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MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
JUNE 12, 1990,7:30 P.M,
MEZZANINE CONFERENCE ROOM. SENIOR CENTER
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Russoll, Ballotl, Honlck, Jop,on, Ueh~ Ochs, Sloolo
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Cholrpor'on Russoll eallod tho mooting to ordor at 7:30 p,m, Ho woleomod now Commlsslonor,
Jomos Ochs, to the Commission. Ho woleomod Milkman 10 tho mooting,
RUSGolI ctatod that thG 11th IIn, 01 p8lagroph 1 on pogo Ilshould road 'oxlstlng not eovorod brlek
ItroolS' rather than moroly 'oxl,Ung brlek stroot,,'
Ochs movod to approvo tho mlnulos of tho May 6,1990, moollng as amondod, Steele seconded,
Tho mollon eorriod 4.0.
Mlklo stalod that the CommIssion has rocolvod an application for II CortJneoto of Approprlatonm
lor 330 S, Summll Stroot and will nood to sehodulo a mooting to rovlow this 110m, Russoll
oxplalnod the purposo of tho Cortlneato of Approprlatonoss and tho rovlow proem,
(Hanlek arrived at 7:40 p,m.)
Mlklo roportod that a lottor roeolvod from tho SL Mary's Church historian oxprosslng
dissatisfaction with tho rosults of tho H1slorlo ProseMlllon Award, caromony, Mlklo Indleated he
wO,uld draft a lotlor explaIning tho soloctlon proem for Russoll', signature, Russoll suggostod
Itrosslng the nood for Indopondoneo In tho soloctlon proeoss lor the juror, and that tho
sandblasting 01 tho brlek was tho primary roason that an award was not glvon to thl, applleont.
Mlklo Indleatod that Milkman, COBG Coordinator, would bo ablo to answor any quosllon, Irom
Iho Commission and would also bo atlondlng tho Commission's July mooting to prosont gonorol
Information about tho rohabllllatlon program,
~ 12 S. Summit Stroot, Mlklo stalod that this proporty was on tho Notional Roglslor of Historic
Plaeos (NRHP), Ho Indleatod that this projoet would also bo rovlowod for II Cortlneolo 01
Approprlalonoss or a Cortlncato 01 No Malarial Effoet at tho tlmo 01 appllclltlon for a building
pormll. Mlklo roportod that tho IUrvoy work Indlcatos that this Is ono of the eorllost housos on
Summit Strool, Ho Indlcatod that tho proposod proloel do~s comply with Socrolary 01 tho Intorlor
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Standards tor tho mosl pari. Ho Ind/ealed thallho now shlng/os on tho porch should molch
thoso on tho rool otlho main houso. Ho stoled that tho Standards Indlcoto thaI oxlsUng windows
bo retalnod whonoyor posslblo. Rogardlng tho windows on tho south poreh et this houso, ho
stotod that II windows mu,t bo roploeod bocauso 01 poor eondltlon, thoy should bo roploeod with
similar windows,
Russell askod II thore aro flnonelal guldollnos for eligibility for tho rohabllltotlon program. Milkman
rospondod that tho uppor limit of ollglblllty Is 120 porcont 01 tho modlon Ineomo, Sho Indleotod
that lor a lour,porson family this Is approxlmstoly $33,000-$35,000. Sho statod that this homo
Is assessod at approxlmaloly $60,000 with an aftor rehabllllaUon oppralsal of oyor $100,000.
Milkman strossod thot this Is not a grant, but rathor a 10w,Intorostloan,
Thoro was a con,onsu, among tho Commission 10 agroo with tho proposal with tho
recommond!lUQn !hatlha now shlnglos mateh tho existing shlnglos and that tho roplaeomont of
window, oeeur only whon nocossary and bo with doublo.hung wood sash windows whleh moteh
tho existing windows.
711 e, ploomlnalon Strool ' Mlklo roported that this strueturo wos probably ollglblo for tho
National Historic Reglstor boloro tho socond floor was addod aftor 1960, Ho ,tatod that drastic
alterations gonerally causo a structuro to lose lis ollglblllty, Ho statod that allhough siding Is not
roeommonded under tho Soeretary of Intorlor Standard" those Standards would not bo Imposod
on this structuro boeauso 01 tho drastlo altoratlons, Tho Commission had no eommont, to this
proposal,
130 e, Colloae Streol ' Mlklo reportod that he bollovos this building Is probably not Roglstor'
ellglblo and thot the eonstructlon 01 now buildings ond altoratlons of hlstorlo buildings In tho
nolghborhood have doeroasod tho nolghborhood's ollglblllty, Stoolo Indleatod that sho bollovos
tho neighborhood Is stili potontlally a district, Sho stotod thottho aportmont building across tho
stroot (odltor's noto: Sleola was roforrlng to tho apartmonl building on Collogo Stroot, not tho
building on tho eornor 01 and Lueos and Collogo Slrools) lrom this structuro I' srchllocturally
sympathotlc and ,ho notod tho proximity 01 tho Collogo Groon aroa, Russoll statod that tho
Commission 1'111I neod to ovontuslly eonsldor a Collogo Stroot District Mlklo Indlealod thai tho
basis lor his position rogardlng district eligibility Is basod on eommonls mado by tho Slato whon
iovlowlng projocts In nolghborhoods that hsvo exporloncod modorn Intrusion, or tho altoratlon
01 historic building" Ho strossod that alloratlons sueh as tho Installation of siding turns a koy
strueturo Into a contributing slructuro and that drastic alto rations may mako a building Inollglblo
for the NRHP, Sloolo emphoslzod thot standards chango wllh tlmo and tho omphasls Is now on
proservlng vlablo dlslrlets, Mlklo stalod that litho Commission tools this proporty Is ollglblo lor
tho NRHP, II could Inform tho stato Buroau ot Hlslorlc Prosorvallon. II tho stato eoneurs In this
finding, tho Soerolary ot tho Inlorlor's Stalomonts would apply.
Mlklo roportod that tho proposal for tho most part compllos wllh tho Seerolary or tho Inlorlor
Standards. Ho notod that tho ramp 1'111I bo built for aeeosslblllty, Sloolo oxprossod coneorn that
In ordor 10 build Iho ramp, tho slOOp must bo romovod, Russellaskod 1111 would bo foaslblo to
roeommond that tho ramp bo ploeod olsowhoro, Mllkmon Indlcotod thotln ordor to plaeo tho
romp at tho back 01 tho structuro, thoro would bo a nood to moko Intorlor allorotlons. Mlklo
stalod Ihat tho options aro to Ineorporato tho arehlloelural stylo 01 tho building Inlo tho ramp or
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10 lako a mlnlmollst opproach In ordor nollo draw Ol1onllon to tho ramp. Russoll stalod that ho
would prolor to loavo Iho stoop and lhon romovo tho ramp whon It Is no long or noodod. Mllkmon
Inlormod tho Commission that thoro oro Slllcl guldollnos lor tho construellon of ramps. Sho
Indleatod that funds alo also oXllomoly IImltod lor bOlh tho Individuals Involvod and tho
Rohobllllallon Program,
Stoelo askod lIlt would bo posslblo to eonditlon agroomont with tho proposal on rovorslblllly 01
tho projoct Milkman statod that tho dock Is roqulrod whon a ramp Is Inslallod, Russoll
suggoslod roeommondlng thottho eonstructlon of tho ramp bo compotlblo with tho Structuro so
that no portion of thO strueturo would bo dostroYOd, In rosponso to a quos lion from Mlklo,
Milkman stalod that tho Commission eould rovlow,tho final plans for tho ramp whon thoy aro
roady, Sloolo suggoslod that tho CommissIon mako II' rocommondallon, as If tho Soerotary 01'
tho Intorlor Standards apply and this would roqulro !hilt thoro lie no combln~tlon storm windOWi.
Mikio Indleotod that tho Slandards do not spoelfielllly prohibit slorm windows 01 tho Ins lallation
01 a ramp, but In this ease, moro Informallon about tho doslgn or tho ramp would bo nocossary
to assoss lis Impact.
Tho Commission reeommondod that 1 ) this sllucturo bo vlowod as ollglblo for tho NRHP os a part
of a hlslorlc dlstrlet and mustthon lollow tho Socrotary of Intorlor Slandards, 2) tho ramp bo
eon'lructod In a sonsillvo mannor and that no part of tho slructuro bo dosltoyod If posslblo, and
3) thoro bo guldaneo on tho approprlatonoss of eomblnallon storm windows,
~. Clinton Stroel. Mlklo roportod that this I' moroly lor tho Commission's Jnlormallon, Ho
statod that tho Commission rovlowod this applleallon In August of 1969 and roeommondod
against tho Installation 01 manulacturod siding, Ho slatod that becouso of tho prosuneo of lood,
basod paint and numorous dolays In tho stato's rovlow, tho stolo was eonsldorlng allowing a
portion of tho slructuro to bo sldod. Ho stalod that In oXlromo casos, tho stalo may allow tho
Slandards to be rolaxod whon tho City ean agreo wilh tho Slalo to mlnlmlzo tho Impaet on a
historic structuro through a Momorandum 01 Agroomont, Ho statod that tho proposal Is to bo
rovlowod by tho Slato. Milkman nolod that thoro aro sovorallayors 01 load.basad paint on this
houso and tho opllons aro thalthoso bo romovod 01 covorod, Russoll askod who wllllnsuro that
Ihoro " eompllaneo wilh tho Momorandum 01 Agroomont, Milkman respondod that tho COBG
slaff Insuro eompllaneo and will not pay lor lho work If thoro Is not eompllaneo.
Mlklo nolod Ihat tho map Ineludod In tho agonda paekot shows tho four major survoy aroas, Ho
strossod that thoro Is mueh varlallon In lho quality and dotall 01 tho survoys, Ho statod thai lor
Iho North Sldo aroa (Aroa #1 on tho map), many 01 tho survoys do not Ineludo complotlon of tho
soellon whleh roqulros an arehiloetural historian to dolormlno ollglblllty 01 lho strueturo. Ho slalod
Ihaltho Goosolown survoy was also Ineomplolo, but Ihatil Ineludos a Ihorough survoy 01 a
subsoctlon of GOosolown whleh Is noted as Aroa #2(a) on tho mop, Ho slalod that Iho
archiloctural hlslorlan coneludod Ihatlhls aroa Is hlstorleally slgnlneant as a group, but thai low
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of tho buildings aro arehiloelurally slgnlneanl. Mlklo slalod ho dlsogroos with Ihls Inlorprotallon
and bollovos thai many 01 tho buildings In tho area aro slgnlnellnt for hlslorlc and archiloetural
roasons. Ho slalod that a provlous applleallon lor on NRHP dlslrletln approxlmaloly 1988 was
rolurnod by tho slalo bocauso moro Informallon was noodod. Ho stalod lhal Aroa #3 Is lho
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Cotrogo Hili aroa, Ho nolod that most IUrvoy lorm, aro Ineomploto lor this 81oll. Mlklo Italod
thai Aroa 14 Is tho roeonnalssOlleo survoy of tho aroll south 01 Burlington Strool thai wa,
eomplolod by Molly Moyor, NoumOlln.
Russoll Itatod thaI tho opproprlalo voluntoors mlghl bo ablo to eomplOlo tho IlgnIReant portlon
01 the lurvoya 10 lalor bo rovfowod by a profosslonal, Ho Italod that funding constraIn I' will
dolormlno who eomploto' tho ,urveys. Mlklo roportod that tho Stalo oneourogos the uso of roeol
volunloorl 10 gOlhor Information on tho IUrvoy'. bulthol a profosslonaI 81ehlloctura! hlslorlan or
hlstorlln " roqulrod 10 proporly ovaluale 1110 IlgnIRClII1co of a building. Stoolo eoneurrod wllI1
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Ml!<!o pr;;anted lillofflldllon rogarCllng a Ilalo'sponsorod low Inlorostloan program for faeado
rOSlorallon 01 downlown bUilding,. Ho Slotod that Ollglblllty for II1ls program Is eontlngonl upon
a building bo/ng dotormlnod 10 bo ollglble for the NRHP by 1110 Slate Buroau 01 Hlslorlc
Prosorvatlon, Ho slotod It must also bo In tho Iradlllonal downlown aroa with 1110 proposod work
10 adhoro 10 1110 Socrota/y 01 Inlorfor Slandard" Ho Italod 11101 tho Commleslon would rovlow
plan' and mako roeommondallon, 10 1110 Slato, Tho Slato would 1I10n forward funds 10 alocaJ
bank II lI1e plan was approvod, Tho bank would thon mako I loan to tho building owner, Ho
slalod lI1alll1o bank would pay approxlmaloly four poreonllnlorosllo 1110 Stalo wllI1 a mark.up
allowod 10 Ipproxlmatoly a tolal 01 nino porcontlntorosl. Ho Ilalod lI1altho Joan, aro for faeado
ronovlllon only, Sloolo stotod lI1at II might bo voluablo to put 1110 Inlormallon In 1110 loeal mOdla,
bul aho notod lI1at Iho doos not 100 mueh Inlorest In Iowa City for moroly faeade ronovallon,
(Barrol1 and Ueht arrfvod at 6:27 p.m,)
Mlklo stalod that slneo this appllo' to a IImllod number 01 buildings (downtown buildings whleh
Iro ollglblo for tho NRHPI, II mlghl bo wlso to dlroct tho mailing 10 1110 ownors of Ihose buildings,
Russoll luggostod lI1at I 10l1or be sent 10 1110 Chamber of Commerco and 10 tho lOcal media,
Hanlek stllod that ho quosllons whothor or not downtown ownor, would want to Ineludo dobt
for thl, typo 01 work. Mlklo 'talod lI1alll would bo applleablo to 1I10so owner, consldorlng doing
faeade work, Ho agrood to proporo a pross rOloaso,
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Qua/on Gull!!!lnQs Boo~ ' Ucht Indleolod thai sho and Barroll woro lalo bocauso of a moollng
rogardlng thl, 110m, She slatod Ihallho Introduellon and bibliography aro both fairly eomplotod.
Sho stalod thalthoy havo boon rovlow/ng booklots Irom olhor elllos for Idoas, Sho Indlealod thai
tho Commission might want to apply for granl funds lor Iho graphic work, Barrolllndlcatod thai
Nallonal Trust funds might bo avallablo. Ueht stalod that wllh Iho Ihroo Individuals working on
this pr%ct, II eould lako up to 12 months to eomplolo, Barroll stalod Iho plan Is 10 koop Iho
stylo similar to Iho othor Historic Prosorvallon Commission publleallons. Sho stalod lhallho
omphssls will bo on what eon and eonnot bo dono In 0 Hlslorle Dlslrlct and to avoid Information
rogardlng archiloctural stylo. Ucht slatod Ihat Ihoy do not plan to Includo Inlormallon Ihalls nol
wllhln Iho Commission's jurisdiction. Sho stalod Ihallho bibliography wllllneludo roloroneos lor
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InfcrmaUon on color and Ilylo wllh loeal rosoureo" Barrot1ltalod that Iho proloroneo for Iho
graphic work Is for IIno drawings Ihat would bo eonslstonl wllh Iho olhor publleaUons and ean
Ihow moro proelsoly whal" moanl by Iho toxl, Sho Indlealod Ihatlho would al,o wanl to avoid
Insulting IndMdual ownora " a photograph was u,od a, a nogatlvo oxamplo. Ueht slatod Ihal
Ihoro eould al,o bo D problom wllh quality II photograph' woro usod, Ochs slatod Ihat IIno
drawing, eon also holp to doeroDSO Iho eost 01 Iho publleatlon,
- ' Sloolo roportod Ihat sho and Mlkfo havo onomptod to mool wllh Iho County, but wore
not lueeossful, Sho stalod Ihat Iho plan " 10 lond a grant proposal for a City Prosorvatlon Plan
as Phaso I of a 100gor projoeL Sho slalod Ihattho applleaUon will Ineludo long,tolm plans. Sho
stalod Ihat bocau,a JOhn,on County I' not a CLG, II cannot bo Ineludod a, a co.applleanlst Ihls
\!mo. Mlklg stated lhatlho con;uIlants that Willv eonlac!od also Indleatod that Ihoy proler nOI
10 do JOhn,on County at Iho lamo Umo as Iowa City, Sloolo Ilalod Ihat a eonsultant eould bo
hlrod to dovolop a plan thai would do/lno slgnlneant cullural ro,ourcos end tho nood, end goals
lor Iowa City, Sho Slrossod Ihat omphaslzlng eollaboratlon would ho/p to Incroaso Iho priority
given to Ihl, proloC1, Sho suggostod Ineludlng Frlonds of Hl'torlc ProsorvaUon eould bo valuablo
II Frlonds woro ablo to eonlrlbuto a cash.maleh,
Mlklo Indlealod Ihatthoy spoko wllh six eonsultanl', Ho stated Ihat allllx sold Ihoy would /lrsl
rovfow what's In plaeo In lorms of organizations, ordlnaneos, oxlsUng districts and avallablo
IUrvoy work. Ho stalod thatlho loeond ItOp would bo 10 o,labllSh a lorlos 01 hlslorlc eonloxt
for Iowa City wllh tho slructuro, IdonUnod Ihat roprosontl varlou, COpIOxl', Ho Itatod Ihat Ihls
proeoss should holp 10 provont ovorlooklng moro modosl building' whleh do appoar 10 be
arehllocturally "anlneanl, but aro hlslorleally slgnlneant, Mlklo Ilatod Ihatlho third stop would
bo donning tho prosorvaUon goals and roeommondlng any noeossary ehango, In tho ordlnaneo
as 1'1011 as Ineroaslng eooporatlon wllh olhor prosorvallon organization" Ho slatod Ihat odueatlon
would also bo an elomont with foeal bank, and buslnmos. Mlklo roportod that thoro wa, a wldo
rango In eo,t o,tlmatos. Ho 'lalod that tho lowost o,tlmalo wa, 'rom ,omoono who had not yot
dono Ihl, 10rt 01 a plan and Ihls was for S10,OOQ.$I2,000, Ho 'lalod Ihoro woro olhor ostlmalO$
al $20,000.$25,000 and olhers In Iho $25,000.$50,000 rango. Ho slalod thai all ostlmalos woro
for Iho Ihroo olomonts,
Sloole strossod that Ills Important to eonsldor how much monoy eon bo ralsod lor Iho roqulrod
maleh, Mlklo stalod that a portion of his limo commlttod 10 tho Commission eould eovor a largo
part of Iho cash conlrlbullon,
Miklo Indlcalod II would bo nocossary to doeldo what amounl of money to apply for, Ho stalod
that all of tho ostlmalos oxcopt for Iho lowost woro from outsldo 01101'10. Ho 'Ialod thai ho Is sllll
wailing for osllmalos Irom anolhor Iowa eonsullanl, Russoll suggoslod thai tho Commission
eould apply for tho hlghost amount and thon bogln Inlorvlowlng nrm, aflor lho grant Is awardod.
Ho slrossod thai tho prosorvatlon plan con bo an Importanllogacy for tho City, Ucht stalod Ihat
sho bollovos that Frlonds 01 Historic Prosorvallon would bo a logical eholeo for conlrlbullons for
tho roqulrod mateh, Sho Indlealod that sho doos not bollovo $50,000 Is unroasonablo for this
typo or 0 plan, Ochs oxprossod a ploloronco for a thorough lob at tho hlghor prleo. Sloolo
slalod Ill, noeassory to eonsldor tho eosl 01 exponsos for thoso /lrms Ihal aro farthor away from
Iowa. Sho Indlealod It 1'111I probably bo noeossary 10 hlro an out.o',slalo eonsullant, but sho
notod Ihatan outsldo consullant eould subeonlract ,omo of Iho work to Iowa rosldonts, Sho
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Indlealod that thIs eould holp with ollglblllty and savo monoy, Sho alalod thai asslstoneo eould
bo usod wfth complotlng 0 proposal boforo tho July 1, 1990, doadllno. Mlklo Indleolod that tho
draft musl bo complotod by Juno 21, 1990, In ordor 10 bo ploeod on tho ogonda of tho Juno 26,
1990, City Counell mooting for approval by Council. In rosponso 10 a quostlon from Barron,
Stoolo stalod that sho quostlons If tho Stalo would bel willing to fund tho CommIssion agaIn II ono
grant ha, alroady boon roeolvod, Sho stalod thot It mIght not bo posslblo lor tho Commission
to roeolvo a largor grant In ordor to eomploto tho project If It nr,t roeolvos a small grant to bogln
tho pr%ct', Sho atatod thalthl, pr%ct eon ,orvo lIS a modol for tho Stalo, Ueht suggostod
Ineludlng this typo 01 Information In Iho application, Jopson 'totod Ihot ho would havo aomo
coneorns wflh an out-of,slato consultant boeouso II would not bo a good roturn on tho
CommissIon's Investment. Staal slrassvd that hiring an oUI-ot'lloto eon,ultont would not prohibit
subeontroctlng to loeal resldonts, Jopson atatod ho bOllovo, It " fundamonlol to hovo a plan In
plaeo to Incroaso eommunlty support tor historic prosorvotlon. Russoll stotod thOltho consultanl'
eould also act as a modlator tor tho various prosorvatlon Intorosts In tho eommunlty. Ho atromd
Ihat thIs " an oxeellont opportunity 10 Ineroaso cooporatlon among tho 10c31 organization"
Mlklo, Sloolo, Aussoll, and Hanlek agrood 10 moet In ordor to eomplOlo tho applleatlon. Thoro
was a eonsonsu, 01 tho Commission to apply lor $50,000.
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Russoll statod thoro Is 0 nood to havo a doslgnatod porson for tho varlou, lasks on tho list.
Hanlek Indleatod It Is noeossory to doeldo on a prIority for potontlal dlstrlets. Ho slalod that Bolla
Vista eould bo comblnod wfth tho Brown Stroot Dlslrlct. Ho slrossod that It " noeossary to form
a baso to uso as an oxamplo for tho eommunlty, Barron notod that tho nolghborhood Is strongly
organlzod on Brown Slroot. Russoll stotod Ihat boundorlos would nood to bo donnod lor 0
Brown.Bolla Vista Dlslrlct and that tho Issuo of dividing up tho north aldo would nood 10 bo
addrOSSOd, Ho slatod Ihat ho bollovod many loeal prosorvatlonlsts may roslsl a Brown Stroot
DistrIct bocouso It would not bo vlowod os largo onough, Ho Indleotod that ho por'onlllly
believes the Commission should accomplish what II eon now and thon oxpand on Ihoso districts
lalor,
Hanlek suggostod Ihal anothor potontlal dlstrlet could bo tho oxlonslon 01 Summit Stroot down
Court Stroot, RUSS611 stalod that ho would pro tor 10 oxploro distrIcts for a portlon 01 Collogo
Stroel aftor Brown Slroet has boon doslgnatod, Jopson slatod thai Court Stroot has had aomo
Informal organization and that somo 01 tho rosldonls havo opplleablo oxporloneo. Ho nolod that
Iho Collogo Groon aroa Is undorgolng ehango and that thoro has boon aomo dOlorloratlon .nd
eonvorslon 10 ronlal proportlos. 510010 stotod Ihat sho bollovos tho valuo ot tho proporty shou:~
not bias a doelslon rogardlng a nolghborhood algnlneoneo, Hanlek statod Ihal at thl, point \n~
oaso In goltlng a nolghborhood namod a dlstrlet should bo consldorod. Stoolo nolod t.,qt
GOosolown Is slgnlncant, but would bo dUneulllo deslgnalo. Hanlck slrossod Ihat ho bollovos
Ihat sueeoss Is Important lor Iho Commission althls tlmo and thai a Brown'Bolla Vista dlslrlel
sooms to bo an obvIous eholeo. Oehs suggoslod oxlondlng Brown Into Goosolown. Sloolo
Indlealod Ihattho Brown Strool dlslrlet eould uso Iho brlek strool os Iho hlslorleol eonloxlto
oXlond 10 Governor Slroot. Russoll stalod that Honlek eould moot with rosldonls 01 Brown Slroot
and dlseuss Ihls Itom ot Iho July mooting.
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Russoll suggeslod having tho pondlng IISI rood as follows: 1) Publleallons; 2) Grant Proposals;
and 3) Formation of Now Dlstrlel' . a) Brown Slroot (Hanlck); b) Collogo Stroot; c) East Court
SlIoot.
In rosponso to quos lion from Russoll, Jopsen that Frlonds of Historic Pro,orvatlon I, currontly
Involvod In prosorvallon odueatlon, Ho suggostod that tho Commission's rolo In odueatlon could
bo to apply for a grant for oducallon purposos, Ho statod that tho Friond' 01 Hlstorlo
ProsoiVallon " plaelng lis omphasls on malerlals and tooehor training, Jopson statod ho would
IIko to havo thl, 110m bo eontlnuod on tho pondlng list, Barrott slatod that whllo Frlonds 01
Hlsloric Prosorvatlon " Involvod In olomonlary lovo! prosorvatlon oducallon, no onols eurronlly
Involvod In adult prosorvallon odueallon, Oehs Indlealod ho would proror to work with Hanlck
In ostsbllshlng a now historic district, It wa, tho eonsonsus of tho Commission to conllnuo tho
dlsCU$$IQn 01 pgndlnllllems unUJ the next mooting,
In rosponso to a quos lion from Russoll, Mlklo slalod that ha had not yot rocolvod a rosponso
from tho City Managor rogardlng tho momorandum Irom tho Commission rogardlng brlek stroot
roslorallon, Russo" statod lhat ho had eonlactod Irvfng Wobor rogardlng artle/es on briek stroots
and was tord thai throo artlclos havo boon wrlllon In tho past. Ho ,uggostod that thoso bo
Ineludod In tho noxt agonda paekot.
Russoll slatod thatlho roquosl for $300 from Frlonds 01 Historic Prosorvallon should dofray tho
cost 01 tho Historic Prosorvallon Awards eoromony has not yot had a rosponso, Ho statod that
lavorabfo eommont, Wllro roeolvod Irom mombor, 01 tho City govornmont.
Mlklo brlony dlscussod tho Soerotary 01 Inlorlor', Slandards lor rohobllllatlon. Tho slldo show
whleh tho Stalo Buroau of Historic Prosorvallon had sent to lIIustrato thoso Standards was not
shown duo to tho lalonoss of tho hour,
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Barrott suggested 'endIng a lottor of thanks to oaeh aword nomlnoo to oxpross approelallon for
tholr partlelpallon, Sho suggostod thai noXl yoar a ealogory might bo eroatod for a erahsman
award to roeognlzo prosorvatlon skills wllhln Iho community, Sho Indlealod Ihat tho
nolghborhood planning poslllon might bo ablo to provldo asslstanco wllh nolghborhood historic
planning, Russo" agrood 10 ealltho City Managor rogardlng this poslllon and roport baek to Iho
Commission In July.
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Ueht movod to adjourn tho moollng 01 10:00 P.M. Hanlek soeondod. Tho mollon earrlod
unanimously,
Mlnutos submillod by Mary Jo Nolf.
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BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20,1990, 5:15 P.M.
CMC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Slovons, Pallon, Casolla
Ruelnskl, K1aason
ShaNor. Corrotll
Krlslln Evonson, Dowoy MeGulro, Kayo Honnossoy
None,
LIST OF J,4ATTERS1ENDING COMMISSION/COUNCIL DISPOSITION:
Nono,
~ARY OF DISCUSSIQtl:
Evonson roportod that tho PATV ha, namod a fund raising eommllloo and attholr noxt moollng
tho doelslon will bo mado on tho now namo lor PATV as woU as prosonllng tho working draft on
proeoduros end guldollnos. Casolla brought up tho Issuo of Horllago now Jato foo and what tho
BTC and tho City'. Involvomonl moy bo, Shalfor eommonlod that tho City'. Logal Dopartmonl
I, rosoarehlng end working on this Issuo, Shalfor roportod for Strand lhat tho Edueot/onal
Channol Consortium (ECC) swltehlng oqulpmont had boon damagod by tho roeont storms,
Oowoy MeGulro roportod for tho Iowa City Public Ubrary by outlining on ovorvfow of tho library's
activit/os with Channol2O and tho AV Lob, Shalfor roportod throo eomplalnts In roforoneo 10 tho
$5.00 1010 Iroo from Horllago, Shalfor also roportod thai Tom Flandors hod boon hlrod as tho full,
tlmo Intoraetlvo Spoclallst lor tho Govornmontlnlormat/on Chonnol, Dlseusslon eont/nuod on tho
recenlleglsllltlon rogardlng eablo TV and tolophono eompanlos fuluro Involvomont, Slovons
roportod that ho and Casolla aro rovlowlng tho eablo TV ordlnanco In rolat/on 10 tho ronowal
proem and that Shalfor will bo hiring an assistant to aid In tho ronowal proeoss, Dlseusslon
eont/nuod on tho possibility 01 Ineroaslng tho numb or 01 ehannols on tho eablo syslom,
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APPROVAL OF BTC MINUTE~:
Movod by Pallon, soeondod by Casolla, to approvo Iho May 15, 1990, BTC mlnulos.
Unanimously approvod.
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~~NO~NCE/>1ENTS Oe CQMMISSIQ~ERS:
Nono,
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Evonson roportod that tho PATV namod a lund raising eommllloo attholr last moollng. A1'O,thO
namo contost will bo eontlnuod on tho podostrlan mall Thursday, Juno 21, 11 :30. Evonson stalod
that altho noxt PATV mooting, tho board will plek tho now namo for PATV along with rovlowlng
lIio PATV WOrking droft on protoduros and guldoiinos. Casoiia pOlnlod oUlthattho production
guldollnOl usod lor produeors may soom to rostrlct, but Ins toad thoy aro for Improving tho quality
of tho Channol, Evonson addod that guldollno' aro also u,od for boiler tlmo monagomont, and
traffle eontrol, not to bo eonlusod with eontont eonlrol.
