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SUbJ3cllJ ApproiW .
MINUTES
PlANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
APRIL 18, 1991 . 7:30 P,M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
CALL TO ORDER:
AM Bovb/arg, CesoV Cook. Sallv Dlork., Tom Scott
D.vI Clerk, POle Coope" Noncv Raid
Moan, M1klo, Schoon. Chrlstlensen, Schmldoko, Nell
Chalrpe'lon Scott cllled the meotlng to orde, at 7:44 p,m.
BECO~ME~DATIONS TO CITY COUNC'~:
1. Recommend .pp,oval bV I 3.1 VOtl (Bovblerg voting In tho nogetlvo) 01 S.91 02, thl
prlllmlnerv Ind flnel Llrgl Scele Resldentlel Developmont ILSRD) plen 10' Villa Gerden
Apartmlnt., I 48-un1t multl.lemllv housIng developmontlocltod et C,oss Perk Avonuo
bltweon Broedwlv end lCeokuk Stroet..ub/ect to: 1) .tell ,ovlow Ind Ipp/ovel 01
nlwlV .ubmllled prellmlnery Ind flnel LSRD plens, pertlculerlv IS plrtlnont to
dlflcfencflllnd dlsc,epencles number. 4, 10, Ind 17, 2) Ipp,ovel 01 construction
d'lwlngs bV the PUbllo Works Dlplrtment prlo, to City Council consldoretlon, end 31
.pp,ovel 0' thl rlgel pipe,. bV thl City Attornev's olllcI prlo, to Cltv Council
conllde,otlon,
~SSION OF ANY ITEM,NOT ON THE AGENQA:
Thorl WIS nonl,
~ OF 'T:HE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 4. 1991. ~EETINQ:
Bovblerg movld 10 IPP'OVO Iho minutes 01 tho AprU4, 1991, mooting. Dlorkssocondod. Tho
motion cellled 4.0.
DEVELO~MENT ITEMa:
1. S.g 1 02. Publlo discussIon 01 In eppllcetlon submlllod bv Grog Apollor prollmlne,y
pllt epprovll 01 Apple Rldoe, I 7,43 ecro, 23.lot rosldonllel subdivision, locetod north
01 HIOhwIV 1 West, list 01 WVldo Groon Roed, Ind soulh 01 Woobo, Sl,oot, (45.dav
IImltetlon porlod: April 18, 1991.)
Schoon ,ovlowed 0 momorendum dotod April 1 a, 1991. Ho roportod thettho eppllcant
hIS submlllod I rlvlsod plet end Indica lad that quostlons stili romaln rooordlno tho
oxtonslon 01 Edlngelo Drlvo, Ho suooostod thet tho pavlno could stop lust short 01 tho
Intollectlon with thl ed/econt proportv to tho aut, but ho notod that bulldlno pormlts
would not bo epprovod lor Lot. 22 and 23 unlll complotlon oltho stroot Imp,ovomont,
Ho stetod thltlho Houslno end Ins paction Sorvlcos Ooportmont would rocommond
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.galnlt thll option, Schoon lilted that Edlnoall Drive could bl povod just to tho
IIlanow" ahlped pllCI ollond which lbutl tho p,operty to thl lilt 01 th.subdlvislon
with an .SC/ow .CCOUllt IIteblllhed to IlIow lor completion 01 tho pavlno when
dovelopm.nt OCCUlI to thl out. He nOlod that I building permit would not bl ellowed
101 Lot 22 until tho pavino II comp/eted, Sloll recommended opp,ovel 01 S.9107,
lubloct to 11 tho dovolopo, constructing Weebe, Strut In comp/llnel with thl Ilnel
pllt 01 tho Ixtenslon 01 Weebe, StlOet, RlloIutlon No, 89.85, Zl th. devllope,
landlcaplno Lot A lIa bull., betwoan tho resldontlellubdlvlllon end Hlghwav 1 Wut
ond IhIt Lot A be IIIlgned to I homoowner'l lIIocletlon lor mllntenenel, 31thl
Ildow.lk on Lot A bl built ot tho tlmo 01 It,eet constructfon, 41 thl dovelopo,
coordinating with thl oWnlra 01 Lou 78, 77, Ind 7S In Slyn Maw, Helghtl the
,aconllructlon 01 Edlngell Drivo paving dUI to lIn/teIV IIWO' Inltallltlon, end 51 tho
devolope/ obleln/no I .tOlmwlte, bllln ellOmantl,om thl Idloln/ng p,operty owner,
Dierks ukod II tho proposed Itormwele, detention belln would elso serYelnv luturl
developmant thot mloht OCCUl to tho list olthls.ubdlvislon. Schoon respondod that
thl d.vllopor'o lnolnlO' hol Indlceted thot thl besln I. being dl.lonld to lerYI
dovllopm.nt to tho lilt, Dierks Isked II building pormlts lor Lot. 22 Ind 23 would
.t111 be den/ed until complotlon 01 thl Itrlet Improvementl II 110% 01 thl COlt 01
compl.tlon WI,. pleced In on OIC'OW Iccount. Schoon eglOed to verllv thl.
Inlormltlon. Chtlstlanlen .t11ld thet tho logal pepera cln bo Itructured In order to
oddr... thllllsuo, but he IIItld thot ho I. unsUIO II therl I. I ,plclllc exclptlon to
.1I0w 101 building permits to be Issued II thelO erl lundsln IIC'OW to guerentel that
thllmprovoment will OCCUl. In /esponse to 0 qUOltlon I,om Cook, Chrlstlensen Iteted
thot lining up In Iscrow I. blcomlng IIIle, beceuso 01 thl Hou.lng Ind In,plctlon
Servtm Deportment dateblsl. HI notld thot ameli Imounts In IIcrow cen bl
ovOllooked,
Publlo d1lculllon WII openod It 7:58 p.m.
stotod that hi hed
met with thl Ippllcent Ind Chrl. Slophan 01 MMS Consultents end thoV cemo to en
. egreement obout whet Ihould bl doni reoerdlng tho .tormweter bOlin, RUSlellstetod
thet on tho doV loll owing thl dlV on which the Igreomont WII rllChed, Apol cellod
end leld thet hi had chenoed hi. mind, Russolllndlcltod thet hi will no longe, sev
thet hi willellow thl Cltv to hevo Icm.to his p,opertv Ind thet hi will connect this
Itrllt to hlllCCIII onto HlghwIV I Wilt In tho luturl. HI stlted thet ho Intonds to
tekl hll Iqulpmlnt end heul dirt oil 01 hi. propertv up thl proposod street II It Is
completed rethe, then uSlno his Hlghwev 1 Wast eccess,
Publlo d1lculslon WII clolld et 8:00 p,m.
Dlerkl moved to daler 8.9107 to Mev 2,1991. Cook 1IC0nded.
In ruponseto I quesllon Irom Dlorks, RUSlolIslotod thet tho orlglnollgroomont would
hevI given him Lot 23 with thl dOlonllon basin to bo locotod on this lot, Ho statod
thet lhls would ellow Apolto not bo rosponslblo 10' tho cost 01 oxtondlno tho stroot
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Ind lewe, to Ihll point Ind Ihll would ellow RUIlOII 10 1111 Lot 23 It I "le, dllo to
llnoncl thullmprovemonts,
Th. modon cOlrl.d 400.
Z. S.9110 and Z.9103. Public dllcusslon 01 Ippllcotlonl lubmltted bV Soulhglll
Devolopmlnt lor prellmlnory plltlpprovot 01 Welden Wood, Pllt 3,12503 Icrl, 81.lot
ruldentlelsubdlvlslon Ind I zone changllrom PDH.12to RS'8Ior Ipproxlm'telv Ihla.
eClelloceted nOlth 01 Rohtet Roed end welt 01 Mormon Trek Blvd. 1451lav IImltotlon
period: ApllI 2S, 1991.1
Mlklo 'ivlawed thlltlll repollad dete April IS, 1991. Slall locommendad Ipproval
olthl proposed zona chango, Mlklo Indlceted that theeppllcant wllllubmlt revll,9d
planllo, thllUllt dulgn 101 thelubdlvlllon, Helletad thlt Itall would recommond
dela"lt 01 thelubdlvlslon unlllthlrevlled IlIaet design hal boen IOvlewod and nOlad
thet zonl chengu gene,ellv erl delalled to IlIow 10' two public discussions,
Publlo d1lculalon WII op.nld ot 8:05 p,m.
1IIIed that hi wUlpleklng on behllf 01 thl Walden
Court Neighborhood Assoclltlon. Hllndlceted that hi dou nOI underltand whV tho
gredlng Ind oroslon conuoI o,dlnoncl dou not IpplV to thlserll, Ho Itated thlt thoro
erl Ipp,oxlmel.lv len propertlu Ilong thl loutherlv IdOl 01 Lot S 1 which hlvl hid
probleml with wile, cascedlng Into the I, hom.. dUI to Ihl grldlng on Lot 81. HI
steted thet therlls I 120.loot mlment on thl wellsldl 01 hll p,opertv thlt Includes
I Ilrgl erll 01 tll.. Ind 10rv.. .. I wlldllll hlbltel. Ho seld thlt II dovelopment
occurlln this erOl, ho would IIkl to III thllerOl prllervad, RIIIV nOled that 118110ls
Irl developld, thlrl could bl In Incrllll In Ullllc p,obloms on Rohlet Road.
~h'!Jl Carv, 2416 Wel~en Courl. Iteled thet hi hel had flooding In hll homo IIvI
times In thl pllt yae, which has resulted In clooglng 01 duclwork In his homa. HI
smad thet hi IOU I problom wllh thlleck 01 IntelOst bV the CltV Enolnee, to Iddrlll
thl stormwltar runoll Ind slit ,unolllrom Lot 81. Ha reported that hi his III ked to
numarous momberl 01 'Cltv stili end has boen told thet thl IssuI was I dllputl
between tho condominium ownellend Southgell Dovolopmont Compenv Ind that hi
cen IUI thl dovelope, to ,esolvl thl problam. Cerv stetad thet hlleelllt Ilthl CltV'1
rlsponslbllltv to ... to It thettha problam II solved end Indlcltad thet the p,obleml
baoen whon Soulhgeta removed orllllrom tho west hili, Cerv ,epolled lhettherlll
I 2lHoot doep oullV thlt has cutthrouoh tho propolIV end thet lhlstorm sewe, dreln
locetod on tho Iltl has boen covolod ovo, Wllh mud, Ho sllllled that the propartv Is
not balno mllntalnad Ind lhet uell heva boon removod without being repleced, HI
Ixprossod I concorn that tho proportv could bo sold end It would bocoma morl
dllllcultlo, tho Wildon Court Homoownoll Assocletlon to eddross their concerns 10
I numbor 01 dllleront proporw ownOIl,
Mlklo Ilotod thot tho oradlno ordlnanco wes onaclod In OClobo, 01 1990 Ind lho
eppllcent wlllnlUellv 'nlormod thet thov would nood 10 rocolvo I oredlno pormlt due
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to thl slopos on Lot 81. Tho eppllcentthon domonltrlted to thl Publlo Works
Dopertmont that gredlng occurred on the silo In Junl 011990, prlo' to enactmont 01
the grldlno ordlnenco so e gredlng pormlt wu no lonoo' ,equflOd beceuso 01 thl
chango In thl topooraphv, Cerv stotod thet ho dou not under It and whV thl City Is
notlntOlestod In controlling the flow 01 WOlO' In this Iroo. HI noted thaI thl Cltv WII
Involved In tho Clllls dovolopment and propolod developmentl on Teft SPGodwav.
S~ott stetod thet Lot S lis IlkolV to come belorl the Commission whln It Is devolopod
end this would ellow 10' thelssuo 01 runoll to bl Iddrmld, Clry exprused thl
concorn that I slnglo duplox could bo built on thl lot end this would not 'Iquiri thl
owno, to go th,ough tho subdivision procm. Moon Ilotod that this would be posslbll
0' thl Ippllclnt could rozono tho trect to PDH 0' :ubmltll La/go Scola R8Ildontlal
Dovolopment Plen, which would ellow 10' elerge, building to bl constructed.
Publl\\ d1~culslon wu doud et 8:22 p,m.
BovbJo,g moved to dele, 5.9110 end Z.9103 to Mav Z, 1991. DIOIklleconded.
Cook stltod thet hils dlslurbod bV thll ,unoll Irom thlltrect Ind Is unclla, Illout what
cen bl dona to resolvl tho probloms, Heukad lor morllnlo,mlllon ,egerdlng when
thl Cltv cen restrict we to, flow Irom I silO. Mlklo Indlcetod thet hi would Ilk thl
Public Works Dopertmontto respond to this question,
Thl mot/on cerrfed 4.0.
3, ~.9102, Public discussion 01 en eppllcotlon submlltod bv Robin P. Burnl 10'
prollmlnery Ind Ilnel Lerge Scolo Rosldontlel Devolopmlnt ILSRDI plln Ipprovellor
VllIlI Gerdon Apertments, I 48.unlt multlolemllv housing development located on C,oss
Plrk Avenuo botwoon Broedwav end Kookuk Struts, 145.doy IImltetlon period:
welvad,)
Mlklo rlvllwod tho 11I11 roportod de tad April 18, 1991. He notld thet this Is.
dllllcult slto baceuso It Is rosldonllel dlroctlv ecross tho stroet Irom Illrgl commorclel
dovolopmlnt, Ho seld thet M,. Burns Iddrossod this concorn bV leclno thl buildings
IWIV I,om tho commorclel dovelopmontend towlrds courtverds Ind othe, buildings
on tho slto, HI seld thet the rlsldonllol chereclor 01 tho dovelopment wellmpheslzed
bV piecing tho perking In sovorel smell lots scettolOd throuohout tho slta and thet
landsceplng wes baing usod es I bullor botweon tho per kino Ireesend Ihl resldontlel
buildings, Ho stetod thote rovlsod silO plan has boon submlllod It this evonlno's
mooting, but thorl hes not boon sulflclonttlmo 10' stell to rovlow the plen 10' thl
rosolutlon 01 dollclonclos 4, 10 and 17 IIstod In tho 11I11 roport. Slaff rocommondod
epprovel 01 S.91 02 subloctto lilli's epprovol oltho nowlv submlllod prollmlnerv end
,Ilnol LSRD plan as It portolns to dollclonclos 4, 10 Ind 17 end epprovll olthl
construction drowlnos end 10001 papolS prior to Cltv Council consldolOtlon.
Dlorks notod that dolor,ol 01 this 110m to MoV 2. 1991, In ordor to allow lor sloff to
rovlow tho rovlsod plan, as this action would not dolav Ihls Itom's prosontotlon to Cltv
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Council, Bovbjerg Indlceled that she would bl morl comlortable wllh the delellll to
IIIow lor 11111 to review thl ,avlsod plan.
Publlo elIlculI/on WII opened et 8:29 p.m.
The'l WII none.
Publ/o elIlculI/on WII cloled It 8:29 p.m.
Cook moved to opprovl 8.910Z, thl prenmlnary end "nal Large Scali RII/dentlal
Devl/opmont IL8nDI plan 10' Villa Oe,den Apartment" a 48.unlt multl.lamllv housing
devllopmlnt loclted on C'OI' Plrk AVlnul bltween Broadwav end Klokuk St,eatl
lub/ICt to: 1 Ilteff revlaw Ind epprovel 01 new1v Iubmlttad preliminary Ind "nol L8RD
plans, partlcularfv II plrtlnent to de"clenclellnd elIlcrepanclel numbe,. 4, 10, Ind
17, Zllpproval 01 thl conltlUctlon d'lwlngl bV thl Publlo Works Dlpertment plio, to
CIty Council consldarotlon, end 31epp,oval 01 thllegel poperl bV thl Cltv Attomav',
oIRcI prfo, to CIty Council conslderetlon. BovbJa,g monded,
Cook Ileted thlt ha bellevl' the revlow 01 Laroo Scelo RasldontJl1 Developmlnt.
Ihould bl prlmlrllv I stell lunctlon Wllh Iho Commission SOlVing In Ippeellunctlon
onIV II stall Ind tho dlveloplr cennot egrol on tho Issuos, Ho atltod that ho bllleves
tho Pllnnlng Ind Zoning Commission Is botta' onglgod In considering rezonlngs,
lubdlvlslons, roplllllngs, Ind thl Comp,ohenslvl Plan, HI oxpressod his conlldoncl
wllh sllll end stlted thet stili ehould hevI tho eutonomv to mike thoso doclslons,
Bovble,g statad thetshl trusts stall, but sho stressod thet tho Planning end Zoning
Commission Is I clllzen bodV that Is IUlhorlzod to ,ovlow this tvpo 01 plen. Shl
Impheslzld that thorl would bl no dollV In tho prosontltlon 01 thl p,o/ect 10 thl
Council IIlho Commission woro to doler this Itom. Sho steted thet sho Is morl
comlorteblo mlklng 0 doclslon whon tho plans era In Iront 01 ho,. Dlorks Ixpressed
ho, Igreemonl with Bovbjorg end stalod that sho would pro lor to havI I delorrll 01 this
It om slnco It would not dellV the presonlotlon to tho Council, SCOII stetod thet hi
10rOll with Cook bocluso thl outstondlno Itoms erl oIl noturl thet does not wellent
lull Commission rlvlow.
Thl motion cerrfed 3,1 (BovbJerg voting In the nagatlvel,
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1. 1.9101, Public discussion 01 tho proposal to roconsldo, on eppllcetlon submllled bV
10wI Cltv Lendsclplno 10 rozono proportv locatdd at 1013 Hudson Avonuo lLot 22 01
Bellav & Back Addlllonllrom RS.8 to CI.1.
Scott nOled that this Is e procodurol mottor end doos not wellont publlo discussion It
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0/"., movld 10 IIconlld" .n .ppllcadon submlll.d bV low. CI"" Llnd.caplng 10
'1Ionl property localed at 1013 Hudlon Avonul(Lot ZZ of Ballev It Beck Addldon'
'rom RS.& to CI.1. Cook Ilconded, Thl modon corrled 4.0.
Bovlllerg moved 10 def" %.9101 to Junl 20, 1991. Dlorklaeconded.
Scott Slllld that prlOf to Junl, tho Commllslon will ,ovlow tho requost thet has boen
mado lor thl ,evlew and changl 01 thl ComplOhenslvl Plln Ilong Hlghwev 1 WISt In
thl Miller.Hudson Avenuo elOa, HI lilted thot II thllllUI 01 ~, Comprehlnslvl Plen
Ja rOlolved plio, tOJunl 20, 1991, Z.9101 mevOf mevnot bl on thl Junl 20, 1991,
Igendl, HI Itlted thot votOl 10' both I change In tho ComplOhenslvl Plan end Z.
9101 would bl IIkelv to occur on thll semi detl. Moan Irldlcltod thet thl public
haerlng IOf I Comprehonllvo Plon chengl would bllet 10' June 20, 1991. during the
nllt meeting In Junll. ..
Thl modon carrlad 4.0.
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,. Public dlaculllon 01 . plOpO.lllubmltted b\ ~owo.lll1noll Gu & ~lect,lc Compenv lor
ovelhOld Ileclllcellmprovementa on Klmboll Roed Ind Whiting AvenuI, (80-dev
IImltotlon po"od: MIV 21.19911
Scolt noted thet hlslntlntfon would bl to dele, this 110m to Mev 2, 1991, beceuse 01
InconllltenclOlthet occullld with thl publlo notlco.
Moon IOvlewod the memo'lndum detld April 12, 1991. Shl notod thet Section 33.
180(blelteblllhOlthl lollowlng crltlrll to bl considered 10' this tVPI ollppllcetlon:
1 I reletlonshlp to CUllont ond luturl dlvolopmentend Improvld SOrvlCl, 211OIotlonshlp
to thl exflllrv,l utllltV Iylllm, 3lelltrnetlvu, 41 prlsont end luturl land USI In tho
Irll, Ind 51 thllnconvenlonco Ind demegl thet could rosult Irom epp,ovol,
Public dllculllon WOI opened ot 8:48 p,m.
, stelOd thet bOlh ho end his wllo Irl opposod to this
p,o!ect. Ho prllOnlOd slldos to thl Commission that lIIustreted tho conoostod neturo
01 thl Kimbell Roed neighborhood end Ixplelnod how probloms could IOsultll morlend
Ilrge, poles werl Instelled In thl neighborhood, Ho showed how thl rlght.ol.wev Is
nallow end how existing polos ere localod In tho sldewelk Ind noer tho str08tln
IIverelerllS. Hlexprluod concorn with tho mthellc rosults 01 placing leroor polos
In thl neighborhood wllh thlckor ceblas on thoso polos, Ho atrossod thet menv homos
Irl close to tho rlght.ol.weV on Kimbell Road end thorl era concorns In thl nolghbor.
hood with hiving slonllicent1v hlohe, volt ego powe, IInos runnlno so closo to tho
homu, Ho sleted thet ho would prolor to havo ell ollho utllltlos bo placod undor.
ground, HI notld that ho roellzaa that this Is not prectlcal unlll chongos aro noedod,
He aleted that II tho utllltv compenv Is plennlno on ropleclng tho IInos It this tlmo, now
would be tho tlmo to undorground ell 01 tho ulllltv IInos, In rOlatlonshlp to tho prosont
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.nd IuIU11 development 01 tho "11, Hay.k .xplUlod cone.m thol Iddlno uruJghtly
utility Unllll UlVlGc...elV whon thorl .,e CUlrently not eny ploblaml with rell.bllity
olllrvlcl. HI Iteted that ho rlCOQnlzlI that It II dllncultto go Inlo tho wooded .rel
to m.lnl.ln tho line I, but ho IUUlod thot Itllnec....rV to balencl thlt ploblem
.gelnst whit tho plopolIl would do to Iho nelghbolhoocl, Hevak noted thot tho
Ixlltlng IVllem CUlrantly lunctlons ploperlV end tho .ltarNtlvo routoll belno ulld Ind
hlllerved Iho nelghbOlhood win lor over twentv valrl, Ho IUUled thlt dUllno tNl
tlml tho utility comPlnv hll bean .bll to melnleln the IInel,
Hlvak lilted thlt Iho Irllll zonod 101 rllldentlel UII undo, tho Complohonslvo Plsn
.nd he notod thlt ell undevelopod ponlons 01 tha nelghbolhood III zoned 101
rlsldentlel UIII, Hllndlclted thlt ho bellovol It II Incompetlbll with resldentlel UIII
to hlvl UIIIlghtlv hlOh voltege power llnel ruMIno tlvough the nelghbolhood. tle
ItrUled thlt ho II not oblectlno to tho .xlltlng llnel, but ho IlIIed thlt ho leell thlt
II tha old IVlllm II going to be raplec.d,ltlhould be pieced underground II would be
requlrad In I new lubdlvllloo, He Imphellud thot ho II merslv liking thlt tho utili tv
comPlnv pI.ce thl llnel undarground whon thov Intond to rapllcl Ihom, Hevek
explUled coneem .bout tho olleell 01 living In .n .,0. with olecuomegnetlc
ulnsmlllloo llnel.nd tho IncrOlllno hoalth coneorns that rllult. Hllndlceted thlt ho
hll boon told thlt tho new llnel would cerry ,pploxlm.te1v ten tlmel thl emount 01
energv thot II Clllled In tho exlltlno llnel. HI noted thlt thllll I ceusI lor coneern
101 tholt lIv1no In tho vlclnltv 01 tho 1111 end liked tho Commllllon to denv thl
requllt with tho opllons 01 eltho, undergroundlng the utllltv llnel or leevlng thl
Iltuedoo lilt cUlrently exlltl,
PotJ(llftl Runel!. 729 Klmbnll Rond,lteted thlt hll home II locetod epP/oxlmltelv 2D
lilt Irom thl pevement 01 Kimbell ROld on onllldo end Whltlno Avenue 00 the other
IIdl, HI lilted thlt It Ippoerl 1111 thl publiC pOllcV 01 tho Cltv II to put utllltv llnel
underground lor new devolopment Ind Itlled that hi belllvlI thl Cltv Ihould elso
requlrl thet thl IIml be dona lor oIde, nelghborhoodl, HI Iteted thetthe lImo
lOelOOS to requlle thet utility "nos be pieced underground In nlw lubdlvlsloos would
ello IPplV to oIdo, nolghborhoodl, Ho ItrallOd that there erl IIletV concernllor this
neighborhood end noted both tho nellow IlIeot Ind nellow rlght.ol,wIV. HI lilted
thlt It would be lelor lor drlvlrsll thl polel weren't 10 close to the road boceule 01
tho Incrlllfd denoe' Ollccldentl, Ruuelllnlormed thl Commission thet thlexlstlng
polll Interlere with the use 01 thl Ildewelk end leroor polll would IncrellO thll
problem, Helll...ed thlt no leroe dlvelopmentl erl expected In thlerolso ton times
morl eleculcel powOllhould not bl noeded, Helevlewed theelternetlves 01 either
undergroundlng thl utili tv line I 0' leevlng the situation II It cUllontlv exlltl, HI
luggested thetthl Commllllon cOllld Ilk lowe.llllnoll Gel & Eloclllc Compenv whet
thel, elternetlvl plen 1111 this request Is denied.
pnoron Kron, 330 Klmbnll Rand, Itelod that ho bollovos tho exlstlno polol era en
evesoreend conlllct with tho cherector 01 tho eroa, Ho IIld thl Cltv should not ellow
tho utllltv componv to pleco Ie roo, polol In tho nolghborhood that cellV Incroasad
emounts ollloClllcol power, Ho Itetod thet It would bo proloreblo to hevo tho utllltv
IInos plecod undororound end strossod thetlergor polos would ceuso tho erll to
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detorlorelo, He reported thltthoro II currontlv onIV onelldowllk on KImbell Road Ind
It II onIV tluoo leet widell opposed to the norm.1 wldlh 01 lour loot IOf lIdowolks,
K,on IXJllelled concorn wllh Ihllnlluencl 01 low voIl,gl olactrlclly on the helllh 01
the ,esldonts. Heltrelled thlt thIl concern will bo the grealOltlOf lhose roaldontl
who hlvo homos locI tad tho clolllt to tho pow., IInOl, HI Ilotod that It w~d bo
plllerlblo to koop high voila go pow., IInollwlV Irom pooplo Ind Illtod that he w~d
like to havllnlormetlon reoardlng both the Ixlltlng ond JlIopoled voIt,gl, Scott Itltld
that Ir this qul.tlon Is not enlVlOlad during the p/mntotfon bV 1~.vo'lIIlnoil 001 &
EJoctrlc Companv, the Commllslon wlllleo to It thlt tho quOltlon Is liked Ind
Inswered,
Ellan W1dln. :I, 8 Klmblll RaId, uplOISod hOlegreomont wllh the JlIovioul llull
Ipolko'l, Shl Itetod thet, glvon the emount 01 concern Ihlt hal boon IOllod within
the Iclentlllo communltv regerdlng the ollocts 01 high voltage IJoctrlcelllnel on
humenl,lt leemslllosponslblo to lorlouslv conllde, p10clng high voIlogo wllOltluough
this nolghborhood, elpeclallv when thero orl ,llarnetlvollVllllblo, She IOponod that
11I1 rud en IlIlcle IpplOxlmelOlv onl VOII Igo In the ~ow YOIke( that IddlOlled lha
hlghe, rites 01 cence, lor Iholl living nlll high vollego llnel, p'lIlcullllV chlldrln.
Butch Forbl'. lowI.lll1nol. au " Eleclrlc ComDlnv. Itltod Ihlt the Commlulon hid
eskld lor cost IIgu,eslor conversion to underground linea lor thll nelghbolhood ,t III
Inlormll meeting end he gevI coplas 01 thllInlormetlon to tho Commlulon, FOfbol
showld thl Commission photoorepha 01 whit tho JlIoposed llnel would bo IIkl Ind
how thleru would Ippoer elte, un~ergroundlng tho lines. Ho Ixplelnod that the line
which thoV Irl proposing to rebuild hall routo tluough on elOl 01 tlmbo,. Hlltrlllld
thlt customelO went tho seMcI to bo rellebll end haVI Jncrualng oloctrlcII needl,
HI ,eportod thet thellno thetrunl tluough thetlmbe, hll been de.energlzed lor up to
tlull dlVllt I tlmlln thl pllt. HestrOlSed thorlls a need to havI morl',ccOlSlbllltv
to thellnl to Incrllll Its rollsbllltV. He emphasized thlt this line doesn't lerYI jult
Kimbell Roed, but Is e malo' leode, IInl thlt providel bock.up leMcI to levOIelerlll,
Forbes stetod thet thl voltege thet goo, Into thl houses will ,emeln tho ume, He
noted thettho proposod vortlcel construcllon wllllllow thllmpoct 01 thellnel to bo
mlnlmlzod end will relultln loss nood lor tree trlmmlno. Ho up/alned thlt cUllentlv
therl ora Iou, conductors located on eech pole end Ihll will not chenge, HI leld thlt
tho Ixl'tlng pOles In this neighborhood ereloceted lerther beck from the curb thin In
soml otho, erlll In 10wI CltV. Ho strllled thet thl ptoposal would ellow lor morl
rollebllltv end en IncrolSod load thet would bl In emplend not voltege,
Forboslndlceted thet tho IInos could b~ pieced undororound. but hi Itetod thet luch
en Improvomont would neod to bo peld lor bV thoselndlvlduell who erl requesting that
thellnas bo plecod undorground, Hestetod thet IIthlllnas were pieced undorground,
tho homeowners In tho eroe would nood to re.wire their houses to Iccept the
undororound IInos end this would costepproxlmelolv .1.000 lor uch house. He
notod thet thoro would bo otho, costsllloclelod with undorground IInol, luch esthe
romovelend IOplecomont 01 obstecloe,
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Dleruuked lilt would be posslblo to have undorground IInll tlvough lhl wooded
erllS, Forbuslelod thet thl two revlnos locetod In tho woodod .rol would prevont
.uch construction, In rosponse to I quostlon Irom Dierks, Forbl' Itetod that
undo,ground IInos do not present lewo, melntenence p'oblem.end Itrellld thlt.lI.n
undorground IInl lells, It Is gonorlllv out olservlcI 10' I longe' period 01 time, HI
explelnod thet tho now poles would bo locotod nOl' thl old poles Ind thlt both
svstem. would bo In piece until thl now svstem Is completed, Dlorkl noted thet
concern wes exprossod et thllnlormal mooUng boceuso onl poll would bl pieced In
thl mlddlo oIl verd, Forbos Ixplelned thet thev t,y to put pOles on lot IInu, bu. thet
In lomo cesos thet Is not en option.
Forbos stlOssod thet tho cost 01 undOlgroundlng uUlltv lines In now lubdlvlllonsll plld
10' bV tho .ubdlvldo, to bo rocovorod whon dovolopment occurs. Heemphulzed that
the rules steto thet II ploplo went undorground IInos, thov must provide the Immenll
10' thl undororound IInos.
Cook Iskod how much londownors would bo ,oqulrod to pav olthl cost 01 undo,'
grounding. Forbes ,osponded thet lendownors would be ,oqulrld to pav thl tote I colt
boceuSl thlV would bl the parsons ,equostlng thet thlllnes bl placed underground.
Scott noted thet undo, tho Irlnchlso Igreoment, thl Cltv hes thl powe, to ,evllw this
type oleppllcetlon, He Itrusod thet II thl Cltv worl to rocommend that thlllnes bl
pieced undorground, It would bo dllficult to ostebllsh thet thl neighbors hed ,equllted
thl undergroundlng 01 thl utllltv IInos. Cook stetod thatlrom I plennlng persplctlvl,
ho likes to soo thet thllndlvlduals who bane lit Irom I project erl the onu who pav
10' thlt projoct,
Cook Isked IIlowl'llIInols Ges & Eloctrlc Compenv hes In ellernetlvl plen II this
,Iquost Is denlod. Forbes rospondod thet tho sltuetlon would need to bl rl.evelueted
II tho ,aquest Is donlod. Ho strusod that those partlcule, customlrs will blnofit Irom
tho p,olect boceusl thov will havI Incroasod rollabllltv In thel, ellctrlcll 10rylCI.
Dlorks esked lItho hlgho, voltogo wlros would croeto TV 0' ,edlo IOcoptlon probloms,
Forbos stetod that tho V hevo I doportmontto eddross this concorn end Indlcotod thet
Improvomonts In doslgn hevo ellowod 10' this problom to be vlrtuellv IlImlnelod,
Bovblorg eskod whV tho Imount oleloctrlcltv Isn't being Incrmed II the sa erl leode,
lines. ForbiS rospondod thlt tho largo, conductors will cerIY more Imps but etthl
seme voltogo, Ho stotod thet 200 emps cUllontlv Is cellltd throuoh tho nolghborhood
81 comperod to 800 emps which Is proposed,
Jim Mec~, Suoorvlsol 01 Distribution Enolwuno 10llowo.lll1pol, Oft! " Electric
ComDanv 10 Iowa Clrt, explained thet tho vollogo will romeln tho semi so thorl
shouldn't bl I chonoo In tho oloctromognotlc lIold from thoso linus, Ho Indlceted that
tho utili tv Is aworo 01 tho dete that Is cominG out rogordlno hoelth concorns roletod to
oloctromeonotlc Ilolds. Ho said that tho utllltv componv Is a mamba, 01 tho Edison
Eloctrlc Instltuto and Is Involvld with tho Eloctrlc Powo, Rosoorch Instltuto which stud V
oloctromeonotlc 1I01ds. Ho Indlcatod that ho could provldo tho Commission wllh
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Inlormatfon on this subjoctlt Its MaV 2, 1991. meotlng. Ho notod that thlstudlos erl
looking It much higher vollogo lovolsthan era Itlssuo herl,
Rlchlrd Gibson liked II tho eleclromegnetlc lIold Is epp,oxlmelalv thl lima 10' both
bwled end Ibovl.ground lines, Meck 'Ispondod that thorl Is I hendhold devlcI thlt
glvuthl eloctromegnetlc lIold lOedlng which shows thlt the grlltost levolls e,ound
tho t,enslormerl with Ilmlle, roedlngslor both tvpu.
In rOlponsl to I question Irom Cook, Schmldekl stalod thet thl Public Works
Deportment did not consldo, cost In mlklng Its rocommondetlon. Ho Indlcetod thet
thol, emphuls WII on the closonoss 01 tho polaa to the pevlng Ind thl ,asultlng
probllml with both Ildewelks end trees. Forbusteted thet tho oek trelln Iront 01 tho
Hevek homo Is on Cltv proportv end ho hiS roechod en egrOlmont with TOllY Roblnsgn
regerdlng this tree, SChmedokl Indlcetod that ho did not distinguish betwOln trOIS
thot .,1 loceted on prlvltl 0' City prOplrlY, In ruponso to I quostlon I,om Dlorks,
Schmedeko Itoted thet hi would lIIuml thet tho phone Ind clblo lines could elso bl
pieced undo'ground, At Scott's requllt, Christianson egrood to vorllv whotho, 0' not
thl clbllend phonlllnes could bllorcld to go undorground, Bovblorg liked IIthorl
Is I proudent lor undorgroundlng utility IInos In oldo, nolghborhoods, Schmedoko
,elponded that thl utilities werl rlqulrld to ba pIeced undorground In tho downlown
Irll,
Publlo elIlculI/on wu dOled It 10:0Z p,m,
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Bovb/I,g movld to doler d1lculllon of . propollllubmlued bV 10wI.llllnoll 011 &
E1octrlo Componv 10' oVlrheed olectrlcellmp,ovlmontl on Kimball Roed Ind Whiting
AVlnul to Moy Z. 1991, Cook lecondld. Thl motion co,rled 4.0.
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Moon romlndod thl Commission oIl/oint mOlting with tho Cltv Council on April 22,
1991. regerdlng tho Nair South Sldo StudV. Dlorks Ixprossod concorn with tho
,emovel 01 I homo I,om Banton Slroot. Sho notod thet tho entlclpotod now
development will hevelts eccess to Banton Streot ecross Irom GrlOnwood Drlvo Ind
In Ilementery school c,osslng,
Scott eskod II Lot 81 could bo doleted I,om Southoeto's roqulstlo, the prellmlnerv
plet epprovel 01 Wildon Wood, Pert Throl, Mlklo rospondod thet Lot 811s roqulrod to
bo I pert olthl subdivision procoss bocluso It Is bolno crootod out 01 I leroor percol
II I pert 01 tho subdivision, Chrlstlenson oxplolnAd that most 01 thl rlohts en
Indlvlduel hIS rooordlno drolnogo olloctslrom ono proportv to enotho, oro common lew
rlohts thetero not codlllod In tho Cltv Coda,
Cook ennouncod that Commission or Raid dollvorod a daughto, on April 18, 1991.
Cook notod thet I commont ho modo ot tho Commission's April 4, 1991, mooting
rooerdlno e doclslon bolno modo that tho Commission was not bolno peld 10' was en
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Inempt It hwnor. Ho 1IIIIIId that he hal no del'" to be peld lor h1llorvlcl on thl
Commlsalon .nd WII mlllll' .m,walllng thot thl m.mbe" 01 tho Comm/lllon II'
cltlllN panlclpatlng In tho Il/oclllthl IIml II thOl1 memblll 01 thl publlo who
Inlnd tho meltlngl.
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Mlnut:. .ubmlttld bV Miry Jo NIII.
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IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
MAY 2, 1991.7:30 P,M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRELIMINARY
tl:~J3cllo Apprwval
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ann Bovbjorg, Cosev Cook. Pate Gooper, Sallv Dlerkl, Richard
Gibson. Noncv Raid .
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLIO ORDER:
Tom Scott
Mlklo, Schoon, Chrlstlenson. Nell
V1co Chalrpo,son Cook cellod thl mOlting to order et 7:34 p,m.
BECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL:
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1. Rocommend epp,oval bV e 8.0 voto 01 S.91 07, tho prellmlnorv plat 01 Appll Rldgl, I
7.3 eC'I, 22.lot ,osldontlal subdivision, loceted north 01 Hlghwav 1 West, ust 01
WV1do Groen Roed, Ind south 01 Woebe, Street. lublect to 11 thl devolope,
constructing WOlbo, Sl,oot In compllencl with the finel plat 01 thl Ixtenslon 01
Wlobo, St,oot, Rosolutlon No, 89.85, 21 III tho dovelopl' landsclplng Lot A IS I
bulla, bltweln thl rosldontlalsubdlvlslon and Hlghwev 1 Wesl, Ind that Lot A bo
uslgned to I homoownera usoclallon 10' malntonlnce, (bl that thl Ito,mwlte,
dotontlon erol bo uslgnod to I homeowners lSSocletlon lor mllnlenenco,lcllll 01 Lot
22 bo uslgnod to I homoownors lSSocletlon 10' malnlenlnco untllluch tlmo It Is sold
bV tho dovolopo,. This would notelte, thl homeowners lSSocletlon', responllbllltv
undo, 2lbl, 31 tho sldowllk on Lot A bolng built It thl tlmo olltreet construction, 41
thl dovolopo, coordinating with thl ownlrs ot Lots 76, 77 end 7S In Bryn Maw,
Holghts tho roconst,uctlon 01 Edlnoall Orlvl pavlng dUI to .Inllery sewe, Inslelletlon,
51 tho subdlvldo, eSlObllshlng In esc,ow Iccount 10' tho construction 01 th. unpaved
portion 01 Edlngolo Orlvo, 81 tho unpevod portion 01 Edlngell Drlvl not bl opln to thl
public rlght.ol.wav until .uch tlmo IS thl City dlslgnotes It u such, 71 prlo, to final
pllt epprovll, tho FAA bo glvon thl opportunltv to rovlow tho subdlvlllon plan 10'
substontlel chengos, Ind 81 tho landscapo plan 10' Lot A bo epproved bV thl Cltv
Forosto, prlo, to tho tlmo olllnol plettlno,
2. Rocommend epproval bV 114,2 VOla IOlerk. Ind Rold votlno In the negetlvel 01 Z'9103,
I zona chenoo Irom POH.12 to RS.8 10' Ipproxlmotolv throo ecru located north 01
Rohrot Road and wast 01 Mormon Trok Bouloverd, subject to thl .ubmlsslon 01 tho
10001 do scription 01 tho oroe.
. 3, Rocommond approval bV II 6.0 voto 01 S.9112, tho prollmlnarv end line I LSNRO plen
10' a IIbor optics bulldlno on an opproxlmotolv 3,3 ec,o t,oct locatod et 2433 Scott
Bouloverd,
flmPC DISCUSSI.9N DE ANY ITEM NOT Dt! THE AGENDA:
Thora wes nono.
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DEVELOPMENT ITEMS:
1, ~.9' Ot. Public dllcusslon 01 en eppllcetlon submlltod 'bv Orog Aplllor prellmlnarv
plet Ipprovel 01 Applo Rldgo, 0 7,3 ecro, 22.lot rosldontlalsubdlvlslon, locetod nOllh
01 Hlghwev 1 West, oost 01 WVldl Oroon Roed, Ind south 01 Wubo, Strut, (45odev
IImltetlon porlod: Mav 2, 1991,1
Schoon rlportod thlt I rovlsod plet was submlltod whIch rosolvos thl problems with
thl stormweter besln end locetlon mop orroll. Ho Indlcotod thlt stell stili hIS
concerns rloerdlng tho malnlenenco 01 Lot 22 tind notod thet It thl CommlllJon'1
Inlormel meotlng, It wes suggostod thet melntonanco 01 thl besln could bl the
responslbllltv 01 I homoownors lIIoclatlon. Schoon rolorrod to I momorandum I,om
TOIIV Robinson deted April 30, 1991,In which Robinson Indlclted thet hi would not
epprove the usa 01 prllrlo orlll with tho othor typos 01 vogotetlon bolng conslderod
bV thOlppllcent lor Lot A, Stell rocommonddJ Ipprovel 01 S.91 07subjoct to epprovel
01 thl lendsclplng plen 10' Lot A bV tho Cltv Forostor boloro finel plat Ipprovel, I
revlsod IIroneutlcelstudv bo rlvlowod end epprovod bV tho FFA prlo, to tho finel plst
epprovel, end thl six conditions Included In tho momorendum detod April 28, 1991,
from Schoon to tho Commlulon,
Re!d askod II Robinson will bo rocommondlng Iltornetlvo ground COVOIS, SchClon
Itetod thet I roplecomont 10' thl prelrlo grill will bl noodod Ind Robinson will bOlO
hllepprovel on In eccopteblo roplecomont. Bovblorg Iskod II bellloll will bllocltod
et thl end 01 tho pevomont 10' Edlngelo Drlvo. Christianson rupondod thlt It will bo
Ie It to thl Trelllc Englnoe,'s dotormlnetlon who tho, 0' not belllell will be noeded. Ho
lugguted thet tho Commission could sov morlln Its rocommondetlon to show thel,
Intont thet Edlngelo Drlvl Is not to bo lolt opon, but ho strossod thet the tochnlcel
de tells Ihould bl lolt to thl T'llIIo Englnoor.
Publlo elIlculI/on WII opened It 7:44 p,m.
statod that loscuo will bo plontod on Lot A, Ho
statod thet ho hed submllted I ,ovlsod landsclplng plan Wllh this eltornatlvl to
Robinson end hi Indlcetod thet Robinson concullod with tho rovlsod plen, Slephen
steted thet hi wlllelso rosubmlt tho plan In ordo, to rofloct Robinson's rocommonde.
tlons regardlno tho substitution 01 somo tvpos 01 troos on Lot A, Raid commondod tho
eppllcent 10' choosing rod loscuo II tho altornotlvo gross, Sho notod thet IIthl slto
Illntonded to bo mowod,tho o,av dogwood won't suckor, so Robinson's filth concorn
notod In his momorandum will not bo a problom,
Publlo d1lculllon wal closed et 7:46 p,m.
Coope, movod to opprovl S.9107, the preliminary plat 01 Appll RldOl, a 7,3 acre, 22.
lot relldentlelsubdlvlllon, locatod north 01 Hlghwav 1 Welt, 10lt 01 Wvlde Oroen
Road, end south of Wiebe, Stroet, lubjectto 1 Ithl develope, constructing Weebe,
Stroetln compliance with the final plat olthelXtonllon of Woeber Stroet, Resolution
No, B9.SS, Zllolthe developer lendscoplno Lot A as a bullo, botwoon thl residential
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lubclvlalon and HIghway 1 W.1t and thet Lot A b. ."'gnad to . homeownerl
lIIodatlon lor malntananc., lbl that the Ito,mwate, detention .lOa b. alalgned to .
hom.owne'l ...odatlon 10' malntenanc., lclthot ell 01 Lot 22 b. lIalgned to .
hom.ownerl a..odatlon lor malntenanc. unlllluch tlm.lt Illold bV the d.veloper.
ThI. would not alter tha hom.ownera ulodallon'a '.Iponalblllty under 2(bl, 31 the
ald.walk on Lot A beIng bullt at the tlm. olllr.et conltructlon, 41 tho developa,
coordlnctlng wIth the owne'l 01 Lota 70, 77 .nd 78 III Bryn Maw, Helghtl the
IIconltructlon 01 Edlngala Drlv. paving duo to lanltary I.wer Inltenatlon, 51 the
lubclvlder IItablllhlng .n alcrow .ccount lor the conlt,uctlon 01 tho unpaved port/on
01 Edlngala Drlv., 01 the unpev.d port/on 01 Edlngar. Drlv. not b. op.n to tho public
rlght-ol.w.y untJIluch tlm. .a the CIty dealgnat.a It ., luch, 71 prlo, to IInal plat
.PlltOval, the FAA ba glv.n the opportunity to ,evl.w tho lubdlvlalon plan lor
lubltantlal chong.l, .nd BI tho landlcep. plan 10' Lot A b. epp,oved bV the City
Forllter prlo, to the tlm. 01 IInal planing, ReId leconded.
Schoon It.lod thot . prop.rtv owne, wll/ not b. In vloletlon 01 .n ordlnanc. 11th.
aldew.lk I, not .xtend.d, but h. nOl.d thet tho City cen IISIIS tho proportv owne,
and Inst.n th. ald.w.lk. H. It/.ssed that b.ceus. 01 tho le,go numbe, olllmlla,
pro)octs thet .ll/It throughout tho cltV, It Is qUlltlon.bl. u to wh.n the construcllon
01 thIsald.welk .xtenslon 10 Lot A would occu,. H. .uggut.d thet the Cltv could pav
1<< tho aldewelk .xtenalon 0' II tho Ilab I. required bec.us. 01 this pertlcul.,
lubdlvlalon, tho d.velop., could b. ,.qulred to .nsur. that It Is Instelled. Dierks
.xp'....d . conc.m thot h.vlno .n .Ioht loot g.p In th. .Idowelk Is dengorous,
'Ip.clallv II thl"1 tho ,out. children wlllteke to school,
Th. motion carried S.o.
Dlarka mov.d to encourage tho HoullnD .nd Inspection Servlc.. Depertment to meke
au,. thet the aldawelka connect between Edlngel. Drive end tho Appl. Rldg.
Subdlvlalon. ReId 1IC0ndod. Th. motion carried S.o.
2. &:111 0 end z.g 1 Q~, Public discussion 01 .ppllcetlons submlltod bV Southgeto
Development 10' prellmln.rv plet .pprovel cl Weldon Wood, Pert 3, . 25,3ecro, SHot
ruldentlel .ubdlvlslon .nd a zono chanDa I,om POH.12 to RS.8 10' .pproxlmetolv 3
.c,ulocet.d north 01 Rohrat Roed end wost 01 Mormon T,ok Blvd. (45.daV IImltetlon
p.rlod: Mev 2, 1991.1
Mlklo revloworl , :r.omor.ndum delod April 28, 1991. Ho dlstrlbulod ruvlsod plats.
He notod thet tho plets woro rocolvod vostord.v .nd lhat .11 stell mombors did not
hev. en opportunltv to ,ovlow the sa plelS, Ho rovlowod tho dlscropenclos end
dellclenclu that noodod to bo cOlloctod on tho prollmlnorv plat and Indlcetod thet '4
,.oerdlno th. doslon 01 tho curvo stll/ noods to bo rovlowod bV tho Trolllc Enolnoor end
thet'8 reo.rdlno th. 40 loot sotback Irom Rohrot Road noods to bo clorlllod to spocllV
thet It rolors to Lots 9.1 B. Mlklo said lhattho Commission had suggostod that tho
.xlstlng troos romeln In tho sOlback until end litho Public Worke Dop"tmont Is
roqulrod to romovo thoso lIoos lor orodlno purposos, Ho slolod Ihatll tho Commission
choso to edd this rostrlctlon It would roqulro en .ddillonal nOlO on lho plat that would
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requlrl thl retenllon oloxlltlng 11001 In ordOllo provldo I bullo,. Miklo Inlormld Ihl
Commllllon that '8 rlgerdlng tho 10001 doscllpllon 01 tha lonl changlelu 111I1 needs
to be lubmlllod bV tho Ippllcent. Miklo ItllllOd that lho Trllllc EngrneOllll1l nuds
to levlow tho IIdlul 01 tha Curvl lOt MaCI Avenue Ind hi Indlceted that thl Public
Works Dopallmont had Indlceled that tho curvelhould be morl greduel than what II
Ihown, Stili rlquestod dllorlOl unllllho Tlllnc Englnee, could rlvlew thl dollgn,
Stili Indlclted thot II tho Commllllon worllO IIcommend IPprovel thlleven/ng,luch
Ipprovlllhould bOlubloct to thl T'llno Englnee, revlewlng end Ipprovlng thl Curvl
on Maco AvenuI Ind Ilso lubloct to tho relolutlon 01 dlnclenclOlend dllc,epanclOl
'8 ,egerdlng thl clerlncetJon Ollhl 40 loot lelbock Ind '8 regerdlng thl logol
descrIption olthl Zonl change. Ind Illho Commllllon dOllrod I note regordlng thl
retention OlllClltlng 11001 IS a bullOl.
Cook Indlclted that he WOl unde' thl Imprllllon that Scott had Ipoken wllh Chuck
Schmadoko and hi hod sold that 0 20",00t conluuctlon mlment would be lulllclent,
Miklo rei ponded thot Rick FOUl, thl CItV Englnle" 11011 that I 30.loot constructIon
moment I' neclllary boCOUII olthl Imount 01 grldlno lhat might bl necmorv lor
tho IOconsuuctlon 01 Rohtlt Road, HI lold IhIt this polnt wes Iplclncallv dllcullld
It 111I11 muting Ind that It WOl dltlrmlned IhIt 30 leet WOl nlceuary, Cook osked
II trlOl could be plented within thelalt ten loot 01 tholetbock orll that Is not within
tho conlltUCtlon IIlement. HI leld that rlqulrlng thl retention 01 lIell wllhln tho 30,
loot construction moment IIIml to bologlcll, but hi noted lhat Ihe Iddltlonol ten
feet Is not subJlct to City conltrucdon end will bl owned bV Ihl Indlvlduel propOlty
owners. Reid Itoted lhat tho primary concern II to hevI I consistent bullo, In this
lIel. Cook Iteted thlt hi hel hurd 01 roqulrlng thet20",00t construction mements
bo grented, but not 30",00t construcdon moments. HI stetld thlt hi leelo that
IOqulrlng I 30.loot conltructlon mement II I teklng 01 p,opertv without lust
compenutlon 10 ho would bl uncomlorllbll golno beyond the 30 laet rogerdlng thl
restrictions on thl rlmovel 01 vegetetlon. Miklo Iteted that IIthl rlltrlctlon on thl
removel olexlltlng tlOOIl1 onlv eppllceble In thl 30.loot construction IlIImont, onco
the II tlm orl romovod lor construction, thorl would bl no bulle, remeln/ng, Ho
lilted thlt thl rOlSon 10' prohlbltlno the propertv ownlrs Irom plentlng trell 0'
bulldlno within the flrlt 30 lut Is to prevent thl Cltv Irom hevlng to ,eplecl
Improvomonts In thl event thoV erl removod 10' conltructlon. HI Silled thet In thl
pelt construction elllmonts mev heve been on/V 20 Ilet wide, but thet thl Cltv
Englnoerlng Dlvlllon hesloernod thet 20 Ilet hel not boen sultlclont end therelorl thev
erl IOqulrlng 30 leel.
Gibson Iskod II the Commission cen Ictuellv prevont proporlY ownorslrom removing
troes, Chrlsllenson rospondod thot Soctlon 409A 01 the Stete Coda ollowI stetGS
thet whon CllV Councllserl epprovlng subdivisions, the V ere to helenco tho Intorosts
01 tho proprleto" luturo owners, end thl publiC In tho Installellon 01 publiC 1m provo.
monll, He notod thet whllo the construction IlIImont Is not spoclflcellv en
Improvement, It dool'leflocttho semi purpose, Ho suooostod that tho Commission
could phreso this es I roquostend Indlceled thet ho hes not hoerd Irom tho proprio tor
reoerdlno whet oredlng will bo noeded lor construction on lhasa Idts, Chrlstlensen
sletod thet ho bollovOllt Islogelto roqulrlthet the troos bo rotalnod, but strossod Ihet
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hi doos not havI edoquol.lnlormotfon on thl compotlng InlelOlII. In 'OIponsl to .
quolllon Irom Dle/kl, Chtllllanlen Ilaled that IOqul,lng that thl lIeOI bo 1l111nod
wlthln Ihe 30 la.t II mor. clee,'v cOMected 10 thl public InlolOst boCIUI. tho RoIvlt
Rood Improvamenllerl In tho IuIU11 Ind Ills unc/aa, It thll tlm. how much gliding
will bl nloded. Chtlstl.nsen .xprollld hls dlslgr.ement with Cook Ind Illl.d that
bV no It,etch 01 thelmlglnollon ISlOqulrlng . 30oloot conalluctlon ....m.nl. taking
lor public use without tJSI ~ompon..tlon.
GIbson Itltad th.t h. egrell that thl trees mould bo 1Olllned, but III lid N II 11111
unsurl II thll would bo en enlorc.ebl. 'Iqulrlm.nt. HI 1110 explOlled a doubt
whethe, or not tho Commlls/on mould be telling p.Opll that thov CIMOt removl trell
on thel, own property, HI lilted that the Commlss/on could luggOlt that It would bo
best If thl trell wlthln tho Iddltlonellen leet not be dlsturbod, DIerks 1IIOIIed thlt
II onl proportv owne, clesllthl vogeletlon In th.I, beck vard, Ihl .dlocont p,oporty
ownell wlllelso lose thl Idventaoe 01 tNI buill'. Bovblerg Ileled tNtlho boll.vOl
thl purposl 01 requiring that thl vegelellon bl '1Ielned welto melntlln . conalltont
bulle, until thl lots werl pulchasld end then to ellow tho Indlvldull homlownl'lto
lendsc.pI thl/oll. Shlltel.d that her concern II that II the v.golollon II c/.ar.d, WI
could leed to d,elnlge problems a1mlle, 10 that cUI,entlv oxlsllng with Lot 79. Ro/d
oxprellld . concern thet II thl veoetetlon wlthln thl 30.loot conllNCtlon .mmont
1l,.movod bV thl Cltv lor the reconstruction 01 Roht.t Roed, thll would 10lVI onIV ten
fe.t 01 netlvl IIlel thet will generellv not look Ipproprllt. or .tt,ectlv.. Shl
luggestod thet thl lIell be retllnod wlthln tha 30.loot conltructlon elllmont until
Roh,et Ro.d II ,econllruct.d .nd then thl Indlvlduel proportv owne" c.n 'Iplent
wlthln this orl..
Publ/o d1lculalon wal opened at 8:17 p,m.
ma.a..sJders. SoulhoOlO DavoloDmant Co.. Iletad that he will ,esolve daliclency 18
'Igerdlng the cl.,lIlcellon on thl plet that thl 40.loot satbock Irom Rohrot ROld will
epply to Loti 9.111, In reoerd to theoxlstlng trell, Sldo'lsteled thet whet currlnllv
Ixlstl on thl sltl II whet VOU would tvp/cellv lind on a lence 'ow. Helndlceted thet
thll.r.. will noed to bl greded belore construction cen occu, on thesllots, Ho st. led
thet hi b.llavlllt II Imposing I orOlt deel on lend ownerl to rlqulrl that thlsl lIeel
,emeln on thelltl. S/dolllllted thet III 40oloot bulle, Is needed In orde, to receive
Ipprovel, It will bl eccepted, but notad thlt ho will .tlll dlsegru wIth It, He stelod
thet hi bolllvas thet thoro noods to bo e raesonebll IInl In whet eddltlonel raqulre.
mcnts tho CliY con roqulro Irom devoloporl, Ho leld Ihat hu 1001Ilhl curve 01 MICI
Avonuo Is not .slgnlllcent Issua 10' prollmlnerv epprovalend said thet he would prolar
to hevo ectlon tekon etthls mooting boceuso It has boen dololled In the pest. Sldorl
S1rolSod thlt tho Ippllcant will bo roqulrod to moat porlormencestenderdl rogerdlng
tho curve with thl lInal plat,
Maca Bravarman, Southoale DeveloDmenl Co.. Italod thet ho hese problam with th.
30.loot conslrucllon OISomont boceuso It IlIowltho Cltv 10 eltor tho leune, but Iho
homoownora must melntaln tho oxlsllng trOOS, Reid SlllOd the I tho Cltv no ods to hevo
tho 30.loot conslructfon ollOmonlln ordo, 10 ollow lor tho luturo rlconslruCllon 01
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Rohtot Roed without heving to roplaco slgnlllcont emounts olllndlcaplng bV thl
propertv ownoll. Chrlstlenson Itetod that ho hll no cO(lCern regerdlng thl Ilqulrlng
01 I 30.foot construction 11I0 mont, but ho nOlod that subltentlol grldlng might be
,oqul'ld In orde, to pre pari those lots 10' dovolopmont. Ho Illd that luch gredlng
Ippeell to bl nlcmalV Ind II tho Commlsslon plocOI I prohibition rlglldlng trll
removel, tho gredlng on ,osldontlellots mlV not occur until thl reconatlUCtlon 01
R~htlt Roed has been comploted, Thorolorl. It ml., not be app,oprletl to placo I
completl rostrlctlon on troe romoval on these loti. HI Itrlssod that Ilmplv rlqulrlng
that thorl be I 30.loot construction llIOment would notlntorlere with tho devolop.
ment 01 those lots,
~81!V Sctmll1!o,. MMS ConsulWlll. stated thlt this II not hll project. but It Ippoell
thlt thl CltV Englnoe, wents to hlvo the 30.loot construction mement In entlclpltlon
01 thllutu,e reconstruction 01 Rohret Road. He noted that II the loti Iro greded now,
30 lilt will probablv not bl noodod 10' the luture Improvlmonts on Rohret Roed.
Mlklo strlssld thet thl Public Works Dopertmlnt dOli not have I design pre pored lOt,
thl 'Iconstructlon 01 Rohtet Roed end evon with tho g,edlng that OCCUII on Individual
lots, thl 30,Ioot construction llIOmont will bl neclISe,v. Dierks Ixpressod thl
conclrn thet II thllots Ire g,edld now, thl homoowne,s would bl mO'llIkelv to plant
long.tlrm vogetltlon wlthln thl construction 1II0mont, MlkJo suggOlted that thl
Commission could 'Icommond thet thl Ixlstlng vlgeletlon bl letllned whenlvl'
posslbll but not ,estrlct Ilea romovel to such en Ixtent that It would Interlerl with
requlrod gredlng, Ho strOlsod thet this Is en exemple 01 thl probleml that relultl,om
doubll Irontegl lots, boceulo I bullo, II noodod to provldl prlvecv et thl rll' olthl
lots Ind to provido en Ittrectlvl viow 01 thllotslrom tho Itroot. Ho noted thlt lome
communltlas complotolv prohibit tho croetlon 01 double Irontogo loti.
Sldolllndlcetod thet rltontlon 01 t,aas would not bo IS much olen erll 01 concern II
this wes not tho nllt phIlO 01 construction, Howevor, he noted thet beceusI thl
utllltlos will bo brouoht In elong Rohret Roed. this must bl thl nllt phesl 01
construction 10' tho subdivision. Chrlstlenson suooosted thet tho Commlulon could
rocommlnd thet tho construction ellOmont bo I mlxlmum 01 30 lOll.
Publlo d1lculllon wel cloud et 8:31 p,m.
Dllrks Indlceted thet ot thl Commlsslon'llnformol mootlno, It wel publici V sletod thet
this Itom would bo dolerrod, Sho sold thet 10' this reeson, sho would hevo e problem
vctlno on this IssuI It this mootlno. Cook nOlod thet In ordo, to dolo, this Itom, thero
would nlod to be en oxtonslon 01 tho 48.dav IImltotlon porlod Irom the Ippllcant.
Gibson Indlcotod thet hils uncomlorteblo with be sing lormelectlon on declslonl thet
woro me de et In Inlormol mootlno, but ho stetod thet ho Is elso uncomlortlblo with
giving pooplo tho Improsslon that tho V nood not etlond I mootlno beceuseen Itom will
bo dolollod end thon oolng ohood end votlno et thlt mootlno. Ho Indlcetod that ho
would IIko to havo a discussion In tho luturo regerdlno whet con transplro et Inlormel
mootlnos. Cook sold that ho would pro lor to or, on tho lido olellowlno commont bV
Intorostod pOltlas. Coopo, and Raid both concullod with Dlorks, Brevormon stat ad
thlt It wos not his undorltondlno that this Itom would bo dolollOd, Ho eskod what
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would happon II hi rolused to grant en Ixtlnslon to tho 45.dav IImltetlon period, Cook
,elponded that thlltom would probeblv bo denlod on tho orounds thet thorl erl ItIIl
outstlndlng dol/cleneles end dlscrepanclas. Sldo'l . said thet the outstanding
del/cllnelolend dllcropanclos woro cOlloctod end hi boll aves thlt tho onl regerdlng
troel WII Idded In thl moentlme, Miklo Itreuod that the proposed curvl lor MecI
Avonul II I Iharpo, curvo then whet Is no,mellv IlIowed 10' I coli octo, It,eot end
.mphlllzed that tho Trllllo Englneor stili nledl to revlow thl doslgn, Cook rolteretod
that tho Commlulon gevI tho Improsslon thlt It would bo dololllng thllltem et It I
Inlo,mel meeting, HI stltod thet whllo hi would IIkl to voto on this Item etthll
mooting, hi would pre Ie, to dllo, Ilnco that was what was publlclV stlted et tho
Inlo,mll meeting, Ho Iskod 10' tho Indulgonco 01 tho dovolopo" Sldo'lseld thetthll
Item hid elreedv bean dolavod two weaks end now It Is baIng dolevod Igeln boceulo
hi bellevos thl Commission ollod,
Dierks It'lIIed thetthe Commission on/V had a low mlnutos to rovlow how elerge
numbe, 01 del/clencles Ind dlsc,openclos woro rosolvod, Shl emphlslzed that she
p,oll,. to hlVI thllnlormetlon In the plckot so thet thorl 1'0 lovo,el devs IVllleble
to rlvllw thl meterlll. Cook eoeln liked B,evormen II he would Ixtend tho 450dev
limitation porlod, B'lvormen IIkod Chtlstlensen II thla Itom could bo donlod,
Chrlatllnson responded thet Cook hed explelnld to Brlvermen whet will heppon II the
IImltltlon porlod II not extendod end ho st,ossod thlt Mlklo gevo thl rltlonelo 10' e
den/II. Chrlstlensen notld thetlt II uncommon 10' I plat to bl rovllwod In I dav 10'
thll numbe, 01 dol/clencles end notod tho Ilct that Stl" obvlouslV triad to rovlow tho
,evlsld melerlel. Brevormen notod thet thorl woro onlV throo romelnlng dollclonclos
Ind dlscrlpencles. Chrlstlenson rospondod that I lubdlvlslon cen bl donlod II thorl
II onlV one outstendlng dollcloncv, In ,esponso to I quostlon Irom Brevermen,
Chrlltllnson stetod thet It II the Commission's option to condltlonellv Ipprovl env
Item. Schnlltjl' askod II thoro worl mombors 01 the public prosont Itthl Inlormel
meeting thet werl Intorestod In this Item, Cook stotod that no dotormlnetlon was
midi It tho tlmllo ho would stili prelor delo"el besod on whet wos publlclV stetod.
B'lvlrmen aeld thet ho would not extond tho 45.doV limitation porlod,
Reid moved to IPP'OVI %.9103,1 zone changl 'rom PDH.12 to RS.810, epp,oxlmatelv
th,el Icruloceted north 01 Rohret Roed end west 01 Mormon Trek Bouleverd, lub/ect
to lubmlulon oIl legal d8lcrfptlon 01 tho e,oo. Coope, lOConded,
Dlorks stetod thet boceuso tho CommIssIon had publlclV stat ad thet tho V would dolo,
thllltom, she 10011 stronolv thet It should bo dolollod. Sho ltIossod that II she II
lorcod to voto on thll Issuo now basad on tho Inlormatlon that sho has rocolvod
tonight, sho must voto egelnst this Itom. Gibson stotod that ho would bo vOllng In
Ilvor 01 this 110m boceuso lIenv mombors 01 tho public woro mlslod bV tho Improsslon
tho Commission gevo It Its Inlormel mootlno, tho V can stili pros ant thaI, orgumonts to
tho Cltv Council, Raid oxprossad hor ogroomont with Olorklthat a strono massooo
wu glvon et tho Inlormol mootlno that this Itom would bo dolo"od and aha Indica tad
thot aha wants to ect conslstontlv with mossogos that era olvon It tho In lor mal
mootlno, Cook stalod that at tho last lormal mootlno, tho nolghbors who spoko
egalnst this aubdlvlslon had concorns with drofnago Irom Lot 79 and ho Indlcotod that
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lhIl w'l nOl rolovenlto tho ll.ml that lho Comm/n/on Is concernld wllh. H. II. led
that ho II concerned with the millage that WII glvon to tho public et thl Inlormel
meotlng, but he It.ted that public dllcusslon hes bien rocelvld thlt WII not relovent
to the 'null within tho Commlnlon'l conllol. HI Itrllled that .pprovol cen be
conditioned to .ddr... the Commlulon'. concorns. Dlerkl noted that Ih. did recelv.
. con roga,dlng tho Intorloctlon on Rolvet Ro.d I,om . ruld.nt 01 thl .re..
The motion c.nl.d 4-2. (Rold.nd Dlork. voting In thl nogotlv..1
R.ld movod 10 ,pprov. S,91 10, the pllnmlnery p1.t 01 Wald,n Wood, Port 3, . ZU
.cr., 8 1 ~ot rll/dtntlollubdlvlllon, sub/ect 10 1 I Ipprovel 01 tho connguretlon 01 thl
Int.'loctlon 01 Mac. Avonu. ,nd Weldon Roed and the ,adlu, 01 MecI Avonu. bV thl
Traina Engln.,r, ZI c1arlncatlon on th.lubdlvlllon mop thet the 40.loot lotback .nd
30.loot conltructlon ....m'nt rolal' ,poclncally to Loti 9.15 .nd 31 that the
conluvctlon ....m'nl be conlldorod . mulmum 01 30 loot along tho boundery 01
Rohr.t Rood, Cooper locondod.
ChrIltlaftlen IIItld thet It would be ,cclptabl. 10' membero 01 the Commission to
denv .pproval ollhlllubdlvlllon II thl" e'l outlt.ndlng denclenclasend dlsc,openclas
0111 they woro glvon Inlulnclent tlml to reviow anv chang... Ho Indlceted that .nv
Commlulone,'o dllComlort OVI' what wllllld It thllnlormll mOlting would not bl
. lulnclont lellon 101 den/el, Ho Itrmld that II thl Commlsslonero have g,ounds
othe, lhan tholo basld on what WII IIld etlh.lnlOtmll meetlno, thlv should mekl
th.l. rlllonl clll' with thel, VOtl, Reid Iteted thet while shlls not uncomlorteblo
with what WII prllenled 10 thl Commission, Ihl Itr.ssod th.t her concern Is that thl
publlo WII given .n Insulllclent notlcl blceuso 01 thl Commission's stated Intenllon
to delo, thlsltom, Dlerkllteted that shill uneomlortebll with whet wasllld ot thl
Inlonnel meeting, but strmed thot therl werl . numbe, 01 denclonclol thet no.ded
to be IOsolved ind that tho Commlsllon was not given Idlqu.tl tlml to rovlow Ihl
chang.. In tho plat. Glblon Iteled thet h. trusts the Publlo Works O.plrtment thet
. 30.loot conltructlon Olllmlnt might bo necmarv. Ho strossod that hi would lIke
to hlvo murenel that r.qulrlng thl construction moment bl I mlxlmum 0130 laot
would not hinde, th. Cltv Irom teklno up to 30 IlOt II thet Is whit Is nloded et thl
tlml 01 reconstruction, Chrlstllnun rllponded thetsletlng thet thl losomont Is to bo
. mlxlmum 0130 leet permltlllexlbllllV on how much proporty Iselllcted within th.t
30leet.
Srlvermen elked lithe Commission would be wllllno to withdrew tho motion II hi
egreed to oxtend the 45.dev IImltetlon plrlod,
Reid moved to wllh the motion to epp,ovI S.9110 Irom con.lde'ltlon. Coope,
lOConded. Th. motion carried 8.0.
DI.rk. moved to daler 8,01 10 to May 18. 1001. Raid 1GC0nded, Thl motion corrlod
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3, p.911 ~. Public dlsculslon 01 en Ippllcltlon lubmlttad bV U,S. Welt Communlcetlonl
lor I Prellmllllry Ind FlIIII LSNRD pion epprovel for ~ fiber, optics bulldfng on an
Ipproxlmltelv 3,3 Icrl trect locelolJ It 2433 Scott BouIeverd. 1450dlV nmltot/on
po,lod: MaV 27.1991,1
Miklo rovlewed tho Itlll ,aport detod MaV 2,1991. HI noted !Nt onlV Ilmell utili tv
bulldlng WII being propoled It this tlmo and !Nt lurtho, dovolopmlnt mlV occur on
tho lot In tho luturl, HI Iteted that beClul1 Scott BouIoverd II In IrtllllllUlat,
accllllor thfllot Ihould be limited to one drlvowlV II Ihown on tho plln. Ho Illd
that Ive'grun trell Irelhown on tho pion to screon tho view 01 thl utllltv building
I,om Scott Boulevard. Stell recommonded Ipprovel lubjoct to an OCCIII drlvl
nmltatlon 10 one point on Scott BouIeverd,
Publlo eIIlculI/on WII oplnld It 8:DS p,m.
Therl wes nonl.
Publlo eIIlCUlslon WII dOlod at 8:58 p.m.
RIld movod to IPP'OVI S.911Z, thl proUmllllry Ind finol LSNRD plan for I fibor OptlCI
bullellng on In opp,odmltely 3,3 Icrl trOClloClted at Z433 Scott 80ullvard. Coop"
Ilcondod. Thl motion cI'''ld GoO.
4. ~.9101. Publlo dllculllon olin Ippllcotlon lubmltted bV thl Un/vlrsltv ollowI for
thl p,oposed vacetlon of portions of Cepltol. Bloomington, and Davlnportltrull, to
IItlblllh I podlltrlen mell In thl vlcln/ty 01 tho propoled Collego 01 Buslnlas building,
Cook Indicated that I Ilttar hid boon received frOll! Rlchlrd Gibson alklng lor I
dllerrel of thflltem untlllUt1he, notlco.
Dlerkl movld to dol" V.9101 until furthe, notlcl. Re/d aecondod. Thl motion ce'''ld
500.1. (Olblon abltaln/ng.1
5. kU:Wl. Public discussion olin eppllcetlon lubmltted to Johnson Countv bV Loren
Southwick 10' I condltlonel use permit 10' en RV perk end cempground 10' en
epproxlmatelv 5 Icrl trlct loceted north ol'mk Welton Loogua Roed, lISt 01 thl
Imk Welton Loogua property, Ind Immedletolv south 01 thl10WI Rive,.
Schoon lilted thet thl Commllllon uprllled concerns et Its Inlormel moetlng
,egerdlng thl design levout end the lewego disposal sVltom. HI leld the I thl
Commission could epproech epprovel 01 I condlllonel USI permit lIepprovlno thl
concept subloct to compllenco with Countv roouletlons or to roqulre theeppllcent to
bl mora speclllc In whet Inlormetlon I. prOSlnted to the Commlulon, HI noted thet
IIthl Cltv worl to denv epprovel olthl condlllonel use permit, thl. would raqulrl en
Ixtra melorltv voto et tho Countv lovol. Cook stetod thet tho Commission could dolor
thl.ltom In ordo, to ellow lor rovlow bV the Rlvorlront Commllllon, Ho aeld thet ho
would proIa, to dlscullthls Itom et lenoth et en Inlormol moetlno, Bovb)org Itltod
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Mev 2,1991
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thet Iho would like to havI mOlD lnlolmellon tlom tho applIcant .t tht Ilfxt moet/no,
Cooplr IXprllSed I prllerenCI to dele, until tho fill hal been IOmoyod Irom tht III I,
Gibson ateted thlt II ,equlrlng morl InlOlmltlon Irom the Ippllc.nt II In optIon, ha
would lIke to hevlthl mlllegl aont to the dovolopor that thl Commllllon would like
to III morlspeclllo plenl, Thlrl well cOflSensulto havo mOlO InlOlmetlon 110m tht
Ippllcent et thl next Inlo,mol mOIling.
