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Home My WebLink About1978-10-31 Minutes NumberedPii t, i(Ui iblicu BY JURM I.IICROLAB • CEDAR RAPIDS AND DES , !'Jw COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 31, 1978 7:30 P.M. Iowa City Council, reg. mtg., 10/31/78, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Erdahl, Neuhauser, Perret, Roberts, Vevera. Absent: None. Mayor Vevera presiding. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Stolfus, Hayek, Heliing. Minutes tape- recorded on Reel #78-25, Side 2, 200-1675. City Mgr. Berlin noted corrections to amount of parking facility revenue bonds to be issued in Items 2.d.1, 2.e.1 & 2.f.1. Perret asked for deletion of Items 2.c.1 & 2, permit resolutions. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Neuhauser, that the following items and recommendations in Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted as amended: Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 10/17/78, subj. to correction, as recommended by City Clerk. a• Minutes of Boards & Commissions received: 'Planning & Zoning I 8'2 Comm.-10/19/78;'Comm. on Community Needs-10/18/78;3Mayor's Youth 2 14 3 Empl. Bd.-10/17/78;ARiverfront Comm.-IO/4/78 5Parks & Rec. Comm.- 3 19,81f- 10/11/78. 8'I10/11/78. s19 grL r Motions adopted: To place on file for public inspection the proposed resolution entitled "A Resolution Authorizing & Providing for Issuance & Securing of Payment of $5,200,000 Parking Facilities Revenue Bonds of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, under Provisions of the City Code of Iowa, & Providing for a Method of Payment of said 1727 Bonds." —; Resolutions adopted: Book 51: RES. 78-472, pp. 1212-1218, 19 gg SETTING PUBLIC HEARING 11/7/78 ON PROPOSITION OF ISSUANCE OF $5,200,000, - PARKING FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS OF IOWA CITY, & PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE THEREOF. RES. 78-473, pp. 1218-1222, DIRECTING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF $5,2000,000 PARKING FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS, sale for 11/21/78 at 1:00 P.M. Memo fieom Fwm�� 489 �iJln. Re "Dn �2eUFi�uc6 �csrd �Llsscre Correspondencereferrred to City Mgr. for reply: I Atty. R. Downer, representing Univ. Lake Apts. re proposed closing of Melrose Ct. Supt.XI. C. Comm. School Dist. with enclosed petition re imple- 2 / mentation of safety measures at 1st Ave. RR crossing. 3Atty. P. 3 /9172 Kamath, supporting Women's Resource & Action Center's request for $60,000 grant. HPam Smith, re support for shelter for spouse abuse 4 1443 victims. S Chamber of Commerce re proposed library. L No reply neces-5 1917 j sary for letter from Library Bd. Trustees Pres. re Ia. Governor's Pre -White House Conf. on Libraries. 19 94S Application for use of streets & public grounds, from United Cerebral Palsy Assn. for Jog-A-Thon, & to solicit donations on 10/28/78, approved. 1 MICROEILIIED BY JORM MICR¢LAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 41,t,1'01 ILALU by JURM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS AND DE Council Activities October 31, 1978 Page 2 Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Mayor Vevera repeated public hearing as set. I. Perret questioned if the beer permit applicant was complying with new smoking regulations. City Clerk Stolfus noted that compliance is an item on the Building Inspection List, so the application is not signed by the inspector unless they do comply. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. 78-470, Bk. 51, p. 1210. APPROVING CLASS B BEER PERMIT and RES. 78-471, Bk. 51, p. 1211, SUNDAY SALES for J. Momberg dba/I.C. Maid -Rite, 630 Iowa Ave. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. 1997 Moved by Perret, seconded by Roberts, to set a public hearing 11/21/78 on application submitted by A. Greb to rezone a tract of land south of Hwy. 6 Bypass & west of VFW Club from CH to C2 zone, as approved - by P&Z Comm. Motion carried unanimously, 7/0. /9991 Planning & Zoning recommendations: 1) approval of request by Hy - Vee Food Stores, Inc. to rezone tract located at NW corner of N. Dodge & N. Dubuque Road from R2 & CH zones to PC zone, and 2) approval of final plat for Mt. Prospect Addn. Part 4, noted. Confusion over media interpre- tation of scheduling of P&Z items was discussed. TRoAr� AK2,Eov /999 aN� Noack T«ua G#y - staf4-Repoat Moved by Ulmer, seconded by Roberts, that the ORD. AMENDING ZONING ORD. 2238 BY CHANGING USE REGULATIONS OF FRANTZ PROPERTY (MT. PROSPECT IV), FROM RIA TO RIB & R2 ZONE, as recommended by P&Z Comm. be considered and given first vote for passage. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present, aOOO Mayor Vevera commented that the appointment to the Board of Electrical Examiners & Appeals (professional electrical engineer) will be readvertised, appointment to be made 11/21/78. 