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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-07-06 Agenda ~""""'If""... ........ ~'---'"' --'-. ~- ~ .;!.....:r - --- ~~------::.:- ~~.... ... -..- - ... -~ .-~...... . '\ . . .' . . ' I .t-/ ' ),:-, C 1....'":"[ . ,~ " " " -,. -t . ; ....:...':, ,_.' I'~' -. . . ' ," / /\ , J:, " .~ ,.-......----- -. .--..;..~., -------. . ~- ~... '. ," .... I'! ( '" ,. " " 8 " Ii /' i I , I . I , ! IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA . REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 6, 1993 7:30 P.M, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER 410 EAST WASHINGTON , , "1,'1 ",~:c;<,A::"'< r',. i , : I 'I' ,") ,'- J I 'I' /~ , : :,:iil-';:J.;.;.,...!.....,.....~".,;;.....,..,.....:...~....,.,...'...._. ...-...-...~.,_._'"... ...'".-.....-,~ c.., .., ,..c."_.'''' ....,...~'. ....-.., ..~. .., "'. '.....' ,'. '. i' , U " JSl B ---.-_._c ......,.....~ '~"""'" I L j , I li- I i \1 I I : I ! - '~ I I I , I , i , i I , , l' f II, I 'I II ! II . 'i II Ir li'll .' II: ',F. ,111;1 iI '; i ."iir, .' . , ,1, !i'.' r I \ I . , II t.'" I , i I.' , I -,";, i I, ,; ,.,'j, ',I.; 'I ',>i,tt,' '.F-li ',h 'n ,,"" :' ':' " ., -- . .;-, -'., . . ' , .' ITEM NO.1. ITEM NO. ~. '13./"1'> l !' 1 , { , -, _.~_.--~- ~'- -.-0_. __ ~ /kf.&; .,} )ie,r-~ I! IWl/lf ~ ~,(j/..-c;,V Wtt,&n,e<1-1VW ~ )dlH'lJ CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR AMENDED. AGENDA IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. JULY 6,1993 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS CAU TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. a. Consider approval of Official Council actions of the special meetings of June 21 and June 29, 1993, and the regular meeting of June 22, 1993, as published, sublectto corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk. b. Minutes of Boards and Commissions. (11 Design Review Committee meeting of April 19, 1993,and (2) Design Review Committee meeting of June 22, 1993. (3) Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission meeting of March 17, 1993. (41 Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission meeting of April 21, 1993. (5) Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission meeting of May 19, 1993. (5) Airport Commission meeting of May lB, 1993. (71 Senior Center Commission meeting of May 17, 1993. (B) Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of June 17, 1993. (9) Human Rights Commission meeting of June 28, 1993. c. Permit Motions and Resolutions as Recommended by the City Clerk. (1) Consider a motion approving a Class 'C' Liquor License for Dome, Ltd. dba Soho's, 1210-12 Highland Ct. (Renewal) (2) Consider a motion approving a Class 'C' Liquor License for New Walt's, I: Ltd. dba Memories, 928 Malden Lane. IRenewal) r i i I i I I' , i i Ii (3) Consider a motion approving a Class 'C' Beer Permit for Sinclair Mkg. Co. dba Sinclair Retail #14025, 2153 ACT Circle. (Renewall (4) Consider a motion approving a Class 'E' Beer Permit for American Drug Stores, Inc., dba Osco Drug Stores, 2425 Muscatlne Ave. (New) (5) Consider a motion approving an Outdoor Service Area for Leegh Enterprises, Inc. dba Legends Sports Diner, 224 S. Clinton. (Newl 181 Consider a resolution to Issue Dancing Permit to Memories, 92B Malden Lane, 90. JlitL_ (7) Consider a resolution to Issue Cigarette Permit to One.Eyed Jake's, 18.20 S. Clinton St. i.....~_. . _.'~'" ~ ~"".,,..' ....... ,~,_...~. i j . , i., li' fI 1', I II 'I ii ii II' I, !' " i ~ ), , j! \ ; i -~ i il f: " I I i , 'f ',' 'I' , \'1:, " , .j' ','II '/ :,,~" '1 " , , , \..,! " "'ff''' . ..... .- :.: i: . " , ,~ , " ~, ~ " I I ---- "1~~--~-- ':" ""f-:-f" ,Id', t',', ~I Ie '" ':,' "'<,' ,,' . "I'" ',,' ',; . ! ,,'J ." . j .:. ,-. 'p - \., , ,/~. , " "--:::::------ h _, ~_:-------.. ' -~ --..--. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM I. TO: Mayor, City Council, General Public I , i FROM: City Clerk I , I " DATE: July 2, 1993 I " REF: Additions to Consent Calendar 2-c. (8) Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for American Drug Stores, Inc.,dba Os co Drug Store #448, 201 S. Clinton St. (Renewal) !I ' 1,1 " 'I I' I ; , I - J .'1:. Ii 'I tl'- r ,I,. j 1\' f' I ;i I \. ,} '.,"1'. . ':':~" r.: 2-c.(9) Consider a motion approving a permanent transfer for Pamela J. Sabin dba The Kitchen, 215 East Washington St. , i I , I I, I , I , I I I I , ! I , i j , ~ , \ p~ '1(1.''1:1 't:'tS ,~ ~F 11 .,',: I ,. ! , i, I,," . .. --...........-...~....~-".~. . ""'''',..,'. .". . ",' ':'".. ,'~. '.' '",;, ,"-~"'.LJ ""'If'~' ....... _""""'l_~ - ~... ..... -,.,'IIIrfY- .'. . ~. ..,--- " ~ . I ..' 't-f e LI ' 't' '" I,~t. ' >'" ' ",' . ,', I '7)"" , , . l \~. '.. _' _~ . .I / / >-\, { "'''-'----.--- -~-_....-.- Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 2 d. Motions. !1l Consider motion to accept Abstract of Votes for the special Iowa City Primary Election of June 15, 1993. e. Resolutions. '13 ~ 11v !1l CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A RELEASE CONCERNING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FOR MT. PROSPECT, PART V. Comment: A previous Partial Release Agreement for Mt. Prospect, Part V trsnsferred the lien created by Subdivider's stormwater management obligations to Parts VI.VIII until January 1, 1993. It did not relisve Subdivider's obligation to construct a stormwater management facility In the event the City elects not to construct a regional facility for the area. This obligation continues to constitute a lien and a clo~d on the title of each lot In the Subdivision. This Release removes tha cloud on the title to the lots In Mt. Prospect, Part V. I I " . , i 93. (1/ 121 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 59 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,IOWA. , i If Ii " II il il , II It, r . ~ I , 1 ! i- I,. ~. f. Correspondence. I Ii 1'1 I" n ,',1 II) Letter from Betty and AI Thomas regarding garbage rates. (2) Letter from Sharon M. Jones regarding a problem encountered by rental tenants. .":, i 131 Petition from nineteen Rundell Street residents requesting the resurfacing of the BOO block of Rundeli Street. 141 Letter from Imogene Rohovlt regarding Highway. 6 and the lowe City Airport. 'j I ',/ . Ii i 15) Letter from Charles A. Mulien representing C.B. Development Ltd., requesting an extension of time to submit a Final Plat for Whispering Meadows Subdivision, Part 2. 161 Letter from Project GREEN regarding the Heritage Tree progra91i ' ~W .t.,<<.f' ..taJ) 171 Memorsndum from the Civil Service Commission submitting certi led lists of applicants for the fOliowlng positions: (a) Emergency Communications Dispatcher. Ibl Maintenance Worker II. Wastewater Treatment. Icl Maintenance Worker I . Park and Recreation. Id) Community Service Officer. Police. leI Maintenance Worker I . Transit. Ifl Parking Enforcement Attendant - Parking. (g) Maintenance Worker II . Parks and Recreation. i , I r , ii I I , , I , i >! [ , J " I----~ .. . I \? JliIII... i I, r ~,. .....--~""'llII1~-. ~"'~..-.I...... :......I,:H";.'....!:"."" - - -- .................-- - ---:---f".... ... ~- - ~ .. -' ..T""""'.... " .':' .. . ", ,., . '.- , , "t"":"f ,t ,,' ' 'f / . t I ' '" ..' f tt:;.-,~ i' . , I' , ":":'t '/,. , .~' .' _~ l '" ~" ~~' /..: i' .,' I I //'1 ,I , "'\' ,. '..------ ~__h... ._... Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 3 g. Applications for City Plaza Use Permits. ll) Application from Committee to Organize Graduate Students for permission to set up a table on City Plaza on June 16, 1993, for the purpose of soliciting signatures on a petition. (approvedl (21 Application from Bruno Pigott for Council for permission to set up a table on City Plaza on June 27, 1993. for the purpose of distributing Informa. tlon and accepting contributions. (approvedl 131 Application from Molly Leahy for permission to set up a table on City Plaza on June 2B and July 2, 1993, for the purpose of soliciting signatures on a petition and distributing Information. (approvedl 141 Applications from Bill Howell.Slnnard for permission for the !!dila'ls of Iowa City to set up a table on City Plaza on June 27, ?S, 29 and 30, 1993, for the purpose of distributing free IIteratur~, iapprovedl h. AppllcatJons for Use of Streets and Public Grounds. (II Application from the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce for the closure of Washington Street between Clinton and Unn Streets on July 3, 1993, for the Pit Stop for the Great American Road Race. (approvedl ~/~ / ' ~t~/ ik60 ~/hn j END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO.3. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS. ~~:,., . - ....\;....,,' ". ...... - .... . a. Consider setting a public hearing for July 20, 1993, on an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow consideration of bed and breakfast homestays and Inns as accessory uses in all residential zones, except the RFBH zone. Comment: At Its June 17, 1993. meeting, by a vote of 5.1 (Scott voting nol, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to allow consideration of bed and breakfast homestays and Inns as accessory uses In all residential zones except the Factory Built Housing Residential Zone. The Commission's recommendation Is gensrally consistent with the staff recommendation. Action: ..1JJ c~ / 71qv- 6f tiP &rtf'Al I I I , ; I, ~ I I , II I i, ! f " \ Ii !'l " 1', " , i I' , I I I " I, : I I I 'II -!. :! I , :0:....... ..."... ..... --------"" ~ -, ~-- ~ -;' ....... ~ -- ""''''-..- - ---,- '-f' ... ...~ . , {. '. ,.' .' . . . I j . . ~ . _',. , 't-:-/" CI t'" tJ', '''~':'', ,.. ", I' .,.,., V ", , " " ;~. '~_~'... : / ..;.,;~J' ",',,' . ,..', ., ;: / '{ ~-'-"'... #2 Consent Calendar Page 1 Courtney!Moved by Ambr, seconded by Horow. Discussion. Nov! We had one letter here from Sharon Jones about our rental housing ordinance and I think she made some good points. 1 would like to schedule some informal discussion for later in the future. There is also a petition from a block of residences on Rundell Street saying the whole street is being resurfaced except their block. Rick, can you explain what is going on. Rick Fosse! We did look at that next block of Rundell Street and put it in the same pot with the rest of the streets in town and it didn't make that final cut for the number of streets that we think we can get done with the given amount of money. It is near the top. And another thing about that street is it is close to where it may be more economical to do concrete repair vs. an overlay so we are going to do that. If we are lucky and our prices come in low in our overlay program we may be able to add it to the program if asphalt is the way to go on it. Kubby! Why are we going to overlay the rest of Rundell if we maybe we need to do a complete rehab. job. Fosse! That one is a good candidate for overlay vs. concrete repair. And when I say concrete repair I don't mean complete removal and replacement but just going in t here and replacing the bad panels. Nov! You are saying that the Rundell Street area except for this block is overlay and this block needs more work than overlay. Fosse! Not necessarily but it may be one that is better suited to concrete repair vs. an asphalt overlay. There are two ways you can repair a street or you can replace it completely like we did on Plum Street last year. Nov! Can we answer the petition in that way, please. Fosse! The answer is-if prices come in low enough and asphalt is the way to go on that street, we may be able to add it in. If concrete repair is the way to do then we can just add it to the list that the streets department is already working on. Atkins! But also keep in mind that we often receive requests for street repairs that are not petitioned. We kind of try to keep a list that is fairly current. I think these folks we were encouraged to know that we were going to do a portion of Rundell Street so lets kind of jump on the band wagon. That doesn't mean that we might no be able to do some work on the thing. We have the budget. We limited the amount of money available to us. We will try to do everything we can within it. I , I j '\ \ ~ " y -~ ~..-;---- ---'.-. -- ~ - ~ I, II II' ~. I': ( 1; J I 1/ ,i \' .' ,'.'. ," , ':'~~Y "._ I /,/ ',IJ' " , ;'.1 I /, :1 ! " " . , , j , \ \','i ~ -I, I ! " I '1 I I i , I I I I I I I , L__....____.... " :. . . .'..' .'. I .' : : r'-:/ ,":0, t-t' '/j-" . , " ,,' , \' I '.',' ';, . , . .~' , / : __." ,_" - ,"'. i' ;' ,~, . '-- "-.:.-::--::-::::::::::.:..--- . -~............ .'1, #2 page 2 But I think the 800 block of Rundell should also stand the test of any others that you also have out there and there are others. We have to draw a line somewhere. But we will prepare a response for them. Courtneyl Any other discussion on the consent calendar. Roll call-(yes) ,.'....,...."'n.,;' ,.... ,'", ."""" .. ,....-.-- -"- ..,............ ..---........-.. . ," i ---..-'- ... --..~"" i I J. I i I i i i , I , I I I I' , I I I , , i i , i i ! r i \ , ',I :1 ti ili l; I [I I I ! \i" , ; I '~ ~ I ' I:.' t i " .' ", f;" ".:J' "1:, i ' (i' , :1' , :.' -;' I \ II. ::, ,', ! i" i, \, I , ,! I'" " ~,. - .~ ....~.,' ~,,_.. - "'lIlIII'1'~~. ~"""~~-,.........----- ..... ......... - --,:- -f" .... ..............- - r -_. . "'/, ",,', ",' ' , ' , " :' -'~''-" f" ,,' .' t '/ . ,LI f '/ '1': '" " '" " "I' ,..,. . I ' , . " ,'. ..1 ~ ,I' , . .' ~J _',' " ,,_ . _ " //' " " , 1 '" , -. Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 4 b. Public hearing on a resolution approving a proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment: the Neighborhood Open Space Plan. Comment: Following its June 3, 1993, public hearing on the proposed Neighborhood Open Space Plan, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6.0, recommended approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment: the Neighborhood Open Spsce Plan. This recommendation Is consistent with the May 12, 1993, Parks and Recreation Commission and the May 19, 1993, Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission endorsements of the Comprehensive Plan amendment proposed by the Neighborhood Open Space Plan Committee. Action: ,)(,0 LdraJ ~/ lilt.lttl/' , tJ.I!('(fj,- t!(j.lU.dJ,M~Lt.,~ I '1 7[' bl(at''',J c. Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by adopilllg' a Section 36'16.1, the Residential/Office (R/OI Zone and amending Section 36- 58, Off.Street Parking Requirements, and Section 36.62, Sign Regulations, to Include provisions for the RIO Zone. Comment: At its June 3, 1993, meeting, by a vote of 6.0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended epproval of amandments to the Zoning Ordinance to Include a Residential/Office IRIOI Zone and to amend the parking end sign regulations to provide requirements for this zone. The Commission's recommendation Is Inconsistent with the staff recommendation Included In staff memorenda dated April 15 and May 20, 1993. Staff recommended that, rather than create a new zone, the existing Central Business Service ICB-21 Zone be amended. Action: dev f~ d. Public heerlng on en ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by Changing the use regulations for properties located on the north side of Jefferson Street between Linn and Van Buren streets and properties located on the south side of Jefferson Street between Gilbert snd Van Buren streets from CB-2 to RIO. IREZ 92.00091 Comment: At Its Juna 3, 1993, meeting, by a vote of 6.0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance by changing the use regulations for properties located on the north side of Jefferson Street between Linn and Ven Buren streets end properties located on the soutl, side of Jefferson Street between Gilbert and Van Buren streets from C8.2 to RIO. The Commission's recommendetlon Is Inconsistent with the stsff recommendation Included In staff memoranda dated April 15 and Mey 20, 1993. and a staff report dated September 3, 1993J Staff recom- mended that, rather than applying a new zone to this area, the existing Central Business Service ICB-21 Zone be amended. ' Action: (l\,(j;{b ~W;.M(") (II'nWtlh,d;o ;.!M,c / 11.Q.1.~t )1.) { d--/ .~ (! . ) ( , ct~Nt~' ~~~W ..JIij----- .- ill" ....... ~~-..... --... -, - , , . ' i , : I , , I, It II it. I' f' " \ , !' !-:' I i" 1': " 'I ;::. I Ii I r I :1 11,. '. ,I , , "" " ..". -- - '111'1---~-... -... - '" ....... , " ~'.,. ,.:C/' , "cI' t, :;t. ' :, - ,': " '" I ,', ."'" ,'" . _ _.. . -,::f: ~ , ' . . . , . - , ~ ~. , , ;' '1 '.. #3b page 1 Courtneyl Open p.h. Ann Bovbjergll am one of the people who was on the Neighborhood Open Space Committee and we would like to give you a presentation this evening of the plan. How we would like to do it is I will talk for a bit. Dee Vanderholf will talk for a bit. Then we will take questions for the council. Then we will have a summary from one of our committee members, Casey Cook. And then we would like questions from the audience and further discussion then. Tonight is the first public discussion before the city council alfut the proposed Neighborhood Open Space Plan for Iowa City. The Plan comes form the needs of the people in Iowa City and provides a basis for an ordinance for the people of Iowa City. Neighborhood Open Space Committee includes members of two of the commissions of Iowa City. The P/R Commission and the P/Z Commission. From P/R there was Dee Vanderholf, John Watson. From P/Z Casey Cook and Ann Bovbjerg. We were very ably helped by city staff from P/R Terry Trueblood. From P/Z Melody Rockwell and Monica Moen. From the city attorney's office Marsha Weg-Borman and minutes and notes taken usually by Nancy Shriber. The staff is absolutely invaluable to us. They looked up things. They wrote things for us. They re-wrote things for us. They listened to us. We would still be talking ideas if it hadn't been for them. They were really terrific. We also had many suggestions and reactions form the public because we took this to civic groups, other organizations, and neighborhood groups. And their suggestions helped us in revising our plan. The neighbors especially helped us by telling us what worked, what didn't work, what could work for them, what they had had, what they would like to have. Their comments are especially noted in the appendix for each neighborhood in appendix A. Tonight we want to highlight major features of the plan and stress particular concerns that we have and we want you to make special note of. This is also a time when some people might hear for the first time about this plan. In the back of the room there is a very concise summary, two paragraphs has it boiled down to a very very dense little pill. The entire plan is available form the Planning Department. It looks very big but actually the written part takes about ten pages and each appendix takes about ten pages and all of the information we used is right here in the appendix. There are no hidden fudge ji ! i I ! , I I ,e 1\ , I~ I:; I,i fi I ,I .' I , . ; , , ii i i J , , i I I; I: 1 ~ I; .4 ------- --------..... .~-- -'-~- - -- ~... ........----.........:-~. ... -....-~....... I .... ...... ~~~,. '9\--~..-'......- ~ ) , . i' ,- , . n ,J-I' ,,',h I~t, .: ,,: '::: :' -..' , " ,I '1 ~, , '--., --"-"'-. #3b page 2 factors or numbers or anything. It is all right here. We should we bave a neighborhood open space as part of the compo plan in the first place. In the past P/Z and P/R have worked with developers to acquire open space and park land in areas of town where there was new development. Land was given as a result of negotiation and friendly persuasion. But it was frustrating for everybody. Parks, planners, builders, neighbors, home buyers, renters, everybody. How much should be given. Where should it be. Where should it be developed. Who is going to develop it. What about maintenance. And this is why we have worked for two years to put together a plan that would put all of these experiences into something that the compo plan could contain. The information has been carefully arranged and worded to be accurate and useful. It has been endorsed by P/R Commission, P/Z Commission, the Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission. People at neighborhood meetings have been pleased with it. Now it is your job. Only you, our elected city council, can approve a plan, put it into the compo plan and eventually create a city wide ordinance the spells out exactly what the city and what the builders must do to incorporate open space into developmental plans. The plan will let everyone know what is expected and will provide orderly and open and obvious guidelines. The two paragraph summary is a concise overall statement of the why and the what and the how of he plan. Page 1 of the plan gives an ovelView of the plan and for our reasons for wanting to plan for open space. The first paragraph states that open space enhances and preselVes property values. And it is considered a capital improvement. Just like streets, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers. Open space is not a frill but a city selVice. Something to be expected by homeowners and renters. Pages two and three give a brief background of the plan. Previous plans came to the council in '78 and '85 and there is now a neighborhood open space plan as part of our compo plan and that is as far as it has gone. The current plan reaffirms the validity of the previous plan and comes up to date. It looks at the entire city but focuses on neighborhoods which now have workable boundaries. The neighborhoods are where people live. That is how they live and that is where they need the space. It calculates minimal needs for open space and addresses special neighborhood characteristics. It calls for II' I ': I 'I , I' 'I II Y '. I;: ,; i " '.' P f; " , I , '. I ! ( . ; , , 1 I I i I II I I . I , :i ;1 :" '" ','1 '-. -- ~ "..,. -- ....,----...,.--,..- ... ,-' _.....- ',' . \ ". '? .' ,"', (, ',.-". -' . ,.' - /" . ' 'r' / " 'LI. "t -Lt ' " " , ' I' " ' \ , I' '.,. " ' .,....,~ , . ....:.,. "," , ~, ~; ~ . . I ,. / I ,:/ \., J Y ..... ~--. '-, #3b page 3 active acquisition of open space by the city. Page three addresses growth pressures on the city, flexibility in evaluating space needs, active and passive uses of space, credit for existing spaces. The emphasis in the plan is for active open space in for neighborhoods. A special note is the emphasis on newer ways to look at open space. Smaller pocket parks in already developed areas. Pieces of larger parks being adapted to a neighborhood. Connections between parks and other open spaces. These ideas use existir.g space for people that live near them. Trails are emphasized in this plao. A safe easy way for people to get to open park land. We also grouped neighborhoods into water shed areas. These are listed on page ten and shown on the map on page nine. We will have some overlays on that. Water sheds are natural boundaries reflecting the land and city services tend to follow them. Water, sewage, streets. These areas take on the feeling of super neighborhoods. That is why we combined neighborhoods. The city can take advantage of water shed features for trails. We can make trails over vacant alleys, R.R. r.o.w., storm water easements, even sidewalks if no open land is available. This will create safe walking corridors without taking up available, buildable land and raising housing costs. There is also a financial benefit from connecting open space. The legal opinion is that open space impact fees or land dedication secured within a water shed could be used to establish a trail network that would link the open spaces with in that particular water shed. The resulting open space must be designed and located so that the benefits of trail development will accrue directly to those areas that generates fees or land for open space. That is a quotation on page 9. Appendix A groups open space needs by neighborhood water sheds with extensive comments. Many of them from the affected neighbors. We stress these groupings as natural and effective for open space consideration. Particular space needs and the uses will be addressed by Steve Vanderholf. Thank you. Dee Vanderholfl Good evening. I would like to say that I am really excited and delighted to be here this evening. 1 feel strongly that our committee has achieved it's goal by providing you it's best and most comprehensive plan for neighborhood open space that will selVe all Iowa City residences now and in the distance future. The 1985 Neighborhood Open Space Plan I I - II, '/' ~! ii- ,I , : ~ - , .' :,:{ .h :1 r ! i , Ii ( i r I' ", \' .,1 , i ;, , I , " ,; '0,""" .". _ i i , " ',',1 ----'.' -,- "'1 ------.,. , .~....... ~ .-'....... - -- .."....".--....- - - - '-- (,', ",.' ',I ' ' , ' ;"ll/ ',Lr ,':I~t.' D, .' ,.,,',,~ <, ',' / ,'/ '\ " 1 '. - -.~ --~._--- H3b page 4 identified 11 developing neighborhoods that have been retained in the 1993 plan. The committee members felt that we should also identify our parks and greenway needs in the older established neighborhoods. So an additional 14 neighborhoods have been identified in these developed areas. Primarily by recognizing the natural barriers to the open space accessibility such as busy streets, creeks, rivers, R.R., etc. Many of these neighborhoods have a commonality in their history, selVices, schools and use of their open space. Page 8 of the plan lists all 25 of the neighborhoods. Continuing the page 10 in Appendix A you will see where these neighborhoods have been grouped into the seven water shed districts similar to the city compo plan. This 1993 Neighborhood Open Space Plan not only addressed neighborhood parks but also the accessibility and linkages to a larger parks like Willow Creek, Hickory Hill, Scott, Mercer, Napoleon, City Park and to the rivers and it's trail system. The purpose of the plan has been to develop a predictable, effective and consistent plan for acquiring park land and green way linkages. As a base line, the committee set a minimum of three acres of active open space per 1,000 persons in a neighborhood. Page 6 of the Plan details the mathematical formula used to develop the data shown on page 8. Please note that on the bottom of that page 8 that only elementary school sites were used in the calculations and that only to the minimum credit of five acres or 25% of the schools open space whichever was less. City wide parks were given only 7 acres credit towards a neighborhood open space. The committee also recognized park sizes of three to seven acres are desirable. We define the active open space as areas for small basketball courts, playing fields, play ground equipment, things for younger children. But not for organized sports. The passive recreation include picnicking, strolling, quiet areas to sit and enjoy the out of doors. Appendix A has a wealth of information in the comment section dealing with the special characteristics of each neighborhood and it's people and in some cases, barriers or advantages to their particular needs. The community has had input in these comments when the committee took the plans to the neighborhoods in March and April. Some great ideas were brought forth and incorporated into the plan at that time. A lot of excitement, enthusiasm has been generated by these community meetings plus some new ,I ~ 1Ma___ -__hh. __~. , 1 I I I ! 1 \ , 1, " I I I II I I, ! 'i i: I" I, .;. ! i:' I' , ! , I, i I ! II ii " 'II , i I, ;: \ ' I': LJ ~ - ~ -.. ___ C ,.,- ..., ~ -n_.... --------~ ..-- - -.... - . '. I, ' ' " ./' .. , " t-/ ' );::1, ,,,-, ',:'1 t . ' ,.0 1'" " , , ' I ,I, t t, ' . . _" " .". ,. . ""k ' .J "/ . /-, / ;> '1 , '\. ---~-~.- #3b page 5 working communication between the neighborhoods and the city staff have been developed. In fact, two new neighborhood associations, Bluffwood and Lucas Farms, were formed n part due to their interest in tile neighborhood open space plan. We are all aware that each neighborhood may have a different look and their open space may appear as safe, accessibly linkages to other neighborhood parks via green belts and trails. Trails that are at sometime will hopefully connect up with the river trail. As you well know, it is no big secret, the city budget is tight. The P/R Commission is grateful for the acquisition funds provided by the hotel motel tax but has been reluctant to spend many of these dollars until the neighborhood open space plan and its necessary enabling ordinance has been enacted. The P/R Commission will do some prioritizing of needs and Jlse of funds after the ordinance has been adopted. We feel it is consistent to ask users of the developing neighborhoods to pay for their open spaces just as they pay for all of the other city selVices such as water and sewer. I would like to acknowledge the P/Z Commission and the city planning staff for all of their thoughtful negotiations with developers during the past two years as the neighborhood open space plan has been in its developmental stage. I would also like to give special recognition and thanks to all of the developers who have seen the value f gifting to the city usable active open space as well as their undevelopable properties. The city appreciates these partnerships and accepts the responsibility of maintaining some of these wetland and retention basins to insure safe and attractive open spaces in each developing neighborhood. I also which to acknowledge the city council for its foresight in designating some of the new hotel motel tax for development of parks. This is certainly a step in the right direction. The P/R Commission recognizes this great community and generous citizens who live here. We look forward to more and continued partnerships with selVice clubs, neighborhood associations and formal groups of people who adopt out parks. These friends may become more and more important in maintaining and keeping our parks. Throughout the presentation Ann and I have mentioned the implementing ordinance. Following adoption of this proposed plan, the neighborhood open space component of the compo plan, it is the committee's hope to begin developing the details of the ordinance. Including the '~alfl. B. , , , ' ; , ! : , I I II , I !i .. ii I, ii ,I 1\: " H I; I 'I Ii 1.- n I i 1'1 , I Ijl , I' " I " Ii I, J 1 I I Ii 1 " , :i " I .--:....""....."'IIIIf//ff"".. --- -:_~~. -,,--..... 1IJ:-"lUItw" - -- .........-........----.....-: , ", . , , '. .. ' ' .' " r '/,' , -'" - - " . "',.'f-/' Id' ,//,.".J," / "~'" . , ," I' I ". \: '_. .,' I ", l' " --,',. ' ,':' ',' / I /" \J " '" ~_ h__~ '- #3b page 6 specific mechanisms to implement open space acquisition as noted on page 10 of the plan. The committee is not prepared at this time to speak to the specific details of the open space dedication and or fee in lieu of dedication ordinance. We would like 10 address the ordinance issues next fall and come back to you in January 1994 with a proposed ordinance to implement the Neighborhood Open Space Plan. We anticipate that it will be a very open ended process with comments welcomed form neighborhood associations, community organizations, developers, commissions, council-just as we have done in developing this plan. It isn't often that city planners, administrators, commissioners, and councilors have an opportunity to do long range planning beyond a decade or so. With continuous expansion and updating, as the city grows, the Neighborhood Open Space Plan, could and should impact Iowa City citizens and their quality of life for the next century and more. What greater legacy could we give to future generations. We strongly recommend your adoption of the neighborhood open space plan and the appropriate implementing ordinance to make the plan viable. Iowa City is a great place to live. And the Neighborhood Open Space Plan can only make it better. Thank you. We welcome questions now from the council. Horowl I have some questions. Courtneyl If you push the mike back. You are actually too close to it. That is what cuts it out. Horowl I appreciated the concept of approaching planning by the watersheds and that the trails and parks within those watersheds certainly impact or be seen as impacting the people that are in those areas. I guess I am also interested then whether or not you discussed tie-ins between water sheds. Or, I guess, is this something that is yet to come through the trail committee. What I am thinking of for instance is that between Clear Creek and Willow Creek whether or not there is or was a discussion of interwaler shed connections. Vanderholfl There will be plans to do this as we can acquire these Ci\sements whether they be along the sewer lines or along creek sides. That area, yes. We are looking forward to doing this. Horowl I noticed that within the map that the d.t. area and Old Capitol area were not given a number. And I guess I can only optimistically see this as a challenge to both the d.t. stores as ,...i ? \i ----.-.-.. I, I;i i 'I I I .. [I Ii " /' \1, " I : ( n I' 1': ,. , ;;: , Ii" j I j I Ii I iI " .' .............JI'.. ..... ~ ~-~--::~....- II.:..-L -,1IIIII'-------.-~. - - -- - .. ..... """",' "" - ~ - ... --.: -~.... -~ ~ I' "', ',_ I., /. ;".-~. '. '. "f-/ ',(:1 '";,,, "::t, ,"" '" '.. " ," I' , ' , , ,'y. ' ", ' , 0 ;/"" '_.,.". \ " ~.' ,~__ - .:.' I / / ,>\ " 1 I. .'.'1' -"'~._--- '--....., U3b page 7 well as the University of Iowa to rise to the occasion and come up with something that fits into this open space plan, Vanderholf/ Yes. Very nice. Thank you, Susan. Horow/ The area that I live in and the Lucas Farm area 1 obviously was very familiar with this area and so I looked at it with a microscope. And so I question the deficit of Bowery Street area. Bowery Street area plays very heavily in the Oak Grove Park which is located in the Mark Twain area and I wondered whether that had been taken into consideration. The Oak Grove Park is at the northwester section of H9 and it abuts Bowery which is US-no, Mark Twain UI0. Oak Grove is used heavily by the Johnson Street/Van Buren/Bowery Street citizens and I wondered how that was taken into consideration. Vanderholf/The consideration was always by the artificial boundaries that we put on things and we are well aware that there will be times that we won't be able to purchase or gain access to land in some of our developed neighborhoods. So our second alternative may well be to try and come up with a linkage between existing parks that we have. Horow/ Almost like a shared park between neighborhoods. Vanderholf/ Yes. To find a safe way to get children to and from these areas. Horow/ This is not used by children. That is my point. This is big kids. Kubby/That is not totally true. Vanderholf/ There are some. Kubby/ There were kids down there today. Horow/ There were today and I was amazed because that is the first time I have seen them in a long time. So I-it does need to have a sharing of the neighborhood. It least that concept we all be aware of. Vanderholf/ Right. Some of he other things that we took into consideration in closer to the periphery in the immediate d.t. was the mobility of the people who live the rental areas down there. A lot of them are young adults, students, who have mobility that young children in small neighborhood pocket parks are not necessarily able. Horow/ The only other question I had was the-Karin Franklin answered one of my questions and that was how Clear Creek population projection was figured and she tells me it was figured on a RS-5 basis. So that answered one. The other, the i i" Ii- i: I I II I 01 I' " 'I I' 'l' ,I ': i.' !i 11 " :i .. . ~ I 1:' I I Ii ",' I 1 Ii ,I I ,/ , " i , '" I :i ;'! . I , " , , I' ~. ',,: ~,. - " , I I ,! _ If " .....;.-;--~--... ..~,.......- ............ ,., t',,:,,/::, 1'...:"'" '-, "J,'t ',' ",,', ',': ,.'" " ,', " ,~" ,.' , , . " ..-, " ' , " :" ,"-. .'....' ".' ". ~, .. '" " ' ;', , ': / t'/", , 1 , 'it' -- #3b page 8 pocket park, the Harrison Hill playground. Did the committee have any suggestions about how to alter that form being focused on children totally who are no longer there. That pocket park was put in for the Handicare group and they are no longer there. How do we change what we have in place. IS that a question that will accompany this in an appendix. Vanderholfl What 1 would envision for that particular thing is as the neighborhoods keep coming forth with their recommendations for their areas, P/R is always approachable to say we have these kinds of needs rather than these kinds of needs and work with the neighborhoods. That is our intent throughout the use of this plan. Horowl I remember being on the Open Space Committee for '85 and one of the concepts is- My background is in public health and hospital administration and you have swing beds when you don't have enough maternity patients you change the beds for geriatrics. Well I can see that with our own neighborhoods for swing parks almost. But in this particular case with all of the equipment for the young children it is a challenge to see how you are going to switch that around for middle ages kids. Vanderholfl Anyone else want to give an answer to that one. Casey Cook! I think that is really important the question that you are raising. One of the things that we found is that the demographics of Iowa City have changed pretty dramatically. Between 1960 and 1990 the number of households with children declined by half. And the number of single person households doubled. So what you are talking about is the changing demographics of Iowa City I think is very important. I think that is one of the reasons why we are looking at this trail system as a passive recreation system for everybody. I think there are a lot of adults that are going to be wanting to be spending their time walking, jogging, those kind of recreational activities. Or if grandpa wants to walk the kids down to the park. I don't know if we can do that on the level of each neighborhood park but it is certainly something that we would be happy to take a look at it. Horowl At least if it is mentioned somewhere in the plan so that preceding councils are aware that this is a very fluid concept and that it shouldn't come as a surprise if someone comes and says how can we change this park that one needs to only look at the demographics of the area. \' --..... --. j I i i I I .. , ! I I: , 1,; !, \' 'Ii , ,: Ii :: " 1 I It, /(' " Ii " . I! ~ ;,; :1 I , " !. I;' I, ," 'J " , :1 I ,'I I. Ii d o::..,.,....~,. _ -.-"1 ~- -.,-- t;1I;7"...... -- ~....~-------,... ---f" .. .......-- ~ ~. - -(-".....~ ,- . " I ", - ' .. ':.-' :....',. 'I;" .. ,', ' , f / 'J' ' ,', " , , ,Id"" '-' ." , .. " / '> I' ".'",.., .. ".: ,,' ._. ,', ':' , ",;-11.'.. . , '" ,>' . " / J, \ ] , ... "', .......--- ...._, #3b page 9 Kubbyl Isn't that mentioned in the plan that part of the plan is to update it on a continual basis so that it is kept fluid and current for the current demographics. Isn't that explicitly mentioned. Cook! That is kind of a tough line to walk. You want something that is definite enough so that the developers can count on it and the citizens can count on it and something to be working for. At the same time, if needs of individual neighborhoods change there has got to be a process, an input kind of process so that we can look at the thing and make modifications. I think one of the things that the plan has really done by going to the neighborhoods is giving them an opportunity to come out and say that we know our neighborhood a hell of a lot better than you do, these are are concerns and this is how w would like to see your system adapt to your concerns. That process is started and we would like to see it continue. Kubbyl But the base philosophy doesn't have to change or the obligation on the part of the property owners who are developing their properties. That won't change. It is maybe a slight change in the formula or how the park is developed and used is the thing it seems to me that will change. Not the fact that it will happen or maybe even the base line formula from which you have continued discussions to figure out exactly what is needed in a certain area. Cook! We have been surprised at how neighborhood perceptions have been different as far as how they would like to see the parks used. The Willow Creek!Dane parcel has been a good case in point. I think they want to see a little bit more passive and maybe a little less active in that area. Kubbyl It is interesting because in the beginning of the plan it talks about this plan trying to accommodate active and passive. But the base line formula focuses on the active 3/1 000 people ratio and so I am kind of hearing two different things so I want to get some clarification about where in the plan does the passive areas besides the green belts come into play. Cook! There are two-basically the process has been to try to reconcile these two concerns. And the way that we have compromised is that actual trail system itself is to be treated as active open space. Kubbyl Where does the passage come in. It is not in the formula. It may in the discussions once ...you have get your formula at the ; I I: , ' I, Ii' 1 I I , 'i Ir '." Ii I Ii ii Ii Ii ): .ll' ',' i! 1/ p ,;.~ . i' , " i I 1,1 ! I I I I , i I I I I H I i ; i I " " , " \..; '" t::jjl -- _.a:t .t&. , " I , " " , I",! " " ' ~ ~ -. ......--- . ,.'.'. .' . i ", t"":/ " ';j, '""7l' '/~" ,;, " ' '", '. ,,' ,Il;.;., ,:'1 ,,'.,1" '~ ' , . V . '. ' I.'...' '.'.' )." " _. '" . / / ;.''1 4, , , -------.. -~ #3b page 10 beginning point. I understand that concept. But where-there is no place in the formula for passive space or. Is it only through discussions in area by area that passive space comes into the picture. Cook! That is right. We don't have a hard and fast formula for the passive. Kubby I So the value is in here as passive space. That it shall be incorporated in discussions after the baseline figure form the formula gets calculated. Cook! That is right. And part of that Karen is that through the planning process we haven't been having much trouble getting that passive space. Green belts along the creek and such. Kubbyl Then, there is a sentence on page 4 that 1 am concerned about. Because the sentence says 'implernentation of this plan primarily provides for active neighborhood open space.' So I would like to open that sentence up a little bit so that it is not so definitive. It is too definitive for me for what you are saying is the value behind the plan. Cook! Sure. Give us your suggestions. Kubbyl Okay . You want me to write a sentence you mean and give it to you. Cook! Give us a idea of what you are looking for. Kubbyl I want it to-this sentence tells me that the focus of the plan is on active space and you are not really saying that] don't believe, So, 1 want the plan to state what you mean. John Watson! Let me take a stab at answering that and stay back right. I think it is important to remember what the plan is. It is a Neighborhood Open Space Plan. It is not a natural areas plan. It is not a passive space plan. It is a neighborhood open space plan. It is designed to provide open space for the people in a neighborhood. If they want passive space in that neighborhood, it is flexible enough to allow passive space for the people in that particular neighborhood. But if the people in the neighborhood want active open space that is flexible enough to provide that. But by active we mean that it is going to be used by people however they want to. And passive, the way we are kind of defining it, is that it is going to be less people intensive. Kubbyl So if a neighborhood reads this plan they may think that their needs for passive space or their desire for passive space can't be fulfilled by the to come ordinance. So maybe what we --'-" .-- ,I I I i , ' II ; I : ~ I: Iii I Ii . 'Ii ! . r Iii Ii Ii jl '/",:11: { "1-; ,'I "', ;. . i , 3, \ i ,,~ " ,. ----- ....- ~ -, . ' , , I: ';f~/' 'I,'" ,,:"', / :/-:"t": ,,:' ", , " :,'" '. ,'" '-I ,',' , '~J~l~_. ,..,:,' "~.'...-: ":-.,_ '., . I',', / I / > '1 .il, - . -~ . --. '-~ #3b page 11 need to do is just take out the word active, To say 'implementation of this plan will primarily provide for neighborhood open space needs.' Because you are saying that the neighborhoods will define what those open space needs are, Active and passive. Watson! We are saying that every neighborhond has a minimum need for some active space. Whether you are elderly or young or middle age or single there is a minimum need for active space. There may be a need over and above that for passive space and there may be space available for that type of space but there may not be either. But passive space is available in larger parks both I the city and around the periphery of the city as well as in the county and the state and so on. There are provisions for more truly passive natural areas. Kubbyl So are you saying that the plans purpose really is to focus on active space and that city wide parks will provide more of the passive space. Watson! For the city, yes. And as they do now. Hickory Hill, Ryerson Woods and hundreds and hundreds of acres of passive-very passive space are available. Kubbyl So I guess I still feel like I am getting a little bit mixed message from different people on the committee maybe. Horowl I think the question comes down to the word active, Karen. I share your concern on this and I singled out this sentence as well. But I think it is the definition of active, I am different from his honor in that I don't bave two young sons with whom I share a lot of sports time. Our daughter is just not oriented that way. And I-you almost say what is this going to take within a neighborhood. Coalescing of all the sports oriented for children families. Battling with the ones who would prefer the passive space. I don't think that is what you really mean and I share Karen's concern about certainly the printed word focuses. I think the answer is on primarily because you have left the door open then for future adaptations to this. Watsonl There isn't enough space going to be provided in each neighborhood to provide everything that everybody needs. And I think what we are trying to do is look at each neighborhood, the demographic composition of that neighborhood and then ask them person to person what kind of space do you want in this space, how shall we design this for the people in this neighborhood, And that plan doesn't say , I " , , , i! i' ,I I, ii' Iii I I' , j " Ii :! 1 - f!! 'I ,', ;., ;1 I:: t: I ..', , i I II J I : i. i il I' '( I i 11,1 1) .," ...... ~ "'1~--:---""".....~ ;'.....- --.........,.,...-----.... . , I,,' ' "'f~/' -)r' ,,-,' ' '/:J, , :,,' /, ' ~, :,'y -..--, ~ I. V .' . . ...~ ': "':'" '. . - .:.,~, .', ' / / /~. --"-- --"-~~ #3b page 12 exactly what we are going to do where. Including the pocket park that you talked about. And neighborhoods do change. Some that have older people change. They become-new families come in with young children. All of a sudden you have different needs. It needs to be fluid. Horowl But this is going to challenge the P/R Department because a neighborhood could easily have an older flavor to it who are perfectly happy with their minimal active area and the housing stock turns over and you have new families with children. That is going to say that the city and the P/R Department is going to have to be faster in responding to the demands for the equipment that is in those neighborhoods. Watson! We can be as fast as the funds are available. That is up to you. Horowl It does challenge us, it really does. Novl I have to add something to this. When I read this I think that there are so many newer neighborhoods where there are a lot of open green space right there being the house and you need a place for kids to go and be more active. The passive space is really right there in many neighborhoods. Horowl The older developed neighborhoods. You and I were on that which dealt with the developing neighborhoods but this particular plan is suppose to include both the developed and the developing and it is the developed area, remember, that we just couldn't quite tackle because there wasn't enough space there for this passive space. So now what are we doing for the passive space for these areas that are in the developed areas. Novl The best there can do is to provide a trail. Horowl Yeah. I think you are right. Watson! This is the question that has my initial sources of funds. We have sort of prepared for you r question. Our suggestion, I guess a policy-not an official policy. But the guideline that we are going to try to follow is that for the developed areas we will use the parkland acquisition fund. Those are funds that existing tax payers and visitors have already paid into. For the developing areas is to use the impact fees or dedicated land to provide the open space needs for those yet to be developed areas. And the existing funds as much as possible for the developed areas as opportunities arise. Horowl I like that. .J. ---..... ---. .Li" , , , , i, )'. , ) , I L' , Ii I ! 'I I Ii Ir .. i ii j; , !i I 1': , I: Ii q . i :~ I' , II' !I I' I'; " , I 'i.. I; I.. I! I " ,I ~ r Ii' 1, I: I Ii II , ii ....." '" .... ,~ -..;'I _, ""9\..... ~ ..-'....- ~. ... - -"-,- -f" ..... ...~ .. - J..... .., - \ "",' \' Q I . ',"'. . ", ,. - - -;/ - , - , . "t '/', ,/r...l' ':/ ,I ,Lt " ' " ',..'..,,' ; " I' " , ' , ~': \.....:.... ,\,' '., ~, .. .." , , . / I, ~\ , 1 II' , _..~---...~ ~~_.~.. .-- #3b page 13 .....< Courtney! New subject, Just our of pure curiosity and we can sit here and quibble about boundary lines all night and end up kind of like the school board. I am not cutting them down but that is what they are up against right now. But it occurs to me jf myoId eyes are right thatl am in area 12 with you Dee and reading it it says that we are credited with Pheasant Hill Park and Lemme School. Well there is a great area within 12 there that the kids went to Hoover School and I don't remember my boys ever using Lemme School for any kind of play activities while they were growing up. They certainly used Hoover and City High football field and all of that and it looks like to me that someone just went through and drew the lines by arterial streets. Not necessarily by what the people actually use in their neighborhood. WatsopJ In some places that is true and I don't remember if this is my question or not but I am up here. Courtney! You are accredited with Lucas Schools and your boys went to Hoover. Watson! They don't know where it is, right. We are using as far as we can, as much as we can, natural barriers to people and that is why we use arterial streets and R.R. and rivers and creeks and things like that. We are using natural barriers because that is generally what keeps people form going from one neighborhood to another. It is traffic or an impasse. There are some exceptions. You have to draw the line somewhere though and this one happened to be down First Avenue and I think when we look at what the needs are and prioritize the needs we can look at neighborhood 12 and say well, it shows a deficit but Hoover is just across the street. Those kids do cross that street to go to school and it is not such a barrier and that might get a lower priority. But we would never come up with logical barriers. There is no way to make it perfect, in other words. So when we look at a neighborhood we h~ve to look at what is adjacent to that neighborhood. What other amenities are available to that neighborhood and make adjustments when we prioritize needs. But some how we have got to draw the lines. Courtney! It is just that area came up with a fairly large deficit in relationship to some of the others. And I have lived there for 11 years and I have really never perceived it as having that kind of deficit. It occurs to me that in reality you really need to look at what the people actually use that are living there I, Iii I' , I I' I' ii II. I, , J " , :1 , " Ii I ' ~ ,1 c' " Iii !: , , I: :~ I II I ' i: : It.: , i I , i " J , I, , , , " , \'1 ~..,......-". - -~ --, ...-.,.. ...,. -, ~ .;'....... -- ---. -..-------~_- ~ .....- ---""-"IIIIIiiW"""_ ... ~-~-I~...'---~----....-- \ i '..., ' 'f-/" CI 't':~',' :/,":"t"""',', :', ,'" ..,' .. " " , 'I ' .' , ..' , '; ....:....' ~' '-.', ~ " " " -', / I ,. , ~\ ,/ 1 ! . . , ..........------ #3b page 14 /' already. If you are going to give credit to the elementary schools it is a natural course for children to use the elementary school that they go to, not a different elementary school. WatsonJ We did give credit to elementary schools. It happen top be in section 11. But if we took Hoover School out of Section 11 and gave it to 12. Drew the line around Hoover School then 11 would have a bigger deficit. So, you have a formula, it is 3/1 000 and it applies to each one but then you have to look at each neighborhood and what is available in it. You have to use reason and judgment when you are looking at it and not just blanket look at the formula and the number. The deficit number itself isn't enough of a guideline. You have to look at other factors. The plan says that. Amor! John, 1 appreciate your standing up and emphasizing just what this report is. A neighborhood open space recommendation. The last time I had an opportunity to take an inventory or speech making or whatever I came up with a figure of 650 park acres. I think since then we have acquired Kiwanis Park and Hunter's Run Park which I beli~ve adds another 28 acres in that neighborhood. Part of the overall existing stock we have is a place called Mesquakie Park which sits on an old landfill south of town but there is a very nice neighborhood down there of mobile home parks, manufactured housing and some individual houses. Those folks can't use that park because it simply isn't developed. I don't think it is very well maintained either and their could be some fear of some methane gas sitting underneath that snrface. I think that is about 65 acres. I addition to that on the southern end of town we have Ryerson Woods. What did the committee consider when we look into 127 acres of that kind of parkland. Is that just negated. We don't count that in our formula. Watson! We count. When parkland is adjacent to neighborhoods. And we did not include that and that was pointed out to us by a resident down there in the Mesquakie area. Although there are only a few people down there. We do credit the large parks as part of the neighborhood open space and inside one of the designated neighborhoods. A part of city park, a part of Mercer Park, Willow Creek, Whetherby, Mercer, etc., all of them get credited to one of the parks-one of the neighborhoods. Kubby! Including Mesquakie. Watson! Not Mesquakie. We don't consider Mesquakie a park. I, I I: II! ,I II Iii II, i I: I- " I :: ~ \ \ 'j , Ii: " i.I , ii I I I:; , I ., I Ii I h' I I I I I I I I I I I " . 1 " V i r, I I 'I ! i , " " \.! " ...... - -. , .'( ,." , I ___\J ""ftl"Jr. --- - ,- I I I , , I I I I I , '1 ~-., ~- ~ -..-'...... ~ --- ""QIIIJ-"-'-'-~:-- , '. ,.., . , ,', " ( -' '- - .' . .' t I,Ll ,Ll,' "i't Y,' " ,,', ,',:", '.:", ,t...> '..'. ' CJ '.. - . . .:', ' / / , " I~' \ ;' ] " .\' '-, -~ ". H3b page 15 Ambr/ It does have a park designation. Mr. Trueblood is responsible for maintenance. Watson/ It is part of Terry's empire but he is trying to dump it. Ambr/ We are building a par three golf course down there for Mr. Trueblood. Watson/ It is not developable. Ambr/ I would like to open up another point of discussion. I really don't like to be subject to be debate din the media and i would rather see it debated in this room. I thought it was an inter~sting point because it was one I would hope to get to the bottom up before we have the ordinance presented to us. Mr. Cook, whose opinion I regard highly and a well know developer CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 93-62 SIDE 2 The residential lot that this may require. I think Mr. Cook's figure is somewhere around $450.00 in additional cost and the developer says it is more like $1,500.00. I guess I would have to find out form each party how the committee arrived at their figure of $450 and Mr. Cook speaking for this joint commission and how the developer arrived at his. Because we are constantly being torn on both sides of the continuum. We got to do something for the people who want the upscale homes so we proposed a large scale subdivision to keep those homes within Iowa City and I think it is just working matvelously. It is incredible what is going on out at Walden Ridge. On the other side of the continuum we keep hearing this buzz word called affordable housing. Well, if it is going to drive up the cost of the residential lot by $1500 before the person even has a chance to dig the foundation, then I think I am concerned about that quite heavily. Watson! Mr. Cook is very anxious to address that. Ambr/ Is this his question or- Cook! He deferred to me on this. It is amazing how reasonable people can disagree on things like that on what the cost would be. If fact my apologies to Lisa Swengle for not making myself clear on that. The cost per lot in $166, not $460. And the way that is figured is really straight forward and I would be happy to explain it to you and I will. Ambr/ If you think I can handle it, Casey, it me have it. -~-'-" --- I " : i !r i'i I' ~ .11, l' ~ - \ .! i j. '\'" I, :1 , , r , ~,", i' , " it:, " 'f" """"". - - '" _. ..... . ' " \ c . . I - -' - '- , I . .. ' L/ .LI" .t~. ,''-7(,' ", ',' I . I r, I, ~ ,-. .. -', - "", / I ;'\J . '.. , ..... -'- '-, #3b page 16 ..- Caseyl You can handle it, Bill. It is very straight forward. The formula that we have is there are three acres of open space per 1,000 people. We were using Mr. Glasgow's 18 acre subdivision as an example. The density that Iowa City as achieved over the past 15 years is somewhere around 3.2 lots per acre. If we use three lots be acre to make a little more straight forward and 2.8. people per lot which is about what we have gotten, we come up with 151 people. 151 people out of 1,000 means that it is 15%. If you take 15% of3 acres it is slightly less than half an acre. And at a cost at raw land value and this is the essential difference between Mr. Glasgow, who was quoted in the article and his position and my position. The raw land value in Iowa City has ranged anywhere from, and this is over the last year and a half, it has ranged anywhere from $7,500 per acre up to $27,000 per acre. And I will think you will find a lot of acreage selling for in the area of about $20,000 per acre. If you take $20,000 an acre and you take .45 or a little less than half of that, you come out with $9,000 per acre divided by 151 people is $59 per person. If you go back and multiply that, take $9,000 and divide it by 54 lots, which is what you are going to get out of the 18 acres. It comes out to 166 bucks per lot. Kubbyl Algehra. Cook! I think that the focus that we were looking at. We are very concerned about the affordability question. But 1 think the focus that we are looking at is not whether or not there are costs associated with it but who pays. And as their development continues on the fringe of Iowa City, if we don't allow the park system to expand that development puts greater demands on the existing system. So, in affect, the people who have created and used those parkIands, bear the burden of those additional costs. So what we are looking to do it to bear those costs more equitably so those around the fringe where the new development is occurring have the opportunity to pay for the parkIands that are benefiting them. Ambrl Thank you. Cook! Yep. Kubbyl Will someone speak a little bit about the rational about using three acres per 1,000 people when other communities who have similar ordinances have between six and ten acres per I , I I I i i I I 1 I 1 ; \ 1 1 , , , I i I I I " :/ " , , I :! ':,'! " '- -,- - i ~ Ii II II !I Ii . 1\: ,I , ;1 11 " . II j'f " " I i': :1 I' 1 I " I i j I , Ii ~. - V," JIIIII"'" ~ , " , " , , I /, I ", i , 1- ;~. ,I ~~--: ~.......~ ."-'..,,..--------- , " \ . ' , '. I, 'C/"LI CI <:1' , " .: . I~. " ',...J 'C:. :_~, -, . .' .'r ," / , I 1/" ~.' ,~., " -~ ~ #3b page 17 1,000 people and why we can be less than that and feel that we are going to be adequate in the long run. Vanderholfl We are well aware that a lot of other cities have greater demands for open space, And since we were tackling both developed and undeveloped we felt it was probably best to go with lesser amount. Kubbyl I wonder if it would get too cumbersome to have a formula for developed areas which you have outlined with your numbers and have a different formula using a higher number for developing areas which don't already have open space currently as a way of really tackling the needs of those different kinds of area. Will three acres per 1,000 people be enough in e developing areas. Vanderholfl That is a real good question and truthfully, when we get to the ordinance stage if this is the wish of the council it certainly could be changed for the developing areas. You could say five acres or whatevcr you chose to put in. We are not opposed to having extra parkland. Thank you. Kubbyl I have two more questions. In one of the minutes from the neighborhood Open Space Committee, Marsha you had said that the city would have to accept any land proposed for dedication. So my question is, if the developer is going to provide space instead of money and they want to provide space over here but the area really isn't going to meet the needs of the neighborhood, the kind of space that it is. Say the neighborhood needs active space and this space is a ravine which isn't conducive to playing baseball in and that is the only thing that the developer wants to give. How do we reconcile that. It is the assumption that the minutes reflect what was said, too. Could you talk about this a little bit. Cook! It doesn't reflect the content of our discussion. I think there is a lot of issues that were debated as you might guess. We have been at this since October of 1991. The city, when we look at our obligation to accept land, what we are looking for is land that fits as part of the larger system. That is kind of the basic assumption. We don't want to take on costs unnecessarily. We don't want to take on maintenance problems. If we are going to make this part of a larger system, fine, that is the kind of land that we are looking for. Kubbyl Is that the job during the ordinance writing to make sure there is something in there that says we don't have to take ~._-- .-- ! i II , , Iii I, J, I Ii 'II'! '!i 'j: i Ii 1" u to I: 11 i, , ;1 - " , '1-' '! :1 I , II i " I , I, " " l'_~_ I , ' '\'.! " -".. ...... ~""~. ~-~ - """I"Ili' -~'_...... - ~ '...................----...."-:--'~f.... -.....-~_. ...------~r""T"""'"......-........._r----..,.... fII"''' - 1- (~-, 'Co/" ill" ,t;r'l~l" ,,':':, '.:'\ r~. .' ',. .', .3 ,,'~., ,'.' '. ' .~ / ;" " ,,' '1 {, -~ ---" --- #3b page 18 / whatever. It deals with numbers of acres plus the discussion but it doesn't talk about what kind of land that it is. It seems like the ordinance needs to let the city have a way to say that this is not the kind of land we need. We need flat land or we need-in order to have some power in the negotiation. Cook! I don't know if we have completely resolved that. I think that that resolution is going to be coming on as developments come through. But one of the ways that I think we have given ourselves some legal support on it is by gearing the plan towards three acres of active space. Whether that is a trail system or parkland. In doing that we are not obligated to take anything that a developer would really like to get rid of because it might be a liability for the development. Marsha Weg-BormanlOne of the things that we were discussing throughout this process when we did discuss the ordinance and we haven't got down to the specifics. One of the things that we identified as a goal of the ordinance is to make sure that the ordinance was flexible enough so that when we were looking at a particular development that we could have an option of either requiring them to dedicate land or if there isn't any suitable land that we could get a fee in lieu of the land so that we would have an option going in to make sure that what we got was suitable for the needs of that particular area. Horowl May I follow up on this. Is one of the legal tools, if a developer holds parcels in various areas of the city and one of the parcels in the northeastern part of the city is more appropriate for the overall plan of acquisition that you would be able to switch the obligation of another parcel down in lets say in the southwest part of the city. Weg-Bormanl As far as the ordinance goes, the requirement would be that you would get the land or the fees to use in a particular development. But within that, you would always have the option if the developer would be more amenable to doing that that you could negotiate with him in some form of agreement that maybe you could do a swap. The ordinance itself, however, would only enable you to acquire the land or get the fee in lieu of for the particular development that he was before you with. So if he came in with the subdivision in a particular area, the land or the fee would be for that area. Kubbyl Are you talking abut the watershed area or the numhered or lettered area which is smaller. , , II j , 'f:-.' I : I I,': 1, " I " I ! I , , , ' L I', I Iii I " I ii 'i, :! . r \" 'I I 'i " . Ii ~ i': I;' !: ;1 I: ;1 . ~...- .. ~---- ~ ..-, ...... - . ., . . . . ,. . . " - - ,- -' _, .' <;' f't LI' 'ti I," ,', '",'" , ' I" ' , ' . . . . .' .' :'")......:.. ':.. _. .'- .,' . . "1 " ..........~-. #3b page 19 Weg-Borman/ The thought now is- the areas are grouped by water shed but within the water shed for each proposal you are going to have to look at that proposal and make sure that there is enough of a connection to what you are going to use the money for to make sure that it would satisfy the legal and constitutional test. The watershed now is our basic operating area. But even within a watershed, so many watersheds are larger than others, and within that it may be too tenuous to have a developer on the very outskirts to provide money for something further d.t, So with each acquisition, if you are taking money-it is easier with the land because if you get the I and, the land is definitely going to be in their development. It is a very easy connection to make. If you are taking the money you are going to have to look at that and say that that development is going to receive a benefit from where you use the money and while we think the water shed does provide a good basis for making that rationale connection you are going to have to look at each one to make sure there is some kind of connection when they are giving the money. Kubby/ This could be a bookkeeping nightmare. You are going to have to really keep track of where the money came form and where the needs are to make sure that we can make that connection. Weg-Borman/ One of the-as we did some of the research on what kind of things are required, the commentators on case law said that you have to developed specific accounts for the money that comes in so that you know where the money came from and where the money is going to go and there is also a time limit so that you aren't banking the money for 25-30 years. There is a time limit that is going to have to be imposed so that you use the money within a reasonable amount of time to provide the parks that they are paying for. Kubby/ I guess this kind of connects to my last question which is about using storm water detention basins as acceptable open space. And I have real mixed feelings about that. I mean part of me says that this is one way that the homeowner association shifts the costs of the affects the their concrete and roofs on storm water. That they don't have to maintain those storm water detention areas. But it is a way of kind of subsidizing these housing costs to make the housing more affordable which is a tradeoff for having open space and how often will those I I I 1 I! ii, '1< /, ji I:! i f.' I' ~ i I " I (~ . I j j r r ,I " : , i I' ;i , i " '! , ~, I I', " I i , ': , ",.j " """,. - -~"lIliI1 ----..-, ~-- ~ ;',,,,,- - ~ -- --...;aII'-"-..._ _ __ " '. . 1 .. " r '-, - - , , " , f ILl. t f . fj , , " ' .. '. ' " .. I' -" " ,. .. . '" : . _. ~'. r _ ", ~ ," , . , / , /. ., I t #3b page 20 detention basins be usable for open space and will they be earmarked for passive space vs. active space. Will you talk about tat for a little bit. Vanderholfl That is exactly where we are headed with it, Karen. When we talked about our active open space that is exactly what we meant. We needed three acres per thousand for land that was high, dry, flat, that we can use and count on using. We are not planning on having kids playing down in wet basins and have that there play area to come home each time. Kubbyl So if that were being used it would be more considered the passive stuff. Vanderholfl That would be part of our passive, yes, and it would not go into the formula for our active space. Kubbyl Okay. All right. Courtneyl Any other public discussion on this item. Kubbyl So you are going to take questions from the audience, too. Cook! Let me do a little wrap up and then if you have anymore questions. Otherwise- First of all I want to thank you. It is clear that you have been monitoring this process and care very deeply about it and we appreciate that. I stood at this podium four years ago. At that time I asked you to consider adding bicycle ramps to the Benton Street bridge widening project and you gave me some excellent feedback. First, you were concerned about the wisdom of considering piece mill requests. Second, you were afraid that these kind of extras could jeopardize the entire project. And third, if this or any other project has merit, it would be necessary to gain the consensus of committed Iowa Citians in order for you to consider it a priority. The Neighborhood Open Space Plan takes these concerns to heart. While this is a neighborhood based plan it puts equal emphasis on the linkage between neighborhoods. It describes a system which would mesh with the efforts of the Riverfront and Natural Areas Committee to bring new life to the Stanley Plan and the River Corridor Trail. It is comprehensive. It is not piece mill. Second, emerging sources of federal funding evolve around the Intermodal Service Transportation Enhancement Act or ISTEA. This funding affords two things. Enhancements to the transportation system and comprehensive planning. This is precisely what the neighborhood open space plan includes. Green ways and trail systems, safe corridors for all Ii , I' J :1 11' :; I " t , Ii :i - '"' i ,. I I;: I' " ''.1 I , h j I f " . , :1 I, - i \' ,'; ""IIfI"'" - - ~---~,.,,-.. ;',_.-- , ". - ~ ( .. " t-/' "kl' , t" 2 :it , ", " " /,' . ,- , I' 'n ~" " I: ,_.' ',',', _ ":1" ., ' . . / " , " ., t. -.' ---.... .- ~ #3b page 21 ages to link parks and schools. Rather than jeopardize transportation projects as in the past these enhancements enable these projects. Finally you asked for a committed consensus of Iowa Citians. Since I stood before you four years ago, Iowa City has added over 4,000 new citizens and over a thousand housing units. We have grown dramatically but our park system has not. Growth management is now the buzz word in the newspaper and in the city elections. There is a broad consensus in Iowa City that we need a policy which balances cost effective housing with environmental preservation. I emphasize that a vital cost effective growing park system which needs the needs of a changing population is one of the key elements to effective growth management in Iowa City. In this plan we have done our homework. We have addressed you r concerns, concerns which Iowa Citians share. I strongly urge you to incorporate this open space plan into the comprehensive plan. Thanks very much. Larry Wilsonl Chairperson of the Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission (RNA Commission). Last June 2 I sent you a letter in support of this plan. I bought another copy just for convenience I would like to submit. The RNA Commission unanimously supports the adoption of the plan. We believe it will provide opportunities for the connection between the river trail and a network of trails throughout Iowa City. It will provide green way connections between the river corridor and open space in neighborhoods. It will provide open space in neighborhoods close to the homes. It is the best interest of all residents of Iowa City. We believe that now is the time to adopt it before the opportunities are lost. To provide this vital element in the quality of life in neighborhoods is essential. We urge you to adopt this plan. Thank you. Karen Jordan! 