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Home My WebLink About1981-01-13 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES January 13, 1981 Iowa City Council, reg. mtg., 1/13/81, 7:30, P.M. at the Civic Center. Mayor Balmer presiding. Councilmembers present: Balmer, Erdahl, Lynch, Neuhauser, Perret, Roberts, Vevera. Absent: none. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Helling, Hayek, Schmadeke, Meisel, Carroll, Hencin, Milkman, Stolfus, Karr. Council minutes tape-recorded on Tape 81-1, Side 1, 1-364. Mayor Balmer proclaimed January, 1981, as Alien Address Report Month and the week of January 18-24, 1981, as Jaycee Week. Mayor Balmer announced one change to the Consent Calendar, in Item 3d, the date of a public hearing for a user charge for the City's waste water treatment works should be March 10, 1981. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Neuhauser, that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved and/or adopted as amended: i Approval of Official Actions, reg. Council mtg., 12/30/80, as ipublished, subject to correction, as recommended by the City Clerk. Minutes of Boards and Commissions: Broadband Telecommuni- cations Comm. -12/16/80; Parks & Recreation Comm. -12/10/80; Human Rights Comm. -11/24/80; United Action for Youth -10/20/80. Motions: Approving refunding cigarette permits; Approving Class C Beer for Clyde Seaton dba Seaton's Cash & Carry Market, 1331 Muscatine; Approving Class C Liquor License for William Bock, Jr. dba Studio 114 Enterprises, Inc., 114 Wright St.; Approving Class C Liquor License for Grand Daddy's of Iowa City, Inc. dba Rosebud, 505 E. Burlington.St.; Approving Class C Liquor License for Lorna Smith dba Smith & Company, 1210 Highland Ct. 76, 7/) I WIC RES. 81-1, Bk. 66, p. 1, SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON 3/10/81 ON AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A USER CHARGE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE FUNDS NEEDED _/L_ TO PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS. RES. 81-2, Bk. 66, pp. 2-3, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR 1�2- STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PHASE II -B. Correspondence: Robert J. Stika re service from Hawkeye Cablevision referred to the Broadband Telecommunications Specialist .1..3 for reply. Johnson County Association for Retired Persons re use of 1 ". third floor of the Senior Center, referred to the Senior Center Commission for reply. Memo from the Traffic Engr. re parking on Village Road. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Motion declared carried. Mayor Balmer repeated the public hearing as set. i MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOIRES ..1 Council Activities January 13, 1981 Page 2 Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Lynch, that the rule requiring that ordinances must be considered and voted on for passage two Council meetings prior to' the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended, that the second consideration and vote be waived, and that ORDINANCE 81-3017, Bk. 17, pp. 1-3, AMENDING THE SIGN REGULATIONS FOR THE CBS ZONE, be voted upon for final passage at this time. Motion declared carried, 6/1, Perret voting "no". Affirmative roll call vote, 6/1, with the following division of vote: Ayes: Erdahl, Lynch, Neuhauser, Roberts, Vevera, Balmer. Nays: Perret. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Lynch, to adopt the above ordinance. Ordinance declared adopted, 5/2, with the following division of vote: Ayes: Lynch, Neuhauser, Roberts, Vevera, Balmer. Nays: Perret, Erdahl. John Suchomel, 330' N. Lucas, appeared and recommended past Asst. City Attorney Robert Bowlin as a possible successor to City Attorney Hayek. Attorney Hayek will confer with Bowlin re the position and report to Council. Robert Morris, 231 N. Riverside, appeared and commended City Atty. Hayek on his fine job and also questioned when the Affirmative Action Policy would be discussed. Mayor Balmer announced the Policy would be discussed during Council Business. Councilman Perret stated that it had been a privilege to serve on Council while John Hayek was City Attorney. 7 W A public hearing was held on the Lower Ralston Creek/Small Cities Grantee Performance Report for the first program year ended October 31, 1980. No one appeared. A public hearing was held on a proposed conveyance of real property owned by the City of Iowa City (a portion of vacated Sand Lake Drive). No one appeared. 2 A public hearing was held on a proposed resolution declaring that Public convenience and necessity require the i proposed additional taxicab_ service applied for by Hawkeye Cab Company. Councilmember Erdahl requested the commentary be kept at a high level. City Mgr. Berlin stated that the purpose of the public hearing was on the necessity to have more cabs and that any complaints should be written and the police would investigate. Moe Toomer, Sr., City Cab Company, appeared requesting that a penalty be included in the ordinance to deter companies from acting illegally. City Atty. Hayek pointed out that illegal acts are punishable as a misdemeanor. Nancy Draper, A Better Cab Company, appeared requesting clarification of the complaint procedure. City Mgr. Berlin stated that any complaints should be written listing specific dates, times and places and delivered to either the City Clerk, Police Dept., or his office. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Vevera, to adopt RES. 81-3, Bk. 66, pp. 4-5, DECLARING THAT PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRES ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN TAXICAB CERTIFICATES (4) TO HAWKEYE CAB COMPANY. -2,2, Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Motion declared carried. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES rK�r d /1 Council Activities January 13, 1981 Page 3 Recommendation of the Human Rights Commission noted that the Council consider the following Commission weaknesses in making new appointments: (1) Hispanic; (2) prior experience in handling grievances; (3) blue collar worker; (4) lawyer. a 3 Mayor Balmer announced the following vacancies: one vacancy for an unexpired term ending 4/15/83 on the Mayor's Youth 12 J/ - Employment Board; three vacancies for two-year terms expiring 3/1/83 on the Committee on Community /84 on the Broadband wTelecommunicat onso vacancies for tCommission.teTheserms eappointments3will be made at the February 24, 1981, City Council meeting. Q1__ Mayor Needswould8bemdeferrednuntilhFebruaryt24,Itto te Committee 1981, ad be madeoatCtheommutime the other two full terms would be filled. �— Moved by Perret, seconded by Vevera, to appoint Rusty Nancy Barcelo, 1220 Third Street, to the Human Rights Commission for an unexpired term ending 1/1/83. Motion declared carried, 7/0, all Councilmembers _ 2� present. Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 81-4, Bk. 66, p. 6, APPROVING AND FORMALLY ADOPTING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, 9 I all Councilmembers present. Motion declared carried. Councilmember Neuhauser expressed disappointment with the coverage by the Press -Citizen. Mayor Balmer thanked the Committee for their efforts in formulating the Policy. Because of prior commitments of Councilmembers, it was agreed to cancel the budget meeting scheduled for Thursday evening. Moved by Vevera, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 81-5, Bk. 66, pp. 7-9, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO 1 EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO A 28E AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE IOWA CITY SENIOR CENTER. Councilmember Neuhauser questioned if the third floor office x30 space was included in negotiation of this agreement. City Mgr. Berlin stated that this agreement excepts the third floor. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers declared carried. present. Motion I Moved by Roberts, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 81-6, Bk. 66, P. 10, AMENDING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED PERMANENT POSITIONS IN THE STREETS -SANITATION DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, addition of a '_ Maintenance Worker I. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 81-7, Bk. 66, P. 11, AMENDING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED PERMANENT POSITIONS IN THE _3_eZ, PLANNING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, a one-fourth time position to allow staff support to the Riverfront Commission. Resolution adopted 6/1 with the following division of vote: Ayes: Balmer, Erdahl, Lynch, Neuhauser, Perret, Roberts. Nays: Vevera. Motion declared carried. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES Council Activities January 13, 1981 Page 4 Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Vevera, to adopt RES. 81-8, Bk. 66, pp. 12-14, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A CONTRACT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE LOWER RALSTON CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROJECT (PROJECT 13) OWNED BY ALBERT AND WILFRIEDA HIERONYMUS. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 81-9, Bk. 66, pp. 15-16, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION TO FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN OF IOWA CITY, j AND FURTHER CERTIFYING THAT THE REDEVELOPER'S MORTGAGE IS AN AUTHORIZED LOAN PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT FOR SALE OF LAND. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Councilmembers present. Motion declared carried. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Vevera, to adjourn 8:10 P.M. Motion declared carried. ATTEST: ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK L", j MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICRO_ LAB CCOAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES JOHN R. BALMER, MAYOR E 1 1 r. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: January 9, 1981 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memoranda from the City Manager: a. Selection of City Attorney b. Johnson County Soil Conservation District, Implementation of Chapter 467A, Code of Iowa, 1981, Erosion Control Plans Copy of letter from Mayor to Representative Leach and Senators Jepsen and Grassley regarding Section 8 Existing Housing Program. Memorandum from the Transit Manager regarding small buses and other considerations. Existing and Proposed Affirmative Action Policies. Memorandum from the Senior Center Coordinator regarding snow removal services for the elderly and handicapped. 41Z Senior Center Comparison Study. Copy of press release regarding new telephone numbers._ Article: Industrial Revenue Bonds: Setting Local Policies SD Letter of resignation from City Attorney.Hayek 51 Memo from Asst. City Mgr. re cancellation of Informal Meeting of 1/5/81 52 MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB .CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES III City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: January 2, 1981 TO: _ City Council FROM: v City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Informal agenda and meeting schedule. Memorandum from Marianne Milkman regarding Metro Entitlement CDBG Grant. Memorandum from Bette Meisel regarding Senior Center budget. 1137 Memorandum from the Police Chief regarding car unlocks. News release from the School District regarding construction of a joint -use swimming facility. 39 Calendar for January 1981. 9 Copy of Iowa Open Meetings Law �L ( MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES 1401NES P City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: January 2, 1981 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Informal agenda and meeting schedule. Memorandum from Marianne Milkman regarding Metro Entitlement CDBG Grant. Memorandum from Bette Meisel regarding Senior Center budget. Memorandum from the Police Chief regarding car unlocks. News release from the School District regarding construction of a joint -use swimming facility. Calendar for January 1981. Copy of Iowa Open Meetings Law j MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES r City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: January 9, 1981 To: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memoranda from the City Manager: a. Selection of City Attorney b. Johnson County Soil Conservation District, Implementation of Chapter 467A, Code of Iowa, 1981, Erosion Control Plans Copy of letter from Mayor to Representative Leach and Senators Jepsen and Grassley regarding Section 8 Existing Housing Program. Memorandum from the Transit Manager regarding small buses and other considerations. Existing and Proposed Affirmative Action Policies. `Xe Memorandum from the Senior Center Coordinator regarding snow removal services for the elderly and handicapped. Senior Center Comparison Study. Copy of press release regarding new telephone numbers. Article: Industrial Revenue Bonds: Setting Local Policies SD Letter of resignation from City Attorney.Hayek 51 Memo from Asst. City Mgr. re cancellation of Informal Meeting of 1/5/81 52 j MICROFILMED BY `JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES