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Informal Council Sosslon
May 14, 1990
Informal Council SosslQ[]: 6:30 p.mo. Council Chomborso Mayor John McDonald prosldlng.
Councflmombors Prosont: McDonald, Larson, Ambrlsco, Novick, Horowitz, Kubby, Courtnoy
(8:15p.m.),
Slaffmombors Prosont: Atkins, Karr, Gonlly, Cain, Schmolsor, Holling.
Taoo.rocordod: Roolll().45 Sldo 2, END. 1 ; Rool 9().47 Sldo I, and Sldo 2, END. I.
CONSENT CALENDAR ADDmON~:
Rool 9().45, Sldo 2
Council agrood to tho lollowlng addlllons to tho Consont Calondar 01 tho May 15, 1990 mooting:
Class E Boor Pormlt lor Gay's Lockor & Moat Markot; Class C Uquor Uconso lor Mumm's Saloon
& Eatory; and a rosolutlon authorizing blcyclo sale to bo hold on Juno 10, 1990.
Kubby askod litho jurisdiction Issuo rolatlng to tho blcyclo sale has boon rosolvod. Gontry stalod
that tho City Is going to procood with tho blko auction and thoro Is II quostlon on unclalmod
proporty and what procoduro should bo lollowod which will bo addrossod prior to nox! yoar's
solo.
AGENDA ITEM NO, 11 . 6ECOMMENDATION OF THE DE$.lGN RE'(IEW COMMITTEElHOLIDAY
~ SIGNAGE PRQPOSAL FOR EXTEBIOR CHAUNQEY'S SIG~o Palt Cain and tho managor
Irom tho Holiday Inn woro avallablo to rocolvo commonts and quostlons Irom Councllo No
commonts woro rocolvod Irom City Councllmombors,
Rool 90045, Sldo 2
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QBQlliANCE AM~E ZONING ORDINANCE BY COt;!,QITIONALL Y CHANGI~
THE USE AE~F. APPROXIMATELY 168 ACR~~ Ot ~~~~:~~~T~Y
~ELROSE AVEN~E A~D WEST OF P PRo. Ii
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FROM ID.RS TO OeDH.l, A PR~J~~~~ -~~N~
DEVELOPMENT ~NG IPDHI PLAN FOR WALNUT RIDGE, , I 60 (Z.
8915 and S.8943)
Schmolsor stalod this plan Is roady lor consldorallon and moots all tho conditions and
spoclficatlons outllnod by tho staff and Planning & Zoning Commlsslono Schmolsor slatod
that sllll pondlng Is a sultablo agroomont with tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa lor oxtonslon 01 a
sowor across lis proporty, Aikins stalod tho Unlvorslty Is willing to allow a sowor IIno
across Its proporty and thoro Is a gonoral agroomont on tho roulo. Schmolsor stalod tho
Council noods to continuo Iho public hoarlng. Aikins slatod that at Issuo Is tho Unlvorslty
pOlontlal to dovolop tholr land and Iho nood lor ovorslzlng to accommodato thai
dovolopmont. Aikins slalod thai Schmadoko will procood with prollmlnary onglnoorlng
work to layout tho sowor oxtonslono Kubby stalod thai sho has stili not soon tho
Conditional Zoning Agroomont. Schmolsor slalod thallho Condlllonal Zoning Agroomonl
will not bo proparod until an agroomonlls roachod with tho Unlvorsltyo
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Iowa Clly City Council
Informal Sosslon
May 14. 1990
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ORDltiANCE CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF ~~~T~I~ ~;~;:~~i~C~l~Q
SOUTH OF TAFT Se.EEDWAY AND IMMEDI~TELY W IS
ALONG Tl:lE IOWA RIVE.Bo (Tract 4 Ponlnsula Aroatz.S91 0)
Schmolsor Italod thIs proporty II known as Tract 4 of tho Ponlnsula Aroa and consists
01 approxlmatoly 19 aClOSo Horowitz askod If a 10llor has boon lonllo tho Corps of
Englnoora asking lor onforcomont. Atkins explalnod that Franklin has senl a 10llor to
Scall ElIlOll roquolllng tho mallor bo cloarod upo Horowitz asked II this 110m should be
contlnuodo Atkins Ilaled noo Gontry nolod that this Is a zoning mallor. nol a subdlvfslono
KYlllly Inquked eboul tho OPOH overlay zona and slated thaI sho undorstood thai
Council cannol mako somoono eslabllsh an ovorlay zono. Schmolsor statod that Is
correct but thai tho Planning & ZonIng CommissIon would lIke 10 ostabllsh a mandatory
OPDH zono, Kubby Itatod thore Is nothing thai prohlblls a dovolopor Irom dovoloplng
tho whole proporty, dostroylng tho wollands. and thon roplaclng It somowhoro olso,
Schmolsor stalod thallho aroa has boen doslgnatod a wotlands aroa and has 10 comply
with throo losts, Including thai tho use proposed lor the proporty can'l bo placed
somewhoro olso: thai whatovor uso Is placod on tho property doos nol dostroy tho
wollands 8/oa: and II tho wollands aroa Is dostroyod, thai tho wotlands aroa Is roplacod
somowhoro olso, Gonlry statod sho has alroady glvon an unwrltton logal opinion on a
mandatory OPDH ovorlay zono . Ihal Commission and Council could do whalll wantod
10 do In a lor loss onorous mannor such as Chaptor 70 rovfslons and changos 10
SubdMslon Rogulatlons for envfronmonlal concornso Gontry slatod Ihat Council will
recolvo Iho Chaptor 70 rovfslons loono
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OBDINA~DmONALLY REZONE 37.3 ACRES, ~~~T~D ~OAR~ OF 1.80ANQ
EAST OF ~IGHWAY I ON1iQB.THGATE AVENUE. FRO . T ~, INorthgalo
Corporato Park!Z.8917)
No Council commonls.
D. BESOLUT10N &PROVING THE flAELIMINAAY ~l.AJ Ot FOX ~OLLOW SUBDIVISION,
A.mIBDI'{ISIO~ OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOW~. (S.8945)
Schmolsor prosonlod tho prollmlnary plat. Schmolsor statod thatlho Planning & Zoning
Commission dlscussod concorns rolatlng 10 oxlstlng fiold tllo In rolallon to proposod
soptlc lank systomso Schmolsor nolod Ihal on tho prollmlnary pial map, tho gonoral
loatlon 01 fiold 11I0 Ihal had provfously boon placod In tho aroa lor drain ago purposos was
Idonllfiodo Schmolsor oxplalnod tho Planning & Zoning Commission provlously
rocommondod Ihal oll.slto Iroalmonl bo provldod lor Iho subdivision bul that thoy
subsoquontly changod tholr rocommondatlon to rocommond tho pial bo approvod sUbJoct
10 Iho following Ihroo condlllons: 1) tho OXBct location 01 tho fiold 11I0 bo shown on Iho
plat, 2) tho Jchnscn County Board or Hoallh approvo all on.slto troalmont systoms, and
3) roqulromonts lor Inspocllon 01 thoso troatmont aystoms bo dono on a porlodlc baslso
Alty. and dovolopor Karon Harris statod thai aho would roqulro Inspocllon of tho troatmonl
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Sosslon
May 14,1990
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systoml ovory two yoalSo Gonlly nolod tho City can roqulro Inspoctlons ovory two yoalSo
Kubby Ilatod tho Johnson Co:Jnty Board 01 HoaJ\h has 10 approvo tho 1110 and aroa
absorpUon flold. Schmollor Ilalod Council had rocolvod Monica Moon'l momorandum
rogardlng Planning & Zoning Commlulon'l rocommondaUons IlaUng \hal II Is Imposslblo
to know tho oxact locaUon 01 \hoso Ulol. Schmollor oxplalnod tho gonoraJ location ollho
tlIOI II Ihown on Iho prollmlnary pial: tho Johnlon County Board 01 Hoallh rovlows tho
locaUon 01 tho 10ptlO tank sylloml 10 \hal onco conslluctlon and dovolopmont occur,
\hoy can chock 10 mako Iura thoro aron' Ulo IInos wI\hln 25 1001 ollho 10ptlC lank flolds;
and \hal thoro II no absorpor\lon Inlo \hOIO flold Illoa. I(ybby Mk9d 1I11IMllels lIll!o MO
upnm or downhm. Schmolsor 1IIIod yos and \hal what Is nOlwanlod Is tho porcolatlon
through or absorpUon Inlo tho nold tlIo ayalomo Horowitz askod II thoro was dllcusslon
rolaUng 10 Potorlon'a Socond SubdMslon, Horowitz notod Iho lUll hoarl Irom pooplo
bohlnd Hollywood Boulevard wholO houlol havo boon alloctod by unknown nold 1II00
Schmolsor Ilolod tho Johnson County Board 01 HoaJ\h had oarllor approvod tho location
01 tho 10ptlC lank nolds; howovor, \hay did not know whoro tho location 01 \ho nold tllos
wOla al \hal tlmo, Schmolsor Itatod tho Planning & Zoning Commission Is calling \hIs 10
\holl allontlon 10 mako ablolutoly IUIO \halwhon \hay do Issuo pOlmlts 101 10ptlc lank
IYlloml. \hoy do lako Inlo consldoratlon \ho location 01 tho 10ptlC lank flolds, Horowitz
askod what tho County Board 01 HoaJ\h doos In actually locating tho flold 1II00 Schmolsor
oxplalnod Iho Johnson County Board 01 Hoallh would roqulro thalwhorovor tho location
01 a houso II proposod on proporty In tho location 01 tho 1II0. atlOmpl would bo mado to
locato tho 1110 and lollow II wI\h rospoct 10 \hat particular 101. Novick askod thllll tho 1II0 .......,\. ",-0
" roplacod II'mJghl.bo dlsturbod In conslluctlon, SchmolSOl Ilalod \halll tho 1110 Is
dlslulbod II ~uld ollhol bo pluggod, roplacod, or roroutod, Gontry notod concorns aboul II K
tho tllo drawing tho 10ptlc 011 a nolghborlng proporty, Horowitz rallod concorns aboul ,1,1/
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Iho dangor 01 routing tho 1II0 10 thai II loods a housoo Horowitz askod what happonl II '
tho 1II0s aro pluggodo Schmolsor Itatod tho oltoct 01 plug tllo doponds on whoro Ills
within tho IYltomo Schmolsor omphaslzod thallho concorn Is nol so much with tho
Ilormwalor dralnago, bul wllh tho absorption Irom tho 10ptlc lank nolds Into tho flold 1II0
systomo Councllmombors and Itall rovlowod tho prollmlnary pial map and tho location
01 the leptlc lank fleldso Larry Schnllller presenled Inlormatlon rogardlng tho location 01
10ptlo lank nolds and 1II0. Schnllljor stated thai lIIe found In the procm 01 digging a
basemonl or laying oul absorption pools would be roroulod around a basomonl or tho
absorption noldo Horowitz askod how a luturo homobulldor nnds oul whoro nold 1II0
dralnso Schnllljor slalod a bulldor would rorouto tho 1II0 around hll houso and porhaps
tlo In a loundatlon dralno In rosponso to Larson, Schnltljor Ilatod no ordlnanco roqulros
Iho roroutlng 01 tho 1II0 around a houso. Schnltllor Ilatod In Ihls particular alluatlon, notos
on Iho prollmlnary plat and documonls 01 tho subdivision would warn bulldors Ihat thoy
havo gOlto toko carD 01 tho dralnago 1II0. Karon Harris prosonlod Inlormatlon rogardlng
Iho proposod dovolopmonl. Harris stalod sho Is moro Ihan willing 10 cooporoto on Issuos
rolatlng to Iho drolnogo 1II0. Novick oskod It stolt or Iho Planning & Zoning Commission
consldorod a conlrallowaga Iroalmant facility ralhor Ihan Individual soptlc tank IYlloms.
Schmolsor stalod yos, but tho problom Is thai a conlral facility has 10 be furthor Ihon 1,000
1001 from any dwolling, Schmolsor stolod lho City Englnoorlng stolt mot with Counly Bd.
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Sosslon
May 14, 1990
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01 Hoalth Dlroctor Graham Damoron 10 discuss gonoral pollclos lor 10ptlO lank
devolopmontln tho Countyo Schmolsor Itated thore was a gonoral consonsus thalloptlc
tank IYlloms Is 1111I tho preforred mothod lor troatmonl whoro City lanltary lowor Is not
avallablo, Novick ralsod concerns thaI tho proporty provloully contalnod walorloggod
10110 Schmolsor Itatod tho dovolopor will havo 10 provldo lor dralnago . ovarland dralnago
olltormwator In tho devolopmont of tho lotso Gontry Ilalod that urban dovolopmontll
dlllorontfrom farming and thatlho would lIke to hOll Schmadoko's commontso Kubby
Itatod It Is hor undorstandlng that a community sowago troalmontlYltom Is proforablo,
Schmell9r alated the only re8!01llor 8 communAl eyetom It \h9 liMO of maInte~ of
one facility.
Kubby Ilatod tho County has now waslowator districts that I. roqulrod lor propor1Jos
having problom. or for moro than 14 lOll, Kubby slalod thoro I. no onforcomont rolatlng
to Iho now wastowalor dlstrlctso Schmolsor Ilatod Englnoorlng, Planning and Logolllall
Ble dovoloplng pollclos concornod with troatmontln tho County and wlllluggolt a policy
thalltandards bo appllod to all dovolopmonts within tho clty'a oxtralorrltorlal lurlsdlctJon,
thalthoy bo Inspoctod ovory two to throo yoars. and thatthoy bo cortlnod by professional
onglnoorl as to tholr bolng losted, Kubby ralsod concornl about onforcomonl.
