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IOWA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
FEBRUARY 13,1991 .4:30 P.M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Jon Barta, Candaco Boyd, Ernlo Galoro Cathorlno Johnson, John
Pollon
MEMBERS ABSENT: Nono
STAFF PRESENT: Molody Rockwoll, Dana Chrlstlanson, Mary Jo Noll
OTHERS PRESENT: Miko Hodgo, Kirk Knlckorbockor, Chad Murphy, Karon Hradok,
Norval Tuckor, Chrls Stophan, Garry Hamdorl, Marllyn Adam. Kathy
Sloms, Jody Krlor, Darlono McNulty, David 8trob
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Chalrporson Pollon callod tho mooting to ordor a14:38 p,m.
1. ~. Public hoarlng on a roquosl submitted by Hodgo Construction lor spoclal
oxcopUons 10 pormlt an auto and truck orlontod uso and to roduco tho roqulrod numbor
of stacking spacos In tho CC.2 zono lor proporty locatod al550 Highway 1 Wost.
Rockwoll rovlowod tho sian roport dated Fobruary 13, 1991.
(Barta and Galor arrlvod a14:44 p.m,)
Slall rocommondod that II tho Board docldod to approvo Iho roquosted oxcoption, tho
Board consldor Incorporotlng statomonts of Intonl by tho applicant concornlng landscaping
and slto aosthotlcs as a condlllon ollis motion. Slall rocommondod thai SE.9014,tho
spoclal oxcoptlons roquostod lor an auto and truck orlontod uso/a car wash and lor a
roductlon In tho roqulrod numbor 01 stacking spacos Irom 20 spacos 10 15 spacos lor
proporty locatod al550 Highway 1 Wost bo donlod un loss tho trafflc con corns ldonUllod
by stall could be rosolvod with tho appllcanl, '
In rosponso to a quostion from Galor, Rockwoll stalod Ihat slall has had a numbor of
convorsatlons with tho applicant to discuss allomatlvos to address trafflo concorns lor tho
sito.
~c DISCUSSION:
M!!l!.HodQo. ooollcanlo Indlcalod that tho ownor 01 tho car wash would bo Chad Murphy,
Ho thankod stall for lis asslstanco and stalod his gonoral agroomont with stall rogardlng
locating a car wash on Mlllor Avonuo. Ho notod that tho primary dilloronco 01 opinion Is
In tho proposod silo plan, Hodgo roporlod thai tho uso 01 a car wash Is gonorally a
sponlanoous uso and 60% 01 car wash usors aro lomalo. Ho strossod that vlslblllly Is
critical to Iho succoss 01 a car wash bocauso 01 its nood to altract sponlanoous buyors.
Ho omphaslzod that this typo 01 tunnol car wash has a 30.socond cyclo timo.
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Hodgo o~prossed concern wllh stall's proposlll to locato the vacuums north 01 tho car
wash building. Ho Indlcaled thai the socluded locallon could present salety problamso
dlscourago womon Irom using the vacuums, Incroaso the potonllal lor vandalism, and
docronse the numbor 01 spontaneous buyers, Ho Indlc.1tod his concorn rogardlng whothor
or not emergoncy vohlclos would bo 1Iblo to loavo t~o stacking lane boforo ruachlng tho
tunnel under statrs proposed silo plan.
Hodge strossod that a spoclal e~copllon should not be needed to reduco tho numbor 01
slacking spaces bocauso he disagreed with stall on how to calculalo tho number 01
stacking spacos needed, Ho calculated thai only three cars could be In tho laundorlng
process at ono lime which would require 15 slacking spaces, He noted that 15 slacking
spacos are provided In the applicant's proposed silo plan.
Hodgo noted thai stall hns Indicated that tho applicant should damonstralo that tho silo
plan will not rosullln trafflc spillover onto adjacent slroels. Ho roportod thatlinanclal
Institutions find II hard 10 bollovo thatthero will be 70 cars por day 01 thIs car wash. Ho
o~plalned that tho car wash Industry clllculatos usage by taking 1.25V. 01 the tralflc count
for the road tho silo has frontago on, whIch In this case Is Highway t. He slatod thai
using these figures Indicated 238 cars por day usllllltho lacllityo He said this would
avorage oulto 20 cars por hour for a 12.hour porlod and even IIlhero were 40 cars In
one hour, with 15 stacking spaces thero would not be tralflc backed up onto Millor
Avonuo.
Hodge distinguished the lunnollypO 01 car wash from a do.lt.yoursolf car wash. Ho noted
that tho access easemenllor the nolghborlng property could allow for additional slacking
spaces If noeded. Hodgo reported that ho has consldored locating othor businesses on
tho slto and using the easomonl ns tho main drive lor those other types 01 businesses,
In response to a quesllon from Barta, Hodge staled that he plannod on lighting the area
lor solely. but ho stressed that It Is a socluded area, Galer asked If thero would bo much
noise coming Irom the equlpmenL Hodge responded thai all tho car wnsh equJpmontls
located Insldo 01 tho building, He noled that under stairs plan, the vacuums would bo on
tho north side 01 tho silo which would bo closor 10 the adjacenlapnrtmenls. Barta nsked
If usage would bo hlghor on tho wookend,
I nl k r k r I n I w rospondod lhat woekond usago Is
gonorally Incronsod, bul notod that woathor Is a moro crltical factor In dOlormlnlng usagoo
Ho stated that nolso on tho slto will prlmarlly como from tho air dryer which Is localod
Inside tho tunnol. Ho otrossod that tho no Iso lactor should nol bo too groat. Barta askod
If thero would bo surgos or splkes In the usagoo Knickerbocker rosponded surgos would
bo o~pocted and thai Is why tho tunnolls do signed to gel people In and oul 01 \he facility
quickly.
In responso to a quostlon Irom Johnson, Knlckerbockor statod that II tho vacuums are not
vlslblo to traffleo tholr use would not be a pleasant buying o~perlonce for womon becauso
lho area would not appear to be safe. Barta asked If water dralnago would bo a problem,
Knlckerbockor o~plnlnod that thoro will bo a walor reclamation system In tho laclllty and
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thoro Is the potontlal 10 reclaim all 01 tho water used. In rosponso to a quostion Irom
Galor, Hodgo Indlcatod that tho building would bo approxlmatoly 15 leot high.
~UrDhv. DrODOsod owner 01 tho Inclli~ thankod Rockwe" lor her asslstanco. Ho
oxplalnod thai ho Is trying to compllo as much Information as posslblo so thai ho con havo
tho most successful business posslblo 01 this location. Ho stressod thai visibility Is ono
01 tho most Importanllssuos lor the succosslul cnrwash becauso It Is 0 spontaneous use.
Ho statod thai SOltlng the building larther back as ho has proposod will allow lor more
groenspace In Iront 01 tho facility. He emphasized thai he Is basing his decisIons on
Information ho has recolvod from car wash profosslonals and boll eves the alternallve
proposed by stall Is too restrictlvoo
In rosponse to a quesUon Irom Galer, Murphy Indlcalod that tho facility would be open
epproxlmatoly 12 hours per day wilh an allondant present during thoso hours, Ho noted
that the coln,opojmted vacuums WOuld be available lor uso 24 hours por day so his
concern regarding saloty was rolated to tho use 01 tho vacuums,
~ra~ek. 924 Hudson Avenuo. slatod thai sho Is tho chalrporson 01 the Millor.
Orchard NeIghborhood Association, Sho askod the Board to consider what the proposod
facility would moan to the no~hborhoodo Bocauso of tho spoed oltralllc on H~hway 1
Wost, roar ond accldonls would be Ilkoly 10 occur, espoclally II a spontanoous use wero
located on the site, She Indlcatod that lighting during ovonlng hours would be a negallvo
elloct for tho no~hborhood as would addlUonaltralnc on Miller Avenuo. She notod that
wot whoeltracks In tho winter would become Icy resulllng In an Incroase In traffic
accidents.
Hradok expressed concorn with tho noise Irom the vacuums and the ClUS that would bo
attractod to the use. She IndIcated thai podostrlan traffic In tho area would be laced wllh
more danger and dilllcullles, She stressed that the tralllc light on MlIIer Avonue and
Highway 1 Is only a proposal and cannot be relied on as an actuality at this limo.
Hradek roportod that she servod on the Urban Envlronmontal Ad Hoc Commllloe, which
rocommendod pollclos to proservo entranceways. Sho statod she has yet to see an
altracllvo car wash, especIally wllh vacuum cleaners located at the front of the slle. She
stressed thai any shrubs that would be planted would likely be small and would lake years
to grow to lull he~hL
Galer asked what othor opllons aro available In this zone. Rockwell reviewed the
pormllled uses for tho CC.2 zone. Hradek stated that sho bollovod 0 small ofllco use
would gonorate loss tralllco Sho stressod that the resldonls of the aroa valuo tho quality
ofllle In tholr no~hborhoodo In rosponso to 0 quosllon Irom Polton, Hradok Indlcatod that
she has IIvod In Ihe neighborhood since 1963.
~ucker, own or 01 propertv on Hudson Avenuo. statod his concern with maintaining
tho rosldentlal character of the nolghborhoodo His primary concorn was wllh commercial
oncroachment Into tho resldontial nolghborhoodo Ho statod that tho lights and additional
nolso Irom a commercial use reprosont ways of oncroachmont. Tucker did not feel that
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tho applicant govo spoclna answors /0 quos/Ions from tho Boord, such os tho questions
on tho nolso lovol 0' tho oqulpmont. Ho oxprassed a concom thai tho lacllily would
accommodato trucks.
Pollon asked II correspondonco was rocolvod 'rom nO~hborlng proporty ownors,
Rockwoll stotod thollho on~ dlroct correspondonco WIIS 'rom Donos Honda which Is
across H~hwoy 1 Irom this silo, ACCOrding 10 City Englnoor Rick Fosso, tho Public Works
Oepartmont has rocolvod no complaints rogordlng slorm wolor draInage In tho proposod
cor wash oroll.
Rockwoll oxplalnod thai tho additional drlvo WIIS added by tho lIppllcant to tho silo plan
onor stoff roquosted that tho silo ontrancos be localod lIS c1oso to tho north proporly IIno
01 tho silo lIS posslbloo Sho noted that whllo tho vacuum bays Can 10rvO as Slacking
spocos undor tho roqullomonls 01 tho Ordlnanco,ln roollty thoy probably will nol 'uncUon
In this mannor. Hoclgo noted Ihot stall's proposoJ puts tho car wash axIl c1osor to tho
Millor Avonuo and Highway 1 WestlnloraocUon. Rockwoll staled thollh/s WllS Inlonllonal;
thalli was propor lor tho appllcontto handlo Slacking up oltraHlc on tho silo, rathor than
havo II splllovor onto a public stroot.
M2ll2n: Johnson movod loapprovo Iho mlnutos ollho Oclobar 31, 1990, and Ihe
Novembor 14, 1990, moo lings. Galor lOCondod. Tho mollon carrlod 4.0,1 (Boyd
absla/nlng).
POllon Introducod now Board mombor Candaco Boyd to tho Board.
M2ll2n: Dorta nomlnalod Galer 10 10IVO as Vlco Chalrporlon. Johnson socondod. Thoro
woro no othor nomlnallons. Golor'1 nomlnallon was approvod on 0 5.0 voto.
Galor stolod that hIs con com was with tho numbor 0' stacking spocos proposod by tho lIppllcanL
Ho wonted to soo tho Issuo olslocklng spacos rosolved and bollovod thai providing Iho roqulrod
20 stocking spocos would rosolvo many 01 tho concorns that rolUll 'rom havIng this usa noor
Highway 1 WosL
Johnson notod thai thoro oro throo cor washos curronlly localod along Rlvorsldo Orlvo and thoso
should moot somo 0' tho noods 0' tho oroa. Sho ogrood wIth tho TroHlo Englnoors' con COrn
regardIng troma oxlllng onto Highway 1 Wosl 'rom Millor Avonuo. Sho nolod tho probloms thai
curronlly oxlst wllh ogross and Ingross on tho Corolvll/o 'strIp' which Is otOlolly unsolls'oClOry
slluollon. Sho stalod that a similar rosull could occur at thIs locallon. Sho slrossod thaI ovon
Ihough tho 'aclllty would bo localod 0" 0' a sldo stroot, Ills oxtromoly closo to hIghway traffloo
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Borta stalod thot tho neighborhood has Important concems, but must renllzo thnt this Is 0
commorclnl zone. Ho primarily wos con corned with trolllo during rush hours ond weekondso Ho
slnlod thnt when Wostport Is constructed, tho probloms will bo aggravated. Ho noted that tho
pro po sod trnlllo light Is not dellnllo and ox pressed concern with protocting tho entranceways to
the City. He notod that tho City's proposed 5110 plan oIlows lor 0 more aesthetlcnlly ploaslng
doslgn. Barta Indicated thnt ho has concoms regarding tho proporty vaJuos 01 nolghberlng
propertJos because oflncreoses In nolso ond traffic reloted to tho proposed use.
Pelton stoted that he Is not as concemed with tho number of stocking spncos as some 01 the
other Board mombers becauso ho noted that peoplo genorally avoid long linoso Ho statod,
howover, that under the standards lor a special oxcoption under tho 101'10 Clly Codoo tho applicant
must show thot the proposed uso would not ondanger tho publlo honlth and saloty, He Slnled
thot public solety might be leopardized becauso 01 tho rosultantlncreaso In ~allico Ha slolad thot
tho oppllcant hos not shown thot this uso would not harm tho neighbors' onjoymont 01 their
proporty or result In a dacreose In property vnlueso Ho stnted thotthe proposed uso Is consistent
with tho Comprahenslvo Plan, but stressed thot the Issuo 01 occoss to the sile Is unresolved. Ho
Indicoted thottho Boord must voto on tho pion as proposed by tho applicant, Polton concludod
thnt tho appllcont hIlS probobly not mot tho standards.
Chrlstlonsen strossed that the plan beloro tho Bonrd Is tho plnn as proposed by tho appncant,
Ho omphaslzed thot stall's proposal Is not a compoUng pion, but Is morely Intended to point out
tho dllncultlos with the applicant's plnn and posslblllUos lor rOloMng stolrs concorns.
MQIlQri: Galor movod to epprovo SE.9014, special oxcepUons roqueolod to permit an auto
and truck orlonted uso and to roduco tho slacking spacos roqulrod from 20 spacos 10 16
spacos for proporty located at 550 Highway 1 Wost. Pollon socondod, ~
on a 0.5 vot,q.
Pollon Informod tho applicant 01 his rights to appoQ/ tho Board's doclslon,
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2. ~. Publlo hoarlng on a requost submitted by La Polito Acadomy for a speclol
oxception to permit a child coro loclllly In tho CC.2 zono lor proporty localod at 1504 Moll
Drive,
Rockwell revlowed lI1e stoll report datod February 13, 199 I. Stall recommonded approval
01 SE.9101 subJoct to: I) 23 oll.stroet pnrklng spaces being provided on.slto wllh tho
throo most northoasterly pnrklng spncos along tho Moll Drlvo Ironlago being deslgnoted
lor compact vehicles only, 2) the mllXlmum onrollment 01 the child caro laclllty nol
oxcoedlng 120 chlldron, 3) tho subdlvfslon Issuo bolng resolved, and 1110 common
driveway agreement being properly oxocuted,lI neoded, prior to tho Issuanco 01 a building
permll lor the child care laclllty, and 4) scroonlng In the form 01 a six loot high solid lonco
being constructed betwoen tho 1455 S. First Avonuo proporty and tho aller.school
pregram ("Super Stars'j playground on tho 1504 Mall Drlvo property,
Pellon asked litho Board had tho authority ovor tho numbar 01 chlldron thai can bo
enrolled at tho proposed locllltyo Chrlstlonson respondod thatthera Is not a uso by right
lor a child care facility In this zono ond stressed that tho speclnl oxcepllon does nol hovo
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10 be granted. Christiansen Indica led that tho rfghtto deny tho uso allows tho Inferonco
ot tho rfghllo approvo tho uso COndlUonally II tho conditions are rolalcd 10 the aroas withIn
tho Board's/urisdlcllono He nolOO thai the 120 onrollmentllmlt appears 10 como from tho
applicant's own projoctions for enrollment, II thIs Is a condition 01 approval (and It should
bo notoo tho applicant cannot operate tho use wlthoul tho special excopllon), and thon tho
onrollmonl oxcoods 120 chlldrono tho City could lako action to docreaso tho onrollmont
or rovoko tho special excoption. Rockwoll nolod thaI tho ap~lcant had ogrood to tho 120
onrollmontllmlto Sho stalod thallho rocommondOO limit Is relatOO to parking limitations
01 tho slto,
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,QMs Stoohon. MMS Consultants, statod that ho prepared the plan and was avallablo to
answor quos lions from the Board. Ho roportod thallho conditions woro dlscussod with
tho La PoUlo Acado my Projoct Manogor, Brion Aldrich, who was ogrooablo 10 011 01 tho
condlllons. Ho strossOO thai tho onrollmontllmlt was also rolalOO to tho pormlttod
occupancy por squaro 1001.
a om If wn r h d n r stolod that his concom Is with Iralflc. Ho
ropertoo that on Fobruary I, 1991, ho vlsllod his property (tho Car Caro Contor, 1455 S.
Flrsl Avonuo) In tho alto moon and saw two podoslrians hit by a young drlvor. Ho
supportod having tho Acadomy, but was concomod with tho safoty 01 young pooplo In tho
aroao Hamdorf did not wanllo soo a Coralvlllo strip on this side of town, In rogard to tho
fonco which was rocommondOO by slall, Hamdorf statod thalli would nood to bo
Impermoablo by tho chlldron becauso 01 hazards on his proporty.
Marilvn Adamo owner and dlrect~Davcoroo stalod thatsho has boon In
tho daycaro business for nino years and had always hod a waiting IIs1 until rocontiy. She
slalod thaI sho was concemed with tho closure of established daycares In Iowa City and
w11h maintaining adoquato staffing, Sho nolOO thallroffio In tho area modo access onto
Flrsl Avonuo dllflcull, Sho notod Ihal thero aro currontiy two claycaros In tho Immedlato
aroa, Klndorcampus and Playschool. .
Kalhv Slomso ownor ol.Plovschoolo stotoo thai hor onrollmont has docroased to 16 loss
than whatsho Is IIcensod for, Sho notod thaI paronts havo complalnod to hor about tho
ltafflo on First Avonuo, espoclally In tho momlngs and oltomoonso Sho Indlcatod thai It
Is bocomlng Incroaslngly dilflcult 10 maintaIn good staff,
~rioro ownor ollowaos Ch.!!Q, slatod Ihal sho Is also ropresonUng tho County Daycaro
DIrectors' AssoclaUon. Sho stalod that tho AssocIation was fermed to address Issuos of
concom 10 daycaro directors, ono 01 whIch Is tho growth In tho numbor of conlors In tho
aroao Sho Indlcalod Ihaltho numbor 01 home daycaros Is also Incroaslngo She slated
thai Iowa City alroady has excollont daycaro facilities, and exprossed con corn thai It will
bo harder for thoso laclllllos to maintain a wailing list In tho futuro,
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Qnrf~no McNulty, owner of CronUvo World Lnn!J!, statod that hor numbor 01 oponlngs
hIlS InCtoa~ed In tho last two yoarso Sho notod thatapproxlmaloly 17 months ogo sho
was askod to build a daycnro lacUlty on Northgalo Drlvo to sorvo 131 children. Sho
Indicated thaI sho had 30 oponlngs and was ovon having probloms filling spacos lor
Inlants and toddlors. Sho oxprossod tho concom that II anothor largo laclllty Is
constructod, It will hurt tho oxlsUng buslnossoso Sho notod thaI sho soos traffic as a
problomo bulls moro concomed with tho viability 01 small buslnossos.
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Johnson askod lIlt would be posslblo to havo a shutllo bus to transport tho schoolago
chlldron, Rockwolllndlcatod that tho appllcantlntonds to havo a van lor this purposo.
Barta askod Christianson II tho Board can consldor oconomlo viability. Christianson
rosponded thallyplcally whon a largo dlscountstoro wants 10 movo Into a community, It
Is a zoning Is suo thai Is ollon loughtln oconomlo tormso Ho strossed that matching an
oconomlo argumontto a land uso crltorla Is dllncult. Ho suggostod that tho Board go
through Its crltorla and II thoro aro Issuos thaI troublo tho Board, thoy consldor thoso
Issuos. Ho oxprossod doubt that II an oconomlc Issuo woro found, It would bo rolalod to
one 01 tho crltorla.
Polton statod commorclal foaslblllly Is not within tho Bonrd'sjurlsdlctlono Ho slalod thaI
tho Board's authorlty doos notlncludo consldoratlon of tho oconomlc viability 01 now or
oxlsUng buslnossos, in rosponso to B quostlon from Galor, Christianson slalod that tho
proposallronts onlo Mall Drlvo which Is olthor B colloctor or a local streot which Is
consldored Idoal lor planning purposos for locating a child cnro facility. Ho notod that
thoro will be an Incroaso In traffic and strossed that tho City Traffio Englnoofs concom Is
with tho 10caUon 01 tho driveway In rolatlonshlp to tho curvo In Mall Drlvo, Ho nolod that
Brachtol did not oxpress concorn with tralOo on First Avonuo In rolation to tho spoclflc
roquostod oxcopUon. ChrlsUanson assumed that this was not an ovorslght.
Johnson slatod that bocauso Mall Drlvo Is sllll dovoloplng, this Is only tho boglnnlng 01
traffio on tho strool. Sho askod II Klndorcampus had rocolved a spoclal oxcoptlon.
Rockwoll notod that Klndorcampus would havo rocolvod a spoclal oxcopllon unloss It woro
built prfor to tho onactmonl of this provision 01 tho Zoning Ordinanco. Polton statod thaI
tho applicant has gonorolly shown that tho standards will not be broachod by tho proposal.
Ho statod that bocauso tho applicant moots tho Slandnrds, thon tho Bonrd should bo
lavorably Inclinod towards tho application, Ho notod that tho Board has not honrd Irom
nolghborlng proporty ownors rogardlng aflocts on proporty valuos or tho uso or onloymont
01 proporty.
MQ!IQ.li: Johnson movod to opprovo SE.Ul 01, a spoclal oxcoptlon to pormll a
chlldcaro foclllty In tho CC.2 zono tor proporty locatod at 1604 Moll Drlvo, subjoct
to: 1) 23 oll.streot parking IIpacos bolng provldod on.slto with tho Ihroo most
northooslorly parking spacolI along Iho Moll Drlvo Irontago bolng doslgnatod lor
compact vohlclos only; 2) tho maximum onrollmont ollho chlldcaro loclllty not
oxcoodlng 120 chlldron;3) tho subdivision Issuo bolng rosolvod, and tho common
drlvo agroomont bolng proporly oxocutod, II noodod, prior to tho Issuonco 01 0
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buildIng pormll lor tho chlldcaro lacllllYi and 4) acrccnlng In lho lorm 01 a 6-1001
high lolld lonco bolng constructod botwoon tho 1455 S. First Avonuo proporty and
Iho allor.school program ("Supor Slors") playground on tho 1 504 Moll Drlvo
proporty. Galor ICcondod. ~.
Pollon Inlormod tho pub/lo oltholr rfghllo oppoaltho Boord's doelslon,
3. ~. Publlo hoaring on a roquosl by David Strob lor an oxtonslon 01 an AuguSI15,
1990, Boord 01 Adjustmont doclslon granting a spoclal oxcoption to pormll an oulo and
truck orlonlod uso In tho CC.2 zono 01 130 H~hway 1 Wosl.
Rockwoll rovlowod tho Boord's doelslon dotod August t5, 1990. Sho notod thai tho Board
Is nolllmllod 10 a 6 month oxlonslon poriod.
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~ slatod thaI a prospoctlvo cuslomorwllhdrow bul ho now hod a now
customor who hod not complotod plans althls timo. Ho roquoslod a six month oxtonslon,
pOARD DISCUSSION.
MQII.Q!!: Galor movod 10 approvo a Sill month oxlonslon for SE.9010. Barl3
locondod. ~.
Pellon askod Rockwolllo provldo a Cortlficate of ApproelaUon lor lormer Boord mombor Miko
Mosslor.A lunchoon was schodulod lor March 13, 199110 rocognlzo Mosslor lor hIs torm on tho
Board. [Ed. thO lunchoon was roschodulod lator 10 April 10, 1991.)
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Gator movod 10 adjourn tho mooting 817:18 P.M. Johnson socondod, Tho motion carrfod 5.0.
John Pollon, Cholrporson
Mlnutos submlllod by Mary Jo Noll.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MARCH 25,1991
SENIOR CENTER CU\SSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Torry Powoll, Dorothy Poul, Frod Mlms, Joson Chon, Ho)WOOd
Bolio, Roy Halnos, Roslo Starr, Chlo.Hslng Lu, Alison Amos
Galslod
MEMBERS ABSENT: Nono
STAFF PRESENT: Allco Horrls, Anno Burnsldo
None.
Nono.
Nono.
Sludonls Irom Profossor Ross's Urban AdmlnlstroUon doss; Bob Hardy, COOlo TV; ond Jorry
Nixon.
A rocommondoUon was modo by Holnos to tako a yolO on tho AU doclslon 01 ~
l!Bnmllrl\. Tho consonsus was 10 accopt tho doclslon. Powoll modo a moUon \hat \ho doclslon
bo occoplod. Paul socondodo Tho motion carrlod: Starr obslalnod.
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Tho mooUng wos collod to ordor by Chalrporson Holnos. Tho noxt Commission mooUng Is
schodulod lor Mondoy, April 22, 1091, at 7:00 p.mo In \ho Sonlor Contor Classroom, Powoll
movod appproYal 01 tho mlnutos 01 Fobruary 250 Paul socondod, Motion carrlodo
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Harris roportod 11 omploymonl cases oro bolng InyosUgalod, 2 housing casOSo ond 1 publlo
occommodaUon coso, Suson Mask and Uso Kromor from tho U 011 AtllrmaUvo AcUon Olflco
hovo yolunloorod 10 conduct provonUng soxual harassmont traIning as a sllpulaUon for a
prodotormlnaUon sotllomonlagroomonto Horrls nolod tho othor two PDSos. ono lor $31 fond tho
othor lor $205000
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Toam A Aoport:AsslgnmonllVNO 5.\6.9003 . NPC; HiAMS 5.10.9002 . NPC, no roport; FJA2-6.
9008 ' NPC on oppool, no ropo/l.
Team B: ElMS 6-7.9003 . NPCo no roport; ElRS 7.24-9002 . NPC . No roport.
Team C: H1NOAot 6.9007 . NPC.
Poul roportod thai sho will bo giving a prosontaUon lor tho Global Vlllago In Boono altho ond 01
May. Sho suggoSlod th0111 could bo a vfdoo prosontollon,
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Horrls roportod tholsho anondod an ADA conforonco put on by the U 011 and wont to a moollng
on tho oxport syslom In Dos Malnoso Sho will be workfng lurthor on 1\ noxt month, Sho also went
to a roclallustlco symposIum at 51. Mark's Church, Horns gavo a prosonlollon to Sludonl Logol
SOMCOS 01 tho U 011 on 3/170
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Harris announcod now brochuros nood 10 bo dlstrlbulodo Sho onnouncod dolos 01 HUe
conloronces Dnd said thai anyone wanllng 10 go should 101 hor know, Harris strossod nood lor
moro outrooch and nolod upcoming mooUngs Commlsslonors could ottondo Horns slotod tho
Police Chlor will spook al tho nox! moollngo
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Bob Hordy was on hand 10 prosonl a provlow orlho provonting soxual horassmont vldoo program
thai ho Is dovoloplng lor tho CommIssion, Tho Commission was fovorobly Imprmod, Ho
anllclpolod cemploUon within 30 days. Ho also monUonod now programming whIch would Involvo
nows stones and the Commission could putlooluro artlclos orlnlorost Inlo Iho programming,
Tho mooUng was odjoumod.
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Hayor'l Youth EmploymeDt proqram
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Board ot Direotor'l HlotiDq
rlbruary 27, 1"1
Board Hllllborl PnllDt: Bob Lehnortz, A,K. Tnw, JOlin HcCarty, Paul
Burian, Carrio Norton, Barry Kucora, and Loran Forbos.
statt PrlaeDt: Linda Hiller, Kick Bowers, and Pam Klaasa.
Call to ordlr: Bob Lohnertz called tho moeting to order at 4106
P,H.
I, IDtroduotioDI aDd Ifoloomll Board mombars and atalt present
introducod thamaolvol to the qroup.
II, Approval ot HiDutll: Hinutu trom tho January 23th mooting
wan roviowod, Paul Burian movod and Carrh Norton
aoconded to approvo tho minutaa. Hotion carried, HSC.
III, Approval ot riDaDoia1 Report: Tho tinancilll nport tor
tho month ot January was d!acualod, Peg provided a
dotailed written roport oxplaining tho month'a activities.
Tho board ia atill trying to becomo familiar with tho nOli
format ot.roporting. Board mombers agrood to thoroughly
roviow tho roports and writo down apocitic quoaticns to be
answorod by HYEP statt at tho noxt mooting. Carrio Norton
loved and Paul Burllln socondod to epprovo tho roport,
subject to bottor undorstanding, Hotion carriod. HSC.
IV. AdditioDal AqeDda Iteml , CorrespoDdoDCe Rooeived:
1. An invitation to tho 1991 prdrio Roviow was passed
around. Tho evont will be held Karch 5, 1991 at 7100 P.H,
at tho 4-H Fairgrounds.
2. Tho FY 1990 Iowa Consorvation Corps Annual Roport to
tho Iowa Oeneral Anombly was passed around. Hayor's Youth
opontos all tour corps in addition to tho Hissiasippi
Rivor Conservation Corps, Thoao programs roportod
oxcollent cost/bonotit ratios tor tho previous tiscal you,
], Tho Iowa Corps progralll, a voluntoor componont ot tho
ICC, rocoivod tho Exomplllry stato and Local Allard frolll
Rutgors Univoraity on February 11.
4. pog mat with JcAnn Callison, DED bureau chiot, and Hary
Wiborg, Buroau of Vocational Education llIst lIook in Dos
Hoinos, Figuros frolll tho govornor's budgot indicato that
youth corps funds should hold atoady in FY 92. cortain
programs rocoivod cuts. Any atfocts to our programs aro
uncortain at this timo. JoAnn Callison 11111 isaue a
momorandum rogarding this,
5. A municipal diroctory publishod by tho City of IOl/a
City was diatributod to all board mombors.
6. pog hllB agrood to sorvo on a panol tor tho Variaty Club
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HYEP Board Heeting
February 27, 1991
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tolethon to bo hold in April in hopel ot incroasing HYEP'I
opportunitiol tor tunding trom thil orqanilation, Funding
tor a Varioty Club van that il delporatoly noedod by tho
agoncy hu boon donied tor tho peat throe yoarl, Sho
requutod that tho bond 10rvO II her initial pool ot
pledgo contactl by donating tundl, Sho 11 hopotul thh
will help in locuring a van,
1. The board agroed to authoriae Peg to li9n ea the
ottioial reprolontativo ot tho agency. Thil wal nocollary
to tacil1tato illluing a drug-troo worlcplaco notico to
cOlllply with tho tadoral ACTION grant tor which HYEP
rocontly appliod and tor othor roquirad authorilod
signature..
V. Old DUlin..I.
1. HYEP hal rocoivod notica ot FY 92 tunding trom tha City
ot Iowa City, tho Johnlon County Board ot Suparvi.ors, and
Unitad Way, Tho city and county ,will tund HYEP at itl
roqueatod lovol. Unitod Way tall $1000 Ihort ot tho
request, but thh amount will bo roqualltod through tha
adlllinistrativa teas givon HYEP tor tho Iowa City Rood
Racos. Coralville and tha Iowa City Couun~ty School
Dilltrict have not yet modo thair tunding dooi_ionl.
2. Hick Bowers, prO<JrAm spocislist, roported nino
individuals partioipating on tha IIomola_s proqralll, with all
but ono currantly employod. 110 hlll throo additional young
peoplo on a waiting list, Thanks to board mamber A.K, Traw
tor donating sOIa housohold itallls tor thill oaula.
110 olIO asleod board mombors to sproad tho word about tho
1I0lllolou proqram in hopoa ot tinding posaiblo workaitos tor
thaI, Hick and Lindo Hillor, ProqrAm coordinator, hove
joined a group oalled "Employment Speoielist Protasaionals"
basad in Codar Rapids,' The'lIlolllbars oontact prospoctive
amployors as a board regarding job opanings,
3. Linda Hillar reportod tho numbar ot In-School oliants
h ltill etrong, 10 lIluch 10 that tho waiting Ust is
growing and the numbor ot houra workad h baing cut in holt
to ramain within tha budgotad amount. CUrrant oliants aro
allo lorving as on oxcollont rotorral source,
Linda will bogin a diasalllination ot tho Sox Equity program
in tho noar tuturo. Bob IIardy trolll tho Govornmont
Intormation Channol will be alshting in tho produotion
which will bo dono lIlainly by tho oUents themsalvas. thole
young paople working on tho project will rocaivo a $25
scholarship it thoy lOOt all tho critoria tor tho vidoo
production,
4, Youth Sorvicos Foundation did not loot prior to tho
"YEP board mooting and thorotoro thoro wall no report,
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February 27, 1991
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VI. Hov Dusinossl
1. HYEP, in conjunction with the City ot Iowa City Police
Department have applied tor a tedoral ACTIOI/ qrant entitled
"DARE Youth tor ACTIOI/" which will provide tor DARE proqram .
alumni to volunteer their services, partioipato in
recreational and educational activities while "rev1ewinq"
tho concepts tauqht in tho "DARE" proqram. HYEP will tind
out in May whether or not they have received the tundinq.
2. The Hias1asippi River Consorvation Corps has boon
nominated tor tho "Taka Prido in America" award and will
recoive notico in tho noar tuture roqardinq this honor.
3. poq mat with JoAnn Callison and Duana Leitch reqardinq
the statua ot HRCC III. Botoro committinq tunda to this
summor's pr09ram, JoAnn and Duane will roview tho quality
at YACC projects submitted tor tundinq in 1991. HYEP
ahould tind out by mid-March whothor HRCC III is approvsd
or not.
4. Tho rosiqnation ot Thoora Evans-Dodd lott an oponinq
on tho ovaluation cOllllllittoe which ovaluatos the oxocutivo
director. Bob Lehnortz will discuss this iaauo with poq
and mako an appointmont,
5, Approximately 300 individuals turnod out tor tho United
Way/Hospico Road Races Viotory Colobration on Fobruary 21.
Awarda woro qivon to raco voluntoors with six yoars ot
sorvico. Cokie Frank, ottico Manaqer, coordinated tho
del ivory ot tood by tourteon restaurants, with assistance
trom Pam KloOBO, Administrativo Assistant. Food which was
lott ovo~' was donatod to Emorqoncy Housinq and Domastio
Violence projoots.
VII. Adjournl Joan HcCarty movod and Loron Forbos socondod that
tho mootinq bo adjourned. Motion carriod. MBC. Tho mootinq
was adjournod at 5112 P.M.
Tho board docidod that thoso mombera not in attondanco
should bo notitied by tolophone ot tho noxt mooting, in
addition to rocoivinq tho aqonda. Bob Lehnortz askod board
mllmbors to conaidor tor discussion tho possibility ot
chanqinq mootinq timos whon dayliqht savinqo timo boqins.
Tho noxt mootinq will bo hold Wodnosday, March 27 at 4100
P.M, at 410 Iowa Avenue.
Rospocttully submittod,
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LIBRARY BOARD
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MARCH 26, 1991
SECOND FLOOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ellon Buchanan, Lois Cox, Tom Golman, Anno Hargravoo JOII
Hobnrt, l<nlhorlno Moyors, Anno Sponcor, Joy Sloln, Kont Swolm
STAFF PRESENT: Suson Crolg, Dobb Groon, Mnrthn Luboroll, Dowoy McGulro, HnI
PonlcJo. Corol Spazlonl
OTHERS PRESENT: Tho following Iludonts 01 PoIIUcnl Sclonco, Unlvorslly ollowo, wore
prosonl: Mlko Elbort Rob O'Koolo, Pol Wolloco, Mlchollo Roy,
Korry Forgusono Mnll Hood, Troy Roper, Don Lango, John Proll
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Tho mooUng was callod to ordor at 4:05 p.m. by Prosldont Buchonono
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The mlnulos of \110 Fobruary 21, t901, rogulor mooUng woro approved, MoyorSlGolman.
Tho mlnutos lor Iho Spoclnl MooUng 01 Mnrch 7, 1991, woro apptovedo GolmnnJHobort.
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Olsbursomonls woro approved, SlolniHorgrovo.
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Craig roporled on bohall 01 Ul0 library.
Tho phono systom Is going woll, Olhor UlOn a low minor probloms, Iho translUon hos gon~ wollo
Tho poglng systom Is not working 10 our spoclllcaUons and II will bo lokon coro 01 by Iho ond 01
this wook.
Tho romodollng projoctls complotodo Tho movos oro almost complolo; subJoctlo tho orrlval 01
plocos 01 lurnlluroo
An oloclrlcnl problom wos dlscovorod allor sovorol compulors ond thon an oppllonco bogon
slowing down. II was Iho rosull 01 a molluncUonlng translormor which wos ropolrodo This hod
nolhlng 10 do wllh tho romodollng pro)ocl.
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March 26, \991
pago 2
CrnJg ropor/od on hor aUondanco allln Accm Sarv/cos Cantaranco allho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa.
Tho sub/oct ollho conforanco was gelling malorl~5 10 poop/o, Crnlg was a~kod to prosont a talk
un how volunloors nro usod In U10 Circulation Dopartmont. Sho roporlod It to be a profllablo and
Informotivo conforonco.
The ICPL rocoivod an award from tho Slolo Library, A corllflcalo 01 Historical Happonstanco as
tho third oklost subscrlptlonlQ55oc1allon public library In Iho Stalo of Iowa,
PLA Conforonco Roport: WorUlWhllo mootlngs, good sessions, Saw Lolly.
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Buchanan remlndod Board mombors thot limo Is drawing noar lor suggosllng namos of polontlal
Board momberso Candldatos will havo 10 apply In May lor appolntmontln June.
this lod 10 a dIscussion lor c1mlficatlon of conflicts o"nlorosl and how It might aflocl futuro Board
mombors. Tho Boord 13quoslod thai tho LIbrary Dlroctor obtain somo dJroctlvos rogardlng Ihat
moller,
Tho rooppolntmonl 01 cunonl Boord mombors was also montlonod os 0 possibility,
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Nonoo
Frlonds and Foundation Ropert:
Frlonds: Tho book bags will be horo noxl month. Thoy wfll be usod os prlzos for Volunloor
Rocognltlono Boby Book pr%ct going strong wllh botwoon 50 and 100/month at oach hospital.
Tho annual mooting Is May 14. This Is tho 15th yoar annlvorsary of tho Frlondso
Foundation: April 7 Is Voluntoor rocognltlon 100. Aprll141s tho Piano Rocoptlono Romlndor to
lurn In your RSVP II you havonot. Tho sustaining fund hos 0 total 01 $34,000 willI $9.000 loll to
ralso,
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Tho following lollors woro nolod os Includod In Iho Board packol:
nosponso to Barbaro Wionoros lollor,
Thank you from Emorgoncy Housing Projoct,
Lollar Irom ellzaboth Isaacs.
Lollor Irorn Bolio Molsol.
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Now buslnos. Will odd/mod 11111, owDltlng tho 1010 arrlvDl 01 Boord mombor Cox.
M1MiIsorv Comml1l9o:
SpazIAni rovtowod tho I~slory and dutios of tile commllloo and rocommondod Iho rooppolnlmont
01 curront mombors Suzanna Rlcllorson and Jono Sloln. Tho Board opprovod. GolmonlSloln,
Spozlanl oskod tho Boord to opprovo tho Olponso 01 $500 to be used os 0 purclIDse DWord. II
Will oppt'ovod. SwalrnlStoln,
Altor somo clorlflcollon and discussion tho moeting room policy with tho proposed omondmonts
was opprovod. StolnlGolman.
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S~nlllconl orOOI thaI would ollocl library porsoMol woro h~hl~htod, such as tNo.yoor
agroomon~ tho addlllon 01 Martin Luthor King os a holiday, shllt dllloronllol, and sick loovo uso
mconUvo. Tho IOnlaUvo ogroomonl was approvod by tho Boord. StolnIHargr~vo.
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~I oosslble sorvlco roductlonSlbudaol discussIon. Tho dIscussion was continued with
a locus lowards tho "PrU 1 5 mooting with tho City Council. This moollng wllllako ploeo al tho
City CouncUlnlormol moollng altor the Council dlscussos gonorol rovonuo mnllors,
Sovorolscenarlos woro discussed. Tho Board loll that Ihoy noeded to prosonl tholr concorns and
consldorallonslor tho Counclloslnlormollon. In ordor 10 mako doclslons, howovor,lho Boord fools
thaI It noods 10 gothor somo Inlormollon Irom Iho Councllo
Long.lorm vorsus shorHorm culs: 11 tho lack ollundlng I. doomod to be on ongoing problom (100.
ollorts 10 sook now sourco. 01 funding 1011)0 a process 10 dolormlno 10ng'Iorm cuts will bogin,
Inlormatlon win be gothorod 'rom Iho sloll and Inpullrom tho publlo will bo moosured prior to
mlIk1ng any doclslons on long.lorm cuts. Allhls limo 1110 lock ollundlng Is soon 10 be moro short.
lorm and proposed cuts oro bosod on thaI. Sovorol communlcollons hovo urgod tho Boord to
so ok public Inpul 01 this limo, possibly Ihrough 0 survoy In tho library or lho pross.elUzon. This
was discussed brlelly, but no doclslon was modo,
Buchanon was dlroctod by Iho Boord 10 moko oponlng romarks otlho lolnt moo ling willI Iho .'
Council, All Board mombers will pnrticlpolO In 1110 gonorol discussion,
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Bovlslon oUrustoe J.2ll..Omr1cllo'1:
Tho lonowfng rovlslons woro odoptod Md opprovod, QolmoniHorgrovo.
Under Dullns & RosponslbWUos: '30 goals
and objectlves.E2B Iho library In order 10 plan Md carry out bbrary programs Md sorvlcos. '4.
Dolelo
Undor Doslrablo OuollncoUons: Tho oddlllon of '7 which roods ~
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PARKS , RECREATION COHHISSION
APRIL 3, 1991
PRELIMINARY
SUIJject to Approval
HENBERS PRESEI/TI
HENBCRS ABSENT I
STAFF PRESENTI
FORHAL ACTION
TAKEN,
PROPOSED PARK/
SPORTS COMPLEX I
Bill Brandt, Karon Hradok, Bill Stoinbroch,
Doo Vandorhoof, John Watson, Hary Woidolllan,
Todd Wolk
Daryl lIonrv, Craig Willis
Ertz, Kriz, Horan, Truoblood
Hovod lly Woldoman. lIocondod lly Brandt. to
apDrovo tho IIlnutoll of tho March 1]. 1991
mootina all wrltton, Unllnlmou8.
Movod llv stolnbroch, nocondod bv Vllndorhoof,
to rocommond to tho Cltv Councll that oDtloQ
two bo 8Dprovod. ftnd put to II bond rotorondum.
UnanimouB,
Hovod bv Stolnbroch. lIocondod by Vandorhoof,
to roeommond to tho Ci tv Counci 1 thllt tho
rotorondum bet hold on Juno 25. 1991.
UnllnhnouB,
Watson updatod the cOllllllission on tho looting
hold with roprosontativoa of Iowa City airls'
Sottball, Iowa City Kickora, and Iowa City
Youth Soccor Assooiation rogarding tho
propoaod park/sports cOlllplox, Thoy woro askod
for thoir input on tho affoct posaiblo cuts
idontified by staff light havo on tholll. Tho
groups indlcatod that tho lovol of cuts did
not hurt tho intogrity and quality of tho
projoot overall. Wataon roportod the Iowa
Citr Kickors auked that a "colllpotitive" field
be noludod as part of tho projeot, with this
being thoir first priority. Watson quostionod
tho inoluaion of a "colllpot1tivo" flold, in
that it was unnocossary. lie stated tho Iowa
Ci tr Kiokors indicated thoy may havo funds
ava lablo for this purposo. Thoro was
disousoion rogarding this lino item, with tho
final dooision boing to hllvo it rOlllain as part
of tho projoot.
Watson statod tho commieoion noodod tOI
roaffirm thoir rocommondation to inoludo tho
ronovation of 1/1Ipoloon Park as part of tho
rOforondum/ determino whothor or not fOOS
should bo chargod to any lIffilillto group for
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rocollllondation to tho City council on thu
dollar a=ount to tllko to roforondul IInd t.ho
roforondul doto.
Watson indicotod thllt at last lonth's looting
la wae fOnlolly votod that Nopoloon Park bo
includod as part of tho roforondul.
Tho cOlllllaslon dlscussod tho poso1bility of
charging feee to offaot tho cost of oporatlon
of tho facility. Watson statod ho was
proparod to toll tho City council that
historicallY, wo havo not chargod foos to
groups such as boys' bllBob4ll, girls'
softball, bobo ruth and kIckors becauso thoy
provido tholr own adlinistration, porsonnol,
lost oquiplont and laintonanco, OlCcopt for
lowing and poriodic lIIaintonanco and ropairs,
All thoso groups contrlbuto lIIonoy and
voluntoor hours to roduco coatIS to tho City
whonovor foosiblo and afpropriato, Whilo
chargIng faos to thoso aff liato organizations
would bo porlllissiblo, tho parkS , Rocroation
COlllllliesion is not rocollllllonding such foos.
Vandorhoof disagrood stating tho Swhl Club
providod llIost of thoso itollls alao, and aro
still chargod a foo, Sho statod with rogard
to affiliato groups of tho Parks , Rocroation
Dopartlllont, tho cOIIIIIIIssion has to be lIIindful
of what wo aro Charging swilllllllng and tho cOlSt
that 900S bock to tho falllily and participant,
and to lIIako tholll torribly unovon would not bo
in tho bost intorosts of all citizons. Watson
statod that this issuo could not bo roaolvsd
tonight, and that ho would inforlll tho City
council that tho COlllllllao1on was not of ono
lIIind on this issuo.
Truoblood distributod a listing of various
optione rolating to tho projoct cost, and
olCplaInod tho illlpact on roductions for oach
option. Tho cOllllllission discuasod tho various
options, and askod that tho inforlllation on
options ono and two be providod to tho City
counoil. M~~O~ ~X stoJ,nbroch. socondod by
yandorhoof. ____o__mmond to tho city counoil
~hat o~ion two bo approvod. and put to a bond
roforondum. Unanimous,
M~VO~ ~v ~~~in~~o~~. Bocondod by Vandorhoof.
t~ .oC-d~~-" ho City Council that tho
r foron bo hold on Juno 25, 1991.
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Tho proposod construction of parking ramps in
tho Rocroation Cantor and Chauncoy Swan
parking lots was discussod. Tho coulsslon
roaffirmod thoir racouondation mado at last
month's mooting - roquoating that no ramp be
built in tho Rocroation Contor parking lot
until such timo 88 a dotormination has baon
mado that tho aroa will not be noodod for
expanaion of the Recroation Cantor. Woideman
statod if tho City Council docidaa to approva
tho construction of a ramp in tho Rocreation
Centor parking lot, th~ cou18sion should go
on rocord cpposing a multi-lovol ramp.
Tho moeting adjourned at 6.15 p,m.
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IOIIA CITY HooSINO COIIIIIUlOI/
HARClI 12, 1991
ROOIRT ALII COIIIIU"ITY RICRIATtON CI"TIR - ROOM A
IWlIIRS PUIINTI Sonjutn J. MOORl, Al IIULSI, Robin PAITIOLO-OURUHIRIC,
R09U J. RltLLY, Pout lOLl, Jock MCHA"Of'
KlMIIRS AISINTI Dorothy PIRSSO"
STArr PRISINTI Oou9 loothroy, Marlanno Milkman, Oary Klln.f.lt.r,
Ronald 1I0ndoraon, S.cretary Vlr9tnla Stroud
OTHIRS PRlSlNTI Nono
CIWIOIa/NlINOMINTI TO MINUTia or PRIVIOUS MIITt"OI "on.
RSCOKKINOATtOfll TO COU"CILI "ono
KlITtNO TO ORDIRI SI34 NI by Chalrporoon Hoor.
HtNUTISI Hotion to approvo tho Hinutol of robruary 12, 199i, wal mado by
HUtlo, Ilcondod by Rlilly, clrriod 6-0.
lIooStHO COKKUSlON HIHIIRS TlMS IXPtRI Sol-n - Hoore
Vacanaiol for two politlonl offlctlvo 5-1-91 woro announcod at thl City
Counail Hootin9 of robruary 19, 1991. Torml of Paul 1911 and Al Hull'
ond. 1911 Indlaatod ho would rlapply, Hullo will not. Application
dOldlin. il Harch 21, 1991.
CONSlDIRATION or NlINOHINTI TO SlCTtON 17-7 A"O 17-5 or T"I IOIIA CITY
HooStNG COOl - eoothroy
Klinofoltor wal prolont to rovtow tho Amendmentl by llno ttem. Ho Itatld
chln901 incorporato lpoclftc inaldencel for tho purpole of ctarifyln9 and
updatin9 lan9ul9' and crall roferoneln9 botwe.n tho vartoul Codel, luch II
Unlfom luLldin9 Code, Uniform Plumbtn9 Code, "Ational Iloetrle Codo II
well al the Stato Ind City rlro Codll. AI a r'lult of dllcullion with
Houlln9 Comnllllon, Klln.roltor will rowrlt. lomo or tho chan901 and a
Publlo 01lculllon wLll b. h.ld at tho next Motln9. IHcMahon 11ft 9150
NIl
CCN RIPORT - MIlkmln
Milkman 9avo tho CCN Rlport for P.rllon. Sh. Itat.d 530,000.00 hll b.ln
atloolt.d to the Villi Olrdln proj.ct. communtty Oov.lopm.nt Walk will b.
h.ld In tOWI City thl w'lk of April 1-6, 1991. Thor. will b. an Awardl
C.r.mony Ind rllr ThurldlY, April 4, 1991, rrom 3130 pm to 5130 pm It the
tOWI Clty/Johnlon County S.nlor C.nt.r, "ow thll Yair will b. oxhlbltl by
contrlctorl Ind othorl alloctltod with the Community Oov.lopm.nt Dtock
Grant Pr09um.
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KAACII 12, 1991
C080 II0USltl0 UPDATE. HUklaan
Hllkmln Itltld thlt tho polltlon or Alltltlnt AohlbllltltLon OffLcor LI
currontly vlclnt. Appltcltton dOldLlno for tho polttLon II Hlrch t5,
1991. Tho noxt mootLnq of tho Aohlb Aovtov BOlrd will bo Hlrch 21, 1991.
rlnll CD80 fundlnq hll boon rocolvod with I rOluLt of lbout $20,000.00
avoUlbLo for fundlnq pro,octI. CCII will rovLow tho proloctl that \/Oro
not fundod Ind tho proloctl thlt \/Oro cut to dotonlLno whoro tho manoy
Ihould b. olloclt.d. Houllnq Commtllton cln r.commend prol.ct fundtnq It
the n.xt mootlnq.
HOUSING AUTHOAtTY AIPOAT - /llndoroon
- .octlon . Ind Public Houllnq Updlt.
Honthly Itlttltlcl woro dlotrlbutld with IIoultnq Commllllon plckotl.
- Hlndout of Propolld Aovlllon to tho Pollclol Hlnull
Hondorlon dlltrlbutod both curr.nt Ind drift rovlllon coplol of tho
POLrCnS AND PAOCIOURU or THI IOWIl ctTY II0USlNO IIUTIIOAITY. Th. now
POLICrl.... will bo dllcullld It tho noxt moottnq. H. Itltod the now
IOctlonl oro undorllnod. In Iddltlon, /londorlon dlotrlbutod coplu of
.Undorllnod Notoo on thl Drift of thl Pot ley Ind procodur. Hlnull. which
.xpllln lomo of tho lpoclflc chlnqll. Tho now 'Orl.vlnco procodur. for
~ubllc Houllnq Tonlntl. WIO wrltton II I rooult of I llw oult curr.ntly
pondlnq Iqolnlt tho lowI City Houolnq lIuthorlty. Coploo worl dtotrlbutod
for let Ion by tho /louo1nq Coav1l1ulon If tor tho Public Dloculllon It tho
noxt mootlnq.
DUCUISIONI
Hondor.on dl.trlbut.d copl'l of I nlrrltlv. .xplllnlnq tho Oporltlnq
Ru.rv. of tho lowI City /lcu.lnq lIuthorlty. IIoullnq COIMIlulon mo1llboro
would Ilk. to know how much monoy II IVllllbl. to bl lpont on othlr
proloctl. Boothroy Itltld thlt It would bo Ibout two monthl bofor.
prlorltlol for the UII of thl ROlorv. fundi woro oltlblllhod.
IIDJOUAHHINTI Hotlon for .dlournmont It 10.15 l\H WII mldo by Hooro,
I.condod by HullO, clrrlod 5'0.
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BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991 .5:16 P.M.
IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY. MEETING ROOM A
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Trev Slevons, Paul Casella, BOllV Bruns Andorson, Cordoll
Joppsen
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
DlaMe Rucinski
Sheller, Correlll, Brou
John Hoss, Dawoy McGulro, Kristin Evenson, Jean Dunham
VanDuson, Bill Blough, Michael Rubln, Ellon McKae, Richard
Ulllors
RECOMMENOATION TO COUNCIL:
Nona.
REOUEST TO CITY MANAGER:
None.
LIST OF MATTERS PENDING COMMISSION/COUNCIL DISPOSITIO~:
Trlannlal ravlaw and cable TV relranchlslno/ranowal nogotlallons.
~UMM6RV OF DISCUSSIO~:
Shallar Introduced Batty Bruns Andorson and Cordell Joppson,two now BTC Commlsslonors.
Evenson raported lor Publlo Access Talevlslon IPA TVI, announcing that et the Inlormal
meeting discussion will focus on the 1991 opproved budgot, PA TV olso beg on working with
the journalism school In ragard to the survoy ossosslng public opinion regarding public moss.
Shollar distributed hondoutslO BTC membors rogardlng PATV's strategic plannIng moetlng.
Legal raport antelled discussion on the PATV guldellnoso A wrluen lagal opinion Is
lorthcomlng. Jeen Dunham VonDusen roportod lor the ECC highlighting two new programs'
one In regard to a panel sosslon holplng chlldron cope with tha war and anothar helping
parents In selecting colleges, Blough roportod lor Horltoge Coblovlslon announcing the rocent
telaconferonce with the Netlonal Cable Television Assoclotlon Alllanca with schools, aimed
towards educators. Blough noted thore hes boen a transition In several rospacts Irom Herltege
10 TCI. In relerence to the relronchlslng procoss and Herltaga's rola, Blough notod thetthay
will be heevlly Involved and will elso be me king sovoraltochnlcallldvancoments In the cable
systom, Including ptutlng Ilbor optics In and Incroeslng chonnol capacity, McGuire reporled
lor the library's AV lob, announcing the addition 01 a supor VHS editing system, McGuire also
discussed luturo budgot cuts, noting lhatlt won'teffoct Channols 200 Shaffer suggosted that
a BTC subcommittee might bo lormed to assist In the solectlon 01 a consultent lor tho
rolranchlslng procosso The Commission mooting concludod with discussion on the trlonnlal
revlow and rolronchlslng/renowal procoss end with the eppolntment 01 two subcommlttoos.
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Anderson will be working with the financial aspect and Joppson on tho technical sldo, An
estlmatod tlmallnelor theso processes was suggostod by Sholler, noting 2-6 months lor tho
TrlaMlol Review ond 6.12 months to complote tho rolronchlslng/renowal process,
CALL TO ORDER:
Tha meOllng was coiled to order at 5:15p.m.
~PPROVAL OF BTC MINUTES:
It was movad by Cosolle, seconded by Andorson. to epprove tho Fobruory 20, 1991, BTC
minutes. Unonlmously epproved,
At:lNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS:
Sholler Introduced two new BTC Commlsslonors . Betty Bruns Anderson end Cordoll Jeppsen,
S1l0RT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nona.
fATV REPORT:
Evenson roported lor PA TV, onnounclng thotthelnlormol moetlng hod boen postponed until
next week ond thottha locus 01 tho mooting will be on tha approval 01 the proposed PATV
budgatlor 1991. Evanson announced thot PATV has sent a survey essesslng publiC accoss
to 30 persons who hova ettonded PATV's vldao workshOps. Thirteen responses ware
rocalved, moststotlng they wished moro people would ettand workshops, Evanson contlnuad
har discussion, reporting on the moatlng with tho lournollsm school cless, This cless will
begIn tho survey on community oworeness 01 publiC accoss. PA TV Is very pleosod with thalr
new choracter gonerotlon Irom tholr AmIgo computar (purchosad with tha esslstsnca 01 the
City cablo budget!. Evenson onnouncad thetthe PATV T.shlrts ere now avelloble Irom lhe
Community Progrommlng Centar ICPCI. Evonson concluded with montlon thatthore will be
e lollow.up oltha strotoglc planning meeting In April. Shollar distributed summaries 01 the
strategIc plOMlng IOIslon to Com~lssloners,
LE~AL REPORT:
Burnsldo Is completing a written opinion on tho PATV guldollnes lor the BTCo Sholler will ba
meeting with Burnside to discuss the so guidelines.
~CC REPORr:
Joon Dunham VonDuson reporlod lor tha ECCo She sent 0 report detolllng their monthly
actlvlllos. VanDusen hlghllOhlod two proorems produced this month, One was e ponel
session holplng chlldron cope with tho rocont wor 0 Another wes lor paronts 01 students
plonnlng lor college.
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HERITAGE REPORT:
Blough roported lor Harltago Ceblovlslon, aMounclng that Horltega will bo conducting .
nationally. televised teleconloronco with tho National Ceble Telovlslon Association Alllenco
with schools which Is olmed et school teachors and other educotors, Tho purposo 01 this
progrom Is to note the velue 01 certeln programs on cablo tolevlslon to oducators, leylng out
exemples as the CNN Newsroom, the Discovery Channel, ond AU Heritage has made
avallsble thll servlco to schools et no chargo end their prlmery aim and locuIls with uppor
grados. Blough reported that tho subscribor liguru ere noar 21,000. Blough laid Horltego
has mado s transition to TCI management, Including payroll. Blough ollerod limo end datI
evellablllty, where possible, to tho BTC lor tho trlonnlal provlew and rolrenchlllng/ronowol
procm. Th. BTC eskod obout TCl's wllllngnm to Itemize bills. Blough will be qUOltlonlng
TCI's corporata olflcu about this. Blough WOl asked ebout his role In tho relrenchlslngl
renewal process. Blough's rosponso wos that ho will be highly Involvod, but also stetod that
this ell depends on who else Is Involvod from corporoto. Blough onvlslons the system
becoming qulta competitive with tho posslblo usa olliber optics.
LIBRARY REPORT:
McGulra reported thet ho has boen moetlng with John Hou,lronlng out details on local shoots
snd hOlelso met with Bob Hardy olthe City Coble Olllco on soma collaborative programming.
McGuire SMouncod tho arrival 01 their supor VHS oditlng system which Is being lOt up In the
lowe City IIbrery's A V lab. McGuire concluded by announcing that tho library will have luturo
budget cuts and believes that It will not allect Channols 20.
pTS REPORT:
Shaller roported that noxt month will be tho election 01 BTC Chalrporson ond Vice
Chairperson, Sheller elso announced that et the conclusion 01 tho BTC meeting there will be
a lour oltha public IIbrery's AV lab and PATV's Community Programming Cantor. Shaller
continued, eMounclng that soon the City will bo making selections of cable consultanlls).
A BTC subcommittee to esslstln this seloctlon procm would bo holplul and advisable.
Shaller asked lor volunteers from the Commission. Stovens, Casella and Jeppson volunlaorod
to esslstln the consultant seloctlon. Shaller roportod no complaints this month. C8IOIIa
shared his complaints In rogard to poor roceptlon on MTV, Blough explained that the causa
may bo due to roc ant rewiring and oqulpmont chong os. Sheller dlstrlbutod arllclOl to
CommissIoners on IIbor optics, rocont cablo loglslatlon, end a breekdown by statos 01 ceble
TV rate prices,
DISCUSSION CONCERNI~G PREPARATION FOR FRANCHISE RENEWALlREFRANCHISI~G
PROCESS:
Stovens suggostod eppolntlng two subcommlttoo vacanclos. Cordoll Joppson voluntoored to
work on the tochnlcelsubcommlttoe end Betty Bruns Andorson voluntoored lor the IInanclal
subcommlttoo. Shallor commontod that Hailing, Burnsldo and himself havo hed a IInal revlow
of tho ceblo TV consultant RFP. Tho City and BTC ero also working on e lottor to Blough
requostlng cobia company data lor tho IIlonnlal rovlow. Shaller proposod en epproxlmate
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tlmellna lor both tho trldMlol reviow and the rolranchlslng. Ha noted that March 28 marks
tho annlvarsary lor the trlannlal rovlow which boglns tho procm, lithe City so choSOl.
Shaller It may tako notod 2.6 months to conduct tho trlennlol revlow. The rofranchlsef
ronewal process may be Inltlatod by the ceblo company snd may take epproxlmetolv 6.12
months to complote. Shallor notod that the rolranchlslngfronowal procoss Is a IIrstlor
everyono Involvad In the City so tlmolines alo vory approxlmote,
flJBLlC DISCUSSION:
Nono.
ADJOURNMENT:
Movod by Casolla,lOconded by Andorson,to adjourn. Unanlmouslyapprovodo Adlournmont
at 6:10 pom,
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IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991 .7:30 P.M.
MEZZANINE CONFERENCE RDOM . SENIOR CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Doug Ruuoll, Joyce Barrell, Suo LIcht, David Jopsan, Jim Ochs,
Eloanor Stoolo
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Kovln Hanlck
Miklo, GSMon, Nell
CALL TO ORDER:
Chalrporson Ruuoll callod the muting to ordar at 7:32 p.m.
~ONSIDERATIDN OF THE FEBRUARY 12, 1991 Pt1INUTES:
Barrell moved to epprove the mlnuto. 01 the Fobruory 12, 1991 mooting, Jopson secondad.
The motion cerrlod 6.0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
Thero was none.
g)SCUSSID~ OF NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC ISSUES:
Tom Charlton, 821 South Seventh Avonuo, stetod that et tho provlous Commission mooting
thero wu discussion regerdlng the poulblllty 01 a motion bolng msdo at this moetlng
regarding tha allect oltralllo on tho gonerallntegrlty 01 nalghborhoods throughout the city.
Ha submitted wording lor such e motion to the Commission and stressed that ho Is looking
lor an even.honded stotement regarding the alloct 01 tralllc on nolghbolhoodsln general. HI
elso uked that the South Seventh Avonue and South Governor Stroot nolghborhood. havo
their general hlstorlcel charector end Integrity recognlzod Inlormally by tho Commission, Poul
Durrenberger, 616 South Governor Streot, .tated that many houJOJ In the South Soventh
Avenue and South Governor Street nolghborhoods woro constructed within the 1910 period.
Helndlceted that It Is not tho Tralllo Englnoer'slntontlon to dlarupttho oxlstlng neighborhoods
so tha suggested languaga Is consistent with the Comprohenslve Plan, Ha amphaslzod that
he would like to havo ell 01 tho neighborhoods treetod lelrly. Tom Charlton streued thot both
the South Govornor Streat end South Sevonth. Avonue neighborhoods havo a time depth
which Is slmller to the Summit Stroot neighborhOod and ho 1081. thore Is a concern olthl
Commission regarding general hl.torlcallntegrlty throughout the city and not just In Isolation.
In response to a question Irom Russoll, Tom Charlton Itetod that tho Issuo mey not be 01
Importent as It was previously duo 10 City Council ectlon, but ho Indlcetod that he bolleves
It would not bo Inapproprlato lor tho Commission to balence tho record 81 It currently .tends
end notod thotthls would not be recommondlng any one trelllc solution lor the oroa. Cynthia
Charlton noted that this luuo has como up sevoraltlmesln tho put end Is likely to be ralsod
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Barrell slatod thet she has a concorn with apeaklng speclflcelly to a neighborhood, She
Indicated thet sho would proler to have genorel lenguage that would havo a broader
appllcetlon to all 01 tho older neighborhoods In lowe City, Paul Durrenbergor atoted thstthls
would be a good Idea, but It might bo bost accompllshod through a separato motion. Ho
ellpressed his concern that the motion should be speclllc In ordor to evon out the sltustlono
Steale noted that In her vlaw tha statement regerding SummIt Street wss en allemptto make
a statement which would have gonoral eppllcebllity. Sho steted that sha would support
Including spocllic language In order to balanco tha sltuetlon, Sha suggosted that It might ba
pOSSible to have a motion thst could cover both the specllic situation end to Includo a clause
that would eddress the Issue 01 broader eppllcabllltyo Tom Charlton suggested that tha
Commission could ell8bllsh a gonoral principle end then Indicate that It will also have a
broader eppllcablllty to all historical nolghborhoods whether or notlormerly doslgnated as a
hlstorlo district. Russell Indica tad that he would preler to havetha motion servo both 01 the
suggested functions, Stoolelndlcetad that hor primary concorn Is with tha Impression that
Summit Streatls able to so soemlngly easily get City stall to look atltstralflc problems whlla
othor neighborhoods may not bo ablo to rocolve such help, Barrell strossod thU It Is
Important to stop using the Inner city at Its own expense lor tho benollt 01 tho other areas,
Discussion took place regerdlng how the motion should be wordodo
Rumn moved that In Ught oltho recent controvorsy ovor trornc p1ennlng In tho Summit Street
.rOI, the 10WI City Hlstorlo Proservatlon Commission atatOllts concern that the Integrity of
the oldor neIghborhoods ottowa City should be protectod end not be ondangarod by trarno
planning decisions. Thelowe City Hlstorlo Pr8lOrvation Commission recognlzu the hlstorlo
v.lul .nd potential hlstorlo district status 01 the South Sovanth Avenua nalghborhood, tha
South Oovernor.Welnut-l<lrkwood Avenue neighborhood end other oldar nolghborhoods
throughout the city not yet deslgnatod as historic districts ond urgOlthe City Council to .vold
changes In trlrno plans which would endanger their Integrity. Berrellsocondod.
Russell noted that this motion demonstratos that the doslgnatlon 01 hlstorlo districts Is an
ongoing procass while not making Ii judgment rogardlng the luturo designation 01 tho sa
speclllc neighborhoods,
Tha motion carried 6.0.
REVIEW OF EVANS STREET BRIDGE REPAIR:
Miklo Introduced Donnls Gannon, Asslstent City Engineer, to tho Commission, Mlklo sold that
the Evans Stroet Bridge Is within tho Woodlawn Historic District, and thus tho Commission
will be rovlewlng the design 01 ropalrs to the brIdge, Stoole askod why stoel was selected
over concrete lor the new brldgo, Gennon rosponded that tho bridge will ba Inundatod at the
1 OO.year and I Q.year floods end thet concrote could lunctlon as e dam, He stroSlod that this
would result In tha potential olfloodlno lor nearby proportloso Barrell reported that she had
prosonted Informetlon reoerdlng the bridge roplacomont to tho Woodlawn NelOhborhood
Assocletlon and the Assocletlon exprossod tho preloronco that tho brldgo have e moro
hlslorlcelly eccurale doslgn. She asked lie concreto bridge could bo doslgnod to permit wator
to flow ovor the bridge, Gonnon rosponded that such e doslgn would roqulro so many holos
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In tha bridge that It probably would not be structurally sound. Steele noted that tho br/dga
Is Included wlthln the Woodlawn District. She Indlcatod that tno proposed Itructura II
obtruslvo and Indlcatod that she would not object to en unobtruslvo structure that Isn't
hlstorlcally correct. She suggosted that II might be posslblo to havo more opon apacoo
GeMon steted thst brldgos todey must be do signed to keop a cor on the brldga In the avent
the drlvor loses control, He Indlcoted t~t pipe relllng would not be eccepteblelor thls reason.
He strOllad that tho bridge doslgn WII submitted by Itructural onglnoers end Islntonded to
koop an errent vohlcle on top 01 the bridge. In responso to a question Irom Russell, Gannon
statad t~ttho stono to the sides 01 the bridge will not bo removed. In rosponse to a qUOltlon
Irom Barrott. Gonnon stetod thst brldgos oro genorolly doslgned to last lor eo years, Barratt
stoted t~t aha would preler to ~vo e hlstorlcelly Iympathetlc brldgo lithe cost Is similar.
Stoele stressed that Woodlawn Is a Natlonol Rogluer district end tha proposod bridge would
be viewed 01 en Intrusion In tha district. She emphasized that too meny Intrusions can result
In tha de.llstlng 01 a hlstorlc district. Miklo Dlkod IIlhere would bo othor dOllgns that tho
Commission could revlow, GOMon exprossod the doubt t~t concrete rails would be e
possibility. He omphaslzod that contacting tho englnoer at this tlmo would be IIkoly to
IncroOl8tha design costs 01 the brldgo. Stoola statod t~tlt would have bean prelereblo to
~vo tho Commission rovlew tha design before tho englnoor wu contact ad. Sho suggested
that tho Commission could contectthe State Historic Presorvetlon Olllca to uk w~t offect
thls would hava on the Intogrlty 01 the district. Barrell stressed that tho neighborhood Is
concernod ebouttha appearanco 01 the bridge end sha suggostod thotlower construction
costs could allow lor an Increase In tho design loos.
Stoola emphlllzed that strootlcapo changas can contribute to tha de.llstlng 01 a hlstorlc
district. Russellstatod t~tthe Commission vlows the proposed bridge u an Intrusive design
t~t would hava a nogatlva Impact on the historical Intogrlty 01 tha neighborhood, He
Indlcatod that he bellaves an alternative do sign should be reviewed thet will be 1011 obtrusive
and that the Stato Historic Presorvatlon Office Ihould be contoctod to chock on tho Impact
01 tho bridge on tho neighborhood. Llchtluggested that a custom.mode rail might be requlrod
In order to maet both the structural concerns and hlstorlcallntogrlty. Sho Itrossed thatsha
bellevOlthe Stete would react nogetlvoly to tho proposod doslgno Russelllndlcatod thattha
Commission Is concerned with both the structural loundness 01 the brldgo and hlstorlcol
Integrity and would lIke to review alternatlvo doslgns,
The Commission euthorlzed Russell to lorward a momorondum to Dennis Gennon ottha Publlo
Works Departmentsummarlzlno tha Commllllon's position rogardlno tho Evsns Street bridge
replacemont.
Steole moved that given tha National Reglltor status 01 the Woodlawn nolghborhood and the
Impor1anco 01 the hlltorlcal charecter 01 tho strootscape within tho nolghborhood, tho
CommluJon loolsltls OIoentlelthot en opproprlete design bo omployod end would like to
ravlow oltornatlvo designs bolore the Publlo Work. Dopar1mont epproacholtho City Council
with a flnal plan. Lfchtl8condod. Tho motion carrlad 6.0,
Russoll noted thetln thelutur~ tho poliCY Ihould bo to consult with the Commission who never
Improvemonts era plennod In ~r neer e historic district,
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REVIEW OF HOUSING REHABILITATION PROJECTS:
I. ~29 S. Summll SIIOOI . Miklo notod that this proPortY Is loceted within tho oroa th4t
the Commission has previously dlscussod as being Includod In en oxtonded Summit
Streat district. Helndiceted that the replacod guardralllslntonded to mOlch tho design
oll8whore on the houso. He notad that the rehabilitation stall has Indlcetad to him
thatthay ara unlikely to pur sua expanded parking end ho has eskod thom that Uthey
do pursue this Issue thatthoy kaop tho strootscape In mind and proporly Icrean parking
which Ihould be locetod at the back 01 tho lot end that tho dallgn oltha parking lot
be lubmlttod lor the Commission's revlow. He roportod that otherwlla the project
appears to adhere to the Sacretary oltnterlor's Standerds end Guidelines.
RussoD moved to IPprOV' the rohabllltatlon proposol for property locoted It 229 S,
Summit StrOlt with tho replacement ollhe guardrails to bo modoled Irom OIIIt1ng rllll
on th. structure snd thltlddltlon 01 parkIng not be dona wlthoUl further rovlew by lho
Comml..lon which should taka plaeo oady In Iho proem to anow for the
Comml..lon's views to be token Into conalderetlon, Ochs locondodo The motion
carried 6.().
2. ~28 Oakland Avonuo . Miklo reportod that limited survoys 01 historic Itructuras has
occurrad In this area. Steole notod thatlhe would like to Includa a stotementln the
approvalthatlelectlon 01 tho color 01 the shlnglos bo made Irom an appropriate color
range, such as dark browns or grays, She noted that the ropalr 01 the stucco should
ba done epproprletely with stucco by an exporlenced contrector and that sho would
rocommend replacing the sollltln a manner that would match original type matarlals,
Stool. movod that the propolOllor property ot626 Oakland Avonuo bo epprovod with
the lollowlng provisions: 11lhe solectlon 01 tho color lor the Ihlngles be madelrom
. rang. 01 hlstodcolly sppropdate dark colors, 21tha ropalr 01 stucco Ihould be dona
.ppropdately with stucco by en OIpedencod contreetor, end 31tha solnt be replacod
with odglnal IYpa matedall. L1chtl8Conded. The motion carded 6.()0
~ISCVSSION OF GLORIA DEI PARKING LOT EXPANSION:
Miklo stetod thst Glorls Dol will ba going belore tho Board 01 Adlustmontto ellow lor tho
removal oltha existing house In ordor to allow lor a peved parking lotto allow lor 2B spocoso
He noted thstthe site Is edjacentto the Gllmoro House. Ho Indlcetod that the Transportation
Planner hu spoken with representatives 01 churches In tho er~o and might bo abla to dove lop
a scheme moklng better usa 01 existing porklng lots In tho oreao Russoll notod that there are
a number 01 churches In tho erea and Olhor buildings ere et risk 01 bolng dostroyed lor parking,
Ha strassed thetthera Is a nood lor a strong stetementto dlscourege this typo 01 activity.
Stoele noted that tho strootscepe has elreedy boon Inlrudod on end Incroeslng pavemontln
the aroe will rasult In the docrmo 01 prosorvatlon In tho Interior 01 the city. Russoll
suggested that the Commission could make e gonoral stetomont end sond e momorandum
detailing Its position to the City Council and tho Board 01 Adjustmont regarding this Issue.
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Thoro was 0 consonlus 01 tho Commission to do both. LIcht oxpressod the concorn that the
ectivlty 01 Gloria Dol could seta procedentlor the arooth.\t wou'd ondongor other proportles.
Ste.l. movod to recomm.nd to tho CIIY CouncU thottho CIty pureuo 0 policy 01 nndlng
a1tomadvo parking that would not requlro tho dutrucdon 01 houalng ond h1ltodo building I or
rosultln Intorrupdons In tho streotscopt. Ochs 1IC0nded. Tho modon corded 6.0.
RUllon movod that tho Chalrptrscn 01 tho Commllalon be suthodl8d to sond 0 momorondum
to the Board 01 Adjustmont regarding tho proposal submlned by Oloda Dol to the Board 01
Adlustmont volclng tho Commllalon's strong dlsapprovel. Jepson locondod, The modon
cardod 6.0.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Deslon Guldollnos Booklot . LIcht roportod that bids havo bean recolved Irom two
anlstslor tha grophlc work. She Indlcetod that some editing 01 the toxtls stili noeded.
Stoolelndlcoted that she would ploler to havo truo archllocturelllna drewlngs ba used
lor the graph/cs Instead 01 artistIc reprosontatlons.
2. Preservation Week. Russell reported that he will be nloetlng with reprelentetlvas 'rom
the Frlonds 01 Hlstorlo Proservatlon and the Johnson County Hlltorlc Prosorvatlon
Commission In ordor to divide telks. He noted that the Johnson County Historic
Prosarvatlon Commission will not have an award lor this yoor butlntondsto croato one
for theluture. Ha roported that Irving Weber will be the speaker at tho coremony end
It wllltako place In the meln courtroom unless etrlalls In progress. Miklo reportod thst
thelurors are Patrlcle Zlngsholm, a city pia Mer In Dos Molnos who Is also en archltact:
Pamela Myhra.Gonyor, a city planner In Dubuque who Is Involved In proservatlon: and
Molly NeumeM, Russellslkod that the Commission review tho packet ollnlormetlon
on this Item and contact Miklo IIthera are any problems with tho material. He
suggelted thattha Commission could rocommend to the jurors thatthore be a wlMor
In each category when It Is appropriate with as many honorable mentions. as Is
spproprlata. He notod thatthelnstltutlonal/commorclel cetegory could bo ..paratod
Into two catogorlasll such a IOparetlon Isjustlllod by the number 01 eppllcantso He
Indicated ha would also like to Include a brlel outline oltha Secrotery 01 Intorlor
Standerds with the appllcetlons, Russellltated that tho guidelines provldod lor tha
jurors will clerlly tha process and tha expocletlons whllo stressing tho Indapondonce
olthelurorso
3. Preservation Pion. Steelo revlowod a momorendum to the CommIssIon, Sho statod
that 17 proposalS have boon revlowod ond thotthree consultonts wore selocted who
overall did very well, Sho Iteted that It wos decided ettho Prosorvatlon Planning
Commlnoo moetlng to turn ovor these threo conlultants to the Commission es tho
most compotltlvo proposals, She Indicated thet sho would strongly support any 01
thoso threo consultants, Jopson Indlcetod that ho Is comlorteble with the Commlneo's
recommendetlon bocause thore so oms to be cloar distinction betweon tho copabllltios
olthOl8 threo consullents end tho rest 01 the appllcontso Ruuolllndlcatod that ho
egroes with the ronklngs of the Commlnoe, Miklo agreod to contecttho top three
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applicant. In ordar to set up '",orvlows, Slaala slolod thll she would like 10 have II
many poople as possible atthelntarvlews. Sha Itreuad that It will be en opportunity
to gain eddltlonallnlormetlon about the appllcenlso
Jepsen movod to Iccept thl rlcommend.don 01 the PrelOrvldon Planning CommlllOllnd
luthorlzl Mlklo to lOt up Interviews with tho .eloctad Ippllclnts. Ochs IOconded. Tilt
modon clrrled 6.0.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION INFORMATION:
Miklo reported thatlhere are two vacanclu on the PlaMlng and Zoning Commllllon, Ho
relerred to responseslrom Pam Barnes, Danelle Loupae and Marienne Milkman regarding tho
mamorandum Irom LIcht ebout 7:30 E. College Straat. Russellltated that In tho lutura tho
Commission Ihould bo Involved at tha earliest possible date In order to prevent slmlllr
situations. Steala statad that she laals the housing rehabilitation lunds could be bellor
allocated and be more rosponslva to community noeds IIthay wera bellor publicized end
elternatlvas are known.
Ochs etated that ha went to a HRDP grent writing workshop end It was reported that I bill
Is being Introduced to tha stateleglsletura that would ellow eppllcatlonslor HRDP grants to
be mada only by Individuals end non.prollt organlzetlons. Russellatrossed there Is a need to
astebllsh a fund In ordor to allow lor houses to be movod end rescued. Steelesteted thatlhe
would preler houses presarvod In their original locations In ordor to preserve neighborhood
Integrity.
~DJOURNMENT:
Licht moved t(ledlourn the meotlng st 10:00 PM, Ochs seconded, Tho motion carried 8.0.
Mlnutu submllled by Mary Jo Nell,
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IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
APRIL 4, 1991 .7:30 P.M,
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Ann Bovb)org, Casoy Cook, Sally Dlorks, Nency Reid, Tom Scott
Dave Clark, Potor Coopor
Moen, Miklo, Schoon, Christianson, Franklin, Noll
CALL TO ORDER:
Chalrporson SCOII celled tho meotlng to ordor at 7:43 pom.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCI~:
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1. Recommend that the City Council rocommond epprovelto the Johnson County Board
01 Suporvlsors by a 6.0 vota lor CZ.9 1 02, a requostlor a zono chango Irom A 1 (Rural)
to M2 (Heevy Industrial I lor en approxlmatoly 7,93 ecro tract located south and east
oltha lowe City corporetellmlts botwoon Old Highway 218 end thelowe Rlvor north
ollzeak Welton Road, sub)ectto the loll owing conditions: 1 I mooting all the appllceble
regulations and restrictions 01 the Johnson County Zoning Ordinance lor usos under
M2 IHeevy Industrial I, 21 dedlcete a Joint momont or a loe sImple dedication to the
County and City lor a 20 loot aasemontlrom tho north'boundary 01 the proporty to
the north boundary 01 the rozonlng trect and etthls point provide a 30 loot aasemont
to the south boundary 01 the proporty, Said moment shall be sultablo lor the
construction and use 01 e trell system. For this easement, tho CommissIon recom.
mends that the City, at the City'S ellponse, Install a lonce ettho time the trail Is
constructed: 31 thet the crusher be loceted on an Imporvlous surlece and that said
surface ba slopod lor drelnogo away Irom both the Iowa Rlvor and the pond locatod
on the eppllcant's property; 41 that tho screonlng requlrod bo both a SIll loot high solid
lonce and the addlllonalellernatlve provision In the Johnson County Zoning Ordlnanco
that provides lor a greonbelt which Is 8 loot high and 20 loet wide be Installed, and
61thattha height 01 steckod vehlclos will not excood tho holght 01 the solid lonce.
2. Recommend denial by a 3.1 vote (Bovb)erg voting In tho negatlval 01 Z.9 1 0 1, a
requestod rozonlng 01 Lot 22 01 Bailey & Bock Addition Irom RS.B to CI.l.
PUBLIC DISCUSSIOtJ OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGEND~:
Thoro was none.
CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 21. 1991. MEETING:
Dierks moved to epprove the mlnutos 01 tho Morch 21, 1991, moellng, Cook soconded, Tho
motion cerrled 6-0.
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DEVELOPMENT IrEM:
,. S.910l. Public discussion 01 an .ppllcotl~n aubmincd by Orog Apol 101 prolimlnory
plat apploval 01 Applo Rldgo. a 7.3 ocro. 23.lot rosldontlalsubdlvislon, localod nOllh
01 Hlghwoy 1 Wost, oast 01 Wylda Oroen Rood and south 01 Woobor Suoot. (45.dey
IImltodon porlod: April 18, 1991.1
Schoon roported thot stili Is roviowlng a revisod plot ond a rovisod atoll roport should
be ovoiloblo at tho April 18, 1991 meotlng.
Publlo d1.culllon WII oponod 7:48 p.m.
There wu nono.
Public d1,culllon WII clolld at 7:48 p.m.
Dlorks a.ked II tho ravi.od plet would bo avolloblo lor nolghbors 01 tho proposod
.ubdlvi.lon to roview. Schoon .totod thot .toll would bo rocelving a copy 01 the
IOvllld plat on April 5. 1991, ond Intorostod partlas could coli lor 0 copy to bo modo
avallablo to thom. . .
Rold movod to dolor S.9107 to Aprl118, 1991, Dierks IIcondod. Tho motion carrlod
15.0.
~pNINa JJEM.a:
1. Z.9015. Public discussion 01 on appllcallon .ubmlnod by C.B. Dovolopmont, Ltd., on
bohalf 01 proporty ownar, Bjornson Invostmont Corporation, to rozono 2.3 ocroslrom
IO.RS to CN. I on proporty localod south 01 Highway 8 and oost 01 Lokosldo Drlvo.
(45oday limitation porlod: Juno 8,1991.1
Scoulndlcotod that tho dovolopor hos roquostod that this Itom bo dolorrod to tho
CommllSlon'.lIrst mootlno Juno.
Public d1.cullfon was oponod ot 7:48 p.m.
Thoro wu nono.
Public d1.eulllon WII elo.od ot 7:48 p.m.
Cook movod to dolor Z.9015 to Juno 8, 1991. Rold mendod. The metlon eorrlod
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~.901 8. Public discussion 01 on amondod oppllcotlon submlnod by Frontz Construc.
tlon, Inc., on boholf 01 Wilb~1I Frontz ond tho Edllh FranlZ Estoto, to rozono
oppro~lmololy 9.81 OCIOI 01 proporty locotod ODst 01 Sycomoro Stroot ond wost 01
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Orolll Wood Elomontory School "om ID.nS to RS.6. 145.day IImltollon porled:
woivodo'
Schoon ropollod that tho Joint Envlronmontol Rovlow Commhtoo mot on April 4.
199 I, ond bogon droftlng 0 momorondum lor tho City Monogor rogordlng 0 clty.wldo
aowor policy. Scott .totod thot this Item would be doforrod to Moy 2, 1991, Ilnco
now Inlormatlon would not bo availoblo to tho CommissIon unlil that doto.
Publlo d1.eulllon WII oponod ot 7:52 p.m.
Thoro WII nono.
Public d1.culllon wo. cloud at 7:52 p.m.
BovbJorg movod to dolor Z.9018 to Moy 2,1991. Dlork.mondod.
Cook SlItod thot ho would liko tho atoll to eonsldor buyfng tho eosomonts lor
Inltallatlon 01 tho aowor IInos lor lao Ilmplo tltlo and to not mOloly acqulro tho land
through oasomonts. Ho Itatod that acquiring tho lond with 100 Ilmplo tltlo Ihould only
cost appro~lmatoly 15% moro than would ODsomonU. Scott notod thot tho
approprlato tlmo. to moko luch a rocommondatlon would bo when tho Issuo II roody
to go boloro tho City Council.
Tho motion earrlod. 5.0.
3. eM I 02. Public discussIon 01 an application lubmlllod to Johnson County by Tlm
Russolllor I zono chongo from M (Rural) to M2 (Hoavy Indus trio II lor on oppro~l.
matoly 7.93 aero troctlocotod louth and out 01 tho lowo City corporato limits
botwoon Old Hlghwoy 218 ond tho lowo Rlvor north ollzook Wollon Rood. 145.doy
limitation porlod: April 4, 1991.1
Miklo Indlcotod thot this roquost would bring an o~lsllng lunkyard, which Is currontly
In v1olotlon 01 county zoning Into conlormonco wllh tho Johnson County Zoning
Ordlnonco. Ho roportod thot both tho Stonloy Pion ond tho Comprohonslvo Pion
Indicoto such a uso II not opproprloto lor tho slto. Ho notod thot both stoll ond tho
Rlvorlront Commission rocommol)dod donlol 01 this roquost. Ho slotod thottho County
could roqulro oddltlonol conditions If It doos approve this rozonlng requost ond thoso
could Includo tho city IlOndords lor junkyards. Ho atotod that tho Commission hos
previously dllcussod rocommonding to tho County thottho rozonlng bo condlllonod
upon on oosomont to provldo a bullor botwoon tho lolvaoo yord ond tho rlvor ond stoll
ukod thotthls bo dodlcotod ot no o~ponso to tho City. Mlklo suOgostod tholtho
Commission could olso o~cludo lho oroo withIn tho pond Irom tho rozonlng. Ho stotod
thottho oppllcont hos sold that ho has no Intontlon ollllllng tho pond otthls limo so
thoro II no nood to rozono this portion 01 tho troct althls tlmo. Miklo roportod that tho
Public Works Doportmont hu olkod that tho crush or bo locotod on on Imporvlous
surloco so thot ony fluids will not droln Into tho lowo Rlvoro
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Dlorks oskod litho oppllconl will bo roquirod to uso th~ r.ow typo of crusher thOI
rOlolns liquids In a holding tank. Miklo rospondod lhot thllls nOllOqulrod by ollhor tho
city or county rogulatlons. Ho IIOtod thot ho h~d rovlowod tho County IIOndards os
roquostod by Scott ond lound thot 0 lonco which cannot bo loon through Is roqulrod
wllh tho option 01 using tr~os. Ho Indicatod lh~t tho lowo Cily IOguJollons could bo
Intorprotod 01 ollowlng a aolld borm. In rosponso 10 0 quosllon from Dlorks, Miklo
atotod thot tho condlllonal zoning ogreomont would exist botweonJohnson County and
tho oppllcont with anlorcamanl to bo tho IOsponslbility of Johnson COUIII'f. Dlork,
oskod how much cooparallon thoro hu boon In lho pOSI with anlorcomontln this typo
ollltuatlon. Moan slalad thotsha Is not famllior wllh this typo clsltuotlon occurring
In tho put, butsho romlndad tho Commission thottho Johnson County Boord 01
Suparvlsoll con opprovo tho roquost In a maMor thotls controry to whot tho City
Council rocommands. In rosponso to 0 quostlon Irom Bovbjarg, Miklo stOlid It hs boon
sold tho .olvogo y~rd Is grondlothorod In, but that phOloorophs show thot os roconlly
os 1986 thoro was not 0 solvogo yord on tho oroo proposod lor IOzonlng. Ho notod
thottha Johnson County Zoning Ordinonco was IIrst odoptod In tho ODrly 1960s ond
so ony solvogo yord ostobllshod oltor thot tlmo Is In vlolallon 01 tho Zoning Ordin~nco.
Public d1.cusslon wos oponod ot8:05 p.m.
Guv Booth. eounsollor tho oDDlleont. ropollod thotthooppllcont, Tlm Russoll, hos
rocolvod 0 poslllvo rosponso Irom tho Johnson County Zonlno Boord. Ho Indlcolod th~t
Russoll purchuod tho land In Octobor 011990 and hOl boon mOklng on attomptto
cloon up tho pro pony by bringing Itamslnto 0 control orOD lor dlsposol. Ho strouod
thot Russollls not responslblo lor whotlslocOIOd on tho proporty bocouso ho took It
In tho conditIon It WOl In whon ho purchosod It. Booth stotod thottho lowo City
ordlnonco doos not loom to bo too dissimilar Irom tho Johnson COlulty rogulatlons.
Ho Indlcotod thot RUSlolI's concorn Isth~t thoro oro not ony .Imllor locllltlos within tho
lowo City IImltsthot comply with tho City rogulatlons. Ho .trossod thot Russell Is lully
pro porod to comply with tho Johnson County ragulollons. Ho notod thot tho proposod
loclllty dou not lit tho dollnltlon 01 olthor 0 lunkyord or on outo solvogo yord bocauso
tho outomobllu will bo crushad ond thon romovod Irom tho silO. Ho stotod thot
Russollls willing to supply on oosomont olong tho lowo Rlvor to tho City ond bocouso
1111 Is baing plocod on tho 1110, thoro should not bo ony probloms with flooding. Ho
roquoslod tho support 01 tho Commission In tho lorm 01 a rocommondatlon lor
approvolto bo pmod on to tho Johnson County Boord 01 Suporvlsors.
Rold oskod how Iroquontly crushod cors will bo romovod Irom tho situ ond Indlcatod
thot sho Is concarnod thotthoro could bo on ovorobund~nco 01 cors on tho sltoo I1m
Bumll, .DDIl~, statad thot tho cars will bo crushod to oppro~lmotoly ono loot In
slzo ond thoy will bo Ilockod until thoro oro anough on tho slto to bo haulod awoy. Ho
atrossod thot hauling will occur on 0 rogulor b~sls. In rosponso to 0 qUOltlon Irom
Diorks, Russollllotod thot thoro will novor bo moro Ih~n 200.300 cars on tho SilO ot
o glvon tlmo. Bovblorg oskod whot orrongomonts oro avoll~blo to muro tho I what
Russoll hu ogrood to do will bo dono. BOOlh statod thol Johnson County hos tho
oblllty to onlorco ony violations 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco or tho Board 01 Hoollh con
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enlorco ogolnst ony hoollh violallonso Ho sold thot tho County Attorney can enlorco
ogolnst vlolollons In ordor to protoettho public hoolth ond 10lolV. Ho Itrossod thot
Russollls aworo 01 whot rogulallons ho must moot. Chrlsllonson Itetod thot Johnson
County hos tho obillty to onlorco It I zoning ordlnonco ond nullonco ordinance, but
connot roqulro thot 0 Itoto,ol.tho.art recycling oporollon that hu boen dascrlbod bo
constructod. Helndlcotod that ho doos not doubtthot Russalllntonds to do whet ho
hos doscrlbod. but Chrlsllonson luossod thot othor usos would bo logal on tho lito
onco It hos boon rozonod. He nOled thot cUllent plans could chango In tho luturo ond
thoro Is no wey to condition tho zoning to roqulro that tho slto bo used only lor on outo
rocycllng plont os hu boen doscribod.
In rosponso to a quostlon from Dlorkl, Russoll stotod that tho gu tanks oro removod
Irom tho outomobllos bololO they oro crushed. Ho Indlcotod thot somo crushorl ollow
lor tho motora ond tronsmlsslons to bo crushod olong with tho cars ond Includo a
contolner Intondod to cotch lIulds. Dierks o~prossod tho concorn thot contomlnontl
might roach tho lowo Rlvor. Russoll roassulOd hor that this Ihould not hoppon. He
IlOtad thot ho would bo willing to Install 0 grevol IInor bod with tanks II this
roqulromant woro Itondardizod ond oppliod to tho other outo lalvogo yords. In
rosponso to 0 quostlon Irom Cook, Chrlstlonson SIOtod thottho Johnson County M2
Zoning cotogory doos not oppoor to distinguish botwoor} solvogo yords ond crushing
oporotlons. Cook ukod If Christianson Is comlortablo thot 0 condltionol zoning would
bo enlorcod If It woro tho rosponslbillty 01 tho County Attornoy. Chtlstlonson stotod
thot ho Is comlortoblo thot onlorcomont will occur If thoro Is 0 slgnod oglOomont boloro
tho closing 01 tho publiC hoorlng 01 tho Boord 01 Suporvisors lor thll Item. Ha notod
thot 0 spoclflc ogroemont botwoon ponlos could olso bo enlorcod, Reid ukod whot
would bo tho penolty II onlorcomont 01 0 vlolotlon woro to luccood. Christiansen
Itotod thotlf Johnson County oporotos undor crlmlnollow to enlorce zoning vlolallonl,
thoro could bo 0 IIno 01 up to .100 por doy or up to 30 days In loll. Ho stotod thot
IPocllle perlormonco Is olso on option thot would Includo tho powers 01 contompt. In
responso to 0 quostlon Irom Dlorks, Christianson stotod thot ony conditions on tho
rozonlng should bo proporly documonted ond liIod In ordor to run with tho lond 10 that
IUccossors to tho lond would bo bound to comply with the conditions. In rosponso to
o question from Scott, Russall stotod thotl/ ho dedlcotos on GDSomontto tho City, ho
would IIko to havo tho City aupply 0 II~ loot high cholnllnk lonco olong tho oasemont.
Ho Itotod thotlt would bo occoptoblo to hovo tho lonco installod whon 0 troilll put in
ploco. Dlorks ukod who would bo responslblo lor molntenanco 01 tho oosemont.
Christianson rospondod that thoro could bo 0 luturo dodlcollon 01 on emmentlor
public rlght.ol.woy lor 0 path purpose contlngont on 0 roquost by tho publiC body lor
the \toll systom to bo instollodo He stetod that onco tho troil systom Is roady to bo
constructod, thon tho dodlcotlon would toke placo. Cook suggested considerIng 0
dedication 01100 almplo 01 tho land. Chrlsllonson rospondod that this typo 01 dotoil
con bo workod out boloro City Council consldorollono Moon romlndod tho Commission
that this Is 0 Johnson County rozonlno 10 tho City will not bo onto ring Into an
ogroomont wllh Russollo Sho slalod tho Commission con only mako 0 rocommondotlon
to tho City Council which In turn con only make 0 roeommondollon to tho Johnson
County Board 01 Suporvlsora which hos tho IInal doclslon making authority. At Scott's
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roquost. Miklo rovlawod tho scrooning roqulromonts undor tho Johnson County Zoning
Ordlnonco.
Pubtlo d1.cuulon WOl clolod at 8:33 pom.
Cook movod to rocommond to tho City Council that thoy IOcommond to tho Boord of
Suporvl.orl approvol 01 tho troct ducrlbod In CZ.9102, .ubJoct to: 11 mooting .11 tho
oppllcablo rogulatlon. and rutrlctlons 01 tho Johnlon County ZonIng Ordlnonco lor
UIOl undor M2 (Hoavy Industrloll, 21 dodlcotlon of 0 Joint ommont to tho County ond
City for 0 20.foot ODlomont from tho nonh boundary 01 tho pro pony to tho nonh
boundary 01 tha rozonlng tract and ot thll point I 30.foot OOIomontto tho .outh
boundory 01 tho proporty. Sold oalomont .hall bo .u1tablo lor tho construction and UIO
01 a troll IYltom. For thll ommont, tho Commission rocommond. thot tho City, ot
City uponu, Install a lanco ottho tlmo tho trail I. conatructod, 31 that tho crushor bo
locatod on on Imporvloul .urfaco and that .old .urfaco bo .Iopod lor drolnogo IWOY
Irom both tho Iowa RIver ond tho pond locatod on tho oppllcant'. propony, 41 that tho
.croonlng roqulrod bo both 0 six loot high .olld fonco ond tho oddltlonol olternotlvo
provision In tho Johnlon County Zoning Ordlnonco that provldOllor 0 groonbolt which
I. olght foot high ond twonty loot wldo to bo Inltallod ond 61 thot tho holght ol.tackod
vohlclOl will not ucood tho holght 01 tho .olld .creon. pIOlk.lOCondod.
Cook movod to omond tho moln mollon to roqulro tho dodlcotlon 01 olthor . Joint
oosoment or 0 foo IImplo dodlcatlon olong tho river. RoJd .ocondod.
Cook stoted that tho momont con bo wrltton so thottho liability lolls on olthor party,
but ho atotod thottho torms oro cloaror If tho dodlcotlon Is 01100 Ilmplo. In rosponso
to 0 quostlon Irom Olorks, Scott stotod that tho recommondatlon Is thottho lonco bo
(nstallod ot City o~ponso bocouso that Is whottho oppllcant roquostod. Ho stotod thot
In tho luturo It shouldn't mottor Ifanothor body Ins tolls tho lonco.
Tho omondmontto tho main motion carrlod by a 5.(1 vota.
Cook stotod that lor tho City to Ins toll tho lonco otlts own o~ponso II tho 1000ttho
City con do In thll situation. Ho statod that ho would IIko to havo tho opportunity to
work with tho County on this Issuo. Ho Indlcatod that tho Comprohonslvo PIon
oncourogos acquiring land olong tho bonk 01 tho lowo Rlvor ond this It om ollordltho
City thot opportunity. Cook Indlcatod thot ho lools partly rosponslblo lor a~humlng tho
Slanloy Plan bocouso ho mado copiol at his own oxponso from tho lost copy ownod
by tho Planning ond Progrommlng Dopallmont ond dlstrlbutod tho sa coplol. Ho
Indicotod thot ono concorn thot Mory Nauhousor has o~prossod to him about tho
Stanley Plan Is tho City's Inoblllty to Implamontlt ond ho bollovos this Is ono reason It
has novor boon wldoly adoptod. Cook stotod that ho bollovos tho City should oct 01
rosponslbly os It o~pocts Its cltlzons to oct with rogard to sourco soparatlon. Ho stotod
that wo oro croatlng and uslno tho outomobllos and must provldo lor tholr dlsposolo
Ha strossod that this Is tho onvlronmontally wlso and sonsltlvo thing to do ond Is
nacmary to run tho businoss 01 both tho County ond tho Cltyo Ho Indlcotod that by
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voting to opprovo this Itom, ho Is mOklng II good lollh gOSluro ond will upocttho
applicant to do tha ..mo. He Ilaled thaI he cannot uso 11011'. ratlonalo rogardlng
o~ponslon 01 tho junkyords to tho north and how It rolalOS to this 110m to ponollzo lhls
appllcont.
Rold laid Ihe II concerned that tho Junkyords to tho north 010 oblo to not comply wllh
tho raqulromontl 01 tho Zoning Ordinanco and ero not bolng ponollzod. Sho slotod thot
Iho wu graotly Inlluoncod by Russoll'l Intorost In os on envlronmontolisl ond
Improllod by hll dulro to not run a lacllity Iiko thoso roealod to the north 01 his
proporty. Rold Indlcotod thotlho Is concornod with tho luturo 01 tho proporty to tho
10uthwOll of this lito. Sho notod thot Russoll hod Indlcalod to hor thotthls land Is
unlikely to be dovolopod bOCOUIO 01 tho amount olllllthot would bo noodod boloro
dovolopmont could occur. She Itrossod thotlho Is taking RussoII'. word tholthllIs
tho s1luotlon bocouse sho bollovos lilt Is claorod, It would opon tho window to onothor
lolvogo yord In thot 0100. Rold Indlcotod thot It's Important that scroonlng will e~lst
orouOO tho auto rocycling oporatlon ond strossod that Iho IIkos tho Ideo 01 tho
OlSomontalong tho rlvor. Sho notod thotthls Is an opportunllY lor tho City to rocyclo
It I own wosto ond wllltoko Russoll'l word thot ho will do os ho hos doscrlbod
rogordlng onhonclng tho proporty.
Dierks stotod thot olthough Iho may not wont to havo a solvogo yard In this 10cotJon,
It II nocOllory and atotod thotlho bollevos Russoll will do 011 ho con to moko It tho
but oporltlon thotlt con boo Bovblorg o~prossod hor hopo thottho discussion that
hel tokon ploco ovor tho put lovorol wooks will holp to bring tho proportlos to tho
north Into compllonco. Sho strOSlod tho Importonco 01 recycling wuto within the
community. SCOllltotod thottha oppllcant hos ogrood to tho provisions rogordlng tho
20. 000 30.loot oosomontl. Ho clorlllod Ihottho 20.loot oosomontls to run Irom tho
north proporty IIno os It odjolns tho CI\y.ownod proporty. louth olong tho pond to tho
boglnnlng 01 tho rozonlng troct ond Irom thot locotlon thoro will bo 0 30.loot oosomont
to tho louth boundory IIno 01 tho proporty.
Tho motion cirrlod 15.(1,
lRold lolttho Council Chombors In ordor to ovoid tho appooronco 01 0 conflict 01
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4. ~.9101. Public dllcusslon 01 onoppllcotlon submlnod by Iowa City Londscoplng to
rozono propor\y locotod ot 1013 Hudson Avonuo Irom RS.8 to CI.1. (45.doy IImltollon
porled: April 4, 1991.1
Schoon rovlowod a momorondum to tho Commission datod April 4, 1991. Stoll
rocommondod thot tho rozonlng 01 Lot 23 from RS.B to CI.l bo donlod. Stoll
rocommondod thot tho rozonlng 01 Lot 22 bo rozonod Irom RS,8to CI.l subjoctto tho
lollowlno conditions: 11 0 sl~.foot high solid lonco otloostllvo loot bock Irom tho
proporty IIno bo Inslollod olong both tho nonh ond oost proporty IInos 01 Lot 22, 21 0
vogototlvo bullor, opprovod by tho Cltv Forostor. 01 otlOOSI IIvo loot In dopth bo
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plontod botwoon tho loneo ond tho proporty lino olong bOlh tho nonh ond OOIt propolly
IInos 01 LOI 22, ond 31tholO bo no dlrocl vohlculor OCCOll from Lot 22 onto f4udson
Avonuo, ond tho o~lsllng curb cut bo CIOIOdo
Dlorkl askod II thoro wUlho socond occm onto Hudson Avonuo whon tho ollglnol
pion wu opprovod. Schoon Itatod that tho 1110 pion lor tho building pormlt showod
a curb drop, but ho nOlod thot thoro wu not 0 plot lor tho Commission to IOvlow ot
that tlmo bocouso tho lot wosn't forgo oncugh to roqulro LSNRD opptoval. Ho
roviowod tho louollthot hovo boon rocolvad from noorby proporty ownors ond notod
thot all olthoso lonoll hovo boon notarlzod.
Public d1,culllon woe oponod It 9:14 pom.
~.hr. ownor 011022j:ludson Avonuo, Ilatod thot thoro OPPOllltO ulst on
mumpllon thot bocouso IOvorol YOIII ogo lomo pooplo workod out 0 lond uso pion
lor tho city, clllzons living ollor thom must troatthot plan os a promlso. Ho Indlcolod
ho bollovos thot whon a complOhonslvo plan Is troatod osllla complOhonslvo land uso
plan lor 0 city, thoro Is 0 dang or olsmothorlng tho quolllY ollilo In nolghborhood.. Ho
IOmlndod tho CommIssion thot Iho ownoll ollowo City Londscoplng know thot tho lots
woro zonod rosldontlol whon thoy purchosod thomo Ho l\fossod thot tho ownors woro
maroly .poculotlng that tho lot. would bo rozonod ond bocomo port oltholr business
mot.. Tuckor stotod that ho bollovos to IOword such .poculotlon by docrOlslng tho
humon voluo 01 tho odjocont nolghborhood Is wrong ond urgod thot no portIon 01 tho
rozonlng roquost bo opprovod.
Koran HrodaJs.o 92~ Hud!on Avonuo. .tolod thot this Is on ollordoblo nolghborhood
whoro lomlllu con ollord to start out. Sho notod thot Ichools, .hopplng, ond city
tronslt 010 all noorby. Sho omphoslzod thot ovory ownor.occuplod homo In tho
nolghborhoed Is woll molntalnod ond Is ellglblo lor cosa rohobllltotlon lunds. Sho
.totod thot .ho motlOcoritly with tho nolghbollthot 010 wlthln ayoshot 01 tho .ubJect
lot and thoy hovo IIvod In tho neighborhood lor 0 totol 01 345 yoars whllo lowo Clly.
londscoplng hu only boon In tho nolghborhood lor two to throo yoors. Hrodok
Indlcotod thot .ho bollovos tho rezoning would dovoluo tho nolohborlno proporty
bocouso It would rosultln on IncrOOlo In trollle, nolso, crlmo, light, 0 docrOOlo In .oloty
lor tho nolghborhoed, ond moklng tho rozonlng on tho out .Ido 01 Hudson Avonuo
poulblo. Sho Itotod thot .ho lakos prldo In hor homo ond hulilod 0 lormal prolest
bocouso sho lools thlOotonod by tho proposod rozonlno. Sho .uggestod thottho City
could grondlolhor In tho nolghborhood ond chongo tho Comprohonslvo Plan. Hrodok
omphollzod thot commOlclol.trlps oro not ollroctlvo ond Itatod thot tho Tuckoll' yord
Is tho.only ottroctlvo placo on this strip. Sho ukod thottho Comprohonslvo Plan bo
omondod ond luggostod thotlowo Clly Londscaplng could build 0 homo on tho ompty
lot, loin tho nolghborhood. londscopo lhls 1110, ond thon uso It os 0 showcoso.
