HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-04-03 Council minutes
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Infolmal Council Sosslon
March 19, 1990
Informal Council Sosslon: Malch 19, 1990, at 6:30 p,m, In tho Council Chambors, Mayol
John McDonald prosldlng,
Councflmombors Prosont: McDonald. Novtck, HOlowltz. Courtnoy, Kubby. Lalson. Absonl:
Ambll,co.
~,~flmombor. Prosont: Atkins, Holling, Ka", Gontry, Donnor, W1nkolhako, Schmolsor, O'Malloy,
Soroduck, Hopkins, Rocca, Lacfna.
TODo.rocordQSj: Rool 9Q.32, Sldo 1 and Sldo 2, ALL; RoolllO-33. Sldo 1, I.END; Rool 90-34,
Sldo 1, I.END, Sldo 2, END.575,
~QNSENT CALENDAB:
ROGI 90-32, Sldo 1
Councfl agrood 10 add a Class 'C" Uquor Uconso 101 Sports Column Corp, dba Sports Column.
12 S. Dubuquo Strool to tho agonda,
~EWSPAINT 8ECYCLING PR09MM:
RoollJO.32, Sldo 1
Atkins nolod Councflmombor. rocolvod thO nowsprlnl rocycllng conllact fOI rovlow and John
Ockonfols, roprosontlng CIIy Carton, was avallablo 10 answor quosllons, Atkins statod Gontry
was Involvod with tho proparallon 01 tho contract.
Larson askod litho contracl would bo null and void litho City slarted roqulllng pooplo 10
recyclo nowspapers. Gonlry stalod no, tho contract Is subloct 10 ronogollallon lor tho unit
doduct prlco. Horowitz ralsod concorns about the City IIsurlng thai tho malorlals put In tho
recycle bins Is strictly nowspapor. Ockonfols answorod thai City Carton has nol had probloms
wllh thO quallly of papor bolng put In tho bins. Ockonfols noled that CIIy Carton Is looking at
now markets and moro sorting may bo roqulrod.
Ockonfols reportod thai City Carton Is ullllzlng a pricing slructuro tlod 10 tho official board
markot In Chicago. Ockonfels nolod thai tho markols for nowspapor aro tlghtonlng up,
Horowitz ralsod concorns aboulthe nood for additional slorago. Ockonfols statod thai he did
not 1001 thoro will bo a tromondous Incroaso In tho tonnago and City Carton can loaso outsldo
warohouslng. Kubby asked litho nowspapor bins would bo placod In tho samo loco lions,
Atkins statod tho bins would romaln whoro Ihoy aro currontly locolod and tho City may bogln
locating tho plastlo lug bins noxtlo tho nowspaper bins, Kubby Inqulrod aboultho porsonnol
and equlpmont roqulrod for Iho nowspapor rocycllng program, Atkins slatod yard waslo crows
and a packor would bo usod. Kubby askod II thoro was somothlng tho City can do to
oncourago aroa nowspapors to uso rocyclod nowsprlnl. Ockenlols statod that tho Iowa ond
Nallonol Nowspapor Assoclollons aro prossurlng aroa nowspapors. Council agrood 10 procood
with tho nowspapor rocyclo program as proposod,
WlQNSTRA11QN OF DEFIB8ILLATOR:
Rool 90.32, Sldo 1
Larry Donnor Inlroducod Andy Rocca, Tom Lacina, and Nato Hopkins, Rocco, Lacina, and
Hopkins domonslrotod tho soml.aulomallc dollbrlllators thotlho Flro Dopartmonl will bo pulling
Inlo aorvlco March 22, 1990,
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Hopkins slalod slalo 101l0ry monlos paid 101 ono.hall of tho cost 01 Iho soml.aulomatlc
donbtlllalol mach'no; tho Fllo Dopartmont rocolvod Iralnlng thlough tho Unlvol81ty Hospitals'
Emolgoncy Sorvtcos Loarnlng Rosourco Contol; and all 01 tho Fire Dopartmonl traln'ng was
lundod through stalo glanl manlos. Hopkins nolod thai the soml.automatlc donbtlllalor units
would bo put Into sorvtce March 22, t 990. OonnOI nolod thai Nalo Hopkins workod hald on
the plojOCl.
PLANNING & ZONING MA~:
Rool 90-32, Sldo 1
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= ~~~~ ~~~a 101 AOIII 3, 1990. on an oldlnanco to amond ChaolOI 32,
~slon Roaulallons. 10 rO~~I~~ ~ro'aOOllcatlon conloroncos for ololi~I~~~ ~i!Ji,
Larson ukod why proappllcallon conforencos aro hold. Schmolsol 81alod City sIaN
savos dovolopors a 101 01 Ume, olfort and exponse by lalklng to thom pllor 10 drawing
up prollmlnary plans. Schmolsor nolod that tho plOCOSS Is Ploposod as part of now
subdMslon rogulaUons thai slalf has doveloped,
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Horowitz Inqulrod about tho oldonslve discussion by Plonnlng and Zoning Commission
mombors regarding tho covonanl agroomonls, Schmelsor slalod that bocauso Ihoro
woro so many covonants, II roqulrod a lot 01 discussion. Sally Dlorks, Planning and
Zoning Commission Mombor, also monllonod Ihat somo Planning ond Zoning
Commission momboll 1001 tho City has no right to toll a dovolopor how 10 doslgn wllh
rogard to foncos and buildings,
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Muscallno Bcad from RS. , C .1 x 0 . 1Q}
Schmolsor staled Council noods 10 onswor or addross tho Issuo wholhor or nol Council
fools Iho lOlls markotablo for slnglo.famlly dovolopmonl. Schmolsor slalod tho Planning
and Zoning Commission and stolllolt that tho 101 was nol malkolablo lor alnglo.lamlly
dovolopmont and tho plan proposod by tho appllconl was ono that would nollnfrlngo
on tho nolghborhood nor doproclalo Iho valuo 01 the adjoining proporty, Schmolsor sold
Councllmomboll provlously askod wholhor or not a duplox could bo localod on Iho
proporty. Schmolsor oxplalnod undor tho prosont zoning tho 101 wos not largo onough
to pormlt a duplox wllhoul a varlanco and, allornallvoly, Iho proporty could bo zonod
RS'12, a high donslty, slnglo.famlly rosldonllal zono. Schmolsor nOlod Ihal sloff has
rocolvod addlllonallollors obJoctlng 10 tho appllcallon which will roqulro an oldraordlnary
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malOllty volo by Councflto SpplOVO II. McOonald ataled thallho Planning and Zoning
Commission has roquostod a mooting with City Councfl to discuss tho Issuo. McOonald
alated thai mooUng could bo 10ntaUvoly scheduled 101 Aplll 2, 1990,
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Publlo hoarlno on on ordlnanco omondlno tho Zonlno Ordlnanco bv chanolno Iho uso
WIlIlatlons of a ono acto tract 01 lan~ Iocaled al 114 S. Flrsl Avonuo from P 10 A~.~
/Irono PolsanolZ.900ll
Schmolsor nolod thai Councfl roquostod slatllnlUalo rozonlng 01 tho proporty 10 tho AS.
5 zono. Courtnay askod what usos can go In on proporty which Is nono(()nformlng,
Schmolsor slatod thai In an RS.5 zono, thoro can bo any losldontlal uso and It can bo
usod In porpotulty lor tho uso that prosonUy oxlsll on tho proporty, Schmolsor nolod
tho zoning has no atloct on a nono(()/llOlmlng uso and II can bo usod for tho purposo
lor whalll has always boon rogotdloss 01 how It Is zonod. Courtnoy rolorrod to tho
OUl5ldo storago on tho proporty. Schmolsor slalod thai II the uso 01 tho plOpOrty
coasod lor moro than ono yoar, thon II cannot rovort back to outsldo slorago as II was
used boforo. Schmolsor laid lilt has always boon usod fOI outsldo slolago, II can
conUnuo thai way 101 porpolulty.
I. Publlo hOlllno on an ordlnanco amondlno tho Zonlno Ordlnanco bv condlllonall,y
chanolno the use rooulallons 01 aDDroxlmaloly t66 OCIOS orland oonorally localod nOrlb
01 Molroso Avonuo and wOII of DrODOrtv ownor by lhe Unlvorsltv 01 Iowa Irom ID.RS IQ
Qf.Ql:H. a DrolilnllwY.Plsnnod DovoloDmonl Houslno (PQI:l) plan for Wolnul Rldoo. Iowa
~owa. 1Z.8915 and S.e~
Schmolsor stalod thai this Is tho first rovlow 01 a largo lot dovolopmonl and a numbor
01 Issuos nood to bo addrossod, Including: Itrool standards, whothor thoro should bo
publlo or prlvato sldowalks, and tho Issuo 01 axtonslon olsowor In 1I0u of tho Inslallatlon
01 sopUc lank systoms. Kubby slatod thoro Is a largor Issuo 01 Council not having sot
large lot standards and In tho futuro using this dovolopmont as tho procodonco for
standards. Larson slalod Council could adopl this proposal and thon oSlabllsh
Ilandards which aro dlNoront. Schmolsor slatod somo pooplo foltthal whal doclslon
Council makos with rogsrd 10 this pial will bocomo procodonUal os lar as luturo
dovolopmonts. Schmolsor slatod stall was In lavor of slandards bolng dovolopod for
largo lot dovolopmont bul could nol como to unanlmlly on tho typos 01 slandards thai
should bo ostabllshod. Schmolsor oxplalnod Iho planning stall foil thai tho strools In
largo lot dovolopmonts could bo narrowod In width and sllll mooltho doslgn slandards
lor strootl and tho Englnoor'ng Dlvtslon was nol willing 10 ylold 10 any dllforonco In tho
doslgn slandards for any ollho Infraslructuro In largo lot dovolopmonls. In rosponso
to Larson, Donnor slalod ho novor favors narrowing stroots, Schmolsor slalod atlssuo
was whothor a 24.1001 wldo slrool without parking Is a salor stroolthan a 31.foot wldlh
wllh parking on both sldos, Schmolsor slalod tho Englnoorlng DIvision folt that II strools
woro to bo publlo, thoy should mool alllho roqulromonls 01 tho Publlo Works doslgn
slandards,
Council dlscussod largo 101 dovolopmonl. Larson askod whatlho lusllllcallon was for
troaUng tho Soulhwosl ESlalos dovolopmonl dllforonUy from this dovolopmonl.
Schmolsor slalod that slall lolt thoro was 'Ioap.frog' dovolopmonl In bolh Inslancos,
McDonald slalod that, In lhls dovolopmonl, II was lhought lhat tho Unlvorally.ownod land
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would novor bo dovolopod. HOWOVOI, Schmolsor stalod thai SouthwoSI EslolOS also did
nol havo control ovor Inlorvonlng land, Sally Dlorks, Planning and Zoning CommiSSion
mombor, Ilalod thai tho Planning and Zoning Commission discussed tho IIkollhood 01
tho Unlvorslty plOporty bolng dovolopod and folltholo was . diNoronco bOlWoon tho
SouthwOlt Estatos dovolopmont and this p8ltlcular proposal. Larson ukod II tho
Unlvorslly doos dovolop tho Inlorvonlng p/oporty, whal doos tho Unlvorslty do aboul
sanllary sowors. Schmolsor slated thay could Uo In to tho SOWOI constructod. Novtck
uked n all 0' Southwost ESllltos wu dovolopod u a largo 101 dovolopmonl SchmolsOI
stated par1 0111 Is; thai par1 had 10 bo dovolopod on sepUo lank sysloms bocauso II loll
away Irom tho Cloar Crook watolshod aroa, Schmolsor statod tho smallollots aro now
dovolopod on tho sowor systom. Latson ukod why this p8ltlculal proposal Is bolng
troalod dlllOlonlly 'rom tho Soulhwosl ESlalos u II rolatos 10 SOWOIS. Schmolsol
oxplalnod thai In tho Soulhwost ESlatos dovolopmont, Councfl adopled a polley thaI any
dovolopmonl which Is out 01 phaso with tho Comprohonslvo Plan and II nol conllguous,
tho dovolopor hos 10 pick up tho onlllo COlt lor tho ox1onslon and Installallon 01 tho
Inlrastructuro nocossary 10 provtdo for tho dovolopmonl of tho non-conliguous proporty.
Schmolsor alalod tho dllloronco Is thai a suggosllon has boon mado thai tho City pick
up tho Iront.ond cosls for tho ox1onslon 01 tho sowor In this dovolopmonl Schmolsor
slatod tho mattor Is compllcalod by tho quollion whothor tho City can charoo a lap-In
foo. Schmolsor oxplalnod that It Is his undorllandlng Ihat If tho City asaossos proporty
ownors, partlculotly If It Is agricultural land, thoy don1 havo 10 pay thai assosamonlll
Ills nol dovolopod unUI allor a lon.yoar usossmont portod. Gonlry slatod thai thoro
noods 10 bo rolnlUallon 01 tap-on foos whoroby tho City can rocovol tho cost for
Infrastructuro construction In a roasonablo and undorstandablo lashlon. Council and
slall dlscussod cOStl assoclalod with sowor InslallaUon, Kubby slatod thai thoro aro no
spoclfics In tho actual agroomonl and It Is nol cloar who Is paying how much, whon.
Gonlry slalod Iho City doos nol havo somothlng In placo currontly to slart oxtractlng lap.
on foos. Schmolsor slatod tho City has to havo a lap-on fao ordlnanco. Courtnoy
askod lilt Is posslblo lor tho CIIy to gollap.on loos from tho Unlvorslly. Atkins statod
that tho City could simply dony thom tapping Into tho sowor. Councllmombors
dlscussod tho proposod largo 101 dovolopmonl McDonald romlndod Councllmombors
that Council did InlUalo tho largo lot dovolopmonl concopl.
Kubby ralsod concorns rogardlng tho safoty and accoss 10 tho dovolopmonl. Schmolsor
stalod slall Is advocaUng thaI tho dOllgn Ilandards bo mot, Including curbs and guttors
and storm sowors for tho colloclor strool within tho dovolopmonl. Sally Dlolks slalod
that tho Planning and Zoning Commission was undor tho assumpUon Ihol City Council
mlghllook al oxlondlng Camp Cardinal Road as tho colloctor slrool. Schmolsor slatod
that Camp Cardinal Road Is v1owod as a fuluro artorlal stroot and would connoct
Highway 6 to Molroso Avonuo. Councllmomboll and Ilall roforlod to tho dovolopmonl
maps and dlscussod tho pOlonUalfor socondary accoss,
Kubby ralsod Issuos rolaUng 10 public hoallh and laloty. Schmolsor slalod somo pooplo
toollho slroot should bo a public stroot bocauso lilt ovor falls Into dlsropalr, tho City
may nood 10 lako It ovor. Schmolsor slalod allssuo Is, doos tho City IOconstruct that
stroollo moot City spoclftcaUons at tho City's cosl or doos II moss II against adjoining
proportlos? Staff and Councllmomborl dlscussod tho City laking OVOI prlvalo stlools.
McDonald notod that sovorallssuos will nood to bo talkod about.
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Ordlnanco amondlno lho Zonlno Ordlnanco bv chanol:~~ ~~~~~~~:~:: ~~ ~ :o:~~~
01 DroDortv, oonorallv boundQd bv Foslor Roa~ to tho _ _ _ I hv .
~lvor 10 Iho so~th and tlWncludino oroDo~ f;l ~ ~na :~:f~i~~~
bolwoon Tan SDoodwav and Fostor Rood from RS.810 . ( n s I f
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h. Ordlnanco chanolno tho sDolllno 01 Sanlo Fe Olivo 10 Santa Fo Drlvo, IPassod and
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I. Bosolutlon aDDrovtno lho final pial 01 Scott's Socond Addlllon 01 ~ohnson Counlv. Iowa,
(S-894rl 16Q.dav IImllallon DoriO<!: Walvodl
Schmolsor slatod tho plat had boon doforrod Indonnltoly, pondlng rosoluUon 01 somo
probloms rolaUng to stolmwator managomonl and thoso plobloms havo slnco boon
rosolved.
/, ResoMlon aDDrovfno tho Drollmlnarv subdMslon Dlat of Court HIII.scott Boulovard
&IsIlIlon, Part IX. 01 Johnson Counlv. Iowa, (S-893Ql
Kubby Inqulrod about tho outcomo 01 tho stormwalor managomonl. Schmolsor slalod
thoro woro tochnlcal probloms thai havo boon rosolvod.
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BmMlon aDDrovlllll..1ho Onal pial 01 Hunlors Run SUbdM~O~. ~~~::~~ 5=
of low I Qllv, Johnson County. Iowa, 15.9001) /6Q.day II II II .
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Kubby Inquired about park access and parkway dodlcallon. Gonlry slatod thallho City
Is not taking ovor tho aroa as a park until It Is constructod and tho City will own It by
quit claim dood. Schmolsor notod that tho slormwalor dotonllon basin Is also bolng
lurned o~'er to tho CIIy. Schmolsor prosontod a plat map 01 tho aroa. Schmolsor
oxplalnod thai tho park land was purchasod lor conSlructlon 01 Highway 216 and tho
City, In turn, purchasod tho land from lOOT. Kubby askod why tho City Is taklno ovor
tho slormwalor dotonllon laclllty. Gonlry slatod It was agrood upon by Council many
yoals ago. Gontry oxplalnod Ihal tho Palkl and Rocloallon Commission and slatl
Ihought It was a good Idoa 10 comblno tho unoconomlcal romnant, localod to Iho
northoast, wlth Iho Willow Croak dolonllon basin facility. Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihoro was
an Informal agloomont mado with lho dovolopor promising 10 lako ovor Iho stormwator
dotonllon basin,
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I. Rosolutlon aoorovtno lho orolloolnarv and final Lamo Scalo Rosldonll~1 Dovoloomonl
MSDl plan for Bla~bhawk Aoartmonts. /5-90021
Kubby staled thai Councfl should look al parking roqullomontl lor high Ilso
dovolopmont.. Councllmomboll and Itall lookod al a plat map and dlscussod parking
noeds for tho aroa. Kubby omphoslzod thoro Is a nood 10 discuss parking roqulro.
monts.
m. flosolutlon aoorovtno tho amondod orollmlnarv and final Laroo Scalo Rosldootlal
Dovoloomonl /LSADj plan tor Oak noli B9liromont Rosldonco, /5.90031
Schmolsor stalod tho Issuo Is a lack 01 sldowalk along part 01 tho fronlago on Oakclosl
Stroot; stall folt tho sldowalk should bo ox1onded, and tho Planning and Zoning
Commission rocommondod tho .,dowalk nol bo ox1ondod. Kubby stalod thoro Is 0 path
thoro, showing thai thoro noods 10 bo a sldowalk. Sally Dlorks, roprosonUng tho
Planning and Zoning Commission, staled thoso who voted agalnsltho sldowalk did so
bocauso 01 concom lor troos. Kubby statod thai thoro should bo a sldowalk and troos
should bo .aved. Councflmombors dlscussod tho nood for a sldowalk.
