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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACT1VITlES
Malch 25, tOOl
Iowa Clly Council, Rpcclal mlg., 6:30 p,m. at 1110 Clvlo Conlol, Mayor McDonald ploslalng,
Councllmomborl prolonl: Courtnoy, Horowitz, Kubby, latlon, McDonald, Novfck, Ablont:
Ambrlsco, Sl4lfmomboll plosont: Alklnl, Holling, Gonlly, Kal/, SmllI1, Davldlon, Franklin,
Vucul$, Schnll ~oko. Council m1nutollapUocoldod on Tapo 111,25, Sldo I, 1,117.
Movod by Novick, .000000od by HOfowltz, to .pptovo . tont.lIvo .gloomont bolWoon 1110
City 01 Iowa City .nd tho AmoricM Fodollllon 01 Slato, County and Munlclpal Employoos, Local
103, lor a colloc1lvo barg~lnlng aoroomonllo bo In olfoc1llOtn July t I 1001, lIvough Juno 30,
t 003, Tho Mayor doclalod 1110 mollon carrlod, 810, Ambtllco absont
Movod by Kubby, 10000000d by Coultnoy, 10 edopl RES, 01-48, Ok. lOS, p. 48,
AUTHORIZING THE FlUNG OF AN APPUCATION WITH THE IrmA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR FY02IOWA DOT STATE TAANSIT ASSISTANCE, Allltmellvo loll call
yolo unenlmous, 6/0, Ambrllco ablont Tho Mayor docla/od 1110 10lolutlon adoplod,
Movod by Horowitz, locondod by Novick, lI1alll1o o/dlnanco amonding Chaptor 33, Arllclo
II, Division 3, 'W83lowetor Troalmont Worke USOI Chargo Ordlnanco," 011110 Codo 01 Ordlnencos
01 tho Clly 01 Iowa City, Iowa, by emondlng Soctlons 33-40 and 33-40, bo glvon nrll volo lor
passago, Councllmombol Horowitz loquoltod 1110 City consldor addlllonal publicity logo/ding
IUch loos. Tho City Managor luogoslod lI1al an annual narlaUvo could bo Includod In w.tor
billings, AlnrmaUvo loll call vola unanimous, 6/0, Ambrl,co absont. Tho Mayol docla/od 1110
motion carrlod.
Movod by HOlowltz, locondod by Novlck, 10 adjourn 8:45 p,m, Tho Mayor doclarod 1110
motion carrlod unanimously, 810, Ambrllco absont.
OR JOHN MCDONALD
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MA N K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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Informal Council SOlllon
March 25, 1991
~: 8:45 p,m.1n tho Council Chamboll, Mayor John McDonald prosldlng,
~~Oll Prosonl: McDonald. Courtnoy, Lenon, Kubby, Novick, Horowitz. Ab.onl:
Ambrlsco.
~: Atkin., Honing, Oonlry, Katr, Franklin, DaYldson, Schmadoko, Yuculs,
Noumann, Smith,
raDo,rocorcWI: Roo191,26 Sldos 1 &2; Rool91,27 Sldos 1 &2.
Yfj)ATE . ~~IGI:1ll0RHOOD ASSOCIATlO~:
Roo191'26, Sklo 1
Karin Franklin, Nolghborhood Coordlnalor, pro.onlod InlormaUon aboullowa Clty'l nolghborhood
assoclatlons. Franklin statod hor offortl aro initially organlzaUonal with tho nolghborhood
associations and as thoy prllllross, thoro I. a gradual procoss 01 woanlng Irom hor Involvomonl
Franklin said ono of hor lunctlon. Involvoslho prOCOlS of communication. notNOlk and thai will
bo on ongoing lunctlon thai Iho will parUclpelo In, Franklin Ilatod anothor compononl 01 hor
posmon I. 10 doal with parUcular proloctl or Issuosln tho nolghborhood.. Franklin stalvd Ihoro
aro thing. In which tho City and nolghborhoods can work with cooporatlvoly, 1,0, tho Troo
Planting Program with tho City Forostor or tho Nolghborhood Watch ond Crlmo Plovontlon
Program,
Franklin prosontod InlormaUon aboultho organlzod nolghborhoods including tho North Sldo
AssoclaUon, Longfollow Nolghborhood AssoclaUon, Molroso.Bonlon Nolghborhood Assoclatlon,
and tho Noar South Sldo, Franklin Introducod Katon Hradok and Marey Tlloma., ropro.onllng
tho Molro.o,Bonlon Nolghborhood; Elloon Holbrook and Suo Foonoy, roprosontlng tho North
Sldo Nolghborhood; and Jill Smith, Nan Tronz, and Sally Hartman, roprosonllng Iho Longlollow
Nolghborhood "'saclaUon, Franklin Itolod thoro II Inlorosl In organizing nolghborhood
association. In tho KIrkwood Avonuo 8/oa, tho Wosl Sldo,Woobor StrooVSunsol Slrool aroa, and
north around Shlmok School.
