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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-04-17 Bd Comm minutesMinutes of the Iowa City Airport Commission March 15, 1973 Members Present: Full, Hartwig, Perkins, Summerwill Members Absent: Prone others Present: Jones Chairman Summerwill called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Jones read the minutes of the CommissiontsJanuary meeting. It was moved by Hartwig, seconded by Perkins rove the minutes as read. Motion carried. Jones pointed out that due to the fact that the Commission did not hold a meeting in February, and that the individual members were polled by phone concerning payment of the bills for February, the Commission should take formal action. It was moved by Perkins, seconded by Hartwig, that the bills for February be approved. Motion carried. Jones presented the bills for March. It was moved by Hartwig, seconded by Full to pay the March bills as presented. Motion carried. Jones read his report, copy attached. The Commission approved the rental of the space, formerly occupied by the Girl Scouts, to Aerial Surveillance and instructed Jones to have the City Attorney draw up the lease. Chairman Summerwill discussed the various aspects of the Chairmanship and thanked the Commission for their support during his terms as Chariman. Chairman Summerwill asked for nominations for Chairman of the Commission. Perkins nominated Full and Hartwig seconded the nomination. Hartwig moved, Perkins seconded the motion that the nominations cease. Motion carried. Full was elocted Chairman. Perkins nominated Hartwig as Secretary. Full second- ed the nomination. Perkins moved, Full seconded the motion that the nominations cease. Motion carried, and iiartwig was elected Secretary. Chairman Full thanked the Commi.ssibn<:and stated that he honed to continue the fine rrnrk of the previni+s Chairman. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned. 1dext meeting: April 19th, Civic Center, 7:30 P.M. ■ ■ Report to Iowa City Airport Commission by: E. K. Jones, Jr., I3anager 1.) We sold approximately 1000 bushels of beans for $6.33 per bushel, which has increased our income by over $6,000.00. 2.) The Girl Scouts have moved and I have received a pro- posal from Aerial Surveillance. 3.) CentralAirlines, based at Ottumwa, I have heard is planning on operating in and out of the Iowa City Airport. To my knowledge no one has approached the `Airpat Commission nor our City Fathers. I wish to bring this to your attention, as I was told they plan to operate an FAR 121 operation. If this is true, FAR 139 Regulations apply, which require all the se- curity regulations of an airport serviced by an air- lines. Unless FAR 139 Regulations are amended, im- plementing the Security Regulations is outlandish, for example: the construction of an eiel't foot cyclone fence, with 'three barbwires on top, around the perimeter of the airport. Therefore, if and when you may P- bly be approached by some official of Central Airlines of Jogs, please 1,ecp im mind that we need to check with the F.A.A. on what is required of the Airport. MINUTES Iowa City Charter Committee April 4, 1973 MEMBERS PRESENT: Meardon, Cain, Ringgenberg, Corrigan, Davidsen, Knight, DeCounter, Welt MEMBERS ABSENT: Baldus Staff Present: Rosenstein Guests Present: None Mr. Meardon called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. in the Library Auditorium. Mr._Corrigan moved that the .minutes of March, 28, 1973, be approved as written. Mr. Welt 'seconded and the motion carried unanimouslyL The Committee discussed whether it had ever voted on retaining the present form of government unchanged. Mr'. -Corrigan moved that the .CharterCommittee recommend;retention of -the existing form, unchanged. Mr. Ringgenberg seconded and the motion was unanimously defeated. Discussionwas held on the Working Draft of the Charter submitted by Mr. •Rosenstein. Several technical, changes were made., At this time, Mr. Corrigan moved,that the Mayor should .be selected by the City Council from its membership. Mr. DeCounter seconded this motion. Mr. Corrigan stated that he had earlier envisioned an elected Mayor as being in the emotional sense a leader, but at the public; meeting he did,not'see the people who supported wards favoring this type of elected Mayor and he did see strong opposition to an elected Mayor. ''Mr. Welt stated that;an elected Mayor could jeopardize the efficiency of -city government by conflicting with the City. Manager. Mr. Meardon stated that the powers the individual had', were what was important, and that -the Committee had not