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MINUTES
IOWA CITY PUBUC UBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1990.4:00 P.M.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Buehenan, Cox, Hobart, Golman, Moyort, Pacha, Rood, Stoln,
SwaIm
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Nono
Eggort, Crolg, Johlo, Spaziani, Solos
Unlvorslty 01 Iowa sludenls . PolIUcol Scfonco class asslgnmonl
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Prosldonl Golman coIlod tho meoUng 10 ordor at 4: 1 0 p.m.
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Mlnulos 01 tho rogular moeUng 01 Docombor 14, 1989, woro epprovod. BuchManlSwslm.
MlnutOl 01 tho apoclal mooUng 01 Janu8ty 11, 1 &90, woro epprovod. SwalrntStoln.
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Eggort rovfowod tho lollowlng quartorly roports: Rocolplllor FY90 complied 10 FY89 wore
abovo projocUons duo to Incroasod "no revonuos bul on'lOllomowhal by lOll Incomo Irom
non.rosldonll80 carda boceulO 01 the Opon AceOlS program. YOII.lo-dalo oxpondUuroallo
about as proJoctod; Gifts and Boquesls Fund lor tho 2nd quarter 01 FY90 .howod en
unoncumberod ba'anco 01 aboul $7.000.
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Dlsbursomont. lor Decombor, 1989 wore approvod as submlttod. Unanimous.
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1. Through a spoclno requosllnlUatod by Tochnlcal Sorvlces Coordlnalor Hal Ponlck, Iho
Clty'Unlvorslty Commlttoo Is looking Inlo tho possibility or a 28E Agroomonl which would
allow Iho City and tho Unlvorslty 10 purchase quanUty Itomslolnlly. Ponlck'a roquost
10 buy a supply Uom jointly wfth Unlvorslty Ubrarlos wfllsavo tho publlo library aboul
$8O().$I,OOO a yoar.
2. The library had lis buslosl Sunday ovor on January 2t. Tho 1,920 Itoms chockod oul
In lour hours avoragod one Uom ovory 7.5 lOConds' INOTE: This rocord was
surpassod on January 20 and clrculollon lor tho month or January was 20% hlghor than
one yoar ago.1
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Iowa City Publlo Ubrary
Board 01 TrustoOl
Rogular MooUng
Thur.day, Janu8ty 25, 1990
PIgo 2
3. ThO IIbr8ty has rofurblshed and reorganized III adult paporback colloctlons. For the fIIat
limo, pooplo 100 booka whon thoy walk through tho entrance gate. Uncolaloged
paporback. aro an omelonl method lor .upplomonUng tho noed. 01 rocroaUonal road ora.
4. Tho !Mual Slall RocognlUon Broakful and Somlnar will be Friday, Fobru8ty 2 Irom
8:00.10:00 I.m. In MooUng Room A and Bolld mombora are oncouraged 10 attond.
Avo pormanonl and hourlyopay omployeos will rocolvo .orvlco awards lor a lotal 01 55
YOIII 01 sorvlco 10 tho Iowa City Publlo Ubrary. Dobblo SalOl, Ubr8ty Dovolopmonl
0I1Ic0 Coordinator, will prosonl'An Updalo on Dovolopmenl OIftce Goals and ActMtlos.'
5. Board membor EIIon Buchanan'. video IOrloS TELL ME YOUR STORY conUnuOllo grow
with thO uslstanco 01 .Iatl membor Dowoy McGulro and tho Horllago CableVlslon
Community Programming Conlor. this Inlorvlow sorlOl which documonls the IIvos 01
many 01 Iowa Clty'. moro IntorosUng and InnuonUal elUzons Is avallablo lor chockoul and
Is .hown regularly on thO library'. cablo channol. McGulro has also proparod a
'provfOW' tapo 10 Inlorm cablo vlowora 01 this InlormaUvo sorlos.
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Golman discussed tho January 22nd Informal moeUng with tho City Councll and thankod Board
mombora and .1.11 lor tholr attondanco. Dosplto nowapapor hoadllnos to tho contrary, tho
Boatd reUor'led III po.IUon: I cut In IIbr8ty houra Is nol plannod or antlclpalod at this Umo.
Evory ollor! will bo mndolo mako cuts In 1I0as other than hours II tho Ubr8ty Board'. roquosl
lot Iddll/oflal stall I. nol approved by tho CIly Council. Tho Board hopOl to work with tho
Council on both short. and long-range pian. 10 doal olloctJvoly with tho need lor addltlonalslall
10 koop p.co with conUnued IncroasOlln domand lor Ilbr8ty IOrvlcos. The Board Instructod
Golman and Eggora 10 preparo I concise, two.yolt proposal lor tho Councll'a rovlow at tholr
Janu8ty 30 Inlormal aosslon which would also addross Incroasod cablo rovonuOl In FY91 as
I poaalblo .ourco lor funding stall. Tho propolOl to roquosl two poslUonsln FYGl and 1.75
In FY92 plu. $22,500 In cullin othor arm In FY91 was agrood 10 Informally.
Gotman appolnlod tho following Board mombor>> to tho library'. Facllltlos Planning Commlttoo:
Sloln, Roed and Swaim. Matorlal. will bo proparod and dlslrlbutod during Fobruary and tho
nr.t mooUng schodulod lor March. EggolI, Craig, and Spaziani aro tho Btall mombor. 01 this
Commlttoo.
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SaloB romlndod Board mombor. ollho Fobruary 17 book Balo and tho IIbrory tutor training
BOBBlon.lor which 27 pooplo havo roglstorod. Tho FRIENDS aro launching a momborshlp drive
and plan 10 havo 1,000 mombors by April. Curronl momborBhlp Is 980.
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Iowl City Public Ubr8ty
Board 01 Trustoo.
RogufM MooUng
Thufaday, Janu8ty 25, 1990
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SIIta IMOUIlCOd thot 01 tho 24 mombol1 01 the FRIENDS, FoundlUon and Ubr8ty board., 15
ot 83% hIvt contributod 10 the FoundlUon'. Sualllnlng Fund. Salo. encour.gtd anyono who
hu nolllroldy conl/lbulod, 10 do 10 In whltovtr II1lOUnllo ahow tholt ongoing commltmonl
10 tho Ubr8ty Foundation. Tho SuatalnJng Fund lor tho Monl nleal year elands al $24,000
.nghUy ovor hIII-way 10 Ita 0011. Tho roconl pro.poct mllUng gonoralod rovonuo 18% higher
than tho milling a y_at Igo.
Tho Bolld Ipprovod tho .xpondllur. 01 up 10 $500 from the aliI. and Boquosls Fund lor COlli
uaoclltod with tho lourth annuli .tan brllkfuL Buchanlll/Swalm.
ThII wu the rogulllltlennJlI rovlow 011lbr8ty pel1onnol poIIcfOl. Stan recommonded wry low
.ubltanllvt changoa and moal wor. almply 10 mlko bon.nll and eaJary IdmlnllllaUon match
tho M.nl AFSCME conllaCl and City pollclos. Tho Board .pprovod tho recommondod
changoa. MoyortlBuchwn. Tho OlrOClot wu alkod 10 comparo tho grlovanco procoduro
v.ith tho CIly'. polley.
Eggor. revfowtd tho .ocond quatlor report and ltalod thalllondl eslablllhod In tho nl1l
quatlor conUnuod through Doc.mbor, TochnJca/ SOrvtcol conUnuoalo do an oxcollonl lob 01
converUng blbllcgrophlc record. 10 MARC lormaL Chlldron'. Sorvlcoa conUnuOllo Ihow tho
grOltoal growth: ChUdron'. Roloronc. Is up 15% and clrculaUon 01 chlldron'. matorlal.
Incr.uod 10% ovor tho .1mO period I yoar Igo. Ubr8ty publlcaUon. and oulloach 10rvlcOI
10 nur.1ng horn.. and tho County laIl havo allo Ihown largo incroalol.
Ubr8ty .Ian mombora havo prepllod lour LSCA granll In tho lollowfng Itoas: CD. ROM
NOlwork lor tho rellloval 01 roloronco InlormaUon by tho publlo; purchaso 01 a lolo'uclmllo
maehlno; purchuo 01 a v1doo prolOC\fon .yslom lor IIbr8ty programl and UIO by tho publlo In
tho mooUng room.; READ TO YOUR BASY malorlals kill 'or dlslllbullon 10 now pl/onll. Oranl
aWlld. will bo made In Mitch. Tho Bolld unanimously approvod all lour grant applications.
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Tho mootlnll adjournod al 5:50 p,m.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
JANUARY 17, 1989.5:30 P.M.
8ENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Buckley, HOllO, Hotlon, Jono., Stroh, WOchll, \WUs
Brunor, FlCklor, Robll
Roekwon, Meyorlng
Wachal called tho moollng 10 otdor II 5:33 p.m. Ho c1tcul.lod an lIllefo wrtllon by Jonos
noUng n .ucclncUy covorod both Ulban and rurllaourco. 01 runon pollution.
1. HIVing rovlowod by v1doollpo tho commonll mado by John F. Konnedy, D1toctot 01 tho
InsUlul. 01 Hydraulic Roaollch, tho UnIvoralty ollcwl, II tho Janu8ty D, 1990, Clty
Coundl mooUng, tho RIvorlronl Commlsalon rocommonda 10 CouncIl 10 conaldor tho
concoma oxproaaod by Konnody, plrllcularly hi. 'UQllISUon lot I .1Udy 01 nood
potonUll1n tho contoxt 01 .IIIIUon In tho CotaMII. Roaorvolr and 01 opoclftc 10caI
condlUons In tho ponln.ull NOI and othor nood.prono IIOU In Iowa Clty.
2. Tha RIvorlronl Commission rocommond. 10 Council thaI .Ion Invo.Ugalo tho dostrlblDty
01 applying lor REAP Iundlng lor Icqulsltlon 01 pOll or III 01 tho approldtnaloly 20 letoa
ollotOltod woUand. WI.I 01 Torron MID Pille and .outh 01 Taft SpoodwIy.
3. Tho Alvorlronl Commission rocommond. 10 Council thll tho Iowa Avonuo 10 BUllington
SlIool rOctoaUon 1111I appllcaUon, provJously .ubmlllod 10 lOOT, be reVI.od and
.ubmlllod lor tho Dr.1 round 01 REAP Iund1ng.
4. Tho Alvorlronl Commitslon rocommonds 10 Council 10 aond an opon lollor 10 tho Iowa
Loagu. 01 MunlclpallUos dollnooUng Iowa City concoma about rlvor walor quality, III
11110 and appollanco; slltaUon 01 tho CotaMno R.aorvolr and tho conaoqu.nl problom.
rot downslloam dovolopmonlln tho nood plain, and tho cosllo clUoa 10 romova ag
ch.mlcal.lrom municipal water lupplles" proposed lodoralleglslaUon passoa, II thOIO
concoml rolala 10 nUor .lIlp loglslaUon and 10 bring tho Jailor 10 tho allonUon 0110cal
StltO loglslalorl.
5, Tho Alvorlronl Commission rocommond. 10 Council thai I commonl 01 no oppo.IUon
concemlng tho 10mpor8ty roady.mlx planl (CU-8903) be forwardod 10 tho Johnson
County BOlld 01 SUpOrvlSOll.
MQIIQH: Jonoa movod 10 approvo Iho Novombor 15, 1909, mlnulol. Slroh IOcondod tho
mollon.
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Iowa City Alvorlronl Commission
Docombor 17, 1989
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CONSIDERATIQlJ OF PENINSULA ISSUE~:
WachaJ roportod on tho City Councll mooUngs ho had attonded, noUng thlt ho had .poclllcally
epokon about the RIvorlronl Commission poslUon on the Is.u. olspol zoning In tho Ponlnaula
AroL H. noted thal.overal POnlnaula Aroa rosldonll provldod rouonslot nol prOCOOdlng with
tho dovelopmtnl and thll Councllporeon Horowftz hid doubla about wIIothor ther. ahould be
any luIuro dovelopmonl on tho noodplaln. Wlchal askod whother tho Commission ahould uk
Council 10 MsUgal. tho noodpialn Issue laking Into conaldoraUon the commonll m.do by
Prolossor John F. Konnedy, Dlroc\or 01 tho In.UIu\e 01 Hydraulic ROSOllch, tho Unlvoralty 01
IOWI, al the Janu8ty 9th CIly Councll meeUng. Wlchal noted tho concom oxprouod lboul
.lnaUon In tho CoraMllo Rosorvolr and Its Impacl on downatroam nood lovels. A vldootlpo 01
John F. Konnody'. commonlllrom tho Janu8ty 9 City Council mooUng was proaontod.
Jon.. euggealod convoying a rlCOmmondaUon 10 tho City CouncIl !hit tho Commission Is
epoclftcal/y Inleroslod In a study 01 noodlng polo nUll and h.vlng tho 100 YOII nood lovela
chockod .gllnsl the a'tual hydrology 01 tho Ponln.ura Ar... Wachal thoughl !hI1 tho
Commission mlghl also euggosl thaI tho study oxamln. othor ftoodplaln 1l0U In Iowa Clty with
rospocllo theIr IocaJ condIUon..
MQIlQt1: SlIoh movod that tho Alvorlronl Commission, having rovfowod by vldootapo tho
CQmmonll made by John F. Konnedy, Dlroclot 01 tho InaUtuto 01 Hydllullo RtlOllch, tho
. Unlvorelty 01 Iowa, at tho January 9, 1990, City Councll mtoUng, rocommond. 10 Counclllo
consldor tho concoms exprollod by Konnedy, partlculll/y hi. euggesUon lor . study 01 nood
potonUa/ In tho contoxl olslllaUon In tho CortMllo Resorvolr and 01 .poefno IocaJ condlUona
In tho Penlnaula Aroa and other nood'prone 11011 In Iowa City. Jonoa .oconded tho moUon.
. Rockwoll roportod on prollmlnary dl.cusslone with tho City Managor concornlng wholhor tho
City ehould consider eubmlttlng an eppllcatlon lor REAP funding 10 acqulro tho loroatod
woUands 1101 wIIoro the Fralornlty Complox was proposed and approxlmato/y Ion acres 10 the
weal 01 this aroa, ownod by Bruco Glasgow. Slnco much ollho Fratornlty Complox IIlcl haa
boon nllod, a contorvaUon o..emonl along tho rlvor on this lIacl may bo pro'orablo 10
attompUng wotlandl rosloraUon ollho ontlro lIacl. Noal Johnson, tho U.S. Army Corp. 01
Englnoere, Rock Island offico, connrmod 10 Rockwollthat both 1I0cl. mool tho paramotor. 01
lorealod w~Uands and 110 conslderod 10 bo undor Corps lurlsdlclJon.
Jack Arnold or the U.S. Fish & Wlldll'o Oopartmonlln Rock Island told Rockwoll thaI tho Iowa
roprosontatlvo Irom hll offico moy bo willing 10 alSOss tho aroa and dotormlno Its lovol 01
valuo, thaI Is, whothor Ills archotyplcal 01 a lorostod wotland, whll moasuros 01 restoration
aro posslblo and what tho rostorallon and molntonanco cosls would boo Sho notod thlllho
Mayor'a Youth Employmont Program may bo Intorostod In building an Intorprotatlvo troll. Jones
notod Ihallowa Clty'o support or natural aroas ahould bo moro comprohonslvo, and Includo
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Iowa City Rlvorfront Commission
Docombor 17, 1909
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proservaUon 01 natural aroas along tho City's mosllmportant goographlo loaturo, tho Iowa
RIver.
Rocl<weU .1Id AWn. had laJsed the quosUon concomlng what tho CIty'. hlghosl ptlorlty Ihould
bo In rlquOlUng REAP funding. K tho City wero .uccessfulln gotUng REAP funding 08l\y on,
" may not gol funding In tho MUll lor other prolocll. SlIoh .Ialod that tho lOOT granl
.ppllcaUon lot a rOCloaUonalllli1 balvlOon !owl Avenuo and Burllnglon SlIoollI roady to go,
and with I low revisions could bo submitted lor tho nISI round 01 REAP funding.
/ Jonoa nolod two prlorlUaslor the Commission: to build .omothlng pooplo can use and banonl
kom, and 10 proaorvo tho land In ordor III assuro thlt Muro dovelopmonll. approprlato. Ho
thought " would bo bast 10 conaldor acquiring tho onUro 20 aCtoa 01 lorestod weUands
Immodlaloly upslloam Irom Terroll Mill Park. In rosponse 10 Hone'. quosuon 01 whothor or
nol tho REAP funding Is available lor only one year, Horton said $20 million will bo avallablo
annually lor the noxt nino yoar..
MQIlQH: HClrton movod 10 rocommond 10 Councl1 that .toK lnvosUgato tho doalrlblllty 01
applying lot REAP funding lor acqulslUon 01 pari or all 01 tho approxlmatoly 20 aCt" 01
lorosled weUAnd. wosl 01 Terroll Mill Park and south 01 Taft Spoodway. Jonos .ocondod U"
moUon.
SlIoh .uggOltod rovfslng the lOOT appllcoUon to .ubmUlor REAP funding.
MQIlQH: SlIoh movod 10 rocommond 10 Councll that tho !owl Avonuo 10 Burlington SlIool
rOCloaUonalllall granlappllcaUon, previously submlllod 10 lOOT, bo rovflOd and submlttod lot
tho first round 01 REAP funding. Horton socondod tho motion. IIle motion carrltil
1IllIOlIn2llW.
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Rockwoll nolod thaI a controvorslal point for tho slloamsldo flIlor slrlp 10glsloUon concorns what
tho wfdth 01 flllor sllfps should boo To oblaln lodoralsubsldlos, the '1I1p musl bo 68leol wfdo.
Sho .ald thll Council Is awaro that the Commission Is Intoroalod In thl. Issuo.
Wachal thoughl thoro woro threo roasons why Council may agroe 10 aupport nller strip
loglslatlon: 1) bocause 01 tho publlo'a roactlon to Iowa Clty'a walor quality last Spring, 2)
bocauso 01 tho potontlal problom. caused by alltatlon 01 tho Coralville Dam, and 3) bocaulO
01 tho polonUaI cosllo Iowa City laxpayor. 01 tho City bolng roqulrod 10 removo rarm chomlcals
kom tho rlvor II proposed lodoralloglslallon Is approvod. Jonos auggoslod thai tho Issuo bo
broughllo the attontlon 01 tho Iowa Loaguo 01 Munlclpalltlos through an opon lottor.
MQIlQH: Horton movod 10 rocommond 10 Council 10 sond an opon lottor 10 tho Iowa Leaguo
01 MunlclpallUos dollnoatlng Iowa City concorns aboul rlvor walor quality, lis 11110 and
appoarance; slllaUon 01 tho Coralvlllo Rosorvolr and Iho consequonl probloms lor downslloam
dovolopmonlln tho floodplain: and tho cosllo romovo agrlcullural chomlcals from municipal
wator suppllos II proposod fodoral loglslatlon pass.., as tholO concorns rolato 10 flUor sllfp
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Iowa City Rlvorlronl Commlaalon
OOcombor 17, 1989
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IoglslaUon and to bring tho Iottor 10 tho attonUon 01 loeal Iowa loglslator.. Willi. locondod the
moUon.
Buekloy broughl up tho quosUon 01 whother or nol the Commlaalon lhould mako a
rocommonclaUon on tho wtdth 01 the buller .Wp. JonOI thoughl tho Commlaalon doe. nol
havt tht .xporUa. 10 do 10. Waehll .uggoalod thaI W someone hu a .upporlablo
rocommenclaUon, n could bo Iddod 10 tho letter Ialer.
RockwIa nolod thai planning lor the WoUands Somlnll .hould bogln GOOn In order 10 gol
publlelty out. Horton .uggoslod aottJng a dale lor tho aomlnll In tho lasl week In Merch ot ftral
we.k In AprU, and hIVIng tht planning commlttoo gollogothor lor an InlUII mOlUng within the
neld two weokl. RockwIU notod thaI Horton and Bruner had agrood 10 10rvo on the
CommIttoo.
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W.chllI reportod thaI RoprosontaUvo David Oslorberg 01 tho Iowa Leglslaluro wiD be tho
koynol. .ptakor II RIvor Clty III. Rockwell nolod tho conloronco will be May 10, 1990, In tho
Codar RIpkIa PuIlIlo Ubr8ty. Other lOaalona Includod 110 rlvorbool gambling, lillIs, and
funding, u well u a rlvtrfrcnllour Md ccmmllnlty rtvor actMty dl.play.. Sho eaJd brochure.
on RIver Clty III ahot~'I1 bt coJIIIGblc In AprD.
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SlIoh reportod thaI the proposlllor a rlvorbank 11111 botwoon tho IMU loolbrldgo and Iowa
Avenu. hu rocolvod .upporUvo commonl. Irom University 01 Iowa Prosldonl Hunlor Rawlings.
Rockwell roquo'lod lOlling up a mooUng 01 tho RIvor Trail Commlttoo 10 dl.cuSl a Iundlng
roqulSllo tht Johnson County ConlorvaUon Bolld. Wachll wondorod IIsomoonelrom JCCB
ahould be namod 10 tho RIvor Trail Commlttoo. SlIoh luggoslod doc/ding this al tho mooUng
01 the Trail Commllloo.
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Jonos roportod no work had boon dono on the lotback Inlorprolatlon Ilnce the lall RIvorlronl
Comml..lon mooUng. Ho luggoltod laklno a moro roglonal porlpoctlvo auch as was done
with tho ftUor aWp loglsllllon, and porhaps linking tho two Issuos. Wachalluggoslod that the
Illuo be dolorrod unUl tho rosuUs 01 tho flllor strip loglslatlon and, pOlonllally, the ftoodplaln
study aro known.
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Rockwod reportod thaI tho poslO( II roady lor tho pholo conloa~ tho brochuro II ro.dy 10 prfnl,
and tho lamo pubUo rolalJoM IorrMI u Iul YOII will be lolIowod.
BucIdoy roportod on tho .ptdII rocognlUon IWIrd, nollng thaI n Is an IWIrd 10 I por1on or
otganlzaUon helping 10 IChIovt tho goela 01 tho CommIuIon. Duo 10 lack 01 publlc
perIlc/pIUon, tho mothod 01 aoIIclIlng nomInIUona from tho publlc had boon Ibandonod In favor
01 tho CommIaaIon dOlormlnlng nomlnoo.. SIlt .uggoatod thaI CommIaalonor1 bring polo nUll
norfIInaUona 10 tho noxt RIvorlronl CommIuIon mooUng.
\WUa ofIorod 10 tako tho Itld In organizing the Ubr8ty display, bul .t.lod tho would be
roquoallng ualallnco from othOr1. \WIla roportod thll .ho I. conUnulng 10 work on the
BoIling Slloty Wook plw.
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Rockwtl raportod thaI tho had rtetNod I ctIlltom 08ty Mookor 01 tho U.S. Arrrrf Corp. 01
Englnotra, Rock IIland olllct, ukfng how M romovll wu bolng .nfotcod on a property IIong
tho rtm aouth 01 Iowa Clty. She oxplllnod thll tho Rlvtrlronl CommIlllon Is monIlorIng the
./tuaUon, but hu no onlorcomonl lu\horlty. BIn Cappucclo 01 UIO IONR floodplain
Mwgoment DMtIon plannod 10 roquoal thaI Ic\fon bo takon by tho Johnson County Zoning
Admlnllltllor wtthIn the noxt 30 dlY'. Mookor .t.lod ho plannod 10 como 10 Johnson County
10 Inveatlg.to tho .ltulUon.
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RockwoD .xplaInod th.1 tho Clty hid boon ukod 10 rovlow ~ a roquoallot I condlUonIl
ut. pennIt In Johnson County lor I lompor8ty roady'tr.1x planL Wulo dlschatgo win be
rogulalod by tho Iowl Doplrtmonl 01 Nolurll ROlourcol. Tho Johnson County Bolld 01
Suporvlaora doo. nol plan 10 tako action on tho pormll unUl tho dovolopor has tho IONR pormn
In hand. WIChal wond.rod " thoro wu Itrf hlltory 01 problom., thaI Is, Improplr dlschllgoa
Into tho Iowa RIvor connoclod with 1hI. parUcular IppllcanL Jonoa .tatod thaI Mollo Pavor.
provldod I good bu"et along tho Iowa RIvor .1 tholt planlln south Iowa City and thore was
no ovIdonc. of wal. dlschargoa Inlo tho rlvor II thaI silo. '
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tho 10mpor8ty roady.mlx planl (CU-8903) bo lorwardod 10 tho Johnson County Bolld 01
SUporvl.OII. Buckley .ocondod the moUon.
Thore wa I conaonsu. to roachodulo tho March RIvorflonl Commission mooUng 10 March 28,
1990, due 10 .prlng break al area schools and tho Unlvorslty of Iowa.
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Mlnulos .ubmlllod by M8ty Ann Meyering.
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IOWA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,1990.3:00 P.M.
CMC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
pnEur~INARY
Subject to Approval
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTIIERS PRESENT:
Galer, Johnson, Mossier, Polton, Wlnegardon
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Chairperson W1negardon callod the mooUno 10 order al 4:32 p.m,
Pollon mov.d to eluct Wln.garden 10 eorv. al Chllrporaon. Johnson soconded. IhI
III2110n carrllllbv I 4-0 vOlt.
WlnoO.lrd.n movod 10 .roct Masalor 10 aarvo II V1co.chorrporaon. Pollon aocondod. IhI .
Galer movod 10 approve tho mlnulos 01 tho Decombor 20, 1989, mooUng. Pollon IOcondod.
(Messler arrived II 4:34 p.m.)
1, Will. Public hoarlng on a requosl submitted by David D. and Kathloon A. Slovo ror
a spoclal excepllon 10 pormll dwolllng units abovo tho ground noor 01 a commorclaJ uso
In tho CC.2 zono lor property locolod al 320-322 E, Benton SlIoel.
Rockwell reviewed the stall roport dated January 10, 1990. Stall rocommended apprllvaJ
01 Will subjoct 10 1) doslgnatlng six lonant parking spacol, 2) providing IOcurlty
IIghUng for the parking areas and the building accoss aroas, p8lllculorly tho .Ialrway
and apartmonl entrancos, 3) allowing accoss only 10 Maldon Lane and Bonlon Slroel,
nollo Gilbert Slreel, and 4) croaUng a landscapod soparatlon betwoen lho parklno alslo
and Gllbort Slreot.
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~ slatod tho proposod .lIueture would Improve the appollanco
of the lIeL Sho said tha dovolopmonl would Iner.... tho tax ..sOllmonl for tho
proporty. In rospon..lo a quasUon from Polton, Slow 'ndlcatod sho and hor husband
have ownod tho onUre proporty (throe pllcols) lor sovoral yoltl. Johnaon askod If thoro
would be parking spola d.slgn.tod lor the resldonla of the Ipartmonll. Stovo
reapondod yea, thore wID ba parking .paco. doslgnaled lor lenanl u.. only. Galor
ukod lor el4rfneaUon u 10 whether tho plana show all of tho required parking. 11Im
blW, SchlnUor Bro., Conatructfon, Irnrmod thai tho proposal provided all nocOll8ty .
parkIng lor both rosldonUaI and commercial u.ago as roqulred by tho Ordinance.
RockwoR lndlealed thal.laff had recommondod tho addlUonal groen .paco bolwoen tho
parking 11I10 and Gllbort SlIool ~. provldod 10 cloarly show thaI thoro Is not an
.ntrance 10 the parkIng 101 off Gllbort SlIooL In rosponse 10 a qUIIUon Irom Johnson,
Stwo slatod thaI plan. eaJllor two commorclal lonanla 10 uso tho uround noor aroL
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Pelton ukod II .Ix pllklng .peco. will bo Idoqu.to lor tho four apartmont.. Stovo
respondod thaI on. and a hall .pacos por unit Is provldod al a similar sllueturo Ul0Y
own Immodlaloly north of tho proposod 1I0a and thore havo boon no pllklng probloms.
Mosslor slalod Ulal six spam 110 what tho Zoning Ordlnanco requlros. Johnson
.uggeslod thaI tho realdonla mlghl be .blo 10 use tho eommorclaJ .pols aftor buslnoss
houra. Stove .ald this would 001 bo prohlbUod. Masslor askod II thore Is a space
botween the .Idowalk and Gllbort SlIool'n tho lIoa whoro staff has recommondod tho
groen 'plCO, RockwoR re.pondod thlllt Is a narrow apaco wlthoul 11001. Rockwoll
oxplllntd 10 SchlnUor thaI the pllklng IIslo noeds 10 be 221001 wldo, bul tho drlvoway
can b. 1 e loel wldo. Sh. said reducing tho drlvoway width would allow tho parking 10
be ahlflod 10 the easllo Ineroaso avaIlablo groon spaco on tho wosl odgo 01 tho parking
1I0a and would onablo tho Stovo. 10 provldo a handlcappod parking spaco 12'8' In
width II required.
Galer notod thaI the proposal would Improvo tho propertlos and would not rosullln
publlo hoalth probloms or ondangormonL Wlnogarden agrood thallmprovomonl or Iho
proportlol would result from tho granUng 01 tho spoclal oxcopUon. He Italod that tho
appllcanl mol tho requlromonts lor tho spoclal excopUon. 'n response 10 a qUOlllon
from Polton, Rockwoll oald tho proposal Is eonslslonl wllh tho Comprohonslvo Plan.
M2IlQN: Ga'er mov.d 10 Ipprove Will. a apeclal excopUon 10 parmlt lour
dw.lllng unll. above Ihl ground floor lor property localod at 3200322 E. Bonlon
Slroel, .ub/eet 10 1) dealgnatlng olx lonant parking apaeea, 2) provIdIng aocLirlty
lightIng lor lha parkIng arOll and tho building accosa arGal, partIcularly Iho
atalrway and apartment entrancoa, 3) allowing accoaa only 10 Maldon Lano and
Bonlon 8lrool, nol 10 Gllbort Strool, and 4) croaUng a landacapod aoparaUon
bolwaon lho parking alalo and Gllbort 8lrool. Polton aocondod. Il12..m21l2n
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2. ~,Pubno hoarlng on a roquOlI aubmlttod by lowa.lll1nols aas & E1oc\rlo
Company lot a .Ix-month extonalon 01 tho July 18, 1989, Board 01 Adlu.tmonl doclllon
10 pormll co~1rucIIon 01 an olec\rlc .ubsllUon .1 2200 Holnz Road,
RockwtD relorrod 10 a letter dalod Dtcombor 20, 1 Ge9, from tho 1owa,lUlnol. aas &
EJoc\rlo Company raquOlUng the .xt.n.1on. In rOlpon.. 10 a quOlUon from Moaalor,
Rockwtn .lIled IhII .Ix months II the .landlld porlod 01 Umo lor .xtonalona.
W1neglllden ukod K thore II a 1M for exton.1on reqUOIII. Rockwen respondod thoro
II noL
M.2IIQti: Wlnegard.n movod 10 grlnt a Ilxofllonlh exton.lon 01 the July 18, 1989,
Board of AdIUllmont d.ctalon 10 p.rmIt conaltuc\Jon 01 an .Iectrlc lub.IIIUon el
2200 H.1nz Road. M...I.r .econd.d. (Polton
IIlslllnlng due 10 poaalblo conlllct ollntorlSl). Tho oxtonslon makOl tho BOlld doclllon
.1loc\Jvt through July 18, 1990.
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Johnaon .xprosaed hor opinion thaI tho Board 01 Adlu.tmenl ahould rocommond 10 tho
Planning and Zoning Commlaslon thai two pllldng apac.. b. roqulred lor each
apartmenl unlllnal..d cl the curronl on. and a hllf .pacos. Sho Indlcolod this would
holp 10 provonl .trtel.lotIgo. She.old ono and a hAIl parking apaco. would probably
be adequato In commercial zonOl because thoro Is a mlxluro of UmOl of usago.
W1negardon uked K the requlremonl would .Iso Ipply 10 duplox unlta. Rockwoll
re.pondod thaI duplox units lIa IIr..dy requlrod 10 provldo two pllklng spaco. por
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W1negardon Indlcalod a h1ghor pllldng roqulromonl could be dllllculllo moolln tho
downlown II". Mosslor .lllod thaI the parking roqulromonl was discussed provfously.
Ho aIId tho one and a hilI parking .paco roqulremonl was rolalod 10 I survoy
conductod on tho numbor ollpartmonll and the numbor of CIII. usod por Ipartmonl
In Iowa City. Ho aald ho could undoraland tho argumonl for requiring two parking
.pacos, bul ho agreed wlth W1negardon thalli would bo a problom In tho downlown
1101. aalor .ald thore should bo a balanco bolWoon apartmonl dwollors noodlng moro
than tho requlrod numbor of spacOl andthoso noodlng no parkIng.
M.2IIQti: Johnaon moved 10 aak Ihe Planning and Zoning Commlaalon 10 rovlow
amending the parking requlrem.nt lor apartmenlllrom the present one and a hall
10 lwo .pacel por unit. Wln.gardon aecondod. Tlta moUon waa donled by a 2.
3 vole, (Galer, Meaaler, and Wlnog.rdon voUng In lhe nogotlvo.)
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Franklin, IIonlor Plannor, had .uggost.d a roducUon 01 tho public nob porlod lot tho
Board 01 AdJustmont motllng. \0 .ovon daya 10 be conalal.nl wlth othor City Boltd.
and CommIaaIona,
M...,., cllod prlvloua OCCIslona wlltn .ptcIaI me.lIng. have been requ~od becaus.
01 the 15-<1ay nob period requited by IocaJ ordlnanct, and IndIcaled h. agrood wlth
.lalr. recommtndallon. P.llon .laled thaI all of tho Boardt .hould operlt. undor
conalal.nl nob perloclt. Ho nolod thallell.1I 01 noUlIcaUon It. mallod 10 nO"hborlng
landownOIl, and In hi. \'low, thIa wu tho mort crfIJca/ noUtlcaUon. In roaponao 10 a
qut.Uon from Johnaon, RockwtU .1Id tho 1e1l.1I It. mailed II leal ono we.k In
advanco 01 the moollng. GaI.r uk.d U tho nob period wu pitt 01 tho City Codo.
RockwtU rosponded thallho requlrom.nlla pitt 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco and can bo
am.ndod by a rlCOtMllndlUon from the PlannIng and Zoning CommIaaIon 10 tho City
CouncIl,
M2I12H: M.../tr moved 10 recommtnd to lht Pfenning and ZonIng Commlaa/on
that 81C1lon 3eo81 (.)(2) of lht Zoning Ordlnanc. be am.nded 10 ttqU/rllhalth.
notIct of lht lImt and plac. of public Marlngl of lht Board of Adjustmlnt Ihlll
be publllhtd not mort thalllwtnty nor I... than lIV.n daY' prlot 10 thl hilling.
aa/ll'laconded.
Wlnegltdon announcod tho nlxt Iowa CIty Board 01 Adlustmonl m'llIng would bl hold
on F.bru8ty 14, 1990.
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PlANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
JANUARY 17,1990.7:30 P.M.
CMC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRELIMINARY
Subject 10 Approval
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1. Recommend approval by a 6-0 volo 01 Z-8918, a requostsubmlnod by City Property
partnors 10 rozono proporty loealod at 1841 Lower MuscaUno Road Irom RS.510 CO.
1, subjoct 10 tho proposod devolopment conlormlng 10 the .Ito pion submlnod on
Janu8ty 18, 1990, and conlormlng \0 tho buDding olevaUonssubmlllod, oxcopt th.1 tho
rool Un. should bo redoalgnod to bo more convenUonal, thaI Is, mqr. consl.lonl with
tho gablo rool desIgn common among nOllby rllldonc...
Rocommond approval by a 5.() volo 01 S-8947, an applleaUon aubmlllod by Dean Oakll
for ftnal plat approval of Scoll's Socond AddlUon, a ftvo~ol, 23.99 acro commorclal
.ubdMslon locatod In Johnson County In tho southwosl quadranl 01 tho Intorsectlon 01
U.S. Highway 218 and Highway 1, sUbJoct \0 Ipproval ollogaJ documenls.
Rocommond by a S.Q vote thaI the City Counclllasuo a commonl thaI tho City Is nol
opposod 10 tho Issuanco 01 CU.fl903, a condlUonaJ uso pormlllor a lempor8ty roady'
mix plant Will of Dubuquo SlIool and north 011-80 In Johnson County,
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. ReId movad to approve lhe mlnutOl 01 Ihe December 18, 19S9, mOIling. Dlarks
seconded. The mollon carried 8.0,
Dierks movad to approve Ihe mlnutea ollhe January 4, 1990, meollng, Reid aecondod,
The mollon carrIed 8.0,
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1. ~. Publlo discussion 01. roquost submllled by City Proporty Partnors 10 rezone
proporty locatod at 1841 Lowor MuscaUno Road from RS'Slo CO.l.
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Rockwoll rovlowod a momorondum datod Jonu8ty 17, 1990. Slall rocommondod that
tho roquosllo rozono tho property locatod al 1841 Lowor MuscaUno Road Irom RS'5
10 CO.l bo approvod subloct 10 tho proposod dovolopmonl conlormlng 10 the sUe plan
submlttod on JonU8/Y 16, 1990, and conlormlng 10 tho building alovaUons oubmltted,
excepl thaI tho rool Uno should bo rodeslgnod 10 bo moro convonUona/, thaI Is, moro
con.lslenl with tho gable rool desIgn common among nellby rosldonces.
Clark uk.d II tho dovoloper underslood tho roquesllor tho redlllgn of tho rool. Bi!
BrAnsll1II!lr. ~rooortl partnors. .Iatod he hid mel with Rockwellond Inlonded 10
.ubmll two more roonlne dlllgn. lor review. Ho aIlIrmod thaI a chango In tho roo!
dlllgn wfU nol altor tho pIon. lor the proporty. Clllk slaled ho was uncomlortable with
tho Commlnlon aettJng design .\and8lds lor proJocts. In response 10 a quosUon Irom
Clark, Rockwell .ald sho had rocolvod no commonts from tho neIghbors slnco the
InIUaI contacts prior 10 the Jonu8ty 4, 1990, Planning and Zoning CommissIon mooting.
Publla dJscuulon wal oponed a1 7:45 p.rn.
oxprOllod willingness 10 cooperate wilh slall
and 10 conform with tho character of the roaldonUaJ nolghborhood. He notod that the
\rama Impsct Irom tho proloct would be minimal.
Publla dlacuulon wu cloaed at 7:48 p.m.
Cllrk movld 10 approve Z08918, a requ081 to rozono property localod at 1841
Lower Mu.calln. ROld from RS.5 to CO.1, lubJoct to lho proposed dovelopmonl
conlormlng to tho III. plan aubmll1ed on January 18, 1990, and conlormlng to the
building .Ievallonl sUbmll1od, excopt that tha roolllno ahould bo re~oalgnod to bo
mort convenllonal, that II, mort consilIent wllh tho gable rool doalgn common
Imong n..rby raa/dence.. Hebert IIconded.
Cook .ald thaI ho agrood with Clark regarding Involvamonl with tho design 01 tho
pr%ct, bul sllmod thaI this Is on unusual sltuaUon. Dlorks slalod thaI with a
condlllonal rozonlng In a slnglo.lamlly neighborhood, It Is the Commission's duty 10 be
lure thaI tho dovolopmonl blonds In with tho nolghborhood. Dierks laid a concern 01
the CommIssIon .hould bo 10 gUllantoo compatibility wilh tho surrounding properties.
Rold Iskod 1111 would bo appropriato 10 discuss tho landscaping lor the project. Cook
suggoslod thaI .1 Informal mootlngs, Rold could sharo her landscape erchllecture
background with dovolopora, Reid asked II this would bo boyond tho scope 01 tho
Planning ond Zoning Commission's authority. Moon Indlcatod II could be helpful for Iho
devolopors. .
Hobort Ixprel80d concorn about whsl ho percolvod as a loollng thallho Commission
Is doing dovolopors a favor by approvfng proposals. Ho slaled Ihal as long as
dovolopers abldo by tho rulos sollorth In Iho Zoning Ordlnanco and the Subdivision
Rogulatlans, tho Planning ond Zoning Commission Is oul 01 Its roalm discussing doslgn
standard..
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O/orka .1I0SlOd thaI the dovolopor'. cooporaUon and tho Commlsalon'. Input resul/od
In I commerciI} propo.al thel WIll be compaUbro noar tho relldonUoJ nolghborhood.
Sho nolod th,1 tho chango, enowod hor 10 VOlo In lavor 01 tho propoaa/,
Th. moUon Cltrfod 800.
2. Z:i2Q1,. Publlo d1acuaa/on ola Cltyo/nIUllod .ppncaUon 10 rezono an Ipproxlmal./y one
aCto trael oll4nd ownod by k.no Pelsang and Iocalod al114 S. F1rsl Avonuo Irom P
10 flS.5.
RockwtU rovfewed tho .1011 roport dated Janu8ty 17, 1990, SloII rocommondod approvoJ
01 Z,gool, RockwoQ nolod thal.h. rocolvod lolophono call. from emily VormllUon, 2325
Wuhlnglon SlIoo~ and Norma Wostphal, 120 Flral Avenuo, In levor 01 tho rezoning 10
mal<o tho trlel moro conal.lont with n"ghborfng proporllos. Rockwoll Indlcalad that.
Woslphllllao oxproSlOd concem aboul bullnoaS lelMUoa on tho proporty, Rockwell
aI.o rocelvod a lolophon. call from Oan Poltang, .on 01 proporty ownlJr kena Pol.ang,
In WhIch htlndlcatod ho and his mothor had no objOCUon.lo tho rozonlng 10 AS,S and
.xprolted .ppreclaUon 01 tho Clty'.InJU.lIvo, She noled thaI tho Polsangs woro InIUally
opposed 10 tho rezoning, but now loll II In tholr bOlllnloroal and tho bOlllnteresl or
tho nolghborhood 10 havo tho tract rozonod 10 AS,S.
In rosponlO 10 I quoaUon from Rold, RockwoQ roapondod thaI tho typo 01 bUllnoas
monUonod by WOItphll WII an aulomoUvo repllr bu'lnoss. Olork. I.kod II tho
aulomoUvo ropalr wu an ongoing buslno... RockwoU ro.pondod thll tho malntonanco
.hod Is prtmltlly usod lor 'IOlOgo II this Urno. O1orkllSkod II tho tract I. rozonod 10
AS,S, would tho ownor .UII bo ablo 10 uso the proporty lor slorego. Rockwoll
re.pond.d thaI tho .hod could b. usod lor slorego. Rold askod II tho ahod could bo
ronted. Rockwoll .ald .ho would chock 10 ... II this would bo allowod In tho RS.S
zono. Hobort .l4led thaI tho use 01 tho cmonl slructuro would bo grandlatherod In.
Publlo d/scuaa/on wle oponod at 8:01 p.rn.
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Dlorkl movod 10 dolor Z.9001 unlll Fobruary I, 1990, 10 IlIow lor two public
dlacuaa/ona Ind 10 ensuro lhallher. Ire no probloma rooardlng nollficallon ollho
proporty owner. Rold IIcondod.
In r"ponso 10 I quoltlon rrom Clark, Rockwoll stolod Iho had nol rocolvod wrltton
confirmation rrom tho Polsangs oxprosslno agroomonl wUh tho proposed rozonlng.
Clark Slalod he would bo moro comfortable 10 hovo tholr agroomonlln writing. Rockwoll
agrood 10 attompllo locuro Iholr ogreomonlln WIlling.
Tho mollon clrr/od 11.0.
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1. ~. Public dllcu..lcn 01 IppDcaUons .ubmltlod by Southg.l,
Dovolopmont Company 10 rozono and .ubdMdo a 160 aCto lIad 01 land Ioc410d north
01 Molro.. Avonuo and will 01 proporty ownod by tho UnIvoralty 01 Iowa Irom II).RS
10 OPDH.llor 104 .Ingl.'amlly ruldonUllIoII. (4~Oy DmltaUon porlod: Ftbru8ty 1,
1900).
Moon romlndod tho Commlulon thaI thOlO noma had boon dolorrod Irom tho
Commlsslon'.lasl moollng, pondlng tho 10rmulaUon 01 roadwly .tandards by .Ia~. Sho
nol.d thaI thl. Is tho Commlulon'. nrat opportunity 10 look allargo lot dovolopmonl
within tho CUy. Sho .uggOlt.d thaI thllO 110m. b. dolorr.d 10 Fobruary 1, 1900, 10
allow .Ia~ more timo 10 IIlabll.h .poelnc paramolora 10 guldo largo~ol dovolopmonl
within tho City.
Public d1aculllon wa. opened II 8:05 p.rn.
Thore wu nono.
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Publlo dllcuaalon WaI cloaod at 8:05 p,rn.
Coopor movod 10 dolor Z,891 5 and 80694310 Februtry " 1990. Hobort socondod.
Clllk .Iatod ho had roquostod InlormaUon showing how othor e1Uos havo rogulolod this
type 01 dovolopmonL Ho notod thaI this InlormaUlln .hould Ineludo nol only pllamotors
lor roadway., bul a1.0 lor aowor and ..pUc ayalom.. Ho .tatod his concom Is In part
basod on tho compo.'Uon 01 tho .011 In the county and grounclwalor pollution.
Hobort rolorrod 10 a commonl mad. by Mylos Bravorman al tho January 15, 1990,
Planning and Zoning Commlaslon InlormaJ mooUng roglldlng Incon.lslonl doclslons
mado by City .Ia~ regilding tho quo.Uon 01 tho roadway. Hobort IIkod II tho Publlo
Work. Dopartmonl could go ahoad and mako tho doelslon rogardlng tho roads. Moon
rOlpondod thaI a now policy Is bolng devolopod lor tho City rogardlng this type 01
dovalopmonl and II needs 10 bo a policy lormulalod among tho villous dopartmonts.
Sho nolod tho largo.lol devolopmonl policy was roconUy odoptod In tho Comprohonslvo
Plan and that tho application Irom Southgale Dovolopment Company has accoloralod
Ihe need 10 lormulato largo.lol dovolopmonl paramotors. Sho aald an airing olsovoral
dmeronl opinions Is nol unu.ual during the 10rmulaUon 01 a policy, bulln this caso tho
appllcaUon has made tho procOll moro publlo. Hobort askod who will mako tho final
doclslon In lormulatlng tho roadway paramotors. Moon rospondod aovoral dopartmenls
aro concornod with tho Issuo. Sho nolod thaI tho Publlo Work. Doportmonlls Involvod
bocauso or Its concorn with tho City Inlraslructuro. Sho Indlcatod tho Oopartmonl 01
Housing Inspoctlon Sorvlcos Is Involvod bocauso It will bo oxpoctod, In port, to
Implomonllho rogulatlons. Sho .tatod tho Planning Dopartmonlls Involvod 10 prosonl
tho Issuo In Iho porspoctlvo 01 how II olfocts tho ontlro community. Moon statod a
consonsus among tho dopartmonts on a policy I. prolorrod whon thaI policy Is
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forwllded 10 tho PlannIng and ZonIng Commission and tho City CouncU lor approval.
Sho remInded tho CommIssIon thaI II Is unusual to have a policy formulatod In
conjunc\Jon with a partfcular proposl\l.
In rosponso 10 a quosUon from Dlorka, Moon .Iatod thalli Southgato Oovolopmlnl
Company mol City standards, 1\ could procood with tho proposal. Moon stated thll tho
Johnson County Hoalth Oepartmenl will give guldanco with tho placomonl 01 .epUe
ayslorna. She nolod \halthe slorm sower Is IInkod 10 the roadway doslgn and thl.
Issuo musl also bo conaldorod.
The moUon carrlod 800.
2. ~. Publlo dlscusslen 01 an appllcaUon submlttod by Calnt..., Inc. lor prollmlnary
p!al approval of Fox Hollow SubdMslon, a 31~0~ 82.21 acro .Inglo'fam/ly rosldonUal
subdMslon locatod on Local Road, approxlmatoly 1.0 mllo OIst 01 Iowa City. (45-day
UmUaUon poriod: Janu8l)' 29, 1990).
In responso 10 a quosUon from Cook, Larry Schnlltjor statod tho dovolopor Is willing 10
exlond tho UrnltaUon poriod 10 Fobru8ty 1, 11190.
Moon rovlowod tho slall report datod JanullY 17, 1990, Slall recommendod doforra'
unUI Febru8ty 1, 1990, and approval upon tho rosoluUon or pial doncfor.cfos and
dlscropancfes.
'n rosponse 10 a quoaUon from Cooper, Moen stalod thaI Lol7 has eo fOOl 01 frontago
on F1oldmaslor Orlvll. Rold askod II any lots will acc... onlo Rochoslor Avonuo. Moon
respondod thaI no lots wfll ace... Rochestor Avonuo and thIs Is notod on tho pIaL
Rold askod 1111 Is accoptablo 10 havo stormwator now ovor tho road. Moon rospondod
1\ would bo prolorablo 10 have U now through I culvort.
Publle dIscussIon was opened at 8:27 p,m.
stalod thaI stormwator Irom tho northoasl portion 01
tho subdivision will flow through an oxlstlng cylvort undor tho road. In rOlponlo 10 a
quosUon Irom Cook, Schnlttjer saId an MMS onglneor had mol with tho City Englnoer
In rogard to the stormwater Issue and thoy discussed tho Idoa 01 putting ono or two
small slormwator basins In tho Moa 01 Lois 7 and 8. Olorks askod who will bo
responsible lor the malntonanco 01 tho stormwalor basIns. Schnlttjor respondod thai
this Is gonerally the responsibility ollho proporty ownors with 10ls Ihallncludo portions
of tho basIn.
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Socond Subdivision and resldonts 01 aroas north or Iho proposod Fox Hollow
Subdivision. He dlstrlbutod Information regarding tho soli composition wUhln tho
subdivision. Ho statod thaI soli typos havo ellocts on dovolopmont. Holland Indicated
Ihat potontlal problems with sopllc systoms aro a mal10r of public concorn. Ho polntod
oul aroas Ihal havo savoro IImllallons on tho use 01 sopllc sysloms In tho subdivision.
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Holland onJd tho soli typos also placo limitations on tho roadways. Ho Indlcatod that
thIs Issuo should bo addrossed bocauso or tho possibility 01 futuro malntonanco
rosponslblllUes on tho part 01 tho City.
Holland .ald tho Commission noods 10 addross how adequate the sopUc servlco will
bo In parte of tho subdMslon. He nolod thaI thoro had boon a reloronco mado .1 tho
Janu8ty Ill, 1990, PlannIng and Zoning Commission Inlormal mOlUng 10 .owago
problema In RIvor Holghll. He Indlcatod thaI the lopography 01 somo 01 tho loll will
I/mll drllnago opUon. and could rosult In s..page. In rosponso 10 a qUIIUon from
Cook, Holland slalod hIs InformaUon comos Irom a .011 Sludy 01 Johnson Counly thaI
Was Issuod In 1983, Ho exprossed concern with runorr Inlo the open ditch along tho
county road and lis capacity,
Holland oxproasod concern with tho dralnego In the northwesl cornor 01 tho subdMslon.
Ho notod Ihal the tract had beon roconloured 10 fac/lIlato dralnago by Its provlous
ownor wllh tho uso ollodoral funds. Ho Indlcatod thero could bo roslllc\lons on
dovolopmonl because 01 thlt. Ho qUIIUonod " thoro It enough room 10 place a basin
In the northwesl corner ollho subdMslon and exprossod concorn with an Incroasod
rato of runorr Into Ralston Creok.
Holland .Ialed thai tho nolghbora hovo concor"s regarding tholr domosUc waler
.upplle.. He saId thoro was also concorn thaI eastbound lIafflo will use Hank's Orlvo
10 reach tho Fox Hollow SubdMslon. Ho oxpressed concern aboul tho dovelopor's
altltudo II thelnlormal moetlng rogardlng hor porcapUon ol.uperlor roads and housIng
In the proposed subdivision,
Holland .Ialod thaI tho Commission nOlds 10 dec/do " tho aroa can bear 31 lols. Ho
askod them 10 consldor the soli quality, lIamc, and tho quality 01 tho area slnco It Is so
donsoly populalod. In responso 10 . quosUon from Heborl, Holland said the soli In
Potoraon'. Second SubdMslon Is .Imllar 10 soli In the Fox Hollow area In regard 10
roads, bul has loas 01 a soptlc 'Yslom ImpodlmonL
Hobort notod thaI lor ovory 101 devolopod In this subdivision, a unit 01 housing Is
oponod olsewhoro In the City. Ho slatod thIs can horp Iroo up less expenslvo housing.
Rold slatod thai tho roadway onllanco 10 Polorsen Second SubdMslon does nol
oncourago entry. In rosponse 10 a question Irom Cook, Holland staled his dala was
from tho U,S. Oopartmonl 01 Agrlculturo. Schnllljor slalod that rood construction Is a
problem throughout tho counly and tho IImllotlons on soli absorpllon aro actually loss
than 110 shown by the soli map.
Cook slatod thl. Itern would be doforrod until February 1, 1990, with a voto to bo lakon
on thai dalo unloss thoro Is a need lor othor deforral.
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Dlorka movad 10 dolor 9.8945 10 Fobruary I, 1990, Rold aocondod.
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Clarl< Incllcatod 10 tho dovolopor thaI ho would not oxpect tho ostabllshmont of
.landllfds for tho largo-lol dovolopmonllo occur quIckly. Ho slatod tho devolopor could
mool curronl City .landllfds or wall lor tho .Iandllfd. 10 bo oslabllshod.
Tho mot/on clrrlod 8-0.
3. ~,Publlc cII.cuaalon 01 an IppllcaUon .ubmlllod by Doan Oakos lor lInal pllt
Ipprovll 01 Scoll'. Second AddlUon, a lIvo~o~ 23.99 Icrl commorclal subdMslon
Ioealed In Johnson County In tho .0000000sl quadrant 01 the InloraocUon or U.S.
HIghway 218 and HIghway 1. (45-day Dmlll~on porlod: Febru8ty 12, 1990).
Moen rovlowod tho .11" report dalod Janu8ty 17, 1990. Sho remlndod tho CommIssIon
thll tho prollmin8ty pIal hid boon approvod by tho City Council In Odobor, 1989. Sian
rocommondod thlt tho ftnal pIal 01 Scoll'. Socond AddlUon bo approved aubjoct 10 final
Ipproval 01 logal documonls.
Public cIIlCUIIlon WI' oponod 1111:01 p,rn.
Thore wu nono.
Publlo d1.cUIIlon WI' cloud at 11:01 p.rn.
(Clllfk I.n alll:Ol p.m.)
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Coop.r movod 10 Ipprovo S.a947 Dub/oct 10 Ipproval 01.11 logal documonlll.
Hob.rt IIcondod.
In roaponso 10 a quo.Uon from Dlorks, Moen .Ialod that no wrlllon or vorbal commonts
Irom tho public had boon rocolved by sIan.
Th. motion carrlod 8-0,
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planl wosl 01 Dubuquo Slrool and north of 1-80 In Johnson County.
Moon revlowod I momorandum Irom Karin Franklin dalod January 11, 1990. Sho also
rovlowod I momorandum Irom Karln Franklin datod January 17, 1990, thaI addrossod
concorns oxprossod by tho Commission al lis January 15, 1990, Inlormar mooUng
rogardlng tho dlschllfDO 01 waslo.
In rosponso 10 I quosUon Irom Cook, Moon stolod thaI thoro mIght bo ono nolghbor
within I 1,000 rool rodlus or tho sUo. Sho notod thaI unanimous consont from Iho
nolghboro within tho 1,000 1001 rodlus oppoars to bo nocossory lor County approvol.
Rold askod thallho CommIssion's approclaUon bo forwordod to Franklin lor pursuing
answors 10 Iho Commission's concorns.
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Public d1.cuaalon w.. oponod II 8:08 p,m.
Thoro wu nono.
Public d1acuu/on wall cloaod al 8:08 p.m.
H.bert movod !hat a comm.nt 0' no oppo./tlon bo lorwlrdod 10 Iho Johnlon
County Board 0' Suporvllorl .ub/oct to tho IIlIIlact/on 01 tho county roqulro.
m.nlt, R.,d IOCOnd.d. Th. motion carrI.d 500.
~~. Rold requoslod IddlUonlllnformaUon roglldlng
the .011 compol/Uon lor p.lorlln Socond SubdM.1on and tho Fox Honow SubdMslon. Hobort
rocallod thaI tho Commlaslon had allowod a narrowor rOldway through Peloraon Socond
SubdM.lon and thaI the allgnm.nl 01 thaI roadway was doslgnod 10 Iccommodalo luIure
dlVolopmonl \0 the .uL Cook uktd thaI tho.. Iasu.. be monUonod al the noxt Informal
mOIling 10 'tell/lito pubUo awaronoaa 01 tho Commlaslon'lI concorna.
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DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 1990.4:00 P.M.
IOWA CITY PUBUC UBRARY . ROOM B
PAEU~m~ARY
SutjJCllO ~.PPloval
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Amort, Dows, Hauport, Nolson, Solborllng, Slnok
doVrfes, Naglo, Walors, Woll
Cain, Noll
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Chalrpor.on Amort callod tho mooUng to ordor II 4:06 p.m. Now mombor Jud;L'1 Do.....; WIlS
Inlloducod and wolcomod.
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Hauport moved, aecondod by Nelson, 10 Ipprovo tho mlnulos of the Decembor 11, 1989,
meeUng. lllo moUon passed unanimously by I IJ.O VOl".
Celn slatod thaI tho omcors aeIVo one yoar lonnl and notod that tho now lorm would bogln
wfth tho FebruD/Y mooUng. Amert openod tho noor lor nomlnaUons. Selborllng nominated
Naglo lor Chalrporson. Cain roportod thai Naglo's schedulo lorcos him 10 miss several
rneeUngs II the boglnnlng 01 oach yoar. Solborflng wfthdrow hor nomination on tho basis 01
thlslnfonnaUon.
Seiberling movod 10 nomlnato Nolson as Chalrpor.on and doVrlos as V1co,Chalrporson. Slnok
locondod. Slnek movod to coalO the nomlnaUon.. lllo motion passod unanimously by a 6.
o voto. Amort doclarod tho candidates eloctod unanimously.
Cain Indicated that a schodulo noodsto bo dotormlnod lor tho brochuro. Sho notod Ihat tho
Iowa City ~ publlshod a shortltom on the proposod brochuro and sho had also
rocoivod a lelophono call from a roporter lor the~. She saId thaI sho had slrossod
thol tho Commltteo's omphaals Is on providing Informotlon lor grarntl removal as a soIVlce to
proporty ownors, and the Commlttoo doos nol porcolve grarnU as a melor problom In Iowa City.
Cain Indicated that Amort wfll provldo asslslanco wfth tho graphics lor Iho brochuro. Cain
slalod sho wfll wrUo an Inlroductlon and odlt tho loxt as noodod.
Cain said sho will havo a draft avallablo for tho Commltteo 10 rovlow altho noxt Commlttoo
mooting, Amert askod for a copy 01 tho Grarntl Romoval Manual to asslsl with Idoas for Iho
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graphics. Sho Indlcatod aha Is loachlng a cour.. In PubllcaUon Grophlcs and Is planning on
having .tudonllln tho courlo aubmlt daslgns lor tho Commlltoo to revlow. Coin agroed 10
communJcoto with tho Downlown AssoefoUon rogardlng funding posslblllUes.
Solborllng .uggOSled working with tho Unlvor.lly 01 Iowa on the prolocl and 11Iossed that tho
Un/vorslty 01 Iowa It a pill 01 tho Iowa City oxporlenco. Slnok notod that thoro Is a problom
with paint on tho lIanslormors In tho downlown 1/01.
Cain roporlod thaI tho drall Includod In tho agonda packol had boon complied from InformAUon
Irom othor communJUea. Sho .Ialed tho nowchart was croatod to Ihow tho design rovlow
proco... Sho noled thai tho doslgn rovlow procm II proposed would be a funcUon 01 tho
Dopartmanl 01 Hauling & Inlpoctlon Sorvlces (HIS). Sho explalnod tho reason lor this Is
bocaulo tho proem II a part 01 tho pormll proem as prosontod on tho graph. Cain
Indlealod that thoro Is curronUy nol a .Iall parson In HIS 10 IOrvO this function. She atatod that
tho Dlroclor 01 HIS, Ooug Boothroy, askod Cain 10 emphaslzo thaI this proposal would be a
.tarnng rocommcndaUon.
CaIn .ald Boothroy had also luggestod some changosln the draft. Those Included that the
turnaround Umo lor .ubmlsslon 01 proposals 10 members should bo live working days, that
.Ignago bo Includod with prellmln8ty planl, thai a conlacl porson be Includod with nnal plans,
thai noxJbl1lly exlsl In tho rovfow procolI 10 allow lor minor rovfslons 10 bo made without
InIUaUng a now ORe rovfow, and thallonces and sCfoenlng lor dumpslora be shown on plans.
