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BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 .5:15 P,M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT: Troy Slovon,. Paul CasoDa. Botty Bruns Andorson. CardoU Jeppson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Dianno RudnlloJ
STAFF PRESENT: Shanor, Brau. HollIng, Bumlldo
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OTHERS PRESENT:
KllltIn Evonson. G4IY Strlnd. Carol Spa.zlonl.
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Trlonn'al ravlow ond cablo TV rofranchlllngJronowal nogoUaUcns,
EYM'On roporlod lho PATV Board 1141 gono 10 . bl,mcnlhly mooUng Ichodulo, Tho lorml 01
PATV Board mcmbo,. Paul Masko, Llda Cochran and Krlltln Evonlon wUllOon o~plro, Two
momba,. will bo appolntod by tho PATV Board and ono mombor will bo eloelod from tho PATV
momborshlp lItho OMuol memborahlp mooting Noyembor 12, PATV II actlvoly looking
candldalos lor tholr board. PATV roconUy cablocast Voluntaor Days. a two day eyonlln which
ropreson14l1vaa 01 opptoxlrnatoly 30 local organlzaUons lpoko obouttholr groups acllvlllos,
Evonlon lo~ ~ was I IUCCOII and Sh4nor commontod II provldod . vD!uDbla community 10Meo,
A conlultlng contract has boen oIgned with RJco, W1ll1Dma AssoclalOS, lno. (RIco) and thoro
lOOms to be no probloma with Tho Busko Otoup contract. Tho 1alt0ly Is InIOMOwlng eppIlcants
10 NI Dowoy McOulro', old poolUon, Tho Coundl h4s pallod tho nocoslary rosoludon 10 Inldalo
tho rolranchlslng prOCOII and I public hoarlng on tho lubloet 01 cablo TV has boon Ichodulod
during tho regular City Council mooting 01 Octobor 1. Thls win bo tho first ollovorD! public
hOarlngl, SovarD! dalos. possibly Octobor 21 or 22, aro bolng o~plorod lor an Inlllal eonlultaUon
lor tho Clly Council. BTC, end othor Inlorollod parllOI with Rico rogardlng tho rofranchlslng
prOCOII, Tho rOfranchls1ng outreach plan doslgnod by Tho Busko Group enlallstho aoadon 01
I commllloo to IdonUIy key polanUD! parllclpatlng pooplo and organizations In 1OV0ral calogorlos
which may Includo non,profit organllaUons; govommonl: K.12 grado educaUon: conogos and POlt.
sOcondary Ichools: arts, horllago, and cullural organizations: business and Industry. Workshops
would bo hold lor oach group, Suo Busko will moot with tho eommllloo In Oclobor or Novombor.
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1 Tho mooUng WII5 callod 10 ordor at 8:20 p,m,
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It was moYodby Joppaon, and locondod byCasolla.lO epptOYO ~oJuIy 17,1991. BTC m1nutOl,
Unanlmoualy opprovod.
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Casona congratulatod Unlvorslly 01 Iowa TV lor tho coveraga 01 tho IpllCO llighll VIhIch ho round
Inlarolllng and ImporlanL
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Eyonlon roporlod thai tho PATV Board officially approved tho PATV Guldolinoland 110 working
on Dddil/ons. Tho PA TV BoOtd mootings hayo boon chongod 10 a bl,monlhly lChodulo, Tho noal
mooting will Octobor S. 1991. Tho PATV Executlvo BoDtd moots onca a month, Tho PArv
Board torms cl Paul MaIko, Uda Cochtan. and Kristin Eyonson lOon oaplro. Two bolld
mambo,. will bo appolntod by tho BoDtd and ono oloctod Irom tho momborshlp altho annuAl
PATV momborshlp mooting Novombor 12, Channol 2S roconUy ClIblocasl Volunloor Da)1,
Roprolontatlvos 01 approxlmatoly 30 organlzal/ons lpoko on tha~ group'l aetlvltiol oyor I r.vo
day poriod, Evenson thoughl Volunloor Dayl was qulto succeslful and Shanar commonlod ho
alao lhoughllt wonl woll and provldod 0 valuablo community IOrvlco, Casolla roporlOd thai
1OV0ral pooplo commontod 10 him cn Channol2Slmprovod grophlcs and opproclalod 11I0 BllIng
011he chIInnorl program schedulo, Tho ImproYOd graphics ClIpablDty Is 11I0 rosult 0111I0 Amlga
compulors purchlllOd by 11I0 Clly lor PATV.
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Anno Bumsldo roportod lhaltho Alco, Williams contract has boon rov1owod by Bumsldo, Shanor
and Holllng and Is now a dona doaJ, Thoro 010 no probloma with tho Busko Group contract
proposal. Bumsldo has boon worklng on 0 numbor 01 quosl/ons ~om Shanor and tho BTC and
win soon hayo opinions on on bul a couplo 0111I0 moro camplox OnOl,
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Gary Strand rospondod 10 a quosllon by Shalfor thai Kirkwood programl aboul 7810 SO hoUII
a wook lor tho oduClltionaJ aeem channa I 27. Ho will gol an ami brollkdown 01 tho hours lor
11I0 noxl mooting,
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BIOWnd T oIoconvnunJcallons Commlsllon
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ClloI Spaziani reported thaI \110 Community SOMceS and Audovlsulll dopallmonts haYO boon
combined, Tho I~ II ~cUng a job sollch 10 fill Dowoy McGuIrO'I old position. ThoY plan
10 11II \110 polltJon willi llibratian who pollOIlOS vldoo production IkIllI, ThlI porion win bo
rosponslllo lor audio v1sulll coIloctIon dovolopmonl u won as audio video 10MCOI and UbtlllY
Accesl Channol20, Six IntOMOWI have boen 101 up and they hope 10 hava lomoone roady 10
llaI1 Novambor 1, Now Insl4llod In lI1e prO/octlon booth In Mooting Room A Is a permanont
C4IlICO<<for, WiIl1 training. groups wiD bo ablo !ape tholr ovonts and II glvon onough advaneo
nollco havo II C4bloC41II1va on Channol20, Tho oditing Iyslom In 1110 AV Lab Is now oporaUonal.
Thore lie p1anllo loqulrO . Super VHS camora and dock 10 upgrado quality, Tho Noon
OptImIlts donatod on FM audio systom lor 1/10 hearing Impalrod,
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ShaHor rOpor1od Ilolal 0"7 complaints 11ne0 1/10 July mooting. Throo eomplalnll regordod a
dllhko 01 tiorlng: ono aboul biDing practlcos: one wanting moro control ovor programming; throo
about tho loss 01 tho Ouad City channels: fflO aboullalo paymonlloos: t.VO abOultho mothod 01
maIlIoting Encora: II1roo wanUng lome 101m 01 compotition: fflO abOut InslallaUon probloms: fflO ,
about contlnuDlIy rising ralol: two aboul the technical quality 01 the local aeem chaMois, IwO
rogO/dlng oulllgOS: and ono about not bolng ablo 10 roach tho company by phone, Tho Clly
Council hal approved tho RIco, WIDlams conl/ael and has sol a ganoral pub"c hoating lor ealbo
TV on Octobor 1 during tho regular City Council mooting, A mailing was lonl oullnformlng
InlarOlled cltizons 011110 hooting which win bo tho nral ollovoral public hoorlngs, Tho City
Council has nol doddod on how many hoatings thoy will hold, Tho BTC may hold hoatings as
woD. Sovoral dalos GlO bolng oxplorod lor an InIUal consullallon with Joan Rice, possibly Oclobor
21 or 22, This conlullation would bo wll/1 tho City Council, tho BTC. and othor Inlorostod or
oHoctod pmrtfOl, and would dllCUl1 the "franchiSing procm. accols posslbllltios. and 101 up
SORlO timo Onos, Shallor IOpor1ed on tho outroach plan doslgned by Tho Busko Group, A
commltloo would bo lormed 10 ldanUIy key people and organl1aUonl who may be Interesled In
patllclpatlng In lIIe workshops. Tho paIlIcIpants may come from lOyoral posslblo categorfos
including non,plOfil organlzatJons:oovornmonl: K.12 grade oducation: conogo and posloSocondlllY
education: paN. arll. culluroJ and horftage organizations: buslnoss and Industry, Each group
would havo a WOIkahop conduc1ed lor \hom and BUlko will gathor Input Irom each group, BUlko
wiD mool wI\h \his commUteo In Octobor cr Novomber. Tho City Is going through \ho budgol
prOCOII and Shallor will haYO 0 budgOI roady lor BTC opproyal al \ho Octobor moo ling, Shatlor
lias boen asked 10 lpoak 10 the Pubfic UbraJy BOGld 01 TNStOOS aboul rolranchlslng and tho
polllbUlty 01 consolidating the functlonl 01 Ialrary aeco.. channol 20 and goyornmOnl aceoll
channel20, Ono proposal Is thaI one channel may proYldo Informallon 10MCOS whllo \ho o\hor
chocks vldoo ptogrammlng, In July Shallor attonded tho nallonal eonvontian ol,tho National
F'Idoratlon 01 Local and Community Programmors In Portland and wlllloovo lor \ho National
Aasoclation 01 Tolecommunlcatlonl Admlnlstratorl conforonce In Los Angolos tomorrow, Stoyons
asked aboul a momo In tho BTC packOIl rogordlng \ha oxlstonco 01 a low powor loloylslon Ilollon
In Iowa City, ShaHor laid thaI allomo polnltho low powor Itatlon may approach \ho BTC about
bolng canlod on tho cablo IYltom,
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Tho Alco, Willloms contract has boon olgnod and dOICtibos whallhlngllhoy wln bo doing for ~o
Cltt, Tho Cltt Councl has a1roady passed tho nacOSlGry rOlolutJcn 10 InIUalo tho rolranchlllng
procell, The Council has 101 an October 1 public hoarlng and I maJIIng 10 InlorOlled ciUzonl.
pr1maI1Iy pooplo who haya conl4Clod tho BTS and wanled to bo lnvoIvod In tho rolranchlslng
plOCOII, Becauso 01 technical consldoraUonl. Jean RJco wantod 10 havo ~o nlll public hoarlng
wl~1n I cor1aln lime lrame 10 h was Imposslblo to COCrd'lIIIte and locus ~I, hoarlng wlth
lubloquonl hOarlngl, Somo discussion onsuod on whal m~hl bo Ioarnod al tho hoarlng. Shallor
wln lend oul I list 01 tho moro common ptobloms encounlored In tho lasllon yoars, Tho
commlttoe \0 Idontify key pooplo and organization, may nood \0 boOln worl< soon so tho Identified
consUtuoncy groups can moel bolore thanksgiving as tho thanksgiving 10 CMllmas porlod II
ofton quite busy lor many pooplo,
Stovonl oxprossod dislaUslacUon once again wlth Iho lack olloeaJ control ovor tho Inlormallon
provldod tho community, Ho eilod 0 Ilyor unlto lubscnbors advertising a Iroo pay chaMol
provlow porlod, A prominonllOCllon 01 II advortlsod Showtlmo, which Is not roeolyod In Iowa CIty.
Jeppson exprolSod dlsantls/acUon wlth tho UIO 01 ICtamblors lor pay ehannols, Thll ptovants
laplng I program whllO watching anothor program on a dlHoronl channol, Tho lochnlcal quaJily
Is poor and Ills Inconvenlonllo gol dosCtamblors, Tho UIO ollcramblors Is nol what was
promlsod tho BTC by Horllago, Ovoran, \ho Cily Is rocolvlng poor 10Mco In thl, rogllld, Honing
reportod thaI \ho City Councll compnmontod the BTC espoclany Casona and Joppson for tho~
work on \ho consullanl eonllaell,
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Movod by cI..no, leconded by Joppsen, 10 adjoum, Unanimously approved, Adjournmonl 01
5:55 p.m.
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Board at Diroctor'l M..tin9
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Board Mombor. Prolontl Joan McCarty, Dob Lohnortz, Darry Kucora,
Loron Forbol, Jacquo Mccluro, and Carrio !lorton
otltt Pr'l.ntl poq MoElroy Fra.or
Call to Ordorl Dob Lohnortz oallod tho lootinq to ordor at 7105
A.H.
I. Introductionl Ind lolcOI.1 Dab Lohnortz wolcolod all in
attondanco.
II. Approval ot Minutoll Hinuto. trom tho Juno 26th mootinq
wara approyad by con.onlUI,
III. Approval ot rblnolal Roportl Tho roport tor Juno W41
Ipproyad by oonlonlUI. It 1111 rooo1vod lito by bOlrd
momborl duo to City ot 10111 City yur and procodurol. lion-
CDDQ tundl will bo dooraalinq dramati0411y on noxt roport
to rotloot looal match roquiromontl on 010lin9 ot 9r4ntl.
It lIal raquoltod that tho pa901 ot thil roport bo numborod
conlooutivoly by hand. Thank you to Pam Kloolo tor
traokinq tundl 10 remarkably, Kon lIaldaman, CPA 1a cominq
on to tho board it approvod by counoil and lIill holp
tooilitoto tho board undorltandin9 ot tho bUd90t. Auditl
ora complotod by tho City ot IOlla City on Ipproprioto
9rantl.
IV. Additional A90nda Ita.1 I corr.lpondono. ROOllvodl
1. Tho 9001 il to add tochnoloqy to Ollilt lIith tho hlovy
1I0rkload. Voico .oil hOI boon addod lIith tho ability to
corral pond in and out at tho olty. Phono t09 hOI boon
noorly oUminotod. Contol Colluhr il a Iponaor ot tho
10110 City Rood Roco. and 0 collulor phono i. tomporarily
available to HYEP lIith proportionoto Uno OO.tll on tho
90vornmontol rata. Dab Lohnortz lIi.ho. to thank tho Iowa
City Rood Rocol. Doopor. will bo oarriod by Lindo and Hick
attar roaoorchinq tho option. ovoilablo.
Huch ovortimo hall boon .pont in tho 10lt tllO month. br all
omployoo. 'and poq tool. tho .tott i. only port ally
componllotod throuqh thoir bonotitll. Huch ot tho timo wa.
.pont on ovoluotion., qront., .iqnitlcant Dummor projoctD,
and tinal roport. IIhich woro all duo at tho ond at tho
tiDcol yaor. Tho .tott mot ovary doodlino,
A nOli Xorox mochino hu boon lUlOd u a ro.ult at
inordinotoly troquont Dorvico collll and A doorollDo in
dopondability. A tAX machino haD oliO boon purohalOd,
Doth ora Ihorod by 011 Youth Cantor oqonoio.,
2, Youth llamas will bo movinq out ot tho Youth Contor in
Ootobor, HYEP ill in qroat nood ot opaco and ill currontly
lookinq into acquirinq tho buildinq noxt door with Unitod
Aotion tor Youth.
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HYEP BOArd Hootinq Hinutol
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), A conqrAtulAtory nota trolll Barb Harinq rtqardinq qrantl
rocolyod VAl pAIIOd Around.
4. Tho oVAluAtlon troD JoAnn Call1lon'l 1lI0lt rocont
lonltorinq vl11t val rocolvod and KYEP rocordod All tlyol
(tho hlqholt ratlnq ot luporlor) tor rAtlnql. Sho thAnkod
poq tor alllltAnco dur1nq hor vll1t. Thll 11 tho tint
tlll10 in Poq'l hiltory at tho aqoncy thAt All luperlor
ranklnql voro rocolvod.
5. PO<J lot vlth Bl11 Hccarty ot Youth HOIllOl to d1acuDl tho
nood tor AddltlonAl fundlnq to lupport tho HOIllOlol1
proqrAD. Dllculllon onluod roqArdlnq tho Approprlatonoll
ot thil proqr4lll bolnq part ot KYEP. It 11 vlthln tho
111110n ItAtomont to lupport tholo cllontl.
HYEP IlIUlt plAya qroAtor rolo ln loloctlon ot tholo cllontl
tor lorvicOI And IlIUlt onqaqo tho lupport ot othor
vocatlonAl plAcolllont and pro-omploYlllont aqonclol, Givon
tho monoy aYdlAblo and tho rOlponliblUty, paramo tOri mUlt
bo plAcod (100 litter to carol Tholllplon, DIIS).
poq tooll vory Itronqly that tho aqonclol Aro ln oyor tholr
hoadl qlvon tho oxtrolllo noodl of thll populatlon And nood
to oatabUlh prloritlol for 10rvicOI. Tho kidl aro out
thoro and nood our 10rvicol, but tho dl10lllllla rOltl in thAt
thoy Aro roqulrod to bo omployod ln ordor to bo lorvod by
tho proqral And nood tho Donoy to lurvivo. Unlublidizod
pOlitlonl Aro Availablo but tholo pOlitlonl .illlply of ton
do not provido tho Approprillto "nurtur1nq" .uporvllorl
noodod in ordor for tho placolont to bo A IUCCOI.. poq
vill dllCUl1 thl. projoct furthor vith tho proqralll plAnnlnq
cOllittoo vhon it il .oloctod.
V. XIV BUliDII.1
1. Tho advilory bOArd nood. .tAndinq cOlllttoo. to AdYl.o
tho oxocut!vo diroctor And ItIlff. poq luqqOltod tho Ultod
committoOI bo oltAbli.hod ('00 commlttlo lilt AttAChod).
Bob Lohnortz vill contAct bOArd loabor. to dotormino thoir
intorolt.. BOArd moabor. Iupportod Poq" nood to havo tho
bOArd bo loro involvod.
2. Unltod WAY board mombor proceduro hA' chanqod.
A;onoiol vill devolop At-l~rqo roprolontAtivel to decroAlo
tho 11zo. Tho opportunlty val oxtendod to includo
ApplicAtion to .orvo on tho board. Hootinga Aro quarterly
for tvo hour.. CArrio Norton i. currently on thl. bOArd.
Thoro Arl ono, two, and throe yoar torma. If Carrie ia n2t
currently on the board, Iho il nomlnatod by tho HYEP board
and accoptod thl. nomination, A nomlnatlon form vill bo
tilod tor Carrio by pog ln order to moet tho deadlino of
July 31, 1991.
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July 31, 1991
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4. poq modo 0 vorbol roquost thot HYEP (1n conjunction
v!th othol") qot VISTA voluntoora tor lIomololl proqro=inq,
provontion, ond outrooch. HYEP vill n2t bo tho umbrollo
aqoncy. Unitod Way vill bo aakod to bo tho umbrolla a90ncy
whon Hary Anno Hoddon roturns trom Wolos.
