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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-10-22 Bd Comm minutes]()'-!A C 1.TY AIRPORT, COMMISS ION ;:!;I'i'i?PII31rR 19, 197do 1 CIVIC CENTER T-TIGINSERING CONFERENCE ROOM MEMI1I?itC PRESF11T: David Hartwig Gary Blockwenn Elliott Full Claude Peterson 40 I Li ME RS ABSENT: Jack Perkins ^Tr7i,JARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTION TAKEN: Chairman Iiartwig called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Minutos of the August meeting were read. It was moved by Rleckwcnn, and seconded by Peterson, that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried Fills for the month of. August were presented. It was moved by Full, and seconded by Peterson that the bills be approved as Presented. Motion carried. 11; wtvi pointed out that the electrical security lights on the old United hanger are on the osame motor as the renter of the £rrnlL ofricn. The Electrical Company determined that the curronL- used would average out to $17.00 per month. It was movnd by Full, seconded by Bleckwenn .that the leasee, J. Newman Toomey, be credited for the last eleven months at $17.00 per month, or $187.00. Motion carried. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned. Next Meeting: October 17, 1974, 7:30 P.M., Civic Center. MINUTES IOWA CITY HOUSING COMMISSION OCTOBER 2, 1974 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Branson, Bosserman, Fountain, White. MEMBERS ABSENT: Sheets, Retish, (McLaughlin resigned). CITY STAFF PRESENT: Seydel, Hillis. GUESTS PRESENT: Mayor Czarnecki, Mary Struefort, Donna Dueker, Jim Mullendore. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL: None. REQUESTS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR INFORMATION OR STAFF ASSISTANCE: None. LIST OF MATTERS PENDING COMMISSION -COUNCIL DISPOSITION: None. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN: 1. Branson called the meeting to order. Bosserman moved that the minutes of the September 18, 1974 meeting be approved as written. Fountain seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 2. There was.no public discussion. ■ 3. Coordinators Report.' Seydel reported he has seven leases open. It is very difficult to find units that are leasable. The situation in the housing market has not changed too much in the last thirty days. There will probably be openings in the next 30-60 days. If normal channels do not produce some units then Seydel will try advertising. Two new applications and one application by a former tenant have been received since the last meeting. Seydel recommended approval of these. There has been a re -submission of an application. The applicant wants permission to move in with two other tenants. The unit he wants to move into is a two bedroom single family dwelling occupied by two unrelated elderly men. The applicant is related through marriage to one of the men. e Seydel recommended that the request be denied. This man has had a difficult time maintaining a unit. He has been asked to leave three or four units during the last year, primarily because of his drinking habits and his housekeeping habits. if an efficiency unit could be found for him it would be much better than allowinghim. to move in with the other men. Seydel thinks it would cause dissention among them and they would probably wreck the house. While he is eligible to participate in the program Seydel recommended he not be granted the ® request to move in with the other men. White stated he thinks Seydel will have to make the decision since he is familiar with the situation and circumstances. Branson asked what he would do if not allowed to move in with the others. Seydel stated that the man would find a place like he has found the last three or four. He was relocated by Urban Renewal and was paid his relocation allowance. His relocation allowance was a little over $1,000.00, all of this has been spent. It was decided that Seydel will deny the request and keep the applicants name on the active list. Fie will he given an opportunity to appeal this decision if he so desires. This concluded Seydel's report on the present program. Seydel stated that he has no information on the status of our existing program when the new housing bill is implemented. 4. Old Business. Seydel informed the Commission of the status of the new housing for the elderly program. Public advertising did appear ® in the Press Citizen on Friday and Monday. The meeting with potential developers will be held today at 1:30 P.M. The Ll Commission members were invited to attend. This will members to find out what kinds of questions developers asking. enable the will be The Commission members were sent a LIJA review checklist. This is the checklist that must be filled out on each proposal. It will be the basis of the final decision. It will he sent to Des Moines after the selection is made. When the proposals are received on October 30, after 2:00, Seydel is to call FHA Des Moines and give them the number of proposals received and the