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Informal Council Soaslon
April 23, 1990
In/ormal Council 5055lon: April 23, \900, al 8:35 p.m. Itt tho Council Chamboll. MayoI John
McDonald plosldlng.
Councilmombors Plosont: McDonald, Ambllsco, Novick, Horowitz. l4rson, Kubby. Courtnoy.
Stalfmomboll Plosont: Atkins. Katl, Gontty, Holling, Schmolsol. Flanklln. Davfdson, Smith.
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~NUE DISCUSSION SOUTH QF BUBLI~GTON . DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD PQ~:
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McDonald nolod that Council rocolvod Schmolsol's April 20, 1900, momo rogardlng
devolopmont plans south or Burlington StroOI and tho 801l0IBrooso prO/oct.
Atkins rofot/ed to his Apl1l12, 1990, momo regarding south 01 Burlington Streot . downlown
nelghbolhood, page 2, belwoon BUllington and Coull stroots. Aikins asked Council what typo
01 devolopmonl they would lIke 10 SOD OCCUI on Burllnglon Streot. Kubby askod whal
Inlolmallon Is avallablo that suppolll adding a whol. aroa 01 commorclal stroot level
dovelopmont. Schmolsol staled that " thOlO wore some way 10 leduCO tho parking
loqullOments lor commolcfal dovolopmenl, developoll would sOllously look at expanding,
building or lodeveloplng ploportles 101 commolcfal devolopment. Novick asked why someono
would choose 10 IOnl a commercial developmenl south 01 BUlllnglon Strool whon thero Is
something available In tho conlral business district. Schmolsol oxplalnod that parking Is not
pOlmllled In the Contlol Business Dlstllct and some typel 01 plolesslonal olftcos wanl limited
parking with their olftco complex. Schmolsol slaled there are oslabllshmonts that would not
locate south or Burlington Slroet wlthoul parking. HOlowttz askod II 11 Is posslblo 10 havo
parking oxll and onterllom an alley. Schmolserllaled yoa, the only thing you can'l have by
the zoning regulallons Is parking In such a way thalli backs oullnlo an alley, Horowitz asked
why tho City would IImltllsoll to small grocery sloros. Schmolsor slalod Ills a quosUon 01
oconomlcs . you csn'l nnd a locallon downlown for 25,~,OOO square 1001 01 supormalkot
spaco, Ambllsco stalod thOIO Is a nood lOf . suporlMlkelln the area. Atkins o:kod CouncIl
lor tholr Idoas aboul plannod use along Burllnglon Streol. Lallon slatod tho land usa has 10
be complomontary 10 tho downlown coro or rolall ostabllshmonls and rolall usos ahould not
bo oxtondod Inlo tho aroa. Horowitz said tho sorta 01 buslnossos thai would aorve the
Courthouso, Foderal Building and School Board building are noedod, Kubby askod "
roslauranls will bo allowod In Ihe business sorvlco aroa. Schmolser statod roslauranls aro
donnod by tho Zoning Ordlnanco as a rolall uso thai should pOlhaps bo rostllclod to somo
oxtont. Schmolsor notod thai In oalllor discussions about Iho Maldon Lano aloa, porsonal
sorvlco ostabllshmonls woro consldorod vtablo and would be In Ihls loco lion. Ambllsco slatod
thoro Is a maIko I for a high callbor condominium complox and a nood for a Iull.sorvlco grocory
storo. Lalson rofot/od to tho Land Uso Plan. April 1990 and askod II rostauranls and bals
would bo prohlbllod In Iho 'bluo' zono. Schmolsol slatod slalf has not dovolopod tho plan 10
thai dotall. Council dlscussod the type 01 commorclal us os ostabllshed In a high donslty
rosldontlal aroa. SiaN and Councllmombors roforrod 10 tho Land Uso Plan .Aplll 1990.
Horowllz asked why Iho commorclal.porsonal sorvlco aroa Is soglogatod off, Schmolsor statod
that slaff lookod al tho bulk of tho aloa os mosl sullablo fOl high donslty losldontlal
dovolopmont and doslgnalod tho commorclal porsonal sorvlco aroa as nocossary 10 provldo
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support to Iho rosldonlial aroa but wanlod to avoid an InlormJ:c of commorelaJ and ros/donlial
uso bocauso of land uso compalibllity plobloms. Schmolsor statod Itaff soparalod thom and
modo tho porsonal aOMco ostabllshmonts closo to tho rosldonUa/ usos, In losponso to
Horowitz, Schmolsor statod thaI In tho curront AM.145 zono tho City doos pormll IImllod
commorela/ establishments anywhoro within a building provtdod thoy SOlVO onty resldenlia/
buildings within which thoy arB locatod. Councllmembers discussed proposod land usos In tho
olea. Larson stalod that changing tho palklng roqulrements would make dovolopmonlfoaslblo.
McDonald cau1lonod thaI Council should nollol parking drive tho doelslon-maklng procm, bu1
01 tho sarno Ume parking Is such on Inlogral part 01 tho procoss thel doelslons will havo to bo
mado In conjuncUon with both tagothor. Schmelsor statod that II Council profers high Inlonslty
commorela/ devolopmont south 01 BUlllnglon Stroel, staff noeds to nnd s way tor those typos
of dovolopments to feasibly localo thore. Atkins stated that ff staff has soma Idoa on tho land
use Council would like to SOB, staff can build a parking compononl to tho plan. Courtney
notod that there alo a lot 01 InnovaUvo ways to got palklng In place. Aikins slatod his primary
concorn Is to got the kind ot dovolopmont Council wants to soo occur and that Council doos
nol onvtslon an oxtenslon of the downlown. Atkins stalod thalli Councllllkos tho nrst noor
commorcla/rosldonUal up abovo, thai's an Important eloment.
Kubby askod why Council has to say thstln cor1aln areas you havo to havo commorclal on
the nlst noor. Kubby stalod that tho dovolopor should be able to docldo what goos whoro,
Schmolser stated that 1111 Is the City's Inloloslln oslabllshlng commorcla/ use In tho zone, then
the nrsl noor should be preselVod for commorclal uses, Schmeiser nolod that commorcla/ uses
often will not localo on tho socond, third or fourth noors, Schmolsor emphaslzod that 1111 Is
In the Inloresllo oncourage as much commercIal development as posslblo, thon opportunltliis
to locale commolclal dovolopment on the nrsl noor should not be ollmlnaled. Kubby slaled
she wanled Information rogardlng what commorclal spaces arB currently avallablo and why no
one wants them, Courtnoy atated thore are nol many ompty storefronts In the downtown aroa,
Atkins notod !hat staff could do some typo of rolall study and nolod that Bruco Glasgow Is
ready to build an office building on the old IIblary palklng lot. Horowitz askod IIlhe arts
complox was evor consldorod for tho aroa, Schmelsor atatod It Is not aomelhlng stall has
consldored allhls time, Atkins slalod the arts complex would bo an Inlorostlng uso but tho
land would bo exponslve, Larson roforred to tho Land Use Plan. April 1990 and askod what
usos would be porml"od In the office/resldontlal/commercla/.buslness SOMCO aroa, Schmolsor
staled almosl any typo 01 commorclal uso bul rOlall, Schmolsor notod thai parking probloms
would neod to bo rosolvod 10 allow eslabllshmonls to localo In tho aroa. Stall and
Councllmembors discussed palklng requllemenls, Larson stalod thaI It would bo wrong to
roqulre some type of palklng and also build a big parking ramp, Ambllsco askod II thero woro
any probloms wllh roof.top parking. Schmolsor slalod no, Kubby askod how doclslons relaling
10 land usos on Burllnglon Slroot affoct downlown, McDonald stalod thai compotltlon and
markol forcos wllltako caro of tho downlown aroa. Schmolsor oxplalnod thai dovolopmonl
south of BUllington Slroot could mako groalor attraction for moro rolall dovolopmont downtown,
Slaff and Council dlscussod parking roqullomonts as thoy lolato to ofnco and commorclal usos.
Schmolsor notod Ihat thoro aro dovolopors who would prof 01 10 havo on.sllo palklng and
dllfolenl oslabllshmonts hove dllloront noods for parking, Kubby slalod thai II Is a mOlo
efficient use of space to have Ihe parking underground or on the roof, HorowllZ askod 1111 Is
posslblo 10 got tho all rights to tho lodoral parking lot. SchmolsOI statod slall Is chocking Inlo
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that Kubby askod how dlltoront clUoa alo facilitating diNoront Incomo lovol housing In high
donslty 11081,
Atldna slatod II Councilllkoa tho gonoral concopt, thon stall will bogln working on othor pollclos
auch as p8lklng, McDonald statod ho has no ploblom with the concopl but loresoos Council
and slall analyzing tho 8Ioa on a block.by.block basis. Atkins stated dovelopment proposals
ond up being block.by.block. Courtnoy suggested plans be carried 10 tho next phase and
conaldoratlon glvon to gonoral broad zoning 01 the 8Iea, Courtney alatod consideration should
also be given 10 a centrallzod parking lacillty, Atkins notod thaI II Councll wanlJ p8lklng
on-allo, n will chango tho dovolopmontlntonslty, In rosponse to AIkins, McDonald stalod ilia
100 oarly 10 aay thel Council dennlloly wants on.alle parking, Council discussed parking
roqulromonll, Courtney slatod thalli devolopors lie allowod to build on ovory Inch 01 tho land,
n will Cloato more Income potontlal which can thon be usod for a contrallzod parking laclllty.
Kubby suggostod that parking requllomonla could be eslabllshod by zones, Ambrlsco staled
thaI palklng should bo plovldod on the same promlso as rosldonllal developmont and thero
has to be some palklng allocaled for commerciel dovolopmont. McDonald statod thai In order
10 encourage davolopmont, thole neod 10 be changos becauso tho coslls too prohlbltlvo 10
provldo palklng, Schmolsor slalod thaI Council will have to look at somo typo of facility for
congregale pa/klng and thaI nothing will chango unless you take the pllklng thaI Is requllod
and place n In a lolnl facility of aomo type, Schmolser slalod tho key Is reducing parking,
Schmolser slated stall noods to look al tho stratoglo locallons lor parking areas, ramps and
pI/king faclllUes, In responso to Lalson, Schmolser explained thaI palklng roqulromenls aro
dlllorentln tho CB.2 zono lor offico buildings then In othor zonos and Ills one spaco for oach
200 square fool of noor aloa,
Horowitz asked what Is projoctod for tho amount 01 palklng noodod lor the Unlverslly of Iowa
In tho south 01 Burlington Slrool 1I0a, Schmolsor stalod that tho University Is planning on
constructJng a parking ramp 01 Madison and BUllington stroots, Larson askod If Ihe oxlslonco
01 IIa/ger high density rosldonllal aroa and the doslre to mako downlown I placo to IIvo would
jusUIy allowing no on.slle palklng for tho commorclal use aroa, Schmolser stalod thore Is I
dellcale problem of pa/klng that has 10 bo provfdod somowhele, Larson asked II thoro woro
anything olso tho City could do 10 change Iho altlactlvonoss of tho area lor dovolopmont
bosldos reducing on-slto parking requllomonts. Schmolsor slalod ho did nollhlnk so, Aikins
statod slall could dovolop numbors rolallng 10 parking roqulromonts lor Iho aroa, Council.
mombor. dlscussod palklng roqulremonts for commolclal uso and resldontlal use, Schmolsor
slated Ihalll you roqulro I'll parking spacos por rosldontlal unit, you will nol havo high rlso,
high donslly dovelopmont. Ambrlsco slalod thoro Is a nood lor an upscalo condominium
dovelopment. In rosponso to Aikins, Ambrlsco statod ho IIkos tho gonorarland uso plan and
did not wanlto encourage relall dovolopmont south 01 Burllnglon Stroot. Atkins slalod he Is
hoarlng Council stale thatlhoy do not want an oxtenslon of dovolopmonlllko Old Capllol Mall
or tho downlown Plaza aroa south of Burlington Slroot. Courtnoy askod If thoro 1'1010 support
lor discussing a conlrallzod parking facility. Horowitz stalod sho was willing to support a
contrallzod parking facility, Ambllsco statod ho would consldor a parking gorago vorsus a
parking ramp, Courtnoy slalod that a parking facility could bo prlvatoly ownod, Lalson stalod
ho supports tho gonoral concopt as prosenlod. Atkins summarlzod thai Council supports tho
gonoralland uso plan, slalt will packogo logolhol addillonallnformatlon, and slalt 1'111I ovorlay
a palklng policy on Iho gonoral land uso plan, HorowllZ ralsod concorns aboul transit,
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Courtnoy Ilalod thoro noods 10 bo discussion aboul roroullng tlansll routos. McDonald
dlroctad Ilo~ to conUnuo working on tho gonoralland uso plan.
aEL~~B~EESE DISCUSSION:
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McDonald ukod Counellto addloss tho Bollol8looso dovolopmonl proposal. McDonald askod
lItho zoning OIdlnanco would nood 10 bo amondod 10 accommodalo tholr proposal. Schmolsor
Ilatod YOl, Schmolsor oxplalnad thoy woro looking at moro rosldonUaI units with one parking
IpacO por unit: they cannot do whalthoy wanlln lorms 01 tho numbor 01 losldonllal units al
1'h parking Ipacol por unll. Kubby askod Ilaomo olthoso chang os would bo usolullO othor
plocos In tho MOL SchmolsOl slalad tho changos would not anect a 101 01 tho aroas In the
4.5 block area, Schmollor explalnod that by tho Clty'l donnlllon 01 ground noor, It'l thaI noor
thai Is enUroly abovo-grado which puis II at tho locond nOOl, loehnleal~, althe Unn 511001
aldo. In rosponso 10 Novtck, Schmeiser Ilaled they could havo commerclal dovolopmenl on
UM 511001 but thoy could nol hovo roaldenllollusl obovo. Schmolser Ilalod tho on~ thing the
Clty'l ordlnanco raqulrol now Is commorclal on tho nrsl noor, and tho nIsi noor on tho alloy
sldo, by donnlUon, Is tho socond noor on Unn Slrool. Schmelsor slatod II thoy pul tho
commorclel on tho nrll noor on Unn StloOl, thon you couldn'l havo rasldonllal above bocauso
thaI's tho nIsi noor by donnlUon. Schmolsor plosontod a chslk drawing 01 tho proposal to
Council. McDonald askad litho grado chango ctoslosthe probloms, Schmolsor slalod yos,
Schmolsor oxplalnad tho building as oarllor proposad cannol bo buill wlthoul roduclng parking
roqulromonlllor rOlldenllal usa, 51011 and Couneflmombefl dlscussod tho nrsl noor commercial
and rosldonUeI UIO 01 tho dovolopmenl. Sehmolsor slalod throo things aro neodod: 1) to
chango tho donnlllon 01 nfll noor, 2) 10 allow parking on tho nISI noor with rosldonllol uses
abovo, and 3) 10 chango tho noor aloa rallo (thai allows groalor than a two.slory building 10
covor the onUro 101), Schmels" slated IIthoso throo things woro dono, tho dovolopors could
dovolop this proloe\. Councllmombers and slall dlscussod tho dovolopmonl as proposed,
Larson askod how much 01 tho parking Is lor rosldonllsl and how much lor commorclal. Bolio
statod thai I 'h parking spacos por rosldenllal unll and 1 parking spaco por 200 aquaro 1001
lor commorclal usos alo requlrod, Schmolsor slalad tho 70 parking spacos occupying tho flral
noor as proposod are displacing the commorclal area. Kubby asked lIa aurvoy has been done
domonsllallng Ihe nood lor InlonslYo atrool.lovol commorclal dovolopmonl. Ambrlsco alatod that
nood Is domonstralod by a dovolop,,'a wllllngnoSllo spond hundlods 01 thousands 01 dollars
on a dovolopmonl 01 thai ~po, Horowitz stalod that aho Is not accopllng that roasonlng,
Schmolsor alalod II Council wanta to aoo a vlablo downtown, Ihoy should oncourago high
Intonslty commorclal uso. Novick askod II pOlklng loqulromonls could bo dono on a per.
bodroom basis voraustho por-dwolllng unit basis, Schmolsor slatod II could bo dono buIlt
would bo vory dlfficull to onlorco bocauso 01 Iho convolBlon 01 rooms Inlo bodlooms,
Schmolsor oxplalnod that City rogulalod II now on tho basis 01 slzo: If tho dwolllng unllls
groatOl than eoo squalo 1001, 1\'10 palklng spacoa aro roqulrod and 111\ Is loss Ihan 000 squaro
1001, 1'h parking apacos por unit aro roqulrod,
Schmolsor slalod slall now no ods to prosont eddlllonallnlormallon rogardlng parking opllons,
McDonald askod II thoro Is anything Council Is going 10 look at aoulh of Burllnglon Slrool thai
will alloct this particular proloct. Schmolsor alatod yos, Aikins slalod Ihaltho Bollo/Brooso
ploloet will roqulro amondmonts to tho Zoning Ordlnanco. AIkins slalod Iho malor chang os
havo Implications on whal ultlmatoly Council docldos 10 do In tho proposod olOco/rosldon.
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UaVcommorclaJ.buslnoss 10MCO aloa as plosontod on tho Land UIO Plan . Aplll '990,
Schmolsor oxplalnod thalli Council amondod tho ordlnanco 10 accommodolo whal Bollo/Broolo
plOpoSOS 10 do, Iho lamlncallons II has as far as whal hal boon prolonlod 10 Council II thai
thoro will bo a 1I1110 bll 01 commorclal spaco on tho nrll tloot with 101. 01 parking. McDonald
askod whal would happon II Councfl approvod dmoronl parking roqulromonts lor tho
commorclal devolopmonl aroa botwoon Court and BurUnglon 511001 and how thai would anoel
this pro/eel. Schmolsor slotod II would hevo a poslllvo onoel and would oncoulago commorclaJ
dovolopmonl lItho parking roqulromonl lor commelclal wero roducod, Schmol..r .Ialod,
howovor, thalli the parking roqulromenls lor resldonUaI utO woro nol changod, then thoro
would slUl be tho same problom., Horowttz askod II you rodueo tho amounl noodod lor
commorcla', why tho dovolopers canl/usllncrosso thai amounllor rOSldonUaI, SchmolsOf
alaled thai the developela can bocauso thoy prolor 10 have moro r..ldonUal units. McDonald
asked whal would go Into tho .paco thai normally would have boon roqulrod litho prolonl
ordlnanco was sUII In olloel. Schmolsor .Ialod thai commolclal ..Iablllhmonl. thai do nol
noed the numbor 01 parking Ipacos as roqulrod may oxpand Inlo thol apaco with moro
commorclal floor erea, McDonald askod whalthe Impael on this proloct would bo IIthore WOIO
changos 10 the palklng roqulromenta lor commolclal usa, Schmolsor .lalod thalli probably
would nol allOel this ploloel. Schmolsor 'Iatod II you ollmlnalod parking apoc.. lor
commorclal, II would moan 20 moro apacos lor rosldonlla' uso, Schmol.or nolod tho ordlnanco
now doo. nol allow lesldonUal use above parking II you have parking on tho flr.1 Roor, Novick
asked litho dovelopoII could oslabllsh pal king on a lowor levolII thoy wanlod two lovoll 01
parking, SchmolsOf Ilalod thoy could do thal Bolio Ilalod two lovels 01 parking would bo
very oxponslvo, Councllmomboll dlscussod tho nood for olflcooCQmmorclal usa In tho aroa,
Bolle oxplalned the lolophono company building allll has Ipaco available lor ranI. Schmollor
ala led the aoluUon may bo 10 loglslato how much 01 tho nrll noor could bo usod lor parking,
SchmolsOf alalod eddlllonal Inlormallon will bo prOlonlod 10 Council. McDonald Ilalod thai
Council will conllnuo dlscuselon ollhll projoel In a couplo 01 wooka.
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McDonald eskod thai tho nolghborhood aOMcOl policy bo roschodulod lor discussion al
anothor mooting,
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Courtnoy askod Councllmombors IIthoy wanl 10 spond monoy 10 hlro tho Solid Waslo
Coordlnalor as a JCCOG omployoo or nol. Kubby rolorrod 10 tho lob doscrlpllon and Ilalod
thai changos aro noodod In paragraphs 7 and 8. Kubby Ilalod thai aho had a problom with
N8, dlroctod, Councllmomborl dlscussod tho lob doscrlpllon, Atkins auggoalod N8 road: 'As
dlroctod, partlclpato In coordlnatod planning and managomonl aelMlIos 01 ECICOG,' Kubby
Ilalod Ihe had no problem with II bolng dlroctod by JCCOG, HOlowltz Slolod Iho would 1001
more comfortablo II paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 woro aubartlclol of N1.
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Horowitz raised concerns regarding the perception 01 the Solid Wasle Coordinator who Is a
full.time JCCOG employee bul housed In an Iowa City olllco, Horov.itz alatOO thai there Is a
risk 01 thaI employeo being perceived as an Iowa City employoe vorlUI a County employeo.
Horowitz stated Ills Importanl because tho Rural Policy Board and aroa munlcfpallties noOO
10 cooperate w1til Iowa City In terms 01 what goel In the landnll, Schmelsor oxplalnOO tho
person will bo a JCCOG employoo under hll dlroctlon to carry out the Board 01 Dlroctors' and
RUla! Policy Board's policy lor solid waste managoment. Kubby askod how rural rosldonts
In othor munlcfpalltios feel aboul using JCCOG omployool, Courtnoy alalod tho othor
municipalities Involved In JCCOG have no problems bllnglng prolocta 10 Jon Davidson.
Schmolsor notOO that Jon Davidson and ho are extremely caroful nollo show blasos. HOIov.itz
slalod there would be a dlnorence n the Solid Wasle Managemenl Coordinator's salary woro
paid lor by the County, Courtney stated this Is a JCCOQ Issue and has nothing 10 do
speclncally with Iowa City.
McDonald askod Courtney when JCCOG meels, Schmolsor slated the Rural Policy Board
meollng Is schoduled for Wodnosday nlghl al 8:30 p,m. and the JCCOG Board 01 Dlroctors
meollng Is scheduled 10 meot May B. Courtney explained the Solid Waslo Coordinator poslUon
was originally prosontod 10 tho JCCOG Soald 01 Dlrectols and proposod as a JCCOG
omployoo. Thon II was prosontod 10 tho Rural Policy Board and tholO communities woro lold
10 go back 10 their Councils and ask whatthoy wantOO, Courtnoy oxplalnOO thaI tho Rural
Policy Soard mombors aro going to bring back 10 the Board their councils' doclslon.
Wednosday nlghland thon Ills being prasented to JCCOG on May 8, Courtnoy askod Councfl
IIlhey wanl to apond money 10 hire this poreon as a JCCOG employee, Schmeiser explalnOO
that II everyone docldea It ahould be a JCCOG employoo, tho next step boforo hiring thaI
peraon la to chango the 28E agreement. Courtney slated that all communltie. should
participate In the funding, Horowitz asked, In torms 01 funding, where Council wants thaI
funding to come Irom ' Isndnll loos or sn assossment. McDonsld asked why the Rural Policy
Boald hss to know whoro Iowa City's funding Is coming 1T0m, McDonald stated that II Iowa
CIIy la funding the wholo poslllon, Ihat porson ahould bo an Iowa City omployeo, Courtney
alaled that lithe JCCOG Board lalls to establish Iho position at Its meellng, then wo will como
back and Iowa City will mako Its own Indepondont doclslon, Courtnoy notod Ihal lour
Councflmombors support funding thai position at a JCCOG loyol.
Kubby slatod Councllmombors sro nol communicating wolllonlght. Courtnoy alatod Ihal ho
will present Information back to Councllmombers allol tho JCCOG moollng.
COU~CIL Mml~a SCHEDU~~:
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Katr stalod that Memorial Day falls on tho Monday belore a lormal Council meeting and,
therofore the Informal Council mooting has been resct,eduled to 8:30 p,m" May 29, pllol 10 tho
formol Council meeting. Karr noted thaI off.Tuesday Inrolmal Council moetings are schedulod
lor May 8 and May 22. McDonald staled Ihoso off,Tuesday meellngs aro scheduled 8:30-8:30
p.m,
Karr askod Councllmombors to let her know IIthoy aro attondlng Wodnesday night's laaguo
01 Munlclpalltios' mooting,
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AUdns dlsplayod tho now yard waste bags.
MooUng adjournod al 8:50 p.m,
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Inlormal Council Sosslon
April 30, 1990
lolormal Council Sosslon: April 30, 1990 at 6:30 p,m, In tho Council Chambors, Mayol John
McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmombora Plosonl: McDonald, Coutlnoy, Horowlll, Novick, Larson, Kubby. Absonl:
Ambrlsco.
Glallmombors Proson!: Atkins, Gontry, Kart, Holling, Smith, Schmolsor, Schmadoko, O'Malloy,
Polkoy.
TaDo.rocordod: Rool 9().44 . Sldo " I.END, Sldo 2, END.'; Rool9().45 . Sldo I, 1-END.
E~ECl1TOlc ~ESSION:
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Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to adjourn to oxoculivo session undor Soctlon 21.5C
to discuss Itratogy with Council In mallorllhat aro prosontly In litigation or whoro litigation II
omlnont whore Its dlsclosuro would bo IIkoly 10 projudlco or dlsadvanlago tho position 01 Iho
govornmenlal body In Ihallltlgatlon. AlIirmatlve roll cail voto unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl.
The Mayor doclarod tho motion cartlQd and adjournod to oxocutlvo sosslon el 6:30 p.m.
City Councllmembors roconvonod Inlo Informal Council sosslon al 7:25 p.m.
PLANNI~G & ZONING MATTERS:
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A. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN O~DINANCE CHA~~NG T~E USE REGULATIONS OF
~TYLOCATeD SOUTH OF TAFT SPEEDWAY AND IMMEDIATELYWESl
~RR~~L MIL~ E'ARK ALONG TtlE IOWA RIVER. (Peninsula AroafTlact 4, Z'0910)
Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihal Ihls tract 01 land was provlously rolorrod 10 as Tract 4 01 tho fOUl
tracts In tho Peninsula Aroa; the Planning & Zoning Commission chose to dolor this Irom
conslderallon pondlng City Council's doclslon 01 wholhor 10 purchaso Iho land or not; tho
City Council subsoquontly roquoslod that tho Planning & Zoning Commission forward lIS
rocommondatlon 10 II could dolormlno wholhor or nol rozonlng 01 tho land was
epploprleto; and the PlannIng & Zoning Commission hes now rolorted the request to CIIy
Councillor consldolallon and did recommond thallho proporty bo rozonod Irom RS.O to
RS.5. Schmolsol oxplalnod Ihat slall esllmalod that approxlmatoly II 10 12 acros of Iho
10lal19 acros Is loroslod wollands and as loroslod wotlands, Ills undovolopablo unloss
certain plocoduros aro laken. Schmolsor dlstrlbulod a summary stalomont potlalnlng 10
Ihe use 01 loroslod wolland aroas as ploparod by Molody Rockwoll. Schmolsor
summar/zod thoro aro throo roqullomonls: I) Ihol Ihoro Is a showing Ihat tho uso
proposed for Iho proporty cannol bo placod anywhore olso, 2) thaI thoro Is In any
dovolopmont 01 tho proporty somo mlllgatlon 01 tho Impacl of Iho dovolopmonl on Iho
lorostod wotland, and 3) thoro Is a showing thallhoro Is no diminution In tho amount 01
1010slod wotlands . such that II you uso tho aloa for dovolopmont you havo to roplaco tho
aroa somowhoro olso. In rosponso to Larson, Schmolsor slatod II would mako son so to
ovonlually rozono tho land lor an OPDH typo dovolopmonl. Kubby ralsod concorns thaI
part 01 tho lorostod wollands has alroady boon changod by tho dovolopor. Schmolsor
stalod Ihat staff has osllmalod thaI ono.thlrd of this nino to Ion acro part has not boon
doslroyod, Schmolsor oxplalnod that thoro aro two parts 10 tho silo, ono ownod by Jim
Glasgow, and tho olhor ownod by Bruco Glasgow. Novick askod If thoro woro a ruling
Irom Iho COlpS 01 Englnoors Ihat roqullos tho dovolopors 10 rosloro tho land that thoy
havo fillod In. Schmolsor slalod that tho Almy Corps of Englnoors Is tho agoney Ihot has
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Iowa Cuy City Council
Inlormal Council Sosslon
April :10, 1990
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plocodonco 10 mandalo whatovol aCllon thoy 1001 Is approprlato. Kubby askod It tho City
could ask tho CorpI 10 UIO tholr powor 10 mako tho dovolopolS roplaco tho foroslod
wellandl. Schmollor Ilatod tho City hal alroady dono that Schmolsor slalod thai tho
dovolopors alo undor I mandalo, butthoy hsvo nol carllod out tho ordor bocauso thoy'vo
boon Wilting 10 100 whal tho disposition 01 Iho proporty will boo Council and stall
dlscussod roplacomont 01 tho 1010stod wotlands and tho doelslon 10 not purchaso Ihat
proporty. McDonald oxplalnod Council gavo a sllong Indlcallon that thoy woro nol going
10 purch8so tho proporty. Davo Clalk, Planning & Zoning Commission mombor, slalod
that whon thl. 110m wa. rolorrod back 10 tho Planning & Zoning Commission, It was
assumod that Council did not wanllo dOlI with tho purchaso 01 tho proporty. McDonald
slatod Councl1 novor took formal aCllon logardlng purchaso 01 tho proporty, but It was
dllcullod al In Inlolmal mooting. Horowitz Illlod thalli Council Ilatod thalthoy woro
nol going 10 purchaso tho plOpOrty, thon Ills up to tho COlpS 01 Englnoors to onforco tho
ruling and havo tho wotlands rojuvonalod. Schmolsol nolod thai dovolopors lolt thai
lomo 01 tho probloms could bo corroClod through dovolopmonl 01 tho proporty. Larson
Iskod 1I1110nds In Inconslslont mossago to rOlono tho 19 acros to RS.5 lono whon an
OPDH should bo consldorod. Schmolsor slalod Ihatlho AS'5 lonlng Is conslstont with
tho Comprohonslvo Plan and that tho OPOH Is an ovorlay lono and an undollylng lono
01 RS.5 would dololmlno Iho donslty. Horo-Mtz askod what judicial avonuo tho City has
to Isk lor onfolcomonl ollho mandala. Schmadoko oxplalnod Ihat what happonod was
thai tho subdlvldor sont I plan 10 tho Corps of Englnoors 101 corroctlvo action basod on
dovoloplng Ilalornltlos. Tho City wrolo a lollor 10 Iho Corps lolling Ihom 10 hold up on Iho
mandata unllllt was rosolvod how Iho proporty was going 10 bo usod, Aikins slatodlt
Is jusl I mallor 01 sondlng tho Corps anolhor 101101.
B, QB.QItiANCE ~ME~DING ThE ZONING QRQJNANC~ BY CONDITIQNALL Y CHANGING
ruE USUEGULATlONS OF AepROXIMATELY 168 ACRES OF LAND GENEM~l.Y
~LROSE AV~~D WEST OF PROe~RTY OWNEQ BY JI:l~
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FROM ID'RS TO OPDH.l. A PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOp.
MW' HOUSING IPDf1j P..LAt!.FOR WALNUT BIDGE, IOWA CITY, IOWA. (Z'8915 and S.
8943)
Schmolsor Ilatod Council rocolvod a 101101 from Schmadoko Indicating thaI ho no long or
has concorns aboultho prlvato Infraslrucluro and alalodthat pondlng tho oxtonslon 01 tho
sowor Ihrough tho Unlvorslty's proporty, tho pial Is roady 10 bo consldorod tor approval.
AtkIns stalod Schmadoko Is mooting with tho Unlvorslty on May 8. McDonald slalodlhal
Council will continuo this Itom. Kubby roquoslod Inlormallon rolatlng 10 a moro spoclfic
conditional lonlng agroomonl and how much oach 101 1'111I havo 10 poy tho City.
Schmolsor stalod tho spoclfic conditional zoning agloomonlls part 01 tho sowor Issuo.
AikIns oxplalnod thai tho amounl oach 101 will havo 10 pay tho City will bo In tho
condltlonallonlng agroomont
C. ORDINANCElO CONQITIONALL Y REZONE 37/3 ACRES, LOCATED NORTH OF 1.00 ANQ
~AST OF tllGHWAY 1 ON NORTHGATE ORIYE, EROM CO. 1 TO ROe. (Northgalo
COlporalo Park, Z.8917)
No Council commont.
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D.
ORDINANCE AME~DING THE ZONING ORDINAN~~~ ~~:~~ ~~~ ~S~
REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED 0 NT U
DEVELOPMENT AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 218 E.B.QM ID.R$ TO P. (Z'9002)
No Council commont.
E.
ORDINANCE JO AMEND CHAPTER 32, SUBDIVISIQN ~~ULATlONS. TO REaUI~E.fB'=
APPLICATION CONFERENCES FOR PRELI~INARY P ~,
Kubby askod II tho Englnoorlng OMslon should bo a part 01 this pro'~ppllcatlon
conlolonco. Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihal Englnoorlng doos nol profor to bo drawn Inlo tho
procoss bocauso whalls bolng rovlowod at this slago Is tho doslgn 01 tho dovolopmont.
Tho Englnoollng Division wants to got Involvod at tho limo 01 tho prollmlnary plat
submission whon thoro 010 also construction plans submlttod. Howovor, Schmolsor
Indlcatod that tho Englnoorlng Division would bo Involvod II thoro woro potlJnont quostlons
of that Division. HOlowltz slalod thai tho nood lor slormwalor managomont calls 101 an
onglnoorlng point of vlow at tho vol'{ boglnnlng. Schmolsor oxplalnod thoro alo nol many
options lor providing stolmwalor managomont and Ills usually plovldod at tho low point
In tho subdivision. SchmolsOI notod Ihatll tho dovolopmonlls undor two acros, tho City
doos not havo tho right 10 roqulro It.
~ID WASlE MANAGEMENT ORQINA~QE:
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Schmadoko rolorrod to tho 4126190 draft of Chaptor 16, Solid Waslo. Schmadoko slalod ho will
summarlzo tho major changos In tho draft 01 tho ordlnanco.
PAGE 4. TRANSPORTATION. Schmadoko stalod thai this dofinltlon has boon changod to road
"Transportation moans tho tlansportlng 01 solid waslo 110m tho placo 01 colloctlon lor procosslng
to tho Iowa City Landfill.' Atkins ralsod tho Issuo whal II tho City woro 10 ontor Into a syslom 01
trans lor slatlons. Schmadoko slalod tho City would havo to rodonno tho dofinltlon thon. In
rosponso 10 Novick, Schmadoko stalod that 'Solid wsslo procosslng lacllity or solid wasto
disposal aroa' was dolotod,
PAGE 4, SECTION 16-4, ENFORCEMENT, Schmadoko oxplalnod that It Is proposod to onforco
this ordlnanco undol tho nulsanco plovlslon of tho City Codo so tho City has finos that can bo
Imposod and can tako violators 10 court. Schmadoko oxplalnod thai undor tho curront rogulallon
thoro Is a hoarlng officor appolntod and that hoarlng olficor makostho doclslons on tho violations
and thoro aro no finos Imposod. Horowitz ralsod concorns about using ordinary mall as tho
moans or notification. Schmadoko oxplalnod Ihat ho road In tho nowspapor about a court caso
whoro tho court stlpulatod thai oldlnsry mall was sulnclontly rollablo and was also sulficlonl
notlco. Gontry aglood that ordinary mall was sulficlont. Horowitz notod tho Housing Dopartmont
us os cortlfiod mall. Larson statod ho would pro lor using cortlfiod mall. Schmadoko oxplalnod that
one problom wllh cortlfiod maills pooplo rofusod 10 pick II up. Lalson notod thai cortlfiod mall
Is doomod accoplod If thoy havon'l rocolvod II al10r throo nollcos. Gontry loforrod to tho
ordinance and stated thai any throe mothods Is sufficient bocauso Ills wrl"en wllh 'or.' In
rosponse to Larson, Schmadoko slatod ho docldos whal moans 01 nolificallon Is usod.
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Iowa City City CounCil
Inlolmal Council SOSSlon
April 30, 1990
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PAGE 1, SECTION 15.2. DEFINITIONS. COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE. Horowitz lofol/od 10 tho
stolomont, ....moro than fOUl (4) dwolllng units.' HOlowitz stalod thai ono 01 tho curront probloml
Is dividing tho city's wostostroam Irom commorclal vorsus rosldonUal and sho would liko to soo
wasloslloams loparalod out. Horowitz suggoslod romovlng tho four dwolling unltl on pago 1
undor Commorclal Solid Was to. Kubby slalod that II thoro alo mOle than lour dwolllng unlls, you
don't gOI city rosldonUal plCk.up and you havo to havo a haulor. Horowitz omphaslzod \hat p8l1
01 tho ploblom Is trying 10 got tho commorclal vorsus rosldonUal WSSlo soparalod. Schmadoko
oxplalnod that tho City hopos, through tho pOlmllUng procoss, to recolvo that InlolmaUon Irom
tho haulor. Staff and Councllmombors dlscussod commorcial VOIIUS rosldonUal wasto. AtkIns
slatod thaI the City provldos rosldonUal plck.up lor lour units or loss snd tho romalndor 01 tho
plck.up thai OCCUIS In tho city Is dona on an unrogulatod prlvalo haulor basis. Horowitz Ilslod
hor aim Is to got\ho waslostroam sopalalod. Atkins stalod \hat wasto no ods to bo sopSlstod
)f( bocauso of tho various chargos you ulUmaloly might wont to mako and In consldorallon 01
volumo,
PAGE 2, SECTION 15-2. DEFINITIONS. HAZARDOUS WASTE. Horowitz askod II hazardous
waslo Includos paint. Schmadokil oxplalnod paint Is a hazaldous waslo, but only Irom a
commorclal onlorpllso, not from a housohold. Schmadoko statod tho oldlnanco dool nol
addross hazardous wasto othor than by dofinlUon. Gontry nolod thai tho ordlnsnco Is nol an
oxhaustlvo lisllng of hazardous wastos.
PAGE 5, SECTION 15-6. PROHIBITED PRACTICES. Schmadoko oxplalnod Ihls socUon Is trying
10 controllho solid wastoslloam.
PAGE 6, SECTION 15-6. PROHIBITED PRACTICES (4). Kubby askod that II In tho fuluro lho City
had cUlbsldo recycling and glass Is one of Ihose things and someone pul a mayonnaIse Isr In
a non.rocycling bag, would Ihal bo considered a vlolaUon. Schmadeke slated yos. Kubby Itstod
thatlho policy quos lions whether recycling Is mandatory 01 voluntary needs 10 bo dlscussod,
PAGE 6, SECTION 15-10. PERMIT REQUIRED. Schmodoko slaled thai currently lIie Cily
roqulles permits for all vehlclos using the landfill and It should bo changed to only roqulre
buslnessos thai aro hauling to the landfili whoro tholr primary pUlpOSO Is tho hauling 01 solid
was Ie. Schmadoko slalod thaI any buslnoss In tho rocycllng buslnoss would hovo to havo a
pormlt,
PAGE 7, SECTION 15-22. SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTAINERS. Schmodoko oxplalnod Ihaltho
ordlnanco now slalos thallho wolghl 01 an Individual conlalnol shall not bo groalor than 60
pounds, COUr1noy asked why. Gonlry stalod It was rolalod 10 back plobloms. Polkoy oxplalnod
Ihal down.slzlng Iho wolghl should holp shouldor probloms. Kubby roforrod to Socllon 15.20,
Conlalnors Roqulrod, and said It Is not cloar who Is 10 plovldo tho conlalnors. Gontry slalod sho
would rovlow thai provision. Courtnoy askod how much tho now yald waslo bags would waigh
whon lull of grass clippings. Atkins stalod thai tho bags would bo vory hoavy whon fillod with
wol grass clippings. Polkoy slalod tho bags would wolgh mora Ihan 60 pounds whon full 01
grass clippings, Cour1noy rolsod concorns about lolling pooplo thoy havo 10 $1.00 lor a YOld
waslo bag and than lolling thom thoy can't fill II. Schmadoke notod thai Coralvlllo has a 60
pound limit wllh lho soma bag.
PAGE 0, SECTION 15.22(2). RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE. Schmodoko nolod Ihol rosldonUal
yard wosle Is a now socUon.
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Iowa City Clly Council
Inlolmal Council Sosslon
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PAGE 8, SECTION 1~22(3), COMMERCIAL Kubby askod how tho City Is going to onforco tho
sloam cloanlng roqulromonls. Schmadoko statod tho City will havo to go out and onforco It.
Atkins statod notice can be mallod out. Courtnoy atatod that If tho City Is going to roqulre cloan
contalnoll, thon tho City should work to cloan tho alloys. Kubby notod concorns about onlorclng
j. the stoam cloanlng 01 contalnors, and suggostod haulors show rocolpts lor two cleanlngs por
yoar.
PAGE 8, SECTION 1~24, LOCATION OF SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS. Schmadeko slalod tho
change Is thai the ostabllshmont has 10 havo Wllllon pormlsslon Irom tho City 10 slole a dumps tor
on public proporty. Kubby Inqulrod about the provfslon 'rogaldloss 01 whother pormlsslon has
beon grantod by tho City lor slorago on public property, commorclal solid waste oontalnols shall
not be placod In tho aloa botwoon any building and tho stroot Ilght.ol.way, Including aroas
commonly rolorlod to as palklng botwoon tho curb and tho pllvato plOpOrty line.' Horowitz
slalod thai sho knows 01 a situation whoro thoro Is a conlalnor on tho rlght-ol.way at tho ond of
a cul-do.ssc. Schmadoko relorlod to Soctlon 15.24, tho clauso, 'In cas os wholo a conlalnor
connot physically bo localod anywhole botwoon Ihe building and slroot rlght-ol.way, tho Dlroctor
may approvo location If plopolly scroonod,'
PAGE 9, SECTION t~25, SPECULATIVE ACCUMULATION. Kubby ralsod concolnS about tho
Impact 01 this provision on car parts junkyalds. Schmadoko statod that tho ordinance roqulros
turnovor and that II you'ro In tho junk buslnoss, you havo 10 rocyclo II and can no longor loavo
lIaccumulato yoar allor yoar. Kubby stalod the naturo 01 tho car junk buslnoss Is that you havo
to havo a hugo amounl 01 stull, Schmadoko stalod that you could oxomptthoso parts that alo
going to be sold rolall. Council and sloll dlscussod tho Impact of this provision on tho car junk
buslnoss, Larson slated that this provision noods to bo addlossod dllloronlly to allow auto
lunkyards to stay In buslnoss, Horowitz statod that casos wholo rosldonts In tho city In
resldontlal aroes thai are accumulating things no ods to bo consldorod, Courtnoy statod this
provision would put a legltlmale usod cal part doalor out 01 buslnoss. Councllmombors agrood
that thoro should bo a provisIon roqulrlng that fluids be dralnod out of calS, Larson statod thai
" thora Is a ploblem that Is Cllusod by lack 01 rigorous enlorcomont of other lows, thon this
provisIon should not be appllod to tako caro 01 that problom, Horowitz slatod that tho standing
01 matollals croalos a nuIsance thai Is damaging 10 tho public hoallh and envlronmont. Gonlry
suggostod thai you could excoptlocatlons whoro aclual rolall solos tako place on tho aloa 01
accumulation with a valid rotall solos tax pormlt. Atkins suggostod that stall remove tho wholo
soctlon lor rovlew, Courtnoy atatod Input Is noodod Irom pooplo who run Ihoso typos 01
buslnossos.
PAGE 10, SECTION 15.32. COLLECTION OF TREE AND BRUSH LIMBS. Novick slatod Ihat'by
tho Cily' should bo addod 10 tho ond 01 tho lasl santonco,
PAGE 10, SECTION 16.35. TIMES AND LOCATION OF COLLECTION CONTAINERS, Kubby
ralsod concorns about roqulrlng thai rofuso conlalnors must bo soparatod by ton 1001. Novick
nolod thai garbago bags aro dlffolonl colors, Larson slalod yard waste contalnors aro cloarly
malkod, Novick suggostod Ihattha dlstanco roqulromonl bo dolotod,
PAGE 12, SECTION 15-41. DEPOSIT UPON DELINQUENCY OF ACCOUNT. Horowitz askod II
somoono Is dollnquonl, how Is tho Cily going to gollwo moro billings from thom, Gonlry ropllad
that aorvlco could bo cut off.
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Inlormal Council Sosslon
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PAGE \3, SECTION 15.~. DISPOSAL OF YARD WASTE AT THE LANDFILL. Schmadoko alalod
this soctlon Is now.
PAGE \5. SECTION 15-79. PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES GENERALLY. Schmadoko nolod
that County roads and Slato hlghwaya 810 now Includod.
PAGE \5, SECTION 15-78. DEFINITIONS. VEHICLE. HOlowltz alatod boats should bo Includod,
Gonlly notod thai It Is addrossod In Soctlon 15-85. Schmadoko alalod boats could bo addod to
tho provlalon.
PAGE 17, SECTION \5.9\, DEPOSITING LITTER AT CITY LANDFILL SITE. Schmadoko alalod
this Is a now mllon.
Horowitz askod how this ordlnanco arrocts all 01 Johnson County and how will II bo addrossod
In lorms 01 tho Frlngo Aloa Agroomonl and 20E Agroomonls. Atkins slatod Ills tho City's
ordlnanco and doos nolalfoct Johnson County. Horowitz stalod this oldlnanco Impacts on othol
jurlsdlctJons bocauso thoy usa tho City's landml. HOlowltz alalod tho ordlnanco rololS to tho
landlin sorvlco aroa (pago 2, Dofinlllons). Atkins slalod a copy ollho ordlnanco can bo sonllo
mombors 01 JCCOG.
Gonlly Isko:! II thoro was consonsus on dolo ling tho dlslanco 01 Ion 1001, tho roqulromonllol
soparlllon 01 contalnors. Schmadoko slalod that I dlslanco sulnclonllo dollnoalo could bo used.
Kubby Iskod II tho same loos Ind chalgos apply to lulo IIros alo appllod 10 blko IIres.
Schmadoko said Iho semo chargos alo Ippllod to blko IIros. Polkoy oxplalnod Ihat porsons alo
encouragod 10 lako blko Uros to tho landfilllhomsolvos.
Kubby askod II haulols havo unaccoplablo wasto,ls thoro somo syslom that allows Ihom 10 dump
tho unaccoptablo waslo to soparato II out. AIkins statod Ihat part 01 tho IIconslng process wtll
roqulre Inspacllon oltholr equlpmont. Kubby stalod thore may be probloms assoclaled with
roloctJng a wholo load whon thoro Is only I small amounl 01 unaccoplablo was to. Slarr and
Councllmombors dlscussod with doallng wllh unaccoplablo wasto bolng mlxod Into tho haulor's
Irucks, Polkoy notod that haulors aro now discussing using padlocks on dumps tors bocauso 01
concorns 01 aloa nolghbors using tholl dumps tors for grass clippings.
Atkins rolorrod 10 tho rovlsed solid waslo collocllon loos and landfill loos snd yard waste
colloctlon 100 por bag. Aikins notod that tho loglslaturo did nol chango tho Stslo lax Irom $2.50
10 $5.50. Atkins rovlowod tho 100 and chargo changos as outllnod In Socllon 32.1-55. Aikins
stalod tho Incroaso 10 $0.25 payalor tho subsldlzallon 01 tho rocycllng proglam. Courtnoyaskod
litho oxponsos assoclatod wllh picking up plasllo and nowspapor aro built Into thoso loos.
Aikins slalod yos. Courtnoy stalod that somo clllzons 010 concornod that ovoryono Is paying lor
Iho pIa silo or nowspapor rocycllng whon ovoryono doos nol pay lor tho yard waslo program.
Aikins slatod that unloss you chargo pooplo by volumo and thon by Itom, II Is dllficult 10 eslabllsh
loos. Larson askod whoro plasllc milk contalnora are sont. Aikins slatod City Carton handlos
Ihoso plasllc milk conlalnors, Polkoy slalod City Carton sonds tho plasllc milk contalnors 10
Rubbormald COlporallon. AIkins stalod thai Iowa law Is moving lastor In moro aroas In shortol
porlods 01 tlmo than many olhol slatos.
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Iowa City City CounCil
Informal Council Sosllon
April 30, 1990
Pago 7
FINANCIAL ASSUfWiC.E . IOWA CITY ~NDFILL:
Aool 90-44, Sldo 2
Atkins nolod Council focolvod his momo ouUlnlng opllon., Coul1lloy .Ialod \hAt \ho Rural Policy
Board mot la.1 Wodno.day night and \hoy Ibsolutoly lolally di..groo wI\h \ho finAnclalallulanco
plan as proposod. Atkins 'Iatod \hal momboll ol\ho Aural Policy Board wanllo approach \hI.
on a por.lon lipping foo basis. Atkins omphaslzod \haltholo Is no guarantoo thallhoso town.
will uso tho landfilllorovor and pay 10rovoI and quostlonod wIlat happons wIlon tho City movos
on romodlal action on tho landfill to cloan up tho probloml wo havo. Aikin. askod why .hould
\ho City 01 Iowa City allumo \ho financial obllgallon lor\ho othor communltloa. Atkin. also askod
whalahould tho Incroaso In tho lipping 100 bo and v.ill bo bo .u1ficlont to provklo lor all tho
contlngonclos, partJcul8l1y ahor landfill cloauro. Atkins askod can you gU8lanloo thal\hoso
communlllos will alwoy. portlclpOIO. Courtnoy .talod that tho communltlo. prosont allho Aural
Policy Boord moollng woro willing to .Ign whalovor agroomonl' thoy hod 10 10 plodgo lorovor.
Council and .toR dlscu.sod Iho financial allUlanco plan. Atkin. nolod Ihot ho ho. hod a grool
dool oll/oublo doallng with hauloll. Kubby askod II thoro was way 10 baso It on a volumo and
havo munlclpalltlos pay 101 It. Atkins slalod yos, you could ask oach municipality 10 adopt a
Iranchlso agroomont for a houlor or haulolllo oporalo within tholr city. Atkins .tatod Ills crlllcal
that tho City has tho undorlylng financing and thot munlclpallllo. bo rosponslblo, Coul1lloy.lalod
\hat at Iho rural board mooting a Boald 01 Suporvlsors mombor was adomanlthallnduslry should
pay dlroctly, Atkins omphaslzod that a finanelalloundaUon noods 10 bo croalod lor Iho oporatlon
ollho landfill, Aikins .Ialod ho roallzod aroo munlelpallUos alo .aylng Ihat tho lipping 100 should
bo ralsod, StaR and Councllmombols dlscussod lipping loos, volumo roductlon, and lho financial
assulanco plan, Atkins 'Ialod II tho City rolsoa\ho tipping 100, hauloll may docldo 10 go oul 01
buslnoss and It Is his concorn that Ihoy will walk away Ifom tho financlal obllgallons of tho landfill.
McDonald .tatod Council v.ill havo lurthor discussion on this 110m. Courtney askod what ho
should toll JCCOG mombors al tho May 8 mooUng. McDonald slalod loll thorn It Is lUll undor
discussion, Atkins atolod ono quostion that could bo posod to tho communltlos Is how can \hoy
chooso to continuo to uso tho landfill and gualantoo Iho City won't gotltuck with soma hugo bill
lalor on, Courtnoy slotod Ihoro has to bo aomo sort 01 mothod 01 communication to tho aroa
munlclpalltlos,
Horowitz nolod Ihallho RUlal Polley Board 01 JCCOG did agroo to tho solid wasto coordlnalor.
Horowitz notod aho rocolvod corrospondonco Irom nmn Mayor Glonn Poll or, ondorslng tho
position.
COUNCIL TIME
Council T1mo/Agonda
Aool 00.45, Sldo 1
t. Novlck slalod sho rocolvod corrospondonco from Bob Long, Nollonol Loaguo 01 Clllos,
roquosting Iho City sond a 101101 to Congrossmon Davo Naglo aboul tho Cloan Air Act.
Novick statod that tho City should support passing this loglslation.
2. Horov.itz statod sho IIko Iho Idoa of Council mlnuto shoring with COlalvlllo.
Mooting ad)ournod at 9:25 P.M.
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Informal Council SosslQl]: Aplll 30, 1990 al 6:30 p.m. In tho Council Chambors. Mayor John
McDonald plosldlng.
Councllmombors Prosont: McDonald, Courtnoy, HOlowltz, Novick, Larson, Kubby. Absont:
Ambrlsco.
Startmombers Prosont: Atkins, Gontly, Karr, Holling, Sml I Schmelsol, Schmadoko, O'Malloy,
Polkey,
TaDe-rocord~: Rool 9().44 . Sldo 1, !-END, Sldo 2, 0.1; Rool 90-45 . Sldo 1, I,END,
EXECUTIVE SESSIO~: Rool 90-44, Sldo 1
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, tq a lourn 10 oxocullvo sosslon under Section
21.5C to discuss stratogy with Council In m Ilt9 . that aro prosonlly In litigation or whoro
litigation la omlnont whoro Its dlsclosuro w Id bo IIko~ to proJudlco or dlsadvantago tho
position 01 tho govornmontal body In that II gallon. Atflrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0,
Ambllsco absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho otlon carrlod ond adjournod to oxocutlvo losslon
at 6:30 p.m,
CI~, Councllmombers reconvonod Into formal Council sosslon at 7:25 p.m.
eLANNING & ZONING MATTERS:
Rool 9().44, Sldo 1
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f!&l.IC HEARING ON A~ OROINa~CE CHANGIN~ ~~~f~ :~g~~~~~~ ZF
CERTAI~ P60PERTY LOpATEO SOUTH OF TAFT PIE Y
WEST OF TERRE~L Mlo/ARK ALONG ll:ltIOWA RIV~f]' (Pon/nsula AroalTract 4, Z.
6910) , '~
Schmolsor oxplalnod trat this lIact of land as provlous~ roforrod to as Troct 4 01 Iho
four tracts In tho Ponlnsula Aroa; tho Plannln & Zoning Commission choso to dotor Ihls
trom consldoratlon pending City Council'. d Islon of wholhor to purchaso tho land or
nol; tho City Council subsoquontly roquostod hat tho Plonnlng & Zoning Commission
lorward Its rocommondal/on so It could dotorm 0 whothor or not rozonlng ot Iho land
was approprlato; and tho Planning & Zoning Co mission has now roforrod tho roquost
to City Council for consldorallon and did rocommo d that tho proporty bo rozonod from
RS.a to RS-5. Schmalsor oxplalnod that stalt ost atod that approxlmatoly 11 to 12
acros 01 tho lotal 19 acros Is foroslod wol/ands nd as foroslod wol/ands, It Is
undovolopablo unloss cortaln procoduros aro lakon, hmolsor dlstrlbutod a summary
statomont portalnlng to tho usa olforostod wol/and roas as proparod by Molody
Rockwoll, /5chmolsor summarlzod thoro aro throo roq ~omonts: 1) thattholo Is a
showing t~~ttho uso proposod for tho proporty cannot bo plocod anywholo olso, 2) that
thoro Is Iry any dovolopmont 01 tho plOpOrty somo mll/gatlon of tho Impact of tho
dovoloplT)Onl on tho forostod wol/and, and 3) thoro Is a showing thai thoro Is no
dlmlnutl9h In tho amounl of forostod wotlands . such that If you usa Iho aroa for
dovoloplnont you hovo to roplaco tho oroa somowhoro olso. In rosponso 10 Lorson,
Schmolsor stotod It would mako sonso to ovontually rozono tho land for on OPDH typo
dovolopmont. Kubby ralsod concorns thai part 01 tho forostod wotlands has olroady
boon chongod by tho dovolopor. Schmolsor stotod that sloll has osl/molod that ono.
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third 01 this nino to Ion OCIO part has not boon dostloyod. Schmolsor oxplalnod thai
thoro aro two parts to tho silo, ono ownod by Jim Glasgow, and Iho othor ownod by
Bruco Glosgow. Novick askod If thoro woro a ruling from tho Corps 01 Englnools that
roqullOs tho dovolopors 10 rostolO tho land that thoy havo flIl09'ln. Schmolsor slalod
thai tho A1rrrt COlpS 01 Englnoors Is tho agoncy Ihal has procodonco to mandalo
whalovor action thoy fool Is approprlato. Kubby askod II th Clly could ask tho Corps
to uso tholr powor to mako tho dovelopors roplaco the I ostod wotlands, Schmolser
atatod tho Clly has alroady dono that. Schmolsor stato at tho dovolopors aro undor
a mandoto, but thoy havo nol C8nlod out tho ordor boc uso they'vo boon waiting to soo
whaltho disposition of tho plOpOrty will bo. Councl and stall dlscussod roplacomont
01 tho lorestod wotlands and tho doclslon to not urchaso that proporty. McDonald
oxpla/nod Council gavo a strong Indication that t oy woro not going to purchaso tho
proporty, Davo Clork, Planning & Zoning Com sslon mombor, slatod that whon this
110m was rolorrod back 10 tho Planning & Zo ng Commission, II was assumod thai
Council did not want to dool with tho purc 0 01 tho proporty, McDonald statod
Council novor look fOlmal action rogardln purchase 01 tho proporty, bul It was
dlscussod at an Informal mooting. Horowl statod that II Council slatod thallhoy woro
not going to pUlchaso tho property, thon I Is up to tho Corps of Englnoors to onfolco
tho ruling and havo tho wollands lo/wona d, Schmolsor notod thai dovolopols foil that
somo 01 tho probloms could be conoelo through dovolopmont 01 the proporty, Lalson
aakod lilt sonds an Inconslstonl moss go 10 rozono tho 19 aClos to RS.S zono whon
an OPDH should bo consldolod. Sc olsor slatod Ihaltho RS.S lonlng Is conslslonl
with tho Comprohonslvo Plan and Ih, tho OPDH Is an ovollay lono and an undorlylng
lono 01 RS.5 would dololmlna Iho panslly. Horowitz askad what Judicial avonua tho
Clly has 10 ask 101 onlorcamant pI tho mandala. Schmadoka oxplalnod Ihat what
happonod was thai tho SUbdMd~r 10nl a plan to tho COlpS 01 Englnoola for corractlvo
action basad on dovoloplng Ilalor IlIos. Tho City wro)~ a lottol to tho Corps lolling Ihom
to hold up on tho mandalo un II was rosolvod how tho plOpOrty was going 10 bo
usod, Atkins statod Ills just a 1 attol 01 sondlng tho Cb~ anothollottol,
QRDINANCE AMENDING THelZONING ORDINANCE BY ~DmO~~~Y ~~AE:~
TljE USE REGULATIONS OF APP~OXIMATELV 168 ACRES\9F G _
~OCATeD NORTH OF 1illR0SE AVENUE AND WEST Of PRoeER~ ~~fE~j~~~E
UN~RSITY OF IOWA ~ROM ID.RS TO OPDH.1. A PRE~I I~ Q
DEVELOPMENT HOUSING'(PDI:01LAN FOR WALNUT BIDGE, IOWA CrTV, laWA. (Z.
0915 and S.0943) .
Schmolsol stalod Council rocalvad a lallal Irom Schmadoko Indica ling that ho no longor
has concorns aboultho. privata Infraslructula and statad that pondlng tho axlonslon 01
tho SOWOI through thoi Unlvorslly's proporty, tho plat Is roady 10 bo consldorod lor
apploval. Atkins slalo~ Schmadoko Is moo ling with tho Unlvorslty on May O. McDonald
slatod thai Council will continuo this 110m. Kubby roquoslod Infolmatlon lolallng to a
moro spaclfio condltl,6nal lonlng agroomonl and how much aach lot will havo to pay
tho CIIy, Schmolsol slalod tho spoclne conditional zoning agroomont Is part of tho
sowor Issuo. Atkll)S oxplalnod Ihal tho amount oach lot will havo to pay Iho City will
bo In tho conditional lonlng agroomont.
