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Home My WebLink About1973-04-17 Agenda0 Item No. 1 'Meeting to order Roll Call Invocation Item No, 2 Reading of minutes for regular Council meeting of April 10, 1973. Item No. 3 Public Discussion. Item No. 4 Approval of bills. Item No. 5 Receive minutes of boards and commissions. Item No. ;6 ,Issuance of permits. a. Consider resolution to issue dancing permit to The Highlander, Highway 1 and Interstate 80. Item, No. 7 Correspondence to Council. a.Letter from Roman S. Gribbs, Mayor. of Detroit, con- cerning the International Union of Local Authorities, with an, invitation to join this organization and to send a delegate to the World Congress Meeting. b. Letter from Roy Wingate, concerning parking problems in the 400 block of Van Buren Street. C. Letter from,Larry Wilhelm, 2730 Wayne Avenue, request- ing permission to hold Government Day for Boy Scouts on April 25, 1973. Item No. 8 Consider resolution approving Braverman -West large scale residential development preliminary'plancn the west side of Mormon Trek Boulevard, between Rohret Road and the -ex- tension of West Benton Street as recommended by the Plan- ning and Zoning Commission. Item No. 9 Consider resolution prohibiting parking on the north side of Newton Road for a distance of 50 feet west of both the intersections of Valley Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Item No. 10 Consider resolution awarding contract for the 1971 Sidewalk Assessment Program. Item No. 11 Consider resolution awarding contract for one (1) 27,500 GVW Truck chassis with dump body and front mounted loader. Item No. 12 Consider resolution approving application from Iowa -Illinois item No. 12 (Continued) Gas and Electric Company for construction on highway right-of-way. Item No. 13 Consider resolution prohibiting parking on the west side of Clinton Street between Benton and Lafayette. Item No. 14 Consider resolution awarding bid for twelve automobiles. Item No. 15 Consider resolution approving use of Iowa City Landfill by other municipalities. Item No. 16 Consider resolution approving parking on Sunday morning (6:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.) on Gilbert Street and Jefferson Street. Item No. 17 Report on request for bus service to the Wardway'Shopping Center. Item No. 18, Discussion of proposed amendments to the Animal Control Ordinance. Item No. 19 'Report on status of Kelley Cleaners property. Item No. 20 Business from the City Council. Item.No.'21 Report on miscellaneous items from the City Manager and the City Attorney. Item No. 22 Public Discussion. Item No. 23 Adjournment. NEXT COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 24, 1973, 4:00 P.M. Item No. 2 READING OF MINUTES FOR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 10, 1973.- Action: 973.Action: i� I �L) - e. c o-4 <e e 4 a ,c Item No. 3 PUUBLIC DISCUSSIONp j l�O%/iP441i'Ck R<pYPSPM 11Nf. p } R�, l:I3S4` \l IIAII04 — �.%nd 100' %jA i(I� �LN.h I!} 32� E �iYlfGl �tlooT. `IZ-66-,kI 11� �.p.//n yp C ouJ S c<7' - Q. -0er- T/�2 SINK:- loll A -4t ivr" 51, Item No. 4 APPROVAL OF BILLS. Comment: Bills in the amount of $449,854.57 are submitted for approv- al. IAction: C-1 1� Sob-, a.1caifi c� I � ?.:krP . Item No. 5 RECEIVE MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. a. Airport Commissionmeeting of March 15, 1973. b. Charter Committee meetings of April 4 and April 5, 1973. c../ Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of April 12, 1973. W Action: ' c �\-t I a,,e - - 10 Item No. 6 Action: ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. a. Consider resolution to issue dancing permit to The Highlander, ((Highway 1 and Interstate, 80. b. Letter from Roy Wingate, concerning parking problems in the 400 block of Van Buren Street. Action: St. I'K c. Letter from Larry Wilhelm, 2730 Wayne Avenue, request- ing.permissionto hold Government Day for Boy Scouts on April 25, 1973. Action,: 02 4 F0./ <?NJI 0 All, Item No. 8 CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING BRAVERMAN-WEST LARGE:SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY PLAN ON THE WEST SIDE OF MORMON TREK BOULEVARD, BETWEEN ROHRET ROAD AND THE EX- TENSION OF WEST BENTON STREET AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLAN- page 2 NING AND ZONING COMMISSION. comment: This request involves the.Preliminary Plan of the Braver- Work Agenda man-West`large; Scale Residential Development. This LSRD request follows approval by the Planning and zoning. April 17, 1973 Commission at its March 22, 1973 meeting. The Preliminary Plan incorporates'several variations from the city, Code, Item No. 7 CORRESPONDENCE TO COUNCIL. Commission. This item was deferred from last week's a. Letter from Roman S. Gribbsl Mayor of Detroit, con- cerning the International Union of Local Authorities, with an invitation to join this organization and to Item No. 9 send a delegate to the World Congress meeting. Action: b. Letter from Roy Wingate, concerning parking problems in the 400 block of Van Buren Street. Action: St. I'K c. Letter from Larry Wilhelm, 2730 Wayne Avenue, request- ing.permissionto hold Government Day for Boy Scouts on April 25, 1973. Action,: 02 4 F0./ <?NJI 0 All, Item No. 8 CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING BRAVERMAN-WEST LARGE:SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY PLAN ON THE WEST SIDE OF MORMON TREK BOULEVARD, BETWEEN ROHRET ROAD AND THE EX- TENSION OF WEST BENTON STREET AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLAN- NING AND ZONING COMMISSION. comment: This request involves the.Preliminary Plan of the Braver- man-West`large; Scale Residential Development. This LSRD request follows approval by the Planning and zoning. Commission at its March 22, 1973 meeting. The Preliminary Plan incorporates'several variations from the city, Code, which were reluctantly,approv6d by the Plannin4.and Zoning Commission. This item was deferred from last week's Council meeting. Action:�ler�ri/eiP47- - AHA '7A.AA,? Item No. 9 CONSIDER RESOLUTION PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE u0nmu oTnv OF NEWTON ROAD FORA DISTANCE OF 50 FEET WEST OF BOTH THE • INTERSECTIONS OF VALLEY AVENUE AND LINCOLN AVENUE. Comment: As a result of a request from residents of the area it is recommended that parking be prohibited on the north side of Newton Road for a distance of 50 feet west of the inter- I item No. 9 (Continued) Cormnent: :Action: sections of Valley Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. This recom- mendation is based upon an investigation conducted by the Department of Public Works Pertaining to the sight distance westerly on Newton Road as a vehicle is headed south on Valley Avenue or Lincoln Avenue. The staff recommends approval of this resolution. Item No. 10 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 1973 SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. Comment: This resolution approves the award of bid to Wolf.Construction, Inc:` of Iowa City, Iowa, in the amount of $46,508.29., This project was discussed at the City Council meeting held on April 10, 1973, as Item'No.,22. The following is a tabulation of the bidders: Wolf Construction, Inc. Iowa City, -Iowa 46r508.29 Ahrens Construction, Inc. Amana, Iowa 490903.24 Marengo Ready Mix Marengo, Iowa 53,376.16 Lincoln Development Co. Marshalltown, Iowa 57,246.45 AS -can be seen, the bid submitted by Wolf Construction, Inc. was the lowest of the four bidders submitting bids on this- project. hisproject. The Engineer's Estimate for the project was $46,460.44. This bid is approximately 0.18 above the.Engi- neer's Estimate. The staff recommends adoption of this resolution. Action: Item No. 11 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ONE (1) 27,500 GVW TRUCK CHASSIS WITH DUMP BODY AND FRONT MOUNTED LOADER. Comment: Bids will be received for one (1) 27,500 GVW Truck Chassis with Dump Body and Front Mounted Loader at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 16f 1973. The staff will be prepared to make A recommendation on the bid award at the Council meeting. page 3 Work Agenda April 17, 1973 • I item No. 9 (Continued) Cormnent: :Action: sections of Valley Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. This recom- mendation is based upon an investigation conducted by the Department of Public Works Pertaining to the sight distance westerly on Newton Road as a vehicle is headed south on Valley Avenue or Lincoln Avenue. The staff recommends approval of this resolution. Item No. 10 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 1973 SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. Comment: This resolution approves the award of bid to Wolf.Construction, Inc:` of Iowa City, Iowa, in the amount of $46,508.29., This project was discussed at the City Council meeting held on April 10, 1973, as Item'No.,22. The following is a tabulation of the bidders: Wolf Construction, Inc. Iowa City, -Iowa 46r508.29 Ahrens Construction, Inc. Amana, Iowa 490903.24 Marengo Ready Mix Marengo, Iowa 53,376.16 Lincoln Development Co. Marshalltown, Iowa 57,246.45 AS -can be seen, the bid submitted by Wolf Construction, Inc. was the lowest of the four bidders submitting bids on this- project. hisproject. The Engineer's Estimate for the project was $46,460.44. This bid is approximately 0.18 above the.Engi- neer's Estimate. The staff recommends adoption of this resolution. Action: Item No. 11 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ONE (1) 27,500 GVW TRUCK CHASSIS WITH DUMP BODY AND FRONT MOUNTED LOADER. Comment: Bids will be received for one (1) 27,500 GVW Truck Chassis with Dump Body and Front Mounted Loader at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 16f 1973. The staff will be prepared to make A recommendation on the bid award at the Council meeting. ci page '4 Work'' Agenda • `April 17, 1973 Item No. 11 (Continued) Comment: The plans and specifications for this piece of equipment were discussed at the March 27, 1973, meeting�as Item No. e�2k rJ 12.ojP,�CY GY. P'a re b.c1 L �rDrNH JIL�e 4 g� 1 /�/^W H 11 n ✓tor (� fcL Actio4 ` C�i n�au�p r 2 x nP D� f��,� z1: IaTt al OY�y rr�dN..