5, Application tor boord appointmont vill bo sont to tho
City ot Iovo City upon rocoipt ot tho lottor of rosiqnotion
from Jorry SUlliyon. Kon "oldann's opplicotion hOD boon
IOnt ond ho vill como on tho bond attor opproval in
Auqust. Jury SUllivan vill bo sUbmittinq a lottor ot
rosi9notion to tho moyor in li9ht of his timo constraints
and conflicts vith HYEP boord mootin9 timos,
6. Tho DARE Youth for ACTIOII progral will bo di'lominatod
nlxt AU9ust at tho 5th DARE Contoronco in Louiavillo,
Kontucky. pog attondod tho DARE contoronco vith Co=unity
Rohtionl Otficor Cathy Ockonfoll in Winlton-solom, lIorth
Carolino. Thil innovativo proqram il not torcolly boin9
dona onywhoro olso in tho country ond HYEP'I and tho Iovo
City Polico Dopartmont's progrom vill 10rvO 01 a national
lodol.
7. pog vill attond tho onnual IIASCC contoronco in
Philodolphia in August. Tho oxocutivo diroctor vas
appointod at tho July boord mooting and cODDislionorl hovo
boon approvod by Proaldont Bush for tho lIational and
Community Borvico Act. Funding vill bo roloolod vory loon
and tho yoar round conlorvation corps vill loon bo 0
rool1ty. pog 11 tho chair ot tho ofUcor nomination
committoo, and villlorvo on tho stooring cODDittoo for tho
suporconforonco Ichodulod in Washington, D,C. in 1992,
VI. Old DUlinoll.
1. It val luggoltod to rovilo tho by-lavl to Iplit tho
pOlition ot loorotory/troaauror, Bob Lohnortz lovod and
Jacquo HcCluro locondod to approvo thil concopt. Hotion
carriod. HSC. pog notod by-lov rovilions aro subjoct to
opproval by tho city attornoy and tho oity council. Tho
board accoptod tho nominotions tor officorl al thoy voro
prosontod. Prosidont, Bob Lohnortz/ Vico Prosidont, Borry
Kucoro / Joon McCarty, Bocrotary/Troasuror, It VOl alao
suggostod that tho prosidont sorvo 0 tvo yoor tOri w.th 0
Proaldont-oloct loro involvod. pog vill moko tho nocosury
modificotions in tho bY-lovs ond put thia on tho agondo tor
Boptombor or Octobor tollowing discuasion with tho city,
Diacussion followod rogording incroosinq tho lizo of tho
board and grootor commitmont todolignoting a youth
position.
2. Tho boord roquoatod thot tho author of tho progrom
roport bo dOlignatod at tho bottom of tho roport,
3, Tho Youth Borvicos Foundotion (YSF) "Victorion" party
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ra1aod approxilllately $2,400 and planl ore undorvay for noxt
YOAr'l d1nnor. Coach Blovinl donatod $1,000 frolll tho Bon
K09an TournAlllont (vinninq round). Tho final tally will bl
Availabll At a later dat~. YSF hAS appointod a lub-
committoo to look at hirinq a Itaff poraon for YSF. Tho
dooilion will bo lIIado noxt 1II0nth,
4. Barry Kucora 1II0vod And Loren Forbol locondod to approvo
tho FY 1992 budqot lIIodif1cationl AS prOlontod. Hotion
carriod. HSC.
5. Joan KcCarty 1II0yod and Barry locondod thAt tho propoaod
IXOCUtivo diroctor evaluation for FY 1992 bo adoptod.
Kotion carriod, KSC. Tho board oxprOllod appreoiation for
tho work dono by tho ovaluation committoo.
6. CUrricululII hal boon writton for tho Roolovolt Rayino
by flyo Iowa City Community School olltrict toochorll. Hary
Kalchor preaontod a copy to poq At tho commellloration hold
on tho 19th of July. It wal luq90ltod by JACquO KcCluro
to Add trAlh canl to tho aroa.
7. Tho Cal'pontor'l Union in conjun\ltion with ."oapors
Brothorl Printinq will hold an opon houlo Auqult 29 at 705
S. Clinton frolll 4100 - 6100 P.K. All board 1II0lllbors and
Itatt are invitod to Attend. Thil IOrvOI al tho pro-
vocational advilory 1II0otinq al woll.
8. Conqratulotionl to poq and hor ItAtt tor a vory
IUCCOlltul thou9h ditticult IUllllllor. It wal luq90atod that
tho board ontortain Itatt and friondl ot KYEP at on
informal qot-t09othor in Soptolllbor to roc09nizo tho of tort
that hal boon expondod. Carrio Horton of to rod tho UIO ot
hor hOlllo and poq will chock with tho Itatt tor a luitablo
dato [poalibly Soptolllbor 24).
VII. Adjournl Barry Kucora 1II0vod and Jacquo KcCluro aocondod
that tho 1II0ltinq bo adjournod. Kotion carriod. KSC. Tho
1II00tinq wal adjournod at 8130 A.K, .
Tho noxt 1II00tin9 will bo hold Wodnolday, Soptolllbor 25, 1991
at 4100 P.H. at 410 Iowa Avonuo. Thoro will bo no Augult
III1otin9 AI thil lorvod al tho July and Augult lIIootin9'
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REs Emplo)1Dent or rostelUra IUId homeless youth
Thank you tor looting with us today. This is to doculont tho lain
points at our discuslion.
Youth HOIOI and HYEP hllV. z:un into aovora problolll tryinq to
provido lutticiont .mploymont sorvicoa tor Youth Homos' clionts.
CUrrant avoraqo Cllloload is os tollowa:
15 Homola..
5 Indopondont Living (Stato POS)
~ Girls' group hOlo
30 Youth Homol' Totlll
8 LIlS Cottolt
.J Falily Foator Caro
43 TOTAL (not includiDg'DDI
In addition to Ihoor numbors! tho homoloal clionts have provon to
hava groator nood. than ori91nally anticipatod. For oxamplol
· 75' nood lub.idizod .mploymont in addition to job coachinq
· 25' aro parantl with Imall childran who no ad daycaro, larqor
apartmlntl, .to.
· A IOjority nood to ba on tho prcqral 12-18 month I to assuro
that thoy will bo abla to lOintain solt-sutticioncy, instoad
at tho originally antiaipatod 4 lonths.
HYEP will only rocoivo $23,000 in in-Ichool tunds thil yoar, in
cOlllpar1aon to $33,000 last you. Tho portion ot th1l qrant
attributod to wagll and trinqo tor cliantl roprosontl approximatoly
19 individuall and oporatol trolll lIIid-Auquat throuqh lIIid-June only,
Youth HOIIIOI hal inoroaaod its contracts with HYEP trom $18,000 to
$24,000 tor FY 91-92, but th1l 11 1011 than 1/2 the amount HYEP had
roquaatod. Finally, JTPA 11 not aorvinq Am: ot theao clionts,
though it is ovidont that thoy should quality tor services ottered
through the JTPA/Prollliso Jobs proqrams.
To put tho scope ot tho Ihorttall tor this population in
perspoctive, wagos, trinqa, and support servicell tor all 43 clients
would cost over $400,000 annually. This i8 somewhat misleadinq,
in that taw, it any clionts ara employed continuously all year,
I/evarthelelll, the tundinq needed i8 obvioualy tar ahort ot what is
currantly available.
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Solutions diacuaaad includol
· Pricritization ot clienta. Thia haa boqun to happon, but
thoro ia no aqroement at thia timo aa to what tho prioritioa
ahould be. Our concern reata with tho numbor ot younq
people roquirinq lmmodiato employmont, but lackinq
appropriato job koopinq akilla.
· Approach 10callAjor corporationa tor joba and dollan. poq
aooa thia aa a lonq ahot with roqard to tinancial
~aaiatanco, howo~or it ia ,worth purauinq.
· Approach local aorvico buainoaaoa who have trouble
laintaininq tull atatt. about quaranteeinq a cortain
number ot podtiona trol a pool ot KYEP cUenta. Thoro IIIlS
conaen.ua that thia idoa haa lorit and ahould bo purauod.
· Apprcach traditional tundinq .ourcaa tor additional monay.
This pro..nta certain "porcoption" probles, i.e. that Youth
HOlllII and KYEP have plenty at monoy already tor othor thinqa
and that the aqoncies groaaly underoatimatod tho acopo ot
thia problelll.
· The aqencie. havo a HOD tranaitional houain; qrant pondinq
Which, it tundod, would partially addreaa tho.e pro~loma.
· poq 11 laetinq with Bob Ballantine rei JTPA. Carol 11111
accompany. Thi. laotinq haa been tontatively .chodulod to
be held on Honday, Auqust 5, 1991.
Unro,olvod Iaauoal
· Aro there additional Unancial raaourcaa currontly avaUable
trolll DIIS . .paciticaUy tor cUant waqos/tdnqe?
· Youth aqoncio. need to provida data ret Johnaon County
reaidency ot olienta. '
· Given lilllited reaourcea, what criteria can wa aqrol on aa
to who ahould bo aerved?
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COKHIT'I'IlB DOARD RIlCOIlKIlHDIlQ STArr RIlCOKHIlHDIlD
prO<Jrlll KcCluro FrllDor
1I0rton Killor
Jacobi Bo...ora
Evlllulltion/PorDonnol KcCluro Fruor
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Doy.lopl.nt KUcorll Bo....rD
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Doyoloplllont KcCuty HU1.r I
Financ. Hccuty FrllDor i
HlIldonn KloOD'
Strlltoqio Plllnninq Swift Fru.r
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IOWA CITY BOARD OF AOJUSTMENT
SEPTEMBER 1" 1001 .4:30 P,M,
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
CAndAeo Andorlon. Jail Barlo. Ernlo Oalar, Cothorlno Johnlon.
John Polton
MEMSERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Nono
Molody Rockwell, DON Chriltlanlon, Joll DAvldlon, Bob Miklo,
MAry Jo Noll
OTHERS PRESENT:
Kovln Mwon. Ken Lango, PAulo BIOndI. Maredith Aluondor,
Roy Oalbroth
CALL TO ORDER:
Chllrporson Polton eallod tho mooting to ordor at 4:30 p,m,
CONSIDERATION OF 1ljE MINUTES OF 6lJGUST 14, 1901:
Johnlon moyad to IPptOYO tho mlnutos 01 tho August 14, 1091 mooting, Barto lOeondod,
Tho motion eerrlod 5.a.
5f.ECIAl EXCEeJlON ITEM~:
1. SE'91ll.!, Public hoorlnG on I IpoelAI axe option Ipproyed on April 10, 1091, Ind
Imondod on MAY S, 1001, by tho Boerd 01 Adjultmontto pormlt In oxpAnslon 01 0
rlllgloullnstltutlon In tho RM.145, High Rlao MultI-Famlly Ruldonllol Zon., lor uso 01
property locOIod at 109.115 MArkot Stroot II 0 parkIng aroo,
Rockwoll roylowod thutoll momorandum dalod Soptombor II, 1901, Jill DAvldlon,
JCCOO Exoeutlyo Dlroetor,lndlcolod that tho roport on ~eor NOrlll1!lfe Church Pftrk!lm
I.UIIU wu pro porod lor tho Historic Prmrvatlon Commission, Ho ollorod to elarlly
dllloroncOl In Intorprolatlon botwoon' roprOlantotlyOl from Gloria Dol Ind 11I11
eoneornlng tho roport.
Polton notod that 11011 had suooellod that one oltornatlya would bo lor Olorla 00110
neootlota with 0 noarby eommorelal onlfty to lout Gloria Dal'l nowly.eonltructod
parking, Polton alkad II such on arranoomont woro to ba rooehad, would Olorla 001
ba the opplleont roquostlno 0 spoelal oxeopllon to pormlt thll arrangomontl Christian,
IOn rOlpondod that elthor tho eommorelal onllty, tho church or bOlh could soryo II
applleanUI) lor tho Ipoelol oxeopllon, Johnlon askod lilt would bo pOSllblo to louo
tho parking spoeos to othor churches In tho aru, Polton Indica tad thlt tho Board hod
alrudy dotormlnod that tho lOOSing 01 tho spoeos would ba 1m pro par bocousa Ills 0
commorelal oellylty.
Bob Miklo notod that thoro II a spociflc spacial oxeaptlon thot pormlls ehurehol 10
shAre parking with a eommorelol uso and Is Intondod to oneourogo IhalOd parklno,
Johnson cltod tho oxamplo 01 ehurehol and doetora' offices Ihorlng porklng Ipacoaln
Iowa City, Christi on son oxplalnad thai tho orantlno 01 on Addftlonol spoelol axeaptlon
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would allow lor eommorclallmlng within olyon guldollnos and Itondardl, Rockwall
indIcated that tho Oldilllnca .peellial th4t the Soard would neod to eonsldor tho
ganarallpoelal axe option IIIndards and. odditlonally, tho desirability 01 the location 01
tho parking. podolulan and vohleular trallle aaloty, and ony othor datrlmonlol alloets
that might rOlultfrom tho loulno 01 tho parking Ipam,
'n rOlpwo to 0 quoltlon from Polton, Rockwall explained that tho Ipoelol exeoptlon
that would permit tho wrad parking ar"ngamont requlrol that thoro bo 0 raeordad
agraament that runl In perpetuity whh tho land. Poll on Indleolod thot ho would bo
uncomlortablo whh running tho lam with tho land lor 0 eommorelal usa,
Oaler luggestod that this ham bo delorrod IndaRnltoly until Glorlo Dal doeldes to
epproach tho Board lor lurthar aellon, Ho wasmlsllod that tho church had egrood not
to hove eommarelalleoses lor tho porklng Ipaees, Barto exprOllod egreomont end
Indleoted tho ehuteh should bo glyan tlmo to work thll out, Palton Ilatad that It II not
up to tho Board to rllolyo thll Issuo lor Gloria Dol, Ho ItrOlsed that tha Zoning
Ordinance mUlt bo enloreed, Johnlon polnlod out that In tho maantlmo, tho church
would hoyo usa 01 tho parkJng aroo IQr ehureh,rolotad aetlvltles,
Kovln Monlon, raprosontatlvo 01 Glorlo Dol, Ilotad that tho church II nagollallng whh
Browery Squaro. Ho explalnad that tho church would like to bo ablo to got out 01 I
'em In coso It I noods chango. Ho sold tho church has rotalnod Bill Moordon II
eounsal ond wllllnYOltlgato tho pOSllbllity 01 0 lona ehonga as woll es olhor opllonl,
Monson eoneludod that Gloria Dol oppraelatad tho laet that tho Board was glvlno tho
church moro tlmo, and thot tho Board was not ehanglno Its past doelllon,
MOTION: Pollon moyod to dolor SE.91p~ until further not/co Irom Olorla Dalto tho
CIty of I requoltod octlon lor Board conllderot/on. Johnlon loeondod. The motlgn
WIIIU:2.
2. WJmA, Public hoarlng on on application submlttod by Zion Luthoran Church lor
Ipaclol exeopllonl to pormlt oxpanslon 01 0 rallglous Institution and modillcatlon 01
leraonlng requlrlmentllor usa 01 property loco tad at 617, 619 and 621 E, Dayonport
II 0 par kino aroo.
Roekwoll roylowod tho 11I11 mamorandum dalod Soplombar 6, 1991. Stall
roeommondod that SE,0107A bo donlad duo to tho nooatlvo Impacll tho propolad
parkinG aroa expansion would hayo on tho lurroundlno rOlldontlal nolohborhood,
Howoyor, II tho Boord 01 Adjustmant dOlormlnod to opproyo tho roquoat,lII11 would
recommond that tho loll owinG conditions ba plocod on opproyol 01 tho spoelal
oxeoptlonl: III additional ovororaon shrubbory should be addod to tho landscapinG
arGo ~.1 tho north slda 01 tho propa;ty ltho Board may also wish to raqulra 0 barm In
thll arool, 12111I11 approyal 01 tho IInallondseapo plan, (31l1mlllng tho usa Ollho
parking arGo to ehureh,rolatod aetlylllos. and (41 unlou an oxton lion II grantod by lho
Board, all work on tho parkinG aroa.lneludlno tho ollabllshmont 01 landscaping, Ihall
ba eomplotad by Juno 1. 1902,
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Ken Lanoe. ChalrDerson 01 lbq PrODeny Board. ZIon Lutheran Church, uplalnod that
Ilnco tho AuoulI Board 01 Adjultmont mooting. tho Zion Proporty Board ond Ilall have
workad on 0 rovlslon 01 tho porklno aroo plan, Ho seld tho church had trlod to comply
with Itatl'l luggOltlonl Ind lelt confidant that thera ,would be a reOlonoblo chance
01 I roeommandatlon lor Ipproyol by Ita II. Ho axprusad hll lurprlso It Itall'l
rleommondatlon lor donlol, Ho polnlad out thatllall notod that thll location II I
eloorly rosldentlol.,.., Lango laid ho'l notluro how Itall dallned rOlldentlol aroo and
noted tha largo nurnbar 01' non.rOlldontlal um locatod In thll nalghborhood, Ha
qUOltloned II thll actually II eloorly 0 rOlldantlal area and notod that ono,hall block to
thl W01I11 a thtoa'lI01V aportmont bulldlno with 0 lull parking lot,
Longo uplalnod that tho Iyallobllity 01 parking at Morcy HOlpltol eonllsta 01 230
Ipoeolln tho employoo lot, which ore oyallobla on Sunday morning I, but aro rOltrletad
lor permit hold or uso at all othor tlmol, Thora ora opproxlmatoly 435 Ipam In the
now Morcy HOlpltal parking arlO, which Is paid parklno and two blockl from Zion
Lutharan Church, Ha noted that tho par kino IpaeOlln tho now Morcy parking oroo ore
Ir.quontly lull In tho doytlma and on Into tho eyenlng hours, Lanoo Itrouad that mony
church letlvltl.. tako plaeo whan tho Marcy Hospltallpaeol are not ayollabla lor uso
by church momb.lI.
Longo nOlod that two 10tl.1I 01 proton wera Ineludad with tho Itoll roport. Ho 'Ikad
tho Board 10 eonsldor thoso who hayen't oxproued oplnlonl, Ha hopod that tho Board
would not let two I.ttolllway It I daelllon, Lango .ddod that IItheso lotloll would
Influonce tho Board'l decision, thon ho would uk to dolor thllltom to IlIow tho'
church to bring In handicapped and oldarly parllhlonors to Ipeak about tho ehureh'l
naod lor parking. Lango urgod tho Board to bill Itl doelllon on a rotlonal, not on
.motlonal basis.