firm's names. That is the only action required on that day. Then the selection is made, that selection is made here, FHA does not enter into that. Seydel cautioned that the selection is not made public until it is approved by FHA. The proposals can be discussed in open session but the final selection must be made inclosed session. Seydel noted that in the new notice of application approval that he received, dated September 25, 1974, there is a change in terminology from tentative commitment to binding commitment. The commitment expires in five months if an agreement isn't entered into. 5. New Business. Discussion with Mayor Czarnecki. Branson welcomed the Mayor and asked him if he had a chance to read the minutes of the preceding meeting and if he would like to react to them. Czarnecki said he welcomed the chance to discuss where we are on some of these issues. Czarnecki stated that as far as the newspaper article about student housing there never was any intent to promise that anyone would have an inside track into any of the funds that are available. It has been approached with the idea that funds are available through the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and everyone can participate in plans for this money. The public hearing to discuss these plans is scheduled for tonight. Forty to fifty invitations have been sent out to organizations and to a few individuals who have been participating. Clayton Ringgenberg has helped to organize the meeting. There will be a forty minute slide show describing the major features of the bill. Then there will be a brief explanation of the funds. The census problem will be discussed. Czarnecki stated that he doesn't think the census problem is as crucial in the short run; as it could be in the long run. Clarification of the rules is being pursued. 20% of the total funds will go to towns under 50,000 population. So Iowa City wouldn't get as much as they would if they were over 50,000 population. 11 E LJ After the explanation of the funds the audience will divide into groups to determine how they would like the process to work. Branson stated the the Housing Commission had already worked on a statement for the meeting. (See attached.) If the statement is appropriate she will read it at the meeting. Bosserman asked if the money would he divided on a percentage basis. Czarnecki stated that we have to come up with a plan and the money could possibly be used for just one thing. Seydel stated that what the Council is trying to do is to satisfy one of the requirements in the processing of an application and that is public input. The first thing the City would have to do is submit an application for these funds they are not automatically received. The application will contain a three year community development plan. Within that application there are six requirements that must be met one of them is that there be a housing assistance plan. Seydel views that as one of the most crucial portions of the application. Czarnecki stated that he didn't know what the Housing Commission's role would be at the meeting since he didn't know how it would be set up. Branson said she is anxious at this point for the Housing Commission to make some recommendations. The Commission has a lot of time to spend on this and there is a lot they can do if they aren't bypassed by the Council. Branson thinks the meeting has been set too early since we have no idea of the amount of the funds. Czarnecki stated that we only have two months to set up a plan. Branson read a letter from Retish. Retish is very concerned about housing for the handicapped. Retish recently went to Des Moines to discuss housing for the handicapped with Nate Rueben. Retish stated several of his concerns in his letter such as; what has the community done in this area, and what would happen if there was no Housing Commission. Czarnecki was then asked about the tenant -landlord ordinance. The Commission feels they should participate if a study is needed. 11 E White asked Czarnecki if he determined the need for the new tenant -landlord ordinance study. Czarnecki stated that he did. Branson asked if the study was paid for with City funds with Council approval. Czarnecki stated that it is being paid for with City funds with Council approval. Czarnecki stated that the purpose of the Housinq Commission is to take care of the present leased housing program. Seydel stated that the original resolution providing for a Housing Commission provided for the Commission's doing studies and applying for nev.* housing. The statement to be read at the public meeting (see attached) was presented by Branson. Several changes were made. White motioned to approve the statement to be read at the public meeting as a minimum asking for housing for planning purposes. Fountain seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 6. Bosserman moved and White seconded the motion that the meeting be adjourned. Motion passed unanimously. The next regular meeting will be October 16, 1974. Approved October 2, 1974 Iowa City City Council and Mayor Czarnecki Civic Center Dear City Council Members: The Housing Commission is looking forward to the development of 62 units of low rent housing for the elderly that has been funded by the present Section 23 Housing Assistance Payments Program for new construction. These 62 units barely touch the surface in terms of the need for low cost housing. There are cities of comparable populations that have 200 or 300 units in operation. The Housing Commission recommends that the Housing Authority (City Council) establish the following priorities for future housing assistance plans or programs. 1. Elderly to include disabled and handicapped. 2. Low income non -elderly families excluding those whose head of household or spouse are full time students. 3. Others to include student families. The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCD) requires applicants for grants to provide a three year community development plan. A part of this plan is the community's plans for providing housing assistance. To fullfill the need and follow the priorities noted above the Housing Commission recommends that as soon as possible after the HCD 1974 is funded and implemented the Housing Authority apply for -an additional allocation for 100 - 120 units for the elderly. A portion of these units to be congregate units. This to be followed by 80 - 100 units ® for non -elderly. This group to be re -habilitated units with some provision for home ownership. These recommendations 0 11 are minimum numbers for planning purposes. The HCD 1974 provides an excellent opportunity for each community to decide for themselves which things should have highest priority. We believe a decent safe and sanitary dwelling for all residents of 'the city should receive first priority in the community development plan. To prepare ourselves and better understand housing developments, members of the Housing Commission have visited several cities and viewed their actions in meeting housing problems. Cedar Rapids - Geneva Towers, 119 units for elderly. Non-profit sponsored. Hawthorne Hills, 202 units for elderly and non -elderly. 221 D3 financing acid non-profit sponsored. The city administers 220 units Section 23 leased housing and there are others in the city. Ottumwa - Population 29,000, 300 units conventional public housing in operation five years. Burlington - Population 33,000, 201 units conventional public housing in operation four years. These are pointed out as specific examples of communities that have taken positive action. The programs under which they built their units are no longer in existance. They did not succeed by sitting back and re -studying the problem. The continuing increase in cost of housing, food and other necessities of life is most crunching on the low income elderly, handicapped and disabled. The Housing Commission urges all the residents of this fine city to join with us in meeting our responsibilities to see that this group is provided with housing within their financial needs. In closing it is pointed out that both Burlington and Ottumwa have established Low Rent Housing Agencies (Housing Commissions)which act as the Housing Authority. Here in Iowa City the Housing Commission only makes recommendations. Regardless of who is.the Authority we need housing assistance in Iowa City now. We ask the City Council and all the residents of the city to take positive action towards meeting the need. Thank you, Fredine Branson Chairperson Housing Commission civic center Council Chambers A! q 4w Y- DEPARTINEHT OFC®MXUNIYY DEVELOPMENT C ;.. .:_.`� _ <.... i- f•.'y?3 � y�F�; ` Y l <r..i '� _ . .. v.? . 3 is _..�f F ,+�.Y_..:r � ..- _3..,__ /S.' .i i' civic center Council Chambers A! q 4w DEPARTINEHT OFC®MXUNIYY DEVELOPMENT C ;.. .:_.`� _ <.... i- f•.'y?3 � y�F�; ` Y l <r..i '� _ . .. v.? . 3 is _..�f F ,+�.Y_..:r � ..- _3..,__ /S.' .i i' • • C� L A. B. C. D. Call to Order by Chairman Roll Call Approval of minutes 1. Meeting of October 16, 1974 Zoning Items 1. Z-7414. Rezoning Corporation (vic. and west of Laura satisfy District with desirability 7/18/74. of tract of land belonging to Amerex north and south of Haywood Drive Drive). Rezoned RIA to R3A to Court order. Review of above rezoning of rezoning to R3. Council referral: 2. Z-7417. Amendment to Zoning Code to apply high-rise provisions to CBS Zone. Council referral: 8/8/74. 3. Z-7419. Streb-National By -Products rezoning, R1A to Ml. Referred to Planning and Zoning and to Riverfront Commission for consideration of Ml zoning with a corridor along the river remaining R1A. Council referral: 10/11/74. 4. Z-7420. Ordinance amending Zoning Code regarding fence and shrub heights. Also includes amending Municipal Code Chapter 3.38, in particular 3.38.8.A. Council referral: 9/11/74. 5. Z-7421. Rezoning of tract of land, about 3/4 acre, R1A to Ml (vic. South Riverside Drive near inter- section with Highway 218 -- west of old landfill). Requested by Charles Walden. Date filed: 10/7/74. 45 -day limitation: 11/21/74. 