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AGENDA .
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF
JANUARY 9, 1973, 4:00 P.M.
Item No,
1 Meeting to order
Ro11 Call
Invocation
Item No,
2 Reading of minutes for regular Council meeting of
December 19, 1972,
and adjourned meeting of December 22,
1972..
Item No,
3 Public Discussion.
Item No,
4 Receive minutes of Boards and Commissions,
Item No.
5 Issuance Of permits, ,
Item No,
6 Cor respondence to Council,
a. Letter from Homer S. Kerr, Keokuk County Regional
Service Agency,
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concerning a'contract for use of
the Iowa City Landfill.
b. Letter from Henry Linder, Chairman, Project Area
Committee
Relocation -Rehabilitation Sub -Committee,
recommending approval -of plans and proposal for
relocation:of
the Annex Tavern.
C. Letter from Keith Howard, President of Yellow Checker
Cab Company, requesting
fourteen taxicab licenses
and `approval of stand at Dubuque
and Washington Sts.
d. Letter from James Lindberg, Chairman of the Parks '&
Recreation Commission, recommending'a full ecological
study be made of
variouF alternatives for flood
control work involving.W%ckory Hill "-
Park, and includ-
ing the feasibility of a green belt park along
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Ralston Creek.
e, Letter from Robert L. Humphrey, Iowa Highway Commis-
sion, concerning the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Freeway 518 Project.
f, Letter from Rex H. Wiant, Iowa. Highway:Commission,
requesting completion
of questionnaire necessary
for'preparatien of draft action'
plans under 1970
Federal Aid Highway Act,
guidelines
-Item No. 15 concerning and clarification of HUD
relocation
procedures
Item No. 16 Consider setting public hearing on seven parcels of land.
Tem No. 17 Report on cost sharing of traffic signals at the inter-
section of the VA Hospital entrance and U.S. Highway 6-218.
Stem No, 18 Report on request for four-way stop at the intersection
of Melrose Avenue and Mormon Trek Boulevard,
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pacre 2
January
9, 1973
Item No.
6 (Continued)
g.- Letter from Joan D. Streeter, 227 North Riverside
Drive, concerning water supply.
h. Letter from Carol Moldenhauer, 1110 North Dubuque
Street,concerning early adoption of the proposed
noise control ordinance.
i, Letter from Robert L. Humphrey, Iowa Highway Com-
mission, notifying the City that Iowa Highway Irl will
follow the general alignment of the present highway.
Item No.
7 Consider resolution allocating revenue for 1973.
Item No.
8 Consider resolution certifying delinquent tree removal
charge to the county, auditor..
Item No.
,9 Consider, resolution engaging the firm of McGladrey Hans -n
Punn &„Company, C.P.A. to perform the financial audit `
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1972.
Item No.
.10. Ccnsider resolution making award of contract for water
system improvements - Iowa River crossirtg (2).
Item No.
11 Consider resolution prohibiting parking on the west side
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of Westgate Street north of Keswick Street.
Item No.
12 Consider resolution eestablishing stop signs at the inter-
section of Woolf Avenue ar3 River Street.
Item No,
13 Consider resolution authorizing City Manager to file notice
of intent to accept a proposal for redevelopment.
Item No.
14 Consider resolution authorizing Mayor to sign agreement
with Peters and Martinsons, Inca for design work on
relocation mall,
guidelines
-Item No. 15 concerning and clarification of HUD
relocation
procedures
Item No. 16 Consider setting public hearing on seven parcels of land.
Tem No. 17 Report on cost sharing of traffic signals at the inter-
section of the VA Hospital entrance and U.S. Highway 6-218.
Stem No, 18 Report on request for four-way stop at the intersection
of Melrose Avenue and Mormon Trek Boulevard,
Item No. 21
Item No. 22
Item No. 23
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Item No. 28
rw4�_Lon,Or Burlington Street adjacenttoUniversity
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Power & Heating Plant.
Pubic hearing on vacation of alley between Holt Aven
and Templin Road, Black's Park Addition. ue
Report and consideration of resolution concerning Johnson
County Regional Planning Commission organizational
changes and consideration of appointments from the City
Of Iowa City to the Commission.
Consideration of appointments to City Boards and
Commissions.
Discuss joint City -County facilities.
Business from the City Council.,
Report on miscellaneous items fr
the City Attorney, om the City Manager and
Public Discussion.
Adjournment
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 16, 1973, 4:00 P.M.
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AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF
JANUARY 9, 1973, 4:00 P.M.
Item No.
1 MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL a�k.ca..�
INVOCATION,
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Item No.
2 READING OF MINUTES FOR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF
DECEMBER 19, 1972, AND ADJOURNED MEETING OF DECEMBER 22,
1972.1I
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Item No.
3 PUBLIC' DISCUSSION.
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Item No.