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ORDINANCE TO CONDmONALLY REZ~~ ~~~~C:R~M ~g~T~ R~~RTH OF ,.Q2
AND EAST OF HIGHWAY I ON NORTHG, , . T . (Northgato
Corporalo PI/k, Z'8917)
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Kubby &skod II !ho Englnoorlng Division ould bo a part 01 !hll pro.appllcallon
conforonco, Schmolsor oxplalned that Eogl orlng doos nol profer 10 be drawn Into tho
procm bocauso \\'halls baing rovlowod a Is Ilage Is tho doslgn of the devolopment.
The Englnoo~ng OMslon wants 10 got Ivod al tho limo 01 tho preliminary plat
lubmlulon whon thoro I/O also cons cIIon plans aubmlllod, Howover, Schmolser
Indlcaled thaI tho Englnoerlng Dlvlsl, would be Involved II thoro wero pertlnont
quolllons or thai Division, Horowitz stalod thallhe nood for stormwalor managomont
calls lor an onglnoollng polnl of vlow 81 'Iho vory boglnnlng. Schmolser explalnod thore
aro nol many opllons lor providing ,lorm~,tor msnagement and Ills usual~ provided
althe low polnlln the IUbdlvlslon,/ SChmor~ notod that litho dovolopmentls under
two aCtOl, the City dool not havo'tho Ilghllo roqulro It.
Rool 90-44, Sldo 1
Schmadoko rotorrod 10 tho 4/28/00 draft 01 Chaplor 15, Solid aslo. Schmadoko slatod ho
will summl/lzo tho maJor chengos In tho draft 01 tho ordlnanco.
PAGE 4, TRANSPORTATION, Schmadoko slalod Ihallhls donnlllon has boon changod 10 road
"Transpo~allon moana tho transporting 01 solid waslo Irom tho placo or collocllon lor
procosslng 10 tho Iowa City Landnll,' Atkins ralsad tho Issuo whalll Iho Clly wero to enlor
Inlo a Iystom 01 Iransler Ilallons, Schmadoko slalod Iho City would havo to redonne the
dennlllon thon. In rosponso 10 Novick, Schmadoko slalod Ihat 'Solid waslo procosslng laclllty
or solid waste disposal aroa' was dololod,
PAGE 4, SECTION 15-4, ENFORCEMENT. Schmadoko explalnod Ihat 11 Is proposed to
onlorce this oldlnanco undol Iho nulsanco provision 01 Iho City Code so Ihe City has nnes thai
can bo Imposed and can lako vlolalolS 10 court, Schmadoko oxplalned Ihat undel Iho currenl
rogulallon thoro Is a hoarlng olllcer appolnlod and that hoarlng oIRcer makes (ho doclslons on
tho vlolallons and thero are no nnes Imposed, Horowitz raised concerns about using ordinary
mall as tho moans 01 nollncallon, Schmadoko oxplalnod thai he read In Ihe nawspaper about
a court coso where Iho court sllpulalod Ihat ordinary mall was suIRclonlly lellable and was also
surnclont nOllco, Gontry agrood 'hol oldlnary moll was 8utnclenl. Horowitz noled tho Housing
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OoplI\menl uso. certlfied mall. Lat.on .Iatod ho would profer u"ng cortlfiod mall. Schmadoke
expla/nod thai one problem with cortlfiOO maills pooplo rolu.od 10 pick It up. Latson nOlod
thai certlllod mall I. doemOO accopted If they hsvon'l rocelved II aftor thlOO notlco.. Genlly
roforred 10 !he ordinance and lIaled thai any thlee method. It luI1Icfonl bocau.. 1111 wrllten
wllh '01.' In rospon.. to Larson. Schmadeko IlelOO he docfdol what moans 01 noUftcatlon Is
used.
PAGE 1, SECTION 15.2. DEFINmONS. COMMERCIAL SOUD WASTE. HorOWItz referred 10
the .Ialemen~ ....more than four (4) dwolllng unlll.' Horowitz slaled thai one 01 the curronl
prob/eml It dMdlng the cJ1y'1 waslostroam Itom commorclal vorsus roaldontlal and she would
lIke 10 .oe wutoslteam. 'opltalod out. Horowitz .uggoslod removing the lour dwelling unlt8
on plge 1 undor Commorclal Solid Waste, Kubby .Iat.d Ihal K thero are more than four
dwelling unlll, you don' gOI city rosldentlal plck.up and you havo 10 have a hsuler. HorowllZ
omphaslzod thai pari oltha, pioblem Is trying 10 get tho commorclel versus rosldontlaf wasle
.eparalOO. Schmadoke explllned thai tho City hopes, through the permllUng process, 10
recolve thallnlormallon Itom\the hauler. Slall and Councllmombors dlscusaod commelclal
vorsus rosldontlal waslO. Aikins .lalod thai the City provldos resldontlal plck-up lor four units
or loss and the remainder 01 tho plck.up thaI occurs In the city Is done on an unregulated
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prlvalo hauler basis. HorowilZ 'Iatod hor aim Is 10 goltho waSlesltoam soparetod, Atkins
.talod thai waslo nood. 10 bo aoparatod bocau.o 01 tho various chargos you ultlmalely mlghl
wanllo make and her consldoratlo(! 01 volume,
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PAGE 2, SECTION 15-2. DEFINmONS, HAZARDOUS WASTE. Horowitz askod II hazardous
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waste Includoa paint. Schmadoke o~plalllod palnl I. a h8Zardou. wasle, bul only Irom a
commolc!1I enlorpnse, nolllom a housohold. Schmadeko slalod the ordinance doos nol
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addross haz8/dous wasto othor than bY,dofinltlon, Gontry notod thai the ordinance Is not an
oxllausUvo listing 01 hazardous wasl.., \
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PAGE 5, SECTION 15-6, PROHIBITED PflACTICES. Schmadoke oxplalnod this sOcllon Is
Itylng 10 contlol the solid wastostroam. '
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PAGE 8, SECTION 15-6, PROHIBITED PRACTICES (4). Kubby askod Ihalllln tho future the
City had curbside rocycllng and glass Is one Ol~thoao things and somoono pul a mayonnaise
Jar In I non.rocycllng bag, would thai bo con dered a vlolollon, Schmadoko .Ialod yes,
Kubby stated thai tho policy quostlons whothol r ~cllng Is mandatory or volunlary noods to
bo dlscussod,
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PAGE 8, SECTION 15-10, PERMIT REOUIRED. Sc~madoko stalod thai curronlly tho City
roqullos pormlts lor all vohlcles using tho landnll and ~ should bo changed 10 only require
buslnosses thai alo hauling 10 Iho land nil whoro Ihelr pri"1ary purposo Is Iho hauling 01 solid
waste, Schmadoko sloled lhat any buslnoss In Iho rocycllng buslnoss would havo to havo a
pormlt.
PAGE 7, SECTION 15.22, SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTAINERS, Schmadoko oxplalnod that
tho ordlnanco now stalos Ihaltho wolgh' 01 an Individual conlalnor sholl nol bo groalor Ihan
60 pounds, Courtnoy askod why, Gonlry slalod It was rolaled 10 back probloms, Polkoy
oxplalnod thai down-sizing Iho wolghl should holp shouldor plobloms, Kubby roforrod 10
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Soetlon 15-20, Contalnor. Roqull'd. and laid n I. nol cloar who II 10 provldo tho contalnOI..
Gontry .talod .ho would revlow th.1 prO'l1.lon. Courtnoy ..ked how much tho now Y'ld wasto
bag. would wolgh whon iuD 01 grl.. cUpping.. Atkin. .t.tod thatthl bag. would bo vary
hoavy whon nllod with wot grm cUpping., Polkoy .tated tho bag. would wolgh moro than 60
pound. whon lull 01 grass clipping.. Courtnoy ral.od concorn. aboullolllng pooplo thoy hava
to $1.00 lor I yard waslo bag and thon toiling thom thoy can' nil h. Schmadoko noted that
CoraMllo hu I ~ pound nml\ with tho lamo bag,
PAGE B, SECTION 15-22(2), RESIDENTIAl YARD WASTE, Schmldoko noted thlt rosldonUaJ
yard wI.lo II I now .octJon.
PAGE B, SECTION 15-22(3), COMMERCIAL Kubby asked how tho City I. goIng 10 onlorco
tho .Ioam cloonlng roqullomonl.. Schmadoko .tatod tho City win havo to go 0U1 and onlolco
It. Atkins .tatod notlco can bo mailod out. Courtnoy .talod thalli tho City I. going 10 roqullo
c10an contalnorl. thon tho City .hould work to cloan tho alloy.. Kubby notod concorns lboul
anforclng tho Itoam cloanlng 01 conlalnol.. .
PAGE B. SECTION 15-24, LOCATION OF .SOUD WASTE CONTAINERS. Schmadoko .tllod
tho chango I. Utat tho ostabilshmonl hIS to havo wrlllon pormlsslon Irom tho City 10 .Ioro I
dump.tor on public proporty, \ Kubby )nqulrod lbout tho provlllon 'roglldlo.. 01 whothor
pOlmlsslon has boon granlod by tho, City lor Ilorago on public proporty, commorclal lolld
wasto conlalnor. .hall nol bo pla~od In tho aloa bolwoon any building and tho Ilroot rlght-ol.
woy, Including aroas commonly (,,'onod to as parking bolwo~n tho curb and tho pllvalo
proporty IIno,' HorowllZ Ilalod thal\lho knows 01 a .Ilual/on whoro thoro II a conlalnor on tho
right-of,wlY II thO ond 01 I culo(lo'.lc. Schmadoko rolorrod to SoctJon 15-24, tho clauso, 'In
casas whoro I contalnor cannot physically bo located a~horo botweon tho building and
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111001 right-of.way, tho DIrector may Ipprovo locaUon II proporly Icroonod,'
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PAGE 9, SECTION 16-25, SPECULAT1V~^CCUMULAnON, Kubby ra/sod concerns about thO
Impact of this provision on car plrts lun~rds, Schmadoko Ilated &haltho ordlnanco roqulros
turnovor and that II you'ro In tho junk busln II, you havo 10 rocyclo II and can no longor loavo
II accumulato yolt anor yoar, Kubby stalo tho naluro 01 tho car Junk buslnm Is thai you
havo to havo I hugo amount 01 stull. Schm doko Itatod that you could oxomplthoso parts
that aro going to bo lold rotall, Council and toll dlscussod tho Impact 01 this provision on
tho Clt Junk buslnm. Lalson Ilolod Ihallhls ovlslon noods to bo addlossod dlllorontly to
allow lutO lunkyardl to stay In buslnoss, Horo Itatod thaI CISOS whoro rosldonls In tho
city In rosldontlal aloas that aro accumulol/ng thlng.\noods 10 bo consldorod, Courtnoy Italod
Ihls plovlslon would put I logll/mato usod car port doalor out of buslnoss, Councllmomborl
Igrood that thoro Ihould bo a provision roqulllng tha\,~ulds bo dralnod out 01 call. Lallon
Italod that II thoro Is a problom tholls cousod by lack 01 rlgoroul onlorcomont 01 othor laws,
thon thll provisIon Ihould not bo oppliod to toko caro of that problom, HorowllZ Ilalod that
tho slandlng 01 matorlals croatos a nullonco that Is damaging 10 tho public hoallh and
onvlronmonl. Gontry luggostod Ihot you could oxcoptlocotlonl whoro Ictual rOlall88los toko
plaeo on tho oroa 01 occumulol/on with a valid rotall lolos tax pormll. Atkins luggoslod thai
stall romovo tho wholo soctlon lor rovlow, CCUr1noy Itotod Input Is noodod 110m pooplo who
run Ihoso typos 01 buslnossos,
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PAGE 10, SECTION 15-32. COLLECTION OF TREE AND BRUSH LIMBS. Novick staled that
'by the CIty' should be added to the end 01 tho lasl sontenco.
PAGE 10, SECTION 15-35. TIMES AND LOCATION OF COLLECTION CONTAINERS. Kubby
ralsed concerns about roqulrlng thai refuse containers musl be separated by ten toot. Novick
noled that garbage bags 010 dllleront colors, Lalson stated yard waslo conlalnors are cloarly
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marked, NOviCki suggostod thai tho dlstanco reqUlr~ent be delelod.
PAGE 12, SECTION 15-41. DEPOSIT UPON DELlN ENCY OF ACCOUNT. HOlowltz asked
II someone Is dellnquont, how Is tho City going 10 et two more billings from thom, Gentry
replied thai sorvfce could be cut 011,
PAGE 13, SECTION 15-55. DISPOSAL OF Y D WASTE AT THE LANDFILL Schmadoko
staled this section Is new,
PAGE 15, SECTION 15-79. PROHIBITED IN pUBLIC PLACES GENERALLY. Schmadoke noled
thai County roads and Slale highways are,now Included.
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PAGE 15, SECTION 15-78, DEFINmONS. VEHICLE, Horowitz ataled boals should bo
Included, Genlry notod that Ills addressod In Soctlon 15-85. Schmadoke stated boals could
be added to the provision, '
PAGE 17, SECTION 15-91, DEPOSmNG L1ITER AT CITY LANDFILL SITE, Schmadoke statod
this Is a now seellon.
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Horowitz sskod how this ordinance alloels all 01 Johnson County and how will II be addressed
In terms of the Frlngo Area Agreoment and 28E Agroemonls, AIkins statod It Is the City's
ordinance and doos not ailoel Johnson Cou~ty. Horowitz slated this ordinance Impaels on
othor jUllsdlellons because they use the City's, landfill, Horowitz staled the ordinance refors
to the landfillservfce area (page 2, Donnltlons). \Atklns slalod a copy 01 the ordinance can bo
sonllo mombors of JCCOG.
Gontry askod II there was consensus on dolotlng tho, dlstanco or ton fool, tho roqulromont for
separation 01 contalnors, Schmadeke staled that a clsance sufficlenl to dellnoate could be
used,
Kubby askod litho same fees and cherges apply 10 a 0 tires are epplled to bike tires.
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Schmadeke sold tho same charges ale applied to bike tlreS\Pelkoy explalnod Ihat pelsons
aro oncouragod to lake blko tlros to tho landnllthomsolves.
Kubby askad )~aUIOrs havo unaccoplablo was to, Is thore somo syslom that allows thom to
dump the unaccoptable waste 10 soparato It out. AIkins statod that part of Iho IIconslng
procoss will roqulre Inspoctlon of tholr oqulpmont. Kubby slatod Ihoro may bo probloms
assoclalod with rolecl/ng a whole load when thero Is only a small amount of unaccoplablo
waslo, Stall and Councllmombols dlscussod with doallng with unaccoptablo waste bolng mlxod
Into Ihe haulor's trucks, Polkey noted that haulers are now discussing using padlocks on
dumpsters because of concerns 01 area neighbors using their dumpsters for gross clippings,
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Atklnl rolollo<l to tho lovisod solid wasto colloctlon foos and landfill foos and yard wasto
colloctlon foo por bag. Atkins nolod Ihat tho loglslaturo did not chango tho Slalo tax from
$2.50 to $5.50, Atkins rovtowod tho foo and chalgo changos as outllnod In Soctlon 32.1.55.
Atklnl Italod tho Incroaso to $8.25 pays 101 tho subsidization 01 tho locycllng ploglam,
Courtnoy asko<l If tho oxponsos 8Isoclalod with picking up plastic and nowspapol alo buill Into
thoso 1001, Atkins Ilaled yel, Courtnoy stalod thatlomo citizens 8/0 concerned that ovoryono
II paying lor tho plastic 01 nowspapol locycllng whon evoryono doos not pay 101 tho yald
waslo plogram. Atkins Itatod that unloss you chalgo pooplo by volumo and then by Itom, It
II dllflcul1 to oltablllh foos, Larson 8Ikod whoro plastic milk contalnols alo sonl. Aikins slatod
City C8I10n handlol thoso plastic milk contalnors, Polkey 'Ialod City Carton sends tho plastic
milk contalnofl to Rubbolmald COlporatlon. Atkins atatod that Iowa law Is moving laslol In
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moro 8/oas In shortol porlods 01 tlmo than many othol s,alos.
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Elti~NCIAL AS~!Jf3ANCE . IOWA CITY LANDFILL:
Rool 90-44, Sldo 2
Atkins notod Council rocolvod his momo outlining options. Courtnoy slated that tho RUlal
Policy Board mot last Wodnosday night ond thoy absolute~ totally dlsogloo with tho financial
assulanco plan 81 ploposod, Atkins stalod that mombors 01 tho RUlal Policy Board want to
approach thla on a pOl,ton tipping 100 bosls, Atkins omphaslzod that there Is no guarantoo
that thOIO towns will usa tho landfill fOIOVOI and pay forovol and quostlonod what happens
whon tho City moves on lomodlal action 01) tho landfill to cloan up tho ploblems wo have.
AIkins askod why should the City 01 10Vla City assumo tho financial obligation for tho othor
communlUos, Atkins also askod what should tho Incroaso In tho tipping 100 bo and will bo bo
lufficlont to provldo lor all tho contlngonclos. partlcular~ al10r landfill closuro, Atkins askod can
you guaranloo that thoso communltlol will always partlclpato. Courtnoy statod thai tho
communltlos prolont at tho Rural Policy Boald mooting woro willing to sign wholovor
agroomonts thoy had to to plodge lorovor. Council and stall dlscussod the financial assurance
plan, Atkins notod that ho has had a groat dosl 01 troublo doallng with haulels. Kubby askod
II thore wss way 10 base It on a volumo ond havo munlclpalltlos pay lor II. Atkins stalod yos,
you could ask each municipality to adopt a franchlso agloomont for a hauler 01 haulors to
oporate wllhln tholr city, Atklnlltatod It Is critical that the City has the underlying financing
and that munlclpalltlos bo losponslblo, Courtnoy stalod thai at tho lural board meotlng a Boord
01 SUpOrvlSOIl mombol was odamantlhotlndustry should pay directly, Atkins emphasized that
a financial foundation neods to bo crestod lor the operation 01 the landfill. Atkins statod he
loallzod oroo munlclpalltlos oro soylng that tho tipping loo should be lalsod. Stall and
Councllmomboro dlscussod tipping loos, volume roductlon, and tho financial ossuranco plan,
,
Atkins stalod If the City raises tho tipping foo, haulors may docldo to go out of buslnoss and
It II his concolO that thoy will walk away 110m the financial obllgallons 01 tho landfill, McDonald
Italod Council will havo furthor discussion on this 110m. Courtney asked whot ho should toll
JCCOG mambo" ot tho May 0 mooting. McDonald slatod toll thom II Is stili undor discussion.
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AIkins stalod ono quosllon that could bo posod to tho communlllos Is how con thoy chooso
10 continuo to uso tho landfill and guarantoo tho City won't got stuck with somo hugo bllllalol
on, Courtnoy stalod thoro has to bo somo sort of molhod 01 communication to tho aroo
munlclpollllos.
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Iowa City City Coundl
infO/mal Councll aoulon
AprU 30, 1990
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Horowitz ootad !hit &ho Rural Policy Boatd of JCCOG did agloo to tho lolld wasto coordlnalor.
Horowitz ootad Iho fOCO/vod corrospondonco from nllln Mayor Glonn Pollor, endorsing tho
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COUNCIL nME
CouncllllmolAgondl
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Reel 90-45, Sldo 1
1. NO'Ilck Il4lod Iho rocelvad corroepondenco from Bob Long, NoUonaJ League of Cltlos,
roquoltJng tho City 10nd a lottor to Congrouman Dave Naglo about tho Cloan AIr Act.
NO'Ilck Ilalad thal&ho City lhould IUPport passing &hIs loglelsdon.
2. Horowitz Illlad Iho IIko tho idol 01 Council mlnuto ehatlng wt&h CoraMllo,
Moeting adjournod al 9:25 P,M.