Franklin Ilatod tho followfng Issuo. aro Importanllo tho nolghborhood assoclaUon.:
NORTH SIDE ASSOCIATION: Traffio Issuo. on North Ollbort, Brown Strool and Ronald. Strool;
uncontrollod Inlollocllons: troo planllng along tho rlghl-of,way; roeycllng; and Iho Nolghborhood
Walch Program,
MELROSE/BENTON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Traffic, and Iho raYlno bolwoon Norlh
Summit and Oovornor Slrool.
MELROSE/BENTON STREET NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Tramc Issuos on Bonton Strool,
rozonlngs along tho highway, cloon.up dOYI, annual picnic. In Brooklond Park, dralnago
problom., and Iho etalu. of prlvato Ilrool.,
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Infolmal City Council SOlllon
Malch 25, 19111
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LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: ADS 1110, pOlonUng notwork.
McDonald nolod Ihol Ihoro II tromondous Inloloslln Iho Nolghborhood AssociaUon Program,
Novick eskod how nolghbolhoods aro OIganlzod onough 10 fund Iho pllntlng and moiling of
nowafotlo/l. Flanklln Ilolod Iho Clly ,. CUI/DnU)' fundIng Iho PllnUng 01 nowllotlo/l, Flanklln
oRCOUllgod distribution by hand, Flanklln slalod Iho IUCCOSl 01 Iho Nolghbolhood Association
Program will dopond upon Iho ossocioUon Ind Iho pooplo'llnlorollln II, HOlowltz askod II Ihoro
II a rolallonshlp botwoon Iho nolghborhood macloUons and Iho PTOs, Flanklln Ilalod Ihol City
Manogol Atkins and Iho hold a mooting wllh Iho Iowa City School Board 10 discuss
communlcoUon links botwoon Iho nolohbolhood associations and Ichools, Franklin Ilolod Ihol
lomo associoUons, luch as Iho Longfollow Nolghborhood Association, alloady work with Iho
PTO, Kubby luggoslod Ihal Iho nolghborhood mociollon nowslotto/l bo uUllzod whon Iholo
aro oponlngs on Clly boards and commissions,
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KovIn Monson, loplosonllng Noumonn Monson Archllocls, Ilalod 0 doslgn procm was hold 10
10colvo Inpullrom ovoryono Intoroslod In Iho parking Issuo, Monson prosontod an ovorhood
oOllal pholO and a ground lavol concopl plan, Monson Itolod Issuos Involvod wllh plonnlng Iho
parkIng lamps Includo Iho loving 01 Chauncoy Swan Palk, loving 01 moluro planllngs, accOSl
concorns, accosslo Wilson's, Iho lubstallon 101lowa.llllnols Gas & Eloctrle Company, Roc
Conlol concolns 101 loading busos'lorvlco dock aroa-dumpSlOI-chomlcnl dollvory 10 pool,
maintaining a nlco loroground aroo 101 Iho CMo Conlol, and ullllty Issuos Including Iho lowo,
illinois malol oloclllcal fcod undorground Ihrough conlol 01 north 1110, two IOWOI IInos, and
avolhood powor IInos,
Monlon prosonlod . lovlowod concopl 'B' which was Iho oulcomo 01 Iho ChollOttO, Monson
slalod concopt 'B' Involvos a ono,lovol parking ItruclulO on bolh lidos 01 Collogo Sllool.
Monson Itstod Iho plan Includos lomaval 01 pOlklng 110m Iho loulhoasl cornor 01 Gllbort Stlool
and Washlnglon Strool and osloblllhlng a park In Iho aloo. Monson Ilalod Iho plan Involvos
providing accolS 10 W1lson'e by allowing thom 10 conUnuo 10 back down tho alloy and drlvo oul
and/or providing accolS through tho pork 10 Wlthlnglon Strool, Horowitz Inqulrod aboullho
fuluro 01 Iho lowa,lIl1nols Ges & Eloctrlc Company lubslotlon, Monson slalod Ihal polonllalty In
1010 12 yoars lhallubslaUon may bo ollmlnalod.
Monlon Ilalod Ihal ono 01 Iho loaluros 01 concopl'B'II Iholll oflo/l two apans 01 parking wllh
a Ilghl court. Monson prosonlod a concopl drawing 01 Iho lupportod lovol parkIng, Monson
o~plalnod Ihal Iho Ilghl court would allow a 101 01 nghllnlo Iho Itrucluro and allow troo plantlngs,
Lallon askod whallho numbor 01 porklno IpOCOS would bo on oach lovol. Monson slalod Ihal
Iho proglam roqulromonl was 10 gol alloesll20 cars on oach ralsod dock and Iho concopl
provldos aboul 500 parking spacos,
Monson Ilalod Ihal concopl'B' oflors a IIghl court which would acl as a natulal farmol's markol
aroo. Monson o~plolnod tho IIghl court eoporolos podoslrlon aroos Irom Iho lrarne aroa on Iho
lowor lovol, Monson nolod thaI tho IIghl court would bo opon 10 olomonls, but Iho 101m or's
morkol could hovo prolocllon from Ihoso olomonls by using lorps or awnings,
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intO/mol City Council SOlllon
MAlch 25, 1991
Pago 3
Novick ralsod concorns aboultho Impact Irom oxhaust fumol on tho 11001, Monson Itatod thot
11001 thai can lIvo In Ihll typo 01 onvltonmonl can ba plovIdod, Lellon olkod how high tho
aocond lovalll. Monlon oxplalnod tho locond Iovol moolltho Collogo 511001 brldgo and Is t5
to 18 roolabovo Grado lovol. Kubby askod why tho rAlmor'a mllkolla baing consldorod ror tho
lowar lovol, Monaon Ilalod thai tho Ipaco II not mI1eblo on tho uppor lovol and It would bo
I1lOIO dllllcullto plovtdo plotoctJon Irom tho olomonll on tho uppar lavo!. Kubby oskod II thoro
was . aubllon~oI numbor ollAlmor'1 mllkot poraons v.tlo wanlod tho plOlOcllon. Monson Ilatod
thoro was d01/1y . dinoronco 01 opinion. Kubby euggollod thalalocttlcal oullola and walor bo
provtdod, Monlon Ilalod thet could bo plovIdod. Monlon Ilalod thaI tho concopl ollorl bollor
algnago and bollor vlow by tho gonorol public IO/tho lormor'l mDlkoL Monlon also atalod that
uppar dock pormlt pDlkora would not bo d1s/Uplod by tho IDlmor'1 ml/kol
Monson rovlowod tho dilloronl accm polntl as doslgnod In tho concopt. Courtnoy rallod
concorn.about Buranglon SlIoot oxlUng and onlorlng Inlo tho pDlklng 101 0/00. Monson Ilalod
that ho would auggoltthalloft,hand turnl not ba allowod out 01 tho parking aloa onlo Burllnglon
SlIool Monson alalod thoro I. a path to Washlnglon SlIool Lar.on askod litho ramp would bO
cashlorod, Monaon Itatod tho Iowor lovolla all motorod and tho uppar lovol parking II pormlt
pI/king only wlth polllblo motora along tho Collogo 511001 blldgo, Monlon Italod accOllto tho
uppar lovolla dlloctly on CoIlogo SlIoot and thoro aro no up and down romp I, Monson slolod
thoro aro a110 two brldgol lor podoslllan accosslo tho Collogo 511001 brldgo. Monlon slalod
Ihalatalrway Iocallonlalo bolng consldorod Irom Iho lowor lavol to tho blldgo. Monlon Italod
Ihaltho plan Involvol only tho loll 01 two parking epacol on tho alrool parking on Collogo
SlIooL Kubby Inqukod aboullocaUng roeycUng bins on Iho Iowor lovol Roo Conlor eldo. Monson
.talod Iholo would bo room lor roeycllng bin., bullhoy mlghl havo 10 glvo up ono or two pO/king
apacoI.
