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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-11-20 Bd Comm minuteson l • Johnscounty,. •_ re�fonol plopping, commission I .. t 1 1 i 1 ff) JclJp ,lopping, a, .+ a .II�!4Y9 4c1!141 P, • 22 t/2 south tlubuque street Iowa c!1 ,'i6w61 52240 (319)361-8556 �r"tt '• `'• MINUTES 1 R`egion!al' Planning; Commission11 -: Regular.'Month-1y Meeting October', 17, 1.973 7 30,p,.m'. ! "First' Christian Church 217 Iowa Avenue;"Iowa City' Presiding: Michael Kattchee, Chairperson, ! 1 MembersPresent: Allan Vestal, Ronald,, , Madsen Linda_ Dole, 1. Patric W '761, Ray We1is, .Edgar., Czarnecki; .'Robert` Bellamy, _ Richard Arno id`S'Iall', Richard'Gibson,'Faith-'Knowles, Jerry,Zaiser Pon Kirchner Richard Yeggy,,,Susan Sheets.for I�iljf rvc f f �1 JC1 �)i r I'• ^!a7b(70'jT Urner Members. Absent: C. L.'Brandt, G1en'Shoemaker,`Mary'Ellen"Wall, ora a: i e,.,',Carl Goetz,,Raymond,Sheets,,Lane Mashaw, Roberta :, ,! n I. Patr'ick''�•John,'Pan(i Roland Smith F. P,:. Staab •Art! Hill Morton Koser tDon!Saxton, Larry°Wieland," Larry''Ulnst'ead, Jel rry Cisar, Patrick Halley; Jolin!R'eyhons;'F1'oyd Gardner Others'Present.'1Hi.lgenbergHokanson,. and'Pre ss F i APPROVAL!-OF' MINUTES'! Mr. Kae explained that since the minutes for the'last meeting were not available for mailing, :they, will be sent,to.the Commission for approval at next month's meeting. FINANCIAL REPORT I Mr. Kaitchee°reported a' checking' ac6ounii balance' ,of $2,192.28 and a savings'account balance of $211,458!33. Interest earned in the last quarter was $441.59.' "COM ITTEE`REPORTS Trans ortaiion' Mr.'Hilgenberg stated that an!update"had been sent„`to'the`'Commi'ssion on the transportation phase of the'work program, and that the staff would answer questions on the report. • Mr.'K'attchee explained the Area"Agency on Aging 's:proposed mini bus rural transportation 'syit'm'for the elderly for Johnson County. I- I, • -2- lie stated that a subclommIttee osih f ellTranstporlta�Clon'Policy r,lxPX Committee and the Social. Service Committee will he meetingtto''r`�". '• • discus''S'Ahe proposal.. Mr:.White noted that :the Executive 130 ard" ; had referred the matter to the Transportation Policy Committee: Mr. Small asked if there is any available literature on the pro- posal. Mr. Kattchee stated that only the,news media and,;verbal presentations have been available.`'"He`br'i`e•fly� outlined the',Pio posed system as to ,schedules, funding and', the>f.uture.of the 'program, after the first rear.'"'He statedlthat;generalIinfor- mation had been presented to the Gxecutive',I3ithai_and"more infor- mation will be forthcoming after the Policy Committee has met Land Use-Water Resources' ' Dti llokanson:'reported'that 'the .C.ommitte'' had met on'Oct' 11 to'consider',three 'ro „ p, sects foilkgs Review`ti 1 A-95 Review`of Proposed Watershed Planninfi Project for, Ralston Creek sponsored jointly by the Johnson County'Soi1 Conserva tion Dis't,rict ana. the Ci ,tY:[°fIowa. City.. IHok'anson eeplained•that the Ralston Cioek`_Planning ,. protect; is,"sp9pso •e3,.jointiv:;bv t}ie. City o£Jlowa,Cityaand,; the Johnson Countyr.Soil:,Conservation;District.1 He stated, that this .is a planning project and 'does not necessarily lead to a particular implementation ,;FIe, said; that Mr. Olin of the'Soil Conservation Distiict had'explained'to' ----the-Gommittee the•-extensive1-annin ess that followed, and that the Regional PlanningcCommissionowi.11be' have numerous opportunities to participate in,this prpcess.' Mr._ Hokanson read the; motion; as passed by the Committee: That "the JohnsonlCiuj ,,Regional PlanninglCommission endorse and find'consisient" epreliminary aspects of this proposed small watershed planning project, and further, that the Commission recommend;,to the project's present co-sponsors that they request also the joint_,participation.and.sponsorship of the'�Johnson County'13oard of Supervisors,.since a part of the Watershed lies withini. county j6risdic:tion. Mr. Small moved the adoption of the Committee's recommendation; Mr. 'White seconded the motion. Mr. Small,;,emphasized the point on the inclusion of the Johsnon County Board-of Supervi'sors as a sponsor of the application for two reasons;.,_ (l,),it;w.ill strengthen the probability of the application having }iigh priority;.,,and J2) To:,be"consistent with good, regional, planning, ,p g involvo�tant,.that,al.1 a egcios involved.with.a proJec ed t;,he Mr. 1101 ls,stated that the-present, co-,sponsors have-been work' irigjon this project.f6it, ui.te.,some;'Rime,land that it'niight complicate the proJect'to a'dd`a sP'onsor at'this stage Ile • stated that since any likely construction-'sites would be within;the,,City, Limits;, i;t,would not be, necessar.y.for,;the • '1,1 ,County to,;;be.a.,co;sponsor Mr Small stafed,that the„Com- mi,ttee had notsdisc,us.sed potent,ial;constr'uctiori,siteis, but felt that'co.-sponsorship by county,:gove`rnmen`t would: assure coordination. Mr. :,Small withdrew his pr .evious motion inorderto d�v:idc t 1t, into .two,separate(motions,,, and 'moved that the „Commission ..;. ,, endorse- and Mind consistent the, prel,iminar.y aspects ,o,f this proposed ,small ,wate,rshed.,planning,.prole`cE Mr. _White ;seconded the motion; the motion carried. Mr. Smal1.moved .that the ,Commission recommend.,to the ,Present co;spongors of :the project that ;,ithey request te,,joint par �ticipation and;s;ponsorship of the Johnson;County.Board'of iI till,,I ,Supbrv,isors, since,,aIpart,of;;the watershed lies..withi,n county .,;jurisdiction; 1r,. white seconded ,the motion, :tlie motion carried. improvement to ,sewage treatment plant, 2. A-95 Review of proposed town of Solon. 11 1 i17 E1 •�fli liell]U(it 1',liil,l S,+ 1, Mr. Ilokanson explained,the,Committee,s review 'of the proposed noiic;ii g,improv,ement;to'the sewage,�system„and treatment, plant for the City of Solon. He stated that there aie;two1major;pr`o7ect goals:' (1) To evaluate the existing collection'system and to ,, make efforts to,,correct the, line infiltration rates; 'and (2) rester im rove ,and ,a,th'h,treatment plant, including.;both To„make improvements-to the t 8 p. Y ger level of„treatment Mr. Ilokanson stated that the estimated project cost. is $238,000;'of which $117,000 is federal and $61,;000 is local'. Mr. Ilokanson read the motion passed`by'the Committee;. To-recommend that the,Regional ng PlanniCommission find this;projec,t consistent,with''good regional;plan- ning; and in addition,','that the Commission should recommend to the town of Solon that during the con- struction phase of the project that bypassage or.—t, sewage be avoided,.or if bypassing must occur, that the; construction, phase�.be, timed so„,as to avoid; the peak season, of r.ecreat.ional,;use of Lake MacBride,: Mr. -Small moved ,that the. Commission find this project consis- _tent with good, regional planning;,Mr. Vestal seconded the motion..' Mr. Wells said he had concerns about the benefits of tertiary treatment of sewage by ;small municipalities. Ms. Dole questioned if such a high-cost project;;is.actually necess,iry. Mr. Kattchee stated that effluent is occasionally being 'Ills- charged directly into Lake MacBride; therefore, it requires, immediate attention. '.: Mr. Ilokanson added that the lows Depart •' Intent of Environmental Quality has rated, this project as a high priority. Mr Kattchee,called,for a vote on the motion; :the motion , carried, with one vote agarnst,.;.Mr., IVel'1s ,explained ;his I .negative --vote by 'shy'i'ng"Jth'a't'he .wfsh'6d to indi'cateIii s' concern t}inc alterna'ttve mean's o. sewage''t'reatment need to'h'e 'ex��lored, • since "co'nventional''Systems Id' note' handle many `ch'eniical wastes and`'comm'unicabl`e"viruses. '' Mr Small moved that the Commission recommend to the City of is lol'on 'that,'.'during the co'nstructron phase of the project, by- passing of sewage be avoided,'or,.if'bypassin'g must' occur; that r tli'e'cons`truction phase be'timed so,'as to'avoTd•the peak season motionreational'use'"o.f Lake'Mac Bri'de;'Mr Vestal seconded the There was a general discus's'ion'of planning needs f.or'water and sewer' facil'ities';lin'fhe county,.` If was generallyagreed j of that' the'Commis,'sion should'.,'consider t}iesc' tech'nologi'cal issues in future studies, and 't` liat''this`should''be a priority planning "focus.' It was also ''agreed"that`fidividual municipalities could not now be expected o anticipate and 'adjust for such research ,_•,_ 'and'new:.. technologiesl:rj`i`r.