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Home My WebLink About1973-04-17 Minutes numberedI The invocation was given by Rev. Roy Wingate, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the amount read be considered a full reading and to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of April 10, 1973 subject to correction. Motion carried. Public Discussion: Ed Rate representinq': Eureka Lodge, appeared `asking that public hearing be set for rezoning, denied by Planning & Zoning, of area near Bethany Baptist Church, 819 B Street. Eugene Radig, representing Bethany Baptist Church also appeared. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the public hearing -be set for.May 8th at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers.Motion carried. Atty. Al Leff appeared asking Council consideration of application for Class C, Beer & Liquor Permit for Boulevard Room Ltd., 325 E.;Market Street. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the Resolution of Approval of Application be adopted. 'Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt and Connell voted 'aye'; Czarnecki absent. Motion carried 4/0. Ernie Stoppelmoor appeared asking for ,Council consideration of application for Class B Beer for The Links, 1011 Arthur St. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that the Resolu- tion of Approval of Application 'be adopted. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt, & Connell voted 'aye', Czarnecki absent. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and 'seconded by White that the disbursements in the amount of $449,854.57 be'approved, subject to audit. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that the minutes of the Airport Commission meeting of 3-15; Charter Committee meetings of 4-4 and 4-5 and the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting of 4-12-73 be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the Resolution to Issue Dancing Permit to Highlander, I80 and Hwy. 1 be adopted. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Connell and Hickerson voted 'aye', Czarnecki absent. Motion carried. I letter from Rev. Roy Wingate concerning pa parking ....�, �ng in the 4 `iie - 400 block of van Buren Street be received, filed and referred to Planning & Zoning. Motion carried. it was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Larry Wilhelm requesting permission to hold Government Day for Boy Scouts on 4-25-73 be received, filed and referred to the City Manager for action. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that the Resolution approving Braverman -West Large Scale Residential Development Preliminary Plan be deferred until later in the Council meeting. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that the Resolution Prohibiting Parking on the North Side of Newton Road for a distance of 50' west of both intersections of Valley and Lincoln be adopted. Upon roll call Brandt, Connell, Hickerson and 'White voted 'aye', Czarnecki absent. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded';by White that the Resolution, Awarding Contract for 1973 Sidewalk Program to Wolf Construction, Iowa City, $46,508.29 as recommended by the Staff, be adopted. Upon roll call Hickerson, White and Brandt voted 'aye', Czarnecki absent. Motion carried. Public Works Director Speer reported on the bids received for One 27,500 GVW Truck Chassis with Dump Body and Front Mounted Loader and the variance from budgeted amount. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that the Resolution Awarding Contract to Cline Truck & Equip. Co., Iowa City, $14,300. be adopted as recommended by the Staff. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt and Connell voted 'aye', Czar- necki absent. 'Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that the application from Iowa -Illinois Gas & Elec. Co. for construction on Highway ROW at entrance of Heinz Warehouse on Bypass 6 be approved. Motion carried, Czarnecki absent. J It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the Resolution Prohibiting Parking on West side of Clinton St. between Benton & Lafayette be adopted. Upon roll call White, Brandt and Hickerson voted 'aye', Connell abstained, and, Czarnecki absent. Motion carried 3/0. I: _3 • C*CIL MINUTES APRIL 17, 1973 Finance Director Joe Pugh explained the bids for the 12 automobiles and the variance from the amount budgeted and recommended the.low bid Of.Hartwig ''Mot ors, `Inc, at $35,722.00 It was moved by Connell and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution Awarding the Contract to Hartwig Motors, Inc. Upon roll call Brandt, Connell, Hickerson and White voted 'aye', Czarnecki absent. City Attorney Jay Honohan-advised that he had been nego- tiating with several agencies concerning the agreement for use of the Sanitary Landfill, and had had replies from Tiffin, Riverside, Lone Tree, Keokuk County ,and North Liberty accept- ing the agreement, but Oxford had declined. He requestedi,. permission to notify the other agencies that the privilege of