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The Iowa,City CityxCouncil;met in regular session on the
16th day of April; 1974 at 7 30kP M in the Council Chambers
at; the Ci4ic;„.Center ��
PresentBrandt Czarnecki', Davi'dsen; deProsse white
Absent -Y none „Mayor` Czarneckxgpresiding ,The{,meeting was
recorded byf KXICRadio, portions? tor,be„broadcas.t .later are at
the discretion 6E thebradio, station an'd in' no way controlled
by the -City or`th`e Council- k -
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It was moved by deProssenand seconded:°by,Davidsen to-
consider�the amount read to be a full leading:and to<approve
the minutesofthe Regula Council Meeting of April 2, 1974
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subject to zc4orrection4Moti_on3carried
Mayor Czarnecki�announced<thit before, discussion, Council
would take yup Item •S out of-zorde`r,z the recommendation froze
Parks and�jecreation�Commis_siona`ZA
Sara-----NFox,' Chairperson,
Parks an`d¢RecreationiComaiisaion"apeared 'resentin
osed g P g,.,the'.pro
p pio rams worksheet�fo`_r the CapYtol Improvements Program;;'
19.75'1979 It was movedx`IbV Whi '-' andseconded by Davidsen
that ttie Comihiss on's Pro used Pxogrm Worksheet for Ca itol
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Improvement XParject�be-.received,;and=,.filed and referred -to the
City Manager for discussion with Parks''and-Recreation-:Commission`_
held at=
report'Yrrom.c.ityAttorney'JohnHayek concerning the, question
of`.- whe her or not' ale -bid 'of uzbanr,..;
disposition' ;
proposal*was necessary:;rMr K Hayek,°recommendinathat .'the' Council
,tYie,r`sksof
weighpioceedng�without. re bidding against
those ft ksid re=bidding ".RThe sMayor`pointed -out`. that -at
the informal sesslon; °the CityTManager had° recommended to
not re bidjthe;con tract;I,but to negotiate"with 01& -Capitol
Associateson their,pgroposal,thisrecominendation based .on
discussions with HUD�officalsMayor Czarnecki proposed` _
that tte Council ;determine wtheposture to iaake before meeting
with Ht1D� official Von , ursday.`r-After further "discussion
it= was the general concensue of �}tiie {Council to support the'
— unified'_ developer.sconceptvand to"r reject closing out of the
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Finance,Di'rector;Joe FPugh;repoited on the; City.''s, financial
status with .HUD ron; the; pproject,;=noting} that, we' have ;spent 4.8
mllion_dollars of the9 1million dollar capital. grant and have
spent all of,the'$400;0000 relocation money: He ;outlined recent
---.,.-.steps--.taken,concerning-w theprivate maket;notes_.and `submission:
of budget projectionsfor 4/ 74 G,' 4/75`,z advising that $133 , 00
is' left for`.pro�ect expenditures r(not relocation)
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In` answer t6 thexquestion,raised, Attorney;: Hayek stated
that tl e, Council coUd continue -re, negotiation :of. Old Capitol :-
•Associates `contract ate the4 same gtime re} bidding was,;_taking
_ p.lace = Af terms discussion gong re :tib dding,� _it was ;moved by :Brandt
and seconded by Davidsenfthat th61 ity Manager be authorized
to formally>.consult-with0 drCapitol''Associates for.a`.position
to be
presented to' HUD officials --on Thursday Motion , carried;`;
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deProsse`voting 1- no • YY� i 4 4 A ,Y L r i y
Anne Autor _appeared reading a statement from `ANSWER .con ''-
cerning re evaluation:of their goals; and ;requesting the: Council
develop a mechanism whichwill :result in,recbnciliation of,
opposing op inions; concerningurban renewal Opal Allen`_appeared
:urging Council EfoKgo ahead withhold 'Capitol plan. Robert
Welsh,:Chairmanj&CBIC hpreeentedi'their,tstatement concerning
support;for; the plan; noting that onlyhif;= it becomes evident
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�_nego rate 'with Old Cap to will
they consider.kit�appropriate �to_-seek alternatives Mr. `ZJels:i.
�reni nf% n-ffAr `.'rt, o°•'rvnpz`n f, ..Cnuncl . discussion__held
`that the letters= from3�Anne> Autor�sand` CBIC be received and filed
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Motion` carried ;w ti
ByroniRoss _'appear ng,.forrthe?Iowa City Chamber of Comerce,
urged =rapid: redevelopment,rof downtown Iowal City,. Joe Howe
appear_ed,comaaentingAori the r}ise in construction costs,: the need
to put propertywon etier tax i,rolls , and Fthe fact. -that no one else
has come forward with 24 millhlars He 's
ibWiWotated.that
citizens - wfio ,hare elected tiie , Counc l members ; to office As:, an
`expression hof corifiderice in their judgement, eicpect `the :Council =
members to :usethat4judgement 3
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Eugene,Madison; owner of the Boulevard Room, Ltd' appeared
requesting`approval 4ofFhis Beergand Liquor Applications.. It
was moved byWtiite and secondedby Brandt to adopt the Resolution
._approvingClassCBeer;and Liquor Control License. application
for the .Boulevard�Room Ltd: ,j13 :Y!E r<Market Sa Upon roll call
-'IBrandt;'Czarnecki; Davidsen, dePkosse; White voted `'aye'
Motion carriedr
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(de xosse.returned)
Doik sen:.to adopt .the
Davidsen';" deprosse,
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d by.;_Davidsen to adopt
he Vacation of --Streets
owa,_establishing
for-ahe,vac ation .6f
f publication,'appraisal
1 their University, of io,7a.
