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MINUTES
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
JUNE 7, 1990.7:30 P.M.
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
CaLL TO 08QEB:
Bovblorg, Clark, Cook, Dlorks, Rold, SCOIl
Coopor
Franklin, Chris lions on, Noll
Chalrporson Scoll callod tho mooting to ordor at 7:43 p.m,
RECOMMENDAJ]ONS TO CITY COUNCI~:
1. By a vole 01 6'(), adoption 01 an amondmontlo Chaplor 32. Subdivision RoguloUons, 10
roqulro a grading plan pursuant to tho Grading and Excovallon Ordlnanco, 10 bo adoplod
os port of tho Building Codo and subloCllO tho nolod chango on pogo 13 01 tho Grading
and Excavollon Ordlnanco rogardlng notlllcallon 01 non-compllanco.
2. By a volo of 6'(), odopllon of on amondmonl to Iho Zoning Ordlnonco, Socllon 36.
91 (0)(2), to roqulro thatlho nollco of tho limo ond placo 01 public hoarlngs 01 Iho Boord
01 Ad/uslmont bo publlshod not moro than 20 nor loss than 7 days prior 10 tho public
hoarlng.
CONSIDEMTlON Ot JljE MINUTES OF THE MAY 17.1990. MeETING:
Rold movod 10 approvo tho mlnulos of Iho May 17, 1990, Planning & Zoning Commission
mooUng os rovlsod. Cook socondod. Tho mollon carrlod 6.().
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1. ~. Public discussion 01 an appllcallon submlllod by Iho Josoph Company lor
approval of tho nnal plot of Rupport Subdivision, Part Two, Including a RosubdMslon 01
Rupport Subdlvlslon, Part Ono, a 34.49 acro commorclal subdivision aouth 01 Highway 1
Wost and wost of tho Iowa City AIrport. (45-day IImllallon porlod: July 9, 1990; eo.day
IImllaUon porlod: July 23, 1990)
Franklin slalod Ihatlhls 110m could bo doforrod unllllho Commission's Juno 21, 1990,
moollng wllhout dlsrupllng Iho dovolopor's schodulo 10 havo Ihls 110m bororo tho City
Council on Juno 26, 1990. Sho Indlcolod Ihatlho conslrucUon drawlngs and legal papors
aro curronlly bolng rovlowod by stall. Sho asld that sho ahould bo rocolvlng a 101l0r 'rom
Mlko Jackson 01 Iho Iowa Dopartmont 01 Transportallon rogardlng Iho oems polnls to
Highway 1 Wost wllhln Iho noxl wook.
Publfc discussion woo oponod 01 7:46 p.m.
Thoro was nono.
Public discussion was cloaod 01 7:40 p,m.
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Planning & Zoning Commission
Juno 7, 1990
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Dlorks movod 10 doler S.9011, tho "nol plol 01 Rupport Subdivision, Pari Two,
Including a Rosubdlvlslon 01 Rupport Subdivision, Part Ono, 0 34,49 acro commorclal
aubdlvlslon south 01 Highway 1 Wost and wost ollho Iowa City Airport unlll Juno 21,
1990. Rold socondod. Tho motion corrlod 6.0.
2. Public discussion or on amondmonl to Chaotor 32 10 adoot bv roloronco Chaolor 70.
Uniform Blllldlna Codo. 'ExcavaUon and Gradlna.' os It ooollos to cortoln subclJyJJl2nl.
Franklin roportod thai Iho most roconl rovlslons oro basod on Iho Commlsslon'a
discussion on Juno 4, 1990. Sho clarlfiod thai tho volo Is on on amondmontlo Choplor
3210 Incorporalo Iho emondod loX! 01 Chaplor 70 by roloronco 10 roqulro Iho submission
of grading plans whon subdivisions moot spoclfic onvlronmontal condlUons.
Publfc Discussion was oponod al 7:48 p.m.
~arrv Schnlttlor. MMS. as~od II Ihls amondmont to Chaplor 32 would roqulro Iho
submission 01 grading plans wllh all prollmlnary plats. Franklin rospondod Ihot only Ihoso
plans which moot Iho roqulromonls SOllorth In tho ordlnonco would bo offoclod,
Scoll nolod Ihat on pogo 13, tho last sonlonco ollho soctlon rogardlng noUficoUon of
non-compllanco lackod clarity. Ho Indlcalod thai If the Inlonlls for rocommondaUons to
bo modo 10 tho building official, Iho senlonco could say ....shall bo submlltod 10 tho
building official In writing by Iho civil onglnoor or 10sUng agoncy.' SCOIl statod thai ho
bollovod Ihls wording would bo conslstont wllh Iho Inion!. Clark exprossod his opinion
Ihaltho roportlng to Iho building official should bo donG by Iho proporly owner. Franklin
suggoslod daloUng tho sontonco rogardlng Iho correcUvo moasuros and rotalnlng Iho
roport of Iho dlscropancy to Iho building officials, Scoll nolod thoro was a consonsus
of tho Commission 10 follow tho suggosUon. Dlorks askod If It would bo advlsablo to add
'In wrlllng' to Iho sonlonco rogardlng Iho roportlng 01 dlscropanclos. SCOIl rospondod
Ihat Iho nollllcallon was Iho crlllcallssuo.
Schnlll/or oxprossod concorn wllh Iho roqulromonl rogardlng Iho updalod and rovlsod
grading plan on pago 14, Ho nolod thai his primary concorn Is Iho appllcaUon 01 Ihls
provision to subdIvisions and nolod thai tho grading plan Is only valid unlll Iho
conslrucllon 01 Iho first homo bog Ins. Franklin slatod thai Iho grading plan will bo
rovlowod whon Improvemonls aro mado for tho subdivision and also allho Umo Iho
conslrucllon on Iho lols bog Ins undor Iho Building Codo. Sho slalod that tho Inlont Is Ihal
Iho ordlnanco apply 10 bolh 01 Ihoso slluallons bocouso thoso aro tho limos whon lho
ground Is dlsturbod. Schnllljor Indlcalod ho would havo probloms wllh conllnually
updaUng tho grodlng plan and golllng approval lor 011 of tho potonllal changos. Franklin
slalod Ihat sho bollovos a now plan would only bo roqulrod whon Ihoro Is a subslonllal
chango In Iho grading plan, Scoll nolod thai whllo approval lor chong os may bo noodod,
thoro would nol nocossarlly bo Iho nood lor an updalod grading plan. Ho slolod Ihal ho
bollovos Ihoro will nood to bo an admlnlstroUvo proms 10 allow tho building olllclollo
approvo chong os during Iho building procoss. Ho atatod thot thoso chang os would thon
bo notod on Iho grading plan, Ho slrossod Ihat whllo It would bo Important thallho
grading plan In lis final form rolloct what roally occurrod on tho Iracl, Iflhoro woro no
chong os thoro would bo no nood for 0 rovlsod plan.
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Planning & Zoning Commission
Juno 7, 1990
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Schnlltlor expressed concern thallhore would be dolays and IImlls In nexJbllily II all
changos musl bo approved by Iho building official. Clark agrood that thoro can bo 0
doloy In housing conslructlon whon on Inspoctor noods to rovlow tho silo 10 approvo 0
chango. Ho stalod thore could also bo probloms whon grading pions lor adjaconl
proportles aro pro pored by dllloront Individuals. Ho strossod tho neod for noxlbllity unless
thore aro going to be onough building Inspectors 10 sufficlontly Inspocl lor grading
chong as. Franklin stalod that her Inlorprolatlon 01 this passago Is Ihal a final plan Is
roqulrod to show what has aclually occurrod on tho proporly. Scoll slalod Ihal on
onglnoored grading plan would only be noodod lor an Individual 101 II thoro aro 5,000
cubic yards romovod from the lot. Ho nolod Ihallhls Is 0 high figuro for slngle.famlly
basomont. He slatod Ihat II loss than 5,000 cubic yards aro romoved, lhon a pormllls
noodod but not an englnoored grading roport so no approval of changos would bo
roqulrod. Ho stalod thai this provlslon would not affoct many slngle.lot slluatlons, Clark
slatod ho does not want 10 cause conslructlon dolays. Franklin stotod that as Ihls Is a
roqulromont after grading Is dono, II should not dolay conslructlon.
Public dlscusalon woo closod et8:10 p.m.
Rold movod 10 recommond lho adoption 01 an amendmontto Cheptor 32 to roqulro
a gredlng plan purauenllo adoption 01 Chaptor 70, 'excavation and Grading,' os part
of lho BUlldlno Codo, as II applloa 10 cortaln aubdlvlslons and aubjoct 10 lho
Commission's chango on page 13 rogardlng notlllcatlon 01 non.compllonco. Cook
socondod.
Clark slalod thallho Commission aclod wllhln tho paramolors and dlroct/on glvon 10 II
and he oxprossod sallsfactlon wllh tho Input 01 tho exporlonced public. Ho Indlcalod that
ho bellovas Iho Commission did lis bost wllhln lis IImllallons. Ho oxpressod his
unoaslnoss regarding Ihe Implomonlat/on ollho amendmont and tho ollocls of Chaplor
70 on tho conslructlon Induslry In Iowa City. He slaled Ihal ho has quost/ons rogarding
whal porconlago 01 dovolopablo ground wllhln tho City IImlls will be affoclod and what will
bo Iho avorago 'ncroase In cosls lor slnglo.famlly homos. Ho slalod ho Is concornod wllh
how consumers will bo affoctod and wllh Iho possibility thai conslructlon will ba for cod
Inlo tho County. Clark notod Ihallhore could also bo 0 chango In alllludo loward
annoxatlon. Ho slalod that ho would volo In favor ollho omondmenl, bul slatod thai ho
has much Iropldatlon about whatlho rosults will boo
Scoll slaled that ho fools tho Commission has dlschargod lis duties by altomptlng 10 havo
as much public Input os posslblo prior to a rocommondatlon bolng modo to tho City
Council. He noted Ihallhe public Input camo from homobulldors, Individuals concornod
and Inlorostod from on onvlronmonlal slandpolnt, and Ihoso wllh concorns rogardlng
public policy. Scolt slalod Ihal ho hop os Iho City Council will adopt this proposod
amondment 10 Chaplor 32 wllh 11I110 chango un loss It Is shown concluslvoly thai tho
Commission orrod In lis doclslon.
Tho motion carried 6.0.
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Planning 3, Zoning Commission
Juno 7, 1990
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fubllc discussion of an amondmont to tho Zonlno ~r~I~~nco. Socllon 36.91 (0)(2).
Drovfdlno lor Dubllc nollco 01 Boord 01 Adluslmont Droc _ e _1_ s.
Franklin stalod Ihat Iho rocommondod chango Is from 15 doys to no loss than sovon days
and no moro than 20 days which would conlorm wllh olhor notlncallon roqulromonts for
tho City. Sho notod thot this chango would allow many appllcallons 10 bo oxpodllod.
Public dlscuaalon was oponod at 8:25 p.m.
Thoro was nono.
Public d1scuaalon was cloaod al 8:25 p.m.
Cook movod 10 rocommond 10 tho City Council thol Soct/on 36.91 (0) (2) ollho Zoning
Ordlnanco bo amondod 10 roqulro Ihollho not/co ollho t/mo and placo 01 public
hoarlngs 01 tho Board 01 AdJuatmonl bo publlshod not moro Ihan 20 nor loss lhon 7
days prior to Iho hoarlng, Rold socondod. Tho moUon carrlod 6.0.
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Scoll nolod tho rocolpllrom Unda Gonlry 01 en ordlnanco 10 ostabllsh on aroa outside 01 tho City
limits In which tho subdivision of land shall bo subjoctlO Iho City's revlow end approval. Ho
alatod Ihoro was a concurronco on the part 01 tho Planning and Zoning Commission with Ihls
ordlnanco.
Franklin Inlormod tho Commission thai It will moot on Juno 11 and Juno 25, 1990 for discussion
01 onvfronmonlal rogulaUons. Sho slalod Ihal tho flrsl mooUng will rogard tho "nallzaUon of
oroslontsodlmonleUon conlrol standards, Sho slalod Ihal one major chango Ihat has boon made
was lor tho proservatlon 01 hlllsldos that !lro stablllzod by assoclaUons 01 vcgolaUon. She
Indlcalod thatlho aocond mooUng will concorn tho prosorvaUon ollroos. Franklin roportod Ihal
aflor tho Commission has mado rocommondaUons on thoso two Issuos, II was hor undorstondlng
that Iho CommIssion will have complolod lis work on onvlronmonlal rogulaUons. Tho
Commission concurrod. Sho nolod Ihal siaN has changos 10 rocommond rogardlng Chapler 32,
bul sho alated thallhoso aro concornod with do sign and not envlronmontallssuos,
Clark Ilatod ho would prolor 10 soo a dolay boforo addrosslng tho troo Issuo until Iho
Commission can soo tho olfocls of what has boon docldod 10 dolo, Franklin slalod Iho dlrocUon
glvon to tho slell, through Iho onvlronmonlol pollclos, was 10 addross stoop slopos,
dralnagoways, and woodlands. Sho nolod that Iho slopos and dralnagoways havo boon
addreslod by Iho grading and oxcavoUon slandords and Iho Ifoodplaln ordlnanco and will also
bo addrossod by Iho oroslon/sodlmontaUon slandards. Clark Indlcolod ho would nol wanl to
poslpono tho Iroo Issuo Indollnltoly, ho would moroly bo moro comfortablo Iflho Commission
waltod unUlthoro was somo loodbock rogardlng Iho olhor changos thai havo boon modo, Scoll
slatod Ihol ho sharos somo of Clark's concorns, bul ho notod Ihallho Commission can toblo Ihls
110m aflor It has boon dlscussod, If tho Commission Is not saUsflod wllh tho dlrocUon 01 Iho
discussion. Ho oxprossod tho doslro 10 procood wllh tho procoss and complolo It II posslblo.
Bovbjorg nolod thai oddrossln9 Iho Issuo mlghl bring up loplcs 01 concorn that nood 10 bo
discus sod boloro procoodlng,
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Planning & Zoning Commission
Juno 7, 1990
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Cook loforrod to 1I momorondum from tho City Msnsgor rogsrdlng nolghborhood plsnnlng
Inltlotlvos. Ho notod that ho bollovos thoro Is Iromondous polontlol for tho plan and this could
be a poslllvo tool for cltlzon Involvomontthat would onhanco tho plonnlng procolI. Cook atalod
ho would lIke thoro to bo dobato and cltlzon participation In Iho Initial alsgos to holp mako tho
program more durablo and approprlato. Ho Indlcalod he bollovos tho program would bo a ma/or
failure If n moroly lurthor empowors thoso nolghborhoods wllh Iho grostost shore 01 rosourcos,
Ho slalod thai ho looks lorward to tho procoss.