Lango said It would bo prelorablo to hoyo flexibility In tho doslon 01 tho parklno aroa
to allow lor modifications, lueh es rOduclng tho drlyo by one loot to allow lor
addlllo/l4l parklno Ipam, Roekwolllndlcatod this chanGO mat Codo roqulromontaand
would moot with stall approyol, Sho cautlonad that any ehongos proposad lor tho
parking arGo deslon mUSllI1II moot tho dlmonslonal raqulramonlllot lorth In tho Codo,
Johnson Indleatod Ihat It wOllmportant lor tho church to havo oems to wetor to
molntoln Iho propolad landscoplno, Lanoo ouurod hor that watar wos oyallabht,
In responao to 0 question from Polton, Lango Indleatod that to his knowlodgo lhoro hod
not boon any problom uslno Morcy Hospltolspam on Sunday mornlnos, H,lndleatod
that tho dlslaneo from tho church to tho 230 par kino spaeasln tho omployoo lot II
approxlmaloly ona block whllo lho 435 par kino spaeas ora loeatod two blocks away
In 0 paid laelllty.
Barto olkad litho Ipaeolln lho lot locolad bohlnd tho church woro rosorvod lor oldorly
and handleappod parlshlonors, LanGO rOlpondod thot thoro aro Ihroo handlcappod
porklnG Ipaeas In Ihat aroa, Tho othor rOlorvad Ipaeas aro lor tho two paslors and
church Itoll, Boyond Ih.t. tho lot Is not rOGulatod to assuro porklno lor tho oldorly and
tho hondlcappod,
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Paula Orandl. 824 ~Iollh Gilbftrt Slreel. IUOISad thAt 0 rOlldantlolAroal1 lomap/m
whoro peoplo livo end CAn wolk to laellltlllluch II lehooll. ehurehol ond drugltoral,
Sho omphalllld th4t this oldor, downtown rOlldontlal area whoro lorvleu aro ossily
oeeolslblo Ihould not be eonl/darod non,ruldontlAI boeAuso It II dillarant Irom the
typ/eAlluburbAn rOlldentlol 4100, Sha nOlod that Zion LUlharan Church II havlng I
nogAtlyO imPACt on tho rosldontlal eharaetar 01 tho nalghborhood alrOAdy baeoulo two
ItructurOl hoyo boon damollshod lor p4lklng, Sho quesllonod whathor thll par kino
W4I roolly noodod,
MAwlllh ~Inendftr. 830 E"'pavonooll Slreol, Indleatod that tho 11011 raportl hovo
oncouragod hor Ind Improvod hor porcoptlon 01 IOWA City and It I eoncorn lor
nolghborhoodl. Shalndlealod hor opposition to tho raquOltod Ipaelalexeaptlon lor 011
01 tho rOOlonl silo hod provlously monUonad. Sho ItrOllod thlt thoro Is not 0 WAY to
Ught I psrklng lot In I woy that dOli not dllturb Idlaeont property ownor., Sha
emphasllld th4tthllll I rosldantlol.raa. Sho oxpla'nod thot whon Iho purehuad hor
homo, she WII ,w4le olltl proximity to Marcy Hosp/lol.nd ehurehu. but lelt thAt
thoro wora onough pooplo In tho community that woro eoncornod with tho prosarvollon
01 nolghborhoodl to proyont Any lurthar oncroAehmant.
Aloxandor Indle4l0d thotlho would allo lIke to Ipook on bahAII 01 lOyerel o/dOlly
rosldontl who lolt dllmAyad thot thOlO thlngl could hlppan. Sho lold tho oldarly
nalohborl ore dlleouragad ond lolt thoro II nothlno thotthoy con do, Sho Itotod thAt
1I101lor. 01 prot6lt ora roqulrod, than Iho e.n lupply ono and eortAlnly must or moro,
A1oxAndor up/Alnod that tho nolghborhood currontly Absorbl tho call thAt como Into
tha neighborhood on SundAY mornlnOI. Sha notod that tralllc would balncromd lor
WI Ipoelnc arGo with. gro.tor concontrallon occurring Around tho block with tho
proposed parking lot. Sho ItrOlSod that tho proposed leroonlng II not adoqu4la and
notod thAt tho nolghborhood hu mAturo troos th41 110 doelduous and with lowor
branchol that 110 Aboyo tho loyol 01 carl, Sho rOlantod the ImpliCAtion that beeeuso
thoro Ira buslnum Ind non,ruldontlal aetlvlllos In tho 4100, It II not 0 rosldantlAI
4100. Sho alkod tho Boord not to opproyo the p4lklng which would encroach on tho
yoluo 01 tho lurroundlno rall~ontlAI propertlll,
BOARD QISCUSSIOti:
Johnlon notod th41 thoro II no quosUon thAt p4lklno Is naadod In this nelohborhood,
Sho Itrouod th41 tho tl411lc gonol4lod by the church AlreAdy eomollnto the aroa, She
pralarred to got II many cora 01 poulblo 011 tho Itroet to olloylole tho erowdod
appeal4nco 01 CAli elogolno tho stroats 01 tho neIghborhood, Sho dldn't loalth41
anything other thAn a p4lklng lot would 00 onto tholo lOti, Johnson roylowed lho
provlslonAI um thot would bo ollowed In this zone, which Included IAmlly oroup
homos, zoro lot IIna dwolllnOI And townhousOl. and b04ldlno hOUIU, Sho stramd
thAt oaeh 01 those use. would hayo III own par kIno roqulromanll, Sho axproasad lha
opinIon that tho proposad par kino lot wllh IAndleoplng, IIpaelally A borm, would be
tho bolt 01 tho poulbla allOrnallYlI,
BArtA It4lad thAt undor thll proposollho Board and 11011 hAYO lomo control ovor whal
hAppans Wllh thll proporty, whUa II may not havo control In olhar Illuollonl, Ho
oxpromd his dlmlls'aellon wllh how Iho slluAlIon hIS proDrouod with non.
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eompllonco 01 tho o_lstlng parking lot ond houSOl baing torn down bololO tho roquolt
for tho IpoelaJ oxeoptlon was modo, Ho noted tho It04 WOf ptlmarllv zonod roa/danUoJ,
Ho Indleatod lhat to make tho bOlt 01 tho Iltwllon, It might bo prolarablo to othor
altorNtlyos to hava tho parking lot with landleaplng, Ho thought thll WII an
opportunity lor tho Ippfleant to IIx what It mauod up tho IIrlt tlmo,
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In rosponao to a quosUon from Oalar, Miklo Indlealad that lour dwalllng unlll could b.
ewtructod on thOlo 1011 bOlod on tho 'ot aroa, Rockwolllndlcatad that Iii or 2
parking IpaeOl would be nooded por unit.
Anderlon Italod that sho flyOl naor a church parking 101 and had n.vor lOOn It
eomplataly full, Sho nOlad thll tho parking lot 10kOl 0 hug. chunk out of Iho
nalghborhood, but laId thot 0 lehoolll oliO locat.d eloso by and paop/o alt.ndlng
.ehoolletlvltlol UIO tho church lot, Sho Indleatod that Iho WOuld pr.lor to haya
hOUlos localod on thOlO 1011. but Slid Iho undOlltood tho n.od to have p.rklng
Iyall.blo In tho .ral,
Polton lIat.d that In addition to tho eondlllons roeommondod by slolf,lIlh11 roquOlt
II .pproyod, ho would IIko to Idd two oddltlonal eondlt/onl, Ha luggoltad lhatlllhh
condition could r04d that 011 Zoning Codo raqulrOmanll rolotlng to tho prOlontly peyad
Lot 3 .hllI bo onloreod. Ipeellleelly tho oncroaehmont 01 paving onto City p/oporty,
tho 15.lootlatbaek on Devonport Stroot, and tho leroonlng roqulromonll. Ho wentad
It to bo clair that last yoor'l probloml nood to bo rllolyod,
Polton luggOltod that 0 II_th condition rood thlt tho 40,Ioot walnut troo loc.tod on
the louth portion 01 Lot 2 Ihall not ba remoyed .nd tho plan Ihall bo Imondod to
relloetthll condition. Ho ItrOllod th.t ho would not OPP/OYO tho pion II It InYolyad tho
dOltructlon 01 maturl trOOI.
Pellon Indlcatod thltlt was unnecossary to approyo tho plan at thll mooting bacauso
thoro ora 230 parking spam which aro prOlontly and will continuo to bo Iyallabfa
locatod ono block Irom tho church. Ho .trOllod thoro aro 1110 430 parking spam
' two blocks away and at lout 25.30 parking Ipaeos on tho ehureh'l exllllng parking
lot that aro lulfielentto larva Iho handleappod par/lhlonar., P"lon lolt thll proposal
would ralult In 0 10rlouI end unnOeOllory ehanoo In tho eharactor 01 on ellablllhod
rOlldont/al nolohborhood end roprOlenlod a 10r/ouI Intrusion Into the nalghborhOOd,
Ho lIated Ihat thll chango limply II not noe...ary and he WOuld not IUpport tho
petition.
Oelar Indicated thll ho had Irolibfo underllending 0 church buying houSOl and thon
talrlno thom down undor tho assumption It would construct addlllonal parking whilo
laking houllno away Irom paopfa. Ho lOW 0 pattell. doyeloplno ond lolt thot opproyal
01 this requOlt would simply parpaluate lhls problam. He thought It WOI unlortunato
Ihat two houlOl wera elroady damolllhod, but ItrOllod Ihat thore II Ililllho pOSSibility
01 lour dwoll/no unll' bolno eonltruclod on IholO 1011, Oalor emphaslzad thO! Board
approyal 01 tho roquo.tod parking would bo a SlOP In tho wrong direction lor tho City' I
pOlicy 01 prOlarvlng nalghborhoods,
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In rOlponso to 0 qUOltlon Irom Johnson. Galor alatod that on'su.at parking II a
n.e...ary.vll, Ho .xplalnod that tho Zoning Ordlnanc. au.mptl to eonlrol parking,
Oolor thought that approving oddltlonal parking In thll aroa would Ilmplv bo erOltlng
.nothar problam, Ho oxprOllad tho opinion that houllno II 0 lundamonlal nood .nd
OIIartod that It II tho Board'l rOlponslbllity to look .t OIch COlI Individually to
dotarmlno II tho roquOllad parking II noadod, Ho did not 1001 thll Iddilfonal parking
WII naodod, Johnson rOlpondod that tho church was baing 0 good eltlun by
provldlng oll'ltroat parking,
Barto not.d that allor t~o problams aro rasolvod with tho oxlstlng porklng lot, thoro
would bo Ipaeas ay.llablo lor uso by parlshlonoll, Ho IlrOllad that addillonallpaeu
won'tlolyo all 01 tho probloml boeauso many perlsh/onorl wlllltlll nood to park
ollawhar., At Oalor'l raquut, Rockwoll uplalnad that tho porklng araa on Lot 3 h.d
boon In uso lor parking slnco at lout 1084, and was 0 grayallot up to 1090, Sho
Itatod that tho usa 01 tho parking lot II parmlsslblo as 0 grandlalhored uso, but that
onco tho lot was payod It requlrod that tho lot como Into eompllanco with tho Zonlng
Ordlnaneo,
Chrlltlonson Indica tad that ho dId not hayo I problam with I luongly.wordod
roeommondatlon Irom tho Board to tho Housing .nd Inspoetlon Sarvleu Dapartmant
r.gardlng the onloreemont of tho Zonlng O,dlnanco, but ho quolllon.d 1111I11 would
bo bound by tho Board's roeommond.tlon, Ha Indleatad hll undarltandlng that tho
applicant Is prosontln lIau ollmmedlalo .nloreomant action ragardlng Lot 3, Ho IOld
II 0 daelllon II m.do to dany tho .pplleatlon, thon ho 1.lt .nloreomont action will
procood to bring Lot 3 Into eompll.neo. Pallon Itromd that tho Zoning Ordlnanco
must bo enloreed, Ho lalt It was approp,lalo to toka whateyor .etlon II noeelSOry to
onsuro that Lot 3 II brought Into eompllaneo, ChtlltlanlGn Indlealed that tho Board
con ox pact anloreomant to tako plaeo and con make 0 rocommondatlon to refloct thll
expectation.
MmQti: Golor moyed to approvo ~E'QJOlA, I requut lubmltted by thl Zion
Luthoran Church lor Ipeelal ueoptlon. to permit expansion 01 a r.llgloul Inltltutlon
and modlncatlon olleroanlng requlromontl, to enablo .Itobnlhm.nt of I 1I3'Ipaco
parking aroa on prop.rtI01loeatod ot 817, 810 and 821 E. Dayonport Stroet,lubloet
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to: 111 additional eyergroon Ihrubbory baing addod to tho londlcoplng area on tho north
sldo of tho propony, 12111I11 approyal 01 tha nnallandleapo plan, 131 limiting tha u.o
of tho parking arOl to church,ralatod oetlvltlal, and 141 unlOll an utenslon II grantod
by tho Board, 011 wo,k on the pa,klng area. Including tho eltabll.hmont ollandleaplng,
Ihall bo completed by Juno " 1992, Poll on lacondod.
Johnlon moy.d to amond tho main motion to roqulro that a berm b. conluuelod on
th. nonh sid. of tho lubloct prop arty. Barto lecondod.
Barta notad that Iho borm would proYldo a bullor for both hoadllghts and nolsa. but
could ralao somo sofolY eoneorns, Poll on sugoostod that 11011 could work Wllh tho
applleont rogardlng tho slzo ond typo 01 borm,
Th. amondmont to the maIn motion passad by a 6,0 YOlO,
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Polton moyed (0 omend tho main motion to add a nlth condition to rud thlt lho 40.
loot walnut lIeo 'oeated on tho louth portion 01 Lot 2 WlI not bl r.moved Ind thlt
thl plan bl omondod to fORoet tllll. Johnlon loeonded, Th. motion IllIld on 11-3.1
vota. IPolton yotlng In tho alfirmatlyo, Andarlon abltalnlng,l
Tho main motion laned on I 2-3 VOle, 10arta and Johnlon voting In the Iln,mlt/y',1
P.lton Informod tho Ipp/lcant 01 It I right to .ppoil thll d.elslon.
3, SE.910q, Publlo hoorlng on.n .pplleotlon lubmlltad by DollI Chi Fralernity lor lpoelal
axcoptlona to roduco tho .mount 01 roqulred oll'ltloet P4rklng Ind to modlly tho
leraonlng roqulroment. lor proparty locotod In tho RM.I Z lonO It 314 Church StrOll,
Rockwell ravlewed Iho 11011 roport dotod Seplomber II, 1091. SIIII reeommonded
Ipproval 01 SE.OI OS, subjact to: 11 conformonco with tho IIOlI,roeommendod porklng
ora 0 pIon datad Soplambar 6, 1091, 21 no eonvorllon 01 Ilorogo arOIl to olneo or
mora IntonlJyo UIOl, 31 prior to raeolpt 01 0 building permit lor tho Idditlon, the
.pplle.nt obt.lnJng Itall.pproyal 01 tho elayallonl 01 tho addition In .ecordanca with
tho Secrltary 01 tho 'nterlor'l guldollnll lor hlltorle building I. Ind 41 tho Ipptovol
Ipplylng only to Dalla ChI'l commerelol ollleo UIO 01 tho ptoporty roclted It 314
Church Stroot.
Johnson notod Ihattho .pplleant had dono . nleo job on tho slto 10 lor. Sho lollthll
WII on Indleetlon 01 how Dolla Chi will comply and eooporato In tho luluro.
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Ilatod that Dolla Chi WII ptoud 01 tho
lS00 building .nd accepted 011 olltall'l reeommond.tlona excoPtlor the reeommen.
dation to eutlnlO tho northwest portion 01 tho pllklng ore. lor ICroonlng purPOIU.
Ha laid Doll' Chi bOlOd Itl objocllon on lalety concernllor ell. pulling OUt 01 tho 101
Into tho alloy beeaulo olllmllatlonl on vlllblllty, thot only. portion 01 tho parkIng area
would bo lereaned Irom tho property ocrOIl tho olloy, and that tho parking aroo hll
boen In exlltanca lor 23 yeOllso Delio Chi Is not roquesllng 0 furthor encroachment.
Rockwell noted that tho slall racommondallon lor leroanlng tho notthwolt arOD 01 tho
par kino sllll allowllor approxlmalaly ton loot botwoon tho .lIay and tho lonco to allow
lor vlslblllty.
pOARO QISC~SSIO~:
Oalor Indleoted ho had no probloml with tho raquolt and agrood with tho opplleanl
rogordlnG what I. noodad to sereon Iho proparty to tho north, Ho thought tho loneo
on tho north lOomod too raltrletlyo, Polton uprmod hi. proloroneo lor tho 11011
rocommondatlon oyor tho applicant'. appraisal and notod that tho eppllcant hOI mat
tho Itandard. lor bOlh raquostod spoclal oxeapllonl, Johnlon thought thai In
eon.lderallon olloloty, tho acroonlng roqulromonlslor tho northwOlt pottlon 01 tho
porklng aroa should bo walyed.
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MOTION: Johnlon moyod to approyo SE.010B, 0 roqueltlor Ipoelol.xeoptlon. to
pormltllducl1on In the o/l'llroat pa,.'ng raqulromant. from 12 'POCOIIO 7 .paeo.,
and to pormlt modlncatlon ollha parking arID moaning requlramantlll propOlod by
thllpp//contlub/aet to: 11 eonlormanca with tho It./I,roeommendad por.lng araa p1.n
dotad Saptombar &. 1001, ueapt for tho allmln.tlon ollerlanlng on thl north In
eonsldoratlon olulaty, 21 no eonyorslon olltoraga .rm to olReo or morelntonalYI
UIOI, 31 prIor to roeolpt 01 I building parmlt lor tho addition, tho applicant obt.lnlng
Itlll Ipprovol 01 the alavotlonl 01 tho .ddltlon In oecord.neo with tho Secretory 01 tho
InlOrtor'1 guldoUnal for h1ltortc bulldlngl, .nd 41 tho approyol opplylng only to Dolt.
ChI'l eommoreloJ olfic. ula of tho proporty loeotod at 314 Church Str.OI. Palton
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PQMD PE ADJUSTMENT I~FORMATION:
Rockwoll notod th.t thoro hal boon 0 raquolt In tho put to rovllo tho Bo.rd'. by,lawI II woll
u tho orlantatlon m.tarl.lllor now Board momboll, Sho notad th.t Chrlltlansan II rovlllng
tho by,l,wI and will h.ya a drill 01 tho rovlled by,lows ayoll.blo by tho Bo.rd'l Oetobar or II
Noyombar mooting.
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BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS
APRIL 3, 1991
ROBERT A. LEE RECREATION CENTER
MEETING ROOM B
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mlko Drockman, Rick Bachaldor, Jano Hagadorn
STAFF PRESENT: Bornlo Omld
OTHERS PRESENT: Jomas L. Buchmayor
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Tho mooting was callad to ordor at 4:05.
It wal movod by Drockman, socondod by Bacholdar, to approyo tho mlnutos 01 tho
Octobor 3, 1990 mooting os submlllod. Tho motion carrlod unanimously.
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Throa appllod 10 tako Iho Mutor Plumboll axam and lour appllod to taka tho
Journayman Plumborl oxam.
Allthraa .ppllcantl for tho Maltar Plumbars oxam: Jamas M, Alborhuky, Randy
Duncan and Jock L, Moyor woro approvod 10 lako tho axam.
Ollho applicants lor tho Journayman Plumboll oxam; Josoph D. NOItvodt, and
Wayno Grout wara approved to tako tho oxam. It was docldod Ihat Jamol L.
Buchmayor and Stovan N. Butlor naodod moro vorlflcatlon ot tholr Practical
oxporlonco. It wal movod that oach provldo such oyldonca.
Appllcont Wayna Grout provldod avldanco that ha hu had lour yoars axporlanco and
ho pruontly holds 0 Muscatlno Journoyman Plumbors L1consa. Tho Board Mombors
movod that Bornlo contact Muscatlno and II tho crltorlo undor tho roclprocal
agroomonts aro mot wo may Issuo 0 Journoyman Plumbors IIconso wllhout
oxamlnatlon.
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City by Individuals without 0 plumbing IIconso, But, boctlusa 01 tlmo rostrlctlons It
was movod that furthor discussion bo hold at 0 fuluro mODling.
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mootinG wa. odjournod at 5:00 p,m,
MlnulOl.ubmluad bV Bornlo Olvald, Sacra tal}', Boord 01 Exomlnoll 01 Plumboll.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 10, 1~91 . 7:30 P,M,
MEZZANINE CONFERENCE ROOM. SENIOR CENTER
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAF' PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
C~~L TO ORDES:
Joyco Borrltt, Suo Ucht. Doug RU"'II
Klvln H.nlek, Dlvfd J'PI.n, Jim Oeha, Elunor SI..,.
Mlklo, Noll
MarlYI SVlndl.n
Chllrptllon RUII.n eln.d thl mlltlng to ord.r It7:4S p,m, It WII noted that I quonm WII
not pto..ntlnd thlt tho Commlwon could roeolyolnlormotlon but could not oct on In og.nd.
Itlm.
COrl,IDERAT10N 0' AUGUST 13. 1991. MINUTE~:
It WII Igreod !hit ledon would be t.ken whln I quorum II prelOnt.
, /'Volle DISCUSSION 0' ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGEND~:
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eawRVATlOtl PLAN UPD"U:
Mlrry. SYlndlln report.d !hit IPproxlm.llly I,SOO neighborhood lurvoy. wlro dlllrlbutod
In oIdlr IrOlI 01 tho city Ind thltto d.ta 8S0 haYO ,'rOldy b..n roturnod to hor. Sho noted
!hit tho period 01 rlsldoncy In 10wI City 01 tho Indlvlduall who relpondod to tho lurvay.
rlngod Irorn two wOlks to 83 yur., Sholndlcol.d thlt tho high loyol 01 rllponlO wlI/ rolult
In .oml dol.y 01 llnel roport on tho rolultl, Sholtated thltlpproxlmat.ly onl.thlrd oltholo
who relpondod to tho lurvoy arllnteroatod In loarnlng mora .bout nelghbOlhood ...ocl.tlonl
Ind silo luggolt.d !hit Inlorm.llon could bo Includod with th. wllor blll lor gonoral
dlltrlbutlon. SyondlOn roportld that tho IIrltltrotoglo plaMlng ....Ion will be hold on
Slplomber 21, 1091,Ind Illnlondod to Idontlly luuoa ond eoneorns to bo .ddr....d by tho
plln. Sho IOld sho wlI/ ptolOnt Inlormlllon on tho prolOrv.tlon hlltory In Iowa City to allow
IVlryono to It.rt with 0 common undorltendlng. Sho lIalod th.t 0 second mooting wll/ ba
hold on October 28, 1001, .nd wlll.ddr... nolghborhood IIIUOS, Sha nOlod thl. moollng wll/
1'10 Ineludo . lour 01 rosldonllal nolghborhoodl, Syondlen IOld tho mooting to b. held on
Noyembor 12, 1091, wll/ .ddr... rogulatlonl .nd tho Noyembor 13, 1001, meollng will
Iddrm .eonomlo '''UOI, Sha IIr...od thot Iho would IIka to get downto.vn property ownall
InYoly.d In tho lOll mooting. She nOled thet thoro IOOml to be 0 rellllyoly low eonscloulnOll
01 tho downtown II o.eolloctlon 01 hlltorlc building I,
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Svendlln reportld lh"owI City SOlid 01 Rllltorllltlbllshld Itl own "Build 10wI Clly B.t1lr
Commltlll" Ind In 1054, thl SOlid Invllld tho NldOlllI Alsoclltlon 01 Rill Eltltl SOlrdl to
Compl.tl I Itudy ollowI Clty'l ptosPtell, Shl IIld 01 p.rtlCulll Inllrllt, Will thl ItudY'1
rleommlnd.donl In tho 11m 01 houalng, rllldantlll nolghbOlhoadl. tho Unlvlrslty Ind
downtown. Sho I.plllnod IhIt the Itudy .ncourlgld IUlnglhlnlng 01 building Insp.etlon Ind
permlt ptogrlml to control mora elollly eonvlrslw 01 sfngllllmUy dw.Ulngl to ,p.M.ntl
Ind rooming houIII: thl lnoetm.nt 011 housing Cadi Ilong with In Incrlll.1n rllltld 11I11
.nd IwIdlng: thl dmlopln.nt 01 I nolghborhood eOllllrvldon ptogrlm with rlsldlnt
p.rtlclpadon u w.1I II tho Idoptlon 01 I mutlr plln .nd dlfinldon ollntlelp.tld e.mpuI
bMd.rill lor tho Un/YlrallV,
SYlndlOn lilted IhIt thl rllltor Itudy want on to m.kl I IlriU 01 roeommond.tlonl lor tho
downtown including th.loIlowJng: tho ew.rvldon Ind rlhabllltldon be glyan now Imp/llsll
In luturl pllnnlng Ind ptogllmmlng lor urbln ronowll,lhIt thl urb.n rlnowlllIll be dlvldad
InlO lour or nYI 1/11111 pt%etl with ueeutlon urdlrtakon In onl .roo .t I tlma. thot I
downtown dayoloplnlnt organllltlon bl crill ad with prolllllonol dlt.ctor to bl rll.lnld to
Idmlnlltlr It I p,ogrlml,lhItl downlown sign ordlnoncl be pOll.d, Ind thlt In Irehltlet be
rllllnod to dOslgn I bI.utllleltlon Ind Imptovlmant ptogllm lor tho lour.block eantrol COIl
01 tho downtown. Sho notld thltll morl 01 tho reeomm.ndltlw 01 tho Nltlonal Board 01
Rll'torl had bI.n lollo'1ld, morl hlltorlo ptll.rvlt/en might hlvl occurrld In fOWl City.
Sha Impllullld IhIt whlla tha eurrlnt ptuorv.tlen pro/eet mlY not uncover I lot 01 new
Idlll, It should relult In I redlleovary 01 pllvloUI lugglltlonl. She Itrouad thlt thelutYoYI
hive shown that the"'1 not much knowlodgl 01 tho Hlltorle Pruorvltlon Commllslon .mong
resldentl 01 Iowa City 10 tho prosonca 01 Commllslone,. et tho Itratogle pI.nnlng lasslonl
will be Import.nt.
SYlndl.n notld thot thlll hal blln I doellno In thl numblr 01 Nltlonol Rlgllter nomlnodw
In tho 19S0. rll.dYI to pr.vlOUI YtllI, Sho reported IhIt Iho hll Conducted .pproxlmatlly
151nt1MIW. wllh IOOlvldu.I.ln order to plnpolnt tho IUderahfp 100 dlroetlon 01 tho hlltorlo
ptll.rvldon mOYlmentln 10wI City.
RUIIIII rlportod that Davld Jlplln hal roslgned Irom tho Commllslon Ind luggOltod thotthll
yeeency could be Innounced lIthe Fltlt SU'llglo Planning SOIslon. Ruuallluggllled th.t
It might be bolt lor the Commllslon to eoncentllte on tho PrUOrvlt/on PI.n tlvoughout thl
rllt 01 thll clllndll yur 100 to ellow the Brown Stroot Hlltorio Dlltrlet luua to go to thl
Council In the Iprlng 011002. He Itrllled lhat the Pruorvatlon P1.n will el.tfly lor tho
Commllllon II propOlod dlltrletl 110 .pproprl.te for dOllgnatlon.
DISCUSSION OF tlEAR NORTH SIDE PAR~INa ISSUE~:
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Russell reportod that tho Boord 01 Ad/ustment will be dlleuulng tho Issuo 01 parking lor two
north-side church.. .tlll SOPlembor II, 1901, moollng. Ha ravlowed tho hlltory of the
Olorla Oel Luthoran Church Ipaelal excopllon to permit the expansion ole rellgloullnltllutlon
usa In order to provide parklno, Ho nOled that thelpeelolexcoptlon WII requOllod lor church
parking end tho church then'altOmplod 10 10m tho parking spaeas to tho genoral public, He
Indle.ted that tho Boord 101 Ad/ustmont exprOllad tho eoneorn lhel thll Intention woo not
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ptll.ntod to tho Boord litho tlmo tho lpoclal..c.ptlon W.lroQUllted, Mlklo roportod that
It. II hll d.termlned thlt thl Zoning Ordlnanco would .1I0w tho church to roquOltllpoela'
exclptlon to UlO tho parking Ip.culn conjunction with I buslnlU, ..long II tho buslnUI
II within I lpeeln.d dlll'nco Irom tho parking IpaCII, H. Itr....d thlt thll would rlqu!ro
'Iong.t.rm Igrllmlnt to provldo thOll Ipoeu which mlY b. In conflict with tha ehuteh'l
luturl plana lor tho ptoporlV,
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT~:
I. Deslon Guidelines BooMAl. Barrett roportod thO! tho lubcommlnlO hll elarlfiod with
tho grophlo artllt which pletures .ro to be lIIultrotlw .nd which aro to be graphic
roptllontltlonl,
2. Qldde Mall' RUlllllropotlld thlt I bid WII roelly.d Irom Economy AdYlrtllfng for
8,000 guldo m,pllor Itotol 01 '4,035, Ho Indleotld IhIt Tlehnlgrlphlclroturned I
bid 01 '4,100 lor ptlntlng on tho eurrlnt w.lght popor and '3,700 on IlIghl" weight
plpor. Ho nOlld thot eorroetlonl will bo I mlnlmol I.penll 10 I number 01 ehangll
might be mode. Ho ItalOd thlt tho Commlulon hll .pprOxlmltely t3.oo0 In
donotlwlor tho guldo mop end IhIt oddltlonollundl will nood to ba rellod, or Ilowor
bld lor printing will be nlOded,
PRESERVATION CO"1MIS~IOfi INF08MATIONIDISCUSSIQH: '
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RUllln roportod that Suun Horowitz cont.etod him rogardlng tho wldonlng 01 KIrkwood
Avenu. Ind Indlealed thot aho wu 01 tho undorat.ndlng thlt the underlYing bricks would bo
romoyed. RuuolllOld Horowitz exprOlled to him thl doslro thot thm brlekl be mod for
ule IllIwherl In 10wI City. Mlklo roportod thO! 0 momOlandum to thl AIslltant City
Englneor Ind StOYI Alklnl might ba approprloto to e.prou tho dellrl thlt II mony 01 tho
bricks be 10Yld II posilblo. RUllolI uld that he would 1110 lend I copy to Horowitz.
Mlklo ItrOllod that It would bo dOllrablo to haya a roprolOntaUya 01 the Commlulon attend
tho Historic PrOlarvatJon Workshop Iponlored by tho Stato Hlltorleal SoclOly In Del MolnOl
on October 12, 1091.
In rllponle to a question Irom Barrott, Mlklo Italod that work on the Eyanl Streot Brldg.
probably will not begin until tho noxt eonstruellon IOalon, Sarrett reportod that the
Woodlawn road pro/.et should be eomplotod by October 15. 1901,
ADJOURNME~:
Ruuoll ad/ournad the mo~tlng at 0:00 p,m,
Mlnutoa submitted by Mary Jo Noll.
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BOARD MmmNOS OP SIlPTIIMBIIR 24 AND 26, 1991
4:00 I'M IN 2ND JlLOOR ADMINISTRATIVIl CONPI1RI1NCn ROOM
BOARD MIlMBI1RS I'RnSI1NT: Tom Oelman, Slephen Ormllear, Anno lIararnc, Jerl
lIobart, Mllllp lIu~n1, Oary Lundqulsl, Kalhy Moyen,
Anno Spencer, Kenl Swaim
STAPP I'RnSI1NT: Jeanctlo Carter, Susan Cnllgl9/24), Lolly Ilggen, Debb
Orttn(9/24), Martha Luharorr, lIall'cnlckl9/24), Debbla
Sales (9/26), Carol Spulanl
011111RS I'RIlSI1NT:
Ocora1a lleald . 9/24, lleald, Und.1 Welser, John
J1erkeLtnd . 9/26 . I'racllcum IludcnlJ
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MmmNO WAS CALLIlD TO ORDIIR AT 4:().I I'M
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Tho mlnulCl or Iho regular medIna held on August 22, 1991 weill IJlllroVed,
LundqulsllMoyen.
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Dbbuncments (or August weill reviewed Ind IWroved, Lundqulst/Moyen.
D1BJlC'l:OQ.'lRIlJlORt:
Duen reported on her meellna wllh Iho new editor or lha I'rw Clllzen,
nil LAN (local area nelwolk) b belna1nslalled Ihls week. nb b I network or? workslallons
Ihroughoullha Admlnlslratlya area or Iho library lI\3t will el\4blo III users 10 11\3llllOnWallllnd
Inromlallon. TraInIng swlons alll being held oyer Iho couno or Iho next (ow weeks,
It was noled allhb 11010 by Lundqulslll\31 a rayorabla artlcla nppeamlln Iha I're.. Citizen
reporting on Inronnatlon conlalned In Iho IIbrary'l Annual Report.
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~: In Ihe Ibsence of Debbie Sales, I!uen reported on Ihe recenlluccessM
bookJalo. Arrroxhnalely 52,094 was nIsed. In the few Ihort wccks Ilnce the malllng of Ihe
AnnIl1l Report, ne2r1y 510,000 Iw been received In conlrlbullons. ^ donor rectpllon was held
on Seplember 8 with I COOl! lurnout.
. Approximately $4,800 Iw been raised 10 tblo from the InltW
malllnl. An Imbltlous Idvenlslna Mp.1lan Is belna planned, plus a I1l1eted mallln" phone
CAllln" distribution of pouen. ne posslbUlly of conductlngloun for ccr1.tln populations was
discussed.
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The remainder of the mcctlna was lpenl revlewlnllhe bud,et requeslS. Allllled In the cover
leller to the FY93.95 F1nanclJl Plan, Ihe ,011 of these two mcctlnal Is to I) larco on the
estimated funds Ivallable for FY93 Ind 10 set aencnlauldcllncs for the FY93 budaet. '
Ilaaen reviewed the hlllory of Dud,et requests and the coune of events rrom presenl.ttlon of
the budaet to the lime It /'C4ches lhe Council. She reviewed lhe options In temls of estlmallnl
the Income on which the Ilo3rd could lwc Its requesled budGcl. She presented four options for
a lwc budget Ind asked Ihe IIo3rdlO choose Ihe option which lhey considered rc3JOnable Ind
defensible. nle seRSC of the IIo3rd WIS 11131 the lwc budgel(bcforc levy Income) lhould be Ihe
FY92 budget with 5" Incrc.uc, ($1,917,300).
Ala ncxlllcp, the IIo3rdllJtened to the coordlnaton or CAch dCp.1rmcnllpeaklnllboul one or
morc of the ten budgcl proposals and lboulthe genelll needs of lhelr dcp.trtments.
Debb Green, Chlldren'l Dcp.trtmenl coordlnalor, e~plalncd the proposal for punulnllhe nvo-
year plan goals for chlldrensse~lces. She uked for I comblnallon of ILlrf Ind proanmmlnl
funds. She requested len additional houn each for I current Ubnrbn II and I current Ubllry
Assistant position. . nlCSC houn would e/l3blo her 10 meclthe nve.year goals of Improving and
Incrc.ulnl oulrc.tch, accomplish morc progllmmlng. FacUlties have become light And her
requestlncludcd funding for supplies And Addlllo/l3l furniture to A~omlXlalo the crowded Irc.tS.
Additional staff time And flcUllllor fees would e/l3blo her 10 plan for focus groups sessions with
representatives of chlldrenslgencles, p.1renlS and children. nle Addltlo/l3l time for A Ubllrlln
II wu requested but nol received In Ihe lutlwo budgcl cycles.
lIall'cnlck, Coordl/l3lor of TechniCAl Se~lces, spoke aboul his proposal which Included IlIrr
And equipment 10 l.tke AdvAnllge of currenllnfonnallon lechnology. 110 described Ihe Technical
Smlces DepaltmenlAs one who feels Ihe brunl of Incrcascd funds for library male rials In terms
of ordering, calAloglng, processing more Ilems. Increased circulation CAuseS WCAr And loss And
thus morc lIems 10 repair Andlor withdraw.
