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Home My WebLink About1973-08-14 Minutes numberedMINUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 14, 1973 4:00 P.M. The Iowa City City Council met in regular session on the 14th day of August, 1973 at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Mayor Brandt, presiding'. Members present: Brandt, Connell, Hickerson. Absent: Czarnecki and White. The invocation,was given by Bob Shortall ,Student Intern at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded ,by Connell to consider the amountread to be a full reading and to approve 'the ,min- utes regular Council meeting.of August 7, 1973, subject to correction. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the minutes of the TJohnson,.County_Regional,Pl meetianning_Commission;.. ng._of :July_ 18.,. 1973_be, received.) and filed. Motion carried._ It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution approving the Class B Beer Sunday Sales License.- application for Taco 331 E. Market.Upon roll call __Grande, Hickerson,;White and Brandt voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried: It was moved ,by Connell and seconded by°Hickerson to adopt!the Resoluti __ , Approving the Class C..Beer.P,ermit . / oy5- applicationon for Hy�Vee... Food!..:S,tore_#.2,,..,310_,N._F.irst_Avenue. Upon 'roll icall Hickerson, Brandt and Connell voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent.' Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution approving.Class A_Liqu.or.Control ,License, application for Loyal Order.._of.:_Moose,_2910..Muscatine Avenue. Upon roll call Brandt, Connell and Hickerson voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried: It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution approving the Class B Beer Permit application for Iowa' Student '.Agencies, Inc., dba/_The_.Hu1k,,,:.5.32.._N..D.odge. _. J ..._..% Upon roll call Brandt, Connell and Hickerson voted'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion 'carried: It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution approving, Class_C Liquor Control License application for -Bit Orleans,l.325 E. Washington. (Upon roll • call ,Connell, Hickerson and Brandt voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent.' Motion carried. r • Page 2 COUNCIL MINUTES August 14, 1973 • y and seconded by Connell that It was moved b Hickerson a G the letter from R.' Wayne:Richey, State Board of Regents con- O'l ) cerning the 'public, hearing on the vacation of institutional roads adjacent to'University 'Hospital, ',be received and re- ferred to the City Manager and the Director of!Public Works for action considered appropriate. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the letter from Nancy Hanks,,__Chairmanof..National.,Endowment Council for the '_Arts,_ wash ington;D.C_..:,__informing the of, Grant _K40-41-mT in the amount of $44,000.00, awarded to the City for two sculptures, be received and referred to the City Manager for assurance that the required reports are planned by the City'. Motion carried. It was movedbyConnell and seconded1by Hickerson that /p( the letter from Johnson County Supervisors Richard_._Bartel_,_. concerning the proposed Harrison Street closing, be received and filed. Motion carried. It,was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell ,that the letter from Meade,_Manager.._of.,.Hulk, 53.2_North..Dodge, ,Larry requesting a no -parking sign near his 'business for employee parking be received and filed and referred to ,the City,Manager and the City Attorney for investigation and report back to the Council. Motion carried. It was moved', by Connell and seconded lby_Hickerson that Mr._and._Mrs. Leon Cooper,,l802 Seventh Avenue Curt, concerning: parking on .Seventh Avenue Court and Bradley Chu Street be received and referred'to the City Manager for report back to theCouncil. Motion carried. It was.moved'by-Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the letter from Mrs. .Leon Cooper_concerning_the__ren SandRe- Roadbereceivedaming,_of and a copy sent the Parks and creation Department, also a letter sent to the writer explain- ing the reason for choice of Gilbert name and thanking her for her suggestion. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the letter from Patrick Hanrahan, Executive Director of United Wa of Johnson Count_,_ concerning an outdoor street banner Y-. Y � g ._ �... _ over a downtown intersection, be received and the City Manager requested to inform the petitioner of past 'practice and pending sign Ordinance. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the 'letter from Marcella Carlson, Deputy Director Johnson' County Municipal Civil Defense Agency, concerning the August • 29,11973>4:00 P.M. meeting of the Civil Defense Advisory Council be received and filed. Motion carried. �l Page 3 COUNCIL MINUTES August '14, 1973 • by It was moved by Hickerson and seconded Connell that the letter from Schwab Advertising System, Inc. concerning the prohibition of 12' X'25' boards'by the proposed sign Ordinance,` be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the letter from Michael'Kattchee, Chairman Executive Board Johnson _County,,Regional Planning-.Commission,—concerning recommendation :: - 0, for citizen participation concerning Revenue Sharing, received from the Citizens' Advisory Committee, be, received and filed. Motion carried. The third reading of the Ordinance Rezoning Bry_n,_Mawr Heights, Part_ 5, from R1A to R1B Zone was given by the City Afto'rney Jay`Honohan. 'It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the Ordinance be, adopted.- Upon roll call Connell;, Hickerson and Brandt voted 'aye'; 'Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson to defer the Re.solution_Approving,,and providing_for,;the, Execution.of . the First Amendatory Contract,.,Amending Loan and Capital Grant - --- / 1 Contract Iowa- R-14, to next meeting.- Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution Approving the Preliminary Plat for Bryn Mawr Heights,, Part. V, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City staff. Upon roll call Hickerson, Brandt and Connell voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Accepting the Work for the Replacement of the Recreation--Center. by the Cedar Rapids...Roofing _Roof Company. Upon roll call Hickerson, Brandt and Connellvoted '`aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried. The City Attorney explained the agreement amending the lease with James Strabala dba/The Deadwood, Clinton Mall, to include deck area adjacent to modular units M and N, to be used as an open air patio. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the-Resolution'Amending.the Lease. Upon roll call Brandt, Connell and Hickersonvoted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell that the revised sketch as approved by the Council be ;provided for the Liquor Commission. Motion carried. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution ion Approving Contract Amendment for Demolition and _ _ Site Clearance, Project # Iowa R-19 Urbann-- Renewal Project, Gon- cerning Par 82-1A, as recommended by the Staff. ,Upon roll call Brandt, Connell and 'Hickerson voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. 'Motion carried.'' Page 4 COUNCIL, MINUTES August 14, 1973 • It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Connell to adopt the Resolution-Establishing Stop ,Signs ,at, the. intersections___ II-5..- of Harrison and Prentiss Streets with Clinton Street. :Upon roll call Connell, Hickerson and Brandt voted 'aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried. The Mayor announced that this was the time-se-t--for..-public hearing,on:_Plans.,:_.Spec ifications. and Form of. Contract for the 1973_Paving.Assessment Program.. Attorney James Hess..1l��. appeared representing John and Oscar Smith,, abutting property owners on Rochester objecting to the inclusion of curbs and gutters and storm sewer', and requested sharing of costs by County or State.', It was moved by Hickerson and ,'seconded by Connellthat the written objection from Attoney William`Meardon representing the Harrison Orr Estate on Rochester Avenue, be received and made part of the public hearing. Motion' carried. °-It was moved by 'Hickerson and'seconded by 'Connell to adopt the Resolution A rovin 'Plans, etc. Upon roll call: Hickerson, randt and Connell voted aye', Czarnecki and White absent. Motion carried. Councilman Hickerson questioned when Charter Election should be 'set. The City Attorney advised that he would pre- pare a memo for Council by next Tuesday. City Manager Ray ,Wells ,reported on the Environmental Impact Statement received for,Urban,Renewal Project I9wa.R-14.. Council review and comments needed by September 13th, and copies to be; provided to Council and certain Staff. City Attorney Jay Honohan reported on procedure for Council �. selection_of,,Councilman__Connell.'s.replacement. The ,Councilman selected on September lst would serve until November 7th. The Councilman elected for that vacancy would serve until January 1,,1976,.taking 'office immediately after the canvass of the November 7th election. On the ballot there would be two 4-year terms and one 26 month term. It was moved by Connell and seconded by Hickerson that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. ii/9 //(C4 ILL? C