Scoll romlndod Iho Commission 01 Its Juno II, 1990, mooting rogardlng eroslon/aodlmonlatlon
atandsrds. He stalod Ihal tho chair and Vlco-chalr aro to appoar altho Juno 11, 1990, Informal
City Council mooting. Ho atalod this Is not 10 bo 0 formal mooting boll'loen tho 11'I0 bodlos, bul
olhor Commission mombora aro wolcome 10 ollond. Ho slolod thai tho primary topic 01
discussion will bo tho proposod annoxatlon oasl 01 Scoll Boulovard,
Fronklln roportod thalaho will try to got Burt Kross and Graham Oamoron to oltond Iho Juno 18,
1990, Informal mooting to discuss aoptlc sysloms. Sho oxprossod Iho doslro 10 havo as many
commissioners prosonl as posslblo at that mooting, Sho atatod thai atoll plans 10 submll a
proposod 'soptlc ayslom' policy 10 tho City Council In July 1990. Sho Indlcatod that slall has
rocommendod Ihatthoro not bo a moralorlum on tho approval 01 County subdivision applications
and she slrossod thaI bocauso 01 this Ihoro Is a nood to procood on achodulo. Franklin nolod
that Kross and Damoron will provldo Iho Commission wilh lochnlcollnformatlon rogardlng soptlc
systoms. Sho nolod that Kross has boon Involvod In Iho SWRL sludlos and has dala on rural
wolls and tho typos of conclusions Ihat can bo drown from tho avallablo dola.
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Clark movod 10 adjourn Iho mooting 01 8:33 p.m. Rold socondod. Tho motion carrlod
unanimously.
Sally Dlorks, Socrolary
Mlnulos aubmlltod by Mary Jo Noll.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
MAY 16,1990. 5:30 P.M.
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
CALL TO ORD~:
Brunor, Buckloy, Horton, Robal, Slolnbroch, Stroh, Wachal, Willis
Facklor, Jonos
Rockwoll, Morono, NoN
Morlo Noubauor
Chalrporson Wachal callod the mooUng 10 ordor al 5:35 p.m.
CONSIDERATION OF THE APRIL 10, 1990..RIVERFRONT COMMISSION MINUTE~:
MOTI!m: Brunor movod and Slolnbroch socondod approval of Iho April 10, 1990, Rlvorfronl
Commission mlnulos. The moUon carried unanimously,
CITY WATER QUALITY MONITORIN/;!:
Ed Morono, Asslslant Suporlnlondonl of tho Iowa City Walor Dopartmonl, prosonlod a sorlos of
slldos to the Commission thai oulllnod 0 numbor 01 walor Irealmont challongos rolalod 10 Iho
drought, CoraMllo RoselVolr managomonl and contamlnanls In Iho Iowa Rlvor. Ho nolod thai
Ihls yoar tho nltralo lovels wore Iho hlghost since Iho moasurlng bog on In 1963, Cu,ronl Sludlos
Involvo tho Innuonco of Rapid and Cloar Crooks on tho quality 01 walor In tho lowo Rlvor.
Samplos are taken aftor major proclpllaUon ovonls and Ihon sonl to Iho Iowa Slalo Hyglonlc
Laboralory for analysis lor a varloty 01 conlamlnanls. So lar, only a Iraco 01 Alrazlno has boon
lound In samplos takon during Iho porlods 01 high nltralo lovols.
Morono roportod thai a Comprehonslvo Walor Plan will bo dovolopod, Changes' In wator quallly
slandards aro being mado at tho slato and Fodoral lovols, which will rosullln tho nood for
modlficallons In Iho Iroalmonl procoss and altornaUvo sourcos 01 walor. He slalod the U.S.
Envlronmonlal Prolocllon Agency and Iho Slalo Dopartmonl 01 Nalural Rosourcos aro
oncouraglng Iho conlrol 01 ontlro walorshods,
Robal askod how Iho cost 01 IroaUng walor comparos with Iho cost 01 drilling now wolls. Morono
rospondod Ihatlho Comprohonslvo Walor Plan will oxamlne a rango of Iroalmonl altornaUvos.
Ho slrossod thoro Is a nood for nexlblllty 10 bo ablo 10 use approprlalo lochnology as Ills noodod.
In rosponso 10 a quosllon Irom Robal, Morono slalod Ihallho City hos no probloms wllh nllrolos
In Its woll wator.
Brunor askod aboullho otncloncy of carbon absorpUon. Morono respondod Ihallho carbon
noods 10 bo roplacod porlodlcally bocauso high solids In Iho rlvor walor plug tho carbon which
limits tho fillerlng capacity, Chlorlno dloxldo Is a nowor Iroalmont procoss for Iho Industry snd
holps conlrol moro conlamlnanls, Wachal askod II Iho Walor Division had oxamlnod Iho olloCls
of lawn chomlcals on walor quality, Morono rospondod Ihatlhls Issuo has nol boen Bludlod by
Iho City, The City has boon moro concornod with tho olloCls of Iho crooks and Iho oporallon of
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Iowa Clly R1vorlront Commission
May 16, 1990
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!ho CoraMllo Dam on tho quallly 01 Iowa Clly drinking wator. Wachal askod If dovolopmontln
tho ponlnsula areo would rosullln pollution 01 Clly drinking wator. Morono slalod ho was not
familiar wllh atudlos on this Issuo. In rosponso to a quostlon from Wachal, Morono slatod Ihal
moving the Inlako upstroam would roqulro approval Irom tho Corps of Englnoors.
In rosponso 10 a quostlon from Noubauor, Morono slalod !hal solids aro a problom primarily
when walor Is bolng roloosod al a high ralo from tho CoraMllo Rosorvolr. Noubauor askod If
thore 810 aclvorao elfocts Irom tho sludgo thatlho City Walor Planl fillors Irom Iho rlvor walor and
dumps back Into Iho Iowa Rlvor, Morono rospondod that In Iho noxt yoar or two, tho
Envlronmontal Protoctlon Agoncy and !ho Iowa Dopartmont of Natural Rosourcos will probably
IImll aludgo discharge Into!ho rlvor. Ho alotod thoro Is gonorally a minimal Impact and accordIng
10 aomo aludlos, Ihoro can also bo a bonolll. Brunor askod II aluminum hod croalod probloms.
Morono rospondod !hat aluminum coming In from tho fOWl Rlvor or addod for troatrnent purposes
Is romovod during tho troalmonl procoss. Ho addod thai tho Iowa Dopartmonl of Nalural
Rosourcos mlghl roqulro Ihal sodlmont bo storod and lalor dlsposod 01 through land eppllcatlon.
In rosponso 10 a quostlon from Wachal, Morono stalod thai tho Clly of Coralvlllo utlllzos lagoons
for tho sowago troalmont sottllng proem and Ihal during hoavy rains Ihoro mlghl bo ovorfiow
probloms Inlo Cloar Crook. Ho slalod this procoss Is monllorod by Iho Iowa Dopartmonl of
Natural Rosourcos. Wachal askod If tho only purposo of tho Comprohonslvo Walor Plan Is 10
sludy tho quality 01 drinking walor. Morono rospondod thai It Is the primary concorn.
Morono askod about tho Rlvorlront Commission's Inloroslln this aroa. Wachal stalod that tho
Commission would like 10 bo kopllnformod os to Iho quality of tho walor In tho Iowa Rlvor. Ho
nolod Ihatlho Commission rocoivod a roportlhroo yoars ago on nllralo lovols In Iho rlvor, and
this had ralsod tho Commlsslon'a awaronoss about conlamlnanls In Iho rlvor walor. Slroh
atrossod thatlho quality 01 tho walor Impacls tho quality of tho rlvor exporlonco In gonoral,
Moreno agrood 10 sharo dala wllh tho Commission as II bocomos avallablo.
1990 PRI081TY sET1I~g:
Wachal roquoslod thatlho Commission consldor prlorlllzlng lis goals. Rockwoll suggoslod Ihal
Iho Commission's prlorltlos mlghllncludo lis throo roquosls for slaff asslslanco Ihal havo boon
forwardod to tho City Managor. Thoso roquoslS Includod lho updalo of tho 1979 corridor syslom
plan, tho ovaluatlon 01 rovlow mochanlsms lor dovolopmonlln Iho rlvor corridor, and ovaluatlon
01 tho wotlands In Tract 4 of tho Ponlnsula Aroa,
Buckloy suggostod Ihallho Commission might wanllo rovlow lho Trail Commllloo prlorltlos.
Slroh roporlod thai tho 1979 corridor syslom updalo rolalos to Ihls Issuo, bullho Commission
could pursuo tho dovolopmonl 01 lho Irall os a aoparalo Issuo, Wachol stalod Ihat Mason Clly
scorod high on lis REAP grants bocauso ollis comprohonslvo plan lor a trail proposal, Ho
Indlcalod that If Iowa City has 0 comprohonslvo rlvor Irall plan, funding roquosls mlghl bo moro
auccossful, Ho slalod Ihal tho updalo ollho 1979 plan would holp In Ihls rogard, In provlous
discussions, Iho Commission's hlghost prlorlly has boon troll dovolopmonl. Willis agrood thai troll
dovolopmont should havo Iho hlghosl priority. Buckloy Indlcatod that sho fools strongly aboul
Irall dovolopmont, but statod sho would also IIko 0 moro cohoronl syslom lor rovlowlng proposals
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lowo City Rlvorfronl Commission
May 16, 1990
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lor dovolopmonlln tho rlvor corridor, Wachal atrossod thai ho would IIko 10 havo 0 rovlow
procm dovolopod with donnlllvo crltorla and slandards rolhor than rovlowlng dovolopmonl
proloel. In tho rlvor corridor on an ad hoc basis.
RobaJ slalod ho would lIke 10 havo somo olgnago Inslallod on tho oxlstlng portion ollho trail and
atrolSod tho Importanco 01 complotlng anothor aogmonl 01 tho Irall. Wachal slalod that If a
portJon 01 tho trail woro complolod, II could holp 10 allrael lunds lor lurthor Irall dovolopmonl.
Horton thoughlthaltrall dovolopmonl nt. In tho conloxl 01 othor Rlvorfront Commission goals.
Slolnbroch atrossod thai tho plans rogardlng dovolopmonl and rodovolopmontln tho rlvor corridor
relalos 10 tho trail propoaal. Wachal askod If tho Pork. and Rocroatlon Commission would bo
Inloroslod In having trolls connoclJng existing parks. Slolnbroch slalod ho would Inlroduco this
Idoalo tho P8Ik. and Rocroatlon Commls.lon. Brunor omphnslzod his ogroomonl with Robal gn
tho Importanco 01 complotlng moro aogmonts 01 tho trail syslom.
Stroh nolod thai budgotllmltatlons roslrlel RIvor1ront Commission accompllshmonls. Grant funds
ahould bo actlvoly aoughl. Troll dovolopmont aooms 10 bo a high priority for stato agonclos. Tho
Unlveralty Pathways Commlltoo could provo holpful In this proem. Wachal bollovod tho
Commission should continuo pursuing trail dovolopmonl. Ho nolod thatlundlng Is now moro
avallablo lor trail dovolopmonl.
In rosponso 10 a quostlon Irom Stroh, Rockwollatatod thai on Inlorn will bogln work on updating
tho 1979 plan In August Wondy Roo of tho Iowa City Aroa Convontlon and Vlsllors Buroau has
offorod graphlo asslslanco to dovolop a rlvor corridor logo. Tho Convontlon and Vlsllors Buroau
may conlrlbuto .omo funding for a rlvor corridor brochuro which could bo dlstrlbulod 10 Iho
publlo. Slaff 01 tho Iowa Natural Horllage Foundation havo offorod to como to Iowa City 10 tolk
Informally with Iho Commission aboul ollcltlng broad bast community support and raising funds
lor Irall dovolopmont and wotland prosorvatlon. Tho Iowa Nalural Horltago Foundation has boon
oxtromoly auccossfulln aecur'ng grant funding for cOj11munlllos throughoullowa.
Wachal alalod that ho lolt tho consonsus 01 tho Commission was to prlorlllzo Its goals as follows:
1) trail dovolopmonllncludlng complotlng tho updalo 01 tho 1979 plan, 2) Invostlgatlon of
Inconllvos and rovlow mochanlsms lor rlvorffonl dovolopmonl, 3) sludy of rlvor'no wotlands
prosorvatlon bog Inning wllh Tract 4, and 4) Rlvor Month octlvltlos.
(Roballolt al 6:32 p.m,)
BE~aT ON MAY 10.1990. RIVER CIJY III MEETI~Q:
Rockwoll, Wachal and Slroh Indlcalod Ihoy had allondod Iho Rlvor City III mooting. Stroh
roportod thai David Ostorborg dlscussod walor quality In rlvors. OSlorborg oncouragod support
of loglslatlon 10 docroaso oroslon from larm no Ids, Wachal nolod Os lor borg's concorn aboul
Govornor Branslod ollmlnatlng onvlronmontal lundlng, which Includod a roductlon In walor quality
toatlng funding. Stroh alolod Ihal Old Man'a Crook provldod Iho worsl oxamplo In a fodoral
aurvoy of Iowa walor quality,
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Slroh nolod that tho contoronco Includod 0 lour 01 tho Codar Rllplds rlvorlronl. Pooplo Involvod
In trail dovolopmonl, auch os rail. 10 tralls convorslons, provldod Information on do sign concoplS
and malnlonanco costs, bul this Information may not apply 10 whal Iowa City Is trying 10
accomplish 01 this tlmo. Ho nolod that Rlvor City IV will bo In lowo Falls.
Rockwoll nolod tho conloronco provldod an excollont opporlunlty 10 apoak with pooplo Irom olhor
communltlos and exchango Idoas. Wachal atalod thai Kovln Szcodronskl, tho Coordlnalor lor
REAP, spoko at tho mooting and will also apoak on June 10, 1990, altho local REAP moollng.
Wachal auggoslod thai tho othor Commlsslonor. may wanlto vlsll Codar Rapids to vlow Its
oidonslvo rlvorlront parka and trail dovolopmonl. Rockwoll stalod that tho Codar RDplds
Rocreallonal Dlroctor gavo a alldo prosonlatlon on rlvor rolalod actlvltlos. A similar prosonlDtlon
for Iowa City could be usod 10 promolo tho rlvor corridor concopt and oncourago fund raising.
DISCUSSION OF JUNE 1990 ~IVER ~ ACTlVmE,S:
Wachal roporlod thatlho 1990 Spoclal Rocognlllon Award will bo prosonlod 10 Loron Forbos on
Juno 12, 1990, et 7:30 p.m, Rockwoll atalod thai corllflclIlos 01 rocognltlon will bo prosonlod 10
the pholo conlosl wfnners atthattlmo and a proclamation on Rlvor Month will bo Issuod by tho
Mayor. Wachalaskod aboulthajudglng 01 tho photos. Stroh roportod Ihallhoro woro 35 ontrlos
and vlrlually 011 01 the photos woro 01 high quality. Bosldos hlmsolf, tho olhor judgos woro
Rodnoy Whllo of tho Press.Clllzqo; Gordana Pavlovlc, Unlvoralty 01 Iowa archllocl, and Rabal.
