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Inlormal COuncil Sosslon
April 14. 1990
Informal COuncil $oaslll.Q: April 14, 1990, 8:45 a,m. In tho COuncil Chamberl, Mayor
McDonald plolldlng.
Ccuncllmombor. Prosonl:
Ambrlsco. COurtney, Horowitz, Kubby, Latson, McDonald, Novlck.
Slsffmombors Prosonl: Atkins, Karr.
T8DO Rocorded: 00.1, Sldo I.
CIIv Atlomev Intorvlows
Council dlscul80d tho format that would be usod lor Inlorvlowing. Tho majority .grood that
aftor Intorvlowlng, lator In the aftomoon, an offor mIght bo oxtondod to one 01 tho candldalol.
Tho City Managor oncouragod COunclllo romaln on schedulo as much 81 posslblo and to bo
awaro thallome 01 the quosllons may bo answored In conn action with anothor quosUon and
may not nocolSltale asking It agaln, Tho Mayor Ilalod that mombor. Ihould fool comrcrtabla
uklng IndMdual quelllonl that may bo Important to thom. Moved by Courtney, leconded by
Horowitz, to adjoum to oxocutlve IOlllon to evaluate tho profosslonal competoncy 01 an
IndMdua/ whose appointment, hiring, porlormanco to dlschatgo II bolng consldorod whon
nocolsary to provonl noodlell and Irroparable Injury to that IndMdual'l reputation and that
IndMdual roquosll a clOled IOSllon. It was notod that all lour candldalol had roquoslod a
closed IOSllon In wrlllng. Arnrmatlvo roll call veto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmomborl prosont,
Tho Mayor doclated tho mollon carried and adjournod to oxocutlvo IOIslon, 9:00 a.m.
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Info/mal Council Sosslon
April 16, 1990
Inlormal COuncil Sosslon: April 16, 1990, at 6:30 p,m, In tho Council Chambors, Mayor John
McDonald prolldlng.
Councilmomborl Prosonl: McDonald, Courtnoy, Novick, Kubby, Amb/lsco, La/son. Absonl:
Horowftz.
SlaNmomborl Prosont: Atkins, Kerr, Gonlfy, Schmolsor, Fosso, Holling, Milkman, Barnas,
Franklin, Davidson, Cain, Truoblood, Smith.
Tnoo'rocordo~: Rool 90-37, Sldo I . 45-END, Sldo 2 . END. I ; Rool 9().40, Sldo 1 . END.
ADDmONS TO THE CONSENT CALENDA8:
Rool 9().37, Sldo 1
Council agrood to add to tho Consont Calondar 01 tho April 17, 1990, mooting a mollon
approving a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Bast Kopt Socrot.
PLANNING ~ ZO~ING MATTER~:
Rool 90-37, Sldo I
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PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY 1. 1990 ON AN ORDI:~ ;~~~~~ ~~ ~~E
REGlJLATlONS OF CERTAIN PROeERTY LOCATED SO _~ _ 0 ___ _Jl
IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TERRELL MILL PARK ALONG THE IOWA RiVER. (Ponlnsula
Aroa/Tract 4) (z.e91 01
Schmollor Italed this 110m Is to rozono approxlmatoly 19 acros loulh 01 Tan Spoodwoy
and walt 01 Torroll Mill Park, Schmolsor oxplalnod that Iho Planning & Zoning
Commission had Intondod to dolor consldorallon of thllltom until Soptombor, but CIIy
Council roquoslod that tho Planning & Zoning Commission procood 10 forward Its
rocommondatlon. In rosponso to Kubby, Schmolsor oxplalnod that tho City CO'Jncll
could not tako action on this 110m bocauso tho Planning & Zoning Commission had not
prosonlod II to Council. Schmolsor oxplalnod tho City Council made II cloar to tho
Planning & Zoning Commission that It was notlnlorostod In purchasing tho proporty
and, thoroloro, tho Planning & Zoning Commission has rocommondod Council taka
action and rozono 1110 an RS.5 zona, conslslonl with tho Comprohonslvo Plan.
B.
ORDINA~CE AME~DING THE ZONING ORDI~ANCE B: ~~~Dg~O~A~aY ~~~:~~G
THE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 160 C ,G . ~.:J.
LOCATED NORTH OF MELROSE AVENUE AND WE~T ~F :R~t~R~ ~~fE~J~~~
UNIYERSITY OF JOWA FROM ID'6S TO OPD .1 E I IN,
DEVELOPMENT HOUSING IPDHI PLAN FOR WALNUT RIDGE. iOWA CITY. IOWA. (Z.
8915 and S.0943)
Schmolsor slalod Council rocolvod 0 momorandum rogardlng this Itom, Schmolsor
slatod tho City Englnoorlng slaff had two concorns rolallng to tho Invortod crown In Iho
shouldors along Konnody Parkway and Iho location 01 Iho Islands In tho mlddlo 01 tho
stroot. Schmolsor notod (hat Maca Bravorman has boon oxtromoly pallonlln working
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with City Itall. Schmolsor oxplalnod thai Ilall has always boon plUlJal to publlo
Inlr ulluCluro bolng plovfded In dovolopmonll and whon II wal cloat lhatlho Planning
& Zoning Commllllon would rocommond In laVOl 01 private Inl,astructuro, tho
Englnoorlng DMIIon took anothor look It It. Courtnoy askod how parking rogulaUonl
would bo onlorced. Schmollor llaled that NO PARKING Ilgns would nood to bo placod
on tho ItroOt. In rOlponlo to Kubby, Gontry oxplalnod Iho City could onlorco tho
patklng rogulallonl. Kubby asked " tho lpeclllcl rolatlng 10 ullng asphalt vorlus
chlplOal lhould bo Italed In tho ordlnanco. Schmoller Italed that II what Is baing
rocommondod and lhould bo roforoncod on tho plat and In Iho ordlnanco which would
havo to bo atnonded. Kubby asked " I/lOthor publlo hOB/lng would be nooded.
Schmolsor rocommonded that Councll conllnuo tho public hoarlng becauso tho applicant
would nood to Ilgn a rovtsed conditional zoning agroomont providing lor Iho chango
to tho condillonl oXplolSod by Councll. Kubby Itated thoro atO no Ipoclnca In tho
ordlnanco rolallng to who pays lor whaL Schmolsor Ilaled Ihaltho InlrastruCluro othor
than tho lowor would bo paid for by tho appllcanL Atkins prosontod Informallcn rolaUng
to tho lowor to Councll. Atkins Itated thltthO Univorllty ollowll has changed tho
locallon ollho oasomonl route and hll oxprmed an Inlorost In partlclpallng In tho
lOW., InltallaUon. Atkins llaled thai tho Univorllty'l paltlclpallon would nol changa tho
dovolopor'l obllgallon to pay tholr Ihato lor tholr land. Atkins Itated ho will conllnuo
to work with tho Univorslty. Kubby askod II Council will bo ablo to knew what tho cost
por lot will be thal'l pallod on to tho CUllomor, Atkins Italod YOI, Ilall will havo an
osUmato. Kubby ukod how much moro oxponslvo lots would bo II gullorl and lowor
woro Inltallod. Bravorman answored that ho cannot toll. Larry Schnllllor, roprolonllng
MMS COnsullanll, Itatod tho atnblanco 01 tho rural lubdMslon and tho doslgn chatactor
lubdMslon nood to bo conlldorod. Schmolsor noled that tho publlo hailing noods 10
bo conllnuod at Councll'llormal moollng.
C.
PUBLIC HEARING O~CE TO CO~Dm9~ALLY REZONE 37'~l~~~~
LOCATED NORTH OF '.00 AND EAST QF HIGHWAY I O~ NOATHGATE DR__, ____
CO.1 TO ROe. (Northgalo Corporallon Park) (Z-lI917/
Kubby Inqulrod about tho sculpturo/llgn. Schmolsor slalod thot stall donnlloly fools II
a lculpluro; howovor, Itall has also Inlorprolod It to bo a sign.
D. 08DINANCE TO CONDmONALLY REZONE 37.3 ACRES. LOCATED NORTH OF HIQ
ANQ EAST OF HIGHWAY I ON NORTHGATE DRIVE. F~OM CO.1 TQ RDP. (NorthD~I~
CorporaUon Park) (Z.0917)
No Council commont.
E. QRDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 32, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. TO aEaUI~li
PRE.APPLlCATION CONFERENCES FOa PRELIMINARY PlAJ.S,
No Council commont.
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F. 9BDINANCE AMENDING Tl:!E ZONING ORDINA~E BY CHANGING THE U$~
REQULATlONS 9E CERTAIN PRQ~ERTY LOCATED NORTH OF Tl:jE HUNTERS RU~
DEVELOPMENT AND WEST OF ~IGmlAY 216 FROM ID,RS TO P. (Z.llOO2)
Schmolsor dlslrlbutad coplos 01 I plat map of the dovolopmont and pointed out park
ICCOlllocallonl. Schmollor Itltad thlt " II also Ulumad thai lceOIl will be provided
to th. west lid. 01 tho patk at such Um. u th. 1101 II dovolopod.
G. ORDINANCE AMENDltjG THE ZONI~ ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF A ONE AC8E TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT 11. S, FIRST AVENU~
fRQM P TO RS.~. (Irono Polsang) (Z'OOOI)
No Council commont.
H. RESOLVTlOt-l APPROVl~G ruE PREL,IMINARY AND FINAL LARgE SCA~E NON.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LSN~DI PlA~ FOR tl:!E OLD ICfNA LU~BER CO. AT
'225 S, GllBERJ: Sr. (Unlvorllty of Iowa) (S'9006)
Schmolsor Italad tho purpolo of tho roquost Ie to consltuel a 1500 Iquato loci
watohoulo Itorago atoa lor tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa. Novick ralled concornl aboul what
th. Univorllty will Itoro In tho Itorago sroa. Schmolsor Italod ho would obtain
addlllonal Information rogardlng what will be atorad, Kubby Inquired aboul tho
propoled troo locallon, Schmolsor oxplalnod \haltho propolod throo trool did not moot
Ipace roqulromonll of tho 1100 rogulallons; tho troo rogulallonl roqulro thoro be 18 IOGt
orlpaco bolwoon Imall vatloty trOOI and 30 loot ollpaco botweon latgo Ilzod trOOI.
Sine. tho proposod 1100 II a small vatloty 110. adjacontlo a largo vatfoty troo, a Ipacfng
01 30 'ootls also roqulrod, In rosponlo to Novick, Schmolsor Ilaled tho propolod trOOI
ato located along tho kontago within olghl and ono.hallloot 01 tho 'ront proporty IIno.
Novick Inqulrod about tho throo now 11001 nol 'rontlng on Gllbort Slroot. Counell.
momborl and Schmolsor rolorrod to tho plan. Schmolsor Italod ho will obtain additional
Inlormallon rolallng 10 tho troo location.
~OUSltiG RE~aB POLICY BEVISION~:
Roo11l().37, Sldo I
Milkman Italod Iho approclatod tho support by Councllmomborlthroughoultho Community
Dovolopmonl Wook.
Milkman oxplalnod tho Housing Rohab Program began 15 yoars ago. Milkman Ilalod IlaN II
proposing major chang os bocauso 01 docroaslng lundlng and tho nood to draw In mora monoy
by making tho program clty.wldo. Milkman Introducod Rohobllllollon Olflcor Pam Barnas.
8arnos rovlowod tho olght major chongos as proposod In Milkman's April 10, 1990 momo ro:
proposod changos 10 Iho CDBG Housing Rohabllltatlon Program. Tho olght major chang os
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are:
I. Making tho ollglblo program atoa to bo clty.w1do;
2. Ralso ollglblo Incomo IImltslrom 100% to 120% 01 median Incomo;
3. Form 01 uslstanco:
4. Inctoue In IImlls 01 uslstanco up to $25.000;
5. Procosslng and funding approval utilizing an In.houso roviow boatd;
6. Rolo 01 Housing Commission:
7. Prlorlllos lor rehab: and
8. Fund allocallon.
Novick Itatod thoro should bo provisions lor enorgy conservation. Barnas Italod tho City hal
a woathorlzatlon program and onorgy consorvallon Is consldored In tho malor comprehonslvo
rohabllltatlon prolocts. Barnas oxplalnod that tho City Is roqulrod to correct all Housing Codo
Itoms and major Coda Iiams "rst and thon woalhorlzallon Is con.ldorod, Kubby ISkod how
pooplo In tho 403 atoal atO prlorltlzod. Batnes oxplalnod that lop priority Is glvon to tho 400
aroa. Kubby Itatod 400 should bo glvon top priority.
Milkman uked COuncllmomborl " an In-dopth oxplanatlon 01 tho major changos II nooded
during Councll'llormal moollng. McDonald Ilatod II would not bo nocossaty, Kubby Ita tad
that tho changos rolatlng to Incomo and onlarglng tho ollglblo program aroa to bo clly.w1do
should bo announcod at tho lormal moollng.
Milkman announcod that Barnas has Inltlatod salvago coli action 01 building malorlslslor tho
Rohab Program. Kubby stalod sho would IIko to discuss making II mandatory that demolition
01 buildings be publlshod.
PROJECT GREe~ . RESTORATION OF PLANTINGS ON IOWA AVENUE: Rool 90-37, Sldo 1
Emilie Rubright, represonllng Proloct GREEN. stolod that Pr%ct GREEN'I nrlt planllng projoct
In Iowa City In 1987 was Iowa Avonuo; many 01 the planllngs on Iowa Avonue havo docoasod:
and tho plantlngs on Iowa Avonuo neod to be rofurblshed. Rubright notod that Proloct GREEN
has boon working In cooperation with Parks & Roc. Director Torry Truoblood and askod
Council's pormlsslon to rosloro tho planting. on Iowa Avonuo. Council gavo tholr approval lor
restoration of plontlngs on Iowa Avonuo as prosontod. Ambrlsco nolod that Proloct GREEN
has boon moro cognizant 01 tho City's lIoblllty oxposure. Rubright stalod that Proloct GREEN
has boon working wllh tho City. Ambrlsco Inqulrod aboul Ihe Collego Groan Park plans.
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Rubright oxplalned thai ProloCl GREEN has boon lund'ralslng lor that proloCl. Rubrlghl also
announced that ProleCl GREEN's annual plant sala Is Ichodulod lor May 12 and a gardon lour
Illcheduled In June.
SOUTH OF BURLINGTON STREET:
Roal 90-37, Sldo 2
McDonald noted Councllmomborl rocolvod a gonoralland usa pattorn . axis ling Octobor 1989
map and . land UIO plan . April 1990 map.
McDonald Itated Councllmomberl rocolved alottor from IndMduals Involvod with tho proposod
prolocl on Unn Strool McDonald Italod thoy woro provlously roquosllng a varlanco In tho
patklng roqulromonts and now thoy aro wan ling to procoed with tho prolocl, but asking for a
dilforont atrangomont relating to tho lInount 01 commorclal that Is required. Larson asked what
would bo the Impact on their proposal II Council would havo alroady passod tho land usa plan
lor the 81oa. Aikins slaled stall rocommonds thai tho first floor dofinlllons ba changod. Larson
ukod II tho chango that " bolng roccmmondod would meat their problem. Aikins staled no.
Atklnl prolonlod the gonoral land usa pattorn . axis ling Octobor 1989 and land usa plan. April
1990 msp to COuncil. Alldns Itatod that tho map Is not a hard and last proposal but a
gonorallzod land uso plan. Atkins slalod ho would IIko to rovlow and discuss Inlormatlon as
prolontod In hll April 12, 1990 momo rogatdlng south of Burlington Stroot . downlown
nolghborhood. Aikins Itatod that stall wants 10 do a mora dolallod land uso plan lor Council,
but cannot do that unlllltall hu an approclallon and undorstandlng of what Council wants to
100 and accomplish for tho 20 block aroa. Atkins rolorrod to his April 12 momo rogardlng
louth 01 Burllnglon . downtown nolghbcrhocd:
What do wo havo? Aikins oxplalnod thoro Is a vltal podostrlan orlontod downlown rotall contor
and a 20 block atoa south 01 tho downtown that Is In transition and prosonls opportunltlos for
dovolopmont. Atkins omphaslzod tho bcundarlos ora not rigid.
Why Is II In tho City's Inlorosl to Dromolo dovoloDm~nt In tho aroa? Atkins rolorrod to his
momo and Italod thai a lot 01 what Council docldos to do will havo an olloCl on lurroundlng
nolghborhoods. Kubby asked about tho assumption Ihatll you Incroaso tho downlown aroa,
aro you diluting tho downtown vorsus onhanclng downtown? Aikins statod Council will nood
10 glvo Ilall guldanco on what kind 01 dovolopmonl Council would IIko to soo occur, Aikins
notod tho dovolopmont concopt Council appllos will alloCl tho land valuo. McDonald statod
that bocause 01 tho typo 01 dovolopmont that has occurrod, south 01 Burlington Stroot Is tho
only dlroCllon romalnlng. McDonald stotod Council has tho rosponslblllty to guldo that
dlroctlon. Kubby Inqulrod about zoning changos. Aikins statod slall will got Into spoclfics and
It will dopond upon how Council lays out tho plan.
Why Is Iho CIIy Involvod and what can vou do as a CIIy? Atkins oxplalnod that tho rogulalory
constralnls may bo Inhibiting dovolopmont and tho City can provldo or assist In Iho provlslon
01 soma amonlllos that will loslor dovolopmont, o.g, parking: amonlllos In Iho rlght,ol.way:
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ItluClurlng 01 an ImplOVomonl dlll/lCl Alklnl Ilaled that tho City could oNor porlod IIghllng,
ImplOVGmonl dill/let, TIF dill/tel, and 10N,supportlng municipal Improvomont dlsl/lets. Larson
uked 101 Iddlllonal InlormlUon, Atklnl oxplalned I 101l'lupportlng munlclpallmprovomonl
dill/tel would bo Impoled on lhomlolvol, It would hlvo to voto, than monlos atO gonoralod
through I lpoclfto tax. and tlXOI at. Uled to do cortaln things. Larson Inquired about non.
conlormlng IlatUI. Schmollor Italed a non-conlO/mlng uso Is limply I UIO that doosn't
comply wflh tho plovIslonl 01 I zone thlt hu boon croaled. Schmolsor noled that In a now
zone, many UIOI may bo pormllled. Schmollor Italed thalli a uso II abandonod lor ono YOat,
11 hu to rovort to I conlO/mlng UIO In tho zono. Atklnlllated that part 01 tho doclslon.maklng
plOCOII II lor th. long haul. lryIng 10 causa IOmothlng olso to occur. Schmolsor oxplalnod
thalth. ordlnanco Ilalollhat I proporty hu to bo dOll/eyod by moro than 100 porcont 01 Its
valuo In ordor lor 11 to rovorlto a conlormlng uso. AmbrllCO rolorrod to tho land uso mop and
Italed thll LOI 104, walt 01 Lolll3, rOplolontl qullo a laking. Schmolsor expla/nod that tho
Ponlacrolt Gatdon Apts, II a rOlldonllal uso pormllled In tho commorclal zono and that tho
Ponlacrolt Gardon Aptt. Iandownor hu asked 10 havo this uso zonod commorclal. Atkins
Italed a block.by.block anaJylll will bo dono. Novfck uked why blocks woro Ipllt, such u
on Wright Stroot, Schmollor llated It replosonts oxlsUng land uso and ItaN would lIke to 100
IOmO 01 thai commorcfal uso rOVOrllo commorcfal uso lor porlonal Intorost whoro It bocomos
mOIO 01 a porlonaJ 10rvlco Ollablllhmonl Atklnl omphulzod this Is a gonorallzod plan and
Itan can do a b1ock.by.block all/quo.
Somo oxfltlng land usos In tho aru lot a Dallorn lor luluro dovolODmonl. Atkins notod thai
tharo have boon d11CU111onl with tho Unlvorllty or Iowa and they atO laying thalthoy atO
willing 10 be Incorporaled In th. plan but will probably koop tholr proporty lor parking noodl.
Alldnlltated the Unlvorllty II willing to cooporalo to some oxlonl, but do not want to got tholr
ploporty oncumberod. McDonald Ilated It II highly unllkoly tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa would onlor
Inlo anything Iong.torm. Atklnl ukod Counc!lmombors what kind 01 rosldonllal dovolopmonl
they would lIke 10 100 occur. Kubby Inqulrod about aNordablo housing. Kubby slalod thai sho
It concornod with tho City pulling onorgy and money Inlo aroas whoro It Is notloaslblo lor
dovoloporlto build now aNordablo housing. Kubby Ilalod Incontlvos Ihould bo croatod lor
pooplo to build affordablo housing. Atkins Ilalod ItaN noods to know Iho typo 01 dovolopmont
CouncU would lIke 10 100 occur. Council and staN dlscussod allordablo housing. Kubby
Itatod tho 20 porconl laetor could be usod whon nogollallng with dovolopors. Larson Inqulrod
about publlo Improvomonts Including parking. Aikins stalod parking Is one olomont 01 tho
ovorallland usa planning, Kubby Ilalod Iho would lIke to 100 a monu 01 options. Schmolsor
Ilatod that whon land II lolling lor $15 a squaro 1001, ho doubta wholhor you could
accommodalo anordablo housing In tho aroa without subsldlzollon. Novick askod aboul tho
20 porcont laC1or. McDonald oxplalnod thai whon using Induslrlal rovonuo bonds, a
mochanlsm could bo usod lor dovolopors 10 got lowor Inlorosl but allowing Council to dlctalo
whal typo and porconlago 01 rosldonls that dovolopor had 10 dovolop. Council and slall
dlscussod aNordoblo housing, Kubby slalod sho would lIke Council 10 Implomont allordablo
housing al part ollho planning procou so 10w,Incomo pooplo havo lho opportunity 10 IIvo In
tho aroa, Ambrlsco slalod lor a community ollhls slzo, tho City has a groat allordablo housing
program, Schmolsor slalod siaN has boon looking at ranis In tho aroa, Franklin nolod Ihal
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oxlstlng two-bodroom housing In tho Ofoa II ronllng lor $475 par month and Capllol View two.
bodroom Ipartmonll ate NMlng lor $575 por month. Franklin Ilatod Council ooedllo Ihlnk
01 what Itandard 01 houllng should bo oltablllhod. Novfck Italad COuncil provloully
discussed 10tllng up I houllng COmmltloo. McDonald Itated Councll can discuss thatlssuo
at COuncll'l noXl mooUog.
Atklnsltalod that Councll noedlto conlldor ftnancfng and dovolopor bonulol/dovolopor chlpl
whon conlldorlng pI/king, opon Ipaco, INordlblo houllng. Atklnl oxplalned COuncll ooodl
to consldor how they want to lpond tholr 'dovolopmonl chlpl.' Atklnlltaled COuncil noedl
to talk aboultho land UIO along Burllnglon SlIoo\. Atkins Italod that dllculllon 01 tho loulh
01 Burlington SlIoot downlown nolghborhood noods 10 bo Ichoduled again, latlon inquired
aboul patklng. Atklnl Itatod thollour ratnp Itudlol hovo boon comploted and plollmlnary
financlal rO'Aow lhowa thai tho City cannot build anymoro ratnpa and havo tho lyalam IUpport
Itsolf and pay tho dobt IOrvfeo with currant ratol. Atklnlltaled thoro litho Issuo ollOpatoto
parking dlltrlctl. Novick Italod Councll could consldor ralllng patklng ralol. McDonald staled
thai lhll dIscussion lhoufd conUouo II Councll'l ooXl moollng.
COUNCIL MEETING SCH~DULE:
Rool 87.90, Sldo t
McDonald luggostod COuncll roschodulo III noXl 011 Tuolday mooting. Council agrood to
tonlatlvoly Ichodulo tho noXl COuncll moollng on April 23, 1990 Irom 8:30-8:30 p.m.
BREESE & BELL pROPOS~L (SOUTH OF BURLINGTON):
Rool 90-40, Sldo I
McDonald Italod ho rocolved corrolpondonco from Brooso and Boll. McDonald askod II
Council would havo to atnond tho oxlstlng ordinance 10 lulnlltho Broolo and Boll roquost.
Schmolsor Italad YOI. Schmolsor oxplalned thai what Is noodod II to amond tho dofinltlon 01
tho first fioor 10 accommodato commorclal dovolopmont altho Unn Strootlovol and to atnond
tho ordlnanco lor parking. Schmolsor oxplalnod thoy havo Icw.rllo dovolopmont which roqulros
ono and a hall parking spacos par unit and that hlgh.rlso dovolopmont only roqulros ono spaco
par unit. Atklnlluggostod Schmolsor provldo additional Inlormallon to COuncil.
APPOINT/jJE~:
Rool 90-40, Sldo 1
Planning & Zoning Commission:
1. Kon Coopor
2. Ann Bovbjorg
Housing Commission:
t. Harold Huoholt
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EXECl1T1VE SESSIO~:
RoollJO..4O, Sldo I
MOVed by Courtnoy, loconded by Ambrllco, to adjourn to exocutlvt IOIIIon undor SoctIon
21.5.0 IIUgallon to dl.cuss Iltatogy with Councllln manari that.,o preaontly In UUgaUon or
whoro IIl1gallon It omlnont whero Ita dllClosure would be likely 10 preludlco or dlladvantago tho
pollUon 01 tho govornmontal body In that nllgallon. AIIIrrnaUvo roll call voto unanlmoul, 810,
Horowftz ab.ont. Tho Mayor docfatod tho mollon carried and adjourned to oxOCU1/vt 101110n
at 11:24 p.m.
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OFFIClAl. COUNCIL ACOON . 4/17190
ThI COIl 01 PUbllll\lng lilt foIIomg plOC:Hdingt and
Claims II $ CumutIllvt ((Itl IoIlh11 CIlItlClll
,III 101 laid IiUllllClllon It $
low. CIy Count, r'll mlg, 7:30 pm. .lI1t CMc Cell"
MI'(OI McDonald pltsldlng ~ ptt"":
Ambl1Ico, Courlnty, HOtOWIl, Kubby, lMton. McOonIJd,
NO'iICk, ~: None,
TllIIMI'(OI prOC:IaImtd AprI21, 1800 u SPRING ClEAN.
UP DAY; AprI 24, 1800 u GENERAL FEDEAAnoN OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS CENTENNIAL CELEBRAnON DAY; AprI
~. 1800 IS WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY; AplI22.28, 1800 IS
CRISIS CENTER WEEK; May 15. 1800 IS BIKE.TO,WORK
DAY,
Cay Forlllll Ttny RobInaon updaltd CMcI on lI1t low.
CIy RtLEAF progrtm and ICClpltd dOnaIlCnI ~om M~t
Cttk, rtpltstflling lI1t Iowl Cay Boatd d RtlllOIt and
SIIp/lInlI BUf1Ol\ trom NIlIonal Compull S)'I1Im1.
MMd and HCondod, 1hat lilt loIIowIng 'tlN and r_
mondIlionl In lilt c:onw. CaItndat be rtceNtd, or
IpjlIMd. II'IJIOf tdOpItd IS amendtd:
ApprOVal d 0tfJc1al Courd Ac11Cn1 d lilt rtgUlar
moeling d 4/3, IS pubIlshtd, IUbjtcll0 CCIIICtIon, IS
roconvnondod I7i Iho Cfty ~
MinlAOI d Boatdl and CommIssJons: Cfty CMcI
Rulos Comm. . 4/3; Bd, d AdjustmGrc . 3114; HislOrlC
ProSOlVll1on Comm. . 3113; P&R Comm. . 3114; Bd, d
TMI", . 3129; Allpolt Conm .3119; P&Z Conm . 415;
Ottlgn Rovtow Comm. . 3126,
Plnnl MOIICnI and RISOMICnI: Class C BIOI
Plnn. for Hanil DIscoool, 71 Commtrclal Drlvt. Class
C UqUOl Uctnulol BIllatO'I, 1210 Hlghl.lnd COull. Class
C lJquOI LIcGnst lOf TIlt Vlnt TIVtm, 330 E. Pren1l1l.
Class B Boor PlnM lor CI1I1I & GrlIl, 20G N, linn Stroot.
CIm C liquor UctIlSlIol Catl Pdco, 212 S. Cllrcon.
RES. 90'56, TO ISSUE CIGARETTE PERMITS, Class C
liquor UcOtlll fOl Blst KlpI SIC/Il, 2216 NOI1h Dodgt
Stroot.
RllOIulionl: nES, 90-57, ACCEPTING lHE WORK
FOn TIlE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FOR
CMlERON SUBDMSION,
eorr.lpOI1doncl: R.1idtnl1 d Diana Stroot rtquost.
ing IhIl All paning be relllOYld ~om IhoIr stroot. Project
GREEN regilding Iht rtstOtll1on d plattingl on low.
AvtflUe, Usa Both HOUChlnl, Sltp/lanlI Larton, Moln
MArtInoz, end MlChone TI1oma5on requesting lhat lIlo
CounclI rovtow Iht 1976 non.lI1'IOking Otdlnance whh I
v10w toward Changing lIlo I8IlIng regula/IoN In
"Itaurlllll, MtmO ~om Iht CHI Sorvtc. CorMlIIIIon
lubmlnlng cortllltd 11I11 01 .pplIcantl lOt IhI loIIowIng
poshionl: Moss Trllllil OpGIstor; Aulstorc Trollmonl
PIInl OpelllOl, MtmO Irom Iht TrlMc Engr, regarding
IoDdlng ZOllO on GIDnlwood Drlvt,
App/lcalloNlOI Un d SIIOOII end Public Grounds:
Mary Lohs., Env~onmontDl AdvocIlOl, 101 permission to
p1ckot Illho constl1JCtlon ilia 01 McDOI1I!d'1 Roslaurorc
II SYC4l1lOfa Mall on 4/17, approvod lor Rlvortldo Drlv.
buslnoss location on/t. eonog. d Duslnou lor e 5 end
10K naco 10 be hold on 4/6, Ipprovod, Cystic Fibrosis
FOUndll1on 101 permission 10 hlvllho GIIII Strldol 10K
Wllk 011 5120, 'PplOYod, Orgonlzod Stonloy Currlor
Assoc:lllod Rosldontl (OSCAR) lor permission 10 hlvo I
IIroot dancl 101 Clinton Slroot Rosldont Halls on Dlvon.
poll StrOOl botwoon CUnlon end Cepho/ IllOotl on 4121,
bolwoon lhe houll 0/ 9,(1) p,m, Ind 12,(1) midnight,
donled, South East Junior High ScI100I for permission 10
fJ .' I '-I " I 8
OfIcw AclIClnl
Apri 17, 1m
P'ge 2
navl an Eann Day PI/Ide en 4120. IpptOVId
App/IcIIICInI 101 CIy Pia,. UN P"mal CI1llI
Ctrl" IoIl*mIaaIcn 10 HI up , IIliIt en Cry P1w 10
cbt,iblAI .",fl.tand III raflllllCklll ClImg IIiII*1Od
4/24.28, 1ppIO\'ed 1II1n Atnttbn Hl.IIlII\ RlgIu
AlttOCM:f Ctrl" 101 pennlsllon 10 Nt up tlllQ en CIy
Plllt from which 10 dIIll1blAIIII"lll.lland ell" C1tft1101
clonIllCInI dl.Ilng 1Ile I*1Od ~ 4/12~ ~ld.
The l.lly01ll1Cl11ld 1Ile moIlOn CIIl1td.
l.lO\'Id and MCOndId. 10 HI t public IlHt1ng 101 511, en
an OIdon11let CIIIngIng 1Ile UN reguIIllOnl ~ CIIlIln JIIoptfly
IocIlId 101M ~ Till Speedway and 1nvnICllIl.'f rmt ~
T",III.1. PI/k IIOng 1Ile Iowl RNII. The MayOl dtelatld 1Ile
moIIOn CIIl1td.
A public hilling WII hIId en an OIdln1net I/NIIdIng 111I
Zoning Otdlnanct ~ ccndIlOnII'f changklg 1Ile UN regula.
