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Home My WebLink About1993-05-21 Agenda " I ".,' .' " '::,' ':' ' '. :," :". .,tzl- :,' .'. ..' ,:..'.. ..... ..... ',' " I... ..bJ '. ". /.. 'I . " . ,,'. " . :~ ::'.' ,:'~,r'.L<,., :'.~?J.l . .\~/ .. .' ,', \ "i' " ': " ':,r', '.,r " _~~ .' I . , IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL I j j I . I , AGENDA SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 21,1993 8:00 A.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER 410 EAST WASHINGTON .. ,,:', , ::.' ~: .' ,../., ...~,..,. ....... ..:.'.,.:,."':",, :. ", ". .' 'i'. ".', '.": '. '. '.' :'. :.... ...:.'..... ,: , .' "..f 'I . ~.I.", ' .'., ' I _" . ' .' ".' ,', ,'":;,'~:.,J '~'~~~l'''';' .,~~.;_:' ,."";....~. '."", (," '::''''''',,' "".'. fJdu,t~ AGENDA IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. MAY 21, 1993 8:00 A..M. . COUNCIL CHAMBERS -;1 1A<<dtHt< ~ ~v ITEM NO, 1. CALL TO ORDER. ~ttq ~ i/J/A~ ~ CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR AMENDED. ROLL CALL. ITEM NO.2. a. Consider approval of Official Council Actions of the regular meeting of May 11, 1993, as published, subject to corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk. b. Minutes of Boards and Commissions. J I (1) Senior Center Commission meeting of April 12, 1993. I (2) Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of April 14, 1993. i (3) Board of Adjustment meeting of April 14, 1993. (4) Broadband Telecommunications Commission meeting of April 21 , 1993. (5) Committee on Community Needs meeting of April S, 1993. (6) Committee on Community Needs meeting of April 19, 1993. I (7) Mayor's Youth Employment Board meetings of March 31 and April 7, 1993. c. Permit Motions as Recommended by the City Clerk. (1) Consider a motion approving a Class 'c' Liquor License for Linn Street Cafe, Inc., dba Linn Street Cafe, 121 N. Linn St. (Renewal) (21 Consider a motion approving an Outdoor Service Area for J,S. Mummey, Inc., dba Mumm's Saloon & Eatery, 21 W, Benton St. (Renewal) (3) Consider a motion approving an Outdoor Service Area for Fitzpatrick's Alehouse, Inc., dba Fitzpatrick's Alehouse, Inc" 525 S. Gilbert St. (Renewal) (4) Consider a motion approving a Class'S' Seer Permit for Iowa City Tennis & Fitness Center dba Iowa City Tennis & Fitness Center, 2400 North Dodge St. (Renewal) (5) Consider a motin approving a Class 'A' Liquor License for VFW Post 3949 dba VFW Post 3949, 609 Hi9hway 6 East. (Renewal) .........-.--- -.- r-......--..-~._ ..... IT "... ~ - .. ---., ;.";~~~"'!, ~, ~. " ...;,.' I:':' .,'.... .~. ,'. '. ,1 .' ';\'" :,....,., .. ; "',/ I ~ : .,,1 If I 'I .. "" ' '.., " " . I ,-' , " " . " "" . ,. ',. , :, "", ~,\,,,', .:> '.:'. '. ".~,'\_.' ,~. I"'" ',I, ,.' ' ': ....' Agenda Iowa City City Council May 21,1993 Page 2 d. Motions. (1) CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE DISBURSEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,647,856.72 FDR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1 THRDUGH APRIL 30, 1993, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR SUBJECT TO AUDIT. e. Resolutions. 9~-IIO (1) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 58 TO THE CDDE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. f. Correspondence. (1) Letter from Hilda Howell regarding right turn on red prohibition at Washington and Linn St. g. Applications for use of streets and public grounds. (1) Application from Weldon Decker on behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) for the First Annual Mormon Trek Commemorative Fun Run on June 12, 1993. (approved) (2) Application from Patricia Van Eck on behalf of the Iowa City Memorial Day Association for a Memorial Day Observance on May 31, 1993. (approved) h. Applications for City Plaza Use Permits I (1) Application from Chris Remple, Socialist Workers Campaign, for permission to set up a table to distribute literature on May 12, 1993. (approved) ~Ui / Ihn-d I 111111 ~ END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO.3. PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDING THE CURRENT FY93 BUDGET. Comment: This public hearing Is being held to hear public comment for or against the proposed FY93 Budget amendments. The amendments include both Operating and Capital Projects. Action: ~rv ;h/1) ;,: ':,;;'V, ,'~', :,:::1' ," 'J ' ", "" ": ":':':, < :~ ;,:'.;,\':IJ :,':~!J:' .,";"",. .~'J; -.. ~ ':, ',; .,.\,"'I~, ",' ',~-' #3 Yucuis! Darrel, just one correction. In the yellow binder, the notice of public hearing was on May 14th not May 15th. Courtney! Okay. Yucuisl We put the date in when the Press-Citizen said they would print it and it was in a day early. The resolution also has that date in it and it has been corrected. Courtney! Thank you. Any other comments on this item. Horowitz! Do you want questions now or do you want to wait.... Courtney! Motion next. Horowitz! Right. Courtney! Close public hearing. I Pf.' .,........ ".. -,p . y-"'- - - .. --- r -'-"--"-~----""-r- ":-"";":'" .~. '.',;;:,.' <,,'rl', ',':.'.", '.;,:,<~,:'- ',':' ',' ,., ,,', "." I '" '-1C" '" ','" ,:' ',: ,:.'1 .:", ., , ,f " '" ,,'. ' , ,,' '." . ',.. \. ... . . 'j , . , 1, !, ".11. " ,,'\/,,~ "'", , . ,"',".,"'\ . ", .'- Agenda Iowa City City Council May 21,1993 Page 3 ITEM NO.5. q3- 1/2. ITEM NO.4. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL 13 _ III YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1993. Comment: After all comments have been received and conside(ed from the public hearing, this resolution should be introduced and adopted. Action: /hw / ntt/;tb / .1M rIM) e,~ ~4 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST, AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND SHIVE.HATTERY ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS, INC., TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING ROOFS AT THE ROBERT A. LEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER. I ITEM NO.6. Comment: The roof of the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center has beim experiencing leaks for many years, a number of which have required major repairs. A recent evaluation and testing procedure has revealed that the entire roof (other than the northwest section) needs to be replaced (33,500 square feetl. The new roof will have a modest slope to assist with drainage, and will include all new insulation, which Is estimated to save $90,000 to $100,000 In energy costs over the next 20 years. Action: {ll C ~/ dtdJ J;tV t4/ I-k/J &# CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FY1993 STORM & SANITARY SEWER REPAIR PROJECT. Comment: The bid opening for this project was held May 18, 1993 and the following bids were received: Heuer Construction Muscatine, Iowa $152,063.28 Engineer's Estimate $152,688.00 Public Works and Engineering recommends awarding this contract to Heuer Construction of Muscatlne, Iowa. Action: '1/IIM1f All'/' / ~Ur .it~~~ ~ ( ('I )/ /ill>) ~~dtd ~ ", ,',~ 'I' ':,',,~' , '.'.::':-, , ':8-'," ,:" .;' ..,' ",' ',,/: -' ,.1, \ 'I ' ~~" '. : . \ "'."" '''''' '. '. I _ ' , , ," . '" I.., '_2 ' , " :~ .,,' ,'~t;,.. 'J" :1,1 rl,' ':~~:,: /.', 'o:-~ l :'. .' .,' ,','" #4ll' t) Horowitz! I have a couple questions. Item #9, the Kubby! Sue, what page? 2? Horowitz! Page 2, right, item #9. When I got down to see that the County tire grant administered thru JCCOG, $30,000, it made me question just of interest whether or not the waste buster grant the the ECICOG, that portion, reflects our per capital investment? Whether or not any monies that go thru either ECICOG or the Johnson County Emergency Preparedness or in other words Civil Defense committee, whether those sources of money are reflected as our resources. Yucuis! We have a section of JCCOG which is a pass thru. ECICOG funds. There are funds and also the local governments funds that come thru JCCOG and then get funneled straight out to ECCOG. Horowitz! And the same for anything that we receive thru the Johnson County Civil Defense, for lack of a better word? Atkins! I don 'tthink so on that one. Yucuis! I don't think so on that one.... Horowitz! It takes me this long for things to sink in but I think maybe I should raise this issue the next time we discuss this with Civil Defense. I Yucuis! ECICOG I know but not the Civil Defense one. Atkins! You want something shown on our books? Horowitz! I'm questioning whether we need to...ifwe don't need too, we don't have too but the Civil Defense (FEMA) monies do reflect our participation in Johnson County Civil Defense and the mutual aid pact. Yucuis! We would reflect any monies that would come in or be spent out... Atkins! And since we don't receive anything... Yucuis! You see we don't any money. Atkins! ...and in outgo would be in the form of some sort of contractual relationship even if it's informal with them and that would be shown as an expenditure somewhere. Horowitz! So in other words the County would reflect the tolal receipt of the money? ~~,~..... ~ ~ .....-'- -.- ..-.-..-...-~ :~, ,,;,,' kl'~b :'.ii.J,~" :" ',"-:", ",...' ~./ .~.. ,,' ".' ~TI "':-- t ',.~~: \ .:~. ~ '-""', ' . "', ',: ,..., ",-. t ",\,, '. '"t. '";. . ___'.,. I' '... t _' , " , , _ , ,J ~'''. .. ,.., \,' '_" " " , ~1 p' if Atkins! Yes, the County is the agency sort of of record and responsible for the provision of that particular public service. We are a participant in that. Horowitz! Okay. Atkins! And if we have any outgo, any cash that we have to pay them for a service received, it has to be shown somewhere and is likely to be in the like Fire Dept. budget. Horowitz! Okay in the ECCOG it's the same thing? Atkins! I assume the same thing. Horowitz! We would never reflect any monies, for instance, the waste buster grant. Yucuis! We just reflect what our contribution is to ECCOG. Horowitz! Okay. Atkins! The dues payment is somewhere in the budget, somewhere in the budget there's a line item that shows payment to ECCOG.., Horowitz! Atkins! Horowitz! I Atkins! Horowitz! Kubby! Right but then we never do reflect the amount of money as it affects Iowa City? No. ...those monies that come into ECCOG? No. Okay. Do you have another question? Horowitz! Yes, I did. Item #17 then on page 3 the same thing with the landfill. $672,000. Is this the total amount or does this just reflect Iowa City taxes? The budget for the landfill item. Yucuis! The $672,000 is part of captial projects that we are doing at the landfilL Horowitz! That we are doing at the landfill. Okay. It has nothing to do with... Yucuis! Becn predominantly paid by landfill reserves, paid by tipping fees. Horowitz! It is paid by tipping fees? Yucuis! Yes, - ~I" v...... --.,......... - .".-.--- - ... ....~..~--....r ~-"---"'''r- -_.,.~ ...........,.. - ..... ~~-, ,,' ~"..,.." ',: ,-" 'fi '-,: :', ~ ",:, ';"'" ", ", "" 'I "" , ' , 'jl.;.; , ,," , " ", :: ' ) l~t" r'::. ,\~ ,~;...:~. ' ~~'. .':,'~- I ;', ", . ~" ' < :' " ,'. , 'I: ,.' 111 .3 f Horowitz! Okay. " Courtney/ No taxes. I I Y ucuis/ No taxes, I , Atkins/ Landfill is an enterprise account. I Horowitz! Yea, I just want to make sure.... Atkins/ Separate set of books. Horowitz! Okay. And then item #18 where it says $565,000 to a line budget data. What does this mean? Yucuis/ We had those in a couple sections in here where there is a state report that accounting does and a state report that Finance does during the budget process. Accounting does it for audit purposes and we do it for accounting for budget purposes and we have been off a little bit and so we are re-aligning everything so that these two reports are consistent now. Horowitz/ $565,000? Yucuis/ It's moving one line item on the state report to another line item where it should be. Kubby/ So it's not that we were discrepent in that amount of money? \ Yucuis/ No. Kubby/ We are moving it around so that we can compare and contrast the two reports and everything is aligned? Yucuis/ Correct. Horowitz! Okay. So that would account then on page 134 Atkins/ And then Susan can I add to that, when you look at the State form which they have the tendency to change on an annual basis it seems like they lump together alot of expenses that we break out for the purposes of our own internal controls and so what we are trying to do is keep these things as reasonably consistent as possible so that someone can read this and can also read the S~1te document and pretty much feel that I'm looking at the same numbers. Kubby/ Do we have it like the, these things that are lumped together, lump sum line 10 and then break it out so that people can see what it means, a, b, c, d, e, fI ".-...' - .~"....... ~. .........1-~ -IT "........ - .. "--r- -. '; " ,',:' " '," ,', ,-,' , ' 'tj:' , ',: ,,' " "", ' :::- " 'I "~ ,'" """', ",.." '.., , 't-' 'I ,': ' " . 'l.' I "'" ", I_ j . I, . ..:~p "',' :',.... " ," '. I.,........;::. " \'.: - " :': " " 'I ',: Ii py Atkinsl We can do that. Kubbyl So that a thru f add up to that line item. So that we can see. Horowitzl Thats's what I'm interested in. I kept looking in the contingency the expenditures in the contingency that changes that you reflected here and wondered whether that added up to that amount. Yucuisl To that $565,000? Atkinsl No, it won't. Yucuisl No. Atkinsl It will not. Yucuisl Contingency I think you were referencing Horowitz! Page 134- Yucuisl thru 141 just shows the use of general fund contingencies. Horowitz! Oh, alright. \ Yucuisl We started with approximately $225,000 at the beginning of the budget year and we have an ending balance of about $18,000 now. So we've used that much in contengency throughout the year and this will show the uses of that. Horowitz! Alright. Thank you. That's all. Kubbyl I have one quick question on page 36 about the pedestrian bridge? I thought that we were spending about half that amount in terms of engineering and preliminary work? Yucuisl That amount also includes land acquisition. The engr. portion of that is about half. It's included in the Novicki We haven't actually spend anything on land acquisition have we? Yucuisl No. Atkinsl You spent very little of that. Yucuisl Correct. Novicki I have one quick question to add this serious discussion that we are having here. _~ WJI ..._ ...~_h - l.L~L"1.ll'!1ftM1'111 - oliU ~ l""""""n-40. 1iIIIilI.. 'i, I , , , " ,,' J' . 'MI'" ,-,'; ~l ' , ' ',', , .' ,: ' "I " " , ,-j... ,,';/ ,,',", ,'," ~ L ,', '., .....,. .' . .. , '. . ,'" ,\ ",' , ' I..'''''' " ' .' l .'-' , ,~\ !.' -:1':;"". : ~i, \ . 'I,'~ I' . . " ".' I,~ . \, 11 p6 On page 53 on the bottom it says "Pinkies Custom Cakes" I have to know what is "Pinkies Custom Cakes"? Kubby! It's a theatre group. Wild. Atkins! Yea, I want to know. Yucuis! You had to ask. Kubby! I can tell her what it is. Yucuis! Please do Karen. Kubby! It's a program thru the recreation division where kids get together and write their own play, and then creat their own set-up, costumes, their sewing, their painting, their writing, staging and then put on a performance. And this group is called "Pinkies Custom Cakes". Is that a fair analysis of it? Trueblood!... wonderful job... Courtney! He don't know. Horowitz! ...footlighters? Kubby! It's different from the young footlighters but their kids of that age and the instructor is really...I've watched her work Yucuis! Thank you Karen. Courtney! Glad we have such a diverse Council so that we know everything. Horowitz! You stick with theatre, I'll stick to garbage. That's fine with me. Courtney! Other comments? Roll call. I :.',~., ,:,/.', "1:;]" :',2:i.:, :10,',' ',' ':/, ':', ,'::' ,', ,-.,::" :: . ::':';,' ,;~ ,\\,"-~~TI,. t" I~~" .~)t~.\.,. -,', ' . . '.'r"'.': ,':. '" I #5 Horowitz! Yes, I have two questions. Number I, there appears to be no money in this RFP for asbestos abatement or the possibility thereof but yet it was mentioned ever so briefly in the description and the second question to the same person whom I'm directing this is there also is no line item for removal of thr roof and its ultimate disposal in here, and that I really have a problem with. Trueblood! Well, the second question first. The removal procedure will be a part of the specifications, it's not part of this contract. So my understanding is so of course if there's asbestos found that it will, they will remove it by all the local and state statues and so forth and quite frankly right now they have indicated normal procedures for both regular roofing materials and asbestos is to go to the landfill area. But of course the asbestos portion requires some special bagging and that kind of thing and I'm not sure right now whether our landfill is even accepting asbestos. Atkins! Yes, we do. Horowitz! But was this RFP a competitive bid? Gentry! No. '" Trueblood! No. Horowitz! When the specifications went out was there a low and a high, was there a request for a low and a high price based on the disposal of the potential asbestos? Gentry! There was no RFP. Kubby! That's not part of this. Atkins! Susan, I think you're crossing over. This is the enginecring work not the actual job itself. Gentry! Proposal for the services. Atkins! We have not bid the work. Horowitz! Okay. Kubby! This is to figure out what things to do. Atkins! This is to get Terry the enginecring work so that he can package together and then go out to bid. Horowitz! Then get the RFP. .~.""', ~ ' _'~~ ,j :",' L ',"~-:-: " ':9"':': :'/, ", .,::'L ".', " '''::I\:~:'' ""../ I, UJ ",~I" ' ,,' '.", ,", /, ; :::~ri.J' ~/:~7]" ,'. ,\~.',. ::'1.:.. \' ,',,0',.. '\,.' /. ,"'. ".".~ ,,-. ,i .:!IrJ " , :J I " I p2 , Gentry/ Right. Horowitz! I apologize. I Trueblood/ But with respect to the asbestos portion of it they have indicated that, that testing has not been done yet and that will be part of their service to test for the asbestos and the prices could go up if asbestos if detected and if it's detected that the entire roof is asbestos material their estimate is that this cost could go up by as much as $170,000. More likely there would be asbestos in the flashing and some of those areas so the cost could go up as much as $15,000. Horowitz! Okay. Trueblood/So there is a considerable difference and they think that is the more likely scenario. Horowitz! I apologize. I jumped ahead. Kubby/ Will there be any classes interrupted by the work? Trueblood/We hope not. We're going schedule it the best that we can and I mean yea there will be some disruptions, some inconveniences, just like with the parking ramp construction kind of thing. Hopefully nothing will have to be cancelled due to it. Courtney/ Other discussion? Roll call. I ~,' ",,/' '," ".~'" ,,' .~~- ',.'tj'-:..., :., :,>" ",', ..., I ., ~.. Ii," '., I ' ','" . .., , ," . ,,',11 "." .,.; I,.,." ','.", r' . t ,"?\, ," '- ~ . . I ''i . ,_':' , 1,,1 ,..... . ,t .' .' . " " ."'" ,,- .,.. ,. \. . " . ..-:--- Agenda Iowa City City Council May 21, 1993 Page 4 ITEM NO.7. 93-/13 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE BURLINGTON STREET/GILBERT STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. ITEM NO.8. '13. /1"-1 Comment: This agreement provides for a 55% State /45% City funding split up to a maximum amount In State funds of $200,000.00. The project Involves the construction of left.turn lanes on the north, south and east approaches of this Intersection. The west approach already has a separate left.turn lane. Also included Is an upgrade to the traffic signal system. The estimated construction cost is $406,440.00. Action: AlI-li / ~)~~) I :&v /~ Y'rt 70 U CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE OF THE JEFFERSON STREET RIGHT.OF.WAY BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. I ITEM NO.9. '13.1/5 Comment: The University of Iowa desires to perform repair work to an existing utility tunnel under the south side of Jefferson Street near the intersection of Capitol Street. The temporary closure of a portion of Jefferson Street Is necessary during this construction period. The anticipated starting date for this work is June 1, 1993 and the duration is four weeks. Action: /l6t1! / ht6 I lov ~-1 ~td.J ~ CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A SUMP PUMP DRAINTILE EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND CB DEVELOPMENT, LTD. FOR WHISPERING MEADOWS, PART ONE. Comment: Per Ordinance No. 93.3561 and the amended Conditional Zoning Agreement for the Whispering Meadows Development, basements will be allowed provided certain conditions are met as outlined in the above.referenced ordinance and zoning agreement. A permanent easement Is required for the City to maintain the mainline of said sump pump dralntlle, Action: _lJt en ) ~111/'~ I Jth ~) ;Jl1tA % , , " ",.;'1" "u "':2:, ,'; I' ',;:,:',,' ,:",,',':l,:\ :'}~', ~,f :',~~< ,~~:' ,,;, :_;', ,', ," " ,':,' ',,',:" #7 Kubby/ We haven't talked about this intersection in terms of our CIP prioritization and if we decide we want to do the bridge and widen it a little bit up to Van Buren can we coordinate? Fosse/ Yes, and we are working with the DOT to try and round those funds up now but the DOT wanted us to get these funds committed now before they are snatched up by some other community. That's why we are moving on this before the bridge. Kubby/ Okay, so I guess I would like people to remember that when we do our priorites on Monday. Seems silly to tear up that section of Burlington twice. Fosse! Another thing to remember too is that when we overlay Burlington this summer we'll start at Van Buren and go east and people will wonder why we don't overlay that block by the Rec. Center. This is why. Horowilz/ It occurs to me that I'm not going to make any meetings this summer at all. Between Kirkwood being tom up.... Courtney/ We planned it that way. Horowilz/ Thank you very much. I really appreciate that. Ambrisco/ If that's the way it goes I know a couple of other streets I want... Horowilz/ Either that or does our budget allow for a helicopter pick-up and delivery. Courtney/ Yea, but we don't have a pad to land on. Gentry/ You banend them remember. Horowilz/ Yea, I did. Novicki I heard if you get on the bus they find their way downtown. Courtney/ Sooner or later. Horowitz/ Yea, but that's two hours e.1rly. Courtney/ Any other discussion? Roll call. ;, " \ I , . ,,' , ." . ..' :''''''', .:' ' " - "^~a" ""! ,., '''I' " '.. ~u . " hI ' : :',~ " " , , . ' , ' , ' "'"", ',:Tl'" "Il~' ',' , " , !," ,<</ ',:,.:', :;,."i'" ':,: '":'"'.' ,'''\.,i,\'", ",' ,"", #8 Novicki They are doing something on Jefferson Street now does anybody here know what is going on? Fosse/ I'm familiar with some work down on Madison, the intersection of Madison and Jefferson. Novicki That's the one I was talking about. Fosse! They are doing some improvements to a bus stop there and it will include a small retaining wall and then a concrete pad. Tehy are trying to make it ADA accessible right in there for the buses. Novicki So the bus will then be able to pull off of Jefferson Street? Fosse! No, it won't. It's just a better place for the people to wait for the bus. If note in the past it's jsut been all trampled down and no grass growing there. They are going to give them a concrete place to stand. Novicki Oh, okay so what's happening with the idea of the bus pulling in off the street to pick up passengers. That was under discussion at some point. i I i I j I I I Fosse! Along Jefferson Street? Novicki I thought so. Fosse! Yes, those plans are still in the works and will probably to coming to you at the next Council meeting with an agreement for use of public right of way for construction of that one. We're still working out some of the construction details. Novicki Okay, thank you. Kubby/ Stick around Rick for the next item, okay. Courlney/ Any other discussion. Roll call. """'f.' V"''' r.....-,,-.- .. -...--- ~,.-..,.,.--,....... ,..". - .-,. -~,.--- .. ......".- .-...... --p ::" ''',: 'J'/' 1.":,,~~~I';',::;fzi,.' ',,', ,p ',: ',' '"" :",'::' (~::~'. .1' ',: .:11....:' :~', ,:An. " 'I\i.EI., " I'.'~ ,,'/:' " ',.", " ,.', ' " ' ......'.. ",' .') " r " ~, #9 Kubby/ Yea, I guess I really don't understand this. I think that I am a little skeptical of this whole process in a certain way cause we are getting more and more involved in how this development is turning out. We're taking on responsibility and are we going to or whenever we do a sump pump thing are we going have to then maintain the sump pump dmin tiles? Fosse! Yes, what we want to do is have the City maintian the line that everybody ties their sump pump discharges into just like we maintain the line that people discharge their sanitary sewer into. If there's a problem with it, for instance one property owner drives a fence post thru it everybody up stream from them would be affected and then it would then be a battle ebtween the neighbors. This ways we intervene, we get it fixed, and we have an easement to get in and do that. Kubby/ And this would be something that would show up on peoples titles... Gentry/ Kubby/ Yes. .. .so that they would understand that responsibility? Gentry/ We put enough langugae in the resolution as well as the easement and the plats to flag it for anyone doing a title opinion. Kubby/ Okay. I don't know, it's jsut another way that we are kind of subsidizing development that I think I wanted us to recognize that's what it ends up being. I Horowitz! Karen, I thought about this but after watching what happened behind Sandusky , with the dminage system and the storm water detention area I just don't believe that we've got neighborhood associations that are capable of managing this over the decades. I think the City needs to be in control. Kubby/ ... we made a decision. We made a conscience decision to change our decision from no basin to basin in allowing that change Horowitz! Right. Kubby/ ... we are agreeing to subsidize the development in other ways. Horowitz! Right. Kubby/ ...For me it is important to recognize that as a subsidy and I mean..... from wanting to do Ihis or not... Horowitz! Having made the decision to go along with the basins I totally agree with this thing but I understnad what you are saying. ", ,,:... Ll ,,',:;r:i.', Cl' '. ','::, ",,;,',' >: ',:"~:'f""':~",:',:);4!':,:"0J>': ',. :,,':-:-,': ;.:::'"...~ fi{ f'9- Fosse! This is really something that fell threw the cracks when we amended the zoning ordinance. We wanted this from the beginning but with so many things going on we missed this particular part of it. Novicki I think we also have to recognize this is not something that is going to require a great deal of City manintain. Fosse! It shouldn't. Novicki No. Fosse! It's just groundwater going in there and it whoudl be very minimal unless somebody goofs it up. Kubby! I mean it is just another responsibility we have because it's kinda of in my eyes maybe an inappropriate place to have housing with basement and in allowing that we are laking on this additional responsibility and you know forever. Horowitz! Yes. That's why I didn't want to buy into the downpayment assistance program either Karen. Kubby! You get that money back. I Novicki One mroe question please, when we saw this map it did not show any of this drainage tile eventually going to the storm sewer under the street. I assume that is where it goes eventually. Fosse! Yes, it goes into the existing storm sewer system and that was not shown on there so the easement that you looked at appeared to be landlocked or kind of stranded out there in the backyards. That's cause it ties into other ones. Novicki Okay, now somewhere there will also be a tile from the backyard thm the sideyard and into the street. Is that under our maintain ace agreement? Fosse! Yes, that's already in the ground and within an existing easement. Novicki Thank you. Kubby! But Sue, I wanted to make one last comment about the downpayment assistance. Courtney! Is that pertinent to this discussion? Kubby! Well, in saying about subsidities that this is in my eyes kinda subsidizing a developer so that they can market their property while that program is subsidizing thm a loan to individual households and it is real different in my eyes. , ,- ~': . .... ','.~:. L,":.,j";" . .'~.....:,,, ,"",' '..',i..':';':',,'..;,.. " " I [j " "iii , " .. ' " , ' '~",.~,' ,_~,~.'.. ;,/: .:71.':', ,~.JJ:. ~~ '.... \L'. : ., \ 'c:> ~,_ '::" ',:: 1\ r Horowitz! Well, it isn't in mine. It's the whole ball of wax. Courtney! You two guys fights this out after the meeting. Kubby! Yea, I'm waiting for her to say no more lax abatement. Courtney! Any other discussion on this item? Roll call. I I , i , I I I I I I , , I I I ..... -- - ...--- --.. .......-...~--......-r , ... - - '-.,.- __w,._ .............. - .... i, ,,' """,' : 'iil" . 'LJ" ,tj' " ' ", :' " ".", ~>'_.( .:....-:'871".". -'i(:;l~', <'j I,' ".-:", ':',: ':~"'<':"J:,"",j:( "', ~ 'I.,,~. . .~_-_:.\,</ 'I---:-I,""'~ \. ," , ~I.,., ',', .' '\ "., Agenda Iowa City City Council May 21,1993 Page 5 ITEM NO. 10. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY C)3. /110 CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR THE REMOVAL, LOWERING, AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA INTERSTATE AT.GRADE RAILROAD CRDSSING AT KIRKWOOD AVENUE. Comment: This agreement is required to accommodate the City's Kirkwood Avenue Reconstruction Project. Said railroad tracks will require vertical realignment In order to be consistent with the pavement. A lump sum payment of $39,275 will be made by the City to the Railroad upon completion and City's acceptance of the Railroad's work. Tho Railroad's contribution to the project Is $1,900 which covers 20 percent of the surface materials. State cost sharing is not available for this work. Action: Jkf.{J / Yi /If;t'~) f I... L ~I :dff/ 4//)&) &t~j- yo ITEM NO. 11 . CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DIREtTING THE INCREASED SCOPE OF ENGINEER. '13- 11'1 ING SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, COST ESTIMATE AND ASSESSMENT PLATS AND SCHEDULES FOR THE CONSTRUC. TION OF SANITARY SEWER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAIDEN LANE PAVING ASSESSMENT PROJECT. I Comment: This resolution will direct engineering work to begin on the design of sanitary sewer to be constructed serving lots south of Ralston Creek east of Malden Lane between Court Street and Prentiss Street in conjunction with the Malden Lane Paving Assessment Project. The project Is proposed to be financed by special assessment and parking meter revenues. Action: _ "Y0.IJido/ ,4'tIJ Ik/J~ , ITEM NO. 12. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32.1, ENTITLED 'TAXATION AND REVENUES' OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, q~_.:.::, 110 IOWA, BY AMENDING SECTION 32.1.65 TO REVISE CERTAIN FEES FOR THE RESERVATION, RENTAL, AND USE OF PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT. (SECOND CONSIDERATION) Comment: Certain parks and recreation fees, particularly those dealing with the reservation, rental and use of facilities, must be adopted by ordinance, and specifically delineated In said ordinance. Only certain fees within Section 32.1.65 are being recommended for adjustment. Other fees, primarily those for participation In structured recreation activities, are adopted through the normal budget process. Fee Increases are needed at this time in order to reduce the need for a property tax Increase to support these activities. All fees have been voted upon and approved by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Staff requests expedited action, First consideration of this ordinance was deferred from the Council meeting of April 27, 1993, (j) jlll t pi(}(/( h,l I~ Action: "'- 7/ 6f14} If I' riP F :,:, :' ','~(, ,:>Zf :',r, ':, :"y:",;'" :',,"::, - " I, ",f7], "71,,, "" "" :" - ::"\ ,J:. ' :;:!ro",~","". t~, r,." 17> '. " ," .' #10 Kubby/ Is this work that would have been done if we didn't do Kirkwood? Fosse! No, that crossing was actually in descent shape and that's why the state is not participating in this one as they are in the CRANDIC crossing. Kubby/ Descent shape? I thought both of them... Horowitz! No, one was worse than the other. Fosse! The CRANDIC crossing really bad. Kubby/ But both of them are not... Novicki I thought they both needed repair and I'm disappointed that we are paying for this. Fosse/ Part of the problem with this crossing was that it never rode well because of the vertical alignment and that's why we are lowering it. You can put a10t of money into that 9 feet of the crossing itself but until you solve that vertical problem it's a1wasy going to ride rough. We tried but we couldn't get the state to buy into this one. Novicki And we don't wnat to just curve the street slightly to just meet the railroad alignment? Fosse/ No, no. I Kubby/ . ..get real good roller coaster... Novicki Wasn 'tthat far off. Courtney/ Any other discussion on this item? Roll call. -~,..,..r . I "....... ...,..'~ . ... ~"-""",---"""-r-, ...... - - ....r- -- ,- ... ..T-.... ".'," ',' ',' ',"'<"...."..'8,"..""',.,"""""':;',:... , ... ," ~' "'7/'" , , "', " , "'" ", 'I' ',,' ',,' " " ,0- "'f'. I -, I " , "\_ :' t' ,', " ), ..'" ,'" ; , " " , : ,'l '" .. I', ~' , .' . ~.. I "'I'''{ ~, ,t,-"", , ,~... '. 'I ,,' '," " Agenda Iowa City City Council May 21,1993 Page 6 ITEM NO. 13. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION 9.3- /I ~ COMMISSION TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR AN HISTORIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HRDP GRANTI FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING A PROPOSAL FOR A CONSERVATIDN DISTRICT. Comment: The State of Iowa has established the HRDP Grants to assist local communities with historic projects. The Historic Preservation Commission has prepared a grant application for the purpose of assisting In the preparation of a conservation district ordinance. Conservation districts were proposed in the recently adopted historic preservation plan as a means of preserving the character of some of Iowa City's older neighborhoods. If the grant application is successful the Commission would use the funds to hire a planning consultant to work with the Historic Preservation Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission and staff to prepare a proposal for conservation districts. If the HRDP grant is funded, the Commission will be required to provide matching funds and services. The Commission proposes to match the grant with $4,000 from the contingency funds that were discussed at the time of budget prepara- tion. The grant would also be matched with volunteer services provided by the Commission and with staff time. Action: ~J!hw6 .lea- loR/ rh/iJ ITEM NO. 14. ADJOU~ AIL 1ft.., r'rl,.Ljf) % wo; !/no !-' 6 ~lI\ o.QQ.~ "'~....,..... ", I "... ~- ...-.--- --..-...~...- ':,.' ',:, '~'.'CI' ',. ,t-', :' " ':,:":',..., " '",: ..,",' . " I, , '\ '8:"'1 ' , , ;; ", ~:~I'.f ",':'''\ ,.. ';. .'~r:-:' ,11" \,' , . ". ,.,1 "'" #13 Kubby! Just wanted to say to the Historic Preservation Commission thanks for your efforts and being so active in moving on your plan. I think it is really good that there's not too much time passed. Horowitz! And any body else that will be able to work on moving stuff or taking out nails at the storage building, everybody is welcome. It's a dirty job. Courtney! Any other discussion? Roll call. - ..,. ,,~...~...... ...-.----- - .. .---~.~- ....r .,...,.------......~....... , - ... ~-,.,. - .... :-.....,... _ " .' :,,~', ~ ,,' "'ij':' '"',, ' ...', " '; "..:.' , ' '/\ I '" , l:J, I ~ ,'" , " ' , ":: 1: :",~ ' <'71 'f: ,'. ." " , . ':"', '.- .', ~l\" 'I _..' " ,"'. . , ....... '. "', . \ ,I , -. " >' I ..... '.' EXTRA PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT Courtney! Before we adjourn I wanted to bring up one item that I think is very pressing. Steve and I both received phone calls over the last 2 or 3 days, and I had the last one last night at about 10:45, about the railroad crossing by the old train depot. There has been a new crossing signal put in there and the trains pull across there and park for 2 and 3 hours at a time blocking the street and the bell never quits. There are residents that live there and they are going absolutely crazy and I think that we need to find someway to stop that damn bell. I mean they have their windows open when they call me and I sit and listen for 15 minutes while the guy is talking. Gentry! There are two things. The police can ,enforce the 10 minute blocking rule right now on the books. Rick and I are investigating the bell tones, decibals thereof. There is a softer bell tone and we are trying to find out if that would really help. Or ask the railroad to lake out... I I I ! Courtney! The train is across there and stopped for 2 hours why does the bell have to go the whole time? I mean it is quite obvious there's a train there. Gentry! I don't know. There are two issues. We can stop the blocking by giving them a citiation. Atkins! I think the bell is the most irritating. Courtney! They don't care about the blocking. The trains have been doing that for, this guy has lived there for 3 and half years. I Gentry! But they are linked. If the bell is connected to the blocking, they are linked. If you stop the blocking, you cut down on the time of the bell. Atkins! Not necessarily, when the train approaches the intersection without blocking it also triggers the bell. Gentry! Right, right. Atkins! So there are instances that the bell is being sounded and the intersection is not being blocked. That's the calls that I got the other evening and told Darrel about. Now Darrel is getting the same thing. Gentry! Kubby! Right. Rick and I are investigating it. So, it can be changed? Gentry! Yes, a new one was installed by the railroad and they say obtained approval froll1 us and they didn't. ,--"'l;1'~---r""'" v-'-- - . ...---.......,- IJ""""r ,...,~.~-....... ,........ .. ....~-- ...--............----- :;:' ,'~'>'I' .,,',,:.,~,~,,':',kI::, >',J, ','::': ',".,: ",,' ", .. ",' ::, <, ~l~ .. .:;. ,~;~,. ,~N , 1 4 I" ",':', \, '. . ~l~ Q'O Courtney! No, they tell the residents that the City required them to put the new crossing signal in. Gentry! We did not. Rick and I have already investigated and no we did not. Courtney! Well, the students went thru finals week with that thing going. I mean they are out there throwing things at the train. Gentry! It's time to call Fred. Courtney! It's time to stop it today. Kubby! And I don't want any access blocked for two hours. Courtney! People are going nuts. Gentry! No, I agree. Courtney! We got the ambulance service right down there. Atkins! Blocking the intersection RJ. already knows about. Gentry! They need to call the Police on the blocking. Atkins! That will be taken cale of. I Horowitz! I have to ask one lonely question though, if there is someone trying to cross the railroad crossing who is sightless, that bell is useful. Gentry! No, that's true. Kubby! But there can be a tone thought that is not irritating but Horowitz! ....protect people that can't see there is a train there. Courtney! too. \ Horowitz! I Courtney! too. Horowitz! Gentry! Well, there has to be something to protect the sanity of the people that live there Okay, but..... And if you want them to call you and hold the phone out the window J'lltell them Darrel, I don't disagree with you but you do have a re.1son for a bell. There is a softer tone bell that we're investigating. I yo" - , .