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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-12-30 Council minutes'Minutes, -Page!' 2 C6­u*'6_ c­iI7 10, 1974 it- VasLmove.moved by d6Pross and-,:wsedonded by Davidsen that . a public, nearin&_13�6: set on 'January -7-t 1975 on the proposed Ordinances.".kriefiding: Fence and Shrub,,Jleight Regulations in the Zo`8".10_17A and Section 3.38.8A. riiii�,.-Regul'atioris-''.-,,Sdction.--.: Motion carried It was-. -moved by White wand by deProsse to set C:*' ea'r_ing-'� to. Vac­at'ethd- Alley -,-in a Public H ',:Block 86 of the OriginalTowno City � y:, :.bounded und 6'd b L ',.-�.Clinton, Market, Capitol. "n M n and Bloomington. otiocarried. MayoVCiarneck1announced i t: this was the time set for :', :t h a the publie__ hid iring on _Ythe'-Re zonifijof -`,Cer tain Parcels in the R-14, Urban�_iRefie'wa*`L_ Aiia -f romU R3B_4CB', and Ml Zones to a j .'.. CBS Zone-. arecommended afihifii,.'.and, Zoning. It was moved .--'- ' L; by White and-seconded..-by"�z�id6e'ni�tli the area zoned C2 in ."b e -,re f errd 't o� -Pla Zoning- for recommendation. Block 83 d Planning Motio :C n arr e .-The Mayor.,annomc6dthat this was�'t e time set for the public,,h earing: on; the'-'i`Resolution; , ofNecessity for the 1974 Sa nitary,: ewerjmprovement-- roject,.- Attorney Hayek explained the Prob em ' Iri'..ob aining, e�'6a ement.:And recommendation that the project':be rebid later WAft' e ' r discuss, i , on of the procedure, it was -move by _.Yhi*te,,ands , _ i 77 -econddd by'Brandt that the Resolution .".', of NecesSityL be a doptle U pon• roll:c all.,.Bra*ndt,,.Czarnecki, _ ., Whii Davids6n-,,� dePross -.T-.T voted -,'--'aye;. Motion carried. The Mayor declared thd,"­Publ:Lc Hearin -,,:closed..' announced that tiiattime set for public The:,Mayok arin this -was s - was the _ans- - pecll: icdtions --Form of Contract for the hearing on-:- S d Specifications 1974. S ani taryS ewer'.Lmp r ove oj,pct'. It was moved by White an ::secondedL:.y,-rBran tYthat,_�-the` Resolution Approving 1j,'LCza Czarnecki, Davidsen, AP� b Upon 'rne Pi be roll ca Y a L deProsse,:IJh3.te, -sB*r'an'd vote_d�lMotion carried. It was. aye moved by­DiVkdseri­_and secon e&-by.White"-that the question of the .poht-6"�.,,s'a'n1_ta:ry'-jie'wdis .:and tapping'rights, etc., City - M an- a ger-,:L for .repo1- .1 be ref erred :E&'Ttfiel�crt back. Motion carried. :-'Ildyoi-.-Czarnecki asked -�'--�-for .-:clarification of` the memo from j rs 'i --d' ' 'f'Ho': records on December 16th. Wollme, haus,erf�-concerp,�ng-:._��u it*,,o using Acting .City-.� anag;6-k7Kkaft"r'esponaea-.Director of Public Works, � - 3 responded:: 1 Dick Plastind-�-h6tedLtfiCat jjewould have a -report on Design Standards The t he:17th,.in ox.M oe'Mayor -also reminded the a ng Council of ,t e:�-several 'vacancies :on' .'B- oarids:and,'Commissions and questionedif'aU­th6citizen groupsbeennotified. He g�z M ® Page 3 Council: Minutes December 10 1974 stated that `deProose ;,Czarnecki and" "Kraft had `been named as a temporary team to set'lup.a'permanent`committee-regarding the Comprehensive Plan It was moped by ;Davidsen' and seconded by White that'the.City Manager communicate Council's interest to GSA, 'enclosingthe;informat on received from the Johnson County;Regional_Plannin .Commis'sion on Alternative Uses, for -the old.'post.Office_building:and,to:request a 60 day extension on the application deadline:. -Motion."; carried. Council.discussed,reimbursement for .child care and transportation for Board and Commission members. It was moved by deErosse and ;:'seconded ay Davidsen that the City_ Manager prepare a resolution providiig'for reasonablecosts for child ;;care and transportationfor.Board -and Commission members