iol
SlIM! FIIlt rogIIdlng lhe Iloodp/lln ordnIntl.
Appl(Il!onl1ot PIaII UII PIIInh: I.IlIn AmoIItIn
HlII1IIll\IgIU NNout:t CUlt to p/oltt llIbIt on Ctt
PIIII on 1/12-31, from wIlIth 10 dlstt2xA11l1l1llr11lld
oIrlt Cllftllot donaLIonI, 1/lllI0YId,
TIll MIyOf dednd !he moclon CIII1ed.
A public hNMg was hIld on III 0IdlnI/ltt IIMI1dlng lhe
Zoning 0rdInInt1 bV thIIlglng lhe UII rlgUlltJons d clfIIIn
proj)IItJq IoCIIId II 101411ld 1018 Hudton AvtM from AS.
e 10 cc.a. TIll lOIIOwtng pooplt ljlpGarocl: Mi. Wm.
Mlardon, rlllllstl'lllng 1II0jl01tf owner Kon RwI1Iw; Karin
HrlCfG~ 824 Hudaon; NOtVII Tuckll, 1800 Prllllt du ChIon
Rd.: J." Kton, 820 Hudson; MIftt T~ 2725 HltkOfy
Tral; WIIlIt Manull, 828 Hudson; Tom Seon, PI: ChIItpel.
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MOVId IIld IlCOndod, 1haI!he Ofdlnlncl arnondlng tho
Zoning Ordlnlncl bV cond"1onati changing lhI UIt 11gUtI.
t!onl d clI1m lIIoptfly IocIlId 111102 Hot,wood BoulfYard
kom RS.12 10 AM"4, be O~11lIII VOlI IOf pawgl. TIll
MIVor dtclarld lhI moclon carried,
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MCMld IIld MCOnded, IhIllht CIdkIInct III1IndIng lht
Zaring Orthnct ly dllllglng Ihe UN ~ 0/ CWh
Jll'CIl*1Y gt(IOflltf bou'IdId I1f FOlIO! Rood 10 lht nof1h,
0ubl.quI SIr... 10 lilt eat, Iht low. /lNf( to fIlIlOIah, IIld
InclldIng IhI Ell CUlIo lilt _110m RS" 10 RS-6, be
~ I'nl ~11ot JlISIIOt. Aclklg CIy Mi. 0trIty IIYlIwtd
IhI ~Ion IIld put P&Z c:onaIdorIlJon. PPO ~lClot
SdrntIMr, CIy Engr. Fouo. MMS CcnIl.Qq Engt. lIny
Sdv1aIjor, RNoI1roIil CommIuIonot Bob WIChII, IIld Pro/os.
lOt John F. Konnocti"" ~ lot ~ "lien. Iol<Md IIld
MCOndod, IhIIIhI CRlInInct belllllndtd 10 dolIlI TrICl 1
110m lht pIOpOIId ClIdInIta, INvIno I II flU, IIld 10
downIone Trldl 2 IIld 3 to fIS.5. TIlt MItw declIrId lht
~ CInIod. LylI8Iydel. 445 GIlden St, olifIClod 10
IhI cI1IngIng 0/ fill CI'lInInct. TIlt MiyOt dIelnd fIlIl'nl
ContIdnIlon 0/ fIlIlI1lII1dod ordInInct CIII1ed. Iol<Md IIld
IICiOfldtcI, IhIl TrICl4 be rIImd 10 fill P&Z ConwnIaIIon lot
IICCm1lIOCIIllo TIll Mayer docIIrIcI fill rIlCICJcn CIII1ed.
Iol<Md IIld IOCOIIdod, IhII fill 0IdnInce to VICIII lht
IIWIImOd lit... ~od bIlwten FOIl., Rood IIld Till
SptICtay, WIll 0/ Dubuque S1rHl, be om I'nl ~I lot
pIIIIgt TIlt M'tot docIIrIcI fill mollon CIII1ed.
Iol<Md Ind MCOndod, 10 IdoIiI RES, 80012, APPROVING
THE PREUMINARY PlAT OF IDYLL\\1lD SUBDMSION, A
SUODMSION OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA.
MMd Ind MCOndod, 10 doItI IndoftnIlIIt lht moMJcn
IlAIlotIzIng IhI MiyOt 10 Ilgn IIld lht CIy ClIft 10 IllISt I
rIIouI ~ bIlwttn IhI CIy end lht IlAlclMdfI 0/
NOllIl Hila S~ TIlt MiyOt dtdItod lht mollon
CIrI1Id.
Lyle Stydtl, 445 GIIllGn SL, Illlod IhII Colrd hod
QI-IIn rnt COIlIldorIllon to dowNarIng IOmI pIOpIf1y WIhoIA
!hi reqWd Illltlctlllwy~.. II.., obfICl~ hod bien IIlod.
TIll MiyOt nclod lllIlltl olijIClJon hod 10 be rlClMd In
WIlIng to IItoo<< lht IllltIOldlnaly ~. I1f CMcI. Jkn
WIIIII, RR 3, IjlpNtId IIld rIIsed COI'ICImI rOOIllllng lht
IMcnmorI. Ind rNd I ~~ IlItImlnl 0/ COIlCom
rlglldlng lht SlUIlJon II lht IIndIII. TIlt loIIowtng IndMdualt
lppIIrod rtgIrdIng lht IIndftIIIld II1VttllnmonlIl COIlCImt:
Bob IIIImnIn, 2040 WIlIllrorl; LIOlIIId YIggf, 84 SL
JMt'.lktit: JIClc RoblnIon, 1229 E. Oldnglon; R... WIng,
G02 Olkllnd AVI; CIvtI Andtf1on.Sprocl1lt, 22 CItoIInI Cl.;
DonIIcl EIlgIltonI, ll2l\ Second AVI.; 0cIII W/ngt, G02
DIklInd AVI.; list., KImpt, IIld PW D~Odot Chat10s
ScIlmIdIkl.
A pubIIo hIna on pIIna, 'pdcIlJona, Iorm 0/
corIrIclllld IItknalICi CClIlIot lht 19'JO MaInlwnce IIld
n'P* Prcjoct . ClploIlIld !lubuquISItIll PIIUlg RIIllpI.
MOVId Ind IOCOI1dId, 10 IdoIiI RES. 80013, APPROVING
PLAAS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND
ESTIMATED COST FOR 'IllE 1m MAINTENANCE AND
nEPAlR PROJECT . CAPITOl. AND DUOUQUE smm
PARKING RMlPS, ESTADUSHING AMOUNT OF OlD
SECUfVlY TO ACCOMPANY EACH OlD, DlnECTlNG CITY
CLERK TO PUOUSH NOTICE TO OIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME
AND PlACE Fon RECEIPT OF OIDS.
TIll Mayer IIlnClIriCId IhIIol1ow1ng VICII1CItI: Hauling
Ccmm. . 0111 vlCIIlCy lot III unexplted I.rm 'ndIng &11191
and two VlCItlCltl'ot IIv...Yllr lOrl1ll1ndlng &11m. ThOll
I~' w1l be mad. Illhl Councu milling 0/ 3/20.
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IJowd end MCOndod, 10 make lIiIloIIowrog ~.
IllIIU: ~ Douglu IOIuMn, ISOI Mueca. Avt.1O IhI
IIIodlwid TIlIconvn. Convn. lor . lInI-VNlll1111 .ndlnQ
311m end,.aM1lM IhI remU1klQ VICfty; ~
d lint RMnd, 83G RooeMl end Danltl CIeIl, 431
OMlnl. 10 lIiI CCH Convn. lor 1IvIf.y.... 11IIIII ItldIng
311m; ~ Ann HImllon, 815 T~ Rd., 10 IhI
AkpOf\ Convn. lor . IIIc'VNI \Inn InCtlQ 30'91. 1llI MftOI
dIcInd lIiIlllCIIlon CIIIlId.
~ d lIiI HouIIng CcInrrMlon 1hIl1hI
Iowa Ctt HouIIng ~ con'Vf wth lIiI F." RIQlUo
llon 10 .1 eppIcIrU end pf/1lcIpIIU 10 dlIcIoM 80dII
8ecutt runbtf1.
IoIMd end MCOndod, 10 IdcIll RES. GOol4, AMENDING
BUDOETED POSITlON9 IN THE ENOlNEEAlNO DMSKlH OF
THE PUOUO WORKS DEPAImIENT N() AMENDINO mE
ADfoIJNISllIATlYE PAY PLAN.
IoIMd end MCOndod, 10 IdcIll RES. GOo 15. AUTHORlZ,
INO THE MAYOR TO SIGH N() mE Cl1Y ClERK TO
ArnST AH AGREEMENT BEtWEEN IOVIA Cl1Y CAN CO. OF
IOVIA Cl1Y N() THE Cl1Y OF IOVIA Cl1Y TO PEIIfoIIT mE
DISOWlOE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TO THE IOVIA
CITY SAHrTNff SEVwtR 8Y8TEIoI.
A ~ hMlQ WII held 10 dItpoI. end COMf I
polllon d vlCtllcl WgInII 0l1vI1O ~ plCpI!'" ownGII
Jcm P. lIoytIend lIiI E.... d 101IIII E. Bvt\I. clICIulcl.
IoIMd end MCOndod, 10 IdcIll RES. GOoIS, AUTHORIZ.
ING CONVEYANCe OF A PORTION OF VACATED VIRGINIA
DIWE TO ABIJTTlNO PROPERlY OWNERS JOHN P. Bone
N() THE ESTATE OF I.WllE E. BOYlE, DECEASED.
IoIMd end MCOndod, 10 IClJMlIO Il~ MSIIon 10
dIcuU U I publIO ~. IltIlIQ'i rlQWllQ ccIIdNI
bIrgMlklQ wth Ctt ~ 0IQII'lz1llcnl; ulUCIl dIICuto
lien 1I1l11l1l11c11rom IhI prMlonI d ~1I211CCOld1nQ
10 ~1I20.17(3), 1IlI MftOI dIclIIIcIlhIlllCIIlon CIIIlId.
FOI I motI dtCllIIcI & complIl. ~ d CMcI
AcMlII & lllIIuNmIIU, SIt 0fIIce d Ctt an end
FNnct ~HN MCDONAlD, MAr~ ~
IIWJlIAN K. CITY ClERK
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COMPlETE DESCRIPnON OF COUNCIL AC11VITIES
Janu8ty 23, 1990
Iowa CIty Councll, reg. mlg., 7:30 p,m. II tho CMo Conlor. Mayor McDonald presiding.
Couneflmombora prolOnl: AmbrIICO, Coutlnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, LIt.on, McDonald, Novfck.
Ab.onl: Nono. Sla/l mombora prosonl: A\kIna, Gonlly, 1CIrr, FOliO, Schmol.or, Holling (8:15),
Fowlor, Sdunldoko. CounclI mlnulOl Iapo recorded on Tlpo l)().5, S1do 2, End.l: l)().11, Sldos
1 and 2; l)().12, 1 and 2-
The Meyor proclllmod Fobru8ty 1990 BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
Movod by Horowitz, lOCOnded by Coutlnoy, 10 Idopl RES. l)().11, Bk. 103, p. 11,'
RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LYLE G. SEYDEL. HOUSING COORDINATOR FOR
THE CITY OF laNA CITY. AIlItmatlvo roll call YOlo unanltnou., 7/0, all Couneflmombora
prosonL Tho Mayor doeflled tho rOlolu\Jon ldoplod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, lOCOnded by Horowitz, thll tho loIIowIng Itoms and rocommonda.
Ilona In tho Con.onl CII.ndll bo rocolvod, ot Ipprovod, lIIdIot Idopted II prolOnlod or
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Approvll 01 0IlIcI1I ActJona 01 tho regular mooUng 01 1/9190, II publl.hed,
.ubjOCllo corroctJon, II rocommonded by tho Clty Clerk.
MlnulOl 01 Bollds and CommIlllona: AIrport Comm. . 12119189; Bd. 01 Ubrary
TruSloOl . .poclal mlg., 1/11/W; Mayor'. Youth Employmonl Bd. .11/21/89, 12119/09;
Bd. 01 Adjuatmonl . 12/20189; paz Comm. . 1/4/90; Hlltorlc ProsorvaUon Comm. .
12113189; RIvorfronl Comm. . 11/15189; Btoadband Tolocomm. Comm. . 12/20189;
Housing Comm, .11/14/89; paR Comm. .12113189.
Pormll Motion.: Approving a CIa.. E Boor Pormlt lot OulkTrlp CorporaUon dbl
OuIkTrlp 1652,25 Weal BurOngton. Approvfng a Class C Uquor UconlO lor Vanossa'.
ollowl City, !no. dbl GlvannJ'., log Easl Conogo.
SoIUng Public Hoaring.: To 101 a pub/lo hOlllng lor 3120/90, lor tho CUy 01
Iowa City'. IpplleaUon 10 tho Iowa DOT Slalo TransU Asslslanco Program, and
au\hollzlng pub/leaUon 01 a noUco roglldlng aald hearIng.
MoUon.: Approvfng dlsburlomonllln tho amounl or $4,905,194.97 ror tho porlod
011211 thru 12131/09, II rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroctor .ubjocllo audll.
Corrospondonco: CoralvlllMowa City Animal Sholtor Fund Drive Commllloo
submltllng a roport ollund. rocolvod. Momo Irom tho F1nanco Dlroctor gMng nollco
ollntonllo purchaso tho lollowlng oqulpmonl: 7 Iquad ClltS, 1 ecroonor/shroddor, 1
w1ndrowor. Momo Irom tho Tratno Engr. and tho Pollco Chlol rogardlng tho olloy north
01 tho 900 block 01 Easl Markol Strool. Momo Irom tho Traffio Engr. rogardlng roducllon
01 limo IImlllor cortaln motoro In Iho Morkol Stroot parking 101. Samuol F ahr rogordlng
tho noodp'aln ordlnanco.
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Council ActJvttlol
January 23, 1990
Pago 2
Appllcatlonl lor Plaza Uso Pormlts: LaUn Amorlcan Human Rights AdvocJI:i
Contor to placo a labIa on Clly Plaza on 1/12-31/00, rrom which 10 dlltrlbuto Uloraluro
and offor craft. tor donaUons, approvod.
Ambrlsco nolod tho momo trom tho Trarno Engr. rogltdlng tho molored lot on tho wosl lido
01 Gllpln'l Paint Sloro, and stated ho had rocolvod trom tho ownor 01 tho bullno.. rogardlng
tho allocation ollomo 20 molora In tho lot lor monlhly porm/ta and ltiO problom willi customor
parklng. Ho uked tho City Mgr. 10 dlacu.. tho problom with tho bullnOll ownor to work out
lomO solution tomporarily, nollng that tho City wiD bo dIaCU1slng th. poulbDJty 01 building
addlUonal parkIng on that 101. Horowitz Igroed wllIl tho concom 01 bullntlm rogltdlng
parklng In that aroa and asked that Council approvo 1Il0 Trarno Engr. roquOlt lor a 8-monlll
portod to allow tho Clly Mgr. to .xplor. options. Tho City Mgr, Itetod ho would r.port back
to Council wllIl opUons at lIlat Um.. Laraon Itated ho did not agroo wllIl Ill. Trarno Engr,
memo rogltdlng the alley north 01 tho 900 block 01 Easl Mltko~ noUng lIlat 15 qUOlUonnalr..
wero lent out and II relurned (8 wanUng It changed and 5 wanUng 10 10M It II II). Ho
uked IIlllth. memo bo deletod and moro InlormlUon prelonled prior to Councll c:ontldora.
Uon. Council agreed to dolole 4.1.(4)(a). AItIrmallvo ron can VOlo unanimous, 7/0, all
Councnmembora prelOnl. Tho Mayor doc/arod tho motion carrted, the eonlonl Calondlt
adopted with tho one dolotlon, and ropealod tho public hOltlng II 101.
A publIc hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning OIdlnanco by
changing tho uso rogulatlons or cortaln proportlOllocaled all014 and 1018 Hudson Avenue
Irom AS.s 10 Cc.2. Tho lollowlng pooplo appoared: Ally. Wm. Moardon,roprOlontlng proporty
owner Ken Renshaw: Katon Hradok, 924 Hudson: Norval Tuckor, 1600 Pralrlo du Chien Ad.:
Jeff Kron, 820 Hudson: Morto Trummol, 2725 Hickory Trall: Wallor Manuel, 929 Hud.on: Tom
Scott, P&Z Chalrporaon. Tho Mayor announced that thl.llom would bo .cheduled lor Council
action at tholr noxt meeting 2/8.
Movod by Ambrlsco, .eccnded by Courtney, that tho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by condlUonal~ changing tho UIO rogulatlon. 01 certain proporty localod at 1102
Hol~ Boulovard lrom AS.12 to AM-44, bo glvo Drat vole ror passago. AmrmaUvo roll can
vole unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosenl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carried.
Movod by Ambrtscc, lecondod by Kubby, thai tho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by changing tho us, regulations 01 cortaln proporty gonoral~ boundod by Foslor
Aoad 10 1Il0 north, Dubuquo Slroet 10 1Il0 oast, 1Il0 Iowa A1ver to tho aouth, and Including 1Il0
Elka Club to 1Il0 wOlI rrom AS.s 10 AS.5, bo glvan nlSt volo lor passago. Acting City Ally,
Gontry rovlewod tho application and past P&Z consldorallon. PPD Dlroelor Schmolsor, City
Engr. FOlie, MMS Consullanls Engr. Larry Schnlltjor, Rlvorfront Commlsslonor Bob Wachal,
and ProfoSlor John F, Konnedy woro prosonllor discussion. Movod by Larson, secondod by
Ambrlscc, lIlal tho ordinance bo amondod 10 dololo Trael I from tho propolOd ordlnanco,
loavlng It al AS.S, and to downzono Trael. 2 and 3 to AS.5. Tho Mayor doclarod 1Il0
amondmont carrlod, 5/2, with tho following division 01 volco volo: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy,
Larson, McDonald, NOvlc,k. NaYI: Kubby, Horowitz. Lylo Soydol, 445 Gardon SI., objoctod
to tho changing or tho ordlnanco. Tho Mayor doclarod tho Drsl consldoratlon 01 tho amondod
ordlnanco carrlod, 5/2, with Iho lollowlng division or roll call volo: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy,
Larson, McDonald, Novick. Nays: Horowitz, Kubby. Movod by Horowitz, IOcondod by Kubby,
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Council ActMtlOI
January 23, 1990
Pago 3
that Trael 4 be rolorred 10 1Il0 P&Z Commission lor IOcommondatlon. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho
motion carrlod unanlmous~, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Movod by Larson, secondod by Courtnoy, Ihallho ordlnanco to vacalo 1Il0 unnamod
stroollocalod bOlwoon Foslor Allad and Taft Spoodway, WOlI 01 Dubuquo Stroot, be glvon nrst
voto lor pusago. Tho Mayor doclarod 1Il0 motion carrtod unanlmous~, 7/0, all Councll.
mombers presenl.
Movod by Ambrlsco, ,ocondod by Courtney, 10 adopt AES. go.I2, Bk. 103, p. 12,
APPAOVlNG THE PAEUMINAAY PLAT OF IDYLlWlLD SUBDMSION, A SUBDMSION OF IOWA
CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, PPD Dlroclor Schmolsor and City Engr, FolSo prOlont lor
dlscu,,'on. Tho Mayor docllltod 1Il0 resolullon adoptod, flI2. wllh tho following dMslon or roll
call VOlo: Ayes: Larson, Novick, Ambrtsco, Courtnoy, McDonald. Nays: Horowitz, Kubby.
Movod by Ambrlsco, ,occndod by Courtnoy, 10 dofor Indennlto~ tho rosolutlon
authorizing lIle Mayor 10 sign and lIle City CIOIk 10 allest a IOloaso agroomonl bOlwoon 1Il0 City
and the subdMder 01 North Hills Subdivision. Tho Mayor doclltod tho motion carrlod
unanlmous~, 7/0, all Councllmombora preSinl.
Councll recOSlod lor 15 minutes.
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Lylo Seydol, 445 Gltden SI., stalod that Council had glvon "rat consldoratlon to
downzonlng somo proporty Qlom '50) wllIlout Iho requIred oXlroordlnaty voto, as an objoCUon
had boon mod. The Mayor noled thai an objOCUon had to bo recvlvod In IVIlllng' to trlggor Iho
extraordinary volo by Council. Jim Wallor~, A.A. 3, appOltod and rolsod concorns rogardlng
1Il0 envlronmonl, and read a nvo-polnt stalomont of concorn IOgardlng 1Il0 slluatlon al Iho
landnll. Tho following Individuals appoltod regarding 1Il0 landnll and onvlronmonta/ concorns:
Bob Braverman, 2040 Watorfronl: Leonard Yeggy, S4 SI. Anno's Drlvo: Jack Aoblnson, 1229
E. Burllnglon: AJta WIngs, 602 Oakland Ave.: Chris Andorson.sprecher, 22 Caroline Ct.: Donald
Engstrom, 92S Second Avo.: Ocala WIngs, 602 Oakland Avo.: LOIlor Kompl: and PW DllOclor
Charles Schmadoko.
^ publlo hoarlng on plans, spoclftcallons, lorm or conlrael and esllmalod cost lor 1Il0
19"'110 Malntenanco and Aopalr Projoel . Capitol and Dubuquo Stroot Parking Aamps. No ono
appeared.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt AES. 90-13, Bk. 103, p. 13,
APPAOVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FOAM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOA
THE 1990 MAINTENANCE AND AEPAIA PAOJECT . CAPITOL AND DUBUQUE STAEET
PAAKJNG RAMPS, ESTABUSHING AMOUNT OF BID SECUAITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID,
DIAECTlNG CITY CLEAK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDEAS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE
FOA AECEIPT OF BIDS al 2:00 p.m., 3/13/90. Amrmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors presont. Tho Mayor doclared tho resolullon adoptod.
Tho Mayor announcod tho lollowlng vacancies: Housing Comm. . ono vacanl:i tcr an
unoxplred torm ondlng 5/1191 and two vacancies for Ihroo.yoar lorms ondlno 5/1193. Thoso
appolnlmonla will bo modo 01 tho Council moollng of 3120/90.
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January 23, 1990
pago 4
Amondod 2.5-90 MKK
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to mako tho lollowlng appolntmonts:
appolnt Douglas tomson, 1500 MuscaUno Avo. 10 tho Broadband Tolocomm. Comm. lor a
1Il100.yolt lorm ondlng 3113193 and ro.advorUso 1Il0 romalnlng vscanr:t; IOsppolntmont 01 Anno
Rawland, 939 Aoosovon and Danlol Cllok, 431 Oakland, to tho CCN Comm. lor throo.yoar
tOlms Ondlng 311193; appoint Antonia Hamlnon, 616 Tomplln Ad., 10 tho AIrport Comm. lor a
.Ix.yolt term ondlng 3196. Tho Mayor doc/llod 1Il0 moUon canlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councllmombell present. Councllmomber Kubby nolod lIlat no applications had boon rocolvod
lor anolllor Broadband vaC8nr:t at tho 119 mooUng, thoroforo two vacanclos would bo roo
advertlsod lor that Commission.
Councllmomber Courtney announcod that oalllor In lIlo ovonlng lIlo nrst DARE
culmlnaUon coromony took placo at Aoglna. Ho .lalod class mombors roprClsonlod Aoglna and
1Il0 First PlOsbytorlan Church. Courtnoy notod that this waslllo nrst caso In 1Il0 country whore
tho courso had beon lakon out 01 a atruelurod classroom soltlng and Into an outsldo group,
and oncouragod contlnuanco 01 tho program. Horowitz askod tho City Mgr. to oddross lIlo
lIanslt .chodulo on tho wosl part ollllo City around 1Il0 Plaon V10w and Gryn aroa whoro a
numbor 01 oldor~ IOsldo In duploxos and curront~ do not havo sorvlco. Tho City Mgr, will
lollow.up wllIl 1Il0 Transit Mgr. Horowitz notod two upcoming mootlngs, 217 altho County
Adm. Building lor a discussIon with olller Johnson County munlclpalltlos, haulors and Intorostod
cl1Ilonl en tho landnll, and 2/8 whoro a dologatlon Irom Iowa City will bo sllondlng s Solid
Waslo IOmlnlt In AmOl. Tho Mayor wlshod Councllmombor Ambrlsco II Happy Birthday.
Novick askod tho CIty Mgr, to roconsldor lIle hour~ schodulo lor 1Il0 Mllnvlllo Holghts bus.
~ Sho askod 1Il0 Mgr, to oxploro nlp.nopplng lIlo prosont Ichodulo to tho altornalo hall hour to <:-
beltor corrospond to tho Unlvorslty schodulo. Tho City Mgr. wllllollow.up.
Aocommondatlon 01 tho Housing CommIssion thatlllo Iowa City HousIng Authority
comply wllIl 1Il0 FodOlal Aogulstlon to IOqulro applicants and participants 10 disclose Soclal
Socurlty numboll, notod.
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Movod by Larson,locondod by Kubby, 10 adopt AES. go.I4, Bk. 103, p.14, AMENDING
BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE ENGINEEAING DMSION OF THE PUDUC WOAKS
DEPARTMENT AND AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN, ollmlnatlng Spoclal Prolocts
Msnagor and rolnslstlng Civil Englnoor poslUon. Alllrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmomboll plOsonl. Tho Mayor doclalOd tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson, to adopt AES. go.16, Bk. 103, p. 16,
AUTHDAIZING THE MAYOA TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLEAK TO ATTEST AN AGAEEMENT
BETWEEN IOWA CITY CAN CO. OF IOWA CITY AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO PEAMIT
THE DISCHAAGE OF INDUSTAIAL WASTEWATEA TO THE IOWA CITY SANITAAY SewEA
SYSTEM. PW Dlroctor Chltlos Schmadoko prosonllor discussion. AIRrmatlvo roll call volo
unanImous, 7/0, all Councllmombor. prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
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CouncIl ActMtlOI
January 23, 1990
Pago 5
A publlo hearing WII hold 10 d1sposo and convey a porUon 01 vacatod VIrgInIa Drive
10 abuttfng proporty ownOll John p, Boyl. and 1Il0 E.talo 01 Mltlo E. Boyl., docoalod. No
one apptlled.
Movod by Ambrltco, .oconded by Courtney, to adopt AES. go. I 8, Bk. 103, p. 18,
AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF VACATED V1AGINIA DANE TO ABUITlNG
PAOPERTY OWNERS JOHN P. BOYlE AND THE ESTATE OF MARIE E. BOYLE, DECEASED.
Alllrmallvt roa call veto unanImout, 7/0, d CounclJmomboll plllonl. Tha Mayor doclltod lIla
rllO/uUon adoptod.
Movod by Latton, Iocondod by Horowftz. to adjoum to oxOCU\lvo lOulon 10 discuss
II a publlo Imp/oyOl,lltatogy regilding coftocllvt batgalnlng wllIl City employee organizations:
U luch dIaCU1t1on Is exempted trom the pro-llalone of ChaptOl 21 according to ChaplOl
20.17(3). Altlrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councflmomboll presenl. Tho Mayor
doclltod the motion ca.'IIod and adjoumod 10 oxocutlvt .eulon II :40 p,m.