.wi Korn. 820 Hudson Avonllo. Itotod lhol ho bollovoslowo Clly Landscoplng hos
boon on Improvomontlor tho nolghborhood snd wlshos ho could support lho rozonlngo
Howovor, ho alotod thot ho has hod to como boloro tho Plonnlng ond Zoning
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Commission sovoral tlmOlln tho posllow yoolltO opposo rozonlng roquosts lor tho
10ls on tho oost sldo 01 Hudson Avonuo. Ho strossod thO! ho bollovOl It Is Importont
to hove 0 borrlor bOlwoon commorclol ond rosldonllol usos ond ho loors thot ollowlng
this rozonlng will pormlt moro commorclalencroachmontlnto tho nolghborhood. Ho
o~pr8SSod 0 concorn thottho trollic willlnc/8UO ond notod thot thero oro no sldewolks
In tho nolghborhood. Ha Indlcotod thot ho would liko to hovo tho protoctlon 01 tho
Comprohonslve Pion II thot Is posslblo end stated thot ho bellms ollowlng 0
commorclal uso to oncroach Into tho nolghborhood Ignoros tho loct thot II Is a sllong
rosldonllol nolghborhood.
pour ~k5lra, Iowa Cltv LandscaDlnQ, aloted thot Mr. Tucker wos corroctln thotthoy
did ossumo cortoln things. Ho alatod thottho houso locotod ot 101 I Hudson Avonuo
Is 0 non,conlormlng uso bocauso It Is 0 lour'plo~ ond thoy bollovo It sorvos 01 0 bullor
botwoen tho commerclol end rosldenllal usos. Ho elso noted thotlowo City Fonco was
oporotod Irom Lot 22 ond 23 by tho provlous owner. Ho aold that thoy hovo torn
down al~ buildings Irom tho 10ls thot wero In poor conditIon and ahowod photOQrophs
01 tho slto to tho Commission. Ho roportod thotthay hovo landscoped Lot 23 end hovil
no Intontlon 01 too ring down tho houso lor at loostton YOOIS. Ho strossod thotthoy
hovo ogrud to ollow tho roquostto rozono Lot 23 to bo delotod from tho rozonlng
roquost ond will ogreo with 011 olatoll'arocommondatlonsrogardlng Lot 22 ucoptthot
thoy would IIko tho lonco on tho north boundary to bo on tho proporty IIno with tho
hedgo on tho e~orlor.
Ciorks oskod IIlowo City Londscoplng would bo willing to consider obandonlng tho
curb cut on Hudson Avonuo ond brlnglno tho trolllc out onto Millor Avonuo whoro tho
tralllc light hu boon proposod. Sho statod that this would holp to retoln tho
rosldontlol choroctor on Hudson Avonuo. Dvkstro atatod thotthoy would pro lor not to
hovo 0 restriction auch os this, butlfltls necossory lor approvol, would bo willing to
discuss It. Ho Indicotod his concorn Is that too many chang os might docrooso tho
amount 01 porklng thot Is avollablo or would roqulro thot tho o~lstlng building bo
chongod. Ho omphoslzod thot ho wonts to moko tho nolghborhood look good ond thot
ho vlows tho rozonlng roquost 01 tho Ronshaw property to bo dlstlngulshoblo bocouso
It would Isoleto tho Tuckor lot. Ho notod that thoro aro olso bullollto tho north 01 tho
lowo City Londscoplno proporty.
Mirv Swoollnn, 915 Hudson Avonuo, sloted that she hu IIvod In this oroo slnco 1937
ond hu soon mony chongos during thottlmo. Sho sold thot aho Is opposod to tho
rozonlng roquost ond loors thot If ono property Is rezonod thon It will bo dllllcult not
to rozono othor proportlos. Sho notod thotlowo City Londscoplng hos Improvod tho
proporty. Sho Indlcetod thot sho olso does not wont to hovo tho stroot closod or to
loso tho bus IIno In tho nolghborhood. Sho Itotod that rozonlng tho proporty ot this
polntloavOl opon tho quostlon 01 whatluturo owners might do with tho proporty.
Korn askod If whetlowo Clly Londscoplno Is proposing could bo occompllshod without
o rozonlno. Cook rospondod that ho hos ol/oody oskod stoll II 0 vorlonco would be
posslblo ond wos told that It wosn't. Korn slOlod thol tho Issuo 01 rozonlng In tho
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nolghborhood comas up ropoalodly ond oskod II thoro Is onythlng Iho nolghbotl con do
to hovo 0 moro pormononl aocurlty lor tho nolghborhood. S~OIlIIOIOd tholthoro
aliould bo aomo cOllolnty In zoning, but ho luossod Ihal 01005 oluonslllon bOlwoon
zonu will olwoys bo subjoctod to moro IOzonlng roquasts thon othor oroas. He Itatod
thot 01 long 01 this Is 0 tronsltlonal oroo, Iho rozonlng roque st. iro to bo OKPoctod.
Korn oskod If a chongo In tho Comprohonslvo Pton would holp Iho nolghbotl. Scott
rospondod thotlhls would cOllolnly glvo moro cOllolnty to tho Commission ond tho
Council rooardlng tho donlol 01 rozonlng requosls. Hrodok oskod If tho loctthat tho
lor mol proto st. to tho rozonlng Includo 0 roquost to chango tho Comprohonslvo Pton
would hovo ony olloct. SCOII slatod thottho/o would nood to bo 0 lormal roquoltto
olthor tho Commission or Council during publiC discussion lor thl. to bo consldorod.
Ho stotod thot It would olso bo posslblo to osk olthor tho Cholrporlon 01 tho
Commission or tho Moyor to Includo this topic 01 0 lormol ogando Itom. Scott nOlod
thot ho probebly would not Includo It 01 a lormol Commission ogondo Itom unless a
molorlty 01 tho nolghbors roquostod thot thl. bo dono. Ho stotod thot II would
probably thon bo oddod to tho Commission's pondlng list and notod thot thoro aro
110m. on tho pondlng IIstthot ora Impollontto 0 numbor 01 olhor pooplo. Scott notod
thotlftho roquost woro modo to tho CllY Council, tho Council would bo IIkoly to
requutthottho Commission rovlow tho requost. Ho stotod thotthoro would olso bo
mOlo IUccess II a vorbol roquost wero modo to tho Coun~lI.
Publlo d1lculllon wu clo.od at 9:117 p.m.
BovbJerg moved to conditIonally rozono proporty do.crlbed u Lot 221n tho Balloy ond
Beck Addition, .ubJoct to tho 10Uowlng: lllnltollodon 01 0 .Ix loot high lonc. along
tho north ond out proporty IInOl 01 tho proaontlogaUy dOlcrlbod boundary 01 Lot 22,
211nstoUatlon 01 0 I1vo loot vogetadvo buller elong tho north ond lilt property IInu
01 the prOlOntlogolly doacrlbod boundorlol 01 Lot 22, ond 31 removol 01 tho prOlOnt
curb cut on Lot 22 ond tho luturo provondon 01 OCCOll 'rom Lot 22 onto Hudlon
Avenue. Cook .ocondod.
Moon ukod Scott to clarlly tho locotlon 01 tho vogototlvo Icroon. Scott SlOlod thot
ho phrosod tho motion to rolor to tho prosontlogolly doscrlbod boundary In ordor to
provont conluslon In tho ovont 01 0 Iuturo ono lot subdivision thot could movo tho
boundory 01 Lot 22. Bovblorg Itotod thottho mOllon sounds os lhough tho lonco la
locotod on tho lotllno end notllvo loot wllhln tho lot 01 rocommondod by 11011 wllh
tho vogototlvo bullor botwoon tho lotllno ond the lonco. Bovbjorg ond Cook ogrood
to now languogo In tho motion to stoto thottho sl~ loot high lonco would bo locotod
Ilvo loot Irom tho north ond lOst propolly IInos 01 tho prosont logally doscrlbod
boundorlos 01 Lot22 ond thottho IIvo loot vogotatlvo bullor would bo Installod wllhln
tho sold sotbock 01 tho north ond oost proporty IIno. 01 tho prosonllogally doscrlbod
boundorlos 01 Lot 22.
Scott stalod thotlrom 0 planning porspoctlvo, ho tonds to support tho Implomontollon
01 tho Comprohonslvo Pion. Ho notod that tho 1983 ond 1988.89 updato Includod
0110 wIng lor eommorclal dovolopmont olong Hlghwoy 1 Wosto Ho Itatod thot Irom 0
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planning point 01 vlow, It Is loss thon doslrablo to hovo ruldontlal usos located on ft
highway that hOlthe om~unt 01 trallic lhe! Hlghwav I Wast hos. Scottltoted thot
Irom on emolionel stondpolnt. ho con ogroo with tho nolghbollo Ho notod tho I thoro
Is on ollempt to Involvo nolohborhoods In tho planning process end ho atotod lhot
whllo ho Is not suro II this will work. Korln Fronklin hss workod dillgentlv In hor ellorts
to Idonlily neighborhoods ond to ollompt to gloon tho wlshOl ollho Identlfloblo
nalghborhoods. Ho stotod thotln ordor lor tho nolghborhood plannIng concept to
work, the neighbors will nood to moot ond agreo to the vorlous usos withIn tho
neighborhood. Ho noted that this procoss would ellow lor commorclol USGs to be
mlxod In with rosldentlol uses ond would roqulro both e chongo In tho Comprehonslvo
Plan ond tho Zoning Ordlnanco. Scott stotod thotlrom 0 plennlng perspectlvo, ho leols
that ho ahould aupport tho rozonlng 01 Lot 22, ond leols thot It would not bo 01
dotrlmentol to tho nolghborhood 01 somo 01 tho nolghbors hovo luggostodo Ho
Indlcolod that ho bellevos tho Ranshew rozonlng requostls dlsllngulshoblo Irom this
rozonlng. He stoted that ho would probobly uk tho oppllcontlo wlthdrow or dolor tho
oppllcotlon and loll tho concoptto tho neighborhood IIrst. Ha Indlc8tod that this could
produco alinol rosult which would bo moro posltlvo from tho nolghborhood Itondpolnt
than tho orlglnol oppllcolion thot wu prosontod to tho Commission. He Itotod that ho
would hove to voto agolnsttho rozonlng otthls limo bosod on omotlons ond ho hopod
lor long.term organlzotlonol ottomptlor long.term plannIng 10 work.
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Dierks stotod thotlho hos seon 0 tromondous Improvomontthotlowo City Londscoplng
hOl occompllshod In tho oroo. Howovor, Iho Itotod thotlho hu olso loon how
commorclol devolopmont con oncrooch on rosldontlol uSGS. Sho Indlcotod thotlho Is
concornod thot rozonlng this ploco 01 proporty could Inliuonceluturo rezoning roquosts
lor tho proporty locotod on tho out sldo 01 Hudson Avonuo. She Itotod thot sho
would like to hovo this Item dolerred until there Is lomothlng Iho could leol
eomlolloble with.
Cook stotod that tho Commission Is trying to bolonco dllllcult Issuos ond this Is onolher
doclslon that tho Commission doos not got pold lor. Ho stotod thot rosldonts hovo
e~plOlSod concorn thotallowlng tho commorclol rozonlng would Imother tho dolly 1110
01 tho nolghborhood or docrooso tho humon veluo 01 tho nolghborhood. Cook stoted
that ho doel not bellovo this Is true ond stotod he believes tho Dykstru con moko 0
bellor argumontthotthoy wllllncroose odjocont proporty voluos than tha nolghboll con
that tho proporty voluos would docrooso. He nOlod thotthls Is 0 strong nolghborhood
with ollordoblo houslno ond ho Is not convlncod that II would bo Joopordlzod by the
rozonlng, but ho otrossod thottho nolghbors porcolvo It this woy. Cook Indlcotod that
rezoning tho proporty to cr. I would ollow lor othor typos 01 commorclol uses on tho
slle, not just e nuroory. Ho Indlcotod thot ho bollovos It Is 0 mlroclo thottho proporty
on tho oostlldo 01 Hudson Avonuo hos not boon rozonod In tho pest end bollevos thot
luch rozonlng hos boon donlod boceuso 01 tho tonoclty 01 tho nolghboll. Ho stolod
that ho would bo willing to egroo to 0 dolerrol 01 this Itom, but ho stDtod thlt he doos
not think It woul~ chango onythingo Cook statod that ho II unllkoly to dlsagroo with
Indlvlduols who oro Intlmotoly lomlllor wllh tholr nolghborhood unloss ho hos
com polling roo sons to do 100 Ho stotod that ho could only opposo tho nolghborlll ho
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h4d compoill~ ra~aons to ballovo thotthoy 010 running countor to a brooder public
goed .nd stotod In tho obsonco 01 such reason, ho would voto In fovor of tho
nolghborhoed ond ogolnsttho rozonlng.
Bovbjorg Iloted th4t .ho ogrool with tho plan ult hu baon presontod ond Ilotod thot
cho~lng usos along boundarlos II olwoYI 0 dllllcult procoss. Sho Itatod that sho
aympothlzoa with tho nolghboll and Itrossod thetlt Is hord not to bo Inlluoncod by
whot hes hopponod In tho oroo boloro ond whet might hoppon In tho nolghborhood In
tho luturo. Sho .totod thetsho wu Improssod by tho oponnoss ond wllllngnm 01 tho
.ppllcont ond tho goed lolth ond hord work 01 tho nolghbors. Sho Itotod thot sho
would bo voting In lovor 01 tho rozonlng roquost.
Chrlstlonson .totod thottho motion wu Iromod os 0 rozonlng 01 LOI 22 and .tolod
thot ho would IIko to hevo It clODr thot thoro wos 0 vorbol occoptonco 01 tho
whhdrawol 01 Lot 23 by tho oppllconl. SCOll .tolod thot It wos on omondod
appllcollon ond tho dolotlon wos 01 LOI 23 In tho Bolloy ond Bock Addillon ond tho
applicont ,vorbaliy accoptod tho dolotlon. Scott notod thot ono Issuo thOl romolns lor
tho nolghborhoed to roso/vo Is that Ollho ItlO011 ond how tho nolghbora wont to
protocttholr nolghborhoed Irom commorclol oncroochmont. Ho Itoled thotlf Miller
Avonuo doos hovo 0 trolllc IIghtlnstollod, ho would thlnk,lt would b. posslblo to ciCIO
Hudson Avonuo and allow tho louthorn portion 01 tho Itraatto be usod lor commarclol
USOI. Ho .tromd thet ho bollovu thoso Issues naod to bo oddrmad by tho
nolghborhood ot./orgo.
Tho motion fallod on a 1.3 voto. (Bovb/org vollng In tho arnrmotlvo.1
Olarka movod to dony Z.9101, Lot 22 01 tho Ballov ond Bock Addltlon. Cook
lOCondod. Tho motion corrlod 3.1. IBovbJorg voting In tho nogatlvo.'
Moon o~plolnod tho procoss 01 roquostlng a hoorlng by tho Council to tho oppllcont.
pTHER BUSltJES~:
1. fImo1nn " Zonlnll Commlulon lolormnlloQ.
Moon romlndod tho Commission 01 tho Joint mooting to bo hold with tho Council
rogordlno tho Noor South Sldo Study on April 8, 199 I, ot 6:30 pom.
Moon Itotod thot 0 ContInuing Educotlon mooting will bo hold on April 30, 1991, ond
Indlcatod thot Bovblorg ond Rold oro roglstorod.
Scott roportod thot 0 rosolutlon wos pOllod by tho Council rogordlno opprovol 01 curb
cuts by tho Dlroctor 01 Public Workso Ho congrotulotod tho Councillor odopllng 0
policy rogordlng curb cuts In Induslrlol ond commorclal zonos.
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Ptannlng & Zoning Commission
April 4, 1991
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DIerks moved to odjourn tho mootlno at 10:23 p.m. Bovblorg socondod. Tho motion corrled
4.0.
Selly Dlarks, Socretory
MinutOl.ubmlllod by Mary Jo Noll.
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