HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-08 Council minutes
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Inlormal Council Sosslon
Docombor 10, 1990
Informal Council SoosloQ: Docombor 10, 1990, a16:3O p,m, In tho Council Chamborl, Mayor Pro
tom Horowitz prosldlng,
~: Horowitz. Courtnoy, Larlon, Kubby, Novick. Ablont: McDonald, Ambrllco.
~: Atkins, Holling. Gonlty, Karr, Schmolsor, Yuculs, Smith,
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EXECUTIVE SESSIQH:
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by Larlon, to adjourn to oxocutlvo 1OI110n 10 dlscusl II/atogy
with Council on mattorl that are prosont~ In litigation or whoro litigation Is Immlnont whoro III
dlsclosuro would bo Ilko~ to projudlco or dlsadvantago tho position 01 tho govornmontal body
In that litigation. ArnrmalJvo roll call volo unanimous, 5/0, McDonald and Ambrllco ablont.
Mayor Pro tom Horowitz doclarod tho molJon carrlod and adjournod to oxocutlvo losslon at 6:32
p,m.
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Atkins notod that tho prosontalJon by William R.lnglol, local rocycllng nrm, has boon cancolod.
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Karr notod tho addition of two proclomatlons and a Board 01 Rovlow vacancy to tho Docombor
11, 1990, lormal Council agonda.
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In rosponso to Gontry, Karr atatod that Dr. Kammormoyor droppod on tho two handouts ro
hollcoplorl to bo dlstrlbutod at tho Informal Council mooting. Larson nolod that ho 'Nould lIke
to bo told whoro handouts oro Irom,
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Novick roquostod Iho following corrocllons bo made on tho Novombor 26,1990, Informal Council
aosslon: pago 8, ,ho stalo mandato to roduco tho amount 01 composo",,'. c;omposo should bo
compostj pogo 8, 'oltor por bag costl whIch' . 'which' should bo dolotodj and pago 9, '50 calls
to oxtlngulsh nro' . nro should bo chongod to road nros,
Gonlry dlstrlbutod Iho Docombor 10, 1990, dralt of tha clgarolto ordlnancos. (Nolo: Discussion
ro short ordlnanco '"" ,,,') Gonlry notod that
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Informal Council Sosslon
Docombor 10, 1990
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tho now dralt has boon changod to doloto possosslon, Stall and Councllmombors d!scussod
changoslrom tho Docombor 0, 1990, dralt 01 tho clgarotto ordlnancos and tho Docombor 10 droit
01 tho c1gOlotto ordlnoncos. Gontry statod tho lollowlng changos 810 noodod: doloto 'possosslon
and' Irom tho UUo, doloto 'possosslon and' Irom Soctlon 24.14, and doloto 'possosslon or-Irom
SoctJon 24014A.' Councllmombors agrood to schodulo thlsltom on Council's noxt lormal agonda,
Kubby ralsod concorns that tho proposal only addrossos clgarottos, not a1llobacco products,
Gontry atalod thai tho City Is procludod by stalo law Irom controlling tobacco products, Courtnoy
Inqulrod about tho IIno amounts, Gontry stalod IInos aro Irom munlclpallnfractJons and aro sot
by statuto and CIIy ordlnanco. Gontry statod Council can dlroct tho CIIy Attornoy's olnco
rogardlng pollclos InvoMng IInos. Kubby notod Information Is noodod on luvonllo court handling
this mattor. Kubby statod that tho ponally to SOIVO lor communlly sorvlco Is nol provldod lor In
tho dralt ordlnanco. Gonlry statod that Is provldod lor In tho Clly's municipal Infraction statuto
as woll as slato law. larson notod that tho CIIy Attornoy can havo a polley rolatlng to communlly
sorvlco and that whonovor somothlng Is prosocutod, tho maglsl/ato will ask tho City Attornoy,
dolonso attornoy and/or tho dolondanl how thoy 1001 aboul tho sontonclng, Tho CIIy Attornoy
as a mattor 01 polley can mako rocommondallons rolallng to communlly sorvlco and IInos.
Courtnoy askod litho CIIy Attornoy'a olnco will prosocuto thosu. Gontry stalo~ yos. Courtnoy
Inqulrod about tho oxtra workload on CIIy dopartmonts, Gontry slatod that tho POlks and
Rocroallon Dopartmont would probably doal with tho communlly sorvlco. Gontry statod also that
tho Pollco Dopartmont will handle onforcomont.
Horowitz askod lItho dralt ordlnancos will bo sonlto all pormlt holdors. CIIy Clork Karr statod
thatsho has a list 01 tho IIconso holdors and can do mailings.
(Noto: Discussion ro long ordlnanco .....SALE OF CIGARETTES,...RETAIL UCENSE...1 Stall and
Councllmombors dlscussod drall ordlnanco dalod 12.1Q.90. Gontry statod Soctlon 24.126 was
clarlfiod and simply followod Soctlon 24.12A In torms of how tho CIIy Clork would suspond or
rovoko, Gontry statod this droit ordlnanco also changos ollonso to conviction In tho toxt, Gontry
roforrod to Soctlon 24,12G. Gonlry atalod that an ollonso Is a violation 01 an ordlnanco and a
conviction Is somothlng a ludgo or Jury docldos. Gontry stalod It was hor undorstandlng that
Council only wantod to suspend or rovoko upon a convlcllon allor a trial. Gonlry statod It Is cloar
Council only wantod 10 do It on convlcllons. Kubby askod II thoro has 10 bo four convictions In
two yoars to suspend lor one yoar. Gontry rolorrod to Soctlon 24.12G and stalod IIconsos shall
bo suspondod lor tho lollowlng porlods: 7 days on IIrst conviction, 14 days on tho socond
conviction withIn a ono.yoar porlod, and 30 days on tho thIrd and subsoquont convlcllons within
a ono.yoar porlod. Novick askod thatslnco you are going to rovoko on tho lourth conviction,
why doos tho droit ordlnanco say 'third and subsoquont.' Novick quostlonod tho roason First
Asst, CIIy Atly. Christianson Includod ollonsos rathor than convictions In tho 12.6-90dralt. laraon
slalod ho wants convictions bocauso It onsuros pooplo gol duo procQSS, Novick stalod sho Is
bothorod by 'and subsoquont convictions' (Soctlon 24.12G,3,). Atkins suggostod tho languago
should road '30 days on Ihlrd,' thon, '4, Subsoquont convictions within a ono.yoar porlod will
rosult In rovocatlon.' Larson suggostod that Soctlon 24.12G,3, should road '30 days on third
conviction withIn ono.yoar porlod.' Larson stalod that Soctlon 24012H could romaln tho aamo.
larson roforrod to Soctlon 24.12C and statod that 'tho filing 01 ouch appoal shall slay any acllon
takon by tho Managor unlll IInal dotormlnatlon by Iho CIIy Council,' should bo changod to doloto
'Managor.' larson slalod 'Manago" should bo roplacod with 'Clty Clork,'
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Inlormal Council Sosslon
Docombor 10, 1990
Pago 3
Joo Morchant stalod thai Iowa Codo Soctlon 98,2 spoclfical~ procludos tho sale 01 smokoloss
tobacco, clgarollos and clgarollo papors to minors, Gonlty statod that tho City Is pro.omptod
Irom tho pormlttlng proeOll lor tobacco products and It can bo onforcod undor tho slalo law and
clly ordlnanco.
Kubby rolorrod to Soctlon 24,11 omployoo oducatlon, Kubby statod that Council sgrood that 0
ono,shoot short oxplanatlon bo usod, Council and slall dlscussod tho proparatlon of a short
oxplanatlon allachmont. Atkins suggostod that a summary bo proparod and dlstrlbutod with tho
ordlnanco, Larson stalod a short oxplanatlon Is noodod, Aikins statod It Is bollor to havo pooplo
nrst road tho ordlnanconaw, Horowitz statod that tho short oxplanatlon matorlalshould bo nrst.
Larson statod that tho oxplanatory material should bo somothlng an avorago 16 or 17 yoar old
workor can road and undorstand, Kubby askod whoro tho affidavit cortllylng that tho omployoo
has road tho provisions will bo kopt. Morchant rocommondod that tho affidavits be kopt on tho
promlsos 01 tho stoia, Larson suggostod Soctlon 24.11lncludo 'all alndavlts must bo avallablo
lor Inspoctlon on tho promlsos 01 tho pormlt holdor.' Kubby notod that omployoo oducatlon Is
Important. Gontry stalod that tho droll ordlnancos could bo mallod out to IIconso holdors ovor
tho holidays. Atkins slatod tho nrst roadlng can bo schodulod January 6. 1991. Courtnoy statod
that a public hoarlng should bo hold, Larson suggoslod that tho nrst roadlng bo schodulod on
tho samo night as tho public hoarlng In caso no commonts ora hoard,
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9(dlnancos to limit and control ostabllshmont 01 hollports, bellDads, and bollstODS la.12lm
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Larson askod why nrst consldoratlon of tho ordlnanco Is schodulod on tho samo night as
tho publlo hoarlng, Atkins statod that was In rosponse to tho Mayor. Larson notod that
holding consldoratlons on tho same night as publlo hoarlngs harms tho Council's Imago
01 bolng a dollborallvo body and It Is Important to malntoln tho policy to schodulo tho
consldoratlon altor tho public hoarlng,
Gontry dlstrlbutod a copy of changos proposod by Novick. Gontry statod that tho droit
ordlnanco datod Docombor 6, 1990, updatos tho drall ordlnanco dalod Novombor 15,
1990. Kubby askod II Novick's proposod changos makos tho ordlnanco dramatlcal~
moro cloar. Gontry statod yos, Novick ststod that 01 tho zoning board mooting, laWfors
* woro arguing About tho phraso 'Intogrsl part thoroor modllylng lust 'stall olncos' or tho
wholo list. Novick omphaslzod that It noods to bo made absolutoly cloar that tho whole
list Is modlfiod, Kubby askod II thoro aro olhor torms that nood to bo addrossod bQsldos
hcllpad and hollstop, Gontry stslod sho Includod hollcoplor landings and tako.olls and
IIthoy don't land and tako.oll, this ordlnanco doos not govorn It. Gontry oxplalnod that
anything one lootabovo tho ground Is FAA torrltory and It Is only whon thoy land that tho
City has Jurisdiction, Kubby askod II thoro aro any olhor zonos. Gontry slatod ovorythlng
Is montlonod, Schmolsor oxplalnod that litho uso Isn'tllstod as a uso pormlllod In tho
zono, It Is not pormlllod. Schmolsor said tho legal stall has gono lurthor to say that not
only aro thoy not pormlttod, butthoy aro prohlbltod In rosldontlal and commorclal zonos,
Courtnoy askod II thoro aro any olhor casos In tho City Zoning Ordlnanco whoro
somothlng Is prohlbltod. Schmolsor ropllod that thoro Isn't, and statod that this ordlnanco
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InformBl Council Sosslon
Oocombor 10, 1990
Pago 3
Joo Morchant atolod lhollowa Codo Soctlon 98,2 apeclficBlIy procludoatho aolo 01 amokolm
lobocco, cigar olios and clgorollo papora to minora, Gonlry alatod that tho City Is pro-omplod
Irom tho pormllUng proem for lobacco producls and II con bo onforced ndor tho atalo law and
cI\ ordlnanco. .
Kub~\rororrod 10 Socllon 24,' I omployoo oducallon. Kub~' a od thaI Councllagrood that a
ono.ahool ahort oxplanoUon bo usod. Council and atall dls Slod tho proparaUon of a ahort
oxplanatlo(latlachmonl. Aikins auggoatod thaI a aummBl'f.b proparod and dlatrlbulod with tho
ordlnanco. Lateon alalod a ahort oxplanaUon II noodOO. fJdns alalOO ~ II bollor 10 havo pooplo
nral road tho '~Inanco~aw. Horowitz alolod thai tho a ort oxplanaUon matorlalahould bo nraL
Lataon alatOO altho oxplanolory matorial ahould aomothlng an averago 18 or 17 Y081 old
workor can roa d undoratand. Kubby askod ro tho affidavtl cortlfylng thaI tho omployoo
has road tho pr Ions will bo kopL Morch=t r mmondod thaI tho arndavtts bo kopl on tho
promlso, of tho .to , Lar.on auggoslOO n 24.lllncludo 'all affidavlts musl bo avallablo
lor InapocUon on tho romlsos 01 tho por~,~ oldor.' Kubby nolod thaI omployoo oducaUon Is
ImportanL Gontry alaI thai tho dran or'fllancos could bo mallod oullo IIconso holdors ovor
tho holidays, AIkIns slalo~ tho nIsi roaEI can bo schodulod JanuBl'f 8, 1991. Courtnoy stalod
thaI a publlo hoarlng ahould,bo hold, rson suggostod thaI tho nrsl roadlng bo .chodulod on
tho .amo nlghl as tho publle ~rln n coso no commonls 810 hoard,
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Larson askod w y nrs' consldoratlon tho ordlnanco Is achodulod on tho aamo nlghlas
tho publle ho ng. Aikins atalod thai s In rosponso to tho Mayor. Larson nolod that
holdIng con oraUons on tho same nigh' s publle hoarlngs harms tho Councll'almago
ef bOlnor.ollbOratlVO body and Ills 1m ant to maintain tho pelley to achodulo tho
consldora en aftor tho publlo hoarlng.
Gontry Istrlbulod a copy 01 changos preposo ~. y Novick. Gontry slalod that tho draft
ordl~co dalod Docombor 8, 1990, updatos th draft ordlnanco datod Novombor 15,
1990 Kubby askod II Novtck'a proposod chango makos tho ordlnanco dramatically
mor clo8l, Guntry stalod yos. Novtck slalod thai a 0 zenlng beard mooting, la'h)'ors
wo/o arguIng about modlfylno tho phraso 'stall 0 os' or tho wholo IIsl, Novtck
~Phaslzod that II noods to bo mado absoluloly cloar at tho whole list noods to bo
odlftod. Kubby askod II thoro aro othor lorms Ihat n d 10 bo addrmod bosldos
ollpad and hOllslop, Gonlry slatod sho Includod hollcopl landings and lako-olls and
If thoy den't land and lako-oll, this ordlnanco doos not gevo It, Gontry oxplalnod that
anything one loet abovo tho ground Is FAA torrltory and Ills on whon thoy land that tho
City has Jurisdiction. Kubby askod If thoro aro any othor zonos. ntry atatod ovorythlng
Is montlonod. Schmolsor oxplalnod that II tho usa Isn'tllstod as a so pormlllod In tho
zono, Ills not pormlltod, Schmolsor sold tho logal stall has gono lu r 10 uy thaI not
enly aro thoy net pormlllod, bul thoy aro prohlbllod In rosldontlaland co morclal zenos.
Courtnoy askod If Ihoro aro any elhor casos In Iho CIIy Zoning Ordlnanco whoro
somothlng Is prohlbllod, Schmolsor ropllod thallhoro Isn'I, and slalod lhallhls ordlnanco
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Informal Council Sosslon
Oocombor 10. 1990 I
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dopDl1llrom normal zoning 10rmalUng, Gonlly statad lIIallllls ronacts planning and
zoning Intantlons. Latson statod IIIs1 whon somoono starla landing a hollcoplor In an
Industllal zono 200 1001 away Irom 11I0 rosldontlal nolghborhood, 11I0 City wlll rocolvo
complaints. Schmolsor statod II can bo conltollod IIIrough a spoclal oxcoptlon and nol
allowod 1II1 woro wllllln 200 loot 01 a rosldontlal zono, by 11I0 Board 01 Adjustmont. Gonlly I
statod excoplln an 1,2 zono. Gonlly notod 11I01 Don Schmolsor and Doug Boolllroy aro i
proparlng a Iolnl momorandum 10 11I0 City Managor ragardlng 11I011 rocommondatlons ,
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b. ~dor an ordinance amondlng Chaptor 36oltho Iowa City Codool Zonl~
10 limit and control ostabllshmonl ol)lollporls, hollstODS and hollllads In Iowa City, Iowa,
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Soo abovo discussion, Itom a,
c. ~or on ordlnanco amondlng tho ZonIng Ordlnanco bv condlllwlly changIng tlti
uso rogulotl~1 oDDroxlmotoly 168acros otlond oonorolly ~r Molroso
Avonuo and wost oln!2llortv ownod by tho Unlvorllty 01 Iowa Irom ID.RS to OPllli:L.D
mgJlflllnorv clonnod dovolocmant houslno clan lor Woll.1ut Rldgo, ~.e915 & S.8943)
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In rosponso 10 Courtnoy, Schmolsor oxplalnod thai now 1I0ms aro always put on 11I0 \
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usa ragulpllons of acoroxl_1y 43,8 acrol IDlUn Iho southoast auadrpol9f 1M I
1n~1'010 Avonuo and.l:llghwav 218 'rom IQ1lS to RS.5, ~.9014l (Socon~ .
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Kubby statod Ihal Council should undorstand that tho City Is laking a wator rolontlon aroa
and maintaining II vorsus 11I0 dovolopor or homoownors' association maintaining It.
Kubby statod Ihatlllllo homoownorl' association or dovolopor malntalnod It, pooplo
could stili usa Iho aroa as passlvo rocroatlon. Kubby askod why 11I0 City should maintain
II whon 11'1 roally Iho homoownors' rosponslblllty 10 caro lor a wator rotonllon aroa. i
Horowitz statod 11I01 wator rotontlon aroas don't got malntalnod proparly by homoownors' ,
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assoclallons. Novlck notod Ihat sho contactod Tom Scoll and It was his Improsslon that " I
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ho was golllng somolhlng In addlllon to 11I0 slormwator rotontlon aroa, Larson statod lIIal ,
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tho City Is not golllng anything oxlra or moro than tho dolontlon basin. Casoy Cook, ,.;
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Planning and Zoning Commission mombor, statod lhallhoro ora 5,75 acros spocmcally ,
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dollnoatod lor wator rolonllon and Ihat 1II0ro Is on oxtra ono.quarlor acro bolng provldod 1
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outside tho basin, Cook statod that tho contoxt In which PlannIng and Zoning was 1
working on was thallho proporty Is noxl door 10 one ollho largosl opon spacos In town I
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and Is In a subdivision wllh a donslty 01 loss than two housos por acro. Cook statod ho ,
wantod somothlng contrally locatod In Iho nolghborhood, nolluslIn tho subdivision and
Ihal would havo somo connoctlvlly botwoon tho subdivision and Wosl High. Larson
ralsod concorns thaI Wosl High School doosn't hayo any activo playground oqulpmonl i,
and Ihalll Is Inaccurato 10 talk aboul oxtractlng somothlng Irom a dovolopor whon all tho
Clly Is goltlng Is lond Iho doyolopor alroady had to dovolo to a wator dolontlon basin,
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Docombor 10, 1990
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Casoy Cook slalod a concorn Is apportioning tho CIlY'1 rocroal/onal rOlourcol Into an
aroa that Is noxt to Wost High School and has low donslty. Cook Ilalod tho Planning and
Zoning CommIssion wa, not noco'sarl~ looking lor actJvo rocroal/on Ipaco, Kubby
Ilalod thaltholo could sllll bo opon .pace without II bolonglng to tho City. Kubby .Ialod
that lItho City had 10 malnlaln Iho aroa, It could chBlgo tho cosll 10 tho homoownorl'
aasoclaUon, Councllmombors dlscussod tho Ilormwalor dolonUon ba,ln 8/oa, Casoy
Cook a,kod Councllmomborl what tho dllforonco Is botwoon this dovolopmonl and tho
Bjornson Itact a, It rolalos to prolocUng and providing lor onvlronmonlal~ 10nslUvo opon
Ipaco, Kubby slal~d that tho City ha, logal rospon,lbllll/OI and I' obllgalod to proloct
tho wal/and" Novick a,kod II that policy wa, rolalod 10 tho ltunk lowor or a policy lor
wol/and" Schmolsor slalod bolh, Courtnoy Ilalod that 10100 CouncUmomborl may want
to soo dllforont park' Includo playground or Imall nolghborhood parkl luch a, Phoa,ant
Hili Park and Collogo Groon Park. Atkin, said tho Planning and Zonlno Commission
would Ilko policy dlrocl/on Irom tho City Council, Including discussion about oxltacUon,
Irom tho dovolopor. Aikin' auggostod tho Plsnnlng and ZonIng CommIssIon and City
Councllmombors 10001 to dIscuss tho,o Issuos. Courtnoy luggoltod thst Parks and
Aocroal/on Commission roprosonlal/vo, bo Includod In tho discussion. Schmolsor slalod
that tho Comprohon,lvo Plan stlpulato, whoro parks should bo purchasod, whal kind 01
parks, dlstrlbul/on, olc, Schmolsor slalod whall, bolng consldorod I' simpI)' action,
which do nol lollow tho Comprohonslvo Plan, II tho City doos nol wanllo adhoro 10 tho
Comprohonslvo Plan, thon Iho Clly noods 10 mako chango' 10 tho Plan by InslltuUng a
rovlow procos' 01 tho Comprohonslvo Plan and II' parks and rocroal/on pIon olomonl.
Atkins slalod II Council wanls to usa tho Comprohonslvo Plan. thoro aro othor allornallvos
such a, oxpondlng parkland acqulsll/on lund, 10 obtaIn parkland.
Inpul wa, rocolvod Irom Larry Schnllllor. Schnltljor slatod thai ho Is not asking Council
10 approvo tho concopl plan 01 tho dovolopmonlallhls polnl; Iho concoptlllusltato' 5,75
acros thai aro 'parkland.slormwalor managomonl' and 8 good sharo 01 II, 1111 I'
construclod as a slormwalor laclllty a, shown, would bo Inundatod; and Iho concopllor
Iho ar08 Is a nuclou, lor a parkway along Willow Crook. Novick statod that part 01 tho
policy discussIon could bo 10 koop a groonbollalorig tho crook. Larson s!atod thallI Iho
City Is goIng 10 havo allnoar groonbollas a slormwator basin anyway, should Council
dlrocltho PlannIng and ZonIng CommIssIon to bo moro aggrosslvo aboul oblalnlng activo
parkland. Horowitz nolod thallho aroa I' stili prlvato~ ownod. Gonlry askod litho IInoar
park would oxlond 10 Huntors Aun, Schnltllor slatod thalli cannot oxlonllo Hunlors Aun
bocauso a pod os irian walkway I, nol provldod Irom tho wosl sldo 01 Iho Inlorslalo to Iho
oast sldo. Schnltllor alalod tho IInoar park will go Irom 218, oasllo Iho oa,1 proporty IIno
01 tho school.
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I. IAgonda 110m #3.1,(4) . POllllon 10 addrass tho Issuo 01 skaloboardlng,) Kubby Inqulrod
aboullho pol/tlon lor skaloboardlng. Aikins slalod Ihallnlormal/on ho ha, rocolvod Irom
hi, prolosslonaljournals rocommond non.Clty Involvomont. Horowitz suggoslod prlvalo
bu,lnos, porson' addross skaloboardlng, Larson suggostod that tho M~yor wrllo alollor
saying Council dlscussod skaloboardlng Inlormally and thinks Iho prlvalo soclor Is Iho
placo lor dovolopmonl 01 a skaloboardlng facility. Aikins slalod ho will proparo nocossary
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2. (Agonda Itom 13.1,(1). Ban on opon burning,) Horowltz Ilalod Iho would lIke 10 addroll
thlllssuo al Councll'l lormal Council mooUng, Larlon luggoslod commonll bo made
during tho publlo hoarlng on 1001 burnIng and roquollod thai City liaR proparo a monu
olopUons. Aikins Ilalod ho wllllollow.up,
3, (Agonda Itoms la and 10. Gonoral obllgaUon bonds,) Courtnoy Italad ho anUclpalol
an oxtromoly luccossful bond ollorlng. Courtnoy nolod thai COdar Rapldl rocolvod a
6.13% nollnlorosl ralo oltholr bond oponlng Monday.
MooUng adJournod a17:40 p,m,
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OFFIC1AI. COUNClI. ACTIONS. 12111/00
Tl'oO cost d pubbhIng IIlI loQcw'r;g prOCOGdIng' encI
claImS Is S . ~Nt cost lot IhII CIlfndAI y'lI
101 aaJd pubIICIllotllS S .
low. cay Coooc' 'JO. 111I0.7:30 p,m. a111l1 CMc CtnlOl,
Mf'iOI Pro 11m HotowlZ pr.PlIng. Co\toCllIIlOmbO pr.m:
AmbI1SCO. CMnri, Hotowll. Kublri, \JISOn, Novtck. AbSG/t:
M([lonaId.
TIlt Mtyot Pro 11m procIaImOdJII'Wi &, 19'.11, as ColItO'
women'. Dukllbd Day; DoctmbOI 12. 1900. as Uon'. Day;
DtctmbtI 10.14. 1990. as HlI1\IIl RJoIU WIGk.
MOYtd encI toconcIId \hII IIlI loIIoMng .ems encI
r~ In IIlI c:onwc CIIondII be rectNtd, 01
.pprOYtd. 1I'Iol/0I adopCod as tmtndod:
ApprCHII d 0ffIcIa/ Courd AtlIot\S d IIlI rfOWl
mooIlnO d I tW, as pubbhod. IUIlIOCIIO COIrttllon, as
rccommendod I7f IIlI cay Clefk.
MIrAA" d IlOIItls encI CO/MlISSlOnS: HlI1\IIl RIghi.
Convn/SSIotI . to(22; Od. d NlPOaII . Ilf,l9; Housing
COmm. . 8/11: ClYI Sorvtc, eomm. . 1t17: Sr, CtnlOl
COmm. . to/l5; Droodbllld Tllocot1Ynunlclllot\S eomm. .
10/17; Akporl eomm. . 10/1S; Od. d UblII'i TMlOOS .
It/15.
Pllml MlICIotII: SpoclaI ClasS 'C' Door,wlnl Pm
101 woo Roll.II"'" 224 S, ~on. SpoclaI ClISS 'C'
DoorM'll\l POImlIOl PegRaI" Pill' 302 e. DloomIngIon.
ClISI 'C' Uquot UctnH 101 Yen ChInO RoIl.II"'" 1803 ,
IIO'fnm SUIOt. OW 'C' Uquot UctnH 101 ClabO', 330
e. WllSh/roglon SUM RES, 80-221, ISSUING DANCING
PERMIT,
RosoMIonS. RES, GO-222, SETTING PUDUCHEARlNG
ON PLANS, SPECIfICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND
ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONsmuenoN OF
FISCAL YEAR t091 SANITARY SEWER PROJECT,
DIRECTING CI1Y ClERK TO PUDUSH NOnCE OF SAID
HEARING, AND DIRECTlNG CI1Y ENGINEER TO PLACE
SAID PlANS, ETC., ON FILE FOR PUDUC INSPECTION,
RES, Do.223, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
HIGHWAY I AT INTERSTATE eo PAVING IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, RES, 00.224, ACCEPTING WORK FOR THE
SYCAMORE VIM SANITARY SEWER AND PAVING
PROJECT. RES, 00.225. ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR
THE PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR SAMUEL DRIVE
ADDmON,
CotrnpondOllCl: ur,lroml\OllOnMyOlSregardlnglhO
proposod ban on opon burning. Ut, I,om JooUon encI
James Megan regilding \hi proposod ban on optn
burning. Momotandllrom Tral!lo Englnoor regilding:
POSllng . TrNI,Awrt ZOI1IIn \hi Contral Duslnou Dlslrlc1:
'Iop .Ign on Kookuk II Sandusky; \oft,lurn dosUnatlon at
DontotVOrchard. potnlon .Ignod I7f 3t8 parsons
roquoatlng IIlI CIIy eouncA 10 IddlOU \hi IaSUI d
.kaloboardlng,
ApplIc6IlcnS 101 Clly PIAU UIO Po,mK.: Mleholo
Sumsllno 101 use d \he lountaln 1101 on CIly Plazl 101 I
.tudonl projocl 01\ 11/30, IpprCHod,
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ApplICItJonIIeI UN d SUMllIIld Public ClIooodl:
De Mn NIIIos 10 hlvl I WII/I. AgIInIl \he Wit' on
DtCtmboI2. tpllIOYtd.
TIlt M'YO' Pro ItIIl doclIIld \he ~ ClllIod IIld IlpGIlod
\he puIllIC hoIMg IS HI. (7:38 p.m)
A puIllIC hOlI1nO was hOld on III OldlnlnCt II11GfldlnO
C/lIplOl38 d \he Iowl cay Codl d Zoning OfCllnlncoalo lmIl
IIld corvd Ul~ d hOIporII. totIIpIdt. IIld hOblopt
In Iowt cay, Iowa. TIlt lolIowIng pooplt IppoIIod: JolvI
I<tnV1*moyOl, 118 FIl1OI'I; ~ PorIo, 430 E, DIVtflllOll; IlIont
HoIlxoolc, 430 Bra<<n; AJbofl Soucek. 801 Bra<<n; MItII MiW\
730 E. RonaIdI; Jim 1Jt", &04 E. Bloomington; EIHn BtltI.
4lI Manit; IIld WIDIam DuI, 320 E. JtIlIf1O/'i. MOYtd and
aecondod 10 tcetpl COIIUpor.dtnCt .om TllomU Conwl'fi
COIIMt SIAl/; Jill Nuh; PIIrlclI Ecl/lIIcI, Pllaldorl, F/IOndI
d HlSlorIo P,notYltlon; WaMi 1\Ct; MI/1IMt M1chItI; and I
petklon IUllmllId l7i JolvI t<I/TImOI1IlI'fOl aIgnId l7i 74S
IndMcNIIt auppO!IInQ \he plopoIId OldlnlnCt. TIlt M'YO' Pro
ItIIl doclIIld \he ~ tII11Id.
MOYOd and aecondod 1/1II \Ilt OldlntnCt II1'oOI'IdInO ChaptOl
38 d \he Iowl Ctf Codl d Zoning 0IlW/'iCtt 10 lmIl and
corvcl Ist~ d hOnporll. l'oIIItopt, and hlUpIdIln
Iowl cay, low.. be dof.1l1d 10 tis. 1lIt MIVOl PIO lem
doclatld \he mcclon tIIIIod.
MOYId and aecondod lhal \Ilt ordInInCI IIIlOIldlnlI \he
Zoning OrdlnanCt l7i condlIonaIti chIngIng \Ilt UH ,optIoN
d IpptoximOltlt 168 tel" d land QOI'iOIIIti Iocatld ncx1h d
MoltON AVOM and wtSl d pICIlOfI't ownod l7i \he UnIvtIIIV
d Iowl Irom IO,RS 10 OPDH.I, . plallminItY plaMOd
~ hDuIlnQ plan 101 WakU RJdgt, be ~ aocond
wel 101 passaot. TIlt M'YO' Pro lOI1\ doclIIld \he mcclon
tII11Id.
MOYId and aecondod lhal \he 0IdnInCt ttnII'IdIng \he
Zoning OId1nanCt l7i ~ cNngIng \Ilt UH rogulalloN
d IpptoximOl.t{ 43,8 tel" Iocatld In \Ilt 8oIAhOISI quadr~
d \Ilt IriIl1OCllon d MlkON A'ItM and HlghwlV 218from 10.
RS 10 RS-8, be g~ aocond wellel pwagt, 1lIt MIVOI PIO
10m doclIIld \he mcclon canIId. (121 p.m)
TIlt following IndMduaIt eppoatld 10 1ddI0SI \Ilt 1ssuO d
Illalabolrdlng: Jim MulIc, &V ClaI\; \.IndI Ealon, 33
FOlOaMowi Br1an Gonlng, 417 Morvoa; and Dill CdfIV, 812 S,
Dodgt, AMI Wlgnal, P,O, Dolt 184, appearld II \he HUD
hDuIlnQ plogram IS k 1.11I" 10 aIngIt IndMduaIa.
TIlt Clor1c tMOIlI'ICod ona vtutCf 101 . abt,Y'1I10rm on
\Ilt Board d Ravtow, 1!1lIIppoIrIIntn ,wi be rnadt al \he
lfWVI moo\lng d \he ConIllonct Ooar1l.
MOYId and aocondOd 10 ~ RES, 80-22$, DIRECTING
SALE OF $2,300,000 ESSENTIAL COIIPORATE PUIIPOSE
GENE/W. OBUOATION BONDS,
MOYod and locondGd 10 adOIX RES, 80-227,
AUTMORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR lHE ISSUANCE OF
$2,300,000 GENE/W. OBUOAOON BONDS AND lEVYING A
TAX TO PAV SAID BONDS,
MOYId II'oCl aocondod 10 adOIX RES, 8O-22S,
AUT1tORIZING EXECUTION OF CONSOUDATED ANNUAl.
CONT1ll0UTlONS CONTRACT 'KCOO33E,
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MO'Itd I/'Id aeconcIOd 10 IdopI RES, ao.m, APPROV1NO.
AUTHORIZlNo, AND DIRECTING me MAYOR TO exECUTE
AND me Cl1Y Cl.EI1KTO AtTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR USE
OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AND BElV/EEN OlIN L. UOYl)
AND DWAINe R. ANDERSON. AN IOWA GENERAL
PARTNERStUP, FOR TIle PlACEMENT OF A LANDINO,
STEPS. AND PROTECTIVE HANDRAIL ON THE EAST
BLOOMINGTON STREET R1GHT-(IF.WAY,
MO'Itd I/'Id aeconcIOd to IdopI ORD, GO-34&\, AMENDING
me Cl1Y CODe BY ADOPTING A TAP.oN FEe eNAllUNG
ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZING THe ADOPTION OF PROJECT.
SPEClFIO TAP.oN FEE ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING
SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE
ADOPTION THEREOF. be pISMd I/'Id 1dopIed.
MO'Itd I/'Id aeconcIOd lD 1djMl8;45 p,m. TIlt Mayot PIO
lem dodaItd \hi motion tIIIIod.
A moll compotl do~ ~ CMcIIdIYlIot II on nil
In \hi olIIel ~ \hi CIy Cltfl
I/SUSAN HOROWITZ, MAYOR PRO TEM d '\
I/\WIIAN K.IWIR. Cl1Y Wi: i1..i tJ
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SubmktodlOl plAllICIIlon 12/19/90
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACT1VmES
DECEMBER II, 1990
Iowa CIIy Council, rog, mlg" 7:30 p,m, al tho Clvlo Contor. Mayor Pro tom Horowitz
prosldlng, Councllmombors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, l.aIson, Novick.
Absont: McDonald, Slallmombors prosonl: Aikins, Holling, Gontry, Kalr, Yuculs, Schmolsor,
Council mlnutos tapo.rocordod on Topo llO-IOO; Sldos I and 2-
Tho Mayor Pro tom proclalmod Januaty 5, 199', as Collogo Womon', Baskolball Day;
DocomOOr 12. 1990. as Uon', Day: DocomOOr 10-14, 1990, as Human Rlghll Wook. Ambrlsco
nolod a communlly ollort to soll-out Hawkoye Alonalor tho upcoming womon'. baskotball gemo
.chodulod 1/5, and oncouragod clUzons to .upport this hlstOlIo projoct.
Movod by Ambrlsco, aocondod by l.aIson, that tho lollowlng Iloma and rocommondatlona
In tho Consent Calendar bo rocolved, or approved, end/OI adopted as emended:
Approval 01 Officlal Council AcUons 01 the regular maatlng 01 II/'lT/90, as
publlahod, subjoct to COllocUon, as rocommondod by tho CIIy Clork.
Mlnutos 01 Boards and Commissions: Human RIghts Commission .1 0/W90i Bd.
01 Appeals, 11/29/90: Housing Comm. . 91t 1/90; CIvII.Sorvlco Comm. . 11/7/90; Sr.
Centor Comm. .10115/90: Broadband Tolocommunlcatlons Comm. .10117/90: AIrport
Comm. .10/16/90; Bd. 01 Ubrary Trustoos .11/15/90,
Permit Motions: Approving a Special Class 'CO BoerM'lne Permll 101 Blnh Van
Nguyen dba TU.OO Rostaurant, 224 S. Clinton, Approving a Special CI... 'CO BocrM1no
Permll lor pagllaJ'a Plua Palace, LTD. dba pagllal'a Plua. 302 E. Bloomington.
Approving a Class 'CO Uquor Uconso lor Yen Ching Roslauranl, lno. dba Yon ChIng
Rostauranl, 1803 Boyrum SltaaL Approving a Class 'co Uquor Ucense lor Gabo'., Ino.
dba GaOO'a,33O E. Washington SltoeL RES.llO-221, Bk. 104, p. 221, ISSUING DANCING
PERMrr to Gabe'..
Resolutions, Bk. 104: RES. 9Q.222, p. 222, SETTING PUBUC HEARING ON
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTMCT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF FISCAL YEAR 1991 SANrrARY SEWER PROJECT. DIRECTING CITY
CLERK TO PUBUSH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING CITY ENGINEER TO
PLACE SAlD PLANS, ETC" ON FILE FOR PUBUC INSPECTlON,lor 1/8/91. RES.9Q.223,
p. 223, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE HIGHWAY 1 AT INTERSTATE eo PAVING
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. RES. llO-224, p. 224, ACCEPTING WORK FOR THE
SYCAMORE VIEW SANrrARY SEWER AND PAVING PROJECT. RES. llO-225, p. 225,
ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR SAMUEL DRIVE
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Corrospondonco: Lit. Irom Robort Myors rogardlng tho proposed ban on open
burning, Lit. Irom Joellen and James Megan rogardlng tho proposed ban on open
burning. Memoranda Irom Trarno Englnoer regarding: Posllng a Tow.Away Zono In the
Conltal Buslnoss Dlsltlct; slop sign on Keokuk al SandUSky: len.turn destination at
Benlon/Orchard. Pollllon algned by 318 porsona roquosllng tho CIIy Council to addross
tho Issuo of skateboarding,
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Iowa Clly City Council
Council AclMtlos
Decombor II, 1990
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Applications for City Plaza Uso Pormlts: Mlcholo Sumstlno lor usa 01 tho fountain
atoa on City Plaza for a studont projoct on 11/30/90, approvod,
Applications for Uso 01 Sltoots and Public Grounds: Do Ann Nlllos to havo a 'Walk
Against tho War' on Docombor 2, 1990, approvod,
AlftrmaUvo roll call voto unanimous, 6/0, McDonald absont. Tho Mayor Pro tom doclatod tho
moUon carrlod and ropostod tho public hoatlng u sot. Kubby notod tho petition from 318 pooplo
concornlng skatoboatdlng and said IndMduals woro prosontto discuss tho mattor during public
discussion. (7:38 p,m,)
A publlo hoatlng was hold on an ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 38 of tho Iowa City Codo
01 Zoning Ordlnancos 10 limit and conltol ostabllshmont 01 hollports, hollpads, and hollstops In
Iowa City, Iowa, Tho following pooplo appoatod: John Kammormoyor, 118 Forson; Jim Ponto,
430 E. Davonport; 1II0no Holbrook, 430 Drown; A1bort Soucok, 001 Drown; Marti Milani, 730 E.
Aonalds; Jim Latow, 504 E. Bloomington: Elloon Bolor, 4ll Matkot; and William Dull, 320 E.
Jofforson. PPD Dlroctor Schmolsor prosontfor discussion. Novfck road Into tho rocord tho
following proposod chango to 12.0.00 ordlnanco, Soctlon I" A(3) 'Hospital. An Institution
providing hoalth sorvlcos for human In.patlont modlcal CatO for tho sick or Inlurod and Including
rolatod facllltlos which atO an Intogral part thoroof such as slaff omcos, and emorgoncy modlcal
SOMCOS, oxcept hollports, hollpads, hollstops.' Movod by Novick, soconded by Kubby,lo accopl
correspondonco from Thomu Conway; Corinne Sutor: Jan Nash; Paltlcla ECkhatdt, Prosldont,
Frionds of Historic Prosorvatlon; Wondy Aoo; Matlanno Mlchaol; and a potltlon sul;lmlllod by John
Kammermoyer slgnod by 7451ndMduals supporting tho proposed ordlnanco. Tho Mayor Pro tem
doclarod tho motion carrlod unanimously, 6/0, McDonald absont.
Movod by Kubby, aocondod by Novfck, that tho ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 38 01 tho
Iowa City Codo of Zoning Ordinances 10 limit and conltol ostabllshmont 01 hollports, hollstops,
and hollpads In Icwa City, Iowa, bo doforrod 10 1/8. The Mayor Pro 10m doclatod tho motion
carrlod unanimously, 6/0, McDonald prosenl.
Movod by Larson, IOcondod by Ambrlsco, that tho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by conditionally changing tho use regulations of approxlmatoly 1 ea acros 01 land
gonorally locatod north 01 Molroso Avonuo and wosl 01 proporty ownod by tho Unlvorslty of Iowa
from ID.AS to OPDH'l, a prollmlnary plannod dovolopmont housing plan for Walnut Rldgo, bo
glvon second voto for possago. Kubby notod hor dlsagroomonl with tho advancing 01 tho coul
01 tho sowor extonslon, bul statod hor bollolthat tho land should bo zonod OPDH.l and would
thoro foro bo voting In favor ot the ordlnanco 10 rozono thi! propurty and ogalnsltho bond sale
which Includod tho sowor proJocts. Arnrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0, McDonald absont.
Tho Mayor Pro 10m doclarod tho motion carrlod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtnoy, thatlho ordlnanco amondlng tho Zoning
Ordlnanco by conditionally changing tho usa rogulatlons 01 approxlmatoly 43,8 acros locatod In
tho Southoast quadranl 01 tho Intorsoctlon of Molroso Avonuo and Highway 218frcm ID.AS to
AS.S (Davo Cahill), bo givon socond voto lor passago. Kubby notod tho uso ct tho word
'sullablo'ln tho ordlnanco rola\lvo to nolghborhood opon spaco and askod that vagua lorms nol
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bo usod In tho luturo. A1firmaUvo roll call volo unanimous, 6/0. McDonald absont. Tho Mayor
Pro tom doclarod tho motion carrlod, (8:27 p,m,)
Tho followfng Individuals appoarod 10 addross tho Issuo 01 skatoboardlng: Jim Mulac, 627
Clark; Unda Eaton, 33 Forastvlow; Brian Gottlng, 417 Monroo; and Dan Colloy, 512 S. Dodgo,
CouncU rocommondod thai tho group mool wfth tho Parkl and Rocroatlon Comm. Anna Wagnor,
P.O. Bo~ 184" appoarod ro tho HUD housing program as II rolatollo Ilnglo Individuals.
Councltmombor Courtnoy compllmonlod tho CIIy Itrool crows on tho o~collonl lob
romovlng snow anor tho snowstorm 01 12/3, Ho also askod cltlzonl to dig out fire hydrants noar
tholr homos end nol roquoslll 01 CIIy crows. In rosponso 10 Kubby, Courtnoy statod Ills tho
rOlponllblU1y 01 tho proporty ownor to koop tho Ildowalk, Including tho curb ramps, cloar 01
snow. Ambtlsco wfshod oyoryono a Happy Hanukkah and a Morry Christmas and Happy Now
Yoar. Kubby wfshod ovoryono a Happy Hanukkah; askod cltlzons 10 turn oil their holiday lights
whon thoy go 10 bod lor safoly and consorvatlon roasons; and romlndod cltlzons 01 a mooting
alroady In progrosa altho CoraMllo Ubrary re Oakdale modlcal Inclnoratorl. Tho CIIy Managor
nolod I lollor lonl12 10 10 months ago encouraging all modlcal lacllltlos In tho community 10
gol togothor and combinG one modlcal Inclnoralor on one location. Kubby rolloratod hor
concorns about having a consorvatlon plan lor wotlands boloro final approval 01 tho Whlsporlng
Moadows Subdivision. Tho CIIy Managor atatod discussion had takon placo wfth Unlvorslly of
Iowa Profosaor Dr. Lon Drako 10 study tho socondary Impact of tho atormwator runoll, dralnago,
ole. running through Whispering Moadows, Ho also reportod that one 01 tho agonclos 01 DNR
and tho Corp has slgnod oil on tho prollmlnary plat. Howover, thoro Is anothor agoncy of tho
DNR thai noods 10 sign tho documonts and the socondary Impactlnlormatlon wflllnfiuonce thai
olgnsturo. Horowitz roloroncod tho lollor rocolvod Irom tho wotlands 8ubcommllloo, Johnson
Counly REAP Program. Tho CIIy Allornoy statod stall was mooting wfth tho subdlvldor onsurlng
protoctlon 01 tho wetlands during construction. Tho Mayor Pro lem wfshod tho Mayor a speody
rocovory and cltlzons Happy Holidays.
Tho Clork announcod one vacancy lor a slx.year lerm on tho Board 01 Rovlow. this
appolntmont wfll bo mado at tho 1121/91 mooting 01 the Conforenco Board.
The CIIy Allornoy reportod that the CIIy Managor had apokon to hor noon KIwanis group
aboul a numbor ollloms, InclUding affordablo housIng. (9:38 p,m,)
Movod by Larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES. 90-220, Bk. 104, p. 220,
DIRECTING SALE OF $2,300,000 ESSENTIAL CORPORATE PURPOSE GENERAL OBUGATION
BONDS. Flnanco Director Yuculs roportod on Iho succossful bid opening lor tho bond salo. Ho
slatod thai 13 bids had beon rocolvod and the lowosl was Irom Unltod Missouri lor 5.9941%.
Kubby notod thai 21 % 01 tho bond Issue would bo tho Walnul Rldgo advanco lor the sowor.
Yuculs Ilatod thai tho bond Issue ,was wrllton 10 ronoct thai monoy would bo allocatod lor sowor
work, not spoclfio projocts. Kubby statod sho would bo voting agalnsltho bond sale wfth tho
largo porconlago going lor that Itom. Tho Mayor Pro 10m doclarod tho rosolutlon adopted, 6/1,
wfth tho lollowfng division 01 roll call voto: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Larson, Novick.
Nays: Kubby. Absont: McDonald,
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Docombor 11, 1990
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Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by CourtnOY, 10 adopl RES. 90-227, Bk. 104, p, 227,
AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $2,300,000 GENERAL OBUGATION
BONDS AND LEVYING A TAX TO PAY SAID BONDS, Tho Mayor Pro 10m doclarod tho rosoluUon
adoptod, ~11, wlth tho lollowing dlvlslon 01 roll call volo: Ayos: Courtnoy, Horowitz, latson,
Novick, AmbtlJco. Nay.: Kubby. Absont: McDonald.
Movod by latIon, locondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RES. 90-228, Bk. 104, p. 228,
AUTHORIZING EXECunON OF CONSOUDATED ANNUAL CONTRIBunONS COmAACT
, KC9033E. AlfttmaUvo roll call voto unanlmoul, 8/0, McDonald abaonL Tho Mayor Pro tom
doclarod tho rosoluUon adoptod.
Movod by Ambrlsco, .ocondod by Kubby, to adopt RES, 90-229, Bk. 104, p, 229,
APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXEClITE ANDTHE CITY CLERK
TO ArnST AN AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PUBUC PROPERTY BY AND BETWEEN OUN L.
LLOYD AND DWAINE A. ANDERSON, AN IOWA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, FOR THE
PLACEMENT OF A LANDING, STEPS, AND PROTECTIVE HANDRAIL ON THE EAST
BLOOMINGTON STREET RIGHT .oF.WAY (Wno Word CMsUan Church). In rosponso to Kubby,
tho CIty AlIomoy ltatod that" tonanta chango tho agroomont would tormlnato; stops would havo
10 bo romovod; and tho agroomont wu lor tho bonoDt 01 tho p8tllcular lonant A/nrmallvo roll call
voto unanimous, 8/0, McDonald absont Tho Mayor Pro tom doclarod tho r080luUon adoptod,
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Novfck, to adopt ORD. 110-3484, Bk, 32, p, 39,
AMENDING THE CITY CODE BY ADOPTING A TAP.ON FEE ENABUNG ORDINANCE,
AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF PROJECToSPECIFIC TAP.ON FEE ORDINANCES, AND
PROVIDING SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE ADOPTION THEREOF, bo
pusod and adoptod. A/nrmatJvo roll call voto unnr.lmous, 8/0. McDonald absont. Tho Mayor
Pro tom doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, locondod by lataon, to adjourn 9:45 p,m. Tho Mayor Pro tom
doclarod tho moUon carrtod unanimously, 8/0, McDonald absont
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCil ACTlVmES I,
January e, 1991 j: .,.
Iowa Clly Council, rog, mtg" 7:30 p,m, altho CMo Conlor. Mayor McDonald prosldlng, I
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Councllmombors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtney, Horowitz, Kubby, lllrson, McDonald, Novlck. ;
Absont: Nono, Staffmombors prosont: Atkins, Holling, Gontry, Knrr, Fosso, Schmolsor,
Schmadoko, Mlklo. Council mlnulos tapo'rocordod on Tapo 91-3. both sldos,
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Ed Wilson and Davo Winogardon, roprosontlng Iho Indopondontlnsuranco Agonts AssOQ, 01 1:
Johnson Counly, prosontod a $2,425 chock to Aro Chlol Donnor lor purchaso 01 a computor lor !,
tho dopartmont. Chlol Donnor notod this would bo tho third computor purchasod by tho
Insuranco Agonts and acknowlodgod tholr contlnuod support.
Tho Mayor proclalmod January 21, 1991. as MARTIN lllTHER KING. JR. RECOGNmON DAY. ,I
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Movod by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, that tho lollowlng Itoms and rocommondatlons I
In tho Consont Celondar bo rocolvod, or epprovod. andlor adoptod 89 prosonlod:
Approval 01 Olficlal Council Actions 01 tho rogular mooting 01 12/11/90, as I, ' :
publlshod, subjoCI to corroctlon, as rocommondod by tho Clly Clork,
Mlnutos 01 Boards end Commissions: P&R Comm, .11/14190, 12/12/90; Housing l
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Comm. . 11/13/90; Historic Prosorvatlon Comm. . 11/14190; Sonlor Contor Comm, . I
11/19190; P&Z Comm, .12/0/90, 12/20190; AIrport Comm. . 11/20/90; Affordablo Housing I
Task Forco . 12/0190.
Pormlt Motions: Approvlng an Ouldoor Sorvlco AIoalor Gabo'slnc. dba Gabo's,
330 E. Washlnglon Slloot. Approving a Class E Boor Pormltlor OulkTrlp Corporollon dba
OulkTrlp 1552, 25 W. Burlington 511001. Approving a Class C Boor Pormltlor Inn.Ho
Shinn dba East.Wost Orlontal Foods, 624 S. Gllbort SlIoo!. Approvlng a Class B Boor
Pormltlor Mlchaol E. Hodgo dba Sunshlno lllunllry Co" 21 e E. Markot Slroot. Approvlng
a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Inn Ho Shinn dba Aoosho Roslaurant, 624 S, Gllbort Stroot.
Approving RES. 91,1, Bk. 105, p. 1,ISSUE CIGAREtTE PERMIT lor Towncrosl Amoco
Sorvlco Ino" 2316 Muscatlno Avo. Approvlng a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Ono Poor
Studonl, Ino. dba Ono.Eyod Jako's, 10.20 S, Clinton Stroot. !
Solllng Public Hoarlngs: To sol a public hoarlng lor 3/19/91, on tho City 01 Iowa I'
Clly's FY9210wa Dopartmont 01 Transportation Stalo Transit Asslslanco granlappllcallon, ,!
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and authorizing tho Clly Clork to publish notlco olaald hoarlng, 1 i
Motions: Approvlng dlsbursomonts In tho amount 01 $4,736,016,33 lor tho porlod
01 Novombor 1 thru Novombor 30, 1990, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroctor j
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Januory 8, 1991
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Corrospondonco: Lollors and potltlon slgnod by 134 rosldonts of Huntors' Run
SubdMslon roquostlng tho City consldor paving Rohrol Road and Ins lolling a sldowalk,
with a copy 01 City Engr.'8 roply. poUUon conlolnlng 438 slgnaturos roquosUng Instollotlon
01 a lIalOo 81gnal al Lowor MuscaUno and Mall Orlvo, Roavos and 1II0no Holbrook
rogardlng alonco on tho public rlghl-ol,woy. lOOT rogardlng a patching projoct on 1.00,
Johnson County Soard of Supotvlsor8 appo/nlmonl or Runno Anclaux 10 tho Sonlol
Contor Comm, NoUco rogardlng Iowa Clty'8lntontto purchaso oqulpmonlln oxcoss 01
$50.000,00,
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Application lor City Plaza Uso Pormllt: Ms. DoAnn Millor lor uso of tho chockor.
board squaro aroa for a danco on Jonuary 16, 1991, approvod,
A1nrmatlvo roll call voto unanImous, 7/0. all Councllmombor8 prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
moUon carrlod and ropoatod tho public hoarlng as sat. (7:40 p,m,)
Movod by Ambrlsco, 80condod by Lar80n, to 80t a public hoarlng for January 22, 1991, on
an ordlnanco 10 amond Chaptor 38, tho Zoning Ordlnanco, by amondlng Soctlon 36.4(cllo
rodonno conslgnmont storo. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon carrlod unanImously, 7/0, all
Councllmombors prosont.
Movod by Larson. socondod by Horowitz, thaI tho ordlnanco amondlng Chaptor 36 of tho
Iowa City Codo 01 Oldlr.ancos 10 limit and conlrollho ostabllshmont of hollports, hollpads, and
hollstops In Iowa City, Iowa, bo glvon nrst voto for pass ago. Kubby clarlRod thaI a public zono
(Zono P) Is a doslgnatlon usod on zoning msp 10 101 ovoryono know whal parcols aro publlo but
thoro aro no zonIng rostrlctlons placod on thom oxcopl for safoly codos such as firo, building and
plumbing codos. Movod by Novick, socondod by Kubby, 10 amond Iho ordlnsnco donnlUon 01
hospital 80 Ihattho wording 'Intogral part thoroor Is Includod as a modlRor lor tho ontlro list of
hospital sorvlcos (undorllnod portion 01 1-3.91 ordlnanco Includod In packot). Tho Mayor
doclarod tho motion carrlod unanImously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. In rosponso to
Courtnoy, tho CIIy Allornoy said Iho roforonco 10 aIr transportation not bolng an Intogral part 01
hospital sotvlco (#4 01 Iho ordlnanco) Is a nndlng 01 fact prosontod 10 Council which Is not
codlfiod. Sho addod tho amondmont will bo In A and B 01 tho ordlnanco and codlRod. AlRrmallvo
roll call voto on tho first consldoratlon as amondod unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont,
Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion carrlod,
Mcvod by Ambrlsco, 80condod by Lar80n,Ihal ORD. 91-3465, Bk. 33, p, 1, AMENDING THE
ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDITIONALLY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF
APPROXIMATELY 168ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF MELROSE AVENUE
AND WEST OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FROM ID.RS TO OPDH.l,
A PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING (PDH) PLAN FOR WALNUT RIDGE,IOWA
CITY, IOWA, bo passod and adcptod. Alnrmatlvo roll call vcto unanimous, 7/0, all Council.
mombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod,
Mcvod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, to adopt RES. 91-3, Bk. 105, p. 3, APPROVING
THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF WALNUT RIDGE, A SUBDIVISION OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON
COUNTY, IOWA, Alnrmatlvo roll call vole unanImous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod,
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Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by larson. thot tho ORD, 91-3400, Bk, 33, p, 2. AMENDING I' ..- ~
THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDITIONALLY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF I
APPROXIMATELY 43,0 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE.QUARTER MILE WEST OF
WEST HIGH SCHOOL FROM ID.RS TO RS.5 (Dovo CohllVGolwoy Hills), bo paSlOd and adoplod,
Kubby quostlonod schodullng Council discussion rogardlng tho dlfforont phllosophlos concornlng
activo opon spaco, Tho Moyor nolod Intorost on tho part 01 paz to got Involvod and slalod at
loast two mooUngs would bo hold with paR and paz mombors to locllllalo a bollor undorslandlng
on both commissions' port, larson oxprossod dlsogroomont with a lollor Irom a paz ,
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Commleslon mombor rogardlng how nolghborhoods ought to bo constructod, and supportod tho !
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nood lor community parks. Ho compllmontod ownor Davo Cahill lor his potlonco and dlllgonco ,
In going through tho Council discussion. Horowitz said tho wholo philosophical discussion 01
passlvo and actJvo Is vorlod In tho community as wollas on Council, Councllagrood to discuss
tho mallor In tho noar futuro. Alflrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosont, Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoptod, ,I
Movod by larson, socondod by Ambrlsco, to sdopt Ros, 91-4, Bk. 105. p, 4, APPROVING I
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IOWA. Novick roforoncod tho 11/15 sloff roport rogardlng Galway Drlvo and quostlonod tho I
stalomontthat In discussing silO dlstanco thoy found Illnadoquolo to allow vohlclos to soroly
ontor Molroso Irom Galway Drlvo and statod this slto dlstonco should bo corroclod, PPD Dlroctor 1
and MMS Consultant Lsrry Schnllljor said tho onglnoorlng staff did bring up tho quostlon but oltor I
lurthor onalysls,lound no problom. Alflrmatlvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
proson\. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolutlon adoptod.
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THE FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF BLACK HILLS SUBDIVISION OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. ' I
Afnrmatlvo roll call vola unanimous, 7/~, all Councllmombora proson\. Tho Mayor doclorod tho I
roaolutlon adoplod.
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Movod by Kubby, aocondod by Ambrlsco, to adopt RES. 91.6, Bk, 105, p. 6, EXTENDING I
THE EXPIRATION DATE FORTHE APPROVED PRELIMINARY LARGE SCALE NON.RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT (LSNRD) PLAN FOR BLOOMING PRAIRIE WAREHOUSE, INC. LOCATED AT
2340 HEINZ ROAD. Alflrmallvo roll call volo unanlmol;s, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosont. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoplod.
A publlo hoorlng was hold on plans, spoclncatlons, lorm of conlroct and ostlmalo 01 cost lor I I
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PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CON.
STRUCTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1991 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, i
ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY I
CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF 1 l'
BIDS lor 1/29/91 at 10:30 e,m. Alflrmatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, 011 Councllmombors " I.
prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon edoplod, (0:07 p,m,) t j,
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January 0, 1991
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DoAnn Mlllor, 922Y, S. Von Buron, ond Holon Lowos, 410 N, Clinton, appoarod roprosontlng
Womon Agalnsl War and road a rosolutlon asking Iowa City bo doslgnalod an anU,war zono,
Lorson and No\III:k Slalod thol/orotgn policy was nol a mattor lor City Council, Mlllor and Lowos
Invilud tho publlo 10 a lown mooUng 7:00-0:30 p,m, 1/1501 Old Brick followod by a danco arlho
City Ploza.
Tho Mayor onnouncod tho lollowlng vaconclos: Airport Comm, . Ono vacancy lor a slx.yoar
lorm ondlng 3/1/97: Broadband Tolocommunlcatlons Comm" Two vacanclos lor Ihroo.yoar lorms
ondlng 3/13/94; Hlslorlo Prosorvatlon Comm, . Two vacanclos for Ihroo.yoar lorms ondlng
3/29/94, ono appolnloo musl bo a roprosontatlvo 01 tho Woodlawn District. Thoso appolntmonls
will bo mado allllo 2/19/91 mooting of tho City Council,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Horowitz, 10 appolnl Loron Forbor, 7 Albury Drlvo, 10 tho
Mayor's Youth Employmonl Board lor an unoxplrod lorm ondlng April 15, 1992 and 10 approvo
tho rocommondotlon ollho Johnson County Board 01 Suporvlsors thai Donald Otto bo appolntod
10 Iho Rlvorfronl Comm. os a roprosontatlvo ollho County lor a throo.yoar lorm ondlng Docombor
I, 1993. Tho Mayor doclarod tho motion clllrlod unnnlmously. 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Kubby roforoncod a lottor sho rocolvod whoro on Indlvlduol noar Longfollow School roportod
flndlng nomos and dalos 01 pooplo who pourod sldowalks andlor buill buildings otchod on tholr
works, somo dating back 10 1918, Sho slatod II was a nlco Iradltlon 10 continuo and oncouragod
bulldors 10 pul cornorstono. on buildings. Kubby Invllod pooplo 10 attond a sorlos 01 ovonts
happonlng 1/14 and 1/15contorlng around tho Porslan Gulflssuo, noting Iho 101nl mooting with
Johnson County Bd, olSuporvlsors and Sycomoro Vlow lour also on 1/16, Lorson oskod Ihal
tho Intorsoctlon 01 Mormon Trok and Molroso, noor Iho cornor 01 Flnkblno Golf Courso and Chrlsl
Iho KIng Church, bo rovlowod lor a proloctod lolllurn signal (facing north) going 10 Wosl High,
Tho City Mgr. will rO;lOrt back. Ambrlsco roportod on a Loglslatlvo Commlttoo mooting hold In
with Stoto Sonator Joan Uoyd.Jonos and Stoia Rop. Mory Nouhausor as woll as Council
commltloo mombors Ambrlsco, Lorson and McDonald. Ho statod Rop. Nouhausor was drafting
a bllllhal would hopolully roturn usago oflho City Ploza lountaln back 10 tho cltlzons. Lorson
acknowlodgod tho attondanco 01 Rop. Nouhausor and Sonator Uoyd.Jonos, noting hIs
approclallon lor tholr Informallon and candor. Courtnoy notod Iho potltlon Irom cltlzons In Iho
Mall Drlvo aroa rogardlng Iralne control, noting concorns rocolvod Irom Goodwllllnduslrlos and
South Easl JunIor High, and askod Ihollho limo schodulo bo crankod up. Ho also Inqulrod as
10 Iho schodulo lor gottlng rocommondallons Irom Iho Tralne Engr. on Iho school zonos. Tho
City Mgr. slatod Iho Tralne Engr, has rocolvod numorous roquosts and a summary will bo
prosontod 10 Council. Horowitz ombolllshod romarks rogardlng Iho South Easl JunIor High aroa,
noting an upcomIng mooting with school olficlals and Iho City Tralno Engr. concornlng Flrsl
Avonuo. Lorson nolod tho momo In Council packol rogardlng usod City IIghl polos and Iho
doclslon 10 placo Ihom up lor bid. Ho statod II would havo boon a rathar Inoxponslvo way 10
garnIsh goodwill wllh tho schools by donating Ihom, McDonald romlndod ovoryono ollho
upcomIng budgot aosslon schodulod 0:00 a,m.lo 1:00 p,m. on Saturday, 1/19.
