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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-21 Transcription#2 Page 1 ITEM 2 OUTSTANDING STUDENT CITIZEN AWARD - Longfellow Elementary Nathan Giglierano, Ian Stewart, Lauren Pfab Lehman: Item number 2 are Outstanding Student Citizenship Awards. I have a little problem with my voice tonight, but we're going to work on this. So if the students from Longfellow Elementary would come forward. I might need a little help tonight so Irvin would you give me a hand? I have always made a big deal about how proud parents and how proud teachers and especially how proud grandparents are. And tonight we have a real grandparent whose granddaughter is going to receive this award. So what I'd like you folks to do...I'm going to have you read why you were nominated and then Mr. Pfab is going to read what the proclamation says. And if he doesn't give his granddaughter ahug I'm going to do it for him. lan Stewart: Second of all I would really like to thank the City Council and the fifth. and sixth grade teachers at Longfellow for honoring me with this award. First of all I would like to thank those people who have lit and continuously stoke my concern for the world: my parents, their parents and my friends of all ages. When my inspiring teacher, Mrs. Jackson, excuses me from class to help my friend's mother Julie Castle serve free lunch at the Wesley Center I know I live in a community of caring people. So many of us here realize that it's important to look outside of our own little box and think and care about others in this world. If everybody who could would help like me giving most of my allowance to Heffer International each year which provides farm animals to people in need all over the globe. Even if it was something small like giving up Halloween candy to collect money for UNICEF which more and more of my friends are also doing it would make a real difference. It doesn't even take a genius to realize what Einstein once said, "A person starts to live when he can live outside himself." Thanks again. Nathan Giglierano: Hi. I'm Nathan Giglierano. When I learned that I was going to receive a Citizenship Award I began to think about what citizenship means to me. I'm a citizen of my home, my school, my community, my country and the world. Being a good citizen means that I must think of more than my own needs making sacrifices and choices that are not always popular. I want to talk to you about what I feel is the most important thing that I do to contribute to making the world a better place. Two years ago three of my friends and I started a club to help people in need. We call our group Money Offing Effort - Money freely given, Offering of time and talents, Effort because nothing worthwhile comes without effort. Our projects have included This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #2 Page 2 collecting a barrel of vitamins to improve the nutrition of the people in Haiti where one in five children die from malnutrition, diphtheria and diarrhea. We also collected over $300 to help disaster relief in El Salvador. Last summer we focused on our own community raising $I25 for the Crisis Center food bank. Our most recent project and also our most spectacular was to raise money to buy goats for the poorest village in the western hemisphere - the island of Gunavey off the coast of Haiti where the annual income is only $60 a year. It's been an amazing project. We raised $3,720 enough to buy 31 goats. And as these goats multiply it will have a huge impact on the quality of life there, aside from our fundraising efforts we also do work projects to help people in need. I believe that if we are respectful of the world and its inhabitants, always being careful to give more than we take, bit by bit we'll make the world a better place. Thank you. Champion: Wow. Lauren Pfab: Hi. My name is Lauren Marie Pfab. I'm 11 years old. I've always lived here in Iowa City. I feel that I help in the community in a variety of places and ways. One of the places that I help others is at school. I've been a member of the patrol program for two years. I'm also a class representative for student council. I also help with the peer assistant leader program. PALS help people with conflicts. At school there is an afler school program, it is called KEY. KEY stands for Kids Enjoying Youth and at KEY there is a club for 5th and 6th graders. In our club we help our school by doing different jobs that need to be done. Every other Sunday I go to church at the River. There are people that have disabilities. I have a good conversation with them while I help them. It shows that many people with disabilities are not different from me, you and I. In the summer I'm going to take a babysitting course. I also help clean my neighborhood and recycle on my own. Thank you. Pfab: What does the certificate say? It says, "For their outstanding qualities of leadership within Longfellow Elementary as well as the community, and for their sense of responsibility and helpfulness to others we recognize them as an Outstanding Citizen Group. Your community is proud of you. Presented by the Iowa City City Council. January 2003. Ernest W. Mayor...Lehman. Lehman: Alright, Irvin, it's time for the hug. Alright. Thank you. Thank you folks very, very much. you know the church that I go to and I'm sure many other churches have children sermons before the regular sermon and I don't know about you folks, but many times I learn more there than I do at the regular one. And I think maybe tonight we may have learned more so far in this meeting than we may learn the rest of the meeting. Thank you. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #2 Page 3 Champion: I'd just like to point out that these top students come from one of the best elementary schools in Iowa City. O'Donnell: How can you argue that? Champion: That's where the Champion kids went. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #3 Page 4 ITEM 3 MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION a. Women's Right to Choose Day - January 22 Lehman: Next item...excuse me...mayor's proclamation. Dee Vanderhoef will read that. Vanderhoef: (Reads proclamation). Karr: Here to accept is Karen Kubby, Executive Director, Emma Goldman Clinic. Karen Kubby: Mayor, City Council thank you for this proclamation. It's always nice to be back at Harvat Hall. It's always refreshing to know that we live in a community that's interested and willing to continue to have conversations that are not always easy about gender equity and certainly reproductive freedoms is a very intensely personal issue as well as very intensely political issue that we will probably continue to have conversations about throughout the eons. We do want to invite people who are supportive to come to our celebration of the BOth anniversary of Roe tomorrow night, January 22 from 6-9 at the second floor ballroom of the IMU. And this week as the Governor was asking our Interim President, Sandy Boyd to start having conversations about the importance of the non-profit sector it really made me start thinking about homegrown non-profits like the Emma Goldman Clinic and its impact on our town down relationships and on our economy in eastern Iowa and it made me really start counting up all parts of that town down relationship that we have combining the public sector, the private sector as well as the non-profit sector. And when I think about the practicum and internships that the Emma Goldman Clinic provides so that we can continue this conversation about reproductive rights through the school of social work, the college of nursing, women's studies department as well as the direct training in medical procedures with thc medical school. It's exciting to be in Iowa City as always and hope that we maintain these rights for the indefinite future. Thank you so much. Lehman: Thank you Karen. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #4 Page 5 ITEM 4 CONSIER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR AMENDED. Lehman: (Reads item). Champion: Move adoption withdrawing 4f(2). O'DonnelI: Second. Lehman: Moved by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion? Kanner: Yeah we got quite a few letters from the dog advocates. Champion: A lot. Kanner: And we're going to continue to look at that in some form or another I think. Lehman: Any others? O'Donnell: (Can't hear). Lehman: Any other discussion? Kart: Mr. Mayor just to clarify we're deleting that item and deferring it till February 4th. Champion: That was in my motion. Lehman: Correct. Roll call. (Motion carries). This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #5 Page 6 ITEM 5 PUBLIC DISCUSSION Lehman: Item number 5 is public discussion. This is the time that is reserved on the agenda for items that do not otherwise appear on the agenda. If you wish to address the Council please sign in, give your name and address and limit your comments to five minutes or less. Charity Rowley: My name is Charity Rowley. I'm a member of the Senior Center Commission and I'm here to bring you up to date on our process for dealing with our budget situation as well as the other things we considered at the meeting last Tuesday and this Tuesday. We are in the process of adopting a formal proposal to go to our advisory committees - our participation committee and our volunteer committees - to have comments on, to come back to us, to go to the general population at the Senior Center, and to come back to us. And in the process to come to the City Council to the City Manger and finally...let me just get the dates on this...we have a whole calendar...it will come back to us for the final presentation to the Board of Supervisors and to the City Council on Mamh 19th or thereabouts meeting. And we will begin to implement the program hopefully in July 1st. today we worked on what kinds of ways we could deal with the shortfall of 9% from this County of our budget - 9% of our budget. And we voted at this point to have a membership fee both for those people who live within the areas that were supported by tax money and those.., and more for those people who live outside the area supported by tax money. As I said this is still in process. We are waiting for Heritage again to find out...to agree with them what belongs to us and what belongs to them that's in the kitchen facilities. We...we'll be doing more after hour meetings as we reach out into community. We have a catalog coming out. It will be in the mail by the first of February from the Center for Learning in Retirement with many interesting courses. One of them I'm interested in is Memoir writing. But we spent the major part of our meetings this Tuesday and last Tuesday on this proposal on how we will deal with the shortfall. Any questions? Champion: Thank you Charity. I think the Council would probably like to have a copy of brochure that you are going to design on your classes. Rowley: I didn't have it tonight, but we'll have it sent to you. Champion: Thank you. Rowley: Anything else? Lehman: Thank you. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #5 Page 7 Rowley: Thank you. Chris Arch: Hello Mr. Mayor and Council. My name is Chris Arch and I'm here representing a group of several individuals who wanted to protest your proclamation that you just made. Actually I was hoping that Karen would hang around because I'd like to have that type of discussion that she was asking for. (Read statement). This is written by Michael Mallie. It is signed by myself, Reverend Christopher C. Arch. I'm pastor of Good News Bible Church. It's signed by Rev. Gary Miller, Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church. It's signed by Rev. Royce Phillips. It's signed by Rev. John C. White, Pastor of New Life Community Church. It's signed by the Rev. Dr. John Wiers, Pastor of Hope Evangelical Church. It's signed by Rev. Marv Feigenspan, Pastor of Living Word Christian Fellowship. It's signed by Rev. Brad Sherman, Pastor of Solid Rock Christian Church. It's signed by Rev. Gene Lutzer, Pastor of the Journey Church. It's signed by the Rev. Craig Holmes, Pastor of the River Community Church. And it's also signed by Rev. Brooks Simpson, Pastor of Grace Community Church. Thank you. Lehman: Thank you. Kanner: Where is your church located? Arch: The Good News Bible Church is located...where we meet on Sundays is the Johnson County 4-H Fairground building. Karmer: Are you a resident of Iowa City? Arch: I most certainly am. Thank you. Lehman: Thank you. Karr: Do you wish to make that part of the record, Sir? Arch: Absolutely. Karr: Okay. Is there a motion? Pfab: So moved. O'Donnell: Second. Lehman: A motion by Pfab, seconded by O'Donnell to accept correspondence. All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Champion: Ernie, this might a good time to explain to the public how it's decided what proclamations are given. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #5 Page 8 Lehman: I don't know that there is a particular procedure. We are asked to make numerous proclamations in this point in my time as Mayor I have refused to do two or three proclamations that were relative to issues that were...where there were competitive businesses that would give one business a competitive edge over another. But we get a lot of requests and by and large we honor those requests. But there is no particular formula. Patricia Santangelo: I'm Patty Santangelo and this month I'm representing the Johnson County Homeless Coalition Board. This month we are advocating the economic development strategy of the housing development of affordable housing in Iowa City. (Read statement). Lehman: Thank you. Do we have a motion to accept correspondence? O'Donnell: So moved. Pfab: Second. Lehman: Moved by O'Dmmell, seconded by Pfab. All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Jerry Hansen: I know in economic times like we have and in budget times like we have it gets increasingly more difficult to make decisions about your capital improvement projects. But I'd just like to speak tonight about several of them that have been installed. And I'd like to say thank you for the Highway 6 green projects in the southeast side of town - the trail system that's gone in. And just to tell you that it's been very well received and much appreciated by our community. So thank you. Lehman: Thank you, Jerry. Pfab: We don't get many nice thank yous like that Jerry. So we really appreciate it. Lehman: Any other public discussion? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #6b Page 9 ITEM 6b PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS Consider an ordinance vacating portions of Madison Street, Davenport Street, and Bloomington Street rights-of-way. Lehman: (Reads item). This is first consideration. Champion: Move first consideration. Pfab: Second. Lehman: Moved by Champion. Seconded by Pfab. Discussion? Just for the public's information this is pursuant to an agreement with the University for the purchase of the old water plant. Roll call. Champion: Speaking of the water plant. When's the new one going to open? O'Donnell: April. Champion: April? O'Donnell: I think. Atkins: If all goes well. Champion: Okay. Lehman: Roll call. The motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #6e Page 10 ITEM 6e PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS e. Consider an ordinance vacating the east-to west alley in Block 27 of the Original Town Plat, located between Market and Bloomington Street west of Dodge Street. Lehman: (Reads item). This is second consideration. Champion: Move second consideration. O'Donnell: Second. Lehman: Moved by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion? Kanner: Have we heard any new offers? Lehman: I don't think that we will hear a new offer until we have the public hearing at which time we'll let them know that the offer that they have made is not acceptable. Karmer: You never know they might want to speed things up a little bit. Lehman: Yeah, but I think probably they will do it at...during the hearing. There as not been an offer that I'm aware of. Holecek: Not to my knowledge. Lehman: Nor will it be expected. Alright. Any other discussion? Roll call. Motion carries 5-2, Kanner and Pfab voting in the negative. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #7 Page 11 ITEM 7 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA RIVER DAM RENOVATION PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS. a. PUBLIC HEARING Lehman: (Reads item). This is a public hearing. Public hearing is open and prior to any comment Dee you pointed out something to us just before the meeting that needs to be clarified. Vanderhoef: The comment includes the funding sources of $130,000 from the Iowa DNR and... Kan': Do you have your mic on? Lehman: Your mic. Karr: Your mic. Vanderhoef: $70,000 from Coralville and the remaining from water revenues. The remaining is not all from water revenues. There will GO bonding done by the City of Iowa City for the trail components of that project. Lehman: Okay. Public hearing is open. Kanner: When we list. Lehman: I'm sorry. Public hearing is