� cSrau Item No. 12 CONSIDER, APPROVING APPLICATION FROM IOWA-ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY RIGHT- OF-WAY. Comment: The Iowa-Illinois Gas-and Electric Company_ has submitted an application for construction on highway 'right-of-way within the.,City`-limits of Iowa; City. The application is ithiIowa'State Highway Commission, but 'before..the to theCommission will-.approve the application the City Highway must also approde'the,�application. The work that Iowa Illinois also to do is to `install =a street light .at the, intersection of the entrance to the Heinz Warehouse and U. S.`#6`By-Pas s.: The staff recommends that the resolution be approved. }' Action: Item No. 13 CONSIDER RESOLUTION PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF CLINTON STREET BETWEEN BENTON AND LAFAYETTE. Comment: As the result of an investigation carried out by the Department of Public Works at the request of the proprietor of Bart's Place it was determined that seven parking spaces 5 cr will be 'given up by ,prohibiting the parking on the west -^ side as'versus'four parking spaces if parking is prohibited on`the`east side. The proprietor of Bart's Place didre quest, however, that due to the proximity of the east side parking to his establishment that he would prefer to have the parking removed from the west side of the street. The staff recommends approval of this resolution. Action: • Item No. 14 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING BID FOR ,TWELVE AUTOMOBILES. Comment: Bids were opened on Friday, April 13, 1973, for twelve (12) automobiles for various departments. A summary of the proposals is enclosed. The proposal from 'Hartwig I page, 5 Work Agenda • April 17, 1973 Item No. 14 (Continued) Comment: Motors, Inc., meets all the specifications as determined by the City Council and the staff recommends that an award for the purchase of this automotive equipment be made to Hartwig motors, Inc. It should be mentioned that the total amount of the lowest proposal is $8,522.00 more than budgeted. Howeverl the estimate made prior to the bidding indicated a variance of some $12,425.00. Additional equipment will need to be purchased for the two additional police patrol vehicles,, and this cost will be added tothatdepartment's deficit of $5,960.85. :,All of this variance will be.-paid.from revenue.sharing funds as part of the overall equipment. package.' The deficit in the Transportation'.Department will have to be carried as it is. The staff will be prepared to discuss this recommendation at the April 17 Council meeting - Action: - , - . 0) Y. � Item No. 15 CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING USE OF IOWA CITY LANDFILL BY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. Comment: The City Attorney will be prepared to discuss this resolu- tion at the April 17 Council meeting. Action: Item No. 16 CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING PARKING ON SUNDAY MORNING (6:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.) ON GILBERT STREET AND JEFFERSON STREET. Comment: This resolution approves parking on Sunday mornings from 6:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on these two streets in proximity to St. Paul Lutheran Chapel. This item was discussed with Coauncil under item No 14 at they April 10 C!i,nc . 1 meeting. Action:_„ Item No 17 REPORT ON REQUEST FOR BUS SERVICE TO THE WARDWAY SHOPPING CENTER. Comment: The staff will be prepared to make a report to Council at the April 17 meeting concerning this request. �:L._�..I:V.Q_'�-)---Mrt,�.l-+�._ �_L.i»,rc�9� ��?1.�,, �o`/�.Naa r:� -- , "..... .._�K .�.I a� Item No. 20 BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. r • page 6 Work Agenda •April 17, 1373 Item No. 1? (Continued) Action A f ---d- l 1nnS ekn �c�� tia� /If�owin i Item No. 18 TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL DISCUSSION, OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ORDINANCE. Comment: A copy of the proposed amendment to the Animal Control Ordinance as requested by Council was enclosed with last week's Council agenda. The Council indicated' that further discussion of the specific ordinance provisions would'be desirable, at. the April 17 meeting. - Action: Seeru��locil- Item No. 19 REPORT ON STATUS-OF'KELLEY CLEANERS PROPERTY. Comment: The City Attorney will be prepared to make'a report on thestatusof this property at the April 17 Council meeting.'I Action: I Item No. 20 BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. r ---_ ._—_ �J✓\-Y,4 LL�fz._.L. �. ./ {�� rl_C 4�-u.ti.J:.. inti-G-L.�J ��'YI,�Gf'- r—_ —.—_ _.._ •_ ___ — —' --- _' 1.�r—_� ii--__� ' ` ^'� � \'�. f 4 t J �°. ✓�l _C l ~i 1. /r __.__ LL cl o y v t� '� J ,/—_@^.-r._:.C�L,_L n ♦ Ci:• f /�` f — / r ALJ' !�• _ �. ��'�.i.. f.� .�... (.�jv'��.w" �. ��ta.. C..: {�'� *' 'L:.G .Ot .�...� .L� t ti,.... J , s / t , __ _, page Work Agenda • April 17, 1973 Item No. 22 PUBLIC DISCUSSION. e IS-�r�lAiLl Item No. .23ADjoURNMEN I T. 11 r7l J dAl NEXT COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 24, 1973, 4:00 P.M. C-4 TPqj f-Z C.L. tjA