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Home My WebLink About1981-03-24 Minutes numberedi `". COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES March 24, 1981 Iowa City Council reg. mtg., 3/24/81, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Mayor Balmer presiding. Councilmembers present: Balmer, Erdahl, Neuhauser (7:38), Perret, Roberts, Vevera. Absent: Lynch. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Helling, Woito, Carroll, Stolfus, Karr. Council minutes tape-recorded on Tape 81-1, Side 2, 570-1189. Mayor Balmer proclaimed April 1, 1981, as Robert Lucas Day. gs� Moved by Roberts, seconded by Vevera, that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted as presented: Approval of Official Council Activities, reg. Council mtg., 3/10/81, as published, subject to correction, as recommended by the City Clerk. Minutes of Boards and Commission: Bd. of Library Trustees- 3� 2/26/81; Planning and Zoning Comm. -2/5/81 & 2/23/81; Broadband .3,47 Telecommunications Comm. -2/17/81; Resources Conservation Comm.- 35? 2/17/81; Airport Comm. -3/12/81; Mayor's Youth Employment Bd.-g,59 2/28/81. 366 Permit Motions and Resolutions: Approving Class B Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for E.J. Corp. dba Iowa City Racquet Club, I-80 & N. _3g6 Dodge. Approving Class C Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for Leo Lenoch 34a '! dba Leo's Standard Service, 130 N. Dubuque. Approving Class C Liquor License for Towncrest Inn Ltd. dba Towncrest Inn Restaurant, 1011 76 R Arthur. Approving Class C Liquor License for Richard and Marcene Myers dba The Gas Company Inn, 2300 Muscatine. Approving Class C 3l Liquor License for Christopher Wilke dba Wilke's, 122 Wright Street. .T4 Approving Class C Liquor License for James Burmeister dba Silver 36,6'_ Saddle, 1200 Gilbert Court. RES. 81-48, Bk. 66, p. 123, TO ISSUE DANCING PERMIT. 2G 7 Motion: Approving disbursements on the amount of $2,284,231.19 for the period of 2/1/81 through 2/28/81 as recommended by the.?4,P Finance Director, subject to audit. RES. 81-49, Bk. 66, p. 124, SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR 4/7/81 ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN ELECTRICAL REVISIONS, PHASE i3lc� II, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING CITY ENGINEER TO PLACE SAID SPECIFICATIONS, ETC., ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. Correspondence: Civil Service Commission submitting certified lists of applicants for the positions of Information Specialist, _3ZQ Maintenance Worker I, Assistant Transportation Planner, Parking 371 ' ,7 MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICRO_ LAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES I401NES 11 Council Activities March 24, 1981 Page 2 Enforcement Attendant, Treatment Plant Operator I. President :?741 - Willard Boyd regarding his resignation from the University of Iowa. -.175, Della Grizel re Congregate Meals, referred to the City Manager for -q 7e reply. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Lynch and Neuhauser absent. Motion declared carried. Mayor Balmer repeated the public hearing as set. Recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the preliminary planned area development plan of 1750 Rochester, noted. Mayor .37 77 Balmer announced the matter would be acted upon at the next formal meeting. Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding the vacation of right-of-way along the original alignment of Foster Road and St. Ann's Drive between Buresh Avenue and Prairie du Chien Road, noted. d71_ Mayor Balmer announced that the matter would be acted upon at the next formal meeting. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Vevera, to adopt RES. 81-50, Bk. 66, p. 125, NOT TO AMEND THE IOWA CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR LAND USE, TRAFFICWAYS, AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES WITH REGARD TO FOSTER ROAD. -:3 79 Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Lynch and Neuhauser absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Vevera, seconded by Perret, to defer for two weeks resolu- tions approving the preliminary plat of Linder Valley Subdivision and of Deer Hill Estates. Motion declared carried, 5/0, Lynch and Neuhauser M absent. Mayor Balmer welcomed Cablevision to the Council meetings and stated that the success or failure of the venture depended on the participants. He was pleased that City government would reach more people. Neuhauser arrived 7:38 P.M. Gregory Wright, 741 Oakland Avenue, appeared re CCN recommendation to fund Independent Living program and urged Council 38.3 consideration to fund. Mayor Balmer announced one vacancy for a three-year term expiring 4/21/81 on the Mayor's Youth Employment Board. This appointment will be� made at the 4/21/81 City Council meeting. Councilmember Neuhauser introduced a guest from Japan. Councilmember Vevera stated he had received complaints from people living on the west side re the statement that cablevision wouldn't be available NF-< to them until July. Vevera requested that the cablevision company not go into neighboring cities until all of Iowa City has been hooked up. City Manager Berlin will report back. Moved by Vevera, seconded by Erdahl, to defer consideration of a resolution authorizing the placement of an island east of the existing . M6 island in the 200 block of Harrison Street for mailboxes. Motion declared carried, 6/0, Lynch absent. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES L." Council Activities March 24, 1981 Page 3 Moved by Roberts, seconded by Vevera, to adopt RES. 81-51, Bk. 66, p. 126, REINSTALLING PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF VILLAGE ROAD EAST OF "S'77 VILLAGE GREEN BOULEVARD. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Erdahl, to adopt RES. 81-52, Bk. 66, p. 127, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SOLICITATION OF OFFERS TO PURCHASE LAND FOR PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT (ALL OR A PORTION OF ELM GROVE PARK). .3j'A Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Councilmember Perret and Mayor Balmer commended the staff on the Prospectus. City Mgr. Berlin answered questions asked by Councilmembers. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 81-53, Bk. 66, pp. 128-129, RECLASSIFYING ONE PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT - PARKS DIVISION. City Manager Berlin stated M? that the additional information Council requested on all the reclassifi- cations was contained in the memo from Dir. Carroll distributed this evening. Resolution declared adopted, 5/1, with the following division of vote: Ayes: Perret, Vevera, Balmer, Erdahl, Neuhauser. Nays: Roberts. Absent: Lynch. Councilman Roberts explained why he was objecting to the reclassifications in the Parks and in the Recreation departments. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 81-54, Bk. 66, pp. 130-131, RECLASSIFYING ONE PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT - RECREATION DIVISION. Resolution declared .-WD j adopted, 5/1, with the following division of vote: Ayes: Vevera, Balmer, Erdahl, Neuhauser, Perret. Nays: Roberts. Absent: Lynch. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Erdahl, to adopt RES. 81-55, Bk. 66 pp. 132-133, RECLASSIFYING ONE PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION (DEPUTY CITY 391 CLERK) IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 81-56, Bk. 66, pp. 134-135, RECLASSIFYING ONE PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION IN THEP' FINANCE DEPARTMENT - PARKING DIVISION. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Perret, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 81-57, Bk. 66, pp. 136-137, RECLASSIFYING ONE PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION IN THE V? EQUIPMENT SERVICE DIVISION. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 81-58, Bk. 66, pp. 138-151, AMENDING THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE 1979 BDI SECOND 324-1 ADDITION IMPROVEMENT PROEJCT AND APPROVING AMENDED PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 81-59, Bk. 66, pp. 152-153, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR PART C OF THE PARKVIEW CONST. CO. FOR 3 9.�r MICROFILMED BY JORM MICRO_ LAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES 1401NES Council Activities March 24, 1981 Page 4 THE 1979 BDI SECOND ADDITION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, SEWER WORK. Affirmative roll call vote, unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Perret, seconded by Vevera, to adopt RES. 81-60, Bk. 66, pp. 154-155, ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK FOR BDI SECOND ADDITION IMPROVEMENT '.324 PROJECT, INCLUDING PARTS A, B AND C. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Perret, seconded by Vevera, to adopt RES. 81-61, Bk. 66, pp. 156-159, DIRECTING THE ENGINEER TO PREPARE FINAL PLAT AND SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 1979 BDI SECOND ADDITION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 91 Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, Lynch absent. Motion declared carried. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Roberts, to adjourn 7:55 P.M. Motion declared carried. JOHN R. BALMER, MAYOR ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK I I I MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MORTES I City o9 Iowa Ci', MEMORANDUM DATE: I -larch 13, 1981 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Informal agendas and meeting schedule Memorandum from Mary Neuhauser regarding meeting with Cushing Dolbeare, President of National Low Income Housing Coalition. Notice of job vacancy for the position of city attorney. _ Memorandum from the City Manager regarding building temperature restrictions._ Copy of letter from Mr. Kassel of IDOT regarding meeting with DOT officials Memorandum from JCCOG regarding Human Services Planning work program. Police Department monthly report, February 1981. Notice from the Public Library regarding moving. 4 Legislative Bulletin, March 11, 1981. Tabulation of replies to Citizen Input questionnaire, January 1981. Quarterly reports, second quarter FY 81. Articles: Q— a. Iowa sewer projects threatened b. Donald Kaul's article �t Municipal Directory, 1981. j. MICROFILMED BY .JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES 1401NES i`" City of Iowa Ch - MEMORANDUM DATE: March 20, 1981 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Announcement of Job Vacancy for the City Attorney (revised). Copy of letter from the City Manager to the Board of Directors, Elderly Services Agency. Memorandum from the Assistant City Manager regarding animal -.control operations -4L Memorandum from David Brown, Assistant City Attorney, regarding lease renegotiations between the Airport Commission and the Iowa City Flying Service,/[4 Memoranda from the Department of Planning and Program Development: a. Informal meeting with CCN members +1/G b. Possible use of UDAG Program for hotel/department store project -l17 Planning and Zoning Commission minutes of March 5. These are included in the packet for the discussion regarding Foster Road. They will be added.to the agenda for the Council meeting of April 7, 1981. Copy of letter from the Chairperson of the Broadband Telecommunications Commission to Hawkeye Cablevision regarding April 19 deadline. �f/9 Quarterly report for the Department of Planning and Program Development. #ao Minutes of staffmeetings of March 4 and 11, 1981. —017L Article: "Mass -transit riders are facing prospect of higher fares to keep systems running" j MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICRO_ LAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES City of Iowa C. if MEMORANDUM DATE: March 13, 1981 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Informal agendas and meeting schedule J Memorandum from Mary Neuhauser regarding meeting with Cushing Dolbeare, President of National Low Income Housing Coalition. Notice of job vacancy for the position of city attorney. _ Memorandum from the City Manager regarding building temperature restrictions._ Copy of letter from Mr. Kassel of IDOT regarding meeting with DOT officials. Memorandum from JCCOG regarding Human Services Planning work program. Police Department monthly report, February 1981. Notice from the Public Library regarding moving. Legislative Bulletin, March 11, 1981. 49 Tabulation of replies to Citizen Input questionnaire, January 1981. 9 Quarterly reports, second quarter FY 81. Articles: 4 a. Iowa sewer projects threatened b. Donald Kaul's article Municipal Directory, 1981. j MICROFILMED BY 'DORM MICRO_ LAB -CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES -.7 It— L..'. City of Iowa Ci ) MEMORANDUM DATE: March 20, 1981 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Announcement of Job Vacancy for the City Attorney (revised). #47 Copy of letter from the City Manager to the Board of Directors, Elderly Services Agency. AL3 Memorandum from the Assistant City Manager regarding animal control operations.& Memorandum from David Broom, Assistant City Attorney, regarding lease renegotiations between the Airport Commission and the Iowa City Flying Service Memoranda from the Department of Planning and Program Development: a. Informal meeting with CCN members b. Possible use of UDAG Program for hotel/department store project o//7 Planning and Zoning Commission minutes of March 5. These are included in the packet for the discussion regarding Foster Road. They will be added,to the agenda for the Council meeting of April 7, 1981. Copy of letter from the Chairperson of the Broadband Telecommunications Commission to Hawkeye Cablevision regarding April 19 deadline. �f/9 Quarterly report for the Department of Planning and Program Development. dao Minutes of staff meetings of March 4 and 11, 1981. Article: "Mass -transit riders are facing prospect of higher fares to keep systems running" MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES