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NOVEMBER 1, 1977
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Iowa City Council -Executive Session.—_9576T-By
Selzer, seconded by deProsse, to adjourn to
executive session for discussion of appointment to
the Bd. of Electrical Examiners. Affirmative roll
call vote unanimous, 6/0, Perret absent. 7:15
P.M. Moved by Vevera, seconded by Selzer, to
adjourn. Motion carried unanimously, 7:25 P.M.
Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 11/1/77,
7:30 P.M., at the Civic Ctr. Councilmembers
present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser,
Perret, Selzer, Vevera. Mayor Neuhauser presiding.
Harold Bechtoldt appeared and read a statement
cont. FY518, especially action taken by the JCRPC's
Citizens Advisory Transp. Comm. Moved by Perret,
seconded by Foster, to receive and file the
statement. Motion carried, 7/0. Wayne Begley pre-
sented a chronology of events and interrogatories
taken cont. the litigation on 902 N. Dodge and
discussed the status of the proceedings.
Mayor Neuhauser proclaimed the month of November,
1977, as Epilepsy Month. Moved by Foster, seconded
by Balmer, that the following items and recomm. in
the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as
presented:
Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council
mtg., 10/18/77, subj. to correction, as
recommended by City Clerk.
Minutes of Bds. & Comms.: P&Z Comm. -
10/20/77; Housing Comm. -10/14/77; Comprehensive
Plan Coord. Comm. -10/13/17; Resources Conserv.
Comm. -10/11/77; Parks & Rec. Comm. -10/12/77.
Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by
City Clerk: Res. N77-425, p. 832, Approving
Class C Beer Permit application and Res. #77-
426, p. 833, Approving Class C Beer Sunday
Sales Permit application for Dividend Bonded
Gas.
Res. N77-427, Res. Bk. 42, p. 834, Accepting
Storm Sewer and Paving for Hawkeye Hgts. as
constructed by Knowling Bros. Contracting Co.
of Coralville, Ia.
Motions: Approving disbursements for
period of 9/1-30/77 in the amt. of $1,108,028.33,
as recomm. by Finance Dir., subj. to audit.
Approving Abstract of Election for the Iowa
City Mun. Primary Election of 10/18/77,
received from Johnson Co. Auditor's Office.
Motion to set public hearing on 11/22/77 on
final planned area dev. plan of Ty'n Cae
Add., Pts. 1 & 2.
Correspondence: .Johnson Co. Mutual Aid
Firemen's Assoc. re serv. to Univ. Hgts.;
Ruth Becker, re bicyclists; petition for Iowa
City residents re use of Clinton St. modules
of Iowa City/Johnson Co. Arts Council; referred
to City Mgr.
Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all
Councilmembers present.
Mayor Neuhauser announced the following vacancies
with appointments to be made on 12/6/77: 3 vacan-
cies -3 -yr. terms ending 1/1/81 on Human Rgts.
Comm.; 1 vacancy -unexpired term ending 12/31/78 on
Bd. of Appeals; 2 vacancies -4 -yr. terms ending
1/1/82 on Parks & Rec. Comm; and 1 vacancy -unexpired
term ending 1/1/79 & 1 vacancy -5 -yr. term ending
l/l/83 on the Bd. of Adjustment.
Moved by Selzer, seconded by Perret, to appoint
Ferrell Turner to the Bd. of Electrical Examiners
& Appeals for a 4 -yr. term expiring 10/26/81.
Motion carried, 7/0.
Public Hearing was held on the proposed Ord.
Amending Sec. 8.10.4 of the Mun. Code of Iowa City
by Enacting an Interim Ord. (Northside Bldg.
Moratorium). Planning and Zoning recommendation,
3/1, in favor of the moratorium, was noted.
Persons appearing in favor of the Ord.: Ken
Hubel, for the Northside Neighbors, Jeanne Smithfield,
Ira Bolnick, Rev. Bill Eckhart, Bea Davis, Gertrude
Englert, and Atty. Bruce Washburn, representing
Northside Neighbors. Persons objecting were:
Kathleen Murphy, Atty. Wm. Meardon, Atty. J.P.
White representing Tom Scott, and Allen Wolfe.
In addition Edgar Folk, P&Z Commr. Dick Blum,
Caroline Embree, Bill Terry, Woody Stodden appeared.
City Atty. John Hayek responded conc. the authority
of Council and the legality of the moratorium, and
discussed the amendment regarding duplexes suggested
by Council. A substantial majority of the overflow
audience indicated favoring the moratorium. Four
persons owning property opposed the moratorium.
Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, that the
rule requiring that ords. must be considered and
voted on for passage at 2 Council mtgs. prior to
the mtg. at which it is to be finally passed be
suspended, that the 1st & 2nd consideration and
vote be waived, and that the ord. be voted upon
for final passage at this time. Affirmative roll
call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers
present. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster,
to amend Sec. 2(D) of Ord. filed on 10/14, by the
addition of the words, 'or the conversion of
single family dwellings to duplexes,' between the
words 'dwellings' & 'and the repair'. Motion
carried, 7/0. Moved by deProsse, seconded by
Perret, that the ORD. H77-2868, Ord. Bk. 12, pp.
202-203, AMENDING CHAP. 8.10, THE ZONING ORD. OF
THE MUN. CODE OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, BY LIMITING
CONSTRUCTION WITHIN A DESIGNATED AREA FOR A MAXIMUM
PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS PENDING THE ENACTMENT OF A NEW
ZONING ORD, as amended, be finally adopted at this
time. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0,
all Councilmembers present. Moved by Foster,
seconded by deProsse, that the following correspon-
dence & statements presented in reference to the
Ord. be received and made a part of the record:
Atty. Wm. Meardon, representing Consolidated
Properties & Wayne Kempf-Ken Albrecht; Ellen &
Alan Widiss; Kathleen Murphy; Atty. Charles Barker,
representing Allen Wolfe; and John J. Meyers.
Motion carried, 7/0.
Moved by Foster, seconded by deProsse, to adopt
RES. N77-428, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 835-836, ESTABLISHING
FAIR RE-USE VALUE FOR CERTAIN URBAN RENEWAL PROPERTY
(Parcel 101-2). Affirmative roll call vote was
unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
After discussion, it was moved by Vevera &
seconded by Balmer, to amend the Res. as requested
by Don Slothower,& Bill Gilpin. Motion carried
unanimously. Moved by Perret, seconded by Foster,
to adopt RES. N77-429, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 837-838,
ADOPTING POLICY ON DIRT & GRAVEL STREETS, as
amended. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous,
7/0, all Councilmembers present.
Moved by Balmer, seconded by Selzer, to adopt
RES. N77-430, Res. Bk. 42, p. 839, AWARDING CONTRACT
FOR MORMON TREK IMPROVEMENT PROJ. TO Metro,Pavers,
Inc., Iowa City, subject to concurrence of the
Federal Highway Admin. Affirmative roll call vote
unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present.
Moved by Balmer, seconded by Selzer, to adopt
Res. k77-431, Res. Bk. 42, pp. 840-842, AUTHORIZING
MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS IN THE IOWA CITY AREA
WITH THE RAPE VICTIM ADVOCACY PROG. Affirmative
roll call vote unanimous, 1/0, all Councilmembers
present. Linda Maguire, Rape Victim Advocacy
Prog., appeared. Council concurred that the
second payment would be made on 1/1/78.
Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to approve
the application from IA-ILL Gas & Elec. Co. for
construction on hwy. r-o-w. Motion carried, 7/0.
This will allow installation of a high pressure
gas main near the Veteran's Hospital.
Moved by Foster, seconded by Perret, to authorize
the City Mgr. to request the consultant, Zuchelli,
Hunter & Assocs., Inc., to assist the City in
negotiations between the City & Urban Renewal
redevelopers as detailed in Task 17 of a contract
for technical servs. for the City-Univ. Urban
Renewal Proj. I of 9/7/76, as amended on 7/26/77.
Motion carried, 7/0.
The Bd. of Elect. Exam. & Appeals appeared
before Council conc. the City Mgr.'s memo dated
10/25/77, re the upcoming appeal hearing for ACT
submitted by Spitznagel Partners Inc. conc, elec-
trical plans. The Bd. members were assured that
they had Council's full confidence. Commr.
Robinson read a statement.
P&Z Commr. Dick Blum pointed out a mistake in
the agenda concerning the prel. plat Oakes Meadows
Addition and asked Council to consider a P&Z Res.
conc.the street at the next informal mtg. Council
will discuss this subd. at the next informal
session.
Moved by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adjourn
the mtg. Motion carried, 7/0. (10:40 P.M.)
For a more detailed & complete description of
Council Activities & Disbursement, see Office of
City Clerk and Finance Department.
s/MARY NEUHAUSER, MAYOR
s/ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK 11/15/77
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M*ES OF OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF COS
OCTOBER 18, 1977
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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 matter 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 Pe•rret, 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. Comm. -9/22/77 &
9/29/77; P&Z Comm. -10/6/17.
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
Ler License Fee to The SerendiplPub,
1310 Highland Ct. Res. #77-406, p. 04,
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-
RESIDENO PLAN AND PREL. PLAT SUBMITTER 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 recomm. 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
Submitted to newspaper 10/27/77.
COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
OCTOBER 18, 1977
7:30 P.M.
