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Home My WebLink About1986-08-12 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES August 12, 1986 Iowa City Council, reg, mtg „ 8/12/86, 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center. Mayor Ambrisco presiding. Councilmembers present: Ambrisco, Courtney, Dickson, McDonald, Strait. Absent: Baker, Zuber. Staffinembers present: Atkins, Helling, Timmins, Karr, Beagle, Franklin, Moen, Fosse, Gannon, Milk- man. Council minutes taped recorded on Tape 86-C64, Side 1, 126 -End and Side 2, 1-50, Mayor Ambrisco announced two additions to the Consent Calendar. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted as amended: Approval of Official Council Actions of the regular meeting of 7/29/86, as published, subject to correction, as recommended by the City/ Clerk. Minutes of Boards and Commissions: Housing Appeals Bd. - 7/8/86 Mayor's Youth Employment Bd. - 7/16/86; Human Rights Comm, - 6/23/86 Housing Comm. - 7/8/86; Historic Preservation Comm. - 7/9/86; Bd. o Library Trustees - 7/24/86; Broadband Telecommunications Comm, - 1/8/86 Urban Environment Ad Hoc Comm. - 6/10/86. Permit Motions: Approving a Class A Liquor License and Sunday Sales for Loyal Order of Moose dba Loyal Order of Moose, 2910 Muscatine/3 17 Ave. RES. 86-255, Bk. 93, p. 856, ISSUING DANCING PERMIT. Approving a/3/9 Class C Liquor License for George's Buffet Inc. dba George's Buffet, 312Z.3/9' Market St. Approving a Class E Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for Harold -70 Dickey dba Dickey's Save -A -Lot, 1213 S. Gilbert St. Approving a Sunday Sales Permit for H.W.A. Corp. dba College Street Club, 121 E. College /3.Z/ i. Street. Approving a Class C Liquor License for Linda R. Fellers dba My Sister's Place, 928 Maiden Lane. Approving a Class E Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for New Pioneer Co-op Society dba New Pioneer Co-op, 22 S./3.73 Van Buren Street. Approving a Class C Liquor License and Sunday Sales q3 77�z for Robert Jeter dba Plamor Bowling Inc., 1555 1st Avenue. Approving a Class B Wine Permit for Claret & Friends, Inc, dba Claret & Friends, 32.1-4345 E. Market Street. Approving a Class C Liquor License for Cardan Inc. /3 z b dba Joe's Place, 115 Iowa Avenue. Approving a Class C Liquor License/-?.? and Sunday Sales for S&D, Inc. dba Mamma's, 5 S. Dubuque Street. Ap- proving a Class C Liquor License and Sunday Sales for James Mondanaro/3.7f dba Micky's of Iowa City, 11 S. Dubuque Street. Approving a Class B Wine Permit for Jon S. Lorenz dba Lorenz Cheese House, Inc., 1616 Syca-/3.7? more Mall. Approving a 14 -Day Special Class B Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for the Fall Fun Festival Committee dba Regina Fall Fun Festival 3 0 2150 Rochester Avenue. Approving a Sunday Sales License for James-51Mondanaro dba Micky's of Iowa City, 11 S. Dubuque Street. Approving a Class C Liquor License for Cheer's Inc. dba Cheers, 211 Iowa Avenue, /33 z Motions: Authorizing the City Engineer to sign an application for approval to do grading and build drainage structures incidental theretoL3 3.3 within the State road right-of-way at 605 Highway 41 West, S&M Proper- ties. Council Activities August 12, 1986 Page 2 . Resolutions: RES. 86-256, Bk93, p. 857, AUTHORIZING THE tMYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A PERMANENT SEWER FORCE MAIN EASEMENT /33 AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AND COVENANT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Setting public hearings: RES. 86-257, Bk. 93, p. 858, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 8/26/86 ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT,/ 33' AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE IOWA CITY RECREATION CENTER HEAT RECOVERY PROJECT. Correspondence: Bob Vermace, President of Iowa City Babe Ruth/33L Baseball regarding the group's policy on participation by girls. Jay H./-737 Honohan requesting the Council to consider the adoption of a gun control ordinance. Jay Honohan requesting the Council approve the ordinance/ -3 B 8' allowing churches in the RR -1 zone. Applications for the Use of Streets and.Public Grounds: Chamber of133 9 Commerce for permission to hold a Bed Race on 9/12/86, approved. Maggie /3 Marchik to have the Walk for the World on 10/4/86, approved pending receipt of a certificate of insurance. Gay Liberation Front to hold a /.34F/ demonstration in City Plaza on 8/5/86, approved. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried and repeated the public hearing as set. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Dickson, to set a public hearing for 8/26/86, on an amendment to the Sign Regulations of the Zoning Ordinance to -L3- `fz prohibit the internal illumination of more than 25 percent of an awning. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, that the ordinance to amend Section 36-58(b)(4) of the Zoning Ordinance regarding use conversions and theme iL3 required number of parking spaces, be given second vote for passage. Staff - member Beagle present for discussion. Original motion withdrawn, moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to refer the ordinance back to the P&Z Commis- sion. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Moved by Courtney, seconded b9 Dickson, that ORD. 86-3295, Bk. 27, p. 94, AMENDING SECTION 36(c) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT RELIGIOUS INSTI- / 0' TUTIONS WITHIN THE RR -1 ZONE, be passed and adopted. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted. j Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to defer and refer back to the P&Z Commission a resolution to approve the preliminary and final plat of Dean,/3 Oakes Woods Addition located at the Southwest corner of Rochester Avenue and Amhurst Street. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Dickson, to adopt RES. 86-258, Bk. 93, p. 13344 859, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION— LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 1 AND DINGLEBERRY ROAD, APPROXI- T Council Activities August 12, 1986 Page 3 MATELY TWO MILES NORTH OF IOWA CITY. The City Attorney reviewed issues that should be resolved prior to Council action. Individual Councilmembers ex- pressed their views. Staffinember Franklin and Atty. Tom McDonald, represent- ing the developers, present for discussion. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Council directed staff to reconvene the Fringe Area Committee for discussion on Area IV and other issues. The City Attorney noted the subdivi- sion documents would be resubmitted to clearly state the developers' inten- tions with regards to the 42 -acre parcel left after the three one -acre parcels are developed. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to defer a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission on the rezoning of three 1,9 acre lots in the/3`+z County from A-1 to RS. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Moved by Dickson, seconded by McDonald, to adopt RES. 86-259, Bk. 93, p. 860, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL LARGE SCALE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOP- MENT (LSNRD) PLAN FOR PHASE V OF MILLARD WAREHOUSE, 2710 HIGHWAY 6 EAST, ANDD FOR THE PRELIMINARY LARGE SCALE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PHASES VI THROUGH IR. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Strait, to defer a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding scope of Applicability of Regula -/.3 '�49 tions or Environmentally Sensitive Areas. Council requested the matter be scheduled when all seven members of Council would be present. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor announced the following vacancies: CCN Comm, - three vacan-/35'0 cies for three-year terms ending 10/1/89; Bd. of Electrical Examiners and/.a 5/ Appeals - one vacancy for an electrical engineer for a four-year term ending 10/26/90. These appointments will be made at the 9/16/86 special meeting of the City Council. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Dickson, to appoint M. Darlene Feldick, 2923 Stanford, to the Human Rights Commission for an unexpired term endin /g 352- 1/1/88. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Strait, to appoint Cathy Crosby, 1154 Oakes Drive, to the Housing Commission for an unexpired term ending 5/I/87./-`35'_3 The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Dickson, to appoint Doug Allaire and/3,,z Janet White Miller to the Mayor's Youth Employment Bd., terms ending 6/30/89 as representatives of Johnson County, outside of Iowa City. The Mayor de- clared the motion carried unanimously, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. Recommendations of Boards and Comnissions noted as follows: Recommenda- tions of the Urban Environment Ad Hoc Comnittee: (1) That the City Council/3.175 create an ordinance which requires site development review concerning envi- ronmentally sensitive areas, buffer areas and open space, neighborhood pres- I Council Activities August 12, 1986 Page 4 ervation, entranceways to Iowa City, and scenic vistas. (2) That the City Council explore avenues with the Sate Legislature to facilitate open space tax incentives in order to preserve and acquire open space in our city. (3) That the City Council review the roles and responsibilities of City Boards, Commissions and Committees and consider the possible consolidation of these Boards, Commissions and Committees. Recommendation of the Housing Appeals/366 Board that the City Council approve an amendment to the bylaws which clari- fies the use of alternates. The Council referred this matter to the Rules Committee. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to adopt RES. 86-260, Bk. 93, p. 861, AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AHE RB ION PROJECT - SUER 931.00. Affirmative86roll 3y call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the reso- lution adopted. Moved by Courtney, seconded by Dickson, to adopt RES. 86-261, Bk. 93, p. 862, AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK��s� TO ATTEST A CONTRACT FOR TILE NORTH DUBUQUE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO METRO unanimous899.25. , 5/00,IBaker, ZubeOWA CITY, IOWA, ,A absentcall vote 149'The Mayordeclaredthe roll resolution adopted. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to adopt. RES. 86-262, Bk. 93, p. 863, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND HANDICARE, INC. FOR THE USE OF 1986 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO MAKE IMPROVE -_Ll_ MENTS TO AND PROVIDE HANDICAPPED ACCESS TO ITS DAYCARE FACILITY FOR DISABLED BakeDREroberfor absent f T he, Mayor declared tthe resolutiunanimous, 5/0, on adopted. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Strait, to adopt RES. 86-263, Bk. 93, p. 864, AUTHORIZING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO GIVE ASSURANCES CONCERNING TRACTS OR LOTS INCLUDED IN ELLIS AND MASKE SUBDIVISION, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED/_ -360 IN PLAT BOOK 14, PAGE 64, PLAT RECORDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Courtney, seconded by McDonald, to adopt RES. 86-264, Bk. 93, P. 865, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AGREE- MENT(S) FOR PURCHASE OF CROPS AND EARLY POSSESSION OF LAND TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR THE RUNWAY 6-24 EXTENSION PROJECT AT THE IOWA CITY MUNICIPALL34/ AIPORT with Allegra Dane. DeAffirmativei roll tcallravote Tu unanimous, 5/0om & Karen Williams; aand h Baker,Zuberab- sent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Dickson, seconded by McDonald, to adopt RES. 86-265, Bk. 93, p. IOWA CITY. The City GES IN ManagerEstatedRthatNKS locaiRbankslwereNDS FOR ccontactedEprior toCITY 1� unani- mous,rgth5/Oe Baker,1tZubedlabsentled in l.inTheoMayor, declared ive roll call the v the resolutionadopted. Council Activities August 12, 1986 Page 5 Moved by McDonald, seconded by Courtney, that the ordinance granting to Ia.-Ill, Gas & Electric Company, it successors and assigns, the right and franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and operate in the City of,L3 Iowa City, and electric light and power system for a period of fifteen years and to furnish and sell electric energy to said City and its inhabitants, be given second vote for passage. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried. ed seconded Ia.-Ill. Gasy&M Electric Company, bitsDisuccessorstandthe assigns,�ctherrightg to franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and operate in the City of Iowa City a gas plant or plants fora period of fifteen years and to furnish/3 G� and sell gas for public and private usein the City of Iowa City and else- where, be given second vote for passage. Affirmative roll call vote unani- mous. 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Moved Chapter 33 of he oIowa,City MunicipalCCode,1eUtilities,that t1eby raddingodinancethereto na new article, Article VI, to be entitled, "Public Utilities Regulations,"/ 65 consisting of Sections 33-171 through 33-188, and relating to the regulation of Public Utilities in the use of public right-of-way, be given second vote for passage. Affirmativeroll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker, Zuber absent, The Mayor declared the motion carried. declariedetheymotiionacarri donded unanimousDly,k5/0, Baketo r�,oluber, absent, The Mayor 1LItiL1I■;AIA17t�YYtBf �• N1 i City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: August 1, 1986 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the Mayor regarding rescheduling the September 23. Council 'meating of Memorandum from the City Manager regarding his new home address. Memoranda from the Assistant City Manager: a. Energy Conservation Programs for Public Utilities b. CRANDIC Railroad Right -of -Way c. Traffic Signaiization Copy of letter from the Assistant City Manager to John D. Cruise regardi the lighting assessment on the Davis Building. Memorandum from the Senior Planner.regarding Urban Fringe Agreement disc Minutes of July 23 and July 30, 1986, staff meetings. 9 N FI] • -1 City of Iowa City . MEMORANDUM' DATE: August 8, 1986 T0: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Fridays Packet Memoranda from the City Manager; a. Wastewater Treatment Project/Staff Project Management Commit. b. Publicity about Board/Commission Appointments c. Miscellaneous (2 memos)/ speaking engagements Copy of letter from the Assistant City Manager to the Chairperson of Resources Conservation Commission regarding RCC budget. Memorandum from the Senior Planner regarding the Fringe Area Policy Agreement. Memorandum from the Fire Chief providing a summary of response to rail concerns. Copy of letter from the Fire Chief to Mr. John Bennett regarding railr concerns. Project Green tour .memo f - I