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Informal Council SOsslon
Jonuary 7, 1991
~: January 7,1991,6:35 p,m" Council Chambors, Mayor John
McDonald prosldlng.
~mombor. Prosont: McDonald, Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Larson, Novick, Kubby, Horowitz.
~: AtkIns, HoDlng, Katr, ChtlsUanaon, SmIth, Schmolsor, Schmadoko, Fowlor,
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Taoo.rocor<llag: Roo191.1, Sldos 1 &2 All; Rool92.1, Sldo 1 All,
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W110am A. Inglos notod thai ho sonl a Novombor IS, 1990 lollor 10 Mayor John McDonald
prosonllng information lor a now recycling buslnon In Iowa City. Inglos slatod his buslnoss plan
doals with recycling on nvo dlUoronl lovol. including pickIng up ond rousing mattrossos,
ovorstuffod fumlluro, and C8/potlng; doconstructfon of homos; and cOldboatd plck.up, Inglos
oxplalnod that tho Oop8/tmont of Natural Rosourco. will fund pr%cts lIke thl. from 5O%-7Q% and
ho Is aooklng tho othor 30% nnanclng, Inglo. oxplalnod that II will cost $20,000 to goltho
buslnoss up ond runnIng. Inglos Slalod thai hi. buslnoss would savo tho City 01 Iowa City a 101
01 monoy by roduclng landfill lipping loos,
McDonald .Iatod thai Iowa City owns tho londnll, McDonald 85kod Inglos II ho has soughl oul
nonnal channols 01 nnwng for hi. now buslnoss. Inglos slstod yos and ho has contaclod tho
Small Bu,'noss Admlnlslratlon (SBA). Inglo. Italod thsl ho has also rocolvod Information Irom
Robort Mosdow, DNA. Inglos statod thai nnanclal InsUlullons wont hIm to como up with 20
porcont of prlvalo funds In ordor 10 "UIIy SBA roqulromonlt. McDonald askod lIa commltmonl
from tho DNR for 5O%-7Q% 01 tho funding h85 beon mado. Inglos slalod no, Larson askod II he
Is lOOkIng lor a grant or loan. Inglos stalod he Is lOOkIng lor a loon,
Horowitz slatod thai tho proposod buslnoss would roqulro transfor slaUons. In rosponse 10
larson, Horowitz oxplalnod thai a transfor slsllon Is any loeatlon whoro malorlals would bo
warohoused unlll thoy roach a corlaln volumo 10 bo abfo 10 transporL Horowitz slatod thai a
ponnlt would be noodod lor tho tronsfor Itatlons. Horowitz stalod sho would lIke 10 sou a work
plan Including what tranlportaUon noots will bo usod to transport tho malorlals or conlracls thai
oxlsl with mStkolors lor pickIng up tho malorlals, Horowitz .Iatod sho would lIke 10 .00 a plan
Involving not only tho lochnlcal and oporaUng oxponsos, but tho routos thai would bo usod and
tho Impacl on Johnson County and all counUo.lnvolvod with solid wasto monagomonl. Horowitz
explalnod 10 Councllmombors thalthore Is a solid wasto managomonl approval proeoss Involving
a comprohonslvo plan and any othor pormlt proeoss would havo 10 show how It Is goIng to allocl
thai comprohonslvo plan. larson ssked IIlnglos woro 10 lusl collocl maUrossos and cardboard,
would ho havo 10 go through a major pormlt proeoss. Horowitz oxplalnod thai with his plan and
II volumos 01 waslo changod, ho would nood 10 dosl wllh tho pormlt procoss,
Inglos askod Councllmombor.1I his proposod buslnon plan sounds pursuablo. Inglos oxplolnod
ho has sponl much tlmo on rosoarchlng tho malkol, Ambrlsco askod II ho had any olhor
buslnosa partnors, Inglos stotod no, NovIck askod II ho has oblalnod any olhor prlvato funding,
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Sosslon
January 7, 1991
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Inglos atalod no. Horowitz askod II ho has approachod any prlvalo buslnossos. Inglos statod
thai thoro Is Intorostfrom tho prlvato soc1or, bul thoy wanl to soo a complolo plan, Ambrlsco
lIlIkod City Managor Aikins II ho has hod discussion with Inglos yoL Aikins statod no. McDonald
emphaslzod thai a buslnoas plan, providing a groal amounl 01 dolall, would bo noodod. Horowitz
slatod thai tho plan Ihould Includo "guros from tho City and tho cost 01 City 01 vOhlclol, labor,
and a financial analysis as woll as a managorlal schomo, Horowitz luggostod thallnglos contacl
Brad Newman, tha Johnson County Solid Waslo CooIdlnator. Councllmomberl dlscussod
funding lor amall buslnossol, Larlon notod thai tho City was going 10 use tho HoUday 1M
payback funds lor a rovoMng loan fund for now buslnossos. AIklns I18led thallnglos should
prosont his buslnoss plan 10 Brad Newman, Solid Wasto Coordinator for a rocommondallon.
Aikins naled thsl tho City 01 Iowa City has an exlsllng domollllon 01 struc1uros program.
Councllmombora agroo thatlngl&s should mool with Brad Newman 10 discuss h1~ buslnoss plan.
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Schmolsor explalnod thai this would allow goods 10 bo donatod lor salo as opposod 10
goods 10 bo glvon on conslgnmonl and would allow Goodwill Industry 10 Iocato II In a CI.
1 zono, Schmolser statod that II would have to bo a buslnosathsl oporatos on a nol.lor.
profit basis.
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LIMIT A~D CONTIIOL THE ESTAQLISHMENt..QE....I:leLlPORTS, 1illIfAQ.~, ANQ
1:J~L1STOPS ~ IOWA CIT,)'. IOWA.
Schmolsor dlroc1ed Councllmombors 10 the momorandum from Unda Gontry addrosslng
tho logal quo,Uons ralsod al tho lasl Council moollng,
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Schmolsor oxplalnod tho pial Is roady lor Council consldoratlon. Kubby askod II thoro
would bo an assossmonllf pooplo wanl sldowalks. McDonald noddod his hoad yos,
Schmolsor oxplalnod thallnlorlor sldowalks aro bolng provfdod, lusl nol along wllh tho
slrools, Kubby statod Ihol sho wants to mako sura thai pooplo undorstand Ihal whon
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Sosslon
Janulll'f 7, 1991
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Ihoy buy tho proporty and ask for Improvomonts In tho futuro, II will bo on assossmont.
Schmolsor stalod that In tho rosolullon II says 'no provision lor publlo sldowalk adlaconl
10 sllool wllhln tho development.' Sally Dlorka, PlannIng & ZonIng CommissIon member,
slalod the plat does nol show sidewalks. Larson stalod ho doos nol wanllo approva
dovolopmonts II they will nood sldowalks In tho luIuro,
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JI:lE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 43,0 ACRES LOCATED ItLII:IE
~~ST QU~D~NT OF THE INTERSECTlQN OF MELROSE AVENUE AN12
tllGHWAY 218 FROM ID.RS TO RS.5/z.9014),
No Council commonL
F. RESOLl1TION APPROVING Tij; PRELIMINARY Pl.J\t OF GALWAY HILLS SUB OMS ION.
PART 1. IOWA CrTY, IOWA ts.9022I.
Schmelsor stalod that this Is a 42.101 rosldonUalsubdlvlslon conslsllng 01 10,4 acros and
the pial Is now roady lor consldorallon. Kubby Inqulrad aboul sldowalks. Schmelsor
oxplalnod thai Molroso Avonuo will nol be roconstruelod with this dovolopmonl and Ills
boslll sldowalks can bo Installed 01 the same lime as the Molroso Avenuo pavomonl.
Kubby askod II thoro will be on escrow account or Illridlvldual porsons will bo assossod
whon sldowalks are put In. Schmolsor statod II has nol boon rosolvod, Dano
Chrlsllanson explalnod thai a spoclalassossmonl proloClls bolng contomplatod, Larson
asked II thore will be an assessmont on both sldos or tho strool, Chrlsllanson saId only
on ono side, Schmolsor slated that tho City OrdInance roqulros thai sldowalks bo placod
on both sides 01 all Sl100ts unloss thoy are spoclncally walvod on ono sldo or tho othor.
Larson askod II you pul a sldowalk on one aide 01 tho slrool, do you assosllho proporty
ownors on both sldos 01 tho sl1ool. Schmolsor slatod no, In rosponso 10
Councllmombers, ChrlsUansen explalnod the slalulory protoCUon Is thai porsons cMnol
be assessod lor more than ono-qusrtor 01 tho valuo 01 tholr 101 lor the assossmonl prolOel,
Courtnoy notod thai al tho lime whon an assossmonl pr%el comol along, 1\ could be
votod down by Council, Courlnoy ralsod concoms Ihaltho orea Is closo 10 tho high
school and may nood sldowalks. Larson ralsod tho Issuo thai why shouldn'l ovoryone
In the dovolopmonl sharo the costs 01 tho sldowolks rathor than lUll tho poople who Ilvo
on Molrose, Larson slatod tho cost 01 tho sldowalk should bo sproad amongsl all pooplo
living In tho dovolopmonl. Schmolsor statod thai sldowalks have nol always boon
assossod 10 Individual proporty ownors. In responso 10 Kubby, Schmolsor oxplalnod Ihal
an assossmont walvor would bo slgnod by the prosonl proporty ownor.
Novick Inquired aboulthe lollor rogardlng Ihe Rohrol Road aldowalk and thai tho City
would assoss ovory proporty ownor within 300 loot 01 Rohrol Road. Novick askod whal
litho proporty Is not abulllng Rohrol Road, bUlls within 300 loot. Schmadoke oxplalnod
thai the assossmonlls lor paving Rohrol Road, nollor sldowalks. Schmolsor said that
tho City can assoss lor up 10 300 fool for any costs and Improvomonls excopllor
sldowalks.
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Iowa City City Council
Informal Sosslon
January 7, 1991
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Kubby slatod that an oscrow accounlshould bo usod lor Ihls dovolopmonl lor sldowalks.
McDonald askod litho dovolopor would agroe 10 an oscrow account. Charlos Mullon,
altorney lor the devolopor, suggoslod thai tho dovolopor doos pay lor II and thaI II Is
Includod In tho nogoUaUons lor tho price 01 tho lot. Larson ralsod concorn thai porsons
mey como to tho City Council and say thoy shouldn'l havo to pay lor sldowalks. Mullon
explained thai tho problom with OSCfOW accounts Is tho City CBnnoltoll the dovolopor
whon the City plans to expand Melrose Avonuo. Councllmembers dlsCllSsod using an
oscrow eccounL In rosponso to Larson, Schmolsor oxplalnod thai the City usos oscrow
lor other publlo Improvemonts and Ills oscrowod al the limo ollssuanco 01 a building
ponnlL McDonald statod thai he has e problom with setting up an escrow account
because tho City CBnnottell tho dovolopGr when the Improvomants aro to bo mado.
Larson asked II thoro Is a Umolable lor widening Molroso. Schmadoke stalod not yol.
Courtney did nolo thai the School District has boon Unwilling to connoct sldowalks.
Horowitz ralsod concorns that thoro Is an accoloral/on 01 strool proloels In Iowa City and
sidewalks may bo noodod soonor with the dovolopmont 01 two major subdlvfslons.
Ambrlsco askod how many lols ero conllguous 10 Molroso. Schmolsor prosontod tho pial
map and slalod that lour lots Ironl Molroso. Sla" and Councllmombors roviowod tho pial.
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Schmolsor explalnod thai nolghbors In tho aroa roquostod that tho proporty ownor pay
lor Improvemont 01 tho road In Ironl oltholr proporllos. Schmolsor slatod tho County did
ask thsl proporty ownors and nolghbors gol logothor and agroo on dlsposll/on 01 tho
slroot rlghl-ol.way In Ironl 01 tholr housos so that a dust.lroo surlaco Is provided lor Ihoso
propor1fos. Schmolsor stated tho plat Is roady lor consldoral/on.
Kubby rolerred 10 Planning & Zoning Itom No, F and askod II slopos aro stoep onough
thai thoro will need 10 be grading and erosion control, Schmolsor statod nolln \hIs
dovolopmonl. Kubby askod II thore woro going to bo a tomporBry asphalt walkway,
Schmolsor stalod II was nol a Planning & Zoning Commission rocommondal/on,
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Larson asked why this roquosl was mado, Schmolsor statod thalthoy are nolsuro whal
thoy wanllo do snd wanllo oxtond tho limo 10 glvo thom tho chanco to mako Ihat
doclslon.
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Atkins oxplalnod Ihal now lodoral rogulal/ons roqulro tho City 10 proparo a Comprohonslvo
Housing A"ordablllty Slralogy (CHAS), Atkins stalod Ihal tho Comprohonslvo Housing
Allordablllty Slralogy roplacos tho old Housing Asslslanco Plan and Is nocossory for tho City 10
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Iowa City City Council
Infonnal Sosslon
Janulll'f 7,1991
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continuo 10 maintain tholr CDaG status, Atkins statod tho now lodoral rogulatlons may make
Iowa City ollglblo lor now lodoral homo Invostmonl parUclpallon programs. Atkins notod
Councllmombors rocolvod his Docombor 26, 1990 momorondum rogardlng Comprohonslvo
Housing A/lordablllty Stratogy (eHAS). Atkins oxplalnod thai stratogy roqulros a nvo.yoar
program with annual updalos and must bo acUon-orlontod, Atkins oxplalnod thaI the stratogy
propllaUon will bO asslgnod to Villous mombors 01 stalt, tho Housing Commission, and tho
A/lordabto Housing Taskforco. Atkins oxplalned tho A/lordablo Housing Taskforco Is curronUy
undorgolng an oducaUonal JlIocoss and thoy may chango tholr doslre on how 10 approach tho
Comprohonsl'o'O Housing A/lordabtllty Stralogy, Atkins askod Councllmombors lor dlrocUon.
Atkin. oxplalnod thai curronUy the A/lordable Housing Tsskforco has choson a strelogy 01
beCOming oducelod, win thon broa~ Inlo smallor groups to work on parUcular loplcs, and thon
prosonl a packago 01 a sorlos 01 rocommondaUons 10 Council. Atkin. slatod thai the
Comprohonslve Housing A/lordablllty Stratogy wllllnvolvo tho Housing Commission, tho Planning
& Zoning Commission, the City Council, and CCN, Councllmombors dlscussod tho A/lordsblo
Housing Taskforco patUclpaUon In tho Comprohonslvo Housing A/lordablllly Stratogy, Ambrlsco
ralsod concorns thai tho now Comprohonslve Housing A/lordablllty Stralogy may gol boOgod
down wllh tho ANordablo Housing Tasklorco. Kubby asked whal tho Umolramo lor proparlng tho
Comprohonslvo Housing ANordablllty Slrotogy Is. Atkins ststod thslll has to be submlttod by
Octobor,1SL
Novick askod thai a componont 01 tho Comprohonslve Housing A/lordablllty Slratogy Include a
olnglo porson In tho City's ayslom 01 Asslstod Housing. Atkins slatod thalstalt will discuss tho
cor1fflC8to and vouchor plogram, Kubby slatod thai crUorla can bo wrltton 10 provonl abusas by
slnglo porsons lor tho A/lordablo Housing Program. Kubby stslod thai a cotogory 10 the
Comprohonslvo Housing Altordabllliy Slratogy should bo affordablo ronlal housing, Atkins stalod
thai a compononl 01 tho now lodoral rogulatlons Is the City musl consull wllh social SOMCO
agonclos In proparallon 01 tho Comprohonslvo Housing Affordablllty Stratogy. Kubby askod II
the possibility 01 Bob Burns' proloct could bo Incorporatod Inlo tho Comprohonslvo Housing
A/lOldablllty Stralogy, Atkins slalod a roqulromonlls tha City must doscrlbo tho chOlaclorlstlcs
01 tho City's housing matkel and IdonUly problom aroas. Aikins slatod thallhls plan Is more
complox than the City's Housing Asslslanco Program and Includos a groator commltmonl on lho
part 01 tho community. Horowitz statod thai ECICOG has a Housing Authority Tasklorco thai
doos work In this OIoa and doos mosl 01 tho housing grants and conlraelslor tho othor countlos.
Horowitz nolod thai tho now lodoral rogulallon doos monUon Intorgovornmonlallurlsdlellon,
Aikins nolod thai Marlanno Milkman Is bolng sonllo Washlnglon for training In doallng with tho
Comprohonslvo Housing Altordablllty Stratogy. Atkins atatod Council will rocolvo addlUonal
InformaUon.
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1. McDonald nolod thai Councllmombors Larson, Ambrlsco and ho attondod tho January
7, 1991 aroa loglslatlvo mooting. Larson statod thai Slolo Sonalor Joan Uoyd.Jonos and
Roprosonlatlvo Mory Nouhausor attondod Iho mooting and urgod Iowa City to sook
esslstsnco from tho Loaguo 01 Iowa Munlclpalltlos, Larson also commontod Ihal
Nouhausor slalod sho was drafting 10g1slatlon 10 addross Iho Iowa City downlown lountaln
I&suo. Larson statod Ihat ho rocolvod Inlormatlon aboul tho procoduro lor City Inpulln
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Iowa City City Council
'nlormal Sosslon
January 7, 1991
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9, IAgonda 110m No. 10. Mayor's Youth Employmonl Appolnlmonl) McOonald nolod that
appflcaUon for tho Mayor's Youth Employmonl Board position wss rocolvod Irom Loron
Forbos, Councllmombors agrood 10 tho appolntmonl
10. Novlck Inqulrod about plans lor tho socond lovol 01 pI/king for Chauncoy Swan Plaza.
Novick relorrod 10 tho agroomonllot two pI/king laclllUos dOllgnslod al Chauncoy Swan
Plaza struc1uro and RoC/oaUon Contor parking structuro and statod thai sho would Uko
the pl/k aroas 10 be rotalnod, porlod, Novlck statod, '1 posslblo' should be romovod,
Kubby statod sho lools tho aarno way aboUl tho mslure planUng., Councllmombora
dl.cussed plan. lor tho parklng laclllUos. Parking Suporvlsor FowIor oxplalned thoro Is
concom thai soml truckl will nol be ablo 10 mal<o dellvorlollo Wilson', Spor1fng Good.
II tho second lovells nol buill hlgh onough, FowIor oxplalned thoro may bo onough
'paco In tho pI/king lotIo allow trucks. Novlck asked II aceoll noods to be from Gilbert
StrooL FowIor slstod thai final plans l/on1 sot and thai Gllbort Strool accost 10 tho
add/Uonal parkIng Is tho loasl doslrable. Courtnoy asked II tho doslgn hUlo be changod
10 be hlghor 10 aavo tho park. FowIor stalod no. Horowitz roforrod 10 tho agroomonllor
the two parking laclllllol, pago 2, numbor 6, and a.kod what 'abovo lawor, on,grado'
moan., Publlo Works Dlroc1or Schmadoko stalod that It moan. abovo the Iowor lovol.
Horowitz a.kod 11111. posslblo 10 mako ono lovol below, In tho basomonL Schmadoko
.Iatod no, that II I. In tho floodplain. Kubby ,tated tho was glad tho Farmer', M8/koll.
monUonod In tho scope 01 tho plans. Kubby slatod thai .ho has rocolvod InpUlthal an
opon air markolls proforrod and thsllt woul~ havo 10 bo on tho socond lovolln tho
doslgn, Novlck askod II Council will bo ablo to rovtow plsns lor tho pI/king laclllllos.
Atkin. slalod Council can rovlow tho plans, Horowitz slated she would like to know whal
Impac1 the psrklng laclllUos will havo on Collego Strool and tho nolghborhood. Kovin
Monson prosontod Informallon 10 Councll. Ho slalod languago In tho contrac1l. In
Council's bosllnlorosl and Council should nolloek thomsolvos Inlo nollooklng at all tho
opporlunltlo' and opUon.. Monson 'Ialod hIs finn will havo a sosllon whoro ovoryono
I. Invited 10 give commonts. Kubby stalod thsl Farrnor's Markol porsons should bo
Invilod 10 that sosslon.
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11. Kubby roforrod 10 tho Docombor 2B, 1990 momorandum from tho City Managor rogatdlng
procuramonl 01 archllec1ural and onglnoorlng sOrvlcos, Kubby askod II thai momorandum
can bo sonllo archltec1s who slgnod tho lottor dalod 11/12/90. Atkins slatod yes.
12. IAgonda 110m No, 4, g,(2,)) Karr nolod thai tho pollUon was slgnod by 438 and nol B as
notod on tho agonda. McoOnald askod II thIs will bo roforrod to Tralno Englnoor Brachtol.
Atklnl statod a IIghll. bolng doslgnod on Mall Drlvo snd Lowor Muscatlno. Horowitz
slatod Iho II concornod aboul Mall Drlvo and Flrsl A'Jonuo sIlO,
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13, Horowitz Inqulrod aboul tho appolnlmonl 10 tho Johnlon County OnoSlto Waslowalor
Managomonl Dlslrlct Admlnlstratlvo Commlttoo, Horowitz and Kubby both voluntoorod
10 bo on that Commlttoo, McDonald stalod ho will conlacl Graham Damoron 10 rocolvo
addltlonollnformatlon.
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Iowa CIIy Council LeglslaUvo Sosslon
Janulll'f 7, 1991
Iowa City Counc~e Sossloq: January 7, 1991, at a:l0 a,m. atlho Hlghlandor Inn.
Mayor John McDonald prosldlng.
~: McDonald, Ambrfsco, Larson.
~: AWns, Helling, Karr, Smith.
~: State Roprosentatlve Mary Nouhauser, State Senator Joan Uoyd.
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AmbrIsco Inquired aboulthe City Plaza lountaln. RoprosentaUve Nouhausor stated thai she has
dralted a bill on Ihe lountaln which would simply chango tho doflnlllon. Helling nolod thallhe CI~
Plaza lountaln meets Iho 10chnlcaJ doflnlUon 01 a wading pool which Is Includod In the deflnlllon
01 swimming pool, which Is sub/Oello all tho regulations. McDonald askod If aroa leglslalors have
hoard 110m othor c1l1os across Ihe slalo concemlng this leglslaUon. Ropresontallvo Neuhausor
said, no. Ambrfsco noted thai prlvalo monoy, $76,000.00, was usod 10 ostabllsh tho City Plaza
lountaln. Holling nolod thai he had boen lold II was doslgned as a par1fcipalory lountaln.
Ropresontatlvo Nouhauser nolod that there Is Just as much danger with all 01 tho climbing
equlpmenlln tho Plaza. AIkins slalod thoro Is $12,000,00 budgelod 10 mako ropalrs on the
climbing equlpmonl,
McDonald noted thai Council membors and aroa loglslalors recelvod his January 4, 1991
momorandum rogardlng this meotlng and IIsllng speclflo loglslatlve Issues.
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McDonald staled this Is a concom 01 the Iowa City Pollee Deparlmenl becauso Ihey aro having
difficulty enlorclng tho 21.year old drinking age when 19 and 20 yeBl olds are allowod In bBls.
McDonald requested InlonnaUon Irom RoprosonlaUvo Nouhausor and Sonalor Joan Uoyd.Jones
as 10 whelhor thore should bo 10glslaUon Introducod 10 allowing only persons 21 yoars old or
above In bars. LBlson statod Ihal tho bars thai have contacted him would ralher have II changod
so thallho younger poople cannot como In becauso aroa bBls BlO lruslralod aboul tho difficulty
In enlorclng the drinking ago law. Larson raised concerns that undorago porsons will go In
regardloss 01 tho law and now thoy havo the opllon 01 going In and nol dlsoboylng tho law.
Ropresonlatlvo Neuhauser asked IIleglslaUon Is needod Irom tho Slato or can tho Clly mako tho
changes. Larson stalod tho City can make Iho chang os. McDonald nolod Ihatlhe largo City
Mayo(s organlzaUon has discussed this Issuo, Roprosontallvo Nouhausor staled Ihal thoro would
havo 10 bo a dlstlncllon made botwoon bars and rostaurants. Atkins asked If any bars havo
actually pollllonod tho Councillor theso changes. Larson statod ho has rocolved common Is Irom
lhroo or lour bars. McDonald stalod nothing lormally has boen prosonlod to Council,
Roprosontallvo Nouhausor askod If Iho bar on lis own could rofuse to havo pooplo undor ago.
Larson staled, yes, bul atoa bars would bo put undor a compollllvo dlsadvantago.
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Ropresontatlvo Nouhausor asked how long II has boen al54e. McDonald statOO lor a long lime.
McDonald asked II thoro was any possibility lor an Increaso, Reprusentatlve Nouhausor said sho
would look Into II and that there should nol bo an $8.10 IImllto tho lovy. Roprosonlatlve
Nouhausor statOO the City 01 Iowa City should work with the Transll AssoclaUon on this and Ills
Irnportanllor thO aroa loglslalors 10 gollnlorrnaUon aboulthe Incroa80s In cos~ nollor /usllowa
CUy bullor all transllsystoms. In rosponse 10 Sonalor Uoyd.Jones, Atkins stalOO tho City 01 Iowa
City genoratos aboul $450,000.00 Irom the 54e transll proporty lax lovy, lI1al tho City also puts
In an addlUonal $700,000,00 oul 01 tho $8.10 levy. Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor askod aboul
CoraMllo's sltuaUon. Ambrtsco staled, CoraMlle's subsidy, porcontage.wlso, does much grealor
than tho Iowa City translL Atkins stated he can obtain InlonnaUon aboulthe Iowa City and
CoraMne transUlor thO loglslators. Ropresontatlve Neuhausor askOO lithe City 01 Iowa City Is
golUng more Stato ald. Atkins staled thai the road use tax Is flne, bul Stalo aid has nol gono up
drnmaUcally. Atkins stated ho can provldo loglslators with thO history on the CIty's Slato ald.