closed. b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING Lehman: Do we have a motion to consider the resolution? Vanderhoef: Move the resolution. Pfab: Second. Lehman: Moved by Vanderhoef, seconded by Pfab. Now discussion. Kanner: When we have the plans, do we list the funding sources in those plans? Atkins: Generally we do. We certainly can make it available to folks. That was just simply an error on our part. We can spell it out in detail if This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #7 Page 12 folks want to come in and examine the plans. Normally Marian aren't they kept in your office? I'll see that a memo is put there with the financing of it. Karmer: Okay. Thank you. Lehman: I would just point out that this is reconstruction of the Iowa River dam located next to the Iowa River Power in Coralville. That dam is necessary to ensure the water supply for our new water treatment plant which is going on-line hopefully in April. But this is hopefully about the last component I believe for that project. Atkins: It's the last major piece. Lehman: Right. Atkins: Yeah. Lehman: So it is a necessary rebuild. Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #8b Page 13 ITEM 8b A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND QWEST FOR USE OF IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY SPACE IN THE FIRST FLOOR ALCOVE FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE PEDESTAL IN ACCORDANCE HEREWITH. b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING Pfab: Move the resolution. Lehman: Moved by Pfab. Champion: Second. Lehman: Seconded by Champion. Discussion? Vanderhoef: It might be noted that this is for a center for the communication of telephone lines. It is not for phones for UNI to use within the library. It is something that had been outside of the building for a number of years and it's being incorporated into the building. And they don't have to move it which is saving considerable number of dollars for the phone company and creating some dollars for the City General Fund. Lehman: Does that go to the General Fund? Champion: No, library... Atkins: Yes. Lehman: It goes to the library. Champion: Oh, it goes to the general fund? Lehman: That's $19,000 for five years. Atkins: Yes. Lehman: That is a, if I understand that at least correctly, that is a one time payment. Atkins: Yes. Vanderhoefi But then the rent after that is $3,505 annually. Lehman: Yeah, but the first five years are $19,000. Vanderhoef: Uh-huh. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #8b Page 14 Lehman: Okay. Kanner: No, no, no. It's a one time. Champion: Yeah. Lehman: That's for the first five year lease. Vanderhoef: That's for installation and part of the building. O'Donnell: Are you talking $19,000 total? Lehman: $19,000 for the first five years. After that it's renewable. O'Donnell: Okay. Kanner: There's a rental payment after five years for the next lease? Lehman: Yeah it has to be renewed. Atkins: I'm sorry folks. I don't recall. I'd have to puli it up. Vanderhoef: Okay... Kanner: My interpretation it was a one time fee that's it. But... Vanderhoefi Qwest agrees to pay a one-time fee of $3,505 construction costs associated with relocating the telecommunication equipment bank into the... Atkins: That's the construction component. Vanderhoefi Uh-huh. Atkins: To allow the building to be built they must pay that. They also must pay the... Vanderhoef: $19,000. Atkins: ...the architectural design component and I understood it to be a one- time $19,000 plus payment to us for that space. Lehman: But it also says that's it's automatically renewable and the renewal I would assume it will involve to reap the payment of money. Atkins: Yes. Holecek: That's correct. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #8b Page 15 Atkins: That's what I understand. Lehman: Unless of course either party chooses not to renew it. Atkins: Yes. Lehman: I think it also says that. Holecek: Or to renegotiate pending potential termination. Lehman: Right. Okay. Did I close the public hearing? Karr: Yes you did when you took a motion. You have a motion - P fab/Champion. Lehman: Oh, we need more discussion. No we don't. Is there any other discussion? O'Donnell: We need to vote, Ernie. Lehman: Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #10 Page I6 ITEM 10 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES," CHAPTER 5, "PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTION," TO AMEND THE PROHIBITION ON SERVING TWO (2) SERVINGS OF ANY ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, WIN, OR BEER AT ANY ONE TIME TO ANY ONE PERSON TO SERVING TWO (2) "CONTAINERS" OF ANY ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, WINE, OR BEER AT ANY ONE TIME TO ANY ONE PERSON AND TO DELETE THE EXCEPTION FOR "PRIVATE EVENTS." Lehman: (Reads item). This is second consideration. Vanderhoef: Move second consideration. Lehman: Moved by Vanderhoef. Wilburn: Second. Lehman: Seconded by Wilbum. Discussion? O'Donnell: Well I did not support this ordinance. And I think soon we'll be asked to describe the definition of the allusive container. And I...in an attempt to clear up wording I will support it this time. Lehman: Other discussion? Champion: Ditto. Lehman: Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #11 Page 17 ITEM 11 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISTION OF PROPERTY LOCALLY KNOWN AS 426 BAYARD STREET, WHICH 1S A PUBLIC NUISANCE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ABATING THE NUISANCE. Lehman: (Reads item). O'Donnell: So moved. P fab: Moved... second. Lehman: Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by Pfab. Discussion? Pfab: I think somebody. Holecek: If I may Mr. Mayor we...this was deferred from the last meeting to allow persons the opportunity to be heard on this matter prior to Council taking action to potentially acquire the property. Lehman: Okay. H.D. Hoover: I'm H.D. Hoover. I live at 435 Bayard Street, directly across the street from this. I don't think I need to tell any of you about the quality of the property. I have a question though and that deals with does this in fact include both lots because there is a lot that has a garage on it that is in every bit as bad as repair as the house. O'Donnell: It was my understanding H.D. that is was the entire property. Hoover: Okay. Yeah. I just wanted to make sure that's the case that that's what it is because obviously anything that can have been done in the last 7 ½ years that I've lived across the street from it legally to keep this from happening has been done and I just want to make sure there's not another option for the people involved to delay this another 7 ½ years. So thank you very much. Lehman: We're doing that tonight. Pfab: You're not very optimistic. Kanner: Excuse me, can I ask you a question? Hoover: Yeah. Kanner: We got a call from...or I got a call and some others got a call from the ownership group that has possession. He made the claim that work This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #11 Page 18 has been going on in the last two years where they had control of the property. Have you noticed any of that? Hoover: Well yeah I have. Lots of it. It's work that's been involved every time the City says that something has to be done. I actually have some pictures of it ! occasionally take. It's a waste of film. But first of all what they did was put tar paper on the roof because initially it had a tarp for five years over the roof. They took the tarp down, put tar paper on. There was tar paper on the roof for about a year and it all blew off. Then when the City said again you had to do this which included putting new soffets in and the have never been any soffet work done at all. What was done then is they hired - I have no idea where these people were coming from ~ but they hire people, come in and put new roofing over rotten wood. There's no soffets. So the roof was put on simply to deal with this thing so that they say that they're making progress. But all the wood underneath is rotten. None of the soffets have been touched. So it is my opinion that every time the City brings this up or someone in the City says you need to do this somebody hires somebody for whatever they can hire them from to come in and appear to be doing work. And frankly 1 was watching the last two days expecting to see work being done over there. Lehman: We have what has occurred there since March 1997 very well documented along with pictures and all of the Council is privy to what that situation is. Hoover: I knew you were, but I'm worried about this other piece of property though. So thank you very much. Lehman: Thank you. Pfab: Thank you. Linda Dellsperger: My name is Linda Dellsperger and I live at 227 Magowan Ave which is kiddy comer from this property and I think most of these complaints that are listed on these sheets were called in by myself. And I want to just reiterate some of the things that H.D. said and that is whenever the City has had a deadline for these folks it has been very interesting. In the summer you can kind of hear a flurry of activity over on that property so that the City thinks...the people want the City to think that they're making an attempt to fix this property. Deadlines come and go, this activity happens before the deadline and then they disappear again until the City comes up with another edict. I moved into my house in 1988 and at that time the house was occupied by a rental...it was a rental agreement. And the person who lived in that home did some daycare. And I had the occasion to be in that home back in 1989, I believe it was, and the house was in pretty good shape This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #11 Page 19 except even back then the soffets of the house were two-by-fours and the people who lived and rented that house wanted to purchase it, but the Lewis Investment and I don't know if they owned it at that time they didn't want to sell it. And there were three lots at one time. Somehow one of those lots was freed up and a house was actually built on it. But I think it's been since the early '90's that house has been vacant and there was a man in the neighborhood who did a lot of house sitting and he would stay at that house when he had no where else to be employed. And it was very interesting as the years went by...and this was probably before H.D. moved in...as the years went by less and less of that home was able to be occupied because of all the raccoons, possums, squirrels living in the home. And at some point in time on the sheet that you're seeing the electricity was turned off because the house was deemed a fire hazard too. So ! think it's probably been at least four or five years there hasn't been any electricity going to that house either. I think the City has done a remarkable job in getting to where we are today. And I think it's time for the City to reclaim this. It's quite valuable land and there are a lot of people who would love to buy that land and fix it up. So I think it would be in the City's best interest to claim it and let's move on. Thank you. O'Donnell: Thank you. Lehman: Okay. Thank you, Linda. Any other discussion? Roll call. Motion carries. O'Donnell: And you know this is really a shame because this is a wonderful property in a wonderful location that was allowed to deteriorate from a neighborhood nuisance to what now I deem is a safety hazard in a neighborhood. But it's really a