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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTlVmES
May I. 1990
Iowa City City Council. rog. mtg., 7:30 p.m. al tho CMc Contor. Mayor McDonald
prosldlng. Councllmombors proson!: Courtnoy. Horowitz. Kubby, lAtson, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: Ambrlsco. Stalfmombora proson!: Atkins. Holling, Gontry, Karr, Schmolsor,
Schmadeko, Boron, Ponnoy, Hondorson. O'Malloy. Council mlnulostapo.rocordod on Tapo 90-
48, Sldos 1 and 2-
Tho Mayor proclalmod May 13.19, 1990 as HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK. Doug.L1L
Russoll, Chairman 01 tho HIstoric ProsoNallon Commission, outllnod ovonts lor Prosorvatlon.1.d.!...
Wook; May 1-7, 1990 II RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK: May 8-12, 1990 a. IOWA CIlY HOSPITAl '1.($
WEEK.
Movod by Lallon, socondod by Courtnoy. thai tho lollowing Itoms end rocommondatlons
In tho Consonl Calondar bo rocolvod. or approvod, end/Of adoplod IS prolonlod:
Approval 01 Official Council Actions of lho rogular mooting 01 4/17/90, as
published, subloct 10 corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho City Clork.
Mlnulol 01 Boards and Commissions: Rlvorlront Comm. . 3/27190; CMI SOrvlco~
Comm.. 4/18190; HousIng Comm. . 3113190: Sr. Contor Comm. .3119/90: Human R1ghls...uL
Comm. . 3126/90. 7.1'1
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Pormll Motions: Approving a Class E Boor Pormlllor Hy.Voo Food Storo, Inc '1.)1
dba Drugtown '2, 1221 North Dodgo. Approving a Spocfal Class C BoorM'lno Pormlt 73;
for Magnifico, Inc. dba Magnifico's Moslly Italian, 1925 Broadway.
Motions: Approving dlsbursomonts In tho Imounl 01 $3,354,723.08 lor lho porlod '/ ~ 3
013llthru 3131/90, as rocommendod by tho Flnanco Dlroctor, subloct 10 audit.
Rosolutlons: Bk. 103: RES. 90-65, p. 85, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE 'IN
IOWA CIlY CAN MFG. COMPANY RAIL SPUR RAP.RR.89(5)-9T.52 PROJECT. RES....uL
90-68, p. 66, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER AND
PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR OAKBROOKE PLACE.
Soiling Publlo Hoarlngs: To sol a publlo hoarlng lor 5118190, on rovlslons 10 'I ~ "
Chapter 15, Solid Wasto, 01 tho Clly of Iowa City Coda of Ordlnancos. RES. 90.67, Bk. '1' ,
103, p. 67, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 5129/90 AMENDING THE FY90
OPERATING BUDGET. RES. 90.66, Bk. 103, p. 68, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR..1lL
5129/90 AMENDING THE FY90 CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET.
Corrospondonco: Iowa City LandscapIng roquostlng Council approval or lholr 'I J 'I
'Application to Adopl.a.Hlghway.' Momo !rom tho Trarno Englnoor rogardlng parklng.1.:!!...
prohibition on Iho north sldo of lho 10 block 01 Easl Lalayotle Stroot. Momo Irom tho
CMI Sorvlco CommissIon submitting corli11od lists 01 appllconls for tho lollowlng...zt:..
positions: Ffro UoutononVFlro Doparlmont; Flro Batlollon Chlol/Flro Dopartmont. 71f~
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Iowa City City Council
May 1, 1990
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Applications lor City Plaza Uso POlmlls: Tho Convontlon and Tourist Buroau ror-21...L
pormlsslon to havo a strool donco on City Plaza on llIll/OO. bOlwoon tho houri 01 7:00
and 10:00 p.m., donlod. Johnson County Amorlcan Rod Croll for permission 10 display J:!.:!...
a 1965 Thundorblrd on Clly Plaza and 10 loll raffle IIckotl as a fund.rallor on 4/18-
2OIllO, belwoon tho hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. Ipprovod. latin Amorlc4n 7'15'
Human Rlghls Advocacy Contor 10 sol up a lablo on City Plaza Irom whIch 10 dlsl1lbuto
lIlorature and ollor crans lor donations during tho porlod 4/23.29190, bOlwoon tho houri
0110:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., spprovod.