explained these powers properly to the public. He further stated that the 'assumption that the government which has the least amount of controversy is the best, is not necessarily true. Mr. Ringgenberg stated that as long as the Mayor's powers were limited, an elected Mayor would be innovative, although risky.' Mrs. Davidsen stated that she was not sure that there would be enough benefits from electing the Mayor to run the risk involved. She stated the people who want,an elected Mayor want a strong Mayor and this would not satisfy them. Mrs. Cain stated that one reason the Charter Committee` had wanted an elected, Mayor • was to focus the campaign on issues and according to the research on the subject, this may well have the opposite effect. Mr. Knight stated that he saw too much ,risk in electing the Mayor. The question was called and the motion that the Mayor should be eiec�nu uy ..� . -_J - --- six to two with Ringgenberg and Meardon dissenting. Mr. Corrigan moved that the Charter Committee reaffirm that the Council be nominated and elected at -large. Mr. Welt seconded this motion and; discussion followed. Mrs. Davidsen said she would like the,Committee to consider nomination and primary election by districts and election at -large. She stated that it would have closeness to people by having dis- tricts and still have at -large elections. Mr. Corrigan stated that Iowa City is not organized in such a way that it is necessary for the function of government that representation be by area. Mr. Meardon stated that among the people he had talked to, who support the Council -Manager form, there was a feeling that there should be geographical representation. He stated that it is healthy to have every geographical area represented, because,a person-who.lives:in an area is'more likely, to experience the; problems of .that area. He cited Councilman Czarnecki's example of a Councilmember driving to..work every day through a traffic jam and.thus-seeing that problem daily. Mr. Meardon stated that nomination and primary election by district and election at -large was a compromise between ward election, and at -large election. Mrs. Davidsen stated that it is a better system than any other system the Committee has discussed be it rids bullet voting by using the place system, it lowers the cost of election, :it assures broader representation, and it uses'at-large elections.Mr. Knight stated that this system might make the average citizen feel better about city government.by his having someone in his district who he could talk to first. The question was called and the motion that the Committee should reaffirm the nomination and election of the Council at -large was defeated with Welt and Corrigan voting for and Meardon, Knight, Davidsen, Cain, De,Counter, and Ringgenberg voting against. Mr. Corrigan moved that the Committee should recommend at -large elections using the place system. The motion was seconded by De Counter and was defeated with.Welt, Ringgenberg, and Corrigan voting for, and Davidsen, Cain, Meardon, Knight, and De Counter voting against. Mr. Corrigan moved that the Committee should recommend nomination by district and primary election and general election at -large but not by places. Mr. Knight seconded the motion and it was defeated with Corrigan and Welt voting for, and Cain, Davidsen, Meardon, Ringgenberg, Knight, and De Counter voting against. Mr. Corrigan moved that the Committee recommend nomination and primary election by districts and election at -large, not using the place system. Mr. Knight seconded the motion and it was defeated with Welt, De Counter, and Corrigan voting for, and Cain, Knight, Davidsen, Meardon, and Ringgenberg voting against. Iowa City Charter Committee Minutes, April 4, 1973 • Page 3 Mr. Corrigan moved that the Committee go on record as at this time being in favor of nomination and primary election by districts and election at -large using the place system. Mrs. Cain seconded, and the motion was passed with De Counter, Cain, Davidsen, Knight, and Meardon voting for, and Welt, Corrigan, and Ringgenberg voting against. Discussion was held on how many districts there should be and the voting mechanism. Discussion was deferred until the Charter Committee meeting of April 10, 1973.' Mr. Rosenstein was directed to prepare maps with different numbers of districts which evenly divide the City. Mr. Meardon announced that the next Charter Committee meeting would be held on April 5, 1973 at 4:00 in the Civic Center. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. � k MINUTES • Iowa City Charter Committee April 5, 1973 MEMBERS PRESENT: Meardon, Cain, Corrigan, Davidsen, Knight, Ringgenberg, Welt MEMBERS ABSENT : De Counter, Baldus Staff Present Rosenstein Guests Present : Flo Beth Ehninger, 10 Oak Ridge Ave.; Mark Judge, 340 Rienow; Max Squires, 920 E., Burling- ton; Richard Ellis, 6-B Holiday Gardens; Thelma Lewis, 300 Lucon Drive; Larry L. Wheeler, 129 N. Dubuque, Stephen Williams, 1523 Spruce St.; Gary Hayward, 1111 S. Governor; Linda Dole, 242 Ferson. Chairman Meardon called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. The minutes of March 29 were approved as amended with Mr. Welt moving and Mrs. Davidsen seconding and the motion carrying unanimously. Ms. Thelma Lewis, '300 Lucon Drive, addressed the committee. She state that she was interested in the Committee's desire to retain the Council -Manager form, she liked the idea of a large Council andthatshe didn't object to the election of the Mayor at -large.- Ms. Lewis stated that she was concerned about .the following areas and that the Charter Committee should provide safeguards for these areas: 1. Who divides the City into wards, how is this done, and how ,often it is done. 2. How can you keep ward representatives from being,con- cerned with their own problems while the interests of the rest of the City is sacrificed. 3. If there is a strong Mayor system, how to prevent the, Mayor from being a competitor of the Manager rather than a leader of the Council. 4. How to get the whole City active in the selection of the City Council. Mr. Meardon told Ms. Lewis that the earlier proposal of an elected Mayor was not a strong Mayor and that at the Committee, meeting of April 4, 1973, the Committee had reversed its stand: He stated her points were well taken, and that these areas would be discussed later. Mrs. Flo Beth Ehninger, 10 Oak Ridge Drive, stated that she was opposed to giving one Council member a two-year term because it is not long enough and would encourage someone to run only on one issue. She further stated she was even more opposed to giving the lowest vote getter a two-year term, since the candidate had run for a four-year term. CLCVLLUIL CLT_-LULgC. 1L Wab UCULUCU LIIaL 5L11UC @L. UC \UUIILCL and Mr. Baldus were absent, the Committee would not take a vote on these issues. Mr. Corrigan stated that he favored all seven elected at -large, but that if there were districts, he would want three because the lower the number of districts, the greater the value of an individual citizen's vote, and conversely, the more districts you have, the more you limit the individual ability to vote for Council seats. Ms. Davidsen stated that it would be easier to get enough candidatesfrom three districts, so she would favorthreedistricts. Mr. Knight.stated,that it would depend on how the maps came out, but he 'would favor four rather than three districts. Mr. Welt stated that he favors everything at -large but would rather have three than four districts. Mr. Ringgenberg stated that he did not feel strongly about,this and that three districts would be the compromise, proposal,, He stated he favored four districts and three completely at -large. Ms._'Davidsen stated that she likes the "idea `of having two Council members from each district so .that every two years each district " could Nominate and have a primary election for a seat. She stated that she sees some balance in having three or four members nomi- nated and elected at -large, and ,that she hasn't came to a con- clusion. 'Mrs. Cain stated that she likes the idea of nominating; and having a primary election.for_each _district every two years, _ but she did not know how to elect the seventh member if there is to be a two-year term. She stated she felt having three,Council members elected at -large and four "from districts would be more acceptable. Mr. Meardon stated that he felt that if you had four districts and three Council members nominated .and elected at -large you would get a more overall view of the City. Discussion was next held on the powers. and duties of the Mayor. Discussion centered around Section 60 of the City Code of Iowa and what effects it would have on the powers of the Mayor. It was felt that paragraph ",one: of that section which provided that the Mayor would have any supervisory powers not delegated to a City, Manager by law, would not affect the ,ability of a Charter to prescribe those duties to the Manager as long as they were written into the Charter, since the Charter is law and since the Charter can prescribe the powers and duties of the Mayor. Discussion was next held on whether to include prohibitions in the Charter which were already in state