Rockwoll atalod thai tho pholOS wfll bo dlsplayod In Iho Iowa City Public Ubrary during tho monlh
of June. The lop throo pholos wfll bo dlsplayod In tho CMc Conlor lobby unlll May 011991. Sho
atatod ahe Is also arranging for a wotlands .lIdo show lor tho Public Ubrary,
STAFF UPDATtQN RIVERFRONUROJECl]:
Rockwoll roporlod thatlho Konnody Watorlront Subdivision which was rovlowod two months ogo
Is ollll bolng dolorrod bocauso 01 dlfflculllos with tho sanllary sowor olovatlons. Concornlng Iho
Court Slreet vacation, Iho Planning and Zoning Commission had Indlcalod an 'nlorosl In
condlllonlng final approval on tho Unlvoralty of Iowa maintaining and Improving on unobstruclOd
palhway to tho Iowa Rlvor on Harrison Slrool.
Rockwell roporlod Ihat on first consldorallon Council hod volod 7.0 10 downzono Tracl 401lho
Ponlnsula Aroalo RS.5. Ono loltor 01 prolost was rocolvod Irom Iho Glosgows. Tho City Council
has roquosled Ihal tho U,S, Army Corps of Englnoors procood wllh onlorcomont of Iho roslorallon
of tho wotlands bocauso Iho dovolopmont proposal tor Ihls parcolls Inactlvo.
Rockwoll announcod thai tho Walor Rosourco Plan will bo dlscussod wllh Iho City Council 016:30
p.m. on May 21,1990,
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COMMISSIONERS' REPO~:
Brunor roported thallhe Johnson County Consorvallon Board will bo moo ling on May 17, 1990,
to discuss Its 5-year REAP Plan. The drall proposallncludos oxlonslvo dovolopmonl 01 Konl
Park. Brunor slalod Ihat II tho Rlvorlronl Commission would IIko tho Johnson County
Consorvatlon Board 10 bo active In Irall dovolopmont as It portalns to tho Rlvorlronl Commlsslon'a
goals, thon tho Commission should mako this lact known. Brunor slatod that tho Commission
will neod 10 bo fairly spoclfic In any suggosllons II makos lor trail proposals. Wachal alressod
Ihat tho 1979 plan only Includes Irall dovolopmontlor Iowa City, Rockwoll sold tho Slanloy Pion
Includos trail dovolopmonllrom tho CoraMlIo Rosorvolr to aoulh 01 Iowa City, Wachal slalod that
Iho Slanloy Plan should be used" tho Commission docldos to pursuo a cooporollvo offort with
tho Consorvatlon B03rd,
Wachal roportod that ho rocolvod a lollor Irom tho Codar Rapids Audubon Socloty Indlcallng Its
Intorest In acquiring land noar or In rapidly growing cltlos In Johnson and Unn Counllos.
Stolnbroch Informed tho Commission that he hod talkod to Torry Truoblood rogardlng tho oroslon
problom In Crandlc Park, Slolnbroch stalod that tho City Foroslor, Torry Robinson, Is monitoring
sovoraltreos to dotormlno " Ihoy nood 10 be romovod. A trash barrol was placod at tho hood 01
the Coralvlllo Connoctlon Irall os roquoslod.
Willis slalod thai Nool Willis dotermlnod somo limo ago Ihal tho CoraMllo Milldam Is Slructurally
unsafo, Stolnbroch slated thai" tho dam Is struclurally unsound, Ihoro will nood 10 bo somo
acllon 10 dolormlne Iflhoro Is Immlnonl dangor and" thoro will bo an Impact on City Park. Slroh
slalod ho v1owod an aorlal pholograph thai gavo tho appoaranco Ihal thoro was dralnogo
occurring around Iho oast sldo 01 tho dam. Willis slalod this Is probably a spillway.
PUBLIC DISCU~~:
Wachallnlroducod Morlo Noubauor to tho CommlS$lon. Noubauor Indlcalod thai his main priority
Is accoss bolow tho Burllnglon Slroot Dam lor fishing, Throo yoars ago, ho acqulrod 591 nomos
on a polltlon oxprosslng support lor this priority. Thore havo boon no Improvomonls In Iho aroa
slnco Iho potltlon was SUbmlltod, Noubauor roportod Ihallho lomporary Unlvorslty 01 Iowa
conslrucUon fonco sllll blocks accoss 10 tho rlvor Irom tho Unlvorslty powor plonl south 10
Harrison Slroo!. Ho notod that 0 socUon 01 Iho embankmont had boon was hod oul. Tho slorm
drain runoff at Harrison Strool did roqulro somo erosion control, bul ho quosllonod tho lypo 01
concrolo rubblo dumpod Ihoro, Noubauor strossod thoro Is groat polonllal for parking al Harrison
and PronUss Slroots which he bollovos should bo dovolopod. Ho thought Iho wosl bank of tho
Iowa Rlvor was bollor for handlcappod accoss bocauso of Iho parking availability, loss slopo lor
convorslon to 0 romp, and tho lock 01 railway tracks. Ho bollovod parking during tho Unlvorslty
summor sosslon should bo modo avallablo In Iho Unlvorslty of Iowa 101 on Iho wosl aldo 01 Iho
river,
On anolhor Issuo, Noubauor slalod Ihallhoro Is only 0 romnanl olllmbor remaining on Iho
Kennedy property and In Iho Molro Paving area. Tho Hawkoyo Roady Mix silo has golton worse
wllh a highly dolrlmonlallmpacl on Iho rlvorbank.
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Stroh Indlcalod that whon tho rlvor troll Is complelod aoulh of Burllnglon Slrool, II will go along
tho wost aide 01 tho rlvor. Ho alalod thatlho Unlvoralty parking 101 on Iho wost sldo 01 tho rlvor
and aouth 01 Burlington Stroot Is open to tho public 24 hours 0 day In tho summor excopl during
sports camp.. Stroh auggoslod approaching tho Mayor's Youlh Corps rogordlng Harrison Slroot
accoss. WllchaJ atatod ho lourod tho aroa with Pog McElroy and sho hod Indlcalod thai hor
organization would allompllo address this Issue whon posslblo. Wachal slressod tho number
of olhor commltrnonls that tho Mayor's Youth Employmont Program has.
Thoro was a consonsus 10 cancollho Juno 1990 Rlvorlront Commission moollng,
AOJOUR.wdW:
Wachal adJournod tho mooting at 7: 14 p.m.
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COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
MAY 15,1990.3:30 P.M.
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Coopor, Donnls, Kuhn, McMahon, Palrlck, Rawfand, Rull, Snldor
Starr
Nugont. Halo, K1lpalrlck, Milkman, Noll
Karon Kubby, BoUo Molsol
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Chalrporson Rawfand callod tho mooUng 10 ordor at 3:36 p.m. Sho Inltoducod Jock McMahon,
tho now Housing Commission lIals,)n.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COU~:
1. Rocommond lhallho Commltloo on Community Noods or a roprosenlaUvo 01 Iho
CommlUoo bo Includod In dlscuaalons rogardlng allordablo houa'ng and, II poaalblo,
tho Commllloo on Communlly Noods bo roproaonlod by a liaison on tho Housing
Taak Forco whon It Is formod,
2. Rocommond Ihol not moro than $7,000 bo usod from tho 1990 CDBG conUngoncy
fund for lho four handlcappod accoaalblo doors allho Sonlor Contor, conUngonl on
furlhor documonloUon rogardlng tho Ihroo doors nol addroasod In Iho momorandum
from Bouo Molaol,
~EVIEW AND APPRO~~ THE Mm 13. 1990. CON MINUT~~:
~urr movod 10 approvo tho March 13, 1990, CCN mlnutos os prosonlod. Kuhn aocondod. Tho
moUon canlod unanimously.
Nugonl roportod thallnformoUon on Iho Iowa Opon MooUngs Low hod boon Includod In Iho
agonda packol. Silo alalod Ihallho purposo 01 tho law Is 10 allow tho public 10 havo alloasl 0
24.hour noUco of mooUngs Ihal havo a quorum of Iho Commllloo's momborshlp prosont. Sho
Indlcalod Ihatthe publlC/mombor discussion Umo also allows for opon discussion wllh Iha public.
Milkman aald It Is 0 good Idoa lor tho Commllloo 10 rovlow this InlormaUon on an annual basis.
Nugont reportod thai Cllok and Fink hod roslgnod from tho Commllloo, Sho slalod Ihallho
oppolnlmonls will bo mado by Iho Clly Council on Juno 26, 1990, Coopor askod If lho
Commltloo'a mooUng Umo will bo 0 problom for oppllcanls. Rowland rospondod thai appllcanls
could bo Informod Ihallho mooUng tlmo con bo changod If nocossary.
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Commlttoo on Communlly Noods
May 15, 1990
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Kubby atalod that os tho City Council liaison, aho gonorally allonds CCN moollngs whon thoro
Is on Issuo that aho knows will go beloro tho City Council to allow hor 10 havo a bottor
undorslandlng 01 tho Commllloo'a position. Sho IndlClllod that aho would IIko thoro to bo Input
'rom tho Commllloo rogordlng hor rolo and thatthoy roquosl hor attondanco whon thoy 1001111'
noodod.
~ COUNCIL REPORT:
Rawtand alalod thaI tho May 22, 1990, City Council agonda Includos tho discussion 01 atlordablo
housing, Sho Indlcolod thoro mlghl bo a roquostlor CCN Input Kubby suggostod Ihal CCN
might wanllo rocommond 10 tho City Councllthal CCN bo 'nvolvod In discussions rogardlng
alfordablo housing. Kuhn IndlClllod thaI aho would profor to mako a rocommondatlon 10 tho
Council rathor Ihan wall lor CCN Involvomont 10 bo roquoslod.
McMahon movod 10 rocommond 10 lho Clly Council Ihol Iho Commllloo on Community
Nooda or a roproaonlollvo of tho Commllloo bo Includod In dlscuaalona rogardlng olfordablo
houalng and, II poaalblo, Ihallho Commllloo on Communlly Noada bo roprosonlod by a
lIalaon on Iho Houalng Taak Forco whon II lalormod. Patrick aocondod. Tha motion carrlod
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McMahon roportod that tho Housing Commission Is acllvoly aoeklng a now mombor. Ho alalod
that a lour 01 atlordablo housing had boon schodulod, bul was cancolod bocauso 01 lack 01
Inlorosl 'rom tho Commlsslonora.
BEQUESUOR HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE DOOR FO~ THE SENIOR CITIZ~~S CENTE8:
Botto Molsol, Sonlor Contor Coordlnalor, alalod thaI CDBG funds woro usod to financo tho
ronovatlon 01 Iho building housing tho Sonlor Conlor. Thoso funds would havo paid for an
accosslblo door from tho north onlranco Into tho lobby altho tlmo 01 tho ronovallon, oxcOpl thai
tho doors woro not authorllod by tho Clty'a Building DopArlmont, Sho al8tod thaI tho needed
approval for tho accosslblo door has boon rocolvod and Ihal now tho Sonlor Clllzons Conlor Is
roquosllng lunds Irom Iho CDBG conllngoncy lund.
Sho slalod Ihallho curront accosslblo door allho Washlnglon Slrool entranco Is obsololo and
parts aro no longor avallablo ao whon ropalrs aro roqulrod, a now door oponor wtll nood 10 bo
purchasod, Sho SIOlod thai tho Ecumonlcal Towora also noods two door oponora as Iholr
populo lion continuos 10 ago. Molsol cllod probloms wtth Iho hoavy wolght 01 tho curronl doors
botwoon tho two buildings. Molsol slolod sho would bo willing 10 got moro cosl osllmalos to
sallsly tho HUD roqulromonls 10 show a good lalth otlortlo aook bids.
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May 15, 1990
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Milkman stalod Ihat having this 110m prosontod os a projoctln Iho fall would bo a possibility, but
sho notod thai tho work would not bo ablo to bo complolod until approxlmaloty ono yoar Irom
now, Snider slrossod tho nood to koop the doora on tho north aldo 01 tho building handlcappod
accosslblo. Molsel roportod that at this tlmo thoro Is a handlcappod accosslblo roulo avallablo
to rosldonts 01 Ecumonlcal Towora, but sho notod that It Is a vory circuitous routo.
In rosponse 10 a quosUon from McMahon, Milkman stalod thore Is not a coiling on a doll81
amount that con be awardod Irom tho conUngoncy lund, but tho Commllloo must go to tho City
Council for final approval. McMahon slalod ho would IIko 10 mako a recommondaUon without
tho bids, but condlllon tho rocommondaUon on tho bids not excoedlng a spoclnod dollar amount.
Rowland slalod that tho roquostls lor $1,000 lor ono door, ao lour doors would bo $7,200
without accounUno for any discounts.
Kuhn movod 10 rocommond Ihat not more than $7,000 out of tho 1990 CDBQ conllngoncy
fund be usod lor Iho four handlcoppod accosalblo doora allho Sonlor CIUzons Cantor and
Iho Ecumonlcol Towors, conUngonl on furthor documontallon rogsrdlno lho two doors at tho
Ecumonlcal Towers and lho door on tho north aldo of Iho Sonlor CIUzons Conlor, McMahon
aocondod. Tho motion carrlod 8.0.
Rawland Indlcalod Ihatlurthor documontaUon would bo noodod boforo tho 110m goos to tho City
Council,
CD WEEK R~~Q8t:
Rowland roportod that CD Wook wonl wolI, oxcopt for dlfficulUos wllh the Press.ClUzon nol
covorlng ovonts. Sho suggoslod that noxt yoar tho Commlttoo mlghl wanllo approach tho Pross.
Clllzon In advanco to find oul whatlhoy aro willing to covor. Milkman Indlcalod Ihatlt might bo
posslblo 10 chango Iho nomos 01 somo 01 tho ovonls 10 allow pross covorago wlthoul changing
Iho conlonl 01 tho ovonls. Sho stalod Ihatlho Buslnoss PM wont woll and thalapproxlmaloly 100
lollors supportIng the CDBG program woro slgnod and sontlo loglslators.
Palrlck expressod hor ploasuro with Iho cholco of award roclplonls. Milkman slolod thatlho wook
was succosslulln rogard 10 Incroaslng public awaronoss, Sho oxprossod concorn ovor Iho
amount 01 slalf Umo thai was usod lor CD Wook. Sho Indlcalod thai this Is nolas olfocUvo a uso
of slalf Umo as sho would IIko to havo. Rawland suggoslod Ihat atalf dollnoolo what tholr duUos
woro during CD Wook and Ihen assign more duUos 10 CCN noxt yoar, Milkman slalod thai sho
hod consldorod ollmlnaUng tho awards coromony, but notod that wllh tho poslUvo rosponso It
rocolvod, It probably should bo conUnuod, Sho nolod that olhor communlUos do not havo
awards coromonlos, Kubby nolod thai wllh tho lottora thai woro son' to loglslalora, tho awards
roprosonl a poslUvo slalomont.
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May 15, 1990
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~ONFLIQI RESOLUTION AND DECISION M~KING:
Kubby roportod Ihal sho was ono of Ion Councllmombors to bo tralnod In dlspulO rosolutlon
lochnlquos, Sho Indlcaled Ihat sho hod roquoslod this time to conduct a sosslon with CCN using
tho prolocts thoy votod on lost loll, Sho rovlowod Iho process sho would uso, which comparos
two prolocts 10 one anolhor by docldlng II one projoctls 01 equal or hlghor priority than tho olhor.
