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Home My WebLink About1976-01-13 Minutes numberedPage 3 Council Activities January 13, ,1976 meetings and report back to also su ested`that the co °Council by February 1st. The Mavor, from the United Action-formYouthe be com osed of two membe�- or Count Attorne ' two members from he Police two Council ersons-andffoCe tcoo members from _ Social Ser ices, and 'Councilwoman.deProsse volunteered to ;serve: serve Councilman Selzer. commended that -Councilwoman°deProsse be temporaryThe Mayor re - Councilwoman deProsse be divided recommended that the chairperson. so that one two people from;the.UAY tors and`one from staff person would be from the board of,, Services and one and that there be one` direc- tions from the " from;the"probation office. person :from Social, other Councilmembers- There were no objec gested that the committee meet as' Councilwoman deProsse.sug-'': back the first week in Februar soon as, Possible Linda report Linda Schreiber and Mel Jones fromMayor Neuhauser r would act indicatedthat as liaison and helpthe committee Manager, s -office mmittee in'any way. Councilman Selzer requested Council to direct the Cit ger, through the Department of Public Works fic signal on the intersection of Burlington and Ca City.M to shut off the tra£ stop signs in its place. City Manager Berlin co pi.01 and; put' Pose for the signal is for control when the mmented the,.Pur- developed. "super block" -, Counci tend lman Perret asked that as the public hearingmany people; as possible at - Impact Statement to be on on Preewa in the Y 518 Environmental Recreation Center. Councilwoman, deProsse reported _on the Ralston' -Creek Meeting which she attended, noting representatives from Powers -Willis .,and and Mr. Lindley spoke to things the the committee `about some of the initial y have done in the study and some of the tions they are looking priated by -the City Council-towarfor1th thosesmeasures. $100e000 aolu PPro � f Councilwoman deProsse read a statement for the (o cord re ardin the Urban Renewal Contract with Old Cafficial re- ciates claimin ille al action`on` Council -b the art of the Capitol Asso- -not rebiddin the urban revious_'Cit after the failure of the referendum in March of -1974 renewal>disoosition ro osal advice from the, Cit / seconded b Y attorney. It was moved b as Per the lrl.'7 y Vevera_to seek a declarator Y deProsse,;and Of the legality of the Old Ca Y Judgment on the tract `and 'further that the.Cititol Associates matter atel y Attorne Urban Renewal con= y take ste Y be directed to moved b Ps to pursue this action for the immedi- y Selzer and seconded by Balmer to defer Council. It was. review. It was suggested that the matter be tabled orthe tthat ter fit• be deferred to a specific time. It was moved by Selzer` -and, onded by Balmer to table action. Roll cmoved the table: Ayes: sec- t Balmer, Neuhauser, Selzer. ;Nays. motion to Perret, Vevera. Motion failed, 3/4. City `AttorneFoster' deProsse,: YHayek urged Page 4 Council Activities January.- 13, 1976. Council to-allow-time for a report from staff on possiblerami- fications.He-noted-that acting on this tonightwouldbe act ing precipitously without a staff report- tIt was moved by Balmer and seconded by Selzer that the subject be deferred until Attorney 'Hayek's`report is received. City Attorney Hayek noted a report could possibly be prepared in a week. It was moved by_' Perret and seconded by Selzer to amend the 'original motion to defer for one week (Monday). City. Manager .Berlin reminded Council that Staff is currently involved in budget,, the question of:HCDA funds and the Urban Renew closeout, and thatprioritieswould have to change if this matter has a'higher priority. It was -moved.by Foster and seconded by Selzer to:amend the amendments, ; so that the original motion would read as.follows: "To;defer;. action onthe original motion to seek a declaratory judgment to two `weeks 'from tonight, with a legal staff report on, the status of the Urban Renewal Contract and possibilities of seeking De- claratory Judgment due as soon as possible;-no-later than a week from tonight." "Motion carried, 6/1 deprosse voting "no". -Mayor Neuhauser suggested this matter be discussed in`Informal Session. City Manager Berlin reported that Ira Bolnick will not con- . tinue in a formal capacity as Youth Co-ordinator, but is inter ested'in working with the Ad Hoc Committee. He also noted it l(/ appears the City will behandling the Mayor's Youth Program p y- roll-and accounti.n and that for United Action -Youth Program e will receive a more detailed budaet, and other materials When ;this is provided, it would go to the" Ad Hoo committee and "would become the basis on which the City would consider: .the pay- ment of additional money. He noted that 'the continuance of the Newsletter is being investigated. i City Attorney John Hayek reminded Council of his letter dated 12/30/75 regarding the appointment of Angela Ryan as Assistant City<Attorne £or the Cit of Iowa Cit as recommended by the Lega Department. Mr. Hayek pointed out that a Resolution had been passed last September' authorizing the employment, and at / this time'a motion to 'approve the employment at a salary of (p $13`,000 'a year would be appropriate It was moved by.Balmer and seconded by Perret to approve the appointment. Motion.adopted,; . Selzer voting "no",. 