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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-01-09 Council minutes7�' 1 • MINUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 19, 1972 , the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Members present: Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White. Absent: Connell. Mayor Brandt presiding. The invocation was given by Rev. Robert Welsh, First Christian Church. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded. by white to con sider the amount read to be a full reading and to approve the minutes of the regular Council meeting of December 12, 1972„ subject to correction. Motion carried. Public Discussion: John Neff, Sierra Club, presented a letter requesting public hearings by the Environmental Quality Commission prior to any action on the proposed capital improve The City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, met in regular I session on the 19th day of December 1972 at 4:00 P.M. in by Czarnecki and seconded by White that the letter be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved byWhite and seconded by Hickerson that the minutes of the Charter Committee meetings of November 29, 1972 and December 6, 1972, and the Iowa City Airport Commission meeting of November 16, 1972, be received and filed. Motion I carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution Approving Class B Beer Permit Application for Hamburg Inn''. -'1. Upon roll call Connell absent, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voting 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution Approving Class`B Beer Permit Application for the Annex, Inc. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Approving Class C Beer Pormit Application for Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 901 Hollywood Blvd. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt and Czarnecki voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Approving Class C Beer,Permit Application for Randalls Discount Foods, Mall Shopping Center. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Czarnecki and Hickerson voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. ■ COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 1972 It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution to Issue Dancing Permit to First Avenue Lounge. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson and White voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Approving Class C Beer & Liquor Control License for the Shamrock, 525 S. Gilbert Street. Upon roll call Connell absent, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voting Faye'. Motion carried. Councilman Czarnecki noted that the City of Marion is pursuing the objections concerning Class C Beer Permits and requested that the City of Iowa City show its support. After' discussion, it was moved, by Czarnecki and seconded by Hickerson that the City Manager inform the City of Marion of the Council's supporta Motion carried, White voting 'nay'. T4• ..roc mnvoA by SliA ccnnnAoA'hv Whi4•0 +-ha+ thA letter from Della Grizel concerning evaluation of appraisal firms who had submitted bids on revaluation of residential real estate for tax purposes, be received and copies sent to the Chairmen of; the Board of Supervisors and the School Board. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson ;that the letter from Irene Greenwood, Pres. Iowa City PTA Council con- cerning appointment of Mrs. Dick Buxton as representative to Parks and Recreation Commission, be received and the Mayor's appointment of Mrs. Buxton be approved. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the letter from KennethlHudachek requesting permission to hold the Annual Firemen's Benefit Ball on May 4, 1973, and permission to sell tickets, be received and permission granted subject to the necessary clearances with the City Manager's office. Motion carried. It was moved by Czarnecki and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Greg Herrick concerning parking restrictions on East Davenport Street near Currier and Burge residence halls be received and referred to the City Manager for reply. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the letter from William Meardon, Chmn. Charter Committee, concerning the resignation of Lloyd Berger from the Charter Committee be received and discussed at the executive session after the 12:30 • Friday, December 22nd meeting. Motion carried. It was moved by Czarnecki and seconded by White that the letter from Mr. & Mrs. Willard Lane, 227 Fairview Ave., con- cerning flooding problems of Ralston Creek and development in the flood plain be received and deferred for future discussion. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the rules be suspended and the third reading of the Ordinance Amending City Code and Establishing Fire Zone Limits be given by title only. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted .'aye',, Connell absent. Notion carried, ,and third reading given by title only. it was moved by Hickerson and seconded by white that the Ordinance be adopted. Upon roll callHickerson, White, Brandt and 'Czarnecki voted 'aye'; Connell absent. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the rules be suspended and the third reading of the Ordinance Amending the City Code by Repealing Section 6.46.12C (8) re ating to motor vehicle exhaust requirements be given Dy title only. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Czarnecki and Hickerson voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried and third, reading given by,ti_la only. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt, the Ordinance. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson and White voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. Concerning items 9, 10 and 11, Clara Olson appeared and commented on federal nondiscrimination legislation and regulations, complimented the Council on the Personnel Procedure Manual, and alleged that the Griffenhagen-Kroeger Position Classification and Pay Plan did not reflect the City's attempt to comply with Affirmative Action requirements, discriminated against women and that the employment standards were non - validated 'tests'. She offered three possibilities for action., The City Manager responded that this was a narrow view of a broad problem and questioned that access was being denied in any given job. After, discussion, and the withdrawal of the first motion, it was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czar- necki to suspend the rules and give two readings of the Ordin- ance Establishing Procedures for Personnel Rules and Regulations by title only. Upon roll call White voted 'nay', Connell absent. Motion did not carry as it needed 4 votes. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the rules be suspended and the first reading of the Ordinance be given by title only. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried, and first reading) given by title only. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to defer further action on items 10 and 11, Resolutions DECEMBER 19, 1972 establishing employee classspecifications and establishing classified personnel, salaries, until Friday at 4 P.M. adjourned meeting. Motion carried, Brandt voting 'nay', Connell' absent. 3/1. Director of Public Works Ralph Speer announced that one bid had been received on the 65 KW Electric Generating Set for the Pollution Control Division of Public Works, and recom- mended that the bid of $5,907.00 from Electric Engineering and Equipment Co. of Des Moines be awarded. It was moved by, White and seconded by Czarnecki that the Resolution' Awarding the Contract to Electric Engr. & Equipment, be adopted. Upon roll call'Hickerson White, ,Brandt and,Czarnecki voted 'aye' `Connell absent.' Motion carried.' He also recommended the one " bid received for the 15 KW Electric Generating Set, of ,$3,342., same 'company. It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution Awarding the Contract to Electric Engr. & Equipment Co. Upon roll call 'L'onne.11, absent, Czarnecki, Director of Urban Renewal Jack Klaus explained an amend- ment necessary for the Resolution Amending Resolution 72-402, Setting Fair;Market Value for Parcel 84/12 in R-14 Urban Renewal Project by the insertion of the words 'pending execu- tion of a proclaimer certificate by the Mayor which states" and the deletion of the words'pending approval of the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development'. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to amend the Resolution aslproposed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by, White to adopt the Resolution as amended. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson and White voted 'aye', Ccnnell absent. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Amending the Contract with Peters & Martinsons Architects, to include preparation of promotional material for marketing of R-14 project 'land and extending the contract for 200 days, cost not to exceed $3,500.00 Upon roll call Connell absent, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted Faye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution Accepting the Work for the 1972 Asphaltic Con- crete Resurfacing Progra-^.i by L.L. Pelling Co., as recommended by the Staff. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White & Brandt voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. 9 It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution Accepting the Sewer and Plater Work for the Business, Relocation Mall, City -University Project, Iowa, R-14 by James Anderson', as recommended by the Staff. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt and Czarnecki voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried.' Director; of Parks and Recreation Gene Chubb explained the next three resolutions, and recommended their adoption. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution Establishing Fair Market Value of Acquisition of Oak Grove Park Buildings from Midway Oil, Inc., corner of Dodge & Page. Uponrollcall White, Brandt, Czarnecki & Hickerson. voted 'aye', Connell absent.Motion carried. It was moved by,,White and, seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution Repealing Resolution #72-151 Authorizing Applica- tion for Open Space Funds from the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson and r.•i .. L.. vV •.G4 � �. V♦ 1GL.