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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-11-08 Council MinutesMINUTES OF OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF COUNCIL NOVEMBER 8, 1977 The cost of publishing the following proceedings & claims is $ . Cumulative cost for this cal- endar year for sawpublication is $ Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 77, 7:30 P.M., at the Civic Ctr. Council members present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Selzer, Vevera. Absent: Perret. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Jack Youngappeared conc. the dangerous curve in the 800 block of N. Dodge, City Mgr. Berlin will review the matter with the Traffic Div. Jennie Murphy, from West High School, appeared re public interest in Council mtg. Moved by Selzer, seconded by deProsse, that the following items & recomm. in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as presented: Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 10/25/77, subj. to correction, as recommended by City Clerk. Minutes of Bds. & Comms.: Housing Comm. - 10/19/77 & 10/20/77; Mayor's Youth Employment Bd.-10/24/77; UAY Bd.-10/10/77; Bd. of Adjust. -10/12/77. Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. #77-432, p. 843, Approving Class C Beer Permit application and Res. #77- 433, p. 844, Approving Class C Beer Sunday Sales Permit application for Drug Fair #4, 2425 Muscatine Ave. Res. #77-434, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 845-846, Setting Public Hearing on 11/15/77 on Res. Disposing of Vacated Alley at 222 E. Prentiss. Correspondence: Bruce Glasgow re request for installation of sanitary sewer serv. in area of N. Dodge St., referred to City Mgr. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Perret absent. Mayor Neuhauser officially announced the above public hearing. Moved by Foster, seconded by deProsse, to appoint Howard Sokol to fill 1 of the vacancies which expire 12/1/80 on the Riverfront Comm. The Mayor directed staff to readvertise for the other position. Moved by Balmer, seconded by deProsse, to adopt Res. #77-435, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 847-849, AUTHORIZING SALE OF PART OF FERSON AVE. IN BLACK'S PARK ADD. TO THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO ABUTTING OWNERS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Perret absent. The City Mgr. asked for clarification re Council's interpretation of the moratorium ord. Council concurred that the bldg. permit filed prior to adoption of the moratorium, which would double the size of a single-family dwelling to create a duplex, would not come under the excep- tions allowed by the Ord. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #11-436, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 850-852, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF INTEN TO PT A ROPOSAL TO SE D REE- VELOPTCERTAIN EURBAN PRENEWAL PROPERTY A(old NCapitol Assoc. -Parcel 102-2). affirmative roll call vote Moved by deProsse, seconded B53FosterESTABLISHt RES. #77-437, Res. Bk. 42, pp. ING RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Perret absent. to Moved by Balmer, seconded by Selzer, AMENDING RES. N77-438, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 8 CONTRACT FOR MUN. FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVS. with Paul D. Speer & Assocs. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Perret absent. Moved by Foster, seconded by Vevera, that the RES. TO APPROVE THE PREL. PLAT OF BARKER'S SECOND ADD. be tabled. Affirmative roll call vote unan- imous, 6/0, Perret absent. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Vevera, to adjourn the mtg. Motion carried, 6/0, (7:45 P.M.) A more complete description of Council activities is on file in the office of the City Clerk. s/MARYC. NEUHAUSER, MAYOR s/ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK 11/22/77 Sued for p blica ion 11/17/77. M1 C . ,(leu mja a t /}� • MINUTES OF OFFICIAL ACTIONS O.OUNCIL OCTOBER 25, 1977 The cost of publishing the following proceedings 8 claims is $ . Cumulative cost for this cal- endar year or sa publication is $ Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Selzer, Vevera, Perret (7:35 P.M.). Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Brad Meyers discussed issues & conflicts of interest. Harold Bechtoldt appeared concerning Court/Muscatine bridge repairs. John Kammermeyer, P&Z Commr., commented on Council's position on Hickory Hill. 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 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. Kammer- meyer appeared. 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; Riverfront Como. - 10/19/77. Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. N17-416, p. 820, Approving Class B Beer Permit and Res. N77-417, p. 821, Approving Class B Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Iowa City Maid -Rite, 630 Iowa Ave. Res. N77-418, p. 822, Approving Class C Beer Permit and Res. 1177-419, p. 823, Approving Class C Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Drug Fair R2, 2425 Muscatine Ave. Res. #77-420, p. 824, to Refund Cigarette Permit to Central Vendors. Correspondence: L. Vern Robinson, re appreciation to I.C. Fire Dept.; Atty. Ralph Neuzil, re Schintler Bros. constr. at Church & Gilbert; Traffic Engr. re establishment of commercial vehicle loading zone on so.side of Iowa Ave. 