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Informal Council Sosslon
Fobruary 5, 1900
Informal Council Session: February 5, 1990, Informal Council SoSSlon, 7'20 p,m, In tho Council
Chambora, Mayor John McDonald proslding,
Councllmombors Present: Horowitz, Ambrlsco, McDonald, I.4rson, Novick, Kubby. Courtnoy
(8:15p,m,),
Slallmombors Prosenl: AtkIns. Helling, Kat!, Gonlry, Ponnoy. Mansnold,
TaDe,rocordqcj: RoolllO-I4, Sldo 2, 259-1; ReolllO-l9, Sldos 1&2, All; RoolllO-2O, Sldo I, ,.
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PLANNI~G & ZONING MATTERS:
RoolllO-l4, Sldo 2
A. PUBUC HEABING FOR FEBRUARY 20, 1990, ON AN O~Plt:lANCE A"l~~DING THE
ZQ,NING ORDI~ANCE BY CHANQING WE USE REG]LATlONS WITH CONQIDQNS FOR
A 7500 SQUARE FOOT TRACT 9F LA~D LOCA1ED AT 1041 LOWER MUSCATlt:l~
Schmolsor oxplalned that duo to tho oxtornallnnuencos on tho proporly, tho slall and
Planning & Zoning Commission hsvo rocommendod thai tho proporly bo conslderod for
rezoning to CO.l, Office Zone, lor an offico usa provided that the building be
81chllecturolly In keoplng wlth the residences In the 81oa, Schmeiser nolod Council
rocolved a letter Irom the appllc:anl explaining his proposal as woll as an archllectural
drawlng 01 the proposed building, Horowltz Inqulrod about the location 01 tho proposed
building as II rolatos to Lower Muscatlne Road and DoForost. Schmolser rolorrod to the
archllectural drawing and Italed that tho building lacos Lower Muscatlno Road and tho
ond 01 tho building would laco DoForest. Horowltz Inquired aboul lenclng, Schmeiser
staled tho applicant proposes to put In a tight planting Icreen 01 pyramidal arbor vitae
along tho rear proporly IIno and tho building IIlell would not contain wlndows as to
prolect the privacy of adjacent properly ownerl, Schmeiser Ilaled the Iront yard along
DeForest would consist 01 an Informal planting 01 bushes and landscaping, Larson
asked why the Planning & Zoning Commission did nol consider tho properly for luSI
residential zonIng, Schmolser Itated Itall conslderod II a Iransltlonal uso that would
mako uso 01 tho vacanllot, bul also add a posltlvo addlllon 10 tho neighborhood, In
responso 10 CouncllmombelS' concerns about tho drlvoway, Schmolser Itated tho
driveway as proposad would accoss onlo Lowor Muscatlno Road, nol DeForesl Slroet.
Schmeiser oxplalned thaI accoss Is permlttod 10 ellher stroet bocauso tho 101 Is an
existing lot.
Input was rocolved Irom Don Herbort, Planning & Zoning Commission mombor, Don
Horbert stated thai the Planning & Zoning Commission did lalk aboul whethor Ihe
properly could be made Inlo a duplex to continuo the rosldentlel aspect. He slaled pert
01 the problem wllh the properly Is the number 01 square feel In tho lot and thallho
property Is awfully small, Horowitz omphaslzed that tho property Is part of a
neighborhood setting and nol a situation whore It Is a commercial neighborhood,
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Horowitz consldorod tho uso oncroochlng on 0 v1ablo lowor mlddlo soclo,oconomlc
mlxluro 01 nolghborhoods. Horowitz omphaslzod to koop tho nolghbOrhood v1oblo Is
Imporlant. McDonald statod ho will ask Tom ScolI, Choir 01 tho Plonnlng & Zoning
Commission, to allond tho public hoarlng.
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l'\JBLlC ~~ING FOR FEBRUARY 20. 1990. ON AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE
~UW SANTE FE DRIVE TO SANTA FE DRIVE,
Schmolsor oxplalnod this Is to SOl a publiC hoarlng 10 chango tho spoiling 01 Santo Fo
10 Santa Fo. Schmolsor oxplalnod tho namo was mlsspollod by tho subdlvldor In tho
original pial and to chango tho spoiling of tho nama roqulros Iho approval 01 on
ordlnanco by tho City Council, Gontry notod Council noods 10 chango tho plot.
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QRDINANCE AMENOlNG THE ZONING 0801~ANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
~~~.~.~T!.~~S OF CERTAIN P80PERTlES lQCbI~O AT 1014 At-lO 1016 HUOSON
~~ ~yM RS,8 TO CO.2 IKonnolh Ranshawl,
Schmolsor oxplalnod the statl and Planning & Zoning Commission rocommondod agolnsl
rozonlng tho proporty. Howovor, bOlh Indlcatod thaI In tho futuro II would bo
approprlato to condlllonally rozono Iho 101 at 1018 Hudson Avonuo 10 a commorclal
zono II: 1) Iho slnglo.famlly rosldonllal dwolllng south 01 this proporty woro also
Includod In tho zoning chango, and 2) Ihat accoss Irom Hudson Avonuo to
Scandinavian IntorlorsN/ostorn World/Paul's commorctal complox woro rostrlctod.
Schmolsor romlndod Council thalli Council approvos Iho roquosl. Council's pollclos
would nocossltato a lolnt mooting wilh tho Planning & Zoning Commission.
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POUlEVAAO FAOM AS.12 TO A~.
Schmolsor notod Ihalthls Is 10 placo an oxlstlng dovolopmontlnlo a conforming slalus.
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Schmolsor alatod an additional Issuo should bo consldorod, Schmolsor askod what
happons II parsons within Tracts 2 or 3 obloct 10 tho rozonlng and It conslllutos 20
porconl 01 tho aroa 01 Tracts 2 or 3. Doos It thon roqulro an oxtraordlnary voto 01 Iho
Council to approvo Tracts 2 and 3 II bolh Tracts 2 and 3 are Includod togothor as ono
parcol. Schmolsor statod that thoro could bo two ordlnancos droltod, ono for Tracl 2
and ono lor Trocl 3, Gontry statod tho Stato Codo do~s addross Iho ownors 01 20
porcont or mora 01 tho aroa of tho 10lS Includod In tho proposod chango or ropool.
Gonlry stalod os 0 mottor of lolrnoss, to pormll protoslors 10 fIIo tholr protost undor
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Slato law and City law, 1110 tracts should bo doall wllI1 soparaloly, Gontry nolod Ihal
hor rovlow of Sloto and local laws shows that Lylo Soydol's prolost was nol a valid
protosl sufficlont to challongo 1110 rozonlng ot his and his wllo's proporty In Tracl 3,
Gontry proposod II1roo opllons: 1) start ovor . sol public hoarlng undor Chaptor 414
10 consldor 1110 vorslon 01 1110 ordlnanco prosontly In Iront 01 Council to downzono
Tracll 2 and 3 to RS.5; 2) to procood on courso; or 3) rotor 1110 onUro mllnor to tho
Planning & Zoning Commission lor consldoraUon. Gontry notod lI1at Council sUII has
1110 opllon of consldoring tho downzonlng 01 Tracll 2 and 3 separatoly. Schmolser
notod Ihat II an oxtraordlnary majority voto Is roqulrod and two Councllmombera vOlod
agalnst tho downzonlng, bolh Tracll 2 and 3 would remain tho samo as prosontly
zonod, Schmolsor stalod thai II tho Council soparatod tho tracts for consldorallon, tho
ob/octlons would only apply to Tract 3, not Tract 2, so Council COuld thon downzone
tho church proporty by a slmplo majority volo. Stall and Councllmombors dlscussod
consldarallon 01 Tracts 2 and 3. McDonald askod what happons 10 tho ploco 01 land
conllguous to the church. Schmolsor slatod It Is currontly Includod with Tract 2 and so
II Is bolng consldored In II1ls ordlnanco lor downzonlng. McDonald stalod that
according to tho ptOporty ownor lor that proporty, ho was not nollRod unlll tOday 01 tho,
downzonlng. McDonald roquostod Gtall to chock Into the roasons why tho proporty
ownor was not nollRod, Schmolsor stalod tho only roqulromont by law Is that thoro bo
a nollco In tho paper 01 gonoral clrculallon 01 tho proposod rozonlng.
McDonald notod a majority 01 Council agroos to consldor Tracts 2 and 3 logolhor.
Gontry roltoralod tho Council's doclslon to sot a public hoarlng on tho proposal to
downzono Tracts 2 and 3 trom RS.S to RS.5 and Council will dofor consldorallon ollho
socond roadlng 01 tho original ordlnanco,
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REGULATIONS QF A .fQ,RTION OF PROPERTY, GENEfM~L Y BOU~DED BY FOSi~~
~UBUQUUTREET TO TIiE EAST. THE IOWA RIVER TO
~. AND ALSO I~QIJ.!PING P80PERTY WEST OF AN UNN~MED STRE~
PElVl'~eN TAFT S~EE.DWAY AND FOSTER RO~D. FROM RS,S TO RS.5 IPonlnsUiq
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Gontry nolod Council will dofor acllon on this Itom.
G. ORDINANGE TO VACAtE THE UNNAMED STReET LOCATED BE1jVgEN FOSTER ROAD
AtiD 1]FT Se~EDWAY. WEST OF Q,UBUaUE STREET IPonlnsula Aroal.
Gonlry notod that Council can lako action bocauso It Is conllngont upon tho subdivision
proposal 01 Idyllwlld.
H, BESOLUTION APPROVING II:fE ~I~AL PLAT OF SCOTT'S SECOND ADDITION OF
JOHNSO~ COUNTY. IOWA. IS'09471
Schmolsor oxplalnod this Is tho subdivision of an aroa proposod for a truck stop,
Gonlry nolod that legal papors havo boon Rnallzod, Kubby Inqulrod aboul tho
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1nl0lloctJon 01 tho 111001. Schmolsol IIOlod thai consldoratlon will bo glYon 10 tho
cornol bolng widonod oul.
I, ~ECOMME~DAT]O~ O~ THE PLAN~INQ & ZONING COMMISSION Q~ A CONDmONA~
~MIT ~9R TEMPOIl6B1READY,MIX PLANT NORTH OF 1-80 AND WE~ OF
PUBUQUE STBEET. ICU-69031
SchmollOI 1IIIod tho Plonnlno & Zoning Commission rocommondod thaI City Council
100000d I commonl 01 no objoctlon 10 I loquoIl to OItobllsh a COndlUonAl uso pOlml1
lor I tomparity 10ldyof1llx plant north 011.00 and wolI 01 Oubuquo Strool Schmolsol
Itatod thllll lubloct 10 compllanco with County Ilandards which 1) addlolS tho oulfiow
to tho Iowa R1v0l, and 2) noUficatlon 10 pollonl within 1,000 tool 01 tho propolOd planl.
Lallon alkod whallomparity moans, SchmolsOl ltalod tho uso would bo valid until
Docombol 01 thll YOI', tho Umo nocollary ~Ol tho widonlng 01 HlghwlY 1 North,
Schmol.OI Itatod thai lItho lomparity lOadyof1llx planl woro noodod 101 consltucUon 01
a brldgo IcrOIl tho Iowa RIvOI InOlth11 Umo. anethOI condlUonal uso pOlmlt would bo
noodod 101 tho btldgo consltucUon. Kubby askod whon tho County will glYo approval.
Schmolsol Itotod tho County Zoning Commission Is schodulod 10 con.ldol It on
Fobruary 12.
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McDonald nolod CounclllOcolvod Margo Ponnoy'l Fobruary I. 1090. momorandum log aIding
Iowa City/Johnson County RoplGlontallves' Commlltoo IOcommondatlons 101 FY91 humon
10MCO agoncy funding,
Margo Ponnoy oxplalnod thai a SOlles 01 hoarlng. and mooting. Including 10plolOnlatlvos Irom
tho City, County, and Unltod Way woro hold and IOcommondatlon. woro mado 101 human
SOMCO agoncy lundlng, Slaff and Councllmombors dl.cullod thOIO IOcommondatlon..
CRISIS CENTER, Kubby notod thai tho C,I.ls ContOlls .tatod 10 holp with omorgoncy noods
such as shohol, Kubby a.kod litho CII.ls ConlOl makos lolo/lals to tho Emorgoncy Hou.lng
Plolocl. ponnoy oxplalnod most rolorlals 101 IhollOl alO modo to tho Emolgoncy Housing
Ploloct, but othollolollal. Involvod Rod CIOII, Salvation AImy, and motol..
MAYOR'S YOUTH, Kubby nolod tho ealary 101 tho Dlloctol ot Mayol's Youth Is within tho
suggo.tod lango. yot a 16% IncloalO In that salary was proposod. Kubby askod 101
justification 101 that Incroa.o, ponnoy oxplalnod that McElroY'1 agoncy has locontly socurod
a malol additional grant which will bring additional lundlng to Mayol's Youth and Incroaso
McElloy's lovol 01 responsibility, ponnoy nOlod thai gIant I. part 01 a sox oqulty granl.
UNITED ACTION FOR YOUTH, Kubby Inqulrod about tho 43% Incloaso 101 tho cosl 01
admlnl.tlatlon. ponnoy oxplalnod eomo ot thallncroaso Is a chango In accounting procoduros.
Horowitz askod what othol lowns alo conlactod by UAY wllh rogald to lundlng. ponnoy
oxplalnod UAY has apploachod othol town councils. Ponnoy slatod sho can oblaln a IIs1 from
Jim Swaim logardlng which lowns havo boon contactod,
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EMERGENCY HOUSING PROJECT. Kubby askod II tho proposod $1,800 II oAlmOlkod lor
somothlng spoclnc In tho budgol ponnoy slalod thaI monoy lor gonoraJ opotaUans. Ponnoy
oxplalnod thaI whoro thoso partlculAl dollAls would bo spanl will bo olfoctod by whothor tho
City Is succossfulln tho curronlsubmlsslon lor Emorgoncy Sholtot Granlfundlng. McDonald
askod II Councllls In agroomonllo fund tho Emorgoncy Housing Program, McDonald ralsod
concorns about tho program, ponnoy IlIlod thaI nol onough was dona InlUally 10 ldonUIy lor
tho Ecumonlcal Councll whal thoy woro roally commllUng thomsolvos 10 nnanclally.
I.CARE, Larson askod CouncllmombolS 10 consldor funding I.CARE'I r&quoll Lorlon
omphaslzod thall.CARE II an agoney thalli oIOMng pooplo dlroctJy, McDonald nolod thol
oach Councllmombor hal agonelol thaI thoy 1001 strongly about Horowitz nolod thaI tho
rocommondaUonl lor AJd.lo-Agonclos AlO prlmAll1y lor provonlaUon. Horowitz nolod thol sho
would Incroaso lundlng 10 MECCA and agrood 10 fund I,CARE,
Councllmomborl dlscuslod funding AJd.lo.Agonclol, Kubby slalod sho would supportlundlng
I.CARE, Horowitz slalod thaI Iowa City/Johnson County'l domogrlphlc promo hal changod;
thoro II an IncreasOO numbor 01 psycho.social probloml rathor than pathological probloms.
Novick askod II thln~1 bolng dono by I.cARE could allO bo dona by tho Crllll Conlor or
Hosplco. Larlon 111100 ',CARE doos sovoralthlngl no othor egoney doo" Horowitz askad
If tho Incroasod rOClUllrnont lor volunloors lItho Crlsll Conlor could lako on tho buddy a,poct
01 tho I.CARE program, ponnoy slllod thaI tho ISluo olaoMcos thall.CARE provldoa and who
olso could do thoso aaMcoa has boon dlacuasod oxlonllvoly; II anothor agoney woro 10
provldo tho aOMcos, It would nood addlUonal funding 10 do ao, Novick Inqulrod aboullho
Incroalo 01 funding lor tho Nolghborhood Conlorl, Eldolly SOMCO' Agoney, HACAP and Rod
Croll,
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. ponnoy oxplalnod thaI thll agoney 'a now oporallng two
nolghborhood conlora and tho Broadway Stroot Nolghborhood Conlor will bo In lull oporallon
for FY91.
HACAP. ponnoy oxplalnod HACAP ha. alroady rocolvod approval Irom Council lor CDBG
lundlng.lo In.llluto I trlnslUonl1 housing progrom Ind aomo ollho proposod lundlng Incroaso
would allo IUpport tho tranllllonal housing oporallonl, Ponnoy nolod tho agoney II running
o transitional hou.lng program In Unn County, ponnoy omphaslzod Ihallranslllonal housing
ha, polonllallor poslllvo Impact on lovoroly troublod lamlllo.. ponnoy nolod that curronlly IhO
agoney Is having dlmcultlos wllh slow rospon.o. Irom HUD.
ELDERLY SERVICES AGENCY, ponnoy oxplalnod Iho Eldorly SOMCO' Agoney I. running a
ca.o managomont program lor oldorly porson. who aro lovoroly al risk. Tho program Involvo.
ovory agoney Ihat Is working with a particular cllonl. Novick askod whallho lund. would bo
usod lor, Horowitz ox pial nod monoy would bo oblalnod lor managomonl 01 Iho program,
Kubby nolod It I. a way of ollmlnallng dupllcallon OISOMCOS.
RED CROSS, ponnoy nolod Rod Cross Is an agoney wllhoul an adoqualo lundlng baso,
McDonald nolod that up until a low yoars ago, Rod Cross did not rocolvo funding from Iowa
City, Councllmombors dlscullod Rod Cross. Courtnoy askod If monay goos 10 tho nallonal
organlzallon. Ponnoy oxplalnod soma ollho monoy Rod Cross colloclS locally gODS to tho
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National Rod Cross for dlsaslor asslslanco, Kubby nolod thoro aro locally tralnod Rod Cross
voluntoors who assist wllh dlsaslor rollof. Larson nolod Ills dltllcult to pick and chooso what
funding Is approprlalo for which agonclos, Larson roquostod Councllmomberl to fund I.CARE',
roquost.
Larson askod why 9 01 the 12 agoncy budgot proposals prosontod by the City Managor woro
dINoronl from tho Commlttoo rocommondatlons, Atkins oxplalnod that his budgol proposal
ropresonts an approxlmato 5% across.tho.boatd adjustmontlor all curront agoncfos, ponnoy
oxplalned that In tho his lory 01 funding human service agonclos. aCloss.tho.boatd porcontoge
Incroases havo boon avoldod bocouse thera are agonclos In groalor nood Irom YOat.to.yoar,
Atkins oxplalnod ho lust took a lump sum amounl 01 monoy and applied II aCloss.tho,boOld
lor budgotary purposos, Pennoy also statOO that thoro Is a conslstont thome of nol playing
oN tho nood of one agoncy vorvus another, Ponnoy emphaslzoo tho Importanco 01 trying to
belanco tho funding carofully,
Horowitz asked If tho Crisis Contor lust rocolvod a grant from Gannoll for sulcldo provontlon,
ponnoy statod yos, and thaI grant Is not roftoctod In tho prosonlOO budgot. ponnoy oxplalnod
thai grant Is a separeto amount of monoy to be usod to hlro a staN porson for one yoar to gel
a program up and running, The program will thon be sustained by voluntoors undor tho
direction of the currenl staN,
Councllmombors and siaN discussed the Ald.to.Agoncles budgol rocommondatlons. Courtnoy
Inquired aboul the Emorgoncy Housing Projoct. Courtnoy stalod II would bo a chango 01
policy " Council startod adding now agonclos, Horowitz statod thO City should look whoro
Johnson County and Iowa City are changing In domographlcs, Courtnoy stalod that to add
agonclos, Council would thon nood to cut back on somo 01 tho oxlstlng agonclos or alart
spending a largor porconlage 01 proporty tl\)( monlos, Horowitz stalod that tho roquost could
be revlewod and aupported In torms 01 whethor or nol tho agoncy's prior roason lor bolng Is
stili valid, Horowitz also nolod that sho doos not fool tho ratlonalo lor MECCA's funding
amounlls va:Jd, McDonald stotod thaI provlous discussions havo boon hold rogradlng tho rolo
01 the County and City In aroes of soclalsorvlcos and a school 01 thought oxlslsthat lundlng
social aorvlco agonclos should bo tho rolo of County govornmonl,
Council agroed to tho Commlttoo'a funding rocommondatlons as oulllnod oxcopt to soparaloly
discuss tho funding of tho Emorgoncy Housing ProJoct and I.CARE, Counclllnlormally agrood
to not fund tho Emorgoncy Housing Projocl's roquost for $1 ,BOO. McDonald auggostod thaI
a mooting be hold with mombors 01 the Ecumonlcal Council 10 discuss thai proloct. A majority
of Council agrood to allocato $2,000 to I,CARE.
Atkins aummarlzod that tho Emorgoncy Housing Projoct $1 ,800 roquost was dololod and $2,000
to I.CARE addod to tho Commlttoo's rocommondatlon with tolal Ald.lo.Agonclos lundlng
oqualllng $239,850. McDonald notod his thanks to Margo Ponnoy for hor work on tho bud got.
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1. Kubby Inqulrod aboul tho rosolutlon proparod by John Mooro Includod In tho 212
Inlormatlon packot, Aikins prosonlod background Inlormatlon aboul tho situation.
Council agroed nollo lako any action on tho rosolutlon.
2. Horowitz roquosled slall Invostlgalo stroolllghtlng locatod botwoon Walorfront Drlvo and
tho driveway Irom Hy.Voo on Hollywood Boulovard. Atkins slatod slall will rospond.
3, Horowitz Inqulrod about tho stop sign boloro tho railroad crossing localod bohlnd tho
Hollywood Boulovard Hy.Voo, Atkins slated thai tho stop sign Is probably sot back
bocauso 01 corlaln rlght-of.woy rosponslbllltlos Irom tho railroad. Atkins slatod ho will
chock on that.
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Aikins slalod budgot mootlngs aro schodulod lor Fobruary 15, 5:30 p,m. and Fobruary 17.8:00
a,m.
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Atkins noled Councllmombors rocolvod his Jonuary 26th momorandum rogardlng Funding of
Dano Condomnatlon Appoal Sottlomont. Atkins slatod tho Alrporl Commission was not happy
about tho handling 01 tho Dano condomnatlon paymont and has askod Gontry to do a logal
opinion, Gonlly stotod thoro noods to bo 0 mooting with tho Alrporl Commission 10 try to
flguro out how to pay lor tho Commlsslon'a actMtloo, Councllmombors and stall dlscussod
tho $140,000 Dano condomnatlon as It rolatos to tho uso of alrporl monlos, Gontry notod that
tho Alrporl Commission would havo prolorrod tho City Council 10 approach tholr Commission
lor authorization to uso tho $140,000, McDonald slatod ho would contact tho Alrporl
Commission,
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Atkins askod Councllmombors If tho yard waslo program should bo paid lor through a flalloo
or a propald bag, A majority 01 Council agrood to uso tho propald bag program, Atkins
oxplalnod tho City will go out and purchaso bags In quantity, and persons can fill bags with
yard wasto and the City will pick Iho bags up. In responso to Novtck, Atkins statod tho DNR
has nol officially do fined what yard wasto Is. Atkins statod ho dofinos yard wasto as grass
clippings, lwfgs, and anything 01 organic yard wasto gonoratod nalurally. Horowitz askod II tho
loal scoopor will sllll bo usod, Atkins statod Iho City will continuo to colloct loavos. Atkins
statod thai ho will atlll nood to work on Iho bidding and socurlng 01 bags and dlslrlbutlon
syatom. Atkins slatod Iho City will malnlaln tho avorago housohold rofuso plck.up foo lor
approxlmatoly $5.50 II Council choosos to uso tho yard waslo program, Councllmombors and
atall dlscussod tho nat ralo 100 vorsus tho propald bag program. Courtnoy Inqulrod aboul
oqulpmonl purchasos. Atkins slatod a wlndrowor Is Intondod to glvo a thorough turning allho
landfill, Iho program l'Iill ullllzo two usod Irucks, and thoro Is not a hoa'<Y Inveslmontln capllal
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othor than tho windtowor and Ihroddor, Atkins Ilalod thallho windrowor and Ihroddor can
bo bid out 10 100 wllallho m4lkolll,
McDonald nalod lhllllll oxocutlvo IOIllon It Ichodulod al 7:00 p.m., Fobluary 6, 1990.
Tho mooUng wu adjoumod al 0:40 p,m.
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F obrul/Y \5, 1 090
Council Budaol Sonlon: Fobruary 15. \090,5:40 p m, In tho Council Chomboll, Mayor John
McDonald pro siding,
Councllmombora Prosont: McDonald. Ambrlsco, Courtnoy. Kubby, Novick, Horowitz. Larson
(8:25 p.m,l,
Slallmombora P.1wnI: AllIlnl, Mansnold, Katr, I<lmbla, Honing. Shallor. Craig. Smith,
TaDo.rocordod: Rooll)().20, Sldo " 269.END, Sldo 2, All; Rool o()'23, Sldos I &2 All; Rool 90.
21, Sldos 1&2. All.