2748 Hickory Trail in the Bluffwood neighborhood. As a concerned resident in the B1uffwood neighborhood I am here tonight to support the Neighborhood Open Space Plan. I strongly urge the city council to include this plan as an amendment to Iowa City's comprehensive plan. There is a real and immediate need for park with open play areas for our children in our neighborhood. AS present the Pheasant Hill Park and Hoover School are the nearest Iowa City parks where playground equipment is available to our children. Both of these locations are far form our neighborhood. To reach these , Ii I' I! (:: j,' 'I': . t, I-j ,I I.- I', I, - 1.1 I I I ,I I: I \' !' ; , ) I , , II I , , :1 ....Ll::c.Lm_ 1II/IIIf//f'I'. -- -~-..:I ---".-, ~- ~'1111"-- ~ ----~ ~ ...- - --",:- ~~ ... ~ - .,. - . , , ('.' ',,'fl, ,:LI ' '; F-('Ft:. , ,',", ...,,:.. :, ,__ I _ ,.... , / I / ,:' ..., \ --------- -_0_. .__ #3b page 22 parks, children must cross major streets so that adult supelVision is necessary. The portion of the plan specific to our area includes development of a seven acre green space along Ralston Creek east of Hickory Trail and a three acre park northeast of the present housing developments. By reselVing these areas for parks the city would take an important step towards meeting the needs of our rapidly growing area. At the present time we have a unique opportunity to develop our community with beautiful parks. Without the foresight of the Neighborhood Open Space Plan our area will probably end up without open spaces and parks where children can play. It is important that the need for parks be addressed now as we plan the development of this area. If it is ilot it will be impossible to build adequate parks later after housing construction is complete. On behalf of myself and many of my neighbors we strongly urge the city council to include the Neighborhood Open Space Plan as an amendment to Iowa City's compo plan. Tom Scottl419 E. Fairchild Street. I am ch.~ir person of the Iowa City P/Z Commission. The item befor~ you this evening is not a new item. Council member Susan Horowitz selVed on the P/Z Commission's-represented the P/Z Commission on the Open Space -Neighborhood Open Space Plan of the 1980's. It was mentioned that the Open Space Plan was incorporated into the compo plan in 1985. This item has been bantered around or bounced around in city boards and commissions and in council deliberations and discussions for almost 8 years. The last time both the P/R Commission and the P/Z Commission worked on this particular endeavor the recommendations to both committees was as far it got in both commissions. The two commissions were unable to reconcile their differences and in 1991, I think Casey said they started in October 1991, the Neighborhood Open Space Plan was again initiated. And the results of these efforts are before you. Tonight I would like to briefly touch on three items. One is the argument that this will increase the cost of housing. If we are honest the answer has to be yes and in all likelihood it will. But the question should be will new development pay for the expansion or acquisition of open space or will the general tax revenue pay for it. It has been a long held belief and feeling of the P/Z Commission that open space, I.e. parkland, both active and passive, and trails providing the connecting link of our parkland open space areas I: \ I, I !II I , ii I , I i I, r I i' 'i , I \ " I ']I . " ',' " Ii; III Ii' " I I I II I I 'j I I ., , I ! I 1\: I I !I I , , I ',."/ : I , : i , , " , \\! ~~ ~ ~". ,j, , . I \i ...... - ~-~-;-. -~..... I",,' ~-/' LI C,' Cr" , "',,',, ",,' <".' ,: ":': "_.'.'\: ':; " 'r:.o' "t,D '",' 0... ,.' ." / i, \ 1 , l - '-.---..- '- ---.-.. ..... #3b page 23 should be paid for by the development hat triggers that need. The second thing I would like to briefly list some of the developments that have already contributed to additional open space and development of a trail network. Anytime you start listing something you always have the potential of leaving some out so this list is not intended to be all inclusive. Councilor Bill Ambrisco mentioned the ShittIer Brothers pen space, that certainly was one of the first ones that was dedicated a long time ago. It was accepted by the city. I But we started with the ShittIer Brothers. Some of the more recent ones have i included the Dave Cahill subdivision, Gallway at the west limits of the City of , I Iowa City, the John Moreland area around New Life Fitness, the Jean Kroeger I i and John Moreland development around the Willow Creek area, the John Dane , " tract that the Kiwanis Park came to the city from, the Whispering Meadows , , I, I. subdivision, Bill Franz with the completion of Village Green area east of I " Iii Sycamore Street, the Mount Prospect addition, Jim Anderson's most recent one , i' I that has been in front of you in the Village Green area south of north f the " II , i: " r ; R.R. tracks, the Iowa Realty South Point Addition and that was the first one i: II, " that the city received fees in lieu of dedication, the Windsor Ridge Annexation ( I, I and subdivision, the Southgate commercial development west of Mormon Trek. i I" " " , ; And if in fact the Bright annexation and subdivision comes before the city, that " ' I.~ , Ii I 'j likewise will include significant reselVation for open space. Included in some I,; " i': I of these particular subdivisions have been the utilization of storm water " "I I. detention structures as amenities to subdivisions as opposed to liabilities. But I I " " all of this has been accomplished by negotiation with developers and not " '! ), because of an ordinance that is presently on the books. One should ask why I has this occurred if in fact there is not a mandatory dedication for open space I, I on the books. I think there are two reasons. One is I think developers have . I i, had a feeling that an open space ordinance is going to be adopted by the City I, 1.1 , of Iowa City and secondly and probably more importantly is because developers recognize open space, active and passive usage, and trails selVing as I a connecting link, whether they be active uses such as biking, walking, running or more passive uses are amenities to their subdivisions. Even Bruce Glasgow I has said to me that lots of abutting parkland consistently sell first in his I subdivisions. Lastly I would like to thank the P/R Commission -- .,. ..... .~ ""l-~~- ~""'~-..-,.......--- 1',. f'-f": {:),' t8' "',' f-:t'" . " ,',',' '" ,:',' . ' " 'I' , " ," ..," , . ,', t. I . , : --,' ..'- / /'1 ,1/' . -- .----.. ~---... .-- H3b page 24 and it's director Terry Trueblood for their efforts and their support in the development of the trail network aspect of the open spaces plan, This truly is the most exciting concept for some of us. But I would likewise be remiss if I did not publicly ask, invite, plead, or the use of any other active verb in my vocabulary with the Iowa City community school district and school board to buy into this open space trail concept. Most especially as West high property ties into a trail system from the west city limits through and to the development east of Mormon Trek and south of West Benton and north of Highway 1. In other words the Moreland Kroeger subdivision south of Willow Creek. To the members of the Iowa City council, I stand before you and urge you to adopt this open space plan as presented. The details cannot be worked out. In other words the ordinance is adopted to implement without this concept plan being adopted. You r two respected bodies that you have appointed has spent considerable time and efforts in recommending and in bringing forth this plan to you tonight. Again, I would urge you to pass it. Thank you. Courtneyl Thank you, tom. Eloquent as always. Horowl I have a question for the staff. Did this open space plan go to the school board. Karin Franklinl I don't know, Susan, whether it did or not. They get all of the P/Z Commission stuff so it should have gone in a packet. Whether it was pulled out separately and called to their attention, I don't know. They would have gotten it with the P/Z materials however. Horowl Thank you. Courtneyl Any further public discussion on this item. The p.lI. is closed. Thank you all. Karrl Do we have a motion to accept correspondence. Courtneyl Moved and seconded (Horow/Kubby) to accept correspondence on this item. Discussion. All in favor (ayes). Novl I would like to echo Darrell's comments. I think this committee did a great job. Horowl Oh, they really did. Thank you very much. Courtney I It has been a long time. You have to feel some relief here.... Cook! Can you tell us what steps. Where does this proceed. i' : I ii, I; j'i ,Ii Iii fit:" , I i ~. :1 I It j.1 }: 1:' !i I I' I I I I, :i. 1 J " , ' I: i i 'i : ; , I .'1 I ;', , I ! , /, I 'I '\....: " B,.. .,1. "::"::\{ ,.,I '.'1 ! .':,' ',", '\ , " I, , , ~". \ I , I ! .... - I I i I I I I , I I ~___~; n~_ I .,", f:-f' () ", L I' " 'l' ", ", : ' I, , .', , -', I"'.. ! I <fI, , . , ". . r ,4, .. . : -'.' .. , " , ~ ,~(), '-'::::"_::-~~:::.::::':-._~-......_-- " , #3b page 25 Kubby! Will it be on for two weeks form now. Courtney! It should be. Atkins! I will have t turn to Karin. I am assuming what we will do is prepare a resolution that would formally except this as part of the compo plan amendment. Franklin! Right. It is just a resolution. It is not an ordinance so it will be on your agenda on the 20th for adoption. Kubby! If we pass the plan that has the three active acres per thousand people, when it comes time to write the ordinance if there were discussions to separate the developed from developing areas a part, will that be a road block for us doing that. Franklin! No. Kubby! Okay. Horow! Okay. Good job. Courtney! Can we get some baseball fields in their some place. Thank you. ."'-"'h''-'"""" ,...',.-' -_..,-~. I, 1 , I , I , , i I ! , I ',' . , i , I i Ii 'I " II Ii Ii " '1\: 'Iii I I, I, ~ i " 'r [i", ft q, , " , " II :" ; I , , ;', . ~.'--''''''''l ; . , ., , .', ( ",,- "-- _. - .. . , '(t 'I,Ll' J,t " I:~~ ' . , . '. " -:.' Q '2..: \:, '. .' :.~ , ~-' . ". '; / / ''1 I "; -- #3c (& d) page 1 Courtney/Open the p.h. on this item. Joan Hartl I live in the 300 block of E. Jefferson Street. 1 am going to discussion, although this is the general discussion of he zoning ordinance and it only applies to the 300 and 400 blocks, the two items I will discuss together even though you vote separately. It was approximately a year and a half ago when 1 ftrst talked with Mr. Ambrisco regarding the need for a different zoning designation for a neighborhood. Since then I have attended many meetings and I have learned much regarding zoning issues. Ours plus other requests facing the City of Iowa City. And, as a result, with reference to our needs, I wish to thank Bob Miklo and Karin Franklin from the city planning department for responding to the request and designing a zone which will help protect the residential character of our neighborhood. I especially want to thank the members of the P/Z Commission and particularly the chairman, Mr. Tom Scott, for his patience and guidance as I and my neighbors investigated the possibilities of zones and passed petitions for a variety of zoning designations. Mr. Scott has indeed been a very generous public servant regarding our needs. And as I have sat through many late meetings 1 have witnessed similar careful consideration being given to a wide variety of issues by the P/Z Commission. Though ours is a small neighborhood it is significant in several respects. It has been a residential neighborhood that has endured since the turn of the century sandwiched between a very commercial area on Market Street and he University on Jefferson Street. In fact, it was zoned residential unti11983 and still has not been become commercial in its character despite its commercial zoning designation. It is time to change that zone back to residential. Small residential neighborhoods close to the d. t. use to be quite common here in Iowa City. The development of apartment house projects close to the University is rapidly changing the face of most of these neighborhoods. Our neighborhood has some homes which are not only just typical of historic Iowa City but also has homes with architectural significance both individually and within the context of the city of Iowa City. Also some past citizens who have made considerable contributions to the city's history have lived in these homes. We hope to preserve our traditional Iowa City neighborhood but also have hope that this down zoning i '. ': \.; ---..... .-- I i, I: I ,Ii I :! 1 ii I If I; I! P I u I: I I i l! I , I 1 II' J ;1 i 'j,: \.,t " .". ,..... .- '1-----..- -"W\-- ~ ;,_...- , " (,' "'f-/"" 'I,:-r, '~/' ..Zt ',,', '""... ',',' .,' ,. "-I - " ' .'; '....:...";, '. ~ " :_-.' , ..' ,'.: I, / / i,"\ , 1 ,)." '-- #3c (& d) page 2 designation will be a model for other such neighborhoods surrounding the city. Though our goal is to maintain and actually regenerate the residential qualities of our neighborhood, we understand the need for some of the commercial aspects which are written into this zone. These will allow for some commercial use while protecting the residential character of the street scape. 1 feel this zoning designation specifically addresses the possibilities of allowing a residential neighborhood to sUlVive in a commercial area. With a zoning designation that includes residential as part of the designation it again affords the possibilities of long term low interest rate loans for homeowners. With long term loans secured, homeowners can plan for renovation projects. After circulating a variety of petitions for strictly residential zones, I am now particularly pleased that this zoned has been developed which is a model designed to promote the continued upkeep of our neighborhood and others like ours. I do not think that the commercial aspect of this zone will promote the expansion of Mercy Hospital westward. The east end of Jefferson Street on the other side of Mercy Hospital has recently been rezoned to RNC-12, a residential neighborhood conselVation zone. We are hoping to secure a zoning designation which will conselVe the 300 & 400 blocks of E. Jefferson Street. The city is continuing to suggest a revised CB-2 zone. We are currently zoned CB-2. I formally filed a request to rezone from CB-2 over a year ago and still feel strongly that even a revised CB zone is not at all appropriate for our neighborhood needs. A CB zone does not address the needs of a residential neighborhood. It also does not make sense to revise a whole zone that seems to be working adequately in other areas of the city just in response to the needs of a small residential neighborhood to make that zone somewhat more acceptable. That would entail great effort for dubious gain regarding our specific needs as well as delay the zoning process for another extended time period which would leave our neighborhood vulnerable to undesired development. We are grateful that this newly designed RO zone has been written to be flexible in promoting the continued use of residential living and for allowing commercial use in a manner which preselVes the residential character. This also meets the major concerns of the city in reducing curb cuts along Jefferson Street. Reduced traffic flow in and out of the - ~~-'-" --- , I I I " , . , , , . , li' r. I' Iii ! i' " ii . i i" q . ii' i I '. Ii. '" - I ,I: i '~ I, . p i r~ , I : I ; ! Ii j Ii, I II II .I I' " 1 , , , .r; :i ...... --.~ -.-..... ~-- \.G. ..-'........ - --- .,.....-...........----........---f"..... ~ p-. ~-. - ~ / ' r '". " ',' '-, .., '" ,. -' 'f-/' {::I 1/,. ',LI- ',' ": . ' " I I~ ~ ~ . , '" L ". I" \, _ : . -., ' " / ~/ " , ) \' . ------- #3c (& d) page 3 business residences on Jefferson Street is advantageous to the city. It promotes greater safety for the city fire and police departments located on Gilbert Street and for emergency vehicles traveling to Mercy Hospital. It allows for greater ease of continuous traffic flow exiting from d.t. Iowa City. We have been working for over a year to find a formula for allowing an old and original residential neighborhood to thrive and to accommodate some commercial use. Now we, the residents, look forward to iiving together with this plan of resident office zone. Again, I wiil quickly summarize why this RO zone is advantageous for our neighborhood. It specifically addresses and promotes continued residential use which currently is the major use of the homes in the neighborhood. This designation again opens possibilities for long term loans. It allows commercial use of old residents while encouraging their continued use and protects them and thereby preselVing the residential street scape. It prevents high intensity auto oriented businesses which would quickly destroy our unique and historic neighborhood. It will provide a good model for use in other combination residential commercial neighborhoods in our city. It is a zone designed to give authority to those in our city who are interested in preselVation. Our neighborhood is a highly visible neighborhood due to its location close to the University and the d.t. Because of this location and because of its historical character of some of the homes, this neighborhood really adds to, the quality of the scene that gives Iowa City its special charm and individuality. Help us preseJVe our neighbor hood. Thank you. Courtneyl Thank you. Jane Dulll 320 E. Jefferson. I live just down the street from Joan Hart. And I thought I, too, would combine my comments for both this one and the next one. I have spent some time this summer going through pictures of Iowa City at the Historical Society and one thing that 1 have been struck by is the number of beautiful houses and buildings near the d.1. are which have been lost to progress and replaced by parking lots and non.descript buildings and apartment houses. Our small neighborhood is probably one of the last areas close to the d. I. that still has older graceful homes and it is our hope that this proposed zone will help preselVe the historic character and the beauty of the area. My understanding of the city staff I , ': \,; _Llblb..... --~... -.- _. I I r I I I l. l' I \ I: :\ f: 'I Ii 'I '/ j I I I .' ,~ "=....,...,... ~"" ... ,- "1 -...... ~.- ~ :;-,.,.-- -- -- ~ ---..--~ ~ - ~ .... --.....-......-. ....----- -~---r-.lI"" .--'~------ " ." ,,'" f-/', ;~v '~8'" eli,' , /,..,. ," ',,' :', ," : , ' I' , , " " ." " I , : ..J -. 4-: ,/ I' " '-',' ',',' / / j,) :1 _ .. .,. _.~.~----~ #3c (& d) page 4 opposition to this zone is the size of the area to be rezoned. I really don't understand the reason behind this. If this would meet the needs of the rest of the CB-2 zone why can't this be established for our neighborhood at the present time and expand it to the entire CB-2 zone later. This would address our neighborhood needs now and provide a possible framework for expansion to other areas. I would like to quote for the HP Plan that was just passed by the city council recently. It is referring to the northside neighborhoods. It says, "Changing housing trends and the growing appeal of older houses as single family residences has demonstrated the capacity of the northside neighborhoods to sUlVive and prosper. The problems of the northside are not solely preselVation issues but a series of strategies which can reinforce positive neighborhood stabilization trends currently undcrway." I think adoption of this zone is consistent with this plan and supports a cohesive vibrant neighborhood that is not just by the neighbors and people that live there but also by everyone who walks down the street and drives through it. And I hope that you will support this new zone and our neighborhood. Thank you. Pat Eckhardt/514 N. Linn. I have longed been interested in zoning issues in preselVation of architectural history. I was very pleased to come and listen to this long discussion about open spaces because I thought the very same concepts and principles that you struggled with are the very same concepts and principles that we are struggling with here. Part of it has to do with having a plan that makes some order of chaos and zoning and planning for Iowa City. But at the same time the unruly reality of Iowa City is hard to be put in boxes and labeled. I think that I have watched the development of the new zone as a wonderful new solution. A new tool for Iowa City. We can't be just-we have to change as we perceive things differently and as time changes and our city scape changes. So I welcome this development of a new zone which I think will be useful in the future. I urge you to approve this new zone and new tool and thank you. Courtneyl Any other public discussion on this item. I close the p.h. /: , I, , I I, ': \,; '" ---'-. _.~-- ....JI ! I , i I, , Li " " \, " Ii I I , " i " I' f " , Ii " i' :i " , " . I> :J I;' I: .,:; j I, J " , ,I I ! ,If \., .,..... ,,'.\ I' r "~I' , :' ",:,~< '...; ."[ ".i',:, .,' ,1...!,:'., . \1 . I 1 i I I I ',~ '\ /, '~''''- '- " - I' > " ' , ", ' , I, I "t .~' " , . '., L / ,,'-:-, -1, Ii ' , ' : : ::,....:.. " I.". _!.' r, ' , I . "".-. It 3d!. ,~ ',- ,\' ....---.:..-::-::'~- ~-._---- . -..... " Kubbyl Can I have previous comments dittoed in the public record? Court! Yes. Karrl Can we have a motion to accept correspondence? Horol So moved. Novick! Second. Court! All in favor? All Ayes. Court! Public hearing closed on this item. , 1l-.oi,>l-\':.;.."..~\I""_"__'_____..'.'. ~-"".'.".' ,. '.'''''~....,." ..' .. ~ ,,,' "." ......."... ~~.....~,_..... ";...',,,,,..,,'.".1.-,.... 1_- - --.,.....:.-.- ...-.-...,. I I! I j , I r! , I , ! I i I i i I i ! I I I i r , I I i , , I I I i i , r I , I, , I I " !,r I,! . , , " !: 1'1' I: ,I , ! ; Ii,' II I, I!. ,j H . 'pll:- , i. I. i I. 1".., ", ' i j; r' 'C""': " ~ :: . , i: I:" " ., ., ",,, :1 i.j, " " , j I',: I'; r :i , :; , , I 'j..~""'~"."'" . , . 'f-:-/ .'"' 'I~' '-t.," /, c, ',' ",:, ,,: -',' , . 'U.:-, ~ ,t ':(... ,_ ' . ~ , , '. . I". , "~I , ". ".,' ,,;" '" . " ._, .,",' _..' ,.\, I '. I / , ..'/'\ , 1 -i. "- Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 5 e. Public hearing on an ordinance vacating the olley located west of Gilbert Street and north of Kirkwood Avenue between 210 and 230 Kirkwood Avenue. (VAC93.0001) 13-/12- Comment: At Its June 3, 1993, meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the alley located west of Gilbert Street end north of Kirkwood A venue between 210 and 230 Kirkwood A venue be vacated subject to: 11 closure of the curb cut located on the northwest corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Gilbert Street and one of the other three curb cuts located on the north side of Kirkwood Avenue between Gilbert Street and Ralston Creek: 21 establishment of e conservation easement parallel to and to the top of the bank of Ralston Creek on the property owned by the applicant: and 31 retention of an easement covering the existing U.S. West phone lines. The Commission's recommendation Is consistent with the staff recommenda- tion Included In a report dated June 3, 1993. In a letter dated June 30, 1993, the applicant requests that this hearing be continued to the Council's July 20, 1993, meeting. , / Action: !4<< 7 Aw..d (!m~ II ~) a 1 ~ I aff~ f. Consider a resolution authorizing the Msyor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a second amended ancillary agreement between Frantz Construction, Inc. and the City of Iowa City, concerning stormwater management obligations for Mt. Prospect Addition, Parts V-VIII. Comment: The City has entered Into an agreement with Frantz Construction Company to transfer Frantz's stormwater management obligations for Mt. Prospect Addition, Part V to Mt. Prospect Addition, Parts VI-VIII In order to ellow the City to investigate the possibility of constructing e regional stormwater management facility in the Mt. Prospect development area. The City at this time Is not eble to make a decision regarding the possible regional stormwater manegement facility. Therefore, staff Is proposing that the ancillary agreement be emended to postpone the decision until July I, 1994. This Item has been deferred from the Council's June 8, 1993, meeting. Action: -~ / 1hU; -;-:-t./. { tW, !iJ:J.nJ f&l~d(J g. Consider a resolution approving tHe final plat of Mt. Prospect Addition, Part VI, a 5.08 acre, 16.lot residential subdivision located east of Sycamore Street, north of Lakeside Drive and west of Grant Wood Elementary School. ISU893- 00081160.day limitation period: July 9, 1993.1 '1~. /13 Comment: At Its May 20, 1993, meeting, by a vote of 6.0, the Planning and Zoning Commlselon recommended epproval of the final plet of Mt. Prospect Addition, Part VI, subject to staff approval of the legal documents, Including an amended ancillary agreement regarding stormwater management, prior to City Council consideration of the final plat. The legal papers are being reviewed by the City Attorney's office. The Commission's recommendation Is consistent with the staff recommendation contained In the staff report dated May 20, 1993. This Item has bsen deferred from the Council's June 8, 1993, meeting, at the developer's request. Action: A-.'lLI, ~.