IIOnI ~ IppIOXlmaltlf 1M ICI" 0I111ld QtIlIIIl'f IocIlId
noM 011.1"'011 A'/IM and rmt 01 ploptfly ownod ~ 111I
Un/vtII.ly 01 Iowt ~om tD.AS to OPDH.l, t pllIIm/naly
PIannod ~ HousIng (p0H) plan 101 WaInlA Ridgt,
Iowt CIy, Iowl ClIlg Raland, IandKape I/chlld 101
SoIAhglll DMIopmtrt lIny SchnlljtI, MMS ConsIlII"'1
and Jim St John, 73S Ktswlck. tppGlIld. MovDd and
HCondtd, 10 COItInut 1Ile public IlHt1ng 10 5(1. TIlt MayOl
lltdItld 111I moIlOn WI1Gd.
A public /le0l1ng WII hIId en an OIdillanc. 10 ccndllion-
Uf 1I10l1l 37.3 ICI", IocIlId noM 0I1<<l and last 01
Highway' en Norl/lgIlI OM, from CO.l10 ROP.
1.I0\'0d and HCOndod, lhIlll1l ordInIncIlO condllonaltf
rllOl1l 37.3 ICI", IocIlId noM 0I1<<l and lISt cI Highway
1 en NOIlhgalt OIttt, ~om CO.llo ROP, be gHtn In1 VOlI
101 pusage, TIlt MIyOI docIarld 1Ile moIlOn CIIIIGd.
Movld tmd MCOIlded, lhIl 1Ile OIdinanct '0 amend
CIlaplll :12, SubdMslon RoguItIlona, 10 requlrl pI.1jljlIIcIl1On
Mlllnett 101 plllIminIIy plait, be g~lI\ IiIIl VOII 101
pusage. TIlt MIyOI dtclltDd tho moIlOn CIIIlDd.
MO\'od and MCOIlded, lhIl tho OIdillanct ImOndlng the
Zoning Ordlnanct ~ changing thO use rogulallonl 01 cff1lln
plopony IoeaIId noM 01111I Hl.I1Il,. Run DOYIIopmn and
wost 01 Highway 218 ~om ID.AS 10 P, be gm ftIIl VOlt 101
pusage. TIlt MayOl dtelltDd 1Ile moIlOn WrlDd.
Movld and HCOndod, lhIlthO rule reqUrlng OIdi1lancol
10 be tonIIdorDd and VOlDd en 101 l\naI passagt II two
CouneI mootlngl pf1OIlO 1Ile mooting II which . 1110 be
ftnatt paIIDd be 1USpGfldDd, thO IOCOIld COIlIldorallon and
VOlt be wMd and thai ORD. 00.34S3, AMENDING THE
ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULA.
TIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1'4 S. FIAST
AVENUE FROM P TO AS.5, be VOlDd en IOIl\naI passago II
Ihllllmo. Tho MayOl doe/MDd the moIlOn earrlDd. MovDd
and loecndDd. lhalthe OIdlnanee be ftnatt IdOplDd lllhil
limo.
MovDd and IOCOIldDd, 10 odopt RES. oo.~, APPROVING
THE PREUMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE NON.RESIDE.
NT1Al. DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE OLD IOWA LUMBER
COMPANY, AT 1225 SOUTH GILBERT smm, IOWA CITY,
IOWA.
MovDd and IOCOIldDd, 10 adOpt RES. 00.59, A1DOPTING
PROCEDURES AND GUIDEUNES FOR REVIEW OF
PROJECTS IN HISTORIC DISmICTS. Ooog Ruuon, chalrper.
1011 01 HlslOlIc PrOlolVallOn Commission, OUIUnDd lhe chan.
gOI.
Movod Ind IOCOndDd, 10 odOpl RES. 9000. AMENDING
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0fIclII AclIOl't
Apri 17, 1m
Pege 3
THE BY.LAWS OF THE ttlSTOAiC PRUEAVATlON COM '''is.
SlON TO ALTER THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CO"'MiSSlON
AND ALLOW rHE COMf.lJSSION TO EST A8USH THE DAY
OF THE wtEK ON \mCH IT MEETS.
The MayOIIMOunC1cl1lll foIowIng vlClllClll: HillOI1C
PIIlIIVIlIOn CcmnlaaIon . 0l1I vlCInCy 101 I UV"'YIIII"'"
Inding sm." TIliI ~ III bllIlIdt 1l11le sm.w
mtIllng ~ h CIy CMel
l.lO\'Id rd HCOnClId. 10 mPt 111I IoOowtng appoIrC.
manll r.1jIpOIrC Ktnr<<n CoopIt. eoo W. Bllllen SUHland
appoIrC AM 1,1 Oovtljatg. '710 AldgI Road, 10 111I Planning
and Zoning ComrrIIaloilIOl M'yllltlmll II1CIng 51'185;
IIIPOlr1 HI/Old C. HUIIioId, 2128 S. I\Ivnlda OM. 10111I
Housing ConvniaIlon lot WlI.lllJl*1d I"'" IIlding 511"1.
TIlt MIyOI doclatld 111I moIIOn WI1Gd.
The MIyOIIMOl.I'(Icl tNl1lll CouneI /led agrlDd 10 1Ile
appoIrCmIIII ~ Lroda Newman GIIIIty II 1Ile Cry AIlomay.
"'OVId and IIConclId ly II CouneImttrobIIIIO 1ppIO\'t1lle
appoiItmott The MIyOI dIClarld II1IIllOI1cn .
CIy Altf. GIIIIty rtqUlllld CouneJ tonMlI'CI will 1Ile
appoIrCmIIII It Mr. Dw CllrtstIanMn II FIr1l AlII. CIy Altf.
and MI Kayl HIIV'iINft II Stcond AlII. CIy Altf. "'OVId
and NCOndod, 10 ~ 1Ile rlCCl1Vllll1Cllllonl 01 tho CIy
Altf. The MIyOl ClICIttId 111I moIlOn CIIIIId.
MOVId Ind 1ICOIldId.1O Idopl RES. ~1, AMENOtNG
THE HOUSINQ REHABUTATlON PROGRAM FOR OWNER.
OCCUPIED AND RENTAL PROPfnneS IN IOWA CITY.
MO\'od Ind IICOI1dad, 10 Idopl RES. ~ AUTHOAlZ.
ING EXECUTlOH OF A UMITED RElEASE AGREEMENT
CONCERNING STOIWNATER MANAGEMENT EASEMENT
AGREEMENT I'.TTH CAMERON SUBDMSION,
MOVId Ind IICOI1dad, 10 Idopl Res. ~, AUTHOAlZ.
ING EXECUTlON OF WNVWlTY DEED, EXTENDED COVER.
AGE STATEMENT AND lEASE TERMINAOON AGREEMENT
WITH JAMES RIVER PAPER COMPANY, 1Ne.
MOVId II1d IICOI1dad, 111II111I Me requlMg OIdinlnCel
10 be 0llnIldtf1d and VOIId en 101 ftnII passage II two
CouneJ mootltlQl pf1OIlO 111I mooting II wIIIdll II 10 be
ftnatt poSHd be IUlpendod. 1Ile IOCOIld COIlIldIrIlIon and
VOlI be watm, and tIIII ORO. ~54, AMENDING CIIAP.
TER 2G, PEDDLERS A1ND SOUClTORS, OF THE IOWA CITY
CODE OF OAOlNANCE9 BY REPEAUNQ SEcnoNS 26-,
AND 26-Z!, AND ADOPTING NEW SECTlONS IN UEU
THEREOF be VOIod on lot ftnII pillage II 1h111ImI. TIlt
MayOl doelltDd 1Ile morlon CIIItDd. MO\'od and HCOndod,
lhIlthO OIdillanct be IlWt 1dopl1cl1l1hll1lml.
MOVId and MCOndod, 10 Idopl RES. OO~, SETTING
THE FEE FOR ISSUANCE OF A PEDDUER'S OR
SOUCITOR'S UCENSE UNDER CHAPTER :/G. IOWA CITY
CODE OF ORDiNANCES.
MovDd and MCOndod, 10 adjOurn 150 p.rn Tho 1.11)'01
doel.l1Dd 1111 mollOn Clnlod.
A morl eompIOlI dtIcrIptlOn 01 CounelI~ IClftl II en ru. fJ /)
In lho oIriCt 0111II cay CIofk. Ji fJ-ek:
"JOHN MCOONALD. MAYOR I"-
1iMAR~ K KAnA. CITY ~RK /
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SubmmDd lor pub/'iCtllon . cfl7iOO
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTMTlES
April '7, '990
Iowa City Council, rog, mlg., 7:30 p.m. altho CIvtc Contor. MayOl McDonald proakllng,
Councllmombora prosonl: Ambrlaco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Laraon, McOonoJd, Novick.
Abaonl: Nono. SlaNmombora proaont: Alldna, Holling, Gonlly, Karr, SchmollGr. Councll
mlnuloa lapel.recordod on Tape 90-42, Skloa 1 &2.
Tho Mayor proelalmod AplII 21, 1990 u SPRING CLEAN.UP DAY; April 24, 1990 as
GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION DAY; AplU 28,
1990 aa WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY; Aprn 22-20, 1990 u CRISIS CENTER WEEK; May 15,
1990 aa BIKE.TO.WORK DAY.
City ForOllor Torry Robinson updalod Councll on tho Iowa City RoLW program and
aceoplod donanons from Mlko Cllok, roprosonUng tho Iowa City Solid of Roa/IOIa and
Stophanl. Burton, from National Computor Systoma. Tho Mayor thankod alatl and conlllbulora
for tholr offorts,
Movod by Ambrtaco, IGcondod by Horowitz, thai tho following Iloma and rocommonda.
Ilon. In tho Consonl Calondll bo rocolvod, or opprovod, and/or odoptod aa amondod:
Approval ot Otllclal Council Actlona 01 tho IOgulll mooUng of 413190, aa
publlshod, sub/oet 10 corrOellon, as r.commondod by tho City Clork.
Mlnutos 01 BOllds and Commlsslona: City Council Rul.. Comm. . 413190; Bd,
01 Adjustmont . 3114/90; Historic ProlGrvatlon Comm. . 3113190; P&R Comm. . 3114/90;
Bd, 01 Trusloos . 3129/90: Airport Comm. . 3/19/90; P&Z Comm. . 4/5/90; Ooslgn RovIow
Comm. . 3126190.
Pormlt Mollons and Rosolullons: Approving s Class C BoOl Pormltlor Thomas
E. Harris dba Hllrl. Dlscounl, 71 Commorclal Drlvo. Approvfng a Class C Uquor
Uconso for Small Enlorpllsos, LId, dba Blllaro'8, 1210 Highland Court. Approvfng a
Class C Uquor Uconl8 lor Konnody Invostmonta, Inc. dba Tho Vlno Tavorn, 330 E.
Pr.nllss. Approvfng a Clus B Boor Pormlt for Chili & Grill, Inc. dba Chili & Grill, 206
N. Unn SlIoot. Approvfng a Class C Uquor Uconso for Calo Paclnco 01 Iowa City, Inc.
dba Calo Pacifico, 212 S, Cllnlon, RES.Il().58, Bk. 103, p. 58, TO ISSUE CIGARmE
PERMITS. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Malinda A. RIo. dba BOSI Kopl
Socrot, 2218 North Dodgo Stroot.
Rosolullons: RES. 90.57, Bk, 103, p, 57, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FOR CAMERON SUBDIVISION,
CorrOlpondonco: Rosldonls of Diana Slrool roquostlng Ihal all parking bo
romovod Irom Iholr slroot. Pr%cl GREEN rogardlng tho rosloratlon of plantlngs on
Iowa Avonuo. Usa Both Houchins, Slophanlo Larson, Molanlo Martlnol, and Mlchollo
Thomason roquosllng that Iho Council rovlow tho 1970 non.smoklng ordlnanco with a
vlow lowsrd changing tho soatlng rogulatlons In roslauranls. Momo Irom Iho CMI
Sorvlco Commission submitting cortlnod IISls 01 appllcanta for Iho following positions:
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Mlnulos
Council ActMlIos
April 17, 1990
Pago 2
Mass Transll Oporator; Asslslanl Troalmonl Plant Oporator. Momo Irom tho Tralnc Engr,
rogardlng loading zono on arantwood Drive.
Appllcallons lor Usa 01 SlIools and Public arounds: Mary Lohso, Envlronmonlal
Advocatos, lor pormlsslon to plckot altho constructJon Ilta 01 McDonald'l ROllauranl
at Sycamore Mallon 4/17190, approved lor Alverllde Drlvo buslnm Iocallon only.
Collogo 01 Buslnm lor a 5 and IOK Race 10 be hold on 4/8190, approvod, CyIUc
Fibrosis Foundallon lor pormlsslon to hsve tho araal SlIldos 10K Walk on 512019O,
approved, Organlzod Stanloy Currlor Associaled Rosldonts (OSCAR) for pormlsslon to
hava a allool dance lor Clinton SIIOOI Rosldont Halls on Davonporl SlIoot botwoon
Clinton and Capitol IlIools on 4121190, botwoon tha hours of 9:00 p.m, and 12:00
mldnlghl, donlod. South East JunlOI High School lor pormlsslon to havo an Earlh Day
Parada on 412019O, opprovod,
Appllcallons for City Plaza Usa Pormlts: Crisis Conlorlor pormlsslon to 101 up
a lablo on City Plaza to dlslllbulo Iltoratura and soli ralne IIckots during tho portod 4/24.
28190, approvod. LaUn Amorlcan Human RIghts Advoca~ Contar 101 pormlsslon 10 sol
up a tabla on City Plaza from which to dlstrlbula lItoraluro and offor cralls lor donallons
during tha parlod 01 4/12,22190, approvod,
AInrmaUvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod,
Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by Novick, 10 sol a public hoarlng lor 5/1/90, on an
old/nanco changing tho uso rogulatlons 01 corlaln proporly localod 80ulh of Tall Speedway and
Immodlately wosl 01 Tarroll Mill Park along tha Iowa Rlvor (Ponlnsula Ataa/TraC! 4). Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlad unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombers prosant
A public hoarlng was held on an ordlnanca emondlng the Zoning Ordlnanco by
COnditionally changing tha uso rogulaUons 01 approxlmaloly 168 acres of land gonerally localod
norlh 01 Molrose Avonue and wost of properly ownod by tho University 01 Iowa Irom ID.RS to
OPDH.I, a preliminary Planned Developmont Housing (PDH) plan for Walnut RIdge, Iowa City,
Iowa. Craig Rltland, landscape archltoct lor Southgalo Dovolopmont, prosonlod plans and
skotches of the proposed dovolopmont, Larry Schnllllel, MMS Consultanls, presonl for
discussion. Jim St John, 735 Koswlck, appoared rogardlng tho long.lorm Impact this
dovelopment would have on Iowa CIIy In lerms 01 fire and pollco prOlectlon and othor
amenltlos, and urgod Council to sludy Iho proposal carofully. Moved by HorowllZ, socondod
by Ambrlsco, 10 conUnua tho public haarlng 10 5/1. Tha Mayor doclared Iho moUon carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosont
A public haarlng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 condlUonally razono 37,3 acros, localod
norlh 01 1.80 and oasl 01 Highway I on NOrlhgate Drive, from CO. I 10 RDP (Northgalo
Corporalo Park), No one appoarod,
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MlnutOI
Council AClMUo.
April 17, 1990
Pago 3
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, thaI tho ordlnanco 10 condilionally rozono
37,3 acros, localod north 01 1.80 and oasl 01 Highway 1 on Northgalo Drlvo, (Northgalo
Corporale P8/k) from CO. I 10 RDP, be glvon firal vole lor peasage, AffirmaUve roll call YOlo
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmemboll prosont. The Mayor declared Ihe mol/on carried,
Moved by Novick, .oconded by Horowitz, thaI the ordinance 10 amend Chaplar 32,
Subdivision Regulal/ons, 10 require pre.appllcal/on conferences lor preliminary plats, be given
firsl vole lor peasage. In response 10 Kubby, PPD Director Schmeiser Indlceled thaI slall rrom
the Engineering DIvIsion would be Included In Ihls revlow. Affirmallve roll call vole unanimous,
7/0, all Councllmombell present The Mayor decl8/ed Ihe mol/on carried.
Moved by Courtnoy, seconded by Horowitz, thallho ordinance amondlng tho Zoning
Ordinance by changing the use regulallons 01 certain property localod north 01 the Hunlora
Run Dovolopmonl and wOII 01 Highway 218 Irom ID.RS 10 P, be glvon firsl vole ror passage.
AffirmaUvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho
mollon carried,
Moved by Courtnay, secondod by Horowitz, Ihallhe rula requiring ordinances 10 be
considered and voled on lor final passage allwo Council meel/ngs prior 10 Iho moollng al
which II Is 10 be I/nally pealod bo suspondod, Ihe socond consldoral/on and volo bo walvad
and Ihal ORD. 90-3453, Bk, 32, p. 8, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING
THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 114 S. FIRST AVENUE FROM
P TO RS.5 (Irene Polsang), be VOlod on lor final palsago allhls lime. Affirmal/ve loll call vole
unanimous, 710, all Councllmembor. present. The Mayor declared the mollon carried. Moved
by Courtney, seconded by Horowitz, Ihat Ihe ordinance be finally adopled al Ihls I/me.
AffirmalJve roll call yote unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembers present. The Mayor declared the
ordinance adopled.
Moved by Courtney, secondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES, ll().50, Bk. 103, p. 50,
APPROVING THE PREUMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE NON.RESIDENTlAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN FOR THE OLD IOWA LUMBER COMPANY, AT 1225 SOUTH GILBERT STREET, IOWA
CITY, IOWA (Unlvorslty 01 Iowa), PPD Director Schmeiser reported thai the building would
store gases used for medical purposes as well as lor rasearch, and the Fire Departmenl had
revlewod the plan and lound the slorage laclllty to be complolely adequate lor thai purpose.
Ha also slalod Ihallhe plan had boan revised 10 allmlnalo Ihree Irees along Iha north property
line as Ihoy did nol .al/sly Ihe Iree requlromonls lor the property. Affirmal/ve roll call vole
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembors present. Tho Mayor doclared Ihe resolul/on adoplod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, seconded by Kubby, to adopl RES, 90.59, Bk, 103, p, 59,
ADOPTING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR REVIEW OF PROJECTS IN HISTORIC
DISTRICTS. Doug Russell, chairperson 01 Historic Presorval/on Commission, oul/lnod tho
changos and slalod Iho Commission had rocolved funding for a booklet thai would be available
ror cllizons Inloreslod In rehabllllal/ng historic propertlos. Affirmal/vo roll call vole unanimous,
7/0, all Councllmembors presont. The Mayor doclared tho rosolutlon adopt.
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Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Horov.1tz, 10 Idopl RES. lJO.60, Bk. 103, p, 60,
AMENDING THE BY.LAWS OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO ALTER THE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND AllOW THE COMMISSION TO ESTABUSH THE
DAY OF THE WEEK ON WHICH IT MEETS. AllIlIl1lUvo roll call volo unanlmoul, 7/0, all
Councllmombora prOlOnt Tho Mayor dodllod Iho rOloluUon adoplod.
Tho Mayor announcod tho lollowlng vaeanelol: Hlslorlo Prolorvallon Commission. one
vacancy lor a lhtoo.yoar lorm Ondlng !l29193, Thll Ippolntmonl will bo mldo at tho 5/29/90
moollng 01 tho City Counell.
Movod by Novick, loeondod by Courtnoy, 10 mako tho 10llowlng appolntmonts: ro.
appoinl Kennoth Coopor, 600 W. Bonton Sltoot IIld appoint Ann M. Bovblorg, 1710 Rldgo
Road, to tho Planning and Zoning Commission for ftvt.yoar lorms ending 5/1/95; appolnl
Harold C. Huohold, 2128 S. Rlvorlldo Drlvo, 10 tho Houllng Commission lor an unoxplred lorm
ending 5/1/91. Tho Mayor doelatod tho mollon CIIrlod unantmously, 7/0, III Counellmombora
prOlont
The Mayor announcod thai tho Counell had agrood 10 tho Ippolntmont 01 Unda
Nowman Gonlty u tho City AlIornoy. Movod and soeondod by all Councllmomborl to approvo
tho appointment Tho Mayor doelllod tho mollon catrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmomborl
plolent Kubby quolUonod lithe starr had mol Wllh northsldo morchants ,rogardlng patklng.
Tho City Managol loportod a 101101 had boen sonl and a moo ling Is bolng aol up. Kubby
lomlndod elllzonl 01 upcoming OVonll ro/allvo 10 tho EIlth Day. Larlon congralulalod ovoryono
Involvod In Community Dovo/opmont Wook and oxposlng ovoryono to somo 01 tho good things
dono with community dovolopmonl block granl monlol. Ho IOmlndod ovoryono 01 tho Crisis
Contol Broak/all achodulod Sunday, 4122; wolcomod now CIIy Al1ornoy Gonlry; and nolod tho
momo 110m Ilarr logatdlng tho ability to Ins lOll a sldowalk at tho now addlllon to Oaknoll.
Novick Ilatod sho had al1ondod a moo ling aponsorod by ICAD and camo away with now Idoas
and an approclallon for tho group 01 voluntoors Involvod In tho proCOls. Ambrlsco
compllmonlod alllnvolvod In tho Clty.sponsorod BuslnOll PM hold allho Transit Facility on
4/12 and tho Envlronmontal Rosourcos Handbook proparod by Envfronmonlal Advocatos.
Horowitz IOmlndod clUzons 01 downlown spring cloan.up day schodulod Salurday, 4121. Kubby
addod tho Iowa Rlvor cloan.up Is schodulod for Salurday allornoon. Courtnoy stalod that tho
Solid Wasto Coordinator proposal wos dlecussod allho last JCCOG moo ling and roprosonta.
lIvos woro 10 go back to tholr City Councils, discuss Iho proposal, and roport back on Council
support both concopluolly and nnanclally. Tho mallor will bo schodulod for an upcoming
moo ling. .
City Alty. Gontry roqUOSlod Council concurronco wllh tho appolntmont 01 Mr, Dana
Chrlsllanaon as Firat Ass!. City Atty, and Ms. Kayo HonnoSloy as Socond Ass!. CIIy Alty,
Movod by Horowitz, ..condod by Ambrlsco, to accopt tho rocommondallons 01 tha City Atty.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod unanlmous~, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!.
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Movod by Novick, IOCondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES. 1l().61, Ok, '03, p. Ill,
AMENDING THE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR OWNER.OCCUPIED AND
RENTAL PROPERTIES IN lemA CITY. Kubby nolod two malot changos In tho program, 1) tho
program II now opon 10 all 01 tho City and nol fus' tho spodal 403 nolghbOlhoodl, and 2)
Incomo guldallnos ara changing, Novick Ilalod moro rOYOlvtng loans will bo uUllzod, Kubby
thankod s14Nmombors Pam Barnos and Phyllis IOlpaltlck lot tholr WOIk. AIIIrmalJvo roll Calt volo
unanimous, 710, all Councllmombors prosonl Tho MayOl doclarod tho rOlolullon adoplod.
Movod by Lallon, loconclod by Courtnoy, 10 adopt RES. 1l().62, Ok. 103, p. 62,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A UMITED RELEASE AGREEMENT CONCERNING STORM.
WATER MANAGEMENT EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CAMERON SUBDMSION, In rOlponto
10 Horowitz, Gonlly oxplalnod lhalthll procoduro wiD havo 10 bo dono on a caso.by-calo bull
bocaulo 01 tho changol In tho ftnMClaJ morlgago mllkOI; sho'had dlscullod this mallor with
PW Dlroctor Schmadoko and thai It wu thoit poslllon that oach 01 tho subdMslons would bo
IlIghlly dINoronl; and this procoduro allowa tho City 10 malnlaln I rovtow procm 10 mako suro
thllln olch Inslanco tho CIIy Is proloctod In tho lion allachlng 10 tho tlcrow. Amrmallvo roD
call volo unanimous, 710, all Councllmombors prolonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosoluUon
adoplod.
Movod by Larson, locondod by Hotowltz, 10 adopl RES, 1l().63, Bk. 103, p, 63,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF WAflRANTY DEED, EXTENDED COVERAGE STATEMENT AND
LEASE TERMINATION AGREEMENT WITH JAMES RIVER PAPER COMPANY, INC. In IOIponlO
10 Horowitz, Gonlry oxplalnod tho Jam.. AlvOI Papor Company Is localod In Call1ornll and
roqulros I Ilalomont that Ilalos 10 tho boal 01 our knowlodgo wo do nol know 01 any
oncumbr8nCos on that proporty II a loqulromont 01 11110 Inlurlnco. Larson nolod thltthO
slalomonl doos nol onlanglo tho City In any wlY. ArnrmalJvo roll call volo unanlmoul, 7/0, III
Councllmombors prosonl. Tha Mayol doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod,
Movod by Courlnoy, locondod by Ambrlsco, Ihal tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancol 10 bo
consldorod and volod on lor Unal passago altwo Council moo lings prior 10 Iho moollng II
which It lalo bo nnally passod bo suspondod, tho IOcond consldoratlon and volo bo walvod,
and thai ORD. 90-3454, Bk. 32, p. 9, AMENDING CHAPTER 26, PEDDLERS AND SOUCITORS,
OF THE IOWA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTIONS 26-' AND 26.22, AND
ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS IN UEU THEREOF (pholo Idonllncallon cards), bo volod on lor
nnal passaoo Illhls tlmo. AlnrmallYo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod, Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, lhaltho
ordlnanco bo nnally adoplod al Ihls limo, Amrmallvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnanco adoplod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson, 10 adopl RES, 90.64, Bk. , 03, p, 64,
SmlNG THE FEE FOR ISSUANCE OF A PEDDLER'S OR SOLICITOR'S LICENSE UNDER
CHAPTER 26, IOWA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES. Amrmallvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod lho rosolullon adoplod,
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April 17, 1990
Pago 6
Kubby Ilalod she would not be In aUendance al hor office houll on 4126 bu1
CouncUmombellatlon would be ac1Jng In hOI ablonce.
Movod by Novick, locondod by Horowitz, 10 adjoum 6:50 p,m. Tho Mayor declarod Iho
moUon CIlrlod unanImously, 7/0, all Councllmombera ptolont
JOHN MCDONAlD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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May 1. '990
Iowa CIIy Clly Council, rog. mlg., 7:30 p.m. at tho CMc Contor, Mayor McDonald
prosldlng. Councllmombors prosont: Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: Ambrlsco. Slalfmombors prosonl: Aikins. Holling, Gonlry, Karr, Schmolsor,
Schmadoko, Boron. Ponnoy, Hondorson. O'Malloy. Council mlnutos lapo.rocordod on Tapo eo.
46, Sldos 1 and 2.
Tho Mayor proclalmod May '3.19. 1990 as HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK Doug
Russoll, Chairman ollho Hlslorlc Prosorvallon Commission, outllnod ovonls for Prosorvallon
Wook; May 1-7, 1990 as RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK; May 6.12,1990 os IOWA CIlY HOSPITAL
WEEK
Movod by Lorson. socondod by Courlnoy, thallho following 1I0ms and rocommondallons
In tho Consont Colondar bo rocolvod. or approvod, and/or adoptod as prosontod:
Approval of Official Council Acllons 01 tho rogular moollng 01 4/17/90, as
publlshod, subjoctto corrocllon, as rocommondod by tho Clly Clork.
Mlnulos of Boards and Commissions: Alvorfronl Comm, . 3/27/90; CMI SOrvlco
Comm" 4/16/90; Housing Comm,. 3/13/90; Sr, Conlor Comm" 3/19/90; Human Rights
Comm. . 3/26/90.
Pormll Motions: Approving a Class E Boor Pormll for Hy'Voo Food Sloro, Inc.
dba Druglown #2, 1221 North Dodgo. Approving a Spoclal Closs C BoortWino Pormll
for Magnifico, Inc, dba Magnifico's Mostly 1I01l0n, 1925 Broadway.
Motions: Approving dlsbursomonts In Iho amount of $3,354,723.06 for tho porlod
01 3/1 thru 3/31/90, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroctor, sublocllO audit.
Rosolutlons: Bk, 103: RES. 90.65, p. 65, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
IOWA CIlY CAN MFG. COMPANY RAIL SPUR RAP.RR.09(5)-9T-52 PROJECT. RES.
eo.66, p. 66, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR SANITARY SEWER, STORM SewER AND
PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR OAKBROOKE PLACE.
Solllng Public Hoorlngs: To sot a public hoarlng for 6/15/90, on rovlslons 10
Chaptor 15, Solid Waslo, of Iho Clly of Iowa City Codo of Ordlnancos, RES. 90.67, Bk,
lD3, p, 67, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 5/29/90 AMENDING THE FY90
OPERATING BUDGET. RES. 90.60, Bk, '03, p, 60, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
5/29/90 AMENDING THE FY90 CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET,
Corrospondonco: Iowa Clly Landscaping roquostlng Council approval oltholr
'Application 10 Adopt.o.Hlghwoy.' Momo from tho Traffic Englnoor rogardlng parking
prohlblllon on tho north sldo of tho 10 block of East Lafoyotlo Slroot. Momo from tho
Civil Sorvlco Commission Gubmllllng cortlllod lists of appllcanls for tho following
positions: Flro L1oulonanVFlro Dopartmonl; Flro Batlallon Chlof/Flro Dopartmont.
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May I, 1990
Pogo 2
AppllcaUons 101 Cily Plaza Uso POlmils: Tho ConvonUon and Toullst BUloau fOl
pormlulon to havo a II/oot danco on Clly Plllla on 619/00, bolwoon tho houri 01 7:00
and 10:00 p.m., donlod, Johnson Counly Amorlcan Rod ClOSS lor pormlsslon to display
a 1965 Thundorblld on Clly Ploza and to loll lafflo Ilckotl as a lund'Ialsor on 4/18.
20190, bolwoon tho houri 01 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., approvod. laUn Amorlcan
Human Rlghls Advocacy Conlol to sol up a tablo on Clly Plaza from which 10 dlslllbuto
Iltoraturo and oNoI craft. fOl donaUon. during tho porlod 4/23.29/00, bolwoon tho hours
0110:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., approvod.
AppllcaUon. 101 tho Uso of Slroots and Public Grounds: Nancy Goldsmith for
polmlsslon 10 clo.o a portion of Ponfro Drlvo 101 a graduation party 101 fOUl aloa
101ldonts on 8/2/00, bOlwoon tho hours 01 2:00 p,m, and 8:00 p,m., applovod. Ralph
Rloks, OfroctOl 01 Actlvltlos Thorapy Dopartmonl atlho Unlvolslly 01 Iowa Hospitals &
Clinics, 101 tho Ronald McDonald Houso Walk/Run to bo hold on 5/12190, bOlwoon tho
hours 01 8:30 and 11:30 a.m., approvod.
Arn,matlvo Ion call volo unanlmou., 610, Ambrlsco absont. La/Ion nolod tho cOllospondonco
roeolvod 110m Iowa Clly Landscaping loquostlng apploval of tholl 'Application to Adopt.a.
Highway" and quosUonod tho p/ocoduro 10/ approval, Tho City MgI. oxplalnod that approval
01 tho Conlonl Calondal In Its ontlroly would Includo approval 01 tho roquost. Tho Mayor
doela/od tho moUon call1od and ropoalod tho public hoarlngs a. sot. (7:45 p,m,)
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco changing tho uso rogulallons 01 cortaln
proporty locatod south 01 Taft Spoodway and Immodlatoty wosl 01 TOllolI 1.1111 Park along Iho
Iowa AlvOI (Ponln.ula "'oa.Tract 4), Irom RS.8 to RS.5. Tho following pooplo appoarod
supporting tho lozonlng: Kalhryn Gay, 5 Knollwood Lano; Ba/bara Buckloy, 1645 Rldgo Rd,;
A!oxandol Korn, 1639 Rldgo Rd,; Margnrot MncDonald, 400 Fostol Road, Movod by Lalaon,
soeondod by HOlowllz, 10 accopt a 101101 suppoltlng tho lozonlng Irom Sam and Botsy Fahr.
Tho MayoI doclarod Iho mollon call1od unanimously, 610, Ambrlsco absont.