Asst. City Mgr. Holling roportod thallho Human Rolatlons stall has Inltlatod a now sorvlco
callod Job Uno, Intoroslod pooplo soaking omploymonl may call 356.6021 end rocolvo a lapod
moss ago 01 lobs currontly avalloblo along wllh a brlof synopsis. OVor 100 calls havo alroady
boon rocolvod. Slall will continuo 10 monitor 10 onsuro Iho usago,
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January 9, 1991
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CIIy Atly. Gantry stalod tho summary Irom tho TraIRe Engr. rogll/dlng traIRe concorns will also
Includa rosoll/ch dono by hor slall rogardlng train crossings. Sho Invtlod Council 10 attond an
opon houso 1/11 to wolcomo Anno Burnsldo as Asst. CIIy Atly. (9:32 p.m,)
Movod by CourtnOV, locondod by Ambrlsco,lo adopt RES. 91.9, Bk. 105, p. 9, AUTHORIZ.
ING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING A COMPREHENSIVI: PRESERVATION PLAN WITH FUNDS
PROVIDED BY HISTORIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT. Doug Rusaoll, Chalrporson of
Historic Prosorvatlon Comm., appoarod and outllnod tho nood lor II granller tho purposo of
propll/atlon 01 a Comprohonslvo Prosorvatlon Plan. In rasponso to Kubby, Russoll statod Iho
plan would holp pooplo to know what Is allowablo and what Isn'l rogardlng hlslorlcal prosorvatlon
and would Incroaso publlo awaronoss. AIRrmallvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Council.
mombors prosont. Tho Mayor d~clll/od tho rosolutlon adoplod.
Movod by Kubby, locondod by Horowitz, 10 adopt RES. 91.9, Bk. 105, p. 9, AUTHORIZING
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFIED
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING A NOMINATION TO
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR THE HOUSES BUILT BY HOWARD
MOFFITT. Slalfmombor Bob Mlklo and Chalrporson of Hlstorlo Prosorvallon Comm. Doug Russoll
prosonllor discussion. In rosponso to Ambrlsco, Russoll slalod Iho Molfitt housos aro slgnlncant
bocauso 01 tholr usa 01 rocovorod matorlals and tho laclthoy aro doslgnod by a local bulldor and
nol a profosslonal 8tchnoct, noting Ihalthoro aro botwoon 40 and 100 housos within Iho CIIy.
Miklo oxplalnod that tho application 10 tho National Roglslor doas not nocossll/11y raqulro consont
ollho ownor, bultho actualllsUng would roqulro consont. Ho outllnod posslblo tox bononls and
rostrlctlons. AIRrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, to odopl RES. 9().10, Bk. 105, p. 10,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK ATTEST AN AGREEMENT
BI:1WEEN NEUMANN MONSON P.C. OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO
PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE CHAUNCEY SWAN PLAZA PARKING STRUCTURE
AND THE RECREATION CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE. Kubby stalod In hor rovlow of tho
spoclficatlons, sho was glad 10 soo throo things montlonod: lItho pork, 2) maturo plantlngs, and
3) Iho Farmors' Markol. Sho also said sho was happy 10 rolaln a local archnocl. Horowitz
acknowlodgod ploasuro with rotonllon 01 a local archnocl and tho way tho proposal roquost had
boon wrlttan. Howovor, sho slatod sho was dlstrossod with Iho lack of promotion lor publlo
Iransll. l.8rson statod pooplo should bo oncouragod to onJoy downtown and that limiting parking
In aroas was not a valid moans 01 raising Iransn rldorshlp, olhor things should bo pursuod to
oncourago uso of publlo Iransn. Ambrlsco slalod that tho CIIy was going to lose 154 Ipacos (old
library lot and final urban ronowal parcol) In tho noar futuro and that Council has tho rosponslblllly
to provldo parking In Iha downtown aroa. Novick said tho CIIy has noladdod parking Ilnco 1992
and has oxporloncod a population growth, and Council will bo consldorlng oxlonslon 01 bus
roulos along with budgot discussions. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosolutlon adoptod, 6/1, wnh tho
following division 01 roll call voto: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Kubby, Larson, McDonald, Novick.
Nays: Horowll1
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January 6, 1991
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Movod by Latson, .ocondod by Amb/lsco, 10 adopl RES. 91,11, Sk, 105, p. 11, AUTHORIZ.
ING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A RIGHT.OF.WAY ASSURANCE STATEMENT FOR FEDERAL AID
PROJECTS. AIR/maUvo roll call veto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl. Tho Mayor
doclarod tho ro.oluUon adoplod.
Movod by Latson, socondod by Novick, 10 adopl RES. 91.12, Bk. 105, p. 12, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY ClERKTO ATTEST A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND HillS SANK & TRUST COMPANY. AlfirmaUvo roll call
veto unanimous, 7/0, all Councflmombors prosont. Tho Mayor docllllod tho rosoluUon adoptod.
Tho Mayor notod provlous Council discussIon altholr I /7lnlormaJ mooting, concornlng Itoms
18 and 19, two clglllolto ordlnancos, and Councllagroomonl to dolor lor two wooks. Ho .tatod
thoro was 0 mlsundorstandlng on tho port 01 tho public thai cortaln oslabllshmonts would bo
oxomptod Irom provisions and .Iatod no oxomptlons oxlslln tho ordlnancos. Inlormal dlscuulon
would bo cchodulod 1/21 and action would be .chodulod for 1/22. Movod by Novick, socondod
by Latson,lo dolor unllll/22Jllltho ordlnanco rogulatlng tho salo 01 clgarollos; roqulrlng a rotall
IIconso thorolor; prohlblUng salos 10 porsons undor tho ago of olghtoon; roqulrlng clgarollo
vondlng machlnoslo bo oqulppod wlth locking dovlcos; roqulrlng tho posllng of hoalth warnings;
and providing ponalUos lor violations thoroof, and tho ordlnanco prohibiting tho purchaso of clga.
rollos by pOl8on. undor tho ago 01 olghloon and providing ponalllos lor violations lhorool. Tho
Mayor doclarod tho moUon clllrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Movod by larson, socondod by Horowitz, 10 adjourn 9:00 p.m. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
motion carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
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Informa' Council Sosslon
January 7, 1991
lo!2u:n!l Council SOSSloO: January 7. 1991. 6:35 p,m.. Council Chambors, Mayor John
McDonald proslding.
Councllmomlw. Plosonl: McDonald, Ambrlsco, Courtney. Lallon, Novick. Kubby, Horowitz.
Stallmomboll P.!.WDJ: Atkins. Holling. Ken, Christianson, Smlth. Schmolsor, Schmadoko, FowIor.
JDDo.rocordl!lll: Rool 91.1, Sldos I &2 All; Rool92-1, Sldo I All.
: Roollll.l, Sldo I
William R. Inglos notod thaI ho aont a Novomber Ill, 1990 loltor 10 Mayor John McDonald
prosontlng InformaUon lor a now rocycllng buslnoss In Iowa Clly. Inglos atalod hi. buslnoss plan
doals with rocycllng on flvo dllloront lovols including picking up lIOd rousing mattro.SOI,
ovoralullod furnlturo, and C8tpoUng; doconstructlon 01 homos; and c8tdboard plck.up. Inglo.
oxplalnod that tho Dopartmonl 01 Natural Ro.ourcos win fund proJoct.llko thl,'rom SO%-70% and
ho Is .ooklng tho othor 30% financing. Inglos oxplalnod thalli win CO'I $20,000 10 gollho
buslnoss up and fUnning. Inglos slalod that his buslnoss would savo tho CIIy of Iowa City a 101
oflllonoy by roduclng landfill tipping loos.
McDonald atatod that Iowa CIIy owns tho landfill. McDonald askod Inglo. II ho has .oughl out
normal channols of financing lor his now buslnoss. Inglos stalod yos and ho has conlaclod tho
Small Buslnoss Administration (SBA). Inglos alatod lhlIl ho has also rocolvod Inlormatlon Irom
Robort Moadow, DNR. Inglos stalod that financlallnstllutlons wanl hIm 10 como up with 20
porconl 01 prlvato lunds In ordor 10 aatlsfy SBA roqulromonts. McDonald askod II a commltmont
Irom Iho DNR lor 50')6.70% of tho lundlng has boon modo. Inglos statod no. l.8rson askod II ho
Is looking lor a grant or loan. Inglos statod ho Is looking lor 0 loon.
Horowitz atatod that tho proposod buslnoss would roqulro trans for slallons. In rosponso 10
l.8rson, Horowitz oxplalnod that a trans lor station Is any location whoro matorlals would bo
warohousod unlll thoy roach II cortaln volumo 10 bo ablo 10 transport. Horowitz slatod thaI 0
pormlt would bo noodod for tho trans for atallons. Horowitz .tatod .ho would lIke 10 soo a work
plan Including what transportallon fioots will bo usod 10 Iransport tho matorlals or contract. thai
oxlst with markotors lor picking up Iho matorlals. Horowitz atatod .ho would IIko 10 .00 a plan
InvoMng not only tho lochnlcaland oporallng oxponsos, bultho routos lhat would be usod and
tho Impact on Johnson Counly and all counlloslnvolvod wllh solid wasto managomont. Horowitz
oxplalnod 10 Councllmombol8thatthoro Is a aolld wasto managomonl approval procoss InvoMng
a comprohonslvo plan and ony othor pormlt procoss would havo 10 ahow how Ills going 10 allocl
Ihat comprohonslvo plan. l.8rson askod II Inglos woro 10 lust colloCI maUrossos and cardboard,
would ho havo 10 go through a major pormlt procoss. Horowitz oxplalnod that with his plan and
II volumos 01 waslo chon god, ho would nood 10 door with tho pormlt procoss.
Inglos askod Councllmomborsll his proposod buslnoss plan .ound. pursuablo. fnglos oxplalnod
ho has apont much limo on rosoarchlng tho markot. Ambrlsco askod II ho had any othor
buslnoss partnors. Inglos alatod no. Novick askod II ho has oblalnod any othor prlvato lundlng.
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Inlormal Sonlon
January 7, 1991
Pago 2
Inglos atatod no. Horowitz askod II ho has approachod any prlvato buslnossos. Inglos .talod
that thoro Is Inlorosllrom Iho prlvato soctor. bulthoy want 10 soo a complolo plan. Ambrlsco
aSkod CIIy Managor Atkins II ho has hod discussion with Inglos YOI. Aikins .tatod no. McDonald
omphasllod thai a buslnoss plan. providing a groat amounl 01 dOlall, would bo noodod. Horowitz
slalod Ihat tho plan ahould Includo figuros Irom tho City and tho cost 01 Clly 01 vohlelol. labol,
and a ~nanclal analysis as woll as a managorlalschomo. Horowitz auggoslod that Inglos contact
Srad Nowman. Iho Johnson Counly Solid Wasto Coordinator. Councllmombors dlscussod
lundlng lor amall buslnossos, Lor.on nolod thatlho CIIy was going 10 uso tho Holiday Inn
payback lunds lor a rovolvlng loan fund lor now buslnossos. Atkins atatod thallnglos ahould
prosont his buslnoss plan 10 Srad Nowman, Sond Waslo Coordlnalor lor a rocommondatlon.
Atkins notod that tho CIIy 01 Iowa CIIy has an oxlsUng domollUon 01 atructuros program.
Councllmombors agroo thallnglos should mool with Brad Newman 10 discuss hi. buslnoss plan.
PLANNING & ZONlt;.IG MATTERS:
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Schmolsor oxplalnod that this would allow goods 10 bo donatod lor aalo 01 opposod 10
gOOds 10 bo glvon on conslgnmont and would allow Goodwllllndustry 10 localo It In a CI.
I lono. Schmolsor statod that II would havo to bo a buslnoss lhat oporatos on a nol.lor.
profit basis.
B.
Schmolsor dlroctod Councllmomborslo tho momorandum Irom Undo Gontry addrosslng
tho logal quostlons ralsod 01 tho last Council moollng.
C.
THE USE REGIJ.J&lQNS OF APPROXI'W~LY 168 ACRES O~ i.A~~~=
LOCATe~
~ OUOWA ffiQM.JD.RS TO OP..D/j.I. A ew!MIN~~V~
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No Council commonts.
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glVlSION OF IOWA CITY. J9~ COUNlY,IQWA.
SchmolsOI oxplalnod tho plat Is roady lor Council consldorallon. Kubby askod II thoro
would bo an assossmonlll pooplo want aldowalks. McDonald noddod his hood yos.
Schmolsor oxplalnod that Intorlor sldowalks aro bolng provldod, jusl nol along with tho
stroots. Kubby statod thai sho wants 10 mako suro that pooplo undorstand Ihal whon
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January 7, 1991
Pago 3
they buy tho proporty and ask lor Improvomonls In tho Muro, It will bo an aSsossmonl.
Schmolsor stalod thai In tho rosolutlon It says 'no provision lor public sldowalk adjacent
to .~oal wllhln tho dovolopmonl,' Solly Olorks. Planning & Zoning Commission momber.
.Ialod tho plat doos not show sldowalks, Lal80n slalod ho doos not wanl to approvo
dovelopments IIthoy will nood sldowalks In tho lutura,
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No Council commont.
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WQLVTlON APPROVING TH~,ElIMINARY PLAT OF GALWAY HilLS SUBDIVIS/.(lli.
PARfi.lOWA CITY. IOWA IS.~.
Schmolsor atalod thaI this Is II 42.101 rosldonUalsubdlvlslon conslsling 0116.4 acros and
Iho pial Is now roady lor consldoratlon. Kubby Inqulrod about sldowalks. Schmolsor
oxplalnod that Molroso Avonuo will not bo roconstructod with this dovolopmonl and II Is
boslII sldowalks can 1:0 Inslallod at tho aamo tlmo as tho Molroso Avonuo pavomont.
Kubby askod Illhoro will bo IIn oscrow account or IllndMdual porsons will bo assossod
whon sldowalks aro put In. Schmolsor atatod It has nol boon rosolvod. Dana
Christianson oxplalnod that a spoclal assossmont proJoct Is bolng contomplatod. 1.8180n
askod II thoro will bo an assossmonl on both sldos 01 tho stroot. Christianson aald only
on one sldo. Schmolsor alalod thaI tho CIIy Ordlnanco roqulros thalaldowalks bo placod
on both aldos of all Slroets unloss thoy aro apoclncally walvod on ono sldo or tho olhol.
1.8180n oskod " you put a aldowalk on ono sldo ollho stroot, do you assoss Iho proporty
ownors on both aldos 01 Iho slroot. Schmolsor slatod no. In rosponso 10
Councllmombors, Christianson oxplalnod tho statutory protoctlon Is Ihal porsons cannot
bo assossod for more than ono.quartor oltho valuo 01 tholr 101 for tho assossmont pr%ct.
Courtnoy nolod Ihal allho limo whon an assossmonl proJocl comos along, It could bo
votod down by Council. Courtnoy lalsod concorns thaI tho aroa Is closo 10 Iho high
achool and may nood sldowalks.. l.8rson ralsod Iho Issuo Ihal why ahouldn'l ovoryono
In Iho dovolopmont aharo tho costs 01 tho sldowalks rathor Ihan lust tho poople who Ilvo
on Molroso. larson slatod tho cost of tho sldowalk ahould bo sproad amongsl all pooplo
living In tho dovolopmonl. Schmolsor slated that sldowalks havo not always boon
assossod to Individual proporty ownors. In rosponso to Kubby, Schmolsor oxplalnod thai
an assossmonl walvor would bo slgnod by Iho prosont proporty ownor.
Novick Inqulrod about Iho lollor rogardlng tho Rohrot Rood aldowalk and Ihal tho CIIy
would assoss ovory proporty ownor within 300 1001 of Rohrot Rood. Novick askod what
IIlho proporty Is not abulllng Rohrot Road, but Is within 300 loot. Schmadoko oxplalnod
lhat tho assossmonlls lor paving Rohrot Road, not for aldowalks. Schmolsor sold Ihal
lho CIIy can assoss lor up 10 300 loot lor any costs and Improvomonls oxcopt lor
aldowalks.
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Iowa CIIy City Council
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Kubby .,alod thai an o.crow accounl.hould bo usod lor this dovolopmontlor aldowalks.
McDonald askod litho dovolopor would agroo to an oscrow account. Charlos Mullon.
aUOIney lor tho dovolopor, .uggoslod thai tho dovolopor doos pay 101 Jt and thaI Jt Is
lncIudod In tho nogotlallons lor tho price 01 tho lot. l.a1son relsod concorn thai porsons
may como 10 tho CIIy Council and laY thoy ahouldn't havo to pay lor aldowalk.. Mullon
oxplalnod that Iho problom with oscrow accounts Is tho CIIy cannollolllho dovolopor
whon tho City plans 10 oxpand Molroso Avonuo, Councllmombors dlscussod using on
OSClOW account. In rosponso 10 lllIson, Schmolsor oxplalnod thatlho CIIy usos OSe/OW
101 othor public Improvomonls and " Is oae/owod litho Umo ollssuanco of I building
pormlt. McDonald slllod thai ho has a problom with aot1lng up an oscrow Iccounl
bocauso tho City cannolloll Iho dovolopor whon tho Implovomonts 8/0 to be mado.
l.lIraon askod " Uloro Is a Umotablo lot wldonlng Molroso. Schmadoko atatod not yot.
Courtney did nolo thai tho School District has boon unwilling 10 connoct sldowalks.
Hotowltz ralsod concorns thallhoro Is an IccoloraUon 01 stroot proJocts In Iowa CIIy and
sidewalks may bo noodod aoooor with tho dovolopmonl of two major subdMslons.
Ambll.co Iskod how many lols 8/0 contiguous 10 Molroso. Schmolsor prosonlod tho pial
map and .talod that lour lotslronl Molroso. Slall and Councllmombors rovlowod tho plat.
(SilO furthor discussion 110m G.)
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Schmolsor oxplalnod thai nolghbors In tho aroa roquostod thallho proporty ownor pay
lor Improvomonl 01 tho road In Iront of tholr proportlos. Schmolsor statod tho Counly did
ask thaI proporty ownors and nolghbora got logothor Ind agroo on disposition 01 tho
strool rlghl.gf.way In Iront oltholr housos so that a dus"'roo surlaco Is provldod lor thoso
proportlos. Schmolsor atatod tho plot Is roady lor consldoraUon.
Kubby rolorrod 10 Planning & Zoning 110m No. F and Iskod nalopos aro atoop onough
thai thoro will nood to bo grading and oroslon control. Schmolsor atalod not In this
dovolopmont. Kubby askod II thoro woro going to bo a lomporaty asphalt walkway.
Schmolsor statod It was not I Planning & Zoning Commission rocommondatlon.
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l.8rson Iskod why this roquost was modo. Schmolsor statod that Ihoy aro not suro what
thoy wanl to do and want to oxlond tho tlmo 10 glvo thom tho chanco to mako Ihat
doclslon.
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Atkins oxplalnod thaI now lodoral rogulallons roqulro Iho CIIy to proparo a Comprohonslvo
Housing Allordablllly Stratogy (CHAS). Atkins stalod thai Iho Comprohonslvo Housing
Allordablllly Stratogy roplacos Iho old Housing Asslslanco Plan and Is nocossary lor tho CIIy 10
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continuo 10 maintain tholr CDBG Ita Ius, Atkins .tatod tho now lodoral rogulatlons may mako
Iowa CIIy ollglblo 101 now lodoral homo Invostmont participation programs. Atkin. notod
Councllmombor. rocolvod his Oocombor 26. 1990 momorandum roglrdlng Comprohonslva
Housing MOIdabllitf Strarogy (CHASI, Atkin. oxplalnod that .lIalogy roqulrOl a ~vo.yoar
program with annual updato. and must bo actlon-orlonlod, Atkins oxplalnod that tho .tralogy
proparaUon will bo asslgnod to vallous momboll 01 siaN, tho Housing Commission. and Iho
AIlordablo Hou.lng Tasklorco. Atkins oxplalnod tho Mordablo Housing Tasklorce Is currontly
undorgolng an oducatlonal procoss and thoy may chango tholr dosko on how 10 approach tho
Comprohonalve Hou.lng AIlordabllily Stratogy. Atkins askod Councllmomboll 101 diroctlon.
Atkins oxplalnod thai currontly tho Mordablo Housing TaskfOloo has choson a Itralogy 01
bocomlng educatod, wlllthon b10ak Into .mallor group. 10 work on partJcul8t loplcl, and thon
prosonl a packago 01 a sorlos 01 rocommondaUons 10 Council. Atkins .tatod ,thaI tho
Comprohonslve Housing AIlordabllily Stratogy will Invelvo tho Housing Commlsslon,lho Planning
& Zoning Colllflllsslon, tho CIIy Council, and CCN. CouncUmomborl discussod tho Mordablo
Housing TaskfOlCO plll\Jcfpatlon In tho Comprohonslvo Hou.lng AII01dablllty Stratogy. Ambrlsco
ralsod concoms thaI tho now Comprohonslvo Housing AIlordablllly Slratogy may got boggod
down with tho Mordablo Housing Ta~kforco. Kubby askod whal tho Umoframo lor proparlng lho
Comprohonslvo Housing Allordablllly Stralogy Is. Aikins statod that It has 10 bo aubmlltod by
Octobor 1st.
Novick ukod thaI a componont 01 tho Comprohonslvo Hou.lng AIlordablllly Stralogy Includo a
slnglo porion In tho City's ayalom 01 Asslstod Housing. At~lns atalod thalalall will discuss tho
cortificalo and veuchor program. Kubby slalod thai crltorla con be wrltton 10 provonl abuSOl by
.Inglo porions lor tho Mordoblo Housing Program. Kubby atatad thaI a category 10 tho
Comprohonslvo Housing Allordablllly Slratogy should bo alfordablo ronlal housing. Atkins atatod
lhat a compononl 01 tho now 'odoral rooulatlons Is tho CIIy musl consull with aoclal sotvlco
agonclos In proparatlon 01 tho Comprohonslvo Housing Allordablllly Slralogy. Kubby askod II
Iho posslblUIy 01 Sob Surns' pro/oct could bo Incorporatod Inlo tho Comprohonslvo Housing
Allordablllly Stratogy. AIkins alalod a roqulromonlls Iho CIIy must doscrlbo tho chatactorlsllcs
0' tho Clly's housing markol and Idontlty problom aroas. Atkins Itatod that this plan Is moro
complox than tho Clly's Housing Asslslanco Program and Includos a groator commltmonl on tho
port 01 tho communlly. Horowitz atalod that ECICOG has II Housing Authorlly Taskforco that
doos work In this aroa and doos mosl 01 tho housing grants and contracts 101 tho othor countlos.
Horowitz notod that Iho now lodoral rogulatlon doos montlon Intorgovornmontal lurlsdlctlon.
Atkins notod that Marlanno Milkman Is bolng sontlo Washlnglon lor Italnlng In doallng wllh tho
Comprohonslvo Housing Alfordablllly Slralogy. Atkins atatod Council will rocolvo additional
Informallon.
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I. McDonald nolod lhal Councltmombol8 laraon, Ambrlsco and ho attondod tho January
7, 1991 aroa loglslallvo mooUng. larson atatod Ihal Slato Sonalor Joan Uoyd.Jonos and
Roproaonlatlvo Mary Nouhausor 8ttondod Iho mooting and urgod Iowa CIIy 10 aook
asslstanco Irom Iho loaouo 01 Iowa MunlclpaUtlos. l.8rson also commontod Ihal
Nouhausor atatod sho was dralllng loglslatlon 10 addross tho Iowa City downtown lountaln
Issuo. larson atatod that ho rocolvod Information about tho procoduro lor CIIy Inpulln
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Pago 6
tho Loglslaluro', Rulos and Rogulatlons Commllloo. McDonald 'Iatod thai tho 1I0a
roprosonlatlvos urgod tho Cily to mako .uro thalloaguo roprOlOnlatlvOl .i11n on all
mooUngs whllo rulos 810 bolng dovolopod thai affoct tho legislation.
2 McDonald statod thai budgot discussion. nood to bo .chodulod, Councllmomboll
discussod tho mooting schodulo lor budgot disCUSsions. Couoollmombor. lontallvoly
agrood 10 achodulo tho firat budgol discussion on January 19, 1991 al 8:00 a.m.
3. McDonald notod thai thoro Is ajolnl mooting schodulod with tho Johnson Counly Board
01 Supotvlsors on January 15, 1991 al4:oo p,m.
4. (Agonda horn No. 18. ClglllOllo Ordinance) McDonald 'Ialed ho rocolvod I roquosllo
dofor actlon on tho Ordinances lor two wooks and 'uggostod doforrallo 1/22. Alldn.
notod thalli loaf.burnlng discussion has also boon 'chodulod on January 21, 1991.
Councl/mombors dlscussod mooting schodulos lor thl) Clg8l01l0 Ordlnanco and loal.
burning. Council agroodlo achodulo Clgorollo Ordinance discussion altho Informal
mooting on Monday, January 21,1991 and lormalactlon on Tuo.day, January 22, 1991,
and achodulo loaf.burnlng discussion/public Input on Tuosday, 22, 1991.
5. (Agonda 110m No. 4,g,3 . Holbrook Fonco on CIIy rlght-ol.way) McDonald nolod
corrospondonce rocolvod from 1II0no Holbrook rogardlng romoval ola lonce. Schmadoko
oxplalnod thai tho old lonco was locatod 20 1001 back 01 tho curb and tho now lonco Is
locatod fIvo loot bock of tho curb. 1.8110n atalod tho now foooo was nollnstaflod In tho
aarno local/on as tho old lonco. McDonald atatod Councl/momboll ahould look altho
lonce boloro 8 doclslon Is modo.
6. (Agonda hom No. 18. Cigar 0110 Ordlnanco) 1.8110n Inqulrod aboultho Offoctlvo datos 01
tho proposod ordlnancos. Christianson oxplalnod tho olfoctlvo dolo 01 July lis nocossDry
on 110m 18 bocauso Ills bosl dono In conjuncl/on with tho atato pormll. 110m 19 goos Into
olloct Immod/aloly upon passago. Horowitz Inqulrod aboul a grammatlcol orror In tho
momorandum, 'Iowa CIIy Uconso Ordlnanco and You.' Chrlsllanson oxplalnod Iho
brochuro ontll/od 'Iowa City Uconso Ordlnanco and You,' pago I, lasl p8lagraph, will bo
corroctod 10 rolor 10 a singular civil mlsdomoanor (and nol plurlaQ thai Is punlshablo.
Novick alatod 'Ilnos' ahould bo singular also. Novick rolorrod 10 pogo 2 and alalod tho
aocond conviction ahoul~ road 14 days and tho third conviction 30 days. Chrlsl/anson
agrood. Changos will bo modo prior 10 distribution.
7. Novick askod thai a corrocl/on bo modo to Iho Docombor 10, 1990 Inlormal Council
Sosslon mlnulos, pago 3, discussion 01 ordlnanco on hollports, hollstops, otc. Novick
alolod tho dofinltlon 01 hospllalshould Includo Iho phraso 'Intogral part thoroforo.'
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(Agonda 110m No. 18 . Clgarollo Ordlnanco) Kubby askod litho proposod ordlnanco
Includos a provision thatlho omployoo oducallon alfldavll should bo OM mo at tho
buslnoss. Christianson aald yos.
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9. (Agonda 110m No. 10 . Mayor'a Youth Employmont Appolntmont) McDonald nolod thsl ,
application rOt tho Mayor'. Youth Employmont Soard posl1Jon was IDcolvod Irom Loron I
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10. Novick Inqulrod about plans lor tho s~cond lovol of parking for Chauncoy Swan Plaza, I
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Novick roforrod to tho agroomontlor two parking lacllitlos doslgnatod at Chauncey Swan I
Plaza atructuro and Rocreatlon Contor parking structure and stalod that sho would Iiko
tho park aroas to bo rotalnod, period, Novick atatOd, 'II posslb/o' ahould be romovod.
Kubby statod sho lools tho aamo way about tho mature plantlngs. Councllmombors
dlscussod plans lor tho parking laclllUes. Parking Suporvlsor FOwlor oxplalnod thoro Is
concorn thalaoml trucks will not be ablo to mako do/lvorlos 10 Wilson', Spotting Good.
litho aocond lovolls not buill high onough. FOwlor oxplalnod thoro may be onough ,
apaco In tho parking 101 to allow trucks. Novick askod IIl1ccoss nood. 10 be Irom Gilbert
Stroot. FowIor slatod that final plans llIon~ .01 and thai Gilbert Strool accoss 10 tho
additional plllklng Is tho loasl doslrablo. Courtnoy askod lItho do.lgn has 10 be clulngod
10 be hlghor 10 aavo tho park. Fowlor atalod no. Horowitz roforrod 10 tho agroomontlor
tho two parking lacllitlos, pogo 2, numbor 6, and askod what 'abovo lowor, on.grado'
moans. Public Works Dlroctor Schmadoke atatod that It moans abovo tho lowor lovol.
Horowitz askod II 11 Is posslblo to mako ono lovol bolow, In tho basomont. Schmadoko
slatod no, that Ills In tho fioodplaln. Kubby atalod ahe was glad tho Farmor's Markoll.
montlonod In tho scopo 01 tho plans. Kubby slatod that sho has rocolvod Inpul that on
opon air mlllkolls preforrod and Ihat It would havo 10 bo on tho lOCond lovolln tho ,
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Impact tho parldng lacllltlos will havo on Collogo Stroot and tho nolghborhood. Kovln I
Monson prosonlod Information 10 Council. Ho atatod languago In tho contract Is In
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Council's bosllntorosl and Councllahould nollock thomsolvos Inlo nOllooklng al all tho
opportunltl~s and options. Monson alatod his firm will havo a aosslon whoro ovoryono
Is Invltod 10 glvo commonts. Kubby slatod thai F armor's Markot porsons ahould bo
Invltod 10 thaI aosslon.
11. Kubby rolorrod 10 tho Docombor 26, 1990 momorandum Irom tho CIIy Managor rogardlng
procuromonl 01 archlloctural and onglnoorlng sotvlcos. Kubby askod II that momorandum I
can bo aonllo archllncts who slgnod Iho loltor dalod 11112/90. Atkins slatod yos. I,
12. (Agonda 110m No.4, g,(2.)) Kall notod thai tho potltlon was aJgnod by 439 and nolO as j,
notod on Iho agonda, McDonald askod II this will bo roforrod to Tlaffio Englnoor Brachtol.
Atkins alalod a light Is bolng doslgnod on Mall Drlvo and Lowor Muscatlno. Horowitz
atatod aho Is concornod about Mall Drlvo and First Avonuo also.
13. Horowitz Inqulrod aboullho appolnlmonl to Iho Johnson Counly On.Sito Waslowalor ,
Managomonl Dlslrlcl Admlnlstratlvo Committoo. Horowitz and Kubby both voluntoorod :1
10 bo on thai Commllloo. McDonald statod ho will contacl Graham Damoron 10 rocolvo
additional Information.
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14. Courtney Inqulrod about mortgage plans lor tho Sycamoro VIOW Projoct. Aikins oxplalnod
that a sllonlsecond mortgago will bo usod. Tho sllont socond mortgago Is handlod whon '
tho lamlly /hal Is IMng In tho houso plans 10 aoll n. If thoy sell II to somoono 01 almllar
economic clrcumstancos thai moot tho Clly'a qualmcaUons, tho .1I0nt .ocond mortgage ;,
carrlo. ovor. If not, tho $12,000 . tho valuo 01 tho land .Is due and payablo 10 the CIIy
IS port 01 the solo 01 tho pro)oct. Horowitz asked II that mortgago Is ovor rovortod back !
10 a .1I0nt mortgago. Atkins statod no. Once n Is sold tho City Is dono. Councllmombol8 I
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dlscussod the doclslon 10 uso the silent mortgage. McDonald staled that I,
Councllmembers hold a long dobato oarllor and tho majority 01 Councllmombors agreed ,
thai n .hould bo handled this way. Courtnoy Slated homoownor. should be able 10
partlclpato on tho appreclatlon of Iho hOuso, bUl as the land approclatos, litho land Is
laken cui 01 n, n always golng 10 bo more allO/dable lor tho noxl porson 10 buy. Atkins
statod ho will obtain additional Inlormatlon and roport bock 10 Council al Tuosday's '!
mooting. I'
15. Atkins stalod thai tho Sycamoro View Opon Houso Is schedulod lor January 15, 1991.
19. Aikin. askod Councllmombol8 10 contact him If they aro going 10 allond tho Chambor " . '
dlnnor on January 18, 1991. I',
17. McDonald notod thai tho loglslallvo sosslon In Washlnglon Is achodulod In March and thai I
Councllmombors ahould c~ntact him If thoy aro Intoroslod In allondlng. ,
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Munlclpalltlos loglslatlon mooting In Fobruary In Dos Molnos.
19. Courtnoy notod Ihaltho Southoasllowa looguo mootlngs havo boon poorly allondod by
Councllmombors and Counclfmombors should participate.
20. Horowitz askod If any Councllmombor attondod the lost CMI Dofonso mooting In hor I.
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Iowa City Counc~LOQlslatlvo Sosslon: ,January 7, 1991, at 8:10 a.m. al the Hlghlandor Inn.
Mayor John McDonald prosldlng,
~: McDonald, Ambrlsoo, Larson.
~: AUrJns, Holling, KlItf, Smllh.
~: Slato RoprosonlaUvo Maty Nouhausor, Stalo Sonator Joan Uoyd.
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AmbIlsoo Inqulrod aboultho City Plaza lounlaln. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor ataiod thaI sho has
draltod a bill on tho lounlaln which would simply chango tho dollnltlon. Holling notod Ihaltho CIIy
Plaza lountaln moots tho lochnlcal donnlllon 01 a wading pool which Is Includod In tho donnlllon
01 swimming pool, which Is aUbJoct 10 all tho regulations. McDonald askod II aroa loglslators havo
hoard Irom othor cltlos aClOss tho slalo concomlng this leglslaUon. Roprosonlallvo Nouhausor
.ald, no. Ambtlsco nolod \hIJt prlvalo monoy, $76,000.00, wos usod 10 ostabllsh tho CIIy Plaza
lountaln. Holling nolod thai ho had boon lold II was doslgnod as a partlclpatory lounlaln.
Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor nolod thai thoro Is just as much dangor with all ollho climbing
oqulpmontln tho Plaza. AIkins alatod thoro Is $12,000.00 budgOlod 10 mako ropalrs on Iho
climbing oqulpmonl.
McDonald nOlod that Council mombors and aroa loglslatoll rocalvod his January 4, 1991
momorandum rogard/ng this moollng and IIsllng apocme Ioglslatlvo Issuos.
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McDonald slalod Ihls Is a ooncom 01 tho Iowa City Pollco Dopartmont bocauso thoy aro having
difficulty onlordng tho 21.yoar old drinking ago whon 19 and 20 yoar olds aro allewod In bars.
McDonald roquostod InlormaUon Irom RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor and Sonalor Joan Uoyd.Jonos
as 10 whathor Ihoro should bo JoglsfaUon In~oducod 10 allowing only porsens 21 yoara old or
abovo In bars. Latson slalod thatlho bats thai havo oontactod him would rathor havo II changod
so thai tho youngor pooplo cannot como In becauso aroa bats aro ftustralod aboutlho difflcully
In onforclng tho drinking ago faw. Larson ralsod concorns thai undorago porsons will go In
regardloss ollho law and now thoy havo tho opllon of going In and nol dlsoboylng Iho law.
Roprosontallvo Nouhausor askoclllloglslatlon Is noodod Irom tho Slato or can tho City mako tho
changos. l.8rson slalod tho City con mako lho changos. McDonald nolod that tho fargo CIIy
Mayor's organlzaUon has dlscussod this Issuo. Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor stalod thai thoro would
havo 10 bo a dlsllncllon modo botwoon bars and roslauranls. Atkins askod II any bars havo
actually pollUonocltho Councillor Ihoso chang os. l.8rson statod ho has rooolvod common Is from
throo or lour bars. McDonald statod nothing lormally has boon prosonlod 10 Council.
RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor askod litho bar on lis own could rofus~ to havo pooplo undor ago.
latson alatod, yos, bulatoa bars would bo put undor a compollUvo dlsadvantago.
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Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor askod how long II has boon al54e. McDonald slatod lor along limo.
McDonald askod II thoro was any posslbUlIy for an Incroaso. Roprosontallvo Nouhauaor aald sho
would look Inlo II and that thoro ahould not bo an $8.10 limit 10 tho lovy. Roprosontatlvo
Nouhausor statod tho CIIy 01 Iowa City should worll with tho Trans~ AssoelaUon on this and Ills
Important lor tho aroaloglslalors to gollnlotmaUon aboullho Inctooso.ln cos~ nollot jusllowa
City but for all transllaystoms. In rosponso 10 Sonator Uoyd.Jonos, Aikin. stalod tho City 01 Iowa
CIIy gonoralos aboul $450,000,00 from tho 54e trans/I proporty lox Iovy, thai tho City also puts
In an addiUonal $700,000.00 out 01 tho $8.10 levy. RoprosontaUvo Nouhausor askod about
Coralvlllo'saltuaUon. Ambrisco statod, ConIMIlo'ssubsldy, porconlago.w!so, doos much groator
than tho lowlI City translL Aikins atalod ho can obtain InlormaUon about tho fowa CIIy and
CoraMllo ltansltlor tho loglslators. RoprosontaUvo Nouhausot askod litho City 01 Iowa City Is
gottlng moro Stato ald. Atkins atatod thai tho road uso tax Is fino, but Stalo aid has not gono up
dramatically. AWns statod ho can provldo loglslalors with tho history on tho Clly's Stato ald.
Alklns notod that a l8tgo oxponso to tho City will bo tho upcoming bus roplacomonL Sonatot
Uoyd.Jonos notod that Cambus novor purchasod tho arUculatod busos alter tho loglslators
changod tho law. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausot askod II tho CIIy 01 Iowa CIIy Is using any
allomallvo fuols. Asslstanl CIIy Managor Holling atatod that tho CIIy usod comprossod natural
gas bul not on transl~ and high mlloogo vohle/os did nol worll oul. Sonator UOyd.Jenos stalod
thalsho Is Intoroslod In ostabllshlng a Ilghl roll commulot ayslom botwoon Iowa City and Cod8t
Roplds. Sonalot UOyd.JonOl nolod thai thoro Is a groal amounl 01 commuting tholtakos place
botwoon Iowa CIIy and Codor Raplds. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor atatod thalli was In tho onorgy
ollle/ont bill last yow 10 study tho commutor systom betwoon Codw Rapids and Iowa CIIy 001
Govomor votood thaI portion 01 tho funding. Coune/I mombor larson stalod that ho has askod
tho JCCOG Ttansporlallon Plannor 10 look al a rail syslom to North Uborty.
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McDonald roquoslod InlotmoUon aboullho major loglslallvo Issuos that will bo lorthcomlng.
RoprosontaUvo Nouhausor atalod thai two big Issuos will be roappotUonmont and tho budgOL
RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor Inlormod Council mombors thaI sho doos nolthlnk thoro will bo a lox
. Incroaso although thoro may bo an Incroaso In tho lobaoco /OX. Roprosontallvo Nouhausor slatod
thoro will not bo a salos Ot Incomo lox Incroaso. Roprosontallvo Nouhausor slatod thallhoro may
bo big cuts. Larson askod If thoro will bo aolocUvo cuts. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor said sho
doos not know whaltho Govomot has In mind. Roprosonlatlvo Nouhausor omphaslzod that sho
Is ploasod thaI tho Stato Troasuror and Auditor aro pushing hard on tho budgot bocauso
loglslatora havo nol boon rosponslblo In handling tho budgot. RoprosontaUvo Nouhausor nolod
that In Johnson County aleno, tho Slato owod all tho smallagonclos Including Iho group homos
and human sorvlce agonclos, 010., ono.hall million dollars. Sonator 1I0yd.Jonos atatod thaI sho
would voto lor a lox Incroaso lilt camo up. Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor alatod thai tho problom
Is thalloglslalors did not OOdgol rosponslbly on tho Stato lovol and thalsho Is notlntoroslod In
raising Ioxos unUltho Slato has aClually oxamlnod whalls In tho budgot. larson notod that It was
tho Govornor's proposal to look at 20% 01 tho agonclos ovory yoar lor fivo yowa. Roprosonlatlvo
Nouhausor askod what monoy doos tho City gOllrom tho Slato now. Atkins alatod monlos
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rocolvod Irom tho State Include municipal aSslstanco, liquor monlos. bank Iranchlso W. AIkin.
stated tho Clty'a vulnerablllly Is In tho $8.10 IImll becauso II tho City has a big oxpondllute In ono
year Ihoy havo no ablllly 10 go outsldo thai. Laraon atatoo thai anolhor Isauo 18 whon mandatos
ore handOO down from tho DNR and lodoral agonclos. Aikins Inqulroo aboUl tho roapportlonmonL
Sonator UOyd.Jonos slalod thai roapportfonmonl noods 10 bo solUod by tho legislature by
Soplombor 15 or tho court will do IL ROplosonlatlvo Nouhausot notoo thalloglslalora may nol
discuss any aspocl 01 roopportlonmonl with anybody, bocouso of tho polontiol 0111 landing In
court.
Sonatot Uoyd.Jonos aays sho thinks this will nevor gol passoo. ROplosonlaUvo Nouhausot asked
why II Is noodod. Holling slatoo II Is his undoratandlng thai tho classlncoUon ayalom Is
computorizod, lI'a much moro sophlsUcotoo, and thoro Is a boltor chanco 01 comparing
fingorprlnts. Holling notod that a 101 01 tho proporty crlmos 810 commlllOO by potaons 01 this ago
group. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausot statoo aho would not objoCllo loglslatlon on this Issuo. larson
nolOO that II was tho pollco chlol'a roquost of flngorprlntlng IIthoy woro chargoo with a aqrlous
mlSdemoanor. Aikins stalod thaI POllco Chlol R.J. W1nkolhako can proporo a more dolalloo lollor
oulllnlng oxactly whalls nooooo. In tosponso 10 l8lson, RoprosontaUvo Nouhausor slalOO tho
Judlclllly commllloo would handlo Ihls.
McDonald slalod that Ponnoy's momorandum OUUlnos whalls occurring 10 tho City bocouso 01
Iho hospilal. Roprosontallvo Nouhausor statod thalll,ln lact, thOtO Is no placo thai poraons con
go 10 golltoalmontln tho Slalo oxcopllot Iowa CIIy, thon II should bocomo a Slato rosponslblllty
10 soo thallhoro Is somo klnd 01 C8fO lor pooplo. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor slatod thalaho doos
nolthlnk Ills lho Slalo's rosponslblllly lor pooplo who find tholr homo community Is hosUlo, and
Ihorofero thoy don'l wanlto llvo thoro anymoro and want 10 Just movo to Iowa City. larson notod
that almesl 2J3 01 tho pooplo thai agonclos sorvo In Iowa CIIy 810 lrom out 01 counlyi many
pooplo 810 Ind~ont core so thoy have to come 10 tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa 10 got coro, and Iowa Is
one of Ihe low statos thaI Is not pulling monoy Inlo AIDS. McDonald askod Ilthero was any
programs avallablo allhe Slato fovol lor AIDS. RoprosonlaUve Nouhausor alatoo thore Is no
monoy and thai Ills going 10 bo lough 10 add now programs. Roprosonlatlvo Nouhausor
omphaslzod thallho City Is going 10 havo to como up with sltong Justlllcatlons why tho Slato
noods 10 golthere moro. larson statoo thalli provontlvo moasuros aro notlakon Iho mOOlcaJ
bills will bo staggorlng. CIIy Council mombors and 810a loglslators dlscussod probloms
assoclatod wilh AIDS. larson omphaslzod thai oducotlon Is Iho koy. Roprosonlatlvo Nouhausor
askod how many poople 810 alfoclod by AIDS. Larson slatoo thallho Iowa CIIy agoncy,' CARE,
havo 150 activo c1lonls. In rosponso to ROplosontallvo Nouhausor, laraon atatod thai agonrJos
wanl Slato monoy dovotod to oducatlon, plovontlon and dlroclsorvlcos lor poop/o wllh HIV virus.
Larson alalod thai allssuo Is somo ollho cosl corrfod by Johnson County and Iowa City aro
dorlvod Irem pooplo across lho alato and should bo handlod wilh Stalo lunds. Roprosonlatlvo
Nouhausor askod whaltho CIIy now pays for In Johnson County. l8lson alatod AIDS programs
Includo Iho buddy program, dlroct sorvlcos, modlclno, flu ahola, modlcol bllls, 1000 and ahoilor.
McDonald notod that tho primary agoncy doallng with AIDS Is Iowa City I CARE. McDonald
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emphasized that/he polenllal exists, bocause 01 the medicallaclUIy In Iowa CIIy, thalthore Is
going 10 bo a much largor Increase 'rom across Ihe state In the numbor of poople ttoated In Iowa
CIIy.
Atkins Informed Council memboll and 81ea loglslalollthat tho now NaUonal Anordablo HousIng
Acllncludes two apoclfic clausos stating that Iowa CIIy muSI dos~n housing programs for thoso
pellens oxpoClod 10 reside In our communlly and pooplo with AIDS and tho HIV virus got
addressed and the Clly musl simply come up with how we are going 10 house them.
Reprosentallve Neuhauset statod there ahould bo Involvemenl by tho Iowa FInance Authorlly.
McDonald statod /hat araa legislators wlU bo hearing Irom Iowa City In much moro detallII IIs/arls
to put a roal sttaln on the CIIy's resources. Reprosontative NouhautGr stalod h nOeds 10 bo aol
out spoclficaJly whal noods 10 bo done thai Is nol bolng dono now. Sonalot Uoyd.Jonos atatod
ahe noods 10 know spoclfie costs.
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Assistant CIIy Managor Holling statod tho Civil Sorvlce law now alatos you con havo two lists of
Ion Irom your lostlng lor police and IIro onttanoos, 001 tho CIIy has 10 oxhausltho fltalllsl wlUlln
a yoar to gollo the sooond IIs1. Holling oxplalnod II tho CIIy docs nol oxhausl the IIrstllslln a
yoar thon they cannol use the aocond IIsL HoUlng alatod Iowa CIIy Is finding h Is taking a IIlUo
OVOt a yoat 10 gOlthrough the filltllsl so Ihoy can novor use the sOCOnd list, and thoy have 10
go back through the telostlng procedure, which Is an exponslve procoss. Holling explalnod whon
the CIIy rocrults applicants they gol16D 10200 poople applying and ahor 10sUng golloo poople
who quall~ lor the physical and agility part 01 the 10sL Out olll1al numbor,lI1ey find 20 vory good
candldatos 001 can on~ use 1 D olthom. HOlling toquosled some relaxation 10 tho loglslatlon so
whon lI1e 11111 list 0110 has explrod, the SOCOnd list can be uSod. Reprosontaltio Nouhausor
requosted tho City AUomey 10 come up wllh spoclfle language lor chang os.
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Holling explalnod Ihaltho problom exists Ihal Council now cannot moo I In closod aosslon 10
discuss attateglos lor nogollating the cable TV Iranchlse. Reprosentallvo Nouhausor slated thai
It would soom 10 bo In the publlo Intoroslto bo allowod 10 go Inlo closed sosslon 10 discuss
slratoglos In negotiating a Iranchlse. Holling noted lhal ho will bo working on thIs Issuo with tho
loaguo 0' Iowa MunlclpaUtlos.
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Roprosontallvo Nouhausor notod that a bill Is bolng drafled now and sho wllllotwatd a copy 10
Iho City. Atkins notod thoro would bo substanllal oxponse 10 hove to dig a holo 10 Install a fillor
pump at tho City PI~a 'ountaln.
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ROplosontallvo Nouhausor atalOO that Roprosontativo Jack Halch has proposod Intorim
rocommandations becauso 01 tho porcolvOO probloms In Dos Molnos whoro tho City Managor was
dictating to tho Civil Rights Commission. RoprosontaUvo Jack Hatch stalad, all civil righls
ogonclos should be Indopondon~ and legislation was passoo 10 that ellec/. HelJlng nolod Ihal
loglslatlon was passoo with a ono.year sunset. Larson asked II thore will be an Intorim study.
Helling oxplalned thoy aro going 10 havo a pllol project 10 Iry 10 gel a State and teglonal group
10 work In ono region 01 tho atato. Holling notoo the Intorim commlUee did recommOnd tha sunsel
provision nol be IIhod so tho legislation would aunsel at tho end 01 a year. HelJlng staled the
probloma In tho legislation Include that a alall po18on Is roqulroo /0 report 10 tho Commission
rathor than 10 the admlnlsltaUvo stall and that a provision mandales clUes over 29,000 In
population saye they will be adoquatoly funded. Helling roportoo he has aUOndod meotlngs 01
tho Iowa Association 01 Human Rights organizations and Uonol Foster, Prosldenl 01 that
organization, Is puUlng legothor a pregram wheroby CIIy and Stale lotum work legolhor on a
regional basis.
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Holling axplalned II Is a constant slllJggle 01 porcolvOO oqully on the part 01 omployoos who aro
Undor IPERS and Social Socurily ve18us tho 411 systom. Helling asked why Isn'l ovoryono
allowed undor Social Socurily and IPERS. Ropresentatlve Neuhauset nolOO that CoralvlJle
omployoos ato nol onlering the 411 systom. Helling atatoo It Is now optional, whoreas II Is no
longor mandalOO that onco you hll a cortaln population 10voI, yeu con get Into tho syalem.
Roprosontatlve Neuhauser notod thaI pollco and firo pooplo would JUSl as soon be In IPERS, and
thai tho alm Is thaI all Stato employeos be under one system. Ambrisco asked II aroa 10glslalo18
are aware ollho Highway Patrol pension lund. Ambrlsco notod the pension lund has a horriblo
shortfoll. Aroa leglslato18 and Council mombelS discussed the ponslon systems. Reprosontatlve
Neuhausor slated that II Is crazy 10 consolldale all funds where pension systems that are
actuarlnlly aOUnd would bo consolidated with syetoms thai are nol. HelJlng slalod that local
Jurisdlctlens ahould be able 10 maintain Ihelt systoms and bring new poople unclor Social Security
and IPERS and evonluolly lei tho 411 ayslom phase IIsoII oul. Senator Uoyd.Jones atalod thero
would stltl bo a problem with pooplo noedlng 08lly retlromenl. Helling stated thallPERS would
have 10 havo a aop8late plan within tho ayslom lor pollco and IIro porsonnel. HolJlng notod thai
In his rosoarch they 10Und that omp/oyeos In Social Socurily and IPERS aro paying a larger
porconlago ollholt wages Into tho systom Ihan tho 411 systom. Ambrisco askOO litho CIIy 01
Iowa CIIy Is having a l8Igor unfundod potUen lor pooplo thai havo retlrod on dlsablJlly. Atkins
stalod Ills gOlllng worso. Holling notod that In Iho Flro Dopartmont, In tho losl fivo or six yoars,
approxlmaloly flvo or alx poISons hovo rotlrod and only one 01 thom wllh tegular rotlromont.
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Roprosonlotlvo Nouhousor slolOO that thoro was monoy In tho Cloan BIJI Acllo assist local
govommonts wllh woslo roductlon but II was volood. Roprosontatlvo Nouhousor oxplalnod thai
Iho syslom Is auch Ihal whon a blJl goos Irom one houso to anothot and gols amondOO, a
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JanullY 7. 1991
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legislator can 10.0 b'ack 01 whara going on. Sonalot Uoyd.Jonoa oxplalnOO thaI whon leglslallon
Is passed, n 1I10n 000.10 lomo dopartmont.thon rufos and rogulatlon. 010 ostabllshOO and costs
onon coma wlth those rulos and togulaUons. Senalor Uoyd.Jonos alatOO thaI log Isla tors do nol
onon havo 1110 oppot1unlly 10 soo whallhoso costs 810 olll1alloglslatlon. Sonalor Uoyd.Jonos
oxplalnod 1I10ro II a procoss dutlng tho writing of thoso rulos In which loglslatoll can have Inpul.
RoprolonlaUvo Nouhausor oxplalnOO thoro Is 1110 Admlnl.b'allvo Rulos RovIow Commlttoo, and
ovory rulo goos through thai commltloo. Lal10n askOO spoclflcally, whon 1110 CIty has quostlons
on tho bond roqu~omonts on the closing 01 the landfill, should thoy go 10 tho l.8glslatlvo Rulo
Rovlow Commlttoo. RoprosontaUvo Nouhausot said, no, that sho should 00 lold. Latson statod
anothor compIalnlla thaI whon doodlinoa 810 ostabllshed, n Is a long Umo OOloro rogulatlons 810
avallablo. Ropro80ntaUvo Nouhausor omphasizod that 1110 l.8oguo 01 Iowa Munlclpalltios oughl
10 bo attonding aU hoarlngs during tho rulo maklng procoss. Latson slatOO that tho regulations
did nol allow onough load tlma 001010 tho doadllno, and ccordlnaUon Is neoded between tho
doadllnos and tho lood timo /0 gol togulatlons. RoprosontaUvo Nouhausor alalod thaI silo could
nol think 01 anylhlng moro I~rtanltho Laoguo 01 Iowa Munlclpalltlos could do than ottond
mootlngs and monitor tho ptOCOss. Sonaler UOyd.Jonos askod who Is the league Iobbylsl.
AWns slatOO, Kont Sovorolgn Is. Aikins atatod thalli Is IruSb'atlng 10 havo no rogulatlons or rulos
with tho loglslation. Atldns oxplalned thai tho wasto roduc1fon bonding roqulromonls was lIIogal
and whatthoy woro proposing was that tho landfill oporator had 10 havo In placo a cortaln amounl
01 monoy 10 Insuro onclosuro and main lain 11I0 landllll. Atldns oxplalnod 000 01 tho proposals was
an Insubordlnato cIobonluro and Ihalthoro was no auch thing. Aikins oxplalnod thai under
gonoral obligation dob~ If you don'l uso tho monoy In Ihroo yoars II bocomos loxable so you
couldn'l do tho so canod Insubordlnalo dobonture anyway. Aikins alated the CIty's bond counsol,
Kon Haynlo, Is going to ptop8l0 somothlng thaI the CIIy can SOnd 011 to tho Iowa leglslaluro 10
challongo tho rogulatlons. Aikins stated tho CIIy will havo 10 pay 10 havo thai Inlormatlon
propared. RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor stated the loaguo 01 Iowa Munlclpalltlos should be
contactod. Aikins ralsod concoms thaI tho CIIy, as the oporator of tho Iandlllf, servos 10 othot
munlclpalltlos but aro tho onos rosponslblo 10 doal with thalloglslaUon. Aikins slatod the othOt
munlclpalltlos aro also mombora 01 tho l.8aguo. Aikins atated anothor lrusltatlon with the
loglslatlon Is thai yard waslo can be maintained on alto lor no longor than one yoar, Aikins askod
whal ahould 00 cIono with tho yard wasto allor tho ono YOOl peried. AIkins atated thai tho
regulation Is silly 10 mandato thaI by tho 000 ollho Y081 tho yard wasto musl be gono. Atkins
also noted thai Iowa CIIy has 10 dig a now coli fot tho landfill noxl yoar. AWns oXplalned normally
a now coli would cost $250,000.00 bul with now rogulations costs aro proJoctod at $750,000.00
10 $1,000,000.00 10 dig tho now coli. Roprosentatlvo Nouhauser asked what tho CIIy ollewa CIIy
Is doing willi Christmas ltoos. AIkins stated that Chrislmas Iroos aro picked up and mulched and
tho mulch Is mado available 10 tho cemmunlly.
Sonator Uoyd.Jonos askod II thoro Is a Largo CIIy Association. McDonald atatod Ihattho Largo
City Association Is In IIslnlllal alagos and was roactlvated lasl Iall. McDonald notod that thoro
Is a mooting schoduled by tho Largo CIIy Association to bo hold In Iowa City on Thursday, 10 bo
alloOOed by nino ollowa'a largost cltlos. McOenald slatOO II has also boon scheduled thai tho
Largo City Assoclallon will moolln Dos Molnos January 29. Sonator Uoyd.Jonos said II Is
Importanllo try 10 gol a ceallllon among urban leglslaturos 80 thaI clUos can work logothor and
Inform tho loglslato,. 01 whaltholt commen goals aro. McDonald atatod thalthoy aro In tho
process 01 listing mutual concorns. Council membors and loglslators discussed tho ollectlvonoss
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01 tho League 01 Iowa Munlclpalltlos. RoptOlontallvo NouhaulGt explaJnod Ihal probloml ollho
nino largo cillo. 810 dllloronllrem tho aman communltlOllhtoughoultho ItatO.
AtklnllnqulrOO aboullho Issuo 01 govomanco 011110 U 01 I Hosptal. Roproson/aUvo Nouh.usot
Italod Iho has 1101 hollld anything.
McDonald ItalOO Ihal addlUonallnlormatlon win bo lorlhcomlng relating 10 tho loolllaUvo ls.uol.
RoprosontaUvo Nouhaulor omphaslzoo lhol whon thing. como up tho Clly Ihould bo Ipoclllo with
tholt Information 10 1og111a10ll. Sonalor Uoyd.JonolltalOO lhoy noed 10 know oxaCUy whal cillol
aro talking about. RoprosontaUvo Nouhausor .tatoo Ihal cltIollhould contact Roprolontallvo
Dvorsky becaUlO ho Is chair 01 tho local govommonL RoptOlOntallvo Nouhaulot IIaIOO anolhor
Issuo coming up I. Ihal DOl Malnol wants moro clarification In homo rulo authorlty 10 bo ablo 10
consolldato city and county govommonts. Alklnl llatoo mUNaI aid agroomonts 110 uaod.
Council mombors dlscussOO with Iho IoglslalOlltho mUNaI aid OOlOomonta ulOO by tho City 01
Iowa CIIy thaI wore dovolopocl by tho Iowa CIIy Flro Chlol, Lany DoMor.
Sonator UOyd.Jonollnqu~oo aboultho Clty.Unlvorslly lowor rato Issuo. Atkins ltaled thaI Is ItllI
In court. McDonald oxplalnOO tho IIIIll was hold In Augusl and thai JudgO Zlmmor has nol goUon
10 II yol. Atkins IIlatoo tho ptoblom Is thai In tho upcoming budgOI he cannol propoao any
changOllo Iho Council al all In tho lowor lyalom wlthoul knowing wllallho ratos will boo Atkins
notoo thai Iho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa has dramatically rOOucod tho~ usago by making aomo
Improvomonta In tho syslom.
Sonator UOyd.Jonos InqulrOO aboul tho now wastowalor lIoalmonl plant. Atkins slaled
construction has boon complolOO. Ambrlsco slatoo thai tho plant has boon on IIno slnco
Novomber 15. Aikins offorOO a lour 10 tho aroa loolslators.
Roprosonlallvo Nouhausor Inqulroo about REAP funding. larson oxplalnod that tho City has an
appllcallon on filo. Roprosonlalfvo Nouhausor slaled thai the application has 10 bo
comprohonslvo In ordor 10 got lUnd/ng. McDonald oxplalnod thaI tho CIIy did not mako firsl round
appllcallons becauso Ihoy woro not roady.
Moollng adjoumod a19:55 a.m.
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