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Informal Council Sosslon
Novombor 13, 1990
Informal Council SOSSIOD: Novombor 13. 1990. at 6:35 p,m, In tho Council Chambors. Mayor
John McDonald prosldlng,
Council Prosont: McDonald, Kubby, Courtnoy, Ambrlsco, Horowitz, Novick, Larson.
StaN Prosont: Atkins, Holling, Karr, Gontry, Schmadoko, Schmolsor, Yuculs, Christianson, Smith,
Taoo.rocordqg: Rool 9().93, Sldos 1 and 2.
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PLANNING & ZONING MAITER&:
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roady for Council to closo tho public hoorlng,
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Schmolsor explalnod the devolopmonl Is subjoct to a conditional zoning agrooment,
Including tho costs assocfalod with tho dovelopmont by lis bolng oul 01 soquonco wllh
tho dovolopmonlachodulo 01 tho Comprohonslvo Plan and partlculor~ with rospoctto tho
location and slzo 01 a public park, Tho condlllonal zoning agroomont rocognlzos tho
rocommondotlon 01 tho Planning and Zoning CommissIon thai thoro bo a sIx acro park
dodlcatod In a sullablo location wllhln tho oslato and addrossos tho rocommondatlon 01
stall and tho Porks ond Rocroetlon Commission that thoro bo a elx acro pork dodlcatod
with throo acrosln a 'conka/' location, Schmolsor explalnod II Wlis provfous~ dlscussod
by Council wholhor or nol all or part 01 tho acroago could bo localod In an OPDH plan
thai might be subsoquont~ submlllod lor this proporty, and tho amondatory longuago 01
tho optional conditional zoning egroomont doos allow the option to placo throo acros In
the OPDH plan whorovor II might bo or 10 locato tho throo ocros In a park to bo conlrally
locatod within an OPDH plan litho OPDH plan Is In tho conlral part 01 Iho aroa. Horowitz
askod II thoro wore an agreamont botwoon tho Planning and Zoning Commission and
Parks and Rocroatlon Commission, Schmolsor oxplalnod ho Is nol suro Ihat tho
rocommondatlons of staN and Parks and Rocroatlon Commission aro Inconslslonl or
conlrary to Iho Planning and Zoning Commission's rocommondatlon. Tho Planning and
Zoning Commlsslon'a rocommondatlon was that six acros bo dodlcatod In a sullablo
location and tho stall and Parks and Rocroatlon Commission wont on to lurthor rollno Ihal
10 say throo acros of thai had to bo In a contrallocatlon, In rosponso 10 Horowitz,
Schmolsor statod thalthroo acros or six acros or any part could bo locotod wllhln an
OPDH plan that mlghl subsoquontly bo submlllod, Horowitz omphaslzod sho wants to
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mako suro that tho Parks and RocroaUon Commission and Planning and Zoning
Commission undorstand tho concopls that aro bolng dlscussod, Schmolsor stalod tho
Planning and Zoning Commission's rocommondatlon did not doal wllh contrallocatlon.
Horowitz askod for commonts from Tom Scolt. Scott oxplalnod that at Issuo Is somo
Impllod agroomonls botwoon tho dovolopor and tho Planning and Zoning Commission
that took placo during tho oxactlon procoss tho Planning and Zoning Commission goos
through whon thoy rovlow tho conditional rozonlng, Scoll explalnod tho Planning and
Zoning Commission simply askod lor moro than tho amount 01 tho aroa tho original stall
roport roquestod and that tho dovolopor agrood to that, Scoll statod for thoso six acros
thoro II an Implied agroomont thai tho Planning and Zoning Commission will allow tho
dovolopor to add to tho stormwator dotonUon facility or othor opon spaco 10 moot tho six
acroa, Scott oxplalnod tho word sullablo was Insortod 10 allow groator noxlblllty on tho
part 01 tho Planning and Zoning Commission whon thoy doall with oach ono 01 tho
proposod aovon phasoa 01 dovolopmenl 01 tho 125 acros, Scott omphaslzod that In all
UkeUhood. based on tho Planning and Zoning CQmmlsslon's provlous discussion ot this
110m, Council will not rocolvo a subdMslon rocommondatlon tor approval from tho
Planning and Zoning Commission that Includos throo acros 01 parkland In tho contor of
this particular proposod subdMslon. ScOll explalnod thoro Is an Inclination to follow the
dralnagoway and add to tho stormwator managomonl dolontlon arGo In tho southoast
portion of this particular dovolopmonl, Scoll sold thai II, In foci, subsoquont
dovolopments occur south and oast 01 this tract, II would bo tho Planning and Zoning
Commlsslon'alntant to hopofully continuo thai linear parkway along tho dralnageway and
stormwator dotontlon area, In rosponso to Kubby, Scott explalnod thoro was an
Impllcallon thalli tho developor agroes 10 tho six acres, tho City will be noxlblo In Ihe
location of whero thoso elx acros are going 10 be locatod, Novick askod II thoro woro
oblectlons 10 hevlng some of thO alx acres as activo open spaco with playground
oqulpmonl. ScOll staled tho Planning and Zoning Commission and Parks and Rocrootlon
Commlsalon hovo had a long.standlng dlsagroomont ovor activo and passive uses ot
opon spaco and that a meollng has boon scheduled with John Walson and City stall to
dlscusl thai Issue, Scollatatod thai the Planning and Zoning Commission trios 10 mako
aure thai ovorybody Is Involvod In the process but doclslons nood 10 bo made when
dlaculslona are hold with tho dovolopor. SCOll notod It Is not an allompt to nol cooporolo
with thO Parks and Rocreatlon Commission, Kubby askod II the land would bo dodlcalod
parkland or prlvale, Scott alatod II would bo dodlcatod, Kubby ala tad that Parks and
Rocreallon Commlaslon will havo to caro for tho land lilt Is dodlcalod and thoro was a
auggosllon thai II thoro woro going 10 bo a park Issuo at tho Planning and Zoning
Commlsalon mooting, a roprosonlatlvo from tho Parks and Rocroatlon Commission should
bo thoro. Scoll alalod thai ho aomotlmos rocolvos mlxod algnals Irom tho Parks and
Recroallon Commission, Iho Parks and Rocroatlon Dlroctor, and Chair 01 Iho Commission,
Larson Inqulrod about tho sowor IInos, Schmolsor slotod thoso IInos will bo oxlondod 10
thO north, Larson askod who will pay for Ihoso sowors, Schmadoko stalod II Is his
undorstondlng Ihot tho dovolopor would pay a lap-on too Iho soma os tho Walnut Rldgo
proloct. Larson oskod whalls tho policy rooson, Schmodoko oxplolnod thai ho didn't
know lhat II othor than by agroomont, tho City could hovo a lap.on foo thatlroats dllloronl
proportloa dlfforonlly In Iho samo dralnago aroa, Schmadoko oxplalnod Iho dovolopor
could go soulh wllh tho sowor bullhoro Is a rostrlcllon on that sowor and tho dovolopor
also has on ogroomont with tho CIIy thai whon thoy dodlcatod tho land for tho sowor to
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go 10 tho County Homo, thoy rosolVod tho rlghllo 110 Inlo Ihal sowor. Schmadoko slalod
the CIty Englnoo/lng Dopar1mOnl p/O/Ors the dovolopor goos north bocauso 01 Iho
capacity and the lopogrophy ollho subdMslon. Larson askod II ovoryono In tho dralnago
aroa can be oxlondod 10 tho lap-on foe policy. Schmadoko slalod you havo 10 bo
conslstonl. Gonlry slalod the policy consldorallon 01 l8Igo 101 dovolopmonlls nolllod 10
tho tap-on foo ordlnanco or vlco vorsa, AikIns slalod tho lap-on foo proposal was 10
covar a spocifio dralnago dlsl/lct and tho Inlonl of Council was 10 oncourago largo 101
devolopmonl. Aikins stalod that thore 81e clrcumstancos whore a portion 01 this prolocl
Is In tho drainage dlsl/lct and tho developor could go 10 tho south, Slall and
Councilmembers discussed lap-on lee policies, Larson asked lIthe oasoment allows the
developor to not have 10 pay anything to Ue.ln, Schmadeke slalod tho devolopor would
havo 10 pay 10 Ue.ln, Kubby nolod that the momo Irom Gentry rogardlng a tap-on fee
ordlnanco said It Is proloct.specific, nol drainage 81oa.spoclfic, Gontry slated Ihoy aro
Uod.ln togothor, Dana ChrlsUanson said tho ordlnanco Council has Is an onabllng
ordlnanco that authorlzos luIuro proloct.apoclfic lap-on foe ordlnancos, II provides e
blueprfnt. Atkins asked II this proloct could bo Cili\iOd out ind not dileillhe spirit 01 tho
lap-on draInage dlsl/lct ordinance, Gentry stalod thai what happons Is, In effoct, II you
C8/Ve out the Cahill portion 01 this project, thon Walnul RIdge Is making Cahill's property
out 01 soquence, Dana Chrlsllanson nolod that Cahill's drains through Walnut RIdge,
Gentry oxplalned the only way 10 gel to Cahill Is through Walnut Rldgo and If tho
exlonslon doosn't go through Walnut Ridge, Cahill Is stopped, LOIson slalod that ho
understand. why monoy I. bolng upfrontod for Walnut Ridge and the City Is making them
pay through tap-on loos but ho does not know why the City Is doing that lor Cahill,
Aikins oxplalned that It Is a dralnago quosUon with rospoct to the lop-on 100 ordlnanco
and thoro Is somo kind 01 agroomont that would allow tho dovolopor to oxerclse the right
to go south whon the City's onglneorlng dopartment would prefer him 10 go north, Chuck
Mullen, ropresenllng the developer, staled that out 01120 acres, tho 43 acros that aro
subloct to rozonlng are out 01 soquence. Mullen slatod the firsl phase Is not out of
sequence dovolopment. Mullen and Council dlscussod the tap-on 100 ordlnanco. Mullen
stalod that the City Englnoor wants tho devolopor to go north; tho City Englnoor has
slatod thoro la consl/alnt In the southorn IIno that will cost $200,000 to corroct; and tho
devoloper should not havo to lronl that cosl. Mullen staled tho CIIy Is looking al
spondlng $200,000 or spondlng loss to allow us to bo pert 01 this projoct. Mullon notod
the developer Is payl~ lor tho exlenslon 01 Iho trunk IIno, Mullon presented InlormaUon
about the proposod dovolopment, Kubby ralsod concorns bocauso the City Is not
lollowlng the comp plan and policy, Novick Inqulrod about dralnago to the soulh, Novick
askod If the south sewer line Is surcherglng, Mullen slated It Is alroady surcharging,
Novick asked happons whon and II this dovolopment or some olhor dovolopmont Is going
to hook onlo Iho south pipe. Schmadoko statod In Iho noar luturo tho soulh plpo will bo
ovorloadod and It Is noar capaclly now, Novick askod whon tho City Is going to doal with
this lsauo and lIlt should bo placod In tho City budgot to oxpand Ihat IIno, Schmadoko
stalod Iho City could budgot lor It or could oslabllsh a tap-on 100, Atkins notod thai ono
01 tho City'S most poworful dovolopmont tools Is sowor oxlonslon and " you want 10
conlrol dovolopmont, you docldo whoro and put a tap.on foo ordlnanco In placo,
Courtnoy askod whalls tho constraint In tho south sowor IIno, Schmadoko oxplalnod It's
a ton.lnch plpo that was put In to SOIVO Wost High School Initially, Schmadoko oxplalnod
whon tho IIno roachos capacity, tho City has Iho right 10 say thallhoro can bo no moro
hook.ups unllllho IIno Is upgradod. Larson askod If thai was truo, ovon consldorlnglholr
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agroomonl wI/h rospoct to tho dovoloper'a oasomon!. Schmadoko Ilalod ho would havo
10 dIscuss thai with tho Logal DoPartmont.
