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Home My WebLink About1990-09-04 Bd Comm minutes ( I. , tJ 'I C; " I '~, MINUTES IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION JULY 23, 1990 SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Ray Halnos, Chla,Hslng Lu, Dorothy Paul, Harold Wellbronnor, Torry Powoll, Haywood Bolio, Jason Chon, Fred Mlms, Rosallo Slarr MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Allco Harris, Dale Holling, Kaye Honnessey RECOMMENDATION~ TO CITY COUNCIL: None. REOUEST TO CITY MANAGEREOR INFORMATIOtLO!LSIAEUSSISIANCE: Nono. lID OF MAmBS PENDING COMMISSION/COU~SC~~~19~: Nono, None. None, ~: The moeting was called to order by Chairperson Haines. The next Commission meotlng Is schoduled lor Monday, August 27,1990,017:00 p,m, In the Senior Center Classroom, A motion was made by Chen to approve the mlnutos 01 Juno 25, 1990, Paul soconded, Motion carried, ~: Harris reported three employment cases are being Investigated: one lor racial discrimination, one lor sexual orientation, and one lor soxual harassment. Five housing complaints are pending and one publlo accommodation case against 0 bar lor soxual harassmont, A publlo hoarlng Is schoduled lor case EJSO 6,29,6802 on August 15, 1990, at 0:30 e,m, In the Council Chambers, Case assignments were made by Harris, An ad hoc loam was lormed In which Chon agrood to be chair along with Wellbrenner and Powoll due to con",ct 01 Into rest concern. Team A . assignment case H!DEP t.3.900I: Team B. case EJD 3.6.0905; and case EJD 0,0.0901; Team C . EJS 0.25.6002 and EJA 2.13,0902; ad hoo loam. EJR 3.6.0904. IS5G' d i! ~ '. i II \i ,I II , I i ! t .\ " [ I I ! , , I , ' I L 'j, , " I ,C; "I ,LI Human RlghlS Commission July 23, 1990 Page 2 REPORT 9F COI\lMISSIONE8~: Powell was Involved In the summer rosoarch opportunity program altho University ol'owa which provldod approximately 650 minority Itudenls an opportunity to do Independenl resoarch and develop a mentor relationship with professors, Wollbrennor stalod he rocelved a discrimination complaint Inquiry al work InvoMng CoraMlle, whIch Is nol within Commission jurisdiction. ~: Harris reported that the IAOHRA conference she attonded In Jacksonvillo, Florida was excellont. The ovorlylng theme Is that although progross has boon made In the area 01 human rlghls, much stili needs 10 be done to Increase awaroness 01 the moro covert lorms 01 discrimination and also the Increase In hate crimes and bigotry. Helling slatod tho Greon va. Albe,hasky case has boon appealed to District Court, Halnos Inqulrod on tho slatus 01 provonllnQ sexual harassmonl training, Hams i1lilhi(f Bob Hardy from iho cable dopanmontls working on It. NEW BUSI~W: Paul said Commissioners could attond a speech by Sandrs Day O'Connor as her guesl whIch Is being sponsored by the Herbert Hoover Ubrary Assoctallon, II will be held August 1 001 6:30 p.m, at tho Holiday Inn. The cost Is $25 and sho noeds to know by August 1 , Harris sold she Is preparing to send oul about 500 nomlnallons and breaklasllnvllatlons lor the awards breakfast In the firsl part 01 August. She passed outlhe snnual report lor review and approval, noting the success she has had In negotiating prodelormlnatlon settlements In an overall good year lor case processing and HUD approval 01 the Commission under the FHAP, Funding was Incroased based upon the Increase In cases processed, I, ~: Overall discussion centered on Paul's ordinance revlslon material which will be disseminated al the next meeting. Haines Inquired on the status 01 Ihe Nomination Commlttoe which Is awaiting nomlnallons. Mlms recommonded Ihe University as a nomlnoo, The polnl was made thai Belle had nominated a local buslnoss last yoar thet recolved the award, Lu broughl up tho legal Issue 01 sexual, elhnlo and abusive language In publlo accommodallon cases. Hennossey assured him 1\ was prohibited by law, I , , , The meellng was adjourned, ISIS r " IS. " I ,S , , - , I : J. MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION TUESDAV, JULV 17, 1990.7:30 P.M. CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard Blum, John Ockonfols, Pal Foster, Antonia Hamilton, Robert Hicks STAFF PRESENT: CALL TO ORDER: Ron O'NolI, Kayo Honnossey, Unda Gentry Blum called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. A"endanco was notod and a quorum 01 the commission was present. Blum called lor a change In tho agenda, Becauso a largo number 01 peoplo were presont concerning the Mercy air accass request, the Item would be dlscussod first on the agenda. lIEM FOR DISCUSSI~: Mercy Hospital AIr Access Requesl ' Blum staled thai because the Legal Doparlmont has questions concerning the requasl by Mercy Hospital, he would recommend delorrlng the Issue 10 the August mooUng, He stated that air access Is nol a question lor the Commission to decide and was scheduled on the agenda at the AIrport Manager's request. Fostor moved 10 defer the Item until the August 21 , t990, meeting, Ockenlels seconded the motion and It passed on a 5.() vote. APPROVAL QE.MINUTE~: The minutes 01 the June 19, 1990, AIrport Commission meeting and public hearing minutes wero approved as presented, O'Neil presented the list 01 expenditures lor June 1990, Blum questioned tho paymenllo H.R. Green lor the ALP update. O'Neil slatod that It was paymenlln lull and the changos to the ALP required by the FAA rovlow should be Included. Hamilton moved to accept the list 01 expenditures as presentod, Ockenfels lOConded the motion and It passed 5-0. 1. Iowa City School System Lease. The Iowa City school system leases one.hall acre 01 airport properly at the norlheasl corner 01 the airport. Tho lease Is a one.year leese ronewable upon paymont 01 the renl. "the properly Is needed lor airport use, the lease may bo canceled with 6O-day advanced written notice, Hicks moved to renow the Iowa City school systom leaso for one year. Hamilton secondod tho motion, It passod on a 5.()vote, /ss(" tJ " I ,C; " I h - Alrporl Commission July 17, 1990 Pogo 2 2. Undorground Storago Tanks . Ockonlels reviewed the progress of the subcommlttoo asslgnod 10 the UST program. An Immediate need to assure conllnuous luol servlco 81 the Airport Involves applying lor DNR.mandated Insuranco. E.K. Jones 01 Iowa City Flying Servlco senl wator samplos from the UST monitoring wells to a certified lab In Cedar Falls on Juno 29, 1990, Whon the results are recelved, the UST Insurance will be applied lor, Tho Commission Is schedulod to meot with tho City Council on AuguSI 0, 1990, to discuss luel systom options. Gentry presented several quostlons lor Mr. Jones concerning his proposal 10 rellno tho undorground slorage lanks currently at tho airport. Gentry and Blum both Indicated to Mr. Jones that the tank lining proposal presented to tho Commission was Incompleto and additional Inlormatlon would be required belore the proposal can be considered as s vlablo alternative, Mr, Jonos sold ho will attempt to provlde tho Commission with whatover Inlormatlon It needs, All alternatives will be discussed with the City Council, Tho ;ubcommlllee will meet 10 lormuloto !I rocommendatlon 10 the City Council, 3. AIrport FIy.ln Breaklast . Blum Indicated that tho Commission would again sponsor tho paper airplane throwing contest at the FIy.ln Breaklasl on August 26, 1990, Trophies will be aW8Ided, Authorization must be sent 10 the Iowa Parachute Club to allow them te porform althe airport, Othor scheduled events wore discussed. Thoso evonts Includod a now car display and an English cor display, 4. AIrport Reservo Fund . This matter was dolerred unlllthe next AIrport Commission mooting. An updated balance shoet will be provldod at that time. ~: No Items woro presented by Chairman Blum. " Ockonfels Inquired as 10 tho status 01 the tenant IMng In hangar 132, O'Neil stated that tho dOlldllno lor evacuation 01 the premlsos Is Augusll, 1990, but he loll the olflce area had already boen evacuated, Ockenlols also suggosted thai an emorgency plan be developed lor tho airport 10 provlde lor procedures 10 react to any accldonlthat may occur on the airport property, Blum stated that ho thought Fred Zehr had already devolopod an emergency plan but he doubted n It had boon updated recenlly, Tho Commission asked O'Nelllo lollow.up on the omorgency plan, ~: O'Neil Informed tho Commission thai a request had beon made to ny a glldor Irom the Iowa City AIrport. Thero Is nothing In the ordinance to prohibit glider flights, ./&05' , IS', I ,,-, , AIrport Commission July t7, 1990 psgo 3 Tho Iowa City/Johnson County AIrport ZonIng Old/nanco I. beIng discussed by tho Johnson County B08ld 01 Supervisors, Davo Brown Is COOrdinating tho project lor the City 01 Iowa City. Rozonlng tho three parcels 01 the development properly passed the Planning and ZonIng Commlaslon on a 3-2 voto, The Issue wUl be schedulod lor City Council act/on. O'Neil romlnded the Commission thai the Nallonal GU8ld will conduct an exercise altho airport on August 3, 4 and 5. Several hollcopter. and ground vehicles will bo Involved. Appraisals lor avfgatlon easemonts lor runways t7, 35 and 24 will be conducted. William C8Ilson will conducltho primary appraisal. and the lOOT will perform the revlew appraisals, ~: Tho next regularly