Kubby noted that Publlo Works roquostod the appllcanl submll calculaUons which would
allow ono to comparo tho ox1ont 01 Imporvtous surfacos boloro and altor tho proposod
Improvomonl. Kubby askod II thai has boon dono. Schmolsor slalod tholll stormwalor
managomont Is noodod, It can bo Incorporatod In tholr parking aroa. Schmolsor slalod
ho would chock on II. .
PRESE~ ON COMM.\lliICAT10NS QENTER NEED~:
RoelllO-33, Sldo 1
Pollco Chlof R.J. Wlnkolhako and Flro Chlof Larry Conner prosontod InlormaUon rolaUng 10 tho
communlcallons conlor noods. Connor and Wlnkolhake summarlzod tho following 'handouts':
'Role 01 a Publlo Saloty Dispatch Conle"
'CommunlcaUons Oporator Chart'
'City Dispatch Conlo"
"Tho Dispatch Conto"
'Probloms with ExlsUng Dlspalch Conlo"
'Impact 01 Dlspalch Probloms'
'What Is Noodod'
'Mobllo Dala Tormlnals . MOTs'
'Posslblo Errors Plcturo'
'Computor.A1dod Dlspalch . CAD'
'Enhancod 911'
Donnor oxplalnod tho radio systom, as rocommondod, would bo ablo 10 Uo all oxlstlng City
sgonclos logolhor In ono syslom. W1nkolhako statod that ho has boon working closoly with
Acting Flnanco D'roctor Kovln O'Malloy. Courtnoy suggoslod othor Councllmombors obsorvo
tho prosont dlspalch systom.
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RIchard Myoll, Johnson County Bootd 01 SUporvtIOII, roported Information flom tho VogomSSI
roport. Myors nolod thai tho City will nol bo oskod 10 flnanco tho public safoty answorlng point
but that will bo dono with tho $1.00 foo. Myoll also noled that thOIO may nol bo any
oconomlos 01 acalo In ollabllshlng two communications conlors, McDonald stalod a mOIO
dOlallod discussion will bo hold altho joint City Councll.Board 01 SUPOrvtSOIS mooUng on 3126.
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE PROPOS~L:
McDonald Ilslod Councfl rocolvod Aikins' rocont momo rogardlng financfal assuranco proposal.
Atkins slaled Kon Haynlo, tho City's bond counsol, has rov1owod tho DNR's financfal assuranco
rogulaUons. Aikins omphoslzod tho lpocffic Inlonl ot tho DNR Is thai Iowa City, os a City
govornmont, Is going 10 havo 10 boar tho rosponslblllty forovor with rOlpoct 10 tho landfill.
Aikins slaled Iowa City heatho liability lor tho landflllforovor. Larson slalod that tho usors 01
tho landfill lhould asslsl with tho costs assocfatod with tho landfill. Aikins proposod
oSlabllshlng a S2 million fund.
Alklnl Italod tho DNR rogulatlons Includo: 1) must bo ablo to gualontoo our bond rating, 2)
must bo ablo 10 guarantoo thai our doblllmlt doos not oxcood thatlmposod by Iowa slaluto,
3) our cullontllx lovlos do not oxCOod any levy limits Impolod by tho statutes, 4) musl cortily
by an approprialo official thaI no forosooablo conditions In tho coming yoar will causo tho
ownor to lalllo moot tho crllorla as oulllnod above, and 5) havo 10 sol up a trusl fund with
Insubordlnated dobonluros. In rosponso to Kubby, Atkins slalod that you must sol up a trusl
fund and you must filo an assuranco. Larson omphallzod thai his concorn Is that Iowa City
nol raise monlos/ust 'rom Iowa City taxpayors, bul raise that monoy from olhor usors 01 tho
landfill. Novick askod whal happonsll tho landfill roqulros closuro noxt yoar. Aikins slalod thol
tho CIIy would havo 10 soli a doblInstrumonl10 como up with cash, thon actually bill pooplo
for provliWl UIIl109, JI.lI!:!:y iU\jQiilud fund raising such u roggao bands at tho landfill.
Councfl agrood to the financial ossuranco proposal as dlscussod,
McDonald romlndod Councllmombors that a City Council mooting with tho Johnson County
Board of Suporvlsors Is schodulod 'or March 26, 1990, at 4:00 p,m. McDonald oskod
Councllmombors 10 conlact him rogardlng any now agonda 1I0ms for Ihal moollng,
~AOCESS ~QA CITY ATTORNEY SELECTION:
Rool 90-34, Sldo 1
McDonald slatod all Councllmombors rocolvod summallos 01 tho various applicants. McDonold
dlroctod Councllmombors to draw up a list 01 six finallsls lor Iho City Al1ornoy's poslllon and
glvo tho IIsllo tho City Clork dlroctly. Larson Inqulrod aboultho Intorvlow procoss, McDonold
slalod Ihat ho antlclpolos Ichodullng all tho Inlorvtows on ono day, such as a Salurday, and
Ihon mooting logothor Infolmally allor tho Intorvlows for discussion. Larson Inqulrod about
hiring tho aocond assistant City Allornoy. Gontry oxplalnod Ihal sho has sCloonod ton
eppllcanls for tho position. Gonlry slalod Ihat sho would con'acl Doug Boothroy, R,J,
Vnnkolhako, and Aikins 10 s"'n on tho final hiring, In rosponso to Kubby, Gonlry slalod this
porson would bo rosponslblo lor codo onlorcomonl of munlclpallnflacllons,
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APPOINTM~:
Rool 90-34. Sldo 1
Oorothy Motlo POIsson)
Floyd Blakoly) 3.yoar 10lms
RoadvorUso . unoxplred torm
Jacquo McCluro (roappolnl)
RoadvorUso . ono 3-yoar 101m
Planning & Zoning Commission: RoedvorUso
Housing CommIssion:
Mayor's Youth:
COUNCIL ]MElAGEND~:
Rool 90-34, Sldo ,
1. Kubby Inqulrod about tho solocUon procoss and crllolla usod 10 solOCl downtown plaza
vondora, noUng the Now Plonoor Food Co-op cart was donlod a pormlt tor thO
downtown plaza vondlng, Larson Itated Now Plonoor did not tool that thoro was
conllstont monitoring 01 porformanco In lorml 01 whon pooplo'l cartl woro In oporaUon
and tholr donlal basod on Ihortonod hours. Kubby notod thai It may bo approprlalo
10 allow lIlOIO cartl out In tho plaza aroa trom 11:00 AM 10 2:00 PM. McOonald Itatod
thai tho numbor 01 pormltl and crltorla can bo ostabllshod by polley, but tho Issuing
01 pormlts and monitoring Is an admlnlstraUvo IsIUO. City Councflmombors dlscussod
downlown plaza vondors. Kubby stated thai addlUonal crltorla, luch u waslo products,
should bo addod 10 tho crltorla usod In tho solocUon procoss. Larson suggoslod that
Now Pioneer should have boon contactod Informally rogardlng tho slalus 01 tholr
appllcaUon. John Higgins, Now Plonoor Iloro managor, prosontod InlormaUon to City
Council rogardlng tho donlal 01 tholr downtown plaza vondor appllcaUon. Higgins statod
tho roason glvon lor donlal was Now Plonoor's now proposod cart Ichodulo IndlcaUng
thay did nol oporato aftor 2:00 PM. HIggins stalod that tho appllcallon procoduro was
not being falr~ admlnlstratod and roasonably communlcatod. McDonald Ilatod Council
has tho opportunity 10 rovlow crltor'a and thai carts havo boon monltorod through tho
years. Larlon luggostod thalli one 01 tho fivo approvod pormll holdors quits, could
thoy be roplacod mld.soason. Holling statod standard procoduro was to o<<or tho, slol
to tho noxt vondor. William Porklns, an approvod downlown plaza vondor pormlt holdor,
statod that lItho numbor 01 pormlls woro to bo oxpandod, tho 100 should bo loworod
as compoUUon would bo groalor. Horowitz slalod thai Council could rovlow tho vondor
crltorla noxt yoar.
2. Kerr onnouncod tho following corroctlons to Council mlnulos as roquoslod by
Councllmombor Novick:
Informal Council Sosslon, Fobruary 15 . typo orror ro: spigot.
Inlormal Council Sosslon, Fobruary 26 . should bo datod Fobruary 26, nol 27 on pogo
2.
Karr stotod tho corrocUons would bo rovlowod and any chongos dlslrlbutod prIor to tho
formal mooUng 3/20,
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Intormal Council Sosslon
Milch 19, 1990
Pago 9
~ECUTIVUESSION:
Movod by Courtnay, soconded by Horowttz, to adjourn 10 oxocutlvo IOIslon to discuss slralogy
with counlolln maUors thai aro prosontly In IIUgaUon or whoro UUgatlon It Immlnont who,o Its
disclosure would be IIkoly 10 projudlca or dlsadvantago tho poslUon 01 the govornmonlal body
In that lIt1gaUon. AlftrmaUvo roll call vole unanimous, 810, Ambllsco absonL Tho Mayor
doclared tho moUon carried and adjourned to exocuUvo 10ssion, 10:03 PM.
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MINUTES
JOINT MEETING
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIUJOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MARCH 26, 1990.4:00 P.M.
IOWA CITY PUBUC LIBRARY. ROOM A
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: McDonald, Kubby, Novtck, Horowitz, Larson,
Courtnoy, Absonl: Ambrlsco
IOWA CITY STAFF PRESENT: Atkins, Holling, Kerr, Donnor, Schmolsor, W1nkolhako
JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS PRESENT: Myors, Ockontols, Burns, Duffy, Moad
OTHERS PRESENT:
1. QQMM.lJNICATIONS SYSTEMNEG~MAST REPORT
Myorelntloducod Iowa City Councllmombors snd Johnson County Boald 01 SUpOrvtSOIS.
Ron Vogomast summarized tho Important concopts In thO Vogomasl roport. Vogomast
said thai public safoly Is ono 01 tho most Important functions ofloca) and counly
govornmonl. A substanUal amount of tho laxpayora' monoy Is rolatod 10 Iho public
safoly function and tho olloctlvonoss of and tho saloly 01 tho law onforcomont and firo
actMty Is dlroctly dopondont upon tho olloctlvonoss 01 tho communlcaUons thai support
thoso actMtlos. Vogomasl said tho Iowa City communlcallons systom Is Inoffoctlvo If
thO lolophono syslom doosn't work, thO radio link Is Inadoquato. and tho dispatch conlor
Is undorstaffod. Vogomast slatod thalli you don't provldo an offoctlvo communlcaUon
syslom and accoss 10 InformaUon oulln tho fiold, you aro not going to got lull valuo
from monoy sponl on tho public safoly agonclos. Vogomast said making InlormaUon
avallablo also has safoly ImpllcaUons.
Vogomast roportod that tho dlspalch oporatlons In Iowa City nood subslanllal
Improvomonts, Including moro staffing, Vogomast said tho oporatlons In tho Johnson
Counly dlspalch contor woro found to bo accoptablo for now, makIng Information
avallablo to law onforcomonl officors and firofighlors out In Iho fiold. Exlondlng accoss
10 tho computor aystom's dalabaso by pulUng mobllo data lormlnals In vohlclos;
automaUng tho dispatch function wllh computor aldod dlspalch, and tho nood for a
back.up dispatch contor. Vogomast said tho roport lookod at oslabllshlng two Individual
systoms or a slnolo sol of sysloms to bo sharod botwoon all 01 tho law onlorcomonl and
firo agonclos wllhln tho Counly. Vogomast aald ono slnglo sot 01 databaso thai Is
avallablo 10 all Is lar moro poworful than Indopondonl onos, Vogomasl said thoro Is an
'opportunlly windoW' at this tlmo to Intorfaco and onhanco systoms lor all of Johnson
Counly, Including Iowa City. Vogomast rocommondod Councllmombors and Suporvlsors
study tho options as outllnod.
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Mlnutos
Jolnl MooUng
Iowa City ClIy CounclVJohnson County Boald 01 Suporvl'O('
March 26, t 990
pago 2
Kubby asked" tho Information Iyslom could bo shaled 110m soparato communlcallon
facfllll... Vogom6s1 said yos. MyolllntroducOd mombors 01 tho Joint Communications
Commlttoo: L Donnor, R. W1nkolhako, F. Halrls, J. Thayor, B, Carpontor, D. Colo, N,
SoreduCk, M. Katlchoo, D. Hal/Is, and B, Furmolslor. Myorl thanked 011 mombors 01
tho JoInt CommunlcaUons Commlttoo 10( work dono. Larlon asked whal alo Iho
dlsadvanlagos 01 having ono jolnlfaclllty. Vogomasl said that having one lacllily doos
nol allow for an offoctlvo back-up syslom and control. Larson askod how tho sysloms
would bo phasod In. Vogomasl sold tho sysloms can bo phasod In, but a plan should
bo In placo. Horowitz notod concerns about coordinating a communications syslom
botwoon local, county and .Ialo jurlsdlcllons. Vogomasl said ovory stalo has somo
al/angomonl 10 oslabllsh a govornlng board and lochn'cal advisory commlttoo.
Vogomasl .ald you can havo an authority thai managos tho sharod systoms wllhoul
having a consolldalod dispatch systom. Councllmombors and Suporvtsors dlscussod
dlspalch contors and shared Information systoms. Myors romlndod ovoryono Ihallho
'.911 will bo Implomontod soon and Iowa law calls lor croallon 01 a E.911 Board to
admlnlstor thalfunctJon.
MyOIl notod thai Jo Ullodahl has boon tho County sla" porson working with Iho Jolnl
Communlcallons Commltloo. McDonald stalod addillonallnlormallon Is bolng proparod
and CIIy Council will havo tho opportunlly 10 mako doclslons rolallng 10 jolnl
communlcallons. Moado suggoslod thai ovoryono atlond a Jolnl Communications
Commlltoo mooting,
2. SOLID WASTE COORDINAIQB
McDonald alalod CIIy Council has dlscussod tho aolld wasto coordinator poslllon
Inrormally and II has boon dlscussod at JCCOG. Courtnoy said JCCOG has dlscussod
that tho poslllon bo coordlnatod through JCCOG and Ihal oach community partlclpato
to somo dogroo on a cost sharing basis. Courtnoy said tho Rural Policy Board Is
schodulod 10 moot on Wodnosday 10 discuss Ihatlssuo. Horowitz said Ihls particular
poslUon would luncllon within Iho Johnson County aroa and work In landom with tho
ECICOG porson, Horowitz said Ihoro noods 10 bo somoono within Johnson County to
handlo tho solid waslo Issuos.
McDonald slatod Iowa City holds tho pormlt lor Iho landfill and noods to addross Issuos
rolatlng 10 tho landfill. Horowitz notod thai according 10 tho stalo guldollnos, as long
as Iho word 'planning' Is In tho lob doscrlptlon, al whalovor lovol, tho monoy Irom tho
landfill's tipping foo can bo usod for this, Kubby said tho oducallon part of tho
coordlnalor'a poslllon Is Important. Councllmombors and Suporvlsors dlscussod Iho
solid wasto coordlnalor's poslllon, Schmolsor dlslrlbulod a handout, 'Allocation of
Exponsos for Solid Waslo Coordlnalor.'
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MlnutOl
Jolnl MooUng
Iowa CIty CIty CounclVJohn.on County Board of SuporvtSOtS
March 26, 1990
pago 3
Courtnoy Itatod tho Transportation Plannor hu worked won at tho JCCOG lovol and
tho lolld waslo COOIdlnalOt poslUon could also bo ostabllshod at tho JCCOG lovol.
Cully alkod whalls tOlallonnago 01 garbago gonoralod within Iowa City. Atkins laid
tho City's rosldonUal roluso plck.up Is approxlmaloly 15% 01 a lotal 01 110,000 lonl por
yoar altho landfill and lolallonnago gonoraled by Iowa City Is difficulllo dotormlno.
Kubby noled thai voIumo Is difforonl fiom weight.
Councllmombors and Suporvtsora dlscussod tho amounl 01 roluso gonoralod Irom
rosldonllal and commorclal aroas. Courtnoy Italod ho will tako commonts and
InformaUon back to JCCOG, Moado said educaUng ovoryono Is Important. Horowitz
said doclslon abou1tho solid wasto coordlnatOt should bo mado within tho noxt couplo
01 months. Atkins said oducaUon II tho most cllUcal olomont for tho Bolld waslo
coordlnalor.
3. E&NCIAL ASSURANCE PROPOSA~
Myors statod small communlUos want to be consullod and tho por capita basis may
not be tho falrost way 10 chargo. Atkins stated uso of tho por caplla basis was lor
convonlonco. Myors said throo 01 tho communlUos could nol handlo tho assossmonts
beginning on January " 1991. Atkins oxplalnod tho law, 753, statos 'shall bo
consldorod thai oach porson gonoralos 3~ pounds 01 waslo por day and this amounl
shall be roduced..... In rosponso 10 Myors, Aikins said tho financial assuranco proposal
Is for closuro, poSI-closuro and porpolual malntonanco. Atkins said tho financial
assuranco guldollnOl proptlsod by tho DNR slato that Iowa City has ono yoar to proparo
tho basic olomonts 01 a closuro plan.
Councllmombors and Suporvtsors discus sod tho nood lor a closuro lund. Aikins slatod
thoro Is loglllallon pondlng rlghl now 10 Incroaso stato tax 10 $5.50 por ton, and $2,00
Is 10 be sol asldo by Iho slalo to bo sonl back 10 tho counUos for dlstrlbuUon 10 tho
oporators of tho landfill. Myors said aroa communlUos aro asking to koop Iho monoy
In a trust accounl to accumulato Inlorost. Myors said aroa communlUos nood a financial
oxplanallon. Atkins sold ho would oncourago communltlos 10 Implomonl a plan as Boon
as posslblo and tho proposod financial assuranco rogulaUons roqulro tho CIIy to sot up
a trusl account and 10 mako paymonls Inlo Ihalllusl account. Atkins said $20,000 por
acro/504 sq, ft was usod 10 dotormlno Iho closuro costs. Atkins oxplalnod closuro1'ncludos porpolual malntonanco and Iho ONR has not sot lorth all tholr rogulaUons on
closuro. Aikins said II tho closuro cost Is choapor, tho amounl noodod 10 bo colloclod
would bo roducod.
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Mlnutol
Joint MooUng
Iowa City City CouncfVJohnlon County Board 01 SUporvtlorl
March 26, 1990
Pago 4
A mombor 01 tho audlonco askod tho 1110 span of tho Iandfin, Atkins answorod thai at
curronl volumos, tho landfill will last approxlmatoly unW 2014. Atklna .ald that with
dramaUc voIumo reductions, tho IIfo of tho landfill win be Oxlonded accordingly. Larlon
asked K tho .Iart dato for colloctlon from communlUo. can bo moved 10 tho bog'nnlng
oftholr fiscal yoar.. Atkin. IBid tho financial assur8nco proposal Schedulo can be ro.
worked.
Councllmombors and SUporvtSOIl agroed thai oducaUon and public rolaUon. aro
Important. Novtck ralsod concorns about using a por capita basis and a61d aItornaUvo.
should bo consldorod. Novtck luggostod using tax bills 10 admlnlstor a foo. MyOIl
said commorclal USOII gonoralo moro waslo than Individuals and, thoroloro, should be
chargod moro. Thoro was discussion rolaUng 10 ways to 8SSOSS individuals and
buslnossos for costs assoclatod with landfill closuro. Councfl askod Atkins to rosoarch
othor molhods lor 8SSosslng cosls. Myors statod oroa communlUos want tho
opportunity 10 provldo Input. Atkins omphaslzod thai lows City Is lIablo for tho c1osuro
01 thO landfill. Moado said roluso haulors nood 10 be contactod. Myors said Graham
Damoron and Joo Bolkum .hould bo kopt Involvod. Horowitz onorod 10 proparo a draft
of thO solid waslo coordinator job doscrlptlon to be prosonlod at thO Rural Polley BoOld
mooUng, Schmolsor said a loltor altachod to tho schodulo thai was sonllo Rural Polley
Board mombor. oxplalns oporaUng oxpondlturos and othor oxponsos assoclatod with
tho poslUon. In rosponso 10 Larson, Schmolsor IBid tho proposod salary Is
approxlmaloly $25,000.
4.~
Myors said thO Johnson Counly Board 01 Suporvtsors Is concornod about thO width
01 Sand Road and lack 01 shouldors. Myors asked It Iowa City has any plans for
Sycamoro Lano or tho KCJJ Road. McDonald IBid no. Councllmombor. and
Suporvtsors dlscussod annoxoUon and/or Improvomonts to Sycamoro Lano and Sand
Road. Councllmombors and Suporvtsors agrood 10 koop In conlact rogardlng Muro
plans for Sycamoro Lano and Sand Road.
Tho moollng was adjournod al 5:45 p.m.
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OfFICIAl. COUNCIL ACTIONS . ~
ThI COIl d ~ tile fclIowrog prOCMcllng. II'oCl
ClIImIII . , CImAaNt COIllollhil CAltndII VIII
IOII1ld p\ol)IlcelQlII . ,
low. cry Colrd. leg Il'lg. 7:30 p m IlIh1 CMc Cen-
III, MIfOI t.lcoonaId prMldlng ~ prllllt,
Coultwt, HotowIl, Kibl1t. LMIon, McOonaId, No'IIcl ~
wc: Amllr1Ico.
ThI MIfOI prCCllmlcl MIICII 24, 1m II 8PEClAI.
OL'il.lPICS DAY; MIICII 31oAp117, 1m II WEEK OF THE
YOUNG CHIlD; ApII, 1m II FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
MMe! snd IOCOflded. l/III IhI fclIowrog I_ II'oCl
rlOClMllndlllonl In tile ConMIt CIlerodIt be r~ 01
IpIlIMd, 1I'd/0I ~Id II 1/IlIIldId:
Apftaill d 0tnclII COIl'd AdJonI d tile IIg\llaI
I!'iMCilg d mo. snd IhIIp1C111 /l'oOOCV1gI d 2fl/, 318.
II pubIS/1od, IIllljod 10 COIIICllon, II IICOIlVIIIIldId by
tile CIy CIIIl
MIrd.. d bell II'oCl CommIaIIonI: ~
Convn. . 1/18, VI2; PlZ Convn. . VIS, 3/1; HOOlI/1
RJgIU Convn. . me: P&R Convn. . V14; Bd. d UllI"Y
Trust... . w; 81, Celtll Convn. . 1/15; 0tIJgr\ RIY1fw
Convn. . V12: Oroodblnd T.1tcomlTu1IeIl1onl Convn. .
2ll1; HiIlonc PrtMIVlllon Convn. . 2ll1; CCN Convn. .
2/20.
PIIIl1I MCCIonl: OI.1door SoMct A1111ppl1c1l1on
101 SIalon'1 DIll, 325 EISt WUhlnglon SUOGl lJquOI
UCense rllund 101 Dyn&lly ChInese Rostl~"" 21 Sl~.
gl. DIM, ow E 011I PIIIIlIIOI Cl4r1l & FrlondI, 212
EISt MIIlIl. ow 0 01Gl PIIIIlIIoI Long JoIv1 SIIvI(I
19, 1940 I.owGI MUSCIlInt Road, ow 0 01Gl PII~
101 HIflIl'i Joo'1 Pizzi & Icl Cllem PII1or, 225 SoIAh
GiIbIrt Clast C lJquOI UCenselOl KIny 11M, 1012
GIIbIfI CouI. ow C lJquOI Ucenst 101 OM, Elkl
'590,837 fOl1I1 Road. 14 D'i UqUOl UCIIISI 101 ThI
RoaN GeII, 2140 ROChostIl Avenue, Class C lJquOI
Ucenst 101 Swon'l Oost, 325 EISt WlIhlngton SlrOGl
Clast C 011I PlrmI 101 IhI C Man 11058, 608 SoIAh
RNII1ldt OM, OW C 01Gl Pm 101 IhI 0 Man
11~, 302 SoIAh DubuquI SUOGl OW C lJquOI
Ucenst 1OI8p0111 CoUnn, 12 8, Dubuque SUOGl
SIlIIng Public HHrlngs: To... I public hGaIlng on
4/3, to IICeiVI ~~on cornmGf1. on Iho arnonded 10'J0
ConvnunIIy DWliopIneft Oloc:k Gllnl (COOO) progrem
budgGl
MCCIonl: ApprcMng dllbut1omo,.. In IhI emou,.
0115.001,834,09 IOIIhI poIlod 01 IIlI1vu 1/31100, II
rlCOlMlOnded by IhI flnane. DyOCfOl, lubjoct 10 luda,
ApprcMng dllbut1ome,..1n IhlI11lOUn 0113.312,007.26
101 the porlod 01 Vlltvu 2!l8.'JQ, II reconvnondod by
IhI flnanel DyOCfOl, .ubJoct 10 ludlt.
Rosolutlonl: RES, 00-35, ADOPTING SUPPLE.
MENT NUMBER 43 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
COIrOSpondlnce: PllIalon .Igned by 41 ownor.
snd employoo. 01 buslnossos on Hlghw'i 1 Wost
roquestlng IhIlns1allatlon 01 IhI Iralflo signal at Hlghw'i
1 WDSI and Minor Avonue, Tho Chair 0I1hI Commll1oo
on Communlly Noods logardlng IhI secosslblo curb
remps/curb cuts progrom JOhn Higgins 01 Now Plonoor
Cc>ql IppoAllng Iho donlal 01 an application 101 ft CIIy
Plala vOndlng pormA, LGnOll sUppolllng the Now
Plonoor vondlng can Irom: Alex Upplsch, PanJ Zurich,
and Chad Clark; GIOQOIY Kovlclny; Holon Smah;
ThoodoIa C, Nolson; Nancy p, Sloyors; Doarmo
Johnson.Hoffman: Ingoll 00'(10. Momo Irom IhI Tralflo
,'I rl ,,", I
Ofnclll AclIOnl
Ullth 20. 'm
Pagt 2
Engr. rlQlldlng ~ nonn ~ IIlIlIOO llIOc.\ 01 EUI
1.111\11 8u.... HIIldIcIp Plf\Jng In IIlI 1400 bIocll ~
BlOIltwrt 8UIIl; PII\Jng flICIllillIlona II IIlI WIt'NClIon
01. e(X) blCIcll 01 EUI FIichIId 8lA1OM 1.1"11 SquIll,
GOO blCIcll ~ EUI F IichIId SlAlOM UIIllII SquIll. 400
bIocll ~ NOM JoIlnIon 8lA1OM 1.111\11 SquIll. e(X)
bIocll ~ NOM JoIlnIon SlAlOM 1.111\11 Squere; lOIdJng
10IlI on IIlI SoIAh H" ~ IIlI EUI SIdI 0IIIlIl0 blCIcll
~ SoIAh Clrton Sltlll UImO ~om IIlI FInIncI DlrICtOl
IIgIIdIng plICI\IsI ~ Iq\JpmIrl
AppUIonI lot IIlI UN 01 SUIOlI IIlCl PublIc
0t0Ir0dt: Autnt E. RolIn lot ptImIQ.Ion 10 pIelll Illlll
PIOdI/ & 0ImbII plitt on 3/17, IjlpIO\'Id, JIIT10I
SI"'1II1o hl'lllIII SpoclII O~ LIw EnI~
Torch Rill on 4/14. 1pprM<1
TheUI'fOI doclatld lIII rnc.clon CIIl1od.
UOYId IIlClIOCOndod, 10 III I public IlIatJng lot 4/3.
on 1/1 OIdlnlncllo IIl*ld CI\apII/ 32, 8ubc1Mslon flogIA.
lllons, 10 rlqUltl flIl.appIIcIllon COnIIIIIlCU 101 flIOIImInIty
pill.. TheUI'fOI doclatld IhI moclon Wr1od,
I.lOYId IIlClIOCOndod, 10 ... I public hllI1ng '01 4/3,
on 1/1 ClIlllnWIIIl1IndIng IhI Zoning 0IdInIIIct l7f changing
IhI UN rlgUlallonl ~ COItak1 flIOPOI1y Ioc<<od IIOI1h ~ HII1I11
Rill dM/opInonllllCl WISl ~ Hlg/lwrt 218 fiom ID,AS 10 p,
TheUI'fOI dGcIItod Iho molIon CIIl1od.
UOYId IIlCl MCOndod, 10 ... I public htatlng '01 4/3,
on 1/1 OIdInancIlo ~ 1Il0lll 37.3 leIo" Iocalod
IIOI1h OII~ IIlClIlSl 01 HIg/1wI'f , on Nonhglll Drlvl ~om
CO. 1 10 RDP. The MI'fOI doclatod IhI moclon CIIr1od.
A PUblic IlIatJng Wit hold on 1/1 OIdlnancolll1lndlng IhI
Zoning 0rdInancIl7f CIIIngJng IhI UN rlgUlallonl, wlh ccndl.
IIonI, 101 I 7e(X) IqUaII fool Ulet 0I1Ind Iocatod . 1&41
Lower M~ Rood ~om ASo& 10 CO.I. Chatlocll Robbins.
151S DtFOIOIl, oppo.vld.
A public IlIatJng Wit held on 1/1 OIdInance 1II1Ind'l/lg lhI
Zoning Ordlnancll7f changing IhI UNIOOutlllons 01 I one
IeII Ulet 0I1Ind Iocalod .,14 8, Fnt AVGflUO 'rom P 10 AS.
S,
A public IIoar1ng Wit held on 1/1 OIdlnancoll11GndIng Ihe
Zoning Ordlnancl l7f conda~ changing Ihe USI regula.
tIonI OIlppIoxIrnIlo,! 168 ecru 0I1Ind gOflGfoJ'!localed
IlOIIh 01 MOUOM AYlriUlIIlCl Will 01 flIOPOI1y owner l7f Ihe
Unlvll1lly 0I1ow1 ~om lo.AS 10 OPDH.l, I flIllImInaIy PIann.
ed DMlopmonl HOUSIng (pDH) plan '01 WoIrM RIdgo, Iowl
CIly, Iowl MOYId anclllCOndocl. 10 continue IhI public hoar.
Ing 10 IhI 4/3 CounclI mooting. '11Io MI'fOl doclarod lho
moclon CIIr1od.
MOYOd ancllOOOndod, II1IIIhe OIdInanco II11Gndlng Iho
Zoning OrdlI1lllCIl7f changing Iho USI regulallonl OIl POIlIon
01 flIOPOl1y, goflGfoltt boundod l7f Foster Road 10 Iho nonh.
Dubuque SIIIOt 10 Ihe last, the lowI Rlvo, 10 Iho IOU1h and
llso including flIOPOI1y wost ~ an UMI/llOd IIroat balwoon
Tall 8poactwl'f ancl FOSler R04d ',om RS.a 10 AS.S, be glvon
lecond VOlI 101 passago, '11Io MI'fOl declArod lho IIIOlIon
wrlod,
MOYod and lOOOndod, IhI! ORD, lJO.3449, TO CIWIGE
THE SPEWNG OF SANTE FE DRIVE TO 8ANTA FE DRIVE,
be pwad and ~od,
MOYod and 1OCOndad, 10 odopt RE8, 90-36, APPROVING
THE FINAl. PLAT OF SCOll'8 8ECOND ADDmON OF
JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA.
MOYed and 1OCOndad, 10 ldopt RES. 90-37, APPROVING
THE PREUMINARY SUBDMSION PLAT OF COURT Hill.
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omclll AalOnI
MIIth 20. t8'JO
PlOt 3
scon BOUlEVARD AOOITION, PART IX. OF JOHNSON
COUNTY. ~A.
J.lMd W1d NCClI'Idtcl. to ~ RES. 8Go3a, APPROW/O
THE FINAL PLAT OF HUtmRS RUN SUBDMSION. PART
SIX. A SUBOMSION OF ~A CITY. JOHNSON COUNTY.
~A.
MMd IIld NCClI'Idtcl. to ~ RES, ~. APPROW/O
THE PREUMINAAY AND FINAL lARGE SCAlE RESIDENTIAl.
DEVELOPMENT PlAN FOR BLAOOIAWK APAImlENTS,
MMd IIld NCClI'Idtcl. to ~ RES, 0ll-40. APPROVINQ
THE AMENDED PREUI.IlNAAY AND FINAL lARGE SCALE
RESIDENTIAl. DEVELOPMENT PlAN FOA OAKNOU. RETV\E.
MENT RESIDENCE. J.lMd W1d MCOndId. to II1'*ld lhI
InohAlon to rlqllit 1klow"1lI be natllod. Ioltt. '1m KI\mn,
rtprlSlltlng Olknol, eppoatld IIld .slid CMcIIO w.....
111I Iklowlill leqUrlmllt MMd IIld aoconcltd, 1/1II lhI
r,WJon be IIIlIIldod to .1 lhIlldGwlill be InIUIOd
1UtIjIt110 rlqlJl~ 1/1II111I CIy FClII1I1 '""tI1 bNl
dImIged CI rlll1CYld bVlI1IlIdGwlill, IIld . 1I1I1Nl1illl1on
WCIlld 'ClCI rllllOVlI Of dImIgI II I/rf bIOI, 1/1II OPnol be
grlltld 111I cppor1l111y 10 COIllIIn IIld PIllion I WIoW d 111I
Iklowlill rlqlJllmIIt TIll MI)'CI dGClIIod 111I mollon 10
ImII1d tIIr1od.
LlCl\lld YIWf, &40 St AMI"llrM.IppIAlId rlOl1lflllO
noIlieIlIon d nolg/lbCll wIlIn thtmIcII compenIn Ipfl)'
Iawlll
A p.AllIc ht.mg was l'I4Id on 111I CIy II Iowl CIy.,
FY81 appIicIllon to lI1Ilowl DOT Stili TrWl AuIs1I1lC1
Program.
MMd IIld HCOndod, 10 ~ RES, flO.41, AUTHORlZ.
INO THE FIUNO OF ~ APPUCA.nDN ~t TIlE ~A
DEPAImlENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOA FY8110WA DOT
STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE.
MMd ."ld HCOndod, to IlIIl<I 1I1I10ll0wtng oppoItt.
1IlGIU: Ippoin DorClIrt MII1I Pason, 14 0aIIup PIaCI, IIld
Floyd BlaIlo~, 007 Aspen Ct, 10 111I HOUIIng CommIssIon for
tIv"'YIIIIIllTllIndIng 5/1/93 IIld lloOCN11llM IIlInXplrId
101m; rHppOlnl JICqUI McCk.w1, 1632 Elthor St, IIld IjlpOltW
AoboIl SwI!, 1m OrIl'CWOOd Of., 10 111I MI)'OI'I YOWl
EmployrnInl Program. for Ihr"'YIIIIIIITIIII1dIng 5/5,93; to r.
ICNIflIllIWO vlClllClls on PAZ Convn. Tho MIyOI dGelatod
111I molIon tIIr1od.
AOCXX11I1lIfldaIIonI d BOI/dllIld ComrnIIaIons noIod as
10ll0wl: AoconvnIndallon d 111I Human Aigtel CommIssIon
Ihal wIlIn considGIlng hiring I CIy Anornoy Ihal CouncIIIllI
lnIo ICCClln 1111I CIIldldalu 11M IIlInlOfIl1 and c:oncIm In
111I human rlghtlAlII. Lu INdt I mollon Ihalll1llollowlng
quoS11on1 be poIOd: 'Would you IUjlpCI\ Ihe lowl cay
Human Aightl OldlnanCO and wIlal would be your prlor'las In
human rlghll'/' nocommondallonl d IhI HIIIClIc PIOSONIllIon
CommIIIIon: I) AI 'I Fobrully 21, I8'JO, mooting. IhI Com-
mlsslon rocommondod 1111I111I HIltClIc PlOsorvllllon By.lJwI
be rvvlsod In IhI following WI)'I: I) to Inmlnllll tho roqutro.
ment Ihlll IhI lOV0r4h member be I PlaMlng and Zoning
CommIIIIon ItprOsontlllti.. b) I na.v tOC1lon be addod 10
pagl 3 d lho By.lJwIto .uthClllllhl PlaMlng and Zoning
Commission 10 IOnd I non.votlng IOprosontllltio 10 HIS1C11c
Prosorvlllon mootlngs whon noodod, and C)ItIllO 1111I monthli
mootlngs bo hold wn~ .pocllylng . dl)' d tho wook, This
monor Ihould be rtflrrod 10 IhI CouncU Aulol CommIl1oo.
