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Home My WebLink About1973-09-18 Minutes numberedMINUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 18, 1973 4;00 P.M. The Iowa City City Council met in regular session on the 18th day of September at 4:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Mayor Brandt presiding. Members present: Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson and White. Absent: none'. The invocation was given by Father Morrissey, St. Mary's Catholic Church. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to con- sider the amount read to be a full reading and to approve the minutes of the regular Council meeting of September 11, 1973, subject to correction. Attorney Emil Trott appeared concerning the application by Kirkwood Avenue Hy -Vee for vacation of alley, stating that he had not been notified of the discussion date by Planning' and Zoning, therefore he was requesting that the matter be re- ferred back to Planning and Zoning, It was moved by Hicker- son and seconded by Butherus that the letter from Mr. Trott be received and filed, Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the matter be referred back to Planning and Zoning for additional study, in light.of the inform- ation brought by Mr. Trott, for report back to the Council. Motion carried. Council then discussed procedure for referrals back to Planning and Zoning Commission. Attorney J. Newman Toomey noted that he had not been notified either. city bteering committee1_pre$enteo their reply- for commentson the EnvironlQental T,tppact_St_atement f_o�U�b�n_Renewal__Project. Rl14:. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by White that the letter be received and 'filed. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the Riverfront Commission,1_8123/73j Planning and ZoningCommissio 9/13/73 and Johnson CountyRegional Planning Commission of 9/15773 be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution to approve Class_C Beer Permit_ application for Roseland Grocery and bfarket_,_420_E.Benton. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. n, .J J It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution to approve Class C Liquor Control License appli- / cation for Deadwood Tavern, M Clinton Street Mall. Upon roll s call White, Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson voted ''eye'. Motion carried. It was 'moved by White and seconded by Butherus to adopt•, the Resolution to approve Class C Beer Permit application for Watt's Food Market, 1603 MuscatineAvenue Upon roll call Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the -letter from Johnson County Supervisor Richard Bartel' concerning, buses, be received and filed. Motion carried.__ It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Deborah Stuckwisch, E236 Currier Hall, concerning a recvclina nrolp_nt fnr Tnwn ri}v ha rnnoivaA nnq filcA Mn}inn / carriea. It was 'moved by Butherus and seconded by White that the letter from Gary Goldstein, 10 Lakeview Drive RR 6 concerning the ;Iowa City bus system be received and filed. Motion carried.:/t�-_:> It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus, that the letter from Rick-LargK,_2q�6Los2.l._ASVeni�e,-C9nce nirsg a bus fare r increase be received_ and filed. Motion carried. Dick McKeen appeared representing the Iowa City Boys' Base- ball Leagues outlining their program and budget, and requested Council to continue to support the Leagues. Bill Kidwell also appeared for the Little League, explaining'their budget. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Czarnecki that the letters. from Eldon R. Christensen, President Iowa City BabeRuth Lea ue and from Bill' Kidwell for the Little League be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the letter fr_om_Rob_e.rt_Harp ater,_with the Iowa League of Iowa Municipalities, concerning Qualification by Iowa City and a k f I --- chemo _cZr_��ergovernmental Personnel Act grant award be re_- ceived and filed. Motion carried. ! '. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the letter from Robert E__Engel, 725 Bradley_ Street,. concerning_ the Iowa ..0 ty..Tra.nsit System be _received and filed. Motion carried. 1 Page 3 Council Minutes September 18, 1973 It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Karen Schuessler, 4508 Burge, concerning a 7� recycling program for Iowa City be .received -and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the letter from James E. Murphy, 555 Hawkeye Court. concerning a recycling program for Iowa City be received and filed, Motion carried It was moved by Butherus and seconded by White that the correspondence from Mr. and Mrs�_H,_S. Myarlt� 035 Eu Slid-: Avenue, concerning the financing of the bus system be received and filed. Motion carried. it was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the letter from Donna Hotz concerning a Pilot project for re- cycling in Iowa City be received and filed. Motion carried. c It was moved by white and seconded by Butherus that the; letter from Sara_Lee'—S_CEloenmaker 27 Leamer Court,' concerning parking and traffic on Oak no 4j Drive ne receiveu dnu ��U a, y,• referred to the City Manager for report back to the Council. Motion carried. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by White that the letter from Carole Ramsey, 423 Douglass Court and a petition Frnm nn,'n'.acc fnnri-. r PgiapntC rp_auestin4signs to warn motorists of children playing in the street, and a lowering or Lne spCeu limit in that area, be received and filed,. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that ■ It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the invitation from the Arnold Air Society to the "Freedom Tree Dedication" for Captain Bradley G. Cuthbe�t�—lL._5.A_.F,., Hissing in Action, North Vietnam since November 23, 1968; to be held on September 22; 1973 in the Civic Plaza at 11:00 A.M. be received and filed. Motion carried. I It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the letter from Daniel W. Boyle concerninq the vacation of alleys west of Pleasant Street and north -of Davenport Street be re- ndf Motion carr Page, 4 Council Minutes September 18, 1973 It was moved by Butherus and seconded by White that the letter from Hayward Sparks Deputy Director of Operations HU Area Office, Omaha, concerning the disposition of the College Block Building be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the letter from Bill Brown, Lot 3 Iows QLty-Trs3iLer--P-ark,-co cerning a new bus route to the WardwavPlaza_be received and filed. .Motion. carried. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson that the rules be suspended and the third reading of the Ordinance vacating a Walk -way in Oakwoods Addition Part 6 be given by title only. Upon roll call Butherus, Czarnecki,'fiickerson, White f - Brandt voted ''aye'. Motion carried and the third reading given by title only. It was moved by White and seconded ,by Hickerson to adopt the ordinance, upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White; Brandt, Butherus voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the.rules be 'suspended and the third reading of the Ordinance Vacating Portions of Alleys in P easant Place Second Addition, Block 5 be given by title only. Upon roll call Hickerson,; White, Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried and third reading given by title only. The motion and second to adopt the Ordinance were withdrawn. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Czarnecki to defer action until a legal description is finalized. Motion carried.' It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution approving Final Plat for Bryn Mawr Heights, Part 4 su bnitted by Jonwill, Inc., and approved by the Planning and and Zoning Commission. Upon roll call Hickerson, Whitest, /„{' Butherus, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus to defar for one week the resolution awarding bid for Transit Building Modification Project; Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to set a Ptiblic Hearing on October 16, 1973 on Vacation of Cul=de=.s.ac_known._as_Margtuette...Circ.le. in Oakwoods Addition Part 6_ (A revised preliminary plat for a portion of Oakwoods Add- ition, Part 6, has been submitted which proposes to replat the lots along Marquette Circle and to convert Marquette Circle from a cul-de-sac to a through street connecting with a pro- posed oakwoods'Addition, Part 7 to the west). Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to set a�ublic_:Hflarinq.._on__0_ctoker._9__1.97.3 on Rezoning: of__;.Hollywood„ Manor, Part_ 5,_from_R1A to_R2',and R1B Zones for Frantz Construct- , ion Company, as ap2roved by_the_Planning_.and Zoning_,. Commission. Motion carried. - - — _.._ Page 5 Council Minutes September 18, 1973 There was no action necessary on the recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission concerning proposed Urban Renewal Plan changes to allow residential uses in the Central Business Service Area, as it has been set for public hearing on September 25, 1973. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson to set a Public Hearing on October_2, 1973 at 4:00 P.M. on the proposed 18_mQJ2_th, 1974/25_-4Rerating Budget. Motion carried. This motion would set the public hearing on the estimated ex- penditures and required tax levy for an 18 month period begin- ning January 1, 1974 and ending, June 30, 1975. the complaint against Ralph Schurr Trucking., for zoning ordin- anc-violation, noting that we have not been able to document the complaint, but will continue to work on the problem: The ^city Manager also submitted a written memo recommending •court at 333 S. Lucas. Reasons as listed. City Manager Wells presented a written memo concerning, the confinement_Qf vicious_animals,—not:ing:_that_thQ_.ity_ cannot. //�pp ..pr-exert-omze_rsh-,p of such animals, The City Attorney advised that i L_U_. the owner is civilly liable for the animal. The City Manager recommended against ^serving the Bristol, of demonstrated Bus__Route,_one _reason,_ being . a-_ lack Drive ar�� need for the service. _ City Manager Ray Wells explained the application for assist- ance in planning and carrying out works of improvement un er__he Wa-ter shed-Pr.otecf ion_and_F-lo.oslPreven.tion_Ac t.,-_Pubzl ic_LA. w--5 6 4.,_ Bar-dSongi-e_s.s,_&s_Amended,.__using-'_revenue sharingnds as allocated for a stud Ralston Creek problems . He requested that the Mayor be authorized to sign the application which will be reviewed by' the Iowa Soil Conservation Service and forwarded to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It was moved by Hickerson and second- ed by Butherus to adopt the Resolution Authorizing Signing of the Agreement: Upon Roll Call White, Brandt, Butherus, Hickerson, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. The Cit by Tanager commented that the Grant from the National Endowment _for the Arts was for two sculptures, one in t'ie Chauncev $88_1000,_Iowa City share 500. He recommended that the City accept the grant and follow the guidelines. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to adopt the Resolution Author- izing Exe(ution_of rontract_fo-r—Gra))t A40-41-2 in the amount of $..44-,_0_QO from_th.e_Natio-na-l._Endowment .for- the Arts, subject to the City Manager and the City Attorney being satisfied that the City can meet the legal requirements. Upon roll call Brandt, Butherus Czarnecki, Hickerson, White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Page 6 Councilman Czarnecki questioned when there would be dis- cussion on the Landlord -Tenant Ordinance. The Mayor noted that the Housing Commission will report on October 10th. Councilman White requested clarification on the recycling project. His understanding was that the planning included use of 1973 funds for recycling newspapers only. The, Mayor stated that this was accurate. The City Manager suggested that it was only a paper gathering project and 'would need the cooperation of the citizens. The Mayor announced the appointment of Art Vetter, 3001 Brookside to the three year term on the Johnson Countv Commiss- ion on Environmental Quality, expiring on 7/20/76; and the appoint- ment of John Balmer, 808 Oakcrest, to the unexpired term of Arthur Walker-, Yhjchexpir_es_on_Zanuaxy--I,-J.9J_4_, It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to approve the Mayor's appointments. Motion carried. The 'City Manager called attention to the staff report of the subcommittee on Urban Transportation to be read before budget consideration. He also commented on Senate Bill 386 provid_taci _ for 400 million dollars'annually for 2 vears of Federal ooeratina_ subsidies to Mass Transit, amended by addition of 40 million dollars for experimental grants to try out free fares for of on ridership. ,Action on the House Bill 6452 on operating su sidies has been delayed to allow for comments. Ile requested the 'Mayor be authorized to telegram our re resentative_indic Council's support of the operating subsidy proposition repre in this bill. Council then discussed if Iowa City would be cover - e y t e bi71, as our population has not reached 50,000.It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the Mayor be authorized to communicate support, urging the specific concern of our Congressmen on the preceding point. Motion carried. The City Attorney presented an application for addition r of one taxicab to the Ye White and seconded by Cz Motion carried. He also for the City Attorney's er Cab -Co. It was moved by at the application be approved the names of the applicants. amacl,. rLcSwII �. and John Hayek, and recommended that the Council interview them in executive session at 'an early date. C_ity&ttS2i;_ney Honohan also presented a Resolution Author- izing an Agreement with the Rock Island Railroad concerning pay- ment of the crossing on First Avenue Real}gement _-?L4;per1959: „ 7' agreement.It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson �a that theResolution be adopted. Upon roll call Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson and White voted ,'aye'. Motion carried. The_City-At.torney_then_tdYised_th_at,_ as_directedby the Counc.il.,_he_had_met_with-the City__ManagQr_a_.nd Staff to k worout fair assessments for the William White'. Boulevard_ Storm Sewer p� _projects and outlined the proposed changes and the reasons for 10 L them. He recommended these proposed figures for the final levy. It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus that the City Man- ager be instructed to prepare the proposed assessments as explain- ed by the City Attorney. Motion carried. Mrs _L_loyd Dill_,_representing_ the_Pilarim Chapter of .the Daughters_of the .lMgrigan_Remoluti,on.,._-requested-._that.__the May_og _procla_im_ the week_of_,_S.eptember, 17th thru..23rd as Constitution_ Week-.._The-Mayor_so--- proclaimed.._-<`�Q---- It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson to _adjourn to executive session to discuss acquisition of urban Renewal land. .Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt and Butherus Butherus voted 'aye' Motion carried. I Executive session was held, Council ,then adjourning back to regular session, with all members present. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the Resolution Establishing'Fair Market Value for Acquisition of Parcel 93115, Lawle_rand Parcel 93/22., '_Little, in Urban Re- newal Project Ia. R=14, b_e adop_ted Upon roll call Hickerson, ��• z._ White, Brandt, Butherus and Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Resolution__Amending__Resolu It was moved by Buth erus and seconded by White that the _- - --- — - tion f73-401 Establishing_ -Fair Market Value for Urban Renewal Acquisition Parcel 65/16, be adopted; Upon roll call Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried. ■ 11-1 (V),) / It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to adjour.n_to__executiY_e_s.ession_at_9__A M.,.,-on_September ?4th for interviews with applicants for the City Attorney_. position., Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt and Butherus voted 'aye'.Motion carried. !i C✓(17L"i'r J. �y" -LliGd�/j7 Z�T7L ��i�C� ',�7,7!SZde :'l 2:Y%— s Cry✓ �-f'.i%i�./ � /i _ . ' �� ,c,-� / / .-.