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Home My WebLink About1974-07-23 AgendaZvi T -AW; VAS .:r C IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 23, 1974 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER 410 EAST WASHINGTON 61 0 11 AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 23, 1974 7:30 P.M. Item No. 1 - MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL �« by llx / L - Item No. 2 - READING OF MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 9, 1974, AND ADJOURNED MEETING OF JULY 11, 1974. &r- 1 6c) A.. 1. v—, � h e. Cay .3)dvgPa Co 11. A I Ttam No_ 3 - PUBLIC DISCUSSION. M a. v 16 k of ! Aez C . r y �eavt ? 1 r II �ot, t�iakn�ti� ��t cov!j;,t � or-rp .�T i�_1A's Y1e1,0-CPIrI'.,"�'l n �/� cl ►'ak pY'nj �E-c'Y-C u vduk lees 1 C z CA! LGsjc'n VC.1% i Item No. 4 - RECEIVE MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. a. Planning and Zoning Commission minutes of July 11, 1974 meeting. Action: • page 2 Work Agenda July 23, 1974 Item No. 5 - CONSIDER SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO VACATE A PORTION OF OLD FIRST AVENUE. V-7403. Ao90 er 2T_ Comment: Due to the recent realignment of First Avenue between Lower Muscatine Road and Bradford Drive, the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 11, 1974, recommended by a 4-0 vote ,J vacation of a portion of the old right-of-way and vacation /VnL")SQ' of an easement over the CRI&P Railroad for the old alignment; illustrations of the vacated portions are included in the July 11, 1974 Staff Report. Action: r�,I U) P. N. A u, •- 27+A . A 4/F �6 C 0. j)SP6 K` Item No. 6 — APPOINTMENT TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. y..t C Action: 2- rA nn 1 <-► G/.! /,c, Fi v, til S (�_ �, .-cam ri - c V VIA. r ( `roS14 Lir. 3cL�� a.i eY �v Citi oi„h. f577 r Po ,tit. V Item No. 7 - BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. r 1 L<�Fa e. n A L JV /( rc i eco Cbv••.0 ti 1 }�aci �z- ' ci.��j._tia...�_� .�. it -7-4 �Y cilscusaed ltyr _rt_.C� i' . ,. sps� tie•-. old. .o rr� �- �,ap[c _ .1�� n,L�o�, f CA. Plot. 0 ! ti • +. r r •. ? c l.•. ' � C tL'-e r /( y,� t owe �4 D 4t ejt g Lxt- I 'Qf-A q je /n� % 1 'N�pevtcd-� / L �'e h�teE�j', L' 7 �'•l�l S 1%'^v.r M^ Yy i`�P..f 1-+ t r +u:..� .... e:' tt Al ' Ji o h �.11f�:�!(7 [l/ / /t_. n , < .. �•/,ii� (c. 1 t i�c �'trn,S,rr�^r- r• „� �..�-e IJ. �r, S / P C l� � La l i..i to U 1+- o V Y e{ c s..�. C: �• [, F� s.� h r s, , r c c� py n! r r� ....- r 1A d as61-ti >r'e an easement for public highway purposes located along the south- i�r e �(,Q4 c• east leg of �6 C 0. j)SP6 K` Si/'d(+aid r< q �.. iV (DAe /ll f arJ'owltej i / 7 res S�91 s ` Po ,tit. V . O rs r 1 L<�Fa e. n A L 11 'Lie �. a ,..a.�• ,'i n .-� CA. Plot. � . h/ �5 — L. c-,-./ ! v � F - n n ny +rx c ! ti • +. r r •. ? c l.•. ' � C tL'-e s� ts�r +.e �^(n•.w 1• �_t i.)JA A .So 111 . +n Oma/ —U)C. �'!-n toA- Item No. 8 - CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO VACATE AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR- POSES ALONG WOOLF AVENUE. (THIRD READING) n�\btti (A ('A& q,Comment: The Veterans Administration has requested that the City vacate d as61-ti >r'e an easement for public highway purposes located along the south- i�r e �(,Q4 c• east leg of the "Y" intersection of Woolf Avenue with Newton Road ,Avf = a _ — r _ _ Item No. 8 - (CONTINUED) in order to construct a parking facility over said easement. The Planning and Zoning Commission on May 23, 1974, recommended by a 5-2 vote vacation of the easement and relocation of a public side- walk within said easement by the Veterans Administration. Public Hearing was held July 2, 1974. Action: L / tii.n vK a b C - M I- 6A Y.nf,X e_ -C LLk- — Lij Item No. 9 - CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO ADOPT ZONING MAP INCLUDING THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF ZONES ON LAND ANNEXED SINCE 1962. (SECOND READING) Comment: In a recent court case, the court ruled that a public hearing must be held to establish zoning classifications on land annexed since 1962. On May 23, 1974, the Planning and Zoning Commission by a 7-0 vote recommended the establishment of zoning on said annexed lands as set forth on the existing zoning map with the exception of the following parcels as enumerated in the Staff Report dated May 9, 1974. Public Hearing was'held July 9, 1974. ® Parcel 4: from R1A to RIB by a 7-0 vote. Parcel 7: from R1A to M1 by a 4-3 vote. Parcel 10: from R1A to R1B by a 6-1 vote. Parcel 11: from RIA to R1B by a 7-0 vote. Parcel 15: from R1A to ORP by a 7-0 