~, "', ,""'~,'", " ;,~.. ,', ",' ":", " ': \ '. .' .',' . . ':.' ,-' "~:, lLJ, ,LI, 'l~" , '" "," ' :(':; ~l\ f;'.,,' A'2~>, .~P1",'...'!~'~: ':', I, ,'. ' ;, ,.:; {~~ Novicki But even a softer tone bell we don't want it to go for 2 hours. The bell should have a 10 minute limit on it. Gentry! I agree. Horowitz! Yea. Gentry! They should call the police on taht one. Courtney! Well, they have called the police and the polcie haven't told them the same thing. Gentry! What? Courtney! That the 10 minute limit they have an exemption at that crossing. I'm sorry R.I. but that's what they got told. Gentry! Well, I'll talk to R.I. about it and we'll get that part figured out. DO you want me to report back ASAP I take it. Courtney! I mean this guy, I really feel sorry for him. Twice now they've called....they really are being quite civil about this. I wouldn't be. Gentry! Decibals levels must be incredible high. Atkins! I'm not so sure the deciballevel as much as simply the nuisance of the warm weather and you open your windows and ding, ding, ding, the constant. Horowitz! That's what does it. Atkins! You can probably go there and there's as much road noise and routine traffic up and down but you learn to tune that out. You can not tune out this bell. I mean I had the same thing as Darrel, Mr. Atkins would you like to listen? And I say No I believe you, I can hear it.... Courtney! It's really loud. I mean there's people, this guy claims a block and a half away that are irritated by this. It's a whole neighborhood that's affected. Okay enough said on this. McDonald! Move we adjourn. Horowitz! What the University Heights meeting (letter distributed)? Courtney! University Heights, Yarborough and I have identified a few dates in there and I wanted everyone to check on this. We don't need to decide this morning but Kubby! So for Monday. - ~' .., ....... "... --- - ........----~---.-_....-.. -- -., ",:' :",'. "8'" ::t/' '::'.4....' :::-', \ ',,'>.,:.., :..',0':,:'" .' , ", I' ''', "I', ' ."", '. ' . \ I.,' '.:" ~ ". " ',: '. , ,J, '. : ': . " " , . .' '.'!,-..,., ,,',.. ",' 1\ ,'"I . .,.....,,, "" . ,_ . . "'. ',., , " , fltf(~1 IN Courtney! Check your schedules and stuff for at least by next Tuesday night we can talk about this. Karr! The 15th is primary election day and the 16th is candidates orientation for staff that might affect some of the candidates and some of the interested individuals. Horowitz! 17th okay with me. Kubby! We'll talk Tuesday. Courtney! Everybody check their calendars for next Tuesday. Gentry! Darrel, the memo on the yardsigns is not finalized. I'm putting the finishing touches on it. Do you want me to wait and sent it out in the next infromation packet or do you want me to mail it. j I i i Kubby! Since there's no problem. Courtney! I think that's fine. Gentry! Okay. Good. Novicki Also there's a Council candidates forum here in the Chamber on Wednesday night, June 2. Horowitz! Oh rcally. I Novicki Yes, League of Women Voters. Courtney! Okay. Kubby! ....somebody else doing around that day".. Novicki Northside Neighborhood has something going on the Sunday following. Atkins! I think that you are going to find because of the compression of the campaign time you are going to see, I mean it will seem like a lot more meetings but they are just all packed into that short of period of time. Kubby! Horowitz! Move for adjournment. McDonald! Already a motion on the floor. Horowitz! Oh, second. - -.o,:rv"I"'O'" ----,......... ~' -- - .. ........---..~- .....r .,....... - - .... :~ "",:,," ",~, .' ,; .&/" , tJ' , ,"', , ".\.', '::, .' l' - I I. 'm' " "- :< ;:',~\, "j'" '~p:;'_. ~l _.:.' ,1,-.', :", ' , .","'" ',.".,'.< City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM REVISED Date: May 20, 1993 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Work Session Agendas and Meeting Schedule Mav 21.1993 8:00 A.M. Special City Coundl Meeting - Council Chambers Separate agenda posted Fridav Mav 24. 1993 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CANCELLED Mondav I Mav 25. 1993 7:00 . 10:00 P.M. City Council Work Session' Council Chambers SEATS Update Discuss Capital Improvements Program Tuesdav June 7. 1993 6:30 -8:30 P.M. City Council Work Session. Council Chambers Agenda Pending Mondav June 8. 1993 7:30 P.M, Tuesdav Regular Council Meeting. Council Chambers PENDING LIST: Appointments to the Historic'Preservatlon Commission and Board of Appeals. June 8, 1993. bi'wOlkUtn ~"'f'''''' I ..... -y-.--------.-- r-~..- ......, ~- ""-r ". ':, '."',', ',." ,:" :, 'IL;, , ,',,',' , :':,'."';:' .' , ,;"" '~',f./ :!l " ,..', ' /'. )', :',,' i' ,; , X~l,'... "}:", '.' :"~. I"", : '.:,' .:' :::. ,I, ..' City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 18,1993 To: City Council From: City Manager WO~ession Agendas and Meeting Schedule Re: Mav 21. 1993 8:00 A.M. Speciel City Council Meeting. Council Chambers Separate agenda posted 24 3 CITY COUNCil WORK SESsiON CANCELLED \ \ Mav 25. 1993 7:00.10:00 P.M. I , City Council Work Session. 96uncil Chambers Discuss CaPital"lmp7ents Program City Council Work Session - Council Chambers Agenda P:/( \ Regular C 6ncil Meeting \Council Chambers , June 7. 1993 6:30 -8:30 P.M. June 8. 1993 7:30 P.M. Frldav Monda Tuesda'{ Mondav Tuesday " PENDING LIST: \ Appointments to e Historic Preservation Commission'and Board of Appeals -June 8,1993. bt'WlltQtln \