HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-11-15 Council minutes
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 15, 2007
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Special Council Work Session, November 15, 2007, 5:30 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion, Correia, Elliott, O'Donnell, Wilburn. Absent: Vanderhoef
Staff: Helling, Holecek, Trueblood, Karr
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
UPDATE ON WETHERBY HOUSE
Parks & Recreation Director Trueblood distributed a memo on the "Relocation of Isaac
Wetherby house to a city park"; and Parks & Recreatiofl Commission Chair Pacha summarized
discussion at the Commission meeting the previous evening. The following individuals
appeared: Committee To Save The Wetherby House members Marybeth Slonneger, Mike
Wright, Mary Bennett; Shaner Magalhaes, Johnson County Historical Society; Mike McLaughlin,
owner of the Wetherby house; and Mike Haverkamp, President of Friends of Historic
Preservation. After discussion Council agreed to:
1. "Absorb" all permit and 'other' fees associated with moving the Wetherby House from its
present location to upper City Park, including traffic engineering and police officer traffic
control fees and building permit fees associated with constructing a foundation for the
house, etc. so that the Friends of Historic Preservation may begin obtaining the
necessary permits for moving the house;
2. Direct staff to begin negotiating and drafting an agreement between the City and the
entity (Johnson County Historical Society will not meet until November 27th, and its
Board has not yet discussed whether it will take on this project, so it is not clear who will
be the 'caretaking' entity) that will be responSible for owning, restoring and taking care of
the house (taking into consideration the conditions associated with City granting use of
upper City park for placement of house outlined in the memo from Parks & Recreation
Director Trueblood); and
3. Provide Council an update on progress at its November 26th work session (with potential
to have restoration and caretaking agreement for Council approval at its December 11 th
meeting).
Meeting adjourned 6:35 PM.