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 ting 12/31/80 on the Bd. of Apps; 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 Adjust- ment, 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. City Mgr. Berlin emphasized that, as there are significant objections 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. There were no objections to the Ord. being scheduled on agenda. City Mgr. Berlin stated there would be no informal session on 10/31/77. Mayor Neuhauser corrected misstatements made by John Morrissey re the proposed Arterial Hwy. #518,and declared the public hearing open. John Morrissey, read his statement & statement by Wm. Goodwin. 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. Moved by Perret, seconded by deProsse, that ORD. #77-2867, Ord. Bk. 11, pp. 198-201, TO AMEND ORD. #75-2783 & #77-2826, THE IOWA CITY MUN. ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE ORD. BY REQUIRING DIS- CLOSURE 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. Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #77-421, 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. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-422, 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. MovIlky Foster, seconded by Balmer, • adopt RES. #77-423, Res. Bk. 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. 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. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-424, 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 Councilmembers present. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Balmer, to adjourn the mtg. Motion carried, 7/0, (9:30 P.M.) A more complete description of Council activities is on file in the office of the City Clerk. s/MARY C. NBUHAUSER, MAYOR s/ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK 11/8/77 Submitted for publication on 11/3/77. COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 25, 1977 7:30 P.M. 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. & Conn. members present: John Kammer- meyer, P&Z Comm.; Roxanne Haldeman, Ralston Crk. Coord. Comm.; Isabel Turner, JCRPC. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Minutes recorded on Tape #77-32. Brad Meyers, 1401 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. 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. 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 -10/5/17; Riverfront Comm. -10/19/77. Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. #77- 416, p. 820, Approving Class B Beer Permit and Res. #77-417, p. 821, Approving Class B Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Iowa City Maid - Rite, 630 Iowa Ave. Res. #77-418, p. 822, Approving Class C Beer Permit and Res. #77-419, p. 823, Approving Class C Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Drug Fair #2, 2425 Muscatine Ave. Res. #77-420, p. 824, to Refund Cigarette Permit to Central Vendors. Correspondence: L. Vern Robinson, re appreciation to I.C. Fire Dept.; Atty. Ralph Neuzil, re Schintler Bros. constr. at Church & Gilbert; Traffic Engr. re establishment of commercial vehicle loading zone on so.side of Iowa Ave. • • Council Activities October 25, 1977 Page 2 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. 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. 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. conc. 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 Mgr. 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 and oghat technology rom communitiesehave,public areas to the kinds of problems 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 sc alternatives to ease traffic congestion on the west side, these are included in the available Trafficways 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. Goodwin. 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 • • Council Actitties October 25, 1977 Page 3 that this public hearing did not have an official status and was only held due to a citizen's request. Moved by Perret, seconded by deProsse, that ORD. #77-2867, Ord. Bk. 11, pp. 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. Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #77-421, 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 arrangements. Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-422, 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. Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. #77-423, Res. Bk. 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. 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. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. #77-424, 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. NE SER, MAYOR ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION OCTOBER 24, 1977 INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION: October 24, 1977, 1:30 P.M. in the Conference Room at the Civic Center. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Details recorded on Reel 977-33. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Balmer, Foster, Neuhauser, deProsse, Vevera, Selzer, Perret (1:40 PM) STAFFMEMBERS PRESENT: Berlin, Stolfus, Schmeiser, Schreiber, Vann, Kraft, Vitosh, Bowlin, Jones ZONING APPLICATIONS Mt. Prospect IV Memo from the Legal Dept. on procedures for further action was noted. City Engineer Dietz explained the drainage from this subdivision. There was heated discussion of statements made to the news media. Hy -Vee Revised LSRD, Applications meets all requirements. Council discussed traffic light on the Frontage Road, $ extension of Hollywood Blvd. City Mgr. Berlin suggested adopting the plat contingent upon satisfactory solution regarding the traffic lights. Southway Park -Auditor's Plat 932 - LSNRD plat for Iowa City Warehousing - Merlin Hamm. Staff has asked for submission of an assessment waiver for construction of a future sanitary sewer for this lot. The letter from their attorney Jay Honohan asking that the assessment waiver be considered as a second mortgage was noted. Will use a septic tank for now. An opinion from the legal dept, will be requested regarding Honohan's request. RISK MANAGEMENT In response to the consultant's recommendations, Mel Jones with Russ Mishak and University personnel have established the risk management policy as presented in the packet. On Page S, Staff recommendation was to continute to use the insurance agents association as it is beneficial for the City. In the Safety Committee, the City's Coordinator will be Mel Jones. The Inusrance Advisor will be Russ Mishak. Other clarifications were made. Mishak was present for discussion, & stated that Mel was doing a super job. Asst. Atty. Bob Bowlin discussed the Tort Claims Act as it relates to responsibility of the city for negligence. A resolution for adoption of the policy will be drafted. DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC City Manager Berlin asked for clarification regarding a request from the Comprehensive Plan Coordinating Committee for all previous studies for their study of downtown traffic. Council has already made decisions on how traffic in the CBD will be handled, these policies are in the U.R. plan, have taken bids based on those decisions and the staff is currently negotiating on those policy decisions. The Mayor will make this clear to the committee what their role is. BRIDGE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT Dir. Public Works Plastino called attention to his memo on this subject. The east -bound bridge on Burlington over the river belongs to Iowa City, and will be added to the bridges that the consultant, Shive-Hattery, will consider. Their representative, Bob Dewitt, advised that there will be constant observation of the Court/Muscatine bridge to determine if there is further deterioration and stated that there were no interim measures. 0 • Costs were as follows: $154,000, Iowa Ave. Bridge; $77,000, Governor St. Bridge, $350,000, Court/Muscatine Bridge (design as recommended in report); $22,000 to purchase house across from Seatons; totalling $603,000, plus approximately $275,000 for repair to 10-15 bridges by the City Engineering Division (includes Woolf Ave. Bridge). This amounts to $878,000 plus what- ever is needed to do the Burlington St. Bridge. The Court/Muscatine bridge is recommended to be three lanes, and will require 3 feet more on each side . Helen Cavenaugh wants to keep on living there, the other property owner will sell. Plastino wants to negotiate with Shive- Hattery for a design fee. There were no objections to the City Mgr.'s suggestion that the design fee be negotiated with the understanding that no design work will be started on Court/Muscatine Bridge until Council and Staff agree on the process to be used to make the final decision. Plastino will present a procedure schedule and some ideas on how to deal with Court/ Muscatine, E revised drawings as discussed. SNOW REMOVAL Supt. Streets Craig Minter presented new route schedules for snow removal. Only when snow reaches four inches, will all streets be plowed. He anticipates using more salt, less sand, and explained how the new salt spreading equipment works. He commented on the need to consider the parking policy, maybe using additional odd/even parking. The department will also have a Frost Patrol to monitor bridges. Council discussed disposal of snow, and Minter suggested using the super -block this year. Costs of $2,000 an hour for snow removal were cited, so a close -in disposal would save time. DEQ has rules against dumping snow in the river. This suggestion will be discussed with Old Capitol. SELF -SUPPORTED MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS The City Manager noted that this discussion had been scheduled for budget purposes, various departments will have expenses for maintenance of the CBD (Washington St. B Plaza area). Staff wondered whether or not the City should consider apportioning any of this cost to merchants. None of the Councilmembers favored the idea. The Mayor had suggested a Downtown Commission. A resolution will be drafted for the establishment of a Commission. Asst. Atty. Ryan's memo on legality of SSMID was noted. COUNCIL TIME Housing Occupancy $ Maintenance Code Distribution of the HOP,M Code before the recommendation of the Housing Commission was received was questioned. It was also suggested that it should not go out before the Tenant/Landlord initiative ordinance election. The ordinance has not been distributed. But the Council asked that the review by the HousinglCommission be done as sdon as they can. AGENDA City Clerk Stolfus