•,;1nr , ", , ,•ll., „ Lr. ", (.-attchee called for a vote on the motion. The motion rcarried, with'�ir Madsen abstaining' Mr: Bartel"moved to re consider the motionhtoyapp'r`ove the A=95 review'; 'but' the motion died' fo'r `a 1ack'of a''second: hir:l} 11 ncr s �ggestred-'that "if any' future action is 'taken by the Commisston'to implemeni,new'procedures and technology, those considering projects which would require an A=95 Review should be' warned'in'advance 3. A=95 Review of proposed improvement to sewage treatment plant, town of North Liberty:" P1r: ligkanson said that'the'Commi.ttec had'disciissed this but t " tha't'eTc would he'no"recommendations until the next meeting. lillmAN' NEEDS Mr 'llilgenbar'g'reported that thel'I[uman Needs Profile and 'Analysis bas begun, 'and the quest'ionna'ire"is `now in' ` the pre' -test stage. Ilc stated that, the 'stud is being conducted Y g on acted concurrently with the employer survey. Dir. Hilgenberg noted that the full survey will begin within the month an&� ask`ed"`for'`the`support Orr 'all `Commission members,, with this project, in order that the respondents will supply the data which analyzed as can then be assembled and anal,quickly as possible. Justice, and: Human Relations Mr. Ililgenberg exp;]'ained 'the recent denials of the grant applications by the, Iowa Crime. Commission's iixecutiv0 Committee. lie reported the folloti�ing'actions ' Iowa Cit •' �,. y, "". s, s lnaterventiI enter -The project was awarded four months FY '72 It funding, but the`'pisc`a1 Year '1973 'appl'ication was' denied., I , • 5 • H.O. P. E. House --The FY 72 reversionary fu'n lIs.an 1' 1 • y ds_.._and Fiscal i Year 1973 funding was denied Cx , " } yi t nt'Facil y -- Ifas3ibilit Stud of�Jotnt iaw Cnforceme� it fhe the LCAA Consultants before additional a'ts be re'George'from ecutiie Committee-moved that th'e .resul ac-­ George' Orr is sanctioned to approve the funding of those tasks listed in the application ' which have not been completed by the federal consultants. Research Grants--A1.1 fhreeJgrants were disapproved The'" Committee di' d'` sugges't-'that`I'owa'Cit :submit Lan action 'grant y al''Year 1973"funds`'to shire addi'ti'onal personn'e]'jto i for"Fi'sc meet th'e crime, spec`ific'problem''of ra a '> ' i •"' J'r J 1 z'1 ! lei! fl i .3!' �° tl1 ( t P I ll I ,• f r rr Mr1r{Kattchee,;reported,th`at he and Mi'.IHilgenbergxattended'the 1 s"fo"n y +r,. .. Area-Crime Commission-,meeti.ng''a, which''time"`the"Jusfi'ceJPTan for Fiscal Year ,1974 'wast'discussed' f'I He reported�lthatj;eachilcounty�:was ( ? to rank the prlority1T'of 6'-`every courityfTdid so'?with th'e`exception"of'rJohnson County'(Mi..-Kattchiee1,statedJthat`the ` Commission had to act on'the`'ranking'lof !pTiorities`tbeforek al'.,a recommendation couIVbe`•madePOHe stated that'`the�fChairper.,sow' and Director had prepared'a recommended ranking of priorities "io be'`acted'upon`,by?the full Commission. •MrilKattchee noted3tltat some!of the items liste$'appeared`?in'i"the Are'a!fJu'stiee'Planiand had not been,:discussed.by the JHR Committee., After a genoral d[s ciission;'Mr.`,Ba`r'th tei moved" recommendations"on'the"ranking of,priorities-beJ' approved by- the''Commi'ssion;`Mr::,Zaiser-'secb'nded theimotion;,the motion-cariied.'-The'prioritieslas-,'approved are l an 'att"achmehtt`'to''tfiese minutes'! r' Citizens' Advisory Committee Ms.'Shects, substituting for Isabel Turner, stated that there was no report from the CAC, beyond theedistributed'minutes,of theirlast meeting'. EXECUTIVE HOARD REPORT Tlr ,`,Kattchecr 'eported that Mr. White, Chairperson of. the 'East Central Iowa-Association'of Regional PlanningCommissions, has deceived a letter from HUD stating that the association has met the certification requirements for the 12-month period from October 3, 1973 through October 2, 1974. Mr.IKattchee read the letter to the Commission. He noted that the letter does not mention the possibility of funding.' DIRECTOR'S REPORT ` • Mr. Hilgenberg reported that representatives from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of Washington, D.C. will be in 'Iowa City the week of October 29 to'November'2; the exact date will be determined later. 