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OFFICIAl. COUNCIL ACTMnES ,1I11'iO
Tile COIl ~ P\IllbIW'oQ lilt IoIow1ng prOCtOdtngt and
clUna ill Cumulalli. COIl IOIINI CIitnclM yNl
10I1IId PUbliCllQ1 ill
lOw. Crt ~ reg rrtg, 730 pm Illllt CMc
CtnIII MIyOI McOoNIcI prt1lding CMcIlrnllnbll1 prlWC.
AmbIiICO. ~, HOIOWll, Kublly, lItIon, McOoNIcI.
NOYlCk. ~ Nont
MMd and IICcndod tIIIl lilt 10iI0wVlg lame and
IocornrntnclMlont In lilt ConIII1l c.JtnclM be lactim, 01
apprMd. 1IldI0I ~Id as 1IllIIldId:
ApprOVIl ~ 0tnclaI CouncJ Acllont ~ lilt
rtgIAII rnotling ~ 7131, as pullliI/lId. IIllljtd 10
COIrlCliOn, as IICOIM1IOdId by lilt Crt ClII\.
MfIIA" rJ belt and CcInvniIaiona: Il<1 rJ
Adjullll'oln.7/11. AipOI1 Comn\ .8/2.
PIIlM MClIont and RUCWClnI: CIuI 0
0001 PII~ IOIlClIO'. Pill. Lid. 321 ScIAIl Oilboft
CIuI C OMl PIflllIIOI RUII' Amoco SIMee. 30a
NOI1h Ollbtfl. Clw C lJquof UCtnn 101 Now
SWIlIont, 121 E, Coiltg. SI/HI. OW C lJquof
lJctnsa 100S.net PIOlO" Lid, a30 III AVIM. OW
A Uquct UctnSl 101 loyll Oldol rJ MOOM ledge
"000, 2910 MUSCIlInt Avonue. Ftft,Day CIuI 0
0001 PII~ to low. Crt FII F~ FISllvIl, 21/10
RocI1G$tIl AVIM, RES, 90-144, ISSUE DANCING
PERMnS,
COllnpondonc.: .10M Kammtrmoyll
prClnting . poky rJ H&aagt CibIfvlslon which
ass.sses .lsaO penally 100101111. paymtnl rJ *
Joan JIhlt leglldlng lit CII. aoMcI 101 Mtrey
HOtpftll.
ApplbIlont 101 Crt Pill. UN P.llnol.:
DoAM NiIlIIIO 101 up . IlbIt en Crt Pill. en 813,
Irem \lIhIch 10 diSltlbul. fIll/lIU1' en ItprCCklC1Jvt
rig,.... IppIOVId, I.IlIn Amorlcln Human RJghII
Adtocaty eenllllO 101 up ,'ablt en Crt Pill. en
7(3IJ, 811, 2, 4. &, hem \lIhIch 10 dlslrllllA.fIlIIIIUf. and
01111 Cllftl 101 dcnI1lont, apprOVod.
MOYt<l and IICcndod 10 101. public IlIIrIng 'OIanl,
en 11\ OIdlMnc. ccnd!1cnaJIf changing lilt UN rlQlllallont rJ
COf1aJn propOfly Iocatld II lilt lOw. City Municipal A1rpoll hem
P 10 PiCl.I IIId PM, TI1i Mayor lliclirid IIli ft'ICliOil CiIrlIid,
Movld and IICcndod 10 101 . public helllng 101 8/21,
en 11\ OIdlnanc. Changing tho zoning rJ COf1aJn propOfly 1ocat0<!
11110$ OUbo~ Cou~ ',em Cl.IIO P. TIlt MayOl Cloclatld lilt
moIlcn CIIrltd,
A public helllng \lI1S held en 11\ OIdllllllCO amending
lilt Zoning O'dlnanc. by ccnd!1OnaIti changing lilt USI
rogulallont rJ IpprOXImll.~ 1 Ge ICleI rJ land genol~ 1ocat0<!
notIh rJ M.~OSI Av.nue and Mil rJ propolly C\ltllod by IIle
Urw'"ity rJ ICHlI ',em IO,RS 10 OPOH.l. . pr.llmInary pIII\nGd
d.....1oprntnc houIlng plan 101 WW Ridge, lOw. C#y, ICHI.
McwO<! and ItCCIldId 10 COI1Ilnua lilt public helllng 10 8121.
TIlt MayOl doelatld the I1lClIon CIIrlod,
A public helllng \lI1S held en an OIdinlnc:. 10 am.nd
Chaplll32. SubdMllon Rogullllont, 10 IDqlJlr.. grldlng polmft
IOI.ubdiYlllonlln erMronmonlal~ .Inaftlv. IIlas, McwO<! and
IOCCIldId 10 conllnuelht public hearing 10 8/21, TIlt MayOl
doelllad the moIlon CIIrlod,
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MOI'Id IIlO 1fCOOd1(l1lill1llt OIdi/lIIlc. eoncMlOIlI!!\'
Chlnglng lilt UH 11QIJ1111On1 cI clf1IIn ptopolly IOtI1Id on lilt
1151 lidl cI GUbe~ Coutl, IpptOlimllalt 200 IHI I'IOIIh cI
K1fkwood AVlnut. Irom AS" 10 0.1 be OIVtn lII1t VOCI 101
passag., TIlt MayOl deelatod lilt 11101100 carrlod,
MOI'od II1d IfCOOdId \1111 lilt Me requillng OIClInInttt
10 be eonaldtrld II1d VOCId on 101 nnaI puugt II ttIO Courd
meoIlng' pt1OIlo lilt meeting II wl1lth 11110 be lInaItf pasHd
be auspendod, lilt IfCOOd consIdtflllon II1d VOC. be wllvld
II1d Ihal ORD,IlO-3468. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
BY~GING THE USE REGUlAnONSOF APPROXIMATelY
38 ACRES OF lAND LOCATED EAST OF KEOKUK STREET
SOUTH OF THE K,MART SHOPPING aNTER FROM RM.12
TO CO. " be VOCod on 101 nnaI passagUllllilllmt, TIlt MayOl
dotlatld !he moclon wllod, MOI'Id and IGCOndod Ihal tilt
OIdlnlnt. be lInIltf tdoplod IIl11i1llmt,
MoY'id and ;;ecnc:;a 10 ailcpI RES, >>14'.
APPROVING THE PREUMINA!lY SUBDMSION PLAT OF A
PORnON OF BLOCK " BRAVERMAN aNTER, IOWA CITY.
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MOI'od end aecondod \1111 lilt Me roqulllng OIdlNtltt.
10 be eonaldorld end vClId on 101 nnaI puug'll ttIO Courd
meoIlng' pt1OIlO !he meeting II wl1lth lis 10 be lInIltf pasHd
be auspondod. tilt aecond tonIIdotlllon and VOCI be wllvod
end IhI! ORD, 90-3469, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
TO ~GE THE NonCE REOUIREMENTS FOR BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT HFAAINGS, be VOCod on 10I1InaJ passage IlIhl1
lime, TIlt MayOl dotlatld lilt mocJon tallied, MOI'Id II1d
lotondod Ihallhe OIdlnlnt. be rllllltf Idoplod Illllilllmt,
MOI'od end aecondod \1111 lilt rulo roqulrlng OIdlnlntGt
10 be eonaldorod end VOCod on 101 rll\8l passag'll ttIO Councu
mooting. ptlOllO Ihl mooting II wl1lth 11110 be fII14Itt pasHd
be IUSpondod, lhe aecond eonaldtflllon and Vell be wllvld
end Ihal ORD, OO~10, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
TO All.OW THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO PERMIT All.
REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKlNG FOR PRNATE USES IN A
MUNICIPAl. FACIUTY UNDER CERTAIN ClRCUMST ANCES, be
vOlId on 101 nnaI pmag.II lIIiIllmt, TIlt """'01 d4Cl.IIod tilt
moclon wriod, MOI'od and ItCondtd IhIlIht ordlnlnt. be
flnallt ldOplod Illhls lime,
MOI'Id and aecondod 10 Idopl RES, 90-100.
APPROVING THE FINAl. PLAT OF RUP~ERT SUBDMSION.
PART TWO, INCLUDING A RESUDDMSION OF LOT \,
RUPPERT SUDDMSION, PART ONE, IOWA CITY, 10W~
MOI'od and locondod 10 Itt.pc F M tOIlO.pondoneo, The
MayOl dotllrld Ihl moclon wrlod,
MOI'od and aecondod 10 Idopl RES, 90-151,
ADOpnNG A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR BOARD OF
ADJl.!2TMmi ^"PUCA llONS,
Mm Drown, r.oo NOIIh LIM SIIOOI, oppoorod
requostlng Coune" eonaldorl1lon cI IlImlnIlJon cI ockHlYon
colondl/ pIIlilng In Iho noighborhood orOllnd the UnNorally
compua, Chl/llo Ruppe", 1400 N, Dubuquo Rd" appoorld
rDgl/dlng poSllng cI 'door Classing' Ilgns In IhO I/OD. Kevin
Deflon, 419 S, Go'Iernor, oppoaled reqUisllng Coune" b1ack1op
lhe alloy on S, GOI'ornor SIIOOI, and ploSOnlDd I potRIon 110m
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21 proptfly OWntf1 In !hi lilt MOVId II'id leeondI<l 10
ICctP!!hI polllOn. The MayOl doell/lid !hi mollOn CIIrlOCl
A pub/IC hIlt1ng was held on an OIdlnancllo ItnGnd
CI1.Ip!1I 33. UllLliet. 10 provldl 101 prlv111 IOWI/ lnl ICtlSllO
1/1I munlc:lpII IyI1Im 101 nOlHlSldontlll usel,
Movld II'id MtOIldId II\a1 !hi OIdlnancl 10 IIIlIIld
CI1.\plOl 33, U\Jllliet. 10 prOYldl 101 prlv111 IGWOI lilt 1tC1SI10
1/1I munlc:lpII Iyl1lm 101 nOlHIsldlntlal usel. be glvlll rWI1 VOCI
101 pISSIgt, The MayOl doel4tld !hi mollOn CllrII<l,
A pub/IC hell1ng was held on an OIdlnanct Idopling
Appendix CI1.\plIl 70 (E.ltl'iallOn II'id GIlding) 011/1I 1988
UnlOIm Building Code, as ItnGndld, Movld II'id IOCOnd8d 10
torl!nul!hl public hoII1ng 10 8/21. The MayOl docl4tld the
mollon ClllIOCl,
A public holl1ng was hold on I 115011.100 0I1nI1/lI10
rl1ft !hi lilt 01 vacarld aJIoy Iot4IDd In Biotk 26, EUI Iowl
Cly, 10 William II'id PI1r1t1a LOt.
MOVId IIlCI IOCOndId 10 Idopl RES. go.t$2.
RATIFYING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF VACATED
ALLEY IN BLOCK 26, EAST IOWA CllY, TO IVIl.I.W.l AND
PATRICIA leE,
The "'ayOl noIDd !hi vlCOIltIoS on 1111 Housing
CommIasIOn IIlIJpltld IIIIN would be "ldYlnls8d, Movlld
and IOCOndod 10 Ippolnt Tl'oomu WerdOll1Cll, 3 Evergleon, 10
lI10 Bd, 01 Appoala 101 an unlJpltlld lerm Inding Imll9l, The
"'1'101 docIarld Iho moclon CIIIIGd.