scheduled Alrpon CommIssion meotlng Is scheduled lor AuguSl21, 1990, at 7:00 p.m. ~: Ockonlel. movod to adjourn tho moetlng all 0:07 p.m. Hicks secondod Ihe motion and II passed 5-0. ~- /55/' I I i I , 'i II i , i '; I I .,J , I I I I ~ , , I i : , i i I i i I 1 , t , I I I I . I I I I , 1 ..I c; ", E' ; J. MINUTES SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION JULY 16, 1990 MEMBERS PRESENT: Gorry Busse, Mary Gea.land, Bud Godo. Jean Hood, Duano Moans, Juno Plepor, Ruth Wagnor Vlnco Maurer, Harold Stag or BOlio Molsel, Joyco Pholps Kayo Hennossey, City Allomoy MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: GUESTS PRESENT: CALL TO ORDERIINTRQDUCTlON/MINUTESIPUBLIClDISCUS~: Gode called Iho meeting 10 ordor at 3:04 p.m. Ho thankod Wagner lor chairing the Juno meeting and welcomed Honnesloy. Tho mlnutos wero approved as mailed, Thore was no public discussion. COMMISSION PRESEWATlON~: Hood will attend the City Council and Board 01 Supervisors meetings later In July and roport back In August. .QQMMITTEE REPQRTQ: Ii Ii iI I! Ij II iI I I Goasland and Busse aro scheduling meotlngs later In tho summer, Booator Club Comml<<oo . Wagnor Wagnor sold the Committee had mOl and Bill Coon, Lolly Eggers, Kayo Hennessoy, Mike Kattchee, Vince Maurer, Betta Molsel, and Ruth Wagner were presont. Sho said a subcommlttoe was appolntod 10 Invesllgato fundrablng, Tho Committee also discussed oslabllshlng a Senior Center Foundation, Eggers explained thai tho purpose 01 a loundatlon Is to raise lunds, and anyone who agrees 10 serve on a governing board lor a loundatlon has on obllgallon to raise money, Wagner said 01 this time Iho wanted Inpul from the entire Commission on their foellngs about lundralslng and establishing a loundallon. Meisel handed oul coplel 01 an article she had wrllten In lavor 01 a loundatlon, drafts 01 articles 01 Incorporation, and bylaws 01 a Senior Center Foundallon which Hennossey had prepared, Thore was a lenglhy discussIon on the relationships between the Senior Cenler Commission, Ita", and a foundallon; solectlng people to serve on a loundallon; and the dlfforences In the Sonlor Center Gill Fund and a loundallon, I , " . .., ., '.1 ~ Oft NCllNd pIpIr ISS1 a :'1 S "1 'I Minutes Sonlor Centor Commission July 16, 1990 Page 2 Hennessoy answerod quostlons aboul filing leos and other aspects 01 a loundatlon. Sho emphasized thai the bylaws she has wrltton are oaslly changed lIthe noed 8/lses. She also added that the City Council does not have to approvo the establlshmenl 01 a foundation. Gode urged all Commission members 10 study the motorial and to glvo sorlous thought on \ho Issue lor the August moetlng, al which time It will be an agenda Item, Ho also requestod that\ho Committee members be prepared 10 make speclnc recommendaUons and lor what roasons 01 the AuguSI meeting. ~ENIOR CENTE~ UPDATE. MEISEL: Meisel sold a new fiag has now been raised. Participants lolned Senior Conter Commission and Council 01 Eldora mombors 101 tho jllo~ofitatlofi 01 the nalltolha Center by roproaontal/'ww 01 the First National Bank. Iowa City firefighters and the Coralville Fire Departmenl did tho honors. The Press.Cltlzen look pictures 01 the firofighters attaching tho nag 10 the pole but did not Includo the people who were presont. The Centor look better pictures which will be sonl ovor to tho nowspaper lor the Community Page, Melsol sold tho Center has received a t4-day bingo license, so quilt raffio tlckots can bo sold at the Johnson County Fair and althe Plaza and the Senior Center on the day thai RAGBRAI comes through lown, Molsel explained thai plant maintenance care costs had doubled lor the coming year, She got bids lrom other sourcos, bulthey wore even higher than tho $85 bid by the company currenl~ provldlng plant care lor the Center. Meisel provlded an update on securing bids lor the openers to make the doors handicapped accosslble, She said Freoman Lock cannot bid after 011 as Uberty Doors Is the oxcluslvo distributor lor the openers which are accoptable, Geasland gave Meisel the name 01 Hawkoyo Lock Company In Davenport as a possible second bidder, Molsel said bids were being sought lor fire alarm maintenance due to the number 01 limes tho fire alarms go off unnocessarlly, One bid lrom Por Mar Is lor $1,600 lor a quarterly chock and cloanlng. Johnson Controls has Indicated an Interostln bidding, but so lor has not submitted a bid, Meisel said the Eldorly Servlcos Office really smolls Irom tho fioodlng earllor Ihls summer, Sho sold the Fire Departmenl has promised to come ovor and run water on the rool to Iry to determine Ihe cause. Melsol said nolther the City Architect nor tho roolers know what Is causing this problem. There was a discussion on this and the need lor a City Maintenance Englnoor to take chargo 01 City building problems, Gode sold Johnson County had one lor tholr buildings, and he lellll would be cost efleclive lor the City as the heating and cooling systems wore highly lochnlcal, Goasland sold she 1011 the City should be set up like the hospital with an electrlclan, plumber, 010, to lake care 01 these problems os they arise, Hood proposed that a letter be written to Kevin /551 1.'/5i~'O ' Mlnutos Sonlor Contor Commission July 16, 1990 pago 3 O'Malloy oxpresslng tho nood for a City Malntonanco Englnoor with copies to StOYO Atkins and Oalo Holling, Hood said sho would also tako tho loltor to tho City Council. Molsollald tho propolal for oxtra lanltorlallorvfco aftor.hours was progrosslng and sho oxPOctl to hoar layorably loon. . Gade askod aboultho mlnuto takor. Molsollald she will bo presont lor tho August mooting. SENIOR 9EtiIER BIRTl::fOAY OISCUSSIOt-j: Molsol askod lor Idoas on this yoar's birthday colobratlon. Thoro was discussion on tho dato and a day In tho wook of Soptombor t7 will bo choson. Bussa proposod a colobratlon with birthday cako and ontortalnmont bo hold In tho a"ornoon aftor Congrogato Moals nnlshos sorvfng. Busso luggostod having pooplo roprosontlng oach 01 tho Sonlor Conlor programs placo a candle on tho cako as thoy rolato what tho gift 01 tho Contor has moantto thom. II was docldod to Include music and a slngalong and mako tho party a lun oftornoon and a warm.up lor a big colebratlon next yoar on tho tonth annlvorsary. Tho mooting adjournod ot 5:00 p.m. Mlnutos proparod by Joyco, Pholps, Sonlor Contor Socrotary. Mlnutos approyod by Gerry Busso, Sonlor Contor Commission Secrotary. .1 -'-t>.,.-,-.c~~..,_-,-.' I Ii !\ i I I .1 I; I I f I .-.;:::_'>.~:.:.. .1 I ! , . I 1557 i. J \ ;;JI '. tJ .' I C, i~' . I MINUTES IOWA CIlY BOARD OF AOJUSTMENT AUGUST 8, 1990.4:30 P.M. CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS J.",- .. ,- ...... , . , '1""\1 oJ ",' 'f ".1 . .1 ol~' . ". ,., ,. ...",/ o. ", ,If .11'-1 MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Barta, Johnson, Polton Golor, Mosslor Rockwoll, Moon, Christianson, Noll Jay Stoln, Gono Konnol, Mary Jo Slrob, Glonn Sldors, Moco Brayorman ~: ClWlporaen Pollen callod tho mooting to ordor at 4:32 p.m. ~ERAT10~INUTES OF JULY tl. 1990: Johnson moyod to approyo tho mlnutoa 01 tho July 11, 1900, Board 01 Adjustmont moollng. Barta socondod. Tho mollon carrlod 3.0. ~: I I I , I ;! I II , 1 I I I t" I, ~,Publlo hoarlng on a roquost submlllod by Rlyorsldo Thoatro lor a spoclol oxcopUon to pormlt oll.sllo parking In a municipal 101 on Markot Stroot In tho CB.2 Zono lor proporty localod at 213 N, Gllbort Stroot. Rockwoll rovlowod tho slall roport dotod August e, 1990. Stall rocommondod approyal 01 SE.9007, tho spoclal oxcoptlon roquost by Rlyorsldo Thoatro to pormlt provision 0116 oll.stroot porklng spacos In tho Markot Strool municipal lot lor proporty locatod at213 N. Gllbort Stroot pondlng Council approyal and tho cortlnod rocordatlon 01 tho Ordlnonco amondlng Socllon 3ll-58(d)(6). I 'I \ i .__J ~: Jay StolO.Jll:i2.Wdo Thoatro Board of Qlroctors. statod that ho would bo ayallablo to answor quostlons Irom tho Board as would Jano Wilson of tho Board of Olroctors and Bill Gilpin, ownor 01 tho lubjoct proporty. Sloln oxprossod his agroomont with Itall's rocommondatlon. Ho bolloyod granting tho spoclal oxcoptlon would onhanco tho noar north lido commorclal aroa. Ho notod thatlho survoy showod that uso of tho municipal 101 by tho RIvorsldo Thoatro patrons would not placo a burdon on tho lot. Stoln strossod that tho IUrvoy was conductod whllo tho Morcy Hospllal parking ramp was undor construction, and during thai limo somo hospital patrons and amployoos woro using tho municipal lot. ISSg I. o .' I C, i~' j~' MINUTES IOWA CIlY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AUGUST e, 1990 PAGE 2 ~OARD DISCUSSIO~: Johnson balloyod this was a good doyotalllng 01 usos and ayoldod tho unnocossary construction 01 additional parking spacos. Sho Italod that tho prosonco 01 Rlyorsldo Thoatro In tho aroa Ihould upgrado tho nolghborhood. Barta notod that tho spoclal oxcaptlon Is supportod by tho nolghbors. Ho omphaslzod that tho parking study supports approyol of tho Ipaclal oxcoptlon. Polton also notod tho nolghbors' luPPOrt of tho application. Ho Indlcatod that tho appllcanl mot tho raqulrod standards astabllshod In tho Zoning Ordlnanco for tho granting 01 spoclal axcoptlons. MQIlQN: Johnson moyod to approyo SE.9007, tho spoclal oxcoptlon raquoslod by Rlyarsldo Thoatra to pormlt proylllon 01 15 oll.stroot parking spacos In tho Markat Stroot municipal lot for proporty localod at 213 N, Gllbort Stroot pondlng City COlJncll approyal and tho cortIRod rocordallon 01 Iho Ordlnanco amondlnll Soctlon 38. 