signing the agreement for use of the Iowa City Landfill will n be discontinued on April 30th. (Councilman Czarnecki arrived, 4:30 P.M.) It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to authorize the City Attorney to cb act with the agencies as mentioned and to adopt the Resolution.Approving theUseof the Iowa City Landfill by Other Municipalities. Upon roll call Connell, Czarnecki, Hickerson,' White' and Brandt voted 'aye';. Motion carried., It .was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the City Attorney be authorized to notify the other 'agencies that the privilege of using the Iowa City" Landfill will be discontinued at the end of April.' Motion carried. Director of Public Works Ralph Speer reported on approving the parking 'on.Sunday morning from 6 AM to 1 PM on Gilbert and Jefferson Streets near St. Paul Lutheran Chapel. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Approving Parking on Sunday morning on Gilbert Street and Jefferson Street as noted. Upon roll call Czar- necki, Hickerson, White, Brandt and Connell voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Transit Supt. John Pappas reported on the request for bus service to the Wardway Shopping Center and other expansion plans, outlining 4 alternatives is his memo. He recommended alternative #'4 which would add one bus in addition to the 2 spares needed, for maintenance and one route to the system,and would serve Wardway and the Mark IV complex.on a 40 minute headway with $19,900 projecteddeficit and the addition of 1.1/2 full-time personnel positions. The Council concurred that they would discuss the report further at their discussion of theCapitalImprovements Program, possibly the first week in May. The City Attorney reported on the proposed amendments to the Animal Control Ordinance and stated that the option of 1 year or 3 year licenses could be handled by the Clerk's office, but recommended against 3 year licenses with refund provisions. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell to instruct the City Attorney to amend the pet ordinance with the option for one year or 3 year license period. Motion carried. -y- • COCIL MINUTES APRIL 17}-'1973 The Mayor asked what the Council could do to resolve the problems of dog control. The City Manager stated that operat- ing;procedure had been changed to allow disposal ofanimals, under contract with veterinarians and he wanted to see e what impact this would have;, in freeing time for, employees. He stated the need :for citizen cooperation in3not-allowingw:dogs to run"loose>anduthe need for a new animal shelter. City Attorney Jay Honohan reported on the status of the acquisition of the Kelley Cleaners property. The owner has filed a rezoning petition with Planning & Zoning for Central Business District zone, as the City had refused their counter - proposal for $60,000 on the grounds that the property was probably erroneously appraised on CBD instead of C2 zone. The Attorney recommended proceeding with condemnation proc- edures.It was moved by White.and seconded by Czarnecki that the City Attorney initiate condemnation proceedings on the Kelley property on Gilbert Street. Motion carried. Director of Community Development Dennis Kraft reported that, the Planning.& Zoning Commission could meet with the Council on the Braverman -West LSRD,as requested. 'It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that action be deferred one week on the Resolution approving the Largerscale"Residen- tial Development for Braverman -West pending the, meeting with Planning & Zoning Commission, Monday, April 23 at'7AM. Motion carried. Councilman White reported..that the Council Legislative Committee had met to discuss two items, ,the Airport Fuel Tax Bill and the Anderson amendment to the Federal Aid Highway Actiof 1973. They asked for more time to discuss the Airport Fuel Tax Bill'and requested the Airport Commission make a recommendation on it at their meeting on Thursday. The Committee recommended that the Council indicate its support of the Anderson amendment. It:was;<moved"by..,White and seconded by Hickerson that the Council indicate its support of the . Anderson amendment to the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973, and authorized the Mayor and City Manager to communicate'r.this support to our Congressman and two Senators. Motion carried. Councilman Hickerson reported on the Council Rules Committee consideration of the CBIC letter of April 3rd, concerning Statement of Procedures. He stated that there is a need to clarify the responsibilities assigned by the Council to its own staff and commissions, to tighten up procedures, including timetables for reviews,and that they would have a proposal next week for Council consideration and they were asking for an estimate from each Board & Commission of what they lack by way of definition in these same general areas, for further discussions. I It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the letter from Burton Frantz requesting delay of action on the proposed design standards for public works and also re- questing a' study group be formed, be received and filed. Motion carried. The Mayor appointed Helen McGreevy, 212 South Clinton to the Urban Renewal Area Committee and William Hines, 12 Hawthorne, to a 3 year term on the Riverfront Commission, expiring' December 1975. It was moved by Connell and.seconded by Hickerson that the appointments be approved. Motion carried. Mayor Brandt proclaimed the week of May 7th thru 12th I as Iowa.:City Hospital Week. City Manager Ray Wells explained that the Public Safety, Department had been asked for a report on the Law. Enforcement Center general concept for Johnson County. The staff policy is not to comment to State agencies on specific stddies without - Council approval. He requested authorization to inform Mr. Orr that we are in support of the general concept of joint law enforcement center in Johnson County, and we urge the funding of the study thru the Regional Planning Commission. It was moved by,Hickerson and seconded, by Connell that the authoriza- tion be granted to the City Manager to indicate Iowa City's interest in exploring this joint facility. Motion carried. The City Manager reported on the meeting with the Home - builders and developers concerning the design standards. He requested that no ,staff members be named on the study group, although 'they could reply to technical questions brought up. It was moved. by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the City _ Manager be authorized to contact Mr. Frantz asking that the it study group not include the staff and that Council encouraged the study with report back in 60 days. Discussion followed concerning when Planning '& Zoning report was due on recommen- dations concerning elements that take amendment of the Code, and whether, as the study group was not an official group, Council should give direction. Rev. Welsh appeared. The motion was withdrawn by Connell and Hickerson. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the City Manager be authorized to 1) notify Mr. Frantz that the Council wishes them to proceed with the appointment of the committee who is to report within 60 days, 2) that the Council has referred the necessary review to Planning & Zoning for report back within 45 days, and 3) that staff expertise is available at both levels at the request of the committees. Motion carried, Czarnecki voting 'no'. -6 CCIL MINUTES A*L 7, 1973 The City Manager commented on the ,Park and Recreation recommendation concerning swimming pool rates for 1973 being amended to allow two 10G days per pool per week._ Director of Parks and Recreation' Gene Chubb, noted the recommendation for free swimming; instruction to children receiving welfare or the hot -lunch reduced rate. It was moved 'by -Hickerson and seconded by Connell to authorize the City Attorney to draw up a Resolution with these Park and Recreationrecommendationsb Motion carried. City Attorney Jay Honohan reported that charges had been filed against Lyle Seydel, Housing Coordinator for not disclos- ing names of tenants in Leased Housing to two groups. He recommended seeking injunctive action against the individuals involved pursuant to the chapter on the public records law. It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that the City Attorney seek injunctive action to prevent these records from being made open for.examination. Motion carried, Czarnecki voting 'no', The City Attorney reported, receiving the official notice from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the com- plaint accusing the City of discrimination on basis of race, sex, color natural origin in the categories,of.wages, promo- tions, job classification, exclusion, terms of conditions, unspecified' and other by Clara Oleson, Elizabeth -m iecke and 2 City Library employees, Lauretta Eggers and Carol Spaziani. The City Attorney also requested authorization to condemn an easement to repair a storm sewer on Brookside.Drive and obtain continuing easement, as altho Mr. Duncan had agreed, Ms, Krummenoehl had refused, and there is a possibilityof damage to the Duncan house. It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki that the City Attorney be instructed to proceed with condemnation for the easement. Motion carried. City Attorney Jay Honohan stated that the Chairman of the Charter Committee had requested permission to retain Mr. Martinoff of the Law College as counsel for their committee at $40 an hour rate. The Council concurred that the Attorney should report to Mr. Meardon that they needed a firmer package to put before Council for consideration. Reverend Robert Welsh appeared representing the Citizens for a Better Iowa City requesting a public hearing be set on May 22nd for consideration of the Sign Ordinance. After discussion, the Council proposed that by next week there would be an indication by the Staff for a time -table for early action. It was moved by Connell and seconded by White that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. ✓,��z �- .'�LCo��c.,� ��r��-cam _ /�%J' .5��