"'ovid and IOCOndId 10 Ipprovt the lecommlndallon
01 !hi Bd, 01 AdjUllmtnt 10 Ippo/r4 CIlhtrlnt JohnIon 10 l/1o
AJrPOll Zoning BOIId 01 AdjustllllnllOl . lerm Indlng m6/94,
Tho "'ayOl docl4tld l/1o motion tl/rlod,
"'ovid II1d MtOIldId 10 ldopI RES, 9O,t~,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CllY CLERK TO EXECUTE
AND A mST, RESPECTlVEL Y, AN AGREEMENT WITH ALTER
TRADING CORPORATION OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, FOR THE
PROVISION OF SCRAP METAlS RECYCUNG SERVICES AT
THE IOWA CllY lANDFILL
MOYGd II1d IOCOndId 10 defer Indorillle~ Ihe
rlSOMlon e\AhoIIzlng l/1o MayOlIO Ilgn and ClIy ClGrlllo IllIst
an IgIGGIllOnl bltliiill MMS, Inc. oIlOwe CiIy, IlMland Ihe
CIIy 01 Iowl Cly 10 provide tonIUllng IeIYICes 101 1111
NOIlhwlst Trri Sewer Project. Tho MayOl docl4tDd 1111 motion
CIIr!od,
MOVId II1d IOCOndDd 10 ldopI RES, go. 1 54,
APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AND THE CllY CleRK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT
FOR USE OF PUBUC PROPERTY BY AND BETWEEN THE
CllY OF IOWA CITY AND RHO HOUSE CORPORATION OF
GAMMA PHI BETA, A CORPORATION REGISTERED IN THE
STATE OF IOWA, FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A FENCE ON
THE CUNTON STREET AND DAVENPORT STREET RIGHTS.
OF.WAY,
"'ovid and IOCOndDd 10 ldopt RES, go.lM,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A NEW POUCE, FIRE,
PUBUC WORKS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM,
Movld Ind lOCondDd \0 ldopt I rosolutlon luthOllzlng
IJocutlon 01 I tonIrltt 101 JanlOflel 101Yltll 101 Iho CIvic
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AFSCME "pt'III'IlII~1 Jill Cotdlfman IIlCl DIIW1n
Slilnllndlllblllppllltd Aftll dlsCUUlon.IllI MayOI' dlcllttd
IllIrHOMIOn dIIlllld
MCNId IIlCl IICOndId 10 IdopC RES. go. I~.
ENGAGING AUDIlDR Fon FISCAl. YEAR ENDING JUNE 30.
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t.IOI'Id IIlClIlCOndld I/lIIIllI OIdln11lClldopllng 1111
lsea EClCIOn C111ll1 UNlOlm Plumbing Code II 1IIMIIldod, Said
Code 1/1II be known II IllIIowI CCy PkM'nbIng Code. be givln
fttIl VOCllol puIIOI. TIll MayOI' dlclltld IllIIllOIIon CIIrlld,
Mom IIlClIlCOndld I/lIIIllI OIdln11lCI I/IlIIldIng
CNp!1I 33, If'lslld 'UlUiII.' C111ll1 Code CII OId1n111C11 C111ll1
CCy C111ow1 CCy, low.. by II\1IIldIng SIdIonl33.o15(11), 33-134.
33-13111lCl33-I.;(I) IIlIIIIn lo.r"pect~I~.lIlabllll11 clIItgl
IoIl1'i11lf1l1td UII C111ll1 public IGWII ayl1llT1, Idd ~oIl
requlr~ ImOIld IpptCNld In.I1If1a1s IIlClIlllllld condul
requlrlfllllU, be g/YIn IIt1\ VOCI 101 passage, TIll MayOI'
~1!(!!l1M 1l'{ll_1gn ~rl!!l.
Mom IIId IOCOI1dGd IhIlIlll OIdlNnCl amending
CNp!1I ~ Wild 'MWldurtd HOUSIng Pllka,' C111ll1 Codl
CII OIdlnlncll C111ll1 CCy C111a<<1 Cay, low.. by IITMIndlng
Soalon 22.:l6(b) "'lIVId. IIlIIIIII 10 Idd r~uIallont 101 public
WAIII. be gNin"", VOCI tOl passagl, TIll MayOI' dlclltld IllI
IllOIIon can1ed,
M<N1d IIId HCOndtd IhIlIIll OIdlNnCl IITMIndlng
ChIplIl32.1, Iftslld 'Ttllllon IIId nllVlnUOl,' C1111l1 Codl CII
OIdin111C11 C111ll1 CCy C111ow1 Cay, low.. by II1lIndIng Sldlon
32. '.7311l11111110 IIVIIo IIWIf IIId willi clIItglllllClll1lb1ls11
I clIItgelOl urvnGlOltd lower ,,1VIc1 IIId 101 MlllUfldured
HOUSIng Pllk urvnGlllld IGWlllOIVIces, be given fIIat VOCIIOl
pwIQI. TIll MIyOl dlcllted IllIIllOIIon CIIlIld,
M<Ned IIId HCOnded 10 IdjoIlIn II 9:15 p.m. TIll
MIyOl dIcIIItd IllIIllOIIon CIIlIOd,
A morl compllll clGSCllpllon CII Councl ~~llolls on
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COMPLETE DESCRIPnON OF COUNCIL ACTlVmES
AugUSI 7, 1990
Iowa Clly Council, rog, mlg" 7:30 p,m, altho Civic Contor, Mayor McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmombors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowftz. Kubby. Larson, McDonald, Novick,
Absont: Nono. Slaflmombors prosonl: AlIilns, Holling, Gonlry, Karr, Donnor, Schmadoko, Frantz,
Franklin, Donahuo, Council mlnutoslapo,rocordod on Tapo 00.70. Sldos 1&2; go.71, Sldo 1.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowftz, that tho lOllowfng Itoms and
rocommondatlons In tho Consont Calondar bo rocolvod, or approvod. 8tld/or adoptod as
amondod:
Approval 01 Official Council Actions 01 tho rogulM mooting 01 7/31190, as
publlshod. subjoct 10 corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho Clly Clork,
Mlnulos or BoardS8tld Commissions: Bd. or Adjustmonl. 7/11190. Alrpg!! Comm,
. Bl2J90 (draft).
Pormlt Motions snd Rosolutlons: Approving a Class B Boor Pormll ror Lotito's
Plua LId. dba Lotllo's Plua LId" 321 South Gllbort, Approving a Class C Boor Pormll
lor RSNV Inc. dba Russ' Amoco Sorvlco, 305 North Gllbort, Approving a Class C Uquor
Uconso lor M.GK Corporation dba Now Sonsatlons, 121 E. COllogo Slrool. Approving
a Class C Uquor Uconso ror Sonor Pablo's LId, dba Sonor Pab/o's L1d" 830 1st Avonuo.
Approving a Class A Uquor Uconso ror Loyal Ordor 01 Mooso Lodgo , 1 098 dba Loyal
Ordor 01 Mooso Lodgo 11098, 2910 Muscatlno Avonuo. Approving a Flvo.Day Class B
Boor Pormlt 10 Iowa Clly Fall Fun Fostlvallnc. dba Iowa Clly Fall Fun Fostlval, 2150
Rochostor Avonuo. RES. go.I48, Bk. 104, p. 148, ISSUE DANCING PERMITS.
Corrospondonco: John Kammormoyor protosUng a policy or Horllago Cab/ovlslon
which assossos a $5,00 ponally roo ror lato paymonl 01 bills. Joan Johlo rogardlng air
cara sorvlco ror Morcy Hospital.
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AppllcaUons ror Clly Plaza Uso Pormlls: DoAnn Nil/os 10 SOl up a tablo on Clly
Plaza on 813190, rrom which 10 dlslrlbuto 1II0raluro on roproductlvo rlghls, approvod. LaUn
Amorlclln Human Rights Advocacy Conlor 10 SOl up a labia on Clly Plaza on 7/30, 8/1,
2, 4, 5190, Irom which to dlstrlbulo 1II0raturo and ollor cralts ror donaUons, approvod.
Councllmombor Larson nolod tho 101l0r rogardlng Horllago Cablovlslon's pOlicy or
assosslng alalo paymont chargo and quostlonod Clly Involvomonlln Iho policy. AsSI. Clly Mgr,
HOII/ng slatod tho Clly was nol awaro thai Horllago was not wfthln tholr rights, butlho Clly
Allornoy's offico was rosoarchlng tho mallor. Affirmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 710, all
Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod, (7:31 p,m,)
Movod by Larson, socondod by Novick, 10 sol a public hoarlng lor 8/21/90, on an
ordlnanco conditionally changing Iho uso rogulatlons of cortaln proporly locatod al tho Iowa Clly
Municipal Airport trom P 10 P/CI.1 and PII.1. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosonl.
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Iowa City City Council
August 7, 1990
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Movod by Novick, socondod by Horowitz. to sot a publlo hOll/lng lor 8121190, on an
ordlnanco changing tho lonlng or cortaln proporty localod at 1105 Gllbort Court Irom CI.I to P
(Johnson County Bd, 01 Hoallh). Tho Mayor doclarod tho mol/on carrlod unanimously. 7/0, 01/
Councllmombors prosont.
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
condll/onally changing tho uso rogulal/ons 01 approxlmatoly 168 acros or land gonorally locatod
north 01 Molroso Avonuo and wost 01 proporty ownod by tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa Irom ID.RS to
OPDH.l, a prol/mlnary plannod dovolopmont housing plan lor Walnut Rldgo.lowa City, Iowa, No
ono appoarod. Movod by Horowttz, socondod by Ambrlsco, to conl/nuo tho public hooting to
8121/90, Tho Mayor doclared the motion camila unanimously, 1/0, all Councilmombors prosant.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco to amond Chaptor 32, SubdMslon
Rogulatlons, to roqulro a grading pormll lor subdivisions In onvironmontally sonslllvo aroas. No
one appoarod. Movod by Larson, socondod by Kubby, to conl/nuo tho public hoarlng to 8121190,
Novick suggostod that tho ordlnanco bo amondod to roqulro grading plans 01 a 4: 1 ral/o rathor
than a 3:1 ratio as prosontly proposod. Slallmombor Franklin prosonl ror discussion. Lat.on
.uggostod a compromlso or 3,5:1. Kubby stalod hor doslro to tho 4:1 ral/o, Anor discussion
Council agrood 10 conl/nuo tho public hoarlng 10 allow furthor discussion and posslblo
amondmonl to Iho proposod ordlnanco, Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion 10 conl/nuo tho public
hoarlng carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Courtnoy, .ocondod by Horowitz, Ihat Iho ordlnanco condlllonally changing tho
uso rogulal/ons ot cortaln proporty locatod on tho oast .Ido 01 Gllbort Court, approxlmaloly 200
loot north 01 KIrkwood Avonuo, trom RS.a to CI.l (Borryhlll Addlllon), bo glvon nrst voto lor
passago, AlIIrmal/vo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombor. prosont. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Movad by Courtnoy, sacondod by Ambrlsco, thollho rule requiring ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and votod on ror nnal passago at two Council mool/ngs prior to tho mooting at which
Ills 10 bo nnally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoral/on and volo bo walvod and that
ORD. 9()'3468, Bk, 32, p, 23, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 3,a ACRES OF LAND LOCATED EAST OF KEOKUK
STREET SOUTH OF THE K.MART SHOPPING CENTER (Bravorman Contor, Block 1), FROM RM.