Schmolsor Itatod that would bo up to tho Johnson County Board 01 Hoalth. Novick
luggostod that tho Johnson County Board 01 Hoalth could put a notlco In tholr computor
to lond out a notlco evory two yoars romlndlng tho proporty ownors of tholr Inspoctlon
roqulromonts, Gontry Italod tho Johnson County Board 01 Hoalth pollclos rolatlng to this
Issuo BlO just bolng dovolopodo Kubby notod that homoownorl associations Ihould not
bo rosponslblo lor tho soptlc Iyslomso
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Schmolsor suggoslod that Council dolor this Itom Indonnlloly bocauso an agroomont has
not boon submlttod for porpotual uso 01 Iho church proporty's parking 101. Kubby askod
litho lolnt use 01 parking has happonod anywhoro olso In Iowa Cltyo Schmolsor laid YOI
and explained thai most of the time church parking lots aro nol being used but that It
would roqulre that thero be a Ipeclal exception Ipproved lor joint use 01 the oll'llroot
parking facilities as well as a perpetual agreement enlerod Intoo Kubby askod what other
criteria applle.o Schmelsor staled tho ordlnanco permits use 01 church parking lotI for
uso by an offico building and that for other usos whoro Ihey aro opon at Iho lamo tlmo
or parking Is noeded at tho samo tlmo for bolh uses, thero has to bo a lubstantlatlon that
thoro Is sulllclenl parking for both useso Kubby askod IIlhero will bo a partial property
tax for the proraled tlmo commercial eslabllshmenls aro using church parking lolso Tho
rosponso was 'no,'
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Mlnules
Iowa City City Council
Informal Session
May 14. 1990
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Fo RESOLI.lIION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND fINA~ PLAT OF SYCAMORE VI~
SUBQlYlSIONo (S.89111
Schmeiser presented the final pial plan of Sycamore V1ewo Kubby asked II Council has
decided whether detached homes or row houses should be developed. Schmeiser Ilated
the zoning only permlls detached Ilngle.famlly dwelllnglo Laraon Italed the City Ihould
build lomethlng people wanllo buy. Schmeiser Itatod the City has received all klnda 01
Inquiries lor detached Ilngle.lamlly dwellings, Novick slatod thai tho City Ihould
concontrato on allordablo housing and dovolop row houles on thll proporty, Schmolsor
atatod It Is tho Clty'l policy 10 provldo alfordablo housing In many dllloront weys Including
rontal housing. row housing, dotechod Ilngle.lamlly dwellings, attached Ilngle.lamlly
dwellings, etc, Stell and Council dlscussod what housing Ihould be developed on the
property, Schmeiser noled that the epproxlmate cosllor the proposed dotachod houslna
Is $54,()()O.$55,OOOo Atkins Itatod Councllmombors Ihould consldor the area and that
slaff has lakon a very conservative approach aboutlhe plans lor lho land and delached
homes. Novick slated clusterod housing Ihould be establlshod. Ambrlsco slatod en
examplo 01 cluslorod housing Is Doorllold Commons, Horowitz askod II Counclllhould
consider Iho zoning first or look al the feasibility ollhe type of houslngo Kubby askod II
Council made decisions rogardlng Iho typo 01 housing thai ahould bo ostabllshod on lho
proporty, Schmolsor alalod Council had dllcussod tho mallor In an exocutlvo aesslon,
McDonald Italod there was nol a roll call vote, but a malorlty 01 Councllmombora agrood
10 tho dotachod housing concopt. Horowitz atalod thoro may bo a nood to look at
traditional aubdlvlslon regulations lor Infill dovolopmont. Ambrlsco alatod It may bo
difficult to build a dotached alnglo.lamlly dwalllng lor $54.000 bocauso currenl building
costs are $75 por aquare loot.
Schmelsor recommendod Council approvo tho plan as prosonlod, the proposal bo bid
out, and lithe program Is notleaslblo, aomothlng olso bo consldorod, Laraon atatod ho
Is willing to look at dlfforont options In tho futureo Kubby ralsod concerns bocauso thore
were different porspectlvos by Councllmombora on what was decldedo Schmeiser ale led
that the decision was made In an exocullvo sosslon by the provlous Council. McDonald
atelod a malorlty of Councllmombors agroe to proceod with tho plans as proposod,
NEIG~BQRHOOD CON~ERVATION STRATEGY:
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McDonald atatod Council rocolvod Atkins' April 18, 1990 momo about nolghborhood sorvlcos.
McDonald slalod Ihal discussions wllllnvolvo moro than one ovonlng bofore decisions can bo
made bocause Ihere are broad Impllcallons. Aikins noted that wllh tho momo, ho Includo a
Nolghborhood Plan ho dovolopod lor anothor community, Atkins also notod ho rocolvod tho Dos
Molnos Housing Improvomont and Nolghborhood Rovltallzallon Policy and thatlho Dos Molnos
policy was woll.dono, bullowa City doals wllh a dramallcally dllloront sol of Issuos.
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Iowa CIIy CIIy Council
Inlormal SOlllon
May 14, 1990
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Alklnsslalod his proposal Is one of nolghborhOOd clllzon Involvomont It Is a goal 10 maintain
and build concldonco In tho future by the clllzonslhatllve In Iho nelghborhoodso Through that
procOll. Atkins said that he wanta to bo ablo to plan tho sorvlco dollvory syslom around tho
planning and nolghborhOOd Involvomonl procOll. Ho IBid thai tho procoss Is alroady dono In
many waytlncludlng a POllco sponsorod nolghborhOOd walch program that holps to bring
nolghborhOOds togothor 0
Atkin: :aid that Houilflil'nspoctlon Sorvlcos Is working on tho customor sorvlco plan which will
mako sorvlco moro customlzod 10 tako C8IO 01 tho probloms, In Ihls case, tho customors are tho
nolghborhoodso Ho said that nolghborhood slraloglos and sorvlcos Is ono 01 pooplo making
doclslons on tholr own and Inloractlng togothor with oach nolghborhood and building upon each
01 tholr unique charactorlsUes, Nolghborslntoracllng also allows Ihom to make cortaln doclslons
thai tho CIIy may not normally be Involvod wi tho Atkins slatod Ihallt Is also a IIstonlng post so
tho CIIy can hoar tha nolghborhoods In s moro organlzod lashlon. Ho addod that while on Ihe
surface II may appear politically risky bocauso as tho nolghborhoods dovolop a now sonso 01
powor, Ills a hoalthy prccOll not to bo foarod,
In rosponso 10 Larson, Aikins stalod that a nolghborhOOd Is IIkoly to bo around 30 to 60 square
blocks, '
Aikins said that normally In tho prccOll 01 nolghborhood Idontlficallon, school district boundarlos
aro conslderodo Councllmombors dlscussod tho nolghborhood concopt In rosponso to Novick,
Atkins said tho plans startod shortly altor he arrlvod with dobato on tho hlslorlc proservatlon In
the noar north sldeo Atkins addod thatlhore was a policy slatomont by Iho City Council that
Inll/alod the North Side Hili NOlghborhood Plan In Wisconsin, Tho nolghborhood rosldonts camo
10 the CIIy Council asking how to keep a neighborhood Irom complolely changing, Rather than
rozonlng tho aroa, a nolghborhood plan was dovolopod Ihatlncludod dovolopora and roal oslato
spoculalors as woll as aroa cltlzons, Ho nolod tho plan In Wlconsln Includos much moro Ihan
luslland uso and zoning,
Kubby stolod thai Iowa City usod 10 havo about fivo nolghborhood groups, mostly targotod aroas
through rontal rohab and CCN blcck grant fundlngo Sho nolod Ihal aho doos nol wanlto slart
wllh aroas lIke Summit Slrool, but ralhor sho would lIke 10 start with somoplaco IIko Mlllor/Orchard
whoro thoro Is alroady a slruCluro and Ihoro can bo oasy succoss rlghlawayo Novick nolod Ihat
Summit Stroolls alroady organlzodo Horowitz statod Ihat KIrkwood Avonuo Is also organlzod
slnco taking moro than ono Issuo and Iho Issuos koop popping up, Sho said Ihat KIrkwood
Avonuo rosldonls soo It strotchlng Irom Diana Strool all tho way down 10 OoForost Aikins said
10 koop In mind Ihat " It Is mado Issuo orlontod, It Is lusl going 10 potor oul agalno Larson said
Ihat whal ho IIkos aboullho Idoals ompoworlng tho pooplo to gotlnvolvod Iwfh Iholr city through
a slrucluro that Is not dopondont on Issuos, Kubby notod thai at town mootlngs, Iho thing thai
comos oulls thai wo havo 10 build Iho community, 'ThIs procoss,' said Kubby, 'Is tho most
fundamontalthlng a govornmonl can do to holp pooplo build community for Ihomsolves.' Sho
nolod tho procoss Is moro Important than Issuos,
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Iowa CIty City Council
InfO/mal SOlllon
May 14, 1990
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McDonald aald tho procOll I. Importanl bocauso nolghborhood. u.ually gOI togothor ovor ono
'IIUO whllo thl. I. an ongoing procouo Lar.on nolod thai thl. I. anolhor brldgo botwoon
govornmonl and tho pooplo, McDonald atalod thai Council could dlroct Aikin. to put apoclncs
logothor. In ro.pon.o to Ambrl.eo, AUdna aald ho would nood alloa.1 ono lul(.tlmo poraon
addod 10 ataff, Kubby akod why tho rosponslblllUo. could nol be In tho Planning Departmont
rathor than In dlrOclly In tho City Managor'a olnco. Aikin. ropllod thai ho eon.ldorod thai. but
thoro I. I very clOII pollUcllaon.IUvtty and tho City Councll noO<l. dlroctlnvolvomont through tho
City Manlgor'a otllcoo Atklna al.o notod thai II I. moro than lu'l croal/ng I plan, organizing a
nolghborhood and walking flNay, Alklna aald ho I. lalklng lboul dollvorlng IOMCQ' and
iiliiiiunng 1110 ollmonOll 011110.0 aorvlcoa which moan. thllthl. poraon mu'l work wllh tho
Pol/co Chlof, Flro Chlof and a.ortod olhor pooplo coordlnlUng tho sorvlco dollvoryo Atkin.
polntO<l out thlt De. Molno. la currontly hiring I numbor 01 nolghborhood plannorao Ho said thai
Council mlY want to croato I gonoral advisory boardo
Ambrlaco alalod tho plan ahould Includo aUmulaUng moro Intoroal In local govornmonl and
mollvato moro poopla 10 run fO/ City Council. Alklna notod that nolghborhood. alart 10 lako ona
IIfo 01 tholr own and thai 01 oloetlon Umo, oach nolghborhood will croalo olocl/on foruma ao thoy
can aoo and lal~ 10 candldatoa. Nolghborhood. will bocomo moro polll/cally activo, Larson aald
that town mool/nga havo boon a porfoct oxamplo for him, Laraon atatod ho wanta ompowormont
lor tho allonl malorlty and lor pooplo 10 gollnvolvod 10 know tholr nolghborhood Issuo.,
Ambrlaco alalod many ell/zona 110 Inloro.tOd, Laraon notod Ihatlho nolghborhood plan may
facllltato pooplo'a Involvomont. Ambrl.co alalod ho wants 10 aoo whal can bo dono to Improvo
votor turnout.
Kubby akod /I thoro oro alructuroaln placo to koop tho nolghborhoods' vision Intact and to not
roplaco It wllh atarra visions, Atkins alato that primarily tho ala/l'a rolo will bo as a facilitator,
Atkins alatod thai gonorally an Informat aurvoy Is dono 10 dOlormlno nolghborhood Idonl/ncal/ono
Tho process lathen to ail down with nolghbora and 101 thom loll what tholr nolghborhood Is and
whatthoy want 10 bo, Atkins alatod thalaomo communll/oa aol up actual govornlng boards and
thai nolghborhoods chooso who ahould sorvo on Ihal board, Horowitz askod how 10 koop Iho
ataff ala facllltalor rathor than aomoono who Is trying to dlroctlt. Horowitz alalod Ihat having
lit on the Planning & Zoning Commlsalon, the Clly alaff aro Iruoly a noulral facllllalor, Atkins
alatod thai aorvlco dollvory II vory Important. Alklnl aald thll will nol bo a ahort.lorm procOSl
and II wllllako aovoral yoarslo gollho program up and running,
McDonald alaled Councllmombors woro In agroomonl wllh Iho proposal as proposod, Atkins
alatod ho will proparo a gonorallzod policy slalomonl for Council,
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Minutos
Iowa City City Council
Inlormal Sosslon
May 14, 1990
pago 8
COU~AGEND^:
Rool 90-47. Sldo I
I, Laraon Ilalod \hal\ho Unlvorllty I' working on a lmoklng and hoal\h hazard Iludy, Tho
Unlvolllty lonl kids out and thoy woro ablo 10 luccolllully purchaso clgaronos al 52 of
tho 54 locations, Larlon Inqulrod about law onforcomonl II " rolalol 10 tho lalo 01
clgaronos, Alklnl Itatod \ho City can wrllo a lonor 10 ovoryono with a clgarono IIconso
Inlormlng thom thal\ho ordlnancol will be onlorcod vigorously,
2. Laraon Ilalod ho Is al his IImll 01 patlonco wI\h tho clln Apartmonts. Horowitz also nolod
that tho Itonol In Ironl of tho apartmonl comploxos aro dlslntogratlngo Aikins Italod \ho
City has rocolvod a lollor roquostlng a malor ItrOOt Improvomonl, and an updato on tho
rolalnlng wall was Includod In tho 5111 Council packol.
30 IConsonl Calondar. 3.10(2))0 Kubby askod why \ho pormll application Irom Judy Bullno 10
admlnlstor mini massagos and 10 accopl donatlonl 'or \ho IUpport 01 rOltoratlon 01
wotlands wal donlodo Aikins oxplalnod \hal Bullno wanlod 10 do this lor commorclal
purposol, Kubby nolod Bullno wanlod to chargo pooplo and thon lako tho monoy and
plodgo " for wotlandso
40 Atkins rovlowod tho Council mooting Ichodulo lor on.Tuosday mootlngl, McDonald
Ilatod Council will mool al 8:30 pomo on Tuosday. May 22. McDonald nolod thai
anordablo housing and Iho wator rOlourcos plan Is Ichodulod lor discussion at that
mooting,
5. (Agonda Itom No. 17,) Ambrlsco askod IIlho $3 minimum chargo to dump yard wasto
at Iho landfill can bo roducod lor IndMduals choosing 10 bring tho yard wastos dlroctly
10 \ho dump. Aikins Ilalod ho has talkod with Schmadoko and Ihal chargo may nood to
bo roducod, Atkins Ilatod Council Ihould procood as plannod and Ihon amond Ihalln
tho fuluroo
60 (Agonda Itom No, 17 . Solid Waslo Colloctlon and Landfill Foos,) Ambrlsco askod II
pOllons can dump tholr grass clippings Into a crook. Atkins Ilatod tho City has lont a
lollor out 10 porsons living along Ralslon Crook toiling thom nollo dump grass cllpplngl
Inlo tho crooko Lallon askod 1111 Is agalnsllho law, Gonlry Ilalod yos, Ills a nulsanco
undor Slato law, a nulsanco by City Ordlnanco, and a DNR vlolatlono
70 (Agonda 110m No, 17 . Solid Wasto and Landfill Foos,) Novick slatod sho has rocolvod
complalnls about lI110r around Irash rocoptacloso Novick rolorrod 10 Soctlon Noo 15-73
and askod litho City could Ins poet trash rocoptaclos porlodlcally, Gontry statod Soctlon
15.4 provldos for gonoral onforcomont. Horowitz askod II tho City Ordlnanco could bo
cross.roloroncod whon thoro Is an Issuo 01 onlorcomont. Gontry stotod probloms would
arlso " onlorcomont provisions aro Includod In somo loctlons and notlncludod In othor
soctlons,
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Mlnutos
Iowa City City Council
Inlormal Sosslon
May 14, 1990
Pago 9
80 Novick slalod lolophono and cablo burlod wfrlng aro IntOrforlng wfth landscapo plans. and
suggostod that burlod wfrlng bo roqulrod 10 lollow proporty IInos or sldowalk IInoso Novick
statod that IInos are runnIng al diNoronl anglos across proportloso AikIns slalod ho wfll
oblaln Inlormal/on rogardlng tho Issuo, Gonlly nolod that Schmadoko Is consldorlng
going back to tho old stylo 01 pUlling IInos In back yardso
9. Novick slatod sho has rocolvod complaints rogardlng tho tralllc light on Dodgo and
Church Stroot. Novick askod litho Church Stroottralllc light can havo a domand light.
Stall wfll lollowoupo
10. Novick Informod Councllmombors thai REAP lundlng Is only going lor land purchasos.
11, Horowitz askod litho City can do anything aboultho gss plpo 'sculpturos' around lown.
Horowitz slatod thoy aro an oyosoro, Horowftz roforrod slallto look at tho gas plpos
localod on Govornor Sltoot by tho comolory and at tho Inlorsocllon 01 Bowory and
Govornor, Atkins slalod ho wfll rovlow tho Iranchlso agroomont.