shame that this had to come to this. Kart: Motion to accept correspondence. O'Donnell: So moved. Pfab: Second. Lehman: Motion from O'Donnell to accept correspondence, seconded by Pfab. Ali in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #12 Page 20 ITEM 12 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A REVISED SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. Lehman: (Reads item). O'Dormell: So moved. Champion: Second. Lehman: Moved by O'Dormell, seconded by Champion. Discussion? Vanderhoef: I think it should be noted that there have been a couple of...well more than a couple - five or six decreases in fees particularly for the aquatic section, the punch cards, the family membership for an annual membership or for a summer pass. It's more in line with what appears to be done in the surrounding towns. I thank the Staff for researching this out and hopefully we will have more families participate in this very healthy activity and this decrease in the cost for passes will spur that on. Lehman: Other discussion? Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #14 Page 21 ITEM 14 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS Lehman: Item 14 are Council appointments. Airport Commission we had no applications. Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment we had no applications. Airport Zoning Commission we had no applications. Board of Appeals the Council has selected Stephen Buckman to serve. Historic Preservation Commission there are three selections made by the Council - Paul Sueppel for the Commission-At-Large, Mark McCallum for the College Green District and James Enloe for the East College Street District. Human Rights Commission we had one appointment. The Council chose Alice Mathis. And Telecommunications Commission two appointments were selected. One Kimberly Thrower and the other Saul Mekies. Do we have a motion to that effect? Wilburn: So moved. Lehman: Moved by Wilbum. Vanderhoef: Second. Lehman: Seconded by Vanderhoef. All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Karr: Motion to accept correspondence? O'Dormell: So moved. Pfab: Second. Lehman: Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by Pfab to accept correspondence. All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Vanderhoef: Just a note that the Historic Preservation Commission is still looking for an applicant for the Woodlawn District. Lehman: And so are the other ones that we indicated there were no applications for so certainly an opportunity to become involved. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 22 ITEM 16 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION Lehman: City Council information. Irvin? Pfab: That's it. Lehman: Actually before we do this why don't we do the schedule that we were unable to do at the work session. I think there's a conflict or so in March as I recall. Kart: March and then potentially it might effect April, but that would be up to you folks. Lehman: The first meeting in March I think we kind of agreed was going to be a single meeting on Tuesday - work session and the formal meeting. Is that correct? Karr: That's what you had discussed the last time. Lehman: And then the second meeting in March which is supposed to be on the 24th and 25th I will not be here and I understand Connie will not be here. Champion: I will not be here. Lehman: So we need to decide if we choose to cancel that meeting or whatever. O'Donnell: Why don't we just reschedule it? Do we need it? Lehman: Well there will be a meeting on the 7th of April anyway. O'Donnell: Oh, then let's cancel. Lehman: Well, what's your pleasure? Champion: I think we should cancel the meeting. Can we get by with that? Vanderhoef: That's March 24? Karr: March 24th... Champion: March 24th and 25th. Karr: If we need a special meeting we certainly can... Pfab: Subject to... Lehman: We can always call a special meeting. That's... This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 23 Kart: So then you want to go from the March 11th combined work session/formal to April 7th and 8th special work session and formal? Champion: Perfect. Karr: And then you'll be back on schedule. Lehman: ls that alright with Council? Wilburn: That's fine. Kanner: One meeting in March. Lehman: Yes. Vanderhoefi I would once again ask that the March I lth meeting to adopt the budget be moved back to three days after we've had the public hearing at the February 18th meeting. I would like to stay in Washington D.C. to complete the National League of Cities meetings and the lobbying done on the Hill on March 11th. O'Donnell: Who all is... ? (End of Side 1, Tape #03-10, Beginning of Side 2) Vanderhoefi I am. I don't know whether anyone else is... Pfab: I was planning to be. Vanderhoef: Okay. Irvin is going to be there. O'Donnell: I don't have any problem rescheduling this. It's obviously something that needs to be done and 1 think by March 15th. So let's just reschedule. Lehman: Well the only thing...my only concern is having the final vote on the budget which is a huge item being that close to the public hearing. Is that adequate time for the public? Holecek: When is your public hearing schedule for? Kart: 18th. Vanderhoef: On the 18th. Lehman: 18th. Karr: And you're talking about the 21 st, Dee? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. # 16 Page 24 Vanderhoef: Yes. Lehman: Yeah it's only three days. I...how about... Kart: Are you going to continue the public hearing? I mean I guess I'm trying to assess is that enough time for the public to respond to comments? Is that...? Kanner: Well we put out the budget...proposed budget what about February 1st or so it will get published? Atkins: Published as soon as you call the hearing. Karr: We're publishing it...we're looking at February 7th or 8th to publish it. Citizen summaries is already out and is available on-line as well as the budgets right now. Karmer: But the final one is not until February... Kart: The final won't be until you make your decisions and set the public hearing which is right now you're setting it February 4th. Lehman: And we can't do this for example in the first week of Mamh. Karr: Oh, yes you certainly can, but you have some Council Members gone the first week in March as well. O'Donnell: Is it necessary that all seven be here? Champion: I think we should. Lehman: For the budget I think it'd be very nice. Champion: I think we need everybody here for the budget. Holecek: Ernie was your concern that the Council wouldn't have the opportunity to respond to comments that would come up at the hearing and then... Lehman: My concern is not just Council having time to respond, but I also think the public needs...I realize that we publish the budget. Ifthey view or attend the public hearings they may have some concerns about the budget. I'm not sure that three days is reasonable time to give the public to comment on an item as complicated and as big as that budget is. Now I don't...I mean I certainly will go with whatever the Council wants to go on this. Karr: If that is your concern that looking at absences we have one Council member gone Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the 24th through the This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 25 26th of the following week and then another one gone the first week in March. You also have the 27th and 28th of February available if that would work. I don't have...I'm not aware of anyone gone those two days if an extra week would add to that and avoid March if that's what you're so inclined. Lehman: What's your pleasure folks? O'Donnell: Whatever. Vanderhoef: The 27th, 28th would work. Karmer: Or what about March 6th a special...oh you're gone that whole week? Vanderhoef: Uh-huh. So that would be from the public hearing would be on the 18th Lehman: 18th. Vanderhoefi 18th and we could vote on it the 27th or 28th. O'Donnell: Well that seems to be the only option. Wilburn: I can't on the 27th. I'll be in town, but I have a full schedule that day. O'Donnell: Well how about the 28th? IS that good? Lehman: That's a Friday. O'Donnell: The 27th is a Thursday then. Lehman: By golly that works out that way every time. O'Donnell: Obviously Ernie we got to pick a date. Lehman: I don't care. Wilburn: I can't on the 27th. Vanderhoef: Will the 28th work for everybody? Champion: A problem that...I don't know...it's...the only problem I have with it is that people are used to City Council meetings on a Tuesday night. Lehman: I think that's right. Champion: And I...and for most things it doesn't make a lot of difference, but it think the budget is...and maybe there won't be a lot of comments, but it is kind ora major thing we do. And I think it needs to be on at least This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 26 a Tuesday night if not a regular Tuesday Council night. But I could be the only one who feels that way. Lehman: I happen to agree with you. Vanderhoefi Well I'm not going to argue with you on that, Connie. Champion: You agree Dee? Vanderhoef: I agree. Champion: I'm glad to change the meeting for anything you want. You know that. Vanderhoef: It's a real difficult one with two Councilors being out back to back and the only overlap time is these dates that are not on a Tuesday. So I'll go with what the Council requests. Lehman: Steven? Kanner: Another way to look at it though Connie is we haven't had great amount of reply to it and maybe we put it on a different day and we make it special and we try to build it up. We were...I don't know if there's still time to do this - the City Manager was going to put something together perhaps this year for the budget - a video or something to talk about. So maybe we build up Friday as the big budget day and hopefully we'll get a few more people in there. Do it at 6:00 or 5:30. Lehman: Well is that a time that we could reasonably expect people to be able to attend a meeting Friday night? Vanderhoef: Or would Thursday night be available... Lehman: Thursday night won't work for... Vanderhoefi Well...no...okay. Just didn't know whether it was your day time that was... Wilburn: No. Vanderhoef.' Okay. O'Donnell: Dee, you're not coming back until when? Vanderhoef: I have not gotten my plane reservation at this point in time because I've been waiting for this to be scheduled. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 27 Lehman: You're going in on what date? Vanderhoefi March 1. Lehman: You're going in on the first of March? Vanderhoefi Yeah. O'Donnell: And you're coming home when? Vanderhoef: I would be planning to come home on the 12th, but that doesn't give Staff enough time turn around to do any changes that we might make at the time of voting on it and still get it published and delivered on the 15th. Because my travel day would be the 12th, SO the 13th would be the first day that I could count on being here barfing airline. Lehman: Yeah. Well it seems the two days that we have...we had tentatively scheduled it for the 11th. The other possible day would be Friday the... Vanderhoef: 28th. Pfab: 28th. Lehman: ...the 28th. O'Donnell: I do agree that Tuesday is the traditional day and if you have it on Friday you will have people that say they expected it to be Tuesday regardless of how well you publicize this. But that appears to be our only option, so why don't we try the 28th and see if we can all be here. Pfab: Right, maybe we'll get a whole new group of attendees. Champion: Oh, I