Applications lor Iho Uso 01 Slrools Ind Public Groundl: Nancy Goldsmith lor 7 II f.,
pormlsslon to closo a portIon 01 Ponfro Drlvo for a graduation party lor rour aroa
resldonll on 6I2J90, bOlwoon tho houri of 2:00 p.m. 8I1d 8:00 p.m., approvod. Rlllph-.ZiL
RlOkl, DlroC1or 01 Actlvltlos Thorapy Dopartmonl at tho Unlvoralty of Iowa HOlpllala &
Clinics, lor tho Aonald McDonald Houso WalklRun 10 bo hold on 5112190, bOlwoon tho
houri 01 8:30 and 11:30 a.m., approvod.
Afllrmatlvo roll call volo unanImous, 810. Ambrlsco absonl. Larson nolod Iho corrospondonco~
rocolvod Irom Iowa CIty landscapIng roquosUng approval 01 tholr 'Application 10 Adopl.a.
Highway' and queltlonod tho procodure for approval. The City Mgr. oxpla/nod thai approval
01 tho Consonl Calondar In lis ontlroty would Includo approval 01 tho roquosl. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod and ropoatod tho public haarlngs as sot. (7:45 p.m.)
A public haarlng was hold on an ordlnanco changIng tho uso rogulatlons 01 cortaln
proporty localod loulh of Tan Spoodway and Immodlatoly wosl 01 Torroll Mill Park along the
Iowa Rlvor (Ponlnsula Aloa.Tract 4), Irom RS.8 10 AS.5. Tho lollowing pooplo appoarod.1.il..
supporting tho rezoning: Kathryn Gay, 5 Knollwood Lano; Barbara Buckloy, 1845 Rldgo Rd.;
A1oxandor Korn, 1639 Rldgo Rd.; Margarol MacDonald, 400 FOltor Road. Movod by Larson,
socondod by Horowitz, 10 accopl a 101l0r lupportlng Iho rozonlng Irom Sam and BOlly Fahr.
Tho Mayor doefarod tho motion carrlod unanImously, 610, Ambrlsco absont.
A public haarlng was hold on an ordlnaneo amondlng lho Zoning Ordlnanco by
conditionally changing tho use rogul31/0ns olapproxlmatoly 168 acros 01 land gonorally locatod
north 01 Molrose Avonuo and wosl of proporty ownod by lho Unlvorslty of Iowa Irom ID.RS 10
OPDH.l, a prollmlnary Plannod Dovolopmonl Housing (PDH) plan for Walnut Ridge, Iowa City, 750
Iowa. 'Tho City Mgr. roportod lhat a mooting Is schodulod wfth tho Unlvorslty on 518 and tho
Council should bo ablo 10 tako ael/on at tho 5115 Council mooting. Movod by Larson,
socondod by Kubby, to continuo tho public hoarlng 10 5115190. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mol/on
carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. In rosponso to Kubby, Mace Bravorman, Southgato
Dovolopmonl Co., Indlcatod tho Iralls within lho dovelopmenl would bo onglnoorod as much
as posslblo to onablo IndIviduals with mobility probloms accoss to Iho nolghborhood.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowitz, that tho ordlnanco to conditionally rozono
37.3 aeros, localod north 01 1.80 and oost of Highway 1 on Northgalo Drive, Irom CO.llo RDP '/5/
(Northgato Corporato Park), bo glvon socond voto for pass ago. Afllrmal/vo roll call voto
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod.
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Iowa City City Council
May 1, 1990
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Movod by Courtnoy. aocondod by Horowitz, that the rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 be
consldorod and volod on for passago at two Council mootlngs prior to tho mooting al which
1I1I to bo finally passod bo luspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and voto bo walvod and thai
ORD. 90-3455, Bk. 32. p. 10, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF A CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF HUNTERS RUN DEVELOP. 75.7
MENT AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 218 FROM ID.RS TO P, bo votod on lor final passago al this
time. Alllrmatlvo roll call volO unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. The Mayor declarod tho
motion carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larlon, thai tho ordlnanco bo finally
adoplod at this tlmo. AIIIrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor
doclarod the ordlnanco adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Horowitz, thai tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldored and velod on lor pass ago al two Council meotlngs prior 10 tho meeting al which
It Is to bo finally passod be luspondod, Ihe socond consldoraUon and veto bo walvod and thai
ORD. 90-3456, Bk. 32, p. 11, TO AMEND THE IOWA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER
32, 'SUBDMSION REGULATIONS,' TO REOUIRE PREAPPUCATION CONFERENCES FOR 75'
PREUMINARY PLATS, bo volod on for IInal passago at this tlmo. Alllrmallvo roll call voto
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrfod. Movod by
Courtnoy, aocondod by Horowllz, lhallho ordlnanco be finally adoptod at this tlmo. Alflrmatlvo
roll call vola unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayor docla/od tho ordlnanco adoptod.
(8:00 p.m.)
Jack Robinson, 1229 E. Burllnglon 5lrool, appoarod rogardlng tho succoss 01 tho glass 75"1
drive lponsorod 4/19 by Envlronmonlal Advocatos; askod Council 10 consldor larmors or othor
Intorostod IndMdusls In Salting up a composl plio for yard waste; quostlonod blo-dogradablo
yard bags vorsus recyclod bags; askod that tho City Rocycllng Commllloo havo a public
roprosonlallve and a Council roprosontatlvo; oncouragod cltlzons to attond a Council publlo
hoarlng schodulod lor 5116 10 talk aboul rocycllng. Loonard Yoggy, 040 St. Anno's Drlvo. 755
appoarod rogardlng tho dlsposal/rocyellng 01 hard plastics and oncouraged manulacturors
tako tho rosponslblllty lor tholr own product.
Tho Mayor announeod tho following vacanclos: Bd. 01 Adjustmont . ono vacancy for '/5 t-
an unoxplrod lorm ondlng 1/1/92. This appolntmont will bo mado allho 6112 mooUng 01 tho
City Council.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, to approvo lho rocommondatlon 01 p/oloct
GREEN Ihat Bruco Hauport bo appolntod as a trustoo for Iho Groon Fund for a throo.yoar lorm '/57
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrfseo absont. Movod by '/5 S'
Horowitz, aocondod by Courtnoy, 10 appoint NaomI Novfek 10 tho nowly formod REAP
Commlttoo. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion carrlod unanimously, 610, Ambrlsco absonl. (8:23)
Councllmombor Kubby nolod that two Commission mlnutos Ineludod In lho packol, Iowa '15"'/
City Airport and Parks & Roeroatlon, rolorrod to Instancos whoro Council had approvod
prollmlnary plats and tho wator rotontlon basins woro going to bo on public proporty. Sho
Inqulrod as to why tho Clly would want tho rosponslblllly for malnlalnlng tho basins and why
Ihoy had nol boon part of tho prollmlnary plat. Public Works Dlroclor Sehmadoko prosonl for
discussion. Tho Clly Atty. oxplalnod lhat an oasomont would havo to bo approvod and Council
would rovlow lho proposal In Its nnal stagos, Slating In lho caso of Wostport Plaza tho
documonts would bo rovlowod by tho City Attornoy's ollleo and approvod by tho Airport
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Iowa City City COUncil
May 1, 1990
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Commllllon. wlon Itatod thalllall would docldo II a substantial varlal/on has occurrod Irom
tho prollmlnary 10 final plat and a doclslon would havo to bo modo as to wholhor It should bo
rosubmlllod as a prollmlnary or procood on final approval wilh a non.subslantlvo change. City
Ally. Gontry Itatod thai tho chango should bo apparont thru tho Planning & Zoning procoss
or In tho ltall roport. Kubby roquOSlod that Council bo kopt apprlsod 01 tho Sycamoro Vlow
loan Irom tho Iowa Flnanco Authorlly. Additionally, Kubby roquostod thai a lollor bo lontlo ~
lOOT rogardlng tho chango In rogulatlons whoroby lOOT does nol havo 10 nogotlalo with cltlos
II thoy wanlto put a road In or thru that city. Asa\. City Mgr. Helling notod a lollor has boon
proparod lor tho Mayor's Ilgnaluro. Kubby roquoSlod a efarlftcal/on 01 a roconl Dallv Iowan n I
ItOry rogardlng tho RAGBRAJ routo thru Iowa City. Tho Clly Mgr. Ilatod that a City Commllloo,
Including tho POllco Chlol, has workod wilh tho Chambor Commlltoo to doslgnato lhls roulo.