50(d)(O). poi Ion socondod, Tho motion carrlod 3.0. 2. ~E.90'O. Public hoarlng on a roquosl submlllod by David Strab lor a spoclalaxcoptlon 10 parmlt an auto and truck orlontod uso In tho CC'2 Zono at 130 Highway 1 Wosl. Rockwoll rovlowod tho Itall roport datod August e, 1990. Stalt rocommondod approyal 01 SE.9010, tho spoclal oxcopllon roquostod lor an auto and truck orlontod uso al130 Highway 1 Wosl, lublocllo tho lollowing conditions: a. That accoss bo pormlllod only from Orchard Stroot. b. Thai tho cur bod concroto drlvo bo Iho solo accoss drlyo to tho car salos lot, and c. That a silo plan bo submillod showing compllanco with all Cily cod os, Including parking and Iroo rogulallons, and location of tho rock drlYo and tho moans 01 proyontlng ils usago In rolatlon 10 tho subloct proparty. Rockwall statod that stall had roquostod a moro comploto silo plan from tho applicant, but had concludod allor discussions wilh Strob thai approyal subjoct 10 showing compllanco with tho Ordlnanco should bo sulficlonl. In rosponso 10 a quos lion from Pollon, Rockwolllndlcalod thai compllanco wilh tho Ordlnanco roqulros ramoyal of tho Iralla, that Is curronlly on.silo. . f I I ~; , askod II tho drlyoway locatod on tho Sponlor Tlro proparty will nood 10 bo barrlcadod. Rockwoll rospondod that II tho drlyoway Is locatod on tho appllcanl's proporty, tho approach should bo closod wllh a barrlor curb. II tho drlvoway Is locatod on tho Sponlor Tlro proporty, thon a physical barrlor Ihould ba proYldod by Strob on Strob's proporty to proompl trayal Irom tho rock drlyo across proporty IInos. Tho burdon to proyldo approprlato barrlcados was anllroly on tho applicant, and should bo proyldod only on tho applicant's proporty. Konnol approyod 01 this arrangomont and statod that ho had no opposition to tho spoclal oxcoptlon roquosl. /S18 a .' I ,e, i~' .~. - MINUTES IOWA CIlY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AUGUST e, 1990 PAGE 3 ~OARO DISCUSSION: POllon quostlonod wholhor tho application was promaluro; It was soyoroly lacking In supportlvo dotall. Barta askod for clarlncatlon rogardlng whaltypo 01 compllanco would bo roqulrad. Rockwoll raspondod that tho applicant has statod thnl ho Is unsuro 01 tho nnallayout of tho proporty at this limo. Compllanco with all City codos would Includo. but not ba IImllod to. compllanco with accoss provisions, parking roqulromonts, location 01 tho rlght-ol.way traos, and tho romoyal 01 tho trallor and tho oxlstlng Ilgn. , assurod tho Board that accoss to Highway 1 Wost would bo unllkoly bocauso approyal would bo noodod from tho Iowa Oapartmonl 01 Transportation. Barta statod that this proporty Ihould bo doyolopad. Ho notod that lis Ilzo limits Its potontlal lor doyolopmonl. Strob stalod thai II II dllncullto Inyostln planning lor doyolopmont whon approyal 01 tho roquostod Ipoclal oxcoptlon Is uncartaln. Polton rospondod that It Is also difficult to ilvDfuiitil iI roquust v.1thout a ;Ito pl:n, Streb oxprossod a bollol that conditioning approyal on compllanco with City codos should provo adoquato. Barta nolod thallmproyomOnl 01 tho proporty Is warrantod. Ho statod that tho romoval of tho trallor should mako tho proporty mora attractlyo. Johnson statod that tho proposad uso Is compaUblo with othor us as In tho aloa and tho provlous usos on this particular lot. Sho sold that tho doyolopmont willlmproYo tho appoaranco 01 tho araa. Sho nolod that accoss Irom Orchard Stroot should proyo roasonablo. Sho askod II thoro will bo any control on tho slgnago for this proporty. Rockwoll rospondod that tho applicant must comply with tho roqulromonts 01 tho Sign Ordlnanco. Pallon Ilatod that tho uso Ippoars 10 bo approprlato and that tho oslabllshod slandards lor tho granting 01 .poclal oxcopllons hayo boon mot by tho applicant. Ho Itrossod that having moro Inlormatlon ayallablo and having tho pollllonor prosont at tho public hoarlng would hayo modo tho doclslon much cloaror. MQIIQN: Johnson moyad to approyo SE.OOl 0, a spoclal oxcoptlon raquoatod lor an sU10 and truck orlontod usa at 130 Highway 1 Wost, subloct to tho lollowlng conditions: 1. That accosa bo pormlltod only from Orchard Strool, 2. That tho curbod concroto drlyo bo tho solo accosS drlyo to tho cor 10101 lot, and 3, Thst a slto plan bo submlUod showing compllanco with all City codos, Including parking and troo ragulallons, and location 01 tho rock drlYo and tho moans 01 proyonllng Ita ulago In rolatlon to tho subloct proporty. POllon socondad. Tho motion carrlod 3.0. IS!I , tJ " I ,e, i~' ~I MINUTES IOWA CIlY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AUGUST e, 1990 PAGE 4 3. SE.901,. Public hoarlng on a roquost submlllod by Soulhgalo Ooyolopmont lor a spoclal oxcoptlon to pormlt a yard modification In tho CC.2 Zono lor proporty localod at 1967 Broadway. Rockwoll roylowod tho stall roport dalod August 8, 1990. Slall summarlzod Its findings by asking that In consldarlng tho roquostod spoclalaxcoptlon by Southgalo Ooyolopmont to roduco Iho Iront yard roqulromont Irom 20 loot 10 6 loot lor 430 loot along tho proposod now stroot, Cross Park Ayonuo. for proporty locatod at 1987 Broadway StroOI, that tho Board dotormlno whothor tho Intonl of tho Ordlnanco would bo mot IIlho spoclal axcaptlon woro grantod. Slall rocommondod that litho Board dotormlnod Ihat approyal was warrantod, thai tho spoclalaxcoptlon approyal bo subloct to 1) tho arbor vltao scroon baing locatod on prlvato proporty, not wllhln tho public rlght-ol.way.ln conlormanco wllh Soctlon 36.760), and 2) tho modlncatlon parmllllng only parking, not building construction. In tho louth 20 fool 01 tho tract. ~: Glonn Sldors. Southoato Ooyoloomont COllloony, stalod thai tho appllcanl could rolocato Iho parking, built would bo dllficult to do so. Ho oxplalnod that Soulhgato Ooyolopmont has conlractualarrangomonls wllh Nash.Flnch Company which limit roarrangomont of Iho parking. Ho statod thai this situation Is unlquo bocausa of tho construction 01 tho stroot which rosults In tho croatlon 01 tho Iront yard. Ho axprossod tho bollol that tho strool can 10rvO as a bullor botwaon tho commorclal and rasldontlal zonos. Ho Ilatod that tho Zoning Ordlnanco raqulros that tho zoning IIno bo locatod In tho mlddlo 01 tho rlght-ol.way 01 a Itroot. Ho concludod that Iho appllcanl has no probloms with tho rocommondod conditions. Polton askod II notlco was adoquato 10 nolghborlng proporty ownors. Rockwoll statod that yos, adoquato notlco was glyon and mot Codo roqulramonts. Sho axplalnod that tho dolay In tho Board rocolvlng tho stall roport was duo to tho lato submission 01 an accurato slto plan. Sho strossod that this did not allocl tho publlo notlco roqulromonts. In rasponsa to a quosllon from Barta, Sldors statod that arbor yltaa grows to bo 16 foot loll. Polton notod that tho axlstlng arbor yllao In tho aroa Is currantly only 2.3 footlall. Ho stalod thai this Is not much 01 a bullor. Johnson nolod Ihat arbor yltao Is also not a pormanonl bullor. Sldors statod that It will batho applicant's rasponsibllity 10 maintain tho arbor yltao scroan. In rasponsa to a quostlon from Polton, Sldors slalod that any of Iho arbor Yltao that sorvos as a bullor botwoon tho two aroas will not bo romoyad, Moon askod II haying tho arbor yltao locatod on tho proporty IIno would roduco ylslblllty for drlyors accosslng tho Econofoods parking aroa Irom Iho now stroot. Sldora raspondod thallho 11 loot 01 parkway should bo consldorod as a lector which lossons tho Impacl 01 tho roquastod front yard roductlon. /5$1 tJ .' I ,e, i~' .s MINUTES IOWA CIlY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AUGUST 8, 1990 PAGE 6 Moco Brayorman, SouthQOlo Doyoloomont Comoany. statod Ihat bocauso a portion 01 tho parking Is loasod, ho has no logal authority to trospass or chango tho uso of tho proporty. and thoroforo cannot roarrango parking on Iho Econofoods slto, Polton strassod that bocauso ownorshlp has boon rotalnod, tho applicant stili has cortaln rosponslblllllos. Brayorman statod thai ho cannot unllatorally chango tho condlllons of tho laasa, Ho Italad that In rogard to tho slandards oslabllshod In Iho Zoning Ordlnanca, ho had workod with tho Planning & Zoning Commission on tho doslgn plan lor tho stroot to curtalltralllc In tho aroa, Ho statod that wllhout tho additional stroot, ho could build tho rosldonllal buildings much closar to tho commorclal araa bacauso this portion of tho proparty would thon bo a sldo yard, not a front yard. Polton stalod that a prlyalo loasa arrangomontls not a roason for tho City to walyo compllanco with tho Zoning Ordlnanco. Johnson askad how many rosldonllal units woro plannod lor tho proparty to Iho south. Sldars slatod that this Issuo has boon dolarrod Uiltlllhil jlfOjlOSild dovlilopmonl rocolvos HUO approyal or donlal. Pallon statad thai slnco tho appllcanl owns both proportlos, ha has tho noxlblllty to doslgn In compllanco with tho Ordlnanco around tho IImllallons of tho site. Brayorman statod that ono option Is not to put In tho oast.wosl stroot. Rockwall nolod that all 42 parking spacos that aro locatod In whal would bocomo tho Iront yard along Cross Park Ayonuo, aro standard slzo and could bo doslgnalod as compact. Sho statod this would atloast allow tho amount 01 tho roquostod Iront yard modlncallon to bo roducod. POARQ QISCUS~IOtl: Pallon nolod that a subslanllal modlncallon had boon roquostod. Ho strassod that It would hayo a pormanonllmpact on a largo numb or 01 Individuals. Polton Indlcalod ho was particularly concornod about futuro rosldonts not now ablo to spaak lor Ihomsalyos. Ho Indlcatod that It Is tho Board's rosponslblllty to apply ostabllshod standards to tho facts In ordor to mako lis doclslon. Johnson stalod thai ono purposo 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco Is to proloct thoso rosldlng In dansoly populatod rasldonllal aroas from Intonslva commorclal usos. Brayorman rostalod that " tho aast.wost road was not constructod, ho could build almost up to tho proporty IIno. Ho slrassod that tho stroot Is providing a bullor. Polton askad " tho conSllucllon 01 tho stroot would Incroaso tralllc In tho aroa. Brayorman statod that ho Is trying to Improyo tho oast.wosttralllc now and Is sltompllng to ayold putting commorclal tralllc on tho slnglo.famlly rosldontlal stroot to tho louth. Pollon Itrossod that II Is not within tho Board's lurlsdlcllon 10 dotormlno stroollocallons. Ho Indlcalod that tho Board must look at tho spoclnc roquost as It rolatos to tho ostabllshod Ilandards. Ho nolod that tho appllcanl has control oyor both proportlos Inyolyod. Ho strossod that It was tho ownor's doclslon rogardlng tho loco lion 01 tho Itraot. Ho statod that tho arbor Yllao Is currantly only 2.3 foot loll so cannot sarva as much of a bulfor atlhls limo. Pollon said tho pollllonor has somo 1I0xlblllty. Ho notod probloms wllh tho pollllonor mooting tho ostabllshod standards for granting a yard modlncallon, 15Ft' r ' I C .-, L ' I. -, ':: ,-, - MINUTES IOWA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AUGUST 8,1990 PAGE 6 Pollon oxprossod somo concorn wllh tho Board making a doclslon al this tlmo bocauso tho lull Board was not prosontand tho Board had rocolvod no Informallon on tho roquost until AugusI 6, 1990. Ho notod thai ono mombor had not had limo to vlow tho subloct proporty' Ho statod thai bocauso this Is a malor doclslon, ho would prolor doforraJ to allow consldorallon ollhls complox I"uo by tho lull Board. Johnson askod If tho Slrool mlghl bo roqulrod In tho luturo by tho City. Sldars stalod that tho subdMslon has boon approyod by tho City Council subloct to approyal of tho spoclal oxcopllon by tho Board 01 Adlustmonl. Rockwoll statod that tho condillon 01 approyal also allowod tho appllcantlho option of complying with Iho Ordlnanco. Moon stated that tho prollmlnary pial has boon approyod and tho nnal plat must bo approyod boforo construcllon Is allowod. Sho strossod that chang os In road daslgn could occur during thai proms. Sldors roquostod doforral until Soptombor 12, 1990. .MOTlON.: Polton moyod 10 dofor SE.0011, a roquosl submlltod by Southgato Doyolopmonl lor a Ipoclal oxcopllon to pormll a yard modlncollon In tho CO.2 Zona lor proporty localod al 1087 Broadway Stroot, to Soptombor 12, 1900, Barta socondod, Tho motion carrlod 3.0, Rockwolf roportod that tho Board 01 Adlustmont mombor Johnson hod boon appolntad by Council 10 10rvo on tho AIrport Zoning Board of Adlustmont. Rockwolllndlcatod that sho had rosorvod Saason's Bosl for Soplombor 12, 1990 lor a lunchoon In honor of David W1nogardon. [Ed. noto: Tho lunchoon has boon roschodulod lor Octobor 10, 1990.1 Sho notod that a Cortlncato 01 Approclatlon would bo proparod. Rockwolf roportod thai on August 7, 1990, tho City Council approyod tho shortonlng 01 tho notlco porlod lor Board 01 Adlustmonl actions, approyod tho amondmonlto tho Ordlnanco rogardlng parmlttlng prlvalo uso 01 municipal parking lots and approyod tho now Board 01 Adlustmont schodulo 01 loos, which will go Into olloct Augusl16, 1990. I i i 1 I; (I .1 II I. Ii Pollon adlournod tho mooting 01 6:57 p,m. I , .. I I I ~: John Pollon, Chair porIon Mlnutos submlltod by Mary Jo Noll. Istl . . , \ , I: tJ .' Ie, j~' ',-, MINUTES IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION JULY 18, t990. 5:30 P.M. SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Brunor, Facklor, Jonos, Robal, Stolnbroch, Wachal Buckloy, Horton, Stroh, Willis Rockwoll, Mlklo, Noll Casey Cook, Maco Brayarman, Larry Schnllljor, Nancy Rold, Tarry Dahms, Rox Pruoss Tho Rlvorfront Commission roquoslt Itan asslltanco 10 rovlow tho RIvor Corridor Ovorlay Zono raqulromonlS 10 Icroon lor I) unaccoplablo dogroos 01 yaguonou, 2) connlct with othor City rogulatlons. and 3) to IUrvoy olhor documonts to dotormlno II onvlronmontally sonslllvo aroas aro adoquatoly protoctod. Q&,TO OROERJNTROOUCnONS AND ANNOUtl((EMENT~: Chairperson Wachal callad tho mooting 10 ordor at 5:32 p,m. Rockwoll agrood to conduct a lolophono polito dotormlno If a quorum would bo ayallablo lor tho August moollng, Introductions wora mado. , I ~SIOERATlON 9F THE MAY 16. 1~ MJllilm: MQIlQtl: Brunor moyod and Robel locondod approyel 01 tho May 16, 1990, RIvorfronl Commission mlnutos, Iha motion carrlod unanlmous~. , I , I , Casoy Cook prosontod II/dos 01 tho oast rlvorbank botwoon Highway 6 and Bonton Stroot. Ho stated that tho possibility 01 a ItAU Ot UnOAt parkland Is Important In this aroa bocauso It Is lubjoct 10 high donslty rosldontlal doyolopmont. Cook notod thatlho last park localod In thll aroa was purchasod by Iho County to construct tho Johnson County Administration Building, Ho Italod that accost to rocroatlonalaroas Is Important In rosldontlal nolghborhoods. A pockot pork could bo localod on tho wOSllldo 01 tho rlvor on tho north cornor 01 tho Bonlon Stroot Brldgo, whoro tho City acqulrod proporty 10 coyor utility aasomonls and brldgo construction. Cook roportod that City Carlon has a triangular ploco of land louthoasl 01 tho Bonlon Slroot Brldgo which Is locatod In tho noodplaln and thus has limitations on construction. Ho hopod that pockOI parks could bo ulod as ICCosa polntllo a rlyorfronttrall. Ho concludod that tho City owns much of tho aroa 10 tho loulh 01 Highway 6 along tho Iowa Rlyor and a rlvor troll In Ihls aroa could provldo IInkago with Napoloon Park. Rockwoll roportod that Prolosslonnl Mufnor had roquostod purchasing tho City proporty on Iho northwost sldo olthe Bonton Stroot Brldgo to uso for parking. Tho Public Works Oopartmont 01 tho City has Indlcotod a roluctanco to soli this parcol bocauso 01 tho oxlonslve amount cf undorground utllltlos on tho proporty' Tho City could, howoyor, loaso a portion of tho proporty .1 ISS? tJ ::' I ,e, . E' EI Mlnulos Iowa City Rlvorfront Commission July 1 B, 1990 Pogo 2 for parking whllo rosorvfng tho aroo along tho rlvor for graonspaco. In rosponso to a quostlon from Wachal, Rockwoll stalod thallho torms of tho loaso could dopond on whon funds would bo ayallablo to conyortlho proporty Into a pockOI park. Jonos luggoslod loosing ono.thlrd 01 tho proporty and using tho royonuos from tho loaso to nnanco tho doYOlopmont of a park on tho othor two.thlrds of tho parcol, Rockwoll Itatod that tho Parks and Rocroatlon Commission, tho Historic Prosorvatlon Commission, and tho Johnson County Historical Socloty would also bo roquostod to rovlow this proposal. Wachal statod thai Nancy Rold hod rovlowod tho silo and had dlscussod lomo landscaping posslbllltlos, Wachal suggastod that all mombors 01 tho RIvorfront Commission roylow tho slto boloro making a rocommondatlon. Jonos cltod tho awkward Ihapo 01 tho parcol that would limit lis uso for much othor than groonspaco. Ho statod that doyolopmont 01 tho parcolto tho northwost sldo 01 tho Bonton StroOI Brldgo would glvo tho City tho opportunity to make the property across Irom McOoniild'ii 01 malchlng landscapod attracllvonoss. Wachal statod thai doyolopmOnl of a park on this parcol would bo Idoal lor a REAP application. Rockwoll notod that II a monumont commomcratlng tho historic woldod brldgo was Incorporatod Into tho park, thon Historic Prosorvatlon funds might also bo ayallablo lor tho doyolopmonl. Stolnbroch statod that ho would Introduco this loplc at tho Parks and Rocroatlon Commission mooting on July 25, 1990. Wachal suggostod thai tho Rlvorfront Commission could continuo lis discussion 01 tho Bonlon Slrool Brldgo Pockot Park at lis noxt mooting. AI thai tlmo, Rold might ba ablo to provldo tho Commission with moro concrato pockat park doyolopmontldoas. Rockwoll nolod that tho IlIdo prosonlatlon by Cook Includod an aroa rocommondod by tho Trails Commllloo as a focus aroa, that Is, tho aast rlyorbank batwoon Bonton Stroot and Highway B. This will bo ronoctod In tho updato of Iho 1979 Rlvor Corridor Plan. Jonos askad litho CRANOIC Railroad mIght bo Intorostod In transforrlng ownorshlp of tho unusablo land Ihatls loasod by City Carton. Cook statod thai tho railroad Is concornod with socurlty. Ho notod thai transfor 01 tho land would not rosultln a docroaso In taxos lor tho railroad company bocauso Ihoy aro taxod according to mllos of track. Cook Indlcatod that boautlncatlon 01 this aroa may bo ollnlorast to Prolocl GREEN. Wachal notod that II tho trail oxlonds undor tho Bonlon Stroot Brldgo, thoro will ba IIghllng proyldad which can horp to Incroaso security lor City Carton. In rosponso to a quostlon from Jonos, Rockwoll stalod Ihallho fonco al tho sowago troalmont planlls locatod closo to tho rlyorbank to allow room for plant oxpanslon. Construction appoars to hayo boon complotod and II may bo posslblo 10 work Gut an agroomonl to draw tho fonco back a fow 1001 from tho rlyorbank. :1 REVIEW OF STURQIS CORNER ORNE LARQE SC6lE NON'6ESIOENTlAL QEVElOPMOO fI.AN: Rockwoll statod that a now plan for tho Sturgis Cornor Orlyo doyalopmonl had boon proyldod that showod tho proposod tlro sloro building as not oncroachlng on tho 5O.fool rlyorfront oasomont. Tho curront plan Is Intondod as a concopl plan, Tho nnal proposal will bo roYlowod admlnlstra. tlyoly by stall and wllllncludo a roylow for tochnlcal compllanco with tho Rlyor Corridor Ovorlay Zono Ordlnanco, 155? " I ,e, E' C, Mlnutas Iowa City Rlvorlront Commission July 1 e, 1990 pago 3 Rockwall roportod that tho Iowa City Board 01 Adjustmont approyod an auto and truck orlontod uso In tho CC.2 zono lor this proporty. Sho notod that ona mambor 01 tho Board of Adjustmonl had axprossad concorn for approprlato Icroonlng bolwoon tho tlro Itoro building and tho Iowa Rlyor. Sho statod that approyal 01 tho uso was condlllonad on having tho sorvfco bays faco Sturgis Cornor Orlyo and not Highway 6. Wachal statod that oroslon would ba a concorn In this aroa and that II would probably bo bost 10 loaya tho axlstlng yogotatlon Intact. Maco Brayorman statod II Is his Intontlon not to disrupt tho Yagotatlon that Is locatod boyond tho building IIno. Brayorman statod thai a doyolopmont plan for this slto was approyod In 1984, but ho Indlcatod that tho Parks and Rocraallon Commission was nollntorostod In City acqulsll/on 01 rlvorbank proporty at that tlmo. Stolnbrech stalod thai In 1964 this would haya boon consldorod an Isolatod parcol lor tho City to own. Brayorman notod that II would bo dlfllcull to construct a trail crossing at tho crook oponlng locatod on tho northorn bordor 01 this proparty. Ho suggostad that ho might bo abla to provldo accoss along tho northorn boundary 01 tho proporty to Rlyorsldo Orlyo and thon provldo accoss back to tho rlyor at tho odgo 01 tho Wondy's proporty lor tho continuation 01 tho trail. II Is his Intantto glvo tho 6O-Ioot strip 01 land along tho rlvor to tho City, but ho statod that ho would profor that approyal not bo condltlonod on such a gift. Wachal Indlcatod Ihat this Is an opportunity lor tho City to prosorvo this rlyorlront proporty. Stolnbroch strossod thai tho Parks end Rocroatlon Commission vlows acquisition and doyolopmonVmalntananco costs togothor. Ho statod that tho Idoa 01 Incroasod accoss or IInkago to parks makos this proporty mora appoallng to tho Parks and Rocroatlon Commission. Brayorman Indlcatod that Soulhgato Ooyolopmont Company also owns land by Napoloon Park and will bagln to doyalop this land soon. Ho Itatod that II would bo oaslor to plan lor Irall doyolopmontln that aroa now, boloro doyolopmont occurs. Rockwall roportod that tho noodway IIno must bo shown on tho nnal plan. Sho statod thate soli raport concornlng tho loyol 01 contaminants on tho slto had boon approyod by tho Iowa Oopartmont 01 Natural Rosourcos. Brayorman said this silo was tostod lor all contaminants with an omphasls on hoavy motals. Ho lurthor Indlcatad thaI gas loakago Is not a problem for this slto. Wachal bolloyod tho 50 1001 yogotatlyo bufror should bo accoplablo bocauso 01 tho oxlstlng yogotatlyo donslty. Ho Indlcatod this wllllustlfy conditioning a rocommondatlon lor opproyal on tho rolontlon 01 tho oxlstlng yogotatlon, , i' :i MOTIQH: Jonos moyod to racommond that tho proposod doyolopmont lor Slurgls Corn or Orlya as pralontad bo approyod, condlllonod on tho dotormlnallon that tho plans araln compllanco with Iha roqulramonts 01 tho Rlyor Corridor Oyorlay Zono and on tho prosorvatlon 01 axlstlng yagotatlon within tho 50.1001 oasomonlalong tho Iowa Rlyor, Robalsocondod, Tho motion carrlod 8.0, ISS? .' Ie, :~I [I . Mlnutos Iowa City RIvorfronl Commission July Ie, 1990 pago 4 DISCUSSION OF ORC ZO~E VEGETATlVE SCREENING REQUIREMENn: WachaJ roportod that this 110m was Includod on tho agonda to allow Iho Commission to rovlow this Issuo and to docldo If tho RJyor Corridor Ovorlay Zono could bo amondod to bo mado moro alloctlvo. , (RobaJ loft al 8:40 PM) WachaJ Indlcatod thaI at Its May 16, 1990, moollng, tho Commission dlscussad tho noad lor a comprohonslvo Iramowork whon consldorlng doyolopmOnl along tho Iowa RIYor. Tho Rlyar Corridor Ovorlay (ORC) Zono could bo usod as a basis lor doyoloplng crllorla lor oyaluallng rlvorfronl doyolopmont. Rockwollllatod that as Ills wrlllon, tho ORe Zono Is too yaguo to provldo donnlllvo allorla. Wacha! llalod IMI doyoloplng more speclnclty lor the ORC Zone Is rolalod 10 tho Commlsslon'l socond priority. Ho notod that bocauso this will bo a largo task, II Ihould bogln as loon as posslblo. Thora was a consonsus 01 tho Commission to roqualtalall aaalalancalo rovlaw tho ORC Zono roqulromonts 10 Icroon lor 1) unaccoptablo dograos 01 yaguonoss, 2) lor connlct with othor City rogulallons, and 3) to survoy othor documonls to dOlormlno If envlronmonlally lonsltlva araas ara adoqualoly protoctod. REPORT ON GRAD~O EROSION CONTROL OBt!INA~: RockwolJ roportod thai tho CIIy Council would bo holding a public hoarlng on tho Grading and Erosion Control Ordlnanco on July 31, t990. Sho Inlormod Iho Commission that In somo 01 tho nrst drafts 01 tho Ordlnanco, grading roqulromonts wora provlously tlod to tho amount 01 cubic 1001 01 loll romOyod from a lito. Tho Planning and Zoning Commission has rocommondad that tho rogulallons bo trlggorod whonoyor anvlronmantally sonsltlyo aroas such as slopos, wollands, and noodplalns would bo affoclod by doyolopmont. Wachal notod thai both tho wallands and dralnagowaYI would bo rolalod 10 concorns 01 tho R1varfronl Commission. Rockwoll statod that a portion 01 tho ragulatlons aro roforoncod 10 standards and allorla usod by lodoral aganclas suCh IS tho U.S. Corps 01 Englnoorl Soctlon 404lurlsdlcllon oyor wollands. In rasponso to a quoltlon Irom Wachal, RockwolJ statod Ihallrao prosorvatlon will bo addrossod In a soparalo ordlnanco. Wachal statod thai In gonaral Iha rogulallons appoar to bo In IIno with tho Commission's goals. Jonos notod Ihal II Is a progrosslvo stop to rolato tho Ordlnanco raqulramonts apoclncally to onvlronmonlally lonslllvo aroas. Rockwoll Ilalod thatlho had allondod tho Juno 19, 1090, Ralls to Trails Conloronco In Dos Molnos, Tho law Is now In ploco to conyort railroad bods to public trails. Sho strossod that timing Is critical, It Is Important to hayo bOlh tho organlzallon and monoy for acquisition In placo to bo ablo to rOlpond wllhln Ion days to railroad dlyosturo 01 proporty. If Iho Commission Is IntorostOd, a nrst stop would bo an assossmonl of tho railroads that axlst along tho Iowa Rlyor In Johnson County. /55' tJ .' I e, '~/' 1 Mlnuto. Iowa City RIvorlronl Commission July 18, 1990 pago 15 Rockwoll obsorvod thai widosproad community .upport was ossontlal to .uccossful troll doyolopmont. Wachallndlcatod that tho Tralll Commlltoo Is a ItOp In this dlrocllon. Rockwoll Ilatod that tho national Rail. to Trails organization can holp facllllalo rails to trails conyorllons. Sho Itatod that Indlvtdual communltlol nood to roglstor with tho Ralls to Trails organization. Jonolltalod that thoro aro lwO railroads In town and ho doGS nolloo althor olthom dlvosllng In tho naar futuro. Thoro wu a consonsu. 01 tho Commission 10 roglstar with tho Ralls to Trails organization. REPORT ON JOHNS9N COUNTY COti~ERVAT10N BOARD JUNE 21. 1990, fLYE YEAB fLANNltiQ SESSION: WachaJ had allondod tho Juno 21, 1990, Johnson County Consarvatlon Board moollng and had exprlliiod to IhlIlloard tho R.'vurlront Commliilon'i IflVllIvimiflt Intril'l plilnnlng ilnillntilfOillil cooporalivo olforts In this rogard. Wachalstrossod that appllcallons which ambody county-clty cooporatlon got a hlghor rating lor Rosourco and Enhancomonl Program (REAP) funding. Wachal loll thoro had boon a poslllvo rosponso Irom tho Board, and that II was yory Important to koap Information nowing bolwoon tho Iwo groups. With that In mind, ho had roquoslod that Itall Includo Johnson County Consorvatlon Board momborl on tho RIvorlront Commission mailing list. , i ' I Wachal rolorrod 10 a lollor In tho agonda packot from tho Envlronmontal Advocatos thanking tho Commission lor londlng photo. for an Earth Day photo display, Thoro was a conlonsul 01 tho Commission 10 hayo EnvlronmontaJ Advocatos prasont Information at a luturo mooting 01 tho RIvorlront Commission rogardlng chomlcallawn troalrnOnllmpacts on wator quality. Rockwoll dlstrlbutod two 01 Wondy Roo's doslgns for rlvor corridor logo/slgnago. Sho also dlstrlbutod doslgnl contrlbutall by a Unlvarslty 01 Iowa Iludenl Thora wu dlscu"lon ragOldlng tho do signs and what olomonts woro doslrablo. Dahms and Jonos quostlonod tho uso 01 word 'corridor.' Tho Commlsslonor. rofarrod tho mallor to tho Troll Commlltoo for lis rovlow. EIQ9~plaln Manaaomont Jonos statod that tho rocont noods ralsod tho quostlon 01 what would happon If a portion of a Irall was undor wator In tho luluro. Ho Italod thai portions 01 tho blko Irallln City Park aro stili undor wator and this obviously Intorloros wllh trail uso. Ho bolloyod Ihal tho rocont noodlng on tho Coralylllo Strip lIIustralos tho Importanco of strict onforcomonl of noodplaln doyolopmont rogulatlons, Much 01 tho damago would not hayo occurrod litho rogulatlonl had boon In olloct and anforcod whon buildings woro constructod, IS!"? tJ .' I e,'~1 i~' Mlnutos Iowa City Rlvorfronl Commission July 1 8, 1990 pago 6 Jonos oxprossod dlssatlsfoctlon with tho City Park malnlonanco Itall'l mowing 01 walor.soakod lawns and luggostod a moratorium on mowing olthoso aroas unUltho fand has drlod out. Stolnbroch agrood to bring this to tho allonllon of Iho Parks and Rocroallon Commission. Jonos Indlcatod tho ho bolloyos tho lowor portions 01 City Park should bo managod as wollonds rathor than lawn. In rosponso to a quosllon from WachaJ, Stolnbrach Itatod that portions 01 City POlk aro undor wator annually, bul ncodlng had occurrod lor slongor parlcd 01 limo this yoar. Wachal askod Stolnbroch for suggostlons rogardlng tho bosl way to discuss trail doyolopmont with tho Parks and Rocroallon Commission. Stolnbroch luggoltod lubmlltlng a proposal with altornatlvos and racommondatlons to Inform tho Parks and Rocroallon Commission momborl 01 tho Rlvorfronl Commission's goals. Wachal statod that tho updalo 01 tho 1979 RIvor Corridor Plan should provldo this typo 01 Information. eubllc Intorost Wachal acknowiodgod tho prosanca 01 Tarry Dahms and Rox Pruoss. Dahms stalod tholr Intorost In doyoloplng a troll systom along tho Iowa RIYor. Court Slraot Vacallo~ In rogard to Iho Ordlnanco amondmont yacatlng a portion 01 Court Strool, WachaJ wantod to acknowiodgo that City Councilor Susan Horowitz had boon yary supportlvo 01 tho yacallon baing subjoct to tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa not only maintaining, but onhanclng opon publlo accoss on tho Harrison Strool rlght-ol.way along tho Iowa RIYor. AnnualRoDo~ Rockwoll statod that tho Rlyorfront Commission's Annual Roport II duo In tho City Managor'l olnco on AuguSl17, 1990. Tho Commlsslonors raquostod thai Rockwolllubmlt tho roport on tholr bohall using tho prlorlllos sol altho May 1990 moollng as a guldo. Stall Chanco Rockwolllnlormod tho Commission thai Karin Franklin has accoplod a now omploymant position wllh tho CIIy. Monica Moon will ba tho now Sonlor Plannor. Moon has oxprossod Inloroslln allondlng Iho August Rlyorfront Commission mooting. Additionally, Moon has Incorporalod Rlyorfront Commission actlYltlos Into tho Urban Planning DIvision Work Program Statomonl bocauso sho consldors It an Important part 01 tho OIYlslon'l work agonda, Walor Quallly Wachal askod II walor quality should bo addrossod by tho Commission alluturo moollngs; II tho Commlsslonors woro Inlorostod In bocomlng moro Informod aboul walor quality Issuos. Thoro was a consonsus to do so, I I I i I' , , , .1 i I I ._! . ISS? :--. / I C ':, ':, ' I -, _ _ Mlnutas Iowa City Rlvorlronl Commission July 18, 1990 Pogo 7 ~: Wacha/ adJournod tho mooting at 7:30 p.m. Mlnutos 8ubmllted by Mary Jo Noll. " ! .' I! if'"' ""':;"""-""~"-"U"C-'-' ,.,..:.. 1 :l j . !~-:~ I i , i : i 'j .,'J 'i,;:, ",':., ~( ,<'! I:'j ", . .01 ,._._.,","__~~J I I' I I I 1 I I I I , , /5Sf a .' I e, '~I LI . II 1\ , f, HINUTES PARKS AND RECREATION COHHISSION JULY 25, 1990 HEHBERS PRESENT: lIanry, lIesse, IIradok, Steinbroch, Watson, Woidaman, Wolk, Willis Brandt HEHBERS ABSENTl STAFF PRESENT: GUESTS: lIowall, Kriz, Horan, RObinson, Truablood Susan lIorowi tz, Karen Kubby, and Herle Noubauar FORMAL ACTION TAKEN I Hovod ~v Willis. seconded ~y Hradek. to apnrovo tho minutes or tho Juno 1] Ilnd 25. 1990 maatinqR aa written, UnnnimouB, CIIAIRMAN'S REPORT: Watson raminded commissioners or tho upcoming planning sessions with Tim Shields schaduled tor August 29 and Saptombar 5, beginning at 5:00 p,m, Watson road a letter ot rasignation trom Anne lIasso roquesting that she ba ralieved trom har dutios as commissionar due to tamily plans tor tall and winter, On behalt ot the commission Watson thanked Anne tor har tlma and ettort advocating tor grean spaca. lIasse statad she enjoyed working with the commission and statt, and would continue har advocacy tor city parks. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: lIorowitz stated she was interasted in how tho commission and the Rivertront Commission will kaap abreast ot the REAP program , and how tho park plan currently being workad on by Johnson County will attect our land use, She tel t thare should be input trom the commission with regard to any plans. IIradak noted sha attended REAP meetings and inquirad about possible tunding tor Ryarson's Woods. Herla Naubauor addressed the commission regarding Ryerson's Woods. lie stated he was a mambar ot the Johnson County lIeri tage Trust and had boon involved when tho land tor Ryarson's Woods was acquirod. lie statad ho personally would liko to see the area untouchod, but it it must bo doveloped that it be kapt in its natural state as much as possibla, IIradok indicatod sho appreciated his ccmmonts and assured him that tho area I I , I IS'" j I. r 'I e, ':, S J __ Parka and Racroation Commiasion paga Two (2) ADJOURNMENT 1 would bo kopt aa natural as possiblo, with minimal trails boing devolopod. Kubby noted that at a upcoming mooting ot tho Earth First group thoro would bo an individual trom Dubuquo who designod aroas with low impact traUs. Tho mooting adjournad at 5115 p,m., and tho commiasion dapartad tor a tour ot various park tacUit1as. /5'fj ,.;. 1: ij H il Ii I i I i ',' I '<:1 ! i ...1 I i I' , i i ! ! i , ! i I i . fJ " Ie" '~I h 1,1 MINUTES POUCE & FIRE PENSION RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING JULY 31,1990.3:00 P,M. IOWA CITY PUBLIC UBRARY . MEETING ROOM B MEMBERS PRESENT: Mall Johnson, Nato Hopkins, Kip Wrlghl, Mary McMurray, Duana Allison (arrlvod 3:10). Oob Hanson, Elmor Bocklor, Larry Connor R.J, Winkolhako MEMBERS ABSENT: GUESTS PRESENT: Pollca Olflcor RobOr1 SlIka, Jim Mar1lnok (SlIka's altornoy), Kayo Honnossoy, Kon Slock Tho moollng was callod 10 ordor al 3:00 p,m, allho Iowa City Public Ubrary, Moollng Room B. Connor prosldlng. 1IEMifQB.AffBQY: 1. A motion was modo by Johnson and socondod by McMurray to approYo tho mlnutos 01 tho May 29, t 990, joint Rotlromonl Board mooting, Unanimous approyal. 2. A motion was modo by Hopkins and 88Condod by Johnson to rataln Stoya Grllfilh 01 Taylor, Ballard & Company as acluarlos. Unanimous approyal. Johnson Drosldlng. 3. A hoarlng on a roquost lor an accldontal disability rollramont lor Pollca Officor Robort SlIka: Martlnok polntod out thai tho modlcal raport was rocolvod from tho Unlvorllty 01 Iowa Hospllall atatlng thai Olflcor Stika Is totally and pormanontly dlsablod and Ilalod thatlho mo mado montlon 01 his numorous InJurlos rocolvod In 1987 whllo on tho lob. Martlnak roquostod SlIka to bo rotlrod undor tho old Chaplor 411 law and bo rollrod at 66.2/3 porconl rathor than curront law at 60 porconland rolmbursomont lor lick loayo and yacatlon usod commonclng ort Juno 17, 1990. Johnson quostlonod tho roports lor a work rolAlod Injury which hAd not boon mod In atlmoly mannar. SlIka staled ha had not mod ropor1s duo to harassmonl from a formor Pollco Sorgoanl. A loltor form Olflcor Slngloman was prosontod by Martlnok which statod thai yorbal abuso was olvon by tho lormor Pollco Sargoanl, so low Injury raports woro mod. Oonnor quostlonod why was tho raquost lor rallromonl bolng mado undar Iho old law whon tho InformatIon for tho Board on tho rotIromonl was not racolvod unlilallor tho now law was In alloct. Martlnok polntod oulthattho Inlurlos plus tho rotIromonl roquost woro prosontod prior to July I, Johnson roquostod that Stika prosonltho lollars thai ho had pravlously slatod ho had gOllon lrom numorous modlcal oxams Ilatlng tho origin of tho Injurlos woro work rolalod. Martlnok prosontod alollor Irom Or. Byrd, who troatod StIka In 1990, Itatlng that tho Injury was rocolyod Irom a lall and liftIng whllo on tho job, causing back and nock pain. McMurray quostlonod II procoduros within Iho dopartmont had changod 10 thallnlury roports woro now mod In a tlmoly mannor. Johnson slatod that propor lorms aro now bolng mod whon an olflcor roports Inlurlos. Stock roalflrmod Johnson'l statomonl. , I; 15'1 tJ ,'Ie, :~I ',-, Pollca & Fire Ponslon Rollramonl Board July 31, 1990 pago 2 Stika Slated that tho nock surgory ho has schaduled will not corrocl anything In his lowar back and surgory for tho lowar back may be scheduled lalor In Iho yoar. Johnson quoslloned II tharapy had boon suggosted and Sllka ropor!ed thai ho had rocolyod thorapy which rslleyos soma pain but did not holp tho numbnoss. Ho statod that he had no pain or numbnass beforo tho Incldonl In 1987. Hanson questlonod Stika rogardlng tho CONical collar ha was woaring and whon It had bean prascrlbod by a physician. Stika stated In 1988 ha had boon rDquosted by a Unlvarslty 01 Iowa doctor to woar tho collar at work. SlIka statod that he was not abIo to wor1< with the collar and was lold ho should bo put In tractJon at homo poriodlcally and woar tho collar whon 011 