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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-09-24 Minutes numbered• 0 MINUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 1973 4:00 P.M. The Iowa City City Council met in regular session on the 25th day of September at 9:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Mayor Brandt presiding. Members present:- Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White. Absent: none. The invocation was given by Rev. Robert Welsh, First Christian Church. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Czarnecki to consider the amount read to be a full reading and to approve the minutes of the regular Council meeting of September 18, 1973, subject to correction. e - willing to participate in a oilot newsnaner rPr v[linn nrninn+ It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the petition be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by White that the letter from ISPIRG requesting establishment of a pilot recycling project be re- ceived and filed. Motion carried. Q, uC1V1C utas are Ler, anca CommPntina on the environmental impact etatPmpnf It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson that the letter be received and filed. Motion carried Councilman Czarnecki responded that there was no real value for public imput now. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to _approve_ Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the 1ni=t_es_of the Airport Commiss� meetin4 of August 16, t 97,3_be re_ceive_d—and—filed, and the section concerning the advertizement for 36A of land be referred to the City Manager and City Attorney for discussion and report back to the Council. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the minutes of the meetings of Human Relations Commission_�17,73, 0 Page 2 0 Council Minutes September 25, 1973 --- ,, 3 i.s ano //9/73 B 27 73 and 9/4/73, and Library Board of Trustees 8/16/73 be received and filed. Motion carred. .Councilman Czarnecki noted he did not receive )4-/� the Ordinance mentioned in CATV minutes. Robert Welsh, Chair- man, CATV Committee, appeared for discussion, and noted that the Ordinance would be sent. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the letters from M B et 'ch 1211 Second 'Street Coral Ville; Susan Futrell 2520 Burge James W. Hackbart 612 East Court St. James E Mu h — r 555 Hawke e Court Kristine Cordier Karn ziG,ast Fai hied and Mrs Richard L Jenkins 431 99 Srrggt concerning r ycli ig of newspapers be received 'and �5��% filed. Motion carried. James Hackbart appeared and read his letter. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Czarnecki that the r Jtters from'Gary Koch 1244 Quadrangle University of Iowa. RphpD �- uel um Mayor, Town of University Heightsi concerning Iowa City bus fares be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Butherus and seconded by White to request the City Manager and Staff to determine if the University Heights contractural agreement in- cludes participating in Mass Transit. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the letter from Winnie Gent 1103 Pickard concerning a re- zoning of property on Summit Street be received and filed and a copy of the letter forwarded to Planning and Zoning Commission. Motion carried. Z. It was movedlby White and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Elmer E Sm1t) R ion 9 dl Adm i n i a -a-tQx-,- HnD s-- hank_ Ing the Mayor and Council for comments on the Environmental Impact Statement', be received and filed. Motion carried. Council` man Czarnecki advised that he appreciated the modifications and generally supported the City's revised statement. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the memo from David C. Baldus '127 Grand Avenue, requesting a ro osed 1979 Budget be received and filed and referred�to the City Manager to inform Mr. Baldus that in a Public Hearing there are no time allocations. Motion carried. Councilman Hickerson pointed out that any resources earmarked for 1974 projects would be independently considered then, and that the budget was at the maximum legal tax collection that the city can make, with certain decisions yet to be made, and the budget can be reduced but not raised. Page 3 Council Minutes September 25, 1973 It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the or from Lloyd Berger, Chamber of Commerce Siun Ordinance Ordin___anco. I e received and filed and referred to the City Manager and City Attorney for report back to the Council. 'Motion carried. It; was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the two letters from Donald A. Hoy, Chairman, Human Relatio Z`1' agreement witn the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and agreement with Iowa State Civil Rights Commission concern- �•/ _ina oro�e sinotc..Qmgla.ints_be received and filed. Motion / carried. /,,V It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that moved by White and seconded by the letter from Jamie Helland, 1308 Muscatine AyenpgB, cQrlrerning bus fares be received and filed. Motion carried. Englert Theatre, noting It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that that Sarah the letter from George Robert Gay, 655_S, Governor Street, tickets had been sent concerning recycling be received and filed. Motion carried. ? Q It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Hickerson that Moines offices be received and the letterfrom Elizabeth Diecke, for the Coordinating_ Committee It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the letter from Will Norton, Publisher The Daily Iowan, in- vitin the Council to o en h-- Wednesda Se tember 26 1973 be received and filed and referred to the City Manager and City Attorney for report back to the Council. Motion carried. _ -5: 0 P.M.,, be received and filed. Motion carried. /,,V It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus that the l�ttex_from.Irvi��Heller, Manager of the Englert Theatre, noting that Sarah Stewart's letter about theatre tickets had been sent to the Des Moines offices be received and filed. Motion carried.,:f^ It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Czarnecki that the letter from Ms. Eva Dahm 2126 J.Street, concerning announce- ment for closing of First Avenue be received and i e an the City Staff be directed to make earlier announcements to the news media when streets are to be closed. Motion carried. --- It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the letter from B. W. Sheridan, 102 Potomac Drive, concerning the railroad transfer track in the 800 block of Maiden Lane be received and filed and referred to the City Manager and City Attorney for report back to the Council. Motion carried. 