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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-04 Council minutesI I. NNUTES'OFA REGULAR, COUNCIL 'MEETING . MAY21, 1974 7`M M. KLU ".LULL LoUL.I. LCU lt..,was moved by White-�,,`and seconded by, _.dePros s e to adopt :and the:Res,,ol,ution. Approvingeer: Liquor License - Class Nickel6dei Application. -for :- the, 6fi`-'-208'-�,N_. inn:Street.: Upon roll call I Brandt, -"','.eC,iarn!eckj',!. David6enrosse `,�_;d P -White voted _;;deProsse; aye. ion.�.. 'Mot" carried,. ' . It.was .moved .byiWhite :and .6 econ'db �__ deProsse to adopt the --Resolut3on,Approving.Ciass CLBeer tLiquor License Application ilieAkirliner, 22 South S d'A' . or, payer -an Co;,,,�Co" Clinton, St. Upoti,.ic)l�i%',.cz.ill.,-Ciairieic i--��'Dav_idsen. deProsse, White, Br-andt',voted aye! .-J, -Motion. carried. It was moved by David s6n-.�and.secondedlby deProsse to adopt ­' '. the Resolution Class s6CBeer and.Liquor Sunday Sales _,:VAa/the' Airliner, 22 South Appli6a�tibn',f6.r---Sp.liye-i.71 --and Co-pLtd '. Clinton; call D,4v,idsen,_: 'White, Brandt, deProsse., Czarnecki'voted 'i e.Moti,;on-car'r* PLY carried. It was moved, Davids 6n and.:. seconded by deP-rosse to adopt the', Res olution'�'-ApproVing Claiiss-A. _dliAe ,B er and Liquor Permit ' Application for_.1erpy:,_Weekes-E.-. �'.-.TosE.43949, .009 Highway #6 By-]�as s.. upon.roll.dll.d6Pr6sse-:White�'__'Brandt, Czarnecki, - -,:. -c' aye Motion carrie- Davidsen vot.e..d. d - It w4s.lmoved;"by-deProsse--an -,seconded by Davidsen to adopt the Resolution Approving Class,A_ _Club_<' Be er ..and Liquor Sunday sales 43949, Hwy. 6 By -Pass. Weekes _ 11 Vfiii rid. __C :Davidsen deProsse Upon roll ca White ,,Brandt zarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Wp 11 X -Z Page'2 Council Mi" nutes .May It was moved by Biiiiidt and :.'s'ecoh-d-Ei-d.by- White to approve the petition., for suspensic)�k,.,16f 6.1 s 0 .. -axe Julia Bowman, 5121E. Davenport.' -,Mo -t -ion carried It was moved by Brandt and -:se6onded.b-'Davidsen that the letter from_raA`-_- Foxy BobB C a% I-. Sam - 6,�.330 :E ­sWashington, requesting approval to build garden be''. . granted; nte Motion carried. a d It was movedbyWhitel.-an sec - -t- __ onde Davidsen that the letter from J6hrison-.C-o-unty-� dB'oard.'Of Hea'lth:regarding the need of a mosquito,: dontr'-p-l" -program be - received��4nd . filed and referred to the City blafiager.�_-.a` h nd-a c9py:,to� Jo n.§6n- C u ty Commission on .-,,-o n Quality,.,�. mayor -U-arfieckk. -a Environmentair" , - " " i '�, , announced receipt of rom. Skip" anal',, ter, -w�L_aitner,,-- a le't 1. f 16finson: _Uounty Commission on Environmental Minutes of _..,.,May,�'�8.th_ _-�''_.The Commission recommended that ---ari�1--iiitdririicontro.L- syst6m-lbe developed to monitor,, development�.�--,of­' t, 16� er research, 6mosqui O',�popu atiofi.�­afid. af t ­ a ddci slon couldw bei­�i­ 'd ---'f text`' -ye,, was their' opinion made ov�.r e--mos'qui o`control �program­as.re requested approve 't . �. - .-to no h,q sted by Clarke' Co for - this, year Ir waslmoved: by.:;;White and seconded 4 ` byDavidsen to;_,eViS6ttj ._.�. e;,m-o ion' t. to,receive::-the :.,8th minutes of Johnson Cou'pCqm6iss on-onjty -, May. Environmental:Quality and the May . ls t 16 t te'r'f ram Skip Lai-t'ne-r-;to refe'r'-to the, City Manager for `recommendation? Motioncarr.ied It was moved by Bran t.,tan d -second6d.,-by deProsse that the petit ion*,, reques- ting,�, sidewalk's ,. on',.'k.b6 tfi�_, s i des. of -Lower Muscatine Road- and, 6ni,b6i't ..