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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-06-12 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES JUNE 12, 1979 Iowa City Council, reg. mtg., 6/12/79, 7:30 P.M. at the Civic Center. Mayor Vevera presiding. Councilmembers present: Balmer, Erdahl (7:40 PM), Neuhauser, Ferret, Roberts, Vevera. Absent: deProsse. Staff members present: Berlin, Stolfus, Helling, Hayek. Council minutes tape-recorded on Tape 79-17, Side 1, 831-1241. Mayor Vevera proclaimed the week of June 11-16 as Tribute to John Wayne Week. City Clerk Stolfus corrected agenda Item 2.d(1), noting that the disbursements were for the month of April instead of May. City Mgr. Berlin asked for deletion of Item 2.f(5), Memo regarding motorcycle parking, until the issue is resolved. Moved by Perret, seconded by Balmer that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted, as amended: N Approval of Official Actions, reg. Council mtg., 5/29/79, subj. to correction, as recommended by City Clerk. i Minutes of Boards and Commissions: United Action Youth ll(o j Board -5/8/79; Civil Service Comm. -5/26/79. llfo 7 Permit Resolutions, Book 57, as recommended by City Clerk: RES. 79-243, p. 805, APPROVING CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE, RES. 79- 1,02 ' I 244, p. 806, ISSUANCE OF DANCING PERMIT FOR EECH, INC. dba/GABE IIIc 9 N' WALKERS, 330 E. Washington. RES. 79-245 p. 807, ISSUING '79- '80 CIGARETTE PERMITS. 1170 Motion to approve disbursements of $1,297,379.15 for April 11-71 1979, as recommended by Finance Director, subject to audit. RESOLUTION 79-246, Bk. 57, p. 808, SETTING PUBLIC HEARING 6/19/79 ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT & ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL BUSINESS STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PHASE II -A, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGR. TO PLACE PLANS, ETC. ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. I 7d, Correspondence referred to City Mgr. for reply:0 Atty. Eikleberry, request for executive session with Council re Eaton case, (at informal session Council agreed not to meet)Y'Blums' Q I17 4 Blooms, Ltd. re greenhouses. OCollege Block Partners re G /Q-��—_ citation for College Block Bldg.o Memo from Traffic Engr. reT_Ll I& passenger loading zone, 1107 Kirkwood Ct. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, deProsse and Erdahl absent. Mayor Vevera repeated the public hearing as set. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOIIIES Council Activities June 12, 1979 Page 2 Moved by Roberts, seconded by Balmer, to adopt RES. 79-247, Bk. 57, pp. 809-810, APPROVING PRELIMINARY & FINAL LARGE SCALE NON- RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR HY-VEE FOOD STORE, INC. (North 11 -7-7 Dodge/Old Dubuque Rd.) 5-7912, as approved by the P&Z Comm. There were no objections to the request to I.D.O.T. for entrance permit to 11-79 Hwy N1, for Consolidated Properties, Inc. (Hy -Vee). Upon roll call, Res. adopted, 4/1, with the following division of vote: 'Ayes: Balmer, Neuhauser, Roberts, Vevera. Nays: Perret. Absent: deProsse, Erdahl. John Suchomel, 330' N. Lucas, appeared thanking the Mayor for the proclamation on John Wayne. Councilman Erdahl arrived, 7:40 PM. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, to encourage Iowa City establishments who have American flags, to consider flying them at 1179 half-staff for one week. Motion carried. Clifford Ziskovsky, 2329 Cae Drive, and Gaylord McGrath, 2365_ Cae Drive, appeared supporting the westerly route for the 518 Bypass, noting there were many other area residents who favor this route. Tom Muller, 1350 Burry Drive, presented a petition with 200 signatures, addressed to the Council and the Dept. of Transportation, opposing the easterly alignment, favoring the westerly alignment as shown on I.C. Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Vevera announced a vacancy on the°Planning and Zoning Comm. for unexpired term ending 5/1/82, appointment to be made ato 1181 7/17/79 meeting. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to appoint Edward Zastrow, Jr., 514 Terrace Road; Tom I Immerma 405 S. Summit; and Linda Gritsch, 138 Washington Park Road, to the -Board of Librarycp 11 A Trustees for terms expiring 7/1/85. Motion carried unanimously. City Mgr. Berlin noted that Immerman was a member of a City mbargaining unit, and might have to withdraw from discussions ofn 1183 collective bargaining. This will be communicated to Immerman and the Library Board by the City Mgr. Moved by Neuhauser seconded by ` Roberts, to reappoint Neal Morris, 817 N. Linn, to the United Action c IIR� for Youth Board for one-year term expiring 6/30/80. Motion carried unanimously. The other vacancy will be readvertised along with the vacancy on the(PCommittee on Community Needs. Letter from UAY b President of Board of Directors, noted. Balmer called attention to the dumping of debris in the Ralston 11 77 Creek up from the bridge on First Avenue. Staff will check on National Resources Commission's approval, and determine if there is an obstruction to the natural watercourse, & report back to Council. If necessary, Legal staff will advise further procedure. Balmer also questioned procedure re weeds on privately owned undeveloped land. Staff will investigate any specific locations. He requested a status report on the widening of Grand Ave. because of the estimate of 11g additional costs. Erdahl welcomed Marian Karr, new Deputy City Clerk, to the )190 meeting. He noted that he would be absent the next three meetings. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES 1101NES Council Activities June 12, 1979 Page 3 Neuhauser called attention to the memo in 6/8 packet regarding Administrative Review Panel for review of parking citations instead of legal review, noting her support of this procedure. All11 91 Councilmembers favored this approach. She reported several misstatements in Dept. of Transportation Director Kassel's letter to Asst. Secretary Downey of U.S. Dept. of Transportation re Hwy. 518, and requested that the City Manager send clarification to Downey. There were no Council objections. c5ee, 14108 Erdahl read RES. 79-248, Bk. 57, p. 811, NAMING JOHN JOHNSON AND FRED BROWN OF THE SEATTLE SUPERSONICS AS HONORARY CITIZENS OF IOWA 1193 CITY. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Copies of the resolution will be sent to these individuals. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Perret, to approve the agreement for funding of dispatching services for off -hours cab IIgU service, to Johnson County for month of June. Motion carried, unanimously. The City Manager called attention to the new location of the business, Bucs Leathers, in the old Roshek's building on. II 95, College. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Roberts to approve the form of ordinance establishing a user charge system for sanitary sewers, a condition of the grant for the Corridor Sewers Project. Motion Ilq ta carried, 6/0, deProsse absent. The Ordinance will be finally adopted later. Moved by Perret, seconded by Erdahl, to adopt RES. 79-249, Bk. 57, pp. 812-816, OF NECESSITY AND SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON 1979 STREET IMPROVEMENTS, TANGLEWOOD STREET AND VENTURA AVENUE for July - 1197 3, 1979. There was agreement that Council would proceed with the project. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 79-250, Bk. 57, p. 817, DIRECTING ENGINEER AND ATTORNEY TO PREPARE PLANS, 119V SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND NOTICES FOR 1979 STREET IMPROVEMENTS, TANGLEWOOD STREET AND VENTURA AVENUE. Affirmative 11 9 9 roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Aee o F+a. V),e1-7 Moved by Balmer, seconded by Roberts, to adopt RES. 79-251, Bk. 57, pp.818-825, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH WATER 1 a o0 TANK PAINT AND REPAIR COMPANY, INC., FOR WATER TANK MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON THE ONE MILLION GALLON TANK ADJACENT TO HOME TOWN DAIRIES, as recommended by Public Works. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Erdahl, to adopt RES. 79-252, Bk. 57, pp. 826-828, APPROVING 5th AMENDMENT TO ENGINEERING AGREEMENT WITH VEENSTRA & KIMM FOR SANITARY FACILITIES PLAN, for. I a.0 1 modifications required as a result of revision of stream quality standards by IDEQ. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOIIIEs Council Activities June 12, 1979 Page 4 Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, to adopt RES. 79-253, Bk. 57, P. 829, AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SERVICE BUILDING MODULAR UNIT _1 a o a ROOF PROJECT PHASE II TO D.C. TAYLOR COMPANY for $13,370. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, that the rule requiring that ordinances must be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended, that the first and second consideration and vote be waived, and the ORDINANCE 79-2957, Bk. 15, pp, 76-78, ESTABLISHING THE CENTERLINE GRADE OF HEINZ ROAD EXTENDED FROM THE NORTH END OF la03 EXISTING PAVEMENT NORTHWESTERLY 780 FEET IN IOWA CITY (AS PART OF THE BDI SECOND ADDITION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT), be voted upon for final passage at this time. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Neuhauser, that the ordinance be finally adopted at this time. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Men.o-541ua /J/ f7Pvy- eDl _ O Moved by P 830 t, second AWARDINVPART Ad by eOFaBDIrSECONDdADDITIONR Bk. 57 SPECIAL 254 ASSESSMENT PROJECT TO CEDAR HILLS CON TRUCTION, $28,794.58; RES. 79-Q la OS 255, Bk. 57, P. 831 AWARDING PART B 0 METRO PAVERS, $41,718; andm la0(o RES. 79-256, Bk. 57, p. 832, AWARDING PARI©C TO PARKVIEW COMPANY,G) f�_ $19,265. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved y Perret ed by 57, p. 833,bAUTHORIZING eTHE dFILING EOFBAICOMMUNITY tDEVELOPMENTRES. 79-257BLOCK APPLICATIONGRANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TACT AOFU1974, INCLUDINGSALL DUNDERSTANDINGS AND iaER THE HOUSING - -- ASSURANCES CONTAINED THEREIN AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE GRANT. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved by Neuhauser, seconded by Roberts, that the ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE I, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF IOWA CITY, BY ADDING REGULATIONS FOR DANCES IN ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH HOLD BEER OR LIQUOR LICENSES be considered and given second vote for passage. Motion to consider carried, 5/1, Vevera voting 'no'. After further explanation of ramifications of this ordinance, Vevera withdrew his 'no' vote. Motion carried, 6/0, deProsse absent. Affirmative roll call vote on second vote for passage unanimous, 6/0, deProsse absent. Moved by Balmer, seconded by Perret, to adjourn the meeting, 8:10 PM. Motion carrried unanimously. ROBERT A. VEVERA, MAYOR ABBIE STOLFUS, CITY CLERK MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES TO: FROM: RE: City of Iowa C y MEMORANDUM City Council City Manager Material in Friday's Packet DATE: June 8, 1979 Letter from IDOT to City Manager regarding Freeway 518. 1 a lel A Memorandum from the Assistant City Manager regarding administrative review of parking citations. la In B Memoranda from the Department of Public Works: a. Oiling of Conklin Lane I a II b. Scott Boulevard Right -of -Way I al a c. Minutes of Ralston Creek Coordinating Committee, May 30, 1979 loll i d. Cost of Oiling Alleys_ /a / 4 e. Ralston Creek Detention Basins_ /,R / S� f. Bricks at the Service Building _/A / Memorandum from the Director of Planning and Program Development regarding revision of 5th year CDBG application funding, j A 1 Memorandum from Chairman of the Broadband Telecommunications Commission regarding ETC request for franchise., jai? Letter from Johnson County Board of Supervisors regarding ground breaking for the County Jail. 1a19 Monthly reports: a. Mayor°s Youth Employment Program, Play 1979_ la,,a n b. United Action for Youth, April 1979 I a,a l C. Willow Creek Neighborhood Center, May 1979_1 A,2 Do You Know Your Neighborhood, prepared by Rape Victim Advocacy Program Agendas: a. Resources Conservation Commission, June 12 CR a b. Design Review Committee, June 13 / Memo from Glaves re Block 64 Ramp, attached Schematic & Preliminary Design Report. —1 all I�_ MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES I10111ES City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM OAT[: June 8, 1979 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Informal Agendas and Meeting Schedule 1:30 - 5:00 P.M. VINO 1:30 P.M. - Review zoning applications 1:45 2:15 P.M. - P.M. - Council Discuss agenda, Council time and Council committee reports 2:45 P.M. - Council economic development review of FY 79 goals and objectives 3:30 4:00 P.M. - P.M. - Executive session - pending litigation Consider 3:30 4:00 P.M. - P.M, - Board appointments to United Action for Youth Board, of Library Trustees, and Committee 4:30 P.M. - and Schedule Revisions - Public Works Consider appointment to the Housing Commission on Community Needs 7:30 P.M. - Regular Council Meeting - Council Chambers June 18, 1979 1:30 - 5:00 P.M. Monda 1:30 P.M. - Review zoning applications 2:00 2:30 P.M. - P.M. - Council agenda, Council time and Council committee Ridge Road Drainage - Public reports 3:00 P.M. - Works Architectural Barrier Removal Program - Planning and Program Development 3:30 4:00 P.M. - P.M, - Spouse Abuse Program update - Planning and Program Bus Route Development 4:30 P.M. - and Schedule Revisions - Public Works Consider appointment to the Housing Commission 7:30 P.M. - Regular Council Meeting - Council Chambers PENDING ITEMS Northside Study Area Transportation Study Leaf Burning Policy Housing Code Amendments Energy Conservation Measures Use of Salt on Streets Northside Street Lighting Public Works FY 79 Budget Deficit Appointment to Planning and Zoning Commission - July 17, 1979 MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES