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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-11 Council minutesThe 28th day the Civic MINUTES Iowa City City Council met in regular session on the of May, 1974 at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at Center. Present: Brandt, Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse, White. Absent: none. Mayor Czarnecki presiding. The meeting was recorded by KXIC Radio Station, portions to be broadcast later are at the discretion of the.radio station and in no way con- trolled by the City or the Council. It was moved.by deProsse and seconded by Davidsen to con- sider the amount read to be a`full reading and to approve the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of May 14, 1974 and Special Council Meeting of May 10, 1974 subject to correction. Motion carried. Skip Laitner,.;15 N. Johnson, appeared noting his appreci- ation of the Rules Committee Recommendation of May 14th as ® adopted, and suggested consideration of a 'Right to Serve' Ordinance.- He questioned if it were possible that Executive Session minutes could be.made part of public records later. Attorney Hayek replied that they would not be public records unless it`was ' a Council determination to declassify. As Chair- man of Johnson County Commission on Environmental Quality, Mr. Laitner stated -that they considered the publicity on the recycling`program'inadequate,:and he cited several suggestions for action. He also requested that a bike rack be put on each block downtown and more racks kept during the winter. He asked that during discussion on Capital Improvements Program, con- sideration be given to some perspective for 'Iowa 2000'. Brenda Ely appeared representing. Mark SV asking that Council reinforce hopesoftheir people for bus service by the 18th of June. Mayor Czarnecki noted Council.will act as soon as possible after the City Manager's report. Merle Trummel, 314 W. Benton St. appeared and pointed out that on September 14, 1972 a petition, signed by 340 citizens and 82 others had been presented asking for bus service to the.Wardway-West Benton area and noted that Wardway is the only shopping center m t serviced. Councilwoman Davidsen "requested sch"eduling an informal discussion of the publicity on the recycling project. Brenda Ely reported that no one came to Mark IV 'to collect the papers. City Manager Wells commented that he will cover all questions next week in his report. 1! Page 2 Council Minutes May 28, 1974 It was moved.by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Approving C1ass.0 Beer License Application for Walgreen Co., 1646 Sycamore. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse, White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Davidsen that the petition from residents of Holt Avenue requesting that Holt Avenue be excluded from the 1974 Sidewalk Assessment Program be received and filed. "Motion carried. Mayor Czarnecki noted the Program had been deleted prior to the petition. It was moved by White and seconded by Davidsen that the letter from Joe Meade, the Barn Realty, Inc., regarding changing the parking regulations to a two hour limit on the south side of West Prentiss in the 100 Block be received and filed and referred to the City manager for report. Motion carried. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by White that the letter from E. D. Porter, 3001.Wayne Avenue, regarding a Pre- vailing Wage Ordinance.for Iowa City be received and filed and referred to the City Manager for report. Motion carried. Michael appeared with corrections to be made to the Ordinance presented, and requested notice of debate on the proposed Ordinance. Gene Porter, 3001 Wayne, appeared urging Council to act favorably on the Ordinance. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by Brandt that the letter from, Ben E. Summerwill, President, Iowa State Bank and Trust Company, regarding traffic:problem which exists at Highway #6 By -Pass, Keokuk Street and Hollywood Boulevard be received and filed and referred to the City Manager for report. Motion carried. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Davidsen that the letter from Robert H. Wolf, Iowa City, regarding sewer problems at 1109 6th Ave. and 1105 6th Ave., Iowa City be received and filed and referred to the City Manager for report. Motion carried. It was movedbyWhite and seconded by deProsse that the Certification of the Civil'Service Commission for the position of Firefighters (James Walters, Elmer Beckler, Steve Berneman, Steve Dolan,. Terry Fiala and Elmer Brennemen) be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved ,by Brandt and seconded by deProsse that the minutes of the meetings of_CATV Committee 4/22/74 and Housing ® Commission 4/17/74 be received and filed. Motion carried. .0 L] Page 3 Council Minutes May 28, 1974 After discussion, it was moved by Brandt and seconded by deProsse that the Request by the Johnson County Committee for the Impeachment of Nixon for an Auction be approved subject to the conditions in statutes being met. Motion carried. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by deProsse to approve the Bake Sale Request by Friendship Daycare, 127 Melrose Ave., subject to conditions in statutes being met. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Brandt that the request for "Sidewalk Sale --Crazy Day" on Thursday, July 18th be -approved. Motion carried. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by White that the rules be suspended and the third reading of the Ordinance on Turf and Weed Control be given by title only. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse, White, Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried and third reading given by title only. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Ordinance. Upon roll call Davidsen, deProsse, White, Brandt, Czarnecki voted 'aye'-. Motion carried. It was moved by.,White and seconded by deProsse to defer the Resolution Approving Modification of Agreement Between City of Iowa City and -Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Alberhasky for one week. Motion carried. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution'Accepting TreeTrimming Work done for the City of Iowa City by Wayne Breeden of Breeden's Tree Servide, Marion Iowa in the amount of,$12,231.80. Upon roll call deProsse, White, Brandt, Czarnecki,,Davidsen voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Mayor Czarnecki noted that as there are 80% of affected property ownersobjecting*to the 1974 Storm Sewer Assessment Project #1, all five Councilpersons would need to vote 'yes' for the project Robert Welsh, 2526 Mayfield Road and Leroy Hester, 1226 2na.Ave., appeared noting appreciation for an in- formal meeting with property owners and staff and advising of the petitions from objectors in their areas. Acting Director of Public Works George Bonnett presented a solution to alleviate the J Street I problem, but had no satisfactory solution for the Washington Park area. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Davidsen to instruct the City Managerto investigate alterna- tives to resolvethe J.Street problem, but no further action on the Washington Park area. Motion carried, Czarnecki voting 'no'. . ® Page 4 Council Minutes May 28, 1974 It was moved by Brandt and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Accepting Work by Wolf Construction, Inc., and Ordering Preparation of Plan and Schedule of Assessment for the 1973 Sidewalk Assessment Program. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Czarnecki-, Davidsen, deProsse voted 'aye'. Motion carried., It was 'moved by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Adopting and Levying Final Schedule of Assessments for the 1973 Sidewalk Assessment Program. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse, White voted 'aye'. Motion carried._ City Manager Wells noted a memo to Council concerning an increase in water connection fees for 1974. It was moved by Brandt and seconded.by Davidsen to defer for one week and that the Resolution be.put on the agenda at that time. City Manager Wells questioned if the Council wished to consider leasing property at the corner of Gilbert and College for interim operation. After discussion, it was moved by White and seconded by- :Brandt that the City Manager be in- structed to explore potential leases for the property at the ® corner of Gilbert .& College. Motion carried. Mayor Czarnecki announced that this was the time set for the public hearing to 'Rezone a=Tract of Land from R1B Zone to an R2 Zone requested by Robert and Erma Wolf. Dennis Kraft, Director of -Community -:Development explained the request as approved -by Planning and Zoning and Natural Resourses Council. There being no other persons present to speak the Mayor declared the public hearing; closed. The Mayor announced that this was the time set for the public hearing on: -an Ordinance Amending the Sign Regulations - Zoning Code to regulate -signs in the proposed Office Research Park Zone. He requestedinclusion concerning political signs and to amend the ordinance just once. Council decided to schedule for an informal discussion -next Tuesday. There being no interested persons present the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Mayor Czarnecki called attention to Acting Director of Public Works Bonnett.'s'memo 'concerning parking on Seventh Ave. Court and Bradley;:Street, pending Council item 73-1103. It was moved by Brandt and seconded'by Davidsen-.that Staff notify the abutting property ownersof the removal of parking that the Council has under consideration. Motion carried. ■ Page 5. Council Minutes May 28, 1974 Councilman White questioned the status of the Farmers Market and the City Manager indicated it would probably be held same as last year. Mayor -Czarnecki mentioned the letter from the League of Municipalities asking Iowa City to host a con- vention-for':1974.` It was the general concensus of the Council to direct the Mayor to pursue initial feasibility. The Mayor announced a meetingconcerning the International Sister Cities Program on June 6th at'noon� and the June 3rd University -City meeting at 4:00 P -.M, at Jessup Hall. City Attorney Hayek re- ported -meeting with the Human Relations Commission and noted he will report soon. Keith Klinger, 101 Mt. Vernon Drive requested the Engineer's Staff look at the problems in his area. Mayor Czarnecki noted the City Manager will.review. Edward Bushman, 729 E. Jefferson appeared concerning control of cats and dogs. It was moved by Brandt and seconded by White that the City Manager and City Attorney investigate the cat litter at 729 E. Jefferson and report. Motion carried. It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Davidsen to adjourn the meeting. `'Motion carried 9:25 P.M. Mayor CityClerk— INFORMAL DISCUSSION JUNE 11, 1974 4:00 P.M, The Iowa City City Council met in informal session at 4:00 P.M. on the 11th day of June in the Conference Room at the Civic Center. Councilmembers present: Czarnecki, deProsse, Davidsen, White. Brandt (4:45 P.M.). Absent: None. Staff members present: Wells, Kraft, Pugh, Smeed, Stolfus, Vollertson, Maune, Klaus, Morris, Bowlin. Mayor Czarnecki presiding. The Mayor announced the agenda items, with discussion first of the memo --on the status of the pilot recycling pro- gram. Alternative methods of advertising were discussed. The memo listed the costs to date, and a graph illustrated the tons of newsprint collected each week. The"City Manager suggested changing to one pickup day each month by using 8 trucks and 24 persons, and noted that the Staff would come back to the Council with further information in two weeks. The next item discussed was the special census for Johnson County suggested by the Johnson County Regional Planning Com- mission, with Iowa City's share as approximately $21,000. The City Manager pointed out that if Iowa City's population is increased by 4,050, the share of Road Use Tax, Beer & Liquor monies and Municipal Assistance funds will increase approximately $86,000 for each year, and recommended that Council defer some budget expenditures for the census this year. Finance Director Joe Pugh advised that revenue sharing money cannot be used. It was noted that the SMSA designa- tion will benefit Iowa City in all Federal programs. Director of Community Development Dennis Kraft explained the staff proposal for the changes in the bus routes using parameters set by Council, and outlined on -he map Bon Aire/Mark IV route. This would not serve Wardway area. co-ncil discussed the North Dubuque route and Wardway route, and the previous proposal. The City Manager requested that the Council decide on th h e c anges because of schedules and maps to be printed, and to not plan to change in the near future. The City Manager reported on the meeting in Omaha with EPA and HUD officials to discuss the environmental impact statement, specifically the noise question on Burlington, Council Discussion June 11, 1974 effect on housing,and the air quality in the parking facility. He stated that it was primarily a communications problem, and within two weeks, after documentation to EPA and HUD, and review of the amendatory contract, action on acquisition,demoli- tion and relocation would be unfrozen; redevelopment contract still contingent on the resolution of the lawsuit. The City Manager commented that the City had received the certified copy of the amendatory contract for the relocation portion for Urban Renewal this week. Mr. Wells then distributed letters from Anne Autor for ANSWER, Nancy Lineback for ISPIRG, David Baldus for Melrose Neighborhood Association, Harold Bechtoldt for Neighborhoods United, to David Meeker, HUD Washington, D.C.; the answer to the groups from Guy Birch and the letter from Meeker to Elmer Smith, HUD Kansas City; and requested permission to reply to the April 15th letter to Meeker from the groups of citizens. There were no objections to his request. The Mayor stated that he did not think the meeting suggested would be in the best interest of the City. Mr. Kraft advised that the Summit Street Study would be submitted to Planning and Zoning this week. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by deProsse to adjourn to executive session to discuss 1) collective bargaining negotiations, 2) disposition of city -owned property in the downtown area, and 3) appointment to the Housing Commission. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Davidsen, deProsse:and White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned 5:35 P.M_