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Casolla quosllonod If tho BTC was awaro 01 tho $5 lalo 100 Horllogo Is going to ehargo. Ho
askod If tho BTC must bo Informod 01 rolo Ineroasos. Pallon statod that tho porlod 01 tlmo
Horltago has dolormlnod as lato, boing a Ion day limit sooms unroasoriablo, Sharror quostlonod
whothor tho lata 100 would bo eonsldorod part 01 rolo strueluro. Tho City's Logal Dopartmont Is
working on this mallor, Stovons eommontod thai tho public " upsot by this slluollon,
ECQ REPORT:
Sharror roporlod for Slrand lhallho Iowa City swllehlng oqulpmont for tho ECC was damagod by
tho roeonlstorms, Sharror also eontlnuod by roportlng that tho ECC ehannol wtll bo promollng
now program' for tho upcoming yoar and that tho ECC mootlngs will eontlnuo through tho
8ummor,
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MeGulro roportod lor tho Iowa City Public Ubrary by oulllnlng an ovorvlow 01 tho library aetlvlllos
wtth tho AV Lab and Channol 20. MeGulro bogan by announelng that Channol 20 roeonlly
eolobralod tholr tonth birthday 01 local programming. In tho spring 011960 tho ehannol ran 3().
soeond PSAs on air 10-20 hours por wook. In 1961, tho AV Lab boeamo full,sorvleo and
eabloeast during library hours In Iho now library building. Now Channol20's programming totals
60 hours por wook, eonslstlng of library ovonls, ehlldron's programming, elty/communlty ovonls,
local history with PATV, and oxehango programs with olhor IIbrarlos. Tho AV Lab Is usod by tho
govornmont ehannol, tho Iowa Clly Public Ubrary staff, and 20 hours por wook by tho public, Tho
oqulpmont was purehasod through a grant roeolvod by Iho NTIM with tho asslstaneo of Orow
Sharror, CPC programming has boon addod on Iho sholvos of tho library lor public ehoek-oul.
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Shalfor roportod on throo eomplalnls this month, all on tho 55.00 lato Iroo Imposod by Horltago
Cablovfslon. Shalfor also roportod that Tom Flandors has boon hlrod as tho now full. limo
InloracUvo Spoelallsllor tho Govornmontlnformatlon Channol. Tho full,t1mo production asslstanl
hasn't boon hlrod as 01 YOl Shaffor W10tO an artlelo In loloroneo to Information Sorvfeo' lor tho
Intornatlonal City Managomont Association magazlno. Slneo than Shalfor has roeolvod much
loodbaek, most of whleh I' In roforonco to how tho syslom Is sot up, Slovons bogan discussion
In roforoneo to tho lottor from Tom Tauko rogardlng tho eablo lV loglslatlon. Shalfor suggostod
postponing lobbying until a bill has boon approvod by tho lubeommlttoo for roasons that tho bill
would ehango numorous tlmos unUlll'1 approvod.
Casoiia askod il lolco' oxlSlln our aroa YOI, Shalfor ropfiod by lOylng yos and thattolophono
companlos doslro to boeomo Involvod with eablo lV, but barrlorl havo boon lhoro provontlng
thom Irom onlorlng, At this point, many ontlUo, aro trying 10 gottholr languago Into thoso
dllforont propos ad bills and tholr final contont eannol bo dotormlnod as 01 yo!.
~~e lV RENEWAL SUBCO~:
Stovons roportod that ho and Casolla havo bogun rovfowing tho rolranehlso ordlnaneo and
Shalfor will bo hiring an assistant to aid In tho ronowal proem, Casolla was Intoroslod by tho
list 01 ehannols that eould bo plckod up by latolllto and tho possibility ollneroaslng our sYltom.
Shalfor eommonlod that to onablo a ehannollneroaso, tho Issuo liwolvo many dollars and
upgrading of tho systom, allhough this Issuo will bo Involvod In tho rofranehlslng,
PUPLIQ QlSCUSSION:
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Movod by Casolla, soeondod by Patton, 10 adjourn at6: 15 p.m. Unanlmous~ approvod.
Rospoetfully submlttod, Wllllom row Shalfor, Broadband Toloeommunleatlons Spoelallst.
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IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
JULY 5,1990.6:00 P.M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRtU~1!JJARY
Subjacllo Approval
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
BovbJorg, Clark, Cook, Coopor, Scolt
Olorks, Rold
Mlklo, Moon, Christianson, Noll
C~LL TO 08l2.EB:
ChalrpQr~Qn ScQU celled tho meellng 10 order :16:05 p.m.
1, Roeommond approval by a 3.2 VOlo (Clark and Coopor voting In tho nognllvo) 01 Z'9007,
a Clty.lnlllalod applleatlon to rozono throo pareols 01 land oqualllng opproxlmatoly 46.65
aeros loeatod at tho Iowa City Munlelpal AIrport, namoly Pareols 1 and 3 'rom P 10 P/CI'1
wlth Parcolthroo subjoetto admlnlstrallvo silo plan rovlow and Pareol2 from P to pn.l
wllh Pareol2 subjoet to the followlng conditions: 1) outdoor slorago shall not bo vlslblo
from Old Highway 218, 2) loading doek, wlll not bo orlontod toward Old HIghway 216 and
wlll bo seroonod Irom Old Highway 216, 3) borms shall bo usod to seroon parking lots
from Old Highway 216, and 4) dovolopmonl shall bo subJoctlo admlnlstrallvo silo plan
revlow.
Thoro was none,
Cook movod 10 approvo Iho mlnulo, 01 the Juno 21, 1990, mooting. Coop or soeondod. Tho
mollon earrlod 4'(),
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1. ~,Publlc dlseusslon of a Clty.lnlllatod applleatlon to rozono Ihroo pareols 01 land
oqualllng approximately 46.65 acros loeatod et tho Iowa City Munlelpal Airport from P 10
P/CI'l and P/I,1. (45.day IImllatlon porlod: July 23,1990.)
Mlklo roportod that Ernosl Stroot Is a prlvalo roadway and tho rlghl to public aceoss to
roaeh Pareol 2 must be grantod by tho ownors. Ho stalod Ihal an Invontory 01 vaeant
land zoned CI,I eonduelod In Mareh of 1989 showod Ihat Ihoro woro approxlmaloly 60
acros In Woslsldo Park and 26 aeros on Boyrum Stroot. Ho notod Ihalthoro aro not
Uguros avaUablo on Iho ralo of consumption. In rosponso to a quos lion Irom Clark, Mlklo
slatod Ihatll appoars Ihallhe eonsumptlon of CI.l land lor dovolopmontls low.
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Public dlseusslon was oponod at 6:10 p,m,
B/chord Slum. AlrDort Commission ChalrDorson. slalod that tho CI.l zono was croalod to
oeeommodalo dovolopmonl that alroady oxlSlod. Ho said II was nor Inlondod lor
undovolopod pareols and this mako, It dllficultto forme whal typo 01 dovolopmonl wfll
oceur on CI.l land.
Cook stalod ho Is In favor 01 tho rozonlng boeauso ho hopos It wfll rosullln a docroaso
In Iho City's subsldlzallon of tho airport. Cook askod IIlhoro woro guaranloos that tho
rovonuos from tho parcols would go 10 roduclng Iho City's finonelal support 01 tho airport.
Slum rospondod thai tho City Is undor a eontraetualagroomOnl wllh tho FAA that roqulros
thai whllo this eonlraetual agroomonl oxlsts, all monlos galhorod from tho dlslrlbullon of
airport proporty or actlvfty wfll go dlroetJy to tho 'upport 01 the 8!rport. "10 noled thalth!s
tiiqulromoni Is ronowod whonovor tho airport roeolvos fodoral grant monoy. Slum sold
thai although tho goal Is for tho airport 10 boeomo finanelally Indopondont, ho eannot
promlso thaI ovory dollar 01 Incomo wfll rosullln a dollar loss 01 roquoslod funds. Ho
slrossild that Iho airport Is aging, but nolod Ihat Iho Inlonllon Is 10 use tho Ineomo to
ollsoltho airport's rollaneo on tax dollars.
Bovbjorg askod whal body wfll havo tho final aUlhorlty In doeldlng what typos 01 usos
would bo allowod on Iho airport proporty, Blum rospondod that tho Building Otnelal and
Airport Managor wUl discuss roquosls. Ho slalod that tho Airport Managor wfll mako a
rocommondallon to tho Building OlRclal and olhor Input, 8ueh as from tho Airport
Commission, Is a posslblllly, Mlklo stalod that thoro Is a eoneorn from tho ownor adjoeont
10 Parcol 3 that Iho us os bo eompallblo with Iho oxlstlng usos. Ho stalod thai tho
Commission eannol condlllon a rozonlng on tho typos 01 usos pormltlod, but ho slalod
Ihotll con roqulro admlnlslrallvo silo plan rovlow,
Public dl,euSSlon wa, elosod at 8:18 p,m,
Cook movod to opprovo Z,9007, 1\ Clly.lnllJalod appllellllon to rezone Ihriio porcol,
01 land oqualllng approxlmaloly 46.65 acro, locotod at Iho Iowa City Munlelpol
Airport, namoly Poreols land 3 from P 10 P/CI,l with Pareol3sub/oel10 admlnlslro.
Ilvo slto plan rovlow and Poreo! 2 from P to Pll'l with Pareol 2 aub/oct to Iho
following eondlllona: 1) oUldoor storago shall not bo vlslblo from Old Hlghwoy 218,
2) loading doeks will not bo orlonlod 10ward Old Highway 218 and will bo aeroonod
from Old Highway 218, 3) borms sholl bo usod to aereon parkIng lols from Old
Highway 218, and 4) dovolopmontahall bo aub/ocllo admlnlstrallvo slto plan rovlow,
Bovbjoro aoeondod,
Clark slatod Ihol ho would bo vollng In Iho nogallvo on Ihls 110m. Ho slalod Ihol no ono
has shown thai a markot lor Ihls uso oxlsts and proJoclod Ineomo figuros woro not
provldod 10 tho Commission. Ho Indleolod Ihat thoro aro 100 many unansworod quosllons
provonllng him Irom approving this roquosl. Ho slalod that It hod boon Indleatod to
Commission Ihal public monlos would not bo usod to dovolop tho Infrasltueluro on Ihoso
pareols and ho quosllonod II Ihls Is posslblo, Clark slalod lhal ho also has a problom
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with tho publlo loclor bocomlng Involvod In compollllon wllh tho prlvalo loelor, sueh as
wllh land dovolopmont.
Coopor Indlealod that ho would also volo agalnslthl' roquost lor tho roasons onumoratod
by Clark,
Cook Italod that ho " In favor of this rozonlng roquost, but nolod thai ho doos havo
rOlorvatlons, Ho Ilalod thai tho airport nood, 10 tako tho Inlllatlvo to boeomo loll.
lurnclonl and to bo loss 01 0 burdon on tho City, Ho oxprossod tho eoncorn Ihaltho
Ineomo dorlvod from dovolopmont on airport proporty bo usod for this purposo and
oxprossod tho hopo that tho AIrport Commission would romaln eognlzant of this Issuo,
Seotlltatod that thl, 110m has boon on tho agond~ !Q/ oolh the Planning end Zoning
Commission and tho City Counell os a pondlng ilom lor lomo Umo, Ho Ilalod Ihat ho
Ihaios ,omo of tho eoneorn, oxprossed by tho othor Commlsslonors, but ho nolod that
tho ulUmalo doel,lon I' basod on his wllllngnoss to dofor 10 tho AIrport Commission and
tho prohibition' that oxlst lor what typo 01 dovolopmont ean occur In tho AIrport Ovorlay
zonos. Ho stalod that ho Is willing 10 dolor 10 lho Airport Commission's doelslons
rogordlng what usos will bo pormlllod on AIrport proporty If It Is dovOlopod, Ho sllossod
that ho doos not want 10 soo eat doalorshlps on thosa pareol" ospoelally Pareol 2,
Tho motion earrlod by a 3,2 voto (Clark ~nd Coopor voting In tho nogotlv~),
2. ~, Public discussion of an applleaUon submltlod by S. D. Bulehor ConstrueUon for
a zono chongo from RS.8 and RS'12 to RM'!2 lor approxlmaloly 1.4 aeros loeatod
botwoon Dodgo and Govornor Slroot' at 912 N. Oodgo Slloot. (45 day limitation porlod:
July 29, 1990.)
Mlklo rovlowod tho Itall roport dalod July 5, 1990, Stall roeommondod donlal 01 Z'9009
boeauso tho proposod zono ehango eould rosuilln dovolopmont that would bo twleo tho
donslty rocommondad by tho Comprohonll\'o Plan for this eroa, and would bo contrary
to tho Plan's pollelo, rogardlng land uso eompaUbllity, Ho slalod that tho proposod zono
chango would rosuilln an oneroaehmontlnto an aroo that eurronUy oxlsts as a gonorally
slnglo.lamlly/duplox nolghborhood, Ho notod that tho curront zoning patlorn and
topography In tho aroa provldos a transition botwoon muilJ.tamlly and slnglo.famlly/duplox
dovolopmonl and that this tronsltlon and bulforlng would not oeeur II tho zono ehango
woro to bo approvod.
Mlklo statod Ihat boeauso dovolopmont on Ihls silo would bo bohlnd oxlstlng buildings
loeatod on Govornor and Oodgo stroots, a building on this silo would not bo cloarly
vlslblo Irom ollhor stroot. Ho stalod that this would moko il dlrneull to find this addross
and eroato probloms whon dlspalehlng omorgoncy vohlelos 10 Ihls silo,
Public discussion was oponod 01 8:31 p,m,
Slovon Groan. 922 N. Oodao Stroot, Italod Ihat ho had conlaelod rosldonls of tho aroa
by lolophono and stotod thatlho rosldonls dlsagroo wilh Iho rozonlng oxeopl for ono who
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Is soiling hor baek yard to tho dovolopor. Ho slatod thot thoro wa, somo eonluslon
among tho nolghbors rogordlng tho purposo ollho rozonlng. Ho Indleolod that many
nolghbors also loll that It was polntloss to objoet. Ho statod that ho bollovos tho lottors
thaI aro sontto tho nolghbors eould slim tho ability of tho public 10 Innuonco tho so
doclslons, Ho statod that ho bollovos II Is uneon,cfonablo to sond notlco to tho
nolghbors and allow for roeolpt of tho lottor only Rvo days boloro tho mooting within a
holiday wook. Ho statod that In tho futuro tho lottor, should bo sont out oorllor.
Groon stalod thai a lottor has boon elrculatod to tho nolghbor. that now has approxlmolo'
tv 30 slgnoturos obloetlng to tho rozonlng. Ho Indlealod ho also had a lottor Irom anothor
rosldont ox prossing hor obloetlons to tho rozonlng. Groon oxprossod coneorn with lolylng
on Inrormatlon prosontod by tho dovolopor and stalod thallI this roquosl roacho, tho
point 01 tho nolghbors potltlonlng with tholr objoctfons, ho askod thai tho City nol roly on
Information glvon by tho dovolopor rogardlng proporty ownors wllhln 200 1001 01 tho
dovolopmonl.
Groon slotod that he bollovos this Is an outrogoous proposal for an RS.8 nolghborhood.