Monson prosonlod tho north olavallon . abovo glound lovol concopt dlawlng, Monson nolod thaI
tho drawlng ahOWllho vlow 110m Iho CMo Conlor and domonsltaloa alchol, ullllzlng pro-easl
COIlCIOtO. Kubby Inqullod about tho alzo 01 tho light court Monlon atalod light courlllzo Is
approxlmaloly 20 loot In wldth. In rosponso to Horowltz, Monson alalod Iho doslgn was
doUboraloly dono to mirror tho Ashlon Blklgo, Kubby askod IIlhoro was onough IpOCO
undornooth to wfdon tho light court, Monson alatod Iho dOllgn Is at Iho limit now and was
hommod In by tho proporty IIno and Ralston Clook, Monson atalod tho concopl would Involvo
robulldlng part ollho Ralston Crook rolalnlng wall, Monson nOlod thellho parking spacos aro
dOllgnod at nino 1001 wfdlh=, Novick Inqulrod aboul Ughllng, Monlon Ilolod In aomo alODS Ihoro
would bo IIghllng all day long utilizing aodlum IIghtllx1urol. Monson alalod Ihoro woro concorns
aboulaocurlty and ealoty lor pooplo. Lelaon askod II thoro aro aldo walll, Monlon alalod no,
tho doslgn Is vOrJ opon,
Novick askod l'lhoro was conlldorollon glvon 10 utilizing ono lido only wlth mulllplo lovols,
Monson stalod yo., Monson prosonlod concopt'N" dlawlngllhowlng mulll-lovol dockl on Iho
loulh eldo, Monson Itatod thallhoro aro lovol. I, 2, 3 and 4 01 concopl 'N' .nd II you .ro
drMng down Burllnglon Slroot, you would only 100 two olovotod porklng lovol. and If you aro
drMng down ColIODo Slrool, you would .1.0 lust 100 two olov.lod parking lovola, McDonald
askod wholtho dltforonco In tho numbor 01 care was, Monson Ilolod Ihot with tho mulll,lovol
concopl, thoro would bo no dllloronco In tho numbor 01 opacos, Monson oxplolnod thollhoro
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Inlormal City Counell Sosslon
March 25, 1991
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polonUoI cost.avlngs 01 $245,000 with concopl'N.' Monson .lalod thoro would bo cost.avlngs
bocauso only ono,hall 01 tho oxlsUng pallung .110 would nood 10 bo romoved, thoro would bo loll
doop four.daUons, and tho worl< 1Il0ng RoIslon Crook would bo IlmItOO 10 ono .ldo, Monson
.Ialod thai this concopl would Includo an olovalor, Coutlnoy askod II tho mulU,lovol conCGpI
could bo appllod 10 tho north rldo. Monson .tatOO yos,
McDonald .ll1tOO that Monson Is looking 10 Councll lor doclsloRl roglltdlng what concopL
Monson .lalad ho noOOs 10 havo d1rocUon, Monson .Il1IOO boloro thoy could comp/ola this
pIlaso, thoy nood to mako tho doelslon. on conCGpI.o os 10 ruMor dovolop tho concopland gol
moro donnod costs, McDonald alalod ho prolottod tho ntll concopL McDonald .1l110d that In
provlous yoars a doelslon was modo that In tho futuro tho City would avoid building masslvo
COnctolo alructurol, Novick sll1lod thoro 810 atJU quostlons about whothor or nol tho Roo Con tor
Is going 10 oxpand. Novick oskod II thoro could bo onough concroto 100Ung.to anow bundlng
ovor tho pDlklng alrucluro. MonlOn .tatod thai CGuld bo dono, MoRlon .Il1IOO tho oxpanslon 01
tho llral concopt would bo vory difficult and COsily, Monson .tatod thalluturo oxpanslon was
consldorod, Monson prosonlOO concopl'O' . horlzonlol,vortleal oxpanslon, Monson .1lI10d that
this concopl oxpanslon Involvos building anothor bay 01 parking 10 tho oast which would atraddlo
ovor Ralslon Crook. Monson atatod tho oxpanslon doelslon would havo 10 bo mado bocauso
10undaUons 01 tho or1glnalallUCturo would nood 10 bo doslgnod 10 carry that oxpanslon, Laraon
alatod ho doos nol 100 tho donslty In tho Dloa 01 tho downtown to justily plBMIng lor oxpanslon,
AIkins atalod ho would OO)octto tho concopl'O' oxpanslon plan. Kubby notod concotnl aboul
OSIl1b1lshlng ono muld,lovol concrolo par1<lng ramp In ono aroa voraus conctoto throughout an 01
downtown, Counellmombotl dlscumd tho nood lor a muld,lovol ramp or tho polonUoIlo oxpand.