'lie stated the subject for discussion will be capital grants,andoperators of the local systems will. be meeting with the representatives. -6 • HILLS FOR APPROVAL, J: •, , ; 1, Mr. Kattchee stated that the Executive Board recommends 'approval • ` of.,the-bills _,for ;,O,c,toberias; submitted. ;;:Mr,.,Wells ,mov,ed,that the b,iIIS, for, O,Ctober ,he,; approveu' , Mr: 'Bellamy. seconded -the motion; theimotion carried.; F• i ; . sir' OTHER BUSINESS Mr.,-,GibsQn :noted, that .within the 'last CAC minutes, distributed to the,.Commis,s.ion, there wa s•;a,.siatement,conce,rning the ,meetings h-id.,by,,.th6,iLand Use -Water ;Resources,Committee on t}ie R 13 'draft' environmental 'impact(s,tatement ;,,,MT. iGibson read th,e .statement: "'The point was made that although the Land I1se�Water Resource Committee,meetings.;;werejlopen to.the, public., those few who;;attended did;;not feel welcome, to introduce, their; comments.", `"Mr. Gibson ,, `stated' that, allrithose iln attendance atr;that.,,meeting,had made comments;l-and;Land<Use. ater�Resources_commiftee jnembers,said; very7lttle,:and ,that rMr;,;Small.,added that !as far„as ,hc could; tell,::;no one;.wasiholding,backlcomments; but the matter shouidi be,,resolved-)no �mztter ifithe concern is real or imagined. �, �. ;;I, r '�G1x�1 �•. IMrc•Ikat tchee-stetedrthat,,)the Executive 'Board;;will .look ,into the matter, along with,'the representative to theiCAC l tEMr. ;lVells,•repo rtedi;.that,the IowaiCity�City Council will receive, bids:on,T es day',lOctober;23-, at 200 in Council.iChambers for, ,urban renewal parcels. ;He also mentioned, that there,is_a•,plan Hing seminar scheduled for October, 18,at'the;.11oward,;Johnson Motor Inn; the subject to be land use legislation.. Mr. Uil'genberg stated that there would be a representative from the Commission. staff attending the meeting. Meeting adjourned,ati8:4S;p.m..: 10/1.8/73 slb:b'jg 1 •L ,�, .,� ATTT:ST,t o)ert i gen ergs.ccreta. 1 • i , 1, i Johnson. county 1 . •'�, : i regional ' planning commission ei rLr� .- mcr oet •mnct ae a . 22 , /2 south. dubuque sheet, iowo city, lowa 52240 (319) 351.8556 roue i rrQenbe g «N.. w..• MINUTES Li�i !Regular;,Monthly.,Meeting Regional jPlanning•Commission` September l9,';I1973,.7:30,p._m. ,First;!tChristian Church 1;217, IowaAvenue„ Iowa.;,City tProsiding Michaei:Kattchee, Chairperson s,Lti t i rrrsb iJ:i Members}Present:,Allari,Vestal, Donald Madsen, Linda ,Dole, J. Patrick White, randt, Ray Wells, Glen Shoemaker, Robert Bellamy1-M, ry _;• ,, E11enYWall,rLorada Cilek, Richard.Bartel,.Car1 Goetz,.Raymond Sheets, ;;;Arnold Sma11, Roberta Patrick, John Dane, Richard Gibson, F:D Staab, Morton;Koser,rpon Saxton,fDon Kirchner, 11 `Turner ',;Larry Wieland;�Isabel T1 1 U L, _ Ji.t +1'}rTi y ,rr , ,t. . . •:. . ✓ . ( i..i .•iu :.. MembersrAbsent:_ Ed Czarnecki, Lane Mashaw, Roland Smith, Faith` now er:, rt-; i11, Jerry„zaiser, Richard"Peggy; Larry;Ulmstead, Jerry Cisar,rPatrick Nalley,.,J9 n,Reyhons,,Floyd Gardner n . Staff Pr'esent,Hilgenbergy,McGuire, Mintle, Heggen, Reid, Claypool, r Others:Present`:, George. Davis, Justice. and Human Relations Committee iaP.. , ir erson; usan_Sheets, Social Service Committee Chairper'son;. and - APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr.. Kichner.'moved the approval of the minutes of the August 15','1973 r, meetingiLof-, the Commission;: Mr. Shoemaker`, seconded the motion, the. motion;,carr,ied: Mr .Kattchee extended congratulations to Mr. Dane on'being:;elected president of the Iowa City ;Community School ,District's School Board. FINANCIAL REPORT In the absence of the Treasurer,; Mr. Kattchee reported a checking account balance of $120.03, and a savings account balance of $28,566.74. COMMIT.TEE..REPORTS Transportation i Mr Hilgenberg reported that at the last Commssion'meeting an A-95 • son ,.0 Review for Johnounty'0-31-2 FAS Route 583 had been discussed; the review concerned road improvementson a road between Iowa and, Johnson,Counties. Mr. McGuire stated that the Commission had decided ..;:I'to.,waitiuntilon they matter. couldanotlfinishdthearoade: Board leadingot Supervisors locale oney,... ervisors had decided • g money. I p • -L- •. Mr. Bartel moved to chan9eiitheTA05 tReviewihnd ';findq;the,pproject SF"s consistent with good ,regional ,-planning; , Mr.