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Some of Ihe clerkalluks Ihal need to be done prior to orderlngllems are currenlly being done
by Ihc IIbrarbns. Ills requesl for addltlo/l3lll1rfj In p.tnlcular, An Acquisitions clerk, "'ould
provide backup 10 Ihc IIbllrbns And frco them from the !.uk of the prdlmlnary cleriCAl work
ncccswy prior to selecllng and ordering materbls. IIIJ half lime l13ffinllnd reclasslnCAllon
requests Ire IICCCSSIry 10 Ihtn somo responsibilitIes and Allow for a timely complellon of I1Sks
In hIJ dep.trtment.
Susan Cral, then lpoke about her Il1ffinl requests In the Circulation Dcpartmenl. They Ire lhe
same rcqucW for ltafl' u In prior requests and whh circulation up an additional 25 ", felt 10 be
abselulely IICCCSSIry. The gOl11s 10 AlwAYI have A penon Atlhe Registration Desk to handle
nnes, CAnis, reservcs and problems And thus allevllto some of the CAuses of the long lines.
Cnlg also spoke About the request for the cxp.tnslon of the CD. ROM LAN and Ihe Electrle
bulletin boan!. She e~plllned Ill3t morc And more Informallon Is being stored on CD'..
Ultimately there Arc some savings. r'Or eXAmple a CD. ROM for telephone dlrectorics for all
U.S. cities I. ehc1per III3R the cost of the prinl venlons of selected cltlcs t1l3lthe library now
buys. With a positive response from the communlly 10 dlll.up Access to COMPASS, Ihe nexl
slep Is 10 add an electronic bulletin boan! 11131 would ora1nlze and e~pand the Imounl of
WOn1l1tlon lhal could be provided t~ p.ttronsln lhelr homes and offices.
nlO cxp.tnslon of 1110 Admlnlstrallve LAN would allow All ma/l3len 10 have a computer on lhelr
desks and give Ihem lhe CAp.tblllty 10 Ill3rc In Iho Infonnatfon nclworklnlIhalIs Ilartlnlln Ihls
nSCAI year.
Upgradlnllhe CLSI computer .ystem Is necessary. IlIJ Allhe mulmum of Its CAp.tblllty and
al a point ",herc rcp.tln and down time ",III become morc frequent. The IIo3nI responded 10
thAt request with tllO suuestlon lhat while surronlnglt In Ihls budget request, IIley would want
the staff 10 explorc other veRdon.
At 6:10 p.m. the IIo3nI recessed unlll nlUntby, September 26.
The mcctlnB was resumed At 4:00 pm on nunday, September 26.
Debbie Sales , Development Office Coordl/l3lor, reponed on Ihe role of Ihe Developmcnt
Office. She described Ihe various funds and their PUlJlOscs In lerms of providing n/l3nclll
surron tor salaries and materiAls In the Ilbnry. VAriOUS projects tl131 havo taken place under
Ihe ausplccs of Ihe Developmcnt Office werc described. In Addhlon 10 fundralslng, lhe Is
coordlnatlnB proJecls which Advance Ihe goals and objectives of the IIbl1lry. IIcr report WI!
primArily 10 explain Ihe funding and mlsslol' of Iler department for Ille newesl BOIrd memben.
nerc werc no new budget proposals for FY93.
Janelle Caller, Coordinator of Informallon Servlccs repolled on Ihe proposal Involving lhal
department's five.year goals. nle Addlllonalllbrarlan would be ASsigned the responsibility of
provldlns beller se~lce 10 the business And professional community. 'I1l1s IIbllrian would
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replace se\'elll mI/I3lCn who lpend limo on the Information Desk, Ihus freelnglllCm for
.dmlnlJtllllvo lImo. A/Jo 1/10 conrlnully of one morc full.lIme librarian wourd Improve lhe
library's AbUlly to provide accw 10 Infonn21lon via mOOcm Informallon lechnologles: on. line
searchln,and CD.Rom electronic tblA~.
Clrol Sp.ulanl, Coordl/l3lor of Communlly And AudlovIJU21 Sc~kcs, lpoke Aboullhc requClI
for. 112 lime cleriCAl pollllon 10 assume rcsponslbllltlesJor volunlccr pro,ram record kecplng
and for publlCAllons. Lubuorr added 10 lhe proposal wllb an ovellU description of the Imp.tcl
of various l'CqUests on the office and the need 10 ccnlnllze the ~lbUltles for Ihcsc Iwo
a/'C4S.
The Ilo3rd reviewed lhe requests and CAmo up wllb a recommend.1tlon for Ilagen In lerms of
wh." l'CqUests they YIOUld Wlnl reduced and whatllems should be shined 10 non'opclllln, budgel
undcsl'/I3led (NODU) funds: The request for a compuler up,radc will be reduced by 510,000
and the eleclronlc bulletin board and plwc Iwo of the AdmlnlJlllllve LAN will be purchased
from NODU funds.
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She will bne a rcvlscd budget prepared for the speclalllo3nl mcclln, on Oclober 10 AI which
lime Trustees will havo another OWOrtunlly to recommcnd chan,CI. On Oclober 24 at Ihe
regular mectlng, lhc nnal venlon will be adopted for submission 10 the City MA/I3ger.
AI 6: U pm mccllng was Adjourned. LundqulsllSpcnccr
Submhled by MIrt/12 Lubuorr
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RaIlRt A LlI COKHUHITY RlCUATIOH ClmR - ROOII A
HlHIIIII .Rllllltl I.nj..ln .J. MOORI, Robin .AltJOr.o'OURUHlRIC, Ro9If
.J. RlILLY, .aul lOLl, .J.... L. KARlllI, .J.rlr.y I.
roRllWt
HlMIIIII Allllltl .Jack HCHAHOH
STArr .UUIltI DouO 8octllroy, Ronald Hand.non, Harlann. HUkaan,
Hary Nu;lnt, Ilcr.tlry Vlrolnla Itroud
0TIl11II .Rllllltl Mona
ClWIOU/AlllHIlHlIltI to HIIlIITII or .RlVIOUI HlItJIIOI Mona
RlCOHHINDAtlOHI to COUNCILI Hon.
HlfflNO to OReIRI 9.D6 All by Chllrptnon Hoor.
HINUTII. Kotlon to approve Hlnutla 01 Auqult lJ, 1991, vaa aldo by
ror...n, Ilcondld by loll, carr lid 6-0.
lIItRODUCTIO" .JAIII. L. HAAllII "III HOUII"a COKHIIIION HlNIIR - Hoor.
Harrll val appolntld to thl Houlln; CoaIllllon lor the un..plrld tlra
.ndln; Sol-no
CIlAI U'OAtl - HUOIIIt
Hu;.nt rlqul.tld Houlln; CoaIl..lon ..abtrl r.vlew thl llv'-YI.r
Itr.tlOY Ind the onl-Ylar action pl.n. ,lrlt y.ar actlon plan II ba..d
on nlld and the r.lourc.. avallabll for ~pl...ntatlcn. "uOlnt
realndld CoaIllllon Htablr. of thl Public Ha.tlno to be hlld .Iptllbtr
26, 1991, In the CLty councLl Chamblrl. the lo~l Public Hllrln; vLll
b. h.ld at tho City Council ...tlno on OCtober II, 1991.
CDDO U'OAtl - HILIUWl
Hl1kaln Itatld thl proor.. Ylar va. b.LnO chano.d lro. calandar Ylar to
fhcll yur. Thl new yur vLll bloln 1-1-12. Thl CLty 01 Iowa CLty LI
on thl I~ fllcal yoar and thLI vLll lakl prlp.rLno budOlt. and
projlct fundLn; fro. othlr r..ourcl. .a.Llr. Thl two IppLlcatLon. lor
Rlntll R.habLlltatlon rundLn; v.rl lubllttod.
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IIOCIIIHO ~IITIIORITY RlPOR! . HIIIDIRJOH
. ..ction . and Publlo Hou.ln; Update
Honthly atatlltlc. dlltrlbuted. .al. of Public HouIln; vlll be
dllculled at the n.xt ...tlR9.
DUCUUlOH
'a.tlo1d-OUfU8lrlo requ.lted ...tln; tlml Itart at 9100 ^" due to I
conflict in .chedul.. Hi8btr. Igr.ed.
HANDOUT'. City of Iowa Clty ~ Ould. to the R.ntll R.hlbllltatlon
.ro;r..
ADJOUIUIllIHT . Hotion to adjourNNnt It lOllS ^" VII IUd. by IIOOr.,
I.condld by R.llly, carried 6-0.
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IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
OCTOBER 3, 1991 .7:30 P.M.
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PREUP1~i~~AnY
, Sub]ecllO Approval
MEMBERS PRESENT:
AM Bovbjorg, CIIOY Coek, Sally Dlorks, Dick Gibson, Nancy
Raid, Tom Scott
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
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POlO Cooptr
Moon, Miklo, Schoon, ChtlsllaMon, Noll
Chalrptr.on SCali caUod Iha moollng 10 ordor al 7:44 p.m.
RECOMMEt}DATlONS TO CITY COUNCI~:
1. Rocommond opprovAl by a 6.0 vOlO or 6.9124, Iho amondod prollmlnArY LArgo Scala
Non.Rosldonllal Davolopmonl plan for An orrico building proposod on an approxlmala
5.93 ocro IraCI of lAnd IOCAlod on Iho .oulh sldo of ACT Clrclo, .ubloclle aubmlaslon
ond opptov.1 of .n agroomont roqulrlng al ollhor Iho InslAllallon ond malnlonanco of
o lompor.ry .owago COIlOCllon and Iroolmonlayslom Ihat mOOla Clly and Counly
rogulallon. or COMocllon 10 Iho municipal aAn/lllY .owor .yslom viA a prlvAlo IIrt
'IAllon and forco moln which compllos wllh Clly rogulAllons, and b) connoctlon of Iho
silO to tho municIpal 'Anllary .owor .yslom whon Iho munlc/pAlaowor .y.tom Is
rOllonably ovallAblo to Iho a110. Tho appllcAnl agrooslhat at auch tlmo municipal
unllary .owor .arvico I. avallAblo 10 tha .110, COMocllon will bo mAdo Ihorolo and lhat
opptoval of thlo plan .hAII not operAlo II e rUlure ObslAcle to Ihe onforcomonl of Iho
Clly .owor COMocllon roqulromonls.
2. Rocommond opprovAl by e 6.0 VOIO ef Z.91 0 I, e roquost 10 rozono Lot 22 of Balloy
& Bock Addition from RS'S to CI.I, .ubloct to I1Ilhal arbor vllae, or othor sulteble
vogolallve malor/Alu approvod by Iho City ForoSlor, or At/OISt four root In height al
Iho tlmo ef planting and spacod four foot on conlor bo plentod In e flvo.fool wlda
planllng bod Along bOlh Iho north And ODSt proporty lines. Tho vogolallon along Iho
north proporly IIno 01 LOI 22 mAY bo plAntod wllhln Iho soulhorn 8 root 01 LOI 23 or
Balloy & Back Addlllon, end 121 Ihal no dlrocl vohlcular ACCOSl hom LOI 22 bo
porrnlllod onlO Hudson Avonuo, And IhAt Iho ulsllng curb cut on LOI 22 bo closed.
3. Racommond Approval by 0 6.0 voto or proposod amondmonlslo Socllon 36.621cllll
01 Ihe Zoning Ordlnanco 10 pormlt Awning signs wllhln mulll.ramlly rosldonllal zonos.
l'VQLlC DISCUSSION OF ANV IW~ NOT ON THE AGENDI\:
Thoro wos nono.
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APPROVAL OF TtJE MINUlES OF ~tfE SEPTE~QER 19. 1991 MEETINQ:
Cook movad IO.pplov, th,mlnuto, oltho Seplembar 19,1991, moollng u clrculelOd. Reid
.ocondod. Tho mOllon carrlod 8.0.
DEVelOPMENT ITEM:
I.' 5.91 ~. Publlo dlacuulon or .n .ppllCallon aubmllled bV Cerolyn Shlva.Henrv lor
eppleval 01 en emondod preliminary Lorge Scalo Non.Ruldanllel Dovelopmonl (LSNRDI
plan lor .n olnco build/ng ploposod on .n ,pploxlmllO 5.93 .cro Iracl or lAnd IOCAlOd
on Iho .oulh alde 01 ACT Clrc/a. 14Sodav IImllellon period: OClober 27, 199\.1
Schoon rovlewed lIIe atell momorandum dAlod OClober 3, 1991. In reapon.o 10 e
concorn rallod ellho Commllslon', Inlormal maellng, Schoon IndlcAlad lhal ho had
IOlkod with JoII DAvldlon roglrd/ng 11I0 IlIlnc lhat mlghl bo gonorllod Irem Ihll
dovelopmanl. Schoon roporlod lhal DAvidson lolllhal anv \roll/c gonoralOd bV Ihls
dovelopmonl would havo Iilllo Impacl on Iho IntorlOCllon 01 ACT Clrclo and Hlghwav
I. Ho nOlod IhAllhoro Iro planllor In Iho IUluro 10 Improvo Hlghwav Ilrom 1.80 Ie
Dodgl and Gevarnor Strool'.
In response Ie I quesllon Irom Cook, Schoon IndlcAtod Ihallho Ippi/conl would build
I 'Vllom 10 COMOCI Juslll. dovolopmonllo Iho munlClpAllowor 'V'lOm. Ho Ilressod
Ihallhl. would nOI chango Iho ./zo ollho oxllllng momonlS bocAuso Iho momonl.
oro lor IUluro oxpAns/on ollho unllAry lowor aVllom.
Publlo d1leulalon Wit eponod II 7:54 p.m.
A2b Downer, eQUn50UOr tho ooolleenl. Ixplllnod Ihellho Ippllconll. concornod oboul
bllng Iblo 10 hovo ocllon IIkon Illhll moo ling on IhI. 110m. Ho IndlcAlod Ihollho
building has boon IpoclnulIV dealgnod lor lOlling 10 NoollLovllz which II curronllv
IOCAIOd In Corolvlllo. Ho lAid Iho company I, curronllv IAcod with 0 10m oxplrAtlon
lor 11I0 ond 01 FObruorv 011992, and Iho oxlSllng loclllllos provldo Inodoquoto IpOCO.
Ho nOlod lholalmo Is In p/oco lor Iho onllro building ond WIS workod OUI bV MArlV
Kellav el Iho Iowa CIIV Aroo Dovolopmonl group. Ho lools Ihal lhls pr%cl Is
aconomlcallv ImporlAnllO IOWA CIIV.
~ axplAlnod Ihlt whllo Iha grlndor pump option 110 VAlid
opllon, Ihoro oro lomo obSllclos 10 Ihal mOlhod. Ho aold Iho oppllconl could connOCI
10 Iho munlclpAllowor IvalOm wllh a UlilllV Accommodollon pormll or go across
prlvAlo proporlV And oblAln IOsomonls. Ho ItrOllod Ihol currontlv lhoro IrO throo
lopllo Ivsloms In Iho orlO IhltlorvO approxlmAtolv 18 Acros. Ho lold ho loolllh/I
dovolopmonlllloll does nOlluslllV Iho oxponso 01 connoCllng 10 Iho municipal lOW or
,vslom 01 this limo. Ho oxplalnod lhallho nood 10 acqulro olSomonls lor Iho grlndor
pump option mAkealhl1 connocllon moro dlfflculllo Achlove and lools Ihollhllll why
Iho Public Worka DoparlrnOnllol1 both Iho orlndor pump opllon ond lopllc Ivltom
opl/on opon.
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In IUJlOf\JO 100 quoallcn Itom Seoll. Elgin lndiCAlod Ihll tho appllClnl hll beon Ul\lblo
10 obt.ln tIIOmOnl1 ovor privAta prepolly .1 IIlII 11m. .nd thallho Clly rlghl.ol.w.y
hll walOl Unol nmIng Ihrough II. Ho IOld thoro aro roqullomonll rogl/dlng Iho
dlll.ne. HWOlIinoI mUll be Irom W'III Unol.nd IhIllutlhOl doclmollho \'IAb41iIY
01 COMOclIng .11hI1 tlmo. Giblon nal.d thai Not. 10 on lho pI.llaYI Ihlllho
.ppllcAnl will COMOCI por Public Woru r.qlirom.nll. In ruponlO 10 I quoallon Irom
Glblon, Elgin Hid thai tho IOPlle Ivatam .baOlplfon fiold wUI be lce.tad on Iho
ICUlhwUI sldo 01 ACT Cllclo. Elgin ropliod Ihll Nelo 10 rolor'IO CCMtcdng 10 tho
munlclptl IOWOl lint In tho IUlut. whon IOWOI IllvaU.blo 10 lho silO. In roaponH 10
. quOlllon 110m SCOII, Elgin IndICAI.d Ihll ho 10011 tho d.volepmonl 01 tho Mou
proPOlly would luullln bolh tho no.d .nd lho IusllficAllon 10 IXlond lho munlclp.1
I.WOI UIIIIO IIlII sll.. In lOaponsl 10. rupons.lrom Gibson, Elgin oxplAln.d thallhl
.pplic.nl'. propeNllor tho IOpllo IYlI.m mUSI be rovl.w.d by tho Johnson Counly
HOIlth D.ptllmonl.nd comply with tholr IOqlirom.nll. DIOIkl.ak.d Illho porcolAllon
lUll hid bean compl.l.d. Elgin rospond.d Ihlllho 10111 hive nOI YOI be.n dOlll, bul
ho .nllclptl.1 . poICoI.llon 1111 thai win be slmilll 10 lho OlhOl 10111 In Iho 1/01. Ho
Itr....d Ihlltho allo II .bove alO\lfldW.IOII.vell. BcvblOlg IIkod litho .ppllcAnl
.ndclptlll hiving a I,pllo IVllom or grlndor Ivai om lorlho Imm.dlall lulU/I. Elgin
rupond.d Ihlllho .ppllc.nl prll.rllO hive .Iopllc Iyllom .nd IIlhoy musl COMOCI
Ie tho munlclpAI lowor '1lhIlllmo II would be cellly .nd doclmo Iholr b"gAlnlng
peslllen In oblolnlng Iho GIIOmonll. In rOlponlO 10 . quOlllon Irom RaId, Elgin
IndICAtod Ihll fin WII nol put en lho allO IOconlly, bul Ihoro hll beon aom.
dlllutb4nco 10 .new lor Iho loll borlngl.
~Ion. Prell~enlend CEO 01 NCIIl4fi1tr Center!, I~, dlllllbulod I corpor.IO
prolllOIO lho Commllalon. Ho oXplAlllld Ihlllho buslnou WII loundod In 19B4And
doslrollO rOlurn 10 low. CIIY 10 IhII silO.
, uplalnod Ihlllh.
comp.ny works with coll'aOl and unlvoralllOl oCleu Iho nAllon and CanAdA and
IpoclAnzoa In Iho roclullmonlAnd rOlonllen or undorgroduoto Iludonls. Sho IndicA lad
Ihlllhoy condUCI roglonol and nAllonal wOlkihops And h.vo hod conlACI with ono'
leUllh 01 on conoaOlln Iho Unllod SIAtOl. Sho allouod IhAllho company Is obi. Ie
plovld. .mploymonllo hlahly qUAlillod prol...lonAlaln oduCAllon And buslnOls .nd
cUlr.nlly .mploYI 22 IndividUAls. L.vilzlndlcolod Ih. 100'IIho buslnou will bo on
mOllO Iho communlly and his oUlgrown 10cllltl0l on IllIoo dlll"onl ceclllons. She
IIOIOd Ihot Iho lIIaloolc piAn la 101 conllnuod orowlh and IncludOllho doalro 10 IIAY
In IOWA Clly.
~, IUOIsad Ihol oalho company upands In Iho aollwAro ArOl, Ihey "0
I..rnlno IhAllho locAllon la 01 crlllcAllmpOrlAnco. Helu...od Ihallhllallo 011011
proxlmllY 10 lho InlorSlOlo ond on ollracllvo locellon. Ho emphaalzod Iholl dealre 10
proaorvo Iho allo os much Aa pOSllblo boeausa Ihoy Ara onvlronmonlAliy conscious.
Martv KellD~. uplalnod lhal his rolo Is Ie oncoullOO oconornlc dovolopmenlln Iowa
Clly. Ho IndlcAtod Ihal ho roals Ihls buslnm Is 0 per lOCI III lor Iho Iowa Clly orCA
bmuso ellho Iypo el compAny Ihls la And Iholr plAns lor orowlh. Ho IndlcAlod lhls
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company IIIJ all 01 tho stringent tequltemenl. ho ha.101 lOllh In trying to IInd tho rlghl
lypO 01 business lor Iowa City.
DIck Summnrwlll. Ptul4ent 01 Iowa Slale Ban~, exprossed Ill. agreement with Kelley'.
commonlJ. He I4ld one would nlOd 10 ..arch IAr and wide lor a buslnm IhAIIIIS
lewa Clly like Noel/lovllz Centors, Inc. dool. Ho laid IIllI propolal allew. Iho
appllcanllha opportunlly 10 be lho owner 01 a building wlllch, In 1hI1 case, will bo
advanllgeoul lor Ihe appllcanl. Ha ancouraged Ihe Commlulon 10 give poslllvo
consideration Ie 1hI1 raquut.
Bob Oufck. Executive Vlce.Ptesldent 01 the lowe City Arem Chamber 01 Commerce.
neled lhallho Chamber 01 Cemmerceseldom comu boloro Iho Cemmlulon In aupport
or pro/OCIJ. Howover, ho Indicated lhal ho 10011 Itrongly lhallllll projecl will bene III
lho rewa Clly CommunllY end Irom tho Chamber 01 Commerco'l 'IAndpolnl, ho
exprossed IllI hopo lor approval 01 tllll projOCI.
Bovbjerg oxpressod tho hope thai whalll currenlly proposad will ablorb all 01 Iho
companY'1 luturo growlh. Bob Dqwnor respondod Ihll nOIAll1 8.000 Iquaro rOOI will
bo occupied by Nocl/lovltz at thll limo. Ho explalnod Ihll Nocl/lovllz will uso
opproxlmllely ono'ltJrd 01 Iho building now and lubloaso Iho remainder until It II
neodod by Noel/lovllz. Ho lAid Ihal M4rty KOlloy has IndlcAlod Ihollho mArkOI will
roodlly absorb Iho romalnlng Ipaco until Neel/lovllz Is Pffparad to use It.
f'JIbllll Qlwwlon was cta at 8:211 o,m.
In rasponso to a quosllon Irom SCOIl, Chtlsllanson Indlcatod Ihal ho was nel a PArty
Ie tho discussions regArding Iho lowor IYllom. Scollaskod II II might bo pesslblo rer
Iho City 10 bo 0 party In oblalnlng ommonlJ Ihtough condemnallon II tho applicant
has probloms oblalnlng an mamonl. Ho notod thallho CIIY can uso lis condomnAtlon
powers lor a prlvato dovolepmonlII Ihero Is a publiC benolll. Christianson rllponded
Ihat Iho condomnallon powor would mora likely be succasslullltho existing thtoo
developmants using septic systoms also aro ae~ed by Ihe condemnation. Helndlcated
Ihe public hllllh argumenlls slreng when Ihe luuo dools wllh public sowers. Ho
explAlnod that lor pOlicy usors, Iho Council would prObAbly IIko 10 usa Ihls powor
sparingly, ond ho IndlCOlod hIs prororenco IhllapprovAI 01 this proposal not roqulro Ihls
condAmnAllon power bo oxorclsod.
Cook oxplalnod IhAI ho Is 01 tho Impression Ihat II Iho muniCipal sowor line Is
oxtondod, It will bo Along tho momonl. Ho notod Ihat this locallon Could Inlorlaro
wllh A numbor 01 mAturo troos In Iho Arll. Elgin nOlod thallho oXlonslen 01 the sewor
IIno could be stoppod II tho parking 101 bocauso no lurther dovolopmonl oxlslsln tho
aroo to bo so~od IIlhls limo. Schoon nOlod, howover, Ihllllsarnonlaro provldOd
Ihrough Iho woodod Area In caso Ihoy aro noodod In Iho luIuro. SCOII clArllled Ihat Iha
Iwo options thaI exlsllor Iho appllcanl althls limo In regord 10 Iho sowor aYSlom Is
o mochanleal grlndor syslom or a sopllc sYllom. In rosponso 10 a quostlon Irom
Gibson, Moan explalnod thai In oddlllon 10 tho rogulatlons Imposod by Iho Johnson
County Hoallh Doparlmonl, Iho Clly Adopled a WaslowAlor Troalmont POlicy
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op/lfoxlmataly ono yoar ogo thot.ets minimum roqulromonts for aoptlc .y.tem. within
tho City limits. Sho explAined thot tho most notabla dovlatlons of tho City rogulAtlons
from tho County roqulromontsls thAt. minimum of two aopllo tAnks must bo usod In
t.ndam to Insure .gAlnst fAlluro. Sho .trossod thotaopllo systoms Aro only pormlllod
whon accm to tho municipal .owor IIno I. not avallablo. Glb.on IndICAtod It oppears
that this trAct could hovo accoasto tho rnunlclpalaowor IIno. Moon r..pondod that
whllo tho lot I. within 300 foat of tho aowor IIna, tho prepo.od dovolopmontl. not.
Elgin notod thottho Public WOIks Dopartmont Dlroctor I. not awaro of any alluatlon
whoro a proporty ownor hot beon roqulrod te pump aow.go Inlo tho munlclp.llOwor
.yatom. Ho Indlcotod thot tho City currontly dooa not hovo a mochonl.m In p1aca te
charga a par.on who pumps IOwago Into tho aowor .y.tam. Chtlstlanson .tressod
that ho would not lIke approval 01 this applicAtion to act a. 0 bar to futuro compllAnco
roqulromants. Downor Indlcatod thot thl. weuld not be a problom fOl tho appllcanl.
Raid ..ked If It Is roqulrod that tho aoptlc sy.tom absorption 1I0ld be .hown on tho
plAt. Moon respondod that this Is not roqulrod ond Is gonorolly .hown on subdivision
plats becauso or how tho so locations Influonco tho doslgn of .ubdlvlslons. SCOIl
stAtod thot at tho InformAl moetlng ho hAd aold tho flr.t motion In rogArd to this Itom
would be to dorar and thon tho Commission would procood basod on thAt voto. Ha
explAined that basad on .tAII'S discussion, It appoar. thot tho concorns hovo beon
adequatoly addrmod so tho first motion would be to approvo thlsllem.
Ceok mevod to approva 5.9124, a prollmlnAry L.rga Scale Non.Roa/dendol Dovolep'
mont ILSNRDI piAn for An office buDding prepoaod en An .pprexlmAto 1l.93 ocro trlet
ef land 10eAtod en tho .euth a1do of ACT Clrclo. Rold aocend.d.
Cook oxplAlnod thAt ho Is personally In fAvor of hAving thl. dovolopmont toko plACO In
lewa City, but atressed thot ho rOIls no eno on tho CommIssion would opprovo a
prolect that weuld onvlronmontally dogrAda an aroa of lewa City. Ho Indlcotod thot
ono chonga thAt hos tokon plAco slnca 0 proJoct wos IIrat approvod on this .110 18
months ogo, Is throo months of dabAto on tho rolatlvo morlts of tho various mothod.
of wasto troatmont and dispOSAl. Ha notod thottho Commission hAd roprosontotlve.
from tho Johnson County Board of Ho.lth como bofora tho Commission as woll as
.tAff mombora from tho Publlo Works DopArtmontAnd 0 Unlvorslty or Iowa groundwa.
tor export. Ho ompha.lzod thAt ortor thrao rnonths of discussion on tho Issuo, ho
loarnod that If proporly molntolnad, aoptlc systoms ora anvlronmontolly sound. Ho
notod thAt allowing 0 soptlc systom on lhla SilO would provanttha dostructlon of trOIS
And would not Incroaso tho burdon on tho soon-to.bo ovorburdonod north sowogo
plant.
Raid axplalnod IhAt during lho Cemmlsslon's oducatlon ragordlng soptlc systoms, sho
laarnad that thore ore slto conditions that must bo mot bororo a soptle syatom CAn bo
constructod. Sho noted thot the traffic and onvlronmental concorns rogardlng this plan
hAvo boon dlscussod And oddressod. Sho ox pial nod that whllo somo troos will noed
te bo removad from tho slto, 0 substantial numbor of troos will romaln. Sho expressod
hor hopa that tho oxtorlor doslgn 01 tho building will bo ablo to fit this silo.
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ClvllllAnlOn exp/Alnod lhalln IIghl 01 NOlo' lOon Iho plan, ho would recommend Ihal
IhG prevlslonl rogardlng IOworlng bo 0 condition on approvAl ollhllllom. Ho Itreuod
lhal ho dool nOI WAnllo leo tho apprOVAl 010 leptlc IYltem allhll tlma aCI.. 0 ber
10 I futuro ccnnoctlon 10 lho mUnlclpAI lowar IYSlem. Ho oxplAlnod lhallhl. would
requlrl I short Igroomonl belwoon Iho PIIIIII II Iho tlma 01 IIRAI Idmlnlltrlllvo
IpprovAI 01 tho p/an.
Dllrka mevod to Imlnd IhG mAIn melIen 10 lub/lcl Ipprovll 10 lubmlll'on Ind
IpprOVal 01 In lor..mlnl r.qulrlng II lIther InlllnllIon Ind molnt.nanco 01 I
t.mporary IlwlgO eonlcllon Ind !rutmonl IYltom thai mltll CIty Ind County
rloulAlIena er ceMoclIen 10 Iho munlclpalaAnltary I.wor Iyallm vII I prlvII' lilt
.tallon/lerco mAIn which cempllol with City regullllenl, Ind bl cenn.clIon 01 tho a110
10 Iha munlclpal unllary Ilwor IYlllm wh.n tho munlclpal low.r IYII.m II
rUlOnably Ivllllblo 10 Iho a110. Tho IppllcAnl IgrOIl thlt II luch IIml munlclpll
unllary IIWlr IIMcol. IVARAblllO thl alii, eOM.cllen wDl bl mAdltharllO Ind lhal
IpprovAl el thI1 piAn Ihould nel oplrlll II aluluro obalAcI'lo tho Inlolclm.nt 01 tho
CIty ..wlr ceM.clIon r.qulromont.. Cook I.condld. Thl mollon cArnad SOO.
SCOII exproSlod hll agroamont wllh Coek rogardlng Iho Commlsllon'l conearns
ralallva to lho anvlronmanlollSlUtS IhAI Irlsaln thl. panlcular dovolopmonl and Iha
IccIPlabllity 01 10Pllc .Ylloml wllhln Iho corpolllallmll', Ha Ilrouod lhallho Clly
hu a policy 10 encourago cOMocllon 10 tho mUnlclpalllnllAIy .owor IYllom and 10
dllCourlgO lho InslAIIAllon ollopllc IYllom.. Ho Indlcltod IhAI II a rtSull or a .orlos
el dlacusalonl rogardlng lopllc IYlloml, changos waro mado In Iho Clly policy
r.glldlng I.ptlc IYllom.. Ho ..Id Ihll provldad noodod Improvomonls ond Iho
Imp/omonlal/on or the Johnson County ordlnenca and Ihe CItY'I pollclos al Ihay daal
wllh .epl/c IYltaml. SCOII Itressed IhAI ho would much rOlhor 100 Ihls dovolopmonl
wlthoul tho prlvAIO .ewAge collecllon Ind lrealmanl Iystom, bUI ho Indlcaled ho
understand. IhI. would only do lay and pOSSibly ond Ihe proJoct.
SCOII explAlnod lhal altho Commission'. Inlormal mooting 01 SOPlombor 30, 1991,
ho may havo loomod concernod rogordlng Iho numbar 01 dollelonclos ond dlscropanelos
ror IhI. plan. Ho Itressod thai Ills dllllculllO runcllon AlalormAI moo ling whon Ihoro
Ita a numbar or looso onds. Ho thank ad Iho applicAnt and Iho applicant's roprosenla'
Ilvlllor Ihalr ollons 10 'Atlsly Iho dollcloncltS And dlscropanClos. Ha omphlllzod Ihal
rocolvlng Inlormatlon atlho lormal mooting makosll dllllculllo esslmllAlo and undar.
IlInd Iho luuol and ho commondod his lollow commlsslonars lor Ihalr concorn and
11I11 and Iho ApplicAnt lor Addrmlng Ihose concorns.
albson oxprouad his dlsappolnlmenl ovar Ihe conluslon raglldlng how this tract will
bo loworod. Ho nOlod IhAI whon projects aro rushOd, Imporlanl dalAlls may bo
ovorlookod.
Clorkl explAlnod IhAllho would bo vOllng In IAvor ollhll projact. Sho nOlad Ihal ono
rOllon lor An AlIIrmAllvo voto ISlhal sho Islamlllll with Iho davalopar's repulatlon lor
Ilandlng bohlnd Ihelr projacu And sha Indlcalad sha ballaves Ihey will Sland bahlnd
whAllhey hAva Slid lhay will do wllh lhls projoCI. Sho nOlad Ihallhls has nOIAlways
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boon lruo or lomo dovoloparlln Iho pAil. BovbJorg nelod lhol aha loola tNl will be
a good projocllo 10lt Ind PUllnlo pllCllco lho glldlRQ Ind oroslon conueI roquilo'
monll. ScolIlAld ho IhorOl Glbson'l dlsAppolnlmont IIgardlRQ IhlllI.CI nol being
COMIClod 10 Iho munlclpolllnllory 10warlYIlam II Ihll limo, bul ho II/ouad lhol
wllhoullho ChoRQUlhol wall mldo In Iho Clly'lloPllc IYllom poliCY, lit ptoblbly
would nel be ablo 10 VOIO In IIVOf 01 tNl plolocl.
Tho modon carrlad 8.0.
In rOlponsa 10 I quOlllon Irom SCOII, M4l1y KoUlY Iddrouad tho Iv.llablllty 01 clnco
apoco In lewa Clly. Ho Ixplllnod lhalln tNl slluatlon, lho cllonl wonl.d 10 hoVI I
10wI Clly IddrOlI. Ho Indlcolod thollhll dovolepmonl proposal wu tho ruull 01
nelhlng belRQ mllAblo 10 10110 In JewI CIIY lhal would moollho Ipp/lc.nl'. neod..
Kolloy IxplAlnod lhot II nOlhlng 1u/IAblo II Iv.lI.blo 10 Imo In lewI Clly, ho would
conllnuo 10 IncOUtlgo dovoloporlle bulld Illho prolocll moollocllll.ndlldl. In
rOlponsa 10 I quoltlon rrom Rold, Kolloy IIAIOd lhal ho oncOUtogol buslnellOllocomo
10 10wI CIIY thol ho 10011 will onhanco Iho wOlklOlco. Ho uplAlned lhol tNllncludu
buslnOllol lhal provldo lobi IOf pooplo wllh Iduelllon Ind Iuolsod thol tNl
community curlOnlly hol under'lmployod oduellod "sid on II. Ho 1IIOISOd thot tNl
IYPI 01 buslnOll glvOllhl Clly tho oppOflunllY 10 InclOno III lox bllO Ind CIOIIO lobi.
Ho Indlcltod lhollho PrOClor & GAmblo uplnslon InvelvOllpprexlmAloly '8,000,000
In Inhancomonlllnd will omploy IIIml100 poeplo wllh A high I.volllonlng IIlary.
Ho omphollzod IhollhlllypO el upAnslon cln holp AllraCI olhor bualnmollo lho
communllY lhot will be noodod 10 IUPply saMmlo PrOClor & Gamblo, Ihul crOlllng
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1. 2.9101. Public dllCuulon olin IppllCAllon lubmllled by 10wI Clly LandlClplRQ 10
IOZonO Lot 22 01 Bolloy & Bock Addlllon Irom RS.S 10 CI.l.
Schoon IndlcAlod lhollla" hn no IddlllonollnlormotJon ollhll tlmo.
Publle dlleulslen WII oponed AI 9:17 p,m.
Thoro W81 nono.
PublIc dlleulslon WII cJosad AI 9:17 p,m.
albien movod 10 opprevo Z.9101, Iho IOzonlng 01 LOl22 01 DAlloy 8& Doek Addition
Irom Iho RS.B Zeno 10 tho CI.l Zono, lubloet lotho lollewlng condlllenl: II thAlllber
Villi, er otharlultoblo vogolAtlvO mllorlolAlopprevod by tho Cliy Forolllr, elAt Imt
4 lilt In holght At tho dmo 01 plAnting And Ipmd 4 loot en conlor, bo plonlld In I II.
loot wldo plontlng bod oleng bOlh tho nonh And mt prepol1Y IInOl. Tho V.golAtlon
olong Iho nenh propol1Y IIno 01 Lot 22 mAY b. plAnlod wllhln tho louthorn 8 loot el
Let 23 el DAlloy & Dock AdditIon; ond 211hot no dlIOet vohlculAr oceolllrom LOI 22
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be Plrmlltod onlO Hudlon Avanuo, ond that tho u/sllng cwb cut on Lot22 be do..d.