A public hoa/lng was hold on an o/dlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning Oldlnanco by
COndlllonal~ changing tho uso rogulatlons 01 approxlmatoly 168 acros of land gonorally locatod
north 01 1.10110.0 Avonuo and wosl of propo/ly ownod by tho Unlvorslty of Iowa Irom ID.RS to
OPDH.l, a prollmlnary Plannod Dovolopmonl Housing (PDH) plan 101 Walnut Rldgo, Iowa City,
Iowa. Tho City Mgr. roportod Ihnlll mooting Is schodulod with tho Unlvoralty on 5/8 and tho
Council should bo ablo to tako action III tho 5/'5 Council moollng. Movod by Larson,
locondod by Kubby, to conllnuo Iho public hoarlng 105/15/90, Tho MayoI doclarod tho mollon
call1od unanlmous~, 8/0, Ambrlsco absonl. In rosponso to KUbby, Maco Bravorman, Southgato
Dovolopmont Co., Indlcatod tho Iralls within Iho dovolopmonl would bo onglnoorod as much
as posslblo to onablo Indlvlduals with mobll/ty probloms accoss to tho nolghborhood,
Movod by Larlon, socondod by Horowitz, Ihat Iho ordlnanco to condlllonally lozono
37.3 aClos, localod north 011.80 and oasl 01 Highway 1 on Norlhgato Orlvo, Irom CO., to RDP
(Northgato Corporato Park), bo glvon socond vola for passago, Alllrmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 8/0, Ambrlsco absont. Tho MayoI doclarod tho mollon carrlod.
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May 1, 1990
Pago 3
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowill, lhallho rulo roqulrlng ordinancos to bo
consldorod and volod on lor passogo at two COUncil moollngl prior 10 tho moollng at which
It II 10 bo finally passod bo luspondod, lho .ocond con.ldorallon and volo bo woJvod and lhat
ORD. 1l().3455, Bk. 32, p. 10, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF A CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF HUNTERS RUN DEVELOP.
MENT AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 210 FROM ID.RS TO P, bo volod on lor final pauago allhl.
limo, Alftrmalivo roll call voto unanimous, 610, Ambrl.co absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
mollon carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Lat.on, thai tho ordlnanco bo finally
adoplod allhls limo, A1firmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrl.co absonl. Tho Mayor
doclarod lho ordlnanco adoplod.
Movod by Courtnoy, IOcondod by Horowitz, lhat lho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancol 10 bo
con.ldorod and votod on lor passago al two Council moollngl prior 10 Iho moo ling at which
It II 10 bo finally passod bo .uspondod, Iho lOCond con.ldorallon and volo bo walvod and that
ORD.Il().3456, Bk. 32, p. II, TO AMEND THE IOWA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER
32, 'SUBOMSION REGULATIONS,' TO REQUIRE PREAPPLICATION CONFERENCES FOR
PRELIMINARY PLATS, bo votod on lor final passago althl. limo. Alftrmallvo roll call volo
unanlmou., 610, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod. Movod by
Courtnoy, socondod by HOIOwilz, Ihatlho ordlnanco bo finally adoplod atlhls limo. Alftlmallvo
loll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco obsonl. Tho Mayor doclalod tho ordlnanco adoplod,
(0:00 p.m.)
Jack Robinson, 1229 E. BUlllnglon Sllool, oppoorod logardlng Iho succoss 01 tho glm
drlvo spon.orod 4/19 by Envlronmontol Advocalos: askod Council 10 consldor larmols or olhol
Inloro.lod IndMduals In sottlng up a compo.1 plio lor yard waslo; quosllonod blo.dogradablo
yard bags vorsus rocyclod bags: oskod thol tho City Rocycllng Commllloo havo a public
roprosonlallvo and a Council roprosonlallvo; oncouragod clllzons 10 allond a Council public
hoarlng achodulod 101 5/15 10 lolk about locycllng. Loonard Yoggy, 840 Sl. Anno's Orlvo,
appoarod logardlng tho dlsposaVrocycllng 01 hord pla.lIcs and oncouragod manufacturora
tako tho rosponslblllty lor Iholr own producl.
Tho Mayor announcod Iho following vacanclos: Bd, 01 Adjuslmant . ono vacancy lor
on unoxplrod lorm ondlng 1/1/92. This appolnlmonl will bo mado allho 6/12 moollng ollho
City Council,
Movod by Novick, aocondod by Horowitz, 10 opprovo Iho rocommondatlon 01 Plojocl
GREEN thai Bruco Hauport bo appolnlod a. a Irusloo for Iho Groon Fund lor a Ihroo.yoar lorm.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iho mollon carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl. Movod by
Horowitz, socondod by Courlnoy, to oppolnl Naomi Novick 10 Iho nowly lormod REAP
Commltloo, Tho Mayor docla/od Iho mollon carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl. (0:23)
Councllmombor Kubby nolod Ihollwo Commission mlnulos Includod In tho packol, Iowa
City Airport and Parks & Rocronllon, roforrod 10 Inslancos whoro Council had approvod
prollmlnary plals and tho walor lolonllon basins woro going 10 bo on publIc proporty. Sho
Inqulrod as to why Iho City would wanllho rosponslblllly lor malnlalnlng Iho basins and why
Ihoy had not boon part ollho prollmlnary pial. Publlo Works Olroclor Schmodoko prosonllor
discussion, Tho Clly Ally, oxplalnod Ihal on oasomonl would havo 10 bo approvod and Council
would rovlow Iho proposal In Its final slagos, slallng In tho caso of WOSlport Plaza tho
documonls would bo rovlowod by Iho City Allornoy's olftco and approvod by Iho Airport
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May 1, 1990
Pago 4
Commission. Laraon atalod Ihat alall would docldo II a aubslanllaJ valla lion hos occurrod Irom
tho plollmlnary to final plat and a doclslon would havo to bo mado lIS 10 Ylholhollllhould bo
losubmlllod as a prollmlnary or procood on final approval with a non.aubslantlvo chango, City
Alty. Gontry atalod that tho chango should bo apparant thru tho Planning & Zoning procoss
or In Iho alall roport, Kubby roquoslod thai Council bo kopt apprlsod 01 tho SycalllOfo Vlow
losn Irom tho Iowa Flnanco Authorlly. Addillonally, Kubby roquoSlod thai a 101101 bo lont to
lOOT rogardlng tho chango In rogulallons whoroby lOOT dOGS not havo 10 nogotlato with eltlos
II thoy wanl to put a load In or thru Ihal city. Ass!. City Mgr. Holling nolod alollor haa boon
proparod for tho Mayor's Ilgnaluro. Kubby roquoslod a clarification or a roconl ~
Itory logardlng Iho RAGBRAI roulo Ihru Iowa City, Tho City Mgr, IlatOO thai a City Commltloo,
Including tho Pollco Chlol, has workod with Iho Chambor Commllloo 10 doslgnolo this roulo.
Tho Mayor oxplalnod tho routo was docldod as a/oint ollort. Laraon notod tho momo Irom tho
City Mgr. roportlng that tho rosulls or woll samplos Irom prlvato drinking luppllos noar tho
landrill showod no dangor 10 Iho adjoining proportlos, Novick askod cltlzona to Wlllo alOllor
10 Congrossman Naglo or call his Iowa Clly olnco ondorslng Iho Cloan Air Act whIch hos
passod Iho Sonalo and Is schodulod lor Houso action on 5114. Horowitz romlndod ovoryono
01 tho Projoct GREEN plant salo for 5112 al 9:00 a.m. at CarvOI Hawkoyo Arona. Courtnoy
loportod that Iho Rural Policy Boold 01 JCCOG has applovod tho hlllng ola solid wasto
cooldlnalol and tho noxt slop Is action by tho JCCOG Board on 518,
City Atty. Gonlry loportod Ihat Socond Ass!. City Atty. Kayo Honnossoy has slartod with
Iho City and Flrsl Ass!. Dana Chllstlanson will atart on 518,
Rocommondatlon or tho Housing Commission thallho PlopoSOd Changos 10 tho CDBG
Housing Rohabllltatlon Plogram bo adoplod with a chango to 15 to slolo In tho third palagraph
Instoad 01 'CCN Ualson' Insort 'Housing Commission mombor andlor allornato,' this was
approvod by City Council attholr mooting of 4/17,
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt tho lollowlng rosolutlons: RES. 00.
69, Bk. 103, p. 69, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMESnC VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING
($15,130). RES, 9O-?0, Bk, 103, p. 70, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EMERGENCY
HOUSING PROJECT FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING
($17,250). RES. 00.71, Bk. 103, p. 71, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH YOUTH HOMES,
INC. FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING ($17,700). In rosponso
10 Kubby, slallmombor Margo Ponnoy oxplalnod Ihal all agroomonls havo gonorallanguago Ihal
conforms 10 HUD roqullomonls rogardlng onvlronmonlal rogulatlons, Alnrmollvo roll call volo
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson!. Tho Mayol doclalod tho rosolutlons adoplod,
Movod by larson, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopl RES. 90-72, Bk, 103, p. 72,
ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 199', ENDING JUNE 30,1991, FOR PUBLIC
HOUSING PROJECTS 3,4, 5. Allllmatlvo loll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson!. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho losolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Kubby, to adopt RES, 90.73, Bk. 103, p, 73, AMENDING
BUDGETED POSITIONS AT THE LIBRARY, addition 012 Ubrary Ass!. II's and dolotlon 01 Ubrary
Ass!. III and 1 Library Ass!. I, Alllrmatlvo loll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson!. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
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May', 1990
Pago 5
Movod by Laraon, aocondod by Novick, to adopt RES. 90.74, Bk. , 03, p, 74,
AMENDING BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION OF THE PUBUC
WORKS DEPARTMENT, dolotlon 01 1 Asst. Troalmont Plant Oporalor, 2 Troatmont Plant
Oporators, and additions 01 1 Sr. Troatmont Plant Oporator, 2 Malnlonanco Workor II's, 1
Malntonanco Workor I, and subsoquont changos In tho AFSCME pay plan. Stalfmombor Harry
Boron oxplalnod thaI tho same numbor 01 pooplo would bo omployod, but tho plannod
allucturo Is dllforont. Alflrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absont. Tho Mayol
doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Larson, aocondod by Novick, thallho ordlnanco amondlng Chaplor 32.'
"Taxation and Rovonuos,' 01 tho Codo 01 Ordlnancos ollho City 01 Iowa City by amondlng
Soctlon 32.1.55lhoroln to rovlso solid waslo colloctlon loos, landfill usa loos and add a 100 lor
yard wasto colloctlon por bag, bo glvon first volo lor passago. Courtnoy atatod this ordlnanco
Is multl.lacotod and that ho opposos only tho soctlon doallng with tho por bag 100 and would
bo voting against tho ordlnanco. Kubby nolod that tho ordlnanco atatos that IndMduals
disposIng 01 hazardous or spoclal wastos must rocolvo authorization and askod 101 a list 01
Ihoso pooplo Ihat havo appllod ovor tho past yoar. Tho City Mgr. aald that ho has doslgnatod
Publlo Works Dlroctor Schmadoko to handlo thoso authorizations and a list would bo appoarlng
In tho upcoming roport Irom Shannon.Wilson, Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod, 611, with
tho lollowlng dMslon 011011 call volo: Ayos: McDonald, Novick, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson.
Nays: Courtnoy. Absont: Ambrlsco.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to adjourn 8:50 p,m. Tho Mayol doclarod
tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absont.
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HN MCDONALD, MAYOR
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Inlorma' Council Sosslon: April 23. 1990. al 6:35 p.m. In tho Council Chamboll. Mayor John
McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmombors Prosont: McDonald, Ambrlsco, Novick, Horowitz, Lallon, Kubby, Courtnoy.
~: Aikins, Karr, Gonlry, Holling. Schmolsor, Franklin, Davidson, Smith.
TaDo.rocordod: Rool 00.40, Sldo " I.END; Rool 90-43, Sldo I, I.END, Sldo 2, END.\.
CQNT1NUE PISCUS~lQN SOllTH QEJlUALINQTON . DOW~OWN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY:
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McDonald nolod thai Council rocolvod Schmolsor's April 20, 1990, momo rogardlng
dovolopmonl plans south 01 Burllnglon Slroot and tho Bollo/Brooso projoct.
Aikins rolorrod 10 his April 12, 1990, momo rogardlng south 01 Burllnglon Stroot . downlown
nolghborhood, pago 2, bolwoon Burllnglon and Court strools. Atkins askod Council what typo
of dovolopmonl thoy would Iiko 10 eoo occur on Burlington Stroot. Kubby askod what
Information Is avallablo thai supports adding a wholo aroa 01 commorclal alroot lovol
dovolopmont. Schmolsor etated that If thoro woro somo way to loduco tho parking
roqulromonts lor commolclal dovolopmonl, dovolopors would sorlously look at oxpandlng,
building 01 lodovoloplng proportlos lor commorclal dovolopmont. Novick askod why somoono
would chooso 10 ront a commolclal dovolopmont south 01 Burllnglon Strool whon thoro Is
somothlng avallablo In tho contral buslnoss dlslrlct. Schmolsor oxplalnod that parking Is not
pormltlod In tho Conlral Buslnoss District and somo typos 01 prolosslonol officos want IImltod
parking with tholr offico complox. Schmolsor slatod thoro aro oslabllshmonts that would nol
locato south 01 Burlington Stroot without parking. Horowitz askod lilt Is posslblo 10 havo
parking oxlt and onlollrom an alloy. Schmolsor statod yos, tho only thing you can't havo by
tho zoning logulatlons Is parking In such a way that It backs OUl Inlo an alloy. Horowitz askod
why tho City would limit Itaolllo small grocory storos, Schmolsor slalod It Is a quostlon 01
oconomlcs . you can't find a location downtown lor 25,0CJ0.30,OOO squaro loot of supormarkol
spaco. Ambrlsco etalod thoro Is a nood for a supormarkotln tho aroa, Atkins askod Council
lor tholr Idoas aboUl plannod uso along Burllnglon Stroot. Larson stalod tho land uso has to
bo complomontary to tho downlown coro 01 rolall ostabllshmonts and rolall usos should not
bo oxtondod Inlo tho aroa. Horowitz eald tho eorts 01 buslnossos that would sorvo tho
Courthouso, Fodoral Building and School Board building aro noodod, Kubby askod If
loslaurants will bo allowod In tho buslnoss sorvlco aroa. Schmolsor statod rostaurants aro
dofinod by tho Zoning Oldlnanco as a 101011 uso that should porhaps bo roslrlctod to somo
oxtont. Schmolsor nolod that In oarllor discussions about tho Maldon Lano aroa. porsonal
sorvico ostablishmonts woro consldorod vlablo and would bo In this locallon. Ambrlsco slatod
thoro Is a markot lor a high callbor condominium complox and a nood for a lull.sorvlco grocory
sloro. Larson rolorrod to Iho Land Uso Plan . April 1990 and askod II rostaurants and bars
would bo prohlbllod In tho 'bluo' zono, Schmolsor Ilalod Ilall has nol dovolopod tho plan to
Ihat dotall. Council discus sod tho typo 01 commorclal usos ostabllshod In a high donslty
rosldonllal aroa, Stall and Councllmombors rolorrod to Iho Land Uso Plan .Aprll 1990.
Horowitz askod why tho commorclal.porsonal sorvico aroa Is logrogatod oil, Schmolsor slatod
thai slall lookod 01 tho bulk of Iho aroa as most sullablo lor high donslty rosldonllnl
dovolopmont and doslgnalod Iho commorclal porsonal sorvlco aroa as nocossary to provldo
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IUpport 10 tho /olldontlal aroa bul wanlod 10 avoid an Inlo/mlx 01 commorclal and /osldontlal
uso bocauso 01 land usa compatibility p/obloml. Schmollo/ Ilalod Ilafl loparatod thom and
mado tho pollonal 10MCO oSlabllshmonls clolo to Iho /olldonUaJ UIOS, In 10lponlo to
Horowitz, Schmolsor 1IIIed thai In tho curronl RM.'45 zono tho City doo. po/mil Ilmltod
commo/clal oslabllshmontl anywhoro wllhln a building p/ovldod thoy 10IVO only losldonllal
buildings within ~Ich thoy a/o localod, Councllmomborl dlscussod proposod land usos In tho
a/oa. La/Ion Ilalod thai changing tho parking roqul/amonts would mako dovolopmont loaslblo,
McDonald cautJonod thel Counclllhould nollol pa/klng drlvo tho doelslon.maklng P/OCOll, but
altho lamo tlmo parking Is luch an Inlogral part 01 tho plOCOSS thaI doclslons will havo 10 bo
mado In conjunctJon with both logolhor, Schmolsor stalod that II Council plolorl high Inlonslly
commorclal dovolopmonl south 01 Bu/llnglon Strool, slafl noods to find a way lor thoso typos
01 dovolopmontlto loaslbly localo thoro, Atkins slalod thaI" slafl has somo Idoa on tho land
uso Council would IIko 10 aoo, slafl can build a parking componont to Iho plan. Courtnoy
nolod thaI thoro a/o a 101 01 Innovatlvo ways 10 got parking In placo. Atkins Ilalod his primary
concorn Is 10 gol tho kind 01 dovolopmonl Council wanls 10 sou occur and thai Council doos
nol onvlslon an oxlonslon 01 tho downlown. Atkins slalod thalli Counclllikos Iho firlt floo/
commorcla/rosldontlal up abovo, thaI's an Important olomont.
Kubby askod ~y Council has 10 lay thaI In cortaln aroas you havo to havo commorclal on
tho first floor. Kubby Ilatod Ihaltho dovolopo/ should bo ablo 10 docldo whal goos ~oro,
Schmolso/ slatod thaI 1111 Is tho CIIy's Inl%slln oslabllshlng commo/clal usa In Iho zono, thon
Iho nrsl noo/lhould bo prosolVod 10/ commo/clal usos, Schmolso/ notod thai commo/clal usos
ohon will nollocalo on Iho locond, third 0/ lourth floorl, Schmolso/ omphaslzod Ihalll It Is
In Iho Inl%sllo oncourago as much commo/clal dovolopmont as posslblo, thon opportunltlos
10 localo commorclal dovolopmonl on tho nrll noo/ should nol bo ollmlnatod. Kubby Ilalod
sho wanlod Inlormatlon !ogardlng whal commorclal spacos a/o currontly avallablo and why no
ono wantlthom. Courtnoy slalod thoro a/o nol many ompty Sl%f/onls In tho downlown a/oa,
Atkins notod thai slafl could do somo Iypo of rolall sludy and nolod that B/uco Glasgow Is
toady 10 build an offico building on tho old lib/ary parking lot. H%wltz askod If tho arts
complox was ovo/ consld%d 10/ tho aroa. Schmolsol slatod Ills nol somothlng slall has
consld%d at Ihll tlmo. AIkins slalod Iho arts complox would bo an Int%sting uso but Iho
land would bo oxponslvo, Larson roforrod 10 tho Land Uso Plan. April 1990 and askod whal
usos would bo pormll1od In tho offico//osldonllal/commorclal.buslnoss sOlVlco a/oa. Schmolso/
stalod almosl any typo 01 commorclal uso bullolall, Schmolso/ nolod thaI parking p/obloms
would nood 10 bo /osolvod 10 allow oSlabllshmonts to localo In tho aroa, Slall and
Councllmombo/I dlscuSlod pa/klng /oqulromonts, Larlon slalod that II would bo wrong 10
/oqulro somo Iypo 01 parking and also build a big parking lamp. Ambrlsco askod IIlhoro woro
any probloms with 1001.IOp parking. Schmolsor Itolod no, Kubby askod how doclslons rolollng
10 land usos on Burllnglon Strool affoct downlown, McDonald slalod thai compotltlon and
markot lorcos wllllako caro of tho downlown aroa. Schmolso/ oxplalnod thai dovolopmonl
south of Burllnglon Stroot could mako groolo/ allracllon for moro /olall dovolopmonl downlown.
Slaff and Council discus sod parking roqulromonls as Ihoy rolalo 10 ollico and commo/clal usoa,
Schmolso/ nolod thaI Ih% a/o dovolopors who would p/olor 10 havo on'llto parking and
dlff%nt oslabllshmonts havo dllloront noods 10/ pa/klng, Kubby slalod thaI It Is a moro
officlonl usa 01 spaco 10 havo tho parking undorground 0/ on Iho /001. Horowitz askod 1111 Is
posslblo to got tho ai/ rlghls to tho fodoral parking lot. Schmolsor slalod slaff Is chocking Inlo
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that. Kubby askod how dill%nl cillos 110 facllilaling dllloronllncomo lovol housing In high
donslty a/oas,
Aikins slalOO II CouncllllkoSlho gonoral concopl.lhon slall will bogln working on otho/ pollclos
luch as pa/klng. McDonald Ilalod ho has no p/oblom with Iho concepl but f%loos Council
and slall analyzing Iho a/oa on a block.by.block basis. AikIns IlalOd davolopmant proposals
ond up bolng block.by.block. Courtnoy suggoSlod plans bo ca//IOd 10 tho noxt phaso and
consldo/atlon glvon to gonoral broad zonIng 01 tho 1I0a. Courtnoy llatod consldo/atlon Ihould
also bo glvon 10 a conl/allzod parking facility. Atkins nolod Ihat " Council wants parking
on.sllo, n will chango tho dovolopmontlnlonslty. In /osponso 10 Aikins, McDonald Italod Ills
too oa/Iy 10 eay that Council dofinlloly wanls on.sllo pa/klng. Council dlscussod parking
roqulromontl. Courtnoy Ilalod thalli dovolopo/a aro allowod 10 build on ovoty Inch of tho land,
II will croato m% Incomo polontlal which can Ihon bo usod for a conlrallzod parking facility.
Kubby auggostod thai parking roqulromonls could bo ostabllshod by zonos, Ambrlsco slalod
that parking ahould bo provldod on tho samo prom Iso as rosldontial dovolopmonl and thoro
has to bo somo parking allocatod lor commorcial dovolopmont. McDonald alalod thai In ordor
to oncourago dovolopmont, thoro nood 10 bo changos bocauso tho cost Is 100 prohlbltlvo 10
provldo parking. Schmolsor atalod Ihat Council will havo to look at aomo typo of laclllty for
congrogato pa/klng and Ihal nothing will chango unloss you lako tho parking Ihalls roqulrod
and placo II In a joInt facility 01 aomo typo, Schmolso/ atalod tho koy Is roduclng parking.
Schmolsor Italod atall noods 10 look altho slraloglc locations for parking aroas, ramps and
parking facllltlos, In rosponso 10 Larlon, Schmolsor oxplalnod thai parking roqulromonts aro
dillorontln tho CB.2 zono for offico buildings Ihan In othol zonos and Ills ono Ipaco for oach
200 Iqualo fOOl 01 noor aroa.
Horowllz askod what Is PloJoctod lor Iho amounl 01 parking noodod lor tho Unlvoralty 01 Iowa
In tho louth 01 Burllnglon Slrool aroa. Schmolsor alatod thallho Unlvorslty Is planning on
conslruetlng a parking ramp at Madison and Burlington atrools. Larson askod IIlho oxlstonco
ola largor high donslty rosldontlal aroa and tho doslro to mako downlown a placo to Ilvo would
lustily allowing no on.sllo parking for tho commorclal uso aroa, Schmolsor slalod thoro Is a
dollcalo problom of parking that has 10 bo provldod lomowhoro. Larson askod IIlhoro woro
anything olso tho City could do 10 chango Iho aUraetlvonoss 01 tho aroa for dovolopmont
boaldos roduclng on.allo parking roqulromonts, SchmolsOI alalod ho did nolthlnk so. Aikins
Italod alall could dovolop numbora lolatlng to parkIng roqulromonts for tho aroa. Council.
mombors dlscussod parking roqulromonts for commorclal uso and rosldontlal uso. Schmolsor
slalod that II you roqulro 1 ~ parking spacos pOI rosldonllal unit, you will not havo high rlso,
high donslty dovolopmonl. Ambrlsco slalod Ihoro Is a nood for an upscalo condominium
dovolopmonl. In rosponso to Aikins, Ambrlsco slalod ho IIkos tho gonoralland uso plan and
did nol wanllo oncourago rolall dovolopmonl south of Burllnglon Stroot Atkins stalod ho Is
hoarlng Council slalo Ihallhoy do not wanl an oxtonslon 01 dovolopmonl IIko Old Capllol Mall
or tho downlown Plaza aroa south of Burllnglon Stroot Courtnoy askod IIlhoro woro support
lor discussIng a contrallzod parking laclllty. Horowitz slatod sho was willing 10 support a
conlrallzod parking facility. Ambrlsco stalod ho would consldor a parking garago vorsus a
parking lamp. Courtnoy slalod Ihal a parking facility could bo prlvaloly ownod. Larson stalod
ho supports tho gonoral concopl as prosonlod. Atkins summarlzod that Council supports tho
gonoralland uso plan, slall will packago togothor addlllonallnlormallon, and stoll will ovorlay
a parking policy on tho oonoral land uso plan. Horowitz ralsod concorns aboul transit
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Courtnoy Ilatod thoro noodl to bo discussion about roroutlng transit routos. McDonald
dlroctod Ilall 10 continuo working on Iho gonoralland uso plan.
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McDonald askod Council 10 addrosstho BollolBrooso dovolopmonl proposal. McDonald askod
II tho zoning ordinanco would nood 10 be amondod to accommodalo tholr proposal. Schmolsor
Itatod yos, Schmolsor oxplalnod thoy woro looking al moro rosldontlal unlls wllh one parking
Ipaco por unll; Ihoy cannol do whatlhoy want In lorms ollho numbor olrosldonllal units al
I Y, parking spacol por unll. Kubby askod II aomo 01 thoso changos would bo usolulto othor
placos In tho ar08. Schmolsol atalod tho changos would not alloct a 101 01 tho aroes In tho
4-5 block aloa, Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihal by tho Clty'l dofinltlon 01 ground floor, 1t'llhal floor
thaI Is ontlroly abovo.grado which puts It 01 tho socond noor, tochnlcally, al tho Unn Stroot
sldo. In losponso 10 Novick, Schmolsor stalod Ihoy could havo commorclal dovolopmont on
Unn Slroot but thoy could not havo rosldontlallust abovo. Schmolsor slatod tho only thing tho
Clty'a ordlnanco roqulros now Is commorclal on tho first noor, and tho nrst floor on tho alloy
aldo, by dofinltlon, Is tho aocond noor on Unn Slroot. Schmolsor stalod II thoy put tho
commorclal on tho firsl floor on Unn Strool, thon you couldn1 havo rosldontlal abovo becausa
that's tho first floor by dofinltlon. Schmolsor prosonlod a chalk drawing of tho proposal 10
Council. McDonald askod litho grado chango croalos tho probloms. Schmolsor stalod yos,
Schmolsor oxplalnod tho building as oarllol proposod cannot bo built wlthoutloduclng parking
roqulromonts for rosldontlal uso. Stafland Councllmombors dlscussod tho first floor commorclal
and rosldontlal usa 01 tho dovolopmont. Schmolsor stalod throo things aro noodod: 1) 10
chango tho dofinltlon 01 first floor, 2) to allow parking on tho first nool with rosldontlal usos
abovo, and 3) to chango tho floor aroa latlo (that allows groator than a two.slory building 10
covor tho ontlro lot). Schmolsor atalod If thoso throo things woro dono, tho dovolopors could
dovolop Ihls proloct. Councllmombors and stall dlscussod tho dovolopmont as proposod,
Larson askod how much 01 tho parking Is lor rosldontlal and how much lor commorclal. Bolla
atatod thaI I Y, parking spacos por rosldontlal unit and 1 parking apaco por 200 aquaro foot
lor commorclal usos aro roqulrod. Schmolsor stalod tho 70 parking spacos occupying tho firat
floor as proposod aro displacing tho commorclalaroa, Kubby askod II a survoy has boon dono
domonslratlng tho nood for Inlonslvo slrool.lovol commorclal dovolopmont. Ambrlsco slalod thaI
nood Is domonslratod by a dovolopor'a wllllngnoss 10 spond hundrods of thousands 01 dollara
on a dovolopmonl 01 thaI Iypo. Horowitz statod that sho Is not accopllng that loasonlng.
Schmolsor statod II Council wants 10 soo a vlablo downlown, thoy should oncourago high
Intonslty commorclal uso. Novick askod II parking roqulromonls could bo dona on a por.
bodroom basis vorsus tho por.dwolllng unit basis, Schmolsor statod It could bo dona buIll
would bo vory dllficull to onlorco becauso 01 tho convorslon of rooms Into bodrooms,
Schmolsor oxplalnod that City rogulatod II now on Iho basis 01 slzo: II tho dwolllng unllls
groator than BOO squaro fool, two parking spacos aro roqulrod and 1111 Is loss than 000 squaro
loot. 1 Y, parking spacos por unit aro roqulrod,
Schmolsor slalod stall now noods 10 prosont addlllonallnlormallon rogardlng parking opllons,
McDonald askod II thoro Is anything Council Is going to look 01 soulh 01 Burlington Strootthol
will alloclthls particular proloct. Schmolsor stalod yos, Aikins statod that tho Bollo/Brooso
proloct will roqulro amondmonls to tho Zoning Ordlnanco. Atkins stalod tho malor changos
havo Impllcallons on what ulllmaloly Council docldos 10 do In tho proposod olnco/rosldon.
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llaVcommorclal.buslnOll 10Met II" U plOlOnlod on tho Land Use Plan . April 1990.
Schmolsor oxplo/nod thaI" CounclJ amondod tho OIdlnwo 10 aCCOlMlOdllo whal Bollol8roOlO
propolos 10 do, tho romlftcallonl II hu U III U whal hat boon plosonlod to Council II thai
thoro will bo I UIllo bU 01 commorclal Ipaeo on tho nrlllloot with l01I 01 pI/king, McDonald
askod whal would happon " CouncIl lppIovod dl"OIonl pI/king IGqullomontl 10/ tho
commorclel dovolOpmontlloa botwoon Coull and BurUnglon SltOOI and how thaI would I"Oct
this proloc!. Schmolsor IlalOO II would hIvo I posllJvo o"oct and would oncourago commolclaJ
dovolopmonl II tho parking loquItomonl 101 commorclel woro loduced, Schmolsor Ilato<l,
howovor, thalli tho pI/king loqultomonla 101 IOlldonllel uso WOIO nol changod, thon thoro
would lUll bo Iho lamo probloml, Horowtlz askod " you loduco tho amounl noodod lor
commorclal, why tho dovoloporl WI' jusl InctOIlO that amounllOl 101ldonUa/. Schmolsol
Itatod thai tho dovoloporl can bocause thoy plolOlIO hlvo moto IOlldonUaI unlla, McDonald
askod whal would go Into tho Ipaco thaI notmelly would havo boon loqulrod " tho plosonl
ordlnnnco was lUll In o"oct. SchmoIIOI Itatod thai commorclel OIlAblllhmonla thai do not
nood tho numbor 01 parking IpacoI as IGqulrod may oxpand Into thaI spoco with mOlo
commorclal noor aroo. McDonald alkod what tho Impact on Ihls plojoe1 would bo IItholo woro
changos 10 tho palklng roqulromonla lor commolclal UIO. Schmollor Ilalod thai II probably
would not alloct this projoct. Schmolsol Ilatod II you ollmlnalod pI/king Ipacos lor
commolclal, II would moan 20 moto .paco. 10/ 100Idontlel usa, Schmollor notod tho oldinanco
now doos nol allow 101ldonUaI UIO lbovo parking II you havo parking on tho nlll nool. Novick
askod IIlho dovoloporo could oslabllsh parking on a Iowol lovolII thoy wanlod two lovols of
parking, Schmolsol Ilolod thoy could do thaI. Bolio slatod two lovols 01 palklng would bo
vary oxponslvo. Councllmombors dllcussod tho nood 10/ olllco-commorclal usa In Iho aloa.
Ballo oxpla/nod Iho lolophono company building It III has Ipaco avallablo 10110nl. Schmolsor
statod tho solution may bo 10 Ioglllalo how much 01 tho nrsl nool could bo usod lor par~lng,
Schmolsor Ilatod addltlonel information will bo plolonlod 10 CouIlCl1. McDonald Ilatod thai
Council will continuo discussion 01 this plojoct In a couplo 01 wookl.
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McDonald askod thaI Iho nolghbothood aolVlcol policy bo loschodulod lor discussion al
anothol mooting,
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Courtnoy askod Councllmombors II thoy wanl 10 spond monoy 10 hlro tho Solid Waslo
Coordlnalor as a JCCOG omployoo 01 nol. Kubby lolorrod 10 tho job doscrlptlon and Ilalod
thaI changos aro noodod In palagraphs 7 and B, Kubby Italod that aho had a problom with
IB, dlroclod, Councllmomborl dlscussod Iho lob doscrlptlon, Atk/ns luggoslod IB load: 'As
dlroctod, part/clpato In coordlnalod planning and managomonl actMtlos 01 ECICOG,' Kubby
stalod sho had no problom with II bolng d/roclod by JCCOG, Horowitz slalod sha would 1001
moro comlortablo II paragraphs 2, 4 and & woro aubartlclos 011\.