vote. Parcel 16: from R1A to CH by a 7-0 vote. Parcel 17: from CH to ORP by a 7-0 vote. Parcel 21: from R1A to R1B by a 7-0 vote. Action: Item No. 10 - CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO REZONE A TRACT OF LAND FROM R3 to R3A. Z-7409. (FIRST READING) Comment: On June 13, 1974, the Planning and Zoning Commission by a 4-2 vote recommended that a 13,400 square foot tract of land owned by Ms. Vivian M. Smith and located immediately east of the southerly extension of Olive Court in University Heights be rezoned from an R3 Zone to an R3A Zone. In a recent District Court decision, the Court ruled the property zoned R3A to eliminate the "nonconforming" status of the property._ /Public Hearing 1was /fheld July 16, 1974. Action: �� ' ✓l / D / •c'� 4 . C/ • liZ t R [ 1 Q </ c �� % "7 _ • • page 4 Work Agenda July 23, 1974 Item No. 11 - CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE BY ESTABLISHING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN THE CB, CBS AND ORP ZONES. (FIRST READING) Comment: Amendments have recently been made to the Zoning Code adopting regulations for the CB, CBS and ORP Zones and adopting parking and side yard requirements. The latter two amendments deleted sections of the former two, therefore, a subsequent amendment is proposed for the purpose of clarifying this discrepancy. Action: ! J2 �y Item No. 12 - CONSIDER.ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE BY ESTABLISHING PARKING AND ACCESSORY USE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CS ZONE. Z-7410. (FIRST READING) Comment: The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 13, 1974, recommended by a 6-0 vote approval of an ordinance establishing requirements for private, public and commercial parking facilities in the CB Zone. With the exception of parking spaces for a hotel or motel, the proposed ordinance provides -for the approval by the Council of all proposed parking facilities in the CB Zone. Action: Item No. 13 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF A NOTIFICATION OF INTEN- 7LI _0 ep TION TO ACCEPT OFFER TO PURCHASE AND REDEVELOP PARCEL 93-4. h:. •_` a` Comment: Action: Item No. 14 Comment: Action: -711 As requested by the City Council at the meeting of July 16, 1974, a resolution of notification of intent to accept the offer of Ed Breese for the purchase of Parcel 93-4 has been prepared. Notice will be published by the City Clerk. A resolution author- izing the execution of a contract with Mr. B eese will be prepared for the Council meeting of August 27, 1974.�zj )�cs.s (It i �'� ?,n�.t'iCi*14� �l/i��itP�sun it. ` Co GQWhns 01A .11 raLi tBC�klr�•` �.sc��,. wa- \-T`�k bas JeoIv*4 toe(c k a pp4avSct CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT. yol�o,.•� This resolution authorizes change orders for the Burlington Street project. These changes -are for Clinton and Dubuque Streets as recommended by Welton Becket and the Design Review Committee. o 6f 7//9 ►M PAfti,A. .Q,t Ll ly ( D, P f .S P I...A 13, 1 r va f i 2 r - f, l-^ 14 Carr.��1^"„1.. 0 Page 5 • • Work Agenda July 23, 1974 Item No. 15 - CONSIDER RESOLUTIONS CONTROLLING THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON CLINTON STREET ADJACENT TO THE NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING. A. CONSIDER RESOLUTION MAKING THE SERVICE DRIVE ON THE EAST ago SIDE OF CLINTON STREET BETWEEN OUR AND HARRIS 9N ONE WAY TO THE NORTH. (,� �3 y .� �t � 9 E �' /D B. CONSIDER RESOLUTION PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF 7y SERVICE DRIVE. C.CHE ONSIDER RESOLUTION LIMITING PARKIN SERVICE DRIVE TO TEN MINUTES. G ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE fat / d�_- (�z ,/ �f // --t, Comment: The above resolutions are necessary to regulate the triffic move- ment through the, service drive of the new Post Office building. The Postmaster concurs with these recommendations with the exception that he would prefer that parking be allowed on the west side of the island which separates the service drive from Clinton Street proper. The Postmaster has agreed that this solution to the traffic flow problem should be tried for a period of time with the traffic flow being analyzed at a later date by the Department of Public Works. Action: �� -e •� t , e. �( c�<.,J Item No. 16 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION'AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 1974 ASPHALT RESURFACING % _ 2-9z. PROJECT. Comment: This resolution approves the award of bid to the L. L._Pel__1_ing Company of Iowa City, Iowa, in the amount of $289,923.07. This project was discussed at the City Council meeting held on July 16, 1974, as Item No. S. The following is a tabulation of the bidders: L.L. Pelling Co., Inc. Iowa City, Iowa $ 289,923.07 Iowa Road Builders ' ~ %... Des Moines, Iowa 300, 267.32 'As can be seen, the bid subr.itted by the L. L. Pelling Company was ' the lowest of the two bidders submitting bids on this project. The Engineer's Estimate for this project was $274,237.25. This bid is approximately 5.7% above the Engineer's Estimate. It is recommended 2 ° under this project that Melrose Avenue between Woolf and Byington i Road receive a � pproximately a 3-1/2 inch overlay which was specified as an alternate in lieu of the scarifying and recompaction of the ® street. Overlaying the street in lieu of the scarification will reduce the contract amount by approximately $10,174.72. Action: -& kc, 1V I Y 5, i.`e t1f N J 1 of re d .,uiy --f ---- Item --- Item No. 17 El Comment: - CONSIDER RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 101� PER HOUR ONE-HOUR PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF LINN STREET NORTH 1/2 BLOCK FROM THE CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND LINN STREETS IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE VACATED POSTAL BUILDING. Action: This resolution will establish comparable metered parking at this location and bring the area into conformity with the surrounding central business district. R_ I /. ) ,I ^ f , If Item No. 18 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF GROLMUS SUBDIVI- SION, NUMBER 2. S-7409. �'•+D�;F n:f e S G� `f-Vjr 2_'9 G Comment: The subject nine -lot addition located east of Prairie du Chien Road and north of Virginia Avenue and submitted by Mr. Dean Oakes consists of 1.4 acres. The Planning and Zoning Commission on July \\ 11, 1974, recommended by a14-0 vote approval of final plat. Action: .item No. 19 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF BRYN MAWR HEIGHTS, PART V. S-7407. Comment: The subject 12 -lot addition located west and east of the southerly extension of Sunset Street and south of Bryn Mawr Heights, Part III (Arbury Drive) and submitted by Bryn Mawr Heights Company consists of 3.73 acres. The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 11, 1974, recommended by a 4-0 vote approval of the final plat. Action: i� SGC C/ • (cl cLi-./LG'2 U Item No. 20 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION NAMING A WATERCOURSE IN WESTERN IOWA CITY "WILLOW CREEK". z2s Comment: It is recommended that the Council adopt, by resolution, the name "Willow Creek" for that watercourse which lies in western Iowa City and which traverses Willow Creek Park. R report was given to the Council by the City Manager at the Council meeting of July 16, 1974, and at that time.the Council directed that a resolution be prepared for this purpose. jt Action: �if_t l�� % / 6,{ 0 E page 7 Work Agenda July 23, 1974 Item No. 21 - CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF URBAN RENEWAL REDEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH OLD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES. M -k oa4 A.f I Action: •pC 0-yi,, it, p Q, J•V Q +0 t- XD tfA 1 (K 1 e- 1 ti C -,J vn c- , N �/ �J �^ 1.�.,-..^A K f p kAl I ems, rC 11 l,r C rI I j -n 1 �,V 0 r• 01[1_ ,I�-.1) 1.O /to ��rikt l/A t_A d� . /I SSaa. n2.5 r xt%e- Item No. 22 REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING LOCAL 610, Y� TION OF FIRE FIGHTERS REQUEST FOR RECOGNITION. Ce- o �IL X� r .,. 2Z -A Item No. 23 Action: Action: Action: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIA- Y_I f�< e - C. ao f`�, j %'',�7c �• r. est %}a cid • _.- 'fel � 1 AAA fa -S.4c kAelI.-w- C - CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. a. Letter from Johnson County Commission on Environmental Quality regarding proposed "Areawide Land Use Study", � r w •IC"dt,y bi ! �fir b. Letter from George B. Mather, 606 Holt Avenue, regarding bicyclists and "right turn on red after stopping" legislation. C. Letter from Guy Birch, Area Director, HUD, regarding Project Iowa R-14, Amendatory Application for Loan and Grant. ) 0- .)L.. E d. Letter from Frances von Groschwitz, Dept. of Social Services, regarding reduced bus fares for senior citizens. }� � Action: /��.�' �� rt e. Letter from Anne Autor'to Betty Stafford, HUD, regarding meeting with HUD HUD officials.. CJ 7-/ ;t .ec d � �. �� o 4%tio Action: II �V ✓1, f !V I tiJe t � f. Letter from Allan Thoms, Mayor of Dubuque, thanking Iowa City for participation in the Large Cities Conference. Action: 1