who have=°no accessi to other`traiisportation. Motion carried,' :4/1 Brandt voting:_:'no'. Mayor: Czarnecki and_Counc lwoman-.Davidsen gave a summary of discus-s.ions held arid. sessions attended-at.the meeting in Houston ,Concerning..repeal of.ordi.nances needing updating, Attorney John Hayyek advised that reco-d fication of ordinances will be done in:Kousp-; and that he.would.:report on out-of-date and.unconstitutonal:ordinances'. It was moved by White and seconded bydeprosse that the City Attorney be;directed.to prepare a%repealer_ ordinance concerning two sections of the Code, re- garding operation of.cleaning orshoe-shops on Sunday, and holding of.boxing or -,wrestling matches,on:Sunday, and other obsolete.;sections, for presentation to:',the Council at the earliest possible -_date. Motion carried area.. mentioned was the defunct Area of ;Social -Concerns >Board. it,was. moved by.White:"and seconded by deProsse that the City Attorney .arid the"City- lager.prepare ordinance amendments which would extend the,.req uireuient for ..underground electric and telephone 6ervice.�to non residential`areas_of Iowa City. Motion. carried ;,Mayor Czarnecki announced the .vacancy on the Board of Appeals'_'for Housing, term`expiring on January 7th. ActingCity_;"Manager, Dennis Kraft, called attention to the request from;. Transit,`Depar,tment"to remove parking at the corner of Oakcrestland;Sunset I,t was:moved-by.Brandt'and seconded by Davidsen-to:;approve the request' Motion aarried. Mr. Kraft commented on the reports for the City's ,Newsprint Recycling project for -October and November,`and asked if the Council wished :to continue the program..': -It was:the general concensus of the; Council to continue the .program_'.as` usual: Concerning ry Tage.1 4 Council Minutes December 10, 1974 the Experimental:Lighting Project, he advised Council of staff action 'Council-;requested.a written ;report on the policy to be used,'to be °discussed at an; informal.'session. Regarding the status-:r'eport on'CATU requested by Council, he advisedthat _the City'Attorney's report would be in mid- December. Mr..; Kraft discussed the :measures to be taken to upgrade sewage effluent released in'-th&-Iowa River to meet the 1977 Environmental Proect tion agency; guidelines for pollution control and :recommended _that a.;preliminary ,engineering report be prepared,: and authorization be given for interviewing of consultants - -f or .:the s:tudy., It was moved` by. Brandt and seconded by Davidsen_to authorize. e•City Manager to proceed with the investigation of:p,oss b1.2-tonsultants:-;for:the study. Motion carried. Director. of=Public.. Works, Dick Plastino, outlined funding- .possibilities."and application processes. Mr. Kraft called'_attention-to .the'letter referred to him by Council concerning --fees for palmistry,. After discussion, it.was moved.by..White,and seconded by deProsse_ that the City Manager" City' -Attorney_ andrCi.ty'Clerk prepare,'an amendment to the Ordinance, whichwould ;set a'; more' reasonable fee to cover costs of:issuing':a.license, Motion carried, 4/1, Czarnecki voting''t}o' Concerning• the etter�.on, public -restrooms in downtown Iowa City, Mr. Kraft commented on problems in connection: =with them `The<observation,was made that it should be considered iri 'the ,design for-:. the :_Urban Renewal Project. ActingCity. ManagerDennis Kraft, recommended that concerning the purcha`se'request;from,,.Doris Preucil,.that the City proceedwith appraisal of;the,property adjacent to the North Market Square Park 'After discussion of the use.of building and historical significance''the-.;City Manager was directed to-166k'=int6 alternative`.uses. City Attorney John Hayek reportedthat the legal services of Attorney william Tucker_; who;.repre'sented the City in the Rabenold-case; wouldno-longer ;be necessary, and that Assistant City Attorney Bowhn would__'represent'; the , City in • the March trial R T 5W 4� 4 Minutes. Page 'Council Minutes .5 Ddcember; 10 1974 sof the Ordinance Aiuendifig_ the Municipal Code of readings -:Edition IowaCity-bying-the 1975-Kdopt _ of the National Electrical Code and Amendments Thereto: __ Repealing '.0 ap .9 M an& -:Enacting:, a` `New Chapter in Lieu Thereof, by e it 6�nl Upon roll icall Davidsen, , deProsse, White, :Czarnecki 4-.-'::aye and"-all-three readings of the Brandtand;*Czarnec .-,'vote Ordinance, were given by 'title' oni.y-.,_ , I t. was - moved by White and 9, seconded by _'derrosse ,to,:ad ' 'opt the ;�Ordinance, and upon roll call -deProsse .-Czarnecki and Davidsen voted 'aye'. M ion oto carried,.' It-was :moved:.byWhite*iiidseconded .by deProsse that the e readings of the Ordinance rules De suspended three read ng Amending the�;Mdnic-ipa- 1----"Cod'e', of-Iowa -City by Amending Section Amend 9.20_.1 be given by ti t I le',�.-on, Upon-roll call White,. Brandt, Y.: p Czarnecki Davidqen,--,-.dePros,'6e v,oted;,--'a e':. Motion carried, and all-threereAding6:___-'of � -the. Ordinance were given by title --.. deProsse-andseconded by Davidsen to only. It s,- moved, .by deProsse.and :was adopt the -Ordinan. Upon-:roll,call:`,.,B,randt,- Czarnecki, Davidsen, 'de 'U deProsse and White voted., _ay'e'*.:.. -Mo'tion. carried, 5/0. It was m-o-ve'dbyWhite'.- and seconded by Brandt that the rules b-e�;:'-s'-u-sp---e-nd&d-�aiid� the­fir,st_-.din- o f the Ordinance to -rea g I ;,,. -of the Amend the-`41i' k, I - s I A Provisions - . . Zoning Code be given 11 .all _Ci4in� Davidsen, deProsse, by -.title- on ­,Upon--�zko -,c ecki, Davi( White -Bran t.'aye'.' ot on-carried and first reading given-by-t tle..only...­`­ Attorney,",c Hayek presented afi6ther draft for the Ordinance Amending _, Chap'ter-,,,-'.7. 12�,"bf the:.:MunicipaL -'Code: by Repealing Or*dinanc6�s2150K.-; 6 amendment to Section and`23 9 7":02":1H. .I't";'wa,§-.-�mov.-ed-_by,.,DaVid6.dn-.- and'.. seconded by deProsse to suspend the iules:-and "ve 7th�6_, firs t,reading of theOrdinance presented,.by-title Upon:-roll lca.11,,Davidsen,deProsse, -6nly'-_ White,.-Brandt-and,CzAnecki-voted',ay6.*.M tion carriedand -an` ":b title, only. the:7'�'Or in ce ;;given;: y first ieiading'-�bf.,' d It was:.M,0-Ved.. by-,,,,�,Pr4ndt.. and, :secofided by Davidsen to adopt the..� ResolutfdnAccepting StreetImprbvements in the Court Hill 'Ei6n Scott I :Part II ,done. by Metro Pavers., Upon roll call' - -'deProsse,-°Wfiite'-BrEifi*dti-...Ciarfieckil! Davidsen voted 'aye'. Motion- carriecL It wasmovedby'.deProsse -�and seconded by White to adopt .,-., , the Resolution , Accepting ,:Safii tary S ewer -Improvements in 04kwoods* d iti-on Niit Vi1I _d bY' L6wling Brothers Contracting Co.Upon. roll a e._.o'Bra-n tp '-C!z;.a% 'nec ki Davidsen, deProsse M6tiofi::6drrie voted '-aye d J AM M 35 l A "M 'il_ ON A q 7 _ Page 6 -Council inutes. tie ceiibeir -AO' 1974: It was: 'moved by�Davidsen and s econded by deProsse to adopt the., Re 6 ol . ukion'l: Author iz ing- the'Acting City Manager to-Si9 n Firi-al,:--Ddduineritis'�Rel&tiiigto-,_".the Federal Assistance Applicat ons _7Under, the. Disaster Reili.6-f ':-Act'. Upon roll call deProsse,- White, Bran- at 0. za - rn'ecki" Davidsen voted 'aye'. Motion carr 'ed.., It wa d by.-.-.D.avids'en.and-,seconded by deProsse to defer the Resolution -Approving al Plat of Oakwoods ._Reou , Addition, T,a.�s_�:rt -6B f or' 0n week: '.':Motion carried. It was.%1,moved by;Braridt.-'iiid'..-s,e,c'onded:by Davidsen to adopt 3- zi �and the Director o n A- n the': Mayor: the Resoluti­ uthor, , of Coi�munity-".Dev-elopnienf-.