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Home My WebLink About1977-11-15 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER 15, 1977 7:30 P.M. Iowa City Council', reg. Council mtg., 11/15/77, 7:30 P.M., at the Civic Ctr. Councilmembers present: Balmer, deProsse, Foster, Perret, Selzer, Vevera. Absent: Neuhauser. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Schreiber, Hayek, Brei. Bd. & Comms. members present: P&Z Commr. Jane Jakobsen. Mayor pro Tem deProsse presiding. Minutes of this mtg. are on Tape k34. Robt. Anderson, 1515 Prairie du Chien Rd., read a statement cont: safety in mobile home trailers, suggesting that the City should enact an ord. requiring all mobile home trailers to contain smoke 'alarms & fire extinguishers. 'Moved by Selzer, seconded by Perret, to receive & file his statement.Motion carried, 6/0. The City Mgr. will refer the matter to the Fire Chief and Housing & Inspection Dir. to obtain recomms. f Jon Westphal, 513 S. Van Buren, appeared re implementationl,of Economic Development ,,proposal csubmitted by Zuchelli,;Hunter & Assoc? Mayor pro tem deProsse stated Council would be discussing` this matter more extensively in the future.'' L4097 Mayor pro tem deProsse proclaimed the wk. of 1J/14-20/77 as Youth Appreciation Wk. and;the wk. of 11/13-19/77 as,Energy Conserv. Wk. Councilman Foster noted 11/17/77 was Natl. Smoke Out Day. '/OS $ James Murphy, Kathleen's Korner, appeared re the letter on the .Consent Calendar which requested that the business be exempted from Ord. =77- 2868;the "moratorium ord. After' further discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to have the Legal Staff and the:P&Z Comm. research possible amendments to the moratorium ord. to see if there was any way `out 'which might permit Mr. Murphy to carry out his ''original bldg. plan, or if'that was not possible, to look at interior remodeling of the existing structure.` 'I Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, that the following items & recomns, in the Consent Calendar be approved and/or adopted as presented: Approval of Off. Actions, reg. Council mtg., 11/1/77, subj. to correction,'as recomm.-by,City,Clerk. Minutes of Bds.'& Comns.: 1P&Z Comm- 11/3/77;'Resources Conserv. go6o Comm-10/25/77;$Library Bd. of Trustees special mtgs.-10/13/77 & 1 41061 ' 10/17/77;4Human Rgts. Comm. -10/24/17. 3 106 2 Approval, of motion to approve Petition for Suspension or Remission " ` of Taxes on Acct. of Age for Mildred Jennings. yob v Correspondence: Eliot Keller, KRNA, re 1 -way traffic on Hollywood a045- Blvd.; 06rBlvd.; Kathleen &'James Murphy, rebuilding permit for Kathleen's- -1/0A 6 ' Korner;` referred to City Mgr. for reply. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Neuhauser absent. Council Activities' November 15, 1977 Page 2 Council noted the recomm. from the Resources Conserv. Comm, that the City purchase the Barnes Therm-Atrace camera. Council also recognized the recomms. from the P&Z Comm. for Council to approve the preliminary plats of Lyn -Den Hgts. & Northridge Subdivision, to recomm. to the City of Coralville that approval be given of the preliminary plat of County - Downs, and to approve of the prel. & final LSRD plan of the Pentacrest Garden Ct. Apts. The P&Z Comm. also reinterated to Council, media and the public that their vote to recomm. a bldg, moratorium on .the Near North Side did not bind the Comm. in advance to a policy of lowering residential density. SAPff REfDoa-ts: L iN- Df ti H*+,..3 Namt-u ictge. X oA 7 Subd: - CmuM -Dour.,- � 0*,u AkatJ, Mayor pro tem deProsse announced there is l vacancy for an unexpired term ending,12/31/78Jon the Bd. of Examiners of Plumbers, with appoint- ment to be made 12/20/77. Moved by Perret, seconded by Vevera, to appoint Roberta Patrick, 515 Oakland, to fill an unexpired term ending - 7/1/78 on the Committee on Co�munity Needs. Motion carried, 6/0, Neuhauser absent. LAS; 04 ri ox oQ ��eoc� nwC4F�. �wvwyo;� In response to Balmer's,question, 'City Mgr. Berlin indicated the Firefighter's -Union had agreed to open sessions for collective bargaining, but that the other unions had not yet decided. Several Councilmembers wished to schedule it for discussion. The City Mgr. stated the City has had negotiations with officials of Regina High School to, purchase property for:floodway but had not finalized any plans. Selzer indicated he was pleased with the informal discussionyesterday ,regarding ;Don Hunter's recomms. on economic' development and establishment of an Advisory Group or Committee.; He felt a plan should be 'implemented as soon as possible before, budgeting and not wait for a comprehensive plan. Selzer stated he would be absent from the 12/5 and 12/6 Council',mtgs. Perret compli- i mented the Resources Conserv.'Comm. &'City Staff for the; outstanding brochure on;energy conservation. ,He asked that informal': discussion be scheduled soon on the 'status of the North Side Apt. lawsuit and on alternative' routes extension of Scott Blvd. Perret suggested that apt. owners be notified,ofl:the Ci,ty'slans for ,newspaper rec chin Precycling The City Mgr. stated the public would be informed by news releases and the arrangements 'could,possibly be included in literature that period- ically is distributed to the public. -/Ob 9 i City Mgr. Berlin informed Council there will be an Informal Session on 11/28 to discuss the Sr. Citizen Ctr. and the 202 Housing Proj.,at the Old Post Office site. He reminded Council no Regular Council Mtg. will be held oglll/29.: Foster stated he will not'be able to be present at the 11/28 Informal Mtg. - After an inquiry had been made to the State Div., of Historic Preservation,, City Mgr. Berlin was informed that the Pentacrest had `been nominated to be added to the list of historic sites, and that the City is included as'a property owner (part of street r -o -w).. He felt it would be 'appropriate for the City Atty. to resolve the matter so that it will not restrict the City as they proceed with Urban Renewal plans. Council concurred. h'o70 The public hearing was held on disposal of property between Dubuque & Linn on the north side of Prentiss St. As no one appeared, the public hearing closed. 1/07/ • auncil Activities November 15, 1977 Page 3 Moved by Foster,seconded by Perret, to set a second public hearing on the revised Ord. Adopting the 1976 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code with Certain Amendments on 12/6/77, 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers. Motion carried, 6/0, Neuhauser absent. z/o 72 - Moved by Foster, seconded by Ferret, that the rule requiring that ord. must be considered and voted on for passage at 2'Council mtgs. prior to the mtg. at which it is to be finally passed be suspended, that the 1st & 2nd consideration' and vote be waived, and that the ord. be voted upon for final passage,at this time. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Neuhauser-absent. Moved by Foster, seconded by Ferret, that ORD'. #77-2869, Ord. Bk. 12, pp. 204-205, TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLE- MENTATION OF THE NEWSPRINT RECYCLING FROG. WHICH HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO BY THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO INTER- FERE WITH THE PROG. BY THE UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION OF NEWSPRINT be finally adopted at this time. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Neuhauser_ absent.' The City Mgr. 'noted that the version of the Ord. adopted was the one with words added to Section 3, -�/O 73 Moved:by Perret, seconded by,Vevera, that the ORD. AMENDING MUN. ORD. #2621,' BY, EXEMPTING RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT BURLINGTON ST., DUBUQUE -DES MOINES STS.,,CLINTON-DES MOINES'STS.,'AND KIRKWOOD-GILBERT'-CT. FROM THE PROVISIONS OF MUN. ORD. #2621 WHICH REGULATES THE AMT. OF TIME THAT RAILROAD CROSSINGS MAY BE BLOCKEDconsidered' BY STANDING TRAINS be and given,'lst vote for passage. Motion carried, 6/0. Roll call: 'Ayes`. Ferret, Selzer; Vevera, Balmer,'',deProsse, Nays: 'Foster. 'lst consideration given; 5/1, Neuhauser absent. -/071/ Moved by Foster, seconded by',Neuhauser, to defer the RES. TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF BRYN MAWR HGTS., PART Il, to determine theit status of proposed sts. in the development. Motion carried, 6/0, Neuhauser absent. 1/07.5" Movediby Balmer, seconded by Ferret, to adjourn the mtg. Motion ,4 carried, 6/0., (8:25 P.M.) CAROL ePROSSE, MAYOR PRO TEM BBIE STOLFUS,, CI Y LERK iti it I City of Iowa Cq _ MEMORANDUM DATE; November 10, 1977 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding ICMA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, October 29 7 November 3, 1977. 41076 Material from Iowa City Public Library. yO 7 7 v Copy of memorandum from legal staff, to Board of Adjustment members regarding power of the Board to issuevariances. yO 78 Memoranda from the Director of Public Works: a. :Demolition and site clearance contract No. 6' 410 7?' b. Reclassification in Traffic Engineering q090 c. :"Your,Feet are Killing Me" sign in.front of First National Bank yo8/';' d. Meeting with officials of Regina High School' °10 82-: Memorandum from Human Rights Commission regarding letter to Senator Doderer. Letter from Wanda'Matthess to City Council regarding building moritor16m. yo 8y Copy of letter from University of Iowa with attached report ,Iowa City Bus i Pass, System. !lobs ' Copy of letter to Mayor Neuhauser, from IDOT regarding bridge deck repair on I-80. .yO 6 Letter from Johnson County Council on Aging regarding proposed plans for senior! center. -yo87 Letter from Mr. W. Richard Summerwill regarding sculpture in public, places. x/08$ Library, first quarter review; goals and objectives, FY 78. yO 69 ' Human Services Planning Program, monthly report dated 10-31-77. HO?0 October monthly reports:for the departments of Parks and Recreation and Fire. yo9/ 71 Article, "Notable and Quotable." yo q 2 "Energy and You." go93 'Evening Bus Service Notice Evaluation of I.C. Bus Pass System by the Institute of Urban & Regional Research. Copy of letter to Mayor Neuhauser from Atty. Marion Neely re Oakes Meadow Add., preliminary plat.` Y096