Ceek "cond.d.
In rasponso 10 I quasUon flom Raid, Scheon oxp/.lned Ihltlho l.ndSCAP/ng p/an I. not
I pert 011110 lozoNng, but will bo 0 part 01 tho .ppllcAnt'. Ipp/lcallon to 1110 Board of
Adjustmont. Scan notod Ihltlhl. hIS bean I long Ind arduous OtdOlI. HllndlcAlod
that 1110 City CouncR Ipproved tho chlnga In tho Comprohenslvo P1.n fOt tho OIIt.ldo
of Hud.on Avonue on Octebor " 1991. Holndlcltod thlt ho hope. tho .ctlon tAkon
.t thI. milling wUl I.y te rost aomo of tho .ctlvlly In thl. .rol as f.r as th.
CommIulon I. concornod.
Raid up/.lned Ihlt fOt tho rocOtd aho would like to clarify why aho Abst.lnod flom
volIng on thI. Itam .pproxlmallly 8 monlhs .go .nd would bo voUng on thI.llom .t
thI. tlmo. Silo up/olned that In tho Pill .ho Nd .n .mpleymant.groamant wllh tha
.ppllc.nt but now I. no long" WOtklng undal .ny type of omp/oymant contr.ct wllh
10wI City landSCAping. Sha IndICAlod INtAt lha tlmo thl.ltom wa. fllltlncludod on
tho IgOndl, thoro wu .11n tho po.slbilily ef .omo contlnuod omp/oymAnt r.IAtlon.hJp
Ind aho .trossod thatthl.l. no longor truo.
The mol/en CArrlod en I 8.0 Yoto.
Z. Publlo discussion of Cltyoln/llllId Imondmonts or Iho zon/ng oldlMncO 10 IStlbllsh I
Control BuslnOls Support ICB.51 zono.
Mik/o oxp/olnad Ihlllho drAII or lho preposod Otdlnanco rollocl'lho discussion Ollho
Commlulon'. Soplomber 30, 1991,InfOtmAI moollng. Holndlc.tad INllho pI/king
roqulrom.nl' woro cNngod 10 roqullo 1.8 pArkIng .peco. for dwolllng unll' which oro
I.rgor than 800 .quAII fOOl. Ho ropenod 10 lho Comml.slon IhAI,"ff rocolvod Ilonar
from HIYWood Boll which IndlcAtod Ih'l Boll N' conc"n'lhlllho roqulromonl ror 1.8
perking .pam would penallzo I dovolopel who build. lArgo Z.bodleem unIl' whon Iho
Inlonl wos 10 roqulro moro pO/king fOt unllS with Ihroo er rnoro bodroom.. Miklo
up/Alnod Ihll Boll Nd oskad sllff 10 dovlse I moons or Achlovlno Iho objacllvo or
roqulring IhlllpAnrnonls wllh 3 bedreoms 01 moro provldo 1.8 pO/kino 'PACOl, whilo
100go Zobodroom un/ts would only nood 10 plovldo ono p.rklno 'PACO. Ho IndlcllOd
INIIlA" dllflod IlnguAgo Ih.1 mlghllddloss Ihl. concarn, bUlllaff hAd nOI hid limo
10 fully rovlow Ihls minor Ind daIS nOI nacossl/fly ondorao Iho ravlsod Ilngulgo.
Gibson .tAlod Ihll ho fools tho Commission's concarn WOl IhAtaomo units mlOht
onrlct I IllgO numbor of .tudonts And weuld Incrmo Iho pI/kino domAnd Ind IhAt
Iho Intonl wos nOlto dlsceurAOo atudant housing In Iho O/OA. Rold ukod IIZ.bodroom
Un/II would bo IImltod 10 two rosldants. Miklo lupondod Ih'ltha CB.8 Zono would
.lIow IwO unrolllod peoplo 10 IIvo toga thaI os . fomlly .nd Ihls rAmily could hAVO up
10 3 loomall. Ho slrolSod thAtlhls sllultlon would bo loss IIkaly In 0 Zobodroom
oplllmonllhAn In . 3. or 4.bod,oom ,pl/tmanl.
Publlo dI.cu.s/en WA' oponod .1 9:Z8 p.m.
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Jav Honohan. Ilalod INI ho was undat Iho Implosslon 110m alceal nowa '1Ilclo lhal
applovAI would bo conllngent on Council plovldlng odellUonel Pllklng. Scen 10lpondad
lhIl he WII nOlo' Iho ImplOlllon !hIllhla wu ovar .n .glaomanl, buill wallmp/lad
!hit I' Counclllpptevad Iho CB.5 zono, than pal kIng would nood 10 be Pfovldad 'ot Ih.
1101. Honohon respondod lhol ha would plo'.r lhallhlalmp//C'llon b. up/lc/lln Iho
Ipploval. Ho lAid ha 'eala thallhe Commlsllon ahould WO/I UII111 auch limo lhal
Council addlGUII tho parking Issuo 'or tho 010. blrOlo changIng lho zono. Ho
auosud thai ha 'ealalMI pArking should be ptovldod 'OIlhl 1101 bllOII ChangOlllO
mado.
IW.In MOMon. Indlcalod ho roalllhla ArOlla . pllmo alOlIOl davelepmanland would
hoto 10 110 II davolop In I mOMar lhol would hUtt Ila potonllAI. Ho IIld ho would like
10 III IhllllOI provldo . higher aland.ld 01 houllng .nd In doing ao 2.bedlCOtn unlla
would naad to ba mOla ganelous thon Ihela IhAI cUllanUy ulalln Iho nalghbO/hood.
Ha axpl,'nad lhal ha hll I cllanl who would IIko 10 Pfovldo IholO lypOl 01 unlla And
would IIka to ItItOCI Ildarly or Pfo'osslonol tanAnta who would like Ie live nOlr
downlown whlla having Iho lu~uly 01 I largal unll. Ho up/.lned lhal ponollzlng
dovalopora 0' largor Un/IS wllh addIUon.' parkIng roqullamanla would plobably rosull
In many davalopora IImlUng thamaolvlI 10 800 aquaro 'oot unIl1 and thla could
dotarlorAIO tho housing qualllY In tho 1101. Ho nOlod Ihla weuld 1110 dlaeourAga
dovalopmant ollho CB.5 zono os II has beon Intondad bocAuso II would CAUIO mOIl
0' Iho alto 10 bo covorod In pal king. Ho omphAslzod thai ho doOl nOI loollhls Is Iho
hlghut use 01 Ihls land. Ho notod IhAI lorclng davolopora 10 provldo mero prlvAla
parking would daclooso tho vlobllllY 01 public parking In Iho aroo. Ho omphaslzod lhal
ho would Ilko 10 100 a hlghar alandAld 01 dovalepmonlln Ihla AIOI and UPfossod Iho
hopa !hIlthls la the alAndard 01 dovolopmonllho CB.5 zono la moonllo oncourago.
Bovbjorg oskod IIllChlloclurl or coal ceuld bo usod to oncourago . ponlculAr group
01 ros/donls. Monson oxplalnod Ihat 0 dovolopor would nood 10 be CArolul not Ie
dlscr/mlnAto, bUI ho strOlsod thAllovols or aorvlco and doslgn crltorlo aro dllforant leI
aludanlS Ihan thoy Ara 101 plolosslonals. Ho nOlod Ihal non.aludonlS proror largOI
unltlAnd IhAI one reason 101 ornployod non.aludonla 10 movo to Iho downlown area
Is bacAuso 01 tha occosslblllly to work and 1I~/ces. Bovbjorg oskod II bonum CAn
bo provldod lor lononlS w/lhout cora. Monson loapondod thAI 0 dovolopor con chalga
oxua 101 parkIng and Itrossed Ihal ho laolall'almportAnllo dovolop publIc parkIng
IAClllllos leI Ihls zono 10 bo successlul. Gibson nOlod IhAI Monson lIomod 10 bo
lIylng thallho City con dovalop parkIng laclllllOl whllo prlvAto dovolopora con nOI.
Monson strmod tho I II Is loss oxpanslvo 10 build 0 parkIng IAClllly IhAlla 0 lArgo aCAlo
alruetulo Ihan 10 provldo parkIng In conjuncllon wllh roaldonUal use.. Glbaon Indlclad
ho Is boglnnlng 10 wondollf Iho zono can bo auccourul wlthoul oddlllonal parking and
quostlons If Iho CIIY can olford to provldo addlllonal par kIno 101lh/a ArOl. Monson
Imphaslzed Ihat dovolopmenl/n lho orOl will hOlp 10 Incrmo Iho nood 'or parking
which wllllhon Incrooaa Iho economlcAlloaalbllllY 01 public parking In Iho aroo.
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Jail Davidson. JCCOQ TransDDrtatlon Ptannnr.lndlcaled lhlt ho hll met IndividuAlly
and collectlve/v wllh the Down/own Auoc/allon and tho Chamber of Commorcl II
well a. downtown buslnOll Inlerelll. HI explained thAllhore Is lome lorooment
betweon 11I11 and thl downtown buslnOlllnlorosl., atlolSt OS fAr OS whlllssuOllha
Council needlto IddrOll. Ho IOld tho Downlown Auoclltlon Ind tho Chambor of
Commorcl Iro Ilrald that chlngas In parking may harm tho downlewn ArOl. Ho nOlod
thetlvon wllhln Iho Chambor 01 Commerco and tho Downlown Association thoro Iln'l
I consensus on how tho City Ihould procood, but ho ..Id Ihoro I. An undollllndlng 01
tho nnanelllllmltotlon.. In rlsponso to I quostlon Irom Gibson, DAvidson explllnod
Ihlt whon tho City FinAnco Dop.rtmont oxplOtos thl option 01 bonding lor I projecl,
thoI' consider Ihl Clly's Intlre dobtlold becouso Iho rovenuo Irom pal king would bo
somowhll spocul.tlve. He explAlnod Ihllthe Clly would consldel the revonuo ollho
ontlro parking ,yslom to .upport bond.. In rosponso to . quosllon Irem Bovb/org,
Dovldson Indlcalod that tho degroo 01 dobtth.ttho Clly I. obllOltod to IUOCt. tho
bond rating and tho rlto ollntArost. Ho .ald the Counell nood. to docldo whAt the
City'. obllglllon I. rogardlng the p,ovlslon 01 parking In Iho downlown IrOA and he
"rouod thltthl.I. I policy doclslon lor tho Council. Ho notod IhAtlllU cln mako
lorocasts ellor tho Council has dotormlned whit pArking obllgallon It Intends to ACCOpt.
Bovb/org Iskod II prlvato parking IlcUitlos oro I posslbilllY. Dovldson rosponded that
thoro '.1 mlrket rOt prlvato IICUitlos, but ho "rossod that In tho CB.l0 zono, tho City
hi. Iccoptod tho obligAtion to provldo pArking becau.o thoro I. I noed ror tho CllY to
control whorl parking I"ocalld end how It I. doslgnod. Ho reportod thatthero Iro
lomo propoSlI,'oI Itolago lot. to bo Allowed In tho Iroo te tho .outh 01 tho proposod
CB.S zono. In ro.ponso to I quostlon Irom Cook, Dlvldson rovlowed tho menlhlv rllOl
lor tho twe pArking rAmp. downtown And IndiCAted IhatlllU I. preposlng In lnereaso
In thoso rAto.. Cook IOld ho hid the opportun/IV to epprollo tho Roo.ovolt Hotolln
Coder RApid. which had I privata ramp Ind lound that tho rAmp WI! the prlmory
rllSon lor tho hOIOI'. benkruPlcy. Ho Illd roqulrlng dovelopol' to provide lomo
parking I. . form or prlvAtlzollon. SCOll noted thotln 19S5 tho rAmp. wero undor.
utl/lzed .nd are now utl/lzed ./mostto ClpAcllV. D.vld.on oxplolned that In 19S5tho
parking r.mps wero tho f.cl/lllas of lout prerollnco. Ho said r08sons for the Incrouo
In usa could bo en Incrom In tho lalas .tthe UnlvOllllY of 10WI'I short.torm rlcl/lllOl
Ind Also the IncrGasO In tho number 01 clr,'n Ihe cemmunllY.
Publlo d1scuulen WAI closed It 9:5B p.m.
Cook movod to approved amendmentllo thl Zon/ng OrdlnAnco Ie IItablllh 0 Cenlral
Buslnoll Support lCa,Slzono 18 circulated It this mooting. Reid uconded.
In rasponso to 0 quosllon Irom Dlork., Mlklo stalad thaI undor the proposed languago,
I.S parking spa cas must bo provldad lor All dwelling It'lt. ovar SOO .quaro roatln
orOl, Ind thaI tho Commission should dacldo IItwo.bedroom unllS which ArO ovor SOO
square loot must provided 1 or 1.S spacas pOI unll. Cook argued agalnsl roqulrlng
only one .pace lor two.badroom unll' bacausa ha lael. oldar clllllns will sllll dlllro
cor. and raqulra Iho I.S plrklng ,pacos. Ha atrossod that he wonts to Ihlltloma 01
tho burdan 01 providing parking Irom tha public to Iha prlvola sactor and lalll Ihltlt
would ba a good IdOl to rotaln lho orlglnallanguago. Ha laid Increasing tha matar
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r.tOlAnd rolOlln tho pork/ng romps .hould AI.o be con.ldored. Ho nOlod W. would
rO/lfGlOnt . bGllor utllllltlon 0' rGSourcGS.
Glb.on oxplAlnod thot ho fool. confusod on thl. Issuo .nd docltI't fool lhIt tho
Commission hos rocolvod .doquAto Infermotlon on porklng to mlko tho doclslon. HI
IIlld I doclslon might fOtco tho City to IAko .ctlen to provld. porklng In this 1I00thot
tho City mlY not bo .blo to .flord.
Scott .sk.d If tho Commission would /If.ror to dof.r . vote on this 110m. Glb.on
r..pond.d thet ho would lIke to know If tho Council Is w'ltlng fOt guldlnco on thls
Issuo. Scott IIlld . doferlll could bo tlod to Council oct/en .nd ho would hove no
objectlw to deferring Ws Item. Ho IIlld he Is not nec....rlly hoppy with roqulring
l.a p.rklng spam fOt r.sldontlAI units .nd el.o hos concorns with not knowing whero
tho City Is hOlding with tho porklng luuo. Ho allluod thot ho faols tho City hes .
rospon.lbt1lty to provldo porklng.
Rold IIlld the concorn s.oms to bo tho timing 01 opprovAI of tho CB.a ZCRO And tho
/lfovlslon of .doqu.to pork/ng In tho orOl. Sho Indlcltod .ho would pro lor to hovo a
mlddlo ground solution ond uplluod tho fOlrthAtthero mAY not be eno.
Moon uplolned thot tho Councllschedulo IncludOl consldorAtlon of porklng policy.
Dovldson su..sod lhcttho IlIuo of timing Is ImpollAnt. Ho uplllnod thAt the Flnenco
Doportmont fools tho City CAn build 140 .pocos undor tr.dltlenAI mOlhods, but ho
stromd thAt to ontlclpoto domAnd rAthor thAn Just rOlcllng roqulros 0 "nonclll risk.
Ho oxplAlnod thot somo othor eptlons Includo a spocloltAxlng district which would
probobly be fOt tho ontlro downtown eral. Ho s.ld this would Includo a spocloltOlC for
Improvomonts for thotoroo. Ho notod thot Codlt RApids hos on Otdlnenco of thls typo
fer tho downtown .ral. H. not.d .nothor option would bo . perking concurrency
ordlnonce which would require th.t. dovolepor pay. fll r.th.r thAn provide perking
on-sllO .nd tho City thon provldll perking In A public f.clllty.
Bcvblorg strollod thAt thoro Is stili tho ovellfdlng rOlllty of the cost el providing
Pit king .nd sUllsod that thell ero limits on tho dollers lVIiloblo .nd cn the City's
bonding c'PAblllty. Sho sold people could .Iso bo unwilling to commit to the othOl
options. Sho said ahe would bo rolumnt to SUPPOIl . big ch.nge In tho 0101 with .0
m.ny unknowns. DAvidson elCplAlnod that while thoro I. risk Involved, If no one
docldo. to occopt this risk, thon tho .Iluotlon will not ChAngo. Gibson suossod th.t
the Council hAlthe Ability to doclde the IlIuo of parking And tho Commission dOli not.
He .trmod thAt daforr.1 would Allow fer othor options to be uplolld.
Coek moved to tAblo dlacuaslen on Amondments te the Zoning OrdlnAnce to e.tAbllah
. Centlll Buslnus Support lCB.alzon. until the City Council glvOlthe Commlssl~n
mere dlrectlon on tho perking policy for downtown IOWA City. Rold soconded.
Gibson Itrelled that tho Commission apent e groat deal oltlmo on thlsltom and was
preparod to tako octlon alCcopt for quostlons rogardlng parking, Dovldson olCplolnod
thAt on October 7, 1991, lha Council hos tlma .chodulod on lis Agondo 10 dl.cuss tho
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parking policy. Cook alrauod tNttho CommissIon lpant I lot 01 hOlltl on thlllssua
Ind thora'l a brOAd consansuI with tha recus now on pI/king and ha dOli net wlnt
to roopon dobAtO on othor aspaCtl 01 tho ploposod zona.
Tha me don to tibia elllCIIlllen Clrrlod 8.0.
3. Public discussion 01 ploposod amondmontl 01 Soc. 38.821cllll 01 tho Zoning
Ordlnanco to pormlt .wnlng Ilgns within multJ.flmlly resldontlal Zonll.
Miklo axplolnod thottho oroo or An awnlno I. bosad on tho ontlro ownlno. Ho IOld thot
II tho plopesod ordlnAnco Is drAltod, 1 mlXlmum or 12 lquAre loot 01 25% el tho totll
Iroo could bo covorod with lottorlng. Ho IOld tho ontlre exposod IUlrACO 01 tho Iwnlng
II tho IACO 01 tho Iwnlng. Dlorks asked If 1 IIgn could be p1ocod on mOlo thon ono
lido 01 tho ewnlno. Moan IIAtod thAt tho OIdlnanco Is guldod by tho lqul/O lootogo
end not tho numbor el times tho IIgn eppaAII.
Publlo IIsculllon WII epan.d It 10:27 p.m.
Thero WII nono.
Publlo IIlculllen WII cleaod It 10:27 p.m,
Dlorka movod to Ipprevo propoaod Imondmonts 01 Soe. 38.821cllll 01 tho Zenlng
Ordlnanco to ponnlt Iwnlng IIgnl within ml~d.IAmDy rolldondll zen... Ceok
IIcendod.
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In rosponso to 1 question Irom Dlork., Miklo IndlcAtod thAt Intornal lIIumlnetlon II not
.1I0wod In rolldontlAI zene. '
Thl modon Clrrlod 8.0,
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I, Discussion 01 0 propoSAl lor FY93.95 CApltlllmprovomonll rundlng 01 Burlington
Stroot to Iowa Avonuo IOgmont or Iowa Rlvor Corridor TrAil Systom.
Scott rovlowod 0 lattor to tho MAyor and tho Council Irom tho Commission And nOlod
thAt tho lottor wOItho rOlult or 0 roquostthAt como Irom 0 FIRST rnootlng.
Dlorkl movod to opprevo tho cent on IS el tho 'ottar and 10rwArd It to tho Council.
Olbaen socondod. Tho medon c.rrlod 8.0.
2.
Moon rolorrod to 0 lottor rogardlng dolAyod Inmllatlon 01 0 sldowolk at Oeknoll. Raid
notod thAt on Octobor 31 through Novombor 1, thoro will bo a workShOp on
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th. WhIspering MOAdow WOIIAnd. wu PUblllNd In . nallOOlIIOUlnal.
ADJOURNMENT:
Bovb/org movod to .d/OUIn .t 10:33 p.m. Gibson .ocondod. Tho motion corrlod 8.0.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 . 5:30 P.M.
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
ROiIor BlUIlor, Doug JonOl, Don Otto, AI Robal, Doo VAndolhool,
Bob W,chal, DAwn Willis
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Two vocAnclos, Jco FAcklor, LOIon Horton
CAll TO 08.0EB..INTROOUCTlONS. ArlO ANNOUNCEMEN!S.:
Challporlon W,chal callod tho moo ling to Older at 5:34 p.m.
CO~SIOERA TlON OF TfiE JUNE 19. 1991. MINUTES ArJO THE JUl V 17. 1991. MINU'[ES:
Jones movod te Approvotho mlnutOl Ollho Juno 19, 1991, mAollng. Willlllocondod. Tho
motIon clrrlod 7.0.
Willi. movld 10 Ipprovod tho m1nulOl ollho July 17, 199 I, moo ling. nObAllOcondod. Tho
motIon cArrlad 7.0.
PISCUS$lQN OF REVISED BVLAW~:
Schoon indicA tad lhatlhlstople WII dlscuuad Itlho Commission's July rnoatlng snd thAt
ChangOl woro mldo to rofloct City Council discussions. Ho IndlcAtOd that rovlslons Includo
thAt. spoclal moollng will bo callod .tlho roquest 01 tho mombers or It thoro Is a dovelopmonl
doadllno 10 be mal and thallho Parks and RacreAllon CommissIon raprauntal/va must bo a
Parks.nd RacrOlllon Cemmlsslon mambor. Ho nOled lhal a clArlnCAllon has beon oddod lhAt
currenl momber, CAn opp/y tOl rooppolnlmonlond lhAlltl, no longor necossary tor on ogonda
10 be unlto Iho C/ly Council.
JenOl movod to odopt tho rovlsod bylAW' os prosontod. Brunor ucondod. Tho modon cArrlod
7.0. .
DISCUSSION OF COMMISSION VACANCI~~:
Schoon roportod lhollhoro Aro lwO olllclAI vAconclos that Are to bo tlllod Atlho OClober I,
199 I, Council moo ling. Hosuggoslod lhAl curronl mombors could oncoullgo Individuals whe
would havo 0 commllmonl 10 sorvo on lhe CommIssion. Ho roportod lhotlwo poshlons.
lholo hold by JonOl ond RObAl, will bo tillod Allho OClober 15. 199 I, Ceunell mooling.
Scheon roportod lhAt Fackler was undor lholmpraulon lhal ho hod previOUSly reslgnod trom
lho Commission. Fackler gAVO 0 vorbal roslgnallon 10 Schoon. Schoon recemmondod lhal
lho CommissIon occoptlhls verbAl rOllgnallon.
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RobAI movod to ACCOpt Facklor', verbAl roa/gnAllon. Otto locondod. Tho mOl/on eArrlod 7.0.
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REPORT ON THE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PEIlMIT APPL/CATlmJ FOR CITY PAR~:
Schoon ropotlod INI Btunor and W'CNI rovlowod tho .ppllCAllon lor lho pl.comonl ellill on
lho ban dl.mond,'n Clly Park. Ho IndlcAI.d thAllhoy rolllNllho AppllcAllon In ganoral was
vaguo .nd provldOl In.ulRcfanIInIOlm.llon. Ha 'ugga.lod thAI In Iho IUluro II mlghl bo
dulrabla 10 Nvt I .ubcommlllOo rovlow WNIIYPO 01 qUOlllon. mould bo askod on Iho
permlllppllcollon. Ho Indlc'IOd thAI thero was 0 concorn Wllho fill.IAllod 10 bo placod on
Ihollll prior 10 Ipprovll 01 tho permll.ppl/clllon Ind thorl w.. I concorn rogording Iho Clly
,olllng I bod ex.mplo. Schoon nOlod lhal I I.llor wI./nc/udod In Iho .gond. plckOI rrom
Rick Fouo. Clly Engln.or, oxplalnlng Why tho wOIk procoodod prlOl 10 opprcval ellh.
IPpllclllon. Btunor nOlod lhallho Clly dId dlscuSllho prO/OCI with tho COIP' 01 Englneor.
bolOlo pllclng ffil on Iho 1110. Ho nOlod INllho Clly Ivo/dod placing fill on Iho 1I0A INI
JonOl had provlous/y oxprusod concorllllboul. JonOl nOlod INllhI. .rOl I. .till beIng
mowod .0 lho P.rkl .nd RocrOlllon Comml.s1on mlghl wAnl 10 consldor Ius IroquORl
mowIng rOl thI. IrOl. W.cNI.llouod INI ho loci. lhal procodurOl .hould bo lellewod. bul
ho undorlllnd. INI bog Inning lho prO/OCI ,arly did 'AVO monoy. Ho ompNlllOd lhallho
permll IppllCAllon mould bo rovlowod 101 pOlSlblo rovl./on. 10 Ilk rOl mOlO dOtAllod
Inl00mAllon Irom Ippllclnl..
REVIEW OF PLANf:JED ACTIVITIES FOR ml:
W.chal notod lhol ovonlu.lly Iho Commlsllon will nocd 10 consldor crocks now lhal
w.lorwAY' hove boon .ddod 10 II. /utlsdlcllon. Jono. .uggOllod . .olr.educollon program
IbOUI problom. "'OCIAlod wllh crock. Ind WNI rogulAllon. govorn crock.. WochAI
.uggo.lod Ihll having. m.p ollho WAlorwAY' In IOWA Clly would bo holprul.
Schoon dlslrlbulod . handoul outlining .n IIIO/nlllvo ,ySlom 01 .ubcommlllOll which ho
.uggOlI.d bo .deplod. H. expl,'nod INllho .xI.llng subcommlllOOl could bo comblnod 10
101m lour .ubcommIIlOOl: WOodlAnd. CommlIlOO. WolIAnd. Commlnoo, W.IO/W.y.
Commlltoo, Ind Tr.lI. & Accou Commlnoo. Ho .lrOlsod IhAI IhI. would show Iho
Import.nco 01 Iho IwO now orOll 01 jutlsdlcllon ond .Iso locu. Iho dlroCllon or lOCh
subcomrnlnoo. HolndlcAlod INI tho Trail. .nd AcCOI. Commllleo would Inl.racl wllh Iho
olhor .ubcemrnlnoOl. Ho .uggoslod II would bo beslll tho Trail. and AcCOIs CommlllOO had
AI 10011 one mombor rrom oach ollho othor throo aubcommllloOl. JonOl uld Ihal ho IIkos
Iho proposal bocauso II would locu. oAch .ubcommlllOC on one aroa olllSuos rAlhorlhAn on
Individual pr%ct.. Ho .trossod lhal II Is bOllor 10 assign pro/aelS 10 commllloc, ralhor than
uslgn/ng cemmllloOl 10 prelocl.. Ho uld thl. would also mAko slle vlsllS mora prACllCAI
bmuso II Would bo cloar who ahould Allond. WochAI nelod IhAI whon lho Commission hAd
A moro IImltod /url.dlcllon, a numbor 01 proJoclS could bo IrOllod soparAlely. Ho uld IhAI wllh
Iho broAdor lurlsdlcllon. Ihl. proposal Is moro roosonAblo. Jonos Slid IhalAd hoc group.
would .liII bo approprlalo lor OducollonAI purposOl such AS oblolnlng InlormAllon .boul crook..
Ho .grocd 10 rovlow Iho floodplain maps boloro Iho noxl mocllng In ordor 10 Idonllly
wOlorwoy..
In IOgord 10 Iho membollhlp on Iho .ubcommIIlOOS, Schoon S11lad IhAll1 mlghl bo bOIl 10
hovo pooplo sorvo on no more Ihan IWO cemmlllaoa. Ho said lhal ha plAcod VAndorhool on
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tho Trails ond Accoss CommlUoo slneo sho Is 0 momber 01 tho Porks ond Rocrootlon
Commlsslon.
Schoon Inlormod tho Commission that tho southmtorn portion ellowo City Is bolng openod
up lor dovolopmont bocAuso thoro has boon I chango In tho Comprohonslvo Plan. HI notod
thlt thoro could bo mOil wotlonds locllld In this IIl1lnd mlmbor. of tho City Council havI
Indlcltod that would bo doalrAblo to dovolep I plln for tho entlro Ir... Ho IgrOld to provldo
InlormAtlon on this lasuo te tho Wotllnds CommluOl. JonOl 'IAtod that In tho put ho ha.
askod tho quostlon of whothor or not tho City ahould hovolll own dolln/tlon 01 watlands. Ho
stressod that If tho lodoral dolln/tlon I. not going to romAln atreng, then It might bo proforablo
lor the City to dovolop III own dolln/tlon or wOtllnds. Ho notod that thl. would 1.001to .omo
dovolopmont Issuos Itom tho lodolll rogullllons .nd mAko thlm IOCAllssuOl. Jono.lndlcAtod
thot he also lools It Is prororoblo not to count 1OI.0000bly .ubmorgod 11m In wOllonds 01
nolghborhood opon 'pACO. Ho IOld It would bo bost to dlstlngulah botwOln .rm thAt .ro
alwoy. OVIIIAblo lor trAdltloNI rocrootlOflllactlvltlOllrom thoso that ora not olwoyaovAllabl..
VAndorhoolsAld dovolepor. .ro choollng to dodlcAtO undovolopoblo arm to tho City for opon
spoco. Sho IndlcAtod It would bo ploloroblo that for a smAil dovolopmont, thoro ahould bo a
gilt or monoy to tho City to .IIew ler tho purchaso 01 park land.
Thora WIS a consonsus 01 tha Commlsslon to plocood with tho subcommluOOl as proposod
by Schoon.
STAFF BEPO~T AND UPDATE ON DEVElOPMENT ITEMS:
Schoon rovlowod 0 momorondum roglldlng tho City Pllk CAnOl Dock. Ho roportod that tho
Moyor'. Youth Employmont ProgrAm I. working with tho Public Work. Doportmont to rosolvo
tho problom.. Ho roportod thAt the tomporary asphalt plont WOl opprov.d by the Johnson
County Board 01 Suporvl.or. ler a 900dAY plllod. Ho repertod that tho Hickory Hili Rldgo
Subdlvlslon WIS opprovod by tho City Council.
Schoon IndlcAtod that 0 StAlt r.port hIS not yot boon propArod lor tho Emplro AdditIon Lorgo
Scolo Non-Rosldontlol Dovolopmont (LSNRDI plAn, but thot It would bo opproprloto for tho
Commission to rovlew tho pion. Ho Indlcotod thAt tho orOA ef concern ler this dovolopmont
I. tho woodlAnds, ond ho rovlowod Iho hOAvlly woodod oreA on tho plot ror tho Commission.
Ho noted that tho Gliding ond Erosion Centrol OrdlnAnco pormlts tho plAcing 01 1iI1, but
control. tho monnor In which It Is plAcod en 0 silO. Ho IOld 0 portion 01 tho weodod orll
would bo roplocod by 0 parking lot. WochollndlcAtod thAt ho profors hovlng porklng towords
tho Iront of tho slto In ordor to IOVO somo 01 tho mAturo trOOl At the bACk of tho slto. Jonos
suggostod Including an IslAnd or moturo trOOl wllhln tho pllklno lIaA. Ho atrossod thAt liII con
bo plocod ottho bOlo or trm ot 0 fltO 01 six Inches por yoor, OUo suggoslld that tho
Commission could luggost whot Ipoclol oltroOllhould ba u~ed In tho now plontlngl. JenOl
omphoslzod thotA stond 01 rnoturo Iroos could 'onhAnco Iha volue ond oppooronco 01 tho
dovelopmant. WochollndlcAtod thAt ho prolors to prlSONo moturo trm rothor thAn hAving
gross ond londscoplng on tho site. Ho sold tho WOOdlAnds Commluee ceuld Invo51lgoto tho
1000lbllllY 01 1I0gglno tho boundlllos 01 proportlos And having 0 survoy 01 moturo troos notod
on ploll. Ouo suggeslod It might bo opproprlAto to lehedulo 0 lito visit to dOlarmlno whot
would bo lost undor this devolopmont. Ouo, Rebol, And Vondorhool voluntaorod to do 0 1110
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villi. Wac"" norod thallr I. valuabla lor tho CommlulOtl to ralso IssuOl And concoms
wllhoulapocUyfng whAIA dovolopor should de In rogord Ie Ihcso Issuos. Tho CommlsslOtl
unanlmously Igrood 10 havo a momOlandum aonllO Council outlinlng gonorAl qUOlI/OtIS thl
CommissIon had on prolorvlng woodad arm ollor having rov/awod rho Emplro AddirlOtl
LSNRD.
Willis Slid sho would try 10 obraln InrOlmarlon from olhor clrlos fOglrdlng lho Iypo 01
quosllons thoy oskod on Iholr Jleodplaln dovolopmant porrnlrs.
(Willi. loll ot 7:13 p.m,)
Schoon roportod IhAI Iho FY93 budgotlng procOll I. bcglMlng ond IhAI Iho Caplrll
Improvomanl. Program roquasl for Iho BUlllnglOtl StroollO 10wI Avonuo IOgmanl of lho rlvar
corridor trail I. bolng proparod. Ha raportad Ihlt nagollallOtl. Iro lAking placo wlrh Undar Tlro
roglrdlng I .wop ef land lor Iho Banron SUOOI Pockol Park.
Torry Dahm. roported IhAtl FIRST mooting will bo hold on Soptembor 28, 199\,1111:45
I.m. Roblllnd Jonollndlcatod Ihoy would lrV 10 allond Ihls moollng. DlhmSSlld thallho
focus of FIRST hos shlhod loward. dovaloplng trill. In IrOl. of now dovolopmonl. Ho Slid
thl.,. lomowhal away rrom tho focus olullls Ilong lho rlvor and wossod Ihl nlld 10 bo
SUrA IhAllho gOal. of FIRST Iro clOll. DAhm.lndlcolod Ihll ho foelllho primAry gOlI ahould
bo I trollolong IholoWA Rlvor with IOcondary gOAl. or cOMecllng tho Iroll ,yslom wllh Iho
Hoovor Naluro Trill ond Iddlng sogmant. ollho lroll os now dovolopmonl OCcurl. Wachll
.ald Ihero Is 0 nood Ie convlnco landewnors 10 ,uPPOrt 0 Iroll along Iho 10wI Rlvor and
Indlcalod that ho .eas I preblom wllh eencontrallng on .ogmonl' el I trail In now
dovolopmonl'. Schoon rovlowod tholocAtlen all proposod sowor momonllrall,yslom on
tho sourh sldo ellowl Clry as proposod by FIRST.
Schoon rovlowod Iho Information for tho aMual rovlow oflho Opon Mootlngs Law.
COMMISSIONEQS' REP06IS:
Jona. roportod thAllho REAP Commlllao lov/awod propolOl. for Collogo Oroon POlk And
Ryorson's Wood. Ind ondorlad both proposal. strongly. Robal ukod aboullho stAlu. or 0
trail botwoon tho Union Brldgo and IOWA Avonuo Brldgo. DAhm. slaled IhAt thoro 010 .trlct
IIghllng roqulromont. ror Ihl. arGO bocAUlo II I. 10CAlod on UnlvorsllY or lowo proporty. Ho
lAid Ihoro I. olso 0 problom wllh Iho nood to go over or around Ihe CrAndlo flllrold.
Jonal roporlod IhAI Iho Iowa Rlvor Corridor Trail sign. hove boon InSlollod And thl. hIS
resultad In on Increo.o In publlo oworanou 01 Iho Iroll. Ho nOled thai no dlrocllonal
Inlormollon I. Included on Iho Ilgn. And Ihollt mlghl bo opproprloto 10 Includo Ihls typo 01
Informollon. Ho sold ho also 1001. rhAIlho zigzag In Iho troll Al Pork ROAd ahould bo curod.
0110 roportod thai on Septombor 17, 1991, ho allendod a prosonlAllon At Iho Soli
Consorvatlon Sorvlco on conslrucllng pond. 10 conlrol oroslon.
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Jon.. It.t.d that CAn eo portoglng could tAke plACO .tthe emergency IpflfwAY .t tho Corolvillo
Dim on tho low. City lido. Ho lopolled that Hoovor Tr.1I m.p. .ro now .vall.blo lor .1
o.ch. Ho uld th.ro hovo boon lomO probloml with tho onvlronmontol It.nderd. .Iong the
HcovOl Tr.lI.
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There WII none.
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W.chol Id/eurnod tho mooting .t 7:42 p.m.
Minut'l lubmlll.d by MAry Jo N,olf.
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