4 RECEIVE MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
a. Housing Commission meeting of December 6, 1972.
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b. Charter Committee meetings of December 13,',14, and
17, 1972.
C. Parks & Recreation Commission meeting of December 1.3,
1972.
Item
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5 ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. UU
Item No. 6 CORRESPONDENCE TO COUNCIL. i
a. Letter from Homer S. Kerr, Keokuk County
R 1 S A t- t
egiona ervice gezcy,
concerning a con roc
for
use of the
Iowa City
Landfill.
Action:
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Action:
Action:
b. Letter f3rm Henry Linder, Chairman, Project Area
Committee Relocation -Rehabilitation Sub -Committee,
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recommen ing approva o_ p ans an proposa or
relocation of the Annex Tavern.
c. Letter from Keith Howard, President of,Yellow
Checker Cab Company,' requesting fourteentaxicab
licenses', and approval of stand at Dubuque and
Washington' Streets.
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d. Letter from James Lindberg, Chairman of the Parks
and Recreation Commission, recommending a full
ecological study be made of various alternatives for
flood control work involving Hickory Hill Park,
and including',the feasibility of a green belt park
along Ralston Creek.
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e. Letter from Robert L. Humphrey, Iowa Highway Commis-
sion, concerning the Draft Environmental Impact -
Statement for the Preeway 518 Project.
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Item No. 6
Action:
(Continued)
f. Letter from Rex H. Wiant, Iowa Highway Commission,
requesting completion of questionnaire necessary
for preparation of draft action plans under 1970
Federal Aid Hiqhwav Act_
g. Letter from Joan D. Streeter, 227 NorthRiverside
r���111J
Drive, concerning water
Iwa't/er1 supply.
Action: �o ` I M d
h. Letter from Carol `Moldenhauer, 1110 North Dubuque
Street, concerning early adoption of the proposed`
noise control ordinance.
I` Action:
Action:
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Letter from Robert L. Humphrey, Iowa. Highway com-
mission, notifying the City that Iowa Highway ;lwill
follow the general alignment of the present' highway,
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' Item No. 7
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION ALLOCATING REVENUE FOR 1973.
Comment:
On August 1, 1972 the Council adopted a budget of_expendi-
tures
and voted tax levies for the year 1973 for the
purpose of providing funds for
the operation of City
government. Section 4.06, Chapter 404 of the Code
of
Iowa, 1971 provides that the first meeting after January 1
the City Council
should allocate to the several funds an
estimate of the
revenue to be received from the various
tax levies, together with all estimated
unencumbered
balances from the previous year and all other receipts
other
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than taxes including transfers, for the fiscal
year beginning January 1, 1973
and ending December 31,
1973. This
resolution will document that allocation and
also provide for the
legal means to amend the budget
during the next fiscal
year. It is recommended that the
resolution be adopted.
Item No. 7 (/Continued) n
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item No. 8 CONSIDER RESOLUTION CERTIFYING ANT TREE REMOVAL
CHARGE TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
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Comment: At the request of the property owner at 444 Wales Street
in Iowa City the City removed, as part of a larger tree
removal contract in August, 1972, a tree located on the
owner's property. The owner requested that the cost of,
removal in the amount of $55.00 be assessed to the
property. This resolution will direct the County Auditor
to collect the $55.00 in 1973. It is recommended that
the resolution
-- be adopted. ,
Action:' W, G �0� - 4..L.1 f2
Item No. 9 CONSIDER RESOLUTION ENGAGING THE FIRM OF McGLADREY HANSEN
DUNN & COMPANY, C.P.A. TO'PERFORM`THE'FINANCIAL AUDIT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1972.
Comment: The staffrecommendsthat the firm of McGladrey:Hansen
Dunn & Company be engaged for the purpose of auditing t�
financial activities of the City for the fiscal year f"'laoo.
ending Dec'em1ber. 31, 1972.`11- ( f
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Item No. 10 CONSIDER, RESOLUTION MAKING AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR WATER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS - IOWA RIVER CROSSING (2).
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Comment: This resolution approves the award of bid to the
Gjellefald Constructors, Inc. of Forest City, Iowa, in
the amount of $97,744.00 The project was discussed at
the City Council meeting held on December 19, 1972, as
Items #23 and #24. The following is a tabulation of
the bidders:
Gjellefald Constructors, Inc.
Forest City, Iowa
Pentzien, Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska
$ 97,744.00
187,328.00
Universal Pipeline Constructors
Kansas City, Missouri 193,944.00
Item No. 12 CONSIDER RESUTION ESTNUE ANDRIVERSTTREETGNS AT THE INTER-
SECTION
NTER SECTION OF WOL
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Item
No. IO (Continued) ellefald Construc-
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As can be seen, the bid submitted
three bidders submitting bids
tors was the lowest of the
this project. The Engineer's estimate for thistely 25�
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project was $78,000.00.' This bid
by VeenstraP& Kimm Consult -
above the estimate prepared
ing Engineers.