-,s3.A es, I �.To I r new,First-Avenue , .:be received and filed. ' Motion carr-ied.`,:` -Mayor -:�. zarneck. i --' &- that: the Council dis- cussed ther sidewalk ,,­p�ograp,� tth.e! inf oitalmee ting, It was 'moved by...Davidsen 'and.seco_.rided_lby dePr6sse that e -of the minutes of -.th 'mee.tings!-,� o Board _."Electrical Examiners, 5/2/74; Rive-kfr'ont,-Com-missi6ij,"-5/,16./.7_4.- and -'-l Planning and Zoning Commission, 5/-9[74I,--De-i:recexved'and f ii6- d.°- Motion carried. It.iwa ' s move ' d by: Davi ds,en an d. sec6nded*,by White to schedule the Recoirmenda't3*.-o'-n'.f-.ro.m,.P &t.Z: toadopt a-'sid4dwalk policy study and locat3*-o-n,.-standar-ds,-�io'r.. an ,informal discuss on. Motion carried. It was moved -.by..Brandt"and seconded .by' Davidsen to set a public hearing --,-,-to.-,-.R.ez'on'e- a'C,!.Tka6t,1-6�f Land RlA to R3A zone for Amerex Corpora I t,'ioil;as approved by Planning & Zoning,for June 18th at 7:30 R. -M :. .1,Motibn c'ar,ried.­, It wasm,'ed-by ovbll;��it d _.. e�; and seconded -by Davidsen that the request ri_.from -,the- R3'-v,er-'front-:.�'*Comm'i:.s" j -on,- i -i." -a& the Ci ty.acquire s ,th 'acquire) much' 'o f the'riverfront (or - obtain - an tion E6, acq property - In the Shower's - �Estate as_'-prcatidally can be purchased 't e -- i . I . . , .,_ I - . -, be ref erred 'to! h __,Mandger, ,.f or investigation and report. Council.Minutes May 21, 1974 w :rector.Depar.tment of"Community Development to ,be made uin the": ToGincrest, .West Benton tes:with',,a visual ;presentation. Effects discussed Al tern atives.suggested to the na17 PLainniing `Director, %Bob :Hilgenberg from discussed Tom.,'Alberhasky,appeared in re Mobile Home Court advising,that 350 ned `for :bus service two_;years' ago and are as moved by Brandt'; arid -^seconded by Davidsen firm the.authorization`'for :bus service r had previously.;been,nstructed to start carried:; 3/2 deProsse.and:White voting 'no'. ark _IV and Oakcies't areas appeared. It was econded?by deProsse that the City Manager `,further`-,,the'=`three'-areas; that: the Council provideaervice to, an -resulting. on alternate -resulting in no.decrease in level of service excepting only Saturday,headways. Motion en and=Brandt ;voting -no'. :After discussion ervice in University.Heights and costs in setting o_ved by White-:and;seconded'by deProsse that the City Manager to implement bus service IV,<Wardway.and,Bon Aire be withdrawn; and directed-by:the Council:to be furnished by the vided to ; the,.`Councl in }30 'days., with a view tiate the additional service not later ioa carried;`',4/1, Brandt voting 'no'. requested Council consider discussion with Commission at'`this' time.; It was moved by White osse to`.consider discussion of, Human Relations he -,City ;at this tune Motion carried. Phil an lke.iations`,Commission .appeared` advising sees no ,conflict in::duties :in .;the Commission aints againsttheCity. Clara Oleson appeared to:iState'and_ahe backlog .of cases at that Sion of the opinion from. City. Attorney Hayek, es, and -jurisdiction over state employees, it nd -seconded by Brandt that the City Attorney's and: filed andlreferredito .the Human Relations , ity`Manager, and the City Manager and City on,with the Human�RelationsCommission to make procedures for handling complaints against the discussion at:an-,informal session. Motion j red ia"five minute recess.' r s n 3 _ cr It was:move S. -.be rule suspends Amendments.'