Ho Indleatod ho bollovos It eould ultlmaloly rosult In tho dostruetlon 01 tho nolghborhood
by Imposing tho RM'121110stylo on tho nolghborhood. Ho nolod that tho proposal would
rosult In tho eomplolo loss ollho burfor aroo bolwoon tho oxlstlng eportmont building and
tho slnglo.famlly rosldoneo,. Ho nolod thai 0 loss 01 privacy and nolghborhood ambloneo
could also rosult from tho zoning chongo, Groon Indlealod that nolso probloms would
Incroaso oneo tho burfor I' lost. Ho slatod that ho bollovos this proposal would drastically
oltor tho appoaraneo 01 tho nolghborhood and tho loss 01 tho burfor would oxlond thl,
ehango 10 lho ontlro aroa, Ho stalod that tho loss or gloonspoeo and tho opon aroa
would doeroaso tho attraetlvonm 01 tho nolghborhood and Its quality of lifo, Groon
slatod thai ho bollovos a 1I0mondous Ineroosu In tramc would rosult from tho eonslruetlon
01 Iho proposod aportmont and would oxaeorbalo tho oxlstlng tramo problom', Ho stalod
that tho proposod alloy would bring tramc Into tho baek yards 01 slnglo.lamlly rosldoneos,
without tho prosoneo of a butfol. Ho statod thoro aro also saloty eoneorns rolatod to tho
alloy boeauso 01 tho curvos on Oodgo and Govornor SlIoots. Groon slatod that tho
nolghborhood has an oxlstlng apartmont building whleh has dlslroetod from tho slnglo'
family ambloneo, but ho notod thai making tho situation worso Is not tho approprlolo
solution, Ho Indleotod that ho bollovos tho eonstruetlon 01 anolhor epartmont building
would rosult In tho loss 01 tho eurront burfor so It would bo ovon moro dolrlmontolto tho
nolghborhood. Ho slrossod tho nood to balaneo tho nood lor housing agolnsl tho loss
01 a woll.malnlolnod slnglo.famlly nolghborhood,
~Russo. e~~ ~J)odgo Slroot, slalod that ho movod to tho nolghborhood In 1981 and
In this tlmo has obsorvod an Ineroaso In prldo 01 tho north sldo rosldonts In tho
orehlloetural and landseoplng traditions oltholr nolghborhoods. Ho slatod thai tho North
Sldo Association has boon an organizing loreo In tho nolghborhood and domonslratos
tho nolghborhood prldo of Iho rosldonls. Ho slalod that pooplo aro moving Inlo this aroa
01 town boeauso 01 tho Ineroasod sonso of prldo and nolghborhood, Ho notod thai tho
numbor of ownor.oeeuplod homos Is Ineroaslng.
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Russo statod lhallho dovolopor Is asking thai tho Zoning Ordlnanco bo compromlsod.
Ho slalod that ho bollovos tho City should not ollow Iho Zoning Ordlnaneo 10 bo casually
compromlsod, ospoelally In light oltho Incroasod nolghborhood prldo. Ho slatod that ho
bollovos thai anything that compromlsos tho phy'leallnlogrlty 01 tho nolghborhood will
also eompromlso tho Inlanglblo charaetorlstles 01 tho nolghborhood. HII cllod curront
lIalfic probloms that oxlstln tho aroa and stalod that tho zoning chango could rosultln
an Ineroaso In tho numbor of aecldonts, Russo strossod tho sonso 01 nolghborhood In
tho aroa. Ho statod Ihattho City should not pormlt any ehangos In tho Zoning Ordlnaneo
that would loopardlzo tho nolghborhood Intogrlty,
~ThomDson. 627 Brown Slroot. stotod that ho obloet' to tho rozonlng, Ho stolod
that ho onjoys tho opon aroa and tho prosonco 01 tho 1I0llS. Ho slatod that ho bollovos
the loss 01 Ihls would chango Iho eharactor 01 iho nolghbornood and doeroaso tho valuo
of nolghborlng proporty,
Janleo Frov, 922 ~J)od(lo Stroot, slalod that whon Iholr homo wa, purehasod, tho
numbor oltroos In tho nolghborhood holpod Infiuonco,tholr doelslon to Ilvo within tho City,
Sho nolod that tho eonstructlon of tho apartmont building would rosult In a loss 01 whal
allractod thom 10 this homo,
Albort Soueok. 601 Brown Slrool. stalod thai ho was born on Brown Slroot and rolurnod
beeauso of tho quality 01 Iifo In tho nolghborhood. Ho statod that ho bollovos tho
nolghbors havo adoqualoty oxprossod tho undoslrablo Impilet that this dovolopmont
would havo on tho nolghborhood, Soueok eommondod sta~ lor Its analysl' and
oxprossod Iho hope that tho Commission would lollow slall's rocommondatlon and roloel
this rozonlng roquost.
~\I$anno Grolko. 1016 North Govornor Slrool, slatod that sho would havo boon opposod
to tho oxlstlng apartmonl building In tho oroa and Indlealod that sho I, nolln favor 01 this
proposal, Sho oxprossod hor hopo that tho Commission would IIston to tho nolghbors,
~ob GaJfov. 529 Church Strool, slolod that his son roeontly purehasod a duplox on
Govornor Slroot, but boloro doing so vorlfiod tho zoning 01 tho proporty to onsuro thatll
was satisfactory, Ho statod thatlho proportlos In tho aroa aro woll.molnlalnod with many
oldor rosldonts who cannot uproot tholr IIvos and youngor rosldonls who eannol havo tho
doeroaso In tho valuo 01 tholr proporty that might rosult lrom tho construetlon 01 tho
proposod aparlmont building. Galfoy eltod curront tralfic probloms In tho aroa that ho
bollovos would bo aggravalod by tho proposal, Ho stalod that ho bollovos a ehango sueh
as tho roquostod rozonlng eould olso roault In moro dolrlmonlal ehangos to tho
nolghborhood In tho futuro. Ho Indlcelod that ho bollovos poaeo and tranquility should
bo o~orod by tho oxlstlng zoning ollho aroa,
Marti Milani. 730 E, Ronalds Stroot, slatod that tho north sldo rosldonls havo dovolopod
a sonso 01 eommunlty and eoncorn for tho oldor rosldonls and tho ehlldron In tho
nolghborhood. Sho Slalod Ihat tho nolghbors will bo baek to obloet In ordor 10 protoet
tho north ond,
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Joo Cormock. 912 Brown Strool. slatod that hi, groatost eoncorn Is tho tralflc. Ho nolod
thoro aro eurront tralflc probloms and that tho tralflc ollon backs up In bad woathor at tho
proposod onlraneo lor tho alloy on Govornor Stroot. He statod that tho Northsldo
Association Is eurronlly trying to ralso funds to malntoln tho nolghborhood and Inlorost
has boon oxprossod In tho roslorallon of tho brlek stroot, In tho aroa.
Larrv SehnlllJoL Ill~S ConSullM12, stalod that he bellovos tho dovolopor could build 12
townhouses on this slto as eurrontly zonod, but notod that tho dovolopor bollovos that
ono 12'plox would allow for moro groonspaeo and that Is why ho Is applying for tho zono
ehango, Ho stated that It Is not tho oppllcant's Inlontlon to dostroy tho nolghborhood,
Cook quostlonod tho possibility 01 building 12 townhousos on tho lot. Schnlltjor
rospondod that tho RS'12 zoning would allow this, Mlklo dlsagrood and nolod that
aeeoss and lot wldlh roqulromont' wlll pormlt tho construetlon of only ono building,
Schnlltlor slalod that a 25.foot drlvoway Is roqulrod for tho dovolopmont, bu1 not for oaeh
unit. Miklo slatod that only ono building could be built por lot In tho RS.12 zono.
Schnltljor slalod that sovorallownhousos would consliluto ono building, Moon clarmod
that tho Zoning Ordlnanco dollnos a townhouso as a slnglo unit on a soparalo lot.
SehnI<<lor nolod that ho might havo mlslnlorprotod tho Codo. Seott notod that Sehnlltlor's
Inlorprotallon doos not aeeuratoly rolloct tho Inlont of tho Codo.
Public dl,eusalon 1'101 elo,od ot 9:10 p,m,
Bovbjorg movod to dofor Z,9009 to July 19, 1990. Cook aoeondod,
Seoll oxplalnod to tho public that tho Commission allows lor two public dlseusslons 01
rozonlng Itoms. Ho statod that tho City must roly on nolghborhood dlllgoneo In Informing
tho rosldonls boeauso tho loltors eannot always adoquatoly aeeompllsh this goal, Ho
Indleelod that ho bollovos a groalor eommltmontto tho prosorvallon and malntonanco 01
nolghborhoods on tho City's part 1'111I bo soon, Ho stalod lhat many 01 tho eommonts
mado by tho nolghbors holpod to solidify his eommltmontto tho prosorvallon of tho north
sldo nolghborhood,
Tho motion carrlod by a 5.0 voto,
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l. Z,900B and S.9012. Public dlseusslon 01 appllcallons submlttod by Soulhgalo
Oovolopmont for (a) a zono ehango from RM.12 to CO'I lor approxlmaloly 4.12 acros
loeatod oast of Kookuk Slroot, south of K.Mart Shopping Conlor: (b) a zono chango from
RM'12 to CC.2for approximately 0,61 oeros locatod wost 01 Broadway Stroot soulh 01 Iho
PoppolWood Plaee Shopping Contor In tho vicinity of tho proposod Cross Park Orlvo: (c)
prollmlnary plat approval 01 a portion of Bloek 1, Bravorman Conlor, tor sovon commorclal
olfleo lols and throo mulll,Iamlly lots, eontalnlng approxlmaloly 12.01 aeros loealod
botwoon Kookuk and Broadway Slrools soulh of tho K.Mart and PoppolWood Placo
Shopping Contors and (d) prollmlnary Largo Scolo Rosldonllal Oovolopmont (LSRO) plan
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approval for opproxlmatoly 7.07 acros localod oast of Kookuk Stroot south of tho K.Mart
Shopping Conlor. (45 day limitation porlod: July 29, 1990.1
Mlklo rovlowod tho stall roport datod July 5, 1990. Stall roeommondod approval 01 tho
rozonlng from RM'12 to CO,1. Ho slalod that tho olhor roquostod zono ehango lor tho
rlght.ol,way 01 Cross Park Orlvo I' nottochnlcally posslblo bocauso tho Zoning Ordlnanco
spoclflos that zoning boundarfos occur at tho conlor 01 tho stroot rlght.of'way. Slall
roeommondod tho prollmlnary plat bo dolorrod lor eonsldoratlon 01 a doslgn chango, but
slall would roeommond approval subjoetto rosolutlon 01 tho doflelonelos notod In tho stall
roport II tho Commission dOllS not bollovo tho do sign chango Is noeossary, Stall
roeommondod doforraJ 01 tho LSRO to allow for consideration of doslgn ehangos. Ho
atatod that this roeommondatlon was mado boeauso a largo portion of tho proposod
mUltl,laml1y dovolopmontls covorod by on oxlstlng atormwator dolontlon basin whleh
sorvos this and odjacont dovolopmonl. Ho nolod a, a rosull, tho proposod apartment
buildings would bo surroundod by largo parking lots ond tho atormwalor basin and would
havo little usablo opon spoeo, Ho Gtatod tho stall roport contalnod roeommondallons lor
doslgn changos which would holp to allovlalo this problom.
Public dl,eusslon wss oponod at 0:23 p,m,
I , oneourogod tho Commission to approvo tho
aubmlttod doslgn and ho roquostod approval 01 tho rozonlng ,and tho prollmlnary plat.
Seollaskod that tho dovolopor eonsldor sovorallssuos, Ho stalod that ho would prolor
to soo tho oxtonslon 01 tho aldowalk on tho wost ,'do 01 Eeonofoods to eonnoet with tho
sldowalk on Cross Park Avonuo rathor than on tho south aldo 01 Popporwood Lano, Ho
notod that commonts coneornlng tho rodoslgn 01 tho mulll.famlly as poet of this plan
should bo addrossod a, should tho adoquacy of tho stormwator dolontion basin,
, oxprossod eoneorn with tho dovolopmont and how It
would rolato to potontlallneroasos In lralflc, Ho stalod that ho bollovos slgnago chang os
might bo noeossary, Ho stalod that ho would IIko to havo moro Information on tho
dovolopmont,
Seott slstod thai Southgalo Oovolopmont owns most of tho undovolopod land 10 tho wost
01 this proporty and would probably bo willing to show Oawos whalthoy havo on roeord
for dovolopmont 01 this aroa as would tho City, Ho slalod that II futuro dovolopmont
proposal' como boloro tho Commission as an LSRO, thoro would bo a loss slrlct rovlow
than In this ca,o whleh Ineludos a rozonlng.
Public dlseusslon was elo,od at 9:31 p.m,
Cook movod to dofor z.ooea and S,0012,to July 19, 1000, sUbJoct 10 tho dolotlon of
tho portion of tho application roquostlng 0 zono ehango from RM'12 to CC.2,
Coopor soeondod,
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Cook Ilatod Ihal ho quostlons eoncorn, thaI hovo boon oxprossod about erootlng a
hlghor donslty 01 low.lncomo housing In ono aroo, Ho Iltossod thotlow.lneomo housing
In Iowa City doos not eomparo with tho 10w,Ineomo housing In largo eltlos, Ho Itolod that
ho bollovo, this dovolopmont Ihould oliO provldo for housing to aecommodalo
omployoos III tho aroa. Ho Itotod thai tho coneorn about crootlng a high donslty of low.
Incomo housing In ono aroo loomod to him to bo Ipoclous and loll'sorvlng,
Clark cllod tho Iroquoncy 01 Iho numbor 01 pollco call, 10 thl, aroa and slalod ho Is
coneornod with eroatlng an aroa that will nol bo eonduelvo to Ilnglo.famlly housing. Ho
Indlcalod that ho quostlons tho commltmont 01 HUO to guaranloo that this dovolopmont
would romoln lor oldorly housing, Ho Indleatod ho also ha, coneorns with tho Itormwator
dolonllon basin.
Tho motion earrlod 5.0,
2. ~,Publlc dlseusslon 01 an applleotlon lubmlllod by Southgato Oovolopmont for
prollmlnary Largo Scalo Non.Ro"donllol Oovolopmonl (LSNRO) plan approval 01 Sturgis
Cornor, a 3.31 aero commorclol dovolopmont localod north 01 Highway 6 oasl 01 Slurgls
Cornor Orlvo and wesl 01 tho Iowa Rlvar, (45 day limitation pOlled: July 29, 1090.)
Mlklo rovlowod tho 11011 roportod dalod July 5, 1990, Slall roeommondod dolorralto
pormlttho RIvorfront Commission 10 rovlow and commont on tho proposal.
Public dl,eusslon woe ope nod at 9:37 p,m,
Horrv WolI. Soulh9.lll1DovoloDmonl, roforrod 10 a lollor dolod April 13, 1904, whleh was
In roforoneo 10 an oarllor LSNRO lor tho SDmo lito whleh Indlealos tho Inlontlon 10 mako
a gUt to tho City of Iowa City of tho rlvorfront aroo 01 this Iilo, WolI Ilolod thai this
Inlontlon romaJns, Ho Ilatod thai ho also plan' 10 anond tho July 10, 1990, Rlvorfronl
Commission mooting. In rosponso to a quostlon from Seon, WoU stalod that ho Is willing
to make avallilble the ropor! rogardlng tho on.silo contallilnant, for tho City to revlow,
Public dl,eusslon woe cloud at 9:30 p,m,
Coop or movod to dofor 9,9013 to July 19, 1990. Cook aocondod,
Cook Indlealod thai an agroomont to hold tho City harmloss from tho dovolopor as
suggostod by Clark would ehongo his vfow 01 this proloet, Ho notod that tho dovolopor'e
gonorous offor of a 50. loot slrlp of land along tho Iowa Rlvor Is moro than whaltho City
has dono along tho lowago troalmonl plant, Ho Ilatod that ho know, tho Rlvorfronl
Commission Is Inloroslod In a Irall along bolh lidos 01 tho river, Seoll slalod that tho
Commission eould roquost that tho Rlvorfront Commission rovlow tho oxlstlng loneo noar
tho sowago troalmont plant and moko a formal roeommondotlon to tho City Counell on
Ihls Issuo. Mlklo ogrood to eonvoy this Information to tho Rlvorfront Commission slall,
Clark Btalod Ihot ho would hovo a dlffieull tlmo approving dovolopmont on a silo whoro
Ihoro Is a potontlal for a lawsuit rosultlng In domagos to bo paid by tho City, Scoll
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eommondod Southgalo Dovolopmont lor agroolng to provldo tho Inlormatlon rogardlng
tho on.slto eonlamlnants for tho City to rovlow. Bovbjorg nolod that tho troo, along tho
rlvorlront on this silo sorvod to rolaln tho bllllk and 10 obsorb axeoss molsturo ond
eonlamlnants. Sho statod that tho troos also sorvo a, acroonlng lor tho aroa.