Tho Mayor .xplalnod tho routo was doefdod as a lolnl ollort. Larlon notod tho momo Irom tho~
City Mgr. roportlng thai tho rosulls 01 wollsamplos from privata drinkIng suppllos noar tho .
landfllllhowod no dangor to tho adjoining proportlos. Novick askod cltlzonlto wrllo a lollor 7 t. 3
10 Congrollman Naglo or call his Iowa Clly offico ondorslng tho Clean AIr Act which has
passod tho Sonato and Isschodulod for Houso action on 5114. Horowitz romlndod ovoryono.1!..!
01 tho Project GREEN plantsalo for 5112 at 9:00 a.m. at Carvor Hawkoyo Arona. Courtnoy-Z:.!
roportod that tho Rural Policy Board 01 JCCOG has approvod tho hiring 01 a solid wasto
coordinator and tho noxt ItOp Is acl/on by Iho JCCOG Board on 518.
City Ally. Gontry roportod Ihat Socond AsS\. City Ally. Kayo Honnessoy has startod wilh 7 f., t.
tho City and FIrat AsSl. Dana Christianson will start on et8.
Rocommondatlon 01 tho Housing Commission Ihattho Proposod Changos to tho CDBG
Housing Rohabllllal/on Program bo adoptod wllh a chango to 1510 slalo In the lhlrd paragraph.1U
Insload 01 'CCN Ualson' Insort 'Houslng CommissIon mombor and/or altornato.' This was
approvod by City Council altholr mooting or 4/17.
Movod by Kubby, locondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt tho rollowing rosolutlons: RES. 90-~
69, Bk. 103, p. 69, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING
($16,130). RES. 90-70, Bk. 103, p. 70, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EMERGENCY 7t. 1
HOUSING PROJECT FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING
($17,250). RES. 90-71, Bk. 103, p. 71, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH YOUTH HOMES.~
INC. FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING ($17,700). In rosponso
10 Kubby,stallmombor Margo ponnoy oxplalnod that all agroomonts havo gonorallanguago that
conlorms to HUD roqulromonts rogardlng onvlronmontal rogulatlons. Afllrmatlvo roll call voto
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson\. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolul/ons adoplod.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Courtnoy, 10 adopl RES. 90-72, Bk. 103, p. 72,
ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 1991, ENDING JUNE 30,1991, FOR PUBLIC '1/1
HOUSING PROJECTS 3,4, 6. Afllrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Kubby, 10 adopt RES. 90.73, Bk. 103, p. 73, AMENDING 77)
BUDGETED POSITIONS AT THE LIBRARY, addillon 012 Ubrary Asst. II's and dolotlon of Ubrary
Ass\. III and 1 Ubrary Assl. I. Afllrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 8/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho
Mayor doclarod lho rosolul/on adoptod.
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Iowa City City Counefl
May 1, 1990
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Movod by Lateon, locondod by NO'Itdc, to adopt RES. 9().74, Bk. 103, p. 74,
AMENDING BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION OF THE PUBUC..1Z.L
WORKS DEPARTMENT, delol/on 01 I AUL Troallnonl P1anl Oporolor, 2 Troallnonl Planl
Oporatorl, and addll/one 01 1 Sr. TroOllnont Pl4n1 Oporator, 2 Malntenanco Workor lI's, 1
Malnlonanco Workor I, and eublllquont changOlIn tho AFSCME pay plan. SlaNmomber Hatry
Boron oxplaJnod thai tho eamo numbor 01 poople would be omployod, but tho plannod
Itructuro Is dINorenL AlftrmatJvo roll call volo unanlmous, 610, AmbrllCO absonL Tho Mayor
doclarod tho rosolutJon edoplod.
Movod by Latson, socondod by Novlck, that tho ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 32.1
'TaxaUon and Rovonues,' 01 tho Codo 01 Ordlnancol ollho City 01 Iowa Cfty by amondlnglZt..
SoctIon 32.1.55 thoroln 10 rovlso solid wasil colloctlon loos, landml UIO loos and add a 100 ror
yard wasle colloctlon por bag, be glvon IIrsl volo lor pungo. Courtnoy slated thll ordlnanco
Is multl.lacolod and thai ho OppolOS only tho soctlon doallng wtth tho por bag 100 and would
be voting Igalnsl tho ordlnanco. Kubby nolOd thai tho ordlnanco Itatos thai Indlvfduals
disposing 01 hsz8ldous or spoefal wastos must rocolvo authorization and askod lor a IIs1 01
thoso pooplo thaI havo appllOd ovor Iha pall yoar. Tho City Mgr. said thai he has doslgnatod
Publlo Workl OJroctor lIchmadoko 10 handlo thOIO aulhorlzallona and a 1111 would be appoarlng
In the upcoming roport Irom Shannon.Wilson. Tho Mayor docf8lOd tho mol/on carrlod, ell, wtth
tho following dlvfllon 01 roll call vole: Ayos: McDonald, Novick, Horowitz, KUbby, Latson.
Nayl: Courtnoy. Absont: Ambrlsco.
Movod by Courtnoy, IOcondod by Horowitz, 10 adjourn 8:50 p.m. Tho Mayor doclarod
tho motion camod unanimously, 810, Ambrlsco absont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 20, 1990
TO : City Council
FROM: CIty Manag.r
RE: Mat.rlal In 1nfomtlon Pack.t
Informal Aglnda and M..tlng Sch.dul.
Memoranda from the CIty Manag.r:
a. South of BurlIngton' Downtown N.lghborhOOd wIth mtmo from
the Dlrlctor of Planning and Program D.v.lopm.nt
b. N.lghborhood S.rvlc.s
c. Solid Wast. Ordlnanc. along with memorandu. from thl Public
Works Dlr.ctor and a propos.d f..s ordlnanc.
Draft- Job description for JCCOG Solid lIastl Managlm.nt Phnntr.
Memoranda from the CIty Manag.r:
d. Yard Wast. Coll.ctlon Program' Update
.. Bark.r R.qu.st . Old Dubuqu. Road S.wer
f. REAP Funding
Memorandum from the City For.st.r Inviting att.ndane. at the Arbor Day
Program.
Copl.s of L.tt.rs from:
a. First National Bank
b. University of Iowa Credit Union
c. Senator Grassley
d. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Nielsen
Copy of letter maIled to residents along Mayfield regardIng sew.r project.
Notlco of meeting of Southeast Iowa MunIcipal League.
News from the City DeSk, April 1990
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
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TO: ctty Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Material In Information Packet
DATE: April 27, 1990
Memoranda from the Ctty Manager:
a. Financial Assurance - Iowa City Landfill 79/
b. Upcomtng Datos 7'1.1.
e. Pending olvelopment Issues
d. Water Supply - Properttes Near Landfill
e. Shannon & Wilson Study - LandfIll Groundwater Monitortng
f. Free "Low-Nitrate. Water
g. Recycling Correspondence
Memorandum from the ot rector of Pub 1 I e Works regarding Wal nut Ridge 7'1 fJ
Subdivision. I
Memorandum from the City Clerk regarding mInute sharing. 11
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~ Memorandum from the Airport Commission regarding lease of Airport property 8~O
Copy of letters from:
a. Assistant General Manager of thl CRANolC
b. Marna S. Wtebort
c. Bessie E. Buxton
Tentative schedule of events for the Iowa Festival.
Action Call, April 1990.
Calendar for May 1990.
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DIstributed at informJl 4/30:
Sunmary of Riverl ine Wetland Scminar. ~
Ltr. from Mayor of Tiffin supporting proposal to ereatc Solid Wastc
Planning Coordinator position. f~?
Solid Waste Ordinance revised 4.26.90 .:i.-!!-