12 TO CO.l, bo votod on tor nnal passago 01 this I/mo. Amrmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy,
socondod by Ambrlsco, thatlho ordlnanco bo nnally adoptod at this limo. Amrmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnanco adoptod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, to adopl RES. 90.149, Bk. 104, p. 149,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 1, BRAVERMAN
CENTER, IOWA CITY, IOWA. Amrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolul/on adoptod,
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Iowa City City Council
AugusI 7, \990
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Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thallho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos to bo
consldorod and volod on tor nnal passago allwo Council moo lings prior to tho mooting at which
It Is 10 bo finally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and vola bo walvod and thai
ORD, 90-3469, Bk. 32, p, 24, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE NOnCE
REOUIREMENTS FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARINGS, bo volod on for final passago at
this tlmo. Affirmative roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thai tho ordlnonco bo
nnally adoplod at this tlmo. Alflrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thai tho rulo roqulrlng ord/nancos to bo
consldorod and VOlod on for nnal possago 01 two CouncU moetlngs prior to tho mooting al which
It Is 10 bo finally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and volo bo walvod and Ihat
ORD, 9Q.3470, Bk. 32, p, 25, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENT TO PERMIT ALL REOUIRED OFF.STREET PARKING FOR PRIVATE USES IN
A MUNICIPAL FACILITY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, bo vOlod on tor nnal passago 01
this tlmo. Afflrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod, Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thai tho ordlnanco bo
finally adoplod 01 this tlmo. Alflrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnonco odoplod,
Tho Mayor announcod thollho noX! Itom on tho agondo was consldorotlon 01 tho final pial
lor Rupport Subdlvfslon, stating thai Council had agrood to dolor this moltor 01 tholr Informal
sosslon tho provlous evonlng but oddltlonallnformatlon has bocomo ovallablo. Tho City Altornoy
roportod thai a fax had boon rocolvod from tho FAA approving tho WOSlport Plaza oasomont
agroomonl with tho Alrport Commission, and rocommondod approval 01 tho subdivision sub/oct
to tho chango In Chaplor 33 as duly naiad In tho rosolutlon. Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by
Courtnoy,lO adopl RES. 9Q.150, Bk. 104, p, 150, APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF RUPPERT
SUBDIVISION, PART lWO, INCLUDING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 1, RUPPERT SUBDIVISION,
PART ONE, IOWA CITY. IOWA (WOSlport Plaza). Amrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors proson!. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adoplod, Movod by Larson,
socondod by Novlck,lo accopt tho FAA corrospondonco. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors proson!.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES, 9Q.151, Bk, 104, p, 151,
ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATIONS, Alflrmallvo
roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon
ado plod.
Mark Brown, 600 North Unn Slrool, appoarod roquosllng Council con sid oration 01
ollmlnallon 01 odd.ovon calondor parking In tho nolghborhood around tho Unlvorslty campus.
Tho Mayor sold Ihal Council hod dlroclod 5101110 look at oltornallvos 10 tho parking situ allan In
thai no/ghborhood, dlscussod It at Iho Informal sosslon Iho provlous ovonlng and dlscovorod
Ihoro was no portocl solution 10 tho probloms and dlroctod slallto sholvo Iho maltor for a limo,
Lorson nolod thai a nolghborhood coordlnolor hod boon hlrod bV tho City and ono oroo sho
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would bo lookIng Inlo I. tho quo.Uon ot parking around tho campus and hopod moollng. would
be hold with tho nolghbors 10 oxploro allornaUvos. Charllo Rupport, 1460 N. Dubuquo Rd,.
appoarod rogardlng posllng 01 'door crossing' signs In tho aroa, Kovin BollolI, 419 S. Govornor,
appoarod roquosllng Council blacklop tho alloy on S. Govornor SlIool, and prosanled a pollllon
from 21 property owners In tho aroa, Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Kubby, 10 acceplthe
pellUon. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmembors prosont.
Tho MayO! slalod tho mallor will bo roforrod 10 tho Public Works Dopartmont.
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 amond Choplor 33, UliIllIos, 10 provido lor
prlvato sowor IIno accoss 10 tho munIcIpal systom lor non.rosldontlal usos. No one appoarod.
(9:19p,m.)
Movod by Novick, socondod by Courtnoy, thai tho ordlnanco 10 amond Cheptor 33,
Utllitlos. 10 provido lor prlvato sowor IIno accoss 10 tho municIpal syslom for non.rosldontlal usos,
bo glvon nrst volo for passage. AlllrmaUve roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
presont. The Mayor doclsred tho motion carrlod.
A public hoarlng was hold on an crdlnanco adcptlng Appendix Chaptor 70 (Excavation
and Grading) 01 the 1988 Uniform Building Code, as amondod. No ono appoarod. Moved by
Kubby, socondod by Hcrcwitz, 10 conllnuo Iho public hoarlng to 8/21/90. Tho Mayor doclarod
tho moUon carrlod unanlmcusly, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
A public hoarlng was hold on a rosolullon ct Inlonlto raUIy tho sale of vacatod alloy
localed In Block 28, East Iowa Clly, 10 William and Palrlcla Loo. No ono appoarod.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RES, 90-152, Bk. 104, p. 152,
RAnFYING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PORnON OF VACATED ALLEY IN BLOCK 28, EAST IOWA
CITY, TO WILLIAM AND PATRICIA LEE. Amrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombora prosont. The Mayor declared Ihe rosoluUon adoplod.
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Tho Mayor nolod Iho vacanclos on tho Housing Commission unoxplrod torms would bo
roadvortlsod. Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtney, to appolnl Thomas Werdorllsch, 3
Evergroen, to Iho Bd. of Appoals for an unoxplrod lorm ondlng 12/31/91. Tho Mayor doclarod
the mollon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Novick, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 approvo tho recommondallon of tho Bd. 01
Adjuslmonllo appolnl Cathorlne Johnson to the AIrport Zoning Board of Adjustmonl for a torm
ondlng 2/28/94. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod unanImously, 7/0, all Councllmombers
present. (8:20 p,m,)
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Councllmombor Kubby quosllonod o8/lIor discussion rogordlng tho usa 01 sound barrlors
on Sunsot Stroot 10 bullor nolso Irom WOSlpoll Plaza, Tho CIIy Managor sold a ropoll would bo
lOIWardod 10 Council on opl/ons avallablo, Courtnoy askod lor a ropoll on tho railroad crossing
on FIrst Avonuo, nOl/ng thoy woro gOll/ng worso dally, Tho CIIy Managor slalod tho tracks woro
ownod by tho railroad and must bo ropalrod by tho railroad, Ho Indlcalod ho would lollow.up
with tho CIIy Engr.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES, 00.163, Bk. 104, p. 163,
Al/THORI2ING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST, RESPECTIVELY, AN
AGREEMENT WITH ALTER TRADING CORPORATION OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, FOR THE
PROVISION OF SCRAP METALS RECYCUNG SERVICES AT THe IOWA CITY lANDFILL Public
Worki Diroctor Schmadoko prosonl for discussion, Kubby rovlowod a provision In tho contract
that allows tho contractor 10 pick up alllypos 01 scrap motals dollvorod to tho CIIy Irom whalovor
sourco, and nolod Ihls could bo tho CIIy's morkot lor doing somo kind 01 rosldonl/al or
commorcial motal rocycllng program, Tho CIIy Managor slalod that II was a dallboralo doclslon
on tho CIIy's pOllio moko a ralrly opon contract 10 allow nOxlblll1y In tho luluro. Horowitz polnlod
out tho Impact on tho onl/ro Counly In lorms 01 houlors Ihat bring mOlallnlo tho landfill. Tho CIIy
Managor oncouragod olhor communltlos to odopt similar pollclos. AllirmaUvo roll call vOlo
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclorod tho rosolul/on adoptod.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco,to dolor Indofinlloly tho rosolul/on authorizing
tho Mayor 10 sign and CIIy Clork 10 altost an agroomonl botwoon MMS, Inc. 01 Iowa CIIy, Iowa
and tho CIIy 01 Iowa CIIy to provldo consulllng SOMCOS lor tho Northwost Trunk Sowor Pr%ct,
Tho Mayor doclarad tho mollon carrlod unanlmously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. (8:25
p,m.)
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Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 00.154, Bk, 104, p. 154,
APPROVING, Al/THORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK
TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PUBUC PROPERTY BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY
OF IOWA CITY AND RHO HOUSE CORPORATION OF GAMMA PHI BETA, A CORPORATION
REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF IOWA, FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A FENCE ON THE CLINTON
STREET AND DAVENPORT STREET RIGHTS,OF.WAY. Alfirmollvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0,
all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon adoplod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to adopt RES. 00.155, Bk. 104, p. 155,
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A NEW
POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, AlfirmaUvo roll call volo
unanimous, 7/0, 011 Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosoluUon adoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz. to odopl a rosolullon oUlhorlzlng oxocuUon
01 a conlract lor lanllorlal sOIYlcos lor Iho Civic Contor, Sonlor Conlor and Housing Asslslonco
Program, AFSCME roprosonlallvos Jon Cordorman and Darwin Swartzondrubor prosonlod a
slalomont rogordlng tho proposod rosoluUon and roquosUng Council consldoraUon 01 olhor
opUons, Allor discussion, lho Mayor doclarod tho rosolullon dofoalod, 017, all Councllmombors
prosont.
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Moved by Ambrlsco, leconded by Horowitz. to adopt RES, go.1&6. Bk. t04, p. 1&6,
ENGAGING AUDITOR FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. 1990. AlllrmaUvo roll call voto
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmomberl presonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod, (9:00
p,m,)
Movod by Horowltz, locondod by Ambrlsco, that tho ordlnanco adopting tho 1988 Edition
01 tho Uniform Plumbing Codo as amondod. Sold Codo Ihall bo known as tho Iowa Clly
Plumbing Codo, bo glvon Orlt voto for passago. In rOlponso to a qUOltlon Irom Horowltz, Novick
Italed that the ordinance corresponded to whal evenlually passed at the State lovel. Larson
notad thai the proposed ordlnanco goes farther than the Slate provisions In terms of female
facilities required In auditoriums or large gather lype usos, Alllrmatlvo roll call voto unanlmoul,
7/0, all Councllmombers proson\. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Moved by Ambrlsco, socondod by Kubby, that tho ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 33.
entitled 'Utllltlos,' 01 tho Codo 01 Ordlnancos of tho Clly 01 Iowa Clly, lowa, by amondlng SocUons
33.45(h), 33.134, 33.137 and 33'149(a) thoreln 10, rospoctJvoly, ostabllsh a charge lor unmotorod
usa of tho public sowor Iystem, add shuloff roqulromont, amond approvod malorlals and amond
conduit requlroments, bo given Orst voto lor passago. Alllrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0,
all CouncUmembers proson\. Tho Mayor doclarod the motion carrlOO.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, thai tho ordlnanco amondlng Chaplor 22,
ontltlod 'Manulactured Housing Parks,' of tho Codo of Ordlnancos 01 the Clly 01 Iowa Clly, Iowa,
by amondlng Section 22.36(b) reserved, therein to add regulations for publlo utllltle., be glvon
Orsl vole lor passage. Alllrmatlvo roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors pros on\. Tho
Mayor doclarod the motion carried,
Moved by Horowitz, seconded by Ambrlsco, thai tho ordlnanco amending Chapter 32.1,
ontltled "Taxation and Revenues,' of the Code 01 Ordinances 01 tho Clly 01 Iowa City, Iowa, by
amending Section 32.1.73 therein to revise sewer and waler charges and eslabllsh a charge lor
unmetered aewer service and for Manufacturod Housing Park unmetered lewer services. bo
given Orsl vole for passage, NOrmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembors
presen\. The Mayor declared the motion carried,
The Mayor exlended birthday wishes to Councllmember Kubby and Clly Clerk Karr.
Moved by Horowltz, seconded bV Ambrlsco, 10 adjourn a19: 15 p,m, The Mayor declared
the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmembera presen\.
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MAYOR JOHN MCDONALD
MARIAN K. KARR, CllY CLERK
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August 21, 1990
Iowa CIIy Council, rog, mtg" 7:30 p,m, at tho Clvlo Contor, Mayor McDonald prosldlng,
Councllmombors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Larson, McDonald, Novick, Abson\:
Kubby, Slaflmombors prosont: Atkins, Holling, GontIY, Karr, Moon, Frantz. O'Malloy, O'NolI,
Elsonhofor, Schmadoko, Council mlnutos tapa rocordod on Tapo 9().71, Sldo 2, End'l; 9().75,
Sldos 1 and 2,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondad by Courtnoy, that tho following Itoms and rocommonda.
tlons In tho Consonl Calondar bo rocoivod, or approvod, and/or adoptod as prosontod:
Approval 01 Olficlal Council Actions 01 tho rogular mooting of 0n/90, as publlshod,
lubloct to corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho CIIy Clork,
Mlnutos of Boards and Commissions: Bd, 01 UbraIY Trustoos . 7/20190;
Broadband Telocomm, Comm, . 7/10/00; Historic Presorvatlon Comm, . 7/10/00; AIrport
Comm. . 0/2/90; Housing Comm, . 0/12/90,7/10/90; CCN Comm. 6119190, 7/25/90,
Pormlt Motions and Rosolutlons: Approving a Class E Uquor Uconso lor Rollablo
Drug Sloros, Inc, dba Rollablo Drug #5201, 121 East Washington Slroot. Approving 0
Class E Boor Pormlt lor Rollablo Drug Storos, Inc. dba Rolloblo Drug #5201, 121 Easl
Washington Stroot. Approving a Class E Uquor Uconso lor Rollablo Drug Storol,lno, dba
Rollablo Drug #5278, 2425 Muscatlno Avonuo, Approving a Closs E Boor Pormlt lor
Rollablo Drug Sloros, Inc. dba Rollablo Drug #5278, 2425 Muscatlno Avonuo. Approving
a Class B Uquor Uconso lor Hlghlandor, Inc. dba Tho Hlghlandor Inn & Suppor Club,
2525 North Dodgo Stroot. Approving a Class E Boor Pormlt lor Naw Plonaor Co.op
Soclaly dba Now Plonaor Co-op, 22 South Van Buron Stroot. Approving a Class C Boor
Pormlt lor T&M Mini Mart, Ltd. dba T&M Mini Mart, 2001 Hv.y. 8 East. Approving a
Spoclal Class C BoorM'lno Pormlt for Bushnoll's Turtla, Ino. dba Bushnoll's Turtlo, 127
East Collogo Stroot. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Cardan, Ino" dba Joo's
Placo, 115 Iowa Avonuo, Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso for Plamor Bowling, Inc.
dba Plamor Bowling, Inc., 1555 1s1 Avonuo. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso lor
I,C,B,B" Ltd. dba Tho Brown Bolllo, 115 East Washington Stroot. Approving an Ouldoor
Sorvlco Aroa application lor Bushnoll's Turtlo, Inc,. 127 East Collogo Stroot. Approving
a Class E Boor Pormlt for Nash.Flnch Company dba Econofoods #473, 1987 Broadway.
Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso for Micky's of Iowa City, Inc, dba Micky's, 11 South
Dubuquo. RES, 9().157, Bk. 104, p, 157, ISSUE CIGARETTE PERMITS, Approving a
Class C Uquor Uconso for Plnoapplo Managomont Company dba Holiday Inn.lowa City,
210 Soulh Dubuquo Slroot. Approving a Class B Wino Pormlt for Loronz Chooso Houso,
Ino, dba Loronz Chooso Houso, Ino" 1818 Sycamoro Mall, RES, 90,158, Bk, 104, p, 158,
ISSUE DANCING PERMIT,
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Motions: Approving dlsbursomonls In tho amount of $8,120,594,38 for Iho porlod
of 7/1thru 7/31/90, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroclor subjoclto audit.
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August 21, 1990
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SOltlng Public Hoarlngs: RES, 90.159, Bk, 104, p, 159, SmlNG A PUBLIC
HEARING ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF
COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLLEGE STREET BRIDGE REHABILITATION
AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
Corrospondonco: John Hartson rogardlng proporty soulh of Hickory HIli Park,
Anno Hartson proposing that tho Clly buy proporty abultlng Hickory Hili Park, Mlchaol
Furman rogardlng parking on Shorldan Avonuo, Kathloon Janz In support of tho Savo.
tho.Troo Ordlnanco, Momoranda from tho Civil Sorvlco Commission submllllng cortlnod
lists 01 applicants lor tho lollowlng positions: Assistant Troalmont Plant Oporator .
Pollution Control Division; Malntonanco Workor I . Parking Systoms Dlvlslon; Production
Assistant. Cablo TV Division; Malnlonanco Workor I. Parks Dlvlslon; Community Sorvlco
Olncor . Pollco; Programmor . Dala Procosslng Division; Mochanlc I. Equlpmonl Division;
Bex!}' RoP!l!r MochB/lJc . Equlpmonl; Malntonanctl Worker IVPlant . PollutiOn COritrol
Division; Codo Enforcomont Asslslant . Housing & Inspoctlon Sorvlcos; Construction
Inspoctor II . Englnoorlng Division; Eloctrlclan . Tralnc Englnoorlng; Malntonanco Workor
I . Asslstod Housing,
Applications lor City Plaza Uso Pormlls: DoAnn Nlllos for pormlsslon 10 sot up a
tablo on City Plaza on 8110/90, from which to dlstrlbuto Information aboul reproducllvo
rights and 10 offor T,shlrts and bullons lor donaUons, approvod, Chris Mlllor fer
pormlsslon 10 domonstralo on City Plaza on 8110/90, approvod. LeUn Amorlcan Human
Rights Advocar::t Contor lor pormlsslon to sol up a lablo on City Plaza during Iho porlod
018l6'12J90,lrom which to dlslrlbulo 1II0raluro and offor cralls lor donaUons, approvod.
AppUcaUons for Uso 01 Slrools and Public Grounds: Jaymo Skay to havo Iho Fall
Fun Fosllval Walk/Run on 9/1/90, approvod, Tim Flnor 10 havo tho Chambor/Studonl Bod
Racos on 9/14/90, approvod. Rov. Robort Holzhammor 10 havo tho CROP Walk Agalnsl
World Hungor on 11/4/90, approvod. Sandy Rogonnlllor 10 uso public proporty adJacont
10 PIP Prlnling 10 orocl alont lor Child Saloty Day on 9/8190, approvod, Holly and David
Oils lor Iho uso 01 Tulano Avonuo from Amhurslto Oborlln lor a block party on 9/0/90,
approvod. Mlchaol Brachtonbach lor pormlsslon to sol up a booth on public sldowalk on
Iho cornor of Iowa Avonuo and Cllnlon Slroollo holp sludonts wllh Iholr knowlodgo 01
phono sorvlco as a lund ralsor lor Alpha Phi Omoga on 8/20.24, 27, 28/90, donlod.
Tho City Managor notod Iho lollor Irom Mlchaol Furman rogardlng parking on Shorldan
Avonuo and roportod Council discussion a numbor of yoars ago concornlng tho aroa and
quosUonod Council's poslUon on Iho roquost. Horowllz stalod hor doslro to pursuo a poslcard
survoy 01 tho rosldonls, Staff will procood. Larson commontod on tho numbor ollnqulrlos
rocolvod from rosldonls concornod aboultho fuluro of proporty abulllng Hickory Hili Park and
roportod Ihaltho dovolopor and proporty ownors aro discussing Iho aroa but nothing Is Immlnont
In Iho aroa, AInrmaUvo roll call voto unanimous, 8/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho
molion carrlod and ropoatod tho public hoarlng as sot.
A publiC hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco condlUonally changing tho uso rogulaUons of
cortaln proporly localod allho Iowa Clly Municipal Airport from P to P/CI.l and PI/.1. Tho
following Individuals appoarod: Richard Blum, Chalrporson 01 Iho Airport Commission and Tom
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Scoll, PAZ Chalrporson, Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Novick, 10 conllnuo tho public
hoarlng, Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion cal/lod unanimously, 610, Kubby absont.
A public hoarlng was hcld on an ordlnanco changing tho zoning 01 corlaln proporty
localod 011105 GllbOrl Courl (Johnson Counly Hoalth Doparlmonl) from CI.l 10 p, No one
appoarod,
A public hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco by
condillonally changing tho uso rogulaUons 01 approxlmaloly 168 acros 01 land gonorally localod
norlh 01 Molroso Avonuo and wost of proporty ownod by Iho Unlvolllly 01 Iowa Irom ID,RS 10
OPDH'I, a prollmlnary plannod dovolopmonl housing plan lor Walnul Rldgo, Movod by Lallon,
socondod by Novick, 10 conllnuo tho public hoarlng 10 tho 9/4190 moollng, Tho Mayor doclarod
\he moUon CMrled un:nlmou;~;, 610, Kubby absont.
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco to amond Chaplor 32, SubdMslon
Rogulallons. 10 roqulro a grading pormltlorsubdMslons In onvlronmonlally sonsltlvo aroas. Tho
following pooplo appoarod: Chris Stophan, MMS Consultants; Larry Schnllljor, MMS Consultanls;
Tom ScOll, PAZ Chalrporson; Public Works Dlroctor Charlos Schmadoko and Olano Kaufman.
Movod by Horowltz, socondod by Ambrlsco.to conUnuo tho publlo hOOfing 10 tho 9/4/90 moctlng,
Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon cal/lod unanimously, 610, Kubby absont.
Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 dolor 10 tho 9/4190 mooting on ordlnanco
amondlng Chaptor 32, SubdMslon Rogulallons, 10 roqulro a grading pormlllor subdivisions In
onvlronmontally sonsltlvo aroas. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, Kubby
absonl.
Movod by COUMOY, aocondod by Ambrlsco, thallho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and votod on lor nnal passago ot two Council mootlngs prior to Iho mooting at which
It Is 10 bo nnally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and voto bo walvod, and that
ORD. 90-3471, Bk. 32, p. 26, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE DY CONDITIONALLY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATION OF AN APPROXIMATE .41 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED
EAST OF GILBERT COURT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET NORTH OF KIRKWOOD AVENUE
(BERRYHILL ADDITION) FROM RS,e 'ro CI." bo votod on lor nnal passago 01 this tlmo,
Alnrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 610, Kubby absont. Tho Moyor doclarod tho motion carrlod,
Movod by Courlnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thai tho ordlnanco bo nnally adoptod allhls tlmo,
Alnrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnanco
adoptod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopl RES. 90.160, Bk, 104, p, 160,
ADOPTING A WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM POLICY, Alllrmatlvo roll call
volo unanimous, 610, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod,
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowitz, to approvo tho rocommondatlon ollho
Planning and Zoning Commission thatlho Frlnga Aroa Commit too and tho City 01 Coralvlllo
convono 10 discuss tho rogulollon or troalmont and disposal systams, Staffmambar Moan
prasanl lor discussion. Tha Mayor daclarad Iho mollon carrlad unanimously, 6/0, Kubbyabsant.
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Movod by larson, socondod by Novick, 10 approvo !ho rocommondatlon 01 tho PlannIng
and Zoning CommissIon !hot os additional porsonnolls authorlzod, Iho Counly Board 01 Hollllh
adopl a IIconslng program lor wastowalor systom conI/actors and sludgo pumpors and haulors
thaI oslabllshos minimum oporatlng roqulromonts, Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 610, Kubby abson!. (9:01 p,m,)
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco adopting appondlx Chaptor 70 (Excavation
and Grading) 01 tho 1988 Uniform Building Codo, os amondod, No ono appoarod, Movod by
larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 continuo tho public hoarlng 10 tho 9/4190 mooting, Tho Mayor
doclarod !ho motion carrlod unanimously, 610, Kubby abson!.
Movod by Larson, aocondod by Novick, 10 dofor 10 tho 9/4190 mooting on ordlnanco
amondlng Chaplor 8. Artlclo 2, !ho BuildIng Codo, by adopting Appondlx Choptor 70 (oxcavatlon
and grading) 01 tho 1988 Uniform Building Codo, as amondod, 10 provldo lor !ho protoctlon 01
11M B8reguard 01 HulllAO Ulo, Proporty and thv Publiil Wiiilalil. Tho Mayor doclarod tilo motion
carrlod unanImously, 610, Kubby abson!.
Tho Mayor announcod tho lollowing vacanclos: Housing Comm, . ono vacancy lor an
unoxplrod torm ondlng 511193, This oppolnlmont will bo modo at tho 10/2/90 mooting ollho CIIy
Council,
Movod by Novick, socondod by Ambrlsco. to appolnl AI<. Trow, 411 MacBrldo Rood 10
tho Mayor', Youth Employmont Board lor an unoxplrod torm ondlng 11/4/92. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 610, Kubby abson!.
Counclfmombor Ambrlsco oncouragod ovoryono 10 allond tho 10th Annual Iowa CIIy
AIrport Sortoma Broaklast, Sunday, August 28. Larson notod that Councllmombor Kubby would
bo oul 01 lown and not holdIng cltlzon oIRco hours Iho noxllwo Thursdays, Augusl23 and 30.
CI~' Clork Karr announcod Ihal prollmlnary consus figuros havo boon rocolvod whIch show
an 18% Incroaso In Iowa CIIy with tho population 10101 01 59,255, Sho atatod thalthl, was an
ostlmato and stall would bo rovlowlng tho figuros prIor to tho 15,day CIIy rosponso doadilno, Sho
oncouragod ovoryono who had not rospondod 10 tho conM, or woro nol contaclod, 10 contact
Iho consus buroau or hor oIRco Immodlaloly. (9:08 p,m.)
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson, 10 adopt RES, 9().161 , Bk. 104, p. 161,
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE 1990 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND BUDGET, AIRrmatlvo roll call vola unanimous, 6/0, Kubby
abson!. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Laraon, socondod by Courtnoy, to adopl RES, 9().162, Bk. 104, p. 162.
APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK
ATIEST ADDENDUM #1 TO THE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY
AND SHANNON AND WILSON, INC. TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO DETERMINE
THE EXTENT OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AND NECESSARY REMEDIATION WORK
AT THE IOWA CITY LANDFILL Horowitz nolod hor approclatlon for all tho work dona In Ihls
procoss, bulstatod sho would bo voting agalnsllho rosolutlon as sho prolors to havo 011 aspocts
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AugusI21,1990
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coslod oul. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adoplod upon tho following roll coli voto: Ayos:
Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, larson, McDonald, Novick, Noys: Horowitz, Absont: Kubby
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES, 00.163, Bk, 104, p, 163,
AWARDING THE VEHICLE TOWING AND STORAGE SERVICES CONTRACT TO HOLIDAY
WRECKER SERVICE, INC, larson nolod Iho foltor In tho Council packot rolatlvo to tho Vickroy
Incldonl and stalod an Invostlgatlon had boon conduclod by tho Pollco Dopartmont, Clly
Managor, CIIy Council and tho Dlsablod VOlorans Association and lound Ihat tho CIIy Pollco
aclod proporly In lowing tho vohlclo and rolatod maltors, Ho slalod Ihat ho had askod tho clly
procuromont dopartmontlo do somo comparisons of lowing prlcos In tho area and found glvon
tho spoclficatlons and oqulpmont roqulrod by tho CIIy, prlcos woro compollllvo. Horowitz volcod
hor concorn atlho prlcos chargod by Holiday comparod 10 olhor ell/os, Affirmallvo roll call volo
unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod, (9:24 p,m,)
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, that tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and volod on for final passago atlwo Council mootlngs prior 10 tho mooting 01 which
It Is 10 bo finally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoratlon and VOlo bo walvod, and thaI
ORD.lJO.3472, Bk, 32, p, 27, TO AMEND CHAPTER 33, UTILITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR PRIVATE
SEWER LINE ACCESS TO THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM FOR NON. RESIDENTIAL USES, bo votod
on lor final passago atlhls tlmo. Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho moUon corrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, thai tho
ordlnanco bo finally adoplod althls tlmo. AffirmaUvo roll call VOlo unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, Ihat tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and votod on for final passago atlwo Council mootlngs prior to Iho mooting at which
It Is to bo finally passod bo suspondod, tho socond consldoraUon and voto bo walvod, and thaI
ORD, 00.3473, Bk. 32, p. 20, AMENDING CHAPTER 0, ARTICLE VII, OF THE IOWA CITY CODE
OF ORDINANCES, BY ADOPTING THE 1908 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE,
WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, REGULATING THE PRACTICE, MATERIALS AND FIXTURES
USED IN THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, EXTENSION AND ALTERATION OF ALL PIPING,
FIXTURES, APPLIANCE AND APPURTENANCES IN CONNECTION WITH VARIOUS PLUMBING
SYSTEMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND INSPECTION OF PLUMBING
INSTALLATIONS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS, bo votod on tor final pass ago atlhls tlmo. AfllrmaUvo roll call voto unanimous, 0/0,
Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod, Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by
Ambrlsco, that tho ordlnanco bo finally adoptod althls tlmo, Affirmatlvo roll call vola unanimous,
6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, that tho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos to bo
consldorod and volod on for final passago atlwo Council mootlngs prior 10 Iho mooting at which
It Is 10 bo finally pas sod bo suspondod, Iho socond consldoratlon and voto bo walvod, and thaI
ORD. 90.3474, Bk. 32, p, 29, AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ENTiTlED 'UTILITIES,' OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 33.45(h), 33.
134, 33,137 AND 33.149(a) THEREIN TO, RESPECTIVELY, ESTABLISH A CHARGE FOR
UNMETERED USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM, AND SHUTOFF REQUIREMENT, AMEND
APPROVED MATERIALS AND AMEND CONDUIT REQUIREMENT, bo volod on for final passago
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AuguSI21.1990
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allhls limo. Affirmallvo roll call volo unanimous. 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz. thai tho ordlnanco bo finally
adoplod althls tlmo. Affirmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho ordlnanco adoplod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, Ihaltho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and volod on lor final passago allwo Council mootlngs prior 10 Iho moo ling al which
Ills to bo finally passod bo suspondod, Iho 8ocond consldoratlon and volo bo walvod, and thai
ORD. 90-3476, Bk. 32, p. 30, AMENDING CHAPTER 22, ENTITLED 'MANUFACTURED HOUSING
PARKS,' OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, 10WA, BY AMENDING
SECTION 22-36(b) RESERVED, THEREIN TO ADD REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC UTIL1T1ES, bo
volod on lor final passago althls limo, Affirmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iho mollon carrlod. Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, Ihallho
ordlnanco bo finnlly adoplod althls limo, Alflrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0. Kubby absont.
Tho Mayor doclarod Iho ordlnanco adoplod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, Ihallho rulo roqulrlng ordlnancos 10 bo
consldorod and votod on lor nnal passaga allwo Council mootlngs prior 10 Iho moollng al which
It Is 10 bo finally passod bo suspondod, Iho socond consldoratlon and volo bo walvod, and Ihal
ORD. 90-3476, Bk. 32, p. 31, AMENDING CHAPTER 32.1, ENTITLED "TAXATION AND
REVENUES,' OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 32H3 THEREIN TO REVISE SewER AND WATER CHARGES AND
ESTABUSH A CHARGE FOR UN METERED SewER SERVICE AND FOR MANUFACTURED
HOUSING PARK UNMETERED SewER SERVICES, bo votod on lor final passago althls tlmo,
Alflrmatlyo roll call yoto unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho mollon carrlod.
Moyod by Courtnoy, 8ocondod by Ambrlsco, Ihallho ordlnanco bo finally adoptod allhl8 limo.
Alflrmatlvo roll call yolo unanimous, 6/0, Kubby absont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco
adoplod.
Moyod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adjourn 9:35 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod
tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0. Kubby absont.
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Informal Council Sosslon
AuguSI20,I990
Inlormal Council Sossl~O: AuguSI20, 1990, a16:3O p,m" In tho Council Chombors, Mayor John
McDonald prosldlng,
Council Prosonl: McDonald, Courtnoy, Horowitz. Larson, Novick, Ambrlsco, Absonl: Kubby,
51 all Prosonl: Aikins, Holling, Gonlry, Kall, Moon. Fosso, Frantz, Schmadoko, Boothroy,
Davidson, K1nnoy, O'Malloy, Elsonholor, W1nkolhako, Smith,
JaDo,rocordlng: Rool 90-72, Sldos 1 and 2, All; Rool 90-73, Sldos 1 and 2, All; Rool 90-74, Sldo
1,1.236.
~LANNING AND ZONING MAmRS:
Rool 90-72, Sldo 1
a, publlo hoarlna on an ordlnanco conditionally chanalna tho uso roaulallons 01 cortaln
DroDorIV localod al tho Iowa CIIy M\lD~lllnl AlrDortlrom P 10 P/CI.1 and PIl.1. (Z.9007)
Moon oxplalnod lhattho Planning and Zoning Commission allachod cortaln condlllons
to two 01 tho parcols. Moon nolod that ParcollJ 1 doos not havo any condillons allochod
10 It. Moon oxplalnod thaI In Parcol1J3, If dovolopmonlln that parcol procoods, tho
Commission rocommonds II bo subloct 10 admlnlstratlvo silo plan roviow. Moon also
stalod Ihat tho Planning and Zoning Commission and staff had rocommondod that
addlllonal condlllons bo Imposod on Parcol1J2 as oulllnod In Iho agonda. Moon slalod
that tho condlllons woro Imposod by tho Planning and Zoning Commission as an offort
to proloct Ihat partIcular ontrancoway Into tho community. Horowitz askod II ParcollJl
will also havo stormwator managomont. Moon atalod thaI will dopond upon dovolopmont
and stormwator managomonl will mostllkoly occur glvon Iho slzo 01 tho tract. Moon
statod tho dotonllon laclllty proposod on ParcollJ 1 lor Wostport Is sulficlonllor tho
WoSlport laclllty. Horowitz askod If oach ollho parcols will havo 10 havo slormwator
managomonl basins. Moon stalod yos. Ambrlsco Inqulrod aboul accoss 10 Parcol1J3.
Moon stalod that, 10 tho bosl 01 hor knowlodgo, Ernosl Stroolls hold prlvatoly and tho
ststo may havo Intoroslln Iho right-of-way, Moon stalod tho Importanl thing Is thallha
City doos not havo publlo rlghl.ol.way ovor Ernost Stroot. Ambrlsco notod that proporty
ownors along Ernost Strool are concornod about what Is going 10 happon to tholr Inlorost
on thaI stroot. Ambrlsco also ralsod concorns aboul croallng addlllonaltralfio 01 Parcol
3, Moon statod Ihalll Parcol 3 Is Incorporatod wllh tho dovolopmonllo tho north, Iho
problom Is solvod, but If Ills dona Indopondonlly of what occurs to tho north, Ihon tho
accm Issuo noods to bo addrossod. Ambrlsco slalod that accm to ParcollJ 3 noods
10 bo addrossod now. Blum, Chair of tho Airport Commission, slalod Ihatthoro has to
bo accoss to that parcol boloro II can bo dovolopod; Iho Airport Commission has an
agroomont with tho School Board lor an oasomont; and Iho Airport Commission Is aware
01 tho concorns by landownors along Ernost Stroot. In rosponso 10 Larson, Blum statod
that In all casos, tho Airport Commission Is assuming tho dovolopor will pay lor tho
Infrastructuro. Larson askod thai litho parco I Is rozonod now, doos Council havo
lurlsdlction to addross adoqualo Ingross and ogross lalor. Moon slalod thalthallssuo
could bo addrossod with tho slto plan rovlow. ilium nolod that Iho Airport Commission
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August 20, 1990
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doos havo an agroomont with WOSlport that lItho Airport Commission wants 10 Join tho
Itormwalor managomonl pond wllh WOSlport'l pond, Ihoy can do 10 as long as It doos
not aelvorloly allOel capaclly.
Blum ralsod concorn. about tho conditions altachod 10 Parcol 2. Blum .talod Iho
condition. do not conlaln .ulficlonl dofinltlons. Councllmombora and Blum dlscussod tho
conditions, Blum ralsod concorns aboul tho roqulrod oarth borms, Including what holghl
and whatlovol, Courtnoy askod what Is wrong with having a parking 101 vlslblo Irom tho
h:ghway. Blum .talod tho Planning and Zoning Commission did nol want a parking 101
v1slblo Irom tho highway. Horowitz askod litho Airport Commission dlscussod how thoy
could markot tho parcol and malnlaln tho ontrancoway Into tho City. Blum alalod tho
Airport Commission lalkod about tho conditions as rocommondatlons, Councllmombora
and Blum dlscussod Iho conditions as conditions voraus rocommondatlons. Moon atatod
tho additional conditions go boyond tho rogulatlons prosonlly In placo and thaI tho City
would ~',/O no authorlly 10 raqulra additional bllrmlng 01 scrvenlng unlw9 tho conililionil
woro ostabllshod in Iho rozonlng, Larson askod IIlho condillons would chango to
rocommondallons, could Council rolocllho plans, Moon Itatod tho dangor In doing that
Is It lossons lho ablll~ 01 tho City 10 Imposo thoso addillonal roqulromonls, Moon notod
that tho largo scalo dovolopmonl rogulatlons do not allow Iho lallltudo roqulrod to Imposo
addlllonal roqulromonls: Itall rovlows largo scalo plans for compllanco wllh oxlsllng
rogulallons. Blum slatod Iho CIIy Is tho landlord and doos not havo 10 loaso It 10
dovolopora. Courtnoy stalod thatlho condlllons roslrlct tho ability 10 markollho parcol.
Horowitz Itatod thatlho Council adoplod tho onvlronmonlal rocommondallons mado In
tho Comp Plan and ono of thom addrossod onlrancoways Into tho city. Moon Ilatod thal,
altornatlvoly, Council may consldor ondorllng thoso addlllonal rogulallons that tho
Commission Is rocommondlng and advising atoll lhat lhoso rocommondaUons arB
lupportod and Ihould bo consldorod whon tho plans ror luturo dovolopmonl aro
rovlowod. Moon slalod tho Idoal would bo to mako It a conditional rozonlng as
rocommondod by Iho Planning and Zoning Commission. McDonald notod Ihat Council
Is nol achodulod 10 tako aellon and It Is only a publlo hoarlng.
b. ~Ina on an ordlnanco chanalna Iho zonlna 01 cortaln orcoollY localod 8tl1~
gjlbert Courtlrom Cl:L12.P. (JQhnson County tl2n!lb..DaoartmantlZ.OO10)
Moon nolod Ih811ho City Inltlalod tho roquostlo rozono this parcol, Tho silo housos tho
Johnson County Hoal\h Oopartmont, a publlo onUty.
c. Publlo hoarlna on an ordlnanco amondlnn tho Zonlnn Ordlnanco bv condll~
thanalng tho uso roaulallons 01 Ilpproxlmnloly 168llcros ollaQd 1I0noral~
01 MQlroso Avonuo and wost 01 oroDor1v ownod by tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa Irom ID.~S tQ
QfQtl.l, 8 orollmlnary plan nod dovoloomonl houslna olan lor Walnut Rldao. (Z.8915 ~
S.894~1
Moon alatod that nogollal/ons aro conllnulng, McDonald slalod tho public hoarlng ahould
bo conl/nuod,
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Augusl 20, 1990
Pago 3
d, Public hoarlno on an ordlnanco 10 amond Chaplor 32. SUbdtt!,lop Aooulallons.lo rooul(i
a oradlno Dormll lor subdMQlons In onvfronmonlallv sonsltlvo arm,
larson askod what a dovolopor will havo to do with a 3: 1 slopo, Frantz slatod thoro will
havo 10 bo onglnoorod grading which may Includo lorraclng, roallgnlng tho Ilopo, ole,
Larson askod II thoro was a way 01 knowing how many parcols will bo a"octod al a 4: 1
slopo vorsus a 3: 1 Ilopo, Frantz Itatod ho did not havo Ihallnlormallon. Larlon askod
II thoro Is an osllmato 01 how much par lot tho onglnoorlng grading plan will cosl ownors.
Chris Slophan, MMS Consultants, Itatod grading cosls aro now runnIng $5O().$1 ,000 par
101 lor tho work Its 011. Stophan Italod thai lItho proloct roqulros lomothlng In OXCOSS 01
six 1001, II goos boyond railroad 110 rotalnlng wall and a Itructural onglnoor will bo noodod
lor tho dOllgn. Larson askod Stophan how many moro proportlos will bo Involvod 01 a
4:1110po. Slophan stalod ho did not know. Ambrlsco askod II tho Glasgow subdMslon
north 01 Rochostor Avonuo would bo thoro II a 4:1 slopo was roqulrod. Stophan sold
probably not. Ambrlsco ilsked II Johnny Morohlnd', 'UbcMsion would bo thoro with a
4:1 Ilopo. Slophan slatod probably not. Slophan oxplalnod that Johnny Moroland's
slopos on tho oasl sldo 01 tho stroot woro sloopor than a 4:1 slopo and II tho 4:1 slopo
roqulromonts woro In placo, Ihoro would bo a quos lion wholhor thoro would havo boon
onough dirt on. silo 10 mako thoso slopos work, Stophan slatod thai tho cost and prlco
01 that prolocl would havo bocomo a conslralnt to dovolopmonl 01 that ploloct. Council,
mombors dlscussod 4: I slopo roqulromonls, Novfck slatod thai sho did nol know" Iho
4: 1 ordlnanco would provont somoono Irom building a dovolopmonl. Ambrlsco ralsod
concorns thai Council was going 10 voto on tho rosolullon tho samo nlghl as tho publlo
hoarlng. McDonald askod II Council dolors actlon, should tho public hoarlng bo
contlnuod. Gonlry statod yos. McDonald statod that Council will hoar Irom moro
dovolopora " consldoratlon Is glvon to tho 4:1 slopo. Doan Oaks statod Ihat Ihls
ordlnanco will ollmlnalo sovoral tracts 01 land Irom ovor bolng dovolopod In Iowa CIIy,
McDonald slalod Council can roopon tho public hoarlng at Council's lormal mooting and
continuo II. In rosponso to Novick, Stophan slatod thoro aro vory low ostabllshod lots In
Iowa CIIy Ihat would lall Into tho 3,5: 1 or 4: 1 slopo.
0, Consldor an ordlnanco 10 amond .chaptor 32, Su~c!lYIslon Aooul@Uons, to rooul[U
mmllno oormlUor subdlylm.JnJnyjronmentallv sensUlvo arofts, IFlrst consl~
Bocauso tho publlo hoarlng on this 110m Is to bo contlnuod to tho Council's flrsllormal
mooting In Soptembor, flrlt consldoratlon 01 tho ordlnanco Is also to bo contlnuod.
I. Consldor an ordlnanco conditionally chanalno tho uso rooulatlons 01 cortaln DrODOrtv
localod on the oasl side 01 Gllbort Court, aporoxlmatolv 200 1001 north of ISI[~
Avonue, 't2lII.AS.8 to C~hlll AddlllonlZ.9004) lSocond cons~
No Council commonl.
g. Consider a rosolutlon adopllno a wastowaler Iloalmonl and dlsDosal svstom Dolley.
Moon nolod Council rocolved Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 1990, mooting
mlnutos, Moon stolod tho Planning and Zoning Commission was mainly concornod about
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August 20, 1990
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tho proliforallon 01 Sopllc lanks In rural dovolopmonts within \ho ox1ralollllorla/aroa, Moon
saId as a rosult or thai concorn. thoy rocommondod Ihat a policy bo adoplod to rogulalo
tho use 01 sopllc sysloms and othor waslowatortroalmont and disposal systoms wilhln
tho lwo mllo ox1ratollllorlalaroa and on oxlsllng lots wilhln \hO community \hat would bo
sorvod by a syslom olhor than a city municipal wastowalor Itoatmont syslom, Moon
stalod discussions with Graham Damoron, Dlroctor or tho County Hoalth Dopartmonl. and
Burton Kross, Assoclalo Dlroctor 01 Envlronmonlal Hoalth . Unlvorslty or Iowa, prosontod
Intormallon to tho Planning and Zoning Commission, Tho Commission was ablo to
concludo that sopllc sysloms woro noltho monaco originally oxpoctod and thoro was not
a dlroct cOllolallon bolwoon groundwalor contamlnallon and sopllc systoms. Moon statod
Iho County, In tho rail or 1909, had adoplod a sot of rulos and rogulallons Ihal govorn
waslowator troalmont sysloms wilhln Iho County and within tho community for thoso 1015
that aro roqulrod to uso that kind 01 syslom. All sopllc tanks wllhln tho County aro
obllgalod to comply wilh thoso rulos and rogulallons and, In addition, Ihoso rogulatlons
doslgrmlo 8/l on-silo W"lcw~lor managamonl ilistilet, All propOSOd subdivisions 01 15
10lS or moro or all oxlsting subdivisions and smallor subdivisions thai aro proposod thai
havo pocullar char actor/sties thai wallant momborshlp Into tho district aro obllgatod 10
comply with Iho oddltionalroqulromonts, Moon slalod tho proposod pOlicy parallols tho
rogulations adoplod by tho County, Moon oxplalnod that thoro oro rour ways tho
proposod pOlicy doparts rrom Iho County rogulatlons: 1) Iho rocommondatlon thatlwo
soptlc tanks bo utillzod In sorlos vorsus ono systom, 2) tho omuonl from mochanlcal
troatmont sysloms that aro upstroam Irom Iho Iowa City waslowalortroatmonl planl aro
to undorgo advancod Itoalmont, 3) ownors aro to submit vorlfication 01 any malntonanco
and ropalrthat Is dono, and 4) monitoring roports for tho largor sowago Iroalmont planls
which aro rogulalod by DNR aro to bo submltlod to tho County ror tholr Information,
Moon slalod Iho Planning and Zoning Commission rocommondod approval ollho potlcy.
Moon rofollod Councllmombors to Itom 3.1 and statod that tho Planning and Zoning
Commission folt thai as tho County gots additional porsonnollo monitor and IIconso that
roqulromont, Ihon tho Planning and Zoning Commission could support thai roqulromont.