Tho motion carrlad 5-0,
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I2lscusslon 01 a DroDOsod Dollcv lor tho usa III woslowator trontmont and ~Isnosal
avstoms wlllllD tho corDoralo boundar~Iv'S two.mlll
filnno aroa.
Cook movadlo dolor diiC\julon 01 a proposod polley lor tho uso of wa,towator
troatmont and dIsposal systam, within tho eorporsto boundarlas of Iowa City and
withIn Iowa City's lwo,mllo Irlngo araa to July 19, 1990, Coopor soeondod, Tho
motion earrlod 5.0,
Moan announeod Ihat Karin Franklin ha, boon oppolnlod 10 sorvo a, tho Nolghborhood Sorvlcos
Coordinator, Scott roquostod that tho Commlsslonors roeolvo tho most roeonl vorslon 01 tho
Zoning Ordlnaneo and now zoning map' as noodod,
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Bovbjorg movod to adjourn tho mooting at 9:46 p.m, Cook soeondod, Tho mol/on carrlod
unanimously.
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IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
JULY 19, 1990,7:30 P.M,
CMC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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MEMBER~ mSEtf[:
M.EMB.ERS ABSEt;IT:
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QA~L TO ORDE8:
Bovbjorg, Cook, ROld, Scott
Clark, Coopor, Dlorks
Mlklo, Christianson, Noll
Chalrporson Seott eallod tho mooting to ordor at 7:43 p.m,
9MMENDATlONS TO COU~~I~:
1. Rocommond approval by a 4.0 volo of Z.90IO, a zono chango 'rom CI'I to P lor
approxlmaloly 1,17 aeros locatod at 11 05 Gllbort Court.
2. Roeommond approval by a 4.0 voto of Z'9006, a zono chango from RM.1210 CO. 1 for
approxlmatoly 3,6 aeros localod oast 01 Kookuk Stroot, soulh 01 K.Mart Shopping Contor.
3. Roeommond approval by a 4.0 voto of S.9012, tho prollmlnory pial of a portIon of Bloek
I, Bravorman Conlor, for sovon eommorelal otnco lots ani! throo multl.famlly lots,
conlalnlng approxlmaloly 12.01 aeros loealod botwoon Kookuk and Broadway Stroot
south 01 tho K,Mart and P~pporwood Plaeo Shopping Contors, subjoct to tho granting 01
a spoclal oxeoptlon by tho Board 01 Adjustmont,
4, Roeommond approval by a 4.0 voto 01 5.9013, a prollmlnary Largo Sealo Non.Rosldontlal
Dovoll)pmont (LSNRD) plan approval of Sturgis Cornor, a 3.31 aero eommorelal
dovolopmontloeatod north 01 HIghway 6 oast of Sturgis Cornor Drlvo and wost of tho
Iowa Rivor, subJoetto eompllaneo wllh tho Iowa Rlvor Corridor Ovorlay Zono and tho
rotontlon of tho oxlstlng vogolatlon to tho oXlont posslblo.
5, Roeommond donlal by a 4.0 voto 01 Z'9009, a zono ehango Irom RS,O and RS'12to RM.
12 lor approxlmatoly 1.4 aeros, locatod botwoon Dodgo and Govornor stroots at 912 N.
Dodgo Stroot.
flJBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
Thoro was nono,
QQNSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 5.1990. MmltlQ:
Cook movod to approvo tho mlnutos 0' tho July 5, 1990 mooting. Rold soeondod, Tho motion
earrlod 4.0,
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1. ~. Public dlscuSllon 01 an application lubmlllod by S.D, Butehor Conslluctlon lor
a zono chango Irom RS.a and RS.12 10 RM.12 lor approxlmaloly 1.4 aeros, localod
botwoon Dodgo and Govornor 1110011 at912 N. Dodgo SlIoot. (45-day IImllatlon porlod:
July 29, 1990.)
Mlklo roforrod to a lollor roquosllng a doforrol of this Itom to tho August 2, 1990 mooting
to pormlttho applleant'l 10gaJ eounsolto allond, Mlklo clarlnod for tho Commission that
as It I' curronl/y 10nod,thl' lIact eould aecommodato one additional 101 for a slnglo'famlly
structuro or a duplox, Ho statod that tho roquoslod RM'12 zono would allow 19 units In
addlllon to tho oxlstlng throo units. Mlklo said tho appllcanllnlonds to conslruct 0 12.unlt
structuro. Mlklo Indlcatod that staff II rocommondlng donlal bocauso this roquostod
rozonlng Is nOlln compllanco With tho Comprohonslvo Plan, would bo an oneroaehmont
of hlghor donslty rosldontlal dovolopmontln a prodomlnanl/y slnglo.lamlly and duplox
nolghborhood, and would ollmlnalo tho butlor that curronl/y oxlsllln tho aroa, Ho also
cltod pOlontlol probloms lor omorgoncy aeeoss glvon thalthl, dovolopmonl wold not bo
eloarlng vfslblo from tho stroot, but would bo hlddon bohlnd tho oxlstlng housos on Dodgo
and Govornor sllools.
At tho roquost 01 A1bort Soueok, 801 Brown Stroot, Scott dolayod public discussion of this
Itom unUllalor In tho moollng duo to a mlsundorstandlng among tho nolghbors rogardlng
tho tlmo of tho mooting.
2. ~,Publlo dlseusslon of a Clty.lnlllatod opplleallon lor a zono ehango from Cl,llo
P for approxlmotoly 1,17 aeros localod alII 05 Gllbort Court. (45-day limitation porlod:
August 12, 1990,)
Mlklo rovfowod tho slaff roport dalod July 19, 1990, Slatl roeommondod approval 01 tho
proposod zono ehango Irom CI.l 10 P boeauso this zono ehango would bring tho
proporty Into eompllaneo With Soellon 36-30 01 tho Zoning Ordlnaneo,
Publlo dlaeusalon wal oponod at 7:49 p.m,
Thoro wa, nono.
Publlo dllcuaalon wal elolod at 7:49 p,m,
Rold movod to approvo Z.9010, tho zono chango from CI.lto P for approxlmotoly
1,17 acrol/ocatod at 1150 Gllbort Court, Cook aoeondod. Tho mollon carrlod 4.0,
DEV~LOeMENT ITEM~:
1. Z'9006 and 5.9012. Publlo dlseusslon of appllcallons submlllod by Soulhgalo
Dovolopmonl for (a) a zono ehango from RM.12 to CO. 1 for approxlmaloly 3.6 aeros
localod oast of Kookuk Stroot, south 01 K.Mart Shopping Contor; (b) prollmlnary plat
approval 01 a portion of Bloek 1, Bravorman Coni or, for sovon commorclal olfleo lols and
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throo mUltl,laml1y lOll, containing approxlmllOIy 12.01 aeroslocalod bOlwoon Kookuk and
Broadway Itroots louth 01 tho K.Mar! and POpperwood Pineo Shopping Conlor; and (c)
prollmlnary Largo Scnlo Rosldonllll Dovolopmont (LSRD) plan approval lor approxJmaloly
7.07 aeros localod oast of Kookuk StroOI louth 01 K.Mnrt Shopping Conlor. (45.dny
IImllallon porlod: July 29, 1990,)
Miklo rovlowod tho throo compononl' to tho applleatlon. Tho first eomponontll a zono
chango from RM.1210 CO'I lor an 8Ioa localod bolwoon Kookuk Stroot and Econofoods,
Ho notod that although tho curronl RM.12 zono 10rvOS as a transition bOlwoon tho Ilnglo.
lamlly nolghborhood and tho moro Intonslvo eommorelaJ 8Ioa, tho CO,l zono, as tho loast
Intonslvo eommorelal zono, Ihould sorvo tho larno purpoao, Staff rocommondod approval
01 tho roquostod zono ehango. Tho locond componont of tho application II thQ p~mllll
ilnil COiliuuCliorl of Cross Park Avonuo. Miklo Itllod that tho plnl has boon rovlsod to
ronoct tho toehnleal ehangos roquostod by Itaff and tho location 01 a Ildowalk on tho
louth 01 Popporwood Lano. Staff roeommondod approval 01 tho prollmlnary platlubjoct
10 tho granting 01 a 'poelal oxeopllon by tho Board 01 Adjustmont. Mlklo Indlealod that
tho third componont 01 tho appllcallon, tho Largo Sealo Rosldonllal Dovolopmont (LSRD)
ha, boon dolorrod Indonnltoly by tho applicant.
Publlo dlleuaalon wal oponod at 7:55 p.rn,
l3lonn Sldorl. Soulhoalo DovoloDmont ComDanv, Itnlod thatth,o applleant' a/o opposod
10 tho Ildowalk on tho louth lido 01 PoPporwood Lano boeau,o thoy 1001 It would bo a
laloly hazard. Ho said tho Ilzo 01 Lot 16 wa, Incroasod by four loot and Lol 16 was
doeroasod by lour foot boeauso of tho ehango In tho Ildowalk. Ho Inlormod tho
Commission that a roquost for a Ipoelal oxeopllon has boon mod and will bo hoard by tho
Board 01 Adju'tmont.
Public dllcuaalon waa clolod at 7:57 p,m,
Cook movod to apprDvCI Z.9008, a zono ehango from RM'12 to CO,l for
approxlmatoly 3,0 acrOllocatod ODSt of Kookuk Stroot, louth 01 K.Mart ShoppIng
Contor, Bovblorg aoeondod.
In rosponso to a quos lion from Rold, Seoll Italod that a nolghborhood proporty ownor
had appoarod at tho Commission's July 5, 1990 moollng wllh quos lions and Indleatod that
ho had tho doslro 10 koop curront 01 tho changos plannod lor tho aroa,
Tho motion carrlod 4.0,
Cook movod 10 approvo S.9012, tho prollmlnary plat of a portion of Bloek 1,
Bravorman Contor, lor lovon commorelal olfleo Iota and throo rnulII,lnmlly Iota,
eontalnlng approxlmatoly 12,01 aeroa located botwoon Kookuk and Broadway atrootl
aouth of tho K,Mart and PoPporwood Pia eo Shopping Contor, aubloetto tho granting
of a apeclal exeoptlon by tho Board of Adjultrnont, Rold aocondod, Tho motion
carrlod 4,0,
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Seoll nolod thai tho LSRO has boon Indofinlloly doforrod by tho oppllcant.
2. ~. Discussion of an applleaUon submlllod by Southgato Dovolopmonl lor
prollmlnary Largo Sealo Non,Rosldontlal Dovolopmont (LSNRO) plan approval 01 Sturgis
Cornor, a 3.3\ aero commorelal dovolopmonllocalod north of Highway 6, oast of Slurgls
Cornor Drlvo and wost 01 tho Iowa Rlvor, (45-day IImltaUon porlod: July 29, 1990.)
Mlklo roportod that tho Rlvorfronl Commission mot on July 16, 1990 and rovlowod this
proposal for compllaneo with tho Rlvor Corridor Ovorlay Zono, Ho Indlcalod that tho
polonUal gin of land or an oasomont to tho City lor a posslblo Irall dovolopmonl was also
dlscussod. Mlklo notod thai tho applicant had saId It wa, his Inlontlon to mako such a
gin to tho City, Mlklo roportod that tho Rlvorfronl Commission also Indlcatod D doslro to
rolaln as mueh 01 tho oxl$U!lg vogolallon 8J It possible. He noted ~11hG axlillng
dralnago ehannol may provonllrall dovolopmont Irom occurring alongsldo tho rlvor on tho
northorn portion 01 this tract. Mlklo statod thai tho applleantlndlealod ho Is willing to
allow aeeoss lor a Irall around this aroa on tho northorn boundary of thl, proporty and
onlo tho adjaeonl proporty, whleh tho applleant also owns.
SeOI1 askod litho Rlvorfronl Commission prolorrod to havo eondlUons placod upon
approval of this applleaUon. Mlklo rospondod that compllaneo with tho Rlvor Corridor
Ovorlay Zono would bo an approprlato eondlUon as would rotonUon 01 tho oxlstlng
vogolaUon along tho rlvorbank to tho oXlont posslblo, Bovb)org nolod that ono wall 01 tho
proposod alructuro oXlonds Into tho oxlsUng vogotaUon. MlklO statod that a low loot 01
tho vogolaUon would nood to bo romovod.
Public dlseuaslon waa oponod at 8:05 p,m,
Larrv Sehnltllor. MMS Consultants. statod that tho sppllcanl sUII nood, 10 show lho
rlvorbank IIno and tho fioodway IIno on tho plat. Ho Indlealod Ihat moro survoy work
noods to bo eomplolod 10 dotormlno tho eonlours on Iho olhor sldo 01 tho rlvor and this
should bo eomplotod boloro tho spplleatlon goos boforo tho City Counell.
910nn Sldors. Soulhgalo Oovoloomont Comoanv, slalod thai tho Rlvorfronl Commission
was eomfortablo with roeolvlng a lottor 01 Inlont to dodleato tho 5O.footslrlp of land along
tho rlvorbank. Sldors Indleatod lhat Southgato Oovolopmonl prolors tho dodleaUon to lho
gift 01 an oasomon!, Ho slrossod that It would be dilReult and eosUy to romovo tho
oxlsUng vogolaUon and slatod that tho Intonl 01 tho dovolopor Is to not disturb any
vogotaUon as tho rlvorbank docllnos toward Iho rlvor, In rosponso to a quosUon from
Scott, Sldors slalod thallho wllllngnoss to allow aeeoss along tho northorly portion 01 this
traet to allow for trail dovolopmonl wos a roeommondaUon mado by tho appUeant. Sldors
Indleotod that Southgato Oovolopmontls also comfortablo with tho Informalagroomont.
Ho stolod thallho final rosult will not noeossarlly bo a dodleaUon of lond at tho northorly
portion 01 Iho traet. ChrlsUanson Indlcalod thai ho Is olso eomfortablo with this
arrangomont and roeognlzod tho advonlago to tho dovolopor,
Public dlseusalon was elosod ot8:11 p,m,
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Cook movod 10 approvo 8.9013, a prollmlnary Largo Sealo Non.RoaldonUal
Dovolopmont (LSNRD) plan approvol of 8turgla Cornor, a 3.31 aero commorelal
dovolopmont locolod north of Highway 8, ooat of Sturgla Cornor DrNo and woat of
tho Iowa RNor, aubjoct to eompllaneo wllh tho Iowa Rlvor Corridor Ovorlay Zono and
tho rotonUon of tho oxlaUng vogolaUon 10 tho oxtont poaalblo, BovbJorg aocondod,
Cook atalod that tho dovolopor had Indlcatod tho Intontlon to mako a gill of tho 5O-'oot
rlvorbank portion 01 this tract to tho City In 1964. Cook alatod that at that tlmo, tho Park,
and Rocroatlon Dopartmont docllnod tho gift bocauso tho tract wa, Isolalod and would
havo boon dllRcult to malnlaln. Ho notod that tho tract Is no long or an Isolalod pareol.
Ho alalod that tho City owns tho land to tho aouth of this tract by tho bus barns and ho
notod that thoro Is adoquato aroa undor tho brldgo to dovolop a trait. Cook slatod that
aequlsltlon of thl, land could bo a calalyat for lurthor trail dovolopmont. Cook oxprossod
hi, thanks to iho dovolopor for tho gonorous of/or and oxprossod tho hopo that tho City
would lollow this oxamplo by dovoloplng a trail along tho aowor troatmonl laclllty on tho
opposlto sldo 01 tho Iowa Rlvor, Rold atrossod that tho aeeoss on tho northorly portion
01 tho traet of/ors sovoral options lor trail dovolopmont. Sho commondod tho dovolopor
lor his cooporatlon.
Scott roforrod 10 a roport Irom Torracon and Paeo Laboratorlos rogardlng potontlal
contaminants on tho alto, Scott slatod that from his own layporson's rovlow and
eonvoraatlons with tho lab dlroetlon from Paeo Laboratorlos and a rovlow by tho Johnson
County Hoalth Dlroetor, tho Information ha, boon rolayod to tho Planning & Zoning
Commission that thoro aro no potontlal hoalth risks on tho slto undor oxlstlng
Envlronmonlal Protoctlon Agoncy (EPA) and/or Iowa atandards,
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a zono chango 'rom RS.6 and AS.12 to RM.12 lor approxlmatoly 1,4 aeros, loealod
bolwoon Dodgo and Govornor atroots al912 N. Dodgo Slroot. (45.day limitation porlod:
July 29, 1990.)
Seoll notod Ihal alaff has Indlcalod that thoro Is a potontlal lor ono additional lot 10 bo
eroalod If Iho houso on Dodgo Slrool romalns. Ho alatod that IIlho houso on Dodgo
Slrootls romovod, throo lots eould bo eroalod on Dodgo Slroot. Seott stalod that If tho
houso on Dodgo Slrootls romovod and tho prlvalo stroot Is eonstructod, approxlmaloly
lour or flvo addlllonallols eould bo eroalod undor Iho prosont zoning, Seottlndleatod ho
had roeolvod a lottor from Pamola and Jaek Young 01 825 North Dodgo Strool opposing
tho rozonlng. Seott roportod thai a roquost had boon roeolvod from tho dovolopor to
dofor a volo on this Itom 10 AuguSI 2, 1990.
Public dlaeusslon was openod at 8:18 p,m,
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Kav Amort. 631 North Ooslao Stroot, Indlcatod thsl Iho Ihalol tho coneorns that havo
boon provlously oxprollod by othor nolghborl rogardlng this zono chango, Sho notod
that bocaulo Iho Ilvos on tho curvo on Dodgo Stroot, Iho I' lonsltlvo to Issuos rogsrdlng
trarnc dangor, Sho Ilolod thlttho numbor of aeeldont, hs, Incroasod as tho amount of
trafflc has also Incroasod, Sho oxprossod tho concorn that II tho donslty In tho aroa I'
Incroasod, thoro wUl bo a rosultlng Incroaso In tho numbor of traffle aecldont" Sho
Itrossod that tho roeont conslrUctlon of an 16-unll apartmont building will chango tralRe
pattorn' and pormlttlng a 12,unlt ap8ltmont building would lurthor aggravato trarne
probloms. Amort Itatod thst Iho lookod at South Dodgo Stroot oarllor In tho day, Sho
notod thalli usod to bo a nolghborhood with many oldor Ilnglo,Iaml1y homo,. Sho Itatod
that mosl 01 tho oldor homos on South Dodgo Stroot hsvo boon convortod Inlo mulU.unlt
dwolllngs or havo boon roplaeod with now multl,unlt dwolllngs. Sho otrossod thai chango
eiiI ilCe\i1 vvry lilpldty iii iI niliglilloihood ana iiiiprOUoa llio fodr lliiJl tho lamo pullorn
01 ehango eould occur on North Dodgo Stroot Sho Indlcalod thatlho would lIke to 100
tho unlquo ehsrsctorlsllcs 01 hor nolghborhood prosorvod,
Slovon Groon. 922 No~h 0000 Stroot, notod that thoro I' virtually unanimous opposlUon
to tho proposod zono ehango smong tho nolghbors, Ho Ilalod thai tho opposlllon Is
bocauso ef tho loss 01 privacy and qulol that would rosult lor tho adjacont proporty
ownora. Ho also ellod tho polontlallnerosso In both nolso and trarnc. Groon oxprossod
eoneorn that tho proposod prlvato road would Inerosso nolso and oxhaustlumos In lho
mlddlo 01 tho block. Ho Indleatod that his primary eoneorn Is lafoty and notod that this
dovolopmontls proposod to oceur botwoon two of tho most Hoavlly travolod rosldontlal
ItrOotS In tho elty, Ho statod that ssloty Is also an Issuo boeauso tho proposod prlvato
road would ontor both Dodgo and Govornor atroots right bolero tho eurvo. Groon atatod
that tho donlal 01 tho roquostod zono ehango might obvlato tho nood for tho prlvato road,
Groon Itatod that tho zono ehango I' not noodod boeauso It would eauso a dotorloraUon
of tho quality 01 1110 In tho nolghborhood. Ho Indlealod thai tho nolghborhood eould
ehango Inlo a mueh loss doslrablo aroa In a short porlod elUmo, Ho atatod that tho
nolghborhood eonslsts 01 oldor, woll.malnlalnod homos and thoro Is no vlrtuo to losing
thoso alrUcturos. Ho prosonlod tho Commission with more signatures from the
nolghborhood rosldonls opposod to tho rozonlng.
Doloros Roaors. 717 Brown Stroot, atatod that boloro tho first apartmont building was built
In the aroa, tho applleaUon to pormlt tho apartmonl building had boon donlod. Sho
Indleatod that tho Building Ornelal had Inadvortontly allowod tho building pormlt to bo
Issuod and a lawsuit onsuod whleh allowod tho ono apartmonl building to bo construetod.
Sho slalod that Iho had tho undorstandlng that no olhor apartmont buildings eould bo
built on that partleular lot and sho nolod that anothor building has boon eonstruelod. Sho
Indlealod that eonslrueUon 01 yol anothor apartmont building would docroase tho quality
01 11I0 In tho nolghbolhood, Sho ststod that this would dostroy a boautlful woodod aroa.
Rogors also eltod parking probloms whleh havo bogun to occur slneo tho soeond
apartmont building was eonslruclod, Sho Indlcalod that tho odd.ovon parking aggravalos
tho problom and this will only bo Ineroasod II anolhor aparlmont building Is eonstruetod.
She noted that tho nolso would also Ineroaso In tho aroa.
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Scott Ilatnd that his undoralandlng 01 tho fudgomontln tho lawsull was that tho original
zoning lor that tract had to romaln. Ho Itatod that this would allow tho dovolopor to
dovolop tho tract up to tho maximum allowod In that p4l1lculat zoning don,lty, Ho Italod
thai thai tract lUll rotalnltho donslty 01 tho old R3,B zono, Scott Indleatod that II was on
thl, basi. thai tho dovolopor wa, allowod to consltuC1 anothor building, Rogora askod
IlthattraC1I, curronlly dovolopod 10 III lull maximum donslty. Scott statod thai ho could
not guaranloo thl" but ho statod that thoro might bo pI/king IImltstlon, that rostrlct lurthor
constructlon. Ho .uggostod that Rogora talk with tho City'. logal slaff rogatdlng tho
court'. doclslon In tho provlous lawsuit
~eDulRo. 920 North Govornor Stroot, .tatod sho own. tho proporty adjseontto tho
proposod roadway problom. Sho notod that tho curvo and slopo 01 tho stroot do nol
sorvo to slow lra/llc In !hq ~9!\' Sh9 ll!l9d th!llhe largo number of chlklran In Ihv ifili
I' a causo 01 eoneorn for hor, Sho Indlealod that tho proposod accoss of tho prlvato
roadway 011 Govornor SlIoot would only Inctoaso tho potontlallor accldonll boeauso 01
Iho blind curvo and high traffic volumos, Sho Indlcalod that hor main obloctlon 10 tho
rozonlng I' boeauso 01 traffic eoneerns, but sho notod that sho also agroos with tho
obloctlon' oxprossod by othor nolghbors.
~bort Soueok. 801 Brown Slroot, oxprossod his lIgroomonl With tho commont, mado by
his nolghbors, Ho Indleatod thai ho bollovos tho Itudy conductod by tho Planning
Doparlmont hos rovoalod thai this I' an aroa of Ilnglo.famlly, ownor-occuplod homos, Ho
nolod thai tho purehaso ola homo I' usually tho groalo't slnglo Invoslmonl for a lamlly,
Soueok statod thai famll/o, soloettholr homos basod on allordabll/ty and tho doslrablllty
01 tho location. Ho statod that ho bollovo, It would bo unfair 10 havo on undoslrablo
dovolopmont thrust Inlo tho nolghborhood whon II wa, not lorosoon whon pooplo
purchasod homo' In tho aroa. Ho oxprossod his agroomont with slalrs thorough
roeommondallon and Indlealod that ho hopos tho Commission follows stall's
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M!!!l W1lkls. 917 Norll1. Govornor Slroot, slatod lhalll10y had Invoslod as a young family
Into this partleular homo boeauso thoy IIkod Ilvtng around othor famlllos with tho ago
rango that oxlsts In tho nOlghborhood, Sho slalod Ihallho zono ehango would Ineroaso
tho amount ollrash In tho aroa, Sho nolod thai safoty lights would bo noodod and would
rosult In glaro. Sho stalod thai thoro would also bo an Ineroaso In tho numbor 01 cars and
nolso In tho nolghborhood, Sho ellod Iho Iraffic problom' that eurrontly oxlst and notod
Ihal dang or would bo Ineroasod with Iho conslruetlon 01 a 12.unlt apartmonl building.
Sho stalod thatlhoro Is a largo numbor 01 ehlldron In tho nolghborhood and that many
of thoso ehlldron walk 10 Horaeo Mann Sehool. Sho Ilalod thai tho rosldonts aro
allompllng to prosorvo tho nolghborhood and sho ellod tho long.torm Invostmont In tho
homo,.
Donald Edls. 916 North Govornor Slroot, slalod that (ralflc Is his primary eoneorn. Ho
Indlealod that ho IIvoa aeross from tho Dopartmont of Human Sorvleos and thoro has boon
an Ineroaso In tho numbor of pooplo going tho wrong way on Govornor Strool, He slalod
thatlho loeallon of tho bus stop on Govornor Strool eausos pooplo to swlleh to tho loll
lano whoro tho proposod stroot onlraneo would bo localod, Ho nolod that this would
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causo an Ineroaso In tho polonUal lor traffic accfdonts. Frlllstatod that this dangor would
only Ineroaso during tho wintor bocauso of tho road eondlllons.
Public dlaeuaalon was elosod al 8:48 p,m,
Rold movod to dofor Z.BOOB at tho roquost of tho applleantto August 2, 1090,
Bovbjorg aocondod,
Cook Indleatod that ho would bo unablo 10 atlond tho August 2. 1990 mooting. Ho statod
that ho had boon proparod to velo against this application. Ho said gonoraJly If tho
nolghbora opposo to a zono ehango and tho City has 10gaJ atandlng to dony a roquost,
ho will voto to prosorvo nolghborhoods, Ho roquostod from ata" a ranking of tho 15 most
aeeldont pron~ Intoraoctlons and/or curvos In tho city, Ho atatod that parking had boon
miiiilloiiod a; a pfobloffl liltho ofoo. Ho lildleatilillhil problvm; muh bveaUie Iha ClIy
roqulros only two spaeos lor apartmonts of ovor 6SO Iquaro fool and dovolopors ohon
build throo.bodroom units.
Seotl slatod that ho would volo against tho dalorral, Ho said ho will usually IUpport a
roquosl lor dolorralll thoro Is logltlmacy bohlnd tho roquost. Ho nolod that this Itom has
boon dlscussod at throo Planning & Zoning Commission mootlngs with nino nolghbor'
spoaklng agaln't tho rozonlng al tho July 5, 1990 mooting, Scott nolod that tho
dovolopor was roprosonlod at all 01 tho mootlngs, Ho strossod that lour additional
nolghbors spoko against tho rozonlng at this mooting, Ho Incl1ealod thai tho nolghbors
will bo oxpoctod to appoar at tho public hoarlng for tho Clly Counell and for tho veto by
City Counell. Ho stalod that ho bollovos It would bo unfair 10 thoso opposing tho
rozonlng to oxpoct thom to attond anolhor Informal and lOfmal Planning & Zoning
Commission moollng. Seottlndleatod that ho would bo proparod to voto on tho roquosl
on Its morll, at this moollng,
Rold oxprossod hor agroomont with Seott, Sho slatod thai sho bollovo, tho nolghbors aro
lusllnod In tholr eoneorns for safoty and sho stalod thai sho Is opposod to rozonlng this
proporty,
Bovblorg Itatod thai this Issuo domonstralos that tho Commission gots askod quosllons
and must baso tholr answors on tho opinions 01 tho oxports. Sho statod that tho oxpor\s
Includo tho Logar and Planning dopartmonts and also tho rosldont, 01 tho nolghborhoods
Involvod, Sho urgod tho nolghbors to stay attontlvo and to roallzo tho ramlneaUon, of
doelslons that aro modo. Sho strossod that Input from tho rosldonls Is noodod,
Seottstalod that dofoaUng tho moUon to dolor this Itom doos not dony tho dovolopor tho
opportunity to bo hoard by tho Commission. Ho slrossod that tho applleant will also havo
tho opportunity to bo hoard by tho City Counell on atloast two oecaslons.
Tho motion follod by a 0.4 voto,
Bovbjerg moved to approvo Z,9009, a roque't aubmlltod by S.D. Buteher
Construction for a zono ehango from RS,8 and RS,12to RM,12 for approxlmatoly 1,4
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aeros, locatod botwoon Dodge and Qovornor stroots at 912 North Dodgo Stroet
Cook aocondod,
Cook stalod that ho would bo voting against this 110m, but ho oxprossod tho doslro to
promoto ompathy for allordablo hou,lng In aroes whoro Ills approprlalo, lueh as arollS
that aro curronlly lonod for mulU.famlly housing.
Scott stated that tho Issuo 01 parking llS ralsod by Cook I' somothlng that tho
Commission might want to addross In tho futuro, Ho Indlcatod that tho City Council I'
discussing potontlal solutions to parking problom' sueh llS tho potontlal of parking
pormlt'. Ho statod thai he montlonod this llS a reminder to tho resldonls who Ilvo In aroa,
or tho city that havo parking probloms. Ho strossod thai v1glloneo should bo a goal of the
rilililvflli.
