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IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
OCTOOER 8, 1991 .7:30 P,M,
MEZZANINE CONFERENCE ROOM. SENIOR CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT: Joyco BlII'OI~ Kovln HlIIllck, Suo LIch~ Doug RUlsoD
MEI.IllERS ABSENT: EJollno, StooJo
STAFF PRESENT: "kia, NoN
OTHERS PRESENT: MlIrtya Svendson
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Chaltpol1Oll RusseD callod tho mooting 10 order 81 7:38 p.m.
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RussoD notod 11101 tho IDsI pllfDg,lIph on pago 3 should bo llIIIOndod 10 ronoolthol RussoD
movod 10 folWllld 1110 documonL
BDI,oll movod 10 lIpp(ovo tho mlnutos 01 tho AugU1113, 1091, mool/no os 1III10ndod. Uehl
IOcondod. Tho motion ClIrrlod 4.0,
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Llchl movod 10 approvo tho mlnutol 011110 Soptombor 10, 1901, mooling. Honlck
socondod. Tho mol/on ClIrrlod 4.0,
Tho,a was nono,
Svondson rovlowod tho discussion 01 tho Soptombor21, 199\, Strotoolc Planning Sosslon lor Iho
Prosorvalion Plan. Silo nolod that approxlmatoly 45 pooplo allondod this losslon and thai mosl
pooplo In allondanco loltlhallho majority 01 his Iorio prosolVallon ocl/vlly Ihaltokol ploco In tho
Iowa City community II In tho aroo 01 oduCllllon. Sho Indlcotod this Is oIso tho oroo In which 1110
m%,lty 01 pooplo lolt IlIoro was B nood lor mOlllllctlvlty to tnko placo. Sho IBid lomo 01 Ih080
oducol/on Issuos could bo mol In tho lorm ollochnlCllI osslslonco to proporty ownorl who oro
improving tholr his Iorio buildings.
Russollstatod Ihol ho loll Ihat thoro was good allondnnco allho mool/ngs by lho public, bul
oxprossod his dlsappolnlmontthat partlclpanls did not roprosonl 0 crosSolocllon 01 community
10adolS. Ho slalod Ihal ho would havo prolollod Ihallho pross roloaso bo moro promlnont. Ho
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Hlslotfo P,040lVnUon Commission
OcIobGr8, 1001
Pogo 2
nolod 11141 pooplo nnondlng tho mooVng woro onlhualnsllo 4Ild veC414lld 10ndod 10 bo IUPPOl1011
01 hlllotfo prosolVntJon. OlI/101114lcf It WOuld hAve boon holphA 10 hAve A Illd'l4lorlor onch
discuasJon group In ordorlo malnlnln !hlllocus. Uchl O.prOllod IIor concom boc4uso ol!ho 14d1
olroprolonl.1lJon 01 !ho UnIvolllty 01 10'0\'0. SvOndlon IndealOd II mlghl bo IlOCOWry 10 hAve An
onUro discussion dovotod 10 UnIvortlty 01 Iowa IIsuos 0110' !ho olhor IOIIIons hAve boon
COmplotod. Sho 'OPOI1Od !hnl on Octobor 9, 1091, lho will CO~oto An InIoIVlow on C4bIo
lolovlslon. Sho IndIclItod !hal M.vc14 Halo will be announcing tho OcIobGr 261h pIonning IOSsJon
Ollho NOllhsltlo Nolghbolhood AssOCl4tfon 4Ild Langrollow NOlghbo,hood Auodatfon mootings.
Svondson dlslrlbulod Iho ploRmlnnry lOSponso to 1110 nolghborhood sUIVOyl. Sho IncSc4tOd 1110
WQS lmploaaod wllh Iho lolum rnlo Irom 1110 Longlollow NolghborhOOd 4Ild notOd 11141 no
nolghbo,hood had 0 ,olum lalo ol/osslhlln 27%. In 'oglltd 10 tho 0cI0bor28, 1091, aossJon
whIch Is 10 Includo Iho nolghborhood lour, Svendson IncIlc4lOd 11141 ono gOAl Is 10 louch AS many
nolghborhoods os posslblo. Sho Suggostod 1h01 4 downtown WllllUng lour mlghl bo plAnned lor
oltorlho nolghborhOOd lour,
Svondson sold 1h0ltho sUlVoy ,osulls Indlcato thai nolghbo,hOOd consolVotJon Is A COIICOm In Iho
community, Sho sold Iho would be dlscusslng Ihls Iasuo with Morc14 HoIo 10 OMuro thollhls
pol1lon 01 tho prosolVollon plan would be usorullo 1110 Olftco 01 Nnlghborhood SOlVlcos. Sho
slrOSlOd thai thoro Is a nood 10 moko pooplo aworo 01 tho IllUos 01 consOIVOUoIVodvocacy And
physical dosfgn and OPPOlllOnco. Sho said Irs Impollonllo omphasl:o Iho cornmonotillos
bolwoon nofghberhood acUvlsm and historic prosolVallon.
BlI/roll nOIOd thai somo pooplo vlow 1I10msolvos os luppol1ors 01 hlslotfo ploaolVllIIon, bul
Indlcalod thai whOl lhoy do Isn'l hlstOrlC411y epptoprl4to. Tho COmmission dlscussod 1110
possibility 01 InvolvIng /ndMduols Irom groups thaI could be COnaldored oppononls 01 hlslorfc
proaolVaUon. SVondson lopel1ed thai altho nolghbelhOOd SOss/on sho WOUld '110 10 c&scuss
dosfgn and OXD/nplos olsuccossrul nofghberhood ploSOlVoUon proorD/ns lhroughoullho United
Slolos. Sho Indicated thai thoro should bo moro toehnlcar OSSIsIAnCO IIViIDlIbIo lor prOPOIIy
ownoll, ospoclally In lho downtown 0100.
Svondson roquosted common Is 'rom tho CommissIon on tho nOl/oUve pol1lon 01 tho droll ollho
PIOSOlVoUon Plan. Russoll Indica led ho would bo 'OIWOIding commonts to hOl 01101 ho hOt hAd
tho oppol1unlty 10 lul1hol lovlow tho documonl. Ho sold tho IIsl 01 Commission momboll noods
10 be clorilled a. woll o'lho chango In tho CommJulon's approach rogOldlng Iho nor1l1sldo Irom
1984 to 1988. BOl/olI submlllod sovoral rovlsfon.. Svondson SUOooslod thai It mJohl be posslblo
10 havo 0 spoclal mooting wUh Jim Jacobson and Judy McCluro to discus,'ssuosthal tho SIOlo
HIstorIcal Socloly could addross.
Russoll roportod Ihat tho CUy had sont oul notlco 0' Iho lwo vacanclol on Iho Commission. Miklo
sold appllcallons oro duo to 1110 City Clork by Novombor5, 1001, and appolnlmonls will bo mOdo
on Novombol 12, 1901.
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Hlslorlc P,050lVation Commission
Oclobor 8, 1991
Pago3
I, poslan Guldollnos ~ . Banolllopol1ed thnltho beoklOI hili gono to tho prlnlOll1llld
II ahould be DVallablo loon.
2. ~ . Miklo ,0pol1ed lhIlltholo hils boon 0 commllmOnllol $3,000 In conlllbullons
and lhIlllo dato tho InrgoSI bid lor printing Is lor $3,700, bulthls may be 'odu~ H II
DOhIO, pnpOI alock Is used. Ho oxproased tho hopo lhIlltho Guido Map would be
aubmlllad 10 tho prlnlollln tho lonowlng month. Hnnlck luggoslad IhnllOC4l OpIfmlSI
Clubs mlghl be willing 10 mnko II contribution.
I, pro50lVntion lIIw Ull\l~~ . Tho,o WOIO no commonls.
2. ~ho Stq!q Hlsto,lcnl SocIotv loonrdlllQ 331.]. GIIbo!lJk. Russo" nolod lhIll
tho onclosuro ovor tho polch was npproved by tho Commission aubjocllo SllIto approvol
oltho doslgn, Miklo Inld tho Slnto approvad tho onclosulo 01 tho polch with tho condillon
thnlthoro bo 10uI plllarl nnd nolalx plllnll nnd thnllldditlonol wlndows be Insl4ned. Ho
nolad lhIll Judy McCluro win rovlow tho Ilnol plnns,
3. ll!Jl2!!1ProsolVnllon WorkShOD . Octobol1l...!.W. . BarlolllndlClltod \hilI aho would be
IIUOndlng this workshop,
Mlklo rovlowad Q momolondum I,om JoH Dnvklson rognldlng his unsuccoss'ulallompts 10 Involvo
tho Johnson County Council 01 Govornmonts In tho norlhsldo parking Isauo. Ho indicated lhIll
Davidson Is auooosting Ihnllho CommIssion Invllo II Unlvolslty 01 Iowa roplosonl4dvo 10 II
Commission moollng. Thoro wos Q consonsus 10 achodulo on Inlormol mooting with II
roprosonlallvo Irom Iho Unlvoraily 01 Iowa.
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Hanlck movod 10 adjourn 019:15 p.m. Uchl socondod. Tho motion CIlmad 4.0.
Mlnulos submlttod by Mary Jo Noll.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY PLANNING" ZONING COMMISSION
DECEMDER 5, 1001 .7:30 P.M.
SENIOR CENTER ASSEMBLY ROOM
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
AM Bovblarg, Casay Cook. POlO Coopar, Sally Dlarkl, Richard
Gibson, Nancy Raid. Tom Scott
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Nono
Moon, Miklo, Mulch, Christianson, Noll
C~LL TO ORDER:
Chalrpollon Scott callad tho mooting 10 ordol It 7:44 p.m.
pECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1, Tho Commission adoplod and rocommondod approval, by 0 7.0 VOIO, tho summa,y
ropon 101 tho Idyllwild Condominiums Plonnod Oovolopmont Housing Ploposol, 0104.
unltlosldonllal dovolopmont proposod on I 20.8 aClo tract 01 land lcealod botwoon
Fostol Rood 000 Taft SpoodwlY wast 01 Oubuquo Slroot ond oost 01 Unnamod Stroot.
2, Rocommond opploval, by a 0.1 voto (Cook voting In tho nogallvol, 01 S.9129, 0
ProllmlnalY Largo Scalo Non.Rosldontlol Dovolopmont plan to conSllucttwo oddlllons
tOlollng 5,757,5 Iqualo loot to two oxlstlng buildings locolod on 0 2.65 OCIO silO on
tho nOrlhwost comol 01 Donlon ond CopllOI slroots os shown on Iho plan os prosonlod
to tho Commission loss ony roloronco to bormlng 01 scroonlng wost 01 tho loading dock
on tho rallrood Ilub IpUI.
fJJBLlC DISCUSSION OF ANV ITEM NOT ON TH~ AGENDA:
pann Thornborrv, slatod thot ho has plovlously submlttod 0 lottol to tho Commission ond
Council log or ding tho Issuo 01 ollowlng oporlmonts on Iho g,ound floor wllh commorclol usos.
Ho uplalnod lhot prlolto \982, Iparlmonts woro ollowod olongsldo commorclal usos on lho
somo flool Ind In 19B2tho City chongod tho Codo 10 dlsollow opollmonts on lho somo flool
IS commorclol usos. Ho sold this chongo wos prlmolily Inlondod 10 olhnlnalo oparlmonts In
tho downtown Draa on Iho glound floor. Ho Indicated Ihatln tho cr.\ zono, opOrlmonts ara
pormlttod Ibovo tho ground flool Wllh 0 spoclol oxcopllon IIlho donsllv doos not mood one
dwolllng unit pOI 1800 squaro loot 01101 GroG wllh thloo roomors por unit ollowod. Ho sold
ho would IIko thl. .poclaloxcoptlon oxpandod to allow tho construction 01 a dwolllng unit on
lho ground floolln tho CI.l zono. Thornborrv oxplalnod lhat ho Is currontly construe ling 8
building nOrlh ollho Burgol King on Boyrum Slroot. Ho Indlcalod that tho City had provlously
sold lhotlt would bo pormlsslblo to havo commorclal usos wllh rosldontlol usos abovo Iho
ground floor. Ho sold ho rocolvod a spoclol axcopllon to pormll 'our rosldontlol oparlmonts
abovo Iho glound flool ond ho thon plocoodod 10 sign 011 construction contracts basod on lhls
po,mlsslon. Ho sold thon tho Clly sold 0 mlstako hod boon modo In ollowlng lour unlls
bocauso, undor HUD accosslblllty logulallons, all of lho unlls must bo hondlcoppod occosslblo
II lholo aro 'our 01 mo,o units. Ho oxplalnod Ihal In his slluallon this would roqulro 0
whoolchallllft at a cOSl of opproxlmalolv 0 \2,000. lio olalod tho Clly has glvon him tlmo 10
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P\aMlng " ZorJng Commlulon
Novombol 21, 1991
Pogo 2
roquOltthll chango In tllo IpoclallxcoPllon procm and ho I\louod that It would bo unfikoly
that apallmonll would dovolop on 1110 ground floOt In tho downlown oroo.
Dlorkl Ilkod II ho would be docrooslng tho numbol 01 commorclal unlll In hll building.
ThOlnbellY rOlpondod that ho would lnoloalo tho numbol 01 rosldontlal unIl1 by ona. Ha
o~p/olnod that hll plan Is to havI tho downltol'l unit be vary Iccaulblo and would go beyond
tllo 101101 oltllo law 10 It could be mOlo lunctlonalto I porion with dllObilitlu. Ho Indica lad
110 would havo I plan proparad 101 tho lillt Commlulon mooting In January.
ScOIl notod thllltam would bl dllcuuod litho Commlulon's Inlolmol mooting 01 JanualY
6, 1992 and tho Jonua,y 0, 1992,Iormal mooting.
CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 21.1991. MEETING:
SCOII notod that In tho lirltlull paragraph on pago 12, tho II~th IIno Ihould 10'01 to building
mato,loll.
Dovbjo,g movod to apP'ovo tho mlnutOl 01 tho Novombol 21,1991, moollng alOmondod and
drculatod. Coopollocondod, Tho motIon ca,r1od G.0.1IQlblon abllolnlngl,
~ELOPMENT ITEMS:
1, Publlo dlscuulon 01 tho lummalY 10pOll 101 thl Idyllwlld Condominiums Plan
Dovolopmont Housing IPDHI ploposol, I 104,unlt, rosldonllal dovolopmont Ploposod
on I 20.8 aClo tract 01 land locatod botwaon FostOI Road and Talt Spoodway, wost
01 DubuquI SlIoot and oast 01 Unnamad S\loot.
Moan a~plalnod that tho plaMod dovalopmant rogulatlons loqulro thattha Commission
lubmlt I wrlnon 10pOll to Iho Council to lubstantlato III laLommondollonl. Sho
Indlcltod that tho lapollllto consldollssuas luch IS varlancos Ind lotbackl, lot arol
roqulromants, building halghll, building typos, silOS 01 buildings, ond tho combination
01 land USol. Sha notod that tho summary rapoll a~plalns that tho lotback variations
ara lustlllod bocauso 01 tho orlonlallon 01 tho buildings which Ihould not docraaso
livability, Sho oxplalnod that tho docrOOlo In tho loadway wldlh was lolt to bo
oppropllato basad on tho donslty and conllgu,atlon 01 tho dovolopmont and bocouso
no porklng would bo III ow ad on tho IIrootl. Sho amphosllad that tho daslgn 01 tho
dovalopmont would not be dOlllmonlolto tho Inlo ond oltlclont movomont 01 \lallic.
Rold roquoslod Ihat pago 3 01 tho lumma,y ropoll bo omondod to roqulra that thoro
bo slllnago to worn that parking will nOI bo pormlllod on 1\10011 wllhln tho dovolop.
mont. Moon lospondod thOltho summary ropollls basad on plovloUI Commission
discussions and thislnfolmallon could bo Includod II It Is sUPPOllod by D consonsus 01
Iho Commlulon. Thoro was no obloctlon 10 Ihls addition. In rosponso to a quostlon
Irom Rold, Moon Ilalod Ihat hondlcoppad accosslblo parking woro not lochnlcolly
laqulrod, but that tho litO plan lIIusllalod moro parking spacol than loqulrod by tho
Oldlnanco 10 allow convdtslon or uso 01 lomo 01 Ihoso IPoCOS lot handlcappod
occosslblo uso.
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Planning & Zonlng Commllllon
Novoml)ol 21, 1991
POOl 3
Publlo dIlcuulon wu opoood at 8:03 p.m.
Pounlll Jonultolod th.lI ho II . ~lIt membol olthl Rlvcrfront and NOlll/al Aloal
Commllllon and 111110 incoming pros/doni oltllo Slorra Club. Ho olkod IIthero had
boon ony changos In tho plan ,ogording Ildowalklllnoo It had boon lovlowod by tho
Rlvorfront and NOlll/ol A,oal Commlulon. Moon rOlpondod lhal conco,nl ,ogo,dlng
lho Ildowalkl WOIO pllIOd Ilong to 1110 Commllslon, but no chongll woro madoln 1110
propoSlI, Jonol o.prouod hll concorn log or ding podollllan lIalllc In 1110 dovolopmont
bocouso thoro II a IlIeno locus 01 non wOlk"olalod I,olllc 10 lho louthalllln tho
dl,octlon 01 Torroll Mil Park and to tllo downlown aloaln mild woathol. Ho nOlod that
tho Ildowalk Ichomo 100mllO bo OIlontod 10 IlIelling around tho dovclopmont and II
would bo prololablo to havo a tehamo lhat Iddlouod podOllllan lIaWc In tllo
10uthoDllorn oroo,
~~ Slydolllalod that ho dlSlg,oos wllh tho lummory loportand Is unsu,o how 11I11
como up wllh lomO 01 tho concluslonlthat aro lnoludod In lho lummary 'OpOII. Ho
nOlod that hundlods 01 hOU/I olltall tlmo hovo boon lponl on Ihll lIact. Ho laid tho
Commlsslon docldod thalthll lIact would romaln lonod RS.8 whllo OthOllloctl WOlo
downlonod to RS.5, Ho qUOlllonod how onyono could como up wllh tho conclullon
thai I 1000.plox Is compallblo wllh tlnglo.lamily dovolopmontln thl araa, Ho loid ho
would GSSumo that II tho ploloctll buill IS p,oposod, than podollllon Ilalllc would go
towordl Tall Spoodway and not to lho nOllh. Ho nOlod that whon you consldar tho
loolprlnt 01 tho buildings, tho ItOlmwOlOI dOlonllon aroa, and tho paving, thoro II lilllo
loom loll 101 tho landscaping, OIpoclally In 1I0ht 01 tho loctlhattho buildings and In
arao around tho building I must be ono lootobovo tho 1I0odploln.
Publlo d1lcultlon WOI cloud ot8:10 p.m.
Rold movod thot tho Commlltlon Ihould Idopt Ind racommond Ipploval 01 tho
lummory lopon 101 thl Idyllwlld Condominium I P1annod Dovolopmont Houllng
p,opolol, I 1D4.unlt ,otldonllol dovolopmonl propolOd on 0 20.B aClo lIact ollond
locotod botwoon FOltOI Rood ond Tall Spaodway WIlt 01 Dubuquo SlIootlnd out 01
Unnamod SlIoot, Coopolucondod.
Scott slatod Ihat I lido walk Is notlhown on Toll Spoodwoy bocouso currontly thoro
Is not onough Ilghl'of.woy 101 I Ildowalk. Ho IlIassod Ihatll Tall Spoodwoy Is
Implovod, thon 0 oldowalk will bo conslluclod. Cook sold Ihot, whilo 0 sldowolk con
bo 0 criticism thotls lusllllably mado In many subdivisions approvad durlno tho past
16 yoars, Iho Inlornallldowalk syslom In this dovolopmontls ono 01 lis sllangths.
Tho mollon corrlod on I 7.0 VOIO.
2. ~.g 1 091nd ~.9127. Public discussion 01 roquostSlubmlnod by Dovld Clalk 10 1010no
Lots 60 and 64 01 RochoSIOI Holghls Subdivision and 0 DO.foot by 126,'oot 101
contiguous 10 LoIS 63 and 64 Irom RS.6 10 RS.8 and to approvo Prallmlna,y Largo
Scalo Rosldonllal Dovolopmonl (LSRDI and Plannod Dovolopmonl Housing lPOHI plans
101 Rochoslal Villago Condominiums on Iho applo.lmalo 2.3 OCIO silo locolad In Iho
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PtaMlng " Zonlng Comrnlnlon
Novombol 21. 1991
PDge 4
SOUlhWOIt quodranl 01 tho Intorloctlon 01 RocllollOI Avcnue ond SCOII BouIovald,145.
day IImllatlon po,lod: Docombol 16, 1001.1
Mulch 10pOltod thai 11111 had rocolvod a walvcl oltllo 45.day 1Im1lll1on porlod Irom
tho applicant, who allo 10quOllod tllotlholO 1I0ml bo dolorrod to JlnualY 8, 1092,
Publlo d1lcuulon WII oponod at8:14 p.m,
Thoro was nono,
Publlo d1lcuulon WII cloud 118:14 p.m,
Bovb/olg movod to dolol Z.9100 ond 8.012710 Jonuary 9, 1002, Dlorka mondld.
Thl motion eOlrlod 7-0,
3. Public discussion 01 tho proposal 10 101 0 public hoo,lng 101 JonualY 0, 1002, on an
Imondmontto tho Comprohonslvo Plan, loquostod by CD Dovolcpmont Ltd, 10 chango
tho soquonco 01 dovolopmonllrom Phaso II 12000.20101 to PhaIO 111080.19991 lOt
an Iroo known as Whlspollng Moodowl Subdivlllon Partll, II, III ond IV, ond lOCAted
south 01 Lakosldo Olivo and wosl 01 Bon Aho Mobllo Homol.
Scoulndlcolod Ihaltho SlDII ,oportlhould bo lovlowod otlho JanualY 9, 1002,
mootlno.
Publlo d1leulllon WOI oponod ot 8:18 p.m,
Tholo was nono.
Public dlleulllon WI. elolod ot 8:18 p.m,
COOPOI movod to lot I publiC hoarlng 101 Januory 0, 1992, on In Imondmontto tho
Comprohonllvl Plan 10 chongo thl loquonel 01 dovolopmontlrom Phalo II 12000.
201 Olto PhOlll11980'19991101 on "" known 01 Whllpollng MoodowlSubdlvltlon,
Portll, 11,11I ond IV, ond locotod louth 01 Lokotldo Dllvo ond Wilt 01 Don Alro Mobllo
HomOl. Rold locondod. Tho mollon cOlrlod 7,0.
4. 2.9110 nnd 8.9128. Public discussion olloquost lubmlllod by 811I Happolto rozono
2800 RochoSIOI Avonuo 110m IO.RS to OPOH.5 ond to app,ovo Plollmlna,y Largo Seolo
Rosldonllol Oovolopmont ILSROI ond P1onnod Dovolopmont Housing IPDHI plans 101
Rochostor Hills on an opproxlmalo 27 OCIO 1110 locotod on Iho nOllh sldo 01 Rochostol
Avonuo oost 0' 51. Thomos COUlt. 145.day limitation porlod: Docombol 29, 1991.)
Miklo Indlcolod lhat 0 101l01lrom tho appllconl was locolvod roquostlng dalorralto
Januory 9, 1992. SCOII oxplalnod thai I wOlk loaslon 101 discussion on this 110m Is
schodulod 'or Docombor 16, 1991,016:30 p.m. with roprolOnlatlvOl 01 tho dovolopol
ond lho City Dopartmonts 01 Planning" CommunilY Dovolopmont ond Public Works.
Ho nOlod tholal8:30 on Ihol somo ovonlng, Iho Commission will havo a work scallon
to discuss Clty.lnltlotod omondmonls to Socllon 30.16, High Rlso Multl.Famlly
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Novombel 21,1991
Page &
Rosldonllal Zona IRM.1461 end Socllon 30.68, Oll,SlIoot Parking Roqu!romontl 01 tho
Zoning Ordlnanco.
Miklo levlowod tho sloll leport dalod Docombol &, 1991. He IIIl0d that glvon lho
nood to dovolop 0 111001 nOlwolk to plovldo 100Iho lalo and olllclont dovolopmonl 01
Ihe ontlro nOllhoDSlsoctlon 01 tho clty,thore Is I nood 10 oxtond a slIootllvouoh thll
litO. He said lhal 11I11 lecommondod don/ol ollho ploposal os lubmlllod, boCoUIO It
doas not plovldo I th,ough SIIOOI. Ho Indica lad that duo 10 tho onvlronmonlal
consllalntl on this ond noarby PIOpolllas, ony devolopmont on thll lito mould ba
do signed In luch 0 way to mlnlmlzo envlronmonlallmpacts. Ho Italod that tho hlllOIlc
IlIucturo on this plopolly should olso be consldoled In Iho dovolopmonl 01 this 1110.
Miklo Indlcolod ho would discuss Itoll'l concornsllI/tho, on Docombol16, 1991, In
rasponlo to I quostlon 110m Raid, Miklo Slated thatlhe applicant mUll comply wllh
Iho stolmwatal dotonllon logulallons, but e basin may not bo loqulrod In Ihlllltuatlon.
Rold lequostod that 0 copy 01 tho LSRD logulallons be lo,wardod 10 hOI. SCOII oskod
that Ihls Inlolmallon bo provldod 101 ell 01 lho commlsslonoll. Dla,ks Inqulrod
whelhal, whllo this plan Is 101 34 unlls on 27 aClas, thoro would bo Iny 100son Ihat
at 0 laloltlmo tho lomalnlng arOl couldn'l bo dovelopod. Miklo lospondod thai this
would roqulro on amondmont 01 tho PDH wllh Commission and Counclllovlow and
Ipproval,
Public dllculslon WDl oponod II B:20 p.m.
~lIns ZahQ!Jas. 3322 Tulnnn Avnnun. submlllad a 101101 to tho Commission with
commonls and suggostlons that oro tho losull 01 oVal ono yoar's wOllh 01 wo,k on hll
pall rogordlng this troct, Ho sold his concorns 101010 to tho onvlronmontln tho arOl
ond lho ollocts dovolopmont would havo on tho lond. Scollloquoslad I copy 01 this
101l0r and ony Iddltlonal corrospondonco bo lorwardod to tho Commission prlnllo Its
noxt mooting.
larrv Schnluler. MMS Con5ullnnl5. SIOlod Ihat tho onllro o,oa doos nOlloqulro I
stormwalor basin bocauso Ills nOllh ollho Ralslon Creok dam and drains dlroclly Inlo
Rllston Crook.
Publlo dllculllon wal cloud at 8:33 p.m.
Dlorkl movad to dolol Z.9110 ond S.9128 10 JanualY 9,1992, Raid locondod.
SCOII said Iho Commission will discuss this 110m on Oocomboll 0, 1001, at 0:30 p.m.
wllh tho discussion to bogln with Iho Public Works Dopallmont's rallonalo lor moollng
o stroot doslgn concopllollhls aroa. Ho sold thoro was a quostlon 01 whOlhor 01 not
colloctol sllool SIOIUS Is roqulrod In Ihls oron ond II not, who I would bo roqulrod lor Iho
oroo IIlu1uro dovolopmonlls Iikoly to bo loss Ihon IIvo dwolllng unlls por ocro. Ho sold
It's Impollonl 10 bolonco Iho nood lor a slloot syslom wllh Iho onvllonmonlol
consllolnts 01 Iho nolghbo,hood. Ho sold Olho, Issuos may not bo dlscussod unlillho
Jonuory 6. 1992, Inlormol mooting.
Tho mOllon to dolol corrlod 7.0.
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5. S.D 1 ~Q. Public discusslon 01 on oppllcalion lubmlllod by City Callon 101 apploval 01
a LOIgo Scolo Non'Rolldonlial DovolopmontlLSNRDI plan to conSl/ucttwo addilions
totaling 1l,747,5 Iquaro loot 10 Iwo OX/I ling bulldlnos local ad on a 2.65 oCIO lito on
lho nOlthwOll COlnol 01 Bonlon and Capllol II lOOtS. 145.day IImhallon pOllod:
Docombol 29, 1991.1
Mutch lovlowod Iho Docombol 5, 1991, 11011 roPOlt and nOlod Iho daflclanclas and
dllCIOpanclol which hava boon rololvod by Iho appllcanl. Ho nOlod Ihat dOflcloncy'6
has boon addrolSod by Including I/oos wllhln lha Ilghl.ol.way on South Capllol Strool.
Tho Clly ForOllOI hal olvon his polmlsslon 100thll. Ho nOlad lhatlha oppllcanl has
oliO agrood to lomovo asphall whorovol possiblo. Ha laid tho now plan Includas a
conllnuallon 01 tho borm on Soulh Bonlon SI/ootto Iha wall plOpolly IIna, Mulch
Indlcotod thallho applicant has agrood to lun a Ilx'loot high solid woodan fanca 110m
lho nOtth lido 01 tho oxlsllng building 10 tho odloconllallload IpUI. Ho laid 0 bOlm has
allo boon addad In I,ont ollho oxlst/ng loading dock, Scon nOlod Ihat all ollho
doflcl~nclOl and dllclopanclos In tho DocombOl 5, 1991 11011 roPOlt havo boon
100oIvod os wollasluuollhat WOIO lalsod by tho Commission at Its/nlolmal maollno.
Cook Iskod 101 oddillonallnlolmatlon rogardino tho ICleonlng logulallons on pogo 173
Ollho ZonIno Oldlnance. Ctulsllonsen nOlod Ihot Socllon 36.76l/1l111alrolsos a
problom wllh tho last sonlonco. Ho laid tho sanlonco Is Intondad 10 moan Ihat
mOllullng to dOlolmlna IIlcroonlng ISloqulrod begins altho 100gal proporty, which In
Ihll casa would bo a IOlIload.
Mulch Indlcalod thai tho appllcanllnlends to loquost a walvOlllom lho Publlo Works
DopartmentlO pO/mil a 70.loot cUlb cut 10/ Iho dllvowoy onllOnco on tho nOllheast
lido Ollhl 1110, Tho appllcanl has pia cod pOlt 01 tho bOlm on Bonlon Slrootln Iho
rlght.ol.way, Public WOlkl would IIko to hlvo Iho bOlm kapt on Iho applicant's
Plopolly duo 10 ulllltlos burled In Ihe Ilghl.ol.wey.
In losponso to I quesllon 110m Dlarks, John OCkonlols, City Cellon, slelod lhatlhOlo
would bo no public usa Ollhls IlIa, Gibson sold II would bo prolarablo to cut down on
tho amount 01 concrolo, pOSSibly by ellmlnallng ono drlvoway. Schnllllor sold ho
would prolol nOllO havo a pal king 101lhat only has ono oems. Ockon'ols noled that
the business could havo growlh In lha IUlUIC end Ihe exlsllng par kino spacas would
lhan bo loqullod. Gibson IBid ha laals Ihat cars and Irucks could ulillzo lho aamo
drlvoway.
Publlo dllculllon was oponod at 8:63 JI.m,
Lnrrv Schnlllll\! Italod that tho appllconl has a problom with lho bo,m by tho loadlno
dock bocauso Iho a,oa Is Inlondod to bo usod as 0 drop'off slto lor tho Clly 01 Iowa
City rocovary proOlom. Ho sold Iho lallroad Is also coni om pia ling using this aroa 'or
off. loading 01 largo calOo. Ho sugooslod lhalll would bo posslblo 10 pUl addlllonal
lonco In lhls 0'00 with a galo as Is proposod 10 tho SOUlh. Ho slrossod lhat It's
ImportanllO consldoltho lailroad ocllvlty as woll os Clly Carton acllvlty.
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Gibson olked 111110 DlvlJlon III PorlOlmonoo Roqullomonr. would opp/y. ChtlsrlonJOn
uld tllot 110 would amllno 111I1 UIO oxlllod bolOlo tho odopUon ollho ChoplOI. Ho
uld tho building olficlallolt thai bolwoon tho gradl chongo ollho bAnk 011110 Iowa
Rlvol ond tho vogolallon thol cll/lonUy OXIIIl on 1110 bank, tho roqulromonll might bo
walvoblo by 1110 building olllclal without tho nood lor a lpoclal oxcopUon. Glblon
alked how tllo vlow would bo blockod by tllo chonglng grado. Chtllllanson 100pondod
thot tllo t,ack. alo blockod Irom a vlow atlho ,lvol lovol which II conlldorod tho
10croalfOllAlarOlthot musl NVO Iho ICIOOnlng provldod lOt II. Moon nOlod lholtho
building ollielol 1110 loll lhot tho oxllllng vogoloUon along Iho bank would bo
1CC0plablo ICIOOnlng botwoon Clly Calton and tho rlvol. Sho clarlflod that Iho
Ilvorbank 'I donnod litho lovol 01 tho rlvol whon Iho dam II ,oloaslng 6.000 cubic 1001
of walOI pollocond. Sho laid If I IUlVOY 011110 1110 took p1aco In July, Ihon II would
bo unlikoly thotlt would occll/ololy lolloctlho appro priOlO lovol 101 lho Ilvorbank.
Sconalkod lilt would bo 1CC0plablo to tho dovolopolto comp,omlso on Iho bolm by
p1anllng an albOt vllOO hodgo alona lho Ipproxlmolo 10DlO IImlll. Ho laid ho Is mOlo
concornod Wllh tllo Clly Canon usa olthll IpUI then wilh lho uso 01 tho lpul by
Clondlc Roilload. Ho laid ho 100111l'IImpOtlanllo allow lomO uUUIOUon ollho IpUI.
Scon oxplalnod that orbol vllal would loqulro 0 5.loot planUng bod Wllh an 8.lnch
Iquall cll/b 10 prOIOCI Iho albol vllao. Schnlnlol laId ho doos nOI 1001 tNt II Is
loqullod thai 0 londlcapod aloa bo cwbod unlm i1llln I parklno aroa. Ho askod 101
tho Issuo ollho Icroonlng IOqulromont 10 bo dlscussod and walvod by oilhol tho
Commlnlon ollho buildlno official.
Gibson Ilkod If Iho bulldlno olllclal con walvo Iho sCloonlng loqu!romonl If tho
Commission saYlltlhould blonlolcod. Chrlsllanson IOspondod that Council govo tho
building olllclal Ihlllypo 01 powolln tho Codo. H~ sold Iho concorn Is thai thoro Is on
anomptln Iho Codo to troottho ,allroad Ilght.ol.way oxactly like IUOot rlghl.ol.woys.
Ho oxplolnod Iholthls wOlks only II long os tholo aro nol Ipurs 01 Iwltch guards. Ho
laid onco thoro alo IpUIS to bo consldorod, this bocomol on Inuo 01 commorco ond
tholo noodllo bo occmibllity 10 tho analooy to IUOOI rlghl.ol.woys boglns to blook
down, Schnlnjol oxplolnod thaI hllools that this Is ,all,oad plopony and nOllloll,oad
Ilght'QI.way,
Cook laid that If a complomlso con't bo modo rogordlno Icroonlng, thon Iho 110m
Ihould bo dolollod until this luuo II rOlolvod. Scon askod If Iho propos ad complomlso
01 a conUnuaUon 01 tho 0.1001 high loUd woodon lonco wllh gllos would bo
occoploblo 10 Iho oppllcont. Ockonlolssald Ihlslo plololoblo oslono as II dooBn'l
Inlorloro wllh lho rallrood's visibility. In losponso 10 0 quosrlon Irom Cook, Ockonfols
Ilalod Ihattho IPUI cannot bo oxtondod bocouso 01 tho curvOlulo.
Gibson laid ho Is not suro thai all 0' Iho rogulolions opply 10 Ihls Illuorlon ond
oxprouod his doubl rogardlno lho valuo ollcroonlno In lhls IlluaUon. Ho nOlod Ihot
tho oppllcont hOI dono 0 orool doollo 1m provo lho 1110 ond lomo condlUons moy 00
too lor. Ho lold ho would IIko 10 hovo tho oxlltlng drlvowoy lomovod wllh a
conUnuotlon ot tho Ildowalk to bo consuuclod. Ho sold ho tools lho vlow Irom tho
rlvol 01 across Iho rlvor Is mlnusculo and scroonlng In lhls slluaUon Is not 0 procllcol
objocllvo glvon tho rallload Irocks and sold II Is nOI wOllh doballng Ihls Issuo lor
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WOOkl, Dovblorg o~prossod 1101 agroomont with Giblon, butllld Iho dOli not have
. probfom wllh 1110 provlslon lOt II drivoway 101 call, Dlllks oxprOllod 1101 .groom.nt
with Bovblorg and IIld that Ihl 10011 IlIot tllll propolOl 10prOlOnll I Ilgnlllcant
ImplovomontlOltho Cap/tal Stroot lido 01 tho lot, Silo IIld tho would hko 10 have 1110
drlvowoy os nil/OW II pOlslblo wllh . lubllOntlol.mount ollandlCap/ng. Sohnlnjo,
rOlpondod thatthl drlvowlY II II nil/OW lilt can bo 101 two.way \I.lIle. SoOIl
a~prOllod hll ogloomont with Bovblerg and Dlork., .nd partially with Glblon. Raid
nOlod that with 0 nil/OW bolm tho plant. oro unIlkoly 10 IUlviva and Iho Indlcalod tho
1001.110000 to ICloon tho loodlng dock would gain 111110, Silo oxprollOd tllo hopo that
lomoday 0 palh along tho Ilvol will be pOlllblo and, at thai tlmo, p1anllngl could holp
to lollon Iha 1110. Scollllld tllotlt Ippoarod 10 bo 1110 conunlul 011110 Commllllon
to ollmlnllo Iho borm and ICIOOnlng WOlt 01 tho oxflllng loading dock,
OCUli Janos Ilalod that tho Rlvollront and Nalurol Arm Commllslon rovlowod thll
Ilia and has boon Iskod why tho Commission didn't IOcommond ICIOOnlng. Ho
oxplolnod that tho IODsons woro thatthll Wos on Improvomont ovon wlthoutlCroonlng
and Ihlltlow poopla will actually 101 Ihls 1110 from tho ,lvollll/laco. Ho notod lhat a
lonel would not Ic,oon tho tOPI 01 \lUCks Ot bulldlngl. Ho IIld thl 1110 would
pllmarlly ba loan Irom Donlon Stroot and 30.40 \1001 would be noodod to provldo
ICloonlng In thallocotlon. Ho Indlcolod thatlholo II vogolallon growing Id/aconlto
tho 1I0ck closostto tho Ilvol and, unllJ I chango con ba mado In tllo UII by tho
lallload, ho doosn'tlol any valuo In providing ICIOOnlng. JonollndlcOlod ho obloctl
to using tho vlow from tho Ilvollovol os I guldollno ond I\lossod tllot 110 10011 this typo
olllvorbank provldos no moanlnglullcloonlng 10 podOl\llanl. Ho laid ICIOOnlng
Ihould bo plovldod wholo It II pOlSlblo and thoro thould bo along'lolm goal 01 moving
Induslllol usos Iway from tho Iowa RIVal,
Nancv Sloborllno. 209 Block SOllnn Clrclo, Itatod that tho lools ICIOOnlng Irom tho
10ulhwOlt comol 01 tho building to Ihl Iowa Rlvol would mako a dilloroooo on Iho
Ilia. Sho laid It would glvo onvlronmonlollnlorOltto tho vlow ond gops on tho 1110
could bo IlIIod with \lOoS lhol 010 Inlorolllng Ihroughoutthl leason,
John Rummolhnrl. Jr., Slolod lhal ho quoltlonlll 0 loUd loneo II aClually going to
10lVO 0 purposo ond Implomonling Iho procodlng commont by Ms, Sloborllng might bo
mOlo ollocllvo.
Publlo dllcusslon WOI clolod 1110:34 p.m.
COOPOI movod to opp,ovo S.9129,tha LOlgl Scolo Non.Rotldonllal Dovolopmont plon
to conlllucttwo oddlllanltotoUnQ 6,747.6 Iqualo loot to two oxllllng buildings
locatod on a U6 aCID 1110 on tho northwOIt comol 01 Donlon and Capllol SlIoOII, 01
Ihown on tho plan II plOlOntod to tho Commlulon Iou any 1010roncI to bo,mlng 0'
IClunlng wOlt 01 tho loading dock on tho ,allroad Ilub SpUI. Dlorkllocondod.
Cook said ho Is nOI pIa porod 10 wlito 011 tho Iowa Rlvol alllho way Irom Iho UnlvorsllY
01 Iowa POWOI plant 10 Highway 0 as an onvlronmon1al dlmlor. Ho aold tha
Commission hOI a rosponslbilily 10 proloct Ihls aroa and 0110 hal loglslallon Ihal
supports this poln1 01 vlow In lho Iowa Rlvol COl/ldor Ovorlay Zono. Ho Indlcalod thai
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this looms to bo PIOClloly tho kind olllluallon that tho ovorllY lonl WII wrltton 101
ond ho said ha II dOoply lloublod by 1I0ll'slnlorprolallon Ihltlomoono mUltlllnd In
tho watolto moko Iho ovorlay lono wOIk. Cook Itrossod thlttha Zoning O,d1l\l1nol
Ippllos to Ihlllnd Ind 10 ho loolsthat you mustlllnd on tho land to maklludgmonll
Ibouttho oppllclbllity OllCIOOnlno roqul,omonll. Ho odmlttod thatlharo II lomO
ImblgullY In tho ICloonlng IOqullomonll, but omphasllod that It cln It ill bo Intolprolod
In lovol ollho concoptthotlCroonlng II noodod on thll slto. Ho quolod Plgo 17301
tho Zoning Oldil\llOOI thlt laYI .11 a lot occuplod by an Indultrlal UIO II ICIOII 0
lallload Ilght.ol.way 'rom Iho Iowa RlvOI, Icroonlng wll bo prOlOIVOd, p1antod,
constructod, Ind molnlalnod by tho ownol 01 tho commorclalAndustrlal UIO. Cook told
this cln bo Inlolprotod lavOlobly 101 lho Ilvol. Ho uld tho Commllllon hal tllo
opportunlty 10 OlvI tho bonollt 01 tho doubt to tho dovolopol 01 to tho 10wI Rlvol ond
ho lools It'l tlmo to glvo It to tho Iowa RlvOl. Ho Indlcatod thltthll would bo tho
rOlSon why ho would bo voting loalnstthls 110m.
ScottllolOd Ihlt on bohllf 01 tho dovolopor, ho 10011 that ottompll had boon modo to
mooltho Commission's dOllrOllOgarding addltlol\lll plantlngs 000 ICIOOnlngl. Ho allo
commondod tho dovolopol 101 Iho chalco 01 plan lings that wllllond to obscuro tho
buildings and, In tho 10ng'lun, wlllllso provldo on OOIthollc vlow. Ho notod thattholO
has boon on Iddlllon olllOOS Ilono Capllol SIIOOI, I 10000 olong tho plOlont building
In tho southwost cornOI, Ind Inclusion 01 tho lo,m .a minimum olthroo lootllphalt
ovorlay. on tho plan. Ho urgod tho Public Workl Dlpartmontto tako In opproach to
Iho Iddltlon 01 ground 01 borm mllorlllthat vlows wllh grootlltltudo tho pOlmllllblllty
01 0 portion 01 tho borm on tho public rloht,o'.woy, Scottlndlcltod ho lools thlttho
vlow from Bonton SlIoot Ind tho conltrucllon 01 tho bOlm II 01 groatollmpOltanco
thin tho mOlo oncloachmont 01 that borm on tho Ilght.ol.woy. Ho lurthol lI/god thl
Public Works Doplrtmontto Issuo poslhlSto tho 70.loot ~urb cut on tho north ond 01
tho t/lctto lacllllato turning lIuck 1I11llc,
Rold IIIlod thltlho would p,olo, to hlvo a blond ollpruco Ind plno on thll 1110 10
allow 101 a moro lono.llvlng ond loslhollcally ploaslno bo,m. Cook Illd that, In tho
luturo, ho would IIko 10 havo tho lotllnaln tho Icroonlno plovlslon tOltho 10wI Rlvol
bo dollnod IS tho rlvorbonk ottho Ilood oncroachmontllno, 0' otholwlso tho Iowa Rlvol
OvorllY Zono Is moanlngloss.
Tho motion cll/lod on I 6.1 voto ICook vOllno In tho nogotlvol.
"ONING ITEMS:
1. Public dllcusslon 01 Cltv.lnlllotod amondmonts to lho Zonlno O,dlnonco to omond
Socllon 36.16, High Riso MulMlmily Rosldonllal Zono (RM.1461, and SOCllon 30.D8,
OIl.Stroot POI king Roqulromonts.
Dlorka movod to dolol this Itom to Januory 9, 1992. Raid locondod.
Scott OKplolnod thottho Commission would discuss this 110m on Docombol 10, 1001,
ot opproxlmOloly 8:30 p.m. Ho lold Ills Ichodulod lor roughly two hours 01 discussion
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,nd ,ddillOlllI dllcusslon willtoka ploco at tho Commlulon'l January &, 1992,
InlOtml1 moo ling.
Thl modon cllrlod 7.(1,
"THER BUSINESS:
1, eIAllDInn & Zonlna Commlulon Informallon.
Moon notod that, In logard to thl Ildowalk loqulromont along MOlmon Trak Boulovald
on tho Johnlon County Farm Buraau lito, tho,o was an agroomont 10 Install tha
Ildowolk It tho tlmltho Ildowolk ImmodlOloly to tho north wos In p1aco, Shllndlcltod
aho would uk tho Housing Ind Inspocllon SOlvlcos Dopartmontto rovlow thls luuo
IS woll 0111 tho plonls on Iho north porlmotol 01 tho parkIng lot ora thriving.
Sho ,0POllod that tho Back 10 School Conloronco will bo hold on January 30 and 31,
1992. In rasponso to a quostlon from Bovblaro, Moan roportod that tho Fllngo Aloo
Polley Commlttol has had ono mootlno and Iho has motlnlormally wllh tho Boald 01
SUPOrvlSOlltO lolamlllarlzo tho Board Wllh tho Fllngo Araa Polley Agroomont. Sho
Indlcatod Ihatthl Commlttoo will bo moollng again on Docombol20, 1991, In Oldar
to discuss potontlol ,ovlllons, Sho IOld onco tho omondod policy has boon lormulatod
by tho Commlttoo,lt will bo lorwardod to tho Commission Ind City Council 101 ravlow
and opploval,
Rold lold Iho had olvon Moon loma ortlclos logardlng WOtOI dOlontlon basins ond
nOlod that ono chollongo Is litho Itormwotol basins OClually work. Moon agraod to
plovldo coplol olthll artlclo 101 III 01 tho Commlsslon"l.
~DJOURNMENT:
Bovblolo movod to odlourn It 9:54 p.m. Dlorks socondad, Tho mOllon carrlod 7.0,
Sally Dlorks, Socrotary
Mlnulos submlllod by M.,y Jo Noll
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COMMlnEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
NOVEMBER 18. 1991 . &:30 P.M.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
linda MulllY, Lito Oxloy, Robin Pootrold, Robort Patrick, Andy
PoOlInoI, Kolth Rull, Marll Snldol, GOOlgI Sto"
Glm COOpol, Mary AM DOnnll, Jim St. John
Nugont, Mlkman, Undtoy, Noll
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
~~l TO ORDER:
ClIollpollon Sta" collod tllo mooting to OIdo, II &:32 p.m.
~EVlEW OF OCTOBER 23. 1991. tCN MINUTES:
Petllck movod to approvo tllo mlnulOl oltha OCtObel 23, 199 I, mooting. Rulllocondod.
PonzlOOI IIkod thattllo 1000th 1100 110m tho bottom en pago lhrol havo Iho word .Undol.
changod to .1011 than,. Mlkmon lIatod lhat on pogo ana, Snldor'l omondmonll rolollng to
tllo Goodwill projoctln tho Soplombel26, 1991, mlnutos be clorlllod.
Tho emondod mlnutOl woro Ipprovod by In S-O voto.
1'.1lBlICIMEMBER DISCUSSION:
Storr Indlcltod tllotolottol had beon locolvod from tho olllco of Sonatol Allensa D' Amlto In
,.lponlO to tllo Soptombol 26, 1991, lottol Irom CCN 10 lho HUD CommlllOo mamborl
liking that consldorotlon be glvon to docroaslng Iho local mOlch 101 HOME lunds. Milkman
IOPOftod thattllo CongrOlllpprovod tl.6 billion fOltho HOME proo'am ond t3.4 billion 101
CDBG, which II oPplo.lmotoly 6" OVOllOlt yoa,'1 apploprlatlon.
Sta" IOportod that tho torml 01 St. John, Patllck, Ind hlmlall o.pho In Milch 01 1992. Ho
laid thl vocanolol Ihould bo Innouncod In January.
UPDATES ON MEETINGS:
Cltv Council MOOIW' Sta" loporlod Ihatlho CHAS wos Ipprovod on Octobol 29,1991.
llouslnn Commission. Paotzold ropo,lod that tho Commission Is IIruggllng with tho Inuo 01
thl..lo 01 publiC housing. Sho Indlcatod It was agrood thatlho Commission would IUppOrl
tho Idol that Itall Ihould Involtlgalo Iho 1010 01 public housing and lontthls locommondatlon
to tho City Council. In IO.ponlo to a quo,llon from Nugant, PlIotrold Ilatod that tho
Commission II dlvldod about tho potontlallalo 01 publlo housing and thoro Is concorn ovo, tho
goal 01 tho prooram, Sho laid lomo mombo,a 1001 that II this oPPorlunlty Is not ollolod to tho
tonantl,thon lomo will novo, bo Iblo to own homo I. Sho laid thoro 0'0 Olhorl who loollhoro
Ihould bo an Involllgatlon 01 tho possibility of holplng lonanll buy In tho p,lvato markol.
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glSCUSSION OF THE PROPOSAL TO REOUCE TljE1lUMDER OE CODO PROJECTS FUNDED
~NNU^LL Y:
Melkmon Indic.tod tho wO\Ad bo .ddruslng tllo qulltlonslhat woro roltod .ttllo prlvtoul
mooting. Silo clalWod IhI Inoctvnont Ind Illtod tlloltllo ongolng lid 101 Eldorly Sorvlm
Agonoy Ind Aid to Agonololltwo ..parllO prolocUl woro Includod In 1110 totllllOOlbol 01
proloctllOl oach yoOI, Silo o~p1.lnod lhatlllo rmon 101 1101 ronco,n ovaltllo IIOOIbol 01
prolocllln 11I11 tlmo II balod on moro tllon Iultlinanolll ,monl. Silo .ald tllo CommltlOo
"'ouId koop In mind IlIottholllro olw.yt good prOject.lhat do not gOllundod boCIUto lhoy
don'llInk hlgh onough In 1110 prCCOll Ind 10 Umlllng 1110 IIOOIbol 01 prOIoCII wouldn't bo I
complololy now concopt. Melkman told lhal Iho 10011 group/ng prOIoCII 100011101 would
prObably only wOlk woll wllh 1110 mOlslbility prOIoCII. Silo o~p1.lnod tllollllo mOil limo
consuming prOIoCII 101 11011 Oil consuucllon prOIoCl1 boCIUIO 01 lho Davtl.lI4con labOl
compllanoo loqul,omontl. Silo Indlcllod lholl ,ululpp/y 10 III CDBG.lundod prOIoCII ovor
.2,000 tllotlnvolvo conluucllon.
Patrick Ilkod II Milkman would wanllllo Commlnoo to look moro otlunding conluucllon
prO!OCIIIO that 1"" would bo lponding Iullmo mOlo producllvoly. Milkman 10lpondod t~1
tllll would not bo hol goal bocaulo 011 on tlmol ovon Imall prO!oclllnvolvl conltluctlon. Silo
luolSod Ihat only 1 &% 01 COBa loodl can bo ulod 101 oporotlonal 01 publiC 10rvlcOI
pulPOIOl. 5110 laid tho dou not wont 1110 commlllOl to 1001 that lhoy 110 conlualnod Irom
locommondlng lunding tllo prOloclltllotlhoy 1001 "'ouId bo lundod. Sla" Iskod II thoro 010
tOlklthal could bo dologalod to tho Illbloclp/ontlll pall 01 tho conuact, Mllkmon laid thoro
could bo lomO mlnOlthlnglthol could bo dologOlod, butlUOIIOd thattholl holllroady boon
an IlIomptto loqulro tho Illbloclp/onllto do II much IIII posslblo. Nuoontluogol1od thot
tho grantool could bo IIslgnod tho tOlk olllndlng I projoct managolll an alchltoct hol not
boon locurod. Sho 1~p1alnod lhatlllll would lnorooso tllo COlt ollho prolocllOltllo glanloo.
Shl laid tho oppllcanll could 0110 bo loqulrod to do moro 01 tho logol, prololSlonaland othol
typo I 01 backg,ound work tllomsolvol. SIO" laid ho loltlhatthll would ba opproprlalo In
OIdor to 10ducI tho bu,don on 11011. Ho told that ovon litho cosl 01 tho prOIOCl1 110
Inclolsod,lho monoy would 111I1 go back Inlo tho community. Ho Indlcalod ho hoe 0 ploblom
wllh placing I limit on tho numbol 01 prOIoCll, bocauso lomo yoarlthoro could bo I numbo,
ollowol COlt ploloctlthat 010 apP/ovod Ind 10 loss 01 tho ontlllomont would ba IlIccalod II
tho,o was I limIt to Iho numbol 01 prolocll. Ho luggollod Ihat maybo tho CommlllOo Ihould
bogln to prlo,lllzl noods bollOI. Ho luggoltod thoro could bo two loll 01 publiC hoallngs
ovo,y yoal wllh tho Ilrst 000 to eslabllsh Iho noed lor tho upcomIng yoar and tho .ocond
publlo hailing would bo 101 tho occoptance 01 proposal. to IAllsly Ihoso no ads. Ho noted that
cu"ontly tho Community Dovolopmont Plan Is vory broad and laid II might bo dosl,ablo 10
pllo,ltlzo noed,'ol mh glvan U'c~1 yoar. Ho said Ihls Ihould bo dona atloost ono yoalln
Idvanco 01 tho lundlng cyclo. Pon/lnol oxp,ossod Iho concorn Ihat agonclos might bogln 10
adlulttholl Ippllcatlonlln oldo, 10 fit a p,lorlty nood.
Rull Itatod Ihat ho would pro lor nolle IImlltho numbor 01 projocll undor t20,OOO bOC8UIO
ho 'oolslmallol p,oloclI can bo lust.. ImpOllant as tho la,gor projoclI. Milkman laid tholo
110 novor onough lundsto IInanco all ollho Plojocls 10 thoro 110 always wonhy proloctsthat
don't got 'undod. 510" alalod IhatlotUng p,lorlllos mlghlload to mo,o lully lundod prolocls.
Ponzlnol ,ovlowod Iho porconlago 01 Iho tOlal allocallon usod lor admlnlsUatlvo COSII.
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Milkmon clarlllod that HUD IlIowod 20% 01 wllot II actuaRy upondod 10 bo usod 101
Idmlnlltrlllvo COlli II woll 01 20% 01 any prooram Incomo. Silo I4ld that wllon projectlaro
not complolod wllhln 12 monthl, thon not .1 much hal boon upondod .1 WII OIlglnIUy
OMpoClod. Sto" .Ikod wllot would happon 111110 CommlttOl look no Ictlon on thllluuo.
Milkmon ,olpondod thattlloy would be unablo to mokl 01 good I UIO 01 CDBG loodlln
comblOOllon wllh tho Nallonal ^"01doblo Houllng AClloodl becouso II mOIl IlIon 11\ 11I11
porlonl Ira noodod to wOlk on proloctl, IlIon tholo II not ana.hall 01 I Ita II polltlon Ivoilablo
10 wOlk on othol proloctlond 100lIrch. In 'OlponlO to 0 quolllon Irom SIOl/, "Ikman Ilalod
that ana mOlo Itoll porion II bolng roquoltod In tllo budgot, but IhllII ItlU balOd on 1110
ilium pIlon that 11\ plannorl will be obll to monllOl tllo proloctl. Sla" uprlllod hll
hOlllotlon to mob 0 Itreno locommondotlon .t thll limo becaulO 110 111I110011 lhatthoro 011
too mony unonsworod qUOltlonl. "Ikmon I4ld that whllo tllo Commlttoo dOli not nood 10
takl oCllon on thlsluuo, thoy could Indlcalo lhat llIoy 1001111I111 0 dilllcultllluo .nd could
ronow conlldorallon oltor ,ovlowlng tho Ipp/lcallonl. Silo I4ld tllon tlloy would IIoVl 0 ClOOIOI
IdOl on whatlundl mlghl be ollglblo ond how tllo lundl can be comblnod. Sta" uld that 110
10011 lhat Iho momborl undolllond tho problom and 0 doclllon logordlng polonllol CllongOI
con be modo alto I tho nOMtlunding cyclo. Thoro wal 0 consonlul that thll would be 1110 bolt
COUIIO ollctlon. In IOSponl1 to I quutlon Irom Ponzlnor, "Ikmon uld thai ana likoly rOlull
010 lOlgo numbel 01 proloctlllthattho quality 01 tho odmlnlltrallon will be compromllOd ond
tholo will be lomo tOlklthot will be IICrlllcod. In ruponlo to I quolllon I,om Sta", "Ikmon
Itolod thotltoll'. Olhol dutlollncludo luch mattOrlOI ronlal lohabllilatlon, odmlnlllollng 1110
omorgoncy IhollOI gronll, ploparlng tho CHAS, and pro paring tho oppllcatlonl lOt HOME
lunds. Sho Indlcolod thotltall II 1110 working moro wllh humon lorvlco Igonololln OIdolto
holp thom locolvo lundlng becauso ollon tho City II roqullod to be I Iponlorlng ogonoy.
REVIEW OF THE EXISTING CDBG PROJECT APPLICATION FORM:
Nugontllotod that Iho II lIylng to gat tho grantoollo do mOil planning ond 10 Idontlly tholl
goall mOlo cloorly. Sho laid Iho would likl to lollclt moro Inlormollon on who will be
porlormlng tho octlvlllos Ind would lIke thl appllcallon to roqulro moro 01 tllll typo 01
plannIng. Sho luggollod Ihls might docroaso tho numbol 01 quolllons that tho Commlttolll
loqulrod to ask during tho hoorlngs. Sho alkod lor luggosllons lrom tho Commlltoo. Snldol
luggutod putting Iho namo 01 tho proloct 01 tho top ollho pogollol cloorolldontlllcallon.
Sho II so Indica lad that It would bo holplulto put quosllon '11 lamount 01 CDBa lundlng
roquostodl altho top 01 tho pogo 10 that tho Ippllconll will bo OOIlor to Idontlly. Sta" lold
ho would want to know what Communlly Dovolopmant Plan oblocllvo tho proloct II
IddrolSlng. Ho askod how much limo Ilall Iponds wllh tho appllcantl In pro poring thl
appllcatlonl. NugontlolPondod tholthll varlol. Patrick uld It orion loomllhol attontlon II
nOI glvon by tho appllcanl' to Idonllfylng 00011 and who I g,oup Is to bo IOlVod. Nugent
Itelod thlt now eppllcenll gonorally roqulro moro alSlslonco In tho procm Illan dotholo who
hlvo IPpllod In tho pUI. Rull luggoSlod thatlho quolllons could bo moro locusod and
roqul,o moro Ipoclllo 10lponlos luch as what Olhol funding 10UICOI havo aCluolly boon
lought. Milkman Itatod Ihalltll olso Import anI to know II CDBa lundl will bo lood monoy
end how IIkoly It II thai tho othollunds can bo obtalnod. Nugontlold Iho would lIke to havo
mo,o In'ormollon on Iho oMPortlso and oMpo,lonco ollhoso Involvod In tho prolocllmplomonto
lion.
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PoNlnol lUOgOllod that Ippllconll could be onoOUlogod to explicitly Ilatl tho ,olatlonlhlp
betwoon tho prlOllty nood and how Iho goall will moot tho noodl. Ho Indlcolod tlloy could
allo IUPply a lpoclflo list 01 crllolla by which tllo oppllcollon will be Iudgod. Ho Illd 110 thlnkl
IlIot quosllonl Sind 9,Iolorrlng 10 numbol 01 porlonl bonolinlng Ind porconl.go 01 which
110 low Incomo, con be conlullng. 511" IUOgOltod thoro could be I locllon Indlclllng lho
ItllllOlponllbllltlOlloqulrod by IPOCIf/C Ippllcltlonl. Ho Itrollod lhat ho would not w.nt
tllo Commlnol to IOIPond nogallvoly to an application lull becouso I proloct would 10qull0
I hlghollovel 01 Ilolltlmo, Milkman lUOgoltod tho,o thould be I quosllon 01 what 1110
Ipp/lcont'l Iltornatlvo Is litho lundl 010 not glanlod. 510" IIOIOd thatlho quo.llon could be
pIvllod to Ilk lorlnlOtmatlon on tho olloct on Olhol funding lOUICOI II CDBG lundl aro
donlod.
~CHEDUlING AND ASSIGNMENTS:
Community Davalonmant Plan. Nugontlndlcatod I mooting would be noodod prior to tllo
Commlnoo'l Janua,y moollng. It was Igrood that I mootlno would be hold on January 22,
1992, It 6:00 p.m.
Community Davalnnmant Waak .It was Igrood that I moo ling would be hold on Docombol
11, 1991, It 12:30 p.m, L111 Oxloy Ig,ood to loin tho CD Wook Commlnoo.
VPDATE ON 1HE JIM BRADV .CALlING ON AMERICA. ACTIVITIES:
Sto" III lad thltthllluuo would bo dlscussod In January. Ho notod thaI olllco.. 010 to be
oloctod In JanualY.
"DJOURNMENT:
Patrick movod to Idlourn thl mooting 118:04 p.m. Rulllocondod. Tho mOllon carrlod 8.0.
Mlnutos lubmlnod by MalY Jo Noll.
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MOVIKDIR 1', 1..1
MlHU1'ID
100A CITY AIRPOR' COKKIDDION
TUB8DAY. MOVEMDER I'. 1111 . 7100 P.M,
100A CITY !RAH81' 'AOILI'Y
MEMDIRD PRI81111'1 Richard Dlu., John Ockonfola, Pat Foator, Willil.
Tuckor
K!HOERD AD8MI Robert !liokl
8TA.. PRI8INT. Annl Durnlido, Ronald O'Noil
CALL 'to ORDIRL
Chairporlon Dlu. callod tho mooting to ardor at 7107 p... A quorum
of thl COlaialion wal prolont.
APPROVAL 0. HINUfEDL
Tho minuto, of tho October 15, 1991, and tho Novombor 8, 1991,
co..illion mooting' woro approvod al prolontod.
AU'OORIIA'ION 0. IXPENDI'URE8L
Tho lilt of oxponditurol for tho month of Ootober waa prosontod.
O'No11 roviowod lovoral of tho Uno itoms with tho cOllllilalon.
Ookonfoll mado a motion to approvo tho oxponditurol al prolontod.
FOltor locondod tho motion and it wal Ipprovod 4 . O.
PUBLIO DI8CU8810N . ITEM8 Nor ON AOENDA.
Paul Dykltra, roprolonting Iowa city Landscaping, addrossod tho
Co..laalon concorning fonoing for tho aroa thoy 1011I0 from tho
co..illion. Tho proporty bordorl on Rupport Road. Tho inoreasod
traffio fro. tho Walmart devolopmont croatos mora of a socurity
problom for tho oquipmont and matoriall Itored on tho proporty.
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Tho Commiaaion dirootod o'Noil to Inveotlgato tho coot of fonolng
tho aroa in quoltion, Tho Itom will bo on tho agonda for tho
Docomber COllllilllon mooting,
DYkltra quoltionod tho coamisBion on turther development ot the
aroa Iowa city Landlcaplng is loaalng. Blum indicatod that
dovoloplont of tho commoroial proporty will bo dolayod until tho
sito Soloction/Haltor Plan study is conductod,
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MOVIKDIA 1', 1..1
Jfl!lUI toR DIICOI11011/ACfl0Il1
a, ~lP PrO'IOt J-U-oon-02 . corl Dyorl, frol 1I0word R. oroon
cOlr:ny, roportod on tho prOCJroll of tho curront conltructlon
pro oct. SAllon. lublllttod a roquo.t for rollburoollont. Tho
pro oct 11 cOlplotod oxcopt for 1010 'oint loalln9 and palnt1n9.
DYoro' roportod that thl Advllory clrculor on runwoy lIorkln9 hlll
rocontly chall9od. 110 rocollondod I4klll9 tho IArklnq corraotion.
whllo tho palnt11l9 contractor lion tho conltructlon 11to.
Ockonfoll ..do a lOtion to approvo tho pay roquolt froll sa...on.
con.truotlon. FOltor .ocondod tho lotion and It wal approvod wlth
a 4 . 0 voto.
0'11011 rOllndod tho Co..ll110n that thoy will nood to approvo
dllbUrlolont of tho fundI allocAtod In tho qrant for land
rol,buroolont. Thl1 wlll bo dllcuuod at tho Docolbor 1991
COllll.10n ,00tlll9'
b. Ilte Illlotlo./H.ltlr .11. Itud, I oO.lultl.t 'Illotio. . DlulI
Itatod that tho slto Soloction lubcolllttOI rocoamondod tho
COIIll.lon noqotllto a contract wlth coff..n Alloclatol to conduct
a Itudy for tho Iowa clty Hunlclpal Airport. 0'11011 thonkod
ovoryono on thl Intorviow cOlllollttoo for tho tilO and oUort
alloolatod wlth tho conlultant loloctlon.
FOltor 10vod to occopt a rOlolutlon to noqotlato a contract wlth
Cofflan Alloolatol to conduct a slto Slloctlon/Haltor plan study
for tho Iowa clty Hunlclpal Airport. Ockonfoll locondod tho
lotlon. At a roll call voto, tho lotion pllllod 4 - 0, wlth 1I1ckll
boln9 ablont.
o. lova clty nyillq luviol I 1..11 fl.. .lqot1at1o. . At tho
lIovo,bor 8, 1991, COllllllon 100tlnlJ, thl Alrport Co...llllon aqrood
to procood to arbitration wlth roqord to 100110 fOOl wlth Iowa clty
Flylng Sorvlco. Tho co..ll1110n hal roquoltod an Incroalo in ront
and I.C.F.S. odvocotel llama of tho fOOl rOlaln tho lalla and a 25\
reduotlon In thl blllO ront. E.K, Jonoll, froll I.C.F.S., has
indlcatod a roluotonco to noqotloto any furthor, If thoro 11 to bo
no furthor noqotlat1on, tho coul1110n hilI IlJrood to bogln tho
Irbltration procolI 1uodlotely. Jonol dool not want to boq1n
arbltratlon until Januory. Tho COllll1110n 1I0llbora ototod that this
would bo countor-product1vo, 1111 two 1I0nthl tll10 would bo wostod.
Jonoll w1ll contaot hl1 IIttornoy and roply to tho Co..illlon. Thll1
wlll bo IIn a90ndl Itol lit tho Docolbor coul11s10n lIooting.
d. unlvlr.ity of Iova Ho.pltal I ambullnCI Itoraql . DlulI statod
that tho unlvonity would Uko to Itoro two ambulllncos in tho
Unltod hanlJor. LlIlt yoor, bOCIIUIO of tho largo II110unt of
oloctrlcity ulod by tho allbulllnco hootorl, tho comm18810n dld not
rocoivo ony rovonuo. Tho totlll rant rocolvod, plus IIn addltional
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HOYIKDIR 1', 1"1
pAyJlOnt by tho Unlvonlty, val AllooAtod toward tho olootrloAl
bill. It tho IpACO 11 noodod tor AviAtion UIOI, tho AorooDont vlth
tho unlvonlty vll1 bo torDlnAtod. Jon.., trOD I.C.F.s., IUOCJOltod
A ront ot $300.00 por lonth plul rolDburloDont tor tho AdditionAl
olootrlolty ulod. FOltor 10vod to allow tho Unlvorllty to Itoro
tho AlbulAOCOI. OCkontoll looondod tho Dot Ion And It val approvod
by A 4'- 0 voto.
o. l1rport IlIDIGor 'ob 411orlptloll - O'IIoll ItAtod thAt thll Itol
VAl on tho aCJondA At thl Coululon'l roquolt. DluI IUCJCJoltod
doforrlnCJ thll Itol until tho noxt lootlno. TUokor lovod to dofor
tho Itol until tho Dooolbor 100tlR9. FOltor locondod tho lotion
And It val pallod on A 4 . 0 voto.
f. SlourltJ alto I t.. bIDCJII:' 11:'01 - Dlaouulon VIII oonduotod
concornlnCJ InltAlllnCJ A loourlty CJAtO to provldo ACCOII to tho
T-hAnlJAn to roduco tho ..ount of traffio on tho rnp aroa. 0'11011
hilI Appllod tor fundlnCJ for A locurlty oato throuoh tho Stato AlP
progrAI. FundlnCJ hal boon dlvortod at tho StlltO lovol to othor
bUdCJot UIOI, OCkonfoll vlll Involtloato tho IAttor.
9HAIRPIRSOf'B RIPORfl
Dlu. ro.lndod tho Coullllon of tho ContrAl RoOlon AlP Conforonco
In Kllnllll city on IIovolbor 22, 1991. 110 Attondod tho conforonco
laot YOAr IInd found It lntoroltlno IInd lnfor.Atlvo.
Dlu. vlll Attond A DootlnCJ of tho plAnning coulttoo for tho 1992
StAto AvlaUon conforonco. If Anyono hili luggoltlonl for tho
conforonco, ploalo contAct hiD.
Dlu. quoIUonod vhlro tho Airport HAnllOor VIIO vlth regard to
lnltAlllno A SAWRS for tho Airport. 0'11011 ItAtod thlt tho
Com.lollon hlld dlrocted hiD to concontrAte on conoultllnt oolootlon
for tho sito Solootlon/Hllltor Pllln study, IIov thAt procoll 11 nOAr
cODplotion, otfort vlll bo dlrootod tovllrd ootablllhlno tho
SupploDontAry AviAtion Woathor Roportln9 stlltlon (SAMRS).
90KHISSIOH HIHDIR'S RIPORTSI
Foator quoltlonod whAt happonod to tho FSDO atudy ooncornlng tho
contAmlnatod fuol chllr90 11911inat I,C,Y.S. 0111011 statod that ho
had not boon notlflod of any Aotlon in rolAtlon to tho study.
~DHINISTRAfIVB RIPORTI
0'11011 roportod that ho, Blum, And Ockonfola mot with tho Board of
suporviaora At an intormal mootln9 to updato tho suporviaorl on tho
Commlallonla pr09roas on tho Sito Soloction/HllIItor PlAn study. Tho
Suporviaorl had sovoral quolt1ona concornln9 tho futuro of tho
Airport.
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Tho PAPI liQhto are bein9 inltallod on Runway 06. Tho foundation
il co,plotod1 but tho oquiplont hal not Irrivod. Tho liQhto aro
not yot cort fiod by tho FAA.
Whon tho PAPI liqht inltallation io cOlplotod, tho FAA hao
oU990ltod chan9in9 tho froquoncy of all tho runway li9hto to tho
UNICOH froquoncy of 122.80. Tho COllilolon 10lboro did not objoct
to thil oU990ltlon.
o'I/oil otltod that at tha llllt lootinCJ, a quoltion VII rallod
concornin9 Ipplyinq Ylrd VllItO frol tho city landfill to tho
Airport'l 19r1cultural proporty. O'IIoil dllcUllod thio concopt
vith Floydo polkoy. Polkoy indicatod that tho valta io not in a
uoablo fOri at thll til" Tho idoa vill bo diocUlood at a lator
dat~.
Thoro io a DOT lootln9 in Aloo on Friday, IIovolbor 22, 1991, to
dlocuoo Itato-vido air cuqo noodl. O'I/oil vill not be ablo to
attond, but oncouralJod any COllllllion 10llboro lntoroltod to contact
hil for dotailo.
IJT NIl' MI!TINOL
Tho noxt roqullr COl\li.lion 100tinlJ io .chodulod for Docolbor 17r
1991, at 7100 p.l.
~OIl1lNIIIll'1'l
FOltor lovod to adjourn tho lIootlnlJ. ockonfoll locondod tho lotion
and tho 100tinlJ val adjournod at 9121 p,l.
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PARKS , RECREATIOII COI/I/ISSIO"
Novoabor 13, 1991
HENDERS PRESENTI
HDlDERS ADSEIITI
STAPP PRESEIlTI
aUESTS 1
FORMAL ACTION
TAKEN 1
IOWA CI'1"l
JAZZ FESTIVAL 1
Daryl 1I0nry, Knran IIrndak, Dill Stoinbroch,
000 Vnndarhoof, John Watoon, Hary WoidoDan
Dill Drnndt, Todd Wolk, crniq Willis
coffin, Ertz, 1I0wall, Krh, Hornn, Robinson,
Truablood
Stava Cnrpantar, Hark ainoborq, stova
arismoro, "Woody" Dnryl Woodaon
~~;~~VObY t~~on;r~u:o~co~~O~h~y o:;:~~r:~h '19~~
DootlnQ nn wrlttan, Unanlmous.
Hovod by stolnbroch. oocondod by 1I0nrv, to
gypport tho Jazz Fontlval concopt an lonQ an
all plano ora approvod by tho pnrkn and
Rocroation Dopartmont. ~nnnlDoua.
~~~~~ ~~ Woidonan. nocondod by Vandorhoof, to
III d to tho cltv Counoil that It no
Io~~~r bo roqulrod by ordlnanco that tho Parka
roatlon COlllllllnslon munt hnvo ono of tho
~i:~r: dl\P~lntod by tho School Board duo to
n (inflict 18nuon. nubjoct to thln
rii~omm-ondation boinQ mado 101ntly wlth tho
pchool board, stoinbroch askod if action
could ba takon on this motion sinco this isauo
did not appoar on tho alJondl. Hovod by
~~~~oman. nocondod by Vandorhoof, to amond tho
iOU8 motlon by addlnQ that this insuo bo
placod on noxt Bonth'n aQonda for actlon.
Unanlmouo.
Hark ainsbarq, ono of tho orqanizars of laot
yaor's Washington stroat Jazz Fast1val,
addroosod tho commisoion with rogard to noxt
yoor's Jazz Fostival on July 4th. 110 statad
thay would liko to movo tho avant to city
Park, with pormission to sot up food tonts
with variouo vondor" from Iowa city. 110
indicatod tho froo concort, ronamod tho Iown
city Jazz Fostival, would bo hold from
approximatoly 11130 a,m,-9 p,m" and thoy havo
boon in contact with tho Joycooo, rolativo to
tho annual firoworko fostivitios, stoinbroch
inquirod as to what aroa in City Park, with
ainoborg indicoting tho old zoo aroa in lowor
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JAZZ FESTIVAL .
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FY93-9~ BUDGET,
City Puk, Olnaborq atlltod thoy would nood
nddltlonnl oloctrlclty IInd nakod If tho city
could lnltftll Ib 30 nap bronkora. Woody
Woodaon lndlclltod thoy did not nood a broakor
unit, only oloctrlcal aorvico (100-200 napa)
brou9ht to tho old zoo aroa. Truoblood
lndlclltod tho city could work with thOD on
thil 110 10n9 ao tho city did not Incur a qroat
oxponlo. oinlborq otlltod thoy would liko tho
Iowa city JIZZ FoatlvlIl to bocoao an IInnual
ovont. Tho anin concorn of tho coaaillion wnl
tho lllck of pllrkinq in City Pllrk for loaothinq
of thla allqnltudo. oinlborC) indicatod thoy
hlvo rocoivod paraiaaion to uao tho IIl1nchor
AuditoriuD pukin9 lot, IInd would look into
tho poloibllity of runnlnq 0 bua frolll tho
downtown IIroa out to tho pork. Wataon
oxproalod concornl with loqllticl, IInd pooplo
rOlorvinq Iholtorl havinq IICCOII to tholll.
Olnlborq indlclltod throuC)h voluntoorl and
nlllatllnco frOD tho Pllrko Divlolon thoy could
poaolbly 1II0nltor and dlroct trllffic to othor
parklnq IIroal. Woldollllln otlltod pooplo could
bo inforaod lbout this ovont lit tho timo of
thoir rosorvlltlon. Hovod by stolnbroch,
allcondod by IIonry. to Bupport tho JIIIZ
F~BtiVlll eoncllpt liB 10n9 liB 1111 olllnB IIro
A provod by tha plIrkB IInd Rocrolltlon
Dllpllrtllont. UnnnhlouB.
Wotlon notod thot Donoy WIIS budqotod in FY93
for II profolsional fllcllitlltor to conduct
"UpdlltO 10lslonl" rollltivo to tho cOlllllosion's
atrotoqic pllln, IInd OU990ltod conductinC) SOIllO
In tho aprinC) , woldolllon stlltod it IIII1Y bo
bottor to hovo it In Fobruory prior to tho
IInnual IPRA Boud/CoDIIlsulon workshop. Tho
consonaul of tho COllllllislion WOI to conduct tho
aoallonl prior to tho workshop.
Truoblood roportod that tho CIP budqot nor tho
Rocroation Divilion rovonuo budqot wnl
complotod, and that finnl tOUChOB woro boing
Dado on tho Rocroatlon Division gonoral
budqot. 110 statod tho comllllsslon would havo
Input in tho prlorltlzlnC) of tho CIP roquosts,
and would rovlow Any proposod foo InoronBoB.
Truoblood procoodod to hlqhl1qht various Itollls
undor tho various division budC)ots
(Adllllnlstrotlon, COlllotory, Control Dusinoss
District, Forostry, Oovornmont DUlldinC)s,
Parks) ,
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Vnndorhoof Inqulrod 01 to tho fundlnq uaod to
conltruot tho atoral}o bul1dJnqa in Oakland
Coaotory and City "ark. TruoblOOd Itatod
fundI woro borrowod froll tho perpetual caro
fund for tho COllotorY'a atoraqo bulldlnq, and
froll DOnoy not oxpandod tor tho ronovatlon of
tho I/aPfY I/ollow ahol tor ronovation for tho
pork bu ldlnq. Vandorhoof Indlcatod aho WOI
awaro, throuqh tho WOOdlanda COllalttoo of tho
Rlvorfront , Natural Aroas COllllllslon, ot
aroal that will bo oloarod of trooa and alkod
Robinson If ho would be Intorostod 1n donatod
troos. Roblnlon otatod It would dopend upon
tho aho, and whothor thoy could qo on tho
atroot Jl4rklnql or Into tho nuroory. I/o
Indlcoted ho would nood odvonco notlco, w1th
tho blqqoat probloll bolnq ablo to llno up
staft to llOVO tho trooe.
A Illt1nq ot tho Rooroatlon Dlvlllon'l budqot
hlqhllqhtl WOl dletrlbutod, ond rovlowed by
Trullblood,
Vondorhoof roportod aho hod Ovollablo
1nforlot10n, Inoludlnq lllnutol froll tho f1rst
fow cOllJllttoo lootinql, ond Dopa ot tho "covor
Troll ByetoD. Bho roported tho cOtaloslon hOI
boon brokon Into four coaalttoo. (WOOdlond.,
Wotland., Wotorwoyo, Trolla ond ACCOII), ond
thot thoy would probably atort a otUdy
COlllttoo on orooke and orOOl that food 1nto
larqo watorwoYI. Sho notod tho COlllallon 11
worklnq with tho Plannlnq , Zonlnq COlllaalon
In conduotinq olto vlait. to Ilony of thoso
orOOl.
Woldolon .tated that Todd Wolk and Bill Brondt
hod oxprollod 1ntorolt 1n lorvlnq on tho
Foundotlon, ond thooo appolntlontl ahould bo
lodo by tho now cholrporoon 1n Jonuory.
RYERSON'S WOODS I/rodok roportod thoy hod conduotod on
COMMITTEE REPORT I arohaol09lcal d19, and found D fow f1ro-
orockod rock a and ohlpa thot would 1ndlcoto
tho oroa wos hobltatod ot one po1nt
approxlllotoly 2,000 yooro 090. Sho otlltod
anothor d1g WOD Dchlldulod tor this SlIturdoy,
lInd oncourllgod llombors to ottond. Sho notod
thot tho dlgl woro tundod by tho Friondl of
"iator io "rosorvlltlon lInd tho Johnaon County
"orltoqo Trust.
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COMMISSION TIHEI /Ionry stAted thot tho pork , Roorolltlon
Foundlltlon hilI boon 0 dlallppolntaont to hla 00
far 00 proqroll aado, ond It waa ono roalon
why ho dld not rOllpply for rooppolntaont to
tho cOlllllaalon. 110 atatod thot wl th tho dofoot
of tho bond laauo, othar IIvonuoa noodod to bo
found to holp tho puka , Roorootlon
Departaont And cO.Dunlty oxpand, and folt tho
pork , Roorolltlon Foundlltlon Will tho loqlcal
plnco to 90. 110 IndlclItod thot if ukod ho
would aorvo III II lilY poraon on tho foundlltlon.
VlIndorhoof notod thllt tho Illdlol In hor
IIqullolao olaaD aro Itlll roquoatln9 a aonlor
oltlzon dllcount on tho IIquaolao palloa. Sho
atlltod aho Will vory Intoroatod In rocolvlnq a
broakdown of tho nuabor of aonlor oltlzon. In
Roorolltlon proqroal ond poallblo lapoot thoro
hal boon duo to tho ollalnltlon of tho aonlor
oltlzon dlacount. Horan .tatod roqlatratlon
10 not dona by 090 for 0101000, and Indloatod
Uqurol could po..lbly bo obtai nod up to a
cortaln point. Truoblood Indlcotod that JOlt
aonlor oltlzona onroll In tho aquatlca and
cultural uto proqrallll, ond that ataff In
thoao aroaa havo roportod no vlllblo drop In
tho nuabar of aonlora partlolpatln9.
VlIndorhoof roforrod to tho IOWIl city Doya
ouobllll lottor rocolvod with lilt aonth'a
pllokot, and aakod If atoff hnd rocolvod tholr
by-loWI. Wotaon atotod atlff haa not oakod
for thoa, pondlnq rovlow by tho city Attornoy
of whot atoff ahould roqulro frol all
offillllto qroupl. Vandorhoof Indlclltod aho
folt it woo approprlllto for atllff to havo tho
by-lowl on filo,
Woidoaan oC)rood with 1I0nry rolativo to tho
Park , Rocroation Foundotlon. Sho oxprolaod
fruBtration with tho fundrolalnC) oapoot and
lock of 0 OlOOf qODl, Sho atotod tho
foundotion noodod to find 0 poraon with
fundrailinC) oxporionco,
stoinbroch atlltod ho \IIould Infoflll tho
commlaolon at noxt lllonth'a mootlnC) If ho would
bo Intorootod In BorvlnC) aB ~ loy poraon on
tho (lark , Rocrootlon Foundotion, notlnC) ho
\IIOB not Buro ho hnd tho tlmo to do 00.
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COMMISSION TIME. Stolnbroch aokod about tho COD pllY equlpaont
contlnuod oaCoty zono projoct. Truoblood Itatad Itaff
hod boon working with tho Englnoorlng Dlvlalon
on tho dealgn, but havo not boen able to
co.ploto It duo to tho workload of tho
Englnoorlng Dlvlolon and a ataCf aeabor'a
doparture, 110 Itatod Itaft will continuo to
work towardo tho coaplotlon of thll projoct.
CHAIRMAN'S Watlon alkod 1I0nry and Stolnbrech It thoy
REPORT I would 1I0rvO on tho nODlnatlng coaaltteo to
dovolop a Ilato of naDOI of pooplo who would
bo willing to aorvo aD tho co..laalon'a choir
and vi co choir noxt yoar. Ooth Indicated thoy
would bo willing to do DO.
With rogard to tho School Doard roprolontatlvo
ooat on tho cO.liolion Watlon alkad If a
docision or rocol.ondatlon waa lad a at lut
lonth'a looting. Woidoaan atatad no docllion
hod boon lado. Vandorhoof statod Iho did not
want to oovor tiol with tho School District.
Woidolan notad problolo of tlao and potontial
conflicts with a poraon aorving on both
boarda. Watlon atatod ho did not viow It 01
oovorlng tiol duo to tho fact that ataff and
ochool adlinlatration work with oach othor on
lattora, 110 notod that thia ahould be a joint
rocollondation of both bodlol. Vandorhoof
otatod tho cOllialion should rocollond to tho
City Council to appoint ono 1II0ro 1II0lllbor to
koop tho COllllllislion at nino lIIolllborl. Watlon
suggostod limiting tho torla to throo roars,
thoroby roplacing ono-third of tho COil olion
oach yoar.
Hoved by Woldomnn. nocondod by Vandorhoot. to
rocommond to tho City Counoll thnt I t no
longor bo rOQulrod by ordlnanco that tho pa~~:
' Rocrontlon Commlnsion must havo ono of _ _
momborn llppclntod by tho Sohool n~:rd :ii~ ~
tlmo and cont lint trlllUOO. oubjo__ t_ _h_
rocommondotlon boing mndo jointly witlLthll
Behool boar~. Stolnbroch askod it action
could bo takon on thio motion oinco thiu ioouo
did not llppOllr on tho lIqllndll. =::~~ ~~
Woidoman. Bocondod by VaQdorhoot. to _____ t__
provioun motion bY adding thnt th~ iBOUO bo
plncod on nOllt month'B lI<;Jondll Lr natiPD,
UnanimouB. Watoon indicatod ho would contact
Craig Willis to discuss thio isouo furthor.
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Wataon roportod that city Council loabor Suaan
1I0rowltz had vlaltod with Truoblood roqardlng
tho coa.IGllcn'a fooling about conatructlon of
a parking dock ovor tho Rocroatlon contor
parking lot. Wataon Itatod tho cO.Dllllon had
proVloully roco.Dondod to tho city Council
that no parking nDp bo ccnltructod In tho
parking lot of tho Rooroatlon cantor duo to
concornl rolatlvo to Ipaco noodl and potontlal
olCpanalon of tho Rocroatlon contor, and tho
lafoty of chlldron, 110 aakod If tho
cOD.llllon had any dlfforont foollngl rolatlvo
to thll Illuo. Tho conlonaUI of tho
coullalon waa to roafflr\ll tho COlllllllon'l
provloul action rogardlng tho parking nIp
Illuo.
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cOlllllllllllon vncnncloll, Two Indlvlduall had
lIppllod for tho vacanclol on tho cODlllalonl
Randy willian and John Doalloy.
DIRECTOR'S
REPORT I
~oot Groon - Ccllooo Groon Pnrk Pro'\llgt,
Projoct Oroon Ippearl to bo going ahoad with
planl for ronovatlon of collogo Oroon Park,
having lot rocontly with lItaff.
aP. nUdQll.t, Truoblood alkod for tho
C08l11110n'l input on polliblo CIP projoctl to
addrOlll in tho budgot. Vandorhoof Itatod sho
undoratood frol tho Ilnutos of lalt lonth's
looting that grading and in-houso work would
bo do no to dovolop additional soccor fioldll at
scott DoUlovard. Truoblood statod thoro was
no guarantoo this would bo dono, In that it
would nood to go through tho budgot procoss
for funding I at this point it is lIloroly a
consldoratlon. Vandorhoof askod about fundI
for parkland acquIDition. Truoblood Btlltod If
parkland was to bo acquirod, funding would
IIlOlt likoly CODO froD tho parkland acquisition
fund,
ADJOURNMENT I
Hovod by Woidomnn. oocondod by IIrndok. to
~. VnnnlmouB. Tho mooting adjournod at
8110 p.m,
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PARKlI , RECREATION COHHISSION
Spacial Hooting or DacoDbor 4,
HEMDERS PRESENTI
HDlDERS ADSEHTI
STAFF PRESENTI
QUE51'S I
INTRODUCTIONS I
PROPOSED
PARXINO RAMPI
1991
Bill Drllndt, Daryl 1I0nry, Koron Nradok, Doo
YlIndorhoor, John Watlon, Hary Woidolllln, Todd
Wolk
Dill Stolnbroch, Craig WIll11
Corroll, Cortin, Ertz, Krh, Horan, Ilorin,
RObln.on, Truoblood
John Doalloy and Randy Willlanl Johanna
Kruckoborg, Patti Hott IInd Evio Stllnlko
WlItlon introducod John Doalloy and Randy
Willen, tho nOllly appointod COlllllion
IOlbora, IIholO torll bogin in JlInuary.
Tho lpocial looting 1101 clIllod in light or tho
City Council'l tontativo doclllon to build a
lulti-lovol ralp on tho Rocroation Contor
parking lot. Watlon Itatod originally tho
City Council 1101 conlidoring conltruction ot a
linglo-lovol dock on tho Rocroation Contor
parking lot or tho Chauncoy SlIan parking lot
or both. 110 notod tho cOllllIslion liaR on
rocord oPpoling tho conltruction ot a linglo-
lovol ralp on tho Rocroation Contor lot,
Truoblood gavo a briot background on tho
proprolod parking ralp, prosonting an aorial
picturo ot tho Rocroation Contor IInd Chlluncoy
SlIlIn pllrking loti, tho old ccncoptulll drlllling
ot a linglo-lovol parking rlllp on tho Chauncoy
SlIan parking lot, and tho nOli ccncoptual
dralling ot a IUlti-lovol parking ralp on tho
Rocroation Contor parking lot.
NatIon Ilkod Truoblcod to highlight his 1010
IIritton to tho City Hanllgor rogording tho
proposod Rocrolltion Con tor pllrking rlllp.
Truoblood indiclltod tho JIlOJllO lias llritton on
behlllt ot hillolt IInd tho Rocrolltion Division
Itlltt to oxpross concorns. (A copy ot this
1010 il on tilo with tho original minutos ot
this JIlooting.)
Pllttl Hott, on bohlllt ot tho Young Footlitors
Childron's Tholltro, oxprossod thoir concorns
lIith rogllrd to poDsiblo construction ot II ramp
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In tho Rocrolltlcn contor pllrklnq lot. Sho
ItAtod thoy UIO tho foclllty YOllr-round, hllvo
ovor 200 chlldron In tho proqrlll conll.tlnq of
qrodo. Klndorqarton throuqh 12th, ond hovo
rlvo IhOlll per YOIr with approlCllllt01y 2~0
pooplo In attondonco ot ollch perforaAnco. Sho
folt thoy could .peak for IlIny pooplo who UIO
tho Rocroatlon contor. Thoy hllvo olwllY.
Itrol.od thot tho chlldron ontor and oxlt tho
Rocroatlon Contor throuqh tho OllOt ontrllnco
for lafoty roalonl. Sho atatod thay aro IIblo
to koop an oyo on tho chlldron, ond do not
allow thai to loovo tho bulldlnq duo to tho
pooplo who honq out undor tho Colloqo Stroot
brldqo and who rOlla oround. Sho .tatod .ho
folt a parklnq ra.p would oncouraqo .oro
undo.lroblo IIctlvlty. Sho nctod tho
Rocroatlon Cantor 11 prolontly not blq onouqh,
IInd conDtructlcn of 0 rDDp In tho Rocroatlon
Contor lot would ollalnato tho poD.lblo
oxpanlion of tho contor, which II controlly
locotod.
Tho coul.alon roitorotod it. oPpolltlcn to
tho ccn.tructlon of any parklnq .tructuro in
tho Rocroation Contor lot, and .upportod tho
.tatoaont. pdo in Truoblood'l .010 to tho
City Hanoqor. Tho prhlllry concorn. of tho
coulllion woro that conltructlon of a ralp in
tho Rocrolltion Contor lot would oli.lnllto tho
option to oxpand tho Contor in tho futuro,
havo II noqlltlvo i.pact on tho Rocroation
Divilion'a proqrala and operatlona, hlllpor
accols to tho contor for dollvory trucka IInd
olorqoncy vohlcloa, and hllvo II noqlltlvo iDpact
on tho onvironlont and aOlthotlca of tho
Cantor.
Tho conaonlUI of tho COlllallon Will that tho
propolod pllrklng atructuro should be
conltruotod In tho Chlluncoy SWlln pllrklng lot.
A rlllp In this location would be loro
oOlthoticllllY plollsinq with tho oxiating pllrk-
llko nrOll, llnd It would be polsiblo to convort
tho 111111 pllrkinq lot lit tho northwolt cornor
of tho block Into II slllll pllrk, It would not
affoct IIny cIty flloility/oporlltlon III
IIdvorsoly liS It would Ilffoct tho Rocrolltlon
contor It tho rlllp Will conBtruotod In tho
Rocrolltlon Contor pllrklnq lot,
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or thll COllllllllllon hlohllohtino thll roll Ilnd
chllrQo or cOllllllllllonllrll And thllt lIdllllllntly
OPPOllllll conlltruotlon of /I rllllp In thll
Rocrlllltlon Contor nIlrkino lot. Un~nlDOua.
Thll Dootln9 val adjournod at 6150 PI.'
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Docoabor 11, 1991
HENDERS PRESENTI
HENDERS ABSENTI
STAFF PRESENTI
CUESTS.
FORMAL ACTIOIl
TAKEN.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION I
CAPITAL IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM,
D111 Drandt, Daryl Ilonry, Karon Ilradok, 000
Vandorhoot, John Watson, Todd Wolk
Dill Stoinbroch, Hary WoidoDan, craig Willi8
Ertz, Ilowoll, Kriz, Horan, Truoblood
John Doalloy and Randy WillDan
Ilradok Ilkod that tho HovoDbor 13, 1991
minutol bo amondod by adding tho tOllowing
statomont to tho Ryor8on'I Woodl Committoo
Roportl Frod Finnoy trom tho Stata
Archaoologr ottico is in chargo ot tho
archaoolog cal 8tudy, which will bo complotod
in tho noxt month or so. Hovod bv Brandt,
oocondod by Vandorhoot, to approvo tho mlnutoD
ot tho Hovollbor 13. 1991 mootina DO amondod.
Unanlmoull, Hovod by 1I0nrv, oocondod by
Brandt, to approvo tho minutoa ot tho Docombor
4. 1991 spooial lIIootino ao writton.
UnanlmouB.
Hovod bv lIonry, socondod by IIradok, to ap~
oubmlttal ot tho C.I.P, roquooto 110 prooontod
.t.U}Io COllllllloRion, UnanimouB.
Hovod bv 1I0nrv, socondod bv Vandorhoot. to
D1lprovo tho too lnoroaBoo ao prollllAAl1.
UnanimouB.
Hovod by IIradok, Bocondod by Brandt. to
rocommond to tho Clty Counoil that Chaptor 2~
ot tho Codo ot Ordinancon bo amondod to doloto
rotoronco8 to tho rOQuiromont that 8n 10WII
ci ty School Board lIIombor oorvo on tho
comllli8010n, Unanimouo.
Truoblood prosontod a potition trom aroa
junior high studonto indioating thoy onjorod
tho toon danoo sponsored by tho Rooroat on
Div1oion, and requostod that tho Rooroation
Di v 1oion havo moro than two toon danco8 por
yoar,
A compilation ot tho dopartmont's FY93-95
capital improvomont budgot and torms woro
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Ilnpoloon Pnrk ronovntlon pr010ct, Drnndt IIlkod
ie loelll bulllno/llloa could bo loUoltod for
donntlona townrd thll pr010ct, wlth II plItron
board bolnq oroctod noxt to tho concoallon
bulldlnq to noknowlodqo tholr lupport,
Truoblood Itatod It would bo posllblo, and
folt It would bo Doro offoctivo if tho airll'
Softbllll Alloelntion dld tho lolloitntlon.
1I0nry atntod tho pnrk Ind Rooroatlon
Foundation ahould bo involvod In solicltlng
funds for spociflc pr010ota.
Klth roqnrd to tho south alto soecor flolds,
Kntaon IIskod if tho nlrport Innd whlch IB
lOlllod to fnrllora could bo uBod for aoccor.
Truoblood indlcltod ho would contaot tho
nlrport IInnngor.
Drllndt atltod thnt lit tho octobor 1I00tlng ho
IIIIdo a auqqostlon thnt tho dopartllont dlscuau
with tho School Dlatrict tho pola1bility of
ulinq tho lown city Ichooll' play fioldl for
IQCcor qOllOI. 110 Itatod ho lookod at oach
Ichool IInd onch had a fiold, with tho
oxcoptlon of 1I0rnco Hann. 110 indiclltod that
aftor doinq thll, ho folt vory Itronqly thnt
thiB Ihould bo purauod. 110 notod that if It
could bo dono it would groatly roduco tho
nBount of Bonoy roquoltod in tho CIP budgot.
Truoblood indlcatod ho vialtod with tho
Prolidont of tho Klckora, nnd thnt a 1I00ting
hnd not boon Ichodulod aB yot. Kntaon atatod
tho KickorB proaontlY UIO varioua achool
f ioldl that nro adoquato for practicol. 110
Itlltod f101dl aro noodod by tho Klckora for
both tho fall and opring Boalon and Bchool
fioldl IIro not avallablo all tho timo.
Furthor, ho folt tho achool play fioldo would
not bo largo onough to accommodnto tho oldor
childron. 110 Itatod thnt IIdlllniatratlvoly nnd
loqiotlcallY it would bo difficult, Drllndt
Itatod tho School Diatrict should bo contnctod
firlt to BOO if it would bo foasiblo boforo
contactinq tho Kickorl Aooocllltlon. lIonry
Itlltod ho WIIO only famUinr with Lucao, and
thoy havo only ono aroa thst io flat.
prolontl y practicoa aro hold on it and tho
flold io conltantly uood throughout wook,
roaultinq in a baro dirt f101d. Vandorhoof
otntod IIn Invontory of fioldo/aroao In Iowa
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aoccar Ihould bo cOllplatad. Truablood
indlcatad ha \/Ould contact tha achoal
adlllnlatratlon to alcartaln poaalbllltlaa Cor
utlllllnq achoal Caollltlal.
IIradok ralaad 0 point or lntorOllt roqordlnq
b410nclnq out Donton Stroot Pockot Pork
Iqalnot Ryoraon'o Wcoda, notlnq Bonton stroot
Pockot Pork II llltad 00 a hlqhor priority,
Sho otatod that tho Bonton Stroot Pockot Park
conllotad or 1000 than ono acro, whllo
Ryorlon'o Wcoda conalatad or &0 ocroo. Sho
Colt IIOro pooplo \/Ould bo ablo to uao
Ryorlon'o Wcoda. Wataon otatad tho Bonton
Stroot Pockot Park will bo a trallhoad ror tho
wholo rlvorrront trail ay.toD, and thoraroro a
vory Intoqral part.
Tho CODAllalon concurrad with tho prlorltllod
llltlnq or C.I.P.'I 01 racollandod by ataCC,
1I0vad llYJi~ IIrllda~. to IlPP~
IWbglttftl ot tho C.I.P. raQUDota ftl-PtRADntAd
tUba COIIIIIIIWD. ~.
RECREATION A brookdown or tho Rocroatlon Dlvlalon'a
DIVISION REVENUE I antlclpotod rovonuo Cor Fyg3 wal provldod to
tho COIDlaDlon. Truoblood atotad throo Coo
Incrooooa woro bolnq propolodl 1) $& por
aoaDlon IncroOlo Cor SUllor Calp ($100 to
$10&)1 2) $2 Incroaao In SUllor COlp A,H, ond
P.H. suporvllod Ploy Proqrol ($12 to $14)1 ond
3) $& Incroalo In odult culturol actlvltloa
($40 to $4&). Tho $& Incrollo Cor SUlAor Calp
la atrlctly to pay Cor bUI tronlportotlonl tho
lorqo Incrolao In bua tronlportotlon la duo to
tho City bolnq unlblo to provldo thla aorvlco
any lonqorl thoroforo, It luat bo controctod
throuqh 0 prlvato flrl. Tho $2 Incraolo In
SUIIDr COIlP A.H. and P.H. suparvlaad Ploy
Proqroa la to achlavo 0 bettor
atoff/partlclpant rotlo. Tho $& Incraoao In
adult culturol octlvltlal 11 noodod to covor
SUppliOD and IDlItarlllla. Mnvod by l!eDtY.,.
Wllndod by~IlIhOJlt, to IlPllrovo tho taa
1rnltllW 1\ ft 1\ PtllllQUl!. Unww.
Watson aakod why thoro was a reduction In tho
revonuo pr010ctad for tho Recroatlon contor
pool adllllldonl and HPAC adllllaalons. Horan
Indlcatod thoro 11 an apparont public daaand
Cor 1I0ro loalonll thoraroro, opon Iwlll hourI
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lo..ono ottorod And tho ro.ultlng rovonuo aro
IneroaDod.
PROPOSED PARKING
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Truoblood .tatod it waa doeldod not to roquoat
an additional Halntonanco Workor III, aa
lontlonod at tho Novoabor looting. A copy at
tho Rocroatlon Dlvlalon'a juatltlcatlon tor an
additional proqraD auporvl.or waa provldod to
tho conlaalon.
Wat.on roportod that dlacuDalon rolatlvo to
tho parklnq ralp waa tablod by tho city
council and ro-achodulod tor dlleul.lon at tho
noxt City council lootinq on January 6.
Wataon atatod Tal Suny at tho Chaabor ot
COllorco vialtod with hi. about tho ehaabor'a
ratlonalo bohlnd thoir roaDon. tor
conDtruetlon ot a parkinq ralp.
Wat.on road a dratt ot a lottor ho propo.o, to
.ond on bohalt at tho co..l..lon to tho Hayor
and City Counell roqardlnq tho school Board
.oat on tho Park. , Roeroation COallsslon. AI
diseu..od at last lonth', lootinq, Wat.on
.tatod thla would bo a joint roeouondatlon
froD both tho COllis. Ion and tho school Board.
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r _c__n __ 0 ttla rllQ:lIlrClllont that IIn IOI(A
,ltv school Dollrd _Gabor nllrvo on tha
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SCllooL BOARD
REPRESENTATIVE I
SLATE OF lIonry prosontod tho propo.od .lato tor 1992
OFFICERS I Chair IInd vico-Chair of tho COIIls.ion,
rocoDlondlnq no.lnlltlon of Hary Noldo.an tor
Chlllr and Bill Brandt tor vieo Chair. Wat.on
.tatod tho oloetlon ot otUcon would tako
plaeo at noxt lonth's looting.
RIVERFRONT' NATURALVandorhoot roportod thoy continuo to work on
AREAS COMMISSION tho trail SystOI, IInd loolcod lit brldOD
REPORT I eon.truetlon and tonelng tor tho Rlvonldo
Drivo aroa just tor protoetlon.
RYERSON'S WOODS
REPORT I
IIrsdolc roportod that nothing luch haB bQon
dona duo to tho inelolont woathor. Throo
lIrehaooloqleal dlCJo havo boon eOlplotod to
data. Sho atatod stato Archaoologlot Frod
Finnoy io continuing to do privata boringo at
Indian 1II0unds.
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IIradok quoltlonod tho lito oxpoetaney at trooll
plantod In parking Iota. Sho notod that tho
troos In tho Roeroatlon Cantor lot aro youngor
and will Ilvo longor than thoDo locatod In tho
Chlluncoy Swan lot. Sho tolt a lurvoy at tho
nuabor ot trooll In oaeh lot and tholr lito
oxpoetaney should bo cOlplotod and avallablo
whon tho pllrklng map lssuo II dllleullllod In
tho futuro.
Vandorhoot olkod about tho nO-lIehool day
IIctlvltloll lontlonod In tho Roeroatlon
Division monthly roport, noting tho lack of
spaeo to aeeollodato tho dOland. Horan statod
tho Roeroatlon Dlvillon runll a proqrDl froa
7130 a.l. to ~130 p.I. on daYII that IIchool 1.
not In oooalon. 110 Indica tad that ao.bors
lust bo li.ltod duo to two problollll lack at
spaeo and dltflculty in 1I0curlng IItaff.
Vandorhoof IItlltod flguros rOfloetlng tho
nuabor of Individuals who uso tho Roeroatlon
cantor should bo proparod. Horan Ita tad thoso
flguros woro rofloetod In tho proqraa Division
statolont.
Walk askod if thoro had boon any ieo Skating
yot this sODlon at City Parlc/ 1I0woll indieatod
thoro had not boon duo to woathor conditions
and ehangoa.
Brandt statod tho cOIIlsslon should look into
tho possibility of rOlodoling or adding to tho
Roeroation Cantor. Watoon statod ho fait that
ovon if a "satollito" cantor was eonstruetod
at Horeor PlIrk, it would not dillllnish tho
dOlands on tho Roeroatlon Cantor, oopoeilllly
in light of tho oxpansion of tho businoss
district. Brandt notod that tho Roeroation
Contor is contrally loeatod, and within
walking dlltaneo of tho downtown aroa.
Various lIIolbors oxprosood that a survoy of
uoors of tho Rooroatlon Cantor ahould bo
conductod.
1I0nry thanlcod ovary ana for "putting up with
lIlO" tor tho lllot Dovon YOllrll. lie stated he
would llko to continuo to work with tho Parka
, Roereatlon Foundation, and would accopt an
appointment to tho board if orforod.
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Watson oxprollllod gratltudo on bohalt or tho
cOlllllalon to Daryl 1I0nry and Bill stolnbroeh
for thoir yoarll ot 1I0rvico.
Watllon statod ho rocoivod a call rogardlng tho
Boys' Basobllll Allllociation, and folt it wall an
intornal problol In which tho eOlllllillsion
should not qat involvod.
Hovlld by IIonry. nocondlld by IIradok, to
ad'ourn. Unanimous. Tho looting adjournod at
7145 p.l.
ADJOURNMENT I
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LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER lB, lB91
4:00 PM IN 2ND FLOOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Golmon, Stophon Groonlollf, Anna Hororovo,
Jorl Hobart, Gory LundquIst, Kathy Mayors, Anna
Sponcor, Kant SWlllm
STAFF PRESENT: Sunn Crolo, Lolly EOgoII, Martha Luboroff, Hili
Ponlck, Dobblo SlIlos
OTHERS PRESENT:
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:10 PM
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Tho mlnutol of tho rogulor mootlno hold on Novombor 21, 1991 woro opprovod.
Hobort/Groonloof.
On bohalf of tho Commlttoo for tho LIbrary Lovy, MoyoII notod on addondum to tho
mlnutos, An additional .ee WOI rocoupod of tor oxponsol and donotod to tho
Foundation.
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Dlsbursomontl for Novombor woro rovlowod and approvod, Moyora/Golman,
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1, Tho Itoff II bUlY with poat.lovy plllnnlng: ro.structurlno rODponalbllltlolln vlow
of now Itoff ond 0 roturn to full houra: dovoloplno prlorltlol for tho additional
fundi for library matorlllll: rovlawlno fivo.yoor plan obloctlvos.
2. Stoff plan nino Is procoodlno on tho assumption that tho library will rosumo
Sunday aorvlco In tho filII of 1992 on tho firat SundllY In Octobor, Addlno
tho so throo Sundoya In Soptombor hovo boon 0 BOllrd priority for 0 couplo of
yolllS but was droppod for FY92 whon houri hlld to bo roducod.
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Spondlng Roform Itho Rlhor Commllllonl hOI rocommondod tho ollmlnaUon of
tho Roglonal L1brory SYllom. II thll rocommondoUon II followod, tho COil of
lorvlcol whIch oncourago Ihorlng of rOlourcol ond which link IIbrarlol Inlo 0
nOlwork . luch 01 Inlorllbrory loanl ond bock.up roforoncs lorvlcol . will ba
ahlflod 10 tho locolllbrory. Somo wllloblorb tho COil; otholl will drop Iho
lorvlco. ConUnulng oducoUon compononll wlll JUII dlnppoar. Tho SIIIIO
L1brory Boord WOl rondorod poworlollln tho Slalo roorganllallon IhulRo of 4
10 6 yoarlogo. II tho lovon oloclod roglonal boardloro ollmlnalOd, II moonl
DI1 publlo IIbrory IUPPOrt boyond tho locol Ubrory Boord II undor tho dlrocl
conlrol of tho Govornor. Hlllorlcolly thll country hal proloclod IIbrarlol and
IIbrory 10rvlcoI from pollUcolly mOllvalod conlorlhlp or rOlolloUon through tho
prolocUon of 0 lay Board of Trullool.
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EAw1llA1Imll Tho IUllolnlng fund II 01 .'9,439. A romlndor mailing hOI rolsod
.3,366 thuI for and 0 Boord moiling hOI broughlln U,B46.
Solol roporlod on 0 now fundrolllng prolocl which will In volvo
ploclng porklng mOlorlslln tho library. With tho cooporollon of
tho Porklng Dlroclor of tho CIIV of Iowa CIIV, Iho II moving ohood.
Sho roporlod on tho lounchlng of tho '011010 plonnlng' projoclond
romlndod tho Boord thot Ihoro Iro only 6 moro IOlvolloft on Iho
giving Irlo In tho lobby.
fI1AnliIl
AI pllrt of proJocl HolldllY Iho Frlondl dollvorod 600 chlldron'l
bookl Ind will conllnuo 10 colloct unlll tho and of Iho yo or for uso
II Nolghborhood Conlorl Ind Iho Domolllc Vlolonco Conlor. Tho
Frlondl 'ovonl' II prograsslng with Iho promlso of sovorollowa
CItV oUlhorl who hllvo ogrood 10 Olvo rOlldlnos from Iholr works.
Tho dlllO Is March 1, Tho noxl Frlonds Bookaolo Is Ichodulod for
Fobrulry " 1992.
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As 0 proludo 10 dlscusslno Iho drall ollbo momo 10 Clly Council rOOllrdlno our FY93
budoolory proCOls, Eooors roponod on hor budoot moollno whh tho City Manaoor and
Budoot Olllcor. Sho oxplolnod somo chllnoosln tho projoclod oxponlo of porlonnol,
a Ihllt of funds from compulor hardwaro Inlo baglnnlno of a roplacomont fund for
computors. Sho also Informod tho Board that .346,000 waS tho projoclod amount
of Incomo from tho lovy for this IIrlt yoar, on Incrooso of .16,000, Sho roponod Ihat
tho Incomo from tha lovy will appoar os 0 lopllrolo IIno Itom on our budoot ond thot
Opon AccOlS Incomo will oppollr In tho budoot roport for tha IIrlt limo. It will bo
Ihown os a saparalo 110m oUllldo IbO rooulor oparallno Inccomo ond oxpondlluros,
Tho Flnonco Doportmont oxpocts to oat tho budoot out 10 Council momborl boloro
Docombor 26.
Tho Board thon dlscussod Dralt 4 of tha budoot mama 10 tho Council, Allor moollno
with tho CIIY Monaoor, Egoorslncorporalod lama of his luOgoslod rovlslons, Tho
BOllrd rovlowod tho 101l0r and rocommondod sddltlonlll clarlnclltfon In a fow DrOOl al
woll 01 0 fow odltlno chllngol,
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A. Tho Boord wos unonlmousln lis opprovollo fund up to .600 from 6311.6
(Gifts & BoquollS) for tho annual Stalt Approclallon broakfasl, MoyorllHorgravo
B, Duo to blldoolory dolays tho Iloff rocommondl oXlondlno tho curront Flvo Voor
pllln ono OXIrO yoor Ihrough FY96. Tho Boord oorood with Ihot
rocommondotlon,
c.
Tho Boord rovlowod thoso stolomonts ond opprovod Iholr Inclullon In tho Boord
Policy Manual. Eooors pain lad out thot Iho ALA L1brory Bill of RIOhts
Inlorprototlon en Exhibit Spocos ond Bullolln BOllrds moy bo In conflict wllh Iho
Llbrory Boord's Dlsploy & Bullolln Board pollclos ond tho Illuo Ihould bo lookod
ot somollmo this YOllr,
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As In tho obovo Issuo, Eooorslnlroducod tho mallar to tho BOllrd In praparallon
for 0 discussion and prolonlotlon gLlho Issuo Involvlno conlldontlalltv os II
offoCIS chlldron with IInos and how It Impacts poronll rlohls to know whot
IIams chlldron chock oul, This oliO will bo doolt wllh officially In Iho Iprlno.
Golmon also SUOOOllod 0 rovlslon at that limo to clllrlfy Ihat conlldonllolltv
oxtonds to all, not lust low onforcomont ooonls.
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A rocommondod chango In tho pollcV rogardlng tho uso of L1brllry's Cardholdors
filo for mailings WDI dlscussod and opprovod. Lundqulst/Sponcor Tho wording
was changod to say 'Uso of tho cardholdors fllo by othor organlzaOons Is
IImltod to Iowa CIIy Public LIbrary support groups aum.u Frlonds of tho Iowa
CIIy Public Library and tho Iowa Clt'( Public LIbrary FoundaOon,'
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Tho mooOng was adlournod at 6: 16 pm. Moyors/Hobllrt
Mllrtha Lubaroff,
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MINUTES
RIVERFRONT AND "ATURAL AREAS COMMISSION
DECEMBER \8, \99\ . 5:30 P.M.
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
PREur:;l;iA~Y
. SubJact to l~ployal
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
LOlon HOllon, Don 0110, AI Robol. Nancy Solborllno. Doan
Sullivan, Robon WochallChalrl, l.llllY Wilson
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Rogol Blunal. Jon Hubal, 000 Vondarhoal, Dllwn Willis
Mulch. Naif
Casoy Cook. TOllY Dahms. Gaoroo Johnson, Roool Lass. Pog
McElloy.Frosal
~ALl TO ORDER. IUTRODUCTIONS. AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tho Chall collod Iho moallno 10 ordol a15:30 p.m. Tho Commission notad wllh doop laorats
lho doolh 01 PtolOJlOl John KOMody ond Indica lad hll oxpanlso will ba 10laly mlssod by Iho
Commllslon.
CPNSIDERA TION OF THE NOVEMBER 20. 1991. MINUTES:
HOllon movod 10 OpplOVO Iho mlnulos ollho Novambal 20, 1991. moollno. Robllllocondod.
Tho mOllon cOlllod 7.0.
rsRLES~~6A:~~N BV GEORGE JpHNSON OF U.S. ARMV CORPS OF ENGINEERS. ROCK
A I ICT OFFICE CONCERNING THE CORPS' POLICIES AND EFFORTS ON FLOOD
kONTROl FOR THE IOWA RIVER.
Gooroo Johnson. ollho Hydloullc blonch ollho U.S. Almy COlpS of Enolnaorl. Rock Islond
DIIl/ICI Olllco, !nl/oducod hlmsolllo Iho Commission. Ha explain ad Ihllllha branch ha
IUPOIYlIOllncludOllho ROlorvol1 Division which dOlormlnos Iho lIow and wotollovols 101lho
1010rvoll, Ho Indlcatod Ihls would bo a oood yoallo discuss lIoods In Iho lIood plain bocousa
Iho communllY wonl 110m ono oxllomo 10 anothal In lho courso 01 Ihls lummOI. Ha
plolanlod a sarlos 01 slldos 10 Iho Commission. Thasa slldas domonsllatod Iha lIoodlno IhOI
occurs bolow Iho COlalvillo Dam III 2000 cu. II. pOI socond (CFSI which has a Itoquoncy 01
occulllno onco ovory Ion yaars. Ho not ad Ihollha nonh onl/llnca 01 EdOowlltal POlk had a
Imoll amounl ollloodlno Ihls summal. Ho said Iho pork Is II good uso 01 a lIood plain aloo.
Johnson explolnod Ihol 01 s.oOO 10 10,000 CFS, Iho law II Rlvol boglns 10 go oVOllls bonks
al Clly POlk and al\2.000 CFS will bogln 10 go OVOI Dubuquo Sllaat. Ho notod Ihollhora
WOl minimal domooo 10 homos wllhln Iowa Clly, but axplalnad how Iho arao soulh of Iowa
CIIY Is on oXllmpla 01 unconllollod dovalopmonl on Iho lIoodplaln. Ho prosontod 0 map 10 tho
Commission 10 show tho covologo oltho 100 YOllr lIood which would losullltom 26,000 CFS
according 10 Iho Iowa CllY Flood pili In Insulanca Study. whllo Iho Corps of Englnaars Indlcatas
22,000 CFS would lasullln tho 100 yaar lIood. Johnson sold a 500 yoor /Iood would rosult
110m 38,000 CFS.
Johnson roponod Ihal6.000 CFS Is gonorlllly tho maximum surnmonlrno roloolo and will koop
Iho rlvor within Its bonks. Ho explolnod thai bOlwoon 7.000 and s.oOO CFS Iho rlvor will
bog In to go oul 01 Its banks In Iho City Pork oroo and al 12,000 CFS will bogln 10 go ovor
Dubuquo Stroolln this IIroo. Ho Indlcotod tho Coralvillo Rosarvolr connOI protocl against 011
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flooding bocouso lholo II 0 linllo omounl OIIIOlOgO. Johnsan IIOIOd IhAl cansl/ucllan bogon
anlho dam In 1951 and lho dam WU camplolod In 1958 011010 doloy In cansl/ucllon duo 10
lho KOIoan WO/. Ho rovlowod Iho hlllOlY 01 floods In lho around naiad IhAlln 19180 flood
occurrod IhAl rosullod ham 42.500 CFS. whilo In July 1888 0 51.000 CFS flood occurrod
IhAl WOI ono 1001 hlghol Ihon Iho 1918 1I0od. Ho Indicolod IhAlln 1851 Iholo wu . flood
lhAl wal 3 1001 hlghor IhAn lho flood 011881. Ho oxploload IhAllho rm/valr con holp 10
canl/Gllho pooks, bullhoro Is lho polonllollo oxcood lho 1I010g0 capacity. In rogard 10
dovolopmonlln Iho floodplain, ho laid Iho Cily Ihould look hard allhls Inuo bocouso II con
COUIO 0 grOOI dool 01 mllOry 10 pooplo. Ho sold IhAl pooplo will ohon roquOlIlovys10 provonl
flooding .llor lhoy hAvo buill on lho floodplain. and lhls wUllhon lnermo Iho rlvor lovol and
COUIO pooplo In Olhor orOOllo roquOlllovys. Ho nOlod lhal whllo housing II ollowod In Iho
floodplain 111111 buill ana 1001 ovor lho floodplain rovol, bullhls will docroolo Iho II00ogo and
wllllOlco lho lovol ollho 100 yoor flood up 10 lhol ana 1001 ovonluolly.
Johnlan oxplolnod Ihol Iho law flow augmonlollon luncllon ollho dam Is 10 allow lor a
ralOllo during law porlods lor drinking and Iho provanllon ollodimonlllllon. Ho Indlcolod
Ihora II 0 nood 10 IneroOlo Iho lovar ollha d~m 10 allow lor Ihls Iypo 01 Ilorago. Wachal
askod IhOllho Cily should chango III floodplain rogulollonllo roquiro Ihllllho ana 1001 crilorla
hod 10 be mal wllhoullho UIO ollill. nogor Loss rospondod lhol lhoro would 1111I bo a
problom wllh OCCOSI bolng cui oil ovon IIlho hamas aro buill 01 0 high onough lovol. Ha
Indlcolad Ihoro could allo bo plobloml wllh Iho lonllary 10WOI Iyslom backing up. Loss
oxplolnod Ihol ho lools lillll lalol Ihon Ililll. Wilson askod II componsollng oxcovollon lion
ollornallvo. Johnlon rospondad Ihallha excavallon would naod 10 occur In Iho lamo aroa as
Iha lill. Lou oxplalnod Ihal componsollng oxcavallon II dllllcull 10 Implamanl bocauso II
would allan lorco Iho davolopor 10 buy adlaconlland 10 allow lor Iho excavallon. Solborllng
asked IIlho hlghor lovalln Iho rasorvolr will ovonlually loermo Iho amounl ollodlmonlallon.
Loss rospondod Ihal ovonlually Iho lodlmonlallon laval will bo IncrOllod. In rasponsa 10 0
qUOlllon Irom Sullivan, LOIS oxplolnod Ihollho 100 yaor floodplain lovollakas Inlo occounl
Iho flood conl/olad/ullmonlllrom Iho dam. Ho nOlod Ihallho nllluroll00 yoor floodplain
lovol would bo Iubllanllally hlghor.
LOIS provldod Inlormatlon an Iho pool rallo allho Coralvillo nOlorvolr. Ho expllllnod Ihallho
30 day public rovlow porlod will ond on Docombor 23,1991. Ho oxplalnod Ihallodlmonlatlon
has roducod Iho Ilorago eopacllY ollho rOlorvolr by 50%. Ho IlIld Ihoro II a nood 10 havo
a minimum rolollo ham Iho rOlorvolr In ordor 10 provido noodod augmonlallon lor walor
luppllol downll/oam and lor Iho dilullon 01 ollluonl floWI Irom walOll/OalmonllYlloml.
Ho Indlcalod Iho rOlorvolr currontly oporalos 01 680 1001 abovo loa lovollrom Momorlal Day
10 Soplombor 15 01 oach yoar. Ho laid Iho lovollllhon Incroalod 10 6831001 lor mlgrlltlng
wlllorlowlllnd Ihon II roducod back down 10 680 !oolln Docombor. A furlhor roduCllon
occurrod In Fobruary 01 oach yaor 10 675. Ho oxplolnod IMlltlo Corps Is locommondlng II 3
1001 pool lalla and IIccordlng 10 Iho Implomonlotlon Ichodulo, Ihll lovol will bogln In Iho
lummor 011992. lan Indlcolod IhOI SWOOI Bllar nood would bo 1I110CIOd by IhlllncrOlllO.
Ho Indlclllod lhol iltho proPolod pion hod boon Implomonlod In 199 I. Ihoro would havo boon
a maximum poollovol Ihal Will ono.hail 1001 lowor Ihon whol aClually oxlllod and Iho
maximum oulllow ollho dam would havo boon approxlmaloly 16.000 CFS mora Ihon II wal.
Ho laid ono dlloCllldo bonolll ollho pool rallo Is Ihallho rOlorvoir will bo moro omacllvo lor
rocrollllonol UIOI bocaulo Iho lako lurloco willlncroolo hom 3600 acral 10 5400 acral.
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Wilson alkod why Iholo havo boon probloms wllh gonlng approvol ollho paolrollo Illhoro
WOIO 10 mony bono fils. LoulOlpondod lhallho losorvoll hal 0 numbel olluncllonslnd Ihol
Improving ono luncllon will ollocl all ollho Olhol UIOS. Johnson uplolnod lhal OIlgltl4Uy lho
lavolln Iho 1000rvoll WOl going 10 be 670 1001 obovo 100 lovol. bullNslIgUlo WOl odjullod
10 ICCDUnI 101 Iho droughllhal occurrod In lho mid 1050s. Ho Indlcalod anolhol chango will
laka pia co In lho spring whon Iho Iwllch 10 6000 CFS from 10.000 CFS will bo doloyod by
10 dllysln aldol 10 doclOOlo 1I0OOing ollorm liolds. Ho nOlod lholo ala 0110 downll/um
conSl/olnl1 becoulO Iho COIPI 0110 conl/oIs 1I0OOing 01 WopoUo, Lono Tloo. Ind II lho
Mississippi Rival. In log old 10 Incloollng Iho pool lovolInd sodimonlollon. Johnson o_plolnod
Ihollho lodlmonlallon Is 0 losull ollho Inllow and Ihls will nOI bo chlnglng 01 0 rosull ollho
poollalso. Ho sold Iho sodimonlollon Ilvolls pllmorlly 0 luncllon at Iho 10lmlng and lond UIO
PIIICllcos upll/oom from Iho 1000rvoll. Sullivan askod II roll1ng Iho paollovolls 0 lomporory
lolullon. Johnson lupondod Ihol onolhOllncrOOlo mlghl bo noodod In Iho lulUlO IIlho somo
oulllow ISlo bo molntalnod. Ho nOlod lhallho cUlronl poollovol hOl boon molnlolnod lOt 33
yoorl. Lau Indlcolod Ihollllho pool lovol II IncroOlDd much Nghol. Ihon Iho oUoClivonoll
ollho 11000 conl/ol copocllY ollho dom will bo loducod. Robol alkod Illho 50% loss In
1I0rago copocllY WOl antlclpalod. Lau IOlpondod Ihollho louis oppro_lmololy whll WOI
plodiclOd glvon Iho Inllows which WO/O hlghollhan upoclod.
Cook ukod IIlho olovllllon In Iho rlvollovol vorln ollho rlvol 1I0wI downsl/oom In Iowa
Clly, Johnson I..pondod Ihal gonololly Iho Ilvollovol applo_lmolollho Ilopo ollho rlvOIbod.
Ho sold Iholo Is opploxlmaloly 0 3.1/2 1001 drop In Iho rlvollovol from Burlinglon SI/OallO a
polnl 3 miluloulh Ollhll 0100. Oahmslndicotod ho would lIke 10 havo Infolmollon on who
allho COIPS 10 conlocllogardlng osslllanco wllh 11011 dovolopmonl ond on COIPS' GIIomonlS.
Wochol slolod Ihol ho WOS vOIY dlloppolnlod In Iho lomovol 01 0 loolbrldgo nUl Sloworl Rood
by Iho COIPS opproxlmololy IWO 10 Ihroo yooll ogo. Ho Indlcolod ho would like 10 hlvo Ihls
blldgo loplocod. Loss oxplolnod IhOllho Rool ESIOIO Olvillon hondlos nogollollonslogordlng
PIIVOIO/publlc uso 01 Carps p,oporIY. Johnson luggOllod Dohml could conlacllho Olllllcl
Englnoolln Rock Illond.
Solborllng movod 10 1010110 Iho Wotorwoy Commllloo Iho lIudy olloll1ng Iho buDding 10 vol
an Iho 1I00dpl0ln 10 Iwo 1001 from ana 1001 on~ Iho Iludy 01 componlOlolY excmllon,
Sulllvon locondod. Tho mOllon corrlod unonlmoully.
BEPORT ON THE REQUEST SUBMlnEO BY CITY CARTON COMPANY. INC. FOR APeROVAL
OF A PRELIMINARY LARGE SCALE NON.RESIDENTIAL OEVELO~MENT PLAN FOR 816 S.
CaPITOL ST.:
Cook loportod IhOI Iho Planning ond Zoning Commission addod IIdditlonol Icroonlng
loqullomonulllll condition 01 It. opprovol 01 this pion. He o.plolnod Ihat ho lools IhMlho
dovolopmonllll Clly COllon could bo 0 COlolysllor ISlUGllnvolvlno scroonlng olono Iho Iowa
RIVal. Ho naiad Ihollho Iowa RIVal Corrldol Ovorlay Zono hOllllcroonlno roqulromonlll 0
lito II vlslblo 110m 6000 CFS. Ho Indlcolod tholo Is on ombloully In rOOllrd 10 how Ihlllovol
Ihould bo moosurod. Ho laid Iho Intonlls 10 hovo Iho scroonlno bullor tho dovolopmonl from
slOhl. In rooord to City Cllrlon. Cook o.plolnod lhlll City Itolllntorprolod tho Inoulollons In
o mannor thol would allow tho bonk 10 sorvo oSlcroonlno lor Iho City Corton lito. Wochol
sold ho lools SIBil noods flrmor dlrocllon In Ihal 0 sUlvoy Is noodod whoro Iho Ilvor lovolIs Ihol
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would roqulto sCloonlno. Ho sold ho would plolor 10 hovo Ihlllovol as clolo 10 Iho lOP ollho
bank as posslblo. Cook sUOooslod II mlohl bo doslroblo 10 havo Iho rlvor lovoll markod on
brldgol along Iho 10wII Rlvor. Ho nOlad lhallho curronl rooulalionl 010 alia wrlllon 10 allow
Iho dovolopor dlscrollon 10 Icroon 01 ol1hor llOOO CFS 01 ollho rivorbonk. Ho nOlod lhallho
dovolopOII ora likoly 10 uso Iho lowor lovollo pormll Iho bank 10 funcllon al ICroonino.
Wochal nOlod lhallho Clly COllon silO II uniquo bocouso II II locOIOd ocross Iho rlvor ham
o Plopolod pork. Willon laid ho dool nOlloollhallho oxlsllno VOoolollon II odoqualo 10
lorvo as Icroonlno.
Harton movod 10 rocommond 10 Iho City Counclllhal 011 lallon voooUlllvo Icroonlno be pul
In ollho City Callan 1110 10 IhOllho silO Ilscroonod from vlow from Iho Bonlon SIIOOI Pockol
Park. Wlllon locondod.
Dahml olkod 1111 would bo wldo onough 10 hovo II 1I0illllong IhOI olaa. Roballllllod lhal
Ihoro would bo plobloms boclluso ollho proxlmllY ollho rollload Iracks. Wlllon oxplalnod
Ihol ho 1001111 II lair 10 roqulto Icroonlng on Iho 1110, bUIIO loqullo Ihallholo bo lulllclonl
wldlh 101011011 would bo going 100 lor. Wochol nOlod lhoro Is also loss pOlonllollo Iho nOllh
lor addilJonolllollsySloms on Iho ODSI bonk ollho 10wII Rlvor. Cook uld IhlllllUO could bo
pUlSuod In Iho luluro In II mOMor such as zoning Iho 1I0ClS 10 II public lOCloollonal zono III
Ihallllhoy lira obandonod In Iho IUIUIC. Ihoy con bo oblalnod by Iho Clly.
Tho mOllon corrlod 7.0.
Wlllon movod 10 rolor Iho Iuuo 01 croallng a publiC locroollonollono lor railroad 1I0cks olano
Iho 10wII Rlvor 10 Iho WOlorwoYI Commllloo. Sullivan locondod. Tho molion corrlod 7.G,
ELECTION OF RIVERFRONT AND NATURAL AREAS COMMISSION OFFICERS:
Sullivan IIOIOd ho lools II Is Impollonl 10 malnloln conllnully and oxporlonco on Iho
Commission. HOllon movod 10 nominal 0 Wochal as Choir. Solbolllng locondod. Tho mOllon
corrlsd 7-0.
Sulllvlln movod 10 nomlnlllo Brunor al Vlco.Chalr. Roballocondod. Tho mOllon cllrrlod 7.0,
(Sullivan loll 01 6:48 P.M.I
UPDATE ON THE BURLINGTON TO IOWA RIVER SEGMENT OFTHE IOWA RIVER CORRIDOR
TRAIL SYSTEM:
Mulch lopollod Ihal ha mOl wllh Wilson and Rick Fosso opproxlmololy ono wook prior 10 Ihls
mooling. Ho Indica lad Ihallho now drowlngs oddlossod Iho Inuos Ihal woro dlscussod III
Iho Commlsslon'l Novombor moo ling. Ho sold lho path hili boon Incroosod 10 0 wldlh 01 8
1001, Iho aspholl has boon lomovod from Iho 0100 bOlwoon Iho Ildownlk ond R1vorsldo Olivo,
and Iho Ilsuo ollho malarial and Iypo ollonco has boon loll opon as woll 01 whnro II should
bo plocod olono lho wolkwllY. Ho lopollod Iho curronlldolllllO uso 0 POSI wllh coblo lonco
10 bo Inslallod only olono lho oroos lhol mOSI nood II lor lololy purposos. Ho slIld lhls
wouldn'l obsllucllho vlow ollho 10wII Rlvor. Ho nOlod IhOllho 4"X4" POllS would bo 4'0"
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Dacambor lB, 1991
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In halDhl ond cauld hova daco,ollvo dalails 01 Iho lOp. Wilson oxplalnad IhOll1 II nOI
nacassa,y 10 maollho AASHTO Ilonda,dllor II blkowllY, bulll/ossod Ihallho 1/011 con ItIIl
larvo II luch. Dahml sold ho II ova'loyod ond oxcllod by lhasa ovonts. Tho,o was a
consonlus ollho Commission Ihollha pion Ihould p,ocood.
eflOGRESS REpORT ON THE IOWA RIVER BUFFER AND TRAilS SYSTEM COMMITTEE:
Mulch raponad IhOllho commllloa mal on Novambor 25, 1991, and dlscussod concorns
obOUllho lo,mlll ollho old roports Ihol ora 10 bo updolod. Tho Commllloo docldod 10 ,oduco
Iho lanQlh ollho lormal ham 20 10 30 PODOl, down 10 a 5 or 7 PODO 10nDlh. Tho now formal
willlncorporala aducollonol, hlsto,lcol and natural rosourco 100lural ollho I/olllyslom Inlo
Iha roport. In addillon lovarol coso Iludlos 01 pasl troll prolocts will bo Includod In Iho ,oport.
~DGRESS REPORT ON THE BENTON STREET POCKET PARK:
Mulch raponad Ihol consldo'Ollon Is bolnD Dlvon 10 construCllng 0 boordwolk olong Iho 10wII
Rlvar In Ihll 0'00. Ho IlIld ha mOl wllh Molody Rockwoll, TOllY T,uoblood, and Pog McElroy.
Frasar raga, ding Iho Implomonlallon ollho prolocl and Iho posslblo Involvomonl 01 Mayor'l
Youlh Employmanl Program. McElroy.Frasor Indlcalod Ihallho park Is 10cIIIOd In IIn aroa Ihlll
would quallly lor CoBG lunds which havo boon usod by Mllyor'l Youlh Employmonl Program
In Iho pOSI. Sho luggOllod Ihollho p,olOCI could bo dllcussad In a monnor 10 Ihow IhOll1
Is Inlondod 10 onhanco Iha IIrOD In ways Ihlll havo nOI provlouSly boon discussod. Sho laid
a limo Ilona troll or IIspholl or concrolo pOlh could bo Inslallod on Iho 1110. Sho oxprossod
lomo conca,ns ,ogordlng 1010lY and laid Iho trail could bo oXlondod undor Iho Sonlon StroOI
Brldga. Sho Ilalad Ihol dllcusslons could IlIko placo wllh prlvalo landownoll loulh ollho
brldgo ,ogo,dlng on oxlonslon ollho pork. Sho 1lI1d T,uoblood loll strongly IhOllho prolocl
could p,og,an sIgnificantly onough 10 allow 0 proposal 10 bo p,osonlod 10 Iho Commllloo on
CommunllY Noods In Fob,uo,y 01 1992. Sho sl/ossad Ihollnpul ond ondorsomonl f,om Iho
Rlvorhonl and Notural A,m Commission would bo doslrod.
Mulch nOlod Ihal on Iho soulh lido 01 Iho Bonlon SI/OOI Brldgo Ihoro Is an IIroo bohlnd
McDonald's Ihalls cUIIOnlly VOCllnl. Sho suggostod II mlghl bo posslblo 10 oXland Iho pork
arOD wllh a sarlo I 01 prlvlllo parks olong Iho sldo ollho 1/011. In ,osponso 10 a quostlon hom
Robol, Mulch IndlcolOd Ihol bOlh Iho boordwalk and palhwllY could oxlSI on Iho silo wllh Iho
I/aillolnlng Iho boordwolk. Ollhms wilh Iho HMS said ho would prolor 10 hovo Iho pork collod
II trllllholld Instood of II pockOI pllrk. Mulch rospondod Ihallho orools onvlslonod os mora of
a pork and 1/011 occm polnl rOlhor Ihan lust II I/lll1hood. McElroy.Frllsor IndlcolOd Iho proposal
would coma boloro Iho Commission In January for ondorsomonl for cosa funds.
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Dacombar 18. 100 I
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StAFF REPORT AND UPDATE ON OEVElOPMWT ITEMS:
Thoro waro no quelllonl Irom tho Commllllon,
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Wlllon rapollod Iblllho Troll Commllloo will bo mootlno In Iho noor luluro. 0110 rapollod
Iblllho Woodland I Commllloo will bag In wOlk on Iho Troo Ordinanco In January 01 1992.
Wacblllndicalod Ibll Karin Franklin bid loId him Ibll a droll 01 tho proposad Troo Ordinanco
II nOI YOllvalllblo end aha IUlIgOllod Ihallho Commllllon could droit lholr awn vorslon 01
lho OIdlnanco. 0110 Igrood 10 putlUO Ihls altornallvo, SalborUng luggollod Ihallha ropoll
pfoducod by Iho Commllloo an Environmontal Concalns could provlda lomo approprlalo
maio rial. Wachal omphali rod lhallha 11011 vorslon mainly appliad 10 now davolopmonl and
ho laals consldorallon Ihould bo glvan 10 expandino tho covorago ollha Troa Ordinanco,
~OMMISSIONERS' REPORTS:
Wachal ropollod Ibll ha wonllo a laminar on walor pollullon 01 Tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa. Ho
sold lhallooklno atlha ItalO ovorllll, Iowa City Is In good condillon 01 lhls limo oxcopllor
dlauarlno In Old M4n'e Crook. Ho said n1uotas 010 ovaromphaslrod bocauso lovols In Europo
and Iltool aro much hlOhor with no rolatod hoallh probloms, Ho luggostod thai ono oroa 10
Olvo consldorallon 10 II lawn chomlcals and how thoy conulbuto 10 probloms with walor
qualllY.
fIRST REPORT:
Dahms rapOtlad Ihal FIRST mal on Dacambar 5, 1091. and will now bo maollng on a monlhly
basis. Ha sold Ihoy 010 conconuollno on Iho 10wI Avanuo logmonl ollho trIll wllh Iho locus
on Iho Crlndlc Rlllroad Brldgo. Ho 1IIIad Ihay Iro looklno Inlo oalomonll and rocolvlno
onglnaarlng 1IIIIIIInco Irom Iho rlllroad. Ho laid ono posslblo way 10 addrolllho problom
ollho '1IIrold brldgllllo UIO pylonllo exlond Iho bank oul fUllhor. Willon Indlcalod Ihal
Ihlloall exponllve allarnallvllllO IUlpond Iho Irall from tho brldgo, but laid thll altornallvo
would bl unllkoly 10 bo Iccaptlblo to Crandic. Dahml Itrossod thai 11'1 Impollant to mako
lurl tho community Ind Iho Council undormnd what FIRST II doing and laid ho would Iiko
10100 moro orllll rootlluPpOlllor FIRST In tho community.
BlVE8 Cl1Y IV UPDATE:
Wllchal rapollod that mOlt ollho arrangomonll lor lho mooting havo boon modo and tho
koynato Ipollko, will bo from tho Corp 01 Englnaarsln Rochaltar, Minnolota, who IllIn oxpOIl
all wallandl lOllolallon.
~UBLlC DISCUSSION:
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RabGl axp/OIIad loma concarnlragordina lho p/opoul 101 lho COIolvllla WOlal TraOlmanl
PlGnl which wUI usa In o_porlmonloIIPP/OGch In.:! dump 1r00lad wOlar abovo 1M 10wI Clly
Warat InrllD Inlo /110 low.llIvol.
ADJOURNMENt:
Wlchol adjaurnod lho maollna II 7:30 p.m.
Mlnullllubmhlad by MAry Jo Nail
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