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Home My WebLink About1983-05-16 Council minutesCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES MAY 16, 1983 Iowa City Council, special meeting, May 16, 1983, 7:35 PM, in the City Manager's Conference Room. Mayor Neuhauser presiding. Councilmembers present: Balmer, Dickson, Erdahl, Lynch, McDonald, Neuhauser, Perret. Absent: none. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Helling, Jansen, Kimble, Karr. Tape recorded on Tape 83-13, Side 1, 730-745. Moved by Balmer, seconded by McDonald, to adopt RES. 83-144, Bk. 77, p. 398, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON 5/24/83 ON AMENDING THE FY83 OPERATING BUDGET. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by McDonald, seconded by Lynch, to adopt RES. 83-145, Bk. 77, p. 399, TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON 5/24/83 ON APPROVING THE FY83 CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET. Perret questioned whether the budget could be amended later to include Melrose Ct. Neuhauser stated the lists of projects could always be amended but the total amount of money could not be increased. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Perret, seconded by Dickson, to adjourn to informal session, 8:40 PM. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. �. MARY C. N HAUSER, MAYOR MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK i I i 141CROFILMED BY 1. _"JORM-MICRE6LAB' CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES I M JI Informal Council Discussion May 16, 1983 Informal Council Discussion: May 16, 1983 at 7:40 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Civic Center. Mayor Mary Neuhauser presiding. Councilmembers Present; Neuhauser, Balmer, Lynch, Perret, McDonald, Erdahl, Dickson. Staff Members Present: Berlin, Helling, Karr, Jansen, Franklin, Kimble, Schmadeke, Farmer, Gannon, Davidson, Prior. Others: Harold Donnelly, Shelly Plattner, Phil Nychay. Tape Recorded: Reel 83-13, Side 1, #730 -End, Side 2, #1 -End. "Bobby Oldis Memorial Building" Dedication Councilmembers attended the dedication and noted the magnificent effort, community spirit and cooperation in this project. Mayor Neuhauser will I send a special thank you letter to Tim Brandt. House Moving Ordinance Balmer inquired if a new house moving ordinance is needed. Berlin said that specific problems in the past prompt the need for a new ordinance. Mike Kucharzak will report to Council about the changes in the ordinance. 70 Acre Annexation on Southeast Side (Franklin) Franklin explained that none of the 70 acres is being planned for residential development. Ty'n Cae Part III is located west of the 70 acres with a natural drainage area between the residential and commercial developments. The north part of Ty'n Cae Part III will include storm water management. West Side Company has been told that some type of buffering will be required between the commercial development and residential area located to the west. Maps of this area were made available to the Council. Franklin said that previously 30 acres was zoned commercial and 40 acres was zoned residential by the County Zoning Board. Two things prompted the Planning Department to look at changing the 40 acres to commercial: 1) the developer wanted all 70 acres to be zoned commercial and 2) the Planning Department, when looking the interchanges at Melrose and at Highway 1, wanted to direct residential development towards Melrose. This would encourage commercial development at the southern Highway 1 interchange and residential development at the northern Melrose interchange. Franklin said that the area will probably be zoned CH and CI -1 with the new zoning. Lynch expressed a concern about a large shopping center being built by the developers. Neuhauser noted that the commercial zoning in this area would prohibit potential manufacturing developments. Berlin suggested that they should look at the new ordinance's manufacturing zones or consider expanding the commercial zones to include manufacturing that would not be incompatible with its planned use. Perret expressed concern about zoning such a large area as 70 acres entirely commercial. Franklin said that the applicant wanted to be annexed only if commercial zoning would be considered. The 70 acres has been annexed by resolution. A voluntary annexation took place with MICROl ILRED BY 1 ""CORM "MIC RbL,4B CEDAR RAPIDS •DES 14O1YES I I r r J the the understanding that the Council was looking at commercial zoning for discussealternativea. ususes ofof etheuarea.ConcilwaMcDonald notedto contactt a applict the nt to Committee is working on a Planned Site Development within the commeFringe rcial zone. Central Junior Neuhauser raised two questions: 1) does the Council want to consider a cash settlement and 2) if they do, how much is acceptable? Jansen noted that it is difficult to calculate a proper cash settlement amount or know what the reversionary interest is worth due to the lack of objective standards, although there may exist some t McDonald asked if the $50,0 public. Erdahl stated thafulfill00 would legally lfill the obligation tionatosthe the public