6/1. Attorney Hayek called attention to the discussion on the sta ILUS Of Mr-- Vevera notin a rough draft of --a etition for declara tory judgment had been,prepared,- and presented, He pointed `;out/ that-Council needed to decide on two issues: (1) whether they want, to proceed to seek a "resolution in the courts; if so,:a petition of this sort would be filed and pursued. There is an option of not doing anything,` leaving it up to any citizen to challenge later which; is a viable option which he did not favor.. 4 Page 5 -: - Council Activities January 13, 1976'• (2) If Council wants to go forward and determine question raised on Januar they should dispose of bursement for 'Councilman Vevera of his counsel fees. indicated this -is -a- y 2nd.as to the r. Hay on --that Policy matter and he had: Mr. Hayek question--idayor iJeuhauser su no recommendation• next week. ggested'this be brought up Attorney Hayek pointed out that the date in the University heights "Contract had been incorrect) corrections had been made, showing Y typed and thenecessaryinstead of 1976 g the termination date as 1977 It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Selzer to adopt Resolution No. 76-11 page- Acceptingrecorded in Resolution Book 34, -;13, call: Sanitary Sewer for Business Development, Inc. Ayes: Neuhauser, Perret Roll Foster. Nays: -none. . Selzer, Vevera, Balmer, deProsse, Resolution ado ted, 7/0, It was moved by deprosse and seconded b Resolution No, -76-12, recorded Y Perret to adopt Accepting 1975 Storm in Resolution Book 34 Dave Schmitt Construction= Project; -No. l: on Gilbert ourtpage'14, Vevera - Roll call- y Court by Balmer es: Perret,,"Selzer, questioned the effect of�thister, i7euhauser.. Councilwoman deProsse ' for of Public Works Plastino`advisedtthereRalston wasnoCreek time_ , and-birec problem".this It was moved by Balmer and seconded b Resolution No. 76-13 Y Foster to adopt Setting 76-13, recorded in Resolution Book 34, page 15, Public Hearin the Park Posed Plans, and Estiinatea cost_for Road Bridge Deck Repair Project at 7:30 P. r. Janus ary 27, 1976. Roll call: Ayes: Selzer, Foster Neuhauser, Perret- 'Vevera, Balmer P7a s: none. Resolution ' deProsse, It was moved by ado ted 7 0. deProsse.and Resolution Establishin five 2-houreconded.b Perret- side of the arkin s aces onto ado t the Colle a Street b=id e. John"Wilson a the north senting-Wilson`s orcin app re able for use forPparkin Goods, noting there aresl7 s' Pre :consideration. g and requested .Council take this into did -adopt 1ay Manager Berlin -commented that in '1972, Parking policy, but noted that dete should be made to ;see if`this-action`_; is consistent with that cY Director of Public, Works Dick Plastino was ?rewith thaation cussion, explainingpoli- Policy Manual and some of the problems..',Counc for dis- It was moved b necessity for review of the it discussed the - lution to substituteethennumberngednbthe parking policy. y deprosse to amend the ,R' eso 5 is"indicated and in lieu of para ra"h 3places where the n tute!'that ei ht 2 -hour`" Paragraph .subsection ] umber the north so _ parking, 'are hereb substi-. side of the College Y established on g Street starting with the -- Page 6 Council`Activities January '13,-1976 - third meter, with spaces counting from the corner of Gilbert and College 1 and 2 designated S as the taxi zone and on the south and ide of College` Street, 5 additional spaces be After further discussion with Mr. bus depot, and Spelman, who: represents ,the Council', it was moved b Balmer to table the motion. Selzer and seconded "b Roll Perret, Selzer. Na s; call: Ayes- Balmer,,Neu a se adopted, 4/3. y Vevera, deProsse and Foster. :Motion ' It was moved by Perret and seconded by Vevera to adopt Repo- lution No: 76-14, recorded in Resolution Book 34,-,pages 16;-and call: Ayes: cal Authorizing Cancellation of University Heights Contract:' Roll Balmer, Foster, Neuhauser,'Perret, Selzer, Vevera. Nays: DeProsse. Resolution adopted, 6/1.John'Morrissey, 513 S. Van Buren,appeared with suggestions £or Council's.consi- deration_ Richard Gibson, 8 Buena Drive, fication. asked for further:clari- F _ It was moved by Foster and seconded :by Balmer that the letter from-Della''Grizel, regarding the sanitary sewer: system`.of east. Iowa City, be received and filed and{referred to the City Manager and Public -Works for report back. 1.1 tion adopted, unanimously.' r It was moved by Selzer and seconded bRes lution No. 76-10 y Perret to adoptook olu 34 .-Reso- Pprov- ing Class II Beer�SundayaSales Permit tApplion ication�forgThate 12�Deli,. 620 South Dubuque: Roll call: hAuse`r_ Perret Selzer, ' dResolution eProsse oadopted. Vevera Balmer. 7 p. / It was moved b ecutiveSession_to_aescussaUnioncull tionster to adiour_ • nedotiaed o. Foster, Neuhauser, Perret, Selzer, Vevera,:Balmer; RdeProsse,,Moyes:- cali- tion adopted, 7/0, p 9:15 P.M. Mayor.,; City Clerk