law. Mr. Meardon felt that since the Charter would be referred to by the citizens there should be some reference to these prohibitions. Mr. Ringgenberg felt that • it would be confusing to put all the prohibitions in, that it would make no legal difference and since these might be changed by the legislature, there could be a problem of the Charter following behind existing state law. No decision was made on this subject. Iowa City Charter Committee .. Minutes April 51 1973 ommittee Mr. Meardon annd be ounced that the April 10,rter C1973, at the1Public meeting at 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 11, 1973, Library Auditorium and at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, at the Conference Room in the Civic Center. It was also announced that the sub -committee on the powers and duties of the Mayor and Council would meet at 1:00 P -M. Monday, April 9, 1973, at the Civic Center. The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 P.M, Minutes " Planning'-andZoning Commission • April 12, 1973 -- 4:00 p.m. Civic Center Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: Madsen, Davidsen, Galiher, Mulford MEMBERS ABSENT: Beasley,' Henry, Ogesen STAFF PRESENT: Wollmershauser, Lambert, Klaus, Child Chairman Madsen called the meeting to order and asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of the March 29,'1973 meeting. It was moved by Mr. Mulford and seconded by Mrs. Davidsen that the minutes be approved as written. The motion carried unanimously. Z-7302. REQUEST FOR REZONING, R1B TO R3B, BY FANNY S. DUFFY, FOR A PARCEL NORTH AND .WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST BENTON STREET AND•ORCHARD STREET. DATE FILED: 3/7/73. 45 -DAY LIMITATION: 4/21/73. Z-7303. REQUEST FOR REZONING, R1B TO R3B, BY EVERETT AND EDNA SNIDER FOR A PARCEL ON THE, WEST SIDE OF THE NORTH END OF ORCHARD STREET. .DATE FILED: 3/14/73. 45 -DAY LIMITATION: 4/28/73. Mr. Merle Trummel, 314 West Benton, spoke against the rezoning and submitted a petition which had previously been filed with the City Clerk. He indicated that the petition made the following points: 1. The area is an established residential neighborhood (R1B). 2. It is a_neighborhood of modest homes which has a nice, cross section of families, ranging in both age -and occupation. 3. The proposed R3B zoning would allow dense units as well as some non-residential uses. 4. There is no natural boundary west of the proposed rezone area. 5. If rezoned, a reduction in property values could be expected. 6. Side traffic already close to a busy intersection (West Benton and Riverside Drive intersection) would create more traffic congestion. 7. There is presently a surplus of apartments in Iowa City and there is unused land east of Riverside Drive which would be suitable for commercial or apartment use. Mr. Bob Bender, Darling Bender Realtors, represented Mrs. Duffy and pointed out that the property immediately joining, Orchard Street • changesnatureconsiderably. He explained that MacDonald's is located a block away and that there is an exit within a half block. There is much activity, he said, on Riverside Drive and also a great amount of traffic on Benton Street. Therefore, it would • seem logical to have a more dense zoning than RIB in this area. He pointed out that an R3B zone would allow an office and this was the intended purpose of the rezoning request. Mr. R. C. Stegall and Mr. David Sack, property owners on Giblin Drive, spoke against the rezoning and pointed out it would seem to bel7ust a matter of time before residents on Giblin Drive would be sandwiched in between apartments if the rezoning request would be approved'. Chairman Madsen explained that some action must be taken because the ,45 -day limitation on the Duffy request would expire before the next regular Commission meeting on the 26th; otherwise, if no action is taken, it is an automatic positiverecommendation. The apparent feeling of the Commission he said, is that R3B zoning is too great a density than the Commission feels would be desirable. He stated that there is some sympathy on the part of the Commission that.the area,.since itis adjacent to a,commercial zone, might warrant a more dense' zone than RIB. Therefore, the alternatives would seem to be to consider`a lesser zone than R3B, keep the zoning as it presently is, or defer the matter.' Mr. Bob Bender indicated that Mrs. Snider would like to delay the request and woul& unofficially.'request the same action to be taken on the Snider request. Chairman Madsen explained that an agreement in writing should be submitted.within the next few days.