don't know. O'Donnell: Well it would just be... Vanderhoefi I'1I leave it up to you folks. I'll do whatever you choose. Lehman: Well so will I, but I... Champion: What time are we planning... ? Lehman: I think a Friday night is a bad time. Champion: What time are you planning on meeting on Friday night? O'Donnell: 7:00 This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 28 Champion: I'm not...you know I don't think I'm going to ask Staff to come here on Friday night at 7:00. I don't think that's fair. I really don't. I don't think that's fair at all. Kanner: I think 5:30 is reasonable. Champion: 5:30 would be different. O'Donnell: 6:00 would be better. Lehman: Well 5:30 may be reasonable, but that's not a time... Friday at 5:30 is not a time the public is going to expect the City Council to meet particularly if they're looking at a budget that is the size that this budget is. I...you know I'I1 do what you guys want to do, but I think that is a meeting that should occur on a regular Council meeting night. O'Donnell: Emie what are you suggesting? Lehman: I...well I think...I really think that the discussion that we had last week and I appreciate that it does create an inconvenience for Dee, but I think the 11thwhich is regular Council day is a better time to do it. But let's be on with it. What do we want to do? In fact we may be here long enough to have that meeting if we don't do something soon. Champion: Well I think we should do it on the 11th. O'Donnell: Okay there's two of us. The 11th. Wilburn: That's fine. O'Donnell: There's three. Vanderhoef: That's fine. Lehman: Alright. The 11th. Are there any other conflicts that we need to address? Karr: No, so I almost hesitate to say this, but so we're down...we're doing March 11th. We've got the 4th and the 18th in February, March 11th, canceling the March and then getting back on... Lehman: April 7th. Karr: ...the April 7th. O'Donnell: I want to know what time the March 11th is. Karr: What time it is? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 29 O'Donnell: Yeah. Lehman: We won't know...well we know until we see the agenda. Karr: It will be a combined work session so we won't know until we... Lehman: But if we have it at 3:00 there will be a pizza for you. Champion: Yeah I hope... Atkins: Ernie. Lehman: Yes? Atkins: Would you run it by me one more time? Kart: We are going...we have the 4th and the 18th of February just as is. Atkins: Right. Karr: And then March 11th is a combined work session and formal meeting. Atkins: No meeting on the 10th? Karr: No meeting on the l0th. Combined work session. So the only meeting in March is March 11th with a combined work session and formal and the next meeting is April 7th and 8th. And I'll get a revised schedule out for Thursday packet. Lehman: Do we have budget next Monday and Tuesday? Karr: 27th, 28th. Lehman: Right. That's what I had written down. Okay. Vanderhoefi So the March 31st, April 1 is out also? Kart: Is out also. There was another scheduling conflict with another Council member. Lehman: Okay. Irvin you said you had nothing for Council time. Cormie? Champion: I think that's it. Lehman: Mike? O'Donnell: We have a meeting tomorrow night at what time? Champion: Oh, right. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 30 Lehman: Tomorrow at 4:00. O'Donnell: 4:00 Atkins: County building. O'Donnell: At the county building. Lehman: County administration building. O'Donnell: Okay. That's all. Lehman: Dee? Vanderhoef: I don't believe so. Thank you. Lehman: Ross? Steven? Kanner: Just wanted to know for the meeting tomorrow I'm going to mention that we're going to be having a work session on the fire regional issue and pass out the memo from Andy to people and ask other folks to consider that. Lehman: I wholeheartedly agree with that. I do think that's something we did...we have said a number of times that that's something we should be looking at. I thought Andy's memo was a good memo. I think that is something we need to pursue. Champion: I agree. Kanner: And then just a couple other things. I went to the peace rally, the anti- war protest in Washington this weekend where there were estimates range from 80,000 to 200,000. It was quite inspiring to see all those people gathering peacefully to exercise their right to call for us not to go to war in Iraq. And we received a letter today in regards to the Patriot Act that we were discussing before in response to that. I think it's connected. And the person was adamantly opposed to City Councils taking positions on these things, but I think as we witness today when we heard from the Longfellow students our job is to help make the world a better place whether it's globally, nationally or locally. And I think that when we come together across the country municipalities taking positions on some of these things it is important. It does have an effect. I feel strongly that we have to continue to work for a peaceful resolution nationally, internationally and locally. And also want to note that I heard Martin Luther King's speech from a year before he died in 1967 against the war in Vietnam and it was quite moving. And sad to say what he had to say then about why it was important for him to speak out against it in that particular war is still This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003. #16 Page 31 holds weight today. The same thing is going on. So I'll just leave on that and with a final happy Martin Luther King Day everybody. (Can't hear) had a good one. Lehman: Okay. Is it next Friday the Employee Recognition? Karr: February. Atkins: February. Lehman: That's February, I'm sorry. Alright I have nothing. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of January 21, 2003.