(I (! fl Y ,htUf'^ b . u"v ft.1i2f..t) /.k.-"" %- I rr ---..... .- , , i !. I 11 I I ,Ii I!: Ii :i I: / I': ~ ~ - I, 'il I: , " I , 1;: I k II I I ,'; Ii 1.1 " :! i I i' I I I I: II 'I l ,j .". .,..'-' 'I; 'II , f , ./, "."i. , ~; .~. . . " , , "c." .\:1, I ! , , , f ...... ...... 'i':.,..._~. . , ' ; I , , , i I I i i I , j i I I _.,.,~~-- ",.--. ~ ~:;,_.' --.... - "",1,::- -~~ ... ~ r ...... ~ - , . J '" I' , : f,:"""/J 'CI t /.' Il...t', , ,', :.'.': ' , " 'I" , ~ , I . ' , " ':. .- ' , , A .."-... 1.'. ,.....~:.-:~-:::=---::::_.---- , --, -, #3f page 1 Courtneyl Moved by Ambr, seconded by Horow. Discussion. Horowl I appreciate the developer doing this because I really hope that we are able to move on the regional storm water management concept. Thank you. Courtneyl Any other discussion. Roll call-(yes) The resolution is adopted. ....-...".,., .....,,-.. . .,,'..,I-..~-,"_' . .-.~. - . ....., "..". h> ..."......,..... ,_, ---~. .._~- .L-'-_. Ii Ii Ii j :! i I , I ;i " I I I I I' " I , I i i ! ';', I ! I I , I , , ,I , j , i. II :i I III ']1; . l' ij r " :11, d,_ ",' 'II ',. j 1'1 1'1 .' 1" :: ;.l~'. ., ""j:' ," 'Ii' . ;/, if; .. ~,:'<II", "'/1": '. :\', I I. , I, " Ii f , ! ! \; \' , ~........ 'Wff'"'''' ...... >,-"1 -~ ,. ""W\..... ~ .-, ...'W.... - -- -"""-'-..--- ~--- -~ ~ ... --- ...-----.. I Y ..-. \ Y , ' , \ ," . .' CI ~ ,l./'J"-i ' (t: ''0i ' ','.,',' . I ' I ' . .' ':' _, i, , '. '",.' . ',' ';" Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 6 I, I I ITEM NO.4. " { "'1 .., ~, J ., I / /,',- " I I ~,' ~.-..-~.~ h. Consider a resolutIon approving the final plat of South Polnte Addition, a 30 acre, 130 lot residential subdivision, located west of Sycamore Street and nonh of the corporate limit. ISUB93-000BI (60-day limitation period: July 6, 1993) Comment: At Its June 3, 1993, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commls. slon, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the final plat of SoU!h Polnte Addition, subject to approval of legal papers by the City Attorney's office, and' approval of construction documents by the Public Works Department prior to City Council consideration of the plat. These documents are being reviewed by the appropriate staff and, to date, have not received staff approval. The eppllcant requests that this item be placed on the Council's July 6 agenda. This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation Included in the staff report dated June 3, 1993. ~/ Jh,r-6 I. If"") 1; 1/J() alP rhF Consider a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission that the Council forward a comment to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommending that CZ-9320. a request to rezone a 2.16 acre tract of land from RIA, Residential, to C2, Commercial, be denied, but If It is approved by the County, it be approved with conditions. (CZ-93201 Action: Comment: At its June 17, 1993, meeting, by a vote of 5-1 (Scott voting nol, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council forward a comment to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommend. Ing denlsl of the requested rezoning, due to the proposal's inconsistency with the mutually agreed upon Fringe Aree Policy and the City's long-term interest In annexing and controlling development In the Highway 1 West corridor. The Commission further recommended that, If the County Is Inclined to grant the roquested rezoning, that the rezoning Include the following conditions: development of the property would comply with City zoning standards; and an access road or rlght'of-way be reserved on this site for accass to adjacent properties, or that the County's Planned Commercial District be amended to Include pet supply and seed stores and the property be rezoned CP1, Planned Commercial. The Commission's recommand"lon Is consistent with the stbff memorandum dated June 17, 1993. Action: -1:t!:1~,lJJ A1~ ( Olt k(i~ ltet/t1tv -IM/~J ~ i' ll-fa ,~,vU:;) PUBLIC DISCUSSION. k fAlU -., -~ .....' - , ~ /I!, '. ! .. II H . I ~ I", , " i . i! J r j II ! :1 il , I: " I , , \i ;',' " "1fJff"" ...... ~ ""'~-:. ._~....~ ;".......---.-- '~ ' " , f :' ,:1 I "t~l',' t-l' t~t"","', .' ;',,;, ': :..~. ~I~.--- _r,":-~., ,":i ":. / /,.'\ , 1 {, #3i page 1 Courtney! Moved by Nov, seconded by Ambr. Discussion. Do you folks want to come up now. Kubby! Depending on what happens with this. I guess we will be forwarding something to the county. I think the applicants name is spelled wrong. Karr! It has been corrected. Ann Enck/ I am the contract purchaser on this property. I am not the owner. The owner is Gary Slager. My option is depending upon the zoning. I am here tonight to address predominantly the concerns of city staff. And we have been working very closely with them going back and forth and back and forth trying to resolve some of what we see are the problems. This particular piece of land, when I hear some of the comments, I think that I need to review first what this project is and then address the problems the city has and how we mayor may not be able to solve them. As you well know this piece of land is in the hot seat. It is in that fringe area that the county gets to approve and you have to do the right of review and the purpose that 1 am trying to work through this procedure and why I am spending so much time going through here is that I would like to ideally see us all come to a conclusion that is positive and that we can all say yes, this is a business, this is what we want, it is a go, we meet city requirements, we meet county requirements, and we are essentially accomplishing what this fringe benefit type of program is suppose to be doing and not being in an adversarial position. So that is where I want to address you tonight to tell you about the project. The brochure you got is kind of a review of the project so that you understand what it is. This is a project that has been approved under the Innovative Technology Center funding program as a targeted linked women's program in Iowa. It is a proto type new type of store that is not presently exist in the State of Iowa. It does exist throughout the country in other places. Because of that innovativeness the funding has come through from the government for it. It is a full selVice, full centered, nature emporium. That includes all the selVices and products related to all wild life, furs, animals, pets, etc. With that comes the veterinarian selVices, comes the feed, comes the supplies, comes the nutritional consulting, etc. the revolves those types of animals. It is quite different. It has a retail shop area. It has a pick-up drive in area and it has a veterinary clinic type ---- ~- - ! i ! ! , " I, I II I I; 'Ii, !i I I; , ,I'j' " ~ "\ 'Ii!' :; : ' ~;1 !\ I; I "j I I, I I I , ,I , : if 1 .: d - ,. " " , . ' :" . , I ,/' "t-", t-' ' t" . '. ,,:/. ' .r., . _/ ," . , A'" I, '" ,:,.'. " .,'.' , '. " .' .' w, ._" _.' " ~.'" ,,! . .,' . / I, \ ,.. 1 ( .----.. #3i page 2 of approach to it. The associated selVices with the store include mobile units that go out into the community and delivery to the home. We have mobile units that schedule retirement centers, residential homes, veterinary selVices. We are on a 24 hour call to veterinarians. In terms of selVice area, I selVe over a 200 mile radius right now. This business is an on-going business. It is a consulting business. It has turned into a retail concept. I work with veterinarians on a 24 hour basis. It is that type of product with that type cf project. We have a wild bird station where we want people to come !a. We want it to be a hands on activity. Come, relax, oasis, trees, ell:. The reason I wound up with this property is because of the very speci91 ilature of the business. It requires a nature environment. It requires trees, grass, hills, etc., to create the aesthetics that will make the business successful. If the business isn't successful it isn't going to do any of us any good because you are going to have an empty building. So before we put up a business we had better to make sure that the things are there to make it successful. That is why this particular piece of land was chosen. At the time we chose it we had no idea that it was in the hot seat. We had no idea that the city wanted to put roads through it. So this was not a put an option to buy and locate it because we thought it was a piece of land that was going to make a mint down the road. It was chosen because of it's location and it's ability to enhance that business and make it a place to come. The value of the land did not even come up until the road came through and then people were saying well this is the best piece of land, etc. We are hearing all of these kind of rumors and comments from everybody. That is not the concept of this property. The property of this concept is the remain green and to remain that type of oasis. Now when you go through your booklet you will see in there that I have reviewed some of the , things that the city council has concern about this piece of property and I would like to address them. If you go through it we have a page with a bubble circles that tells you the type of activities that are going on there. I thought it was a quick way for you to glance at it and say oh, that is what is going on there. Those are the kinds of things we are going to do. The second and third page here show you what the zoning presently is and what that property is. It is a two lot option. It is not a one :( I : ' ~ " Iii I I ! ,I I. Ii " ! l' i! ' .j ," ,i i' " I.: " " " .1 I I , I i II I I I I , , I I , I I , I I 1 I I I i I I I , ;1 " I " ) ;'..1 " ....... -- ./ .,..,.---..,-, ......... ~ -'." ----~ . .' ~. ... - ---.- -f"..... ~ ~ - , , . ",' , ' ' ;/"',' . - - - / '. ' , :" / t I 't' I" ' , '1..(: ',"', " " ' ' , ' , ,I ,I ' , " ,: I ",,'- -I' _..' -. . '. ,: / , . " i " .,.--- #3i page 3 piece of property. It is two lots next to each other. We originally proposed CH because we thought that is what it had to be. And at the request of the P/Z we have taken it down to C-2. That has been formally requested from the county and heen submitted, It is on Hwy 1 right across form Mormon Trek where we have the light controversy going on, too. So that adds to my hot seat. I am right in the middle. 1 have got lights going on. 1 got water and sewer going on. I got the county fringe going on. I have got everything going on on this property and it was not what it was suppose to be. It was simply going to be opening a retail store. If you turn to the next page you will see a drawing of the surrounding area that the P/Z put together to show you where this property is located. You will see that this property that we are talking about right here. Presently, my answer to their premature is two fold. Yes, it is premature for this area if you are waiting for these people to develop the area. You are asking a small business here to wait until all of this area comes into the planned development. Prince Charming is going to come along and buy all of those acres and do exactly what we want to do and put the road through or whatever. Meanwhile this business can't operate because these developments are held up. There is some value in putting a road through there. This is what they want to be an arterial road. They want to get us around _ Road. We have to look at that's what their job is. Their job is to tell us how to stay out of trouble road-wise, so we don't end up with a K-Mart situation again and some of these other problems. But if look at the development surrounding here already across the interstate going south, we already have all of this going on already. We have Miller Monument in there. They're putting up an office building. We have this already platted out. [moves to map] This is CP-I over here. The only piece ofland for sale right here. We go down here, we already have a trailer court located. We have car dealerships, Hargrave-McElenny, Chezik-Sayers, New Life Fitness, insurance company, so this is a developed area if you look at the frontage of it. On the frontage highway, this is a developed piece right here. This goes right up to the ROW interstate. There's no way you're going to develop between here and here, all ROW to the interstate. The development will occur behind it. We're trying to make this a total look. I have - - I I I I I I , l i ! , , . , , , , " I, I I' i Ii I q t II -)t :: . II' " :! I:, i I ~ " : 111 II ~. , n ,(, , I, ,i , I I I ,I " '/ i :'; il ..,. .......- - "1.---..., --; ~..... \.& I .... - . .' . . .. ' I , . _, - - . \ I : :'I/. "..t" fl. :~t, ' ~,',':".' .. 1.... _ . ,_' '_I' ,-.'//' '" . '. / i, \ " 1 1" " -"--. #3i page 4 / talked to Jim Davis and I've talked to Jim Dane on what they were planning to do just to get kind of a feel. John Dane said that he has 12 acres back here, he didn't know exactly about the larger piece. This is essentially in a set aside program presently in crops. This belongs to the Airport Commission. It was taken in this area from the Dane's property. That's where it's located. That's where there is business going on. There is a school going to be developed out here. More housing, and 1 think this type of selVice can seIVice that part of the town. It's a balance to the kind of business that's going on in town. The next page if you look in your booklet, shows the fringe area agreement as it's being proposed. As it came up at the county meeting. And I show this to you just briefly because 1 know you've seen it several times. This plan that we're talking about is this tiny little triangle in there. But that area is slated according to your own program here for commercial or light industrial. Retail store qualifies as a commercial endeavor. It's also a no growth area so it has a double classification. If it's a no growth area, then why do we have that commercial zoning in there? Maybe that's way down the road. The next page you see in there, I kind of gave you parameters of why this business needs to be located in the kind of access area it is. I selVe both county people. I serve city people. I selVe people to the north, south, east, and west. You can come right off that highway. Traffic flow comes right into the business. You don't have to go all the way into town from the country, or all the way to the country from the city. It was chosen for a reason, because of that traffic flow. The next page in your booklet shows you the present pattern of what's going on with this property. These buildings already exist. When we talk about an access road going in there, these building exist. I'm not moving buildings, I'm not adding buildings. I'm not trying to hinder anybody by putting something in the way of roads. I have been working with the city people, trying to come up with a road solution and I have some things I can show you tonight that we kind of talked about. So it's not me entering it. This already exists. I'm trying to work around what we've already got. We've got an older home here that was probably buill in the late 1800's to early 1900's. It is sound. I've had architects look at it, engineers look at it. It can be remodeled, revitalized. And in that color picture that's coming around, if you would look at ;, I 'II . 'i " II: I,' Ii ,: ,I , I' '1'1" i, ~ i. ],,11 1: ;; I . 1 I " I 'I !I I '/ , ' ; I , I , I I I I , , , , , , , I I I , I ;1 I ! , , , I, " , ..... .... . . j,; " '" ..... --- "1 ............~--- ~ ..-'...... - --..... - -',- -f" ... ... - ... " ' ',', . -/ - " " " ' :,- ;1 I .'t I t.',,Ii,t.I, " ..".' " : ' ", ~ ...-: L_, <~~':V " ' , /, : , / .. '\ / '1 I. #3i page 5 the building on the left, that is the old building revitalized. With duplexes. On the other side it could be revitalized again to reflect the design integrity of the main buildings, When you look at this map, the yellow driveway exists. It's already in. When you look in your brochure, look at that map. As you continue on to the next page. The yellow driveway exists. Part of it is already concreted according to city standards, the rest is not. The purple area is the new parking to selVice the addition that will go on to the house. The duplex is located to the right on the second lot of that yellow driveway. That's where the buildings presently exist and the two new buildings go lJnto the back. They do not come near the road frontage. I'm not putting the there to stop a road. They're out of the way. In fact I'm having to dig down into the hill to put them down ill there so that they're not near the road and the road frontage can be used. The next page shows you some of the topography of this land. When we talked road, we talked like taking a road right through the middle of the property. That would be fine if they want to do it. Take a look l!t the photograph. You're going 45 foot, right up a hill from the bottom of the driveway. You're passing the trees another 42 foot above that. The FAA has exempted this piece of property from the federal overlay and I have the letter from them because it was exempted out at the time of platting because of the height of this property and the steepness of it is a naturally protected site. The only thing at this point that can be built, can be built at the height of the present buildings which is what we plan to do. So we have some of those problems solved. This just shows you the height going up. The next page shows you a close up of the building that would be added back of the existing building. that's a small building. It's 16 x 24 and another one 16 x 42. The next page shows you parking according to city planning and zoning standards. It's taken right from their brochure allowing the number of spaces for retail space that is planned including a handicapped and a compact. We've allowed the 18 and 22. We have the 23 foot driveway and park back there which is beyond the city planning standards. It's higher. We have the green trees in there so I think we've tried to meet with them on that. And I think the biggest concern, at least I get from Bob, is this access road through that there seems to a impression that I'm trying to hinder something and I'm not. Let " -, : : " : " :i II I' I! J, I \ j , I ,~ : 1. II I- 1.' I 1 i .' 1 " I 1 I I , I I I j i I I i , j II I} i1' Il' , !:; "i ,!;. i. I ;>, II' h , , " , '! j I \,1 ,'" , ....~ . , ". , ( ", ' ' .....:, 't":", '/-', /" . '. ' " ", ,'" " :/ " I.,. 'I ~ '" 1.. i. ,LI, -. '", '1 ,', . , , .I I, '1 , '.. , -',' " '-.~-..------- #3i page 6 me show you what could possibly come up based on some of the facts that Bob gave me on where a road could go. This is Highway one, This is Chezik Sayers. This is south of town going in past. Want to take extension straight on to this one and if indeed we keep it at the 60 foot level which the fringe agreement requires for a arterial road, and Karin indicates tonight or somebody did that it may not be that wide. It would be smaller than Mormon Trek. Kubbyl She's talking 60 feet wide is what you're saying. Enck! Wide. And that allows them to put drains in and sewers. The actual width of the road is smaller than that, but you need to have a 60 foot ROW through there. If we bend then and bring this around, you completely miss the driveway that already exists. We could overlap it and take it around. It comes straight on the airport property or comes and twists around Dane's and goes back. However this is going to be developed and however those developers are going to come up with that plan. So I'm not trying to hinder. I want to make that clear. I'm very willing to work with it. I understand it. I've been a resident here for well over 45 days, 24 years, whatever you want to call resident, I've been here. I know the growth problems. I started teaching here in 1968. I've seen the problems we've gone through and 1 certainly don't want to be one of the problems. That's why I'm concerned that I get your support. We try to find out what it is you want. We try to accommodate you. I'm a small business person. This is not a Wal-Mart. this is not a Mennards. This is a little Oasis in the middle of nowhere out there. But I am willing to work with you. And I asked for their input and this is based on the input from the city people, tried to meet regulations. Kubbyl You are saying you would be amenable to an easement across your property on the upper corner. Bnck! I think that's where it has to go practically speaking because if you try to run it straight through that divide of land and you can look at, I mean you're going straight up. And that might be an ideal way to do it, but you get to the top of a hill and like Bob said, if you want to develop Davis's land behind there, they're going to have to take bulldozers in and take that whole hill and level it out before they can even get commercial development back there, if and when the airport should go. And this is all a big if. We're all saying if if the airport goes, we IJ, .' i " ,i , . , , I',. " ---..... .-. I ! i ; ii' I ,. I Ii Ii II, , k ,: !; ri , :, Ii , , ., :or " Ii '.' 't" i !! I ~l, i ! ' U I: I I I - 'I , I , ',i ,; \ " . , , , .,. . " i ' . (" ,- - .' " '. ' " :'1 / ' t , I :'" ' t l I~: / " " :' ' . ' ", 1 . .,'. t. . - -.U . ., ..,",' .. ,. r,~. _ _. _it, , I / 1,-\ " 1 ,t.' -. . -~- "--...---- -'--.." U3i page 7 i can develop behind there. Meanwhile, I'm sitting there waiting for Prince Charming to come, to buy all this land and develop all this land, and want to buy all of it and want to buy everything so that he can put that planned development in at once. They would prefer that they bring a total development plan in as I understand it. They want that whole area to come in at once. They don't want piece meal. But because we have some certain circumstances here with the airport and everything else going on, you have to wait for prince charming to come along and by that whole land. Kubby! Karin, I have a few questions. Enck! And I don't know how we do the easement. Kubby! You mean in terms of who holds the easement. Enck! Yeah, how we do that, I don't know. 1 don't know how we do it legally. Kubby/It would be either the city or the county would hold it, right. Gentry! We can do it if she is willing. Kubby! So, that is not a- Gentry! No. That's- Kubby/The county should approve-Whatever we do, if the county approves it and they take the recommendation to have easement for a future road. That mayor may not happen. The county could hold it and if they didn't want to the city could hold the easement. Gentry! You'll be reviewing the reviewing the development won't we. Franklin! No. If the zoning changes this will go as a building permit to the county. The city will not be reviewing the building permit or a site plan or anything. Enck! That is why basically I did that for you so you could see that I have been working with them to meet all the recommendations, the site plan, the coding, the electrical coding, the plumbing coding, the stress loads on the roof, the design, etc. I have tried to take care of all of that. So that it automatically happens to be within the city codes. Franklin! It will be up to the county, if they wish to condition the zoning, do that through their zoning process. Gentry! Why don't you simply just request an easement. Kubby! And then would the county just hold the easement. Gentry! Yes. Until we annexed it and then it would be city r.o.w. Ii ~ il . II 'i l,' Ii I: :1 ;i II I' rI " r: Ii Ii j I 'I" ,- . , I! , , i, I I' , ,\ " ' '" ., ":"...,........""IfJff"r~ -...........--"l~. ~-....~...~I....~ - ~ '"'IIW".........___....<_-_~.... ~ ... -.. .............--. \ I, ' . "; /' I'I~J" f-' ,,,-t .' ,'," ':' '~> , . , ", I '.,', ' ',', 0' l ..,.., . 0, ,,~ OJ.. , _ _OJ f.. , / , //", '\ - '-'-'-- ~~ #3i page 8 Kubbyl If for whatever reason the county didn't want to hold the easement, would the city hold it. Gentryl Then we have a problem. Kubby I You would assume that if they would have that condition that they would be willing to hold the easement, correct. That is a fair assumption. Gentryl That is the easy thing to do. Kubbyl I have a couple of questions. In this staff report there was some discussion about not wP.:iting the have strip development but having a planned commercial development. Could you explain the difference in terms of the process and in terms of what the final product would be. Franklin! With the county's planned commercial. Well, that language was addressing a general concern of how the Hwy 1 corridor develops in Iowa City and our efforts as we have been able to, through conditional zonings with Mennards and Westport Plaza, basically look at a planned commercial where we go beyond the absolute requirements of the code and look at landscaping and aesthetic issues. So what Bob was referring to in that staff report was that whole concept of looking at the Hwy 1 corridor in a planned commercial manner. Now, if the properties developed within the county, the county has a planned commercial zone in which there is some site review, it is not the same as what it would be in the city. It is probably less stringent. It is also something that would be reviewed by the county and of course would not be subject to any kind of city review. Kubbyl Okay. But in terms of the end result of commercial development up Hwy 1, if you are going south on Hwy 1, it would still be a busy straight away with commercial properties on both sides. In a strip type fashion. Franklin/ Wcll, when we have talked about development of the Hwy 1 corridor and this has never been flflIlly established in terms of our plan for the Hwy I corridor and it's continuation beyond Mennards. The position of the staff has always been that that should be a mix of uses of more of the commercial intensive. We have proposed industrial, light industrial and this has not been the wishes of the commission or of the council. So we are kind of moving toward that commercial type of development along Hwy 1 but under the planned commercial auspices. What Ann was talking about in terms of a plan for that entire area, f , " " " " , :! -~ i, ; , " f, i;' I I I. Ii I Ii 'II'; it 11 Ii I' i: ", ',' 'i, i\ I j " ,I I I I. J " , ,.1 , , I. I ; I " , ',' ,', , , "; - --~------'---.'------ - - - -- I, I \. i .,. ..... ....... .~ "1-~-:; .--...,.... ~ "'-'.......- , . , - . '. .., ;;; ;:'/.' .[1.., tl' J~t~', "",'::: / ~/\ i ]" , --.-::--. ~_....---.- #3i page 9 that is not what we are talking about in terms of the alternative if the council or the board of supelVisors decide they want to go ahead with the rezoning of this area. What we are talking about there was using the county's planned commercial designation as a more favorable option we felt. Kubbyl Because it is site review. Franklin! Yeah. We don't have any expectation that tin this point in time anybody is going to be able to put together a plan for that entire area defmed by Danes Road, Hwy 1 and 218 or 380. Kubbyl Do you know what the distance is between Dane Road and Mormon Trek. Franklin! No I don't . Kubbyl The question comes from wondering if it is necessary to have a connection between Dane Road and Hwy 1. That if the distance is small enough. It depends on the. Franklinl Are you talking about a continuation of Mormon Trek or some road through this area to connect with Dane Road. Kubbyl Right. Franklin! The issue is not so much that there be that single road connecting but that there be access to this area. Because of the topography there are constraints to putting that road through and I don't know that it is advisable to just cut through there and have a road go through to Dane Road and whether it is necessary because Dane Road does go to Hwy 1. However what we did want to insure and an easement may be the way to do this is to get access into this property that would not be obviated by this development. There are going to be changes on this property which will lend a greater permanency to that house then is there right now. This is the old Jaycees Haunted House that we are talking about. It may very well be structurally sound. I mean I believe that Ann has looked into that and knows that to be so. If no investment were made in this house it is easier to, than remove it, at a future if we need to go through there for access. Kubbyl But you are saying that access could also be gotten through Dane for commercial properties behind this property that does not front on Hwy 1. They could be developed and then a road from those commercial properties to Dane Road and around to H wy 1. -- ~- I j I J ! i - - ~'" I I I I i , I I I ! ii, j. i '. I "i i I:, )'i , 1" ;" " j . ", I I J III' '. " ',:il.' ;/ 1\ '. " " Y. / I L. I , '.,' ',:1 '/ ' ,cI' "t:1 Ct," - , ' :,. ',... : "" , '- '. -,.' "" ...... / I .> ''I \ -, .........--- --. ----. .-- H3i page 10 I Franklin! That is right. But the ones that are developing right along H wy I are going to want direct access to Hwy 1 unless we have a frontage road option for them. Kubby! You are talking about property north of this one towards Dane Road. Franklin! Towards Dane Road. Courtney! I have got some cost issues. You talked about earlier about the sewer, the water, and so on. This is not in the city limits. Franklin! No. Courtney! We wouldn't be hooking to sewer, anyway, would we. Franklin! No. That was in discussions about annexation of this area at this time. To enable annexation- Courtney! We wouldn't be hooking it up to city water either. Franklin! No. We had discussed with the owner of the property sometime back the potential of annexing this piece to allow them to get on to city water because they had some portable water concerns with their wells. And that would have meant that the property would have been within the city with city water but sewer wouldn't be extended until a late date. However the property owner chose not to pursue. But as a staff we were amenable to that. Courtney! I want to go back to the traffic light. Have we heard anything on that at all. Atkins! I think you know pretty much and I know that it was referred to our county engineer to do some additional research with the state. And, in fact, I asked Jim late last week to check further. So I don't know more than that. Courtney! If there is eventually, and I stress if, a traffic light put in there. Having this development on the other side means that there needs to be another set of lights for the access back out of the property onto the Hwy each direction. Franklin! That is right. Courtney! That wouldn't need to be there otherwise. Franklin! That is right. Well, no. I take that back. Because right now there is an access point to Hwy 1 here for an existing residence. Courtney! Okay but that is residential that wouldn't necessarily need a traffic light. What I am asking is would there need to be another light for commercial. Franklin! Would this project generate sufficient traffic to require a leg on that light. can't answer that, Darrel. I would ask to ask I ,: I: II! i:; " I' :1 I, I' it d :! r , II ,I 'I, " ~ i I: , i' " ;.1 " I i " II ! 1'-1. \ ' ',.;../; i , / , I I>: . ~: ,: ,",:" /', .,:rf' ::,/0, tr. .' ',' ," ," ';. . .~.~ - ,,'\. --/ / I l,",- /' ! J --- '-'- , #3i page 11 Jim or Jim Brachtel. Because it is a commercial development, if it is successful and has a lot of traffic coming in and out then I am sure there are going to be demands for a light. Courtney! I don't know that one way or the other except that, as you say, if if it becomes very successful we can't have it coming on and off in opposition to what the fights are already doing. The ultimate question here is if it does generate enough for a fight, who pays for it. And we haven't determined who is going to pay for the other light, either. Franklin! No. It is in the county. Kubby! If there is a residence there now, how do they like turn left onto Hwy 1. If somebody would- Courtney! It is the number of turning movements that is important here. You are not going to have many coming in and out of that residence. You could have a lot more coming in and out of a place of business. Kubby! If you are saying right now there wouldn't need to be a light so they would have to wait until all traffic was clear. Like no cars were going by. Franklin! I am not absolutely certain of that, Karen. That they wouldn't, because there isn't an access point there now, that we wouldn't have to figure that in to the phasing on that light. Courtney! It is not a real big deal to me. I am just curious. This light is some where off in- Franklin! If it slays in the county and the county puts in the light then I guess the county would pay for this phase of this, too. Kubby! Don't hold your breath. I had one other question.! It was about the map that Ann had up of the fringe area agreement., Where they was double shading over a certain area. That one said growth limit area. And one was commercial. ' Frankjin! I think what that connotes is that is an overlay of our growth policies on the fringe area. And so the growth limit is the limit of our growth area that we have just adopted with our new growth policy. Kubby! That shading does not mean no growth. Franklin! No. It means growth with annexation. Kubby! Under the guidelines that we passed recenUy. Franklin! Yeah. Kubby! I didn't think we passed a no growth area. Franklin! I don't recall it. I I I 1 ,'.) " 'i - I ): , , \\) ,[ ........LI. ~ - ---..... .-- , i I. .' " I, II! Ii d ,i I I I Ii, I, ,: , q: " ;i :1 ! , i , I I I " 'Ii I,' i:i j'" " I I II j I,' .! I ': ~,.. ..... - '1----...-:..--~... ~ ..-"....- ""-....-- --:-:--~f"'- ............ . ' ". . 'j, ' ,'\. I ,- , ,." " : ..', /: , /1' I, " l' " t,., , " , ' " , ' I" , " ' .: '. .~,. _.... '1'".'" , :'o" I / , // ~\l ,I .l' , -- -, #3i page 12 Gentry/l didn't either. Kubhyl Will you review very quickly, again, what other kinds of businesses can occur in the CQ-2 or whatever the county zone is because we have to look at not the specifics of what is being asked to be put there but if that should not work in that area. If they should decide to do something else. Even though the intent is to be there. It is the perfect place for the business. It doesn't work out that way. Franklin! Because the application is changed from CH to C-2 entirely. Kubhyl Oh. It is C-2 entirely. Franklinl In the county zoning ordinance it is an inclusive ordinance. That is it includes all zones that are less intense than C- 2. So you can have single family, two family, multi-family, what they consider local commercial. I don't have a copy of right here. But then retail sales, shops for repair and selVicing of bicycles, electrical radios and television appliances, keys and similar articles, where not more than five persons are employed. Restaurants, tea rooms and cafes, dress making, millinery, tailoring, shoe repair, animal hospital and clinics, commercial schools, garages and parking lots, theaters, except outdoor theaters, undertaking establishments, new and used car sales, i print, furnace, heating, sheet metal, plumbing, and tire shops. Storage, conditioning, sale or distribution of grain or seed grain. That is C-2. Novl Sheet metal that created some controversy, wasn't it. Franklin! This is employing not more than five persons. So it is a small sheet metal shop. Kubbyl But I guess the most important point for me is that no matter what I may think ~f this particular business, it is indeed against the fringe area agreement. It is inconsistent with the current and the proposed changes in the fringe area agreement. Franklin! It is inconsistent with the proposed fringe area agreement. Kubbyl Is it inconsistent with the current fringe area agreement. Franklinl The current fringe area agreement says that agricultural uses are preferred. It is one of those which is practically in all of our fringes. I don't think that right. But commercial and industrial are anticipated with annexation in this quadrant. Kubbyl With annexation is the important point there. Franklinl It is basically- the issue has been one of timing and then the issue of the access. I , I I i Jr Iii I i' , (I J I i ),! ;/ I Ii ii i' ,I I : , ': , " ,. ii I " " , , ' 1'1 ______.G______________.____ _____ ----L'l ,M.': .-:--~"Ii'IIIlIf"""... ..... --"'1-~' """W\......~..~'.~.... - -- ......... ...- - --'.; , " ":r1j' " ". ( ^' " '/ ' /' t:/"" ..:/ ;:t.',;" · ',' , -, ~ ~.:"':."I ' , ,', . .. ":' ,::..' _, ' .,..:.:...." \ r " / / /,', J, " ~. -~..... ------- .--..... --~. #3i page 13 Kubby! In some ways it seems silly to spend all this time on it because it doesn't really matter. Franklin! I was just going to say that lets remember too that what you are doing is advising the board of supelVisors. Kubby! I would like to hear some comments. What do you all think. John, you are sitting there listening. McD! This is one of those requests, on of those issues, that I personally think it sounds like a great project in the area, I think from the presentation that was just made I can certainly see why that area was probably chosen. It was chosen because of the aesthetics of the area. Unfortunately we have to deal, which is one of the things that happens to us from time to time, we always have to deal with the worse case scenario. Although in this particular incidence I am almost inclined to think that this is the best case and it will continue to be the best case and not to think in terms of worse case scenario and give a positive recommendation on this. Although by doing that we are taking this on a case by case basis which I am not so sure that we should do. Again, I am on one side and then I am back on the other side. Kubby! So what are you going to do. McD! I like the project. I would vote in favor of a positive recommendation. Again, I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference. Our experience in the past has been that positive or negative recommendation to the board of supelVisors- normally I don't know if they even read wbat our recommendations are to tell you the truth. Courtney! Have they voted on this already. Kubby! No, this is one that they did not. I checked on that. McD! I think they go ahead and make their decisions regardless of that but we are asked for a recommendation. I would be inclined to send a positive recommendation for this particular project. Nov! I don't have any real quarrel with this project. I do want them to ask for an easement for the road in the future. I would like to do it with the recommendation that came to us. McD! Requiring the easement. Nov! Well, it recommends an easement. Kubby! This one is to say that it is inconsistent with dIe mutually agreed upon fringe area policy. Horow! Well, it is. d Ii .. I: " II .. ; . '; I I , i/' I ,I .1,.1, \' :;1' I i I, , " l,......,,,.. .,,__ ii ! ' ! , ......,,-. , , , i"l , ' " , , i i , 'i , , ! , ":'i ,. ...... ---"1 -~ ~ , \ "" I.' " -,' " '-t' ,""" ", -', "1'/ 'I" ','I "'- "/ ", ',' r~.. , ' . . ." "'.. .' . '-. : ',':..' - - ~. - / ;,-" , )-',' , \"" -. --- . ----.-- #3i page 14 Franklin! The recommendation to you is two fold because it recommends that you send a comment on denial based on the fringe area policy. But then it further recommends that if the county is inclined to grant the request for rezoning that these conditions be imposed which include building to city standards and easement access road or r.o.W. be reselVed which can be an easement. Courtney! Okay. You are going to have to help the chair out here. We have a motion to approve this formal comment that it be denied. If tllat is voted down, that it be denied, then do 1 need a separate motion for these conditions because the conditions are almost part of the- Franklin! You can vote yes on the deni,al and the conditions at the same time. Courtney! How about if we vote no on the denial. Then what do we do with the conditions. Franklin! Then I think to clarify your position. Because what the commission has given you is a denial and then a wiggle. So if you wish to deny the denial, then I think you want to make a clarifying motion to recommend the rezonings with the conditions. Kubby! Because they want a positive vote on these things. Franklin! Mr. Scott has left. He is not here. We attempt to put into words what the direction is of the commission. Kubby! We could make another to recommend. Courtney! That is all I need now. Any other discussion. Nov! We could amend this to remove the word denial, if we wanted to, and say just if it is approved it should be approved with conditions. Gentry! Then we wouldn't have to go back and do it again McD! It could be done because it is done on simple motion. We can do anything we want, Naomi..... Courtney! I have a motion on the floor. Does anyone choose to amend it. Kubby! I would like to amend the motion to take out the word-"recommend denial". In a way we need to say that it is inconsistent with the fringe area policy. I move that we take out the words "recommending denial of the requested rezoning." Will that work, Linda. Gentry! So, you will still have the dangling participle- ---..-- j , , i i I !r I, !, , ii ,! I /: Ii , , I " I, " " i' :,i " 'I, I: " I:; d 'I I, ii Ii Ii " . Ii I ~ I,' I " ;.; II[ I" .' {, I , I II .j I J . I. I' :j i ! i , I ~"'I" ....... '- ....,~-:--'"9\......... .,-'.......- ~ ..,'1./:,,','(1" '/. Lt. //.' ,',: ',: : .,.; _ _I':. 8' " \r ~ ' , I / / 1/ '\.. " I ! . r - ~- .~---~ ---'-" '_h. #3i page 15 You still want the language of inconsistent in there? Are you just going to take out the first sentence. Easier to delete the first sentence. Ambr! While you are all pondering that. We did have time to do some discussion at our informal. For those of you who have lasted with us since 6:30 this evening. It is now 10 o'clock. We did have time to do some discussion at our informal. I look at it in a little more pragmatic sense. Number one, I think the whole area out there is destined to be commercial. Even though if we annex something that is suppose to come in as R!A I just don't think that is realistic facing a major Hwy and looking at what is going to happen tot he future of Hwy 218. However you rer-hrase this, my vote is going to be to do whatever I CAN to have this business approved for that location. I simply think that it is a commercial area. While I know that it is my responsibility and all of the councilors and staff to consider that there may be a need for a road of some kind that mayor may not connect with Dane Road at some time in the future, I am really not concerned with that tonight. It is a business where there is a need for this in this area. 1 think it is innovative., I think that it is something that Iowa City. should feel proud that this entrepreneur has come to our city and said that this is where I want to put this business and I don't drive past that location everyday but I am quite familiar with it and I think it is the ideal spot. The one concern that I do have is the prospect for additional hazardous traffic entering onto that part of Hwy 1 and Mormon Trek. I think we need to address that mainly with a stop and go light instead of playing Russian Roulette out there with a stop sign. I think that is the only real solution to that problem. I am going to vote to make this a go however you rephrase it. Gentry! Darrel, why don't you just defeat the motion on the floor and direct staff to draft a letter of recommendation to your wishes which you have already expressed here tonight anyway Courtney! Let me try this on-that we forward a comment to Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommending approval of the requested rezoning recognizing the inconsistency with the mutually agreed upon fringe area policy and then council further recommends that if the county is inclined to grant- Yes. No. Maybe? I I' ! , " !:' I , I I I i I, I' I: Ii Ii' i' I' ,: I: j! , i ~ i I ! . :l- I , II' l' ,\ I: i:: I.. I: " I: " i , j I , I ,I I' ';' ~. ~ . ,. ",' " , I " , l I I i I i' i " ' I,\,! " ~ '. " I I, . ';' i. ;.. 'I /, .'! ':. \ " ...' ....; !. ", :/'/' 'II~I ',t '"C, ,:'"...'", , I 'r ' b ' ' : "". . - .. ':00-: ' ."', .)~: ~"'.- ", ,..::-::~::-~ --------- #3i page 16 I I I I I , I I I I I Novl I would rather not say that we recommend approval of something inconsistent with our current fringe area agreement. I think we could say that though this is inconsistent with our current agreement, if the county does approve the rezoning this rezoning should have conditions and the letter lists the conditions that we recommend. Courtney/l have taken my best shot. Who is next. Horowl I would vote to rescind the original motion on the floor and start over. I am making that suggestion. Novl I made the motion. Do you want to withdraw it or do you want to defeat it and start over. Kubbyl either way is the same thing. Horowl Move the question. Courtneyl Going to move ahead and vote on the motion as made- Any furth~r discussion. All in favor of motion to forward a comment that it be denied (Opposed). Motion is defeated. Do we have a subsequent motion. McDI We have agreed that we still want to forward recommendations from P/Z, correct. Courtneyl Okay. Kubby I Right. Ambrl That ought to stand by itself. Horowl I move to send a letter to the board of supelVisors with the conditions. Courtneyl Okay. It has been moved. McDI Seconded. Courtneyl Seconded. Discussion. All in favor (ayes). Thank you. l , .....:.........-'......~..'R____..__._. - - ...,.....',.... .. I I I I I Ii ill il ii ,I " :i i: j\ . " i I II I I I ! , I I !' I i , 1 , i i i " , I'. :1 'II , i " 'J ': , ' \.,: " ...... ~",,~-, -.......~ ..-r....... ~ -.-----....-...--.... - ---,- ~f"'" -... --- ... _..~ I T ...... \ I' "'- . I " " ' , :1. / " ~'I., "/' I ' ~' ': " ,',.' " '1, I" , V ,-' " . ~ . ',>. . ~" ,." - ',''l'' j ,t / / // \ ;' 1 .J. ". , -', . --~ '- -----~ #4 page 1 COI!r'tIIey/ Public Discussion. Kubby/ There has been someone who has been waiting over two hours for pubic discussion. Thank you for waiting Nancy. Nancy Sieberling/ Thank you for listening. I want to present you with a very interesting opportunity that I could assure you that is in a long tradition with Iowa City city councils. Which in 1858 passed an ordinance saying that anyone who planted a tree, a proper tree, a proper location, would receive a $.25 rebate on his taxes. Now there has been a difference in the rate of exchange these days, so what I am offering you is an opportunity to join with a project that was initiated by Project Green but is really the project of the Northside Neighborhood, Goosetown, Longfellow and the Summit Street neighborhoods. It is known really as a Heritage Tree Project. This idea of Heritage Trees was first initiated by Gretchen Harshberger, whom as you know, is the real reason for Project Green. She said, oh.it was about in the early '70's, she said you know Iowa City has these absolutely remarkable trees that go way back to the beginning of the city. These Heritage Trees are something that we should pay attention to. CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 93-63 SIDE 2 Attention to this by writing a series of articles in the Press Citizen about the trees that were in different places in Iowa City. Mostly on the east side but also on the University campus. And calling attention to the fact that trees have always been a major feature of what makes our city so very beautiful. Now it just turns out that this is known as urban forestry. I was fascinated that something has now, not only has accepted the fact that the urban forest is important, it has been all through history. But there is also a chief at the DNR in Des Moines who is the urban forester for the stale. And we have connected with him because of our real concern about the condition and future of the trees in these older neighborhoods. He said that as a matter of fact there just happens to be some money available to support this. There are two grant possibilities and in your communication here I describe some of this. But basically there is a federal grant that is offered to seven mid-western states which has $45,000 to be awarded to one area that has a very interesting project. This is a cash l.