t the Council has an oglibation to look out for interest relative to the use of the land. Perret agreed that the Council should have some inut Jansen said that it may be possiblepas to how the land would be used. agreement allowing the City to accept $50,000 with a covenant or input into the property's use. Berlin noted that the issue should be resolved promptly so that the school board will use the land appropriately. Lynch suggested that the public purpose obligation could be fulfilled by earmarking the money for a specific use. Neuhauser suggested that the City would settle for 10% of the proceeds from the sale of the land and that the money be reserved for a park fund. Council agreed to contact the school board regarding the Council interest in a percentage figure based on actual sale. 10% amount has been The referred to the City Attorney and the Council will consider public uses been the land for which the school board would not have to pay anything.of Burlington Street Bridge Project A consultant explained that previous repairs to the bridge have included taking off part of the north sidewalk, widening the roadway, replacing the south sidewalk and replacing the north side curb. He noted that maintenance costs would be high on a new structure due to the type of structure. The project would close the bridge for 10-12 months and would require detouring traffic to the north side bridge and making it two-way traffic. Schmadeke explained that funding may be available in FY85, depending upon the availability of federal moies. Council agreed with n the Public Works recommendation to rehabilitate the existin Vehicle Uses of Transit Interchange Area g structure. Berlin stated that John Lundell and Jeff Davidson are preparing a report regarding alternatives and solutions reviewed the trfor sidewalks, etc. COunci Imember•s affic volume counts and discussed alternative routes for the volume of traffic if the Washington interchange were closed. Shelley Plattner, representing Bicyclists of Iowa City, said that re -Shelley bicyclists to Burlington Street would pose a greater danger. Phil Nychay, bus driver, reviewed a past accident involving a bicyclists and a pedestrian arn.l stated that the hazardous congested conditions at the bus interchange pose further threat of accidents. Nychay said that the City could lessen its liability by eliminating the vehicular and bike traffic. Because of problems rerouting traffic, Neuhauser, Balmer, Lynch and McDonald agreed to leave the interchange open to traffic. Dickson, Perret and Erdahl were in favor of limiting traffic at the Washington interchanges to busses and pedestrians. r— 141CROf1L14ED BY 1 - JORM-MICR6L A13 CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES r. 1! 3 Council Time 1. Balmer asked when the Council will discuss the Elm Grove Park property and its potential as a housing site. McDonald noted that Planning and Zoning is currently studying land use in that area. Council will wait until Planning and Zoning is finished before scheduling this for discussion. 2. Lynch said that he is quite pleased with the City's insurance program. 3. Neuhauser inquired.about what format the hearing should be organized regarding the Robert Rath taxicab driver appeal. Jansen said that a statement of facts and a conclusion of law should be included. Councilmembers can review the hearing from tapes. Neuhauser will draft the report. 4. Neuhauser reviewed the schedule of events fo the French visitation. She specifically noted that on Saturday morning a meeting with the group's political people is scheduled at the library to discuss urban development, senior centers, etc. Councilmembers were encouraged to attend. 5. Karr reminded Council that she will be attending a conference next week. A third person has been hired in the City Clerk's office and will begin June 1st. Ramona Parrott will be alone in the office next week. Jill Smith will be attending the Council's informal meeting and Ramona Parrott will attend the formal Council meeting. 6. Mayor Neuhauser swore in Marian Karr as the Iowa City City Clerk. 7. Perret reported on his trip to Des Moines to meet with Adrian Anderson, Historic Preservation Office, about the hotel plans. Stanley Quee, HUD Environmental officer, also attended the meeting. Perret explained to the group that efforts have been made to diminish the overall impact on the College Block Building from the hotel. The HUD officer asked the City to file additional reports regarding minimizing the impact. HUD will send a staff architect to attend the next Design Steering Committee meeting. B. Perret reported that he has drafted a policy on the publically financed sidewalk improvements outside the CDBG area. He met with Schmadeke to review the policy and will include the policy in the Council packets. 9. Berlin stated that UDAG officials would like to increase the amount of the investor's equity and decrease the amount of UDAG's contribu- tion. Also, the investors still need to get the financial commitments. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. r� 1 i MICROFILMED BY l L i CORM MIC R(SLAB CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES i i