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Atkins oxplalnod CounCil rocolvod Asst City Mgr. Holllng'l Fobruary 91h momo rogordlng
dodlcalod accoss channols,
Kubby Inqulrod about tho Iowa City Public Ubrary's programming and tho Inloractlvo
programming, Holling oxplalnod thai thO library Information IOrvlco Is a kind 01 oncyclopodla
type service and the InleraCllve spoctaJlSlls a person whose responsibility Is 10 program tho
Intoractlon Iystom on Channol 29, Channel 29 has a IIsl 01 City govornmonttypo Informallon
avallsble thai can bo accossod by tho vlowor by lolophono and tho Inloractlvo spoclallslls 10
oxpand upon tho dalabaso and to furthor dovolop tho wholo syslom, In rOlpooso 10 Novick,
Holling oxplalnod tho agroomont botwoon PAN and tho Public Ubrory wllh rospoct 10 usa 01
tho facility altho library lor a community program conlor, Holling oxplalnod PAN wUl oporolo
Indopondontly, nol as part 01 tho library oporallons, Holling oxplalnod thatlho Council agrood
10 fund tho original bond Issuo lor tho now library with lho undolllandlng tho Community
Programming Conlor would bo a part 01 tho operation, Ho oxplalnod tho notion 01 having a
privalo non.profit organization program tho public accoss channol, Tho library II Invoivod In
programming lis own accoss channol, Kubby Inquired about tho rosponslbllltlos 01 tho
Intoractivo Ipoclallsl. Holling said Ihoso rosponslbllltlos Includo oxpandlng Iho Information
dalabaso, Shallor explalnod, as an example, putting tho tow IIsl on tho Inloracllvo systom,
Horowitz askod II Ills posslblo through tho Inloractlvo accoss 10 acCOls Into tho library's
oncyclopodla typo Informallon. Shatlor oxplalnod Ihoso systoms aro curronlly OXCluslvo,
Horowitz askod II oqulpmonl oxlsts 10 translor whaltho library doos Inlo tho Information systom,
Shallor slalod soltwara and hardwaro would bo noedod. Horowitz ralsod concorns aboul not
knowing whoro tho library Is going In tho futuro with tholr channol. Horowitz suggostod that
PAN could bo tho City's publlo channol corporallon and COuld contract wllh PAN lor SOMCOS
lor tho Ubrary, Sonlor Contor, otc, HOlling oxplalnod tho Inloractlvo aystom usos a dllloronl
kind 01 databaso comparod to Information avallablo altho library. Susan Craig, Assistant
Ubrary Dlroctor, oxplalnod tho Ubrary's channolls moro dodlcalod 10 programming and II would
bo dlfllcultlO provldo both an Information function and programming on one channol. Novick
suggoslod that organizations such as Iho Sonlor Conlor contacl Public Accoss N to got
programs to pod, Tom Golman, Iowa City Public Ubrary Board of Trusloos. notod thai tho
library Information Is not glvon oul ovor Iho tolovlslon. but glvon out ovorlho tolophono, Drow
Shallor commonlod thai Bob Hardy. tho producllon coordlnalor, works wllh Susan Rogusky of
tho Sonlor Conlor slall 10 vldootapo Son lor Conlor programs and workshops, Novick askod
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why tho Sonlor Contor wants to sot up tholt own oqulpmont. Honing oxplalnOO tho City
currontly hu a IImltod amount 01 equlpmont. Holling oxplalnOO thoro Is onough uso In tho
community to MCOlSltato duplication 01 oqulpmonl. bul ho would aeMso thai equlpmonl and
facllltloa not bo avallablo 10 tho gonoral public, CouncUmombors dlscussod PAWs uso 01 tho
library laclllty,
Councllmombors dlscussod tho cablo tolovlslon lIanehlso 100, McDonald nolOO tho application
01 tho Iranchlso 100 rovonuo Is up 10 tho dlscrollon 01 tho City Council. Kubby stalod aho
supports lundlng tho lull,tlmo In!oroctlvo spoelallst position. Horowttz slalod a long.rango look
al whoro tho City Is going Is noodod. Atkins luggostod Council mako 1\ a mandoto 10 tho
NPO. Holling statOO a discussion Is noOOod with tho library rogOldlng luluro plans In
programming. Horowttz statod tho School District should also bo contactod rogardlng tholr uso
01 tho public aeeoss channols,
IOWA CITY PUB~19 LIBRARY. PAGE 178:
Council dlstrlbutod coplos 01 Eggors' momo rogardlng dotalls 01 tho Ubrary Board's rovlsod
proposal for FY91. Tom Golman oxplalnod tho Ubrary Initially roquostod an additional 3.75
omployoos and camo back with a rovlsod proposal for two full.tlmo omployoos this YOOl and
1.75 omployoos tho lollowtng YOOl. Golman notod tho Ubrary also roducod othor budgot
roquosts, Susan Craig rovlowod budgot requosts as outllnod In tho momo. Horowttz askod
II tho Ubrary purchuos a computor, are othor IIbrOlloa In tho aroa contactod, Craig oxplalnod
tho Public Ubrary rocolvos an oducatlonal dlscounl with rogard to purchasing mlcrocomputors
and CoraMllo and tho school systom do nol use compOlablo softwaro, Kubby notod that sho
Is In auppor! of tho rovlsod proposallrom tho Publlo Ubrary, Novick askod whoro tho monoy
comos Irom II tho City Council docidod 10 put $29,940 back In tho budgot. Atkins ropllod that
tho City Council will havo 10 discuss tho sourco of lunds. Horowttz stalod duplication 01
sorvicos and porsonnol should bo avoldod, Atkins notod that tho Ubrary's amondod proposal
did romovo one position subjoct to tho quostlon rolatlng to duplication 01 sorvlcos. Susan
Craig atatod Information Is tho Ubrary'a lob and Ubrary stall aro tralnod and hlrod as
prolosslonals 10 dollvor Information. Craig oxplalnod tho Publlo Ubrary doos croato Information,
but budgol constralnls koop tho Ubrary from sharing that Information In an aulomatod lormal
with the publlo, Horowitz askod why tho Ubrary cannot ask tho Intoractlvo programming
systom 10 automalo that Information. Craig oxplalnod thoorotlcally tho Ubrary could, but tho
Ubrary'a typo 01 Information Is bolng accossod by pooplo through a computor, not through a
tolovlslon, Roy Justis, Broadband Tolocommunlcatlons Commission mombor, stalod that ho
loit tho Council was confusing tho dllloront facllltlos, tho capabllltlos of tochnologlos, and Iho
typos 01 oqulpmont that alroady bolongs 10 Iho organizations. Horowitz askod II Council
should continuo to Invoslln an Information spoclallst In bolh aronas. Justis slalod thoro aro
two dllloront lob doscrlptlons and Iho Intoractlvo spoclallst Is dllforonl from Iho Information
spoclallst. Justis nolod that somo monoy should bo usod to ostabllsh a program guldo to olfor
Information about tho various programming channols,
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Infolmal Council Sosslon
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Fobruary 15, 1990
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FIRE DEPARTMENT. pAGE 151:
AtkIns stalod thOIO ara a numbol or changos In tho Fllo Dopat1monl budgol Including tho
addition 01 a public Inrolmatlon and oducatlon/lralnlng OtllCOI, Atkins slatod tho Fila Chlor has
oxplossod an Inloroslln conllallzlng Iho plCCOSS of traIning and ostabllshlng a mora tOlmal
ploglam 01 public Infolmatlon. Atkins oxplalnod tho Fllo Dopat1monl's ploposod budgol
continuos tho Clly's $12,500 contributIon 10 Johnson County ror tho City's partfcfpatlon Into tho
Hazardous Malorlals Rosponso Toam; tho addition 01 ono woathor alort siron pilI yoar ror tho
nold thloo yoals; and tho addition 01 a now SOMCO . donbulalors. Aikins oxplalnod tho Flro
Chlol wanlod 10 Includo ono automatic donbulatol on oach ploco of nro oquipmonl. Atkins
oxplalnod tho Flro Dopartmonl oblalnod ono donbulalol through a grant and tho additional
purchaso 01 donbulalors would ollow ono donbulotor 10 ooch station and two to tho downlown
station, AtkIns oxplalnod tho Flro Chlol has olso loquostod pUlchaso 01 soll-conlolnod
broathlng appalalus, costing $9,000. Atkins statod thoro alo olso a numbol or mlnol additional
oqulpmant 10qUOSts, Kubby Inqulrod tho nood 101 an oxolclso blko, Atkins statod tho Flro
Dopartmont wanlod ono In tholl room and at oach 01 tho outlying stations. Atkins nolod ho
ollmlnalod tho vldoo csmoro oqulpmont roquost flom tho budgol. Atkins alsll notod thot ho
romovod tho vldoo oqulpmont roquosl rlom tho Sonlol Conlol's budgol. Atkins oxplalnod Ihat
Bud GOOo, Sonlol Cantor Commission mombol, wants to pultho vldoo oqulpmont roquost back
In tho budgol and roduco lundlng 10 nx tho Sonlor Contor collings, Kubby slatod thai nro
oducatlon should bo cooldlnalod wllh tho school syslom, Slall and Councllmombors dlscussod
tho nood 101 a public Inlormatlon and oducatlon/lralnlng officol. McDonald notod Ihat that
position usod 10 oxlsl, but was ollmlnalod In 1978. Atkins oxplalnod that Chlol Donnor wants
10 havo a lull-tlmo Individual to add conslstoney In tho training plCCOSS, Courtnoy quostlonod
tho nood lor a lull-tlmo tlalnol, Courtnoy stalod that thoro Is not a nood ror a spoclallzod
IndMduallo do tho public oducatlon In schools. Ambrlsco slalod ho would IIko additional
Inlormatlon 110m tho Flro Chlol rogardlng this position.
Atkins statod thoro aro no subslantlal changos In tha proposod budgol. Atkins nolod ho
ollmlnalod tho roquost fOI a lull.tlmo front dosk clork and slalod thoro Is a nood to 10vlow Iho
oporatlons at tho Animal Conlrol Shollor fOI a yoar or so boforo doclslons aro mado rogardlng
additional stall. Council brlony discussod opo/atlons 01 tho Animal Control Shollol.
HOUSING IN~eECTIQN SERVICES. PAGE 15Q:
Atkins nolod Iholo aro no subslantlal chang os In tho ploposod budgol. Novick Inqulrod aboul
Iho substantlallncl oaso In Iho housing pormlls and Ins paction rocolpts from FY90 to FY91.
K1mblo oxplalnod thoso locolpls aro lor capias or plans, losoarch, olc. Atkins stalod ho will
oblaln moro Infolmatlon aboul lhasa nguros, 51 all and Councllmombors rovlowQd building
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pormllt and Inlpocllon rocolplS; Illfflng lovols II1d building Inspoetlon and housing Inspoc1Jon:
and tho AsllllOO Houllng Program, Kubby Inquired about salary changos lor Boothroy, AIkins
ltatoo ho hu nol proposOO any salary changos IOf Boolhroy, In rosponso 10 Ambrlsco, AIkins
ItalOO Ron Hondorson Is currontly running tho Assisted Housing Program,
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Kubby InqulrOO about tho oroslon on tralls al Hickory HII1 Park, Atklnsstalod thoro aro plans
10 mulch to stablllzo tho trail Iystom, Kubby oskod II tho CSO's could bo usod to pollco
Hickory Hili,
Atkins atatoo thore aro a low changos In tho RocroaCon budgot. Alklnsslalod ho ollmlnalod
tho roquesl IOf a number 01 malntonanco rolatOO poslllons bocauso all malntonanco actMlIos
01 tho Civic Centor, Roo Conlor, ate" noed addlllonal acrullny, Atkins nolod Truoblood has
roquoltoo $5,000 IOf alructurll ropalr 01 tho Roo Ctntor building, Atkins nolod ho ollmlnatod
the roquoat lor weight room oqulpmont. Horowitz ralsod concorns thai thoro Is no Itorago
apaco evallablo to atoro oqulpmont usod In chlldron's thoator programs. Atkins statod that
thoro may bo apaco avallablo al tho U Smash 'Em building,
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Atklna alalod ho la rocommondlng tho part.lImo park Inspoctor,
Horowitz rolorrod 10 tho Parka' objoctlve, 'II To Improvo lurl aroas by malnlalnlng a program
ollound agrlcullural practlcos, Including lortlllzallon, wood conlrol, aorallon and loading.'
Horowitz atatod aha would IIko Iowa City to lako tho load In docroaslng lortlllzallon and
Inerolslng tho typo. 01 grass u.od. Atkin. Ilalod It would bo approprlato for tho Park. and
ROClolllon Commission to glvo City Council 8 policy po.lllon rocommondallon on that.
Ambrl.co atatod II I. Important lor tho park. 10 maintain a good, hoalthy turl, Horowitz Ilalod
bullalo gras. has boon rocommondod.
Alklnsslatod thai budgot roquo'I' rolallng to tho now park havo boon ollmlnalod.
Atkins atatod tho Sonlor Contor would lIke 10 mako a now promollonal film and gal Ion lor
elllzonl mora actlvoly Involvod In tho vldoo proCOlI. Alklnlltalod Councllmomborl will rocolvo
a roeommondallon from Iho Sonlor Contor Comml.slon and Itafl rogardlng thoso roquostl.
Kubby nolod that oxtorlor building palnllng Is noodod, Larlon Inqulrod about tho vldoo
oqulpmonl budgot roquost. Atkins slatod tho Sonlor Cantor wanls to havo sonlors moro
actlvoly Involvod In Iho community programming accm procm and also wants 10 mako tholr
own promollonal film, Councllmomborl and slafl dllcussod tho vldoo oqulpmonl no ods 01 tho
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Sonlor Conlor, NOY1ck suggostod rocommondlng 10 tho NPO thoy buy small hand'hold
Camcordort. Honing auggoslod tho Sonlot Conlor alal1 nood to roly moro hoavtly on Clly slall
to hOlp ltaln tholt atal1lo do tholO kinds olthlnga, Holling slalod tho oqulpmonlthat wo aro
proposing purchasing undor tho Btoadband T o'ocommunlcaUons SpoctallSl's budgol would bo
avallablo 10 tho Sonlar Contor.
City Councllmombora dlscuasod tho now Sonlot Conlor pI/king pormlll. McDonald
rocommOndod thallnlUally I WOtnlng bo uaod lolling pI/king lot USOII thai Uckots will bo ISluOd
offoClJvo April " 1900.
fABISlNG~EWER.WATE~fUSEIlANDFILL BUDGET eaOPOSAl,:
Atkins slalod hi would IIko 10 postpono discussion' aboul tho parking, walor, and lowor
dopartmonls. Atkins luggolfod Council adoplthoso budgoll and amond thom, If noodod.
upon V1lolh'a rOlurn, Atklna alao roquostod 10mporarUy poltponlng discussions ot tho rotuso
and landnn budgols unUl a momo I. complolod on tho proposod pro. paid bag program. AIkin.
also nOlod that ho rocolvod tho DNR rogulaUons on nnanclal assuranco tor tho landfill. AIkins
afalod tho City has to gUl/anloo tho landfill'a porpolual carl and malnlonanco, Atkins alalod
ho will achodulo dlscuaslon 01 r.ruso and landnll at Council's Informal moo ling, Council and
slaff brlofly dlscuasod tho cloauro, posl-closuro and perpelual malnlonanco 01 tho landfill and
aharlng tho nnanclal rosponslblllUo. with othor jurisdictions. Novick notod thai JCCOG has
dlscuasod tho noed lor a COOIdlnalor, Lallon alalod thai 11th. coordlnalor Is on Clly slall, foOl
Irom tho landnll could bo usod lor hlS/hor salary, Atkin, omphaslzod thai roluso colloctlon Is
a local Iowa City ISluo and landfill I' a roglonallSluo, Atkin, atalod thaI tho City should havo
a dlroct hand In making doclslon, and rocommondallon, rOlallng 10 landfill managomonl.
AIRPORT. PAQE 21Q:
Aikins stalod the gonorol airport oporallons has a $70,000 proporty lax sub,ldy as proposod,
AIkins slalod tho airport In III roullno oporallons has not changod dramallcally,
Slaff and Councllmombors dlscussod tho $140,000 doficlt balanco a, It rolalo, 10 Iho Dana
soltlomonl, Atkins nolod tho Airport Commission Is upSOI aboullho u'o 01 tholr $140,000 to
pay Inlo tho Dano soltlomonl. AIkin' slalod tho law alalo, oxpondlturo, Irom thai account mu,1
bo a wrllton warranl or ordor 01 tho Airport Commission and ho Inlorprolod Iho doclslon Council
mado In oxocullvo sOlllon rogardlng paymonl 01 Iho Dano sOlllomonl a, an ordor 10 pay (hal
amounl. AIkins slalod Council can: 1) add $ 140,000 a, a now oxpon,o 10 tho budgol. or 2)
lund by way 01 GO dobttho prolocl, proposod In tho CIP, Ambrlsco askod whoro Iho airport
oblalnod $140,000 cash rOSONO. Aikins oxplalnod thol altho ond of oach yoar It Iho airport
did nol spond tho onllro amounl 01 monoy, It wonllnlo a rO'ONO accounl. McDonald nolod
Ihal part 01 tho monoy camo trom Iho airport loos, Courtnoy slalod Iho Airport Commission
conlond, Ihoy nood 10 havo a cash balanco 10 provldo tor malchlng granl funds, AIkin' nolod
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ho Is rocommondlng tho usa 01 GO monlos versus cash bocauso tho monoy wu usod 10
purchaso ptoporty, Courtney notod tho Incomo Irom paymonts ollarm oporaUons could bo
usod to pay on tho GO bondi, Councllmombors dlscussod using tho airport'. $140,000
rosorve monies. Atkins emphaslzod tho law roads 'shall bo dlsbursod only on Wllnon warrants
or ordors or tho commission,' Latson stalod tho lonor 01 tho law would requlro tho CIIy
Managor to got Wllllon mandalo or ordor, AWns statod tho account Is simply a nogallvo
balanco and that account hasn't boon zorood out. Atkins statod tho munlclpallly has tho
dlscroUon on how much 01 Its budgot will bo lor airport purposos, In rosponse to Kubby,
Aikins statod thaI tho Alrporl Commission submlnod a list 01 capital Improvemont prolocts to
tho CIIy, Atkins alalod Council noods to mako a doclslon rogardlng pUlling money bock Into
tho alrporl account
McDonald atalod tho Alrporl Commission wUl bo prosont al Monday'. Informal Council
discussion,
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Atkins atatod bus rldorahlp appoara to havo lovolod on; tho budgot as proposod Is tho smallost
Incroaso In lIanslt aubsldy In somo Umo; but tho subsidy Is expoctod to conllnuo to grow.
Atkin, statod Councllmombors rocolvod tho transit ropoll Aikin' notod that spociallzod
sorvlco, 8/0 growing at a lastor ralo than roullno lIanslt sOrvlcos, Atkins roporlod that Jon
Davidson will put a route analysl, Into tho work program lor lIansporlallon planning and that
Davidson has requostod somo Council discussion limo rogardlng tho nood lor addlUonal routos.
Atkins prosonlod Inlormsllon rogardlng capital oqulpmont purchasos and nolod thai In FY96
a numbor 01 bum will nood to bo roplacod. Aikins statod opUons avallablo to Councillor
equlpmont purchasos aro 10 sot asldo monoy now to accumulalo a ca,h rosorvo Ot walt and
nnanco tho purchaso all at one limo, Atkins slatod ho has boon In conlact with MaIY
Nouhausor rogardlng loglslallon to authorlzo moro transltloVi. Atkins notod another opUon lor
capital oqulpmont purchasos Is 10 soli gonoral obllgallon dobt, but that would probably bo
subjoct to roforondum bocauso It Is consldorod a non,ossonllal govornmont purposo,
Councllmombora dlscussod tho opllon to soli tho gonoral obllgallon dobt and II Transit would
wllhstand a roforandum,
Ambrlsco askod about tho transit oqulpmont and malnlonanco, $570,074 (pogo 274), Holling
oxplalnod that tho transit oqulpmont malntonanco Is a dlroct chargoback, Larson askod II tho
proposod budgot would moan that any oxpanslon 01 sorvlco would havo to walt until Juno 01
noxt yoar, Atkins stalod that would bo Council's doclslon. Aikins stalod Ihatll Council woro
to oxpand sorvlco, tho subsidy would oxpand in a similar fashion, Aikins notod that Iowa CIIy
doos havo nolghborhoods that ora curronlly not rocolvlng transit sorvlcas. Councllmombors
dlscussod tho posslblllly 10 oxpand routos. McDonald notod that Davidson Is also working on
a dovelopmont plan rolallng 10 Iho throo oporallng bus systoms. Ambrlsco stalod JCCOG has
provldod a scopo of sorvlcos outllno.
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Informnl Council Sosslon
Council Budgot Sosslon
Fobruary 15, 1990
Pago 7
Novick Inqulrod aboul tho budgot proposal for a atoam-cloanlng machlno, Atkins Itatod that
Is . $3,000 oxponso . $2,400 01 Fodoral rovonuo monlos and $600 of local matching funds.
Kubby alatod that tho Transit budgol has boon oporaUng closo 10 tho Councll's policy thai 30%
01 Translt'a oporaUng oxponsos comos from Transll faro boxos, Ambrlsco laid that tho 30%
Is nol a policy. Kubby nolad thai Slato and Fodoral granls havo docroasod, Atkins notod thai
ho lookod 01 tho proporty IlIlC roport tor Transll as a porconlago of tho tolnl taxing obllgaUons,
Courtnoy notod to tho City Managor thai thoro Is currontty a dlsputo botwoon Stroots and
Transit peraonnol as It rolatos to tho snowstorm. Atkins statod Ills tho Clty'a gonoral oporatlng
policy lor snowstorms that stroots will bo claarod 24 hours lrom tho conclusion of tho storm,
f.B9POSED CAPITAL IMPROVE1llENT PROGRAM EY91.FY93:
Kubby alatod that thoro aro dlNoroncos In tho doscrlptlon 01 proJocts and Iho schodulo 01
proloels by yoar and lundlng aourcos as II rolalos 10 lundlng codos,
Aikins slalod tho Capltallmprovomonl Program Is a plan that may bo amondod. Aikins stalod
thai sta" trlod 10 tako advanlago 01 any kind ot Stato and Fodoral aid and doos tholr bosllO
fulfill any kind 01 mandatos Irom Stato or Fodoral rogulallons, Atkins oxplalnod thoy Iry 10
slablllzo tho IlIlC consoquonco, whonovor praellcal usa tho pay.as.you-go policy, and buill Into
tho throe'yoM program Is a $2 million 01 uncommlttod GO dobt. Council dlscussod tho $2
million 01 uncommitted GO dobt, Atkins notod thalli Council doos nol usa tho tlllC dollars, than
tho IlIlC asking can bo roducod, In rosponso 10 Horowitz, Atkins alalod tho proposod tlllC
Increasos wero 4.3%, 4.0%, and 5,7% and with tho provtous plan Indlcallng Increasos 014,3%,
0.3%, and 4.8%, Atkins slatod thoro are two phllosophlos In budgollng: 1) you can build In
oxcoss and allow It to bo reducod, or 2) do a rosponslblo job and budgol basad on raol
noods,
Kubby askod whal ora contrlbullons. Atkins statod contrlbullons aro dovolopor contributions
such as walor or sowor mains,
Stan and Councllmombors rovtowod tho Capltallmprovomont Prolocts as proposod.
PARK ROAD STORM SEWER. Ambrlsco Inqulrod about tho Park Road storm sowor, Aikins
oxplalnod two proporty ownors havo complalnod rogordlng tho storm aowor runo" from Park
Road which ompllod Into tholr back yard. Atkins atatod Ihoso proporty ownors want It
corroctod and want to 000 constructod a storm sowor to tho rlvor. Atkins stotod formor
Councllmombor Lorry Bakor, provlously commontod tho Council's position Is that this proloct
should bo a spoclal assessmont. Atkins statod at tho prlco 01 tho prolocl, It would IIkoly bo
choapor to buy Iho two housos. Atkins stalod Council no ods to discuss policy rolatlng to tho
proposod projoct not lundod as IIslod on pago 17 01 tho proposod Capital Improvomonts
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Council Budgol Smlon
Fobruary 15, 1090
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Program. Kubby askod II \ho objoctlvo outllnod In \ho Parks budgollo Improvo walking Irails
In Hickory Trail by Octoborl, 1090, Is dlllorontlrom tho proposod syslom ronovatlon (pago 17).
Aikins statod yos, It rolors 10 hard ,urlaclng. Kubby Inqulrod about tho Bonlon Stroot
Improvomonts (pogo 17). Atkins slatod IhatIt rolatos to tho dry wator nows lhatlho city has
In slorm sowors and roqulros \ho Introduction 01 stormwalor Inlo Iho troalmont procoss to
Improvo Ihal now. Atkins atalod hO will obtain additional Information,
WATER MAINS: WASHINGTON AND MADISON. Horowitz askod It this will bo alloclod by tho
Unlvorslty 01 Iowa vacation 01 stroots, Atkins statod ho doubts II.
ST, CLEMENTS STREET PAVING (pago 0), Kubby Inqulrod aboullhO schodullng 01 tho 51.
Clomonts Stroot paving prolocl. Atkins stalod lhat tho 51. Clomonts Stroot projocllS proposod
lor FY92 and will bo paid lor by road uso tax. Horowitz askod If Iho City Is going to build In
\ho budgot capacity lorlulfilllng tho mandato 01 Fodoral purification on wator, Atkins roforrod
Councllmombors 10 tho watortroalmont plantlmprovomonls (pago 2). Aikins statod tho City's
wator troalmonl planlls old and Is not doslgnod 10 mool now standords, AIkins statod tho now
standards and now walor quality moons Iho City may nood to Introduco now lrootmont
procossos which tho City currontly doos not havo,
CURB RAMP INSTALLATION. No Council commonl.
WATER MAINS. Kubby askod why a blggor plpo Is noodod. Atkins oxplalnod bocauso 01 tho
ago ollho plpo, Ihoro Is a now capaclly In tho nolghborhood, and II will slgnlOcantly Improvo
Iho wator prossuro In tho downtown,
NEW DEEP WELL Aikins oxplalnod tho walor rosourcos plan and policy has to bo addrossod
and a now doop wollls Incorporatod Inlo tho planning procoss. Aikins notod that two locations
havo boon Idontlfiod, Highway a and Rochostor Avonuo. In rosponso to Larson, Aikins statod
that tho City's wator satlsnos slandards currontly doslgnod and tho City Is going through
oxtonslvo analysis 01 tho wator, Atkins omphaslzod tho Clly lully compllos wllh tho rogulatlons
at this point In tlmo, Larson stalod ho can'tlmaglno anybody drinking tho tap walor In Iowa
City altor soolng tho lovol 01 posllcldos that Is In tho tap walor. Novick askod what OP stands
lor, Aikins statod that OP stands for oporatlonal rovonuos. Kubby askod 1111 Is posslblo to
uso tho woll wator In tho sprlngllmo for rosldontlaHoslaurant usa. Aikins stalod thoro Is a
possibility to hook up a splgol. Kubby statod tho City should spoak out against pollution 01
surlaco wators.
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WATER PLANT CHEMICAL BUILDING AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENT,
Atkins statod Council Is bwdro of tho so proJocts, Novick askod what CO moans. Aikins statod
contributions from tho dovolopor.
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Iowa City City Council
Inlormll Council Soulon
Council Dudgol Soulon
Fobruary 15, 1090
Pogo 0
Program. Kubby a.kod II tho objoctlvo outllnod In tho Palks bud got 10 Improvo walking 11011.
In Hltllory Troll by Octoborl, 1090, Is dlnoronl Irom tho propo:od syslom ronovatlon (pogo 17),
Atkin: statod yos, It rolors to hard surlaclng, Kubby Inqulrcd aboul tho Bonton Slrool
Improvomonts (pogo 17). Atkins statod thai It rolatos 10 tho dry wator nows that tho city has
In storm scwors and roqulros tho Introduction 01 slormwolor Into Iho troolmont procm to
Improvo thai now, Atklnl IlotOO ho will oblaln additlonallnlormatlon.
WATER MAINS: WASHINGTON AND MADISON, Horowitz askod II this will bo alloctod by tho
Unlvorllty 01 Iowa vAcation 01 Itrootl. Atkins Ilatod ho doubt. II.
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ST, CLEMENTS STREET fAVING (pogo 0). Kubby Inqulrod aboullho schodullng ollho 51.
Clomont. Strool paving proloct, Aikins atalod thallho SL Clomant. Stroot proJocl Is proposod
lor FY92 and will bo paid 10t,PY load u~o lox, Horowitz askod II tho City Is going 10 build In
tho budgol capacity lor fulfillinG, tho mandalo 01 Fodoral purification on walor. AIkins rolol/od
Councllmomborl 10 tho walor Iro'~monl planl ImplOvomonta (pogo 2). Aikins atolod tho City's
walorltoalmonl plant Is old and I. ~t doslgnod 10 moot now slandords. Aikins slalod tho now
Itandards end now walar quality moons tho City may nood 10 Inlroduco now Iroalmonl
procOlSas which Iho City currontly d~1 havo.
CURD RAMP INSTALLATION, No Council ommon\.
WATER MAINS, Kubby askod why a blggor pols noodod. Atkins oxplalnod bocauso ollho
ago or tho plpo, lhoro Is a now capacity In Iho Ighborhood, and II will significantly Improvo
tho walor prossuro In tho downlown,
NEW DEEP WELL Atkins oxplalnod tho watorrosour s plan and policy has 10 bo oddrossod
and a now doop wolllslncorporalod Inlo Iho planning p ~coss. Atkins nolod that two locations
havo boon Idontlfiod, Highway 6 and Rochostor Avonuo. ~n rosponso to Larson, Atkins slalod
that tho City's walor satlsnos slandards cUl/ontly doslgn~d ond Iho City Is going through
oxlonslvo analysis 01 tho walor, AIkins omphaslzod tho City 1~lIy compllos with tho rogulaUons
at this point In tlmo, Larson slalod ho can'llmaglno anybody, dllnklng tho top walor In Iowa
City allor saolng tho lovol 01 postlcldos that Is In Iho lop walor, ~ovlCk oskod what OP slands
lor Aikins stalod Ihat OP slonds lor oporatlonal rovonuos. KUDQY askod II It Is posclblo 10
usa Iho woll walor In tho JPl!mIUmo lor rosldonUal,roslaurant uso:, Aikins stalod Ihoro Is a
X possibility to hook up a.~ Kubby slatod tho City should spoak\out against polluUon 01
surloco walors,'t"1,"1-' .
WATER PLANT CHEMICAL BUILDING AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENT,
Atkins slalod Council Is awaro ollhoso prolocls, Novick askod whal CO moans. AIkins slalod
conlrlbutlons Irom tho dovolopor,
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Council SOlllon
Council Budgol Sosslon
Fobruaty t5, 1990
Pogo 9
WATERMAlN INDUSTRIAL PARK. Atkins Ilated thai thll II part 01 Iho Clty'l commltmonlto BDI
nnanclng.
NAPOLEAN PARK RENOVATION, AIkins llated that tho park It badly doslgnod. McOonold
Inqulrod about tho $250,000 proposod aJIocaUon, Atklnl Ilated II Is an oslabllshod park,
atllactlvo, homo 01 girls loftball, and could bo boltor doslgned,
WlLLOWCREEK PARK PARKING LOT, Kubby Ilaled IllOCCor fiolds aro moved to tho south
1I0atmonl planl park, thoro may nol bo tho noed lor addlUonal parking lOll. Atkins Ilalod
Wlllowcrook has parking probloms, Horowitz staled tho City Ihould oxploro tho uso 01 plasllc
bumpors any.'Ihoro tho City has parking loll, Atkins notod ho has a sllong orlontollon 10
nolghborhood parks, Larlon asked how dodslons aro made 10 use bonds or GO funding.
Atkins alaled thil ItaU II10s to koop tho dobt Ialrly conslanl and whon bOnds aro markolod II
Is IIslod .. parka and roeroaUon Improvomonll,
REPLACE CEMETERY STORAGE BUILDING, Courtnoy askod II tho como lOry building will bo
big onough 10 slor~ tholr oqulpmont. Atkins slated yos.
WWTF NORTH PLANT REHAB, Atkins notod thai tho building oxlorlor noods work, Kubby
askod why this was nol part 01 a provlous financial commltmont. Aikins oxplalnod tho provlous
nnanclal commltmont lor tho north plant rohab had alroady boon maxlmlzod. Novick askod
whal SP moans, Atkins Itated spoclal allOllmont.
