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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-10-18 Council MinutesMINUTES OF OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 18, 1977 The cost of publishing the following proceedings & claims is $Cumulative cost for this cal- endar year for sa publication is $ Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., , 7:30 P.M., at the Civic Ctr. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Perret, Selzer. Absent: Vevera. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Ken Hubbell, Atty. Bruce Washburn for Northside Neighbors, Atty. Ralph Neuzil for Schintler Bros., & Wayne Begley appeared. Atty. Hayek advised that, if they desired, Council could amend the Ord. so that as a matter of policy when an appeal is filed on the natter of issuance of a building permit, the permit would be revoked and a lawsuit started. Hayek advised that he was in complete agreement with actions taken by Asst. Atty. Angela Ryan on the matter. Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, to direct the legal staff to revoke the building permit in question until the review by the Bd. of Adjust. Developer Schlintler agreed to present a written statement that they would not proceed further than installation of footings and foundation until after the review by the Bd., and the discussion by the 3 parties, the neighbors, the developer and the City Staff. Mayor Neuhauser proclaimed the month of October, 1977, as Salute to Iowa City Industry Month, and 10/24/77 as United Nations Day. Steffi Hite appeared re the Weir letter on the consent calendar and presented a statement of rebuttal. Contractor Grell outlined alternatives for correction of the septic tank problems and agreed that if plastic could be used, he would have a lift station installed by 11/7/77. There were no objections from Council, as long as P.W. agreed with the materials and plan. Pam Weir also appeared. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, that the correspondence from Hite and the Northside Neighbors be received & filed. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, that the following items and recomn. in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as presented: Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 10/4/77; subj. to correction, as recomn. by City Clerk. Minutes of Bds. & Comms.: Resources Conserv. Comm. -9/27/77; Human Rgts. Comm. -9/26/77; Comprehensive Plan Coord. Comn.-9/22/77 & 9/29/77; P&Z Comm.-IO/6/77. Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. N77-403, P. 801A, Approving Class C Beer Permit & Res. N77-404, p. 802, Approving Class C Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Kirkwood 76, 300 Kirkwood Ave. Res. #77- 405, p. 803, to Refund Portion of Class C Liquor License Fee to The Serendipity Pub, 1310 Highland Ct. Res. #77-406, p. 804, Approving Class C Liquor Control License for Bart's Place, 826 S. Clinton. Res. #77-407, p. 805, Approving Cigarette Permit. Motion to approve disbursements for 8/1- 31/77, in amt. of $3,321,769.47, as recomm. by Finance Dir., subj. to correction. Correspondence: Leo Fitzgibbons, re Parcel 81-1, Urban Renewal property; Pamela Weir, re pollution problem along with a copy of letter from City Eng.; referred to City Mgr. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Re the P&Z recomm. on Mt. Prospect Addn. IV, previous action on submittal and storm water management ord. were discussed. Commr. Ernie Lehman appeared. Moved by Vevera, seconded by Selzer, that the staff prepare an ord. repealing the Storm Water Management Ord. Roll call: Ayes: Foster, Selzer, Vevera, Balmer. Nays: deProsse, Neuhauser, Perret. Motion carried, 4/3. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Selzer, to adopt RES. #408, Res. Bk. 42, p. 806, TO AUTHORIZE CITY MGR. TO PURCHASE PROPERTY FROM IOWA CITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (REGINA) + FLOODWAY EASEMENTS FROM OTHER ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. City Mgr. Berlin explained the proposal. Public Hearing on the Housing Occupancy & Maintenance Code was held. Housing Comm. Steve Lombardi, Harry Baum, & Robt. Johnson, for I.C. Apt. Owners appeared. Moved by Selzer, seconded by deProsse, that the correspondence from Baum & Lombardi be received & filed. Motion carried unanimously. A majority of Councilmembers agreed to delay consideration of the Ord. until after 11/7. Moved by Perret, seconded by deProsse, that the ORD. TO AMEND ORD. #75-2783 + #77-2826, THE IOWA CITY MUN. ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE ORD. BY REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND EXPENDITURES BY A POLITICAL COMM. FOR THE AMT. AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMM. CONTRIBUTES TO A POLITICAL COMM. FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A BALLOT ISSUE be considered and given 2nd vote for passage. Motion carried, 4/3, Vevera, Balmer, Selzer voting 'no'. Roll call: Ayes: Neuhauser, Perret, deProsse, Foster. Nays: Selzer, Vevera, Balmer. 2nd consideration given 4/3. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Selzer, to adopt RES. #77-409, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 807-809, TO APPROVE FINAL PLAT OF THE VILLAGE GREEN SOUTH. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Balmer, to approve the request by Hy -Vee Food Stores, Inc., for an intersection with Hwy. 6 Bypass. Motion carried, 5/2, Perret & deProsse voting'no'. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Balmer, to defer the RES. TO APPROVE THE PREL. LARGE SCALE NON- RESIDENTIAL PLAN AND PREL. PLAT SUBMITTED BY HY- VEE FOOD STORES, INC. for 1 wk. Motion carried, 7/0. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. #77-410, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 810-811, AMENDING PAYRANGE FOR CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL, RES. #77-215 FOR CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-411, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 812-814, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF INTENT TO ACCEPT PROPOSALS TO PURCHASE AND REDEVELOP CERTAIN URBAN RENEWAL PROPERTY. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-412, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 815, ACCEPTING THE FY78 ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJ. as done by L.L. Pelling Co., Iowa City, Ia. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-413, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 816-817, ACCEPTING COLLEGE/DUBUQUE MALL STORM AND SANITARY SEWER PROJ. as recomn. by Assoc. Engrs. and as performed by Dave Schmidt Constr. Co. of Cedar Rapids, Ia. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #77-414, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 818, ACCEPTING MATERIALS SUPPLIED UNDER CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE JEFFERSON/MARKET SIGNALIZATION PROJ. as performed by Roger L. Brown Sales Agency Inc. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #77-415, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 819, ACCEPTING PAVING AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FOR A PORTION OF BRAVERMAN CTR. ADDN. (Lots 1, 2, & 5; formerly Lots 1 & 2 subsequently redivided). Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to approve the application from Charles Hippee for constr. of the Hwy. r -o -w. Motion carried, 7/0. This res. authorizes a permit for a curb cut.on Riverside Dr. for the McDonald's development. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Selzer, to adjourn the mtg. Motion carried, 7/0. (10:30 P.M.) For a more detailed & complete description of Council Activities & Disbursements, see Office of City Clerk and Finance Department. s/MARY C. NEUHAUSER, MAYOR s/ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK 11/1/77 Subm tted to/newspa�Ae�r,' 1.0•/27/77. p OINUTES OF OFFICIAL ACTIONS OFIONCIL OCTOBER 4, 1977 The cost of publishing the following proceedings & claims is $ Cumulative cost for this calendar year rur sad publication is $ Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 10/4/77, 7:30 P.M., at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Perret, Selzer, Vevera. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Mayor Neuhauser presented a 10 -yr, serv. pin to Wallace Carlson and read the RES. OF COMMENDATION for the serv. given by him to the City in Traffic Div. of the Public Works Dept. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. 877-388, 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 Mr Carlson's poem as read, a part of the record. Motion carried, 7/0. Ms. Richard Gay introduced Beverly Archer, American Field Serv., foreign exchange student from Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, who presented a gift as a token of friendship between the 2 cities. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to set public hearing on the Housing Maintenance & Occupancy 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, subj. to correction, as recomm. 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 cont. U.R. property." Approval of correction of Off. Actions, 9/6/77, in figure presented by Public Works Dir. during public hearing on State Transit System Prog. which had been transposed: "...Repair Maintenance of Vehicles -$61,000, ..." Minutes of Bds.& Comm.: Mayor's Youth Employment Bd.-9/12/77; Resources Conserv. Comm. -9/13/77; Riverfront Comm. -9/21/17; Housing Comm. -9/21/77. Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. 877-389, p. 779, to Issue Cigarette Permits. Res. 877-390, p. 780, to Refund Cigarette Permit (to Regal Vending dba/Valentino's). Res. 877-391, p. 781, to Refund Cigarette Permit (to Regal Vending dba/Serendipity Pub). Correspondence: Chamber of Commerce, re recomms. for st. & hwy. improvements, referred to City Mgr. Traffic Engr., re parking prohibition on north side of Hollywood Blvd. AServ. Comm., re certified li* for positions of captain, battalion chief, & lieutenant in the I.C. Fire Dept. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Mayor Neuhauser announced 2 vacancies for 3 -yr. terms expiring 12/1/80 on the Riverfront Comm. & asked that notice be given. The appointments will be made at the 11/8/77 Council mtg. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. #77-392, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 782-783, DESIGNATING PREFERRED REDEVELOPERS FOR REDEVELOPMENT PARCELS IN THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PROJ. Persons appearing were: Tom Wegman of Things & Things, re Parcel 81-1; Jim Harris, Preservation Investments, re 82-1a; Frank Eicher, Eicher, Yoder Partnership, re 82-1a. City Mgr. Berlin & U.R. Coord. Glaves responded to questions. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Preferred redevelopers designated were: PARCEL NUMBERS DESIGNATED DEVELOPER b�— ey ui 1ng orp. 81-1 Richard Pieper 82-1a College Block Partners 82-1b North Bay Constr.,inc. 83-1/84-1 Old Capitol Assoc. 93-1/101-2 Pentacrest Garden Apts. 93-2 Ervin Lovetinsky 93-3 Rebid 101-1 Perpetual S. & L. Assn. 102-1 Mod Pod, Inc. 102-2 Old Capitol Assoc. 102-3,4 First Federal S. & L. Assn 103-3 Old Capitol Assoc. Moved by Foster, seconded by Vevera, to set a public hearing on the newspaper recycling proj. for 10/25/77, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Motion carried, 7/0. City Atty. Hayek noted the settlement proposal as recommended in the memo from Atty. Ryan cont. 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. The public hearing was held on the proposed Ord. Adopting Model Code for Energy Conserv. in New Bldg. Const. No one appeared. Mayor Neuhauser asked that Legal Staff review the Code. Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, that ORD. #77-2866, 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. Ogeson, P&Z Chrm., appeared cont. Sturgis Corner Add., Lot 2 and asked that contingency N3 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. N77-393, Res. Bk. 42.,9 784-785, APPROVING FINAL PLAO A RESUBDIV. 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. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. N77-395, Res. Bk. 42, p. 788, AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY FREE PARKING ON BLOCKS 83 8 84 ON DESIGNATED SATURDAYS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. H77-396, Res. Bk. 42, p. 789, ADOPTING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SITE IDENTIFIED AS THE "NORTH SITE" ON AN AERIAL PHOTO ENTITLED "PROPOSED TREAT- MENT 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. _ Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. H77-397, 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. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Vevera, to approve the revised courtyard layout and vehicular access to Lindquist Center, Phase II, as recomm. by City staff. Motion carried, 7/0. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to adjourn the mtg. Motion carried, 7/0. (9:20 P.M.) A more complete description of Council activities is on file in the office of the City Clerk. s/MARY C. NEUHAUSER, MAYOR s/ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK 10/18/77 COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 4, 1977 7:30 P.M. Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 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. & Coin. members present: Robt. Ogeson, P&Z Comm. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Tape recorded on Reels #29 & 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 Rept. Mr. Carlson replied and recited a poem he had written entitled, "Retired City Employee." Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-388, 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 Bury 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. 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 H.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, subj. to correction, as recomm. 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 cont. U.R. property." Approval of correction of Off. Actions, 9/6/77, in figure presented by Public Works Dir. during public hearing on State Transit System Prog. which had been transposed: "...Repair Maintenance of Vehicles- $61,000, ..." Minutes of Bds.& Comm.: Mayor's Youth Employment Bd.-9/12/77; Resources Conserv. Comm.-9/13/77; Riverfront Comm.-9/21/77; Housing Comm.-9/21/77. Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. #77- 389, p. 779, to Issue Cigarette Permits. Res. #77-390, p. 780, to Refund Cigarette Permit (to Regal Vending dba/Valentino's). Res. #77-391, p. 781, to Refund Cigarette Permit (to Regal Vending dba/Serendipity Pub). • Council Activities October 4, 1977 Page 2 Correspondence: Chamber of Commerce, re recoimus. for st. & hwy. improvements, referred to City M(1r. Traffic Engr., re parking prohibition on north side of Hollywood Blvd. Civil Serv. Coimn., re certified lists for positions of captain, battalion chief, & lieutenant in the I.C. Fire Dept. 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. Mayor Neuhauser announced there are 2 vacancies for 3 -yr. terms expiring 12/1/80 on the Riverfront Comm. & asked that notice be given. The appointments will be made at the 11/8/77 Council mtg. City Mgr. Berlin explained the fly -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. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. N77-392, 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 & Things, re Parcel 81-1; Jim Harris, Pre- servation Investments, re 82-1a; Frank Eicher, Eicher, Yoder Partnership, re 82-1a. City Mgr. Berlin & U.R. Coord. Glaves 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. 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 Perpetual Savings & Loan Assn. 102-1 Mod Pod, Inc. 102-2 Old Capitol Associates 102-3,4 First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. 103-3 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 newspaper recycling proj. for 10/25/77, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Motion carried, 7/0. F • Oouncil Activities October 4, 1977 Page 3 City Atty. Hayek noted the settlement proposal as recommended in the memo from Atty. Ryan cont. 