Dana Chrlsl/anson oxplalnod two 01 tho agroomonts In prlnclplo /hal havo boon workod
out with Mr, Mullon aro thai I) a lubSlanl/aI portJon or lion's sharo ot thoso acroagos thai
goos north would propay lapoOn toos and 2) tholr onl/ro north I/or would bo fully
dOVOloped boloro thoy go 10 tho south, HorOWItz askod lItho doclslon 10 nol wanllo usa
tho south IIno Is basad on tho l()'/nch plpollno thai oxlSla, Schmadoko slalod no, Ills
basad on tho condll/ons withIn tho subdivisIon, Ambrlsco slalod thai tho Clly has jusl
complolod a $40 million proJOCf and It would mako lonso 10 Install tho largo plpo now,
McDonald nolod that Council Is nol vol/ng on thIs Issuo and will only closo tho public
hoarlng, Schmolsor nolOd thotll Council woro 10 accopltho original condll/onal zoning
agroomonl, It Is slgnod and roady for consldoral/on bul II Council woro to accopl
AJtomallvo 8, It would havo 10 conI/nul) !hI PublJc hearing untllllli i/good. Karr nOlod
lIi81 both agroomonts aro slgnod, Schmolsor omphaslzod that Council noods 10 know
whaltho Parks and Aocroallon CommissIon and siaN rocommondallons aro thai addross
park planning,
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Schmolsor nolod thai this Is socond consldorallon and tho applicant has roquoslad
oxpodllOd consldoral/on 01 this Itom, Schmolsor slatod thai II Councllapprovos II10nlghl,
Council could glvo consldorallon 10 Itom E and F and II Council doos not approvo II
lonlght, Council noods 10 dOfor Itoms E and F, Schmolsor notod thai Council rocolvod
a momorandum In tholr packot thai addrossod tho Issuos, Schmolsor oxplalnod thaI 110m
E Is tho subdivisIon and thoro aro, In assoclal/on with thai subdivision, sovoral concorns
that siaN had, Schmolsor stalod Iho Planning and ZonIng CommIssion and slall
d/sagrood, but thoro aro no dlsagroomonts as lar as Iho chango In zoning In tho
condlllonal zonIng agroomont. McDonald nolod addlllonal discussion can occur during
Council's lormal moollng, '
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500 abovo discussIon In 110m D,
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F, Consldor a rocommondallon of tho Plannlno and Zonlno Commission to IImll Darklno on
WhlsDorlno p[~rrlo Avonuo and Novada Avonuo,
Soo abovo discussion In 110m D,
G, Consldor a rosolullon oDDrovlno tho Drollmlnarv Dial of Northwood Estatos. a subdMsloQ
III Johnson County, Iowa, (S.OOI91
Latson askod why Planning and Zoning Commission VOlod agalnsl this. Schmolsor
stalod thora wora dlssonUng volos dua 10 accoss to Dubuqua Stroot. Tom Scon
axplalnod thaI thoro woro concorns oboultho 12% grade coming on Dubuquo Stroollnlo
tha lubdMslon as wall as a 12% grade Inlo tho cul-do-sao down In tho contor 01 tho
lubdMslon, Scott stalod thaI somo Commission mombars did nolllko tho grados and
tha sovorlty 01 tho topographical constraints. Scan nolod that tho dovolopor has made
provisions lor a gl!ldY@/ ~19r!l1l9 !lIthe lop before It Is ~"d onto Dubuqua SI1WI.
Latson ralsod concorns thaI ha did nol undorstand how ho can voto agalnslll basod on
thoso consldarallons, Larson statod II compllos wfth all tho logal Itandards and ho
quosUoned how ho could volo agalnslll, Schmolsor oxplalnod that thoro aro roal publlo
hoalth and lalaty Issuos, Schmolsor stalod thoro has boon a numbor 01 lubdMslons
votod down on tha basis 01 accoss 10 malor artorlal straats, SubdMslons havo boon
volad down bocausa thoy dldn'l havo lOCondary accoss on tho basis 01 publlo hoalth and
lafety Issuos, although they mol tho lottor 01 tho law of tho lubdMslon ordlnanco.
TAP.ON EEE ORDINANCE OPINIQM:
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McDonald notod thai this 110m could bo roschodulod lor tho noXllnlormal Council moo ling,
Atkins statod tho ordlnanco Is bolng consldorod lor nrst roadlng only. Horowftz statod thoro aro
a numbor ollssuos Involvod. Council agreed to conUnuo discussion at tho lormsl mooting,
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Joo Yaggy slatod ho had a problom wfth tha City colloctlng parking molor foos on Volorans' Day.
McDonsld told Mr, Yaggy to bring this 110m up for dlscu"lon at tho Council's formal meeUng
under Publlo Discussion,
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Board 01 Adjustmont: Candaco Boyd
Human RIghts Commission: Chla.Hslng Lu (ro.appolnl)
Ray Halnos (ro.appolnl)
Alison Amos Galstad
Parks and Rocroatlon Commission: Bill Brandl (ro.appolnt)
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COUNGlL TIMElAGENM:
Rovtsod 11.27.90
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1, (Agonda 110m 1111 . Rosolullon awarding profosslonal doslgn sorvlcos contracts lor tho
North Court Addition 10 tho CMc Contor,) Atkins askod Council for discussion with
rospoct to tho rosolullon, Novtck notod that sho rocolvod corrospondonco from local
archltocts at hor homo. Larson and Ambrlsco statod thoy had not rocolvod tho
corrospondonco, Ambrlsco slatod ho would lIke to postpono this Itom to allow rovtow of
tho corrospondonco, A majority of Councllmombors agrood to dolor this Itom,
Mooting adjournod to formal sosslon at 7:35 p,m,
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COUNQIL TIME/AGENDA: /. Rool 9().93, Sldo 2
1. (Agonda 110m 111 . RosoluUon awarding prolosslonal doslgn sorvlcos contracts for tho
North Court Addlllon to tho Civic qep'l.8r.) Atkins askod Council lor discussion with
rospect to tho rosoluUon. Novick ,not~ that sho rocolvod corrospondonco from local
archltocts at hor homo, l.arao~ and Ambrlsco stalod thoy had not lflIlf1iocolvod tho
corrospondonco, Ambrlsco stalod he would Ilks to postpono this Itom to allow rovlow 01
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tho corrospondonco. A majority of Councllmombor. agrood to dolor this Itom,
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OFFICIAl COUNCIL ACTIONS. 111l:LtO
Th. COil 01 plblkhlllg Ih. foIowlllg proClldlng1 enddllml
II S , Cumulalivl COil foIlhil ,.lenelll Y'lIlor
IIId pubbUon liS,
low. Cty Council, rtg, mlg,. 7:40 p,m, IIlh. Civic Clnler,
M.yor McDoIllId p,"ldlng, Councilm.mblre preunl:
Ambrlaco, Counn.y, Hotowiz, Kubby, LlllOn, McDonlld,
No~ Aburc: Non.,
Th. Mlyor plodllmld Nov.mber 14. 1000 II YOUNO
READER'S DAY,
Movld end IlCOnelld, lhal Ih. Iolbwlng "ml IneI
rlCOlllm.nellllona In lhe Conllnl ClllnellI be rlellYld, 01
IPPIOVId, 1I'id'oI1dop11d II .mllldld:
AppIOVIl 01 0IfId1l Could ktbnl 0I1h. rtgUllI
mlltlng oIl0fJ0, II publlllld, lubjtct 10 COIIIClion,
II rlCOmmllldld by Ih. Cily CI.il
MinUlll1iI 80lldllnel Commlnlona: Pollet end Fh
Plnllon II'd RIl~.mlnl 8011d . ~8; Bel, 01 Adjullmlnl .
10I10:UlIIIYBel,oITI1lIIIII.10I25;PIIMIng .nelZonlllg
Comm, . WI: P.rkI end Rlellllbn Comln. .10/17.
Perm. Molbnl: Clau E Bllr Pllmh lot Rinella
Food.. 1851 Lowl! MUICIIIn. Ad, CIIII E Liquor Lanu
let R:.~~ FCMh. 1851 Lowir MUKlii1. Rd, CMdoor
SIMet Am 101 HoIldIY 1nn,Iowl Cily, 210 S, OIIbuqUl SL
Clul B Bllr Pllm. 101 RodIy Rococo, 118 S. Dubuqu.
SI, Clu. C Liquor Lan.. lot M.T, Coh.n, mOld
CIp.ofC.nlll, liquor LIc.nII reruncl 101 M,T, Cohen, 270
Old CIp_of C.nlll, CII.. C Liquor LIc.nll 101 Th.
S.nctvlry RlltlurlnL 405 S. OI~.~ SL Clan C Liquor
LIcllllllol Chubblll, 5 S. Dubuqu. S1.
RllOkltJona: RES, 80-21 I, ACCEPTlNO THE WORK
FOR THE SOUTHEAST INTERCEPTOR SEWER
PROJECT.
Corrllponc!lne.: JohnlOn Counly 80111I 01
SUP.rvlIOlllpplOv/ng Ih'eppolnlm.nl 01 Ann. Spenell 10
Ih. 80111I 01 LIIir.ry Trullll. II . repreunlllivl 0I1h.
Counly. I.hll H'llIghln requlllIng eppolnlmlnllo Ihe
A1loldlbll Houllllg Tull FOIct, Mil, Homl! (BII) Hllllln
lequlltillg 1l1.lIIbn 01 but IlMet 10 Ih. 1111 01 Scon
8oullvll1l1nc1 Am.rlclllLtglon Road, J.nrey'neI Alldrl'f
Knox In oppolllbn to Ih. COIIIlrvClbn 01 lnot/111 pII~
limp downlown. M.ry S, Slon. In luppo~ 01 . 11.,
bumlllg bin. Anlll Ol'f In oppo..1on to . Ie" IlYrnlng ban,
OIl1!tIIncl Janet Ototnw~1d In lupjIOII 01 . liil burning
bill. SIep/lltlII Enlnger on bill.. oIthl W'II High School
Stud.nt SInai. IlPIIUIng 1n1.1I11 In IlInag.
1Ip1l1lntlllvl(l) lo !h. cay Counel,
Appllcllbna 101 cay Piau UIII P.rrnhl: Big
Mounllln Suppo~ OIOUP to III ~ I tlbl. on Cily Pill.
durillg Ih. period "0m 100001ollfl,Io dia~llut".erllulI.
dlaplay '11WO~ end onl! ,ralll lor donllbnl,lppIoVld,
Th. MI'fOl dldllld Ih. motion (lnlld, (7:48 p,m,)
A pubDo hNlIng wu h.., on .n ordlnanc:e l/II.nellng th.
Zoning OrdlnlllCt by conel.lonafty chlllglng Ih. UI. rtgulallolll
of IpplOxlm.I'/f 188 ICIII oll.neI g.nl/.Itf IoCIIId north 01
1.1"1011 Awnu. lneI Wilt 01 prop.rty ownld by Ih. UnlY.lllIy
01 Iowl 110m IQ.RS to OPDH.I, . preliminary plannod
d.v.1opm.nl hoUlIIIg plan for WalnUl RIdg.. Jim SL John, 735
Kllwlck, lpp'IIId,
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A P\lblc hllrlng Wit hell on In oldlnl/'oCll/lllndlng Ihl
Zoning Oldnll'lCI by condlJonlty changing Ihl 11I1 regulllloN
OlapplOxlmllllt ol3,llCrllloCllld In thl IOUIhNlI quldranl
01 thllnlllllCllonol MI~ AwnuI Ind H9hwlY 2111rom to.
RS III RS.5,
Movld and llcondld, IIIaI th.fIllt requillng Ordlnlnclllo
b. conlld.rtd .nd volld on for rlllll plllagl IIIWo Counc~
mllllngl prior 10 th. milling II which lit 10 blllnlllt plllld
b. IUIp.ndld. thl IIcond conlid.rlllon and wi. be wlMd
Ind thlt ORO, 00-3412, AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE BY CONDITIONAU. Y CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES LOCATED
AT 315 PRENTISS STREET FROM RMooW AND CC.2 TOCI.\
b. votld on 101 final P""0' .llhlt tim., Th. Mlyor decllrld
Ih. mollon canltd, Movld and Itcondld, thll th. OIdInI/'oCl be
Ilnlllt adoplld IIlhlt 11m.,
Movtcl Ind llcondld, IIIaI th. fIllt requiring Ordlnlnclllo
b. conlldllld Ind volld on for flnll pllllgl II two Counc!
mllllngl prior 10 the milling II which lit 10 b.,lnlllt plllld
b. IUIp.ndld, th. llCOnd conaldtrlllon Ind vot. be wllvtd
and IhaI ORD. OO,3l83, AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE REGULATIONS WITH
CONDITIONS, OF A CERTAIN 05.1\ ACRE PROPERTY
KNOWN AS THE BJORNSEN TRACT, LOCATED SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY. AND WEST OF BON AIRE MOBilE HOMES
FROM lo.RS TO RS.. b. volld on lor final PIUlO' II thll
11m., Th. Mlyor decllrld 111. mollon carrltd, I.lovtd and
Itcondld, thll th. Ordlnl/'oCl be filllllt adoplld II thlt tim.,
Movld and llcondld, to adopl RES, 00.212, APPROVING
THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF WHISPERING MEADOWS
SUBDIVISION, PARTS I Ind 2, OF JOHNSON COUNTY,
IOWA. wry Schnlljll, MMS ConalAtlnll, Ipptllld. Jot
Yagg'f, 0.12 lowI Av." app'I/Id, Movtcl and Itcondld, 10
Im.nd Ih. rllolullon 10 Includ. th.languag. "lItlv.lo 1ow,lo.
mod.rll.-Incom. houllng In plrlQraph th". and 10 lncIudo
langulg. Ihll th. rllolullon Include 111~ullllon thll thll' be
10m. kind olltgal mlanl \0 InaUII 111I1 th. homeownl,.
111OC11l1on .xltll for p.rptlulty, Th. MIYor decllrld lhe
mollon 10 .m.nd clnltd,
Movld Ind lecondld, 10 Ipllrow th. recommlndallon 01
Ih. PlaMlng .nd Zoning Commltllon 10 Iml plrklng on
WhIlptrir'og P,tkt. Av.nue and Nmd. Awnu., lIny
Schnlltjtr, MMS Conauhnll, pltltnL Th. Mlyor decllrld the
mol Ion d.I.lled,
Moved and lecondod, 10 adopl RES, 00.213, APPROVING
THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF NORTHWOOD ESTATES, A
SUBOIVISION OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Olnnll K.M.I,
MMS Conluftanll, prllOnL
Jo. Yagg'f, 042 low. Av.nu., IpIlllrld regarding Ih.
CIIy'I poDcy 01 .rlOJl:Ing pllllIng m.II" on Vlllllnl DIY,
Dlnltl FIQ'~ 2215 PII.n Vlow Orlv., requtllld th.1 th. bUI
roul. b. .ll.ndod flOm Binion and Mormon T"k down 10 Ty'n
CII Subdivlllon, Th. City Managll wiD Itporl back 10 Council,
Th. Mayor announced th. loIlowlng VlClncltl: Mayo(1
Youth Employm.nl Board. onl vacaney for In .xplrod 111m
.ndlng 4115.92, Thlt appolnlmlnl win be madl allhl liMl
Council milling, (0:22 p.m,)
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Moved and ueonded, 10 mtkllhllollowlng tppOlnlmlnlt:
CandlCt Boyd, m SoUlhltwn Or" to thl Bd, 01 Adju.lml,.lor
a f1y1.yllltlrm Indlng In1a8: rl,appolnlmlnl of R.y Hail..,
la Glandall Ct, and Chla.H.1ng Lu, 121a Tylar Ct., and lhe
appolnlmlnl of Alllon Am.. Galaled, 225 N, Govllnor 51. tilth,
Human Right. Comm, IOf IIvtt.ylar llrm. tndlng tll~; II'
appolnlmanl of BiB Brandl, 230a Tudor Or" to tha PW and
Rte/ullon Comm, lor a lour,yur tlrm Indlng In1a5, Tha
Mayor dtdlled Iha mollon wried,
Moved and .aconded, 10 adopt RES, ao.214,
AUTHORIZING FILING OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM STATEMENT FOR lagl UNDER
THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF
tg74, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING All UNDERSTANDINGS
AND ASSURANCES CONTAINED THEREIN AND
DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE GRANT, (UO p,m,)
Moved and .aeonded, to dll.r until 11/27 conaldllallon of
a ruoMlon awarding prolmlon.1 dlslgn urvku conlraelt lor
thl North Court Add'rtion 10 \hI CIvIe Clnllr, Tha M.yor
daelared \ha motion eanled,
Movtd and .aconded, 10 adopt RES, go.2I5, SUPPORT
OF A NEW AMTRAK RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE ROUTE
THROUGH NORTHERN IlUNOIS AND CENTRAl IOWA.
Moved and ucanded,lhlllhe ordinanel amandlng \ha C~
Codl by adopting a Itp-on fll Inlbllng ordlnanel, luthorizlng
thl adoption 01 projaeHptdllo Itp~n~u ordlnlnett, and
provlding lublllntlvl and proetdural ",lal for Ihl IdoptIon
IharlOI bl glvan IIrll volllor plIUgl, Thl Mayor dtdartd the
motion eanlad,
Moved Ind IICOnded, to adjoum to Ilaeutlvl 11l.lon,
Thl Mlyor daelllad \hI molion elnlad and adjoumad to
Ilaeulivl ....ion a:55 p,m,
A morl camplltl dlleripllon 01 Counel ae1M1.. I. on IDI
in \hI olllea ollhl City Citrll.
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Novombor 13, 1990
Iowa Clly Council, rog, mtg" 7:40 p,m, at tho Clvlo Contor, Mayor McDonald pro siding,
Councllmombors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novick,
Absont: Nono, Stal/mombors prosont: Atkins, Holling, Gontry, Karr, Schmolsor, Schmadoko,
Council mlnutos tapo.rocordod on Tapo 9().94, Both Sldos; 9().95, Sldo 1, I.END,
Tho Mayor proclalmod Novombor 14, 1990 as YOUNG READER'S DAY,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 1hot tho loll owing 1I0ms and
rocommondatlons In tho Consonl Calond81 be rocolvod, or approvod, and/or adoptod as
amondod:
Approval 01 OfficIal Council ActJons 01 tho rogul81 mooting 01 10/30/90. as
publlshod, subloct to corroctJon, as rocommondod by tho CUy Clork,
Mlnutos 01 Boards and CommissIons: Pollco and Flro Ponslon and Rotlromont
Board . 8128/90; Bd. 01 Adjustmont . 10/1 0/90; Ubrery Bd, 01 Trusloos . 10/25/90;
Planning and Zoning Comm, .11/1/90; Parks and Rocroatlon Comm, .10/17/90,
Pormlt Motions: Approving a Class E Boor PormUlor Randall's Inlornatlonal, Inc,
dba Randall FOOds, 1651 Lowor Muscatlno Rd, Approving a Class E Uquor Uconso lor
Randall's Inlornatlonal,lno, dba Randall FOOds, 1651 Lowor Muscallno Rd. Approving an
Outdoor SOMCO Aroa lor Rosolutlon Trust Corporation dba Holiday Inn.lowa CIIy, 210 S,
Dubuquo SL Approving a Class B Boor PormUlor Pan Slylo Plus Corp, 01 Iowa dba
Rocky Rococo, 118 S, Dubuquo 51. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Tho Warron
Company dba M.T. Cohon, 279 Old Capitol Contor, Approving a Uquor Ucenso rolund
lor Motll, LTD. dba M.T. Cohon, 279 Old Capitol Contar. Approving a Class C Uquor
Uconso lor Ino" Umltod dba Tho Sanctuary Rostaurant, 405 S, Gllbort SI. Approving a
Class C Uquor Uconselor T&D Ino. 01 Iowa City dba Chubblos, 5 S, Dubuque SI.
Rosolutlons: RES. 9().21', Bk. 104, p. 211, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
SOUTHEAST INTERCEPTOR SewER PROJECT,
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Corrospondonce: Johnson County Board 01 Suporvlsors approving tho
sppolntmont 01 Anne Sponcor to tho Board 01 Ubrary Trustoos as a roprosonlatlvo 01 Iho
County, Unda Honoghan roquostlng appolntmont to Iho Alfordablo Housing Task Forco,
Mrs, Homor (Boa) Hanson roquostlng oxtonslon 01 bus sorvica to tho aroa 01 Scoll
Boulovard and Amorlcan Lsglon Road, Joffroy and Audroy Knox In opposition to tho
construction 01 anothor parking ramp downlown, Msry S. Slone In support 01 s loaf
burning ban, Anna Gay In opposition to a leal burning bsn, Danlol and Janot Groonwald
In support 01 a loal burning ban. Stophanlo Ettlngor on bohalf 01 tho Wost High School
Studont Sonato oxprosslng Inloroslln toonago roprosontatlvo(s) to tho Clly Council,
Applications lor City Plaza Usor Pormlts: Big Mounlaln Support Group to sol up
a tabla on City Plaza during tho porlod from 1 0/31.11n/OO, 10 dlstrlbulO lItoraluro, display
artwork, and offor cralts for donations, approvod.
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Horowitz nolod tho accoptanco 01 work lor tho Southoast Inlorcoplor Sowor projOCI and
quosUonOO tho procoduro concomlng lions by subconlractors, PW DlrOClor Schmadoko oxplalnod
that tho CUy rolalns IWlco tho amounl 01 tho lion unUlllons aro rOSOlvod, Alflrmallvo roll call voto
unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Kubby askOO II action should be taken on the leller
roquesllng appolnlmenllo the AHordable Housing Task Force, McDonald stalOO the leller was
being acceplOO only and the City Manager would be making recommendaUons 10 Council shortly
ro poSSible vacancies on the Task Force, The Mayor declared the moUon carrfOO, (7:48 p.m.)
A public hearfng was held on an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordlnanco by
COndlllonally changing tho use regulaUons 01 approximately 168 acres 01 land generally located
north 01 Melrose Avenuo and wesl 01 property owned by the University 01 Iowa Irom ID.RS 10
OPDH.I, a preliminary planned developmenl housing plan lor Walnut Ridge, Jim 51. John, 735
Keswle!c. ll~arod volelng oppOsition 10 Ihe proposal relatlvo 10 sewer costs.
A publlo hearfng was held on an ordlnanco amending the Zoning Ordlnanco by
COndlllonally changing Iho use regulaUons 01 approximately 43.8 acres localed In the southeast
quadrant of the Inlersacllon 01 Molrose Avenue and Highway 218 Irom ID.RS 10 RS.5 (Dave
Cahill), No one appooroo.
Movoo by Courtnoy, secondOO by Horowitz, thatlho rule roqulrfng ordlnancos 10 be
conslderod and volOO on lor nnal passage allWo Councll meellngs prfor 10 the meellng at which
Ills to bo flnafly passed bo suspondOO, the second consldorallon and vole be walvod and that
ORD. 90.3482, Bk. 32, p. 37, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDITIONALLY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES LOCATED AT 315
PRENTISS STREET FROM RM.44 AND CC.2 TO C/.I (City Electrfc) be votoo on lor final
passage althls lime. AmnnaUvo roll call voto unanimous, 710, afl Councllmombllrs prosonl. Tho
Mayor doclorOO tho mollon carrlod, Movod by Courtnoy, secondod by Ambrfsco, thai tho
ordlnanco bo nnally adoptod al this limo. AlfirmaUvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarOO tho ordlnanco adoplod,
Movoo by Courtney, secondod by Ambrfsco, thai the rulo roqulrfng ordinances 10 be
consldored and volOO on lor final passago allWo Council moollngs prfor to tho moollng 01 which
Ills to bo Ilnally passOO bo suspendOO, Iho mond consldoraUon and voto bo waived and thai
ORD. 90.34B3, Bk. 32, p, 38, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE
REGULATIONS WITH CONDIT/ONS, OF A CERTAIN 95,81 ACRE PROPERTY KNOWN AS
THE BJORNSIlN TRACT, LOCATED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6 AND WEST OF BON AIRE
MOBILE HOMES FROM ID.RS TO RS.8 (Whlsperfng Moadows) bo votoo on lor final passage
01 this lime. AmrmaUve roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
declared the mollon carried. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Ambrlsco, Ihatthe ordinance be
finally adopled 01 this lime, Alllrmallve roll call vole unanimous, 7/0, 011 Councllmembers present.
The Mayor declarOO Ihe ordinance adopled,
MovOO by Courtney, seconded by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RES, 90.212, Bk. 104, p, 212,
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF WHISPERING MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, PARTS
1 and 2, OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, Staflmembers Schmadeke and Schmeiser presenl lor
discussion, Novick askOO Ihatlhe resolullon bo amended 10 IIghlen the language on the low. to
moderale.lncome housing, Alty, Chuck Mullen, represenllng the developer, suggesled thai
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the third paragraph 11th and 12th line bo changed by deleUng the words 'offered for sole, for at
loasr 90 days' and Insortlng tha word 'sotd'; adding a comma to tho ond 01 tho sonlonce and
Insortlng tho phrase '10 porsons who at the lime 01 purchaso cortlfy thatthoy Intend to occupy
said dwelling as tholr principle place 01 resldenco,' Larry Sehnllljer, MMS Consullants, elso
appeared, Indlvtdual Councllmembers oxpressod their views and concerns relative to weUonds,
In responso 10 Horowitz, Mullen Italed tho remnant piece could bo used as neighborhood green
spaco and malntalnod by I homoownera assoclaUon, Joo Yoggy, 94210wI Ave., Ippearod and
stated that the drainage of herbicides and posllcldes would destroy any plans for planllng on the
wellands, Moved by Novick, locondod by Lallon, to amond the resolullon 10 Include the
language suggesled by Ally, Mullen In paragraph three and to Include languago thaI tho
rosolullon Includo I sl/pulallon thai thero bo somo kind of legal means to Insure that tho
homoownors assoclallon exists for porpotulty, The Mayor declared the mollon to am~nd canlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors presont. Affirmatlvo roll call volo on the amended
resolullon unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmemberl present. The Meyor declared the amendod
resolution adopted.
Movod by Courtney, seconded by Horowitz, to approve the recommendal/on 01 the
Planning and Zoning Commission 10 IImll parking on Whlsporlng Prairie Avonuo and Nevada
Avenue. Councllmembers discussed Prairie Drive being doslgned as a 38 foot widlh, double.
wide driveways, and parking rosltlcUons on Nevada and Pralrlo Meadows Avo, PPD Dlroclor
Schmelsor suggosted doronlng conslderaUon of parking probloms until the street Is openod.
Lalry Sehnlltler, MMS Consultants. prosent tor discussion. After discussion, the Mayor doclared
the mol/on deteatod unanimously, on, all Councllmembers present.
Movad by Lalson, seconded by Ambrlsco, to sdopt RES, 90-213, Bk. 104, p. 213,
APPROVING )'HE PREUMINARY PLAT OF NORTHWOOD ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION OF
JOHNSON COUNTY, IrmA. PPD Dlroctor Schmeiser presented a plat snd oulllned tho Iccm
lor Lot II onto Honsloy and Lot 12 onlo Dubuqua Slrool. Councllmembors dlscussod tho 12%
grada onlo Dubuquo SItOOI. Oonnls Kollol, MMS Consultants, prosonllor discussion. Altor
discussion, tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolul/on adoplod, en, with tho lollowlng dlvlslon 01 roll call
vole: Ayos: Courtnoy, Larson, McDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco, Nays: Horowitz, Kubby,
Joo Yoggy, 942 Iowa Avonuo, appaarod rogardlng tho City's policy 01 anlorclng parking
melors on Voterans Day, Kubby asked that the molter 01 entorclng moters on holidays be
scheduled lor discussion, Danlol Fagol, 2215 Plaen View Drive, roquoslod that tho bus route bo
oxtondod trom Bonton and Mormon Trok down to Ty'n Cao Subdlvlslon, Ambrlsco roportod that
tho route was Itlod sevaral yoars ago and abandonod becauso tho cuslomors woron'tthoro, Tho
City Managor will roport back to Council, Novick askod that ro.evalual/on 01 oxlstlng bus roules
bo schodulod lor discussion, Tho City Managor roportod It would bo addrossod during budgot
prosontatlons.
Tho Mayor announced tho lollowing vacanclos: Mayor's Youth Employmont Board. one
vacancy for on oxplrod term ondlng 4/15192, This appolnlmont will bo mado at tho 1/8/91 Council
mooting. (9:22 p,m,)
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Rovlsod 11.27.90
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, to mako tho lollowing oppolnlmonls
Candaco Boyd, 935 Southlawn Dr" to Iho Bd, 01 Adlustmonllor a fivo,y08l10rm ondlng 1/1/96;
lo'appolnlmont ot Ray Halnos, 19 Gfondafo CI. and Chfa.Hslng Lu, 1219 Tylor CI., and tho
appolnlmont of Alison Amos Galstad, 225 N, Govornor SI. to tho Humon Rlghls Comm, tor Ihroo.
yoar lorms onding 1/1194; ro.appolnlmont 01 Bill Brandl, 2309 Tudor Dr" 10 tho Parks and
Rocroatlon Comm, lor a tour.yoar torm ondlng \/1/95. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod
unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Councllmombor Kubby quostlonod tho procoduro 01 placing City onvlronmonlal
rogulatlons Into our Irlngo area agreemont with the County, Tho Mayor slalod thai tho mattor
could bo scheduled at an upcoming fringe commlttoe moollng, Ho also notod that a lolnl
moollng wilh the County Bd, of SupolVlsors would be schodulod a(tor Ihe firsl ot tho yoar. Kubby
nolod tho exciting numbors dlsplayod In tho City'. onorgy audit noting that tho City has aavod
ovor $2 million ovor tho past ton yoalS, Sho also commondod McDonalds rostaurants lor tholr
rocont doclslon not to uso potystyrono, Larson roforoncod two guost opinions In tho fwl:
~ rogardlng tho Maley Hospital hollpQrt I$M gnd clarlfiod one Issue that appe8lod In tho
guost opinion on Monday by stating thatlhe City Council cannot docldo tho ISlUO, Ho sold tho
City Attornoy Inlormod Council that Iho propor proceduro, onco tho building appJlcRtlon had boon
submlttod, was an appoal to tho Bd, 01 Adjustmonl. Novick roquostod an updato on tho filling
01 tho North Dodgo ravlno, Tho City Managor statod Ihat addlllonallnlormatlon Is noodod and
.ald tho City'. Nalghborhood Coordinator would bo moollng wllh rosldonls to discuss tho mattor,
Novick quosllonod tho stalus 01 tho Cliffs Apartmonls, Tho City Allornoy roportod that a hoarlng
on tho contompt procoodlng Is schodulod 11128, 75% of tho wallis up, and plans call for
complotlon of tho work within two wooks, Larson askod thai tho pr%ct bo monltorod by City
anglnoor., Novick askod tho cosl 01 sondlng tho 1001 swoopor around In tho aprlng, Tho City
Managor stalod that Iho City was oxplor/ng tho addition of a third crow for noxl yoar, Ambrlsco
urgad clllzons to wrlto 10 tholr stato loglslators to amond tho (ocontly passod stato slatuto that
dofinod the City's Downtown Plaza fountain as a swimming pool, Ho romlndod Intorostod
Individuals 10 also altond tho Loaguo ofWomon Votors 'Talk Wllh Your Loglslators' on 11/14 Irom
7:00 to 9:00 p,m,/n Iho Iowa City Public Ubrary, Ambrlsco nolod confusion on tho stalus of Iho
parking lot bahlnd tho Old Public Ubrary and clarlnod thai tho lot was nol ownod by tho City but
rathor sold 10 a prlvale dovolopor In 1983 and that dovolopor could oxorclse his option and utlllzo
thoso spacos prlvatoly at any limo, He also clarmod thai tho po/king nox! 10 Holiday Inn was tho
last parcol of urban ronowal proporty and could bo occuplod by 8 building In tho near fulure.
Ho statod tho comblnod loss of bolh 10ls could rosult In a loss 01184 psrklng spacos and thai'
was Iho roason tho City Is oxplorlng addlllonallovols 01 parking In tho downlown aroa, Horowitz
Invltod clllzons to tho loaguo of Womon Votors forum monllonod by Ambrlsco nollng thai
loglslalors from all 01 Johnson County had boon Invllod, Horowitz roportod Ihaltho Unlvorslty
bollor thai had rocolvod a numbor of nolso complalnls would bo shut down on 11/13 and tho
problom takon caro of wllhln tho noxt couplo of wooks, Courtnoy askod Ihat Iho prosldonl 01 tho
saloty organlzallon at City High bo kopt Inlormod 01 traffic saloty Inlormallon In tho school
districts, Ho askod thai tho Inlorsocllon ot 41h Avo, and Courl bo Includod In troffic counls,
Ambrlsco askod thai tho sUIVoy go as far wost as 71h whoro Illnlorsocls wllh Court, Tho City
Managor Dtatod discussions had takon placo wllh high school principals, In rosponso to
Courtnoy, tho City Managor said that ropalr 01 tho rollroad trocks at KIrkwood and Gllbort Is
schodulod,
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Moved by Kubby, seconded by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES, 90-214, Bk. 104, p. 214,
AUTHORIZING FlUNG OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
STATEMENT FOR 1991 UNDER THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING ALL UNDERSTANDINGS AND ASSURANCES CONTAINED
THEREIN AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR THE GRANT. Alftrmatlve roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembers
present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopled, (9:50 p,m,)
Moved by Novfck, seconded by Horowitz, to defer unUlll!27 consideration of a resolution
awarding professional design services contracts for the North Court Addlllon to the CMc Cenler.
The Mayor declared the mot/on carried, 7/0, all Councllmembers present.
Moved by Ambrlsco, seconded by Horowitz, to adopt RES, 90-215, Bk. 104, p, 215,
SUPPORT OF A NEW AMTRAK RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE ROUTE THROUGH NORTHERN
IWNOIS AND CENTRAL IOWA. AIlIrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Couneiliiiiliiibilril
prosont. Tho Mayor declarod tho rosolutlon odopted,
Movod by Courtney, socondod by Ambrlsco, that the ordlnanco amondlng the City Code
by adopting atapoOn loe onabllng ordinance, authorlzlng tho adopt/on of pro/ect.speclfic tapoOn.
100 ordlnancos, and provfdlng substantive and procodural ruloslor tho adopt/on thoreol bo given
nrst volo lor passage, In rosponso 10 Novfck, the City Attorney oxplalned that public h08llngs
would be held on speclnc projects affected by this onabllng ordinance. Affirmative roll call vole
on nrst vote for passage unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmembors prosent: Tho Mayor declared the
mot/on carried.
Moved by Courtney, seconded by Ambrlsco, to adjourn to executive session. Affirmatlvo
roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor docl8led tho motion
carrlod and adJournod to oxocutlvo sosslon 9:55 p,m,
MAYOR JOHN MCDONALD
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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Novombol 27, 1990
Iowa Clly Council, 109, mlg., 7:30 p,m, allho Civic Conlol, Mayol McDonald plosldlng,
Councllmombor. prosont: Ambrlsco. Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novick.
Absont: Nono, Stallmombor. prosonl: Atkins, Holling, Gontry, Kal/, Moon, Gannon, Donnor,
Johannos, Council mlnutos tapa locordod on Tapo 1l().98, Sldos 1 and 2,
Tho Mayol proclalmod Docomboll, 1990, as AIDS DAY,
Movod by Horowitz. socondod by Ambrlsco, Ihallho lollowlng Itoms and locommonda.
tlon, In tho Consonl Calondal bo rocolvod, 01 applovod, and/ol adoptod as amondod:
Approval 01 Olnclal Council Actions of Iho logulal moollng 01 11/13/90, as
publlshod, subjoct 10 cOl/ocllon, as locommondod by Iho City Clork,
Mlnulos 01 Boards and Commissions, Hlslorlc Plosorvallon Comm, . 10/9190;
Alvorllonl Comm, . 10/17/90; Mayor's Youth Employmont Proglam Boald . 10/24/90;
Planning and Zoning Comm, . 11/16/90; Allcrdablo Housing Task FOlco . 11/7/90,
Pormll Motions: Approving a Class B Baal Pormll for Cloan Uvln' Inc, dba Duds
N' Suds, 5 Sturgis Drlvo, Approving a Class E Boor Pormlt lor Eaglo Food Conlors. Inc,
dba Eaglo Food Conlor #220, 1101 S, Alvorsldo Drlvo, RES, 1l().216, Bk, 104, p, 216,
ISSUE CIGARETTE PERMIT TO DAN'S SHORT STOP.
Motions: Approvod dlsbursomonts In tho amount of $3,808,1 81.66 lor tho porlod
olOctobor Ilhru Octobor 31,1990, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroclcr subjoct to
audit. Authorizing tho City Allornoy and City Clork 10 onlor Into a contract for coda rovlow
and updato wllh Municipal Codo Corporalion 01 Tallahmoo, Florida,
Rosolulions, Bk,I04: RES.1l().217, p, 217, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER AND PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOTS 131.151
INCLUSIVE AND LOTS 153.167 INCLUSIVE OF COURT HILL.SCOTT BOULEVARD
ADDITION, PART IX, RES, 1l().218, p, 2\8, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE BENTON
STREET BRIDGE WIDENING PROJECT M.4044(1)"81-52.
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COl/ospondonco: William R, Inglos roquosllng pormlsslon to spook at an Inrormal
Council maollng ro his now locycllng buslnoss, Lollors rocolvod by Councllmombors al
tholr homo addrossos and aro bolng placod on tho agonda to bo lormally rocolvod atlhls
limo: Hanson Und Moyor, KNV Nchllocts . Plannors, Inc" Wohnor Pallschull & Pllllnor,
Noumann Monson, William NOWiSZ & Assoclatos, Plorco KIng Nchllocts & Assoclatos ro
archlloclural sorvlcos for North Court Addlllon; Grogory Kovaclny ro ban on loaf burning;
and Karon Paula Wltzko ro mllng or N, Dodgo ravlno, Momoranda from tho Civil Sorvlco
Commission submllllng cortlnod IIsls 01 applicants ror Iho loll owing poslllons: Troatmont
Plant Oporator/Pollullon Conlrol, Assistant Troatmont Plant Oporalor/Pollullon Conlrol,
Troatmonl Plant Oporator/Pollullon Control, MalntonaneoWorkor IVPollulion Conlrol, Mass
Transit Oporator{Transll, Polleo Olneor/Polleo Dopartmonl, Assoelato Plannor/Plannlng and
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Novombor 27, 1990
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Program Dovolopmonl Dopartmonl, Flronghlor/Flro Dopartmonl, Pa/klng Cashlo/IPa/klng
DMslon,
Applicants for Clly Plaza Uso Pormlts: DoVt11town Association & Morchants'
Association lor tho uso of City Plaza lor tho arrival 01 Sonia on 11/10190, opprovod,
Affirmatlvo roll call yolo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmomboll prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho
motion carrlod. Kubby notod tho lollor Irom Wm, Inglos roquostlng tlmo 10 discuss his rocycllng
buslnoss and askod ho bo contactod to schodulo a tlmo, (7:34 p,m,)
Movod by Kubby, locondod by Horowitz, 10 101 a publlo hoarlng lor 12/11/90 on sn
ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 36 to prohibit tho ostabllshmonl 01 hollports and hollstops as olthor
principal or accossory usos In commorclal and rosldontlal zonas, Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion
carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmomboll prosonl.
Movod by Novick, locondod by Ambrlsco, thai Iho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by condlllonally changing lho usa rogulatlons 01 approxlmaloly 168 acros 01 land
gonorally locatod north 01 Molroso Avonuo and wost 01 proporly ownod by Iho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa
Irom ID.RS 10 OPDH.l, a prollmlnary plannod dovolopmonl housing (PDH) plan lor Walnut Rldgo,
bo glvon firll voto lor passaga, In rosponso 10 Kubby, City Alty. Gontry nolod Ihal tho slroot
slzos woro Includod In tho ordlnanco and nollho conditional zoning agroomonl. Kubby statod
sho opposod polnl '9 01 tho agroomont ro thO oxtonslon 01 tho munIcipal sanllary sowor, but
would bo voting In favor of tho ordlnanco bocaulo 01 hor loollng Ihaltho OPDH was Imporlanl
lor this proporly, Affirmatlvo loll call volO on hrll volo lor passago unanimous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, thai tho ordlnanco amondlng Iho Zoning
Ordlnanco by conditionally changing Iho usa rogulatlons 01 approxlmaloly 43,8 acros of land
locatod approxlmatoly ono,quortor mllo wosl olWosl High School (Dovo Cahill) from IO,RS 10 RS.
6, bo glvon first volo lor passago, Councllmombors discus sod tho poymont schodulo lor Iho lap.
on fo~s: nolghborhood opon spoco rolotlvo 10 thO condlllonal zoning agroomonl; opon spaco
ordlnanco; communication bOlwoon varIous boards and commissIons on common prolocls, and
malntonanco 01 tho opon spaco, Alty, Chuck Mullon, rop. Iho dovolopor, prosonllor discussion,
Affirmatlvo roll call volo on firol vola lor pass ago unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod,
Movod by Lorson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to approvo tho rocommondatlon 01 Iho
Planning and Zoning Commission rogardlng a roquoll 10 rozono approxlmatoly 2,04 acros
gonorally locatod 1,25 mllos north 01 Iowa City on Pralrlo du Chlon Road from A.I, Rural, 10 RS,
Suburban Rosldonllal. Tho Mayor doclalod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosonl. (7:68 p,m.)
Vlnco Mauror, Sonlor Contor Commlsslonor, updatod Council on Sonlor Contor actlvltlos
and dlstrlbutod a copy 01 Soptombor/Oclobor Is suo 01 Porsooctlvo On Anlno thai contalnod an
artlclo on tho Iowa City/Johnson County Sonlor Contor, Hank Mlguol, ownor of tho Iowa City
Yachl Club, 13 South Unn SI., appoarod ro Iho proposod clgarollo vondlng machlno ordlnanco;
onforcomonl ollho Slato law roqulrlng soat bolll; and uso of tho broathallzor In his ostabllshmonl.
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Novombor 27, 1990
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Tho CIIy Atly, wUl follow.up wI\h Mr. Mlguol on \ho final 110m. Agnos Kuhn, 1185 E. Jollor80n,
oppoarod ro tho Frank Bock slluatlon altho Sonlor Contor and tho posslblllly 01 conducting a
yoarly survoy of pooplo who uso \ho Contor.
Movod by Horowitz. socondod by Ambrlsco, to approvo \ho rocommondatlon of tho
Coralvlllo CIIy Council thai Dawn Willis bo roappolnlod to tho Alvarlronl Commission as a
roprosontatlvo 01 tho CIIy of CoralvUlo lor athroo.yoar lorm ondlng Dacombor " 1993, Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Councllmombor Courtnoy roportod that Roosovolt School had contactod him to sollcll City
support In asking CRANDIC railroad to not utlllzo tho tracks on Groonwood whon chlldron would
bo going and coming from school. Tho CIIy Mgr, statod tho CIIy Allornoy's offico Is rosoorchlng
tho mollor. Horowitz quostlonod \ho status 01 tho crosswalk on Lowor Muscotlno noar
McDonald's, Tho City Mgr, will conlocltho troffic ongr, ro a Iraffic Sludy In tho aroa, Ambrlsco
commandad the City crmi that Yiofkvd Fr1ilay, Salurday, and Sunday allot Thank.giving picking
up loavos, Ambrlsco stalod his doslro 10 pursuo ponallzlng tho undorago buyor as woll os tho
sollor In tho proposod clgarollo vondlng ordlnonco, stating tho prlnclplo wos tho same as solo
of alcohol to undorago Individuals, larson noted tho momo Irom tho Asst. City Engr. ro damago
10 tho Woolf Avo. brldgo, slating thai tho ropolr would bo paid by Individuals rosponslblo and
would not bo complolod until mld.January, Kubby Inqulrod 01 tho City Allornoy If juvonllo court
had boon contactod rolatlvo to ponalllos lor minors purchasing clgarollos In tho proposod
clgarollo vondlng ordlnanco, Tho City Atly, ropllod sho had mado no contacl wllh tho court to
dato but was waiting to hovo Council dlroctlon on pursuing tho mallor, atatlng hor doslro 10
pursuo through tho municipal Infraction roulo ralhor than tho almplo mlsdomoanor, Tho City Atty,
will roport back,
Tho City Alty. announcod tho hiring 01 Anno Burnsldo as Asst. City Ally. olfoctlvo 12121,
Movod by larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES, 90-219, Bk, 104, p, 219,
AWARDING PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR THE NORTH COURT
ADDITION TO THE CIVIC CENTER, Individual Councllmombors oxprossod tholr vlows, Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod, 612, with tho following division of roll call volo: Ayos:
McDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, laIson, Nays: Horo.....ltz, KUbby, (8:26 p,m,)
Movod by larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt a rosolutlon awarding conlracl and
aulhorlzlng tho Mayor 10 sign and tho City Clork to allost coni/act lor tho Inslallatlon of two
undorground fuolstorago lanks and tho romoval of four oxlstlng undorground luolstorago lanks
altho Iowa Clly Municipal Airport, Richard Blum, AIrport Commission Chairman, slatod It was
not tho doslro of tho Airport Commission 10 procood with this proJoct or havo It robld al a lalor
dalo, Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon unanimously dofoatod, 0/7, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by larson, 10 adopt RES, 90.220, Bk, 104, p, 220,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE RECREATION DIVISION OF THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT BY ADOING ONE HALF.TIME MAINTENANCE WORKER I
POSITION, Amrmallvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho rosolullon adoplod, (8:60 p,m,)
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Novombor 27, 1990
Pago 4
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowitz, to dofor tho ordlnanco 10 prohlbll opon burning
In Iowa City, Tho Mayor doclarod tho mollon carrlod, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Horowitz, thai tho ordlnanco amondlng tho City Codo
by adopllng a tap-on 100 onabllng ordlnanco, authorizing tho adopllon 01 projoC!.spoclRc lap.on
100 ordlnancos, and providing subslanllvo and procodural rulos lor tho adopUon thoroo', bo glvon
socond voto lor passago, Horowitz notod discussion tho provlous ovonlng clarllylng languago
01 tho ordlnanco by using tho phraso 'publlc ullllty' Insload 01 projoct. City Atty, Gonlly romlndod
Council that tho ordlnanco was onabllng loglslatlon only and spoclfio proJocts would bo
consldorod lalor, Affirmatlvo roll call voto on mond volo lor passago unanImous, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho mot/on corrlod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Novick, 10 adjourn 9:00 p,m, Tho Mayor doclarod tho
mot/on carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
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Informal Council Sosslon
Novombor 26, 1990
Informal Council SOSSIQ[): Novombor 26, 1990, 01 6:30 p,m. In Iho Council Chambors, Mayor
Pro 10m Horowllz pro siding,
~: Horowllz, Novick. Kubby, Larson, Courtnoy, Absont: McDonald, Ambrlsco,
Slaff Prosonl: Aikins, HolI/ng, Gontry, Schmolsor, Donnor, Johannos, Karr. Smith,
rapo.rocordod: Rool go.OO, Sldo " I.AlI, Sldo 2, End.l ; Rool go.97, Sldo !, I.End, Sldo 2, End.! ,
EXECUTIVE SESSIQtl:
Rool 90.96, Sldo I
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Novick, 10 adjourn to oxocullvo sosslon 10 discuss slralogy
wllh Council on mallors thai aro prosontly In 11II9allon or whoro 111I98110n Is Immlncnlwhoro lis
disclosuro would bo IIkoly 10 projudlco or dlsadvanlago tho pasll/on 01 tho govornmonlal body
In Ihalllllgallon and 10 discuss as a publlo omployor stralogy rogardlng colloctlvo bargainIng wllh
tho City omployoo organlzallons such as Is oxomplod from Iho provisions 01 Chaplor 21
according 10 Chaplor 20,17(3), Amrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 5/0, McDonald and Ambrlsco
absont. Tho Mayor Pro 10m Horowitz doclarod tho mollon carrlod and adjournod 10 oxocullvo
aosslon at 6:35 p,m.
~BER 13, 1990. I~FORM~L A~D FORMAL COUNCIL SESSION MEE1JNG MINUT~
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Novick loforrod to tho Novombor 13, 1990, Infolmal moo ling mlnulOl, pogo 6, Council Tlmo, and
askod that tho wOld 'nollcod' bo changod to 'notod'logardlng corrospondonco rocolvod, Larson
askod that tho wOld 'road" bo dolotod from tho following 10nloncol. Novick rofolrod 10 tho
Novombol13, 1990, formal Council losslon mlnulos, pogo 4, and Itatod thalli Ihould load 164
parkIng spacos and not 164 lotI, Tho City Clolk will mako tho nocossary changos pllol to
accoptanco of tho mlnulos 11/27.
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~Idor sOltlna a pu~lo hoarlng for ~o~~o~~ ~~' 1~~, ~~ ~~ ~~d~~no~o ~~cO~~I:
Qhaptol 36 10 Drohl\llUho oslQl2llshmo I loan 0 0 D I I
accossorv usos In commolclAl and rosldontlalzonos,
Courtnoy Inqullod about 10vlslng tho wholo chaptol vorsus a spoclfic chango In Iho
lostrlcllons, Gonlry slalod thai In tho bost of all worlds, lovlslng tho wholo chaplol would
bo plofolablo. Courtnoy alatod Council had aglood to thai In closod 809alon, Gontry
slslod that II did nol got dona and Iho Boald 01 Adjuslmonl movod moro quickly than
oxpoclod, Gonlry locommondod to Council moving forward wllh this, Kubby askod It
Chaptol 4 will bo lookod at. Gontry slalod yos,
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Consldor an ordlnanco amondlna lho Zonlna Ordlnanco bv condillonallv chanalna lho
usa rQQulallons 01 aODro~lmalotv 168 acros 01 land ~~o:"~ :~~'fg ;~~ ~ ~~f;o
Avonuo and wost 01 DrooorlY ownod by lho Unlvorsl I w . p'" a
arollmlnarY olannod dovolaDmont houslno olan for Walnut Rldao, li'8915& S.e943i IFlill
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Kubby askod lItho condlllonal zoning agroomont has boon changod, Schmolsor stalod
Ills tho aamo, Kubby askod If thoro Is anylhlng moro spoclfic aboul oxtondlng tho Sowor
In Iho condlllonal zoning agroomont. Schmolsor statod no. Kubby askod II tho
condlllonal zoning agroomonl addrossos narrow strools spocifically. Schmolsor slalod
yos, Kubby ralsod concorns aboul having a narrow slroolthat will bo hoavlly travolod,
Schmolsor nolod that tho width Is sufflclont slnco cars will not bo parkod In lho stroot.
Kubby askod whal will happon II In fivo yoars tho nolghborhood assoclallon roquOSlS
wldor alrools, atorm sawors and gultora, Schmolsor atatod that tho City could wldon tho
atrools and assoss Iho cosls against tho adjoining proporty ownors,
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Consldor an ordlnanco amondlnatho Zonlna Ordlnanco bv condlllonallv chanolno lhq
uso rOQulallOns of aDDro~lmato/Y 43,8 acros locatod In Iho s~ut~ea~~ ~~n~r~~l 0; :~o
Inlorsectlon 01 Molrose Avonue and Hlghwav 218 from ID.RS 0 S. . 0 F r I
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Schmolsor slatod thai atlssuo has been the sanllary sowor oxtonslon and tho parkland
dodlcatlon, Schmolsor o~plalnod thai thoro woro two slgnod agroomonts allho last
Council mooting, ono 01 which was Inadvortontly algnod, Ihon withdrawn and thrown
away, Schmolsor atalod Ihoro was on~ ono slgnod ogroomont boforo Council which
atlpulatos that thoro bo alx acros of parkland dodlcatlon In a 'sultablo' 10caUon, Novick
askod who dofinos aullablo and at what polnl. Schmolsor statod Ihatthatls opon 10
Intorprotatlon, but It Is Planning and Zoning's ImpllcaUon that tho six acros would bo
aullablo Iflocalod along tho slorm sowor dotonUon basin allhe south boundary, Novick
askod If aullablo will bo docldod by tho Planning and Zoning Commission, Schmolsor
stalod that It Is ultlmalo~ up to tho City Council to docldo whalls sultablo, Schmolsor
notod thoro Is a gontlomon'a agroomont as to what Is accoplablo by this languago In tho
condlllonal zoning agroomont, laraon askod what was extractod from tho dovolopor In
oxchange for this promlso 10 10111 bo part oflho dotontlon basin, Schmolsor slatod Ihal
thoro would bo six acros dodlcatod Ins toad of throo acros of activo play aroa dodlcatod
In a contrallocatlon, Laraon asked how big would tho aroa covorod by wator bo allls
largost normal alzo, lorry Schnlt1jor alatod thallho slormwalor basin as It Is proposod
oxtonds ovor to part 01 tho Colo proporty soulh ollhls tract. larson asked II It Is
concolvablo tho ontlro sl~ acros of dodlcatod parkland could bo undor walor altlmos,
Laraon stalod that ho Is lrylng to nguro out lIlt would bo bollor for tho CIIy 10 got sl~
acros 01 aroaln tho dotontlon basin vorsus throo acros 01 activo playground apaco, Larry
Schnllljor and Councllmombors rovlowod a map of tho aroa, Horowitz askod litho north
part of Iho pial was bolng consldorod for opon apaco, Schnlltjor atatod no, Kubbyaskod
II conlrally localod lItorally moans contrally localod In Iho subdivision or conlralto tho
ontlro 125 acros, Schmolsor sold It would bo conlrally locatod to Iho onllro 125 acros,
John Watson, roprosonllng Parks and Rocroatlon Commission, slatod tho Commission
usod tho nolghborhood opon spaco plan which donnos tho difforont crltorla consldorod
whon Ihlnklng about whoro to put nolghborhood opon spaco, Walson slalod conlrally
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TAP.O~ FEE ORDINANCE:
Rool 90-96, Sldo 1
Kubby stalod that In tho ordlnanco, It says tho ordlnanco Is proIOel.spoclfic, not dralnago aroa.
spoclfic, Kubby askod that whon consldorlng tho Cahill and Walnut Rldgo dovolopmonts, II ono
could tapoOn and pay as thoy aro hookod up but anothor ono havo to pro.pay tho top.on foo,
Dana Christianson statod thai Soctlon 4A talks about disclosing any agroomants, Including bul
notllmltod to tapoOn 100 pro'paymont In a dovolopmont soquonco, Kubby askod II Council could
distinguish two dlfforont proloels within a drain ago aroa, Chrlsllanson said yos, Kubby askod
II Council allows tapoOn foos on ono proJoct within a dralnago aroa, do thoy havo to allow It for
tho wholo dralnago aroa, Christianson aald that Is tho way ho bollovos It Is going to bo, Gontry
slatod that Cahill has now boon addod to tho dralnago aroa as dofinod by Schmadoko In Iho
original documonts on Walnut Rldgo, Novick slatod tho ordlnanco ought to say sowor projocts,
Christianson said ho has not docldod II this Is going to apply lor such things IIko building wator
mains, and financing slorm sowors, Kubby suggoslod tho ordlnanco rofor to utility projocts,
Novick statod It noods to bo moro spoclfic, Kubby askod II thoro aro two dlfforonl dovolopmont
prolocts within a Clralnago aloa, could ono havo pro. paid lap.(lO foos and ono havo to pay as
Ihoy lap-on, Christianson said yos, IIlhoro Is an agroomonl by tho ownor. Gontry notod Ihat Iho
utilltlos proloel will bo tho City's construelion projocllhaltho City has doslgnod which Is distinct
from tho subdivision conditional zoning projoct. larson roforrod 10 SOellon 1 and askod how Is
It figurod out what oach proporty ownor's proportional sharo Is. Christianson statod Iho numbor
of acros Is known and thaI thO final vorslon of tho sowor/utlllty spoclfic ordlnanco Is pas sod altor
tho tolal construction costs aro avallablo, Kubby nolod Ihallt only appllos 10 a cortaln numbor
01 acros and additional acros aro nol addod on anor Ihal. Gontry slatod Ihalthls Is dlstlncl from
zoning and slands Indopondontly, Atkins stalod thallI tho aroa woro rozonod 10 a vory Inlonso
uso, Iho capacity or tho syslom that Is In placo could chango.
Novick roforrod 10 Soctlon 40 and askod lIlts Is connocllon atlho slroot or connoctlon at tho
houso, Christianson said atlho strool and that tho stroot 10 tho houso connoctlon Is always tho
ownor's cosl.
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(For mlnuto.taklng purposos only, tho ordlnancos havo boon Idonllfiod as follows: Dralt A . 'An
Ordlnanco rogulallng tho salo 01 clgarollos; ....PROHIBmNG POSSESSION BY PERSONS UNDER
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN,..and providing ponaltlos lor violations thoroof,' Dralt B. 'An Ordlnanco
rogulatlng tho salo 01 clgarollos;....and providing ponaltlos lor vfolatlons thoroof,')
Assl. City Atty, Dana Christianson stalod that tho two ordlnancos aro Idontlcal oxcopt ono
prohlblls Iho possosslon and conlrol of clgarollos by porsons undor tho ago 0118 and tho othor
omits that prohibition, Christianson atatod that currontly tho City admlnlstors pormlts to cigar olio
doalors and sollors pursuant 10 tho Stato Codo undor Chaptor 90 and In rolum tho City koops
tho foos, Chrlslianson rolorrod to thatstato pormll as Chaptor 98 pormlt. Christianson statod that
tho pormlls conlomplatod In tho two draft ordlnancos aro In addlllon 10 Iho Chaptor 98 pormll,
Christianson oxplalnod thai tho Chaptor 98 pormll doos not always go to tho porson who has
control of tho placo whoro Iho cigar olios aro sold and Ihatthls addltlonallayor olloglslatlon
brings tho accountability back to tho pooplo who aro In conlrol and can monllor and comply wllh
tho ordlnanco. Kubby askod IIlhoro would bo hardship lor buslnossos with vondlng machlnos,
Christianson statod buslnossos will say that. Christianson notod Ihat both ordlnancos contain
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locking mochanlam roqulromonts lor Iho machlnos and conlaln provisions lor susponslon and
rovocatlon 01 pormlts which Is an admlnlstratlvo dotormlnatlon which Is appoalablo to Clly
Council. Kubby roforrod 10 Soctlon 24.7 (draft A or B) and askod II a porson could nol roapply
IIlhoy had one vlolatlon In a yoar, Christianson oxplalnod that II a porson gots tholr pormlt
bouncod on a rovocallon, thoy cannol como back lor ono yoal 10 loapply '01 a now ono,
Christianson rolorrod 10 Socllon 24.12G (dlaft B) and stalod that G Is susponslon and H Is lor
rovocatlons whoro pormlts may bo rovokod for a porlod 01 up to one yoar upon lour or
subsoquonl ollonsos within a two.yoal porlod, Novick notod that tho drafts 01 both ordlnancos
alo numborod dillorontly, Novick statod thallllho Clly Is going to suspond IIconsos on tho first
ollonso,lho word 'may" should bo romovod and II should road 'shall bo suspondod,' Karr stalod
Ihalll 'ahall' Is usod, thon tho Clly Clork could suspond It. Larson askod who would docldo II
a vlolallon occurrod, Christianson oxplalnod that tho pormlt would bo suspondod aftor thoro Is
a finding 01 gullly In tho court or a violation you dldn'l chargo woro chorgod and loslln court,
Karr nolod thoro could bo probloms with Inlorchanglng tho lorms IIconso and pormlt and Ihallt
ahould bo clarlfiod II Ills tho City pormllthalls bolng suspondod or rovokod. Karr suggostod ono
bo callod a City IIconso and one bo callod a stato pormlt. Novick askod that II tho City rovokod
Iho local pormlt, Is tho stato IIconso stili In olloct, Christianson oxplalnod thallho stato Chaplor
98 pormltls nocossary to soli clgorottos, bulltls not aulficlont. Christianson slatod Ihoy will nood
Iho local pormll also, Christianson notod that Soctlon 24.12G (drall A or B) will nood 10 bo
rovlsod II 'shall' Is usod, Larson askod Illhoro Is languago In tho ordlnancos rolatlng to II a
vlolallon has occurrod or not. Christianson statod tho ponalllos provision lalks aboullt. Larson
askod whattrlggors tho City Managor or City Clork 10 suspond or rovoko a pormlt. Chrlsllanson
said thallhat Is somolhlng thaI has 10 bo workod out admlnlstrativoly, Larson ralsod concorns
thallho City Clork finds oul aboul all 01 tho vlolatlons, nol luSI tho onos tho Pollco Chlof wants
hor 10 find oul about. larson askod who Is going 10 bo wrlllng tho Ilckot. Chrlsllanson statod
Iho Pollco Dopartmonlln conjunction wllh tho City Attornoy's olfico. Larson slatod ho would bo
moro comlortablo litho City Council can roly on an appllcallon lor convlctlon, Courtnoy askod
lItho Council would bo acllng In a judicial capacity rathor than loglslativo. Gontry stalod thai It
Is undor admlnlstratlvo law, Chrlsllanson statod tho burdon of prool musl bo cloar and
convincing, Larson statod thaI litho Clly Is going 10 lako away a pormlt automallcally, tho Clly
oughllO bo ablo 10 provo tho violation occurrod, Kubby askod II a mlsdomoanor or municipal
Infraction will bo usod, who docldos, and how can conslstoncy and lalrnoss bo onsurod, Gonlry
slatod tho Pollco Dopartmontls going to bo onforclng and tho City Attornoy will bo prosocullng,
Gontry slatod a prororonco will bo glvon to municipal Infractions bocauso tho romodlos aro much
oaslor and palatablo. Novlck roforrod to Socllon 24.8 (draft A or B) and notod Ihat no porson
shall soli or givo away clgarottos 10 any porson undor tho ago 0118 yoars, Novick roforrod to
Soctlon 24.12 (draft A) and statod thaI porsons undor ago 18 yoars may nOI possoss clgarottos,
Novick statod Ihatll was not addrossed In lorms 01 ponalllos, Chrlsllanson oxplalnod that thoro
Is a provision In tho ordlnancos that says that vlolallon 01 any socllon 01 tho ordlnanco shall
constituto a slmplo mlsdomoanor or munlclpallnfracllon or both,
Courtnoy slalod thai what ho wantod was an ordlnanco spoclfic for Iho solo, supply, otc, and a
dlfforonl ordlnanco doallng with sir Icily with possosslon, Chrlsllanson suggostod thot thoro could
bo a pormll ordlnanco wllhouttho possosslon provision and thon somoono could mako an
amondmonl from Iho fioor \hat adds tho soctlon In, Courtnoy slalod ho was not roody 10 add tho
possosslon ponalllos bocauso 01 probloms with onlorcomont. Chrlsllanson stalod tho socond
ordlnanco only conlalns possosslon lor minors, Horowitz nolod \hal Ambrlsco wantod 0
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possonlon provision as woll as pUlchaso, Gonlry slatod a provision could Includo purchaso
and/or possosslon and somoono can movo to strlko one ollhoso,
Horowllz lolorrod to Soctlon 24.11 (draft A or B), omployoo oducatlon, and slalod Iho provision
Is woak. Christianson slalod that Inlolmatlon 101 IhOI provision was oblolnod from DOC.
HorowllZ Itatod that Iho wonlod lomolhlng moro than having an omployoo co1l11y lhol thoy had
load lho provlllons, HorowllZ luggostod thai thoro bo some malollol accompanying tho
oldlnonco that glvos Iho polllnonl points about clgalottos bolng a galoway 10 tho rosl 01 dlugs
so tho omployoo undorslands why tho oldlnanco Is bolng Implomontod, lallon slalod
Infolmal/on could bo dlstlllod Into !wo olthroo palagraphs, CouncllmombolS and slall discussed
tho nood 101 additlonallnlolmatlon 101 attachmonls to tho ordinanco, larson stalod an Exhibll
could bo attachod 10 tho ordinanco, Karl nolod that an allachod oxhlblt would havo 10 bo
updatod as now Inlolmatlon bocamo avallablo and would nocossltalo loadoptlon 01 tho old/nanco
to updalo that allachmont. lalson auggoslod thOIO bo a synopsis 01 what tho ponall/os aro and
whalthay can ~cf C{lMQt dQ, No~k 8!ked II an employee selling clgolottos has 10 bo at least
18 yoars 01 ago, Lallon and Coullnoy stalod that Is nol roqulrod,
Karl nolod tho loloronco In tho Intloductlon to othol tobacco products, and askod II tho
oldlnanco IIsollls 101 clgalottos only and nol othor lobacco products, Christianson slalod that
thai Is COIIOct and that Ills narlowod 10 clgalottos,
Inpul was locolvod 110m Or, Paul Pomlohn, Ho stalod ho was nol awaro that clgalottos WOIO only
bolng consldorod, Pomlohn suggostod tho oldlnanco dralls bo lorwardod 10 tho law school,
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Atkins omphaslzod ho did objoct to Iho lone and conlont 01 tho lottor rocolvod 110m lho soyon
alchllocts, AIkins notod IhalII tloublod him tho most that thoro was an Indlcal/on thallho City
had not conduclod Itsollln an honost mannor. Ho atalod Ills tho Clty'a goal to provldo Council
with a work product at tho loast cost. Aikins stalod that thoro sooms to bo an Indication thai tho
City doos not aook archllocluralaorvlcos Irom archllocts wllhln tho community, Atkins slatod thai
thai almply Is not tho coso. Aikins askod CIIy Councllmombors II thoy aro dlssatlsfiod with tho
procoss to dato, And II \hoy 1110, II Councllmombors wish lor a moro 10lmal pIOCOO' In all
plofosslonalaorvlcos, Aikins quosl/onod Iho aorvlcos Council wanls to COVOI with such a policy,
Courtnoy askod what procoss was usod lor tho ramps, Aikins oxplalnod stall sont out a notlco
10 a numbol 01 films thaI had oxporlonco In tho doslgn 01 parking ramps, mosl roconl/y tho
proposod Chauncoy Swan ramp; thoso firms lhat choso 10 palllclpalo sonlln tholl quallfical/ons;
thoso qualifications WOIO rovlowod by an In.houso alall toam; and lhroo films woro InlorvlowOd.
Atkins statod slall has rankod lhoso firms ono, two, and throo, and Schmadoko has glvon him
a tontatlvo proposal and a cost lor tho first quallfiod film, It Is now up to Schmadoko and him
to rovlow whothor II's a lall pllco, Kubby askod why Jim Schoonroldor Is Involvod In one projoct
and not anothor whon 8n archltoct Is noodod, Atkins oxplalnod Schoonfoldor's sorvlcos 810 pall.
limo, Novick askod who doslgnod tho oarllol Clvlo Contor odditlon, Aikins slalod Schoonfoldor
did, Courtnoy askod who was usod on Iho now park, Aikins statod a almllar procoss was usod,
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Courtnoy notod Ihal Parks and Rocroatlon Commission and Public Worka Dopartmonl also
asslSlod, Aikins statod ho 1110' 10 alJow dopartmonl dlroctors tho dlscrotlon 01 making Ihoso
doclslons,
Larson stalod thallhoro may nood 10 bo communlcallon bolwoon Iho City and loeal archlloctural
firms to oxplaln why tho City thinks II's advanlagoous to uso tho In.houso archlloct on cortoln
pr%ct, larson askod City Managor Aikins 10 oxplaln tho North Court Addition proem, Atkins
slolod that Schoonfoldor was usod to doslgn tho Pollco and Flro Dopartmont,' additions and ho
lolt continuity was Importanl; Schoonfoldor hlrod Ihroo othor subcontractora 10 asslsl wllh tho
documonl proparatlon; and for tho socond phaso, Schoonfoldor wonl back 10 and lalkod primarily
10 Iho firms that had asslstod Iho City originally, Kubby slalod sho doos nol havo a problom wllh
using Iho samo firms In a phasod proJoct as long as tho procoss 10 pick tho original onos Is dona
corroctly, Atkins statod tho City had sollcllod proposals originally whon tho City wonl oul for
doslgn aOMcos, In rosponso 10 Novtck, Atkins slatod Ihat Information could bo pro porod tor
Councllmombors summarizing tho proem usod. Horowitz askod If SchOllnfelder h~ tho
spucmcllliofis sot In such a mannor thai lItho CIIy wonl out lor roquosl for proposals on tho
North Court Addillon, archllocls would bo ablo 10 como back wllh a complolo packago. Atkins
slalod Ihal can bo dono, Aikins stalod ho noods 10 know how lormal 01 a procoss Council wanls
and whal SOMCOS will bo govornod by Ihat procoss, Slaff and Councllmombors dlscussod Iho
procm 01 Soloctlng profosslonal sorvlcos, Courtnoy slalod ho doos nol wonllo gollnvolvod
wllh tho smallor pr%cls, larson slatod that his concorn Is thaI a broador rongo of local pooplo
who 810 capablo 01 doing Iho work hovo tho opportunity 10 bo Involvod In Iho work, Aikins
stalod slaff doos Iholr bosllo oxorclso a local proloronco, Horowitz slotod a wholo pockago,
Including concoptand prlco, ahould bo ovalualod ao thore Is no quostlon whalltls going to cost.
Horowitz slalod Ihottho capltallmprovomonls proJocts proposod ovor Iho noxt Ion yoora can bo
rovtowod to bo dotormlnod whothor formal RFP's aro noodod, Larson notod thoro ought 10 bo
a lull Councll prosonllo dovolop broad ranging policy doclslons,
Council rocolvod Input Irom archltocls Kovln Monson (Noumann Monson) and Dick Paltschull
(Wohnor, Paltschull, and PIIffnor), Monson stalod that Ihe lormal systom lor aoloctlng archltocts
was fair and dona In a prolosslonal way, Monson stalod ho would Ilks 10 mako sura thai tho
formal proeoss usod In Iho past would continuo, Monson slalod ho ondorsod tho syatom whoro
RFPs woro .onl out, firms woro glvon an opportunity 10 submlllholr qualifications lor work,
quallficallon. woro rovlowod by City ~lafl, rocommondatlons mado 10 City Council, finalists
InloMowod, and contracls nogollalod and rocommondallons broughllO City Council 10 acl on,
Larson aSkOd II Monson was sollcllod allho bog Inning 01 tho Civic Cantor pr%cl. Monson
slatod no, Kubby askod II hIs firm was quallfiod. Monson stalod yos, Atkins slalod Schoonloldor
was choson 10 bo Iho archlloct. Monson notod thai part of tho sOlYlcos woro lor construcllon
documonl. and his firm Is capablo 01 doing that. Horowitz askod Monson why archllocts don't
glvo a schomallc or doslgn ralhor than qualifications, Monson oxplalnod thai archllocturol
sorvlcos aro brokon up Inlo fivo phasos and tho firal phaso Is lor schomollo doslgn, Monson
stalod that part 01 tho schomallo do sign Is undorslandlng Iho problom 01 hand and It would bo
prosumpluous 10 Inlllally como 10 tho City with a plan, Monson oxplalnod Ihoro ora somo
procossos whoro you can sollcll proposals showing a doslgn concopt, but Ihoso aro vory cosily,
Monson stalod his concorns aro whon local pooplo ora not Invllod and don 'I havo tho opportunlly
10 submit tholr qualifications, Novick askod Monson about tho fivo ph as os 01 archltoclural
sorvlcos, Monson slalod tho fivo phasos aro schomallo, doslgn dovolopmonl, working drawings,
bidding, and construction admlnlslrallon,
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Dick PallschulJ slatod thai archllocts do conslructJon documonts and asslsl wllh tho bid
administration ollho bid, Monson slalad Ills not In tho bostlnlorostlo tlo II all logothorln ono
pack ago, Horowitz askod why IIJs Impo"/b/o lor archllocts to submll a packago or contractors
and subcontractors. Pallschull said thai Is a do sign build aspoct goarod towards largor proJocts,
Horowitz nolod tho City has conslstonlly had probloms with dlscropanclos In caslin building and
construction, Larson askod II Pallschull'a concorns woro thai ovoryono bo glvon Iho opportunlly
10 ba InvolvOd, Pallschull said yos. Pallschull slatod tho 101l0r was Wllllon bocauso Iho
archltocts rolllhoy woro not golt/ng a chanco 10 bo Involvod.
Novick prosontod quostlons aboul tho munlclpal cOdo rovlow and updato procm (ltom 3,d(2)),
Novick askod II thoro was anyono local who could havo bid on It. Karr oxplalnod thai thoro Is
a COdinor within Iho Slato 01 Iowa but whon tho City Allornoy and sho rovfowod tho procoss, II
was docldod 10 slay with Iho curronl cOdlnor bocauso Ihoy woro ramll/ar with tho City Coda, Karr
notod Ihaltho CIIy had alroady had an analysis dono with tho prosonl codinor Ihatlncludod
loglslallon up 10 Iho laslloglslallvo sosslon and Ihls was consldorod phaso two, Novick askod
IIlhoro was an RFP on rOead/lylng or analyzing altho firsl phaso. Kan slllIO!! ftltho boglnnlng
01 tho filit phasiI a numbor 01 codinora, Including tho cno In'slalo cOdlnor. woro contactod, but
thoro woro no lormal roquoslS lor proposals, Novick statod sho did nol agroo wllh tho computor
bid bocauso It was so narrow that no ono local was 0110 rod a chanco to bid. Horowitz slalod sho
romalns Iruslralod with tho procuromont procoss,
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Flro Chlol Donnor oxplalnod whal has happonod with tho slalo mandata 10 roduco tho amounl
01 composo thai goos Into tho landfill and tho doclslon 10 chargo back to Iowa Cllians tho dollar
por bag cost which croalod moro 01 an Inconllvo lor pooplo to burn tholr/oavos, At tho aamo
limo pooplo In tho community with rosplratory difficult/os Ilro golt/ng moro assortlvo with Iholr
rights 10 broath, Donnor nolod changos thai will bo modo on tho proposalaro Soctlon 14,171
will bo changod to 24.171 and undor (a), Itoms " 2, 3, 4 and 6 will bo Indontod, Oonnor stalod
Ihaltho ordinanco would ban burning 10aVQS, Atkins Informod Council Ihatlllhls Is approvod,
Ihoro will bo no 1001 burning during spring cloan.up, Horowitz statod sho hopos tho City lios Ihls
In with moro 100/ plck.ups, Atkins nolod thai City crows workod all wookond and aro closo 10
having ovorythlng In lown cloanod up, AIkins stalod Ihal Irom a budgOI porspoclivo, Iho City Is
going 10 havo 10 chango tho procoss,
Donnor nolod that oxcopllons to 1001 burnIng aro bonfiros or coromonlal nros; If a dlsaslorls
doclarod, rubbIsh could bo burnod; and proscrlbod agricultural burns,
Miko Lowls.Bock slatod ho Is agalnsllho ban on burning, Lowls.Bock slalod ho Is In ravor 01
IImltod burning, Lowls.Bock alalod ovory aoason ho burns tho loavos on tho gordon, ovary fall
ho has a bonfiro and cooks marshmallows, and thoro Is a ritual aspoctlo loal burning, lowls.
Bock slatod that 111001 burning Is tOlal1y bannod, Ihoso bono fils aro ollmlnalod, Lowls,Bock
81alod ho would rostrlct tho limo porlod and slto 01 1001 burning and would 81101'0' gardon burning,
Councllmombors and slall dlscussod 1001 burning and tho Impacts on pooplo with rosplratory
probloms, Kubby suggoslod that a publlo hoarlng bo hold, Atkins slatod Ihat a nollco could bo
80nt out Inlormlng clUzons 01 an Informal publlo hoarlng, Courtnoy ha has rocolvod calls asking
ror limits on wood burning 810vos and nroplacos, Oonnor sold at Issuo Is Iho 3-6% or tho
community wllh chronlo rosplralory probloms, In rosponso 10 Courtnoy, Donnor oxplalnod tho
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Flro Dopartmonl has rospondod 10 just undor 50 calls to oxllngulsh firo and tho Flro Dopartmonl
has rocolvod calls In support 01 and sgalnsttho ban, Donnor oxplaJnod ho did rovlow a study
dona In 1975 In Dos Molnos by tho Dopartmont 01 Envlronmontal Oua/ity, That sludy showod
3-5% 01 Iho populallon has chronic rosplratory probloms and during leal burning In tho Dos
Molnos aroa, thoro was a slgnIRcanllncroasa In partlculata mallor and carbon monoxldO, Novick
Inqulrod aboullho cost por truck run to oxllngulsh firos, Donnor statod Ihal his concorns 810 nol
oconomlc bul whon his Flro Dopartmont Is pUlling out firos and somoono olso has a 10glUmato
omorgoncy, thoy may not gol as IImoly sorvlco, Larson askod what porcontago 01 clllos ban 1001
burning, Oonnor oxplalnodlowa Is In tho minority In tho Unltod Ststos bocauso II sllows II.
In rosponso to Council, Katr etatod thai thIs Is nol an ordlnanco that roqulros a public hoorlng,
bul Council may havo ono, Karr stalod tho opllons aro 1) gMng 11 firsl roodlng ond also ask that
a publlcallon bo placodln a papor prior 10 socond consldoratlon statfng thai public discussion
rogardlng this mallor wfll occur prior to tho socond consldoratlon, and 2) you could dolor II
pondlng solllng a public hoarlng, Atkins notod thai Councllmombors can toll stall what Ihoy wont
dona 01 tomorrow's formal Council mooting,
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Courtnoy nolod tho Sycamoro Vlow proloct on First Avonuo Is progrosslng vory woll,
Horowftz statod sho Inqulrod aboullho costs assoclatod with proparlng ono houso In
advanco to bo handlcappod accosslblo and thoso costs woro ostlmatod to bo $2,000.
$3,000, AikIns statod ho lalkod to Marlanno Milkman and was lold thai onough programs
woro avallablo through COSO and HousIng Rohab 10 gol tho work dono fairly
Inoxponslvoly. John Rummolhart slalod thai Lol #4 Is most conduclvo to bo usod lor
handlcappod porsons, Rummolhart oxplalnod tho houso mostconduclvo lor handlcappod
accosslblllty wfll bo finlshod last. Thoroloro, porsons Intorostod In applying lor Sycamoro
Vlow housIng who are also Intorostod In handlcappod accosslblllty may bo ablo to havo
changos mado,
2, Horowitz roquoslod that Councllmombors koop rocolvlng Floydo Polkoy's (Sanllallon
DMslon) momo on tho rocyclablo progross,
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ovonl a spoclal moetlng would bo noodod,
Moollng adJournod at 10:00 p,m,
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