. -t -o, th' and Side-Yard.Rei call., 'Bran C z r a: Motion,.car d I -- movedby White iai Upon :roll , -d41�1C'; deProsse votied'.1 suggesting It. ing- that' -d the function - It! Was. --,move - c rules be susvena( Rezone -'Oakcis; Pi& U o lj;o:n roll call D'E' voted. aye -P.mo.t Only It was <-m,6N adopt the ordinal Czarnecki, ,-Davids It was mci:i�ed rules be susp -1 ende on Tu' rf,-.and:-Wee&, call Whi' te 'Brand M i n '6 -Ar " -d.-l'. - ot"6( r fe move 0- paragra h.1' p three - to Fees, -,for th 'Li -- q:.ice by deletion `�&bf-�- w.. of -'subparagraphs.._ ' ;"- "- - where,icolon •*d 1 e et no :,�After :-.,d1sc nn A I at ns! col ets and•,',storage noted Whit Ld,* , tb ;ro I ,zarn !6ond 'Whit P -;.:at -And �Mot. on V sen that: thecity Man ,-, investigate --,th'e'..,-Posslbill r COurity,'� to f a,cItAt e:acqu licenses,..fo -,4-- - - - r -pets'.., m6tio we..oare-discus-sin'g--Ijoint :, c It. - was m n -u -'a A he 6 ou Mi cl n utes May' 21, -1074 y led,�-,by' Brandt that the iin , &'�of-the Ordinance on Lng-i'thi? Existing Parking i3viitle only. Upon roll ?Toss.e;' White voted 'aye' itle only. ti It was ;en..,,to adoptthe Ordinance. I ' hit. , e,.,Brandt voted 'aye, .4/1.. Rev. Welsh appeared ,address themselves to automobiles. led., by,,-�deProsse that the linthe Ordinance to .,B -b " 6 given by title only. lite',:; Brandt .. -.0 P Czarnecki -d -' reading given by title qe - - c ' 6de.d.by deProsse to ,de-Prosse White Brandt, ion -carried. ed Y'AeProsse that the ding` �,of:the Ordinance title only. .... - 0. Upon roll enj-,deProsse voted 'aye'. en by 'title- only. ed by David' sen to amend ablishi ng a Schedule of ,4 Re a*emption. 'of Pet Animals the'�'sentence I and deletion c)n-of•words ' '10 dollars.' Brandt, and Czarnecki voting was- moved' -'White and seconded by - :.. -. i . ,by_ , "City. torney*and City Clerk 1, At er 6 a r r . ang ement with Johnson inion, �,_ f �'o both .; . ..city and county carried.'.,- Councilman ouncilman White noted Y7c0unty.-,�� animal :control. an :anA= ,PrrnrlxiA 1.. T.M _V k4 ILI Page., 5:Council-Mi, nutes May 1 1974 It was moved by White secO`nd6d_'-deProsse to adopt the Resolute la-'! 000 1 GVW Truck Chassis with- Utility :Body ::and 1 -Aerial -T1 _ dtfo --,,L1ft:.'to,:,Winebr'enner " Druesicke For -e ount-o Ford_Company f t : - 12, 919..70.. Upon roll White, td, B.iandtI­;-,_­Ci#rnec 1 sen de'Pr'osse voted 'aye'. Motion carrW-,­_',__1 It was moved -by-.:�White . seconded: by AePro ss e to adopt the Resolution:.`Awardirig'Contract: or.• e.Mercer. Park Tennis Center- Pr'oj* ect"'-to :.the *C o6p' any in the amount of $63,111;--50. L Upon ��-r . C ziarnecki Dav idsen, dePros s -.White voted aye :carried. City -manager Wells recommended :�the �.16i�'Sid'and �thiii:.-�-th-ii�� S' arin_ _3 ' - _-` V ' ,­ - 1.1'1 projects in Park Revenue Sharing -b6���AmO-iict6d-'.to,-accomociate.. this', bid. Concerning '��the_`R&soution. i Parking on the West . ean-tWalters, Administrator' for Oaknoll -Dr Oa n' ` Side -of:- k oll,* the _L� resolution- Retire ' ment H6m_e'-,:appeared supporting -and requesting the bank .ut �doi;7il on thci��&orner-,,,�De_ c was-: moved, by White and seconded by Brandt �`.,�_that "..the -. �1 su . gg 1. e s I- t i' .,_._,1qn_conce.ning.the bank at Oaknolll'be-rererre& 0�,-.the ;:� ty - Manag'e_r',..-.- ro-k., rev* and report review back. Mot d It move y.,-BrAndt and:,seconded bv.-Dav'3*.dse'n 'to.'�.i'do-p"'t.*.-'t]�*eR-'e"s-ol;ufio-'n..-.i,.