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JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOA
MARIAN K. KARR. CITY CLERK
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVIT1ES
Fobruary 8, 1990
Iowa City Council, rog. mlg" 7:30 p.m. altho CIvIo Conlor, Mayor McDonald plOJldlng.
Councllmombors prosont: Ambrl.co, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Lar.on, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: Nono. Slar.mombera plOsonl: Aikin., Holling, Gontry, Kerr, Wlnkolhako, Ockonlols,
Schmol.O/, Schmadoko. Councll mlnutOllspo.rocordod on Tapo ll().21, Sldos I and 2; ll().
22, SldCl I, 1.140.
Tho Mayor proclolmod Fobruary 14, 1990, II SALUTE TO HOSPITALIZED VETERANS
DAY.
Thu following Individual. woro prosontod with corUncates 01 approclaUon lor 1Il0lr ollort.
and asslstanco to tho DARE. Program by Mayor McDonald, Pollco Chlol Wlnkolhako, and
Officor Ockonlols: Patrlcla McGoo, Clar.o Howell, Raymond Pochous, David VanDussoldorp,
Dr. Tom Boyd, Grog GuslavOIon, Charlolto Cozlno, Gina Holck, Konlucky Frlod Chlckon, Brian
and Olano GraftSl.
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Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Courtney, lIlot 1Il0 lollowlng 1I0ms and rocommonda.
Uons In tho ConlOnl Calondar be rocolvod, or approvod, and/or adoplod as amondod:
Approval 01 Ornclal Council AcUon. 01 tho IOgular mooUng 01 1/23/00, as
publlshod, .ubjoct to corroellon, a. rocommondod by tho City Clork.
MlnutOl 01 Board. and Commission.: Bd. 01 Ubrary Tru.toOl . 1/25190;
AIvorfront Comm. .1/17/00; Bd. 01 Adluslmont .1/10/90; P&Z Comm. .1/17/00: Design
Aovlow Comm. . 1/15/90: Human Rights Comm. . 1I/27/S0.
Pormlt Motion. and AOIoIuUons: Approving a Class E BoO/ PO/mitIor Hy.Voo
Food Stores, Inc. dba Hy.Voo '3, 1201 N. Dodgo. Applovlng a Class C Uquor Uconso
lor Bovor~ K. Nuochtor dba Mlko's Tap, 122 Wright Stroot. Approving a Clan C Uquor
UconlO lor R T, Grunts Inc. dba R T,'s, ll26 S. Clinton. Approving a Class C Uquor
Uconso lor John'a Grocory, Inc. dba John's Grocory, Ino., 401 E. Markol. Ouldoor
Sorvlco Aloa application lor R T, Grunt.', lno., ll26 S. Cllnlon. Approving a Clan C
Uquor Uconso lor Motll, LTD dba Bo.Jamos, 110 E. Washington. RES. go.'7, Bk. 103,
p. 17, ISSUE DANCING PEAMIT.
Correspondonco: TIm Brandt rogardlng tho DARE. Program. Blooming Pralrlo
Warohouso, Inc" IOquOltlng 1Il0 oxlonslon of transit IOrvlco 10 Holnz Aoad. Crlsl.
Conlor rogardlng a granl Irom tho Gannoll Foundation which will lund a Sulcldo
OutlOach Program. Momo Irom 1Il0 Civil Sorvlco Commission .ubmlltlng a cortlftod list
01 applicant. lor tho position 01 Malntonanco Workor ,. SllOot.. Unda Annl. rogardlng
transit sorvlco 10 southwost Iowa City. C,M. Irvin roquostlng tho road, tradltlonal~
known a. "Toad Aoad,' bo namod 'Napoloon Aoad,'
Application lor Uso 01 Stroot. and Publio Grounds: Jacklo Fordlco, Dolondors
lor Ufo, for pormlsslon 10 plckot at tho Emma Goldman Cllnlo during lho porlod 011/29
Ihrough 2120/90, approvod lor porlod 011/29 through 213/90.
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Iowa Clly Clly Council
Fobruory 8, 1990
Pago 2
Larson nolod that Council had rocolvod roquOlI. lor oxtondod Itanslt sorvlco and quostlonod
Iho procoss lor handling such IOquosl.. Tho City Managor stalod thai oach roquollls handlod
on 0 caso.by-coso basis and thallho Transit Managor doo. rovlow oach IOquosl and ropoll'
back 10 Councll and to tho Individual making 1Il0 roquOlI. Kubby askod thai Council .It down
and discuss curront oporaUons oltrll/lsll. Novick sold thai a route anllly.l. might bo In ordor.
Alflrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclMOd tho
motion corrlod.
Movod by Larson, locondod by Ambrllco, 10 101 a public hoarlnD lor 2J2OIOO, on an
ordlnanco amondlng lIlo Zoning Ordlnanco by changing lIlo UIO rogulatlons with condlUonslor
a 7500 .quaro IOOllract or land localod all041 Lowor Mu.catlno Aoad Irom AS,S to CO.I.
Tho Mayor doclorod 1Il0 motion carrlod unanlmou.~, 710, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Larson, secondod by Horowitz, 10 sel a public hoarlng lor 2J2OIOO, on on
ordlnanco changing tho spoiling 01 Sanlo Fo Drlvo 10 Santa Fo Drlvo. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod unanlmous~, 710, all Councllmombors prolOnt.
Movod by Larson, secondod by Ambrlsco, Ihal tho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by changing tho use rogulatlon. of cortaln proportio. locnlod all014 and 1010
Hudson Avonuo Irom AS.O to CC.2, bo glvon nrst volo lor paSlago. Tho Mayor doclalOd tho
motion dofoalod unanlmous~, on, all Councllmombors plOsonl.
Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Courlnoy, Ihal tho ordlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning
Ordlna~co by conditionally changing tho uso rogulatlons 01 corlaln proportlo. localod 011102
Hollywood Boulovard Irom AS.1210 AM.44, bo glvon second volo lor passago. Horowitz notod
thai tho lasl IIno 01 tho agonda commont .Ialod that no commonts woro rocolvod 01 a publlo
hoarlng hold 1/9 and wantod Iho rocord to show Ihal commonl. woro rocolvod by 10110/ prlcr
10 tho publlo hoarlng. ArnrmaUvo roll call vole unanlmou., 7/0, oil Councllmombors plOlont.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Movod by Larson, secondod by Novick, 10 .01 a publlo hoarlng lor 2120/00, on an
ordlnanco alnondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by changing lIlo uso IOgulotlon. 01 a portion of
proporty (tract. 2 and 3), gonoral~ boundod by Foslor Aoad 10 1Il0 north, Dubuquo SllOollo
tho oast, tho Iowa Rlvorlo tho louth, and al.o Including proporty wOIt 01 an unnamod Itrool
bolwcon Taft Spoodway and Foslor Aoad (Ponlnsula aroa), Irom AS.O 10 AS.5. Tho Maycr
doclarod Iho motion carrlod unanimously, 710, all Councllmombora prosonl.
Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Horowitz, 10 dolor an ordlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning
Ordlnanco by changing tho use rogulatlona ola portion of proporty (Iracla 2 and 3), gonoral~
boundod by Foslor Aoad 10 tho north, Dubuquo Slroollo tho oasl, Iho Iowa Rlvor to tho ,oulh,
and also Including proporly wost of an unnamod stlOol bolwoon Taft Spoodway and Fo.ler
Aoad (Ponlnsula aroa), Irom AS.O 10 AS.5. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 710, all Councllmombors prolont.
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Movod by Lallon, IOcondod by Horowitz, that tho ordlnanco vacallng tho unnamod
stroot belwoon Fostor Aoad and Tan Spoodway, wesl or Dubuquo Slrool (Ponln.ula Itoa), bo
glvon IOcond voto lor passago. Alftrmatlvo roll call voto unanlmou., 710, all Councllmomber.
prolOnt. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carrlod.
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Horowitz, to dofor 10 2J2OI9O a rosolullon approving
1Il0 nnal plat 01 Scoll'. Socond Addition 01 Johnson County, Iowa. Aellng City Atty. Gontry
Italod thai Doan Oako. had approachod hor lIlat ovonlng thai thoro was a ml.calculatlon on
tho .tormwator managomonl roqulroments and roquOltod a doformont until tho noxt lormal
mooUng. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho mollon to dofor carrlod unanlmous~, 710, all Council.
mombors prolont.
Movod by Ambrl.co, locondod by Courtnoy, 10 approvo tho rocommondallon 01 tho P&Z
Commission on a condlllonal uso pormlllor a lomporary roady.mlx planl north 011.80 and west
of Dubuquo Stroot. Horowitz ralsod concorn. IOgardlng tho posslblo oxton.lon 01 thl. uso
pormlt lor con.truellon or tho brldgo and rosloratlon ollllo land back to It. original .1010 aflor
complotlon 01 tho proloel. Tho Acting City Allornoy ataiod that a tomporary pormlt was
tomporary on~. PPD Dlroctor Schmolsor romlndod Council thai this was a County mallor and
was on 1Il0 agonda lor IOcommondallon on~. Ho notod that tho uso would havo to bo
romovod at tho ond 01 tho pormlt porlod and Ihal tho proporty ownor could do as ho/.ho
wI.hod with tho proporty provldod II was In compllanco with tho County'. Zoning Ordlnanco.
Ho al.o notod thai a tomporary planl was locatod along Scoll Boulovard lor thai paving proJoct
and polnlod out lIlat tho plant has Ilnco boon romovod and no .Ign. oxlst whore It had beon
prevlous~ localod. Tho Mayor doclarod 1Il0 mollon carrlod unanimously, 710, all Council.
mombors prosont.
Loonard Yoggy, 940 St. Anno Dr., appoarod and requeslod Council ban chomlcalsthat
aro bolng usod by lawn companlos. Pat Gilpin, 710 Olano Ct., appoarod ro a parking .lIuatlon
adjacont 10 hi. building at 330 E. Markot. Tho City Mgr. IOportod .tan had researchod tho
problom and a lolullon should bo avallablo to Council al tholr noxt lormlll mooting. Samuol
Fahr, 8 Knollwood Lano, appoarod nollng commont. modo by Prolossor John F. Konnody
durIng a public hoarlng 1/9 rolatlvo to tho Coralvlllo Dam and It. polontlal olloct upon Iowa City,
and quOstlonod what tho City has dono to Invostlgato tho maltor. Tho Mayor Itatod tho City
Engr. had contaclod tho Corps 01 Englnoor. IOgardlng tho IOpOrt and was told tho roport I.
bolng rovlowod by tho Corps ItIOII and I. nol avallablo to tho public. Tho CIty Mgr. .Ialod tho
roport would not bo avallablo lor publlo commonl until April or May. Horowitz .Ialod Iho Corps
I. waiting for tho City to ask Ihom to got togothor and discuss thl.. Acting City Alty. Gontry
concurrod and Ilotod a 10rmallOquOlI noods to bo addrossod to tho Corp. 10 como and moot
with Council. Tho City Mgr. alalod that tho Corp. did Indlcalo to tho City Engr. that II 10
roquo.tod thoy would bo happy to moot with Council and oxplaln tho Issuo. of Iho 100 yoor
nood, bul noltho roport Itsoll, Larson Itatod ho would bo willing to discuss tho mallor with
Iho Corps Ilnco thoy havo ollorod to lot an oxport como In and .hod lomo Ilghl on tho
Iltuallon. Kubby slalod thoy could como back In May with moro IPOClnC'. Stall wllllollow.
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up. F aht nolod thalthl. Impactod moro than tho /dy/lwlJd ltael a. thoro I. moro fond In tho
noodplaln wllIlln tho clty. Joan GilpIn, 301 Taft Spoodway, appollod and qUOltlonod who
would be paying lor 1Il0 upgrado and paving 01 Tan Spoedway II and whon tho plat I.
approvod. Tho Mayor oxplalnod thai atlllo prosonl Umo 1Il0 pro/oct would be normal~ lundod
II an llseumonl pro/oct. Lar.on nolod thai tho assossmonl mothod I. tho normal mcthod
usod, but lIlat a doct.1on has nol boon mado because tho Improvomont. havo nol boon
.chodulod. Tho City Mgr, atatod II was dilllculllo prodlel until .uch tlmo 01 tho dovolopmont
and t/'tOlO aro a varloty olluuos takon Inlo consldoratlon. Tho Mayor .Iatod that all affoelod
proporty ownOll would havo an opportunity 10 ob/oct to tho assonmonl pro/Oel. Abigail
VanAlIon, 5 Woodland Mound. Ad" appoarod regarding tho propo.od Tan Spoodway
Improvomonl' .chodulod In 1Il0 CIP,
Tho MayO( announcod tho lollowlng vacancles: P&Z Comm. . two vacanclos lor nva.
yoar tOlms Ondlng 5/1/95: Mayor'. Youlll Employmonl . two vacanclo. lor IIlroo.yoar 100ms
ondlng 5/5/93. Those appolntmonts will be mado altho 3/20/90 mooting ollho City Council.
CouncDmomber Kubby announcod that a group callod 'Cltlzons To Aovlvo tho Town
Mooting' will gollogolllor Sunday, 2/25, Irom 4 p,m. to 7 p.m., at IDS. Gllbort St. Sho
oncouragod ovoryono 10 aUond and rides would be provldod. Ambrl.co volcod hi.
dlssatlslaellon with a nudo danco porformanco dono on Channcl 29 on 1/25 and askod lor tho
support 01 tho CouncU, Managor and .taff 10 prohibit this typo 01 activity on cablo. Ho .Iatod
ho hod rocolvod many call. regarding 1Il1. and askod thai minimum standard. and praellcos
be OIlabllshod. Kubby .tatod lIlat tho City mu.t bo carolulln OItabll.hlng .uch .tandards.