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. The public hearing was held on the proposed Ord. Adopting Model Code for Energy Conserv. in New Bldg. Const. No one appeared. Mayor Neuhauser asked that Legal Staff review the Code to determine if the City should adopt it before it is implemented by the State. Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, that ORD. #77-2866, 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. Ogeson, P&Z Chrm., appeared cone. Sturgis Corner Add., Lot 2 and asked that contingency H3 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. 1177- 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. 477-394, 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. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. N77-395, Res. Bk. 42, p. 788, 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. Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 1177-396, Res. Bk. 42, p. 739, 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. 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. • • 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 II, as recoam. by City staff. Motion carried, 7/0. U.R. Coord. Glaves 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 INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION OCTOBER 3, 1977 1:00 P.M. INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION: October 3, 1977, 1:00 P.M. in the Auditorium at the Public Library. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Details taped on Reels N30 and 31. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Neuhauser, Balmer, Selzer, Foster, deProsse (1:10), Perret (1:12). STAFFMEMBERS PRESENT: Berlin, Stolfus, Glaves, Schmeiser, Schreiber, Plastino, Kraft, Brachtel, Hayek, Chapman. Mayor Neuhauser requested that Council set public hearing at the earliest date on the Housing, Maintenance & Occupany Code. Informal discussion will also be set for October 11th. City Clerk Stolfus called attention to an error in the minutes of the meeting of the 20th. In the Consent Calendar, the date of the CCN meeting is 9/6/77 instead of 9/16. ZONING APPLICATIONS Sr. Planner Schmeiser was present for discussion. Villa a Green South - Discussion of dedication of the 40' strip was e arcs and Rec and Planning and Zoning recommendation not to accept the dedication was noted. It was questioned whether or not the City Forester had been contacted concerning the plantings vs. utility lines. The item will be deferred one week for the opinion of the Forester. Hy -Vee - As the officials from Hy -Vee were not present, the item was not discussed. SturgisCorners - If the legal certificates are presented, and the attorney staff has time to review them, Council will consider the subdivision. If there is not time for review, the item will be deferred. This policy will apply to any situation. McDonald's - Staff will present a report concerning the purchase of the right-of-way for extension of a street thru Sturgis Corners to Benton because of McDonald's plan to locate at the SE corner of Benton/Riverside Drive. COUNCIL TIME News aper Pickup - Problems with the project were discussed. Scavengers are PlCKing up papers ahead of the City truck. City Manager Ber,in advised that a proposal for private pickup of paper will be presented to Council at the Tuesday meeting. Iormal Discussion October 3, 1977 Page 2 URBAN RENEWAL The City Manager noted that the target today was to see whether or not there was Council concurrence with the City Manager's recommendations or changes as they relate to designating a preferred developer. Questions raised that seem to relate to contract negotiations will not be considered. A letter from the Zuchelli firm was presented. Berlin advised that the storm water management ordinance would apply to most of the parcels, and would be negotiated and worked out in the development of the project. A change is being drafted for the tree ordinance and will be sent to Planning and Zoning. These amendments should be finalized prior to any action taking place on these parcels. Urban Redevelopment Coordinator Glaves noted the importance of separating the recommendations of the City Manager from the minutes of the meetings. The parcels were discussed in the following order. Block 64: Hotel - Bey Building Corporation - Construction of the parking would begin as soon as possible after construction on 83-84. A reserve of money will have to build up after the first ramp is built. The City Attorney Hayek agreed with the last sentence that Council waive the irregularity of the non -submission of the audited financial statement. (After staff request, it was submitted.) PARCEL 81-1: Richard Pieper - Concern over aesthetics was expressed. The plan will be reviewed by the Design Review Committee and Council. Delivery of goods was discussed. A majority of Councilmembers did not want to be a party to any arrangement that two bidders could work out. The obligation to modular renters was noted, and the City Manager pointed out that no preference was given, unless everything was equal, as spelled out in the supplementary material that went out with the urban renewal documents. PARCEL 82-1a: College Block Building - College Block Partners - Bushnell's Turtle and apartments - A letter from Environmental Investments was presented. Glaves discussed 'degree of restoration', considered by Staff as a variable. Berlin had met with C.B.P. and E.I. representatives. After staff discussion, no joint proposal has been submitted. Roland Wehner, representing Preservation Investments, asked several questions on staff interpretation of their proposal. They are still willing to discuss a joint venture with Zastrow (CBP). Their contractor would be North American Restoration, Minneapolis. Ed Zastrow, Bushnell's Turtle, made a statement. His proposal was based on today's operation of the business (not open in evening). Noise from the streets and business was noted. • In a] Discussion Oc r 3, 1977 Page 3 PARCEL 82-1b: Old Capitol did not remove its condition regarding this parcel (tieing it to 82-1a). Removal of parking from the Eicher proposal would be a substantive change not a clarification. Frank Eicher appeared for the Eicher -Yoder Partnership. They would have an interest in considering only 82-1b. The staff was not in a position to recommend just the utilization of 82-1b for parking and modified bank drive-in. The North Bay Construction proposal will be reviewed by Design Review Committee. If Council ever decided to allow extension of anything out in Dubuque Street, language in the contract could provide for it. The previous decision had been to wait and see how Dubuque/College functions. PARCELS 83-84: Mall - Old Capitol Associates - The Mayor called attention to the letter from Zuchelli, Hunter and Associates and her concern over the design for the building, that it should really be something great. She pointed out Zuchelli's concern that the Council must be prepared to work closely with the developer to ensure a successful project. Staff plans to use ZHA in contract negotiations. (This is Task 17, added to the contract.) It was suggested that the Staff start negotiations as soon as possible. Berlin noted that if Council reached a consensus on any parcel, there is no reason to wait unitl the 18th, but it could be indicated at the formal meeting of the 4th. Glaves pointed out that if the Council designates OCA as preferred developer, there are several things that the staff needs to be working on. These include the confirmation of the parking structure dimensions; specific legal contract language will need to be negotiated; also the transit question and the issue of pedestrian access to College Street Plaza. Concern was expressed over movement of people in and out of the Mall. Attorney Hayek stated two areas of concern in the modifications to the form of contract were: (1) there should be no modifications which would jeopardize the City's control over development of the property, and (2) some language modification proposed for dealing with delays in the in the project and liability. These will be discussed with the developer. Berlin advised that he, the Staff and Consultants advise not rebidding these parcels. PARCELS 93/1 AND 101/2 Pentacrest Garden Apartments - Parking will buffer noise from Burlington Street. There will be 1.8 parking spaces per unit, which more than meets the requirements of the ordinance. Jim Clark answered the questions on his development. Freda Hieronymus made a statement concerning their financial capability and noted that it was not their intent to build anything that they would have any regrets about. Vevera stated, the Council agreed, that no one was trying to discredit Freda or Old Capitol, but they were trying to do what is best for Iowa City. 9ormal Discussion October 3, 1977 Page 4 PARCEL 93/2 Ervin Lovetinsky - Glaves stated that benefits provided by providing expansion room to an existing business and to clear up an existing non -conformity in the parking requirements, will in the end, work out to the benefit of the City. PARCEL 93/3 Will be rebid next spring. Robert Welsh suggested holding the land for possible use regarding Madison/Court flow of traffic. PARCEL 101-1: Perpetual Savings and Loan - No discussion. PARCEL 102-1: Mod Pod, Inc. - Fairbanks owns the land surrounding this parcel. Previous discussions with them were noted. PARCEL 102/2: Old Capitol Associates - It was suggested that this be a city parking lot. Hieronymus advised that she owned the remainder of the land along Burlington Street up to the motel. It would be used as a parking lot for the Chamber of Commerce until after the other downtown land is developed. Future sale of the land was discussed. This could be discussed in negotiations. PARCEL 103/3 It was suggested that staff proceed with appraisals on the parking lot. As Zuchelli will meet with Council next week, Council went thru the parcels to see if anyone disagreed with the recommendations. Block 64 has no concerns; Block 81/1, Neuhauser and Perret had concerns; 82/la, deProsse and Selzer had concerns; 82/lb, deProsse and Neuhauser concerns, same as 81/1; 83 and 84, no concerns; 93/1-101/2, no concerns; 93/2, Perret had concerns; 93/3, will be rebid; 101/1, no concerns; 102/1, Balmer abstained; 102/2, 102/3 and 4, 103/3, no concerns. All Councilmembers agreed that Zuchelli should be involved in the negotiations on the Mall. The Resolution designating developers will be on the agenda tomorrow night. Councilman Selzer commended the City Manager, Glaves and the Staff for their work in putting together the recommendations. Meeting adjourned, 4:00 P.M.