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OFFICIAl. COUNCIL ACTIONS. !/I,w
The COlI 01 PUblilhlng IIle '0iI0lmg ptOCMClong. II1Cl
CialmIlI S CurWlIYe COIl IOIINI CIltnd4t YIII
101 IIICl pubIlCItlOn III
iowa CIy Cay CMca. rtO rrcg, 7:lO pm lll1le CMc
Care", MI)'OI"''''OnaJclPIlJclIng ~P'MIIl
Coutnay, HOIOWIl. Kutlt1t, lItICII\ "'cOoneld. NOYtc_
AbMnl: AmllIlIc4
The "'1)'01 POCIllmtcl MI)' 13-18, 1m u HlSTOJliO
PRESERVATION weEK Ooug RUIMI. CllIilman 01 IIle
HiSlOlIC Pll$OIVlllOn 00IMllIII0n, 0\Alntd MI'l' fOI PIUllVa.
lion W.._; "'I)' 1.7, IIl'JO u RESPECT FOR lAW weEK; "'I)'
S.I~ lD'JO u IOWA CITY HOSPITAl. weEK
Mo'/td II1Cl IOCCIIIOed. 111II !Ill IoIowIng 11m. II1Cl
rlCOfTVT1tndlllOna In !Ill ~ CIiIndIr be rlCelYtcl. 01
1ppI0'Itd, 1IldI00Idoptd u ptlWltd
AppIO'III 01 Otrdll CMd ActIOnI 0I1Ile ItguW
moGIi1g 014/17/00, U pubGa/ltd.1IIbjtd 10 CCIIIfCllOn, U
rlCOl1Vnendtd by !Ill CIy CIeR,
MNII 01 Ilottda II1Cl 00mmisaJ0na: flNtdlOl1
Convn. ' 3127; OM SIMCt Comm. . 4/18; HouIlng
Convn. ' 3113; SI, Care" Conm . 3/18. HlmIIl flight.
Convn. . 3t26,
PImlI "'Ollena' Clua E BOIl P"rM 101 OrugIown
'2. 1221 Nonh Dodga, S~ Clua C BOIINJIne P.fIIlol
101 "'.gnrlCO'l "'OII~ hallll\ 1m Bloaclwl)'.
MOlIons: APIlIOYIng diablntmoru In !IlI1mOOOI 01
$3,354,72308 '01 !Ill pollOd 01 3/1 lIvu 3131,w, II
rlCOnVllOndod by tho Finane. DwfClOl, lutljtct 10 IUdl
IIeaoMlena: RES, 9O~, ACCEPTlNQ mE WORl<
FOR mE tOWA CITY CAN MFO, COMPANY RAlL SPUR
RAP-AA~(5HT-52PROJECT. RES. \lO~,AccePTlNO
THE WORl< FOR SANITARY SEWER. STORM SEWER
AND PAVING IMPROveMENTS FOR OAKBROOKE
PLACE.
Silting Public H."Ings: To lOt . public helllng 101
&lIS, on rlYlsJont to CIlapl" IS, SOlid Wut., 01 tho CIy
01 Iowa cav Codt 01 OrdlNnc... RES. 9O~, TO SET A
PUBUC HEARINO FOR SI29I9O AMENDING THE FY90
OPERA TlNO BUDGET. RES. 9O~, TO SET A PUBUO
HEARING FOR SI29/90 AMENDINO THE FY90 CAPITAl.
PROJECTS BUDGET.
ConlSpondOnc.: Iowa cav I.IndacapIng roquolllng
00uncJI1ppI0'I1I oIM 'App/Icallon 10 AdopI.a.Highwl)','
Momo from tho Tlatnc Englt10lt rtOl/ding pIIklng ptOl1lbl.
lion on IIlI nonh lido 01 !hi 10 block 01 EISt l.IIayon.
Slroot. Momo Irom !hi CIiI SlIViCa 00mmlaa1On IUbmI.
ling CGIIIfIed IIaIl 0I1jIp/Icdnl1 '01 !hi 10II0wtng poIllena:
Fwe lJoIA'nanl/Fw. Oopll1menl; na Benalion ChIof/FIt.
Depll1mOnt.
App/Icallena '01 CIy PIAU U.. Permll.: Tho
eonv.ntlOn II1Cl TOUfIl1 BUfIOU 101 pormllllOn to 11M .
I1root dane. on OiIV PlAIa on 8/9/90. bolwoon lho /Iou11
01 7:00 and 1000 p,m., cfonlod, JoIlnaon Courly
American Rod CIOU 101 porm/ulon 10 diJpIay a 1005
Thundorblrd on CiIV PIAl. and 10 IOD rattle IIckOlI II a
lund.rAlsor on 4/18,20/90, bolwoon!hl houra 0110,00 Am,
and 2,00 p,m" 'Pp/ovld, Lalln AmorlcAn Human Righi.
ArtvOCdr:y Carner 10 101 up a I.bl. on CIly PlAIa Irom
whICh 10 distribute IiIl10luII II1Cl 01111 C1l111l 101 donlllOnl
du~ng Ill. porlOd 4/23-29/90, botwoon the houri 0110,00
am, and 7:00 p,m" epprovod,
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May 1, 1m
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AppIlc.11OnI 101 \he UN 01 SIIHlI IIld Putlllc Groundl
NIIlC'( O<lldll!lllll 101 pttmIUIonlO CIOU , potllon 01 Pfll/ro
Drlv. 101 . grlCluelloll party 101 'our IllIlIsldlnl. on 112I9O.
bGlwHII !hi houri 01 2,00 p,m. end 800 pm., IjlpfMd
R41p1l Rilk.. D~ec101 c:I AclI'I!1tt ThIIIP'f DIpe/Imerl . !hi
UnNmy 01 low. HoIp/lIll & CInb. 101 \he RonIkl
McDonlld HOUM WliklRun 10 be held on SlIm<). bIlwMn 11le
houri 01 8,30 end 11:30 lm., epprOYtd,
The MayOl declIIld \he molloll C4Il1od,
A pubGO hell1ng WAS hold on en 0IdlnInCe e/lInging \he
use reguiallonl c:I cenaJn ptopelly IocIlId IOUlIl 01 Tift
SpoI(tway end lmmIdilll~ WIll 01 Tiff" MI PIl1lIlong \he
low. RNII hom RS~ 10 RS,s, TIlt IoilowIng pooplt eppoerld
I\lPPOllIng lilt rezoning: KIItvyn lley, 5 I<rloItwood lW,
Bl/bII. Buckley, 1645 Rldgl Rd,; Alexend" KIm, 1839 RIdge
Rd,; MIlQIIIl M"OonaId, 400 FOIIIf RoId, MOYtd end
IICOlldId, 10 ecclpt.IenGlIUppOlllng \IlIlIlonIng hem 81m
IIld Billy FIhr, TIiI MayOl docl4Ild !hi motloll CIIIlod.
A public hoI/lng WAS I10Id on en OIdlnlncl IIllendong \Ill
Zoning Ordlnlnct by condftlonlltt Clllnglng \Ill use regulA.
lions 0I1jlpf0Xlmal.~ 168 ICII1 01 land gonerlilt locIlod
IlOItIl 01 Molrose AVIffUlI IIld west 01 propony ownod by 11le
Unlvlfllly 01 low. hem ID,RS 10 OPDH.I, . ptlilmlnlly
PI4nnod 0Iv.1opmorl HOUSing (PDH) pI4n 101 Wlif1\A RIdg.,
low. City, lOWl MCh'Od end aocondod, 10 COI1IJnuo !hi public
Ilolllng to 5115. TIiIMayor dIclarod 1IlI motion C4Il1od,
MOYtd end HCOlldGd, 1h1llhe OIdlnlnc. 10 cond!~
1110111 37,3 ICI", IOCIlId nonll 011-80 end NSt c:I HigIlway
1 on NOl1IlgIl' Drlvl, Irom CO.I 10 ADP, be glvln MCond
vol. 101 pusege, TIiI MayOl doell/OIl \he motion CIIllOd,
MCh'od end HCOlldGd, IhIlIhe 1\11, requlr1ng Ofdinlnco,
10 be consldorld end YOlOd on 101 pullgllI two Coonel
mootings ptlor 10 \he mooting II whIcI1lls 10 be fIn4Ity pusod
be 'USpondod, lIlo MCond consIdOIllloll end VOl. be wllved
end IhIl ORD, 1lIJ.3455, AMENOING THE ZONINO
ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGUlAnONS OF A
CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATEO NORTH OF HUNTERS RUN
DEVELOPMENT ANO WEST OF HIGHWAY 218 FROM ID.ns
TO p, be YOIed on 10I1InaI pwage IlIh1s lime, TIiI MayOl
doell/ad IIle motion C4IIIed, Moved end lOCOfldod, IhIlIlll
Ofdlllll1Cl be finli~ Idopled Itlllls lime,
MCh'ed end lOCOllded, lIlIt the 1\11. requiring O:llinIncOI
10 be consldored end YOled on 101 passag. II two CouneQ
mooting, ptlor 10 !he mooting It whlch lis 10 be 1InIl~ pusod
be .uspendOd, !he IOCOIld consldollllOn end VOl. be wllved
end IhIl ORO, llO-34~, TO AMEND THE IOWA CITY CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 32, 'SUODMSION REGUlA.
nONS,' TD REQUIRE PREAPPUCA nON CONFERENCES FOR
PREUMINARY PlATS, be vOlOd on 10I1InIl pIII.g. IIlhll
11m., The MayOl docllled thl mollon wried, MCh'Od end
lOCOIlded, IhIlthl OIdlnanc. be nnli~ IdopIOd I! Ihl' lime,
Tl10 MIyOl announced 1110 fOllowing vlClllClo,: Od, 01
AdjuSlmont . 0110 v.~ '01 an unexplrOd lorm ending 111192,
Thl. eppolntmont win I/o made IIlho 6/12 mooting 01 !hi City
Counen,
MCh'ed Ind eocondod, 10 'pplCh'e the rocommondlllon 01
projoct GREEN Ihl! Druce Heupen be 'ppoInted IS . truslOO
tor Iho Groon Fund fOl. Ihroo,yolllorm. The Mlyor docIared
Iho motion CArried, MCh'ed end socondOd, 10 .ppolnt N.oml
NCh'lck 10 Iho now~ formod REAP Commll1oe, The Mayor
doclarOd Iho motion carried,
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MI'f I, 1990
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RocommendltlOn 01 I/le HOUIIng Commlaaion IIlIl IIlI
PropoMd ChIng.1 10 IIlI CODG HOUIIng R.~1t1On
Progrllll be Idoplld wlh . Chlnge 10 1510 lilt. In IIlIl/IIrd
piligflphlnl1l1d 01 'CCN UllIOIl' InMrt 'H0UIIng Conml.
Ilon IIlIIIlber lIWJIor IIltml!.,' TIlII wu IpprOYId by Cfty
CouncI .. I/le~ mHllng 01 4/17.
MMd IIld IICOIldId, 10 IdopII/le lOIIowIng rlSOMlON:
ReS,~, APPROVlNO AN AGREEMENT I'mll THE
OOMESnc VIOlENCE IHTERVENTlON PROGRAM FOR IOWA
EMERGENcY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDINO, RES,
80-70, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EMERGENCY
HOUSING PROJECT FOR I(JNA EMEROENcY SHELTER
GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING, RES. 80-71, APPROVING AN
AGREEMENT I'mll YOUTH HOMES, INC. FOR IOWA EMER.
GENcY SHELTER CRANlS PROGRAM FUNDING.
Movld IIld IICOIldId, 10 'ClOpI RES. 90-72, ADOPTING
THE ANNUAL DUDGET FISCAl. YEAR 1991, ENDING JUNE
30, 1991, FOR PUDUC HOUSING PROJECTS 3,4, 5,
Movod IIld Ioeondod, 10 IdopI RES. 90-73, AMENDING
BUDGETED PosmONS AT THE UBRARY.
MOYod IIld HeOIldod, 10 IClOpI RES, 90-74, AMEND/NO
BUDGETED PosmONS IN THE POLLUTION CONTROL
DMSION OF THE PUDUC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Movld IIld IOCO/ldod, lhal lilt ordinance amend'1IlO
CI1Ipcer 32.1 'T1X1t1on II1d RII'IflUGS,' 0/ the Code 0/ Ordl.
I\II1CtS 0/ the cay 0/ low. cay by amending SOdIon 32.1055
1Iler.1n 10 rll'iso IOIld waste coIloctlon leel, Will YSG leel
IIld edd I ree for Ylld wasil coIloctlon por bag, be given fWI1
voc. lor pwago. Tho Mayor doel4red lIlI motion CIrr1od.
Movld Ind lOCOndod, 10 Idjoum 8:60 p,m. Tho Mayor
doclarod Iho motion CIrr1od.
For I more d01a11od & compl018 doscrlptlon 0/ Councu
Adlvlltl & Dlaburltmenll, lOt 0flIc891.C C1oh~.d
Finance D8~~HN MCDONALD, MAYOR /t1p.. f. fl12
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Submlllld lor publ1callOn 5110190.
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COMPlm DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTlVmES
May 1, 1990
Iowa Clly Clly Council, rog, mlg., 7:30 p,m. ot Iho CMc Con tor. Mayor McDonald
prosldlng. CouncUmombol1 prosonl: Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, larson, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: Ambrlsco. SlaNmombols plosonl: Aikins, Holling, Gonlry, Kalr, SChmolsor,
Schmadoko, Boron, Ponnoy, Hondorson, O'Malloy. Council mlnutos lapo.rocordod on Tapo 9().
46, Sldol I and 2-
Tho Mayor proclalmod May 13.19, 1990 as HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK. Doug
Russoll, Chairman of tho Hlstorlo Prosorvatlon Commission, ouU/nod ovonts lor Prosorvatlon
Wook: May 1.7,1990 u RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK; May 6-12, 1990 as IOWA CITY HOSPITAL
WEEK.
Movod by lArson, socondod by Courtnoy, that tho following Itoms and rocommondallons
In tho Consonl Calondar bo rocolvod, or approvod, and/or adoplod as plosontod:
Approval 01 Official Council Actions of tho rogular mooting 01 4/17/90, as
publlshod, sub/oct 10 corloctlon, as rocommondod by tho Clly Clork.
Mlnutos 01 Boards and Commissions: R1vorlronl Comm. . 3127/90; Civil Sorvlco
Comm" 4/16190; Housing Comm.. 3113190: 51, Contor Comm, ,3119100: Human Right.
Comm, . 3128190.
Pormlt MOllons: Approving a Clas. E Bool Pormlllor Hy.Voo Food Sloro, Inc,
dba Drugtown 12, 1221 North Dodgo, Approving a Spoclal Class C BoorM'lno Pormll
for Magnifico, Inc. dba Magnlnco's Mostly lIallan, 1925 Bloadway,
Motions: Approving dlsbursomonl.ln tho amount of $3,354,723.08 for tho pOllod
01 311 thru 3131100, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroctor, subjoct to oudll.
Rosolutlons: Bk. 103: RES. 9().65, p, 65, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
IOWA CITY CAN MFG. COMPANY RAIL SPUR RAP,RR.C9(5)-9T.52 PROJECT. RES,
9O-e6, p, 60, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER AND
PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR OAKBROOKE PLACE.
Soiling Public Hoarlngs: To sol a public hoarlng lor 5115190, on rovlslons to
Chaplor 15, Solid Waslo, of tho Clly of Iowa Clly Codo 01 Ordlnancos, RES, 90.67, Bk.
103, p, 67, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 5129190 AMENDING THE FY90
OPERATING BUDGET. RES. 90.68, Bk, 103, p, 68, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
5/29/90 AMENDING THE FY90 CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET,
Corrospondonco: Iowa Clly landscaping roquostlng Council approval of tholr
'Application to Adopl.a.Hlghway.' Momo from tho Tramc Englnoor rogardlng parking
prohibition on Iho north sldo 01 tho 10 block of East Lafayollo Slrool. Momo from tho
CMI Sorvlco Commission submllllng cortlfiod IIsls 01 appllcanls for tho following
positions: Flro UoulonanVFlro Dopartmont; Flro Ballallon Chlof/Flro Dopartmonl.
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Iowa City CIIy Council
May I, 1990
pago 2
Applications lor CIIy Plaza Uso Pormlts: Tho Convontlon and Tourlsl Buroau lor
pormlsslon \0 havo a 111001 daneo on CIIy Plaza on 819190, bolwoon tho houri 01 7:00
and 10:00 p.m., donlod. Johnson County Amorlcan Rod Croll lor pormlsslon to display
a 1965 Thundorblrd on Cily Plaza and 10 loll rafflo Ikkoll al . Iund.rallOI on 4/18,
20190, bolwoon tho hOUII 01 10:00 I,m. and 2:00 p.m., .pptOVO<l. Lltln Amorlcan
Human RJghll Advocacy Conlor to 10\ up a tablo on CIIy Plaza Irom which 10 dislllbuto
II10ralure and ollor crafts for donatlonl during tho porlod 4/23,29190, bOlwoon tho hOUII
of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., approvod.
Applications lor tho Uso of Strooll and Publlo GlOUndl: Nancy Goldsmith for
pormlsslon 10 closo a portion of Ponfro Olivo for a graduallon pally lor lour Dloa
rosldonlS on 812/00, bOlwoon lho houri 01 2:00 p.m, and 8:00 p.m" approvod. Ralph
RJOkl, Olractor 01 Actlvitlos Tholapy OOpDf1monl II tho Unlvorllly 01 Iowa Hospllals &
Clinics, lor tho Ronald McDonald Houlo Wa/k/Run 10 be hold on 5112J90, bolwoon tho
hours 01 8:30 and 11:30 a.m., approvod.
Alllrmallvo roll call vola unanimous, 8/0, Ambrlsco absonl. Llllon nolod lho col/ospondonco
rocolvod flom Iowa CIIy landscaping laqUOIUng apptoval 01 tholt 'Appllcallon to Adopt.a.
Highway' and quoltlonod tho procoduro for Ipproval, Tho CIIy Mgr, oxplllnod thai approval
01 tho Consont Calondar In Its onl/roly would Inctudo approval 01 tho loquosl. Tho Mayor
doclarod tha mol/on cal/lod and ropoalod Iho publIc hoallngs as 101. (7:4S p.m,)
A publlo haarlng was hold on an ordlnanco changing tho uso logulal/ons 01 cortaln
propolly localod louth 01 Tan Spoodway ond Immodlatoty wosl 01 Tonoll 1.111I Park along tho
Iowa AIvor (Ponlnsula Aloa.Tract 4), from RS.8 10 AS.S, Tho following pooplo appoalod
supportlng tho rozonlng: Kathryn Gay,S KnolJwood Llno; Barbara Buckloy, t84S RJdgo Rd.;
Aloxandol Korn, 1839 RJdgo Rd,; Margalol MacDonald, 400 FOSlol Road. Movod by Llllon,
socondod by HOIOwltz, 10 acoopl a loltor supporting tho lozonlng Irom Sam and Botsy Fahr.
Tho Mayol doclarod the mol/on calrlod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl.
A public hOlrlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng lho Zoning Ordinanco by
condll/onally changing tho uso rogulal/ons 01 approxlmatoly 168 aClos 01 land gonorally localod
north 01 Molroso Avonuo and wost 01 propolly ownod by tho Unlvorslly 01 Iowa Irom ID.RS 10
OPDH.I, a plollmlnary Plannod Dovolopmonl Housing (PDH) plan for Walnut RJdgo, Iowa CIIy,
Iowa. Tho CIIy Mgl, roportod thaI a moollng ISlchodulod wllh Iho Unlvolllly on 818 and tho
Council should bo ablo 10 lako acl/on al tho 5115 Council mool/ng, Movod by Lallon,
socondod by Kubby, \0 conl/nuo tho public hoarlng 108115190, Tho Mayor doclolod tho mot/on
carllod unanimously, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl. In rosponso fo Kubby, Maco Bravorman, Soulhgalo
Dovolopmonl Co" Indlcalod tho Irolls wllhln tho dovolopmonl would bo onglnoorod as much
as posslblo 10 onablo Individuals with moblllly probloms accoss 10 Iho nolghborhood.
Movod by Laraon, socondod by Horowlll, thaI lho ordlnanco fo condll/onally rozono
37.3 acros, locatod north of 1.60 and oasf 01 Highway 1 on Northgalo Drlvo, Irom CO. I to RDP
(Northgalo Corporalo POlk), bo glvon socond volo for passago. Alnrmallvo roll call vOlo
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclalod tho mol/on COlllod,
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Iowa CIIy CIIy Council
May 1, 1990
pago 3
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by HOIOwllz, lhaltho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and votod on tor pauago at two Council moollngs prior 10 tho moollng al which
Ills 10 bo finally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and vOlo bo walvod and thaI
ORD. 90-3455, Bk, 32. p. to, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF A CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF HUNTERS RUN DEVELOP.