Atkins noted thai a IBlge oxponse to the City will bo the upcoming bus roplacomonL Sonator
Uoyd.Jonos notod thai Cambus novor purchasOO tho BlUculatod busos aUor tho loglslators
changod tho law. Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor aSkod litho City 01 Iowa City Is using any
aUomatlvo luols. Asslslanl City Managor Holling statod thai the City usod comprossod natural
gas but nol on l1ansl~ and high mlloago vohlclos did nol work out. Sonalor Uoyd.Jonos slatod
that she Is Intorestod In establishing a Ilghl rail commutor systom botwoon Iowa City and CodBI
Rapids. Senator Uoyd.Jonos notOO thai thoro Is a groal amounl 01 commullng thai takos placo
botwoon Iowa City and Codar Rapids. Ropresontatlvo Nouhausor statod thalli waaln tho onorgy
olflcJonl bllllasl yoar to sludy tho commutor systom botween CodBl Rapids and Iowa City bul
Govemor vetoed thaI por1fon 01 tho funding. Councll mombor Larson statOO thai ho has askod
tho JCCOG TransportaUon Plannor 10 look al a rallsystom to North LIborty.
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McDonald roquoslod InlonnaUon aboul tho major loglslatlvo Issuos that will bo lorthcomlng.
Roprosontatlve Neuhausor slatOO thai two big Issuos will be roappor1fonmonl and tho budgoL
Roprosentatlvo Nouhausor InlonnOO Councll membors that sho doos nolthlnk thero will be a lax
'ncroaso although thoro may bo an Increase In the lobacco lax. Roprosontatlve Nouhausor statod
thoro will not bo a salos or Incomo tax Incroaso. Roprosontallve Nouhausor stalod thai thore may
bo big cuts. Larson askod II thoro will bo solec1lvo cuts. Roprosontatlvo Nouhauser said sho
doos nol know whal tho Govemor has In mind. Roprosonlatlvo Nouhauser emphaslzOO thai sho
Is pleasod thaI thO Stato Troasurer and Audllor are pushing hard on the budgol because
legislators havo not boen responsible In handling tho budgOI. Roprosentatlve Neuhausor nolod
thai In Johnson County alono, tho Stato owod all tho small agoncles Including tho group homos
and human sorvlco agoncles, eto" ono.half million dollars. Senalor Uoyd.Jones statod thai she
would voto lor a lax Increaso 1111 camo up. RopresonlaUvo Neuhau80r statOO thai tho problom
Is thalloglslalors did nol budgot responsibly on tho Slate lovol and thai sho Is nollntoreslod In
raising laxos unUllho Stato has actually oxatnlnod whalls In Iho budgot, Larson nolod thalli was
lho Govornor'a proposal 10 look al20% ollho agonclos evory yoar lor f1vo YOats. RopresontaUvo
Nouhausor askod whal monoy doos the Clly gollrom the Slato now. Atkins statod monlos
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rocolvod Irom tho Stolo Includo mun/clpal asslstanco, liquor monlos, bank franchlso lax. Atkins
stalod tho Clly's vulnorablllty Is In tho $8,10 IImll bocauso litho City has a big oxpondlluro In ono
YOBlthoy havo no abUlty 10 go outsldo thaL Larson atatod that another Issuo Is whon mandalos
are handed down Irom tho DNR and ladoral agenclos. Alklns Inquired aboul tho roapportfonmonL
Sonalor Uoyd.Jonos statod that reapportfonmenl noods to bo sol1fod by tho Leglslaluro by
Septomber 15 or tho court will do IL Roprosontatlvo Neuhausor noted thatloglslalors may nol
discuss any aspeel 01 reappor1fonmonl with anybody, bocauso 01 tho polonUal 0111 landing In
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Sonalor Uoyd.Jonos says sho thinks this win novor gel passed, Ropresontatlvo Nouhausor asked
why It Is noodod. Holling stalod It Is his undolStandlng thai tho classlncaUon syslom Is
compulertzod, Irs much moro soph/sUcalod, and thoro Is a boUor chanco 01 comparing
fingorprlnts, Holling nolod thai a lot 01 tho property crImos BIG commlUed by porsons 01 this ego
group. Roprosentatlvo Nouhauser slaled she would not objOc1to loglslaUon on this Issue. Larson
nOled thalli was the PDllca chlora requost 01 flngorprlnllng IIthoy woro chargod with a sorlous
mlsdomoanor. Alklns slated thai POllco Chlol R.J. W1nke/hako can proparo a more detallod 10Uor
OUUlnlng exaCUy whalls no oded. In rosponso 10 Larson, Roprosonlallve Neuhausor slated tho
judlcllll'f commlUoo would handle this.
McDonald stalod thai Ponnoy's momornndum OUUlnos whalls occurring 10 the City bocause 01
the hospital, Ropresontatlve Neuhausor stated thalli, In lael, thoro Is no p1aca thai poISons can
go to gollroatrnontln tho Stato oxcopllor Iowa City, then It should bocome a Stalo rosponslblllty
10 soe thalthero Is some kind 01 care lor peoplo. Ropresontatlve Nouhausor slalod that sho does
nolthlnk Ills the Stale's rosponslblllty lor people who flnd tholr home community Is hoslllo, and
thoreloro thoy don'l wanl to Uvo thore anymoro and want 10 juSI move 10 Iowa City. Larson notod
that a1mosl 213 01 the pooplo thai agonclos aorvo In Iowa City BlO Irom oul 01 counlyi many
poople Ble Ind~enl caro ao thoy havo 10 como 10 tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa 10 get caro, and Iowa Is
one 01 the low stalos thai Is nol pulling monoy Into AIDS. McDonald askod II thoro was any
programs avallablo al tho Stalo levollor AIDS. Reprosentatlvo Nouhausor statod thoro Is no
monoy and thai Ills going 10 be tough to add now programs. Ropresentatlvo Nouhausor
omphaslzed thai tho City Is goIng to havo 10 como up wllh alrong jusUncatlons why the Stalo
noods 10 gel thoro more, Larson slaled thalli provontlvo measuros aro nollBkon the medical
bills will be staggorlng. CIIy Council mombors and Bloa loglslalors dlscussod probloms
assoclaled with AIDS. Larson emphaslzod thai education Is the key. Roprosontatlvo Neuhau80r
askod how many poople BlO aflocled by AIDS. Larson stated thai the Iowa City agency, I CARE,
have 150 activo cllonts. In rospon80 10 Roprosontatlvo Nouhausor, Larson statod thai agone/os
want Stale monoy dovolod 10 oducatlon, provonUon and dlrOelsorvlcos lor pooplo with HIV virus.
Larson statod that ollssuo Is somo 01 tho cost carrfod by Johnson County and Iowa City aro
do rived from poop/o across tho stalo and should be handlod with Slalo lunds. Roprosontatlvo
Nouhausor askod whaltho City now pays lor In Johnson County, Latson stalod AIDS programs
Includo the buddy program, dlrocl sorvlcos, mOdlclno, flu shots, modlcal bills, lood and sheltor.
McDonald nolod Ihaltho primary agoncy doallng with AIDS Is Iowa City I CARE. McDonald
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emp/las/zod thaI the polonllal oxlsts, becauso 01 tho modlcal faclllty In Iowa City, that thoro Is
going 10 bo a much largor Incroaso 'rom across tho stalo In tho number 01 pooplo lrealod In Iowa
CIty.
AWns Infonnod Council mombors and Bloa legislators that tho now Nallonal MordabIo Housing
Aellncludos two speano c1au80S staUng that Iowa CIty must dos~n housing programs for thoso
porsons expoeled 10 rosldo In our community and people with AIDS and the HIV virus got
addrossod and the CIty musl simply como up with how WO BI8 going 10 house thom.
Representatlvo Neuhauser slaled thero should bo Involvemont by tho Iowa F1nanco Authority.
McDonald staled thai atea loglslators will be hOarlng 110m Iowa City In much moro detail II II starts
10 pul a roal strain on tho City's resourcos. Aopro80ntaUve Nouhau80r atalod II neods to bo aol
oul speclnC811y what noeds 10 be dono thai Is nol bolng done now. Sen'llor Uoyd.Jonos statod
sho needs 10 know speaflo costs.
Assistant City Manager Helling stalod the eMI Sorvfco law now stales you can havo two nsts 0'
Ion from your losllng lor pollco and flre entrancoa, bulthe City has to oxhausl the flrsl nst within
a yeBllo got to tho second 11s1. Holling oxplalnod lItho City doos not oxhausltho flrsl nslln a
YOBl then they cannot use the second IIsL Holling staled Iowa City Is flndlng Ills taklng a 111110
over a year 10 gel through the flrslllsl so thoy can novor uso the second nst, and thoy havo 10
go back through the relosllng procodure, which Is an e~penslve process. Holling explained whon
tho City recruits applicants they golt60 to 200 people applying and allor 10sUng gett 00 people
who quallly lor the physical and agility part 01 tho lesL Oul of thai numbor,thoy flnd 20 vary good
candidates bul can only use 10 olthom. Holling requosled somo rolaxatlon 10 the legislation so
whon the flrslllal 0110 has oxplred, tho socond IIs1 can bo used. Roprosentatlve Nouhausor
roquestod the City Al10mey 10 come up with spoclflo language lor changes.
Holling explalnod thatlho problom oxlsts thai Council now cannol meolln closed sosslon 10
discuss stratoglos lor negoUaUng tho cablo TV 'ranchlso. Reprosenlatlve Neuhauser stalod thai
It would seem 10 bo In tho publlo Inleresl 10 be a1lowod to go Into c1osod sosslon to discuss
Slrateglos In negoUatlng a 'ranchlse, Holling nolod thai he will bo working on thIs Issuo with tho
League 01 Iowa MunlclpallUos,
Ropresenlatlvo Neuhauser notod thai a bill Is bolng drafted now and sho will forward a copy 10
tho City. Atkins nolod thore would bo substantial oxponso 10 havo 10 dig a hole 10 Inslall a flllor
pump altho City Plaza lounlaln,
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Represontatlvo Nouhausor stated thai Roprosonlativo Jack Halch has proposod Into rim
rocommondaUons because 01 tho porcolved problems In Des Molnos whoro tho City Managor was
dlctaUng 10 tho CMI Rlghls Commlsslon. ReprosontaUvo Jack Halch slated, all civil rights
agencles should bo Independon~ and leglslallon was passod to thai eltoct. Holling nolod thai
10glslaUon was passed with a one.yeBl sunsoL Larson asked If thoro will be an Intarlm sludy.
Holling explalnod thoy 010 going 10 have a pilot projoct 10 try 10 gel a Stato and roglonal group
10 work In one region 01 the stato. Helling naled the Interim committee did recommond tho sunsol
provlslon nol bo IIftod so the leglslallon would sunsol al the end 01 a YOBl. Holling stated the
probloms In the leglslallon Include thai a stall porson Is roqulrod to roport 10 tho Commission
rathor than to the administrative staff and thai a provision mandalos clUes ovor 29,000 In
populaUon says they will be adequaloly funded. Helling roporled ho has attended moo lings 01
tho Iowa Assoclallon 01 Human Rights organlzallons and Uonel Foslor, Prosldenl 01 thai
organlzallon, Is putting logothor a program whereby City and Stalo lorum work logothor on a
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Helling explained It Is a constant slrugglo 01 percolved equity on the part 01 employees who Ble
undor IPERS and Social Socurlty versus tho 411 system. Holling asked why Isn't evoryone
a1lowod under Social Security and IPERS. Roprosentatlve Nouhausor nolod thai Coralvlllo
employees are nol entorlng tho 411 syslem. Holling stated Ills now optional, whoreas Ills no
longor mandalod thai onco you hll a certain populallon lovel, you can gollnlo tho syslom.
Reprosontatlve Neuhauser notod thai pollco and fire pooplo would /usl as soon bo In IPERS, and
thai the aim Is that all Stato employoes bo undor one syslom. Ambrlsco askod II Bloa loglslators
BlO aware 01 the Highway Patrol ponslon lund. Ambrlsco noted tho ponslon fund has a horrible
shortfall. Area legislators and Council membors dlscussod thO ponslon systoms. Ropresontatlve
Neuhauser staled thai Ills crazy 10 consolidate a1llunds whoro pension syslems that Ble
actuarlally sound would bo consolldaled with systems thai aro nol. Helling statod thai local
Jurlsdlcllons should bo able to maintain their syslems and bring now pooplo undor Soclal Security
and IPERS and evonlually lei the 411 system phaso Itsoll oul. Sonator Uoyd.Jones stalod thero
would stili bo a problom with people needing early rotlremonl. Helling stated thallPERS would
have 10 havo a separale plan within tho systom lor pollco and flro personnol, Helling noled thai
In his rosearch thoy round thai employoes In Soclal Socurlty and IPERS ate paying a largor
porcentage 01 their wages Into the systom than the 411 systom. Ambrlsco asked If the City 01
Iowa City Is having a largor unlundod portion lor people thai have reUred on disability, Atkins
slalod It Is gollfng wor80. Helling nolod that In tho Fire Departmonl, In the lasl five or six yoars,
approximately five or six persons have retlrod and only one 01 thom with rogulat retlromenl.
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Represenlallve Neuhausor slaled Ihal thoro was monoy In tho Cloan Bill Actio asslsllocal
govemmenls with waste reduction built was votood. Roprosontatlve Nouhausor oxplalnod that
tho systom Is such thai whon a bill goos Irom ono houso 10 another and gots amondod, a
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/oglslator can Ioso !rack 01 whars going on. Sonalor UOydoJonos oxpllllned thai whon legislation
Is Passod,lt thon gOOS to somo dOPBrtmonl, thon rulos and regulations aro oslabl/shed and cosls
onon como with thoso rules and regulaUons. Sonator UOydoJonos Slated thai legislators do nol
onon have the Dppor1unlty 10 seo whal thoso costs aro 01 thaI leglslallon. Sonalor UOydoJones
oxpllllnod thore Is a procoss during tho writing 01 thoso rulos In which legIslators can havo Inpul.
Ropresontatlvo Neuhauser oxpllllned thore Is the AdmInIstrative Rules Roviow Commllloe, and
ovory rule gOOS through thai commllloo. Larson asked speciflCally, When the City has quesllons
on the bond roqulromonts on the closIng 01 the landl/I/, should they go 10 the LagJslaUvo Rule
Rovlow Commllloo. Represenlatlvo Nouhauser said, no, thai sho should be told. Larson statod
anoll1er compllllnlls thai whon doadl/nos Ble eSfabllshod, Ills a long time bofore regulallons ate
available. RoprosontaUve Neuhausor omphaslzod thaI the League 01 Iowa MunlclpllllUes oughl
10 bo allondlng all hoarlngs during the rulo maldng procoss. Larson slalod thaI the regulations
did not allow enough load time bofore thfl deadl/no, and COOrdlnallon Is neodod botween tho
doadllnos and the load Umo to gol regulallons. Ropresonlatlvo Nouhausor stated thai she could
nOI thInk 01 anything more Importanl the LeaguO 01 Iowa Munlclpal/lIos could do than allond
meollngs and monitor tho process. Sonator UOydoJonos askod who Is the LeagUO lobbyIst.
AWns stated, Kont Sovorolgn Is. AWns slated that It Is lrustratlng 10 have no regulaUons or rulos
wllI1 the leglslaUon. AWns explalnod thaI the wasle roductfon bondlng requlromonts was lIJeglll
and what thoy were prOposIng was thai the landfill operator had 10 have In place a cortaln amount
01 monoy to Insure onciosure and malnlllln the landl/I/. AWns explaIned ono 01 the proposllls was
an Insubordlnato debenture and thai thore was no Such thIng, AWns explalnod that undor
general obllgallon deb~ II you don'l uso the money In II1roe years It bocomes taxable 80 you
couldn't do the so callod Insubordinate dobonture anyway. AWns staled Ihe CIty's bond counsel,
Ken HaynIe, Is going 10 propBle somethIng thaI the City con sond 01110 tho Iowa legIslature 10
chal/onge tho rogu/allons. Atkins slaled lI1e CIty wll/ have 10 pay 10 havo thallnlormatlon
prepBled. Represontatlvo Neuhauser slaled the League 01 Iowa' MunIcipal/lies should be
conlaeled. AWns ralsod concoms lI1al tho City, as the oporalor 01 the landrllJ, servos 10' olher
municipalities bul Ble the ones rosponslblo 10 doal with thai legIslation. AWns stated the Othor
mun/clpal/lIos aro also members 01 tho League. Atkins slated anothor lrustratlon wIth the
leg/slstlon Is thaI yard wasto can be malntalnod on sIte lor no longer than one year. AWns asked
whal should bo done wlth the yard waslo altor tho one yoar period, Atklns slated thaI tho
regulation Is sllJy 10 mandato lI1al by the ond 01 the YOat the yard waste musl be gone. Atldns
also noted thaI Iowa CIty has 10 dig a now eel/ lor the landl/I/ noxt yeat. Atklns oxplalnod nonnally
a now coli would cosl $250,0'00,0'0' bul wllh new rogulations costs are pr%ctod al $750',0'00,0'0'
10 $1,0'00,000'.00 10 dIg Ihe now col/. Representatlvo Neuhausor asked whallho CIty 01 Iowa CIty
Is doIng wll" Chrtstmas Iroos. Atldns staled lI1al Christmas !roos aro plcked up and mulched and
thO mulch Is mado aval/abIo 10 lI1e community. .
Senalor UOydoJonos askod II thore Is a Largo CIty Associallon. McDonald stated thaI the Largo
City AssoclaUon Is In Its Initial stages and was reactivated lasllall. McDonald noled Ihallhere
Is a meotlng schoduled by Ihe Largo City Assoclation 10 be held In Iowa CIty on Thursday, to bo
attended by nIno 01 Iowa's largesl cltlos, McDonald stated It has also boen schodulod Ihallho
Largo CIty ASSOcIation will meolln Des Molnos January 29, Sonator LloydoJones said It Is
Importanllo try 10 gol a coalition among urban logls/aturos so thaI clUos can work logolher and
Inlonn tho loglslalors 01 whallhelr common gOllls aro. McDonald staled Ihalthoy aro In Iho
process oIl/sting mutual concorns. Councl/ mombors and loglslatolS dlscussod Ihe effoctlvonoss
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01 tho Loaguo 01 Iowa Munlclpallllos. Roprosonlatlvo Nouhausor oxplalned thai probloms 01 the
nine large c1l1es BlO dlHoronllrom tho small communlllos throughoul tho slalo.
AWns inquIred about the Issuo 01 govomanco of thO U 011 Hospital. Ropresonfatlve Nouhausor
staled sho has 001 hoard anythlng, '
McDonald atated thai addlUonallnlonnallon wDI bo lorthcomlng rolaUng 10 tho loolslatlve Issuos.
RoprosontaUvo Nouhauaor emphasized thai whon things come up the City should bo spoclflo with
tholt InlonnaUon 10 Ioglstalors. Sonalor LIoyd.Jonos staled thoy nood 10 know oxactly whal clllos
BIll talklng about ReprosontaUvo Nouhausor staled thai c1Uos should contac1 Ropresentatlve
Dvorsky bocauao he Is chair 01 tho local govommenL Roprosontatlve Neuhausor slatod another
Issuo coming up I'that Des Meinos wanlS maIO darlflcaUon In home rule authority 10 bo able 10
consolldale city and county govommonts. AIklns stalod mutual aid agreements Ble u80d.
Councll mombors dlscussod with the Ioglslalors tho mutual aid 8Qroemonts used by tho City 01
Iowa City that woro dovolopod by the Iowa City fire Chlel, Lany Donner.
Sonalor LIoyd.Jones inquired aboul tho Clty.Unlvorslty sowor rato Issue. AWns stated lhalls sllll
In courL McDonald explalned tho trial was hold In Augusl and thai Judgo Z1mmor has nol go"on
10 n yeL AWns staled the problom Is thaI In tho upcoming budgol he cannol propose any
changos 10 the Council al all In the sowor system wlthoul knowing whal the ratos will boo AWns
noted thai the Unlvorslty 01 Iowa has drnmaUcally reduced their usage by maldng somo
Irnprovemonllln tho syslom.
Sonator LIoychlones inquired aboul the now waslowater treatmonl planl. Atkins statod
conslructJon has boon comploted. Ambrlsco slaled thai the planl has boon on line slnco
November 15. Aikins oHered a lour 10 tho aroa loolslalors. '
Reprosontatlvo Nouhauser inquired aboul REAP funding. Larson explalnod thai the City has an
appllcaUon on mo. RopresontaUve Nouhausor stated thai tho app/lcaUon has I" be
comprohenslvo In ordor to gOlfundlng. McDonald explained thai the City did nol make flrsl round
appllcaUons bocause thoy wore nol ready.
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Th. COIl 01 Plbl."'ng Ih. 10~ pIllCttdlflQl Ind
CIaIl'IIIIaS , CumUlalr;t00t1l0llhilcaltndllYIII
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Iowl Cry Counc.. ''G. mtg., 7:30 p.m, II Ih. C~C
C.nt." Mlyot f.lcOonald P/'IldIflQ, Courdm.mbers pllllre:
Amb,,=. Counn.,. Hoto.u. KubOy, LIlIOft, f.lcOonlkl,
Nova.. Allure: Noll..
Ed WltGn IIld Dlv. W"''GIId.n, ItprtltnllflQ iii.
Incltptndtnl Inluranc. Agtnll Auoc. 01 JohnlOn Counly.
p,...nltd I 12.425 d1edllO ~. Chi" Donne, 101 pun:lllla of
I CIOmp\I1" fO/ l/lt dtplllm.1I\. ChItI Conn" IlOItd IliI.llIlukl
be l/lt Ihlrd CIOInpulll purclllltd by lilt IntUll/lCt Ag.rtlllld
ac\nowltdgtd lIi.r contilUtd 'uppoI\.
The MIyGl' Pft)ClaIntd JIIIUIIy 21, ,egl, II I.IARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR. RECOGNITION DAY.
Mo'Ied and lacondtd, tIIal "" lobmg "ml and
lteommtllUllona In l/lt Conaltll CaJaM. be rtcllYtd, 0/
1ppIVYtd, ~ adopted II PllMI\ttd:
~ 01 Oll'dal CouncI Adlona 01 "" regular
IlIttIrog oIlVI I, II pubIWd, IIbjtct 10 COIIICllon, II
rteommtRltd by "" Cit Cl<<k. .
Ulrwl"oIBoardllndCommIuJont: paRComm.
. 11114, IV12. Noulrog ConIm. '11n3j HlaloIlo PIta.,.
vlllon Comm. . IIn4j Sanlot Cant., Comm. . IInoj
paz Comm. . 1M, l2J20j AItpOIl ConIm. . 11120;
AItoIdablt ~ TIIk FoIc. 'I"
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. 330 E. WuhlnglOII SltHl. Cilia E B.., P.rm' lor
~IkTr" '552, 25 W.BUllnglOll S~ttL CIua C Bur
p.,ma 101 Eut,W'1I 0ritIIlIl Food!, 824 S. OtJt~
SlrttL CIua BIlaar PtIm' 101 SunalIN Laundry Co.
21. E.1.lWl Su..., CIua CUqUOlLktIlM 101 billa
Rutaut.... 824 S. 0IIlt~ SI/HI. RES. ".1, ISSUE
CIOARmE PERMIT 101 TOWIICItII Mrm S.rvfct lno.,
23ISMu.CIlIlII Ave. Cilia C UqUOlllotlll.1ot On..
Eytd Jakl'" 11-:/0 S. CInfOll SltttL
Btllklg flIblc H.lllngl: To I" I pubic heamg
10/ 3/11, 0II1ht CIy 0I1ow1 CIy'I FYl2 Iowl o.plll.
mini 01 TrllllpOllllbn Sill. Trllll' AIaIaII/lC' 1111I1
IjlpIcalJon, IIId I~rog iii. CIy Clerk 10 publlh
notIct 01 uld hilling,
Motions: ApproWig dllburs.m.nllln iii. IIIlOWlI
01 S4,738,OIS,33 lor Ih. ptllod 01 Nov.mber I thrv
November 30, 1810, II rteommlndtd by llil F1n1llCt
Dlrldor lubjlCS to IUd..
R.IOMIona: RE5.lI.2,ACCEPTINO THE WORK
FOR THE COllEGE SmEET BRIDOE REHABllITA.
TION AND II.lPROVEMENT PRQJECT.
Cor'lIpondlnct: Lanllland ptlllon Ilgned by
134 rllldlntl 01 Hurtlrs' RWl SlblMlIon IIqUlll1ng llil
CIly conaldll pavfng RohIlt RollI and InIllllng I lid..
Wllc, wilh I oopy 01 CIly Engr"l raply. Pillion CIOnla/n.
Ing (IS IlQllltur.. IIqUlll1ng InIttllallon 01 I lrafflo
I~na/ II Lowll Mualln.1IId Md Dlfw. Ruvullld
In.n. Hollrook 'tglldlng Iltnet on lhe publlo r1ghl-ol.
WIY, IDOT regilding I patching plO/td 0111-80. John.