Moon statod thallho Planning and Zoning Commission rools Ihalll Council Is Incllnod 10
adopllhls particular pOlicy, that tho Irlngo aroa commllloo bo roconvonod 10 discuss tho
Issuo In conjunction wllh tho City 01 Coralvlllo, Horowitz askod whalls dono wllh tho
sludgo and pumpor haulor matorlol now. Sthmadoko slalod llls lakon 10 tho wastowalor
troatmont plant. Horowitz askod who Is tho on,sllo waslowalor managomonl district
commlllOD, Moon slalod Ills a commllloo or volunloora who havo boon appolnlod by tho
County Board of Suporvlsors. Horowitz rorollod 10 Exhibit A . Wastowalor Troalmont and
Disposal Syslom PolIcy, and askod " slaff rocommonds thai Council accopt Exhlbll A
wllhoulan amondmonlln lorms ollwo soptic tanks In a sorlos. Moon slalod Ihal Council
should accopl Exhlbll A as Wllllon which Includos tho rotoronco 10 lwo sopllo lanks,
Horowitz askod litho Planning and Zoning Commission Is awaro 01 wholhor all Iowa City
homos whoro Ihoro aro sopllc fiolds aro govornod by tho County'a rogulallons, Moon
atalod thatlhls policy Is not/ntondod to loglslalo or guldo justlhoso dovolopmonls north
of tho community; Iho County's rogulatlons prosonlly apply to tho uso 01 all aopllc
sysloms and olhor waslowalor troalmonl sysloms usod In tho County. Horowitz slalod
thaI sho Is Inlorostod In whothor or not any of Iho watorshods south or oast of Iowa City
affocl olhor communltios, Moon slalod Ills hor undorslandlng Ihat on tho Iowa Alvor, no
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olhor communll/os soulh 01 Iowa Cll)' aro lakln(l walor Irom lho Iowa Rlvor as a sourco
ortholr municipal wator, Schmadoko concurrod,
CONDEMNATION REGARDINQ IDYlLWllQ:
ROOI90-72, Sldo 2
Aikins slalod ho would lIke to hoar from Council prior to ata" proporlng tho condomnatlon
rosolutlon, Fosso atalod that Iho proposod routo Is controlly localod and can drain a good
portion of tho Tan Spoodway out; Ills a lot oaslor 10 put slorm sowor In boforo housos aro built;
and II mlnlmlzos tho loss of maluro troos, McDonald askod If one of tho primary roasons for tho
proposod location Is tho ovorall malnlonanco and upkoop of tho aroa, Fosso stalod yos, that II
a sowor plpo woro ostabllshod oast or wost along Tan Spoodway, tho plpo would bocomo longor,
largor and havo mora bonds. Thoso roasons would Incroaso conslructlon costs, Incroaso
malnlonanco costs, and tho longor and mora compllcatod Iho sowor, tho lowor tho rolloblllly. In
rosponso 10 Laraon.1I would bo ditnculllo build Iho sowor down Dubuquo Slroot. Larson nOlod
thai COuJiCllmombors rocolvod corrospondonco from Mary Ella and Jim Whllo and Carol and Lylo
Soydol, proporty ownors al121 and 125 Tan Spoodway, dalod August 18, 1090, rogardlng
Information submlllod by CIIy Englnoor In Council packot. August 17, 1990, Councllmombors
slartod 10 road tho lollor. McDonald suggostod thai duo to tho schodulod 1I0ms on tho agonda,
Council movo on 10 Iho nOx1l1om and rolurn to this 110m lalor In tho agonda,
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PATtfNAY COMMITTEE REPORT:
Rool90-72, Sldo 2
McDonald oxplalnod that Ann Cloary and Dick Gibson aro prosont to prosont Information rolatlng
to tho Unlvorslly of Iowa palhway, Cloary stalod that Iho Unlvorsll)' 01 Iowa Pathway Commllloo
consldorod Ihroo aroas for dovolopmonl: North Capllol aroa, tho aroa around tho Unlvorslly's
Main Ubrary, and across tho rlvor In Iho Hospllal aroa. Cloary slalod tho Unlvorslly 01 Iowa
Pathway Commlttoo docldod that tho North Capitol aroa was tho mosl Importanl bocauso orlho
proposod plans to conslruct a now acadomlc building In tho aroa. Cloary said that Dick Gibson
will prosont archlloctural drawings of tho proposod podoslrlan walkway. Dick Gibson prosonlod
Information rolatlng 10 tho planning procass lor tho proposod projoct. Gibson slatod that a
charrotto planning proem was hold In tho allompt 10 Idontlly as much about tho proloct as
posslblo. Gibson stalod Unlvorslly facully, sta", sludonls, administration and Iho CIIy 01 Iowa CIIy
partlclpatod In tho charrotto ptocoss, Gibson prosonlod a slldo show Wllh Information aboul tho
proposod walkway and prollmlnary skotchos ollho proposod acadomlc building, SlIdos Includod
draWings 01 tho vohlcular podostrlan Innuonco, doslgn framowork, maslor plan's Sludy, mall vlow
10 Iho Old Capllol, mall vlow to North Clock Towor, north courtyard looking south, and brldgo to
Iho Momorlal Union. Gibson oxplalnod that cost ostlmatos for tho projoct are $3 million and that
Iho projoct Will nood to bo phasod In. Gibson omphaslzod Ihat tho Jonorson 10 Markot Slroot
aroa was consldorod Iho mosllmportant. Gibson slalod that tho Unlvorsll)' will bo coming back
10 Council wllh tho roquost to vacato throo stroots. McDonald nolod Council rocolvod a
momorandum from Flro Chlof Donnor noting concorns whon accass to any structuro Is IImllod,
IIlncroasos tho hazard. In rosponso to Flro Marshal Klnnoy, Gibson slatod tho Unlvorslly will
bogln phasing In a sprlnklor syslom wllh now construction,
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IDYlLWllD DISCUSSION COm-INUEQ:
Rool 90-73, Sldo 1
McDonald statod thaI bocauso 01 quosllons ra/sod and corrospondonco rocolvod thaI ovon/ng,
Ills Importantlho onglnoorlng slall gotslho opportunity 10 rovlow tho Information In moro dOlall
and proparo a wrlllon rosponso 10 Council, McDonald nolod thoro Is a mooting schodulod
AuguSl23, 1990, with Iho various partlos thai aro Involvod to soo II thoro aro any addltlonalldoas
or rosolutlons 10 Ihls quostlon, McDonald rocommondod \halthls Issuo bo schodulod on
Council's Soptombor 4, 1990. lormal mooting schodulo In lho lorm 01 a rosolutlon, Discussion
and aellon on tho rosolutlon will occur Iho same ovonlng, Council agrood.
LAND DEVELOPMEm- PERMrTlAP~LICATION MANA~EMEN'I SYSTEM SOF1WAR~ DEMON.
STRA TION: Rool 90-73, Sldo I
Boothroy prosontod Information rolatlng to Iho pormlVappllcatlon managomontsyslom aoftwaro.
Boothroy slalod Iho systom will automato how HIS doals with pormlls, applications and IIconsos,
Boothroy nolod tho syslom will also Includo Inloractlon with Planning and Program !)ovolgpmont,
City Clork and Word Procosslng Conlor. Boothroy nolod that Ihoro aro 27 dilloronltypos 01
pormlls, applications ond IIconsos and thaI Ihoro aro 4,000 Individual applications a yoar.
Boothroy slalod tho objocllvo Is to Improvo Iho officloncy of tho Clty'a oporatlons by aulomatlng
II and also bollor managing tho Information colloctod, Boolhroy nolod Ihal pormlls and
applications bring In ovor $400,000 a yoar, Ho oxplalnod thallnlormatlon lakon In at HIS, City
Clork, Word Procosslng, and/or PPD can automatlcal~ bo updalod. Tho auossor parcol filos
can bo downloadod Into tho systom and updalod on a monthly basis. Boothroy slalod Ihoro will
also bo a databaso Ihal will lorm a platform lor any goographlo Inlormatlon systom aortwaro.
Boothroy omphaslzod Ihallho program Is an opon.ondod program and custom.doslgnod 10 mool
tho noods 01 Iowa City,
Boolhroy oxplalnod that tho Tldomark firm Irom Soattlo, Washlnglon will do a systoms ana~sls
01 how tho City procossos pormlls, applications and IIconsos, Ihoy will rocommond how II can
bo dono, and Ihon doslgn scroons, pormlls and appllcallons In Iho softwaro program. Boothroy
oxplalnod advantagos of tho systom aro Ihal conditions or a pormll application can bo flaggod;
tho wholo toxt can bo put Into a scroon and rovlowod; II wllllmprovo customor sorvlco and
ompowor any omployoo 10 accoss Inlormatlon; II will ompowor a porson to Issuo a pormll onco
flags aro satlsflod; and slafl will ba ablo to moro officlonlly handlo numorous rogulatlons \hat slall
continuos to got. Horowitz Inqulrod about Inputlng all tho malorlal that Is currontly filod with tho
City. Boothroy statod tho City Assossor's filos can bo Inpulod computor,to-computor and,
rogardlng othor filos, as slafllssuos pormlls and croalos now proportlos, thoso filos will bo
croatod on Iho computor, Boothroy statod Ihat stafl will notlry to go back and rodo alllho
12,000 flIos Ihat prosontly oxlst. Horowitz askod II proportlos that dato back 10 1920 01 which Iho
City doos not havo alllho curront Information will bo flaggod as absonco of Information. Androw
Ruotsala, roprosontlng Tldomark, ststod Ihalthoro aro sovoral ways that that can bo dona and
that flags can bo croalod lor apoclno noods, Novick askod II thoro would bo any papor filos
rotalnod, Ruotsala slatod that In most casos stato law will roqulro tho City to koop papor coplos
ollhlngs such as application lorms wllh slgnaluros and tho finlshod pormll lorm, Karr oxplalnod
that tho procoduro lis 011 should not chango as lor as tho applicant Is concornod and tho
appllcanl must slillapply In writing 10 tho City Clork's offico and go through Planning and Zoning,
Karr slalod tho soltwaro Is simply a mochanlsm by which stall can monllor and accoss
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Inlormallon, Boo\hroy alalod Ihal bocauso alaN can aharo Inlormallon, SIaN will bo ablo 10 havo
10 know whal oach dopatlmon/ Is doing,
Ruolsala proaonlod a compulor scroon prosonlallon 01 Iho pormll managomonl aoltwaro.
In rosponso 10 Larson, Boolhroy slalod osllmalod cosls aro $41.250 lor tho soltwaro and $33,500
for Iho hardwaro, lolallng $74,840, Boothroy oxplalnod \hal bocauso staN Is combining Asslslod
Housing filos wllh City filos, HUO Is bolng askod 10 pay $21,000 lor Iho cosl ol\ho syslom,
Larson Inqulrod aboul malnlonanco cosls por yoar. Ruolsala said thai malnlonanco costs aro
1 % por monlh ol\ho Inslollalion prlco ollho soltworo, Boolhroy stalod \hoso cosls aro $4,000,
Ruolsala said Iho prlco Includos onhancomonllo Iho soltwaro. Boolhroy stalod Ihal syslom
supporlls crllicallo lull utlllzalion of Iho aystom, Courlnoy slalod thai hardwaro 101 Iho aystom
should bo compolillvoly bid oul. Courlnoy askod If tho syslom will hook Inlo tho City's blggor
syslom, Boothloy slalod II would, Gontry askod II tho syslom will allow 1II0go1 subdMslons 10
bo naggod, Boo\hroy slatod Ihal you con pul a nag In \ho filo bul you wouldn', know Moad 01
limo whon somoono Is moklng an 1II0gal split untilaftol Its dono,
MERCY I:lOSPITAL HELISTQP . LEGAL OPINIOti:
Rool go. 73, Sldo 1
McDonald notod Ihat Counclt rocolvod City Altornoy Gontry's Augusl16 momorandum logardlng
logal opinion roquosl . authority 01 Alrporl Managor to opprovo Morty Hospital's hollpad In Iowa
City and othol lolalod land usa quos lions, Gontry oxplalnod thai Alrporl Managol Ron O'NolI
sont a momo 10 City Council toiling thom Morty Hospital had roquostod pormlsslon 10 land
hollcoplOlS on lop of MOlty Hospital os a hol/pad as pursuant to Soctlon 4,1, which says anyono
who nlos undol 1,000 loot In Iowa City should gotlho Iowa City Alrporl Managol's pormlsslon.
Gontry nolod \hallt was dlscussod al a moo ling ollho Alrporl Commission and subsoquonllo
\hot 0 numbol 01 zoning quoslions havo bocomo promlnont and tho Zoning Codo Intorprololion
Panol (ZIP) panel did mool. Gontry nolod thallho ZIP panolls a psnolto Intorprollho zoning
codo. Gontry slatod \hat altol doing losoalch and caso low, II was hOl opinion thai Morty
Hospital was nol onliUod 10 a hollpad os a maltol of right undor tho curront zoning codo, Gonlry
stotod \hot sho losoalchod casolaw In \ho ovont tho City was lacod with quos lions In courl 01
whothol Morty Hospital could ostabl/sh a hol/pad undol Iho curront Zoning Ordlnanco. Gontry
statod \hot sho consldorod \hal Council addrossod that quoslion In \hroo dlsltlc\s and IImltod II
to Ii spoclal oxcoptlon, Gonlry stalod II should bo lookod at on a caso.by-caso basis and tho
Boord 01 Adjuslmonl Is tralnod In wolghlng compllcatod facts 01 nolghborhoods vorsus tho
Impacl. Larson slatod \ho cholco Is do nothing 01 10 amond tho Zoning Ordlnanco 10 allow
hollpads as a spoclal oxcoptlon In tho zono tho hospital Is In, Gontry notod that thoro Is slill tho
ISSU6 01 whothol Morty Hospital con salisly Iho porlormanco standards 01 vlblatlon 101 an
accossory usa In tho zono.