Iowa City Council, reg. Council mtg., 10/18/77, 7:30 P.M., at the Civic
Ctr. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Perret,
Selzer. Absent: Vevera. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Schreiber,
Stolfus, Kucharzak, Ryan, Schmeiser. Bd, & Comm, members: Lehman, P & Z; Lombardi,
Housing. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Minutes recorded on Tape #77-32.
After considerable discussion with City Atty. Hayek, Ken Hubbell, Sr.
Planner Schmeiser, Housing & Insp. Serv. Dir. Kucharzak, Atty. Bruce
Washburn for Northside Neighbors, Atty. Ralph Neuzil for Schintler
Bros., & Wayne Begley, 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 matter of issuance of a building permit, the permit would
be revoked and a lawsuit started. Schmeiser explained that the tree
ord. does not apply to alleys. 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 6rell 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. Paan Weir also appeared, requesting that the alternatives be
presented in writing. 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
recomm. 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 recomm. by City Clerk.
Minutes of Bds. & Comms.: Resources Conserv. Comm. -9/27/77;
Human Rgts. Comm. -9/26/77; Comprehensive Plan Coord. Comm. -9/22/77
& 9/29/77; P&Z Comm. -10/6/77.
Permit Res., Res. Bk. 42, as recomm. by City Clerk: Res. #77-
403, p. 801A, Approving Class C Beer Permit & Res. R77-404, p. 802,
Approving Class C Beer Sunday Sales Permit for Kirkwood 76, 300
Kirkwood Ave. Res. H77-405, p. 803, to Refund Portion of Class C
Liquor License Fee to The Serendipity Pub, 1310 Highland Ct. Res.
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#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.
Council noted recomm. from the Resources Conserv. Comm. that the
Model Code for Energy Conserv. in New Bldg. Constr. be enforced by the
City by requiring all applicable profs. to be certified in compliance
with this code by registered architect or engineer, and P&Z Comm.'s
recomm. for Council to include Mt. Prospect Addn., Pt. 4, on list of
subdivisions submitted to Council which were to be exempted from require-
ments of Storm Water Management Ord. and to approved the application
submitted by Iowa City Warehousing, Inc. for a LSNRD plan of Lot 3 of
Auditor's Plat, No. 32.
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.
Balmer commented on the article "More for Less", in regard to New
York City financial problems and commended the Iowa City Staff for being
fiscally conservative. Selzer requested that Mr. Hunter be scheduled to
talk with the Council on economic dev. prog. He also noted arrangements
which could be made to annex Ernest Horn School to Iowa City so that
fire protection could be provided. Univ. Hgts. Council would need to
concur.
Mayor Neuhauser advised that she had been asked by the US Conference
of Mayors and the State Dept. to observe, at Israeli govt. expense,
urban programs and dev. in Israel on 11/12-22/77. The City Atty. had
advised there was no conflict of interest. There were no Council objections.
Perret advised Staff of broken sidewalk, with no barricade, at Seville
Apts. on Benton St. He also called attention to a potential problem re
Iowa City residents in using the bus if it does not stop in Univ. Hgts.
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 Council -
members present. City Mgr. Berlin explained the proposal.
Public Hearing on the Housing Occupancy & Maintenance Code was held.
Housing Comm. Steve Lombardi noted several concerns. Harry Baum made
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comparisons with the Landlord/Tenant Initiative Ord. Dir. Kucharzak was
present for discussion. Robt. Johnson, for I.C. Apt. Owners, requested
delay in consideration of the HM&O Code until after the 11/7 election.
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.
H75-2783 + q77-2826, 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. N77-409, 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'. P&Z Conmr. Lehman appeared.
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. N77-410, Res.
Bk. 42, pp. 810-811, AMENDING PAY RANGE 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. N17-411, 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. N77-412, Res. Bk.
42, pp. 815, ACCEPTING THE FY78 ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJ. as done by
L.L. Pelting Co., Iowa City, Ia. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous,
7/0, all Councilmembers present.
Moved by Selzer, seconded by Foster, to adopt RES. N77-413, Res. Bk.
42, pp. 816-817, ACCEPTING COLLEGE/DUBUQUE MALL STORM AND SANITARY SEWER
PROJ. as recomm. 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. N77-414, Res. Bk.
42, pp. 818, ACCEPTING MATERIALS SUPPLIED UNDER CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING
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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. N77-415, 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. ro-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.)
MKRY C. NEUHAUSER, MAYOR
BRIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK
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INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION
OCTOBER 17, 1977
INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION, October 17, 1977, at 1:00 P.M. in the Conference
Room at the Civic Center. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Tape-recorded on
Reels #31 & 33.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Neuhauser, deProsse, Selzer, Balmer, Foster, Perret,
(1:10 PM) Absent: Vevera.