120 Horowitz askod lor Inlormal/on rogardlng tho dOlorloral/ng brldgo and Impacl on Collogo
SlroeVSovonth Avonuo bus IInoo McDonald stalod slallls looking altho brldgo localod
on Collogo Stroot. Aikins slalod Schmadoko, along wfth a brldgo consullant, Nool Willis,
Is revlowlng tho maltor and should bo ablo 10 roport to Council wllhln a couplo wooks.
Horowitz suggostod tho City lot tho public know whatthoy'ro doing 10 rosolvo tho maltor,
13, Karr askod Councllmombors to conlac1 her rogardlng rosorval/ons lor two ovonts
occurring on May 180 Karr romlndod Councllmombors that tho Southoasllowa MunIcipal
Leaguo mooting In Wlllon and tho Old Brlck.Hlslorlc Prosorvol/on moollngs aro schodulod
on May 180
14, Councllmombors dlscussod Iho Inlormal Council mooting schodulo. II was docldod that
tho Monday night Informal Council mool/ng should bo hold at 7:30 pomo through Juno,
150 Karr slatod sho has boon mooting with roprosontal/vos of Iho RAGBRAI Commlltooo Karr
askod Councllmombors IIthoy aro Inloroslod In pursuing pormlls that would roslrlcl or
chargo oulsldors lor soll/ng up stands on prlvalo proporty during Iho RAGBRAI ovont.
Councllmombors dlscussod pormll procoduros. Councllmombors woro not In lavor 01
addltlonalloglslal/on rolal/ng Iho pormlls.
MINUTE CORRECTIOt-l~:
Rool 90.47, Sldo 2
Tho following Inlormal Council mool/ng mlnuto corroctlons woro roquOSlod:
Inlormol Council mlnulos, April 30, pogo 4, last sontonco In socond paragraph Is nol
complolo (Horowitz).
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Mlnules
Iowa City City Council
Inlormal Sosslon
May 14, 1990
Page 10
Inlormal Councll minute., April 30, page 5, 'page 8. Section 15-22...., Kubby ataled that
ahe auggested having haulers showing receipts lor two cleanlngs per year In order to
renow theIr permit.
Amended copIes will be dl.trlbuted al the formal meeting 5115.
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The meeting adjournod al 8:35 p.mo
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OFFICIAl. COUNCIL ACTIONS. &llstJO
TIll toll cI pullb/lIng tI1I 10II0wlng prOCeoding1 and
elIimIlI $ . CImlIIIIi. COIl IOIlIlIt caJondar y.ar
lor Ia.d pubIIc4llon It $
Iowl cay '10 1110, 730 pm. tI1I CMc Ctolll, MayOl
McOonIld prllldlng COoociImIInllII. prlWi: AmbIISCO,
CclIM1tlty. HOIawll. KullIly, litton, MtOOnlld, NcMtk. AbItrC:
Nont
TIll MI)'OI prOClllmld Mty '3-19, 1000 u SENIOR
CITllENSo CENTER VitEK; Mty :/002e, 1000 u PUOUC
WORKS WEEK; May ~ I9'JO u GI NURSING DAY, May 28.
19'JO u FOROEToME-NOT DAY,
MOYOd tnd IGCOtldtd. 111II tI1I IoIIowlng Ilml and
roconvntl'lClMlont In tI1I ConIlwt CIiGndM bt rlltolied, 01
.pptcmd, I/ldIOIldOplod u prntnled 01 amendod.
ApprOYIl cJ 0IIldII CMt.I AdICnI cI tI1I regular
mt<<1ng cI &II, u pubb/lod. Illbjod 10 COIrOdIon, III
IItoIM1tI1dtd by tI1I cay ClIIt
Mn.cll cJ OoIrdt tnd CommItalont: DOIlgn
RIYIow COmrn . 4130, PIR Comm. . 4/11; Broadband
TIlttomm. Comm. .4'18; Il.'ittIrorc Comm .4'18; Od.
c1UbrIl'f Trull... . 4126; PIZ Comm. . &13,
Parmi MOlIont: CluI C UquoI UC:1IlIt 101
Fllplltltk'l AJohouM, InC., &25 SOW1 0iIb0f1. Om C
lJquoI LIc:tnIt 101 Lm Sir'" Cat., '21 NOfIh Lm SUtol
OIAcloOI StrvIct Atu 101 Fllptlrltk'l AIohouH, Inc., &25
SalAn 0iIllIIt OW C 0001 PtmlllOl WlIlItO, 828
SoIAIl Dubuque SUIOI. ClosI C UquoI UC:onst 101
COIonIaIl.Wt, 22$3 HigIlwty 218 SalAh. RtllIIld 101 I
BOOI PllmI 101 PtopItl llfIlg '5278, 2425 MUltIline
AvtnUt. RtIIII1d lor I OMl Ptmll '01 PtopIoI Drug
'~I, '21 E, WUIlIngIon SUIOt. Om E 0001 POlin.
101 Ot'f'1 Lockar I Mill Mllkoc. '421 WI1.~rOlll Drlv.,
CluI C UquoI LIc:tnIt 101 MltMl'l Saloon & EOlOlY, 2'
WOSl Billion SUIOt.
Sifting Public H.lllngl: RES, lJO.75, SETTlNG
PUOUC HEARiNG ON PLANS, SPEClFICA nONS. FORM
OF CONTRACT AND ESnMATE OF COST FOR THE
SYCAMORE VlrN SANITARY SEWER AND PAVING
PROJECT. DIRECTlNG CITY CLERK TO PUOUSH
NOTICE OF SAID HEARiNG, AND DIRECTING CITY
ENGINEER TO PLACE SAID PLAN ON FILE FOR PUOUC
INSPECTION FOR MAY 2'J, 1000, RES, lJO.78,
AUTHORIZING OICYCLE SALE TO BE HELD ON 8110100,
ConlSpondenc.: Memo Irom IhI TraffIC
EnginGGf It: Pllklng pr()/ljblllon on Clinton Street
11 lilt InItf\Odlon wltn Prtnllu SU",; Pllklng
prohibition on ClInton SUeet . IhI 1nt.1IlIt11on wIn
HIIIIIon SI/IOt.
ApplItatlont 101 Cty PIIlI Uti Perm",: Plrry
Olakloy 101 ptIIlliIaIon 10 UIIthl 1100' 11.1 01 CIIy PIIIlI
101 . rll~ on &110, IppIOYod. JiRf Oullnt 10 tdmlnlstll
mJnIotnllUOII II'od 10 tttfpl donOllont 101 In. IUPport
cI lilt I.storatlon cI Wtllandl, cltnlod, C/lImbor cI
Comm.rtt 101 ptrmlUlon 10 IIIl up II11n100mOllon Ilbl.
on CiIy Plan durlng In.lawl FIIIIvIl, 814024, IpplOYod,
Lllln Am.rItll1 Human Righll Art-locacy Cent.r 101
pi/minion 10 III up . !Obit Irom wnlch 10 dlstrlbut.
I!Ifftlur. Ind oliff tlMI lor donatlOnl on 5/7.14,
IpplOYod
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OftiCl4I Ac1JOnI
fo/.rt 1&. 1m
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ApfJGcIlIOnlIol UN 01 S"ltl.and PIICIc OtMdl Jill
~a 101 ptImulcn to cfoIlIWa VIIIIlIloI PoppiII en 111I
IUHlI 0I1ow1 CIy en am and ~ 1IlIi'0Ytd. Jackll FOIlliCI
101 poImIIIIon to plckll.1Ilt Envna 00IclmIn CIM: en &1140
10, 1IlIi'0Ytd. TOI?f HucMo 101 jlIImIIIIon to pIclll . 111I
Envna 00IclmInCIM: en 1I(1.12.1IlIi'0Ytd. fo/.llty ltoejlIllto
11M I lIVN.m1I W.. and M en 11(1, IIiPfOYtd. o.,y
IfelmquIII born 111I U 011 01llCl OII*ltTlII'ilto 11M I tlono
Kong WIiIl.a.lIVln en &14. IIlIi'CNtd fo/.IIY E.." HIIn 101111I
UN 01 Hull CollI 101 . bloclIllI/ly en em. apprlMd
Tlla fo/.lyOI dlCllrod 111I mctJOn c.n1od.
A II\IllIIc ~ W" I1IId en an OIcInanct I/IlIIlCloIlg 111I
Zoning OtlllnariCt l7f tonClCIanItf CIIIIlgIng lilt UN r~
01 apptOlllmlltlf 168 acm 01 land OI/lIIatt IocIIId ncn/\ 01
fo/."'OOI AVIM and wtIl 01 prcplfly owned l7f l/lI UiWIIIIy
01 low. born 1D./lS 10 01'011.1, . prlllminlly PIIMod
Ot;tIOp/l1Il1 HOUIilg (POH) plan IcII WIhA Rldga,1ow. CIy,
Iowl MOVId and IICOnClId. 10 ~ IIltIlUblc hIIMQ to
am, Tlla MIyOI dlCllrld lilt mctJOn c.n1od. -
fo/.lMd and IICOnClId. to ~ . 11I111 01 prcllll born
AIt(, John CNlN, raprlWlklg .1m & IIII.ca 0Jas00w. Tlla
fo/.lyOI dlClarld l/lI moIIOn c.n1od. MovId and 1ICOfldGcl. 111II
l/lI OId1n1riCt CIIIIlgIng IhI UN rtg\AlllOnl 01 cllllln proptf1y
IocIIId IOlAh 01 Tift SpHCtwrt and ImmIdIaltlf WItI 01 Tanal
fo/., Pllk IIong l/lIlow. RNtr. be QIVItlIlr1l VCC.1oI pwagt.
Tnt MIyOI dlCllrld IhI moIlOn c.n1od.
MovId and IICondId, INl OAD. ~7, TO
CONomoNAU. Y REZONE 37.3 ACRES, LOCA TeO NORTH OF
1<<1 ANO EAST OF IIIGhWAY I ON NORTHClATe AVENUE
FROM CO., TO RDfI. be pUIId and IdopIId.
MOVId and IICOIldod, to IdopI RES. 81).77. APPROVINa
THE PREUfo/.lNAAY PLAT OF FOX HOLLOW SUBDMSION, A
SUBOMSION OF JOHNSON COUNtY, IOWA.
MlMd and IICOnClId. 10 dIltl kldIlInI~ . rllWlon
lP\lfovtng IhI prtllmlnlly and ftnaIl.IIga ScalI NenoRnlcleftIII
OOY~ plan 101 LoC '01 BlOck 2 (bctpC E I~ lhIflol),
TOWI1CIIIl Add4Jon. Tnt MIyOI dlClarld IhI mollon 10 ddtl
canlld.
MlMd and IICOIldod, 10 IdopI RES. 00.78, APPROVINa
THE PIlEUMiNAAY AND FINAL PLATS OF LOT I nmouGH "
SYCAMORE VIEW, A SUBDMSION OF IOWA CITY, JOtiNSON
COUNtY. IOWA.
SanloI ClnltI CcnvnIIIionII MIIY GlasIand InY.Od
Counclmlmbltllo lIlend l/lI program IChIduIed &II' 101
Oldll AmtI1cana' Oay. Leonard YAWl, S40 St AMI'. Ortn,
ippIarld" l/lIWiI, C<lmmuIIy OMlo\lmltt BlOck ar.,.
monIGt, dt11l1ng 01 . CIy WI" and l4IIage applIanea pilcH
Till 10II0wIng IndMdulllappaarld " 1I1YiI0lVIlIIt1l concerN
and recytllng: MIMn DYOIIky, 810 W, BI/llen; JII'Y
Mlmeng.. 217 WIIl.1I; 01lMl Kallman, 738 Oollbom,
dlllrWIng . 3 p/IIaI propoul en recycllng and IOlId wU1.
mwgoml/1l; CMI Wall, 1811 a Sir.... n11ng 665 POSlCArd'
.uppOlllng dIY.iojlmett 01. comPfIl1lnsJv' curbalda recyCIlng
PfOQram; KarIl1 Harrll, 24\ Llxinglen Av.,; Mary NlUhlultl,
914 Highwood, Milk SmIlll, 222 FIIMow; JOhn Bllmer, 10
PrlnCeten Ct.; Ml Sloan; Susan F14r", 809 Maggard; Mary
LOllS.. 818 M.ggard; Don KIoCl, 60 Marlott. Av.,; Mary Clark,
III 2, Box 309, Nllhln Sh.pnald, 81' Mlggard; Millin J.MI,
I I &5 E ColIn; F Illhlt Lecy; Btmlca Hlulmlll, 1123 Rid.,; Don
WhU. Hiawllha Rick arol, 628.2nd Av., Ippoarld " hll
cone"n rooardlng kHplng 1ow.1nCOme hOuSing onea .1I1Old
, [I R "~I .,-,
0fIIc1.ll Ac.11On1
May 15, 19'JQ
PIOI3
Boll WtIah, 2526 MIfitld Ad, eppo.vld rlglldlng pitting on
011I IJclf d IlII tlIHI I/l/l qunlJonId Iht poeIClld I4XVay
plocm. MII1/t bIIng used to pol rlSldtlU ~ I/l/l
aocondGd, 10 ICC~ 11II3 p/Iut ptopoulend poI1C11dl T11I
M'fOI dGclatld Iht Il1OlIon CllTIOd.
A pullllC hNtIng flU hIId on rlVlllonl 10 CIlIIICOl 15,
SolId WUl., d Iht low. cry Code d OflllNnctl MOYtd end
aocondGd, to ICC~ . 11II11 ~om JoIvl end MiIY JInI
Mcl.Iug/lIlrl T11I M'fOI dGclatod Iht Il1OlIon CIII1od.
MOYtd end IICORClod, IIlIIIht OIclInanct rlg\Alllng Iht
1101101, coI1odlon, UnpClllllon end dIspoeaI d SolId WUl.
end rlgUllllng IInIlfng WlIIln low. cry end 11II low. cry l.Incft
SIt'Itct AI... 10 be known U lilt SolId WUl. Ofdlnlnceo be
gIvtn IIIIt VOC. 101 puaag.. The MayOl dIclIrld lilt Il'ICICIon
CIII1od.
T11I M'fOI1MMC1d Iht IolIowtng vlCll'dlt: HouIIng
Convn. . 011I vltN'Ci IOf 1/1 unexpllld 111m ending &11m.
CCIl Cemm. . 2 ~ cr.o \~b iilliiiijjiid tiffil
IIldIng 311193 end 011I vltN'Ci '011/1 \IlI.p111d 10lI1111'idoog
311m. ThIIIIjlpOlrlInIIt. will be midi 111110 8f<ll, mooting
d lilt cay Cwd.
MOYtd end HCondIdo 10 lppIovt Iht rlCClMllnd<<lon d
Iho lltsIgn RIYIIw CclmrM1..1hIl1llt cay CcunclIppIovt Iht
HOlIdIy 1M IlgnIgI proposal 101 .1111IOI CIlIlofoCty'. Ilgnl
T11I M'fOI dIclIrld 1110 mction CIII1od.
Movod end IICORClod, 10 IdopI RES. oo.ft,
AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF
COMPlETlON, AND CONSENT TO SAlE, LOWER RAlSTON
CREEK PARCEL 0 AT UNN AND HARRISON.
Movld end MCOndod, to IdopI RES. OO~,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE em
CLERK TO A"EST THE THIRTEENTH RENEWAl. OF A 28E
AGllEEMENT BETWEEN THE em OF IOWA CITY AND
JOHNSON COUNTY FOR TRANSIT SERVICE, SEATS.
Movod end NCOndod, 10 IdopI RESo 01).81,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE em ClERK
TO AneST A RENEWAl. OF A 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF IOWA em, JOHNSON COUNTY. AND OLD
CAPITOL CAB COMPANY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL TAXI
SERVICE.
Movld end MCOndod, 10 IdopI RESo OO~.
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED
IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE JOHNSON
COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE CITY OF IOWA
em AND JOHNSON COUNTY PROVIDING FOR THE
DElNERY OF PlANNING SERVICES BY THE JOHNSON
COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS,
Movod end 18COIld1d, 10 Idopl RES. OO~, AMENDING
THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE DATA PROCESSING
DMSION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR FYOO.
Movld end l8COIldod, lhatlhe rull requklng OIdllllllCoS
10 be consld.rld end vOlId on 101 nnaJ PUUg'lIlWO CouneU
meetlngl pr10t 10 Ih. meeting II which. 1110 bellnaJ~ passed
beluSPOndod, Ih. lecOnd consldoratlon end VOC. be wINId
and lhat ORD, flO.3.I58, Bk. 32, p. 13, AMENDING CHAPTER
32.1 'TAXATION AND REVENUES,' OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CIlY OF IOWA em BY AMENDING
SECTION 32.10&5 THEREIN TO REVISE SOUD WASTE
COLLECTION FEES, LANDFill USE FEES AND ADD A FEE
FOR YARD WASTE COllECTION PER BAG. be valid on 101
IinII puuge II Ihls 1111II The MayOl ooclllld lhe motion
r rl A 0'-' FI
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0flIclal ActIOns
lollY 1S. \900
PlOt 4
CII11od. Mewed I/1d aoconded, thai \he crdlnlncl be lInaIti
Idopled .. IhIa Imo. The MiyCI doclIted lilt crdlNnCt
Idopled. Mewed I/1d aoconded, 10 ~ IfIItI hem NIIlCf
Jordlaon. The MiyCI doelatld \he moIlon can1Gd
Mewed I/1d aoconded, 10 IdIOIm 1025 pm. The MiyCI
doclIrld \he moIIon can1Gd
A moll compIGtl ~ ~ CoIt'd ICIMIOtIa on ftlt
In lilt oftIcI ~ lilt CIv Cl4n ~ /J A'?
"JOHN MCOONAlD, MAYOR ~v~
IMAAIAN K. KARR. CITY .9-ERK
i7l,H..I/~ r o':<<l\..'
s~id!of publlcaIlon . 512#Jo. '
rl FI 01~1 c,
COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTlVmES
May 15. 1990
Iowa City rogo mlgo, 7:30 p.m. at tho Clvlo Conloro Mayor McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmomborl prosonl: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowllz. Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novlcko
Absont: Nono. Slal/mombors prosont: Atkins, Holling, Gontry, Karr, Polkoy, Schmadoko,
DoLong, Stockman, Gannon, Davfdson, O'Malloyo Council mlnulos tapo.rocordod on Tapo 9().48,
Sldol I and 2; \l().49, Sldos I and 2-
Tho Mayor proclaJmod May 13.19. 1990 as SENIOR CmZENS' CENTER WEEK; May 2().
26, 1990 as PUBUC WORKS WEEK; May 23, 1990 as GI NURSING DAY; May 28, 1990 as
FORGET.ME.NOT DAY,
Movod by Ambrlsco. socondod by Horowitz, II1ftt tho follOwing lIoms and
riCViiliililiidiiUon. In tho Consonl Calondar bo rocOlvod, or approvod, and/or adoptod as
prosonlod or amondod:
Approval 01 Official Council Actions 01 tho rogular mooting of 5/1/90, as publlshod,
lub/oelto corroetlon, 81 rocommondod by tho City Clorko
Mlnulo. 01 Boards and Commissions: Doslgn Rovfow Comm. . 4/30/90; paR
Comm,. 4111190; Broadband Tolocommo Comm.. 4/18190; R1vorlronl Comm.. 4/18/90;
Bd, 01 Ubrary Trusloos . 4/26190; P&Z Comm, . 5/3190.
Pormll Motions: Approvfng a Class C Uquor Uconso for Gary Fitzpatrick dba
Fltzpalrlck'. AJohouso, Inco. 525 South Gllbort, Approvfng a Class C Uquor Uconsa lor
Unn Slrool Calo, Ino, dba Unn Slroot Cafo, 121 North Unn Slrool. Approving an Outdoor
SoMco Aroa for Gary Fitzpatrick dba Fltzpalrlck'. AJohouso, Inco. 525 Soulh Gllbort,
Approvfng a Class C Boor Pormll for Waro & McDonald 011 Coo dba Waroco, 828 Soulh
Dubuquo Slrool. Approvfng a Clm C Uquor Uconso for POllholl Corporation dba
Colon/al Lanos, 2253 Highway 218 South. Approvfng a rofund for a Boor Pormlllor Drug
Fair. Ino, dba Pooplos Drug 15278, 2425 Muscatlno Avonuo, Approvfng II rolund for a
Boor Pormlllor Drug Fair, Ino, dba Pooplo. Drug 15281. 121 E. Washlnglon Strool.
Approvfng a Class E Boor Pormlllor Mlchaol E. Gay dba Gay'. Lockor & Moat Markol,
1421 Walorlront Drlvo, Approvfng a Class C Uquor Uconso lor J.S. Mummoy, Inc. dba
Mumm'. Saloon & Ealory, 21 Wost Bonlon Slrool.
SOltlng Public Hoarlngs: Bk. 103: RESo 9().75, p. 75, SETTING PUBLIC HEARING
ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR
THE SYCAMORE V/EW 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 INSPECTION FOR MAY 29, 1990. RE5090.76,
p. 76. AUTHORIZING BICYCLE SALE TO BE HELD ON 6/10/900
Corrospondonco: Momo from tha Traffio Englnoor ro: Parking prohibition on
Cllnlon Slroolallho Inlorsoctlon with Pronllss Slrool; Parking prohlblllon on Cllnlon Slrool
allho Inlorsoctlon with Harrison 51rool.
Applications lor City Plaza Uso Pormlts: porry Blakloy lor pormlsslon 10 uso tho
slago aroa 01 City Plaza lor a rally on 5/10/90, approvod. Judy Bullno 10 admlnlslor mini.
massagos and 10 accopl donations for tho support of tho roslorallon 01 wollands, donlod.
Chambor of Commorco lor pormlsslon 10 sol up an Informallon tablo on City Plaza during
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tho Iowa FOIUval, 814.24/00, approvod. Lalln Amorlcan Human RIghi' Advocacy Coni or
lor pormlulon to 101 up a lablo trom which 10 dlSl1lbuto Iiloraluro and ollor Claft. lor
donallonl on 5/7,14190, approvodo
Appllcal/onllor UIO 015110011 and Public Groundl: Jan Dlnsmoro lor pormlsslon
10 dlll1lbulo VOloran'l POpplol on tho 1110011 01 Iowa City on 5125 and 28190, approvodo
Jacklo Fordlco lor pormlulon 10 plckol altho Emma Goldman Clinic on 5114,19190,
apprOVad, Tony Nucaro lor pormlulon 10 plckol altho Emma Goldman Clinic on 5/7.
12JllO. apprOVad. Morcy HoSpllol 10 havo a throoomllo walk and run on 5/7190, approvOd.
G8I'f Holmqulsllrom tho U 011 Danco OoPattmontlo havo a Hong Kong Walk.a.thon on
514190, apprOVOdo M8I'f Ellon Holn lor tho UIO 01 Hazol Court lor a block party on
8/23190, apprQv9d.
AfflrmaUvo roll call VOlo unanimous, 7/0, oil Councilmombora prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
mol/on carrlad and ropoalod tho public hOatlng as 101.
A public hOatlng wa. hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
condll/onally changing tho usa rogulal/ons 01 approxlmaloly 168 acros 01 land gonorally locatod
north 01 MolrolO Avonuo and WOII 01 proporly ownad by tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa Irom ID.R5 10
OPDH.I. a prollmlnary Plannod Dovolopmonl Housing (POH) plan lor Walnul Rldgo, Iowa City,
Iowa. Movod by larlon, locondod by Horowitz. 10 conllnuo Iho public hoarlng to 5/290 Tho
Mayor doclarod tho motion catrlod, 7/0. all Councllmombors prolonl.
Movod by AmbrllCO. locondod by Horowitz, to accopl a lotlor 01 protoSI from Alty, John
CrullO, roprosonl/ng Jim & Bruco Glasgow, Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously,
7/0, al/ Councllmomborl prolonL Movod by larlon, locondod by Courtnoy, thallho ordlnanco
changing tho uso rogulal/onl 01 corlaln proporly localod south 01 Taft Spoodway and Immodlaloly
1'1011 01 Torroll Mill Park along tho Iowa Rlvor (Ponlnsula Aro8/Tracl 4), bo glvon nrll voto lor
pasaagoo AtllrmaUvo rol/ call voto unanimous, 7/0, al/ Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
doclatod tho motion carrlod,
Movod by Larson, locondod by Kubby, Ihat ORD, 9().3457. Bko 32, po 12. TO
CONDmONALLY REZONE 37,3 ACRES. LOCATED NORTH OF 1.80 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1
ON NORTHGATE AVENUE FROM CO.I TO RDP (Northgalo Corporalo Park), bo passod and
adoplodo Afflrmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho ordlnanco adoplod.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RESo 90.77, Bko 103, p. 77,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PlAT OF FOX HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF
JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Horowitz notod Council discussion Iho provlous ovonlng rogardlng
Iho burlod nold liIo and how 1/ would Impacllho soptlo nolds and tho homos construclod In tho
subdivision, and slalod sho fall P&Z had lakon this Inlo consldoratlon In making tholr
rocommondatlons. In rosponso 10 Kubby, PPD OlroClor Schmolsor slalod that Iho 25 foot slrools
would bo pavodo In rosponso to Ambrlsco, Schmolser oxplalnod tho procoduro for rovlow 01
dovolopmonts In tho County bul wllhln two mllos 01 tho City IImllso Kubby compllmontod tho
dovolopor on pursuing a roCYcllng conlor wllh Iho archlloclural plan for oach kllchon, AII/rmallvo
roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon
adoptodo
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Movod by Kubby, locondod by larson, to dofor Indofiniloly a rosoluUon approving tho
prollmlnary and finalla/go Scalo NonoRosldonUal Dovolopmonl plan lor Lot 0 01 Block 2 (oxcopt
E 150' thorooQ, Towncroll AddlUon (Towncroll Modlcal Conlor)o Tho Mayor doclO/od tho moUon
to dofor cO/rlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prolont.
Movod by Ambrllco, locondod by Horowitz. 10 adopl RESo 90-70, Bko 103, po 70,
APPROVING THE PREUMINARY AND FINAL PLATS OF LOT I THROUGH 7, SYCAMORE VIEW.
A SUBDMSION OF Ir:tNA CITY, JOHNSON COUmY, IOWA. Novtck slatod Iho would voto
against tho rosoluUon bocauso Iho loolllhallltho CIIy II going 10 own a lubdMllon thoy ought
10 bo moro Innovatlvo than making a houlo Imallor to bo altordablo. Kubby laid sho had lomo
01 tho lamo concornl, noUng Iho Is not opposod to Iltordablo housing. In rosponso 10 Kubby,
PPD Dlroctor clarlfiod thaI tho 5/10 slalt roport, pago 2, ACCESS, first sonlonco Ihould road
....accoss Irom tho proposod lols bolng roslllctod Irom First Avonuoo' Tho Mayor dodO/od tho
rosolutlon ado plod. 5/2, with tho lollowlng dMslon 01 roll call vola: Ayos: Larson, McDonald,
Ambrlsco, Courtnoy. Horowitz. Nays: Kubby. Novtcko Absont: nono.
Sonlor Conlor Commlsslonor MI/Y Goasland Invtlod Councllmombors 10 allond tho
program schodulod 5/18 lor Oldor Amorlcans' Day, Loonard Yoggy, 840 St. Anno'l Drlvo,
appoarod re tho landfill, Community Dovolopmont Block Grant monlos. drilling ola clly wall, and
salvago appllanco prlcol. Tho lollowlng IndMduals appoarod ro onvfronmontal concorns and
rocycllng: MoMn Dvorsky. 910 W. Bonlon; Jorry Monnonga, 217 Woslmlnslor; Dlanno Kaufman,
738 Doarborn. dlslrlbul/ng a 3 phase proposal on rocycllng and aolld waslo managomonl; Chris
Wolr. 1911 G Stroot. filing 665 postcards aupportlng dovolopmont 01 a comprohonslvo curbsldo
rocycllng program; Karon Harris, 241 Loxfnglon Avo.; Mary Nouhausor, 914 Hlghwood; Mark
Smith, 222 Falrvlow; John Balmor. 10 Prlncolon Ct.; Mso Sloan; Susan Fulloll, 009 Maggard; Mary
Lohso, 018 Maggard; Don Klotz, 50 MO/lolla Avoo; Mary Clark. At. 2, Box 309; Nathan Shophord,
818 Maggard; Martin Jonnl, 1155 e, Court; Foathor Lacy; Bornlco Hausman, 923 Rldor; Don
Whllo, Hiawatha, Rick Gral, 828.2nd Avo" appoarod ro his concorn rogardlng kooplng low.
Income housing once Ills lold, Ho will provfdo Informal/on to Council rogardlng granll to pul
ollhor the land or tho house In trust so thai whon tho proporty Is lold 1111 lold back 10 tho trust
and II Itays al a rolal/voly low price lovol ao that luturo pooplo buying Ihoso homos can afford
thom also, Councllmombora oxprossod Inlorost In Iho Idoa. Bob Wolsh, 2528 Mayfiold Rdo.
appoarod rogardlng parking on ono lido 01 his Ilroot and quosl/onod Iho poslcard survoy
procoduro curronlly bolng usod to poll rosldonlso Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowitz, to
accopl tho 3 phaso proposal and poslcards. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho mol/on carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on rovlslons 10 Chaptor 15, Solid Waslo, 01 tho Iowa CIIy Codo
of Ordlnancoso No ono appoarodo Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 accopt a lollor
from John and Mary Jano Mclaughlin. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mol/on carrlod, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, that Iho ordlnanco rogulatlng tho Ilorago,
collocl/on, Iransportal/on and disposal of Solid Waslo and rogulatlng IIttorlng wllhln Iowa CIIy and
tho Iowa CIIy Landfill Sorvlco Aroa, 10 bo known os tho Solid WOSIO Ordlnonco, bo glvon first volo
tor passagoo Kubby quostlonod Insl/lul/ng a procoduro ot nol/fical/on whon a domolll/on pormll
Is Issuod to allow Individuals to contacllho proporty ownor for rousoblo parts and savo tho onl/ro
slructuro bolng dum pod at tho landfill. Tho CIIy Atly. roportod thai tho Unllorm Building Codo
covors tho domolll/on pormlt procoduro. Kubby notod Soctlon 15.34 of tho ordlnanco which
addrossos tho labollng 01 unaccoptablo hazardous waslos and askod II provisions can bo modo
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to ollor allornatlvos to tho clllzon with waslos that tho Clly cannot pick upo Publlo Works Dlroctor
Schmadoko and Clly Attornoy Gontry nolod that tho procoduro Is pall 01 tho ruloomaklng procoss
and should not bo Includod In tho ordlnanco. Kubby notod that Soctlons 15-40 snd 15-41 rolor
to tho doposlt and askod that all Clly doposlts and oscrows bo handlod In a similar mannor.
ollhor all gottlng Inlorost or all not rocoMng Interest. The Clly Manager will furnish a ropollo
Horowitz quosUoned tho section rogardlng sorvlco being tormlnatod litho account was not paldo
Tho Clly Manager statod that this section rolers to prlvala haulorso Ambrlsco nolod Inlormal
discussion tho provlous ovenlng rogardlng clUzons throwing yard waslo Inlo tho crook or lining
the bank wall of tho crook. Ho revlowed tho Clly Attornoy's opinion that this was a sorlous
violation 01 a DNR rogulaUon nollng you aro not allowod to discard yard wasto Into crooks or
rlvors. or onto vacant lots, Kubby notod that tho section dealing with Spoculatlve Accumulallon,
Junk yards, had boon romovod. Tho Moyor statod stall will preparo now languogo and tho Itom
will bo discussed separalely et a later Umoo Affirmallvo roll call vole unanimous. 7/0, all
Councllmembors present. Tho Mayor declarod tho mollon carrlod.
Tho Mayor announced tho following vacanclos: Housing Commo . ono vacancy for sn
unoxplred torm ondlng 5/1/92; CCN Commo .2 vacanclos, ono vacancy tor an unoxplrod torm
ondlng 311/93 and ono vocancy for an unoxplred torm ondlng 311/92. Thoso appolntmonls will
bo mado et tho 6126190, moollng ot tho Clly Councllo
Councllmember Horowitz repolled on tho success 01 tho Proloct GREEN Gardon Fair hold
5/12 and notod approclallon to proJoct GREEN for tholr contrlbullons to Iho Clly. Sho staled sho
had boen Informed by Iho Executlvo Dlroctor 01 ECICOG that ho hed rocolvod nollncallon Irom
tho DNR that the Comprehonslvo Solid Wasto Managomont Plan had boon approvod and that
the landfill renowal pormlt which had boon on hold should bo ronowod, Ambrlsco congratulatod
Coach Duano Banks and tho Hawkoyo basoball toam for caplurlng tho Big Ton 11110. nollng that
tho toam will host tho first gamo 01 tho Big Ton Baseball Championship on 5/17, Larson said a
momo was sont to Council staling that staff anllclpalod tho complollon of tho CIIII Apallmonts
rF :.1Inlng wall proJoct within 60 days, Kubby Informod clllzons that 5/15 was Blko 10 Work Day;
~talod tho curb ramp commlttoo 01 CCN had ropollod that tho $25,000 Road Uso Tax monlos
would bo usod for 60 curb culs; and that CCN would bo making a rocommondallon to Council
asking Ihat they bo involvod in tho affordablo housing task forco with a liaison trom tho group;
notod approclallon tor tho Transit on.board rldarshlp survoy, bulfoll a survoy was naodod on why
peoplo don't rldo tho buso Coullnoy statod that tho nood lor Ihatsurvoy had boon addrossod
and JCCOG had that spoclfic chargoo
Clly Attyo Gontry thankod Councllmombors tor tholr attondanco al an opon houso 10 10001
tho two now asslslant clly attornoyao
Movod by Coullnoy, socondod by Horowitz, 10 approvo tho rocommondallon 01 tho
Doslgn Rovlow Commlttoo that tho Clly Council approvo tho Holiday Inn slgnago proposal for
oxtorlor Chauncoy'a algnso Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councllmambors prosont.
Movod by Coullnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES. 90.79, Bk. 103, po 79,
AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, AND CONSENT TO SALE,
LOWER RALSTON CREEK PARCEL 0 AT LINN AND HARRISONo Affirmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon adoptod.
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Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Kubby, to adopt RES. 90-80, Bko 103, p. 80,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTESTTHE THIRTEENTH
RENEWAL OF A 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND JOHNSON
COUNTY FOR TRANSIT SERVICE, SEATS, with tho contrael cap 01 $168.2250 Horowitz notod
hor concorn 01 City contlnuod funding of both Transit and SEATS, stating II had boon dlscussod
01 tho JCCOG Transportation Commllloo mootlngo JCCOG Plannor JolI Davidson prosont for
discussion. Alllrmallvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
docl8l0d tho rosolutlon adoplodo
Movod by Larson. socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RESo 90-81, Bko 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
CAB COMPANY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL TAXI SERVICE. with tho contrael cop 01 $6,000.
AIlIrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
rosolutlon adoptodo
Movod by Larson. socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RESo 90.82, Bko 103, p. 82,
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANAMENDED 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, solid waslo managomonl plannoro Kubby
alalod sho was glad that tho position was bolng fundod In this mannor, bul nolod hor Irustratlon
thatlho City loola II has to wall lor this porson to como on.board boloro moro actlvoly pursuing
rocycllng noods, Courtnoy stalod roloroncos made to tho position bolng fillod strossod tho
Importanco 01 gOlllng tho small towns within tho County on.board and tho nood for coordlnatlono
Horowitz oxplalnod thai this position was not a coordinator of rocycllng, bul rathor a much
broador position 01 solid wasto manogomont. Kubby askod thai a date bo solon othor noods,
Larson nolod thai tho City had ahown tho priority this itom has by moving up Iho budgol cyclo
lor thO coordinator posltlono Alllrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RESo 90-83, Bk. 103, p. 83,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE DATA PROCESSING DIVISION OF THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR FY90, lull.tlmo programmoro Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous,
7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptodo
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, that tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos to bo
consldorod and votod on lor final passago at two Council mootlngs prior to tho mooting at which
II Is to bo finally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and voto bo walvod and that
ORDo 90-3458, Bk. 32, po 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 ADO A FEE
FOR YARD WASTE COLLECTION PER BAG, bo votod on lor final passago at this tlmo.
Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, that tho ordlnanco bo finally
adoptod at this tlmoo Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adopted, 6/1, with tho following division
01 roll call voto: Ayos: Larson, McDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco, Horowitz, Kubby. Nays: Courtnoy.
Absont: Nonoo Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, to accoptlollor from Nancy Jordlson.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosont.
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Iowa City City Council
May 16, 1990
pago e
Movod by Novick. locondod by AmblIICO, 10 adjourn 10:25 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
moUon earrlod unanlmou.ly, 710, all Councllmombor. prosont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR. CITY CLERK
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COMPlETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
May 29, 1990
Iowa City City Council, log. mlg., 7:30 p.m. al !ho CMc Conlor. Mayor McDonald
prosldlng. CouncllmombolS proson\: Arnbrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz. Kubby, Larson. McDonald,
Novlcko Abean\: Nono. SlallmombolS proson\: AIkins, Holling, Gonlry, KIIrr, Schmolsor,
O'Malloy, Mansfiold, Fosso, Hondorson. Council mlnulos tapo.rocordod on Tapo 90052, Sldo 1,
I.ENO and Sldo 2, ENO.075.
Tho Mayor proclalmod Juno 3.10,1990 as SAFE BOATING WEEK
Movod by Novlck, socondod by Lalson, Ihaltho lollowlng Iloms and rocommondallons
In tho Consont Calondar bo rocolvod, or approvod, and/or adoplod as prosonlod:
Approval 01 Ornclal Council Acllons 01 Iho logular moo ling of 5/15/90, as
publlshod, subjoct 10 cOlrocllon, as rocommondod by tho City CIOlk,
Mlnulos of Boards and Commissions: PAZ Comm. ' 5/17190; Bd. 01 Ad/uslmont.
4/11/90; Mayor's Youlh Employmonl Bd. of Olloclors . 212019O, 3120190, 4125190; A11POlt
Comm. . 4/11/90; Housing Comm, 04/10/90; PAR Commo . 619/90; Human Rlghls Comm.
. 4123190.
Pormll Mollons: Approvlng a Class E Boor Pormll for Wolgloon Coo dba
Walgroons, 1646 Sycamoloo Approving a Spoclal Class C Boor PormlWllno Pormll ror
Pizza Hul 01 Arnorlca, Inco dba Pizza Hul, 127 Iowa Avonuo. Approvlng a Class A Uquor
Uconso lor V.F.w., LoRoy E. Wookos Post #3949 dba VoF.wo, LoRoy E, Wookos Posl
#3949. 609 Highway #6 ByoPGSS, East. Approvlng a Class E Ooor Pormlllor Ktauso
Gonllo Corpora lion dba Kum & Go #0422, 513 South Rivorsldo Orlvoo Approvlng a Class
E Boor Pormll for Nordslrom 011 Company dba Oubuquo Slrool HandlMart, 204 Norlh
Oubuquo Slroot. Approvlng a Class C Liquor Uconso ror VoC.'s Loungo Ltd. dba V.C.'s
Loungo Ltdo, 1576 Flrsl Avonuo. Approvlng a Class B Boor Pormll ror Iowa City Tonnls
& Fllnoss Contor, Inc. dbo Iowa City Tonnls & Fllnoss Contor, Inc.. 2400 North Oodgoo
Approving a Class C Boor POlm11 tor Sinclair 011 Corpora lion dba Sinclair ROlolI Stollon
& Convonlonco 51010, 731 Rlvorsldo Orlvo.
Mollons: Approving dlsbulSomonlS In Iho omounl 01 $3,609,021.12 ror tho porlod
01 4/1thru 4/30/00, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Olroctor sub/oct to audit.
Rosolullons: RES, 90064, Ok. 104, p. 64, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
CORALVILLE.IOWA CITY ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT.
Corrospondonco: LOllors rogardlng (ho roeycUng program from: JolI Risk; Jill
Ktommlnga; Borrl Swasand, Jodi Kuhljuolgon, and Barb Govln; BOlly Thomas; 26
poslcards on filo In tho CUy Clork's ol"co. Momorandum from Iho Tralfle Englnoor
rogard/ng parking prohlblllon on Ookerosl Slrool wost 01 Goorgo Sir oat.
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May 29, 1990
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Applications for Uso 01 SlrOOls and Public Grounds: Palrlcla Van Eck lor
pormlsslon to usa tho Park Road Brldgo and Oakland Comolory for Momorlal Day
Sorvlcos on 5128/90, approvod. Tho National Kldnoy Foundation 01 Iowa to havo a 5K
RuMValk on 5/19/90, approvod. Grogg Dourgarlan for pormlsslon to plckot on public
sldowalks adjaconl to tho Emma Goldman Clinic during tho porlod 01 5121.20190,
approvod. Jacklo Fordlco lor pormlsslon to plckol on public sldowalks adjaconlto tho
Emma Goldman Clinic during tho porlod 01 5/290619/90, approvod.
Applications for City Plaza Usa Pormlts: Tho Intornatlonal Soclallsl Organlzallon
tor pormlsslon to sat up a tablo on City Plaza Irom which to dlstrlbuto IItoraturo on 5126,
6130, 7/14, 7/28, 8/11, 8/25/90, iipprovod. Lalin Amorlcan Human Rights Advocacy Contor
for pormlsslon to sot up a tablo on City Plaza Irom which 10 dlstrlbuto litoraturo and oltor
crafts lor donations, during tho porlod of 5/17,27/90, approvod.
Alfirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod. (7:35 p.m.)
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, to sol a public hoarlng lor 6112/90, on an
ordlnanco to amond tho Zoning Ordlnanco to chango tho roqulrod dlstanco bolwoon bulldlngso
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowllz, 10 sot a public hoarlng for 6112190, on an
ordlnanco 10 ostabllsh an aroa outsldo tho City's boundarlos lor rovlow and approval 01
subdivisions. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosont.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Novick, to sol a public hoarlng lor 6112190, on a
rosolutlon to annox approxlmaloly 13.3 acros oast of tho prosontlowa City corporato limits, south
01 Courl Slrool, oast 01 Scoll Boulovard, and north 01 SCOIl Park (Plum Grovo Acros). Tho Mayor
doclarod tho moUon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, to sot a public hoarlng tor 6112190, on an
ordlnanco to rozono approxlmatoly 13.3 acros south of Court Stroot, oasl 01 SCOIl Boulovard, and
north 01 SCOIl Park trom Counly RS to RS.5 (Plum Grovo Acros). Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion
carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, to sot a public hoarlng tor 6/12190, on an
ordlnanco to vacato a portion 01 Court Slroot, wost of Fronl Slrool, and a north.soulh alloy In
Block 94 Original Town (Unlvorslty ollowa)o Horowitz askod that a rocommondaUon bo rocolvod
from tho Rlvortront Commission prior to action. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
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May 29, 1990
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Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to sot a public hoarlng lor 6112190, on an
ordlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning Ordinanco by changing tho usa rogulatlons for an approxlmato
7800 squaro fool lot locatod at 1641 Lowor Muscatlno Road from RS.S to RS.12 (Rox
Brandslattor)o Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosonl.
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
conditionally changing tho usa rogulatlons of approxlmatoly 168 acros 01 land gonorally localod
norlh 01 Molroso Avonuo and wost 01 proporly ownod by Iho Unlvorslly of Iowa from ID.RS to
OPDH.l, a prollmlnary plannod dovolopmont housing (PO H) plan lor Walnut Rldgo, Iowa Clly,
IO'...-a. Ambrl;co quo;tloned If lho paz Chalrpor:on hod votod llgaln:ltho recommendation that
tho City pay tho cosl of tho sowor oxtonslon sololy bocauso ho wanlod tho dovolopor 10 boar Iho
costso PPD Dlroctor Schmolsor Indlcatod thai was tho coso. Movod by Larson, socondod by
Novick, 10 continuo Iho public hoarlng 10 6/12. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Movod by Courtnoy, soconded by KUbby, thallho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by changing lho usa rogulatlons of cortaln proporty localod south of Taft Spoodway
and Immodlatoly wost of Torroll Mill Park along tho Iowa Rlvor (Ponlnsula Aroa/Tract 4), bo glvon
socond vola lor passago. Affirmatlvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion carrlod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 dofor to tho 6/12 mooting tho
rocommondatlon of tho Planning & Zoning Commission Ihatlho Clly goos on rocord as rofuslng
10 approvo any subdivision within tho twoomllo oxtralorrllorlalllmlls until a rovlow of tho Issuo of
Iho soptlc systoms vorsus othor allornatlvo moasuros Is dlscussod, rovlowod, and
rocommondatlons for additional rulos and rogulatlons has boon prosontod to tho Planning &
Zoning Commission and a rocommondatlon has boon made 10 Council. In rosponso 10
Ambrlsco. PPD Dlroctor Schmolsor Indlcatod a roport would be coming from staff prior to 6/12
outlining Iho extent of allornatlvos avallablo, Kubby statod sho was glad thol paz was attomptlng
10 addross Ihoso Issuos and encouragod furthor rocommondatlons for othor onvlronmonCallssuos
prior to moro applications bolng rocolvod. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion carrlod unanimously,
7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Loonard Voggy, 620 So Anno's Drlvo, appoarod rogardlng rocycllng, hazardous wastos,
spraying of postlcldos on lawns, and oncouraglng furthor rosoarch of rocyclod Iloms. 17:45 p.mo)
A public hoarlng was hold on plans, spoclllcatlons, form of conlracl and ostlmato of cost
for tho construction of Iho Sycamoro Vlow Sanllary Sowor and Paving Projocl. No one appoarod.