Doug RunoU, Cholrpor1Ol1 d tho HlltClIo PlOsorvllllon Com.
minion, oppollod. 2) Thill tho cay CouncU M Iho VlClnt
lOVonth poenlon on !h. HIIlOlIc Prosorvlllon Commlnlon 11
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0IneIII Acl.ior4
MIICII 20. t8llO
Ptgt .
11'0I CMcra ... CCIlMI'itnCe. 3) TIll ConmIalon
rtcCl1oTo11ldtd IIlII IIlI cay CMCI IIIP'M IIlI draft
OuIdIIntIand Proem.. for HIIlOttc lllICttcU.
MMd ..., MCOndtd, lO ~ RES ~ AUTH().
RIZ1NO AND OlRECTlNO mE IMYOfI AND QTY ClERK TO
EXECUTE AND Anm, RE8I'ECTMLV, AN AGREEMENT
v.mi QTY CARTON COMPANY, INC. OF ~A CITY, ~A
FOR mE PROVISION OF NEWSPR1HT RECVCUNQ SER.
VICES
MMd and MCOndtd, lO ~ RES, IlO-43. AWARDINO
COtmIACT AND AUTHORlZlNG THE IMYOfI TO 8ION AND
QTY ClERK TO ArreST COHTIIACT FOR THE CONSTR\JC.
T10N OF 1m loWNTENANCE AND REPAIII PROJECT. CAP.
ITOL AND OUBUQUE STllEET PA/llCNO RAt.lPS,
MMd ..., MCOndod, to ~ a rMalon WheIIlIng
11'0I MlyOIlO alg1and 11'0I cay CltftIIO IlII1lIlll raINN d .
rllUl rll1lbllllllon l4n for plopoItf loulocl . 8IS lad
AYIM, TIll MIyOI dIclaroclll'ol ~ dII..1d.
MMd and MCOndod, lO ~ RES, 00-44, CERm1NG
UNPAID VEHIClE REMOVAl. CtWlGES TO A COUNTY AUDI.
TOR FOR COUECTION IN mE 8At.lE IMNNER AS A PROP.
ERTY TAX.
MOYId and IGCondod, 10 ~ RES, GO-4', AuniORIZ.
INO AIlANDONED BICVClE SAlE TO BE HELD ON 4flJIOO.
MOYId and IGCondod, 10 ~ RES, llO-4e, APPROV.
lNG, AUTHORlZlNG AND DIRECTING mE t.lAVOR TO EXE.
CUTE AND THE CITY ClERK TO ArreST AN AGREEMENT
FOR USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BV AND BE1WI:EN mE
QTY OF IOWA CITY AND CAPITOL STllEET INVESTJ.lENT
UMrTED, A UMrTED PARTNERSHIP OF AN ELECTRiCAl.
TIWlSFOfWER AND PEDESTllWl CANOPV ON mE 601ffii
CAPITOL STllEET RIM .oF.WAV.
MMd and IGCondod, to ~ RES. GO-47, ADOPTING
A POUCV CONCERNING PUBLIC D1SQ,OSURE OF INFOR.
t.lAT1ON RELATING TO HEALm IWMOS.
MOYId and IGCondod, to ~ RES.llO-4e, AMENOlNG
mE BUOOETED POsmONS IN mE ASSISTED HOUSING
DMSION OF mE HOUSING AND INSPECTION SEIMCES
DEPARTJ.lENT.
MMd and 1GCOIldod. to ~ RES. GO-49, AMENDING
mE BUOOETED POSrTlONS IN mE lANDFILL DMSION AND
mE REFUSE DMSIDN OF mE PUBLIC WORKS DEPART.
MENT AND THE AFSCt.lE ClASSIFlCAnON PlAN,
MMd and IGCondod, Ihal \hi OId1n1nct amending
~0I32. t, tidied 'filiation and 1lMoooa' d lhI Codt d
Ordinlncoa d lhI cay d low. cay, low.. by II1lIfldIng See.
lion 32.1-65 10 IdjUSl CIf1IIn 1101 101 UN d awlmmIng pools,
be g~.n fIrat VOla 101 paasagt, TIll Mayor doclaIed lhI
motion canlocl,
Movocland aoconded, Ihallhl OIdin1nct 10 ~ lhI
Codt d Ordinances d lhI CIly d la.va CIIy, low.. W. 'C1Iy
Codo,' be g~.n ",at VOla 101 pmagt, TIll MayOl doclaIod
\hi motion canlocl,
Moved and 1GCOIldod, 10 adjOurn 8,00 p.rn. TIll MayOl
docl4red lhI motion canlod,
FOI . mot. dotaned & complota dosc~p11on d CouneIl
AcMIOI & Dlsbuf1omont.. aeo Ollie. d CIIy CloIlI and
Finane. D'paI\mO~JOliN MCDONALD, t.lAV~R I~
I/MARIAN K. IWIA, CITY C~}lK /
))~U~"I_' { I,ld
Submlltod 101 publication . 31301OO
tJ ,'I n " I Y
COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTMTIES
MARCH 20, 1990
Iowa City Council, rog, mtg., 7:30 p,m. altho CMc Conlor. Mayor McDonald plosldlng,
Councflmombols prosonl: Courtnoy, Horowitz. Kubby, Lalson, McDonald, Novick. Absonl:
Ambrlsco. Slallmombors prosonl: Aikins, Holling, Gontry, Karl, Schmolsol, Gannon, Davidson.
O'Malloy. Council mlnulos lapo"ocordod on Tapo 1l().22, Sldo 2, END.l; 1l().20, Sldos 1 &2,
ALL
Tho Moyor ploclalmod March 24,1990 u SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY; March 31.AprIl7,
1990 as WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD; April, 1990 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH,
Movod by Larson, socondod by HOlowltz, thai tho following 1I0ms and locommondallons
In tho Consonl Cafondar bo rocolvod, or opprovod, and/or adoptod as amondod:
ApplOVal ot Offlclal Councfl AcUons of tho rogular mooUng of 2120190, and
tho spoclal mootlngs of 2/27190, 319190, as published, subloct to corroctlon, as
rocommondod by tho City Clork.
Mlnutos 01 Boards and Commissions: Allport Comm. . 1/16190, 2112/90;
P&2 Comm. . 2115/90, 311190; Human RIghts Comm. . 2J26I9O; P&R Comm, .
2114/90; Bd. of Ubrary Trusloos . 2J22/90; Sr. Conter Comm, . 1/15190; Doslgn
Revlow Comm. . 2112190; Broadband Tolocommunlcatlona Comm. . 2/21190;
Hlstorlo Prosorvatlon Comm. . 2/21190; CCN Comm. . 2J2OI9O.
Pormll Motions: Approvtng an Outdoor Sorvtco Aroa appllcallon lor
Season's Bosl, 325 East Washlnglon StrooL Approvtng a Uquor Uconso rolund
for Dynasty Chlnoso Roslaurant, 21 Sturgis Drlvo. Approvtng a Class E Boor
Pormll lor Clarol & Frlonds, Ino. dba Clarot & Frlonds, 212 Easl Malkot.
Approvtng a Class B Boor Pormll lor Common Slock Trusl 01 Ellis I. LovlU &
Contral Managomont Corporotlon dba Long John Sllvor's #9, 1940 Lowor
Muscatlno Road. Approvtng a Class B Boor Pormlt for M&T Invostmanls Ino.
dba Happy Joo's Pizza & Ico Cream Parlor, 225 South Gllbort. Approving a
Class C Uquor Uconso tor Kllty Hawk Co., Ino. dba Kllty Hawk, 1012 Gllbort
Court. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Iowa CIIy Lodgo #590 B.P.O.
Elks 01 USA dba B,P.O. Elks #590, 637 Fostor Road. Approving a 14 Day
Uquor Uconso for tho Roglna Foundation dba Tho Roglna Gala, 2140 Rochoslor
Avonuo. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso for Soason's Bosl, Inc. dba
Soason'a BOSI, 325 Easl Washlnglon Stroot. Approving a Class C Boor Pormll
lor tho Coaslal Mart, Inc. dba C Mart #1058, 606 South Rlvorsldo Drlvo,
Approving a Class C Boor Pormll lor tho Coaslal Mart, Inc, dba C Mart #1059,
302 South Dubuquo Stroot. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso tor Sports
Column COlp, dba Sports Column, 12 S, Dubuquo Slroot.
Soltlng Public Hoarlngs: To sol a public hoarlng on 4/3/90, 10 rocolvo
cltlzon commonls on Iho amondod 1990 Community Dovolopmont Block Grant
(COB G) proglam budgol.
Motions: Approving dlsbursomonts In tho amount of $5,001,534,09 lor
Iho porlod of ll1thru 1/31/90, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroclol, subjocl
10 audit. Approving dlsbursomonls In Iho amount of $3,312,967,26 for Iho porlod
of 211 thru 2120/90, as rocommondod by tho Flnonco Dlroclor, subloCllO audit.
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Mlnutos
Iowa City City Council
March 20, 1990
pago 2
Rosolulions: RES. 90-35, Bk. 103, p. :\5, ADOPTING SUPPLEMENT
NUMBER 43 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA
Corrospondonco: PotlUon signed by 41 ownora and omployoos 01
buslnossos on Highway 1 WOlt roquosUng the InslatlaUon 01 the traffic signal at
Hlghwoy 1 Well and Mlllor Avonuo. Tho Chair 01 tho Commlttoo on Community
Noods rogardlng tho accosslblo curb rampS/culb cuts proglam. John Higgins
01 Now Plonoor Co-op sppoallng tho donlal 01 an oppllcallon fOI a City Plaza
vondlng pormlt. Lollors supporting tho Now Plonoor vondlng cart 110m: A10x
Upplsch, Patti Zurich, and Chad Clark: Grogory Kovaclny: Holon Smith: Thoodoro
C. Nolson: Nancy P. Sloyors; Doanno Johnson.HoHman; Ingoll Doylo. Momo
Irom tho Traffio Engr. rogardlng: Alloy north of tho DOO block 01 East Malkol
Stroot; Handicap potklng In tho 1400 block of Broadway Stroot: Palklng
prohlblUons at tho Intorsoctlon of: 500 block 01 East Fairchild St./North Markol
Squaro, 600 block of East Fairchild SI./North Markol Squaro, 400 block 01 North
Johnson SIJNorth Markot Squaro, 500 block 01 North Johnson SI./North Malkol
Squaro; Loading zono on thO South Hall 01 tho Easl Sldo 01 tho 10 block of
South Clinton Stroot. Mamo trom tho F1nMco Dlroclor rogardlng purchaso 01
oqulpmont.
Applications for tho uso of Slroots and Public Grounds: Audroy E. Rohn
tor pormlsslon 10 plckol at tho Proctor & Gamblo plant on 3117/90, approvod.
Jamos StoHon to havo tho Special Olympics Law Enforcomont Torch Run on
4/14/90, approved.
Larson nolod Itoms on tho agonda ro tho Now Plonoor Co-op vondlng cart and slalod
mombors 01 tho Co-op woro prosont al Council Inlormal sosslon tho provlous ovonlng for
discussion. Ho stalod thai tho mojorlty 01 Council had docldod not 10 do anything dlHoronliy,
olther with thO numbor 01 pormlts allowod In tho Plaza or with tho procoss for soloctlon ot
vondors. Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
mollon carrlod and ropoatod tho public hoarlng as sot.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, to sot a publlo hoarlng for 4/3190, on an
ordlnanco to amond Chaptor 32, SubdMslon Rogulallons, 10 roqulro pro.appllcalion contoron.
cos for prollmlnary plats. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco
absont.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, to sot a public hoorlng for 4/3190, on an
ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by changing tho uso rogulalions of cortaln proporty
locatod north ot Huntors Run dovolopmont and wosl 01 Highway 218 from ID.RS to p, Tho
Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Laraon, to sol a public hoarlng for 4/3/90, on an
ordlnanco 10 condllionally rozono 37,3 acros, locatod north 011.80 and oast 01 Highway 1 on
Northgalo Drlvo (Northgato Corporalo Pork) Irom CO. 1 10 RDP, Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont.
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MlnutOl
Iowa City City Council
Motch 20, 1990
psgo 3
A publIc hoarlng was hold on an oldlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Oldlnanco by
changing tho uso rogulaUons, with condlUons, for a 7500 squaro foot tract of land focalod al
1641 Lowol MUlcaUno Road (Rox Blandslattor) from RS.510 CO." Cha,lotto Robbins, 15\5
DoForosl, appoarod, Tho Mayor Ilalod a jolnl mooUng with tho Planning and Zoning
Commission would bo hold at 6:30 p,m. April 2 to discuss this mallor, Ho said a sulftclont
numbor 01 oblocUons had boon rocolvod 110m tho nolghbors to trlggor an oxtraoldlnary voto
by Councfl; 6 ou1 01 7 momborl musl voto In tho affirmallvo tor passago,
A publlo hooting was hold on an ordinance amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
changing tho uso rogulaUons of a ono aClo tract 01 land locatod al t 14 5, Fllsl Avonuo (1lono
Polsang) from P 10 RS.5. No ono appootod.
A public hoarlng wu hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
condlUonal1y changing tho uso rogulaUons 01 approxlmatoly 168 aClos 01 land gonolal~ localod
north 01 MolrolO Avonuo and WOlt 01 proporty ownor by tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa 'rom ID.RS 10
OPOH.l, . prollmlnary Plannod Dovolopmont Housing (PDH) plan tor Walnul R1dgo, Iowa City,
Iowa. No ono appoarod. Movod by Horowttz, socondod by Lalson, 10 conUnuo tho public
hooting 10 tho 413 Council mooUng. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carllod unanimously, 6/0,
Ambrlsco ablonL
Moved by Larson, locondod by HOlowttz, that tho oldlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by changing tho uso rogulaUons 01 a portion 01 proporty, gonorally boundod by
Foslor Road 10 tho north, Dubuquo Stroollo tho oast, tho Iowa RIvor to tho south and also
Including proporty wost 01 an unnamod stroot botwoon Taft Spoodway and Foslor Road Irom
RS.a 10 R5-5, bo glvon socond volo lor passago. Affirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0,
Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Moved by Courtnoy, aocondod by Novtck, that ORD. 90.3449, Bk. 32, p. 4, TO CHANGE
THE SPELLING OF SANTE FE DRIVE TO SANTA FE DRIVE, bo passod and adoptod,
Affirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnanco
adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, 10 adopl RES, 90-36, Bk. 103, p, 30,
APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF SCOTT'S SECOND ADDITION OF JOHNSON COUNTY,
IOWA. Affirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclalod tho
rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Courtnoy, 10 adopl RES. !l().37, Bk. 103, p, 37,
APPROVING THE PREUMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT OF COURT HILL.SCOTT BOULEVARD
ADDITION, PART IX, OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Alftrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0,
Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolullon adoptod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, 10 adopl RES. !l().30, Bk, 103, p. 30,
APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF HUNTERS RUN SUBDIVISION, PART SIX, A SUBDIVISION
OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Affirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco
absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES, 90.39, Bk, 103, p, 39,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Mlnulos
Iowa City City Council
March 20, 1990
pago 4
PLAN FOR BLACKHAWK APARTMENTS. Kubby quoSllonod tho plocoduro lollowod 10 slall
construction. Tho City Mgr. oxplalnod that without tho Issuanco 01 a building pOlmlt a
toundaUon pormlt would nood to bo approved for anything othor than moving 01 dirt. Kubby
notod that aho IIkod tho parking for this dovolopmonl bolng Iocatod undor tho nrst fioor and
roltoraled hor concoms with the prosont roqulromonts for 10;, spacos pol unit nol bolng
enough. Arnrmallvo loll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Ambllsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclaled tho
rosoluUon adopted.
Moved by Larson, locondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES, 90-40, Bk. 103, p, 40,
APPROVING THE AMENDED PREUMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OAKNOLL RETIREMENT RESIDENCE. Movod by Lalson.
soconded by Horowitz, 10 arnond tho rosoluUon 10 roqullo Ildowalka bo Installod. Alty. TIm
Krumm, roprosonUng Oaknoll, appoarod and asked Councflto walvo tho sldowalk roqulromont
noUng that: 1) thoro woro no ontrancos 10 tho facility Irom tho sldo 01 building; 2) tho walk
would nol be lovol and plovtdo a sofoty risk to usors; 3) tho wolk would bo on Iho north sldo
01 tho building and would bo a problom 10 cfoar 01 snow and Ico; and 4) throo bus stops aro
alroody sorvod by oxlsUng sldowalks. Concoms woro raised rogotdlng tho placol71ont 01 tho
Ildowalk In rolaUonshlp 10 existing trOIS. PPD OIrocfor Schmolsor was prosont for dlacusslon.
Allor discussion tho original moUon to arnond was withdrawn. Moved by Larson, socondod
by Kubby, thai tho roaoluUon bo arnondod to requlro tho sldowalk bo Inslalled subloct 10
roqulromont thsttho City Forostor analyzo treos damagod or romoved by tho aldowalk, and II
tho InslallaUon would force romoval or damago of any troos, thai Oaknoll bo granlod tho
opportunity 10 como In and potltlon a walvor 01 tho sldowalk roqulromonl. Tho Mayor doclalod
tho moUon 10 arnond carrlod, 611, Courtnoy voUng 'no' and Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayol
announcod a voto would n9W bo takon on Iho rosolutlon as arnondod. Courtnoy statod ho
would bo abslalnlng on tho rosoluUon bocauso 01 his Involvomonlln financing Iho proloct. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho arnondod rosolutlon adoplod, 61011, Courtnoy abslalnlng and Ambrlsco
absonl.
Loonard Yoggy, 840 Sl Anno's Drlvo, oppoalod rogardlng notification 01 nolghbors whon
chomlcal companlos spray lawns. Kubby stolod that chomlcal companlos do nood to notlly
nolghbors It you roquost such notification.
A publlo hoallng was hold on tho City 01 Iowa City's FY91 application 10 tho Iowa DOT
Slalo Transll Asslslanco Program. Slalfmombor Jofl Davidson oxplalnod Ihatlho City would
uso grant monlos for throo applications this yoar: t) partial tundlng of rush hour aorvtco to
Hawkoyo Drlvo apartmonts; 2) a portion of lundlng for supplomont taxi sorvtco 101 oldorly and
handlcoppod poraona; end 3) robulldlng two bus tlansmlsslons.
Movod by Horowitz, aocondod by Kubby, to adopt RES, 9().41, Bk, 103, p. 41,
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR FY91 IOWA DOT STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE. Atnrmallvo roll call
volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Coullnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to mako tho lollowlng appolnlmonls:
appoint Dorothy Morlo Porsson, 14 Gallup Placo, and Floyd Blakoly, 907 Aspon CI., to Iho
Housing Commission for throo.yoar lorms ondlng 5/1/93 and 10.advolllso an unoxplrod torm;
ro.appolnt Jacquo McCluro, 1632 Esthor 51., and oppolnl Robort Swift, 1923 Grantwood Dr.,
to Iho Mayor's Youlh Employmonl Program lor lhroo.yoar torms ondlng 5/5/93; to ro.advolllso
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Mlnulos
Iowa City City Council
March 20, 1990
pago 5
two vacanclos on P&Z Comm. Tho Msyol doclarod tho moUon carllod unanimously. 610.
Ambrlsco absont.
Councilmombol CoUrlnoy congralulalod Coach Tim UndOI and tho City High Ul1Io
Hawks lor tholr succosslul baskolball aoason. Ho also loquostod thai tho poUllon locolvod In
tho Conlont Calondar trom ownOIS and omployoos along Highway 1 Wost roquostlng
InslallaUon 01 a traffic Ilgnal at Highway 1 WOSI and Millor Avonuo bo roforled 10 tho Iowa
Dopartmenl 01 TransportaUon with a covor lottor. Larson rovlOWed tho roquosl from Now
Plonoor Co-op for a vOndlng cart In tho City Plaza. Ho staled thai tho managor 01 Now
Plonoor did addross Council altholr Informal sosslon on 3119, quosllons logotdlng tho procoss
woro addrossod, and aftor discussion tho Council agloed In a Iplil docfslon 10 nol chango
curront plocodulos. Lalson luggostod anyono with IurthOI quosUons should conlact IndMduaJ
Councllmombors. Kubby uked tho starting dalo no longor accoptlng mixed yard waslo with
our trash plck-ups, Tho City Managol said Implomonlallon would dopond on dollvory 01 tho
bags which aro oxpocted In mld.Aprll, and allowing tor an Inlonslvo notlficallon pIOCOSS. Ho
hopod tho City would officfally bo roady In oarly May. Kubby rallod concorns about tho
nollficaUon to othor jurisdictions and small haulors, Tho City Mgr. slatod lottors woro sont ovor
a yoar ago noUlylng thom 01 tho July 1 doadllno. Kubby quosUonod tho procoss thai tho City
would be going thru with consultants logotdlng 1110 landfill. Tho CIty Mgr. ouUlnod tho two.
phasod approach whoroby tho ccnsultant would provtdo basic dala for roporUng to tho Councfl
and DNR and aftor rovlow by DNR rogardlng romodlal actions. Ho slatod Ihal tho opUon
soloctod by DNR would bo actod upon by tho City. Tho Mayor announcod thai tho City has
rocolvod, lor tho third yoar, an Emorgoncy Shollor granlto bo usod by Emorgoncy Housing
and DomosUc Vlolonco Proloct.
Councllmombor Lalson slalod that tho City Councfl wos currontly rovlowtng applicants
for tho City Attornoy poslUon and askod for clUzons to conlact mombors with any opUons thoy
may havo on what tho Council should be looking for.
RocommondaUons of Boards and Commissions notod as lollows: RocommondaUon 01
tho Human RIghts Commission that whon consldorlng hiring a City AlIornoy that Counclltako
Into accounlthal candldatos havo an Intorost and concorn In tho human rights aroa. Lu mado
a mollon that tho lollowlng quolUons bo posod: 'Would you support tho Iowa CIIy Human
Rlghls Ordlnonco and whal would bo your prlorlllos In humon rlghls?' RocommondaUons 01
tho Historic ProsorvaUon Commission: 1) Allis Fobruary 21, 1990, mooUng, 1110 Commission
rocommondod thai tho Historic Prosorvallon By.Laws bo rovtsod In tho tollowlng ways: a) to
ollmlnalo tho roqulromont thai tho sovonlh mombor bo a Planning and Zoning Commission
roprosontatlvo, b) a now aocUon bo addod 10 pago 3 01 Iho By.Laws to authorlzo tho Planning
and Zoning Commission to sond a non.vollng roprosonlaUvo to Hlstollo ProsorvaUon mooUngs
whon noodod, and c) slalo thai monthly moollngs bo hold wllhout spocllylng a day ot lho
wook. This mattor should bo rolollod 10 tho Council Rulol Commlttoo. Doug RUlSolI.
Chalrporson of tho Hlstorlo ProsorvaUon Commission, appoarod, Tho Mayor slalod Iho Rulos
Commllloo would bo mooting In April 10 discuss Ihls mallor as woll as Sonlor Conlor By. Laws
changos. 2) That tho City Council fill tho vacanllovonlh poslUon on lho Hlslorlc Prosorvallon
Commission at tho Council's oarllosl convonlonco, 3) Tho Commission locommondod that Iho
City Council approvo Iho drall Guldollnos and Procoduros for Hlslorlc Dlslrlcls,
Movod by Larson, Bocondod by Horowitz, 10 adopl RES, 90.42, Bk, 103, p, 42,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST.
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RESPECTlVEL y, AN AGREEMENT WITH cm CARTON COMPANY, INC. OF IOWA cm. IOWA
FOR THE PROVISION OF NEWSPRINT RECYCUNG SERVICES. In rosponso 10 quosUons from
Kubby tho City Mgl. stalod thai tho prlco pol ton wu tho pllco thaI City Carton provldod 10
us; thai tho Inlornal bond papor rocycllng proloct was a soparato mattor; and th6 City would
uUllzo old storago bins and locations until we WOIO able 10 IurthOI accoss City noods,
Affirmative roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambllsco absont. Tho Mayor docfoted tho IOsolul/on
adoptod.
Movod by Lalson, socondod by Kubby, to adopl RES. 90-43, Bk. 103, p. 43.
AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND cm CLERK TO
ATTEST CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1990 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
PROJECT. CAPITOL AND DUBUQUE STREET PARKING RAMPS, Ass\. City Engr. Donny
Gannon prosont for discussion. Kubby quosUoned the guaranloo thai tho work Is accoplablo
lor a cartaln period 01 Umo. Gannon oxplalnod that two.yoar porformanco bonds aro roqullod
for tho proloct. AfflrmaUvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. The Mayor doclotod
the resoluUon adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Kubby, to adopt a resoluUon authorlzlno tho Mayor
10 sign and the City Clork to attostthe roleaso of a rontal rehobllllal/on lion for proporty localod
at 916 Iowa Avonue. Ass\. City Atty. Gontry oxplalnod that the valuo 01 the houso wos not
sufflclont 10 pay on tho romalnlng $2,000 lion and the bank loroclosed. Sho Indlcalod thai sian
had trIod 10 nogotlalo with the bank bulthe bank arguod thai tho valuo simply was not thoro,
and the City Is subordlnato 10 tho primary mortgagor. Courtnoy notod his dlstross that tho
bank had fallod to nogol/alo a soltlomonl so thai somo monlos could be put back Inlo tho
program. Allor discussion the Mayor docfaled tho IOsolutlon daloatod, 3/3, with tho following
division of roll call voto: Ayos: McDonald, Novick, Larson. Nays: Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby.
Absont: Ambrlsco.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to 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. Affirmol/vo roll call volo
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolul/on adoptod.
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopl RES, 90-45, Bk. 103, p. 45,
AUTHORIZING ABANDONED BICYCLE SALE TO BE HELD ON 4122190, Alfirmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absent. Tho Mayor daclarod the rosolul/on adoptod,
Movod by Novick, locondod by Larson, to adopl RES. 90.46, Bk, 103, p, 46,
APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE cm
CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AND BE1WEEN
THE cm OF IOWA cm AND CAPITOL STREET INVESTMENT LIMITED, A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP OF AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER AND PEDESTRIAN CANOPY ON THE
SOUTH CAPITOL STREET RIGHT.OF.WA Y. Asst. City Alty, Gontry oxplalnod thai Iho two
buildings on South Capitol woro dono In rovorso ordor, Novick slatod hor concorns on tho
local/on 01 tho transformor on publlo rlght.of.way. Gonlry clarlfiod Ihattho canopy ondod al
lho sldowolk and did nol oxtond to tho stlool as Indlcalod on a provlous diagram, Tho Mayor
doclarod tho IOsolul/on adoptod, 5/1, with Iho lollowln9 division 01 roll call voto: Ayos:
Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Lorson, McDonald, Nays: Novick, Absont: Ambrlsco,
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MovocI by Kubby, socondod by Horowttz, 10 adopl RES. 90-47, Bk. 103, p, 47,
ADOPTING A POUCY CONCERNING PUBUC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO
HEALTH HAZARDS, Kubby railed concorns logardlng tho policy bolng log ally binding and
quoIUonod I rOloluUon vorsus an ordlnanco. Tho City Mgr. and AsSI. City Alty. oxplalnod
thai I policy Is donG by rosolutlon and that on ordlnanco would bo fairly complox and could
bo changed vory oaslly by puaago of now DNR rogulatlons. AfftrmaUvo loll call voto
UIlanlmous, 610, Ambrlsco absonL Tho Mayor docfarod tho rosoluUon adoptod.
Moved by Kubby, socondod by Courtnoy, 10 adopt RES, 90-48, Bk. 103, p, 46,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE ASSISTED HOUSING DIVISION OF THE
HOUSING AND INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, addlUon ot I Housing Inspoctor. In
responso to Kubby, tho City Mgr. oxplalned Ihal tho proposallncfuded tho addition 01 a throe.
quartor Ume Housing Inspocfor, financed thru Asslslod Housing, and notod thai the Asslltod
Housing Program has grown dramallcally ovor the pasl number 01 yoars, Affirmallve roll cell
voto unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absent. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Moved by Larson, socondod by Horowttz, 10 odopt RES, 00.49, Bk. 103, p. 49,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE LANDFILL DIVISION AND THE REFUSE
DIVISION OF THE PUBUC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE AFSCME CLASSIFICATION PLAN
by doloUng I Malnlonanco Worker Iln RotusoJLandfill and adding two Malnlonanco Workor II's
In RotuseJLandfill and two Malntonance Workor I's and two Malntonanco Worker II's In Roluso.
Affirmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon
adopled.
Movod by Larson, aecondod by Kubby, thai tho ordinance amondlng Chaplor 32.1,
onUUod "Taxallon and Rovonuos' of the Codo 01 Ordlnancos of tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, by
amondlng Soctlon 32.1-65 to adjusl cortaln fOOl tor uso ot swimming pools, bo given first voto
for passage. Kubby quostlonod tho definlUon 01 'family" usod In Ihe ordinance. Affirmallvo roll
call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclared tho motion calrlod,
Moved by Horowitz, socondod by Courtnoy, that tho ordlnanco to adopt tho Codo of
Ordinances 01 the City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, AKA 'Clty Codo,' be glvon nrsl vole for passago.
Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon
carrlod.
Moved by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adjourn 9:50 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod
Iho mollon carried unanimously, 6/0, Ambllsco absont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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April 3. 1990
Iowa City Council, rog, mlg" 7:30 p,m, at tho CMc Conlol. Mayor McOonald pro siding,
Councllmombols plosonl: Ambllsco. CoUltnOY, Horowllz, Kubby, Lalson, McOonald. Absont:
Novtck. Slaltmombors prosont: AIkins, Holling. Gontry, Korr, Schmolsol, Schmodoko, Ponnoy.
Council mlnutos lapo rocordod on Tapo lJO.38, Sldo I, 25-End end Sldo 2, All; 90-39, Sldo 1,
I.End and Sldo 2, End.690,
Tho Mayor proclalmod April 6.13, 1090, as COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK. Anno
Rowland, Chairperson of Commllloo on Community Noods, accoplod tho proclamaUon and
outllnod ovonts and actlvlllos commomoraUng Community Dovolopmonl Wook.
Movod by Ambllsco, socondod by Horowitz, that tho following lIoms and rocommondaUons
In tho Consonl Calondal bo rocolvOd, or approvod, ond/or adoplod as amondod:
Approval 01 Official Council AcUons of tho rogular mooUng 01 3120190, as publlshod.
8ubJocllo corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho City Clork.
Mlnutos 01 Boards and Commissions: Airport Comm, . 2/20190; paz Comm, .
3115190; RIvorfronl Comm. . 2/21/00; Pollco and Flro Rolllomont Systom Bd. . 11120109,
2/27/00, 3121/00; Spoclal Pollco Rollromonl Systom Bd. . 12/20/09; CCN Comm, .
3113100; Sr. Conlor Comm. . 2126100; Mayor's Youth Employmont Bd. . 1/16 and
2120/00.
Pormil Motions: Approving a Class C Boor Pormlt for Slophon p, Lonoch dbo
Loo's Slondard, 130 N. Dubuquo Slrool. Approving a Spoclol Class C Boor/WIno Pormil
for Tho Laundry, Inc. dbo Tho Laundry, 408 South Gllbort Strool.
Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Novick absonl. Tho Mayor doc'arod tho motion
cOlrlod. (7:45 p,m.)
A publlo hoar'ng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 amond Chaplor 32, Subdivision Rogulallons,
10 roqulro pro.appllcallon conforoncos for prollmlnary pie Is. No ono appoarod,
A publlo hoar'ng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning Ordlnanco by changing
tho uso rogulatlons of cortaln proporty locatod north ollho Hunlols Run dovolopmonl and wost
01 Highway 210 from ID.RS to P. No ono appoalod,
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 conditionally rozono 37,3 ocr os, localod
norlh 01 1.00 and oasl 01 Highway 1 on Norlhgato Olivo from CO. 1 10 RDP (Northgalo
Corporalo Park). Harry Wolf and Craig Rllland, roprosontlng Soulhgato Dovolopmont Company,
prosonlod skolchos of tho proposod dovolopmonl. Movod by Lalson, socondod by HOlowllz,
to conllnuo tho public hoarlng to 4/17. Tho Mayor doclalod tho motion carrlod unanimously,
6/0, Novick absonl.
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnonco amondlng Iho Zoning Ordlnonco by
conditionally changing Iho uso rogulatlons of opproxlmololy 160 aClos ollond gonololly localod
north 01 Molroso Avonuo and wost of proporty ownod by tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa from ID.RS 10
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OPDH.l, a prollmlnory Plonnod Dovolopmonl Housing (PDH) plnn 101 Wolnul RJdgo, lowo City,
Iowa, Ann Colrns, 20 Forosl Hill Ploco, oppoalod notlno concorns ollowlng a dovolopmontlo
build wllhoutstolmwolol manogomonl. curbs and gullors, Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by
Horowllz, to occopltho 101101 from Ann ond IvUI Colrns dl"llbutod In tho Council pockol. Tho
Mayor doclalod tho motion corrlod unanimously, 610, Novtck obsonl. Larry Schnlttjor, MMS
Consullanls, addrossod concorns rolollng 10 tho Spring Valloy Addition In Johnson Counly ond
Walnul RJdgo localod within Iowa City. Tho Moyol nolod thai sovoral polley quosllons nood
to bo docldod by Council pllolto con,ldOlollon 01 this roquosl. Movod by Horowtlz, socondod
by Ambrlsco, 10 conUnuo tho public hooting 10 4/17. Tho Mayor doclolod tho mollon corrlod.
unanimously, 610, Novtck obsonl.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtnoy, that tho oldlnanco omondlng tho Zoning
Oldlnanco by changing tho uso rogulollons with condiUons 01 a cortoln propOlty localod 01
1041 Lowor Muscallno Road 110m RS.4 10 CO.l (Rox BrandslollOI), bo glvon fi,ot voto fOI
passago. IndMduol Councllmombors oxprossod tholl v10ws on Iho IOzonlng, Tho Moyol
doclalod tho moUon dofoatod, 3/3, with tho lollowlng dMslon 01 roll call volo: Ayos: Ambllsco,
Courtnoy, McDonald. Nays: Horowllz, KUbby, Lorson, Absonl: Novlck,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, thnt tho ordlnonco omondlng tho Zoning
Otdlnanco by chonglng Iho uso rogulollons 01 a ono acro Iroct orland localod al114 S, First
Avonuo Irom P 10 RS.5 (Irono Polsong), bo glvon first volo lor pass ago. AlnrmoUvo roll coli voto
unanimous, 610, Novick absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carllod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowllz, thai ORD. 00.3450, Bk. 32, p. 5, AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF A PORTION OF
PROPERTY, GENERALLY BOUNDED BY FOSTER ROAD TO THE NORTH, DUBUQUE STREET
TO THE EAST, THE IOWA RIVER TO THE SOUTH AND ALSO INCLUDING PROPERTY WEST
OF AN UNNAMED STREET BETWEEN TAFT SPEEDWAY AND FOSTER ROAD FROM RS.O TO
RS.5 (PENINSULA AREA), bo passod and ado plod. Kubby slalod that sho foil tho procoss was
good on this roquosl ond oxplalnod thol sho would havo pro lor rod nolto dololo Iract 1 and
wanlod trocls 1 and 4 zonod RS.5 olso. Alnrmallvo roll coli voto unanimous, 610, Novick
absonl. Tho Moyor doclarod Iho ordlnonco adoplod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowllz, 10 odopl RES, 90.50, Bk. 103, p. 50,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY LARGE SCALE NON.RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
THE COMPLEX.EMPIRE ADDITION. Lalson nolod Ihatlho dovolopor may chooso 10 usa a
forco main or a sopalalo sopUc syslom, In rosponso 10 Kubby, PPD Dlroclor Schmolsor slatod
Iho onllro cosl would bo borno by tho appllcanl. Alnrmollvo roll coli volo unanimous, 6/0.
Novick obsonl. Tho Mayol doclorod Iho IOsoluUon odoplod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson, 10 odopl RES, 90.51, Bk, 103, p. 51,
APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF COURT HILL.SCOTT BOULEVARD ADDITION, PART IX,
AlnrmoUvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0. Novick obsonl. Tho Moyor doclalod Iho losolullon
odoplod,
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Movod by Larson, socondod by Courtnoy, to apployo tho 10commondaUon 01 tho P&Z
Comm, that Itall asalslonco bo provldod 101 a sludy 01 tho Highway 1 Wosl Corridor, PPD
Dlroctol Schmolsol prosonl 101 discussion, Tho City Managol Ilalod If Cour,cll wlshos 10
PUISUO tho sludy, schodullng would bo lalo this lummOI bololO It could bo complolod,
CouncflmombolS dlscussod tho prlolllios laclnll tho dopartmonl and tho Impact 01 tho
roforondum oloctlon on thai aroa. Tho Mayor doclalod tho moUon carrlod, 5/1, with Iho
following dMslon of volco volo: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, HOIOwltz, Lalson, McDonald,
Nays: Kubby. Absont: Novtck.
Movod by Lalson, socondod by Ambllsco, 10 applovo tho rocommondaUon of tho P&Z
Comm. thai alall asslslanco bo provldod to sludy Iho futuro annoxaUon and land uso ollho
land locatod wosl 01 tho Iowa City Municipal Nrport and soulh 01 Highway 1 Wosl. PPD
Dlroctor Schmolsor oxplalnod thai tho Planning and Zoning Commission had mado lwo
sopalalo rocommondaUons. Tho flrsl addrossos mOlo tho loquost ollho applicant whllo tho
socond Is tho oxtonslon 01 Iho land locatod louthwosl of tho allport Ihattho slall Inlonds 10
rovlow atlho samo Umo. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 610, Novick
absonl.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Courtnoy, 10 approvo tho rocommondaUon ot Iho P&Z
Comm, thatlho City Council forwald a commonllo tho Johnson County Boald of Suporvtsors
thallho rozonlng 01 tho proporty Immodlaloly south 01 tho Iowa City corporalo limits and oost
of Sand Road from Johnson County RS 10 A-1, Is conslslont with tho polley lor Aroa 6 of tho
Frlngo Aroa Polley Agroomonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho moUon carrlod unanimously, 6/0,
Novick absonl.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 approvo Iho rocommondaUon 01 tho P&Z
Comm. thatlho Counclllssuo a commont to tho Johnson County Board of Suporvtsors thai
tho CIIy Council doos not obloct 10 a Counly Condlllonal Uso Pormllfor sand and gravol
oxtractlon for proporty localod Immodlaloly soulh 01 tho Iowa CIIy corporalo IImlls and oast 01
Sand Road subjoctlo condllions. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carrlod unanimously, 6/0,
Novick absonl.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Kubby, to applovo Iho rocommondallon of tho P&Z
Comm. that tho CIIy Council roovaluato tho Clly'a polley rogardlng soptlo sysloms within tho
corporato IImlls and within tho two.mllo frlngo. PPD Dlroclor Schmolsor slatod thai or,o of tho
major concorns 01 tho Planning and Zoning Commission Is thallhoy aro compollod to approvo
subdivisions wllh soptlo lank systoms absont roqulromonts 10 tho conlrary. AcUng City Ally,
Gontry said tho problom como up In lorms 01 land nil probloms, noting tho Public Works
Dlroclor and horsoll had rovlowod tho mattor Irom a hoallh slandpolnl. Tho Mayor doclarod
Iho moUon c4l110d unanimously, 6/0, Novick absonl. (9: 15 p,m,)
A publlo commonlUmo was hold on tho amondod 1990 Community Dovolopmont Block
Granl (COB G) Program Budgol. No ono appoarod. Kubby nolod Ihot no plOIOCIS woro dololod
duo to chang os nolod In Iho commonl.
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Movod by Lalson, socondod by Kubby. 10 odopt RES. 90.62, Bk. 103, p, 52,
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AMENDED 1990 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM AND BUDGET. AffirmaUvo loll call voto unanimous, 610, Novick absonl.
Tho Mayol doclarod tho rosoluUon adoplod,
Harold Stagor, Sonlol Conlor Commlsslonor, appoarod and bllolod Council on acllviUos
allho Contor and a round lablo discussion schodulod April 30. Loonald Yoggy, 840 St. Anno's
Drlvo, appoarod rogardlng tho consus and chomlcals bolng splayod on lawns. Usa Losyshon,
011 S. Summll, appoarod rogardlng tho ordlnanco plohlbltlng dogs running allargo In City
palks.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by COurlnoy, 10 mako Iho following appolntmonts: Anno
McElonoy Hargravo, 504 Sluart Court, to tho Bd. 01 Ubrary Tlustoos lor on unoxplrod 101m
ondlng 7/1/93; Paul Casolla, 3OO'h Davonport 511001, 10 tho Broadband Tolocomm. Comm. for
on unoxplrod lorm ondlng 3113191. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho moUon carrlod unanimously, 610,
Novick absonl.
Councllmombor Kubby nolod thatltom (/11 on tho agonda rofolrod to changos In ronlal
rohabllllaUon pollclos and quosUonod whon Iho mollor would bo schodulod lor Council
consldorallon. Tho City Clork slotod tho mattor would bo on tho 4/t 7 ogonda, Larson
commontod that a now slalo law roqulrod postlcldo companlos 10 post nollco on lawns thol
had boon troatod and quosUonod tho slzo of tho noUco. Tho City Manogor sold ho had wrlllon
a lollor to ovory lawn caro company doing buslnoss wllhln tho City slating that tho small cald
notlco currontly bolng usod was not odoqualo and suggosUng bollor slgnogo was noodod,
Larson statod Ihat wo own It 10 our cltlzons 10 follow.up on Ihls mattor, and suggostod somo
similar nollco as Is currontly roqulrod whon splaying lor bugs In housing units. Horowitz
quostlonod tho onlorcomont 01 an ordlnanco roqulrlng a blggor sign bolng postod and Iho
proporty ownor who doos not wish a lalgo sign In tholr lown. Slall will follow. up. Larson
notod that Council would bogln mooUng 011 Tuosday ovonlngs slartlng 4/24 to discuss ovor 33
pondlng 1I0ms. Ho commondod Council and stall for schodullng addlUonol mooUng whon
nocossary. Ambrlsco notod tho bog Inning 01 a now procoduro lor long.torm parkors at tho
monthly ramps whoroby parkols woro oskod to park on Iho uppor floora ond askod tho
cooporaUon 01 follow long.torm parkors 10 adhoro to tho now rulos 10 avoid abusos that
curronUy oxlsl. Horowitz stotod sho had attondod tho Ubrary's voluntoor rocognlUon din nor thot
ovonlng ond atalod sho wlshod thot ovory slnolo volunloor to Clly Boords ond Commissions
could rocolvo tho rocognltlon. Sho rovlowod upcoming ovonts schodulod for Earth Wook, 4/4.
4/22, and oncoulagod ovoryono to partlclpato In tho troo city tlanslt bus rldo schodulod for 4/21
noUng thai tho faro would bo a rocyclablo Itom. Sho olso onnouncod thai tho Clly has
rocolvod word thai tho DNR had occoplod tho Solid Waslo Manogomont Plan and tho Clly'a
landfill could bo ro.pormlttod. Courtnoy nolod thol a rogular porado 01 ducks crossos Iowa
Avonuo ovory morning about 7:45 ond oskod Iho City to oxploro a 'duck closslng' sign similar
to Coralvlllo. Slall wlllfollow.up. McDonold romlndod clUzons that 4/4 was ribbon culUng al
tho Joint Animal Conllol Facility, and tho Importanco of comploUng and rolurnlng tho 1990
Consus forms,
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Council ActMtlos
April 3, '990
pago 5
Tho City Managor Mnouncod that on Friday, 4/6, tho Bonton StlOOt brldgo wold bo closod
10 finish construction and would romaln closod thloughout tho summol. Constluctlon should
bo complotod In August.
Tho Acting City Attornoy roportod that sho had rocolvod outs landing applicants lor tho
poslUon 0' Socond Asst. City Alty. and was looking tOIWard 10 having that appolnlmont fillod
shortly. (9:55 p,m,)
Tho Mayor notod tho locommondatlons 01 tho Commlltoo on Community Noods: that 1 )
tho proposod changos In tho City of Iowa City's Housing Rohabllitatlon Programs, as prosontod
by stall, bo approvod; and 2) tho amondod 1990 CDBG Proglam Budgol bo approvod,
Movod by Coultnoy, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopl RES. 1l().53, Bk, 103, p. 53,
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE IOWA STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING.
Stallmombor Malgo ponnoy oxplalnod that In tho past, monlos woro approprlatod fOI ono.tlmo
capital oxpondiluros, bulthls YOot thoy woro allowod for a rango of proposals, Including gas,
oloctrlc, lolophono, walor and sowor oxpondlluros. Horowitz quostlonod tho progross ot
schodullng a moollng with Ecumonlcal Consultation rogardlng Emorgoncy Housing Proloct.
ponnoy slalod sho was trying to got a mooting schodulod shortly. Affirmatlvo roll call voto
unanimous, 6/0, Novick absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod,
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES, 1l().54, Bk. 103, p, 54,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE CDBG DIVISION OF THE PLANNING AND
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR FYOO, addition 01 ono full.tlmo Assoclalo
Plannor 'rom half.tlmo slatus. Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Novick absonl. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES. 1l().55, Bk. 103, p. 55,
ADOPTING IOWA CITY AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT POLICY. In rosponso to
Kubby, tho City Managor slalod Council would bo Informod 01 tho granl roquost al tho tlmo tho
Airport Commission appllod for tho grant and not lust oltor Iho grant was awordod, Affirmatlvo
roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Novick absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
(10:00 p.m.)
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtnoy, that tho ordlnonco amondlng Choplor 25,
Poddlors and Sollcllors, by ropoallng SocUons 26.1 and 26.22, and adopUng now socllons In
1I0u Ihorool, bo glvon firsl volo for passago. In rosponso 10 Courtnoy, Iho City Clork oxplalnod
that oach poddlor would rocolvo a photo IdonUficaUon card and not ono por company, Sho
also slalod that oxompUons did oxlsl for non.profit organlzaUons, local nowspapors, and
porsons who soil wholosalo 10 mOlchanls. Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Novick
absont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion carrlod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, that tho rulo roqulrlno ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and volod on lor final passaoo atlwo Council mooUnos prior 10 tho mooUng al
which Ills to bo finally pas sod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon ond volo bo walvod,
and that ORD. No. 90.3451, Bk, 32, p. 6, AMENDING CHAPTER 32.1, ENTITLED 'TAXATION
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Council ActlvtUos
April 3, 1990
pago 6
AND REVENUES' OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. BY
AMENDING SECTION 32.1-65 TO ADJUST CERTAIN FEES FOR USE OF SWIMMING POOLS,
bo votod on lor final passago althls Umo. Affirmative roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Novtck
absonl. Tho Mayor doclotod tho motion carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowttz,
thot tho ordlnanca bo finally adoptod althll Umo. Affirmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0,
Novtck absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoplod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowttz, that tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 be
consldored and votod on for fino! passogo at two Council mooUngs prior 10 tho mooUno at
which Ills to bo finally passed bo suspondod, tho SOCOM consldoraUon and volo bo walvod,
and thai ORO. 90-3452, Bk. 32, p. 7, TO ADOPT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF IOWA CITY, 1990, AKA 'CITY CODE,' bo volod on for fino! passago at this limo. Alnrmallvo
roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Novick absonl. Tho Mayor doclared tho mollon carrlod. Movod
by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowttz, Ihal tho ordlnanco bo finally adoplod at this limo.
Afflrmatlvo roll call voto unanImous, 6/0, Novick absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco
adoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtnoy, to adjourn 10:05 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod
tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Novick absonl.
"'f1A~ K. ~
MMMN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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MINUTES
JOINT MEETING
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIl/JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MARCH 26, 1990.4:00 P,M,
IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY. ROOM A
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: McDonald, Kubby, Novtck, HOIOwllZ, Larson,
Courtnoy. Absonl: Ambrlsco
IOWA CITY STAFF PRESENT: Atkins, Holling. Kerr. Connor, Schmolsor, W1nkolhako
JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS PRESENT: Myors. Ockontols, Burns, Cully, Moad
OTHERS PRESENT:
" ~MMUNICATIONS SYSTEMJVEGEMAST REPORT
Myorslnlroducod Iowa City Councllmombors and Johnson County Boald 01 Suporvlsors.
Ron Vogomast summarlzod tho Important concopts In tho Vogomast roport. Vogomast
said thai public satoty Is one 01 Iho most Important funcllons 01 local and county
govornmont. A subslantlal amount 01 tho taxpayolS' monoy Is rolalod to tho public
saloly function and tho ollocllvonoss 01 and tho saloty of tho law onlorcomont and firo
actMty Is dlroctly dopondont upon tho olloctlvonoss 01 tho communications that support
thoso actMtlos. Vogomasl sold tho Iowa City communications systom Is Inolloctlvo It
tho tolophono systom doosn't work, tho radio link Is Inadoqualo, and tho dlspalch contor
Is undorslaflod. Vogomast Ilalod Ihat It you don't provldo an ofloctlvo communication
syslom and accoss 10 Inlormatlon out In tho fiold, you aro not going 10 got full valuo
from monoy sponl on tho public saloty agonclos. Vogomast said making Inlormatlon
avallablo also has safoly Implications.
Vogomast roportod thai tho dispatch oporatlons In Iowa City nood subslanllal
Improvomonts, Including moro staffing, Vogomast said tho oporatlons In Iho Johnson
Counly dlspalch contor woro lound to bo accoplablo lor now, making Intormatlon
avallablo to law onlorcomont officors and firollghtors out In tho 1I01d. Exlondlng accoss
to tho computor systom'l databaso by putting mobllo dala tormlnals In vohlclos;
automallng tho dispatch function with computor aldod dispatch, and tho nood for a
back.up dlspalch contor, Vogomastsald tho roport lookod al oslabllshlng two Individual
sysloms or a slnglo 101 ollystoms to bo sharod botwoon all 01 tho law onlorcomonl and
IIro agonclos wllhln tho Counly. Vogomast laid ono alnglo sot of dolaboso thotls
avallablo to all Is far moro powollulthan Indopondonl onos, Vogomast laid thoro Is an
'opportunity window' at this tlmo to Inlorfaco and onhanco Iysloms lor all 01 Johnson
Counly, Including Iowa City, Vogomast rocommondod Councllmombors and Suporvlsors
aludy tho options as oulllnod,
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Jolnl Mooting
Iowa City City CounclVJohnson County Boald 01 SUporvtSOII
Malch 26, 1990
pago 2
Kubby askod If tho Information systom could bo shared Irom sopalalo communication
lacilltlos. Vogomast said yos, Myors Intloduced mombora 01 tho Joint Communications
Commlttoo: L Donnol, R. W1nkolhako, F. Harris, J, Thayor, B, Corpontor, 0, Colo, N,
SOloduck, M. Kattchoo, D. Harris, and B. Furmolslor. Myors Ihankod all mombols 01
tho Jolnl Communications Commlttoo tOI work dono, Larson askod what oro tho
dlsadvanlagos 01 having ono lolnl lacillty. Vogomasl said Ihat having ono facflity doos
nol allow lor an offoctlvo back.up systom and control, Larson askod how Iho systoms
would bo phasod In. Vogomast sold tho systoms can bo phasod In, but a plan should
be In placo. HOlowltz nolod concorns obout coordlnallng a communlcallons Iyslom
bolwoon local, counly ond slato IUllsdlctlons. Vogomasl said ovory slOIO has somo
arrangomonl 10 ostobllsh a govornlng board and tochnlcal advisory commlttoo,
Vogomast said you can hovo an aulhollty that manogos tho shorod sysloms wlthoul
having a consolldatod dlspalch syslom. Councllmombors and Suporvtsors dlscussod
dlspalch contors and sharod Infolmatlon systoms, Myors romlndod ovoryono thai tho
'.9t 1 will bo Implomontod soon and Iowa law ClIl1s for croallon of a E.911 Board to
admlnlslor thalfuncllon.
Myors nolod that Jo Ullodahl has boon tho County slalt porson working with tho Join'
Communications Commltloo. McDonald slatod addlllonallnformallon Is baIng proparod
and City Council will havo Iho opporlunlty to mako doclslons rolallng to lolnl
communlcallons. Moado suggostod Ihal ovoryono altond a Joint Communlcallons
Commlltoo moo ling.
2. ~QLID WASTE COORDINATO~
McDonald stalod CIIy Council has dlscussod tho solid waslo coordlnalor poslllon
Informally and It has boon dlscussod at JCCOG. Courtnoy said JCCOG has dlscussod
thallho position bo coordlnatod through JCCOG and Ihal oach community partlclpolo
10 somo dog roo on a cost sharing basis. Courtnoy said tho Rural Polley Boord Is
schodulod 10 moot on Wodnosday to discuss Ihollssuo. Horowitz sold this particular
poslllon would luncllon within Iho Johnson County aroa and work In landom wllh tho
ECICOG parson, Horowitz sold thoro noods 10 bo somoono wllhln Johnson County 10
handlo tho solid wasto Issuos,
McDonald slatod Iowa City holds tho pormll tor tho landlill and noods to addross Issuos
rolallng to tho landfill, Horowitz nolod thai according to tho stalo guldollnos, as long
as tho word 'planning' Is In tho lob do scription, al whalovor 10vol, Iho monoy 'rom Iho
landllll's tipping foo can bo usod for this. Kubby sold Iho oducallon port 01 tho
coordlnalor's position Is Important. Councllmombors and Suporvlsors discus sod Iho
aolld waslo coordlnalor's poslllon. Schmolsor dlslrlbulod a handoul, 'Allocallon 01
Exponsos for Solid Woslo Cooldlnalol,'
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Joint Mool/ng
Iowa City City CounclVJohnson County Boald 01 Suporvtsors
March 26, 1990
pago 3
Courtnoy slalod tho Transpollal/on Plannor has workod woll at tho JCCOG lovol ond
Iho solid waslo cooldlnator posll/on could also bo oSlabllshod al tho JCCOG lovol.
Duffy oskod whalls totaltonnago 01 garbago gonoralod wllhln Iowa City. Aikins said
tho City's rosldonlla' rofuso pick-up Is approxlmaloly 15% 01 a total 01110,000 Ions por
yoar at tho landfill and 10lallonnago gonolated by Iowa City Is dllllcull to dotormlno,
Kubby nolod thai volumo Is dllforont from wolghl.
Councllmombora and Suporvtsors dlscussod Iho amounl 01 rofuso gonorolod Irom
losldonl/al and commorclal aroas. Courtnoy slalod ho will lako commonts and
Informal/on back 10 JCCOG, Moado said Oducal/ng ovoryono Is Importanl. Horowitz
aald doclslon oboutlho solid waslo cooldlnalor should bo mado within Iho noxt couplo
01 months, Atkins said oducal/on Is tho mosl cllllcal olomont fOI tho solid wasto
coordlnalor.
3, FINANCIAL ASSURANCE PROPOSA~
Myors Slolod small communltlos want 10 bo consultod and Iho por caplla basis may
nol bo tho falrost way 10 chalgo. Atkins slalod uso 01 tho por caplla basis was lor
convonlonco. Myors said Ihroo of Iho communlllos could not handlo tho assoasmonls
bog Inning on January 1, 1991. AIkins oxplalnod Iho law, 753, alalos 'shall bo
consldorod that oach porson gonoralos 3Y. pounds 01 wasto por day and this amounl
shall bo roducod..... In rosponso to Myors, Aikins said tho financial assuranco proposol
Is for closuro, posl-closuro and porpolual malntonanco. Atkins said tho financial
assuranco guldollnos proposod by tho DNR slalo that Iowa City has ono yoar 10 proparo
Iho basic olomonls 01 a closuro plan,
Councllmombors and Suporvtsors dlscussod Iho nood tor a closuro lund. AIkins alftlod
Ihoro Is loglslal/on pondlng rlghl now 10 'ncroaso stato lax to $5.50 por lon, and $2,00
Is to bo sol asldo by Iho slato to bo sonl back to tho counl/os for dlstrlbullon to Iho
oporalora 01 Iho landfill, Myors sold aroo communlllos oro asking to koop Iho monoy
In a t,usl account to accumulalo Intorosl. Myors said 0100 communltlos nood a financlol
oxplanallon, Atkins said ho would oncourago communlllos to Implomont a plan as soon
as posslblo and tho ploposod financial assuronco rogulal/ons roqulro tho City 10 sot up
a trust account and 10 mako paymonls Inlo Ihallrust occount. Aikins sold $20,000 por
acro/~ sq, II was usod 10 dOlormlno Iho closuro costs, Aikins oxplolnod closuro
Includos porpolual ma'nlonanco and Iho DNR has not sol forth all Iholr rogulallons on
closuro. Atkins sold IIlho closuro coslls choapor, tho amount noodod 10 bo collor.tort
would bo roducOd,
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Mlnulos
Joint Mooting
Iowa City City CounclVJohnson Counly Board of Suporvtsors
M8Ich 26, 1990
Pogo 4
A mombol 01 Iho audlonco askod Iho Ufo span of tho landfill, Aikins answorod that al
curronl volumos, tho landfill will last opproxlmatoly until 2014, Atkins said Ihat with
dlamatlc volumo roductlons, Iho Iifo ot tho landfill will bo ox1ondod occoldlngly. Lalson
askod IIlho slart dalo for colloctlon Irom communlUos can bo movod 10 tho boglnnlng
01 tholr fiscal yoars, Atkins said Iho financial assulanco proposal schodulo can bo 10.
workod,
Councflmombors and SUPOrvtSOIS agrood thai oducaUon and public rolaUons aro
Important. Novick rolsod concorns aboul using a por capita basis and said altornatlvos
should bo consldorod. Novick suggoslod using tax bills 10 admlnlslor a foo. Myors
said commorclal USOIS gonoralo moro wasto than Individuals and, thoroforo, ahould bo
chargod moro. Thoro was discussion rolaUng to ways 10 assoss IndMduals and
buslnossos for costs assoclalod with landfill closuro. Council askod Atkins to rosoarch
othor molhods for assosslng cosls. Myors slatod aroa communlUos want Iho
opportunity 10 plovldo Input. Aikins omphaslzod that Iowa City Is Uablo for tho closuro
01 tho landfill. Moado said roluso haulors nood to bo conlacled. Myers sold Grahom
Damoron end Joo Bolkum should bo koptlnvolvod, Horowitz olforod to propalo a dlaft
of tho solid wasto coordinator job doscrlpUon 10 bo prosenlod at tho Rural Polley Board
mooUng, Schmolsor sold a lollor allachod to tho schodulo that was aonlto Rural Polley
Board mombors oxplalns oporallng oxpondlturos and olhor oxponsos assoclatod with
Iho poslllon, In rosponso 10 Larson, Schmolsor aald tho proposod salory Is
approxlmaloly $25,000.
4, FUTU8E OF SAND ROAQ
Myors said tho Johnson County Boald ot SUPOrvtSOIS Is concornod aboul tho width
01 Sand Road and lack 01 shouldors. Myors askod If Iowa City has any plans for
Sycamoro Lano or tho KCJJ Road, McDonald said no. Councllmombors and
Suporvtsors dlscussod annoxaUon and/or Improvomonls to Sycamoro Lono and Sand
Road. Councllmombors and Suporvlsors agrood to keop In contact rogordlng luluro
plans for Sycamoro Lano and Sand Road,
Tho mooUng was adjournod at 6:45 p,m.
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Informal Council Sosslon
April 2, 1990
Intormal Councll SOIlIon: April 2, 1990, II 8:30 p,m. In tho Council Chamborl. Mayor
McOonald prolldlng,
~: McDonald, Novtck, Horowitz, Kubby, Courtnoy, Lallon, Arnbrllco.
~Ia"momborl eLw!lI: Atklnl, Holling. Kerr, Schmolsor, Gontry, Franklin, Schmadoko, Fosso,
Milkman.
Plannlna & Zenina Commission Momboll: Scott, Hobort, Clark, Dlorks, Rood, Cook, Coopor.
JaDo.rocordJll: AoolllO-33, Sldo 2, END. 1 : Rool ~ 1, Sldo 1, and Sldo 2.
aBEMBY SQUAFl.~ . NORJtl LINN STREET P~RKING:
RoolllO-33, Sldo 2
Atklnl nolod Counc{lmomborl rocolvod corrospondonco rogardlng parking probloms In tho
Browory SqU8/0 aroa. Aikins Itatod thoro alo a numbor 01 lon.hour motors on North Unn
Strool which thO CIIy would IIko to romovo and roplaco with two.hour molors and thoro alo two.
hour molors In tho 300 block 01 East Bloomlnglon Strool Ihat tho City would Ilko 10 rovort to
lon.hour molors. Aikins nolod City siaN Is roluctanl to Inlllalo major changos bocauso: 1)
Morcy Hospital condlUons aro lomporary; 2) tho Unlvorslty will bo oponlng a ramp soon; and
3) Councllmombors will rocolvo a proposal rogardlng potontlalfor anothor ramp In thol part 01
tho city In thO noxt couplo months. Aikins notod thai Fowlor will convono a moollng 01 tho
North End Morchants Assoclallon 10 discuss parking In tho aroa. Larson askod whal
lusllficallon thoro Is for lon.hour motors. Fowlor oxplalnod ton.hour molors woro Inslallod for
long.lorm Itudonts and all-day omployoos In tho downtown aroa, and two.hour motors woro
Inslallod In thO 300 block 01 Bloomington Strool allho roquost 01 aroa buslnoasos. Larson
nolod that Council noods 10 discuss tho Issuo of nolghborhood parking on thO noar, north and
oasl sldos. Council agrood to tho ton.hour motor and two.hour motor changos as oulllnod.
RoolllO-33, Sldo 2
Atkins slatod tho quostlon Is wholhor Council wlshos to procood with tho spoclal assossmont
proloct lor sldowalks al First and Rochostor as rocommondod by tho District Paronts
Orgsnlzatlon. Atkins nolod II Council rocolvos an objoctlon Irom Iho proporty ownor, II would
roqulro a unanimous voto by Council to procood with tho cpoclalllccossmont. Atkins askod
Councllmombors Iflhoy wish to procood with tho spoclalllssossmonl proloct. Horowitz statod
Ihal aroa nolghbors havo contactod tho proporty ownor (Glasgow) and ho has agrood 10 put
Iho sldowalk In. Horowitz rolorrod aroa nolghbors 10 Acting City Auornoy Gontry. Atkins notod
slall wlllfollow.up.
CON~EtfT CALENDAaAQQIJJON~:
Rool 90-33, Sldo 2
Council agrood to tho following addition 10 tho Consonl Calondar ot tho April 3, 1990 moollng:
Consldor 0 mollon approving a Spoclal Class C Boor/WIno Pormlt for Tho Laundry, 408 South
Gllbort Stroot. Kerr clarlnod tho applicant roquostod an April 5 olfocllvo dalo for tho IIconso.
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'ntormal Council Soaslon
Aplll 2, 1990
pago 2
DISCUSSION WLTH THE PLANtilNG & ZONING COMMIS~ION REGARDI~G 1641 LOWES
MUSCATJHE ROAQ: RoolllG-33, Sldo 2
City Councllmomboll mol with momboll 01 tho Planning & Zoning Commission 10 discuss tho
rozonlng 011641 Lowor MUlcatlno Road,
Horowitz Ilatod tho proposod rozonlng would be I violation of tho nolghborhood and that Iho
Is dlstrossed thai tho City would pormll an oncloachmont In that nolghborhood. Horowttz
nolod sho did approcfato tho archltoctural aspocts and proposed orlontatlon of tho building
toward Lowor MuscaUno. Horowttz oskod Planning & ZonIng Commission momborl to whsl
dogroo thoy InvolUgalod tho ability 10 koop tho 101 rosldonUaI. Scott Ilatod ho rocolvod
commonts from tho ploporty ownor indica ling thoy did try 10 m8/kot tho 101 for I duplox, but
a problom that was oxprossod by tho dovolopor In markoUng tho parcollor rosldonUaI usos was
tho high traffic on MUlcatlno and clolo proximity 10 tho commorclal dovolopmonl. Scott
omphaslzod thai tho Planning & Zoning Commission trlod to oxtracl tho baSI from tho
dovolopor 10 that tho final ond product blondod In with and Intogratod Into tho nolghborhood,
Kubby notod that tho proporty was prlcod as though II woro zonod Commorclal and tho prlco
appoars 10 bo dictating polley. Kubby Ilalod tho prlco only makos II10aslblo lor ono typo ot
dovolopmonl. Councllmombors and Planning & Zoning Commission momborl dlscussod
markollng tho parcolfor rosldonllal vorsul commorclal uso. Novlck alalod a duplox could bo
bullllllho parcol woro rozonod to RM.12. Schmolsor notod that prior to 1903, tho parcol was
zonod Rl.B and In 1903 zonod RS.5 lor slnglo.famlly dovolopmonl. Schmolsor nolod tho
parcol has always boon zonod a slnglo.famlly zono. Scott slalod tho lot slzo for RS.5 doosn1
Includo onough squaro loolago 10 build loday. Scott Slolod thoro was a quos lion as 10
wholhor or nollt could bo grandtalhorod In to build undor RS.5 zoning and tho answor camo
back In a momo formal dalod January ", 1990 which said, 'Yos, It could bo constructod on
a non.conlormlng lot of rocord localod at 1841...provldod 011 tho roqulromonts of RS.5 zono
woro mol.' Horowttz slatod thai most 01 tho homos In tho aroa woro buill on smallor lois,
Schmolsor slatod 101 slzo undor Iho old Rl.B zono wos loss thon RS.5 roqulromonts now.
Schmolsor stalod tho parcol slzo Is 7600 squaro fool.
McDonald nolod thai this 110m Is on tho agonda for Council action at Tuosday's moo ling.
DISCUSSION WITH ~LANNltlG & ZONING COMMISSION 8EGARDING WALNUT aIDG~
SUBOIVISIO~: RoolllG-33, Sldo 2
Schmolsor handod out a list onllllod Walnut Rldno Issuos. Schmolsor slalod tho firstlssuo Is
aowors: public sanllary sowor vorsus pllvOlO sopllc lanks/prlvalo packago sysloms,
Schmadoko handod out a map showing Iho dralnogo oroa for Wa'nul Rldgo. City slalf and
Councllmombors rovlowod tho dralnago aroa as outllnod on tho map. Lalson askod whal tho
approxlmalo cost Is 10 sorvo tho 1300 ccro aroa. Schmadoko slolod a rough ostlmalo Is
$800,000 just for tho construcllon 01 tho sanllary sowor and II would cosl approxlmaloly
$400,000 10 Install tho sanllary sowor 10 tho wostllno 01 Iho Unlvorslly proporty. Kubby nolod
Ihatlho Comprohonslvo (Comp) Plan shows Ihat Walnul Rldgo Is nol within tho noxt phaso
01 dovolopmont and thoro aro rulos Ihalllloap Irog dovolopmonl occurs thai tho dovolopor has
to Ins loll tho sowors, Kubby askod why this Is difforontfrom othor dovolopmonls. McDonald
stalod tho primary dllloronco Is that this Is a dllloront typo 01 dovolopmonl and largo 101
dovolopmonl was Inlllalod by Council. Planning & Zoning Commission mombor Coopor slalod
Ihat by allowing dovolopors to dovolop largo 101 subdivisions within tho city limits, pooplo 010
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nol going 10 bo movtng out Into tho county. In rosponso 10 Horowitz, Planning & Zoning
Commission mombors and Councflmomboll aglood that porlonl within largo 101 lubdlvl.1on1
will oxpoct City sorvtcos, Lalson askod ~altho Unlvorllty of Iowa plans aro fOl tho aroa nox1
10 Walnul R1dgo. Schmadoko Ilalod ho mol wllh Olck Gibson, with tho Unlvorllty of Iowa,
who stotod that tho Unlvorslty dool not havo any plans for dovolopmont al thll Umo.
Councllmombors ond Planning & Zoning Commission mombors dllcussod prlvalo IOWlgO
troatmont vorlus tho ox1onslon 01 public lowors 10 tho lubdlvlsion.
Horowitz cautlonod thai tho City Is also looking al tho Issuo 01 allordablo housIng, Aikin.
slalod thai philosophically tho CIIy has an obllgaUon 10 provldo I varloty of housing 101 .
varloty 01 Individuals. ScOll Itatod tho koy quosUon II addrosllng prlvalo vorlUl Clly 10rvfcOl
as It rolatos to sanitary SOWOII. Scott omphulzed tho Planning & Zoning Commission Itrongly
loltlhallargo 101 subdivisions wllhln tho cfly limits should be sorvtcod by City lowor,
Ambrlsco oskod II thoro was alroady In placo a Conditional Zoning Agloomonl agloolng to
City sowors. Scott slatod It was his undorslandlng thai tho Conditional Zoning Agloomonl was
slgnod which provldod lor City SOWOI basod on tho Planning & Zoning Commission's
rocommondatlon lor tho City 10 up Ironltho cost. Scott slalod tho dovolopor doos nol havo
a problom providing City sorvtcos lor tho sanitary sowor II In lact It Is oconomlcafly foaslblo for
him 10 do so. Schmadoko nolod thai tho $400,000 coslls noljusltho cost 10 IOrvo thO
Unlvorslty proporty, but somo of thai will bo borno by upstroam aroos wost 01 tho Unlvorslly
proporty. Cook statod thai a concorn rolaUng 10 tho sowor vorsus prlvalo sopllc systoms was
thot soptlc systoms aro accounting for significant nltratos In tho groundwalor, Cook also
slalod anothor Issuo was a concorn 01 bolng carolul not 10 sol up a disparity bOlwoon rosldonts
within and outsldo ollho City limits.
Kubby slatod aho v1sltod tho Spring Valloy and Forost Galo dovolopmonts. Kubby nolod thoro
woro aroas of oroslon wllhln tho Spring Valloy dovolopmont. Kubby ralsod concorns rolallng
to Iho propor doslgn 01 roads and dilchways.
Planning & Zoning Commission mombor Scott askod Council 10 focus on Iho posltlvo quosllon
of wholhor or noltho City wanls to accopt doslgn slandards loss than what CIIy standards aro
for largo 101 subdivisions. Scott oxplalnod tho orlglnallntonl of tho Commission was 10 wrlto
a soparalo sol 01 standards for public Improvomonls for largo 101 subdivisions. SCOIl oxplalnod
tho Public Works Division rofusod 10 budgo off of tho City doslgn slandards for Iho construction
of slrools. Scott slatod tho roal quos lion Is on Konnody Parkway, which Is going 10 sorvo as
a colloctor Itlootfor tho subdivision and subsoquonl dovolopmonl boyond Walnut R1dgo. Scoll
askod Council to focus on tho doslgn standards lor Konnody Parkway as a colloctor stroot.
Horowitz nolod tho Flro Ooportmonlls adamanl about not pormlttlng atroots 10 bo narrowor.
City Councllmombors and Planning & Zoning Commission mombors dlscussod do sign
stand aIds and roqulromonls lor City slrools, Scott nolod traffio pattorns should bo consldorod,
In rosponso 10 Kubby, Scott slalod Ihal oroslon probloms can occur whon a subdivision Is
rolallvoly now.
Planning & Zoning Commission mombors loll tho Council mooting at 7:30 p,m, 10 attond a
schodulod Planning & Zoning Commission mooting,
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City Councllmombors contlnuod discussion ot tho Walnut R1dgo proposal, Kubby ralsod
concorns about stroot and ditch doslgns as h rolalos to oroslon. Ambrlsco askod how tho
proposod dovolopmont comparos with tho RIvor Holghls dovolopmonl. Schnllljor Itslod
dltforoncol In tho proposod dovolopmonllncludo grading doslgn and lolls. Schnlttjor Ilalod
tho road systom doslgn Is dltfolonl and tho shouldor will bo chlp.soalod and havo I 'V' lhapO
to allow for bottor dralnago. Horowitz askod If thoro Is Itolmwator managomonlfor tho arol.
Schnll~or slalod no, wator Is colloctod and will go Into nalural dralnago basins. Schmolsor
prosonlod Councllmombors with tho prollmlnary pial and OPDH plan of Walnut R1dgo. Councfl.
mombors dlscussod dralnago arm. Schnllljor oxplalnod tho aloa drains dlroctly Into Cloar
Clook thon 10 tho Iowa R1vol. Horowitz ralsod concorns about tho Unlvorslty proporty InhibItIng
natural fiows. Schnlltjor slalod thoro aro cortaln laws In tho Slalo 01 Iowa which do nol allow
tho Impodlng 01 dralnogo.
Councllmombors and slall dlscussod tho width roqulromonls 01 tho strools. Schnllljor oxplalnod
that tho concrolo width of Konnody Parkway will bo 24' wldo and 7' Ihlck 01 PCC with an
additional 4' on oach sldo 01 chlp.soalod surfaco for tho shouldors. Courtnoy notod thai
palklng will nood 10 bo addrossod. Larson slatod Tom Scott thinks thai Konnody Parkway
should bo public and tho rost oflho alroots prlvalo.
Novick Inqulrod about tho lsauo of prlvato sopllc lanks vorsus prlvato packago sysloms.
Schmolsor oxplalnod thai Ins toad 01 roqulrlng Individual sopllc lank systoms lor oach 101, a
packago plant could provldo for sowago disposal.
McDonald slatod a public hoarlng Is schodulod 01 Tuosday'a Council mooting. Schmolsor
slatod thai onco tho public hoarlng Is closod, Council cannol chango tho condlllons.
McDonald urgod thai this 110m bo placod on tho agonda for Council action two wooks trom
Tuosday's schodulod Council mooting. Gontry nolod tho Conditional Zoning Agroomont has
10 bo slgnod by tho appllcanl al tho tlmo ot Iho public hoarlng, Kubby ralsod concorns that
tho Condlllonal Zoning Agroomonl doos nol oulllno spoclRc dotalls rogardlng who pays tor
whol. Aikins slatod that tho agroomont stlpulatos that sowors aro 10 bo oxtondod and lhalslatf
will proparo spoclRc Information for Council on tholr financing. Schmolsar nolod Iho condlUonal
zoning agroomonl only portalns 10 sowors and olhor Issuos Involvo Iho OPDH plan. Gonlry
stalod thallho rostrlctlons In tho OPDH plan aro a maltor of tho zoning IIsoll.
Courtnoy askod stall and Councllmombors to consldor somo kind of lax Incromont financlno
whon discussion Is schodulod rogordlno paymonlfor sowars, Gontry notod Iho Publlo Works
Oopartmonl has roquostod a logal opinion on lap-on foos,
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C.
P~BLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO CONDITIONALLY R~~~~~ 3~,~ A~~~~
~OCAT~D tolORTH QF 1.60 AtolQ EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 ON NORT 0 I E,
CO. I TO BQf, (Z.6917)
Franklin prosonlod tho concopl pion 10 tho Northoato Corporato Park proposal. Franklin
stalod Ihat In Iho zoning 10 RDP, Ills a condlUonal zoning and roqulros 0 concopl plan
bo submlttod as wall as dovolopmont slandords. Council and stallmombors rovlowod
Iho concopt plan. Franklin slatod that tho plan Includos a 70' IInoar parkway proposod
along Northgalo Olivo and altontlon was glvon to lots olong 1.60 Including roslrlctlons
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on tho roar olthoso Iott. Horowttz askod " tho ccvonants Includo provisions for
slgnago rsclng 1-llO. Franklin Ilalod thoro could be signs on buildings facing 1-llO, bul
thoro Is a dOllgn compononlln thoso slandards. Franklin atalod dOllgn rovlow Is
InIUally dono by tho Northgolo Park AssocfaUon prior 10 lubmlllal of building plans to
tho City. Tho City thon rovlowa h to look al " tor compliance with atandards. Larson
Inqulrod about tho ICUlpturos. Franklin Italod thoro Is an Issuo dobato whothor It Is a
sculpturo 0/ a sign; tho Board 01 Adjustmontls going 10 rovlow h; and Ills tho poslUon
of tho CIty that 1111 . Ilgn undor tho Sign Ordlnanco. In response to Novick, Franklin
oxplalnod tho Ilgn. on buildings havo 10 bo compaUblo with the buildings and tho
dlroct.lonai Ilgns will all bo unltorm, Horowitz ralsod concarns thai stan gavo loss
allonUon to how buildings Iookod from 1-llO. Franklin stalod sian was concornod with
both thO Intogrlly of tho dovolopmonl and fronlago on 1-llO.
Kubby Ilolod Iho liked tho dralnogo during construction loctlon. In rosponso 10 Kubby,
Franklin Ilalod tho Clly's Publlo Works Dopartmont will rovlow tho oroslon control plan.
Franklin Iurthor slolod that thoro alo soctlons whoro It oxprossodly slatos tho City will
not bo rosponslblo lor onforcomon\. Franklin nolod tho Dlroctor 01 Housing & Inspocllon
Sorvtcos /oquoslod thoso provisions bocauso ho loll ho didn't have tho alan or oxportlso
to ontorco particular provisions of tho standards. Horowitz askod who Is rosponslblo
for tho walor convoyanco III1d ditch managomonl as ouUlnod In Soctlon 5.60 L8ndscapo
Appllcallon. Franklin said tho proporly ownora aro rosponslblo for tho malnlonanco.
Schmolsor notod that tho publlo hoarlng should bo conllnuod If thoro Is any Incllnallon
by Council 10 chango sny condlllons 01 tho CondlUonal Zoning Agroomonl.
A.
~G ON ~N ORDIN~~CE TO AMEND CHAPTER 32. SUDDIVISI9~
REGULATIONS. TO REQUIRE PRE.APPLICATION CONFERENCES FOR ~RELIMIN~BY
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B.
f.llWJC HE~RING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING 08DINANCE BY
CH~NGING THE U~E REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED NfD~~ ~F
II::lE..!:l.l.!UN DEYELOPMENT AND WEST OF HIGH'NAY 216 FROM. Q
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In rosponso to Horowitz, Schmolsor statod accoss Is bolng provldod 10 tho palk from
tho Huntors Run dovolopmonl, dlroctly to tho louth.
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~G ON AN ORQIN6tiQOO CO~DITIONALLY REZONE 37.3 ACR~~
LOCATED t:!QBIliQf..lOO AND EAST OF HIGH'NAY 1 ON N08THGATE..I2RIVE. FRQ
Co.l TO ROe. (~OATHGME CORPQRATE PARK),
500 discussion prior 10 110m A.
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PUBLIC /:1EAR~g ON AN ORDltjANCE AMENDING THE ZOIlING ORDINANCE:
CONDmONALLY CHANGING TIjE USE REGULATIO~S QF APPROXIMAI~LV 1
AC8ES OF LAND ~OSE AVENUE AND WEST
QUfiQWJY OWNED BY lliE UNIVERSITY Of IrmA ~fiQM ID'R~
peELlMI~RY~N~~D DEV~LOPMENTHOUSING (PD~
IrmA C[1Y. IrmA.
500 dlscuSllon oarllor In mooUng with Planning and Zoning CommissIon.
E.
500 discussion oDlllor In mooUng with Planning & Zoning Commission.
F. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING OBDINAt-jCE BY CffANGltlo. TtlE U~
REGULATIQ.tfS OF A ONE ACee.I.&QlQF LANQ LOCATED AT 114 S,.FIRST AVENUe
fB.QM.f...IQ..B. (I"no POlsanorz'9001)
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~ OF A P..QfIIIQtiJ2f..EATY. GENEBALLY BOU~OSTEa
ROAD TO WE NORTH. DUBUQUE SraeET TO THE EAST. It:lE IOWA RIVE~ TO Ttl~
SOUTH MiD..ALSO INClU.QJlliL.PROPE8.TY WEST OF AN UNNAM~D STBm
BETWEEN rAFT SPEEDWAY AND FOSTEItBQAl2..EflQM RS.S TO RS.~. (Ponlnsula
Atou)
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Schmolsor slalod tho proposollncludos an offico building wllh Ilorogo aroa 01 eooo
squaro fool and lour apartmonts abovo. Schmolsor stalod at Issuo Is tho provision 01
a prlvalo soptlo tank vorsus a forco main and 11ft pump thai would allow for sowago
dlspoSllllO a manholo altho lop 01 ACT Clrclo. Schmolsor oxplalnod that altho Initial
stagos of dovolopmonl, tho applicant had proposod 10 pulln a soptlo lonk and now
doslros putting In a lorco main and 11ft pump. Schmolsor stalod litho appllcanl choosos
to Ins loll a soptlo lank systom, tho Planning & Zoning Commission has rocommondod
sovoral conditions Including: 1) lholthoro bo an ogroomont submlllod thai would allow
lor malntonanco 01 a soptlo lank; and 2) provisions lor an oosomonllo bo provldod 'or
a fuluro lorco main In Iho rovlno bOlwoon North Dodgo Slroot ond Ihls dovolopmon!.
Novick askod litho City has a right 10 roqulro that thoy hook Inlo tho sowor syslom,
Schmolsor slalod no. Schmolsor oxpla'nod that II tho sowor syslom Is wllhln 300 loot,
thon Iho City con roqullO thot Ihoy tlo Into Iho sowor systom. Schmolsor notod tho
monholo covor Is lust a mllo ovor 300 foot away 'rom Ihls proporty.
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I, ~SOLllTJQtLAffROVlNG THE FINAL PLAT Of COURT HILL.sCO~
AQ.DmON. P~~NSON COUNTY. IOWA. (5.llOO5)
Schmolsor Ilatod tho Englnoollng DMslon dlscovorod I ploblom with tho Itormwator
dolonUon aloa; tho applicants oxpoct to lubmll I rovlSed pial 10 tho City by Tuosday;
II a rovlsod plat Is nol submlttod, stan win roquost Council dolor consldoraUon 01 thO
pial.
J. A RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF ASSISTANCE BE PROVIDED FOR A STUDY OF
ruE t:jIGHWAY 1 WESt C9RRIDOR.
Tho Planning & Zoning Commission rocommondod to dolor action on thOlO Itoms for
six months pondlng a Itudy and analysis ot tho Highway 1 Corridor by Ilan. Schmolsor
oxplalnod thai unloss City Council has obJoctlons to tho Planning & Zoning Commission
rocommondatlons, slall will procood with IUch 0 sludy boglnnlng May 1 and hovo It
complotod by Soplombor. Councllmombors ralsod concorn about tho nood lor tho
study. Ambrlsco slalod that Inpul should bo rocolvod from dopartmont hoods and tho
City Managor whon doclslons aro noodod rolaUng to roquosts lor studios. Schmolsor
statod Ills slaffs rocommondatlon to lurn down tho roquosl. Schmolsor slatod that II
Council Is not willing to abldo by tho Comprohonslvo Plan as II has boon dovolopod and
nol accopt stall's rocommondatlon, thon po/haps slall noods 10 dolormlno whothor tho
Plan Is sllll valid as a basis for doclslon making, Ambrlsco slatod Council should roly
on profosslonal slall whon doclslons rolalo 10 prioritizing work. Atkins statod ho will
discuss tho Issuo with Schmolsor.
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CITY MUNICIPAL 61BPORT AND SOllTtlQUjlGHWAY 1 ~E~.
Soo abovo Itom J.
L A RECOMM~DATION THAT m~ CITY COUNCI~ E.QRWARD A COMMENT TO THE
JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUe~BYISORS THAT JljE REZONING OF TIt;
PROPERTY IMMEQIAI~L Y SOUTH OF THE IOWA CITY CORPOMIEJJMlIUtlQ ~~t
9F SAN~NSON COUtnY as TO A.l, IS COt:lWENT WITH T~~
pOLICY FOR AREA 6 OF THE FRINGE AR~P..Q~ICY AGREEMWI. ICZ.9006 and CU.
9001)
Schmolsor slatod this 110m portalns to a land and grovol oxtractlon uso. Council
dlscussod tho location 01 tho land and gravol oxtracllon, tho Impact on Sand Road, tho
duration 01 tho conditional uso, and Impact on onvl/onmont. Schmolsor slolod that a
lon.yoar porlod for tho conditional uso would glvo a long or porlod oltlmo for oporatlon
and an adoquato porlod 10 ovalualo tho uso and dotormlno II tho conditional uso pormlt
should bo oxtondod. Schmolsor also oxplolnod that tho applicant doos havo 10 filo an
onvlronmonlallmpact statomont wllh tho Slalo and DNR 10 opo/alo tho sand oxtractlon
oporatlon, Schmolsor Ilatod that It doos roqul/o an oxlraoldlnary majorlly volO by Iho
County Board ot Suporvlsors to applovo tho roquosl bocauso thoro 010 rosldonts
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localod within 1,000 tool of tho aand oxlroctlon oporallon. II also roqulros an
oxlraoldlnary malollty volo by tho Boald 01 Suporvtsora II City Council woro 10
rocommond agslnst tho sand oxlractlon oporatlons,
M. ~ ~T U CITY COUNCIL ISSUE A COMMENT TO TH~
JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TJ:iAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT
QBJEC'( TO A COUNTY CONDITIONAL V~E PERM[}OR SAND A~ GRAVEL
EXTRACTJQtLFOR P80PERtY LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF T.l:iE..IOWA CIrt
QQBPORATE UMITS AND EAST OF SAND 6Q.6D SUeJEcr TO CO~, (CZ.
9006 and Cu.90(1)
Soo abovo 110m L
N. A RECOMMENDA1JQN OF THE PLANNING '" ZO~ING COMMISSION THAT THE CIrt
COUNCIL BEEVALUAIE nJHITY'S POLICY REGARDING SEPTIC SYSTEMS WIlll~
WE CORPORATEj.JMITS AND WITHIN THE lWO.MILE FRIN~E.
Schmolsor stalod that tho Planning, Logal and Public Works stalls havo boon mooUng
wookly 10 addross polley Issuos such as this and will bo In a poslllon 10 prosont Council
with a rocommondod polley concornlng sopllc lank sysloms In tho noar Muro. In
rosponso 10 KUbby, Schmolsor nolod thai It Is sololy within Iho jurisdiction of tho
Johnson County Board 01 Hoallh to approvo or roloct sopllc lank syslom pormlts.
aUD~ET AMENDMENUl FOR CDBG:
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Milkman nolod thai Council rocolvod hor March 27, 1990 momorandum rogardlng 1990 CDBG
program budgot amondmonts. Milkman 'nlormod Council that Iho Lalayolto Strool paving which
Is bolng ollmlnalod from tho budgolls not bolng ollmlnalod as a projoct. Milkman stalod thai
CIIy slall nogollalod an agroomont lor tho salo of tho proporly wllh John Moroland and
nogotlatod tho paving 01 tho stroot and alloy.
Milkman stalod that Communlly Dovolopmonl Wook Is coming up and thoro will bo a
proclamation al Tuosday'a formal Council mooting. Milkman oxplolnod tho National Communlly
Dovolopmont Assoclallon ho.s rocommondod that coplos 01 tho rosolutlon bo convoyod to tho
approprlato oloclod and appolnlod ofnclals of tho Fodoral govornmont. Kubby askod Mayor
McDonald 10 rovlow tho Community Dovolopmont Wook schodulod ovonls allor roadlng tho
proclamallon.
Kubby askod Milkman litho omount 01 alall tlmo bolng addod 10 projoct costs Is sllll bo
counlod toward admlnlstratlvo costs, Milkman slatod no, but tho gonoral admlnlstlollon budgot
has boon roducod by tho amount that has gono Into tho proloct.
PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF CITY ATTORNEY:
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McDonald proposod thai tho top applicants soloctod by Councllmombora bo Intorvlowod,
Council agrood to dlroct tho Clly Managor to conlactlho top appllcanls 10 mako suro tho so
Individuals aro stili avallablo for tho poslllon and to sot up Inlorvlows within tho noxt couplo 01
months. Aikins slatod thoro woro four applicants soloclod by Councllmombors, Council.
mombors and sloll dlscussod schodulos for tho Intorvlows. Atkins nolod that tradlllonally
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Councfl has roloasod tho namos 01 finalists. latSon quosUonod tho procoduro and ,'alod thaI
finalist. Ihould be ablo 10 roquosttholr namos bo kopl conndonUaI, Gontry Itatod thoro has
10 bo I lhowtng thai II Is going 10 bo harmlullo tholr roputallon undor Slalo law. Atkins statod
ho will try to roach all applicants lomorrow and discuss with Gontry tho quostlon rogardlng
roloaslng nsmOl.
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1. McOonald rovlowod Councll'a calondal IS follows:
April 4 . Animal Shollor Grand Oponlng
April 6 . CDBG proloct at Roosovoll School
April 10 . CDBG program al Holiday Inn
April 11 . Nolghbolhood Contor
April 12 . Buslnoss PM Iowa City Transit Facllily
April 18 . Invitation. Opon Houso
Kerr romlndod Councllmombors to contact hor It Intorostod In attondlng tho toachors
approclatlon broakfasl on April 6 at 6:30 a,m. al tho Hlghlandor.
2. McDonald dlslrlbutod a copy of tho Malch 14th corrospondonco from tho Ecumonlcal
Consullatlon rogardlng tho roquosl for signs, Atkins slalod Jim Brachlol, Trafnc
Englnoor, opposos tho roquosl bocauso: 1) ho Is not suro of tho propor uso of tho
rlght-of.way; 2) ho Is concornod about compollllon for the signs: and 3) tho Issuo 01
whothor Ihoro Is a nood lor tho sign. Atkins slatod ho will roquosl a skolch 01 tho Iypo
of signs thai aro bolng roquoslod.
3. McDonald slatod ho would lIke 10 schodulo additional Council mootlngs 10 addross
pondlng lIoms on 0" Tuosdays. Councllmombors rovlowod tho IIsl of Qlty Counc~
tllscussl2n, and dlscussod moollng achodulos, McDonald slalod thai tho otl Tuosday
mooting schodulo will bogln April 24.
4. Atkins slalod thoro havo boon dUnculllos In finsllzlng tho budgot Iiguros on rofuso and
landfills bocauso ofloglslallvo chsngos. AIkins statod tho Loglslaluro Is going to pass
a now rogulallon that wllllncroaso tho landfill tax from $2,60 por Ion 10 $5.00 por Ion.
Atkins also notod that tho loglslaluro may postpono Implomonlallon 01 tho yard waslo
rogulatlons. Atkins stalod ho will prosont tho roluso and landlill budgo Iiguros upon
complotlon.
6. In rosponso to Horowitz, Acllng CIIy Attornoy Gontry oxplslnod porsons nood 10 bo
pallont whon oblalnlng a court ordor lor a munlclpallnfracllon, Allor a porson rocolvos
a judgomonl, a porson can ollhor try to go sga'nsl tho property and assoss a lax which
would becomo a lion on Iho proporly, or go In lavor of contompt proceodlngs.
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Ubrary Board of Trustool . Anno McElonoy Hargravo
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