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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-10-21 Minutes numberedCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 21, 1975 7:30 P.M. The Iowa City City Council met in Regular Session on the 21st day of October, 1975, at 7:30 P.M. -in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center. Present:Czarnecki, Davidsen,.deProsse, Neuhauser. 'Absent: Brandt.- Mayor Czarnecki presiding. It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Neuhauser to con- sider the amount read thus far to be a full reading and to approve the minutes of the Official Actions of the Council meet- ing -of October 7, 1975, subject tocorrection.< Motion carried, 4/0. Hayor Czarnecki proclaimed Friday October 24, 1975, as United Nations Day and noted the local Chapter of U.N. is very active. Max Yocum, purchaser of three houses in the Urban Renewal /J Area appeared concerning procedure ==It was moved by deProsse: and 'seconded `by Neuhauser- that -the -Council agreed to enter into agreement to sell properties at 122 East Court, 120 E. Court, 339 South Capitol, 12 West Court,and 7 West` Burlington, subject to compliance with necessary conditions determined by the City Manager and to authorize publication `of`the Notice of Intent. Motion carried, 3/0/1,' Brandt absent, Davidsen abstaining. It was -moved -by Neuhauser, and seconded by:Davidsen that the minutesof the meetings of Board of Adiustment,`10/1/75; Airport Commission 9/18/75: Riverfront Commission,- 9/29/75;r /.5a9r r Design Review Committee, 10/8/75; and Librarv'Board of Trustees,'/�30 9/25/75, be received and -filed: Motion carried, 4/OT jam/ /.6. / It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Neuhauser'to-set ' - a Public Hearing on an Ordinance to Amend the Subdivision Code by establishing the angle of -intersection -between the -side dines of lots and straight street' lines' and by repealing Sec- tion_9,5� 5A.4i of the Subdivision Code, ,for November 4th. Motion carried, -4/0. It was"moved by Neuhauser and seconded by deProsse to _�* a p+,t,l;c Hearing for November `4th, on an Ordinance to Amend tt,e eon ng Code by establishing provisions for non conformir1 uses and by repealing Sections.8.10.3.56, 8c10.5C,;8.10.5D, -_ 8.10.21E and 8.10.24C of`said- chapter:_This would allow a building occupied by a non -conforming use to be remodeled and/ or converted to another non -conforming use or conforming use though the building may be in noncompliance with the height, yard, and area regulations of the Code. Motion carried, 4/0. Page 2 Council Activities October 21,-1975 Public Hearing was held on the rezoning of the Plum Grove./5 Acres tract of land_, a triangular tract On .the west siae Of xighway_1, east of Westinghouse and north of I-S0. Attorney Ed Lucas and Bruce Glasgow appeared representing Plum Grove Acres, objecting to the co zone recommendation from the Planning and Zoning ,Commission, __-Dr. _Cgesen,'Chairman of Planning and !, Zoning, presented the Commission's philosophy behind their recommendation. The Mayor then declared the puk,lic hearing closed. The Mayor noted the following vacancies on Boards and _ Commissions: (1) one on Parks-and =Recreation Commission for November 18th, expiring January 1, 1976, (2) under the, new , Regional Planning Bylaws,there is an addition of an Iowa City citizen representative to citizens Advisory Committee of as the term of Allen Vestal on the Regional Planning, (3) Regional Planning Commission has expired,: Council will review- _that vacancy. (4) correspondence from Robert Plumb, resigning from theRiyerfront'Commission, unexpired term--to December 1977. ' Mayor Czarnecki pointed out that the tax appeal on the ' property.tax has been -upheld, so Iowa City's residentialtaxeswill., not be increased. He also advised that application for 100 units of new Housing .for the the_City's" ly had ;been rejected by HUD. City, Manager Berlin stated Elder that Elderly reason was that they did not feel that the rent indicated in the -application was definite enough, and -the Staff-did not agree with that reasoning, and the_matter,could be discussed with Representative Mezvinsky at Monday's meeting. The Mayor stated that the Council` should -pursue whatever appeals they could. It was moved by Neuhauser and seconded by Davidsen to re, ceive and file the Johnson County Regional Planning Commission !�� P Articles of Agreement and Bylaws and authorize the Mayor's -:signature on the Articles of.Agreement. Motion carried, 4/0. City Attorney John Hayek explained the reouest from Phi_1 S elman to amend his lease to'Allow 'a Western Union tele- printer-to be added in conjunction with:the_use-of t e ded- / 9 _was moved by Neuhauser• ing for a and seconded Bus Depot. It by dorosse to authorize installation of the western union teleprinter in the Bus Depot. Motion carried,`4/0. •". The City Attorney, also reported on the matter o.F the City'•s buying a v4tind list to have available at the Public Library'- and recommended against it. He-also commented,on_the late 7 filing by several Council candidates under. the new Campaign 3.. Page 3 Council Activities October 21, 1975 _ Finance: ordinance of the City, noting that there was no evi- dence of intentional violations,and he would not file charges on those late filings. He requested an executive session to discuss litigation, at -the next convenient Council meeting. Council decided to add it to the October 23rd meeting: Mayor Czarnecki questioned when the Landlord -Tenant Ordi- i nance would be discussed. Attorney Hayek advised that a draft �s of the ordinance and rules would go out in this _Friday's packet. -Also beingdistributed then would be the report on the Design, =Review Committee review of development in Iowa City_and-Aut ority of the Council 'to_adopt a moratorium ,on building and development,. Mayor Czarnecki noted that the discussion listed for the October 30th meeting would.be postponed until after the election, and the City Manager stated that in its.=stead, the Landlord - Tenant Ordinance could be'discussed ` It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Davidsen to defer, the Resolution Accepting the Work on -the -1974 -Sidewalk -Improve- ments and Directin the Engineer to Prepare -Final Assessments. Motion carried, 4 0. - It was moved by Neuhauser and seconded`by Davidsen to adopt_ Resolution 75-379, recorded in Resolution Book 33, page 1101- Accepting 10, Accepting the Work on the Washington -Street Parking Lot Project done by.Iowa Road Builders Inc. Roll call: Ayes: Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse, Neuhauser. Absent: Brandt. Resolution adopted, 4/0. It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Neuhauser to -adopt Resolution 75-380, recorded in Resolution Book/33, page -111. Accepting the Work on the Lower -Park Road Improvement Proiect done by Metro Pavers Roll call: Ayes:- Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse, Neuhauser. Absent: Brandt.- Resolution adopted, 4/0. It was moved by deProsse and seconded--by-Neuhauser--to receive -and file the letters from Mary.Otting and Jeanette Delozier regarding elderly citizens transportation. Motion carried,4/0 =-, It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Neuhauser to re- ceive and file the petition from Lois Crane, 930 Talwrn Court' and other residents, regarding routing of the`Wardway bus and to refer it -.to --the City -Manager and Transit Department for investigation. Motion carried, 4/0. y o owa i. y VV!