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Home My WebLink About1977-10-04 Minutes Numbered0 0 COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 4, 1977 7::10 P.M. Iowa City Council, reg. Council ntg., 10/4/77, 7:30 P.M., at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Ferret, Selzer, Vevera. Absent: None. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Stolfus, Hayek, Glaves. Bd. & Comm. members present: Robt. Ogeson, P&Z Comm. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Tape recorded on Reels 429 & 32. Mayor Neuhauser presented a 10 -yr, service pin to Wallace Carlson and read the RES. OF COMMENDATION for the service given by him to the City in Traffic Div. of the Public Works Dept. Mr. Carlson replied and recited a poem he had written entitled, "Retired City Employee." Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. 477-388, Res. Bk. 42, p. 778, OF COMMENDATION. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Selzer, seconded by deProsse, to make the poem a part of the record. Motion carried, 7/0. Ms. Richard Gay introduced Beverly Archer, American Field Serv., foreign exchange student from Fury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, who presented a gift as a token of friendship between the 2 cities. The book, entitled "Borough of St. Edmundsbury," will be placed in the Iowa City Public Library. 3789 Council disc. the Housing Comm. minutes of 9/21/77 in reference to the Housing Maintenance & Occupancy Code. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to set public hearing on the N.M. & 0. Code on 10/18/77, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Motion carried, 6/1, Vevera voting "no." Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, that the items & recomms. in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as presented as follows: Approval of Off. Actions, re. Council mtg., 9/20/77, subi. to correction, as reconm. by City Clerk. Approval of addition of Off. Actions, 8/23/77, in Consent Calendar after Permit Res. as follows: "Motions approving taxicab licenses for Yellow Checker & Super Cab Cos. and to accept Disclosure of Interest Statements conc. U.R. property." 3796 Approval of correction of Off. Actions, 9/6/77, in figure presented by Public Works Dir. during public hearing on State Transit System Frog. which had been transposed: "...Repair Maintenance of Vehicles - $61,000, ..." Minutes of Bds.& Comm.: Mayor's Youth Employment Bd.-9/12/77; 39 41 Resources Conserv. Comm. -9/13/77; Riverfront Comm. -9/21/77; Housing 37172 Comm. -9/21/77. ; 7 q 9 Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as reconm. by City Clerk: Res. 477- _389, p. 779, to Issue Cigarette Permits. Res. 1177-390. p. 780, to Refund Cigarette Permit (to Regal Vending dba/Valentino's). Res. 1p 7_391, p. 78,tto Refund Cigar t P rmi Ito Regal Vending dba/Serendipity Pub). 3795 1 3796 3797 • • Council Activities October 4, 1977 Page 2 Correspondence: Chamber of Commerce, Tr re c En, us. for ast.rk & hwy. 779 improvements, referred to 'City Mgr. Traffic En, „ re parking prohibition on north side of Hollywoo 8 vdvd. Civil Serv. Comm., re certified lists for positions of captain, battalion chief, & lieutenant in the I.C. Fire Dept, 3749 Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Council noted the recomm. made by the Housing Comm. for Council not to approve of the proposed Landlord/Tenant Ord. had been executed. 3800 Mayor Neuhauser announced there are 2 vacancies for 3 -yr. terms expiring 12/1/80 on the Riyerfront Comm & asked that notice be given. The appointments will be made at the 11/8/77 Council mtg. Z,801 City Mgr. Berlin explained the Hy -Vee access situation will probably be discussed with zoning applications at next week's informal mtg. Selzer reported he received word that Southland Industries chose Champaign, IL, for location of their warehouse industry instead of Iowa City. 3802 Moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. N17-392, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 782-783, DESIGNATING PREFERRED REDEVELOPERS FOR REDEVEL- OPMENT PARCELS IN THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PROJ. Persons appearing were: Tom Wegman of Things &ingsif�reParcel 81-1; Jim Harris, Pre- servation Investments, re 82-1a; Frank Eicher, Eicher, Yoder Partnership, re 82-1a. City Mgr. Berlin & U. R, oor . G ayes responded to questions. Each Councilmember commented on the procedure and contemplated vote, and deProsse presented a statement. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. — ;3 03 Preferred redevelopers designated were: PARCEL NUMBER DESIGNATED DEVELOPER 64 Dey Building Corporation 81-1 Richard Pieper 82-1a College Block Partners 82-1b North Bay Construction, Inc. 83-1/84-1 Old Capitol Associates 93-1/101-2 Pentacrest Garden Apartments 93-2 Ervin Lovetinsky 93-3 Rebid 101-1 102-1 Perpetual Savings & Loan Assn. Mod Pod, Inc. 102-2 Old Capitol Associates 102-3,4 103-3 First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Old Capitol Associates Perret called attention to material provided by Atty. Ryan cont. Ballot Issue Disclosures which will be sent in the Council's packet. Moved by Foster, seconded by Vevera, to set a public hearing on the "PW`1LP r r �yL ro for 10/25/17, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Motion carried, 7/0. -?Foy • • Council Activities October 4, 1977 Page 3 City At Hayek noted the settlement proposal as recommended in the memo from Atty. Ryan conc. reduction of sidewalk assessments on Church St. for Farkus, Peet, & Angelsburg for the '73 Sidewalk Improvement Prog. and asked for Council's approval. There were no Council objections. 3805 Thepublic hearing was held on the proposed Ord. Adopting Model Code f¢C Ener Conserv. in New Bldg. Const. No one appeared. Mayor Neuhauser asked that Legaltaff review the Code to determine if the City should adopt it before it is implemented by the State. _39N. Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, that ORD. H77-2866, Ord. Bk. 12, pp. 196-197, AMENDING THE MUN. CODE OF THE CITY OF IOWA, CITY, IA, BY ADDING AN EXEMPTION FOR CHARTER TRANSP. FROM THE TAXICAB ORD. REG. TO CHAP. 5.16.1(h) OF THE MUN. CODE be passed and adopted. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Robt�. 0 es—that P&Z Chrm., appeared conc. Sturgis Corner Add., Lot 2 and asked that contingency M3 be corrected to read, "installation of sidewalks along the sts. property be waived." Council agreed to this correction. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #77- 393, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 784-785, APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF A RESUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF LOT 2 OF STURGIS CORNER ADD. SUBMITTED BY SOUTHGATE DEV. CO. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Steven Victor, Southgate Dev., appeared. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Balmer, that the RES. TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF VILLAGE GREEN SOUTH be deferred 1 week. Motion carried, 7/0. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. N77-394, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 786-787, WHEREIN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AGREES NOT TO PRESS ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF EPSTEIN'S BOOK COMPANY, INC. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0,.all Councilmembers present. bvmtmrizts eK,zeweirs, rfc..�ncG.cdceJa . Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. H77-395, Res. Bk. 42, p. 786, AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY FREE PARKING ON BLOCKS 83 & 84 ON DESIGNATED SATURDAYS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. The purpose of this Res. is to provide for overflow parking from Christmas shoppers and football games. 3807 3808 1 3869 1 3B,10 3 8// Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. #77-396, Res. Bk. 42, p. 789, ADOPTING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SITE IDENTIFIED AS THE "NORTH SITE" ON AN AERIAL PHOTO ENTITLED "PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT SITES FOR IOWA CITY WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT" DATED 9/77 AND GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS A 53 -ACRE TRACT LYING DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS AND EAST OF SAND ROAD. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. _38/2 Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. N77-397, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 790-792, AUTHORIZING JOINT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE IOWA CITY LIBRARY BD. OF TRUSTEES AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO COORDINATE NEGOTIATING PROCEDURES FOR PURPOSES OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. 38/3 • • Council Activities ~ October 4, 1977 Page 4 Moved by deProsse, seconded by Vevera, to approve the revised court- yard layout and vehicular access to Lindquist Center, Phase 11, as recomn. by City staff. Motion carried, 7/0. U.R. Coord. Claves was present to explain the revision. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to adjourn the mtg. Motion carried, 7/0. (9:20 P.M.) MARY C. NEUHAUSER, MAYOR ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK ss/y .1 u f _.1rq'� I.l . �r � � :1`h.�!..I �� i '� � � � � li:..� � n r� IJ •'�:� I. DATE: September 3U, 1977 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding Lindquist Center Phase H. 351,5 - Memoranda 8/.SMemoranda concerning departmental referrals from the Administrative Assistant. 3 816 Memorandum from Administrative Assistant regarding "Old Jet" Meeting of September 28, 1977. 38/7 Memorandum from Legal Staff regarding sidewalk assessment appeals of Peet, Farkus, and Angelsburg. 3 545 Memoranda from the Department of Public Works: a. Transit signs for downtown -3817 b. Sewering the North Peninsula Area 3 8RO Copy of letter from Iowa Savings and Loan League regarding series of legislative workshops. 38�2 / Copy of letter to Mr. James Meyer regarding proposed additional access to Highway 6. 3$22 Letter from Johnson County Council on Aging. -36A3 Copy of letter to Graphic Printing from Purchasing Agent. 36 2 H Calendar for October 1971. Copy of resolution commending Dr. Robin Powell for his service on the Parks and Recreation Commission. This resolution was passed by the Parks and Recreation Commission on September 14, 1977. '3826 Copy of transit grant application. s9.27 Financial and compliance report for City -University Urban Renewal Project No. Iowa R-14. 38,93 Background Study, R3A Area Study, dated 1974. 38Q? LERtA. Sgom Setrti YtAAeDanapd cS Zu6t. -,) wttFA e A:ssoe . RE: s-Lgyj k6l . rroR RfN(fW o� v RbaM �1 firlEuXLQ'i rr�QosccQS . 3 $ 30 �AOket oQ LArod. k�'�sQos�;iovv.'RecaNvmcnldc.�-ia-�.vs � llRbanl�em>:,,,Ta-Q ,i AA- D.Att1.4A5 a$%Xto3 %a.As + Tcesporrses3C3 UWe& FinAruzanm .tnQ av3a4ma4AAs I2E 1pn,d d;silos tfo, .hf,.eemrn dGttrmrs canc . - RUALM" t newer - . -5'3 32 DALE: September 3U, 1977 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memoranduia from the City Manager regarding Lindquist Center Phase 11. 3 8/S Memoranda concerning departmental referrals from the Administrative Assistant. 3516 Memorandum from Administrative Assistant regarding "Old Jet" Meeting of September 28, 1977. 3S/7 Memorandum from Legal Staff regarding sidewalk assessment appeals of Peet, Farkus, and Angelsburg. 35/9 Memoranda from the Department of Public Works: a. Transit signs for downtown .381? b. Sewering the North Peninsula Area 38;20 Copy of letter from Iowa Savings and Loan League regarding series of legislative workshops. 3 82 / Copy of letter to Mr. James Meyer regarding proposed additional access to Highway 6. 3922 Letter from Johnson County Council on Aging. 3 8.2 3 Copy of letter to Graphic Printing from Purchasing Agent. 36 2 Al Calendar for October 1977. 3) \ , Copy of resolution commending Dr. Robin Powell for his service on the Parks and Recreation Commission. This resolution was passed by the Parks and Recreation Commission on September 14, 1977. 3826 Copy of transit grant application. 39.27 Financial and compliance report for City -University Urban Renewal Project No. Iowa R-14. 38,98 Background Study, R3A Area Study, dated 1974. 38Q? Uh%/. Sana waOnno-04 os zuck", XitidF s Assoc . Rt ; s-Wq 2 ndc� Sva Benita w o� Uebw. �&n4 �n2';�rtopuso Qs . 3 8 30 �AOkslr 01-A14d.co',sQosiimt 'RFco+�m,vxdoim�s URbcu��! emeWmQ ar�eA. .tO1.4n.5 o$c�ueo' o +s + rcesprnasts3`d3 �_iWe �mo vt F"uunmE.. '2E IAma d;sposri4o-1, jVx&MzdrtA . y's con .-WODAN� EWa(L . 3832