__'~.'+"H'_". '.Jill i i ; I , , i, I' " II! I I :i ! " il. Ii ,I I, :, I' : !i " :i " " !I I' , " II i , '1 i i 1: i ,~ ".' , I I I il , " , 't 'I' I': " -------------------- - ........-..- "l-~__:"-~'"W" .....'''.A.... .....~...,," , , ! ' '/' t~/' l' ~t' , ' " " , .' .,' ~ :/ .' . '/ ' ,:1 . \ . .' ~ ".:' :, ri ,'.'_ ' . '.,' ... _ " ; ",,:.' - ," I / .' .;r' " , L ... -<-- #4 page 2 match-a 50/50 match, That would enable him to conduct a program which is called technology transfer. In other words, what are you doing, how are you doing it, how could you help somebody else do it. Because this business of people taking care of trees is extremely important in these times when trees provide enormous environmental benefits. Cutting down on the kinds of power that one has to use to heat or cool a house. Proper planting of trees is, of course, a great blessing to al of the people in the north end because they have lots of protection from the summer sun and it is something that in the planting of trees for the future people need to know what kinds of trees to plant and where to put them. So that is what this is all about. This technology transfer can take the form of being how to do it manuals, educational occasions, organizing educational events that relate to either the trees in the area or conducting classes for young people. Having young people's programs is a very big feature. Technical maintenance is really needed. In other words, a whole series of informational kinds of things, kinds of programs could be developed and the people in the neighborhoods are already thinking up what kinds of things they are going to do. The match for this kind of thing where you have a cash match is something that we would like to apply for and another one, another grant-The first one, the reason I am here tonight, the first one is due July 19 and I just discovered, you see, that if-you are scheduled to make some kind of support for this. It is a little bit hazy to me how this would work. But we need to know the kinds of support you would like to give to us. The other one is a match with-it is called a challenge grant. It comes from the State Natural Resources Committee. It happens that the people there are really extremely interested in this. That can be an in-kind match by the selVices or technical help or tbat kind of thing. This would provide a sUlVey of the Heritage Trees in these neighborhoods. A survey would enable us to know what trees we have. What condition they are in. What kinds of care they need. And there is not probably a place in Iowa that can show what we have as a resource here because on the 1854 map of our city. On what is now the south end, what was called Wyoming Road in those days. It extended from Wyoming Road over to what is Bowery Street. Summit Street wasn't really marked as a street. It was simply the eastern boundary of ._----Ll .. ""'- I I 1 I ; j I I 1 , , ; I I j , I i I I I I I I I I i ! I I [i I ! " li Ii i: n: 1'; I 'I:; : i'~ :i 1;' Iii I' " ;"! I ; ~! ' I ! , " ! " I' " '/' ' ~'l.", 'I" ',"'1 .,,' ,,''','' , '.. ' ':' .' <: M' f~' '.: < . " ..' ~~ ~. '.."" ",/" ;' I ,:, ~. . ~-'--~--'- , -, #4 page 3 I I Iowa City, But that was where the Strong Nursery was located. Mr. Strong came here in 1851, he came from Pennsylvania and established a nursery. And he brought trees that were not known in Iowa City. Tulip trees, for instance. And conifers. White pines were found sometimes near the Mississippi river but now in a row of five trees which you can see on Oakland Ave. today. That was probably the eastern border of the nursery. And trees that were found in and on Summit Street and the Oakland Ave. area and in the north end of town. The biggest gingko you have ever seen in your life is on Seymour, near the Longfellow School. Ginkgo's are not native trees here. And so these trees, interesting enough, when this business was established, this man brought trees to Iowa City that nobody had seen. But he was in a new city, growing, and people would like trees for their properties and this is where some of these trees came from as well as interest generally in trees. The planting continued up through the 19th century and it really, in a sense, there was an emergence of new street tree planting in the '60s when Iowa City had a very remarkable city forester, Ed Bailey, who knew what it was to have proper street trees. And in the north end where the elms were dying off, he saw that many fine street trees were planted. So the younger fine street trees were probably reflected that period in Iowa City's forestry history. But this kind of history and the kind of efforts that have gone into it plus recent tree planting efforts are extremely important and the kind of things that we can share with other communities. So what the neighborhoods have done is to put together, and we have worked with Marsha Klingamon, and decided that we would like to apply for these grants and so what I am asking you to do is to consider matching the money that the neighborhoods are raising so we can apply for one of these for the cash match. And the neighborhoods have already pledged $500 in three neighborhoods and the Friends of HP are very interested in this and have indicated that tomorrow night at their meeting that will complete up to the $2000 mark. So it would seem that if citizens of the community are pledging this that perhaps the council would like to join in the tradition of the earlier times in Iowa City and match that amount that the citizens have raised. This grant will have to be in the hands of the FDA Agriculture SelVice on July 19. So you have possibly a little puzzle there. , ..Ii , ! " "j ~M_h... ..__ ! i I , i , 1 I I' , I l' " i , I, I ~ Iii I , " " ! , :1 I) " Ii If " !I 'j. " ,i , " . " , " I I" I' [, " . , 'I I I I I) :1 :i " , ' i , .( ':/ I /, I -: , ,', ----;--'"'9\-- . , ,', -v' . ' .:..\ ',',. '., ,'... "1"1 f .I,/Lt .':,;",', ,:' 1'0"; _ . ~ ", .., ,.' . ,". ' " , / ,:.''1 . .( , , - . -~ - . -.----. #4 page 4 To have this public private sharing I think is a very important statement of the way we must all run our affairs these days. It is not the city that is going to do everything. People have to get together and work with the city and have the interest and generate the kind of support that it take~ to design programs and to work together to do them and to achieve a whole new performance as far as working for the public good is concerned. So that is what my information is all about. I thought you might be interested to look at the map that is enclosed there and to see the excerpt form the 1912 history of Iowa City which describes that tree planting where many a man not used to doing hard labor took off his coat and went to work with a will and he got his $.25 rebate of course. Kubby/I wonder what that translates into, today, at $.25. Seiberling/It probably would come out the same. That is usually the way. Horowl Do we have an application for the federal program. Seiberlingl We have an application. Marsha Klingamon has it for the federal one. The reason, the terminology here in your letter is not quite accurate here. It should read about the state one. It was just this noon I was finally able to catch up with the urban forester, John , who had been away on vacation all the time I desperately needed specific information. I was not able to get it. In fact, he was just back and it is called a State Community Forest Challenge Grant. That is the state grant which is matched by services and volunteer work. The USDA Forest SelVice Urban-Forest Center for seven mid-western states, that is the federal grant. Horowl I would like to suggest that we approve the $2,000. Gentryl This is not on the agenda, the item. The most you can do is direct Steve to investigate this up to no more than $25,000 which he is already authorized to do. Horowl Let's do that, then. Courtneyl Does the city forester have this in his budget. Horowl We are talking $2,000, aren't we. Seiberling/ This has to be separate form the budget. What we want to do is aid and abet the city forester to enable him to continue to take care of the forest bug with the augmentation that he does really need. Ambrl Do you know what I tell my staff that go out and sell, when you got the sale made, go home. i i I , I I j I i I i 1 I 1 I , j I j j I i I , .....^".'~_<N_._.~.. I i i I I I I: I " 'I , il Ij: ., Ii I! " Ii 1\ " , 11'- 'I It 'I I' 1,; " i , " i ~. , I I. \ , I I II -'I' i i, Ii " , \J;. r, ..\ ,~ ii .>~ . -, " ;" 1',',,; ;.' I, ~~--- 1lJ,'..' , , . , . ' , .' ' :, ,/', ,,/1:-/ "'I-r, /-:t . , ' , , ":', ' '/ j " " \. . I ' " : ~". -. -, -'. . , , / F\, , {. '''~-::=- #4 page 5 Courtney! You are over selling here. McD! I would agree that we turn it over to the city manager. Tell him to proceed as council has directed, Atkins! That means yes. McD! You haven't heard anyone disagree have you. Atkins! We will figure that one out. Seiberling! Thank you very much. Kubby! Thanks to all the neighborhoods for the work, energy and the money. Courtney! Any other items- . l..;.w~,~,".,_,.""_"'"'' .- -~. '~. . . .,~ .., , ,','",';""-'. .;..'-",'--"~ .,,~,._.~,".,..,,- '.- I I I , I , , ! , Ii II 'I I I I: I li"il' Ii:' "1\' , 'i ,I: , ; 1;: If: I j i'., 1\' , , ~. . i ":1 i! _.._..u_.._.....,u_.,,"~.....j, ! '1, I , , -, " " .1,' , I.. , I: . ,1 , I , '/ . ! ; i l:'i I .,.; '. .' 01 , " , " ....: " "I ' : l' " ' '" " " . : ':/ I t' I' 1''- ' " " ", , ' , - 1 c ~.' . " "'. -!"', ;. '.., - / (/\ I' J ~::.:.~~~:::~- --, '- , Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 7 ITEM NO.6. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES. a. Vacancies previously announced. 11) Board of Adjustment. One vacancy for an unexpired term ending January I, 1998. IBarbara Ludke resigned.) (21 Design Review Commlllee: (a) Three vacancies for three.year terms ending July 1, 1996. ITerms of Kay Amert, Bruce Haupert, and Margaret Nelson end.) lbl One vacancy for an unexpired term ending July 1, 1995. IKay Irelan reslgned.1 These appointments will be made at the July 20, 1993, meeting of the City Council. ITEM NO.6. CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. i ! I~ ~Q~ ~ ) oI~ ..------......,.. a. Consider an appointment to the Board of Appeals to fill an unexpired term ending December 31, 1993. IVelma Tribble resigned.) Action: /hl/1ur." /L .1;:) ,C; t,) '~1lh:iu' b. Consider an appointment of a Council representative to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau. IDarrel Courtney's term ends.) Action: A.L. ~~A(/f ~t~-... Cr c. Consider an appointment of two Council members to a Joint Iowa CltylUnlverslty Heights commlllee on the Neuzil tract. Action: N~V ~ ., Idl~ ~/l) rfdJ . ,--,~,,,,,,,". .' ....,' .-..,,'.......,.,...', .~. .."" ..-. '---"". . . '. ~.'. --.-..--. I. ! , , i : i i i i I ,i Ii d 'I !I ,. 11 Ii '!i: I ! I I , i r 'I i i , 'I:: .::' , i I i i i I, , , I ~i j, .'j" iI ..",.,....,. - - "'~-:-.....~ . ' , . "' - ~ ' '. . '. ' .. , .," : '," ';/ I ,c/: ,:;:t ,':( , ' ", , /,', .:. ~,",. J..:..:;.' '~" "~" : ,.,',' / , /" , 'i ',- --- #7 page 1 Courtney! City Council Information. Kubby! I have a bunch of stuff but I will cut it in half because of the hour. The first thing is is that John had talked at the last informal meeting about some people being a little upset about people mowing lawns and the grass being blown into the street and because of at the rain we have been having I wanted to remind people that if you are mowing your lawn, whether you are using a push mower or a blow mower and it gets into the street, when it rains all those clippings wash into the storm sewers and can eventually clog them up, So please pick up your grass clippings from the street and it will help all of our yards and our basements possibly be a little dryer. I wanted to talk a little bit about the flooding and to thank Rick Fosse for all of the extra work that he has been doing lately and going to extra meetings and being on creek beds and dealing with trees down from water and all of the extra work you have been putting in the last couple of weeks. And to remind people that the city will provide sand and sand bags if you go to 1200 South Riverside Drive, the Public Works yard or call 356-5180. Is tat the correct number. 356-5180. And lastly I wanted to thank our purchasing agent, Kathy Eisenhofer, for saving the city $13,000 in her negotiating for a maintenance contract for some radio equipment. It is one way that we can decrease budget items and she did a really good job so I just wanted to give coodos where coodoes are deserved. Nov! I will say ditto to that one. Kubby! The other things I will ask for next time. Ambr! No business. Horow! I have two things. I usually like to say something pleasant but I would like to say something not pleasant and then follow it with something pleasant. The not pleasant one are the articles that I have been reading in the newspapers about SEATS. They are distressing me. And I would like to use the one in the example where it starts out talking about the 89 year old woman who uses a cane and doesn't know if she will be able to qualify to take the free SEATS bus service. That is the opening paragraph.. Well, you know, people. I guess I give our citizens credit for common sense. There are two things wrong in this opening paragraph. Number one. council members and anyone else would be derelict if we made an 89 year old woman who had trouble walking and using a cane to ' , 1:1 ~ I, , II 1\ Ii " II Ii " j: " , ; Ii - i , i , " , ,,' I I.' I 1';. I " j; i I I if /1 il i " :, , , I ", ".1 " I '.';' , , ,I,; ~'l'_ ...... ~- '1 ----.... - ........ ~ ;' ....... -- - -- ""qIW....-... - ~"""---f"'" -.-........- T ... - - . ~....--. , , , " , { . - I -' - I ' , ':,' "j,/ lI' ( I, ';~t', ,", ",": ,(,' . ,',. , // /' ''I I, ". ,'l,.' '~....-- -- ---.-., ._~. j " #7 page 2 not permit that person to use the SEATS bus. The second thing that is wrong with this is that there is no such thing as a free SEATS bus. We pay for this. We also ask for donations. You know, I would like to lessen the anxiety, the level of anxiety, that the information like this is creating in people's minds. Please, if you have any questions about SEATS, about anything for that matter, that you read about, call us and ask. Don't jump to the conclusion of what you read is right. This really distresses me so I thought I would say it. Second thing is I had a terrific time in the Coralville Fourth of July parade. I even won a prize. Never you mind that my '68 Barracuda died approximately a mile away form the end of the parade. So I got out and walking behind Mayor Kaltchee's truck with my umbrella, walked the rest of the way. He offered a ride and I said no but I did give him my purse. He carried the heavy purse and 1- I had my hat and umbrella. I figured Iowa City, by God, was represented in the Coralville parade. Kubbyl So will you read the ribbon please. Horowl It says Coralville July 4th Parade Winner Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce. It doesn't have a date but I am sure that they meant it for this year. Kubbyl Thank you, Sue, thank you very much for representing us. McDI Was the judging for council members present or- Horowl John, don't ask. It was quite a parade in the rain. Let me tell you. We had a good time. McDI Congratulations. No business. , Courtneyl Well, I had a couple of things and I forget who it was that said these are the best of times and the worst of times. This weekend really has brought that home to the city. We had a couple of celebrations d.t. that I thought just put this city right up on the top of the heap all across the country and I participated in one actively and was a spectator. The Great American Race that came through on Saturday was one of the greatest things that I have seen happen d.t. in a long time. We had 85 antique vintage cars, motorcycles and trucks come through and the turn out by the Chamber of Commerce people and the welcome that they gave to these people and the services that they provided. If we don't win one of the prizes for our library for that effort there is something wrong. I personally greeted everyone of the drivers that I could catch as the went by. Some of them got away from me. I thought the !; J! 1 I Ii I I' ! 'I , I, II " 11' Ii " l' ; ~ \ " " -, .\ " i ~ . , )" , I' " ;' :1 I; r' ,I " 1 f, t I r I ,I , " " !: :i I l,_~........~,,,~.,.,_ ","_.. .. ) , '" -:._-~- . (~-' : ,:;/ " CI .', I " ,ti ,/(' ',- '" <" , , It, , ,V , " . ,., - - , ~ ," / .. /,. \ , 1 , " , o , .0_...... 117 page 3 .I I 1938 Kenworth truck stole the show when it came around the corner. Everyone was looking for these old antique cars and huge come this huge semi around the corner. Those guys got to have iron behinds to bob-tail across the United States in a 1938 Kenworth. It was truly a great event and it is too bad it doesn't happen every year. It will probably be many years before it ever comes back through here and Dr. Viner made it this far and we presented him with a special basket made up by Mercy Hospital. C. Braverman asked a quiz question over the radio about how many cylinders the Auburn had in it. The first person in the crowd got a free t-shirt and a hat and 1 was going to wear them tonight. It is a flat head eight, folks. I won the prize. The second event was the Iowa City Jazz Festival and I thought it was a fantastic effort under some very adverse conditions and I am sorry I don't remember all the names. But Mark Ginsberg, in particular, I met him on the street sopping wet and they were trying to sandwich in the performances between the rain showers and even with the weather as it was I think he estimated that there were a good 5,000 people which was about half of what they estimated last year. It certainly, again, show cased d.t. Iowa City and a great effort on their part. Kubby! It shows what hard core fans that jazz fans are. I was standing out into the rain until the end. It was fun. Courtney! We were down there for two different occasions. We came and went during the afternoon in between a movie. Thirdly I would like to thank Jerry Watts which was a blatant marketing ploy but at the same time raised our conscientiousness of the day and our patriotism for the 2,000 American flags that were planted in the middle of the night on the east side and I hope that everyone saves them and puts them back out next year for the fourth. On a little encouraging note I spent most of the day yesterday on Taft Speedway and Normandy and those folks are hurting badly. It just kept coming up and I do want to say a little something about the Corps of Engineers. They catch a little bit of flack over the years because they don't provide enough water for the recreational vehicles and the boating and the next time they catch some flack because they let too much out and they just do a stellar effort of managing that water under extreme conditions and this year it just flat got away. There was I r " I. I,! " ,I: I I ii iF i,: f: j I! i ii - - \ I I . I " , , ," ;: '!-I(1; ., , '.,' . '( '.'~ ,; ,i I' I.' , \, 1\:' "1 ~:". . " ~ I...AC' ' - - -'" , /," "/" '/1' I 'I ' ,,', ' ,_ .:; . r '~,' ~; / . " :, ',: . _I ,//'_ ' ,_t" ,,', " / v\ J J '.... 1t" '~:-= -~::...:> '-~~---- '" #7 page 4 nothing that could be done. They were right on the spot to inform the people. I was on Normandy right after they came to help a lady close up her house and turn things off and told her exactly what to do. The warnings were there. There is just a higher being in control [ think of what is happening down through here. I hope that it slacks off. The rumors are entirely false that I drug the Press Citizen photographer down to Taft Speedway for a photo op. I was down there totally and honestly and Bill Gilpin had to tell them who I was. He didn't know me from Adam. -~.......'.."',...,,---~----_.. ". -, ......... .~-.' ........" '........,,_.. "_......,...,,.. ---- - I I Ii I , !:.:' !', , :1' ii' " i ! ) . '''-'~-'..j ,: , , , , "I :\ \\!, i I ! ! -, " , ; " -' -12J ."",' '" ," ',./." ..',.~ ,-", " " ..... . , , ,'i /,~, Ll,_.. ..L, -LL ~.,' - -, " . ,- - / //'1 .(, " -',' -, ---- -.-------- '-. Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 6 ITEM NO. B. REPORT ON ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. a. City Manager. jp~ i~aJ b. City Attorney. - t)- ITEM NO.9. PUBLIC HEARING ON PlANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1993 ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT. Comment: This project involves the asphalt resurfacing of various streets throughout Iowa City and one street In Coralville. The Engineer's estimate is $796,770.00. Of this amount, it is anticipated that $40,000.00 will be reimbursed from the State and Coralville's share will be approximately $82,500.00. Action: nn C'W, II t fP/J,LdJ ITEM rlO. 10. Q3.1'/-L1- .-._-,....~....-_...._.~_.-.. CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING PlANS. SPECIFICATIONS. FORM OF CONTACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OFTHE 1993 ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT, OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS AND FIXING TIME AND PlACE FOR RECEIPT OF BiDS AT 10:30 A.M. JULY 27, 1993. Comment: See comment above. Action: IhJl,~/ ;kli ITEM NO.", U1h A sJ.. 'l#JtJ"1 1~ PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING S CTION '0.36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF IOWA CITY, AMENDING THE BOUNDARiES OF THE VOTING PRECINCTS IN IOWA CITY TO INCLUDE PROPERTIES ANNEXED SINCE 1991. , Comment: The City of Iowa City has annexed fiva araas since tha voting praclnct boundarlas were estsbllshed in 1991. The proposad amendment would add the annexad areas to adjacent voting precincts. Action: 1:t..q hi t, (j tt t'/U M --..... ._~. ,,"".'..' I i , I I, Ii !: i! '. " " !. 'j' I; ! I I , 1 ~ i i , , 1:1 Iii ~ Iii . II Ii!, ' Ii: !: r; \: - I','", 'ii: :\ ,I,;,:, il. I ;,r 'j' , " I i ,/ II I' i ,I! i! Ii ,~ I ~ j :' l' i ! 1 i I! j! ,;. " , ,I. , I { " .. ~ . j '\\! " -.,..... .- '"'~.-;-----~... . , .:; .,' .' - /~ '. I _ _ I _ . . . :'/ / '/'.I' ". jd ,:~.t"", ','. ", \: ", ../ '-- ,'~, ",~: "'. . I ,," / " " , \' "---..