MENT AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 218 FROM ID,RS TO P, bo volod on lor nnal panago althls
lime. AtIIlmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclared tho
motion carried. Moved by Courtnoy, loconded by Latson, thaI tho ordinance bo nnally
adoplod 01 this lime. AtllrmaUvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco absenl. Tho Mayor
doclarod the ordlnanco adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by HOIOwltz, thaI the rule roqulllng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldored and voled on for passago at two Council mooting. prior 10 the moollng al which
Ills 10 be final~ passod be .uspondod, tho socond consideration and voto bo walvod and thai
ORD, 90-3458, Bk. 32, p. 11, TO AMEND THE IOWA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER
32, 'SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS,' TO REOUIRE PREAPPUCATION CONFER!iNCES FOR
PREUMINARY PLATS, bo voted on 101 final passago al Ihls tlmo, Arnlmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 610, Ambllsco absonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion calned. Movod by
Courtney, soconded by Horowitz, that tho ordlnanco bo finally edopled 81 this lime, AlIllmaUve
roll call vote unanimous, 610, Ambrlsco sbsonl. Tho Mayor declarod tho ordlnanco adoplod,
(8:00 p,m.)
Jack Robinson, 1229 E. Burllnglon Sllool, appoarod rogardlng tho succoss 01 tho glass
dllve sponsored 4/19 by Envlronmontal Advocales; askod Council 10 consldor IMmol. or olhor
Into rested IndMduals In selling up a compost plio lor yard wasle; quostlonod blo-dogradablo
yard bags versus rocycled bags; askod Ihal Iho CIIy Rocycllng CommlUoo havo a public
ropresonlatlve and a Council represonlallvo; oncoulagod citizens to attond a Council public
hearing schoduled lor 6/15 to lalk aboul rocycllng. Loonard Yeggy, 840 SI. Anne's Drlvo,
appearod rogaldlng tho dlsposal/rocycllng 01 hard plastics and encouragod manulaclurors
lako the responslblllly lor tholr own produCl,
Tho Mayor announcod tho following vacanclos: Bd, 01 Adjuslmont . ono vscancy lor
an unoxplrod torm ondlng 1/1/92. This appolnlmont 1'111I bo modo altho 6112 moollng 01 tho
CIIy Council.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, 10 spprovo tho rocommondatlon 01 PIO/Oct
GREEN thaI Bruco Hauport bo appolntod as a Irusloo for tho Groon Fund lor a Ihroo.yoar tOlm.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unonlmous~, 8/0, Ambllsco absonl. Movod by
Horowitz, socondod by Courtnoy, 10 appoint Naomi Novick 10 tho now~ lormod REAP
CommlUoo, Tho Mayol doclarod Iho motion carrlod unanimously, 610, Ambllsco absonl. (8:23)
Councllmombor Kubby nolod thaI two Commission mlnulos Includod In tho packol, Iowa
CIIy Allport and Parks & Rocroallon, rolorrod to Inslancos wholo Council had approvod
prollmlna'Y plals and Iho walor rotontlon basins woro going 10 bo on public proporty. Sho
Inqulrod as 10 why tho City would wanllho rosponslblllly lor malnlalnlng tho basins and why
thoy had nol boon part 01 tho prollmlna'Y pial. Public Works Dlroclor Schmadoko prosont lor
discussion. Tho CIIy Ally. oxplalnod Ihal an oasomont would havo 10 bo approvod and Council
would rovlow tho proposal In lis IInal slogos, Slating In tho coso of Wostport Plaza Iho
documonls would bo rovlowod by tho Clly Attornoy's offico and applovod by tho Airport
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Iowa City City Council
May 1, 1990
Pago 4
Commission. Larson slatod thalslall would docldo " a subslsntlal vallatlon has occurrod Irom
tho prollmlnary 10 final pial and a doclslon would havo 10 be made IS 10 whothor II should bo
rosubmll1od as a plollmlnary or procood on final approval wilh I non.subslanUvo chango. City
Ally. Gontry slalod thaI tho chango should bo appalonlthru tho Planning & Zoning procm
or In tho slall roport. Kubby roquoslod thaI Council bo kopl spprlsod 01 tho Sycamoro Vlow
loan from tho Iowa F1nanco Authority. Additionally, Kubby roquoslod thai a lottor bo sonllo
lOOT rogardlng tho chango In rogulatlons whOloby lOOT does not havo 10 nogollalo with cillos
n thoy want to put a road In or thru thai city, Ass\. CIIy Mgr, Holling nolod a lollor hal boon
preparod lor the Mayor's slgnalure. Kubby roquollod a c1atlncalJon 01 a rocont Dally Iowan
story rogardlng tho RAGBRAJ roulo thru Iowa City. Tho CIIy Mgr. stated thai a CIIy Commll1oo,
Including tho Pollco Chlol, has workod with Iho Chamber Commll1Oo to doslgnalo this routo.
The Mayor oxplalnod tho roule was docldod as a Joint ollort. Larson nolod tho momo from tho
City Mgr. roportJng that the rosullS 01 woll samplos from prlvato drinking suppllos noar tho
landfill showod no dangor to tho adjoining proportlol. Novick askod citlzono 10 wrllo . lottor
to Congrossman Naglo or call his Iowa City offico ondorslng tho Cloan Air Act which has
pessod Iho Sonato and II schodulod for Houso action on 5114. Horowitz romlndod ovoryono
01 tho Projoct GREEN plantsalo for 5112 al 9:00 a.m. at Carvor Hawkoyo Arona. Courtnoy
roportod thai tho Rural Policy Board of JCCOG has approvod tho hiring 01 a solid waslo
coordinator and tho noxt atop Is action by tho JCCOG Board on 510.
CIIy Ally. Gontry roportod Ihal Sacond Ass\. City Ally, Kayo Honnossoy hiS slartod with
tho CIIy and First Ass\. Dana Christianson will slort on 5/0.
Rocommondstlon 01 tho Housing Commission that tho Proposad Changos 10 tho CDBG
Housing Rohabllltstlon Plogram bo adoptod wllh 0 chango to '510 slale In tho third pallgraph
Instoad 01 'CCN Uslson' Insort 'Housing Commission mombor andlor sllornalo.' This was
approvod by City Council altholl mooting 01 4/17,
Movod by Kubby, socondod by HOlowltz, 10 adopltho following rosolutlons: RES. so.
69, Bk. 103, p. 69, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING
($15,130). RES, 90-70, Bk, 103, p. 70, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EMERGENCY
HOUSING PROJECT FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING
($17,250), RES, so.71, Bk. 103, p, 71, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH YOllTH HOMES,
INC, FOR IOWA EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING ($17,700). In rosponso
to Kubby, slallmombor Margo ponnoy oxplalnod that all agloemonts havo gonorallanguago thai
conforms to HUD roqulromonts rogardlng onvlronmontal rogulatlons, Affilmallvo roll call vOlo
unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson!. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlons adoplod.
Movod by Lalson, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopl RES. so.72, Bk. 103, p. 72,
ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 1991, ENDING JUNE 30, 1991, FOR PUBLIC
HOUSING PROJECTS 3,4, 5. Afnrmatlvo roll call yolo unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson!. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Lorson, socondod by Kubby, to adopl RES. 00.73, Bk. 103, p. 73, AMENDING
BUDGETED POSITIONS AT THE LIBRARY, addition 01 2 Ubrary Ass!. II's and dolotlon 01 Ubrary
Ass\. III and 1 Ublary Ass!. I. Alllrmatlvo roll call yolo unanimous, 6/0, Ambrlsco abson!. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
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Iowa CIIy CIIy Council
May 1, 1090
Page 5
Movod by Larlon, leconded by Novick, 10 adopl RES, 90.74, Bk. 103, p. 74,
AMENDING BUDGmD POSmONS IN THE POLLUT10N CONTROL DIVISION OF THE PUBUC
WORKS DEPARTMENT, doletlon 01 1 Aslt. Treatment Plant Opelalol, 2 Troalmenl Planl
Operator., and addltlonl 01 1 Sr, Treatmenl Planl Operator, 2 Maintenance Worker II's, 1
Malntonance Worker I, and subsequent changes In the AFSCME pay plan, Stsllmember Harry
Boron explained thai the same number 01 people would be employed, but tho plannod
Itructule II dlllerenl. AIIIrmalive roll call vote unanimous, 610, Ambllsco absent. Tho Mayor
declared the resoluUon adopted,
Movod by Larson, leconded by Novick, thaI the ordinance amending Chapter 32.1
"Taxation and Revenues,' 01 the Code 01 Oldlnances 01 the CIIy 01 Iowa CIIy by amending
Section 32.1.55 therein to revise solid wasle collection lees, landfill use lees and add a lee lor
yard wasto collection por bag, be given nrlt vote lor passage, Courtney Itated this ordinance
Is multl.laceted and thaI he opposes only tho section dealing with the per bag lee and would
be voUng against the ordinance, Kubby noted Ihal the ordinance slates that Individuals
disposing 01 hazardoue or Ipeclal wasles musl receive authorization and asked lor a IIs1 01
thole people that have applied over the past year. The CIIy Mgr, said thai ho has designated
Public WOlks Director Schmadeke 10 handle Ihose authorizations and a list would be appearing
In the upcoming report Irom Shannon.Wllson. The Mayor decl8led the motion carried, 611, with
the lollowlng dMslon 01 roll call vot~: Ayes: McDonald, Novick, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson.
NaYI: Courtney, Absent: Ambrlsco,
Moved by Courtney, seconded by Horowitz, to edJourn 8:50 p,m. Tho Mayor declared
the motion calrfed unanimously, 8/0, Ambrlsco absent.
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JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL AC11VmES
May 16. 1990
Iowa CIIy rog, mtg., 7:30 p.m. at tho Civic Conlor. Mayor McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmomboll prmnl: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: Nono. Slalfmombora prosonl: Aikins, Holling, Gonlry, Kall, Polkoy, Schmadoko,
DoLong, Slockman, Gannon, Davidson, O'Malloy. Council mlnutos lapo.rocoldod on Tapo 90.46,
Sldos 1 and 2; 90.49, Sldos 1 and 2.
Tho Mayor proclalmod May 13.19, 1990 as SENIOR CITIZENS' CENTER WEEK; May 20.
26, 1990 as PUBLIC WORKS WEEK; May 23, 1990 liS GI NURSING DAY; May 26, 1990 as
FORGET.ME.NOT DAY.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, that tho following lIoms and
rocommondatlons In tho Consonl Calondal bo rocolvod, or applovod, andlol adoplod as
prosontod 01 amondod:
Approval 01 Otoclal Council Acllons 01 tho rogular mooting of 511190, as publlshod,
subloct to corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho CIIy Clork.
Mlnulos 01 Boards and Commissions: Doslgn Roviow Comm. . 4/30/90; PAR
Comm. . 4/11190; Bloadband Tolocomm. Comm. . 4/16190; Rivorfront Comm. . 4/18/90;
Bd. of L1blory T,ustoos ' 4/26190; PAZ Comm. ' 513190.
POlmlt Motions: Applovlng a Class C Liquor Uconso lor Gary Fltzpalrlck dba
Fltzpalllck's A1ohouso, Inc., 525 Soulh Gllbolt. Approving a Class C Liquor L1conso 101
Linn Slloot Calo,lnc, dba Unn Stlool Cafo, 121 North Linn Slluot. Approving an Outdool
Sorvlco Aloa fOI Gary Fltzpatllck dba Fltzpalllck's A1ohouso, Inc" 525 South Gllbort.
ApPlovlng a Class 0 Bool POlmlt fOI Waro A McDonald 011 Co. dba Waroco, 826 Soulh
Dubuquo Slloot. Approving 0 Class 0 Liquor L1conso fOI POlsholl COlpolatlon dba
Colonial Lanos, 2253 Highway 21 6 Soulh. Approving a lolund lor a Bool Pormlt fOI Dlug
Fair, Inc, dba Pooplos Drug #5276,2425 Muscatlno Avonuo, Approving a lorund 101 a
Boor POlmlt fOI Drug Fair, Inc. dba Pooplos Dlug #5281, 121 E. Washington StlOOI.
ApPlovlng a Class E 900r Pormlt 101 Michaol E, Gay dba Gay's Lockol A Moal Markol,
1421 Walollront Drlvo. Applovlng 8 Class 0 Liquor L1conso fOI J.S. Mummoy, Inc. dba
Mumm's Saloon A Eatory, 21 Wosl Bonlon Slloot.
SOiling Public Hoallngs: Bk.l03: RES. 90.75, p. 75, SmlNG PUBLIC HEARING
ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR
THE SYCAMORE VIEW SANITARY SewER AND PAVING PROJECT, DIRECTING CITY
CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING CITY ENGINEER TO
PLACE SAID PLAN ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPEOTION FOR MAY 29, 1990. RES. 00.76,
p. 78, AUTHORIZING BICYCLE SALE TO BE HELD ON 6/10/90.
Corrospondonco: Momo from Iho Tlalnc Englnool 10: Parking prohlblllon on
Cllnlon SIIOOI ollho Intorsoctlon wllh Prontlss Slroot; Parking prohlblllon on Cllnlon Slrool
allho Inlorsoctlon wllh Harllson Slroot.
Applications 101 Clly Plaza Usa Pormlls: POlry Dlakloy 101 pormlsslon 10 uso tho
slago 0100 01 City Plaza lor a rally on 5/1 0/90, approvod. Judy Bullno to admlnlslor mini.
massagos and to accopl donations for tho support of Iho rosloratlon of wotlands, donlod.
Chambor 01 Commorco lor pormlsslon 10 sol up an Information tablo on Clly Plaza dUllng
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Iowa CIIy Clly Council
May 15, 1990
pago 2
Iho Iowa Fostlval, 6/4.24100, approvod. Lalln AmorlC4n Human RIghts Advocacy Contor
for pormlsslon 10 sot up a tablo Irom which to dlslllbuto Iitolaluro and ollor ClollS lor
donallons on 517. f 4100, approvod.
Appllcallons 101 Uso 01 StroOls and Public Grounds: Jan Dlnsmolo 101 pormlsslon
10 distrlbulo Vololan', Popplos on tho .lloolS 01 Iowa CIIy on 5125 and 26190, opprovod.
Jacklo FOldlco 101 polmlsslon 10 plckot al Iho Emma Goldman Clinic on 5/14.19100,
applovod. Tony Nucaro for polmlsalon to plckot altho Emma Goldman Clinic on sn.
1~, applovod. MOley Hospllallo havo a throo.mllo walk and run on 517100, approvod,
Gory Holmqulsl Irom Iho U 01 I Danco Dopartmonlto havo II Hong Kong Walk.a.lhon on
514/90, applovod. Mary Eilon Holn for tho usa 01 Hazol Courl 101 a block pally on
6123100, apploYod.
Alfirmatlvo loll call volo unanimous, 7/0, ail Councilmombora p,oson\. Tho Mayor doclalod tho
mollon cal/lod and lopoalod tho public hoallng as sol.
A public hoarlng was hold on an oldlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
conditionally changing tho uso rogulatlons 01 approxlmaloly 166 aClos 01 land gonolally locotod
north of Molloso Avonuo and wost 01 proporty ownod by Iho Unlvorslly 01 Iowa Irom ID.ns to
OPDH. t, a plollmlnary Plannod Ooyolopmont Housing (PDH) plan fOI Walnul Aldgo, Iowa City,
Iowa. Movod by Larson, socondod by HOIOwlll, 10 conllnuo tho pubilc hoollng 10 5129, Tho
Mayol doclalod Iho motion cOl/lod, 7/0. all Councilmombors ploson\.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by HOIOwlll, 10 accopl a loltor 01 protosl Irom Ally, John
Crulso. roprosontlng Jim a Bluco Glasgow, Tho Mayor doclalod tho motion cOl/lod unanimously,
7/0, all Councllmombors proson!. Movod by Larson, socondod by Coultnoy, Ihallho ordlnonco
changing Iho uSa logulatlons 01 cortaln plOpOrty locatod south 01 Tan Spoodway and Immodlaloly
wosl of Torroll Mill Park along Iho Iowa Alvor (Ponlnsula Aroa/Tract 4), bo glvon nrsl voto fOI
passago, Am,matlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Movod by Larson, .ocondod by KUbby, Ihal ORD, 00.3457, Dk. 32, p. t2, TO
CONDITIONALLY REZONE 37.3 ACRES, LOCATED NORTH OF 1.00 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1
ON NORTHGATE AVENUE FROM CO.t TO RDP (Northgalo Corpolalo Park), bo passod and
adoptod, Alfllmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, ail Councllmombors ploson!. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho ordlnanco adoplod.
Movod by Lalson, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RES. 00.77, Bk. 103, p. 77.
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF FOX HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF
JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Horowllz nolod Council discussion Iho provlous ovonlng log aIding
tho bUllod nold 11I0 and how II would Impact tho .optlo nolds and tho homos conslruclod In Iho
subdivision, and stalod sho loll paz had lakon this Into consldoratlon In making tholr
rocommondatlons. In losponso 10 Kubby, PPD Dlroclor Schmolsor stalod Ihal tho 251001 sllOOls
would bo pavod. In rosponso to Ambllsco, Schmolsor oxplalnod tho procoduro 101 rovlow 01
dovolopmonts In tho Counly bul wllhln Iwo mllos ollho Clly limits. Kubby compilmontod Iho
doyolopolon pursuing a rocycllng contol with tho archltoclural plan fOl oach kltchon. Alfirmatlvo
roil cail voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmombors pros on!. Tho MayoI doclalod Iho rosolutlon
adoptod.
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Iowa City City Council
May 15, 1990
Pago 3
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Larson, 10 dolor Indoflnltoly a rosolutlon approving tho
prollmlnary and flnal Largo Scalo Non.Rosldontlal Dovolopmont plan lor Lot 8 01 Block 2 (oxcopl
E 150' thorooQ, Towncrosl Addition (Towncrost Modlcal COnlor), Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion
10 dolor carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES. 90.78, Bk. 103, p. 70,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATS OF LOT 1 THROUGH 7, SYCAMORE VIEW,
A SUBDIVISION OF IOWA CIlY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Novick alalod sho would voto
agalnstlho rosolutlon bocauso sho fools that II Iho City Is going to own a subdivision Ihoy oughl
to bo moro Innovatlvo than making a houso smallor to bo allordablo. Kubby said sho had soma
oltho same concorns, noting sho Is not opposod to allordablo housing. In losponso to Kubby,
PPD Dlroclor clarlnod thatlho 5116 slall roport, pago 2, ACCESS, firs I sontonco should road
....accoss from Iho ploposod lots baing rostllclod from First Avonuo.' Tho Mayol doclarod tho
rosolutlon adoptod, 512, with tho lollowfng division of roll call volo: Ayos: Larson, McDonald,
Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, HOlowltz. Nays: Kubby, Novick. Absent: nono.
Sonlor Conlor Commlsslonor Mary Goasland Invitod Counciimombors to allond tha
program schodulod 5116 lor Oldor Amorlcans' Day. Loonard Yoggy, 640 St. Anno's Drlvo,
appoarod ro tho landfill, Community Dovolopmont Block Grant monlos, drilling 01 a city woll, and
salvago appllanco prlcos. Tho following Individuals appoarod ro onvlronmontal concorns and
rocycllng: Molvln Dvorsky, 910 W. Bonlon; Jorry Monnonga, 217 Wostmlnslol; Dlanno Kaulman,
736 Doarborn, dlslrlbutlng a 3 phase ploposal on rocycllng and solid waslo managomonl; Chris
Wolr, 1911 G Slrool, flllng 665 poslcards supporting dovolopmont 01 a complohonslvo curbsldo
rocycllng proglam; Karon Harris, 241 Loxlngton Avo.; Mary Nouhausor, 914 Hlghwood; Mark
Smith, 222 Falrvlow; John Dalmor, 10 Prlncoton Ct.; Ms. Sloan; Susan Futroll, 609 Maggald; Mary
Lohso, 816 Maggard; Don K1otz,60 Marlolla Avo.; Mary Clark, Rt. 2, Box 309; Nalhan Shophord,
616 Maggard; Martin Jonnl, 1155 E. Court; Foathor Lacy; Bornlco Hausman, 923 Rldor; Don
Whlto, Hiawatha. Rick Gral, 628.2nd Avo., appoarod ro his concom rogardlng kooplng low,
Incomo housing onco It Is sold. Ho will provldo Information to Council rogaldlng gIants 10 put
ollhor tho land 01 tho houso In Irust so that whon Iho proporty Is sold It Is sold back to tho trusl
and It stays at a rOlatlvoly low prlco lovol so thatluluro pooplo buying thoso homos cnn ollord
thom also. Councllmombors oxprossad Intorostln tho Idoa. Bob Wolsh, 2526 Mayflold Rd.,
appoarod logardlng palklng on one sldo 01 his stroot and quostlonod tho postcard survoy
procoduro currontly bolng usod to poll rosldonls. Movod by KUbby, socondod by Horowitz, to
accopt tho 3 phase proposal and poslcards. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombols prosont.
