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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 20, 2007
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, February 20,2007,5:30 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion, Correia, Elliott, O'Donnell, Vanderhoef, Wilburn
Staff: Atkins, Helling, Dilkes, Karr, Franklin, Long, Rackis, Briggs, Trueblood
Tapes: 07-20, Both Sides
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
HABITAT/HOUSING FELLOWSHIP/OWNER-OCCUPIED (IP2 of 2115 Info Packet)
Mayor Pro tem Bailey presiding. Community Development Coordinator Long and PCD Director
Franklin present for discussion. Majority agreed to proceed with consideration of the two non-
profit housing proposals for owner occupied homes in Census Tract 18; and requested that staff
develop a policy statement for use of fiscal year 2008 funds and schedule at the work session
on March 5. (Note: Item has been deferred to March 19 due to agenda time constraints.)
STAFF ACTION: Prepare policy statement. (Franklin and Long)
Mayor Wilburn now presiding.
PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS
PCD Director Franklin presented information on the following items:
A. CONDITIONALLY REZONING APPROXIMATELY .2 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED
WEST OF DIANA STREET AND SOUTH OF KIRKWOOD AVENUE, FROM LOW DENSITY
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS-5) TO COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO-1). (REZ06-o0027)
(Lensing)
B. CONDITIONALLY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 1.03-ACRES OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1902 & 1906 BROADWAY STREET FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO-1)
TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC-2) (REZ06-00028)
. C. VACATING A PORTION OF MCLEAN STREET BETWEEN HUTCHINSON AVENUE AND
LEXINGTON AVENUE. (VAC06-o0006) (PASS AND ADOPT)
D. AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF THE PORTION OF MCLEAN STREET LOCATED
BETWEEN LEXINGTON AVENUE AND HUTCHINSON AVENUE IN MANVILLE HEIGHTS
ADDITION, TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.
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E. AMENDS CERTAIN SPECIFIC PROVISIONS WITHIN TITLE 14, ZONING CODE,
CHAPTER 2, BASE ZONES; CHAPTER 3, OVERLAY ZONES; CHAPTER 4,USE
REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 5, SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; CHAPTER 7,
ADMINISTRATION; CHAPTER 8, REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES; CHAPTER
9, DEFINITIONS. (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
F. APPROVING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL PRELIMINARY PLAT OF L YN-DEN HEIGHTS
PART III, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. (SUB04-00011).
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment - readvertise; no applicants
Airport Zoning Commission - readvertise; no applicants
Senior Center Commission - Charles Felling
PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN (IP3 of 2/15 Info Packet)
Parks & Recreation Director Trueblood present for discussion. Majority directed staff to
proceed, and encouraged input from the youth community.
STAFF ACTION: Proceed as outlined, and bring contract back to Council with award
recommendation. (Trueblood)
AGENDA ITEMS
1. (Consent Calendar # 4f (7) - 523 Church Street... Volm) In response to Mayor Pro tem
Bailey, Ass!. City Manager Helling stated he had been talking with Housing and
Inspection Services (HIS) regarding this matter and that conversation should continue.
2. (Consent Calendar # 4f (6) - Snow covered bike racks .... Goetzelman) In response to
Mayor Pro tem Bailey, Parks & Rec. Director Trueblood indicated that most bike racks in
the downtown area are not the responsibility of the City, rather it is the adjacent business
owner. He stated businesses will be notified, but said often they may not have another
choice for placement of the snow especially with high accumulated totals.
3. (Agenda item # 8 - Ordinance .... City utilities ... deposits to be billed instead of paid in
advance...) In response to Mayor Pro tem Bailey, City Atty. Dilkes and Finance Director
O'Malley stated a "residential owner account" was an owner occupied structure.
4. Mayor Wilburn stated he had a conflict on March 6 and requested Council consideration
of rescheduling the formal meeting (and thus affecting the setting of public hearings on
the agenda). After discussion, a majority agreed to reschedule the formal meeting of
March 6 to March 5 and adjust the schedule as follows:
Special work session at 5:00 PM
City Conference Board at 6:30 PM
Special Formal at 7:00 PM
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COUNCIL TIME
1. Council Member Vanderhoef stated she will pass around some things she collected at
the Lobbying roundtable in Des Moines on February 14.
SCHEDULE OF PENDING DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
Meeting adjourned 6:45 PM.
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