Assl. City Mgr. Holling .ald lIlal a now agroomonl hu boon dranod which tolka aboul
programming guldollnOl which will bo dovolopod by PAT.V, and tho City thru Broadband
TolocommunlcaUons Commission. Ho nolod lIlal City .Iaff would bo workIng with tho groups
to OIlabll.h guldollnOl and Council would revlow 1Il0m. Acting City AI"'I. Gonlry saId thai ono
IIllng lIlat might bo lookod al closo~, which lallod In this caso, I. 10 havo lIlo program
rocordod. In this .ltuatlon 1Il0 program was not rocordod In It. ontlro"'l. Horowitz romlndod
ovoryono ollllo mooting with tho Coun~, othOl communities within tho Coun"'l, and prlvalo
haulora on 2J7 al 7:30 p.m. allllo Coun"'l Admlnl.tratlon Building rogardlng landnll and solid
wasto managomont.
Acting City AI"'I. Gontry notod a momo Irom Iho CI"'I Mgr. IOlallvo to roplacomonl and
lOadvortlslng ollormor Asst. City Atty. Bill Suoppol's po.lllon and askod Council pormlsslon 10
go ahoad and procood wllh rocrultmonl and filling tho Job os outllnod In tho momo. Council
aglOod to procood.
AocommondaUons or tho AIvorfront Commission notod aslollows: (1) Having rovlowod
by vldootapo 1Il0 commont. mado by John F, Konnody, Dlroctor 01 tho In.tIIuto or Hydraulic
Aosoarch, 1Il0 UnlvOlslty or Iowa, altho January 9, 11190 CI"'I Council mooting, tho Alvorfront
Commission rocommonds to Council to consldor lIlo concorns oxprossod by Konnody,
partlcular~ his .uggOltlon lor a study 01 nood polontlal In tho contoxt 01 siltation In tho
Coralvlllo Aosorvolr and 01 spoclDc local condition. In tho Ponlnsula Aroa and olhor nood.
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prono arou In Iowa City. (2) Tho AIvorfront Commission rocommond. to Councllthal IlaN
lnvo.Ugalo tho des~ablllty 01 applyIng lor AEAP lundlng for acqul.,tIon 01 p8lt or all ollho
opproxJmalo~ 20 .Clot 01 torOlled woUand. wo.t 01 Torroll Mill Pltk and .outh or T 4ft
Speedway. (3) Tho AIvorfront Commllllon rocommond. 10 Counclllhattho Iowa Avonuo to
Burllnglon Stroot rocroatlonaltrall application, provloul~ .ubmlttod 10 lOOT, be IOvlsod and
lubmlttod lor tho nil' round or AEAP lundlng. (4) Tho AIvorfronl Commission roccmmond. to
Council to 10nd an opon lottor 10 tho Iowa Loaguo 01 MunlclpallUOI dollnoaUng Iowa Clty'l
concorn. about rlvor wator quality, Its tuto and 'ppoltanco; .lIlallon 01 tho Coralvlllo AOIorvolr
and 1Il0 consoquont probloms lor down.troam dmlopmonlln tho noodplaln, and Iho cost to
clUOI to IOmoYO ag chomlcals Irom munJdpal w.lor lupplles II proposod lodora/ loglslatlon
passes, a. 1Il0so concern. IOlalo 10 fillor .trlp leglslaUon and to bring 1Il0 lottor to lIlo attontlon
01 local .Ialo loglslalor.. (5) Tho AIvorfronl Commission rocommond. 10 Council thai a
commont 01 no opposlUon concornlng tho lomporaty lOady.mlx planl (CU.8903) bo lorwardod
to 1Il0 John.on County Board 01 Suporvlsor.. In rOlponlO 10 CouncU qUOlUon. tho City Mgr.
.Ialod that rocommondaUon 131. /tom 111 on tonight'. aoonda and rocommcndoUon 121.
a roquOlllor .laN work and ho would roport back 10 Councll within two wook. on 1Il0 oxlonl
or lIlat work. Horowitz luogeslod that roco".,mondaUon 14 be addrouod with a pOllonal
conlael at tho upcoming Loaguo 01 Womon Votors loglslaUvo forum .chodulo lor 2/24. Tho
City Mgr. .talod Ihat Councfl Ihould dllOct 1Il0 Chalrpollon 01 tho AIvorfronl Commission to
attond Iho lorum. Lar.on nolod that recommondatlon 11 would bo addrossod by asking a
IOprosonlallvo Irom tho Corps to Ipoak to Council.
Movod by Ambrl.co, IOcondod by Larlon, to adopl AES. go.lS, Ok. 103, p. IS,
AESOLUTlON IN SUPPORT OF THE IOWA CITY AIVEA COAAIDOA TRAIL AND AUTHOAIZ.
ATlON FOA THE MAYOA TO SIGN A GRANT APPUCATlON TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AESOUACES. Tho City Mgr. suggoslod that 1Il0 re.olutlon bo
amondod to aulhorlzo Iho Mayor Pro tom or City Mgr. to .Ign on bohall ollllo Mayor u tho
Mayor would bo out ollown. Movod by Lallon, loccndod by Novick, 10 amond 1Il0 resoluUon
to Includo 1Il0 Mayor Pro tom or CIty Mgr. Tho Mayor doclarod 1Il0 moUon to amond carrlod
unan/mous~, 7/0, all Councllmombell prosonl. AmrmaUvo roll call volo unan/mou., 7/0, all
Councllmomboll plOsent. Tho Mayor doclarod lIlo lO.olutlon adoplod as amondod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Larson, to adopt AES. go.19, Bk. 103, p. 10,
APPAOVING, AUTHOAIZING THE MAYOA TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLEAK TO ATTEST AN
AGAEEMENT BY AND BElWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND SHANNON AND WILSON INC.
TO PAOVlDE ENGINEEAING SERVICES TO DETEAMINE TIlE EXTENT OF GAOUNDWATEA
CONTAMINATlON AND NECESSAAY AEMEDIATION WOAK AT THE IOWA CITY LANDFILL
Horowitz luOgOllod 'hat 1Il0 .copo ollOrvlco Includo a brlonng wllh abutting proporty ownors
to discuss oach phose ollho conlract. Tho City Mor. .tatod It could bo wrltton Inlo tho
contrael and would Incroaso tho amounl or componsatlon. Acting City Alty, Gontry oxplalnod
that tho conlract dOOllncludo lanouago that would onablo City olnclal. or any olhor omclal.
wo chose 10 Invllo 10 moot with tho nrm as noodod. Sho Ilalod that this could bo dono at a
public mooUng and proporty ownors Invllod. Horowitz askod why Ihoro was no amounl
.poclftod In tho conlract for remodlatlon 01 conslructlon and cloanup and questlonod wholhor
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1Il0 City would bo Incurring 1Il01O costs. Acting City Alty. Gontry oxplalnod that would bo
nogotlalod wllh 1Il0 soccnd .Iago dopondlng on how 1Il0 IIIst .tago hsd procoodod. Sho notod
thOlthoy would mako a doclslon on how 10 procood on 1Il0 socond .tago aftOlllley had gotton
1Il0 Input Irom lIlo filii .logo and oxplorod altornaUvOl. Tho City Mgr. oxplalnod thai we a/O
going thru a discovery procOll and what I. lound may be 01 mlnJmum conlOquonco. or
.omothlng 01 tromondou. magnltudo IOqulrlng .omo spoclftc ong'nocrlng docl.lon. In IOsponso
10 Kubby, Public Works D1rOclor Schmsdoko ouUlnod 1Il0 throo staget, including tho hlrlno 01
a contractor lor lIlo IOmodlsUOn. AlllrmaUvo roll call volo unanlmou., 7/0, 011 Councllmombell
p/Osent. Tho Mayor doc/arod 1Il0 IOsoluUon adoplod.
Movod by Ambrl.co, socondod by Courtney, to adopt AES. llO-2O, Dk. 103, p. 20,
AUTHOAIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND PAOGAAM APPLlCA.
TION TO THE IOWA FINANCE AUTHOAITY (IFA) FOA FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOp.
MENT AND CONSTAUCTlON OF SIX SINGLE-FAMIL Y HOMES IN THE PAOPOSED SYCAMOAE
VIEW SUBDMSION AND AUTHOAIZING THE CITY MANAGEA TO SIGN THE CONTRACTS FOA
THE SYCAMOAE VIEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. In IOlponlo 10 Kubby, 1Il0 City Mgr, Ilatod
lhat tho nllng of lIlo application doos not commlltho City 10 a cortaln kind 01 dovclopmonl.
AfftrmaUvo roll call voto unanlmou., 710, all Councllmomboll prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho
rosoluUon adoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Lar.on, 10 adopl AES. go.21, Bk. 103, p. 21,
AMENDING BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND INSPECTION
SERVICE AND AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN, cllmlnaUng a Houslno
Coordinator and ono Hou.lng In'poc\or and croatlng a Housing Admlnlltralor and Sonlor
Housing In.poclor, AlIIrmatlvo roll call volo unanlmou., 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl. Tho
Mayor doclarod lIlo lO.oluUon adoptod.
Movod by Ambrl.co, IOcondod by Novick, 10 adjourn 0: 15 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod
tho motion carrlod unanlmous~, 7/0, all Councllmombors plOlOnl.
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January 30, 1990
~: January 30,1990,5:30 p.m. In 1Il0 Council Chambora. Mayor John
McDonald presiding.
~: McDonald, Courtnoy, Kubby, Horowitz, Larson, Ambrlsco, Novick.
~: Atkins, Holling, Katr, Mansnold.
raDO.recordlng: Aool 00.10 Sldo 1 201.END, Sldo 2loEND: Aool9().30 Sldo 1&2 all; Aool 00.
14 Sldo 1 10430.
Aool 00.10, Sldo 1
McDonald .Ialod that represonlaUvos 01 Envlronmonlal Advocales roquested discussion wllh
CounclllOgardlng tho City's proposed yard waslo plan.
Jack AOblnson, reprosontlng Envlronmonlal Advocales, raised 1Il0 IssuOl 01 Clqulty, roductlon
ollllo sourco, and oducatlonal plan. Aoblnson .Iatod tho oqulty Issuo Is Imporlant Irom tho
InconUvo.cflslnconllvo aspoel ollllo rOr:fcllng program. Aobln.on 'Iatod It would bo poslUvo
lor olhor lUlure IOl:icllng program. 10 oncourago pooplo 10 IOl:iclo. Aobln.on slalod an
InconUvo plan would go along with IOductlon at tho .ourco .uch a. oncouraglng peoplo to lot
grass lay. Aoblnson atalod 1Il00o Is a nood for a coordlnalor ollOl:icllng program.. Tho
cooldlnator would work wllh voluntoors, app~ lor grant., holp dovolop markol. lor IOl:iclod
malorlars, and koop ata" updalod on whal allornatlvos alO avallablo. Aoblnson .uggOltod
adding an additional amounl por Ion onlo tho landnll Upping 100 as a way to dovolop lunds
lor lIlat coordlnalor position. Aoblnson also .uggoslod .callng down lIlo yard wasto plan until
1Il0 City 10es how much yard wa.lo Is gonoratod. Aobln.on .talod a wlndrowOl may not bo
noodod " 1Il00o Is nollllo volumo 01 yard wasto. Larson nolod lIlallll. Stato law thai Iowa
City has to noUfy olllOllurlsdlctlonl rogardlng purchase. .uch as tho wlndrowOl, Aobln.on
statod thallllOlo aro four IocaJ farmors willing 10 tako 1Il0 10avOl, Horowitz quosUonod how
many loaves a farm could tako beloro 1Il0 DNA ralm quosUons rogltdlng 1Il0 composUng
'V.lom on Iholr larm. Aoblnson omphaslzod ho would IIko 1Il0 City 10 promoto rOl:icllng, work
on block coordinator concopts, and sol up .omollllng lor curbsldo IOl:icllng. Aobln.on
luggoslod 1Il0 CIty establish voIumo-basod rales.
Nalllan ShophOld Informed Counclllllallasl wook 1Il0 DNA put out IOvlslon. to ChaplOlI 01
ollllo Iowa Admln/slraUvo Codo concornlng 1Il0 gonoral roqullOmonts rolaUng to .olld waslo
dlspo.aI. Shophord slatod 1Il01O IOvI.lons 'poclncaJly addrolllllo Issuo ol.ourco roductlon,
omphaslzo public oducatlon, and donno waste roductlon. Shophord Ilalod lIlallllo donnlUon
01 waslo IOductlon Includes but Is not IImllod 10 homo yard wasto composUng. Shophord
.talod 1Il0 rovlslons go on to .talo that tho goal 01 tho Comprohon.lvo Plan 01 oach planning
aroa Is to roduco tho amount 01 matorlal. through lIlo practlco 01 waslo volumo IOduellon at
1Il0 .ourco and through rol:icllno. In addition, 1Il0 IOvlslon. outllno thallllo altornaUvo lolld
wasto managomont sYltom. .hall be ovalualod according 10 tho waste managomont hlorarchy.
ShophOld atatod tho revlslonl go 'nlo doplh about public oducatlon, 'A complolo analy.,. 01
altornallves .halllncludo al a mInimum a dolallod dOlcrlptlon or a publlo oducatlon program
tor sourco roduellon and rocycllng by ro,'doncos, larms, bu.lnosso. and Indu.lrlos. Tho publlo
oducatlon program must addroll al a mInimum housohold hazardous matorlals, tlros, motor
011, load acid battorlos, back yard compostlng, and mothod. 01 malor/al. aoparatlon and
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IOcycllng. Public educaUon .ltaloglOl, OIUmatod costs and malorlaJs mu.t be doscrlbod lul~
In 1Il0 plan.' Shepherd .tatod Envlronmontal Advocalos would Uko to aoo publlo oducaUon
budgolod In 1Il0 planning procoss. Horowitz nolod lIlat tho Stalo I. not IOqulrlng 1Il0
onvlronmontal Impael chaplor and 1Il0 public Information chaplor during thl. first phaso.
Courtnoy .Iatod 1Il0 City Ia allOady addrosslng many ollllo Issuo. .Ialod In thOIO rovl.lon..
Shophord Itatod 1Il0 rovl.lona a110 Includo lIlat 'Sltatogy 'Muld Includo but not be IImltod 10
public mooUngs during planning and Implomonlatlon .tagOl and olllor form. oflnlormaUon
dlssomlnDUon luch al work.hops and IIdvortlsomonts...lIlo Comprohon.lvo Plan mu.t Includo
descrlpUon. 01 programs dmlopod to encourago back yltd compostlng 01 yard wuto and
to InvosUgalo tho loaslblllty 01 conltal composUng faclllUOIlIlal wIIIal I minimum Includo yard
wasto composUng...also must bo ldonUncaUon 01 mltkot. or outlots lor lIIlY compo.1 gonoratod
at a contra' ccmposllaclllty.' Shophord askod Councllmombort how they 1001 about adopUng
I polll:i 01 waslo roductlon allllo lourco. McDonald Ilatod lIlat'. 1Il0 dllOctlon Councllls
going In. In IOsponso to Shopherd's concorn. about 1Il0 Yltd wasto program, Horowitz .Iatod
tho City doo. nol know 1Il0 oXDct volumo 01 pooplo who aro gotng to lot tho grul clippings
lay and thoro nood. to bo a plan In placo. Kubby .latod pooplo should bo glvon opUonl
through public oducallon. Aobln.on ralsod concorn. thai sla" and Council dldn' look at
altornaUves. McDonald nolod thai tho City 01 Iowa City has a doadllno 01 July 1.1 lor
Implomontlng tho program.
Larton Inqulrod about 1Il0 Issuo 10 uso volumo.basod rates or dlslllbuto costs across tho entllO
community lor 1Il0 yard wasto program. Larson .talod volumo.basod rates aro attracUvo In lIlat
they glvo pooplo an InconUvo nol to put yard waste on 1Il0 curb. tMlon askod City Managor
AtJdns II thoro aro problom. aasoclatod with 1Il0 volumo.basod syslom. Atkin. .tatod 1Il0 City
can sUII malnlaln curbsldo IOrvlco with volumo.basod U long as Council undorttands tho
ImpllcaUons, Larson Inqulrod about lIlo mochanlcs 01 I voIumo.buod syslom. Atkin. .Ialod
tho bag Iytlom Islllo mosl popular lor separaUon 01 yard was to. AtkIns .Ialod that consumors
would nood 10 go out and purchaso I aopltato bag for 1Il0 yltd waslo, Laraon .Ialod lIlat
under 1Il0 plOsent proposalllle City may miss tho opportunity at 1Il0 beginning 01 1Il0 CIIy'.
recycling e"orta 10 adopt I program that pushos lourco IOducUon. AtkIns statod II Councll
docldOl to uso volumo.basod rales, lIley nood 10 glvo dllOctlon 10 him and CIIy .ta", Atkins
atalod lIloro win stili nood to be alloul ono compostlng pad bocauso 1Il0 CIIy cannol run tho
rf.k 01 onlIround .torago 01 grass clipping. al tho Landnn. Councllmombers dl.cuSlod
voIumo.basod rales, composUng, and dI.po.al 01 household wasto. Kubby suggoslod lIlal II
tho bag Iyttom woro usod to use recyclablo paper, Atkins I18lod paper bags 810 vory
oxponslvo. Ambrl.co Iskod II I 100 Is paid In addition 10 1Il0 purchase prIce 01 I bag lor tho
volumo.based rate tyllom. AtkIns .talod YOl, Councllmombora dlscussod tho yard wasto
program. Kubby notod lIlal on~ 15 porconl ollllo volumo told thai comOllnto 1Il0 Iowa City
Landnn I. Irom Iowa CI~ rosldoncos and yard wasto I. 15 to 20 porcont 01 thai. Kubby sllld
thoro nood. to be I discussion IOgardlng how olllOllurlsdlctlons aro going to pay lor tho yltd
waste program. Atkins slalod 1Il0 ba.lo prlnclplo al 1Il0 Landnll wllIl IOSpOel 10 olllor
Jurl.dlctlons I. that 1Il0 olllor Jurisdiction. must bring to 1Il0 Landfill cloan yard wa.to. Atkin.
.Ialod ovorybody Is ltoalod oqual~ and lIlat 1Il0 CIty I. rosoarchlng a surchargo lor Indu.trlal
was to. Kubby statod lIlat a 100 should be chargod lIlat ronoels tho oporaUng 01 1Il0 compo.t
plan. AIkins slatod 1Il0 whole financing schomo al 1Il0 landfill has 10 bo done ovor,
Councllmombors dl.cussod loes and charges as.oclatod wllIl 1Il0 yard wa.lo program.
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Joe Bolkam .talod lIlat volumo-blsed garblgo rllOlIlO going to bo 1Il0 norm In 1Il0 Muro.
Bolkam Ilalod volumo.based ratOl Uko olllor utility IOrvIco. mako I groal doal 01 IOn".
Horowitz .Ialod 1Il0 Tochnlcal Advisory CommItloo consldOlod use or voIumo.basod
computorlzod gltbago ItuCks, but did nol foollllallyltom WII Ipproprtalo for Ihl. part 01 Iowa.
Bolkam .Ialod tho CIIy lhould con,'dor u.lng contalnorl Inslold 01 bag.. Bolkam rallOd
concerns about tho projoclod voIumo ralOl and ..kod " tho CIty h.. I spoclfto Uti by
communlty of landfill UlOII. Bolkam askod what percontago olresldonts In Iowa City lOt out
grass CUpping. on a rogulat bul.. Stan and Councllmombell .tatod 1Il0 oxael ftgurel aro
dlrncun 10 projocl.
Kubby IIkod to addrOlltho Ia.uo oIl coordlnalor. Horowitz .lllod lIlat tho City and County
aro mooUng on Fobruary 7 to discuss IssuOl rolaUng to lolld waslo manllgomonl. Aikins
.talod that Ila" hu dl.cussed 1Il0 Iasuo 01 a coordinator position along wllh ECICOG, JCCOG,
Ind 1Il0 County,
Kubby .talod thai CounCU .hould discuss 1Il0 Issuos IOlaUng to tho yard wuto program.
McDonald .talod Councll has 1Il0 luthorlty to mako polley doclslons IOlatlng to tho yard waslo
program. Kubby raised concorn. about tho way Council has troelod Envlronmonlal Advocales
roplOlOntaUvos.
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Atkins .tllod ho has IOcommondod $4,000 lor tho HI.torlc PlOlOrvaUon Commlttoo'l design
brochure and $8SO for 1Il0 AIvorfronl Commfs.lon'l roquOlt to doslgn brochure. to promoto
.ome of thok IctMUOI. Councllmomboll dlscussod hlslorfo presorvatlon, dlslrlctlng, and
nolghborhood coneorvaUon.
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Kubby ukod 1Il0 City Managorto Includo In hi. budgol propo.aI tho City dopartmont IOquOlts.
Atkins ltalod 1Il0 landnn budgol now IOnocta Joyco Delong'. onglnoortng poslUon as 100
porcont at 1Il0 landnn, AikIns atatod 1Il0l0 WU I roquOlt for an addlUonal onglnoOl that ho did
not IOcommond, Atkins notod 1Il0ro alO 10 many outstanding polll:i qUOlUonl wIIh rOlpoct
to capital improvomont projocta thai ho was reluctant to rocommond an additional onglnoor,
Aikins .Iatod 1Il0ro WU al.o a IOquesl for a con.tructJon Inspector to Improvo 1Il0 City'.
sldowalk In.peellon program, driveway curbcuts, and .now romovaltrom .Idowalks, Atkin.
oxplalnod those dutlOl are tradltlonal~ handlod on I complaint ba.,. and that has appoarod
to work laUslactorl~. Ambrl.co askod " 1Il0 CI~ could UIO granlto In curb IOplacomont In
hl.torlc dlslrlcta In 1Il0 proposod north ond. Atkins .talod ho I. not sure 1Il0 City could obtain
1Il0se malorlal., Ind concrolo Is oaslorlo IOpalr, Kubby Inquired about tho Asslslanl CIIy
Englnoor making moro monoy lIlan tho City Englnoor, Mansnold oxplalnod thallllOlo was a
vacanl:i at 1Il0 City Englnoor po.ltlon at 1Il0 limo tho budgot was proparod, and 1Il0 As.I.lant
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CIIy EnglnoOl I. an omployoo who has beon wllIl 1Il0 CIty lor . whlJo. Aikin. ".,od lI1at ulery
hit now boon COIIoctod. In IOSponlO 10 Horowitz, Alklnt .talod 1Il0 eonsltucUon Inspoctor
was nol budgotod lor, AtkJnl .t.,od . number 01 policy quOlUon. will ulUmaloly havo 10 bo
.ddrouod including IlormwalOl, malnlonanco, lInanclng, and pay....you.go wllIl lO.poct to
road UIO IIJC. Courtney inquired .bout 1Il0 capital outlay for IldowaJk and driveway
roplacomonl. Alklnl .,.Iod tho budgollOnOclllllo City'. 'haro for tholt IOpalra, Ambrl.co
Inqulrod Ibou\ charging tho COlli 01 obs to tho budgoL AIkInt .latod Olllcol aro chargod
undor govornmenl building. and $70,000 II budgotOd lor bolll 1110 Planning and Public Work..
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ManagOl did not budgot . $4S IOquOlI by 1Il0 Doplllmonl. Mansnold .Iatod thai $4S was a
IOparalo 'ccount lIlal was not ltadlUonally budgoted lor,
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annul/ludaco ropalr contrael, and $12,000 I. budgOIOd lor repair ollllo ealoty zono In and
Itound 1Il0 plaza play 1I0L Laraon nolod concerns rogltdlng 1Il0 ea'oty 011110 plaza lounlaln.
Ambrlsco compllmonlod ma/ntonanco peopIo Who workod In tho plaz. 1108. AtkJnl Italod
$f ,000 has beon budgOlod 10 IOpl.co bonchOl and lables. In IOSponsO 10 Kubby, AtkIns
.Ialed 1Il0 propo.l/ln 1Il0 budgOI was to IOclu"1y a polltlon Irom Malnlonanco Worker III to
lIlal of Sonlor M,'nlonanco WorkOl. Ambrl.co nolod lIlat 8 bonch locatod on 1Il0 WOII .Ido
01 Cllnlon Stroo~ noxt to Old Capitol Mall, II 100 close to Iho curb. Courtnoy notod lIlaltho
now walor faucol .yslom holped 1Il0 Adop(.A.Bod program Itomondous~.
~norav eonsoMtlon . Daoo 1111
AikIns "atod thai JIm Schoonlolder Ia 'U11 ompleyod on a pM.tlmo basi. and that 1Il0 EnOlgy
eonselV,Uon Program eaves 1Il0 City a 101 or money,
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,'alod .ltoot IIghll cosllllo CIty $250,000 por YOlllo oporalo, Horowitz notod tho Dopartmonl
IOquOlt was for $1,403 moro lIlan what 1Il0 City ManagOllOprOSOnlod, AtkJn. oxplalnod 1Il0
dmOlonco rolalos to 1Il0 cost. assoclalod lor 'ltool Ilrlpo palnl. Councllmomboll dlscuued
1110 nood for and locallon 01 "lOot lighting. Kubby nolod lIlat .tallla proparlng an updalo of
tho City', .ltoolllghUng map. Atkln. notod It COIl. approxJmaloly $1,000 por YOII pOI light.
Aikins ",'od lIlo Clty'l 111001 IIghl budgOlls all chargod IIlrough road use tax. Lallon nolod
ho I. walUng for Inlormallon IOgardlng nolghborhood parking.
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Horowitz IOforrod 10 tho budgOl, pago 125, 'Ramp .Idowalka aro buill In con/unction wltll sl100l
ropalr work, Thoro Ia not a .poclnc program lor rampod aldowalk conlltucUon.' AUdns stalod
thai aocUon was not wordod approprlato~ and that $20,000 I. budgotod lor lIlo curb and guttor
program. Atklna nolod that $25,000 Is propo.od lor brltk IOplacomonL Kubby alkod II that
monoy would be uaod lor ropalrlng .110011 and/or hlslorlc prGlorvaUon In nolghborhood..
Kubby askod II thoro WII a possibility for OItabnshlng a apoclal taxlng dlsltlcllor ro'brlcklng
al1oots, AIklnI.lalod 1Il0 IOllaupporUng munlclpalimprovomont dlstrfct could be OIIabl1lhod.
Atklns .talod Summit Stroot nolghborhood Is tryfng to IOlum tho hlslorlo character 10 their
nolghborhood. Atkins .Ialod thoro aro a numbGr 01 things 1Il0 City can do to give thai
nolghborhood hlslorlo charactor. Atklna nolod tho budgot also lncludOl $24,000 lor addlUonal
part.Umo pollonnollo do tho brickwork. Lar.on ukod IllIlo City has anylhlng lIlo City can
logal~ uso road tax monlOl for that 1Il0 CIty I. not prOlenlly lundlng. Atklna .talod no, Kubby
ukod Ii SI. Clomonll Strool was budgolod lor, Aikins .Iatod 1Il0 SI. Clomont. Sl100t pr%ct
la budgOlod undor capital pr%cta and I. proposed 10 be lundod wllIl road use tax. Atkln.
notod that Council will IOcolvo I separato 11.1 01 capital projocts. Horowitz askod whon Council
will discuss tho Summll Slroot proposal and any olllor dl'l1lct1ng plana. Atkin. Italod tho
Summit SllOot proJoel Is M opportunity 10 got Into tho Idoa 01 nolghborhood concopts.
Councllmombell and .Iali dl.cussod lO.brlcklng 01 .1100t.. Ambrl.co nolod lIloro Is a nood
10 nnd I way to IOduco 1Il0 amount oll1amc on Summit SllOot.
Atkin. nolod lIlat Bud Stockman had IOqueslod two additional po.IUona In malnlonlnco and
.now routOl which woro not Includod In tho budgoL Atkin. alalod ho was rolllelantlo mako
1Il0se IOcommondatlon. unUI Counclllalk. about 1Il0 gonorol aorvlco, growth Ind dollvery Md
how 1Il0 City I. going to moot those kind. of challongoa for 1Il0 luturo. Councllmombell
dl,cussod 1Il0 nood for addlUonal .now IOmoval.
Atkins .talod 1Il0 City will begin assuming groator respon.lblllty lor Aa/slon Crook down through
1Il0 WashIngton Sl100l Park aroa. Kubby I,kod II road use taxOl can be usod lor both capital
OxponsOl and pollonnol, Atkins alalod VOl. Atkins notod that $250,000 WI' budgotod for tho
ovo~av program. Larson nolod thoro Is a 40 porcont lump In rovonuo from road use tax.
Courtney ukod litho l1ansll ayalom la being chargod road use tax on luol, Atkin, Ilatod no,
1Il0 lran.1I systom Is bGlng chargod I fOdoral lax. Courtney askod 1I11l0 CIIy uSGS proporty lax
10 aub.ldlzo tho bus ayalem to pay 1Il0 fodoral tax lIlal gooa 10 1Il0 fodoral govommonlthal
glvoa thai money back 10 1Il0 CIIy In road u,o lax. Atklna oxplalnod 1Il0 lotal road use tax
roaorvo has Incroasod from $200,000 10 $300,000 to groalor than $1 million. Kubby rotorrod
to budgol, pago 121,IIl0 portormRnco moa,uroa oaUmalod FY88lnd FYS9. Holling oxplalnod
that whon 1Il0 City IOducod one position, It was lIlat po.,Uon'a roaponslblllty to malnlsln Iramo
rocord, and count.. Those Iccuralo counl. oro no longor kopl.
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Atkins .Ialod ho did not IOcommond 1Il0 IOquost lor an addlUonal IuIl.Umo omployoo, Atkins
notod 1Il0 Foroltry DM.lon doo. a prolty good lob wllIl 1Il0 crow lIley cullonliy havo. Atkins
nolod lIlat 1Il0 contracting IOrvlco hu beon IOducod. Atkin. .Iatod lIlalllloro aro plans lor an
oxlons/vo A1bor Day program . Iowa CIIy Ao.Loal, a .Ignlllcant troo planting program. Atkin.
.tatod Torry Aobln.on WIll be talking to aroa IOrvlce club. regarding lIlat program.
Pomotorv . Daoo 1 a2
Atklns .Ialod $2,000 I. budgotod to conUnuo to Improvo 1Il0 roadway Into tho comotory and
$4,000 was budgotod to IOmovo aSboslos, otc., Irom 1Il0 comotory building. Horowitz askod
why tho City own. and malntalns tho comotory and suggOllod tho City 1011 tho comolory.
Ambrl.co askod how much tho City chargOllor a comotory plol. Karl .Iated chargOl dopond
on lIle locaUon and IOstrlctlons on 1Il0 101.
Aikins notod lIlat 1Il0 Comotory Division doos hsvo a Perpolua/ Caro Fund 01 $80,000.
Courtnoy rallOd concerns IOgardlng tho condldon 01 tho wall along Govornor Strool by 1Il0
cemolory, Atkin. statod cost to replaco 1Il0 wall I. an OIUmat~d $72,000.
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Atkins .tatod tho .Ignlncanllncroases In 1Il0 budgotod aro aasoclalod wllIl 1Il0 cost 01 trainIng.
Atklns oxplalnod tho Chlol 01 Pollco I. propo,'ng to OIlabllsh 1Il0 law onlorcomonl nOlWork
training IIlrough 1Il0 use 01 cablo lV,
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Atkin. slatod 1Il0 budgot ronoct. 1Il0 InlUaUon ollllo community eorvlco OlnCOl concopt and It
Is 1Il0 Intont 01 this program to croato a position In 1Il0 Dopartmont to allow community sorvlco
orncora to allumo moro rouUno UmKOnsumlng dullOl. Sta~ and Councllmombora dl.cullod
tho community IOrvlce omcOl concopl. In IOsponse to Ambrt.co, Atkin. .tatod 1Il0 community
aorvlco offlcor unllorm would bo dlfforont Irom 1Il0 pollco uniforms, In IOsponso 10 Courtnoy,
Atkins .talod lIlal one position would bo usod on 1Il0 day .hln and one poslUon on lIlo noxl
shift. Atkins stalod lIloro I. a primary nood Irom 7:00 a.m. 10 midnight Kubby 'nqulrod about
Iho nood lor pooplo to alt allllo police dosk. Atkins alalod ft Is proposed In 1Il0 budgot lor
ono dlspalchor, Atkins .Ialed sla~ has prop8lod a eopltato prosontaUon lor Councll aboullllo
wholo communlcaUon. .ystom plan, Including InlormaUon aboullolnl IIS0 ollllo dlspatchor
conlOl and Ironl dosk. Courtnoy notod thai ho Is not convlncod lIlal a 4x4 vohlclo Is noodod
lor tho community servlco omcOl. Ambrl.co askod about 1Il0 use 01 pollco on walkIng patrol.
Atkin. slatod 1Il0 Pollco Chlolls commlttod to 1Il0 concept 01 pulUng olncora on 1Il0 atroot.
Ambrlsco Inquired aboul tho Pollco Dopartmont accrodltatlon program. Atkin. .Iatod tho
accrodltaUon I. somollllng tho CIty Is going 10 work toward. Councllmombors and .Iall
dl.cussod 1Il0 community servlco olncor concopt, Pollco Dopartmont, and dlspatchors. In
IOsponso 10 Larson, Atkin. stalod whon somoono calls 911 a dl.palchor handlos lIlal call as
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an omorgoncy cali, Courtney askod II chango. In lIlo budgot v.ilI allow onough noxlblllty .0
tho public I. lakon ClIO of on a Umoly basi. lor routlno bu,'nou. Atklnl .Ialod .lall his
proparod a prolonllUon for Councll on tho whoIo dllpalch concopt. Alkln. nolod ho IOmovod
tho roquOlt for MOra, muhl-dala lormlnal., untO Counclllooka allllo wholo communlcaUon.
avalom. Courtney Inqufrod about tho throo radlt unlts proposed. Alklns atllod 1Il0 Pollco
Chlol wanlllo oqulp all CII1 wllIl radar unlls . throo aro proposed In 1991 and tour aro
propo.od In 1992.
Alklns nolod thoro ItO no .ubslanUal changoa In IIlII budgot.
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Horowitz .lalod $209,000 WlllOrnovod Irom 1Il0 IOquoltod budgot. AtkIns Ilalod IIlII was lor
tho MOra, muhl-data lormlnal.. Courtney ukod litho City nood. 10 spond $5,000 for a nlghl
'copo. Alklna .lalod 1Il0 night .cope would be used by ponco on .llko-outs. Atklnl slalod
ho will oblaJn addlUonallnformaUon IOgardlng tho nood lor I nlghl .cope.
CQmmun~relu . Daoo 14Q
Atkin. I18lod tho budgol Ia for 1Il0 DARE, Otftcor Frlond~, apoclal progrlllT\S, community
relaUona, and achool croulng gultds. Atkin. alllod 1Il0 big lncrealO In 1992 I. lor 1Il0
IddlUon oIl now omcor . I crimo provonUon omcor. Slall and Councllmomberl dl.cussod 1Il0
nood lor . crlmo provontlon omcor,
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AtkIn. noled Councllmombera rocolvod COflOspondonco Irom Tom Golman regarding 1Il0 library
budgot propolal., Kubby dI.ltlbutod addlUonallnlormaUon regarding 1Il0 IIbrary'a InformlUon
desk IclMty. Atkins nolod thol Golman mado a presonlaUon and roqueslod 3.75 run.tlmo
ompleyooa at an IMUlIlzod co.t 01 about $95,000. Alkln. oxplaJnod tho prOCOll ulod to
revlow dopallmonlal roquollI for addlUonal omployoo.. Alklns .talod tho doclslons IOlltlng to
recommendation. for addlUonal omployoo. I. a mallor 01 balanclng tho nood IIlroughout 1Il0
CIty. Arnbrlsco askod Golman 10 commont on 1Il0 Ubraty Board'a lunctlon 10 prlorttlzo lIlo
noodlthroughout tho CIty. Golman oxplalnod /I Ia tho Ubrary Board', lunctlon 10 IOprosent
tho Inlorosl 01 tho CIty wfth ro.poet 10 1Il0 IIbrllY. l.arIon askod II cablo !ranchlse rovonuos
could bo ulOd 10 mako IddlUonallund. Ivallablo 10 tho library, McDonald .talod Council can
mako lIlo docl,'on to lako 1Il0 trlnchlse foo monies and aUocalo /I any mannOl, McDonlld
'Ialod I plOvlou. commltmonl WI' modo lIlal tholO lund. would bo utJllzod In 1Il0 cablo aroa.
Sll" and Councllmomboll dl.cuuod 1Il0 ovorlapplng In lorm. or 1Il0 cablo Information
apoclallll pollUon and 1Il0 library Information ay.lom. Lar.on InqullOd again about 1Il0 UIO of
cablo franchIse 100 to lund nbrary nood.. McDonald Ilalod lIlal ho would rathor mako
docl.lona on allocations 10 tho library bl.od on u.lng gonoral rovonuo and thon BChodulo
additional Coun~1 dl.culllon. IOgardlng 1Il0 uso ollranchlso 100..
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Ambrlsco ukod What IddlUonal porconllgo IncrOIlO In property tam would be noodod to
fund lIlo lIbrary'a budgot roquOItlor IddlUonaJ Clmp/oyoOl. AIkIns .tatod 0.7 porconllncrouo
In proporty faxoe would covor 1Il0 Ipproxlmalo $99,000 budgol roquest AIkIns .talod tho rulo
ollllumb I. oach ono porcont Incrouo In property fax would oquaI $140,000. Councllmombora
and oil" d1.cussod tho Incrouod UIO 01 tho Ubrary and tho nood for IddlUonal poslUonl.
Atklnt Clmphulzod tho CIty noodlto OIlIbIWI lome way to o"OCl/vo~ do an MUIUon of tho
growlh oloorvlcol. Kubby Inqulrod about Iho posltJona roquoltod about 1Il0 Ubrary, Goiman
Oxplalnod tho roquOIIt 110 lor tho chIldren'o pe.1tfon and clrculatlon noodl. AikiN IIkod
Susan Craig, Alsialant Ubrary D1roclor, to propl/O additional Inlormatlon for Counclimombell
rogltdlng ltaiI'l roquollt.
AIklnI .tllod an Informal CouncllIOU~ Is .chodulod lor Fobruaty 5 and budget mooUng.
achodulod for Fobruary 15 at 5:30 p.m.
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: January 31, 1990, 1:00 p.m. allllo HIghlander, Mayor John
r,ooo(ocordgg: Aool 00.15, S1d0l1 & 2: Rool 00.18, SIdOlI & 2: Rool 00.17, SldOlI & 2:
Reol 00.18, SldOl I & 2.
Tim Shlold. presontod Information aboul hI. rolo wllIl Iho Instltuto 01 Public Analll Md .tatod
ho woull! be facilitator to Iho Councll'a gOal-selUng discussion. Shlold. .I/mod dlsculllon
.hould romaln Informal, opon and COflSlructlvo.
Shlolds askod about pO/sonal background Inlormallon, how oach Councllmomber gollnvolvod
In CIty Council, and whal oach Councllmomber hopod to gain Irom 1Il0 goal.soltlng discussion.
Each Councllmomber prosonlod brlollnformatlon about tholr porsonal backgrOUnd and whal
ho or aho hopod 10 oblaln from Iho dIscussIon. Shlold. summarlzod lIlat Councllmomboll
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. discussIon 01 team IOlatlons and loam procoss;
. dIscussion 01 dlrocllons . oconomlc dovolopmont . onvlronmont:
. discussion 01 maJor Issuoa . MulO:
. dl.cusslon 01 bUdgOI:
. discussIon rogardlng regIonal porapoctlvo:
. dl,cusslon 01 apoclno goals. sol now outlines;
. Council rolo In oconcmlc dovelopment; and
. IIslonlng to oach othor.
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addrossod. Tho koy '"uos II.tod by Councllmomboll woro:
I, walor quality:
2. oconomlc dovolopmonl rolo:
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27, tax-Gxompt atraloglOl.
CIty Manager A~Jn. ,'a'od tho tollowlng Issues should sl.o bo addrossod:
. proaorvo, proloct, and onhanco community;
. conUnuo dOVOlopmont ollocaJ loadollhlp.
TIm ShIold. laid Ill. million .t.lomont 01 Councll and CIty .t.~ ahould be to prlaorvo, proloct
and onhanct Iho communlly.
Councflmombera and alall dlscussod 1Il0 lour 10 f/Yo porconl grOWth nscal polll:i and IOvonuo
.ources. Shlolds nOlod 11:0 Councllagrood lIlalllloro I. a nood 10 look at addlUonal revonuo
.ourcos and tho rour 10 ftvo pO/coni nscal policy .hculd romaln In placo.