SOUTHGATE EXTENSION, Horowitz nolod thai tho plans aro 10 oxlond Southgato Avonuo
to luSI wosl of Crandlc Railroad, Horowitz askod what happons on tho olhor sldo 01 tho
Crandlc Railroad. Atkins staled tho nanaUYo In tho toxl doos not road corroctly and thai
oxlonslon should run Irom Watorfronl 10 Gllbort. Atkins slatod ho will proparo addillonal
Inlormallcn, Kubby alkod why tho projoct Is bolng funded with gonoral obllgallon bonds and
road use, Atkins slatod thallho orlglna' GO bond noodod somothlng 10 balanco II out. Larson
askod who owns the land adlacenllo Southgate, Atkins statod Konnody owns Ihal proporty.
Larson suggoslod working with the proporty ownor to ostebllsh tho now road.
KIRKWOOD AVENUE: GILBERT TO DEFOREST. Horowitz statod the Transportallon Plannor
Is doing an arterial colloctor strool plan lor tho Iowa City Urbanlzod Atoa. Horowitz suggostod
Ihat tho wording bo changod Irom roconstruct to wml, Horowitz slalod tho word roconstrucl
should bo romovod, Horowitz omphaslzod sho doos not want Iho Council to consldor tho
concopt 01 oncroachmont 01 lour lanos all tho way down KIrkwood. Atkins statod tho proloct
will nol bo dovolopod until Council rovlows tho prolocl plans, Atkins stalod that primary
omphasls Is thet Ihe strool noods to bo ropalrod and It Is an oast,woslthoroughfaro. Horowitz
omphaslzod that tralfio paltorns nood 10 bo sludlod and thoro % a 101 ollralfio quos lions Ihat
neod to bo answorod. Ambrlsco nolod that ho Is nol sure thai tho ono.way atroots aro
approprlalo for today's tralfio, Aikins atatod Council could authorlzo prollmlnary work and
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Council Sosslon
Council Budgot Sosslon
Fobruary 16, 1m
Pogo 10
prollmlnary plonl could bo prosontod 10 Council. Atkins Ilolod tho proposod $90,000 afiocaUon
could be moved 10 FY92 and If pions aro pro pared oarly, tho budgol could be amonded.
BRIDGES: SECOND AVENUE AND BROOKSIDE DRIVE, Ambrlsco a.kod If thll roforl 10 two
dlfforonl brldgol, Atkins Ilalod yas,
OVERPASS ON CAPITOL STREET, Horowitz Inqulrod obout ropalrl noodod on tho ovorpasl
localod on Copltol Strool Atkins Itated tho railroad Is rOlponslblo fOl thoso lOpalll and tho
City moy nood 10 IUO Ihom, Ambrlsco nolod that thai railroad wu rocontly lold.
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Novick Inqulled aboul nowspapol vondlng machlnos. Atkins Itated thai ho can complolo
preparoUon of a momo oUUlnlng tho Issuas and opUons, Novick propolod putllng nowspapel
vendfng machlnol In the CIP to buy modular units, Atkins Ilatod ho wUl comploto proporoUon
01 a momo and prosonl It 10 Council fOl consldel~Uon,
Kubby Inqulrod about discussions rolaUng 10 Clvlo Contol romodollng,
McDonald notod that Council will nol mool on Soturday and tho nold Council mooUng II
Ichodulod fOl Mondoy, Fobrull'( 19, 6:30 p.m,
Tho mooUng adjournod al 9:43 p,m,
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Fobluary 19, 1990
Informal Council SOSSloQ: Fobluary 19, 1990,6:45 p,m, In tho Council Cham bOla, Mayor John
McDonald plosldlng,
Councllmombors Plosont: McDonald, Courtnoy, Kubby, Novick, HOIOwitz, Lalson, Ambllsco.
Staffmombola Plosont: Holling, SchmolsOI, Donnol, Kalr, Klmblo, Cla/g, O'Malloy, Mansfiold,
O'NolI,
TaDo"ocoldo~: Rool 90-25, Sldos 1&2, All; Reol 90-26, Sldos 1&2, All; Rool 90-27, Sldo 1.
END, Sldo 2, END-491.
PLANNING & ZONING MATTER~:
Rool 90-25, Sldo 1
A.
PUBLIC HEA81NG FOR MARCH 20, 1990, ON AR~ OuR~~~~;E ~M;~D~~G ~;
ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHA~G THE US~V~~E-EA'OMJ Or n ;5'" ~~~e
TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT 114 S, eaST ________~ .0 R-,.. ___0
PolsanalZ.9001\
Schmolsor oxplalnod tho plOpOrty was plevlously ownod by tho Iowa City Community
School Dlatllct and was sold sovoral yoals ago to Irono Polsang. Schmolsor statod tho
proporty had not boon rozonod al thaltlmo and II was Council's loquost 10 Inltlato
rezoning tho proporty,
B,
eUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE A~~~~~~~~E ~~~I~~0:g0~~c~gY
~USE REGULATlON~. ~ITH C - USCAT NEF OAO' ~MRsnT~cot
I&.QlQE.LAND LOCATED AT 1641 LOWER M_____L 8 ___ f____ 'L___o
J....1!laBrandstattorlZ.8916.1.
Schmelsor oxplalnod the lot has remained undevelopod slnco It was establlshod In 1963
and the Planning & Zoning Commission and staff rocommondod Ihat this application
bo approved, Horowitz asked II staff raised the Issuo regarding trying to zono tflat
proporty RS.8 lor multlplo family dwolllngs, Schmelsor slatod thatlssuo was dlscussod,
but tho proporty doos not have sufficlonl squaro loolago. Horowitz askod II tho
applicant could ask for a varlanco undor the RS.O zoning, Schmolsor statod yos, that
Council doos havo tho prorogatlve to ask tho Board of Adjustmont to consldor
somothlng such as Ihal. Schmolsor oxplalnod that at Council's roquost, tho applicant
could pursuo action boforo tho Board 01 Adjustmont to roquost a varlanco. Novick
askod II Council has tho ability to rozono tho proporty 10 RM.12, Schmolsor statod
Council would havo to rolor tho mattor back to tho Planning & Zoning Commission lor
roconsldoratlon, Novick statod that a multl.unlt lonlng would bo a bollor bullor than
CO. 1 zoning. Council dlscussod tho Impacl 01 tralRc undor dllloronl lonlngs.
Schmolsol statod at Is suo Is whothol tho lot Is sultablo 101 a slnglo,ramlly dwolllng.
Horowitz suggostod that alloldablo housing 0 modular constluctlon . could bo put on
tho plOpOrty,
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Intormal Council Sosslon
February \9, 1990
Pogo 2
Ambrlsco Inqulrod aboul tho T. Wong's Sludlo, Schmolsor oxplalnod 11 was his
undor'tandlng that T. Wong', Studio was originally ostabllshod as a homo occupation
with tho proporty ownorlMng In tho dwolllng. Schmolsor statod that II tho ownor movos
Oul, lilt no longor a homo occupation. Council dlscussod II10gal usos 01 proportlos.
Horowitz ,Iatod thai someono It IMng on tho lOp noor and Is conduCllng buslnoss In
tho garago al 1813 Lowor Mu,catlno Road. In rosponso to Lallon, Courtnoy slatod
onlorcomontrolatlng 10 usos usually Is done on I complaint basis, Larson notod that
ho think' Ills bad bu,lnoSl lor tho City 10 101 tho law be vlolatod, Kubby Inqulrod about
collospondonco Irom aroa nolghbora rogardlng wldonlng Lowor Muscatlno Road.
Schmolsor slalod that Information was mlslnlormatlon.
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I tjCE BY CH~NGING TH~
~. W~DmONS. OF A CE8TAIN PROPERlY LOCATED AT 1841
~YSCATI~ ROAD FROM RS.~ TO CO.l. (~ox Brondstallorl
Schmolsor 'talod thai whoro thoro aro protosts 10 a IOzonlng application, II has boon
Council', policy 10 nol glvo filii consldoratlon on tho same night as tho public hoarlng.
Schmolsor notod tho applicant askod lor oxpodltod aCllon. Schmolsor statod thai as
a rosull 01 CouncU'; discussion rolatlng to tho acknowlodgomonl 01 potltlons objoctlng
to a partlcular rozonlng and tho roqulromenl lor a notary public 10 sign oil, sta" has
notified tho nolghboll thlltlo uU Into quostlon a 314 malorlty 01 Council to ovollldo tho
obloctJons 01 tho proporty ownOIl, they musl havo thoso 1011011 ocknowlodgod by a
notary public, Schmolsor slatod sta" will bo changing tho form lollors to proporty
owno,. so thst Informstlon Is contalnod In thoso 1011011, In rosponso 10 Novick,
Schmolsor oxpllllnod thaI If 20 perconl 01 tho aroa alfoClod within 200 fool 01 tho
property potltlons to bo rozonod obloClS, II roqulros an extraordinary malorlty voto 01
City Council 10 approvo the rozonlng. Schmolsor oxplalnod thai Council may wanl to
continuo Iho public hearing for two wooks, McDonald askod Council 10 dolor action
at Council's formal Council mooting.
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No Council commont.
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No Council commont.
F. ~NCE atm'1l.ESENTATIVES OF TtlE ~RMY CORPS OF ENGINEE~.
No Council commont.
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Fobrulll'f 19, 1990
Pogo 3
IOWA RIVER TO THE SOUTH AND ALSO INCLUDING PROPERTY WEST OF Ati
U~MeD SIBE~ BE1WE~N MFT SPEEDWAY AND FOSTER ROAD. FROM RS.S TO
RS.5, ~Ponln,ula Aroal
Schmol", nolod \1141 Councll rocolvod COIIO.pondOnco from Gonlry rogardlng tho
oxllaordlnary majority volo roqulromonL Gonlly IlIlod MI. Oonahuo plan. 10 objoct and
K he dOOl, thoro will bo 20 porconl and trlggortho 3/4 porconl majority volO. Gonlly
also notod thaI Councll roco/vod tho conoct ExhIbll A lhowIng Tract 1 delolod.
Ambrisco ro!ollod 10 tho agonda commonl ra: Councll mlnulo, 01 tho January 9, 1990.
public hoartng and Itrossod tho Importanco ollncorporaUng thoso mlnulos Inlo tho
public holllng In ordor 10 avoid dupllcaUon.
J. AN ORDINA~O VACATE THE UNNa~D STREET LOCATED BElWEEtl FOST~
~Q~IUtiD TAFT SPEEDWAY. WEST OF DUBUQUE STRE(J'. leo~lnsula Aroal
Schmol.ol notod thalthl. " flnoJ con.ldoraUon 01 tho moUen 01 tho unnamod .trool
I. ~ AMENDI~G THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDmONALlj'
CHNjQIt:JQ B USUEGULADQti~ CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1102
/:IQJ,L'tWOOD BOULEVA~D ffiQM RS.12 TO ~M-4i.
No Councll commonl
K. ~E~QLl1T10N SETT1~O ~RTH REASONS FOR IJ:lE DEN~L Of 1}iE REQUEST TQ
BEZONE PROPER"Q' LOCATED AT 1014 AND 1018 HVOSQ~ AVENUE FROM RS.8 TQ
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Schmol,ol Italod thai It II Council'. policy thai upon tho donlal 01 any IOzonlng roquosl
thai Council adopl, a ro.oluUon 10lUng lorth IOI.on. 101 tho donlallor tho rocord.
L AllESOLl1T10N EmtiQING THE EXPIRATION QaIE..fQBIJ:jE ~p.eBOYEQ AMENDEQ
fBatMJtlARY PLAT OF HVW'~8~ mltl SUBDMSION. PARTS FOUR THROUG~.
Schmol,ol oxplalnod that prollmlnory pial. aro valid lor a porlod 0110 month' unloss
tho applicant .0 loquosts an oxtonslon 01 thai porlod lor anolhor 18 month. and thoro
I. approval by City Council, Larry SChnllljol, MMS Con.ultanl.. slolod tho flnol plol
has boon submlllod.
M. A BESOLl1TIQti.AffROVING THE FINAL eLAJ' OF SCOrn SeCOND AQDI!ION Of
JOHNSON COUNTY. IOWA, IS,8947l.
Schmol.or stolod thl. 110m wo. do!ollod at Council's lasl moollng duo 10 probloms
rolallng to slormwalor managomonl and Ihoso probloms .1111 havo not boon romodlod.
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Informal Council Sosslon
Fobruary 10, '990
pago 4
~~DA ITEM NO, 16 . CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN() EXECUTION OF T}j~
~II,1ITEQ RELEASE AGREEMENT CONCERNING Tl'iE S'LORMWATEB MAtlAGEMENT
EASEMENT AG8EEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST ESTATES SUBDIVISION. PART FOUR,
Novick Inqulrod about tho agroomonl with Southwoll Eltatol SubdMllon, Gontry oxplalnod
that whon local bulldors and londlng InstituUonl got Into tho 10COndary morlgago marko\, tho
local practlco of allornoy' gMng allornoy's oplnlonl and buying proporllOl was thai thoy would
ovorlook tho obligation 01 tho subdMdor roqulrod undor tho SubdMdor'1 Agroomonl And tho
Stormwator Managomonl Easomonl Agroomont as a lion, II would lhow up II a Don on tho
proporly Utio rovlow: howovor, tho local atlornoys would simply IgnOlo II, knowing II WII no
malor problom, Onco thoy gollnto locondary mOrlgago mllkotl, atlornoys Irom OUlSldo tho
community woro nol n08l1y as rocopUvo to ovor:looklng thllllon, Gontry stalod thai In ordor
10 try 10 accommOdato thll, ItaU has como up with a partial roloaso which only roloasol tho
subdMdor Irom construction roqulromonts, but tho lion atlachos 10 tho OSClOW, NovICk IIkod
If construction will occur soon. Gontry stalod yos, Kubby Inqulrad aboul tho covorago on tho
stormwator dralnago basin, Gontry oxplalnod that tho dovolopmonl can't bo complotoly
reloased In lorms of the construction purposos from public works roqulremenls until III tho IoIS
aro constructod In tho aroa and tho groundwator covor II oltabllshod and mowablo, Gonlry
Itatod Iho City dOOd not reloase tho agreemontln lorml 01 tho ollSomonl and tho roqulromonts
for mllntenanco and mowing, cloanlng Oul plpOl, otc" stili romaln on tho proporly. Horowitz
askod who wroto tho hmltod roloaso agroomonl. Gontry statod thai sho dranod tho ortglnlll
documont, bul allornoys lor tho aubdMslon rowroto tho drall, Horowitz rolorrod to paragraph
threo of tho agroomont, "Tho City acknowlodgol tho facility horoln has now boon substantially
complotod, Tho groundcovor for othor futuro parls of Southwost Estatos SubdMllon I. nol yol
estobllshod and thai for this roason tho lubdMslon agroemonl constltuloa a lion and cloud on
the proporty doscrlbod abovo,' Horowitz askod If Gontry agrood with that provision, Gontry
stalod thalli cannot bo complotod In torms of construction untlllho groundcovor has boon
eslabllshod and I. mowablo, Horowitz askod If languago was strong onough 10 pormll a lion
and cloud on tho proporty, Gontry statad yos, Ills simply by roason 01 bolng rocordod In tho
Recordor's Offico.
fAlY:
Rool 90.25, Sldo 1
Hp!~ing Introducod Chrlstlno Evanson, Chair of PATV.
Horowitz rolorrod 10 tho proposod agroomonl and askod II tho agroomont holds PATV 10 whal
tho City Is bolng hold 10 vls.a.vls tho Horllago Cablo Franchlso Agroomonl. Horowitz askod
If PATV bocomos tho City's Instrumont lor onlorclng that contracl wllh Horllago Cablo,
Chrlstlno Evanson statod no, that PATV Is providing managomont 01 tho public acco.. SOMCOS,
Horowitz omphaslzod tho nood 10 maintain a papor trail as II rolotos to trying 10 flguro out
whore this agroomont dovotalls In with tho City's Iranchlso agroomonl. Lorson askod II this
contraclllmlls In any way tho City's right to rogulalo contonl 01 tho communlly accoss channo!.
Evanson slatod II will bo tho samo as It has boon and that PATV Is providing a public forum
to tho pooplo, Larson askod If tho Clly woro to ostabllsh guldollnos Ihal aro moro strlngont
than Ihoso thai aro now In ollocI, would that bo In violation 01 tho contract; do guldollnos havo
10 bo approvod by both PATV and tho City: and what happons II thoro Is a connlct botwoon
PATV and tho City rogardlng thoso guldollnos, Holling statod tho onus Is on both portlos to
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Pago 5
como 10 an agroomont. Laraon alalod lhallhls agroomonl doos nol glvo Iho City tho powor
10 docldo whothor 10 rogulalo tho conlonl of tho public accoss channol. Courtnoy askod whon
do tho guldollnos gol dlscussod, Evanson stalod thallhoso guldollnos aro on PATV'a agondA
and tho Umollno Is 10 complolo thoso guldollnos within alx months altor oxocutlon of Iho
contract. Councllmombora dlscussod guldollnos for tho public accoss channol. Evanson
oxplalnod that tha blggosl challongo Is going 10 ba publlo oducatlon and toiling pooplo aboul
public accoss. Ambrlsco askod how one rosorvos tlmo 10 uso tho public accm channol,
Evanson explalnod thaI a lot of pooplo go through the training, Evonson .Iatod that also
aomoono can bring In a tapo, I.e. one that a national group has producod, and put lion
publlo accoas, Evanson oxplalnod that II you want 10 ,mako a ahow and uso tho oqulpmont,
you havo 10 lake a class nrat. Laraon Inqulrod aboul tho egroomont. Holling alalod tho
documonl Is pattornod oxlonslvoly anor an agroomonl that now oxlsts botwoon the City of
Davis, Call1ornla and the non.pront organization thoro. Laraon eskod II tho City wUl havo any
aay rogardlng the guldollnos aboul programming on public accosa, Holling alalod It will roqulro
thai tho City and PATV both approvo thoso guldollnes. Laraon askod whal happons II thoro
Is a dlsagroomont. Holling alatod that thoro aro two options: 1) go back and Iry 10 work
aomolhlng oul unlll ovoryone agroos on It, and 2) PATV would havo to face tho roallzatlon thaI
they could not oporalo undor the guldollnos roqulrod by Iho City and disband. Larson slalod
he Is not comfortable with the Idoa Ihal tho powor doos not rost with one 01 the two bodlos,
Gontry atatod ahe originally draftod lIto be approvod by the City, Councllmombora and alall
dlscussod ostabllshmonl and approval of guldollnos, McDonald askod litho conlracl noods
10 bo approvod bofore PATV has tho opportunity to lormulate the guldollnos, Evanaon alalod
the contract has to bo approvod bofore PATV can bogln tho managomont 01 public access,
Larson ralsod concorns thai thoro may bo probloms II thore aro philosophical dlsagroomonts
oxlstlng betwoon Council and PATV. Ambrlsco atatod Ihat oloctod olllclals ahould havo tho
ultlmalo doclslon rolallng to tho public accoss channol. Evanson slatod thai tho public accoss
channollsn'l something tho City Council Is responslblo lor on a day.lo-day basis, Ambrlsco
slatod the City doos approvo tho franchlso agroomont with Horltago Cablo TV, Doylo DOlrolt
slatod that It was hor undorslandlng that whon tho original franchlso agroomonl was
ostabllshod, thoro was a sllpulatlon that a non,pront organlzallon was aupposod to tako ovor
managoment 01 the public accoss channol. Dotrolt statod Ihallt was tho Inlonllhat public
accoas be managod by an Indopondonl body and Council would rofor complaints 10 thaI
managing body,
Ambrlsco askod II applicants to uso Iho channol are scroonod, DOlrolt explalnod porsons
cannot advortlso a local buslnoss, cannot ralso monoy, cannot alandor a local nguro, cannol
IIbol anyono, and cannot produco anything on tho channol which moots tho community
standards lor pornography or obsconlty. Dotrolt slalod Ihat PATV would wanl tho producors
to lolllhom whalls bolng producod and oach producor has to sign a slalomonl saying thoy
undorstand lho guldollnos, Councllmombors dlscussod public access guldollnos, Kubby slalod
that Council should look al what Is tho funcllon of publIc accoss and how Ihls conlracl
facllltatos public accoss bolng avallablo and bolng usod, Kubby slalod II Council roally wanls
PATV 10 bo an Indopondont non.pront organlzallon to facllllale Ihe public access, Ihey should
be responsible for creallng those guidelines, McDonald asked II PATV Is under any deadlines,
Evansen explained they would like to assume tho management In April, McDonald slaled
further discussions should be scheduled 01 anolher Informel Council meotlng, Council
dlscussod tho need for additional discussions, L. COChran staled Ihal Council could vole on
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tho agroomonllonlght, thon wOlk on dolalls ollho guldollnos, Kubby slalod allssuo Is who
Ihall applovo lhaso guldollnos. Ambllsco slalod Issuos nood moro of on oiling. Novick and
Horowitz Italad thoy WOIO roady to voto on tho contI act. Larson lalsod concorns lognrdlng
tho guklollnOl. Gontry ootod thaI guldollnos can contlol tlmo and viSibility, not contonl and tho
contonl cannollncludo obsconlty undol tho FIlii Amondmont. HOlowltz stalod thai guldollnos
can bo workad out
EXEC!JIMjESSIQN ~G LmGATlON:
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by HOIOwttz, to adjourn to oxocutlvo sosslon 10 discuss sllatogy
In mallo" thalaro plolontty In litigation 01 wholo litigation Is Immlnonl, wholo Its dlsclosulo
would bo IIkoly 10 ploludlco 01 dlsadvanlago tho position 01 tho govornmonlal body In that
litigation (WIlliams IlIwsuIVaJlport), Affirmatlva loll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
plosont. Tho MayoI doclnrad tha motion cal/lod and adjournod 10 oxocutlva sosslon, 7:55 p.m,
Council "Iurnad to opon losslon, movod by Lalson, socondod by Kubby, 10 accopt the
rocommondaUon by Ally, David BlOwn 101 a sott/emonlln tho Williams lawsuit. Tho MayoI
doclalod tha mot/on carllod unanimously, 7/0, all CouncUmombela plosont.
AI8PORT DISCUSSION:
Council load col/ospondonco locolvod !,om Unda Gontry 10 Rlchald Blum dalod Fobluary 19,
1990, McDonald Ilalod Council Is mooting with Airport Commission mombors 10 discuss of
tho allport capital lOSOIVO monlos 101 tho Dane solllomont. Blum, Chelr of tho Airport
Commission, stalod that al Issuo Is tho proprloty 01 tho City Managor and Flnanco Dlroctor
laking lundl which aro undol conllol of tho Airport Commission 101 uso for any purposo, Blum
slatod that wu an Impropot actJon and 1II0gal. McDonald atetod thore noods to bo moro
communlcat/on bOlwoon tho City Council and Airport Commission. Lolson omphaslzod thai
tho City Managel would not do anything 1II0gal. John Ockonlols, Airport Commission mombor,
Ilatod that City slall should havo contactod anyono on tho Airport Commission rogardlng Iho
uso 01 tho airport resolVos. Blum stated that anothor Issuo Is tho approprlato uso 01 tho
monoy,
At/dnl explalnod thai nothing 1II0gal had boon dono and Iho accounl remains as a nogetlvo
balanco, Aikins oxplalnod tho City chargod against tho airport c~pltal rosolVo account a
portion 01 tho cosl 10 pay the Dano condemnation award and tho decision romalns as to
whelhor Council choosos 10 uso those funds 10 pay this award or roplonlsh tho amount from
somo othor sourco 01 lunds, Tho City Council, slall and Airport Commission mombors
dlscussod usa of tho airport rosolVo monlos. Blum omphaslzod tho only logal way 10 spond
tho monoy Is wtlh Airport Commission authority to do so, Larson stolod thai Aikins agroos thai
Iho Airport Commission Is Iho only one thol can authorlzo oxpondlturo of Ihat monoy, ho modo
lho bookkooplng fudgmonllo allow tho Dono solt/omontlo be paid, and It Is now up 10 tho
Airport Commission 10 ratlly that doclslon, Atkins slalod tho City had to chargo II against tho
approprlato account 10 onsuro propor public dlsclosuro, Ockonlols stalod tho monoy In Iho
occount was alroady commlllod to tho FAA. Kovln O'Malloy oxplalnod Iho City nogotlvoly
financos many such Improvomonls and funds It through Iho sarno way.
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Blum oxplalnod thai tho monoy 'S In thO rosorvo accounl bocauso tho Alrport Commission has
'.qulrrlod II away.' Blum .Iatod II monoy wa, nol sponl al tho ond 01 tho yoar, II was
lIanllorrod 10 thO alrport copllal Improvomonta lund, Horowilz stolod thalli thO monoy has
boon approprlalod for a .pocinc purposo and that monoy II cOlllod ovor, thon tho public
accountabllily has 10 bo malntalnod lor thO .pocinc usa 01 thO carryovor monoy. Blum stalod
thO rOlOIVO account was ostabOlhod bocaulO monoy was savod and historically thO Alrport
Commission has nol boon ablo to anUcipalo FAA funding. Blum slatod monoy Is noodod for
." FAA malchlng fund, Tho Alrpo/1 Commission and Councllmombors dlscussod thO nood for
thO availability 01 malchlng funds. Kubby askod litho Alrport Commission has any monoy
'.qulrrlod' away 101 posslblo Imulls against thO alrport, Blum stalod no, Blum slalod Iho
Dano .ull was nol agalnsttho alrport. Blum Italod thO onUro process by which II camo 10 bo
paid was .omothlng tho airport rocommondod ogalnsl. Horowitz stalod thai II tho airport
wasn'l thoro, tho City would not havo gallon Inlo tho sull. Courtnoy stalod lho City Council
Oflglnally made tho doclslons thai causod lho lawsull, nol tho airport. Larson slatod thai 01
ISluo Is whothor tho airport should pay lor II bocouso Ills rolalod to tho oxlstonco 01 tho airport
or wIlothor tho City Council should nnd soma othor placo In tho budgot to pay lor II bocauso
II was basod on a mlslako made by tho City Council.
Blum oxplaJnod wIlal tho Allport Commission Inlondod 10 do with tho capital rosolVo
Improvomont monlos. Blum stalod thai tho Alrport Commission had hopod to bo plckod lor
a S3OO,()()().$400,OOO FAA gronl and tho Alrport Commission has appllod 10 Iho SI~lo lor cortoln
othor grants, Blum statod thai tho Alrport Commission Is also concornod aboullho Issuo of
fuolslorago, Blum oxplalnod tho alrport owns and has on Its land somo luol star ago lanks thaI
do nol comply with stato rogulallons, Blum slalod thai mOMy will probably bo noodod 10
romovo thoso lanks and pulln now onos. Horowitz suggostod Iho airport work with tho City
In pr%cts rolallng 10 loaklng undorground lanks. O'NolI slalod Ihoro Is going to nood a
subslanUal Invostmonllo como up to EPA slandards lor such lanks. City Councllmombors and
Alrport Commission mombors dlscussod tho nood lor avallablo funds to match FAA gronts.
Blum stalod Irom his polnl 01 viow It doosn'I mal10r whothor monoy Is sll1lng In on alrporl
accounl or whothor thoro Is a rosolullon on nIo thaI says that at such tlmo tho airport can
complolo a 90110 FAA grant malch thai X amounl 01 dollars aro pro.approvod. Horowitz askod
II thoro was any way tho Alrport Commission and tho Flnanco Dopartmont con ostabllsh a
mochanlsm In tho luturo Ihal Illho airport noods lunds, tho airport could dobltlt oul 01 a City
accounl. Blum slalod monoy could bo oarmarkod lor tho airport.
Kubby askod how lawsulls aro paid for by Iho airport, O'NolI oxplalnod tho airport's liability
Insuranco Is a small policy and tho proporty at tho airport Is undor Iho City's sOlf,lnsuranco
progrsm, Kubby suggostod tho Airport Commission 'squlrrol' away funds for lawsulls.
Courtnoy notod Iho City doos nol sol asldo monoy lor lawsuits.
Larson Inqulrod aboul lundlng airport capllal Improvomont prolocts. Lorson askod II tho
airport's capllallmprovomont prolocts should bo lundod In tho samo mannor tho City funds Its
othor capilal Improvomont pru/ocls, Aikins stalod yos, Atkins oxplalnod Iho capllal
Improvomont prolocts should ba submll10d In conlunctlon wllh 011 tho olhor prolocts and tho
City would assign Its soureo 01 funds. Lorson askod litho City Council would approve or
dlsapprovo Iho airport's capllal prolocls, Atkins slalod Ihat Council should approvo or
dlsapprovo all capitol pr%cts bocauso Council has to aulhorlzo tho dobt and/or olhor lunda,
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Atkins nOlod Ihatlho Alrport Commission II appolntod by Council and Ihoso appolnlmOnl1 Is
ronoCllvo 01 Iho pollclos of City CounCIl. Blum nolod Iho appolnlmont procOll II 10 avoid
politicizing Iho Commission, Blum nolod Ihal provlously Ihoro WDS a political loading of Alrport
Commlsslonmomborl 01 pooplo who woro anti.alrport O'Noil Ilalod Iho alrporl has a dilflcull
tlmo alaglng Iho airport's capltallmprovomonl projoctl bOc4uso Ihoy aro unsuro 01 Iho FAA
lundlng, AUdns emphasized Ihal Council Ihould bo IcJIvoly Involvod In Iho CIP ptOCOll,
Councllmembora discussed Iho uso 01 Iha Alrpoll Commlsslon rosorve lund for paymont 01
tho Dano aotUomont Atkins ataled thalli Council Is going 10 pay $1~0,000, Illhould probably
bo paid out thla nseal yoor, Atklnl Ilated thai a portJon could bo appllod 10 tho upcoming
nscal yOSt, bul that would bo a now oxpondlluro lor Iho budgol which Is currontly undor
consldoratlon by Council. Atkins IIOIod thoro woro two oxponso chargos, ono agalnSltho
Clty'l risk managomonlloss rosorvo, and ono IgalnslthO alrpoll COpllal rOlorvo. Blum Ilalod
thoro was novor any discussion with tho alrpoll rogO/dlng paymonl or thai lawsuit and tho
alrport'a capital rosorvo lund II I copllallmprovomonl lund, nol a loss manogomonl
contlng~ncy lund, Kubby sla:lld thoro Ihould bo dlacusslon on what rosponslblllty Alrport
Commission has 10 poy lor judgmonts luch as tho Dano loWomon!. Latlon Ilalod thoro noods
10 ba an Igreomonl rogStdlng how much 01 tho $l~l,ooo, II any, II going 10 bo allocaled.
Blum noled thai thoro may nol bo $141,000 In tho Iccount O'NolI Ilalod thai thoro was
approxlmaloly $141,674 and $32,013 has already boon paid out 01 thai account McDonald
askod lItho altport user loos lor oporatlng at capllal Improvomont Blum Ilolod thosa monlos
aro Inlormlxod, Councllmombora dlscussod tho alrport'a UIO 01 monlos lor capllallmprovomont
projocts,
Atkins alalod tho City dobllod tho alrport'l rosorvo accounl as a nogotlvo balanco and Council
noods 10 docldo how thoy aro going 10 covor thai nogaUvo balanco, McDonald askod II tho
Airport Commission has dlscussod thO Issue, Blum alalod no, Blum Ilatod thai tho Alrpoll
Commlaslon would authorlzo thai amounllo bo expondod II Council would pass a rosolutlon
that pre.authorlzos tho expondlluro 01 X amounl 01 monoy agalnslfuturo Fodoral and Slale
grant., In rosponso 10 Council, Klmblo slolod that tho way Atkins has proparod Iho proposod
budgot kooplnglmmodlato lundlng lor thO Dano proporty Irom tho airport rosorvo, It would nol
alfoct proporty laxo,'or this yoar, It would not alfoct tho Gonoral Funds balanco lor 1990-91
and II would sllll allow thO luturo lundlng 01 thO projocls. Klmblo slolod thoro Is dobllssuo
plannod lor Docombor 1991.
Blum statod thallho City Council should nolask tho Airport Commission 10 ompty Ihal accounl
out Blum statod an approprlato compromlso would bo lor Council to uso Ihat monoy, bul thon
say that othor monoy can and will bo modo avallablo, McDonald slatod tho Issuo 01 pro.
authorizing funds to bo mado avallablo for malchlng grants I. a aoparato Issuo. Blum Slolod
thai ho has not hoard Council ask tho Airport Commission 10 authorlzo a apoclno amounllo
bo oxpondod Irom tholr account Horowitz askod Blum 10 authorlzo Iho amounllhal has boon
dobllod Irom tho account McDonald stalod thai aulhorlzatlon Is noodod 10 allow tho City 10
uso Iho lunds lor Iho tlmo bolng. Ockonfols slalod Iho Issuo Is control 01 airport lunds,
Ambrlsco askod Iho Airport Commission 10 consldor sondlng Council a lottor aulhorlzlng
Council 10 utlllzo thoso lunds. Lorson slotod tho Airport Commission noods to sond a lollor
01 authorlzallon saying Iho trans for Is okay and Ihon Council noods 10 addross Iho Issuo
rogardlng roplocomonl 01 thai $140,000, Blum Slolod Council Is spoclfically asking Iho Airport
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Commission tor $141,000 wllh no assurancos lor ropaymonl. Larson askod Atkins whal
happons If tho Alrport Commission doos nol roloaso tho $141,000, Atkins stalod thoso monlos
would havo 10 como trom an unapproprlalod rosorvo and would roduco tho Clly'l working
capllal tor tho upcoming yoar by whatovor amounl Is docldod upon. Atkins Ilalod that
addlllonal adjustmonts would be noodod In the Clly's Invostmontlneomo. McDonald Slalad that
Council Is not In favor of Increasing tho lax asking 10 rop/aco tho amounl of money.
P80POSED FINANCIAL PLAN FY91.93 DISCUSSIO~~:
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Counclf rovtowod Atkins' Fobruaty 16, 1990, momo rogardlng budgol adjustmontl dlscussad
by Council,
Atkins askod Council If thoy Inlonded to lax lor tho $140,000 Ilrport rosorvo fund rop/acomonl
In FY91, Councllmombors slalod no, Aikins nolod thai ho has proposod tho airport financo
capilli projocts by bonds, Courtnoy Itatod thatlort IIlbllily bonds could bo usad, Atkins
stalod judgmonl bonds eould be sold, Courtnoy notod thai somo 01 tho airport proporly Is
going 10 crealo Incomo, Aikins slalod tho airport has polllionod Council for rozonlng and
Council noods 10 address a numbor of oeonomlc dovolopmonllssuos. Atkins nolod thai ono
01 tho finlnciallnstrumenls the Clly has avallablo Is a nolo, Aikins also slalod tho Clly could
also borrow from Itsolf thai Is from cash resorves and ropay II back ovor some schodulo,
Council addrossod tho tollowlng budgOlllSuos:
" UBRARY STAFF REOUEST/AMENDED BUDGcr TO FINANCE. Novick askod II tho
slalllng compromlsos allow pooplo 10 rosholve books, Craig slalod thai any .tall
addllion 10 the Clrculalion Dopartmonl wUl holp got books back on tho sholvos, Aikins
oxplalnod thai 10 tund Ihls roquost, tho proposod tax adjustmonl will havo 10 go up and
tho full eosl 01 Ihe alaN will have to be addod, Atkins stalod Iho $30,000 caslin FY91
bocomes a $76,000 caslin FY92 end 93. Atkins had proposod $190,668 ovor lasl
yoar's expondlluros and Council Is consldorlng adding an eddltlonal $30,000 to that
amounl. Ambrlsco slatod this yoar's Incroaso would be approxlmatoly $140,000 ovor
lasl yoar's budgol. McDonald notod Ihallho majorlly 01 Council agroos wllh tho Ubrary
staN roquesVamondod budgol as proposod,
2, MOVE ST, CLEMENTS STREET FROM FY92 TO FY91. Aikins slalod road usa lax
would bo usod, Larson asked II all 01 Ihe road usa lax tund would be usod, Aikins
stalod no. Atkins oxplalned a pay.as,you1l0 policy Is being used tor as many 01 the
road use projecls as possible, Council agreed to move tho 51. Clemenls Sir eel projeel
Irom FY92 10 FY91.
3, KIRKWOOD AVENUE PROJECT. CONCERN OVER THE PROPOSED FIRST YEAR
DESIGN EXPENDITURE. $90,000. Atkins explained there a number 01 concorns raised
ovor Ihe firs I year do sign expendllure of $90,000. Aikins slaled Ihoro are sllll quos lions
relaling 10 Iho exlenl 01 Improvomenls neoded. Larson slalod he objecled 10 spending
a largo aum 01 money prior 10 Iho sludy 01 Iraffic now In Iho area, Novick said Council
should rovlew Ihe report from Jeff Davidson on the general slroot plan bofore money
Is spenl on Ihe design. Aikins stalod thai doslgn oplions can bo prepared for Council
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consldorallon. Horowitz slalod sho would agroo with tho ovorlay for tho aroa botwoon
Gllbort SlIoot and Gllbort Court, Alklnsstalod stotl could do somo prollmlnary plannIng.
Horowitz omphaslzod sho would IIko to soo Council gOI 1I0d Inlo tho concopl 01 loavlng
thrOO lanos that oxlst now tho way thoy aro and Incroaso to four lanos tram Gllbort
SlIeot to Gllbort Court, Courtnoy Italod that the throe lanos are light and that may bo
bononcfalto wldonlng an addlllonal 1001 or six Inchos on oach sldo. Atkins oxplalned
thai Schmadoko has ralsod concorns that the stroolls dotorloratod and IIlmprovomonts
810 to bo mado, wldonlng should be consldorod, Horowitz ralsod concorns rogardlng
tho wording, 'reconstruct' Atkins statod ho will rowork tho languago, In rosponso to
Horowitz, Atkins explalnod tho proposod $90,000 can bo zorood out and movod 10
FY92.
4. AIRPORT CAPITAL RESERVE. $141,000,
5, AIO.rO,AGENCIES BUDGET INCREASE. $8,000.
8, FIRE TRAINING/PUBUC EDUCATION OFFICER. $41,000, Oonnor explalnod that when
ho arrived and lookod ovor tho dopartmont, thoro woro throo aroas 01 critical
donclonclos: 1) obsoloto oqulpmont, 2) vory poor radio systom and lack of dlspalchors,
and 3) lack 01 adoquate lIalnlng program. Donnor explalnod Iowa City Is tho only major
city In Iowa without a nre lIalnlng officor, Donnor stalod tho City lacks adoquato traIning
lor Its omployoos, Oonnor notod thaI In the past four yoars thoro havo boon nvo
accldonlal dlsabllltlos, Courtnoy askod how traIning Is beIng handlod now, Donnor
stated employoes are lIalnlng oach other, Horowitz askod II thoro Is any potontlalfor
a lIalnlng officor to toach othor nro dopartmonts, Donner stated glvon tho nood 01 the
City'. trainIng program and public education, ho Is not suro thai porson would have tho
time, Novick Inqulrod about public education. Oonnor explained currontly public
oducatlon otlorts are centored out 01 Station 3 and It Is dllficult for tho outsldo public
to coordlnato tho public educallon e"ort~ with the Flro Oopartmont. In rosponso 10
Kubby, Oonnor stetod that tho Flro Oopartmont avoragos 150 public oducallon
ongagomonts por yoar, Ambrlsco askod what porson would fill tho position, Oonnor
oxplalned tho porson would bo soloctod tram tho IIoulonant's rank and would bo loft In
that position lor two to throo yoors. In rosponso to Novick, Don nor said an onlry lovol
position would thon bo hlrod to roplaco that IIoulonant's position, Kubby stalod that
thoro noods to bo communlcollon with tho school syslom IIlhoro Is a public oducatlon
firofightor, Council agrood to go ahoad with tho firo Iralnlng/publlc oducallon officor
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7. SENIOR CENTER. TRADE CEILING REPAIR FOR VIDEO EQUIPMENT. 57,500. Atkins
oxplalnod thai Sonlor Conlor Commission mombors will appaar at Council's public
hoft/lng on tho budgot. CounCilmombors Inqulrod about tho loworlng 01 collings, Atkins
Ilatod thoro II a concorn aboultho nolso altho Sonlor Contor, Atkins statod coiling
ropalll 110 gonoral ropalllto mako tho collings moro attractlvo ond to roduco nolso,
Courtnoy nolod thoro I. also an onorgy lIVings, Rogardlng Iho vidoo oqulpmont
roquolI, Larlon .Iatod thoy 110 asking lor duplication 01 whaltho City has alroady paid
lor by Horllago, Larson omphaslzod tho Sonlor Contor noods 10 got tlod Inlo whaltho
communlty altoady 011011 In lorms 01 vidoo oqulpmont. Atkins statod ha will obtain
additions/Information regarding tho coiling ropalrs,
0, STAFF POSmON . REFUSE COLLECTlONMNDFILL. COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ErC,
Horowitz .uggoslod Council consldor a community Involvomonl position In Iho proposod
budgol with tho Idoa thaI that position bo translorrod ovor 10 JCCOG, Horowitz statod
thaI position should not bo Includod In with tho landfill onglnoorlng rosponslbllitlos,
Councilmombor. discussed tho community Involvomont stall position and Its rolatlonshlp
10 ECICOQ, JCCOG, tho County, Iowa City and 8Ioa communltlos. Atkins omphaslzod
thaI Imallor lowns Ihould also bo paying lor sorvlcos providod by the slall position.
Larson statod tho Ilall position should bO budgolod from Iho landfill budgol so ovoryono
using tho landfill will pay lor tho position, Atkins nolod thaI whatovor Is proposod In
rofusa and londfill will probably nood 10 bo amondod In six months, Councllmombors
dlscuSlod tho nood for tho sloll position. Aikins slatod tho porson will spond tlmo In
rosldontlal rolusa colloctlon Initially, Horowitz statod If tho porson Is lundod at tho
JCCOG lovol, II noods 10 bo docldod whoro Iho porson will bo housod, Novick sold
thoro 110 two logical choices lor funding lor tho position: I) tho Entarprlso Fund .
landfillloos, or 2) a County'wldo lax, Atkins slatod part ollho proposal on financing
tho landfill for tho luturo Is a spocial assossmonl on a por coplla basis, Horowitz slalod
Council sooms 10 agroo thsllho position should como soon or Ihan noxt yoar, Courtnoy
slalod he did nolthlnk Council noods 10 pullhO position In Iho budgot. McDonald
slalod Council Is going 10 be moving In this dlroctlon soon.
g. INDUSTRIAL PARK, FUNDING AND CITY SPONSORSHIP. 5200,000. AIkins stalod Iho
proposod 5200,000 from cash resorvos bogln tho procm for an Induslrlal park. Atkins
nolod Il1al 160 acros may bo avallablo lor tho Industrial park, Horowitz Rskod If
Councllmembors aro suro tho City should got Into &n Industrial park, Novick atalod sho
Is not convincod It Is up to the City to Inltlato an Industrial park. Atkins slalod ho has
contactod both BDI and ICAD and nolthor one had any troublo with tho concopt.
Councllmombors dlscussod City sponsorship 01 an Industrial park, Courtnay
omphaslzod If Council wants any future Industrial dovalopmanlln Iowa City, Iho City 01
Iowa City will havo 10 do It. McDonald Inqulrod about tho t1matablo for an Industrial
park, Aikins oxplalnod that stall has contactod proporty ownars and will bo ablo to
nogotlato and aol a prlco lor a contracl purchaso of tho proporty. Tho $200,000 Is
Intondod lor dovolopmonl purposos Including wator.sowor.stroats. Atkins stalod that
ulllmatoly thoro Is potontlallor a ono,half million dollar Invostmonlln tho Industrial park.
Courtnoy atalod that tho Industrial park could bo fundod with a tax Incromontal financing
whoro proporty tax that comos In on tho land goos spoclflcally to rotlro tho dobt.
Novick ralsod concorns about monlos avallablo lor tho oxtra pollco, IIro, olc. sorvlcos
'[1 [I . I t] C, ,
Informal CouncU Solllon
Fobruaty Ill. IllllO
P'go 12
noodod. Councilmomborl dllcullod Iho lndull1lal pllk concopl. McOoMJd Ilarod II
II llong.lorm InvoltmonL McDonald 11,'od I majOttry 01 CouncUmomborllndlealod Ihat
Ilall lhoukl procood wilh Iho Indull1lal pllk II propolod,
AlklIIIstalod buod on budgOI dllCUSllonl, tax lnctoasOI 110 now projoe\od al 4.3%
lot FY91, 5,3% rot FYll2. and U% lot FYll3,
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Roolll().27, Sklo 2
Hlltotlo ProloMlIon: Sulan Uehl (ro.oppolnt)
EIoanot Stoolo
Bolldl . PoIIco and Firo: Duana AIlllon (ro.appolnl)
DanoU Wright
Mayor's Youth: Roboll Lehnertz (ra.appolnt)
CllrlO NOIton
CMI Sorvfco: Lyrl D/ekollon
Btoadband TolocomrnunleaUOnI: Dlano Rucinl~J (:J.)GlU lorm)
Ro.advortJlo unoxplrod torm
Tho mooUng Idlournod It 11:30 p.m,
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InfOlmal Council Sosslon
F oblu8ly 27, 1990
Inlolmal Council SossloO: Fobluary 27, 1990, 01 6:50 p,m, In tho Council Chomboll, Mayot
John McDonald pro siding.
Councllmombols Prosont: Kubby, Lalson, Novick, McDonald, Ambrlsco, HOlowitz. Courtnoy,
SlaNmombors Plosont: Aikins, Gontry, Kall.
TODo.rocordqg: Rool 90-27, Sldo 2 491.END.
McDonald noted that an oxocuUva sosslon Is schoduled at 7: 15 p.m,
AIRPORT COM MISS lOti DISCUSSION:
Rool 90-27. Sldo 2
Dick Blum, Challporson 01 tho Allport Commission, slalod tho Alrport Commission mol ono
wook ago to discuss financial quosllons. Blum statod thoro was a dlvolllty 01 Idoas and a
consonsus omorgod. In rosponso to Kubby, Blum slatod a consonsus was dofinod as tho
majority 01 Commission mombors.
Blum slatod thore was a consonsus opinion thai tho specific pr%ct 10 purchase tho land at
tho ond 01 runway 8 was corroctly undortakon and was lor tho bonofit 01 tho airport. Blum
stalod the Alrport Commission did not havo any problom In saying thalli was a loglllmalo uso
01 airport monlos and woro supportlvo 01 tho acqulslllon 01 that land.
Blum Intormod Council that tho Alrport Commission has told tho FAA thaI II tho FM Is roady
to oNor the airport a contract, the Alrport Commission Is ready 10 accoplthal conlract v.1thoul
any furthor local approval. Blum oxplalnod that the FAA rocolvos two kinds 01 applications:
1) thoso roady to go, end 2) thoso noodlng addltlcnallocal approval, Blum slalod tho Iowa
City Alrport Commission has flied appllcallons that ero roady to go.
Blum dlSlrlbulod a handout oulllnlng a prcposal. Blum nolod thai the Alrport Commission
membors also recolvod tho proposal for the first lime lonlghl, Blum slatod that the proposal,
as oulllned, would glvo tho Alrport Commission tho roady authority to ontor Into a contract v.1th
tho FAA and would allow tho Clly Council tho opportunity to oblaln funds for tho projoct. Blum
notod tho roquost was tor a maximum $100,000. Blum Italod that the approxlmato balanco
In the airport's Improvomonl rosolVo fund Is approxlmaloly $91,()()().$92,000.
Horov.1tz askod how much monoy tho Alrport Commission gonoratod In grants last yoar. Blum
statod $320,000 was rocolvod for airport projocts, Kubby askod tho lotal amounl 01 monoy
lIIod as appllcallons. Blum dlslrlbutod tho handout, 'Projocl Priority and Costs Esllmalos Iowa
City Municipal Alrport, August 9, 1989,' Blum lold Councllmombors to cross oul allllomsllslod
on pago 3 01 the projoct priority and cost ostlmatos list bocauso tho Airport Commission would
nevor got thoso projocts lundod. Blum stalod thai 110m numbor tour, pago 2, will probably bo
100 porcont paid for by tho Woathor Buroau. Blum notod thaI thoro aro no airport oxpanslon
prolocts IIstod In the projoct priority and cosl ostlmalos list.
McDonald stalod tho proposal as oulllnod by Blum has morlt. Blum slalod Iho Alrport
Commission would not try to maintain a fund 01 roody monlos lor granl matching.
I . [I I I [I .,-,
Mlnutos
Iowa City City Council
Informal Council Sosslon
Fobruary 27, 1990
pago 2
Blum roforrod 10 Itom I.B, pago 1 ollho pr%ct priority and cost ostimalos and statod that
ovon though tho FAA told tho AIrport Commission that this projoct should nol bo IISI0d, tho
AIrport Commission pul down rolmbursomonl for tho monlos spont 10 acqulro tho 40 ocros 01
land at tho ond of runway 6, Blum stalod tho FAA has suggostod thallI WOuld nol bo an
ollglblo Itom.
McDonald statod that lovora! yaars ago whon tho airport 10slllS compllanco stotus, tho FAA
slatod thaI the airport may bo ollglble 10 apply tor land ecqulsltlon monlos ovon though tho
land was acqulrod whon tho airport was nolln compllanco alatus. Blum oxplalnod that port
01 tho agroomonl tho AIrport Commission has wtth tho FAA was thaI tho FAA said tho AIrport
Commission was going to havo 10 do the projoct on lholr own and the AIrport Commission
may nol oxpoct, nor should thay ask for, rolmbursomonl for tho projoct, Blum oxplalnod tho
AIrport Commission purchasod moro land than noodod: has slnco rocognlzod tho unllkollhood
and physlca!lImltations; and do nol antlclpato oxtondlng thai runway any turthor. Blum statod
that extra land Is called acqulrod cloar zono proporty and may bo roconsldorod by tho FAA
Kubby stalod tho totaljudgmont lor tho Dano sottlomont was $400,000, Ihe City paid $260,000,
and tho AIrport Commission's portJon (Irom tho rosolVo) may only bo $92,000, Kubby statod
thalli Councllmombors agreed to the propos a! 10 fund projects up to $100,000, II would moan
that not only did the City pay a largor share of the judgmont coslS, bullhal the City Is going
to also give the airport more monoy Ihan what was provlously In Iho accounl to do those
projocts, Blum statod tho judgmonllssue Is a separato Issue, Blum oxplalnod tho City would
bo giving out $100,000 to got a $1 million rolurn (90/10 match), Blum stalod ho undorstood
Council to say that lhay would not turn down 90 porcont malchlng granllunds, Horowttz
askod II tho proposal olloctJvely ollmlna!es the AIrport Commission's rosolVo account. Blum
statod yos, Blum oxplalnod thai In tho fuluro tho AIrport Commission would mako CIP
prosontalions al budgot discussions, Councllmombors domonstratod a wtlllngnoss to consldor
tho proposal as oulilnod, McDonald stalod that II Council oxpoctod tho proposal, II would
nood 10 bo put In a form 01 a policy rosolulion bolwoon tho City Council and AIrport
Commission. In rosponso to McDonald, Gontry slatod thai a drait could bo proparod.
McDonald statod both tho City Council and tha AIrport Commission would neod to rovlow Iho
drait bofore flnal doclslons ero modo, Blum commontod that tho AIrport Commission would
like 10 have bookkoeplng takon caro of by tho end 01 tho flscal yoar, McDonald noted
approclalion 10 AIrport Commission mombors tor altondlng tho mooling and slalod Council wtll
pursua tho proposal as outllnod.
~:
Movod by Larson, socondod by Novick, to adjourn 10 oxocutivo sosslon to discuss strology In
mattors thaI aro prosontly In litigation or whoro litigation Is Immlnont whoro Its dlsclosuro would
bo IIkoly to projudlco or dlsadvanlago tho posllion 01 tho govornmontal body In Ihalllligalion
(WIlliam lawsuIValrport). AlfirmaUvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho molion carrlod and adjournod to oxoculivo sasslon, 7: 15 PM,
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,(t, [I . 1 [I . R
OfFICIAl. COUNClt. ACTlONS . mcwo
TIlIlXItI d ~ Iht Ioo'lolW1g ptOtoodJngs IIId
~ 11$ , ~ COlI IOIIIlII caIIndat YOll
lot IIld ~1On Is $ ,
Iowl cry CoulcI, leg. rrI;, 7:30 p.m. tlll1l CMo C4nl0l,
MIyOI UcOonald prllldlng. CcIrdmomborI prnon!:
AmllI1aco, Cclu1nri, HOIowll, Kubby, lJtIon. MCOOnaId,
NMl AIlWC: NOIlI.
TIll I.lIyOI procIa/mod FIlxuIIy 1&-24, Ill'JO, as
SEmOMA'S FREEDOM \\tEl<.
I.IOVId and IICCIldId, IhtlIl1l following ItIIW IIId rtCXlfllo
"*ldIIIofw ~ IhI Conwl CIIIIldtt hi r~ 0I1pp1lNOd.
tIld/rt ~ed It II!*ldId:
ApprMI d 0flIcIaI CMeI AdlonI d IhI rtgUf.v
moochg d R'JO, It Jlldshed, II.tljod 10 00II0dl0n, IS
rlOOlMllndod 11f lhI cry ClIrt
MIrUIt d IIOIvdt ..'ld ConmIuIore: HIITIII1 RJgIn
Conrn. ' 1m; HouU1g Conrn. . I?Jl~, 1~; PAR
Conrn. . 1/10; Oil SII'Ilct Ccxrm . llfM9; Hlslor1o
"'-vtlJon Ccxrm . 1/10; P&Z Ccxrm . 'II; Oroedlland
TIIooormu1IcIlJo Ccxrm ,1/17,
PonnI MOClonIIIld RItoUIOnI: Class E IJquOI
IJcno lot EeonoIoodI '473, lDe711101ctw1y. Class E
Uquor lJconso lot Walgloons, 154a Sycamora, Class E
Uquor IJtenM lot Oleo Dtug SIOIII448, 201 S. ClIrCon.
Clast E LlquOI UcIllH lot IlyNoe Food SIOIo. 501
~ O~ Class E 0.., PonnIllOl Ily,Yoe Food
SIOIo. 501 Holt(wood OMl. Class C 0.., Pm 101 Doll
Mill 12, 11120 Lower MUSCIIInI. Class E 0.., POIrnl '01
Druglown It, 521 Hot,'wood OMl. Class E IJquOI
lJconso lot Drugtown It, 521 Hot,'wood OMl. Class 0
0.., Pm lot 00dI1lhOI'. Pill' 531 Hlghwly 1 Wost
Class E 0.., Pm 101 IlyNH Food SIOII'2. 310 N, lit
AYOM. Class E IJquOI Uconsa 'OIIlY'YH Food SIOI.
'2. 310 N. Fn1 AvtnuI, Class C lJquOI Uconsa 101
CIIfngo'1, 115 E. ColItgo SUoot. Class C 0.., Permll '01
KIm & 00 1t04, 1104 S. GiIbof1 SlIoot. Class E 000/
PonnIlot 1M T~ ,50'), 323 W. Ourtlnglon StrOll Class
E 0.., PonnI '01 Sup<< Splrl. ShOp. 5 SIUlgls Oml,
SuIIl 2000. Class E lJquOI Uclflll '01 SUpII SplIN.
ShOp. 5 StlIgla Om., SuN.2000. Class E 000/ Porm.1ot
ClaIII & FrIoIldl, 212 E. Mllktl StrOll Class E UqUOl
lJconso lot ClaItl & FI1IrdI, 212 E, Milk.. Stroot. RES,
90-~. REFUND CIGARETTE PERMIT,
Sonk1g Public Ht4I1ngs: RES, 90-23, TO SET A
PUOUO HEARING ON THE OPERAnNG OUDOET
ESTlMATl: FOR THE FISCAl. YEAR JUly " 1990,
nlllOUOH JUNE 30, 1991, AND THE PROPOSED
THREE.YEAR FINANClAI. PlAN WHICH INCLUDES THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROOIW.l FOR FISCAl.
YEARS 1991,1993.
RItOldIonl: RES. 90-24, ACCEPTING THE WORK
FOR THE PAVING AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR CAMERON SUOOMSION.
COIraspondlnee: NOla Leonard Roy, eo.CI1A1r,
pII10ft d 111I Safety ConvnIltH 01111I OII1llctwldI PI/Int.'
OrganlzlUon rIOt/ding 111I lack 01 lidtwailll IlOI1h 01
Rothoeler II FInl AvlnUl. MIfllOIIIldum ~om \hi CMl
SIMtI ConvnIaIlon lubmllIlng I CIf1If1Id IIaC 01 oppIleantt
lot till poe.ion 01 CashlIIIPIlkIng SylttmS DMsIon.
MtrI'IOIIndl ~om \hi Trarno Englnoor. AJlarotion 10
LoIdIng Zone In \hi 200 Olock 01 NOl1Il Gilbert SII...;
Pllklng Prohibition on Giblin Drt/I; Slop Sign on Dakar
. -" I t], q
0lllcIII Aalorw
rtllruwy 20, IWJO
PIOII
SnII II Bildotd DIM; SIllp 8ql Oll Mu 61111I II
IIIIdotd llrtio. DMl p".,.., ~ ll*UlQ ramp
liI bUll Olllhl Lln. '"III I*UlQ let
~ for Cay Pl&I. UN Ptrmb: Sigma
A4lN "'u for I*lriuIon 10 11M I II.ncl rallor 10 '**'
~ HMI ~ by boImlg I boIltIbGI Oll
Cay Pl&II Oll 4/1~ IppMd.
~ for UN d 8IrtIlI1I'd NlIc 0tMds:
8oI.t/1 AIrbn IlUdtIU for I*lriuIon 10 I*IdIIrom lhI
tIOl1lIf d W~ trod CIrtOllIO 0tl1lt1dl Oll mm,
IppMd.
Tha U#tOr clIcIIrld lhIlllCIllOl1 ~
Tha U#tOr noIld IItaIr In lhI ?;I. 1*111 ~Ing I
CI\qIIn lhIlon Cay IOf'Mlg 0RII16'lCl1rom IM1g WOld
av--. r~ 10 IIow rIIgIoua InaUIAlln 10 liI
IncLmd In 8ICllon d, SpocW EJqcbla d 8odlon 35-~ d
lhIlOf'Mlg CIIhu UMd trod IOCOlIdod, Ihtlllilltm liI
rcttnId 10 lhIl'lannlng trod lcnlng ConvrlMIon IIlholr 3/15
~ Tha "''tOt clIcIIrod lhIlllCIllOl1 ~
UMd II'd MOOIIdod, 10 .. llUlIo hoImg for 3m. Oll
In lIl"_a lImtI dtlQ IhIlcnlng 0ldnIrQ by chInging lhI
UN ~ d. 0l1I1ttI"1Cl d Itnd loctIod II 114 8.
Fhl Averu Irom P 10 RS.a. Tha "''tOt clIcIIrld IhIIllC1Clon
CItItod.
A pilGc hoImg Wit hIld Oll In 0l1MInc0 IIlltndIng fill
lcnlng 0rdInInct by tIIInging fill UN r~ will
condoIIont, 1011 7&00 IClI*t focI"1Cl d IIrod locIIod II 1141
LowIr "'U5CItN Rood ~om RS.s 10 co.1. I.bm II'd
IOCOndod, 10 1Ot~ I<<llll d 0lIj0al0n 110m: "'r, & UtI. Dud
HoIImrn; ChII10clI & RJchMd RobbIna; Lyll PCU; J. & PIIA
YIl1Oorpo; Don & DOIIIIdInt UcCIvtIly. Tt.. "'-till doclatod
fIlIlllCIllOl1 CItItod. Tha IoIowIng ~ 1ppeItDd; Don
'-CcCIvlIIy, llG4 DtFOIItl; ChII10clI Robblna, 1115 DtFOIOtl;
8ar~ HotImIn, lilt DtFOIItl; II'd nIX Ortnds1allll, ownor
d fill pIOpOfIy. "'OVId II'd IOCOndod, 10 ~ IhI pubIIo
hoImg ..... 31'20. Tha "''tOt doclatod IhI moclon CItItod.
UMd Ind IOCOndod, 10 dt/II 10 ~, III OId1nanct
MlOrdng IhIlcnlng Orclnlncl by changing IhI UN regula-
l.Ions, lith ccndIIonI, d . CIIlaIn IXOI*IV locaIod II 1141
LowIr "'USCtlInI Rood ~om RS.s 10 CO,1. Tha "''tOt
doclatld IhIIllC1llOl1 CItItod.
A pubIIo hoImg wit hold Olllll 0Idlnanc0 changing lI1e
IpoIIIng d Sattl r. OM 10 SIIU r.llrtio.
UMd Ind IOCOndod, IhIIIhI MI roquklng 0IdInInceI
10 liI 00l1IIdII1d Ind ~td on for pIIIIgI II IwO CwlcI
mMCInga prior 10 IhI tnMIIng II which 11110 liI matt p&SIOd
liIlUtptndId, IhII1r1l 00l1IIdII1lIon Ind ~I liI wMclInd
lhI 0Ilhnct be ~Id upon IOIItOOlld COl1IIdIrtlIon II tIIIt
IlmI. Tha "''tOt clIcIIrodlhllllClClon CIIl1td. UMd Ind
IOCOlIdId, lhtIlhI ordIntntt changing IhI tptlIng d 8InI1
r. OM to SIIU r. OM, be ~ ItOOl1d ~.IOI pawg..
Tha LI'iOf' docIatld fill moclon CIIl1Id.
Cay Engr, R.Icll rOllt lrWducod IhI IoIIowtng
rIpI....1lN1t ~om IhI CarpI d Englnttrt l!lIl WIIIIXISeIt
to IIltWIr CwlcI quIIllont rlOlldlng IhI CartMill rtIIMIlr,
IIdIfr<<UIJon In IhI rlllMllr, Ind IhI rtvlIId Willi COIirOI
plan: 0I0rgt Johnton, chItI d IhI /rfdrlUllcllnnch; O.
KotIntt, chItI d IhI rlglAadon IICIIon; Ind Rogot LISt,
projIclll\tlllOlt IOIIh1 rMId willer ccnttOl plan.
A pilGc hItmg Wit htId on III 0IllInanct ImOrdng IhI
lcnlng 0rdlnInct by chIIlging IhI UN rlgUllllont d . pOI1Ion
d 1XOPIttt, gantrlti bMdtd by rOller Rood 10 IhlIlOf11\
'[1 [I . I "I r, ,
0frcMI AtIlcn
Ftbn.wy 2ll, 1m
PlOt ,
~ 8lrMI1O IhI .. IhIIOn RMr 10 IhI ~ Ind
11Io l'lCtdlg JlIOPOltt .. c:I ., lI1IWIlId "'Itl bafwtan
T~ 8jlIIltwIy Ind Feel_1loId, from flU 10 flU. IoIMd
Ind IOCQIdod, to hcoIpcfll.1hI v. Card "..,.. ~o IhI
rICCXlI c:l1NI pltlIIo hMmg. Tho MIyor dodnd IhI modon
CMI1od. Tho ~ poopIIlIlpIIIOd: Prc:IIItOI Jam F,
KImtctt: CIWf CooII. PlIn.-.ng & lcmg Ccirmaa.Ion
"*Iter, Ind AbIgII V*"'IIn.
MMJ Ind IOCQ Idtd, thtIlhI ~ ImIldllQ IhI
lcmg 0lWlc:t by ehIngIng IhI \III ,... c:la poRIon
c:I JlIOPOltt, oenorati lxll.ndId by Feel_ IloId 10 IhI notII\
~ 8lrMI1O IhI ..... IhIIOn rMf 10 IhII1Ol.Ch, Ind
11Io l'lCtdlg IlfOI*lY ... c:I ., lI1IWIlId tIIttI bafwtan
T~ 8jlIIltwIy Ind FOIl_1loId, from IIU 10 /IS.&, III ~
IlrIl val fer pIIIIQt. Tho MIJU dICIInd IhI modon CMtId.
MMJ Ind IOCQIdod, thtI ORO, 110-3441, AMENOINO
THE ZONlNO 0ADlNANCE BY CtWlOINO nfE USE REOlJ.
LATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTlES LOCATED AT 1102
HOlLYlYOOO IIOUl1VARD FROM flS.12 TO AlA"4, III
paMd Ind ~Id.
MMJ Ind MCIOIIdod, IhII ORD, uo.3<<8, VACATlNO nlE
UNNAMED STREET LOCATED BET\\tEH FOSTER ROAD
ANI) TNT SPEEDWAY, WEST OF IlUIlUQlJt! STREET, III
pISMd Ind ~Id. AIcIIItd StMI\ /IIIftId1o IhI El.
WI, ".., GIpIn, Casov COOlIand DtIn OPIt, II flIPIIIld.
MMJ and IICCI1cltd, 10 ~ RES. 80-25, SETTING
FORTH REASONS FOR mE DENIAL OF nlE REQUEST TO
REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1014 AND 1018 HUDSON
AVENUE FAOM AS" TO cc.2.
IoIMd and MCIOIIdod, to ~ RES, flO.28, EXTENDING
THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE APPROVED AMENDED
PREUMINA/IY PLAT OF HUNTERS RUN SUBDMSlON, PARTS
FOUR THROUGH NINE.
MMJ and MCIOIIdod, 10 dtf_ IndoIlnItIt I motAJon
eppIO'Itng !hI1InaI pial c:I Scon'. SICCnd AddIOOn c:I JoIvIscn
Coltly, Iowa. Tho MIJU doeIatld !hi mcclon wrlId.
LacnW YtW/, 840 Sl AMI'. Dt~, IjlpOaIId raowno
!hi cay bUldIng I now WII.
Tho MIJU IIVlOUlCId !hI1oIIowtng vDWdos: IloIrd c:I
lblly TrWl... . one vlCIIlCy lot an lrIIXpltod tOml ending
1/1/93. T!lII ~men wII III made tI!hI4I3, mott.ng c:I
!hi cay CMcl
Moved and MCIOIIdod, 10 make lhI IoIIowtng appolrC.
IllIIU: rt~ SUSIII UcN. 811 Brooklldl Dt,and ~
EINnor Sf till, 115 E. Milt.. to !hi HltlOf1o PIIIIMlIon
ConvnltIlon lot t/nI.ylll ltmlllfdng ~: IHppoIrt
AobIf1 Dun AIIIon, 1203 AcchaI1_ Avt.and ~ 011I11
WI1gIC, 18 FOtItl GIIn, 10 !hIlloIrcll c:I TlUIttlllot POllet
and Fn RtlIrlnlln lot folt.ylll ItmlI ending 4/1194: II-
~ RobIfIl.IhnIrtr, 8 FOIIIl Glen, and appolrC CIl11I
NOIlon. ll20 GIIi_ Ave" 10 IhI 1041'(01'. YOlAh E~
IIoIId lot Iht"YIII IIIlTlI ending 3121193; appolrC Lyra
DlcktllCl\ ~4 Peel Ad, to IhI CM SIfV1ct CcfM1IuIon lot
IIbl.yw IIIII1Ifld1ng 4/1,w; appolrC DiIMI RucInIk\ 1800
CIMn Cl. '7, to !hi BlOIdblnd TIIIoonYIullcItIonl COnvnla.
lion, lot IIlv"YNr 111II1 ending 3113193 and II-ltNlflill!hl
lMi*1d 111II1 ending 311",1. Tho M'r'OI dtcIIIld IhI
motion c.r1Id,
· 0 [I I , " I ' ,
0lncItl At:llofw
Fm.y 20, 1m
paga 4
UMd Ifld NOCf1decI, III 'AltM /Ill IICOIMlOo IClakxl d
lhI tUnIln RlgtU CCfT1fNIIIon IhtI OM! Iltown a III
lpplop1tll tIlOlllrf be ItId III hrdI two caae IthQAId
ra plilIo ~ ThI M#fOI dIcInd lhI rnalon CM11od.
A PubIc ~ PII10d WIIIlIIIlIo fQ/vI Clllan
Ccxlrn.u on lhIl'/Ol1IIIl 0IIcl~ ra lhI propoeod UN
0/ ~cm n rtrUI RehIbIhIlon 0In FlIldI ra 1m AmI
RIwltnd, a-.upnon 0/ lhI CcmrTtIII on ConmroIy Nooda,
IjlpOnd.
UMd tnd IICCI1dId, III Idopl RES. 8M7, Al1lllORlZ.
INO lllE fIJN(I OF A PAOOIIAM DESCIlIPTION FOR 1m
RENTAl. REHAIllUTATlOH 0IW4T FUNDS IN lllE AMOUNT
OF 5S8,cm UNDER SECIlON \7 OF '!liE UNITED STATES
HOUSINOACTOF 1837, INCWOINO AU. UNDERSTANDINGS
AHO CElITlACAllONS CONTAINED THEREIN, AHO DESK).
NATlNO lllE aTY WJlAOER M AlIlllOIllZED CHIEF
EXEamve OFFICER FOR '!liE OIW4T,
MMd and toeondod, 10 andofM and IUppOl1lh1 'leMa
Cly Roloaf' Propn u reco"IIltnd1d I7f /Ill cay FaMl.,
ThI M#fOI dIcInd /Ill rnalon CM11od.
UMd tnd MCOndod, IpplMog I TIIUIIt ~
beIwIIn lhI cay 0/ Iowl cay tnd lhI PolIco Labor IItIalklnI
DlganlzMlon 0/ Ion cay, ThI M'tCI dodnllhl rnalon
CM11od.
UMd tnd IICCI1dId, lO Idopl RES, soa Al1lllORlZ,
ING EXECUOON OF A UMlTED RElEASE AGREEMENT
CONCERNINO THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT EASE,
MENT AGREEMENT WITH SOlJTHWEST [STATES SUB.
DMSION, PNIT FOUR.
UMd tnd toeondod, 10 Idopl RES. flO.29, AUTHORIZ.
ING EXECUTION OF A LEASE FOR BUSINESS PROPERTY
FOR THE RENTAl. OF SUm: 300 IN THE SAVINGS AND
LOAN BU1\lllNG FOR USE BY THE PUBUO WORKS DEPNIT.
MENT OFFICES,
M<Md and toeondod, 10 dol. to 'l/l1 /Ill resoMlon
IlMortzIng /Ill MllyalO IIgn and /Ill cay Clof1c 10 IIlMl III
IQrtenlIIt bolwoen IhI cay 0/ Iowl CIly, Public AccosI
TIIMlon, lno. and HIIlagt CabIMIon, lno. ra FlM'ldIng.
OpolMlon end M~ 0/ IhI LotaI Public AotGSI
FltlCllon. ThI M'tCI dIclIrId till rnalon CM11od.
MOVId end toeondod, 10 Idopl RES, 80-30, AMENDING
THE BUDGETED POSmoNS IN THE lANDFU DMSION OF
THE PUBUO WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE AFSCME
ClASSIFICATION PlAN,
MO'Ad and toeondod, to IdJolm 10:40 p,m. ThI M'tCI
declated IhI rnalon can1ed.
A 11lOI1 compIetl doscrtpllon 0/ CMclItlos II on IlIe
In IhI omco 0/ !hi Clly Clof!c,
"JOHN MCDONALD, MAVOIl ~
IiMARIAN K. KAM., CITV ClERK iJ .I, :
1;/,,- ItA 'v 'fi ~ 1\.'
SubmJtted lor putillcAllon ' 3I'lJOO
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
Fobruary 20, 1990
Iowa City Council, rog, mlg., 7:30 p.m. at tho Civic Conlor. Mayor McDonald pro siding.
Councilmombors prosonl: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novick,
Absonl: Nono, Slatlmombors prolont: Atkins, Holling, Genlry, Karr, Schmolsor, Fosso, Brlnlon,
Schmodoko, Monsnold, O'Molloy, Council mlnutos tapa rocordod on Tapo 90-22, Sldo 1, 204.
End & Sldo 2, All; 90-28, Sldos 1 & 2, All.
Tho Mayor's Slato 01 tho City Addross was doforrod unUI Council's spoelsl moollng 012127
Tho Mayor proclalmod Fobruary 18.24, 1990, os SERTOMA'S FREEDOM WEEK.
Tho Mayor announcod that 110m 4f(I), loltors opposing tho rozonlng 01 1841 Lowor
Muscallno, would bo dolotod from tho Consonl Calondar and accoptod as part 01 tho public
hoarlng, Itom 1511, Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, that tho following 1I0ms and
rocommondaUons In tho Consont Calondar bo rocolvod, or approvod, and/or adoplod as
amondod:
Approval 01 Otllclal Council Actions 01 tho rogular moollng of 218190, as publlshod.
lubjoct to corroctlon, as rocommondad by tho City Clork.
Mlnutos of Boards and Commissions: Human Rights Comm. . 1/22/90; Housing
Comm, . 12112189, 1/9/90; PAR Comm, . 1/10/90; Civil Sorvlco Comm. . 11/29/89;
Historic ProsolVallon Comm. . 1/10/90; PAZ Comm. . 211/90; Broadband Tolocom.
munlcallons Comm, . 1/17/90,
Pormlt MoUons and RosoluUons: Approving a Class E Liquor L1conso for Nash.
Finch Company dba Econofoods 1473, 1987 Broadway, Approving a Class E Liquor
L1conso lor Walgroon Co, dba Walgroons, 1848 Sycamoro, Approving a Class E Liquor
Uconso lor Amorlcan Drug Sloros, Inc, dba Osco Drug Sloro #448, 201 5, Cllnlon,
Approvlng a Class E Liquor L1conse lor Hy,Vee Food Storos, Inc. dba Hy.Voe Food
Sloro, 501 Hollywood Blvd, Approving a Class E Beer Permit lor Hy.Voo Food Sloros.
Inc, dba Hy.Voo Food Storo, 501 Hollywood Blvd, Approving a Class C Boor Pormll
for 0011 Mart Corp, dba 0011 Mart 12, 1920 Lowor Muscallno. Approving a Class E
Boor Pormll for Hy,Voo Food Storos, Inc. dba Drugtown II, 521 Hollywood Blvd.
Approving a Class E Liquor L1conso lor Hy.voo Food Sloros, Inc. dba Druglown # 1,
521 Hollywood Blvd. Approving a Class B Boor Pormll for Rlgol 01 Iowa, Inc. dba
Godfathor's Pizza, 531 Highway 1 Wost. Approving a Class E Boor Pormlt for Hy.voo
Food Sloros, Inc. dba Hy.Voo Food Sloro #2, 310 N. Isl Avonuo, Approving 0 Closs
E Liquor Uconso lor Hy.Voo Food Storos, Inc. dba Hy.voo Food Sloro #2, 310 N, Flrsl
Avonuo. ApprovIng a Class C Liquor Uconso tor Gringo's 01 Iowa City, Inc, dba
Gringo's, 115 E. Collogo Slroot. Approving a Class C Boor Pormll for Krauso Gonllo
Corporallon dba Kum & Go # 1 04, 1104 S. Gllbort Slroot. Approving a Class E Boor
Pormll for Oulk Trip Corporallon dba Oulk Trip #509, 323 W. Burllnglon 51 root.
Approving a Class E Boor Pormll for Supor Splrlls Shop, Lid. dba Supor Splrlls Shop,
5 Slurgls Drlvo, Sullo 2000. Approving a Class E Liquor L1conso for Supor Splrlls
Shop, Ltd. dba Supor Splrlls Shop, 5 Sturgis Drlvo, Sullo 2000. Approving a Class E
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F obluary 20, 1990
Pogo 2
Bool Pormll 101 Clalol & Frlonds, Inc. dba Clalol & Frlonds, 212 E, Markol Slroot.
Applovlng a Clm E Uquol Uconso 101 Claro I & Fllonds, Inc, dba Claro I & Frlonds,
212 E. Markol SlIoot. RES, go.22, Bk, 103, p, 22, REFUND CIGARmE PERMIT,
SOIUng Public Hoarlngs: RES, go.23, Bk. 103, p, 23, TO SET A PUBUC HEARING
ON THE OPERAnNG BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY " 1990,
THROUGH JUNE 30, 1991, AND THE PROPOSED THREE.YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN
WHICH INCLUDES THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS
1991.1993,
Rosolulions: RES. go.24, Bk. 103, p. 24, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
PAVING AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FOR CAMERON SUBDMSION,
Corro.pondonco: NOla Loonard Roy, Co.Chalrpol.on 01 tho Saloty Commllloo 01
tho OIslllclwldo POtOnls' Organlzauon logaldlng tho lack 01 .,dowalk. north 01 Rochoslor
al FIt.1 Avenuo, 1,\;:roOlan<lum Irom tho CMI Sorvlco Commission .ubmUling a cortlfiod
IIsl 01 oppllcanls lor tho po.IUon 01 Cashlor/Palklng Sy.loms DMslon. Momoranda trom
tho TtOfflo Englnoor: AItoraUon to Loading Zono In tho 200 Block 01 North Gllbort Strool;
Parking Prohlblllon on Giblin Drlvo; SlOp Sign on Bakor Strool al Bradford Orlvo; SlOp
Sign on AI1hur 511001 al Btadlord Orlvo, David Panlhor roquosling a parkIng ramp bo
bullion tho Markol 511001 parking lot.
Appllcallons lor City Plaza Uso PormUs: Sigma Alpha Mu lor pormlsslon to havo
a fund ralsor 10 bonont Amorlcan Hoart Assoclallon by bouncfng a baskotball on City
Plaza on 4/18-20190, approvod,
Appllcallons lot Uso 01 SlIoot. and Publlo Grounds: South Alrlcan sludonls for
porm/ss/on to parado trom tho cornor 01 Washlnglon and Cllnlon 10 Old Brick on 2J2J90,
approvod,
Kubby nolod tho roquoSI Irom Iho Dlslllctwldo Paronls' Organlzallon (DPO) lor sldowalks north
01 Rochoslor al Flrsl Avonuo and qUOlllonod tho noxt slop, Tho City Managor slatod ho would
bo proparlng a momo rogardlng various opllons and soiling lorth tho spoclal assossmonl
opllon, Ho also alalod ho would bo conlacllng tho OPO, Alflrmallvo roll call volo unanimous,
7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho mOllon carrlod and ropoalod tho
public hoarlng as sol,
Tho Mayor nolod a lollor In tho 2/18 packot roquosling a chango In tho Iowa City zoning
ordlnanco Irom Llvtng Word Chrlsllan Followshlp 10 allow lollglous Inslllullons 10 bo Includad
In Soctlon d, Spoclal Exompllons 01 Soclion 38.23 01 Iho zoning ordlnanco, Movod by Kubby,
mondod by Horowitz, Ihallhl. Itam bo ralorrod 10 tho Planning and Zoning Commission at
lholr 3/15 mooling, Tho Mayor doclarod tho molion carrlad unanimously, 7/0, all Council,
mombors prosont.
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Council Actlvltlos
Fobruory 20, 1990
Pago 3
Movod by Ambrlsco, sOCOndod by Kubby, 10 sol a public hOOllng lor 3120, on an ordlnanco
amondlng Iho Zoning Ordlnanco by changing Iho uso ragulaUons 01 a ono OClO Itoct 01 land
locatod al114 S, FIlii Avonuo Irom P 10 AS'5 (Irono POllang), Tho Meyor dod%d tho mollon
cOlrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosonl
A public hOlllng was hold on an OIdlnoneo amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by changing
tho UIG rogulallons, wilh condlUons, 101 a 7600 IqUIIO root Itoct 01 land IocOlod all841 Lowor
MuscaUna Road Irom RS.5 to CO.l (Rox BIIIldSlanor), Movod by Ambllsco, locondod by
Courtney, to accopllolloll 01 objOClJon ',0m: MI, & Mrl. Bud HeNman; Chorlollo & RJchatd
Robbins; Lylo Potz; Jill & Paul VanDorpo; Don & Bomadlno McCMlty. Tho Mayol dodllod
tho moUon C81rfod unanlmoully, 710, an Councllmombora prosonl. Tho 101l0Wing Individuals
appoarod: Don McChrlsty, 1804 CoForolt; Chlllono Robblnl, 1815 CoForosl; Salah HoNman,
1819 CoForost; and Rox Brandslanor, ownor ollho proporly. Tho Mayor announcod Ihalthoro
had boon a mlsundorslondlng on tho propor filing 01 objoctJon. 10 a ro~onlng and lor thaI
rooson Council would nol bo laking any actlon on tho rolonlng ordlnanco unlll Iholl noxl
ragular moollng on 3120, Larson nolod Ihallho filing 01 an adoqualo numbor 01 obloctlons
would roqulro Iho Counclllo approvo Iho OIdlnanco by . 8-1 majority ralhor Ihan Iho normal
4-3 majority. Movod by HorOWitz, locondod by Ambrlsco, 10 conUnuo Iho public hoorlng unlll
3120, Tho Moyor doclarod Iho mollon carrlod unonlmously, 710, all Councllmombors prosonl
Movod by Lallon, locondod by Kubby, 10 dolor 10 3120, an ordlnanco amondlng tho
Zoning Ordlnanco by changing Iho usa rogulatlonl, wllh conditions, 01 a cortoln proporly
localod 011841 Lowor Muscatlno Rood Irom RS.5 10 CO.l (Rox Brandslallor), Tho Mayor
doclarod Iho motion corrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco changing tho spoiling 01 Sanlo Fo Orlvo 10
Santa Fo Orlvo, No ono appoarod,
Movod by Larson, locondod by HorOWitz, Ihal Iho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos to bo
consldorod and volod on 101 passago allWO Council mootlngs prior 10 tho moo ling 01 which
Ills 10 bo nnally passod bo luspondod, Iho nllt consldoratlon and voto bo walvod and tho
ordlnanco bo VOlod upon lor mond consldoratlon at Ihls tlmo, Arnrmatlvo roll call volo
unonlmous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl Tho Mayor doclorod Iho motion carrlod, Movod
by Larson, locondod by Courtnoy, that Iho ordlnanco changing Iho Ipolllng 01 Sonlo Fo Orlvo
to Sonia Fo Orlvo, bo glvon locond voto lor paSlago. Arnrmallvo roll call volo unonlmous, 7/0,
all Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doc/arod Iho motion corrlod,
City Engr. Rick Fosso InlrOducod Iho fOllOwing roprosonlallvos from Iho Corps or Englnoors
Ihal woro prosont 10 answor Council quos lions rogardlng Iho Coralvlllo rosOlVolr, sodlmonlollon
In Iho rosolVolr, and Iho rovlsod walor conlrol plan: Goorgo Johnson, chlol 01 tho hydraulics
branch; Bill Koollnor, chlol 01 tho rogulallon loctlon; and Rogor Loss, prolocl monagor for tho
rovlsod walor conlrol plan, Ahor discussion, Council rocossod brlony,
A public hoarlng was hold on an ord/nanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by changing
Iho usa rogulallons 01 a portion 01 proporly, gonorally boundod by Foslor Road 10 tho north,
Dubuquo Slroollo tho oosl, Iho Iowa Rlvor to tho soulh and also Including proporty wost or
on unnomod strool bolwoon Tall SpoOdwoy and Foslor Rood (Ponlnsulo Aroa), from RS.8 to
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Fobruary 20, 1990
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RS.5, Acting CIIy Atly. Gontry Ilalod thai a valid prolosl had boon nlod on both !tacts, 2 and
3, thai would roqulro a throo,fourths malorlly voto by Council. Movod by KUbby, locondod by
Horowitz, 10 Incorporalo tho 119 Council mlnutos Into tho rocord 01 this public hOMing. Tho
Mayor doclarod lho mollon call1od unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl, Tho
following pooplo appoarod: Prolossor John F. Konnody; Casay Cook, Planning & Zoning
Commission membor; and Ablgall VenAllon.
Moved by Ambrlsco, locondod by HOtowltz, thai the ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordinance by changing tho uso regulatlonl 01 a portion 01 ploperty, gonorally boundod by
Fostor Ro~d to tho north, Dubuquo S!toollo tho 0111, tho Iowa rlvar 10 tho louth, and also
Including proporty wosl 01 an unnamod l!toel bolWoon Tan Speodway and Foslor Road
(Ponlnsula Aroa), lrom RS.s 10 RS.5, bo glvon nral volo lot passago, Kubby Italod thai tho
provlous ordlnanco volod on by Counclllncfudod tho Idyllwlld !tact and would havo had all
Ihroo !tOctl, " 2 and 3, zonod RS.5. Sho nolod thai tho ordlnanco had boon amondod 10
oxcludo tho Idyllwlld !tact and aho had VOlod agalnsl tho amondod ordlnanco. Sho Indlcalod
sho would bo vot/ng for this ordlnanco 10 usuro thal!tactl 2 and 3 woro rozonod to RS.5,
Horowitz also Italod Iho did nol want 10 loavo oultho Idyllwlld !tact or !tact 4, Sho laid thai
slnco tho ordlnanco Is doallng with two !tactl only, aho would havo to voto to havo thorn
downzonod 10 AS.5. Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombora prolonl, Tho
Mayor doclarod tho mot/on carrlod,
Movod by Courtnoy, aocondod by Ambrlsco, thai ORD. 9().3447, Bk, 32, p. 2, AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN
PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1102 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD FROM RS.12 TO RM.44, bo
passod and adoptod, Alllrmat/vo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmombora prosont.
Tho Mayor doclorod Iho ordlnanco adoplod,
Movod by Larson, aocondod by Courtnoy, thai ORD,90-344B, BK. 32, p. 3, VACATING THE
UNNAMED STREET LOCATED BETWEEN FOSTER ROAD AND TAFT SPEEDWAY, WEST OF
DUBUQUE STREET (Ponlnsula Aroa), bo passod and adoptod, PPD Dlroclor Schmolsor
oxplalnod thallho proporty was originally ownod by Iho Counly prior 10 tho CIIy annoxallon
and lhaltho road bolng vacalod would romaln In tho ownorlhlp ollho Counly. RIchard Smllh,
roprosont/ng Iho Elks Club, appoarod 10 oxpross Inloroslln Iho road Ilnco II Idjolns Iholr
proporty, Tho Acting CIIy Atlornoy slalod sho did not ant/clpato dllflcully doollng with Iho
Counly In disposing 01 this proporty by qull claim dood. Joan Gilpin, Casoy Cook and Doon
Ookos, appoarod lor discussion. Alllrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopl RES, 90-25, Bk, 103, p. 25, SmlNG
FORTH REASONS FOR THE DENIAL OF THE REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 1014 AND 1016 HUDSON AVENUE FROM RS.6 TO CC.2 (Kon Ranshaw). Alflrmollvo loll
call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolullon
adoplod.
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Fobruary 20, 1990
Pago 5
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson, 10 adopt RES. 90.26, Bk, 103, p. 26,
EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE APPROVED AMENDED PREUMINARY PLAT OF
HUNTERS RUN SUBDIVISION, PARTS FOUR THROUGH NINE. Affirmatlvo roll call volo
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclorod tho rosolutlon adoptod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to dofor Indofinltoly a rosolutlon approving tho
final plat or ScOll'S Socond Addition of Johnson County, Iowa, Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion
call1od unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Tho City Mgr, roportod on tho tostlng 01 t 1 wolls at tho City landfill and statod tho rosults
Indlcatod that tho wator was safo, Ho stalod tho noXl stop would bo two.phasod. Follow.up
lostlng would bo dono, and dopondlng on tho recommondatlons from tho Slalo Hyglonlc Lab,
a procoduro would bo oslabllshod for sovoral months or additional dala. Ho statod tho Public
Works Dopt. has ontorod Inlo a contract with Shannon & Wilson for furthor goologlcal and
hydrological studios. A socond phase of tho contract Involvos roviowlng alllnlormatlon, mako
rocommondallon as to tho oXlont and tho nature 01 any romodlal action that might havo to bo
lakon at tho landfill, Ho concludod by stating that tho City Is working very closoly with tho
Dopartmont qr Nalural Rosourcos (DNR), Kubby quesllonod spoclfic Informallon about whal
tho Slato and Fodoral roo lings aro for cortaln chomlcals that wero found, THo City Mgr. ropllod
that approxlmatoly 129 chomlcals aro tostod for and appllod against a standard, Information
Is avallablo for roviow on tho rosults end the standards, The Mayor askod that DNR
corrospnndonco bo avallablo for roviow with tho rosults. Kubby said It was hor undorslandlng
that tho City was sllll ollorlng bottlod walor to tho ownors around tho site, Tho City Mgr, slatod
oach ownor had boon glvon that option, Horowitz said that In speaking with proporty ownors,
thoy had Indlcalod tholr approclallon for porlodlc tosllng roallzlng Iho slow now 01 groundwator.
Leonard Veggy, 640 St. Anno's Drlvo, appoarod rogardlng tho City building a now woll,
Council statod tho proloctls Includod In tho budgot.
The Mayor announcod the following vacanclos: Board of Ubrary Trustoos . one vacancy
ror an unoxplrod torm ondlng 7/1/93. This appolnlmont will bo made 01 tho 4/3/90, moollng
or the City Council.
Moved by Ambrlsco, sacondod by Horowitz, to mako the following appolntmonts: roo
appoint Susan UCht, 611 Brookside Or, and appoint Eleanor Stoole, 715 E. Markot, to Iho
Historic Prosorvatlon Commission for throo.yaar torms ending 3129/93; ro.appolnt Robert Duano
Allison, 1203 Rochoslor Avo. and appoint Darroll Wright, 19 Forosl Glon, to tho Boards of
Trustoos for Police and Flro Rollromont for lour.yoar torms ondlng 4/1/94; ro.appolnt Robort
Lohnortz, 6 Forosl Glon, and appoint Carrlo Norton, 920 Glnlor Avo., 10 tho Mayor's Youth
Employment Board for thrQo.yoar torms ondlng 3/27/93: appoint Lyra Dlckorson, 324 Post Rd.,
to tho Civil Servlco Commission for a slx.yoar torm ondlng 4/1/96; appoint Dlanno Rucinski,
1600 Calvin Ct. 117, to tho Broadband Tolocommunlcatlons Commission, for a throo.yoar torm
ondlng 3/13/93 and ro.advortlso tho unoxplrod torm ondlng 3/13/91. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
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FobruDIY 20, 1990
Pago 6
HOtowilZ roportod on hor City roprosontatlon altho Colobratlng Cultural Dlvorslty Gamos
altho Unlvolllty 01 Iowa tho pasl wookond. Ambrlsco rovlowod budgot changos dlscussod by
Council altholr Inlormal mootlng tho provlous ovonlng and romlndod citlzons 01 tho public
hoarlng sehedulod 2127 on tho FY91 budgot and capital Improvomonts. Novick notod tnaltho
City was about 10 Insmuto thO RELEAF program and oncouragod pooplo 10 planltroos In honor
01 Arbor Day and discouraged citlzons Irom burning loavos, Kubby roportod sho had rocolvod
a phono eaJllrom a dtlzon complaining about cablo tolovislon chargos and a lato 100 01 $25.
Kubby wllllurnlsh addlUonallnlorrnaUon, Kubby roquosted an updato on CoraMlle's Rocyclo
Day, Tho City Managor stalod ho had not boon Inlormed on tholr plans but would 101l0lv up.
Kubby renowed an Invitation 10 a town mooting scheduled for Sundey, Fobruary 24, atl0 S.
Gllbort. Sho sold olocted officlalS from tho Iowa City City Council, School Board and Johnson
County Bd. 01 Supervisors had boon Invllod, Ambrlsco wlshod Mayor MeDonald a Happy
Birthday,
Moved by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to approvo tho rocommondatlon 01 tho Human
Rights commission thai David Brown or an approprlato attornoy bo hlrod to handle two casos
schodulod ror public hoerlng. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosont.
A Public Commont Porlod was hold to rocolvo Cltizon Commonts on tho Program
Doscrlption for tho proposod uso or $59,000 In ronlal Rohabllltatlon Grant Funds for 1990,
Anno Rowland, Chalrporson of tho Commllloo on Community Noods, appoarod and slatod that
tho program doscrlptlon lookod flno but nolod tho monolary allolmont had boon docroaslng.
Movod by Ambrlsco, soeondod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 90-27, Bk, 103, p, 27,
AUTHORIZING THE FlUNG OF A PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR 1990 RENTAL REHABILITA'
TION GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,000 UNDER SECTION 17 OF THE UNITED
STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937, INCLUDING ALL UNDERSTANDINGS AND CERTIFICATIONS
CONTAINED THEREIN, AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS AUTHORIZED CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE GRANT, Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Council,
mombors prosont. Tho Mayor doelarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Kubby, to ondollo and support tho 'Iowa City Roloar
Program as rocommondod by tho City Foroslor, Larson quosllonod why tho troos woro bolng
planlod noar schools rathor than on City proporty, Atkins statod tho City alroady had a
program for planting In tho slrool rlghl-of.way, school districts are also holdors or public land,
and tho Foroslor wantod 10 Involvo as many chlldron as posslblo, Kubby notod that a numbor
01 schools aro noar and utlllzo clty-ownod parks. Sho askod thai whon tho City slartod talking
aboul roduclng horblcldos, sehools bo conlactod about roduclng on tholr proportlos. Tho
Mayor doclarod Iho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, approving a Tonlatlvo Agroomont botwoon tho
City or Iowa City and Iho Pollco Labor Rolatlons Organization of Iowa City. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
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FobrullY 20, \990
pago 7
Movod by Latson, socondcd by Ambltsco, 10 adopl RES. llO-20, Ok. 103, p. 20,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A UMITED RELEASE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST ESTATES
SUODMSION, PART FOUR. AItllmaUvo roU call volo unanimous, 710, all Councilmombors
pro son!. Tho Mayol doelalcd tho 10soluUon adoplod,
Movod by Latson, socondcd by Courtnoy, 10 .dopt RES. llO-29, Ok, 103, p, 29,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A lEASE FOR BUSINESS PROPERlY FOR THE RENTAL OF
SUITE 300 IN THE SAVINGS AND LOAN BUILDING FOR USE BY THE PUBUC WORKS
DEPARTMENT OFFICES, Kubby quostJonod an ollleo spaco plan, Tho City Mgl, slatod thai
Publlo WOIU, Plannlng and Ploglam Dovolopmon~ and Alllltcd Housing 110 thlOO agonclos
cullonUy ronUng spaco and that tho goal was 10 houso 0Yt1YOfl0 undor ono 1001. Ho addod
that cablo 1010Ylslon also ronlS .ddlUonal spaco, Alftrmallvo ron call voto unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmomboll ploson!. Tho Mayol doclalcd tho rosoluUon adoptcd,
Movcd by Lallon, socondcd by Novick, 10 dolor 10 2/27 tho rosolutlon authorizing tho
M.yor 10 sign and tho City Clork 10 .1I0st an agroomont botwoon tho City 01 Iowa City, Public
Accm TolOYlslon, !no. and Horltago Cablovlslon, !no. 101 Funding, Oporatlon and Managomonl
01 tho Local Public AceOSS Function, Tho Mayor docllled tho moUon cllrled unanimously, 7/0,
.11 CouncUmomboll prosont
Movod by Ambrlsco, .ocondcd by Kubby, to adopt RES,lJO.3O, Bk, 103, p, 30, AMENDING
THE BuoamD POSmONS IN THE LANDFILL DMSION OF THE PUBUC WORKS
DEPARTMENT AND THE AFSCME ClASSlFICAnON PLAN, by adding ono Malntonanco Workor
I . Roluso/Landfill, AlftrmaUvo ron call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmomboll prosont. Tho
Mayol doclllcd tho rosoluUon adoplod,
Movod by Ambllsco, socondod by Courtnoy, to adjourn 10:40 p,m. Tho Mayol doclarod
tho motion cllrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmombor. prosont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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TIll toll 01 pul)b/lIng 111I fobmg 1X0CttdIngt and
tllJmllS S ~ toll foIlh11 candII YIII
foIl1kl pull/ltIllOn II S ,
Iowa CIy CIy CMtI. ,pedal ~, Ul p.m II 111I
CMc Ctrlll, M'fOI MtOcnIld IXIIllInO Cou1tImtmllIII
IXIWt Amlx1tto, CMlty, HotowtI, Kibtrt, U/ICf\
MtOcnlld, NO'Ittll. Abwc: NcnI.
TIll M'fOI dtMftd NI SIIIa 0I1IlI CIy IllIUIQI.
TIll M'fOIIXOtlIImtd MIIth 1800 II PROFESSIONAl.
SOCIAL WORK MOIffiI.
MOVId andlOWldtd 10 III a ~ hIaMg foI3f20, on
an 0Id1nIntI1o ~ rNano IjlIlIOdntItIf 1~ 1tI.1
nol1h 01 MiltON A'IIM and WIll 01 JIIOI*1Y owntd l7t 111I
U~ 0I1ow1 fiom lO.ns 10 OPOH,I. TIll M'fOI cltClattd
111I mocJon tan1td.
MOVId and IOWldtd to ~ RES, ~',
AlITllOIUZlNG EXEWTlON OF A Ur.uTED RELEASE AOACE,
MENT CONCERNING STOR/.lWATER MANAGE"'ENT \'rmt
SOUTHWEST ESTATES SUDDMSION. PAAT 1liIIEE.
MOVId and utondtd 10 ~ RES, QO.32,
AlITHOIUZlNG TliE MAYOR TO SION AND THE CITY ClERK
TO A nEST AN AGREEMENT DETWEEN TliE CITY OF rmA
CITY, PUDLIC ACCESS TELEVISION, lNo. AND HEM AGE
CAOLEVlSION, lNo. FOR FUNDING. OPERATION AND
MANAOEMENT OF TliE LOCAL PUOUO ACCESS FUNCTlON,
K1IItIn E'IfInICX\ PAYV CI1UpIncn, pllIIt'ltd ~ to
axlsllng langulgo In thO agroomott MOVId and aocondod 10
aubIll~a OptIon A 'DMloo Ruin llMIoo W1ttlllllltt and
auldtnnel 'ot tho us. of 1M ICCtSl ~. 'dltt. and
"bIoc'sf IImIIn cOOOOt.tlon ~h 1M CtI, Slid rutot II'd
lIVid.nnelWI be ton$llttlll WCh ,,.,. Cabll CommunltIlIOnl
POlICY Act of 1064. FOO ,1OWt1Onl. and OIhof rNY1nl1Iw'I
Funhot'. It'N MS and DfOCecuH DrOn'dolfld .DOCIla 10
limn and houri of cabloelll ahll be CMtnC-nl\Atal and
conl~1ft wtlh the DtJt)AC kMI doctMi ni, ttmn.mannor.
~t.l rOOUlllIon' r.o 111I tgllII1lIf1, PIlII ~ Stdlon D. TIll
Mayex dotlaItd 111I mocJon 10 amand 1I1I1QI00IIltIlI1o InWlI
IInguIgt In Opllon A can1td.
A pIAlGO hIIItng WII hald on 111I 0ptI1lIng BudgtI
EI11m1l1 fex 111I FIItIl YIII .J\Jf I, lD'JO, lIvllug/I m 30,
1991, and 111I Proposed Tlvoo.Yaat FInIndII Plan which
IncIudos 111I CapIlli 1tnpI0'larnOfU Program foI FIatII YIIII
1991,1993. Paul Kavanaugh. 1124 Sl ClIrnII1lI; Sm CtrlOf
CcrnmIssIonaI Dud Oodt, SII1klI Ctrlll CotxdInalex Dlfta
Molsel. and Cablt YV Aalist.,. Bob HI/ltfj 0110 JtnIIIland
TIm I<IIlrnm Itplasontlng EmIIQIflCY Housing Projotl; Doug
Russo~ ChaIrparaon 01111I Hlator1o PrllllVlllon CcrnrnluIon;
David JIIlIlIns, 1269 DoIGn Pilei, and PUlex 01111I PIIllvIow
Evangol1tal FIN CIMIth on Foalll Roed. 1ppOIItd.
MOVId andlOWldtd to ItttpI Ad.ng CIy Anomoy'a
locornrnendallon regarding 111I WIIIIarna Iawaul TIll Mayor
dotlarod tho moclon can1td.
Moved II'Id lOtCIlded 10 Idjoum 0:010 p.m TIll Mayex
dotlartd tho moclon wried.
A morl ccrnplotl d.1tl1pl1on 01 CountlI adMllollI on
nlo In lhl :~~ ~~~~~Yon U A'tJ/ .~
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February 27, 1990
Iowa Clly Clly Council, special mtg" 7:30 p,m, al tho CMc Contor. Mayor McDonald
prosldlng, Councilmembors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald.
Novick, Absont: Nono. Slalfmembors prosent: Atkins, Helling, Gonlry, Kalr, Smith, O'Malley,
K1mblo, Shalfer, Ponney, Mansfiold. Council mlnules lape'rocorded on Tape 90-30, Sldos 1 and
2; 90-29, Sldo 1, 1.572.
Tho Mayor delivered his Stato ot the Clly message,
The Mayor proclaimed March 1990 as PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH,
Moved by Courtnoy, seconded by Horowitz, to sel a public hearing for 3120190, on an
ordinance 10 conditionally rezone approximately 168 acros north of Melrose Avonue and wost
01 property ownod by the Unlverally of Iowa trom ID,RS 10 OPDH.1. Tho Mayor declarod tho
motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmembora presenl.
Moved by Courtney, soconded by Kubby, to adopt RES. 90-31, Bk, 103, p. 31,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A LIMITED RELEASE AGREEMENT CONCERNING STORM,
WATER MANAGEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST ESTATES SUBDIVISION, PART THREE, Kubby
notod that the aame aCllon was done at the previous meeting tor Part Four end questlonod
Iho procodure. Acting Clly Ally, Genlry oxplalnod thai there hed been a problem and local
allorneya had been contoCled asking tholr help In this manner when lurnlshlng documonts,
Sho Indlcatod support on bohalf ot tho local bar also. Affirmallve roil call voto unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombors prosent. Tho Meyor declsrod tho rosolutlon adoplod,
Movod by Horowitz, seconded by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RES, 90-32, Bk, 103, p, 32,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT
BEtWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, PUBUC ACCESS TELEVISION, INC, AND HERITAGE
CABLEVISION, INC. FOR FUNDING, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC
ACCESS FUNCTION, Kristin Evenson, PATV Chalrporson, prosenled options 10 oxlstlng
languago In tho agreoment as addressed by The Busko Group and dlstrlbutod to Council,
Evonson road options to roplaco oxlstlng languago 01 pago 2, Soctlon 0, ot tho agroemenl.
After discussion, moved by Kubby, soconded by Larson, to substltuto Option B 'Develop
Rules. Wrlllen rulos and auldollnos lor tho use ot Ihe accoss onulomenl. lacllllles. and
wlecas! limo ab~1I bo dovoloDOd bylaTV and mOd wlm tho CllY Clork' Inlo tho agroomonl,
Pago 2, Soctlon D. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion to amond dofoalod, 215, wllh tho tollowlng
division 01 volco VoIO: Ayos: Laraon, Kubby. Nays: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, McDonald,
Novick, Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, to aubstltuto Option A 'DovOtOD Rulos,
DovoloD wrlllon rulos and auldollnos for Iho uso 01 Iho access onulomont. facllltlos. 6nd
~btocast tlmo In cooDoratlon with Iho CllY. Said rules and guldellnos shall bo conslslonl wllh
!he Cablo Communlcallons PoliCY Act of 1904. FCC ronulallons. and othor relevant laws.
Further. anv rules and orocoduros Dromulgalod aoeclfic to times and hours ot cablocast shall
bo conlonl,neulral and conslslonl with tho Dubllc lorum doclrlne /1.0. IImos.manner.olacol
ronulallon' Inlo tho agroement, Page 2, Section D, Acting City Ally, Gentry asked, If passed,
she be allowed to make a almplo editorial chango rolatlve to cloanlng up tho languago
rogardlng tlmo, mannor and placo. Council agrood to Iho odllorlal chango by Logal. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho motion 10 amond Iho agroomonl to Includo languago In Option A carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor alalod tho rosolutlon would now bo
votod upon wllh tho agroomont amondod. Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, ail
Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor declarod tho amondod agreomont and resolullon
adopted.
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Iowa City City Council
Fobrusry 27, 1990
pago 2
A public hoarlng was hold on tho OporaUng Budgol EsUmalo for tho Fiscal Yoar July
I, 1990, through Juno:lO, 1991, and tho Proposod Throo.Yoar Financial Plan which Includos
tho Capital Improvomonts Program for Fiscal Yoars 1991.1993. Paul Kavanaugh, 1124 St.
Clomonts, appollod 10 thank Council lor tho Inclusion Into tho CIP 01 tho St. Clomonls Stroot
Pr%ct and askod thai tho nolghbors bo kopt awaro 01 tho progross 01 tho pr%ct. Sonlor
Contor Commlsslonor Bud Godo, Sonlor Conlor Coordinator Botto Molsol, and Cablo TV
Asllllanl Bob Hildy appoarod 10 roquost Council consldaraUon 01 oxchanglng monoy lor tho
Ioworlng 01 collings altho Contor lor tho purchaso 01 additional cablo oqulpmonlln tho FY91
budgot. Grog Jonlon and 11m Krumm appollod reprosontlng Emorgoncy Housing Projoct.
Jonson road a propllod ItatomonlllsUng roasons why tho projoct should bo supportod by Iho
City, Aftor discussion, tho Mayor alkod tho statllo schodulo a mooUng with tho Emorgoncy
Housing Projoct BOlld 10 discuss lomo orlho concorns and tho dlroctlon 01 tho Proloct. Doug
Russoll, Chalrporson 01 tho Hlsloric ProsorvaUon Commission, appoarod 10 thank Council for
Iloms Includod In tho proposod budgot. David Jonklns, 1269 Dolon Placo, and Pastor 01 tho
Pllkvfow Evangollcal Froo Church on Fostor Road, Inqulrod as to Iho schodullng ond financing
01 tho Tan Spoodway/Callbria Court Paving Pr%ct. Tho Mayor slalod tho projoct Is not
proposod In tho FY9t CIP budgol and the earllostlncluslon would be FY92. Councllmombor
Kubby addod the projoct Is now shown as lotally fundod by spoclal assossmonts,
Movod by Courtnoy, loconded by Horowitz, 10 accopt Acting City Attornoy's
rocommondatlon rogardlng tho Wlllloms lawsuit. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Moved by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to adjourn 9:40 p.m. Tho Mayor doclarod
tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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OfFICIAl COUNCIl ACTIONS.",9O
Tilt toll Q ~ lilt IoDowVlg ptOCOO<ltlgl and
Nmilll , CImllalNa toll '0I1hiI c.JondM YNI
101 NJd pullIuIiOIl II I ,
lOw. Cty Co.rleI, aptC. rr/O, . 00 a m II lilt CMc
CtrcOl, "'1/01 "'cOonald pllIlcIng CMcfrnambOIa plOSOI'Il:
AmllrIlcO. Cowoty, tlOlOWll, 1<lAll11, lIt1on, "'cOonald.
AbtOI1: NcMcl
"'Md and IOCOndod to ~ RES, 80-33, ADOPTING
niE ANNUAl. DUOOET FOR nlE FISCAl VEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 11m. CoIrd IlCIIId appttClallOn 10 Flnlnc:t
[)(1d0l flcIomart VIOl/\, Aut [)(1d0l Ktvtn O''''aIIoy,
D~ AN.',1l DtlJbIII.\anafIoId, and Cty ComOll<< T.ny
KItOOIt IOIIhOlI WCIIk on lilt budgtl
"'OVid and IOCOndod to ~ RES. 01>>4, APPRO'JlNG
THE FINANCIAl. PlAN FOR THE CITY OF tfYNA CITY, tfYNA.
FOR FISCAl VEAIIS 1 8'Jl ,111'>>.
I.lcOonald fIlflMCtd l/ltll/lt Cty/Ctutt Jolt1 mootng
wWd be hold on "'onclfy, "'IICh 26, ~om 3.30 10 530 p.m
III/lt PullIc UxIlY,
"'Md and IOCOndod 10 ICljOIIn . 2$ 1m Tho "'ayot
dtcWtd I/lt IllOIJon CIIlIod.
A mcxl ccmpItt. dttctlpllOn Q Coltlc. ldidiOS II on ''''
In I/lt ollie. Q IhI Cty ClOIk. ~
I/JOHN ~ICOONAlD, t.lAYOR N -",,:e
I/I.WIW/ K IWlR. CITY ClERK
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SubmolIld 101 puI)IlclllOn 3r.IO,9O
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TIll COOl d poClbIing IIlI roao.mg 1I'0CttClIr00I WIll
~ It. , ~ COIl lot /Nt uJtnclM raM
101 UIcl pubIIc.1On III '~\.
II Iowl cay CtxtlcI, IpIC. 11'I0, . 00, m _ IIlI CMc
" Carl", MIyCI McOoNJd II'HlcSIlO 11''''
Amtxllco, CoulnIy, HolOllll, ~, lIt1ol\ IolcOonIkl
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MO'Itd WIll MCCndOd 10 ~ REa, 80-33, ADOPTlNG
THE ANNUAl. BUDGET FOR THE FISCAl. VEAR ENOlNQ
JUNE 30, 1"1. Ccl.rd noctd tpprte'-lon 10 FNntt
D~IdOl RoMmaIy v.OIIl, Aatl. ~1dOI KMl O'I.I4Ity,
Budgtl AnIItIl OIbtllf 'MIIlWId" It'd Ctt CorctOlll TIfIY
IOmblIIOIIhIlI m on IIlI ~
MO'Itd It'd MCCndOd \0 ~ RES, 80-34, APPROVlNQ
THE FINANCIAl. PlAN FOIl '!liE CITY OF ~A CITY, ~A.
FOR FISCAl. YEARS 1891.lm,
MeIlonIld annoimd INlIlll CttICo4rt1 jorl /l'IMIWlg
WOUld be held ~ I.fondly, MIlCh ,2e. from , 30 10 530 pm
IIIlI PIlbIIo !blly, ,
MO'ItdInd MCCndOd to tdjoIio . 25 I m TIll MIyCI
dGclItld lho mctIon CIIr1Gd '
A mort COllIjlItII dI~ d Ccl.rd IdNlIot II on Nt
In l/lI OII'oet d IIlI Ctt CIotk.
. I/JOHN MCOONAlD, MAYOR
I/I.IAAAN K IWIII. CITY ClERK
Submitld 101 puIlIIc<<lon 3f2OIOO
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTlVmES
M.rch G, '990
Iowa City Council, spoc. mlg" 0:00 I,m. al tho CMc Contor, Mlyor McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmombora prosonl: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, HO/owltz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Absont:
Novick, Stanmombora prosonl: Atkins, Holling, Karr, IOmblo, O'Malloy, Mananold, O'NolI,
Council mlnutos lapo rocordod on Tapo 1l().31, Sldo I, 1-350,
Movod by Lallon, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES, 90-33, Bk, 103, p, 33, ADOPTING
THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1991. Larson nolod thai
ono luuo thai had nol boon rosolvod was the requosl 110m tho SonlO/ Conlorlo utl/ilo $7500
Includod In tho budgol lor loworlng 01 collings 10/ acquisition 01 cablo equlpmont. Tho City
Managor nolod thai tho budgol had orlglnal~ Incfudod both Idoas but thai his rocommondatlon
Includod on~ tho coiling roquost. Allor discussion tho consonsus 01 councfl was 10 atay with
Iho proposal as prosonlod by tho City Managor, Kubby alrouod tho ovaluatlon proeoss by
dopartmont; oxprosaod approclatlon 10 alan lor tho plo charts In tho budgOI; nolod 40% 01 all
City lunds dorlvod Irom finos and loos and 37% Irom proporty lax; proloslod tho financlng 10/
an Industrial park and no proposod Inctoaso In Iho parking ralos; and aupportod tho hiring 01
a firo Italnlng and oducal/on officor and a lun.tlmo InloraC1lvo apocfal/st. Tho Mayor announcod
Ihal Council would bo mool/ng on allornato Tuosday avonlngs alartlng In April and thtu Iho
monlh 01 May 10 discuss aomo pondlng Issuos thai nood 10 bo addrossod, Ho alalod II was
his Inlontlon 10 schodulo two orthroo 1I0ms oach ovonlng, AlIlrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous,
0/0, Novick absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod. Council notod approcfatlon
10 Flnanco olroclor Rosomary Vitosh, Asst. olroclor KovIn O'Malloy, BudgOI Analyll Cobblo
Mansnold, and City Conlrollor Torry IOmblo lor tholr work on Iho budgot.
Movod by Courtnoy, aocondod by Ambrlsco, to adopl RES, 9().34, Bk, 103, p, 34,
APPROVING THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, FOR FISCAL YEARS
1991.1993, Kubby nolod approclatlon lor moving ahoad ono yoar tho St. Clomonts paving
and achodullng 01 tho Maldan Lano Improvomont. this yoar, AlIIrmallvo roll call voto
unanImous, 6/0, Novick absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon adoplod,
McDonald announcod thai Iho City/County lolnl mooting would bo hold on Monday,
March 26, Irom 3:30 10 6:30 p,m. Ho askod Ihatlloms lor Iho agonda bo glvon 10 him withIn
a wook. Tho mooting will bo In tho Public Ubrary wllh dlnnor rollowlng tho mooting.
Movod by Horowitz, aocondod by Courtnoy, 10 adjourn 0:26 a.m, Tho Mayor doclarod
tho motion carrlod unonlmous~, 6/0, Novick abaont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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March 0, 1990
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~ Iowa City Councll"spoC, mlg" o:OO(p!m, ottho Civic Contor, Mayor McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmombors proson\: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Absont:
Novick, Stallmombors prosont: Atkins, Holling, Karr, Klmblo, O'Malloy, Mansfiold, O'NolI,
Council mlnutos tapo rocordod on Tapo 90,31, Sldo 1, 1.350,
Movod by Larson, aocondod by Ambrlsco, to adopl RES, 9().33, Bk, 103, p, 33, ADOPTING
THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, \991. Laraon nolod that
one Issuo lhat hod nol boon rosolvod was tho roquosl from tho Sonlor Conlor 10 utlllzo S7SOO
Includod In tho budgol lor loworlng 01 collings lor acquisition of cablo oqulpmont. Tho City
Managor nolod thai tho budgot had originally Includod both Idoas bul that his rocommondatlon
Includod only tho coiling roquost. Allor discussion tho consonsus of council was to alay wllh
tho proposal os prosontod by tho City Managor, Kubby atrossod lho ovaluatlon procm by
dopartmont; oxprossod approclatlon to stall for tho. plo charts In tho budgot; notod 40% of all
City lunds dorlvod Irom finos end loos and 37% Irom proporty tax; protoslod lho financing lor
an Induslrlal pork and no proposod Incroaso In tho parking ratos; and aupportod tho hiring 01
e firo training and oducatlon officor end a luJI'lImo Intoractlvo spoclallst. Tho Mayor announcod
lhal Council would bo moatlng 00 allor~to Tuosday ovonlngs atartlng In April and thru tho
month 01 May 10 discuss somo POfldlng Issuos Ihat nood 10 bo addrossod, Ho slatod II was
his Inlontlon 10 schodulo two or throo Iloms oach ovonlng, Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous,
610, Novick absont. Tho Mayor doelllfod tho rosolutlon adoptod, Council notod approclatlon
to Flnanco Dlroctor Rosomary V1ios~1 Asst. Dlroctor Kovln O'Malloy, Budgot Analyst Dobblo
Mansfiold, and City Controllor Torry Klmblo lor tholr work on tho budgot.
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Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by. Ambrlsco, to adopl RES, 90-34, Bk, \03, p, 34,
APPROVING THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR iHE CIlY OF IOWA CIlY, IOWA, FOR FISCAL YEARS
\991.\993, Kubby nolod approclatlon 101, moving ahoad one yoar tho St. Clomonts paving
and schodullng 01 tho Maldon Lano Improvomonts this yoar. Affirmatlvo roll call voto
unanimous, 6/0, Novick absont. Tho Mayol, doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod,
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McDonald announcod that tho City/County lolnl mooting would bo hold on Monday,
March 26, Irom 3:30 to 5:30 p,m, Ho askod th~t Itoms lor tho agonda bo glvon to him within
a wook, Tho mooting will bo In tho Public UbrolY wllh dlnnor lollowlng tho mooting,
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Courtnoy, to adjourn 0:25 o,m, Tho Mayor doclarod
tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Novick absonl,
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K, KARR, CIlY CLERK
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
MARCH 20, '090
Iowa City Council, rog, mlg" 7:30 p,m. altho Civic Conlor, Mayor McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmomborl prosont: Courlnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, ulllon, McDonald, Novick, Absont:
Ambrlsco, Slattmomborl prosont: AIkins, Holling, Gonlry, Kerr, Schmolsor, Gannon, Davidson,
O'Malley. Council mlnulos topo,rocordod on Tapo 00,22, Sldo 2, END,'; 00,20, Sid os '&2,
ALL
Tho Mayor proclalmod March 24, '090 as SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY; March 31 ,April 7,
1090 os WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD; April, '090 os FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
Moved by Lorson. leconded by Horowitz, that tho lollowing 1I0ms and rocommondatlons
In tho Conlonl Calondar bo rocolvod, or approvod, snd/or adoplod as amondod:
Approval 01 Offielol Council Actlonl ollhll rogular mooting 012/20/00, and
tho lpoclol moo lings 01 2/27/00, 319/00, os publlshod, lubj3C1 to corrocllon, os
rocommondod by Iho City Clork,
Mlnutos 01 Boordl and Commissions: Alrporl Comm. . '/16100,2/12/90;
P&Z Comm, . 2/15100. 31'/00; Human Rlghls Comm, .212610O; P&R Comm, .
2/14/00; Bd, 01 Ubrory Trusloos . 2/22/90; Sr, Conlor Comm, . 1/15/90; Doslgn
Roviow Comm, . 2/12/00; Broadband Tolocommunlcatlons Comm, . 2/21/90;
Historic Proscrvallon Comm. . 2/21/00; CCN Comm, . 2t.!O/00,
Pormlt Motions: Approving an Outdoor Sorvlco Aroa application for
Sooson's Bost, 325 East Washington Stroot. Approving a Uquor Uconso rolund
for Dynasty Chlnoso Rostaurant, 21 Sturgis DrIvO, Approving 0 Class E Boor
Pormlt for Clorot & Frlondl, Inc, dba Clorot & Frlonds, 2' 2 East Markot.
Approving a Clan B Boor Pormlllor Common Stock Trust 01 Ellis I, Lovill &
Conttol Managomont Corporation dba Long John Sllvor'l '9, 1940 Lowor
Mulcotino Rood, Approving a Closs B Boor Pormlt for M&T Invoslmonts Inc,
dba Happy JOO'I Pizza & Ico Croom Parlor, 225 South Gilbert. Approving a
Closs C Uquor Uconso lor KItty Hawk Co,. Inc. dbo KIlty Hawk, 1012 Gllbort
Court, Approving 0 Closs C Uquor Uconso lor Iowa City Lodgo '590 B,P.O,
Elks 01 USA dba B,P,O, Elkl '590, 637 Fostor Rood, Approving a 14 Day
Uquor Uconso for tho Roglna Foundation dba Tho Roglna Gala, 2140 Rochostor
Avonuo. Approving a Clan C Uquor Uconso lor Soason's BOSI, Ino, dba
Soason's Bost, 325 Easl Washington Slro~t. Approving a Class C Boor Pormlt
lor tho Coastal Mort, Inc, dba C Mart N1 050, 600 South Rlvorsldo Drlvo,
Approving a Class C Boor Pormll lor tho Coastal Mart, Inc, dba C Mart N1 059,
302 South Dubuquo Slroot. Approving a Class C Uquor Uoonso lor Sports
Column Corp, dba Sporls Column, 12 S, Dubuquo Stroot.
Solllng Public Hoarlngs: To aot a public hoarlng on 4/3/90, to rocolvo
cltlzon commonls on tho amondod 1090 Community Dovolopmont Block Grant
(CDBG) program bud got.
Mollons: Approving dlsbursomonts In tho amount of $5,001,534,09 for
Iho porlod 011/1 Ihru '/31/90, os rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroctor, subjoct
10 audit. Approving dlsbursomonts In tho amount of $3,312,967,26 for tho porlod
01 2/1 thru 2/20/90, as rocommondod by Iho Flnanco Dlroclor, subloCI to audit.
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MlnulOs
Iowa City City Council
Mll/ch 20, 1990
Pogo 2
Rosolutlons: RES, 00-35, Bk. 103, p. 35, ADOPTING SUPPLEMENT
NUMBER 43 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IrmA CITY,
IOWA.
Corrospondonco: POlitlon IllJnod by 41 ownorl and omployool 01
buslnoUOI on Highway 1 WOSI roquolUng tho Inslallatlon ollho traffle Ilonol 01
Highway 1 Wost and Millor Avonuo, Tho Chair 01 tho Commllloo on Community
Noods roo aIding tho aecoulblo curb lampS/curb cuts plogrom, John Higgins
01 Now Plonool Co.op appoallng tho donlAl 01 on application 101 a City Plaza
vondlng pormll. LOIIOII SUppoltlng tho Now Plonool vOndlng cart from: Alox
Upplsch, PalU Zurich, and Chad Clark; Grogory Kovftcfny; Holon Smith; Thoodoro
C, Nolson; Nancy P. SIOYOII; Doanno JOhnson,Hollman; Ingoll Doylo. Momo
flom tho Tlalno Engl, logaldlng: Alloy north oltha 000 block 01 Easl MarkOI
SltOOI; Handicap pll/klno In tho 1400 block 01 Broadway SIIOOl; Po/king
plohlbltlonl altho InlollOClJon 01: &00 block 01 Easl Fairchild SIJNollh Malkot
SqUIlO, 600 block 01 easl Fallchlld SIJNOllh Mllkol SqUIlO, 400 block 01 NOllh
Johnson StJNorth Mllkol SqualO, &00 block 01 Nollh JOhnson SlJNorth Markol
SqualO; Loading zono on tho Soulh Hall 01 tho easl Sldo 01 tho 10 block 01
South Clinton StlOOI. Momo Irom Iho Flnanco Dlroclol rogll/dlng pUlchaso of
oqulpmonl.
Applications 101 tho uso 01 Sltoots and Publlo Grounds: Audloy e, Rohn
101 polm/ulon 10 plckol altho PloctOI & Gamblo plant on 3117/00, applovod.
Jamos Stollon to havo tho Spoclal Olympics Law Enlolcomont Torch Run on
4/t 4/00, approvod.
Lorlon nolod Itoms on tho agonda 10 tho Now Plonool Co,op vondlng call and IIOlod
momboll 01 tho Co.op WOIO prosonl at Council Infolmal loss/on tho plovlous ovonlng 101
discussion, Ho Itatod thai tho majority 01 Council had docldod nol to do anything dllroronUy,
olthol with tho numbol 01 pormlts allowod In tho Plaza 01 with tho procolI 101 1010cUon 01
vondoll, AInrmatlvo loll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambllsco absonl. Tho Mayol doclarod tho
mollon carr/od and lopoalod tho public hoallng as 101.
Movod by Coullnoy, locondod by Lallon, 10 101 a public hoarlng 101 4/3100, on an
oldlnanco to amond Chaptol 32, Subd/vlslon Rogulallons, 10 roqullo pro'oppllcallon conloron.
coslol plollmlnary platl, Tho Moyol doclalod tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 610, Ambrlsco
absonl.
Movod by Novlck, locondod by Horowitz, to lot a public hoarlng 101 4/3100, on on
oldlnonco amondlng tho Zoning Oldlnonco by changing tho uso rogulallens 01 colloln plopolly
localod nollh 01 Hunloll Run dovolopmonl and wost of Highway 2t 0 from ID,RS to p, Tho
Mayol doc/arod tho mollon carllod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl.
Movod by Coullnoy, aocondod by Lorlon, 10 lot a public hoorlng 101 4/3/00, on on
oldlnanco 10 condlUonally lozono 37.3 aClos, loco led norlh of 1.00 and oasl 01 Highway 1 on
NOllhgalo Drlvo (Nollhgalo COlpolalo Park) Irom CO. I to RDP. Tho Mayol doclarod tho
mollon carrlod unanlmoully, 6/0, Ambllsco obsonl.
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Mlnulos
Iowa City City Council
March 20, 1990
Pogo 3
A public homing was hold on on ordlnMCO omondlng tho Zoning OrdlnMco by
changing tho usa rogulatlons, with condltlonl, lor 0 7500 Iquoro fcotlracl orland locolod 01
1041 Lowor Muscotlno Road (Rox Brandstaltorl from RS,5 to CO. I. Charlolto Robbins, 1515
DoForost, appoarod. Tho Mayor Ilolod 0 lolnl mooting with tho Planning lIIld Zoning
Commission would bo hold at 0:30 p,m, April 2 10 discuss this maltor, Ho aold 0 aulnclonl
numbor 01 obloctlons had boon rocolvod from tho nolghboll to I/lOgor an oxtraordlnary volo
by Council; 0 oul 01 7 momborl must volo In tho ollirmatlvo lor passago,
A public hoarlng was hold on on ordlnonco omondlng tho Zoning Ordlnonco by
changing tho uso rogulatlons 01 8 ono oc/o Iract 01 land Iocolod ot114 S, Firat Avonuo (Irono
Polsang) Irom P to RS.5. No ono oppoarod,
A public hoarlng was hold on on o'dlnonco omondlng Iho Zoning Ordlnonco by
conditionally changing Iho uso rogulatlons 01 opproxlmololy 160 ocros 01 land gonorolly locOlod
north 01 Molroso Avonuo and wosl of proporty ownor by tho Unlvoralty 01 Iowa Irom ID,RS to
OPDH.l, 8 prollmlnary Plonnod Dovolopmont Housing (PDH) plan lor Walnut Aldgo, Iowa City,
Iowa. No ono appoarod, Movod by Horowitz, aocondod by Loraon, to continuo tho public
hoorlng 10 tho 4/3 Council mooting. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion corrlod unanimously, BlO,
Ambrlsco absont.
Movod by Larson, aocondod by Horowitz, that tho ordlnanco omondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnonco by changing Iho uso rogulatlons 01 8 portion 01 proporty, gonorolly boundod by
Foslor Rood to tho north, Dubuquo Stroot to tho oast, tho Iowa Rlvor to lho loulh and also
Including proporty wost 01 on unnomod Itroot bolwoon Toh Spoodway and Foslor Rood Irom
RS,O to RS.5, bo glvon locond voto lor pass ago, Alnrmollvo roll call voto unanimous, BlO,
Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor docl%d tho motion corrlod,
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Novlck,that ORD, 90-3449, Dk. 32, p. 4, TO CHANGE
THE SPELLING OF SANTE FE DRIVE TO SANTA FE DRIVE, bo passod end adoplod,
Afflrmatlvo roll cell voto unanimous, BID, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclorod lho ordlnonco
edoplod,
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Lorson, to adopt RES, 90-36, Bk. 103, p. 36,
APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF SCOTT'S SECOND ADDITION OF JOHNSON COUNTY,
IOWA. Afflrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, OlD, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
rosolutlon adoptad,
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 90-37, Bk. 103, p. 37,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT OF COURT HILL.SCOTT BOULEVARD
ADDITION, PART IX, OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Afflrmallvo roll call volo unanimous, BID,
Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon ado plod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Lerson, to adopt RES. 00.30, Bk. 103, p. 30,
APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF HUNTERS RUN SUBDIVISION, PART SIX, A SUBDIVISION
OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Afflrmatlvo roll call volo unanlmoul, OlD, Ambrlsco
absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 00.39, Bk. 103, p. 39,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Mlnutos
Iowa City City Council
March 20, 1990
Pago 4
PLAN FOR BLACKHAWK APARTMENTS, Kubby quosUonod Iho procoduro lollowod 10 slarl
construction, Tho City Mgr, oxplalnod that without tho Issuanco 01 a building pormlt a
10undaUon pormlt would nood to bo approvod lor anything othor than moving 01 dirt, Kubby
notod that sho Ilkod tho parking lor this dovolopmont bolng locatod undor tho firsl noor and
rolloratod hor concorns with tho prosont roqulromonts lor 1 Y, spacos por unll not bolng
onough, Amrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
rosoluUon adoptod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 90,40, Bk. 103. p. 40,
APPROVING THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OAKNOll RETIREMENT RESIDENCE, Movod by larson,
socondod by Horowitz, to amond tho rosoluUon to roqulro sldowalks bo Inslallod. Atty. Tim
Ktumm, roprosontlng Oaknoll, appoarod and askod Council to walvo tho sldowalk roqulromont
noUng that: 1) thoro woro no ontrancos to tho laclllty from tho sldo 01 building; 2) tho walk
would not bo lovol and provldo a saloty risk to usors; 3) tho walk would bo on tho north sldo
01 Iho building and would bo a problom to cloar 01 snow and Ico; ond 4) throo bus stops aro
alroady sorvod by oxlsUng sldowalks, Concorns woro ralsod rogardlng tho placomont 01 tho
sldowalk In rolatlonshlp 10 oxlstlng troos. PPD Dlroctor Schmolsor was prosont lor discussion,
Altor discussion tho original mollon to amond was withdrawn. Movod by Larson, socondod
by Kubby, thallho rosolutlon bo amondod 10 roqulro tho sldowalk bo Installod subjoct to
roqulromontthattho City Foroslor analyzo Iroos damagod orromovod by tho sldowalk, and II
tho Installation would forco romoval or damago 01 any Iroos. that Oaknoll bo grantod tho
opportunity to como In and potltlon a walvor of tho sldowalk roqulromont. Tho Mayor doclarod
Iho motion to amond ca/llod, 5/1, Courtnoy voting 'no' and Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor
announcod a voto would now bo takon on tho rosolutlon os amondod, Courtnoy statod ho
would bo abstaining on tho rosolutlon bocauso 01 his Involvomontln nnanclng tho projoct. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho amondod rosolutlon adoptod, 5/0/1, Courtnoy abstaining and Ambrlsco
absont.
Loonard Yoggy, 040 St. Anno's Drlvo, appoarod rogardlng notlficallon 01 nolghbors whon
chomlcal companlos spray lawns, Kubby statad that chomlcal companlos do nood 10 nollly
nolghbors II you roquost such nollficallon.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on tho City 01 Iowa City's FVOl application to tho Iowa DOT
Stalo Transll Asslstanco Program. Stallmombor Jell Davidson explained that tho Clly would
uso grant monlos lor throo appllcallons this yoar: 1) partial lundlng of rush hour sorvlco to
Hawkoyo Drlvo aparlmonts; 2) a portion of lundlng lor supplemont taxi servlco lor olderly and
handlcappod porsons; and 3) robulldlng two bus transmissions.
Movod by Horowitz, secondod by Kubby, to adopt RES. 90.41, Bk. 103, p. 41,
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR FYOl IOWA DOT STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE. Amrmallvo roll call
volo unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absent. Tho Mayor declarod the resolution adopted.
Moved by Courtnoy, seconded by Horowitz, to mako tho following appolntmonts:
appoint Dorothy Marlo Perssen, 14 Gallup Placo, and Floyd Blakely, 907 Aspen Ct., to tho
Housing Commission lor threo,yeartorms ondlng 5/1/03 and ro,advortlso an unexpired term;
ro.appolnt Jacquo McCluro, 1032 Eslher St., and appoint Robert Swill, 1923 Grantwood Dr"
to tho Mayor's Youth Employment Program for three'year terms ending 5/5/03; to re,adverllse
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Iowa City City Council
MDlch 20, \990
pago 5
two vacanclol on PAZ Comm, Tho Mayor doclarod lho mollon carrlod unanimously, 6/0,
Ambrlsco absont.
Councllmombor Courtnoy congralulalod Coach TIm Undor and Iho City High Ulllo
Hawkl fortholr luccosslul baskolboll loason, Ho also roquostod lhaltho poll lion rocolvod In
tho Consont Calondar Irom ownors and omployoos along Highway 1 Wost roquosllng
Installat/on 01 a traffic signal al Highway I Wosl and Millor Avonuo bo roforrod to Iho 101'10
Dopartmont 01 Transportallon ,^"th a covor lollor. Larson rovlowod tho roquost Irom Now
Plonoor Co-op lor a vondlng cart In tho City Plaza. Ho statod that tho managor 01 Now
Plonoor did add/OIl Council attholrlnlormal losslon on 3119, quost/ons rogardlng tho procoss
woro addrossod, and ahor discussion tho Council agrood In a split doclslon 10 nol chango
curronl procoduros. Larson luggoslod anyono ,^"Ih lurthor quost/ons should conlact Indlvlduol
Councllmombors. Kubby askod tho slartlng dalo no longor accopt/ng mlxod yard waslo with
our trash plck'ups. Tho City Manogor said Implomontot/on would dopond on dollvory ollho
bags which aro oxpoctod In mld.Aprll, and allowing lor an Inlonslvo notificat/on procoss, Ho
hopod tho City would olficlally bo roady In oarly May, Kubby ralsod concorns about Iho
notlflcat/on to olhorlurlsdlctlons and smoll haulors, Tho City Mgr, stalod lollors woro sonl ovor
a yoar ago notllylng thorn 01 tho July I doadllno. Kubby quost/onod Iho procoss that tho City
would bo going thru ,^"th consultants rogardlng tho landfill, Tho Clly Mgr. oulllnod tho two,
phasod approach whoroby tho consullant would provldo basic data lorroport/ng to tho Council
and DNR and ehor rovlow by DNR rogardlng romodlal act/ons. Ho slatod that tho option
soloctod by DNR would bo ectod upon by tho City, Tho Mayor announcod that Iho City has
rocolvod, lor tho third yoar, an Emorgoncy Shollor gronlto bo usod by Emorgoncy Housing
and Oomostlc Vlolonco Pr%ct.
Councllmombor Larson stotod that tho City Council was curront/y rovlo,^"ng applicants
lor tho City Allornoy posit/on and askod lor clt/zons 10 conlact m~mbors wllh any options thoy
may havo on whallho Council should bo looking lor.
Rocommondatlons of Boards and Commissions nolod as lollows: Rocommondat/on 01
tho Human Rlghls Commission that whon consldorlng hiring a City Altornoy thai Counclllako
Inlo account that candldatos havo an Inlorost and concorn In tho human rlghls aroa. Lu modo
a motion Ihat tho lollo,^"ng quost/ons bo posod: 'Would you support tho Iowa City Human
RIghts Ordlnanco and what would bo your prlorltlos In human rights'/" Rocommondatlons 01
Iho Hlslorlc Prosorvatlon Commission: I) AlliS Fobruary 21, 1990, moot/ng, tho Commission
rocommondod thaI tho Historic Prosorvat/on By. Lows bo rovlsod In tho following ways: a) to
ollmlnato tho roqulromonl thatlho sovonlh mombor bo a Planning and Zoning Commission
roprosonlatlvo, b) a now soctlcn bo addod to pogo 3 of tho ByLaws 10 81Jlhorlzo tho Planning
and Zoning Commission 10 sond a non,votlng roprosonlatlvo to Historic Prosorvatlon mootlngs
whon noodod, and c) slalo Ihal monthly mootlngs bo hold without spoclfylng a day 01 tho
wook, this mallor should bo roforrod 10 tho Council Rulos Commllloo, Doug Russoll,
Chalrporson 01 tho Hlslorlc Prosorvatlon Commission, appoarod. Tho Mayor stalod tho Rulos
Commllloo would bo mooting In April 10 discuss this mallor as 1'1011 as Son lor Contor By. Laws
changos. 2) Thatlho Clly Counclllill tho vacanl sovonlh position on tho Hlslorlc Prosorvatlon
Commission at tho Council's oarllost convonlonco. 3) Tho Commission rocommondod that tho
Clly Council approvo Iho draft Guldollnos and Procoduros for Hlslorlc Districts.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowllz, to adopt RES. 90,42, Bk, 103, p. 42,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST.
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Iowa Clly Clly Council
Ma/ch 20, 1090
Pago 0
RESPECTIVELY, AN AGREEMENT WITH CITY CARTON COMPANY, INC, OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
FOR THE PROVISION OF NEWSPRINT RECYCLING SERVICES, In rDspanlo 10 quosl/ons from
Kubby tho Clly Mgr, Itolod thaI tho prlco por Ion was Iho prlco that Clly Carlon provtdod 10
us; Ihaltho Inlornal bond papor rocycllng projoct was a loparalo mallor; and tho Clly would
ulllilo old Ilorago blnl and Iocal/onl unlil wo woro ablo 10 luMor accolI Clly noods,
A111/mallYo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolul/on
adoplod,
Movod by lArlon, locondod by Kubby, 10 adopt RES. ll().43, Bk, 103, p, 43,
AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND CITY CLERK TO
AnEST CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1090 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
PROJECT. CAPITOL AND DUBUQUE STREET PARKING RAMPS, Assl. Clly Engr. Donny
Gannon prolonllor dllculllon. Kubby quoll/onod tho guaranloo thallho work II accoplablo
fOf a cortaln porlad 01 limo. Gannon oxplalnod thallwO'yoar porlormanco bonds aro roqulrod
for tho proloct, AmrmallYo roll call volo unanlmoul, 610, Ambrlsco ablonl. Tho Mayor docla/od
tho rosolul/on adoptod,
Movod by Courlnoy, locondod by Kubby, 10 adopt a rOlolul/on authorizing Iho Mayor
10 Ilgn and tho Clly Clork to allolltho rolooso 01 a ronlal rohabllilal/on lion lor proporty localod
01 910 Iowa Avonuo, AsII. Clly Ally. Gonlry oxplalnod Ihottho valuo 01 tho houso was nol
lumclontlo pay 011 tho romalnlng $2,000 lion and Iho bank loroc/olod. Sho Indlcatod thaI slall
had trlod 10 nogollalo with tho bank bultho bank arguod Ihaltho valuo simply was nOllhoro,
and tho CIIy Is lubordlnalo 10 Iho primary mortgagor, Courtnoy nolod his dlstross lhaltho
bank had lallod 10 nogollalo a sottlomonl so Ihal somo monlos could bo pul back Inlo tho
program, Allor dlsculllon tho Mayor doclarod Iho rOlolullon dofoalod, 313, wllh Iho following
division 01 roll call volo: Ayos: McDonald, Novtck, Larson. Nays: Courlnoy, Horowlll, Kubby,
Absonl: Ambrlsco,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowlll, 10 adopl RES, 90,44, Bk, 103, p. 44,
CERTIFYING UNPAID VEHICLE REMOVAL CHARGES TO A COUNTY AUDITOR FOR
COLLECTION IN THE SAME MANNER AS A PROPERTY TAX, Amrmal/vo roll call yolo
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor docla/od Iho rosolul/on adoplod.
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES. 90,45, Bk, 103, p. 45,
AUTHORIZING ABANDONED BICYCLE SALE TO BE HELD ON 4122J00. Amrmal/vo roll call volo
unanimous, 610, Amb/lsco absonl. Tho Mayor docla/od Iho rosolullon adoplod.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Larson. 10 adopl RES. 90.40, Bk. 103, p. 40,
APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
CLERK TO AnEST AN AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AND BElWEEN
THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND CAPITOL STREET INVESTMENT LIMITED, A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP OF AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER AND PEDESTRIAN CANOPY ON THE
SOUTH CAPITOL STREET RIGHT.OF.WAY. Assl. Clly Ally. Gonlry oxplalnod tholtho two
buildings on Soulh Capllol woro dona In rovorso ordor. Novick slalod hor concorns on Iho
locallon of Iha Iransformor on publlo rlghl.of,way. Gonlry clarmod Ihallho canopy ondod al
Iho sldowalk and did nol oxlond 10 tho slrool as Indlcalod on a provlous diagram, Tho Mayor
doclarod Iho rosolullon adoptod, 511, wllh tho following division 01 roll call volo: Ayos:
Courlnoy, Horowlll, Kubby, Lorson, McDonald, Nays: Novick. Absonl: Ambrlsco.
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Mlnulos
Iowa Clly Clly Council
March 20, 1990
pago 7
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowtll, to adopt RES, 00,47, Bk, 103, p, 47,
ADOPTING A POUCV CONCERNING PUBUC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO
HEALTH HAZARDS, Kubby ralsod concorns rogardlng tho policy bolng log ally binding and
quostlonod a rosolutlon VOlluS on ordlnanca. Tho Clly Mgr. and Asst. Clly Ally. oxplalnod
thai a policy Is dona by IOsolutlon and Ihol an ordlnanco would bo lalrly complox and could
bo chongod vory oaslly by possogo 01 now DNR rogulatlon., Alfirmallvo roll call vola
unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod,
Movod by Kubby, locondod by Courtnoy, 10 adopl RES. 00 48, Bk. 103, p, 40,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE ASSISTED HOUSING DIVISION OF THE
HOUSING AND INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, addition 01 a Housing Inspoctor. In
rosponso to Kubby, Iho City Mgr, oxplalnod that tho proposallncludod tho addition 01 a throo.
quartor limo Housing Inspoclor, financod thru Asslslod Housing, and notod Ihat tho Asslslod
Housing Program has grown dramatically ovor tho past numbor 01 yoalS, Alfirmallvo roll call
voto unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont, Tho Mayor doclorod tho rosolutlon adoptod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowtll, 10 adopt RES. 00.49, Bk. 103, p. 49,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE lANDFILL DIVISION AND THE REFUSE
DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE AFSCME CLASSIFICATION PlAN
by dolotlng a Malntonanco Workorlln RorusolLandflll and adding two Malnlonanco Workorll'.
In Roluso/Landfill and two Malnlonanco Workorl'. and two Molntononco Workorll'. In Roruso.
Affirmallvo roll call vola unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon
adoplod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Kubby, thai tho ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 32,1,
ontltlod "Taxation and Rovonuos' 01 tho Codo 01 Ordlnoncos or tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, by
amondlng Soctlon 32,1.65 10 adjust cortaln loos lor usa 01 swimming pools, bo glvon filSl volo
lor passago. Kubby quostlonod tho dofinltlon 01 'famlly' usod In tho ordlnanco. Affirmallvo roll
call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclorod lho motion canlod,
Movod by Horowitz, locondod by Courtnoy, that tho ordlnonco 10 adopt tho Codo of
Ordlnancos 01 tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, A'AA 'Clty Codo,' bo glvon firlt volo lor passago.
Affirmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon
canlod.
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Horowitz, 10 adjourn 9:50 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod
lho mollon canlod unanimously, 11/0, Ambrlsco abaont.
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iN MCDONALD, MAVORo
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MARIAN K. 'AARR, CITY CLERK
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Informal Council Sosslon
March 19, 1900
Informal Councll SOIlIQD: March 19, 1990, al 8:30 p.m. In tho Council Chambors, Mayor
John McDonald pros/ding,
Councllmomborl P.w1QI: McDonald, Novick, Horowitz, Courtnoy, Kubby, Lorson, Abson\:
Ambllsco.
~taffmomborl P.w1QI: Alldns, Holling, Karr, Gonlly, Oonnor, W1nkolhako, Schmolsor, O'Mailoy,
Soroduck, Hopklnl, Rocca, lacina,
Taoo,tocordoq: Rool 90-32, Sldo 1 and Sldo 2, ALL; Rool 90-33, Sldo 1, 1.END; Rool 90-34,
Sldo 1, I,END, Sldo 2, END.575.
CONSENT CA~ENDAR:
Rool 90-32, Sldo 1
Council agrood 10 add a Class 'CO Uquor Uconso lor Sports Column Corp. dba Sports Column,
12 S, Dubuquo Stroollo tho agonda,
t!EWSPRINT RECYCLING PROGRAM:
Rool 90-32, Sldo 1
Aikins notod Councllmomborl rocolvod tho nowsprlnl rocycllng conlroct for roYlow and John
Ockonfols, roprosontlng City Carlon, was avallablo to answor quosUons, Atkins slatod Gontry
was Involvod with tho proparatlon 01 tho contract
Larlon askod If Iho contract would bo null and void litho City starlod roqulrlng pooplo to
rocyclo nowspapors, Gonlry stalod no, tho contract Is subloCllO ronogotlollon for Iho unll
doduct prlco, Horowitz ralsod concoms about tho City assuring Ihat tho malorlals pulln lho
rocycla blnlls strictly nowspapor, Ockonfols answorod Ihat City Carlon has not had probloms
with tho quality 01 papar bolng put In tho bIns, Ockonfols notod Ihal City Carlon Is looking at
now markots and moro sorting may bo roqulrod,
Ockonlols roporlod Ihal City Carlon Is utilizing a pricing strucluro tlod 10 Iho officlol board
malkot In Chicago, Ockonlols nolod thaI tho markola lor nawspapor aro tlghlonlng up,
Horowitz ralsod concoms about tho nood lor addillonal slorago, Ockonlols statod thai ho did
nol 1001 thoro will bo a Itomondous Incroaso In tho tonnage and City Carlon can looso oulsldo
warohouslng, Kubby askod II tho nowspapor bins would bo placod In tho soma locations,
Aikins slatod tho bins would romaln whoro Ihoy aro curronlly locatod end Iho City may bogln
locallng tho plastlo lug bins noxllo tho nowspapor bins, Kubby Inqulrod about tho porsonnol
and oqulpmonl roqulrod lor tho nowspapor rocycllng program, Aikins stolod yard wasto crows
and a packor would bo usod, Kubby askod Illhoro was somothlng tho City con do 10
oncourago aroa nowspapars to usa rocyclad nowsprlnl. Ockonlols statod Ihatlho Iowa and
Nallonal Nowspapor Assoclallons aro prossurlng aroa nowspapors, Council agrood to procood
with tho nowspapor rocyclo program os proposod,
DEMONSTRATION OF QEEJBRILLATO~:
Rool 90-32, Sldo t
Larry Donnor Introducod Andy Rocca, Tom Lacina, and Nalo Hopkins, Rocca, Lacina, and
Hopkins domonslralod tho soml,aulomatlc dofibrlllalors that tho Flro Doparlmonl will bo pulling
Inlo sorvlco March 22, 1990,
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Inlormal Coundl Soulon
March 18, 1890
pago 2
Hopkins Italed Italo Ionory monlol paid lor ono.hall 01 tho cost 01 tho loml,automallc
dofibrIRato/ machIno; tho Flto Oopl/lmontrocolvod training through lho Unlvorllty Hospitals'
Emorgoncy Sotvlces LOllnlng ROlourco Conlor; and all 01 tho Flro Dopartmont training was
fundod thtough Ilato granl monlos, Hopkins notod thai tho loml,aulomallc dofibrlllator units
would bo pullnlo 10MeO Milch 22, 1890, Donnor notod that Nato Hopkins workod hard on
tho profocl
PLANNING & ZONING MATTERS:
Rool 00.32, Sldo 1
a. Sonlnn a DU~I!O 1lw1DgJor Aorll 3. 11190. on an ordlnanco to amond Chaolor 32,
~slon Roaul41lons. to rOQulro oro'aooll~allon conforoncos for orollmlnarv olna,
Lallon askod why proappllcallon conloroncos aro hold, Schmolsor stalod City 11011
savos dovolopoll a 101 of limo, ollort and oxponso by lalklng 10 lhom prior 10 drawing
up prollmlnary plans, Schmolsor nolod thallho procm Is proposod as part 01 now
lubdMslon rogulallons that Ilall has dovolopod,
b. ~onlna a ou~lIo hoarlnn for Aorll 3, 11190. on an ordlnanco amondlnn Iho Zoning
Oldlnanco bv chonalno tho usa rCKIulations 01 CGrtaln orooeWJocalod nort~ Q,I Huntors
Run dovoloomonl and wosl 01 tllghwav 218 Irom ID'RS 10 P. (t:.90021
No CouneR commont
c, ~lnQ a DUb!IVloorlnn for Aorll 3. 11190. on an ordlnanco 10 conditionally rozono 37,3
~ north Q!JOO and oasl 01 Hlghwav 1 on Northnalo Drlvo from C0112
flQf...lliorthgato CorDOrato Pal1\l,
Horowitz Inqulrod aboul tho oxtonslvo discussion by Planning and Zoning Commission
momborl rogardlng tho covonant agroomonls, Schmolsor slatod thaI bocauso thoro
woro 10 many covonanls, II roqulrod a lot 01 discussion, Sally Dlorks, Planning and
Zoning Commission Mombor, also montionod that somo Planning and Zoning
Commission mombors foollho City has no rlghllo toll a dovolopor how to doslgn wllh
rogard 10 loncos and buildings,
d. fILlllI1hWInn on an ordlnanco amondlnn tho Zonlna Ordlnanco by channing Iho uso
!2lll!lDlJons, wllh condlllons. lor a 7500 squaro foollract 01 la~~ locolod 811841 Lowor
fy!uscatlno ~RS.510 CO.l, 18Rx BrandstallorlZ-891ID
Schmolsor Italod Council noods 10 answor or addross tho Issuo wholhor or nol Council
fools tho lot II markotablo for slnglo"aml~ dovolopmont Schmolsor slatod tho Planning
and Zoning Commission and Ilall lolt Ihatlho 101 was nol markotablo lor slnglo.famlly
dovolopmont and tho plan proposod by tho appllcanl was one that would not Infrlngo
on Iho nolghborhood nor doproclalo tho valuo 01 Iho adjoining proporty, Schmolsor said
Councllmomborl provlous~ askod whothor or nol a duplox could bo locatod on tho
proporty, Schmolsor oxplalnod undor tho prosont zoning tho 101 was not largo onough
to pormll a duplox wlthoul a vorlanco and, altornallvo~, tho proporty could ba zonod
RS.12, a high donslty, slnglo.laml~ rosldonllal zono, Schmolsor notod that slall has
rocolvod addlllonalloltora ob/ocllng to Iho application which will roqulro an oxtraordlnary
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IntO/mal Council SOlllOn
Malch , II, IIl90
pago 3
majority volo by CounclllO applovo ii, McDonald Ilatod thaI tho PIIMIng Ind Zoning
Commlulon hal loquoltod . moollng with City CounclllO dlacull tho Inuo, McDonald
Ilatod thai moollng could bo lonlallvoly Ichodulod 101 Aplll 2. 11l9O,
0,
Milo hoallno on an O/dlnanco amondlno Iho zonln~ ~~~:~~ ~:~
loculatlons 01 a ono aCIO IIOCl 01 land locetod 8111_ _' __'-_g___, .
lIWll.PolsanolZ'900lj
Schmolsol nolod thai CouncilloquoSlod Ilall Inl1lalo 10lonlng 01 tho plOporty 10 tho RS.
5 lono, Courtnoy askod whal usos can go In on plOporty whIch II non-contolmlng,
Schmolsol Ilalod thaI In an RS.5 lono, tholo can bo any 10sldonlloJ uso and " can bo
usod In polpolully 101 tho uso thol plolonlly oxllls on tho proporty, Schmolsol nolod
tho lonlng has no allOel on a non-conlolmlng UIO and " can bo usod lot tho pUlpoSO
101 whalll has always boon 10gl/dlOSS 01 how Ills lonod, Courtney lorollod 10 tho
outsldo Ilolago on tho proporty, SchmolsOI Ilalod thaI /I \he uso 01 tho plOpOrty
coasod 101 molO than ono yoal, Ihon II caMOIIOVOr! back 10 outsldo Ilolago as II was
usod borOIO, SchmolsOI laId I1II has alwaYI boon ulod 10/ oulsldo alologo, II con
conllnuo thai way 101 polpolulty.
Eubllo hoarlno on an oldlnftnco amondlno Iho Zonlna Ordlnanco bv :~:~Iv
changing tho uso loaulatlons 01 aOOloxlm~: ': f~~~~~~~~~~~f:~ ~;~Ij';B'S:~
Q/.M2Iloso Avonuo and wosl 01 plOOOrtv _ '--. . I '/J"L~
QWj.l, a Dlollmlom.Plannod Dovoloemont l:Io;sl~~ipD~ ~i~~ I~; W;I~~ RldllO,I2lU
~owa. ~'8915 and 5,09431
I.
SchmolsOI alalod that this Is tho fillllovlow 01 a lalgo 101 dovolopmonl and a numbol
or Issuos nood 10 bo addressod, Including: atlool alandalds, whotholthOIO ahould bo
public 01 pllvato aldowalks, and tho Issuo 01 oxtonslon olaowolln 1I0u 01 tho Ins lallation
01 aoptlo lank ayaloms, Kubby slalod thoro Is a lalgollssuo 01 Councfl not having sot
lalgo 101 alandl/ds and In tho lutulo using this dovolopmont as tho plocodoneo 101
alandalds, Lallon atalod Counell could adopl Ihls plOpoSal and thon oslabllsh
alandalds whIch alo dlllolont. SehmolsOI alatod somo pooplo loll thaI what doclslon
Counell mokos with logald 10 this pIal will bocomo ploeodontloJ as lal as MUlo
dovolopmonls, Schmolsol slatod alall was In lavol or alandl/d. bolng devolopod 101
largo lot dovolopmonl but could not como to unanImity on tho typos olatandalds thai
ahould bo oSlabllshOd, Schmolsol oxplalnod tho planning alall loll thai tho al1ool. In
lalgo lot dovolopmonts could bo nallowod In wldlh and atlll mool tho doslgn alandolds
rOI alloots and Iho Englnoorlng DMslon was nol willing 10 ylold 10 any dllloloneo In Iho
doslgn alondolds 101 any 01 tho Inllaslluclulo In largo lot dovolopmonla, In losponso
10 Lallon, Donnol alalod ho novollavora nOllowlng alloola. Schmolsol slolod ollssuo
was wholhol a 24-1001 wldo alroot wllhoul parking Is a salOl slloollhan a 31.1001 width
wllh parkIng on bolh sldos. Schmolsol statod tho Englnoollng DMslon lolllhal " sllools
woro 10 bo publle, Ihoy should mool alllho loqulromonls 01 Iho Publlo Works doslgn
alandalds,
Council dlscuSlOd 10lgo 101 dovolopmont. Larson askod whallho Ius tinea lion was 101
Iloollng tho Soulhwosl Estalos dovolopmonl dlllolonlly Irom this dovolopmont.
Schmolsol slalod thaI slall loll Ihoro was 'Ioap.llog' dovolopmont In both Inslancos.
McDonald slalod thai, In this dovolopmont, II was Ihoughllhal tho UnlvolSlty-ownod land
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Inlormal Council Sosslon
March 10, 1990
pago 4
would novor bo dovolopod, Howovor, Schmol.or .,.,od lhIl Southwo,' E.,.,o. aI.o did
nol havo conlrol ovor Intorvonlng I.nd, S'11y Clork., Planning and Zoning Commission
mombor, Ilalod that tho Planning and Zoning Commission dllcullOd tho IIkollhood 01
tho Unlvolllly proporty bolng devolopod and loh thorQ was a dlllorooco botwoon tho
SouthwOlt E.lalo. dovolopmonl .nd thl. partJculll prOpolal, Lar.on askod " tho
Univorllty dOOS devolop thO Intorvonlng proporty, wh.l doo. tho UnIvorsl1y do about
sanllary 10WOII. Schmolsor .tatOO thoy could tlo In 10 tho lowor consttuclod, Novick
askod II all 01 SouthwOSI Estalos was devolopod ..alalgo 101 dovolopmont. Schmol.or
atatOO part 01 " Is; that part had 10 bo devolopod on .0pUc lank 'Ylloml bocauso " loll
away Irom tho ClolI Crook watorlhod aroa. Schmol.or Italod tho .maDor loll aro now
devolopod on tho lowor 'Yltom, Lallon alkod why thl. porUcular propo.all. bolng
1I0atod dillorGnlly Irom tho SouthwoSI E.tatos as h rolatol 10 .owor.. Schmol.or
oxplalnod that In tho Southwost Eltato. devolopmonl, Councfl adoptod a policy thaI any
dovolopmont which Is oul 01 phaso with thO Comprohonllvo Plan and I. nol contiguous,
lho dovolopor has 10 pick up tho ontlro costlO! tho oxtonslon and Inllallatlon 01 tho
Infrastructuro nocossary 10 provldo lor tho dovolopmonl 01 thO non-conUguou. proporty.
Schmolsor alatod Iho difforonco Is that a .uggostlon has boon mado that tho City pick
up tho Iront.ond costs lor Iho oxlonslon 01 tho .owor In thl. dovolopmont. Schmollor
alatod tho mallor Is compllcatod by tho quostlon whothor tho City can chllgo a lap,ln
100, Schmolsor oxplalnod thaI It Is his undorstandlng thai II tho City assossos proporty
ownor., particularly 1111 Is agrlculluralland. thoy don~ havo 10 pay thai mossmonlll
Ills nol dovolopod unlll anor a lon.yoar mossmonl porlod, Gontry statod that thoro
noods 10 bo rolnltlatlon 01 lapoOn loos whoroby tho City can rocovor tho COil lor
Infrastructuro construction In a roasonablo and undor.landablo lashlon, Council and
alall dlscussod costs assoclatod wllh sowor Installation, Kubby alatod Ihallhoro aro no
apoclncs In tho actual agroomonl and It Is nol cloar who Is paying how much, whon,
Gontry atatod tho City doos nol havo aomothlng In placo currontly 10 .tart oxtractlng lap,
on loos, Schmolsor alatod tho City has 10 havo a lapoOn 100 ordlnanco, Courtnay
askod II Ills posslblo lor Iho City 10 got lapoOn loos Irom tho Unlvorslty, Atkins slatod
Ihat tho City could almply dony thom tapping Into tho aowor, Councilmombors
dlscussod tho proposod largo lot dovolopmont. McDonald romlndod Councllmombors
lhat Council did Inltlato tho largo 101 dovolopmonl concopt.
Kubby ralsod concorns rogardlng Iho safaty and accoss to tho dovolopmont. Schmolsor
statod stall Is advocating Ihal tho doslgn alandards bo mol, Including curbs and gullors
and storm sowors lor tho colloctor alrool within tho dovolopmont. Sally Dlorks stalod
Ihallho Planning and Zoning Commission was undor Iho assumption lhal City Council
mlghllook al oxtondlng Camp Cardinal Road as Iho colloclor atroot. Schmolsor statod
Ihal Camp Cardinal Road Is vlowod as a luturo artorlal atrool and would connoct
Highway 6 to Molroso Avonuo, Councllmombora and atall roforrod 10 tho dovolopmont
maps and discus sod tho pOlonllal for socondary accoss,
Kubby ralsod Issuos rolallng 10 public hoallh and safoty. Schmolsor atatod somo pooplo
1001 tho a\rool should bo a public alroot bocauso lilt ovor lolls Into dlsropalr, tho City
may nood 10 lako It ovor, Schmolsor slalod atlssuo Is, doos Iho City reconslruct that
atrootlo mool City spoclncatlons allho Clty'a cost or doos II assoss It agalnsl adjoining
proportlos? Slall and Councllmombors dlscussod tho City laking ovor prlvato strools.
McDonald notod Ihat sovorallssuos will nood 10 bo IQlkod about.
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Informal Council Sosslon
March 19, 1990
pago 5
g, 9[~lnance emondlng tho Zonlna Ordlnanco bv chanalna tho use roaulallon. 01 a oortlon
21 DroDOrtv. aonorally boundod by Ell.tor aOld to tho north. DubuQUO Strool to Ihi.wI.
Iho Iowa Rlvor 10 tho loulh and ,Iso Ipcludlna DrODOrtv WOlt of an unnamodJlWl
botwoon Taft SDoodwav and E2l1ILRold from RS.8IQ.RS.5 ~In.ula ArGOI. (Second
~
No Council commont.
h, Ordlnanco chlnalna tho IDolllna 01 Santo Fo Orlvo to Slnta Fo Orlvo, IPassod and
A~ODtodl
No Council commont.
I, Rosolullon IIDDrovlng tho nl1al plat 01 ScoWl Socond Addlllon 01 JOhnson CounlY,lowa,
(S:8947.U6O-day Wlon DOrlad: Walvod]
Schmolsor Itatod tho pial had boon dolorrod Indonnlloly, pondlng rosolullon ollomo
probloml rolallng 10 Itormwotor managomont and thoso problom. havo Ilnco boon
rosolvod,
J, Bn9lll1lon IDorovlna tho orollrolnlrv lubdMslon olat 01 Court HiII.scOll Boulovard
&!l!Jllon. P~ Johnson County, Iowa, IS.89~
Kubby Inqulrod about tho outcomo 01 tho Ilormwator managomont. Schmolsor Itatod
thoro woro tochnlcal problom. that havo boon rosolvod.
k, RosoMlon aoorovlna tho nnal plat 01 Huntorl Run Subdivision, Part Six. a SubdMII2D
gLlowa CllY, Johnson County, Iowa, IS.9001) l6O-day IImllallon Dorlad: Mar9h 20,
1m
Kubby Inqulrod about park accoss and parkway dodlcallon, Gontry slatod that tho City
Is not taking ovor tho aroa a. a park unlll II Is constructod and tho City will own II by
qull claim dood. Schmolsor notod that tho stormwator dotonllon basin Is also bolng
turnod OVOf 10 tho City, Schmolsor prosontod a plat map 01 tho aroa, Schmolsor
oxplalnod that tho park land was purchasod lor construction 01 Highway 218 and tho
City, In turn, purchasod tho land Irom lOOT. Kubby askod why tho City Is taking ovor
tho slormwator dotonllon laclllty, Gonl1y slatod II was agrood upon by Council many
yoar. ago. Gontry oxplalnod that tho Parks and Rocroallon Commission and Itall
thought II was a good Idoa to combinG tho unoconomlcal romnont, localod 10 tho
northoasl, wllh tho Willow Crook dotonllon basin laclllty, Schmolsor oxplalnod thoro was
an Inlormal agroomont modo wllh tho dovolopor promising to tako ovor tho slormwator
dotonllon basin,
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Inlormal Council S.lIron
March Ill, 1110O
pago 8
I. aOlclullon aDorovtno tho DrolllJllnarv and nnallarao Scalo Rosldon"al DovoloDmonl
~ BIDc~hawl< "Dallmonts. IS.9002\
Kubby Itatod thaI Council lhould look at pftlklng roqulromontl lor high rlso
dovolopmonll. Councllmombore and Itan Iookod al a plat map and dllcuSlod parking
noodl lor tho aroa. Kubby omphulzod thoro Is a nood 10 discuss pftlklng roqulro.
manit,
m. flosclullon aoorovtna thO amondod Drollmlnarv and flnal LalCo Scalo 80~ldonllpJ
DovoloDmonl (LS6DI Dlan lor Ooknoll Rollromonl Rosldonca. (S'90031
Schmollor Ilalod tho Issuo II alack olaldowalk along pall 01 tho Ironlago on Oakcrost
Strool; Ilan fo~ tho aldowalk ahould bo oxlondod, and tho Planning and ZonIng
Commllllon rocommondod tho Ildowalk nol bo oxlondod. Kubby Ilalod thoro la a palh
thoro, IhOYdng that thoro nooda 10 bo a aldowalk, Sally Dlorka, roprosonUng tho
Planning and ZonIng Commission, alalod thoso who volod agalnsltho aldewalk did ao
bocaulO 01 concorn for trOOl. Kubby alalod thaI thoro ahould bo a aldowalk and troos
ahould bo 1IV0d. Councllmombora dlscussod tho nood lor a aldowalk.
Kubby notod thaI Public Worka roquostod tho appllcanl aubmn calculallons which would
allow ono 10 eomparo tho oxlont ollmporvlous surfacas boloro and altor tho proposod
Improyomon\. Kubby askod II that has boon dono, Schmalsor atalod thai II atormwalor
manogomontls noodod, II can bo Ineorporalod In tholr parkIng aroa, Schmolsor alalod
ho would chock on II,
Rool 90-33, Sldo I
Pollco Chlol R.J. W1nkolhako and Flro Chlof Larry Donnor prosonlod InlormaUon rolallng to tho
eommunlcaUons contof noods. Donnor and W1nkolhako aummarlzod tho following 'handouls':
'Rolo of a Public Saloty Dispatch Contor"
'CommunlcaUons Oporator Chall'
'City Dispatch Conlor"
'Tho Dlapatch Conlor"
'Pfobloma with ExIaUng Dispatch Conlor"
'Impact 01 Dlspalch Probloms'
"What Is Noodod'
'Mobllo Dala Tormlnals . MOTs'
'posslblo Errore Plcturo'
'Compulor.A1dod Dispatch. CAD'
'Enhancod 911'
Donnor oxplalnod tho radio ayslom, as rocommondod, would bo ablo to Uo all oxlsllng City
agonclos togolhor In ono syslom. W1nkolhako stalod Ihat ho has boon working closoly wllh
AcUng Flnanco DJroctor Kovln O'Malloy. Coullnoy suggoslod othor Councllmombora ObBOrvO
tho prosonl dispatch systom.
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infO/mal Councll Session
Milch lG, 1m
Plgo 7
Rlchlld Myora, Johnaon Counly Board 01 SupoNlaO/a, ropOllod InfO/malion Irom tho Vogomllt
roport, MyOIl nolod theltho Clly will nol bo Ilkod 10 ftnanco tho public ee'oly anlworlng point
bul thll win bo don. wtlh tho S 1.00 100. Myora a110 nolod thel thoro mlY nol bo Iny
oconomlos 01 acal. In Olllbllshlng two communlceUonI conlora, McDonald 1IIIod I moro
dOllllod dllcusslon will bo hold It tho loInl City Councll.Bolld of SupoNlsor. mooling on 3126,
McDonald alalad Councll rocolvod AUtlna' roconl momo rogatdlng ftnanclal alluranco proposal.
Alklna Ilatod Kon HaynJo, tho Clly'a bond counaol, has rovlowod tho DNR'a financial alluranco
rogulallona, AIkIna omphlslzod thO lpoclllc Inlonl 01 tho DNR Is thai Iowa CIIy, as a CIIy
govornmonl, la going to havo to boat tho roaponllbllily 100ovoI with rOlpoct 10 tho landfill,
Alklnl alalod Iowa Cily haatho lIablllly IO/tho IlndfilllO/ovor, Latlon alalod thaI tho ulora 0'
tho landfill ahould alllll with tho costs alloelalod with tho landfill, Alklna proposod
oSlabllshlng I S2 million lund,
Atklna alalod tho DNR logulallonllncludo: I) musl bo ablo 10 guaranloo OUI bond roling, 2)
mUll bo Iblo 10 guaranloo thai our dobl Ilmll doos nol axeood thatlmposod by Iowa stalulo,
3) our curronllax lovlos do nol oxcood Iny lovy IImlls Imposod by tho slatulos, 4) musl cortlly
by an approprlalo offlcialthal no lorosooablo condiUons In thO coming YOII will causo lho
ownor 10 lalllo mooltho crltorla as outllnod lboYO, Ind 6) havo 10 sol up I trusllund with
Insubordlnatod dObonluroa, In rosponso to Kubby, Alklna atalod thai you musl aol up a trusl
fund and you mual filo an alluranco, Laraon omphaslzod that his concorn Is thai Iowa CIIy
nol ralso monlos/usl Irom Iowa City taxpayars, bul ralso thaI monay Irom othar usars 01 Iha
landfill, Novick askod whal happonalltho landfillraqulroa closuro nox! yoal, Aikins slatad that
thO City would havo to aall I dobl Inslrumonl 10 como up with cash, thon actually bill pooplo
10/ provlous usago, Kubby auggostod fund rllslng such as roggao bands al lho landfill.
Council Igrood 10 tho financial Issuranco proposal as dlscussod,
McDonald romlndod Councllmombors thaI a City Council moollng with tho Johnson Counly
Board 01 SupoNlsO/s Is schodulod 101 March 26, 1990, al 4:00 p,m, McDonald askod
Councllmombors to conlact him rogardlng any now agonda lIoms lor Ihal moollng,
P80CESS F.QR CITY ATT9~EY.mECTlON:
Rool 90-34, Sldo I
McDonald stalod all Councllmombors rocolvod summarlos 01 tho various appllcanls, McDonald
dlroctod Councllmombors 10 draw up a IIsl 01 six finalists lor tho CIIy Attornoy's poslUon and
glvo Iho IIsl 10 thO CIIy Clork dlroctly, Larson Inqulrod aboul tho Intorviow procoII. McDonald
statod thaI ha anllclpalos schodullng alllho Intorviows on ono day, such as a Saturday, and
lhon moollng logathar Informally allor Iho Intorviows lor discussion, Larson Inqulrod aboul
hiring tho socond assistant City Attornoy. Gontry oxplalnod that sho has scroonod ton
applicants lor Iho poslUon, Gontry slatod that sho would contact Doug Boolhroy, R.J.
W1nkolhoko, and Atkins 10 sit In on Iho final hiring, In rasponso to Kubby, Gonlry slatod this
porson would bo rosponslblo for coda onforcomonl 01 munlclpollnfrocUons.
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Informal Council SOIlIon
March 19, 1990
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RoolllO-3-4, Sldo 1
Housing Commlsalon:
Dorolhy 1.11110 Pornon)
Floyd Blakoly) 3'yoarlorm.
Roadvortl.o . unoxplrOO lorm
Mayor'a Youth:
Jacquo McCluro (roappolnt)
Roadvortlso ' ono 3'yolllorm
Planning & Zoning Commission: Roadvortlso
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RoolllO-34, Sldo 1
1, Kubby Inqulrod aboultho aoloctlon procm and crllorla usod 10 loloct downtown plaza
vondoll, noUng tho Now Plonoor Food Co-op cart was donlOO a pormll lor tho
downlown plaza vondlng, Laraon alalod Now Plonoor did nol 1001 that thoro was
conslstonl monllOllng 01 porlormaneo In lorms 01 whon pooplo'a carts woro In oporatlon
and tholr donlal basod on ahortonod houra, Kubby nolod thai II may bo approprlato
to allow moro cam out In tho plaza aroa Irom 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. McDonald alalOO
that tho numbor 01 pormlls and Clltorla can bo oatabllshod by policy, but tho Issuing
01 pormlls and monitoring Is an admlnlstratlvo Issuo, City Councllmombora dlscussod
downtown plaza vondora, Kubby alalod that additional crllorla, auch as wasil products,
ahould bo addod to tho crllorla usod In tho aoloctlon procosa. Laraon auggoslod that
Now Plonoor ahould havo boon contactod Informally rogardlng tho alalus 01 tholr
application, John Higgins, Now Plonoor storo managor, prosonlod Information to City
Council rogardlng tho donlal oltholr downlown plaza vondor appllcaUon, Higgins alalod
tho foason glvon lor donlal was Now Plonoor'a now proposod cart schOOulo Indicating
thoy did nol oporalo ahor 2:00 PM, Higgins alalod thai tho appllcaUon procoduro was
not bolng lalrly admlnlstratod and foasonably communlcatod, McDonald slalod Councll
has tho opportunity 10 rovlow crllorla and that carts havo boon monltorod through tho
yoars, Larson suggoslod thalli one 01 tho lIvo approvod pormll holdors qulls, could
thoy bo roplacod mld,soason, Holling slalod stondard procoduro was to ollor tho slol
10 tho noxt vondor, William Porklns, an approvod downtown plaza vondor pormll holdor,
slalod thai litho numbor 01 pormlts woro to bo oxpandod, tho 100 should bo loworod
as compotlUon would bo groator. Horowitz alalod thai Council could rovlow tho vondor
crltorla noxt yoor,
2. Karr announcod tho lollowlng corroctlons 10 Council mlnulos os roquoslod by
Councllmombor Novick:
Informal Council Sosslon, Fobruary 15 . typo orror ro: spigot.
Informal Council Sosslon, Fobruary 20 . should bo dolod Fobruary 20, nol 27 on pago
2,
Karr statod tho corroctlons would bo rovlowod and any chang os dlslrlbutod prior to tho
formal mooting 3/20,
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March 19, 1990
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Moved by Courtney, leconded by Horowitz, to edjourn 10 executJve 101SIon to dllcu.. 1IIIIogy
wtth counlolln maltore thaI aro prolontly In litigation or whoro litigation II imminent wIltf.1Ie
dllclosure would be IIkoly to projudlce or disadvantage the position 01 tho govarnmontal body
In thaI IltigaUon, A/flrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 610, Ambrleco Iblonl Tho UlYOl
doclared tho moUon carrlod and adjournod 10 oxocutJvo "'llon, t 0:03 PM,
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