2 00/ Balmer advised that he did not favor acquisition of the two buses It for Transit, as discussed yesterday, as it was an increase in service. Funding, time of request & feasibility were discussed. Balmer announced that he was now in favor of the buses stopping in University Heights, after negotiating a subsidy with University Hts. deProsse, Perret & Roberts had previously agreed. Neuhauser disagreed, advocating moving to a Regional Transit System. Vevera & Neuhauser did not want to let Univ. Hts. pick & choose the services they want from I.C. X002 Neuhauser reported on the meeting she attended in Washington, D.C., at her own expense, for the Urban Conservation Task Force, National League of Cities. Areas of interest include: 1) re-enactment of General Revenue Sharing, 2) economic development programs for areas of high unemployment, 3) mandated costs from Federal Govt., 4) Pres. Carter's initiative of 7%, & 5) discretionary Grants. Neuhauser also called attention to low level of street lighting in North part of I.C., & suggested a review of the present policy. a oo 3 Re closing of Melrose Ct., Neuhauser favored the closing, but first doing an origin -destination study, and enforcing speed limits. Staff was directed to report on implications of implementation of the closing, 141CROFILMED BY JORM MIC R+LAB .. CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES bl w,WlUIIcu by JURM MICROLAB CLDAR RAPIDS ANO UES Council Activities October 31, 1978 Page 3 & on clarifying policy and enforcing speed limits. Helen Brom, 409 Melrose Ct., & Mark Wolraich, 410 Melrose Ct., appeared for discussion. Neuhauser reminded Council that they had said they would give an indication to the voters before the election how the City would use receipts from the proposed hotel/motel tax, if adopted. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by deProsse, to use, from the recreation portion, k of the receipts for the maintenance & policing for downtown area this year. Motion carried, 6/1, Balmer voting "no." Options for use of the general fund one-half were left open. poog In answer to the Mayor's query concerning the Court decision on C.R.I.P. & RR/South Market Square, City Attorney Hayek requested an executive session for discussion. City Mgr. Berlin advised that the Legal Department was drafting an ordinance re truck embargo on Kirkwood. Erdahl discussed procedure re model housing lease with Don Johnson, Apt. Assn. Johnson noted that the checklist procedure had been worked out, & the two groups would meet to work on the lease soon. aOCLs deProsse called attention to the letter received from Ed Jennings, Univ. of Iowa, outlining their concerns & proposal re vacation of Capitol St. for construction of the jail by the County. Mayor Vevera suggested that the County deal with the Univ., and the City would keep the street open. A majority of Councilmembers were not in favor of the exchange proposed by the University. LWtA 4*cm UoR Z Vc6 PR[o.� 2006 - � E.dwand. ?twCM..to� RE Ca�liireQ �' . City Mgr. Berlin called attention to the memo re holiday schedule. Council agreed to not have the informal or formal meeting the week after Thanksgiving, (Nov. 27th & 28th), & to not have the formal meetings of Dec, 26, 1978 and Jan. 2, 1979, unless a major issue arises. -2 OOZ i Moved by deProsse, seconded by Erdahl, to adopt RES. 78-474, Bk. 51, pp. 1223-1224, AUTHORIZING SALE OF URBAN RENEWAL PROPERTY, PARCEL 95/5 TO THE UNVERSITY. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. ;Zoog Moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 78-475, Bk. 51, pp. 1225-1227, AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF IOWA CITY & DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE SOLICITATION OF BIDS (Modulars-Bushnell's Turtle, Goody Shop, Deadwood Tavern). Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. 2 009 Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 78-476, Bk. 51, pp. 1228-1238, AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH IOWA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HWY, 6/SOUTH GILBERT ST. INTERSECTION. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. .'tO/ O Moved by Balmer, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 78-477, Bk. 51, pp. 1239-1251, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RR CO. FOR INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE OF RR/HWY. CROSSING SIGNALS ON SOUTH GILBERT ST. Affirmative roll call vote unani- mous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. ;20// MICROFILMED BY JORM MICR+LAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES h1 LiWriLHLU BY JORM I.11CROLAB CEDAR RAr,o. AND DES M- 5, I Y Council Activities October 31, 1978 Page 4 Moved by Balmer, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 78-478, Bk. 51, pp. 1252-1256, AWARDING CONTRACT TO VIGGO M. JENSEN CO. FOR DOWNTOWN PARKING FACILITY, RAMP A, BLOCK 83. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, '� 7/0, all Councilmembers present, Moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adjourn to executive session for discussion of litigation. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Meeting adjourned, 9:35 P.M. Executive session adjourned, 11:00 P.M. Taped on Reels #12 & #13. .201_219 ; ROBERT A. TEVERA, MAYOR ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK t t I I 6 I I I I I. i Y MICROFILMED BY it JORM MICR+LAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES T- 14iLrwrILi'icu BY JORM MICROLAB • CEDAR RAPIu, AND DES .'40 4FS, ?041 �. City of Iowa Cr" -f MEMORANDUM DATE: October 27, 1978 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding schedule of Council meetings during the holidays. 