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Home My WebLink About1990-10-30 Bd Comm minutes "u~ I" o [I R LI - - , . IOWA CITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE October 18, 1990 6!fordnblo Houslna T~ubll910formatlonnl Mootlna: Thursday, October 18, 1990, 7:00 p.m. In Room A, Publlo Ubrary. Chalrporson Slovo Atkins prosldlng. I r m r : Carol BDlkor, Jamos Harris, David Bunting, Bonjamln Mooro, Sharon Mathlou, Jamos Knapp, Anna Wagnor, MIchele Drelsmoler, Judy Galluzzo, RlchDld Gibson, Kolth Jonos, David Clark, Pat Jensen, Roger Gwlnnup, Duano Swartzendruber, John Crulso, Craig Willis, Polly pagllal, Tim Krumm, Gary Smith, Robert Jackson, Jack Koberg, Goorge Starr, Botsy Kenefick. Absont: Polly Millor, Joan Undley, Richard Myors. ~: Atkins, Schmolsor, MIlkman, Franklin, Boothroy, Helling, Barnos, Hondorson, Smltn. Iowa CIIy Mayor John McDonald welcomod Affordable Housing Task Forco mombors on behalf 01 the City Councll, McDonald explalnod that one 01 thO CIIy Council's goals whon considering thO Task Force was 10 havo a good cross-section 01 tho community and ho lolt that had boen accompllshod, McDonald stated that thO Affordablo Housing Task Forco chargo Is floxlblo In addrosslng housing noods. McDonald thanked Task Forco mombors Jor serving 9n tho Task Forco. Richard Gibson nolod an attondanco corroctlon on the minutes from the Septomber 27, 1990, Affordabla HousIng Task Forco meotlng. Tho Soptombor 27, 1990, mlnutos woro approved as submItted, Atkins noted additional Affordablo Housing Task Force meotlngs hava boen schodulod on Dacombor 6 and January 9, 7:00 p.m., Room A 01 tho Iowa City Publlo Ubrary, :1 '! fYBLIC OISCUSSIQtf: Atkins statod thO publlo discussion will allow Input Irom citizens and area rosldents con corning Issuos associated with affordablo housIng. AikIns asked spoakors to limit tholr commenls 10 flvo minutes. Ma~o~o Haydon Strait nolod sho makos vldoos lor publlo accoss TV and publlo accoss TV will havo tholr first annual mooting Novomber 13, 1990. Strait prosontod Information about thO Amorlcans with Dlsabllltlos AcL Stroll said coplos 01 tho Amorlcans with Dlsabllltlos Act Is avallablo 'rom Congrossman Naglo's ofnco or Irom thO Iowa CIIy Clly Managor Aikins. Strait statod sho IIvos with hor daughtor who has multlplo dlsablllUos. Slrall askod If any mombors 01 tho Affordablo Housing Task Forco havo Idontlflablo dlsabllltlos. Strait stalod sho could prosont oddlllonallnformatlon about tho Amorlcans wllh Dlsabllltlos Act to Task Forco mombors. Donnls Folksdlhl proloslod that Prosldonts Roagan, Bush and Cortor croatod a four trillion dollar dobt In tho Unltod Stalos. Folksdlhl statod Ihatlhat dobt affocts tho housing Industry and tho '~a7 rl A L/, j:' , Affordablo Housing Task Forco Octobor 18, 1990 Pogo 2 homo loss. Folksdihl asked why Sonator H8Ikln cancolod Egypt's debllo tho Unllod Statos and why HUD ombozzlod $7 billion. Robort Wolch, Minlstor 01 FIrst Christian Church, noted that tho Affordablo Housing Task Forco rocolvod corrospondonco Irom his church rogardlng housing lor all. Wolch notod ho had sorvod as tho chllir 01 tho first Housing Commission In Iowa CIIy and Is acUvoly Involvod In the Ecumonlcal Housing Corporation. Wolsh sold the problom 01 housing Is ona thai can bo solved. Wolch urged that all lacols 01 the communlly need to work togothor, Including tho rollglous community, govemmOnl1li units, banking and buslnoss units, and low.lncomo porsons. Wolch said some sources 01 funding havo boon Idontlflod that might holp In tho croatlon 01 a corporation composed 01 low.lncomo porsons who would bo ablo to bo trained In lorms 01 dovoloplng skills In thO rohabllllallon 01 proporty. Ndnniiltli Horton SuossOd that tho demand lor housing outwolghs supply lor housing and tho Emorgoncy Housing ProJoct has a IImlled capaclly. Horton emphasized that tho Emorgoncy Housing ProJoct noeds to bo oxpanded to moot the demands 01 tho poople who lITO homoloss. Horton InJormed Task Forco mombors thai It look hor olght months to obtllin Soction 8 housing In Iowa City and that It Is a difficull strugglo 10 obtain housing. Horton encouragod the Task Forco to expand tho Emorgoncy Housing ProlocL ShollY Gordon staled sho Is 28 yoars old, dlsablod, homo loss, and living at the Emorgoncy Housing Projoct. Gordon ralsod concorns about tho sClllclly 01 housing options for single porsons. Gordon said moro options should bo mado avallablo lor single porsons and poople with spoclal noeds, Gordon saId thoro noods to bo more shelter options In Iowa City. Mike Maher, Transltionlli Housing Coordlnalor lor HACAP, presented Inlormation about the transitional housing program, Maher stated that thO Iransltlonal housing program Is an approach 10 helping poople get back on theIr leel by provfding temporary stable livIng situations lor famlllos. The transitional housIng program leaches porsons budgeting skills, housohold management skills, and lob training. Maher said the program has boon going on lor one year and throe months, and currently has three sitos with families located In them and two moro housos In the rohabllltatlon slago. Mahor said that ho has boon In contact wllh ovor 50 homo loss famlllos, Including 132 Individuals, In Johnson County durfng the past year and 55% 01 thoso porsons woro undor 18 YOllls 01 ago. Maher sald the waiting list lor tho transitional housing program Includos 12 housoholds, 42 IndIviduals 01 which 6B% aro chlldron. Mahor rocommonded that tho Allordablo Housing Task Forco conllnuo support and fund housIng programs lor low Incomo and tho homo loss: attracllndustry and buslnossos that pay moro than mInimum wago: and work wllh tho CIIy's zoning rulos and rogulatlons to stlmulalo moro housing projocts. Juno Higdon, Prosldont oJ Ecumonlcal Housing Corporation, sold tho 1988.1989 Ecumonlclli Housing Corporation Board oJ Dlroctors ostabllshed long.rango goals, Including to oxploro croallvo dovolopmont 01 housing opportunlllos Jor oldor porsons and to oxploro Iho noods lor housing othor than low.lncomo housing. Higdon askod tho Task Forco to koop In contacl wllh tho Ecumonlcal Housing Corporation. Mary Larow, Emorgoncy Housing Projocl Dlroctor, prosonlod a handoul, 'Origin oJ Guosts . Emorgoncy Housing Projoct January 19BB.Soptombor 1990.' Larow stalod Ihalthoro has boon /137 : ' rl F1 ,LI ::, Affordablo Housing Task Forco Octobor 18, 1990 Pogo 3 a largo Incroaso In Iho numbor 01 cllenls using tho Emorgency Housing ProjOCL Larow Inlormod Task Forco mombors Ihat It takos six monll1s 10 one yoar Jor pooplo to gotlnlo stablo housIng. Rita Offult said sho works Jor Project Hopo, 0 program out 01 tho Unn County Communlly Montal Hoallh Conlor. Offult sold sho workod wlll1 homo loss pooplo In Johnson Counly as a homo less advocate and psychologist. Offult said she Is In contact with many pooplo In 1110 community who nood a placo to live. Offult sold many pooplo havo housing vouchors who aro unablo to find places In the community to Ilvo bocause landlords and/or apartmonts ara not avallablo, OlJull sold landlords nood to bo workod with so thoy would accopt housing vouchors. Ollult also noted that many low Incomo housing units and slnglo.room occupancy holols hove boon torn down In the communlly, making It moro difficult to find Inoxponslvo housing. OJfult sald Iowa City noods moro affordablo efficiency apartmonts. Offull statod that many pooplo who havo omotlonal or psych/a!1lo problems, becauso thoy ara homelllSa, wind up In tho hospital. Offult stated thalli thoso porsons had placos to live, hospltallzallon would bo provonlod. Charlos Easll1am presonled Inlorrnallon about tho Greater Iowa CIIy HousIng Fellowship. Eastham explalnod that tho Groator Iowa City Housing Followshlp Is a non.proflt organization dedicated to providing allordablo housing Jor low.lncome rosldonts or Iho communlly; at preson~ soven area religious organizations have represontallvos who are membors 01 the Housing FellowshIp; and as an Inlllal project, tho Housing Fellowship Is worklng with HACAP to provide a slnglo.ramlly dwelling unit. Eastham roportod that $13,000 has boen pledgod to tho Housing Followshlp Jrom momber organlzallons, Individuals and Hills Bank and Trust Company and Its appllcallon ror $12,000 01 CDBG lunds has boen approvo~ by CCN. Eastham sald allordablo housing should moan that reasonablo opportunity lor homo ownorshlp Is avallable 10 almost all resIdents 01 the community, Including low.lncomo resldonts. Eastham explalned that an analysIs 01 the Iowa City housing market conditions suggost thai a key program noodod Is one whIch would offer mortgago loans at woll bolow markot torms and ratos. Eastham saId such programs offer 1) InlllaJ capltallzallon from private or govemmontal granting agonclos, local rund raising drives or dedication 01 some part 01 local govemmont rovonuos, or a combination 01 sourcos, 2) tho salo 01 completed loans on Iho secondary markot so as to conllnuously havo lunds avallablo lor now loans, and 3) oporatlon 01 tho program by community.basod non.proflt tax exompt organizations which Includos participation by low.lncomo groups and which provldos not only convontlonallonder sorvlcos, but also crftlcal counsollng and oll1or social sorvlcos so as 10 onablo low.lncomo borrowors to coplos with Iho unlquo challengos confronting Ihom as a consoquonce of tholr oconomlo status. Easll1am asked the Task Forco 10 consldor Implomonlatlon 01 such a program. Eastham also askod tho Task Forco to conllnuo Iho oducatlonal actlvltlos alroady bogun and to attompt 10 croate opportunllles lor pooplo Irom dilloront aroas to simply sl( down and talk 10 each other. Ann Orockor, Systems Unlimited In.Houso Program Olroclor, slaled sho works with families who aro living 'ndopondenlly In tho communlly. Sho statod thai sho sponds 01 loast 25% 01 hor limo trying 10 find affordoblo housIng for thoso pooplo. Orockor also stotod that peoplo nood to bo tralnod In rohabllltatlon and construcllon 01 homos and taklng bottor coro 01 homos. Drockor statod 0 problom that occurs Is things happon In a homo that aro not normal that porsons with dlsabllltlos don't nocossarlly see as somothlng wrong, thon 1110 landlord ovlcts thom. Orockor omphaslzod that thoro Is not onough low.lncomo homos for Ihoso famlllos. Orockor notod sho Is gratoful for Iho sorvlcos offorod by Iho Emorgoncy HouslnD Pr%ct. /131 'r _ [I R ,LI .LI Affordablo Housing Task Forco Octobor 18, 1990 Pogo 4 Kay Hault, Dlroctor of Goneral Asslstanco for Johnson Counly, asked the Task Forco to consldor tho neods oJ slnglo pooplo In Iowa City who havo no placo to IIvo. Dan Ryan, roprosontatlvo from St. Thomas Mooro Church, sold thore aro many typos oJ homo loss persons In Iowa City, Including students, thoso with emorgency and medical neods, transitional, disabled, and porsons with AIDS. Ryan urged the Task Forco to romaln opon whon consldorlng all 01 the dlfferont housing noeds. Ryan stated he Is advocating the noed for housing for persons with AIDS. Ryan sold a significant amount of the homeless that exist In Iowa CIIy could bo deferred through both social and church agencies by dlroctlng peoplo to communlUes where It Is more affordable to live. David Hughes 01 tho Rlvor City Housing Collectlvo, statod It Is Important to havo a roof ovor your head. rood In your belly. and friends. Hughes said tho cooporatlve housing Is ono pOMlblg solution and Is usoful lor a largo soctlon of thO population. Hughos explained that the Rlvor CIIy Housing Collectlvo has existed slnco 1977, Is usod by 30 pooplo In fivo housos, and tho avorage ront Is 15.20% bolow markot rato. Hughos said cooporative housing offors a senso 01 communlly and emotional support. Hughos prosenled the Task Forco wllh tho pamphlot. 'Studont and Communlly Cooporatlve living. Rlvor City Housing Colloctlvo.' Jim ZOlkowskl, Exocullvtl Dlroctor 01 Systoms Unlimited, told the Task Forco that Systoms Unlimited Is vory approclatlvo 01 Iowa CIIy'S assistance to disabled poople. Zolkowskl statod Systoms Unlimited oporatos 45 different rosldenUallocaUons. Zolkowskl oxplalned Sysloms Unllmltod spoclflcally noods resldontlallocatlons thataro whoolchalr accosslblo and locations that aren't very exponslve. Zolkowskl said Systems Unlimited would lIke to bo a partnor In this process. Jim Balmor Informed the Task Forco of tho Iowa Flnanco Authorlly and Iowa Housing CorporaUon. Balmor stated thero need to bo partnorshlps formod by many dlfforent groups, Balmor statod Idoas Inltoducod at state and national levels aro a bulldo(s tax crodlt, partnorshlps wllh utilities whore tho uUlltles will not charge for the extension 01 new service, and tax abatoment programs. Balmer encouragod Task Forco membors to contact tho Iowa Finance Authority and Iowa Housing Corporation. Atkins asked Affordablo Housing Task Forco mombers to address tho audlenco and othor Task Forco mC'llbors with suggostlons and Idoas. Jim Knapp asked Mary Larew what Is the longth 01 stay that Is allowablo at tho Emergoncy Housing ProJoct. Larow explalnod thero aro four dlfforonl kinds 01 guosts that come Into thO sheltor: poople with modlcal programs .Iongth oJ slay set as recommonded by doctor: transients . three days allowed; pooplo coming to Iowa City looking lor lobs . two weoks allowod; and Jamlllos .Iongth 01 stay varlos depondent upon availability 01 housing. Larew said tho Emergoncy Housing Project remains flexible and works with oach cllonl or family on an as.noedod basis. In rosponso to Knapp, Larew said pooplo aro raroly turnod away. Knapp askod ff translonts woro tho dominant usors 01 thO Emorgoncy Housing Proloct. Larow said translonts usod to bo tho main usors of tho Emorgency Housing Pr%ct, but In recent times that has boen docroasod. Larow sold more local pooplo are taking advanlago 01 tho Jaclllty. Knapp Inqulrod about probloms rolatlng to mixing pooplo with dlfforont noods at the Emergoncy Housing ProJoct. Larow said /937 O[/A,LI,S AUordllblo Housing Task Forco Octobor 18, 1990 Pago 5 thoro havo boon vory low probloms and the only pooplo thai ovlctod are pooplo who 11I0 dangorous to othors. Anna Wag nor staled Matlorlo Strait doos havo a point that thoro 11I0 no disabled pooplo on tho Task Forco. Wagnor stalod sho Is a povorty porson and Is approclaUvo of gottlng on tho Task Forco. Wagner oxplalnod sho has a dogroo In mass communications and oconomlcs and has boon pollllcally activo lor many yoars, latoly omphaslzlng povorty Issuos. Wagner statod sho has beon a casually 01 tho Iowa City rontal marllot tho last