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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Regular Formal
Apri 11, 2008 - 7:00 p. m.
City Hall - Harvat Hall
410 E. Washington Street www.icgov.org
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER. ~~~~~ ?~a~~
ROLL CALL. ~~ ~~~~i ~, )
ITEM 2. OUTSTANDING STUDENT CITIZENSHIP AWARDS -Helen Lemme Elementary
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a) Angela Chay
b) Joanna Eyanson
c) Molly Hayes
d) Collin Rogers
ITEM 3. SPECIAL PRESENTATION
a) Trees Please! /
ITEM 4. PROCLAMATION.
a) Willowwind Appreciation Day: April 19, 2008
b) Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity builds Iowa City Homes Week: April 13-19, 2008
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ITEM 5. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR
AMENDED.
a) Approval of Council Actions, subject to corrections, as recommended by the
City Clerk.
1. March 3, Special Council Work Session
2. March 4, Regular Council Formal Official and Complete
3. March 11, Special Council Formal Official and Complete
4. March 11, Special Council Work Session
5. March 11, Special Council Formal Official and Complete
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b) Receive and File Minutes of Boards and Commissions (any
recommendations contained in minutes become effective only upon
separate Council action).
1. Public Art Advisory Committee: February 7, 2008
2. Police Citizens Review Board: January 8, 2008
3. Historic Preservation Commission: January 10, 2008
4. Historic Preservation Commission: February 28,2008
5. Parks and Recreation Commission: February 20, 2008
6. Airport Commission: February 14, 2008
7. Airport Commission: March 6, 2008
8. Telecommunications Commission: March 3, 2008
9. Human Rights Commission: February 26, 2008
c) Permit Motions and Resolutions as Recommended by the City Clerk.
New:
1. Class B Beer Permit for P & S Restaurant Group, dba Pizza Ranch,
1610 Sycamore St.
Renewal:
2. Class C Liquor License for Little Donkeys, Inc., dba Panchero's Mexican
Grill, 32 S. Clinton St.
3. Class C Liquor License for Ranger Enterprises, Inc., dba Deadwood, 6
S. Dubuque St.
4. Outdoor Service Area for Ranger Enterprises, Inc., dba Deadwood, 6 S.
Dubuque St.
5. Class C Liquor License for Freshmex Iowa City, LLC, dba Panchero's
Mexican Grill, 965 S. Riverside Dr.
6. Class C Liquor License for Iowa City Eastside Cafe, Inc., dba Bob's
Your Uncle Pizza Cafe, 2208 N. Dodge St.
7. Outdoor Service Area for Iowa City Eastside Cafe, Inc., dba Bob's Your
Uncle Pizza Cafe, 2208 N. Dodge St.
d) Motions.
1. CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE DISBURSEMENTS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $8,888,827.17 FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 1
THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2008, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR SUBJECT TO AUDIT. DISBURSEMENTS
ARE PUBLISHED AND PERMANENTLY RETAINED IN THE
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE CODE.
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e) Public Hearings.
~ g- ~.5 1. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
APRIL 14, 2008 ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF
CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE 2008 PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT FOR WATER MAIN
PROJECT, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID
HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PLACE SAID
PLANS ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Comment: This project consists of the removal and replacement of
existing PCC, HMA, and Brick pavement in association with the in-
house 2007 Water Main Replacement Program located at Koser
Avenue and Highland Drive, Morningside Drive and Lowell Street, and
Roosevelt Street. It also includes the removal and replacement of
existing sidewalk and ADA Compliant handicap ramps in these areas.
The funding source is Water revenues. The estimated cost is $93,000.
f) Resolutions.
O g'" 7 So 1. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO A
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY AND IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY, DES MOINES, IOWA FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8, 16, 24, 32, 35, 27, 19, 11
CONEFLOWER COURT, 424 DOUGLASS COURT, 441 DOUGLASS
COURT AND 913-913'/z N GOVERNOR, IOWA CITY, IOWA.
Comment: Iowa Finance Authority has requested that the City approve a
Subordination Agreement for property at 8, 16, 24, 32, 35, 27, 19, 11
Coneflower Court, 424 Douglass Court, 441 Douglass Court AND 913-
913 '/z N Governor . The owners of the property received partial
financing of the project from the City of Iowa City's General Obligation
Bonds. The property has enough equity to cover the City's lien position.
o ~S' 'J'] 2. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AMENDED STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE IOWA
CITY POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD BY AMENDING SECTION
IV AND SECTION VI, ADDING SUBPOENA POWER AND
COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AND
FORMATTING ISSUES, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 04-308.
Comment: At their March 11, 2008 meeting the Police Citizens Review
Board recommended changes to Section IV and Section VI to amend the
standard operating procedures to include the changes made necessary
from the amendments to the Home Rule Charter, and non substantive
changes and formatting issues. Draft minutes provided in March 27
information packet. This action was initiated by a petition filed with the
City Clerk on August 20, 2001, to amend the Charter; an Iowa Supreme
Court decision of August 31, 2007; and approval by the voters on
November 6, 2007.
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p~ ~ '7 S 3. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A RENEWAL OF A LICENSE
AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, LANDOWNER MOKA JAVA
LLC, AND TENANT LUSATI, INC D/B/A QUINTON'S BAR & DELI
FOR A SIDEWALK CAFE.
Comment: Moka Java LLC, as landowner, and Lusati, Inc., d/b/a as
Quinton's Bar & Deli, seek a renewal of a license agreement for
temporary use of public right-of-way at 215 Washington St., Iowa City,
Iowa for a sidewalk cafe. City staff and Design Review have reviewed
the plans and specifications and required submittals and recommend
approval of said agreement.
c ~- 7~ 4. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A RENEWAL OF A LICENSE
AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, LANDOWNER BILL
MIHALOPOULOS, AND TENANT, ATLAS WORLD GRILL, INC D/B/A
ATLAS WORLD GRILL, FOR A SIDEWALK CAFE.
Comment: Bill Mihalopoulos., as landowner, and Atlas World Grill,
Inc., d/b/a as Atlas World Grill, seek a renewal of a license agreement
for temporary use of public right-of-way at 127 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City,
Iowa for a sidewalk cafe. City staff and Design Review have reviewed
the plans and specifications and required submittals and recommend
approval of said agreement.
g) Correspondence.
1. Acting Traffic Engineering Planner: Installation of (2) HANDICAP
RESERVED PARKING signs near 1424 Broadway Street.
2. Seashia Vang: City Manager candidate information [response from
the Interim City Manager included]
3. Cliff Pirnat: Winter [response from the Interim City Manager included]
4. Laura Tuttle: Potholes
5. Doug Alberhasky: Alleys
6. John Whitaker: Leaf blowers [staff response included]
7. Chris Harms and Elizabeth Koppes: Wetherby Splash Pad
8. Anne Wallace: City High Champions
9. Marcia Jenn: Concerns regarding various issues
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR.
April 1, 2008
ITEM 6.
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COMMUNITY COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA). [UNTIL 8 PM]
Community Comment will be continued, if necessary, prior to "City Council Information"
item.
ITEM 7. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS. (Item "a" will proceed as outlined in the
City Attorney's memo of 2/28/07 entitled "Rezonings, Due Process and Ex parte
communications.")
a) CONSIDER A MOTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR APRIL 14, 2008
ON AN ORDINANCE REZONING 17.97-ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH
OF RUPPERT ROAD FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, ;CC-Z1 TO
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Comment: At its March 20, 2008, meeting, by a vote of 6-0 (Smith absent), The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this rezoning.
Staff recommended approval in a report dated March 20. Approval will allow
this property to be developed for uses characterized by outdoor storage and
display of merchandise or sales and repair of large equipment.
Action:
ITEM 8. AMENDING TITLE 3 ENTITLED "CITY FINANCES, TAXATION & FEES," CHAPTER
4 ENTITLED "SCHEDULE OF FEES, RATES, CHARGES, BONDS, FINES 8~
PENALTIES," SECTION 3-4-5, ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL," OF THE
CITY CODE TO INCREASE OR CHANGE RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION FEES.
Comment: This proposed ordinance would increase solid waste col-ection fees by
approximately four percent (4%). Currently the fee is $14.00 per month; the increase
will change the fee to $14.50; effective July 1, 2008. This action is necessary due to
annual increases in operational costs. The last fee increase was effective July 1, 2007.
Staff memorandum included in Council packet.
a) PUBLIC HEARING
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b) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Action:
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ITEM 9. APPROVING THE IOWA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY'S ANNUAL PLAN FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008.
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Action:
ITEM 10. TO ADOPT THE AMENDED IOWA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PUBLIC
HOUSING ADMISSIONS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY POLICY (ACOP).
Comment: The Public Housing Authority is required to update the Annual Plan under
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ("QHWRA"). The Annual Plan
provides details about the Housing Authority's current programs and the residents
served, as well as the Housing Authority's strategy for addressing the housing needs
currently assisted families and the larger community (See Attached Staff Memo).
a) PUBLIC HEARING
Action:
b) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
Comment: The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the adoption
of a Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP). (Staff
memo containing more detailed information is included in the agenda packet).
a) PUBLIC HEARING
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Action:
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ITEM 11. TO ADOPT THE AMENDED IOWA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY'S HOUSING
CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN.
Comment: The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the adoption
of a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Administrative Plan. (Staff memo containing more
detailed information is included in the agenda packet).
a) PUBLIC HEARING
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Action:
ITEM 12. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, ENTITLED "POLICE
REGULATIONS, "CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES,"
SECTION 2, ENTITLED "BEGGING," TO PROHIBIT SOLICITING FOR MONEY IN
LIMITED AREAS, AT CERTAIN TIMES, AND IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER.
(SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Comment: This ordinance restricts panhandling in the downtown commercial area to
certain times and places. It also prohibits aggressive panhandling.
Action:
ITEM 13.
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REGULATIONS," CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES," BY
ADDING A NEW SECTION 10, ENTITLED "SITTING AND LYING ON SIDEWALKS"
TO PROHIBIT SITTING AND LYING ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS IN THE DOWNTOWN
AND IN ZONE 1 OF CITY PLAZA. (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Comment: This ordinance prohibits lying and sitting on the public sidewalk in the
downtown commercial area and in Zone 1 of the pedestrian mall.
Action:
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ITEM 14. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, ENTITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC," CHAPTER 3, ENTITLED "RULES OF THE ROAD," SECTION 6,
ENTITLED "SPEED RESTRICTIONS", SUBSECTION B, ENTITLED
"EXCEPTIONS". (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Comment: Iowa City Code Title 9-3-6(B) defines speed limits on "U.S. Highway 218"
between the south city limits to the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and Iowa Highway 1.
This reference should be changed to reflect this highway's current names, "Old U.S.
Highway 218" and "Riverside Drive." This ordinance amends Iowa City Code 9-3-6(B)
by substituting "Old U.S. Highway 218" and "Riverside Drive" for "U.S. Highway 218"
under the heading "Name of Street."
Action:
ITEM 15. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE
CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE OF
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THREE GUYS HOLDINGS, LLP, AND TENANT, J.J.G., L.L.C. D/B/A T-SPOONS,
FOR A SIDEWALK CAFE.
Comment: Three Guys Holdings, as landowner, and J.J.G., L.L.C., d/b/a as T-
Spoons, seek a license agreement for temporary use of public right-of-way at 301
Market Street, Iowa City, Iowa for a sidewalk cafe. City staff and Design Review have
reviewed the plans and specifications and required submittals and recommend
approval of said agreement.
Action:
ITEM 16. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY
p ~.- ~' ~ CLERK TO ATTEST A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE OF PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, LANDOWNER BREMER
TRUST, AND TENANT, MIDWEST CREAMERY, INC. D/B/A COLD STONE
CREAMERY, FOR A SIDEWALK CAFE.
Comment: Bremer Trust, as landowner, and Midwest Creamery, Inc., d/b/a as Cold
Stone Creamery, seek a license agreement for temporary use of public right-of-way at
39 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa for a sidewalk cafe. City staff and Design
Review have reviewed the plans and specifications and required submittals and
recommend approval of said agreement.
Action:
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ITEM 17. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROPOSED 28E AGREEMENT FOR
o ~b- g 5 PARATRANSIT SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND JOHNSON
COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2008, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013, IN
SUBSTANCE, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
CLERK TO ATTEST, AN AGREEMENT INCORPORATING THE TERMS OF SAID
PROPOSAL.
Comment: This 28E Agreement between the City of Iowa City and Johnson County is
for five (5) years starting July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2013. The cost for service
for FY09 is $836,817. Each subsequent year of the agreement the cost of service will
increase by 4%. Under this agreement Johnson County will provide door-to-door
paratransit service to Iowa City residents.
Action:
ITEM 18. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES. [Staff will not publish additional notices after a
period of six publications; but will continue to advertise vacancies with postings and on
the Council agenda. However, no additional publication costs will be incurred.]
Previous:
a) Airport Zoning Brd of Adjustment -One vacancy to fill an unexpired term
plus afive-year term ending December 31, 2011. (Carl Williams resigned)
(3 males and 0 females currently serve).
b) Airport Zoning Commission -One vacancy to fill asix-year term January
1, 2006 -December 31, 2011. (Term expires for Mark Anderson) (3
males and 0 females currently serve).
c) Youth Advisory Commission -Two vacancies to fill two year terms
January 1, 2008 -December 31, 2009.
Two (2) persons -Age 18 to 21 on the date of filing
(Term expires for Maison Bleam)
(Jacqueline Stubbers resigned -unexpired term previously included)
(3 Males and 2 females currently serve)
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008.
New:
d) Civil Service Commission -One vacancy to fill afour-year term April 7,
2008 -April 2, 2012. (This item should be considered if Council does not
act on item 19a) (1 male and 1 female currently serve).
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008.
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ITEM 19. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
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a) Civil Service Commission -One vacancy to fill a four-year term April 7, 2008 -
April 2, 2012. (Term expires for Dorothy Maher) (1 male and 1 female currently
~~~' serve). Deferred from 3/11/08 meeting.
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~~~ ~ January 1, 2011. (Barbara Nicknish resigned) (2 males and 2 females currently
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ITEM 20. COMMUNITY COMMENT [IF NECESSARY] (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA).
ITEM 21. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
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ITEM 22. REPORT ON ITEMS FROM CITY STAFF.
a) City Manager. ~~~ -~~~
b) City Attorney.
c) City Clerk.
ITEM 23. ADJOURNMENT.
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