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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-01-07 Bd Comm. minutes:dINUTES OF A EEGULAh MEETING I0'WA`CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY- BOAhD,OF' TEUS'TEES NOVEMBER 20,_1974 LIBRARY AUDITOhIU&. Members Present: bucran,:Farber, Kirkman, Canter, Newsome, hicherson, and Trumpp Members Absent: Bywater, Downer Staff Present: Proesser.-Vestgate, 'Lelley, Burton, Carter Others Present: bruegger from the Iowa City Press Citizen Sue Young from station KXIC - Several Practicum students from the University Business: The meeting was called to order by President Buchan at 4:04 P.M. The minutes of the regular meeting, October 24, 1974 and the Special `Meeting , November 7, 1974 were accepted as printed. Newsome/Trumpp. The financial report was received and the disburse- ments were approved, hicherson/Canter. Director's heport--copy from Mrs. Eggers Presidents's Report --none. Committee Resorts: 1'he "earth Committee reported about 10 applications: Old Lusiness A. No progres, on the roof repairs B. In regard to the continuing Personnel Policies confusion ` with the City on the insurance question for permanent part time employeesMrs. Eggers will report to the Board after a meeting with Dennis Kraft. C. ;The ICPL staff is developing budget packages- that will suggest services for a certain dollar amount. A date will be set at the December board Meeting for a Special Meeting to consider the Budget before it is submitted to the City. D. regarding the building consultant --A letter inviting him to appear will be sent during the week of November 25th Op-rnuni ea ti era: - A. A letter was received from Charles Walker, formerly the Library's maintence man, and placed on file --copies were sent to 0.7. mambern of thn Bonrd. B. A letter wos rocolvedi-i=rem rear] and placed on file from nicehrd bartel, Chairman of the Johnson County board of "uervisors regarding the financial Support from the County for the ICK. - Ner. LusinPSS A. Moved by_6ewsome, seconded by Trumpp and passed that the contracts for service to other municipalities fcrm the ICPL fcr 1975 will beatthe rate of 12.00 per capita. B. A Sunday Maetinlis planned to invite the members of the City Council to tour the Library. - C, December 19th was set for the final regular meeting of the year. Comments from the Audience--none., Adjournment: the meeting adjourned at 5,45 P.M. nieherson/Canter JI, DIRECTOR'S REPORT November 21 1974 1. Personnel: 2. Financial/Budget 3. Contract Service Because of illness, Olive McKenzie will delay her departure from the library staff until approximately Jan. lst. Susan McGuire has been chosen to fill her job. Howard McKenzie will be replacing Dewey McGuire as head library aide Dec. 1st.' The City Administration has questioned our policy of giving benefits to library aides who work 29 hrs. week or more. I - ask the Board to re-examine and re -affirm their policy on this. We are 83 1/3% through the year as of Nov. 1, 19-74 with total_ expenditures -just under 80%. Farber, Newsome, Richerson and myself appeared at the Nov. 4th work session of the Council'. -to -defend our 1975 (6 mo.) budget request It was approved without change at the formal session that day. I recommend that the Board react positively and immediately to the Mayor's request that the Council be given an overall review of library operations before the final hearing of the library's 19,75-76 budget request. The City has decided not to close their books at the end of calendar 1974. Our 1975 six month budget 'amounts will be added on and will become a continuous -18 mo. period with no adjustments needed until June 1975. Positive response to our request for in- creased fees for the Jan 1 June 30, 1975 period have been received from all 3 con- tract areas although the contracts from North Liberty and Lone Tree have not yet been returned. Contracts for the 1975-76 period must o out soon. I recommend continuing the 52.00 per capita fee and using new census figures if possible. 4. Services: 5. Equipment & Buildine: The library is negotiating with IRS and ISPIRG to provide tax counseling by IRS trained volunteers at the library durine regularly scheduled periods from Jan. 1, 1975 til April 15, 1975. I recommend that sunday hours beginning Jan. 1, 1975 be 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Both staff andusers seem to prefer - these hours to the former 2-6 P.M. The library has been receiving good publicity lately from the new radio station KRNA and a direct response to these announcements are being felt especially telephone reference service. A new structure for "paging" service and the re -shelving of library materials was instituted on Monday Nov. 18. The system allows for more efficient use of the library aides hours of service; for quicker shelving of new books and for better "policing" of the public service areas. Each library aide must sort, inspect, stamp and re -shelve an average of 53 items per hour in order' to. keep up with the library's volumne of use. This average does not allow forthehundreds of other miscellaneous tasks required of them -mail duty, search- ing reserves, locking up at night, staff meetings, "shifting" books, fill- ing magazine requests, etc., etc. The new shelving is here.and will be installed early in December in the North Reading Room. The -new -arrange- ment will necessitate the shifting of almost the entire adult collection during December. The new periodical shelving is in place and the "new books -have -been returned to the South---- -= Reading Room. - I am still waiting for memos from the City Staff about roof repairs and the OSTIA required exi.ts:.. Johnson Service Co. of Cedar Rapids has -callib:.: _ _ .11 thermostats ,re- paired the air distribution system (which I discovered had not functioned for over 2 years) and replaced pneumatic A tEPOF �� I ..• X11 �I:li'ji'7Y6.r -, - Tentative Agenda : • Planning and Zoning Commission Iowa City, Iowa January 6f 1975 -- 4:00 p.m. Dept. of Comm. Development Conference Room A. Call to Order by Chairman _ B. Roll Call C. Approval of Minutes ' 1. Meeting of December 12, 1974 D. Zoning Items: 1. Z-7428. Rezoning of portion of Block 83, C2 to CB. Required for implementation of R-14 Urban Renewal plan. Council referral: 12/12/74. 2. Z-7429. Consideration of rezoning of East-40:'--of Lot 3 and all of Lot 4 in Block 44, Original Town, R3B to C2. E. Discussion I`_emso 1. Z-7426. Rezoning oftracton east side of First Avenue, north of American Legion Road, CH to C2. Requested by John ,and Marian Lee and by Harding Construction Company. Date filed: 11/26/74. 45-day limitation: waived. 2. V-7408. Closing of _Madison Street between Washington Street and Iowa Avenue. Requested by University of Iowa. Council referral: 10/17/74. 3. C-7405. Objections to prohibited and non-conforming signs in sign ordinance. Council referral: 11/6/74. 4.- P-7410. Proposed ordinance creating a Mobile Home Residential Zone (RMH)..._ F. Adjournment. Regular meeting -- January 9, 1975. STAFF REPORT • Planning &- Zoning Commission January 9, '1975 SUBJECT: Z-7428. Rezoning of the south Portion of Block 83 of the Original Town of Iowa City bounded Buli and Clinton Streets from a C2 commercialbzonertonatonCBrCentrall Business Zone; Council referral: 12/12/74, STAFF ANALYSIS: To be consistent with an approximate 10 'block area to the north and east currently - requested consideration_ be given zoned CB, the Council has the shalf- block CB. The subject half-blocktisrezoning located withinbaetwo-block area proposed for the construction of an enclosed shopping mall in accordance with the R-14 Urban Renewal Redevelopment Contract. There is no particular advantage to rezoning the subject -half - block to a zone which has the same site and structural requirements except for one notable exception -- height. In the CB Zone, buildings shall not exceed 15 stories or 170. feet and in the C2 Zone, buildings shall"not exceed three stories or 45 feet. According to the Contract plans, said proposed mall, excluding a high rise apartment or office tower in -a Portion of the structure outside the half -block area, would beapproximately53 feet high at the third level parking deck or approximately 58 the, top of a sunlight appurtenance. feet high at STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Aspartof the original Urban Renewal Loan and Grant Appli- cation, the Urban Renewal Plan The Plan was approved broposed CB zoning for this area. my the CoComission in 1967 and the CB zoning was recommended for approval by_the =Commission on October 11, 1973. The staff, therefore, recommends reaffiraation be given to rezoning the subject half -block to a CB Zone. STAFF REPORT Planning & Zoning Commission January 9, 1975 SUBJECT: - Z -7429. -,Rezoning of the East 40 feet of Lot 3 and all of Lot 4 in Block 44 of the Original Town of Iowa City from an R3B Zone to a C2 Commercial Zone. STAFF The subject lots are located ANALYSIS: within the same block in which the Civic Center is located. An existing church is located on Lot 4 and an apartment house which was purchased and razed by :the:City for parking purposes was located on the East 40 feet of Lot 3 A church is permitted in any zone according to the Additional Regulations of Section 8.10.19 of the Zoning Code, and since the church was constructed prior to 1962, it is exempt from the requirements otherwise applicable in the zone in which it is located. A "commercial" parking lot, however, is permitted only in a C or M District. The`Civic Center parking lot, as an accessory parking facility to the Civic Center only, would be permitted in an R3B Zone. But, as a parking lot for public use subject to the required parking fee, it also functions as a commercial parking • lot. Although perhaps it could be substantiated that a municipal body -is -exempt from the very requirements, it adopts and enforces, it is in practice poor policy. If the lots were zoned C2, as is the remaining portion of the block, zoning continuity would be established and -an-existing nonconformity eliminated. STAFF _ It is the staff's recommen- - RECOMMENDATION: dation the subject lots be -rezoned-to a C2 Zone. STAFF A C2 Zone is intended for general COMMENT- commercial development as around the central business district,but consideration should be given to establishing a more compatible commercial zone adjoining residential areas to avoid conflicts. --Perhaps ,best suited to 'accomplish this objective, the newly.created CO Commercial Office Zone should eventually be established on the commercial fringes such as on the subject block. ■'s�l