---. USa page I i ! ~ " I: 1 i I I Courtneyl Steve, I think that is all from council. Can you give us a little update on where ware at. Atkinsl [ think the general media accounts have been fairly accurate. Rick can speak to any technical things you may wish to ask him. Generally speaking, the two major problem areas as you have pointed out already, Darrell, are Normandy and Taft and really any O[ those folks living along the river. Showers Addition also has some difftculty. We are doing our best to assist those people. But as I am sure YOI~ are aware, there is really very little that can be done. We have providl'!l them with sand and sand bags. A great deal of neighborliness is going on. We have been able to arrange volunteers if it is necessary. We have a couple of potential issues that could sort of exacerbate the problem particularly as it comes to traffic. I think today's situation was a result of the surprise. When folks woke up this morning the streets were covered. They didn't expect it to be covered. So coming in was a mess. Going home was a mess. We are hoping tomorrow that it will not be quite as bad as folks will establish a route and head out a little bit earlier. We have talked to a number of the major employers asking what they could do with respect to staggering their hours to get folks in and out of town. Our two major issues as a city, in additional t our responsibilities to do our best to assist folks, is our water plant and the Park Road bridge. The water plant, the intake and the pump area, has been sand bagged and we are keeping our fingers crossed that the water does not rise substantially. If in fact the river water were to get at the intake and the pumping mechanisms, our next move would be likely to issue a boil water for consumption. That is being watched very carefully. So [ left the room about nine and check again and called. The water has not risen and the water plant is still secure. At least as we speak. Second one is the Park Road bridge. The rise n the water. There is a very real potential that that bridge may have to be closed simply because of the force of the water. Rick explained all the technical aspects. [didn't pretend to argue with him. The bottom line is that there is that potential. That could have a significant affect on isolating a substantial portion of the University campus in that part of town. Wolf Avenue is still open and the Heights will be able to get in and out. But others would he seeking ways to get home and it could be Melrose ~'_""'_""..". """,,~'U'__" -.-'-.. '--. L I I I I: I, I' I I I, I, I I L I I , I i , ' ;i \ , .Jr . ,--' 'I. '/ i !i , i, ; .1\ ~ " _ n__"'1 -_c ~..... '.e. -~....'" . ' --............ - ~~---~.... -.. p- ... -~ ~ ~ , , ' i,:,_,,__~,/' , ,t~/' ,,-::,' f:J ',' --, Y, " .I "1-' 'U ' :. , -; ~ : "':.' 4.,.;." __ ,'. , / I, /~ '1 ! . .... '\' -......:-_- ....------ #8a page 2 and south of Riverside Drive. Going around the city to get in and out. Other than that we have called our folks in. We did foot walking patrol down in Normandy at dusk just to make sure folks-try to give them some sense of security. That is really about it. Kubby! If it starts raining this weekend as it is forecast to and they feel like they need shelter. If they need to evacuate their homes voluntarily, they should go to Southeast Junior High at the Red Cross. Atkins! That is the current one, Karen. That is correct. And we have-our police officers were out in the neighborhood encouraging a number of folks to get out. That is just simply a lot safer that way. As you know we can't really make them leave unless we really got into very dire circumstances. A few folks just simply refuse to and we are monitoring that. It is difficult and I can tell you it takes a great deal of resources. We had someone we had t., go get by boat. Get them in and get the out. And that is two and !!lice people tied up to move one person. Please, listen tot he police officers and the fire fighters and the other folks that out there. They know what they are doing and if they encourage you to get out, find some friends or do whatever but get out. Nov! Has our Parks Department canceled the tour this week. Atkins! To my knowledge it has been canceled. They spent the day trying to button the parks up, particularly lower city park. Courtney! I talked to Terry right before the meeting and said I may be able to make it and he said just let us know. Kubby! Those of us who RSVP'd, can we get a call if it is canceled. Atkins! We will do that tomorrow. Courtney! I think a little plug for Public Works here, too. The response time was applauded for the sand bags and the loads of sand yesterday. After a couple of cars Steve talked more yesterday than we do on a non-holiday. It started at 7: 15 in the morning. Aikins! It was interesting. You and I talked all day and never saw each other. Courtney! Not once. never did run into each other on our trips back and forth. Atkins! We must have talked it seemed like a dozen times. ""~~",J ," _~~"_' .... .~...__. -..-..,. " \ ... . ~. ---...-- .<11' ----- , . , . ! : , , ! ! Ii i I' I I I ! I , , ! I iill ~ T Ii Ii . iii' II ", H , \; '( 'I".:' : I." . . Ii,' I'. Iii' I: , "~' . I ' , (j" j II It ,I .'J.' .1 , , Ii I , ' h!, .; ~" ..... ~ - "1~--;---~- ~ ~-' ......... - , , , , , , t' _. _ _' , "'1, t"l' 'I f 'L ',' ' . " . ,- I , .. ", I I.:.' '..'_ _ . _,,: "r'" ,'. :.. / :-\ .-\. -- - --. Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 9 ITEM NO. 12. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEe"nON 10.35 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF IOWA CITY. AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VOTING PRECINCTS IN IOWA CITY TO INCLUDE PROPERTIES ANNEXED SINCE 1991. (FIRST CONSIDERATION) Comment: See comment above. Action: IIffl / A)J&~ I & y/(v ITEM NO. 13 - PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18. ENTITLED "HUMAN RIGHTS." OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. IOWA. TO EXPAND THE EXEMPTION FROM THE ORDINANCE FOR THE RENTAL. LEASE. OR SALE OF HOUSING BY NON.PROFIT CORPORATIONS. /(,/- ~ l/(~ % Ie/) 6,& , Comment: The "Human Rights" currently permits non.proflt corporations to lease or rent housing accommodations preferentially to persons based on their sex or the presence or absence of dependents, This provision is one of seven exemptions to the section which prohibits discrimination In the area of housing. This amendment would expand the exemption to also permit non'profit corporations to sell, as well as lease or rent, a housing accommodation preferentially to persons based on their sex and the presence or absence of dependents. This amendment was requested by representatives of 'Habitat for Humanity," an organization which attempts to provide housing primarily for families In need and which Is to begin providing such services In Iowa City. At Its regular meeting on June 28, 1993, the Human Rights Commission recommended that Council adopt this amendment, Action: , )Pc? jli:r.l2) ITEM NO. 14. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE OLD CAPITOL MALL EXTERIOR SIGNAGE AND CANOPY PROPOSAL. Comment: At Its May 22,1993 meeting, the Design Review Committee voted 5-1-1 IPavlovlc voting no, Merker abstaining) to recommend approval of the proposed changes as submitted subject to the changes meeting all City Ordinances. Included In the agenda packet are drawings of the proposal and minutes of the Design Review Committee's discussion. Council can concur with this recommendation by motion and thus allow a sign permit to be Issued. (Note: The Committee reviews the exterior slgnage of the Old Capitol Mall because the building Is an urban renewal development). Action: 'n1 c~/ knd J/ t~) Ilfr!t2~ ,'.I' i '. ! " .~ "'''..,;.,.,C..!~".' ...,'......... - ---..... ._~ I I, II' I , 'I! I : ,I ,j ., It h' 'I :: I!' " , n ,; I'; ,I I,: I H , I .l:' , '\1 i I I I I I I I I , I: , I,. ,; :i ........""IIItl",. _'~"'111'1---~ "'-... .-',_.... - ,-:'1: I '.'1 ! ;\ " "; "I I ;, ",:/' ,,~ , " . \ ,I \; - -----~~~-- - --.... - -/-:- -f .... .............. .. . . 'i . . I .'" ^ ":' ,:1 / '.n ,'~I ,Il' / ,', ',,' . .. - - ,- . - " ,. . / i/). /' , " . <::--._--- -.--":-, ----'-- . -...... '.... '. #12 page 1 Courtney! Moved by Horow, seconded by Ambr. Discussion. Kubby! In the future when ~hese areas are more populated, will we need to amend again. If there are more than 50 people. NovlDon't we usually. If they are amending after each (can't hear). David Schoon! The area-it would not need to be amended after there is more than 50 people. It is when it is initially established, if there is less than 50 people then that area can be added to another precinct. Kubby! Okay. So this will be set until the next time we re-district if we do so after the 2000. Schoon! Correct. Kubby! It is just a really large area that has potential to have tons of people and it makes it hard for caucuses. When there is so much. Schoon! But the feeling, with speaking with the auditor, that the length of time that there would be few period will be greater than the length of time that there might be many people. The benefit was greater to add it to an existing precinct. Kubby! Thanks. Courtney! Any other discussion. Roll call- Ordinance passes first consideration. I ) 'I I ! i , , , 1_........._....---..... . '''-'''~.. -...... """ ".-...,... .-...,."...".... .'-. ----., --. 1"1 i' II !it i II ,I 1/' l. :1 ' II. I! : b \l -' n ;\I-li Iii;! il I;!, . l" " i Ii" . -'----."." I. I I I \" " '-."--"_'_'''_'~._.m. . . > . " , I. ""/' t-,'I -, 'l' ,,','-: . '.."/ '.1. , '. ~'-, . . .-~. ,.' _'. _ ~_.',', . . (J " " ' , / // ''1 , . '~. -- ~-. "------. #13 page I Courtney/Open the p.h. John Watson/ I have been here before. I was going to tell a fable about Darrel driving his Chevy to the levy tonight. Thank you for going to the levy. Thanks for taking care of those folks. 1 am the representative, singular, that appeared before the HR Commission. Just tell you a little bit about Habitat For Humanity. It is a non-profit organization that, in case you haven't heard about it, it's purpose is to provide good homes for people that do not have good homes and that have trouble affording good homes. It does that through no interest loans and a loan agreement. It requires of them what is called sweat equity. They must pledge an amount of work whether on the home or other kinds of work for Habitat. In addition they must work for either another home before that or one after. They must pledge to work for other people's homes. The payments that they make to Habitat go back into investments into more homes for more people. The city ordinance allows not for profit organizations to rent of lease homes, apartments or housing to people and to discriminate on the basis of either marital status or presence or absence of dependents as long as they do not discriminate in any other way. If it is keeping with our purpose. It doesn't allow for the sale of housing and that is what Habitat does. The reason for that exemption on the HR ordinance is that groups like Hillcrest Family SelVices, Systems Unlimited, if they feel that the programs that they provide are better off for singles of for families without children or whatever that they can dot hat as long as the program is related. All we are asking on behalf of Habitat is that we add the word. I believe you have a copy. Is there a draft before them. I believe that it just adds the word "sale," to the ordinance. It allows for the sale in addition to the rental or leasing of housing to that exemption. And I am going to pass out, all of you are anxious to emulate Jimmy Carter and Andy Young, a little sheet form their newsletter and you can sign up and be a part of that. Kubby/ Linda, in the note, under this item, it says based on sex or presence of absence of dependents but it doesn't specifically say marital status. Does the ordinance, the exemption part of it, also cover marital status. Gentry/ This part doesn't, no. --'-.. --- I, ,I' " , 1 1 i, ~ " '!: Iii I, ~ . ii, Ii! ,I, I' Ii , I;. I:; . Iii j I II , , " , i i ~ ,'-'- , ;i ":,...,..,..~,.. -"'\ i , 'I' I ' I I 'I" I, " , ,I . \/ I I , i ...... ~~~ ~. ~-- ~ .;,.'...... \,.--..---... ._-..- -----..-....-....---"..--~;i , , . .' . . , -""""I -I' " ' " ' . 'i /' 't 1'-1 ' ;l..." , ' :";, :: . '. ',.. -" --':'.' ,...~ '" . I // \ , {.' '::::,:;: c ::.:::::',._____._., " , d Ul3 page 2 Hellingll think the two exemptions are based on sex in the presence or absence of dependents. Gentry/Right. Not marital status. Watson/I am sony. I mis-spoke. Kubby/ Is that a problem. Do we want it to also include marital- Gentry/It doesn't need to. Watson! Habitat aims primarily towards families and that in and of itself according to the ordinance could be illegal. If we even say we want families instead of people with children. And so we would like to have that exemption so that we can. It is not that we wouldn't consider a single person or families without children. But we want to have the ability to selVe the most people with the greatest need and that is often people with children. Courtney/ Thank you. Any other discussion on this item. I close the p.h. ---..-...".... .i,...".j._...__...."...... ,'- \ -.-... ",. u......c, '_"..1 :, , j: Ii I' II /: I, " " " ;, ii i' , , , \ I i I , I i : I i I I I i !, i I 1 ! II II , I ! i . i , , ! j j 1 j .' , ' Ii , I [ ! ! I I I I , ! [ . , , I I' ' , i Ii III f Ii l I, __ I~' I! ,,;,., 'II"' ::i" 'v Iii Ii , ",'.::'t< , !!' :i . :{ I: ,I , , :"1' '; ":':, ;" .,1" " :1 ! ~ I I ,. , . "fC!"'" '- '-'-'IIf;l ---. --,-.... "::',_..' , ' ":'1" .. '''.,' " ,I I /, ,'../ ': " , '.', < . , " " , t,: ,.,1 " ~ -- "'QIII'''-..- - ---..:----f".... ... ,...... .. --- \ , ' , . . . I '. .., I:, ,:I' / "//:-1 ,I I :=t, ' " , ' , I'" , . . < I," '.... . -' - '" : ,~ - / /1,. <,:':"c::c:::_____~._.. #14 page 1 Courtney!Moved by McD, seconded by Ambr. Discussion;. Kubby! I have one question. I think it is for Dave. In the DR Committee minutes it says that construction of the new signs were already in progress. If that is true and the DR Committee has not approved the signs, is that just the risk that the applicant made and that they have already started creating them before they were approved. David Schoon! That was a risk the applicant took. /That actually was an error in the minutes. I think that it was actually Bruce Hauppert that had the question and the answer was no. Kubby! Thank you. Nov! Part of the materials that we were given included the in city r.o. w. I assume that is not part of the resolution. Schoon! No. It is not. It is just the proposal for the exterior signage and the canopies. It wouldn't include- Nov! Which are attached to the building. Schoon! Correct. Courtney! Any other discussion. All in favor (ayes). It is approved. , I I I , ' ',.\ I I I I I I .._a.._.." .... '. ,..,,"..'.1-,. .. . .._....-_.~...-'I " -_..~. --- .....'.' I L' II , I ~ r Ii; . ", I ~ 11' I!. ;: ,j\,' Ii - . ,i,. 'Ii !'I" . "" ,..v, i . \l j L'~' . ,"j"- j II I I . \ .:. " " I, "".,..... "lIIlIf"'" , ,- I / : ~ " " ...... --"'1 ~.- ............ ~ ~-I ...... - --- ~..-.........-----...:_---f".... ............. ... ~.. IT ..... I (. ,> '" I" t:-/ tf' I t', " "> . " " .' :1' ,. I L.. ',' , ' , ':. : .:. .' - '_' \._ " . I ,I ,>' " .'~' . ", "-- '- ~ ------ ----... ..-.- Agenda Iowa City City Council July 6, 1993 Page 10 ITEM NO. 15. q 3 - 115 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE DEADLINE BY WHICH TELECOMMUNI. CATIONS, INC. MUST RESPOND TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE TO THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. Comment: TCI has requested that the deadline for responding to the Clt'ls RFP be extended from July 6to September 5, 1993. Both the City's refranchlslng consultant and the Broadband Telecommunications Commission have recommended that this extension be granted. The original 60 day deadline is provided by federal law and can be waived on e local basis. This extension will give TCI more edequate tlmeframes within which to respond to the City's very lengthy and comprehensive RFP. ' Action: hl t/)11h1(~ I j~ 1 ITEM NO. 16. '15- 1'1" ~rttUJ) CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING 2BE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORALVILLE AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY REGARDING JOINT BID LmlNG FOR 1993 ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT. Comment: In expectation of receiving a lower unit bid price based on e larger volume, the City's 1993 Asphalt Resurfacing Project bid Items will be combined with those of the City of Coralville for the bid letting procedure only. Each city will be responsible for its own procedures prior to and subsequent to bid letting. ~J ~bI.~J I Action: Ih'lf Gh . I ITEM NO. 17. '1:'-111 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE OF THE CAPITOL STREET RIGHT .QF-WA Y BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND HEITMAN PROPERTIES OF IOWA LTD. Comment: Heitman Properties of Iowa Ltd. will reconstruct Its facilities at the Old Capitol Mall. Thel' request that they be allowed to temporarily barricade a portion of the Capitol Streetlldewalk In order that their contractor may ~ccess dumpsters by means of a backhoe. All work will take place during the nighttime and the construction period II expected to begin on July 7 '. 1993 and last four and one half months. '15-11'il ITEM NO. 10. /I,.6! II,!. / r ~1tr.(1) CONSIDER RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE Action: ~A/" ~ , Comment: See memo from the City Manager. Action: )/m1/ ~ ~0 ~-".'__"_'4__."_'_' .d:dIIl- - I: ~- , ; I I, i' ." I: I I : I r f- ,; , < 1'1 I:' p r; 'I . I~ i :i I I J jl '. 'I. I! ,'i I " I :l " ~,. ...... '- ""~: --~-qa, ;'......- -."._..'...4_'4...'.'''..,__....__ . I .' ..' , , ,"- " , ' i' ' , - - I '"',' " '/ i' I I -, , " .' , ' :1 ,',J' I" :1- 1..;; '- '" ,: ~. :,,~' '. !~' ~. . _. ,'_, '.~u ,,' " I / >') " , '.....--- '-, #17 page I Courtneyl Moved by Ambr, seconded by Horow. Discussion. Horowl The only question I would have is will the company permit drawings on the billboards such as we have had in other locations of construction. In other words, I am assuming that you are going to be barricading this off with boards. I don't have any problem with the barricades. I am talking about the plain blank wooden walls. In other parts of d.t. area we have permitted people to design them or put some sort of- IWe had already talked with the marketing staff at the mall today and they are suppose to be working up some sort of decorations and directional signage to direct people to the other side of the sidewalk and to let them know what is going on and for decoration. Kubbyl So they will be solid wall barricade. I All we are going to put is to the north end there at the sidewalk out at the west entry it will just be a couple of barricades to block the sidewalk area. It is not necessarily for our access. It is just mainly in case someone should come down that sidewalk, that they just don't come barreling out in front of that door, the west entry doors, to prevent an accident. Kubbyl So these are not solid walls. Like plywood walls barriers, When you say barricades, it will be taken up and down. IRight. We haven't arrived at just exactly what it would be. What I thought would be just a four foot plywood high barricade that can be removed and put in at night time once the work begins. During the day time nobody will ever no the difference. It is just strictly for public protection in case someone should come down through there at night. Horowl Thank you. Nov/l have a question about the noise ordinance. How much noise will this create and does it violate the noise ordinance. Atkinsl Number one, I don't know how much it creates and if it gets too bad, yes there is that potential certainly. IThe bulk of the noise. Really only because the work is not going on outside. And it looks like we are going to use a skid steer loader instead of a back hoe simple because of he size and for the most part of the work we will still need a back hoe. But there won't be a whole lot of high rpm work outside on the part of the equipment. All it will be is traveling which will be at low rpms which shouldn't create a great deal of noise any more than normal street traffic. ---..... --- j' i' : i , , I, , ' i , I' i'l i,1 : i . I:; ,II ;1 I' ,I I ii , - 'I " , ,I" ,I :1 II I i n : , I ! Ii, 'I' , " I , , , iI ......., , , I '., ' ,,'/' / rI/' ,'I {' '170 ' . , , , , ;- . .. - -' ,- ;,..' . I~, " t '-..:::::--:-::::::- ...--------- . '- ; j' ----.-0_. H17 page 2 Courtney! Any other discussion. Roll call- The resolution is adopted. I' " " I i I , I , l , " , ,I I' Ii II ,/ 'I ,I i ,I '" .! ;] I i II ! ,\ i II I:' il I' II I, , il , I ( .. j' ~:\ i ,ij ) i . 1, , II I" ! ,I !, f! i Iii I' i 'r i ' , I I. i' I ' ! , ' I, .. : " " , I i I " , II II II I' d " !i ,. II i, Ii 'I I i 'C-,,_ ',I II ',j' 'I / l , .,' '>'~;~;'J ,'I.;; "",;v~"..".,..,-_..~_....' '''~'''~"'-''''.',.,- ""C"''';''- ' "'. ,"'" ...... ,_ " '....... .'.,. . ,'" ..."......w.._~__._ .... _. -....-~~~._~........." \ ~ ' , l' .\1 \'~ ( ,'j " ....., \ . .. " I,:; .i! :'/ . /, , '/ \",. \ 1 ,) ~". ,,, I I ........ '..... .1 i I J ""'-----..;.-: --~.... ~ -,__...- ...... .... ~. ..- - -,:-0- ~f" .... ..... -' .... \.... r. . " , . , . '. , r" ,-, ,-,' ~t ' : ~.. .. .. .:1 ..' . "_"', :,::1 t:. ' , "... . .i , .. _ l _ t ,," .', . , ,- " - , / II! \. ..' " , ,,'-,-- -....--::=.:::::.-------.......... --..--. Agenda Iowa City City Council JulV 6, 1993 Page 11 ITEM NO. 19- I , I I I ! , , , i CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32.1 "TAXATION AND REVENUES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA BY AMENDING SECTION 32.1.66 THEREIN TO REVISE SOUD WASTE LANDFILL USE FEES ISECOND CONSIDERATIONI. ITEM NO. 20 . Comment: This ordinance ravlses Solid Wasta landfill usa fees 1$38.00 plus tax to $44.26 and $49.26 plus tax), special wasta disposal fae II 1/2 times landfill use fae to 2 times landfill use fee), and the minimum landfill fee from $6.00 to 16% of total fee per ton. In addition, a special waste permit fee of $800.00 Is established. Action: ~ / )J1CO .1tulltl -1-1 ,/ . ~t l.lIrtV (/ -I1lMf % ADJOURN T9 [)(EGllTIVe seSSleN. IP6.16""oIlO" Evoluotlull gf ell, Allu",.,.1 I' ! ! , ' !h- (,oj h6 Ii I Ii' ,'jl!;, i I : -' ~ " , Ii - '1\ , Ij," I.', , II - ~ ~:l' , I. ~: (: [': ;'i'f.' '... i 'I' , ,I ,", : I r l N:5() ;; j" 'j"" , ::" ii" --...-"...... i ! I ....'.I'...:...;,:,::.I,.:!..'.",I.:I;:....'~......~....~,...........r.-.... "",.,. .,..,.,'.,...........'.........'....- I"~ , , ...,' , .. , I I , , I, . :'i: : ''';' ,', ;:'1 ' 'I' I, " :r " " '~ " .\ , .1 "\ i : .,ld. ---~ ...-..'........- .... ..-- -. " ,;/' - - , " :, ' /,' - /' bl ' , , I' I '/ L..' , . ':; '-' / . " ',/ ll,:..:" '-=-1,~;,,~.::::.,._, : I~ '~ :t -'-- '-. ~ - - - ~ -...._-~------- #19 page 1 Courtney/ McD/ Is there any interest in collapsing second on this. Nov/ Yeah. McD/ And go ahead and approve it. Atkins/ It is not necessary. It is very much up to you. Horow/l would prefer not to. McD/ I just like getting things off of the agenda. Horow. Yeah. I know it. But this is a subject that is- Nov/ Especially when it is #19- gentry/You don't have enough anyway. Karen said no. McD/ I didn't see Karen say no. I didn't hear her say anything. Ohm that is fine. Courtney/ Will somebody second it. Moved by Horow, seconded by McD. Discussion. Kubby/ I have one question. Is that $SOO.OO for special waste an annual fee or a one time fee. It is an annual fee. Courtney/ Any other discussion, Roll call- The ordinance passes second consideration. I I I I I , I , .....~...J,'~,;~,'~.:.,I...~';;I,.,!~.. i ,~........ -~._.-.. . .'........-..,... " -~.__. .- - -. ~.>> i , I :1 II Ii , I i I , i' I , I I i i i If I Ii I; Ii ! r i 1 : ! ! I I I , i , I l,i, I:) I',j' I, :i Ii 'I II :1 " I - I, " .'ii-: ,I . , ! " I j 11 1:; f, ,,,:. , I I,:" .' ! j.. I, " I I , I I ':::',:,1; ," . { ) .---.-.--.. , I i' \.' , \\1 ,',- " , ," -, (L' i, , I '/:-"'/' ,-, Ltd...:.-I>" " " _ . '/ ') ~,. , .. ': ':,1 "', '-,' " ... '-' - ., I " / I ,/\ I' 1 " (. '<:::--:-.::..:::::_--- , ~- City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: July 2, 1993 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Work Session Agendas and Meeting Schedule July 5, 1993 HOLIDAY - Work Session Cancelled Monday July 6, 1993 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. 7:15 P.M. 7:30 P.M; Tuesday City Council Work Session - Council Chambers . Review zoning matters . Council agenda, Council time, Council committee reports Consider an appointment to the Board of Appeals - Regular Council Meeting. Council Chambers Adjourn to Executive Session (Performance evaluation of City Attorney) July 19, 1993 6:30 . B:30 P.M. Monda~ City Council Work Session - Council Chambers Agenda pending July 20, 1993 Tuesday 7:30 P.M. . Regular Council Meeting. Council Chambers PENDING LIST Appointments to the Design Review Committee and Board of Adjustment _ July 20, 1993. . ~"-",-.- .....~-. '- ......'...., ...... \ -~-_. ---'. 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