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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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agreement witn the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
and agreement with Iowa State Civil Rights Commission concern-
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_ina oro�e sinotc..Qmgla.ints_be received and filed. Motion
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carried.
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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.
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Motion carried.
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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.
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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.
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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
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: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
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Executive Session to discuss the fair market value of U.R. Land