Tho Commlttoo usod tho dlspulo resolution lochnlquos to evaluato the prolocls. Kubby alatod
aho would comparo tho ranklngs achlovod through this process wllh tho original ranklngs 01 tho
projocts and submit tho rosulls to tho CCN at a lator dole.
(McMahon loft 01 6:01 p.m.)
gYARTERL Y REPORTS:
Transitional Houslno . Palrlck reportod Ihal this projoct will bo rocolvlng 0 grant Irom tho National
Transitional Housing fund. Sho slalod that thoy are looking et two housos In Iowa City and ono
In Coralvlllo. Sho slalod Ihoy will rocolvo a granl from tho Iowa Flnanco Authority and thaI local
churchos havo exprossed an Intoroslln tho proloct. Coopor notod Ihot tho Pross.Cltlzon hod
roportod that two youlh groups are raising lunds to purchaso two trallors lor Iho program.
ESA Small Rooalr Proaram . Halo slaled Ihattho ESA manual Is bolng rovlsod and that contracts
sro bolng dovolopod wllh Mann. Sho slalod Ihat ESA Is soliciting lor conlraclors at this tlmo and
that work should bogln In Juno.
tloovor Sc~ool Accosslblo Plavaroun~ . Donnls roportod that tho groundbroaklng hod occurrod
tho provlous wook for Phaso II which ahould bo complolod In Juno. Sho slatod that tho PTA hod
rolsod $5,000. Sho nolod Ihat tho CDBG funds woro usod for tho ralsod sandbox and for Ihe
spoclally doslgnod sldowalk. Sho said tho PTA funds will bo usod lor Iho asphalt ploy spaco.
Sho nolod Ihaltho school district roprosonlatlvos hevo boon rocoptlvo 10 tho proloct. Nugont
Indlcalod thallho $5,000 ralsod by Iho PTA Is more than was noodod lor tho match for Phoso
II and Ihat tho oxcoss can bo usod lor additional work.
QluUamo Subcommllloo . Rull roportod Ihat tho subcommlttoo modo lis recommondatlon
rogardlng Iho curb culs. Ho slalod Ihal 00 will bo complolod, Ho nolod Ihal 76% 01 thoso aro
now and one-quartor ore ropalrs to existing stoop curb cuts, Rowland oxprossod hor ploosuro
with Iho high numbor 01 curb culs Ihat will bo complotod.
as~'stanco to Small Bvslnoss Enlororlsos . Rowland nolod that conlracls 10 mlnorltlos for January
Ihrough March lotalod $3,000 and conlracts 10 womon totalod $2,109. Milkman roportod thai this
was 0 slow conslructlon porlod and atatod that throo of six bids woro 'rom ollhor mlnorltlos or
womon conlraclors.
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May 15, 1990
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Youth Sorvlcos Faefllty RonovallOjJ . Halo roportod thai Jim Swaim Is oxpocllng complollon 01 tho
basomont ronovatlon aomo tlmo 810und August. Sho Ilalod thai ho expocls tho air condlllonlng
and aocurlty lighting 10 bo Inslallod wllhln tho nox! month, Sho slalod that tho $15,000
no.lntorollloon will havo payments bogln In May 011994. Sho nolod that tho balanco 01 funds
8W8Idod was In tho form ola $7,000 grant.
Rawland atatod that aho would like 10 discuss the rolo 01 CCN at tho nox! CCN moollng.
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Kuhn movod 10 adjourn tho moetlng at S:20 p,m. Rull aocondod, Tho mollon carrlod
unanlmoully.
Mlnutos aubmlllod by Mary Jo Noll.
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BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1990. 5:1S P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
K1aason, Patton, Ruclnskl, Slovons
Casolla
Holling, Shallor, W1l11atns
Kristin Evonson, Kayo Honnossoy, John Hou, Gory Strand
BECOM~DATION.TO COUNQIL:
Nono.
Nono.
LIST OF MATTERS PENDING COMMIS~lQWCOUNCIL DIS~OSm~:
Nono.
~ARY OF_DISCUSS~:
Evonson roportod that tho Opon Houso hold altho Community Programming Contor April 29 was
a auccoss and thallho tapo of tho ovonl, which was cablocasllivo, Is curronlly showing on
Channol26. Shallor dlstrlbulod coplos of the Mission Stalomont composod by Iho PATV Board
and a roport which outllnos goals and plans for tho nrst yoar or oporallng tho .CPC, Sharror
announcod that two now fulJ.tlmo omployoos will bo alartlng In oarly July, Including a production
asslslanl and an Inloraellvo Spoclalls~ Stovons collod lor a special eommlttoo 10 Invostlgate
posslbllltlos for a public, Oducatlonal, govornmonlal (or PEG) lolocommunlcallons facility. Sharror
nolod that Iho use 01 INETS lor oducatlonal uso ahould bo oxplorod In Iho now franchlso,
Rorranchlslng was dlscussod as woll os Iho Trl.Annual rovlow, which Is schodulod lor March
1991.
C~LL TO ORD1B:
Tho mooting was callod 10 ordor at 5:21 p.m.
APPROVAL OF BTC MINUTE.S:
Movod by Pallon, socondod by Rucinski, 10 approvo Iho April 10, 1990, BTC mlnutos.
Unanimously approvod.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONE~:
Nono,
PAlV REPO~I:
Evonson thankod BTC Commlsslonora and City StaN who allondod tho Opon Houso hold altho
Community Programming Conlor on Sunday, April 29, 1990. Tho ovont was C4blocoslllvo and
lapod, and Is now playing on Chonnol20. Sho docl8l0d tho Opon Houso a auccoss, ospoclally
noUng thai moro poople oro now awaro 01 accon and aro gottlng Involvod. Evonson roporlod
thai sho allondod Iho Roglonal NFLCP Conloronco In Mllwaukoo, os did Sandra Eskin 01 tho
PAlV Board and PATV staN Shor' Scogin and Rono Po/no. Sho notod how bononclolthls was
and sho oncouragod BTC Commlsslonors 10 also allond tho NFLCP ovonlS. Tho "oX! PATV
mooUng \'rill ba held On Juno 12 at 7:00 p.m. In Classroom 1 01 tho Sonlor Contor. Thay will bo
discussing how to moko Iho programming on Channol 26 moro InvlUng. Pallon volunloorod to
allond this mooUng as a roprosonlallvo 01 tho BTC. Shallor dlstrlbulod a miss/on alatomonllhal
was drown up by tho PATV Board at a apoclol mooUng hold at tho Brown BOlllo on April 17.
HERITAGE REPOFl!:
Bill Blough was unoblo to ollond and roport duo to IIInoss, Shallor roportod throo complaints
from coblo subscrlbors, Iwo woro concornlng Horllago'a 1010 paymonl chargo of nvo dollara,
which thoy thought was 100 high. Tho Ihlrd was from aomoono who could not rocolvo cablo.
Shalfor roportod thallhls lasl complaint Is aUII bolng lookod Into.
BTS REP08.I:
Shallor dlstrlbulod coplos of a lollor 10 Tom Tauko rogardlng cablo 10glsloUon pondlng boforo
Con gross. Ho notod Ihot on July 1 two now alalf mombors will bogln working, a lull.Umo
production asslslant and on Inloractlvo Spoclallst. Tho cablo division Is lOOking for loasod apoco
bocauso of tho IImltod spaco In tho CMc Conlor. Shalfor announcod that ho will bo oul of lawn
Juno 20 and will ~ot bo oblo 10 ollond tho noxt BTC mooting, bUlthal HOlling will bo avalloblo 10
reprosonllho City.
ECC REPORt:
Shalfor askod Iflho swllchlng oqulpmont nocossary 10 bo oblo to orlglnato programming from
Iowa City on Iho Educallonal Channo/. Slrond roportod arnrmaUvoly,
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Ruclnskllnqulrod aboul how todorollow will alfocllocal ordlnancos, Shalfor oxplalnod Ihol
gonorolly lodorollaw suporaodos, but In this Inslonco concornlng now fodorol cablo loglslatlon,
howovor, tho city may gain aUlhorlty. Holling oxplalnod thai II Is not corloln who I olfoCI now
foderal rogulaUons would havo, bul, In somo Inslancos, cortaln city powors can bo grandlalhorod.
Slovons polntod oullho Importanco of writing to Congrosslonal roprosontatlvos 10 oxpross our
con corns on loglslaUon otlocUng cablo.
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Rucinski askod what rosoarch had boon donG on cablo TV In Iowa City, Slovons aald 0 public
hoarlng will bo hold during tho Trl.Annual Rovlow which could bo usod to holp galhor clllzon
Input. Shaffor said Ihal Prorossor Paul Traudt did somo rosoarch In 1902 wllh Horllago and ho
will lInd wholevor rosulls ho can from that work. Rucinski auggoslod tho cablo company
undorwrllo tho cost and sho said sho will look Inlo tho resoarch lacllltlos 01 tho Unlvorslty.
Stovons suggoslod that Rucinski and Shaffor work os s subcommllloo to facllllalo this aurvoy
work.
Slevons nolod thai according to tho ordlnanco, Iho BTC can mako auggostlons to PATV, tho
educational channol and tho library channol. Ho sold thai a domonstratlon of Inlormatlon
SOMCOS will bo hold aomotlmo In tho luluro and that BTC Commlsslonors could mako
suggostlons, or got suggostlons Irom tho community, concornlng whal now usos and Idoos thoy
would like 10 soo addod 10 tho sorvlco.
Shaffor noled thatlNETS havo only boon usod for IImllod cablocastlng In Iho psst and not lor
communications botwoon Inslllutlons. Ho nolod thallNETS ore also avallablo for oducatlonal
usos and polontlal now usors could bo oxplorod In tho now franchlso.
Pallon askod If Iho Trl.Annual Rovlow will bo nox! yoar. Shaltor nolod It would bo In March of
1991, noting Ihal much ollho work Involvod In tho proem has boon alroomllnod, glvon Iho City
has gono through throo Trl.Annual Rovlows.
~BLE TV RENEWAL SUBCOMMITTE~:
Slovons and Casolla will bo mooting rogardlng tho rofranchlslng proem and Issuos,
PUBLIC DISCUSSIO~:
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ADJOU!lli:
Movod by Pallon and socondod by KJaason to ad/ourn al 5:40 p.m. Unanimously approvod.
Rospoctfully submlllod,
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IOWA CITY HOUSING COMMISSION
MY 8, 1990
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Moore I Persson. McMahon. Hu Ise
MEMBERS ABSENT: Blakely, Hueho1t
STAFF PRESENT: Boothroy, MIl kman, lIenderson. Stroud
OTHERS PRESENT: None
CHANGES/AMENDMENTS TO MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: MIlkman requested a change
in CDBG HOUSING UPDATE section under upcoming events changed to "The Chamber of
Commerce 8usiness PM sponsored by City of Iowa City presentation to be held at
the bus barn on Thursday. April 12, Ig90."
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None
MEETING TO ORDER: g:OO AM by Chairperson Moore
MINUTES: MotIon to approve the Minutes of April 10. 1990, was made by Hulse,
seconded by McMahon, carried 4.0. Changes to the Minutes were requested by
MIlkman as stated above.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW HOUSING COMMISSION MEMOERS . MOORE:
New Housing Commission members appointed for three year terms ending 5.1.93 were
Dorothy Persson and Floyd Blakely, Harold Hueholt was appointed for the
unexpired term endIng 5.1.91. One vacancy for an unexpired term wt11 be
announced at the 6.26.90 City Council meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR HOUSING COMMISSION:
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Nomination of Al Hulse for Vlce.Chairperson was made by McMahon, seconded by
Moore, carried 4.0. Nomination of Benjamin J. Moore for Chairperson was made by
Hulse, seconded by McMahon, carried 4-0. .
CCN REPORT. McMahon: No meeting In April. Next meeting is May 15, 1990,
CDBG HOUSING UPDATE:
. Open House was held May 5, 1990, for the proporty located at 1303 First Avenue,
Work on the outside is being started. Engineering is getting bids for Sycamore
View for installing sewer, Final plat of the subdivision is going to City
CouncIl on May IS, 1990, for approval. Six houses on 60 x 120 lots are planned.
AppraIsal for the lots Is @ $IO,OOO/lot. Suggestion was made to put up a fence
between the property and the tracks.
. City of Iowa City was presented a plaque by IIUD for the number of
Female/Minority Contractors in the Rehab program.
. Creating a Housing Policy Task Force will be discussed at the Informal Session
of tho City Council 7:30 PM on May 8, Ig90.
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. The HousIng RehabIlitation Tour scheduled for Hay 8, 1990, at 1:00 PH needs
rescheduled because HousIng CommIssIon members could not attend. It was
suggested that It be rescheduled on a Saturday.
. The Housing Task Force procedure went very well. HcMahon wants to attend the
next meeting. Housing Commission requested that HIlkman provide a copy of the
cover sheet showing the appltcatlon and decision In the Housing Commission
packets.
HOUSING AUTHORITY REPORT . HENOERSON:
. Section 8 and Public HousIng Update:
Publtc Housing April, 1990, rental Income: $10,152.00
Three. 3.bedrocm units vacancy expected 6-1-90
Hay I, 1990, Housing Assistance Payments to Landlords:
453 Certificates $111,920
265 Vouchers $ 75,783
Forty.s Ix (46) app Itcatlons submit ted for approva 1.
. HUD Letter RE: Audit for FY89:
No further action required. Audit considered cleared and authorization to
make payment was made.
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW RESOLUTION
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Copies of Resolution No. B6.7 were distributed In compliance with that
Resolution. (Hoore left 9:40)
DISCUSSION
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New Hember, Persson. requested copies of the Community Development Plans.
Milkman stated she would get them to her.
Question of who has been appointed to the Appeals Board and as Alternates will be
answered at next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 9:50 AM was Made by Hulse, seconded by
~ahon. carried 3.0.
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AnImal Conllol Aclvlsoty Commllleo
May 23, 1990
Anlmol Control Advlsorv Commlllee: May 23. 1900,6:30 p.m., CoraMlle.lowa City Animal Shell or,
Chairperson AI Axeen presiding.
ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Axeen, Becker. lundell, Cooper. Absent:
Klahn.
STAFF PRESENT: Horton, Russo.
TOUR CO~PlETED FAClllT't:
Animal Control Aclvlsory Committeo members and staff toured tho CQ'~!9.lowa City AnlmAI
Sholler, Honan Slalod a defectlve/urlnol will bo replocod. Horton explained tho following
probloms stili exist: aulomoUc dog walorlng 8yslom does not work; dogs aro able 10 movo Irom
konnol to konnol; thero Is a nood for a cholnllnk fenco olano tho 6xterlor DDSI wall; the extorlor
easl 81do waler faucetlhoso prossuro Is nol functioning proporly; hlOh.poworod sprayor Is not
usablo; and thero are clogged drains. Horton explained Ihollhe high prossure In Iho waler lines
are causing hosos 10 blow up. Horton slaled a City of Iowa City plumbor, Ron Booso, has boon
8cheduled to check the lacllily's waler pressure. Axeon asked II Iho facility's roolleaks, Horton
sold no, but Ihero havo boen problems with loose 8heetrock In tho furnaco room. Axoen Inquired
about tho power sprayer, Horton explalnod tho powor 8proyor Is not being us ad bocauso tho
dlslnfoctant power sprayer tip Is not forceful onough 10 bo effecllve, Tho Animal Control Advisory
Commllleo discussed waY8 the power 8prayer could be ellectlvely usod. Cooper 8uggesled
applying Iho disinfectant wllh Iho dlslnfeclant sprayer tip and Ihen using a moro forceful 8prayer
tip 10 complele the cloanlng procoss, Horton said the dogs can all be removed at once 10 the
exerclso aroa and thoreby allowing the workers to apply dlslnfoClanllo the entire aroa. Axoon
said tho powor 8prayor's walor prossuro should bo chockod. Horton said thoro Is a nood In tho
facility for 8torago/closol8paco to 810ro lools and cloanlng suppllos. Horton nolod thai tho pollco
drop.ollls working woll, Iho faclllty'8 washer and dryor are usod a 101, and Iho 81dowalks havo
boon Inslalled, In responso 10 Axeon, Horton said sho has not conlactod tho City 01 IOWA City
Clly Managerrogerdlng tho nood lorlannorlal holp.
B.EYmeAOPOSAl TO ACC~T WORK A~O AUlHORIZ~:
The Animal Conlrol Advisory Commltteo discussed that the fOllOwing Items 8hould bo preparod
or added prior 10 accepllng tho work and authorizing payment: power 8prayor, dog walerors,
chalnllnk fonco, kennollo konnol problom, lobby countertop ropalr, and tho lobby area wall
touch.up by baseboards. Axoon ollered 10 rofer 80moono 10 tho Coralvllla.lowa CIIy Animal
Sholter 10 dovlso a melhod to 8tOp doos from bolng ablo 10 movo tram konnelto konnel. Horton
noted that cornor guards aro noodOd 10 prolect wall corners Irom bolno rulnod by animal chains.
Movod by lundoll, 8econdod by Bockor, to accepltho work lor tho Corolvllle.lowa City Animal
Sheltor project pondlng rosolullons of tho problems relallng 10 tho power 8prayor8, dog waloror8,
chalnllnk fonco, dogs moving from konnollo konnel, lobby countortop, and lobby noor wall.
basoboard ropalra. Tho motion carrlod unanimously.
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~HYllICAl tlEEDS AND OPERATION PROCEDURES:
Axoon stotod oqulpmentls noodod for 1ho adoption room and Infirmary, Horton said tho Animal
Control Advisory Commltteo had decldod thatlund.ralslng monoy 8hould bo used for educational
purposes and lor direct anlmal.rolatod Itoms. Axoon 80ld \ho purchaso of adopUon room
oqulpmonl would bo approprlalo use of fund.ralslng monlos. Horton 8ald bultotln boards aro
nooded. In rosponso to lundoll, Horton 8ald tho bathtub has beon ordorod but not yot rocolvod.
Horton stDtod D IrBinlng m!InIJ!II and standard oporating procodures manual 010 bolng dovolopod.
Horton notod tho Pollco Dopartmentls also dovoloplng a manual for tholr use, Axeen 81atod ho
has rocolved commonlS from tho public rogardlng tho longthy adoption proem. Horton 8ald tho
adoption procoss Is 80motlmos longthy bocauso ollntorruptlons duo 10 answorlng tho numerous
phone calls. Horton emphaslzod that ana of tho facility's blggost neods Is a ~ont dosk
clerical/receptionist position.
Moved by Axoen, 80condod by Bockor, 10 recommond to tho Iowa City Chlof of Pollco thai a
part.tlmo clorlcal/receptlonlst position bo provldod at tho Coralvlllo.lowa City Animal Sheltor. Tho
motion cerrled unanimously, Horton nolod a receptionist Is noedod whon tho facility Is opon to
tho public, noon to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday,
Axoon 8ald ho recolved comments from Dick Myors, Johnson Counly Board 01 Supervlsor8,
rolatlng to tho noed to establish a foo and 2BE agroomontlo allow Johnson County to U80 tho
Coralvlllo.lowa City Animal Sholtor, lundell 8uggestod oSlabllshlng a nat foo por animal. Tho
Animal Conlrol Advisory CommlUoo rovlowed tho curront foos. Axoon 8uggoslod charging
Johnson Counly $75 per animal lor drop-oll. Horton sold sho Is comfortablo with tho curront
roclalm foas. Russo 8ald tho cat reclaim foo needs 10 bo Incroasod. Horton 8uggostod that
Coralvlllo and Iowa City 8taff moot to lolntly rovlow feos. Axoon said ho will contact thO CIIy of
Iowa City legal 81aff regarding 80Ulng up a 2BE agreemont with Johnson County. Horton.
explained that II County rosldonts who ownod an animal wanted 10 bring In an animal 10 the
Coralvlllo.lowa City Animal Shelter, Ihat person should bo charged a roasonable cost (loss than
$75) and tho County would havo to pay tho romalnlng dlfforonco 10 bring tho foo up to $75. In
rosponso 10 Axeon, Horton notod tho current roclalm leos lor Iowa City and Coralvlllo resldonts
Is $15 lor dogs, $10 for cats, $20 porllttor of pupplos, and $15 por IIttor or klttons. Horton
explalnod Ihatthe proposel would Incrooso tho County'a feo from $15to $75.
Horton 8tated that lanltorlal8upport 80rvlcos aro noodod. Axoon 80ld tho Iowa City City Managor
has provlously discussed using a Janitorlol sorvlco. Lundeff rocommended amondlng tho provlous
motion to add lanllorlal8upport sorvlcos with tho clerical position. Horton also 81ated a dumps lor
Is noodod al tho facility.
Horton notod that the noworbod was romovod during drlvoway construction ond will bo
reconstructod on tho north sldo oflho facility.
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Russo 8ald CoraMllo'8 $5 catroclalm fee 8hould be Increased becauso tho current fee doos nol
covorlhe actual cosl 01 slall picking up cats. Axeen 8uggestod Iowa City and CoraMllo 81aff
meolto rovlow laos and mako recommendallons to tholr rospoctlve cltlos.
Russo ralsod concerns about the lack 01 a trapping ordlnanco In CoraMlle. Horton aaJd Iowa
City only allows Instant kllllraps for purposos 01 8mollrodenl conlrol; Iowa City prohlblls all other
traps; and thoro havo boon no problems With tho ordlnanco as written. Axoon 8ald the CoraMlle
Clly Council noods to address trapping. Moved by Axeon, secondOd by Beckor, 10 adopt Iowa
Clty'8 prosont policy,
RullO It!d she wants to know what traps are being used and why. Lundall said CoraM"a iloids
10 obtain a copy of Iowa Clty'8 ordinance. The Animal Control Advisory Commltteo discussed
tho prohlblllon 01 traps. Horton oxplalned box traps can bo usod but havo 10 be usod corroctly.
Russo suggostod Coralville adopl a policy prohlblllno the use 01 any type of traps excepl under
tho guldanco 01 an animal control dopartment. Russo statod that 8ho would proferthallhero be
no trapping within city IImlls oxcopt tho usa 01 Inslant kill traps for 8mall rodents. Axeon
suggosted the rocommendatlon bo mado as a jolnl policy to b01l1 clllos, stating that no trapping
be allowed oxcopt underlhe ausplcos 01 the animal control officer. Axoon 8ald tho ONR will
support Iowa City and Coralvlllo on this. Russo said Ihero should be a complele prohlblUon of
alllraps Including 8nares, log holds, conaboar and box traps, Russo emphasized the neod lor
a lotal prohlblUon of all traps and only box Iraps should be ellowod undortho auspices of the
Animal Control Dopartmont. Commlttoo and 81aff agrood that thore 8hould bo no trapping
allowed within tho clly limits excepl for box traps under the 8uporvlslon of the Animal Control
Dopartmenl and Instanl kill small rodent traps aro exemptlrom Ihe prohlblllon.
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Horton prosonted door licks for vlowlng by tho Animal Conlrol Advisory Committee,
aOJOURNMENl::
The moellng adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
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IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
MAY 15, 1990.7:00 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSrr FACILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Richard Blum, John Ockonfoll, Pat F081er
Robert Hlck8, Anlonla Hamilton
Ron O'NolI, Kayo Honnossoy
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Chairperson Blum called tho mooting 10 ordor al 7:06 p.m, AUondanco was notod and a quorum
of tho Commllllon was pro8ont,
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Tho mlnutol of tho April 11, 1990 mooUng waro approved as prosented,
O'NolI plasonled \ho oxpondlturoalor May. Blum quostlonod tha bill for tho wator hoalor. O'NolI
oxplalnod tho wator hoator In tho Unllod building noodod to bo roplacod, Tho bill for
landblastlng was lor thO romoval 01 somo Incolloc1loxJway markings on Runway 17. it had boon
palntod InCOlloct~ sevoral years ago and was cllod during this year's FAA Inspoctlon, O'NolI
stalod thai thoro would bo sovoral oxponses noxl month rolalod 10 thO NDB, A lightning 8trlko
has causod oxlonllvo damago. Fostor mado a motion to accopt tho IIsl of oxpondlluros as
pre8onlod, Ockonlols secondod thO motion and" passod on a 3-0 volo,
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a, National Guard ltalnlng oxerclso . Tho Iowa National Guard has roquostod Iho uso of an
area 01 tho airport wosl of Iho ROSONO Cantor to conduct a modlcal omorgoncy ltalnlng
oxercl8o. this wllllnvolvo hellcoptors and ground ltansportatlon 10 Iransport patlonls from
sevorallocotlons In Johnson Counly, Tho exorclso will bo conductod on August 3-5,
1090. A motion was mado by Ockonfols to granl tho Notional Guard'. roquoSllo usa a
portion of thO airport to conduct a trainIng oxorclso, Tho motion was 80condod by Fostor
and passed on a 3.0 vOlo,
b. Watchman In a public zono provision. Bocau8o Mr, Jones from Iowa CIIy Flying Sorvlco
was nol presenllo bo Involved In tho discussion, Blum 8uggested Iho 110m bo tabled until
tho nexl mooUng. Mr. Janos will bo notlnod thai a doclslon will bo modo at tho noxt
mooUng.
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c. Waler retonUon aroa agroomont . WOllport Vonture hu requOllod to entorlnto a loose
agroomenl with tho Allport CommIssion lor apploxlmaloly onO,haJ/ aClo ol.lrport plOpOrty
to bo usod lor a watorrolontlon aroa, The land Is locatod oasl 01 tho propos ad WOllport
dovelopment. Tho area to bo leased Is approxlmatoly 30 feet wide by 7~ feel long, Tho
Logal Dopartmon~ Planning Dopartmontand Englnoorlng Departmont havo boon notmed
of tho agroemont. Tho Englnoorlng Departmonl made meral oommonts on tho proposod
loase. Clly allornoy Gontry luggeslod thaI thO Comml8llon onlor Into a Ilormwator
rotentlon easomenl agreomont u oppolod to along.torm loaSt, Blum 8talod that ho was
of the opinion thai WOltport Vonluro would agreo to olthor form of agroomonl. A motion
was made by Ockonfols to conduct a public hoarlng on June 19, 1990, at 7:00 p.m. to
discuss an agreomont with WOltport Vonturo forloaslng approxlmatoly ono.hall aClo 01
airport property 10 bo uled for a Itormwator rotentlon aroa. Tho motion waa 80condod
by Fosler, Tho motion passod 3-0 al roll call voto, with Hlck8 and Hammon being absont.
d, Oov9!Qpmanl property. rezoning. Blum roportod thai ho, O'NolI and Hamilton allondad
tho Informal Planning and Zoning Comml8slon mooting on May 14, 1990, No doclslon
was made al to whon this rezoning could bo scheduled on the formal agenda, Blum will
bo conlacted aboul this nem In tho futuro. Tom Scali waa approhonslvo aboul tho
rozonlng, Ilatlng that ho did nol want to 100 an aulomobllo doaler8hlp locatod on tho
airport property, Ono of thO zoning ovorlaYI dlscussod would allow for aulomoblle
doalershlps. Blum slatod Ihalll thai was thO only opposlUon, ho Ion thaI tho AIrport
Commission would bo recoptlvo 10 somo roslllcllons on tho zoning ovorlay. Tho Planning
and Zoning Commission mombors had quostlons concornlng whaltypos of us os tho
AIrport Commission doslrod for tho proporty, Blum Indlcatod that avlatlon-rolatod usos
would bo preforrod bultho Commission would not limn thomselves 10 only avlatlon.rolated
uses, Blum usurod tho CommissIon thai tho Airport Commlsslon would work with thom
to follow thO procoduros nocos8ary to rozono tho proporty, Ono Planning and Zoning
Commission mombor calculatod Ihattho property at tho cunent commorclalralo could
ylold as much u $100,000 por yoar In ront Incomo for tho airport. Blum will bo In contact
with Scali to schodulo tho rezoning.
e, Undorground fuel 8torago lanks . O'NolI dlstrlbuled a 10ller from tho Iowa Undorground
Storago Tank progrlltn slating thaI tho Sloto DNR doadllno lor obtaining cloan.up
Insurance has not boon oxtendod as tho EPA program has. Cloan-up Insuranco Is
roqulrod by tho DNR by Octobor 26, 1990, O'NolI oblolnod a Iollor from Davo Houston,
chlof pllol for Hanson Und Moyor, oxplalnlng tho DNR rogulatlons. Bocauso tho tanks al
tho airport aro roglslored at the DNR by Iowa City Flying Sorvico, no collospondonco
concornlng UST Is 80nlto tho AIrport Commission, Tho loller was sent 10 all tank owner8
by the aooncy responslblo for administering tho ItotO cloan-up Insuranco program,
E,K. Jones, owner of Iowa City Flying Servico, prosentod a proposal for lining tho oxlstlng
lanks. Tho proposallncludod Inspoctlng Iho Intorlor 01 thO lonks, 8andblastlng Iho Interior
and applying a coating 10 the Intorlor. Jonos Indicated thai there woro 80voralllom8 that
the 8pproxlmalely $20,000 estlmale did not Include. Extras Includod any no oded repalr8,
801llestlng for fuol contamlnallon, clean up of contamlnatod 801111 noodod, romoval 01
81udgo and walor from tho lanks, and 8OVorol othor Items, Jonos alatod thaI It was
oxpon8lvo but nol as oxponslvo os Inslalllng new tanka. Jonos sloled thai on arbltrallon
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commlUeo could docldo who Is 10 pay lor the cosl Fostor Inqulrod n this was I now
mothod 01 rehabll/lal/ng tanks, Jonol stltod thai" Is 001 I now molhod and thai tho
tanks would bo warrantod for Ion yoars, Ho clrculalod I brochuro doscrlblng tho Onlng
procoduro. Blum stalod thai to dolormlno n thoro wu loakago, tostlng would nood 10 bo
done bofora tho lanks woro "nod. Jonos slatod that tho groundwator wolls thai wore In
placo would Indlcato II thoro was any loakago. Tho roqulrod aoll sampling COUld bo done
after the lanks woro IInod, Blum askod n thai would bo counterproductlvo. II
conlamlnal/on was found aftor tho tanks woro IInod, tho conlamlnatod soli would noed to
be romoved, n tho conlamlnallon was duo 10 I lank that leaked, tho lank would noed 10
bo romoved, Jonos 8tatod that you would cloan " up tho bost you can, Jonos said thai
ho monitors tho groundwalor wells two 10 throo Umos I month,
Ockonfols atatod that ho seos no problom with pur8ulng this opUon. Fostor staled thai
all opllons should bo pursued, Ockonfols slatod that" was his undorstandlng thai thIs
mOlhod ~Y!d only bo I tompolary solutJon and IMI tho EPA'ipprovvd tiliik, wiIh
corrosion protection will bo roqulrod by 1998. Blum slalod thai beforo any monoy Is
8pent rofurblshlng Iho lonks, sollsamplos noed to be lokon. Blum stalod thai tho fillt
810p to updoto tho fuol farm should bo to tako 8011 sampl08,
O'NoII 81alod thai tho Commission noods 10 koop tho October 26, 1990, deadline In mind
whon consldorlng whIch mothod 10 pursuo In bringing tho fuel tanks up to EPA and DNR
alandards. II clean.up asslslanca Is 10 bo rocolved Irom tho slale, a claim must bo n1ed
beforo tho Octobor 26, 1990, dalo. O'NoII 8tatod thai ho dId nol bellove the Commission
could rocolvo asslstanco lor their lank II conlomlnol/on was dlscovored but that Iowa CIIy
Flying Sorvlco may bo ollglblo for cloan.up for lhelrthroo lanks, Ockonfols slalod that I
doclslon must bo mado on whother or not tho old tanks would bo rofurblshed or now
tanks Installod. II now tanks aro Inslollod, tho old tanks could romaln In ploco, lemporarlly
closod, for up 10 ono year. Blum sugge810d thai O'NoII and Ockonfols neod 10 got
answor8 to somo 01 tho quosl/ons proposed. Jonos Inqulrod n ho 8hould bo Included In
tho doclslon. Ho stalod thai n thoro was a loak, ho would bo tho person that has to cloan
"up, Blum stalod that Jonos would bo kopllnformod of tho dOclslon 01 tho Commission,
Janos oxprossod concorn al not bolng Includod and abruptly loft tho moollng, Blum
oxprossod concorn thaI tho method 10 rofurblsh tho tanks proposed by Jonos may nol
moo I Muro standards. Slnco throe of tho tank8 8/0 ownod by Jonas, who was 10 pay lor
Iho rofurblshlng? IIrofurblshlng tho lanks would bring thom up to EPA 81andards, dOGS
tho fuol nowago rate chango as slalod In tho 1987 arbitral/on agreemonl? Ockenfels
slatod thaI tho mothod 8uggestod by Jonos will nol provfdo tho roqulrod lank corrosion
proloctlon, Blum slalod that ho was sorry Mr. Jones left tho meeUng bocauso thero wero
many quosllons 10 bo answored. Blum 81atod thai tho Commission will follow tho loiter
of tho law with rospoct 10 the fuel tonk8. This Is a Commission decision and nol 8ubject
10 arbitral/on betwoon tho Commission and Iowa City Flying Servlca, Input from Iowa City
Flying Sorvlce would be wolcomod and encouraged. Blum 8tated thalli now tanks aro
Installed, Iho Commission will monitor and bo paid nowago foe on all fuol dollvorod 10 tho
aIrport, Tho Commission mombers agroed Ihalll Iho rofurblshlng melhod proposed by
Jonos Is pursuod, 8011 sampling would need to taka placo before any tank lining Is dono.
ff new lank8 aro Inslolled, specifications will nood to bo ostabllshed. O'NolI 81aled thai
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tho City Council noOd8 to bo kept Informed and that thO AIrport Commission 8hould bo
proparod to approach tho Council as soon as posslblo to discuss funding lor tho lanks.
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Blum dlscussod tho annual roport submll10d by Iowa CI1y Flying Sorvlco, Ho dOGs nol
undorstand tho mothodology of thO roport and 8uggosted schodullng a moetlng with Mr. Jonas
and \ho City Flnanco Dlroctor 10 discuss thO roport. Ockonfol8 and Foslor had quosUons
concornlng thO roport also.
No Itoms woro dl8cussod.
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O'Neil 81atod that ho has contacted William Carlson to approlso tho property 10 obtain avlgatlon
oasomonts lor Runways 17, 35 and 24. Those appraisals wore roquestod by tho FAA 10 bo
Includod In tho Alrport'8 pro.appllcatlon lor tho AIrport Improvomont Program. Tho PAPllIghts
aro 10 bo Installod on Runway 24 this fall,
O'Nell8uggestod that a mooUng In Kansas CIIy with tho FAA may bo nocossary 10 discuss tho
alrport'8 rovlsod ALP and to discuss avlgatlon oasomento. Similar meetings with tho FAA In tho
posl havo boon vory productlvo.
O'Neil 81atod that ho may al10nd a conloronco In Mllwaukeo on June 22, 1990, concornlng
dovoloplng airport rovonuo from non.aeronautlcal uso land.
M InformaUonal brochure was Includod In tho Commission packol concornlng an updalo on tho
Automatod Surfaco Obsorvatlon Syslom (ASOS).
Gary Mlllor has roquostod 10 roallgn tho dralnago dllch on airport proporty 80 that It ontors his
proporty al a dllloronllocatlon. O'NolI has discussed Ihls Issuo with tho Planning Dopartmonl
and with Iho City Englnoor, No probloms aro antlclpatod, No dirt will bo romovod from tho
airport proporty.
O'NolI 80llcitod Information from tho Commlsslonors on altemptlng to rovlso Iho Slato Codo 10
roduco tho Commlsslonor8' terms from 81x yoars to four or fivo yoars, This may mako tho
poslUon moro altractlvo bocauso the Umo commltmenl would nol be as substantlol. Blum
Indlcalod that on a slato lovol, ho thouoht tho DOT would nol bo 8upportlvo of a four.yoar lorm.
Thoro was also discussIon concornlng changing tho local bylaws to allow Commlsslonors to
8uccood thomsolvos,
W NEXT MEET)~Q:
Tho noxt rogular CommissIon mooting was sot for June 19, 1990, at 7:15 p.m. Tho hoarlng for
thO agroomonl with Wostport Vonlure Is 8chodulod lor Juno 19, 1990, at 7:00 p.m.
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FOllor moved 10 adjourn thO mooting II 9:37 p,m, Blum locondod tho motion and tho motion
pUled 3-0.
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IOWA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MAY 9,1990.4:30 P.M.
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SubJ~ct to Approval
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Galor, Johnson, Pellon, Wlnogardon
Mosslor
Rockwell, Christianson, Gonlry, Noll
Richard Hootman, Bruco Hauport, Tom Brooks. JoAnno Conroy
~T TO CIJl.MANAQWOR ST6EF AS~ISTAN~:
Tho Board 01 Adjustmenlroquesls slall asslstanco to Invosllgato and roport back to tho Board
lho oxtonlto which CIIy Codo requlremonts may bo undu~ roslrlctlvo concornlng usogo end
location of sculpluros In Iowa City.
CALL TO ORDE6:
Chalrpor80n Wlnegorden called tho moollng 10 order at 4:30 p.m.
~QERA1J9N OF WE MINlITES QF AP81l11. 1990:
Polton movod to approvo tho mlnuloB 01 tho April 11, 1990, moollng. Galor 8econdod. Tho
mollon carrlod 4.0.
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1, ~E.900~. Public hoarlng on a roquost BubmlUod by Towncrosllnvostmonl Assoclatos for
spoclal oxcoptlons to permll modification of a roqulrod yard and 10 provldo oll.sllo parking
In tho CO. 1 zono for proporty locatod at 2401.2427 Towncrost Drlvo.
Rockwollrovlowed tho slall roport datod May 9, 1990. Slall recommondod that SE.9005,
Ihe roquoslod spoclal oxcopllons to roduco tho minimum yard roqulromont along the
south boundary for property localod In tho CO.l zona a12401.2427 Towncrost Drlvo from
20 foot 10 5 feel along tho 1 69.5.foollongth of the proposod addlllon and to provide oil.
strool parking on a soparoto 101 at 1035 Wado Slroot bo opprovod subjecl to tho following
condlllons: 1) Ihero shall bo no windows In Iho now conslructlon facing Iho resldenllal
zono, 2) exlsllng foncos shall bo roplacod and approvod, as Is doslred by a malorlty 01
tho abultlng neighbors, 3) tho applicant shall romove tho accoss drlvo bolweon Wado
Stroot and Iho wesl odoo of tho proposed addition, and planllho area wllh grass and
shrubbory to soli on tho appoaranco of tho now addition 10 tho building, 4) tho brick lacing
on Iho oxlstlng building shall bo wrappod around tho now comont block addlllon 10
Improvo compallblllty wllh tho surrounding rosldonllal nolghborhood, 5) for Ilro safely, tho
now addition shall conlaln a sprlnklor systom, 6) slgnage should bo placod on Iho church
proporty to Indlcalo availability of parking for Townerost cllonts, and 7) prior 10 tho
Issuanco of a building pormlt, and wllh tho CIIy os a party 10 tho agroomont, a proporly
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exocuted aoroomonl for sharod parking on tho 1035 Wado Stroot property shall bo
rocordod,
P!.!BLI(( DISCUSSION:
Richard Hootman. 1131 Wade Streol, asked aboul tho Inlont of tho Zoning Ordlnanco In
roqulrlng Iho 80tback. Rockwollrospondod thatlho Intonlls to provldo a buller belweon
rosldontlol and commorclal usos. An additional 80lback Is roqulred for a commorclal uso
when II abuts a rosldentlol zono,
Hootman 8totod thaI he bolleves aostheUcs 8hould bo considered. Ho Indicated thai
rogardloss of whalls proposod by the applicant, Ihe ond rosult will bo a dilleronco In
oppearanco from tho rosl 01 Iho area. Hootmon 8tatod ho does nol wanl accoss lor ulllity
trucks to bo ellmlnalod, Wlnogardon noled Ihat Ihoro will bo a fivo fOOl setback for
podoslrlon aceoss 10 ulllity IInos. Hoolman 8taled ho Is also concernod with firo
protoctlon aceoss for tho adjacentrosldoncos.
Hootman was concorned with Towncrost'8 Inslstonco for mora space. Ho nolod thai
soma of Iho modlcal departments aro moving to Morcy Hospllol and ho questlonod II
Ihoso vacalod aroas havo boon conslderod In the assessmonl of neod for space, Ho said
Ihal tho Towncrosl parking lot Is gonorally nol full and tho church lot Is regularly usod.
Hootman statod that the roason glvon for Iho nood for a varlanco Is hardship. Ho
Indlcolod ho doos nol800 8uch hordshlp. Wlnogardon oxplalned that a varlanco roqulros
hardship, but that lhls application Is for special oxceptlons which havo loss strlngont
standards tor approval. Gonlry 810ted thai a yard modification 8poclal oxcoptlon roquost
roqulros tho applicant 10 domonstrolo practical dllllculty. Tho Board may grant spoclol
oxcoptlons whon tho practical difficulty conditions aro mol. Tho Board procoduros aro
doslgned to allow for public Input, which tho Board wolghs In making lis doclslon.
Hootman concluded thai tho proposed addition will aiter tho appearance of Iho building,
thoro will bo somo boarlng on lIro protoctlon and utility Iruck accoss, and the need for Iho
addlllon Is doubUul.
BOABD DISCUSSION:
Poiton Indlcatod his concern that a Towncreslroprosontatlvo was nol avaIlable to answer
quostlons. Ho askod why Towncreslroqulred moro spaco oller such a short porlod. [On
Docomber 20, 1909, tho Board had approvod a similar yard modification lor a 140.fool
long addition. Tho curront proposal would oxtond tho oddltlon anolher 49.5 foel: a tolal
of 189.5 fool.) Rockwoll responded tholtho cllonts In this portion of tho building originally
wanted to Incroaso only tho troatment aroo, but had docldod altor consulting with Ihelr
archltoct to Incroaso tho numbor of offlcos os woll. Wlnogordon undorstood that a now
physician was moving Into tho building.
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Pollon staled Ihallho Board has slandards to consldor and tho potlllonor had not mel
thoso 8tandards. Ho noted thaI there Is no real pocullorlty with tho property and no
apparont practical difficulty, Pellon slaled that while thore Is no Intrusion on adJocenl
property, a 8ubslanllal chango would occur thai would Impact tho visual donslty 01 tho
aroa, Ho noled that gran ling the 8poclal excepllons would servo tho private Intoresl of
tho appllcanl and noltho public's Intorost. Ho concluded thaI tho application failed on
its merlls and stalod ho would vole against It.
Galer Indicated thai his concorn with nro prolocllon 8hoyld bo addrossed by Iho 8prlnklor
systom, Ho concluded thatlho proposod chang os 8houldlmprovo tho curront slluallon.
Wlnagarden statod Ihatromovlng tho parking from behind tho building and roplaclng the
foncos should Incroaso the neighboring proporty values, Ho asked If 10wo.lll1nols Gas &
Eloctrlc Company was concernod with access to tho power lines. Rockwoll rosponded
thatlho company had not oxprossod having a problom with tho proposod Towncresl
expansion. She nolod Ihat vohlculor accoss was 8t111 feasible on the 80utheast 81de 01 the
building whoro a tronsformor pole Is located. Wlnogorden strossed Ihat the parking
roqulremenl will more than bo met II tho spoclol oxcepllons aro granted.
Johnson oxpressod concorn wllh tho dumpsler8 possibly being localed In the flvo fool
buffer. Rockwoll slalod thai tho plan wont before the Planning & Zoning Commission wllh
tho locallon of the dumpsters clled. Rockwell stressed thaI tho dumpslor8 must bo
accosslblo to vehlclos. Winegarden Indlcatod thai wllhoul a drlvoway In Ihat bullor, thero
will bo no vehicular access.
Pollan asked If tho parking agrooment would bo a covonant. Gentry rospondod that II
will be a long.term egroement, not a lease. Gentry 810ted that condition numb or 80ven
as recommended by staff Is edoquato 10 ensure tho parking agroemont.
MOTION: Winegarden movod to approve SE.900S,lhe roquestod special oxcoptlons
to roduco tho minimum yard roqulroment along tho 80uth boundary for proporty
localed In the CO.l zono at 2401.2427 Towncrosl Orlvo from 20 foot 10 5 foot along
tho 109.S.foot longth of tho proposod oddltlon and to provldo 01l'8lroot parking on
a soparato lot at 1035 Wado SlrootsubJeclto tho loll owing condlllons: 1) Ihoro shall
bo no windows In tho now con8truc1lon facing Iho rosldentlal zono, 2) existing lences
shall bo roplacod and opprovod, as Is doslrod by a malorlly of Iho abulllng
nolghbo,s, 3) tho applicant shall romove tho aCCOS8 drlvo botwoon Wado Slrool and
tho proposod addlllon, and planl tho area wllh grm and 8hrubbory to aoflon tho
appoaranco 01 tho now addition 01 tho building, 4) tho brick facing on tho oxlstlng
building shall bo wrappod around tho now coment block addition 10 Incroaso
compatlblllly with tho surrounding rosldentlal nolghborhood, 5) for IIro safoly, tho
now addition 8hall contain a sprlnklor systom, 6) slgnago shall bo pIa cod on tho
church property to Indlcato availability of parking for Towncrost cllonls, and 7) prior
to tho Issuanco 01 a building pormit, and with tho City as a party 10 tho ogroomont,
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a properly oxocutod agroomont for sharod parking on tho 1035 Wado Slroot proporty
ahall bo rocordod. Galor aoconded.
Johnson askod litho sign on tho church 101 would bo onough to alort pooplo to tho
availability of parking In this 101 for Towncrosl clients,
Wlnogardon movod to amond condition numbor 81x 01 tho maIn motion to road,
81gnago ahall bo pia cod on tho church proporty and t(10 Towncr08t proporty 10
Indlcalo availability of parking lor Towncrost cllonta. John80n socondod tho
amondmont. Tho amendmont carrlod 4.0.
Tho motion carried 3.1. (Polton voting In tho nogatlvo.)
2. ~E.9OOG. Public hoarlng on a roquosl submlttod by William and Darclo Randloman for
a spoclal oxcoptlon 10 modify tho yard roqulremonls for proporty localod at t 204 Sheridan
Avonuo, (WIthdrawn at tho roquost 01 tho applicants.)
Rockwell stated thot this 8poclal excoptlon was a roquost 10 pormllan addition to tho
back 01 tho houso that would come within lour foot 01 tho oxlsllng gar ago, Rockwell
Indicated that tho Ordlnanco roqulred six fool botwoon buildings for firo safaty. Sho stated
that 81011 docldod that a throo foot dlstanco botweon buildings was 8ufficlont for
malntonanco purposos. Tho six foolroqulremant Is over.burdensomo when fire safaty can
bo mol by tho Installation of a firo wall. Tho applicants wllhdrow thalr raquest for a spoclal
excoptlon pending an Ordlnanco amondmont roqulrlng a throo.footlnstoad of a slx.fool
dlslanco botwoon buildings.
MQIIQU: Johnson movod to withdraw SE.9006. Polton socondod. Tho motion
carried 4.0.
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1. ~A.9001, Public haarlng on a roquest submlttad by Harold E. and Marilyn A. Rogars for
a varlanco to tho Sign Ordlnanco roqulromants for Harry's Dodga Stroot DX locatod In tho
CN.l zono at tho northwost cornor 01 tho N. Dodgo and Church Strootlntorsoctlon.
Rockwoll rovlowod tho slallroport dalod May 9, 1990. Stall rocommondad danlal 01 VR.
9001, a varlanco roquost to pormlt a Iroo.slandlng sign In tho CN.l zono for proporty
locatod altho northwosl cornor 01 tho N, Dodgo and Church Streot Inlersoctlon.
fYBllC DISCUSSION:
Bruco Hauoert. attornov for tho aoollcanl, Indlcalod Ihat a Sun 011 Company
roprasentatlvo and property ownor Harry Rogors would bo avallablo to answor quos lions
from tho Board. Hauport assortod that this lolls Iho only 101 01 Its kind In Iowa City.
Hauport slalod that Sun 011 Company had dlctatod tho sign chango. Hauport know of no
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othor gas 8tallon without a froo.standlng sign, Ho bollovod that grocery and furnlturo
8toros do notrequlro free,standlng signs.
Haupert could not accopt stall's contenllon thaI donylng tho varlanco would not placo a
groater burden on tho applicant than Is placod on othor proporty owner8 In 81mllar
clrcumsloncos until ho was 8hown gas stations without froo.standlng signs. Rockwoll
8tatod It was tho appllcont'8 responsibility 10 domonstrato this Issuo.
Haupert dlsagrood with 8tall that tho granting of this varlanco would bo contrary to tho
public Inlorost. He noted thai tho new SUNOCO sign Is moro aesthollcally ploaslng than
tho cul/enl sign. WhJIe the proposed sign Is three feel tailor than tho cUI/anI sign, the
foco of tho algn has tho 8amo 8quaro footago,
Haupert slalod thai tho Zoning Ordlnanco roqulros the old sign to bo removod within
olght yoars of tho ollectlvo dalo 01 tho statuto. Rockwollrosponded that thero Is no tlmo
period spoclfied In tho cUl/ont ordlnanco for romovol of non-eonformlng signs. Sho
oxplalned that only a p,oposed chongo In a non-conformlng sign trlggors compliance with
tho Ordlnanco.
Haupert slaled that Rockwell had roquostod wrlllon confirmation on whother or not Sun
011 Company would forco tho Rogors 10 closo their station litho froo.slandlng SUNOCO
sign wero nollnstalled. Haupert Indlcalod ho had contactod Sun 011 Company officials,
but had not rocolved a responso. He bollovod denying this varlanco would placo a
burden on Rogers bocauso It Is Important to hovo a recognlzablo sign for nowcomor8 10
tho aroa. Ho staled that a monumonl sign would bo a poor substltuto and would suffor
from high vandalism rates, Ho notod thai tho Informallon provldod to him domonstrates
thai monumont 81gns aro ollon brokon with the prlco figuros being romovod, Ho slotod
that canopy and lacla signs aro no substltutos for tho freo.standlng sign.
Haupert citod Sun 011 Company's advortlslng campaign In Iowa for produclldontlficatlon.
Ho noted Ihal81mllar Sun 011 Company 8tallons with tho now SUNOCO signs In Iowa City
havo had a dramatic Incroaso In 8ales, but Harry's DX station's solos havo boon loss
compelltlvo. Additionally, Haupert roportod that Rogor8 had boon totd that ho would nood
to roplaco his undorground gas tanks. Ho Indlcolod Ihls comos at a poor tlmo whon one
considers Iho problems assoclotod with the freo.standlng sign.
In rosponso to a quosllon Irom Polton, Hauport statod thai Rogors owns tho proporty.
Johnson asked If Rogors Is a lranchlsoo of Sun 011 Company. Haupert rospondod that
Rogors Is a franchlsoo end must comply with Sun 011 Company's condlllons. Ho slatod
thotlheso conditions Includo removing tho DX sign. W1nogardon askod II Hauport was
familiar with Sun 011 Company's policy whon a varlanco was not grantod. Hauport
rospondod that Rogers would probably not bo lorcod to shul down, but If solos droppod
to a sulllclonUy low lovelthere Is a possibility that Sun Oil Company would rovoko tho
fronchlso. Gentry asked lilt Is non.nogollablo that tho Iroo.standlng sign doslgnod by tho
corporation must bo used by Rogors. Hauport stated that lascla signs are avallablo, but
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8trossed that this Is a unique 8lluallon. Genlr( 81ated that this Is 0 nolghborhood gas
8tatlon. Sho askod II Sun 011 Company will allow 0 lascla 8lgn. Hauport was not certain.
Gonlry slalod 8ho would liko 10 know II Rooer8 will bo pUl out of buslnoss entlroly as a
gas and sorvlco 8lallon II tho Iroo,slandlng 81gn Is not allowed, Houport 81rossod his
concern about tho tromondous drop In 8ales thai could rosullll tho froo'8landlng 81gn Is
not allowod, Ho 8talod thai tho aalos con bo compared with tho two SUNOCO slallons
In Iowa CIIy Ihal do havo tho froo.atondlng signs, Gentry strossed thai thoso two alatlons
aro on highways, Sho Iskod 1111 Is possible 10 hove a lascla sign and 8till malnlaln tho
buslnoss. Heupert Indlcatgd tMllh9 lMnument sign c:n bo w.;d on all i~llijrimofildl
basis, bul ho strossed that because Ills along a sldowalk thore Is likely 10 bo a high rata
01 vandalism.
Gontry askod 1111 mlghl bo posslblo to consldor anOthor franchlso thai would not be as
demanding as Sun Oil Company, Chrlsllonson asked If thoro Is anything elso lhls 101
could be usod for. Hauport respondod thore aro othor usos allowod In this zono, bUI no
one has exprossod an Inloresl In buying Ihls 101. Galer Slotod thaI ho bellovod a
SUNOCO fascia 81gn should also resuit In on Incroaso In soles. Ho 8lrossed lhat In this
pertlcular Soiling, a treo,slandlng sign would not hove as much Impact as II would In
highway commorclallocallons,
Tom Brooks. Westllbertv on Comonnv, slated he Is 0 distributor of Sun Oil Company
producls. Ho Indlcalod ho Is concernod with how Rogors will bo ablo to conllnuo In
buslnoss with tho hlOh cosl of roplaclng tho tanks and without having 81gnlncantly
Incroosod soles. He nOlod Ihallho SUNOCO markellng campaign bog an In this area lasl
year. He noted Ihal Sun 011 Company owns the 81gns, and would bo rosponslble for
roplacoment of 8lgns. Ho thouOht Sun 011 Company would bo IIkoly to roslst any Iypo 01
sign that would havo high vllndnllsm rates.
Genlry askod II tho Iransfer 01 tho franchlso from DX to Sun 011 Company roqulred
Improvemonls In tho slollon. Brooks rosponded thai most of the roqulred Improvomonts
havo boen complotod. Ho 81aled that tho OX sign musl bo removod by AUOUSI, 1990.
The t 9 porconllncreeso In soles experlencod by Rogors como allor Ihe Improvoments
and during Sun 011 Company's promol:onal Odvortlslng porlod. Ho bollovodtho Roger8
would bo at a dlsadvanlage even when compo ling with olhor SUNOCO Slallons II not
pormllled to Ins loll the Iroo.standlng SUNOCO sign.
JoAnno Conrov. 631 N, DodQe Slroet. slatod sho owns tho proporty dlroclly north at tho
stallon. Hor yard, front enlranco ond Iront porch 011 faco tho gas slallon. Sho Indicated
hor oblocllon Is 10 a largor sign. Sho slalod It Is nolln hor bosllntorost to havo a largor
sign next to hor proporty. Sho slrossod lhat Sun 011 Company 8hould bo lIexlblo In lis
roqulremonts. Sho notod Ihallhls Is not a compollllvo cornor with other gas stallons.
Sho bellovodtho projocllons aboul whal might happon wero merely spoculallons as woro
Iho assumpllons os 10 how much vandalism would occur with a monumonl sign.
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BOARD DISCUSSIQM:
Johnson Indlcalod 8he would lIke to hevo more Informallon on tho Sun 011 Company
81gnego policy. Galor stalodthal tho rozonlng was what made Iho current algn non.
conforming and lho Zoning Ordlnanco says that whon a non-conformlng sign Is changod,
II must bo broughtlnlo conformanco or romovod. Galer was not convinced thai a fascia
sign would nol havo the somo Impact as a froo'8tandlng sign In this locallon.
Pellon slatod that tho Board of Adjustmonl must apply 81andards enumorated In tho Codo
and theso slandards aro not based on markollng and 8elos pro/ectlons, Ho bollovod
thero stili was a roasonablo uso of tho property, Ho 81rossod thai most customers aro
Irom tho uroa which lessons tho Imponanco 01 tho freo,slancllng 81gn, POllon slated thai
II has not boon domonslraled thatlho applicants arc burdonod 10 e dogree groater lhan
olhors In similar 8ituatlons. Ho noted thaI tho Eaglo'8 810ro was denlod a chango In lis
freo,slandlng sign In a similar slluollon, Ho slotod thalli this variance wero granlod. it
would bo contrary 10 the Zoning Ordlnanco and tho Comprohenslvo Plan.
Wlnogardon Slalod that Ihe Board Is reslrlClod by law and lhel all throo hardship
roqulromenls must bo mot. Ho slated that as long as thoro Is sllll a reasonablo oconomlo
roturn, volumo and sales aro not tho Issues, Johnson slalod Ihattho applicant fallod to
comply wllh Iho slandards and 10 moollho hardship tosts.
MOTIOH: Pollon moved to opprovo VR.9001, a varlanco roquest to permll a froo.
elandlng sIgn In tho CN.l zono for property locoled atlho northwost cornor 01 tho
N. Dodgo ond Church Slreotlntersocllon. Wlnegardon aoconded.
Wlnogarden slatod that he did nollhlnk delaying a decision unlll a rosponso from Sun
011 Company had been rocolvod would chengo whethor or not the applicants mol the
roqulromonls of tho Codo. Poiton slatod Ihal ho hopod Haupert and Sun 011 Company
would holp lhe oppllcants 10 rosolvo tho slluallon.
Tho mollon failed by 0 0.4 volo.
MOTION: Pollan movod 10 afflrmallvoly deny VR.9001, a varlanco roqueat to permll
8 freo.standlng sign In tho CN.l zono for property locotod 01 tho northwost cornor
of tho N. Dodgo and Church Slroollnlorsocllon. Wlnogardon 8oconded, Tho mollon
carrlod 4.0.
Wlnogardon Informod tho applicant thai he had 30 days from lho tlmo tho Board'8
doclslon Is filod wllh lho City Clork 10 appeal tho doclslon to Dlslrlcl Court.
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May 9.1990
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POARD OF ADJUSTM~t:IT INFOBtvlATION:
Gentry Introduced Dana Christiansen to the Board.
Rockwelllnformod the Board that W1negardon will bo moving oul or Iowa City on June 15, 1990.
Sho stated that tho City Council will appoint a now member to tho Board on Juno 12, 1990.
Masslor had Ind[caled he would not allond the Juno mooting, but would bo willing to remain VIce.
Chair of tho Board, Rockwoll staled that Mossier preferred that Polton bo conslderod for
Chalrper80n, Thoro was a consensus to have tho oloctlon 01 Chalrpor80n al tho June 13, 1990,
Board moetlng.
Rockwell slated thllt during the discussion on sculpturo at the April 11, 1990, Board mooting,
quostlons woro ralsod about tho donnll/on of 'public art.' Rockwoll polntod oul that tho torm Is
donnod In the donnll/ons section 01 the Sign Ordlnanco: 'Public art, Any work of art oxposod
to public vlow from any 8troel rlghl.or.way which does not con lain any advortlzlng, commorclol
symbolism such as logos and trade marks, or any representation of a product.'
Rockwell roquested that tho Board withdraw its April 11, 1990, recommendation to Council
concerning 8culptures. She asked that the Board consider Instead roquostlng stall asslslance
to Investigate whother the Codo roqulroments are unduly rostrlctlve on sculpture usage.
MOTION: Wlnogarden movod and Galer 80conded tho motion to withdraw lis April 11, 1990,
rocommondatlon to Council concerning sculplures, and roplaco It with a requost to tho City
Manager for ataff assistance to Investlgato and roport back to tho Board tho extont to which
City Codo roqulroments may bo unduly rostrlcllve concornlng usage and locallon of
sculpturos In Iowa City. The motion carried by a 4.0 vote,
~DJOURNMEtIT:
Tho moetlng was adjourned by acclamation al 6:20 p.m.
David Wlnogarden, Chairperson
Mlnutos submlllod by Mary Jo Noll.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
MAY 21, 1990
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gerry Busso, Bud Godo, V1nco Mauror, Duano Means. Juno Plepor,
Ruth Wagnor
Mary Goosland, Jean Hood, H8Iold Slagor
Bello Molsol. Joyco Pholps
Frieda Shannon, Council of Elders; Ch8lles Duffy, Board of
Supervlsor8: Robert Wolsh, Nutrition Advisory Board
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
GUESTS PRESENT:
~RODUCTl9NS/PUBLIC DISCUSSIONlMINUTES:
Gada callad tho moollng to order 01 3:09 PM and Introduced and w91com9d \ho 9Y0313,
Godo thankod thoso who partlclpatod In tho round lablo discussion,
Tho mlnulos woro approvod as mallod,
Thero was no public discussion.