-up6ti��,io'll *call Czarnecki, Davidsen,:- dePro''s-" "'Wfi-I t ` 1' 1, se 3. e B�i ­ di- I Brandt -voted-. lay. Motion carried. 7 e, City "Man' a:-,- attention t h serious question ion,, to -the of the available,''--. -cash -,posit on-,. from wager .." `and' ewer utilities, s increases s- .1 due to no. `­ ­ ' ' h of t ­'_ n�,t e cost ca J1 chemi 19 -and.-operat n H h -recommended g cos s. e.. note& t el Staff. a 6ontract,w2�:'th'-.Vee"nst,-ra ,.'and immJor';'a- Water, and Sewer Rate or 500I ao.�, It was moved by Etud f an an y Br dt and seconded y,,,bavidi -,adop't-th6_-Resolution en� to. Author*izing Mayor-st- Signature '--_on,I,-C j j ontr ' act�� ;between the City of Iowa City and V46nstr_a7&­� Ki mm Up'6n,.,r6 Brandt, Czarnecki, .4'Wh I e' 4d" Davidsen�, 'dePr-;'--- `-_ �It osse;- voted ';aye', oil carried. Concerning-the't ' 'Rules Commit tee 'recommendations of May 14th; 1) Board and -Commission'Appoint6ent z Processm- an'd 2).Records of .417� . -.an seconded by ve' 7 "" -'- Executi -Sesslons,­ it'. was White d e � that -concerning -1i1, I'�-the"ikayo-r. an�&'-Ru''les - Committee deP ro'ss devise* a! form: to be _z--us-ed and 42.' that -'thb City,Clerk: be directed to record executive�.-� sessions I , . . of.;the Council"._._ina like manner as other Co'uficil-_meet-in'g parateifrom s; but.�retaining;�t em -se other records,---,s6".t f r inspection. are generally open: o k.1 and,. - Mot -ion carried'... a �,� ji• 'ii r< 's w.nr .t c'x r3. `.•� e"� e�J';� ® Page76 Council Minute® ;May 2l, 1974 Councilwoman Davidsen'requested-information. and back-up material concerning the.; proposed. Capital Improvement Program, especially on`streets,•the equipment facility and public f COU14CIL DISCUSSION C CAP ITAL.IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MAY 291 1974 7:3Q PM, The Iowa City City 'Council met in; informal session to discuss the Capital'Improvements Program at 7:30 P.M. on the 29th day of; -May; 1974 in'the`;Council Chambers at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Davidsen, deProsse, Brandt. Absent: White, Czarnecki .(arrived:8:05 P.M.). Staff present: Wells, Pugh, Stolfus, Kraft,'Wollmershauser, Strabala. Mayor Pro -tem Davidsen,operied'the meeting, noting the pur- pose was for input concerning the,Capital Improvements Program. Those.appearing regarding the widening of Melrose were Paul Huston presenting'.a- statement,'.-Kent_Auter, Tom Walters, Carl Orgren, and '.Harold Becktotdt, Neighborhoods United. Mr. Bech- toldt also discussed Ralston Creek; as did Mrs. Pogue, John Neff and Jim Spratt ,, Mrs, Pogue alsospoke on Parks. Robert Welsh+presented-the statement from the Steering Committee of CBIC`listing their ranking for the Capital Improve- ments,.Projects..`, Tom Walters., -Dave -Loney Jim Spratt and Robert Welsh-appeared.regarding',Scott Blvd. ._-Martha'Esbin presented a statement `concerning-.widening'of Muscatine Ave. between 1st Ave, and Scott -Blvd. Faith'`Knowler, representing the League of Women Voters -.presented a -,statement concerning several of the projects Jim-_Spratt-appeared.commenting on several projects. Mary Hutchins and`Jim;Spratt'spoke regarding the Public Library. appeared -_concerning -the Computer Facility Project. A letter from Johnson County Board of Supervisors concerning Joint, Law Enforcement Facility,was Inoted by the Mayor. After discussion of how'to`rank priorities on the CBIC Worksheet, the meeting adjourned:`; - 9:45`P_M. _j 9, ..- _ - .-.sr•,t-. _.:::.,. ala» .:: ''., _, iry-r .19t z Y i 's s INFORMAL DISCUSSION CITY— UNIVERSITY JUNE 3.o 1974 The Iowa City City,Council met in;.joi_nt informal session with, representatives of the.University'.of:Iowa at the Memorial Union at 4:00- P. -M. -on the.;3rd, day of June, 1974 Universityper sonnel-.present'we2 Gibson, Dooley, Mossman, Boyd,.Gillis,'Susan Hancher,_Strayer, Wyrick, Chambers, Jolliffe, Shanhouse, EllisilMeyer, .'Sprie'sterback,-.Rossman.- Iowa City Councilmembers-present were: Davidsen deProsse, Czarnecki and White. Absent: Brandt.. Staff present: Pugh, Kraft, Klaus, Stolfus, Wells. Regional Planning: {-Hokansc)n. i. Mayor Czarnecki announr:ed discussion of Mass Transit and Fed- eral Grant Applications,; the Old Capitol Urban Renewal. Restoration Project and Dooley outlined the University's Federal Grant A lica for Mass Transit pP tion and Kraft _outlined'the,City's. Hokanson explained that the Depar.tmentof-Transportation would like a joint application from the University, City`of Coralvi-1le and City of Iowa City with one agency. to be responsible. -'_White reported that a Transit Committee of mo Bellamy;"Wells,"Douglass and Hester had been named,whose goal was an urbanized transit system. " In answer to the question of what the University's position was concerning Iowa:City:'s�Service: Building providing the mainten- ance, -Dooley commented .that- hey thought"Iowa City was the most likely agency to make: the application for'the three areas,and that a purchase type agreement'for heavy maintenance'work.at the City's Service Building was worthinvestigating. Both the City representatives and University representatives agreed to accept the Regional Planning recommendation concerning amendina'the planning contract. Urban Renewal Director :Jack': Klaus reviewed the actions taken on the Urban Renewal Project from October -1973 to the present time. Regarding the Old Capitol Restoration Project, President Boyd announced -a presentation .0f`.slides: After an explanation of financing, of -the committeesproposed,f.or.the dedication of Old Cap- itol July 4th,, -.:l976, and of out the hethe special programs planned through- year,,several of those Mrs. Hancher. ;present toured the Old Capitol with t -r INFORMAL :D`ISCUSSION JUNE 4, 104. co o 4:00 P,M. The Iowa'City City,Council:met in informal session at 4:00.'P.M, in the Conference:Room at:- the Center on June 4, 1974..::` Councilmembers present:, Brandt, Czarnecki Davidsen, de- Prosse and ''White. Absents None.. Staff members present: Kraft, Wollmershauser; Maune;'"Zelenka, Gillett, Stolfus, Wells, Pugh, Hayek. Mayor -'Czarnecki announced that discussion would include the- request. 'from Regional -Planning, for participation in the cost,of a special census:`. Total funds of approximately $35,000 wou d;be.divided,.the'County 25% and the balance on a per capita basis,The City Manager requested a week's delay to ..'prepare: !a- report;. The census would be done in September by the.:Federal>Bureau of Census. The City Manager also pointed out that if:Iowa:City could -be a Standard Metro- politan Statistical.Area-(SMSA)`, it ,would help in every Federal Program.;. The`Mayor asked that the Resolution be placed on.the:agenda for next week. Director of Community ,Development.Dennis Kraft dis- cussed each`sectionv_of-the,proposed,ordinance amending the sign ordinance.. It was the general consensus of the Council that-1)'the,,ame-ndment`concerning political signs as contained in.the proposed ordinance would remain, (8.12.2C); 2) barber,poles:would`be excluded from 8.12.3K; 3) 5.12.7B6 would be amended to include;'or'relating to political matters';'and 4) to,iinclude=amendment:to.window signs and to add political signs. The; City Man a ger advised that language would-be.drafted`to. allow political_billboards, political signs in windows downtown andpolitical signs on lawns and in ,windows 'of Homes. -:Mr.