0 Council Minutes September 25, 1973 The City Attorney reported that the previous description for property to be vacated was correct. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt the Ordinance Vacating portions of Alleys in Pleasant Place Second Addition Block 5. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt, Butherus voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by . ., :1.97.3,. Motion carried. It was moved by White and 'seconded rules be suspended and the first readin defining "legal age" in Order to Confor Hickerson that the of the Ordinance Re liven by._title_only. Upon roll call Hickerson, White, Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki voted 'aye''. Motion carried and the first' reading 'given by title only. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to defer the Resolution Awarding Bid for Transit Building Modification Proiect for one week. Motion carried. As explained and recommended by the City Attorney, it was A -14 b Czarnecki to adoot the Res- moved by Hickerson an secon e y ' olution Authorizing Execution of Contract Between the City of Iowa City and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for _a Data Sharing- Agreement: Upon roll call White, Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson voted 'aye'. Motion carried. This data sharing agreement makes available confidential statistical data on minority employment in Iowa City to the Iowa City Human Relations Commission at no cost. After Council discussion, it was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to adopt the Resolution Authorizing execu- ti.on of Contract Between the City of Iowa City and the Iowa Civil Rights -.Commission.. Upon roll call Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. This resolution authorizes the Mayor's signature on a memorandum of understanding between the City of Iowa City and the Iowa Civil Rights Commission for the processing of complaints of discrimination within Iowa City. it was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to set a . Public Hearing on Disposal of Walk -way in Oakwoods Addition, Part VZ on October 23, 1973; The walk -way needs to be disposed _/ back to the developer so that it can be replatted and replace- ment walk -way be rededicated to the City. Motion carried. The Mayor announced that—this—was—the—time_sex_�or publ.i.G_ hearing on plan modifications to the R-14 Urban RCD.e.W.1 Xpject, _. _.. said plan modification to add multi -family residential reuse to those primary reuses allowed in the CBS zone. There being no interested personspresent to speak for or against the mod Page 5 Council Minutes September 25, 1973 ification, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. It was moved by But-herus and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Modify Urban Renewal Plan for Project Iowa R-14, aporovina - - -- - --.. _.. �..7 the_ City Manager _to -cause the Proper proclaimed certificates, _to_be-execu_t_ed.- Upon roll call Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Urban Renewal Director Jack Klaus, as Acting City 'Manager, outlined the plans for the display of scale models of the new' types of buses. and requested_permission for the free._.bus.day' on Saturday, City Center group paying $200.00 and 175.00 from the Transit Department. It was moved by, Hickerson and seconded by Butherus that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with plans outlined for free bus rides on Saturday, September 29th Motion carried. �" n Urban Renewal Director J k K1 ac aus also discussed the City's o4 ercaac�o Veteran's Day--to-jae—on-Monday_,_Oc}ober_-22nd.;. and asked that the public be informed concerning use of parking meters on that day and on November 11th, the State day of observance. The City Attorney advised that he would present a report at the next meeting. Mr. Klaus also reported to the Council that the requested' street light on Clark Court had been installed.- He commented on the League of Iowa Municipalities meeting in Cedar Rapids on October 3, 4 and 5th and requested that the Council inform the City Manager's office concerning reservations City.Attorney_Jay_..Honohan,_rep-or-tecLthat as_authorized_by_ the Council concerning the purchase of the Kunick property north of the Firestation he�had ----- presented the offer to- buy at --appraisal psice,.-$-3-0,ZQ0, Q -Q, and the offer had been accepted, J possession on November 1, 1973. The Attorney also explained the problems in the Magistrate Court with the ilnlegral parking tickets, and requested aut or-� iza ion o ra taofinance to control illegalparking by removing the illegal parking violations from the operation of ,t a magistrates court, take it out of the uniform ticket and set^up a set of proposed fines for various type violations, and all will be collected in the same manner that parking meter tickets are now collected through the City operation, with appeal through the magistrates court. There were no Council objections. City Attorney Honohan informed the Council that new election laws will be applicable to our City lection.He is preparing a letter concerning the campaign contECH tions law which will be 'sent to all candidates who file for the Council election. "„'. Page 6 Council minutes September 25, 1973 lie noted that all election and registration procedures are under the Commissioner of Elections, County Auditor, Dolores Rogers. It was moved by lickerson and seconded by Butherus to adjourn, to executive session to discuss the fair market value of Urban Renewal Land. .Uponroll—call —Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt and Butheru—s voted 'aye'. Motion carried. Executive session was held, and the Council adjourned to regular session, with all members present. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Butherus to adopt the Resolution Establishing Fair Market Value for Acquisition of; Urban —Renewal,Parcels 93/1, Charles and Jeanne Swisher, 101/5, Richard--W-.--J—oFn--son, fff/-I�, —Bertha Wilson Trust and 101/_13, - Richard and Ellen Falls in Urban Renewal Project R-14. Upon roll calf—Brandt, Butherus, Czarnecki, Hickerson and White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved byHickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. 2,? 2r e ZIA e77 ��i✓ I�CZC�'�iZ� /l . C� L'/GG, 7�%lll�7�; '1 c' .Gl �cl�1�/2�- 4 City Attorney Honohan also explained the problems in the Magistrate 1334 'Court with the illegal parking tickets, and requested authorization to draft an ordinance to control illegal parking by removing the ellegal parking violations from the 'operation of the magistrates court.etc. Honohan informed the Council that new election laws will be applicable 1335 to our City election. 1336 Executive Session to discuss the fair market value of U.R. Land