Scottstalod thai ho has eoncorns rogardlng tho eonstructlon of private roadways botwoon
two publlo Itroot'. Ho stalod that ho had montlonod 10 stall atlho conclusion of tho July
5, 1990 mooting thai ho would like to rovlow tho policy rogardlng prlvato drives, Ho notod
that prlvalo roadweys ean prosont problems with tralflc elrculatlon, particularly for ono.way
,trools, Seott ,tstod thai tho Issuo Is moro than just this partleulal roquosl, bul ho atatod
thai It Involvo, tho ontlro north ond, Ho Indica led that ovor tho past 20 yoars tho
dlllgoneo 01 tho nolghborsto rotaln tho mlxod eharacter of tho nolghborhood ha, grown.
Ho ststod thai tho rOlonlngs 01 approxlmatoly 17 yoals ago and agaJn In 1964
demonstraled tho dlllgonee to rolaln tho mIxed use In tho 'aroll In tho slnglo.famlly
structure as donnod In tho Zoning Ordlnaneo, Ho slatod thatthl, has allowod for an
Ineroasod donslty without objoctlons from tho neighbors thai has rosulled In tho mlxod
use that eurrontly oxlsts, Seott Indleatod that ho bOllovo, multl.famlly uses aro
Inapproprlato for mueh 01 Iho north ond.
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lor a zono ehango Irom RS,a and RS,12 10 RM.12 for approxlmaloly 1,4 acros,
locatod botweon Dogdo and Qovornor atroots at 912 N, Dodgo Stroot, Bovbjerg
soeondod. Tho mollon carrlod 4,0,
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1, Qlseusslon of a DroDosod Dollcv for Iho uso of wastowalor Iroalmonl and dlsDosal
Ivslems within Iho corooralo boundaries 01 Iowa Cllv and within Iowa Cllv's two.mllq
filnao aroa,
Bovbjorg movod to dofor discussion of a propoeod policy for tho ueo 01 waetowator
troetmont end dlepoaal systome within tho corporalo boundarloe of Iowa City and
within Iowa Clty'a two,mllo frlngo alOO to August 2, 1000, Rold aocondod, Tho
mollon carried 4.0,
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2. Plannlna & Zonlna Commission InlormatloQ,
Mlklo Informod tho Commllllon thai Kalin Franklin would bo Invltod to attond tho Augult
2,1990 PlannIng & Zoning Commission mooting.
Doloro, Rogor. alkod whon Z.9009 would go bolorethe City Counell. Mlklo rospondod
thai tho roquosl will nOlautomatlcaJly go to tho Councfl with a donia!, Ho statod that tho
applicant has 30 days 10 roquost that It go to tho Councfl and ho agrood 10 notify tho
nolghbors IIthl, occurs, Scott roquostod that stall rovlow tho pormlsslblllly of a prlvato
Itrool botwoon two publIc ItrOOts and whon this would bo allowod,
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Sally Olork., Soerot8ly
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IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGIiTS COMMISSION
MAY 21, 1090
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jason Chon, Chla'Hslng Lu, Torry Powoll, Ro.allo Rood, Dorothy
Paul, H3ywood Bolio
Hatold WollbloMor, Ray Halno., Frod Mlm'
A1lco Harrl., Dalo Holling, Kayo Honnossoy
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
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Publlo mooUng 10 bo hold on May 31,1990, aI7:30 a.m, In tho Counell Chomborsto yolo on
adopUng, modl~lng, roloetlng, or romandlng tho hoarlng olReor's proposod final doelslon.
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Tho moollng was eallod to ordor by V1eo,Chalrporson Chon, Tho noXl Commission moo ling Is
sehodulod for Mondoy, Juno 25, \990, al 7:00 p.m. In tho Sonlor Conlor Classroom. Holling
notod corrocllon to tho mlnuto, 01 April 23, 1990, Ho ,aid Dorothy Paul's nomo noods to bo
addod to Iho mombors prosonlllst. Rood made a mollon 10 approvo eorroelod mlnulos, Powoll
soeondod, Mollon earrlod,
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Harris roportod lour omploymont coso, aro bolng Invosllgatod, ono for racial dlserlmlnallon, one
for prognancy dlserlmlnallon, ono lor soxual orlontallon, and ono for soxual harossmont. Two
casos aro sehodulod lor publlo hoarlng, Harris notod tho datos and tlmo and plaeo. Ago
dlserlmlnatlon ' Caso No, EJA 11,19.8601 ,Soplombor 5, 6:30 a,m" Counell Chambors and
soxual orlonlallon ' Caso No, EJSO 6.29.8602 . August 15, 6:30 a,m., Counell Chambors.
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Chon roportod that tho Chlno,o Church will bo holding a momorlal aorvleo on Juno 3 to honor
thoso thai dlod In Tlonnoman Squaro. Lu dlstrlbutod artJcfo on dl'Cllmlnatlon,
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Harrl, roportod thai sho mol with Papusa Molina at tho Unlvorllty otlowa Womon's Rosoureo
Action Contor and sho laid thai whon thay got a now Itall porIon thoy would provldo sonsllMty
training upon roquosL Harrl, statOO thai sho oncouragod hor to rofor pOISons to filo
dlscrlmlnallon compl:!n~. .wrb :t:lcd thaI Paul'; conlara~ thaI ahi illlended was Iiljpiiing
and vory woll plannod and organlzod, Holling Itatod that tho bill to mandato locol human rights
commissions passod with a sunsot clauso.
~EW BUSI~~:
Harrl, said sho will bo altho HUD conforoneo on Juno 20 through 24 In Kansas City and then
Ihe will bo on vacation, Sho nolod somoono will nood 10 bo dOllgnalod to as act loerotary al
tho nold mooUng. Sho laid tho HUD annual rovlow Is Ichodulod for May 23. Sho roquo'tod
Commlsslonors to nil oul biographical shoots and roturn to hor, Paul ollorod to ask Adrian Wing,
prolossor at tho Unlvor,lIy of Iowa Law Sehool, 10 bo the koynote' Ipoakor for tho awards
broakfast,
PUBLIC PJSCU~SION:
Kayo Honnossoy from tho Logal Dopartmonl roportod thallho Is working on easos and nnds tho
eMI rights aroa Intorosllng, Bolio mado a motion that tho mooting bo adjournod, Rood
loeondod, Motion earrlod. Tho mooting was adjournod.
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IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MONDAY, JUNE 25, \990
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ray Halnos, Chla.Hslng Lu, Dorothy Paul, Rosallo Rood, Harold
Wollbronnor, Torry Powoll
Haywood Bolio, Jason Chon, Frod Mlms
Kayo Honnossoy, Dalo Holling
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCI~:
None,
REO~ESTS TO CITY MANAGER FOR INFORMATION OR STAFF ASSIST~:
Nono.
LIST ~ING COMMISSjQN/CO~ISCUSSIQt:l:
Nono,
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Tho mooting was eallod to ordor by Chalrporson Halnos. Tho draft mlnutos 01 tho provlou,
CommissIon mooting woro amondod to corroct tho dato Juno 3rd ralhor than Juno 1 st of tho
Chlnoso Chureh momorlal sorvleo honorIng thoso who dlod In T1onnoman Squaro, Tho mlnutos
woro unanimously approvod as amondod.
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Broakfast In Octobor, Halnos roquostod that Paul summarlzo hor roeonl program 'Womon Hold
up Hall tho Sky,' Paul advlsod thatthore had boon a total of fivo koynolo spoakors and a varloty
01 workshops as woll as a dramatic porformaneo, Tho program will bo movod out tc lour
locations around tho Stalo 01 Iowa In tho noar futuro.
Halnos advlsod any Commlsslonors who wlshod to allond Iho HUD training In Kansas City on
August 2 and 3 should advlso Alleo HarrIs. Ho also notod that tho Iowa Civil Rlghls Commission
will sponsor a eolobratlon 01 Iho 25th annlvorsary of Iho Iowa Civil Rlghls Act on July 19.22, 1990.
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NEW BUSIt:/W:
Paul passod out a loltor from Burns H. Woston Inquiring a, to how tho Commission might
coordlnato ollorts to got Unltod Nations Raeo Convontlon provision, Incorporatod Inlo tho local
Human RIght' Ordlnanco, Woston I' willing to como to a Commission mooting and furthor
oxplaln his roquost. It was notod that ho had proposod this In 1986 and tho Commission at thai
limo had docldod not to proeood, Paul wllIsond moro Inlormatlon to tho Commission mombors
boforo tho noxt mooting, This 110m will again bo dlscussod at tho noxt mooting.
Wollbronnor notod that Oelobor Is rapld~ approaehlng and that Commlsslonor, noodod to think
about awards nomlnaUOM. PAY', Wol!!>ronnor, and lu volunteered to servo os , :election
commlltoo with Paul as tho Chair,
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Thoro bolng no olhor buslnoss, tho mooting was adjournod,
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Board ot Direotor" Heetinq
June 27, 1990
Board Hember. Prelentl Joan McCarty, Bob Lohnortz, Paul Burian,
Barry Kucara, Thoora Evans-Dodd, Rob switt, Jacquo McClure, Jerry
Sull van and carrio Z, lIorton
statt Presantl pog McElroy, Linda Millor and Pam Klooso
Call to ardor I Jacquo McCluro callod tho meoting to order at 7102
A,M,
I. Introduotion. and Woloomal The board mombors intormally
introducod thomsolvos,
II. Approval ot Hinuta'l Minutos trom tho May 16th moeting
woro roviowod, Rob Switt movod and Barry Kucora soconded
to approvo tho minutes as road, Motion carried. MSC,
III. l\pproval ot Financial Roportl The May 1990 Financial
Report was briefly diDcullllod, Jorry SUllivan moved and
Carrio Z. lIorton seconded to approve tho report, Motion
carried. MSC.
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1. pog announcod the rosignation ot board momber Linda
Lawronca due to additional rosponsibllities in her position
at Grant Wood AEA. Barry Kucora moved and Paul Burian
seconded tho accaptanco ot har resignation, Motion
carriod. MSC.
2. Peg reported on tho status ot FY 91 Sex Equity grant
funding. As ot Juno 27, no tunds wore yet available to
bogin tho no~t tisCQl YOQr. An updato on this matter will
tollow at tho July mooting.
3. pog roquostod that hor Rotary mombership toe and dues
of $247,00 be paid by MYEP. Paul Burian moved and Rob
SwHt secondod to accopt this roquest, Motion carriod,
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1. Approval ot the purchaso ot a VGA color monitor,
graphics card, and mouso tor usa by MYEP's administrative
assistant was roquestod, Bids were submittod by two
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Juno 27, 1990
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rosourcos/ ono (1) Iowa City tirm and ono (1) Codar Rapida
tirm. Briot discuaaion tollowod, Bob Lohnortz moved and
Joan HcCarty socondod that Hayor's Youth not excood
$776,00, but to roquost a bid trom anothor local tirn
botoro making a tinal doc is ion. Hotion carried, HSC,
2, Tho FY 1991 budgot will bo sent in July as soon aa it
is completed tor approval at tho July mooting, The fund
balances will be accurato1y cona1dorod by waiting until
July.
3. Acquiaition ot ottico spaco tor program coordinator
Linda Hillor Ilnd Qqu!pmQnt 'tOr!l(j9 tor the lalla
Consorvation Corps and Iowa City Road Racos at 310 E,
prontiss Stroet was roportod, Tho moving dato is slatod
tor Friday, Juno 29. Ono-third ot tho rent ($250,00) will
be paid by ICRR. Bob Lohnortz voicod concorn tor keoping
matorials raisod ott tho tloor in light ot the recont flood
conditions and tho location ot tho tacility, pog assurod
him this would be taken caro ot.
4. Applications to varioty Club tor a Sunshine van to aid
in tool/onrolloo transportation to worksitos/tield trips
and tor $177,000 to atart construction at Camp Cardinal in
conjunction with Youth 1I0mos, Inc, woro d1acussed.
VI. Old Dusiness
1. Jerry Sullivan movod and Thoora Evans-Dodd aecondod to
raiso the oxocutive director salary to $32,000.00. Motion
carried with one opposing vote. Theora Evans-Dodd and Paul
Burian will bo on a working committeo to revise the
ovaluation procodure tor the noxt time, Bob Lohnertz and
Jacque McClure oxprossod intorost in porsonally discussing
tho rating with Peg to provido valuablo toodback tor her.
Jacquo will moot with pog on June 28, 1990 to discuss tho
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seloctlon procoduro sho and Carrie Z, Norton porformed.
Sho tolt it very onlightening and worthwhilo, Peg added
that the rocipionts were again recognizod at the various
appropriate organizations,
3, Tho Youth Services Foundation Annual Hoeting was hold
June 14, 1990, YSF board membor and representative for
HYEP Don C. Van Dyke was in attendance and wae introducod
to tho board,
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4. Tho Camp ClIrdinlll lease agreomont is in the rind
stagos ot boing signod. As discussod oarlior, tunds aro
being roquostod trom Varioty Club.
S. The Iowa Consorvation Corps toen and young adult
components are well undor way. The only problem
oncounterod by tho teens is the porsistont roin, reportod
Pogo
6. Tho Hississippi Rivor Consorvlltion Corps project at
Bellevue Stato Park in Dubuquo h!!!! bgon !lpproved II!! the
summor project ot tho HRCC. pog will bo hiring a stat!
person to porticipAte in light ot Linda Hillor'a decision
not to pArticipAtO. Tho otticial kick-ott is schoduled tor
Sunday, August 5, in the Quad Citios.
7, Linda Hillor discussed A succoss story ot tho Sex
Equity enrolloo who intorned At KRNA radio and waa askod
bACk to do commorcials.
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to Adjourn tho meeting At 8128 A.H,
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IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1990.7:00 P,M.
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MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
QALL TO 08Q~B:
RJehard Blum, Robort Hleks, John Ockonfols, Pat Foslor
Antonia Hamilton
Ron O'NolI, Kayo Honnossoy
Chalrporeon Blum eallod tho mooting to ordor at 7:12 p,m. A quorum of tho CommissIon wa,
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Blum oponod tho public hOllllng for dlseusslon of tho slormwalor rolontlon egroomonl with
Woslport Vonluro, No Input was roeolvod Irom tho public. Tho hoorlng was elosod at 7: III PM,
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IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1990,7:15 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Q6~L TO om:
Blum. Hlek" Oekonfols, Fostor
Hamilton
O'NolI, Honnossoy
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O'NolI prosonlod tho oxpondlturos lor Juno. Cost, assoclalod with tho NDB ropaJr woro
dlseussod, Ockonfols movod to aeeopl tho list of oxpondlturos as prosontod. Hicks socondod
tho motion and tho motion passod 4.().
