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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
OCTOBER 25, 1977
7:30 P.>.
Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 10/25/77, 7:30 P.M. at the
Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser,
Selzer, Vevera, Perret (7:35 P.M.). Staff members present: Berlin,
Schreiber, Stolfus, Kushnir. Bd. & Comm. members present: John Kammer-
meyer, P&Z Comm.; Roxanne Haldeman, Ralston Crk. Coord. Comm.; Isabel
Turner, JCRPC. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Minutes recorded on Tape
477-32.
Brad Meyers, 14011t Rochester Ave., discussed issues & conflicts of
interest. Harold Bechtoldt, 1152 E. Court, appeared concerning Court/
Muscatine bridge repairs. Mayor Neuhauser explained proposed plans but
indicated a public hearing would be held on this prof. John Kammermeyer,
P&Z Commr., commented on Council's position on Hickory Hill. S930
deProsse requested that Item 3d(1), Mt. Prospect, Pt. IV, be pulled
from the Consent Calendar & discussed separately. Roxanne Haldeman,
Ralston Crk. Coord. Comm., & Fredine Branson, 1104 Tower Ct., expressed
opposition to repealing Storm Water Management Ord. Vevera read a
statement which supported the repeal, & Selzer and Balmer concurred.
Foster stated that after a thorough investigation, he would not now vote
to repeal the ord. Dev. Wilbert Frantz, when questioned, did not want
the public hearing set on rezoning, at this time. Moved by deProsse,
seconded by Perret, to defer setting a public hearing on the rezoning of
Mt. Prospect, Pt. IV. Motion carried, 4/3. P&Z Commr. Kammermeyer
appeared. 393 1
Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, that the following items &
recomms. in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as amended:
Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 10/11/77, subj. to
correction, as recomm. by City Clerk.
Minutes of Bds. & Comms.: Airport Comm. -9/15/77; CCN -10/5/77; 3,732
Riverfront Comm. -10/19/77. --34703
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Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomn. by City Clerk: Res. 477-
416, p. 820, Approving Class B Beer Permit and Res. 477-417, p.
821, Approving Class B Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Iowa Citv Maid- 3935
Rite, 630 Iowa Ave. Res. 477-418, p. 622, Approving Class C Beer
Permit and Res. 477-419, p. 823, Approving Class C Beer Sunday 93G
Sales Permit for Drug Fair 42, 2425 Muscatine Ave. Res. 477-420, 3 X93 7
p. 824, to Refund Cigarette Permit to Central Vendors.
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Correspondence: L. Vern Robinson, re appreciation to I.C. Fare 3938
Dept.; Atty. Ralph Neuzil, re Schintler Bros. constr. at Church & n <7 3 1?.
Gilbert; Traffic Engrre establis Went of commercial vehicle
loading zone on so.side of Iowa Ave.
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October 25, 1977
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Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
Mayor Neuhauser noted 1 vacancy for unexpired term ending 12/31/79
and 2 vacancies for 3 -yr. terms ending 12/31/80 on the Bd. of Appeals;
and 1 vacancy for a journeyman plumber for a 2 -yr. term ending 12/31/79
and 1 vacancy for a public representative for a 2 -yr. ending 12/31/79 on
the Bd. of Exam. of Plumbers. The appointments will be made on 11/29/77.
She also announced that due to the fact there were no applicants for the
unexpired term ending 1/1/81 on the Bd. of Adjustment, the position
would be readvertised. She commented that filling vacancies on bds. &
comms, has become extremely difficult because of citizens' conflict of
interest with Urban Renewal. leldt*� hEai�.• o{ waaaS�.�
'moi • u,�PpEaes .
City Mgr. Berlin stated that copies of the proposed Housing Occupancy
& Maintenance Code would be distributed after the 11/8 election. Perret
pointed out the danger of no barricades for the sidewalks at the Seville
Apts. and indicated that the storm water & drainage system constructed
near 217 Magowan was poorly done. The City Mgr. will investigate these
situations. Balmer asked that the City Mgr. obtain a breakdown of
Federal monies allocated to cities, as reported in the Des Moines Register,
as to what grants are being received and where the funds are coming
from.