Councllmombera rankod tho lollowlng koy Issues 01 having highest prlorlly:
. alfordablo housIng;
. Central Business Dlstrlel;
. oconomlo dovolopmonl rolo;
. onvlronmonlal IssuoS/lOgulaUon,slowardshlp;
. .olld waslo;
. nolghborhood prosorvaUon:
. publlo transit.
Counc/lmombora and .Iall dlscussod oach olllloso Issues glvon hlghost priority,
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Councflmombora dl.cussod 'ssues COncornlng alfordablo housing including 1Il0 alloct 01 Clly
polll:i on 1Il0 cost 01 houalng, mlddlo 'ncomo houao., Impael 01 City IOgulatlon on dovolopmonl
01 zero lot, IOnlaJ housing, Codo donnlUon, u.lslod hou.lng lor .Ingles, and IOglonal
relationshIps. Councllmembors agrood 10 conUnuo to oxploro loaslblllty of oxpandlng alfordablo
housing.
Councllmombore dlscussod Issues concornlng oconomlo dovolopmonl rolo Including 1Il0 Clly'.
rolo, support ICAD, slalllnvolvomonl, regulaUon., and CI~ Industrial park.
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Counc/lmombera d/.cus.od luuol concerning Ill. Contral BUllnOll DI.I/let oxpan.lon, IncludIng
II lhoro a nood to rnovo across Burnngton Stroo~ maintaining mlxod usGS, 1Il0 art conl.r,
IOparat. laxing dial/let, TlF, boundltlol, rovlow 01 land UIO pollcyofOZonlng, and Involvement
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Councllmombort dltcuuod "IUOI concerning .olld WUlo including mooUng mandalOl, clUzon
Input. and yltd wasto.
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Councllmombora dllCUllod "'UOI concornlng envlronmonlal 'uuGS Including Ilowardshlp,
walor quality, wator purlncaUon, budgol., rlvorbanks . u.ago, lobbying 1.0. Slato polley,
IOlatlonlhlp 10 ~omlc dovelopmont, nOodplalns, woUand., lubdlvlslon rogulallons, Ilalf
and/or commission capaclty. Councllmombors agrood 10 InlUato a Joint mooUng wllh 1Il0
Planning & Zoning Commlulon.
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CoUnellmombora dlscus.od luuos concornlng public I/anslllncludlng tho transportaUon polll:i .
aoclaVoconomlc and 1Il0 COOporaUvo Iludy.
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Courtney IIkod aboullho Ilatut ollllo IOCCOr..oftball nold plans, AtkIns .tatod lhat ho had
cautlonod Truoblood aboullllo Umlng ollllo rolerondum. AtkIn. eaJd Council wllllOcolvo moro
InlormaUon.
Courtney notod lIlat POOP/o aro dumpIng ulod appliance. at Goodv.111 Indu'l/les. AtkIn. .talod
ho wlU lollow-up on !hat problom.
Tho mooUng adJournod at S:2O p.m.
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In~: Fobruary 5, 1990, Inlormal Council Soulon, 7:20 p.m. In tho Council
Chambell. M'YOr John McDonald prosldlng.
~: Horowitz, Ambrlaco, McDonald, Let.on, Novick, Kubby, Courtnay
(S:15 p.m.).
~: AUdnI, HoUIng, Katr, Gontry, Penney, Mwftold.
raoo.rocorcWl: Aool 00.14, Sldo 2, 259-1: Aool 00.19, SIdOll&2, All: Aool00.2O, Sldo I, 1.
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Schmol.er oxplalnod lIlat duo 10 tho oxtornal Innuoncos on tho proporty, tho .taU and
Planning & Zoning Commission havo IOcommondod thallllo proporty bo conslderod lor
IOzonlng to CO-I, Olftco Zono, lor an omco use provldod thai tho building bo
archltoctural~ In kooplng wllIl tho resldonco. In 1Il0 Itoa. Schmollor nolod Councll
IOcolvod I 10Uerlrom 1Il0 appllcanl oxplalnlng hi. propo.a1 IS woll as an archltoelural
drawing ollllo proposed building. Horowitz Inqulrod lbout 1Il0 IocaUon 01 tho proposod
building as It IOlalOl to Lower Mu.caUno Road and DeFolO.t. Schmolser IOlorrod 10 1Il0
archltoctural drawing and Italod lIlat 1Il0 buDding facOl Lower MuscaUno Aoaci and 1Il0
ond of 1Il0 buDding would facO DeForOlt. Horowitz Inqulrod about fonclng. Schmolser
.lalOd tho applicant propolOslo put In I Ught planting lefoon 01 pyramidal arbor vllao
along 1Il0 lOar property lIno and 1Il0 building Itse" would nol contain windows as to
proloct 1Il0 prlval:i olldjaconl proporty ownOrt, Schmoller .talod 1Il0 !ront yltd along
DeForest would con.I.1 01 an Inlormal planUng of bushol and landscaping. Larton
ukod why 1Il0 Planning & Zoning Commission did not consldor lIlo proporty lor Just
IOsldonUal zoning. Schmolsor .Ialod .taU conslderod It I translUonal use that would
mal<o UIO ollllo vacant 101, but also Idd I poslllvo addlUon td 1Il0 neighborhood, In
IOsponse 10 Councllmomberl' concorn. about 1Il0 driveway, Schmoller slalod 1Il0
driveway as proposed would access onlo Lowor MuscaUno Aoad, nol DeForest Slrool.
Schmolsor oxplalnod IIlII accoss I. pormlltod 10 olther .11001 bocause tho loll. an
oxlsUng lot.
Input was rocolvod Irom Don HOIbort, Planning & Zoning Commission mombOl. Don
Horbort .talod lIlat tho Planning & Zoning Commission dId talk about whothor tho
proporty could bo made Into I duplox to conUnuo 1Il0 resldontlal aspect. Ho .Iolod part
of tho problom wllIl 1Il0 property Is 1Il0 numbor of .quaro foelln tho 101 Ind thai tho
proporty II awful~ amall. Horowitz omphaslzod lIlat 1Il0 proporty I. part 01 I
nolghborhood 10lUng and not 0 Iltuatlon whoro It Is a commorclal nolghborhood.
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HorO\\1tz consldorod tho UIO oncroachfng on a vlablo lower mlddlo aoclo-oconomlc
mlxtulO 01 nolghborhood.. Horowitz omphulzod to koop 1Il0 nolghborhood vlablo II
Important McDonald .Ialod ho will uk Tom Scott, Chair or 1Il0 Planning & ZonIng
Commlulon, 10 allond 1Il0 publlo holtlng.
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Schmol.or oxplalnod 1hI. I. to lOt a publlo holtlng to chango 1Il0 apolllng 01 Santo Fo
to Santa Fo. Schmol.or oxplalnod 1Il0 nlmo wu mla.ponod by tho ,ubdMdorln tho
ortglnsl pial and to chango 1Il0 .polllng ollllo namo roqulro. tho approval 01 an
ordinance by lIlo Clly Council. Gontry notod C'oOUncfl nood. 10 chango 1Il0 plat.
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Schmolsor oxplalnod 1Il0 Ilaff and Plsnnlng & Zoning Commission rocommondod agalnsl
rozonlng 1Il0 proporty. Howovor, both Indlcatod lIlal In 1Il0 Muro It lVOuld bo
approprlalo to condltlonal~ IOzono tho lot at 1018 Hudson Avonuo 10 a commorclal
zono II: 1) 1Il0 Ilnglo.lamlly 1O.ldonllal dwolllng ,oulll ollhls proporty woro also
Includod In 1Il0 zoning chango, and 2) lIlal accoSl Irom Hud.on Avonuo 10
Scandinavian InlorlorsM'OIlorn WorldlPaul', commorclal complox woro IOslllctod.
Schmolser romlndod Counclllllat II Council approvo. tho IOquOlI, Council', poDcIes
lVOuld nocossllalo a Joint mooting wllIl 1Il0 Planning & Zoning Commission.
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Schmolsor .Iatod on addltlonallssuo .hould bo consldorod. Schmol.or askod what
happon.1I poISon. wllIlln Tract. 2 or 3 ob)OCllo tho IOzonlng and II con.Ututes 20
porconl 01 tho 1I0a 01 Trael. 2 or 3. 0001 It 1Il0n roqulro an oxtraordlnary volo ollho
Council to approvo Tracta 2 and 3 II both Tractl 2 and 3 aro Includod togolllor a. one
parcol. Schmolsor alalod lIlalthoro could bo two ordinances draftod, ono lor Tracl 2
and ono lor Trael 3. Gonlry alalod tho Slalo Codo doel addrOll tho OwnOIS of 20
porcont or molO ollllo aroa ollllo lot, Includod In tho propo.od chango or ropoal.
Gontry .latod as 1I mallor ollalrnoSl, to pormll protOllolS 10 ftIo tholr prolosl undor
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Slato law and City law, 1Il0 tract. should be doalt wllIl .eplt.loly. Gontry notod lIlat
hor rovlow 01 Slalo and IocaIlalVS shOWl lIlal Lylo Soydol'. prolosl was not I valid
protost sumclont 10 chanango tho IOzonlng 01 his and hi. wIIo'. proporty In Trael 3.
Gontry proposed IIlreo opUon.: I) sl811 ovor . .01 publlo hearing undor Chaplor 414
to c:ontldor 1Il0 veillon 01 tho ordinance prosontty In !ronl 01 Councll to downzono
Tracll 2 and 3 to flS.5; 2) 10 procood on COUIIO: or 3) mor lIlo enliro mettor 10 tho
Planning & Zonlng CommI.llon tor c:ontldor.tIon. Gontry notod lIlat Council lUll has
tho opUon 01 consldortng tho downzonlng 01 Tracll 2 and 3 IOpar.loly, Schmol.or
notod lIlat n an exltaordlnary majorIty volo It roqulrod and two Councllmombera volod
agaln.t tho dowllzonlng, both Trael. 2 and 3 would IOmaln 1Il0 lamo a. plOsonliy
zonod. Schmolser .talod that n 1Il0 CounclllOparalod tho Itael. lor consldoratlon, 1Il0
objoellons would on~ app~ to Trael 3, nol Trael 2, .0 Council could thon downzono
1Il0 church proporty by I .Implo majority voto. Sian and Councllmombors dlscu.sod
consldoratlon 01 Tracts 2 and 3. McDonald askod what hsppon. to 1Il0 ploco 01 land
conUguou. to 1Il0 church. Schmolsor slated III. curronlly Includod wllIl Trael 2 and .0
It I. being consldorod In thl. ordlnanco lor downzonlng. McDonald .tatod thai
according 10 1Il0 proporty ownorlor thai proporty, ho was nol noUned until today ollllo
downzonlng. McDonald IOquostod slall to chock Into 1Il0 reason. why tho proporty
ownor was not noUnod. Schmol.or stalod tho on~ roqulremont by law I. lIlalthoro bo
I noUco In tho papor 01 gonoral circulation 01 tho proposod IOzonlng.
McDonald nolod a ma/orlty 01 Council ogreos to consldor Trael. 2 and 3 togothor.
Gontry IOlloratod 1Il0 Council's doclslon 10 sol a public hurlng on 1Il0 propo.a1 10
downzono Tracts 2 and 3 trom AS.s to AS.5 and Council win dofor consldoratlon ollllo
socond roadlng ollllo original ordlnanco.
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Gontry notod Councll will dolor actlon on IIlls Itom.
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Gontry notod lIlat Councll can lako action bocauso III. contlngonl upon tho aubdMslon
proposal olldyllwlld.
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Schmolsor oxplalnod thl. Is tho subdIvision 01 an llOa proposod lor a truck stop.
Gontry notod lIlat logal papo,. havo boon nnallzod, Kubby Inqulrod about tho
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InlollocUon ollllo .trooL Schmol.or Ilatod thai consldoratlon will be glvon to 1Il0
cornor being wIdonod out.
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ScIvnoI.or ltaled 1Il1 Planning & Zoning Commlulon rocommonclod lhal CIty Councfl
lorward I commonl 01 no ob/octlon 10 I roquOlt to establish a condlUonal UIO pormll
lor a lomporaty lOad/ofllbc p/anl north 011-80 and WO.I 01 Dubuquo SltooL SchmollOr
.talod this Is sub/oct to compDanco Vt111l County .Iandard. which 1) IddrOlllllo outftow
10 tho Iowa AIvor, and 2) nouncaUon to pollons within 1,000 1001 01 tho proposed planL
Lar.on ukod what lomporaty moana. Schmolser .Ialod 1Il0 UIO would bo valid untO
Docombor olllll. yoar, 1Il0 Umo nocossaty lor 1Il0 wldonlng 01 Highway 1 North.
Schmolsor .Ialod that It 1Il0 lomporary lOady.mlx plant woro noodod lor construction 01
I brldgo acroll 1Il0 Iowa A1vor anor 1Il1. Umo, anolllor condlUonal uso pormll would bo
noodod lor 1Il0 brldgo construction. Kubby askod whon 1Il0 County will glvo approval.
Schmolser .Ialod 1Il0 County Zoning Commission I. schodulod 10 COll3ldor It on
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Iowa Clty/John.on County Aoprosontallvos' Commlltoo rocommendatlon. lor FY91 human
IOrvlco agonl:i funding.
Margo Ponney oxplalnod lIlalII IOrles or hoarlngs and mootlngs Including roprosenlaUves Irom
tho City, County, and Unllod Way woro hold and rocommondaUon. WOIO made lor human
aorvlco IIgonf:i funding. Stan and Councnmombera dl,cussod 1Il0so IOcommondaUona.