In rosponso 10 Novick, Clly Engr. Fosso oxplalnod that tho pavomont would sorvlco Iho housos
and garagos from bohlnd rathor than accosslng First Avonuo, and would be malnlalnod by Iho
Individual homo ownors. Kubby nolod tho placomonl of tho pavomont prior to rocolpt of bids for
the construction of the homes and questioned If problems would arise II bids were too high and
tho configuration of tho proJoct changodo Fosso statod Ihat Individual drlvoways would not bo
pourod untlllho housos woro constructod and Ihat tho slrool pavomont would bo noodod as
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Iowa City City Council
May 29. 1090
Pogo 4
accoss lor any dovolopmont. Kubby slalod sha would voto for tho rosolullon os long os lho
pavomont did nollock Council Into tho configurallon lor tho proloct.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES. 90.05, Bk. 104, p. OS,
APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICAT10NS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SYCAMORE VIEW SANITARY SEWER AND PAVING PROJECT,
ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURIlY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CIlY
CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF
BIDS, lor Juno 19. 1990. Alfirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptodo
A public hoarlng was hold on amondlng lho FY90 Budgot. No ono appoarod.
Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to odopt RESo 90.06, Bko 104, p. 06,
AMENDING THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 19900
Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
rosolution adoptodo (7:55 p.m.)
Movod by Horowitz. socondod by Kubby, to appolnl Jamos Ochs, 907 So Dodgo Stroot,
to tho Historic Prosorvallon Commission lor 0 throo.yoar torm ondlng 5/29/93. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously. 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Councllmombor Courtnoy askod stall to pursuo ropalr ollho railroad tracks on First
Avonuo noar South East Junior Hlgho Tho City Managor stalod tho railroad company would bo
contactodo Horowitz thankod tho Englnoorlng Dopartmontlor tho Mall Drlvo sldowalk thai Is
undor construction nollng It would bo usod by Individuals walking to Morcor Park this summor
as woll as sludonts walking to school. McDonald askod that Councllmombor Horowitz bo
appolntod 10 tho Civil Dolonso Commission. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, that
Susan Horowitz bo doslgnatod as Council roprosontatlvo to tho Civil Dofonsa Commlsslono Tho
Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Horowitz
roportod on a Civil Dolonso moollng with tho modi a hold 5/29. Ambrlsco notod that tho
Chlldron's Mlraclo Notwork Tolothon Is schodulod lor 612, noting tho Ambrlsco VIP to am would
bo accoptlng calls and plodgos Ihat ovonlng. Novick nolod anothor parking quostlonnalro
rogardlng Olano Stroot. Horowitz slalod that hor roadlng 01 tho roquost and tho postcard survoy
appoarod to bo two dlllorontthlngs. Novick statod that tho rosldonls nood to bo kopt Informod.
Lorson roporlod thai Council hod dlscussod tho Issuo 01 parking on Mayllold Rood at tholr
Informal sosslon tho provlous ovonlng, and sold tho City Is oxplorlng dllloronl options ond hoping
for cooporallon Irom tho school to try and allovlalo that problom. Lorson stalod ho know that
somo monoy had boon spont to cloanoup probloms 01 CIIII Apartmonts and would walt and soo
furthor constructlono Ho also nolod dotorlorallon of tho rocks In Iront as woll. Kubby roporlod
podostrlan crossing probloms from Eastdalo to Sycamoro (First Avonuo/Lowor Muscallno)o Slall
wllllnvosllgato.
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Iowa Clly Clly Council
May 29, 1990
pago 5
Movod by Kubby, locondod by Horowill.lo adopt RESo 90087, Bko 104, p. 07, ADOPTING
A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE POLICY AND CREATING AN OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICES (ONS). Kubby quostlonod tho nood lor additional discussion boforo crootlng on offico
and hiring a porsono McDonald slalod Ih;s action would dlroct !ho Clly Manogor to procood with
tho concopt and lurlhor dolalls would bo prosontod. Tho Clly Manogor slalod thai ho would
procood with writing 0 lob doscrlptlon lor prosontotlon to Council hopolully 01 tholr 6112 mooting.
Casoy Cook, P&Z mombor, quostlonod tho Commlsslon's roloo Tho Clly Monagor slalod that all
Boards and Commission would bo Involvod at somo point. Councllmombors oxprossod Iholr
support 01 tho concopt. Affirmatlvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopl RES. 90008, Bk. 104, p. 08,
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE POLICE LABOR
RELATIONS ORGANIZATION OF IOWA CITY TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1990, THROUGH JUNE
30, 19920 Affirmotlvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
doclorod !ho rosolutlon adoplod. (0: 1 0 pom.)
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco. to adopl RESo 90.09, Bk. 104, p, 09,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NOo 3 TO THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT KC9033Eo Affirmatlvo roll call vOlo unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombora prosont. Tho Mayor doclorod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Lorson, socondod by Horowlll, to adopt RES. 00.90, Bko 104, po 90,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSmONS IN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT, dolotlon of ono Construction Inspoctor I and addition 01 ono
Construction Inspoctor II. Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Tho Mayor doclorod Iho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Lorson. socondod by Kubby, to adopl RESo 00.91, Bko 104, po 91,
RECLASSIFYING A POSmON IN THE REFUSE DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
AND AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION PLAN for tho Asslslant Suporlntondont
01 Solid Waslo. Tho CIIy Monogor atatod thai tho rosponslbllitlos 01 tho poslllon havo changod
wllh tho oxpanslon 01 tho SIOIO and Fodoral rogulotlons, moro publlo conloct wllh a varloly 01
Individuals and nolghborlng munlclpolltlos, and tho auporvlslon 01 pooplo making moro monoy
than this parson. Horowlll nolod ovorlap botwoon tho poslllon and tho onvlslonod lob
doscrlpllon of tho JCCOG Coordlnotoro Alfirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, 011
Councllmombora prosont. Tho Mayor doclorod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thOllho ordlnanco rogulotlng tho slorago,
cOllocllon, transporlatlon and disposal or solid waslo and rogulotlng II110rlng wllhln Iowa Clly and
Iho Iowa Clly Landllll sorvlco aroa, to bo known as Iho Solid Waslo Ordlnanco, bo glvon socond
volo lor passagoo Horowllz askod thai tho ordlnonco bo sontlo Johnson and LInn counly's
Board 01 Suporvlsors. Tho Clly Managor stalod Iho ordlnanco had boon sonllo Johnson County
01 tho limo II wont 10 all nolghborlng communltloso Kubby slalod sho hopod Iho ordlnanco would
bo amondod soon 10 Includo olhor 1I0ms 10 bo rocyclod. Clly Allyo Gonlry askod Ihal Iho
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Iowa City Clly Council
May 20, 1990
Pogo 0
ordlnoneo bo oxpodllod ollho roquoSI 01 Iho Publlo Works DJroeloro Allor discussion. original
mollon wilhdrowno Movod by Courlnoy, 8oeondod by Horowitz, thai Iho rulo roqulrlng ordlnoneo8
10 bo consldorod and volod on lor nnol possogo ollwo Council moo lings prior 10 Iho moollng
01 which Ills 10 bo nnolly possod bo 8uspondod, tho 8ocond consldorollon and volo bo wolvod.
and Ihol ORDo 9().3459, Bko 32, p. 14, REGULATING THE STORAGE, COLLECTION.
TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE AND REGULATING LITTERING WITHIN
IOWA CITY AND THE IOWA CITY LANDFILL SERVICE AREA. TO BE KNOWN AS THE SOLID
WASTE ORDINANCE, bo volod for nnol passogo 01 this limo, Amrmallvo roll call volo unanimous,
7/0,011 Councllmombors pros on!. Tho Mayor doclorod Iho mollon corrlodo Movod by Courlnoy,
socondod by Kubby. Ihaltho ordlnnnco bo nnn!ly adopled ellhb lImoo Amrmall.'ll raU can Viilii
unanimous, 7/0, 011 Councllmombors proson!. Tho Mayor doelarod Iho ordJnonco adoplodo
Lorson romlndod clllzons 10 volo In Iho 615 primary and Ihallho Chambor 01 Commoreo
Arls Commllloo would bo moollng 5/3110 lalk aboul a proposod arls facility.
Movod by Lar80n, soeondod by Horowllz, 10 adjourn 01 0:25 p.mo Tho Mayor doelarod
tho mollon earrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Counellmombors pros on!.
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Inlormal Council Sosslon: May 22, 1990.630 p.m., In tho Council Chambors. John McDonald
pro siding.
Councllmombors Prosonl: McDonald. Ambrlsco. Horowitz, Novick. Larson, Courtnoy, Kubby.
Slaffmombors Prosonl: AIkins, Gontry, SChmadoko, Brlnlono Holling. Boolhroy, Milkman, Smith.
Taooorocordod: Rool90-50 Sldo " I.END, Sldo 2. ENDol: Rool90051 Sldo I, I.END.
WATER RESOURC~S PLAN:
Rool 90050, Sldo 1
Atkins stalod Council rocolvod Brinton's May 10 1990 momorandum rogarding comprohonslvo
wator supply piano AIkins slalod that Iho Clly facos significant capllallmprovomonls and boloro
tho City Inltlalos thoso capital Improvomonts, slaff would liko tho City Council's gonoral
undorslandlng of whallhoy wanl to soo Iho walor systom accomplish.
Brinton dlstrlbutod a IIsl of conlamlnants which aro mostlikoly to causo tho City concorno Brinton
Informod Council thallho lovol 01 nltralos oxcoodod tho accoptablo limits again todayo Larson
askod Brinton what causod lito go ovortho limit again. Brinton slatod ralno McDonald askod
If tho wator problom Is assoclalod with tho old ago 01 tho plant and oqulpmonl usod to procoss
tho wator. Brinton slalod many factors aro assoclalod with tho problom Including Iho sgo 01 tho
oqulpmontl40 porconl 01 tho City's walor procosslng oqulpmont was built In tho 19205 and somo
0111 Is ovor tOO yoars old), and horblcldos and postlcldoso Brlnlon slatod Ihat othor communltlos
In agricultural soltlngs such as Davonport, Dos Molnos, Ollumwa, Fort Madison, and Kookuk
havo tho oxact samo problom, Larson askod If tho taslo of tho walorls somothlng that Is thoro
rogardloss If tho wator moots all of tho standardso Brinton slatod thoro can bo somo
compounding offoct whoro somo 01 tho organic malorlals conlrlbuto to tho taslo and also
contrlbulo 10 tho dlslnfoctlon by.productso Staff and Councllmombors dlscussod tho tasto and
odor of Iowa City wator, Brinton oxplalnod Ihat sulfur and sulfalos aro lound In woll wator, not
In rlvar wator and can affoct tho lasto. Brinton notod lhatlho high sullatos Irom woll watorls also
vory corroslvo. particularly as It affocls coppor 0 Brinton oxplalnod that tho City utlllzod woll wator
boforo tho 19205; In 1962 tho plan was to build two doop wolls, bul only one doop woll was built:
and moro hardnoss, sullalos, radial nucloalos, taslo and odor probloms oxlst with tho uso of woll
walor, In rosponso to Larson, Brlnlon slalod thoro are no carclnogons In woll watoro Kubby
askod If a carbon filtor systom would lako caro of tasto probloms. Brlnlon oxplalnod tho City of
Cincinnati Is currontly building tho largosl oxporlmontal carbon fillor systom. Ambrlsco askod II
commorclal dovlcos Improvod tho tasto or quality 01 tho watoro Brlnlon statad thoro are ovor
1,000 dlfforont kinds 01 commorclal dovlcas and somo Improvo tho laslo and tho quality of wator.
Brinton slatod tho carbon filtors nood to bo malnlalnod proporlyo Kubby askod If largor
moloculos, 1.0. ~, got through Iho city's systomo Brlnlon statod ho did nol knowo Brlnlon
oxplalnod thaI on somo days tho Clly us~s actlvalod carbon and that do~s roduco tho amount
of postlcldos and horblcldos at thaI tlmo. Brlnlon stalod Ihoro Is not onough dala curronlly to
know If chlorlna dloxlda doos tho sama Ihlng. Larson askad what porconlago of tho wator
provldod to rosldoncos Is Ingoslod. Brinton slalod approxlmatoly fivo porcont. Larson slalod II
may bo choapor 10 buy ovoryono a point of uso systom.
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Inlormal Sosslon
Iowa City City Council
May 22, 1990
pago 2
Ambrlsco statod that tho ocoan has ways of cloanlng nsol! and askod II rlvors and stroams can
also cloan thomsolvos. Ambrlsco statod ho has rocolvod Information that rlvors or stroams can
cloanso Itsoll wllhln a throo to lour milo now Brinton statod Ihalls not a common bolloltoday
and that somo of Iho largor cltlos don't havo probloms liko Iowa City bocauso thoy havo control
ovor largo protoctod watorshods,
Horowitz rolorrod to Brinton's May 1st momo, pago 4, 3.1. Mochanlcal Falluroso Horowitz askod
what rosponslbllity doos tho City havo to tho Unlvorslty and othor munlclpalllloso Brinton
oxplalnod ho didn't think Iowa City could do any substantlallmprovomonts wllhout asking tho
Un~,'Or;lty 101 :::l;t:lI1oo, I3Ilnlon noted th:t whon \ho University built \helt plant. \hey were on
tho Clty'a system moro than two to threo times. Horowitz rolorred to Brinton's May I st memo,
pago 6. Soctlon 4, Water Rosourcoa Study. and stalod that thoro should bo a provision lor
onvlronmontallmpact 01 withdrawing wator II tho City goos to doep woil. Brinton statod that Is
addrmod In Soctlon 4, 7, Compotltlon or Rostrlctlons, Horowitz asked II thoro Is a roason to
look lor rocycllng 01 sponl water for nonolngested sources, Brinton statod that In tho luture thoro
will be gray water systoms, Horowitz askod II thoro was a roason to build capacity lor doing that
nowo Brlnlon stalod that Iho capacity Is avallablo In tho City's now $40 million waslowator
troatmontlacllity, Brlnlon statod that thoro Is polontlal to tako outtroatod olOuont and mako It
avallablo lor usos such as Irrigation,
Ambrlsco askod Holling II thoro hss boon support on bohall 01 tho National Loaguo of Cltlos and
Iowa Loaguo 01 Cltlos to do somolhlng about tho agricultural postlcldoso Holling explalnod that
Council supportod lho bullor strip loglslatlono
Larson askod lItho study would Includo Inlormatlon on policy doclslons such as roqulrlng low
flush tollots. Brinton statod that Iho plan will ollor altornatlvos and tho pros and conso Brinton
statod Council should know whal aro lho roasonablo, practical and usolul allornallvos that aro
avallablo today, Ambrl:co slalod that things, ouch as low flush tollols, can Impact on allordablo
housing, Courtnoy statod tho cost Involving and fixing tho taslo and odor problom could bo
palnlullo a 101 ollolks and Ihalthoro should bo a groalor concorn aboultho carclnogons In tho
walor, Larson askod II Iowa City wator lust tastos dlllorontly, Brinton stalod that as stall
addrossoa and doals with tho aorlous hoalth probloms (dlslnloctlon byoproducts, postlcldos and
horblcldos), tho tasto and odor probloms aro going to chango and will chango lor tho boltoro
Cour\noy stalod that tho usa 01 doop wolls could bo vory oxponslvo to homoownora lilt causos
corroding 01 coppor plpos, Brlnlon atatod that thoro aro opllons for using ahallow wolls nd tho
community has novor roally usod thomo Ambrlsco askod why consldorallon Is glvon to doop
wolls, Brlnlon alalod that doop wolls aro blggor, Larson askod II doop wolls aro salo, Brinton
statod yos, thoy don't havo tho posllcldos and horblcldoso
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Informal Sosslon
Iowa City City Council
May 22, 1990
Pago 3
Horowitz stalod that now lodoral mandaI os provido that Iho City will nood 10 gol rid 01238 1I0ms
In tho walor Brlnlon slatod ho Is nOllamlllaJ wilh all ollho mandalos. Brlnlon sfatod SlOp ono
Is Idontilylng whal tho conlamlnanls aro Brlnlon distributod a copy 01 tho City allow! City
Drinking Walor Quality Analysis. May 30 1990. Horowitz askod Il thoro Is somothlng tho City
should do with County suporvlsors 01 surrounding countlos whoso slroams lood Inlo tho stroams
thallood Inlo tho Iowa Rivor. Brlnlon slalod yos. Brinton slatod Ihat, for oxamplo, Iho City has
slud/od tho Impac1 01 walor rocolvod from Cloar Crook.