� uru • .� r.. moved by; White and seconded. by Hickerson to adopt the Resolu- tion Authorizing Application for Open Space Funds from Dept. of Housing & Urban Development.'(This resolution correcting amount requested.) Upon roll call Connell absent, Czarnecki, Hickerson,White and Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by�Wellsto adopt the Resolution Establishing Permit Parking in Civic Plaza Parking Lot,, to be used in conjunction with metered parking; redesigning South Dubuque Street Lot, 312 S. Dubuque as permit parking location only; and raising permit parking fees to $10.00 per month in all City permit parking lots, except City employee permits. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted 'aye'. Connell absent. Motion carried. City Manager Ray Wells commented on his meeting with the Chamber of Commerce representatives concerning Christmas Season parking on the ramp lot, and that they didn't care to participate. Director of Public Works Ralph Speer reported on their study on removal of parking from bus routes and selected streets. There would be no parking anytime on both sides of any arterial' streets. Along the bus routes, there would be no parking any- time on both sides for streets less than 301 wide, no parking on one side for streets from 30' to 38' wide. On the local residential streets there would be no parking anytime on both sides of streets less than 22' wide, no parking on one side of streets between 23' & 24' wide, and no restrictions on streets over 36' wide. ',He stated that calendar parking would be 0 r -6 - re -examined and that in the future the minimum street width should be 30'. The City Manager indicated that street storage time limit could be extended to 29''hours.Rev. Robert Welsh appeared. The Council requested that a list of affected streets and any other information be prepared for their study. City Clerk Abbie Stolfus reported that the required num- ber of valid signatures for all of the 25 Iowa City precincts were included in the petition' submitted by the Tee Vee Cable Service, Inc. for a cable television franchise election. The Mayor announced that this was the time set for public hearing on, the Resolution of Necessity for Water System Improve ments, 1972. Director of Public Works Ralph 'Speer made the presentation on the Project, 2 water main crossings on the Iowa River at Highway ,".-6 By-pass and one opposite the existing water plant. It was moved by Hickerson ,'and 'seconded by White to adopt the Resolution "of Necessity. Upon 'roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted !aye!', Connell absent. Motion carried. 'fHe Mayor tnenae ldrea Ule heUl The Mayor announced that this was the time set for public hearing on the plans, specifications and form of contract for the water System Improvements. 'There being no interested per- sons present to speak for or against the plans, etc. the Mayor declared the hearing closed. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Approving Plans, etc. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt and Czarnecki voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. The Mayor appointed William Nowysz,,225 Lee Street, to the Urban Renewal Design Review Committee. _It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the Mayor's appointment be approved. Motion' carried. Councilman White reported that at the East Central Area meeting of the Iowa ',Crime Commission, Allen ,Vestal had been appointed as Vice -Chairman for a one year term'. City ,Attorney Jay Honohan explained the division of a sewer special assessment for Lot 15, Conway's Subdivision, Barbara & Vera Belanger to pay the entire assessment. It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki that the Resolution Dividing the Assessment be adopted. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Czarnecki and Hickerson voted 'aye', Connell absent. Motion carried. City Manager Ray Wells distributed the budget amendments to be adopted at the Friday meeting and announced that there E S -7- COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 1972 would be no Council meeting on December 26th, or on January 2, 1973; the next meeting being on January 9, 1973. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to adjourn to an executive session at 12:30 P.M. on Friday, December 22nd to discuss appointments to the CATV Committee and to discuss the replacement for Mr. Berger on the Charter Committee. Upon roll call Connell.absent, Czarnecki, Hick- erson, White and Brandt voting 'aye'. Motion carried. • • MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 22, 1972 4PM The City Council of Iowa City, on the 22nd day of December, 1972 asession t Iowar r met in adjourned o'clock P.M, the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Members present: Brandt, Connell, Czarnocki,.H_^_kerson, White. Absent: None. Mayor Brandt presiding. The Mayor announced a short period for silent meditation. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White to approve the bills in the amount of S2,461,674.45, subject to audit. Motion carried: It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the minutes of. the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting of 'December 14, 1972 be received and filed. Motion carried. it WES movea y White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution to Approve a Class C Beer & Liquor Permit,Appli- cation for the Lazy Leopard Lounge, 122 Wright Street. Upon roll call Connell, Czarnecki, Hicker122 White and Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution to Refund a Cigarette Permit to National Vending dba/Burlington Deep Rock, 304 E. Burlington St. Upon Toll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt and Connell voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Jim. Maynard, proposing to prepare plans and specifi- cations for the construction of a pool and fountain in the Civic Plaza be received and referred to the City Manger for report after the first of the year. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that the letter from Bendan Wardrequesting a $500 grant to be matched with other funds to help cover operations of the Children's Playhouse in its first season as a part of the Iowa City Public Theatre be received and referred to the City Manger for report in January, Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by ,Connell that the letter from James Stier, Chairman of the Iowa City Housing Commission., concerning Commission approval of an alternate site at the intersection of Muscatine Ave. & Willow Street for location of the elderly housing project, be received and filed, to be discussed under item #13 later in the meeting. Motion carried. • -2- COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 22, 1972 It was moved by Hickerson and 'seconded by Connell that the rules be suspended and the second and third readingsof the Ordinance Establishing Procedure for Personnel Rules and Regu- lations be given by title only. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt, Connell and Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried and second and third readings given by title only. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Cornell to adopt the Ordinance. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki & Hickerson voted 'aye'. Motion carried. The City Attorney, explained the amendments to the Personnel I Rules Regulations andaProcedures. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that -the Procedures be amended on Page 4, Paragraph F, to add at the end, 'and a copy maintained at each City employment facility.' Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the Resolution Adopt- ing the Personnel Rules, Regulations and Procedures as amended be adopted. ;Upon roll call Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki, Hick- erson and White vote 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by, White and seconded by Czarnecki that the Personnel Procedures be referred to the City Manager, City Attorney and the Iowa`City Human Relations Commission specifi- cally for the purpose of reviewing and reporting back in light of the memorandum received by the, Council at its meeting on December 19th with specific reference to Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Executive Order 11-246 and Executive Order 11-375, in the proposed employee testing and other selec- tion procedures included in the Federal Register of April 21, 1971. Clara Olson requested deferral of the motion until Items 9 and 10, on the agenda were discussed. Councilmen White and Czarnecki withdrew the motion and the second.Clara Olson presented a statement concerning objections to the meet- ing t_me, also a statement concerning the Affirmative Action Program, outlining agreements, concerns and disagreements, with a suggestion to contact EEOC, Kansas City for technical assistance. Gladys Jenkins presented a statement requesting the Council 'create an Affirmative Action Committee, describing the purpose and composition of the committee. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that both statements be, received and filed. Motion carried. The City Attorney read a petition from the women employees of the City stating that they feel that the current move by other pa_ties is 'against their better. interests. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that the petition be received and filed. It was moved by white and seconded by Czarnecki that the previous document (Olson) referring to the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Program with reference to the Kansas City office, be referred' to the City Manager to review and report back to the Council. Motion adopted, Connell voting 'nay'. • _3_ COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 22, 1972 It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution Establishing Employee Class Specifications, as outlined in the Griffenhagen-Kroeger report. Mildred Lavin appeared. It was moved by Czarnecki and seconded by White to amend the Griffenhagen-Kroeger report by deleting the employ- ment standards. Upon roll call Connell, Hickerson & Brandt voted 'nay', motion did not carry. Roll call was 'then ,taken on the adoption of the Resolution, Czarnecki and White voted 'nay', Resolution adopted 3/2. It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki that the City Manager disseminate to the City Employees the sense of the Council's discussion on employ- ment standards the the deficiencies therein, and report back to. the Council at the earliest possible date,,on procedures and methods for including validation of the standards in class specifications Motion carried. Linda Dole appeared. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution Establishing Classified Personnel Salaries. Upon roll ca 1 CzarnecKi, hicKerson, - voted 'aye'. Motion carried.' Concerning the motion previously withdrawn, that', the Personnel Procedures be 'referred to the City Manger, City Attorney and the Human Relations Commission for review and report back, in light of the Olson memorandum, Dec. 19th with reference to the Equal Employment opportunity Act of 1972, Executive Order 11-246 and Executive Order 11-375 in the proposed employee testing and other selection procedures included in the Federal Register of April 21, 1971, it was moved by White and seconded by Connell to renew the motion and the vote was taken, all voting 'aye'. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution Deferring Award of Contract on the Water System Improvements from the cancelled December 26th meeting to the January 9th Council meeting. 'Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt, Connell and Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. The City Manager advised that the Iowa -Illinois Gas and Electric Company request for construction on highway right-of- way had been withdrawn. The City Manager explained the request to negotiate for an option to purchase an alternate `e for housing for the elderly at the NW corner of Muscatine Ave. and Willow Street, as recom- mended by the Housing. Commission. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the Staff and the Housing Comm., be authorized to proceed along the lines recommended in seeking options for this property. Upon roll call White abstained and I Czarnecki voted 'nay'. Motion carried 3/1. Rev. Robert Welsh appeared requesting permission to speak to the Council later concerning housing for the elderly. The Mayor announced that this was the time set for public hearing on amendments to the 1972 Budget. There were no in- terested persons present to speak for or against the amendments. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that the Resolu- tion Amending the 1972 Budget be adopted. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki and Hickerson voted 'aye'. Motion carried. The Mayor then declared the hearing closed. Councilman.Czarnecki requested information on the Johnson County rezoning for an apartment on Sycamore St. Director of Community Development Dennis Kraft reported that Iowa City has', a 2,mile extra -territorial jurisdiction on subdivision of land,, but not on rezoning. It was the concensus of the Council that the understanding was for joint discussion of all such actions. "1 .. .. v..0 c.. up. .. y..ncs.aw, uaa.. .....c �.Y Manager inform the Board of Supervisors that this matter should have involved the City, or 'Planning 6 Zoning Commission, and they wish to discuss clarification of the present understanding at the next joint meeting. Motion carried., Councilman White reported that the Regional Planning bylaws hopefully will be adopted at next Wednesday's meeting and he would have a Resolution for Council approval at the January 9th meeting, and the Council should be ready to make their 6 appointments. The Mayor speaking for the Council publicly thanked Deputy Director of Public Works Fred Moore for his years of 'service to the City and wished him continued good fortune in Cedar Falls. The Mayor appointed Dale Weltlto fill the vacancy on the Charter Committee left by the resignation of Lloyd Berger. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to approve the! Mayor's appointment. Motion carried. The Mayor appointed the following persons to the Citizens Advisory Committee for CATV: William Hubbard, 300 Kimball Rd.; Sandra Eskin, 1047 Woodlawn;,Rev. 'Robert Welsh, 2526 Mayfield Rd.; Flo Beth Ehninger, 10 Oak Ridge; Hugh Cordier, RR6, Stuart Rd.; Kay Prediger, 447 Mullin Ave.; Dave Russell, 2008 Rochester Ave.; Raymond Krill, 1304 E. Bloomington and Richard Blum, 2041 Rochester Ct., naming Robert Welsh as Chairman and Dave Russell as Vice Chairman. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by 0 • _5_ COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 22, 1972 Connell to approve the Mayor's appointments. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the Committee be asked to submit a report back not later than March 31, 1973 and that the City Manager be requested to apprise the Committee of availability and extent of consultant assistance, and report back to the Council on the Committee'sneeds and requests in that capacity. Motion' carried. Rev. Welsh and Dorothy Douglass appeared. It was moved by Czarnecki and seconded by Connell that the Council Rules;Committee look into guidelinessand a standard form of procedure for formation of citizens committees. Motion carried with 'Hickerson and White abstaining. The City Manager announced that the Clinton Street modulars would be arriving next week for installation. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that the 1�1=ubing be =ned MCI-' n carried.