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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-07-08 Minutes numberedP1MUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 1975 - 7:30 P, M. Regular Sessionon The Iowa City City Council `met in' the 8th day of in the Council July, 1975 at 7:30 P.M, Chambers _at the Civic Center, Present: Brandt, Davidsen, Neuhauser. Absent:, Czarnecki and deProsse._ Mayor Pro ten Davidsen presiding. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser -that of -the f Regular Council Meeting; and that the minutes was `read thus 1f 75 Regstitue a full reading minutes for June he subject to correction.' hioti.on carried• Council approve them sub? Mayor PT eSOlL foreEmmettdEvans twouldtbetdef..erthe red for lOne on �week, Commendation f s: could not attend this meeting. because Mr. Evan a ear_c_d reQresentin$ th� ll=an_, cker RR���;a �- Inc. and presented a trans Te fooTtation_� Cab CmArky and_S_upe�c_�aberDavidsen during certain hours `of thday.- plan for Council'' -s consideration regarding-] alf- ainvidsen to �Fo_r_citizeJis_ g Manager and City Attorney requested that the City and repo rt on the; proposal. - - that_ r� 3�;v J.1v LoLiohs'1LRY�scAt theme _af npili Ito nQt�ng— he had withdrawn as-attorne thorkennelslinef.elter because of - the removal of the dog from the Iowa City' Andrea resented a statement from Arts'-ndrea concerning a ro osaI for use of the oth othe g will -be Office building_ `City Manager Ne' advised that the -City Brandt and second ed offer -"had -not been accepted and that the buildin put up for private sale. It was moved by by Neuhauser thaCithe 1`fanagernt beotionecarrieda fJohn;Harper referred to the Y appeared asrom king -if there was any vi sons stested-thatdirectlthe on fmatter the Council. Mayor -Pro tem Davidsen Sugg be set for informal discussion. 70 - that Council 14illiam ,feardon a eared requestin��--- Attorney Hayek —� �1tt_ o� Ohl's Subdivision.- CityP ro�enents -U-P-1-0- e the re lat of resent the �! cxplained'tile`agreement with' the` owners Teed tolpte improve 1975. Attorney Meardon agreed Neuhauser by October 1, It was moved by al papers before recording. rovin Prelimi- signed leg p pBrandt'to__adID t the Resolution APP--�"Davidsen, c� and seconded by n, Upon roll call Brandt, i� BLit ox—OiiLs�Sub�vinec Brandt \� auser voted 'ayes Czarnecki. and dePand seconded by Nation T (t was moved by Neuhauser-and secondeais carried 3/0. final Plat f:or Oh 's SCzarnecki. / f• to - allot_?t_thc Rc:iol Jit i.on P_CC4� ng �\ to-"IUpon roll call Uavidscn, Neuhauser, ilranclt; voted aye'. and deProsse absent. Motion carried 3/0. �J Page 2- Council Minutes July 8, 1975 It ,as moved by Neuhauser and seconded`by Brandt that the minutes OE the meetings of the Housint� Commission 6/18175 t Planning and Zonine (,ommissiOn,Stl1�Z5, Riverfront Conlmission,__+�?� —, _ 26/7,S_and_DeS -n Rev-ics�ComjnLLt_e-e- Z/2��5. Ue received and �-7 filed. Motion carried. Mayor Pro tem Davidsen advised that after informal dis- cussion on :July 3-d, Council concurred with; -:the Hou5ina_Cnm- mission recommendation of conversion of Leasing 23 H^ ro ram to ection 8;• first with S units, then 49, and up to _ —�L— units-as Ueing in the Uest interests of-the City. Con- " corning the option of City-owner/Developer for new construction of housing for the elderly, the concensus'of the Council was, that it was appropriate and the City Manager and, City Attorney and the Finance Director to look into possible ways of doing this. Mayor Pro tem Davidsen announced that this was the, time set for the Hearing on the Disposition of Property at 97 7 the 'Intersection of First .Avenue and Lower Dluscatine (three irregular parcels) There being no one present to speak for _ or against, the hearing was declared closed. Mayor Protem.Davidsen announced that this was the time 9 7 �/ set`for'the Public Hearin on Chan es in the Prater and `Sewer 2 Utility Ordinances which repeal Chapter from t 3:14 and '3.18 and establish _new chapters. The memo from `the-Finance Department was noted. The Mayor 'Pro tem outlined the alternatives con- cerning rates. Jim Kimm of-Vee..... F, Kimm, hnRineers and Planners, who completed the detailedstudyesplained_the philosophy behind Alternate- , as it, is applicable to the sewer rental rate. He advised that it is contrary to the time honored method of establishing of rate schedules, but that the Environmental Protection Agency has,stated,`that to receive with federal participation of 75% sewer construction grants funding, quantity discounts w:�_il not be acceptable, so rate schedule for sewer rental rates must comply with, their regulations. Glen miller, 923 S. Riverside Drive appeared asking for con-_ r used there is not sideration of coin 'laundry problem, as wate he sewer. Finance Director Joe Pugh noted that all put in t there are special meters for specialproblems. It was, 'moved teT by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser that Item 18b, rsity,thelenot from William Shanhousei Vice President of the University, noting that t e -wou accept Alternate A, .and are ready to renegotiate tie_ currect contract with the City, and also would assume costs in determiningits loading on the sewer system, be received and filed and made part of this public hearing: idotion carried. Page 3-Council Co ncil Minutes - July , -,Mr.-Berlin reported on the staff negotiations with University representatives, and stated that the Staff recommended that as the University would not agree to Alternate B at this time', that the water rate be -adjusted but the sewerratecontinue at 50% of the crater rate, with implementation of Schedule B a year from now. The Finance Director stated that this would not affect financing for ,revenue bonds, if"only-,a short time,. period. After discussion of alternatives, it was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser to defer the.readings of the water and sewer Ordinances until four members are present. Diotion carried. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by,Neuhauser that the ;letter from Representative Ed Mezvinskv concerning input on -basic fiscal problems facing governments for legislative hearings �" regarding- the 1975 General Revenue Sharing�egi.sl ate_ be �7� received and referred to the -City -Manager to put together a - packet of information. Motion carried. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser that the letter from Steve -Stewart. -Chamber' -of -Commerce requesting approval for "Sidewalk Days" to be 'held July 17,,1975 be approved.- Motion carried. City Attorney Hayek explained what had transpired since the hearing lastweekon the. Klinefelter dog_,- noting that it C) had.been -:removed from the kennels and _out 'of the State The::: Sheltermaster will inform authoritiesinArkansas of the nature of the dog, and charges have been filed in Magistrate Court against Kline and Jeff Larsen, an employee of the Merkel Kennels. Hayek also noted -alternatives for -Council action.' It`was --moved by Neuhauser and seconded by Brandt -to adopt the -Resolution - Ordering Destruction of the Animal Pursuant -to -the City -`Code. Upon _roll call Neuhauser and Brandt voted 'aye'- Davidsen voted 'no'-, deProsse and Czarnecki absent. -Motion did not carry as three affirmative votes are .needed `to adopt a -Reso- lution: Attorney Hayek presented the U.S. District Court decision_ In "the Nall Motors suit against the City in the Urban Renewal R-14 Project, regarding property on the northeast corner of the intersection of Washington and Van Buren Streets, and the ruling dismissed the complaint against the City. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser to give the Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code by Amending Ord. 2709-}} recquii- rng fire detectors and electricabreakers,on l circuit _breakern aL -- -- some circuits in single-family dwellings second reading. Upon roll 'ca`I I Ncuhriu31_-r, Brandt, Jlnvldaon ,voLc;d 'rnyJ', Ei.irn,,(;kf and 'del'rosse'absent. Motion earned and second reading given by Attorney Hayek. Page 4 Council Minutes July 8, 1975 City Manager Berlin noted that Item -3 in the -Ordinance Vacating Streets Rela-,ive to R-14 Urban Renewal, including Colle a"from Ca itol to-CLinton College from Clinton to Linn 'Capitol- rom llashington-to Burlington; Gap-tol—£ronl Burlington to Court; and Dubuque from Washington to Burlington "could be amended by changing the date to September 1,-1975. It was moved by Neuhauser and ,seconded by Brandt to amend the "Ordinance in Section 3; so that the date would read Sept. 1, - 1975. Potion carried; It was moved byNeuhauser-and seconded by Brandt to give the first and se_co.nd readines of the--0rdi� ?� nance as amended Upon roll call Neuhauser, Brandt, DayJidsen lJ-� voted 'aye',; Czarnecki and deProsseabsent. Motion carried and first and second readings given by Attorney Hayek. r It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser to adopt "the -Resolution Authorizing_ Execution of Contract with East Central Iowa Association of Regional Planning Commissions regardins`leasing_space in the Davis Building. Upon roll cal - Davidson,-Neuhauser,Brandt voted 'aye'; deProsse and Czarnecki absent. Motion carried 3/0. It was moved by Neuhauser and -seconded by Brandt to adopt the Resolution Accepting the Work on the 1974 Slabiackijg Pro- \ gram done by Wolf Construction._. Upon roll call Neuhauser, aS/ Brandt, Davidsen voted 'aye', Czarnecki and deProsse absent. Motion carried 3/0. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser to adopt_ the Resolution Awarding Contract for -Washington -Street Parking_ Lot to owa Road_Builders, Des�Moines- -Iowa. , Upon roll •call :.• Neuhauser, Brandt, Davidson voted 'aye' Czarnecki and deProsse absent. Motion carried 3/0. After discussion of concerns for the proposal for 'split, rate, it was moved by Brandt and seconded by Neuhauser to adopt the Resolution Setting the Rate and Regu1at19_n_f-O_r B-5.empniaz-)L y Parking Facility on Washington=Street,_ providing'_ approximately 1 28 spaces at the Capitol and Washington end of the lot at a `\ rate of 10� per hour for a maximum of five hours and the re- maining spaces would be two hours at 15¢ per hour. Upon roll call 'Brandt, Davidsen,_Neuhauser voted 'aye', Czarnecki and deProsse absent. Motion carried, 3/0. It was moved by Neuhauser and seconded by Brandt to adopt�� -the Resolution Approving the Preliminary Plat of a Subdivision_ Part 4._ Upon -roll call of Tract B of Towncrest Addition, Czarnecki and 7 Davidsen, Brandt, c:euhauser voted 'aye', deProsse absent. Motion carried 3/0. c F � - - DATE: July 3, 1975 TO: City Council FROIM: City Manager RE: Materials in Friday's Packet Staff Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Memo: ileal Berlin from Joe Pugh RE: Plewsprint Recycling Program i Letter: To Professor Kenneth Dueker from Robert R. Dykstra for 715 East College Street RE: Zoning,Variance;proposed Memo: ileal Berlin from Dennis Kraft -Build RE: Acquisition of Me Too ing LI Letter: To Mayor Ed Czarnecki from Robert B. Ogesen 1975 requesting job description C RE: Letter of April 3, Memo: Ileal Berlin from Dick Plastino C q 7 RE: Walk Lights on Burlington Street Memo: City Council from City Manager RE: Service Costs atLandfill **Resolution for destruction of Gary Klinefelter's dog-"Sinbad" Attorney's business at the will be discussed under City July 8, 1975 City Council meeting.