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Informal Council Soaslon
Juno' 1,1990
Informal Council Session: Juno 11, 1990, 01 6:30 p.m. In tho Council Chomber8. Mayor John
McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmombers Present: McDonald, Ambrlsco, Horowitz. Novick, larson, Kubby. Absont:
Courtnoy,
Slallmombers Present: Aikins, KO/l, Gentry, Holling, Schmolsor, O'Malloy.
TaDo.rocordqg: Reol 9().53, Side 1 I.END, Sldo 2 END. I.
PlANNING & ZONING MATTER~: ROOI9().53. Sldo 1
D. RESOLUT/9tl TO ANNEX A~PROXIMAT~l.Y 11.3 ACRES SOUTH OF COU8T ~~~~~
EAST OF SCOlT BOULEVARD. AND NORTH OF SCOTT PARK EAST OF THE PIj!;~
IOWA CITY CORPORATE LII.:'ITS lelUM GROVE ACRES/A.9002).
Schmelsor explained that Council nooda to addross this Issuo In terms 01 holding to
oxlsllng pollclos of tho Comprohonslvo Plan or dovoloplng other policies. Schmolser
slalod thai 81all has rocommended agolnsl tho onnoxaUon and rozonlng 01 tho property
for ono rooson and In thai thoro appoar8 to bo no nol benem to tho City In annexing or
rezoning tho land. Schmeiser explalnod thero aro two forms 01 annoxatlon: Involunlary
annoxatlon and volunlary annoxotlon. Involuntary annexation Is tho annexation gonorally
InlUalod by the CIIy and voluntary annexation Is usually Initiated by tho proporty ownor
adjaconl to tho city IImlls. As In this caso, volunlary annexallon Is pur8uod by tho
proporty owners primarily 10 gain 80mo particular 8ervlce Iho City has 10 oller, Schmolsor
81ated Ihe Comprehenslvo Plan 811pulales thai voluntery annoxatlon 8hould not occur
unloss Ihero Is a net bonom 10 tho City In doing so, To ovalualo Iho cosls and bonoms
and consequontly tho net bonom or nel cost of tho volunlary annoxallon, thoro roqulros
two mumpllon,. Schmolsor explained thaI for the most part.low.donslly devolopmonl,
oxcopt for vory high quallly developmenl, usually roqulres moro SOrvlc08 than it provides
In tax dollar8 end resldenllol developmontln and 01 Itsolf does not oncourago growth but
genorally Is Indlcallvo of growth. Schmelsor 8talod tho bonoms of Ihls dovolopment as
percelvod by Iho Planning & Zoning Commission Is thallhls oroa will provide moro 10lS
on tho oast 81do 01 Iowa City which are very highly domanded. Schmeiser 8ald thore aro
1,719 acres of undovolopod land on tho east 81do 01 the Iowa Rlvor; 313 acres of thoso
1,719 acres aro complololy avalleblo (provldod with all tho Inlrastrucluro nocossary to
allow Iho acr08 to develop); and thero aro anolher 1,394 acres thai nood one or moro
utllllles 10 allow thoso acros to dove lop. Schmelsor slated that one 01 tho blOgosl
problems Iowa City has Is thai Iowa City doos not havo aogrosslvo devolopor8 lIke Druco
Glasgow and Frank Boyd Ihat also own land on tho east sldo 01 Iowa City, within Iowa
City, Schmeiser staled the cosls oflho dovolopmont aro based on what stall BOOS as no
particular advanlage In lerms 01 additional lax dollars and It would cost more for
resldontlal development to occur bocauso of tho sorvlcos It noeds. Schmelsor stalod that
Council should consider how lar Iowa City wanls 10 go In terms 01 allowing annoxallon
dovelopmenl to occur.
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Informal Sosslon
Juno II, 1990
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Schmeiser oxplalnod Ihatthoro aro probloms whon dovolopmontls oxtondod out oven
furthor from Iho oxisUng sorvlco contors, such as busos; urban dovolopment et groelor
donslty will oxacorbale already crowdod 8chools In tho aroa; and tho sowogo capacity will
bo allocatod to land outsldo tho city which will ultimately doprlvo aroas within tho city 01
being dovoloped unless tho sow ago troatmont plant Is oxpandod. Schmolsor statod tho
sowago troatmont plant will not provldo capacity for all areas In east Iowa City to dovolop.
Schmelsor oxplalnod thoro Is about two million gallons a day 01 extra capacity which will
accommodato one porcont of growth for tho noxt 20 yoar8. In responso to Lar80n.
Schmolser Slated City 81all roallzos aroa 8chools oxpoct enrollmont to rlso fairly
dramatically. Larson statod that thoro will stili bo an Impact on 8chools II dovolopmont
occur8 In rural subdivisions. Schmolsor 8taled chlldron will bo busod to 80mo othor
8chools thai havo capacitlos. Horowitz iiliilod that n dlstrlclllnos aro redrawn tho next two
oast81do 8chools aro Mark Twoln and Grant Wood and thoy aro equally closo to capacity.
n\~. "~I. il Horowitz cautioned that what It roally doos Is trigger tho nood for anothor 8chool. lar80n
notod that tho schools aro looking at a 15to 30 percent Incroose In the noxt lour yoar8.
Lar80n 8tatod that ho noods additlonallnlormatlon rogardlng the amount 01 devolopablo
acros avallablo Inside tho city limits. Schmelsor oxplolnod that what was glvon Council
wos tho holding capacity for tho ontlro aroa oasl 01 Iowa City and 109 acros 01 tho area
that Is Immodlatoly avallablo for dovolopmonl.
Schmolsor 81atod thai Council noods 10 ovaluato this In terms 01 cost and bonofits II
Council bollovos tho pollclos of tho Comprehonslvo Plan aro approprloto. Schmolsor
81atod Council also noods to koop In mind whoro you draw tho IInos In terms 01
annoxaUon . bo It here or anywhoro olso, Schmolser askod If Iho City 8hould havo an
annoxatlon policy, lor oxamplo, that will allow any voluntary annexation roquosts bV
dovolopors who happon to bo porsons wanting to dovolop tholr proportles. Kubbyaskod
how Council could lustily saying 'no' to anyono olso who wants 10 dovolop lorrosldontlal
purposos on tho east sldo that has property adjacenl to City property II Council approvos
this. Council dlscussod annoxatlon. Horowitz askod II Council should base an
annaxatlon on alroady oxlstlng dovelopmonl or baso II on proporty that has polontlal.
Horowitz askod what tho discussion was about Scoll Boulovord vls.a.vls II you put
dovolopmont on Ihe oast side 01 Scoll Boulovard, It culs down on thru possago ollralflc.
Tom Scali. Planning & Zoning Commission Chairman, slated mombor Ann Bovb)erg
probably basod her decision and voted on that particular quostlon. Scoll oxplalned that
Planning & Zoning Commission mombor8 were lod to bellovo thot Scoll Boulovord could
carry Iralflc volumos for tho addltlonollmprovomonls 10 to 20 yoar8. Stalfmombor Jell
Davidson wroto a memorandum to tho Commission addrosslng that aspocl. Scoll
explained that on a sowor capacity, Planning & Zoning Commission membor8 woro led
to bollovo Ihat Iho City was not faclno an Immlnonl problom II annoxatlon and
dovelopmont occurrod oast 01 Scoll Boulovard. Scoll stalod that II In facllho CIIy Council
wants lustlficaUon from tho Planning & Zoning Commission on lis poslllon, thoro probably
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Schmolser oxplalned that thero ere probloms whon dovolopment Is extondod out oven
lurthor from tho oxlstlng sorvlce cenlor8, 8uch as busos; urban develOpment at groalor
donslty will oxacorbato alroady crowdod schools In tho aroa; and \lJIsowago copaclty will
bo allocated 10 land outside Iho city which will ultlmatoly d~prl 0 aroas wllhln Iho clly 01
being dovolopod unloss tho sowogo troatmont plant Is expa od. Schmolsor stated Iho
sowago troalmonl planl will not provldo capacity for all ar~ In oasllowa City to devolop.
Schmolsor oxplolnod thoro Is aboul two million gallons)!' day 01 oxtra copaclly which will
accommodato one porcont of growth for tho noxt 20 yoars. In rosponso to Larson,
Schmolsor 8talod City 81all roallzos aroa schOll]S oxpoct enrollment 10 rl:o fairly
dramatically. larson slalod that thoro will stili bO an Impacl on schools II dovelopment
occur8 In rural subdivisions. Schmeiser SI~16d chlldron will bo busod to some olhor
8chools that hovo capacltlos, Horowitz stal,od Ihalll district lines aro rodrawn the noxt two
oast sldo 8chools aro Twain and Grant Wood and thoy aro oqually closo 10 capacity.
Horowitz cautlonod that whallt reollY,doos say Is Irlggor Iho nood for anothor 8chool.
Larson notod thai tho schools aro looking at a 15to 30 porconllncreaso In tho noxt tour
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lar80n slOlod thaI ho noods a,ddlllonalln)~rmatlon rogardlng tho amount of dovolopablo
acros avallablo Insldo Iho city IImlls. Schm.olsor oxplalnod thai whal was glvon Council
was tho holding capacity for tho entlro aroa1past of Iowa City and 109 acros 01 tho area
Ihalls Immodlaloly avallablo for dovolOpmOn\
Schmolser 8tated that Council noeds 10 ovalualo this In torms of cosl and bono fits II
Council bollovos tho pOllclos of tho Comprohonslvo Plan aro appropriate. Schmelsor
8talod Council also noods to keop In mind whoro you draw Ihe IInos In lerms of
annexation. bo It hero or anywhoro olso. Schmo~or askod II Iho City should havo an
annoxatlon policy, for examplo, that will allow any volunlary annoxatlon roquOSls by
devolopers who happon to be porsons wanting to dovelop Iholr proportlos, Kubbyaskod
how Council could lustily saying 'no' to anyono olso who wanls to dovolop for resldontlol
pur pas os on tho oast 81do Ihat has proporty adjacontlo CIIy proporty " Council approvos
Ihls, Council dlscussod ennoxatlon. Horowitz askod " Council should base an
annexation on alroady oxlstlng dovolopment or base It on proporty Ihat has potential.
Horowitz askod whal tho discussion was about SCali Boulovard vls-a.vls " you pul
devolopmont on Iho oasl side 01 SCali Boulovard, II culs down on thru passago of tralflc.
Tom SCali, Planning & Zoning Commission Chairman, stalod mombor Ann Bovb/org
probably basod her doclslon and voted on lhat particular quostlon. SCOIl oxplelnod Ihal
Planning & Zoning Commission mombors woro led 10 bollovo thai SCOIl Boulovard could
carry traffic volumos for Iho addltlonallmprovomonls 10 to 20 yoars. Stallmombor JolI
Davidson wroto a momorandum 10 Iho Commission addrosslng Ihal aspoct. SCOIl
oxplalnod Ihat on a Sowor capacity, Planning & Zoning Commission mombors woro lod
10 bollove that tho Clly was not faclno an Immlnonl problom " annexation and
dovolopmonl occurrod east of SCollBoulavard. SCOIl slalod thalli In fact tho City Council
wanls justification from tho Planning & Zoning Commission on lis position, Ihoro probably
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Juno 11, 1990
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was an undorlylng premlso on tho part of tho Commission favoring annexa lion; thera was
conslderablo support for annoxallon oasl 01 Scolt Boulovard whon tho Comprohonslvo
Plan Will dono; thoro was altho tlmo slrong opposlUon from staff doallng wllh annoxatlon
oast 01 SCOI1 Boulovard; and tho proposal from Plum Grovo Acros proclpllalod an
undorlylng premlso on tho part of tho Planning & Zoning Commission thai dovolopmenl
oasl of Scali Boulovard Is logltlmalo and rallonal. SCOI1 said tho Planning & Zoning
Commission did not 8pond as much limo going through tho rallonalo of annexa lion as
possibly a jusllficallon for why tha Planning & Zoning Commission would rocommand
annexollon. McDonald noted that ho was surprlsod with tho strong recommendation
COunCIl ,ocolvoa from tho Planning & Zoning Commission bocauso It Is a major policy
chango. SCOI1 8tated Ihal tho Planning & Zoning Commission roordorod their prlorltlos
and moved 10 13 Rovlow 01 Annoxallon POlicy. SCOI1 explalnod Ihal tho Planning &
Zoning Commission Is going to rovlow both tho zoning classlficallon east of Scott
Boulovard and also tho annoxallon quos lion oast 01 Scott Boulovard all the \Yay to
Rochoslor, Including tho Iowa City Caro Facility tract. Scott slaled tho Planning & Zoning
Commission Is going to tacklo oasl of Scott Boulovard, bolh from tho zoning deslgnallon
and tho alandpolnt 01 annexallon. larson askod Scott how ho would answor tho charges
thallhero aro no financial bonefillo Iho community and that It oncouragos outfillrathor
than In"" dovolopmont. Scott stalod thai as II rolatos to Iho schoollssuo, dovolopment
on tho east 81do 01 Iowa City Is going to occur. thai Is a glvon, Tho populallon will
Incroase In schools whelher Ihoy aro In tho city or outsldo tho city, Rogardlng Iho Scott
Boulovard quos lions, Scott explained tho rlght-of.way Is thoro and thai II In fact thoro Is
dovolopmonl oasl of Scott Boulovard, thoro will bo 81gnellzallon at rospoctlvo
Inlersocllons, Bul, II In fact caro Is takon thai accoss points aro IImllod 10 thoso 81rools
thaI aro Ihru and you don't front proportlos 80 thoy dovolop on Scott Boulavard, thoso
probloms can bo lessonod by propor planning In tho noxt 10 10 20 yoars. Kubby 81alod
tho school looks al tho CIIy's Comprohonslvo Plan In torms of tholr planning and tho City
noeds 10 look at tho School Board's plans In lorms 01 whallho City Is doing. Kubby
8talod thai by 8aylng 'Yos' to annexallol1 ond chonglng tho City's policy, Council Is
facllllatlng dovolopmonl occurring In a 8horter time porlod. Councllmembors dlscussod
dovolopmont In tho aroa, Tom Scott 8ald a 80condary quest/on Is how can secondary
accoss bo provldod so land within Iowa City can bo dovolopOd. Ambrlsco nOled that
Ihoro has not been discussion aboutlho noed for dovolopmonlln Iho aroa. Ambrlsco
81alod ho couldn't Imaolno any devolopors making major Invoslmonls In tho aroa unloss
tho nood wasn'lthoro. Horowitz stalod thai thoro Is a neod for allordablo housing In Iowa
City.
Kubby slalod she has nol hoard roasons 10 go agalnsllho Ihroe pieces 01 crllorla Ihat are
In tho Comprohenslvo Plan. Casoy Cook, Planning & Zoning Commission mombor,
oxplalnod thaI what soemod 10 mako sonso 10 him was a sludy thai usod as a crllerlon
that II tho mlllago lovy goos up In a growing lawn II moans Ihallho growth Is not paying
for IIsoll. larson oskod Cook 10 commonl on the quos lions rolallng to Iho throo crllorlon
used In the Comprohenslve Plan. Cook slalod thai tho Planning & Zoning Commission
lookod alII growth was stoppod In tho aroa, how would Ihat alloct onvlronmonlallssuos
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and tho allordablo housing Issues, Cook oxplalnod Ihat tho Planning & Zoning
Comml8slon lookod altho ImpacI on aroa nolghbor8 from Infill devolopmonl end fell that
by allowing annoxaUon and growth al tho boundarle8, tho City would toko prossure 011
from thO Impact of Infilldovolopment. Kubby asked how tho City would keep pressure
for Infilllf annoxaUon Is allowed and tho City'. annoxaUon pollclos aro changod. Cook
slated thaI he thlnk8 thero will Sllll bo plenty of prossuro for Infill dovolopmont. McDonald
slatod Infill dovolopment ofton doponds upon tho particular Inlorests of a particular
proporty ownor. Ambrlsco stolod thaI trying to forco Infill conslrucUon Is nol a function
01 tho City CouncU. lar80n rovfowod tho roasons 81ated to IU8t11y annoxatlon: 1) 10 fulfill
Iho noed for a conaln kind of land usn, 2) 10 complolo neighborhoods, and 3) 10 control
tho use of land. larson 8tolod thai two roosons would bo met by !hIs dovolopment. tho
neod for a cenaln kind of land use and 10 control tho usa of land. Cook also slaled that
Commission membors conslderod not only laking prossuro off Infill devolopmenl, but tho
Impact 01 sopUc 8Y8tems. Kubby .talod that this would be a major chango In policy and
thal8ha Is perplexod why tho chango wll5n't made when Iho Comprohonslvo Plan updalo
occullod. ScOll explained that II was ooslor nol to fight that balllo 01 the juncturo and that
thoro was a compromlso 81ruck whero thero was languago Wllllen which would allow a
IU8UficaUon for annoxatlon, Kubby ralsod concorns that this typo of action Is occurring
In two areas: 11 along Highway 1 wllh tho chango 01 zoning from Indu8try to commercial.
and 2) horo on tho oast side. Kubby staled It Is IIko allowing outsldo prossuro to
lormuloto tho City's policy. SCOll 81alod thaI easl of SCOll Boulevard or Highway 1 WOSI
aro Issuos thai havo always beon In a slalo of fiux and as Issuos chonge, tho malorlUos
on tho Planning & Zoning Commission also chango, Kubby atalod Ihalll you tako away
Industrial land on Highway 1 Wesland annex land 10 tho easl for that, II will cost the City
a lot of up.lront monoy. Kubby askod who would ulUmaloly bonofit. Scoll 8tated lhat
hopefully tho an8werl8tho City benofils. Scoll 81ated Ihat II In fact tho City did not wont
any annoxaUon easl 01 Scoll Boulevard. tho City 8hould'vo 801 the city IImlls down Iho
contor 01 tho stroot. SCOll oxplalned tho City ostabllshod tho city limits ana lot deep on
tho oast sldo of SCali Boulovord, tho City 8ald thoy woro not going 10 allow any accoss
onto Scoll Boulovard oxcopt at tho Inler8octlon, and ran City 8ervlces undernoalh SCali
Boulovard. Sco1l81atod that for thoso roasons Ills dllficuit to 8ay thaI tho Clty's pollclos
aro Ironclad. Kubby staled that Council neods 10 mako a doclslon based on tho wholo
aroa and not on this one dovolopment.
Novick roforrod to a map and askod why thoro appoars 10 bo a loll or piece of proporty
8Ucklng out on Iho oast 8ldo. Sco1l81aled thoro has boon a long hlslory of negoUaUons
on tho part of tho City and Ihat Planning & Zoning Commission wore not privy 10. SCali
81alod thai it doell wllh allgnmonl 01 SCOll Boulovard and acqulslllon of tho proporty for
tho South Branch DotenUon Slructuro.
Larson askod II thoro Is any falrnoss argumonl Ihat Plum Grovo Acros hod always
assumed that it will ba all right to davolop on tho oast8ldo. Scoll answorod Ihal from tho
slandpolnt of tho Planning & Zoning Commlsslon'8 Involvemont In lho lost eight yoars,
'no.' Kubby slalod Ihat II Council docldos to annox and thoro Is a zoning change, sho
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Is Inlereslod In having a condlllonaJ zoning ogroemontto savo tho very old burr oak trees.
Scoll81alod tho Plonnlng & Zoning Commission 8pont consldoroblo limo discussing tho
Issues rolallng 10 treos and 8treot conflgurollons woro rodrawn In an allomplto 8avo as
many troos as posslblo. McDonald 81aled tho condlllonaJ zoning agreomont would havo
to be dona boforo Council 8pprovos lho rozonlng. Kubby asked II thoro woro any logol
reasons why tho Council could not 8ay thai 8POClnC troos havo to 810y. Gontry 81alod
'no,' Ihat Ills posslblo as long as Council can lusllly II In torms 01 a public noed, an
envlronmonlal nood, 8afety, aesthollcs, and wolfaro.
Horowitz Inqulrod aboulthe 8ewer potonllol for tho whole areo. SCOll 8taled Iowa City
would have 10 grow at a tor greoler rato than exporlencod In tho pasl ten year8; thai rale
would havo to bo conconlralod on tho east side; and tho Industrial quesllon did nol coma
up. Scan 81alod Ihet If In fOCI rosldonllol dovolopment would progross at no groolor than
It has In tho past nvo to len years, you would not have an Impact on Iho soworlng
capaclly forlho next 20 yoars. Schmolsor oxplalnod that tho plant Is nol designed to
handlo alf the undoveloped aroa In easllowo City. Schmolser 8tolod that as slowly as tho
community Is growing, It would bo sovoral hundred yoor8 beforo oxlsllng undevolopod
land In Iowa City would bo fully dovelopod. Schmelsor 8ald thoro Is capacity thoro to
allow dovolopmont 10 occur 80ven mllos 10 tho 80utheast and two 10 throo miles to Iho
northeast, McDonald slaled Ihat thoro has boon 80mo mlsundor8tandlng aboul
81aloments modo regarding tho sewor capacity. McDonald askod stall to bo proparod to
an8wer quosllons altho formal Council moetlng rogordlng tho 8owor capacity, McDonald
nolod that a publfc hoarlng Is schedulod at tomorrow's formal Council meollng,
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9BDINANCE TO REZONE A~e.ROXIMA!EL Y 11.3 ACAES SOUTH Qf~=
EAST OF SCOUJlOULEVA~ OF SCOTT PARK E.AOM COU
AS.5 (P~l&UtROVE ACRES/z.9005j.
No Council COMmOnt.
COt!~ENT CAlENt2All:
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Councllmomber8 agroed to add 10 tho Juno 12 formal Council agonda Iho Rlvor Month Awards
ond a Class C Uquor Uconso for Jirsa's.
A1VERSJQUHEA TRE eARKINlJ:
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Schmelsor oxplalnod Ihal Rlvorsldo Theatro Is plannlno on locallng In tho north part of Gilpin's
building and Ihoy have a problom with parking. Schmolsor oxplalnod tholr earllerlntonllons woro
to localo tholr parking noed wllhln Iho Clty'a parking 101, but thoro Is a provision In tho Zoning
Ordinance thol states thaI not moro than 50 porconl 01 tho roqulrod numbor of parking 8pacos
shalf bo localod within a municipal parking lot. Schmolser slatod that slall Is advocallng Ihat tho
ordlnanco bo changod to 1) ellhor allow 100 porcont of tho roqulrod parklno 10 bo localed wllhln
tho City's parking facility If Ihero Is capacity thoro to accommodato Iho oll.strool parking noeds
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for lhls laclllty, and 2) If that Is done, It should bo at tho dlscrotlon of the City Council or Board
01 Adjustmont. Schmolsor 810tod 1118 City 8taff's feollng that In this partlcullll caso thoro Is no
problom for allowing up 10 100 porcont of tho parking neods within the Clty'8 parking IOCllity.
Schmelsor slatod that Rlversldo Thoatro'8 parking 8tudy and tho City's study havo both shown
thai thoro Is capacity. Schmolser 8tated 8taff also bollevos that II 8hould bo dona at tho
discrotion of tho City Council, nolthe Board of Adjustmont, slnco Ills City CounclI's parking
facility. nol tho Board of Adjustmonl'8. Kubby asked If thore aro olher cases Iiko this. Schmeiser
statod Ihal he can only think of throo casos whoro 80moono has como In and asked for usa 01
tho City's parking feclllty to accommodato parking neods. Councllmombors dlscussod parking.
Novick asked If 80mobody actually went to tho parking 101 on wookonds and nights to 8urvOy tho
parking needs. Schmeiser stated "yes,' Joe FowIor, lho City's Parking Suporintondont. has
confirmed Rlvor81do Thoatro'8 parking figuros. Ambrlsco notod Ihat the building ownor has no
problom with tho proposal. Schmelsor slaled tho roason 81ell Is coming 10 Council now Is that
Slall doos proposo to prosonl a chango In tho Zoning Ordlnanco and aro looking lor en Informel
approval. Council agroed to tho parking proposal.
PLflN~ING & ZONING M/lTIERS CONTIN\.!EQ:
Rool 90-53, Sldo 2
A. fLlBllC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO AME~D Tl:lE ZONING ORDltlANGE TQ
CHANGE THE 6EOUIR~Q DISTANCE BijWrniBUllQI~G~.
No Council commont.
B. ElJ~lIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TQ ESTABLISH AN AREA OUT~IQE TtjE CITY'~
BOUNDARIES FOR REVIEW A~D APP60VAL OF SUBDIVISI~.
Schmolsor oxplalnod thai Jll.QYlous~ Chaplor 409. Iho subdMslon chaplor of tho 101'iA.
Codo, oxlratorrllorloljUIlttflctlon was 80t by Iho slato, Tho now Chaplor 409 leglmUon.
611~l:", n.o.i'LWlulros clllos 10 sot bY...Qldlnance extraterritorial aroas. Schmeiser 8lated lhalstofl
bollevos Ills In tho City's Intorost 10 rovlow tho 8ubdlvlslon within tho two.mllo aroa for
conformity with tho Clty'8 rural slandards and rocommends Council adopt an ordlnanco
which thon roostabllshes tho oxtra.lorrllorlal aroa that tho City was provlously familiar with.
Schmolsor 81atod thal8tall Is roquosllng oxpodllod acllon on this lIem becauso tho 8tatulo
doos tako ollecl July 1 and unlou tho ordlnanco Is In olloct boforo July 1, wo aro wllhout
tho authority, Karr 8uggostod to Council that Council give fir81 consldorollon 81nco II
would bo on tho 8amo nlghl as tho public hoarlng and then 80cond and third
consldoratlon altor tho noxt moollng, In rosponso to Gontry, Karr 8talod that II con be
publlshod by July 1.
C. ORDINANCE TQ ESTABLISH AN ABEA OUTSIQE THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES FOR REVJ~
AND APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISIONS.
No Council commont.
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Mlnulos
Iowa City City Council
Informal S08slon
Juno 11,1990
Pogo 6
for this facility, and 2) IIthotls dono, It should bo at tho discretion of tho City Council or Boa,d
of AdjustrrlonL Schmolsor 8tolod It Is City 81011'8 fooling thaI In this particular coso thoro Is no
problom for allowing up to 100 porcont of tho parking noods within tho City's parking facility,
Schmolser 8tated thai Rlver81do Thootre'8 parking atudy and tho Clty'8 study hOeO th 8hown
thai thoro Is copaclty. Schmolser 8tatod 8taff also bollovos that It 8hould b done at tho
dlscrotlon 01 tho City Council, not tho Board of Adjustmont, 81nco it Is City 9 uncll's parking
facility, not tho Board of Adjustmont'8. Kubby oskod II thero ora othor COSO~IIJ(O this, Schmolsor
81alod thaI ho can only think 01 throe cases whoro somoono has como Ifl'and asked for uso of
tho Clty'8 parking facility 10 accommodoto parking neods, Councllmombors dlscussod parking.
Nov'.ck askGd II somebody actually y,-;nl to the parking lot on y,-;ekends and nights to survey the
parking noeds. Schmelsor 81aled 'Yes,' Joo Fowler, tho Clty'8 Parking Suporlntendont, has
confirmod Rlversldo Thoalre'8 perking figuros. Ambrlsco nolod that tho b~lIdlng owner has no
problom with tho proposal, Schmelsor statod tho roason stall Is coming 10 Council now Is that
8toll doos prop080 to prosenta chango In tho Zoning Ordlnonco and aro looking for an Informal
approval. Council ogrood 10 tho porklng proposal.
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pLANNING & ZONING MATTERS CONTINUED:, Rool 90-53, Sldo 2
A. 51BlIC HE681NG ON AtI ORDINANCE'TO AMEtlD THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO
gj6~QE DiE REOUIRED DISTANCE.BCIW~EN BUILDING~.
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No Council communI.
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B, PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO eSTAB~ISH AN AREA OUTSIDE THE ~ITY'S
BOUNDARIES FOR R~IEW A~D APPROVA~?F S~BDIVISION~.
Schmolsor oxplalnod thai Chaptor 409, tho ~ubdlvlslon chaptor of tho Iowa Codo,
previously enabled cities the jurisdiction to revlew~subdlvlslons within the two-mile area.
Tho new Chaplor 409 loglslatlon now glvos CltlOS~hO option to havo thallurlsdlctlon.
Schmeiser 8tatod that 8taff bollovos Ills In tho City ~ Intorosllo rovlow tho subdivision
wllhln tho two.mllo aroa for conlormlty wllh tho Clly's ~ural slandards and rocommonds
Council adopl an ordlnanco which thon rooslabllshos thofxtra-torritorlal aroa Ihaltho City
was provlously familiar wllh. Schmolsor stotod thai 8toll Is requostlng oxpodltod action
on this 110m bocause tho 81atuto doos lako ollect July 1 a\d unloss tho ordlnanco Is In
olloct boloro July I, wo aro wllhout tho authorlly. Korr suggo~od to Council that Council
glvo firsl consideration 81nco II would bo on tho same nlghl. 'S tho public hoarlng and
thon 8ocond and third consldoratlon ollor tho noxt meoUng. In l\osponso to Gontry, Karr
statod thalli can bo published by July 1.
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C. OBDI~A~CE TO ESTABLISH AN AREA OUTSIDE THE CIlY'S BOUND~8IES fOB BEYIEYi
Alli2...6PPROVAL Of ~VijQIYISI9~,
No Council commonl.
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Minutes
Iowa City City Council
Informal S08slon
Juno 11,1990
Pago 7
llom8 D and E discussed oarllor.
F. OADI~~~O VACATE A eQflTION OF COU8! STREET, WEST Of f80NT STRe~,
AND A ~OATH.sOUlJi A~LeY..IN BLOCK 94 (UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/V.9001),
Schmeiser slaled Councllrecolvod a atall roport and map which donoto8 tho 8poclfio
location 01 tho two porcols. Schmolsor oxplolnod tho Unlvor81ty prosently has full usa and
onloyment of tho proportlos abutting tho two parcols and Ihoy moroly wish to Incorporoto
thoso two pOlcels with tho rOIl 01 tholr proporty. Horowitz slated 8ho thought a proporty
had to bo vacoled 10 a particular entity, Schmolsor 81atod that whon tho City vacates an
alloy orslrool, Iho City Is vacallngtho Clty'8 rlghl-of.way for tho 8troel or alloy purposos.
Schmelsor explalnod thaI In Ihls caso tho land undornoath Is ownod by tho Slato 01 Iowa,
not tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa. Gonlry 8tated it was the original patent from tho Fodoral
Governmonllo tho Slalo of Iowa, Schmeiser slated thatlllho City vacalos tho rlght.of.
way, II automatically rovorts to tho Sloto's U80, Horowitz statod thoro 18 no documonlatlon
thallells tho City thai tho University will maintain II, Schmolsor 8taled tho Slalo will havo
10 malnloln It. Gontry atoted tho City will got tho Slato 10 convoy tho proporty 10 tho
University, Larson asked IIlhoy will havo 10 keep tho property as a stroot. Schmelsor
stated 'no' and that ho Is 8uro they won't. Horowitz ala led tho Rlvorfront Commission
wanlod aCCOS8 to thO rlvor. Schmelsor 81ated that accoss will bo on Harrison Stroot.
G, PUBLlQJ;lEARING ON AN OADI~~CE ~MENDING THE ZONING OADIN~NQ~ B~
~~NGING TH~ WJE REGUIATION~ ~OR AN APPROXIM~E 7.600
~aVAAE FOOT lOT LOCATED AT 1041 lOWER ~\lSCATlNE ROAD E60M RS.5 TO AS.
12 (REX BRA~DSrATTERIZ.9006I.
Schmolsor oxplalnod this Is proporty thai Aex Brandstallor had oarllor potitlonod to bo
rozonod from RS.5 to CO'! zono and thaI potlllon was rolected bocauso Ihero was not
tho necessary threo.quorter vote 10 approvo It. Schmolsor slalod Ihls wlllrequlro athroo.
quarter malorlty volo this tlmo as woll bocauso tho City has rocolvod potltlons from
adlolnlng property ownor8. In rosponso to laraon, Schmeiser stalod tho Planning &
Zoning Commission has 8ald 'no' to the application and 8tall Is 8t111 8aylng 'Yos.'
Ambrlsco asked the reasons for tho Planning & Zoning Commlsslon'a nogatlvo volo.
Schmeiser slaled ho foil II wosn't8ullablo for 8lnglo.famlly dwelling. Novick askod II thoro
Is 8t111 sloll recommondatlon regarding tho accoss to DoForosl bo malntalnod, Schmolsor
slatod 'yos.' Gentry statod thai occoss would bo prohlbltod from lowor Muscatlno.
Kubby roforrod 10 tho condlllonal zoning agroomonl and Inqulrod aboul tho wording as
II rolaled 10 accoss. Gontry alated Councllmombers rocolvod a now drall of tho
ordlnonco. Larson nolod that paragraph fivo did not got correctod and a corrocllon Is
noodod. Gonlry alated thai correction will bo mado by Councll'8 formal mooting.
Schmolser noted thai tho ordinance has 10 bo signed by tho opp/lcont prior 10 Council's
formal moollng and 1111 Is nOI, It would roqulre Ihat Council continuo tho public hoarlng.
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Mlnutos
Iowa City City Council
Informal Sosslon
Juno 11, 1990
Pogo 8
H. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDltlG Jl:1E ZONIt:/G ORDINA~Qe .a:l
CONDmONAll Y CHANGING THE USeBEGUIATlONS OE AP~ROXIMATEL Y 163 ACRE~
OF lAND GENERALLY lOCATED NORTH OF "'El~Q.SE AVEN~E AND WEST OE
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ~aOM ID,RS TO OPDH.1. A
fljELIMINARY PlANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PLA~ EQR WALNUT 81DGE, IOYM
MYJOWA 1z.a91 15 & S,89431.
Atkins oxplalnod thai ho and Schmodeko docldod 10 finallzo tho onglnoorlng and
ostlmales for prosonlaUon 10 tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa. Atkins staled that tho Unlvorslty of
Iowa Is not concornod aboutlho easomenla across tho proporty. Lorlon l14tod ~l "'0
Unlver81ty Is trying 10 figuro out II thoy ora going to dovolop tho property,
I. QBI2INAN9E CIjA~GING ~ BElM~TlON~ CERT}INjROPERlY lOCATEQ
SOUTH OF TAFT SPEEDWAY AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TERRELL Mll~.1ABIS
ALONG THE IOWA RIVER (TRACT 4 PENINSUlA ARENZ-89101.
Kerr notod that Mr, Glasgow has IUSl prosontod a lotlor and would lIke II dlslrlbuted to
Council and dlscussod at Councll'a formal meellng. Gentry asked 1111" on allompllo
bo a formal protost, Kerr stotod III' not a formal prolost but that Mr, Glasgow has a
tormal protost on filo alroody, Tho lotlor rocolvod from Mr, Glasgow was dlslrlbutod 10
Council. Thoro was no discussion.
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PRESENTED TO THE PIANNI~G & ZONING COMMISSIONANQAflECO~
I:iAS BEEN MADE TO COUN.ClI,.
Schmolsor 8talod thaI a dralt80t of pollclos thaI portaln 10 sepllc 8ysloms was pr08ontod
10 Council, Schmolser slalod thai slall will submllthoso pollclos 10 tho Planning & Zoning
Commission fortholr rovlow and rocommondallon, Ihon on to Council for consldorallon.
Schmolser 81alod ho wantod 10 glvo Council an Indication 01 what has boon dl,cUS80d
and proposed among tho logal, Planning, end Publlo Works dopartments. Larson askod
litho Planning & Zoning Commission ha, droppod tholr roquost tor 0 moratorium.
Schmolsor 81atod It Is stall's rocommondatlon al Ihls polnlthol a morolorlum nol bo
oslabllshod althls limo. Council dlscussod whol acllon Is neodod for tho morolorlum.
COUNCIL JIME/AGENQA:
Rool 90-53, Sldo 2
1. Ambrlsco notod to larson Ihal Herllago Cablovlslon has oSlabllshod a 55.00 surchorgo
tor Into poymont.
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Mlnutos
Iowa City CIty Council
Informal Sosslon
June II, 1990
pago 9
2, Atkins stated that AcUng Flnanco Dlroctor O'Malley was avallablo 10 rocolvo commenl.
aboullho now parking atatomonls, Horowitz 81atod thatlhoro noeds 10 bo In8tructions
a. to whoro a porson goos 10 gOI tholr car allor Ills lowod. O'Malley oxplalned that II a
car Is lowod, tho por8on will havo to como 10 tho Clvfo Conter and pay cash, O'Malloy
8talod a map can bo preparod and currontly thoro Is a wrllton 81alemenl that Is made
avollablo 10 tho public, Assistant City Managor Holling 81atod that it works bolter II pooplo
know thoy havo to como to tho Civic Conlor "rstlO pay and thon ora glvon Instructions.
Lar80n askodl! Iho lowing contraclls up for bid, Aikins 810ted Ills oulfor bid and will
como back 10 Council. Lar80n 8tolod thoro aro olher things tho City could do to Improvo
tho lowing procoss, Atkins 8tated Councllmombor8 can contact him rogardlng tho
procoss. O'Malloy nolod that tho parking form hes beon automated and lho City has
updatod its parking computor syslom.
WOINTMENIS:
Reel 90.53, Sldo 2
Board of AdJustmonl . Joll Barta
EXECUTIVE SESSIQt;i:
Reel 90.53, Sldo 2
Movod by Ambrlsco, soconded by Kubby, to adjourn to exocutlvo 80sslon to discuss 8trategy
with Council In mattors Ihat aro prosently In IIl1gatlon or whoro IIl1gallon Is Imminent whoro lis
dlsclosuro would bo IIkoly to projudlco or dlsadvantago tho position of tho govornmontol body
In Ihat IIl1gallon and to ovalualo tho profosslonal competency of an Individual whoso eppolntmonl,
hiring, porformanco, or dlschorgo Is bolng consldorod whon necossory 10 prevonl noodloss and
Irroparablo Injury 10 that Individual's ropulallon and lhallndlvfdualroquoSIS a closod sosslon.
Alfirmativa roll call vole unanimous, 6/0, Courtnoy absent. Tho Mayor doclared tho mollon carried
and adJournod 10 oxocullvo sosslon at 8:05 p.m.
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OFFICIAL COUNCIL AcnONS . 6112Ml
TIlt COS1 01 PUlllillllng the fOllowIng ptOCtodingl Ind
clalmt II $ Cumul4tlil COIl lor llIiI taJlndar Ylar
ror laid pullllCatlon II S
IOWI CIIy Counce. rlO ~g, 7:30 pm. 11111I CIvIc Centlr
Mlyor McOoNkl ptllkling Councamtmbef1 ptlUnt
Ambr1aco, CouI1l1fy, HorOWlll, Kublly, l.Ir1on. McDonald.
NOY1Ck Absent: Nont. .
TIlt Mlyor ptoclaJmod June 10.18. 1m u YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT WEEK; June 1990 as IOWA RIVER MONTH;
June 18-24, 1990 II LESBIAN & GAY PRIDE WEEK
Peg McE~oy, Ene. D~. 01111I MIyCl'I Youth P'ogram,
Lllgh Ennen, Adm. As$L 01111I Program, IIld Mlyor McDonald
pteSOl1lId the Mlyor'l Youth ErvCllot, SUpllVlsor, IIld Worlllll
Awards as follcwl: OuIl1l1ldlno EnrOllot cateocrv . Gary P~k(
In SchocI Program.Dawn RoboIU, Trwllon Program-Slacy
CasllAt, Youth ApprentlCIShlp & ear.., Explorlllon Program.
Hcnorable Mention wlh DIs1InclJcn.MarylM VergOYle,ln Sthocl
Program.Larry YanaulCh IIld Amanda Duncan Yanausch,
Transftlon Program. OUlllandlno Worlllle Suoorvtsor catlKlOlV
. Dwlghl Olloy, Jo Ban, VIcki LaI1a. TIlt 1990Presldenl'l Award
\ioN i"aIililllo Eit1ijjj PitlllOl1l1ld Tom Conway, Well High
School
RcbCln Wachal, Cha/lperlOll OIlho RlvenrOl1l CommIssion,
IIld Mayor McDonald ptesented the Iowl RIver MOIllh Photo
ConIel1 Awards as tCllowl: RIChard D. McCann.Fir11 Place;
Susan DavIs-Second Platl; Wilord YOder.Thlrd Place.
Hcnorallle Mentions were NIIl Macy, RcbCln Rude, IIld Mike
ZmoIek. Emilie Rubrlghl, Projoc1 GREEN Co.CI1aJr, ptesented
C4Sh prlzes 10 lhe lop Itv.. phologlaphof1. All w1Mlng enlrlos
arl on display during lhe month 01 June at lhelowa CIIy Public
Ubrary, The 1990 lowl Rlvll MOnth Spacial Recognlllon Award
was ptesenled to Loren Forbes.
Moved IIld leconded, lhaI lhe following "oms IIld
rocommondatlons In Ihe Consonl Calondar be received, or
approved, lIId/or ldopted as amondod:
ApptOVal 01 Council Actions oIlhe regular mooting 01
6129, as publishod,lubJoct 10 COIIoctlOn, as recommended
by lho CIIy Clork.
Mlnll10s 01 BOIIds IIld Commissions: Sr. Conter
Comm. . 4/1 8.
Permit Motions: Class E Boer Permll tor John',
Grocery, Inc., 401 E. Mm&t. Cla5s E Boer Perm" for
Ou/kTrlp '539. 301 Markot Str80l Class E Boer Perm" tor
Mmermen, Inc., 2303 MUSC41lne Avenue. liquor Ucenso
rotund for BInaro'1 BII, 1210 Hlghlllld Coun. Class C
liquor UcOIl$O for lowl CIly Aerlo I~ 01 Fraternal Ordor
01 flgl.., 225 HVt'(. I South. Dancing Perm" tor Iowa CIIy
Aerie 1695 Frllerna/ Order 01 Elglos, 225 HVt'(. 1 South.
Class C liquor Ucen18 for Jirsa'" 819 I at Avenue.
Sonlng Public Hearings: RES. 00-92, Sffi1NG
PUBUC HEMING ON PlANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM
OF CONTRACT AND ESnMATE OF COST FOR THE
CONSTAUcnON OF A RESTROOM FACIUTY IN LOWER
CITY PARK, DIREcnNG THE CITY CLERK TO PUBUSH
NOTICE OF SAID liEMING, AND DIREcnNG THE
DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREAnON TO PLACE
SAID PLANS, ETC. ON FILE FOR PUBUC INSPEcnON,
for 6126.
Corrosponaence: Tho Iowa CIly Area Chamber 01
Commerce rogerdlng tho ptopoaod expansion OIlhe Iowa
CIIy downlown bUllnoll dlllrlet. The Presldont 01 lillls
Bonk rogardlng Ihe demand ror residential hoUSing In lowo
CIly.
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0fIlClII AcllOnl
June 12, In!
PlOt 2
App/bllOnl lot I/lI UN rJ SIIIOtI IIld Public:
Otouncll Sltp/l1n Alklnllotl/ll UN rJ SIUIIt COuft 101 I
ntlg/1llOII1ooCpiCI1jCOI1&t.IppIMCI Cyrr/lllSch/Jcl'lIllg
rJ I/lI Apoalollc CIvlltiln C/lurch rJ EIIt Dulluqut. 11IriOi1.
lot pttmllllOnlO plcklll/ll Emma 00IdmM ClinIc dullng
lI'oI pttlod It Gilt, 1 B. 1ppI<N1d. LucaI Van Ordln rOl
parmiIIIOn 10 hIVI \lit CIlilclran'l MklCll BIU Rid. '9Il 011
en. tppIMCI.
App/bllOnl 101 cay Pill. U.. PIlmAI: Big
BtOlhtrllllig SiI1011lor permIssIOn 10 III up .,abI. 011 cay
Pill. dIr1ng I/lI ptrIod rJ 6t2$-~, to III rllllt Iltklll.
IppIMCI Craig BlAtII.1ot ptIIllIUIOn 10 III up IllbI. 011
B/t,1n CCy PIalIIO prcmolll/ll CIlilclran'l MwlCll NotIrOlk
TtIIlhon IIld BIU Rldt, 1ppI0\'Id. lIlkI AmerICIn HlmItl
Rigtll AtMuI:i Cordlllot parmiIIIOn 10 III up IllbIe 011
cay PIIlI 011 Gl4,5.7,8,8, 10, ~om which to d1stliblAl
_lIlIltl IIld eIllI crllll '01 clOI1ItlON, lppI<Nod.
Tho Mayor docllrld I/lI moIlon CIITIod.
II jlulllil: hGiitiig trii liil<l Oil in OIiliiiGii<i 10 ioT..na Ilii
Zoning Ordinlnct 10 ChI/lgt Iho requirod diS111lCt bGlwoon
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A public: holl1ng wu hold 011 III ordinance 10 "'abllsh III
1111 OIAJIClI Iho CIty'I bolNldll1GI 'or r8Ylow IIld tppI<N1i rJ
MdMsIonI.
M<Nod and 1OCOIldod, IhIlIho OIdlnInco 10 esllbllsh III
1101 0UlsIclt \he cay'l bounclIIlos lorltvltw and IpjlI<N1l rJ
IUbdMaIons. be g~an first vol. '01 pusogt. Tho Mayor
docIIrld \he moIlon WJIoc1
A public hoIrIng wu hold 011 I II10MIon 10 IMOl
IpjlIOXJmllolt 11.3 ocrts IOI4h rJ COuft Slroot, 0ISt rJ Scon
IIouIfIlld, IIld IlOI\h rJ SCOll Pllk lilt rJ Ihe prOlOlllIOWI CIIy
corporIlODmlla. BobVlIVOII, 2938 Fr\OndIhIp SlIoot, Ippollod.
MMCI and locondod, 10 oecepC corro,pondGflCe Irom Rlchlrd
Brown, OLD PIIInOI1; Dwighl SoogmlllOl, HiI1I Bonk; owner
Oruct GIugow; and I momo ~om alai! roglldlng extOlS
CIpacay rJ P/oposod WastowOllr TroOl~ S)11om and h,
E"OC1 OI1l.1nd 00Y11opmert Tho Mayor doclorod IhO moIlon
tIII1od.
A public holl1ng was hold 011 III ordlnOnCO 10 rllOllO
opprOllm.llolt It.3 ocru IOI4h 01 Court SlIoot, 0ISt 01 Scon
BouIoYIld, and IlOI\h It Scon PIIk 110m County AS 10 RS.5
A public hoII1ng was hOld 011 III ordinance 10 VICAlI 0
pOIllon rJ CoIM1 SIIOOl well rJ Fronl SlIoot, and I nonl\.lOUIh
oI1oy In Block &4.
A public hoII1ng was hold 011 III OIdlnlllCO amending lho
Zoning Ord'iIWlC'l7i condhJonaJ1y changing Iho use rogula1lons
101 III IpjlIOllmalO 7,800 aquarl fOOl Iol Iocatod 011841 lowor
Muscatlno Road Irom ns-6 10 ns.I2. ROl Oland"l"or and
CIla1tonI Robbins, lB15 DoFOIOSl, Ippollod. M<Nod and
lOCCIndod, 10 continuo lho public h01l1ng 10 GI26. Thl Mayor
doclorod lhe moIlon C81rlod.
A public hoII1ng was hold 011 III ordinance amending Ihe
Zoning Ordinance 17i condKlonaItt changing lho use rogulallons
rJ IpjlIOlJmllOtt 168 ocr" rJ lend gonerlllV IocIlod nonh ot
Melrose Avonue and wlSl rJ propolly ownod 17i the Un~OIlIly
rJ IOWI Irom ID.ns to OPDH,t, . pronmlnlly pllnnOd
dllVeiopmem housing pion lor Walnut Rldge,lowl City, lowl
M<Nod and aocondod, 10 conllnuo lhe public holll1ng 10 GI26
Tho Mayor docllrod lho moIlon Cllflod.
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0ftIc1ll ActIOnl
Juno 12. 1m
PlOt 3
Movtd and HConcltd.l/IIl ORD flO.3.l00, AMENDING THE
ZONING ORDINANCE 8Y CHANGING THE USE
REGUlATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH
Of TAFT SPEEDWAY AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TERRELL
Mill PARK. ALONG THE IOWA RIVEn. be puMd and
~td.
MOVId and NCondtd, 10 rlCtIVt tilt rtcOlMllnClllOn 01
tilt P&z CommiuIOn l/IIl tilt Ccy goes on IlCOId u rllullng
10 IppIOVt Illy IlAldMSIOn wll1ln tilt lWO-milt l."nrlOfIll
1ImI1 In. I rlVllw 01 tilt IUllI oIHpClC Iylllml YIIIUI 0I/lII
InlrnltlYl mlllurll II dlltulltd, rMewtd, Ind
'ICOIMlIndlllON for 1dd4i01l11 ruld and 11gUlIl1Onl1lU boIn
prlWltd to tilt P&Z CommiuIOn and I rlCOlMllndlllon nu
boon n11d11O Colrlcl Till MIyOf dlcllrtd tilt moIlon ClllIocl
LlOf\IId Yewt, 840 SI AMI'I OItiI, IjlpOIItd IlgIIdIng
probloml wtIl tilt wtrllllllllon plogrllll; COIlCImI wth SocIal
SIMctt; low rllt llOuUog.and lIndIiI cootl John RItMlOiIlIII
~ ~:nv;;t;;nQ;;.~ ~ l;;/iCltoiilli;;p;lila
COI1lWIIlor IKyclng 11l1ll Counclmomborlluogtlltd l/IIl
lpect be lilOcIlod wIlWYlI pouibll for aoporlllon 0I11ll\l
HorOWll ccmplImIIttd M,. Rlml\IlnIt1 lor planning lor IhII In
tilt COIlIlIUC1IOn IlIg1t. noIing InCIIUId ewllllllSl In till
bu1lnO$S COfM1UI\IIV.
Movod and 1ICOndod, 10 IppoIA JoIl Dan.. 22M Rust.D
0I1Yt, 10 tilt Dd. 01 MjrAlmIIt lor an Ul\Olplrod 111m tf1d;ng
1/1/92. TIll Mlyor docIIrod tilt mollon CIII1od.
Movod and 1ICOndod, 10 Idopl RES. GO-D3. AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY ClERK TOATTESTntE
FYlII AOIlEEMENT BElWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND
THE CITY OF UNIVERSrTY HEIGHTS FOR THE PROVISION OF
TRANSIT SEfMCE WITHIN THE CORPORATE UMITS OF
UNIVERSrTY HEIGHTS.
Movod and 1ICOndod, 10 Idopl tilt fOllowIng rlSOUlON:
RES. GO-~, AUTHORiZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND
THE CITY ClERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR
YOUTH SEfMCES WITH DIG OROTHERSlDIG SISTERS OF
JOHNSON COUNTY; RES, 90-95, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY ClERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING
AGREEMENT WITH THE CRISIS CENTER; RES, GO-06,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
ClERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
DOMEsno VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM; RES. GO-
97, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
ClERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNrTY ACTION PROGRAM; RES. GO-
98, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO exECUTE AND THE CITY
ClERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE IOWA
CENTER FOR AIDS/ARC RESOURCES & EDUCAnON; RES.
GO-9'J, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO exECUTE AND TIlE
CITY CU:RK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
MID.EASTERN COUNCIL ON CHEMICAl. ABUSE; RES. GO-IOO,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
CU:RK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
NEIGHDOmtDOD CENTERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY; RES.
00.101, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO exECUTE AND THE
CITY CU:RK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE
flAPE VICTIM ABVOCAr:;y PROGRAM; RES. 01).102,
AUTHORIZING TIlE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CrTY
CU:RK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE
JOHNSON COUNTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN RED CROSS.
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Moved Ind seeond8d, 10 IdojlIlhe fOllOwi1Q rllOlCionl
RES IlO-l03. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE
CITY ClERK TO ATTEST A FUNDiNG AGREEMENT VlTTH THE
ELDERLY SERVICES AGENCY OF JOHNSON COUNTY; RES
1lO-104. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SION AND THE CITY
CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDiNG AGREEMENT VlTTH THE
MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYl.lENT PROOAAM.
Moved and seeond8d, 10 IdojlI RES. 10-105.
AUTHORIZiNG THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY ClERK
TO ATTEST COBG FUNDING AOREEMENT I't1TH UNITtD
AcnON FOR YOUTH. COBG GRANT FUNDiNG; RES. 10-100,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY ClERK
TO AnEST A COBG FUNDING AGREEMENT I't1TH UNITtD
ACTlON FOR YOUTH, GENERAL FUND.
Moved and seeond8d, 10 IdopC RES. so.I07, AMENDING
THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE CITY
MANAGER'81AOMINISTRATlVE DEPARTMENT AND THE
AOMINISTIlATlVE PAY PlAN BY THE ADDITION OF AN
ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR NEIOHBORltOOO
SERVICE.
MovOd and HCOndod, 10 IdopC RES. so. I 08, AMENDING
THE BUDGETED POSmONS FOR THE JOltNSON COUNTY
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE Al'SCME PAY PlAN
BY THE AODmON OF A SooD WASTE PlAANER.
MovOd and HCOndod, lhIllhI Old:nance tmnIng Ihe
lowe Clly CIw10r l1f IIllOIldlng SOCIIon 7.03(A) and 7.04(A) ~
IhIlowe Clly Code d Oldlnancos,ln OldollO tIIrti procwn
conetIn/ilg Iupplornonlll'f polftlonl 101 InlllalN. and rtltll/lduln
prOCOdUlOI, and tIso cllrllylng minimum runbGI ~ lignIlur..
requited lOlIhe InIlIaI polftlonl, be glv.n IItIt ~e lor pIUIgt.
TIlt Mayor doclarDd IhI moIIon wried.
Moved and HCOndod. 10 tdjourn 9; 15 p,m. TIlt "'1i0l
doclIred lho moIlon CIIIIod.
A mol. compIoIl ~Ion ~ CouncIIdM II OIl~rilt ~
In lho oIfIco d lho Clly Clerk.
I/JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
I/MAIMN K. KARR. GIJY c;l,ERK
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
Juno 12, 1990
Iowa City Council, rog. mtg., 7:30 p.m. al tho CMc Contor. Mayor McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmombor8 prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, larson, McDonald, Novick.
Absont: Nono. Staflmombors prosont: Atkins, Holling, Genlry, Karr, Schmelsor, Schmadoko,
Rockwoll, Ponney, Wlnkelhako, Davidson. Council mlnules tape.rocordod on Tapo 90-52, Sldo
2, 675-t; 90.54, Sldos t &2.
Tho Mayor proclalmod Juno 1 ()'16, 1990 as YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WEEK; Juno 1990 as
IOWA RIVER MONTH; Juno 16.24, 1990 as lESBIAN & GAY PRIDE WEEK.
Pog McElroy, Exoc. Dlr. of tho Mayor's Youth Program, lelgh Ennon, Mm. AsSI. of tho
Program, Bnd Mayor McDonald prosonlOd the Mayor's Youth Enrolloo, Suporvlsor, and Worksilo
Awards as follows: Outstandlna Enrolloe caloaory. Gary Pirkl, In School Program. Dawn Roborts,
Translllon Program-5lacy Cassut1, Youth Appronllcoshlp & Caroor Explorallon Program.
Honorablo Montlon wilh Dlstlnctlon.Maryann Vorooylo, In School program.larry Yanausch and
Amanda Duncan Yanausch, Translllon Program. Oulstandlna Wo'k~ilo SUDorvlsor catoaory .
DwIght Oxloy, Jo Ball, Vicki Lalla. The 1990 Presldont's Award was awardod to Earllno Potorson
and Tom Conway, Wosl High School.
Robort Wechal, Chalrpor80n 01 Iho Rlverfronl Commission, and Mayor McDonald
prosonlod the Iowa Rlvor Monlh Photo Conlost Awards as follows: Richard D. McCann.Flrsl
Place; Susan Davls.Socond Placo; Willard Yoder.Thlrd Place. Honorablo Mentions woro Nan
Macy, Robort Rudo, and Mike Zmolek. Emilie Rubright, Pr%ct GREEN Co.Chalr, prosentod cash
prlzos to the lop throe pholographors. All winning ontrlos are on display during the month of
June at tho Iowa City Public Library. The 1990 Iowa Rlvor Month Spoclal Rocognlllon Award was
prosontod to loron Forbos.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, thai the following itoms and
rocommondatlons In the Consonl Calondar bo recolvod, or approvod, and/or adoptod as
amondod:
Approval of Council Acllons of the rogular moollng of 5/29/90, os publlshod,
subjoct to corrocllon, as rocommondod by tho City Clork.
Mlnutos of Boards end Commissions: Sr. Centor Comm. . 4/16/90.
Permit Mollons: Approvlno a Class E Beer Pormil lor John's Grocory, Inc. dba
John's Grocory, Inc., 401 E, Markol. Approving a Class E Boor Pormil for OulkTrlp
Corporation dba OulkTrlp #539, 301 Markel Stroot. Approving a Class E Beor Pormilfor
John W. Mlllor dba Mlllormart, Inc., 2303 Muscallno Avonuo. Approving a Liquor L1conso
rofund for Small Enlorprlsos lid. dba Blllaro'8 Bar, 1210 Hlohland Court. Approving a
Class C Liquor llconso for Iowa City Aerlo #695 of Fralornal Ordor of Eaglos dba Iowa
City Aorlo #695 of Fratornal Ordor of Eaglos, 225 Hwy. 1 South. Approving a Dancing
Pormil for Iowa City Aorlo #695 Fratornal Ordo, of Eaglos, 225 Hwy. 1 Soulh. Approvlno
a Class C Liquor L1conso for Gaslhaus, Ino. dba Jirsa's, 8191s1 Avonuo.
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Iowa City City Council
Juno 12, 1990
pooo 2
Sottlng Public Hearings: RES. 90-92, Bk. 104, p. 92, SETTING PUBLIC HEARING
ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESTROOM FACilITY IN LOWER CITY PARK, DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE
DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO PLACE SAID PLANS, ETC. ON FILE FOR
PUBUC INSPECTION, for 6/26190.
Corrospondonco: Tho Iowa City Aroa Chamber of Commorco regarding tho
proposod oxpanslon of tho Iowa City downlown buslnoss dlslrlct. Tho Prosldont of Hills
Bank regarding tho domand tor rosldonUaJ housing In Iowa City,
Appllcellons for tho Uso 01 Strools and Public Grounds: Slephon Atkins lor tho
uso of Sluert Court for a neighborhood picnic on 6/6/90, approvod. Cynlhla Schllchllng
of tho Apostolic Chrlsllan Church of East Dubuquo, illinois, lor permission to plckoltho
Emma Goldman Clinic during tho porlod of 6/11.16/90, approvod. Lucas Van Orden for
permission to havo tho Chlldron's Mlraclo Blko Rldo '90 on 6/2190, approved.
Appllcallons for City Plaza Uso Pormits: Big Brothors/Blg Slstors for pormlsslon
10 sol up a table on City Plaza during tho porlod of 6/25.29/90, to soli ralflo tickets,
approved. Craig Butollo for pormlsslon to 801 up a tabla on 6/1/90, In City Plaza to
promolo tho Chlldron's Mlraclo Notwork Tolethon and Blko Rldo, approvod. Latin
American Human Rlghls Advocacy Conterfor pormlsslon 10 sot up a tablo on City Plaza
on 6/4,5.7,8,9,10/90, from which to dlslrlbuto 1II0roturo and offor cralls for donallons,
approvod,
Kubby quoslloned tho Clty'8 onforcomont ollawa rostrlcllng accoss of clgarottos
to minors, POllco Chlof W1nkolhako 8tatod onforcomonlls done on a complaint basis and
thoro has boen discussion with tho County Attornoy on gonoral onforcomont pollclos
throughoul tho city. Kubby askod that tho Council be Inlormod 01 violations of this Iypo
prior to approval 01 a clgarotto permit. Tho Pollco Chlof statod ho was not awaro 01 any
roports. City Clork Karr stolod that a cigar otto pormlt appllcallon Is nolrovlowod by Iho
Pollco Chlof prior 10 Issuanco and Is handlod admlnlstratlvoly dlfforont than boor and
liquor pormlls.
Alnrmallvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor declared the
moUon carrlod and ropoalodlho public heorlng as set. (7:48 p.m.)
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 emend tho Zoning Ordlnanco to chango
tho roqulrod dlslanco botwoen buildings. No one appoared.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco to oslabllsh an area oulsldo Iho CilY'8
boundarlos for rovlew and approval 01 subdivisions. No one appoarod. In responso 10 Kubby,
Cily Alty. Genlry slalod thalil would not bo nocossary 10 reapprovo our Irlngo aroa agroomonl
bocouse 01 Ihls acllon.
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Jowa City City Council
Juno 12, 1990
pago 3
Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Horowitz, that tho ordinance to establish an aroa
outsldo tho Clty'8 boundarlos for rovlow and approval 01 subdMslons, bo glvon first volo for
passago. AIfIrmatlvo roll coli vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembora prosent. Tho Mayor
declared tho moUon carrlod.
A public hoallng was hold on a rosolutlon to annox approximately 11.3 acros south Of
Court Stroet, oast of SCOll Boulovard, and north 01 ScOll Park oasl 01 tho pr080nllowa City
corporato limits (SCOll Boulovard Easl, Part One), Bob Vovora, 2938 Frlondshlp Stroot, oppoarod
oPpo81ng tho annoxallon. ral81ng qu08110ns ro 80wor copaclty, and Iho polonUal for addlUonal
drlvowaY8 culUng onlo SCOll Boulevard. Public Works Director Schmodeko 8talod tho capacity
olllio nOw lowor was 81zod to handio lnot Odlllllonol aroa outsldo ollho City limits but additional
pipe would havo 10 bo Installod 10 sorvo tho area. Ho nolod that no addiUonal Induslrlal
dovolopmenl was takon Inlo consldoratlon as for os troatmont capacity; at tho proJeclod donslty
of dovelopmonl tho 8ewor would bo ablo to handlo all tho area within tho City on tho oasl 81do
as woll as tho South Branch Ralslon Creok drainage aroa outsldo tho clly; and any of tho
drolnago aroa within Iho 80uth planl 8110 could bo handlod In addition 10 lhls oroa. Movod by
Larson, .ocondod by Kubby, to accept correspondenco from Richard Brown, BlB Portnor8;
DwIght Soegmlller, Hills Bank; ownor Bruco Glasgow; and a momo from stall regarding Excoss
Capacity of Proposod Wastowalor Troalmonl System and lis Ellecl on Lend Oovolopment. Tho
Mayor declared tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors present.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 rezono approxlmalely 11.3 acros south of
Court Slroot, oasl of SCOll Boulovard, and north 01 Scoll Park from County AS to RS.5 (SCOIl
Boulavard Easl, Part Ono), No ona appoared.
A public hearing was hold on an ordlnanco to vacalo a portion of Court Stroet wost of
Front Stroel, and a north'80uth alloy In Block 94 (SCali Boulovard East, Pa~ One). No one
appoared,
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnonco amondlng tho Zonlno Ordlnanco by
condlllonally changing tho uso rogulatlons for an approxlmalo 7,800 squaro fOOl 101 locatod al
1041lowor Muscallno Road from RS.510 RS.12 (Rox Brandslaller). Rex Brandslallor, owner of
tho property, appoared. Charlollo Robbins, 1816 OeForost, appoored objecllnglo tho rozonlng.
Moved by Horowitz, 8econded by Novick, 10 conllnue tho public hoarlng 10 6/26. Tho May"r
declared tho mollon carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombols prosont.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnonco by
conditionally changing tho uso rogulallons of approxlmatoly 168 acros of land gonorally localod
north of Molrosa Avenuo and wost of proporly owned by tho Unlvorslty of Iowa from ID,RS to
OPOH.l, a prollmlnary planned dovelopmont housing pion for Walnut Rldgo, lowo City, Iowa. No
ono appearod. Moved by lorson, secondod by Horowitz, 10 conllnuo tho publIc hoarlng 10 6/26,
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
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Iowa City City Council
Juno 12, 1990
pago 4
Movod by Lar8on, soconded by Kubby, Ihol ORD. 90-3460, Bk. 32, p. 15, AMENDING THE
ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
lOCATED SOUTH OF TAFT SPEEDWAY AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TERRELL MilL PARK,
ALONG THE IOWA RIVER (Ponlnsula AroalTract 4), bo passod and adopled. Affirmatlvo roll call
vola unanlmoU8, 7/0, all Councilmembor8 prosont. Tho Mayor declarod Iho ordlnanco adoptod.
Movod by Lar80n, soconded by Ambrlsco, to recolvo tho rocommendallon of tho P&Z
Commission that tho City goos on rocord as rofuslng to opprovo any 8ubdlvt810n within Iho two.
milo oxtralorrllorlal IImlls until a rovlow 01 tho Issuo of 8epllc system8 versus olhor allernatlvo
measuros Is discussed, rovlowod, and recommendallons for additional rules and rogulaUons has
boen presonted to tho P&Z Commission and arocommondallon has been modo to Council. Tho
Mayor doela1ed tho mollon carrloo unanlmMIy, 7/0, iin COuncllmombers prosont.
leonard Yoggy, 840 St. Anne'8 Drlvo, appoared regarding problems with tho wlnlerlzatlon
program; concerns with Social Sorvicos; low ronl housing, and landfill cosls. John Rummolhort
appeared asking when dovelopor8 would bo nollliod ro 80parato contalnors lor rocycllng Items.
Councllmembers suggestod that spaco bo allocated whenovor posslblo lor 80parallon of It oms.
Horowitz compllmonled Mr, Rummelhart for planning for this In tho construct/on 8tOgOS, nollng
Incroased awarenoss In tho buslnoss community.
Movod by Ambrlsco, 8econded by Courtnoy, to appoint Joll Barta, 2258 Russoll Drlvo, 10
tho Bd. of Adjustmont for an unexplrod lorm ending 1/1/92. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion
carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosent.
Councllmomber Kubby roferoncod an ortlclo In tho Des Moines Register dealing with
nltratos In Iho waler In Dos Molnos and nolod confusion as to tho nllrato and tho fedoral amounls
0110 parts por million and our roferonco to 45 parts por million. Shawn Hubbell, lawn City Press.
~ reportor, 8tatod a slory clarllylng tho dllloronco would appoarln tho 6113 Press.ClllzeQ.
Kubby reminded cltlzons 01 tho Open Air Broakfosl on 6117 which benonts HIV, AIDS, ARC Buddy
Program. Kubby askodlor asslslanco In doallng with Individuals who aro using dumpsters
ownod by buslne8sos In downlown Iowa City and CoraMllo for trash. She notod a problem wllh
III10r and Irash being droppod In Inappropriate conlalnors. Tho City Alty. reportod thot II caughl
Iho Individuals could bo chargod wllh lillerlng undor our now solid waslo ordlnanco litho lIems
aro yard waste In naturo. Horowitz askod thai tho 110m bo constantly brought up by Council and
media 10 alort Iho public. Larson congralulalod Marian Korr and tho 1990 Consus Commllloo for
the oxcollont rosponso to tho Consus on tho part 01 Iowa City. Horowitz quosllonod whothor tho
nowly advortlsed Johnson County Broadband Tolocommunlcollons Commission and tho Iowa
City Broadband Telocommunlcatlons Commission could work togolhor on Issuos. Asst. City Mgr.
Holling 80ld somo communication has taken placo on tho mallor, bullhaltho County dldn'l
appear 10 show Iho Inlerostln tho govornmonl accoss chonnol. Holling noted Ihot tho County
hod a seporato fronchlso agreomont than that of Iho City.
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Iowa City City Council
Juno 12, 1990
Pago 5
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz. to adopt RES. 90.93, Bk. 104, p. 93,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE FY91
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
FOR THE PROVISION OF TRANSIT SERVICE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS. JCCOG Plannor Davidson oxplalnod that tho torms of tho agroomont wore nogotlolod
botwoon tho two partlos and mulually agrood upon for ovonluol approval by tho govornlng
bodies. Affirmotlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
doclorod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt tho following rosolullons: RES. 90.94,
ek, 104, p. 94, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO AffEsr A
FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR YOUTH SERVICES WITH BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF
JOHNSON COUNTY ($26,500); RES. 90.95, Bk. 104, p. 95. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE CRISIS
CENTER ($21,000); RES. 90-96, Bk. 104, p. 96, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND
THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION PROGRAM ($26,400); RES. 90-97, Bk. 104, p, 97, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE
HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM ($4.000); RES. 90-98, Bk, 104, p. 98,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING
AGREEMENT WITH THE IOWA CENTER FOR AIDS/ARC RESOURCES & EDUCATION ($2,000);
RES, 90-99, Bk. 104, p, 99, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO
ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE MID.EASTERN COUNCIL ON CHEMICAL ABUSE
($11,000); RES. 90-100, Bk. 104, p, 100, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE
CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE NEIGHeORHOOD CENTERS OF
JOHNSON COUNTY ($20,000); RES. 90-101, Bk, 104, p. 101, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE RAPE VICTIM
ADVOCACY PROGRAM ($11,500); RES. 90.102, Bk, 104, p. 102, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXeCUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE JOHNSON
COUNTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN RED CROSS ($3,300). Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0,
011 Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor declarod tho rosolutlons adopted.
Moved by Ambrlsco, secondod by Horowitz, to adopltho following rosolullons: RES. 90-
103, Bk. 104, p. 103, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST
A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE ELDERLY SERVICES AGENCY OF JOHNSON COUNTY
($39,150); RES. 90.104, Bk. 104, p. 104, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY
CLERK TO ATTEST A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM ($32,000). Affirmatlvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho resolullons adoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 90.105, Bk. 104, p. 105,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST CDeG FUNDING
AGREEMENT WITH UNITED ACTION FOR YOUTH, CDeG GRANT FUNDING ($14,650); RES. 90.
106, Bk. 104, p. 106, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST
A CDBG FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH UNITED ACTION FOR YOUTH, GENERAL FUND
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Iowa City City Council
Juno 12, 1990
Pogo 6
($26.350). Affirmatlvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombor8 prosont. Tho Mayor
declarod tho r080lutlons adoplod.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES. 9().107, Bk. 104, p. 107,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S/ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN BY THE ADDITION OF AN ASSISTANT TO
THE CITY MANAGER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE. Alfirmatlvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombor8 prosont. The Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adopted. (9:02).
Movod by Horowitz, seconded by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 9().108. Bk. 11)4, p, 108.
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS FOR THE JOHNSON COUNTY COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS AND THE AF'SCME PAY PLAN BY THE ADDITION OF A SOLID WASTE
PLANNER. Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombor8 presont. Tho Mayor
dee/OIOO tho reso/ullon odopled.
Movod by Ambrlsco, 80condod by Horowitz. that tho ordlnanco amending the Iowa City
Chartor by amondlng Soctlon 7.03(A) and 7.04(A) ollho Iowa City Codo of Ordlnancos, In ardor
to clarity procoduros concornlng 8upplemontary potltlons for Inltlatlvo and roforondum
procodures. and also clarllylng minimum numbor of 81gnaturos roqulrod lor tho Initial potltlons.
bo given fir81 voto tor passago. City Atty, Gantry said tho ordlnanco clarlnodlanguago bUldld
nollncreaso Iho roqulrod number of slgnaluros, Councllmombors oxprossod 8UPPOrt tor tho
clarification, Affirmatlvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembors prosont. Tho Mayor
declarod tho motion carrlod.
In responso 10 tho City Managor, Council 8tatodlhoy would noxt mool for an Inlormal
sosslon, Tuosday, 6/19, al 6:30 p.m.
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowitz, to adjourn 9:15 p.m. Tho Mayor doclorod tho
motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCil ACTIVITIES
Juno 26, 1990
Iowa City Council, reg. mlg., 7:30 p.m. otlho Civic Contor. Moyor McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmomber8 pr080n!: Ambrlsco, Courtney, Horowitz, Kubby, larson, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: Nono. Stalfmombor8 pros en!: Aikins, Holling, Gontry, Karr, Franklin, Gannon, Fosso,
Howell, Honder80n, Cain, Davidson. Council mlnulos lapo rocordod on Tapo 90.59, Sldos 1 and
2; 90.60, Sldos 1 and 2.
Moved by Ambrlsco, 80condod by Horowitz, Ihollho following 1I0ms and rocommondo.
tlons In tho Consont Celondar bo rocolvod, or approvod, and/or adoptod as amendod wllh tho
dolotlon of 1I0ms c(9) and 0(3):
Approval 01 Olliclal Council Actions of tho rogular mooting of 6/12190, as
publlshod, 8ubloctto corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho Clly Clark.
Mlnulos 01 Boords and Commissions: P&Z Comm. . 6n/90; Riverfront Comm. .
6116190; CCN Comm.. 61161DO; Broadbond Tolecomm. Comm. .5/15/90; Housing Comm.
. 618190; Animal Control Advisory Comm. . 5/23/90; Airport Comm. . 5/15/90; Bd. 01
Adjustmont . 619/90; Sr. Conlor Comm. . 5/21/90; Bd. of Library Trustoos . 5/24/90.
Pormll Motions and Rosolutlons: Approving a Class C Liquor L1conso lor Kollh W.
Dompstor dba Tho Mill Rostaurant, 120 E. Burllnglon Slroot. Approving a Class C Liquor
L1conso for Throo Elms, Inc. dba Tho Alrllnor, 22 S. Clinton. Approving a Class C Liquor
L1conso for David L Alborhosky dba Dove's Foxhoad Tavorn, 402 Easl Market Stroot.
Approving a Class C liquor L1conso for American loglon, Roy l. Chapek POSlll17 dba
Amorlcan loglon, Roy l. Chopok Post 1117, 3016 Muscatlno Avonuo. Approving a Class
C Liquor lIconso lor Motif, lid. dba M.T. Cohon, Old Capllol Contor. Approving a Class
C Boer Pormlt for Sinclair 011 Corporation dba Sinclair Servlco Slatlon & Convonlonco
Slore, 2163 ACT Circle, Approving a Class C liquor lIconso for VIIO'8 of Iowa City Inc.
dba V110'8, 110 E. Collogo Stroot. Approvlno a Class C lIquorllconso for Now Wall's
L TD, dba Now Wait'8 lTD., 920 Maldon lane. RES. 90.110, Bk. 104, p. 110, ISSUING
DANCING PERMITS.
Salling Public Hoarlngs: To sot a public hoarlng for 7/10/90, to adopt tho 1986
Edlllon of Iho Uniform Plumbing Codo as amondod. Said Codo 10 bo known as tho Iowa
City Plumbing Codo; 10 80t a public hoarlng lor 7/10/90, to adopllho 1990 Edition ollho
National Eloctrlc Codo as amondod. Said Codo 10 bo known as tho Iowa Clly Eloctrlcal
Codo; to 80t a public hearing for 7/10/DO, on on ordlnanco amending Chaplor 1 of the
Code of Ordlnancos 01 tho City 01 Iowa Clly, Iowa, by ropoallng Artlclo 2 thorool ontltlod
Procoduros and Ponaltlos lor Munlclpallnlractlons and onactlng In 1I0u therool a now
Artlcla 2to bo codlfiedlho samo conlalnlng now dollnltlons of slandards and procoduros
lor municipal and onvlronmenlallnlractlons.
Corrospondonco: Marlon Nooly rogardlng Idyllwlld Subdivision. J. Mlchaol Cavill
rogardlng Iho proposod annoxatlon of land east of Scali Boulovord. loller and potltlon
sloned by 96 modlcal studonts and physician asslstanls submlltlng a proposod ordlnanco
which would roslrlctlho accoss 01 clgarollos and tobacco products to minors. Paula
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Juno 26, 1990
Pago 2
Brandl rega,dlng pormll parking lor north sldo rosldents. Philip loll rogardlng proporty
owned by Ralph Kroll.
Appllcalions for City Plaza Uso Pormlls: Lalin American Human Rights Advococy
Conter for pormlsslon to 801 up a lablo on Cily PllIZa Irom which to distribute litoraturo
and oller cralls for dona lions on 611 e, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24190, approvod. Undo ButillO of
RSVP, Inc., lor pormlsslon to film a commorclal on City PllIZa on 6113.14190, opproved.
Appllcalions for Uso 01 Slroots and Public Grounds: Prldo Wook Commllloe fo,
pormlsslon to havo Iho Prldo Wook Parado on 6123100, approvod. Ray Holloway lor
pormlsslon to plckol tho Emma Goldman Clinic during Iho porlod 01 7/2.6/90, approvod.
Karmolla Glasoow lor pormlsslon 10 use a porUon of Buresh Avonuo for a block party on
7(1/00, opprovod. Jacklo Fordlco for pormlsslon 10 plckoltho Emma Goldman Clinic
during Iho porlod of 6/22.29/00, opprovod. TImm Pllchor of tho Ordinary Bike Shop for
pormlsslon to closo Unn Stroot botween Markel and Dloomlngton for a 8treet fair on
7/27/00, donlod. Dob ScolI.Millor for pormlsslon 10 use 0 porllon 01 Rochostor Court for
a block party on 7/0/00, approvod,
Alfirmalivo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor declarod Iho
motion carrlod and ropoalod tho public hoarlnos os 80t. Kubby roquoSlod thalitoms c(91, a
rosolulion Issuing clgarollo pormits and 0(3) a potitlon rogardlng 0 proposed ordlnanco to roslrlcl
cigar 0110 and tobacco 8alos to mlnor8 bo dlscussod 80parately. Kubby nolod Iho tollor rocolved
from tho Johnson Counly Boord of Hoalth ollorlng Inlormatlon matorlals 10 vendors ond askod
Ihat a Iisl bo provldod to tho Hoallh Dopartmont to onoblo thom 10 furnish the Informalion 10 011
vendors. Kubby 81atod Ihattho DOC 81udy 8howod thai vondors nood to bo Inlormod 01 tho Iowa
law and cltlzons oducalod. Horowllz supporlod KubbY'8 roquoll lor Inlormallon bolng 80nllo
vondors and compllmontod Econofoods for storing clgarolles bohlnd tho cashlor and roqulrlng
propor Idenlincatlon for purchaso. larson askod Ihaltho mollor bo schodulod for Informal
discussion. Kovln McGlolhlen, prosldonl of DOC (Doctor8 Oullo Caro), revlowod Iho sludy ond
askod tho mallor bo pia cod on tho Council agenda for on upcoming moeling, Kubby askod the
City AlIornoy 10 revlow tho Iowa law and roportlo Council os 10 whothorlho Cily con bo mora
reslrlclivo than tho Slalo Codo. larson also askod whothor an ordlnanco bonnlng 011 vondlng
machlno soles was pormlsslblo. Movod by Kubby, socondod by Courtnoy, to accopt nnd
approvo tho following corrospondenco and rosolulion: a lollor and politlon 81gnod by 90 modlcal
81udonls and physician asslslanls 8ubmittlng a proposod ordlnanco which would reslrlcltho
accoss of cigar olios and lobocco producls 10 minors and RES. 00.109, Bk. 10.1, p. 109, ISSUING
CIGARETTE PERMITS. Tho Mayor doclarod tho molion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Council.
mombor8 prosont. (7:43 p.m.)
Movod by Novick, 8econdod by larson, 10 8et a public hearing lor 7/10/00, on an ordl.
nanco 10 amond tho Zonlno Ordlnanco, Soctlon 36.91 (01(2), 10 roqulro Ihal public nolico 01 Iho
limo and placo of Board of Adjustmont public hoarlngs bo publlShod nor moro lhan 20 nor loss
Ihan 7 days prior to tho public hoarlng. Tho Mayor doclorod tho molion carrlod unanimously, 7/0,
011 Councllmembars prosont.
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Juno 26, 1990
pago 3
Movod by Courtnoy, 80condod by lar80n, 10 80la public hoarlng on 7/l0l90 on an Ordl.
nanco to amond tho Zoning Ordlnanco to allow tho Board of Adlustmonlto permit all requlrod
oll.stroet parking for prlvato US08 In a municipal facility undor cortaln clrcumstancos. Tho Mayor
doclared tho mollon corrled unanimously, 710, all Councllmombor8 prosont.
A public hoarlng was held on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
conditionally changing tho uso rogulallons of approxlmaloly 168 acros oflond genorally locatod
north of Molroso Avonuo and west 01 proporly ownod by tho University of Iowa Irom ID.RS to
OPDH.l, a preliminary plannod dovolopmont housing plan (PDH) for Walnut Rldgo.lowa City,
Iowa. No ono appoarod. Movod by Horowitz, 80conded by Ambrlsco, to conllnuo tho public
hearing to 7/l0190. Tho Mayor doclared tho motion carrlod unanimously, 710, all Council.
mombors prosont.
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
conditionally chonOlng tho usa rogulallons tor on approximate 1,000 squaro foot follocatod ot
1041 lowor Muscatlne Rood from RS.5to RS.12. Rox Brandstatter, ownor of tho proporly,
appoared.
Movod by larson, 80conded by Ambrlsco, Ihat tho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco to changing tho uso rogulallons, with a condlllon, of a cortoln proporly locatod at 1 04'
lowor Muscatlno Road from RS.5 to RS.12, ba glvon first volo for passago. Lorson outllnod
provlous Council acllon roJoctlng tho rozonlng roquest to olfico and 81atod ha would bo voting
against this rozonlng roquost bocauso ho did not fool It was unusoblo at Its presont zoning of
slnglo.famlly. Horowitz 8tatod sho would bo vollng agalnstlho rozonlng and romaln conslslont
In hor doslro to maintain a slnglo.famlly rosldontlal aroa. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco
defoatod (duo to tho nood for an oxtraordlnary malorlty), 413, with tho following division of roll call
vote: Ayos: Novick, Ambrlsco, Courtney, McDonald. Nays: Horowitz, Kubby, larson.
Movod by larson, socondod by Horowitz, thai tho ordlnal1co to amond tho Zoning
Ordlnanco 10 chango tho roqulrod dlslanco bolwoon buildings, bo glvon IIrst vola for pass ago.
Alfirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors presont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod.
Movod by larson, socondod by Horowitz, thai tho ordlnanco to vacato 0 portion 01 Court
Stroot, wost 01 Front Slrool, and a north.south alloy In Block 94, Original Town (Unlvorslty of
Iowa) bo glvon first voto for pass ago. Horowitz stalod hor doslro thallho University honor tho
Rlvorfronl Commissions' rocommondatlon to mako Iho aroa along Iho riverbank from Harrison
Stroot north accosslblo to and usoable by tho public. Alllrmatlvo roll call vole unanimous, 710,
all Councllmombors pro sent. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 90.111, Bk. 104, p. 111,
APPROVING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 11.3 ACRES OF LAND
lOCATED EAST OF THE PRESENT IOWA CITY CORPORATE LIMITS, SOUTH OF COURT
STREET EXTENDED, EAST OF SCOTT BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SCOTT PARK. Kubby
slalod sho would bo voting against this rosolutlon bocauso Planning and Zoning will 800n bo
looking al tho wholo quostlon 01 annoxallon on tho oasl sldo; her prolorenco 10 look 01 tho whole
aroa and not doal on a parcol.by.pnrcol basis; and hor doslro lor Inlill dovolopmonl 01 oxlstlng
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Juno 26, 1990
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rosldontlally zonod aroas. Horowitz 81atod sho too would bo vollng against the rosolutlon
bocauso 8ho agreos II 8houldn't bo dona p/oco by p/oco; oncoufagod long.,ango planning In
torms 01 Scoll Blvd. accoss to Industrial dovolopmont on Iho southoasl sldo; and lurthor
dlscus810n 01 a road that would parallol Scali Blvd. on tho oast. larson 81atod ho would bo
voting forlho roquost, noting II was a volunlary annoxallon; rosldonllal dovolopmont would occur
and his proforonco 10 kooplngll within tho Clly; his doslro 10 hall tho prollforatlon 01 prlvato sopUc
sysloms lust outside tho city IImlls; and nollng Iho domand for housing on thai sldo ollho Cily.
Ambrlsco 8talod ho would bo vollng forlho rosolutlon, nollng tho Comprohonslvo Plan was a
road map/guldo for long.range planning In tho community; clllng oxamplos such as tho Neuzil
tract and tho Iowa City Pross.Clllzon when Councils had loll tho nood to amondtho Comp Pion;
and nollng only 6 01 tho 20 homos on tho Parado 01 Homos woro wllhln tho Clly. Novlck 81atod
8ho would bo voting In favor of tho roquost although sho agrood II ought to bo dona In a moro
gonorlc lashlon and nol ploco by ploco, but bocauso Planning and Zoning Commission Is
considering tho tolal aroa on Iho oast sldo as annoxablo, II would nol bQj]fQn!kBUCl'L01QJolU1IL AI \l
Ml.~. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolullon adoptod, 5/2, wllh lho following I' If
dM;lon of roll call voto: Ayos: Larson, McDonald, Novlck, Ambrlsco, Courtnoy. NaY8: Horowllz, 1
Kubby.
Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Courtnoy, Ihat Iho ordlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning
Ordlnanco to chango Iho use rogulallons on cortaln proporty locatod south 01 Court Slroo!.
extended oast of SCali Boulovard, and north of SCOIl Park from RS (County) 10 RS.5, bo glvon
fir8t voto lor passago. Kubby stalod sho would bo voting against tho rozonlng roquosl bocause
of her doslro 10 havo a condlllonal zoning agroomont orlogal documont that would 8avo tho laroo
burr oaks and olhor troos on tho proporty. larson clarlfiod this was nollho only opportunlly
Council would havo 10 onsuro Iho troos aro savod, nollng thai covenanls could bo placod on Ihe
proporty ownor8 wllhln tho platllng procoduros. Novick 8uggostod thallho moiler bo roforred
10 tho Planning and Zoning Commission whon thoy rovlew tho plat. Staffmombor Franklin 8talod
Planning and Zoning had alroady actod upon tho plat and would bo coming to Council ollor the
rezoning roquostls aclod upon. larson suggostod tho mallor bo doait wllh when Council
considers tho plat. Kubby askod Ihat Iho plat bo roforrod back to tho Commission prior to
Council consldorallon. Council agrood to consldortho covonanl whon tho prollmlnary plat Is
prosenlod and tho City Allornoy wlllfollow.up with tho dovolopor and his allornoy rogardlng Ihls
mallor, Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carried, 6/1, wllh tho followlno division 01 roll call voto:
Ayos: larson, McDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz. Nays: Kubby.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, thai tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnanco to bo
conslderod and volod on for final passago at two Council moetlngs prior to tho moellng at which
Ills 10 bo finally passod bo suspondod, Iho 80cond consldol8l1on and vola bo walvod, and Ihot
ORD. 90.3461, Bk. 32, p. 16, ESTABLISHING AN AREA OUTSIDE THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES IN
WHICH THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND SHAll BE SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S REVIEW AND
APPROVAL, bo votod on lor IInal passago at this limo. Afllrmallvo roll call vole unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmembers prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Ihe mollon carrlod. Movod by Novick,
seconded by Ambrlsco, thallho ordlnanco bo finally adoptod at this tlmo. Afflrmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnanco adoptod.
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Juno 26, 1090
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resldontlally zonod areas. Horowitz 810ted 8ho too would bo voting ogolnst tho rosolutlon
bocouso 8ho ooroos II shouldn'l bo dona ploco by pleco; oncourogod long.rongo plonnlng In
terms of Scali Blvd. accolS to Induslrlol dovolopmenl on tho southoost 8ldo; and lurthor
discussion of a rood thol would porallol Scoll Blvd. on tho oast. Larson slated ho would be
voting for tho requost, noting II wds a voluntory onnoxotlon; rosldontlol dovolopmont would occur
and his proforenco to koeplng II wllhln Iho City; his doslro to hall ~hO 'lIforatlon 01 prlvalo soptlc
oY8toms Ius' outsldo the city IImlls; ond noting tho domond for h sing on thOt81do oflho Clly.
~brlsco stalod ho would bo voting lor lho rosolutlon, notlnp' 0 Comprohonslvo Pion wos 0
road mop/guldo lorlong.rongo plonnlng In tho communllyVtillng oxomplos ouch os tho NOUZII
trocl and tho Iowa City Pross.Clllzon when Councils hod Jefttho noed to omond tho Camp Pion;
and noting only 6 01 the 20 homos on tho Porado 01 Hmos wero within tho City. Novick 8toled
8ho would bo voting In favor of tho roquosl ollhou 8ho aoreod It ought to bo done In a more
genorlc foshlon and not ploco by ploco, but b ouse Plonnlng ond Zoning Commission Is
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consldorlng tho tolol oroo on tho oosl 81do os nexoble, II would not bo lIIegollo vola for Ihls
OliO picco at a tlmo. Tho Moyor dcclolod th osolutlon adopted. 5/2. with tho followln9 division
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01 roll call vote: Ayes; lor80n, McDonald, vlck, Ambrlsco, Courtnoy. Noys: Horowitz, Kubby.
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Movod by Ambrlsco, 80condo by Courtney, lhotthe ordlnonco omondlno lho Zoning
Ordlnonco 10 chango tho 'uso rGgu tlons on cortoln proporly locolod south of Court Slroot,
oxlonded oasl 01 Scali Boul~~rd nd north of Scali Park from RS (County) to RS.5, bo glvon
first vole for pmago. Kubby 81 ed sho would bo votlng!llolnslthe rozonlng roquost bocouso
of hor doslro to hovo a conditio Q,nlng ogreoment or legal documont thot WOUldsavlllhO.@rge
burr oak8 and.othor Iroes 0 th proporty. Lar80n clorlfiod this was not tho only opportunlly
Council would havo to ens 0 th~troos~o 80vod, notlno that covononts could bo plocod on tho
~ . proporty ownor8 within I plolll g procod~ros. Novick 8uggostod that tho mollor bo rolerrod
0' 10 tho Plannlno and Zo g Com Isslon whan"they rovlew tho pial. Slollmombor Fronklln sloted
Planning and Zoning d olreod octod upon ih:;IOI ond would bo coming to Council ollor tho
rezoning roquost Is clod upo lor80n sugg lod tho mollor bo doolt wllh when Council
consldor. the plOl Kubby ask d thot Iho plot b oforrod bock 10 tho Commission prior to
Council consider tlon. Council greod 10 consldor 11.0 covonont whon tho prollmlnory plOlls
prosontod and 0 City Attorney IIIfollow.up with tho d~olopor and his allornoy rogordlng this
mattor. Tho yor doclorod tho otlon carrlod, 6/1, with e following division of roll coli volo:
Ayos: Lor80 I McDonald, Novlc ,Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Ho wltz. Noys: Kubby.