AIkins oxplalnod thai It Is his undorstandlng 01 tho ZIP panol procoss thai whon thoy havo a split
doclslon, ho Is callod upon 10 Intorprottholr doclslon. Gontry slatod \halthot doclslon could also
bo appoalod to tho Boord of Adjuslmont undol Slalo Codo Soclion 414, Aikins askod that II his
doclslon Is lavorablo to Morty Hospital, doos Ihat ond II. Gonlry statod tho nolghbors could
appoallo Iho Boord 01 AdjuBlmonl undol Soctlon 414 os bolng odvorsoly olloclod, Atkins oskod
what happons II his doclslon Is conlrary 10 Morty Hospital's loquOSI. Gonlry stolod MOlty
Hospllol can oppoollo tho Board 01 Adjustmonl. Gonlry alotod Iho problom with tho Bconarlo
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August 20, 1990
Pago 8
01 Council doing nothing and City Managor Atkins docldlng Is that thoro Is no marshalling 01
ovldonco or Input, Councllmomboll and Ilall drscuSlod amondlng tho Zoning Ordlnanco,
Larson askod who putl togothor Ilandardl al 10 tho Inlruslon Inlo a nolghborhOOd, Gontry
slatod It could bo roforrod to tho Planning and Zoning Commission with thO Airport Commlsslon'l
Input or additions 10 porlormanco Itandards thai 810 now In oxlstonco, Novick askod what II
Council as a wholo docldos thai tho curront Zoning Ordlnanco Ihould bo rolalnod. Gontry Ilatod
thon Council would not amond tho Zoning Ordlnanco, Larson luggoslod Ihal Council may ItIIl
wanllo pul tagothor additional porlormanco Ilandards lor aroas that do havo hollpads' Ipoclal
oxcoptlon rig his, Gontry Itatod II noods 10 bo lookod Into by tho Planning and Zoning
Commission or by lomoono Ihat can nguro out whalls dilloront about hollcoplorsthal mayor
may nol pormlt thom 10 land, Horowitz askod II thoro woro any procodontl lot by tho Unlvorslty
01 Iowa Hospitals using a hollcoplor. Gonlry Ilalod Information was not prosonlod 10 hor. Gontry
nolod thai prollmlnary Information Irom Ron O'Nolland thO Airport Commission Is thai this Is an
Incrodibly lafo landing lito and Ihallhoy havo Ion altornallvo 1010 landing Iltolthalthoy can usa,
Gontry Italod thallho do~s havo a copy 01 1110 todor@! rogylalklm that were passed by Morey
Hospllal whon thoy filod tholr application, Gonlry nolod thai Iho did nol addross whothor It was
an omorgoney vohlclo and was a principal usa allachod to tho hospital,
McDonald askod II tho ZIP panol has to como out with a doclslon, Gontry Ilalod Ihat In tho Codo
thoro Is only a donnltlon that a panolls doslgnalod by Iho City Monagor to holp Intorprot Iho
zoning cOdo. Gonlry Ilatod that admlnlstrotlvoly, tho ZIP panol savos tlmo, McDonald alalod Iho
ZIP panol was Initially ostabllshod as a mochanlsm to allow Ilall to lit down to try to Inlorprollho
zoning coda.
Larlon askod whal Morey Hospital would havo 10 do IIlhoy dlsagrood with Iho CIIy AllornoY'1
opinion about thO zoning, Gontry alalod nolhlng, Atkins atalod thoro Is ItllI construction work
thai noods to bo dono, Gonlry slalod thai Boothroy did nolthlnk Morey Hospital would havo 10
apply lor a pormll. Laraon askod what would happon IIthoy said thoy want to build a hollpad.
Gonlry slatod Ihat thoy would start landing. Atkins slalod thai II Morey HospllaJ landod a
hollcoplor, thoro would bo a nolghborhOOd complaint, tho City Managor's olnco would conlact
tho City Allornoy's olnco, and Morey Hospllal would bo conlactod and told that II Is tho City's
logal opinion that Ihoy cannot continuo 10 oporalo tho hollcoptor. Atkins stalod that II Morey
Hospllal choosos to continuo usa 01 tho hollcoptor, It bocomos 1I10g81 quostlon, Larson stalod
that II a malorlty 01 Counclllolt that Morey Hospllal ought to bo allowod usa 01 a hollpad, than
Council would amond tho Zoning Ordlnanco. Gontry stalod Council would want to rovort to tho
Planning and Zoning Commission to do lact and Inlormatlon gathorlng, McDonald askod thai
II Councllllkos thO prosonl ordlnanco and doos nol want to amond It, would Morey Hospital havo
to mako an application for amondmont to tho ordlnanco. Gontry stalod yos, thoy would filo an
application wllh tho City Clork 10 amond tho narratlvo portion 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco. Atkins
notod thatthoy would bo asking lor an amondmontlo tho toxl 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco, not a
rozonlng,
Novick askod " Council could SIIII aot up standards for tho zonos which prosontly allow
hollcoptors. Gontry statod yos. Novick notod thoro ora only vlbrallon atandards In tho accossory
usa soctlon and tho nolso alandards woro romovod by a provlous City Manogor. Larson askod
" thoro ahould bo porlormanco slandards spoclfic 10 hOllcoptors, Gontry alalod Boothroy and
Schmolsor havo aDrood Ihat thoro should bo porlormanco alondards spoclfic 10 hollcoptors,
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August 20, 1990
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Courtnoy askod " tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa'. hollcoptor Is rogal In tho public zono, Gontry Itatod
tho City doos not havo any authority ovor Ilalo proporly, McDonald Ilalod hi. approclatlon lor
tho oxcollont momo rocolvod Irom Gonlry rogardlng this Issuo,
COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE CO~:
McDonald notod thai tho oxocutivo .osslon will bo hold al Council'. lormal moetlng at 7:00 p,m,
Gontry noted Ihat Council will receivo Informallon prior to thai exoculivo ,osslon,
SHANNON & WILSON STUDYIlANDFILL FI~ANC~:
Aool (lO. 73, Side 2
Schmadoko explalnod that this contract Is lor the .econd phaso 01 tho original contract and cost
ostlmatos aro $270,000 lor work antlclpaled and $60,000 lor addlllonal work that may OCCUr,
depondlng upon what Is lound whon drilling Is first dono Into tho landfill, Schtn4doko oxplalrwd
that whon drilling Is dono, aomethlng may bo hit that Is not anllclpalod, Horowitz asked IIthero
Is a breakdown or tho $67,000. Schmadoko oxplolnod It Is chang os In tho drilling operation and
that slall has a broakdown on drilling, cost per loot 01 drilling, and hourly roles. Schmadako
oxplalnod that they aro going 10 drill to try to find tho plumo, Thon thoy will try to dotermlne tho
slzo 01 tho plume, dopth 01 It and how to get rid 01 It. Schmadoke laid that Irom prollmlnary
analysis on tho soli conditions, thoy foelthoro Is just ono plumo. larson oskod litho contract
)ustldontifios tho plumo. Schmadeko sold that they will Idontlfy tho plumo and rocommond how
to fix It, and do the design to fix It. Horowitz askod IIlhls Is whon thoy coul:lldonllfy tho
originator sourco. Schmadoko sold yos. Horowitz askod II this conlract Includes logal loos,
Schmadoko sold no. Horowitz emphaslzod that she Is uncomlorlablo with having a contingency
100 not brokon down by task. Schmadoko stalod tho contlngoncy foes allows lor moro floxlblllty.
Atkins addrossod finsnclal assuranco. Aikins omphaslzod tho City Is spending largo amounls
01 money and may bo looking at Ipondlng a lot moro monoy. Ho notod that financial assuranco
rogulatlons havo not boon rocoivod Irom Iho DNA and options to allow tho City financlalsocurlty
Includo organizational options, Atkins askod Council II stall can address financlalassuranco 110m
an organizational standpoint. McDonald statod that all communltlos should bo Involvod until
probloms aro solvod. Atkins slalod that by looking at orgonlzollonal OptlonS, Schmadoko', alall
can manago tho landfill by conlract, Horowitz notod Ihat al somo point thoro could bo a
colloctlon 01 solid waslo managomont authorlllos Ihroughouttho slx-county aroa, Slall and
Councllmombors dlscussod partlclpallon In financial assuranco by othor communltlos. AtkIns
notod that one criticism rocolvod Irom aroa communlllos Is thaI tho City did not glvo onough
notlco. AtkIns also notod thai slall will bo showing Council a roport thaI shows tonnago Is
dropping, Larson slalod thaI stall wanls pooplo tlod Into tho financial assuranco or wanls thom
to pay a spoclfic amount 01 monoy or Iho syslom should bo changod organlzallonally, Horowitz
slatod sho would IIko to soo Iho City sit down with tho County Board 01 Suporvlsors to discuss
all 01 tho Issuos, Aikins slatod thai whal ho Is hoarlng Is nothing out 01 tho roalm 01 possibility.
Courtnoy slalod ho would lIke 10 soo a mulll-ownorshlp aulhorlty. Atkins slalod ha would rathor
havo an authority supportod by all tho lowns. McDonald statod thai Council has 10 mako
doclslons aboul how thoy are going to handlo Iho sltuallon. Larson Ilalod support by Council
01 Atklns'ldoa Is thoro, Atkins slalod that ho could schodulo discussion with JCCOG. Courtnoy
stalod Informallon should bo prosonlod to tho rural board. Novick nolod that tho Board 01
Suporvlsors endorsos loos lor dumping, AIkins slatod that foos lor dumping Is not an opllon.
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Pago 10
Novick slalod thaI In tho IlsI 01 oltornatlvos, It Should bo slalod that loos lor dumping Is noltho
solul/on,
~RT PlAZA. SPECIAL AS~NT B9~~:
Rool 90-73, Sldo 2
AIkins stalo tho City has rocolvod a roquosl Irom WOSlport Plaza lor tho City 10 Inll/ato spoclal
assossmont bonds, Aikins nolod Councllmombors rocolvod corrospondonco Irom Mlko Wisdom
rogardlng tho roquost lor spoclal assossmont bonds. Larson quosl/onod tho risk. Atkins slatod
that thoro Isn't much 01 a risk becauso assols aro plodgod. Courtnoy statod a spoclal
assossmont bond Is done against rovonuos of tho proJoct that Is croatod, Courtnoy askod litho
spoclalassossmont Is on taxos and sowor rovonuos, O'Malloy statod that tho spoclal assossmont
proloct Includos a trafflo lane and one accoss rood, Schmadoko statod It's a lax agalnSltho
proporty, Aikins stalod tho risk wo would havo Is II wo woro 10 build Iho traffio Improvomonlsand
tho proJoct was not cemplolod, tho proloct IIIllY not havo sufficient value, Schmadeke state<! that
onco tho tax assossmont bill Is figurod, It Is assossod against tho proporty and the City would
take tho property for taxos. Courtnoy stalod ho Is uncomlortablo with not knowing about tho
financing, Schmadeko stated that assossmont taxos take precodonce ovor property laxos,
Gontry statod It Is a special priority tax. Larson askod who would bo ahoad 01 the City In priority.
Gonlry statod no ono. Larson asked what tho land Is worth. Courtney askod II tho City would
have a tax lion on tho building as well as tho proporty, McDonald stalod he has probloms with
soulng a procodont such as this. Novick Inqulrod about tho $50,000 oxponsos lor Issuing bonds,
Atkins statod thoso aro cost assoclatod with bond counsol, laWiors and brokorago firms.
Schmadoko notod that a lot 01 work by City stall would bo nocossltatod. McDonald roo
omphaslzod his rosorval/ons as to whothor tho City wants to sot this typo of procodonco,
Courtnoy ralsod concorns about tho covorago that would bo avollablo lor socurlty, Schmadeko
notod that It would tako six 01 sovon Council volos to pass the spoclal assossmont prolect.
McDonald statod that a majority 01 Councllmombors did not want tho mallor pursuod.
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COU~CIL TIMElAGEtjDA:
Rool90-74, Sldo 1
1, Karr noled that Chlof W1nkolhake and C, Elsonhofor woro avallablo to rospond to
quosl/ons rogardlng towing chargos. Larson roquoslod Informal/on about what towing
chargos aro In this markot. Elsonholor notod that tho City 01 Davonport chargos $40,
Elsonhofor statod that thoro aro avorago tow ralos throughout tho atato and sho would
obtain 0 broakdown prior to tho lormal mool/ng 8/21.
Mool/ng adjournod at 10: 1 0 p.m,
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