IOn CoWl'Y Ilolnl 0/ Sup'Maora appolntmtnl 01 Ruflnl
AncIaux to th. S.nlor C.III., ConIm. Nollct reglrdlng
lowI Ct(. Inl.nllo purchlll tqu~m.nlln .XCIII 01
$50,000,00,
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Paga 2
App~lon lor CIly Pl&za Un Parmll: 1oI.. OeMn
Mlltr for UII 01 111. e111CA.1toInI IqUIr. 1111 for a
dane. on IllS 1IlPIO'IId,
Th. loIayor dldarld Ih. motion clIriId,
Moved and llcordld, 10 all a pulllc hilling 101 1/22 on
an Ordlllanc. 10 am.rd Cl\apfll 31.111. Zoning Onlinanc., by
amending SIdlon 3e~(cllo rld.filll CONignm.nt 1101', Tha
1oI.yGI dldlllCl the motlon canItd.
Movtd and alOOl'odld, thal Iha Otdnanc. amending
CIIlptar 3e oIlI1a Iowa C~ Cod. 01 Onl~a 10 1m' and
00IltnlI the allabl'lIhm.nt 01 h.lpoIlI. htIpad.. and hlliatop.1n
low. Cly, Iowa, be ~II 11m we. for pawg., lAoYId, and
IIccndld,lO IIIlIrd \hi crdinanct dlftnllon 01 hotplal eo lIIat
the WOIdIng 'Inlegral pIIllhtllOt' II lncbIed u a mcclfIIIIOI
the IIltItt III 01 hoIplal IIMcIa. Tha Mayot dldllld Iha
motion CIIIlId. Tha Mayot dldMld \hi moIlon can1ed 10 glw
Inl rtldlng ullllllldld.
Movtd ar.d .acondld, thal ORD, 0103415. AlAENDING
THE ZONING ORDINmCE BY CONDITlONAI.l. Y CHAHOING
THE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIlAATaV III ACRES
OF IN/D GENERALL V LOCATED NORlll OF loIELROSE
AVENUE AND WEST OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF IaWA FROM ID.AS TOOFDH.I, APRELIMI.
NARV PlANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING (PDH) PLAN
FOR WALNUT RIDGE, IaWA CITY, '(JWA, be puaed and
adopIed,
Movtd Ind IICIOndId, 10 adcpI RES. 0103, APPROVING
THE PREUMINARY PlAT OF WALNUT RIDGE, A SUBDM.
SION OF '(JWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, '(JWA.
Movtd and 1IClOIldId, lIIat"" ORD, Olo34Se, AMENDo
ING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDITlONALl. V
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATE\. V
043,S ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATE\.V ONE.QUARTER
MILE WEST OF WEST HIGH SCHOOL FROM IDoRS TO RS-5,
be PUled and adopted.
Movtd and leconded, to adopC RI.. 01~ APPROVING
THE PRELIMINARV SUBDIVISION PlAT OF GlJ.WAV HILLS
SUBDIVISION, PART 1,IOWA CITY, 'lJWA. PPD DilctOl and
MMS Conau"nl Lally Schnlll~' ~lIed.
Moved and lecondld, 10 adcpI RES. 01.5, APPROVING
THE FINAl. SUBDIVISION PlAT OF BLACK HILLS SUBDM.
SION OF JOHNSON COIJNTY,IOWA.
Moved and IlCOI'oded,lo adcpI RES, 01,5, EXTENDING
THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE APPROVED PRELlMI.
NARY lARGE SCALE NON.RESIDENTW. DEVELOPMENT
(LSNRD) PLAN FOR BLOOMING PRAIRIE WAREHOUSE,
INC, LOCATED AT 23010 HEINZ ROAD.
A plbllo h.arfng wu h.1l on p111l1, apadlQllona, 101m
01 conI/let and IIUma'l 01 coli 101 11I1 conatructlon 0111I1 F11C1l
VIII 1001 San.lry Sew., ImplO'o'lmlnll PlOjIct.
Moved and llCOnded, 10 adcpl RES. 01.7, APPROVING
PIN/S, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND
ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
FISCAL VEAR 1001 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO
ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO
PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND
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Janully a, 1001
Peg. 3
PlACE FOR RECEIPTOFBIDSIoIIm", 1l10:30Lm, (8:07
p,m,1
DeAnn /.bit,. 0221', S, Van Buran, and Haltn Lawll, 410
N, Clinton, appaared rtprlllnbng Woman Agllnll War and
,..d a "lOlullOn uklng Iowa CIIy be dll~n.ed an anll-wal
lOnt,
Tha Mayor announced lhal~ VICIIlCIta: ~
Comm, . Ona vacancy lor a lIJ.y.., Itnn ending ~V.17:
Broadband T t1lC1Ommunleallona Comm. . Two YlClndlllol
Ihr"'Yllt tlllN andlng 311:w4; H1a1oll: P,,"1YIllon Comm, .
Two YICInd.. 101 IhrI"YIII 1111III IndIng 3.m4. ona
IjlpOlntIl mUlt be a raprNtntatNe 01 the Woodlawn OIIlrta,
Th..a appoinlman1l wi. be mldt II tile ~10 mttdng 01 tht
CIty Councl
IoIovId and lIQDndId.to IjlpOill Loren FOIbM, 7 M1.Jrt
OIIYI, 10 tile MI)'IlI'I Youth Employmenc BoanIlor an unaxpied
tllll\ .ndlng AjlfII5, 1002 and to Ipp/O'It the rlCillllllMlldlllon
01 lIla JohNon County BoanI 0/ ~ thai Donald Otto
be ljIpOklted to lilt Rlvtdronc Comm. II a rtp/lllnllllYt oIth.
County lor alluM-y.1t tllll\ ~ o.c.mbtt I, 1m The
Meyor dtdllld Iha modon CIIIttd.
Mom and MCOIldId, by AmbrItCIO, 10 Idopc RES, 01.8,
AUTHORIZlNO TllE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH
TllE STATE HISTORICAl. SOCIETY OF If:1NA FOR TllE
PURPOSE OF PREPARING A COMPREHENSIVE PRESER.
VATION PlAN WlTll FUNDS PROVIDED BY HISTORIC
RESOURCE DEVElOPMENT GRANT. Doug RUlltII, Chli.
pallOn 0/ Hlllorio P""Mllon Comm., 1ppI1IId.
Mom and llCOnded,lO Idopc RES, 01.0, AUTHORIZ.
ING TllE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO FILE
AN APPUCA TION FOR A CERTlAED LOCAl. GOVERNMENT
(ClG) GRANT FOR TllE PURPOSE OF PREPARING A
NOMINATION TO TllE NATIONAl. REGISTER OF HISTORIC
, PLACES FOR TllE HOUSES BUILT BY HOWARD MOFFITT.
SIa/lml/l1w Bob Mkb and ChUptltOn 0/ Hillorio P""M.
lion Comm, Doug RUlli. pr...nllot dlacuulon. Th. Mayor
dtdartd th. lllOlullon acfo9ted.
Moved and llCOnded, 10 acfo9t RES. 00.10, AUTllORIZ.
INO TllE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK ATTEST
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN 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 TllE RECRE.
ATION CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE.
Moved and llCOnded,loadopl RES. 01.11, AUTllORIZ.
ING TllE MAYOR TO SIGN ~ RIGHT-oF.WAY ASSURANCE
STATEMENT FOR FEDERAl. AID PROJECTS,
Moved and llCOnded, 10 adopt RES, 01.12, AUTllORIZ.
ING TllE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO
ATTEST A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY AND HIUS BANK & TRUST COMPANY.
Moved and llCOnded, to dll., un," I122th. ordlnanc.
regulaUng tha ilia 01 c~lIlnll: requlrfng a ralag lIcan..
Ihl/alor, prohlbl1lng lalallo pl/lOnl und., tha Ig. oIl~hllln:
requiring c~arana vandlng macl1ln.. 10 ba equ~td with
locking dIYlc..: requ~1ng the poltlng 01 hll~h warnlngl: and
prOYldlng ptna~11I 101 Ylollllonl "'Iraol, and Iha OIdlnanct
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Moved and llOOtIdtd. III ed,lIlIn 8~ p,m. ThII.lJyOl I
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For . mol. dtlliltd , =mpltl' dl~ 01 Council
1odIvtiN' DlIlurtemtn\l, IN OIlict 01 CIy Cltrll and FNrtCt et? I
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTlVmES
Janulll'f a, 1991
Iowa City Council, rog, mtg" 7:30 p,m. 01 tho CMo Contor. Mayor McOonald prosldlng,
Councllmombor. prosonl: Ambrlsco, Courtney, Horowitz, Kubby, latson, McDonald, Novfck.
Absonl: Nono. Stoltmomboll prOlonl: Atkins, Holling, Gontry, Karr, Fosso, Schmolsor,
8chmsdoko, Mlklo, COUncil mlnutos tapo.,ocordod on Tapo 91-3, both sldos,
Ed WIlson and Davo W1nogBldon, roprosonllng tho Indopondonllnsuraneo Agonts Assoo. 01
Johnson t:ounty, prosontod I $2,425 chock 10 Flro Chlol Connor lor purchaso oIl computor lor
tho dopartmonL Chlol CoMor notod thl. would bo tho third computor purchasod by tho
In.urance Agonts and Icknowlodgod tholr conUnuod supporL
The Meyor proclalmod January 21, 1991, as MARTlN LUTHER KING, JR. RECOGNmON DAY.
Moved by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrl.co, thai tho lollowlng Itoms and rocommondatlons
In tho Consonl Calondat bo rocolvod, or epprovod, and/or edoptod ss prosontod:
Approval 01 Offlclal Council AcUon. 01 tho rogular mooting 01 12/11/90, as
pubn.hod, lubjOc1 to corrocUon, IS rocommonded by tho City Clork.
Mlnulo. 01 Boatds and Commissions: P&R Comm. .11/14/90, 12/12/00: Housing
Comm. . 11/13190; HI.torlc Prosorvatlon Comm. . 11/14/90; Senior Cenler Comm. .
11/19/90: P&Z Comm.. 12/6190, 12J2OI90; AIrport Comm..l 1/20190; Affordablo Housing
Task Forco ' 12/6190.
Pormll MoUon.: Approving an Ouldoor Servlco AIoa lor Gabo'alno. dbe Gabo's,
330 E. Washington Slrool. Approving a Class E Boor Pormlt lor QulkTrlp Corporal/on dba
QulkTrlp , 552, 25 W. Burlington Strool. Approving a Class C Boor Permit lor Inn.Ho
Shinn dba Easl.Wosl Oriontal Foods, 624 S. Gilbert Strool. Approving a Class B Boor
Pormlt lor Mlchaol E. Hodgo dba Sunshlno Laundry Co" 218 E, Markol Strool. Approving
a Class C Uquor Uconso lor Inn Ho Shinn dba Aooshe Rostaurant, 624 S. Gllbort Stroot.
Approving RES, 9lo1, Bk. 105, p, 1, ISSUE CIGARrnE PERMIT lor Towncrosl Amoco
Sorvlco Ino., 2315 Muscol/no Avo. Approving a Class C Uquor Uconse lor Ono Poor
Sludont, Ino. dba Ono.Eyod Jake's, 18.20 S. Clinton Strool.
SotUng Publlo HOllings: To sol a pubno hoarlng lor 3/19/91, on tho City 01 Iowa
City's FYll:! Iowa Dopartmonl 01 Transportation Slato Transll Asslslanco granl application,
and authorizing tho City Clork 10 publish nollco 01 said hoarlng,
MoUon.: Approving dlsbursomonl.ln the emounl 01 $4,736,015,33 lor tho porlod
01 Novombor 1 thru Novombor 30, 1990, as rocommondod by tho Flnanco Dlroc1or
subloc110 audit.
Rosolutlons: RES, 91.2, Bk, 105, p, 2, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE
COLLEGE STREET BRIDGE REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
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January 8, 1991
pago 2
Corrospondonco: LOllors and pollllon s/gnod by 134 rosldonts 01 Huntors' Run
SubdMslon roquosUng tho City cons/dol paving Rohlol Road and installing a Ildowalk.
with a copy 01 City Engr.'s roply. Polltlon contalnlng 438 slgnaturos roquosllng Installation
ola lIalno signal al Lowor MuscoUno and Mall Olivo. Roavos and 1II0no Holbrook
rog4ldlng a lonco on tho publ/o rlghl-ol.way. lOOT rogatdlng a patching proloc1 on 1-80.
Johnson County Board 01 SupoMsors appolntmonl 01 Runno Anclaux 10 tho Sonlor
Contor Comm. Nollco roglldlng Iowa C/ty'Slntonl to purchaso oqulpmonlln oxcoss 01
~,OOO,OO.
AppllcaUon lor City Plaza Uso Pennlts: MI. DoAnn Mlllor lor UIO 01 tho chockor.
bolld squ4lo 1I0alor a danco on Janulll'f 15. 1991, approved.
AIIIrrnatlvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councflmombors prosonL Tho Mayor docfatod tho
moUon call1od and ropoatod tho publlo hoatlng as soL (7:40 p,m,)
Moved by Ambrlsco, socondod by lIlson, 10 sol a publlo hOlllng lor January 22. 1991, on
an ordlnanco to amond Chaptor 38, tho Zoning OIdlnanco, by amondlng SocUon 38-4(c) to
rodofino conslgnmont store. Tho Mayor doclarod tho moUon Catrlod unanimously, 7/0, all
Councflmombors prosonL
Movod by lIlton, socondod by Horowitz. theltho ordlnanco amondlng Chaplor 38 01 tho
Iowa City Codo 01 Ordlnancos 10 limit and conlloltho oslabllshmonl 01 hollports, hollpads, and
hlJllstops In Iowa City, Iowa, bo glvon nrsl volo lor psssago. Kubby cfatlnod thol a publlo zono
(Zone P) Is a doslgnaUon usod on zoning map 10 lot ovoryono know whal parcols 110 publlo bul
thoro 110 no zoning rosl1lcUons placod on thom oxcopllor saloty codos such as IIro. building and
plumbing codos. Movod by Novick, socondod by Kubby, 10 omond tho ordlnanco donnlllon 01
hospital so thai tho wording 'ntogrol part thoroor Is Includod as a modlllor lor tho onl/ro IIsl 01
hospital sOMcos (undorllnod porlfon 01 1 -3,91 ordlnanco Includod In packol). Tho Mayor
doclatod the moUon carrtod unanimously, 7/0, all Councflmombors prosonl. In rosponso to
Courtney, tho City Allornoy said tho roloronco to air l1ansportaUon nol bolng an Intogral part 01
hospital sOMco ('4 01 'tho ordlnanco) Is a nndlng ollact prosonlod 10 Council which Is not
codlnod, Sho addod tho amondmonl will bo In A ond B 01 tho ordlnanco and codlnod, Alnrmal/vo
roll call voto on the nrsl consldoraUon as amondod unonlmous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
Tho Mayor docllled tho mol/on carrlod,
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson, thai ORD, 91-3485, Bk, 33, p. 1, AMENDING THE
ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDmONALLY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF
APPROXIMATELY 168 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF MELROSE AVENUE
AND WEST OF PROPERlY OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FROM ID.RS TO OPDH.l,
A PREUMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING (PDH) PLAN FOR WALNUT RIDGE,IOWA
CITY, IOWA, bo possod and adoplod, Alnrmollvo roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Council.
mombors prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordlnanco adoplod.
Movod by Courtnoy, socondod by Larson, 10 adopt RES. 91-3, Bk. 105, p, 3, APPROVING
THE PREUMINARY PLAT OF WALNUT RIDGE, A SUBDIVISION OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON
COUNTY, IOWA. Alnrmatlvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho
Mayor doclorod tho rosolutlon odoptod,
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January 8, 1991
pago 3
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Larson. thai tho ORD. 91-3466, Bk. 33, p. 2, AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CONDmONALLY CHANGING THE USE REGUIJ\TIONS OF
APPROXIMATELY 43,8 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE.QUARTER MILE WEST OF
WEST HIGH SCHOOL FROM ID.RS TO RS.5 (Davo CahllVGalway Hills), bo passod and adoplod,
Kubby quosUonod schodullng Council discussion rogardlng the dINoronl phllosophlos concornlng
ac1lvo open apaco, Tho Mayor nolod Inlore81 on tho part 01 P&Z 10 gollnvolved and alalod al
10881 two mooUngs would be hold with P&R and P&Z mombors 10 lacllllalo a bellor undorSlandlng
on both commissions' pOlL larson oxprossod dlsagroomonl with a IOllor from a P&Z
Commission mombor rogardlng how nolghborhoods oughlto bo construc1od, and supportod the
noed lor communIty parks. Ho compllmonled ownor Davo Cahill lor his paUenco and dlllgenco
In going through the Council dl8cusslon. Horowitz said tho wholo philosophical discussion 01
passive and ac1lvo Is varlod In the community as woll as on Council. Council agroed 10 dlaculI
tho mallor In tho near Mure. AtnrmaUvo roll call VOlo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombers
prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho ordinance adoplod.
Moved by Lar80n, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl Ros, 91-4, Bk. 105, p. 4, APPROVING
THE PREUMINARY SUBDIVISION PIJ\T OF GALWAY HillS SUaDMSION, PART I,IOWA CITY,
IOWA. Novfck reloroncod tho 11/15 slalt report regarding Galway Drive and quosllonod tho
stalomonl thslln discussing slle dlslance they lound Illnadoqualo to allow vohlcloa 10 aaloly
onlor Molroso Irom Galway Drive and 81alod this slle dlslanco should be corrocted, PPD Olroctor
and MMS Consultant Larry Schnlttjor said tho onglnoorlng 8!alt did bring up tho quolllon bul aftor
lurther analysls,lound no problom, Atnnnatlve roll call VOlo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosonL Tho Mayor doclarod the rosolullon adoptod. .
Movod by Ambrlsco, 80condod by Novick, 10 adopl RES. 91.5, Bk, 105, p. 5, APPROVING
THE FINAL SUBDIVISION PIJ\T OF BIJ\CK HILLS SUBDIVISION OF JOHNSON COUNlY,IOWA.
Atnrmatlve roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
rosoluUon adoptod.
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES. 91-8, Bk, 105, p. 6,'EXTENDING
THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE APPROVED PREUMINARY IJ\RGE SCALE NON.RESIDENTlAL
DEVELOPMEm (LSNRD) PIJ\N FOR BLOOMING PRAIRIE WAREHOUSE, INC. LOCATED AT
2340 HEINZ ROAD. AtnrmaUvo roll call volo unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors presonl, Tho
Mayor doclarod the resolullon adoplod.
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A publlo hoar'ng was hold on plans, epoclflcallons, lorm 01 contrac1 and 0811malo 01 cosllor
tho construc1lon 01 Iho Fiscal Yoor 1991 Sanltory Sowor Improvomonls proJoc1. No ono
appoarod, '
Movod by Ambrlsco, socondod by Courtnoy, 10 adopl RES, 91.7, Bk, 105, p, 7, APPROVING
PIJ\NS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CON.
STRUCTlON OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1991 SANITARY SewER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT,
ESTABUSHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY
CLERK TO PUBUSH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PIJ\CE FOR RECEIPT OF
BIDS lor 1/29/91 al 10:30 a,m, Alflrmallvo roll coli vola unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors
prosonl. Tho Mayor doclarod Iho rosolullon adoplod. (8:07 p,m,)
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January 0, 1991
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DoAnn Mlllor, 922~ S. Van Buron, and Holon Lowos, 410 N, Clinton, appoarod roprosonUng
Womon Agalnsl War and road a rosoluUon asking Iowa City bo doslgnatod an anU.war zono,
Larson ond Novick slatod thai lorolgn policy was nol a mallor lor City Council. Mlllor and Lowos
Invllod tho public 10 a town mooUng 7:()(),0:30 p,m. 1/15 al Old BrIck lollowod by a danco altho
City Plaza.
The Mayor announcod the lollowlng vacanclos: AIrport Comm. . Ono vacancy lor I slx.yoor
lonn ending 3/1/97i Broadband TelocommunlcaUons Comm, . Two vacancies lor throe.year lonns
ondlng 3/13/94i Hlstorlo ProsorvaUon Comm. . Two vacanclos lor throe.yoar lorms endIng
3129/94, one appoIntee must be a ropresonlatlve 01 tho WOOdlawn Dlstrlel. Those appolntmonls
will be mado at the al19/91 mooUng 01 tho City Council,
Movod by Ambrlsco, soconded by Horowitz, to appolnl Loron Forbos, 7 Albury Drive, 10 tho
Mayor's Youth Employmonl Board lor an unoxplrod tonn ondlng April HI, 1992 and 10 approvo
tho rocommondaUon 01 tho Johnson County Board 01 Suporvlsors thai Donald Olio bo appolntod
10 tho RIvorlront Comm. as a roprOS8nlotlvo 01 the County lor a throo.yoar torm ondlng Decombor
1, 1993. Tho Mayor doclatod tho mollon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonL
Kubby roloroncod a lollor she rocolvod whore on Individual noor Longlollow School roportod
nndlng namos and datos 01 peoplo who pourod sldowolks and/or buill buildings otchod on tholr
works, somo doUng back to 19tO. Sho slatod II was a nlco tradition to conUnuo and oncourogod
bulldors 10 put comorstonos on buildings, Kubby Invllod pooplo 10 allond a sorlos 01 ovonls
happening 1/14 and 1/t5 contorlng around tho Persian Gull Issuo, noUng tho JoInt mooUng with
Johnson County Bd, 01 Suporvlsors and Sycomoro V10w lour also on 1115. Larson asked thai
tholntollocUon 01 Mormon Trok and Molroso, noar Ihe cornor 01 Flnkblno GolI COUIIO and Chrlsl
tho KIng Church, be roviowod lor a protoctod loft lurn signal (lacing north) going to WOSI High,
The City Mgr. will roport back. Ambrlsco roportod on a LoglslaUvo Commllloo mooUng hold 1(1
with Slalo Sonalor Joan Uoyd.Jonos and Slate Rop. Mary Nouhausor as woll as Council
commllloe mombors Ambrlsco, Larson and McDonald, Ho stated Rop, Nouhausor was dralllng
a bill thai would hopolully roturn usago 01 tho City Plaza lounlaln back to tho clUzons, Larson
acknowlodgod tho allondanco 01 Rop. Nouhausor and Sonalor Uoyd.Jonos, noUng his
appreclallon lor tholr InlormaUon and candor, Courtnoy notod the pollllon Irom clUzons In the
Mall Drlvo aroa rogardlng Iralflc control, noUng concorns rocolvod Irom Goodwill Induslrlos and
South Easl Junior High, and askod Ihattho limo schodulo bo crankod up. Ho also Inquired as
10 tho schodulo lor golfing rocommondaUons Irom tho Tralflo Engr, on Iho school zonos, Tho
City Mgr, slalod tho Tralflc Engr, has rocolvod numorous roquosts and a summary will be
prosontod 10 Council. Horowitz ombolllshod romarks rogardlng tho South Easl Junior High aroa,
noUng an upcomIng mooUng with school olnclals ond the CIIy Tralno Engr. concornlng FIrst
Avonuo, Larson nolod Iho momo In Council packol rogardlng usod City light polos and tho
doclslon to placo thom up lor bId, Ho stalod It would havo boon a ralhor Inoxponslvo way 10
garnish goodwill wllh tho schools by donaUng Ihom, McDonald romlndod ovoryono 01 Iho
upcoming budgOlsosslon schodulod 0:00 a,m. 10 1:00 p,m, on Salurday, 1/19.
Asst. City Mgr, Holling roportod thatlho Human RolaUons slaff hos Inlllalod a now sorvlco
callod Job Uno. Inloroslod pooplo sooklng omploymont may call 350.5021 and rocolvo a lapod
mossago 01 lobs curronlly avallablo along wllh a brlol synopsis, Ovor 100 calls havo alroady
boon rocolvod. Staff will conUnuo 10 monitor 10 unsure tho usago,
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City Alty. Gonlly statod tho summary from tho Tralflo Engr. rogardlng traffic concorns will also
Includo rosoatch dono by hor slall rogardlng train crossings, Sho Invitod Council to allond an
opon houso tIll 10 wolcomo Anno Burnsldo as AssI, City Atty. (8:32 p,m,)
Moved by Courtney, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopt RES, 91-8, Bk. 105, p, 8, AUTHORIZ.
ING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIEtY OF IOWA FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING A COMPREHENSIVE PRESERVATION PLAN WITH FUNDS
PROVIDED BY HISTORIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT, Doug Russoll, Chalrporson of
H1storlo Prosorvsllon Comm" appoarod and outllnod the nood for a granl for tha purposo 01
proparsUon 01 a Comprohonslvo ProsorvaUon Plan. In rosponse 10 Kubby, Russoll stalod tho
plan would holp pooplo 10 knowwholls allowablo and what Isn't regarding historical prosorvaUon
and would Incroaso public aWllonoss. Affinnatlve roll call voto unanimous, 7/0, all Council.
mombers prosonL Tho Mayor doclatod the rosolullon adoplod,
Movod by Kubby, socondod by Horowitz, to adopl RES. 91.9, Bk. 105, p. 9, AUTHORIZING
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO FILE AN APPUCATION FOR A CERTIFIED
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) GRANT FOR TH~ PURPOSE OF PREPARING A NOMINATION TO
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR THE HOUSES BUILT BY HOWARD
MOFFITT. Staltmombor Bob Mlklo and Chalrporson of Historic ProsorvaUon Comm. Doug Russoll
prosonl for discussion, In rosponso to Ambrlsco, Russollstatod tho Moffitt housos ere slgnlflcanl
bocouso oltholr usa 01 recovorod matorlals and tho fael thoy 110 doslgnod by a local bulldor and
not a profosslonal archltoel, nollno thai thoro are bolWoon 40 and 100 housos within tho City,
Mlklo oxplalned that tho application to the Nallonal Reglstor doos nol nocossarlly roqulro consont
01 tho ownor, but tho aelual IIsUng would requIre consont. Ho outllnod possible tax bonollts and
rostrlcUons, Alflrmatlvo roll coli voto unanimous, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont, Tho MRyor
doclatod tho rosolullon adoptod.