Publlo elIlculllon w.. opened It 9:08 p.m.
Thoro wu nono,
PubUo elIlculllon w.. c1olOd It 8:08 p,m,
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80vb/o,g moved to dellr CU.910Z to MoV 10, 1991. Glblon leconded. Thl modon
carried 0.0.
ZONING ITE~:
1. Z.9llJ Q, Public discussion 01 In emondod Ippllcetlon submitted bV Frontz Consuuc.
don, Inc. on bohall 01 Wllbort F,entz end thl Edllh F,enlz Eatlll, to rozonl IPPlolll.
mate IV 9.81 IC'.. 01 proporty locI tad list ot Sycemora Strut Ind well 01 Grant
Wood Elemontery School, Irom ID.RS to RS.5, (45odev IImltldon porlod: wllved,)
Cookateted thet It Is his underslendlng thetthlaltom Is to bl delorred at thl rlquest
01 atlll. Schoon ateted thet stili II welting 10' I r..ponsl I,om thl Cltv Menege,
'Igerdlng a proposello, sewe, IlItenslon.
PubUo elIlculllon w.. opened It 9:10 p.m,
Thoro wu nonl.
Publlo eIIlcusslon wu cloled It 9:10 p.m.
ReId moved to doler Z.9018 to MaV 18, 1091. Bovblerg 1IC0nded. Thl modon
cI,rfed 8.0.
OTHEB OUSINESS:
1. Public discussion 01 a proposel aubmlttod bV 10we'lIl1nols Gu & Eleclrlo Complnv 10'
ovorhoed electrlcellmprovomonts on Kimbell Road end Whiting Avonul,
Chrlstlenson stetod that prior discussions 01 this Issuo did notteko Into consldoretlon
the volta go this IIno would corrv, Ho statod thet bocauso thlllne wee relerred to ee
I meln loodor IIno. stell assumod thetlt would bo e t,ensmlsslon Ivslam which hee
I minimum celly'no ceplcltv 01 34 volls, Ho notod that this line will cellV onlv 13.5
volts so It Is I distribution avstom which onlV neods epprovel',om tho Publlo Worka
Dlroctor, Chrlstlenson steted that tho "Public Works Director will usa thesemo crllorll
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Mav 2,1991
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hi usod whh hll Inltlol roviow 01 thll ham, Chrlstlonsen 'Icommlnded that thl
Planning end ZoninG Commission vecetl env provious eotlon on thllltem end 'Imovl
It I,om III Igonda basad on leck ollurlsdlctlon,
Publlo elIlculI/on WOI openld et 9:14 p.m.
Thorl WII nonl,
Publlo elIlCulllon WOI dOled at 9:14 p.m.
Bovb/erg movld to vecatlenv prevloulectlon on I propolal.ubmllled by lowa.llnnoll
001 8& Electrlc Compeny lor overhead electrlcallmp,ovemenll on Klmban Road .nd
Whiting AVlnul and to rlmOVI thIlltem I,om env lurthar conlldaratlon IIncllt II not
within thllegDl purilew 01 thl Commllllon. albion 1IC0nded, ..
Cook Itltod thet basad on the cost IIguros 01 comperlng undergroundlng utllltv line I
end pUlling thl IInos on po/as, hi would encourlgl tho Public Works Dlrlcto, to
conslde, cost when rlvlewlng this Issue end to bring common sonsllnto thl rlview.
Thl motion clnlld 8.0.
Reid welcomed Olbson to thl Commission. Chrlstlensen stetod that thl City Anornev Is
working on guldellnos 10' the Cltv Council end Cltv Clark roge,dlng Inlormll meetlngl Ind
whln thlllnlormetlon II complotod, hllndlcltod thet hi would trensletl whet Illpp,oprlete
'0' thl Commission 10' dlltrlbutlon.
~DJOURNMENT:
Reid movld to Id/ourn It 9: 18 p.m. Dlorks socondod, Thl motion cellled 8.0,
Sellv Dlorkl, Slcrltery
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
MARCH 27, lD91,15~0 PM
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rogo, Blunar, Doug Jonas, Donnld ono, AI Rob4l. AI Stroh, 000
Vandarllool. Robort Wllch4I
MEMBERS ABSENT: Joo FoclllG" loran Horton, Down WIllis
STAFF PRESENT: Melody Roekwol, DllVkI Schoon, MaIy Jo Nan
OTHERS PRESENT: SuIo WlllIIIlI. pag McEkoy.Fruo" TIm Russon
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Wllch4I C4IIad tho mootlng \0 ordo, 0115:33 p.m.
Jonas movad 10 epptOvo tho mlnulOs ollha FobrulltY 20, 1001, mooting. 0110 socondad, Tho
moUon canIad, 7.0,
Wachlll sl4lad thlll whon tho kIytIwlld Subdlvlslon WOI boforo Council, John Konnody spoko
rag8ld1ng Iha noad \0 consldo, how davolopmonl on tho noodplaln ollocts tho communlly,
Wachllllnclcalad thai ho lIIIkod with WIllllla 01 a prosonlotlon glvon by tho now potontlal
davolopo, 10' tho Idyllwlld silo, Wochallllllad 1h41 ho hlld roquoslod WlIloIIIIO spook 10 tho
Commlulon so tho Commlulon can bono, balanco information rocolvad Irom otho, sourcoS In
Ih4lululO.
Wiitala s\alod thai ho hod spanl mosl 01 his caroor with tho Wolo, Rosourcos DMslon of tho U.S,
Oooloolcal Survay, Ho lndlealod thai tho locus 01 his jl(osOnlatlon would bo on slormwolo,
dolontlon basins, Ho oxplolnod thlll tho purposo ollloodplaln and slormwotor monogomonlls
10 a1lovloto downsltoom dralnago probloms, Ho atatod thalli Is posslblo 10 conltol and utlllzo
slorm wotor runo" In ordor 10 onhanco tho onv~onmonl, WIItala polntod oulthal tho Idyllwlld
Subdivision propolOd by Doan Ookos would havo boon a 20 acro subdivision wllh 70 acros 01
a hllIsldo Bloa draining Into tho subdivision Ilsol',
WlllIIIa statod thalli lOomod unnocOSlory 10 storo that stormwolo, so closa to tho Iowa Rlvor,
In fact, ho slotod thotslorlng tho wotor at Ihat location could Incroaso tho flood flow Inlo tho Iowa
Rlva, bocauso tho paok In tho Iowa Rlvo, Is dolayod and storing tho stormwator could moon thai
II II rolaasod lusl as Iowa Rlvor now poaks, Wiitala statOO that ho ossumos Ihaltho slormwator
dotontlon buln was Incorpo,olod Into tho Idyllwlld doslgn bocauso II was roqulrod by tho Iowa
Clly Stormwotor Monogomon1 Ordlnanco. Ho slatod that ho so os no roason to rololn stormwator
on tho floodplain: thai It would bo bollor 10 usa conc,olo 10 allow tho stormwoto, to shool oil tho
silo, Wiitala sold thOlllldyllwl1d had boon localod on a Irlbulary of Ralston Croak, than dotonUon
olstormwalor could havo boon consldorod,
WIItala oxplalnOO that one 01 tho probloms wllh dolonUon basins Is thalthoy ora froquonUy
doslgnod with stoop banks, Ho IndlcatOO thai this Is an unsafo condlUon Ihat also docroasos tho
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M41ch 27, 1991
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growth 01 voootallon lllal couldbo ulolu/ In MOIUng aroslon. Ha Il4lad lllalfor a dalonUon pond
thai will havo wato, In It 01 aJI Umos, altoop b4nk Is noodod undor tho walor Iovollo provon'
voootaUon from growing, bul Dbovo tho walo, Iovola mlld sJopo II plolorllblo. WAlaIa o.ploInod
tholll It bolt lor 25% 011110 oroa 01 a pond to havo a 10 loot dopth. Ho Indleolod IhlI aJlowslor
IiIh 10 Avo within tho pond. Ho Il4lod lllal somo plobloms with dolOnllon bAS1n1 Includo
voootaUon. rodonll, Ullo" end wood conltol ptobloms. Sa/oly It ohan a concom 10 loncolaro
construdod oround tho ponds which ora IrGqUondy unllghlly and utch dabril,
WUlala OJploInod that II thoro oro aovora! 'OIOrvOItl wllhln allnglo walorshod bASin, thOIO lTl4y
poak 111110 141I10 tlmo which ClIIIload to ptObloms, Ho litO nod tho lmpoI1anco 01 hDVIng 0
1Tl41l0, plan to avoid oggmvltlng Ilorm wltor COndltJonl. Ho IndIcalod that thoro It I ploblom
wI!h dolondon baslnlln that thoy tond 10 canconltllO tho now 01ltormw1to,. Ho o.ploInod that
thoro It a dlsburaod now Inlo tho pond which aha, Ilomgo loavostho pond In ono channol with
a plolongod outllow, ThIs un ,osultln orollon Ind IUI probloms, .
WUlala notod that dolonllon bASlnl oro IrGquonlly bunl roollldlOls 01 what II downslroam, IUch
u II tho oraa a1'o~dy ampUoalnlo a Iako or lorm oraa. Ho o.plalnod that Atlanta. Ooorgla hu
a program to eupport ItormWlllo, dolonUon bulna and conductod a IUrvoy 01 tho pooplo who nvl
downsltoam olatormwato, ladllUoa, WlllaIa roportod that tho ,osutll 01 tho IUrvoy showod lllat
12% 01 tho rOlldan'slMng dowNlroam 01 alOrmwala, dolonUon bulnlshow I dOCllasO In
dralnago probloms whDo 5% roport an InClODSa In dra!nogo plobIoma, Ho alltod thaI tho blggOl1
p,obloma cltod by tho ,oaldonll wo'o poo, appoamnco, IOloly, ani ond tralh occumulatlon,
prollloraUon 01 rodonll and mosqullos, Ind odo, whlch aro all rolalod 10 poo, malnlonanco.
Wlllalaltrossod thai II It Impor1an110 havo rOlponslblllly lor ITl4lnlonanco olllormWlllo, dolonUon
basins oslabllshod al an oally Uma, Ho nolod thai dotonUon bulnl ClIII bo bunt to 10rvO multi,
UIOS, This rosults In 0 bollor ladllty bouuso pooplo oro moro Incllnod 10 malnlllln tho laclllty,
Ho Iuggellod thai playgrounds, goll courlOS, and parking loll oro compallblo UIOS with
Ilormwalor delonUon basins, He slaled thel multl.usos Ire ospoclally Importanlln urban oroas
bocauso the casl 01 constructlng a do!ontlon basin on urban land olton oulwolghs tho banoflls thaI
would bo dorlvod Irom the dolonUon basin alono,
In rosponso to 0 quostlon 'rom Wochal, Wiitala said thai good dotonllon bASins In tho Iowa CIIy
oroo 'ncludo tho bASins 10' Ralston Croak al Scoll Boulovord and In Hickory Hili Park bacauso
thoy 810 wollodoslgnod and function wolI, Jonas slalod thai II soomod as II a dotonllon basin Is
Inslallod In an oxlsllng walorlhod, tho ralull will bo holding back tho o.lsllng Cloak ralho, than
Cloatlng a now crook. He stalod thalli loomod prolorablo 10 usa tho oxlsllng Cloak. Wlllala
slalod thalli's a good Idoa 10 usa Iho 1I0odplaln os a dolonUon basin II thoro Is an oxlsUng ClOOk.
Wachal askod IIthero a,o any oxlsllng dtalnago Iludlos avollablo, Wiitala stalod Ihaltho "ouros
ho usod '0' Iho Idyllwlld prosonlaUon woro onos ho had gollon by his own obsorYallons, Ho
slalod !haltho Corps 01 Englnooll has a good Iludy on a croak In Bollondorl. Ho nolod that this
typo olltudy would bo appllcablo 10 crooks In Iowa City.
Jonol asked aboultho proforablo Ilzo '0' dotonUon basins, Ho askod lilt would bo prof arabia
to havo ovory 101 relaln III own run 011. Wlllala rospondod that Ihls could wOllon tho condillons
bocauso oach 101 could Ihon drain at tho lamo Umo, Ho Ilrossod tho Importanco 01 having a
mastor plan 10 avoid c,oaUno a slluallon that could agoravolo probloms, Ho omphaslzod thalli
would bo holptullo hovo a mOB lor plan lor Iho onUro Iowa City basin, Wlllala lugoostod Ihatlho
Rlvorfronl Commission mlghlllko to Invito Oooroo E, Johnson, hoad ollho hydraulics socllon 01
Iho Corps of Englnoors In Rock Island, illinois to spoak on this subloct,
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Bruno, roportad thai tho Commllloo basad lis dlscusslons on tho momo'Ondum thai was dtollOd
10' tho Clly Council and datod March 15, 1991. Ho Ita lad thai tho Commlnoo dlscuSSOd tho
approach takon In tho momorandum lInd posslblo aUomollvos. Ho roportod thOllho Commlnoo
docldad tho bost 8ppI'00ch was 10 Ollabnsh an advisory commlltoo wllh rop,osonlollvOllrom local
govommonlaJ bodlos which would thon anow a p1ollorm 10 bo Oslabllshad; an advisory commlnoo
could study tho poSSIbility 01 eoord/nolod p10Mlng and dovolop 0 Itratogy 10' fIooql!aln
manogomonl whllo making ,ocommondoUons 10' Improvomonts 01 oxlsUng rogulollons. Ho nolad
thai ,ocommondaUons Irom tho advllory commllloo could thon bo takon 10 tho Councll 0' BOllld
01 tho Involvad govommont. Slroh odvfsad sotlJng up IUch 0 COmmllloo th,ough 1110 Johnson
County Councfl 01 Govommonts. Jonas suggoslad thalli an advllory commllloo Is formad, II
mlghl bo valuab/o 10 hovo a rop,osonloUvo 'rom tho Corps 01 Englnoorl. Bruno, Ilolad that tho
Commllloo would como back to tho Commission with a rocommondad momorOndum. "
Rockwoll ,olo"ad 10 0 momorandum lrom Don Schmolso, to Stovo AlkJns 'OOllldlng 0
momorandum I,om Wachal 10 AlkJns ,oquosUng IUrfsdlcUon 10' tho RIvorf,onl Commlsslon 10
,oYlow eppneaUons 10' floodplain dovolopmonl porrnUs, Rockwon Indlealad thai Schmelso, had
lalkod with Douglas Booth,oy, Dl,oeto, 01 Housing ond InspocUon Services rogOrd/ng how 10
monago euch Input from tho Rlvorfronl Commission In 0 Umo~ lashlon, She Indlealad th011l was
suggoslad that thoro bo a ,op,osentollvo and an allomalo Irom tho Rlvorfronl Commission
osslgnad 10 ,eYlow tho pOllnlts within ono wook 01 tho epplleaUon dolo. Sho strOllod thai tho
reprosontallvo would spook on boholl 01 tho Commission ond would roport back 10 1110
CommissIon, She slaled thol II tho Rlvorfronl Commission 8O'oOS 10 this plan, thon II would bo
app,oprfalo 10 have mombors eppolnlad 10 lako on tho ,osponslblllty,
Wacha' notod Ihatlho suggosuon would allow lor umollnoss which would nol bo posslblo litho
roYlow wo,o on~ 10 Iako p1aco altho Commission's ,ogul81ly aehadulod mOnthly mOOllngs. Ho
notad thai tho City Is bound by oxlsUng ,ogulollons so tho ,oYlow would sorvo moro 01 a ,osoorch
lunCllon 10' the Commission Ihan II would a rooulatory luncllon, Ho slalod Ihalll would bo an
approprfalo manna, 10' ,ovlow bocauso tho Commission Is sooklng amollornllon ond nol
nocossarfly ,oguJoUon, Slroh slalod thalli tho lob woro bolng done opproprlaloly by HIS, ho
quosUonad tho valuo 01 having tho CommissIon ,ovlow oppllcoUons bocauso Ihoy would bo
unab/o 10 ,ocommond chang as. Wachal rospondad thai tho roYlow procoss would iorvo os 8
,osoa,ch luncUon 10' tho Rlvorfront Commission, Jonos slrossod thai tho Clly Codo Is ollon
Intorp,oUvo and allows 10' I,odo.olls 10 bo modo In soma slluollons, Ho omphos/zod Ihollhoro
aro many slluollons whon tho cado onlorcornonl sloll has somo dlscrollon In how 10 apply
rooulaUons, Wachal notod thai tho slall asslslont and tho ,oprosonlollvo os wall 09 tho allornolo
could work lagotho, II thoro wo'o qu09110ns, Slroh nolod Ihotlho suggostod orrangomonl would
bo bollor than tho curronl slluallon In whIch tho Rlvorfronl CommlS910n has no Inpulln tho
prOC09s,
Tim Russollsuggostod thollho CI~ could asslon spoclllo doslgnolod oroos wllhln Iho clly 'or tho
dumping 01 11I1 boloro closIng oft aroas that oro curronllY usod. Jonas slalod thai thoso would
nood to bo aroas Ihal tho property owno,s want 10 havo flllod and would nol causo any
onvlronmonlal harm, Russoll strossod thalli Is cUllonllY hard to find 0 placo 10 dump fill and If
thoro Is nol an allornaUvo, thon pooplo will find Inapproprlalo silos.
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Otto movod to accopt tha propolol to allow lor ,ovlow olnoodplaln dovolopmont pormlts
by . rop'OIonl8Uvo 0' an altomato I,om tho Rlvorl,ont Commission as p,oposod by
Schmolsor. Jonos IOcondod.
Robal IIlIIOO that ho would pralo' to havo moro than one ,oprosanllltlvo Involvod In tho rovlow
procoss 10' oach pormlL Wachal sllltod that Bruno, and Otto havo tho mosttochnlcal oxportlso
In this 810a and stalf would also OVOIIOO tho procoss. Jonos Indlcatad that It would bo bost not
to amond tho moUon to 'oqulro two 0' moro pOISons to rovlew tho floodplain dovolopmont
pormlll, bocauso thon tho,o could bo a problom II only ono roprolonllltlvo \'toro avallablo.
Tho motion carrlod 7.0.
Wachal IndlcatOO that unloss thoro woro oblocUons, ho would sorvo ns tho CommlssloD'S
,oprosonllltlvo, and would call upon Bruna" Otto and 11lI" to assist hlm'ln tho rovlow procm,
Thora was consonsus by tho Commission to procaod as Wachallndlcatad.
Wachal Italad that a proposal had boon fOlWardad to tho City Council ,agardlng oxpandlng tho
lCOpo 01 tho AIvorf,ont Commission and changing III namo to tho Rlvorfront and Nalural Aroas
Commission. Ho strossod thai tho purposo was no1to oxtond control ova' dovolopmont, but
,athor to ,ovlew undovolopod 810as that may nood lomo protocUon. Ho Indlcalad that whllo tho
momboll 01 tho Commission may not all bo oxports In this aroa, tho Commission as a whole
knows who has tho InformaUon on tho varfous sublocts, this would allow tho Commission to
sorvo as an advisory body to tho City Council, Wachal stalod ho would bo discussIng tho
Commission's proposal with Council tho following Monday ovonlng, Aprfll, 1991,
Russoll thankad tho Rlvorfron1 Commission fo, lis Umo, Ho notod that Rockwoll and Bruna, had
vlsltod tho slto on tho provlous Saturday, He statad that tho slto Is not a wotland, but was a
lormor sand and gravol pit. Ho roportod that tho Iowa Dopartmont of Nalural Rosourcos has
rovlowad his proposal, Russolllndlcatod that a roprosontatlvo ollDNR said that ho Is lor tho
p,oposal, Russollsald 1110 solis havo boon rovlowod and aro not wolland solis, Ho slrossod that
tho p,opor\y undor consldo,aUon 10' rozonlng Is not locatod along tho rlvor,
Russolllndlcatad thai tho County Boa,d Is tollllly In lavo, 01 tho proloct, Russoll roportod that
thoro 810 no1any log ally zoned junkyards In Johnson County and tho junkyards In Iowa City havo
probloms with scroonlng and thai, proximity to ,osldonUal usos, Ho nolod that his slto has boon
usad by Russoll Salvago which Is ownod by his fathor. Russolllndlcatod that ho plans to
oslllbllsh his buslnoss on an aroa whIch Is complotoly scroonad and nolod that ho has ordorod
mora than 2,000 troos. Russallstrossod that ho Is cloanlng out tho aroa and hopad tho Rlvorfront
Commission undo,stoad that thoro Is a nood 10' thIs typo 01 facility, Russoll slatod that ho knows
thaI tho slto Is In tho midst 01 a f1oedpl~ln aroa, but II ho wantod to tako Iho Issuo to court, ho
could mako tho onUro 35 OCtO tract a lunkyard. Ho strossod that ho doos not wont 10 do Ihls,
Ho Indlcatad that II would bo holplulto havo tho support 01 tho Rlvorfront Commission,
In rosponso to a quosUon Irom Wachal, Russoll slalod that tho pond Is opproxlmatoly 18 acros
In slzo and ho would bo mllng approxlmatoly ono.quarto, 01 on acro. Russoll slrossod that tho
pond Is south of tho old landllll (Mosquaklo Park), Russoll hod boon Informod that undorground
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IltllllTlllond 10 run louth In this aroa and this could rosullln conllunlnat/on 01 tho pond, Tho
IDNR had IIIOO0slOO ruling In tho pond bocaUIO 01 tho polontlal lor contamination 01 tho walor.
Ho nolOO thalli conlnmlnaUon dool OCCU" ho could roqulro thai tho City c10an II up.
RobnJ ukod lor InlormaUon on how tho auto racycllng procOll would function. RUSlolI
,oapondOO thaI he would olthar pick up 0 cor 0' II could bo dtlvon 10 tho silo. Ho slalod Ihaltho
tJros and gOllAnks lItO ,omovod lrom 1110 cnra boloro thoy go through tho crushlng machlno and
thon 1110 crulhOO cnra aro lonllo loundtlos. Ho slalOO thai thoro aro crushing machlnos that
allow 10' any nulds thaI ramnln In a car to dtaln Inlo a holding lank. Ho slalOO thaI an odvantago
10 CtIIIhIng cnra IocnJJy Is thalli allows 10' oaslo, ltansport 10 tho loundrlos. Robal asked II
RUlloa would oxpoct 10 havo a backlog 01 carlon tho 1110. Ruuollslalad thai whon tho markOI
Is up thlllhould nol OCCU" Ho slalOO thallloclcplllng dool OCCU, whon tho markol ralos ora low.
RUlloa nolod thaI ho pul a downpaymonl on opproxlmalOIy 50 aerol 01 limbo, south 01 this silo
and plana 10 croalo a wIklIllo prosorvo and orgonlo mulch procoss on thaI silo. Jonas osked II
11'1 Important 10 bo DdIaconllo tho curronllnlvogo arolL Russollllatod ho II asking 10' a
rozoning Itlllla alIa bocauso this Is tho land thaI ho owns.
Tho,o was noli motion modo 10 raconsldo, this Issuo. Wachal Inlormod RUSlolI that tho
Commlaslon'. plovlous ,ocommondatlon 10 City Council 10 dony opproval ollhls IOzonlng ,aquosl
would ltand. RUSlolIslalod thalli tho R1vorflonl Commission worked wllh him now,ll mlghl holp
thom In Iho luluro IIlhoy l'IanlOO a wDlkway along tho Iowa Rlvo" Ho sltossad thai ho doos not
noad Clly IPP,ovallor his proposal but mOloly wanlad tho approvDl 01 as many groups as
polllblo, WlchDl nolod thai 01 tho provlous Commission moollng thOIO was a strong sonllmont
In 10VOt 01 auto lOCVcllng and 0 rocoonlllon 01 tho noOO 10' thlllypo olloclllty, Ho strossad 10
RUlloa 1110111 wu Iho loollng 01 tho Commission thaI tho noOO~a1n was nol an approprIate
IocaUon lor lhIsl)'pO 01 buslnoss.
(Vandorhoolloll duo to a mooting conlllc1 017:07 p,m,)
1, ~ ' Slroh IOportod thai RobDl will sorvo as a ludgo and that ho will also IIno
up prolosslonal/udgOI as ,aqulrod by tho rulos.
2. ~ . Wachal askad Ihal Commission mombolS phono In Iholr
Idoas lor this award 10 olthor hlmsoll 0' Rockwoll by tho April moot/ng.
3. ~ ' Rockwoll roportad thai Willis Is ar,onglng 10' tho library display and will
ask 10' asslllanco Irom otho, Commission mombolS as noodod.
4, Proclnmnllon, Awnrd~ . Rockwoll askod II tho Commission would IIko 10 add somolhlng
now 10 tho ,lvo, monlh losllvllfos. Sho stotod tholsovoral yoalS ago tho Commission had
dlscussod having lomo sort 01 canoo 0' lolling ocllvlly during Rlvo, Monlh bul concolod
duo 10 a concom roonrdlng lIablllly, Sho slalod thallI now oppoalS Ihattho Clly's
Insuranco would covor this typo 01 oct/vlly. Jonos luggoslad having tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa
'owfng club Involvod In tho oct/vlllos. St,oh oorood 10 conlacllho rowing club and notod
thalli would provldo publlclly to both Iho ,owIng club and tho Rlvorfront Commission 10
co.sponso, a r'vo, month ovonl,
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5. ~ . Wochlll notod thaI W111ls did an OICOnonl job In lhls COlooOI'f last YOlll
4tld " conUnulng hOl ol/nth" rOlll.
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Thay rapotIad thaI 11IO'0 IOomod 10 bo a loollng 01 ho~ossno" ovo, ",hal con be dona
bocauso chang011n lho roouloUanl OCCU, 10 Iroquonl/y, In rosponso 10 a quasUon Irom
Jonos, RomD ItalOd thalln,pollan contact Is laldng plato 10 commun/colo tho rOlults
0111I0 WOllandllurvoys becouso Ills luch . vol4Ulo IsIUO. Otto lndlcotad thai ho WllS
dIsappolntOd with tho amounl ollllllltallon thai WlIS olproasod and Ilotad thalllloro
appoatllo bo eompoUlIon botNoon tho Soli CanaorvaUon Sorvlco and tho Agr1culturlll
SllIbUl%olfon ConsorvoUon Sorvlco, Blllno, IndCOIOd thaI a golll 01 tho mooUng WOI..lO
lorm a lIvo,yolll plan and unlorlUnaloly anly ana lanno, allondOd tho mooUng.
2. I I ,Wachal and McE~oy.F'lISo' v1sltod this
lito whfch wu It8dod to tho Clly by Maca Bl1Ivonnan. McE~oy.Fl1Iso' dlstributod a
,aport 10 tho Commlulon, She IndIcatOd thaI tho lito WU In bollor condllfon than sho had
alpoctod and was rolatlvoly doan. Sho nolad thaltho,o wiD bo a 100rIy minimal amounl
01 doarlng noodod In aida, to allow a woodchlp lIlIJllo be Inltllllad.
Fruo, ItalOd thaI tho Iowa CansorvaUon Corps will hila 16 loonogora\hls lummo, with
a doslrOd aow mo 01 lour lo IIx Indlvldullll po, aow, Sho ItalOd lIIaltho big pr%ct lor
thllsummor wDl bo tho Roolovoll Ravlno, ConstrucUon VIllI bo roqulrOd lor thaI proloct
and only 18 YOlll olds 1II0 aIIowOd undor CDBG guldonnos 10 comploto consllllCllon
proJoctI, Sho llatod lI1althll win allow L~O COrpllO Iako on addlUonlll proJocts using
youngor loonagora.
RockwoU dlll1nOd thai approxlmatoly $3,000 win be noOdOd 10 c10ar 1110 litO and Install a
woOdchlp lroll, Sho lugQOSIOd 1\ mlghl be opproprl4to 10 look ondollomonl and ,oquoll
funds 110m tho PlII1II and Rocroalfon DopaltmonL Jonolltalod thallI would lavo money
lItho troos doarad 110m tho Illo could be chipped on 11I0 1110 In oldo, to bo usad 10' tho
woOdchlp traJl, Wachalluggoslod conlactfng lowa.llanols Gas & Eloctrlc Company 10 soo
IIthoy mlghl bo willing 10 chip 11I0 wood on'lllo al a publlo 10rvlca, Rockwoll notad that
tho $3,000 WllS noodod prlmlll1ly lor WooOI,
Jonas rocommondod Ihal $3,000 bo roquollod 10 allow 10' Iho ciao ring and
conslrucllon ollho Nopoloon Park TI1III. ROballocondod, Tho mollon conlod 6.0.
F,uo, roporlOd thai 1110 11001 will nood 10 bo 10000d In May. WOchal, RobaJ, and Jonas
aorooo 10 asslslln this prOCOlS,
Rockwollllatod thai V6rodorhool hod roporlad to tho Parks and Rocroallon Commission
roo aiding tho probloms with oroslon 011110 rIvorbank 01 Crandlo Park. Torl'f Tlllobl90d
and a roprosontaUvo Irom tho PubUo Works Dopmonllookad at tho 8100 and ogrood
thai acUon noads 10 bo lakon. Sho llalad thaI 1110 CII}' will bo pulling ,ock undo, Iho Park
Road brldgo and ollhotllmo may consldor rlpropplng oIono tho Crondlc Pork ahorollno,
JonolsllolSOd thalli will bo ImporlonllO put tho r'prop In placo boforo romovlng tho 'allan
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RockwoU ltalod thai Willis hod ptOp4Iad a carousel olllldos thAllho will ,avIow with
Cuoy Cook. Sho statad thalli wiD bo lonllo Cook'l blolho, wIIo wIIIlhon convor1 tho
llIdos Into a moda Ihow, Sha nolad thAI W1111111 allO worWng on Boal Saloty Waok.
Robalagroad 10 contact 11I0 Coul Gullld rogardlnO provldlnO Inspocdons 01 thAI limo.
WachaI ukod lor l\IOOosllons roolltllnO a spoakG, on ItorlllWotO' monagomonllor 11I0
Commlulon'. noxt mooUno, RockwoD luggOltad thAI RIck FOliO 01 thA Publlc Works
Dopartmonl 0' Georgo Johnlon 0111I0 Corps 01 Englnoorl could bo contactad. Jonos
luggOSlad thai bocauso Ralston C,ook drains 811 urban aroo. It mlghl bo wIIo 10 chock
lor pelUcldolln Ralston Crook.
WachaI ropor1od that Rlvo, City IVwlU bo hold In Iowa FaRi on May 22,1001. Ho ltalod
that thoro wlU bo actMdos on tho prior ovonlng whlch Induellng a pontoon l/%l10 on Io):va
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IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
APRIL 17, 1991 ' 5:30 P.M.
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rooe, Bruno" Loran Horton, Doug Jon.., AI Robel, AI Stroh, Del
Vlnderhoel, Robert Wlchel (Chelrl, Dewn Willis
Joe r~cklo', Don 0110
MolodV Rockwell, Don Schmolser, Dlvfd Schoon, Marv Jo Noll
TellV Dehms, Ron Voool, Loren Southwick
MEM8ERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
C~~L TO ORDER. INTRODUCTIO~S AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wlchel cellld thl moo ling to orde, et 5:30 p.m, Following Inlroductlonl, Wechel rolollod to
I momorendum I,om Schmolso, to Doug 8001htov roge,dlng tho revfow 01 f100dpleln pormlls
bV ,oprlsentltlvlI 01 tho Rlvorlront Commission, Hft thenkod Schmelll' 10' thl momorendum
which empheslzed tho posltlvo neturl 01 such I rovfew, Wechellndlceted thatthl revlow will
ellow thl Rlverl,ont Commission to collect Inlormltlon 10' lulurl USI Ind to ellow lor
negotletlon belorl.tho.lect to mltlgele nogetlvlellectl 01 developmont, lRebelelllvod It 5:33
p,m.l
CONSIDERATION OF T~E ~ARCH 27. 1991. MINUTES:
Horton movld to Ipprovo tho minutes 01 tho Merch 27, 1991, mootlno, Rebelllconded. Tho
motion cllllod S-o,
PRESENTATION ON URBAN ~UNOFF ,RON VOGEl.:
Wechalstetod thot ho Invltod Vooolto meko I prosontltlon elto, reeding en I,tlclo In tho 10wI
Cltv P(OS!.Cltlzon on I prosonletlon thet Voool gevo to tho 10wI Cltv School Boerd, Voool
stotod thet tho Iowa Cltv schools e,o probablv tvplcel 01 tho usa 01 posllcldas end nllretolln
rosldontlelerOlS within end around lowe Cltv, Ho rolorrod to I Nellonel Acedomv or Scloncl
otudv conductod In 19S0 thltlndlcetod thet rosldontlel usosepplv IIvo to tan pounds 01
postlcldol par Icro whllo chomlcel (convonllonelllormoll usa onlv two pounds 01 postlcldos
po, Icro, Vogol notod thlte stud V conductod bV tho Clllzons 10' I Balla' Environment In
19S3 ,oportod that rosldontlol usos epplv S,1 pounds 01 postlcldos par ecro end lhetl studv
conductod In San Frenclsco ropllcetod this numbor,
Vogol roportod that ho hed escortelnod the drllnego eroa ollowe CItV end Corolvlllo to bo
epproxlmetolv 16 Iquero mllos end that rosld~nllellond, Includlno 0011 courlos Ind porks
Involvo Ipp,oxlmotolv 30 squero mllos 01 lend In Johnson CounlV, Ho ropollod thet
egrlculturellond In Johnson Countv 'ncludos opproxlmotolv 200 Iquoro milos, Bosod on tholo
IIguros, Vogol concludod lhet rosldontlollond usos eccountlor opproxlmololV 15 porcont 01
tho drelneoo Into tho Iowa Rlvor. Ho notod lhot II rosldontlol proportv ownora epplv lhroo to
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flvo Ilmol mora polllcldol por Icro lhan .grlcullurll UIII, Ihon Ihl roaldonllll ulorl conlrlbUIO
Ipll/Oxlmlloly Iho limo Imounl 01 POlllcldolln Ihll dlllnago Ira 0 II do formorl.
Vogol Indica lad lhal nOI II much Informlllon II Ivollable on nllrllo IppllcllIClll, bUI ho
10porlod lhalll Clly High approxlmaloly 40 poundl pollcro of nlllogon was Ippllod wllh 100
poundl baing Ippllod on Iho IlhloUo flold. Vogolllalod lhal flrmorl IPply 11110 110 poundl
of nllrogon pol ocro on corn which Iccounll for Ipll/oxlmlloly ono'lhlrd of Ihl Igrlcullurll
land. Bolod on hll calcurlllonl, Vogol oslImalod lhal losldonllll USOI conlllbulo
approxlmaloly 211 porconl of Iho nlllllOI and 110 porconl of Iho posllcldol Ihll dllln Inlo Ihe
10wI RIVal.
Vogol dlacuuod chomlclls mall commonly ulod on lownl. Ho nOlod Ihlllho IIfollmo of Ihe
chomlcoll dopond on lpoclno clrcumslancllln Iho onvironmont. FOI exlmple, Roundup-Is
ballovod to ba Ihort.llvod, but hll baon found prOlontln tho bOllom of llreombodl ana Yair
altaI Ippllcltlon. In regard 10 long.torm chronlo affoctl, Vagal roportod Ihot 2.4.0 hel I
corrollllon 10 non.Hodgklnl lymphoma. Vogol no lad Ih,U childhood leukemia has boon
corrolltod to tho gonorll usa of POlllcldol around Ind In tho home al I rosult of the parlnll'
exposuro. Ho Indlcltod lhat.omo 110010. h.vo Ihown Ihallhere Ira cancor rllks rolatod to
lha con.umpllon of fish from Iho aroat Loko.. Ho .Ialod Ihot Dlozlnon I. highly 10xlo 10 fish,
ducks Ind gOOlo.
Vogol .IOlod lhal problom. 1010 lad 10 urban posllcldo UIII 010 ospoclolly aculo In or... of
brood appllclllon auch I' on golf COUrsOl and .od form.. Thera II wldo use In roaldonllol
arOOl. VogollIOIOd Ihll ho fool'lho Iowa RIVal should bo monllored fOllheso posllcldes .nd
1I.lod Ih.t Dlazlnon mlghl ba I good 1011 CGlO boc.use Ills unllkoly Ihallow. farm.ra use
Dlazlnon. Ho Indlc'lod Ih.11I high lovol. of Dlazlnon wore found, Ihll mlghl bo .lIrlbulod
pllmarlly 10 rolldonll.1 lourcol.
