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Home My WebLink About1977-03-29 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COU14CIL ACTIVITIES MARCH 29, 1977 7:30 P.M. r Iowa City City Council, regular session, 3/29/77, 7:30 P.M., at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser, Perret, Selzer, Vevera (7:32 P.M.). Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Mayor Neuhauser proclaimed the•weekend:of:April 1-2,::1977; as'h"Dance:",' 63& Marath'on!77Weekend": It was moved by Selzer, seconded by Perret, to 'discuss Item 4e (1), letter from JCRPC,separately from the Consent Calendar." Motion carried; 7/0. Itwas'.moved by Selzer, seconded by ,.. Balmer, thatthe following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted Pasamended: Approval of official actions, regular Council meeting, 3/15/77, _ subject to correction, as recommended by the City Clerk.' Minutes of Boards and Commissions IP7_L;VZ46imn 3/17/77, Parks;&' 6 39 Recd Comma _;3/9/77;,'i U A, Y Bd.'•:=Aj7/17:41 64 0 ' Permit Resolutions, as'recorded _in Resolution Book 38, as recommended IF,by the City Clerk:, Res #77;87; page 155, Approving Class C„L_quor 6 H 2 Control License Application and Res :cN77.=88; page 156,'''Approvingy , Class C4iquorwLicense _SundayaSales""; Application for B P..O.;dElks; `p590'R7a_6OMF6ster Road:"9 Motions setting publfe., heariog,,on April 12, 1977 at 7:30'P.M., for ,t Cemetery;'Ordinanceland setting.'public hearing:on AprIII ..5�197Z1:' ` „I 7:30 P.M., for LModel;Jraffic Ordinance; both at theCivic Center. Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, all Councilmemberslpresent' Mayor Neuhauser formally announcedithe public hearings on the'Cemetery zi4 Ordinance and Model Traffic.Ordinance as indicated above. 'City Manager r" Berlin noted that the TruckTraffi.c �tudy,ori:Kirkwo6d is completely i independent from the Traffic Ordinance and Council would be re6eiving,a s; report,on-it this Friday.,, r Council discussed the letter from'Johnsons`County Regional Planning Commissio coffering to mediate concerning resolution ,of the UOtver ity "1 Heights�Eservicesycontract:' A motion was made by Selzer, seconded by Veveralia£ a letter be written by .the City Manager thanking JCRPC for their offer, but telling them that the Council will solve the problem 6 y 6 themselves. Motion carried, 6/1' Perret voting "no". Councit noted recommendations from the P & Z Comm. to adopt theFloo&F' " P.lain9Manageini6f0rdinance iapprove the request to rezone the east seven vr, feet of Cot16;;JBlock,,42Kof the Original Town of Iowa City, approve 1F71 preliminary plat of Wendram'-Bluff; approve the preliminary and final plat of orchard"CoUft7SubdiVision, and approve the final plats of'B W.� 6 y A Maw6He,iOtt Parts VIII,�!IX", and�X�g It was moved by Selzer, seconded by Balmer, to adopt'RESOLUTION477- as recorded in Resolution Book 38, pages 157-159, TO, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF BRYNNAWR:HEIGHTS;PPART"VIII: Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, all Councilmembers present. 6 9 • ncil Activities March 29, 1977 Page 2 A motion was made by Selzer, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RESOLUTION; ;N77-90 as recorded in Resolution Book 38, pages 160-162, TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF BRYN MAWW HEIGHTS,';PART ;IXt Affirmative roll call vote 6 Y R was unanimous, all Councilmembers present. Councilman Vevera moved, Councilman Perret seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION✓= 77-91 gas recorded in Resolution Book 38, pages 163-165, TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF BBYN MAWB HEICHTS PART'X: Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, all Councilmembers present. , f !Z Mayor Neuhauser announced 'Council :would be making an appointment on -May 3, 1977, to fill the vacagcy. on the Par'.ks"f`and" Rec;.Comm." for an unexpired term i ending January''i 1979,and requested notice be published in the newspaper. er. &S-0 City Manager Berlin stated that the ordinance establishing a Resource Conseir6ati6d.C6mmission.would be placed on the agenda after April ll , He also noted that IKiPState`,Bank.