duty. Ha had qull woarlng tho collar lor a porlod 01 limo but was racontly roquasled by his doctor to star! woartng It again. It was polnl out that the Unlvorslty of Iowa modlcal roport was not done by tho Unlvorslty unUl July 2. Discussion followed regarding the dale the Info was recelyed and the Board no ods ayldonca boloro a yolo can bo rondo rod. A moUon was mado by Hanson 10 roUro Otncor Stika on an accldontal disability ratlrement undor tho curronllaw's 60 porconl. McMurray socondod. Unanimous approYal. Martlnok quostlonod why tho doclslon to ratlra SUka on current law. Wrighl slated II was tho Bylaws 01 the Board. Johnson addod that also tho consldoratlon Is basad on tho ayldonco and tho oYldonco was nol racoivod 'rom tho Unlvorslty until July 2. A raquost was made 01 Honnossoy to glyO a logal opinion to tho Board on whethor tho rotlromontls retroactlyo to tho old law or whothor SUka must ratlra undor tho curronllaw, A motion was mado by Hanson to award tho sick loaye to Otncor SUka as 01 May 17 duo 10 an Injury racolvod on tho Job. Tha motion was withdrawn, Martinok rDquostod a mollon bo mado as 10 an award 01 sick loayo to Omcor Stika, allowing such time accruablo allor May 17, 1990, sUbJoctto propor documontatlon from City rocords, that sick leaya. was not used lor roasons other than the accldontal disability ponslon, McMurray moyad the mollon and Johnson sacondod, Tho motion was approyod unanimously. Martlnok raquostad rolmbursomont 01 Stika's yacatlon time. Johnson slated that tho Board can only reinstate sick loayo. Oonnor orasldlna. " 4. Tho lapo Irom the Noyembor 28, 1989, moetlng was roylowed In which Oayo Nielson statod that ho lilts up to 42 pounds at his prosont omploymont and doos so ropoatodly. Oonnor slated that the roason Nlolson was rotlred by tho Board was duo to strict IImllatlons on lifting and ho Is prosontly lifting oyor tho wolghtllmllatlons Imposod on him by tho Unlyarslty 01 Iowa Hospitals. Oonnor mado a motion to dony medical paymonts which Nlalson had rDquostod bo pald duo to a back Injury. McMurray socondod. Unanimous approyal was glvon. Hopkins handod oul a paragraph he wlshod would bo put In tho Board's Bylaws slating: Falluro to follow IImltallons and rostrlcUons as proscrlbod by modlcal aulhority may rosullln donlal 01 subsoquont Injury claims which may bo a rosull 01 oxcoodlng limitations and rostrlcllons as Imposod. /S (,1 tJ 'I e, '~I EI PoJlco & Flra Ponslon Rotlremont Board July 31, 1990 paga 3 A roquosl was mada 01 Honnauay 10 draft a similar Ilalomonr to bo Includod In tho Bylaws rogardlng rostrlctlons and tho avldonco that was rocolyod at tho tlmo 01 ratlramont. ITEMS FOR OISCUSSIQ~: I. Honnossoy was prosonlto discuss tho 411 changos, Sho stalod as 01 January 1, 1992, a local board would no longor axlsl bul would bo a stalo.wido board, Sho polntod out the parcont ollncroaso In omploymanl contributions. 2. O'Malloy was not prosont to discuss tho Inyastmont roport. Johnson moyod and Oonnar socondod to adjourn tho mooting. Approyal was unanimous. Tho mooting was adjournod at 4:40 p,m. i' 01 " l! \1 ., II , i i I I I .1 - ....~-q."~..,-, I I I , J I ! I. I I I l I I I I , IS' 1 , , I ! , I I I I ; , ! i. .\ . ;.1 I a 'I e, '~I .cl MINUTES IOWA CIlY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AUGUST 2,1990.7:30 PM CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS ......-, '~I'i~r~ '\~\l 1lI.,I'1 ,.' ~ . ,c. . J.~ .1'"., . ' j. ...~.. .." .~,..' '1 t~ ::J~roval \I~..~ .1ft! r MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Boybjorg, Clark, Rold, Scott Cook, Coopor, Olorks Moon, Miklo, Christianson, Noll Q&1Q.QBW: Chalrporlon Scott callod tho moollng to ordor at 7:43 PM. ~T10NS TO CITY COUNCIL: 1. Rocommond approyal and adoption, by a 4.0 Yolo, 01 a policy for tho uso 01 waslawalor troalrnont and disposal sysloms with tho corporalo boundarlos 01 Iowa City and within tho City's two.mllo axtratorrllorlol aroa. 2. Rocommond by a 4.0 Yolo, thottho Frlngo Atoa Commlltoo bo roconyonod ond that It Includo Iho City 01 CoraMllo and thot tho wastowatar troalmant and disposal policy dalod Augult 2, 1990, bo adoplod by sold Frlngo Noa Commlttoo and tho rospoctlyO goyornmonlal agonclos. 3. Rocommond by a 4.0 yoto, that tho wostowolor systom conlroclors ond lopllc systom pumpors sotlsfactorlly complolo all roqulramonls as dotormlnod by tho Johnson County Board 01 Hoallh Including but not IImllod to thoso Includod In Soctlon 14.02 of tho ~nson County poard 9ll!2!!Jh.Rulos and Roaulatlons Goyornlna Onsllo Waslawato( Traalmonl and DlsDOSOI. 10PQ, IS soon as stall Is ayallablo altho County loyollo onforco lamo. i I I , i I I I Thoro was nono. Rold moyod 10 approyo tho mlnulol or tho July 19, 1990, mooting as clrculalod. Boybjorg locondod. Tho motion corrlod 4.0, ~: 1. mJ,. Discussion of an application submlltod by Karon Zamora 10 rozono approxlmatoly 12,000 Iquaro fool of land locatod at 1630 I Strool Irom RS.5 to RS.8, (45.day IImllatlon porlod: August 26, 1990,) I~J. , I, tJ :1 e,LI 0 Planning and Zoning Commission August 2. 1990 pago 2 Mlklo ropOrlod that a loltor had boon rocolvod from tho applicant roquosllng dotorralto Soptombor 6, 1990, and woMng tho 45-day IImltallon porlod, Public discussion was oponod at 7:44 p.m. Thoro was nono. Public dllcusslon was clolod at 7:44 p.m, Rold moyod to dolor Z.9011 to Soptombar 6, 1990, Clark aocondod, Tho mollon carrlad 4.0, mB BUSINESS: 1. Discussion 01 a proposoo polity lor the use 01 wastew.tar traatment and disposal sysloms within tho corporolo boundarlos 01 Iowa City and wilhln Iho City's two.mllo oxtratorrltorlol aroa. Moon raportod thai tho rovlsod dralt of tho policy for tho uso 01 wastowator lroatmont and dlsposallYlloms ronocts tho Commission's discussion 01 July 30, 1990. Sho stotod that tho Commission ossonllolly ondorsad tho Johnson Board 01 Hoalth's rulos and rogulallons In rogard to lopllc Iystoms and othar moans 01 wastowalor troatmonl and disposal. Sho notod thai tho Commission omphaslzod Iho nood lor a backup on soptlc systoms In gonorol and that conyontlonal sapllo systoms ora tho proforrod molhod 01 wastowator Iroatmont end disposal. Moon Indlcatod thai thoso pollclos apply to ell doyolopmonts within tho Irlngo aroa with additional roqulromonts lor thoso subdMslons thataro roqulrod to loin tho Onslto Waslowator Managomont District (OWMOI bocauso of allhor slzo or charoctorlstlcs thai tho Boerd 01 Hoalth bolloyos lustlnollncluslon In that district. Moon Itotod thai tho roqulromonts IIstod on pago two of tho policy appllod to all Irlngo aroa doyolopmonts end thoso roqulromants ora os follows: I) Indlvldualsoptlc systoms ero gonorelly Iho proforrod molhod 01 wastowotor troatmonl and dlsposel, 2) two soptlc tanks ero roqulrod lor a!llopllc systoms, and 3) when lito condlllons precludo tho usa 01 conyontlonel wastowotor troatmont and disposal systoms, eltornallvo wastowator troatmonl Iystoms may bo usod. Sho Indlcalod that sho had Includod languago rocommondod by tho Board of Hoalth staling that 'tho uso 01 mochanlcal wastowator traatmont Iystoms may on~ bo consldorod whon all othor altornatlvo wastowator troatmontlystoms hayo boon dotormlnod by tho Johnson County Board of Hoalth to bo Inapproprlato.' Moon roportod that according 10 tho Board 01 Hoallh, adyonco troatmont would mostllkoly bo a chlorlnalod IYltom. Sho nolod thai tho Iowa City wastowator troatmont plant utlllzos a chlorination procoss. Moon atatod that Iho addlllonal roqulromonls for subdlylslons Includod In tho OWMO aro Irom tho Johnson County rogulatlons oxcopt thallho proposod policy clarlnos thai a Italo cortlnod laborolory must analyzo tho ottluontond roqulros that yorlncatlon that cloonlng and malntonanco of tho sysloms hayo boon dono bo submlttod by tho ownors of thoso systoms. Moon statod that tho roqulromonts that operation pormlt syslom monitoring " Ii . i I IS';. tJ .' I e, ~/" 1 Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 1990 pago 3 ropOr1s lor all wastowator systoms undor tho furlsdlcUon 01 tho Oopartmont 01 Natural Rosourcos goos boyond lho Board of Hoallh jurisdiction. Moon nolod, howoyor, thai this addlllonal roqulromont was suppor1od by tho stall of tho Johnson County Board of Hoallh. Moon slatod thai sho had ollmlnatod tho socUon rogardlng IIconslng lor Iyslom pumpors and haulors bocauso tho Commission oonsod that onforcomont at tho county loyol would bo dllncull duo to slall constraints; sho Indlcatod that a soparato motion might bo modo to oncourago thoso roqulromonts In tho luturo whon porsonnolls ayallablo. BoYbjorg suggostod putting tho mUon rogardlng policy at tho top of pogo 2 lor clarity In tho OYOnlthat tho documont Is publlshod In booklot form. In rosponso to a quostlon from Scott, Moon statod Ihat tho Frlngo Aroa Commlttoo workod on tho frlngo aroa pollclos thst hayo provlously boon adoptod. Sho notod that Coralvlllo has not par1lclpalod In tho past, but sho statod thai this may bo approprlato glyon tho aroas of oyorlap In jurlsdlcllol\!. Public dlacusalon was opanod at 7:63 p.m. Thoro was nono. Public discussion was closod at 7:53 p,m, BOYblorg moyod to rucommond that tho City Council approyo and adopt tho policy for tho uso of waslowalor troalmont and dlsposalaystoms within tho corporato boundarlos 