BlunGl .uggeslod Ih.llt might bo bolt 10 1011lho lIorm seWOI outflowl IIlhor Ih.n Iho Iowa
RIval, Schmolser loportod Ihotlho Clly Council Is consldorlng Iho losllng of Ilorm IOWOI
offluontln tho futuro. Brunolltolod thotlho Iowa Deportmont of NOlural Resources did oono.
tlmo lompllng of municipal wotor IYlloml for POlllcldol and lome organics, Ho nOlod Ihot
In rogord to 2.4.0, Iho problom may bo Iho corrlol and notlha activo Ingrodlontltloll. Ho
.tOlod thll could possibly bo \ruo 01 wall fOI Roundup, Wochollndlcolod Ihot ho was odvlsod
lOVorol YOIra ago Ihot Roundup wes Iho boal chomlcol to use fOI woods bocouso It Is
.ystemlo and con brook down bofore II I.ochosInlo Iho loll. Vogollloled Ihotlhe volume of
use fOI Roundup Is whol makes lion Issue of concern. Wochal Ihanked Vogel fOI hll
prosonlollon,
CONSIDERATION Of SOUTHWICK CONDITIONAL USE REOUEST:
Schoon Ie ported Ihot Loren SOUlhwlck hod applied fOI 0 Counly condlllonel use permit for 0
campground off of Ihe Izook Wall on League Rood, Fill woslllegolly pieced In Ihe floodway
wllhout 0 pormll, and Iho Iowa Doportmonl of NOlural Resources (tDNRI hod denied 0 variance
10 allow Ihe fill 10 remain. Schoon S1aled lhal orrangemenls have been modo 10 remove Ihe
fill by Seplember I, 1991, and 10 rosloro the Ille 10 III original condlllon. The Johnson
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Counly Zoning Commission dalal/ad IhlslllUO for Iwo montho 10 soo how Iho romov.1 of fill
progr......
Schoon lIalod lhatlho Ippllclllon gonalllly mOOlllho condlllon. requlrod for thll Iypo 01
condlllonol uso pormllln John.on Counly. Schoon lalkod wllh Bill Clppuclco of Iho IDNR,
who Indlc'lod lhallhlolypo of uso could be on Iccoplablo dovelopmonl wllhln Iho 1I0odway,
bul only wllh IImllod consllUCllon. In 100ponSO to I qUOlllon from Jon.., Schoon SIOIOd lhal
1M onllro sill Is In lho floodway. Rockwolllskod lboullho dopth of fill covorlng Iho alii.
Soulhwlck roopondod Ihallhoro I. an Ivorlgo Iwo-fool dopth 01 fill. Soulhwlck Slllod ho
Inlands 10 grldo Iho allo blck 10 wllhln ono fool of II. original condillon.
Janel naiad lhatlhl. would nOI be In unusulllond UIO for Iho arOl beCluSO Iho Irook WIllon
LOlguo Illocolod nearby. HI. concorn would be wllh kooplng Iho orovol road oul ollho Ilvor.
Soulhwlck Slllod lhal III. proloclod by rllllap. In 100ponSO to 0 qUOIIlon from S\roh,
Soulhwlck .IOIOd lhallhoro could be problom.locollng 0 pOlhwoy along Iho rlvor In IhI. arOl
because Ihoro 110 prlvolo homoo bOlh uprlvor .nd downsueom. In relponso 10 0 qUIIllon
from Rockwoll. Soulhwlck Indlcllod thai ho wonlod 10 mlnlmlzo \roo lomoval. 10 rOlponsl
10 . qu"llon flom Jane., Soulhwlck Indlcalod Ih.t ho will prob.bly usa holding lonks for
..w.gl. W.challxpruaod concorn roglrdlng flooding. Soulhwlck .tlled Ihotlho arOl h.d
not ll00dod 10conUy and did not flood loat YOlI whon probloml occultod ollowhoro.
Jcno. oakod II II would be po.slblo 10 broek up Iho proposod perking .reolnlo .ovorol.moll
plr~ng 11001, Soulhwlck lo.pondod lhal ho do.. nOI onUclpolO hovinO 0 n.od for .0 many
parking plm., bul h.lndlc.lod lhatll would bo dilflcullto hovo .evorol Imolllols bocouso
It would loqulro mora of a dlarupllon of tho tlmbol. Ho suollod Ihotlho 101 doo. nOI nood
10 be pavld. W.chollndlc'lod lhal h. would IIko 10 h.ve I Ilia visll II 0 lime whon
Southwick h..loggod thllrOOl.lolod for romovol, SOUlhwlck S1olod Ihollho silO would b.
roady 10 be viowod In .pproxlmlloly ono monlh.
pEPORI BY THE ~LOODPLAI~ COMMITTE~:
Orunol roviowod 0 drofl momorondum dOlod April 17 , 1991, from Woch.IIO Iho Clly Council.
W.chollndlcolod Ih.tlnlllolly tho concorn woe with flOodplain Ilorooo but h.d boon expondod
10 InclOOo watol quolllY. Schmol.or nOlod Ihotlho momorondum menllon. Iho Johnlon
Counly Council of aovornmonl.. Ho oxplolnod Ih.llhe prodecossor of Iho Johnson Counly
Council of aovornmonl., Iho Johnson Counly Roglonol Planning Commission, was Involvod
In Iho oCllvlly Ihotls bolno Ploposod by Iho floOdplain Commllloo, Schmolsor rovlewed Iho
.Iruclure of Ihe Johnson (;ounly Council of aovornmonll and II. funcllons. Ho nOled Ihol
Ihl. would bo 0 now funcllon and would probably require oddlUonolslolf. He .Ioled Ihot he
100lsIhotlho Johnson Counly Council of aovornmonl. would bo Ihe rlohl enUly for slsftlng
o Counly.wldo orgonlroUon .uch oe I. bolno propoled, bul rellerolod his concern wllh funding
oddIUonol'lolf.
Suoh asked II Ihe Basin Commlnee bolno proposod would roploco lho Rlverfronl Commission,
Wochol rosponded Ihallhl. would bo 0 posslbllllY, buill would also be possible Ih.lll merely
chango Iho consllluoncy of Iho Rlvorfronl Commission 10 no longor Incl~do Johnson Counly
reprOlOnloUvel, Jones Iloled Ihollhls would permlllhe Rlverfronl Commission 10 bocome
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mora of a city natural 1101. commllalon wllh tho focus CIllho low. Rlvl' Includod under ·
IOperalo commlsalon. Schmolsor roqUGllod lhallho floodplain Commlnoo uprusly monUon
Iho IlIuo of sl.rnng In III momorondum. Schmol.ol auggoslod lhallho p/opcaol be lokon to
lho Johnson Counly Council 01 aoverrvnonll Board of Dlreclor.. Wlchal .uggoslod lhalll
mlghl be apP/op/lalo 10 havo lho floodplain Commllloo mOOI wllh SchmollOl.nd lho mombol
of IN Clly Council who had OMp/ollad In Inial 011 In forming I roglonol commission 10 Iddrm
floodpl.ln InUl. on I counly.wldo baall.
alSCUSSION OF JOINT TRAIL PLANNING COMMITTEE (RIVERFRONT C:OMMISSION AND
JOHNSON C:OUNTV CONSERVATION BOARDl:
Rockwoll.t.IOd lhal sho and Wochal modo lp/osonlaUon on March 28, 1991, logordlng Iho
Iowa Rival Corridor Sludy, which WII complolod In lho mld,.ovonIIOl. Tho John.on Counly
Con.olVollon Board, unanimously vOlod 10 lorm I lubc:ommlnoo wllh IWO mombora 10 moo I
wllh lopro.onlollvoa ollho Rlvorfronl Comml.alon 10 formulalo I Counly.wldo \rIll p1.n.
Slroh Ind Robolagraod 10 .OIVO on I .ubc:ommlnoo 10 "I.cun lho upd.IO of Iho 10wI Rlvol
Corridor Plan wllh 10prOlOnlallvII flom Iho Johnlon Counly ConlOlVIUon Boold. Willi. and
Jonll Igrood 10 IOlVe II .Ilornalol.
BEPORT ON APRIL I. 1991. DISCUSSION WITH C:OUNCIL CONCERNING EXPANSION OF
~DVlSORY SCOPE:
Wochalloportod whon ho wonl boforo lho Clly Council on April I, 1991, Ihtre WOIO
quolllon. from Iho Counclllogordlng crolllng anolholloyor of buraouclacy. Wochallhankod
Schmol,ol forlmmodlololy addresllng Ihll concorn Illho Council moo ling. Wochallndlcalod
Ihotlhe RlvOIlronl Commission hot domonluolod Ind will nood 10 conUnuo to domon.uolo
Ihotlt will nol caula doloy.ln Iho dovolopmonl roviow proc.... Ho nOlod lhatlho Rlvorfront
Commission has naval dollyod . dovolopmonl proloct and has workod wllh dovolopora In tho
post. Ho .tolod Ihot ho would baloquesllng tho Pork. & RocroSllon Commission, Iho PloMlng
& Zoning Commlaalon, and Iha Hlslollo PrmlVollon Commllllon'. loocllon to Iho plan.
Wocholslotod lhatlho Commission was bo.lcolly o.klng fOI advi.ory roviow OUlhorllY ovor
WOllond., woodlondl and wOlorwoy. In undovolopod or... wllhln Iho Iowa Clly arel. Tho
Council hOI IIkod Ihotlhe Rlvorfront Commission dovolop rovisod bylaW' and alololullon for
III propolod expandod advisory Icope. HOllon, Wochol, and Jono. ogrood to work on Ihl. .
proloct. A moollng was Ichodulod fOllha .ocond wook In May.
:~~T ON APRIL 10. 1991. PAR~S ", REC6EATION COMMISSION MEETING RE:
_P _EON eARl< TRAIL AND EXPANSION OF ADVISORY SCOPE:
Rockwoll roforrod to 0 momorondum from Peg McElroy Frolor and Indlcolod Ihollho Porkl &
Rocroollon Commission vOlod unanimously 10 .upport building 0 troll In Nopoloon Park, and
10 roquosllhol conUngonoy fundi In Iho omounl of .3,000 bo opprovod by Ihe Clly Manager
for Ihll prolecl.
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PLANNING FOR JUNE. 1991. IOWA RIVER MONTH:
I. Photo Contoll . S\Ich loporl6d lhatjudglng wllllako p1aco In one wook.
2. SWal Racoanltlon Award. Rockwoll roviowod plllawlld WIMOII: PrOIOclaREEN,
Irving Wobor, Shlrlay Wyrick, Lon Droko, Peo Mcelroy and Loran Forbo.. Wlchal
.uggostod giving Ihl Iward 10 Nancy Solborllng thl. yaar bocou.e tho hid mad.
.Ignlflclnt conlribullon. to malntllnlng rlvorfronl londsclplng. He lI.tod lhal hi
wolcomod olhol nomlnallon.. A doclslon will nood 10 bo modo Illho May Ill, 1991,
Rlvorfronl Commlsalon meollng.
3. L1brarv DilolQX . WIlli. loportod lhatlho focus will be on \Iall. end lho dlspllY will bo
sat up In June. Sho .Ialod lhal Jon.. has .grood 10 11I1.t har with Iho alldlshow.
4. Proclamation aNI Award~ . R/iCkwol/ 'UOgo.lod lhal In addlllon 10 Ihe .tandord
Iwards, Iho Comml.slon could publlclro Juno, 10wI RIVal Monlh, wllh I cOlOmony to
put up Ihe flllt of Ihe 10wI RIVal Corlldor Trail .Igns. Thl Commllllon roquo.lod
Rockwol/ to orgonlzl Iho .Ign lnauourlllon coromony.
II. Boal Safatv Wae~ . Willi. S1Olod lhat she will be dl.lllbuUng pamphlol' and thollhe
Press.Clllren will bo conloctlng hor for Infolmollon. SlIch egrood 10 conllctlho
Unlvorally of Iowa Rowing Toom rogordlno ,chodullng I co'.ponsorod avant 10 lake
place In Juno.
ADJOUR~~ENT:
Tho mooting was edlournod 01 7: 18 p,m.
Mlnulos lubmlllod by Mary Jo Noff.
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COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
MARCH 19, 1991 .8:30 P.M.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT
araco Coopor, Mery AMO DOMls. Agnoa Kuhn. Llndl Murray,
Jim SI. John, Morll Snldor, aoorgo Slarr
Roborto Pllllck, Dorolhy Porsson, Kollh Rulf, Vacancy
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Hola, Milkman, Nugonl, Nolf
Koran Kubby
~LL TO ORDER:
Cholrporson Slorr collod Iho meollng 10 ordolll 8:32 p.m.
BEVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 27. 1991. CCN MINUTES:
COOpol movod to opprovo Iho mlnulos of Iho Fobruory 27.1991, moollng. Kuhn secondod.
Tho mOllon corllod 8.0.
L'J.l~L1CIMEMBER DISCUSSION:
Kubby loportod Ihotsho loconlly ollondod a Nollonol Looguo of Cilia. moollng and was
concornod abOUI tho alllludu oxprossld by lomo of Iho Iowa Congroaslonal dolo gallon
IOgoldlng Iho ollocallon of CDBa funds Ihlough Iho 110101. She Indlcolld IhOI lovoral
loglslololl took Ihe O\llludo Ihotll Iho fund. ora 'lot ollocOlod dlroclly to Iho '10101, Ihon
moybo fowol dollora will bo ollocoled to CDBa, Kubby IlIusod Ihot hOI poslllon Illholll Ihl
fundi ora ollocOIOd dlroclly 10 Iho 11010, than clllos luch es Iowa Clly may nOI rocolve any
CDBa fundi. Shesuggostod thai Communlly Dovolopmonl Woek might bo 0 good limo to
ompheslro Ihll polnl. Sho Informod Iho Commltloo Ihatlhero will bo 0 moollng of Iho
Comml\lOO 10 Rovlva Iho Town Moollng on April 13, 1991, Irom 4-7 p.m. at tho Sonlol
Conlel. Sho Indica tad thatlhe purposo of Iho moo ling Is 10 allow momberl of Iho public 10
hovo Informal discussions wllh public official I and 10 allow Iho nolghborhood oasoclallonslo
.hare Idoo..
In roaponlo to 0 quosllon from Starr, Milkman roporled IhOllho somo omounl of monoy 01
wo. allocotod lost yoor fOI Iho curb romp budgolll Includod In Iho copllollmprovomonll
budgot for tho coming yo 01. SIO" revlowod Iho voconclos Ihal oxlll on cllY boardl and
. commlsslonl, Cooper leporlod Ihotlho arooler Iowa City Housing Fnllowlhlp will hovo on
opon houso on April 14, 1991 otlholl now Ironslllonal homo locllod II 416 Douglas Court.
Sho Indlcolod Ihotlhoy oro In no ad of bodroom furnlluro. Thoro was 0 consonsus of Iho
Comml\lOO to hold III noxt mooting on April 18, 1991 018:30 p,m.
DEPORTS:
City Council . Starl roporlod Ihat on March 5, 1991, Iho City Council approvod tho
recommondallon modo by CCN rogardlng Iho allocallon 01 funds 10 Villa aardon Aportmonll,
Halo Ilalod Ihat Bob Burns was notlncludod on Ihls monlh'l agonda bocauso sho foil II would
bo bOllor 10 wall unlll April In ordor 10 allow for a moro final allo doslgn 10 bo evolloblo lor
discussion.
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6f1Q(~ab!1 Houllno Talk FOIce . Sial/ ropor!od Ihal I 1111 01 obloCllvOl has boon dovolopod
In ordollo be ulod whon rocommondlng pollcloSIO Iho Clly Council. Ho nOlod Iholl mooUng
I. achodulod for All/II and lho mambo,. hopo 10 flnllh IhI. procm otlhol Umo.
Houllno Commlulon . Milkman lIolod lhollho 1111 mooUng of Iho Housing Commission wo.
.n aducallOllOI moollng on lho housing coda and InspocUons,
Slorr Iskod lhalllolf dlslllbulo appllcoUon lorm. for Clly board and commission voconclOl
In Iht All/II plckol.
BEYJEW AND COMMENT ON 1990 GRANTEE PERFORMANCE REPORT laPRI:
Nugontlndlcolod lhallho momorondum which Includos Iho dOlollod oxplon'llon Ollho form.
I. Inlondod to aasl'llho Commllloo mombora In roodlng Ih- Inlormollon. Sho .Iolod Ihol
what sho would IIko to havo from Iho Commllloo mambo,. I. commonll rogordlng Iho CDBG
program In 10wI Clly, how III. mooUng Iho nood. 01 Iowa Clly ro.ldonll, ond how III.
moollng Iho goals of lho Hou.lng Aulllonco Plan. Sho OIkod Iho Commllloo mambo,. 0110
to look II how lho CDBa PlojoCI. Ira moollng Iho CommunllY Dovolopmont Plan and 10
quOlllon II It I. limo 10 Iddrm Ind updolo Iho gaol.. Sho nOlod Iholtho 10wI Clly plogrom
cloarly maot. fodorol guldollnes for mlsUng low.modololo Incomo poopll. Coopol.uggoslod
lhalll mlghl bo hOlpful for lho Commllloo 10 rocolvo mOlo Infolmallon logordlng Iho 10lUlll
of lho nolghborhood moo lings Ihal oro baing hold. Slorr Indlcolod Ihotlho Commllloo could
utlllzo Karin Franklin 01 a 1I01.on and .ho could Inform Iho nolghborhood. oboul CCN and
CDBa. He .uggollod thai I CCN roprosonlollvo mlghl bo ablo to allond nolghborhood
moollng.ln ordor 10 on. war quosllons and Ihl. could OCCUI before loll In ordolto allow CCN
to know whotlho nolghborhoods' prlorlllos aro.
SI. John notod Ihollho ESA 10spllO cora and choro .orvlco program provldos Iho elderly Wllh
'OMCO' whllo 01.0 omployfng olhora who ora ollon low Incomo Individuals. Ho oxprossod I
concorn lhallhl. porpoluolo. I tlonslonllobol morkot. Ho Indlcolod thalli might bo 0 wi so
goal 10 work lowords dovoloplng 0 soml'profosslonoll.bol forco and Indlcolod Ihol ho wonls
to ovoid Iho Insll\UllonollzoUon of lomporory work.
Nugontloporlod Ihotll 0 proloct bonofllllho oldorly and dlseblod, Ihon It Is ossumod 10
bonollllow.modoralo Incomo Individuals. Sho Indlcolod Ihalln recont yoora Iho goals havo
boon dlroctod loword housing wllh Incrooslng Imporlonco glvon to occosslbllllY. St. John
.ugooslod thalli mlghl bo posslblo 10 UIO lOX brook. for proporly ownors 10 e"courogo Ihom
10 Improve bllghlod or.... Ho sllOllod Ihollhoro Is 0 nood lor 10ng'lOIm goal oOlllng rOlhor
Ihon lust Individual prolocl' and nOlod Ih.llhls could IOVO monoy In Iho 10ng'lerm. Slarr
.tOlod that ollompls hovo boon modo 10 prlorlllro Issuos and no ods In ordor 10 101 oppllconll
know In odvonco whal will rocolvo prlorllY for 0 glvon funding yoer. Ho luggoslod Ihallho
Commllloo could havo publiC hoorlngs on Ihlllssuo and bono fils would 'ncludo Iho onhancod
ullllrollon of funds wllh on Incrom In offlcloncy rogardlng odmlnlslroUon cosls. Slorr OIOlod
Ihol ho could not.oy onough oboullho commllmonllo Iho publIc procoss Ihls CIIV domonds
for III ollocollon of COSO fundi. Tho dlvorllly of programs, sorvlcos ond Indlvlduols Impoctod
by lhasa fundi II ovldenl from Iho aPR,
Nugonl ogrood 10 koop 0 copy ollho final ropor! on fIIo for rovlow by Commllloo mombora 01
Iholr roquosl.
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CD WEEK U~"TE ON ACTIV1TIE~:
Halo roporlod lhat a vorlalY of .oclol IOMCO agonclo. and conlloclor. who perllclpolO In
CDBa prolocts havo boon Invilod 10 Iho CD FaIr/Award. Coromony. Sho 10por18d Ihal18 of
lho InvilOOl havo exll/..lOd an Inlor..lln having display.. SIO" IlIlod lhal hallko'lho Idol
of having I fair boc.ulalll. ano cpporlunlly fOf Ivoryano 10 prOlOnllhelr own Information.
Ho Indlcllod lhat his groolo.1 concorn I. wllh lho 3:30.11:30 p.m. limo IImllollon. Halo SIOlod
lhallt should nOI be I problom wllh Iho Sonlor Coni 01 10 OXIond lho program boyond 11:30
p.m. Murray roporlod lhal E.gIOl Supormarkol has agrood 10 contrlbulo dolllrlYs and lhal
Kuhn, COOPO', and DoMl. will bring olhol rofroshmonll. Halo .llIod lhal punch Ind colloo
will 11.0 bo provldod. Sla" raporlod lhallho Mayor'. proclamallon namIng CommunllY
Dovoloprnonl Wook will be on April 2, 1991,117:30 p.m, Ho .trollad lhal ho would Ilko to
hovo II many CCN mom bora altond ul. po.alblo. Dlsculllon rogordlng how 10 dlstrlbuto
b~lI00na look p1oco. ..
MONITORING REPORTS FOR MARCH:
poosavall ~o'ghbQLhood Olllln Soaco . Kuhn roporlod Ihol Pog Fra.alll ploosed wllh Iho
progr... Ind I. not In nood of Iddlllonol CDBG fundi olthl. limo, Sho .tolod IhOllho
handlcappod Iccmlblllly and amphllhoolol 1111I nood to bo complolod and Ihot Ihora I.
cooporlllon from OlhOl organlzolJons.
Oroadwav Straat Na~ Canter. Kuhn roportod Ih.1 Iho Nolghborhcod Conlol I.
applying for funds from olhor .ourcoa. In r..ponso 10 a qUOlllon from Kubby, Kuhn Indlcolod
.Ihat Joan Vondonberg fall. lhat Iho Villi aordon PIO!octl. proposod by Burns & AIIOClol..,
will glvo addlllonal pllY IplCO 10 Iho nalghborhood canlor and wolComllll1 addlllon 10 Ihe
nolghborhood. Halo loporlod Ihollhoro II a WIIOI rOlonllon basin locOIod odloconllo Iho
proporty lhatl. I rocollod arOI, apploxlmololy Iha .Iro cf I fool boll flald. Sha Indica lad lhal
Burn.I.lntor..tod In turning Ihl. oroo Inlo 0 IOCCOl flold which could Ihon bo ovollobla fOI usa
by Iho Nolghborhood Con 10 I and local rosldonls. Kubby nOlod Ihotlhls rOlanllon basin Is not
IIlIkoly 10 bo "'lad with wolOI os Olhol ratonllon basins Ihol hovo boon doslgnad fOI usa os
perklond. St. John nOlod that a padollrlon clolllng on Broadway Straol would Incrmo
.ofoty,
~ . St. John roviowod Iho proloclllhat hovo boen undortokon Ilnce
Docombor of 1990. Milkman loporlod Ihol Phyllis Kilpatrick occaplod 0 poslllon In Codal
Rapid., .0 Iho program will nOI bo starling any prolOCIS othollhon omorgoncy prolocl' unlll
Iho pcslllon Is flllod. Sho nOlad Ihol 11011 I. also In Iho proms of compulorlrlng Iho
Inspocllon proem 10 allow bid documonlllo bo compulor gonorolod.
Coo pal uprolSod concorn rogardlng Iho proposod closing of Millar and Hudaon Avonuo
bOlwoon Bonlon Slrool and Highway I. Sho askod If II would bo posslblo 10 havo Franklin
ollond 0 CCN moollng. Milkman agrood 10 ask II Franklin could ollond Iho Commllloo', April
moollng. Slorl .uggoslod Ihat CCN could hovo 0 booth 01 Iho NOrlhsldo Nolghborhood
Assoclollon'. fair In Happy Hollow Park.
Youth Homos SCILS . No roporl was ovallablo.
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ESA Small ReDal!. St. John slolod Ih.llho noodl quosllonnalr.s havo boon rolUlnod Ind 11.11
I. bu.y compiling 11.1. 10 rofloctlho rOlponlO.. Halo Indlc.IOd lhal MaM would not bo
advorao 10 rocolving oddlllonal CDBa dollar. bocauso aha hallOcolved mora ollglblo IOlponlOl
Ihan dollar. Ira avolloblo.
CDBO . Small Buslneu Aulst.nce . Murray gave I WIOP'UP of acllvillo. for 1990. Sho nOlod
Ihotlhorl WII good usa of lho fund. by Iholl who locolvod Iho uallllnco.
CDBO AePLlCATION . LOPEZ & HEISHMAN. INC.. RECYCLED PAPER PRQDUCT~
DISTRIBUTOR~:
The oppllconll wore not ovolloblo. Slorr slolod lhal I formol rocommondollon would nOI bo
noodod to bo modo Ollhl. mlollng. 51. John Indlcalod ho bollovu II I. I hOlllhy algn lhal I
bu.lnOll .uch a. IhI. Is bolng consldorod. Ho .1I10d IhOll1 mlghl bo I morl IppropllOll'to
consldollhl. as 0 fall oppllcollon and slrOl.od lhal ho would prof 01 10 holp I grOOlor numbor
of Indlviduoll wllh Ihl. Imounl of monoy, In ro.ponlOto 0 quosllon from Donnl., Halo .Iolod
Ihal tho Inlonllon of Iha Ippllconl. I. to aCI II 0 brokorago and dl.\rlbulo I varloly 01
produCII. Sho naiad lhat many purchuora of rocyclod popol go dlroclly 10 IN POPOI producor
.0 IhI. could IncrOlse Iho COSl forlho pulcho.or allhough II might be mora offlc/onl forlho.o
wllh vlrlod papol nood.. Milkman Indlcotod lhat I buslno.. pion I. 1111I noodod from lho
. appllclnt.. Sho S1otod that ono quo. lion .ho hosl. Why .uch I largo offlca would bo noodod
II wall.. mOlo dOloll. on tho monufocluror'. guolonlOO. Holo roporlod Ihot Brad NoumaM"
(Iha JCCOa Solid WOSIO Plonnor' concorn woslhal having Iho bu./nOll oct II a mlddloman
could IncrOOle COSls.
St, John .tOlod Ihol ho fools Ihls buslnou could moko lion III own Ind should nct nood
fodorol fund.. Ho Indlcolod he would prof 01 10 .00 Ihls amounl of monoy bo ulOd to holp
more Individual.. COOPOI quosllonod Iho oxponso of Iho office and wondorod II Ihll I.
nocOlSory fOI 0 now bu.ln.... StOl/ oxprouod his concorn with having a shor\olorm Impact
for I slgnlflconl amount of monoy. Slorr Indlcotod Ihol 0 formollocornmondollon would bo
modo atlho Commllloo's April Moollng.
USE OF EXTRA CDBO FUNQS:
Milkman rofol/od to hOI momo to Iho Commlnoo dOlod Morch 13, 1991. St. John askod II
It might be posslblo 10 fund occoaslbllily for Iho Marcel Pork pool. Slorl .uggostod Iholstofl
or Iho Parks and Recreollon Commission could make 0 rocommendollon slmllolto Iho requost
fOI fund. for Iho Sonlol Conlor doora. Milkman Indlcolod Ih.tsho fools having .26.000 In
tho conllngoncy Is loss Ihan sho would bo comlorloblo h.vlng In Iho fund. Sial/ suggoslod
Ihot Ihe Commllloo should dovolop formal procodurOl on how 10 occoPI oppllcollon. fOI
conllngency fund.. St. John sial ad IhOI ho would IIko to soo somo of Iho funds go loword.
Iho Bonton Slreet Brldgo pockot pork and 10 somohow Involvo Iho Moyor's Youlh Employmonl
Program In 110 dovolopmonl. Donnl. nOlod Ihollho oppllconls who roquoSlod funding In Iho
f.lllook Iho limo to opply ond Ihol mosl of Ihom hod 0 high prlorlly wllhoul recol~lng full
funding. She OIOIOd Ihotsho would lIke 10 con sidor one or mora of Ihoso oppllconll fOllhe
extra fund.. Mllkmon Indlcolod Ihotlho odmlnlslrollvo cOSls for now projoclS oro high and
Ihatshe bollove. Ihallho fund. would go furlhor II thoy woro allocotod 10 oxlsllng projoclS.
Thoro WOl a conson.u. of Iho Commlnoo 10 nol consldor lho Lopoz & Holshman requosl os
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Milkman .old .ho would IIko 10 got soma Idoo of how Iho CommlllOO would Ilko 10 IIIocOlO
lho oxllo CDBa monlos, slnco 0 public nOllco must bo publlshod prlol to Iho noxl moollng.
SIOII roquosled Ideos from oach Commllleo momber rogordlng Iholr proforonco for ualng lho
Iddlllonol fund.. SI. John lIalod lhal ho would IIko 10 .00 fund. allocolod 10 tho Bonlon
Slrool pockol pork. Ho slrossod Ihatlhlsl. 0 low.modorole Incomo nolghbo,hood Ind 11101
gloon.poco would bo Important In Ihls oral bocouso Ills 0 highly visibll locallon and could
promole tho concepl of Iho CDBa plogrom. Ho notod lhat IlIocollng CODa dollsrs 10 IhI.
projocl could Incrooso III chances otlocolving olhor funds and .uggoslod Iholl amalllmounl
such as 13,000 bo ollocolod 10 allow Iho Plojoclto bogln. Ho Indlcolod ho would 01.0 IIko 10
hovo 111,000.110,000 ollocolod 10 Iho conllngoncy fund and any axeoss could go 10 olthor
Ihl Hoovol Playground Ollho Nolghborhood Conlor. Snldor .Iolod IhOISho would IIko 10 havo
Iho full omount ollocotod 10 Iho ccntlngoncy fund bocouso II mlghl bo noodod mora during
noxt YOlr'. allocollon.. COOPOISlOIOd Ihot.ho would IIko 10 havo funds go 10 Iha Roosovolt
Nolghborhood Opon Spoco In oldor 10 allow Iho omphltheolol 10 bo complalod and 10 Iho
Housing Follow.hlp 10 decrooao Iho possibility alan oddillonolloon baing roqulrod from 0
landing Inslllullon. Kuhn .Iolod Ihol she would IIko to hovo Iha fund. be used for Iho
Roosovoll Nolghborhood Opon Spaco, tho Groolor Iowa Clly Housing Follow.hlp, and Voulh
Homos SCILS. Sho S1rossod Ihotlhoso progroms would nOI hovo roquestod Iho amount of
monoy Ihoy eskod fOlln Iho fall II Ihoro was nolo nood, SIOII slolod Ihol ho would IIko to
hovo 110% of tho ox\ro funds go Iho conllngoncy with 110.000 to bo ollocOlod 10 ESA Small
Ropolrs II Ihoy con odlnlnlslollhe funds. HI naiad Ihotlhls program can hove 0 slgnlflcant
ImQocl for I smollomount of fund.. Murray Indlcolod Ihot aho would IIko 10 hovo 011 of Iho
axtro fund. go to tho conllngonoy fund bocauso noxt yoor'. ollocollon I. IIkoly 10 be
docroo.od. ASI socond cholco, MUllOY SIOlod sho would like to hovo all ollho funds go to
Voulh Homos SCILS. Donnls .tolod Ihal.ho would lIke 10 soo 0 mojorllY of Ihe fund. go to
VOUlh Homos SCILS. Sho lIaled Ihot.ho has 0 concorn wllh Iho Groolollowo Clly Hou.lng
Followshlp. Sho nOlod Ihot whlll .ho bollovosllls 0 wall Inlondod ond wonh whllo program, '
aho foolslhotlhoy hovo I aocondory ogondl to provldo sorvlcos which sho doos not bollovo
Ihoy havo Iho oxpenlsl 10 do otlhl. IIml. Sho IIOlod Ihat.ho would profor 10 .00 how Ihoy
accomplish Ihelr goal. for Ihls YIOI boforo ollocollng moro funds to Ihom.
ADJOURNMENt:
Kuhn movod to adjourn Iho moo ling 01 8:28 p,m, Donnls socondod. Tho mOllon corrlod
unanimOUSly.
Mlnulos submlllod by Mory Jo Noff.
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LIBRARY BOARD
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
APRIL Ie, \991
SECOND FLOOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Enon BuchanM, Lois Cox, Tom Golman, Anno Hargravo, Jorl
. Hobar1, Katherlno Moyora, Anno Sponcar, Jay Stoln, Kont Swalm
STAFF PRESENT: Lony Eggors, Susan Craig, Martha LUbarofl, Dobblo Salos, Carol
SpazlMI
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:04 P.M.
This. spoclal moallng was ClIIlod 10 discuss two mallors:
\. Tho Apr1l I II mooting with City Council,
2. Sorvico lovols fOI FY92.
Pros/dont Buchanon asked tho Truslooslo sharo a. 0 group tholllmprosslons of tho moo ling Md
any dl.cu..lonsthoy hod hod with Individual Councll mambors olnco tho maollng.
Thoro was a sonoo thai somo clarification botwoon tho Llblary Boord and Council was noodod
logardlng how tho lovy'slncemo would bo distributed.
Improsslons wore varlod.
Somo wsloos loll thO Council would soo thai tho library rocolvod lull bonom from thO lovy slnco
succosslul passago would bo a claar mosSllgo Irom tho cllIzons 01 Iowa City about tholr wish os
concomlng thO lovol 01 lax support fOltho library. Othors woro concomod Ihat MY monlos ralsod
from alovy would alloet tho base budgol roquosts Irom tho Clly.
A IIsl 01 pros and cons was dovolopod and dlscussod and allollonglhy dobalo, 0 prollmlnary
motion was modo thallho library go fOI 0 lovy In Novombol. Cox/Stoln,
During thO limo thai tho mollon was on tho 1I00r, additional discussion onsuod rogardlng tho
logistics 01 running such a campaign. Issuos lalkod about woro tlmo Involvod, funds to /Un 0
campaign, ldonUllcaUon 01 0 koy porson to organlzo and dlroct, tho olfocl 01 roplaclng Ihoro
longslMdlng Board momborii 010. Md Iho posslblo chong os In tho Council following tho Nov. II
olocUon. Also allssuo waslho ox Ion I of Iho lovy up 10 ,27 pOI $ I ,000, Cox lolloralod hor motion
with on undorslllndlng Ihaltho Board adopltho ossonce 01 tho moUon wllh tho ~ Ihal
allho noxl Boord mooUng Iho spoclllcs IIko Iho oxacl amount 10 ask fOI bo dOlormlnod, Also
somo undorslandlng with Council as 10 tho uso 01 tho funds musl bo roachod.
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IInOUnll would bring 10 tho libmryi tholtho locus wo. .1111 on providing whal WDI nocollary to
molnlDln .olvico. Dlthoy aro Dnd nollo uso Iovlad lunda 10/ olpon.fon oxeopl 0110 how thoy
mlghl Dlloct tho IlvO'YODI pion. Abo, tho Ilbrory .loll WD' d/octad 10 provldo Q IIsl cl Q
comblnollon 01 .0rvlcoihOUI cull DndIOI oorvlco cull Dlono .0 11141 tho BODrd m~hl moko II
doclslon on thO/Horm loduclfonslo goltho Iallory 10 tho poInlln FY92 whon lovlod monlos would
bo lIVlIII4bIo. II, hOWOVOI, IIlovy did nol POll, II would thon becomo necOSSDry 10 dovolop long.
lorm cuts thDl would .calo down IIbrDry sorvlco. DPPICprtDloly,
Eggert DI.o lomlndod tho Solid tholln tho laD, III tho limo whon tho budgol proe... bogln., wo
would havo 10 look al two vorslan. 01 a budgol: ono with levy Incomo and one wlthouL
When thl. dlscu..lon WDS complolod, and whDo tho mollon WDS on tho 0001, tho volo WOSlok!n.
Tho proDmJnory mollon WDI adoptod 7 10 I.
Ourfng 1110 Umo rOmalnlng, .horHorm sorvlco cull (FY92) woro dlsculSod. Solid mombors
showad glOaloalInloroslIn dl.conllnulng lox lorm. and displays, roduclng .Ialllnvolvomonlln
Mealing Rooms (011011110 rooms wllI1 no unusuDl solllng up 01 equlpmonl), somo roducllon cf
phono InlormaUon, Dnd a chango In IoDn porlod"OI portlculDllloms.
With tho dIrocUon 10 Eggors 10 proporo D budgol fOllovlod donors and D nsl of Dccoploblo
comblnDllons ol.orvlce loducUons 101 nOli wook'. moollng, tho moo ling WDI odjournod 01 8:05
p.m. Cox!Qolman.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 25, 199', AT 4:00 P.M, IN THE SECOND FLOOR
CONFERENCE ROOM.
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L1BRARV BOARD
REaULAR BOARD MEETING
APRIL 211, 1991
SECOND FLOOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ellon Buchanan, Lois Cox, Tom aolman, AMI Ilorgrovo, Jorl
Hobart, KOlhorlno Mayor., AMI SponcOI, JlY Slain, Konl Sw.lm
Lolly Eggora, Susan Craig, Dobb aroon, Manha Lubfrofl, Dawoy
Meaul,., H.I Ponlck, Dobblo S.I.., Coral Sp.rlonl
Mich..1 R. Mal/', UnlvorallY of Iowa sluclonl,
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
MEETINa WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:02 PM.
APPROVAL QE.J'IlINUTES:
Tho mlnulos of Iha 10 gular moo ling hold on March 28, 1991 woro approvod, Moyor.lCox
Tho mlnuto. of Iho .poclol moollng hold on April 18, 1991 wore opplovod, CoX/MoyoII
fJtMNCI&l 8EpORT~:
Eggor. llviowod Iho 31d quorlolllnonclol ,aport. and oncouragod Boord momboll to dlrocl
Iplclflc quolllon.IO hor Ollhl and ollhl m..Ung, ROCllptllo Ihl alnor.1 Fund orl up 211"
oVal 0 yool ago Ind .hould oxcood osUmaloa by aboul 017,000. Wolkol TluSllncomo II
down by 113 ovolloat yoor, Payback on Opon Accm Iron.acllon. will and aboul April 30,
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DllburlOmonl. for March, 1901 woro opprovod. SwolmlMoyor.
Tho VI.o card oxpondlluro. for March, 1991 wall naiad.
plRECTOR'S REPORT:
" Tho loconlly complolod .urvoy of USOI .0UsfacUon and commonll oboul chlldron'.
program. allho library wo. rovlowod, Many u~olul \rondl woro IdonUflod aboullho
Umlng, froquonoy and conlon I 01 sloryhours and olhor .poclol programs, Ro.ulls 01
o survoy on vlsllor'slransporloUon 10 Iho library will bo roviowod 01 0 lalor mooUng.
2. Tho FV92 Third Quo/lor roportlndlcalo'lhollho relo ollncroOlO 0' library uso lovolod
oft In Iho pall quorlor, rising onlv 2% por monlh In Jon, Fob and March,
3, Eggora oskod tho Board'l guldonco ragardlng tho puraual of funhol nogollaUons
rogardlng 0 conlrocl with Iwo Iowa roglonalllbrarla. for usa 01 .paco, collocUon, 010.
ThoV would lonl .paco In our library, hlro Iholr own Sloft and uso our roforonco
mOlorlalslo provldo b.ck.up rofolOnco sorvlco for IIbrorlosln Ihoso Iwo loglonl. Tho
library could rocolvo up 10 012,000 0 yoar plus 110ft 10 holp with Inlorllbrory loons,
Boord olkad Eggora lor clarification on savoral mallors and upon hor rocommondatlon,
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o moUon wo. mado and opprovod 10 dlroCI Eggors 10 pursuo IhI. conllocl.
CoxJHargrevo.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MEMBERS:
Cox pr8lOnlod Iho Board with I droll of alollor 10 Clly M.n.gor Slophon J. AIkin. rsqullUng
Ihal DlroClor'l poslllon bo rlclaulllld. ThI. WII first brought up I y..r .go whon Ih. Board
found Ihotlhe Dlroclor wo. Ollho top of Iho .c.lo In Iho pay grldo \'thoro Iho Clly has lho
poslUon placed. Tho Boerd would IIko 10 follow Clly pay plan. 01 closl o. posalblo .0 lho
Managor luggollod Ihoy lubmll a IO-elm roquasl. Tho mollon WOl mad. Ind apll/ovod.
unanimously 10quOlllng Pro./donl Buchanan sand IhI.lollor. Sloln/aolmon.
Sponcolthankod Iho Board for Iholr aulslOnco during Iho Volunlool RocognUlon 10.. .
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DEVELOPMENT OlRECTOR'S REPOR~:
Sol..,oporlod on bohalt of Iho Frlond.. Sho stalod Ihallho AMual Fund wu .1 '32,700.
Upcoming plan. .ro 0 1010 than on Moy I, bus/nISI lollcllollon and a blnhd.y m.lllng. Th.
ondowmont fund Is at 17110,000 wllh 172,000 In plodgOl. Tho plana campaign I. complolo
with '13.000 having boon rolsad, A racopllon was hold In calabro lion Ind lho pia quo will bo
mounlod In Iho noxllow wooks,
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May 141ho Frfonds will hold Iholl annual moollno 10 colobroto Iholl I 11th YOGI. Thoy vOlod
to give .11l,000 10 Ihe library ond Iho Wish L1SI will bo mollod to 011 mom bora on May Ill.
Tho Begin wllh Books pro!ocl has boon a huge succou wllh oVal 40 ov.luoUon. rocolvod flom
now mOlhors .Inco mld-FobruaIY.
Tho Ad Hoc commllloo form ad Ollho TruslOO, Frlonds and Foundation Boord. comb/nod
mooUng 1111 Fobruery, mol on TUOldoy fOllhl IlratUmo. Thoy ora oxplorlng IdOOlIO work
logolhor In or... of bUdgollng and fundrolslng.
Mark WObOI, offlco oulslonllsloovlno May I and Kim Brody, 0 Work Sludy .Iudonl will bo
filling In lompororlly unlll 0 roplacomonlll hlrod for July I.
PRESIQENT'S ~EPOBI:
Prosldont Buchanan reponod thalsho had formod 0 NomlnoUng Commllloo modo up of Tcm
aolmon, Jorl Hobart, and Anno Sponcer. Thoy will moolln Juno. Board mombera roporled
on con lac IS modo wllh potontlal Board oppllcanls.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Llbrorv Lovy:
Slnco Iho mollor of 0 Llbrory lovy was nol on tho egonda for Iho spoclal mooting earllor Ihll
month, II was docldod Ihol offlclol action Ihould bo lakon allhls moollng,
Cox roslalod hor mOllon lhollho Boord of Dlroclors opprovo pulling Iho IIbrory lovy on tho
bollotln Novombor. Sloln socondod, Tho vole wos 8 10 I,
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A dllcusslon Ihon was hold on Iho .copo of tho lovy and Iho proposod usa of Iho library lovy
Incomo for FY93oFY911. Tho odvanlagOl .nd dlsadvonlago. of .ooklng I... Ihan Iho full
..27/1000, WOI dlscussod.
SlIong argumonl. woro mado lor going fOllho full omounl: 1111 would bo I claar mOlSlgo
from Iho communlly U 10 tho rongo of sorvlcas lhoy axpoclod and wsnlod Irom IhI. library
and wh'lhor Ihoy woro willing 10 PlY for II. ThI. would en.blo Iho library 10 viow long rongo
pllnnlng In a bloodolscopo. 2111 woo orguod Ih.llho Iowa Codo provido.llbrorlas wllh lhl.
opportunlly 10,,1'0 monlos whon Iho Clly govornmonll. unablo 10 provido addlllonol funding.
3111 Iho lovy .uccood., some of Ihe futuro bUilding malnlonanco oxpondhuro. cculd bo paid
fOI with lovy Incomo Ihoroby rOduclng Iho burdon on Iho Clly of Iowa Clly.
aolmon movod Ihallho Board supporl approval of Ihe fulllovy ..27/1000. Moyora locondod
and Iho mollon pmod 8 10 I.
Onco Iho lovy Issuo was losolved, 0 commllloo conslsllng of Cox, aolm.n. MoyolI,
Buchanan, Horgrovo ogrood 10 mool al noon on April 29 10 lay oUI .omo Ilraloglos.
FV92 Sftrvfcelnvnl!:
Tha proposod FY92 Sorvlco lovol changos woro compllod from Boord suggosllons al post
moollng. and whh Inpul from Iho stall. In summary, Library hour. would Chango In lha
following way .tortlng July I: Tho Library would nol opon 10 Iho public on Wodno.doy and
Friday. unlll noon and would close Thursday ovonlngs 01 8 pm. Tho library would allo clolo
on four addlllonol holiday.: VOlllons Day. Prolldonls Day, Marlin LUlhor King Day and Iho
day altll Thanksgiving. Whllo In Iho postlhe library has boon opon on lholo day.. Ihoy havo
bocomo mora cosily In 11011 limo .Inco Ihelabol conlrect now roqulros limo and one holf 011
fOI OIch of Ihe mllllmum of len pooplo loqulrod 10 oporolO Ihellbrory on a holiday. ThOlo
houra WIIO viowod os a compromlso, In January 1988, closing 011 day FrldlY had provldod
on opportunlly for olghl hour. of unlnlerruplod limo 10 work on non.publlo 10lks, bUlllmllod
public OCCOll for ono onllro day. This plan gives Iho IIb"ry Iwo mornings of 4 houra ooch 10
catch up on non. public tasks and dlvorls onolhor 27 hour. 01 Iloff limo 13 hour. limos 9
pooplol from Thuradoy ovonlng public .orvlco 10 daYllmo non'publlo work, yel koops tho
library open 8 days 0 wook In tho .ummor and 7 day. 0 wook OClobor Ihrough May.
Sorvlco cui. proposod 10 savo oddlllonalslall limo Includod 10m 0 pormononl and somo
lomporory chongos, Adull programs and library dlsploya will bo ollmlnalod during FY92 as
woll os lolophono .orvlco on Sunday. Changos In buying pallorns .nd loon porlods wllllry 10
roduco, or alloestllmlllho growlh of clrculallon, Thoso proposals woro adoplod by Iho Boord
unanimously. MoyorslHargravo, 1\ was rocommondod that 0 formal announcomont of Ihoso
culs .hould bo mado opproxlmaloly Juno 1.
HEW BUSINES~:
Tho followlno pollclos woro prosontod 10 1110 Board for Iholr rovlow ond occoplanco as Ihoy
slond and/or accoptanco with proposod revisions:
A. SOl non.rosldonl foo cord rolos lor FY92, II waSlalsod 10 .,00/yoor In 1990 and was
nol rocommondod for chongo In FY92. No ocllon was noodod.
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9. 801.4 Amond 10 IlIow rosldonl' of Emorgoncy Housing and DomOlllc Vlolonco PlolOCI
10 UIO lho library wllhoul making I '20.00 dopolll. Approved. Slain/Cox
C. 001010 Socllon 812, Mlcrocompulor Policy, offocllvo May I, 1991. Applovod.
COlC/SponcOI. Till. ollmlnaloslhe publlc,uso mlcrocompulor.
D. Amond SocII on 801.21 10 dololO Iho collocllon of Ilnos on doyslha library I. closed
Ind 10 dololo compul81 .ollworo !rom tho IIno 1111. HargrovolHoborl. Tho .yllom
.ollwaro now 1l/0vidOllho opllon ollklpplng IIno. on day. clolOd. Tho dolo lion of
I clrcul.llng mlclocompulor .oflworo colloCllon I. a pormononl chango.
E. Con.ldol a Il/oposal 10 dolelo CUI/ani Secllon 809, Unallended Chlldron and/or
Dlsrupllvo Boheviol, Ind odopl Socllon 813 Un.lIondod Chlldron. aolmlnlSloln. T~!.
roducI' Iho Igo I child m.y villllho library wllhoul on edull from nine 10 six II Iho
poront wlaho..
F. Conaldor I propo.ollO .dCPII now Socllon 809, Conduct Policy. MoyoralHorgrovo.
This I. Iho library'. IIr'l unlllod conducl poliCY cava ring adult. end chlldron and do 011
wllh lho most common IlIuos Iho alOlI must dool wllh. Enforcomonl guldollnos will
now bo dovolopod by Iho 11011.
0, Sot Holld.y hours for FY92. Moyora/aolmon. Thlll8l1oCI. Iho doclslon to close on
four minOt holldlY' plus Chrlllmos Eva day.
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Tho dlscuaalon of Iho pollclos logordlng conducllod 10 words of prolso for Iho Iowa Clly
Pollcl who havo alway. boon holplullO Iho library alOlI In doollng wllh problom pOlrons.
According to Iho '1011, Ihoy hovo always boon quick 10 lospond and dOli proloulonally wllh
dUflcult .lluallons. Tho Dlroclor was Instruclod 10 wrllo 0 10110110 Iho Clly Manogor and
Pollco Chlof to convoy tho Boord'. opproclallon.
The moollng was odjournod 01 8:07. SlolnlHorgrovo
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CIVIL SERVICE COHHISSIOII
IOWA CITY RECREATIOII CEIITER
JA/lUARY 30, 1991, 3 P.H.
HEHBERB PRESE/IT'
HEHBERB ABBE/IT'
STAFF PRESEIIT,
QUESTS PRESEIITI
Hiko Konnody, Bud Louil, and Lyra Diokorlon
1I0no.
Dolo Hollin9, Sylvia Hojia and Cathy Chinandor
TOIII IIanlon, Rick Borry
RECOHHEMDATIOI/II TO CITY COUI/CIL,
llano.
RECOHHEMDATIOIlII TO KAMMER MID 8TAFFI
. coui..ionorl diroctod Itaft to conduot tho ontry lovol polico
Oftlcor tootin9, and polioo Sorqoant and Fin captain prollloth,,;dl.
SUMMARY OF RELEVAIIT DI8CU811IOllI
Prior to tho lootinq, Hojia had lIIailod a 1010 to tho COllllllilsion
lomborl outlinin9 tho CitY'1 recollllllondationl for Firo Chiof
rooruitlont, entry lovol Polico Officor tostinq, and promotional
oxall for tho pOlitionl of Polico Sarqoant and Firo Captain.
~ro chiof Rocrultlllont
Hojia rocollllllondod that rOIUlOI bo occoptod frol applicanta throuqh
Horch 15, 1991. Thia doadline date will allow ataff to placo ada
in tho lajor Firo public~tions. Applioantl IUbmittinq a roeumo
will bo aont an acknowlod9olllent lettor, a rocruitmont brochuro
which Ilrovidoa info1'lation about tho poaltion and tho Iowa City
area and on application fo1'l to bo complotod and roturnod,
FOllowinq the Horch 15 doadlino, rOlumoo and applications will bo
roviowod by Stotf and intorviow candidatos chooon. A loloction
oOllllllittoo will bo formod which will inoludo tho City Hanaqor, tho
Chair of tho Civil. Sorvico commission and two or throe othor
individuols. The seloction committoo would intorviow tho
oandidatol ulinq a struotured intorview format.
Extonsive backqround ohooks and roforonco chocke will bo conduotod
at an appropriate time in the procoss. A psychological protile ot
the top candidates will also bo completed by Dr. Sinal.
A list at the final candidates will be forwarded to the Commission
tor cortitication in oarly Juno and a job otter will bo oxtondod.
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Following dilcullion, Konnody movod that tho rococ=ondod proc'll bo
accoptod. Louil locondod tho motion. Tho motion pallod
unanimously.
PolicD OttlcDr
KoUa rocollllllondod tho following proco.. for to.tinq ontry lovol
Polico Officor applicant.l
1. Rocruitmont . Rooruitmont activitio. will bogin approximatoly
Fobruary 1 with ad. in aroa now.papor.. Application. will bo
accoptod through 5 p.D. Karch 1.
2. Writton To.t . All opplicantl will bo roquirod to tako tho
Intornational Porlonnol Kanagomont A.looiation (IPHA) ontry
lovol Polico Officor to.t. Thil il a timod tOlt and al.uma.
that candidatu. havo had no prior law onforcomont oxporionco.
critorion rolatod validity Itudiol havo dOlDonltratod validity
for thi. tOlt for tho pUrpOIO of lolocting Polico Officor..
Tho top 50 candidatol followinq tho writton to.t would bo
o1igiblo to continuo with tho proco...
3. PhYlical Aqility tOlt . It wal rocollllllondod that tho Iowa LAw
Enforcomont Acodomy (ILEA) Phrlical aqility tOlt which wal
u.od in 111811 bo u.od again. Th I tolt condltl of four ovont.
that .imulate law onforcoDont activitio., pUlhing a di.ablod
vOhic1o, runninq an obltoclo cour.o, ro.ouinq and dragging a
"por.on" to .afoty, and carryinq on 801 woiqht a do.iqnatod
diltance. Tho phy.ical aqility would bo admini.torod on a
pal./fail balil only.
4. Perlonality Invontory and. BRA Vorbal . Tho Iowa LAw
Enforcomont Acado my roquirol that tho KHPI and SRA verbal bo
qivon to all individuall cortifiod al poaco officor. in tho
Itate of Iowa. Due to tho high oxponlo of thil tOlting, it il
rocollllllondod that tholo tOltl bo odminiltorod to tho top 50
applicantl only. ILEA roquiromonto .tate that individuala
mUlt havo a raw Icoro of 37 or abovo on tho SRA to bo
cortifiod al a Poace Officor. Tho KHPI intorprotationl will
bo uled to purluo aroal of oonoern throuqh' tho intorviow and
roforonco chock procoll,
5. Oral Intorviow . FroD tho rank orderod writton to It 100rOl it
il rocommondod that approximatoly tho top 40 condidatol who
pallod tho phYlical agility tOlt bo Ichodulod for intorviowl
with City Itaff. Natural broak pointl in tho writton tOlt
IcorOI and tho City's affirmativo action objoctivol will alao
bo conaidorod in dotermining tho oxaot numbor intorviowod.
6. Background Information. Staff will bogin oompilinq baokground
information on applicante following tho written tost.
Information will inoludo polioo rocords, drivinq rocorda and
omploymont roforoncoa. Thia information will bo availablo to
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7. cortitioation at Lilt - Followinq complotion at tho
interviews, tho couboion will bo prolontod with a rank
ordorod lilt at candidatol. TOlt IcorOI, rocordl ohockl and
rotoronco intormation, al woll al tho intorviow rOlultl, will
bo cono1dorod in rankinq tho candidatol. statt will alia
provido to tho couillion a IUllllllary ot oach candidato
inoludinq oducation and work hiltory. Tho commillion will
oortity a lilt ot ton candidatll. In addition, a locond lilt
at up to ton candidatol will bo providod tor your approval to
bo hold in rOlorvo in tho ovont that tho tint lilt 10
oxhaultod within one yoar ot cortitication.
statt requOltod that tho cOllllllillion allow Itott lama tloxibility to
chanqo datol it noodod.
Tho Couill1on mOGon inquirod it tho polico Chid had any
concornl about tho procoll. Winkolhako rOlpondod that it mot hil
approval.
Following di.cuI.ion, Konnody movod to accopt tho rocommondation
tor ontry lovol Polico otticor rocruitmont and tOltinq. Dickorlon
locondod tho motion. Tho motion pallod unanimoully.
tire caDta1.n
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Roquiromontl tor tho pOlition ot Firo captain aro ono yoar al a
Firo Lioutonant with tho city ot Iowa city, thorotoro a maximum ot
nino individuall aro oliqiblo to participato. Hojia rocoUlndod to
tho couillion that tho tOltinq proooduro conlilt ot on ollollmont
oontor 01 had boon doni in tho palt tor othor promotional tOltinq.
De9inninq February 4, 0 momo explaininq th~ promotional procell
would bo diltributod 10 that oliqiblo individual I may li9n-uP to
porticipato. All individuall mootinq tho ono yoar roquiromont 01
o Lioutonant and liqn-up prior to tho doadlino will bo oligiblo to
partioipato in tho Allollmont cantor.
stott recommondod that ROlourco Hana90mont A8Iociatoa bo contractod
to conduct the A8IolDmont contor. statt hOD workod with RHA in the,
pOlt and hal boon vory ploalod with tho rOlultl. Tho .alsoslmont
contor would bo Ichodulod tor tho tint part ot April, dopondinq on
stott Ichodulel and that ot RHA. Upon conclusion ot tho tOltinq,
o rank ordored list will bo providod to tho commiso1on. It WOD
rocommondod that only thoso candidatos whoso scoros moot tho
minimal accoptablo lovol.ot portormanoo or abovo bo cortitiod.
Followinq diaoussion, Konnody movod to ocoopt tho rocommondation
tor Fire captain prolllotionala. Lou1a locondod tho motion., Tho
Illotion passod unanilllously,
Eglico Sorl1onnt
Hinimum roquiromontl tor tho position ot Polico sorqoant ora tivo
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yoarl olCpor!onco III a polico otfioor wlth tho Iowa Clty polico
Dopartlont. Duo to tho larqo nulbor ot ollqlblo appllcant. (30
otticor.), Mojia rocollondod a two-part tootlnq prooodurol a
writton toot to idontHy tho top candldato. and an aOIOlllont
cantor to ovaluato tho potontlal job portormanco ot tholo
candidatol.
HtJtton To.t . Statt rocollondod u.lnq a wrltton to.t
dovolopod by IPHA . (Intornatlonal poreonnol Hanaqolont
ABlociatlon). A IIllnll1lulll ot lile wookl proparatlon tllo wl11 bo
allowod botwoon tho tll1lo ot tormal announoolont ot tho tOlt
and thl tll1lo it il adllnlltorod.
A.IO.lmont Contor. FOllowlnq tho writton tOlt tho top 15
candldatol will partlclpato in an allOIDlIlont cantor. It wal
rocollondod that ROlourco Hanaqolont A.loclatol bo ulod
bocaulo ot tho1r tOllliliarity with tho city ot Iowa CltV.
FOllowinq tho a.lOI'lont cantor a rank ordorod 111t al woll a,
writton cOllllllontl about oach candldato wl11 bo providod to
Itatt and tho COllllllil.ion. It wa. rocollllllondod that only tho.o
candidatol who havo a Icoro which IOOtO tho IIllnll1lal lovol ot
accoptablo portormanco bo con.idorod tor cortltlcatlon.
Tho tinal rankinq ot candidato. would bo a combinatlon ot both tho
writton to.t at a woight ot 25' and tho a..olllont contor at a
woight ot 75'. Tho cOlllllli..ion would havo tho option ot cortityinq
up to ton otticarl 01 oliqiblo tor prclllotion.
Tho writton to.t will bo Ichodulod tor April 5, 1991 and tho
a.....lont cont.r tor tho wook ot April 15, 1991 dopondlnq on tho
AVAilAbility ot ROlourc. Manaqolllont A..ooiAtO..
Konnody 1Il0vod to accopt tho rocollllllondation tor tho police Sarqoant
prolllotionAl procolI. Oickorlon locondod tho lotion. Hotion pallod
unanilllou.ly. .
Tho finAl itolllot dhcull8ion Wl\ll propolod chanqo. in tho civil
Sorvico Law. Hollinq olCplainod to tho Comml..ion that throuqh hi,
aalociation with tho Iowa Loaquo ot Hunicipalitlo1 ho has bocolllo
awaro ot rocommondationl by othor Iowa citlos tor chanqo. to tho
civil sorvlco law. IIollinq dhtrlbutod coplo1 ot a drllft ot a
lottor ho Wlll sondinq to Kant sovorn, Dlroctor ot Loq1alativo
Sorvicol tor tho Loaquo ot Iowa Hunlclpalltlol, addrosslnq tho Clty
ot Iowa CitY'1 concorns foqardlnq tho Clvil Sorvlco Law. lIollinq
asked tho cOllllllission to roview tho lettof and contact him wlth any
comlllonts Of luqqestionl.
Louis lIlovod to adjourn tho 1Il0otlnq at 3145 p.m. Dlckerson socondod
tho lotion. Tho lotion possod unanilllously.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
MARCH 18, 1991
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rufino Ancloux. Bud aode, Harold Slogol 13:40 p,m.l, Junl
Plopor, MAry aooallnd, aorry BUlla, Duana Moon., VInca Maurol
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
aUESTS PRESENT:
Joan Hood
Bolla Mol.al, AMO Burnsldo, Aulslonl Clly Allornoy
Willard Forbor, Council of Eldora
CALL TO ORDERnNTRPQUCTIONIPUBLlC OISCUSSIONIMINUTES:
aod. c.llod Iho moollng to ordol It 3:10 p.m. Thoro woo no public dl.cu..lon. a~o
InUoducod Willlld Forbol, CaE roprOlonllllvo.
The Son/or Canlol Comml.alon loviowod Iho January 21, 1991 ond Fobruory 211, 1991 Sonlor
C.nIOl Comml.slon moo ling mlnulo,. Moon. .IOlod Iho Fobruory 211, 1991 mlnutOl donolo
lhal ho did notlllond lho Cily Counclllnd Board of Suporvl.or mlollngs. Moons Ita lad lhal
ho did not IlIond Ihoao moollng. bocou.o ha w.. nOllnformod ollhom. aodl .tllod Ihl
following corrocl/ono should bo modo to Iho Fobruary 211, 1991 mlnuIO':
Paa' 4 . Rovonu..... .am/and .old lhat for Iho PUIPOSO of Iho mlnulo, II should bo
.talod lhal discussion woo hold Ind rocommondallons by Iho Commission woro modo
to Iho iliff 1hall~QljJd .ha Cl1Y.llldJcata to CouDCIl...:. Chango 10 .aooslond laid lhat
for Iho purpo.. of lha mlnulOS II should bo .Iolod Ihol discussion wo. hold and
IOcommondlllon. by tho Comml'l/on woro mado to .Iaff lhatlho Clly Monogolshould
Indlcolo 10 Council....
pago 3 . · ...aodo .old IhOI whon nogollvo commonls wore rocolvod, )1 could b~
IlnmAlllA1D.lv axala1llllUlhv the Commls~lon vOled ~ar A ~onlh Club~
Chango 10 .aodo sold whon nag olive commonll woro rocolvod, mom bora of Iho
Council of Eldora Ind Sonlol Conlol Commission should rospond wllh oxplonotlon
Immodlololy, I... Doll" A Monlh Club..
Movod by Bussa, .ocondod by Moons, 10 Ipprovo Iho FObruory 211, 1991 mlnulos os
corroclod. Tho motion poasod.
SENIOR CENTER UPDATE:
JANITORIAL SERVICE. Molsol roporlod Ihotlho Clly has wrlllon 0 momo 10 Iho janitorial
.orvlco .Iollng that ovon II Iho lonllorlollorvlco undorbld, Ihoy ora sllll rosponslblo for Iho
work. Slnco Iho lonllorlalsorvlco Is unwilling 10 work at I loss, Ihoro will bo no mora ovonlng
'onllorlal sorvlco as of Juno: and Iho Clly Council will nood 10 mako 0 doclslon rogordlng
jonllorlal.orvlco for Iho Sonlol Conlol and Clvlo Conlor.
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aREEN THUMB WORKER. Molsa' oxpl.lnod Iho aroon Thumb Ptogrom will pay for on oIdol
porson to work for I non'll/ofll organ/rlllon for IwO years, MollOl said Boryl Soggorman I.
working 20 hour. pol wook as lho SOn/Of Conlol rocopllonlsl .nd may work 24 houri pol
wook. Batyl wllllako OVOI 1IIIISks Involvod with clmlogl.\rollon which will froo-up Joyco
for mora complox work.
CEIL/NO lOWERINa. Molsol..ld she has roquollod bid. from conlllClor. 10 lowor bolh tho
oxarclao loom Ind classroom 12 coiling. .nd 10 romodollho mononlno cloaot.
OPERATIONAL HANDBOOK, Mollol roporlod she ha. complolod Iho Oporlllonol Handbook
Ind Son/or Conlol Commlsalon mombor. will rocolve COplOI II Iho noxl Sonlor Conlol
Comml.alon moo ling.
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STAFF ACTIVITIES. MollOlllltod lorl BanI WII Isked 10 .pook IIlho 10wI Humonlllo.
Board moollng about Son/or Conlol progrlmmlng. MollOl nOlod lho Son/or Clnloll.lho only
location whoro Iny of lho Humln/IIII Board granl. .re Ippllod for Of usod by oldor poople.
Junl PlOPOI.nd Frlodl Shannon g,vI I lour 10 lorrolno Dorfmln'. clm on Iglng.
Molselaold lho Sonlor Conlor .11" wllllllond Ihe aovernor'. Con for once on Aging In May 10
glvo I comploll dly'.lralnlng on san/or conlor.. Tho dllOClor from SponcOI, Iowa, Jonlco 01/,
and an Iowa SIIIO focully mombol, David Hammon, aro Isalsllng with tho IlIlnlng. Mol.ol
laid she will proaontlnlormollon logordlng orgonlrlng I .1010 moclollon of 'OnlOf conlOI
dllocior.. Suaon Rogu.ky wlll.pook on Iho UIO of volunloor.. Lori Bonz, Klthy Walloco and
MollOl will give I prOlonlollon on publlc'prlv'lo parlnorahlp. for .orvlm.
Mol.olllporlod aha will bo 10WI'1 10prOlonlollvo 10 Iho Dologolo Council for tho Nallonal
In.lllulO of Sonlor Conlora In MlY.
MONTHLY ATTENDANCE FlaURES. Mollolslotod lncorroct pguros woro locolvod from
Congrogole MOIls on wookond usago and Iho loll owing corrocllons ahould bo modo: Saturday
. total 412 changod to 11112,12:00.249 changod 10 389, Sunday .101011110 changed to
930, and 12:00. 233 Changod to 8113.
aodo OIkod II Ihe CIIY loqulrol I company 10 po.t I bond 101 non.conformonco whon Ihoy
locolvo I bid .uch o. from Iho lonllorlol aorvlce. Molsol oxplalnod Iho lonllorlol aorvlce .old
Ihl parson who OIllmolod only olllmolod ono flool fOI Iho Civic Conler, and Iho conlrlct
loads IhOI Ollhol party wllhln 60 days con got oul with no causa, Mauror asked II only ono
bid WOI rocalvod. Molsol.old olhor bid. woro rocolvod bUllhoy woro lubstonllolly hlghor.
SENIOR CENTER PRESENTATIONS:
Plopollloled Iho Council of Eldora dIscussed Oldor Americans' Day. Plopor laid Iho Council
of Elder. commllloos ora vary ocllvo and Oldor Amorlcons' Day plans ora going vory woll.
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Bu," said aha allondod Iho Clly Council maollng. Bussa said tho lhankod Clly
Councllmombora fOllholr .Upporl for Iho Tonth Voor AnnIvorsalY,llI01Onlod Inlormlllon lboul
Ihe Soplomboll Oth, Illh. 121h and 13lh plans, and Invilod Ihom 10 como. BuslO said tho
pre san lad almllollnformollon IIlho Johnson Counly Boord of Suporvl.or. moo ling. Sho 11.0
oxplolnod Iho Dollar A Monlh Club. Bussa said lhal Dick Myora ollho Board of Suporvl.or.
aakod aboullhe 0111 Fund Ind how It wo. .ponl.
JOINT MEETING REVI~:
aodo lIalod Sonlor Conlol CommlssJon mombora rocolvod lho 1111 of br.ln'lormlng Idouln
Mollol'. Milch 8, 1991 mama logordlng Iho lolnl moollng, aodo said hopolully Iho Council
of Eldora Commllloe, Son/or Conlol Commission, and lha Commhloe fOf lho Tonlh VIII
Ann/vorsaty will moolto dlscu.. Iho IIsl of broln'lormlng Idoo.. aodo IOld hi will .uggoal
lhatlho Tonlh Yoar Ann/vorsary Commllloo work wIth lho VoIuntoor Rocogn/llon Ccmmllloo.
aooalond askld II volunloora would fool .hort-changod II a spoclol ovonl would bo Includod
during Ihl birthday wook calabro lion. Molsel.old volunloor nomOl.ro dllployod on Ihescloll,
fQSI and Prm.Clllran. Bussa o.kod Sonlor Cenlol Comml.slon mombor. whal \hay \houghl
about holding I volunloOl recognlllon conllnonlol brookfaal rOlhor lhan I dIMOI. Busse said
Ihe day would 1001000 I broakflll honoring Iho volunloora, and an ovonlng danco. PfOPOI said
Ihe brolkfaat Is I grootldoo and pooplo would IpproclolO Iho chango. Bussa saId hol
commluol will work on II. aooslond Slid a .ororllY holpod sorve Ihl dlMlI .nd Ihoy should
bo conloclod oorly on bocouse Iho breokfoll would bo hold during clmllmo. aodo uk ad II
spoclole"angomonl' will bo noodod for CongrogolO Mools. Mol.olsald Iho brook fOIl would
notlnlolforo wllh Congrogolo Mo.I.1I Ihoy woro oul by II :00 I,m. MIUlOI Iskod how many
. pooplo will bo about. Molsol .old opploxlmotoly 200 pooplo usu.lly enond Iho VolunloOI
Rocognlllon Dlnnor. aooslond .uggo.tod planning 0 spoclol avant for poraon. who have
volunloorod atlho Sonlol Conlor fOllon yoora. Busse seld on ovonll. bolng p1oMod. aodl
nOlod Ihollho Ideo about chang'ng Iho Volunloor Rocognlllon DIMor 10 .omolhlng 01.0 has
bean dl.cussod fOllho pOllthrol yoors.
COMMITTEE eEPORT~:
Plopolloporlod Iho Rvo.Yoor 0001 Planning Commllloo mol on tho 141h, .pontllmo loviowlng
tho gOals, and dllcusslon rololod:
I, Support: Tho Rnonco Commlnoo has roplocod Iho Booslor Club,
2. Tronsportollon: An arllclo In Iho Sonlcr Canlol fQU rogardlng cor'poollng, and
S.E.A.T.S. baing moro ovolloblo 10 Iho Sonlor Conlor. Tho cost hoslncroolod 10 .1.110
por rldo. Molselsald S,E,A.T.S, Is Iou avolloblo 10 tho Sonlol Cantor. Thoy aro
oervlng Iou oldor peoplo Ihon losl yoor. Molsol sold bocouso 01 hondlcappod
occoulblllly lows ond S.E,A,T.S. conlracls wllh olhor organlrollons.uch o. aOodwill,
Ihoro Is loss limo 10 Iransport oldor poraons, ospoclolly oldol pooplo living oUlsldo Iowa
Clly. Slogql asked II pooplo living In Iowa Clly hovo troublo golllng S.E.A,T.S. Mo'sol
said, 'No, II you IIvo In Iowa Clly, you can gal .orvico ovary day.' Melsol said Ihoro
110 rool problom wllh sorvlco In Iho counly, aodo sold Ihotll lomolhlng Ihol.hculd
bo lookod Inlo somo moro.
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3. Imooe: Bllno a Frlond Day and vfdoo-taplng, P!opor ask ad WIllard Forbor. Iho Council
of Eldora roprosenlollve, 10 osk Iho CoE II Ihoy'ro going 10 do Iho Brlno I Frlond Day.
P1opor Isked Maisel how many pooplo oro bolng 1I0lnod fOI vldoo'loplng and II Ihoro
II I cobloco.t .chodule. Molsol .old Ihe c.bloCUI schodule I. In Iho l'Ion.Cltlran
ovary weak and In Iho egn and Ihero aro curronUy flvo peoplo working on vidoo-
loping. Mel.el naiad Ihero aro Ion houlI of worksludy holp. NOXI yoor thoro will ba
20 houlI of help wllh ono parson working on programming and anolhor POllon
wOlklng 10 recruit and train volunloora.
Tho olhar goal. wore loviowod, bUllhe Commllleo luggO.lod quosllons 10 bo ralsad. P10pol
askod how many pooplo are galling Iho Son/or Conlor egn and whon Illho dlscounl. Molsel
uld Ihe dl.counll. not baing dona any more bocauso pooplo didn't .how on Inlorolt In II and
wo couldn't oat volunleoll.
P1opor o.kod II Iho heollh .ulIO I. baing fully usod. Maisel laid Iho hoallh .ullo Is balno usod
Ilot bocouse VNA rocolvod 0 grontlhal paid fOllhom 10 do Ihe Hoodolo.Tol sCloonlng, and
Ihore ora HOIllh Doponmont ,cleonlngs and clluos on exorcise oqulpmonl.
P1apollnqulrod aboullhe usa of Iho compulor and whOI 010 Iho now USOl. Molseluld many
peoplo use tho compulor. Molsel roportod Iho compulor hard drlvo broko and Iho Clly
purchllOd 0 now hard dllvo.
aodo sold 11,100 Sonlol Conlol fQW ora pllnlod, buill vorlos ooch monlh. Malsolsold onco
I yoor Ihl Sonlor Cen\Ol egn prlnls a requost asking peraonsllving oul of town II Ihoy wont
10 conllnuo rocolving Iho Senior Conlor egn. Plopol .old BUlle suggo.lod Ihollhe SOnlOI
Conlel noodslo conslonlly show opproclollcn to volunloer..
P1opor sold Ihot whon peoplo ora lOlling goals fOllho Sonlor Conlor, II .hould ba consldorod
how much tlmo tho Council of Eldera, Sonlol Cenler Commission mombers 01 funding bodlll
aCluolly .pend In tho Senlol Cenlol 10 know what Is golno on and tho nood. of Iho Sonlor
Cantor. P1opolsold poopla need 10 spond limo otlho Sonlol Cenlor 10 loolly knows what goos
on. As on oxompll, Pia pel sold sho roollrod on oudllorlum Is noedod In Ihe Senlol Conlol
bocousa III. vary dllflcullto find volunloora and Ills I Iremendous amount of work to 101 up
tho ouombly room fOI programs. Plepor .Iolod 0 go.llhe Sonlor Conlor should slllvo for I.
galling on oudllorlum. Bussa sold on oudilorlum might ollrocl poople and would onhonco Iho
Sonlol Cenllllmogo. Bussa said Ihe Commllloo dlscuuod Iho Spookera BurOlu In lOlling
.orvlco club. know Sonlor Cenler reprosenlollvos oro available 10 spoak 10 Ihem. Molsol and
Sonlor Conlor Commission membors discuss ad Iho Spookora Bureau. M.uror oskod whoro on
oudllorlum could bo locolod In Iho Senlol Conlor. Molsol sold on oudllorlum could bo buill
ovellho aocond floollowol roof oroo. Mouror .old It would bo on oxponslvo pro)ocl. Molsol
.old on oudllorlum projoct would nood Iho formollon of 0 foundoUon unl... tho CIIY would
build I parking lamp In Iho bock of Iho Sonlor Conlor and Iho Sonlor Conlol could got exllo
floors from Ihal. Busse .old Iho proposed Art Conlol could bo on ollornaUvo. Molselsold II ,
Islmporlont allho Sonlor Conler Ihal evorYlhlng Islocalod wllhln Iho Sonlor Cenler for ono.
.tcp uso of 011 ocllvlllos. Plopor sold on Idea 10 enhonco Iho Imago of Iho Sonlol Conlells to
make loura ovolloblo 10 sorvlce clubs, Molselsald one problom wllh Iho Spoakera Buroou wo.
Ihat many pooplo glvlno proaonloUons had boon Involvod In only ono acllvlly ollho Sonlor
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Conlor and could nOI glvo Iho full p1cluro of Iha Sonlor Cont". Pioper 'UOllO.tod thoro could
bo .pec/altralnlng for a .poclol group 01 .po.kora. Busse .1010d the Tonlh Veor AMlverlOry
could bo In cPPortunlly for oblalnlng and \raining volunloora.
Slogl/ rOPortod lhal ho look SOnlOI Centor fQSIS 10 Iho Veloron. AdmlnlslraUon Hospllal
Ind conlaclod Ann/a TUllio. Slogor IOld ho wrOlo 101l0ra 10 othor IOn/or conlora and rocelvod
I 10.ponsl and InformoUon from Iho Codor Rapid. WllwOI Conlor.
aoaa/and said Iho Council of Eldora has oppolnlod poraons 10 Iho Tonlh Voor Ann/voraery
Commllloo and I mooUng dOlO will bo .chodulod.
Mauror roporlod I Flnaneo Commllleo moo ling hll boon schodulod.
OPEN DISCUSSIQ.ti:
Godo askod II Lorraine aordon Brooso rocolvod a rosponso from Iho Mayor ond BOl/d of
Suporvlsor. rogordlng hOllollor. MolsellOld Brooso rocolvod a rasponse from Iho Mayor
lIylng 'Thank you for writing. Iho mea ling ha.n'l boon schodu/od yotlnd Iho mooUng I.opon
to lho public,' In 100Ponsl 10 aodo, Molsolaald Iho moollng has nOI boon .chodu/od yat.
aodo naiad lhal Charllo Duffy I. not vary wall, Iho moollng may nOI bo schedu/od fOl I long
limo, Ind lho pl')/Icy lhal I. In p1oco will .IOy In placo for 0 while.
Godo roforrod to Iho January 21, 1991 Sonlor Conlor Commission mlnuIO', pogo flvo, Opon
Dlscu..lon, 'Molsel.old Iho pOlonllal ox/.1I fOI AARP 10 sponsol 0 program opon 10 Iho non.
oldorly, .uch lllho Town Moollng, and lhal would nood 10 bo dl.cussed by Iho Commission.'
aodo IIld he rocolvod In Invilollon fOI 0 Town Moollng and II had naval boon dlscussod by
Iho Comml../on. MollOl oxplolnod AARP collod Lori Bonz and .old Ihoy wore co-.ponsorlng
Iho ,vont. Mol.ol .old Bonz told AARP Ihoy would no ad 10 pay Iho t211 foo and a/ann
Jablonski, Prosldonl, 01 Harold Slogor would nood to pick up Ihe koy and be lospon.lblo.
Mol.olsald, 'Somoono oulwlllod us by gOlllng AARP 10 co'sponsor II.' aodo IOld, 'Tho
mlnullI .1010 It noodsto bo dl.cussod by Iho Commission.' aodo oskod If somoono on .1011
gave the ckay wlthoul bringing It 10 Ihe Commission. Molsel sold Bonz did bocauso AARP
collod Ind laid lhay wOle having 0 Town Moollng, In rosponso 10 aode, Molsolsold Bonz hod
nOI.oon Iho mlnutll and It II .omolhlng Iho Commission should discuss. aodo slat ad, 'Tho
mlnullI .oy II AARP wonls to .ponsOI a non'oldorly group, II has to bo discussed by Iho
Commission.' aode IOld II should bo placed on Iho ogondo fOI dIscussion by Iho Commlulon.
aodo IIkod II Iho t211 foo I. usod for /anllorlollorvlco. Molsolsold Iho t25 foo Is chorgod
10 any non.C/ly groups fOI nlghlllmo mooUngs and II lho room Islof!lho way Ihoy found It,
Ihoy gotlholl monoy bock. Maisel seld otlssuo Is whOlhol Ihe CommIssion wonls Ihls
conllnuod. Mauror oskod whalls moonl by 'oldor.' Molsol sold ago 115 yoora or oldor.
Mlurol oskod II ovolyono In Iho group has 10 bo 115 or oldor. aodo said Iho mlnutos lOad,
'MollO I nOlod Ihollho only non'oldorly groups ollowod 10 uso Iho SonlOI Contor I/O board.
ouoclllod wllh Iho Clly of Iowa Clly.' aodo said, 'This Is 0 non'oldorly group lhotl.n't
ossoclalod wllh Iho Clly of Iowa Clly and so Ihoy shouldn't hovo boon ollowod 10 use Iho
Sonlor Conlor.' Busso seld, 'AARP, which ISlho sponsoring ogoncy for Iho moollng, fll' our
doflnltlon of on oldorly group.' Molsolsold Bonz Ihoughlll wos IIko Iho GAP Progllm . 0 Jolnl
group whoro Ihoro could bo 50 studonts and IIvo pooplo from AARP, bUI AARP sponsora II.
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God. ..Id tho mlnulll clollly Indlcllo thai (I shouldn'l hlppon. Oodo ..Id It will bo schodufod
for dlscu.slon.
PI.pel ..Id I Clly High Sludont Club, almllar 10 tho aAP Program, w.nlllO mool wllh oIdol
people .t tho Son/or Conlol onco . monlh.
The mo.1Ing .dloutn.d It 4:30 p.m.
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OCTOBER 3, 1000
ROBERT A. LEE RECREATION CENTER
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mlko OtoclcmJn, Flw KllpoL1cIc, JIm Mu/lfl, RIde B.chokfor
Bornio OMkI, DIck FllnlZ
Lynn Bolclly
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tho mooUng WI' caIlod 10 ordol at ~: I 0 p.rn.
Movod by Dlockman, aoccndod by KIIp.1rlck. 10 apptovo tho minutes of tho March 28, 1990 mooUng u .ubmltlod.
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DIeckman nomJnltod IOlpalrlck 10 .OIVO u Board ChaItman. MuDol .occndod tho nomination. thoro woro no 0\h0l
nornInl'UoIll. KIlpatrick wu oloclod Choltman for\ha IOmalndol of 1990, on I :HI vela, wI\h KIIpllrlck obslalnfng,
Tho roclproclty poncy eslobllshod al\ho Apr. 7, 1983 Plumbing Board mooUng WI' lovtowod, II Wp docldod
unanlmoustt nollo change \hi. polley.
Ton Ippnod 10 loko tho Journeyman Plumbol oxarn end tIvo Ippnod lor\ho Maatol Plumbors axem. All nvo ol\ho
i Ippllcanlo for\ho Mlslor Plumbors: Lao R. wunarn., Robart A. leBarro, Ernost Vlasor, Jack Moyor and Loru Boadlo
I wort Ipp'rovod.
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I Of tho appnconta for Journeyman Plumbor o~, Mlchool Krantz. Don A. Mulllnlx and Dan/ol P. Kolly woro applovod.
I' Appneanls Josoph Nostvodl, Dan Kumbolor, Robert YodOl, Dan Bohr, Milk J. Strallon and Donnls Whllo noodod moro
vorlacaUon of \holl procUcal oxporlonco. Allor .om. discussion wI\h Lynn Boochy concornlng tho ovtdonco pros~ntod
In regard 10 oppllcanl Don KumbalOl, II WlS moved \hal ooch .ubmlt.uch ovldonco,
Appncanl Woyno Oroul was nolapplovod bocouso thoro was no ovidonco thai ho workod lor an oslabllshod plumbing
company 01 undO/tho .upervislon 01 a nconaod plumbol.
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Drockman movod lor adjournmonl alII: I 0 p.m, Bacholdor socondod Iho moUon and tho mooUno was odjournod,
Mlnutos aubmlllod by Bornlo Osvald, Socrolary, Board 01 Examlnors 01 Plumbors,
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IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
APRIL 22, 1991
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Torry PowoII, Dorothy Paul, Hay.yood Bolio, Rollo StarT, ChIa.
HaIng Lu, Alison Amo. Galstad
Frod Mlm., JllSCn Chon, Ray Halnos
Alice Harris. Anno Burnsldo
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Nono.
Nono.
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R,J. W1nkolhako, Pollco Chlol.
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Tho mootlno was called 10 order by Commlsslcnol Rosla Slarr. Tho noxt Commission mooting
Is Ichodulod 'or May 20 al7:00 p,m.ln tho Sonlol Conlol Classloom. Bolio movod approval 01
Iho mlnulos cl March 25. Amos Galslad locondod, Motion carriod.
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Harris loportod a prodotormlnaUon loltlomonl agroomonllnvolvlng an allegation 01 discrimInation
basod on HIV+ dlsablllty otatus and soxuaJ orlonlatlon harassmont and dlscrimlnatlon In tho
workplace. A senlomont was roached 01 $1,700 lor tho Complainant. Harris also ropertod thai
Slarr asslstod horwllh a prodolormlnatlon soltlomonl mediation losslon cn a rolallatlon complaInt,
Toam A: Raportod an NPC ruling on HlNO 5.18.9003 and HlRMS 5.10.9002 . NPC,
Team B: Powoll roporlod ElMS 8.7.9003 . NPC: ElRS 7.24-9002 . NPC.
Toam C: No ropert,
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Paul.uggostod thai tho U.N. convontlon languago on human Ilghls be a lovlalon 10 tho Iowa City
human rights ordinance. Bumslde suggoslod thai a commltloo bo oslllbllshod 10 look al a total
rovlalon 01 tho ordinance.
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HanI. announcod thai VIcIOI Arango, human rlghls award loclplonl, will bo 01 tho noxt moodng.
Hanls 8Mouncod thalsho will bo In the HUD conferoneo Irom April 28 thlough May 8. Sho wID
be atlondlng tho HUe conforonco In Atlanla May 14 and win lolum on May 20.
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Starr recommended thai a roconslderaUen 101 a lehearlng on lI1e moUen modo by tho Roapondonl
In lI1e Klllroll v. KIrlin's case bo donlod. Sho oponed up lor discussion 1110 Issuo of tho' two
moUon. bfoughllO tho Commission by the Respondonl. tho motion fOI !ho rehoarlng and 1110
motion lor 8ddltlonal Ume 10 sook judlclal roview. A quorum was nol prosonllo volo on thoso
Iasuo.. Powoll ralsod quostlons aboultho Incldonl found In tho 10POl\. Bolle modo a .uggo.tlon
thai tho appIlcallon 10110hoarlng be do'nlod, bulthal additional tlmo bo glanlod fOI ROlpondonl
10 .eok ludlclal rovlow. A mooting by Commlsslonollls to bo schedulod lor AptU 29 a17:30 a.m.
In 1110 Council Chamboll 10 voto on tholo two motions thai havo boon prosontod by tho
Rospondon~ KIrlin's Hallmark.
R,J. W1nkolhake, Police Chief, was presenllo roport on halo crlmo staUstlcs In Iowa Clly. Ho
montlonod thai tho pollco olllcolS do undorgo a lour-day training 01 approxlmaloly 32 houlo In
January and Fobruary; Among the lopIcs covered 810 tho reporting 01 hale crime statistics and
tho procedure lor so doing. Also, pollco ollleors do rocoivo training on dlvorslty and IOnslUvtty
workshops, Ono workshop wllllncludo Iho use 01 sign language. Also such loplcs as how 10 doal
wllI1 domonstralollaro addrossed. Tho POllco Chlolslalod thai tho 10pOrllng procoduros on halo
crlmos roqulrod fOltho olato 810 sUlI bolng roflned. Ho slalod 01 this polnl no hate crlmos havo
boon Idonllflod duo to tho numbol 01 lactors to bo conlldorod In tho loporllng proceduros. Ho
montlonod thai ollontlmos nowspapel roporls thai may Includo hate crlmos aro nolloporlod to
pollco, thus thOIO statistics 010 not avallablo. '
Tho mooting was adJoumod,
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1Cllll1U'1I8m. Pat FOltor, Richard B11III, Antonia Hallilton, Robort
Hickl, John Ockontoll
.fAr. ,aI811f. ~lno Durnlid., Ron O'N.il
QQI.f8 ,aulIf. Carl Byorl, Hiko Vormaco
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Cha1rporlon B11III caUod tho looting to ordor at 7t03 p.lI. A quOl'lllll
ot tho co..illion va. pro.ont.
lPPROVlL O' NIWOfI"
Tho linutOl ot tho Fobruary 19, 19!H, looting voro approvod II
pr.l.ntod.
AUflORIIAfION O' BIPINDI!URI8'
Tho li.t ot oxponditurl. tor tho 1I0nth ot Harch VIII prollntod.
cOlli..ion lIoJDbor. roque. tad intormation on lovoral ot tho billa.
O'N.il ro.pondod to tho quoltionl about particular billa.
Ockentol. lIado a lotion to approvo tho Harch oxpondituro li.t.
Ha.ilton .oconded tho lotion and it vaa opprovod 5-0.
,PDLIO DISCUSSION . IflMS MOf OM AGINDA.
No ita.. voro prelontod.
If EMS 'OR DISCUSSION/AafIOM.
Bocau.o tho tint itu on tho agenda could involvo a lcng
dilcullion, BlulI IllggOltod tho agonda itells be taken out ct ordor.
Thoro voro no objootions.
c. pr'l.ntation. USf 80il Tostinq . Kik. V.rlllool Hiko is a PhD
Itudont at tho Univorsity at Iowa in Environmontal Enginooring. Ho
VIII roquesting pormilsion trom tho COllllillion to conduct soil
IImpling at tho Airport. llis study involvos tho roaction ot
organislls in Boil near undorground tuol storage tanks. 110 is
particularly intorestod in sampling soil near the jet tuol tank.
Blum askod Burnside it tho couission would incurr any liability by
allowing this rosoaroh. aha indicated that sho did not boliovo tho
commission would bo assuming any additional liability by allowing
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the .tudy. oak.nf.l. lovod to Illow Hr. V.rlao. to conduct hi.
.oil la.pling .tudy It tho Airport ,ubj.ot to any waivor. tho Loqal
Dopartl.nt thouqht to bo appropriat.. HuUton IOcond.d tho lotion
Ind it va. approvod 5-0.
d. lIP GrlDt 3-u-oon-ou Carl Byon, r.pr...nting Howard R.
aro.n Complny, infol'lod tho couillion cn tho proqr... of the
.nqino.ring .0rvicol in ccnn.cticn with tho AlP grant. Cor.
"Iplo. have bo.n taken to dot'l'Iino concrot. dopth. A prolilinary
.urvoy hoe boon conductod to prioritiz.d which aroa. to r.placa.
Tha initial .urvoy indicatod that approxilltoly 6500 .quar. yard.
could be r.plac.d, doponding on COlt p.r .quaro yard.
Th. co.-i..icn di.cuII.d option. for ropairinq tho runway and ralP
ar.a. Blul .uqq..tod that it lay bo bon.ficial to ovorlay part of
tho concroto with alphalt. By.r. indicatod that a final do.iqn
plan would loon bo roady for FAA roviow.
o. L.... - corpor.t. baDq.r 1 33. J. H. Swank Company, 1..... of
hangar 1 33, hod .xpr....d conc.rn about th.ir 1.alo. Th. conc.rn
wa. th.ir ability to be roloa,.d frol tho 1.alo if thlY oxchanged
thlir aircraft for a 1arq.r on. that would not fit in thl Hangar
133. Burn.ido indicatld that thl r.lla.o c1au.o in tho currlnt
110'0 would covor thil Iituat1on. Burna1dl 'Uqqlltld a litter to
thi, Iff.ct bo ,ant to J.H. SVank Company. A lotion va. lad. by
lfalUton to allow swank thl option to be rol.lI.d frol thl 10alO if
a n.w a1rcraft wo. purchalld that would not tit in hangar 133.
lIiok, ,.condld tho lotion and it pa..od 5-0. Burn.id. will draft
a lottor to Swank indicating tho cOlli.lion" intontionl.
a. Cblptor 4, Cadi of OrdiDIDoll-Oodl revilw aDd revbioDI'
Burn,ido and tho COllillion dilcul,od lov.ra1 ohangol to tho Codo.
Bocaulo of the nuaber of chango. .uggo.tod, tho COlli.lion docidod
that furthor review of the Codo Ihould be conduotod beforo it would
be pOllibl. to lot a public hoaring. IndividUal lombor, will
.ub.it additional cOllont. and luqgoltionl. A .pocia1 looting lay
nOld to bo .chodulod to dilcull tho Codo ohangoD.
CHAIRPERSONS RIPORT.
Blum ropcrtod that tho All Stato Fly-In will bo conducted on AUlJlllt
25, 1991. sixteon aviation organizaticnl havo agrood to
participato in the ovont. Tho FAA will be bringing thoir roatored
DC-3 to the Fly-In. Blum indicated ho will have loro definite
plana to prolont to tho couillion at the noxt mooting. The
Sortoma Club hOI agreod tc bo tho looal organizing committeo. Tho
Stato Aviation Promotion couittoe vill publicizo tho ovent.
Blum vill coordinate the event betveon tho Sortola Club and tho
COllissian. RopresentativeD from sortola vi11 be invited to tho
next roqular COlliDaion leoting.
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Ocklnt.ll Itatod that tho Watlrloo Airport hal roclntly inltallld
an abovo qround tull tank IYltOI. Ho luqqoltod that thl Ccui..ion
aay want tc lcok at tho tuolinq IYltoa it and/or whon a nlw tUIl
IYltla il inltallod at tho Airport.
ADMIHIBTlAfIVI RIPOR!'
o'Nlil rlaindod tho COllillion tho stato Aviation ContlrlnclHil
IChldulod tor April 15 and 16 in DOl Hoinal, Iowa. Oakontoll, Dlu.
and rOltor oxprol.ld intorolt in attondinq. O'Noil luqqoltod that
it Hickl and Haailton wantod to attond allo, thoy Ihould notity hi.
loon.
Bocaul. ot tho Itato contorenco, tho April aOltinq will be
Ichoduled tor April 23, 1991 at 7100 p.a.
Tho state Airport I.provo.ont proqra. application il dUI on Jun. 1,
1991. O'Noil indicatod ho will apply tor tundinq tor rohabilitation
ot Runway 12/30 and tor. additional toncinq and locurity qato..
O'Nlil quoltionod whothlr the COlli.lion wantld to contributo to
.ondinq a aombor ot the rirl Dopartaont to a aircratt ro,cul/tir.
tiqhtinq lohool. Blum indicatld that tho IPAA wal atto.ptinq to
arrango .0.0 in-.tato training in coordination with Iowa Stat.
Univoraity.
Planl tor tho A80S oquip.ont are baing t1nall&od. Th. rAA and
National Woathor Sorvico hat awardad tho conDtruction contract.
The stato-.pon.orod woathor oblorvor training Ichool will be
conductod on April 22 - April 25 at tho WOlttiold Inn. Soveral
poople trcI tho Iowa City aroa will bo attonding.
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The noxt roqular Airport Commie.ion mooting i. Ichodulod tor April
23, 1991 at 7100 p.l.
ADJOUIUIIIZII'1'I
Ilicks lovod to adjourn tho looting. Ookontoll locondod tho lotion
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
APRIL 10, 1991.4:30 P,M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Joff Ballo, Candaco Boyd, Ernlo aalor, COlhorlno Johnson, John
Pollon
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Nono
Molody Rockwoll, Dana Chrlsllanson, Kovln Doylo, Mary Jo Noll
John Moreland, Jim Lano, Bob Smllh, Bob Hicks, Kovin Monson,
Roy Wlngato, LarlY SChnllljol, Douglu Russoll, Jan Nosh, Paula
Blandl, Aloxandor Korn, Tom Charllon, Jim Knopp
W]JO ORDER:
Chalrporaon Pollan callod Iho moo ling to ordor 01 4:3S p.m,
'ONSIDERATION OF THE ~INUTES Of FEBRUARY 13. 1991:
Johnson movod 10 OpplOVO tho mlnutos of Iho Fobruary 13, 1991, moollng. Bona secondod.
Tho mOllon corrlod 4.0.
1. ~.910~. Public hoollng on 0 loquostsubmlllod by S&M Ponnors to pormlt dwolllng
unlls obovo the ground flool of 0 commorclal uso and 10 pormlt Off'IIIOOI parking on
i loporole 101 In Iho CC.2, CommunllY Commercial, zona 101 propony localod 011486
First Avonuo,
Rockwoll revlewod Iho Ilotl loport dalod April 10, 1991. (Galer arrlvod 014:411 p,m,l
Slafllocommended that tho lequostod spoclol exception 10 pormll flvo dwolllng units
obovo the ground 11001 fOI proporty locoled at 1466 Flrsl Avonuo and 10 provide nine
off'lIrool parking spocos on 0 seporato lot, LOllI of Eastdele Moll Addllldn, and two
off'Sllool parking spocu on Iho oosementlmmodlaloly east of Lot 10 bo oPPlovod .
subjeclto Iho propelty ownol providing: II slgnogo which dOllgnotos tho parking
.pocos allocolod fOllosldonllal use, 2)securllY lighting fOllho parking aroo, panlcularly
at tho rasldonllol enlloncas to Iho building, and 31londscaplng wllhln Iho 20.foot wldo
...omont soulh and aost of LOI 10 to scroenlbuffor Iho Induslllol uso from Iho
rosldontlal opallmonls, spoclflcally by planting omur maplos (01 comparablo largo
doclduous lIoes) Intorsporaod wllh molus (crabopplol Iroos (01 comporablo small
doclduous Irooll 101 allnlorvals of 16 fOOl on conlOI within Ihe easomonl.
Pelton askod If II would bo opproprlalo 10 approvo Iho IWO opoclol oxcoptlons
loporetely. Rockwoll rospondod thotlltho parking roquost woro not approvod, Ihon
Iho applicant could not havo sufllclonl parking 10 pormlt dwolllng units on Iho socond
floor. Polton oskod II Chrlsllanson wos comfollablo with tho parking agroomont.
Chrlsllonson rospondod lhot moro porklng was provldod Inlllolly Ihon was noodod so
ro.plodging tholo nino spocos would nOI putlho olhor proporly In non.compllanco,
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April 10, 1001
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YIP DISCUSSION:
~ S1olod Ihol undol his orlgln.1 pion ho could hovo provldod
for onough porklng on lho oosomonl ho owns odjoconllo Iho SilO. bUllhol would havo
usod up 011 of Ihe groan spoco. Ho folllhol using oxlsllng off.sllo parking whllo
rOlolnlng groon spoco modo 0 mora dOllrablo IlIuollon for 0 rosldonllol uso. Ho
Indlcolod Iholln Novombol1990, ho oskod 10'0 spoclol OXcopllon 10 allow losldollllol
usos above commorclol usos fOI LOIS 8 ond 9. ROIldonllollonls oro nooded In Ihls orOl
10 ougmonllowol commorclal ronlS duo 10 Iho locollon of Iho propolllos back away
flom CIIY SIlOOIS.. Ho lIolod Ihollho rosldonllal usa fOllhlslol will oll()w him 10 hlvo
10woI commorclallonll10 allow Sysloms Unlimllod 10 movo Iholl offlcos onlo Iho
ground 11001. Ho Ilalod Ihal Sysloms Unllmllod would olso liko 10 rani somo ollho
10sldonll.1 unlll bocauso Ihol would placo lis cllonls wllhln walking dlst.nco of
aoodwllllnduslllos,
, S1alod his concorns Wllh rasldonll.1
dovolopmonlln Iho oroo becouso of ProcllI & aomblo's plans 101 oxpanslon. Ho
showod Iho Boord 0 m.p of Iho oroo Ihollncludod Ihe loco lion of Iho ploposod roll and
lIuck sorvice or... ond naiad thollho unloodlng 0100 will bo closol to Moroland's
ploporly. Morolond S1alod Ihal ho didn't hovo probloms b"couso of Iha railroad wllh
. provious, slmllat spacial oxcopllon opprovol, Ho nOlod Ihol 111 of 20 unlls havo
olloody boon opprovod by .poclol OXcopllon 101lhls oroo.
. slolod Ihot ho WOl concornod wllh Iho
nullonco fOllho rosldonls. Ho lIalod Ihol PIOCIOI & Gambia will bo oxporlonclng mojol
conslrucllon ovor Iho naxIlIvo yoors rosulllng In tho lolocallon ollruck 1101flc, rallllnos
and Ihe loodlng or.... Balla oskod Iflhore could bo Iho pOlanllol 01 chamlcallookago,
Lono lospondod Ihollhoro will bo on Incrooso In Iha volumo of chamlcols on.sllo os Iho
oCllvlly Incroosos. Ho .lroasod Ihol p&a hos Iho oqulpmont to protocl Iho
onvllonmonl ogalnst spillS. Ho nOlod Ihotlharo will bo on Inclooso In Ihlrd shill oCllvllY
.0 Ihoro will bo moro om playa 0 trolflc 0110101 hours. Ho IIroasod Ihot much unloading
will also OCCUI during Iho Ihlld shllt.
00101 oskod If Lone would 1111I hovo 0 problam wllh hovlng flvo more opollmonlsln Iha
oroo If tho 10nonlS wore 011 modo aware ollho oCllvlllu 01 PrOClel & aomble bofora
signing Ihollloosas. Lono SIOlod Ihallhoro ore IWO Induslllol usos In Ihe arGO and Ihat
011 of tho lossoes need 10 bo modo oworo lhallhore will bo Incroosas In nolso and
1I0fllc. ospoclolly during Iho ovonlng hours. Morolond slotod Ih.llhlslslhelastlollO
bo dovolopod with lhls Iypo of building In Iho oroa. Ho sllouad Ihal ho olroady hu
III unlll wllhln 75 fOOl of lha SilO and Ihal he would corlalnly Inform his 10nanlS of
Iho odlacanllnduslllol use. Ho slolod Ihol ho fools Iha Illuallon mlghl be dlfforontll
two olhor similar buildings had nOI olroody boon opprovod.
~lrAClar of Ennlnnorlnn nt Ornl 8, slolad Ihot Orol B wos conslluclod In Iho
I 050sln .n Draa Ihol Wos known for Induslllal usos, Ho slalod Ihal slnco Iholllmo
Ihoro has boon rosldonllol oncroochmont Inlo Iho Indus\rlol oroo. Ho laid Ihot Oral 8
Is curronlly consldorlng oxponslon and lhot lho rosull would bo on Incrooso In nolso,
Ho Indlcolod Ihollhls could bo a problom II Iho oroo 10 Iho oOSI 01 Oral B bocomos
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DQ~RD D!SCVSSION:
B4rt4 Sl410d Ih41 concarns wllh IncrOOlas In nolsa 4ra v4lld, bUllndlcalod Ihal ho had
loernad Ihrough his own oxparlonco poopla bocomo accuslomad 10 nolso. Ho IIOlod
Ihal Syslams Unllmllod Is In nood ollha spaco so soma occupancy I. gualonlood. Ho
nOlod lhal bacauso III unlls havo elroady boon epprovod. ho saos no problom wllh
approving flvo moro epartmonls.
Johnson .Ialod Ihal whon Iho Olhor III opanmonls wore opprovod, Iho doclslon wo.
mode wllhoUI knowladgo of Iho IncroOlOd InduSlrlal ocUvllY. Shl naiad lhallho high
lava Is oltlalflc on Firat Avanuo war 0 also 0 problam In Iho oroo. Johnson .lOlod thai
sho does not faollosldonll.1 growlh Is opploprlalo so closo to an Industrial usa: II
would be on undoslrablo place to Ilvo. Boyd S1.lod Ihal whllo .ho bollovad II nocmary
to walch 101 lasldonllol oncloachmonllnlo Indus\ll.1 arou, sho '\lmod lhot tho
roquoSllnvolvod only flvo mora unlls. aalolSlalod Ihallhoro will always bo probloms
who naval IwO dllfolonl zonos obul ana onOlhal. Ho no lad Ihetlho Boord hod
provlously ludgod Ihollosldonllol uses In commorclol zonu odjocontto Indus\llal zonos
wore eccoploblo,
polton s\lossod Ihatlho .ubjocl \loctl.ln Iho CC.2 zona and moroly obulI on Indus\llal
zona, Ho Indlcalod that bocauso Iho eloo Is elloody hoevlly commorclollzod,
PIOspocllve lononlS hove Impllod nOllco Ihatlhls may nOI bo 0 doslroblo eroo 101
ruldonllal uso and Ihallho publiC has boon modo awolO 01 PIOCIOl & aomblo's plans
101 expansion and con moko a floo cholco to Ilvo In this alOo. Ho ukod II II might bo
possible to onhanco tho landscaping fOI tho .lto 10 omollololO tho Impact 01 tho
Indus\llol usa. Rockwolllospondad IhatSloff was molO .poclflc Ihan usual whh Iho
locommondod landscaping condlllon 10 omolloralo Iho Impacls of PIOClor & aamblo'.
oxponslon. Pollon naiad Ihal Ploclor & Gambia could always ploco on addlllonal buff 01
on hs own propony.
~: Barto movad to approve SE.9103, Iho loquoslod .pocl.loxcopllon 10 pOlml1
nve dwolllng unll' obovo Iho ground flool at 0 commolclal usa and to plovldl nino 011.
II/oat parking spacos on 0 loparolo 101, LOl1 1 of Eosldolo M.II Addlllon, and Iwo 011.
Slloot pO/king sp.co. on Iho oasomontlmmodlaloly 0011 of LOl10 for proporty localod
011486 Flr,1 Avonuo .ubleclto tho following condlllon'l
1. Slgnago on Lot 10 which dOllgnalos Iho parking Ip.coaollocolod fOl/osldonll.1
u.o,
2. Socurlty IIghllng fOllho parking aroo. partlculorly allho rOlldonllol onl/anCOSla
Iho building, ond
3. Landscaping wllhln Iho 20.fool wldo OOIomonl .oulh .nd 0011 of LOI 10 10
Icroon/bullollho Indus \rIal usa from Iho rOlldanllal apanmonls, .poclflcally by
planUng amur maplos 101 comparoblo largo doclduous \10011 Inlorlporsod whh
malus IClobapplol \laos (01 comparablo 1m all daclduous IloosllOI 01 In larval.
of 16 fOOl on canlOI within Iho ommonl. a.lar .ocondod. ~
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2. ae.9104. Publfc hurrno on 0 requost submlllod by GlorIa 0., LUlhoron Chulch 10
permll expansion of I rollglous Inslllullon 10 allow consllucllon of 0 pllklno .ruln Iho
RM.1411IHIOh Rise Mulll.Flmlly Rosldontllll zona fOI proporty locllOd 01 109.' III
Mllkol Slreet.
Rockwolllovlowod Ihe iliff roporl dllod April 10, 1991. SIIH recommondod Ih.llho
spoclll oxcopllon 10 oxplnd 0 lollglous Inslllullon to parmi I conSlrUCllon of up 10 28
pllklng spaces In Ihe RM.1411 zona for proporty locllod 01109.1111 Mllkll Slraol be
approvod lubloCllO Ihe proporty ownel \llddlno Ihroe fool of groan .poco bOlwoon
Ihe parking oral and Iho hlSlorlc s\ructura 10C'lod 01 109 Mllkol S\rOOI by plovldlng
complcl perking Iplces on Ihe wasl Ilde ollhe parking oru for Iho longlh 01 me
Slnxly.Gilmore Houso, end 21 wasl of and porollollo Iho locommondod complcl
pllklng spicas, conslrucllng and mllnlolnlng 0 four' fool high. Whllo,pllnlod 1IIIIco 01
plckot fence wllh pl.ntlngs of ellhol 0 prlvel hodgo, 01 vinlno planls such 01 old.
flshlonod clemltls, gllpo Ivy or blllorswaot along Iho 0011 .Ido of Iho I.nce. -
fiLULIC DISCUSSION:
Km.a.. Monson Silled Ihltll wes Importonl Ind crlllc.1 10 Iho IIfo 01 downlown
conOlogollons to hove odequole parking In ordelto molnllln chulch momborahlp. Ho
staled thlt the church does nOI wlntto bo Ilmltod by Iho lick 01 parking, Ho loportod
thlt Ihe church ownslhloo pllcols of ground wasl 01 tho church. alorlo 001'. bull ding
noods con be ullsflod within Iho lot upon which the church Islocotod. Howovor,lho
pllklng noeds connol bo mal on this 101.
Monson S1olod Ihlllhoro ora no plans for furlhol pllklng Ihol would Offocltho luIuro .
of the Slnxly.ailmoro House al Ihls time, Ho IIOlld thotlho church onvlslons
conllnulng 10 hold Ihls property fOllentl1 use fOltho forelOloble fulure. Monson
Indicated thallhe church would pro lor nOlto daslgnale .pOIS fOI compocl cera, bUI
has doveloped 0 design chonoo Ihll would allow fOI 0 she and a hall foot buffel
balween Ihe Slnxly.Gilmoro House and tho parking oroo. He S1otod Ihot oddlllonol
groon spaco con be provided 10 Ihe front of Ihe parking oroo.
, Silled Ihallhe church hes IOIVod on Ihls slto fOI
150 yelrs and doslres to conllnue 10 lorve on Ihll silO and nOI be .0IVod by Ihe
communllY. Ho Indlcllod Ihal downlown churches and buslnossol hovo dllflcully
providing a~Oquale perking. He Slalod Ihotlhe IlIuCluro locotod on Iho 1110 whero Ihe
par kino oree Is proposod II rundown and because of COSI, Ihe church ClnnOI conllnul
to mllnlaln Iho proporty. Ho sllemd Ihallho buildinG has nOI paid for 111011 os of Ihls
dOlO. Ho Indlcatod Ihallho church cannol pUla pork on Ihls silO for the onlonolnmont
of Iho congregellon or olhors as much es Ihoy would like 10 do 10. Ho SIlled Ihlllhe
church would lIke 10 havo a propol parking oroe wllh propol Icroonlng Ihlllokoa Clrs
off of Iho SIlOOIS. Wlngale IIDled thatlhls was Iho relson for Ihe Invoslmenl.
Rockwollaskod Monson how Iho plan hod boon changod 10 allow for I Ilx and 0 hllf
fOOl buffor botwoen Iho porklng end Ihe hlslorlc building. Monson SlllOd Ihallho
rOlalnlng wall could bo robuill, allowing tho parking oroo 10 be IhlllOd loword Ihe
church, In rosponso 10 0 quosllon from Rockwoll, Monson alalod Ihallhe plln Ihalls
boforo Iho Board 'I whal hos boon amended .nd takas Inlo consldorallon oddlllonal
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groon sp,co bOlwoon Iho parkinG arID and Iho Ilreot. aolor sskod IIlhoro WDl 0
difforonco In olovatlon bOlwoon Iho church and Iho Sanxoy.ailmoro Houso. Monson
1I0lod Ihollho church Is lolallvoly lowor lhan Iho Olhol strucluro.
In rosponso to 0 quos lion flom Pollon, Chris lions on .lalod Ihollha Board could framo
o condlllon looardlno Iho groon spaco In lorms of Ihe amount 01 groan IpOCO to bo
provldod as 0 buff 01 rOlhol Ihan spocllylng Ihat Iho bullol bo ochlovod Ihlough
plovlslon of compoct spocos. RockwollSlrossod IhalSlaff profora 10 hova os much
groan spaca os posslbla bOlwoon Iho parking aroo and Iho Sanxoy.ailmoro Houso. Sho
Indlcolod Ihotlhe Boord could sot 0 porformance Il.ndard, I,e.lho wldlh of Iho bullor
.paca, and II would ba up 10 Iha oppllconllo dOlormlna how 10 moollho S1ondard.
Chrlsllonson amphoslzod Ihol Iho discussion of Iho Board did nOI chango slall's
roc om mondo lion.
IUllod Ihal ho was curronlly working on plonS'to
ropl.co Iho rOlalnlng woll. This would allow for six and 0 hall fOOl of oroan spaco
bOlweon Ihe porklno lot ond the oxlsllno, hlslorlc SlrUCluro.
.lIIod Ihol ho
would 1I~0 10 frama Iha Issua flam Iha porspecllvo of what would occur IIlhe spacial
oxcopllon wero granlod. Tho houso 01116 EOSI Markot Slroal would bo lorn down.
He slalad Ihot he would profor to have tho Board dony tho roquasl ollhls limo .0 Ihal
Ihe chulch and lis frlondsln Iha communllY can look 01 olhor ollornollvas fOI par kino.
Tho houso thotlhe church propos os to domollsh Is 0 hlslorlc SlrUClulO. Ha .trassod
thotlhe stloelscopo of Ihe oroo muSl be consldored. .
Rumll oxpressod Iha concorn Ihol approving Ihls spacIal excapllon would opon Iho
doolto Ihe posslbllllY of olhol houses In Iha area bolng lorn down. That Is, II alorlo
Dol toolS down Ihls housa In ordollo provldo parking, olhor churchos In Ihe area may
be oncouragad to do tho same. Ho nOlod Ihol donlal of Ihls oppllcallon would
dlscoulage olhol churchos 'rom ollomptlng 10 provide parking In Ihls monnor.
Aumllsugooslod Ihat on Invonlory of exlsllno parking In Iho oroo could bo conduclod.
This might domonstralo Iholll was not nocossary 10 craalo mora parking. He naiad
Ihollho Inlllal porklng Invonlory by SlDII showed opproxlmololy 4,000 parklno spacos
wllhln Ihroa blocks of Iha downtown churches. Ho suggoslod Iholll might also bo
possible to consldorlncreoslng Ihe ovalloble on'SIIOOI porklno fOI Sundoy mornlnos.
Ho nOled Ihol opproxlmelely 18 parking spoces could be locoled on tho subjocl SilO
wllhoul demolishing Iho building. Ho suggoslod lhollho church os cculd cooporalo
wllh locol buslnosses and Iho UnlvorsllY of Iowa for Iho provision of porklng. Ho nOlod
IhOll1 mlghl bo posslblo 10 hovo 0 shUlllo sorvlco 10 Ironsporl eldorly ond hondlcoppod
porlshlonors 10 Iho church os and nOlod Ihal alorlo Del's proposal only croolOS two
handlcappod porklng spacos. Aumll suggoslod Ihollho churchos could SIOOOOI hours
of sorvlcos ond Ihol cor. pooling or volol parking from 0 sOlollllO 101 wllhln lho
neighborhood could bo consldorod, Ho strossod lhol boforo long Ihoro may bo a fow
historic housos loll In Iho nolghborhood thol oro strandod lIke Islonds In a soo 01
pavomont,
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Jan Nn!h. B03rd Member ollllond! ofJ:ji!lorlc Prmrvftllon, staled Ihol sho Is on
orchlloClurel hlSlorl.n and urgod denial of Ihls roquosl. Sho slaled Ihallhe Slrucluro
at 1111 East M4rkol Stroolls a contrlbullng hIstorIc .tructuro. Sho mlod Iholltls I
Iypa of orchllocluro Iholls boglnnlng 10 disappear and Ihallhoso SlruCluros Ihot
romaln will bocomo modols of Ihls limo period. Sho nOled Ihal Ihls struclure Is .Imilar
to tho Shaumb.ugh House which Is loco led north of Old Brick. She leporlod Ihallhe
ShauRlb.ugh Houso was built by O.H. Carponlor who lived 01116 Em Markel S\rOOI.
Sho loportod Ihat housos built by Mr. Corponlor In low. City ore bocomlng recognlred
and thallho Shaumbaugh Houso wos usod os an oxamplo In an archltoclura book
publlshod by MIT Pross. Nosh IIOlad Ihollho struClure does not look Iiko a derollcl
IlIUCIUIO from tho oxlellor and Is hlSlorlcally Inlact oxcepl for ona.hall ollhe porch
Ihol hu boon enclosod.
~ slolod Ihal .ho .poko wllh Rovorond Wing 010 sevelal monlhs iQO
lagardlng tho Sonxay.(liImoro House. He Informed hOI 01 Ihat lime thotlhe church
plan. to tOSI down olllhlOo of Iho buildings thatlhe church owns on Iho block. Sho
lIolod Ih'al ho also Informad hOllhotlho 10ng'lorm plans were to purchase Iho IWO
homos on Cllnlon Sltoot fOllho I4mo purposo. BIondi oxproued hOI frustrallon Ihal
Iho NOllhsldo losldonls ora oxpeclod 10 .ocrlflce Iholl slteoucapo and tho quallllos Ihal
OlllOCIOd Ihom 10 Iho .roo 10 make IIfo mora convenlonl for Ihose who do nOlllvo In
tho neighborhood.
Blondtl\410d Ihotlho City needs to consldal tho Issuo of offordablo housing and
.trassed Ihat oldor homos ganelolly havo mora iffordoble renlS. Sho stalod Ihotlhoro
010 olhol allornotlvos Ihot provide moro Ihan 26 parking spacos and .ddod Ih.ltholo
Is nOlhlng thaI will guaronloo thalthOlO spacos will bo used by lust the oldorly.
~ staled Ihollhele Is 0 191h CenlulY shorl Slory Ihatsays 0 cOlporollon
hu no soul. Kern S1eted Ihel he would amend Ihls to say Ihal a bUleouclocy has no
.oul and Ihel unlversllles, churchOl, Ind prosporous peoplo actin 0 bureaucrollc
monnol and ossumo Ihellhell Inlerasls ero poromounl. He stelod Ihotllko many
OthOIS, he has heard Ihollho Sanxoy.Gilmoro House will be domollshed. Ho nOlod Ihal
whllo Ihls appears 10 be dolayod, he would also like 10 hove tho currenllequost bo
del eyed. He Indlceled Ihore Is 0 neod 10 provldo parking fOI 0 101101 of churches
wllhoutlho dostruCllon of hlSlorlc homes,
Tom Chnrlton. Soull!. Sevonth Avenue. slelod Ihatltls dllflcultto spook ogalnstlho
proposal bocouso Ihe dOllgn Is oppoollng and Ihe slolod goalS oro wOllhy. Howovel,
ho strossed Ihallho 100ult of approval would bo Iho dostructlon of on Irroplacesble
historic s\rUCluro to cleoto 0 parking 101 while dostroylng Iho conlexl of tho Sonxey.
Gilmore Houso wllhln Ihe downtown oroo, He strossed IhOl28 parklno spacos will nOI
solvo Iho par kino neods of Glorlo Dolor Iho downtown churchos In gonoral. Ho nOlod
Ihallho proclpllOllng factor sooms 10 bo Iho loss 01 Iho UnlvorsllV parking 101, Ho
wondorod whallho downtown congrogollons did for parking bofole Iho UnlversllY
parking lot was oxpandod. Ho oskod Ihe Board 10 consldor donylno approval unlll
ollornollvos could bo explorod 10 addross 10ng'lorm porklng for ell of Iho downtown
congrogallons wllhout socrlflclno historic horllogo.
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Jim Knmoo. .lalod that hit I. It mamber of Ih. Congregltlona' Church whIch "'0 hu
parking problams. According to Knopp ono Issuo 10 bo consldorod Is Iha' dOSllucllon
of housing In ono aroa, rolses Iho COil of living un'OII .Ilornallvo housing Is providod.
Ha S1olod Ihol ho fools mora Ihoughl ond planning on Ihlslssuo would bo morllod.
Russolllndlcalod Ihotlho Hlslorlc PlosorvGllon Commission had lormally roquOllod thaI
tho Clly Council undartako It .Iudy of parking ollornollvos on Iho Nool Nonhsldo.
Pollon lIalod Ihallho Board of Adjuslmonl connOI dofor an ham unloss Ills raquoslad
10 do .0 by Iho oppllcanl. Wlngalo slalod Ihal ollornallvos havo olroody bean
consldorod by Iho church and Ihol 010'1.1 Dol would IIko 10 procood wllh lis oppllcallon.
A.QARD DISCUllJQtl:
Barto olkod 1111 was oClually posslblo 10 plovldo 16 parking spom on Iho 1110 whhq,ut
toorlno down Iho SlluCIUro. Wlngalo slalod Ihol porklng would havo 10 bo plovidod
fOllhosa who lonl opanmonlsln Iho houso .0 Ihl. would nOI .olvo tho problom.
00101 askod fOI.lnfolmallon logordlng Iho numbor of per kino spocos Ihol aro ov.lloblo
on Sunday mornings. Kovin Doylo .Ialod thai opproxlmaloly 4,100 .pocos ora
avolloblo wllhln Ihloe blocks of Iho downlown churchos. Ho S1olod Ihallho domond
was splOad oVal 0 porlod 01 lime and Iholschodulos h.vo boon odjuslod by tho church
to moxlmlro Iho use of IhOlO .pacos.
Borlo askod how fal ono shoul~ 00 In .ovlng 0 SIIUCluro. Bllndt stolod Ihal much of
tho Slluollon OppOOIS to bo 0 problom 01 convonJonco. Sho askod lilt Is roolly 0
herdshlp to walk up to fOUl block. to got to church. Korn slolod Ihot ono solullon Is
to move tho houso which would allow Iho SlruCluro 10 bo IOlolnod whllo providing Ihe
parking. W1ngalo Indlcolod Ihot tho church has nogotlolod wllh poraonslntoroslod In
movlno tho house. bUlth~ttho nogotlollons lallc~. Nash S1alod thot .ho has boen
Involvod loconllv In nogollollonslo move 0 dlfforonl houso and Ihero ora 0 numbol 01
Impadlmonts thOllncrouo tho COSI which makos moving leaslble only fOllhe mOSI
historically valuable housas. Sho IIOled Ihot Graco Kolly owns Iho IwO housos on
Cllnlon SlIeel on Ihls half. block. Kolly has IIvod Ihoro fOI 40 years and Is concornod
about what Is hoppanlng 10 hal nolghborhood.
Russollslated thaI tho quos lion could Inslead bo fro mod os "Whore do you SlOP
doslloylng good old housos 10 pave 10lS for parklngl" He Sllessed Ihallhe church has
lis domollllon pormll ond II Iho special oxcopllon Is opprovod, Ihe house will be
domollshed. He proforrod Ihatllma ba lakon so lhat allornallvas could ba dlscussod.
Ha nOlad Ihot slnco Iho church Is unwilling to laquosl a doferral of Iha 110m, ho would
esk Iho Board 10 dony Iho raquosl. .
Pollon nOlod Ihallho doclslon Is appoalablo only 10 Iha Dlslllcl Court wllhln 30 days
and Ihls would allow Iha church 10 domollsh Iha building boloro Ihore was on
opporlunllY '01 appoal. Monson SIDled Ihallha Issuo Is nOllha houso. He SIDIOd Ihol
RM.145 ronlng allows fOllhls Iypo 01 usa .nd slrassod IhDllho church Is nOI aSking
for 0 zono chango, Ho bollovod lhls housa was not ollho quolllY lhal would ovorrldo
Iho CllY's plans for zoning In Ihls araa. Ho Sllouod again IhDt off,slloot parking Is
noadod for lhls aroo,
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G,lar slalad Ihal.lnco Iha church could loar down Iho houso 01109 M4rkol SUitt
logardlm of lho Boald doclslon.11 pUIS Iho doclslon InlO poupocllvo for him bocauso
ho folllho Boord wos nOlln a poslllon 10 .avo Iho houso ollhls point. John.on '\DIod
IhGl a church caMOI molnlaln 0 congrogallon wllhoul adoqualo parking. Sho'l/ossed .
Ihat churchos 010 valuablo 10 OUI communllY. Pollon nOlod Ihaltho roviow ol.poclal
oxcopllonslncludos 0 IOvlow of oxlstlng and proposod usoaln nolghborlng orOOl.O Iho
Board can look 01 tho oflom on Iho nolghborhood. Ho nOlod IhGllho proposell. fOI
o parking .roo Ihal would bo v.conl much of Iho limo. Wlngolo .Ialod Ihotlhore ore
14 church commlllooaln alorlo Dol which hovo parking noods Ihroughoultho weak.
M.PTION: 00101 movod to approvo SE.9104, tho loquoalod Ipocl.1 ucopllon 10
upond a lollglou.lnldlullon 10 ollow conll/ucllon of up to 2B ,pocllln Iho RM.14B
zona fOI proporty 10COlod 01109.1111 MilkO! SlrOOllubloclto Ihl proporty ownOI, 11
provIding 0 minimum olelghl fOOl bOlwoon Iho propos ad parking 0'00 ond Iho Sanxoy.
allmolo Houso localod 10 tho Wilt of Iho .110, and 21 bOlwoon Iho parkIng 0100 and
Iho Sanxoy.allmolo Houso, con.l/ucUng and molnlalnlng a foul.foot high, whllo
p.lnlod lalllco 01 plckotlonco wllh plonUng. of ollhol 0 prlvot hodge, 01 vining plonll
.uch a. old.laahlonod clomoll., gropo Ivy 01 blllOIlWOOI olong Ihl OOIt aldo ollho
fonco. John.on .ocondod. Tho moUon carrlod 4.1. (Boyd voUng In Iho nogodvo,l
Pollan Inform ad tho public 01 rig his 01 oppoal.
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John Pollon, Cholrporson
Mlnutos submlllod by Mary Jo Naif.
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PARKS , RECREATION COHHISSION
APRIL 10, 1991
HEHBERS PRESENT I
HEHBERS ABSENTI
STAFF PRESENT,
GUESTS I
FORMAL ACTION
TAltElh
SKATEBOARD
FACILITYI
Bill BrAndt, Karen IIradok, Bill Stoinbroch,
John Watson, Todd Welk
Daryl 1I0nry, Doe Vandorhoot, Hary WoldoDan,
CrAiq WUUs
Ertz, Howell, Kriz, Horan, Truoblood
Brian Gottlnq , Jim Hulac (Skateboard
Facility), Blske Andorson, Troy RObbins, John
SChUOlkll1 JOlin Wostmoreland, Stuart Turner
(Univers ty ot Iowa students), Hel04Y
Rockwoll, Peq HoElroy-Frasor
Wlltson stilted tho statoDent modo by him
reqardinq a "compotltlvo tIold" (under
Propos ad park/sports Complex) noedod to be
olarlt1ed. He IndIcated It ehould rood 88
tollowsl "Watson quostionod tho inolusion ot
a 'coDpotitivo t1old', 81nco tho lOll" City
Kickers indioatod thoy may havo tunds
availablo tor this purpoao." Also, tho dato
ot tho mootinq should be ohonqod to April 1.
Movod ~v stolnbroch. 118condod by Hradak. to
approvo tho mlnutos ot tho April 1. 1991
mQotlnq ftn nhovft ftMondod. Unanimous,
Hoved by steinbroch. seconded by Brandt. to
authorize tho Chalnan to ton a camplllllD
commltteo (Dark/sports complex reteronduml and
ostabllsh a campalqn fund on bohaH of tho
commisBioQ. Unanimous.
Movod by Brandt. seconded by Wolk. to ondorso
tho project and rocommend to the Cltv Hanager
to alloente S~iOOO In matchtnq funds to
accomnllsh the Iowa River Nature Trail
Droject bolna dona In conjunction with tho
Riverfront Commission and the Hayor's Youth
Employment proqram. Unanimous.
Jim Hulac addressod the commissicn roqardinq
the neod tcr a skateboard taciUty. lie stated
that laBt tall a potiticn with 300+ Biqnaturos
waB obta1nod ot porBonB who telt the olty
Bhould provido Bomo kind ot loqIt1mato
Bkatoboard park. 110 Btatod ho approaohod tho
Iowa city JaycooB to dotormlno what kind ot
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lupport they lay bo willinq to qive. Ho
indioated the Jayceel were very enthuled, and
he folt 01 loon III the city oalle up with a
olear plan and looation that tho Jaycool would
0010 fONlIrd to qive lupport in the way of
voluntoor work and pollible fundinq. He allo
indioatod tho Iowa City Youth Corp 11 very
willinq to holp.
lie Itated a fellliblo Ii to would be Happy
Hollow Park, ulinq tho aroa betwoen tho
loftball field and Oovornor streot bank. Thoy
would liko tho aroa to bo opon, with no fee
charqed for ulinq tho faoility. He providod
tho coui8lion with a bluoprint of a
Ikatoboard faoility, and explainod tbo
d1fforont featurel. Ho Ita tad it Will
eltillatod that thil propolal would COlt
botwoen $50,000-$70,000, with little or no
futuro Ilaintonanco COlts necelsary.
He Itat.d he contaotod othor cOllllunitiel with
a Ikotoboard faoility to obtain information on
their injury rato. Tho cOllllunity of Valenoia,
California hal had an unsuporv1l0d floUi ty
for two yellrl, with no IAIlllrted injuriel.
Th1l fooUity would bo dllUlr to the one
propoled on tho blueprint. He provided tho
COllllillion with a handout containinq
information froll threo other cOllllun!tiol.
Welk Itated that lookinq at tho lalt 10-12
years, Ikateboardinq appearod to bo faddilh.
Hulao ltated it hili bocolle Iluoh lore than
that, with lore publioity, munioipal and
private faoilitiel openinq, and national
cOllpetition. Brian Oottinq estillatod thore to
be 150-200 ekatoboorderl in Iowa City, and
stated lor 0 lira bocominq interGstod in
skatoboarding.
Watson statod that at ono tille a skateboard
faoility was lieted undor ponding and futuro
ilsues in the commission'l strategio plan, but
waa removod by formal aotion mainly duo to
liability concerns. Trueblood statod the
Finance Dopartllont contactod various inBuranco
companios approximatoly 1.5 years ago and
could not find any willing to covor a
skateboard facility, Hulac stated that no ono
could make a oaso that skateboarding is risk
froe, but in comparison to othor sport
progt'aMs oiforod by tho oity the potont1al
liability would not increase.
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Mataon indicatod that tho voto on thia issuo
was not unanilous, and folt that if tho
concorn rogarding liability was aUev1atod,
that tho cOllission lay roconsidor a
akatoboard facility. Ho furthor atatid thia
yoar'a and FY9Z'1 budqota had baon aot, and
peaaiblo funding would not.ba availablo until
FY93.
Brandt askod it thoy havo triod to rind an
individual who would ba intoroltod in oponing
a cOllorcial Ikotoboard park. Hulac indicatod
thoy had not, and wal uncortain whothor it ba
profitablo in that tho skatoboardora would not
want to pay a largo feo. Brandt Itatod tho
city chargoa an entry foo for othor lpett
act vitioa, and would loat likoly havo to do
tho 1110 with a akatoboard facUity. Hulac
atatod thare would ba loro exponaol involved
if tho facility was oncloled.
Truoblood diltributod ~ copy of the Roaolution
Cslling a Speoial city Elootion. Matson
Itatod it would ba actod on by tho city
council at its leeting on TUoaday, April 16.
Brandt asked it tho loney in the parkland
acquisition fund could ba ulod towards this
project. TrUoblood Itatod it could with
approval of tho commission. and City council,
but notod that in the past tho lajority of tho
commission felt tho fund should ba usod for
acquilition of parkland.
Matson statod ho noodod authorization frol tho
commisl1on to fot'll a COlpaiqn committoo and
ostablish a calpaiqn fund. Watson indicatod
that represontativos of tho Iowa city Kickors
and Iowa city oirls' Softball woro w lling to
sorvo on tho oalllpaign cOlDlllittoe. Movod bv
~~:i~~~~~~ s:~ondod ~y Brandt. to authorizo
;;t bli;h-~n form a camoaign committoe and
___a_____ _ camoaign fund on behalf of tho
commission. Unanimous. Brandt and Wolk
voluntoorod to sorvo on tho call1paign
cOllllllittoo.
Infot'llation on low incolllo policy stratGgios
baing considorod by staff waB diBtributod to
tho COlllllliBsion. Horan briofly roviowod tho
information, and statod Btaff would bo looting
with tho low incolllo polioy committoo in tho
noar futuro. Staff is proBontly contomplating
ostablishing tho povorty levol at tho 125'
guidolino oBtabliBhod by tho U. S. Govornmont,
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and alkod for foodbook froll tho oouillion.
Brandt Ind Watlon indioatod this appearod to
bo on appropriato laval to bo9in with, 10avin9
rooll for ohanqo in tho futuro if nocollary.
Watson askod if a statOlont roqardin9
discounts for low incollo would bo inoludod in
tho upcollin9 brochuro. Truoblood indica tad
tho low incolo policy would nood to bo
approvod by tho City Counoil, but statod a
90norio statolont could bo includod per
cOllllislion'l diroction. Tho consonsul of tho
COllllillion was that a 90norio Itatollont Ihould
bo printod in tho upcollinq brochuro, thuI
onablin9 ilplolontation thil IUallor.
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P09 HcElroy-Frasor add rOil ad tho cOllllllsi9,n
r09ardin9 a pro pol ad trail abuttin9 Napoloon
park (formor Bravol'lllln property) . Sho
diltributod a 10110 sottln9 out tho pro pol ad
projoct. Tho projoot WII placod bofon tho
Rlvorfront COllllillion os tho propolOd trail
9001 alon9 tho Iowa Rivor. Sho statod tho
Rivorfront coulasion .WII in favor and
supportivo in a9noin9 to aot II rasourco
Itaff. Tho trail fOCUIOI on tho dovoloplont
of a natural trail that prolontly oxilts alon9
tho Iowa Rivor in thil aroa. Sho Ita tad HYEP
hOI tho oopability of cOlplotin9 tho projoct
thil yoar. Partial fundin9 in tho alount of
$3,000 has boon providod by tho Stato of Iowa.
Sho roquostod $3,000 in latohin9 funds froll
tho oity, and lIalstanco in haulin9 dobrll
frol tho aroa and furnishin9 wood ohips.
Truoblood statod that a ~ondition of tho oity
prior to accoptin9 thil parcol WOI that
Bravorman was to clean tho dobril out of this
aroa, and thou9ht this had boon accollplishod.
stoinbroch askod if tho trail would continue
onto Napoloon Park. Sho stated tho path lands
itsolf to continuo onto Nopoloon park, and sho
would liko to soo this dona if it doos not
ccnfliot with possiblo ronovation plans.
Moved ~y Brandt. locondod bV Walk. to ondorse
~hft nro1act and rocommond to the city Manaqor
to allocato 83.000 in matchinq funda to
ftccompliBh the Yow" Rivor Nature Trail
p[gjoct boinlJ dona in conjunction with tho
~iverfront comllllaaion and the Havor'a Youth
~mploymont Proaram, Unanimous,
HoElroy-Fraser notod that the projoot
involvinq ronovation of Colloqo Groan Park
camo vary 01080 to boinq approvod for fundinq
undor tho REAP proqram. Truoblood statod tho
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RYERSON'S WOODS
COMMITTEE REPORT.
CHAIRMAN'S
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DIRECTOR'S
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projoot rankod titth out ot twolvo larqe-oity
projoote lubaittod, and that only three were
tundod.
HolOdy Rockwoll addrollod tho cODDilsion
roqardinq tho R1vortront Cou1adon's propoood
rocommondation to oxpand tho advisory ICOpo ot
tho Rivortront Couill1on to inoludo othor
watorwaYI, wotlandl and othor natural
onvironlontal arool within tho continol ot
Iowa City. She Itatod tho Rivortront
Commillion wilhod to rocoive tho CO..illion'l
ondorlolont prior to City Council opproval ot
this rocommondation. Watlon statod this wal a
natural oxtondon ot the Rivortront
Commillion. Thoro woro no objoctionl trQI
the couillionorl prolent.
TruobloOd alkod that tho coaaillion boqin
contolplatinq tho annual pork , rocroation
taoilitiel tour at to what thoy would like to
100 and whon. Ho rocollondod not tohodulinq
the tour prior to Juno 25th.
HUdok roportod tho contactod peq HoElroy-
Frator who indioatod that two lobororl could
bo providod botwoon Juno 10 and July 20 to
boqin work on tho trail Irltol, but
lupervilion would noed to be luppl od. Hradok
ttatod Iho would d1acuII thil turthor with
Itatt to dotormino it it would bn polliblo tor
tho oity to lupply voluntoor holp thil yoar or
woitinq until noxt Ylor and procoodinq with a
cOlploto Hayor'l Youth Employmont Proqral
packaqo.
Watlon Itatod ho and Truoblood would boqin
oatabUahinq action ItopS tor tho Itrateqio
plan in tho noar tuturo.
Watson Itated ho rocoived a lottor trol Ceoilo
Pickerinq with a copy ot a lottor Ihe recoivod
trolll Hike Horan rolat1vo to OltobliBhinq an
aquooise punoh paas. Truoblood Itotod tho
COllllllislion had dilcussod thil durinq tho
budqot dilcussion, and Horan would qather
intol'1llation and invito hor in to diBcuss it
turthor.
Truoblood roportod on tho tollowinqt
Govornor'B Counoil AWllrd. Tho Oopartlllont
rocontly rocoivod tho 1990 Govornor'a Counoil
on Physical Fitnoss and Sports Award, in
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sports ond t1tno88 proqrollls in tho stoto. 110
rocoqnizod Hi~o Horon and Ric~ Ertz tor thoir
work in this roqard.
protoaaionol Award. Hiko Horon rocoivod tho
Richord J. Slottory outltanding Protollionol
Award tor tho stato or lOwo ot tho rocont
contoronco ot tho lowo Park ond ROllrootion
A..ociotion.
city Park Roatroolll. Thl controot tor
conltruction ot a rOltroolll in lowor city par~
WOI awardod to Hoo~ Conltruction in tho olllount
ot $90,000, which olllountod to $~O,OOO ovor tho
OIUlIlotO. Tho OXCOII will bo paid wi~h
intorost rocoivod trolll GO bond. and lovingl
realizod trolll othor projoctl. Tho contractor
hor. indicatod tho cOltroolll Ihould be cOlllplot!d
by tho HOlllorial Day wOlkond.
Asphalt ovorlay Pro'\m. Thrao lIlajor
dopartlllent projoctl havo boon includad undor
tho city'S asphalt ovorlay proqrolll and will be
cOlllplotod thil yeul tho city park tonnil
courts, rosurtocinq tho Horcar Park plIrkinq
lot, and 0 hard lurtsco handicoppod acoesliblo
path trolll tho Horcar park parking lot to tho
ballriold area.
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Crookllido park. 1I0woll raportod that the
Goldan Kiwanil hovo odoptod craa~l1do pork,
and will bagin a88isting with tho upkeop ot
the pork tho rirst part or. Hay.
Scott Park. There wal an agrealllent with tho
doveloper (Bruce Glasgow) that repair to tho
soccor tield would be cOlllpleted prior to the
soccer saOlon I this hOl not boon done.
Watson stotod this has hod 0 noqativo ettoot
on tho soocor sooson schodulo. Truoblood also
stotod thot 0 barD had boon construotad by tho
controotor whioh allowed wator to bo rotoinod
in tho nursory. Tho city Forostor was torced
to dig tronohos in ordor to save tho troasl
stott plons to bill tho developor tor tho cost
involvod. Watson statad the soccor rield
noed. to be sodded, ond pros sure put on the
dovolopor to do so,
The mooting odjournod at 8100 p.m.
ADJOURNMENTs
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AlllKAL cotmOL ADVISORY SOARD
VldnlldlY, Kirch 27, 1991
Corllvllll Public Llbrlry
'r.llntl K.ib.r. Jlnlc. S.cklr (Chair), 'aul Cocplr, Ur.ula D.lvorth,
Diana Lund.ll; Anl..1 Control Offlc.r. s.v Korton and
Barbara RUllo
Ab.lnt: KI.bar Allan Ax..n
1. ~Inutl' of tha January .eltln& vera approvld a. corrected.
2. "cceotlnet FII VII dhcuuld. Dllvorth and John.on County Ilwiane ..
Society obJact; Korton .upporta. D.lvorth va. alked to IUrv.y
11.llar (alla/fundlns lourca) .hlltarl. Korton VII alkad to
dllcu.. pOlalbla varlatlcn. In Ipproach vlth Itaff. Soth viii
r.port at naxt .e.tlns.
3. ~.p.n.. 8udJlt.
Ilorton.
Itl.1 qUlltlonld lalt '1ltlns vir. clarlflld by
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4. RIVlnUI Budllt. Korton viii prll.nt at next '1Itlns.
5, Euthenelll Policy. Korton II vorklns on thl. (for prlllntltlon
at July '1Itlns).
6. "dootlon Policy. VIII bl prlllntld by Ilorton at next '1Itlns.
7. "nlmll Shlltlr ~Ind Uel. Fund hll Ipproxl'ltlly $16.000; I. to
bl ulld for .ducltlon and dlract bani fit to anl.all. DIlvorth
viii vrlt. l.tt.r of clarification.
8. K..tth Cln. 1I0rton praunted propoeal to tilt Shllter. cat. for
falln. llukl.la and dO&1 for h.artvora on pilot (6 .onthl) baall
at co.t o~ approxl.ltlly $800.00 fro. Sh.ltlr Fund. Approvad.
Cooper vlll conlult. Ilorton vUl prmnt .tathtlcl/Colt/
rlcoaalndatlon after 6 .ontha (Nove.blr ..etlns?).
9. By.tAVI. Curr.ntly be Ins re.conltructed; viii pr.,ent It next
...tlns.
10. Soeolll Trlpotnl Permit, Individual requeltlns to .eet vlth
Soard did not Ihov.
11. Next HeltlnJ
V.dna.day. HAY 1~
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6!30 n.m.. lava City Publle Llbra~
Relpeotfully Submitted,
Uraula Dllvorth
Secretary 'ro.T..
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.pproxl..~aly $16,000 I' or 4/91, "I' Ilvan by Indlvldull. Ind Iroup.
In ~ha eQIIUnlty ~o provlda rOrl I) aduel~lonal letlvl~la.; b) dlract
Inl..l elra aqulpaln~/.arvlea.. Fund. .hlll ba Illoel~ad on
raeo..andatlon of tha Shal~ar .uparvl.or Ind Ipprovll of ~ha Anl.ll
Control Advl.ory 101rd.
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MINUTES
BROADBANO TELECOMMUNICA TrONS COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1991 .11:111 P.M,
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Tloy Slovon., Poul COlOllo, Bally Bruni Andollon, DloMO
Rucinski
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Cordoll Jopp.on
Shoff 01. Breu, Holling, Burnsldo
Dowoy Mcaulro, KrlsUn Evanson, Joan Dunham VonDulOn, Gory
Su.nd, Bill Blough
RECOMME/;IDATION TO COUN~l~:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Nono.
REOUEST TO CITY M~NAGEB:
Nono.
LIST OF MATTERS eENDING COMMISSION/COUNCIL DISPO~IJJQH:
Tllonnlol rovlow ond cobia TV roflonchlslng/ronowol nag 0110 lions.
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIOti:
Slovons wOlIO'OIOCIOd BTC Ch.lrporaon and Cosollo Vlco Choir. Evanson loportod Ih.1 Publlo
Accou Tolovi.lon IPATVl roconlly colobrelod on, yoor of man. gamont with an opon houso.
PA TV Is planning a golf fundrolsol fOI Juno 20 and wlll.oon IOnd fundrel.lng 1011011. A roport.
on Iho occoss.urvoy conduclod by Iho lournollsm school wlIlshorUy bo ro.dy. AMO Burn.ldo
loportod fOltho Logol Doportmonl and dlslrlbUlod on opinion on lho PATV guldollnos. WhIlo
Ihore ora no problom. wllh Iho lochnlcol slondord. or work.hop pOllclos, tho coblocosUng
con\rol of tlmo, ploco, ond m.nnor of ony programs wore doom ad In vlolollon ollho FIlii
Amondmont. Tho Commission diroctud Iho guldollno. bock to PATV wllh a rocommondalJon
Ihoy consldollogsl'sloport. Joan VonDuson, roportlng lor Iho ECC. hlghllghlod nolV OlfOltl
10 ocqulro programs flom Iho ALSS Downlink Consortium which moot .poclflo curriculum
go. Is. This Is 0 now approach fOllho usa of Iho Oduc'llon.1 chonnol.nd thoy ollllclpOIO mora
of Ihls Iypo of ullllzollon. Bill Blough, roporllhg for Horllogo, onnouncod 0 chango In ChSMOI
Ollocollons 10 dovolop a broadco.tllor 10 go In ollocl.omo Umo In July. Accm chaMois,
C.SPAN, PBS and Iho broodCOSI nOlworks will bo 10COlod on chonnoll 2.13. KWOC and
WHBF will bo droppod and Iho Comody Chonnol and Encoro, 0 mini poy .orvlco, will bo oddod,
Horllago will plobobly go 10 0 lhroo.llor Ivslom bV adding on oxpondod beslo and baslo Ilor.
KOCR Is lochnlcolly bankrupt and will bo going oil Iho air loon, Horllogo will ocqulro Fox
programs from Olhol .ourcos. Blough roquostod on Inlorprolallon 01 Iho fronchlso rogardlng
dlsconnocllon pollclos. Blough roporlod Ihal Horll.go has concludod thollho annlvoraary dOlo
for lho franchlso Is April I B and will bo filing lor ronowalln lho no xl 30 day.. Dowoy Mcaulro
roportod Ihollho library's lupor VHS odlllng sVIlom works grool and hlghllghlod Iholr now
programming, Drow Shallor suggoslod Iho Commission con sidor cablocasllng Iho trlonnlol
lovlow .nd rofronchlslng/ronowal nogoUoUons, Consullanl proposals ore duo April 19 and Iho
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.ubcommlllao wll/ ba ovaluallno proposal. and maklno a doclslon loward lha and of May.
Dolo Holling Is proparlno 0 mama 10 Iho Clly Council roquOltlng funds fOllho consullonllsllo
OIIlstln Iho roflnlshlno procm.
C6LL TO ORDER:
Tho moollng was collod 10 ordor alII: III p.m,
6llPROVAL OF THE BTC MINVTES:
It wo. movod by Cosolla, .ocondod by Rucinski, 10 opprovo Iho Milch 13, 1991, BTC
mlnulo,. UnonlmouslV opprovod.
~HORT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nono.
~~OUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS:
Nono.
eLECTION OF BTC C~IRPERSON AND VI~E CHaiRPERSON:
Rucinski nomlnolad and Cosolla IOcondod Stovons for Cholrporaon. Ho was unanlmoully
opprovod. RucinskI nomlnolod and Slovons socondod CesoUI fOI V1co Chollporaon. Ho WOl
unanimously oPPlovod.
pAN REPORT:
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Evanson roporlod Ihallho opon houso hold April G 10 colobrolo ono yo or of PA TV manogomont
wont wall. A follow.up 10 Iho s\rologlc planning aosslon ollho losl moollng focusod on
fundrolslng, LOllors wll/ bo .onl OUI asking for plodgOl and Iho goll fundrol.or 1.lonlollvoly
plonnod for Juno 20, 12.4 p,m. Ollho Ploasant Volloy 0011 Courlo, Rogls\lollon I. no par
porson. A cor may bo pUI up as 0 prlzo 101 0 holo In ono. PA TV ExoCUllvo Dlroctor John Hos.
was quolod In Iho April I G odlllon of Iho proar055!yo oboul coblo OCCOSI covorogo of tho aull
War on Iho Iowa CIIY Public AcCOls channol. AI noxt monlh'. moollng PA TV will hovo Iho
lost quorlor'. 10 port and shonly Ihoraoflor will havo 0 yoor and ropolt for tho BTC and Iho
Clly. Noxt mcnlh PATV wll/ hava 0 raporl from tho lournallsm clOll S1udy on OCCOlS
programming and 0 copy will bo modo avallablo to Iho BTC. PATV II working on 0 parsoMol
policy and \lying 10 moko Iha Boerd mora oworo of dav.to,day oporollons, Thoy continuo 10
monllor plans fOI Iho proposod cullural conforonca conlar which IncludOl IPOCO for public
occoss. Tho spaca would bo lorgor ond moro accoulblo, bul ronl would bo slgnlnconlly mora.
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~EGAL REPORT:
Burnsldo modo ovollablo hor roporl on Iho PA TV guldollnos, In 0 brlof synopsis, Burnsldo
roporlod thotlhoro woro no probloms rogardlng lochnlcalslandords or wcrkshop guldollnos,
bUllho program contont guldollnos hovo Flrsl Amondmonl probloms, auldollno. covorlng
conlrol 01 program contonl (t.o. rovlowlnD boforohand or controlling whon programs ora
coblocosll woro doomod In vlolOllon 0' Iho FlrSI Amondmonl. Burnsldo provldod 0 salol
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guldollnol from Portland, Orogon alan ox.mplo of how ono communlly doolt with IhI.IIIUO
os wall o. duo procm mochanlsms for compl.lnls which lho PA TV guldollnos do nOI covor.
Aflolsomo discussion, Casolla movod and Ruclnsklsocondod a motion 10 dlrOCllho guldollnos
back 10 PA TV. rocommondlng Ihoy look atlogal'. rocommondatlons. II was unanimously
opprovod.
ECC REPORT:
VonDuaon hondod oul 0 roporl on Channol 27 .ctlvitlos of Iho communllY school dl.lrlcl.
VonDuson hlghllghtod a program collod Poslwoll, aormany which WGS mado ovallablo Ihrough
Iho ALSS Downlink Consortium 10 which Kirkwood bolongs. II Is tholl flrll ollompllO largo I
o ,poclflc program which filS Iholl school'. curriculum. At oach ECC moo ling Ihoy will
discuss ovolloblo programming from ALSS and docldo whiCh of Ihoso will fit Ipoclfl!)
curriculum no ad.. This Is a now approach for Ihom In tho uso of Iho chaMol and Ihoy
onllclpolO mora of Ihls Iypo of ullllrotlon. Tho yoar ond roporl will bo avoll.blo In Juno.
lummorlrlng what 011 mom bora of Iho ECC ora doing.
HERITAaE REPOR~:
Blough loporlod Ihallho window oponlno fronchlso nogoll.tlon procm may bogln Ihroo yoara
from Iho and of Iho rronchlso porlod. Horllogo has concludod Iholllls April 18, basod on Iho
.lIpulollon In Iho ordlnonco Ihollho fronchlso would bo effocllvo upon Iho wrlllon OccoPlonce
of Iho cablo company. Blough roporlod Ihallho fodorol form loquosllng renowol will bo
coming In Iho noxl30 days. Horllogo will bo making 0 chango In Iholr subscrlbOI non'poymonl
plocodulos and loquOSIS on Inlorprolollon from Iho Clly on Iho socllon of Iho flonchlso
rogordlng dlscOMocllon pollclos. Shaffar wlllsond Ihls roquOSllo Legal. Blough loporlod Ihot
Horllogo plans on dlsconnocllng .ubscrlbora rlghl on 60 days rolhor Ihon Iho curronl711 day..
Horllogo will bo .hullllng chonnol ollocallons to dovolop 0 broadcoslllol. Blough dlslrlbulod
Iho tonlollvo chonnolllno.up. All OCCOlS channols, C.SPAN, PBS and bro.dCOSI notworks
would bo In Iho first 12 channols. KWOC ond WH9F will bl droPPOd duo 10 0 movo by
broodcoslora 10 got cobia oporolora 10 drop all nOlwork dupllcOIOS ond Iho focI Ihot IhoV oro
nOlln tho Iowa Clly modlo markol. Blough also said Ihoy woro lochnlcolly .ubsl.ndord. In
Iholr ploco will bo Iho Comody Ch.nnol and Encoro. Encoro Is a mini pay channol and will cost
tI for pay chonnolsubscrlbors and .4.95 fOI othors. VH.1 will bo plggy.bocked with Iho
Comody Channa I. Amorlcon Movlo Clmlcs will bo on 24 hours 0 doy. Blough roportod Ihal
Iho chonnol chong os ora tho rosult of a maslor chonnol roollgnmont plan Inlllllod on on
nOllonollovol and bolno Implomonled by mony oporalors. Blough roportod tho I Horllogo may
go to 0 Ihroo'llor syslom, Channols 2.13 would bo 0 broodcostllor. Thoro would bo a baslo
1101 and on oxpandod baslo 1101. Tho chongos probably will nOl18ko ploco unlil July and
Horllogo wlllspond oboUI .30,000 to promolo tho chongos. KOCR will bo golno off Iho .Ir
as Illslochnlcolly bankrupl, Horllogo con go 10 sOlollllO for Fox programming II noodod, Tho
Fox offlll810 In Ollumwa Is building 0 Ironsmlllor lhol will rooch lowo Clly with 0 grodo B
contour and could sorvo os Iho sourco for Fox progrommlng, Thoy olso corry Konsos Clly
Royals bosoboll.
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LIBRARY REI!PBI:
Mcaulro roponod Iho librery gonorolod 171\ hour. 01 now ptogremmlng, Including Iho
NallonalluuOl Forum, Toll Mo Your Slory, and Don Bonson 01 RAaORAI. Thlny pooplo
chockod'oul comorollnd Iho lupor VHS odiUng Iyslom workl grool. Tho docroaao In Iho AV
budgot will nOI allocl ChOMOI 20.
RTS REPOR"(:
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Shallol handod oullho Clly oMual ropoll and 0 complalnl analysis of Iho 1011 12 yoora.
There wore flva now complolnls: Iwo oboullho '6lalo faa, ana oboul nOI unscrembllng 0
concort, ono aboul poor recaption and high rOIlS, and ana oboullha '492Insl.1l0110n fOG fOI
broodcoal .tolfons. Blough oxplolnod Iholll cUl/onlly l.kOl olghllloPS to allow only Ihe
broodcoal chaMol'lo bo shown and Iho now Ch.Molllnoup will chango Ihls. Blough roporlod
IhatllolO 10glllaUon may bo pondlng Ihot will ollocl Iholl 1.10 foo chorgos. Blough also sold
tho 1010 fOOl will chango wllh Iholr now dllcOMocllon pOlicy. Thl poraon with Iho rocopllon
compl.lnl had boon conloClod by Horllogo bUI did nOI won I his house 10 bo ani orad. Shaffor
roporlod lhal Blough hot boon working on compiling Iho Informollon roqulStod In 0 101101 from
tho Comml.alon. Shaff 01 loquollod food bock 'rom Commlsslonora on cOblocosllng Iho
Illonnlolrovilwhofranchl.lng ronowol and dl.cussod pOll coblocosllng of Irlonnlalloviows.
Q"CUSSION COtjCEQNING PREPARA 1:10~ FOR FR~~CHISE RENEWALITRIENNIAL RE~I~:
ShaffolloPOllOd IhOllho consullonl proposal. ora duo by April 19 and Iho subcommllloo of
Cordoll Jopp.on, Co.ollo, Shollol, Holling, and Kovln O'Molloy, Iho Asslslonl DlroCIOI of
FInance, will bo ovoluollng Iho proposals and making 0 salocllon by Iho ond 01 May. Holling
II p,oparlng I mama 10 Council 101 0 rlSolullon roquOlllng monoy fOI Iho soloclod consul.
10nU.I, Slovon. dlslrlbulod on onlclo In Iho W811 Stroal Journal oboul 0 cobia oporolOI who
was don/ad lono\,/ol and suod Iho city and 10Sllhollsull, Ihus losing Iholr fronchlso.
pUBLIC DISC~SSIO~:
Nono,
ADJOURN~E~t:
Movod by COlollo. socondod by Rucinski, 10 adjourn. Unanimously opprovod. Adjournmonl
018:20 p,m. A tour of lho Clly coblo otrlces, 821 S, Dubuquo, follow ad Ihoreollor.
ROIpoclfully submlllod,
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COMMmEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
APRIL 16, 1991 .6:30 P,M.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Glace COOPO" UncIa ",I/DY, USa Oxley, Roborta Palr1ck, Kolth
Rull, Marla Snldol. Jim SL John, aeorgo SlllII
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mary Anno Donnls, Agno.Kuhn, Housing Commission Ualson
STAFF PRESENT: Halo, Milkman, NoK, FlDIlkIIn
OTHERS PRESENT: Karon Kubby, AnD Lcpoz, Usa Holahmlln, Jim ZIolkowski. Dick
Burgol. Chllrtoa ElISthlIm. PoDy Pagnal, BID McCnrty
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CCN rocommond. Ihal.omo IIddltlonal unbudgotod CDBG fundt be 1II10CIIlod 10 Iho lonowlng
projocts:
Admlnlstrodon . $18,000
Roosovoll Cpon Spneo Plojoct . $2,000
Youth Homo SCILS . $11 ,668
ConUngoncy Fund. $10,000
Sy.toms Unnmltod Door Cponoll' $3,550
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Cholrpollon Stnrr CIIned tho moodng to ordolal 6:34 p,m. Ho IntroduClld now mombol Usa
Oxley to tho Commlttoo.
Cooper noted thot tho .occnd 10 tho IlISt IIno on pogo I should load thai thoro Is a 'nood 01
bodreom lumllUro.'
COOpOI movod 10 approvo thO mlnulos 01 tho March 19, 1991, mooting. Snldor soccndod. Tho
motion CBlrlod 7.0.
~ISCUSSIQti:
Milkman .talod thai postCllrdS alo avallablo '01 distribution 10 tho publlo oncouroglng aupport 01
HOME, ono 01 tho now fodoral housing programs, Sho Indlcatod thotthoro Is an Informational
handoul avollablo which will allow Iho mombors to oxplaln tho program to othors, Sho .tatod that
aho doublllhal funding of tho HOME program w1l1lntorforo wllh CODa funds.
(St, John arrlvod a16:39 PM.l
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Starr askod lItho Curb Ramp aubcommlnoo Is .un a componont of CCN. Ru" .l4lod thai he
dOG' nolltavo a problom with kooplng CCN fnlolll14d ovon If this 110m I. 10movod from 110
pending U'I. Kubby slaled 1II01.ho hIlS concom. logllldng outrolldl to tho community In OrdOI
10 coordlnolo Issuo. and prog/lllllS thai can moko UvIng In Iowa City Iou allordllblo lor low.
Incomo Indlviduals, Sho noled thai thoro 11I0 a numbel 01 nnandng Iuuo. that will bo corning
bofolo tho City Council and volors In tho ROlli lulUlO and .l4lod that she would Iiko to havo 11I0
citlzona of Iowa City prtoritlzo thoso Issuo. and glvo 100lll0ck 10 tho City Council. She Indcatod
lhal.ho Is conaldorlng putting logOthOl8 pamphlOllha1 would outline tho I.auos. Coopol.141ed
thai thoro aro concorna In tho community loglllding proporty ro,ovllluollona 11I01 would lo.ullln
IncrOIlSOSIn Iaxes. Sho O)jlrOSSod a concorn thai peoplo mlghl movo 10 .maDOI communltlos 8Ild
nolod thoro I.lncrooslng d1saotlslocUon logordlng tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa not paying proporty laX.
PalrWl nolod lhalthoro WIIS roconUy an Incroaso In tho .owor,woloIIOlol and oxproasod concorn
willi futuro Incroasos, 51. John .I/mod tho voluo 01 a rocycllng progrom and how II would aovo
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~Itv Council' Sla" roportod thai altho AprilS, 1001, City Council mooting thoro WIIS a conson.us
10 bogln tho procosslol Tax Incromonl FInancing '01 tho Villa GlIIdon Apartments, Halo .l4led
lhaltho dovolopo(. roquosllollowa Flnanco Authority lunds 10 doCtoasolllo Inloroslralos WIIS
opployod and thai ho will requosl a Low In como Housing Tax Crodlllrom tho Iowa Flnanco
Authority In May. Sho roportod that ho hIlS alae roquoslod a loan Irom tho FodOllll Homo Loan
Bonk. Oxloy ogrood 10 bo tho monllor for tho VUla Gardon Apartmonts. In 10lponlo 10 a
quosdon from Sta", Halo alalod thai tho dovolopol would probably bo abIo 10 anond tho
Commlttoo'o May mooting In ordor 10 mako a proson18l1on.
I In . Slarr reportod thai a moollng I. achodulod fOI AprIl 17, 1001,
and tho Inlonllon 1110 complolo tho IIs1 of prioritlos.
!.iouslna Commlu!2ll' Thoro WIIS no roport.
Ana Lopoz laid thai tho slalo hod suggoSlod thalthoy approach CCN rogllldlng financing. Sho
oxplalnod thai tho bullnOl8 will bo a minority woman 10coJly ownod bUllnOl8 which hal boon
cortlllod lIS a Tlllgolod Small BUllnOl8 by tho .lalo. Sho Indlcalod thai this cortlficatlon glvos
thom gualanlood rollablllty 0' cullomors bocaulo 5% 10 10% 01 tho 51010 and Unlvorslty budgots
aro doslgnaled fOI Targolod Smllll BUllnossos. Sho nolod thai discrimination It III oxll15 In Iowa
City. 51. John oxprOlled concorn ovor tho largo omounl 01 lundl bolng 10quOltod and notod thai
tho Commlttoo hllS IImltod lunds avallablo. In rosponlo 10 a quoltlon from 51, John, Lopoz slalod
thai thoro would bo throo omployoos. Sho sold Iho calalog Is not yot comploled and IIII moro
oxponslvo Ihan WlIS originally oXPOCled, In 10lponso 10 a qUOltlon lrom Murray, Lopoz stalod thai
thoy wllllargot bolh bUllnossos and Individuals, bul aha nolod Ihallholllntontlon Is to havo
volumo cuslomors, Slarr oxplalned Ihallhoro aro IImltod funds avallablo and IISkod II thoro 11I0
priority 1I0mslhalthoy would want to havo fundod If Iho lull amounl cannol bo provided, Lopoz
rospondod thai rolalnlng omployoos Is a primary concorn, Sho nolod Ihaltho Iowa Economlo
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Dovolopmonl lunds (a $15.000 loan) can bo shmed, Sho stalod thllllllslmpcrtantlo havo lunds
101 projoclod malortals IInd .uppIlos In ordollo bo ablo 10 hllvO purchllsos bo sonl d110C11y 10
cuslomors and than hllvo tholl business billod, MIIunan askod IIthoy havo rocolved many
ordors, Lopez rospondod thalthoy havo oldora Irom WEEa and tho Dally lowllll. Sho oxpll\lnod
thlll thoy 810 ClIUUOUS aboultaklng oldors althls Umo boCllUSO 1II0y would llko to bo boltOl
prop8lod. Starr askod fOI mora Inlormatlon aboul tho guarllnlood customors. Lopez staled thai
Ills hOI undorstandlng lrom Rogol Maxwoll IhlII as a T8Igolod Small Bu.lnos., thoro wtll bo
contrac1s avallablo. Sho notod thai thoy wtll stili nood to bid on tho projoets. buill only ono
mlnortty 01 woman ownod buslnoss bids thoy will nood to bo glvon allontlon 10 soo II thoy Cl\II
plovido tho aOMco al a compotlUvo prlco, Sho stlltod thai thoy IIro tho only cortiflod buslno..
In tho .tato thai provldos 100% rocyclod PlIpor. In loaponso 10 a quesUOn 'rom Rulf, Lopez
statod thai thoy wtll sook lundlng 'rom a 10Clll bllllk and IndlClltod thoy havo rocolvod soma
Intorosl lrom potonUallnvostors. Sho .tatod thoy wtll also contact Cllrol Casoy at tho Unlvoralty
of Iowa '01 lundlng Idoas. Milkmllll oxplalnod thai whon tho City 01 Iowa City buys produc1s In
bulk, II gonorally buyslrom tho mllllulaclurol. Sho IISked how tholl markoUng wtll addlo" this
I..uo. Usa Holshman .tatod thai 11I011 buslno.. wtll provldo a IlI/gol solocUon 01100% poal.
conaumollocyclod products, Lopoz notod thai tho Unlvorslty ollowII buys 'rom dlslrtbutorslllld
statod that In Iowa Ills d11f1cultlO find aourcoslor a numbor 01 dillolonl producla,
SL John oxpressed a concern wtlll helping so lew Indlvlduals wtth such a Il\IOe amounl 01 money.
He askod how much monoy would bo neodod 10 keep thom In buslnoss unUI the lall when they
could make a plesontaUon 101 tho legulll/lundlng cyclo. Ho nolod thai this would allow tha
Commllloo 10 500 tho complotod Clltalog. LopoZ Sllllod thai approxlmatoly $5,000 wtll bo loqulrod
10 comploto tho ClItalog lIIld monoy Is needod 10 ahow mllllulacluro(o thai .hlpmonts ClIn go
dlrocUy to customorslol futuro billing 10 tho buslnolS. Sho strolSod thai they wtll wanllo worl<
wtth tho City logardlng Iho hlrtng and rocrultmonl 01 protoclod classoslllld low.lncomo Individual..
In lesponso 10 a quosUon from Coopor, Lopoz allllod thai thoy will havo produets on hand.
Helshmllll atated thai gonorally locycled papolls a 111110 moro oxponslvo thllll non,rocyclod PlIpol
beClluao Ills p'oducod al nowol mills that aUII nood to havo thell ovorhoad coverod. In responao
10 a quostlon from Palrlck, Holshman alatod Ihlltlowa only has locycllng mills In Tama lIIld
Burlington, bul ahe nolod thalthoso are nol fully lunctlonal mills. Mllkmllll oxplalnod that alien
tlmos whon funds lI/O alloclltod, a portion 01 tho alloClltlon Is In tho lorm 01 a low.lntorestloan.
Sho asked when lepaymonl could begin II the Commllloe chose this lorm 01 allocation. Lopez
atated thai they bogllll repaying a $15.000 10 tho Dopartment 01 Economlo Dovolopmonl 10llll this
month and could probably lako on tho repaymonl 01 lIIlolhol 10llll In Juno 011992. In responso
10 a quostlon 'rom Starr, Milkman atatod thai alllogltlmato buslnoss exponsos aro eligible Iloma
lor CDBa funding lIIld the business musl ahow that lobs ara bolng croatod 101 low.lncomo
Individuals,
Jim Ziolkowski Introduced Dick Burgol, a membor 01 tho Board 01 Dlroctors 'or Systoms Unlimited,
ZIOlkowski explalnod that two door oponers aro noodod 'or 11I011 now olllce laclllty which lIIey
hope to move Inlo by July 1, 1001, He statod thai tho Systems Board mel and would IIko to have
an addondum to tho ortglnal proposal rogardlng tho Installation 01 a door oponor on a unisex
restloom within the building, He explained thai the goal 01 Systoms Is 10 promoto Indopondont
living by plovldlng resldontlal, sholtorod workshop, and In, homo sorvlcos, Ho stated that Systoms
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loucho. opproxlmatoly ~oo d1.lIbIod Indlvfduols and brings In lunds from lurroundlng counUo.,
Ho .oId In 1983 tho 1010s thoy rocolvod 'rom tho stolo 101 tholl cllonts woro lrozon and thai
.ubsoquont amnn Incroasos hovo nol kepi up with tho ConsumOI Prico Indox, Ho Indlcolod thai
tho Sollld modo chongO'IO addroaa a $150,000 doflclt In 1987. Zlolkowaklslatod thai thoy aro
moving 10 1110 now IocaUon bocauso tho 1001 thai thoy nood 10 havo bOllol vislblllty In tho
community. Ho notod 111011110 ronl 01 tholl currontlocaUon Is basad on tho Consumol Prico Indox
and proporty lax Incroasos, Ho slalod thai 01 tho now location, thoy will have a 20 yoar 10050
widl a $7,00 pol &quaro fOOl cost with a 5% Incroaso for oach 01 tho noxl fIvo yoars. Ho Itrossod
thai tho oavlngs OVOI tho noxl20 yoars Is colculatod 10 bo opproxlmatoly $500,000. Ho notod
thai tho contractOI has boon gonorous and he fools thai tho contractor Is doing all thai ho can to
moolll1o noods 01 tho handlcappod whllo providing accoplablo o,"co spaco. ZIolkowski slalod
lhoy havo locolvod two bids '01 proSluro plalo oponors and ho 'ools this typo 01 door oponol will
work bostln thl. .lluaUon. Ho exprOlSod a proforonco fOI a grant, bullndlcatod ho would bo
willing 10 do an thai Is posslblo In ordOllo ropay a loan. Zlolkowaklslatod thai 01 tho Board.ol
DlrOClora mooting on April Ill, 1991, sevoral mombore loll thai Sysloms Unllmllod should loko tho
load In reinforcing tho Importanco of accolS fOI dlsablod Individuals by making a rostroom within
tho building complOloly handicapped accOlSlblo, Ho said thai tho cosI 01 throo doors Is $3,550,
bul ho strolSod thai ho doos nol wanlto joopardlzo tho original proposal by Including tho third
dool. In 10SponsO to a qu,,'I'~" Irom 51. John,Surgor slated thai tho controctOI and ownOI at tho
now alto I. John MoIC:"'td. SI. John Slalod ho fools tho cllonts who roolly nood tho aulomatio
doors 810 thOIO In COIO setting. during tho day such as Nolson Adull Contol 01 Association fOI
Rolartlod Cltlzons. Ho sold ho would prof 01 to hovo tho door oponolO 01 theso locations bocauso
01 tho amount of traffio II IOOS and Indlcolod thai tho o,"co Is mOlo IIkoly 10 havo non.
handlcappod employoos. ZlolkowaklsuggoSlod ho would look Into this concom. In losponso 10
a quostlon Irom Milkman, Burgel statod thai tho .tructuro can bo wllod now 101 luturo dool
InltallaUon and thai tho moslllkoly Incroaso In costs will bo an Incloaso fOI malorials Ilthoy wall
'01 luturo Ins lallation, Ho statod thai advanlagos 10 Inslalllng all doors 01 tho samo limo Is thai
thoy will uso tho some complossol and thoro would probably bo lowollnslalloUon costs II thoy
810 Inslallod logothol.
ChO/los Eoslham slotod thatthoy hovo comploled tho proloct fOI which Ihoy oblolnod funds lor
1991. Ho Slalod thai thoy hod purchasod 8 slnglo'fomlly dwolllng for uso by HACAP as
transitional housing. Ho sold a family moved In on April 15, 1991, and thai thoy would IIko 10
laquosl funds In ordollo docloaso Iho amounl 01 Iho loan on Ihal houso, This Is nocossary
bocauso tho londore sllpulalod thai boforo making additional roquosts fOlloons, thoy would nood
10 owo no moro than 50% of tho purchaso prlco 01 tho proporty. Easlham Indlcatod thai $11,500
Is nooded to roach this goal and Iho roquosl would bo fOI 75% of this amount with Iho balanco
10 bo provldod Irom tholl own funds, Ho stolod Ihallhls would pormlllhom to mako a raquosl
10 a bank lor a loan In ordor 10 purchoso onolhOI homo, Ho suggoslod tho allocation to be In tho
form 01 a lion on tho proporty, Slall askod II thoro has boon an Incroaso In commllmont from tho
mombors ollho Followshlp, Polly Pagllal rospondod Ihalthroo additional congrogallons aro now
mombors ollho Followshlp and that a lundralslng mooting Is plan nod fOI opproxlmolely one wook
from this tlmo, In rosponso 10 a quostlon 110m Milkman, Eastham slalod thaI one yoo(s worth
01 mortgago paymonls hovo boon sol osldo, In rosponso 10 a quosUon from Milkman, Eastham
slalod thalli 0 now houso Is lound, Ihoy would bo applying to CCN for 1992 COSO lunds fOltho
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downpaymonL Sl4rISlafod II14t It 1/10 downpaymont would como from a cosa allocation. !hoy
would nood 10 wall until tho noxlfundlng cyclo 10 rocolvo thoso funds, Ho asked II thoro Is a
po.aIlWty thOllllo CUl/ont debl could be doC/oased beloro lholfundlng cyclo by onolhol moons,
Easlhllm .laled thol IhIs Is a posslblllty.
Bill McCD/Iy .laled thai Youth Homo. locolvod $20,000 101111 SCILS program 110m CDBa ond
locolvod an lIddiUonal $20,000 from tho Iowa Flnonce Authority. Ho nolod thai a total of $90,000
wu noodod 10 onact 11I0 progrom 0.11 wa.lnlondod, Ho statod that IntorprolaUons by 1110 Hoalth
and Human Sorv1co. Dopartmonl has changod \hair plans somowhaL Ho .aklthat originally 1I10y
wonled 10 uso tho Hoalth and Human Sorvlcos funds fOlll1o mOr1gOQo, 001 this Is nol allowablo
and thOlO lund. 810 also 1Im1lod to non,.tructural chango. which could prosonlllmJtaUons.
McC8I1y loportod II14ll11oy 810 cullonUy pursuing two approachos, Tho nral olthoso opproaclios
Is II on addlUonaJ HUD glonl COlI bo 10colvod 1011110 ocqulslUon and rohabllllllUon 01 a homoloss
facility, thoy would nood a locoI match 01 50% ond CODa funds would be accoptablo 101 this
purposo, Ho nolod thai rocelvlng an addltlonol HUD gronl would pormllthom to purchaso a
hou.o largo onough 10 house 7.10 homoloss youths al 0 tlmo, Ho .tatod thai tho socond opUon
Is 10 pulchaso I amallollaclllty 11141 would houso up 10 six homo loss youlht al one Umo. Ho
.l4ted thai In thalsllUaUon,tho CDBa lunds would be noodod 10 101'101 tho mor1gago. Halo asked
If tho program will lalI wllhoulll1o lIddIUonalfunds. McCIII\y IOspondod thalli wouldn't nocessarlly
foil, bul .~oaaod lI1althoy ora In a moro proC8llous .ltuoUon lI10n thoy had oxpoclod. In
losponaa 10 I quosUon from Munay, McC8I1y stated 11I01 thoy hovo two laelllUos tholll1oy 8/0
conaldorlng, ana 101 oach option. Ho Indlcatod 1I10lthoy hod 15 youths In tho plogram wlth
pending oppIIcatlons. Palrfck askod aboultho 10doraJ glonlthoy rocolvod lor homoloss chlldron.
McC8I1y slalod \hlllthls Is tho Hoolth and Humon Sorvicos granl which was rocolvod lasl Y08/
10 provide .orvlco.lo homoloss youths Irom 16.21 yoors 01 ogo. Ho slrossod thalli I. "0110 bo
usod 10 flnonco tho .tructulO Itsoll.
Halo 10por1od thai Pog Frasol had Indicated 10 hor thol.ho had boon worklno wlth Barrlor Froo
Rosoureos In ordel 10 moke tho Roosovoll traJl moro accoaalblo. Bomor Froo Rosourcos'
ouooostlon. aro causing tho prolocllo bo moro costly thon was provlously oxpoctod. Sho slatod
thai Including tho .uggoSlod dock walk ond addlllonaJ railings will cosl $2,000.
SI811 roviowod tho applications. Ho stated that tho Systoms Unllmllod appllcaUon Is fOI
cenUngoncy lunds whllo tho olhol roquosts aro now oppllcallons, and thoro Is also tho polonUal
10 Incloaso tho conUngor~. Milkman statod thai thoro Is $39.000 In unallocatod lunds ond sho
suggostod thai $18,000 bo allocotod 10 administration and thai $3,000 bo allocatod 10 Incroaso
tho contlngoncy 10 approxlmatoly $29,000.
Palrlck movod 10 rocommond 10 Iho Clly Council thaI $16,000 bo allocolod 10 CDBa
Admlnlstlallon. Ruff IOcondod. Tho mollon carrlod 7.0.
SIOIlstatod thai approxlmatoly $23,000 romalnod In tho unallocalod funds. Ho notod Ihattho
$28,000 In tho contlngoncy lund Is only approxlmatoly 3% 01 tho total budgol,
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Palrfck movod 10 rocommond 10 Iho CUy COunclllhal addll/ollAl CODa fund. nol be
allocalod 10 Lopez & HO/.hmJn. Ruff "condod.
Ru" .lro..Od 11101 ho doos nol WllIlllo hlIvo II1Is pro/O(! IoU. bul ho .l4lod 11I41 ho would ake 10
.00 thom ro,oxl\II1lno tholt prIoriU.. and como bOCk 01 a 14101 limo, Pa!tkk .l/ouOd 11I41111010
010 otholllom. 11I41 010 01 lop prlorily.
Tho mol/on C8l1lod 7.0.
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Coopol.latOd thai tho I.lmpro..oo by Iho homo Ih4I WIll PUrch4sod by tho Groatol Iowa CIIy
Housing FoIloWlhlp. SL John Il4too lI1allhoy hlIvo dOnG a I/omondou. amounl 01 work with 1110
10lOU/COS 11101 hovo boon DIIocolod 10 thom, bul he .1410<1 11I41 he lools Ih4llhoro nood. 10 bo
melO limo for CCN 10 lovlow how this now organlzaUon wrto. on lis III.'slneas OVOlthO noxl
,ovorol menths. Ho Omphllllzod 1h41111010 aro al.o acuto noOds In OthOI aIODS.
SL John movod 10 "commond 10 tho City CounCl/lhal CODa funds nOI be a"ocalod 10 Iha
aroalor Iowa City Hou,/ng Follow.hlp allhl'l/mo. Murray locondod. Tho mol/on carrlod
801. (Coopor Vol/ng In lho nogal/vo.)
SL John movod 10 rocommond 10 Iho City Counclllhal $2,000 bo allocatod 10 Iho Roo.avoU
Opon Spaco. Coopor "condod.
Starr IllkOd ff 1111. additional DnOClltlon would Incroaso acco..lbll1ty fOI 1110 IrolI or make II
Complotoly accesslblo. Snldal .lrOUod thallhls would only Incrollla tho acce.a/bIIlly and nol
make II complotoly accesslbla. Ruff sl4lod thai whan 1111. 1/011 WIll p1aMOO or constructad, II
would hova savod a gloal daal of Iroublo II Inpul hod boon IOcolvod from a whoold1allobound
pOllan. Snldor .l4lod thai tho hili boon dlsoppolnlOd with tho losull and .trossod thai this win
only lnerOIllO accosslblllty up to a cortaln point
Tho mal/on corrfod 7.0.
Starr nolod thai an allocol1on 01 $10.000 10 tho conl1ngoncy fund would bring II c1oso to bolng 11%
01 tho total budgol.
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SI. John movod 10 recommend 10 Ihe CUy Council Ihal $10,000 bo allocalod 10 SCILS.
Murray loconded.
rMurray auggoslod that an addll10nal $1,688 bo a1IOCl1lod bocauso thai Is what would bo 1011 01101
allocol1ng $10,000 to tho conl1ngoncy lund. St John ond Murray agrood 10 amond tho main
motion,
Tho mol/on carrlod by . 7.0 vOlo.
Murray movod 10 rocommond 10 Iho CUy Council Ihal SIO,OOO bo allocatod 10 Iho
conl/ngoncy fund. Ruff aocondod. Tho mol/on calrlod 7.0.
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Commllloo on Community Noods
AprA 18, 1991
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SL John moved 10 rocommond 10 Iho City Counclllhol $3,550 bo olloCOlod flam Iho
conUngoncy fund for occo..lblo dooll 01 Iho now By. tom. Unllmllod facility. MUrT1IY
.acondod. Tho mollon corrlod Nl.
(Coopolloft 018:35 p,m.)
Franklin lovIowod tho fOUl donnod nolghborhoods BS won BS BlOBS thai hovo oxproued an
Inloloslln formIng nolghborhood BSsoclodons. Sho .Ioled thalli would bo voJuoblo 10 hovo 0
CCN roprosonlallvo at moodng. and nolod thai Ihls would provldo a link botlvoon tho
nolghborhood and CCN. Sho .uggoslod thai In tho futuro a CCN loprosonlallvo could allond a
Northsldo Nolghborhood Assodadon gunoral moodng 01 a board moodng In ordollo discuss
COBa and 10hobllltoUon. Sho IndlCOlod thai CCN mlghl wanllo hovo 0 boolh 01 tho Northaldo
Nolghborhood Assocladon loll which Is 10 be hold on May 28, 1991, al Hoppy HoDow Park.
Flenklln Indicated thai CCN mlghl be ablo 10 becomo Involvod wllh tha NOIIh.1do Nolghbort100d
AssoclaUon through Issuos such BS Housing ROhobllllaUon,lmprovomonts 10 Hoppy HoUow Park,
strool ropalr, and tho burying of uUlldos. Sho omphasllod lI1allhls would bo an approprlolO Umo
10 Introduco tho nolghborhoods 10 CDBa bocauso 01 tho polnlln tho lundlng cyclo.
Flenklln slatod thaltholO wiD bo a mooUng In May 01 tho Longlonow Nolghborhood AssocloUon.
Sho .lalod thai plolocta thai tho Longlollow aroa Is Intoroslod In Indudo Ralslon Clook cloan.up
which could Involvo tho Moyo~o Youth Employlnonl Plogram, stroot IlghUng, hou.1ng
rohoblllloUon, .Idowa/ka, and playground oqulpmonl 01 Long/ollow School. Sho slaled thai ono
prOOlam thai 1110 losldonts ora Inlorostod In Is 0 paronUng nolwork which would bring looothol
paronts within tho nolghborhood 10 osslsl ono anothol with support Starr slatod lholthoro Is tho
Iowa Soll.Holp Cloarlnghouso which assists In lormlng soll,holp support gloups. ,
Franklin .Ialod thai pro/acts and Inlorosts of tho Molroso.Bonton Nolghborhood AssocloUon
Includo curb and sldowolk 10paJr on Bonton Stroot, ropall oloolno wolor and sowor IInos, a school
C/osslng Ilghl, tho noed fOI a park Oloa, and housing rohobllltatlon, FranklIn nolod thai tho
housing rohabllllatlon program could be 1110 mosl populol program 10 como oul 010 connocllon
bolwoon tho nolghborhood assoclaUons and CCN.
Halo sloled thatsho rocolvod Suggosllons 111011110 awards coromony should be 10101 In 1110
ovonlng 10 allow 101 moro pooplo 10 attond allor work houro. 51. John slalod thai ho 10111110
roprosonlatlvo from 1110 fodoraJ govornmonl was nol cloal on whoro COBa Is hoadod. Ho nolod
thatlho Moyo~s proclamation was omphatlc on 1110 noed for conlactlng loolslalors, Rull slrossod
that slatomonts by lodoral olllclals nood 10 bo vaguo bocauso thoro Is alway. a quosllon
rogardlng tho fut~ro 01 COBa os tho dollclllncroasos and Ihoro Is a slraln on thIs Iypo 01
proglam, Ho slolod lI1at ho loolstho Input of tho soclalsorvlco agonclos was holpful and should
holp 10 Incroaso awaronoss, Slarr said that holding ono program may bo moro olloctlvo and
olllclontlhan sproadlng out tho acUvlllos ovor tho wook, Ho notod that bringing tho programs
tooolhor Is probably moro olllclonl than oxpocllng pooplo 10 go 10 soparalo programs,
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Commlttoo on Community Noodl
ApfU 16. \991
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~ AccolSlbllllY ~onovotlon . Snldolstatod thai tho plans 101 tho accosslblo bathrooms
havo boon drawn and thalloeaUon. havo boon .oloclod. Sho Indlealod thai approxlmatoly ton
aulomaUo doors will bo Instal1od. Sho.aId thai sho had mot with John Wallon, slall and tho
8lChltocllo d1ICUllthO 10eaUons fOltho Inlorloloccolllblo doors end 10 croato a walUng aroa lor
poop/o waJUng fOI tho bul. SL John stalod thai ho would Uka to havo tho dooralnstal1od In order
10 make tho building accoaslblo as soon as possible. Starr .ltOssod thai ho would prolol nollo
havo CeN Involved In mlClomenogomonl 01 tho subloclplonll. Aull slalod thai Ir. Importenl for
tho monllorslo tako Inlo consldoraUon tho Inlomal prlorlllos 01 oach agoncy. Snldol nolod thaI
tho agonclo. havo unUltho ond of tho yoallo comploto tho projocts 10 al thI. polnlllls nol
nocoasary 10 push tho lubroclplonll.
~ . Patrick slalod thai PALS Incllldos In.homo day lIoalmonl fOI youth and lammos
al rllk and 1I0almonl 101 thoso In tho Youth Homos laclllUos. Sho loportod thai a Hoalth end
Human SOrvlcel granl was 10colvod fOI homolo.. youth agos 16,21 yoars.
1I0ovoI ScI.l22l AccolSlblJ.flovoround, . Thoro was nola roport.
I I . Starr .ald thaI ltall will bo working with local
. londors In soliciting Information on how tho londors would 11110 tho program 10 function. Ho
Indlcalod thai ho bollovo.thls program will bo .oroly undor1undod boeauso tho nood Is .0 groaL
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~ . Murray llalod that sho mel wtth tho program dlroctor and boeaulo
Ills a now plojOclll Is lUll In tho p/ennlng Ilago. Sho roported thalthoy aro looking for Inpul
rogardlng oulloach 10 low Incomo IndMduals and mlnorltios who aro doslrlng asalltancO lor
Ilar1Ing a small bullness.
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Patrick movod 10 adjoum a19:17 p,m. Aull oocondod, Tho motion CBIIlod 6.0.
Mlnutol oubmlttod by Mary Jo Noll.
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