Moved by Courtnoy, socondod by Ambrlsco, 10 adopl RES. 9Q.l0, Bk. 105, p, 10,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK ATTEST AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN 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 statod In hor roviow ollho
spoclflcollons, sho was glad to soo throo thIngs monUonod: 1) tho park, 2) maluro planUngs, and
3) tho Farmors' Markot, She also said sho was happy to rolaln a local archlloel. Horowitz
acknowlodgod ploasure with rolonUon 01 a local archltoct and Iho way tho proposal roquost had
boon Wlltton, Howovor, sho stalod she was dlslrossod with the lack 01 promotion for public
translL Larson statod pooplo should bo oncouragod 10 onjoy downtown and thai limiting parking
In aroas was nol a valid moans 01 raising Iranslt rldorshlp, othor things should bo pursuod to
oncourago uso 01 public transit. Ambrlsco statod thai tho City was goIng to loso 164 spacos (old
library lot and IInal urban ronowal parcol) In lho noar futuro and Ihal Council has the rosponslblllty
to provido parking In tho downlown aroa. Novick said Iho City has not addod parking slnco 1982
and has oxporloncod a population growth, and Council will bo consldorlng oxlonslon 01 bus
routos along with budgol discussions. Tho Mayor doclarod tho rosoluUon adoptod, 6/1, with tho
following division 01 roll call voto: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Kubby, Laroon, McOClnald, Novick.
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Moved by Larson, soc:lndod by Ambrlsco, to adopl RES. 91.1 I, Bk. 105, p. 11, AUTHORlZ.
ING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A RIGHT.OF.WAY ASSURANCE STATEMENT FOR FEDERAL AID
PROJECTS. AItlrmatlvo roll call volo unanImous, 7/0, all Councllmombers prosonL Tho Mayor
doclarod tho rosoluUon adoptod.
Moved by Laraon, .oconded by Novick, 10 adopl RES. 91,12, Bk. 105, p. 12, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO exECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO AnEST A SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF IrmA CITY AND HILLS BANK & TRUST COMPANY. AlIInnatlvo roll call
volo unanlmoua, 7/0, all Councllmombora prosonL Tho Mayor doe/arod tho resolUuon adoptod.
Tha Mayor nolod provlous Council discussion at tholr 1(7lnlonna/ maoUng, concornlnQ 1I0ms
I e and 19, two c1garoUo ordlnanco., and Council agroomonlto dolor lor two waoks. Ho slatod
thore was I mlsundoratandlng on tho part 01 tho pubno that certain ostabUshmenls would be
oxompted Irom provision. and .tatod no oxompllons exJ.tln tho ordlnancos, Inlonnal dIscussIon
would be scheduled 1/21 and aellon would be .cheduled lor 1/22. Movod by Novick, socondod
by Laraon,lo dolor unUlI/22/91 tho ordinance rogul'Ung tho sa/o 01 c1garoUOIj roqulrlng I rotaJl
IIconso thorolor: prohlblUng salos to porsons undor tho ago 01 olght80nj requIring clgarouo
vondlng machlnos 10 be equlppod with Iockfng dovice.; requIring tho posllng 01 hoalth watnlngs:
and providing ponalUos lor violallons thorool, and tho ordinance prohlblUng tho purchsso 01 clga.
roUos by poraons undor the age 01 elghtoon and providing puna/Uos lor violallons thoreol. The
Mayor doe/arod tho moUon carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosenL
Movod by Larson, socondod by Horowitz, to adjourn 9:00 p,m. The Mayor doclarod tho
moUon carrlod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
JOHN MCDONALD, MAYOR
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
January 22, 1991
Iowa Clly Council, reg. mlg" 7:30 p,m. 01 tho CMo Contor. Moyor McDonold pro sIding,
Councllmombors prosont: Ambrlsco, Courtney, Horowitz, Kubby, latson, McDonald, Novick.
Absonl: None. Staffmombors prosonl: AWns, Holling, Gonlty, Karr, K1nnoy, Schmo/sor, Yuculs,
Mansllold, Othors presonl: Larry Donnor, Formor Aro Chlol. Council mlnulos Iope.roCOrded on
Topo 91.12, Sldos 1 and 2, 9f.l3 Sldo I.
Tho Mayor proclaimed Fobruary 6, 1991, as ROSEMARY VITOSH DAY: and rood an
INDIVIDUAL TOLERANCE PROClAMATION. Larry Fountain, University ollowo Crodil Union,
occuplod tho proclatnatlon lor Ms. V1losh and oncouragod alllrlonds ond assoclolos 01 Ms. V1tosh
10 ollond an old lashloned communIty bonelllln hor honor Fobruary 6. TIckots oro ovallablo 01
the crodll union and all local banks.
Tho Mayor prosonted 0 Budgol AWard from Govornmonl Ananco Olflcors AssoclaUon 10 CIty
Budgot AnalYSI Deb Mansnold,
MOved by Ambrtsco, soconded by Horowitz, that tho lollowlng 1I0ms and rocommondatlons
In tho Consonl Calondar bo rocolved, or approved, and/or odoplod as amonded:
Approval 01 Olllclal Council Actions 01 tho rogulat moollng 01118191, as publlshod,
subjoCllo corrocUon, as rocommended by Iho City Clork.
Mlnutos 01 Boards and CommIssions: AIrport Comm. . 12/19/00, 118191: Ubrary Bd.
01 Trusleos . 12120190: Broodband To/ocommunlcotlons Comm. . 12/19190; Rlverlronl
Comm. . 12/5190: Bd, 01 AdJuslmonl . 11114/00: Des~n Rovlow Comm. . 12/10190;
Affordablo Housing Task Forco. 119191,
Pormll Motions: ApprovIng a Class C Boor Pormil lor Clydo R. Soalon dba Soolon's
Cash and Carry Matkol, 1331 MuscoUno Avo. ApprovIng a Class C Uquor Uconso lor
Vanessa's 01 Iowa Clly,lno, dba Glvonnl's, 109 Easl Collogo SI. ApprovIng a Closs C Flvo
Day Boor Porrnillor la, Spoclal Olympics, Ino. dba Iowa Speclal Olympics, SYCBmoro Moll,
Hwy. 6 & Flrsl Avo.
Motions: ApprovIng dlsbursomonls In tho amounl 01 $4,766,530,50 for tho porlod of
. Docombor 1lhrough Docombor 31, 1990, as rocommonded by Iho Ananco DlroClor, sub/oct
to audll.
Resolutions, Bk.l05: RES. 91,13, p, 13, ADOPTING SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 46 TO
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. RES. 91.14, p, 14,
AMENDING THE BYLAWS OF THE IOWA CITY/JOHNSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
COMMISSION.
Corrospondonco: Chambor 01 Commorco AIls Commllloo roquostlng tlmo 10 dIscuss
o downtown Reglonol Cullurol Foclllty ond Conroronco Conlor. PrincIpal 01 Wosl HIgh
School Supporllng Iho two clgarollo solos ordlnancos. Momorondo Irom Iho CIvil SorY/co
Comm. submllllng cortll/od lists 01 appllcanls for Iho lollowlng positions: Malnlononco
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Workor I. PolluUon Conlrol, Malnlonanco Worker I. Transll, Malnlonanco Workor ,. Sltoo15.
Memorandum Irom tho Flnanco Dopl. giving notlco ollntonllo purchaso equlpmonl.
Appffcntlons lor the Uso 01 Sltoo15 and Publlo Grounds: David Gobhart to uso publlo
sldowalks lor a Walk Agalnsltho War on 1119/91, approved.
Amrmatlvo roll call volo unanImous, 7/0, all Councllmombors presont. Tho Mayor doclared tho
moUon Catrlod. (7:36 p,m.)
A publlo hoarlng was hold on an ordlnanco 10 amond Choplor 36, tho Zoning Ordlnanco, by
amondlng SocUon 36.4(0) 10 rodoflno conslgnmont sloro. No ono appeared. Movad by Kubby,
secondod by larson, 10 accopl tho lonor Irom John Walson, Executlvo Dlreclor Goodwill
Indus trios 01 Southoasllowa, supporUng tho amondmonl. The Mayor doclared tho motion carrtod,
7/0, all Councllmombors prosonl.
Movod by Larson, socondod by KUbby,thaltho ordlnanco amondlng Chaplor 36 of tho Iowa
City Codo 01 Zoning Ordlnanco 10 limit and conlrol tho ostabllshmont 01 hOllports, hOllpads, and
hollslops In Iowa City, Iowa, bo glvon 8Ocond vole lor passago. Tho Mayor doclatod the motion
carrtod unanimously, 7/0, all Councllmombors prosont.
The Mayor announcod that publlo discussion would bo hold on the proposod ordlnanco
banning opon burning within Iowa Clly. The lollowlng Individuals oppoarod: Roslo W1lholm, 39
Rita Lyn Courtj Mary Lohse/S16 Maggard; Miko Lewls.Bock,417 Brown SI.; Donald Engsltom,
62a Socond Avo,; Rick Gral, 62a Socond Avo. (7:50 p,m.)
Bud LouIs, 500 Foster Rd., oppoated and quostlonod Councllmombor Kubby on hor roconl
Involvement In demonstraUons opposIng military acUon In Ihe Gulf. Anna Wag nor, P.O. Box 164,
appoarod re tho r1ghllo domonSltaloj and d1slrlbulod malo rials rolatlvo to tho dofln/llon ollamlly
as II appllod 10 housIng vouchors. Susan Kratz, 606~ N. Gllbort, asked tho communlly 10
maIntaIn dialogue and a non.vlolonl slanco concom/ng the Gull war. Catol Borry, 2905
BrooksIde, asked thallhe Posl omco nol bo Iho slto ollurthor domonslraUons ro tho war,
Moved by NovIck, socondod by Horowitz, Ihal the ordinance 10 amond Chaptor 24, mlscolla.
noous provlslons,lo prohibit opon burning In Iowa City, bo glvon f1rsl voto lor passago, Individual
Councllmembors oxprossod tho/r vlows. Tho Mayor doclared tho motion carrlod, 4/3, wllh tho
following dIvisIon of roll call vole: Ayos: Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, Novick. Nays: Ambrlsco,
Courtnoy, McDonald.
The Mayor announcod tho lollowlng vacancy: Broadband Tolocomrnun/catlons Comm, .ono
vacancy lor an unoxplred tonn ondlng 3/13/93. ThIs oppolnlmonl will bo mado althe 3/5/91
mooting of Ihe City Council,
Tho Mayor announcod the oppolnlmonl 01 Councllmombor Karon Kubby 10 tho Johnson
County On.Slto Wastowalor Mnnagomonl O/slrlcl Adm/nlslraUvo Comm. as CounCil Roprosonta.
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Janulll'f 22, 1991
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Councllmombor Kubby oncouraged cltlzons who havo loft mossagos on hor answorlng
machlno 10 loavo their name and numbor 10 enablo hor 10 rospond. Sho also romlndod Council
thatlwo Council appointments need 10 bo mado to the CllylCounly Sonlor Centor roviow
commllloe. Tho Mayor slatod thai mattor would bo schoduled lor Council In oarly Fobrulll'f.
Larson noled tho presontatlon 01 tho Govemmont Flnanco Otflcors Budgot Award oatll~r In tho
ovonlng and commondod City Managor Slevo Aikins and F1nanco Offlcor Don Yuculs lor Iholr
Involvomenl. Ambrlsco commentod thai audio probloms during tho prosonlatlon last Council
mooting by tho Indopondontlnsuranco Agonts 01 Johnson County prohlbltod the vlowors 01 the
community 10 hoat tho prosonlallon. Ho noted thai tho prosontatlon 01 a chock 10 tho Iowa City
Flro Dopartmonl by this group roprosontod tho third tlmo tho group had glvon such a gift 10 the
Flro Dopartmontlo purchaso computor equipment. Ho acknowlodgod tho doparturo 01 Flro Chlol
Latry Donnor 10 Colorado and wlshod ho and his lamlly tho vory bosL Horowitz acknowlodgod
the Comprohonslve Annual Roport dlstrlbutod and slatod thai sho has asked tho oxocutlvo
dlroclor 01 tho Jobs Tralnlng Partnorshlp Aclto sond a IIs1 of monlos r~colvod Irom tho ledoral
and slato govornmonl used 10 Iraln pooplo In Johnson County. Sho noted tho good usa 01 all
various lunds recolved and tho cooporatlon with tho Unlvorslty and roglonal organizations,
Courtnoy compllmontod oll.duty City omployoos Bob Kosslor and Ruth Kosslor lor ropor1fng tho
Infonnatlon necosslll'f 10 proporty chatgo tho truck Involved In damaging the Woo" Avonuo brldgo.
Ho notod thai tholr alortnoss savod tho Clly $25,000.
City Atty. Gontry notod tho doparturo 01 Flro Chlol Donnor and slaled ho would bo mlssod,
Movod by Kubby,soconded by Ambrlsco,lo adopt RES, 91.15, Bk. 105, p. 15, ADOPTING
A SCHEDULE OF FEES, REGUI.~TIONS, AND GUIDELINES FOR THE PROVISION OF
ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES AND FOR THE LICENSING OF ANIMALS, PROVIDING AMONG
OTHER THINGS THAT PERSONS AGE 60 OR OLDER MAY ADOPT ANIMALS WITHOUT
PAYING THE RECUIRED FEE THEREFORE, Novlckquosllonod waiving tho 100 simply lor ago
purposos. Horowitz notod hoalth boneflts oxporlonced by tho olderly In laklng COle 01 a poL City
Alty. Gontry stalod tho resolution was basod upon a rocommondatlon Irom tho Animal Advisory
Commlttoo. Tho Mayor doclared Iho rosolutlon adoptod, 6/1, with tho lollowlng division 01 roll call
volo: Ayos: Ambrlsco, Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, Larson, McDonald. Nays: Novick.
Moved by Larson, socondod by Kubby, thallhe ordlnanco rogulallng Iho salo 01 clgarottos
(Item 114) be given lIrsl voto lor passago, Individual Councllmombors oxprossod Iholr vlows.
Tho Mayor noled provlous Council discussion ro amondlng tho proposed clgarotto ordinance 10
oxempl ostabllshmonts domonslratlng Ihal al loast 60% 01 their buslnoss Is boor, wino or liquor.
Tho City Attomoy dlstrlbulod a draft of proposod languago, Original motion withdrawn. Movod
by Horowitz, socondod by Ambrlsco, to dolor both ordlnancos, one rogulatlng tho salo 01 clga.
rottos; roqulrlng a rolallllconso thoro lor: prohibiting salos 10 porsons undor tho ago 01 olghtoon:
roqulrlng clgarotto vondlng machlnos to bo oqulppod with locking dovices; roqulrlng the posting
01 hoalth warnIngs: and providing ponaltlos lor violations thorool, (ltom '14) and Iho Rocond
ordlnanr.o prohibiting tho purchaso 01 clgarottos by porsons undor the age 01 elghloon and
providing ponaltlos lor violations thorool(ltom '15), Tho Mayor doclarod Iho motion carrlod, 7/0,
all Councllmembors prosont,
The Mayor notod the upcoming birthday, 1/23, 01 Councllmombor Ambrlsco,
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Movod by Novick, socondod by Courtney, to adjourn 9:15 p,m. Tho Mayor doclarod tho
mollon wtlod unanImously, 7/0, all CouncJ/mombora prosonL
MCDONALD, MAYOR
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HINUTES or THE JOIII'1' HEBTINO or THE JOIINSON COUNTY DOMD or
SUPERVISORS AND THE IOWA CITY COUNCILI
January 15, 1"1
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Tomporary suporviaor Chairporaon Hyora oallod tho looting
to ardor at 4103 p.l. Boord at suporviaora 10lbora proDont worol
Stophon Laoina, Riohard Hyora, Pat Hoado, and Charloa Dutty,
AbBont waB Botty Ookonfola, Iowa city Counoil 10lbora prooont
worOl Naoli Iloviok, ICaron Kubby, John HoDonald, SuDan 1I0rowitE,
William Ambriooo, Darroll courtnoy and Randy Laroon,
UPDATE ON E-'ll SY8TBH
HyorB Baid all 11 cOlmunitioB havo boon contactod and tho
goal iB tor tho Dyatom to bo of orating by January 1, 1992, which
would boat tho othor 55 count OB alao Dotting up a Dyatom, Tho
Iowa City polico Chiot and tho Johnoon County Shoriff havo boon
addod aB voting mombora of tho E-911 Board.
A nino-month roooarch projoct of naming roado and matohing
homoB with addrooooD ia in progroao. A contraot with US Woot will
koop tho county curront with phono numbor changoo,
Tho 45-cont por month too will not bogin to bo oolloctod
until apring, but it will 90norato about $17,000 a month which
can bo uaod only tor oquipmont and maintonanco coota, Tho oyatom
iB projoctod to roquiro $12,000 or $13,000 a month to oporatu. A
maximum at 25 porcont balanco may bo kopt on hand,aoon tho IYltom
1a oporating, Hyora anticipatol tho 45-cont rata to docraaoo, 110
hOB alroady dOBignatod 20 porcont ot tho budgot tor contingonoy
concornB, BO attor tho oyotom io oporating, docroalin9 that itom
will aloo docroaoo tho monthly too,
HyorB Daid potontial abuDo at tho aYDtom would havo olroody
rovoalod itlolt bocftuao 75 porcont at tho county already hoa tho
E-911 BYBtom. Crank callB will alao bo minimlEod bocaulo the
nomo, addroBB, and tolophono numbor at tho collor will bo
dlBplayod on 0 Bcroon and con oOBlly bo tracod.
rINANCIAL ASSURANCB COSTS AT CITY LANDrILL
HcDonald Dald county communltloB havo not boon onthualaatlo
about aharln9 COBtB ot malntalnlng and upgrading tho landtlU, 110
Dald a doclalon will nood to bo mado aoon to rooolvo tho lOBuo.
City Hanagor stophon Atkins said tho Iowa Dopartmont at
Natural Roaourcos (DIIR) has choson not to amond ita rogulationo,
which torcos tho city to not bo ablo to borrow monoy ovor timo
but to roly only a cash-on-hand trust account tor tunding
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projooto at the landtill. ^ low eotimato ot landtill olosing
oooto would bo 50-00nto a oquaro toot tor tho 160-aoro sito,
Thoro io nothing binding tho ourront usors ot tho landfill to
oontinuo uoing tho sito so ^tkino rooommondod inoroaoing tho
tipping foo to $31 dollars a ton (ot whioh $3.50 goos to tho
stato) to oovor a $2.5 million oapital projoot. Tho eity is
trying to oxtond tho lite of tho landfill by digging a now coll,
acquiring 0 building for compaoting bailod matorial, and
implomont syotomo to oontrol tho lcoohing ot harmful motorial.,
MoDonald said Iowa City housoholds aooount tor only 15
porcont of tho volumo of tho landfill, DO thoro aro oovoral othor
sourcos of waoto motorial in tho landfill. Tho oity io concornod
that if it is nocoosary to clooo tho landfill and pay tho olosing
costs, thooo coots not bo born only by tho oity, but to havo a
systom in placo to sproad tho rosponoibility and tho costs among
tho curront usors of tho landtill.
Larson said tho oity has no 9uarantoo that tho othor u.or.
of tho landfill will continuo to uso tho landfill, oopooially if
tho tipping foo risoo. Tho oity io boaring tho full coot of
trying to oxtond tho lifo of tho landfill, but an oquitablo moans
of Shoring tho landfill costs noodo to bo ootablishod, ho oaid,
Atkins said tho oity is considoring olooing tho curront coll
and constructing a now coll rathor than attompting to find a now
sito,
Hyors said tho county rocognizos that all tho county oharos
in uoo of tho landfill and tho hoaviost uooro should pay thoir
lood of tho costs, 110 oU9gostod that tho Johnoon County Council
of Govornments could bo an avonuo of convinoing oity counoils to
bUdgot finanoial support for tho landfill coots.
Noviok suggosted that a landfill foo bo addod to tho
proporty tax asoossmont, Ambrisco said Iowa City haa found
cooporation with Coralvillo and North Liborty, but othor amallor
communitios havo had troublo accopting tho idoa of oupporting tho
landfill oosts. 110 sald thoro aro additional coatI to tho oity
auch as whon pollutanto looch out of tho landfill, thoy polluto
tho wator that tho city then has to troat for drinking wator.
Atkins oaid thore woo a 14 porcont volumo roduction from
Docomber 1989 and Dooombor 1990. Soveral itoms aro boing divortod
from tho landfill at tho local lovol and tho nowopaper drop-otf
systom has collootod a groat doal of paper from both Iowa City
and tho surrounding communitiol.
Kubby said tho oity has tho option of inoroasing tho tipping
foo, Atkins said oomo communitios would not bo affeoted bocauoo
tho privato haulors thoy uoe would boar tho inoroasod oost,
Larson oaid tho oity shOUld try to got the oitieo and the haulers
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to mako commitmonts to continuo using tho landtill.
McDonald said ovon aftor voluntarily rOducing volumo and
making capital improvomonts, tho city will likoly still bo
roquirod to pay tho DNR a largo amount ot monoy. Larson suggostod
tho city mako 0 proposal to tho JCCOG tor sharing costs oC tho
landt1l1.
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Hyors said thoso who croato tho waste and thoso who pay
proporty taxos aro not in proportion, Atkins said an altornato
solution would bo joint govornanco ot tho landtill, Kubby said
tho oity could limit tho aroa trom which it will tako was to.
SPBBD DUMPS Ar rHB LANDFILL
HcDonald said tho city has roconstructod tho spood bumps at
tho landtill oito to rosolvo tho proviously roportod problom.
FUTURB FUNDING FOR SBArs
HcDonald said tho quality sorvico SEATS providos has a prico
tag, having incroasod in tho city budgot trom $100,000 in Budgot
Yoar 1988 to $250,000 in Budgot Yoar 1992. Hyoro said tho
county's costs tor gasolino, now vOhiclos,and othor onorgy-
rolatod itnms has grown quickly,
Atkins said tho domand-rosponsivo naturo ot tho systom
croatos costs that would not bo prosont on a tixod-routo systom,
Hyors said tho SEATS porsonnol do not just drivo a bus, and tho
days ot boing ablo to pay thom low wagos aro ovor, Larson said it
is good nows that moro pooplo aro using SEATS, but tho quostion
noods to bo askod whothor this ono nood can bo mot without boing
irrosponsiblo to tho taxpayors as a wholo.
Courtnoy askod it tho uso ot tho systom is boing adoquatoly
monitorod and whothor tho qualifications tor tho program aro
stringont onough to koop abuso to a minimum. Hyors said thoro aro
a signiticant numbor ot pooplo whoso roquosts tor sorvico aro
doniod. 110 said it a too wao roquirod tor using tho systom, tho
todoral and stato monoy would not bo availablo, Hoado said
roportod roasos ot abuso ot tho systom havo boon invostigatod and
tound to bo logitimato usoo ot tho systom. Courtnoy said that
doos not moan thoy woro appropriato,
Myors pointod out that SEATS doos not pay any rent tor its
ottico at tho Sonior Contor, Kubby said that as tho porcontago ot
oldorly who uso SEATS is doolining, tho Sonior Contor may docido
it ien't appropriato to havo SEATS at tho Sonior contor. Myors
said ho has had Sonior Contor statt pooplo toll him thoy do not
want SEATS ottico in tho Sonior Contor. Larson said it is tho
city's docision whothor to koop SEATS ottico in tho Sonior
Contor, Myors said paying ront is anothor cost SEATS would havo
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SENIOR CENTER POLICY
Hyars laid a lu9gostion by Kubby and othor City Counoil
mombor. to form a committoo of two roprosontativos from oach body
to discuss a broad rango of i.ouo. involving tho Sonior Cantor is
a good idoa. Ho notod that aftor 10 yaarl of oporation, tho
Sonior Contor is vary succoosful and io nationally rocognizod as
an oxcollont faoility, Hyors said a fow difforoncoo'of opinion
ovor 10 yoarl is to bo oXpoctod.
Polioy Ihould bo docidod by olootod offioials, Hyors said,
Ho IU9g0ltod tho jOint oommittoo roport to tho two bodlos by
April 1, 1991. HODonald said ho would not liko to soo a timo
limit for tho joint committoo roport, but rocoivo tho roport whon
it is roady for discussion.