°Kraft advised that after changes, the proposed ordinance Would have"to-be referred to Planning and Zoning for recommendation:'_ Mayor Czarnecki announced discussion>of the Capital Improvements Program. Mr: Wells distributed a -set of criteria to;°help determine?,the place. of a, proposed project in the total program,.'A-.Urgent;-B-Necessary, C-Desireable and D -Deferrable.=. Council cranked the following projects as "Al: 10/1,:.10/3, floodproofing; 20/1, 2072, 20/3, 31/1, 31/2, 41/1,' 41/2,`:`42/1; grant ;portion, .42/z, 42/3, 42/4, 44/1, 44/2, 44/3,'44/4, 44'/50'ttie City -'-M anager asked that 44/6 Page 2 Council Discussion June 4, 1974 be crossed-out,-explanation later; 44/7 & 8 are continuing programs; 44/9, from First-Ave. to Scott Blvd. only; 44/10, 44/12, 44/:14, Bikeways.;' 45/1 & ;2; 51/1;: the City Manager requested `that the staff:be allowed to make recommendations on the, sewer and':water`items 53/1,`54/1, 61/1, a continuing project. .The Mayor''suggested dividing the Parks and Recreation Projects "into two categories;: acquisition and improvement, with 61/2,;4, 7, 8, 9- 10," &.12`in improvements. An amount could be determined for expenditureand'the Parks and Recreation,Commission could determine the priority. For acquisition, "A":rating was "giveii to .'61/3; 61/5, planning money only;-61/6; and-s:for Riverfiont Acquisition, $150,000 in 1978 or 1979;, and 63/1. "B":-rating was given to 31/3; 41/3 & 4a...-.'B .B and/oi',C; 42/1, buses; ,43/1 & 2; 44/9, culvert at<-Muscatine & Court; 44/,11,Muscatine/Rochester only; and 61/5. "C"'.items were: 10/2,<-10%3; 44/11, north or south portion:; 44/13., 44%16, 44/17,_44/20, 54/2, and 61/11 "D" items -included s- '61/14 and 61/17. The City Manager distributed the memorandum regarding the G. :O. bond issue which-wilf-be necessary to provide funds for projects now-.,in progress..' " The decision was-madeto add to 'next week's agenda an item, for comments by ':the. public;,:on revenue_. sharing. The City Manager commented;-that the-:Council:had already set aside the bulk, ofithe'umoneyto`.operating expenses. ;He also stated that Iowa City was"almost a model.community., in, analysis of revenue sharing'-s,P ending He`also.;informed;the.Council that'a cul-de-sac had been installed on Capitol;Street in the paving 'program. Concerning collective bargaining, Mr. Wells advised that it was'in a jointly.agreed;upon':-recess. Mr. Hoogeveen, Pres- ident of Local 138,.thought' that;Attorney Honohan would bring the"'mat' ter.-to- Council's attention.'.. Mr. Wells stated that he hadjust`done that: The"Mayor "commented on the griev- ance_procedure and there:was'a'.short.discussion on present policy. The Mayor. ad vised:`thatithe staff would present the spread sheets :for=the Capital,Imp' ments Program next Tuesday. It was moved `by Brandt and seconded by Davidsen to adjourn to executive•session-to discuss`an."appointment to the Housing y � " Commission and acquisitionand disposition of property on First Ave: `owned by Sycamore Investors. Upon roll call�Brandt, Czarnecki, Davidsen;