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a. Woslpor1 Vonturo Wator Rotontlon Aroa Agroomont . Tho agroomont botwoon WostpOr1
Vonturo and tho AIrport Commission lor epproxlmaloly ono.half aero of AIrport proporty
was dlseussod, Tho agroomontlneludos an ao.yoar oasomonl for tho proporty whleh Is
, to bo usod for slormwalor rolontlon. Tho agroomonlls void II Wostport Vonluro has not
acqulrod tho Ruppor1 subdivision by Doeombor 31,1990, AI roll eall voto,tho rosolutlon
10 aecoptlho agroomont with Woslport Vonluro passod 4'(), with Hamilton bolng absont,
b, FAA Lellso No, DOHA79CE.6400 (PAPI Ughts) , Tho 10m for tho FAA Proelslon
Approaeh Path Indlealor (PAPI) lights wa, prosontod, Tho loaso Is supplomonl '4to tho
FAA mastor loaso, substllullng Iho VASlllghts with PAPIIIghIS. This navlgatlonalsystom
Is lundod 100% by tho FAA,lneludlng Inslallatlon and malntonanco, Al roll eall voto, a
rosolutlon to aeeopl supplomont '4 to FAA mastor loaso was opprovod on a 4'() volo,
Hamilton bolng absont,
c, Walehman In a Public Zono Provision. Blum rovlowod tho situation whleh load to tho
roquost by Iowa City Flying Sorvleo 10 chango tho alrpOr1 zoning to allow a rosldoneo on
tho airport lor B watehman, Tho curront zoning doos not allow lor a rosldontlal uso In a
publlo zono" Blum prosontod tho options avallablo to tho Commission, Commission
mombors dlseussod loets lor and against tho roquost. Blum callod for a motion
eoneornl~g \ tho zoning roquost. No motion was mado. Tho eurront zoning will bo
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onforcod and O'NolI was dlroclod to Wlllo a lollor to Iowa Clly Flying Sorvlco ordorlng
hangar 132 olflco spaco to bo vacalod as 0 rosldontlal uso by August I, 1900.
d. Undorground Fuol Slorago Tonks. Subcommllloo chalrporson Ockonfols roportod 10 tho
Commission on tho progross 01 mooting DNR and EPA standards lor undorground
slorago tanks. Tho mosllmmodlato doadllno 10 bo mot Is 10 apply lor cloan.up Insuranco.
This must bo dono by Octobor 26, 1900. Ollho fivo undorground tonks at tho Alrport, tho
Commission owns ono lank, Hanson Und Moyor owns ono, and Iowa City Flying Sorvlca
owns tho romalnlng throo lanks. Ockonlols stalod that bocauso of tho ago 01 tho tonks,
pooplo In tho Insuranco and undorground slorago tonk Induslrlos rocommondod tonk
roplacomont Tho Commission oxprossod that onvlronmontal concorns bo addrmod os
soon os posslblo. Tho City Council will nood 10 bo Involvod to discuss lundlng options.
Tho c!oon'ujllnsuranco wiil not bo appllod lor until ailor Issuos havo boon dlscussod with
Council mombors. Blum will schodulo a mooting with Iho Council or Inlormal mootlngs
with Indlvfdual mombors.
9~IRMAN'S REPOal:
Blum statod Ihat ha allondod Iho Planning and Zoning Commission mooting on Juno 18, 1900.
Somo philosophical concorns woro oxprossod by Iho Commission on tho airport's rozonlng
roquost. Tho planning slall rocommondod CI.l zoning lor tho two northorn parcols and 1.1
zoning lor tho soulhoast parcol. This 110m will bo on tho Planning and Zoning Commission
agonda lor July 5, 1990, at tho CIvic Conlor Council Chambors. Bl\lm oncouragod tho Alrport
Commission mombors to allond.
Ockonfols quostlonod wholhor Alr Caro hod boon approachod 10 rolocala at tho airport In vlow
01 tho luol probloms assoclatod wllh tholr prosont allo. O'NolI will conlact aomoono Irom
Unlvoralty Hospitals and Inqulro about Alr Caro's luturo plans.
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Blum roquostod on oxplanatlon concornlng tho momo from tho Flnanco Dopartmontlhat doalt
with tho lunds romalnlng In tho Alrportlmprovomont Fund. O'NolI rovlowod tho momo wllh tho
Commission. Aftor all commlllod lunds aro doductod Irom Iha account, approxlmatoly $62,421
romolns. Tho Commission dlroctod O'NolI to contact tho Flnanco Dopartmont to aoo lItho
warrant for Iho romalnlng lunds noodod to bo procassod boforo tho ond 01 tho fiscal yoar. II not,
approprlato action wllltakon 01 tho nox! Commission mooting.
O'NolI romlndod tho Commission thatlho Airport Broakfast Is achodulod lor August 26, 1990.
Blum dlscussod Sortoma'a plans In conjuncllon with tho broaklast and may havo a proposal lor
tho Commission at tho nox! moollng. Blum romlndod Iho CommiSSion that holp would bo noodod
lor Iho functions 01 tho broaklast thai tho Airport Commission Is rosponslblo lor. This 110m will
bo on tho agonda lor tho July Commission moollng.
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O'NolI stalod that tho loaso with tho Iowa City school systom will bo on tho agonda lor tho July
mooting. This Is a ono.yoar loaso.
Tho City Is In tho procoss 01 rovlslng tho Codo 01 Ordlnancos. Chaptor 4 01 tho Codo, which
portalns to tho airport, will nood 10 bo rovlsod. Ockonfols has complotod somo 01 this rovlow.
Hamltton will assist Ockonlols with thoso rovlslons.
Advortlsomonts for appraisal IOrvlcos lor avlgatlon oosomontl will bo publlshod In tho ~
~Ids Gazollo and tho ~ on Sunday, Juno 24, 1090. Tho rosponso doadllno
II July 6, 1990.
Tho airport has budgotod lor 0 porsonal computor In fiscal 1991, O'NolI and Blum havo mol with
Kovin O'Mlilloy liomlho Finonco Dopiiiliiiont 10 disC\lis oquipmont and applIcatIon noods.
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Tho r9gular Airport Commission moollng Is schodulod lor July 17, 1900, at 7:00 p.m.
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Ockonfols movod to adjourn tho mooting and Fostor socondod tho motion. Tho mooting
adjournod at 9:25 p.m.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
JUNE 16, 1900
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Joon Hood, V1nco Mauor. Duano Moans, Juno Plopor, HBlold
Stag or, Ruth Wagnor
Garry Busso, Mary Goasland, Bud Godo
BOlio Molsol, Joyco Pholps
Robort Borry, Council 01 Eldors: Kayo Honnossoy, Assistant City
Allornoy
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
GUESTS PRESENT:
CALL TO ORQERIINTRODUcnONS/PUBLIC DISCUSSION/Mlllilm:
Wagnor, V1co ChaJr, caJlod tho mooting to ordor and welc.omed guests.
Thoro was no public discussion.
Tho mlnutos woro approvod as mallod.
Molsol sold tho Japanoso Day, dospllo only modorato allondanco, was a succoss. Sho said
Mlckl Soldofsky, fibor artist, broughllots 01 kimonos to soli with tho So~lor Conlor golllng hall tho
proms. Tho Sonlor Contor Gift Fund Is rlchor by almost $260.
Molsol sold outsldo painting was progrosslng. Sho oxplalnod that tho lrlm had novor boon takon
down to tho raw wood and that to havo this dono would cost $1600 por door moro than tho
original bid, which only Includod scraping old paint nakos and ropalntlng with prlmor and paint.
Molsol sold sho had spokon again with Cathy Elsonholor, City Purchasing Managor, about tho
nood lor a City malntonanco onglnoor to ovorsoo all City buildings. Stagor askod II sho had
mado 0 lormal proposal lor a malntonanco onglnoor. Molsol said sho will wrlto a momo to Kovln
O'Malloy, Acting City Flnanco Dlroctor, stating again tho suggostlon about hi rl ng a City
malntonanco onglnoor.
Molsel oxplalnod that Ihe City buildings, and ospoclally tho Son lor Contor, havo a highly complox
hooting and cooling systom and currontly wo havo contracts wllh two outsldo companlos to
maintain lhls systom. Sho sold tho malntonanco workors know only tho basics about tho syslom.
Sho addod tho wator sllllloaks In tho ESA olnco. It Is agrood by Jim Schoonfoldor, City Archltoct,
and Northwost Watorproonng that this Is not duo to tho roo I looking.
Molsol oxplalnod that tho Conlor had two firo drills rocontly. With tho asslstanco 01 tho Flro
Dopartmont, tho socond ovacuatlon took loss than fivo mlnutos. Thoro woro soma suggostlons
mado by tho Flro Dopartmont, Including tho nood lor a visual alarm lor tho woodworking shop.
Molsol sold sho will wrllo on artlclo lor tho July EQm: to roltoralo Ihattho firsl priority whon tho
alarm rings Is to loavo tho building Immodlatoly.
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Molsol oxplalnod that thoro had boon sovorallalso 41orms. Tho consonsus Is that tho smoko
doloctoll aro dirty and sonsltlvo to tho humidity which Is In tho building aftor tho air conditioning
shuts 011 at 5:00 p.m. Sho sold Iho library has a contract with a compony which provldos
qusrtorly Inspocllons 01 tho library'. socurlty systom ond tho nro alarms. Sho sold sho will havo
thom como and look ovor tho .ystom at tho Contor ond submit a quoto. In tho moantlmo, tho
malntonanco workor has cloanod tho firo alarms on tho ground noor; tho olhors aro vory dUficult
to roach.
Malsol said that tho Sonlor Contor's ninth birthday would bo coming up In Soptombor, Sho
askod tho Commission to think 01 suggostlons lor tho birthday colobratlon lor tho July mooting.
Busso has suggostod thai slnco Ihls Is an oloctlon yoar, tho thomo mlghl bo rolatod to 'sonlor
powor' or 'our birthdays mako a dllloronco.'
~MMI~SI9~ PRESENTATIONS:
Molsol rood tho roport by Busso on hor visit 10 tho Council of Eldol8 mooting. Tholr mooting
covorod thank yous to holpors on Oldor Amorlcans' Day; a boolh at tho County Fair July 23;
RAGBRAI; and tholr budgot. Thoyvo sponl all tholr lunds. Tho mooting Includod nowly oloctod
mombors and outgoing mombors who woro prosontod with cortlficalos 01 approclatlon. Busso
will attond tho City Council and Board 01 SupoMsors mootlngs lator In tho month.
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Molsol said FIrst National Bank has glvon tho Contor a now nag. On July a at 11:00 a.m.
roprosontatlvos Irom First National will como ovor and tho Flro Dopartmont will put up tho now
nag and tako down tho old ono. A pross roloaso will bo sonl out about It.
II was docldod that tho Commission will moot os schodulod on July 161rom 3.5:00 p.m.
Tho mooting adjournod at 4:10 p.m.
Mlnutos proparod by Joyco PhOlps, Sonlor Conlor Socrotary.
Mlnutos approvod by Gorry Busso, Sonlor Contor Commission Socrolary.
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POUCEJFIRE PENSION RETIREMENT BOARD
JOINT MEETING
MAY 29, 1990 . 3:00 P.M.
IOWA CITY PUBUC UBAARY
MEMBERS PRESENT:
R.J. W1nkolhako, Mall Johnson, Nato Hopkins, KIp Wrlghl, Mary
McMurray, Ouono Allison (81rlvod 3:18)
Rosomary V1tosh, Deb Hanson, Elmor Bocklor, lorry Donnor
Robart Stika, Jim Marl/nok, Kayo Honnossoy, Kovln O'Malloy
MEMBERS ABSENT:
GUESTS PRESENT:
Tho mooting wU callod 10 ordor al3:oo p.m. at tho Iowa City Public Ubrary, Mooting Room B.
Johnson prosldlng.
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,. A motion was modo by Johnson and socondod by McMurray 10 movo Chalrporson ollho
Pollco Board to Chlol R.J. W1nkolhal<o. Unanimous approval.
W1nkolhako prosldlng.
2. A motion was mado 10 approvo tho mlllutos 01 tho March 21, 1990, Pollco and Flro
Retlromont Board mooting. Hopkins movod, Johnson socondod,to approvo tho mlnutos.
Tho motion was approvod unanimously.
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A motion was mode to approvo rolnstatomont 01 rotlrod Police Officor Grogory Roth's sick
loavo usod duo to an on.tho'lob Injury, Johnson movod lor rolmbursomont 01 83.8 hours
sick loavo. Wright socondod, Tho motion was approvod unanimously.
A hoarlng on a roquostlor a disability rotlromonllor Pollco Officor Robort SlIka. It was
movod by Wright and socondod by McMurray 10 schodulo an appolntmont lor Officor
Stika by tho throo doctor loam at tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa Hospitals. Tho motion was
approvod unanimously, Martlnok advfsod that Officor SlIka had boon Inlurod lour tlmos
In 1987 during duty.rolatod Incldonts and that roports had boon nlod. Stika has boon
soon by numorous doctors and all havo concludod thatlnlurlos woro duo to Inlurlos on.
duty, Stlka'alnlurlos Includod nock Inlurlos, backbono spurs, dogonoratlvo disc dlsoaso,
and possibly a bulging disc that havo boon aggravatod by various duty.rolatod Inslancos.
An appolntmont with Dr. Pontorolllls schodulod to discuss Ius Ion 01 tho discs and various
othor 1I0olmont posslbllltlos. W1nkolhako stalod Ihat Stika had boon on light duty up to
approxlmatoly 17 May' 900 and has boon dlspalchor atlho Pollco Dopartmont. Ho also
statod Ihat atlho tlmo 01 tho actuallnlury Ihot roports had not boon filod.
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1. Hopkins stolod that ho and Chlol Donnor had quostlons rogardlng Iho legal opinion from
Assistant City Attornoy Kayo Honnossoy on rotlrod nrofightor, Dovo Noalson. Hopkins
statod Ihal ho noods dlroctlon now os to whal Is noodod to mako 0 final doclslon.
Honnoaaoy statod sho noods moro past modlcallnlormatlon. It was roquoslod that Iha
Novombor 26, 1969 mooting lapo bo rovlowod at Iho noxt moollng whon Noalson hod
attondod and had statod tho wolghts ho had boon lifting. Also noodod for tho nox!
mooting Is a lob do scription from Soars. Hopkins stalod Ihal procoduros noodod to bo
80t up lor thoso typos cf Incldonls.
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Pollco & Flro Ponslon Rotlromonl Bolld
Joint Mooting
May 29, 1990
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2. O'Malloy askod II tho Board would lIke Morrill Lynch and Wob.tor Managomont to anond
tho mooting to glvo prosontallon. on InvOSlmonls. Tho Bolld would lIke thom to bo
pro.onl at Its AugU'1 mooting.
Johnson movod lor adjoummont, socond by McMurray. Approval was unanimous. Tho mooting
was adjournod al 4: 14 p.m.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MAY 31, 1990
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBEAS PRESENT:
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MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Harold Wollbronnor, Haywood Bolio, Jason Chon, Rosallo Rood,
Chla.Hslng Lu, Oorothy Paul, Roy Halnos
Torry Powoll, Frod Mlma
Allco Harris
Rocognltlon 01 Public and Nows Modla: Shawn Hubboll, Iowa City ~.
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Tho mooting was callod to ordor by Chalrporson Halnos, Halnos statod thai a voto noodod to
bo takon on tho Oroon YS. Alborhasky caso to acoopt, rojoct, romand, or modify tho propoaod
Hoarlng OIIlcor'a doclslon. Rood and Bolio abslalnod Irom voting duo to connlct ollntorosL
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Halnos oponod tho noor to discussion 01 tho rocommondod ordor 01 tho Hoarlng Officor, which
Includod caJculatod damagos, posting 01 sign lor fivo yoara, and coaso and doslst ordor.
Wollbronnor movod to accopt tho Hoarlng Olllcor'a proposod doc/slon. Paul socondod, Tho
motion carrlod.
Tho mooting was adjournod.
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