A public hoarlng was hold on rovlslons to Chaptor 15, Solid Was to, 01 tho Iowa City Codo
of Ordlnancos. No one appoarod. Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to accopl a lollor
Irom John and Mary Jano McLaughlin. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, that tho ordlnanco rogulatlng Iho stolago,
colloctlon,lransportatlon and disposal 01 Solid Wasto and rogulatlng II110rlng within Iowa City and
Iho Iowa City Landfill Sorvlco Aroa, to bo known as tho Solid Wasto Ordlnanco, bo glvon first volo
for passago. Kubby qUOStlonod Inslllutlng a procoduro of nourlcatlon whon 0 domolltlon pormlt
Is Issuod to allow Individuals to contact tho proporty ownor for rousablo paris and save Iho ontlro
slrucluro bolng dumpod at tho landflll, Tho City Ally. roportod that tho Unllorm Building Codo
covors Iho domolltlon pormlt procoduro. Kubby nolod Soctlon 15.34 01 tho ordlnanco which
addrossos tho labollng of unaccoptablo hazardous wastos and askod If provisions can bo modo
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Iowa City City Council
May 15, 1990
Pogo 4
to 01101 altornaUvos to tho clllzon w1lh wastos that tho City cannot pick up. Public WOlks Dlroctor
Schmadoko and City AlIornoy Gonlry nolod that tho proeoduro Is pori 01 tho rulo.maklng proeoss
and should not bo Includod In tho ordlnanco. Kubby notod that Socllons 15.40 and 15-41 rolor
to tho doposlt and askod that all City doposlts and oscroWl bo handlod In a similar mannor,
olthor all golllng Intorost or alt not rocoMng Intoros!. Tho City Managor will lurnlsh a roport.
HOlowltz quosllonod tho socllon logardlng SOMCO bolng tormlnatod If tho account was not paid.
Tho City Managor slalod that this socllon rofors to privata haulols. Ambrlsco notod Informal
discussion tho provlous ovonlng rogardlng clllzons throwing yard wasto Inlo tho crook or lining
tho bank wall 01 tho crook. Ho rovlowod tho City Mornoy's opinion thai this was a sorlous
viola lion 01 a DNR rogulallon nollng you alo nol allowod to dlscald yard waslo Inlo crooks or
rivols, or onlo vacanllots. Kubby nolod Ihallho socllon doallng with Spoculallvo Accumulallon,
lunk yalds, had boon romovod. Tho Mayor slalod stall will proparo now languago and tho Itom
will bo dlscussod soparaloly at a lator limo. Alfirmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all
Councilmombors plosont. Tho Mayor doclalod Iho mollon carrlod.
Tho Mayor announcod tho lollowlng vacanclos: Housing Comm. . ono vacancy for an
unoxplrod lorm ondlng 511/92; CCN Comm. . 2 vacanclos, ono vacancy for an unoxplrod torm
ondlng 3/1/93 and ono vacancy lor an unoxplrod torm ondlng 3/1/92. Thoso appolnlmonls will
bo mado at tho 6126100, moollng of tho City Council.
Councllmombol HOlowltz roporlod on Iho succosa of Iho Prolocl GREEN Gordon Fair hold
5112 and notod approclallon to Proloct GREEN 101 tholr conlrlbullons 10 tho City. Sho stalod sho
hod boon Inlormod by tho Exocullvo Dlroctor 01 ECICOG thai ho hod rocolvod nollficallon from
Iho DNR that tho Comprohonsivo Solid Waslo Managomonl Plan had boon approvod and that
tho landfill ronowal pormlt which had boon on hold should bo ronowod. Ambrlsco congralulalod
Coach Duano Banks and tho Hawkoyo basoballtoam lor capturing tho Big Ton lillo, nollng thaI
tho loam will host tho filst gamo 01 tho Big Ton Basoball Championship on 5/17, Larson sold a
momo was sont to Council staling thai slall anllclpatad tho complallon 01 tho CIIII Apartmonls
rotalnlng wall prolocl within 60 days. Kubby Informod clllzons thai 5/15 was Blko 10 Work Day;
slalod Iho curb ramp commllloo 01 CCN hod roporlod thatlho $25,000 Road Uso Tax monlos
would bo usod lor 60 curb cuts; and thaI CCN would be making a locommondallon to Council
asking thatlhoy bo Involvod In tho alloldablo housing task forco wllh a liaison from tho group;
nolod approclallon lor tho Transit on.board Ildorshlp survoy, bul lolt a survoy was noodod on why
pooplo don', rldo tho bus. Courtnoy stalod thallho nood lor thaI survoy had boon addlossod
and JCCOG had that spoclfie chargo.
City Atty, Gontry thankod Councllmombors lor tholr allondanco al an opon houso to mool
tho two now asslstanl city allornoys.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to approvo tho rocommondallon 01 tho
Doslgn Rovlow Commllloo thatlho City Council approvo tho Holiday Inn slgnago proposal for
oxlorlor Chauncoy's signs. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by Ambrlseo, to adopt RES. 90.79, Bk. 103, p. 79,
AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, AND CONSENT TO SALE,
LOWER RALSTON CREEK PARCEL 0 AT LINN AND HARRISON. Alllrmallvo roll call voto
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolullon ado plod.
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Iowa City City Council
May 15, 1990
Pago 5
Movod by Horowflz, locondod by Kubby, 10 adopl RES, 90.80, Ok. 103, p, 80,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE THIRTEENTH
RENEWAL OF A 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND JOHNSON
COUNTY FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. SEATS, with lho contract cop of $168,225. Horowitz nolod
hor concorn 01 City conllnuod funding of both Tronsll ond SEATS, slollng II hod boon dlscussod
01 lho JCCOG TronsportoUon Commllloo moo ling. JCCOG Plonnol JolI Davldson prosonl for
discussion. Alfirmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson\. Tho Mayor
do:lolod Iho rosolullon odoplOd.
Movod by Larlon, locoodod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES. 90.01, Bk. 103, p. 81,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A RENEWAL OF A 28E
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, AND OLD CAPITOL
CAD COMPANY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL TAXI SERVICE, with Iho contracl cap 01 $8,000.
Alfirmallvo roll coli voto unonlmous, 7/0. 011 Councllmombols proson\. Tho Mayol doclorod Iho
rosolullon odoplOd.
Movod by Larlon, locondod by Ambrlsco, 10 odopl RES. 90.82, Bk. 103, p. 82,
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE JOHNSON COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND
JOHNSON COUNTY PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF PLANNING SERVICES BY THE
JOHNSON COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, lolld woslo managomont plannor. Kubby
SIOlod sho was glad Ihallho poslllon was bolng lundod In this mannor, bul nolod hor frustrallon
lhaltho City loolsll has 10 wall lor lhls porson to como on.board boloro moro acllvoly puraulng
rocycllng noods, Courtnoy Ilalod roloroncos modo to tho poslllon bolng fillod atlossod tho
Importanco 01 golllng tho smalt lowns within Iho County on.board and tho nood lor coordlnallon.
HorowllZ oxplalnod Ihalthls poslllon was nol a coordlnolor 01 rocycllng, but rathor a much
broador poslllon 01 solid waslo managomon\. Kubby askod thot a dolo bo solon othor noods.
Larson nolod thottho Clly hod shown Iho priority this Itom has by movlng up tho budgot cyclo
lor tho coordlnalor poslllon. Atnrmollvo roll call volo unonlmous, 7/0, all Councltmombors
proson\. Tho Mayor doclolod tho rosolullon adoplod.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowllz, to adopt RES. 90.83, Bk. 103, p. 83,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE DATA PROCESSING DIVISION OF THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR FYOO, lull.llmo programmor, Alfirmallvo roll call vola unanimous,
710, all Councllmombors ploson\. Tho Mayor doclalod tho rosolullon adoplod.
Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by HOIOwltz, thollho rulo roqulllng ordlnoncos 10 bo
consldorod and volod on for final possago otlwo Council moollngs prior 10 Iho moollng 01 which
Ills 10 bo IInally possod bo suspondod, tho aocond consldorallon and voto bo wolvod ond thol
ORD. 90-3458, Bk. 32, p. 13, AMENDING CHAPTER 32.1 'TAXATION AND REVENUES,' OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY BY AMENDING SECTION 32.1-55
THEREIN TO REVISE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES, LANDFILL USE FEES AND ADD A FEE
FOR YARD WASTE COLLECTION PER BAG, bo votod on lor IInol possogo ot this limo.
Atnrmollvo roll coli voto unonlmous, 710, all Councllmombors proson\. Tho Mayor doclorod tho
mollon cal/lod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thotlho ordlnonco bo IInolly
adoplod atlhls limo. Tho Mayor doclolod tho ordlnanco adoptod, 6/1 , wllh tho lollowlng division
01 roll call volo: Ayos: Larson, McDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco, Horowitz, Kubby. Nays: Courtnoy.
Absonl: Nono. Movod by Novick, socondod by HOIOWItZ, 10 accoptlollor from Nancy Jordlson.
Tho Mayor docla/od tho mollon corrlod, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson\.
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Iowa City City Council
May 15, 1990
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Movod by Novick, locondod by Ambrllco,lo adjourn 10:25 p.m. Tho MayOl doclllod tho
motion call1od unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmomboll plosont.
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Inlormol Council Sonlon: 6::10 p,m" CounCil Chamborl, Mayor John McOonald pro siding.
Councllmombors Prosont: McDonald, Larlon, Ambrlsco. Novick, Horowitz, Kubby, Courtnoy
(8:15p.m.).
~lalrmombols Prosont: Atkins, Karr, Gontry, Cain, Schmolsor, Holling.
TaDo.rocordod: Rool90-45 Sldo 2, END.l; Rool90-47 Sldo 1, and Sldo 2. END.l,
CONSENT CALENDAR ADDmONS:
Rool 90-45, Sldo 2
Councllagrood to tho following addiUons 10 tho Consonl Calondar of tho May 15, 1990 mooUng:
Class E Boor Pormlt for Gay's Lockor & Moat Markol; Class C Uquor Uconso lor Mumm's Saloon
& Eatory; and a rosolullon authorizing blcyclo solo to bo hold on Juno 10, \990.
Kubby askod Iflho lurlsdlcllon Issuo rolollng to Iho blcyCIO salo has boon rosolvod. Gonlry stotod
thai tho Clly Is going 10 plocood with tho bike aucllon and thoro Is a quos lion on unclalmod
proporty and what procoduro should be followed which will be addlossed prior 10 next yoar's
solo.
Reol 90.45, Side 2
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89\5 and S.0943)
Schmelsor slatod this plan Is roady for consldorallon and mootl all tho condlllon. and
spoclncallon. outllnod by lho Ilall and Plonnlng & Zoning Commission. Schmol.or slalod
thaI sllll pondlng Is a .ullablo agloomonl wllh tho Unlvorslly of Iowa fOI oxton.lon of a
sowor across Its proporty. Atkin. .Iatod tho Unlvol.lly I. willing to allow a .owor IIno
acro,sll. ploporly and thoro I. a gonoral agroomonl on tho routo. Schmolsor slatod Iho
Council nood. to conUnuo tho publiC hoarlng. AIkin. slalod thaI atlssuo I. tho Unlvorslly
potonllal 10 dovolop lholr land and Iho nood lor ovolslzlng to accommodalo that
dovolopmont. Atkin. stalod lhal Schmadoko will procood with prollmlnary onglnoorlng
work 10 layoul the sewer extension. Kubby slaled thaI she has sUII nol soon tho
Condlllonal Zoning Agroomont. Schmolsor slatod thaI tho CondiUonal Zoning Agloomont
will not bo proparod unlilan agroomonlls roachod with tho Unlvorslly.
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May 14, 1990
Pago 2
B.
QBDINANCE CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATeD
SOUTH OF TAFT SPEEDWAY AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TERRELL MILL PARK
ALONG THE IOWA RIYEB. (Tlact4 Ponlnsula Aloa/Z.89 I 0)
Schmolsol stalod this plOpOrty Is known as Tlact 4 ollho Ponlnsula Aloa and consists
01 apploxlmaloly 19 aClos. HOIOwltz askod II a 10UoI has boon sontlo tho Corps 01
Englnoors asking for onforcomont. Atkins oxplalned that Franklin has sont I 10UoI 10
ScoU EllloU roquostlng tho maUor bo cloalod up. Horowitz askod II this Itom should bo
contlnuod. Atkins statod no, Gontry nolod that this Is I zoning maUor, not I subdMslon,
Kubby Inqulrod about tho OPDH ovorlay zono Ind statod that sho undorstood that
Council Cilnnot iiiiiko sOmoono ostabllsh an ovorlay zono, $cnmolsor stalod that Is
corloct but that tho Planning & Zoning Commission would liko to ostabllsh I mandatory
OPDH zono, Kubby statod tholo Is nothing that plohlblts I devolopor Irom dovoloplng
tho whole proporty, dostloylng tho wOllands, and thon loplaclng It somowholO olso.
Schmolsor slalod Ihattho aral has boon doslgnllod I wallands aroa and has to comply
with throo tosts, Including that Iha uso proposod lor tho plOpOrty can't bo placod
somowhoro olso; that whatovol usa Is placod on tho plOporty doos not dosltoy tho
wotlands aloa; and lItho wollands aloa Is dostroyod, that tho wotlands aloa Is roplocod
somowhoro olso. Gontry stalod sho has alroady glvon an unwrltton legal opinion on a
mandatory OPDH ovorlay zono . Ihat Commission and Council could do whalll wanlod
10 do In a lal loss onorous mannor such as Chaplor 70 rovlslons and changos to
SubdMslon Rogulatlons 101 onvlronmonlal concolns. Gonlry statod thaI Council will
10colvo tho Chaplor 70 rovlslons soon.
C, QBDINANCE TO CO~DITIQNALLY REZO~E 37.3 ACRES, LOCATED NQRTH OF 1,80 A~D
EAST QEJjIGHWAY 1 ON NORTHGATE AVENUE, F8QM CO'I TO ROe, (Northgalo
Corpolato Palk!Z.8917)
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Schmolsol prosontod tho prollmlnary plat. Schmolsol slalod Ihaltho Planning & Zoning
Commission dlscussod concolns rolatlng to oxlstlng flold tllo In rolation to proposod
soptlc lank systoms. Schmolsor nolod that on Iho prollmlnary plat map, tho gonoral
loatlon 01 flold tIIo that had provlously boon placod In tho aloa lor dlalnago purposos was
Idontlnod. Schmolsor oxplalnod tho Planning & Zoning Commission provlously
locommondod thai off.slto Iloolmont bo provldod lor tho subdivision but that thoy
subsoquontly changod tholr rocommondatlon 10 locommond tho plat bo approvod subJoct
to tho lollowlng Ihroo conditions: 1) tho oxactlocatlon 01 tho flold tIIo bo shown on tho
pial, 2) tho Johnson County Boald 01 Hoalth approvo all on,slto tloolmonl sysloms, and
3) roqulromonts fOllnspoctlon 01 thoso trootmonl sysloms bo done on a porlodlc basis.
Alty. and dovolopor Kalon Harlls slatod that sho would roqulro Inspoctlon of Iho Iloatmon\
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May 14, 1990
Pago 3
systoms ovorv two yoala. Genlrv nolod the City can roqulre Inspodlons everv two yeara.
Kubby statod tho Johnson County Board 01 Hoalth haa 10 approve tho site and aroa
absorpllon field. Schmolser slaled Council had recelvod Monica Moon'a memorandum
regarding Planning & Zoning Commlsslon'a recommondallona atallng thalli Is Impossible
10 know the oxadlocallon ollhose IIlos. Schmelsor explained tho genorallocallon 01 the
II10s Is shown on the prellmlnarv pial; the Johnson County Board of Hoalth rovlows the
locallon 01 tho aopllc lank aystems ao thai onco construcllon and dovolopmenl occur,
Ihey can check to mako aure there aren1 IIle IInos within 25 foet 01 tho sopllc lank fiolds;
and thai thore Is no absorportlon Inlo thoso fiold Illes. Kubby askod 1111 mallorallllle alo
uphill or downhill, Schmolsor atalod yos and Ihal whalls nol wanlod Is the percolallon
through (lr absorpllon Into 1Il0 nold blo ayslom, Horowitz asked II tIwle wu discussion
relallng 10 Petorsen's Socond SubdMslon, Horowitz notod sha stili hoara Irom peoplo
bohlnd HollywoOd Boulevard whoso housos havo boon alloded by unknown fiold tile.
Schmeiser staled tho Johnson County Boald 01 Health had ealller approvod Ihe locallon
01 the aopllc lank fiolds; howovor, they did not know whOIO tho locallon 01 the fiold 1II0a
wore at thai limo. Schmolsor statod tha Planning & Zoning Commission Is calling this 10
their attonllon 10 make absolutoly aure that when Ihey do Issua pormlts lor sopllc tank
systems, thoy do lako Inlo consldorallon the locallon 01 the sopllc tank fiolds. Horowitz
asked whal tho County Board 01 Health doos In actually locating Iho fiold tile, Schmolser
explained tho Johnson County Board 01 Health would require thai whorovol tho locallon
01 a house Is proposod on property In the locallon ollhe IlIe, allempt would bo mado 10
locate Ihe 1110 and lollow II with respect 10 Ihat particular lot. Novick askod ~1IaI1I tho tile "......,( I....
II replacod ~rnlgl\l-be dlsturbod In construction, Schmelsor statod thalli the 1110 Is
disturbed II ~ould olthor be plugged, loplaced, or rOloutod, Gonlrv notod concerns about ilK
the IIle drawing the sopllc 011 I nolghborlng proporty. Horowitz ralsod concorns Ibout I' ,.11
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tho danger of roullng tho IIle so thalli leeds I houso, Horowitz askod what happons II .
the IlIos lIe pluggod. Schmolser atalod Iho olloct 01 plug tIIo deponds on whOIO II Is
within Iho system. Schmolsor emphasized thallho concorn Is nolSO much wilh Iho
stormwator dralnago, bul with tho absorpllon from Iho sopllc lank fiolds Into tho fiold IIle
aystem. Councllmombora and alall revlewod tho plollmlnarv pial map Ind Ihe locallon
ollhe aepllc tank fiolds, Larrv Schnllljor prosontod Informallon rogardlng tho locallon 01
sopllc lank fields Ind tIIo, Schnlttjor atatod Ihal tile found In tho procoss 01 digging a
basomont or laying oul absorpllon pools would bo rOloutod around a basomonl or tho
absorpllon fiold, Horowitz askod how a luturo homobulldor finds oul whoro fiold tllo
drains, Schnllljor statod a bulldor would rorouto Iho tIIo around his houso and porhaps
110 In a foundation drain. In rosponso to Larson, Schnllljor stalod no ordlnanco roqulros
tho roroullng 01 tho tIIo around a houso. Schnllljor slatod In this particular alluallon, notos
on Iho prollmlnarv plot and documonts 01 tho aubdlvlslon would warn bulldors that thoy
havo got to tako caro ollho dralnago 1II0, Karon Harris prosontod Information rogardlng
tho proposod dovolopmont. Harris slatod sho Is moro than willing to cooporato on Issuos
r~lallng to Iho dralnago tIIo. Novick askod II stall or Iho Planning & Zoning Commission
consldorod a control sowago troatmontlaclllty rathor than Individual sopllc lank systems,
Schmolsor slalod yos, but tho problom Is that a conlral facility has to bo furthor Ihan 1,000
loollrom any dwolllng, Schmelsor slalod tho City Englnoorlng stall mol wllh County Bd,
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Iowa City City Council
Inlormol Sosslon
May 14, 1990
Pogo 4
01 Hoalth OJroctOl Graham Damoron 10 discuss gonorol pollclo, lor sopllc tank
dovolopmonlln tho County, Schmolsor ,laled thoro wa, a general consensus thaI ,opllc
lank systoms Is slln tho prolorrod mnthod lor treatmont ....horo City sanitary sewor Is not
avallablo. Novick ralsOO concoms thai tho plOpOrty previously contained walerlogged
soli. Schmolsonlalod tho dovolopor will havo to provldo for drainage. overland dralnago
01 slormwalor In tho dovolopmont 01 tho lots. Gontry staled that urban dovolopmonlls
dllloronl Irom larmlng and thallho would IIko to hoar Schmadoke's comments. Kubby
stalod It Is hor undorltandlng thai a community sowago lrealmont system Is preforable.
Schmolsor stalOO tho only roason 101 a communal systom Is tho easo 01 malntenanco of
ono lacillty,
Kubby slalod tho County has now wllslowatel dlslrlcls lhalls requlled lor ploportles
having probloms or lor moro then 14101s. Kubby 'tatod thOle Is no onforcement rolallng
10 tho now wa,lowator dl,lrIcts, Schmolsor statod Engineering, Planning and Legal slall
ala dovoloplng policies concornod v.1th trealmentln the County and will suggest a policy
thaI standards bo sppllOO 10 all dovolopments within tho city's extraterrltollaljurlsdlcllon,
thallhoy bo Inspoctod ovory two 10 threo yoars, and that they bo cortified by prolosslonal
onglnoors as to tholr bolng loslod, Kubby ralsod concorns about onforcomonl.
Schmolsor stalod thai would bo up to tho John,on County Boald of Hoalth, Novick
suggoslod that tho Johnson County Board 01 Health could pula notlco In tholr computer
10 sond out a noUeo ovory two yoall romlndlng tho proporty ownols 01 tholr Inspoctlon
roqulroments. Gontry statoo thO Johnson County Boald of Hoalth policies rolallng 10 this
Issuo 010 luSI OOlng dovolopod, Kubby nolod lhal homoownors moclallons should nol
bo rosponslblo for tho sopUo sysloms.
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Schmolsor suggostod thai Council dolor thl, Itom Indefinltoly bocauso an agreomont has
not boon submlttod lor porpotual usa 01 tho chulch proporty's parking 101. Kubby askod
Illho lolnl uso of parking has happonod anywhoro olso In Iowa City, Schmolsor sold yo,
and oxplalnod thaI mosl 01 thO limo church parking lots arc nol bolng usod bul thaI It
would roqulro that thoro bo a spoclal oxcoptlon approvod for lolnt usa 01 tho oll.,troot
parking laclllllos as woll as a porpotualagroomonl ontorod Inlo. Kubby askod what othor
crllorla appllos, Schmolsor Ilatod tho oldlnanco pormlls uso of church parking lots 101
uso by an olllco building and thai for othor usos whoro thoy aro opon al tho samo tlmo
or palklng II noodOO at tho lama limo 101 both usos, thoro has to bo a substanllatlon that
thoro Is sufficlonl parking 101 both UIOS. Kubby askod IIlhoro will bo a partial proporty
tax lor tho proratod limo commorclal ostabllshmonts aro using church parking lols. Tho
rosponso was 'no,'
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Iowa City City Council
Inlormal Sosslon
May 14, 1990
Pogo 5
F. BE50L\1TION APPROVING ~ PRELIMINARY ANQ FINAL PLAT OF SYCAMQRE VIEW
~UBDM510N. (5.8911)
Schmolsor prosontod tho final pial plan 01 Sycamoro Vlow. Kubby dskod If Council has
docldod whOthOI dotachod homos or row housos should bo dovoloped. Schmolsor stalod
tho zoning only pormlts dotachad slnglo.lamlly dwolllngs. Larson stalod tho City should
build somolhlng pooplo want to buy, Schmolsor stotod tho City has rocolvod all kinds 01
Inqulllos lor dotachad slnglo.famlly dwolllngs, Novick statod that tho City should
conconltalo on affordablo housing and dovolop row housos on this property, Schmolsor
stalod III. tho City's policy 10 provtdo affordablo housing In many dilforont woys Including
runlelliOUiing, rriil houSing, d;tachcd :.'ng!~14Ill!ly dwe!l!ng', allAched sll19!g.IBm!1y
dwolllngs, ole. Staff and Council discussed whal housing should bo dovolopod on Iho
property, Schmolsor notod thai tho approxlmalo cost lor tho proposod dotachod housing
Is $54,000.$55,000. Aikin. stalad Councilmombols should consldor tho aroa and Ihal
staff has takon a vory consorvatlvo approach about tho plans lor tho land and dotachod
homos. Novick stalod clustorod housing should bo ostabllshod. Ambrlsco slalod an
oxamplo 01 cluslorad housing Is Dootllold Common.. Horowitz askod II Council should
consldor tho zoning nrsl or look altho loaslblllty 01 tho typo 01 housing. Kubby askod II
Council made doclslon. rogardlng tho typo 01 housing that should bo ostabllshod on Iho
proporty. Schmolsor statod Council had dlscussod tho mallor In an oxocutlvo sosslon.
McDonald statod thoro was nola roll call volo, but a malorlty 01 Councllmombors agrood
to tho dotachod housing concopt Horowitz statod tholo may bo a nood to look al
ltadlllonal subdMslon rogulallons lor Infill dovolopmonl. Ambrlsco stalod It may bo
dllflcull to build a dolachod slnglo.lamlly dwolllng lor $54,000 bocauso curront building
costs aro $75 por squaro loot.
Schmolsor rocommondod Council approvo tho plan as prosonlod, tho proposal bo bid
out, and If tho program Is nOlfoaslblo, somothlng olso bo consldorod. Larson statod ho
Is wifing to look at dlfferont options In tho luturo. Kubby ral,ad concern, bocauso tholo
woro dlfforont pOISpOCtlvos by Councllmombors on what was docldod, Schmolsor statod
thatlho doclslon was mado In an oxocullvo sosslon by tho provlous Council, McDonald
statod a malorlty 01 Councllmombors agroo to procood wllh tho plans as proposod.
~ElGHBQB~OOD CONSERVATION ST..B.lliGY:
Rool90.47, Sldo I
McDonald statod Council rocolvod Atkins' April 18, 1990 momo aboul nolghborhood sorvlcos.
McDonald statod that discussions wllllnvolvo moro than one ovonlng boloro doclslons can bo
mado bocauso tholo aro broad Impllcallons. Atkins nolod thai with Iho momo, ho Includo a
Nolghborhood Plan ho dovolopod lor anothol community. Atkins also notod ho rocolvod tho Dos
Molnos Housing Improvomont and Nolghborhood Rovltallzallon Policy and Ihat tho Dos Molnos
policy was woll.dono, but Iowa City doals with a dramallcally dllloront sol 01 Issuos.
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Atkins statod his proposal Is one 01 nolghborhood cltlzon Involvomont. It Is a goal to maintain
and build concldonco In tho luturo by tho cltlzons thalllvo In tho neighborhoods. Thlough that
plOCOSS, Atkins said that ho wonts to bo ablo to plan tho sol'llco dollvory systom around tho
planning and nolghborhood Involvomont procm, Ho said that tho plocm Is olloady dona In
many ways Including a Pollco sponsorod nolghborhood watch plogram thai holps to bring
nolghborhoods logothor.
AtkIns said that Housing Inspoctlon Sol'llcos Is working on tho customor sorvlco plan which will
mako sorvlco moro customlzod to tako caro of tho problom.. In this caso, tho customors aro tho
nolghborhoods. Ho said that nolghborhood stratoglos and sol'llcos Is ono 01 pooplo making
doclslons on iholr own and inlofaeting togolhor v.1th each neighborhood and building upon each
oltholr unlquo charactorlstlcs. Nolghbors Intoractlng also allows thom to mako cortaln doclslon.
that tho City may not normally bo Involvod with, Atkins ststod that It Is also a IIstonlng post so
tho City can hoar tho nolghborhoods In a moro olganlzod fashion. Ho addod that whllo on tho
surfaco It may appoar politlcslly risky bocauso as tho nolghborhoods dovolop a now sonso 01
powor, It Is a hoalthy procm not 10 bo foarod.
In rospon5o to larson, Atkins statod that a nolghborhood I.likoly to bo around 30 to 50 squaro
blocks,
Atkins said that normally In tho procoss of nolghborhood Idontlficstlon, school dlslrlct boundallos
aro consldorod, Councllmombors dlscussod tho nolghborhood concopt. In rosponso 10 Novick,
Atkins said tho plans startod shortly allor ho arrlvod with dobato on tho historic prosorvatlon In
tho near north sldo, Atkins addod that thoro was a policy statomont by tho City Counclllhat
Inlliatod tho North Sldo Hili Nolghborhood Plan In Wisconsin. Tho nolghbolhood rosldonts camo
to tho City Council asking how to koop a nolghborhood from complotoly changing. Rathor than
rozonlng tho aroa, a nolghborhood plan was dovolopod thatlncludod dovolopors and roal ostato
speculators as woll as aloa cllizons, Ho notod tho plan In W1consln Includos much moro than
lust land uso and zoning.
Kubby statod that Iowa City usod to havo about fivo nolghborhood groups, moslly targotod aroas
through ronlal rohab and CCN block grantlundlng. Sho nolod that aho doos not want to start
with aroas lIke Summit Stroot, but rathor aho would lIke to slart with somoplaco lIke Mlllor/Orchard
whoro thoro Is alroady a structuro and thoro can bo oasy succou right away. Novick notod that
Summit Slruotls alroady olganlzod. HorowllZ stalod that Kirkwood Avonuo Is also organlzod
since takIng moro than one Issuo and tho Issuos koop popping up. Sho sold Ihat Kirkwood
Avonuo resldonts seo It strotchlng from Diana Stroot all tho way down to DoFolost. Atkins said
to koop In mind that II Ills made Issuo orlontod, It Is IUSI going 10 potor out again, larson said
that what ho IIkos about tho Idoa Is empoworlng tho pooplo to gOllnvolvod IwIh Iholr city through
a structure that Is not dopondont on Issuos. Kubby notod Ihal at town moolings, tho thing that
comos out Is that wo havo to build tho community. "ThIs procon,' said Kubby, 'Is tho mosl
lundamontalthlng a govornmont can do to holp pooplo build community lor thomsolvos.' Sho
notod tho procon Is moro Important than Issuos.
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McDonald said tho procoss Is Important bocauso nolghborhoods usually got togothor ovor one
Issuo whllo this Is an ongoing procoss. Lalson notod that this Is anothor brldgo bolwoon
govornmont and tho pooplo. McDonald statod that Council could dlloct Atkins to pu1 spoclfics
togothor. In rosponso to Ambrlsco, AIkins sold ho would nood alloast one lull.tlmo porson
addod 10 staff, Kubby askod why tho rosponslbllitlos could nol bo In tho Planning Dopartmont
rathor than In dlloctJy In tho City Managol's olllco. Atkins ropllod thaI ho consldored that, bu1
thoro Is a vory cloar political sonsltlvlty and Iho City Council noods dlroct Involvomonlthrough tho
City Managor's olllco, Atkins also notod that Ills moro than lust croatlng a plan, organizing a
nolghborhood and walking sway, Atkins said ho Is talking abou1 dollvollng sorvlcos and
measullng tho effectiveness or \hose services which means that this plIll00 mUlt work v.ith tho
Pollco Chlof, Flro Chlof and assortod othor pooplo coordinating tho sorvlco dollvory, Atkins
polntod oulthat Dos Molnos Is currontly hlllng a numbor or nolghborhood plannols. Ho said that
Council may wanllo croato a gonoral advisory boald.
Ambrlsco statod tho plan should Includo stimulating moro Intorost In local govornmont and
motlvalo moro pooplo 10 run lor City Council. Atkins notod thaI nolghborhoods start 10 lako ona
lIfo ollholr own and Ihat al oloctlon tlmo, oach nolghborhood will croato oloctlon lorums so thoy
can soo and lalk to candldatos. Nolghbolhoods v.ill bocomo moro politically activo, Lalson said
thol town mootlngs havo boon a pollocl oxamplo lor him, Larson statod ho wants ompowormont
for tho sllont majority and Jor pooplo to gol Involvod to know tholr nolghborhood Issuos.
Ambrlsco statod many cltlzons aro Intorostod. Larson notod that Iho nolghborhood plan may
lacllltato pooplo's Involvomont. Ambllsco statod ho wants to soo what can bo done to Improvo
votor turnout.
Kubby askod II thoro aro structuros In placo to koop tho nolghborhoods' vision Intact and to not
roplaco It wllh slall's visions. Atkins slato thaI prlmallly tho stall's rolo will bo as a facilitator,
Atkins statod that gonorally an Informalsurvoy Is dono to dotormlno nolghborhood Idontlncatlon.
Tho procoss Is thon to sit down v.ith nolghbors and lotthom loll what tholr nolghborhood Is and
whatthoy want to bo, Atkins statod thAt somo communltlos sot up actual govornlng boards and
that nolghborhoods chooso who should sorvo on that board, Horowitz askod how 10 kOop tho
staff as a facilitator rathor than somoono who Is trying to dlroct It. Horowitz slatod that having
salon tho Planning & Zoning Commission, tho City staff aro truoly a noutral facilitator. Atkins
statod Ihat sorvlco dollvory Is vory Important. Atkins said this will not bo a short.tolm procoss
and It v.ill tako sovoral yoars to got tho proglam up and running,
McDonald statod Councllmombols woro In agroomont with tho proposal as proposod. Atkins
statod ho will propalo a gonolallzod policy statomont for Council,
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May 14, 1990
pago 8
COUNCIL '(1M~AGEND6:
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l. Larson slatod that tho Unlvolslty Is working on a smoking and hoallh hazald sludy, Tho
Unlvorslty sont kids oul and thoy WOIO ablo 10 succossfully pUlchaso clgarottos al 52 of
tho 54 locations. LatSon Inqulrod about law onforcomonl as II rolalos 10 tho salo 01
clgarollos, Atkins slalod tho City can Wlllo a lollor 10 ovoryono wllh a clgarotto IIconso
Informing Ihom thai tho ordlnancos will bo onforcod vigorously.
2, Latlon Ilalod ho Is at his limit 01 patlonco with tho Cliff Apartmonls. HOlowltz also nolod
th911h9 atones In lront 01 th9 apartment comploxe, 1II0 dl,lnlegratlng. Atkins staled tho
City has rocolvod a lollor roquostlng a malor slrootlmprovomont. and an updato on tho
rolalnlng wall was Includod In tho 5/11 Council packot.
3. (Consont Calondal, 3.1.(2)). Kubby askod why tho pormltappllcatlon 110m Judy Bullno 10
admlnlslor mini massagos and to accopt donations for tho suppor! 01 roslolatlon 01
wotlands was donlod. Atkins oxplalnod that Bullno wantod to do this for commercial
purposos, Kubby notod Bullno wanled 10 chargo pooplo and thon lako tho monoy and
plodgo It for wotlands,
4, Atkins rovlowod tho Council mooting achodulo for oll.Tuosday mootlngs. McDonald
Itatod Council will moot at 8:30 p,m. on Tuosday, May 22. McDonald notod thaI
affordablo housing and tho wator rosourcos plan I' schodulod for discussion at thai
mooting.
5. (Agonda Itom No. 17.) Ambrlsco asked If tho $3 minimum chargo to dump yard wasto
al tho landfill can bo roducod lor Individuals choosing 10 bllng tho yald wastos dlroctly
10 tho dump. Atkins slalod ho has lalkod with Schmadoko and Ihal chargo may nood 10
be roducod, Atkins slatod Council should procoed as planned and then amend that In
tho fuluro,
8. (Agonda 110m No. 17 . Solid Wasto Collection and Landfill Foos.) Ambrlsco askod If
pOllons can dump tholr grass clippings Into a crook. Aikins slated tho City has sont a
lottor oul to porsons living along Ralston Crook toiling thom nollo dump grass clippings
Inlo Iho clook. Lalson askod II It Is agalnsl tho law. Gonlry stalod yos, It Is a nulsanco
undor Slalo law, a nulsanco by City Ordlnanco, and a DNR violation.
7, (Agonda 110m No. 17 . Solid Waslo and Landfill Foos.) Novick slatod sho has rocolvod
complaints aboutllttor around trash rocoptaclos. Novick roforred to Section No. 15-73
and askod 1I1ho City could Inspocttrash rocoplacles porlodlcally. Gonlry statod Soctlon
15.4 provldos for gonoral onforcemont. HOlowltz askod If tho City Ordlnanco could bo
cross'loforoncod whon thoro Is an Issuo of onforcomont. Gontry stalod probloms would
arlso II enforcomont provisions alo Includod In somo soctlons and nollncludod In othor
soctlons.
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8. Novick Italod lolophono ond cablo burlod wiling 010 Intorlorlng with landscapo plan., and
luggoatod thai bUllod wiling bo roqulrod to lollow proporly IIno. or sldowalk IInos. Novick
Itatod thalllno. aro running al dilloront anglo. across proportlos. Aikins atalod ho will
obtain InlO/mallon rogaldlng tho Issuo. Gonlry notod that Schmadoko Is consldollng
going back to tho Old Ilylo of putting IIno. In back yard..
9, Novick Italod Iho has rocolvod complaint. rogardlng tho lIalfie light on Dodgo and
Church SlIoot. Novick a.kod II tho Chulch Stroot lIalllc light con havo a domand light.
Sian will follow.up.
to. Novick Inlormod CouncUmombolS that REAP funding Is only going lor land purchaso..
11. HO/owItz askod II tho City can do anything about tho gas plpo 'sculpluros' around town.
Horowitz alatod thoy aro an oyosoro. Horowitz roforrod stall to look at tho go. pipes
locatod on GovornO/ Stroot by tho comotory and at tho Inlolsocllon 01 Bowory and
GovOtnO/, Atkin. slalod ho will rovlow tho franchlso agroomont.
t 2. HO/owItz a.kod lor Informallon rogardlng tho dotollorallng brldgo and Impact on Collogo
SlIooVSovonth Avonuo bus IIno. McDonald atatod slall Is looking at tho blldgo locatod
on Collogo StIOOt. Atkin. Itatod Schmadoko, along wllh a blldgo consultant, Nool Wlm.,
la rovlowing tho mattor and ahould bo ablo to roport to Council within a couplo wooks.
Horowitz auggoslod tho Clly lot tho publlo know whatthoy'ro doing to rosolvo tho mattor,
13. Kalr askod Councllmombors to conlact hor rogardlng rosorvatlons lor two ovonts
occurring on May 16, Kan romlndod Councllmombols Ihaltho Southoastlowa Municipal
Loaguo moo ling In Willon and tho Old Brlck.Hlstorlo Prosorvallon moo lings aro schodulod
on May 16.
14, Councllmombora dlscussod tho Infolmal Council moollng schodulo. II was docldod that
tho Monday night Inlolmal Council moollng should bo hold at 7:30 p.m. through Juno.
t 5. Karr Ilatod aho ha. boon moollng wllh roprosonlallvos of tho RAGBRAI Commlttoo. Karr
askod Councllmombols IIthoy alo Inlorostod In pursuing pormlts that would rostrlct or
chargo outs Idola lor soltlng up slands on pllvato proporly during tho RAOBRAI ovont.
Councllmombora dlscussod pormlt procoduros. Councllmombors ware not In favor 01
addlllonalloglslallon rolallng tho pormlls.
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Tho following Informal Council moo ling mlnulo corrocllons WOIO roquOSlod:
Informal Council mlnulos, April 30, pogo 4, last sontonco In socond paraglaph Is not
comploto (Horowitz).
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May 14, 1990
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Informal Council mlnutos, April 30, pago 5, 'pago 8. Soctlon 15-22..... Kubby statOO that
sho suggostod having haulors showing roeolpts tor two cloanlngs por yoar In ordor to
ronow tholr pormll
AmondOO coplos will bo dlslrlbulOO allho formal mooting 5/15
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Tho mooting adjournod at 8:35 p,m.
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