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Home My WebLink About1978-01-31 Minutes NumberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACT IVIIiES JANUARY 31, 1978 7:30 P.M. Iowa City Council, reg. Council nrtg., 1/31/78, at 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Ctr. Cellncillneinbers present: Balmer, dePrusse, Perret, Roberts, Vevera, Erdahl (8:05 P.M.). Absent: Neuhauser. Staffinelnbers present: Schreiber, Stolfus, Schmeiser, Kushnir, Kraft. Mayor Vevera presiding. Minutes of this mtg. are recorded on Tape r78-2. Council noted that deletions from the Consent Calendar which were made at yesterday's Informal Session (1/30/78) were as follows: Res. Approving Class B Beer Permit application for Taco [louse, 517 S. River- side Dr. Res. Approving Class C Liquor Control License for Grand Daddy's of Iowa City, Inc., 505 E. Burlington. Mqr. Steve Sinicropi appeared advising that they would comply with the sign regulations. Res. setting public hearing on 1/14/78 for sidewalk repairs at 403 S. Lucas St. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Balmer, that the following items & recomms. in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as amended: Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 1/17/78, subj. to correction, as reconun. by City Clerk. Minutes of Bds. & Conuns.: 1CCN-1/4/78;'Design Review Comnl.- 1/18/78;3Comp. Plan Coord. Comm. -1/7/18. 1/12/78, 1/18/78;'/Hummn Rgts. Comm.-12/19/77;5Parks & Rec. Coiun.-1/11/78;6 Riverfront Comm. - 1/18/78. Motions setting public hearings: Ord. to adopt 1978 Ed. of Natl. Electrical Code with certain additions & amendments -2/14/78. Ord. amending Ord. "77-2874, which adopted the Uniform Plumbin Code, with certain amendments, of the Iowa City Mun. o e-2 178. Correspondence: Tee Vee Cable Serv., Inc. re reaffirmation of their long-standing application for a cable TV franchise. Arthur E. Schmidt, re parking regulations, referred to Jjty Mgr. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Erdahl and Neuhauser absent. After Council discussion, the staff was directed to draft new wording for fees and charges for the Electrical Code Ord. This itemwill be scheduled for further informal discussion. Mf;7o 4P.C.k 1A•T.S.1)$0.. RL ¢ea UvcAtpuccA Cock E. Council noted the recomm. from the P&7 Comm. to approve theIrel. & final LSNR1 0lan of Plamor Lanes Addn. Moved by dePrusse, seconded by Perret, to set a public hearing on 2/21/78 to establish regulations for county subdivisions. Motion carried, 5/0, Erdahl & Neuhauser absent. S ,JA 'Repos# — 11�w eLL a . Moved by Balmer, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RFS. 178-29, Res. Bk. 45, p. 53, APPROVING THE PREL. PLAT OF BRYN MA14R IIGTS., PT. ELEVEN. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Erdahl & Neuhauser absent. Council noted receipt of the letter from the developer, Larl Yoder, re their cooperation with the City and IA DOT to expedite the southerly extension of Sunset St. to Ilwy. 1. 11:1,anl N'llB By JORM MICR#LAB (I)AR DANDS • PtS MOVIES � X00 a 202 Y :Ito 3 s X014 6 2 os .�z 06 ,P07 wog ' -Q 09 �2/O moi/ .2iA 213 Council Activities January 31, 1978 Page 2 Moved by Bahier, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES, s78-30, Res. 131k. 45, p. 54, APPROVING THE PREL. PLAT OF BARKER'S SECOND ADDN. Affirmative roll call vote undnNious, b/0, irdahl & Neulyduser absent. 2 j`q Sr. Planner Dun Schmeiser appeared and discussed procedure re access to the Oakes Meadow Addn. He suggested that the legal dept. investigate the requirement of extending sts. in a development before building permits are issued. Council requested a legal opinion on whether or not the access presented should be referred back to P&Z Comm. Atty. Marion Neely. representing developer, appeared. Moved by Perret, seconded by deProsse, to defer the Res. Approving the Prel. Plat of Oakes Meadow Addn. for 1 week. Ayes: Vevera, Ferret, deProsse. Nays: Roberts, Balmer. Absent: Erdahl, Ileuhauser. Motion carried, 3/2. .21S - Mace 1S Mace Braverman, Iowa City Cable TV, presented petitions requesting that their company be placed on a ballot to decide whether or not a non- exclusive 20 yr. cable TV franchise should be granted to I.C. Cable TV, Inc. Others appearing cont. cable TV included Dan Boyle, 100 Oakridge, and Lou Eichler, 1111 Village Farm Ct. Several Councilniembers commented. 2 16 Counci man r ahl arrived at 8:05 P.M. Winifred Brooks, 2025 Taylor Dr., appeared cont. her designs for a Human Resources Proo. centered in the old Post Office, elaborating on why she thinks Council can not get low & moderate income people to participate in developing programs that will affect thein. John Morrissey, 513 Van Buren, asked Council to direct City staff to negotiate with IA DOT on the design & location of proposed Freeway #518, deProsse stated a letter had been sent to IA DOT reaffirming Council's previous position opposing construction of the proposed Freeway #518 as stated in their letter of 1/30/76, but noting that they desire to continue to discuss questions relating to alignment and other matters with the hope that 3 7 changes satisfactory to the City may be implemented. In reference to the reconnr. from the Parks & Rec. Comm. that Ord. #76-2820 be amended cont. use of parks by 2t, motorrvcles. O.R.V.'s & other motorized vehicles, -;d . Linda Schreiber indicated an ord. would be submitted to Council in the near future. It was the consensus of Council that no snowmobiles be permitted in parks. The �77A proposed Ord. will be changed to reflect the consensus. The Public hearing was field on the fourth yr. FY79 proposed HCDA- application. Lou Eichler, 1111 Village Farm Ct., appeared. Mayor Vevera correcte a sa ement published, stating that no CDBG money will be used for the construction of City Plaza, for the downtown streetscape design of Washington and Captiol Sts;, or for the design of the parking ramps. Mello 4R.Orh Cam%. 4DEv. rR. at ChAw_qEs.w 4thyx 2 /8 AssZaAon.c4' M%u' memo /'A K c0ftsK.9ab. Mayor Veve a announce �agvacanncc or one unexpired term ending 7/1/78 on the CCN (resignation of Ron Bohlken) and a vacancy for one unexpired terns ending 1/1/79 on the Parks & Rec. COMM. Appts. will be made on 219 3/7/78. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Ferret, to approve the Mayor's dept. of Vicki Hughes, 15 Woolf Ave., to fill the unexpired term ending 1/1/79 nl(:RN R.MC) nY JORM MICR�LA6 (IJNI RAPIDS •PCs MOINES Council Activities ,lanuary 31, 1978 Page 3 Bd. of Adiustment. Motion carried, 6/0, Neuhauser absent. The on the positions on the Bd. of Appeals for an unexpired term ending 12/31/16 and on the f Examiners of Plumbers fa an unexpired tear. ending 2 20 12/31/79 will be readvertise . Council discussed the reply to be sent to EnliI Brandt, JCRPC, re letter cont. Human Serv. Proj. They will ask for concrete reco"Ps. conc. how agencies c�odnate. The Mayor will draft a letter. A short discussion was held on procedure for Cable TV. The matter will be discussed informally when the City Mgr. is present. Concern was expressed re the problem with storm sewer in connection with elevator constr. on the Rec. Ctr. Acting City Mgr. Schreiber explained recent action re Old Jet. There leas been no answer from the Airpor uCo�mm.reconc�un�ication conc. maintenance and upkeep. M EVAo •41zo" R4. CD136 FA -44--t5 462 ""efek'ex of Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to adjourn the mtg, Motion carried, 6/0. (9:00 P.M.) BBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK ROBERT A. VEVERA, VIAYOR MICRDI ILIM) BY JORM MICR(�LAS HOAR PAPIOS • DES MOINES l Council Activities ,lanuary 31, 1978 Page 3 Bd. of Adiustment. Motion carried, 6/0, Neuhauser absent. The on the positions on the Bd. of Appeals for an unexpired term ending 12/31/16 and on the f Examiners of Plumbers fa an unexpired tear. ending 2 20 12/31/79 will be readvertise . Council discussed the reply to be sent to EnliI Brandt, JCRPC, re letter cont. Human Serv. Proj. They will ask for concrete reco"Ps. conc. how agencies c�odnate. The Mayor will draft a letter. A short discussion was held on procedure for Cable TV. The matter will be discussed informally when the City Mgr. is present. Concern was expressed re the problem with storm sewer in connection with elevator constr. on the Rec. Ctr. Acting City Mgr. Schreiber explained recent action re Old Jet. There leas been no answer from the Airpor uCo�mm.reconc�un�ication conc. maintenance and upkeep. M EVAo •41zo" R4. CD136 FA -44--t5 462 ""efek'ex of Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to adjourn the mtg, Motion carried, 6/0. (9:00 P.M.) BBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK ROBERT A. VEVERA, VIAYOR MICRDI ILIM) BY JORM MICR(�LAS HOAR PAPIOS • DES MOINES City of Iowa Cg,,�Iy � 9UUM DATE: January 27, 1978 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memoranda from the City Manager: a. Cable Television 12 2 �L b. Meeting with IDOT on Freeway 518x23 i C. Strategies for Effective Management 2 1 14 Memoranda from the Department of Public Works: Ij a. Land acquisition for Ralston Creek for the north branch detention structure 225- b. 25- b. Consolidation of Transit System with Coralville and/or University of Iowa Transit Systems a 2 6 } c. Evening ridership statistics 2 2 ( Memorandum from Roger Tinklenberg regarding energy use data and potential savings. Memorandum from City Treasurer regarding notification by landlord of tenant move. 1 Memorandum from Director of Finance regarding changes in FY 79 budget. A 3 0 9 f Information from Johnson County Council on Aging regarding grant from Heritage j Agency on Aging. 2 3 1 1 pLetter to Mayor Vevera from Johnson County Juvenile Diversion Program in support of United Action for Youth. 232. Invitation from County Zoning Department to attend quarterly meeting of Eastern Iowa Planning and Zoning Officials Association. 2 3 3 Senate File 2057. 23A� Soe:ak SVwLd, -'Satt A&& WOWLw ry Letter from Director of JCRPC regarding thp work of the Conlmission's Humran Services Division. R 3 S Letter to Senator Doderer from City A il.t S 2 3 torney regarding Senate File 2030. 6 Copy of remarks of Tom Dowden before the City Council on January 24, 1978. 2-37 j December monthly rej)orts for the Departments of Community Development, Public Works, and Parks and R(,r.reat.ion. 258 Public Library's calendar of programs for chil,h,p.n. 23 9 Copy of Iowa City Plan, Citizen Pdrticipation Report. 2 YO Iowa City Human Rights Commission Newsletter; January, 1978. '21// ✓ Human Services Studies Reports prepared by ,ICRPr. 2 -1 Z MEMO FROM COUNCILWOMAN DE PROSSE RE 9% TAX LID FOR BUDGET 2 q2 A 111:UMI WI ) BY .IURM MICR<ILAO n,rAm iIM11B • Of tdnlnCS