CRISIS CENTER. Kubby nolod lIlallllo Crisis Contorls .Ialod to holp Vt111l omorgonf:i noods
IUch u .honor, Kubby ukod II 1Il0 Crtsl. Conlor makes rolorral. to tho EmOlgo"l:i Hou.lng
Pro/oct. POMey oxp/lIlnod mo.llOlorral. for .hollor alO mlldo 10 tho Emorgonl:i Housing
Pro/Oel, but olllorlOlorral. Involved Aod CrOll, Salvation Almy, and motol..
MA YOA'S YOUTH. Kubby nolod 1Il0 salary lor tho Dlroelor of Mayor'. Youth I. wllIlln 1Il0
auggoslod rango, yol II 19% Incroase In lIlat .alary was propolOd. Kubby ukod lor
!u.tlncaUon for lIlallncrollse, ponnoy oxplalnod that McElroy'. agoncy has IOconUy IOcurod
a major IIddltlonal granl which will bring additional funding 10 Mayor'. Youlll and InclOlIO
McElroy'. lavol ollOsponslblllty, ponney notod lIlal granll. part 01 a sox oqulty granl.
UNrrED ACTION FOA YOUTH. Kubby 'nqulrod about 1Il0 43% InclOuo lor 1Il0 cost 01
admlnl.ltaUon. ponney oxpllllnod somo ollllat InclOaso I. II chango In accounUng procoduros.
Horowitz askod what olllor lowns ::0 Co)nlaelod by UAY with IOgard 10 funding. Ponnoy
oxplalnod UAY ha. approilchod olllorlown council.. ponnoy slalod aho can obtain IIl1sl trom
Jim Swaim IOgardlng which lowns havo boon conlaelod,
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EMEAGENCY HOUSING PAOJECT. Kubby IIkod n 1Il0 propoaod $1,600 I. oltmltkod lor
somothlng .poclfto In 1Il0 budgOL POMey 'lated that monoy lor gonorll operaUona. POMey
oxplalnod that whOlO tholO particular doUara would bo .pent wtU bo anoelod by wholllOl 1Il0
CIIy I. .uccoufulln Ill. CUIIont.ubmlu/on lor Emorgoncy SlIonor Grant fundIng. McDonald
a,kod n Counclll. In agroomont to fund 1Il0 Emergonr:t Houalng Program. McDonald rllsod
concorn. about 1Il0 program. ponnoy .tatod lIlat nolenough wu dono lnIlIaIly to ldonUly lor
tho Ecumenical Councll what they well lOaI~ committing Ihomsolvot to ftnanclally.
1.cARE. Larton IIkod Councl1mombora to con.IdOl funding I.cAAE'a roquOlL Larton
emphlllzod that I.cARE II an agonr:f that It ..rving peopIo dlroctly, McDonald notod lila'
oach CounclImombor hu agonclos thatllley 1001 .trong~ about. Horowitz nolod lIlat 1Il0
rocommondatlon. lor A1d.to-AgonclOlllo prlmltlly lot proventaUon. Horowitz notod lIlat .ho
would IncrOIlO funding to MECCA end agrood to fund I.CARE.
CouncDmombera dl.cuuod funding A1d.to-Agonclos. Kubby .talod .ho would .upporllundlng
I.CARE. Horowitz statod that Iowa Clty/John.on County'a domographlo promo ha. changod;
1Il0ro I. an lnerouod number 01 psycho.soclal probloms /lIIlOlthan palllologlcaJ probloms.
Novick ukod II things bolng dono by I.CARE could a1.0 be dono by tho Crl.l. ConlOl or
Hosplco, Lar.on .tstod I.CARE doe. .ovoralllllngs no othor agonr:f doe.. Horowitz ukod
IllIlo Incrouod rocrullmont lor voluntoort altho CrisIs Centor could lako on 1Il0 buddy aspoel
ollllo I.CARE program. POMOY stalod lIlat tho Issuo ollOrvlces lIlall.CARE provides and who
0110 could do 1Il01O sorvlces hll beon dlscuSlod oxlonslvo~; II anolllor agonl:i WOIO 10
provldo 1Il0 service., II would nood addlUonallundlng to do so. Novick InqullOd about 1Il0
InClOasO ollundlng lor 1Il0 Nolghborhood Centor., EIdorly SOrvlCOl Agonl:i, HACAP and Aod
Cross.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. ponney explalnod lIlal 1Il1. agonl:i Is now oporaUng two
nolghborhood centort and 1Il0 Broadway Stroot Nolghborhood Contor will be In lull oporaUon
lor FY91,
HACAP, POMey explalnod HACAP hll a1roady IOcelvod approval Irom CounclllOl CDBG
lundlng to InIUtuto atranslllonll housing program and aomo 01 tho proposod lundlng lnerouo
would a1.0 .upport 1Il0 translUonal housing oporaUoll>>. ponney nolod tho agoncy I. running
a ltansltfonal hou.lng program In Unn County, Ponney omphaslzod thatltanslUonal housing
has polonUallor posllivo impael on lOVorO~ troublod lamffies. ponney nolod lIlat currontly 1Il0
ago"r:f Is having dlmculUOI with slow responsos Irom HUD.
ELDEAL Y SERVICES AGENCY. ponnoy oxplalnod 1Il0 Eldor~ Sorvlcos Agonl:i I. running a
ClIO managomont program lor oldorly portons who ItO .ovoroly at risk. Tho program InvolvOl
ovory agonl:i that Is working wllIl a particular c1lonL Novick askod what 1Il0 lund. would bo
used lor, Horowitz oxplalnod money would be obtalnod lor managomonl ollllo program.
Kubby notod III. a way 01 ollmlnatlng duplication ollOrvlcos.
AED CAOSS, ponnoy notod Aod Cross I. an agonl:i wllIlout an adoquato lundlng baso.
McDonald notod that up unUlalow yoallago, Rod Croll did not rocelvo lundlng lrom Iowa
City, Councllmombort dl.cussod Rod Cross. Courtney askod II monoy goo. to 1Il0 national
organlzaUon. ponnoy oxplalnod .omo ollllo money Aod Cross coIlocts Iocal~ goOl to 1Il0
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NaUonal Rod Croll for dl.ulor ...I.tanco. Kubby notod lIloro arolocally Iralnod Rod Croll
volunlooll who usl.t with dl.a.ler reO.,. Laraon noled n It dlrncun 10 pick and chooae vmal
funding I. approprtalo lor VttIIch agoooOl. Laraon roquOllod Councllmomboll 10 fund l-CAAE'I
IOquost.
Larson ..ked why g 01 tho 12 agonf:i budgol propotal. pr..onlod by tho CIty Manager WOIt
dlfforont !rom the CommIttee rKommondaUona. AIkInI Ixplalned thaI hie budget propoaal
ropr8lOnll an approldmat. 5% aCl'OIS.tho-board IdJuttrnont lor all curr.nt agorlClol. PIMOy
oxplalned that In tho hlttory of fundlng human aervlco .1goncloa, lClou-tht-boatd porcentage
!nerou.. have boon avoIdod bocauae thore art agoncltlln glOater nood fror.1 voar'IOoyOll,
Atklnl oxplalnod ho jutllook . lump .urn IIllOUnl 01 money and appDod n IClOU.tho-boatd
lor budgolary purposes. POMey al.o Italod lIlallllOlO It a c:ontlalont 1Il0mo 01 not playing
olllllo nood 01 ono agonf:i vellUS anolllor, POMey emphaslzod tho importance of trylng to
balance 1Il0 funding caroful~.
Horowitz askod IllIlo Crl.,. Conlorjutt rocelvod a granllrom Gannolllor .ulcldo provenUon.
ponnoy Ilatod VOl, and thai grant Is notlOnOelod In 1Il0 plOsonlod budgoL ponney explalnod
thai grant Is a IOparalo amount 01 monoy 10 be used 10 hlro a .tall pollon lor ono yoar 10 got
a program up and running. Tho program wllllllon bo .u.talnod by voIuntoora undor 1Il0
dlroctlon of 1Il0 curronl .Iall.
Councllmombell and .tall dlscussod 1Il0 A1d.to-AgonclOl budgol rocommondatlon.. Courtney
Inqulrod about tho EmorgOnf:i Housing Projoct. Courtnoy statod h would be a change of
polll:i II Council .Iarlod adding now agoncles, Horowitz alated tho City should look VttIoro
Johnson County and Iowa City aro changing In domogrephlca, Courtney .talod lIlat 10 add
agonclOI, Council would 1Il0n nood to cut back on aomo of 1Il0 ox/sUng agoooOl or .lart
spondlng a largor porcontago of property lax men/OI. Horowitz .taled thallllo roquest could
bo revlewod and aupportod In torms 01 VttIothor or not tho agonf:i'1 prior rouon for bolng Is
aUlI valld, Horowitz also notod lIlat she doGs not 1001 tho rallonalo for MECCA'a funding
amount II vaOd. McDonald .tatod lIlal previous dlscuulona havo boon held regrading tho ro!o
of 1Il0 County and City In IIOU olsoclallOMcos and a achool of thought oxlsll!hat funding
aoclalaorvlco agoOOOl ahould be 1Il0 rolo 01 County govornmonL
Councl1agrood to tho Commltloo'a funding rocommondaUona u outllnod exceptio IOparaloly
dl.cuss tho funding 01 tho Emorgonf:i Hou.lng ProJoct and l-CAAE. CouOOllnlormally aglOod
to not fund tho Emorgoncy Housing ProjOel'. roquOltlor $1,800. McDonald .uggeslod lIlat
a mooUng be hold wllIl mombors ollllo Ecumonlcal CouOOI to discuss !hat projoct. A majority
of Councll agrood to a1localo $2,000 to '.CARE.
Aikin. summltlzod thai tho Emorgonl:i Housing ProlOel $1,800 IOquOlt was dololod and $2,000
to I.CAAE addod to tho Commllloo'a IOcommondaUon with lotal A1d.to-AgonclOl fundIng
oqualllng $239,950. McDonald notod his lIlanks to Mltgo Ponney lor hor work on 1Il0 budgOI.
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I, Kubby Inqulrod abouIthe lO.o/uUon pr.pared by John Moor. IncIudod In Ill. V2
Inlormatlon packoL Atklna plOsonlod background InlOflllltlon about th. .nu.Uon.
Councll .grood not to take Ofr/ action on Iha rOlolutJon.
2. Horowftz roquoslod .laW Invo.Ug.to stroot IIghUng Iocalod botwoon Walorfront Drlve and
th. drlvow.y !rom Hy.Yoo on HoOy.vood Boulevard. AIklna alaled alaW Yl1D "'pond,
3. Horowftz InqUIrOll abouIthe atop a/gn bofore the railroad ctOIIlng IocatOll behind the
HolIyNood Boulevard Hy.Yoe, AIklna atatOll lIlat the 'lop algn It probably 101 back
bocauso 01 corlaln r1ght-ol-way lO.ponslblllUos Irom tho raJltoad. Atklns slalod he wID
chock on lIlaL
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Atkins .t.tod budgot mooUngs aro echodulod lor Fobruary 15, 5:30 p.m. and Fobruary 17, 8:00
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Aikin. nolod Councllmombera rocolvod hi. January 2611l momorandum IOgltdlng Funding 01
Dano CondomnaUon Appoal 8oltJomonL Atkins .talod 1Il0 Airport Commlulon WII nol happy
about lIle handling ollllo Dano condomnatlon paymonl and has ukod Gontry to do . legal
opinion. Gontry elatod 1Il0ro nood. 10 bt a mooting Yl111l tho Airport CommIssion to try 10
ngulO out how 10 pay lor tho Commission's actMUes. Councllmombora Dnd alaW dJ.cuuod
1Il0 $140,000 Dano condomnaUon as R IOlales 10 the uso 01 airport monies. Gontry notod thai
1Il0 Airport CommissIon would havo plOlorrOll Iho CIty Council 10 lflPIoach theft CommIttIon
lor aU\horlzatlon 10 USO Iho $140,000. McDonald .talOll he would contacI tho AIrpor1
CommIssion.
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Atkins asked Councnmombora K tho yard WIItO program should be paid lor Ihrough . ftal foo
or . prepaid bag. A majorlty of Council agrood 10 ute Iho prepaid bag program. AIklna
oxplalnod the CIly Yl1n go out and purchaso baga In quanllly, and 1*1011I can nD bags wIlh
yltd WIIlo and Iho CIty YiUI pick 1Il0 bags up. In response 10 NO't1ck, Atklna I18lod tho DNA
has nol olftclally donned whal yard wulo Ia. Atklna .latOll he doftno. yltd WIIlo as grus
clippings, twlg., and anything 01 organic yard WIIlo gonoratod nalurllly, Horowitz ukod K tho
1001 scooper Yl1D sUlI be usoll. Atkins .lalOO tho CIty wilt continuo 10 conocl loavos. Atkins
stalod lIlal ho win stili nood 10 work on 1Il0 blddlng and securtng 01 bags and dlalt1bul1on
ayslom. Atklna alalod tho CIly YiUI malnlaln Iho avorago household rolulO plck-up 100 lor
approxlmato~ $5.50 K Council chooses 10 use Iho Yltd wlllo program. Councllmombera and
staW dl.cussod 1Il0 nat ralo 100 vorau. 1Il0 propaJd bag program. Courtney inquIred .bout
equlpmonl purchuOl. Aikin. slatod a Yl1ndrowor It Inlondod 10 glvo I lIlorough lumlng al tho
landftll, 1Il0 program will utlllzo two used ltucka, and lIlero Ia nol I heavy Invostmonlln capItaJ
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other than lhe wlndrowor and l!voddor. Atklnt ltalod that Ill. wtndrowor and '!veddOr can
be bid 011110 1M whallhe markllll,
McDonald notod lIlal an .xocutJvt 1O..1on Ia .chtdulod at 7:00 p.rn., Fobruary e, 1000.
The moeUng wu adjourned alll:4O p.m.
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