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Home My WebLink About1979-04-17 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTIONN OFCOUNCIL97AACTIVITIES APRIL e Civic Iowa City Vever idin Council reg. Councilmemberss present:thBalmer, Center. Mayor Vevera p e Erdahl, Neuhauser, Perret, Roberts+Stolfus, Hayekl,tGladvesl,oPlastino. - members present: Berlin, Helling, Council minutes tape-recorded on Reel #79-9, Side 2, 2460 -End, & Reel #79-14, Side 1, 1-501. Mayor Vevera proclaimed the week of April 15-21 as Private Property Week. City Mgr. Berlin asked for deletion of Item 3.f(2), request for closing of Ellis St. (' Clerk StDonuStanley requesteds asked for delediscussionon of Engr. memos, 3.e.(4), of Item 3.d(1), rescinding of previous traffic memos, from Consent Calendar. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted, as amended: Approval of Official Actions, reg. Council mtg., 4/3/79, 7S5f subj. to correction, as recommended by City Clerk.— Minutes of Boards & Commissions: (Broadband Telecommunications a 7 < <— it-4/4;3Planning & Zoning Comm. -4/2 & Comm. -4/3;9 -Board of Adjustme 4/5;``Riverfront Comm.-4/4;5Comm. on Community Needs -4/4; 1,Parks s�_ & Rec. Comm. 3/14;lLibrary Bd. Trustees -3/22. Permit Resolutions, Book 55, recomm. by City Clerk: RES. 79- 761 156, p. 546, APPROVING CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FOR K. DID Dell 547, APPROVINGon 76 2 Lamplighter II, 1310 Highland Ct. RES 79-157, p• CIGARETTE PERMIT. j Correspondence: C. Lane commending Council for improvements 7 6 3 to parking situation, referred to city (near. her beauty uty sal n. Memos 76 thanking Council for restoring parking from Traffic Engineer re parking meter zone in 3a0k'nlock6youtb y I Linn St. & Memos #1 thru #9 re alternate side parking, parking prohibitions, and calendar parking. Application for use of streets and public grounds: I.C.761- Jaycees, "Walk for Mankind", 5/5/79, 7 A.M. to 4 P.M., approved Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Regarding Item 3.d.(1), Don Stanley, Student Senate Pres., thanked 76 6 Council for changing the parking policies, noting disappointment that MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES 110111Cs Council Activities April 17, 1979 Page 2 Linn St. was not considered under street width criteria. Bruce Kahn, 610 Church, appeared regarding request from Office of Student Activities to close Ellis St. between River St. & Moss Court on 4/27, from 6 P.M. to midnite for an all fraternities and sororities party, which had been denied. He stated that only Moss St. would be closed for safety reasons, the party would not be on the street, hours had been shortened to 8 P.M. to midnite, & parking in the area will be discouraged. Council - members had no objections to the City Manager making arrangements with the Police and Public Works Depts. to close Moss St., but any complaints 76 , will be acted upon. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to rescind acceptance of recommendations from Traffic Engineer Brachtel on calendar parking (memo of 1/4/79) and on parking prohibitions between 8:00 A.M. & 5:00 P.M., Mon. thru Fri. (memo of 1/12/79). Motion carried unanimously, 6/0. 7 6 7�t Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to accept the recommendations of the Traffic Engineer for the following memos: Alternate Side Parking Alterations Calendar Parking Alterations 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Parking Prohibitions Alterations 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Parking Prohibitions 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Parking Prohibitions Alterations One Side Parking Prohibitions Parking Prohibition on Bowery Street Parking on Bloomington Street Parking Meter Zones in the 300 Block of Bloomington Street and the 200 Block of Linn Street/Gilbert Street Additional Parking Prohibition on Oakcrest Street from George Street to the Easterly Intersection of Oakcrest Street with Woodside Drive Memo 1111 4/16/79 769 Memo N2 4/16/79 7 5 9 Memo N3 4/16/79 7� Memo N4 4/16/79 -77/ Memo N5b 4/13/79 -7-72 Memo N6 4/13/79 —7 7_3_ Memo N7 4/13/79-7-7y Memo N8 4/13/79 �� Memo #9 4/16/79 774 Memo H10 4/16/79 -7 7 7 The Traffic Engineer is directed to implement the items in these memos as soon as possible. Motion carried unanimously, 6/0, deProsse absent. Bill Wright, 529 E. College; Jim Barfuss, 412 N. Linn; John Suchomel, 330 N. Lucas; & Kevin Gleaves appeared with comments on parking problems.. 778' Recommendation from Planning & Zoning Commission approving final amended large-scale residential dev. plan of Lots 3 & 4, Westwinds (Windshire), noted. SJAII J'�r.Ljr MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES unlliEs 777 i r Council Activities April 17, 1979 Page 3 Mayor Vevera responded to and objected to comments made in Press - Citizen article by Midge Costanza regarding Council position in the Linda Eaton case. Neuhauser reported on her committee meeting at the White House on formulation of a Rural Policy. She also met with Environ- mental Protection Agency and Housing and Urban Development representatives. Neuhauser introduced 'Municipal Ownership of Utilities' as a topic for future discussion. Balmer questioned when action would be taken to install a tornado siren in the Lincoln School area. The City Manager will investigate. 780 City Manager Berlin reported that the Iowa Department of Transpor- tation voted 5/1 to proceed with their original alignment for Freeway 518. He presented two resolutions for Council action, as follows. 