Kubby said sho Would liko to soo tho Sonior Cantor Usors mot
with tho jOint committoo as wall. DUffy said it is important to
liston to what tho Sonior Cantor Usors havo to say and thon havo
tho oloctod officials docido tho isouos. (DUffy loft tho mooting
at 5118 p,m,)
DUS SERYICB TO OUTLYINO AREAS
Kubby said rosidonto ot Indian LOOkout, Hodorn Hanor and
Sunriso Villa90 had oxprossod a dooiro to .00 bu. .orvico
oxpandod to thoir sito., Hyors .oid rosidonts hod tolkod to him
about diffioulty 90tting to work and orrand. in town,
Ambriaco .aid tho oity had proviously oxpandod tho Sycomoro
bus to Eaatdolo, tho Industrial Park and Huntors Run, but tho
ridorDhip did not incroaso onough to justify its continuod usa, A
.tudy Ihowod that oxponlion to lomo of tho troilor Courts would
co.t $150,000 for oach bus lino oxtonoion, plul croato logistical
probloms bocauso tho.o busos would bo forcod into 45-minuto
routol,
Horowitz alkod Jt tho SEATS program could bo intogratod with
tho oity bus Iyotom. "orowitz laid sho did not want to bo told
why lomothing can't bo dono, but would rothor toll staff tho goal
to bo accomplilhod and thon liston to oU990stiono of how con it
bo dona, Courtnoy laid tho only way to toll if oxpandod sorvico
will work is to ootuolly sot up tho now linos, Lorson said
.tudio. that indicoto an inoroosod ridorship alwoyo rosult in
fowor aotual ridors,
Atkin. said a rulo of thumb is that for ooch 50-cont foro,
ono dollar of proporty tax also has to bo appropriotod to covor
tho oo.t of tho rido. Larson oaid tho transit lovy has not
roachod it limit and con yot bo raisod,
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UPDATB ON MAPPING PROJBCT
Hyora aaid tho city Aaaoaaor, County Aaaoaaor and County
AUditor aro ovoraooing a pilot projoct boforo procooding to
comploto tho balanco of tho county, Aorial photography showing
ortho topography, in cooporation with Iowa Illinoia Oaa and
Eloctric Company, will oliminato tho hand-drawn mapa at tho
County AUditor'a offico and allow tho now mapa to bo drawn
diractly on computora and proaorvod oloctronically for futuro
updatoa. Tho pilot projoct will covor ono porcont of tho county
parcola, and ita $149/000 coat will bo rocovorablo. Tho poraonnol
will work out of county officOD, and bo auporviDod by Hark
KiDtlor, Two truat funda, currontly holding $225,000/ with tho
potontial of totaling $375,000 in Oudgot Yoar 1992, will atart
tho projoct/ HyorD said,
Hyora laid it il bODt to havo jUlt ono lot of mapa, It will
croato bottor and moro accurato aDDoaamontl to aottlo quostionl,
and alao croato rovonuo by charging for tho uao of tho
computorizod mapa,
FRINOB ARBA COKHITTBB RBOARDING COKPRBJIBNSIVB PLAN UPDATB FOR
ARBAS 5 AND 6 CONCBRNING WASTEWATBR TRBATKBNT AND DISPOSALSYSTBHS
HcDonald laid it il important to roactivato tho fringo aroa
committoo to diacuIs thoao ilauoa. Kubby aaid aho would liko tho
committoo to addrola tho quoation of a troo ordinanco,
GOVBRNMBNT-CRBATBD MARKETS FOR RBCYCLBD MATBRIALS
Kubby aaid aho would liko to DOO tho city and county
govornmontD oncourago rogional rocycling buainoaooD by holping
croato markotD through tho proforrod matorialD clauDo of
contracta, Sho citod Roao-Oarr, a Vinton, Iowa company that UDoa
rocyclod tiro chipD in aaphalt, aa an oxamplo, Thia would
oncourago companioD to upgrado thoir oquipmont to bo ablo to UDO
rocyclod and othor innovativo matorial in laking thoir producto.
IIorowitz odd Roao-Oarr collocta UroD frol a 40-county
aroa, Tho city and county purchaDing agonta in this 40-county
Draa ohould oncourago innovationD liko thio by awarding thom
contract a whon posaiblo, Kubby aaid if Johnaon County Dtarta,
othorD would follow. IIorowitz oaid tho ochool diatrict is a
anothor body that could bo involvod. Laroon aaid tho city alroady
apondD lonoy for rocycling offorta and Dhould opond a bit moro to
bo onvironmontally sonDitivo whon awarding contractD,
FREQUENCY or JOINT HEETINaS
IIorowitz Duggootod tho two bodioD loot togothor moro than
onco a yoar to bo ablo to discula topica in loro dotail. Kubby
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oaid othor juriodiotiono ohould bo invitod alao.
COMBINING SIMILAR OITY AND COUNTY COKHITTBES
1I0rowitz said sovorol oity and county boarda and cou1aalona
havo ovorlapping agondas, Sho oaid a Joint Rivortront commiaaion
could bo a firot stop. Both tho Iowa City Counoil and tho Board
ot suporvisors could appoint an agro~d upon numbor ot mombora ot
tho boord, Othor suggootod combinations includod joint committoos
on hoalth and history,
DISCUSSION FROM THB PUDLIC
Joan 1I00d, mombor ot tho sonior Contor CommioDion,80id tho
Sonior Contor Diroctor Botto Moisol is an oxcollont omployoo, and
has hor faults liko anyono, but sho has boon through 0 lot ot
stross th'o post fow montho, 1I0od oold tho oity and county should
rosolvo tho disputo ovor juriodiotion ot tho Congrogato Moals
sito, como to an agroomont and movo torward, Laraon aaid it ia a
ooro that no ods to bo romovod.
Jo ltinor, Sonior Con tor omployoo aaid tho oitr and county
should movo fastor in rosolving tho juriodiotion d sputa 00 it
won't agonizo so many pooplo, Hyors said thoro ora largor
concorns than just tho jurisdiotion diaputo, Laraon aaid ho and
othor city and county otficials havo boon working quiotly to
rosolvo tho issuo without succoss,
Mary Goasland, 0 Votorans Administration Modical Con tor
omployoo, said aovoral omployooa at tho faoility aro in tho
porsian Gulf or on thoir way thoro, Sovoral omployooa atill at
tho hospital ora involvod in 0 contingonoy plan to handlo
casualtios in tho ovont of war. Sho auggoatod that a writton or
vorbnl oxtonsion ot support from both tho city and tho county
would holp thom onduro what thoy ora going through. Kubby
suggostod tho two boards writo 0 joint lottor ot thanka.
Mooting adjournod at 6110 p,m,
~ E, Myors, Tomporary chair, Boord ot Suporvioors
Attostl Tom srockott, Auditor
By Tom carsnor, Clork
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Janusry 19, 1991
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CIty CouncltJludaol Sosslon: Jonusry 19, 1991, 8:00 o.m,. CouncU Chamborl, Moyor John
McDonold pros/ding,
~: McDonold, Ambrlseo, Horowitz. Kubby, LSlSon, Courtney, Novtck.
~: Atkins, Holling, Karr, Yuculs, Mansfiold, Eggora. Crolg, SmIth,
rODO.recordlng: Roo191.2, Sldo 2, !-End; Roo191.7, Sldo 2, 1-End; ROOI91-8, Sldoll & 2, All;
Roo191.9, Sldos I & 2, All.
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City Mansgor Alklns prosontod on OVOMOW 01 U10 propolod budgot. Atklnl roforrod
Councllmomborllo tho gonoral lund yoar ond bslanco, proposod flllsnelol pion FY92.94 City 01
Iowa City, pogo 17. Aikins statod thaI figuros In Iho roport will be amondod o. moro InlormaUon
II obtalnod and ovory yoar Iho slato loglsloluro Is In 8OI110n during Councll's budgot dl.cuulons
and Iho Ilslo loglsloturo may oslabllsh somothlng that would chango tho Clty'l budgol figuros.
AIkins stalod tho budgot pion slrosso.lho plonnlng ospocls moro 10 thon proviou. YOSlS, Aikins
sold tho pollclos and tho programs oro roeommondod 10 Council aro Ihown In tho summary
momorondum and In Iho budgot documont ond tho Importanco 01 this budgolls tho plan. Atkins
omphaslzod wllh this plan thoro Is vory IltUo room lor any now Inlllotlvos.
Atkins cautlonod City Councllmombors agalnsl any such major eommllrnont.lor tho luluro which
would Involvo eost. 010 rocurrlng naturo, soloct now projocl. c81ofully, particularly projOell which
might roqulro substonUal eommllrnonllrom Iho City's rOlorvos, and eonltaelual eommllrnonts.
AIkins stalod that any eommllmonts Council mokos a. part III Iho Iradltlonal budgot procm can
causo financial and pollUcal concorns.
Atkins nolod tho puro lund balanco docroasos dramaUcal~ Irom FY90 to FY94 proposod. AtkIn.
alatod tho City Is spondlng moro Ihan Ihoy aro takIng In, Aikins propoaod payIng calh lor tho
City's sharo 01 tho bus roplacomontln FY9S, RocroaUon Contor Improvomonts, and tho CMo
Conlor addlllon, Atkins stalod thl. budgotls a dollborolo policy plan to uso Iho CIIy rosorvos,
10 avoid dobl and malnleln a gonora) tax policy, AIkins statod an Irnportanl olomonl 01 tho
bud got plan Is tho use 01 rosorvos end wllh Iho taxing policy thOIO Is a eommltmonllrom sts"
and Councillor tho luluro. In rosponso to Kubby, AikIns slalod tho PUIO lund balanco II puro
cash wllh no commllmont on thoso monlos, AtkIns oxplalnod thai firo oqulpmont, bu.
. roplscomont and CMo Conlor proJocl' alo lundod Irom othor rosorvos Ihal aro budgOlod
throughout. Atkins alalod Ihal apondlng Iho Clty'a rOlorvollor capital projoels moans thatlho
City doos nollncur dobl. Atkins statod II doolllmlt Iho budgol floxlblllty, AtkIns notod thatthll
budgol policy Is Inlondod 10 guard Iho City's crodlt raUng and maIntain AM status, Aikins notod
tho City Is 01 tho $0.10 tax limit. ' AIkins notod thai Moody's has askod whal kind 01 margin doos
Iho City hovo Irom othor laxIng authorlly.
AIkIns stalod Ihoro aro a numbor 01 unknown lacloralhat will Impacl on tho City'. budgot, Alklna
sold tho airport land acqulslUon Is 0 concorn and alall Is making tho assumpUon tho Clly will
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January Ie, 199\
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conllnuo to rocolvo fodoral aid, Atkins atatod that II tho City woro 10 financo a heaVf airport land
acquisition. tho City would IIkoly nood 10 borrow 10 covor tho oxponso, Anothor unknown lactor
Is tho bus roplacomont. Atkins oxplalnod that tho bus roplacomonl policy Is that by FY95 tho City
wUlsot asldo SOOO,OOO In a bus roplacomonl rosorvo which Is tho Clty's 25% sharo or $3.2 million
to roplaco 13 bum, In rosponso 10 Horowlll, AikIns alalod the 13bum will bD equipped with
11ft oqulpmonllo mool tho Amorlcans with Dlsabllillos Act rogulaUons, Atkins oxplalnod thai tho
slzo or tho bus noot will nol chango and tho City Is lust goltlng rid ollho old busos, Horowlll
statod Iho JCCOG Iransportallon subcommlt1oo has dlscussod tha polontlaJ 01 using ragular
buSOl and It thoro aro known rldals who nood lill busos, thoro would bo anolhor bus systom
coming allor tho rogular bUSOl, AWns stalod tho City usos SEATS, Aikins notod thst busos
oqulppod with lill oqulpmont could chango tho rogular schodullng 01 routos, Atkins slstod tho
fodoral govornmonl dlsagrood with tho argumonl that tho City has a supplomontary transportation
SOMCD so tho fixod routos would nol nood 10 bo changod, Aikins oxplalnod Ihat tho City's
schodulo calls lor bus roplacomonlln FY94 and FY96 and FY95 was usod lor tho budgot
planning, Horowitz askod with Iho oxlsllng budgot. can tho City bring In anothor vohlclo lor
Incroasod SOMCO. AtkIns statod no, Atkins stotod changos In tho CDBG ontltlomonlls anothor
unknown, Aikins oxplalnod thallho now rodoral monlos avallablo Is callod tho homo Invostrnont
partnorshlps, AikIns notod that tho major claims ond lossos havo boon wildly nueluatlng and Iho
City hss accumulatod a rosorvo to tako caro olthoso fluctuations, Aikins notod Ihstll monoy In
th3 rosorvo lor malor claims and 10sSOlls not usod, It could bo transforrod back to tho fund
balanco somo tlmo In tho noar futuro, Aikins notod thai a judgmont bond Is avallablo whoro tho
City can ralso cash II thoro Is a major loss, Novick askod II tho City can gonoralo cash Irom
laxos, Atkins stalod thoro Is Iho dobl sorvico lovy which Is IImltod to 6% 01 assossod valuation,
Courtnay statod thoro Is also a soparato lort lovy. AtkIns statod Iho concorn Is thallnsuranco
cosls can Incroaso and somo claims lako 4-5 yoars 10 solllo. AtkIns nolod also thoro was a
chango In tho ponslon law whoro tho stato changod Iho ponslon low for pollco ond nro In tho
mlddlo 01 tho budgol procoSl, McDonald ralsod concorns that ponslon changos dono by tho
slalo loglslaturo throw Iho City's budgot out 01 whack and loll City Council and stsffln tho
position 01 opposIng Its own City omployoos, Atkins oxplalnod that Iho ponslon schodulo was
changod. Tho City will now havo 10 go through an actuarial study to dolormlno how much Iho
City has 10 conlrlbuto 10 fulfill tho stato law roqulromonts, Atkins statod tho City will havo 10
ronguro all ollis contributions Inlo tho ponslon lund, Atkins notod thai currontly tho City's
ponslon plans aro In good shapo, Aikins slatod Iho ponslon changos do Incroaso tho
commltmonl tho City will bo roqulrod to sol moro monoy asldo. Atkins nolod Iho slato Is Irylng .
10 pul tho pollco and firo pons Ions Inlo IPERS, Atkins slatod anolhor 'SlUO affoctlng omployoos
Is hoslth Insuranco, Atkins oxplslnod tho City had 10 como up with approxlmatoly $400,000 In
this budgolto pay for Incroasos. Novick slatod Ihallho Clly doos not have to ontlroly lund
Insuranco allhallovol, Atkins slalod that yos I~ doos bocauso Ills colloctlvoly bargslnod, Stall
and Council dlscuSlod tho lovol ollundlng for omployoo Insuranco, McDonald slatod that Iho
City would havo 10 run Inlo vory sorlous probloms boforo Iho City would bo ablo 10 go In and
havo hoallh 'nsuranco as a nogotlablo 110m, Holling notod that co.paymonl ollnsuranco Is an
Issuo on tho bargaining lablo but ho would profor 10 discuss II with Council In oxocullvo sosslon,
Atkins stalod anolhor unknown factor Is Iho landfill romodlal aellvlty. Atkins slatad tho City doos
not know what Iho landfill romodlal actlvlly costs will bo, Atkins nolod Iholtho oqulpmont
mSlntonanco, Iho In.houso accounl, Is going 10 nood a lot 01 work In Iho noxt couplo 01 yoars,
AtkIns stalod Iho City has monlos sot asldo to roplaco oqulpmont bul tho oporatlng costs havo
boon flueluatlng, Finally, on unknown lactor Is tho community Inltlatlvos .thoso things thai could
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bo Inl1JllOd by tho communlty thai would dlloctly I"Octtho Clty'l budgol. Alklnl Ilalod tho
IChooI may bo going OUllor I bond Iuuo and tholr borrov.1ng would Indiroctly a"oc1tho Clty'l
Clodil Yucull nolod thlltho IChool dislrlct has boon discussing a $5 million bond Issuo 101
ClpIlll OUUIY, AIkins nolod thaI Mllllpplng dobt doos havo an oltoc1 on tho City's Cfodil ralos
end budgol P/annIng,
Kubby ..kod how much 01 tho FY91 conUngoncy 1'101 Ictullly Ipont AlIdnl 1IIIod thai tho
conUngoncy 1'111 ovorlponl and I blg oxpondiluro ~th tho dill procoulng lor HIS, In rOlponlO
10 Ambllsco, AIldn. Ilalod thai tho Dano Ilwsull WIS plld 0Ul ollnsurlnco and conllngoncy
rosorvo, Courtnoy lnqulrOd lbout golUng monoy blck Irom tho Airport Commission, Aikins
llalOd IhIllssuo may bo up lOt dlsputo, Aikins IlalOd ho bollovoltho monoy should bo usod
10 rop/lco tho monoy tho City Idvancod but tho Airport Commlulon may look It II difforonUy.
AIldn. IlalOd thai Yuculs I. propSllng a biD 10 lond 10 tho Airport Commission. McDonald slalod
Ihll CouncIl ooods 10 Ichodulo a dlscunlon ~th tho Airport Commission.
McDonald Italod thai al Ihll mornlng's budgotlOnlon, ho would lIko 10 rocolvo InlormaUon Irom
Counclllo docldo what atoas nood to bo dlscullod In moro dolall and sol asldo thoso Issuos
and IchOdulo 10pSlalo mooUngs,
Kubby .lllod thllll would bo I gOOd IdOl 10 Incroaso tho conUngoncy lunds to moro than 1 %,
Councllmomborl dlscunod tho amounl 01 tho conUngoncy lund, Atkins nolod a dollborale policy
WID be noodOd lor building tho rosorvos back up and tho City will nood somo lax authority In tho
Muro 10 rosloro thoso balancos. AikIns notOd a groal concorn Is Ihal tho City doos nol havo any
roal mOIll.lo Iddros.1I1 growth. Courtnoy askod why tho City would be consldorod financlslly
woakor whon tho City Is bulldlng now rosorvo lunds and tho lOla' numbor 01 dollars In tho
rOloM. wID bo groalor. Atkin. .Ialod thoso lunds aro oarmsrkOd bullllhoro alo no now major
InJUatlvo., thon tho budgOI will work as plannod. AikIns nolod ho bollovos tho City noods moro
puro cash on hand. HorOwItz ralsod concerns aboultho nobulous amounls 01 monoy noodOd
10 fund tho provision. oslabllshod by tho Amorleans wllh D1sablllUos Ac1 and Iho Groundwator
ProloctJon Ac1. AtkIns slalod ho Is unoasy aboultho Amorlcans with Dlsabllltlos Act boeauso II
Is I gonorlllund commllmont bul cosls assoclalod with Iho landfill can bo obla/nod by raIsIng
tho Upping 100.
McDonald Iskod IIlho valuation changos aro cons/dorod whon tho budgOlls bolng proparod.
AikIns slalod YOI, tho 1SS000od valuaUon Is lookod alln lolal, AikIns nolod Ihallho slalo
rollback lactor saYI II cannol bo Incroasod moro than 4%. Mansfiold oxplalnod Ihal thoro Is I
100% voluatlon whon tho City AssOlSor comos ouland doos a closo 10 markot valuaUon. Thon,
lor rosldontla' homos, Iho slSlo lakos alllho ros/donUal valuos and Ihoso slalowldo valuos can
oqualout 10 no moro Ihan 4% Incroaso por yoar. Mansllold slalod this Is how Ihoy como up with
a porconlago, I/ko 00%, and Is cal/od I rollback laclor. Larson askod whalls Iho policy bohlnd
thaL Ambrlsco .Ialod Iho rollback laclor was os lobI/shod bocauso Iowa has a rurally-eonlrollod
.1010 loglslaluro.
Courtnay askod whal waslasl yoar's osllmalo lor Iho lund balanco. Aikins slalod ho will havo
10 look II up. McDonald a.kod II a cll/zon summary Is bo/ng pro porod. AikIns slalod yos.
HorOwItz askod how can Ihoro bo a 5% Incroaso whon tho Clly Is at lis maxImum $0,10 lax lovy,
Aikins oxplalnod thallho City has an unl/mllod amounlll can lovy lor bonollls and lort; Clly
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chI/go. II much II " un 10 thO sa 10 gonOrollO'.y; and any monJo. thll mlghl bo lovy OVor In
!holD PlllJcutl/lCCOunll can bo roQOd baCk Inlo I COSh bolaneo, Aikin. OxplllnOd thll " I
IpoclollO'.y II UlOcI, tho money can only go blck 10 thl' '~allN( IIId U'Od only lor thll
Pl11Jeulll purposo, AI/dn. 1IIIod thlltho C''Y ClMOflovy from any 01 tho Othor fovlo. unJO'.111
Is altho sa,IO rllIXlmum IN(, HOIOWlllaskod whaltho City has In tho gonoral fund thll can bll
falcon out, AWn. 'lalOd tOIl IIId bono~I., YUCUis oxplAlnod thai tho omployoa beno~l.
COOltlbutJonSIn tho gonoral fund I/O Incroas/ng 5750,000 and tho CIty I. covorlng moro In tho
gonoral fund In tho prOpo,Od FY82 than II I. doing Ihls yolt. 511" and Couneflmombor'
di'cullOd v.lu.lion., AUtin. 1IIIOd thai Council hi' vory kldo lOllY In valulUonl boelUSO tho
'1110 can como In and OIdor tho City fo ro'vl/uo property. Aikin. nolOd tho ml/gln 01 noxlbllity
wfIhIn tho sa,to II c:onUnulng 10 cIoso. NOVIck nolOd thoro lIa maJntonaneo 1O'.y. Courtney
Qkod whlllOl1 ollncroaso did tho CIty r/Quro 101 tho a"o"monl thI. YOIt. Yuculs SIAIOd tho
CIIy usod 3% pel YOIt 101 tho no., tl\'O YOI/', Yucull nolOd thai County AI.OIIOI Dan hudson
ha'lold tho CIIy" \\ill probably be apprO.unatoly to%' McDonald '14tod thoro I/O going 10 bo
lomo big IncrOQOIIn Indlvldual property lax ralOlIn Iowa City,
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Yueull rolo/rOd Councllmombor'10 Iho gonoralfund ~nancla/ plan .ummary, pago 35, Financial
Plan FY92.~, City ollowl City, Yucul, prosonlod an ovOrview on gonoral lund rovonuos and
hlghllghlOd tho major llom'ln Iho FY92 budgot, Yucul. nolod thai tho rovonuos 010 proJoctod
al 520,678.000, In FY93 and FY04, rovonuOl aro proJoctod al approxlmatoly a 5" InCloaso In
oach 01 thoso YOOl', Vuculs oxplalnOd thai gonoral lund monlos 010 oblalnod by 02% proporty
taxOl, "" road uso laxo., 5,6" Ilalo IUndlng, '" IntorOSllncomo, and 20% Irom loos, finos and
mlsCClnanooUl ehatgOl. Yucul. oxplalnOd tha! property laxos Includo throo dlnoronl ,ourcOI:
gonoral fund Jovy ala maximum 01 sa.tO. 59,8 mRllon, omployoo bono~llevy 10lal/ng 52.3 millIon,
and tho 54eonltll\llt fovy, brIngIng In sa57,ooo. Yuculs nolod thai proporty lax rovonuo. ItO
about 512.0 mlJlIon lor FY82. NOVIck askod whon tho Itan." levy I' going up Irom YOIt 10 yoal,
I. II bssod on proporty va/uaUons, Mansnold nolod thai tho Itanslllovy I. a1roady altho
maxImum rato. Ambrlsco askod wha! happonod 10 tho bank Iranchlso tax betwoon 1990 and
lOOt. AikIns oxp/alnOd thoro walan ovorlapplng paymonlln thai fiscal yoar. Courtnoy notod
ho has loon Iho bank annual roporl.and bank osrnlngs did nol docrosso lasl YOOl. AtkIns nolod
tho bank Iranch/so lax fa a stalO'\\'Ido rovonuo, nollocal. Yuculs notod tho laxabla assossod
valuaUon u,od In FY92lncroasod 1.6" and numbors lhould not chango sIgnificantly. lar.on
askod litho omp/oyoa bor.ofit. lovy \\'Onl up boeaUlo tho City rollod tho ralo, Yucullslalod no,
1111 /Ult buod on nood. Yuculs rolorrod Councllmombor, 10 pago 238, omployoo bonoflts lund,
FinancIal Plan FY92-94, City 01 Iowa City. Yucul. oxplalnod tho blggosllncroaso Is hoallh
Insuranco, Man.nold nOlod 1111 golllng closor 10 lovylng all omployoo bonoflts Ihrough Iho
omployoo bonofilllovy. Yucu/. ro'orrod 10 Iho omp/oyoo bonofil COSI. budgolln Iho gonorallund
paId Irom gonorallax lovy (pago 238) and oxplalnod Ihalln FY92, 5564,000 wss paId oul 01 Iho
omployoo bono fill levy 10 tho gonorallund, Ambrlsco notod Ihottho 81alo Highway Patrol
ponslon has a shorttall 01 S30 million, Ambrlsco askod " tho City Is looking al an unlundod
Conllngoncy and no! knowing how many firo or pollco porlonnol \\'III rollro on disability. AtkIns
slalod Iho City ~Ios to koop lalrly curronl octuarlally and ho II nolthat unoasy aboulll bo/ng an
olomont 01 unlundod IIsblllty bocauso Iho City Is a govornmonl and II horo lor In porpOlulty,
Council and sla" dlscus.od budgollng lor omp/oyoos, Kubby oskod II tho City should budgOI
lor moro thsn a normal rollromont whon consldorlng pollco and nro rollromonllunds. Holling
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oxplalnod that ordlnl/Y roliromont starts oul al 50% and can build up 10 60+%, Honing nolod
thai tho disability benofit has como down Irom fl6.2J3% down to 60% 10 try 10 discourago pooplo
who aro noarlng normal rotlromont Irom golllng 011 on disability, Yucull slaled tIIIt an actuI/Y
takos Inlo accounl Mlal numbors Ihould bo used to koop tho lund sound. Yuculs slaled tho
figuros usod In tho budgol aro jusltho City'l Ihalo going Into tho poIlco and fito ponlion lund.
