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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING
• JUNE 22, 1973
The City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, met in adjourned
session on the 22nd day of June, ,1973 at 4:00 o'clock P.M.
in the Conference Room of the Civic Center.,
Members present: Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki, Hickerson
and White e (4:15PM) Absent: None. Mayor Brandt presiding.
The Mayor announced discussion of the Capitol Improve-
ments >Program ;pending Councilman White's arrival. City Mgr.
Wells presented the revised Capitol Improvements Program for
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1973-77. The Council reviewed the program item by item.
There was further discussion on housing for the elderly, parking
facilities, Lower Park Road construction,,Willow-Creek park
construction,'ilower costs listedfor 31/3 and 31/6, motorcycle
track, several of the street projects, radio communications
& bus routes. A_majority 'of the Council wished to delete
item 90/4, Radio Communications Equipment. It was the general
consensus of the Council that item 31/10' -Willow Creek Park'
Development be changed; the $25,000 scheduled in 1975 moved
up to 1974 and the $15,000 scheduled in 1976 moved up to 1975.
The Staff was also requested to outline how the $1,400,000
revenue sharing was allocated:
It was moved by Hickersonand seconded by Connell that
the rules be suspended and the third reading of the 'Ordinance
rezoning the Richardson property, SE corner of intersection
of H Street and Sixth Avenue, from R1B,to,R2 zone, be given
by title only. ',Upon roll call Brandt,'' Connell, Czarnecki,'
Hickerson and White voted 'aye'. Motion carried, third read-
ing given. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell
to adopt the Ordinance. Upon roll call Hickerson, White and
Brandt voted 'aye',: Connell and Czarnecki voted 'nay'. Motion
defeated 3/2, as 4 votes needed to override P&Z'denial.
It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that
the City Manager, and Planning ,&.Zoning Commission be asked
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to review and report back to the Council,' regarding the land
use in the area bounded on the South by the railroad tracks,
on the 'West by 7th Avenue, on the North'by'IMuscatine and on
the East byllst Avenue. Motion' carried:
The City', Manager presented the proposed Home Rule Charter
for the City of Iowa City as submitted by the 'Charter Committee.
The Council discussed the time constraints concerning publi:ca-
tion of the Ordinance on Reprecincting if election of Sept.,
6th carries. Councilman Hickerson requested :the City Attorney's
opinion on remaining legal questions, and noted thathe pre-
ferred to see the election next Spring,, so that the community
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• would have time to study the Charter. The Council discussed
the costs incurred by the Chairman and members of the committee.
It was moved by, Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the
City Manager take up this', question with the Chairman and bring
a recommendation back to
the Council
carried. if appropriate. Motion
It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to
adjourn to executive session to discuss the disposal of Urban
Renewal property. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White,
Brandt and Connell voted 'aye'. Motion' carried.
• COUNCIL DISCUSSION
JUNE 21b, 1973
The Iowa City City
12:30 P.M.!2Council met in informal session at
`on the 6th day of June, 1973 in the Conference
Room at the Civic Center.
Councilmen, present: Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki, White.
Absent: Hickerson. Others present: Wells, Honohan, Klaus,
Kraft, Rosenstein, Speer, Pugh, Maune; Zelenka,`Stolfus.
SIGN ORDINANCE The City Attorney, Jay,Honohan, commented
on the challenge of 'taking of property' and, amortization
approach. Council discussed pictures' shown'' last week as non-
conforming; flashing bank time ;and temperature signs; welcome
banners and flags;:impact,of level of lighting when some signs
eliminated;: difference from 12' standard sign; display. for
theatres; yard, for -sale, political and garage ,sale signs;
construction signs for new buildings.The Mayor asked each
councilman to check the "items :in the Ordinance'that.he wanted
to discuss at the informal meeting on July 3 1973.'
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM: City Manager Ray Wells
presented the anticipated placement
fromof Revenue Sharing Funds
, '1973 to 1976, 'as the best allocation of 'funds in the
judgment of,the Staff at this point. Council discussed the
expenditure for the Muscatine Avenue Culvert, (paid for
from Emergency Preparedness Funds),; allocation to Streets of
Revenue Sharing; why 'ot build Animal Shelter, (referendum
required); extra width of paving for Rochester Ave'. Council-
men White: and Czarnecki agreed that some dollars should
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44/4; R-14 Sidewalks, had been unintentionally 9omitteddtheat
first time, and Willow Street had been changed as requested.
The Mayor noted a proposed' 4:30 P.m. executive session on
June 27th.
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JULY 3,'1973
The Iowa City City Council met in informal session at
12:30 P.M. on the '3rd day of :July, 1973,in the. Conference
Room at the Civic Center.
Councilmen present: Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki and
White." Absent: Hickerson. Mayor Brandt presiding.Others
present: Wells,,Honohan, Kraft, Zelenka', Maune, Rosenstein,
Stolfus.
SIGN ORDINANCE: Concerning facia signs,' Director of
CommunityDevelopment Dennis Kraft presented a visual graph
concerning the percentage of sign coverage vs. number of
floors in building vs. number of square feet., front footage.
Council discussed percentage, of allowance for each floor;
elimination of projected' signs; amortization for non-:conform-
ing signs,
on=conform-ing'signs, and there was general concurrence to amend the ordi-
nance to read that. non-conforming signs be removed by,three
years from the date bhe ordinance is effective'; height require
ment'for VI.A.1 political signs in residential zones, with
general concurrence to amend III.3 to read 'sign or decora-
tion shall not be erected earlier than 30 days prior----shall
be removed no later than 48 hours after said holiday'; to add
state and local holidays to 111.4; to change word 'execution'
in last line of III.1 to 'acceptance', and staff to check
size of real estate 'signs used now; and 111.2 amended to
reflect residential as well as commercial.
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