It is felt that one reason for the low bid being over
fact that the Iowa Natural
the estimate was due to the
the estimate was prepared,,ein
Resources Council, after
Resou the river crossing pipe
quirea four foot cover over; on which
there
lieu Alsoliteisafelnc tpthat
be gained should
ecostiginally
the rice advantage ,to
would be `little or no p rincipally because
bids, p
the project be readvertised for
recommends adoption of
of thetimeof year. The staff
this resolution.
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Action:
(TINGKESPARKING THE WEST SIDE
Item
No. 11 CONSIDER RESOLUTIONNPROHI K STREET.
WESTGA STREET
OF
As a result of a request from the Ernest Horn School
that parking
Comment: Council it is recommended
Parents Advisory a
of Westgate.StreThis
be prohibited on the west side is
of Keswick Str�e�Department
distance.of 120.feet north
by
based upon an investigation conducted
ssing at this
cthesigldrenhtrdistance,
of public Works on the school the
it pertains. is re-
intersection as It It
and the p 1
traffic volumes / �d�Q�M
commended that this resolution be adopted.
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Action:
Item No. 12 CONSIDER RESUTION ESTNUE ANDRIVERSTTREETGNS AT THE INTER-
SECTION
NTER SECTION OF WOL
Comment: As a result of an investigation carried out by the
Department of Public Works it is recommended that a
"Stop" sign be erected in the west leg of this inter-
section so as to stop traffictraveling east on River
street before it enters Woolf Avenue. There is an
existing .'Stop" sign in the west leg of this inter-
section which stops westbound traffic on River Street.
It is recommended that this resolution be adopted.
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Item No. 13 -CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO FILE
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
Comment: Bids on parcel 81-1, the Dotty Dunn HatiShop, were
received by'the,,staff, and Section 403.8(2) of the Code
+.,h t t '--east
of Iowa requires uo 30 days prior to the
execution of a contract for redevelopment, the governing
body of: the LPA must file a;notice.of intent.to accept
a proposal for redevelopment. A copy of the resolution
authorizing the filing of such a notice with the Cit
Clerk and also,a.copy of the notice itself are enclosed.
This action in no way ties the Council to accepting the
Nagle proposal if, at some later date, they decide not
to. Since the Nagel proposal is the only proposal, and
since everything in the submission appears to be in
order, the staff recommends filing of this notice.
Federal regulations require that at least 10 days prior
to entering into a contract, the LPA publish a public
notice that the offer and the proposed agreement are on
file with the City Clerk and may be inspected during
regular office hours. The staff will plan to proceed
wi''t''h`` this public notice in the near future.
Action: _ (/./ I fit' "' .rP0
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Item No. 14 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO SIGN AGREEMENT
q WITH PETERS AND MARTINSONS, INC. FOR DESIGN WORK ON
RELOCATION MALL.
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Item No. 14
Comment:
Action:
(Continued)
This resolution approves the Mayor's signature on the
Agreement with Peters and Martinsons, Inc. for design
work in connection with the Business Relocation Mall.
A copy of the agreement is enclosed. 9000,.
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Item No. 15 REPORT CONCERNING GUIDELINES AND CLARIFICATION OF HUD
RELOCATION PROCEDURES.
Coranent: At the October 31 meeting of the City Council the staff
Item No. 16
was instructed to report back to the Council on obtain-
ing guidelines and clarification from HUD of certain
issues raised by the PAC.
Enclosed are a series of documents which constitute the'
report. The staff re-orted back to the PAC the responses
received from HUD on the points which the PAC raised.
The documents enclosed are as follows:
1. Cover letter to PAC.:
2. A copy of the points, raised by the PAC on which
they sought'' clarification.
3. A copy of a letter addressed to HUD seeking
that clarification.
4. A copy of HUD's letter in response.
5. Excerpts' in. the Relocation Handbook which
are referred to in HUD's response.
The staff will be prepared to discuss this subject
further with the Council should they so desire.
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CONSIDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON SEVEN PARCELS OF LAND.
Comment: It is recommended that a public hearing be set for disposal
of seven parcels of land which were vacated by the
Council in August, 1972. These parcels were vacated in
connection with the completion of the Gilbert Street
project, and disposal of the parcels has not yet been
initiated,. It is recommended that the public hearing be
set for January 30, 1973, .at 4:00 p.m.
Action:
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Item No. 14
Comment:
Action:
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This resolution approves the Mayor's signature on the
Agreement with Peters and Martinsons, Inc. for design
work in connection with the Business Relocation Mall.
A copy of the agreement is enclosed. 9000,.
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Item No. 15 REPORT CONCERNING GUIDELINES AND CLARIFICATION OF HUD
RELOCATION PROCEDURES.
Coranent: At the October 31 meeting of the City Council the staff
Item No. 16
was instructed to report back to the Council on obtain-
ing guidelines and clarification from HUD of certain
issues raised by the PAC.
Enclosed are a series of documents which constitute the'
report. The staff re-orted back to the PAC the responses
received from HUD on the points which the PAC raised.
The documents enclosed are as follows:
1. Cover letter to PAC.:
2. A copy of the points, raised by the PAC on which
they sought'' clarification.
3. A copy of a letter addressed to HUD seeking
that clarification.
4. A copy of HUD's letter in response.
5. Excerpts' in. the Relocation Handbook which
are referred to in HUD's response.
The staff will be prepared to discuss this subject
further with the Council should they so desire.
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CONSIDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON SEVEN PARCELS OF LAND.
Comment: It is recommended that a public hearing be set for disposal
of seven parcels of land which were vacated by the
Council in August, 1972. These parcels were vacated in
connection with the completion of the Gilbert Street
project, and disposal of the parcels has not yet been
initiated,. It is recommended that the public hearing be
set for January 30, 1973, .at 4:00 p.m.
Action:
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Item No. 17, REPORT ON COST SHARING OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE INTER-
SECTION OF THE VA HOSPITAL ENTRANCE AND U.S. ,HIGHWAY 6-218.
Comment:' The ,staff will be prepared to make a report to the City
Council at the January 9, 1973, meeting concerning,a re-
commendation as to the sharing in the cost of signaliza
tion and construction of a separate left turn storage
lane as requested by the VA Hospital.
Action: S�IC< 1
Item No. 18 REPORT ON REQUEST FOR FOUR-WAY,STOP AT THE INTERSECTION
OF MELROSE AVENUE AND MORMON TREK BOULEVARD:
Comment: The staff will be prepared to make a report to the City
Council at the January 9, 1973, meeting concerning a'
recommendation as to the installation of either a four-
way stop or traffic signalization.
Action:
Item No. 19 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE EASEMENT FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL
DUCTBANK ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE WATER PLANT ON
DAVENPORT STREET.
Comment: This easement has been requested by the University of Iowa
in order to construct an underground electrical-dactbank
to serve some of the University buildings located in
the general vicinity of the Water Plant. The staff will
be prepared to present a more detailed report to the City
Council at the January, 9, 1973, meeting.
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Item No. 20 PUBLIC HEARING ON UNIVERSITY OF IOWA REQUEST FOR VACATION
OF PORTION OF BURLINGTON STREET ADJACENT TO UNIVERSITY
POWER & H?ATING PLANT.
Comment: The University of Iowa has requested the use of a portion
of the R.O.W. of Burlington Street immediately north of
the University Power Plant. The staff has determined that
• sufficient R.O.W. width, will remain and that proper pro-
cedure would be to vacate this desired area. The Planning
and Zoning Comsuission will be taking action on this 'item
at their January 11, 1973 meeting. ( Planning & Zoning
Item No. 2.0 (Continued)
Commission has not had a scheduled meeting since the
item was referred for thier action.)
Item No. 21 PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION, OF ALLEY BETWEEN HOLT AVENUE
AND TEMPLIN ROAD, BLACK'S PARK ADDITION.
Comment: The Planning and Zoning Commission, at its meeting of
November 22, 1972, re-ommended vacation of this allay.`
This vacation request was initiated by an _adjacent
property owner, and much of the alley iscurrentlybring
used as yards for the adjacent owners. The staff con-
curs with the recommendation submitted by the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
Action:
Item No. 22 RUNTY REGIONAL? PLANNING COMMISSIDERATION OF RE ON
CONCERNING JOHNSON
ION ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
AND CONSIDERATION or APPOINTMENTS FROM THE CITY OF IOWA
IO CITY TO THE COMMISSION.
Comment: Enclosed is a resolution which would affirm City of Iowa
City membership on the Johnson CountyRegional Planning
the new by-laws. CouncilmanCommission under White will
be prepared to discuss this subject with Council, and
itis recommended .that consideration be given to. the
city's1 Irepresentatives appppoi,ited to/� th'e Commission.
Action: (A T'fd l o a;tee ro I� QJUI - ��
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COMMISSIONS.
Item No. 23 CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS ANA
Comment: The terms- of the following list of persons have either -
expired in Decem':er 1972 or will expire during January
1973, and appointments to fill the vacancies should be
considered.
December 1 Riverfront Commission
December 31 - Board of Appeals
December 31 - Board of Examiners
of Plumbers
December 31 - Board of Review
Barbara Nicknish
Frank J., Kilpatrick
George Kondora
William J. Doherty
January 1 - Parks & Recreation
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Jerry Hilgenberg
Mrs. Don Hebert
Robert Rollins
Earl R. Riley
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should be brought up-to-date on staff discussions with
the County officials during recent weeks.
Action:
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Item No. 26 REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND
THE CITY
ATTORNEY.
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Item No.
'27 PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
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Item No. 27 PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
Item No. 28 ADJOURNMENT
NEST COUNCIL
MEETING JANUARY 16,
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AGENDA
Iowa City Housing Commission
December 6, 19721. ,
Approval.of Minutes of Previous Meeting
a.. - November 15, 1972�
2. .
Coordinator's' Report
3.
Old,Business
4.
New 'Business"
1�14,�� AVA ul-utive MeerMk
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Public Discussion of Items not on the Agenda
6.
Next Regular Meeting
a. December 20, 1972
7.
Adjournment
IOWA CITY HOUSING COMMISSION
MINUTES
December 6' 1972
MEMBERS,PRESENT: Stier, Litton, Hamer, Walker, White
MEMBERS ABSENT: Frimml, Duncan
STAFF PRESENT: Seydel, Kraft', Schierbrock
Chairman Stier called the meeting to order.
1. it was move& by Litton and seconded by Walker, to approve
the minutes as written. The motion passed 5/0.
irnan Stier inrraduced'and welcomed.Mrs. Helen Hamer,
the neia'Commis.sion member.
2. Coordinator's Report
There 'were nine new applicants during the period of
November,20th to December 4th, 1972.: `All were found
eligible for the Leased Housinglprogram except one
applicant --over income.
3. -Old Business
a. Chairman Stier stated that he has not heard any
thing as of.this date from the legal aspects of
the proposed Tenant -Landlord Code.
b. Litton brought to the'Commissions's attention that
possibly. the Commission needed more informational
imput'in order for the Commission to make a -clear
decision as to whether ,there is an actual need for
such a Tenant -Landlord Code.
C. Litton moved to schedule a meeting sometime in Jan
uary to invite public discussion on ,the "acutal"
need for the proposed Code. White seconded this
motion and it carried 5/0.
d. Seydel suggested that before this January meeting
with the public, the Commission should be well
versed on possible repeats the Code contained with `
• :laws already established by the State and City Codes.
j-
e Chairman Stier suggested that Possibly Jim lies s
should attend the next meeting to give directions
as to which sections of the State and City Codes
to review, for possible duplication in the proposed
Tenant-Landlord Code.
f. A subcommittee was established to study duplications
of the proposed Code. Members consits of Litton
(chairwoman), Hamer, and Walker.
4. Old Business
a. Commission meeting time was changed from December
20th to Wednesday, December, 13th.
b. Seydel presented a letter written to Mayor Brandt
from Guy Birch, HUD Area Director. In essence the
letter stated that:
There are no funds presently available
to, this .(Area) office., for leased new
�UlLbLIULLIuji projent. I ne: Iowa City
housing agency is aware of this but
never.theless.tliey.have elected to pro-
ceed at no expense to the government.
We have advised�theip. that if:they are
successful,in 'securing a proposal
which meets our demonstration of finan-
cial feasibility criteria we will make
every effort.to:secure necessary funding.
c. The Housing Commission was presented with blue-pTints'
for a 100 unit housing complex for the elderly.
Developers were: Ken.Steffin, Duane Putnam and Lee
Anderson of the Progressive Housing, Inc. They,
felt .this blue-print was their most feasible plan.
However, they were very flexible in the four factors
of a site, plan, financial decisions and terms of
the lease.
S., A motion was'made by White and seconded by Walker to
proceed into an Executive Session. Roll call vote was
taken. Motion carried 5/0.
Yes voter Hamer, White, Litton, Walker, Stier
No vote: none
6. Executive Session terminated and meeting was opened to
the public. Chairman Stier presented motions made
during the Executive Meeting. They are as follows:
,a. It was moved by White and seconded by Hamer that-
• "the commission recommend that the Housing Authority
approve the selection of the site located at the
Northwest corner of the intersection of Bradford
Drive and Dover Streets." Motion carried 5/0.
b
It was moved by Litton and seonded by, Walker that -
"the commission recommend that the Housing Authority
obtain an assignable option to purchase the pro-
posed site -and proceed with action to re -zone the
property from RlA to R3A." Motion carried,5/0.
C.
It was moved by Litton and seconded by Walker that -
"contact be made with those developers who submitted
proposals in June and others who have expressed inter-
est be given the.opportunity to submit proposals on
this site. The proposals to be received within
two weeks of the Authority's approval of the site."
Motion carried 5/0.
d.
it was moved by Walker and seconded byWhite that-
! in:,addition to other criteria the firm that is '
ch6sen,to:develop thisprojjectmust maintain a con-
trolling interest in the project during the term of
the lease." Motion carried 5/0.:
7. No
public discussion was presented.
I
S. Next
meeting to be h e 1 d Dec embei 13, 1972 a L tilt RtLltd L
ion
Center, room A. The meeting was adjourned. Motion
by
Litton; second by Walker, carried 5/0.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY CHARTER COMMITTEE
December 17i 1972
MEMBERS PRESENT: William meardon
Penny Davidsen
Patricia Cain
Brad DeCounter
Clayton Ririggenberg
Robert Corrigan
James Knight
MEMBERS ABSENT: David Baldus
ALSO PRESENT: Stanley Rosenstein
This'meeting was an educational. meeting with a presentation by
Clayton Ringgenberg onthe.forms of city government.
heme rule-',
M �Ilat� andez. old s Late law (pre
Mr. Hingge,noerg . E-dluu , ission
.,a city,would go:to four, forms, of, government. They,are.:. . Comm
-manager -War d—
form,' mayor Council, Council Manager, and council
No rule charter,'' ities cango to any o f these or
w, with a home
any variation or creation of their own as long as they have a
mayor and a council.
Mr. Ringgenberg next explained the state and local decision making ,
,
and,where the responsibility.for these lies. Hebroke these down
into who can make'what decision and'what the rule of the City
charter'would,be.
The nextmeeting was scheduled f6r,January 101 1973, at 4:00 P.M.
Motion was'made and seconded :that :the Committee adjourn. The
motion carried.
MINUTES
IOWA CITY CHARTER' COMMITTEE
December 13, 1972, 4 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: William Meardon
Penny Davidsen
Patricia Cain
Robert Corrigan
James Knight
Brad,DeCounter
dd
MEMBERS ABSENT-Mr._Berger and the.rest"not' listed
above
Meeting,wa's,called to order and,A motion was made and carried to:
approve the.minutes of the previous meetings after a correction
was noted that Mr. Wells and Mr. Honohan were not members of
the committee.
Types of minutes were discussed and Mr. Meardon is to go.over
this with�the secretary.'
:Mr. Meardon advised'that ,he had received a letter from Mr.,
Lloyd Berger advising that due to health reasons he must
-resign from the Committee.- Mr. Meardon is to supply the secretary
a copy'6f.the 'letter.for .,the file.
Harry Smith and Cindy Albright of the Institute of Public Affairs
visited with;'the Committee on the Model Cities Charter that the
Institute of Public Affairs has been working on. Mr. Smith gave
the committee members an outline to follow and gave a brief run-
down on each item on the outline.
During a question and answer period after Mr. Smith's report, it
was brought out that there were already, amendments pending on
the Charter section of:things that.should be added or altered. The
League'Office is keeping a running list of these and Mr. Smith
advised the Committee that he would get a copy of the list for
them.
It was noted that in some instances the State of Iowa and the
City Code of Iowa City would have a lot of input into what the
committee could or could not do.
Such questions as the Mayor's role (strong -weak), Attorney's
role (Council or Staff -Manager direction).
The Com ,ittee will need to define the Boards and Commissions'
roles uader the new Charter, which are governed by the Council -
Staff and which (such as library) are iinder Boards of Directors,
how to change the Administrative -type Boards to advisory
boards.
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MINUTES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
December 13, 1972
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The Parks and Recreation Commission met in regular session .on Decem-
ber 13,'1972,
at '9:00 P.M., in a conference room of the Recreation
Center.
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Members
Present: Jim Lindberg
Jim Roegiers
Bob ,Rollins
Harry Ostrander
Jerry Hilgenberg
Mrs., Hebert
Marilyn, Neely,
Members
Absent: Earl Riley.
Dr. Robin Powell -
Staff: Bob Lee'
Gene Chubb
Pat Wilson
Guests: (See attached sheet)
Mr. Lindberg called the meeting to order. Minutes were approved as
mailed.
Initial discussion centered around the Chairman',s report to the Commis-
sion reg'arding',a letter he had written to send to the'City-Council
involvingflooding on Ralston Creek. There were several guests who
g ,
were interested citizens as well as members of the press. Mr.
Lindberg's letter e.cpressed,concern over the impact, both environ
mental and ecological,of any flood control measures ,on Hickory Hill
Park. Of particular concern was the proposal to build a large
reservoir which would flood put portions of the park.Since the
report last February and the resulting letter'by Mr. Lindberg at that
time, there had been additional conversation of the reservoir plan;
which had caused him further concern.
A letter was then introduced from Nancy Sieberling and Jim Maynard,
representing, Project GREEN which expressed similar concern over the
possible effects of a dam on Ralston Creek. They recommendcu pro-
fessional direction before any action was taken.
Several.proposals and courses of action were discussed. Stress was
made on the fact that the only concern of the Park and Recreation
Commission regarding flood control was its impact on Hickory Hill Park.
One of the 'guests at the meeLiing was given recognition and introduced
a letter addressed to the Park and Recreation Commission' asking them
Park and Recreation Commission
December 13, 1972
page
to help in an effort to preserve Hickory Hill Park as a wilderness
belt park along
T f a green
park.. hey urged the consideration o
'Ralston Creek as a method of flood ,control.
Mr.Chubb then commented that the reason for the invitiation to
press and other interested citizens was because of the discussion
going on before the decision was made. He mentioned the corps of
engi
neerst study and its report. They had presented eleven alter-
s not close at this time to
o stated that the staff wa
also �res. "I
axecommendation to the city Council as to the best possible alter-
native for flood controlon R
alston Creek. He stressed that no
report,.has come out and all the city staff is doing is tracking down
information.
MrChubb o:state.d that the'Park:and Recreation staff is putting ttj
ing
tog6ther:4-5 reactions of possibilities in' ying to anticipate
'll Park.
;development will affect ,Hickory Hi
howfour,:.different,. kinds-, o,f,.,(, . .
he C *ssion..
from t ommi
F9.7 Chubb then asked for questions
,'from
.. heard from the Soil Con-
dered if the city had eve rd
Mr. Roegiers won Rd thalt the study
servation Service as to:a report., FLE -
had been made p
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ublic and that .it revealed thefollowing recommenda-
�
tions:
1. Enlarging.:the channel and clearing it of debris
I
2. Creating,a water shed higher up on Ralston Creek
3. Building three dams on Ralston..Creek
He also stated that noidefinite plans had been made from this recom
mendation.. Work yet to be done included the computation of what,
percentage of theparkr,
iwould be undewatertifi;said dams were built.
Mr. Roegiers asked when the report would be available. Mr. Chubb
answeredthat work was only done when there was .extra ;time.available.
reported that Mr. Wells said,a report would be 6vilable in
,A guest
January.
flood control
�initial reacticn�to
Another guest stated that a generalI
f buying land),is to use land already owned
(because of the cost 0
by the City and available to it. Therefore,:the parks become
guest stated that'he�:
threatened. Still another g felt concerned citizens
must start early to make opinions known rather than learn of the
decisions,after they had been made without being given the opportu-
nity to express these o . pinions.
question was raised as to whether or not anyone had investigated
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the possibility of acquiring federal funds for a green belt park.
Chubb stated that the City would probably be eligible for such
funding.
Someone asked how many green belt parks had been visited. Chubb
stated that he had seen ones in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Omaha.
Much discussion followed this. Nancy Sieberling wondered if it was
ossible for,the commission to recommend to the Council or to request
P the
that a study of a green belt be done. Mr. Lindberg reiterated
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December 13, 1972
page 3
possible actions of the commission.
Roegier,s suggested a'complete study of all possibilities including
a.dam'proposal and alternatives; a green belt park and.movingthe�
dam upstream.� Rollins stated that there was not enough information
available, but as a retiring commission member,.he wanted to make
known the,,fact that he was opposed to anything that would change
I. Hickory Hill Park, making it into anything but a wilderness,park.
He -----d tha-t T4ickory Hill was a park ',which could never
be duplicated.
Mrs. Hebert wanted to obtain comments from citizens on how they
�felt about changing the nature of the park......Hilgenberg wondered, if
it -was ce,rtai.n that such a dam system would take away,, from the value
of the park Hesuggested that perhaps itwould. improveth6'park-
Chubbs atedithat w enthestudy was completed,:Anhonest appraisal
1
be lost and what gaine
.,of what,would d would be given. As to when
the study would be completed was Chubb:':h t sure
A uest mentioned the fact that some of the oak trees in Hickory
Hill Park were 250-300 years,OICL; tryat the mut SbruetuEe spr-024
for up to 1 -block and that. the feeder:rootsi if ;put under water,
would die, thus shortening the, life of 'the tree. Further discussion
follow ed.
Finally Mr.Roegie rs moved that the commission approve the draft.of.
�I
the letter by, Mr. Lindberg substituting the statement, "The Parks
and Recreation Commission therefore recommends that a full ecological
study,be made for the various alternatives
'� 'altern.ativ'es studied,and that this
study should ic ude the feasibility ofa Ireen belt,park along,
Ralston Creek under the Federal,open.SpaceProgram." for the las
t-
ommended that copies of the
etter.' It wasalso rec
paragraph of the 1
twoletters from Project GREEN and -concerned citizens be included
in the correspondence to Council. Ostrander seconded the motion
and,it carried unanimously.
The next item on the'agenda was the Chairman's report on the program
review studies.
Following this, there was discussion of Mrs. Neely's successor.
reported on Council actions including the approval of the
Chubb then repo hat after the first of t
4 -C's experiment., He stated t he year, the
program would be implemented and that as yet, no school had been
selected. Mr. Rollinsstated the desire to know where the parents
of participating youngsters were employed. Mr. Lee stated that the
program would be open to any youngster who wishes to participate.
Chubb said that the biggest decisions for selection of the:school
• would involve the willingness of the school staff
to participate and the decision of the selection of the norm average school in
Iowa City.
Park and.Recreation Commission
• December 13, 1912
page 41
The School', Bond report of the.defeat.of,the swimming pool bond was
then discuss'ed.,.The.coments included parents' opposition to busing
children and the fact that they were basically uninformed. Mr.
Hilgenberg asked about renewing the proposition to let the City
schools use the Recreation Center pool. Also raised was.t1he question
of how many youngsters could actually swim. Mr. Lee replied that
no one has actually ltested them and that verbal questioning was not
Following this discussion were staff reports. Chubbreported that
the,consultants Peters + Martinsons had been discussing the develop-
mentof the south riv*ercorridor.
�Bob Lee thenrePorted:pn, the. new programs: at the,Recreation Center.
soff6 of these incltid6d,being open on Sunday eveningsv:.using-the:
ceramics and.phcto room.on,.weekends for drop in use; chess,club;,,.
family, night on Friday;,jewelry,classes;,the conversion'of the rifle,
range.to.rifle and archery practice on alternative nights; women's
volley ball in the daytime with babysitters provided and other.acti-
vitie.s., There were ,other ,activities being considered at this time,
such as duplicate,bridge and boy's choir.
Mr'. Ostrander then wondered about the possibility of using the
trampoline it the Rec Center'for.the baseball ..,game ,similar . to the
' ran ,
one at the` University Recreation Center, since the insurance ce is
prohibitive for anyother type of use. Lee stated that this prospect
might be difficult because of the age group being dealt with. Mr.
Lee also stated that there was interest in possibly working with
handicapped and'retarded 'individuals.' Further discussion followed.
Mr. Lindberg then expressed the appreciation of the Commissionto,
Mr. Hilgenberg, and Mr. Rollins and Mrs. Neely for their - fine service
on the Commission and he again called'for suggestions.for nominees.
Mr. Hilgenberg,moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Mr. Rollins.
Respec,Lfully submitted,
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December 13, 1972
Mr. 'James Lindberg, Chairman
Parke and RecreationComihishion`
City of 'Iowa -City
Dear Mr. Lindber r -
8
We are "attending this meeting of your Commission to express our
commitment to. preserving Hickory Hill as a wilderness park. We believe,
and we know hundreds''"of others in"Iowa City; who share our belief$'that
Hickory Hill in its 'presently .natural state, is a crucial element of our
park system, a unique area of our city. 'Its thousands of trees and
bushes.and wildflowers and wildgrasses, and the thousands of; wild animals
and birds for which it is a>haven, dilly provide ,citizens of all ages a
first-hand experience:"with nature, an'experience -that is,, educational and
recreational�an'experience that cannot be had anywhere 'else in this city
ei in'the immediately surrounding area. Thus we strongly oppose] and we
.,
will.continue,.t9 oppose, any; plan orl policy: that: will alter,'diminish, or
destroy in any way the natural wilderness character.of the park..,'
In accordance with this ''position, we strongly oppose','and we will
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the park, of any size, or any design, wet or'dry, will significantly alter
the natural wilderness' character of the park in two very obvious "ways. First,
any, dam will diminish and destroy the open lowland area of :the.parkl.
replacing ,it with a man-made reservoir at beet, or a mosquito -ridden swamp
at worst. 'Second, dam will endanger, if not destrey,,the thousands of
.,any
trees ! -in the uplands,1whcse feeder roots cannot tolerate 'being submerged
under water, even lei briei,perieds of time. Thus any dam will bring about
a terrible change, within the park.
Although the preservation of Hickory Hill is our primary reason for.
attending your:meeting and writing this letter, we are by no means' indifferent
to the;l.problem;of flooding on Ralston Creeks the problem whichlas.caused
the City staff:te consider a dam in Hickory Hill. "'We believe; however, that
the most effective,and most natural, "means 'of preventing floods is'to create
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a green -belt park and'floold plain throughout, the:tetal length of the, Creek.
This solution is creek flooding has re atedl been re through
g repeatedly g t
the country by specialists'in soil conservation and hydraulic -',engine e ring, '
and where the solution has been applied it has been very effective indeed,
as ,can be seen in our neighboring city of Cedar Rapids. Thus we ,urge your,
Commission to, consider, and if possible make a study of, the opportunities
fora green -belt park along Ralston Creek. Such a'park, we believe, will
not only solve the problem of flooding, but it will also be a distinctive
addition to the total park, system of Iowa City,, providing the citizens with
immediately accessible open space for recreation and relaxation.
Thank you for considering these issues.
Sincerely,
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(signatures and addresses attached)