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Horowtu ralsod concorns rogardlng tho porcoptlon of tho Solid Waste Coordlnllor who Is I
full.tlme JCCOG employee but housod In an lowl City olllce. Horowitz slalod thalthore It a
Ilsk of Ihat employee OOlng porcolvod as an Iowl City omployee VOISUS I County employee.
Horowitz Itllod ~ Is Importlnl bocauso tho Rural Policy Bolrd and atoa munlclpalltlos nood
to cooporato with Iowl Clly In lorms 01 what goos In tho landfill, Schmolsor oxplllnod the
porion will be a JCCOG omployoo undor his direction 10 carry out tho BOlld 01 OIroctols' end
Rural Policy Board's policy for solid wasto managomont. Kubby askod how rural tosldonts
In othor munlclpalitlos fool aboul using JCCOG employoos. Courtnoy Ilstad tho othor
munlclpallllos Involvod In JCCOG havo no probloms bringing plolocts 10 Joff Dlvidson.
Schmolsor notod that Joff Devidson and ho 810 oxtlomoly careful not to show blasos. HOlowttz
atatod thoro would bo a difforonco II tho Solid Wasto Managomont Coordlnator'a sllary woro
paid for by tho County. Courtnoy statod this Is a JCCOG Issuo end has nothing 10 do
apoclflcal~ with Iowa City.
McDonald askod Courtnoy whon JCCOG moots. Schmolsor statod Iho Rural Policy Board
moollng Is achodulod for Wodnosday nlghl at 6:30 p,m. and tho JCCOG Boald of Dlroctors
moollng Is Ichodulod to mool May 8. Courtney oxplalnod tho Solid Wasto Coordinator position
was originally prosontod to tho JCCOG Board of Dlroctors and proposod as a JCCOG
omployeo, Thon II was presontod to tho Rural Policy Board and thoso communities woro lold
10 go back 10 tholr Councils and ask whal Ihoy wantod, Courtnoy oxplalnod thai tho Rural
Policy Board mom bora aro going to bring back 10 tho Board tholr councils' doclslons
Wodnosday nlghl and Ihon Ills bolng prosonlod to JCCOG on May 8, Courtnoy askod Council
IIlhoy want 10 spond monoy 10 hlro this porson as a JCCOG omployee. Schmolsor oxplalnod
that II ovoryono docldos ~ should bo a JCCOG omployoo, tho noxtstop boloro hIring that
porson Is 10 chango Iho 28E agroomont. Courtnoy slatod that all communltlos should
partlclpato In tho lundlng, Horowitz askod, In lorms 01 funding, whoro Council wants thai
funding to como from. landfill foos or an assossmont. McDonald askod why tho Rural Policy
Board has to know whoro Iowa City's lundlng Is coming from. McDonald statod that II Iowa
City Is funding tho wholo poslllon, that porson should bo an Iowa City omployoo. Courtnoy
stslod Ihat II tho JCCOG Board lalls 10 oslabllsh Iho position allls moollng, Ihon wo will como
back and Iowa Cily will mako lis own Indopondont doclslon. Courtney nolod thai fOUl
Councllmombors support funding that poslllon sl a JCCOG lovol.
Kubby slatod Councllmombors aro not communlcallng woll lonlght. Courtnoy statod Ihat ho
will prosontlnformation back 10 Councllmombors aftor tho JCCOG moollng,
COUNCIL MEETING SCHeQUL~:
Rool 90-43, Sldo 2
Karr slatod that Momorlal Day falls on tho Monday boloro a lormal Council mooting and
thoroloro Iho Informal Council moollng has boon roschodulod 10 6:30 p,m" May 29, prior to tho
formal Council mooting. Karr notod thaI olf.Tuosday Inlormal Council moollngs aro schodulod
for May 8 and May 22. McDonald statod thoso Oll.Tuosday moollngs aro schoduled 6:30-8:30
p,m,
Karr askod Councllmembers to let hor know IIthoy are allendlng Wednosday night's League
01 Munlclpalltios' mooting,
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Atkins dlsplayod tho now yard waslo bags.
MooUng adjourned al 8:60 p,m.
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Inlormal Council Sosslon April 30, 1990 al 6'30 p.m. In Iho Counol Chambors. Mayor Jolln
McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmombor, Plosont: McDonald. Courtnoy, Horowllz. Novick, Larson, Kubby, Absont:
Ambrlsco.
Sla"mombors Prosonl: AIkins, Gontry, Kall. Holling, Smith, Schmolsor. Schmadoko, O'Malloy.
Polkoy,
raDo.rocordod: Roo11lO-44. Sldo 1, '.END, Sldo 2. END. 1 : Rool1lO-45 . Sldo 1, !-END.
~ECUTIVE SESSION:
Rool 90-44, Sldo 1
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowllz,lo adjourn to oxocullvo IOsslon undor Soctlon 21.5C
to dlscussslralogy with Council In manolllhal aro prosonl~ In litigation or whoro litigation Is
omlnonl whoro liS dlsclosuro would bo liko~ to proJudlco or dlsadvantaga Iha position ollho
govornmonlal body In Ihallltlgatlon. Affirmallva roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absan\.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iha motion carrlod and adjournod 10 oxocullvo 80sslon at 6:30 p.m.
City Councllmembors reconvenod Inlo Inlormal Council sosslon al 7:25 p.m,
[lM~NING & ZONING MA)'TERS:
Reol 90.44, Side 1
A.
~ ~~~~~~ O~O~N ORDINANCE CHANGING THe USE REGUlJITIONS OF
TV ATED SOUTHOFTAFUlliDWAV ANQ IMMEDIAT;LVWEST
QF TERRELL MILL ~RK ALO~G TI;lE IOWA RIVER, (Peninsula Ateo/Trael 4, Z.0910)
Schmeiser explalnod that \hIs I/ael 01 land was provlously rerorred 10 as Tracl4 of tho lour
traels In tho Peninsula Aroa; Ihe Planning & Zoning Commission choso to doler Ihls from
consideration pondlng City Council's decision 01 whelher to purchase Iho land or nol; Ihe
City Councllsubsequenlly roquostod thallho Planning & Zoning Commission forward lis
recommendation co II could dotermlne whethor 01 not lozonlno of Iho land was
approprlato; and Iho Planning & Zoning Commission has now lolorrod Iho roquest 10 City
Council 101 consldoratlon and did rocommond Ihat Iho proporty bo lozoned Irom RS.OIO
RS.5, Schmolser oxplalnod Ihal ata" ostlmalod Ihal approxlmatoly 1110 12 acros of Ihe
10lal19 aClos Is forostod wotlands and as lorostod wetlands, Ills undovolopablo unless
cortaln plocodu/os aro takon, Schmolsor dlslrlbutod a summary alolomonl portalnlng to
Iho uso of forostod wotland aroas as propa/od by Molody Rockwoll. Schmolsor
summarlzod Ihoro % Ihroo roqulromonts: 1) Ihallhoro Is s showing Ihal tho uso
proposod 101 tho proporty cannot bo placod any.o;horo olso, 2) that thoro Is In any
dovolopmonl of Iho proporty lomo mitigation ollho Impacl ollho dovolopmonl on tho
forollod wotland, and 3)lhoro III a ahowlng Ihallhoro Is no dimlnullon In Iho amount 01
foroslod wotlands . such Ihat If you use Iho a/oalor dovolopmont you havo 10 roplaco Iho
oroa somowhoro olso. In rosponso 10 Larson, Schmolsor slalod 1\ would mako aonlo 10
ovontually lozono the land lor an OPOH typo dovolopmont. Kubby ralsod concorns Ihal
part of Iho lorostod wotlands has alroady boon changod by tho dovolopor. Schmolsor
slatod Ihat alall has ostimatod Ihal ono.lhlrd of Ihls nine to Ion acro port has nol boon
dostroyed. Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihallhoro aro two parls 10 tho slto, one ownod by Jim
Glasgow. and Iho olhor ownod bV eruco Glasgow, Novick askod IIlhoro woro a ruling
Irom Iho Corps 01 Englnoors Ihat roqulros Ihe dovolopors 10 lostoro Iho land Ihatlhoy
havo fillod In. Schmelsor alalod Ihallho Army Corps 01 Englnoors Is Iho agency Ihal has
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procodonco 10 mandalo v.halovor action Ihoy 1001 Is approprlalo. Kubby askod II tho Cily
could ask tho Corp. 10 u.o tholr powor 10 mako tho dovolopor. roplaco tho loroslod
wotland.. Schmol.or stalod tho Cily has alroady dono Ihal Schmolsor slalod that tho
dovolopore aro undor a mandalo. bulthoy havo not carrlod oul tho ordor bocauso thoy'vo
boon wailing to soo whaltho disposition 01 tho proporty Vtitl boo Council and slaff
dlscumd roplacomont 01 tho 10roSlod wollands and tho doclslon 10 not purchaso that
proporty. McDonald oxplalnod Council gavo a strong Indication thatlhoy woro not going
to purchaso tho proporty, Davo Clark, Planning & Zoning Commission mombor, slalod
that whon this Itom was lolorrod back to tho Planning & Zoning Commission, II was
assumod that Council did not want 10 doal with tho purchaso 01 tho proporty. McDonald
slalod Council novor took formal action rogardlng purchaso 01 tho proporty, but It was
dlscussod at an Informal mooting, Horowitz stalod thalli Council slatod thatthoy woro
not going to purchaso tho proporly, thon It Is up to tho Corps 01 Englnoors to onforco tho
ruling and havo tho wotlands rofuvonalod. Schmolsor nolod thai dovolopors loll that
somo or tho probloms could bo corroctod through dovolopmont 01 tho proporty. Larson
askod lilt sonds an Inconslslont moss ago 10 rozono tho 19 acros to RS.5 zono whon an
OPDH should bo consldorod, Schmolsor statod that tho RS.5 zoning Is conslstont wllh
tho Comprohonslvo Plan and that tho OPDH Is an ovorlay zono and an undorlylng zono
or RS.S would dotormlno tho donslty. Horowitz askod whalludlclal avonuo tho Clly has
10 ask lor onlorcomont 01 tho mandalo. Schmadoko oxplalnod thai what happonod was
thai tho subdlvldor sont a plan to tho Corps 01 Englnoors lor corrocllvo action basod on
dovoloplng Iralornltlos, Tho City Wlolo a 101101 to tho Corps toiling thom to hold up on tho
mandato until II was rosolvod how tho proporty was going 10 bo usod. Aikins stalod It
Is lusl a mal10r olsondlng tho Corps anolhor 10110r.
B, ORDINANCE ~MENDING THE ZONING QBDINANCE BY CONDfTlONALLY CHANGINQ
ntE USE 8EGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY \68 AC8ES OEJAND GENEPAIJ.Y
~OCATEQ NORtH OF MELROSE AVENUE AND WEST QF PijOPEBJY OWNED BY TH~
UNI\!.ERSITY OE IOWA FROM ID.AS TO OPDH.l. A PRELIMINARY PlANNED OEVELOe.
MENT HOUSING IPDH) PlAN fOA WALNUT BIDGE.IOWA CITY. IOWA. (Z'8915 and S.
8943)
Schmolsor stalod Council rocolvod a 10110r Irom Schmadoko Indicating that ho no longol
has concorns aboutlho prlvato Inlraslructuro and slalod that pondlng tho oxlonslon 01 tho
sowor through tho Unlvorslty's proporty, Iho pial Is roady to bo consldorod lor approval,
Atkins stalod Schmadoko Is mooting with Iho Unlvorslty on May 8. McDonald slalod that
Council will continuo this 110m, Kubby roquoslod Information rolallng to a moro spoclnc
conditional zoning agroomonl and how much oach lot will havo to pay tho City,
Schmolsor slalod tho spoclnc condlUonal zoning agroomontls part or tho sowor Issuo.
Atkins oxplalnod that tho amount oach 101 will havo 10 pay tho City will bo In tho
conditional zoning agroomont
C, ORDINANCE TO CONDITIONALLY REZONE 37/3 ACRES, LOCATED NORTH OF I.OOAND
EASLOF HIGHWAY 1 ON NORTHOATE DRI~~, FROM CO.\ TO 80i, (Northgalo
Corporal 0 Pork, Z.0917)
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D. OSDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE US~
REGULATIONS OF CERTAI~ PBQEERTY LOCATED NORTH OF THE HUNTER~ RU~
DEVELOPMENT AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 218 FROM ID.RS TO P. IZ'9002)
No Council commont
E. ORDINANCE TO AMEND C~e.TER 32, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, TO REQUIRE PRE.
AfPLICATION CO~FERENCEG FOR P~E~IMINARY P~.
Kubby askod II tho Englnoorlng OMslon Ihould bo a part of Ihll pro.appllcatlon
conforonco. Schmolsor oxplalnod thai Englnoorlng doos nol prolor 10 be drawn Inlo tho
procoss bocauso what Is bolng rovlowod at this Itago Is tho doslgn 01 tho dovolopmont
Tho Englnoorlng OMslon wants 10 gol Involvod at Iho limo 01 Iho prollmlnary plat
submission whon thoro aro also construction plans submll1od. HOWOVOI, Schmolsor
Indlcatod thai tho Englnoorlng OMslon would bo Involvod If thoro woro portlnonl quostlonl
01 that DMslon, Horowllz slalod thai tho nood lor Ilormwalor managomonl calls lor an
onglnoorlng point 01 vlow al tho vory bog Inning, Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihoro aro nol many
opllonslor providing slormwalor managomonl and 1111 ulually provldod altho low point
In Iho subdMslon. Schmolsor nolod Ihatll tho dovolopmontls undol two acros, tho City
doos nol havo tho rlghllo roqulro It.
SOLID WASTE ~!lliAGEMENt QRDINANCE:
Rool 9().44, Sldo 1
Schmadoko lolorrod 10 tho 4128190 drall 01 Chap lor 16, Solid Waslo. Schmadoko atalod ho will
summarlzo tho malor changos In Iho drall 01 tho ordlnanco,
PAGE 4. TRANSPORTATION, Schmadoke slalod that this donnlllon has boon changod 10 load
"Tlansportallon moans tho lransporllng 01 solid waste Irom tho place 01 colfocllon for processing
to tho Iowa City Landfill,' Atkins ralsod the Issuo what If the City wore 10 onlor Into a system 01
Itansfol slallons. Schmadeke slaled the CIIy would have to redonne tho dofinltlon thon. In
rosponse 10 Novick, Schmadoko slotod thai 'Solid waslo procosslng facility or solid waslo
disposal aroa' was dololod,
PAGE 4. SECTION 16.4. ENFORCEMENT. Schmadoko oxplalnod Ihalltls proposod to onlorco
this ordlnanco undor tho nulsanco provision 01 tho City Codo so tho City has finos that can bo
Imposod and can tako violators to court, Schmadoko oxplalnod that undoltho curront rogulatlon
thoro Is a hoarlng olflcor appolntod and thai hoarlng officor makos Iho doclslona on tho violations
and thoro aro no finos Imposod, Horowitz ralsod concorns about using ordinary mall as tho
moans 01 nollficatlon, Schmadoko oxplalnod thai ho road In tho nowspapor about a court caso
whoro Iho court stlpulatod thai ordinary mall was sufficlontly rollablo and was also sulnclont
nollco, Gontry ogrood thai ordinary moll was lulnclont. Horowllz nolod tho Housing Dopartmont
usos cortlnod moll, Lorson stalod ho would prolor using cortifiod moll, Schmadoko oxplalnod thol
one problom wllh cortlnod maills pooplo rofusod 10 pick II up. Larson notod that cortlnod mall
Is doomod accoplod IIlhoy havon't rocolvod II aflor Ihroo nollcos, Gonlry roforrod to tho
ordlnanco and stalod thai any throo moth ods Is sufnclonl bocauso It Is wrlllon with '01,' In
rosponso 10 Larson, Schmadoko slalod ho docldos whal moons of nollncallon Is usod,
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PAGE 1, SECTION' 5.2. DEFINITIONS. COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE. Horowitz roforrod 10 tho
.lolomont, '."moro than four (4) dwolling units.' Horowitz slolod thol ono of tho curront probloms
Is dividing tho city'S wosloslroam Irom commorclal vorsus rosldonllal and sho would IIko to soo
woslostrooms soporatod out. Horowitz suggoslod romovlng tho four dwolllng units on pago 1
undor Commorclal Solid Waslo. Kubby .talod Ihalll thoro aro moro than four dwolling units, you
don1 gOI city rosldontlal plck,up and you havo to havo a haulor. Horowitz omphaslzod thai part
01 tho problom Is trying 10 gol tho commorclal vorsus rosldontlal waslo soparaled. Schmadoko
oxplalnod thai tho City hopos, through the pormlttlng procoss, 10 10colvo thallnlOfmatlon from
tho haulor. Sloll and Councllmombors discussod commorclol vorsus rosldontlal waslo. Atkins
slalod that tho City provldos rosldontlal plck.up for four units or loss and tho romalndor 01 tho
pick-up thai occurs In tho city Is dona on an unragulatod prlvalo houlor basis, Horowitz slatod
hor elm Is to goltho wasloslroam soparatod. Aikins slalod that wasto noods to bo soparatod
'!- bocauso 01 lho various chargos you ultlmotoly mlghl wanllo mako and In consldoratlon of
vOluma,
PAGE 2, SECTION 15.2, DEFINITIONS, HAZARDOUS WASTE. Horowitz askod II hazardous
woslo Includos paint. Schmadoko oxplalnod palnl Is a hazardous waslo, bul only Irom a
commorclal ontorprlso, nol Irom a housohold, Schmadoko slalod lho ordinanco doos nol
addross hazardous wasto othor than by dofinltlon, Gontry notod thai tho Ofdlnanco Is nol an
oxhausllvo lis ling 01 hazardous was los,
PAGE 5, SECTION 15.6. PROHIBITED PRACTICES. Schmadoko oxplalnod this soctlon Is trying
to control tho solid wasloslroam,
PAGE 6, SECTION 15-6, PROHIBITED PRACTICES (4), Kubby askod thaI II In tho luluro tho CIIy
had curbsldo IOcycllng and glass Is one oflhoso things and somoono put a mayonnalso jar In
a non.rocycllng bag, would that bo consldorod a violation. Schmadoko stalod yos, Kubby slatod
that tho policy quostlons whothor rocycllng Is mandalory 01 voluntary noods to bo dlscussod.
PAGE 6, SECTION 15-10, PERMrr REQUIRED. Schmadoko stalod thai currontly tho City
loqulros pormlls for all vohlclos using tho landfill ond It should bo ch3ngod 10 only loqulro
buslnosso. that aro hauling 10 tho landfill whoro tholr primary purposo I. tho hauling of solid
wasto, Schmadoko statod that any buslnoss In tho rocycllng buslnoss would hsvo 10 havo a
pormlt.
PAGE 7, SECTION 15-22. SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTAINERS, Schmadoko oxplalnod thaI tho
ordlnanco now slalos thai tho wolghl 01 an Individual conlalnor shall nol bo groator than 60
pounds. Courtnoy askod why. Gonlry stalod It was rolatod to back probloms, Polkoy oxplalnod
that down-sizing tho wolght should holp shouldor probloms, Kubby rolol/od to Socllon 15-20,
Contalnors Roqulrod, and said Ills not cloar who Is 10 provldo tho contalnore. Gontry slolod sho
would 10vlow that provision. Courtnoy askod how much tho now yard wasto bags would wolgh
whon lull of grass clippings, Atkins slalod thai tho bags would bo vory hoavy whon fillod wllh
'1'101 grass clippings, Polkoy slalod tho bags would wolgh moro than 60 pounds whon lull 01
grass clippings. Courtnoy ralsod concorns aboultolllng pooplo thoy havo 10 $1.00 for a yard
wasto bag and thon lolling thom thoy can'l filii\. Schmadoko notod that Coralvlllo has a 60
pound Ilmll wllh tho samo bag.
PAGE 0, SECTION 15.22(2), RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE, Schmodoko nolod thai rosldonllal
yard wasto Is a now soctlon.
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PAGE 8, SECTION 15.22(3), COMMERCIAL Kubby askod how tho City Is going to onlorco tho
Itoam cloanlng roqulromonts. Schmadoko Itatod tho City will havo to go out and onlorco h.
Atkins Itatod notlco can bo mallod out. Courtnoy Itatod that II tho City Is going to roqulro cloan
contolnorl, thon tho City Ihould work to cloan tho alloyl. Kubby notod concorns about onforclng
1- tho Itoam cloanlng 01 contalnors, and Duggoslod haulors show rocolpts for two cloanlngs par
yoar.
PAGE 8, SECTION 1~24. LOCATION OF SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS. Schmadoko Itatod tho
chango Is that tho ostobllshmont has to havo wrltton pormlsslon Irom tho City to storo a dumps tor
on publtc proporty, Kubby Inqulrod about tho provision 'rogardloss 01 whothor pormlsslon has
boon grantod by tho City lor Ilorago on public proporty, commorclollolld waste contalnors Ihell
not bo placod In tho area botwoon any building and tho Ilroot rlght-of.way, Including aroas
commonly lolorrod to as parking botwoon tho curb and tho prlvalo proporty IIno.' Horowitz
Itatod that Iho knows 01 a situation whoro thoro Is a conlalnor on tho rlght.ol.way at tho ond 01
a cul.do'lac, Schmodoko rolorrod to Soctlon 15-24, tho clauso, 'In cosos whoro a contalnor
cannol phyalcally bo locatod anywhoro botwoon tho building and stroot rlght.ol.way, tho Dlroctor
may approvo location II proporly scroonod.'
PAGE 9, SECTION 1~25. SPECULATIVE ACCUMULATION. Kubby ralsod concorns about tho
Impacl 01 this provision on car parts junkyards, Schmadoko stotod that tho ordlnanco roqulros
lurnovor and that II you'ro In tho Junk buslnoss, you havo 10 rocyclo It and can no longor losvo
II accumulato yoar altar yoar. Kubby statod tho naluro 01 tho car junk buslnoss Is thai you hsvo
to havo a hugo amount 01 stull, Schmadoko statod that you could oxomptthoso parts Ihal are
going to bo sold rolall. Council and slall dlscussod tho Impacl 01 Ihls provision on tho car junk
buslnoss, Larson slalod \halthls provision noods to bo addrossod dlflorontly 10 allow auto
lunkyards to Itay In buslnoss. Horowllz stalod Ihat casol whoro rosldonts In tho clly In
rosldontlal aroas thaI are accumulating things no ods to bo consldorod, Courtnoy statod this
provision would put a logltlmalo usod car part doalor out 01 buslnoss, Councllmomborl agrood
that thoro should bo a provision roqulrlng that nulds bo dralnod out 01 cars. Larson statod that
If thoro Is a problom that Is cousod by lack 01 rigorous onlorcomont 01 othor laws, thon \hIs
provision should nol bo appllod 10 tako caro 01 that problom. Horowitz statod that tho standing
01 matorlals croatos a nulsanco Ihalls damaging to tho public hoalth and onvlronmont. Gonlty
suggostod that you could oxcopllocatlons whoro aclual rolall salos tako placo on tho aroa 01
accumulation with a valid rotall salos tax pormlt. Atkins suggostod that slall romovo tho wholo
soctlon lor rovlow, Courtnoy stalod Input Is noodod Irom pooplo who run thoso typos of
buslnossos,
PAGE 10, SECTION 15.32, COLLECTION OF TREE AND BRUSH LIMBS. Novick slatod thaI 'by
tho CIty' should bo addod to tho ond 01 tho last sonlonco,
PAGE 10, SECTION 16.35. TIMES AND LOCATION OF COLLECTION CONTAINERS. Kubby
ralsod concorns about roqulrlng that roluso contalnors must bo soparatod by ton foot. Novick
nolod that garbago bags aro dllloront colors, Larson slalod yard waste contalnors are cloarly
markod. Novick suggostod thatlho dlstanco roqulromont bo dololod.
PAGE 12, SECTION 15.41. DEPOSIT UPON DELINQUENCY OF ACCOUNT, Horowitz askod II
somoono Is dollnquont, how Is tho City going to got two moro billings Irom Ihom, Gontry ropllod
that sorvlco could bo cut 011,
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PAGE 13, SECTION '5.55. DISPOSAL OF YARD WASTE AT THE LANDFILL Schmadoko slalod
this 10ctJon Is now.
PAGE 15, SECTION 15.79, PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES GENERALLY. Schmadoko nolod
thai Counly load. and Slalo hlghwaYI aro now Includod.
PAGE 15, SECTION 15-78. DEFINITIONS. VEHICLE. HOlowltz slatod boals should bo Includod.
Gonl'Y nolod thaI III. addrossod In SoctIon , 5-85. Schmadoko slalod boals coutd bo addod 10
tho provision,
PAGE 17, SECTION 15-91. DEPOSITING UTTER AT CITY LANDFILL SITE. Schmadoko slalod
this Is a now locllon.
HOlowltz askod how Ihls ordinanco allocls all of Johnson Counly and how will II bo addlossod
In lorms 01 tho Fllngo Aloa Agloomonl and 28E Agloomonls. Atkins slalod III. Iho City's
oldlnanco and dool nolafloct Johnson County. Horowitz slalod this ordlnanco Impacts on Olhol
lurlsdlcllons bocauso Ihoy uSa tho Clty'slandlill. HOlowltz slalod tho ord/nanco 10fOlS 10 tho
landfillsorvlco eroa (pogo 2, Dofinltlons). Aikins s!alod a copy 01 tho oldinanco can bo sonllo
mombolS 01 JCCOG,
Gonlly askod II thoro was consonsus on dolotlng Iho dlslanco 01 ton fool, tho roqulromont fOI
soparallon of conlalnors, Schmadoko slatod thai a dlslanco sutficlontlo dollnoalo could bo usod.
Kubby Llkod lItho samo loos and chargos app~ 10 auto IIros aro appllod 10 blko 1I10S,
Schmadoko laid Iho samo chalgos 010 appllod 10 blko IIro.. Polkoy oxplalnod Ihal porions 010
oncoulagod 10 lako blko IIros 10 Iho landfilllhomsolvos.
Kubbyaskod II haulolS havo unaccoptablo waslo, Is tholo lomo ayslom that allows Ihom 10 dump
Iho unaccoplablo waslo 10 aopOlato II oul. Atkins atatod thai part of tho IIconslng procoss will
loqulro Inlpocllon of Iholl oqulpmonl. Kubby slalod Ihoro may bo probtoms assoclalod with
loloctlng a wholo load whon thOIO Is on~ a amall amounl of unaccoplablo waslo. Slall and
CouncllmombolS dlscussod wllh doallng wllh unaccoplablo waslo bolng mlxod Inlo Iho haulor's
Ilucks, Polkoy nolod thai haulols a,o now discussing using padlocks on dumpstors bocauso of
concorns 01 alOa nolghbola using tholl dumpstolS lor glass clippings,
Atkins lo'orrod 10 lho rovlsod aolld waslo collocllon foos and landfill foos and yard waslo
collocllon foo pOI bag, Atkins nolod thai tho loglstaluro did not chango Iho 51010 tax from $2.50
10 $5,50, Aikins lovIowod Iho 100 and chargo changos as outllnod In Socllon 32.1-55, Atkins
slalod tho Incloaso to $8,25 paya fOltho aubsldlzallon of tho locycllng proglam. Courtnoy askod
II tho oxponsos assoclalod wllh picking up plasllc and nowspapol arB bullllnlo thoso foos.
Aikins atalod yoa, Courtnoy alatod Ihal somo clllzons 010 concornod thai ovoryono Is paying fOI
tho plasllc 01 nowspapollocycllng whon ovoryono doos nol pay fOI tho ya/d waslo program,
Atkins slatod thai un loss you chargo pooplo by volumo and thon by itom, it Is dllncull to oslabllsh
loos, Laraon askod wholo plasllc milk conlalnola aro sonl. Aikins slalod Clly Carton handlos
thoso plasllc milk conlalnora. Polkoy slalod City Carton sonds tho plasllc milk conlalnols to
Rubbormald Corpolallon, Atkins slalod that Iowa law Is moving lastolln moro aroos In shortol
pOllods cf limo than many othol stalos,
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Mlnutos
Iowa City City Council
Informal Council SOSSlon
April 30, 1990
Plgo 7
fiNANCIAL ASSURANCE. IOWA CIJ)' LANDFIL~:
Rool 90-44, Sldo 2
Atkins notod Council rocolvod his momo oulllnlng opllons. Courtnoy statod thaI tho Rural Policy
Board mollasl WodnosdlY nlghllnd thoy Ibsoluloly lolally dislglOO with tho financial assullnco
plan as proposod. Atkins slatod thaI mombors 01 tho Rural Polley Board wanllo approach this
on a por.lon lipping 100 basis, AIkins omphlslzod that thoro Is no guarantoo Ihatthoso lowns
will usa tho landfilllorovor and pay lorovor and quosllonod what happons whon tho City movos
on romodlal action on tho landfill 10 cloan up tho probloms wo havo. AIkins askod why should
tho City 01 Iowa City assumo tho nnancfal obllgallon 101 tho othor communlllos. Atkins also askod
whal should tho Incroaso In tho lipping 100 bo and will bo bo sufllclonlto provldo lor all tho
contlngoncfos, particularly .nor landfill closuro, Atkins askod can you guaranloo thatthoso
communltlos will alway. partlclpalo. Courtnoy slalod that tho communltlo. prosont at tho Rural
Policy Solid moollng woro willing to elgn whalovor agroomonts thoy had to to plodgo lorovor.
Council and sIaN dlscussod tho financfal assuranco plan. Aikins nolod Ihat ho has had a groal
doal ollroublo doallng wllh haulors, Kubby askod II thoro was way to base II on a volumo and
havo munlclpalltlos pay lor II. Atkins slalod yos, you could ask oach municipality to adopt a
franchlso agroomontlor a haulor or haulorsto oporalo within Iholr city. Atkins slalod Ills crlllcal
that tho CIIy has tho undorlylng financing and thaI munlclpalillos bo rosponslblo. Courtnoy stalod
thai at tho rural board moollng a Doard 01 Suporvisors mombor was adamanllhatlnduslry ehould
pay dlroctly. Atkins omphaslzod thai a financlalloundaUon noods 10 bo croalod lor tho oporatlon
01 tho landfill. Atkins stalod ho loallzod aroa munlclpallllo. aro aa~ng that Iho tipping 100 should
bo lalsod, StaN and Councllmombors dlscussod tipping foos, volumo roductlon, and tho financial
assuranco plan. Atkins statod II tho City lalsos tho tipping 100, haulora may docldo 10 go oul 01
buslnoss and Ills his concoln thatlhoy will walk away Irom tho financial obligations 01 tho landfill,
McDonald statod Council will havo lurthor discussion on thl. 110m. Courtnoy askod what ho
.hould loll JCCOG mombors al tho May 8 mooting, McDonald slatod tolllhom Ills .UII undor
discussion. Atkins slalod ono quostlon Ihal could bo posod to tho communltlosls how can thoy
chooso to continuo 10 usa lho landfill and guarantoo Iho City won'l golsluck with somo huge bill
lalor on. Courtnoy slatod thoro has to bo somo sort of mothod 01 communlcallon to tho aroa
munlclpalitlos.
Horowitz notod thai tho Rurol Policy Board 01 JCCOG did agroo 10 Iho aolld waslo coordlnalor.
Horowitz nolod eho rocolvod cOllospondonco Irom TIffin Mayor Glonn Poltor, ondorslng tho
position.
COUNCIL TIME
Council TImo/Agonda
Rool 00.45, Sldo 1
1. Novick slalod sho rocolvod corrospondonco Irom Bob Long, National Loaguo of CllIos,
roquosllng tho City aond a loltor 10 Congrossman Davo Naglo aboultho Cloan Air Acl.
Novick slalod that tho City should support passing this loglslatlon.
2, Horowitz slalod sho lIke tho Idoa 01 Council mlnuto sharing with Coralvlllo.
Moollng adjournod 01 9:25 P.M
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