­Koser:seconded thetimotion. g a prior A-95' Review of 'this matt -r b reason for the'`'request' Upon request, Mr. Bartel further ex lained the ' to'chan e""' p A y-the'Commission."': The motion carried. Land Use -Water Resource !!. Mr. Kattchee reported that the Land Use-tiy'atdi•Resource Coinmittee':�had completed their comments on the draft Environmental Impact�Staiement of R-14 Urban Renewal Project for the•City''of Iowa'City, he{asked=if anyone wished to comment on the Committee's report."'Mr. Brandt' -stated that the Committee had followed the Commission'sidirectionrand held a series of meetings open to; the public; the Committee unanimously agreed. on the submitted report and*'i's'=now,sendifig-it to' '-'the=Commission`,- for its;approval Mr.;Small emphasized that in general the Committee responded'favorably'anii any comments tha,cw,ere made were min.o.r! f"'• .I, r: L.L D.. .}: lti. rI ;:it .. c!f: fa.,; .wf if i.,� r'Y f`1 .,i ,�,�,. I� 1 Mr.'Barfel stated`that"heSwas disturbed•by'the­'approach of1Urban-Renewal ,'planning :in relation'to'the' parking;_ramp'issuer-?He"stated'thatYstate- er�� vr.. rrr, `j. meets' within° the draft environmental, im'paci`ifatementI more" or; les's ` imply,that},the.,overall'population is in favor of ramps, when the voting :percentagesfido.'not'sh�ow ih?s.•� Ms Dole stat ea `that ;the reie'ction 'by the'voter's'wa' not �of�the parking ramps'`bu�trof, the f1nancing1plan? She stated that' the econo"mic'and"social'leffec'ts!lof,notcompletingr he jurban�renewal project have not been.;b,rought out,sufficiently'in the statement anda'sked'what would be the affects of'the'.:failu"re?:to'piovide parking areas within the project area. Mr. Brandt stated th.atiith'e ,,City. -of has a grant of $9.3 million and in March rthey received .a mandate from HUD,statin'g that a'major"element''will':be'.pa'rking !,'He1 11 added' that" the, parking'' element wrYl=not eliminate mass••transit;i-but to have a' -contract with the federal government, the whole transportation --•-system-including-mass•-•tr-ansit.-.wild..:have_�to_be�.deal.t_.with systematically. "� Mass transit will play a'big role in the whole project. Mr. Bartel moved that there be a sixth alternative added to the comments ofi,'the.,Committee's which states that, "the,project,be continued and attempt'to'achieve a balanced transportation system without parking ramps and increase emphasis on pedestrian circulation,'should';be�made;" Ms.,Turner seconded the motion. Mr. Brandt noted that the ,Committee ha.d; cons idered:_th s, alternative but 'it `was rejected.' Dir.• Katicheo called''for a`vote';' the motion wa's"defeated. Mr. Small moved that the Commission receive and ;approve the comments as submitted by,the Land Use -Water Resource Committee; Mr. Vestal seconded .the motion; `the motioncarried:;; Mr. Kattchee stated that the 'CAC 'had also made comments concerning the draft environmental impact statement on the R=14 Urhan;:Renewal_Project. Hesuggestedthat these comments be included without comment.. Mr.' White noted that the members of:the,Commissi.on should' hear ';what has:,bee`n ,included ,in'the .CAC's •;,comments,. '•The Commission' read the comments made by. ,the CAC Mrs'. White moved that the comments be sent. 'to HUD, and at • the "same, "time the} be'''sent fo, ,th{e Land Use -Water Resource Committee; Mi:. Bart el,seconded the,mo,ti'on. Mr;` B,ra'ndt'sta't'ed 'tha't i h 67 e are some 'podnts Ito disagree with" and that the members of-therCAC'who'compiledi.the comments!should'sign,!their • -3- • names. Mr. Gibson noted that if the individuals:. are.identified;:'it would indicate .those who were represented'at the time the CAC report -was` written`. Mr. Bartel stated that he feltit was not nec'es'sary to have 'th'e. member's' sign their names 'since' "'members of the `!Commi'ssion!s Committee''did not have to do+'s`o.'' Mr. Gibson noted that'the iCAC"s comments 'could have been incorporated in,t'he Land UserWater"'Re'source Coinmitt'oe''s comments sincethe e meetings were scheduled to provide Ifor pub1i'c input'. Ms' Turner explained that the comments ,by the 'CAC were„'comments on'the ,: u Band Use -Water Resource Committee's'comments and,not a critique as such. Mr.''Kattchee called fora vote on 'the motion to send the comments, to moved that totaion'carrie'd with three''vo'tes'again'st the motion.' Mr., Vestal mo over letter' be' sent' which 'indicates the `nature 'of 'the do Mrcuments enclosed; Mr. Small seconded the motion; the, motion carried. :`son moved .that he m'inutes.'of ahe: CAC meeting 'b'e forwarde&with the':comments;Mr. Bartel seconded the motion; the motion carried Parks, Recreation and open space Mr. McGuire reported that the staff has assisted-in,the :formation.:of the task 'force of local people ,to,study,open.space corridors and,trails and lead to theupdateof that -portion oIf-..ihe Parks.Plan...He.stated and it rs ro'ected'"tliaf`in"three°montfis. the r'e'commen a the meetings; that.a significant number of peopl_e.have.been.atten endations'for a'cqui- sition andpcorr,idors will be made to the Commission. Airport '.'. Mr.' Hilge.nberg had that the pre-appl'icati'on'for the Regional A a -been filed; on September 6 1973. He stated that the .: ,,irPor[t'Study h d , A=95 Letter of''Inteni'has`been sent to ;the state clearinghouse''and'the Committee will be meeting after the initial review by state and fe`deral'' agencies. 'Social `Services" Mr. White notedthat the Area Agency on Aging has released- information on the mini -bus system for the aging scheduled for implementation which includes`' Johnson County. Ms. Sheets stated that the;mini-bus will serve a s rur'alftransportation and that 'there will be no conflict of interest Vtween exist ng'systems. Mr. Bartel stated that the first year bf operation' 'will be federally funded and at 'the end of that, year th'e funding will .have to come from local sources. Mr. White noted that since a,present ation'has been given to ,the Board of 'Supervisors 'informing ' them of`this program'the Regional Planning Commission should also`be aware of plans being made for'Johnson -County on this matter. He ''also the Trans ortation's y Committees should stated ,.that p Policy and Technical be'involved with the transportation planning'aspects, Mr!.' Koserillmember. of . Aging, be "the AAA task force stated that the Area Agency on A in would" glad to'explain their, program to the Commission. Ms. Sheets stated • _A7 Justice :and ,Human. Relations -,,,i GeorgeyDavis„,Chairperson of,the Justice and Human Relations,Commi1 'ittee,• exp lained the;LEAA,grant,applications„ source of funds;, being applied for,,priority; and,ranking,of,applications, and their probability;bf bcing.yapproved ;, He stated .that .the Committee ;has recommended these applications for approval by the Regional Planning Commission Mr. Davis also explained that information for a"communications grant application is being discussed by the Committee and that a report' will 'be f6r"th- coming as,,to the Commi,tteeJ,s.recommendations- Ms. Patrick .moved the „ . approval ;of the, :pr for i.ty and., ranking by ,category of the grant; "app lca tions'`as submitted by the Justice and Human Relations 'Committee; Mr...,Saxton;seconded the motion; the mot:ion'car,ried. Ms Cilek mo,ved that. the;"reue,rsonaryapplications.`.:be approved bythe; Commission;;. Ms:. Patrick seconded the,motion,, the motion carried. .,. .. Mr. Bartel noted that the 'Justice "dind Human Relations, Committee discussed botden`iedVan'dtsube taken .should the appeals to,the Iowa Crime Commission a ggested that the Commiss'i'on members read theminutes of � the meeting for this information. __........_�._...,.. ; 1' EXECUTIVE:;BOARD ;REPORT , Fiscal.;Year,19,74,.,Work.P,rogrard-Budget 1 i ;,r." Kattc, eereported"that 'th Boar.d has-been discussing the Work Program -Budget ,for ,Fiscal, Year 1974, .'He, "stated -that.,the budget "pro- posed has been ,considered at `gr'eat'length. Mr. 'Kattchee'state'd `that within the line item budget there; is an undesignated receipt 'im the amount of $23,000.He explained that this amount is being requested of the Johnson County Board ,of Supervisors; and that at the,;present ,1 time, they; have ,agreed to provide, the Commission with $,'12,000.,of,.,that amount from their .general revenue'sharing`monies. .Mr. Bartel added that the remiiinin y, pervisors g j11,000,wi11 be considered b the Board of Su in,January, 1974. Mr. Kattchee-stated that the Executive Board recommends adoption of the. Fiscal Year 1974 Work Program -Budget to the Regional Planning Commission. , . r Mr.