- He.further stated that a special meeting will be -held next Tuesday, April.17,. at 4:00 p.m., and an amended petition could be acted upon at that time. Mrs. Davidsen questioned whether this would give the Staff time to make an,analysis. Chairman Madsen stated thathefelt since the Staff already has 'the 'data, they would be 'able to`update 'it by Tuesday. It was.moved by Mr. Mulford, seconded by Mr. Galiher, to defer the Fanny S. Duffy request for rezoning, a' parcel north and west of the intersection of West Benton Street and Orchard Street from RIB .to`R3B and to also defer the Everett and Edna Snider rezoning request, RIB to'R3B,,for a parcel on the west side of the north end of Orchard Street. The motion harried unanimously. Z-7304. REQUEST FOR REZONING, RIB TO R2, FOR PARCEL ON SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SIXTH AVENUE AND H STREET. DATE FILED: 3/21/73. 45 -DAY LIMITATION: 5/5/73. Chairman Madsen indicated that there is some feeling on the part of the Commission that the policy on rezoning in this particular area is not as well defined as it might be, even though a few parcels of land.in this general area have been rezoned. Therefore, he would suggest that this matter be deferred until a later meeting so that some kind of a policy can be developed. Mrs. Davidsen moved, seconded by Mr. Galiher, that the request for rezoning, RIB to R2, for a parcel on the southeast corner of the Z-7306. REQUEST FOR REZONING, R1B to R2, BY BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THE PROPERTY AT 1839 B STREET. DATE FILED: LIMITATION: 5/13/73, 3/29/73. 45 -DAY Mr. Ed Rate represented the Odd --Fellows Lodge of Iowa City and spoke in favor of the rezoning. He explained that the Of Urban Renewal, are in need of a meetingOdd Fellows Baptist Church is expanding and would like tosellthe church because building in order to obtain a larger church building. Bethany since being dispossessed by ,the City, wants to bu building at a t The Lodge, Rate stated a Price suitable to the BethanyY the church that would distinguish he couldn't kind Of anything Baptist Church, t different from that of the church, in the Staff Report y the Odd Fellows to be Pointed out the merits rc e fraternal orgalows would in and ere with :that the use of this church by the Odd. Fellows would interfere with no one. the Commission recently had a similar request with regard t Moose Lodge and He indicated that o the would like similartc consideration. Church and the Odd ,Fellows , Mr. George .Gay, on the Board of Trustees for the Odd ,Fellows, Mr. Sam Whiting, Secretary Anderson, Pastor of the aBethanynd SBaptist Churchthe Lodge Of the request. The l and Rev. Robert Y Pointed out the following:The spoke in favor 1• ; Fellows are look' ng for a new home and have found the BetBaptist Church to be a fine facility for their needs. 2• The number of Odd Fellows Lodge members is not as Of the church's present membership and, therefore,.would not generate as much traffic, great as that 3• There is a need for the Bethan larger building, Y Baptist Church to expand to a 4. The church is faced with the problem of selling the building before they can relocate. S. If the church continues to expand at the present rate the building would be used almost full time. 6• The Odd Fellows are relatively stable in size and do not expect to see the growth in membership that the church expects to see. 7•; The Odd Fellows are an'adult noise would reduced over thatuofchurch athe therefore, withntheirorhood expanded activities. • 8• The Odd Fellows have the Property given vaheir assurance that they will improve P y so that property values in the neighborhood would not decrease. 1 0 Mr. Clifford Walters spoke and complimented the Staff on their very excellent Staff Report, but felt that while it wasextremely objective and indicated a, thorough knowledge of the City's Zoning Code, it was not practical because it did not give a true picture of the Odd Fellows: Mr.Eugene Radig, attorney representing the Bethany Baptist Church, referred to Section 8.10.1 of the City Code which explains the purpose of rezoning. He also pointed out that the area is not a densely populated single family area and that there is a duplex just across the street. If this request is denied, he said, it would represent a hardship on the Bethany Baptist Church as there does not appear to be any other appropriate use for this property. The 'rezoning, 'he said, would seem to be within the spirit and intent of the purpose of the Zoning Code. Mr Lyle Seyd.el, 4Garden Street, resident to the area inquestion,saidhe woudhaveno objection to such an organization as the Odd: Fellows going into the Bethany Baptist Church but would disagree withthe;rezoning of the property. To rezone would seem to be spot zoning, he said.,' and suggested that the Commission make a recommendation that anexceptionbe made to',permit this fraternal organization.to use this property.' If this were done, he said, it would riot be necessary to have it rezoned. Mrs. Elaine Swails, a resident.;living on'C Street, concurred with this position. Chairman Madsen explained'that the St. Mark's Methodist Church -=Moose Lodge rezoning request brought before the Commission earlier had been, denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission. He explained that the Commission must act on the basis of any possible use for R2 'land, and that the Commission could not be put into the position of casting a value judgment on the Odd Fellows or any other organization If it is rezoned, any R2 use could be made of it, either now or in the future. He further explained that ;the Commission had asked the Staff and the Council to recommend some changes in the ordinance which might result in some permitted uses, if certain conditions were met, and a draft of such a document would be considered at the April 17 special meeting. He stated that on at least two occasions, the Planning & Zoning Commission had denied requests for rezoning 'next to the property in question. We must decide, he said, whether the area is suitable for R2; it is not for the Commission to decide whether the Bethany Baptist Church can sell the property to the Odd Fellows. Mr. Mulford asked if there was a possibility of deferring this matter until a later time. Members of the Church indicated that time was of the essence and they would appreciate the earliest possible decision. Chairman Madsen indicated that the alternatives seemed to be: 1. To take the request to the Board of Adjustment, however, this would not seem very realistic. (Mr. Dick Wollmershauser indicated that generally the courts have not upheld use variances. Courts ■ ■, U 3. To.approve the request. 4. To defer it. 5.- To wait until the conditional use permit was studied and possibly approved. Mrs. Davidsen indicated that the two most likely alternatives would be to either plead the case with the City Council or to wait until there would be a change in the Ordinance. She again pointed out that zoning is binding and, at this particular time in history, the Commission would be reluctant to approve this rezoning request. She further pointed out that the Commission'is.neither a`victim ,of the Staff's opinion nor underthedirection;of the Staff.; The Commission is not necessarily wedded to the Staff and is capable of thinking for themselves. Mr. Galiher explained that the view of, the Commission is necessarily, broader than that of the petitioner. The Commission, he 'said, has been consistent so far to their o g opposition to R2 zoning in this particular area and must do more than just look `at`the current buyer and seller. Chairman Madsen stated that the fastest way to get a decision would I seem to be to go to the Council. 0ur only role, he said, is to make a decision on the rezoning. After further discussion, it was moved by Mrs. Davidsen, seconded by Mr. Galiher, to recommend denial of the request for rezoning, R1B to R2, by Bethany Baptist Church for the property at 1839 B Street. The motion carried, 3-1, with Mr. Mulford dissenting. Mr. Jack 'Klaus, Urban Renewal Director, gave a presentation on Urban, Renewal Plan Changes. It was decided that the remaining items on the agenda would be discussed at the Planning '& Zoning Commission's Special Meeting Tuesday, April 17, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned. V,4:F 1VA& Richard E. Wollmershauser in the absence of Lyell'Henry, Secretary. F. Adjournment Tentative Agenda Special Meeting of the • Planning and Zoning Commission Iowa City, Iowa April 17, 1973 A. Call to Order by Chairman B. Roll Call C. Zoning Items 1. Z-7302. Request for rezoning, R1B to R3, by Fanny of the inter- S. Duffy, for a parcel north and west Street and Orchard Street. section of West Benton filed: 3/7/73. 45 -day limitation: 4/21/73. Date 2._ Z-7303. Request for rezoning,,R1B to R3, by fora on the west Everett and Edna Snider parcel side of the, north end of orchard Street. Date filed: 3/14/73. 45 -day limitation: 4/28/73. D. 'Other Business 1. Urban Renewal Plan Changes 2. Condition ally Permitted Uses E Council Referral 1. Public Works Design Standards 2. Johnson County Regional Planning Commission Preliminary Hokanson Land Use Plan - Presentation: Barry F. Adjournment