&'Trust and Perpetual-SaJing_' Goan Assoc: will be'meeting 'with the Desi"n'Re`view Committee on March 30 at 4:30 P.M.`at the Civic, Center to determine when construction can begin on both of their new bank sites. Community Development Director Dennis Kraftrindicated'his`report�on ahe Block GranRwould possibly, be finished late this Thursday morning. <•'' Councilman Selzer commented the United States House of Representatives' vote represented the best;,interestsrof all Iowa Citians regarding, the _.-- <. common -s3 tusicketingtill' Councilman Balmer suggested passing the isC�M:A:.articleFon conte seryationofAener on to ithe Besnurce�Conservation C is sion;whhen established �He further commented that the Mayor's report on the NttionalLL'eague4of�Ci.ties!;;conferencelwas very', good. The Mayor explained that the Comprehensive CommunityDevelopment' Programs proposed; to be,funded thislyear, would be those like Iowa City's present program where they picked 'out an area and concentrated working on rehab .' of housing as well as adjacent improvements in that area. Councilman Balmer, reported, on the meeting held with'SenatorMinnette Doderer'and Representatives Arthur Small and Linda Svoboda on Saturday. He pointed out that he was glad City Manager Berlin was there and was on top of- the issues discussed, 'althou h`comments made; seemed to fall on 'deaf ears. The City Manager statedthatthere was'', no real communication. It was suggested thatlthe City needed to start earlier and be more vocal on issues, and be prepared with a presentation on issues Council is interested in. The Council could send written questions ,to legislators ahead of: time. 65-3 ' In regard'to the relationshi between the projects in the five-year ' Recreation Plan of the 5_o�p �pn&County_J egianal.PlarinirigCommissiori s Comprehensiv_elPlan; and City's`Compr�ehensive Plan; t e City iii n g awised—"that the Iowa Ci`y„PaJ� rl�cs�and Recreaon Commission will make specific recommendations,on the, project list to Council. It has nothing to do with Iowa, City's Comprehensive Plan, as Iowa City will :use its own five-year Park Plan, as adopted in 1976 which; provides eligibility for funding *from the Bureau of Outdoor' Recreation. Some elements of Iowa; City's plan were incorporated in the JCRPC plan. Other communities,wi11 t,:. need the JCRPC plan to be eligible for BOR funds. `/ Council Activities March 29, 1977 Page 3 City Manager Berlin presented a Resolution Establishing Just Compensation for CDBG Property Acquisition at the Intersection of Johnson Street and Ralston Creek at 11 S. Johnson, Lot 8, Block 40, for $20,000. This is an element of the Ralston Creek Project. The City Manager stated, regarding the comment that there was not enough information presented, Council could defer the Resolution and start the process over. However, he would then want to discuss the process by which Council is going to approve block grant programs. -It was moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, to adopt RESOLUT.IONev477.92 .as_recorded in Resolution Book 38, Pages 166-167, ESTABLISHINGtJUST..~:COMPENSATION FOR, CDBG PROPERTY ACQUISITION` o>T'John-' T>lJson;;:AT THEIINTERSECTION0F:`JOHNSON;STREET :Lot„8;;B1ock:40 for $20,000. Roll call: Ayes: Perret, Vevera, Balmer, deProsse, Foster,.Neuhauser. Nays: Selzer. Motion carried, 6/1.ASS City Manager Berlin pointed out that on two occasions City staff had provided material regarding bridgiisurveys which included 'a memo spelling out the Public Works Dept.'s'; schedule. He: indicated staff will proceed according to the schedule. 