781 Moved by Perret, seconded by Erdahl, to adopt RES. 79-158, Bk. 55, pp. 548-552, AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH M]HALOPOULOS, BEST STEAK HOUSE, REGARDING PERMISSION & INDEMNIFICATION FOR SIDEWALK VAULT. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. 78Z Moved by Perret, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 79-159, Bk. 55, pp. 553-556, RESCINDING RESOLUTION 79-154, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO REAL ESTATE CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE ECUMENICAL HOUSING CORP., to revise a legal description Affirmati 1 ve ro 1 call vote unanimous, 6/0 deProsse absent. 783 .v%1ao firnw i�ucf ,ta&0ro RE ea "i 04.0E -1e FyC Berlin called attention to City's receipt of the preliminary applica- tion for the Small Cities Program. Comments from Council for the final application were solicited. Asst. Mgr. Melling requested approval for attendance by Craig Minter at a 'Keep America Beautiful' meeting in Missouri, a non -ERA state. There were no objections. A letter from the Mayor supporting the program will be sent. 78y Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 79-160, Bk. 55, P. 557, ENGAGING AUDITOR, MCGLADREY, HENDRICKSON & CO., AS AUDITOR FOR YEAR ENDING 6/30/79. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/O, deProsse absent. 7 83 Moved by Per•Vet, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. 79-161, Bk. 55, pp. 558-559, AUTIIORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT TO SELL Modular Units to West Branch Community Schools. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Glaves memo, 4/17/79 noted, Council agreeing with 78 6 recommendation. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to adopt RES. 79-162, Bk. 55, pp. 560-565, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT 141TIl "A BETTER CAB COMPANY" TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED CAB SERVICE. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Wayne Draper, representing "A Better Cab Co.," noted reservations made by Johnson County Board of Supervisors. The City Mgr. agreed to work out a provision in the contract to cover calls for medical emergencies after SEATS duty hours. Roberts noted reservations, will reassess the program after the trial period. A/t#ve A4hu yk nfese 787 AE S"ec*Metdaf SE"Trs Seevicc MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOIRES �• Council Activities April 17, 1979 Page 4 I Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 79-163, Bk. 55, p. 566-567, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOYRUM STREET CONNECTION AND AUTHORIZE CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS (5/2/79), regarding Hy -Vee Store construction -South. Resolution adopted, 5/1, with the following division of vote: Ayes: Balmer, Erdahl, Neuhauser, Roberts, Vevera. Nays: Perret. Absent: iieProsse. 7,79 Moved by Perret, seconded by Balmer, that the ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 79-2941, THE SNOW EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, be considered and given first vote for passage. Motion to consider carried, 6/0. Affirma- tive roll call vote on first vote for passage, 6/0, deProsse absent. 77R9_ Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, to adjourn the meeting, 8:35 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. ROBERT A. VEVERA, MAYOR ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK j1 I MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES 140IIIES City of Iowa CI' b�... ... S A ��° DATE: April 13, 1979 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding acting manager. 790 Memorandum from Assistant City Manager regarding public housing sites. 791 Memoranda from Planning and Program Development Department a. New staff members 712- b. yZ.b. Neighborhood Site Improvement Program: Input Meetings 79 3 Memoranda from the Department of Public Works: a. Highlander Lift Station 794/ b. Parking Garage 7 95 Memorandum from the Police Chief regarding statistics and comments on March 1979 activities 7 94 Copy of letter from Hines, Pence, Day & Powers, Attorneys representing Eastern Iowa Cablevision, Inc. The City Attorney has recommended that this letter be referred to the Broadband Telecommunications Commission. 75? 7 Quarterly report for the Energy Conservation Program 7? 9 Agendas: a. Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of April 16 79;? b. Design Review Committee meeting of April 18 V00 PALS Program quarterly report, April 1, 1979. go/ IIICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES DATE: April 13, 1979 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Friday's Packet Memorandum from the City Manager regarding acting manager. 790 Memorandum from Assistant City Manager regarding public housing sites. 79 Memoranda from Planning and Program Development Department a. New staff members '792. b. Neighborhood Site Improvement Program: Input Meetings 773 Memoranda from the Department of Public Works: a. Highlander Lift Station 79 4/ b. Parking Garage 7 95' Memorandum from the Police Chief regarding statistics and cormments on March 1979 activities 7-74 Copy of letter from (lines, Pence, Day & Powers, Attorneys representing Eastern Iowa Cablevision, Inc. The City Attorney has recommended that this letter be referred to the Broadband Telecommunications Commission. 79 7 Quarterly report for the Energy Conservation Program 7 9 I Agendas: a. Planning and "Zoning Commission meeting of April 16 799 b. Design Review Committee meeting of April 18 V00 PALS Program quarterly report, April 1, 1979. go/ MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES