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Home My WebLink About1978-04-25 Minutes Numberedt41CROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS AND UL5 i•;Uik , iurn, COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES APRIL 25, 1978 7:30 P.M. Iowa City Council, reg. mtg. 4/25/78, 7:30 PM at Civic Center. Coun- cilmembers present: deProsse, Erdahl, Neuhauser, Perret, Roberts, Vevera. Absent: Balmer. Mayor Vevera presiding. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Stolfus, Hayek, Schreiber. Minutes tape-recorded on Reel 78-12 Side 1, 1800 -End, & Side 2, 1-280. Mayor Vevera proclaimed April 23/29. 1978 as National Secretaries Week and April 24/28. 1978 as Arbor Week with April 28th as Arbor Day, 7 7•� i Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, that the following items & recomms. in Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted as presented: Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 4/11/78, subj. to correction, as recomm. by City Clerk. • 1 776 Minutes of Bds. & Commissions: (United Action for Youth. Bd. of .2 7 vs Dir.-4/12/78;=Human Rights Comm.-3/27/78;3Airport Comm. -3/16/78; 3 7 7 9 4 Library Bd.-4/10/78;5Joint Como. Plan/Plan. & Zoning Comm. -3/4 & 4 —'r" I 3 30 78;e Planning & Zoning Comm. -4/6/78. 5 781 6 782 Permit Res. recomm. by City Clerk, Bk. 47, p. 303, Res. 78-140, Approving Class B Beer Permit for Four Cushions, Inc. dba/Control 783 Tower 18-20 S. Clinton. RES. 78-141, Bk. pp. 304-315, CERTIFYING DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS TO COUNTY AUDITOR. -78"/ Correspondence: Referred to C'ty Mgr.: IAtty. Chuck Mullen re 78S Union Bus Depot lease agreement; Jim Donkersloot re zoning and long -i 786 range effects;3Mrs. John Rogers, re proposed bike paths. Informa- s '7607 tion: Memoranda from4Traffic En r. re 1) commercial loading zone, 4 7 gg N. 400 block of Clinton, 2 parking meter zone, 400 block S. Clinton, 3) yield signs on Amhurst St, at Tulane Ave. & Hastings Ave. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Balmer absent. Geoff King, 622 S. Johnson, for IPIRG, requested Council endorsement of Sun Day, May 3rd, & funding of $50 as proposed by Resources Conserva- tion Comm. to co-sponsor an advertisement. Councilmembers indicated a willingness to endorse & support Sun Day. A proclamation will be added to the May 2nd agenda. Public Hearing was held on the construction of a Public Housing Pro- gram. A fact sheet was distributed. Ted Rittenmever, 1119 E. Court, appeared objecting to the program & Bob Johnson, Mark IV Prop. Mgr., appeared favoring public housing. T •�' ~ MICROFILM By 1 JORM MICR+LAB crpm, • 'if: %inrF I.1il,iiUFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEUAk RAPIU� AND ULS ?lui;iLJ Council Activities April 25, 1978 Page 2 City Mgr. Berlin advised that the trees in the College St. mini -park 79 will be relocated by Project Green. Moved by deProsse, seconded by Neu- hauser, to adopt RES. 78-142, Bk. 47, p. 316, ESTABLISHING CITY'S INTENT TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE A MULTI-PURPOSE SENIOR CENTER. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Balmer absent. The need to define the manage- ment role at this time was explained. 7172 - Concerning Atty. Mullen's request re lease for Bus Depot, the City Manager commented that the Comprehensive Plan did not affect the bus depot area, & staff felt that it is an ideal location for a bus depot. City Atty. Hayek advised that the legal department would review the lease before it is added to Council's agenda. The City Manager stated that he did not have all the costs for moving of "Old Jet", but would furnish them to Council later. Councilwoman deProsse noted that she had already observed "No Smoking" signs in a restaurant. Ed Zastrow, Bushnell's Turtle, had advised her that the State Historical Society had reviewed their request for a $5,000 rg-a t for restoration o o e e Block Build• inq, and thru Adrian Anderson s efforts, an additional $5,000 grant had 793 been awarded them. City Manager Berlin announced that on Wednesday morning, 9 AM, at the Chamber of Commerce office, Business Development Inc. would announce the new industry to locate in Iowa City. S'�! Moved by deProsse, seconded by Neuhauser, that the ORDINANCE ESTABLISH- ING A HOUSING OCCUPANCY AND MAINTENANCE CODE be considered and given first vote for passage. Council discussed the Code's application to single family residences. City Atty. Hayek explained the rights of property own- ers. Those appearing included Adrian Rittenmever. 1402 Davenport; Fran- cine Davis, 709 6th Ave.; Ted Rittenmever, 1119 E. Court & Bruce Burke, I.C. Sr. Housing Inspector. Motion to consider carried unanimously. Roll call vote: Ayes: Erdahl, Neuhauser, Perret, Vevera, deProsse. Nays: Roberts. Motion carried, 5/1, Balmer absent. 9S Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 78-143, Bk. 47, pp. 317-334, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON COUPITY, IOWA, FOR PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF URBAN RENEWAL TAX LITIGATION. Roll call vote: Ayes: Neuhauser, Roberts, Vevera, deProsse, Erdahl. Nays: Perret. Motion carried, 5/1, Balmer absent. 7 96 Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by deProsse, to adjourn the meeting to May 1, 1978 at 1:30 PM in the Civic Center Conference Room to consider the resolution setting the public hearino on May 23, 1978, on the rezoning of properties within the moratorium area on the North Side of Iowa City. 797 Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Balmer absent. Meeting ad- journed, 9:00 Ph1. A4 Le9at Pe. ynehcn�l"�1A"^` owta.. ABDIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK ROBERT A. VEVERA, MAYOR MICROFILMED BY JORM MICR16LAB 7f`. 6101!115 1,11ILROFILMLD BY JORM 141CROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS AND uLS NuIIIL;, :grin City of Iowan C, / MEMORANDUM DATII April 21, 1978 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet What is Critical Thinking? 79$ Material regarding screening of Gordon Russell property. -777 Memorandum from the City Manager regarding Grand Daddy's request. 800 Copy of letter from Director of Housing and Inspection Services to President of Iowa City Apartment Association regarding tenant checklist. 80/ Memoranda from Director of Community Development: a. Senior Center SO2 b. Pending decisions on the Comprehensive Plan - A , eel 803 Memoranda from the Director of Public Works: a. Setting public hearing for transit barn ventilation project Sell b. Alley between Court Street and Burlington 810.5- c. O.Sc. Newsprint Recycling gob Memorandum from Johnson County SEATS regarding specialized elderly and handi- capped transportation program. SO 7 Public Works monthly report for March 1978. S O 9 Articles: a. New Highways vs Public Transit g09 b. Know-it-alls knocked F/0 Material from Johnson County Regional Planning Commission g// Petition from Melrose Neighborhood Assoc. opposing plans in Comprehensive Plan to widen Melrose Ave. 80/2 Memo from Asst. City Atty. to City Mgr. re Rent Escrow Procedures 8 7,3 **** SEE ATTACHED LIST FOR JUDGMENTS IN LAWSUITS ************* 141CRDFILMED BY ! DORM MICR+LAB rrDAP PAP!55 . af5 M01915 MILROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB • CEDAR RAPIDS AND UES MOiNL�,, �UOIA LISTING OF JUDGMENTS IN LAWSUITS WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN COUNCIL PACKET OF APRIL 21, 1978: (Regarding zoning) 1. Ross K. Petersen vs. Decorah, IA '314 2. Plum Grove Acres, Inc. vs. City of Iowa City 19 3. Amerex Corp., Kenneth L. Belle & Lawrence R. Short vs. City of Iowa City, IA, C. L. Brandt, Robert Connell,Edgar Czarnecki, Loren Hickerson & J. Patrick White. 914 4. Business Ventures, Inc. vs. Iowa City, IA $17 5. F. H. Uelner Precision T & D Inc. vs. City of Dubuque, IA 81$ 6. Dorothy L. Keller and T. W. Keller vs. City of Council Bluffs, IA 1519 r..." � 'r[LIIUD BY JORM MICR+LAB CTDAR RAITM I TS NDIIILS r•11Lk0FIL61E0 BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS AND L)Lj MUI:Iu , iJW DAM April 21, 1978 TO: City Council pWM; City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet What is Critical Thinking? 79i3 Material regarding screening of Gordon Russell property. -7757 Memorandum from the City Manager regarding Grand Daddy's request. $ o o Copy of letter from Director of Housing and Inspection Services to President of Iowa City Apartment Association regarding tenant checklist. $o / Memoranda from Director of Community Development: a. Senior Center g0� b. Pending decisions on the Comprehensive Plan Memoranda from the Director of Public Works: a. Setting public hearing for transit barn ventilation project 80Y b. Alley between Court Street and Burlington 8105- c. Newsprint Recycling Sob Memorandum from Johnson County SEATS regarding specialized elderly and handi- capped transportation program. 907 Public Works monthly report for March 1978. 8 o 8 Articles: a. New Highways vs Public Transit 8o 9 b. Know-it-alls knocked g/ Material from Johnson County Regional Planning Commission 3// Petition from Melrose Neighborhood Assoc. opposing plans in Comprehensive Plan to widen Melrose Ave. 8/ 2 Memo from Asst. City Atty. to City Mgr, re Rent Escrow Procedures 913 **** SEE ATTACHED LIST FOR JUDGMENTS IN LAWSUITS ************* i ? 141CROFILMED BY 1 DORM MICROLAB ff DAII Pr1P1 n`. �F°. VIVS MICROFILMED BY JORM 141CROLAB • CEDAR RAPIDS AND ULS �-IUIfiL�, iUr16 LISTING OF JUDGMENTS IN LAWSUITS WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN COUNCIL PACKET OF APRIL 21, 1978: (Regarding zoning) 1. Ross K. Petersen vs. Decorah, IA Sly 2. Plum Grove Acres, Inc. vs. City of Iowa City 1915' 3. Amerex Corp. > Kenneth L. Belle & Lawrence R. Short vs. City of Iowa City, IA, C. L. Brandt, Robert Connell, Edgar Czarnecki, Loren Hickerson & J. Patrick White. 4. Business Ventures, Inc. vs. Iowa City, IA $17 5. F. H. Uelner Precision T & D Inc. vs. City of Dubuque, IA 5'1$ 6. Dorothy L. Keller and T. W. Keller vs. City of Council Bluffs, IA 1519 141CROMMED BY � JORM MICR#LAB rrlmP PAPIP$ • ors tioln[s