ton yelllS. Wagnor sRid her main concom on thO Task Forco will be with thO most noedy porsons and sho Intends to Invosllgalo thoso pollclos which dlscrlmlnato against slnglo pooplo who 11I0 not eldorly, handicapped and wllh chlldron. Wagner said a nallonal vouch or system should Includo slnglo Individuals. Wag nor sold consldorallon should be glvon to using UDAO grants and loderal mortgage Insuranco programs for condominiums and cooporatlvos. Wagnor said tho aUordablo housing should Incorporato liSUilS of llmmclng, housing stock and IlIW5. Wagnor said that tho financing Issuo can be addrossed by reviewing all loderal, stale and counly programs; wllh lobbying oUorts Jormod Jor unmot IInanclal noods, a study and rent control. Wagnor sold thoro Is a shortago 01 dwolllngs such as efflcloncy two.roomors and lIny threo.roomors and tho housing stock could bo Improved by building or romodollng moro oJ these units. Wagnor sold the Iowa Landlord. Tonant Law Is discrimInatory lor tenants bocauso thO proof Is always on tho tonant. Wagner ,said tonants ond up IMng In substandard housing. Wagnor said dllferentlypes 01 ownership should be looked at and non.proflt corporallons or trusts should be considered. AIkins rospondod to thO quostlon' about physically challongod pooplo being on tho Task Forco. AIkins stated thai thO Mayor and CIIy Council appolntod evoryono who appllod to bo on tho AUordllblo Housing Task Forco. Atkins sold that II there was an Individual who had such clrcumstancos and oxprossed an Interest In particIpating to tho Mayor and CIIy Council, ho bolleved thO Task Forco would welcome that Council appolntmont. Atkins stated that tho Task Force can oxerclso Its chargo In tho lorm of loglslallvo agenda as woll as an acllon agonda. TIm Krumm stated that ho Is a good resourco for Informallon aboul tho Emergoncy Housing ProJoct bocauso ho had sorved on the Board 01 Directors 01 tho Emorgoncy Housing Project lor two yolllS and was the Treasurer lor one yoar, Krumm statod Iho Emorgoncy Housing proJoct was formed In 1983.1984 through thO Ecumenical Consultation 01 Churches; support 'rom 11I00 church os mako up a IlIIgo portIon 01 EHP's support and funding Is also recolved from Johnson Counly, Unltod Woy, FEMA and tho Iowa Emorgency Sholler Grant. Jim Knapp statod ho was asked by thO Ecumenical Towers Board of Dlroctors to roprosont thom on thO AUordablo Housing Task Force. Knapp sold thoro are oldorly peoplo who do not fall Into tho guldollnos that can be holpod with fodorally fundod housing but are boyond tho point of bolng ablo to lako caro of their own homos and cannot aUord to move Into a moro oxpenslve reUremont homo. Knapp sold thoro should bo a way 10 find aUordable housing for this group 01 poople. Knapp sold ho can answor any quesllon about how Ecumenical Towers operates and how tho Ecumonlcal Housing approprlallon oporates. Mlchelo Orolsmeler staled sho Is on Iho Task Force becauso sho knows from personal oxporlenco what It Is lIke to movo from placo to placo and tho financial hardships Involved. Drolsmeler said tho availability 01 all tho programs and agencies who are ass Is ling with housing 1917 n FI LI h . - Alfordablo Houslno Task Force Octobor 18, 1990 Pogo 8 should bo mako known 10 tho public. Drolsmolor sold thoro should bo a landlord participation In alfordablo housing, Including a ronl Iroozo. Orelsmolor sold profits from ronlal housing should be relnvesled Inlo the maintenance and upkeop of those proportlos. Rogor Gwtnnup, builder, said malerlals, land, Inlorosl costs, wasto, and rulos causo high cosl of IIvlno. Gwlnnup slaled thai tho proposod Sycamoro Vlow housos aro vory big and thai ho has plans approved by tho FAA thai 01020' x 20'. Gwlnnup sald thai zoning thlnos In Iowa Clly could bo dono, Including zoro Iotllnos and slnglo.famlly dotached. Gwtnnup askod II Iowa City has any typo 01 syslomatlc mothod lor rovlowtng tho list ollnx dollnquont proportlos or shorllfs IIsl for buying land. Gwtnnup said Intorosl costs Impact on tho cosl 01 houslno and suggosled ownor participation In houso bulldlno to reduco costs. Gwtnnup also suggostod banks can bo Involvod through tho community rolnvostmonl act. Gwtnnup said building malorlals can be salvaged from homos bofom thay arB demolJshed. Gwlnnup suggosted thai iI puraon ilpplyino lor a domolitlon pormlt be roqulred to wall a COrlaln porlod 01 time 10 allow somoono to salvago tho building malorlals from thai homo. Gwtnnup sold thai a fol 01 rulos woro used on tho Sycamoro Vlow proloct. Gwtnnup sold a ponny savod Is a ponny oamed and waslo not, want not. Ma~orlo Haydon Strait askod litho City of Iowa City has rocolved any Information about Habllal for Humanity, AWns said ho Is lamlllar with tho program. SlIall said tho Task Forco should attomplto rocolvo moro Inlormatlon aboulthat program. II was furthor nolod that a reprosontatlvo from Habllallor Humanity Is schedulod to addross tho Ecumonlcal Council In April. AWns staled tho public discussion Is complOled. Atkins sold the noxt Affordablo HousIng Task Forco mootlno Is schodulod lor Novomber 7. AIkins sald tho AIfOrdablo Housing Task Forco mootlngs aro opon to tho public and tonight's mooting was vldootapod lor futuro robroadcast. Mooting adjoumod at 8:20 p.m. """~Il"'" I ~ J ., , I I 1'81 i' L'}\ ~\, [1 [I A LI "~I MINUTES IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 19,1990.5:30 P.M. SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Brunor. Buckloy, Jonos. Stolnbroch. Slroh. Wochal, Willis Focklor, Horton. Robal Rockwoll, Nolf Torry Dahms. Foothor Lacy. Rox Pruoss CALL TO ORDER. INTAODUCT]Q~S. AND ANNOVNCEMENT~: Chalrporson Wachal callod Iho mooting 10 ordor al 5:31 p.m. Ho announcod thai 'Jonos will bo roplaclng Wachal as tho Rlvorfronl Commlsslon's roprosontotlvo on tho Johnson County Rosourco Enhancomonl Commlltoo. CONSIDERATlOtj OF THE AUGUST 211.1000. MINUTES: Jonos movod to approvo tho mlnulos of tho AuguSI 29, 1990, R1vorlronl Commission mooting. SlIoh socondod. Tho motion carrlod 6.0. REVIEW OF FY91 BUDGE"( BEOUESTS: Rockwoll roquoslod tho Commission's asslstanco In rovlowlng budgol roquosts, which will nood to bo submlltod with costs asslgnod and justifications lor oach roquost. 1. Troll Slanaao . Rockwoll roportod that a mockup of tho soloctod rlvor corridor logo and a map of polontlaJ sign locations will bo forwardod to Council. Sho said thai $900 will covor tho cosl for tho approxlmatoly 25 signs that will bo noodod Inlllally. Jonos alalod that tho print on Iho signs should bo bold and cloar; wllhoulsorophs. Stroh strossod thai tho doslgn will also bo sorvlng as 0 logo on brochuros, roports, ole. Wacho) askod that an oxamplo using boldor print bo prosonlod allho Commlsslon'a Octobor moollng. Rockwoll notod that tho slowor spood or tho usors 01 tho troll obvlatod tho nood lor sans soraph print. Tho consonsus 01 tho CommIssIon was to procoed with tho provlously soloctod doslgn. 2. Iowa Rlvor Corrls!2l.flan UDdalQ . Rockwoll roportod thai sho had not rocolvod Inlorn asslstanco lor this projocl bocauso thoro aro hlghor priority urban planning lIoms. Sho askod If It would bo advlsablo to build tho costs lor a landscapo archltoct's asslstanco Into tho budgol roquost. In rosponso to a quost/on from Stroh, Rockwoll slatod that a cooporallvo olfort with Johnson Counly would bo advantagoous, but nolod that tho Rlvorfront Commission hod spoclfically roquoslod that only tho portion of tho plan within Iowa City's corporato limits bo updalod. Sho Indlcatod that lunds will bo noodod for hiring a consulting landscapo archltoct, and for prlnt/ng and dlslrlbullon costs, Wochal suggostod sollclllng an Inlormol bid to ass Is I In ostobllshlng a cost osllmolo. Brunor agrood 10 oxploro wholhor tho work on tho Iowa City plan and tho Johnson County plsn could bo Intogralod. Wochal nolod that such cooporollon could roduco tho cost. , d 1139 1 [I R LI EI Mlnutos Iowa City Rivor/ront Commission Soptombor 19, 1990 Pago 2 3. Developmont 01 towa River Corridor SlIdoshowMdoolap.,g . Rockwoll suggoSlod conconlratlng on one modla typo. Sho askod II any 01 Iho Commlssionors would bo willing to lormulalo a proposal. Jonos slrossod that this should bo an OUdlovlsual prosonlallon on tho Iowa Rlvor and lis posslblllllos. Rockwoll notod thatlho City has an oXlonslvo library of slldos on tho rlvor. If one 01 tho Commlsslonors could Invonlory tho slldos, thoro Is voluntoor holp avallablo to coordlnato tho prosontallon. Sho thoughlthot funding would probably not bo noodod, but strossod that volunloor limo Is ossonllal. Willis agrood to Invontory tho slid os. 4. Bonton Slroot Brldao Pockel Park Oovolopmont . Rockwoll nolod Ihat this 110m would bo dlscussod undor tho agonda 110m rolatlng to tho CDBG appllcallon. 5. Napoloon Park Trail Dovolopmont . Rockwoll notod thai cosls lor this proJoct can bo coordlnalod with Pog McElray of Mayor's Ygyth Employmont Program and Bob HO'tICII, Parks Suporlntondont. Wachal and Jonas agrood to work with thoso Individuals to lormulato a budgot proposal. S. BlHJInalon Slroot to Iowa Avonuo Trail ConSlruCl1ml . Rockwoll roportod Ihoro was a possibility that Ihls projoct might bo fundod with gas lax rovonuo. Sho suggostod Ihatln Iho Intorludo, tho Commission might want to work 10 roduco tho cost of tho proJoct and to softon lis appoaranco. Sho Indlcalod thallnstoad 01 ullllzlng a 3()()'IoOI chalnllnk lonco, thoro might bo anothor matorlalthal could sorvo tho samo purposo wllhout collocllng trash whllo having a moro natural appoaranco. Stroh and Brunor agrAod to work wllh tho . Iowa Dopartmont 01 Transportallon to rovlso tho trail do sign. REVIEW OF FY91 CDBG APeLICATIOt-j: Rockwoll dlstrlbulod draft coplos ollho CDBG appllcallon 10 lund tho dovolopmonl oflho Bonton Stroot Brldgo Pockot Park. Tho Parks & Rocroollon Commission had Informally Indlcalod lis support lor tho appllcallon. Sho notod that tho Hlslorlc Prosorvation Commission acllvoly supports tho appllcallon and will bo applying for hlslorlc prosorvallon lundlng In July. Rockwoll had schodulod a moollng wllh tho ProJoct GREEN Board. Jonos IIkod Iho Idoa 01 having a rOlalnlng wall soparallng tho trail from tho uppor parkland. Rockwoll roportod thai Nancy Rold, who did tho concopl drawing lor tho park, had suggostod a plantod, drywall conslrucllon lor tho rotalnlng wall. Bob Howell, City Parks Suporlntondont, had agrood 10 provldo osllmatos lor tho costs 01 grodlng, sldowalks, and parking. Rold was working on osllmalos lor aoodlng and landscaping. Rockwoll askod for commonls rogardlng IIghllng and tho placomont 01 a drinking lounlaln. Wachal slrossod thalllghllng will bo noodod undor Iho brldgo ond could possibly bo dlroctod to tho oullylng aroas for socurlty. Jonos suggostod Ihal on opinion ploco appoar In Iho Pross.Clllzon asking lor dona lions. Wachal commondod Rockwoll for hor spood In bringing tho proJoct along. , II , . i 1'8'1 [rCI A H.c, Mlnulos Iowa City R1vorfronl Commission Soplombor 19. 1990 Pago 3 REPORT ON TENTH NATIONAL TRAIL SYMPO~: Rockwoll ropOrlod thai much 01 tho discussion at tho Codar Rapids conforonco on Soptombor 1 ()'121990, wos about working partnorshlps lor Irall dovolopmont. Tho concopllhaltralls should bo within 15 mlnutos 01 ovory porson and consldorod as part of tho urban Infrastructuro was also prosontod. An IndMdual Irom tho Iowa Dopartmont of Natural Rosourcos gavo a talk on boardwalka which aro doslgnod 10 facllitalo accosslbllily to sconlc oroas whllo protoctlng envlronmontally sonsltlvo aroas. A somlnar on palh conflict rosolutlon locusod on nogotlatlons among dlfforonl us or Intorosts. Ono offocllvo stratogy was that of coopting onomlos by Including thom In tho procoss. Rockwoll roportod on a zoning ordlnanco which Incorporalos trail corridor prosorvallon. The somlnar on Intorprotlvo lIalls concontratod on promollonal aspocts. A Oonvor fundrolslng consultonl rocommondod 1) InvoMng pooplo who woro originally opposod to Iho projoct, and 2) conconlrailng sood monoy on a domonslrallon projoct. Ho rocommondod working on a proloctlrom Its contor out, slmllor to whatlho Commission was proposing with tho Bonton Slrool Brldgo Pockot Park projoct Each now sogmont of tho troilshould bo publlclzod In a way to capluro tho public's attontlon. EVALUATION OF TRAIL COMMITTEE STATU~: Rockwollstatod that a common Ingrodlonl for succossfultrall dovolopmont was broad.basod community support. Sho suggostod Ihattho Commission might want to consldor having tho Trail Commlttoo bo moro of a broad.basod communlly organization. This would ollow for lapping moro community anorgy and rosourcos, for bottor, ,Ioss.rostralnod lundralslng and loss buroaucrallc rod tapo. Tho Commlttoo could bo sol up as a non.prom trust or foundallon. Wachalslatod that mony funds are awardod to organlzallonsthot havo broad basod community support. Torry Dahms slalod that his primary Intoroslls In naluro trail dovolopmonl and ho bollovod tho proem had boon polnfully slow. Ho supportod tho Idoa thol tho Trail Commlttoo should bo turnod ovor to a prlvalo cltlzons' group for grossroots support. Wachal suggoslod that Casoy Cook and Dahms could calla moo ling of tho mombors oflho Trail Commlttoo and bogln 0 now group althal moollng. Dahms and Rox Pruoss agrood to conlact Cook to arrango a moollng. Rockwoll nolod thai tho curront Troll Commlttoo has a varlod group 01 roprosonlallvos and auggostod that tho now group mlghl want to rotoln somo of thoso mombors. Slolnbroch roportod thai tho Parks and Rocroatlon Commission had eslabllshod a toundallon. Ho nolod IhatIt takos a long limo 10 sol up a foundallon, and In tho bog Inning, tho now Irall group mlghl wanllo work Ihrough an oxlsllng foundallon. Rockwoll nolod Ihattho Rlvorfront Commission's hlghost priority was trail dovolopmont. Having a communlly organization soparalo from Iho Commission would not nocossarlly losson Its Involvomont, but mlghl placo tho Commission In moro 01 a lacllllallng rolo than an Implomonllng ono. " 1?.11 . [1 [I FI S fl Mlnutos Iowa Clly RIvorfronl Commission Soplombor 19, 1990 Pago 4 STAFF UPDATE ON COMMISSION PROJECT&: Rockwoll roportod thai Wachal hod rosoS/chod tho dalos 01 ownorshlp and tho ownors' namos for rlvorfronl proporty south 01 Highway S. Wachal roportod that somo of tho documonts rofor to this aroa as Sand Lako. Rockwollstatod that II stili noods 10 bo dolormlnod If pormlls woro appllod lor through tho Iowa Dop8l1mont of Natural Rosourcos by any oflho ownors during tho dolos oltholr ownorahlp. Rockwoll roportod thai tho City had sontlwo 10ltors to tho Corps 01 Englnoora rogardlng tho Glasgow proporty north of Torroll Mill Park. Sho stalod that no rosponso concornlng onforcomonl of wotland roclamatlon hsd boon rocolvod. Rockwoll roportod thai Tom Taylor oflho U.S. Envlronmontal Proloctlon Agoncy Invostlgatod tho foroslod wotlands aroa lasl yoar. In Taylor's convorsatlons with Corps offielals, tho Corpslndlcatod thai onforcomont will bo pursuod within tho noxt six months as stoll tlmo pormlls. COMMISSIONERS' REPORT&: Wachalsuggostod thai tho Commission should consldor tho goals of tho Johnson County REAP whon discussing projocts. Ho stalod that Information on tho 404 pormll procoss .by which lho Corps of Englnoors controls wotlands will bo on mo In Rockwoll's olflco. Jonos roportod that tho barrlors on bolh onds 01 tho Coralvlllo Connoctlon Troll havo boon doslloyod. Ho slrOllod thalthoso nood 10 bo roplacod as soon as thoy aro dostroyod, and roplacomonlshould bo v1owod as part ola continuing malntonanco program. Slolnbroch agrood 10 dolormlno II this roplacomontls Includod In tho Parks and Rocroatlon Dopartmont budgot. ~: Dahms oxprossod his oxcllomonl rogardlng an Indopondont Trail Commlltoo and slatod that ho soos many posslbllltlos rogardlng Iho luluro 01 a naluro trail In Iowa City. Foathor Lacy askod who Is rosponslblo lor snow romoval on Iho Coralvlllo Trail. Willis agrood to discuss this ,"uo with tho CoroMllo Parks and Rocroatlon Dopartmont. ~: Wachaladjournod Iho mooting at S:3O p.m. Mlnulossubmlltod by Mary Jo No". ppdsdmlnlmlns\!J.19ICrC,mjn 19JI 1\,1.1,1 ,~ rl A S, 'I I _ _ MINUTES IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1990 . 7:00 PM. IOWA CITY TRANSIT FACILITY MEMBERS PRESENT: RlchOld Blum, Pat Fostor, John Ockonfols, Robert Hicks MEMBERS ABSENT: Anlonla Hamlllon STAFF PRESENT: Ron O'NolI, Kayo Honnossoy, Unda Gontry ~: Chairperson Blum callod tho mooting to ordor at 7:20 p.m. A quorum cf tho CommissIon was prosont. ~: Tho mlnutos 01 tho August 22, 1990 Commission mootlno woro dlscussod and approved as prosontod. Blum oxplalnod a bill submlttod by H. R. Groen Co. lor $2,248.22. The bill was lor wllnoss loos and propOlatlon of an oxhlbll usod In tho FllzgBlTaId court caso. Blum did nol question tho amount chOlgod by H. R. Groon Co. bul oxprossod concom aboul how !ho Commission was 10 pay lor tho oxponso. This typo cllogal oxponso Is normally budgotod and paid for by tho Legal Dopartmont. Blum rocommondod Ihaltho bill be rolorrod 10 tho Council, Legal Dopartment or Flnanco for paymonl. O'Nollstalod that a blll Irom Icwa City Flying Sorvlco was lor undorground storago lank Insuranco lor tho jol fuol tank and Icr tosUno tho wator woll samplos Irom tho jOlluol lank. Commission mombers oxprossod concom thallho chargo lor to sting tho woll was not epprovod prior to lostlno and stalod to Mr. Jonos Irom Iowa Clly FI~no Sorvlco Ihalln tho luturo, any oxpenso that Iowa Clly Flying Sorvlco expocted to bo rolmbursod Icr would nood to bo approvod prIor to spondlng any monoy. Hicks movod tc apprcvo tho Soptombor oxpondlluros oxcepttho H. R. Groon bUl, Foslor SOCOnded tho motion and II passild 4.0, Fostor movod to have tho H. R. Groon Co. bill paid by Iho Council or Legal, whomovor has tho funds. The motion was socondod by Ockonlols and passod 4-0. , I , I 'I . i ., I , I No lIems woro presonted by tho gonoral public. A. Morey Hcspltal Air Accoss . Blum road a momo from City Attornoy Gontry roquostlng Information from !ho Commission on Morcy Hospltal's roquost for a hollport. Tho Commission agreed thaI most of tho points In tho momo havo boen addrossod at one tlmo or anothor, but Blum was dlroctod 10 answor tho momo to prosont an official Commission rocommondatlon 10 O'NolI. Blum statod thaI although a public hoarlng was notschodulod /9.1? I I [I - S j=I . Airport Commission Soplombor 19, 1990 Pago 2 al this timo, with tho Commission's pormlsslon, tho mombers of tho public prosonl would bo allowed to prosont commonts concornlng safoty Issuos regarding tho hollport. Sovoral membors of tho public prosonlod statomonts concamlng tho proposod hollport. Hicks moved and II was soconded by Foslor to dlroct Blum and Ockonlolslo answor tho City Attomoy's momo. Tho motion passed 4.0. B. Undorground Storago Tank. . Tank Bid Spoclllcatlon. . O'NolI prosonted a draft 01 tho underground luollank spoclflcatlons and plans 10 replace tho curronl undorground lank syslom at tho Airport. Commission mombers dlscussod tho options prosontod In tho specifications. II was suggosted thai tho blddors be roqulrod 10 bid on both Sloel and liborglass lanks. II was moved by Ockonlols and socondod by Fostor to accopttho bid spoclflcaUons as proscntod. Tho motion passod 4.0. O'NolI will roquosttho City Council to conduct a public hoarlng on tho spoclflcatlons althe October IS, 1990, City Councll maallng. C. Ooyolcpmont Property - Rozonlng . Tho hoarlng on rozonlno tho dovalopmont proporty 01 tho AIrport had beon deforred by the City Ccuncll until condlUons on Parcol 2 woro clarlllod. Tho Planning and Zoning Commission rovlsed and passod tho rocommondatlons lor the conditions 10 be attachod 10 Porcol2. II w!lS tho consonsus 01 the Alrport Commls. slon thai tho conditions may decrease tho marketability 01 tho parcel. II was lurthor agroed that In Ordor to proceod with tho rezonlno, tho conditions would be accopted. II was moved by Fostor to accopt tho condlllons placed on Parcol 2 01 tho airport dovolopmenl property and to rofor tho mallor 10 tho City Councflto complolo tho public hoarlng cn tho rozonlng roquosL Hicks soconded tho motion and It was passod 4.0. D. L1con80 lor Uso 01 Roal Proporty - ASOS Silo. Tho IIcanso lor tho uso of roal proporty Is an agreemont betwoon tho lederal govornmont and tho Airport Commission for proporty to Install a Automated Surfaco Observation Systom. Tho aulomalod woathor stallon would bo Inslallod and malntalnod by tho NaUonal Woalhor Sorvlce. Thoro will bo no cosl 10 tho Alrport. Ockenlols made a mollon for a rosolullon 10 accopt tho agreemont for proporty 10 Inslalltho ASOS Inslrumontatlon. Fostor secondod tho motion and at roll call vole tho Issue passed 4.0, with Hamilton bolng absonL E. Grant Agreemont - lOOT - ProJoct No, 17.0047.0017 . O'NolI slatod that tho Iowa Departmont of TransporteUon had offorod 0 grant to tho Iowa City Municipal Airport to Install security lonclng. This Is Iho IIrst phaso 01 provldlno security fonclno around tho ontlro airport. Tho lOOT will provldo up to $6.000 lor this grant. Thai Is approxlmatoly 70% 01 tho proJocl. Foslor mado a moUon lor a rosolutlon to accopttho lOOT grant no. 17.0047.0017. Hicks soconded lho motion and at roll call vole tho rosolullon passod 4-0 with Hamilton bolng absent. F. Grant Agreomont- FAA ProJoct. No. 3.19.0047.01, Third Amondmont. Allor tho ond 01 tho yoar rovlow, tho FAA has offored to amond grant project no. 3.19.0047.01 and Incroaso tho grant by $4,213.75. Hicks movod lor a resolution 10 accopt amendmont no. 310 tho FAA Grant No. 3.19.0047.01. Foslor socondod tho motion ond at roll call vote tho resolution passed 4.0 with Homllton bolng absont. l1$r .- tJ [I A S ::, . AIrport Commission Soptombor 19, 1990 Pago 3 ~: Blum slalod thatlDOT had exprossod Into rest In an air show to call allont/on to aviation month In Augus~ 1991. Ho will pursuo tho Idea of Iowa City as a posslblo silo litho Commission was Interesled. Commission mombers oncouragod Blum 10 obtain furthor do tails of tho air show. ~: O'NolI slated thai on September 14, 1990, Blum, Ockonfols, Fostor, Assl, City AlIomoy Christianson, and he mot with FAA officfals 10 discuss grant lundlng and other Issuos that may bo pertlnontlo tho Iowa City Municipal AIrport. Tho meotlng was Informatlvo and productlvo. Glonn Millor 01 tho Iowa Dopartmont of Transportation has beon contactod wllh rogard to ostabllshlng a SAWRS station at tho Iowa City Municipal Airport. Mlllor wlllsond O'NolI additional Inlormatlon. O'Neil commonted on tho colobratlon of tho 70th annlvorsary 01 tho lIanscontlnontal airmail flight at tho Iowa City AIrport on Soptember 8, 1990. Tho Iowa City Post Oftlco, the Airport Commission, tho Chamber of Commerco, the City Council and many othors participated. Blum vldootaped tho coremonlos and will make arranoemonts lor tho lape to bo on tho publlo accoss channol. .~: Tho noxt rogularly schoduled Airport Commission mooting Is schedulod for Octobor 18, 1990, 01 7:00 p.m, ~: The meoUng was adjoumed at 9:41 p.m. ~ ,!1~~ alrporson I I I I , I,: i I! i il 'I II I , , , I , , 'i , I ".I I --.".'1 I I I I I I I I I I I 19J? ! ' J!'l 'J p- o [I FI 5 LI MINUTES IOWA CITY PUBUC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1990.4:00 P.M. ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Buchanan, Cox, Hobart (10" 01 7:45), Golman, Moyors, Hargravo 19ono 5:OO.S:00 & loft al 8:00), Sloln (loft 01 5:30), Swaim MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Eggors, Crnlg, Lubaro", Salos, Cartor, McGulro, Spaziani, Groon, Ponlck OTHERS PRESENT: Jim Ostrom, Pat Hosson, Library SClonco Studonts ~: Prosldont Buchanan callod tho mootlno to ordor 01 4:07 p.m. ~: Mlnutos of tho August 23, 1990, rogular mOtlng wore approved. Gelman/Sloln Mlnutos 01 tho August 30, 1990, spoclal mooting woro approvod. GolmanlSloln ~: Olsbursomonts lor August, 1990, woro approvod. Sloln/Golman ~: 1. Instruction to the publlo on tho now cn.llno catalog COMPASS Is going woll wllh tho small numbor who havo appoOlod lor tho schedulod training sosslons. Indopondont usors aro asking fow quostlons. Tho roallosl starts Monday, October 1, whon all tho old touch lormlnals aro romovod and all catalog usors 010 lorcod to loarn tho now syslom. 2, Assistant Dlroclor Susan Craig has beon soloctod to partlclpato In tho Chambor of Commorco'a IIrsl Community Loadorshlp Training Program. Tho Library and Craig will ShOlO tho tuition cosls. 3. Tho book covors sonlto Iowa Clly Junior high and high schools havo beon an ovorwholm- Ing succoss. Wo havo had rotlors of support and approclatlon from sovoral schools. 4. Tho library's planning calondar which lists all library ovonts for tho noxlslx to nino months Is avallablo to any Board mombor who would lIke 10 rocolvo ft rogularly. ft also Indlcatos which programs will bo cablocost. Sunday, Juno 23, has tonlallvoly boon sot to colobrato tho tonth annlvorsary of Iho oponlng of tho now building. /9'1~ - !' i I i I !I ,j \ I ..! , i , \ , I' , , , I I. i' tJ [I FI S S. Library Board 01 Trustoos Soptomber 27, 1990 Pogo 2 ~: Prosldont Buchanan reportod that tho appolntmonl of 0 now board mombor to replaco Tod Pacha would bo announced at tho Oclobor IS City Council mooting. Tho Mayor will mako tho appolntmont and tho Boord 01 Supervisors will approvo. Sovoral candldatos havo alroady exprossod InlorOSlln tho position. Buchanan roportod on hor allondanco at tho City Council mooting on SeplOmbor 4. Sho prosonlod Inlormallon from tho ICPL Annual Roport. On Soptombor 8, Buchanon, HOlgravo, and Swaim allondod a Ubrary Trustoos workshop sponsorod by tho East Contral Roglonalllbrary and hold In Coralvlllo. They allondod sosslons on lIabHlty, porsonnel, and building Issuos and found tho mooting Informatlvo. Octobor 10.12 Is tho Ubrary Association mooting In Dos Molnos and Buchanan asked lor voluntoors to attond as roprosontatlvos ollho Trustoos of ICPL Sho thankod ovoryono who attended tho FoundaUon recepUon. Buchanan roported Ihallowo City was fourth In tho state for Opon Accoss rocolpls. Prosldont Buchanan askod tho Board to consldor tho possibility of chanolng our moo ling limo to on ovonlng mooting. Wo will discuss this furthor noxt month end Eggors will chock Into posslblo complications duo 10 tho Ubrary bulldlno closing at 9:00 a.m. Tho BOOld was Informod 01 a mooting bolng hold Octobor lln MOOllno Room C 01 tho ICPL to discuss tho proposed Art Cenlor belno developod by tho Arts Commlttoo cltho Chamber of Commorco. This will bo a gonoral mooting to rovlow a concopt plan devolopod lor Block 64 across Irom tho library. Mombers and sian woro oncouragod 10 be Involvod slnco this conter would moslllkoly havo an Impact on tho library building and Its servlcos. :\ ~: Salos reported 39 now mombors, Tho nexl book sale will be held on November 3. Al thai limo, molal engravors platos Irom tho fw1:.Q!l!Im will bo sold. Tho Frlonds ore laking on a projocl dovolopod by Chlldron's Coordinator Cobb Groon last YOOl. Tho plan Is to glvo packols to 011 now paronts. Tho packols conlaln malo rials to oncourago thom to begin roadlng to tholr chlldron and will bo dlstributod through local hospllaJs. Thoy hopo to begin January 1 or as soon as lundlng Is idontlflod. Tho Frlonds ore colloc1lng now and usod chlldron's books to dlstrlbulo during holiday soason. Thoy 010 planning tholr annual voluntoor rocognlllon ovont. Thoy aro consldorlng an aftemoon toa as opposod to a din nor and 010 consldorlng two dalos, Fobruary 24 or April 7. Thoy asked lor somo dlroctlon from Iho BOOld. It was tho rocommondallon of tho Boord to support tho Foundation In tholr wish to try somothlng dllforont. ~: Salos roportod on tho Sustaining and Endowmont funds. Sho polnlod oulthat consldorablo funds havo boon ralsod lust slnco tho Issuanco ollho Annual Roport. Ono hundred nlnoty people allondod tho rocoptlon. In addlllon to the Wilson challongo gilt, anothor largo donation for tho 111ff) rlASh ~--. Ubrary Board of TruSIOOS Soplombor 27, 1990 Pogo 3 piano was rocolved. Fundralslng plans tor 1118 piano woro doscrlbod. Individual koys will bo sold as honorariums or momorlams, ole. Funds ralsod ovor and abovo tho actual cosl 01 tho piano will bo placod Inlo an ondowmonl lund to covor costs 01 upkoop of tho plano and 10 suppOrl exponsos for programs which uso tho plano. Tho noxl mooting 01 tho Foundation Is Octobor 24, 1990. t:lEW BUSINESS: A motion was mado to appoint Jorl Hobart as Socrolary of tho Board 10 roplaco Tod Pacha. It was passod unanimously. Golman/Moyors Eggors rovlewod !tio Ordor 01 buslnoss sho rocommondod to procood with tho budgol procoss. Sho announcod thai tho now Flnanco Dlroctor would start October S, 1990, and that FY92 budgol gYldo!lnes from tho ~ DcpartmGnt wero rocelviHl ju31 iI low minutos boloro tho moollng slartod. First tho Board rovlowod a summary report on oxpoctod Incomo and proposod oxpondlturos lor FY92. This gavo tho Board a genoral Idoa 01 how much would neod to bo cullrom tho 17 propo~als Includod In tho Board packotln ordor 10 match expocted Incomo. Various funds woro discussed and clarlflod and tho Board's view was sought regS/ding tho uso 01 thoso specIal funds. Each coordlnator doscrlbod tholr dopnrtmonl and how UHlIr Individual budgol proposals Impactod tho lunctlonlno of their doparlmonl and !ho library's IIvO'YOOl plan. Tho romalndor cf tho ovonlno was spont analyzing tho written and oral proposals and attompllng to prlorlllzo noods lor FY92. Allor much discussion, tho Board modo tho following prollmlnary rocommondatlons. 