STAFFMEMBERS PRESENT: Berlin, Stolfus, Schmeiser, Schreiber, Brachtel,
Plastino
ZONING APPLICATIONS
Hy -Vee Ron Pierson from HyVee made a presentation regarding their request
for an access cut to Highway 6. They agreed to pay for the road to Highway
6, for the traffic light at the intersection and the turn and stacking
lanes, and will move the drainage off that area. Larry Snittger explained
design for the intersection. Public Works Dir. Plastino noted the staff
objections to the project. Scott Barker, Attorney for Fleetway and owner
Charles Scott appeared. Council discussed condemning the Greb property
for extension of Hollywood Blvd. Three Council members favored Hy-Vee's
proposal and three did not want an access to Bypass 6.
Mt. Prospect IV Final decision concerning storm water management ordinance
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compliae will be made at Tues. formal meeting.
Village Green South Revisions have been made to eliminate the 40' dedication.
NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION STUDY
Kevin Laverty, for Project Leader Douglass Lee, presented slides showing the
positive and negative aspects of the neighborhood. Elaine Baxter discussed
the Historic Structures Inventory, and gave some data on setting up a
Historic District. Vicki Williams presented the report on Neighborhood
Site Improvement Program. No cost/benefit analysis was made. Council
pointed out that this information as presented would be helpful.
AUDIT -ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FY '77
Dave Johansen, McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn & Co. CPAs, was present for discussion
of their recommendations and comments. Finance Director Rosemary Vitosh
explained that the one million dollar deficit in Capital Projects was because
the City did not receive the UMTA Grant reimbursement until July. In the
General Fund, the Year End Balance of $806,000 was close to what the Staff
had projected. Two corrections were noted: 1) on the second page of the
CPA's letter, Point H6, the year should be 1976 (line 3), 2) on page 40
for FY76, the Ratio of Iowa City to Toal should be 35.6. There was a short
discussion of Conflict of Interest and accrual accounting.
AIRPORT COMMISSION -MASTER PLAN
Commissioners Peterson, Phipps and Embree were present for the discussion.
Peterson explained the status of the master plan and its purpose. They are
proposing to make the airport accessible for business jets. Arguments
for and against were pointed out.
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CITY PLAZA AREA DESIGN REVI
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City Manager Berlin pointed out that the detailed information of the design
for the Plaza area had been presented, & if there were any variations or
problems, this was the -time for Council input. Jack Leaman outlined the
final design scheme on the drawings presented. The dry focal point had
been redesigned using the Purington paver bricks with granite strips, with
a granite center square. Showalter & Hauber had reviewed the selection of
trees. Changes had been made in the recommendations for lights. Capacity
& expansion for bike racks was discussed. Several Councilmembers still had
concerns over the design of the kiosk. Leaman will discuss this with the
Design Review Committee. The placement of telephones was changed, and
vandalism and design of drinking fountain (accessible for handicapped)
was pointed out. Coordination with the private group concerning timetable
for focal point will be provided by Leaman. Access to the Apple Tree has
been provided. After the final working package of drawings is completed,
and reviewed by staff,the project will be bid for construction, probably
in mid-December. Regarding negotiations with the Utility Co., Glaves
advised that they need to know where to install the stub utilities services for
the lease spaces. There is still a problem of switch gear locations and
transformer locations not on the Plaza, but in or off of alleys & other parcels
particularly in the quadrant to the north and east of the center section.
A section of space will be allocated for the power company on the proposed
Library lot. Construction for the College Block Bldg. was discussed.
Old bricks removed will be used or saved. Some water services will be
replaced next spring.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Moved by Perret, seconded by Foster to adjourn to executive session for
discussion of land acquisition. Roll call vote, all members present except
Vevera. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Stolfus, Kraft, Vann, Sheets, Plastino,
Showalter and Parks & Rec. Comm. Chrp. Glenn Boutelle. Moved by Foster,
seconded by Balmer to adjourn. Motion carried, 6/0. 5:10 P.M.
AGENDA
Energy Coordinator A job description will be provided for budget sessions.
I' Fire Protection -Ernest Horn School City Manager Berlin suggested determining
if the School Board would annex the property to the City. There were no
objections.
Economic Development It was suggested that as urban renewal is underway,
Council could now look at the strategy for economic development with the
consultant, (Hunter).
Complimentar Bus Passes It was noted that the passes should be given to
wherever the a come Wagon goes, but not passed out in the dorms. The
Arlington, Va. ordinance will be investigated.
A licP,iion form for use of City Streets and Public Right -of -Way. The City
Manager was asked to simplify the form.
Article Mayor Neuhauser called attention to the article "More for Less" in
the packet.
It was noted that the Housing Inspector slot had been vacant for 3 months.
There was concern that the Housemoving Procedure was cumbersome. The Clerk
advised that the date for Housing Application would be moved to the 22nd.
There were no objections. Meeting adjourned, 5:30 P.M.