M od by Novick, 8eco dod by Horowllz, thol tho 10 roqulrlng ordlnonco 10 bo
consld: d and votod on lor flnol possogo at two Council moetlng rlor 10 tho mooting ot which
Ills 10 0 finolly passod bo susp nded, tho 80cond consldorotlon 0 d vole bo wolvod, ond that
ORD1 3461, Bk. 32, p. 16, ES BlISHING AN AREA OUTSIDE TH CITY'S BOUNDARIES IN
WHICH THE SUBDIVISION OF ND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TH CITY'S REVIEW AND
APPROVAL, bo voted on lor lInal ossogo otthls tlmo. Afflrmotlvo roll co 010 unonlmous, 7/0,
J Councllmombor8 prosonl. Tho Moyor doclorod Iho motion corrlod. ~ovod by Novick,
iocondod by Ambrlsco, thallho olfdlnonco bo flnolly odopled 01 this tlmo. Afflrm~lIve roll coli VOiD
.' unonlmous, 7/0, all Councllmemb rs prosonl. Tho Moyor doclorod tho ordlnoneo odoplod.
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June 26, '990
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Movod by lSlson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopl RES. 90.112, Bk. 104, p. 112,
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDED SUBDNlDER'S AGREEMENT FOR THE HIGHLANDER
SUBDMSION TO PROVIDE FOR A PARtW-iAY THROUGH THE SUBDMSION IN LIEU OF
SIDEWALKS. Alfirmative roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosenl. The Mayor
declorod Ihe rosolutlon adopled.
Moved by Courtnoy, secondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 90.113, Bk. 104, p. 113.
APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF IDYlLWllD SUBDMSION, A SUBDMSION OF IOWA CITY,
JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Movod by larson, socondod by Horowitz, 10 amond lhe rosolutlon
to contain the proviso thai approval bo sub/oct to tho socurlng of tho nocossory oasomonl at tho
8ubdMdor'8 oxponso and Ihal no building permits bo Issuod until tho oasomontls In placo and
for thoso conditions 10 bo placod In tho logol papers of Iho subdivision. Kubby questioned whot
happens oller tho final plot Is approvod end no solution Is lound rogardlng tho dralnago problom.
Tho City Allorney rospondod thai a formal ,osoluUon gythQ/illng condemnation could bo
consldorod. Horowitz noted thai tho allernativo 10 thai would bo 10 havo tho dovelopor tako tho
City 10 Courl. Tho City Allornoy agrood and noled thatlho rosolutlon allows tho dolormlnotlon
of compllanco with Iho dralnago stormwator managomonl problom to bo dona by Iho Dopartmont
01 Public Works. Tho Moyor doclarod tho motion 10 emend carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosonl. The Mayor clarlfiod that tho mollor will bo bock to Council II
condemnation had 10 bo Inlllalod. Tho City Allornoy 8talod thai It tho easomonl con bo obtalnod
voluntarily, Council would not bo considering tho 8ubdlvlslon again. Novick slaled sho would
not bo voting In favor of Ihe rosolutlon bocauso 8ho cannot accopltho promlso thai final pia Is
do nol80lvo dralnaoo problems, and would liko It addrossed In tho final pial. Kubby noled sho
hod votod aoalnst dovolopmonlln tho area Iho last tlmo and would bo vollng against tho IInal
plat bocauso Iho pOlonllal 80lullon could Innuonce hor decision to vole on tho pial. Horowitz
81aled 8ho agrood with Kubby and Novick but would bo voting forlho resolution bocauso 8he
fools Ihal other oasomonls would bo consldorod forlho aroa. Tho Mayor declarod Iho rosolullon
adopled as amondod, 512, with Iho following division of roll coli vole: Ayos: Horowitz, larson,
McDonald, Ambrlsco, Courlney. Nays: KUbby, Novick.
loonard Yoggy, 040 St. Anno'8 Drlvo, appoarod rogardlng a loll or rocolvod by his brothor
for a lonco violation. Slallwlll follow.up. lyle Soydol, 445 Gordon Slrooland Jim Whlto, 121 Tall
Spoodway, appoarod voicing ob/ectlon to Council discussion of condomnallon procoedlngs for
Idyllwfld Subdivision, and 8tatlng tholr land wos nol for 8010 for usa os an oasomont. T1mm
Pilcher, ropresonllng tho Norlhsldo Buslnoss Association, appoarod ro a donlal for 0 slrool
closlno 01 linn Stroot for RAGBRAI on 7/27. Tho City Managor and Asst. City Managor oulllnod
tho revlow procoss for closuro 01 stroots, 8elllng from tho public rlght.of.way and 81011 Involvomont
with the Chambor 01 Commorco on tho ovonl. Councllroquoslod lhatroprosontallvos Irom Iho
Chambnr and local businesses discuss Iho moiler altholr Informal on 7/9. Bill Gilpin, 301 Tall
Speodway, appoarod rogardlng the dralnago problom 8urroundlng tho Idyllwlld Subdivision.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on plans, spoclllcallons, form of contract and osllmatod cost
tor the construcllon of a Reslroom Facllily In lowor City Park. No one appoarod.
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Pago 6
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 90.114, Bk. 104, p. 114.
APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESTROOM FACILITY IN LOWER CITY PARK, ESTABLISHING
AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH
NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS. City Engr. Fosso
and Parks Supl. Howoll prosentlor discussion. Kubby ralsod concorns rogardlng lho numbor
of womon'8 focllltlos vorsus mon'8. Horowitz notod Iho noed for a 2to 1 ratio. Novick roquosled
a logal rovlow 01 a now stalo law rogardlng this sublocl. Parks Supl. Howell 8lated lhallho old
facility will not bo romovod and this would bo a 80cond facility. Kubby notod hor ploasure wllh
tho funds bolng allocatod with goneral obligation bonds and not Block Grent monlos. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod, 6/1, wllh tho followlno division of roll call voto: Ayos: Kubby,
Larson, McDonald, Ambrlsco, Courtney, Horowitz. Nays: Novick.
Tho Mayor announcod tho follOwing vacanclos: Housing Comm. . ana vacancy 101 an
unoxplrod lorm ondlng 5/1/91; Bd. 01 Appools . one vacancy for an unoxplrod torm onding
12/31/91. Thoso appolnlmonts will bo modo altho 017/90, mooting of tho Clly Council.
Movod by Kubby, 8ocondod by Novick, to mako lho 101l0wlng appolntmonts: Undo
Murray, 2120 S. Rlvorsldo Dr., #39, for en unexplrod lorm ending 3/1/93 and Jim SI. John, 735
Koswlck Drlvo, for an unoxplrod torm ending 3/1/92, 10 tho CCN Comm. Tho Mayor notod tho
vacancy on tho Housing Commission for an unoxplrod torm would bo roadvortlsod, and doclarod
tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmomber8 prosonl. (9: 15 p.m.)
Councllmombor Courtnoy stalod ho was vory proud ollho way tho Clly handlod tho rocont
occurroncos with oxcosslvo rainfall, noting tho work Ihat hod boon done with tho 80wor proJocl.
Ho notod 8mall pockot areas thai havo problems but In talking to 81aff folt thoy could bo
romodlod. Ambrlsco roportod on a JCCOG mooting and a 8tudy done on the throe Iranslt
8ystoms curronlly 80rvlng Iho aroa. Ho slaled that ha will conllnuo to 8upporttho Iowa Cily
8yslom and askod JCCOG and Iholr admlnlstralor8to look at oconomlcs Involvod In dupllcallon.
Ho said thai tho problom Is bolng studlod al 011 limos, noting that Mayor Kaltchoo 8uggosted a
possible comblnallon 01 Coralvlllo and Iowa Clly 8ystems. Kubby askod whon tho gas rogulator
dovlces that aro Inslallod by Iho 10wa.lll1nols Gas & Eloctrlc Company would bo landscapod.
Horowitz noted thai one 81ructuro apparontly killed bushos 01 tho cornor 01 Bowery and
Govornor. Staff will follow. up.
City Manaoor Aikins announcod the hiring of Karin Franklin as Iho Nolghborhood Sorvlcos
Coordinator and tho doparluro of Iho City's Economic Dovelopmenl Coordinator Palt Cain. Ho
slalod that Ms. Cain had modo a slgnlflcanl contribution to tho communlly and would bo mlssod.
City Altornoy Gontry ochood tho City Managor's rom arks aboullhe doparluro 01 Palt Cain.
Rocommandallons of tho Commlltoo on Community Noeds nOlod os follows: (1) That tho
Commlttoo on Community Noods or a ropresonlatlvo 01 Iho Commlltoo bo Includod In
discussions rogardlng affordable housing and, II posslblo, tho Commlltoo on Community Noods
bo roprosonted by a liaison on tho Housing Task Forco whon It Is formod. Tho Moyor notod thai
appllcallons would bo lakon until 6/30 and oncouragod anyono Inloroslod 10 sond a shari
slatomonlto his altontlon. Tho Cily Manager nolod 80voral additional applications had boon
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rocolvod. (2) That no moro than $7,000 bo usod from tho 1990 CDBG Contlngoncy Fund (or tho
four handlcappod accosslblo doors at tho Sonlor Contor, contlngont on furthor documentation
rogardlng tho throe door8 not addrossod In tho memorandum Issuod by Bolio Molsol.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Novick, to adopt RES. 90.115, Bk. 104, p. 115,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK 10 EXECUTE AND ATTEST,
RESPECTIVELY, AN AGREEMENT WITH ROSEBAR TIRE SHREDDING CENTER, INC., OF
VINTON, IOWA FOR THE PROVISION OF TIRE RECYCLING SERVICES AT THE IOWA CITY
lJINDFllL In rosponso to Horowitz, tho City AIIornoy stated should any JCCOG mombers wish
to partlclpato In Iho fUluro, tho contract could alwaY8 be ronogotlalod. Tho City Manager statod
that tho contract was a throo.yoor one and contalnod no othor dramatic dilleroncos from tho ono.
yoar contract. Kubby noted tho dllforoncos botwoon Inclnoratlon and rocycllng and that
Inclnoratlon Is an accoptablo standard 01 tho Industry but Is not accoptablo to hor. Horowitz
statod tho DNR Is working with Rosobar on this mallor and stated sho would support this unlll
furthor ovldonco shows difforontly. Councllmembors notod othor usos lor shroddod tires. larson
polntod out how rocycllng works, wo pay to havo It romovod from tho landrill, thoroby not
Incurring mora waste al tho landfill. Alfirmatlvo roll coli vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombor8
prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adopled.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES. 90.116, Bk. 104, p. 116,
AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO
ATTEST A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SYCAMORE VIEW SANITARY SEWER
AND PAVING PROJECT, to Motro Pavors, Inc. 01 Iowa City, Iowa for $34,920.50. Alnrmatlvo roll
call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon
adoplod. (9:35 p.m.)
Movod by larson, socondod by Novick, 10 adopt RES. 90.117, Bk. 104, p. 117,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN IOWA CITY CAN COMPANY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO
PERMIT THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TO THE IOWA CITY SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEM. In rosponso to Kubby, tho City Manaoer slatod DNR rogulatlons sot a one
yoar maximum on agroomonts of this naluro; tho by. product or filtor cako will bo toslod prior to
approval to bury In the landfill; 8peclal waslo authorizations aro appllodlor with DNR. City Engr.
Fosso stalod that DNR makos tho dolormlnatlon of whothor it can bo dlsposod olin tho landfill
and tho doclslon Is not mado In.houso. Alnrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Council.
membors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tha rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by larson, soconded by Novick, 10 adopt RES. 90.110, Bk. 104, p. 11 0,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLI:nK TO ATTEST AN AMENDMENT TO
THE 12TH RENEWAL OF A 20E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND
JOHNSON COUNTY FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. Kubby asked that tho School Boord bo contactod
rogardlng tholr paymont of $1.00 for a $3.10 trip. McDonald dlroctod 8101110 proparo a lollor to
tho Board omphaslzlng tho City's approclatlon In provldlno this servlco and our hopo lor further
componsatlon. larson notod his prldo in tho sorvlco. Slallmombor Davidson prosonl lor
discussion. In rosponso 10 Courtnoy, Davidson oxplalnod tho scroonlng procoss utilized by tho
SEATS Manager lor ollglblo rldors. Courtnoy ralsod concorns rogardlng Individuals using tho
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sorvlco who could bo using tho rogular transit8orvlcos. Affirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombor8 prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolullon adoplod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 90-119, Bk. '04, p. 119,
APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BCYWEEN THE CITY AND IOWA CITY AREA
DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. (ICAD GROUP). Kubby roquestod a copy of Iho annual roporl.
Stallmombor Pall Cain prosont for discussion. Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon adoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, secondod by Courtnoy, to adopl. RES. 90.120, Bk. 104, p. 120,
AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR URBAN RENEWAL
PARCEL 93.3. Stollmombor Coin roportod thai tho location for this proJoct was tho cornor 01
Madison and Court Stroets and tho Improvomonts Includod sod and Ihroo hawthorno troos.
Aiilrmallvo roll call vOlO unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembors prosonl. Tho Mayordoclorodtho
rosolullon adoptod. Cain noted hor approclotlon to tho City In allowing hor tho opportunity to
reprosonttho City as Economic Dovolopmont Coordinator.
Movod by Novick, 80condod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 90.121, Bk. '04, p. 121, INTENT
TO RATIFY THE SALE OF URBAN RENEWAL PARCELS C AND D lOCATED IN THE LOWER
RALSTON CREEK AREA, TO SMITH.MORELAND PROPERTIES, AND SETTING A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR JULY 10, 1990, ON THE PROPOSED RATIFICATION OF SALE OF PARCELS C
AND D, AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SUCH ACTION. Kubby
81alod 8ho had votod against this proJoct provlously and would bo voting against again bocauso
of tho dllleronco In Iho City's appralsod valuo and tho one bid rocolved. Tho Mayor notod that
tho projoct had boon ollorod sovoralllmos and no bids rocelvod and statod ho foltthoro woro
oxtonuatlng clrcumstancos In this caso. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod, 6/1, with tho
following division of roll call vote: Ayos: Larson, McDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco, Courtnoy,
Horowitz. Nays: Kubby.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES. 90.122, Bk. 104, p. 122,
AUTHORIZING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO FilE AN APPLICATION FOR
A HISTORIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HRDP) GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PREPARING A COMPREHENSIVE PRESERVATION PLAN. In rosponso to Kubby, Historic
Prosorvallon Commission Chairman Doug Russoll81alod tho ono.quartor stall mombor monllonod
was alroady asslonod to tho Commission and tho allocallon of limo would nol oxcood thai
amounl. Affirmatlvo roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombers prosonl. The Mayor
doclared Iho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by larson, socondod by Novick, to adopl RES. 90., 23, Bk. 104, p. 123,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO THE lEASE
AGREEMENT BCYWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND DAVIS BUilDING PARTNERS FOR THE
SUITE, FIRST FLOOR CENTER, DAVIS BUilDING, 322 E. WASHINGTON STREET, IOWA CITY,
IOWA, for Asslstod Housing. Affirmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosenl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon adoptod. (10:00 p.m.)
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Moved by larson, 8econdod by Novlck, 10 odopt RES. 90.124, Bk. 104, p. 124,
ADOPTING THE REVISED ANNUAL BUDGET FY90, ENDING JUNE 30, 1990, FOR PUBLIC
HOUSING PROJECTS 1A.022003, 1A05P022OO4 AND 1A05022005. Alfirmellvo roll coli vole
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombor8 prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho resolullon odopled.
Moved by lar80n, 80condod by Novlck, to odoptod RES. 90,125, Bk. 104, p. 125,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S/ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY PLAN BY THE ADDITION OF THE POSITION OF
ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. In rosponso to Kubby,
tho City Monogor oul/lnod odvontogos ond dlsodvonlogos of Individuals working dlrocliy forlho
City Monogor. Ho 810led ho hod boon working on upgrading the posllion lor some limo ond tho
chonge r08uitod In on approxlmoto Incrooso of 52,600. Alfirmollve roll call yolo unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombor8 prosont. Tho Moyor doclorod tho rosolutlon odoptod.
Movod by Horowitz. 8ocondod by Ambrlsco, to odopt RES, 90.126, Bk. 104, p. 126,
UNCLASSIFIED SALARIES AND COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991 FOR THE CITY
MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK, 577,760.40, 554,017.60, ond $35,734.40,
rospoctlvoly. Alfirmolivo roll coli voto unonlmous, 7/0, 011 Councllmombers prosont. Tho Moyor
doclored Iho rosolullon odoplod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, 80conded by Horowitz, thottho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
conslderod and voted on for finol passage allwo Council moollnos prior 10 lho mooling 01 which
Ills 10 bo finally passod be suspondod. tho 80cond conslderalion and vola bo walvod, and that
ORD. 90-3462, Bk. 32, p, 17, AMENDING CHARTER 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY,IOWA, BY REPEALING ARTICLE II THEREOF ENTlTlED'PROCEDURES AND
PENALTIES FOR MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS' AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
ARTICLE II TO BE CODIFIED THE SAME, CONTAINING NEW DEFINITIONS, STANDARDS AND
PROCEDURES FOR MUNICIPAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFRACTIONS OF ORDINANCES, IN
ORDER TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTARY PETITIONS FOR
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES, AND ALSO CLARIFYING MINIMUM NUMBER OF
SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR THE INITIAL PETITIONS, bo yolod on for final passago 01 this
limo. Alfirmotlvo roll call yolo unonlmous, 7/0, all Councllmombers prosont. Tho Mayor doclorod
tho molion carrlod. Movod by Ambrlsco, 8ocondod by Horowitz, Ihallho ordinance bo finally
adoplod althls limo, Alfirmatlyo roll call yoto unonlmous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont Tho
Mayor doclorod Iho ordlnanco odoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, 8ocondod by Courtnoy, to adjourn 10:15 p.m. Tho Moyor declared
tho molion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors pro sent
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JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
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MARl N K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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Informal Council Sosslon
Juno 19, 1990
Informal Council Session: June 19 1990. al 6:30 p.m. In tho Council Chombor.. Mayor John
McDonald presiding.
Councllmember8 P.lU.2lll: McDonald. Novtck. Horowitz, Courtnoy, Kubby, larson. Absont:
Ambrlsco.
Staffmomber8 Prosent: AtkIns, Holling. Kar,. Gentry, Fosse, Davidson, Schmodeke. Fowlor.
TIIDo.rocordod: Reol 90-55 Side 1. 1.END. Side 2, END.I; roollJO.56, Side 1. I.END.
~TORMWATER t,1ANAGEMENT:
Rool 90-65, Sldo I
Atkins noled City Council rocolvod his Juno 14, 1990 momorendum regarding 8tormwalor
managomont. Atkins statod Iowa City can oxpoctsomo dramatic changos In foderal policy wllh
tospocl 10 itOffiiWilliif Iililnailomanl, polvnllally thara y,111 be major IWW oxpenses 10 local
govornment, and It Is his concern thatlho City Is financing lis 810rmwaler monagemont primarily
from gonoral rovonuos. 1110 fedoral regulations requlro that by 1992 metropolitan aroas of
100,000 or more havo to como up with 8tormwaler managomonl ordlnancos Ihatlnvolvo how thoy
aro going to troat urban runoff. AIkins staled thal8maller communlllos, 8uch as Iowa City cannot
bo lar behind In foellng tho Impact of this foderal govornmont mandoto. Atkins rolsod concorns
about Iho Impact ol.lormwaler managomont ordlnancos on dovelopmont. Atkins 8talod that II
Iowa City would lIke to avoid treatmont of 8tormwatorrunollthatll could bo troalod on'8ito . via
8tormwalor rotontlon ponds. Atkins slalod tho fodoral govornmont's primary concorn Is runoff
'rom streots thaI run Inlo tho 810rmwator 8ystom thon Into Iho rivers and slroams, Atkins 8tatod
Iowa City will nood 10 dovolop pollclos thai affoct both on'8lto and off.sllo. Also, Iowa City Is
going 10 havo 10 do numorous studios to 8ubslanllalo its comprehenslvo stormwatorlroatmonl
proeoss. Aikins slalod that this yoartho Stato Loglslaturo passod a law allowing for tho croallon
of 8tormwolor utility districts, AIkins 8talod ho will bo rocommondlng 10 Council 80mo kind of
comprohenslvo financing plan, 1110 plan could bo 801 up as a soporato Ullllty and tho City would
bill 8eparately.
Courtnoy 8tatod tho roqulromontlo troat urban runoff could bo an Impossible task. Atkins stalod
tho law 8ays, 'l11e Envlronmontal Protoctlon Agency Is roqulrod to Inslllulo II nllllonlll pollulant
dlschargo ollmlnatlon 8yslom (NPDES) for urban 8torm dralnago sysloms." Kubby asked Atkins
why ho bollovos thai smollor communltlos will 1001 tho Impact of tho lodoral oovornmenl mandalo.
Atkins stalod thoro Is a hlslorlc basis, not unllko tho old model cities program that was first
Inltlatod In larger cities thon to 8maller communlllos. Kubby statod that she wanl8 to mako suro
Iho assumptions are valid and that 8ho has a problom Implomontlng It beforo sho knows tho
mandalos. Courtnoy slatod he suspocts that Ills physically Imposslblo to Iroat all 8tormwalor
runoff, Aikins 8tated thai 8troots aro usod for 810rago In tho 810rmwalor managomont proem
and that it Is common practlco to uso an Imporvlous surfaco 8uch liS 8trools for slorago. Atkins
8tatod ho would IIko to oslabllsh 80me typo 01 comprohonslvo 8tormwalor monaoomonl syslom
whoro It Is dono as much as possible on.sllo bocauso a 101 of monoy could bo savod
oporatlonally. Atkins 81ated ho Is unsure of wholto do about older nolghborhoods. Courtney
Inqulrod abouttroatlng 8uch a largo volumo at tho troalmont plant. Public Works Dlroctor
Schmadoko notod thai duo to tho rocontralnfall, 32 million gallons wore troated throuoh tho
North Plant and 17 million gallons through tho South Plant ovor the wookond. Schmadoko nolod
thai on the averago tho Soulh Plant handlos 3 million gallons and tho North Plant handlos 9
million gallons por day.