E9LmCAL POLICY. Godo
Melsol rovlewed tho policy which hod beon opproved In July 1967.
Wolsh handod out cople8 of tho Nutrition Advisory Board mlnulos which outllnod tho policy
approvod by thO Boord. Tho glsl of Iho policy Is thaI candldatos cannol mako 8pooches or
dlstrlbuto lItorature In tho dining room, bullhoy can 8hako hands and v1sll from lablo to table
grootlng peoplo. Dully expressed his agroemenl wllh tho policy.
Thoro was gonoral discussion on additional points.
Mauor movod Ihat all pollllcal candldaloa (Including Incumbonls and olflco holdera) and/or
Iholr d081gnalod roprosenlallvo will bo permlllod 10 8hako handa and Vl811 with Congrooalo
Moals partlclpanta. Busao aocondod. Mollon carrlod, all ayoa.
pARKI~G lOT POLICY. Molsel, Gode
Melsol oxplolnod that 8tall and tho Council 01 Eldor8 havo arrlvod al a policy containing tho
following points:
I. The four Senior Conlor parking spacos adJacont to tho Ecumonlcal Towors parking aroa
will bo doslgnatod as voluntoor parking only.
2. Out.of.county volunteor8 may buy pormlls to park In tho Sonlor Conlor lot provldod Ihoy
volunteor for olghl hours oach month.
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3. /I tho out-or-counly vo/un/oor8' houra rail below eIght hours, tholr pa/klng pe/mlls will bo
null and void.
4. Thoso Individuals ollglblo for a Sonlor Conlor pa/klng permll who aro omployod In tho
Senior Conler cannot pBlk In tho Sonlor Centor lot during thoso houra thoy aro working
thero.
BUl80 moved that tho parking lot policy bo accapted. Wag nor lacondod. Mallon carried,
all ayea.
SMOKING ON THE SECOND FLOOR POLICY. Golfo
Mol8el explalnod that tho smoking policy for the Sonlor Contor has been to havo throo
designated areas whero 8moklngls permUted. Thoy aro on the ground noor by the Washington
Stroot onlrance. the main nr81 noor lobby In tho centorloungo aroo, and tho loungo area at tho
north ond of tho socond noor. Molsel 8ald Individual officos ara rogulated by thosa who usa
thom, Molsol 8ald that thera havo boen complalnl8 aboul tho 8moklng aroa on tho 8econd noor
by tho AduU Day Program 8taff thai 8moko drifts around Into their olflca.
Thera was gonoral discussion 01 this Issua. It waa moved that tho smoking araa on tho
aecond noor bo ellmlnatad. Plopor/Mauror. Mallon carrlad, all ayaa.
ROUND TABLe REPORT/DISCUSSION. Gada
Godo askod tho Commission 10 read tho Information on tho Round Table and to Ihlnk aboul tho
8uggesllons received as thoy mayor may nolrelala to the fivo.yoar goals. Ho requested thaI
lho Commission bring any Idoas concornlng this and tho lormallo tho noxl meeting.
tlAl19N6L COUNCIL Oti AGttJG .B~eQBI . Molsol
Molsel 8ald thaI as tho Iowa dologato to tho Natlona"nstilute of Senior Centors, an arm 01 tho
NCOA, sho found tho conloronco 10 bo exciting and Informatlvo. Sho 8ald sho was also grateful
that tho Senior Center did not havo to dopend on government grants to function as Ihoso who
do aro oxporlonclng groat difficulty In finding funding to roplaco tho granls which no fongor oxlst.
Molsol8ald Iho conforonco Includod a day on CapUol Hili whero 8ho 8poke wllh a ropro80ntatlve
01 Congressman Davo Nagla. Sho was unablo to speek with Sonator Harkin bul did rocolvo a
call from his offico apologizing bocauso ho could nol keop his appolntmenl with hor.
Molsel 8ald that sharing Insights Into common probloms and solutions wore helpful. Sho 8ald
a common problem 8harod by all 80nlor center8 Is tho Imago of Iho 8onlor conter as a placo for
those Irall, poor and sick. Sho 8ald programming for tho "young' old Is being lakon ovor by an
assortmont of othor agonclos such as community collogos, banks, hospUals, otc. This Is
unfortunalo for 80mo sonlor conters as Ihoy aro doing exclllng, 80phlstlcated things but having
troublo gottlng Ihal "young' oldor group to como bocauso 01 tho Imago. Melsol oxplalnod Ihat
for that roason our senior conter and olhera should keop advocating and prosontlng actlvltlas
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to appoalto thIs group. Olhorwlse, she saId, senior conlora will delorlorale Into lusla piece lor
poor poople who wlllrocolvo poor 80rvlcos.
~etllOR CENTER PREeENTATlONS . Goasland
Melsolroportod for Goasland on her allondanco at tho mootlngs 01 tho Council 01 Eldor8, City
Council and Board of Suporvlsors,
Sho 8ald the Council 01 Eldor8 moetlng was contored around tho plans for Oldor Amorlcan8' Day,
Geosland look a Sonlor Contor T'8hlrt end bumpor 8t1ckor to tho olhortwo mootlngs and Invltod
and oncouragod both groups to como to Older Amorlcans' Day at tho Conlor. Sho also
rolloratod tho Importanco of tho volunloor vldoo program and Its Importanco to tho Center, tho
community, and ospoclally 10 thoso who remain housobound. Sho also roported on tho Round
Tablo.
~ CENTER UeDATE . Molsol
Molsolroportod that tho Canter has rocolvod $315 In conlrlbutlons In momory of Jim lapltz who
had boon a faithful volunteor and 8upportor 01 tho Centor 81nce it oponod, this Is thanks 10 his
family who askod that contributions be made 10 tho Conlerln his memory,
Molsol said that 8ho askod CCN for Block Grant monoy for four door openors . one for tho Inside
door 011 the remp, one 10 replaco tho ramp door oponor which Is woarlng oUI, and two for
Ecumonlcal Towers for tho door Into tho dining room. this opens onto tho floor whoro rooms
for tho handlcoppod aro localod. Sho addod that tho Chair of Ecumonlcal Towora' Board has
also wrltton a lellorregardlng this. Sho said 8ho was mooting this wook with the city purchasing
agent and bids will bo 80llcitod for tho oponors.
Melsol said 8ho had mol with John Harshflold, managor of Ecumonlcol Towors, rogardlng parking
for our youngor voluntoors and spoco for tho V1slllng Nur80. Congrogato Mools has fourapacos,
Eldorly Sorvlces two spacos, and VNA had none. VNA now will havo one 8paco, Thoso aro 8taff
parking spacos for thoso agonclos. Senior Conter8tall olthor pays for8paco In CIIy lots or mako
othor arrangemonts.
Melsol said sho had hoard from Now Plonoor Co.op rogardlng RAGBRAI, and thoy aro Intorostod
In working wllh Senior Contor voluntoer8.
In conclusion, Molsol 8ald that II appoars that elfectlvo July 1, tho Conlor will rocolvo 15 hour8
por wook of profosslonal nlghllanitorlal 8ervlco, tho ramp Is now skid coalod, and outsldo
painting will begin this woek.
VACATION SCHEDUllNQ . Godo
Aller considering all mombors' vacation schodules, It was docldod Ihaltho Juno mooting will bo
held, as 8choduled, on Juno 18.
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Wagner roported thallho Boostor Club CommlUoo will mool on Juno 6 011:30 p.m,
Moans said tho FIvo Yoar Goals Commlltoo has not mot.
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Thoro was gonoral discussion concornlng probloms thalarlso from complaints about tho lack of
hyglono 01 somo IndMduals and potty thoft of Othor8, Mel801 has 8pokon 10 tho partlos who aro
tho oblecls of many, many complalnl8 by Sonlor Contor partlclpanl8, Sho will monitor thO
situation for Improvomonts.
GOllO SOld hO was ploosod thaI tho Contor had rocolvod $315 In momorlal monoy and foil thaI
with moro publicity aboullho Contor as an avonuo for boquosts and momorlals, more monoy
would ba forthcoming.
~DJOUR~MENT
Tho mooting adjourned el 4:55 p.m.
Mlnulos proparod by Joyco Phelps, Sonlor Contor Socrolary,
Mlnulos approved by Gerry Busso, Senior Centor Commission Secrolary,
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY PUBUC UBRARY
UBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGUlAR MEETlNG
MAY 24,1990.4:00 P,M,
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Buchanan, Cox, Hobart, Golman, Moyor., Pacha, Hargravo, Sloln
(arrlvod al 5:40 p.m,), Swaim
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
~L TO ORDEB:
Nono
Eggor8, Craig, Johlo, Black, Groon
Prosldent Gelman collod tho mooting 10 ordor al 4: 12 p,m,
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Mlnulo8 01 tho April 26, 1990 Rogulor Mool/ng woro approved, BuchanantPocha.
Mlnulo8 of tho March 29, 1990 Rogular Mool/ng wero correctod as follows. On pogo 3,
paragraph 2 01 tho Dovolopmont omco Report: "Tho Foundal/on will glvo tho library 538.200 In
Endowmonl Funds this yool"; "Tho NEH Challongo Gronl deodllno Is ~ 31, 1990 and tho.....
Thoso corrections woro approvod by tho Board. Moyors/Swalm,
flliANCIAL RE~ORT~:
Dlsbur8omonls for April, 1990 woro opprovod,
mEE..BEfQBI:
Barb Black, Young Adult Ubrorllln and Information Specialist, gavil a promo of horlob dutlos.
Barb works 20 hour8 a week and Is responslblo lor Iho following: 8eloct adult motorlals In
doslgnalod aublect arm; coordlnolo tho mogazlno collection; soloct young adult nctlon: advlsos
othor 8elector8 on young adult non.nctlon malerlals; acts as liaison with 8econdary schools
exploring ways Iho 8chools and library can work togolhor 10 8ervo young adults; promolo library
rosourC08 by visiting 8chools and preparing promotional malerlols; 80rvo 12 hour8 por wook as
a Roforonco Ubrarlon at tho Inlormal/on Dosk and al tho Chlldron'8 Room Information Desk.
DIBECTQR'S BEP08I:
1. Tho FY90 budgotls coming oul vory woll wllh no major probloms. Prosonlly 80mo minor
ropalr and malnlonanco lasks aro bolng complolod on tho building and oqulpmont.
Thoso lasks aro planned for this tlmo of tho year and alo complotod as tho budgol allows.
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Rogular Meollng
May 24, 1990
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2. Tho FRIENDS gift 10 tho library lor FY911s $13,500, tho largost gift ovorl Noarly 10% of
tho FRIENDS 1000 mombors rolurnod ballols 10 volO for tholr cholce8 on 8pendlng the
funds, Support lrom tho FRIENDS conUnuos 10 enrich tho library's colloctions and
aorvlcos In many areas,
3, Asslslanl Dlroctor Susan Craig rovlowod tho plan8 for romodollng tho check-oul dosk.
II provldos moro check-oul8tallons and allows moro room for tho long IIno thatlorms on
wookonds and during othor busy porlods.
4. Tho library has nomlnalod Ubrary Board Trusteo Ellon Buchanan for an award from tho
Iowa Volunteor Hall of Famo, Ellon has boon providing a wldo varloty 01 voluntoor
projects for tho library clnco 1973.
6. Tho library dlslrlbulod 112,000 Incomo tax form8 and Instrucllon booklots botwoen
January 1 and April 30 of this yoar. this Is a 30% Incrooso over. yoar ago,
6, Eggers and McGulro mot with Dolo Holling, Asslstanl City Manager and Drow Shaller,
Broadband Tolocommunlcallons Speclallsl, on May 16 10 81art lolnl planning for uso of
cabin franchl80 Incomo to 8uPPOrt City cabin channels and rolalod actMlles.
7, Slaff training sosslons for tho new on.llne catalog 81arted this week, Tho Board will
rocelvo a domonslrallon altho Juno moollng. Tho public will bogln using tho now calalog
on Octobor 1.
B. Tho library will again bo a co-sponsor of Arts Fesl Chlldren'8 Dayan Sunday, Juno 24,
oulsldo on Iho podestrlan moll.
~BE~DENT'S RE~ORI:
Golman appolntod tho following commltteos: Nomlnallng Commllloo: Pacha (Choir), Moyor8,
Golman; Dlroctor'a Evaluallon Commlltoo: Cox (Chair), Swaim, Buchanon. Tho Nomlnallng
Commlttoo will prosent a 81alo of olficers allho Juno meollng lor approval by tho Board. A roport
will bo given by tho Evaluollon Commllteo and tho Dlroctor's 8alary will bo sot lor FY91 altho
Juno moetlng,
ANNOUNQEMENTS FROM MEMBERS:
Cox and Sloln will bo oul of town and unablo to attond tho June Boord meollng.
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May 24, 1990
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DEVELOPMENT OfFICE REPOR!:
Eggors roportod that all contrlbutora to tho library Foundation during tho current year will be
Invltod to tho Foundation's annual fallrocoptlon which will bo hold In tho library for tho first tlmo.
Tho now plaquo honoring all donors to Iho Foundation will bo dedlcotod during this oven!.
Domonstratlons of tho now on.llne calelog will bo given.
Eggors announced that a Foundation donor has Issuod a challongo. Ho will pay for hall tho cosl
ollho piano In tho meoting room If iha Foundation can ralso tho funds 10 mOlch his gin ($4,500)
by Docombor 31, 1990. Tho plana has beon 'on loan' 10 tho library from Friends 01 Hlslorlo
Preservation 81nco Old Brick was sold,
BEVIEW OF POLICY ON USE OF NON'Q~NERAL FUND BEVENUE~:
Tho Board rovlewod tho July, 1989 Report on Rovenuos, tho estlmato 01 balancos as 01 Juno 30,
1990 and a rovlsod ostlmato of FY911ncomo, Changing conditions, now resourcos and plans
to do 80mo remodollng, mako it approprlato 10 look at tho IIbrary'8 revenuos and consider some
alternalo pollclos. Following discussion, tho Board approvod using tho balanco8 accruod as of
Juno 30, 1990 In tho following mannor: $10,000. 8alarles for hourly.pay omployoos In tho
Circulation Dopartmont during FY91; $35,000 for currenlromodollng noods at tho Circulation
Dosk and to acqulro offico spaco and oqulpmontlor oxpandod stall; $5,000 to onhanco tho FY91
library matorlals budgo!. CoX/Buchanan. Othorrolalod Issuos will bo discussed In dOlall al a
futuro Board mooting.
ADJOUANMEtl!:
Tho mooting was adJournod at 6:00 p.rn,
tiEX1: MEE1JtlQ:
Tho next Rogular Mooting 01 tho Ubrary Board of Trusloos will bo hold at 4:00 p.m, on Thursday,
Juno 28, In tho Admlnlstratlvo Conforonco Room.
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