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It waszmoved byBrandt and 'seconded by Davidson to
adopt the Resolutionfr•Estabhi'shing Stop Signs at the,.Inter=
section sof First' Averiue�zRealignedand Lower Muscatine. Road -, -
stopping�traffi�cF on RFirs1E Avenue"'Realigned before entering
Lower Muscatine" y=<Uponrollca11`UWhiEe , Baridt' Czarnecki'
Davidson, deProsse voted 'aqe' `'Motion carried.
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It+wasmoved, byjBrandt-`and seconded bY,,-d. eProsseto
adopt the Resolution Awarding ,Contractt for= 000 b".
Gross JVehicleWeight ;Pack` up, TrucksPollution. ConCrol ,
2rf6r "the Equipment Division andone for .Tra1.f11,
fic Engineering
to Hartwig :Motors `Inc in' the' amou"nt of _$10 586 20 . Upon
rollca l Brandt,.Czarnecki,R,DavidsendeProsse, White voted
aye 1 Motion carried
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It. was movedwby}Brandt; rand ,seconded by Davidson to adopt
the Resolution Approving Contract'Amendment for the` -Civic
CentersRemodeliag Prgjectadding'$4,765 26'to the"costs.
Upon roll call Czarnecki=Davidson, deProsse;;White,_Brandt
voted '-a'ye' F ,VMotion carried°
It was 'moved by Brandt; and'�sedbndgd by White to adopt the
Resolution Acceptingt"therWork done by Paulson;;C,onstruction ori
It TransitsBuilding Modification Project ;.Upon roll call"
Czarnecki, =Davidson deProsse, Y[Jhite y Brandt <voted '-aye' '!lotion ca
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The}fol_lowing Resolutions�nitiated the 1974 Burlington
Street Traffic S,ignalProgram It was ymoged ;by Brandt ;and
seconded by;Davidsentto adopt the Resolution,"'a Public `
r zSetting..
Hearingon'theJRe'soluton of,�Necessity_4 for ; May 7, 19.74 at=
7 n=30 PQM f in3the Council ,Chambers on 'roll - -!-I: Davidson,
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deProsse, White,Brandt,�lCzarnecki voted 'aye' Motion carried.
It was moved by,Davidsen and-l-"seconded}by Brandt. to adopt `the
Re o*ution Directing�jthe.Engines%toPrepare Plans and Stecz
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Councilman,BtandtgquestionedtheAac tion taken-. on April, 2nd
concerning _the letter„ from Attorney Leff regarding ,the; "final
plyat fo Hollywood Marion Addition;£Para V It _was determined
that ,the
-tter-hadkbeen refeiredto the City. Manager. It
was moved by Brandt and seconded=by Davidsen that`the City
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Manager`be instructedto>contact4Mr«Frantz to ;negotiate
acquisition Fof a-parcel5of „land ,in` Hollywood Manor Addition,
Motion defeated,y;deProsse; Davidsen and ,White :voting'no':
It` was rnovedby Brandt sand seconded by White •to; -adopt-the-
Re`solution'rApproving the Final ,P;lat for Hollywood Manor Part V
Motion defeated, Czarnecki,`Davdsen'andydeProsse voting no'.
It_was moved b`y B=andt and` econded by White that the City
Attorney review the 1'e�al _plii6atio s of _the=City'.s'action
and report next-week.Moton carried;
Councilman White %portedIthat on July 1,.1974,: a law
will go_ into' effect which concerns turns at : signalized inter-
sections. It was movedf byWhite`>andaeconded;by;B
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that the city, Manager be ,requestedto ;submit ani early report
on whether or not signalizedainteisections' ought to be posted
to" prohibit righty turns, on: red Motion carried',
_ a r e`' 1rhr �F; i, f -.ii+td( s'� �F y�i> �srotF F• ' . -
�Mayor Czarnecki -°announced that."Ehil Jones, Chairman of
th'e Human Relations Coiffi►i`ssion$tiad advised of;' and issuedLL an
invitation to; a*trainngs'essioi totie lieId. on +April; 20th,
for the Iowa`tCity. Human Relations Cod�isson, conducted by
the Ciyi1F Rights Coma sabig
with e the Johnson >County� Comai`ssion ton -Environmental ;,Quality
concerning the�noiserordingnee_„They have agreed,.to contact
certain_ professi°ovals'=rtodseuss technical aspects; o.f :the
Ord Environmental'P.rotection">`Agenc'y officials will come .
to Iowa City„to tdiscuseRathe ordinance with the -`Council.
Acting Director of Public Works, George Bonnett, announced
that-Bir lingtonzStreet `wihlneed`a'to}be closed :from 8 00, A M.
to 5.-00 rP M' on !Saturday,a i -g unday for the next three weeks
for.. construction3,of utility placements =He cocmnended the _
utility companies forther efforts' n the construction.`
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AttorneyJohn Hayeksadvisedcthat he _had filed his opinion
concern ng�the _Amerex case; regarding the amplification of
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