1. Continue to pursue lull funding Irom cablo Iranchlse loos for a Ubrary Clork lor AV, This roquosl rocognlzos that tho library has nevor rocolvod cablo funds 10 support tho oporallon of Channol 20 as doos Channol29. (Proposal 'S.) 2. Incroaso tho lunds sponl from Open Accoss (part of NOBU lunds) lor hourly pay sholvors Irom $10,000 (FY91) 10 $18,500. This rocognlzos that about ono.slxth 01 tho 15% circulation growlh In FY90 was duo 10 now usors from tho Opon Accoss program. (Un. numberod proposal.) 3. Roquostlwo additional Ubrary Clorks and one additional Ubrarlan II. This Includos 1.75 F.T.E. slall roquoslod but not fundod for FY91 plus 1.2510 mool tho noods croaled by tho enormous growth In uso obsorvod durlno tho last six months 01 FY90, tho nood lor a lull. tlmo hoad catalogor and tho backlog of nood lor gonoral clorlcal support. (Proposals'l, '3, '5, and ." with .3 roducod by $10,500 lor .5 Library Clork.) 4. Ooler proposal .18 (Sunday sorvlco In Soptombor) unlll FY93. 5. Look for allornotivo lundlng for Iho video proJoctor ('13) and tho microfilm reador.prlnler ('14). I ,I 'I 1''1C r' rl FI C ',-, t _ _, Library Board 01 Trusloos Soptombor 27, 1990 Pago 4 S. Uso NOBU funds to pay ono.halllho COSI 01 Library Asslslant I for tho Dovolopmonl Ofllco If tho Frlonds and Foundallon will pay tho othor half ('9). ConUnuo to assumo that as tho non.fundralslng rosponslblllllos 01 tho Oovolopmont Olllco conUnuo to oxpand as planned, It will ovontually nood somo omployoos lundod from tax monlos. 7. Glvo high priOrity to proposal m (roclasslficatlon of Ubrarlans I and II). Roquosltho lun~ In FY92 budgot but olso pross tho City admlnlsllatlon 10 do a roclasslflcallon study 01 all City omployoos. 8. Uso funds In FY91 budgol lor additional tormlnals roquosted In proposal '10. This reducos proposal by $4,600. 9. Incroaso lIalnlng/trBvol budgot by $3,000 by roduclno other oxpondlturoaln FY92 budgot (proposal 115). 10. Includo romalnlno proposals (#2, #4, #5, and #12) In the budgelto bo reviewed lor final approval at tho Octobor 18 mooting. Eggors and ataff will puttheso Into placo and prosenl a revlsod vorslon of tho proposals and budgot roquosts lor tho Board to rovlow at tho spoclal mooting schoduled for 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Octobor 18, 1990. This mooting will be strlctly a budgot mooting. Tho mooting was adJournod at 9:15 p.m, after a mollon made and socondod by HOlgravolSwalm. Thursday, Octobor 18, 1990, at 4:00 p.m. Octobor 25, 1990, 014:00 p.m. IW(WII.... , " i , i I' . !i !, I 'I II \ ,! I , , I I q.A , , . , "'If) l;l ~~ , ' . [1 [I FI 5 FI MINUTES LIBRARY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 10, 1990.4:00 P.M. LIBRARY ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Buchanan, Cox, Hobart, Golman. Moyors, Sponcor, Hargravo, Sloln, Swaim STAFF PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Eggors, Craig, Groon, Ponlck, LublllOll, Salos Susan Richards, Mahmoud Rlzlg, Laura Squlor, Ubrory Sclonco Sludonls MooUng was collod 10 ordor at 4:04 p.m. Discussion was hold on Dlroclor's poslUon papor on Financial Slraloglos tor tho '90s. Boord miimbiit Shiln compfimantad Dlractor Eggors on tho foroslght ond croallvlly of Iho poslllon papor. Sovoral aroas of Iho poslUon papor woro discus sod: 1. Issuos of tundralslng and pros and cons of bond Issuos, rolorondums, a spoclsllovy, otc.; 2. Wisdom 01 pursuing cortaln avonuos of lundralslng such as sooklng lalgor contrlbuUons from Board mombors, slall, cardholdors, ole.; 3,' Uso of non.oporaUng funds which oro undoslgnatod (NOBU) to annually lund unbudgolod smollor noods; 4. Maxlmlzo Incomo from Opon Accoss through dlslrlbuUng InlormaUon aboullCPL hours and sorvlcosln nolghborlng communlUos: rolax library's alllludo towards non.rosldont foo card holdors who buy Iholr 100 cards olsowhoro and como 10 ICPL via Opon Accoss. Tho Board was oncouragod 10 roach a consonsus rogardlng tho NOBU funds. Tho Board rospondod favorably about using tho funds and rocommondod thai Ihoy would wanl to accumulate the lunds Irom one fiscal yoar and opont It In lho noxl fiscal yoar. That has boon tho policy so lor. Eggors rocommondod using tho NOBU funds as IIslod In hor Slralogy papor: Hourly psy sholvors as noodod Dovolopmont OIRco sloll Programs (LTAI, aummor roadlng, displays, ole.) EqulpmonVrosoarch/survoys/mlnor romodollng Library matorlals (contlngoncy fund) Thoso would bo Includod as port of Iho budgol proparaUon oach yoar and would Iltlnlo Ihosa guldollnos: howovor, Ihoy would vary oach yoar on Iho rocommondaUon 01 tho Dlroclor. Tho uso of volunloors In moro oroas was dlscussod; oxpoclaUons woro clarlJlod In lorms 01 tho fioxlblllly Ihal volunloors havo and probloms Ihal can arlso whon Ihoy oro oxpoctod 10 do lasks thaI aro IImoly and nocossary. II " 'I \: >I I, Ii I ~ I '. , I I I I I , 191/~ o [I FI S cl Ubrary Board Spoclal Mooting Octobor 10, 1990 Pago 2 Tho Boord wanlod roassuranco thai tho Opon Accoss monlos ora usod lor clrculallon.rolalod oxponsos. TIIO Board was romlndod thallhls Is part of Iho oxlsllng financo policy. Eggors will mako rocommondations lor tho rovlslon of Iho financo policy Ihal will bo In harmony with Iho Board consonsus on NOBU funds and bring 1110 tho Board for rovlow at tho Novombor Board mooting. B;yJEW OF FY92 BUlm!: Eggors askod tho Boord for tholr Input and rocommondatlons lor support or dlsagroomont wllh tho budgot as sho rovlsod II. Sovoralltoms woro up for discussion and clarification. Eggg" rgyfawgd \he h!ttory 01 Cllble TV lrarn:hlse lunds generally and lor the library and the Board's roquostlor additional support for FY92 ond boyond for Channol 20. Sho dlslrlbulod 0 copy of a momo 10 Asslslanl Clly Managor Dolo Holling Ihot oulllnod tho library's position v1s.a. vis franchlso foo funds and library'. Chonnol 20. Taking Inlo accounla porcontagalor Innallon, tho addition 01 Iranchlso 100 funds and Iho roquosl lor II all not fundod In 1011 yoar'l budgol, Iho Boord agreod thai this yoar's propolal was ono Ihal thoy could support onthuslastlcallYi particularly alnco tho library absorbod a 14% Incroaso In circulation In FY90. " , " d il l; I' ij I I I I I /I II , , " ! Eggors will proparo Iho budgol for final Board approval at noxl wook's rogular Board mooting. Slnco Iho Board packolslor 10/25 havo boon dlstrlbutod alroady, Board mombors can oxpocl tholr coplos 01 tho final budgot thai day, Tho moo ling was adjournod al 5:67 p.m. wllh 0 mollon by MoyorslHargravo. NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 25, 1990, AT 4:00 P.M. itxl/Yllb lo.l8.mIn . ._.'.:..t , .--"." ~t " I I /9'1() 1 :~~ , ' ,1/' \ \;'- OC/Abn Mayor'S Youth Employment proqram Minutes Board of Direotor's Meetinq AU91lst 1, 1090 Board Members Proaontl Bob Lohnortz, Paul Burian, Rob Swift, Jacque McClure, and Carrio Z. Norton staff Presentl Peg McElroy.and Pam Kloose Call to Orderl Jacquo McCluro callod tho mooting to ordor at 7105 A.M. I. Introduotions and Weloomel poq McElroy wolcomod all in attondanco. II, Approval ot Minutesl HinQteJ trQm th~ JYn~ 27th mggtinq woro roviowod. Bob Lohnortz moved and Paul Burian soconded to approvo tho minutos with tho following addition. Tho board wont into exocutivo sossion prior to approving the exocutivo diroctor ovaluation. Motion carriod. MSC. Approval of Finanoial Reportl Tho Juno 1990 Financial Roport WIIS briefly diocussed. Peg McElroy roportod that tho Sox Equity grant had boon fundod for tho noxt fiocal year and that Mayor's Youth would incur little or no interest oxponso. Rob Swift movod and Carrio Z. Norton socondod to approve tho roport. Motion carriod. MSC. III. ,j Ii I' ,I Ii Ii II I , : IV. Additional Agenda Itemsl 1. pog oncouragod board mombers to participate in tho United Way Kick-Off by running/walking to each of the agencies Thursday, Septombor 6. FOllowing will be a recoption at 5:00 P.M. and the Morcy Wollnoss Warm-Up at 6:00 P.M. 2. Peg roquostod voluntoors to holp aolicit rive small businossos as part of the Unitod Way campaign in Septomber and October, Peg and Mary Ann Madden will be contacting tho Iowa City Chamber of COMerco. Bob Lehnortz, Rob Swift, Carrie Z. Norton, and Paul Burian agreed to participato. 3. Board momber Bob Lehnortz roquestod information doscribing MYEP programs to prosont to tho Iowa City Optimists as ho was rocommonding they mako a $300 contribution to Mayor'S Youth. I I I I '''I /9'11 I, ! ' ,] [I FI b 'I MYEP Board Meeting Minutes August 1, 1990 Page -2- V. New Duainesal 1. Outstanding enrollees of the ICC/Summer component were announced, They are Shawn Meior, Kelly Shaaby, and Tracy Riggan. The youth, chosen by their co-workers and supervisors, will receive cortificates from Govornor Brandstad and will also attand the Governor's Youth Conference in Septomber. 2. Peg encouraged board members to consider forming a team for the 14th annual Iowa City Hospico Road Races. The internal goal is to raise $100,0001 the external goal is to raise $95,000 with 3500-4000 participants. The next team's training will be held Wodnesday, September 5, at 4:00 P.M. at the Iowa State Bank. 3. Elections are scheduled for the September meeting. Jacque McClure volunteerod to select othor mombors to serve on the nominating committee. VI. Old Business 1. Pam Kleese reported on tho attributes of tho nowly acquired color monitor. Paul Burian exprossed concern over being infectod with a computor virus and rocommonded installing a "vllccino" program to avoid this problem. 2. Peg reported that tho movo to 310 E. Prentiss was complete and that an open houso is being planned later in the year. Warren Hanlin did the remodelling and Mick Bowors and Nathan Sayro will be designing tho storage aroa. 3. The Youth Services Foundation will moet tho last week of August with pog serving ao liaison between MYEP and YSF since no board members servo on both. " 4. The Camp Cardinal lease agreement is in the tinal atages of being signed. Rotary is currently changing administrations which ia caUsing a slight delay in the progress. Peg and Youth Homes, Inc. executive director Bill McCarty presentod a proposal to the Varioty Club in Des Moines July 31, 1990, for the first phaao of construction and feel it wont well, 5, The Iowa Conservation Corps toen component will be finiShing Phase I of the Roosevelt Ravine project hugust 3, Attendance at the commemoration ceremony was good and Peg thanked those board members who attended. Mica Polllock, intern with Community Access Television, rocorded /9'11 -... - .1 t I FI b' ;4.01 MYEP Board Meetinq Minutes Auqust I, 1990 paqe -3- a qreat documentary which will air in mid-Auqust, The Younq Adult Conservation corps will continue until mid- Soptember. 6. Rick Slattory has been selected as the Mississippi River Consorvation Corps crew leader trom the state ot Iowa. Selection ot Iowa crew members is beinq tinalizod. Tho otticial kick-ott will be in Bellevue, IA in liqht ot Illinois droppinq trom the project. Iowa will be represented by Peq McElroy, Mayor's Youth Employmont Proqraml JoAnn callison, Iowa Department ot Economic Devolopmont, and Larry Wilson, Director, Dapartiiiuht or Natural Resources. I VII. 7. Due to lack ot a quarom, ballots will be mailed to board members in the month ot Auqust tor approval ot the FY 1991 budqet. 8. Jacque McClure quostionod the status ot a replacemont member tor Linda Lawrence. peq reported that two architects are considerinq membership, Adjourn. Paul Burian moved, and Rob Switt seconded to adjourn the meetinq at 8.00 A.M. Tho next moetinq will be held Wednesday, September 26, at 7100 A.M. at the Youth Center. i", !I \1 II ! f'.i Respocttully submitted, . .... -, ..., , , .~ "} 7 ..: ' \ ,t., t 7//- {I/Ir.;-- Jpan McCarty I secretarY/Troasur~r' I'" I . . \ '_~_ Pam Kleese Administrativo Asaintant 10MYM1I90.AUG 19 'II \.~ ) 4~ ':l fl A b ':, Hayor'a Youtb Employment Program Hinutoa Board of Direotor'a Heeting September 26, 199O Board HOmbarl Proaontl Bob Lehnortz, B~rry Kucer~, A.K. Tr~w, Je~n MCCarty, Jacque MCCluro, and Carrio Z. Norton. Statt Proaentl peq MCElroy Fraaer and Pam lleeae. Call to Order I Jacque McClure c~lled the meetinq to order at 7:05 A.M. I. IntroduotioDl and 'oleomO/ Peq MCElroy Fraser welcomed all in attend~nce and introduced new bo~rd member, A.K. Traw. II. Approval ot Minuteal Minutoo trom tho Auqust 1st meetinq wore reviewed. Bob Lehnortz moved and Jean MCCarty aeconded to approve the minutos. Barry Kucera questionod the FY 1991 bUdqeted expenditure for a Variety Club Sunshine Van. Peq MCElroy Fr~ser reported that word haa not yet boon received reqardinq this request. Motion carried. MSC. Approval ot Finaneial Repertl The combined JulY/Auqust 1990 Fin~nci~l Report was brietly discuosed. Poq MCElroy Fraser reported th~t Mayor's Youth w~s incurrinq minimal interest exp,nse due to siqniticant expenditures required tor the SUlDlller proqrams. Bob Lehnortz moved and B~rry Kucor~ seconded to approve the report. Motion c~rriod. MSC. IU. , , IV. Additional Aqonda Itemsl There wero no ~ddition~l a90nd~ items. V. Now BusiDoasl 1. Bob Lehnertz al]reed to become tho board president tor tho upcominq term. Barry Kucora ~nd Jean MCC~rty will rom~in vice-president ~nd socret~ry/treasurer, respoctivoly. C~rrie Z. Norton rnovod and A.K. Tr~w seconded to accopt the now otticors. Motion carried. MSC. Peq MCElroy Fr~s.er th~nked previous board presidont J~cque McCluro tor hor service ~nd welcomed Bob Lehnertz as now bo~rd president. 2. M~yor's Youth bo~rd committoes ~ro usually formed on tho b~sis ot need and includo: the C~mp Cardinal committeo, outot~ndinq onrollees committee, ~nd executive diroctor ev~lu~tion cOl1Ul1ittoo, J~cquo MCClure proposed the bo~rd koep this procoduro ~nd tho members ~qreed to rem~in 19'11 '[/8 b LI MYEP Board Meeting Minutes August 1, 1990 Pago -2- status quo regarding this mattor, 3. Tho budget proposal for FY 1992 was briefly roviewed. Peg reported confidontly that most funding should Como through as proposed. Salary for tho exocutive director increasod 6l, salary for othor staff increasod 10l, except for the HRCC crow loader whoao tonuro will bo longer in tho noxt fiscal year and thus had a largor increaso. Travol expendituros increaaod duo to the intorstato travel required to monitor tho HRCC project. pog rominded tho board that their approval would be for oUbmission of tho documont only. Barry Kucora moved and Carrio z. lIorton secondod to approvo tho budgot for sUbmission. Motion carried. MSC. 4. Tho FY 1992 budgot will bo roviowed in Novolllbor/Docombor by tho City of Coralville, the City of Iowa City, the Johnson County Board of Suporvisors, and tho Unitod Way Planning & Allocations Committeo for funding purposos. Peg indicated approval of this procoss as it allows citizens to roview tho agoncies. 5. Peg announced her statuo as f1rot alternate to tho NASCC National Board which moots quarterly. Sho was nominated by HRCC crow leador RiCk Slattory at tho national conforence in st. Paul. Sho will be attonding every other moeting. Jacquo MCClure offerod hor congratulations on this honor. . , .j 6. Tho monitoring report from Iowa Dopartment of Economic Dovolopmont Bureau Chiof, JoAnn callison, was briefly reviowod by the board. 7. Forms approvod by Johnson county I shuman sorvicos coordinator for statistical purposos, gonoratod by Mayor's Youth now data baso softwaro woro discussed. Carrio Norton oxprosaod concern that "other" rioeded to be a category on the intako/update form under the heading of primary eligibility, 8. The Annual Report will bo out in November. It provides an overview of the yoar and approximately 100 copios will be printed in-houso to keep costs down, 9. Tho board reviowed an itemized listing of expensos submittod by Groenwood & Crim, PC associated with requeated purchase of accounting softwaro to moro accuratoly and appropriately report the financial status of Mayor I s Youth, Total expenditures would be $1,010,00 for software and training. Barry Kucera moved and Carrie Norton seconded to approvo thio acquisition. Motion carried. HSC, VI. Old Duoineaa , Ii ii I. I, \: I II , . 1 , .".t I I 19'11 \ El [I FI b S HYEP BOGrd Heetinq Hinutos August 1, 1990 PGqe -3- 1. The outstandinq ICC/Summer enrollees will be recoqnized aqGin at tho Johnson County Board ot Supervisors meetinq October 9. Shawn Hoier and Kelly ShGsby will be honorod at the North Liberty Council meetinq October 9, and Tracy RiqqGn will be recoqnized at tho Lone Tree Council mootinq Novembor 5. The ceromony at tho IOWG City Council meotinq went well Gnd tho Woekend Advertiser rGn G qroGt story on it, VII. 2. Tho Iowa City Hospico Road Racoo will bo hold next Sunday, October 7, with expocted participation ot 3,500- 4,000 and a fundraisinq qoal of $95,000. 3./4. The 10Gee for Camp Cardinal WGe almost rudy for siqnatures when tho Thursday noon Rotary leadorship changod. The!1Bw h~!!gl'll wAnted to continue to revic\I thoir options for dOGlinq with this proporty and thus Youth Servicos Foundation doos not have a lease. The Foundation will pursuo possible purchase of the proporty throuqh tho acquisition of REAP funds. peq exprosDod frustration with the procodure and outcome of this projoct. The board expressed interest in aidinq in tho procoso to acquire this land, espocially by porsonally contactinq Rotary mombers it necossary. 5. Peg reported that she was vory improssed by all of tho state I s projects aBBociGted with tho HiBBissippi River Conservation Corps. The participants proposod a 10-state project (10 states bordor the Hississippi River) to culminate in st. Louis noxt YOGr. Tho board met in executive session prior to adjournmont. Adjournl The meotinq was adjournod at 8115 A.H. I , J I I \ , u___..., i The noxt mootinq will bo hold Wednosday, October 24, at 7100 A.H, at tho Youth Centor. Respectfully submitted, -IJl!. II / I' 0L~ . ( :1.I'J7;' JeGn HCCarty.( SecretGrY/Troasu~er (?Q;?Y') f<J.Ut~ Pam Kloose AdministrGtivo Assistant 10HYMN90.SEP /9'11 \i) ~\> 0' [I 8 b ,h ' MINUTES IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OCTOBER IS, 1990.7:30 P.M. CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS MEMBERS PRESENT: Bovblorg, Clark, Cook, Dlarks, Raid, Scott MEMBERS ABSENT: Coopor STAFF PRESENT: Moon, Rockwoll, Christianson, Noll CALL TO OROE~: Chalrporson Scott callod tho mooting 10 ordor al 7:44 p.m. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL: 1. Racommend approval by a 6.0 voto of 8.0018, Iho preliminary plat 01 Whispering Moadows Subdivision, Parts 1 and 2, a 171.lot rosldontlal subdivision on 60.3 acros In a proposod RS.S Zono on property locatod south of Highway 6 and wosl of Bon Alro Mobllo Homos, subJoctlO: 1) tho devolopor oblalnlng vorlflcatlon by tho U.S. Army Corps 01 Enolnoors 01 tho boundarlos 01 tho Corps.doslgnatod wetiands and obtaining any and all permlls lrom thoso led oral and stalo agonclos having jurisdiction ovor wotlands, prior to the approval of construction plans, 2) tho dodlcatlon of tho wotlands and tho surrounding aroa as shown on tho prollmlnary plat and labolod 'Proposod Pralrlo WoUands POlk', consisting of 17.78 acres moro or loss, and tho Installation 01 tho looped pathway as shown on tho preliminary plat, 3) the devolopor agroolng that no loss than 50% of tho dwolllng unlls conslluctod on lots within tho subdivision shall bo ollorod lor salo, lor at loast 90 days at a prlco at or bolow tho thon.curront FHA loan limit lor tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa. Furthor, lor this agreement tho Commission rocommonds that rogardloss 01 tho City's policy with rospoct to out.ol.soquonco dovelopment, tho City agroos 10 relmburso tho dovoloper for thoso dovelopment cosls which would normally bo rolmbursod IIlho dovolopment woro nol out 01 soquonco. Tho Commission lurthol' rocommonds that tho dovolopofs agroomont, con corning tho 0110 ring prlco lor ctNolllng unlls within tho subdivision, bo Incorporaled Inlo tho slandard Subdlvldor's Agroomentlo ensure Iho developefs compliance with tho agreomont, and 4) that tho dovelopor provide a ton.loot wldo pedestrian easement 01 tho lar east property IInos of Lots 107, 108, 109, 110, and 111: such oasomont to bo Included on tho prollmlnary piaL Rocommond to tho City Council by a 6.0 volo on an auxiliary motion that pOlklng be rostrlctod to one sldo on Whlsporing Pralrlo Avonuo whon that stroot Is constructod within Ihe Whlsporlng Moadows Subdivision and on Novada Avonuo when Whlsporlng Moadows Orlvo Is conslluctod and Intorsocted with Novada Avonuo. " :i Ii REQUESTS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR STAFF ASSISTANC!i: 1. Tho Commission roquests slall asslslanco to Invostlgato and thon to roport back 10 tho Commission by November 15, 1990, approprlalo zoning altomatlvos to tho CN.l rozonlng requostod by CB Dovolopmonl, Ltd. for a 2.03 acro Irncllocalod soulh 01 Highway 8 and oasl 01 Lakosldo Drlvo. /9'1 ;). I , ' o [I FI b ',-, Planning & Zoning Commission October IS, 1990 Pogo 2 2. Tho Commission roquests stall asslslanco to rovlow tho RM.145 zoning rogulations and to mako approprlato rocommondatlons, II neodod, and that sold staff roport bo rolumod to tho Commission wllhln a 90.day porlod. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AG~NO~: Thero was nono. CONSIDERATION OF I~E MINVTES OF THE OCTOBER 4, 1990. MEET,llig: Rold movod 10 approvo tho mlnutos of tho Octobor 4, 1990, moo ling as clrculatod. Cook socondod. Tho motion carrlod 5.0.1 (Dlorkll abslalnlng). ~: 1. Publlo discussion of on Ordlnanco amondmontto Section 36.18(g)(I), Nolghborhood Commorclal Zono (CN.l), to Incroaso tho maximum slzo 01 a CN.l zone from sovon (7) to ton (10) acros. Rockwoll rovlowod tho momorandum to tho Commission datod Octobor 12, 1990. Stall recommondod thalthB maximum sovon acro slzo of the Neighborhood Commorclal (CN.l) Zono, as spoclfied In Soctlon 36.18(g)(1) 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco, not bo amondod. Public discussion was oponod 01 7:51 p.m, Thero was nono, Public discussion was closod al 7:51 p.m, Cook mcvod 10 approvo an Ordlnanco amondmenllo Socllon 36-18(g)(I), Nolghbor- hood Ccmmorclal Zono (CN-l), 10 Incroaso Iho maximum slzo 01 a CN.1 zono Irom BOVon (7) 10 Ion (10) acros. BovbJorg aocondod. Dlorks statod thaI sho would bo voting against tho proposod Ordlnanco amendment bocauso tho CN.1 zono Is curronUy Inlogratod Inlo many neighborhoods, She strossod that whon tho Commission Is lacod wllh a specific proposal, Ihls should nollrlggor ordlnanco amondmonts which may advorsoly alfoct many Oleos of tho community. Sho noted thatlncroaslng tho slzo of tho CN.l zono would chango tho orlglnallntonl 01 tho Ordlnanco; thaI tho sovon acros curronlly allowod Is largor than tho 4.S acros that woro originally proposod for tho CN.l zono. Sho statod that sho bollovos thalsovon acros Is largo onough 10 moeltho Intont 01 tho Ordlnanco. Rold notod hor agroomont wllh both Dlorks statements and slall's thorough analysis. Sho concludod that the CN.l zono should not bo expandod boyond sovon acros. Cook slatod thatlhoro was much dobato during tho rovlow of tho Comprohonslve Plan about what constltutos a Nolghborhood Commorclal Zone, lis approprlato slzo, and how largo an aroa II should sorvo. Ho notod that sovon acros had broad support among the Commission at Ihatllmo. ; , , f " 19/1 J.. [I A b FI Plannlno & Zoning Commission Octobor 18, 1990 Pago 3 Tho motion was donlod cn 0 O.S voto. 2. ~. Public discussion 01 an oppl/cal/on submlttod by CB Dovolopmonl, Lid., on bohaJf 01 proporty ownor, Bjornson Invostmont Corporation, to rozono 2.03 acros from ID.AS 10 CN.l on proporty localod south of Highway 6 and oast 01 Lakosldo Drlvo. (45-day IImilatlon porlod: October 18, 1990.) Rockwoll dlsplayod an ovorhoad ollho subJoct Oloa. Slalf rocommondod donlal bocause approval of tho rozonlng roquost would bo contradictory 10 tho Intonl and purposo 01 a Nolghborhood Commorclal Zono as dofinod In tho Zoning Ordlnanco and tho Comprohon. slvo Plan. Sho stalod thai at Its Inlormal Oclobor 15, 1990, mooting, Iho Commission had askod 10 pursuo altomatlvos to a CN.l zoning for tho 2.03 acro tracL Slall rocommondod thai tho Commission mako a spoclflo roquostlor slnll asslstanco, with a doforral 01 tho rozonlng Itom 10 Novombor 15, 1990, to allow sulllclont tlmo lor slall to lul/y Invostlgato thil iillomalivos. Public dlscusslcn was oponod at 7:59 p.m. Thoro was ncno. Public dlscusslcn was closod 017:58 p.m, Rold mcvod 10 dolor Z.901510 Ncvombor 15, 1990, with Iho oddlllonal roquosllhal slall ollhalllmo ccmo lorward with on appro prIolo RM donslty lor thIs IrocL Cook socondod, Cook askod If thoro was a strong loollng of tho Commission 10 IImil or rostrlcttho zonos to bo consldorod lor this Iract. Moon notod Ihallho Comprohonslvo Plan rocommonds Ihalthls proporty bo usod lor rosldonllal purposos. Clark askod lor Inputlrom tho dovelopor rogardlng tho prolorrod zoning. Carol Barkor, applicant, stalod thallhoro Is RM-44 donslty acrcss tho stroollrom this aroa and Indlcalod Ihatthls donslty would bo proforablo 10 AM.12. Sho strossod Ihat sho bollovos that this Is nol an approprlato locatlcn lor rosldontlal dovolopmont. Aold and Cook agrood 10 amond tho mol/on so as not to raslrlcltho aJtomaUvo zonos to bo consldorod. Tho applicant gavo a vorbal agroomont to 0 deforral. Rockwoll requostod wrltton conl/rmatlon 01 tho appl/cant's roquostlor dolorral. ThO mcUon carrlod 6.0. I I " i ii II " ~ I Ii iI i I ~: 1. ~. Public discussion of an application submlllod by CB Devolopmont, Lid., on bohall 01 proporty ownor, B/crnson Invoslmonl Corporal/on, lor prollmlnary plat approval of Whlsporlng Moadows Subdivision, Parts 1 and 2, a 171.101 rosldonllalsubdlvlslon on 60.3 acros In a proposod RS.9 zono on proporty locatod south 01 HIghway 6 and wost 01 Bon Alro Mobllo Homos. (45-day I/mltallon porlod: Octobor 18, 1990.) /9/1J- ] rl A b 'I Planning & Zoning Commission Octobor lS, 1990 Pago 4 Rockwoll roportod lhallho staff rocommondatlon Is approval subjoctlo tho dovolopor obtaining vorl/JcaUon by tho U.S. Corps 01 Englnoors 01 (ho dosrgnalod boundarlos 01 tho wollands. Sho notod thallhls vorlflcallon had boon rocolvod. Slall furthor rocommondod that tho dovolopor obtain any and all pormlts from thoso fodoral and slalo agonclos having jurlsdlcllon ovor wotlands, prior to tho commoncomont of any grading or construction In the area to be subdlvldod. Slall rocommondod thallho ono-hall acro 01 land onclosed by Primrose Placo bo ollmlnalod. Furthor, slall rocommondod thai thoro bo doublo.wldo drlvos on Whlsporlng Pralrlo Avonuo botwoon Lakosldo Drlvo and Whlsporlng Moadow Orlvo or a roconflgurotlon of Whlsporlng Pralrlo Avonuo 10 provldo loss dlrocl occoss botwoon Lakosldo Orlvo and Whlsporlng Moadow Orlvo. Sho notod that all olhor doflclonclos and dlscropanclos had boon rosolvod. In rosponso to a quostlon from CIOlk, Rockwoll stalod thatstalf continuos to rocommond tho doublo-wldo driveways or roconllguratlon 01 Whlsporlng Pralrlo Avonuo. Sho slalod thallho Commission hod Indlcatod lis Intent to recommend roslrlctlng parldno to only one sldo 01 Whlsporlng Pralrlo Avonuo and on one sldo 01 Novada Avonuo. Rockwell reportod thai tho prollmlnary pIal was rovlowod by tho POlks and Rocroallon Commission which votod In concurronco wllh tho Planning and Zoning Commission's rocommondatlon concornlng dodlcatlon 01 tho pralrlo wotland aroa to tho City. Tho POlks and Rocroatlon Commission oxprossed onthuslasm lor the rocroatlonal rock pall1 around tho wellands. Tho one concorn ralsod by tho Parks and Rocroatlon Commission was lI1at Ihoro bo sufficlont accoss lor malntonanco and omorgoncy vohlclos. Tho curront rovlslon 01 tho plat appoOls 10 show sufficlont accoss. Cook slrossod thai tho POlks and Rocroatlon Commission wanlod to havo accoss to mow tho oasl sldo 01 tho wotlands II nocossary. Ho stalod that Torry Truoblood, Dlroctor of tho Parks and Rocroallon Dopartmont, had contactod varIous authorltlos rogOldlng wollands malnlonanco and had dolormlnod thai It should not bo burdonsomo un loss tho area Is malntalnod as a pralrlo wolland. " Public discussion was opened a18:05 p.m. ChRrle~ Mullon, counselJo CB Dovolollmonl..l.l56 urgod approval 011110 prollmlnary piaL Ho roquostod thai tho Commission mako a rocommondatlon to Iho City Council that tho out.ol-soquonco dovolopmont costs bo paid by Iho City In rolum for an agroomont by tho dovolopor to ollor for salo atloast ono.half ollho homos In tho subdivisIon lor no moro than tho FHA loan limit lor Iowa City. Ho sllessed that tho dovolopor Is not 8Sklno for anythIng that other dovolopors would not rocolvo If tho lIacl had an In.soquonco doslgnallon. Mullon Sllossod thatlho dovolopor lools Ills Imporlant for Iowa City to havo modoraloly prlcod housing. Tho oxtra costs Incurrod by tho dovolopor for out-ol-soquonco dovolopmont would mako tho I.ots moro oxponslvo. Ho notod that this would mako It moro difficult to moot 1110 targot markot 01 modorato Incomos. Ho statod that tho dovolopor Is willing, by agroomont, to limit tho ollorlng prlcos lor atloast ono.half of tho housos, and bellovod Ihal If this Is accomplis hod, II would ollocllvoly sot tho tone for 1110 onllro subdivision. Ho slalod Ihatthoro would not bo much risk thatlho romalndor of tho homos would bo of a dllloronl characlor. Ho omphaslzod that It Is nol doslrablo to havo tho mosl exponslvo homo In a nolghborhood bocauso of probloms wilh rocovorlng costs at tho tlmo 19'1~ tJ [I A ,}-, tT Planning & Zoning Commission Oclobor 18, 1990 Pago 5 of sale. Ho strossod that the dovolopor believes thoro Is a public good to bo served with this devolopment and fools that tho City Council and tho City as a wholo might vory well support It. ScoU askod II Iho languago used In staffs rocommendod condition '1 woro agrooablo to the subdlvldor. Mullon rospondod that ho had one convorsatlon with tho Corps 01 Englnoors' roprosontatlve, and found that the dovelopor doos havo an obligation 10 apply for a Soction 404 Pormlt for construction In tho wetlands as II rolatos to tho Installctlon of the sower IIno. Ho statod thai ho sharos Scoll's concern over tlmo dolays. Ho knows of no mochanlsm that would allow for submission of a grading plan lor tho portion of tho subdivision not rolalod to tho wotlands or for obtaining approval lor construction Ihrough a Stato or Fodoral agoncy. Ho nolod that 1110 Soctlon 404 application doals with actual construction In tho wetlands and that tho agoncy with principal jurisdiction ovor tho wotlands Is tho Corps of Englnoors. Ho strossed that II was not his undorslandlng that all 01 tho grading plans for tho subdivision had to bO submllled 10 any ontlty oll1or tIlan tho City. ScoU stalod thai submission 01 tho grading plans Is roqulrod for approval by tho Public Works Departmont. Ho oxprossod concorn that the languago recommondod by slaff might hold up any or all conslluctlon, whethor or nolll was affoctlng tho wotlands. Rockwoll stated that tho languago Is primarily 1110 same as that submlUed by Mullon on bohall 01 Ihe applicant, excopt for tho addition of Iho word grading. Mullon Indicated that ho preforred tho language usod In tho Conditional Zoning Agreomont. ScoU noled that tho languago usod In tho Conditional Zoning Agroomont bottor rol/ocls tho languago usod In tho Commission's discussion 01 tho rozonlng. Rockwoll roportod that sho has had sovoral discussions with Corps 01 Englnoors' officials and had asked lor a clarification 01 oxactly what procoss would be roqulrod of tho dovolopor. Sho statod that whon tho dovolopor appllos lor a Soctlon 404 pormlt, 1110 Corps 01 Engineers will lorward tho application 10 tho Iowa Department 01 Natural Rosourcos (DNA) for rovlow and 1110 Issuanco of a Section 401 (Cloan Wator Act) pormlt approval. Aockwoll reported that DNA has up to 60 days to respond. Sho had advlsod tho devoloper that It would bo In hor bostInterostto Inltlato the Section 404 procoss as soon as posslblo. Public discussion was closod at 8:16 p.m. Dierks notod that Whlsporlng Moadow Drlvo continuos south to vacant property. Sho assumed that tho vacant proporty to the south would bo dovolopod In a similar mannor 10 this subdivision. Sho exprossod concern becauso sho saw no podestrlan access botwoon tho proposed lols and fuluro dovelopmontthat would pormll for a connoctlon betwoon tho two aroas to allow accoss to tho wotlands. She exprossod concom lI1at thoro could bo a problom with croatlng accossln tho fUluro, altor landscaping has boon comploled by proporty ownors. In rosponso to a quostlon from ScoU, Moon Indlcatod that tho southorn boundary 01 tho subdivision Is tha same as tho City limits. Rockwoll roportod that tho roason for having the road termlnale althe proparty IIna Is 10 allow lor thoievontual connection 10 a sou thorn by.pass. Scoll statod that ho would not want to ask 'I 19'1 J. I~ .-1 o '[I 8 ';-, " I Plannlno & Zoning Commission Octobor 18, 1990 Page 6 tho dovoloper 10 Ins/aJl a cul.do.sac when tho CommIssion has had arguments wllh developors In tho past who havo wanlod 10 havo a cul.do.sac ralhor than to ond a slleol atlho proporty line. Ho staled that a ton foot wldo publiC oasemont on Iho lar oast oxllomo limits 01 tho lots would addross Dlorks' concern. Dierks askod If It would bo CIOOl to potontial proporty ownors that thoro Is a publlo accoss along tho back proporty IIno. Sho statod that thoro wore probloms approxlmatoly two years ago with property owners on Pepporwood, bocauso pooplo had not reallzod Ihat thoro was a publiC access easomont along tho property lines. Trees wore subsequontly plan led In tho accoss oasomont. Christianson sald that ho would nol be surprlsod If a similar situation Olose In this subdivision. Ho statod thai tho exlstonco of tho public accoss oasement Is vory c10ar lor anyono who takos tlmo to road tho documonts and rocognlzes tho Impact. Ho stalod thatlho easomenl would also appear on tho final plat, but noted that tho Impact Is diminished bocauso 01 the numbor of oasoments that aro shown on tho plat. Ho sllessod that It Is a maUor of oducatlng buyors aboultho offocts 01 tho oasomont. Rockwollstalod tho othor pedosltlan access ways Inlo tho aroa Olound tho wotlands 010 shown on tho plat as crus hod rock paths. Sho statod Ihatlnstallatlon of a rock palh would glvo a cloar Indication to proporty ownors of tho existence 01 tho public accoss oasemonl. Dierks asked 1111 would bo posslblo to show the path continuing on tho plat to mako It cloar to potontlal ownors that In tho luture thoro may bo a path Installed . along tho roar lotllno of tholr proporty. ScoU nolod that ovon litho oasomont Is shown on tho pla~ some proporty ownors will OlgUO thalthoy wero not awOlO 01 It. Rold asked litho Sand Willow Grovo Wotlands Oloa will be covered by tho grading and oxcavatlon ordlnanco. Scott slalod that tho discussIon by tho City Counclllndlcatod that tho dovolopor may bo allowod to ro.ostabllsh a lIke wetlands aroa undor Ihe no not loss rulo. Ho sold that tho City Council on an Informal basis did not seom to have problom with this concopt. Ho statod that whllo tho area Is currontly shown on tho prollmlnary plat with a consorvatlon oasomonlln tho roar YOlds, ho would assumo that tho final plat could Indlcato tho final doclslon modo by Council. Ho oxprossod tho bellof that this would not bo a substantive chango In tho plat, Larry SchnlUjer, MMS ConsullanlS, stated that ho has had difficulty reaChing tho Corps of Englnoors rogardlng this Issuo and will rovlso tho plat whon tho Corps makos Its decision. Cook movod to approvo So9019, tho preliminary plat 01 Whlsporlng Meadows SubdivisIon, Parts 1 ond 2, a 171.lot rosldentlal subdivision on 60.3 acras In 0 prcposed RS.s Zono on property locatod soulh 01 Highway Sand wost cl Bon Alro Mobllo Homos, subjoct to: 1) tho dovoloper cbtalnlng vorlflcatlon by tho U.S. Army Corps 01 Englneors 01 tho boundarlos 01 tho Corps.<foslgnatod wotlands, and obtainIng any and 011 permits Irom thoso lodoral and stato ogenclos having JurIsdiction ovor wotlands, prior to tho approval 01 ccnslructlon plans, 2) tho dodlcatlon 01 tho wotlands ond Iho surrounding ar~o os shown on Iho prelimInary pial and labolod "Proposod Pralrlo Wotlands Park," consIsting 0117.76 acros moro cr loss, and tho Inslallotlon oltho looped pathway as shown on Iho prollmlnary plot, 3) tho dovelopor agroolng Ihat no loss than 50% ollho dwolllng units conatructod on lots within tho aubdlvlslon shalt bo ollered lor sale, lor atleest 90 days, 01 0 prlco 01 or bolow tho then.current FHA loan limit lor tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa. 19'1J. ., fl F1 ',-, ;:, ' - Planning & Zoning Commission Octobor IS, 1990 Pogo 7 Furthor, lor this ogroomont, tho Commission rocommonds thai regard loss 01 tho City's polley wUh rospOCI 10 out,ol.soquonco dovofopmonl, Iho CUy agroos 10 rolmburso tho dovolopor lor thoso dovolopmont COSls which would normally bo rolmbursod IIlho dovolopmonl woro not oul.ol.soquonco. Tho c,ommlsslon lurthor rocommonds thai tho dovolopor's ogroomonl, con corning Iho 0110 ring prlco lor dwolllng units within Iho subdivision, bo Incorporatod Into Iho standard Subdlvldor's Agroomont to onsuro tho dovolopor's compllanco with tho agroomonl, and 4) Ihal tho dovolopor provldo a 10.loot wldo podostrlan oasomont atlho lar oasl proporty IInos 01 Lcts 107, lOS, 109, 110, and 111 i such oasomontto bo Includod on Iho prollmlnary pial. Rold socondod. Clark askod litho wording 01 tho motion Is conslstonl with Mullon's roquost for removal 01 tho doslgnatlon 01 this dovolopmont as OUI.of.saquonco. Scott slalod that tho roquost Is Icr tho dovolopor to agroo 10 offor lor salo 50% of tho homos In tho subdivIsIon al or bO!QW tho FHA loan Umllln oxhlll1go lor a recommendatlolllhatthii Cily walvo tho out.or. soquonco dovolopmont costs. Christianson slalod that II was his undorstandlng that tho dovolopor's proposal was to cffar atloasl 50% 01 tho homos 01 or bolow tho FHA loan limit In oxchango lor tho City picking up tho out.ol.soquonco dovolopmont costs, but that tho agroomonl would bo adjunct to tho approval 01 tho prollmlnary pial. Ho nolod that as. tho motion Is currontly Iramod,tho agroomonlls a condition clapproval 01 tho prollmlnary plat, Ho oxplalnod Ihat tho distinction Is that undor an adjunct opproval, tho romody lor violation would bo rolmbursomontto tho City for thoso oul.of.soquonco dovolopmont costs paid by tho City. Ho statod lhatII Iho agroomontls a condition cl opproval 01 tho plat, II could Invalldato tho approval ollho pIaL Ho strossod that It had boon his undorslandlng that tho agroomont would bo adjunct 10 approvnl of tho prollmlnary plat. Scott stalod that ho bollovod that languago would nood 10 bo Insortod 10 mako tho agroomont oppllcablo to tho final piaL Christianson rospondod that ff tho City Council approvos tho agroomont, It would appear In tho subdivision popors. Scott slatod that tho discussion cn this Issuo was always Iramod In tho contoxt that approval 01 tho final plat would bo subject to logal poporslncludlng languago binding tho subdlvldor to provldo alloast 50% of tho homos to bo offorod 01 or bolow tho FHA maxImum loan limit. Ho stalod thai tho attornoys may havo como 10 tho conclusion thai II would bo adjunclto tho platting opproval procoss, but ho stalod that ho was not sure litho CommIssIon ovor dlscussod tho Issuo In such dotallod torms. Ho statod that ho undorstands that tho concorn Is that tho plat will nood to bo rosubmlttod and opprovod II tho lorms 01 tho agroomont are vlolalod. Ho stalod thai this partIcular Issuo was dlscussod as It rolatod to tho timing 01 whon tho dovolopor might vlolato tho torms. Mullon slalod thaI ho sharos Christianson's concorn rogarding Ihls Issuo. Ho strossod that tho dovolopor has askod thai this provision bo Includod. Howovor, II this agroomontls a condition of opproval, In tho ovont Ihal tho dovolopor changos hor poslllon In tho futuro, tho Commission's opproval would In offoct bo a dlsopproval of tho pial. Hlllndlcalod that Iho dovolopor had askod lor tho Commission's lavorablo rocommondatlon on tho agroomont, bul not as a condlllon of approval for tho prollmlnary pial. Scott stalod thai /91/ d- t,. [/ A ',-, ::, Planning & Zoning Commission Octobcr 18, 1990 Pogo S II has always boon his Intontlon thai tho agroomont bo a condition 01 approval. Ho slalod thatthc condition was dlscussod as t:clno altachod to tho rozonlng and ho knows thaI on a numbor of occaslcns ho said thaI this Issuo would bo addrossod In tho subdivision approval procoss. Ho Sllossod thaI whllo ho may nol havo boon as spoclfic as ho should havo boon, It was always his Intontlon to havo this agroomont as a condillon 10 approval 01 tho prollmlnary pial, similar 10 tho pedostrlan oasomont and tho obmlnlng 01 pormlts prior to final approval 01 consltuctlon plans. Mullon askod If tho attachmont 01 tho condlllon to tho Commission's approval will rosult In an disapproval by tho Commission II tho City Council doos not agroo with tho condition. Scolt rospondod that tho rcsult WOUld nol nocossartly be a disapproval, bul undor that sconarlo tho Council would bo bound 10 moo I with tho Commission. Ho notod thai tho Council could still approvo tho pial without tho agroomonl as a condition after such a mooting. Scolt oxprossod his surprlso that both tho dovelopo(s attomoy and tho Clty'a logal counsol WOrO 01 lho undorstiliiding thul \he ilgreement would W ilii iidjunel rocommondatlon bocauso ho was novor under thatlmprasslon. In rosponso to a quostlon lrom Dlorks, Scali stalod that tho Commission Is only recommondlng walv1no tho out.cl.soquonco dovolopmont costs lor Parts 1 and 2. He slaled that II tho dovolopor oHors to oxlond tho sarno agreement lor Parts 3 and 4, thon Iho rocommendation would bo that tho City walvo tho out.ct.soquonco dovolopmonl costs lor Parts 3 and 4. Scoll sllossod that ho was nol comfortablo with not maklno tho plat approval subjoct to the agroomonl. Mullon notod that tho dovolopor modo tho offor, so hIs concorn Is not with tho dovolopor changing hor mind. Ho slated thai ho doos havo concom with tlmo do lays to allow lor communication betwoon tho Council and tho CommIssIon. Cook stalod tho ho has a concorn aboul doslgnating tho wotlands as a Pralrlo Wetlands POlk becauso tho DNR roqulres a bum ovory two yoars lor pralrlo wollands. Ho slalod thai by labollng tho Olea simply as a Wotlands Park, tho City has mcro 1I0xlblllty and thIs can roduco malntonanco and liability ccncoms. Scott rospondod that tho aroa Is labolod on tho plat as 'Pralrlo Wotlands POlk,' and tho torm Is usod moroly lor IdonllflcaUon purposos. Dlorks stalod lhatsho would volo In lavor of this subdivIsion. Sho stressed that sho would ralhor havo soon the dovolopor pay for tho cut,ol.soquenco dovolopmont cosls and 10 nol havo Included tho third condition at all. ., Ccok slatod that tho dovclopor and tho Commission should bo congralulatod lor tholr work logothor cn this subdivision. Ho stalod that It could oslabllsh a modol slop lor oncouraglng and loslorlng tho dovelopmont 01 modoralo and alfordablo housing In Iowa City. Ho sllossed that II Is a good oxamplo 01 clllzon participation 01 Its bost and