called attention to an addition to the Resolution on Oiling. The words North and South were to be added to the description of St. Clements, so it would read, St. Clements from Dodge St. to the end, North and South. Council discussed advertising necessary for the paper recycling project. It was suggested that there be a computer printed message on the water bills. Mayor Newhauser called attention to the memo from Parks I, Rec. concerning the reappointment of Stockman, and outlined special reasons considered for reappointments. She was appointed in 1977 to fill an unexpired term. The City Manager explained several vouchers that were questioned. It was suggested that the agenda be kept short on Nov. 8th, election night. Because of the confusion over who can vote and for how many candidates, the City Manager advised that Schreiber G Stolfus would work out some publicity. COUNC 1 CI' I Mli Scott Boulevard 'rhe City Manager explained that the Staff' halt complotod the surveys on Scott Blvd. and had had discussions with property owners on land acquisition. He had had a discussion with Freda Hieronymus about her land. Air -Conditioning Study The City Manager advised that the preliminary study that the Resources Conservation Comm. is suggesting will cost $20,000/$25,000. He will be discussing this with Plastino, and commented that he could not see the benefit of having this study. Northside Neighbors Meeting The City Mgr. advised that nothing was resolved, also information was exchanged. Balmer f, Vevera attended the meeting. They stated that the Northside Neighbors would drop the suit if the size of the apartment building was reduced. They also pointed out that the Staff was well-prepared, and commended Glenn Siders. The Mayor commented that the appeal procedure was ridiculous f, the ordinance ought to be amended. Old Jet The City Mgr. pointed out that the Old Jet repair is underway in Cedar Rapids, and it might be ready for installation on Veteran's Day. Adm..Asst. Linda Schreiber stated that Mr. Kinyon is monitoring plans, and she would question him concerning the one focal point for Memorial Day that had been suggested. Audit -Conflict of Interest Regarding the resignations from Boards f, Commissions because of conflict of interest with the urban renewal project, the City Mgr. noted recruitment problems. Also there are three conflicts in the Section 8 f, 23 housing programs. The Mayor suggested changing the application to say what the law is regarding conflict of interest. EcumenicalHousing Council After having discussions with Bob Welsh and the members of the Ecumenical Housing Council on the housing program and the senior citizens center, the City Mgr. will review the staff position with Council. They have taken the position that 1) citizen input should be strong and ongoing, preferably based on the Johnson County Council on Aging, and 2)while.they want close cooperation with the Ecumenical Council, that basically the planning, development and operation of the Senior Citizens Center is a City function, and not a housing (from a private group) function. There were no Council disagreements. The Mayor noted that the units must be started within 18 months. They will be using the Ebeneezer Society and the City might, too. Library Board Termination of consultant's contract was discussed, a 5/4 vote. They will reinterview. Moratorium Boundaries Perret suggested extension of the boundaries on the North- si a area moratorium to include Iowa Ave. and Washington St. and east of Governor St. The Mayor noted that the Comprehensive Plan Coord. Comm. looked at this, but decided to do this area first. Planning f, Zoning left the bound- aries open to the Council. There was not a concensus to change the area, at this time. EXECUTIVE SESSION Moved by Foster, seconded by Balmer to adjourn to executive session for discussion of pending litigation and personnel matters. Motion carried 6/0, Balmer, Foster, Neuhauser, Ferret, Selzer $ Vevera voting 'aye', deProsse absent. 4:10 PM. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster to adjourn, 5:10 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION November 7, 1977 INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION: November 7, 1977 at 1:30 P.M. in the Conference Room at the Civic Center. Mayor Mary Nouhauser presiding. Tape-recorded on Reels #33 6 3S. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: deProsse, Balmer, Selzer, Vevera, Foster, Neuhauser, Perrot (1:4S PM) STAFFMF.MBERS PRESENT: Berlin, Stolfus, Schmeiser, Boothroy, Vann, Kraft, Sheets Kucharzak, Bowlin EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster,to adjourn to executive session for discussion of appointments to the Riverfront Commission. Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, 6/0, Perret absent. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously, 6/0. ZONING APPLICATIONS Barkers Second Addn. Prel. Plat Council discussed annexation procedures, voluntary 6 involuntary, extent of annexation, and took note that Lloyd would not participate in a voluntary annexation. Perret arrived, 1:45 PM. Several councilmembers were not in favor of allowing septic tanks, if the area is to be annexed. Schmeiser ad- vised that there were three provisions to be met before the County would approve the plat. The Mayor asked for a recommendation on how to deal with the Lloyd property. The City will wait and see what the County does on the plat. Oakes Meadow Addition Staff and Planning B Zoning recommendations concerning the traffic patterns were discussed. Regarding the Mayor's concern that the City was not following the policy concerning cul-de-sacs, Schmeiser suggested establishing an ordinance, after completion of the Comprehensive Plan,that would prohibit any development in line with the streets proposed to be extended by the Comprehensive Plan. Excess traffic on the two bridges across the creek was noted. Several council - members did not like the traffic proposal, and Schmeiser was asked to work out an access with Waters. Bryn Mawr Heights Part II Previous street configurations and traffic patterns were explained along with the new proposal. Dennis Sauegling, Engr. for the Developer, explained their position. A majority of Councilmembers was against the new proposal for the streets. Schmeiser noted that he has tried to do away with the four-way intersections in residential developments and to avoid the long residential streets. Sauegling will confer with his client on alternatives and the item will be added to the Nov. 15th agenda. Paving Sunset St. City Mgr. Berlin advised that the City would pave the other lanes when it is connected to Highway 1. The agreement for paving as required by the subdivision ordinance was noted. As it is tied into the State Highway 1 and/or the 518 project, the staff will discuss this with the Highway Dept. and try to push it along. HUMAN SERVICES PLANNING Director Emil Brandt and Human Services Planner Connie Echternach of the Johnson County Regional Planning Commission explained the status of the Human Services Study, reporting on 8 problem areas and presenting recommendations developed thru a sub -committee process. Reports will be available after Nov. 16th. The same questionnaire is being sent to all agencies requesting funding. Pam Ramser reported on Services to Transients, Larry Allen on Juvenile Justice. Echternach discussed Adult Corrections, Counseling, Substance Abuse, Emergency Assistance to Residents, and Protection of the Elderly from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. deProsse left the meeting, 3:00 PM. Brigadier Walter Kennedy, Division Commander of the Salvation Army for this area cited the need for a Salvation Army center for Iowa City, and advised that lie had asked for $50,000 seed money for a demonstration program for a year. Mayor Neuhauser noted Council's appreciation of their offer and suggested that City representatives sit down with representatives from the churches, United Way and the University to discuss joint responsibilities. Bill Dennis advised of new nolicv for Committee on Community Needs. Echternach cautioned Council about making sure that matching funds would be available for a second year of S.A. program. Carol Spaziani stated that there was no way that the coordination and data gathering required to formulate recommendations could be obtained without Staff services, B noted the different jurisdictions involved. Echternach noted that they did not find much duplication in funding or programs. David Schuldt reinforced Spaziani's statements. HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN Memo and Housing Assistance Plan as presented in Council packet of Nov. 4th. Director Dennis Kraft explained the revision of the Plan to reflect the additions to current and 3 -year goals statements, assisted by Sue Sheets and Lyle Seydel. Robert Welsh was present for the discussion. The application will be corrected to read First Christian Church instead of Ecumenical Council. Tape-recorded on Reel 977-35. It was suggested that the application be hand -carried to the appropriate office, if it has been moved to Omaha. FERSON AVENUE APPRAISALS Atty. Tucker, representing the Hand Estate and Atty. Bartley,representing Jacques, were present to discuss the new appraisal. Events from 1941 leading up to.the present situation were discussed. Bartley asked that pins be set for the 20' strip by the Engineering Dept. The sewer situation was discussed. Bartley informed Council that the Jacques are not willing to run sewer over the SE corner of their yard. After discussion of alternativesjCouncil concurred that they would accept the first appraisal (Mann's). The Resolution will be on tomorrow's formal agenda. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF CITY This item will be deferred for two weeks. CITY MANAGER There were no objections to the City Manager's suggestion that the new Council member/members be invited to all Council meetings, to participate, but not vote. lie noted that the Mayor would be sending a letter to the various groups of people, to get interest in the Board of Appeals and the Housing Commission and asked for suggestions. The Mayor noted that Kucharzak had mentioned that there should be a Board of Appeals for both Housing and Building Code appeals. Mayor Neuhauser called attention to the fact that the item in contention in regard to the Board of Electrical Examiner's situation was a local amendment to the Model National Electrical Code which Council had passed. The City Manager requested that procedure to deal with these problems be discussed when Hunter is here. Meeting adjourned, 5:10 PM.