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Iowa Clly C fly CounCil
Informal CounCil Sosslon
June 19. 1990
pago 2
Atkins Slaled Ihallllowa City Is roqulred to havo a NPDES permit In accordance with federal
rogulallon8. thov may accopt for cleansing urban runoff through Infiltration dovlcos, wot dotonllon
basins, OXlondod dry dotonllon basins, locating and romovlng lIIogal8anltary 80wer connections,
and ovorflow 8tructurea. Tho fodoral govornmonl will accepl a variety 01 waya 10 dool with it.
larson 81alod ho would like 10 seo tho fodoral mandatos a IIttlo farthor along beforo Iowa City
docldos which dllecllon to toko. Atkins 81atod ho would IIko to put somo typo 01 plan on tho
lablo wllh developers within tho community and ho Is convlncod tho Gonoral Fund cannot afford
tho exponso. Aikins 810tod ho would IIko 10 look at dralnago districts. Schmadeke 8tatod thero
aro dralnago disllicls al oach of tho creok channols Including Clear Crook, Ralston Creok, and
Rapid Crook. Councllmembor8 and staff discus sod tho 8tormwalor managomonl fedoral
rogulatlons. Atkins 8tatod Ihal ho Is nol proposing any dramatic chanoes, but Schmadoko Is
going to have 10 slert 8pondlng somo money and assembling somo rosources. Kubby 81atod
thilfu iiru iOinu things Iho City eould do with ii~iiliiiil ordiiiiiiiciiS whiirii thiirii ani probloms, but
tho Clty'8leglslallon d008 not allow tho City to forco managomonl. Atkins stolod that somo cities
croalo stormwalor utllitlos thai provldo tho more Imporvlous surfaco you croato, tho moro you
pay. lar80n slaled thalli could bo a big problom and ho would IIko to seo Iowa City malnloln
floxlbllity 01 laking advontago of tho oxporlonco of larger clllos and what thoy do. Atkins 8tated
as an example Ihst If tho City croatod a 8tormwator managomonl utility district thero could bo a
flal charge for 8lngle.famlly homos that could be fairly easily admlnlstorod. Atkins slated that staN
would have 10 go through calculollons and provldo options to Council. Horowitz 81aled tho
Planning Dopartmenl should bo Involved. Atkins 81atod thal8talf will nood to bogln tho process
of Inventorying and figuring out whaltho Issuos aro and put In placo tho 8tormwator utility district.
McDonald askod If tho City Managor forosoos somo largo oxpondlturos regardloss of what typo
0lrogulatlon8 Ihe fodoral govornmentlnlllalos. Atkins 81aled yos, tho City Is IIkoly going to havo
to dovolop 80mo kind 01 comprohenslvo plan forlroatlng 810rmwalor managomonl on a clty.wldo
basis. Atkins stalod Ills likely tho City will havo 10 hlro an onglnoorlng consultant firm. McDonald
asked whon and what plans should bo ostabllshod. Atkins 81alod thai within a yoar Issues
8hould bo Idonllfiod wllh rospoct to tho district and how It Is going 10 bo financed, larson askod
what Is Iho dato by which cltlos over 100,000 havo 10 getlho NPDES pormlts, Atkins slatod thaI
thoy aro requlrod to oblaln tho permits by 1992,
Atkln8 81alod thai Iowa CIIy has approxlmaloly $600,000 of 8tormwatorlmprovomont proJocts
.
pondlng. Atkins slalod Ihallf tho City 8et up a stormwator managomonl utility and chargod all
16,000 customors $1.00 per month, It would gonerato approxlmaloly $200,000 per yoar,
Courtnoy stalod that maybe Iowa City should go ahoad wllh tho district bul uso Iho monlos lor
problom aroas thai prosontly oxlsl. Courtnoy 81ated ho would also IIko 10800 tho City Invontory
tho stormwater delontlon basins and delormlno how many work and don't work. McDonald
askod Schmadoko litho slormwaler delentlon basins work. Schmadeke statod yos.
McDonald askod how the wookond slormwaler was handlod. Schmadoko slalod thoro woro
somo probloms becauso 01 tho ago of tho 8ystom and collapsed plpos. larson askod
Schmadeko If ho 80W tho Idyllwlld aroa. Schmadeko 81atod no. Novick 8talod tho Idyllwlld aroa
was full. larson asked If what happonod to Idyllwlld ovor Iho weokend In Iho slorm was
conslslont with whal81all prodlctod. Fosso 8tatod yos, tho aroa Is fioodprono. Horowitz Inquired
aboullho traffic managoment on Dubuquo Stroot during the storm. Schmadoke statod that
Initially thoro wore not enouoh barrlcados to sol up a two.lano syslom, In responso 10 McDonald,
Fosso slatod things went well on Frlondshlp Slroot during Iho 8torm. Aikins notod thoro aro stili
aroas within Iowa City Ihat nood atlontlon and that Iowa City had rocolvod tho mosl rain wo'vo
had In Juno In 30 yoar8.
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Council Sosslon
June 19, 1990
Pago 3
PROPOS EO NEW PARKING RAMP~:
Roel 90.55. Sido 1
Atkins 81alod818ff did four8tudlos 01 posslblo ramp constructJon,looklng at Chauncoy Swan, Roc
Contor, bohlnd tho CMc Conter and Market Stroot. Atkins 8tated throo phases Includo assosslng
tho nood, nnanclng, and many othor logistical Issues Including tho loss 01 tho urban ronowallol,
tho loss 01 tho library lot, and lemporary problems associated with Morcy Hospllol construction.
Atkins 81ated tho assumption was usod that tho parking sY8tem would romaln one 8ystem and
thalli musl pay for itsolf wllhout tax 8ubsldy. Atkins 8taled 81aff rocommonds procoedlng with
tho Chauncoy Swan projoct. Atkins 81atod 10 covor tho costa of tho now parking ramps II would
roqulro a $5.00 Incroaso In tho monthly permit. Fowlor explalnod that currontly monthly pormlls
cost $30.00 por monlh al the Gllbort Streotlot, $40.00 por month at tho Dubuquo Stroolramp
and tho 101 noxt to II, and $50.00 por month altho Capllol Streolramp. In responso to larson,
Fowlor said tho wholo po,mltsyslom WOUld IUpport tho p1oposed olpal1skln. Novick asked I'Ihy
the pormll costs vory from one lotto anothor. Fowlor 81alod because tho doslrablllty and location
and tho closor you aro to downtown, the moro Is charged. Courtnoy askodlltho oxponslon
could 8Upport IIsell II tho cosls wero higher. Atkins 8tated II would cosl approxlmotoly $100 per
month lor a pormit If tho Chauncoy Swan projocl had 10 financo IIsoll. lar80n 81010d that Initially
II was tho Idoa 10 mako tho Capitol Stleot ramp moro oxponslvo In ordor to loavo room lor
8hoppors, Novick asked If multllovol. aro plannod for tho now ramps. Atkins 81ated that
currontly planning would bo done for one lovol with Iho capacity 10 add one more (for a lotol of
throo), Atkins 8tatod thai tho City would bo substituting 8urfaco lots for structuro parking.
McDonald askod If tho proposod ramps would solvo somo of tho long.term parking problems.
Fowlor slatod thaI tho proposed new parking ramp Is a 80lutlon 10 addross tho long.torm parking
probloms. Horowitz 810led thal800klng long.lorm parking pormlts Is noltlod Inlo Iransll plannlno.
McDonald stated that by ollmlnatlng parking 8paces, you aro nol going 10 Incrooso rldorshlp on
tho bus, Kubby 81alod that Davidson hosn'l dono tho study of peoplo who don'lrldo tho bus and
sho Is Intorostod In 800lng that sludy. NOvick alalod that thore 8hould bo an Inlograled
Iransportallon 8ystom. Novick 81alod parking foos aro too low and Ihatlf 80moono wanls 10 pork
right downtown thoy ahould pay .~ por hour, Fowlor oxplalned that currontly parking
downtown Is .4~ and outlying aroas Is .~. Kubby askod If a $5.00 Increase In all pormlts
would financo both tho Civic Contor ond Roc Conter proposod ramps. Aikins staled yos, thai
Ihoso prolocts would cosl $1 million oach. Atkins slatod Ihal cash would also be sot asldo for
malnlonanco actlvltlos. Councllmombors askod aboul construction plans. Fowlor oxplalned
Shlvo.Hattory proposod: 1) entering and oxltlng 011 Collego Slroot brldgo, 2) using Van Buren
Slroel, and 3) using Gllbort Stroot. Fowler slaled Ihat tho Gllbort Slroot plans woro nol
consldorod. Fowlor oxplalned thai Carl Walkor & Associates drow up plans 10 onlor 011
Washing Ion Strool and go to upporlovel, Kubby 81alod that tho plans 8hould consldor savino
tho largor troos. Fowlor oxplalned that tho plans alo forlwO 80parale IOt8 with ontrancos oach
way. Courtnoy 81010d thero aro probloms prosontly with undernoalh Iho vladucl by tho Roc
Contor. Courtnoy ralsod concerns aboul80curlly as it rolatos 10 unallondod lols with onclosod
aroas. Horowitz askod how persons would drop chlldron 011 altho Roc Conlor. Fowler oxplalned
thai what Is Ihoro would romaln as Is and all pormlts would bo movod up. Kubby slatod thai the
Iroos should bo consldored and sho wanl. to know what tho options aro, what olhor communltle8
havo dono, whal aro the pros and cons of 8avlng Iho Iroos, and what kind 01 probloms do they
hovo with long.lorm malntenanco. Atkins nOledthal Horowitz Inqulrod about tho Farmors Markol
and thai tho City will have to find a 80lutlon. McDonald askod whaltho liming for tho proposed
project would bo. Fowlor slatod with Iho plans and bids thai It would bo noxt 8ummor boforo any
conslrucllon could bo dono. Aikins 8tated plans would nood to Includo tho solo ell on of tho
locallon, planning lor logiStics, tho onglnoorlng contracts, tho actual doslgnlng, having financo
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plan In placo, bidding outlho prolect, and building the projoct. Novick askod whal kind of
altornallve plans would be made for pooplo now u81ng tho Chauncoy Swan lot. Aikins ,'sled
thoy could uso the Dubuquo Stroot ramp. Fowler stolod that traffic could bo movod to tho 300
block 01 Iowa Avonuo. Atkins atatod construction may be ablo 10 bo dona In May, Juno and July.
McDonald romlnded Council thai tho City would lose 00 porklng spacos Irom the old library 101
800n,
BESIDE~L e.ERMfT PARKING:
Reel 90.55, Sldo 2
McDonald notod thai Councllrocelved tho City Manager'8 Juno 14, 1990 momorandum rogordlng
rosldenUal pormlt parking. McDonald nolod thai the recommondallon Includod removing
calendar porklng. Atkins ,tatod that If Council docldod to go wllh pormlt parking, thai Council
should nolrerllOVe calomla, park11llllrnrnildiatoly. MeOilnalil ilatoil a IwrnVCiWllor illiluld not bo
chargod for a pormltto bo ablo to park In fronl ollholr own home. Atkin, 'Ialed tho City cannot
guoronloe thoy can park In front of Ihelr own homo, but thoy can guorantoo a pormlt. Aikins
slotod tho thinking bohlnd charging a foo was to gel It 10 pay for IIsell becauso It Is going 10
roqulro 80me 8poclal onforcoment. Parking Suporvlsor FowIor said costs dopond upon how It
Is ostabllshed . II you sellt up that 80moono can come and visit and park thero lor two houra,
they're going to havo to havo someone thero all day long chelklng Uros. Courtnoy ralsod
concerns about tho administration of a resldonllal pormlt parking program. Fowler 810tod that
Now Orloans has a aystem whoro they dlslrlbuto two permits por wator bill or utility bill. Horowitz
8tolod with a computorlzed sY81em It would be possible for Iho City and Unlver81ty 01 Iowa 10
oxchango Informallon. Fowlor 8tatod ho does nolthlnk tho Unlvorslty knows who Is parking
whoro and TransportaUon Plannor Davidson has dona 8tudlos as 10 tho usor8 In tho area,
Davidson slated thero Is also a tromondous amount 01 commutors, Stall and Councllmomber8
dlscussod calondar parking and Iho rosldenUal pormlt parking. McOonold askod II a rosldentlal
porklng pormlt ayslom could bo Implomontod. Fowlor 8taled that one por80n In a vohlclo and
80mo temporary ofnco help during Iho Issuanco of pormlts would be noodod. McDonald 81alod
ho doos nol wanllo chorgo lor tho pormlts. Stall and Councllmembor8 dlscussod onforcoment
oflhe pormlt program, Courtnoy notod that tho prosenl parking ramp 8Y8tom Is nol working.
Fov.1or stated thai persons stili parking In the lower perking ramp are tlcketod. Kubby stated that
If a rosldonllal parking pormlt was oslabllshod but calondsr porklng was not ollmlnated, thoro
would sllll bo problom8. McDonald 81alod calondar parking Is perfect for tho City sir oat
malntononce and 8now removal neods. Atkins 81alod thetll a rosldontlal parking pormlt 8yslom
Is Implomonted Ihal calondar parking should be loll In ploco Initially. Councllmembors discussed
streot 810rago of cars. McDonald 8talod Council favor8 slall procoodlng wllh dovoloplng a
rosldenUal parking pormlt plan, Atkins Informod Council thai a resldenllal parking pormlt plan
would cause tho Unlvor81ty of Iowa 10 havo to doal with car 810raoo, thoro Is a risk tho City will
bo Bonding car8 Into othor nolghborhood8, and tho problom will nol bo 80lvod ovornloht. Aikins
8toled It wllllako a couplo yoars forlho rosldontlal parking pormlt plan 10 work. Courtney 81aled
ho would like to 80e whore tho car8 will go. Aikins 81ated tho City wouldn't know until It happens,
Atkins rolorred to tho mep Includod In Iho Noar North Sldo Study. Parking RoguloUons (May
19011. Kubby 8tated 8ho would lIke tho rosldonUal pormlt parking plan 10 bo oxtendod to Collogo
Slroat. Larson slated ho Is not 8uro that Govornorls lar onough out. Aikins 81aled that 80mo
OIoas could bo motorod also. Novick slatod Ihoro should bo a combination of permits and
meler8. Kubby ralsod concorns that 80meono who IIvos thero would havo 10 park In a molerod
space. Novick staled thoy would not havo 10 pay II thoy had a pormlt, Aikins askod Council how
many pormlts 8hould bo provldod. larson 81atod thalli you IIvo In a neighborhood you 8hould
bo ablo 10 pork thero. 51011 and Councllmembor8 discussed 81udonl porklng. Lar80n stalod that
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a 8tudont should be ablo 10 park In (ho nolghborhOOd thoy Ilvo In. Horowitz Inqulrod about
fralornltlos and 80rorltlos. Kubby suggosled that tho amount of parking fralornlUos and sororllios
aro log ally supposed 10 havo could bo 8ublractodto lako ewoy (hat number 01 permlls. Kubby
stalod thallratornlly and sorority parking noeds to bo addrossod. larson 8tatod Ihal parking
roqulromonls lor tholr buildings neod 10 bo lookod at. Council and stoll dlscussod colondor
parking and aJlO\\1ng parking on one 8ldo. McDonald askod K Information was ovallablo
rogardlng tho numbor of cars Ihat can park on one block. Davidson oxplalned Ihal In the
aoutheast and north aroas staff has Information as 10 tho numbor of parking 8paces avallablo In
oach block. Horowitz 8tatod thai consldoratlon noods to bo glvon to pulling back parking from
cornors, slating car8 aro parkod too closo 10 cornors. larson Inqulrod about uncontrollod
Intor80ctlons and tho nood for ylold 8lgns. Davidson 8ald tho philosophy of Inslalllng Irallic
conltol dovlcos Is thai you don1 wanlll unloss you nood II. DlVldson said th~t II Council
ldanllnilS locatiOns that need lralllc controllho tralllc onglnoor wlllrovlow thoso aroas. Davidson
8ald thai volumos In rosldonllal nolghborhoods aro 80 low thai thoro Is nol a neod for any typo
of conlrot. Atkins slatod lhaltho tralllc onglnoor utilizes tho Urban Unllorm Manual of Tralllc
Conltol for crltorla In oSlabllshlng 8lgns. Davidson oncouraged Council 10 Idonllly locations for
Iho Tralllc Englnoor.
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I, Atkins atatod ho rocelved corrospondonco from Jay Sloln reprosonllng Rlvorslde Thoalro,
roquostlng role as a of tho building pormlt. Atkins oxplalnod Rlversldo Thoalro wants 10
bogln altorallons and will do II at tholr own risk, Courtnoy Inqulrod aboul Council's
provlous discussion as It relalos 10 Rlvor81do Thoatro's parking roquest. Courtnoy ralsod
concorns about othor ovonlng usos oponlng up In Iho samo neighborhoOd. Gentry slatod
tho Planning & Zoning Commission dlscussod lho Issuo and will bo prosenllng Council
with mOdincallons to the proposod ordlnanco, Council ogroed 10 allow Rlvorslde Thoalro
10 procood altholr own risk.
2. Atkins announcod lhat Patl Cain, Economic Dovolopmenl Coordinator, has reslgnod hor
position to lako a lob at tho Unlvorslty of Iowa slartlng July 13, 1990.
3, Kerr askod Councllmembors to contacl hor II Ihoy aro Inloroslod In allendlng (ho
Southoastlowa Municipal Leaguo mooting on Wodnosday,
Tho mooting adjourned al 8: 15 p.m.
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Informal Council Sosslon: June 25, 1990, 7:30 p.m. In tho Council Chambors. Mayor John
McDonald presiding.
Council Prosent: McDonald, Ambrlsco, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, Novick, Courtnoy (8:00 p.m.).
Sloff Prosont: Atkins, Karr, Gontry, Franklin, O'Malloy, Milkman, Fosso, Holling, Truoblood, Smllh.
!!De Recordo~: RooI90.56, Side 2, End'2; Rool 90.57, Sldo 1, I.End, Sldo 2, End.l ; Rool90.58,
Sldo 1, I.End, Sldo 2, End.1.
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Consider solllna a Dubllc hearing lor Jvlv 10. 1990, on an ordlnanco 10 amond the Zoning
Ordinance, Soellon 3G.91(e)l2), 10 reaulro Ihal Dvbllc nolleo of tho limo :~ ~I;~O ~;
Board of Adluslmonl pvbllc honrlngs bo Dv~"shod not more than 20 nor los_ t a_ __ a~
R!l2Ll2 tho Dvbllo hoarlog.
Franklin 810tod that Iho Plonnlng and Zoning Commission rocommondod that the publlo
notlco roqulromenllor Boerd of Adjustmonl procoodlngs bo chanood from publlcallons
15 days prior 10 tho hoarlno 10 tho publlcallon not moro than 20 nor loss 7 days prior to
tho hoarlng.
B. Consldor 80lllng a pvbllc heorlno on Jvlv 10. 1990 on an Ordlnanoo 10 amond Iho Zoning
"[(fIn an co to allow the Boord of Adjuslmenllo pormlt ollrooulrod off,slrool parking fQI
prlvalo usos In a munlclpol faclllly undor cortaln clroumsloncos.
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Franklin oxplalnod tho Planning and Zoning Commission docldod thoy would Iiko 10 keop
tho Boord of Adjustmonl as tho doclslon making body and ff a prlvato uso abuls a
municipal faclllly, to allO'N Iho Board of AdJustmont to grant 100% 01 tho oll.stroot parking
roqulromont In tho municipal facility. Franklin stolod tho copaclly Issuos would bo
addrossod just os thoy would bo wllh tho 50%. Novick askod tho roasonlng for tho Board
of Adjustmont vorsus City Council. Franklin oxplalnod tho Board 01 Adjuslmonlls quasi.
ludlclal, 108S pollllcalthan Ihe Council, and alroady doos this Iypo oflhlng. McDonald
askod If II would bo done on a caso.by.caso basis. Franklin slaled yos, tho spoclal
oxcoptlon procoss would bo used. Larson askod II Clly Council can ovorrula Board of
Adjustmonl doclslons. Franklin statod no, Council would havo to lako 1110 Dlslrlcl Court.
Horowllz askod II bolng adjoconllo tho proporty was Imparl anI. Franklin slalod thalli
was Imporlanl bocauso thare was sarno concorn aboul having tho full complomonl of 011.
strool parking 600 loot away and 1110 IIkollhood that patrons mlghl use Inlervonlng prlvato
proporty lor par kino. In responso 10 Horowllz, Franklin slatod Rlvorsldo Thoalor would
havo tho use granlod 10 Ihom, probably wllh tho condlllon thaltholr porlormancos bo
rostrlclod to tho ovonlng and mall noes on Salurday and Sunday, Novick askod litho
permit would bo void II Rlvorsldo Thoalor movod oul. Franklin statod yes. larson askod
Council to think aboul wholhor Council wanls parking doclslons made by pooplo lhal
provlous Councils havo appointed or wholher tho Clly Council wanls to maintain conlrol
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ovo/ po/king doclslons. McDonald slalod ho likos tho systom Ihot will bo rovtowod and
handled on 0 coso.by.coso basis. larson sloled porklng Is ono ollhoso unlquo 81tuatlons
whore oloclod olnclals ought 10 bo tho onos 10 decide It bocausv It generotos 0 lot 01
conlroveroy and concern. Gontry slalod Ihero Is nothing to provont City Council 'rom
toklng Iho Board 01 Adjuslmonlto Dlslrlct Court. Franklin nOlod thai thoro will probably
bo a roquostto havo first consldoratlon 01 tho ordlnonco on the 80mo nlghl as tho public
hearing.
C. Public hoarlno on an ordinance amondlno the Zonlno Ordlnanco bv condillonall~
chnnnlno Iho use rooulpllons of allproxlmntolv 168 acros of lond oenorally locatod nortb
01 Molroso Avonuo and wesl 01 nrODertv owned by \ho Unlversltv of Iowa Irom ID.RSjQ
QilDH.1. a oWlmlnarv olnnned ~ovolooment houslno olan lor Walnul RI~oe, Iowa CIIYJ
Iowa. IZ.09IU S'09431
McDonald askod IIlhoro was any now Informollon. Atkins oxplolned thai Schmodoke 8enl
lho Unlvorslty anolhorloltor fivo days ago r~quostlno a rosponso. In rosponso to Kubby,
Atkins 810led a doodllno could bo sot. Franklin 81ated tho public hoorlng will bo continued
until July 10.
D. Public hoarlno on an ordlnnnco amondlng Ihe Zoning Ordlnanco bv condlllonall~
channlno Iho uso romllmlons lor an aporoxlmato 7.000 8nuaro foollollocalod at I 041
lower Muscallno Rood from RS'510 RS.12. (Rox BrandslallerlZ.9006l
Franklin oxplolnod that this was conllnuod from tho 10Sl Council moollng bocouso tho
condlUonal zoning ogrooment was nolslonod; approval 01 tho ordlnanco wlllroqulro an
extraordinary volo by Council; nnd tho applicant hos requeslod thai thoro 0150 be first
consldorollon glvon allomorrow'8 formol Council mooUng. McDonald oxplalnod Rex
Brandslollor had roquoslod that Council glvo tho firsl consldorollon attomorrow'8 Council
meollng.
E, Con sidor an ordlnanco 10 amend tho Zoning Ordlnanco 10 channo Iho roqulrod dlstanco
bOlwoen bu[I~lngs. Wr8t consldorallon1
No Council commont.
F, Consldor an ordlnanco 10 vacato a norllon of Court Slroot. wost of Fronl Stroel. and a
north.soulh alloy In Blo~k 94, Original Town. (University ollowaN.9001) (firsl consldor.
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Horowitz askod litho City has somothlno In writing from tho Unlvor8lty staling Ihat
Harrison Stroot will bo accosslblo and usablo by Ihe public. Horowitz Informod Council
thai largo plocos of cancro to hovo boon dumpod In tho area. Gontry oxplalned this has
como Ihrough Iho Public Works Dopartmontand thallho leoal Doportmont docs not havo
anything thai says Iho Unlvorslty has agreod to do this. Gentry slalod 8ho has rovlowod
Information rolalod 10 convoying tho land from Iho original old town which Is a potonl Irom
the fedora I governmont to tho stoto. Franklin oxplalnod thai 0 whllo ago Iho Unlvorslly
hod a fonco up along Harrison Slroot and Ihoy wore asked Ihrough tholrroprosontatlvo
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on tho Rlvorfront Commission to romovo thai fonco bocause Harrison Stroolls a public
rIOhl.of.way. Tho Unlvor81ty romovod tho fonco. Franklin stated Ihalthls rocommendollon
from tho Planning and Zoning Commission was Intondod to pulthe University on nollco
that the City wanls Harrison Streot to bo kept opon and that it Is a public rlghlo()f.way.
Horowitz asked who has rosponslblllty lor tho streot. Franklin oxplolnod thotlhls will not
vacale Harrison Stroot, II Is vacallng Court Streot. Franklin 8tatod the Planning and
Zoning Commission and tho Rivorfronl Commission tlod Horrlson Strooland tholr foollngs
aboul occosslblllty 10 tho rlvorto Iho vacallon of Court SIIeol by laking Ihe opportunity
to say 10 tho Unlvorslty thai tho City wants II kopl open. Lorson asked why Iho City has
not molnlolned II es a froo and opon accoss for tho publlo. Franklin 8tated II Is
malnlolnod as opon access bul tho road Is not Improvod through tho railroad tracks.
Franklin 8talod II Is 80mothlng Iho Council could decldo 10 pursuo bul II would bo
cxpen,lvo due 10 tho raJlroad crossing. larson asked what Rlvorfronl Commission
mombor would have addltlonallnformallon. Franklin atated Bob Wochal. Horowitz 81ated
sho would like to know who doposllod all tho 81abs of concrolo In tho oroo.
G. Con,lder a resolution 10 nnnex aPoroxlmnlely 11.3 ncros soulh 01 Court Streot. onst of
Scali Boulevard. and north of SCali Park oast ollho DrosontlowR City -'2IPornle IImlls.
(A.90021
Franklin oxplolnod this rosolutlon noods to bo pas sod to go on 10 tho next Item . tho
ordlnanco 10 rozone. Kubby Inqulrod about tho location of City proporty. Franklin 81atod
Clly proporty Is locolod at tho bollom 01 tho hili and does nollncludo tho oak treos, Iho
barn end agricultural fiold. Horowitz asked If tho road locatod wllhln Iho two mllo fringe
aroa thai runs from Rochostorlo Hlghwoy 61s capablo of bolng a futuro Scoll Boulovard
bypass. Horowitz askod If that has over boon dlscussod. Franklin 81alod It was
discus sod a long tlmo ago whon Scoll Boulevard was belno rovlowod and that In tho
1978 plan thoro was a bypass that went around tho 80uth sldo of Iho City and oasl along
Ihat ollonmonl. Councllmombor8 discus sod Iho location 01 roads oasl of Scoll Boulovard.
Novick askod If annexation roqulros amending tho Comp Plan. Franklin staled no.
Franklin oxplalnod Ihatthoro was oxlonslvo dobalo aboullho policy on Iho oasl sldo and
staff look a 8lrong position Ihal no annexation was necossary for rosldontlal purposos.
Tho Planning and Zoning Commission wanted some lanouogo In tho plan that allowod
for annexation for cortaln clrcumslancos, thereforo, thoro Is lanouaoo In Iho plan about
wolghlng tho costs and bononts If annoxatlon Is to bo consldored. Tho plan In Aroas 5
and 6 south ollown does nol obvlato tho possibility of annexation and leavos It fiexlblo.
Franklin stated the Planning and Zoning Commission hos schedulod on their agonda
discussion of a rovlsod annexation policy. Kubby stalod sho Is not Intorostod In doing
a spoclfic chango to annox one spoclfic 8pOt, but would IIko 10 look altho wholo aroa.
Horowitz asked what tho Planning and Zoning Commission prlorlllos woro. Franklin
statod tho numbor one priority Is onvlronmontal rogulatlons and tho number two prlorlly
Is zoning oast of Scali Boulovard which tlos In with tho annexation policy. larson askod
whal will bo the consoquoncos to tho dovolopor II City Council dofor8 a decision on tho
annexation. Franklin said It would do pend upon tho outcome 01 Council's policy decision.
larson askod what tho pracllcal consoquence 01 donylng annexation would bo to tho
dovolopor and what would bo slall's ostlmalo as to whon Council would havo a proposal
for onnoxatlon of a largor aroa. Franklin 8taled that In torms 01 consequence 10 tho
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dovolopmont, it would not bo buill this yoar ond 8ho Is unsuro how largo of an oroo
Council wonls consldorod for annoxatlon. Franklin oxplalned that stall hos nove' lookod
at annoxatlon In torms ollnvolunlory annoxotlon whoroby tho Clly would do fino an oroo
to bring Inlo tho clly. Ambrlsco eskod why tho park and soccor fiolds wero annoxed Into
tho city. Franklin stated Iho south branch dotontlon dam was noodod for nood control
and so tho City acqulrod It lor that and mado II Into a park as port of tho City.
Councllmembor8 dlscussod annoxatlon. Franklin oxplalned tho Plannlno and Zoning
Commission will probably look al tho proportlos 01 Plum Grovo Acros, tho Iowa City Caro
Contor, and tho strip 01 proportlos oast of Scoll Boulovard and north 01 tho park as an
aroa for annexation In Ihe noar futuro. AIkins noted Schmolsor has propored a roport on
tho Impact to tho Iowa Clly Care Contor proporty annoxatlon. Franklin slolod thai what
Is critical Is wholhor thoro Is consonsus on Council that 01 this limo annoxotlon pollclos
should bo changod to be moro favorablo towards annoxatlon for rosldonllal purposos.
Tho quostlon Is does tho City noed to annox for rosldonlial purposes.
Councllmembers dlscussod rosldonllallnfill dovolopmont. Kubby askod how tho City can
facllllato Infill dovolopment. Horowitz slalod that annoxatlon would havo a negatlvo Impact
on tho promotion ollnfill dovolopmont. McDonald statod thatlndlvldual proporty ownors
mako doclslons rogardlng dovolopmont of Iholr proporty. Horowitz 81alod tho Clly can
Innuonco Infill dovolopment. Larson slalod Ihot olthor tho City annoxos tho proporty and
Ills dovolopod wllh City sorvlces, or lots will bo dovoloped wllh 8eptlo lonks, Novick
slalod that sho undorstood tho Comprohonslvo Plan 10 say that If tho property Is
dovolopod undor County zonlno, II would roqulro largorlots than undor City zonlno and,
bocauso it abuls tho clly, Iho dovelopor would havo to put In Inlrastructuro 10 Clly
standards. larson sloled thaI currontly, they can pulln Individual soptlo lonks. Novick
8tatod tho Comprohonslvo Plan doallng with Frlngo Aroa 6 said enylhlng that abuls City
proporty would havo to bo dovoloped wllh City 8tandards Infrastructure and a cenlral
wator systom and a central sowsoo troatmont system, Franklin slatod that what tho policy
says now Is that thoy have to put In sowor and wator IInos and cap Ihom. Franklin
oxplalnod thoro was a debalo ovor this Issuo with Iho Fox Hollow dovolopmonl and II was
rosolvod, basod on Public Works ovaluatlon of cappod lines, thai a septlo systom wllh a
more froquontlnspoctlon and molntenanco schodulo Is proferablo. McDonald askod If
tho majorlly 01 Council did not agroo wllh tho proposal and did not approve Iho
annoxatlon or rozonlno, would tho dovolopmont sllll go In, Franklin 8toted sho did not
know and Ihat Frank Boyd has spoken vory strongly against putting In septic systoms.
Franklin slatod Boyd wants 10 dovolop tho proporty on municipal sowor and al Clly
8landards. Kubby asked If tho roason forlho one lot deplh was so thai tho city IImlls
wouldn't bo In tho mlddlo 01 Scoll Boulovard. Larry Schnllljor oxplalnod tho corporalo
IImllllno was thoro boforo Scali Boulovard was moved out and Scali Boulovard was
movod oul 500 foot and loll 110 foot within tho Clly IImlls. Kubby askod what was tho
ratlonalo for loavlng one 101 on Iho oast sldo on Scali Boulovard. Schnlltjor oxplalnod
thoro was nono; tho Clly limit IIno was thoro boforo Scali Boulovard was movod out to
whoro It Is.
Horowitz slatod sho would IIko to soo a long'rango plan 01 how 10 doal with Scali
Boulovard once tho orea bocomos tolally rosldontlal. Horowllz stalad that anothor
highway should bo consldorod thai would dlvort tho tralnc that would conlllcl with
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dovolopmonl In rosldontlal nolghborhoods, Horowitz slatod thatlho City has had no
discussions wllh tho County about othor roads 10 sorvo tho function of oconomlc
dovolopmont notwork, Ihat tho Stato I' promoting, Lorson slatod thai hopofully tho
Planning and Zoning Commission will undorslond thoro Is frustration on tho Council with
tho Idoalhat tho Comprohonslvo Plan was not doalt with and thoy duckud tho Issuo 01
annoxatlon, Lorson statod thoro is sontlmonl on Iho Council for holding Iho Comprohon.
sivo Plan as a littlo moro sacrod. Courtnoy askod Horowitz If sho would rathor havo tho
aroa zonod commorclal, Horowitz stalod sho doosn't mind it bolng rosldontlallf sho could
soo parallol action put Into tho plan about onothor highway that would bo sullablo.
Courtnoy statod Scoll Boulovard can still corry tho traffic out to tho Industrial psrk.
Courlnoy ralsod tho concorn thai many of tho homos on Iho Parado of Homos aro built
outsldo of tho clly limits, Ambrlsco notod Ihat on~ six oul of Iho 20 Parado of Homos
homos woro built wllhln tho City limits. Horowitz statod Council should consldor tho
futuro In torms of how tho City Is going 10 sorvlco tho southoast part of Iowa City wllh lis
potontlal Industrial dovolopmont. Councllmombors dlscussod dovolopmont on SCOIl
Boutovard.
Kubby slatod sho would lIke a conditional 20nlng agroomonl rolatlng to saving Iroos In
tho dovolopmont. Franklin statod Ihal Council would havo to rosottho public hoarlng and
hold a public hoarlng on a conditional zoning agroomont. Larson summarlzod that Kubby
wants a conditional zoning agroomontthat says a dovolopor can havo rosldontlal zoning
II and on~ If troos ora not cut down, Slall and Councllmombors discus sod saving troos
In Iho dovolopmont. Larry Schnllljor statod two Iroos wllJ nood to bo romovod, one troo
for tho allgnmont of Court Stroot. Kubby stalod thoro should bo a logal way Ihat tho othor
troos aro savod. Horowitz askod If Iho dovolopor has laid out tho lots so troos will bo
savod. Schnllljor statod yos, bulthoro Is no conlrol ovor Iho bulldor or homoownor.
Kubby askod If thoro can bo a rostrlctivo covonant saying that whoovor buys tho 10110
dovolop thom, has to savo tho Iroos and, If tho Iroos aro cut down, can thoy bo hold
lIablo. Gontry stalod that If you woro going to roqulro a condlllonal zoning agroomonl,
you havo to lustily II undor Chaptor 414 basod on hoallh, safoly and wolfaro. Thoro hss
to bo a finding by somoono thai tho sottlng lor onvlronmonlal concorns aro at risk snd
cOrlaln actions nood to bo lakon 10 mltlgato agalnstlhoso risks. McDonald stalod ho
doos not favor toiling tho dovolopor which Iroos nood 10 bo savod. Novick askod If a
rogulatlon could bo drallod roqulrlng thai cortaln slzod troos bo savod. Larson askod II
thoro Is any othor typo 01 on agroomontlhal could prosorvo tho troos. Gontry statod you
could proposo a roslrlctlvo covonant botwoon tho subdlvldor and tho Clly that would
obligato Iho purchasor of tho 10110 prosorvo as many troos of a cortaln slzo and cortaln
typo. Kubby askod what would bo tho ponaltlos lor violating tho covanant. Gontry stalod
you would nood to tako thom 10 a court of oqulty and roquost spoclnc porformanco,
Franklin statod that tho noxlllom stalf Is going to bo working on undor tho onvlronmontal
rogulatlons Is 0 'savo tho troo' ordlnanco. McDonald statod thoro was not a majority of
Councllmombors that wants tho Logal Dopartmonlto pursuo Ihls Issuo.
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H. Con sidor IIn ordlnanco 10 relone 8Doroxlmaleiv 1'.3Ilcres soulh 0' Court Slrool. oasl 01
SCOIt Boulovard. Ilnd north 01 Scoll Pork Irom County RS to AS.S, fZ.90051 fFlrst
Consldoratlonl
No Council commont.
I. Consldor nn ordlnanco 10 ostabllsh an aloa outsldo Iho Cllv's boundarlos lor rovlow and
wroval olsu~lvlslons, (Socond Consldoratlonl
Franklin askod Council to walvo tho socond consldoratlon and voto for final passago 01
tho for mol Council mooting,
J. Consldor 1\ rosolutlon npolovlnn an amondod Subdlvldor's Aoroomont for Iho Hlghlnndo(
~~or a Darkwav throuoh tho subdlvfslon In 1I0u of stdowalks.
Fronklln statod this carrlos Iho parkway Ihat was In tho conditional zoning agroomont
through to Highway I,ll allows tho dovotopor to uso tho walkway within that parkway to
substllulo for tho usual four fool sldowalks thai would bo roqulrod on both sldoa of tho
strool, ond thoro will not bo sldowalks on both sldos 01 tho stroot. Franklin statod Ihat
one of Iho things tho City has roqulrod, which tho dovolopor has agrood to, Is that In
thoso aroas whoro thoro aro bus stops In tho luturo, thoro will bo a sldowalk botwoon tho
walkway In tho parkway and tho curb.
K. Consldor a rosoll!1lon aODrovlnn Iho final ptat 01 14Vlll'(IId SubdlY.l1l2D.
Franklin statod this will bo addod on tho spoclalagonda, Franklin statod Iho logal
documonts aro bolng rovlowod and will bo In ordor by Tuosday'slormal Council mooting,
Iho conslructlon plans aro comploto, and tho on~ Itom Ion Is tho dralnago oasomont that
Council will discuss lator, McDonald statod Council can approvo tho final pial contlngont
upon mooting roqulromonts sot by Public Works. Franklin statod tho rosolutlon Is subjoct
10 tho oasomont bolng roqulrod and put In. Kubby ralsod Iho conCOrn that onco Council
approvos Iho final pial, Council cannot mako tholr volos contlngont on whal tho
agroomonlls bolwoon tho dovolopor and Public Works. Franklin nolod that Council Is
schodulod 10 discuss tho condomnatlon at tonight's Council mooting.
QQBG Rosldonllal Accosslbllity Pronram:
McDonald nolod that Council rocolvod Milkman's Juno 21, 1990, momorandum rogardlng
rosldontlalaccosslbllily program lor rontal unlls. Unloss thoro woro any quostlons, ho askod staff
to procood as outllnod, Horowitz rolorrod to tho statomont 'cosls for oxtorlor Improvomonts
(ramps) would bo In tho form 01 a ton.yoar doproclatlng lion,' and askod IIlho ramps would Slay
In placo for ton yoars. Milkman slatod If not, tho City would got back Iho monoy for anothor ono.
Wastowator Planl SilO pork. Concoptual finD:
Aool 90.57, Sldo 1
Torry Truoblood prosontod Information rolatlng to tho final draft 01 tho proposod parks sports
complox proposod lor conslructlon adjacont to tho wastowator planl. Truoblood stalod thai Kovln
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Monson, Neumann Monson Archltocts, Is tho primary consullanl on tho prOJOCt. Truoblood notod
Council rocoivod his Juno 21, 1990, momo rogarding tho parks/sports complox. Kovln Monson
prosontod Council tho parks/sports complox drawing. Monson oxplalnod tho Ihroo major typos
01 actlvltlos proposod Includo 1) soccor fiolds, 2) a sollball diamond complox, ond 3) 0 pork
complox. Tho soccor fiolds Includo six ,nlnl.fiolds, six modlum.slzo fiolds, and riVO full,slzo fiolds,
Parking and rostroom slorago facllltlos aro Includod. Monson sold In tho conlor Is tho sollball
complox with fivo boll diamonds, a roslrooms, concosslon and slorago facility, Monson stalod
tho picnic aroa wllllncludo a major shollor locating on a knoll. Larson askod whoro Is tho park
admlnlslratlon shollor would bo locatod. Monson statod ho Is nol propostng on actual
administration conlor althls limo. Councllmombors and stall rovlowod tho parks/sports complox
drawing, Kubby askod IIlhoro will bo a long.torm nood lor addillonal soccor fiolds. Courtnoy
notod soccor Is tho blggosl aport In tho world. Truoblood statod that sollball conllnuos to grow
and tho soccor domand Is growing by loaps and bounds. Ernlo Boator, soccor roprosonlalivo,
statod tho plan Is basod on soccor's curronl noods. Lorson eskcd whAt facllilles would chango
wllh Incroasod uso altho proposod sports complox, Truoblood statod II woutd drasllcally chango
tho uso of Willow Crook, Court Hili and SCOIl Boulovard Parks. Lorson askod II soccor will
continuo 10 grow. Truoblood slalod soccor and goll programs will conllnuo to grow, Larson
Inqulrod about tho proposod troos. Truoblood alatod opproxlmatoly 000 troos aro Inctudod In tho
proposal and will nood to bo purchasod. Monson stalod a varloty oltroos will bo usod but ptans
havo nol plnnod down what apoclos or slzo. Council dlscussod pork accoss, Larson askod If
tho park was goIng to bo foncod. Truoblood statod tho park would nood to bo loncod to conlrol
vandalism. Truoblood statod that vohlcular traffic aroas will bo gatod.
Monson prosontod drawings ollho facility for Iho sollball complox, picnic shollor, tho rostroom
and storago facllitlos, and Iho malntonanco facility. Monson stalod that facility for tho sollball
complox will contain a concosslon oroa, public rostrooms, storago aroa 10' malntonanco
oqulpmont, first aid contor, an aroa for vondlng machlnos, and a small offico. Monson nolod that
tho roslroom facllillos will havo throo tlmos as many walor closots for womon than mon and II will
moot City ordlnanco roqulromonts. Novick askod that tho do sIgn for rostrooms ronoCI Iho
nallonallrond of moro slalls for womon's rostrooms than mon's. McDonald dlroctod Truoblood
to como back to Council wlht tho Informallon rogardlng tho numbor of lollols prior to tho start of
construcllon. Monson statod tho rostroom and storago facllillos oro localod adjacontto dlfroront
soccor fiolds, Monson sold tho malntonanco faclllly, which Is adjaconl to Iho south ontranco 01
tho park, Includos alour.bay garago spaco and a park ollico. Monson stalod ho wllllalk 10 City
slall rogardlng adding smallor picnic structuros throughout tho silo. Novick Inqulrod aboullho
soallng. Monson slalod Iho sollball aroa will havo a bloochor aroa and thoro aro not any
bloachors plannod In tho soccor aroa,
Parks and Rocroallon Commlsslonor Craig Willis prosontod Information to Council. Willis statod
thai tho Planning Ilnd Zoning Commission's numbor one prlorlly Is tho accompllshmont of this
proposal. Willis statod that tho Idoa Is to houso In one placo a slgnllicant youth program, a
slgnlllcant adult program, end to rollovo tho stross on nolghborhood parks, Willis stalod In
consldorlng tho projoct, ovoryono will havo to bo prudont and accounlablo 10 tho public.
Councllmombors discus sod tho proposod projoct. Willis askod Council to romombor Iho projocl
Is for famlllos, notjusl participants In Iho sports, Courlnoy askod aboullho sollball facllitlos at
Napoloon Pork, Willis slatod tho Napoloon Pork facility Is for Iho girls' program and Iho Morcor
Park facllily Is for somo adulls and Babo Ruth Loaguo. Courlnoy askod If tho Boys' Basoball
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program spaco Is sulnclont. Truoblood statod ho has novor boon approachod by tho Iowa City
Boys' Basoball roprosontatlvos. Courtnoy statod tho Boys' Dasoball roprosontatlvo Ihould bo
contactod rogardlng tholr luturo noods. Courtnoy askod II thoro could bo ona lot 01 bloachor.
for Iho full.slzo soccor fiold, Willis slalod lights and bloachors aro not In tho proposal bulls
somolhlng Council should koop In mind. Courtnoy askod IIlho sollball diamonds will bo lit.
Willis stalod yos, Larson askod to whom tho sollball fiold would bo avallablo. Willis Itatod It II
proposod thai tho diamonds would bo avallablo for tho adult program. Soccor Roprosontatlvo
Ernlo Boalor statod thai thoro aro approxlmato~ 2,000 participants In tha soccor program, agod
klndorgarton and up, In rosponso to Councllmombora, Doalor Itatod tho program Is co-
oducatlonal. In rosponso 10 Courtnoy, Boalor statod tho lull.slzo fiolds aro largo onough lor high
school and collogo playors.
McDonald Inqulrod about financing. Aikins statod thai Council rocoivod tho ostlmato of $4 million
and slall wl1l nood to proparo budgot numbors and pul togothor olomonts 01 iho budgol.
Courtnoy askod If tho bond Issuo would bo usod. Atkins stalod It will roqulro a roforondum.
Courtnoy askod If parkland acquisition funds could bo usod. Atkins slatod to tho bost 01 his
knowlodgo, parkland acquisition funds could bo usod for any1hlng assoclalod with park purchaso
and dovolopmont. Courtnoy Inqulrod about using concrolo vorsus asphnlt or chlpsoal.
Truoblood stalod that asphalt would not savo monoy and chlpsoal would probab~ IDVO monoy.
McDonald statod Council agroos to procood with tho plans as oulllnod. Atktns slalod ho will
bring tho bud got back 10 Council. In rosponso 10 Lorson, Atkins statod a volod roforondum
would &pprovo tho sale of tho bonds and tho dobl sorvlco lovy wold gonorato Iho monlos 10 pay
tho dobt 011. Truoblood notod lhoro will bo an Incroaso In oporatlonal costs, Larson omphaslzod
thoro will nood 10 bo a dramallc soiling 01 tho projoctto tho public, Courtnoy statod tho socco,
and softball roprosontatlvos should holp In tho soiling of tho projoct. Ambrlsco roquostod
Informallon rolatlng to tho avorago cost 10 Iho toxpayor and Iho oporatlonals, Including cosl of
mowors and additional stall. Truoblood notod that staff Is also rovlowlng Inctudlng Nopoloon
Park Improvomonts on tho sarno roforondum, Courtnoy Ilskod lilt was discussod If tho sports
complox would bo usod for tho youlh progrom. Truoblood slatod that staff wants to dovolop
Napoloon Park Into a good youth girts' softball complox and Morcor Pork would bo strictly Babo
Ruth and Iho two othor fiolds would bo usod for splllovor from tho adult sOllball or girls' sollball.
lI!YU~lId Aroa Subdivision. Condomnallon Proposnl:
Roo1OO.57, Sldo 2
Fosso oxplalnod Iho roqulromont thai proclpllalod a nood lor an oasomont to tho rlvor Is tho
roqulromontthat stormwator dlschargo from Iho subdivision bo dlschargod In a mannor that won'l
damago downslroam proporty, Fosso oxplalnod tho only way and tho bost way 10 do It Is 10 go
dlroctly to tho Iowa Rlvor. Tho dovolopor proposod a routo through Soydol's proporty, Tho City's
Englnoorlng Division porcolvos throo public usos for that oasomont as woll as an outlot lor tho
subdivision. Fosso oxplalnod thoso throo public usos aro 1) for whon Tall Spoodway Is pavod,
thon tho City has a slormwator sowo, outlot to tho rlvor for a portion ollho road, 2) tho dlroct
routo 10 tho rlvor mlnlmlzos tho amount 01 plpo tho City will bo maintaining In tho fuluro, and 3)
tho atorm wator that comos from tho aroa north and wost olldyllwlld Subdivision would all bo
colloctod and dlschargod to tho Iowa Rlvor In a dofinod mannor. Fosso oxplalnod thai whon tho
Clly pavos Tall Spoodway, thoro will bo stormwator along 11 and tho City will nood to got tho
storm walor from tho stroot out to tho Iowa Rivor. Kubby askod what would bo tho noxt shortost
routo lor tho oasomont. Donnls Koltol, MMS onglnoor, stalod that tho proposod routo Is not tho
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shorlost and thoro Is a routo thai Is a lilllo bil shortor furthor fo Iho wosl. That routo has garagos
and othor structuros Ihal aro built to wllhln fivo fool ollho proporty. Tho roulo that was choson
was moro doslrablo bocauso thoro aro nol pormanont structuros In tho roulo to tho rlvor. Kubby
askod whaltho third shortosl routo would bo, Koitol said to go anywhoro 0150. tho dlstanco
would bo Incroasod to ovor 1,000 fool. Horowitz askod what would happon If a structuro was
plannod on tho Soydol proporly. Kollol stolod Iho Clly's zoning rogulatlons do nol allow anything
to bo built within fivo foot 01 tho proporty IIno and ho Is proposing a 2O.foot pormanonl dralnago
oasomonlthal would bo contorod on tho proporly Uno, Kollol statod II would tako fivo loot of
usablo building spaco. Courlnoy askod 1111 doos rostrlct tho proporty ownor'. rig hIs for
dovolopmont. KOllol statod yos. Horowitz askod whoro tho plpo would como oullnto tho rlvor.
Koltol stalod II will como oul as a hoadwall strucluro In tho sldo of tho rivor and that If thoro was
high wator, tho walor would fill back Into tho plpo to a cortaln lovo!. Horowitz askod what would
happon 10 tho shoro IIno to tho oast. Kollol oxplalnod tho rlvorbank Is rlp.roppod and tho forco
of tho walor coming oul would go Into Iho rlvor Md Ihslll would not crode the sldo 01 tho bank.
Larson askod thai wllh tho plpo, Is a slormwalor dolonUon pond noodod, Fosso statod no, but
tho pond would stili funcUon as a stormwator dotontlon basin In that II would allonualo tho poak
of lho fiow so thalli would mlnlmlzo tho slzo of tho plpo noodod to go out to tho Iowa Rlvor. In
rosponso to Kubby, Fosso statod Ills proposod to malnlaln tho rolontlon aroa. Councllmombors
dlscussod tho nood and locallon for an oasomont. Fosso nolod thai In tho proposal prosontod
thoro will bo a gonllo swoll ovor tho oasomonl oroa so that In tho ovontthat 1I0ws oxcood tho
doslgn capaclly, II will havo a way to got out 10 Iho Iowa Rlvor. Novick askod why tho doclslon
was made to tocato lho plpo horo vorsus Torrlll Mill Park or prlvato proporty. Kollol statod Torrlll
Mill Park Is moro than 1,000 foot to tho oasl and thoro Is Insulllclont dllloronllal grado. Fosso
oxplalnod tho dilloronco In olovatlon Is fixod . tho long or your plpo Is, tho fiattor your slope and
so tho largor tho plpo roqulrod, Horowllz askod II thoro was a way of laking II farthor wost. Kollol
said thoro Is only a dlllorontlal olovallon of throo foot from tho dischargo point of tho slormwalor
basin 10 tho Iowa Rlvor. Kollol said also ho has to consldor tho lovol of tho wator at tho Iowa
Rlvor. Kubby Inqulrod about tho Issuo of soopago. Kollol slalod tho slormwator dotontlon basin
Is doslgnod 10 bo a pormanonl, wol bottom basin. Fosso statod thaI In this subdivision and any
othor subdivision, ho docs not try 10 romody groundwalor condillons bocauso II Is not a
roqulromont. McDonald askod what could bo dona If thoro woro structuros on tho Soydol
proporty. Kollol said II would probably bo unoconomlcal to try to olloclualo somo typo of
dralnago schomo and could not answor wllhout going lhrough a thorough analysis, Kollol said
a pumping slatlon could possibly usod. In rosponso to Novick, Kollol said tho proporty In
consldorotlon Is In Iho same lamlly, although thoro aro Iwo titlo holdors. KOllol stalod lhat no
mattor whoro ho would go along thoro for an outlol, II would alloctthal proporly. Courtnoy
Inqulrod aboul using tho Elks' Club proporty, Kollol said It would bo going up rlvor and tho Elks'
proporly Is closo to 1,000 fool away. Councllmombors and slalllookod at a map 01 tho oroa and
discus sod tho proposod oasomonllocatlon and who owns whallols. Larson askod why can'l
tho dolonllon basin bo oxlondod and tho plpo run to tho wost ond, Kollol said that would chango
tho wholo plat. Kollol statod II was his chargo to find Iho bost roulo to tho rlvor . tho bost from
an oconomlc and loaslblllly standpoint. Kubby Inqulrod about tho option to croalo a largor
dotonllon aroa. Kollol sold ho did not think Ills foaslblo to ollmlnato an outlol. Fosso stalod no
mallor how largo tho basin is, thoro would stili nood 10 bo an outlol. Ambrlsco askod II thoro
would bo a nood for an addlllonal outlot whon Talt Spoodway Is pavod, Fosso stalod ho would
nol bo ablo 10 plnpolnl whoro an outlol would bo noodod unlll construcllon plans aro aclually
drawn up. Fosso slatod thoro would nood 10 bo atloasl one outlot to tho oast and possibly ono
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outlot to tho wost. Fosso oxplnlnod that whon Talt Spoodway Is pavod, storm sowor intakos will
bo Inslnllod and thoro will bo tho nood to drain thom somowhoro. Novick askod aboultho old
storm sowor systom. Fosso statod thoro Is plpo In tho ground, but It Is cui 011 somowhoro and
thai storm sowor piping probab~ cannot bo rosurroctod.
McDonatd stntod whal Council is docidlng lonlghtla wholhor to glvo Informal approval to Inlllato
condomnatlon procoodings. Novick askod aboultho condomnaUon procoss. Gontry oxplalnod
condomnatlon can on~ bo commoncod by tho logal offico upon Council's authorlly by passing
a rosolutlon. Thon a sorlos 01 ploadlngs would bo filod, slgnod by Iho Sixth Judicial Dlstrlcl Chlol,
sorvod on tho proporly ownors, and thon It would go 10 a Shorlff's jury. Gonlry oxplalnod tho
proporly would thon bo appralsod and tho Shorlll's jury would glvo on award for damagos. Tho
City woutd thon do posit tho monoy wllh Iho Shorlll's and ot thai point tho CIIy would havo tho
authority to possoss tho proporly. Gonlry statod If Ihoro Is an appoal, It wold go to District Court,
Gontry statod thai thoro could bo a challongo as 10 tho public purposo. Ambrlsco askod II tho
monoy damagos would bo assossod agalnsltho City 01 Iowa City. Fosso statod that tho
dovolopor will poy lor all cosls assoclalod with tho proporty acquisition and for tho plpo. Fosso
statod an option tho City has Is 10 pay for a plpo one slzo largor so thoro will bo tho capacity lor
tho Clly 10 sond tho now from Tall Spoodway down It. Gontry notod Ihatlho projocl has to bo
o Clly projoclln torms 01 satlslylng a public purposo,
Jim Whlto, proporty ownor adjaconlto tho Soydol proporly, prosontod commonts to tho CIIy
Council. Whlto notod that ho did not rocolvo advancod notlco Irom Iho City and doos not havo
any lormallnformatlon about tho procoodings, Whlto statod his proporty has boon In tholr faml~
for ovor 90 yoars, Whlto prosontod Council with a postcard doplctlng Brighton Boach Park at tho
slto In 1913. Whlto statod his faml~ Is bolng publlshod for not dovoloplng tholr proporty. Whlto
· donatod to CIIy Council a vldootapo 01 what tho proporty prosontly looks Iiko (vldootapo, datod
Juno 17, 1990, 121 Tall Spoodway,takon byJlm Whlto). Whlto ralsod sovoral concorns Including
thai Toll Spoodway will sorvo as a diko, his lamlly Is bolng punlshod for not Immodlatoly
dovoloplng Is proporly, and that thoro aro olhor options for tho oasomont. Whlto suggostod
draining tho basin by going to Iho oast or by going 10 tho wostlnto tho oxlstlng dralnago systom.
Courtnoy Inqulrod aboultho oxlstlng plpo. Fosso oxplalnod tho ptpo Is locatod In tho southwost
cornor of Lot 63 and possibly runs undor structuros and doos nOllunctlon, Councllmombors
rolorrod to tho mop, Courtnoy askod II tho oxlstlng 12.lnch plpo would bo largo onough to moot
tho dralnago noods. Fosso stalod no, Councllmombors and staff dlscussod Iho olovatlon 01 tho
proposod plpo and Talt Spoodway, Fosso oxplalnod Taft Spoodway would vary from one fool
bolow tho l00.yoar flood olovatlon lovollo approxlmatoly to tho l00.yoar 1I00d lovol. Courtnoy
askod how tho oxlsllng sanitary sowor slopos onough, Fosso statod Its outlot Is doopor bocauso
It outlots Into a sanitary sowor Ihal goos along Dubuquo Stroot. In rosponso to Novick, Fosso
slalod Iho sanitary sowor travols oasl along Taft Spoodway to Dubuquo Stroot and thon south
along Dubuquo Stroot, thon along Iho Iowa Rlvor,
Gontry askod approxlmaloly how many acros Is tho slzo 01 tho watershed on tho north and wost.
Fosso statod 99.3 acros, Gontry askod If thai wator will nood to bo dralnod, Fosso slalod yos.
Ambrlsco asked lIlt would bo posslblo to put tho stormwator Inlo lho sanitary sowor, Fosso
slatod It Is not posslblo with tho oxlatlng sanitary sowor and tho City's troatmonl facllltlos.
Horowllz askod who Is rosponslblo for troatlng tho wator, Fosso statod Iho proposod rulos aro
· Vldolltopo In mlcrllfllm t1rllwor lit tho City Clork'. IIrflco,
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vaguo, thoro aro doadlinos but no guldollnol. Fosso Itatod I'Ihothor thoro Is alubdlvlslon or nOI,
tho wator Is going 10 bo lhoro to contond with Irom tho 99.3 acrol.
Inpul was rocoivod from Lylo Soydol. Soydolllatod lhal CIIy Palk is undor wator bocauso tho
rosorvolr was oponod up alltUo bll and tho wator you 100 oulln tho aroals loopago wator, not
Itormwator rolontlon, Soydolluggollod tho Cily uso Iho public rlght-ol.way along Talt Spoodway
for tho dralnago oasomont. Soydollnformod Council that ho has 0 building pormlt 10 build on
his proporty.
Horowitz askod what would happon to tho proporty oasl olldyllwlld lilt gots dovolopod and wUl
havo to havo a slormwator monagomont oasomont. Franklin stalod sho did nol know, tho
proporly Is ovor two acros In Ilzo, and aho wUl nood to rosoarch that Information.
Marlon Noo~, roprosontlng tho dovolopor, oxplalnod thai I'Ihon tho Planning and Zoning
Comml551on approvvd lho plat, It pro"v'odod 10( a 'IO(rrr...~lor manallomont basin and no outlot
plpo. Noo~ polntod oul thai It Is a malor chango to havo tho wator divortod Ihrough lhls
subdivision Irom tho 99.acro walarshod. Noo~ stalod his cllonts aro willing to cooporato In any
way. Noo~ also Inlormod Council thai tho stato utllitlos board, altor Ju~ 1, wlllroqulro tho
dovotopor to put In all of tho utllitlos Instoad 01 tho utilily company. Noo~ statod thai Miko Hodgo
ostlmatos Ihat will cosl $12,000, Noo~ omphaslzod thai his cllonts aro willing to work 10 find a
solution to tho dralnogo probloms. McDonald askod Noo~ II olhor options havo boon oxplorod,
Noo~ slalod no, bocauso Iho onglnoors woro advising that this Is tho bost locaUon for tho
dralnago oasomont. Novick Inqulrod aboul tho cost of carrying tho plpo Iho oxlra dlslanco vorsus
pUlling In tho tolophono IInos, Larry Schnllllor slalod ho did not havo a good answor, but tho
cost 01 storm sowor plpo Is approxlmalo~ $50.60 por loot. Larson statod Ihat ho Ihought Fosso
told Counclllhat could not go tho oxtra dlstanco bocauso 01 tho plpo, Schnllljor statod whon tho
CIIy Improvos Taft Spoodway, It Is going to lako ono or Iwo moro plpos, Larson stalod that ho
fools ho should follow tho onglnoor'l rocommondatlon aboul tho bost ploco for tho dralnago
oasomont. McDonald notod lhal a majorlly of Council volod 10 approvo tho subdivision,
Input was rocolvod Irom Carol Soydol. Soydol statod Ihat tho dovolopor has nol askod olhor
porsons rogardlng tho purchaso oltholr land for tho dralnago oasomont. Soydol statod hor laml~
Is bolng punlshod for having open cpom, In rosponse to !.Arson, Fosso stotod ho doos not
bollovo It Is foaslblo 10 loko tho now all tho way oasl down Talt Spoodway, Fossa statod that It
Is posslblo to havo a pump bulthoro stili would noed to bo an outlot lor tho pump staUon. Fosso
oxplalnod that tho onglnoors havo proposod tho dralnago oosomonl go botwoon proporty IInos
but thoro Is a window within a low hundrod 1001 ollhor sldo of that. Tho limits ollhat window
havo nol boon dotormlnod, Larson askod II Council could approvo tho plan subJOCI to finding
a propor way to run tho dralnago plpo. McDonald statod yos, and thai thoro will bo no building
rormlts Issuod until tho particular problom Is rosolvod, Lorson askod If tho plpo route will bo
approvod by Council, McDonald statod yos, 1111 goos through condomnaUon. Novick askod II
Council has Iho right to say thoy don'l want condomnatlon. McDonald statod lIa majority would
agroo not 10 pursuo condomnatlon. Larson statod that Council could approvo tho final plat
subloCI to tho roqulromont thai a drain ago plpo bo put In and thon Instrucltho dovolopor to look
for a foaslblo routo thatlnvolvos a proporly ownor that Is willing to soil. Novick stalod sho wants
to glvo approval subjoctto finding a routo for a drain ago plpo without condomnatlon, Gontry
cautio nod Council thai thoro 1'111I bo a problom II Councllapprovos tho subdivision and lhon
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Council choosos nolto condomn ultlmatoly bocauso tho subdivision would thon not bo usablo.
Gontry statod thai thoro would bo ~ sorious logal problom. McDonald statod that lho dovolopor
can pur suo all othor avonuos but, ulllmatoly, II thoso woro not succosslul, thon Council would
havo to Inltlato condomnatlon. Gontry stalod tho on~ othor option Is oithor tho subdivision go
back and ro.<Jo tho subdivision or Council could waivo tho stormwator managomont roqulro.
monts. Schnllljor statod ho stili noods to find an outlol for lho wator. Schnllljor statod lhallf
thoro Is anothor proporly ownor oulthoro Ihatls willing to work with tho dovolopor, ho would nol
havo a probtom with moving tho outlot structuro.
Councit rocolvod Input from Doan Oakos, Doan Oakos notod that Tall Spoodway Is alroady at
650 and would not bo ralsod, Oakos statod thai ho did Iry 10 buy Iho old Pagllal proporty but
thoy would not ontortaln his ollor. Oakos statod ho has trlod 10 addross ovorylhlng loglcal~.
Oakos rovlowod Information rolating to obtiiinlng dralnagu uasumunt. HOIO,,1tz askod II ho was
going to bo ablo 10 got pooplo to tholr housos. Oakos said suro. Larson askod Oakos If ho has
askod nolghbors on oithor sldo IIthoy aro Inloroslod In soiling an oasomont. Oakos statod ho
has not. Oakos omphaslzod that ho Is noltrylng to ruin Lylo's proporty and that ho can go
anywhoro In tho 360+ foot. Novick askod II ho would bo willing to chock with pooplo owning
proporly noxlto tho Soydol proporly. Oakos statod that ho doos not havo a lot oltlmo ond ho
doos not know how 10 chock with pooplo whom ho doosn'l know If tholr proporty Is for salo,
Additional Input was rocolvod from Lylo Soydol. Ho slatod thatlho plpo Is going to stick out Into
tho rlvor and it Is going to bo a 'sowoy' holo.
McDonald statod discussion Is closod on this itom.
OOpolntmonts:
CCN. Undo Murray
Jim St. John
Housing Commission. roadvortlso
Rool 90.56, Sldo 2
Council ]mo/AClonda:
Rool go.56, Sldo 2
O'Malloy notod Council rocolvod his Juno 21, 1990, momo rogardlng wator and wastowator
troatmonl rata Incroasos, O'Malloy dlstrlbutod handouts rogardlng avorago rosldontlal wator
ratos, avorago rosldontlal sowor ratos, and comblnod sowor/Wator ratos. O'Malloy oxplalnod
Flnanco Dlroctor Vilosh had budgotod In tho throo.yoar financial plan to rlllso wator and sowor
ratos. Tho budgot proposallncludod wator ralo Incroaso of 10% tho first yo or and 5% oach yoar
thoroallor for tho noxt two yoars. Tho sowor ratos would bo ralsod by 7% tho first yoar and 2%
thoroallor. O'Malloy lolorrod Councllmombors to Exhibit A. comparison 01 oxlstlng and proposod
walor ratos, usago and salos by ralo blocks, O'Malloy statod ratos should bo contlnuod In an
oqultablo mannor and match up tho usago with tho solos. O'Malloy statod tho lost two rato
blocks, 17,000 and ovor 20,000, havo boon skowod and stall would lIke to bring thom back Into
closor allgnmont. Larson askod what tho wator ratos havo 10 do with tho Unlvorsity lawsuit.
O'Malloy statod rogardlng tho wator ratos, nothing, In rosponso to Courtnoy, Atkins statod tho
Unlvorsity has 57 accounts with tho City. Courtnoy statod somo of lhoso accounts arc largo
usors. Atkins roforrod Councllmombors to exhibit A . comparison of oxlstlng and proposod wator
ratos, and statod that tho rosldontlal homoownor boars a smoll porcont oltho adjustmont and that
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big usors pay mora monoy. Courtnoy askod whaltho avorsgo would bo for a faml~ 01 four.
O'Malloy stalod about 1,000 cublo foot so Iholr ratos would bo going up 59~. Kubby askod why
doosn't Iho CIIy uso lotal oqully, O'Malloy stalod Iho CIIy doos not havo curront data and back
In 1975 a ralo doslgn was ostabllshod whoro thoy wantod to maintain Ihls rato btock mothod
basod on a capllal uso of tho syslom. Kubby askod why III. noltho same for waslowator
troalmont. O'Malloy slatod bocauso tho fodoral govornmont doslgns tho City's wastowalor
troalmonl rato.. Kubby nolod that somo communltlos uso block ralos for wastowator troatmont.
O'Malloy stalod Ihoso communltlos probab~ do not got EPA monlos. Ambrlsco askod litho ralos
aro basod on wlnlor or summor use avoragos. O'Malloy slatod tho ratos aro basod on annual
uso. Kubby askod that whon tho CIIy doos studios on wator In gonoral, will ratos bo part olthal
study, O'Malloy statod yos, Horowitz commonlod Ihat \hoso ratos do not holp porsons who
wator lawns and gardons and wont a soparato ralo. O'Malloy statod no. Larson askod If tho City
Is addrosslng tho rato structuros wllh this. O'Malloy oxplolnod thai rogardlng \ho sowor ralos, tho
DNR submlllod a formuto thoy wantod tho Clly to follow. Tho CIIy took Ihat formula ond trlod to
pulll In whoro tho City currontly Is wllh tho ratos. O'Malloy stolod that stoll docldod tho minimum
sowor rolo did not nood to bo rolsod and thatlho addillonal chargo woutd bo basod on votumo.
AIkins nolod that on ordlnanco will bo proparod.
Moollng adjournod 0111:15 p.m.
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