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City Mgr. Berlin informed Council that a building permit had been
granted for a 6-plex in the 400 block of Church St.; one of the modulars,
Epstein's, was on its way out of the Clinton St. Mall to the Service
Bldg., due to the fact that the contractor was available sooner; and
that the proposed ord. cont. the moratorium would be distributed before
the public hearing. He emphasized that, as there are significant objec-
tions already, if Council would be interested in adopting the moratorium
ord. directly after the public hearing, the public should so be advised
of this change in the method of handling. Selzer requested a written
legal opinion on adoption of a moratorium ord. There were no objections
to the Ord. being scheduled on agenda. City Myr. Berlin stated he would
be at the ICMA conference and on vacation from 10/27-11/06 and there
would be no informal session on 10/31/77. Items of discussion at the
conference will include: alternative personnel structures; development
of a prog. to apply technology from private and public areas to the
kinds of problems that smaller communities have. 39 y3
Mayor Neuhauser corrected misstatements made by John Morrissey re the
proposed Arterial Hwy. #518 by stating that the City Staff had not
changed alignment or discussed it with DOT, and decision committing to
518 had not been made. The Comprehensive Plan Coord. Comm. had discussed
alternatives to ease traffic congestion on the west side, these are
included in the available Traffirways Report. The Area Transp. Study
included 518. Mayor Neuhauser declared the public hearing open. John
Morrissey, 513 N. Van Buren read his statement & statement by Wm. Guodwin.
Marcia Smalley, and John Dane, area land owners, and Atty. Don Hoy for
Clear Crk. Investment Co. appeared. Atty. Dell Richard presented several
documents from residents of Liberty Township. Isabel Turner, JCRPC
Chrm., was present to answer questions. Moved by Selzer, seconded by
Perret, to receive and file the petition & documents from Dell Richard
and the statement by the Goodwins'. Motion carried, 7/0. It was noted
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that this public hearing did not have an official status and was only
held due to a citizen's request. ?9'-,11/
Moved by Perret, seconded by deProsse, that ORD. #77-2867, Ord. Bk.
11, pn. 198-201, 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 PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING
OR OPPOSING A BALLOT ISSUE AND BY IMPOSING LIMITATIONS ON THE AMT. AN
INDIVIDUAL OR COMM. CONTRIBUTES TO A POLITICAL COMM. FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A BALLOT ISSUE be passed and adopted. Roll call:
Ayes: deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Perret. Nays: Selzer, Vevera,
Balmer. Ord. adopted, 4/3. .39 45
Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. N77-421, Res. Bk.
42, pp. 825-826, TO APPROVE A LARGE SCALE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEV. PLAN OF
LOT 3 OF AUDITOR'S PLAT, NO. 32 (IOWA CITY WAREHOUSING-SOUTHWAY PARK).
Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
It was noted that the Legal Staff had no objections to the mortgage 39`/6
arrangements.
Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. N77-422, Res. Bk.
42, pp. 827-829, TO APPROVE THE PREL. LARGE SCALE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEV.
PLAN & PREL. PLAT SUBMITTED BY HY-VEE FOOD STORES, INC. Roll call:
Ayes: Neuhauser, Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, Foster. Nays: Perret, deProsse.
Res. adopted, 5/2. Larry Schnittger, of MMS Consultants, appeared on
behalf of developer. 39`/7
Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. N77-423, Res. Bk. I
42, p. 830, AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE NEWSPAPER RECYCLING PROJ. to City
Carton Co., Inc, of Iowa City. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous,
7/0, all Councilmembers present. 39`/1
Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to defer the Res. Adopting
Policy on Dirt & Gravel Sts. for 1 wk. so that interested citizens could
be present. Motion carried, 7/0. 3 9 Y9
Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. H77-424, Res. Bk.
42, p. 831, ACCEPTING SANITARY SEWER FOR OLD FARM APARTMENT LOT, VILLAGE
GREEN, PT. VI. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council -
members present.
Moved by Selzer, seconded by Balmer, to adjourn the mtg. Motion
carried, 7/0, (9:30 P.M.)
MARY C. NEUHAUSER, MAYOR
ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK
0 City of Iowa Cio
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 21, 1977
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Material in Friday's Packet
Memorandum from the City Manager regarding risk management policy. 317S/
Letter to City officials regarding series of legislative workshops. 3952
Memo from the Director of Public Works regarding landfill charges for automobiles.
3953
Memo from Paul Glaves regarding CDBG program revenues from urban renewal.
395,41
Memo from the Director o Public Works warding bridge repair and replacement.
.J:� j, . e4r. . &IPO 3 95,5'
Memo from Director of Housing and Inspection Services regarding housing
maintenance and occupancy code. 3 9s6
Memoranda from Chairman of Parks and Recreation Commission:
a. Field Trip 39s7
b. Reappointment of Commission members 3 9S$
Minutes of staff meetings of October 12 and October 19. 3 959'
September monthly reports for the departments of Public Works and Finance.
Flyer regarding neighborhood meetings. 3 q6
Flyer regarding home repairs 3 q6 2
Iowa City -Johnson County Arts Council NEWS 3,? 6 3
Iowa City Plan - Locational Factors Report 39 6 y
Date Sheet - Ralston Creek Floodplain Housing Acquisition 3 965,
Plaza Previews, No. 3, October 14, 1977 3 96 6
Article, "Iowa City, After 14 years of controversy, urban renewal nears reality"
Comprehensive Plan Coordinating Committee material 3 9 6 8 39,67
Snow Removal Routes for 1977-1978 winter. 3 969