01 Iowa City and within tho City's two.mllo Irlngo oroa dstod August 2, 1000, Rold aocondod, Clark Indlcatod thai ho would yoto In layor of tho proposod policy. Ho dlscussod dlsappolntmont that tho yorslon tho Commission will bo yoUng on Is loss rostrlctlyo than what ho had oxpoctod. Ho statod that tho Commission had rocolvod dlyorglng Information. Ho oxprossod his Ylow that In approylng tho loss strlngonl ragulatlons, tho losor will bo tho Iowa City laxpayor from both hoallh and nnanclal standpoints. Ho sold that, although tho proposed policy docs not addre" probloms lor pooplc downstroam lrom Iowa City, It Is progross. Scollltalod that ho agroos gonorally wllh Clark's commonls. Ho noted thai this policy Is a dllforont rasult than was Intondod In oarllor discussions. Ho slalod thai tho Commission foil that In dofaronco to tho progross that tho Johnson County Board of Hoallh Is making wllh Its Onsllo Wastowalor Managomont Olslrlct pnd roqulromonts assoclatod wllh II, tho Commission wantod to glyo tho OWMO Commllloo tho opportunity to grow In Its function In rogard to lis ragulalory rosponslblllty rogardlng 10ptlC and mochanlcal waslowator Iystoms, BoYb)org oxprossod hor agraomont with Clark's dlsappolntmonl but sha notod Ihat this Is a bog Inning. Sho Indlcalod Ihat tho Commission can urgo tho Board 01 Hoallh to do moro and rocognlzo that additional costs will bo Inoyllablo. IS'J.. 'I ,e, ~I i~' . Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 1990 Pago 4 Rold slatad thai sho sharos tho concorns and dlsappolntmonts oxprossod by tho olhor Commlsslonors but sho notod that adoption 01 this policy Is progross In tho right dlroctlon to proloct surlaco and groundwalor In tho City and Frlngo Araa, Sho oxprossod tho hopo Ihat tho City Council will bo willing to anforco tho rogulatlons In Ihoso aroas. Sho oxprossod hor Ihanks to stall lor haying Graham Oamoron, Dlroclor 0' tho Johnson County Hoallh Oopartmont, and Burton Kross, Assoclalo Olroctor for EnYlronmontal Hoallh, Unlvorslty 01 Iowa Oapartmont 01 Proyonllyo Modlclno . Oakdalo, altend an Inlormal Commission moo ling 10 provldo Information. Sho slalod sho Is glad to soo tho cooporatlon batwoon tho City and tho County and statod that shalooks lorward to soolng tho Implomanletlon 01 tho policy. Tho mol/on carrlod 4.0, Clark moyod to rocommond to tho Clly Counclllhat tho Frlngo Aroa Commllloo bo roconyonod and thai II Incfudo tho Clly 01 Coralyllloj tho Commission lurthor rocommondod Ihat tho Wastawator Trastmont and Olsposal Policy datod August 2, 1990, bo adoptod by said Frlngo Aroa Commlttoo and tho raspocl/YO goyornmontal agonclos, Rold socondod, Tho mol/on carrlod 4.0, Rold moyod 10 rocommond to tho Clly Council thaI wastowalor syslom conlractors and sopl/c lank pumpors satlslactorlly comploto all raqulramonts as dolormlnod by Iho Johnson County Board of Hoallh, Including bU1 nolllmltod to thoso Includod In Soctlon 14,02 01 tho s Cou _ a a s 0 Goyarnlnll Onsllo Wastowlltor Trolltl11onl ;n~, 8S soon 8S stall Is 8yallablo allho Counly loyollo anlorco samo, BoYbjorg socondod, Tho mol/on carrlod 4.0, " '1 2. flannlna and Zonlno Commission InformatlQfJ. Moon rolorrod to a loltor thaI had boon dlslrlbutod 10 tho Commission 'rom Sloyo Atkins to Dick Gibson, Director 01 Unlvorslty 01 Iowa Facllitlos Planning. Moon Indlcalod that tho lollor was rogardlng tho City's oncouragomonlthat, whllo tho Unlyorslty dayolops lis proparty In tho vicinity of Harrison Slroot, II do so In a mannor that would anhanco and malnlaln this proporty 10 oncourago II as an accoss to tho Iowa RiYor. Moon stalod that this was rolalod to Iho rocant yacatlon 01 tho Court Stroot rlght.of.way. Scott romlndod tho Commlsslonors 10 discuss wllh starr tholr plans rogardlng attondanco at tho fall Uppor Mldwost APA mooting. Ho statod that pro.roglslratlon Is roqulrod by Soplombor 1, 1990 and ho urgod attondanco and statod It would bo a good opportunity lor tho Commlsslonors to loarn and to axpand on their oxportlso, Ho roportod that atlho City Council mooting 01 July 31, 1990, Iho public hoarlng lor tho Southgalo Ooyolopmont Company proposal lor Walnut Rldgo has boon conllnuod whllo nogollatlons continuo wllh tho Unlyorslty 01 Iowa rogardlng tho oxtonslon 01 Sowor sorvlco across Unlyorslty proporty. Ho Itatod that It appoars thatthoy aro closo to haying nnal nguros so that tho City and tho doyolopar can mako somo judgmonts rogardlng COSI. Ho roportod thatlho public hoarlngs rogordlng tho Choptor 70 and Chaplor 32 amondmonls had boon contlnuod to August 7, 1990. Scott roportod Ihallho rocommondallon that tho Board 01 Adjustmont IS(,~ 1 ' I e, LI '~I Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 1990 Pogo 6 bo ollowod 10 approyod up 10 100% 01 tho roqulrod oll.slraot parking ba pormlttod In an abutting municipal parking laclllty was passod as rocommondod by tho Commission. Ho stalod thai somo 01 tho Councllmombors oppoorod to want tho City Council 10 hoyo jurisdiction oyor thoso roquosts. SCOll roportod that tho prollmlnary pial lor Scott Bouloyord East. P8t11 was opproyod subjactto thoro bolng no subdlYlslon 01 Lot 30 and thatlpoclnod Iroos would ba rotalnod on Lots 27, 26 29 and 30, Ho notod thai this was ogrooablo to tho doyolopor. '.t ~: Rold moyod to adjourn tho mooting at 6:10 p,m. BoybJorg socondod. Tho mol/on carrlod unanimously. , I Sally Olorks, Socralary Mlnutos submlttod by Mary Jo Noll. , ! ._-.....~,...,= il .," \! ii Ii ",j '.i ., '.: :1 J.." , '. . .,.i 'I ".'! ;.:",~:,;J I I I I I ! . j i i 1 I .i j I I I IS"~ 'I S ,L/,LI MINUTES ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD AUGUST 16, 1990.7:00 P.M. IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY MEMBERS PRESENT: Allon Axoon (Chair), Or. Paul Coopor, Marv Klahn, Jan Bockor, Dianna Lundoll STAFF PRESENT: ~: Boy Horton, Barb Russo, R.J. Winkolhako Axaon oXpJalnod that a 10CIII yotorfnarfan Is Inoculating lorrols lor rablos. Ho saId official policy currontly Is thai forrots takon Into tho sholtor aro to bo dOSlroyad, but now antl.rablos vacclno Is aYallablo. Axaon rocommondod changing tho curront policy lor lorrots 10 allow adoption on tho lamo basis as dogs and cats. Coopor nOlod thatltio yacclno must bo officaclous lilt Is allowod on tho markoL Ho oddod thalli any animal 01 unknown origin Is alroody In~!latlng rabIes. tho vaee/nil win do iiO good, Ho dlSCUSSO<! characlorfstlcs 01 rablos transmission and oxposuro. Horton laid that tho Nallonal Humano Socloty rocommonds against adoption 01 lorrols bocauso oltholr Ylclous naturo and tho proponslty to blto. Sho addod that tho National Forrol Association rocommonds against adoption ollorrols by famlllos wllh praschool agod chlldran. Sha rOYlowod approprfalo adoptablll~ standards lor lorrols. Tho Commission dlscussod spoclnc concorns about lorrol adoption, Including rablos yacclnallon, biting, Stato Hoalth Oopartmont standards, and compJlanco with adoption rulos, Tho Commission agrood thatlorrots that blto should bo dOSlroyod, othorwlsa adoption pollclos should bo tho lamo as lor dogs and cats, Axoen mada a motion lhaltho adoption policy should bo changod 10 mako It thai lorrots Ble adoplod out the sarno as dogs and cals and that Horton and Russo doYOlop standard oporatlng procodurol on bllos. That motion was soconded by Lundoll. Tho Commission dlscuasod enforcomonl policy lor 10rrOl biting Incldonls,lncludlng antorfng prlyato ' homos to colloct an animal, saloguards lor the communlly, lorrot IIcanslng, Insuranco lor animal bllos, adoption procoduros, and yacclnatlon and noutorfng doposlts. Axoon notod thaltha animal ordlnancos would hayo 10 bo changod by Iowa City and CoralYlllo City Councils 10 roqulro lorrol IIconslng, Tho Animal Conlrol AdYlsory Board dlscussod reyorslng tho lorrol adoption policy II It doosn'l work out, rogulatlng adoption 01 axoUo animals, tho procodont sol by allowing forrot adoption, and adoption foos, Tha mOllon passod with Klahn and Axoon yotlng no. Axoan nolod that ho would work wllh tha animal ordlnancos that Russo and Horton would bo doyoloplng. 'I ! I i d ~: Axoon said tho roconl naws accounts raised tho Issuo ollntako procodura lor tho animal sholtor. Horton oxplalnod curront policy for accaptlng anImals at Iho Iholtor, Including tho roconl occurronco. Axoon sold thai ho prafors tho animals from othor jurfsdlcllons aro not turnod away but tho animals should bo accoptod and tho opproprlato agoncy chargod. Horton said that thai policy could rosullln too many animals bolng loll at Iho sholtor. Axoon dlroclod Russo and Horton 10 doyolop standard oporatlng procoduros lor not turning away animals from olhor jurisdictions, bul billing tho opproprfato ogancy. IS~J tJ 'I e, LI S Animal Control Adylsory Board August 16, 1990 pago 2 ~: Axoon stalod that ho would IIko to soo gonoral policy standards sot In placo within a YOM, Including adopllon policy, axpandod hours, Intako procoduros, roclalm procoduros, fOOl, animal controllntorns, and mooting schodulos. Coopor moyod 10 allow Axoon to anlor Into an agroomont with tho Johnson County Board 01 Suporvfsors regarding tho $85 outhanasla faa. Motion passod. Mooting ad/oumod a18:30 PM. I I . I'. d , 1._:1 i I , i , .1 "'---'_"T.","'_T~,..~r.-r ,.. "'j""': II ',- il !. '( '; 'f ! I I .I ., I IS' 3