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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-08 Council minutes '0.-.,....-" - nS3Q 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, raDo.rocordo~: Roolll().99, Sldo I, I.End, Sldo 2, End-!. 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. Roolll().99, Sldo 1 Atkins notod that tho prosontalJon by William R.lnglol, local rocycllng nrm, has boon cancolod. Roolll().99, Sldo I Karr notod tho addition of two proclomatlons and a Board 01 Rovlow vacancy to tho Docombor 11, 1990, lormal Council agonda. I:illICOp]ER I:W1DOUTS: Roolll().09, Sldo 1 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, Roolll().09, Sldo 1 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 .,,-,'f""" I I I I I, I' ..... , . " !, , ,,' , , , i: \ ' " , , ,. i' I . " I I I ! ",I ! 1 .... n 5 y, [I - /, Informal Council Sosslon Docombor 10, 1990 Pago 2 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,' I' I , . , , I I, , I I !. , i . , ," ~ n s y , , , tRevlsed 1.8.91 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, ~NNING AND ZONING 'dAIJER~: Rool90-99, Sldo 1 8. I 9(dlnancos to limit and control ostabllshmont 01 hollports, bellDads, and bollstODS la.12lm ~, 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 \ \ I i I l i' , , , , I I, , I I ,. , , ..... 'n S LJ t 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, Roolll().99, Sldo I a. ~lY. Iowa, 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 - I ! " I I , I I I I i . I I I I I !' , i . , , n, S Y ,3 Informal Council Sosslon Oocombor 10. 1990 I Pogo 4 r .~,. 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 , , rolatlng to ilia ZCIP panel. Ii , 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, ~ .. 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) ~ In rosponso 10 Courtnoy, Schmolsor oxplalnod thai now 1I0ms aro always put on 11I0 \ agonda nrst, I /, , d. I ,I I 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~ . Consldoratlon) I , 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' , i. assoclallons. Novlck notod Ihat sho contactod Tom Scoll and It was his Improsslon that " I I ", ho was golllng somolhlng In addlllon to 11I0 slormwator rotontlon aroa, Larson statod lIIal , , tho City Is not golllng anything oxlra or moro than tho dolontlon basin. Casoy Cook, ,.; ! Planning and Zoning Commission mombor, statod lhallhoro ora 5,75 acros spocmcally , , dollnoatod lor wator rolonllon and Ihat 1II0ro Is on oxtra ono.quarlor acro bolng provldod 1 , 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 :' 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, n 5 y Y Informal Council Sosslon Docombor 10, 1990 pago 5 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. ~: Aool9().99, Sldo 2 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 corro,pondonco, y I' I , I . , I -"";."~ I l __r." r, s '-I 5 Informal Council Sosslon Docomber 10, 1990 Pogo 6 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, \CC12.10,1rI I ~ ~ ~ -.-"""'l"".t \ .",,,,~ Ii " i ( , , , i' I:' 1 II I, i ~ , , , d !i i' , . j.r E I ! ., , , I, , i, i i' .' I, I : I \, I I' I: , I' I I I' \ I I -~ I i , I I I .' '-~ . ' , . , , i ,; ,.'\ ; " ! ' 'Ii' , I , -<,"'. , .; ...~.~. nSYb. , ' , " 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, I I I' I !; , I f i , I , I :' , I, I I I ,....".. ",..",""." . ~...", ";""1...,';, -"'-.', ,., r, 5 ''-I ;-, ~ - 0tfIclal COuncI ActIoN IloCtmbII It, 1m PlOt 2 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, r .. '! " I I , 1 ! i I 'j i: I I' \, " I i , i, i ! I j, I "."'", ,'f"" ",..! .",,\ . ...... ......-.-' r, 5 ,y, 8 . ' . 0IlIcltl CMcI ActIonI DoetmbeIlI, 1m P.3 , I I Ii I I .- I " f: , , " , .I 'I t ~ H , 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 Wtlt{.ffl ~(.J 11 I ~ il~ t: SubmktodlOl plAllICIIlon 12/19/90 12-lIco,1I0 I , , .' ;, . !! \ j ~"'''''~-l;.,~,f.,:"", - ::;i"i~i/J \''---'"'' . ., . ,c. , .' ;~ .".:' ,...e-:.i-...',"........,.~- ',._, 1 ""'O;.;,~,'" "".- . :1 r ., .' " " ! t: , , ' " . I'" I " r r f , i . ! ,! , , " i I ~ ; , ;/ , I, I' !. I I . , , I' , J I t-, 5 Y q , - 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 ADDmON. . 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, , . "'. f '. ',' 1 I , I I \ \' I , , . " , I i I , i I I 1 \. , , i ! , " I I , f~r S 5 [I Mlnutos Iowa Clly City Council Council AclMtlos Decombor II, 1990 Pago 2 I I I I 1 I I I I I' I 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 " , I I , i I , :' , i , , ~ - c; , , t, 5 - ' Mlnutol Iowa CIIy CIIy Council Council Ac\lvItlOI Docombor I I, 1990 Pogo 3 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, I' I , I , I I , " , ;.1 \., f'''-+- . n s, 5 2 ' Mlnutos Iowa City City Councll Councll ActMUos Docombor 11, 1990 Pago 4 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 I j: ... " , , , . I I I I I 1 I I , , , 'i I , I; I . r MAYOR PRO TEM I i I; " I ! MARIAN K. KAAR, CITY CLERK 1 1 I j l I I I j i , , i I t2.IIcc.mkl I " ; I ! , I, i j ~ ! I ' '<">''''''.r''.,.<r, ,.; ..,..~....,~.,. .",." ,.,., "... ,~" - .~.., - ''''-''''''''li.\..-....~,.i, ";i -:-., . 1'-' . ..'-~ n S 5 ,3 : 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 , 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, . , 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 .. 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 , 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, ,! f 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 j , subjoct to audl!. 1 " II \ . Rosolutlons: RES. 91.2, Bk. 105, p. 2, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE I ~ COllEGE STREET BRIDGE REHABilITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, 1 . , , J !' , , , I '-"h,; ...., .".,~ ....--.,:, . I........ n s 5 y' ' Council ActMtlos Januory 8, 1991 Pago 2 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, I , 1 I: I 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, , , , " ;: , '\ ,j :i , ,; ; j , I 'j , I' '. " I I I I , , , I " I I' " , :; , t. I I I I '1-.1., , .,','-' ,.,", _,~...". , c- ". -'. ,- . .j,~ ! ..( . , , .... r,J S 5 S .1., ' Council ActMtlos Jonuary 0.199\ Pogo 3 1 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 , , Commleslon mombor rogardlng how nolghborhoods ought to bo constructod, and supportod tho ! , 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 I THE PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT OF GALWAY HILLS SUBDIVISION, PART ',IOWA CITY, ! 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. , I Movod by Ambrlsco. socondod by Novick, to adopt RES, 9t .5, Bk. 105, p, 5, APPROVING !. 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. , 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 I, tho construction 01 tho Fiscal Yoar 1991 Sanitary Sowor Improvomonls Prolocl. No ono , eppoarod, , l! 1 Movod by Ambrlsco,socondod by Courtnoy, to adopt RES. 91-7, Bk, 105, p. 7, APPROVING l 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, j, , I ~."...,.,~ .1- '_"_.~ ,;,.. ...."...,....J, ".'" . t-, L C; ':J _ b Council Actlvltlos January 0, 1991 Pogo 4 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, ;--- ' I I' , " .i i 'I i 1 i t , i I, I. 'I I . "! ,r J I 1 I I I I i I. I! j' , I , " r I , /, I I i I -'~"."'~.' "."" "'!"'~o . rl S 5 ,.-, Council AclMUos January 9, 1991 Pago 5 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 H..... I I I' I' I ,. o ; I i: 01 I I o ! J. I: o. j I i 1, , . i , /, I I ...4......,.;......,;..:, I o I I I I I ...,.... rlS58 , Council ActMUos January 6, 1991 Pogo 6 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. , ;/?J(~'~ ~, ~-1.t~"~ f. ~"J MARIAN KARR, CITY CLERK col.a.mln -. "''''<'-'''''~'' ~f ;,r,,,,'''-'>''''- ,_J ..t."'" ".-..o,-<'lil.\:i;'oi.:kkt. ;,!.,-,,',;;';, i i 1 1 1 i , I i .I I I \ i I I I -- i: , I' . , " , '1 . , 'I o ,I " / " I: " j, . ! ,I .j 1 I 1 1 1 , . f I " Ii I' , , ' , . o o j' " i : I I I, " I I . I, , " . . I, I . i I o I I I . , o f I , ' t t I' " ' I, I I i . I I '._c;.'-'-". n q [I " 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. I~I I I I I I I I I I' .d I , I I . , I , , , . " I I I. I I, i I I 1 .. I ", "..""" . n A 0 2 , Mlnulol Iowa CIIy CIIy Council 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: A. RooI91'1, Sldo I 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~ ~GE(z.e~16&S.a9 1. No Council commonts. D. 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 , ''', X.. I ...,.,' "', .'.r_... , I I I I I I' I , . , I' , I , I I , I I, I " I :1 , i !' ! 1 n R [I .3 Mlnuto. Iowa CIIy CIIy Council Informal Session 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, E. ~ST~~~ : ~~~g.f~K~~!1ti!l! WHW~~~8 ~ROM ID.RS TO RS.S tZ.ooi~. No Council commont. F. 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. I--I . I ! l. , I I I I i , i 1 I I I I I I' I , I I I I ." I' I: , , :F , . , I I ! rlROY Minuto. Iowa CIIy City Council Informal Session Januaty 7, 1991 Pago 4 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.) G. ~ ~ COUtmJOWA (l$.9023). 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. H. 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. Roo191.2, Sldo I 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 :C.-I I I , i I i I .1 I i ! I I 1 I I \ I' , , I, , " I' , I. I I: i' , i , .. I i , I. , ! rlADS MlnutOl Iowa City CIIy Council Inlormal Session January 7, 1991 Pogo 5 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. ~: Roo191.2, Sldo I 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 :c.~1 " I , , , " j' , , I I '. i, I' I " " . "- .",..~~~ rlgOb Mlnutos Iowa CIIy City Council Inlormal SOISlon January 7, 1991 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.' 9. (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. I-I I' I , . , , ! . i, I I , I 1 1 I I I i I f " I , , I , I . t-, A [I ,.-, . I I , I Mlnutos I I Iowa Cily CIIy Council I Inlormal Sosslon I January 7, 1991 ! Page 7 I' I 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 , Forbes. Councllmombors agrood to tho appointment. , I I 10. Novick Inqulrod about plans lor tho s~cond lovol of parking for Chauncoy Swan Plaza, I , 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 , I doslgn. Novick askod II Council will bo ablo 10 10vlow plans lor tho parking lacllitlos. I, I Atkins alatod Council can rovlow the plans. Horowitz slatod aho would Ilko 10 know what , I 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 I 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. I " .:c-I . n A [I 8 MlnUlo. , Iowa CI1y CI1y Council I I InfO/mal Sosslon I I January 7, 1991 I Pago 8 I I' ! .-' 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 , " 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. , ".; - ,. I i, 18. Horowitz askod Councllmombol8 IIlhoy aro going 10 allond tho Iowa loague 01 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. absonco. ! i Tho mooting adjournod aI8:50 p.m. I I; I' I' i' I' , I I, . lo71n1cc.mIn I l' . i, , I' II , I , I I :c-- / i I -..._. ..'V",.~~.,,,..,~_".... ..,...~-...... i,.:;"""..,.,.....,--.... ...............-.'1;..,. I \. . I r/AOq Iowa CIIy Coundl LeglslaUvo Sosslon Janullly 7. 1991 r 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. Jonos. I , ~: 91-4 and 91,5, both aklos. 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. . .1, I 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. i l' I I , I I , ~ t , 1 ; 1 , I I I r~J. , i i 1 I \ t-, A I [I Iowa Clly Council LoglllaUvo Sosslen Jnnullly 7. 1991 Pago 2 i I 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. I i , i . . 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 " j I . I , i i, :J.. J. n ,8 I '" Iowa Clly Council Leglslativo Sosslon January 7, 1991 Page 3 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 I-,J. .... , I , I i. , I I , , , ' i I. i I' , " I ~-,' R , 2 Iowa City Council LeglslaUvo Session Januaty 7, 1991 Page 4 I I I I I I \ I' .,. I , f , I I i I " ! . , 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. I' 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. I I, , I I 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. , ' I: 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. , " i I I:- .2 ~ .- ,,- ... t.-, R 1.3 ' Iowa City Councll Loglslativo Sosslon January 7, 199\ Pago 5 i I 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. " ND t 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. , I , , I I I i I I I , , , 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 i I, , ;F .J. rl A I Y, Iowa City Councll LoglllaUvo Sosalen JanullY 7. 1991 Pag05 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 , I i. , I , . I I I. :r.. d. rl R I S Iowa CIIy Council Laglsla~vo Sos.lon January 7, I DDI Pooe 7 I 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. IcdIHlftll -....""1" ''", ,,';' '" r-J.. I I I I I ; r I I I I i I I' I .' " i' , I: , , ' " I' I' i' I I ]I , ! I I,