HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-01-04 Council minutes numberedCOIIPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
JANUARY 11, 1977
7:30 P.M.
Iowa City City Council, regular session, 1/4/77,
7:30 P.M., at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present:
Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Perret, Selzer, .
Vevera. Mayor Neuhauser presiding.
It was moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, that the
following agenda items and recommendations in the Consent
Calendar be approved and /or adopted as amended:
Approval of official actions of regular Council meet-
ing of December 21, 1976, subject to correction, as
recommended by the City Clt:rk.
Minutes of the Mayor's Youth Employment Board meeting
of 12/13/76.
Resolution IV77 -1, as recorded in Resolution Book 38,
page 1, approving Class C Beer Permit application
for Southland Corporation dba /7- Eleven Store, 820
First Avenue.
2
Letter from Raymond E. Morgan regarding traffic prob-
lems, .referred to the Public works Department. _3
Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, all. Council-
members present.
Councilwoman deProsse questioned whether or not the
parking fine had-been decreased in preparation of the budg-
et.. The City Manager advised that it had not. deProsse
advised that she favored decreasing the fine. She also
asked for the status of the memo concerning conflict of
interest which had been requested from the City Attorney.
Assistant Attorney Tony Kushnir will investigate. deProsse
also questioned when urban renewal consultant Don Zuchelli
would be in Iowa City again. The City Manager advised that
it v7ould be sometime in January. Zuchelli had asked Council
to sit tight on any decision concerning the sale of the Col-
lege Block Building and the Dottie Dunn Hat Shop building
outside the parceling. The City Manager advised that Mr.
Zuchelli's position was that he does not recommend that
these parcels be sold separately, and he would ask Zuchelli
to put this in writing.
Councilman Selzer reported on the meeting that he and
City Manager Berlin held with Mayor Staab and Councilman
Breese of University Heights concerning possible alterna-
tives regarding the services contract. Alternatives dis-
cussed were: (1) some way of University Heights coming up
with other income to pay their fair share, and (2) possible
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January 4, 1976
annexation. Selzer called attention to articles in the news- .I
papers concerning income from investment of city funds. The
City Manager pointed out that in FY 76 tho City had earned
$144,000 by investing cash balances; however, this last year
the City has had negative daily cash balances. Other invest-
ments have earned over $400,000. Selzer.noted that most busi-
nesses pay bills once a month and asked whether or not the
City should do this.
City Manager Berlin announced that the public hearing on
HCDA programs would not be held on the 11th but on the 18th,
as the Council will be discussing the Coimnittee on Community
Needs recommendations on the 10th, and there will not be time
to publicize Council's recommendations. It was moved by Selzer
and seconded by deProsse that the public hearing on HCDA pro.
-grams be held on January 18y 1977, at 7:30 P.M. Motion carried.$
Public Hearing was held on the application submitted by
Ty'n Cae, Inc. to rezone 46.4 acre tract located east of Mor-
mon Trek Blvd. and north of the City limits from R1A to R1B
Zone. There were no interested persons present to speak for
or against the rezoning. -q
It was moved by Selzer and seconded by Balmer to adopt
RESOLUTION V477-2, as recorded in Res_ Book 38, page 2, AUTHOR-
IZING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF
THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO PARTICIPATE AS NON- VOTING MEMBERS IN
THE IOWA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Affirmative roll call vote
was unanimous, all Councilmembers present. Councilman Balmer
commended the City Manager for opening dialogue again with the
Chamber of Commerce. Ib
It was moved by'Balmer, seconded by Vevera,'tod adopt RESO-
LUTION n77 -3, as recorded in Res. Book 38, pages 3 and 4, AP-
PROVING AUDITOR'S PLAT NO. 32 SUBMITTED BY R. M. BOGGS, CO,
INC.: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.: CAPITOL PROPANE GAS CO.,
INC.: DRUG FAIR: L. L. PELLING CO. ANiD WOLF CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planning and Zoning Commissioner Jane Jakobsen was present
for discussion, noting that all parties had agreed with'the
provisions. Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, all
Councilmembers present. 1�
It was moved by Balmer and seconded by Perret to adjourn.
Motion carried, 8:00 P.M.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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