McDonald askod about tho Ilmolablo lor tho sludyo Brlnlon slalod thai slall would IIko soma
answors from tho study by tho \!~omlng budget Umoo Brinton stated thaI an aulalao COf15uilanl
will bo noodod 10 do tho study. Atkins stalod slall will pullogolhor a roquost for proposal and
thai an outsldo onglnoorlng firm will bo noodod. Brlnlon slalod that ho would IIko 10 SOl a plan
01 acllon by Octobor or Novombor, but doos not oxpoct 10 SOl tho wholo plan complOlod by
thono Larson askod how much Iho study will cosl. Brlnlon stalod tho sludy may cost
approxlmatoly $ 1 00,0000 Kubby askod II tho sludy would Includo an assossmont 01 what
porconlago 01 tho bUY.ln Is usod for dlgosllvo usos Brlnlon statod thai could bo Includod In tho
sludy, Atkins slalod tho City will go out lor a roquostlor proposal, go through a solocllon
proeoss, and thon nogollato an agroomonl. Horowitz notod thallhoro aro good walor rosourco
porsons In tho Unlvorslty Goography Dopartmonl.
Kubby askod why tho City's rato atrucluro docroasos allor a cortaln amount of walor Is
consumod. Brlnlon sfalod thai tho City usos a dacroaslng ralo slructuro and tho Ihoory Is that
onco fixod costs aro paid for, Ihon you pay lor varlablo costso Kubby slatod sho did not think
Ills fair that tho moro walor usod, tho loss you havo to payo Atkins nolod Ihaltho plan ulllmatoly
adopts Is whal will havo to translalo Inlowhal tho cost Iso Courtnoy askod how tho $100,000 will
bo budgotod lor Iho sludyo Brinton nolod Ihat Council budgotod lasl yoar $50,000 for tho study
and $25,000 lor Iho distrlbullon sludy and slall has slnco docldod 10 sol tho dlslrlbullon sludy
asldo. Brinton also naiad thaI additional monlos wore budgolod for a storago aroa lor chomlcals
and that money was nol used. Courtnoy asked litho monoy will como out of tho waler rovonuo
onlorprlso lund. Aikins slatod yos.
Novick rolorrod to Brinton's May 1 sl momorandum, pago 2, and askod whalls moanl by 'roqulro
rocycllng procoss walor and propor disposal 01 tho procoss waslos.' Brinton stalod IhallO to
15 porconl 01 tho walor Iho City oxtracls Irom Iho rlvor Is usod 10 nush Iho solids back Inlo Iho
rlvor and Iho Clly has no waslowalor procosslng at lis planl. Brlnlon oxplalnod tho noxt limo tho
City Inlllatos any changos 10 Iho planl, by.produCls will nood 10 bo addrossod.
Kubby askod II II Is loaslblo to dolonlzallon or rovorso osmosis al tho planl. Brinton slatod Ills
loaslblo but nol oconomlcal.
Council agrood to dlroCI slall to bogln Iho lormal work on tho comprohonslvo walor supply plan.
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Iowa City CI1y Council
May 22, 1990
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE:
Rool 90-50, Sldo 1
McDonald nolod Ihat Councilmombors rocolvod tho City Managor's May 1, 1990 momorandum
rogardlng affordablo housing Atkins statod ho noods 10 undorstand whal Council's oxpoc1allon
loyolls wI!h rospoc1 to Iho Allordablo Housing Tssk Forco. Atkins statod !hat tho mission noods
to bo Idontlfiod and thon oarly goals doyolopod on what Council would Iiko 10 soo tho task forco
accomplish. Atkins sold Ihon anothor mooting will bo noodod to actually namo tho lask forco and
sot up how things aro going to work. Horowitz slalod thaI ECICOG has an allordablo housing
tA$k fOfCC and how will the City's tA$k fOfCC fit Inlo \hat. HoIowtlz staled \hat " would be 1'1I:0
lor Iowa City to look farther than jusllowa City. Larson slalad that tho City should undarsland
011 things thai Impact on Iowa City housing. Aikins slalod a crlllcal policy quostlon Is wholhor
allordablo housing Is a sharod community rosponslbillty and should It bo lookod alln conlunc1lon
with tho Immodlalo molropolilan aroa. Courtnoy statod that tho dofinltlon 01 affordablo housing
should bo lookod at. Courtnoy askod Il allordablo housing means that porsons havo to bo ablo
to buy a houso, or do thoy havo to bo ablo to allord to find a placo to lIvo. Courtnoy statod that
allordablo housing doosn't moon that ovorybody has to bo ablo to buy tholr own homo. Larson
stalod that ho agrood with tho mission stalomonl, 'Improvo opportunltlos to secure solo. docont
and allordablo houslng..,'o Kubby stalod thalsho wonts 10 mako sure that allordablo housing
Is addrossodo Kubby statod that allordablo ronlal housing noods to bo addressod.
Novick rolorrod to Aikins' May 1, 1990 momo, pago I. 3, assmmont of Iowa City aroa slluatlon,
and aald that tho word 'oroa' noods to bo addod ovory placo thaI Iowa City Is statod. NoviCk
omphaslzod that tho Iowa City aroa Is what should bo consldorod. McDonald slalod bocauso
lor tho markols, concorn should bo contorod around whoro Iowa Clty'a jurisdiction 1I0so
Councllmombors dlscussod what aroa allordablo housing should bo addrossod. Courtnoy nolod
that thoro Is a vasl dilloronco In tho lovol of sorvlcos rocolvod In Iowa City than In othor
communltlos and !hal to got !he level and type 01 services received, you have to pay moreo
McDonald statod that Council has a responsibility to addross allordablo housing. Larson stalod
Ihat tho Allordablo Housing Task Forco no ods to bo broadobasod.
Horowitz statod thai bocauso Iho Unlvorslty doos not roally provldo onough housing, thatlssuo
noods to be addrossod, Horowitz also askod consldoratlon bo glvon to tho dofinltlons ollamlllos
and porsons 01 low. and modoratoolncomo lovols. Councllmombors dlscussod tho nood for
allordablo housing In Iho Iowa City aroao Kubby slalod Ihat part of her oxpoc1atlons 01 tho lask
forco Is looking at IImllatlons and what practically can Iowa City do as an entity to provldo
allordablo rontal housing and $65,500 In lowor housing. Atkins slalod ho noods 10 know tho level
oflnvolvomonland Council's expoclatlons of whatthoy want tho Allordablo Housing Task Forco
to accomplish. Atkins askod Councllmombors Il lho task forco should sorvo as a forum to air
discussion about allordablo housing and croalo a community awaronoss and/or to address
specific Issues such as sharod housing programso Atkins askod Il Iowa City should boar tho full
burden 01 providing allordable housing, or should that bo sharod with other communltlos. Larson
slatod tho Allordablo Housing Task Forco should como bock and ollor spoclfic lhlngs Iowa CityTcan do. AIkins slalod subgroups 01 tho Commllloo could addross financing, govornmont
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Inlormal Sosslon
Iowa City City Council
May 22, 1990
pago 5
rogulallons, and no ods assossmonl. Ambrlsco stalod thaI tho Allordablo Housing Task Forco
will nood an orlonlallon by City 8tallo
McDonald rocommondod that City Managor Atkins 80rvO as Chalrporson 01 tho Allordablo
Housing Task Forcoo Kubby stalod that tho task lorco 8hould bo guldod by somoono who Is nol
City slall and sho would Iiko to mako suro that II Is not Atkins' agonda that gots talkod aboul.
Atkins cautlonod Councllmombors to bo caroful about soloctlon 01 tho Chalro Horowitz slatod that
In torms 01 tho discussion loador's rosponsibllillos, a good discussion loador has tho
rosponslbllily \0 bo QbJQ~tlvo \0 sot lorth tho taske and to keep II movlng on scheduleo Novick
stalod thalli Is good policy to havo tho Chalrporson a nonostall porson, McDonald slotod that
Iho task lorco Is tho City's Inltlallvo and tho City Is moving 10 tho forofront on Ihlso Courtnoy
suggostod thai Atkins bo a nonovotlng Chalro Kubby slatod that II would bo a cloanor procoss
If tho City Managor was not tho Chair of tho task forco, Novick stalod that Council Is going to
have to go out and ask somobody that will do a good lob as Chair 01 tho task forcoo Novick
statod thai 8ho also foil II Is Importantlhot oach small town Is Invllod to sond a roprosontatlvoo
Courtnoy 81atod thai a 8ubgroup 01 tho task lorco could bo 8moll community orlonlodo Kubby
slatod that CCN should bo roprosonlod on tho task lor COo Horowitz suggostod tho Loaguo 01
Woman Votors and School Board bo Includodo Kubby also notod that tho task forco noods 10
look at tho City's axis ling lows and thoy provont or lacllllalo dllloront kinds of housing options,
Kubby statod that tho Unllorm Building Coda and dofinlllon 01 lamlllos noods to bo addrossod,
Aikins slatod that II Is Council's task forco and Council noods 10 glvo thom a mission slolomont.
Councllmombors and stall dlscussod tho appolntmont 01 parsons 10 tho Allordablo Housing Task
Forcoo Atkins slatod Council noods to prosont a list of namos and tho Mayor could sand out a
lollor 10 parsons Inloroslod In tho task forco, Kubby askod II whoro parsons f!vo should bo a
crllorla, McDonald slatod that II should nol mallor litho porson l!vos wllhln Iho city IImltso
Horowitz nolod thai school dlstrlcls aro not bound by Iho City's jurisdiction and tho locallon
analysis of tho school dlstrlcls has an ImpacI on housing, Lalson asked that II someono roads
aboultho task forco and wants to bo on tho task forco, whora do thoy applyo Atkins 81010d
porsons can sond corrospondonco 10 tho City 01 Iowa City to Iho Mayor's allontlono Aikins slalod
Councllmombors should oncourago porsons to sond alollor, Council rocolvod commonls Irom
Marlanno Milkmano Milkman stotod tho community as a wholo should tako rosponslblllty In
alfordablo houslngo Councllmombors rocolvod Input Irom Max Yocum. Yocum statod that tho
Clty's ordlnancos havo boon too siring anI 10 allow allordablo housing,
Atkins stalod thai onco tho application procoss has boon Inltlatod, a IIsl 01 namos will bo brought
back 10 Council. Atkins summarllod thaI Council's oxpoclallons aro that tho task forco will bo
moro than simply a community lorum lor dobalo and Ihol Council wants somo octual spoclfics.
Gonlry slatod Ills Importanllhot Councllldontlfios tholr mission, Atkins stalod that ho wlll wrllo
up moro Idoas on oporallonally how tho losk forco mlghl run. McDonald slatod Ihat tho
appllcallon procoss lor tho losk lorco should run 30 days. Ann Rawlands stotod that tho closing
appllcallon dalo should nol occur during Iho Unlvorslty's Intorlmo McDonald suggoslod Ihot
appllcallons lor Ihe housing task lorcn bo accoplod until Juno 300 Aikins nolod that Iho
Allordoblo Housing Task Forco should bo oporatlonal by Soplombor.
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May 22, 1990
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Rool 90-51, Sldo 1
Gontry notod thallho Unlvorslly 01 Iowa sowor ralo lawsuit has boon continuod until Augusl and
's not OOlno trlod on Tuosdayo Larson askod lilt was OOcauso tho COUll'S motion was tho Clly's
or tho Unlvorslly'so Gontry slatod It was lolnt becauso Mr. WaOOna was not avallablo lor
tostimony and Gordy AlIon noodod his lostimony,
Ambrlsco askod litho Nursory Lano lawsuit Is still schodulod lorlalo Junoo Gontry notod no
chango,
M~ETING SCHEDULE:
Aikins slalod that Council's nOx!lnlormal sosslon Is schodulod lor Tuosday, May 29,1990 at 6:30
p.m, Coullnoy notod thai Council's nox! work sosslon. Juno 5, can bo schodulod ror 6:30
bocauso ho will bo oul or lown.
~XEClJTIVE ~ESSIOt:l. P.;RSONNEL EVALUATION:
Rool 90-51, Sldo 2
Movod by Courtnoy. socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adjourn 10 oxocutivo sosslon 10 discuss tho
profosslonal compoloncy of an Indlvldual whoso appolntmont, hiring, porformanco or dlschargo
Is bolng consldorod whon nocossary 10 provont noodloss and Irroparablo Injury 10 that Individual's
raputallon and that Indlvldual's roquost lor closod sosslon, Soctlon 2105.10 (Flnanco Dlroctor).
Alnrmallvo loll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
mollon call1od and adjournod to oxocutlvo sosslon at8:17 p.mo
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May 290 1990
Inlolmal CouncIl Sosslon May 290 19900 6:30 p,m In tho CounCil Chambors, Mayor JOhn
McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmomborl Prolont McDonald, AmblllCo, Kubby, Larson, Courtnoy, Novick, Horowilz,
Stallmomborl Prosonl: Aikins, Karl, Gontry, Schmolsol, O'Malloy, Mansfiold, Holling, Smllh,
raDo.rocordQ~: Rool 90-51, Sldo 2, END.1.
PLANNING & ZONIN~ATTERS:
ROOI90051, Sldo 2
A.
PUBLIC HEARING EQR JUNE 12. 1990, ON ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ZONING
ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE REQUIRED I T I I ,
Schmolsol oxplalnod Ilall has rocolvod a numbol of 10quoSls 10 vary Iho dlslanco
botwoon tho principal and accossory buildings; curronUy, Iho sldo yald of an accossory
building from a lolllno has 10 bo Ihroo toot; this proposal roducos thai dlslanco botwoon
tho principal building and accossory building 10 thloo tool; and Iho Building Codo roqulros
thai any1lmo two buildings alo loss than six fool apal1thalthoro bo a ono hour fire wall
soparaUon botwoon tho principal building and accossory building, Horowitz ralsod
concorns for tho safoly of firo porsonso Kubby askod II both walls aro roqulrod to havo
a one hour firo wall ratlngo Schmolsor statod Ihat bOlh do, In rosponso to Larlon,
Schmolsor slalod no objoctlon was rocoivod from tho Flro Dopartmont
B,
flUBLlC ~E~RING FOR JUNE 12, lQ~ O~~~~~~~pC~6e ES6~~L~SH AN ARE~
OUTSIQ.E THE CITY'S BOU~DARIES F R leAL BDIVISION~o
No Council commont
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PUBLIC HWlING FORJU~E 12, lQ90, O~ A RE~~~g~T:~~E~~~~~~~~~
13,3 ACRES EAST OF THE PRESENT 1:~D'AN_OFicorro ~~
COURT~T OF 5C011 SOUL. P ~o (Plum
Grovo Acros)
Kubby askOd whal happons litho proporty Is notannoxod, Schmolsor slalod Iho bulldor
could annox tho firsl row ollols along Scott Boulovard In tho clly and Iho rosl 01 tho aroa
would havo 10 bo dovolopod In Iho counlyo McDonald askod If Iho public hoarlng Is
schodulod two wooks from tonight Schmolsor stalod yos, Schmolsor oxplalnod thai first
consldoratlon on tho rosolutlon 10 annox wllllhon bo up for action two wooks aftor Iho
public hoarlngo McDonald slalod thatlhls rosolutlon may roqulro discussion with Iho
Planning & Zoning Commission prior 10 Council action, Casoy Cook, Planning & Zoning
Commission mombor, slalod lho Planning & Zoning Commission Is schodulod to hold
mootlngs on Juno 4 and Juno 110 Lorson askod IIlhroo roadlngs aro noodod for Iho
rosolutlon to annox, Schmolsor slatod no, Councllmombors Courtnoy, Lorson, and
Ambrlsco slalod thoy did nol nood to spook wllh Iho Planning & Zoning Commission,
Horowitz slalod sho would Ilks 10 spook wllh tho Planning & Zoning Commission bocauso
thoro arc so many longorango ramifications to Iho ordlnanco, McDonald slalod ho will
conlact Tom Scott, Chalrporson of Iha Planning & Zoning Commlsslono
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May 29, 1990
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D. PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 120 1990. O~ AN ORDltW~CE TO REZONE
WROXIM6TELY 133 ACRES SOUTH OF COURT STRE~. EAST OF SCOTT
BOULEVARDo AND NORTH OF SCOTT PARK FROM COUNTY RS TO Rs.5. (Plum Grovo
AcroslZ.9005)
No Council communI.
E. PUBLIC t;EARI~ FOR JUNE 12, 1990, ON AN ORDI~~NCE TO VACATE A PORTION OF
COURT STREET. WEST O~ FRONT STREET, AND A ~96Tti.SOUTll ALLEY IN BLOCK
p4 ORIGINAL TOWN. (Unlvorslly 0110waN.9001)
No Council commont.
Fo PUBLIC HeaRING FOR JUNE 12. 1990. ON AN QRDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE Use REGUL.6TIONS FOR AN APPROXIMATE 7800
SQUARE FOOT LOT LOCATED AT 1841 LOWE8 MUSCATI~~ ROAD FROM RS.S TO RS.
12. lRox BrandslattorlZ'9006)
Schmolsor slotod polillon. havo boon submlttod which will roqulro an ox!raordlnary
majority volo 01 tho City Council 10 approvo tho roquost.
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Schmolsor slalod this Is a conllnuallon 01 a public hoarlng lor Walnul Rldgoo Kubby
askod how long Ihls will conllnuo. Aikins alalod hopofully nol moro Ihan two wookso
Atkins oxplalnod Ihal ho and Schmadoko dlscussod \ho 110m In moro dolall and ho
aulhorlzod Schmodoko 10 procood with doing onglnoorlng work 10 aclually pin down
somo numborso Aikin. nolod that Iho City allll nood. an oasomonllrom Iho Unlvorslty of
Iowa lor conslrucllon 01 a sowor, Aikins nolod Ihallho dovolopor wonls 10 koop \ho
projoct going. In rosponso 10 Kubby, Gonlry slalod 10 alarl ovor. \ho public hoaring would
nood 10 bo rosot and ropubllshodo in rosponso 10 McDonald, Schmolsor slalod Ihal
Council should conllnuo Iho public hoarlng 10 Iho nox! moollng.
H, AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN eROPERTY
LOCATED SOUTI:l OF TAFT SPEEDWAY AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TERRELL MILL
fAR~ AL9NG THE IOWA RIVER. (Tracl4 Ponlnsula Aroa/Z.0910)
No Council commont.
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May 29, 1990
Pago 3
I.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION TI1AUHE CITY
GOES ON llECORD AS BEFUSING TO APPROVE ANY SUB~~~~O~ ~~~~~ ~~~:o.
MILE EXTRATERRITORIAL LI~ITS UNTIL A REVIEW OF THE I , ,S
VERSUS OTHER ALTERNATIVE MEASURES IS DISCUSJ~~ ~~~f ~~D
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL RULES AND RE TI _ B Jj
PRESEN1ED TO TI:!E PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AND A 8ECOMMENDATiQti
HAS BEEN MoiDE TO COUNCI~.
Schmolsor oxplalnod tho Planning Dopartmonl, Englnoorlng Doparlmonl, and Logal
8taff havo boon moo ling ovory wook 10 10rmulDto pollclos so Ihat
rocommondallons can bo mado 10 Council on sopllc lank So Larson askod how
long Iha moralorlum will boo Schmalsor slatod 8taffls not 8uggosllng IhDI a
moratorium bo o51ablishod 81 this limo and staff wIR bo prasonllng Council I'Iilh
proposod pollclos by Iho noxl Council moollng, Kubby 81Dtod Ihalal one limo sho
was talking about a moralorlum lor onvlronmonlal~ sonslllvo aroas boloro slall
proparod Iho Unllorm Building Codo and Subdivision Ordlnanco rovlslons lor
onvlronmonlal rogulallons and Council was told Ihoy would havo Ihoso rovislons
by January 1990, Kubby slatod sho would havo likod a moratorium so Ihal
pollclos and ordlnancos could bo oslabllshod boloro moro dovolopmontlhalls
harmlulto tho onvlronmont occurs, Casoy Cook, Planning & Zoning Commission
mombor, slalod that Individual dovolopor8 or dovolopmonls should not bo slnglod
out. Gonlry stalod thallho final drah 01 Iho 80pllc systoms policy should bo
finlshod on Thursdayo Schmolsor slalod slaffls oxpOClod to rovlow lho drallod
pollclos on Thursday and Ihoy wUl bo prosonlod 10 Council 01 tho noX! Council
moollng, In rosponso to Lar80n, Schmolsor 81atod tho pollclos concorn Iho
locallon 01 tho 80ptlC lanks In tho County and roqulromonts lor malnlonanco.
Kubby askod II thoro aro pollclos lor tho Irlngo aroa, doos Iho City havo to amond
tho Frlngo Aroa Agroomont. Schmolsor 81alod yos, Ihat would bo part of tho
wholo procosso Gonlry nolod that II wUl happon much laslor Ihan trying to adopt
a moratorium ordlnanco.
COUNCIL TIME1AGEND~:
Rool 90-51, Sldo 2
1, Larson Inqulrod about tho Mayfiold Road parking concornso Lorson askod II thoro Is a
way 10 sign Mayfiold Road 80 that " on~ allocls nlghls 01 athlollc ovonls, Atkins
oxplalnod ho Is proparlng a lollor to Barb Groho, Iowa City Public School Suporlnlondont,
8uggostlng Ihattho City provldo signs IIthoy I'IiIl agroo to havo 80moono Inslallthom prior
to an ovont. Ambrlsco 8tatod Ihls Issuo noods 10 bo addroSSOd, Courlnoy 81alod that II
11'8 only a turning problom, tho City can back tho Iralfie up from tho cornoro Aikins slalod
thotlho City con put pormanonl NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER 81Dns 10 Iroo up lurnlng
8paco otlnlorsocllonso
2, Ambrlsco prosonlod tho City Managor with a landscapo wasto only paporbag, Aikins
nolod tho problom with tho paporbags Is lho wolghl, Iho cosl ((hoy aro oboutlwo and 0
half tlmos tho cost oJ 0 plastic bag), and Iho bags aro tough to soal.
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Inlormal Council Sosslon
May 29, 1990
pago 4
3. Horowllz Inqulrod about Iho lollor Irom Carol Soydol and Mary Ella Whlto mallod to oach
Councllmombor rogardlng an GOSomont for Idyllwlld Subdivision. Atkins oxplalnod Ihat
tho prolimlnary proposal to handlo Iho wator dralnago In Idyllwild Subdivision was In olfocl
10 route II along a ditch; according to PoW, Dlroclor Schmadoko, Iho slzo of Iho plpo was
too big 10 run Ihat potonlial for tho volumo of wolor Inlo tho ditch; and MMS Consullant's
proposal was 10 routo tho wator diroctly to Iho rlvoro To do thalthoy would havo 10 gOI
an oasomonl on one 01 tho proporty ownors' proporty and tho dovolopor has conlactod
that proporty ownor. Atkins roassurod Counclllhat Schmadoko will monitor Iho sllualion
rolaling 10 how tho wator Is handlod. Aikins stalod ho suspocts Ihal Mr. Oakos conlactod
Soydols saying ho would liko 10 havo Iho oasomonl put on his proporty. Soydols
probably said no and wroto Council a lolloro Larson askod whoso roqulromonlls Ihattho
plpo goos Ino Aikins slatod tho CIIy Englnooro Kubby askod If thoro was an allomato
rouloo Gontry ;tatad that Ihore are allomalivus, but it'i II mallor of monoyo Gontry slalod
tho lollor Mro Oakos wroto 10 Iho Soydols Is mlsloading bocauso II said Ihat Schmadoko
had dlroclod Ihal roulo bo shunlod Ihrough Iho mlddlo 01 Iho Soydols' proporty, which Is
nol Iruo. Gontry statod It Is up to tho dovolopor 10 find s way to comply with tho
Stormwator Managomont Ordlnancoo Kubby askod II Iho dovolopor has to gol Iho
GOSomonl, not tho CIIy. Gonlry slalod that's Iruo. Gontry oxplalnod Ihoro aro a numbor
of oplions and Ihls Is only one 01 thom. Gontry statod sho would nol oxpoClto Inll/alo
condomnalion procoduros boforo a wholo sarlos of options havo boon oxplorod In good
faith. Gontry statod It Is Iho dovolopor's lob 10 comply with Iho Stormwator Managomont
Ordlnanco and Iho lacllhal thoy havo not run Iholr calculations boloro Iho prollmlnary pial
was done was a judgmonl call on Iho dovolopor and not tho Cllyo Gonlry nolod Ihat
Idyllwlld Is taking a lot of work on tho part of Assl. City Allyo Dana Christianson, P,W.
Dlroctor Chuck Schmadoko and horsolf. Kubby askod litho CIIy Is aaylng Iho dovolopor
has 10 plpo lito tho rlvor and not saying Iho dovolopor can havo a largor dolontlon basin.
Gontry statod no, Ihat Is nol corrocl. Kubby askod If tho dovolopor could jusl onlargo tho
dolontlon baslno Gontry alotod that's corrocl. Gontry notod that aho has lalkod 10 Iho
Soydolso Atkins strongly omphaslzod Ihal Council should lot tho onglnoors doal wlIh tho
projocl as bosl as thoy can. Atkins stalod that If Council wlshos, ho could wrllo a lollor
on bohall of Council ;aylng Iho project has boon rofotfod to tho Englneorlng Dopartmont.
McDonald sold II was his undorslandlng lhallho onglnoorlng dopartmont had lold tho
dovolopor II was Imposslblo to onlargo Iho dotonlion baslno Gonlry ropliod II was not
Imposslblo. McDonald askod that as long as Iho dovolopor complios In whlchovor
mannor Ihoy chooso to comply wllh Iho Stormwator Managomont Ordlnanco, Ihoy would
not havo 10 run Ihat plpo through 10 tho rlvor. Gontry statod that's Iruo, thoy would havo
to oxpand Iholr dot on lion basin. Gontry oxplalnod Ihal Schmadoko usod Iho slzo of his
hand 10 Indicalo on tho plat tho slzo 01 tho dotontlon basin which would moan tho
proliminary plat would havo to bo substanlially changod, bulllls not Imposslblo. Kubby
askod II this will bo figurod out beforo II comos to Council's final pial. Gonlry statod yos,
tho onglnoors havo to agroo on Ihlso Atkins slalod ho will dralt a lolloro
40 Ambrlsco slalod thai Gonlry's May 25, 1090 momo rogardlng updato and roadopllon.
clarlncallon 01 procoduros lor filing original and supplomontary potlllons or Inltlatlvo or
roferondum procoduros was succinct. Larson askod IIlho changos ralsod Iho numbor
of slgnatur6s noodod. Gonlry statod no, Ihallt did nol chango anything substanllvoo Karr
clarlnod tho minimum, but did nol ralso tho limit. Gontry statod that Council can roquosl
thai this bo placod on tho agonda lor action. Council agrood to placo It on tho Council
agonda In two wooks tor acllon.
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Pogo 5
5. (Agonda nom NO.9. Rosolution Amondlng tho Curront Budgot for tho Fiscal Yoar Ending
Juno 30, 1990.) Aikins oxplainod Council racolvod Informallon rolating to budgot
amondmonls, Atkins oxplalnod tho Slato has changod tho Slalo rogulations with rospoct
to tho way Iho City has to roport tho amondod budgot to tho Statoo Atkins statod this
yoar tho Stoto roqulrod that tho City show Its capital proloct as part 01 tho oporating
budgot. AIkins oxplalnod that a slmplo doscrlption would bo Council authorlzo spondlng
In tho nolghborhood 01 $40 million lor sowor Improvomonl proJocts, tho projoct doosn't
got finlshod normally In ono fiscal yoar, II that $40 million projoct took four yoars . for
ostimating purposos In tho proparallon 01 this cortlfication rosolution . tho City might havo
to build Into It $10 million worth of oxpondiluros ovor tho lour yoar porlod, and that's why
tho numbors appoar tho way thoy do.
APPOINTMENTS:
Rool9().51, Sldo 2
Historic Prosorvallon Commission: Jomos Ochs
YABD WASTE UPDATE:
Rool 9().51, Sldo 2
Atkins slalod that tho Cily plckod up 40 Ions 01 yard waslo, which Is about 20 porcont 01 tho
clty's volumoo Atkins slalod tho City distributod 17,fXXJ yard waslo bogs and has complolod ono
full cyclo of plck.upo Aikins notod four moro yard waste bag sale points havo boon addod, which
now totals 13 dlslrlbution sltoso Ambrlsco askod If a socond truck Is usod lor yard wasto plck.upo
Atkins oxplalnod thoro Is a socond truck and tho yard wasto bag and yard waslo all go 10 tho
landfillo Kubby askod litho yard waslo bags can bo balod and stockpllod, Atkins stalod tho City
Is looking Into a balor and working with Coralvlllo, Ambrlsco Inqulrod about tho flxod foo for
porsons taking tholr own yard waslo to Iho landfill. Atkins statod Ihat tho foo has boon dlscussod
at $1060 por carload. Ambrlsco asked how tho City will handlo II a wholo nolghborhood block
of pooplo loodlng tholr yard waslo Into a pickup truck. Aikins statod tho City wanls to wolgh
largo amounls 01 yard wasto rocolvod, 1.0. lawncaro companlos. Ambrlsco askod litho City has
rocolvod complaints from pooplo In tho County about yard waste bolng dumpod. Atkins slatod
that tho only complaints rocolvod about yard wasto bolng dumpod was Into Ralslon Crook.
Courtnoy asked what happons whon poopla all start hauling tho yard waste to tho landfill
thomsolvoso AIkins nolod thoro Is a roal polonllal lor tho sorvlco golllng moro oxponslvo for thoso
who uso It as folks bogln to uso tho sorvlco losso
Tho moo ling adJournod at 7:20 pom.
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