slalod that ho Is vory much In lavor olthc proposal. Ho exprcssod his pll~o In tho Commission's work. /9'1 d. rl A ';, .LI - Planning & Zoning Commission Octobor 18, 1990 Pogo 9 Rold stalod that tho dovalopor had boon potion I with tho procoss. Sho said It was exciting 10 havo conlrlbulod to tho croatlon of a IInoar park. Sho notod that this devolopmonl will havo a unlquo foaturo Ihattho City can bo proud 01 and will hopolully sol a procodonl lor othor IInoar wotland parks whon approprlalo. Clark slatod that ho would IIko to havo tho Commission's position agalnsl doublo drlvoways and Its proforonco for rOSlllctlng parking to ono sldo of tho stroot rolloratod. Bvobjorg askod lor a clarification of condition .3 and tho languago rogardlno tho City's rolmbursomont of tho dovelopor for Oul.ol.soquonco costs. Schnllljor oxplalnod thai tho procoss for Improvomonts, such as ovorwldo stroots, Is gonorally such thallho dovolopor doslgns and pays lor tho construction of tho lacllltlos. Tho City thon agreos to pay tho dlfforonco In cost botwoon tho ovor.slzod laclllty and the cosl of a rogular slzo facility. Ho slatod that rolmbursomont gonorally occurs altho tlmo tho Improvomonts 010 accoplod by tho Clly. Dlorks asked If tho City eould decide not to reimburso tho dovelopor. Schnltqor slatod Ihat the problom with this Is that tho Improvomonts are gonorally complolod beforo tho housos aro constructod. Scott roportod thai tho City Council hold a public hearing on tho conditional rozonlng for this tract cn Oclobor 16, 1990. Ho slalod that tho Conditional Rozonlng Agroomont has been signed by both tho devolopor and tho City. It Is Idontical to tho conditions In tho Commission's rocommondatlon wllh Iho oxcoptlon of 3(cl which roads 'Approval and sign. off by tho Corps 01 Englnoors and othor stalo or lodoral agonclos as roqulrod prior to approval 01 tho final conslrucUon plans.' Ho Indlcatod that tho addlUonal languago was Insortod by tho City and agrood to by tho dovolopor. Ho roportod that tho Chair and Vlco. chair docldod that this addltlonallanguago did not amount to a substantlvo chango to tho conditional rozonlng. Thoroforo, tho Council would not bo roqulrod to moot with tho CommissIon. Scott roportod that ho had a discussion with Chuck Schmadoko, Public Works Dlroctor, rogOldlng somo 01 tho concoms exprossed by proporty ownors on tho east sldo 01 Novada Avonuo rogOldlng tho polontial for wator or mud running oil onto tho back lots 01 Novada Avonue aftor construction begins. Scott stalod that ho had boon assured by Schmadeko that tho devolopor will bo required to tako oxtra procautlon so that this does nct happon. Such pro caution may Includo tho InSlaUatlon 01 doublo slit foncos during construction. Scollslalod that his only commont on lhls subdivision Is that ho IIkos It. Ho sllossod that his concorn on tho quostlon of tho dovolopor's agreomont to provldo modoraloly prlcod housing Is cortalnly not any Indication of a loar on his part thai tho dovolopor will not uphold tho agreement. Ho strossed that It has always boon tho dovolopor's Intontlon to build and provldo allordablo housing. Ho slatod that this Issuo was dlscussod by tho dovolopor, tho Chair, and tho Vlco.chalr oarly In the procoss and thatlho dovolopor roquosted a walvor 01 tho out,of.soquonco dovolopmont costs In rotum lor lhls agroomonL Scott nolod that on tho prollmlnary plat rocolved lor this mooting, a loopod pathway Is Included around tho ontlro wetlands aroa and he also IIkos this. Tho motion carrlod 6.0. 191/ d.- o [I 8 .,-, .s Planning & Zoning Commission October 18, 1990 Pago 10 2. ~. Public discussion 01 an appllca/lon submitted by Polar and Palrlcla VanGotpan lor preliminary pial approval 01 Northwood Estales, 025 acro, 22.lot residential subdivision localod on tho wosl sldo 01 County Road W.SS (Dubuquo SlIoot) approxlmatoly one. hall mllo north of Iowa City. (45.day IImlla/lon porlod: Octobor 18,1990.) Scolt stated thai a loiter had boen rocolvod on October 18, 1990, oxtondlng tho 45.day limitation porlod to tho Commission's mooting 01 Novomber 1, 1990. Public dIscussion was oponod at 9:02 p.m. Thoro was none. Public discussIon was closod at 9:02 p.m. Ccok movod 10 dolor S,9029 to Novombor 1, 1990. Reod seconded. Tho motion carrlod 6.0. Scolt slaled lhatlho motion rogardlng tho rostrfclod parking lor Whlsporlng Pralrlo Avonuo In the Whispering Moadows Subdivision was nol made during discussion of that 110m. Cock movod 10 rocommond to Iho City Council that parking bo rostrlctod 10 one sldo 01 Whispering Pralrlo Avenuo when that stroot Is conslructod within tho Whlsporlng Moadows Subdivision and on Novada Avonuo whon Whlsporlng Moadcws Orlvo Is constructod and Inlorsoctod with Novada Avonuo. Rold aocondod. Scott nolod that CIOIk's oarllor commont concornlng tho Commission's dlsagroomont wllh slaft's rocommondatlon for doublo wldo drives on Whlsporlng Pralrlo Avonue botwoon Lakosldo Drlvo and Whlsporlng Moadows Drlvo Is being met by this rocommondatlon. It Indlcatos that, lor publlo safoly purposos, parking should be reslrlctod to one sldo 01 Whispering Prairie Avonuo and 01 Nevada Avonuo whon tho subdivision streotls buill and Intersocts wllh Novada Avenuo, Dlorks askod II commonts havo boen rocolved from tho public rogOldlng the rocommondatlon of rostrlctlng parking on one sldo 01 tho stroot on Novada Avenuo, Scollstatod that tho resldonts 01 Novada Avonuo 010 probably not yet awOlo 01 this rocommondatlon. Ho statod lhatthoy will probably bo nollflod whon tho City Council lakos this Issue undor discussion and the Trafflo Englneor makos a recommonda. tlon to tho Council. In rosponso to a quostlon from Scott, Rockwollslatod that althat tlmo thoro would probably only bo genoral publlo notification, but sho slalod thai an olfort can bo made 10 notify tho Individual proporty cwnors along Novada Avonuo. ThO motion carrlod 6.0. Cook loft the Council Chambors to avoid a porcolvod conflict of Inlorost rogardlng application S. 9021, Uncoln Heights Apartments. .' Ii /9'1 ~ [I A ',-, "h Planning & Zoning Commission October 18, 1990 Pago 11 3, !i2ll. Public discussion 01 an application submlltod by Mlchaol Furman lor prollmlnary and final Largo Scalo Resldontial Dovolopment (LSRD) plan approval 01 LIncoln Holghts Apartmonts, multl.famlly cmelllng complox locolod at20 and 30 Uncoln Avonuo. (45.day IImllallon porlod: OClobor 28, 1990.) Moon roportod that tho revlsod plan accommodatos both tho pOlklng roqulrod lor this particular dovolopmonl and tho obllgallon to provide nino parking spaces for 902 Nowton Road. Sho slatod thatlho dGslgn has be on amondod 10 allow lor unlntorrupted spaco over tho proposod sanllary sowor IIno betweon tho two structuros. Sho said tho parking area botwoon tho two buildings no longor has a roof and this will pormll malnlonanco 01 tho sanllary sowor IIno. Sho roportod lhattho sowor IIno on the slle Is prolocted by a sanllary sewor oasomont, but sho staled thatlho plan noods to bo amondod to rolloct an easomont along tho oll.sllo sanllary sewor thai tho now sowor IIno wllllnlorsoct. She slaled that, prior to City Council cons/dorallon, oasomont documonts will nood to bo submlllod for both tho on.sllo and olf.sllo sowor IInos. Moon stalod that tho two slructuros colloctlvoly meoltho parking requlromont of tho Zoning Ord/nanco. Howevor, she Indlcalod that II tho dovolopment Is phasod, tho southorly bulldlno has moro compacl spacos than aro traditionally permlttod by tho Zoning Ordlnanco. Sho slalod thalsho neods to confirm with the Building Dopartmontllthls will bo an Issuo lI$ woll as wholhor or not the proposod eight Inch thick wall along the southwost comor 01 tho southerly building meots the setback roqulremonL Moen thon revlewod tho remaining minor doficloncles cn tho plan: 1) showing tho dlstanco botwoon the contor 01 tho south wall 01 tho southerly building and Iho southom property IIno, 2) showing tho oxlstlng utllltlos on tho plat, 3) noting tho dlstanco botween tho wood barn east 01 tho southorly building rolativo tc tho oastem proporty IIno noods,4) showing tho easomonllor tho oll.sllo sanitary sowor IIno and submitting easomont documonls lor bolh tho on.slto and oll.sllo sowor IInos prior to City Council con9/doratlon of tho plat, and 5) submission 01 grading and oroslon control moasuros with tho construcUon drawings prior to City Council consldoratlon. Slallsuggestod that tho Commission rocommond approval subjoct to tho rosolutlon or tho outstanding doficlonclos and dlscropanclos that 010 rofloctod In this stall roport and In addition thai, prior 10 City Council consldoratlon, tho Clly rocolvo oasoment dccumonts for tho on.sllo and oll.sllo sanitary sower lines and affirmation Irom tho Housing and Inspoctlon Sorvlcos Dopartmonl rogardlng tho dock setback and tho olloct 01 tho parking roqulromonts II lho dovelopmontls phasod. Reid notod that tho plan says thalslormwalor will bo dlroctod to tho ontranco drlvo. Sho nolod thatlhoro 010 throo ontranco drlvos shown on tho plat. Schnltijor rospondod that tho stormwator Is dlroctod to alllhroo ontranco drlvos and thon fiows onto Uncoln Avonuo. Rold askod II this Includos tho runoll from both tho rool and tho dock. Scoll rospondod that a note on tho p/atlndlcatos that both tho roof and dock drain to tho parking surlaco. Rold askod thai tho plan bo rovlsod to chango drlvo to drlvos. PUbllo discussion was openod at 9:16 p.m. 'I /9'1,).. . (1' [I FI ',-, ,,-, , Plan nino & Zoning Commission October 18, 1990 Pogo 12 ,Richard Oolozal. 1111 Marcv Slroel. stalod that ho owns property on Valloy Avenuo. Ho askod litho proposod sanitary sowor IIno will havo pavomonl ovor II. Moon rospondod that thoro would bo pavomonl ovor tho sanitary sower IIno. Dolozal statod that II tho parking Is consldorod a noor of tho building, thon tho pavomont cannot bo allowod ovor tho sanitary sowor IIno bocauso placing a building ovor a sanitary sowor IIno Is prohlbltod. Christianson oxplalnod that tho parking 101 undor tho two buildings Is consldorod a floor. Howovor, ho notod that on tho revlsod plan thoro Is not a dock connoctlng tho two buildings so the parking Oloa ovor Iho sanllllry sowor IIno Is not part 01 tho parking lot which Is consldorod a floor lor olthor building. Moon statod that Ills not conllary to tho roqulromonts lor parking lots to oxlst ovor such IInos. Sho stalod that only pormanont structuros cannot be placod ovor sanitary sowor IInos. In rosponse to a quostlon Irom Dolozal, Moon stalod thai tho Zoning Ordlnanco allows lor up to 50% cf tho roqulred pOlklng spacos to bo compaclln slzo. Sho stalod thatthoso spaces aro locatod along tho south wall 01 tho southorly building and tho Intorlor 01 beth buildings. Sho slrossod thai collectlvoly, lowor than 50% 01 thO spncos lor tho two buildings 010 compact spaces. Dolozal oxprossod con corn with tho numbor 01 pooplo thai will bo allowod to IIvo In each unit. Ho askod lor Information regarding tho slzo 01 tho units. Scott respondod that thoro havo boon changos In tho buildings' configurations to allow lor tho provision 01 tho nino pOlklng spacos thai must bo provldod lor 902 Nowton Road. Schnlltjor Indlcatod that thoro will bo a lotal 01 94 units 01 which 20 will bo two.bodroom unlts. Ho stalod that thoro will bo 103 parking spacos prcvldod. Dolozal sllossed that thoro will be moro Ihan one porson lor oach two.bedroom apartmont, so he bollovos It Is wrong 10 allocalo only cno pOlklno spaco por unit. In rosponso 10 a quesUcn Irom Dolazal, Mlchaol Furman stalod that tho efllcloncy unlls will bo 13 x 31.5 loot In slzo. Dolozal notod that II tho lotal squaro lootago 01 a unit Is groalor than 200 squaro foot, tho City allows for It 10 bo rentod to moro than cno porson, He sllossod that thoro may bo moro than one porson por efficloncy unll. He Indlcatod thai ho bollovos tho ZonIng Ordinance noods 10 bo changod. Ho slatod thai pOlklng currontly Is al a promlum In thIs 0100 and this dovolopmonl will only Incroaso parking probloms. Dolezal oxprossod concorns with flooding en Valloy Avonuo. Ho slatod Ihat runo" from tho parking Icls wlllllow onto Uncoln Avonuo and lhon to Valloy Avonuo. Ho slrossod thai the amount 01 pl1vomonl will be IncrollSod lor tho throo lots undor consldoratlon and this can only sorvo 10 Increase oxlstlng 1I00dlng probloms. Scott statod that It was hIs undorstandlng Irom tho Public Works Departmontthat bocauso thero ore not any polnl dlschOlgOS for this prcposal, tho City cannot roqulro any moro 01 this dovolopor than It doos 01 othor dovolopers. Ho stalod thallllhero woro polnl dlschargos, such as plpos, tho dovolopor could bo forcod to COlry the stormwalor down tho alloy to tho slormwaler Inlot. Ho strossod that a compllcaUng laclor lor this dovelopmontls " tho devolopor optod to tie Into Iho slorm sowor, thoro Is a conslrlctlon In tho storm sowor. " Scott slatod thatthore are probloms wllh tho RM.145 zono and Iho publlc'a porcopllon of II. Ho Indlcalod thatlhoro Is tho additional problom whon proporty Is zonod wllhoul attontlon to oxlstlng Infrastructuro. Ho stressod that In somo aroas zonod RM.145 thoro are slgnlllcantlnfraslructuro roqulromonts that should be mol for tho potontlal donslly 01 tho RM.145 Zone to bo adoquatoly handlod. Ho slrossod that, whllo It Is frustrating lor 19/1 ~ o [I A ',-, FI Planning & Zoning Commission Octobor 18, 1990 Pago 13 lhoso opposod 10 tho dovolopmonl, tho City cannot roqulro thoso things whIch aro not onumoratod In tho City Codo. SCOll notod Ihat tho dovolopor has oddrossod many of tho orlglnallssuos surrounding discussion of tho RM.145 Zono. Ho stalod thot somo 01 tho oxlstlng probloms may bo exocorbatod with an S.l 0% Incroaso In slormwalor runoH, but ho strossod that this Is not consldorod slgnlllcant by tho Public Works Dopartmont. Ho omphaslZod that tho mosl tho City can roqulro Is that tho dovolopor koop tho stormwalor runoll on his own proporty unUlltls d1SchOlgod o~to LIncoln Avonuo. Dolezallnformod tho Commission thattha oxlstlng slorm sowors In the area aro not functioning proporly bocauso of Impropor doslgn. n n 2 I stalod sho owns 34 LIncoln Avonuo which Is adjacent to the proposod dovolopmont. She roportod hor concoms Includo lralflc In tho 0100 which Is curronUy a problom. Sho stalod thoro 010 probloms with unaulhorizod cOl8ln drlvoways and snow ramoviil ilroils. Sho indicatod this Is rolated 10 a concorn rogardlng tho number 01 ton ants In oach unll. She strossod that tho olnclency opartmonts could accommodalo two rosldents each and tho two bodroom units could havo up