Aikins notod thoro Is a soparolo boold that govorns tho pol/co and ",0 ponslon lund, Aikins
Ilotod thaI tho Clty'l pollco and firo ponslon lund II lound and tho IiIbU/Ilol 110 known, Holllng
nolod ho has a magozlno and information ho can clrculoto which prOlontl Inl00mallon on tho
ossots and lIablllllol 01 ponslon lunds Irom Italo 10 slato, Novick oskod " pooplo who roUred II
50% or 60% got cOSl-ol,lMng Incroasol, Holling Itatod II dopondl upon whon Ihoy roUlo,
Yuculs oxplalnod tho proposed budgollncroasos tho Isxablo assolsed vaJuo by 3% oSch YOSt.
Yuculs Ilatod tho locond largosl contrlbulor In tho gonara/fund II road uso IAlCoa. Yucull
oxplalnod tho lolal road uso laxos aro projocted 10 bo $3,1 million, compalod to S2.G mIIIlon In
FYOI, Yuculs oxplalnod tho blggosl rOllon lor Ihatlncroaso Is tho chango In tho consul boeauso
Ills ngurod on 0 por eaplls basis, Horowitz askod litho lodoral govornmonl has tho ability to
withhold rood uso tax, Atkins slalod Ihalllls II stalo IIIW, Larson ralsod concornlthaltho rOld
uso lax will bo alloctod by tho loworlng 01 consumption 01 gas. Yuculs oxplalnod thai tho road
uso laxos In Iho gonorllllund aro usod 10 pay lor tho Ilroot syslom, malnlonanco dopll1monl,
lIallla onglnoorlng dopllrtmont, and sllool.rolalod capllal projoels, Novick IIskod II road uso WOI
tan bo usod lor novdy canslluelod roads such as In BDl. Aikins Ilalod yos. In rosponso to
llIrson, Atkins slatod that stroot malnlonanco and tralnc onglnoorlng 810 98% nnancod by lhll
lund, Aikins nolod Ills tho gonoral opolallng policy Inlornally that tho City avoid chStgol thtough
tho gonorallund whonovor praellcal. Yuculs oxplalnod Ihol tho road use lax In FY92ls osUmaled
10 be $2,287 million. Atkins statod Ihallhoro Is cash avalloblo In thai fund and tho City will
doublo lis stroot ovorlay plogram this yoar.
Yuculs stalod tho nox! compononlln tho gonorallund Is Itolo lundlng I'ihIch 10101. $1.16 mlUlon
IInd consists 01 four compononls: porsonol proporty roplacomonllsx, liquor profits, munlclpal
asslslanco, IInd lho bank Iranchlso loos. Yuculs oxplalnod Iho porlonol proporly roplacomont
lax IInd blnk Iranchlso 100. hllvo boon Itrllghlllnod lit FY0110voll basod on rocommondaUonI
Irom the lowll Munlclpllllty looguo, Yuctis notod tho porsonol property roplocomonllax Is
oslobllshod IIlapproxlmololy $386,000 IInd Iho bank Ironchlso loos III $45,500. Yuculs Ilaled tho
liquor proms and munlclpslllSSlslonco aro bllsod on Iho roto por cllphllsnd both hllvo Incrolllod
duo 10 changos In tho 1990 consus. Yuculs stolod tho liquor promlfor FY91 woro $296,000 IInd
Incroasod to $340,000 In FY92. Yuculs slalod tho munlclpalllsslslonco Incrollsod flom $335,000
In FY9210 $388,000 In FY02. Novick IIskod whoro doos munlclplll osslslonco como Irom, Yucull
slolod Iho stalo, Yuculs stolod ho can obtain IIddltlonallnformlltlon on ollch ollhoso lundllor
Council. Horowitz Inqulrod about Iho use ollho liquor proms monlos. Horowitz askod II thaI
monoy could bo usod lor programs thai ora dlroctly Impaclod by liquor consumpUon, Alklnl
slalod yos, thai Council can chooso to oarmalk Ihoso lunds. McDonald oxplalnod lor II numborn01 yoals Iho City did nollund MECCA: MECCA mado Iho argumonl thai monoy rocolvod Irom
liquor proms and should bo usod lor lis alcohol programs, IInd Ihoroforo tho City docldod to
contrlbuto monlos to MECCA. Ambrlsco nolod Ihaltho abuso 01 alcohol has IIlso Impactod on
offorts by Iho pollco and firo dopartmonls. Horowitz nolod hor concorns IIboul rOllllgnlng tho
dlslrlbullon of Ihoso funds, Larson slatod Ills dllficull to look al which oDoncy ahould bo fundod
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January \9, 1991
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by tho County, City or Unltod Way, Lsrlon Ilalod that thoro oxlstl . historic pallorn 10 \'It1y
cortaln agonclos aro lundod with cortaln monlol, Horowitz askod II tho County rocolvos monlos
Irom tho slslO Irom liquor profils, Kallltalod yos, Ills basod on tho liconslng body,
Courtnoy Inqulrod about tho hOloVmololtax and askod why thoro II . projoelod doC/ouo Irom
\99110 1992, Mansnold oxplalnod thai on tho lourth quartor 01 tho lasllow YOIII tho fund hal
como In about $40,000 short, Mansfiold oxplalnod In tho nrll quartor 01 FY91 tho City rocolvod
aboul $40,000 In dollnquont foGS paymonl but tho City hss no way 01 knowing II thai was 101 tho
most roconl dollnquont quartor or If II was lor tho past two YOIIS, McDonald askod II monIOI
rocolvod In tho lourth quartor, April, May and Juno 110 down, Mansnold Ilatod yos, Stan and
Councllmombors dlscussod tho mOlol,hotollax rocolptl. In rosponso 10 Ambrlsco, Manlfiold
slalod thai A10xll Inn doos contrlbuto 10 tho hotol'molollax. Courtney nolod thai tho Unlvorllly
01 Iowa lows Houso doos nol paYi howovor, tho ConvonUon and V1sllors Buroau has rocolvod
In.klnd sorvlces Irom tho Iowa Houso managomonl. Courtney notod tho room ralos In tho 1I0a
havo continued 10 go up. Mansnold stalod lasl Y08ltho City budgotod a 5% Incroaso lor oach
yoar. Courtney Ilatod Ihoro Is . systom In placo lor monitoring thll and thai ono 01 tho peoplo
doslgnatod to bo ablo 10 chock books was Rosomsry V1tosh. Courtnoy slatod Ihal wo may nood
to do moro chocking, Horowitz askod If bod ond broakfasts contrlbulo 10 tho tax. Courtnoy
slatod bod and broakfast buslnossos aro paying Inlo tho hotol.molollax,
Kubby Inqulrod aboul UDAG paymonls In FYOI, Yuculs stotod thoso woro lunds loft ovor Irom
FYOD, Kubby askod whotlhoso lunds woro apon' on, AIkins slatod Ihal UDAG monlos woro
usod 10 pay ICAD duos, a sharo 01 tho Highway 1 North pr%el, and Poll Cain's solary, Kubby
askod Council to oxploro what othor unlvorslty communltlos aro doing 10 obtain moro non.tax
contributions Irom tho unlvorllty. Atklnl slatod that whalovor tho City can gol out 01 tho
unlvoralty would havo 10 bo nogotlatod. Atkins notod thai a Big Ton City Managors Assocfatlon
has roconUy boon lormod and can discuss Iho Issuo, McDonald slalod lor tho City 10 accomplish
anything with tho Unlvorslty, II has to bo dona Ihrough a nogotlatlon proCOG~ with tho local
Unlvorslty administration, Courlnoy notod thai tho school dlslrlct doos nol pay lor nro protoellon
olthor. Novick Italod Ihaltho City should look at slllax oxompl proportlos. Yuculs notod thsl
Iho Unlvorslty of Iowa conlrlbutos through tho omployoo bonofils and nro contribution ($120,000)
and Iho flro oqulpmonl roplacomonl rosorvo fund ($10,000). Yuculs notod Ihaltho Unlvorllty 01
Iowa contribution was a lolal of about $680,000 In FY92, Aikins statod Ihal conlrlbutlon Is basod
on a formula, Yuculs statod II was basod on actual oxponsos In FY01. Novick slslod thsl
lormula Involvos squaro loolago.
Atkins notod that Council rocolvod his Januory 10, 1091, momorandum rogardlng supplomonlal
oxpondlluros Information . FY92 Financial Plan, Slall and Councllmombors rovtowod
supplomonlal oxpondlturo Information as oulllnod In tho momo,
~conoml2.l2mloDmonl. DogO ~, Aikins stalod two Issuos aro tho purchaso ollho Induslrlal park
and Iho contribution 10 ICAD, Horowitz statod sho noodod Information aboullCAD as It rolalol
10 Coralvlllo'a Industrial park plans. Atkins statod thai tho Coralvlllo Industrial psrk Is nol
munlclpally-ownod and Iowa City Is lolling ICAD Ihal It Is roady 10 pay ono.hall million dolls,. 10
build lho Industrial park. Atkins notod an Incroaso Irom $40,000 10 $74,000 In ono yosr Is. big
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Incroase, NOvick asked IIthore I. a possibility of tho City 01 Iowa City not doing an Industrial
park, Alklnl Ilated YOI or what could occur Is thai tho '011 borings 01 tho property would bo
unsccoplablo and tho City would thon nol purchaso tho proporly, In rosponso 10 Kubby, Aikins
Italod Council ha. 10 voto on tho agroomMllo purchaso tho land, In rosponso 10 Lar.on, AIkin.
Oxplalned tho ploperly ownors wanlod a throo'yoar paYOUlln a balloon paymont. AikIn. slatod
01.0 In tho agroomonttho City can poy It an on In FY92. Ambrlsco Ilalod ho thought Council had
VOled lor thllln oxocutlvo soulon, Aikins .Ialod that Council authorlzod him to pUllogothor tho
agroomonl and Council will havo to actual~ approvo tho contract In opon losslon, Alklnl
oxplalnod tho City mado an onor to purcha.o, not In wrlUng. and Council has to approvo tho
purchuo contract, Aikins Slaled that II Counr.ll says no to Ihe proposal, thon he win havo to go
back 10 tho ploporty ownor.' auornoys and loll thorn that Council has changed tholr mind and
thon tho property will probably go bock on tho msrkot. AIkIns notod that alltorms havo boon
agroed 10. Novlck inquIred aboul oporallng COSII, Alklnl statod they should be mInimal and
strooll will be malntalnod by tho City, Aikins stalod Ills Inlondod lor Iho land to bo sold and
onco tho land Is lold, tho proporty ownors wlll havo Iho rosponslbllity 01 malnlonanco 01 tho
proporty. Novlck stalod thai thoro was discussIon about tho City maintaining ownorshlp 01 tho
land. Atklnl Ilalod Ihal can bo up to Council. Horowitz Inqulrod aboUlICAD, AikIns stalod thsl
It Is ICAD's goal 10 lund Iho projoct sl $1,25 por capita, Aikins notod IhallCAD's totol budgDI
It aboul $200,000-$250,000 and tho City ollowo City Is a subslanllallundlng par1fclpant.
Ambrlsco statod thai tho City 01 Iowa City has lundod ICAD 01 $40,000 slnco FY83. Ambrlsco
Ilalod thai II tho City Is going 10 bo a major contrlbulor, ho would Ilko 10 havo moro say on how
tho money Is lpont. Ambrlsco nolod his dismay on monlos spontlor lorolgn Irovol, Ambrlsco
Ilatod thallCAD should conconlralo moro on Iho Unllod Slatos, Horowitz dlsagrood and stalod
thoro Ihould bo groalor Involvomonlln Iho Inlornallonal aroa. Ambrlsco nolod his concorns
rolatlng 10 tho rosul/s during the pasl olght yoars ollundlng, Courtnoy slatod ho has not soon
thai much Industrial dovolopmonl wllhln Iho Iowa City tlmlls, Larson Ilalod ho Is satlsnod with
tho $50,000 lundlng rocommondatlon, McDonald slalod thai discussion will bo schodulod with '
ICAD Pro.ldont Marty Kolly. Horowitz slalod thoro Is no rolatlonshlp botwoon ICAD, JPTA and .
ECICOG and thoro Ihould be moro 01 a roglonallhrusl on oconomlc dovolopmonl. McDonald
nOlod that tho ma/or/ty 01 Councllmombors agrood on Iho $50,000 commllmonl, Kubby askod
II d/sculllon on tho Induslr/al park will bo schodulod, AikIns slalod discussion will bo schodulod
whon tho Logsl Dopartmonl nnlshos tho conlract.
flnanco, DODO 4, Aikins slsled ho has rocolvod roquosls Irom Yuculs and thoro aro 0 101 01
Ih/ngl whIch nood to bo done In Iho dopartmonl rolallng 10 slalnng. Aikins rocommondod Ihal
porsonnol roquosls bo romovod Irom tho budgol and Ills tho doslro ollho Dlroelor 01 Flnanco
10 spond moro limo In an ovorall rovlow 01 Iho doparlmonlslarnng prIor 10 rocommondatlons lor
Iho Ilalnng positions. Aikins nolod ho has nolsoon any dramallc 1011.011 In tho Intornal conlrols,
Atklnl nolod Ihallho dopartmonl doos nol uso a 101 olsocrolar/os bocauso ollho Word
Procosslng syslom. Ambrlsco askod how many 10101 omployoos doos tho City or Iowa City havo.
McDonald slalod thoro aro approxlmololy 468 full.tlmo omployoos, Aikins alalod ho doos not
think tho City Is ovor.slollod. Aikins nolod ho Is a big supportor 01 now lochnology which
Improvos omployoo moralo and a bollor work onvlronmont. Kubby Inqulrod aboul now hardwaro
and work slatlons. Aikins Slalod Ihalas much as Iho City can, II us os work slallons whon now
oquJpmonlls purchasod. Aikins notod thoro aro no dramallo chang os In Iho nnanco bUdgOl,
Novick nolod Ihal Word Procosslng haD roquoslod a socond shill 01 workors. Yuculs slalod Ihal
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Jonully 19. legl
Pogo 8
WOld PrOCOllIng I. ClJrrontly totUng out ullng tomporaty workor.1'!ho work II homo and Iro
paid by 1110 hout,
City CouMI, DlaU, COIJr1noy Ifafod Councllmombolllro on moro naUonal policy commlnoOl
and thoro fl InlorOIl 10 bocomo momboll 01 .foorlng commlnool and thoroforo tho Irlvol
O~POndlfutO 'hould bo dilCUSSod, MCDonlld .llfod thallnctolsod OxponditurOllor Itlvolls
I't'Or1hy 01 a toP41alo dllCl/ulan, Courtney 1110 InqulrOd lboul ral.ol'Of Clly Couneflmombors,
Tho lIIIjortty 01 CouncIJrnomboll Igrood thll .alaty lnerollollor Couneflmombera should bo
dl.CUI.Od ~on Itavol OXPOndlturo. 110 dllCl/UOd,
BI1k..Mansl1.monl. Daoo 0, HorOwItz rel.od concern. sbout tho Iteln'ng 01 tho City omployoo.
In lorllll 01 tho Amorlcanl with OIlablliUol Act and solid wallo managomonl EPA roqufromonl..
HoIOwItz 1I01Od lhallhoro 110 ll1l!udlneJ barr'ora OIIocfafod With tho Amerlcanl with OIsObl/lllo.
Act IIld tho EPA roqultol thai osch pubno buDding 'I going to bo IJablo lor dJ,poseJ 01 any
mstorlal. Iholllo dangOtOUl, Atkin. .talod thai risk msnagomontl. Infondod to pay lor
In.ursnco plomlum., HoIOwItz .Ialod 'ho thought risk monogomonl wos monlol usod 10
anUc/palo ploblom., LIt.on loquoslod lhal his 10lfor sonllo tho City Managor and Torry
TruoblOOd'. 10lponto bo IO/Wltdod 10 Clly Councllmombors,
Oovornmonl~lnol. Daoo 0, Afklnlllalod Ihoro woro a numbor 01 proposals 10 do work In
and IlOUnd tho Clvlo Conlor and ho dololod thoso proposal. Irom tho budgOl unUl thoso
changOl COUld be Incorpotalod with tho Clvlo Conlor romodollnlj. In rOlponso 10 Larson, AtkIns '
oxplalnod govornmonl buDdlngll1 part 01 tho parks and rocrosUon dopartmont. Larson nolod
Iw hal · flIoblom With budgoUng $4,500 lor a plonlor atlho onllanco 01 tho Clvlo Cenlor.
McDonald Inqu~od aboul tho Umolablo lor tho addU/on and ronovaUon 10 tho north court 01 tho
CIvIo Contor. Aikin. slatod thai bids could be handlod 1010 this yoar and constructIon noX! yoar.
AIleIIll IlalOd tho north court ronovatlon will bring Publlo Works and Planning 10 tho Clvlo Contor.
Kubby roquo"od thai In addlUon tho gOVOrnmonl buildings budgol Includo monlos lor a small
"gn, ~, to be put on tho "do ollho Clvlo Conlor building on Gllbort SlIoOI. Kubby Slolod
thai tho pubno n.od.,o know whoro tho Pol/co Doportmonl Is localod. Horowitz slatOd Ihaltho
.eals localod In tho Council Chambors nood 10 be rocovorod and tho drapo. cloanod, Stall and
Councllmomboll dlscuSlod ronovotlon 01 tho Council Chamborl. AIkin. slalod thai tho
ronovatlon 01 tho Council Chambers 11100 Oxponslvo 10 convort It 10 offlco 'paco. AtkIn. notod
a goal 01 tho Clvlo Contor Is 10 mako ovory room handlcapPod accosslb/o, Kubby Inqulrod aboul
tho pollc. lockor room ronovatlon. Aikins Ilalod thai thoy could nOlafrord It with tho Initial phaso
ollonovatlon 8nd Ihoro 010 sliD pion. 10 do It,
Non,Qoorltlonll!AllmJnIll"Uon, 0100 g, Aikin. stalod Ihllls tho OCcounllhalls usod whon Ihoro
Is nol any placo olso to pul thoso Oxpondlluros In tho budgol. Horowitz aSkod IIlho flguro.
ronoCl tho proposod fncroaso 10 JCCOG, AikIn. stalod tho JCCOG numbors aro pr%clod a 1I1l10
low. Larson slalod that a column nood.to bo addod lor FYOI. In rosponso 10 Larson, Horowitz
nOlod thai last yoar's aId 10 aoonclo. lund/ng was $239,850, Kubby slalod thaI a sopar810
discussIon I. noodod lor old 10 agonclos lund/no. McDonald slalod Ihal discussIon can bo
.chodulod lor tho FObruary 5 moo ling, Karr notod Ihal on Fobruaty 5 Is schodulod 10 sot tho
publlo h04rlng, McDonald .talod tholany changos Ihal would Incroaso tho budgot would havo
10 bo docldod by Iho FObruary 5 sOlllng 01 tho pubflo hoarlng, AIkins slalod that Margo ponnoy
I. vory comlortablo with tho proposod flguros, Kubby aSkod whalfs tho proposod $250,000
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Pago 8
lneloeso por YOIIIOllltport oporallonl balod on, Alklnl Itolod h Is justin tho oporollng budgot.
Courtney Inqukod about Iho FY82 ngwo 10I1ho ConvonlJOn Bur.au Ihov.1ng I dOCloal. 110m 1111
YOII. McDonald asked H Idd,tJoneIlnlormalion can be rocolvtd about Iho hol.l.mol.1 tax
dilburlomonts. AlkWlJ oxpl4lned lhtI holOI.motollax monIOI II' usod 25% lor tho Convontion
and Vllnorl Butllu, W% lot publlc "'fly. 10% 101 pllkllfld 1CqlllI/Uon, IIld 15% lot tho
IWimmlng pool, McDon4Jd IlIled Councll should discuss lhoIo IIloeaUons, McDonald notod
thai 10m. 01 th. monIoI alO used 10 fund a police oltlCor. Horowrtz asked H monIOI 8/0 used
10 lund crossing gUlldl, McDonald slalod no, Courtney notod thS11ho uso ollholo monJOIIIO
SOl by Ilalo law. McOonald IIkod H tho City II 0111. maximum, AIkIn. Itatod tho City has 2%
moro 10 go, McDonald .lalod thai Councllmomberl nood 10 dI.CUSlIho hotol.molol tax.
, Horowttz .lated that money should be
Includod lor tho gODgrophlcal 1TIIpp/ng .y.lom. AIIdn. .tatod ho b walling 10 rocolvo addillonal
InlormaUon Irom tho County.
Englnoorlno, 0000 Q, AIkins noted thai tho Englnoorlng Ooplllmonl has roquosled two addillonal
IlaU and ho has rolOClod thai and tho FY82 budgot dot. nol loquosllho two addillonal po.IUon..
Atkins stalod ho has rOCOlnmondod an ovaluoUon procoss bo done 11.10 how tho City thO/gos
various .0Mco. to .ocuro tho nnanclal .upport 01 capital pr%ets, AIkin. .Iolod tholllou al.o
want. 10 mako suro thai wo do nol add addlllonal .laU and thon tho boUom lans oul 01 tho .Ioto
and fodoral aid program.. AIkin. nolod thai thoro I. 'onon lonuous rl/lanclal rOlallon.hlp with
Itato and lodoral lundlng 01 capital pro/octl,' Atkins slalod thalli WI 010 ablo to achlovo whol
tho doplllmonl want. to achlovo by accounllng for tholt cosl.1n prO/oct dovolopmonl, ho thinks
thoy win be ablo 10 Iusll~ .tan and how to pay lor II. Kubby notod that n I. Important 10 colncldo
utility prOIOc1S with olhor Jurl.dlctJons' nood..
~. McDonald notod thai discussion nood.lo bo schodulod about tho mlcrophono
sy.tom In tho CouncU Chambor..
, Horowitz asked oboullho COltl auoclolod with dovolopmonl
south 01 Burlington Strool. AIkin. slotod It I. nol ronoelod In thl. budgot. Atkins slalod tho..
co.l. will hovo 10 bo built Into tho budgOI whon Iho .oulh 01 Burlington Strool plans and pollclos
aro proparod, AIkins nolod tholtho Maldon Lano prolOc1 ha. boon fumed ovor 10 Kolin Franklin. .
Horowitz statod thai $15,000 01 Conlral BuslnOll Dlslrlct oxpondltwOI.hould bo oblalnod from
somo or Iho buslno"OIIn lown. Councllmombors and .tall dlscussod vandsll.m and oqulpmonl
roplacomonl cosl,'n tho Plazs aroa. Courtnoy stalod II would bo dit1lcuh 10 oblaln conlrlbullons
from buslnossos In tho Plaza aroa for vandollsm. Ambrlsco slalod thsl wo should be moro onus
on tho two or oslobllshmonls Ihol croolo tho problom. In Iho downtoMl oroa. Ambrlsco
compllmonlod tho Control Buslnoss Dlstrlcl.tall wllh tho lob dono.
~nor\lY Coor~lnalor, Dano Q, Kubby nolod Ihat an archltoclls nol monllonod, Mansnold .Ialod
archlloclural sOMcos aro In Iho CIP. Holling slalod alllundlng lor OIchltoctural sOMcos 's
char god back 10 tho proloct, Novick askod IIlho Enorgy Coordlnalor Is a ~Umo pollllon.
Holling slatod yos, Kubby Inqulrod aboutlho now .hroddor and mulchor. Kubby slalod thai tho
now shroddor and mulchor could bo usod In Iho smallor pOlks. AWn. slolod thollho shroddor
and mulchor can be hookod on Iho bock 01 a Iruck and pullod through olhor parks. Ambrlsco
Inqulrod aboul oqulpmonlslorooo. AIkins slalod oqulpmonl/s slolod In City POlk.
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January 19, 1991
Pago 10
IWatlnalnoorlno, oaoo 8. Aikins Ilat.d thai tho COnvorllon olllghll will be undorwlY 101 tho
noxt lOVoral YOStI SIlCI will roduco tho CIty'I onorgy COSls. Courtnoy Inquuocl lbout budgoUng
tor Ichool district's la,oty nashlng Ughls, Alklnl slalad thaI ht It IJsutni1g lIIal COUld be
chStgod Igalnsl road uso laxos, Ambtlsco Iskod litho City I. mllldllocl 10 uso .OdlUm Vlpor
IIghls lor stroOI IlghUng. Aikins slalocl tho City has 10 convort 10 thoso lights undor .Ialo
rogulallons, In rosponso 10 Ambll.co, Atklns alalocl ho has rocolvod comP/alnll lbout tho
SOdium vapor IlghlS rolatlng 10 coIOI8Ild bllghlnou, In rosponso 10 Ambll.co, Alkln'Slalocl thai
tho IIghl. aro moro onorgy oltle/onl end /11I1 I. ulo, Horowitz Inquuocl lbou1lho actual COltl
01 tho lights, Atkln. slatod ho will find 0U1 thoso COSls,
Slrool Malntonanco, Daoo Q, Ambrlsco Inqulrod aboultho lnow romoval IIld othor se!MUos by
ItroOI malntonanco crows. AIkins oxplalnod lovoral aetMtlos undortalcon by Itrool malntonanco
crows Incfudo ropalr 01 Slrool pothOlos, curb and guttor work, brick ItrOOI rOp/.comon~ loaf
colloctlon, bulkllng rocycflng Ihods, II00m Inlot ropalr, ropalr OlltroOll, and lnow romova/. Atklns
slalod ho could oblsln spoclfiCllrom Bud Stockman rolatlng 10 work dono by .trool maJnlonenco,
Arnbrlsco Inqulrod about tho snow romoval. Aikins Itated thoro Sto nino lnow romoval d1llrlcts,
utilizing 18 porson. In two group. working 12'hour sh/hs, Atkins Ilaled tho roluso cr0'0\1 aI.o .
aro callod In 10 lupplomonltho nino roul.., Alklnl stalod ho would ~ko 10 have nino porm8l1onl
fixod routos with 18 porsons, Tho gOal Is al.o 10 onsuro tho brick Itrool ro.toraUon, an oxpanded
curb ramp And gultor roplacomonl program, and loal colloctlon oxpanslon. Atkin. noled thai
crows will also bo doing moro suoOI ovorlay work thl. yoar. Aikin. noled thai thoro I/O 2t2 mDOI
01 slroOls In Iowa City. Larson askod II alloys aro plOWOd. Atkin. Ilaled no, Novick inquired
about snow romoval on brldgo.. AIklnl stalod Ihatthora ,. no Itorago room on brldgOl,
Councllmombors dl.cussod complaints rocolvod aboul snow romOVal, Kubby slatod thai aho
doel not soo a budgOI IIno 110m lor tho loa' vacuum oqulpmont. Atklnl slatod n Is undor rofuso
and landfill, Vuculs slalod Ills paId lor In tho oqulpmonl roplacomontfund.
Foroslrv, Daoo Q. Kubby slatod thai IIlho City I. going 10 havo 350 hours 01 p8l1.Umo
omploymonl, can tho.o hours bo mol by lull. limo omployoos with bonofils. Aikins Itoled thoro
are two lull.llmo omployoos. HorowllZ IIalod hor concorns aro thai thoro I/O moro lubdMllonl
wllh Iroo., a nood lor revitalizing 01 nolghborhOOd., and Ihoro I. do'ayod malntonanco In P8lkl,
HorowflZ quostlonod whoro Ihoro Is onough monoy In tho budgollor loro.lry, AikIn. stolod thoro
aro approxlmaloly 14,000 slroollloo. tho City I. rospon.lb/o lor. Aikin. notod thai In now
subdMslons, n Is difficult 10 planl In tho parkwsy bocauso thoro I/O utlllllol Iocalod In tho
parkway, McDonald slatod Ihal as Iroos maluro In subdMsJon., It Is nOI going 10 Incroa.o tho
workload lor lorostry bocauso thoy aro not planlod In Iho porkway. Courtnoy nolod ho rocolvod
a 101 01 complalnls Irom Iho oasl slclo 01 Iowa City during Iho Sowor proJoct bocauso a 101 01 1100.
Woro romovod and woro nol roplacod, Atkins nolod Ihal Torry Roblnlon, Iho City Foroltor, has
roquo.lod a lOCond crow. Novick roquoslod a comparison list 01 lows City por caplla
oxpondlluru. on Iroo., Novick askod II thoro Is a connoctlon bOlwoon Iho population and tr~os
Oxponso, Aikins stalod no, Ihat you havo you look altho oxlstlng onvironmonl or tho community
and whaltho communlty's Particular doslros aro, Novick slalod sho would liko 10 know how Iowa
City alands In rolatlon 10 olhor communltlos, Atkins slalod ho can obtain addlllonal Inrormallon,
Comotorv. DBCO 12. Aikins nolod Ihoro aro no substantial chang os In sorvlco bullhoro Is a
proposod 100 study and sChodulo, Novick askod why tho City doos not chargo cosl. assocfalod
wllh comolorlos. Aikins stalod Ihallssuo has boon dobatod by Council bororo, Courtnoy notod
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thai tho City'l comotory costl are hlghol bocauso Iho City utilizos a hlghor psy Icalo
Councllmomborl discussod comotory chargos, McDonald Ilalod comotory chargol and foos can
be discussod during tho Parks and Rocroatlon Comml~slon 100 discussion,
fRllco SOMcOS. cIao 10, Kubby slatod that sho would liko 10 havo a discussion about what Is
tho bosl placo for tho City's monoy for lubstanco abuse provonllon, Horowitz Italod she would
also Iiko 10 dlacuss tho prevontlons 01 mugglngs and loot patrols In tho downtown and
nolghborhood aroas, McDonsld statod Iho quostlon 01 pollco pOllonnol noods 10 be discussod,
Atkins Ilstod tho Pollco Chlol did a slaffing rovlow and has IdcnUflod longor torm noodl with
rospect 10 tho gonoral oporallons within tho Polico Dopartmont. Atkin. notod tho ponce Chlol
Is commlnod to tho CSOS and lools sllongly obout tho narcollcs olflcor. Atkin. Itated thai
addlllonallnformaUon rolated to sloffing will bo prosonlod 10 Councll upon tho review of ovoraD
Police Dopsrtmonlstaffing noods, Atkins stotod thai thoro aro olhor doparlmonts slalllng noed.
which nood to bo roviowod, Atkins cautlonod Council thai addlllonal porsonnol aro major
rocurrlng oxponsos, Courtnoy alatod thai dlGcusslon was hold al tho Nallonalloaguo'. mooUngs
about lawns rocolvlng monlos conflscalod Irom aold proportJos rolated 10 narcollcs arrosts.
Atkin. nolod tho City onco rocolvod a car, larson stalod Ihat ho has had cllonts gol plOporty.
forloltod undor tho slalo lorlolturo law, Courtnoy slalod ho would lIke addltlonallnlormatlon on
rocolvlng monlos, Atkins statod ho wUllry 10 find oul additlonallnlormatlon, Rolatod 10 pollco
sorvlcos, Aikins statod Ihoro Is stili tho commltmonl for tho communications systom, Courtney
askod II tho City Is gottlng rid 01 tho dosk clork, Atkins statod Iho position 01 tho doak clork will
be ollmlnatod and tho position ollho dlspatchOl oxpandod 10 Incorporalo Iho ocllvlllos 01 both
dispatching and dosk acUvltlos Into ono position, AIkins statod tho goal Is 10 havo two
dlspslchors In tho communications conlor. Atkins slalod the dispatch conlor I' going 10 bo a
now communication, contor and Ihore will also bo a mlnl-communlcatlons consolo al tho Ironl
dosk, Courtnoy askod IIlho dlspotchor's poslllon Is a hlghor.pald position thsn dosk clork.
Aikins statod yos, and with groator rosponslblllty, AIkin' noted thallho MDT mobllo data lormlnal
will allow olflcora 10 accoss computor Information from Iholr call,
~ill, Aikins atatod Ihala portion 01 tho dlspalch function was movod Irom Iho
pollco 10 flro dopartmont to assign tho coSI moro dlroctly and havo Iho Unlvorslty sharo. A firo
.tatlon location sludy Is plannod. Aikins oxplalnod tho firo station location study will bo dono In.
houso, cosllng approxlmatoly $500, Atkins oxplalnod thsl firo slatlon rolocotlon doos nol moan
tho City noods 10 build a now firo atatlon, bullho City could havo Ihom bottor localod. Courtnoy
askod how much Iho firo station location study will cost. Atkins stalod $500, Ambrlsco askod
II advortlsomonts lor Iho now Flro Chlol position havo boon mado, Atkins statod Ihat thalli bolng
dona rlghl now. Horowitz Inquired aboullho $27,500 oxponso lor now protocllvo oqulpmont.
Aikins statod Ihalls oqulpmont for ovoryono In tho Flro Dopartmonl.
ADlmal Conlllll. coao 12. Ambrlsco askod how tho animal controllaclllty Is coming along, Atkins
alalod Ihal go nor ally tho rolatlonshlp bolwoon Coralvlllo and Iowa City sooms 10 bo working,
Ambrlsco askod Il'slalflng Is adoquato. Atkins stalod atalflng Is adoquato.
~, Atkins notod thoro was a roquosllor additional porsonnol which
Is nollncludod In Iho budgot. Atkins notod thoro has boon a dramatlo Incroaso In Iho volumo
01 ac1lvlty and Iho complaints aboul housing Inspoctlon hsvo docllnod, Atkins notod that a rovlow
01 ralos will bo noodod In tho luIuro. larson askod litho City Is goltlng Iho cosl ollis InspOellons
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back In 1001, Aikins Italod no, Novick askod how many housing Inspec10ra aro thoro, Aikins
llatod Ihtoo, Aikins Itotod thoro II 0 part'limo housing Inspoctor paid lor by lodora/ monlos
bocouso thoro II I dilloronl 101 ollnspoctlon Itondords for tho City's asslllod housing program,
Lat.on Iralod ,onloll .hould be paying tho costs lor Inspections, Ambrlsco notod thsl tho
ApArtmonl Ownora Assoclatlon wantod 10 sproad out tho frequoncy 01 Inspections, Latson statod
ha haa objoctlonsto tho lubjoctlvo naluro of Inspoctions, laIson IlIlod tho InspoctJon loos
ought to bo ralsod 10 whSI tho CIty'1 costs oro,
~, Atkins Ilatod that Council \'till wool to tslk about tho rocreallon 100
Ichodulo, Kubby Inqulrod about tho rollor skslo roplacomonL Counellmombors dlscussod tho
roflor skoUng program, Atkins slstod that an Issuo Is tho maJnlonanco 01 tho ROCioaUon Contor.
Atkins oncouragod COuncilmomboralo approvo malntonanco 01 tho Rocroatlon Cllntor. Horowitz
Inqulrod about tho Morcor branch roc contor. Aikins stotod his 10n,yoOl momo noeds 10 bo
cfIlCUasod. Horowitz ralsod concorns lhaltoonagors and loonagors' pO/onts do nol wanllo uso
tho downlown ROCfoatlon Contor, In rosponso 10 Horowitz, Courtney slatod thai tho Morcor Patk
AquaUo Contor was buill and doslgnod so n could bo addod onto. Horowitz slated thai
Ichodullng and spaco noods lor rocroatlonallorvlcos nood 10 bo dlsCUSlOd, Courtney noted thai
tho Parka and ROCiootlon Commission's hlghost priority II gym 'poco. Larlon prosonlod
Informallon about tho baskotboll program. Atkins stated thai COuncilmombors aro raising Issuos
lor Iho noxt docado and havo to addross prlorltlos lor tho noxt ton yoars. Courtney Inqulrod
aboul tho lfocrolsod uso proloctod by Iho community schools. Courtnoy notod thsl Soulh Easl
Junior High has addod a swim loam and aro practlclng 01 tho Morcor Park Aquatic Conlor.
COurtnoy ItSted ho doos nol undorstand how Iho school dlstrlc1 can ask lor a 1", docroaso In
tho uso 01 tho pool whon Ihoy havo addod a whole now program. Atkins stotod Truoblood has
boon In conlact with tho Ichool dlstrlcl and Iho school dlsblct Is claiming a conlrac1ual rlghllo
roduco II by 1'" McOonald slatod ho assumos Ihaltho usago Is bolng monllorod. Mansnold
ststod thai contractually tho school dlstrlcl has tho ability 10 roduco ns usago by 1'" Aikins
Ilatod ho will chock on It.
fALks, ca90 10. Kubby slalod thai whon Iho City purchasos playground oqulpmont, Irash
rocoptsclos, otc" Iho', 'ntorostod In looking Into purchasIng rocyclod plastic producls, Horowitz
statod II costs throo 10 flvo tlmos moro to purchaso rocyclod plasllc produc1s and II would bo a
policy mallor II Council agroos to pay Iho Incroasod costs, 'McDonald Inqulrod aboul
mslnlonooco and upkoop 01 rocyclod plastic products, Atkins slalod thslllls hIs undorslandlng
thoy can be malnlalnod as woll, Horowftz askod thai tho six trash rocoplaclos bo doslgnod lor
rocycloblo products 10 bo Ihrown Into thom, Atkins and Councllmombors dlscussod Iho cosl,
soparaUon and sorting, and plck.up 01 Ihoso trash rocoptoclos.
Llbrarv. CIllO 1 Q, Atkins notod a big chango Is Iho $50,000 cost lor tho notworklng 01 all ollis
mlcrocompulors. Horowitz notod thallho library mlnutos ola provious mooting discuss os library
oxpanslon and a branch library, AtkIns slatod thai Is part 01 tho library's building commllloo '
plans. Aikins stalod Council will nood 10 go lhrough tho lon.yoar momo and docldo prlorlUos.
larson Inqulrod aboutlho omployoo roquosl. AtkIns slalod II was lor Iho gonoral growth In
sorvlcos at Iho library, Eggors statod that tho Ubrary Board wants 10 moot wllh City Council.
McDonald statod thai a discussIon can bo schodulod,
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McDonald noled that H Iho IlI4joflty 01 Council wants 10 Increaso tho 4.9%, thai doclslon has 10
bo mDdo prlOt 10 Foblullly 5, litho majority 01 Council docldolthaI4.e% will bo tho IImll, thon
discus lion can bo bIIod upon roaJIOClltions undor thai coiling, Ambrlsco aWd whal a 1%
chango would ltnOunllo. Alklnl s14lod thai $130,000 Is . 1% Incroaso, Cour1noy askod what
onOe( cloOI tho WOlllllOnl 0110% venuI 3% have. Manlflold stated II wiD alloc1 nOli yoafl
budgeL Councllmomboll and llAII dscuued 110 Ichodutlng ollurthor budgol discussions.
AWns 114100 that Council noods 10 dllcull bolltll and commlsslonl' requolts, enlorprlso IUnds,
a hI olluuoland notollrom locfa1s mooUng, tho ton,yoM memorandum, and tho roquosllrom
tho ArtI Conlor Commltlo.. McDonald noted thai tho ArtI Conlor Commllleo has requolled a
meoUng with City Councllmombor.. AmbrIsco asked when Council will discuss lie $4 m1Ulon park
south 01 Iowa CIty. Courtnoy IlIled that!ho P8Ib and Rocrea\lon Commllllon wanlllo discuss
thai with Council. Alklns nolod thallhls budgOllncludos $3 million bond projects lor noxt yeBl,
nothing In FY03, IIld $2 million avallablo In FY94 lOt bond projocts. Kubby noted thallhore
wasn' anything In Iho Sonlor Contor roques' about wanUng 40 hoUII 01 malnlonanco workers
Inlloed 0115 houlI. AtkInJ ltalod !hore Is IIllncroaso In thero bu1 nollo tho oxlonl roqueslod.
Kubby 114100 thai tho IlIIldl'lIl wUl nGod 10 bo discussed soparaloly. AWns Ilaled budgolsesslons
wiD bo schedulod on January 26 and 29 and February 4. AWns noled Ihat boards IIld
commissions will bo Icho<klled on January 28. Courtnoy staled Council win wanllo know tho
County's rlll8l budgol pro/DCllOns boloro making Ilnal doclslons.
Kibby Ion mooling, 12:30 p.m.
Ambflsco asked II !horo has boen discussion by ltaff rooBldlng an Incroase In tho larobox lor
translL Aikins llalod Trwll D~octor LundollsayaII wID drlvo rldorshlp away. Courtney Inqulrod
about tho use 01 othanol,bIondod 00101. HoUlng staled ho can oblaln InformaUon nboullL
~. Novtek inquired aboul tho roplacomonl 01 oxlstlng chairs thai havo no
sldo anns. AWnl ltatod thai challllor oldorly dlonts In tho hoalth SOMCOS sullo nood 10 be
roplacod bocauso tho oldorty C4MOI gol up from !ham. Horowitz noled thalsho would lIke 10 get
moro In.klnd contrlbuUonllrom tho Unlvorslty as It rolaloslo tho $8,000 roquosllor work study
sludonls al tho Sonlor Conlor, Atkins slalod tho big IlomSIn tho (Jonlor Conlor budgel requosl
Includo the Iumlluro oqulpmonl roplacomonl. worll Sludy sludonls, and tho lonth yoat annlvorslll'f
budgOI roquosllor $5,000. Councllmombors discussed tho $5,000 lonth yoar annlvorsary budgol
. requosl. Alkfns noled Ihallho nro alarm syalom Is Importanl also. Councllmombors agrood 10
aehodulo discussion aboullho $5,000 budgOI roquosllor tho lonlh yoar annlvorsary,
~, Aikins slaled that tho transit program Irom an oporallonaJ Itnndpolnlls nol
Inlondod 10 chango, Alkfns slaled thoro Is nol oxpandod lorvlco Included In tho budgoL
, McDonald asked II olpandod 8Orvlco Is balno looked 01. Alkfns stalod II CouneU wonts oxpan'dod
sorvlco, Ihoy should dlroet 11011, Larson slalod thai Councllsllll noods 10 dlsculs tho oxpanslon
requosl. McDonald slalod Lundoll can mnko a prosonlatlon 10 Council. Horowitz slalod thalstalf
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January 19, 1991
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and Council nood 10 look II tho rOUl. IltuclurO. AIklnt nolod !hallundol hal 1IIIod !haltho
moro changOI msd. on rOUltl, tho mot. h anOCll rldorlhlp, NO\'lclc notod that I good plIol
Iludy lor Sludylng rldorlhlp occurrod I'Ihon tho CIty changod tho ManvIIIo Hofghla rOUl. whon
tho woon Avonuo brldgo was dolod. Novldc .I'I.d 11.0 n,odod It a COInpItlton 'Iudy 01 what
has happened 10 minimum wogo u 10 \\h.n tho CIty'. bu.II/OIlut wonl up. Novick slllod sho
Is Inl.rollod In .om. bus 1110 lncroa"IIOII than tho minimum Wlgo mr.uo. Courtney 1IIIOd
.omo day tho City wID have 10 Incrouo IAtOl. lItlon .lllod ho IIVOI1 I blggor IAto Incroas..
Councllm.mboll dllCUSlod lat. lncroa"I, rldorlhlp, and pI/king rstOl,
MooUng Idjournod It 1:00 p.m,
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Janul/Y 21,1991
l!ll2!mtLCoun~11 SonIQll: Janul/Y 21,199', 7:oop,m.ln!ho Councfl Chambors. Moyot John
McDonald prosldlng.
Councllmombors P.LWnl: McDonald, Arnbrlsco, CourtnOV, Hotowttz. Kubby, Novlck, lJIson.
Sla"mombor~..fLwaJ: Aikins, Gontry, Honing, Kall, Davidson, Schmldoko, Flanklln, FOliO,
Yucu/s, IOmblo, Schmolsol.
raoe.rOCOt~: ROOIIlI.IO, Sldos 1&2 an; Roollll.l" SldOS1&2 an.
RooIIlI.IO, Sklt 1
CouncRmomboll agrood lo!ho addlUon 10 tho Consont Calondat Igondl 01 Janul/Y 22. 199t,
110m 40,(3) A moUon approvlng a 6.cfay Class C Porrnlllot .. 8podal OIymplca.
EY~IAL REPQBI:
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Flnanco D/loctor Don Yuculs slalod thai Torry IOmblo did an oulslandlng Job In COOIdlnaUng and
proparlng tho audllloport. Yuculs also compnmonlod Ilaff momboll Ann MaulOI and Roglna
8chlolbor 101 wolk dono.
IOmblo slalod tho Complohonslvo Annual FInancIal Ropotl documont Is USOd Plodomlnanlly by
oxtornal usors such as bondholdors and bond buyors and lodolft! and slalo granladm/nlsltalOll.
IOmblo Ilatod thai Davo Vaudl, KPMG Pool Man\'lck, asslslOd With tho audlL IOmblo llaled thai
Vaudl also koopl hOI updalod on tho plololllonalslondardl 10/ bond loqu/lomonll and glanl
adm/nlsltotlon aUdlls,
Davo Vaudl slalod tho prImary purposo 01 Pool Marwfck'l audll was to actually audlltho gonoral
purposo nnanclal slalomonls and oxpross an opinIon. Vaudl rolollod to tho Comprohonslvo
Annual Financial Roport, lor nscal yoar ondod Juno 30, 1090, pogo 17, Indopondonl aUd/lorl'
roport. Vaudt oxpla/nod tho roport polnll oul thai tho rosponslblllty 01 tho nnanclal slalomonl
rostsln Iho managomonl 01 tho City and Ills Posl MatWlck'l rosponslblllty 10 conduct an aUd/1
and oxpross an opInion basod upon tho audil procodurol thsl aro porlormod. ,Vaudlllaled thai
tho audlllnvolvos losl oxamlnatlon whoro Pool Marwfck gool In and Iookl al cortaln o\'Idonco
Oupportlng tho nnanclalllalomont; ovalualol tho accounting princIpIa ulod and tho ostlmalOI
and tho ludgmonts modo by managomonlln proparlng tho nnanclalllalomonla; and thon oxpron
an opinion, Vaudl Ilalod thallho opinion Is basod upon tho audllthat tho gonoral purposo
nnanclal slalomonllalrly prosonts tho financial poSition and tho losulla 01 tho opolatlon 01 tho City
01 Iowa Clly, Vaudl notod thot this yoar's roportls dlff%nl bocauso thoro aro changos modo In
tho financial roport/ng roqulromonts and thalthoso changos aro polnlod oul ao thai tho roador
knows Ihal changos woro nocossllalod by changos In authorllollvo IIloraluro and thai any usor
ollho financial slatomonl Irylng 10 comparo thoso changos back 10 Iho prIor yoar can locus on
whal was aclually changod and why,
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Vaudl axplalnod thaI a aocondary purposa 01 tho audills 10 moaltha requlromonll olthalodefll
govornmonl Vaudtllatod tho Slnglo Audit Act roqu/ros thai roqulrosthat an govornmonlal units
thaI racolvo lodoral mon/os havo a Ilnglo audrt conductod,
Vaudllummarlzod thai basod upon tho IImllod proceduros thai POll Marwfck was roqultod to
porlorm In tho atoa ollntornal controls, thoy lound no mllorlal woaknossos In tho Intoma/
conl/oIs thai tho City has In lis Iystom. Vaudl also Ilatod that roqulrod lOlls woro porformed,
and no malorlallnstancos 01 non-compllanco With lodorallaws wore loond,
Vaudl commonded tho ontlro Flnanco Dopartmonl lor tho/r cooporaUon and ..slslanco.
Councflmombora commonlod thai tho Financial Roport was usolul.
Latlon askod whalls an application programmor and why ato thoro concorns about application
programmora having aceoss, Vaudl Itatod an application programmer Is lomoono that Wotka
With tho actual programming and tho City Ihould logrogalo thoso thai Wlllo tho progrome ~orn
Ihoso thai ontor tho data 10 thalthoy can' conl/oI both atOat. VaudlllAlod thoro ato dlfforont
things tho City can do on tho aoftwaro aystom thai will rostrlct accoss, larlon Inqulrod about tho
nood lor a Iprlnklor syslom In a firo'prool vault. VAudl Itatod tho Council Will havo to addlOSS
and ovalualo thai risk, Larson slalod thai Councfllhould rocolvo a rosponso ~om Ilaff rogatdlng
tho Pool Marwlck'. rocommondaUons. Atkins notod that tho sprlnklor ayslom can 1:0 .ddrossod
With tho romodollng plans and thai Ilaff ovalualos tho rocommondaUons. IOmblo nolod thai
beeausa 01 tho .mall Illo 01 tho Data Procoss/ng DMslon, cortaln locurlty mOOlurus havo not
boon noodod on tho .oftwaro and data flIos,
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Karr notod thai tho Consonl calondar IIstod AIrport Commission mlnutos 01 Doeombor Ill, 1090
and Ihould a/so Includo January 8, 1991 lor approval.
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~ECrION 36-4~E CONSIQ~MENT ~TOR~. (FIliI consldoratlonl
Schmolsor oxplalnod tho chango donnlUon Is almply 10 allow a non.prom organIzation to
oporalo a conslgnmonlltoro by rocoMng and soiling donalod morchandlso, In rosponso
10 Horowitz, Schmolsor slalod Ihal ho has nol rocolvod any Inpul Irom conslgnmonl
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Jon Davidson. Transport.llon Plonnor, Ilalod thai a YOat ago a group 01 rosldonlslrom Summlt
SlIoOI prolontod concorns about lIatriC, Slmullanoously, Iha Transportallon PllIIlnlng DMslon
was .pproachOd by Public Works Illn about tho Summit Sl/ool brldgo. Davidson IlItod tho
ropotl was propatod by tho Transportlllon Planning OMslon and a rovlow comm,lIoo consisting
01 tho TrlllsportaUon Planning DIvlslon, Schmolsor, Miklo, Schmadoko, FOliO, Brachlol, Franklin,
and A!kJns.
Davidson oxplalned thatllllssuo 110 tho brldgo, Summlt SlIoolllarnc, and tho adoquacy 01 tho
1I10rlal IlIoolayslom. Da\'ldson oxplalnod thaI ono vory Impotlanl concopll, tho h10ratchy 01
1110011, . lyatom OlllloolslhalllngOllrom oxplOllwaya altho lop 01 tho hlorllchy to tho cui.
dO'lac, Iowosl c1asslncaUon 01 rosldontlal 1110011. Da\'ldson IIId tho top two calogorlot,
..prOSswayl and artorlal al/oots, at. whalth. Clly II concornOd about. Davidson notod thaI
Vitlalls unI~uo about tho OXproaswayl and artorlals Is thalthoy mako up only 20% 01 tho lotal
111001 mIIoago, but Cllry about 70% ollho lIalllc. Davidson laid oxprosswaya and artortals aro
nocossl/Y bocauso they movo lIofflc as olfle/onlly and aafoly as posslblo and thoy koop lIalllc
out 01 rosldontlal nolghborhoods. Davidson laid that Is an Importanl concopl Vitlon consldorlng
tho Issuo 01 lIamc on Summll Sl/ooL
DDVldson IlalOd thaI Irom atochnlcaJ polnl 01 vlow,lI Summll Sl/oollI ostabllshod as part 01 tho
1I10rlal II/OOt notwork, Vitllch II1I right now, Ills nol approprlato 10 try and lako llama 011 thai
IlIooL Davidson Ilatod whon Council makos a doclslon aboulllomc conllol on ono IlIoot,lIamc
Is golng to go lomowhoro.
Davidson Italod tho Issuo boforo Council on Summll 611001 Is dmoronl bocauso 01 tho brldgo.
Bocauso tho brldgo on Summll 6\1oot provldos ono 01 tho low opportunltlos 10 ClOSS tho railroad
\lacks, tho IlIoot has bocomo part 01 tho artorlal ItlOOt IYltom. Davidson atalod With tho IlIuo
01 tho brldgo noodlng 10 bo roplacOd, II opons up a Vitlolo now rang a 01 allornaUvos. Da\'ldson
rovlowod oxlstlng lIalno condlUons. Davidson Italod by Itall'l ovaluatlon tho dolay and
congostlon In tho Summll Stroot nolghborhood lIght now Is not all thai bad; slaff did not nnd a
hIgh ace/donI ralo In tho 1100; and thoro atO lomo Itroot Wldonlng IlIuos coming up rogardloss
01 tho ahornaUvo loloclod.
Davidson prosontod a mop oulllnlng tho lour options, Davidson oxplalnod tho Summll SlIool
Traina Study Roport and map prosonl lour opllons as lollows:
a. roplaco tho brldgo 01 tho oxlsUng locallon Wllh a Ilmllor typo Ilructuro;
b. romovo tho Summll Stlool brldgo ollis oxlsllng locallon and construct a now brldgo In an
allgnmonlthal tlos Govornor 511001 With Kookuk Slrool;
O. romovo Iho Summll Slroolatlts oxlsllng loco lion and construcl a railroad crossing along
tho allgnmont 01 Sovonlh Avonuo and Sycamoro; and
d. romovo tho Summit Slrool brldgo at lis oxlsllng locallon and nol roplaco II. Davidson
nolod thai altornotlvo d Is not ono ataff would ondorao.
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SII" and CoundImomboll dllMlad tho aIlarnallv.s,
Davidson IlalOd Ih4t he lools Itrongty thai I dOlormJnal1on 01 tho bost aIlornallvo can only bo
mad. buOd on IWI CouncfI'a pollpoCllvo II. VItIothor thai Is to movo tr alric 01 doaoas.
dillupUon 10 nolghbothoodlln tho atOl, Davidson laid II It thai dOlormJnaUon by City Couneu
.s 10 whal Is tho propor porapoctlvo thai WIll load 10 lho dOVolopmonl 01 I eotroct way 10
prOC.Od. Letlon IIkOd whol would bo tho aIlornallvo that bosl doaJs With lIalflC pallorns a1ono.
Davldlon IlalOd llIlcUy "0m I IIllfiC porapoctlvo gol\lng lW'y Irom tho OId.Ung aUgnmonlls a
POIItlvo Ihlng, artorlaJ ItroOIl Lko 10 havo continuous corrldorl, and thai conUnulty would bo
provldod 10 tho oroalosl Oxlont With aIlornlUvo b, tho Govornot StroOI a/lgnmon~ and locondlllly
wIIh tho Sovonth Avonuo a/lgMlOnL In rosponso 10 lJIlon, Davidson IlalOd thai tho COlli 01
oach aIlornaUvo 110 cIoso onough thai" Ihouldn' bo an ovorrldlng lactor. Courtney askOd "
110" has consldorOd changing tho curronl uso 01 Dodgo S:tool to Iwo-ways. Davidson llalod
110" hallookOd all numbor 01 lIalflc oontrol "oms and thai tho Dodgo SlIool brldgo II curronlly
Undor-utJllzOd bocouso molotlsll porcolvo Summit SlIool.. I bottor aIlornallvo. Courtney Illtod
Inctoasod uso on Dodgo SlIooI could dOCloaso tho uso on Summn Stroot. Davidson laid thai
comblnOd With othor lIalflc oonllol moalUlol, aoch II onmJnaUon 01 tho throo.way Ilop on
KlIkwood al Summn could balanco IhIngs out. Davidson cauUonod thai ono.way IlIoota Is an
olllclont way 10 movo tralflc and a much lal., way 10 mO't'O lIalllc. Davidson oxplaJnOd thalllan
IIIOd to koop awsy Irom lIalflc oonllol changos bocaulo thoy 110 non-pormanont. Letlon nolod
thallomo Ihlngs could bo dono aboulllalflC on Summit Stroot Without romovlng II as an artorlaJ
IlIooL Davidson ItalOd IhAIIt cortalnly was polllblo to loavo tho brldgo on Summit Strool and
do IIIIflc conllol moasurol 10 roduco tho amount 01 ltalflC on 8umm.~ 81rooL Arnbrlsco askod
II tho CIty onmJnalos tho brldoo on Summll Stroot, dool tho City havo a rOlponslblllty to tho
ran,oad. DavldlonltalOd that tho City would bo Incroaslng lIalllc on FIlii Avonuo, an alllrado
ClOSIIng, and II Is WlIO 01 CounclIlo acknowlOdgo thai omphasls on tho uso 01 an atllrada
Closslng Is nola IltuaUon thai Is as 1010 as using a grade loparalod crossing, Davidson did not
100 this as a rOlponslbnJty 10 1M railroad.
Novick askod why tho $650,000 Is only avallablo 101 tho nrallwo allornallvos, Da\'ldson oxplalnOd
$650,000 8/0 111001 brldgo roplacomonl lunds Ihat ato only avallabl41 10 roplaco an oidstlng
IlIucturo and Ilaff lools roplaclng It a block one way or anothor would bo pormltlod by Iho Stalo,
Kubby Inqullod about dlsplacomont 01 proporty with tho Sovonth Avonuo opUon. Davidson
oxplalnod tho dlsplacomonl wss 01 tho 1ow000lllnoll proporty tuMor louth that Involvol
Itansmlulon oqulpmonL Staff and Councllmombora dlscussod 111001 angnmonls. HorClwltz
nolod thai Kookuk, bolow Sandusky, gooslnlo a rosldontlal atoa. Horowitz askod II you roplaco
tho Summit 811001 brldgo, docs II havo 10 bo wldonod. Davidson Ilalod no, thoro would bo tho
aamo numbol 01 lanol, but Ildowalkl may bo wldor. Larlon nolod thaI allornallvol a and b
would Impact on IOrkwood Avonuo, Davidson Italod all 01 tho allornallvOI do rolalo 10 IOrkwood
Avonuo. Da\'ldson Ilalod thai probably altornallvol a and b would havo loss olfoct on lossonlng
Italflo on KIrkwood Avonuo than allornallvo o. Slaff and Councllmomboll discussod lIalllo
pallornl. Novick Italod thoro Is lomo lonso In allornatlvo 0 bocauso It koops tho allorlals bollor
Ipacod. In rosponso 10 Novlck, Davidson Ilalod Gllbort 8trool Is a conUnuous corridor,
McDonald Ilalod thaI what Council docldos lor ono nolghbolhood doos Impact on anolhor
nolghborhood and Council wlJl nood 10 lako a long, hard look 01 tho proposod changos and what
tho Impact will boo Slaff and Councllmomboll dlscussod tho Sovonlh Avonuo allgnmont.
Da\'ldson Ilalod how lor north 80vonlh Avonuo would go as an artorlal would nood Inpul Irom
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tho City Council. Davidson Ilatod tho,. may bo Issuos 01 Inc/oasod trlffiC on MutUUno.
Horowttz Itatod Iho Is Intorostod In how Sovonth Avonuo would ovontually hoOk up WIth
8yCIl1lOlI. Davldlon notod 8yCOlllOlO Is proposod to bo an 1110/101 Itrool IuI1hOr louth.
Davidson Itatod thalli thor~ Is InlorOl1 by CouncU 10 pullUO IhI Sovonth Avonut IrtUltlon, IlIn
would want 10 pullUO \hal aIIornaUvo I tilUO moto CII01ully Vlith IO'POct to \hi Inglno.rIng
consldorllUons. Davidson nolod thoro Is a problom with \hi crook which ,uns parlDol WIth \hi
tratkl and tho ralkoad lIacklllo abou1 t& 10 20 1001 aboVO Iho Itro.l In rosponso 10 Wlon.
Davldlon oxplalnod thaI grado loparatod rI\flanl lboVO tho rail/Clad.
Alkln.lnqulrod abou1 uUll1Ing I comblnatlon 01 tho aIIornallvo.. Davidson IlItod \hII\hII oouId
bo dono and would distrlbulo IhIllalflc 10 moro 1110011 and \ollon IhIlmplCl on individual
rosldonUaJ IIOas. Hotowitz .Iatod \ha IoceUons ollllohoulo, ahoukI III consldorod. l.IIIon
Itated Vlith any aIIornllUvo thoro 110 also lIalllc control mouu/os thaI can IlI1a1l0n to doll WIth
tho problom In \ha nolghborhood. Horowitz omphasltod II Councll makos a choIco 10 ptoloct
cortaln nolghborhoods, Ihon CouncU has to rlQuro 001 how 10 motI8go tho IIat1'to. In rOlpontO
10 Ambrlaco, McDonald IIatod tho putposo ollonlghl'l dlacusslon Is to rovlow Davidson'. ropOl1
and allow him 10 prosonl infO/motion 10 Council. McOonald Ilallld Councll \\'II havo to IIIIt
laking II undor consldoratlon. Arnbtlsco Itatod ho WOlIId ~ko to lako a IhoI1. hatd look at tho
InlormaUon and gol rocommondatlonslrom tho prololllonalllaff. Horowitz Ilaled thaI Iho was
nol advocating tho Council doc/do lochnlcaIllluos bu\ \hit II was hor rocommondaUon \hII
Councll mako. a policy roglldlng tho Inlogrlty 01 tho nolghbolhood. LIIlon Itatod CoundI
noods 10 loll Davidson whothor tho prlrn.uy goal Is 10 move tho lIalllc as olllclonW as polllblo
or prolorvo 6ummll Strool Ambrlsco Itatod ho would liko 10 100 tho Dodgo 611001 brldgo uUUzod
moro. Horowttz Ilalod Iho would IIko 10 10000n tho Impact on nolghbolhoOdl and to manago
tho IIalfle and 10 mall,taln tho Intogrlty 01 tho nolghborhoOds 10 they don' dlslnlograto.
Novick IIalod thai Dodgo SlIooI nood. moro controll and It lhould bo modo tNIJ.way Irom
Bowory to Durllngton. Ambrlsco nolod thaI Dodgo 811001 wasn' always a ono.way moL Latson
askod II thoro woro oxltomo urgonclos In lorms 01 tho brldgo roplacomonl. Davidson lilted thaI
II has boon oxplalnod 10 him by Public Worka onglnoora thaI roplacomonl 01 tho bIldgo Is
lorocaslod Within nvo yOlll, bul dolorloratlon could occur moto qulck~ and tho brldgo bo closed.
Davidson nolod tho brldgo Is ai/Oldy ombargood. Horowttz Italod thaI tho KIrkwood Avonuo
widonlng Is also an luuo. Horowitz omphaslzod thaI whI10 thoro may nol bo an urgoncy lot tho
blldgo roplacomonl, thoro Is ono 110m tho nolghbolhoOdS. Arnbrlsco Inqukod aboulllalflc
aludlos. Davidson IIatod thaI tho City has good counts In tho aloa and II has cloll~ Ihown thaI
Ilnco alop algns woro Installod al KIrkwood and 6ummll, thoro has boon 1nctoasod IIalllc on
Summll and a much lowor rato ollncroaso on Dodgo SlIooL Kubby Itatod II looms IIkathoro
aro a lot of things Ihat could bo dono with Iralflo conllols, ItllI rolaln tho 6ummll SlIool brldgo,
bul roduco tho amounl 01 t/alfle. Davidson atatod thalli you ollablllh a brldgo on 6ummll 611001,
Ills goIng 10 havo lomo artorlalllalfle. Courtney askod Illhoro could bo tNIJ.way IIalflo on
Dodgo Strool Irom tho b/ldgo 10 Burlington SlIool. Davidson alatod Ihal II docroasostho capaclly
01 Iho allool. Kubby ralsod concorns aboultho palklng on Dodgo 811001. Davidson IIatod thaI
onoowav Ilroots aro an olflclonl way 10 movo llama, In rosponso to McDonald, Davidson Italed
Ilaff Is looking lor a long.lorm aolullon. McDonald Inqulrod abou1tho urgoncy lor brldgo
roplacomonl. Atkins atatod Ihoro II a IIsl 01 prlorltlos OItabllshod by tho Slato. Whon tho brldgo
has roachod Its way 10 tho top,lho Stato Wllllnlorm Iho City Ihatll has roachod tho condition thai
II has 10 bo roplacod. Atkins notod thai normal~ whon a brldgo roachostho condlllon thalli has
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10 be loplacod, 1110 Slalo 0"011 monoy to do n. McDonald Italod he dots nollhlnlc CoundI
should pUt off tho doclslon until tho brldgo roachol I alsls slIualJon. Aikins .t.10<1 lilt
nolghborhood noodslo know about plans, Courtney .Ialod Iong.range planning IhouId Indudt
an additional railroad crossing, In rosponso 10 Novlck, Davidson .lllod tho IIII1lc counllot
Gllbort Stroot Is apploxlmatoly 17.000 and ho Win obtain oxact "guroslot her. Atkin. asked "
altornatlvo c could bo osllbl/shod al grado, Davidson Ilatod yos. Kubby asked Vlilo II
rOlponslblo lor moving lIanslormoll. Davidson stalod thoro Is no public rlghtoOI.way, n 1111I
p/lvalo proporty. NovIck .lolOd that an IddlllonaJ non.grado aonlng .hould bo ostabllshod
lomowhoro. Horov.itz askod whon tho public can prosonllnformltion 10 Couneu. McOonakl
stalod that Councll noods to tako thlslnformalJon Inlo consldoraUon and lot sonnothlng up In tho
nOM Muro. Larson roquoSled Ilaff propato InformaUon roglldlng tho costa to construct tho
altornatlvos. Kubby .lalod lho would liko a map accompanlod wtIh a zoning map WlIh tho
phaso. 01 dovolopmonL Davidson noted lhottho Summll SlIool Trarnc Study, pago 13,Includoa
Information dlroctly Irom Iho Comprohonslvo Plan. AWns notod thai altho lut budgot go.lIOIIld
CouncU romovod tho monoy 10 do onglnoorlng on Kirkwood Avonuo. Aikins .Iated tho KIrkwood
Avonuo doclslons fil rIght In with tho Summit Stroot Pion and thalli 10 . Vlilolo package 01
doclslons. Larlon notod thoro 110 also concorns aboutllafflc on Shorldan Avonuo. Couttnoy
Ilalod an opl'on Is 10 loavo tho Summit Strool brldgo and UiO aItornallvo c. In rosponso to
Kubby, McDonald Ilatod Ihal Council w111.chodulo discussion lor public Inpolln tho nOli MUle.
Kubby askod whon Council Is schodulod to discuss tho Hislorlc Summit SlIool PIM. AlkInI
'Iatod Ihal plan rocolvod lavorablo rocommondatlon 'rom Historic Plosorvatlon and tho
nolghborhood Is lO~ng thai boloro anyono procoods With tho plan, they would Ilko assurancel
Wllh rospoct 10 lIalfic. McDonald slalod that discussion Will bo .choclulod.
AtkIns slalod ho wig proparo addlllonallnlormatlon roquoslod by Council and .chedulo tho
Summll Slroot Tralfio Sludy for lurthor discussion.
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McDonald slalod Councll'a agonda Includos an ordlnanco whIch would rosltlcl and Imposo
ponaltlos on Iho 1810 01 clg%llos 10 mInora. McDonald slatod thaI two wooks ago Councfl
doforrod action bocauso aroa buslnossos wantod 10 add/Oil II.
Donnls Langonborg, ownor 01 Rogal Vonding & Arnusomonl 01 Iowa clly, stalod that ho has a
problom With tho ordinanco In thalli ponallzos placos whoro minors aro nol allowod. Lallon
ralsod tho concorn that atlssuo Is whothor buslnossos aro going 10 card pooplo whon thoy otdor
an alcohollo bovorago or wholhor bars havo pooplo atlho doors so minors cannol onlor; and II
Council makos II moro difficult lor minors 10 oblaln clgarollos, Wlllthoy Ihon go 10 placos thai
Ihoy don't normally go 10 buy cigar olios. Langonborg nolod Ihal out 01 all clgarollos purchased
In Iho country, nvo porconl pro purchasod Irom vondlng machines. Langonborg stalod II Is wrong
10 mandalo a lockIng dovlco on a buslnossthal doos nol ovon allow minora In. Larson .tatod
thai Council was dlroctlng tho Pol/co Chlol to onforco tho clgorollo low and ho has askod tho
Ihlngs thai don'l roqulro a lot 01 poraon powor luch as tho locking dovlco. In rosponso 10
Larson, Langonborg slalod thoro ahould bo an oxompllon lor buslnoSlos Ihat 10NO alcohol,
Councl/mombors and atoll dlscussod tho donnlllon 01 a bar, Novick askod II 60 porconl ollaJoa
Is a valid way to dolino II. Novick askod Gonlry II aho road In Gontry's momo Ihat pooplo undor
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III 110 nol IlIowod In ball, Gonlly Itolod no, AmbrllCO nolod that Amos passod luch III
ordinance,
Jim SlIabala. ownor 01 tho Ooldwood Bar and vlco.prosldont 01 tho local Bar Assocfallon, IlIto<l
thai tho cul/onllaw Ihould bo onlorcod, SlIabala Ilalod that mosl bats would not allow anyOM
undor.ago Un/Oil accompanlod by a pllonl. SlIabala nolod thai clgOlollo laloS do not mako
mllCh monG'f.
Input wu rocolvod 'rom Joe Boll, managor 01 Now Sonsatlons. Boll oxplainod that his
estabnshmont hu pooplo chocking IDs altho door and thoy do not 101 anyono undor tho Igo
01 III In tho bat, Boll Ilalod that tho ordlnanco would Incroaso cost 10 his buslnoss whon ~ Is
not noodo<l. Letlon asked BoD about providing Information to tho CIIy to establish an oxomptlon.
Bon Itated Hquor loIos and food laJOS Inlormallon Is aJroady provldod to tho Slalo, noUng
plMsly that InlormaUon wu also kopllocally lor Sunday Solos. Lataon askod ltaft about
ploblolllt wlth tho Sunday pOlmll donnlUon. Katr alatod thai thoro was a tablo that OOllnoasos
filled out IisUng porcontagol Ind thoro was confusion on whothor a buslnosl could count pop
as a mix ot /ustlllalghtllquor, larlon askod II thoro was anything InvoIvod In tho proceduro thai
would mako Itaff not wsnt to gollnvolvod In lomothlng Ilmllar. Katlllalod that tho Slato did nol
1001 they woro goffing accuralo Information and havo changod tho Sunday SalOl rogulatlons and
thoroforo no Information was koplloeally altho prosont tlmo.
Hank Mlguol, ownor 01 Iowa Cily Yacht Club, ralsod objoctlons 10 tho $25100 and that tho curront
low Is not bolng onlorcod.
Don StalknOOl, ownor 01 tho Sports Column, alatod thai buslnossos can provldo InlormaUon 10
oatabnsh 50 porconl oxompUons, Slalkftout ralsod concorns that tho CIIy Is not onlorclng currolll
laws now. McDonald askod If tho malorlly 01 Council ooncura With what Is prosonUy propoao<l
01 ff thoro was Inlorostln making tho oxompllon, Councflmombora dlscussod tho oxomptlon
amondmonl. Ambrlsco alalod Council ahould glvo consldorallon 10 an amondm6nl. Courtnoy
atalod ho would be In lavor olsomo olCcluslonl, Ambrlsco alalod ho has a problom with poIlco
having to aot up a allng oporallon to find oulllaomobody Is brooking tho law. Novick alatod
aho would consldor an oxompUon for bora that havo 60 porconl rovonuo 01 liquor only litho CIty
roqulros thai thai machlno bo In vlow. laraon askod litho amondmont ahould bll drallod lot
Council to discuss, CoUMOY askod who Is going to monitor tho 60 porconl. Horowitz
omphaslzod that With an oxompllon, thO purposo 01 tho wholo ordinanc:o would bo woakonodj
tho basic philosophy 01 why Council ovon consldorod tho ordlnanco would bo lorn apart, and
tho curronllssuo II aboul galoway drugs. Laraon alatod thai ho would consldor a 50 10 60
porconllovolthal would not roqulro a lot of paporwolk lor tho City Clork and all oducallonal typo
roqulromonts ahould bo onforcod ovon lion oxompllon Is allowod, Kubby Inqulrod aboul othor
Itatos' oxompllonl. Paul Papak, a prolosaor atlho Unlvoralty 01 Iowa Law School, alalod thaI
Illinois utlllzod no oxompllonl, Ambllsco slalod ho consldora tho cUl/ont proposal a hall law
bocauso It doos nol pul a ponally on tho buyor. Papak slatod II was tho aonllmonl by IndMduals
ho has apokon With thallhls wos an approprlalo placo 10 alart. Papak alalod ho would IIko 10
100 moro loolh In tho prosonllow, Councllmombors and Papak dlscussod tho amoklng 01
clgarollos by loonagora, In rosponso to Gontry, Papak alalod Ihal ho lully ondorlOS tho
ordlnanco thallho Law School draltod and aubmlllod 10 tho City. Courtnoy alatod ho It III has
probloms wllh how tho City Is going 10 docldo who Is oxomptod. Novick alalod aho would 1001
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bonor lboul tho oxomptlon " ~ woro IccompanlOd by I law thai 'lyI tho City would nol aI10w
undO/.aged porsons In bar. Katr nolOd thai thoro all 120 c1gOlonolicOnsa holdora Ind an but
13 hold aomo lotm 01 boor ot Iiquot Ilconso, Courtnoy asked how many machlnOl oxlsL
Langonborg .lated thOro 010 approxlmalO~ 65 10 70 c100l0no machlnos, In rosponso to
Cooonoy, lIngonborg ."IOd locking dovlcOl co.l $300-$400 aploco. Horowitz Inqu~od .boul
Slalo 'ostlk:tJons 101lUng 10 locking dovlcos. Langonborg .latOd Oovornor Bran,'ad Is not In
IIVOI 01 locking dovlcos, bulls In lavor of raising dOOlolla lam. McDon.ld askOd II thoro II I
majority 01 Councl1mombora thai wanl City AnOlnt'! Gontry 10 propata an amondmonllot
discus.1on and posslblo Insortion Inlo tho otdlnanco altho 112210rmal mooUng. A majority of
CouncIImombora dkocted Gontry to prOpOlO an amondmonL
Courtnoy Inqu/IOd about Agonda 110m No. 1 e, tho OIdlnanco prohibiting tho purchaso 01
c1g1l01l01 by poIIOII' undOll D and provld'iIlll pIInalUol lor YIolatlona thorool. Courtney noted
thai II 01 Mt ,.~ tho anompt to buy elcohoIln Iowa bocamo a jINonna crlmo thai has no
monollty pona/1y 10 It. Courtnoy asked how CouncU can put I $100.$200 ponally on minora
InompUng to buy clgOlOIlOl whon they can' bo chatgod thaI much lor buying aJcohoI. In
rosponlo to Courtnoy, Gontry .,.,ed thai tho Clly has homo rule authority lor munlclpal
Inlracllont. Kubby askod II Oducatlonal programs can bo InsUtulOd lor poraons going Inlo
jINonllo court. Gontry .talod thaI CouncU can locommond thO maglsllato ordor community
IOr.1cO lot tho munlclpallnlracUon. Kubby .lalod aho would IIko tho policy to bo tobacco
Oduelllon. Councllmombora discuSlod onlorcomonlln tho IocOI magistral.. Courlnoy asked II
tho ClIy can pass anothor otdlnanco on tho allompl tc buy alcohol, but put tho umo ponally.
Gontry .lated no. Courlnoy Inqulrod about tho Slalo Codo provisions on allomptlng to buy 01
polIO" alcohol. Gontry Ilatod .ho would nood 10 rovtow Stato Codo 123.47. Kubby ,'atod thai
maglsltatOl noed 10 bo oducated on using aIIornaUvo ponalllos.
Mayot pro Tom Horowitz atated thoro Is consonsus by Council 10 d1roct City Attornoy Gontry to
propato an amondmonllo tho Ordlnanco, Papak notod thaI magistrates would lovo 10 rocolvo
dkoctlon 110m tho City Council,
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1. Novick prolontod a proclamation rogardlng Indlvldualloloranco 10 tho City Council and
loquostod thaI It bo addod 10 tho 1/22 agonda, Councllmombora dlscussod tho
proclamation. No nnal doclslon was modo.
2. John Rummolhart askod Council for conslructlvo commonts on Iho Sycamoro Vlow
Housing Ploloct. Horowitz alalod thal.ho wlshod thaI thoro woro porchos on tho Ironl
01 tho homos. Rummolhart ,'a'od ho Is consldorlng anothor proloct orlontod toward Iowor
Incomu pooplo. Atkins .tatod that addlllonallnlormatlon can bo rocolvod onco all
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IppIlcatlons .,0 rrMwOd. Novlck rllsed concornlthal tho parking It Iocal.d In ludll
pllCt thai pollOl\l havt to wry glOCOl\os upslaltl.
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