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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-06-30 Minutes numbered.o• COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES June 30, 1987 Iowa City Council, rag, mtg., 6/30/87, 7:30 P.M, at the Civic Center. Mayor Ambrisco presiding. Councilmembers present: Courtney, Dickson, McDonald, Strait. Absent: Zuber. ent: Atkins, Timmins, Karr, r Beagle, Ambrisco, Baker, Meisel. Council minutes tape recorded0onn Tape N 87-C27 StaffinemSchmers pres- 87-C30, Sides 1 and 2, I -End; 87-C31, Side 1, 1-43.- Davidson, Schmadeke, Side 2, 141 -End; Presentation by Mayor Ambrisco deferred to another time. The Mayor noted the addition to the Consent Calendar, and the correc- lion to of 5/minutes of the 6/16 meeting to include the Design Review Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to delete item 3c'(7), approving an Outdoor Service Area for The Sports Column, 12 S. Dubuque Street, from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion. The Mayor declared the motion to delete the item carried unanimously, Zuber absent. Moved by McDonald, seconded b items and recommendations in Y� 6/0, approved, and/or adopted as amendede Consent byStrait, that received�w�o9 111.Approval of Official Council Actions of the regular meeting of City Clerks Published, subject to correction, as recommended by the Minutes of Boards and C -5/13/87• ommissions: Historic Preservation C°mm. 8 9 -Ts— Historic Preservation COmm. and P&Z Comm, joint meeting 8 8 9 -5/11/87; P&Z Conn, - 6/4/87; Bd. of Adjustment - 5/13/87 5/20/g7. 8 9 Sr. Center Conn - 5/18/87; Human Rights Comm, - 5/18/87 Design s 9/ Review Comm, - 6/18/87, Permit Motions and Reco 8 9z Permit for Sinclair andRMarketing Approving a Class C 9 9a 2153 ACT Circle. Co. dba Sinclair Retail & Cony. Store, d 9'f Hungry Hobo, 517 S pproving a Class B Beer Permit for HHIC Corp. License for Iowa CityRiverside Drive, Approving a Class C Li dba 89s Hwy• 1 South. Approvng aiSp Special C95 lassrCternal Beer/Wined PeOf rmitforamela Gaines dba The Kitchen Eagles,225 89 6 a liquor license for T� 9 South Dubuque Street, Approving a refund on 8 a refund on a Beer PermitnforCGodfather 223 E. saPiz aton Stre 9. y 1 West. fr 9 Approving a Class E Beer Permit for Drug Fair, 531 Highway 0 5281, 121 E. Washington Street. Inc. dba Peoples Dru 90 � for Vito's of Iowa Cit Approving a�Class C Liquor License -go/ 87-149, Bk. 96, p, 149, ISSUING CIGARETTE 'PERMITS,s 118 E' College. RES. o z 97, P• 150, ISSUING DANCING PERMITS,Approving RES, 87-15o, Bk 9 o a License for S&O Iowa City, WITS. Adbao ing a Class C q Street. Liuotr 90_ 114 Wright Setting Public Hearings: RES, 87-151, Bk. 96, p, 151, SETTING q 9,9s - NORTH -SOUTH POSI PUBLIC HEARING FOR 7/14/87, FOR THE DISTION OF A PORTION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN BENTON STREET AND RALSTON CREEK, WEST OF GILBERT STREET, RES, 87-152, Bk, 96, p, 152, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING 90 6 FOR 6/14/87, ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE RENOVATION OF CITY PARK SWIMMING POOL, DIRECTING THE .o• MINUTES COUNCIL ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 1987 PAGE 2 CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE DIREC- TOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO PLACE SAID PLANS, ETC., ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. Resolutions: RES. 87-153, Bk. 96, p. 153, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION -?o7 OF NOTICE FOR THE RECEIPT OF SEALED BIDS FOR THE RENOVATION OF CITY PARK SWIMMING POOL, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BIO, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS. RES. 87-154, '90.? Bk. 96, p. 154, AFFIRMING AN EMPLOYEE SUSPENSION. Correspondence: Letters objecting to the establishment of an 9_9 outdoor service area at The Sports Column from: Philip A. Leff repre- senting Patricia Stach Chase and Carl Stach; Robert L. Welsh; Sally A. Smith; Janet L. Moore. Mrs. Gertrude Miller, regarding various issues. 9/0 Memo from the Civil Service Comm. submitting certified lists of appli- cants for the following positions: Police Officer/Police Department; 93 i Maintenance Worker II/Landfill; Maintenance Worker II/Traffic Engi- 913 neering. Rose Mary Spaulding regarding the proposed extension of 9i K Boyrum Street. Memo from the Traffic Engineer re: Parking prohibi- 91S tion on Highwood Street; parking prohibition on Lee Street. /G for Use of Hershbergertitosclose Bluffwood tCiircle on 8/1/87, forunparkingreets and Public Grods:Joann for 9/7 wedding guests, approved. Mercy Hospital Foundation for permission to 9/P place Christmas tree lights on three City -owned trees in the park area in front of Mercy Hospital during the "Love Light Tree" fund-raising project during the period 11/25 thru 1/5/88, approved. Joni Bosch to 9/f close the 1400 block of Pine Street on 7/19/87 for a block party, approved. Karen Kubby to use the area north of the kiosk facing7,76 Washington Street to distribute literature, buttons, etc. on 7/1/87, approved. Tom Scott, representing the Planning & Zoning Commission, appeared re 92/ the disposition of a portion of the north -south alley between Benton Street and Ralston Creek, west of Gilbert Street. Scott reported that the majority of Commission members felt the City should retain the parcel for future open space. The Mayor repeated the public hearings as set. Ambrisco questioned if there was further discussion on the item deleted 9.7z from the Consent Calendar, outdoor service area for The Sports Column. The own- ers. Atty. ividual�Councilmembers letters had beexpressedo theirtheadviews. iningrope FowlerCouncil agreed representing oitake TheSports action onithe,request ed.earAfter the outdooreservice area from The Sports Column and vote on the Consent Calendar minus that item. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried. A public hearing was held on a resolution modifying the Urban Renewal 9aa Plan for Project Iowa R-14. No one appeared. .o• r MINUTES COUNCIL ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 1987 PAGE 3 Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to adopt p. 155, MODIFYING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR PROJECT Building property). Affirmative roll call vote absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. RES. 87-155, Bk. 96, IOWA R-14 (old Breese 9.7`/ unanimous, 6/0, Zuber A public hearing was held on an ordinance to rezone property at 410 9075 Iowa Avenue from P to CB -2. No one appeared. A public hearing was held on an ordinance to vacate a portion of the north -south alley between Benton Street and Ralston Creek, west of Gilbert 9 -?6 Street. No one appeared. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Dickson, that the ordinance to vacate a portion of the north -south alley between Benton Street and Ralston Creek, 9•?7 west of Gilbert Street, be given first vote for passage. The Mayor de- clared the motion carried, 5/1, with the following division of roll call vote: Ayes: Courtney, Dickson, McDonald, Strait, Ambrisco. Nays: Baker. Absent: Zuber. Moved by Courtney, seconded by McDonald, that the ordinance amending Section 27-44 of the Large Scale Non -Residential Development (LSNRD) 9`78 Regulations, be given first vote for passage. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Moved by Dickson, seconded by McDonald, that the ordinance to amend Sections 36-62(c)(3)b.2 and 36-62(c)(6)b.2 of the Zoning Ordinance con- 9R 9 cerning signs permitted in the CH -1, CC -2 and CI -1 zones and in the I-1 and I-2 zones, be given first vote for passage. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Dickson, to adopt RES. 87-156, Bk. 96, p. 156, AMENDING THE 1983 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE TO CHANGE THE LAND USE foe.) CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF IOWA CITY, NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 FROM HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE COMMERCIAL TO OFFICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Dickson, seconded by Strait, to adopt RES. 87-157, Bk. 96, p. 157, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF PRAIRIE VIEW ESTATES, PART TWO, a 93/ ten (10) lot subdivision in the County. Affirmative roll call vote unani- mous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to defer to 7/14/87, a resolu- tion approving the preliminary and final plats of Boyrum Subdivision, Part '73-2- 3. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor stated that item M13 on the agenda was the favorable recom- mendation from the Design Review Committee to approve the conveyance of Urban Renewal Parcel 93-3 from the Breese Company, Inc, to the University of Iowa Facilities Corporation. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Dickson, to adopt RES. 87-158, Bk. 96, p. 158, APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF URBAN 93 3 RENEWAL PARCEL 93-3 FROM THE BREESE COMPANY, INC., TO THE UNIVERSITY OF .V' MINUTES COUNCIL ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 1987 PAGE 4 WA ES Siion.FAAffilmativeCORPORATION. rooll call vote unantmous,mber Patt 6/0,Cain Zuberabse t.resent foThe Mayor declared the resolution adopted. A public hearing was held on conveyance of a four foot wide sewer93�z easement along the easterly border of Plaza Mini -Park abutting the Paul - Helen Building as part of a Reciprocal Easement Agreement by which the City will acquire from the owner of the Paul -Helen Building an Easement to use an 18 inch strip of land abutting the westerly wall of that building for planter boxes for the Plaza Mini -park. No one appeared. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to adopt RES. 87-159, Bk, 96, P. 159, AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF FOUR FOOT WIDE SEWER EASEMENT ALONG THE 5P,3_,5" - EASTERLY BORDER OF PLAZA MINI -PARK ABUTTING THE PAUL -HELEN BUILDING AS PART OF A RECIPROCAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT BY WHICH THE CITY WILL ACQUIRE FROM THE OWNER OF THE PAUL -HELEN BUILDING AN EASEMENT TO USE AN 18 INCH STRIP OF LAND ABUTTING THE WESTERLY WALL OF THAT BUILDING FOR PLANTER BOXES FOR THE PLAZA MINI -PARK. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Council discussed the recommendations ofthe Citizens' Committee on Pae City Revenues. The following people appeared: Mace Braverman, represent- ing the majority recommendation of the Committee; Jesse Singerman, repre- senting the majority recommendation of the Committee; Peter Fisher, representing the majority recommendation of the Committee; Craig Willis, representing the minority recommendation of the Committee; K.C. Cook, 1 Oakpark Ct.; E.L. Gjovig, 50 Wakefield Ct.; George Nickelsburg, 1713 E. Court St,; Leonard Yeggy, 840 St, Anne's Drive; Ann Bovbjerg, Committee member. After discussion Council directed staff to prepare the necessary documents for Council discussion and action at their next staff meeting to enable the local option sales tax question to be voted on 10/6/87. Fred Goss, Senior Center Commission, reported to Council on recent V37 Commission activities and upcoming events. Moved by Dickson, seconded by Baker, to re -appoint Councilmember Darrel Courtney to the Iowa City and Coralville Convention and Visitors938 Bureau for a two-year tem ending 6/30/89. The Mayor declared the motion carried, 6/0, Zuber absent. Councilmember Baker questioned the status of the county zoning on the 939 sewer plant, The City Mgr, reported the Supervisors action on 7/16. Baker iired as to the result of Council item scheduled for Board of di9540 scussion the inquired evening on the weather sirens. The Mayor stated the money was not available at this time. Baker questioned how the new—,7v/ state law re smoking would be implemented, Individual Councilmembers expressed their views. Moved by Baker, seconded by Courtney, that the City Council adopt a policy that smoking be permitted to the right-hand side of Mayor only. The Mayor declared the motion carried, 4/1/1, with the following division of vote: Ayes: Ambrisco, Courtney, Baker, Strait. moved by Dickson, seconded by Baker Nays: Dickson. Abstaining: McDonald. After further discussion it was the Council Chambers , that smoking be banned entirely in . The Mayor declared the motion carried, 4/1/1, with MINUTES COUNCIL ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 1987 PAGE 5 the following division of voice vote: Ayes: Ambrisco, Baker, Dickson, Strait. Nays: Courtney. Abstaining: McDonald. Staff will research the no smoking ban relative to the Magistrate Court use of the Chambers. The City Mgr. stated a policy is being developed for the remainder of the building. Courtney requested a study of the speed limits and 9f°Z access/egress problems along Highway 6. Courtney asked staff to investi- gate the weed situation at the corner of Washington and First Avenue. The recommendation of the Design Review Committee noted as follows: 9543 The Design Review Committee recommends that the City Council approve the conveyance of Urban Renewal Parcel 93-3 from the Breese Company, Inc., to the University of Iowa Facilities Corporation with the understanding that the University will provide suitable landscaping and trees on the develop- ment site. I Moved by Baker, seconded by Courtney, to adopt RES. 87-160, Bk. 96, p. 160, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN APPLI- CATION TO THE IOWA DOT CAPITAL MATCH LOAN BANK. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Baker, to adopt RES. 87-161, Bk. 96, p. 161, EXECUTING A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BLACK & VEATCH AND THE 9'<.` CITY OF IOWA CITY FOR WATER TREATMENT FACILITY COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. Strait requested the City explore the use of a mainframe at one location. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/O, Zuber absent. The Mayor de- clared the resolution adopted. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Strait, to adopt RES. 87-162, Bk. 96, p. 162, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT WITH GWG INVESTMENTS AND NEW PIONEER COOPERATIVE SOCIETY, INC. 944t AUTHORIZING PLACEMENT OF A SOFFIT ON PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND VAN BUREN STREETS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Dickson, seconded by Strait, to adopt RES. 87-163, Bk. 96, p. 163, RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO DISPOSE OF INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE BY LEASES 91/ 7 OF SPACE IN THE SENIOR CENTER FOR USES CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES AND GOALS OF THE SENIOR CENTER, BY THE CONGREGATE MEALS PROGRAM, SEATS, VISIT- ING NURSES ASSOCIATION, AND TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 14, 1987, ON THE PROPOSALS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. .01 The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned 10:35 P.M. WILLIAM J. AMBRISCO, MAYOR MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: June 26, 1987 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Information Packet Agenda for the Rules Committee Meeting of June 30, 1987. Memorandum from the Finance Director regarding local option vehicle tax. Memorandum from the Transportation Planner regarding Local Road/Scott Boulevard/Heinz Road RISE Project. Memo from Legal Dept. to'COuncil re Summary Evaluation. Memo from City Mgr. to Council re New Laser Building & Parking Ramp. Memo from City Atty. re New Smoking Law & New Gift Law. Memo from First Asst. City Atty. re Regulation of Newsracks on Public Property Ltr. from Chamber of Commerce re Citizen's Committee on City Revenue Majority Report. Memo from Finance Director re Iowa Disabled and Senior Citizens Property Tax Credit and Financial Projections. .o1 .P' City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: June 26, 1987 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Information Packet Agenda for the Rules Committee Meeting of June 30, 1987. Memorandum from the Finance Director regarding local option vehicle tax. Memorandum from the Transportation Planner regarding Local Road/Scott Boulevard/Heinz Road RISE Project. Memo from Legal Dept. to Council re Summary Evaluation. Memo from City Mgr. to Council re New Laser Building & Parking Ramp. Memo from City Atty. re New Smoking Law & New Gift Law. Memo from First Asst. City Atty. re Regulation of Newsracks on Public Prol Ltr. from Chamber of Commerce re Citizen's Committee on City Revenue Nlajority Report. Memo from Finance Director re Iowa Disabled and Senior Citizens Property Tax Credit and Financial Projections. 9