201.3 Memorandum from Transit Manager regarding 10,000,000 rider promotion. 0.20 Iq Memoranda from Director of Public. Works: a. Bus acquisitions 2016-- b. 015b. Parking on Grove Street .2014 Memorandum from Finance Director regarding Governor Lucas Square financing. Copy of letter from City Manager to Daniel W. Boyle regarding septic .'tO17tank systems in the Melrose Avenue area. ;X019 Copies of letters regarding proposed closing of Melrose Court. These letters were received too late to put on the consent calendar of the agenda. a. Kent and Gretchen Fuller, et al • 2011 b. Dr. Michael Varner ;2010 c. Mrs, Wendell Johnson 2o;21 September monthly reports for the Departments of Planning and Program Develop- ment and Public Works, Agenda for the November 1 meeting of the Riverfront Commission, .i 0 23 Calendar for November 1978, Library calendar for November 1978. 20 214 Material from Johnson County Regional Planning Commission. 20 2g MICROFILMED BY JORM MICR+LAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES n i i I i T- 14iLrwrILi'icu BY JORM MICROLAB • CEDAR RAPIu, AND DES .'40 4FS, ?041 �. City of Iowa Cr" -f MEMORANDUM DATE: October 27, 1978 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding schedule of Council meetings during the holidays. 201.3 Memorandum from Transit Manager regarding 10,000,000 rider promotion. 0.20 Iq Memoranda from Director of Public. Works: a. Bus acquisitions 2016-- b. 015b. Parking on Grove Street .2014 Memorandum from Finance Director regarding Governor Lucas Square financing. Copy of letter from City Manager to Daniel W. Boyle regarding septic .'tO17tank systems in the Melrose Avenue area. ;X019 Copies of letters regarding proposed closing of Melrose Court. These letters were received too late to put on the consent calendar of the agenda. a. Kent and Gretchen Fuller, et al • 2011 b. Dr. Michael Varner ;2010 c. Mrs, Wendell Johnson 2o;21 September monthly reports for the Departments of Planning and Program Develop- ment and Public Works, Agenda for the November 1 meeting of the Riverfront Commission, .i 0 23 Calendar for November 1978, Library calendar for November 1978. 20 214 Material from Johnson County Regional Planning Commission. 20 2g MICROFILMED BY JORM MICR+LAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES n hlrt.iWr ILi4Lu BY JURM 141CROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS AND City o9 Iowa CHy f - MEMORANOVM DATE: October 27, 1978 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager REI Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding schedule of Council meetings during the holidays. 2013 Memorandum from Transit Manager regarding 10,000,000 rider promotion. 0.20 ly Memoranda from Director of Public Works: a. Bus acquisitions ;LOIS , b. Parking on Grove Street .20116 Memorandum from Finance Director regarding Governor Lucas Square financing. ;tO17 Copy of letter from City Manager to Daniel W. Boyle regarding septic tank systems in the Melrose Avenue area. ;L019 Copies of letters regarding proposed closing of Melrose Court. These letters were received too late to put on the consent calendar of the agenda. a. Kent and Gretchen Fuller, of al • 201 j b. Dr. Michael Varner ;20.%0 c, Mrs. Wendell Johnson 20;21 September monthly reports for the Departments of Planning and Program Develop- ment and Public Works, 20 ;0, Agenda for the November 1 meeting of the Riverfront Commission: Calendar for November 1978. Library calendar for November 1978. 20 l y Material from Johnson County Regional Planning Commission, FILMED BY _ JORM MICR¢LAO CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 1 Iy r 's s i { I hlrt.iWr ILi4Lu BY JURM 141CROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS AND City o9 Iowa CHy f - MEMORANOVM DATE: October 27, 1978 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager REI Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding schedule of Council meetings during the holidays. 2013 Memorandum from Transit Manager regarding 10,000,000 rider promotion. 0.20 ly Memoranda from Director of Public Works: a. Bus acquisitions ;LOIS , b. Parking on Grove Street .20116 Memorandum from Finance Director regarding Governor Lucas Square financing. ;tO17 Copy of letter from City Manager to Daniel W. Boyle regarding septic tank systems in the Melrose Avenue area. ;L019 Copies of letters regarding proposed closing of Melrose Court. These letters were received too late to put on the consent calendar of the agenda. a. Kent and Gretchen Fuller, of al • 201 j b. Dr. Michael Varner ;20.%0 c, Mrs. Wendell Johnson 20;21 September monthly reports for the Departments of Planning and Program Develop- ment and Public Works, 20 ;0, Agenda for the November 1 meeting of the Riverfront Commission: Calendar for November 1978. Library calendar for November 1978. 20 l y Material from Johnson County Regional Planning Commission, FILMED BY _ JORM MICR¢LAO CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 1 Iy