to lour rosldonts. Yang stated thalsho Is concernod thalslormwater dralnago and snow Irom tho dock Oloa could go cnto hor own proporty which Is Immodlaloly north of tho proposod dovolopmont. Sho stalod that this could result In damago to air conditioning unlls lor hor building and flooding 01 tho lowor units In hor building. Sho as~ed II screonlng wculd bo roqulrod of tho parking 0100 duo to tho proximity of tho parking lotto hor apartmont building. Scott respondod that an olghllool high solid concroto wall will bo constructod. Yang statod that sho Is also concornod with emorgoncy accoss lor tho 0100. Dolozallnlormod tho Commission that during tho construction 0125 Uncoln Avonuo, thoro woro probloms with construction workors and conlreclors using his property lor parking and tho alloy for tho storago 01 matorlals. Ho omphaslzod that ho bollovos II should bo tho rosponslblllty of tho dovelopor to find apprcprlalo locations for construction malo rials, construction vohlcles, and pOlklng lor construction workors. Scoll strossod thai tho dovolopment musl bo approvod lilt mools tho City Codo. Ho roported that on Octobor 15, 1990, the Commission dlscussod tho RM.145 zono and lator In this mooting will request stall asslslanco 10 rovlow tho RM.145 Zono with a rosponso roquosled within 90 days. Yang concludod that 1110 dock will alloct nolso and privacy and sho bollovos It would bo bosllor alltonants In tho 0100 to bo lurthor apart. Pubflc discussion was closod at 9:51 p.m. Rold stalod that tho walor will flow 10 tho southwOSI and tho walor Irom tho decks and roof will flow Into downspouls to bo dlroctod onto tho parking aroa. Sho statod that bocauso 01 this, Yang's proporty should not bo affoctod. Sho strossod thai according to tho plan, Iho amount 01 paving on tho slto should bo approxlmatoly tho same as currontly oxlsts. Rold moved to apprcvo S.9021, Iho preliminary and IInal Largo Scalo Rosldontlal Oovolopmont (LSRD) plan 01 Lincoln Helghls Apartmonts, a 94 unit mulll.lamliy dwelling complox located at20 and 30 Lincoln Avonuo, sub/oct to: 1) showing tho ., 1''1~ - [J [I 8 .,-, .g Planning & Zoning Commission October 18, 1990 Pogo 14 dImensIon ollho dIstance botween tho south wall 01 tho southorly buildIng 10 tho aoulh proporty IIno, 2) aubmlsslon 01 construction drawings lor tho proposed sanitary sowcr oxtonslon prior 10 City Council consldoratlon, 3) prior to City Council consldcratlon,lho submission 01 gredlng and erosion conlrol moosuros os rolloclod In tho conslructlon drawings, 4) Indlcallng all existing utlllllos, Including wator mains and lire hydronts on tho plan, 5) an Indication ollho dlstonco botwoon tho oast propcrty IIno and tho wood barn Immcdlatoly cas I 01 tho southorly building, 6) provision 01 an cosemont lor tho oll.slto sanitary sowar that Is to bo tappod ond In addition to thai, prior to City Council consldoratlcn, submlaslcn 01 011 oasomonl documonls ralallvo to all on.slto and oll.slto sanitary sower IInos, and 7) Housing and Inspoctlon Sorvlcos Dopartmont approval cllho locallon 01 tho wall proposod In tho southwost corncr 01 the southorly building and also confirmation by Housing and Inspocllon Sorvlcos 01 the proposod parking spacos and phasing 01 tho developmont prior to City Council conslderaUon. Bovbjerg seconded. Scott askod litho buildings aro soparato, should not oach building moollls own Individual parking requlromont. Moon rospondod that this Is a quosllon for tho Housing Dopartmont and strossod Ihal collocllvoly tho dovolopmont moo Is tho pOlklng roqulremonts. In response to a quosllon Irom Olorks, Moon stalod that Ills concolvablo that one building could be sold. Scott slated tha~ litho buildings' ownorshlp Is dlvlslblo, ho belloves oach building musl moot lis own parking roqulremont. Clark suggoslod that an agroomont botwoon tho ownors to sharo tho parking would bo an altornativo. Moon roportod that this may roqulre Board 01 Adjustmont acllon. In rosponse to a quos lion Irom Scott, Chrlsllanson slalod that It Is pormlsslblo for tho Commission to dofor an Itom basod on tho numbor of dlscropanclos and doflclonclos that aro not resolvod. Dlorks slatod that sho bollovos this Itom has too many unresolvod dlscropancles. Sho slalod that tho samo was truo of Capllol Vlow Apartmonts and sho votod against that dovelopmont. Rold and BovbJerg agrood with Dierks rogardlng tho unrosolvod dlscrepanclos. Clark slatod that ho bollovos dolays In tho dovelopmont procoss Incroaso tho costs. Ho stalod that tho dlscropanclos and deflclenclos are oaslly resolved. Ho noted that he bollovos thoro has boon a preJudlco agalnst lhls projectlrom tho bog Inning and this should nol rosult In deforral. Ho statod that tho Commission has provlously approvod othor subdivisions wllh 8.10 unrosolved dlscropanclos. Dierks slaled that sho lools this proposal Is a vastlmprovomenl ovor tho oxlsllng sltuallon and doos not hold any projudlco against the projoct. Sho strossed thai parking Is a major consldorallon, Clark rosponded that apartmont managors are rosponslblo lor monitoring parking and can Issuo sllckors to tholr own rosldonls. Ho stated that pooplo choso this aroa bocause 01 Its location noar tha law, don tal, and modlcal schools. Ho omphaslzod that this proposal Is conslstont with tho Intont of tho RM.l45 zono. Scott slalod that he agroos with Clark rogardlng onforcomont and also undorslands tho frusllatlon apartmont managers havo rogardlng pollco onforcomont 01 parking viola lions. Ho slated thai ho lends to support tho RM.145 zone and Its philosophy to allow and support Increased density closo to the Unlvorslty 01 Iowa and tho downtown aroa. He statod Ills the rosponslblllty 01 landlords In RM.145 zonos to onforco parking. He nolod /9'1d- - [I A EI n Planning & Zoning Commission Oclobor 18. 1990 Pogo 15 thalli proporty ownors got a roputatlon for having unauthorlzod vohlclos lowod, cars will slop pOlklng on those proporty owners' land. Scott slalod thai In rogard to doforrlng this 110m, ho told tho dovolopor that this Is tho socond RM.145 dovolopment Ihaltho Commission has boon asked 10 rocommond lor approval. Ho said thai bocause 01 public roactlons 10 dovolopmonlln Iho RM.145 zono ho had Indlcalod 10 tho dovolopor thai ho would not volo In lavor 01 this dovolopmont until all doficlonclos and dlscrepanclos had boon resolvad. Scott emphaslzod thai he bollovos Ills a codo violation 10 havo loss than Iho requlrod parking for tho southorly building. He Indlcalod thai ho loels thIs Issuo alone would Jusllfy voting agalnstlho proJoct and ho would support a motion to dofor this proposal until all dlscrepanclos aro rosolvod. Ho look oxcoptlon with Clark's assortJon that tho Commission has approvod subdivisIons with 8.12 unrosolved dlscropanclos. Rekllndlcaled that sho has novor lookod upon this proJoct with biiis. Sha strossod Ihal concoms rolalod to tho dlscropanclos musl be rosolvod. Sho notod thai sho prolors deforral to donlal. ScoUlndlcatod thai a motion to dofor would lako precodonce ovor tho main motion. Dlorks movod to dolor 5.902110 Novembor 1, 1990. Reid socondod. Scol! statod that a vorbal aHlrmallon would bo noodod from tho appllcanlto walvo tho 45. day IImllatlon pOrfod. Ho notod thai the applicant noddod hIs hoad. The mcllon to dofor carrled 4-1. (Clark voting In Iho negatlvo, Cook ebsonl.) Cook roturnod 10 the Council Chambors and Clark loll tho Council Chambors to avoid a porcolvod conflict ollnlorest on S.9022, Galway Hills SubdivisIon. 4, ~. Public discussion 01 an appllcallon submlltod by Oav.Ed, Umltod for prollmlnary plat approval el Galway Hflls, a 25.4 acro, 57.lot rosldontlal subdivisIon, located on tho scuth sldo of Molroso Avonue, approxlmatoly ~'mllo wost 01 Wesl High. (45-day IImltallon pO~od: November 12, 1990.) , , , 1: I 'I , Scott reported Ihattho sowor Issuo lor this proposal has not boon satlsfaclorlly rosolved and thai no volo Is IIkoly until this has occurrod. Public dIscussIon was oponod at 10:17 p.m. Thoro was nono. Public discussion was closod a110:17 p.m. Dlorks mcvod 10 dolor 5-9022 to Novombor 1, 1990. Rold seconded. Tho motion carrlod 5.0. (Clark obsont.) Clark returnod to the Council Chambors. 19'1~ a [I A EI 'I Planning & Zoning Commission October 18, 1990 Pogo IS QIHEA BUSINESS: 1. public discussion 01 modlllClltlons 01 Hlah.Rlse Multl.Famllv Rosldentlal Zono IRM.1451 ,ReGulations. Cook movod to roquosl slall osslstanco to rovlow tho RM.145 Zono zoning regulations and 10 mako approprlalo rocommondatlons, II neodod, and Ihal sold stall roport bo returned 10 tho Commlsslcn within a 90 day porlod. Rold aocondod. Tho motion carrlod 0.0, 2. 'plan nino and Zonlm Commission InformatloQ. Clark stalod thai ho would like 0 cloarly artIculatod policy position regarding conditions lor subdM:!on approval. Ho stressed that developers haw dlKarant lavuls of dopendency and thoro Is 0 nood lor conslstoncy among tho Commission's doclslons. Dlorks Indlcatod Ihal sho bollovos Ills up to tho dovolopors to moot tho roqulrod condll/ons. S.COIl Indlcatod thai ho hod Informod both slall and Larry SchnlltJor on October 15, 1990, thai his Inlontlon was to dolor S.9021 unless alllho donclonclos and dlscropanclos wero rasolvod. Ho noted Ihalthoro 010 olght unresolvod doficloncfos and dlscropanclos with tho polontlal lor a Zonlno Codo violation which ho bellovos warrants tho Commlsslon's doclslon lor doforral. Ho sllossod that doos not moot tho crllorla ho had eslabllshod wllh tho devolopor lor 0 voto 10 be lakon tonight. CIOlk noled thai tho discussion os he undorstood II was thai II tho throo major dlscropanclos woro rosolvod, 0 voto would bo tokon, Ho sllossod thallheso Issuos woro addressed by tho dovoloper. SCOllsllossod that tho applicant choso 10 como boforo tho Commission with two sepOlalo buildings. Ha stated that " 1110 two buildings can ovor bo ownod separaloly, Ihe Commission can demand that oach building moot Its own parking roqulromonL CIOlk Indicatod that ho bellovos that " tho dovolopor was told 0 voto would bo takon " deficlonclos woro mol and then othor probloms arlso, the Commission should volo tho proposal down. Scoll stalod that he bolloves this would bo 0 groator dlssorvlco to 1110 applicant. Cook roportod that at tho noxtlnlormal Commission mooting ho will glvo a roport on tho POlks and Rocroatlon Ccmmlsslon mooting. Scollthankod BovbJorg lor hor lottor 01 thanks tc 1110 City for Its sponsorship of her attondanco at tho Mldwost Roglonal APA Conferenco. He ollorod 0 bolalod porsonalthank you to tho Planning and Program Dovolopmont Departmonl os woll as tho City and City Council lor tholr support In allowIng tho Commlsslonors to allond this typo 01 function. Ho stalod that 011 01 tho peoplo In Iowa City lI1at woro rosponslblo lor planning 1110 conloronco should bo congratulalod and notod that ho has hoard nothIng bul posltlvo commonts rogardlng tho conforonco. 'I /9'1J- [I FI EI E' Planning & Zoning CommissIon Oclobor 18, 1990 Pogo 17 AOJOURNMGtl[: Dlorks movod 10 adjourn tho moo ling at 1 0:2S p.m. Rold socondod. Tho motion carrlod 6.0. Solly Dierks, Socrotary I " Mlnutos submlllod by Mary Jo Noff. MO\tf&Jl~11 , , " . I , , ,I -...-".L-"" ..___ :1 !I " Ii j", - ,ij ~ .'l::j! , ,I ""," ,', ' .,', , , ._ _"'t , "":;"'''_C-";:~ll .. , ,~ ! \ \ I ! , I ;i I .' 1 I " I . I ,~ ,: l ; I I I I 19'1~ ! 'i' tJ [I R ' EI':' - . flc . R.€9u.la.R. -GoW\letl- meetir-J~ ~lJee 'f 19'10 , '(130 'P. m. '?1ta.se Si9~ IN: J. 1.\ l.~ 4~f 4. $. " . 1. 8. 9, IC. 1/. IJ, '3, 'II. Bcl.alle.5~\ CJ,t f)?~ ~'r- i I I , " II II I I , t i I I ...;.....ch_..l I ",..., I I I I I , i I I , . t I I ,\ I , , I . I . i ! '1~ , I' ,'" ~,"'.. a [I FI EI LI . MINUTES IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 24,1990 SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Ray Halnos, Dorothy Paul, Harold Wollbrennor, Jason Chon, Frod Mlms, Rosalia Starr, Torry ~owoll, Chla.Hslno Lu Haywood Bolio Allco Harris, Dale Holllno, Kaye Honnossey MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: BECOMMe~~ TO CITY COUta: Nono. None. None. , " Ii I !! Ii :1 if Ii Nono. TAKEN: Nono, ~: Tho maoting was callod to crdor by Chairperson Halnos. Tho next Commission meeting Is schedulod lor Monday, Octobor 22, at 7:00 p.m. In tho Sonlor Centor Classroom. Starr modo a , motion to approvo tho mlnutos 01 August 27. Paul soconded. Motion carried. I , --..., I I I ~: Harris roported 13 employmont casos aro being Invostlgated and 1 housing dlscrfmlnatlon caso. Tho public hOOllno Is schodulod lor caso EJA 11.19.8801 on 10.30.90 at 10:00 a.m. In Council Chambors. The caso namo Is~. In~ Holiday Inn has roquestod an oxtonslon cf tlmo duo to pondlng bankruplcy procoodlngs. Harris roportod caso EJD 3.6.8905 and E1D 6.9.8901 010 closod. Toam A roports: Mlms roportod coso HlDEP 1.3.9001 . a conciliation moollng Is pondlng. Coso EJA 2.6.9008 . no ruling, 191/ g I I' o [I A .EI S ' Human R~hls Ccmmlsslon Soplombor 24, 1990 Pago 2 Toam 8: Paul roportod caso fiR 4-23-9010 . no probablo causo. Caso fiSh ROll.11.8901 . no probablo causo (Lu dlssonting). Harris wlllsond out corrospondonco. Toam C roport: Chon roportod caso flS S.25.8802 . no probablo causo. Caso EJA 2.13.8902 . no probablo causo. Caso flS Pr 2.26.9009 . no rullno. Caso EJA 4-11.S906 . no rullno. Ad hoc loam: caso EIR 3.S.8904 . no probablo causo. Harrfs will send oullottors. Paul announced tho Unlvorslty Human rights And Acadomlc Froodom Conforonce will bo hold noxtlal'. Paul also stalod tho nomination doadllno will be exlondod until Monday, October 1. Tho nomination commlttoo will mool thoroanor to soloct tho award reclplonts. ~: Harris roportod thai a woman will bo sondino In a lotter exprosslno hor concom thai her rollglous bollofs aro bolno v1olalod by tho protesl by tho gay student at tho Unlvorslty and tho Ccmmlsslon's stance on thatlssuo. Sho wants tho Ccmmlsslon's support 01 hor rollglous rights. ShO was told by Holllno 10 oxpress hor views to tho Commission. ~: Harris sold fow nominations woro submlttod lor tho awards broakfast Thoro aro 31t1ckols sold thus 101, Halnos will bo tho Mastor of Coremonlos and presonltho aWOlds. Powoll wllllnlloduco the keynote spoakor: Chen will prosont dlstinoulshod sorvlco OWards. M1ms and Powoll will tako and soli tickets at tho door, Harris said an Invllation was oxlondod by tho Human Rights Commlttoo at tho Unlvorslty to attOnd a Icrum on the rosults cf a survoy on race relations. Two lorums will bo hold cn October 2 and 4. Harris will attend tho one on October 4. ~: Ncno. Tho mootino was adJoumod, 1~'13 , . ,