6. Z-7422. Consideration of rezoning 13 lots in the Summit Street area, R3A to R2. The lots are in the Kauffman and Summit Hill Additions located along and adjacent to the intersection of South Summit Street and East Court Street south of Burlington Street. 7. Z-7423. Consideration of rezoning, R3A to R3, an area generally bounded by Dodge, Burlington and Summit B. All lots on both sides of Governor Street from Bowery Street to CRI&P RR and including the following described parcels: the two (2) lots east and west of the southeast and southwest corner lots respectively at Bowery and Governor Streets. C. All lots on both sides of Lucas Street from Burlington Street to CRI&P RR except lots fronting on Burlington Street. D. All lots on both sides of Dodge Street from Burlington Street to CRI&P RR except lots fronting on Burlington Street. E. Subdivision Item 1. 5-7415. Valley View of River Heights, First Addition, Johnson County, Iowa. Located at north edge of River Heights area. Preliminary and final plat. County referral. Date filed: 9/3/74. Deferred by P&Z: :9/26/74. 45 -day limitation: 10/18/74. F. Discussion Items: 1. P-7317. Proposed ordinance creating a University Zone (U). 2. C-7403. Letter from George McCormick dated 9/27/74. Council referral: 10/4/74. 3. Letter from Elizabeth B. McKray and answer by Mayor Edgar R. Czarnecki. For P&Z information. 4. P-7410. Consideration of an ordinance creating a Mobile Home Residence Zone (RMH). 5. Madison Street closure. Council referral: 10/17/74. 6. Delay of Gordon Russell annexation and rezoning until suitable provisions made for buffering of parks and recreation areas from adjacent uses. 0 G. Adjournment. Regular meeting -- October 24, 1974 ■ is SUBJECT: a special use within the CBS Zone. '.ommission Z-7417. Proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Code to permit a high-rise apartment house or apartment hotel as Council referral: 8/8/74. STAFF A special committee of the ANALYSIS: Planning and Zoning Commission met on September 18th to review and recommend appropriate changes to the High Density and Medium Density Districts of the Additional Regulations for a high-rise apartment house or apart- ment hotel. Amendments suggested by the Committee include: 1. That a high rise apartment house or apartment hotel be permitted in the CBS Zone. 2. Restriction of high density high-rise apartment houses or apartment hotels from the R3A Zone. 3. That one and one-half parking spaces be provided for each dwelling unit in the Medium Density District. After further consideration by the Commission as a whole at an informal meeting held on October 7th, it was resolved that further study should be given to the yard requirements for a high-rise apartment house or apartment hotel. The objective of yards around residential buildings is to assure adequate privacy, a.desirable outlook, adequate natural light and ventilation, and convenient access to and around the buildings. Since it is proposed that a high-rise apartment house or apart- ment hotel in the High Density District be permitted in only the CBS and R3B Zones," it could be assumed that such development would occur in the outer fringes of the central business district in or near uses of a higher intensity. Yards will play less of an importance in such areas, because residents are willing to sacrifice the desirability of maximum privacy and open space in favor of residing near the conveniences of the downtown area. The outlook or visual effect, in addition, is less than if located in a residential neighborhood. In the Medium Density District, however, it is proposed that a high-rise apartment house or apartment hotel be located not only in the R3B Zone but also in the R3A Zone. Since a high- rise apartment house or apartment hotel in an R3A Zone within close proximity to a residential zone of the same or greater restriction could cause a detrimental effect upon adjoining residential property, provision for adequate yards is of utmost importance. 0 11 L -2r Protection of light is of importance to adjacent residents. It is therefore necessary to as sure that light is not obstructed by a tall building accomplishedonly by means of proper set- backs. The lowest noon sun angle to occur at the latitude of Iowa City is 24030' to horizontal. In other words, for every foot of height, the sun will cast a shadow of 2.19 feet. On the basis of this criteria, it would seem logical to require 2.2 feet ofadditionalside yard for every foot of height above normal.heights. Of equal importance is the protection of the character of the neighborhood. The visual effects of a building will have the most impact. For this reason, it is desirable if a tall building is set back from a public street to give less of an appearance of dominance. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: regulations in the Medium Density Section 8.10.19II.B.4. The yard requirements shall be Front ............. Rear ............... Side ................ It is the staff's recommendation that the yard requirements in the High Density District not be amended but that the yard District be amended as follows: as follows: 20 feet 25 feet 15 feet In addition, the yards shall be increased by two and two- tenths (2.2) feet for every foot of height above forty- five (45) feet. STAFF The staff will be preparing COMMENT: a study in the near future to "define and clarify usable open space" particularly for high-rise development. At that time, more sophisticated requirements for high-rise development utilizing open space, living space, floor area, total car, occupant car and recreation space ratios will be presented as an alternative to the require- ments presently enforced. Q.DUM :i-- ` DATE: October 11, 1974 TO: Planning and Zoning Commission Attention: Donald Madsen FROM: Iowa City City Council RE: Referral At their regular meeting on October 8th the Iowa City City Council adopted the motion that the Streb rezoning question be referred to Planning and Zoning and the Riverfront Commission for consideration of M1 zone with a corridor next to the river remaining RLA, and a determination made.of how wide the corridor should be. Abbie Stolfus City Clerk n U 11 El SUBJECT: 2-7419. Consideration of a buffer zone adjacent to the Iowa River and a tract of land commonly referred to as the Streb-National By -Products property. STAFF The Riverfront Commission COMMENT: indicated in their meeting on Thursday, October 10, 1974, the desirability of providing screening between the river and the Streb-National By -Products property in order to insulate the surroundings from visual aspects of an industrial zone. On October 14, 1974, the staff met with Stanley Consultants to discuss the possibility of providing a buffer zone between the Iowa River and the Streb-National By - Products property. Approximately 100 feet of the Streb-National By -Products property is subject to inundation since it is located within the floodway zone of the Iowa River. The Iowa Natural Resource Council prohibits any development within the floodway zone that would obstruct the natural flow of flood waters. For this reason, no building or structure is allowed to be erected in the floodway area and a finished surface of the ground cannot be raised by filling. Consequently, it would be impractical to develop effective screening in the area due to the destruction caused by inundation. To resolve the dilemma concerning screening, it was suggested that a total. of 130 feet of the subject tract fronting the river be separated from the remaining tract in order to create a buffer zone. The additional 30 feet beyond the 100 feet which is located in the floodplain area would be used to develop a screen of plantings to insulate the visual affects of an industrial zone. The 30 -foot strip beyond the 100 -foot wide strip of floodway would be a planting easement that would: (1) be counted as property for yard considerations as part of any development, (2) allow the City an easement for plantings and maintenance, and (3) allow a transition between any fill in the floodway fringe and the natural elevation of the floodway. Additionally, some easement may be needed through the Streb property to provide access to the riverfront area. Ll 0 I FLOODWny f 11469 ARTA cP /4t awab FILL .� wL�: � � � �' : � • � u it • � fir i���,� •�•`� ALLOWQD ML FLo.O p PLAN PW mmmmm� FLOODWAy IOWA a goo 30' PLAOTING SASEMGXYT , FwoowAy 016. APP809. lool "Ltl� NUMBER: Z- 7`19 0 IOWR 421VE2 �-- _ i i goo _ so STAFF The proposed ordinance amending ANALYSIS: 8.10.27A of the Zoning Code states: "No fence more than 30 percent solid and no fence or planting more than two (2) feet high above street level may be located within thirty (30) feet of the street right-of- way intersection". The staff noted in review of the subject ordinance several problems involving: 1. The height above street level. A street by definition is "property dedicated or intended for primary access to lots". It is important to make a distinction between a street and the paved surface of a street. In common terms a street is often referred to as the paved surface, but by definition a street also includes not only the paved surface but also the "parkway" or, in total, the right- of-way. A definitive point in the street should be used to determine the height of a fence and planting since the parkway may not be at the same level as the paved surface. 2. The location of a fence or planting within 30 feet of the street right-of-way intersection. In the R1A Zone the setback for buildings is required to be 30 feet. However, in all other zones except CH, PC and ORP, the required setbacks for buildings are 25 feet or less. If buildings are allowed within 30 feet of a street right-of-way inter- section, should fences not more than 30 percent solid be prohibited within the same distance? Since the purpose of, the ordinance is to maintain a clear path of a motor vehicle driver's vision of approaching vehicles at street intersections, it would appear to be most logical to restrict the height of a fence or planting to two feet above the paved surface. The most definitive point on the paved surface is the intersection of street centerlines. In lieu of the requirement prohibiting the location of a fence or planting within 30 feet of the street right-of-way inter- section, a provision for the use of a triangular space at the street corner determined by a diagonal line (a straight line rather than a curved line) would be as effective and avoid the question relating to the setbacks of buildings at least in the R1B, R2; M1 and IP Zones. By application of trigonometric functions, the distance from a street right-of- way intersection to the intersection of setback lines on a • corner lot is .71 of,the required setback. If the triangular space, therefore, were determined on the basis of a diagonal line connecting two pointsmeasuredthe distance of the required setback divided by .71 from the street right-of-way intersection, a building would never protrude beyond the distance at which a fence or a planting were prohibited (assuming the streets were perpendicular to each other). STAFF RECOMMENDATION: On the basis of the analysis presented, the staff would recommend revising the wording to read as follows: To maintain a clear path of motor vehicle driver's vision of approaching vehicles at street intersections, no fence more than thirty (30) percent solid and no fence or planting more than two (2) feet above the established elevation at the intersection of street centerlines shall be located within a triangular space at the street corners determined by a diagonal line connecting two points measured along the street right-of- way lines for a distance of thirty (30) feet or a distance equivalent to the required setback divided by seven -tenths (.7), whichever is lesser, equidistant from the street right- of-way intersection. • STAFF COMMENTS: both been referred to the both ordinances relate to sections, they should be This ordinance and a proposed ordinance amending Section 3.38.8A TREES AND SHRUBS of the Minicipal Code have Commission for consideration. Since vision clearance at street inter - consistent. • SUBJECT: Z-7421. Application submitted by Mr. Charles R. Walden to rezone an approximate 3/4 - acre tract of land located east of South Riverside Drive near its intersection with Highway 218 (2650 South Riverside Drive) from an R1A Zone to an Ml Zone; date filed: 10/7/74; 45 -day limitation: 11/21/74.- STAFF 1/21/74. STAFF The subject tract, presently ANALYSIS: occupied by the Walden Construction Company ware- house, is in one of three small remaining areas in south Iowa City along the Highway 218 - Riverside Drive Corridor zoned R1A, the Streb-National By -Products property being a second. The property is bounded by two single family homes on the north and south, the Maher Brothers Transfer and Storage Inc. property on the east, and South Riverside Drive and Highway 218 on the west. A direct comparison could be made of this tract to the Streb- National By -Products property in the following respects: 1. Like the Streb property, the tract is perhaps most conducive to industrial development because of the predominance of industrial and related uses in the area, 2. Both properties were zoned for a use other than single family when located in the County, and 3. Both tracts are located adjacent to residential development. There are, however, two notable exceptions and they are: 1. Properties developed for residential use adjacent to the subject tract are zoned for residential use, and 2. The subject tract is not located near the floodplain of the Iowa River. Statements made previously in staff reports of the Streb- National By -Products property on December 13, 1973, and September 12, 1974, therefore, have certain application to the subject rezoning proposal. In reiteration, the precarious approval of uses permitted in the M1 zone which include "any use except those specifically confined to the M2 Heavy Industrial zone" may precipitate a "hodge podge" development. Of most concern to the staff from a planning standpoint is the develop- ment of the land for other than industrial or related uses, particularly residential; every attempt should be made to discourage, any further residential development in the south Iowa City area. be delayed until the M1 Zone is revised, as proposed, to permit only uses of an industrial or related nature. STAFF The (RMH) Residential Mobile COMMENT: Home Zone ordinance under preparation by the staff is near completion. Sub- sequent high priority staff items include amendment of the M1 and M2 Zones and revision of the screening requirements where the M district abuts a residential or recreational use. 9 CIA z., JE 4BER: '4121 IOWA C �f y -- NDU DATE: TO: Planning and Zoning Commission Attention: Don Madsen FROM: Iowa City City Council RE: Referral Ocotber 4, 1974• At their regular meeting on October 1, 1974, the Iowa City Council received the attached letter from George McCormick. The motion was adopted to refer the letter to Planning and Zoning Commission for report back. Abbie Stolfus City Clerk