'After discussion of costs, funding and' scheduling, it was decided to discuss the matter further in informal> 656 session.'' rr .- City Atto ey Hayek�reportedmon the question of setting a publ,ic,_hearing; on the.:N�aDodgeStr"eetproper£y,. In the notice and referral to the Planning and`Zoning!Commission„ specific zoning categories must be stated along with a legal description of the property. A memo from Kraft will be coming to the Council concerning the property on Mormon Trek. t Hayek discussed the community -wide moratorium in relation to the Comprehensive _ Plan and ,advised using the existing sixty-day moratorium in the zoning ordinance for the proposal After_ discussion, deProsse. moved and Perret seconded to seta public�hearing�on May 3;i1at-,:301 P.M in the Council Chambers for rezoning of Braverman tract located at intersection of -Mormon Trek and, Benton, now zoned CH, to CH, PC,;R3A or R3 zones or any - combination thereof. Motion carried, 6/1,.Selzer voting "no". The City 1 Attorney will report on 'the court decision on 902 N. Dodge at,the next 6S7 Council meeting.,' It was moved by deProsse, seconded by Perret, that the ,ORDINANCE„DEFININGv AND;PROHIBITING4,CERTAINRDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IW EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING, PUBLIC.ACCOMMODATIONS;AND_CREDITTRANSACTIONS ESTABLISHING,A HUMAN~,._. ,. RIGHTSt.COMMISSI0N.,&PROVIDI.'P,ROCEDURESTFOR�INVESTIGATION'AND�C0NCILIATION ”" + OFJCDMQLAINTS!._rAOVIDING;N PUBLIC+HEARINGS9.IN q'CONTESTEMCOSTS;,AND30 F.URTHERIPROVIDINGIFOREJUDICIALVREVIEWiORdORDERStOF THE'COMMISSION'be` considered and given first „vote,, for passage' Roll call:, Ayes: deProsse, 'Vevera, Foster,,Neuhauser; Perret Nays: "Selzer, -Balmer. First'consid- eration given, 4/3 It.was moved by deProsse and seconded by Perret to t; Ldefer&the1sec6nd� ons�derationlof this Ordinance to the April 12th meeting.;. Motion=carried, ]%0. $ As per the City Attorney's request; it was moved by Vevera, seconded by deProsse; to defer,',first;tonsideratjon of the, ORDINANCE;AMENDING THEA"_ ` ZONING"ORDINANCEs2238,;BYA CHANGING'',.THE USE;REGULATIONSVROMI,RIA.AND„,R3Aii k TOIRI6AND�R3AZONESfor:Cou'r".t:HillScottz,Blvd�pt�! 5;".until receipt of report from legal department on,the agreements and refer the petition presented against the rezoning to"the Department of Community; Development for verification of ownership. Motion carried, 7/0. Developer Bruce Glasgow was present for discussion of the properties. �s9 • Council Activities March 29, 1977 Page 4 It was moved by Balmer, seconded by Selzer, to adopt RESOLUTION477-93"' as recorded in Resolution Book 38, pages 168-169,'APPROVING:i.FINAL,2FL'AT.,' OF OAKRIDGE;ESTATES;ADOITION:'i Affirmative roll call vote was unanimous, all Councilmembers present. Developer Bill Bywater was present for discussion. It was suggested that Council establish a policy for sub- division requirements outside the City. The City Manager will review the work schedule with the Planning Division to see if this can be worked on. .It was moved by Perret, seconded by deProsse, to have the ,.. City4-Manager4'wrtte;aiijetter,,to the;;Johnson.County':Board;of'S'upervisorsi and;the`Johnson`,CountyZon.ingCommiss ion; no ting Council's reservations concerning the grade and the stub street, also mentioning that although the proposal was submitted by City staff, the proper:questions were not 660 raised by Council at the appropriate time.Motion carried, 7/0. It was moved. by Foster, seconded by Balmer, to amend.,RESOLUTION:DESIGNATING ;, THE PARKING AREAYCOCATED11N7,UPPER�CITYrPARK AS A';FOUR._HOUR'�PARKINVAREA„ AND; AUTHORIZINGtTHE: CITYIi MANAGER14TO gINSII, AND?!MAINTAIN ;SIGNS`a•_STATING,' day through Friday." Motion carried, AS read, effective from Mon 7/0. A'motion was made by Foster, 'seconded by Balmer, to adopt, Resolution N77-94,-as recorded in Resolution Book 38, page 170, as amended above: Affirmative rolljcall vote: was unanimous, all Councilmembers present. 661 It was moved by deProsse,, seconded by Selzer, to adopt RESOLUTION TO ;. N. ESTABLISHRANDuCHARGE AxFEEz.FORiTHE?ACCEPTANCE°.SOF: ANIMALS TO`,AM PERSONSi 4 RESIDING1OUTSIDEatHEiCITYI L''_IMITS.OFrsIOWKiCI:TY:'IMaryl�Hill R. R. 2, e' o bringing a eared and ead'a!statement ob'ectin to the proposed fee for PP ,r i J 9 P P animals;, to the:Animal Shelter.' She suggested that veterinarians in Iowa City run a clinic-one day, per week to spay'and neuter animals` at a r` reduced Pee. After, it was suggested that, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors might wish to: discuss the problem, City Manager Berlin '. stated hewould;send a letter to them to determine their interest in discussing the matter It.was moved by Foster,• seconded by,«Perret, to ;,defers tl s Resolution and?the'RESO,LUTION°ESTABLISHINVADOPTIONFEES FORT TI D04S460k ori..w10 1.,Inf WMotionZfaJiMAa'SH�L6TERI NDasEthenlmovedSbLUFo�ter, se ed,,by eU vena, to defers'jthe*RESOLUTION TW ESTABLISN+AND CHARGE+;A y FEES,FOR14THQACCEP,T1 'A.NIMALs�TOkALL'PERSONS^IRESIDING 0&SIDE{THE 662 .CITY LIMITSa0FtIOWAACITY,:,forFtwbi`weeks. Motion carried, 7/0: It was moved by deProsse, seconded by Foster, to adopt RESOLUTIOI asprecorded in Resolution Book 38, pages { ,.1711„72,4STABLISHI;ANG LSHELTEAMAL” ,T ,; ND,ji REPEALING RESOLU.T,ION i174,.y460.+1. Roll l call : Ayes: deProsse, Selzer, Vevera, Balmer. Nays. Foster, Neuhauser, Perret:': Resolution adopted, -' 4/3 663. T' Anmotion was made by Balmer, seconded by Foster, to adopt ,RESOLUTION",; n, N7Z=96;R as recorded in,Resolution,Book 38, page 173,t7ENGAGING AUDITOR' F.ORiTNEkYEAR;ENDING'"JUNE`30;a,1977 - Affirmative roll call vote was r unanimous, all Councilmembers present This resolution approves the r'xfs' appointment of the firm of;McGladrey;Hansen; Dunn'&GCo Certified Public Accountants, as the auditor for the City for the year.ending June 30, 1977. 6 6 y vtl . f� i • 4uncil 1 - Activities March 29,' 1977 Page 5 I 1 I It was moved by Balmer, seconded by deProsse, to adjourn the meeting. -Motion carried. 1(9:45 P.M.) I MAYOR - I TY CLERK Tape recorded on - I I Reel 1177-9 -, - I ,S 1 1 1l lh I + � I I t 7� 1 I I I 1 I 't4 I 11• I� k? Ik 1" )lal I I n. I.I •'1 I, Is ,'j n' il II Ia r ,I 1 - I I 1 1 - __ i City of Iowa Ce/ romom —1 A DATE: March 25, 1977 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: iMaterial in Friday Packet Youth'Newsletter 665 Mayor's report on the'Congressional-Cities Conference of the National League of :Cities. '666 Memo to Councilmembers from Councilwoman deProsse. 667 Message from Councilman Selzer. 6 6 8 Memorandum from the City Manager regarding fringe benefits. 66 9 i„ Memoranda from the Administrative Assistant: `a. Local' Elected'Offidal s Project 670 b. School of Social Work Program 67/ Copy'of letter from HUD regarding Section 8 Preliminary Proposal. 677.2 Memoranda from the Director of'Public Works: s `a. Resolution for CDBG Property Acquisition 673 b. Excavation cuts on Bowery and Kirkwood- b 711 { c:` 'Britlge Repair„'I 6175 . Memoranda from Redevelopment Program Coordinator- "a. Des'i.gn Review)- Iowa State Bank Drive -In 6-76 _ b Urban Renewal Activities .677 l Memorandum from Legal Staff regarding voluntary annexation procedures. 6 7$ Copies of replies to letters on recent'Consent Calendars: 41 a..' Mr.' David Smithers 67,7 b. Mr., James Schnaebilen 680 c.' Letter to residents .in the Tanglewood and Ventura area 6 8/ Minutes;of Ralston Creek Coordinating Committee meeting.of March 21, 1971 Correspondence from PALS. 8 3 'Article: "Malls are success in many cities.” "Iowa City Malls" from Sasaki Associates, Inc. ib 85" >Budget worksheets 686 i` 'Revised HuiM:1N' �94Lts OrLdir0t4c,, fo87 ty 'COPY OF`LETTER! FROM IASST: CITY AT C TY.'TO HARRYi BAUM, RE TENANT/LANDLORD ORD. 6 8 A % PROPOSED TENANT/LANDLORD ORD. 6 $ 7 g ' A