-.topreparei.,execute, and submit the necessary,-,.pro'cl'aii�ei�.;.6eiiifi�cates .'to,1HUD. Upon roll call Brandt .arnecki Davidsen :voted 'aye'. Czarnecki, dePro6se� White Motion carried. IV-wasmoved Brandt and by deProsse to * adopt, the Resolution of Amended Deferred CompehsatiohT,lan, with City Management Association Retirement Corpora- ion.�;�, roll call Czarnecki, - ' ,:,--Upon Davidsen,. dePr o. s.s e , voted aye". Motion carried. It and seconded by White to adopt the Res'oluti"o'n".t-o,-.-Rem'ove�iourmetered parking spaces immediately South of ,'Dubu4ui_-.'Street.parking ., acility entrance as far as the intersec_t­i_o_n' -of yBur13ngtonla b ie:S treet. Upon roll call Davidseh'i-dePr6sse, -White,': Brandt '­:Ciarnecici mvoted 'aye' . Motio,ri.-.-carr e J-.�. - d d b It was�moved , L �by-,--Br4rid' a6d.i:secon e Y,Davidsen to adopt 'u - ­ neering Agreement with Tri-State the -ReSoltion` Aero Eng in eering:I 6' . Company- r` Pho-t6nizipp ing of Ralston Creek and d Willow -Creek"-watersheds. Upon- roll call.-deProsse, White, -­_ -a e'. Motion Brandti,CzArnedkiDavidsen; de'Pro'sis"ie -.voted 1y carried., : - ::seconded by Davidsen to approve It wa's:m6V6d by:Brandt the Certification of'_Elect on,.Re'sults ofthe Iowa City Police Patrolmens­'Ass_ociati=. - .,�.14ot3*.::o'rii.-c'a'r"'r"ied.. White abstaining. It was :moved - by �'.'dePr'&s se. --afid 'seconded by Davidsen to Authorize, -the --to Exe­du'te,a1Groun S Mayor GroundRule' Agreement between the 'City .­of,;d'Iowa*Ci t aAdi'the:,1owdCit�y. Police Patrolmen's Kss,ocia,i�:ion,;: otion�ar ried,., : .Wfiite.,'a staining. _j 'MinutesPage 7 Council December ::10'-.-1974, It.was.-moved b %and :"s e -c' o.nd6d by Brandt to approve Y.��White the ',Urban:Renewal -Dis'd1o'sui of.Ihterest Statements from oye_es'.-,2N'ancy eaton,,,and,�Ro ert:Jansen. Motion new empi., H b' carried. It was -"moved by:,Br'andt., and. -seconded by White that the :;-- 6 0 1 letter'Irom`Bruce: Glasgow- :--S'.,Gilbert St., regarding the Davi!i -Buildingand'. Gilbert :Street- Paving Program be received _31_te'd-: . and ; . r . P-fer'r-ed-'.-.'t'o'_the, Attorney and - City Manager" for` -,report '-*.back:' next: week: carried. It was moved - byBrandt and.secdnddd by Davidsen that the ,Library -Board, _-B` oar a, letter f r6m- 'Vivian Buchan regarding a tour of the -Public. Libra:ry::Jafiudry.l2th =:b ' 6 -received and filed. Motion carried'. It, -,was. -.moved by Brandt -and 'seconded I " :,b y White that the letter ff r- 6m- RayVo�ib`a6h6r j __ e'- Association of Professional owa city;_ : Fire Fighters.. -..Local 610-9; regarding ,--the ,'annual`Fire Fighters' Benefit. Ball -'Ibe'-�r . ece . i ved and 'filed and granted. Motion carried. Mayor Czarnecklnotedcopies of,--Jetters in the packet from 1) Paul.Re*tish concerning pacement.,of,the bus depot, 2) League of Women. ote' Housing and Community V rs.:.7'regarding.prilorl or - Citizens Action Developm en -­ Fi--9 Committee to -ht- -Inflation- -concerning, the VIN Program to ''. f ight:-,inf latibn.". The. Mayor -'also 'noted receipt of --a letter, from SueThompson, ,,�-: '- Presidentof�-Jonqa. City"Area'qCouncil'df PTA's ;requesting that John Stockman, 2 council, approve �j-,the I,.*_a*_p* Mrs.. 514 o_ th6;PTA�,`-reprepentati;� on -:the Park and Recreation Potomac to h c6iiiinis-*si:oii.-'-�-:-,'--I-t-,-,,*",'w-as-""mo-v"e"d,-=b'y'-'�.'d"e;P'r-o-'s--se 'and sec-o'nded by White to approve the -,appointment. ,.--,�,.Mot 3.bh'-cartiled. He_��al h- Welsh f'r the so.�,presente :.t Robert W 0 First:Chri 1*1Chuic�h, of.property in concerning fi& rezoning '__r'.i "-fibiasing �project. After connection on _e .1dp yj: discussion;>Lit was moveCL-. Dy:to and by Davidsen that . e.an � -referred to the Planning the letter . - b I e .received -and filed and Zon3,ng', o- missiow, ov`,recommen_t 'onM 0ti0 n carried, Brandt voting 1-T ttorney,-Hayek`nbted that the rezoning fee was-assessaD16 biit�:-that.-the ' di"evAiloper could have an option ' as A*dt:ing�-,-.,C,i-,t-yM�,Lfiage'r Dennis Kraft advised that untjl=a%.;, ormal applicat ibn',- 1had..been made, no formal action would'be., taken-.` -./ Itwasmoved . �.b an&-. secon : de d_by Brandt to adopt the - ® ., oving-A-pp ica oir' C1ass CIBeer Permit for Resolujio'n'A­pr­" - Randall's s -Foo s" 185tLow-Musdat* e.'Ave Upon roll call White, Brandt dsefi'.'deProsse:voted aye'. Motion carried." Page 8 Council:Mihid Dece b 10,_ ;1974 , 1L was moved oy uerrosse an.0 seconaea Dy wniLe zo approve the disbursements in the amount•`of $421,727.13 subject to audit. Motion -carried. Robert Welsh in commenting;on the Mayor's announcement on the `increase ' in entitlement':_monies :from the Housing and Community.,Act ofr1974;-from$45.2,000to'$2,060,000 a year for three years, thanking'the;Council.for"their-persistent efforts to obtain it. Mayor ;Czarnecki. stated;he<wished to publicly acknowledge :;the support from Senators.Clark and Hughes and Representative Mezvinsky,.and noted that the City Staff had been -complimented on ,their we11`d6cumented compilation of data to support .the.,request:. Council discussed the;:procedurd- "'for. the public meeting by the Hous,ing�Commission and,piesentationsfrom developers of housing for :;the :elderly .who, had. `:submitted bids on the City project,.which would be held:on.Thursday;evening. It was the concensus.,of the._`Council-that they could attend the presentations, but would discuss the'Housing Commission recommendation and Staff recommendation.."it ,the 4:00 P.M'. -informal meeting on Monday,: December 16th at which"'time'-:th-e developers could be present if they ';choose`. . It was moved by White:.and seconded by Davidsen to adjourn to executive session on Friday;, December 13th at 7:30 P.M. and to such later ;dates as` maybe decided.'atthat time, to discuss the selection .of%a City -Manager:. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki,:-Davidsen, `deProsse,and Whte:voted"aye'. Motion carried:;lOi50=P M. ayor City Clerk =The Iowa. -I on the 30th dad .Conferen`ce •Roof present: '.Bran( Davidsen`.. Alai Kraft; Hayek,`_';; necki'presidin< The" Mayor:: Standards, - Boards and.Cor(U City Clerk sal meetings. Public, -.Wo: on the -Design:, his'iecommenda of ``parking on lanes'; of'movin Council:d cul-de-sacs, e A:M.:prohibiti and b1cycle-s new subdiVisio spaces to be'1 p front yard lin Mayor,.Cza ing issues 1 and , -3) Compreh as: bus,:Lsewer, be:;'scheduled zf will be. schedu Berlin.;' ;Schell 20th :and 27th Community Deve sent to.Regior Acting C] Committee wou3 a 'public hear 22nd or� 29th;: time ,' work on ments . INFORM .andards; fox on for 28! ie�aide `of,# traffics anc 11G6rAi'.. Budg-e naive water, r ,disc ed4 in ling ,o ras sug opnent 1 :•Plan y Mana l have Lg woul He' • adv he"s Com P1 E: 1) Design Review ppointments to of City 'Attorney and p; of.'January discussion ino•.presented comments Visions, and explained tand prohibition which -would give two ng lane. forcement, width for m 2:00 A.M:`to 6:00 s for the handicapped width'for paving in ,1B1'z6ne'# all parking parking behind the &:discuss the follow= Development and Housing, Iroducing , items,.'such -y.and.parks, will 1part3iental1review ie -new _City.: Manager Neal lions on the 13th or: `advised that the ould be 'finalized and by`Februazy 19th, 1975. ;stated that the Steering =_t on :January. 6th and possibly on. January, .aff :not, at this 'due'to the other commit- ,) t 7 c qq'r r R. S [ON \1 : s." 1 .. ,. .. _ , .. _ ..