Novick all1lod thoro ahould bo a loundallon good onough 10 allow lor oxpanslon 01 tho Roo
Conlor. Coutlnoy Itslod thai tho POlka & Rocroatlon Commission should bo anowod 10 proaonl
tholr vlows. Monson alalod that tho Morcor Park Aquallc Conlor was doslgnod lor oxpanslon and
thai thoro Is ground avallBblo lor luluro rocroaUonal apaco. CouncUmombora dlscussod tho
expansion 01 rocroatlonal spaco, Kubby ralsod tho Issuo 01 ono mulU,lovol ramp In ono aroa
vorsus many smallor concrolo alructuros, Kubby atalod thoro DrO oll1or ways 01 gOlllng poopl{,
comlortablo with using ramps.
McDonald alalod Council noods 10 mako IInal doelslons as 10 what Counell wants tho archltoct
and alalllo do, Horowitz atalod thai thoro 810 moro Issuos, Horowitz omphaslzod Ihallho plans
ahould lncIudo tho futuro. McDonald atalOO that tho downlown DrOOls going 10 loso two surlaco
parking lots In a vory short porlod 01 limo, Monson atalod thai tho bost uso 011110 Droa was
consldorod and Ihat tho concoptl as proposod don't procludo using othor portJons ollho block
al a lalor dato. McDonald slatod thai tho Parks & Rocroallon Commission Is achodulod 10 moot
with Counell noxt wook. Horowitz ralsod concoms aboul tho vlablllty of troos, MonlOn 81alod ho
will nood to gol back 10 Council with additional Information rolatlng 10 tr008. Horowitz alatod thai
consldoratlon should bo glvon 10 tho whole corridor. up 10 Collogo Groon Park. Novick askod
tho Doslgn Rovlow Commllloo was contaclod. Atkins alalod no,
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McDonald Ilalod thai tho City Managor proparod a momol.ndum ono yoar ago oddlosslng tho
Iuuo 01 CIOIUIO 1001. AI thaI limo ho plolonlod . plopolal wllh 011 OUoumonl ponty,
McDonald Italod that City Managor Alklnl 10011 tho 115110 noodllo bo addrossod again. Atklnl
elalod thoro 110 nvo "oml 10 koop In mind wllh 10lpoet 10 tho landfill including: I) tho clOIUIO
COlli, 2) tho POll-dolulO malnlonooco, 3) tho polonllal lOllomodlal actJon COIling $210 $3.5
million, 4) thOIO 110 monlos 101 asldo lOt loplacomonl, and 5) how much nablllty as tho
ovmor/oporator 01 tho landfill daoltho City wanl Lorlon Italod allssuo Is tho oqulty 01 how 10
apllt on 01 thoso oX/lGnsos. Kubby askod n tho Clty'a Comp Plan plmnls any loglonal authority,
Alklnl Italod no. Councflmomboll d!scussod loglonsl authollty. HOIOWitz Italod thoro could bo
ono altho ECICOG lovol and also ono allllo City 01 Iowa City, Atkins nolod DOl Molnol has 00
authollty.
Larlon alkod how tho City would know whoro a haulOI hal Iloppod 10 pick up garbago, Atklnl
elatod CIty staff would pull tho haulor off tho IIno and sort tho galbogo 10 docldo whOIO tho
gOlbogo was plckod up. Novick Ilalod tho PIOpo.a1 11111 allows lomo dllclollon by tho houlola
and tho.o pooplo could alop using tho landfill, Aikins stalod thlllthal would holp tho City mOol
It. loductJon loqullomonls, HOlowflz slatod tholtholo was diSCUSsion altho 10Sl TAC moollng
and tho guldonno Inlolplolallon loqullo, all oloa landfill. 10 mako up tho loqulrod porcontogo
roductJon. Atkin. Ifolod ho would lathor havo Iowa City In tho poslllon 01 loduclng Itl volumo
and II would bo dltnculllo conllol tho onlllO aroa'lloductJon unloss a1llho landfill. WOIO opolalod
by ono InclMduaJ, Lallon askod " dlscusslonl havo boon hold wfth /Ulal pOllonl, McDonald
Ilatod thai tho ollglnal PIOpoSal 10 alSoss various lurlldlctlons was nol mol wflh a 101 01
onthuslasm, McDonald Ilalod thaI. copy 01 tho City Managol" Malch 20, 1091 momolandum
logaldlng financial .ssulanco we. eonllo tho Boald 01 Suporvlsol'. Councllmomboll and Ilaff
dlscussod tho uso 01. lipping 100 and volumo ba.o chalgol. Atkins Italod thaI volumo baso
and lipping loos 810 notlho lamo, HOlowflz Ilatod lhallho UnlvOlslty and Iowa City buslnossos
and Induslllos ahould bo ahouldollng lho/l part, Kubby askod " .lhloo,dlmonslonal chart could
bo usod lhallako. Inlo cons/dolallon both wolghtand volumo, Schmadoko alatod lhat wolght
II Important bocauso tho contamlnanllovolls basod on wolghl Kubby askod Iltholo alO waYI
10 chalgo pooplo mOlo who hovo wasto that Is hlgholllsk, Atkins alalod Ihol by rogulallon lho
City can do lhalll " knows whal kind 01 waslo a corta/n bus/noss 01 Industry Is gonolallng,
Alk/nlalatod lhal" could bo up 10. municipality or county govornmonl 10 ostobllsh by loglslallon
a way 10 conllollho haulola.
Novick Italod lhalaho would plolol 10 cholgo on a por.usor 100 . por housohold, pal bUllnou,
por 'nduslly, Larson oskod how would lho City dlffolonllato botwoon 10100 and amall uso's and
who would bo lho laxing outhollty, Novick alatod II would nol bo a tllX,lI would bo 0 landnll USOI
100 and Ihallhoro could bo 0 county.wfdo application wholo ovoryono ahalos oqually, Atkins
alalod a cllllcallssuo I. thOIO musl bo aomo moan. 10 protocl tho City lorovol, Atkins askod "
thoro could bo a lOlovor agloomonl wholo aomoono musl uso tho landfill and IIlhoy loavo tho
landnllthoy would nol bo pOlmltlod 10 como back In, Gonlry sl3tod no. Councllmombo/S
dlscussod usor loos and laxas. Gonlry caullonod Council 10 think cloarly about tho dlltoronco
botwoon a 100 and a lax, Gontry slalod Ihattho only way tho City can ostabllsh 0 100 undor Iowa
low Is 10 110 II In wfth tho aorvlcos tho City Is Plovldlng. Gontry oxplalnod In Ih/s CRSO, Iho
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Inlolmal Clly Council Soaslon
M8Ich 25, 1991
P.go 8
10Mcolll1al would bo plovldod 810 . long'lolm InSUI.ncO policy wholo 1110 City undort.ko. 1110
Iong'/ango liability lot .ny lolaaso. 01 haz8ldou. w.slo, In 10tUln 01110/ pOllon. 810 buying tho
assUlancO Irom 1110 City 'nd thoy .gloo 10 go Inlo a 10110e 01 agroomonl. Ihtough an umblolla
oull1otlly 0( oxoculo a IIand8ld agroomonl wfll1 1110 City 10 u.o 1110 landfill, Gonlry elolod Iho only
way 1110 City can Imposo a lax Is undol Slalo law, NO'tfck Italod h could bo collod a landfill
cfo.uro 100, McDonald askod " JCCOG I. echodulod 10 havo . mooting, Courtnay Ilolod 111010
wfn bo · JCCOG commllloo moollng Wodno.day ~'~hl and JCCOQ wfn hold. moollng In Aplll,
Blod Noumlllln 11010<1 Iholo Is loglslallon 10 ban baling altho landfill and 11101 wfll/oqullo a houlol
10 lako waslo 10 tho noololl polmlllO<l dlspo.allllo. Alklna olotod lI1allogll/ollon doo. noleoy
1110 City has 10 accopltho waslo, Naumann loportod thai 1110 r.nOlle/a/ assulanco /Ufo. don'l
cul/onlly oxlsl and 810 allll bo/ng lovIowod, Noumann alslod thai whon tho City comos up wfth
a eolUllon, 1110 City eond. 1110 tho Slalo and 1I10y wfll filo II and 01 ,e41110 lulos alo finallZOd, Ihoy
wfll Inform tho City 01 chango. thai alo loqullod, Atkins al'lod tho cuI/ani financfal aasulanco
logulallons thai alO undol cansldolallon 810 Incol/oct, Naumann alalod ho has concoln. thai
commOlcfal and Industrial bu./noaso. 010 nol baing chalgod. Atkin. alalod thoy wfll bo chalgod,
$31 POI Ion In 1110 cIty and $40 por Ion oul.,do, Noumann aSktd whon tho City loacho. lie 25%
and 50% loductlon goal., how much I. tho $9 going 10 bo Incloasod, Aikin. alalod Iho $9
lipping prom/um gonolalo. $200,000 por yoar and II wflllako approx/maloly olghl yool. 10
oalabllsh · $2 million lund, AikIn. Ilolod thallund only eovOI. 60 conll po/ 'qualO 1001 and
gono/.los no monoy lor tho lomodlal plan,
Kubby lolol/od 10 tho City Manago/'. Malch 20, 1991 momolandum logaldlng finane/almuranco
. lowe City Landfill, pago 2, thlld pa/aglaph, 'Furtholmolo, buslnoll and Induslllolln Iowa City
would bo placod on nollco 01 tho .pocfallalo..... Kubby Inqullod aboultho apoclal/ato, Aikin.
alalod thallI I. nol a Ipoclallalo,
McDonald Ilalod thai financfal allu/anco lo/tho Iowa City Landml wfll bo loschodulod 1011urtho/
dllcuselon, Kubby askod whal plobloms could oxl.l. Atkins Ilalod tho blggo,' Ploblom. wfll bo
POIsons dollvollng wa'lo 10 tho landfill, buIll can bo handlod admlnlstrallvoly, Atkin. propo.od
thai .malllownl oslabllsh Ilanchllo. lor tholr haulOI', laraon askod whal polconlago ollho
haulol' wfll bo paying $31 and whal pOlconlago wfll bo paying $40, Aikin. alalod thloo,lourth.
01 tho lonnego thai CIO.SOS tho scalo would bo chI/god $31 and tho othor 25 pOlconl $40,
Alklnl nolod tho Unlvolelly 01 Iowa wfll pay $31 bocauso thay 010 wfthln tho city IImll., Lalson
lalsod concoln. thai tho Unlvolslty would only pay $31 and nol calry thai/ laJr ehalo ollho
liability. Aikins elalod lI1at ovoryono wflhln Iho colpolalo IImlls was chalgod $31. McDonald
slalod Iholo would bo no objoctlon flom Council II Atklil. wanlod 10 lako .noll1olloo~ 01 tho 100
,chodulo 1011110 Unlvolslty 01 Iowa.
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Aikin. /opo~od thai City CIOlVlelO working 12 houl.hlll. on tho sllooleend cloen.up ploglam,
Kubby eskod " thoro could bo cortaln days thai pOIsons 110m co~aln soctlons 01 lown could Call
In lor loal p/ck,up, AikIn. said lI1at dopond. on how olabolelo Council wanls tho ploglem 10 bo,
Atkins ceutlonod Council thaI 111010 will bo many complalnls, Schmadoko slelod Iho City I.
plovldlng e sorvlco now, chalglng $1 por bog lOlloal plek,up, HOlowftz lalsod concoms thellho
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plogram doosn' oddrosatho noOO. 01 oldorly poISonS nol bolng oblo 10 put loam In bag.,
HO/owItz .Ialod thOIO 110 81so ploblom. wtth dl8ln. end thai loovo. cennol bo lon,
CouneUmombors end sian dJscullod tho SpllngllrM 1001 pick-up program, Alklnsslstod that It
WAS Council', poIIq 10 pick up Ylld waslo In b.gs,' $1 pot bag, Kubby s','ed that ,pllngllmo
1001 plck.up was bolng coosldorOO during dlscusslons 01 bannlng loal burning, Novfck noted thai
thoro 8/0 pin oak 1100. that dlop tholt 10avo.1n lato spllng. Latson stalod thai poISons can put
10llVO. In . bag, compolt loavo., Of 10lvo thom lay. Councllmomboll dlscussod loal plck'up.
Atklna nolOO that WO/k on loal pIck-up Is woathol'lolalOO. Novick Inqultod obou1 publicity lolatlng
10 tho loll burning ban. Atkin. .tatOO tho City has pul out ono pross roloaso, Alklnsslatod ho
wouldlathol .pond manoy on IIxJng .1I001a than tho ,pllngUmo 1001 plck.up. Kubhy oskod II
thOIO W8I any kno'Modgo rolatlng 10 how many pooplo nood .prlng Ioal plck-up. Atkin. stalod
ho h81 no Idoa. Schmadeko ho .talod ho doos nolthlnk pooplo 8/0 oxpoc\Jng Il McDonald
nolod thai a majollty 01 CouncllmombolS did not want loavos plckod up this sp'lng,
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1. Councllmombors ogrood to C4ncoltho Aplll 29th and 30th Council moo lings,
2. Kovin Bonollloquoslod alloy 10pall on tho alloy bolwoon LUC4I and Govornol thai runs
110m Dowory 10 Burllnglon SlIool Mcdonald slatod sIan can look et Il
3. Kubby slatOO tho CIUzons to Rovlvo tho Town Moollng Is pulling on tholt thlld town
mooUng, Kubby oskod tho City to ondorso Il Council and stall dlscullod sponsorship
VOISUS ondO/somonl 01 tho town mooUng, Atkins askOO IItholo I. a dlnolonco botwoon
ondorsomont end .ponsO/.hlpwtth 10spocl to opon mooUngs, Gontry .Iatod sponsorship
would bo 10In,01. Gontry .tatod th.t on .ponlolShlp, Council should do II as Indlvtdual
Councllmombors,
4, Kubby Inqullod ebou1tho policy ollndlvtdual Councllmomboll using City lollorhoed.
McDonold oxplalnod that any COIIOSpondOncO Ihal would go out by any Councllmombot
on City lollorhoad should bo coplod 101 tho losl 01 tho Council, Courtnoy slalod that ho
had ploblom. wtth Kubby'. March 7, 1091 COIIOSpondonco on City 01 Iowa City lollorhoed
10laUng to WaI,MII1 and unIon labor, leIson sUQgostod thel Councllmomboll using City
01 Iowa City slaUonory slato lomowholo In tho 101l0lthotthoy 8/0 oxplOltlng an opInion
only 81 an IndlvtduaJ Councllmombol. Councllmomboll dl.cullod tho u.o 01 City
fOllorhoed, CoUMOY slelod thai whon tho .ubloc1lsso philosophIcally 101 nung, 1\ should
bo put on on IndtlfduaJ'. own IOllorhoad,
5, HOlowltz slolod thai tho City 01 Iowa City, tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa, Johnson County and
COlolvtllo should oxchongo tho pOlml1 101 tho stolmwalollogulallon loqulromonts,
8. Kubby llskod II tho City could pay tho $75 roglstrollon 100 10110 allond Iho April 16th Iowa
Slalo,wtdo Rocycllng Conlolonco,
7. Gonlry notod .ho wtll nol bo 01 tho noxt Inlolmal and lormal Council mooting and that
Asst, Dana Christianson wtll bo In ollondonco,
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