Cain .I.tod thaI KarIn Franklin had Indlcolod building noor plans could probably bo omUtod
.Inco tho rovfew would be 01 tho extorior and hod suggOlted coordlnaUng the rovlow procm
with tho LSRD and LSNRD proem whon applicable. CaI~ said tholO procOlSGS apply only
10 dovolopmonll over two acros or more In slzo, .0 thaI would nolllkoly be encounlored often
n OOslgn RovIow appllos )usllO the CB.l0 and CB.2 zonos.
Cain ukod tho Commlltoo 10 rovlow tho draft and 10 comparo It with tho procoduros usod by
tho Hlslorio ProsorvoUon Commission. Sho explalnod thai tho Hlslorlo PrOlorvaUon Commission '
rovfow proeeduro Includes consldoraUon 01 extorlor consl/Uctlon and roconsl/Uctlon vlslblo from
public righll-ol,way and Impacl on tho dlslrlcl and tho hlslorlcal Il/Uc\ure. Sho slalod Iho
proeodure It connoclod 10 allcraUonl that are regulatod by pormlts.
(Nolson loll al 4:32 p.m.)
Cain Indlcalod thai tho Hlslorlo ProsorvaUon Commlltoo submits a Certlflcate 01 Appropriateness
to HIS aftor a plan has boon rovfowod 10 show approval or any rocommonded changos In tho
plan. Sho Indlcalod thai tho decision can bo appealod 10 Ihe Clly Council. She statod that
the rovlow proeoduro was stallod by the Planning Dopartmont and thalli the DOIlgn Rovlew
procm II made Ilmilar 10 tho Hlstorlo Presorvallon procoss, tho Planning Dopartmont might
bo a moro logical departmonllo Itall the rovlow.
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S.lborUng .lItod thaI SoeUon 3(a) nood. 10 glvo 'podllcaUon. 10 lnauro thallt.oa wID nol bo
dlll\lgod. SInok lncblod thla .houId Indud. tho amounl 01 .paco a 1100 nood. 10 grow.
Cfin ..kid" SItltk WOIIId bt Ibl. 10 dIal! tho.. spodflcaUon., In roaponlO 10 a quoaUon
~om SIn.1e, CaIn aaJd thaI procoduto. would IppIy 10 III old.rfol roconslrucUon and now
conaltucUon In tho CB,IO and CIJ.2 zonoa, "tho CornmJnOl" prlVloua rocommondaUon. 81.
'CCOplod by tho CIty CouncIL
In IOSpotllt to a qu.sUon from Haupert, Cfin .lIlod the drall could bo am.ndod 10 lncIudo
palnUng. Haupert .lIlod ~ ahouId .pocltt thai ~ would IWt apply 10 pllnUng thllls a chango
liom whallt CutT.nlly on a .lrucIuro to provonl tho rovlow proco.. ~om applying 10 gonoral
malnlonanco. Caln .lId tho WOIIld rovlow tho HIalorfo PrasorvaUon regulaUana 101 how they
Iddt... palnUng.
Amort .ugg"lod thol CaIn bogln amondlng tho drill 10 .how paraJlollnlonUon and procoduros
bolwoon the Doalgn Rovlow proc," and tho Hlalorlo ProlorvaUon procOll, Amort and
S.lborllng both oxpl.llod a preloronc:o 10 hive the rovfow proco.s IIko placo In tho Planning
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Rovlow Co.~IlOO mOOIlng. Tho CommJnot egrood 10 mool on Fobru8ty 12, 1990.
Hauport ukod n tho CommlnOl.hould dlscourag. tho vendoro 110m using plasUc olltyroroam
pockeglng mat.rIal.. CIIn re.pondod thaI tho Commln" could .11011 tho Clty'l concorn with
the .nvfronm.nL .'
Hauport askod IIlurthOl rocommondaUons 110 noodod regarding tho nowspapOl vondors In tho
downlown .,... SolborUng .uggoalod exploring how Lo. Angol.. Implomontod tho Ilnglo
nowspapor dlsp.naor.. CaIn olalod that tho City Counefl had dlscusaod this problom. Sho
.aJd .ho WOIIld chock on tho 'latuo 0' this Issuo.
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unanimously.
Mlnutoa lubmlnod by Mary Jo Noll.
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IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 27, 1909
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Harold WonbroMor, Jaaon Chon, Ray Halno., Torry powon, Rolallo
Rood, Chla.Hslng Lu, Dorothy PAul, Haywood Bono, Fred Mimi
Nono
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
AIIco Harrl., Dalo Holling
Nono.
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Pal Horrlng, Johnlon Counly AIDS CoallUon; Unda Yannoy, Co,Chalr, Iowa Gay and Lesbian
Pol/Ucal Caucus; Inga Bumbary,Langston, ExocuUvo Dlroclor, Iowa CMI RIghts Commission.
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The mooUnG was callod 10 ordor by Chalrporson WOllbronnor, tho noxl Commission mooUng
II schodulod lor Monday, January 22, 1990, at 7:00 p.m. In tho Sonlor Contor Clasaroom. A
moUon wu mado 10 approvo mlnul.. ror Oclobor 23, 1989. MoUon was socondod and
carrlod.
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Harris roporlod thoro aro ton casosln logal which Suoppol hop.. to havo dono by tho ond of
tho yoar. Rood made a moUon Ihat Amy Couch, AdmlnlslraUvo Law Judgo for tho Slato of
Iowa Doparlmonl or Inspocllon and Appoals, bo soloclod as Iho hoarlng olficor for lho publlo
hoarlng In tho housing dlscrlmlnallon caso. Wollbronnor socondod lho moUon. Tho mollon
was carrlod. David Brown Is roprosonUng tho Complainant and will coordlnato tho schodullng
of tho hoarlng, Holling slal~d Iho olhor two hoarlngs pondlng schodullng will dopond on tho
avallablllly oflogal staff. Ho said April, Mayor Juno would bo dalos sol for thoso hoarlngs.
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Novombor 27, 1989
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Rood prOlonlod I copy of I lottor 10 the odllor concornlng a HaBowoon Incldonl which
occurred In which a black dummy was hung from I 1100. Tho wrltor lound Iht Inckfonl
offonslvo and look actfon 10 remody tho .llu.Uon. Sho hid canod the Police Dopartmonl bul
got no rOlulla. Chon and Paul both .uggoalod thai tho Commlulon wrlle llettor 10 tho edllor
to commond tho Ictfona takon, Tho conaonaus WI' HanIa will draft .uch a lottor, Mlm.
auggOlled th.1 porhapa aenalIMty lIa1nlng may be provldod 10 tho PoUco OOpatlmlnL
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Harris roported tho awards broakfasl attondance lotalod 94. Tho vldeolapo will be .hown al
tho noxt mooUng. H4InOl prea.ntod the tape on fair housing by .ttorney Awry Friedman 10
tho IIbr8ty.
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Inoa Bumb8ty,Langston Ialkod aboul blas.moUvalod crimes In Iowa. Sho .taled thai stallsUcs
ahow al 10111 57 auch crlmOl ovor tho yoara from 1984 through 1987, Sho apeculated thaI
thoro has beon an Incroase. Sho .Iatod Iowa dooan'l havo mandatory crlmo roportlng: Sho
cllod Dubuque'a reconllncldonll as bringing .uch crlmOl 10 tho 10refronL Somo 01 tho
reasona she gIve lor auch crimes being porptllalod Includo tho lact thai pooplo can' deal with
dlvoralty, A1ao the domographlo lIenda may wry welllnsUlllolI and polO as a Uvoal when
pooplo lie lacod with peoplo of color. Also .he cited acapogolUng and tho noed lot power
as other explanaUon.. Sho gave .uggoaUons u 10 how 10 roapond \0 auch atmoa, Sho
atalod II noed. a community offort. She cltod a Dubuquo rally In which 300 .howod up end
slated thalauch acts wore unwolcome In tho community. CoallUona end taskforcea are bolng
formed. Govornor Branstad has alartod an offlclallukforce, Somo 01 tho goals OItablIshod
aro thaI tho Iowa Departmonl 01 PublIo Saloty will maintain .laUaUes, oalabllshlng a mulU.
cultural educaUonal ayatem, publlo hearings and lown mooUnga will be hold In tho aprlng, end
a publIo oducaUon campaign end modla blitz. A1.0 10glslaUon nooda 10 bo .1I0nothonod and
amendod 10 allow lor punlahmonl oflndMduaJ porpellalora. Documonlod .taUsUes 110 also
noeded. A1100uI cooporaUon noeds 10 Involve alllovols 01 tho community, Including the mayor
and law enforcemonl enUUoa. Also another viable Idoa would be oalabllahlng a vlcUm nolWOrk
which would help 10 rocomponse the victims lor the aufforlng thoy ondurod.
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The mooUng was adJournod.
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