•Kirchner questioned as to how the small towns, are included,in`:the pl,anning,jprocess in the budget. �Mr�. Hi;lgenberg,noted 'that under, Community Assistance in the Capital Improvements Section, th'ere..has been.fime allocated for the small towns and assistance they may require. Mr,. Vestal noted that the narrative is very, specific on,this;point. Mr.',Kattchee.added that the Environmental Section, which`includes`a Water Sewer Plan Update and,a Parks Plan Update, would also aid the small to'Alns Mr. Kirchner moved the adoption of'the Fiscal Year 1974 Work Program- Budget.as::rocommended;by,the'Executive'Board; Mr. Koser seconded 'the motion. Mr. Dane noted the low ,carr over which has been bud'eted.' Mr.,Kattchee stated that the expenditures' will be constantly"monitored and the budget will be..ad}usted accordingly throughout, the year. Ms. Turner stated that;at the. CAC meeting, she explained the financial status of the Commission and read"a statement made by the Director to the Executive Board which recommended approval of the budget as submitted by the staff. 'Ms. Turner stated that the CAC, voted unanimously to .......... q j, IT .'T ;J a .1 2.',--3 0", ").,10"! 1 tA. I i endor se(I the.i Direc:tori,s -i statement, and-, theq proposed., budget. - At, that� t ime 1t,.(�.�.c'Ns. Turner read jIth,eosame) ame) statem_en'i,, 6-- ; ihe'Jull'166im"is sion. Mr'z fcalled for a-fvoteInothei6rkProirim- ajii Nhemotion carri _!J 't -i Mult ir. County Reportiw p i Mr:l,7 Ka t t c he e,.: r e p or it e.d i. t halt,�,a t,L) t h1i.s;,. ,there, is 1 IT, no., funding,` Lavailable forrfthe Eas . tf;Centralrlow . a, . A . ss . ociation off. Regional' Planning, Commission;ohowever,()the associationfwill continue , ro.q meet,; on�iMl ited 11 _: "I ­­ ) Ilill , basis -.with,.? noi. funding, or - I '�I - d ..!'J DIRECTOR'S REPORT xp' A bloofi x., li Mr.. Hilgenberg statp4,q,thatjjtheret are,, federal, bills, concerning;, mass. t,ii.transit-t opera t,ing,,, . subsid . ies . w h ich; . sho"I be:; 'cbfi'i`idII the, fu 1 , E, I .I f.by.; ­� t141 - Sen e F 116-' , 3 8 6_ Commission ; the', na'tu're_ ol,, , ;Mr�, McGuire — , '.1 ands House, -,Re 4_1� 1� I, ­ � I"J cQrd,),6452�.,,i-iii�,9"ia'-t"e',.,t att.-the(bill has. passed the 4 , . pas and is now before Ae" Ho'use.� -Mr. M&d6i"re' sia"ied'"thaitthe­` Sein'aite` b'ill was ,passed ,with no formal guidelines;lhowever " thetAouI.sbill, may,,,st ipu- late tha.t.the subsidies be available to "urbanized areas," iihIith ma"y not � include the JowaCity area. �-He suggested that the staffTrecommend's that—the'Commissionsupport�HR 6452, and that should the legislation in6lude Al only -II . e I d,a'rea`s.� , \it should be amended to include those areas—smalli�r,�-than-50,000.--Mt,,. McGuire, stated' that the presenti'lleg'is- lAtionfhasj,�beenr,endorsed byithe Iowa City City Council, the Corilville City,,,Qou'ncil,� 'a d ­ h 1 6 . i .. U , ni .. ve by;,the , ity of Iowa. Mr. Bartel moved that.the,Regional Planning Commission endorse SF386 and HR 6452; and that should the legislation include only, urbanized I l areas, it should be amended to include those areas smaller !than 9 1 i [,�O, 000. Mr. Vestal seconded the motion;.the motion carried. Conferences Mr. Hilgenberg reported that the Iowa Association of Regional Councils will meet in Cedar Rapids on October 3rd, in conjunction with the League of Municipalities Conference scheduled for October 4th and Sth. State Land Use',Committee Mr. Hilgenberg!reported that he appeared before the State Legislative Land Use Committee concerning state land use legislation. He stated his comments included review of what the Commission has done in land use planning, and urged the Committee to include and guarantee local government involvement in the state land use decision-making process. BILLS FOR APRROVAL Mr. Saxton moved the approval of the bills for the month of September; Mr. Dane seconded the motion; the motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Bartel stated the Board of Supervisors has been considering the closure of County Road 110111, they have heard from many agencies con-� Tt cerning this matter,and he asked if,the*Commission would care to takea position. � r -6- Mr. 6- Mr.'Bartel explained that County Road "0"'.is an access route which is flooded"^by' £he'Cdralville`fRe'ser Y?tvio �stated-that'�tl ejrepaiio6fathe tt' road is a dYain1.1, fhe-local=t axpayeroandzfurtheriithat;Jsince'-the•p oblei dAas Dare°cau"sed by h'e-operat'ion`!ofnthe'!Cora1vi11e3Reservoir the Bexplaine requested assistance' from the Corps of Engineers. _Mr. Bartel explained the possible financialarrangements discussed wi,th'Jthe•.Corps:!ofjApgineers,l; which would require the closing of County Road "0". He noted that the Board'~'of`SuperbisorsicbUAWcont-im4tto�maintain the".I road sinceiivAs a farm to' market3roid anaIhasoa? sub'stantialntraff '6 count Mr )' Birtel i" :stated''tha't~•theTe`w11.1, be arpubl'it3hearing before the'')•r`oadt)would be closed; and any comments, made by the- Commiss'ioa', should('be,t receiVed Eby p the" Board' of Supervisors in the near future.^ f Mr :'Gibson noted that•this is an important problem and should be dis- cus's'ed J by',l the Comll.miss`ion° s' Trangportat 'I committee Mr Vestal. moved thatthe'problem of.the closure°of CountyJR`oadt�"0"rbef referred>tot he Tra'n`s or;tation'"Commi'ttee's?instiucfing°th"ein to 'come'b'ack to'^the+Commission p with al'"proposal ` Mr `' Smal1`'aeconeed�the-motion; The r motion'+carried~. (Ir)')r{ "14J 8?u u'i _;j: Ill i`? j1,1fT' nh rtf.a ^«i. ['+'-}^;"Y`}>r Meeting adjourned-. '� '1. 6^_Jilu`1 t��JG aJ L. fi.`-tJYll : Ow J�i]S.l • +d „J {c uJt Di.. :j t__ .j [11 ,1�,: &FJl7! aft:] 31JJj:}11 ?Ofi' ..I :e',r f�,yl.{ .:If t,'."Jti,ttif ^•, 't'f,. 6Sir iSt; l; rl r' to (q•'1mraD r1 rF+ t6riI J el Oii,j .I bu{Jrt` v.: ' I[IL"_l lilt ATTEST,,; , r, r r r �` e.) >I� { r ; „") 1 f { F ! Ftrr,I Robert Hil'genber Sec:" ' aryi t• Reg onal'`Plann'ing Commission 6,' '1i,� .i..IlJUti� IlC2E~<,ifL'1.-,1 1 ..L`.J;,.i� LF,I,i0i;iUSi C V. �I 1S/73'j. J 1 l ^ i • MINUTES RIVERFRONT COMMISSION OCTOBER 18, 1973 The Iowa City Riverfront Commission met in regular, session on October 18, 1973 at 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Civic Center: Members Present: Neuhauser, Sangster Henry Hines Nicknish 6fembers Absent: Kaufman' Murphy Chairwoman Neuhauser called the meeting to order. Minutes of the September,20, 1973 meeting were approved as read. Mrs. Neuhauser made the following announcements: There will be an increase in',the budgets of the Boards and Commissions, and there might be a possibility of the Riverfront hiring a professional consultant. Before we can do this the Riverfront must coordinate a, proposal worthy of consideration. A new committee has been set up called the "Trails Task Force Committee," which will ',study the possibility of trails in and around Iowa City. There is a possibility of combining park land with Ralston Creek in east Iowa City, 50%„ federal funds; available because of flood control. Riverfront Commission should watch this development because if the floodplain ordinance is passed, this could directly concern us. Mayor Brandt has expressed his desire that any members of the Riverfront Commission feel free to present any ideas or considera- tions that will help improve_ relationships between Riverfront Commission and the City Council. There has been an offer from the Law School that certain students • might help the Riverfront Commission in studying the needs and legalities involving the Riverfront. page 2 Riverfront Commission Minutes October 18, 1973 A discussion followed the above announcements on the ways and means of letting people in Iowa City know that the Riverfront Commission exists. A suggestion was presented that we find out ways of opening new routes so cars can get down near the river. Another suggestion was finding out the directives for raising and lowering the river. The Riverfront Commission should have full knowledge of what the University is planning to do with all the property that it owns along the Riverfront. The Riverfront Commission should request that the Planning and Zoning Commission not change any zoning within 300 feet of the riverfront, without first consulting the Riverfront Commission. Since there was no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.