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Home My WebLink About1973-12-04 Minutes numberedI , MINUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 4, 1973 4:00 P. M, The Iowa City City Council met in regular session on the 4th day of'December, 1973 at 4:00 P,M. in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center. Members Present: Brandt,, Czarnecki, deProsse,', Hickerson, White. Absent: none. Mayor Brandt presiding. The invocation - was given by Father Walter Helms, st. Wenceslaus Church. It was, moved by Hickersonandseconded by White to consider the amount read to be a full reading and to' approve -the minutes' of the Council meetings of November 20th and November 27, 1973 subject to correction. Notion carried. Abbv Schwarz aApeared'auestioning"when the Council Rules Comm;rtPA report concerning recommendations for publicizing Y1gancies on Boardsd_be_ready_,. � / } Councilman Hickerson indicated thatrit might be delivered �(O(O�C• next week. to the Council Caroline'Embree appeared requesting s heduling of Public haarinas of Council meeting at the be innings 9.f the meetings. The Mayor explained that the hearings, were 2 purposely scheduled there for the benefit of citizens who cannot attend at 4:00 P.m., and noted that there was also public discussion the at beginning` Of each'°meeting for. this purpose. -Mrs. Embree then stated that concerning the Burlington Street Project, all previous objections apply at she adjourned public hearing; and requested that each Council member state the reason behind his or her decision. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by deProsse'that the minutes of the Iowa Citr HumanRelations Commission`meetin of November 19,'1973 be�received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by,deProsse and seconded by White to adopt the Resolution refundin cigarette perfor Leo's Cafe, 127 Iowa Avenue. Upon roll , 7 call Czarnecki, deProsse, Hickerson, White, Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White.to adopt the Resolution approving Class C Beer Permit Application for Randall's Discount Foods Mall Shopping Center. rollcall / // // 1[a(O(O` Upon deerosse, Hickerson, White, Brandt, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. L ��tYY��tt{{{{ ...• I , . 1 L'f•� 1 Page 2 Council Minutes December 4; 1973 It was moved by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Approving Class B Beer Permit Application for 'Big Ten. / Inns and Hamburg Inns, Tnc.. 119 Iowa Ave. Upon roll call Hickear- son, White, Brandt, Czarnecki, deProsse voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the ReNolution Approving Class B Sunday Sales Beer Permit n 1,,. rot Bicr Ten Inns and Fl,mh, Zti0ii�//-/_� ara Inns Inc-,112 Io Ave Upon roll call White, Brand, Czarnecki, deProsse, Hickerson voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It o-:as moved, by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt U10 Resolution Approving Cl First ass C Liquor License' Application`for Avenue Loun a 819 1st Ave.. Upon roll call Brandt,-Czarnecki,/ a rosse, Hickerson, White voted 'aye'.Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the Canvass for the Charter Election of Novemb /�:�O' County Commissioner of Elections; Dolores Rogers, be re'ceived'andQn -�- filed. :Motion carried. The proposition to change the form of the municipal government 'of the City of Iowa City, to''the Home Rule Charter, as submitted to the voters was adopted. It was moved by White and seconded by'deProsse that the / letter from 'Jackson Philli s V.P. and Director, Municipal' Bond' & Research, Division,'Moodys' Investors Service, Inc.; concerning the assignment of the rating of Aaa (bonds of the best quality) forthe$600,000 Iowa City, Iowa General Obligation Bonds' scheduled for sale on December 6," 1973 be received and filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the letter from Thomas P. Gilroy Associate Professor and Program Director, College of Business Administration, Center for and Dlanagement, concerning a one-day briefing conference inIowa City on January 9, 1974,' dealing ,with a Public Employment Relations Act, be 'received and filed. Motion carried It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by deProsse that .the r letter from Elliott Full President KXIC AM-FM concernin broadcast of Cit Council tneetin s be received and filed and re- ,/tG serre to Lilt! City Manager for conference with Mr. Full in connection with any technical' problems, and report back to Council. motion, carried. It was moved by',Hickerson-and seconded by deProsse that the letter fromWiJolla lliam Saunders, '711 Third Ave., o received City, concerning planning be and moiled. Motion carried. /� �� d • • Page 3 Council Minutes December 4, 1973 It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from Donald Dolezal, President and Patrick Akers, Secre- tary;'"Iowa City Professional Fire Fighte3zs_Local_6,10_AFL=CIO.. concerning recognition of Local 610, and negotiating agent for the personnel of the Iowa City Fire Department be received and filed and referred to the City Manager who is the City's official responsible for labor relations, consistent with our Council - Manager form of government. motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and, seconded by Petite that the fetter from Ernest Lehman, President, City Center Association, / Iowa City, concerning the Associations unanimous endorsement of the concept of Urban Renewal las proposed'by,the Old.Capitol Development Corporation be received and filed.Motion carried. It;was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White that the / letter from W. G. Jaques Company' concerning the 1973 Slabjacking Program be received and filed; bids received later in the meeting. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by white that the letter from Bruce R Glasgow, 834 N. Johnson Street, Iowa City, / /_? O, concerning extension of sewer service on North Dodge Street_, (i !Court be received and filed and referred to the City Manager and Staff for report back to Council. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded byHickersbn that the Ordinance Requiring Drivers of Motor Vehicles to'Stop when Approaching a Stopped School Bus'and Regulating the Use of // AD Passenger Ve icles Used as School Buses be amended in Section 7 !, paragraphs A & B, by deletion of ;the first six words in each paragraph, and insertion of the words, "Vehicles other than school buses operated regularly for transportation of 'children to and from school". Motion carried. it was moved by White and seconded by deProsse that the rules be suspended and the first reading of the ordinance be given by title onlyy as amended. Upon roll call Czarnecki, deProsse, Hickerson, White, Brandt voted Faye'. _Motion carried and first first'reading given by title only. It was moved by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Awarding'Contract to W G. Jaques Company of // . Des Moines,,Iowa for the 1973 Slab3acking_Program._ Upon roll & ca Hickerson, White, Brandt, Czarnecki, deProsse voted -'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Award- ing Contract to Pennetryn System, Inc. of Rockford, Illinois for the 1973 /� p 0 Sanitary Sewer Repair Pro3ect., Upon roll call deProsse, Hickerson, White, Brandt, Czarnecki voted 'aye,'. Motion,carried. r Y., 1 � Page 4 5 Council Minutes December '4, 1973 It was'moved by White and seconded by deProsse to adopt the Resolution Establishing Time and Place of 'Meetings of the City ��,„uiiyrn time to, 7:30 P.M, each Tuesday of the on mexe u rng o rdays,-in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. Upon roll call White,''deProsse, Czarnecki voted 'aye', Brandt voted 'no', Hickerson abstaining. Motion carried. The committee noted they 'had 'taken into consideration the conflict with the Schoolt Board Meeting. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by deProsse that the Resolution Approving a Service Agreement with Elbert & Associates, Inc., for Electronic Data Processing Services be d errea or one wee ..o ion carried. A� It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Brandt to adopt the Resolution Setting the Date for a Public Hearing at 4.00 P %; December '1, 1973 to amend the 1973 Budaet Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, aeProsse, Hickerson,, White voted 'aye'. Motion carried. After meeting with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the City Manager recommended leaving the parking meters in front of the Courthouse, and removing them on 'Harrison Street. It was moved, by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Re_s- _ olution Approving Parking Changes in the Area Immediately Ad3acent.to the Johnson County Courthouse. Upon roll call V Czarnecki, deProsse, Hickerson, White, Brandt voted 'aye'. Motion carried. The Manager also requested removal of two spaces on'the north side of Washington Street immediately west of Clinton. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki to so amend'- the Resolution. Upon roll call deProsse, Hickerson, White, Brandt, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Accepting'Street-Improvements in the Oakwoods VI` Addi�ron on Amhurst between Lake Forest and south boundary _of addition by Metro Pavers._Upon roll call deProsse,';Hickerson, White, Brandt, Czarnecki voted 'aye'. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki.to adopt the Resolution Establishing Stop Signs at the Intersections of Rochester and Amhurst Street and at the intersection of r;,>>urs ree an Lower West Branch Road. Upon roll call , Hickerson, White, Brandt, Czarnecki, deProsse voted 'aye'. Motion carried. i4 Page 5 Council Minutes December 4, 1973 Mayor Brandtannounced that this was the time set for.the Public Hearinon the Resolution of Necessity for the 197,41 Burling- -,on Street Improvement Project.. Gary Goldstein appeared for After discussion, each Council member stated the reasons—! behind his or her decision. Councilman White asked for consider- ation of more time between the public hearing on the plans before bids are taken and for consideration of reforestation on Burling- ton. Councilman Czarnecki requested a breakdown of the $369,000 cost figure. The City Manager stated that he would have the infor- mation next week. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to-adopt the Resolution, Upon roll call White, Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson voted 'aye,, deProsse voted 'no'. Motion carried, 4/1. The Mavor announced that this was also the time to Set a Date for Public Hearing on Plans and Specifications. it thewas, �e consensus of the Council to delay.bids until the 17th of January, and the'Resolution was so amended. It was moved by Hickor- son�and seconded'by White to ad22tthe Resolution Sett c and Specifications Hearing on Plans �a,d FormSetting or ConrContractEoPli Janu ry 8197 at 7:30 P.M. and Receive Bids on January 17, 1974 at 10:00 A.M. Upon roll call Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White voted 'aye', e; e-d eProsse voted 'no' .1 Motion carried 4/l.:. Mayor Brandt announced this was the time set for the Public Hearing on the Resolution of Necessity for the Demolition and Sjtg Clearance, City-Univgrgity Project, Iowa R-14 Contract No. III. David Goodwin, for the Board of Directors of the Citizens for Environmental Action, appeared concerning issuance of final Environmental Impact Statement before action is taken.� It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Brandt that the letter be received and filed. Motion carried. Urban Renewal Attorney John Hayek stated that in his judgement, the Federal Court would not enjoin the City from acquisition or demolition. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Brandt to adopt the Resolution. Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt voted 'aye', deProsse abstaining. Motion carried. The Mayor announced that this was also the time set for the Public Hearing on Plans and Specifications for the Demolition and Site Clearance Project. It, was moved by Hickerson and seconded by White to adopt the Nesolution. .Upon roll call Czarnecki, Hickerson, White, Brandt voted . 'aye', dePr6sse abstainedMotion carried. It was moved by White and seconded by Hickerson that the letter from _CEA be~ ed. ney—li.ay.ek-flor—r-ep-or-t-b-ack-. Motion carri :r „ryi Page 6 Council Minutes December, 4, 1973' Councilman Hickerson noted that the Rules Committee would %. bring their report to the Council next week. Councilman Czarnecki requested scheduling of discussion on the bus System '(on the 'informal agenda after the first of'the year. City Manager Wells advised that he would be, discussing problems concerning. soon. the leased ,buses with the Council Councilman White announced`'that--the Lec grams would be held on the first and third Saturdays of each - month, starting January 4, 1974 at 9:30 A.M. He also noted a right-of-way problem for. traffic on o_ chegjtex/_tinion Place/ Bloomington_5 reef in ersec�ion, and requested that the City "MAnager investigate and report recommendations. Councilman �•rnite asked the Council if they were interested in hosting the annual meeting of the League of Municinal;ties_in_: 1975: It was moved by Hickerson 'and seconded by deProsse that the League office be contacted for all information relative to numbers, dates,,etc.; looking ahead to a formal invitation. Motion carried. Mayor Brandt announced a meeting of the Johnson County Commission on Environmental Quality on December 12,1973 at 7:30 P.M. Council then discussed the call-in program for Thursday evening on WSUI, and decided on Council and staff to be at, the ;studio. (� City Manager Ray Wells reouested approval for the firm of McGladrey-Hansen-Dunn `o conduct the yearly audit., It was moved by White and seconded by deProsse-that McGladrey-Hansen-Dunn firm be engaged to conduct the'1973'audit. Motion'' carried, Brandt abstaining. The City Manager called to the attention of the Council and the public, as noted in a letter received from Moody's Investors Service; the triple AAA bond rating assigned to the $600,000 General Obligation Bonds sold today. This rating, given for excellence in finance, will also result in several thousand dollars savings. He also noted the Labor Conference, and asked if any Councilmember planned to attend, to notify him; and announced that the Human Relations meeting 'set 'for Sundaynoon had been cancelled.) City Attorney Jay Honchan explained the indication from the Coralvi)..1_e_City C.o-unc.il_that_they would_like_to_enter_into_an-. a -,omen t_for use of our landfill. It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki to ao t Resolution Authorizin mgr ne _ment with the City of Coralville for the se of Landfill'. Upcn roll call Hickerson', White, Brandt, Czarnecki and deProsse voted 'aye' Notion carried. Page 7 Council Minutes December 4, 1973 The City Attorney also reported on the proposed the First Avenue Cros contract singPr wth the Rock'Is.and. and 'Pacific Railroad, and noted the division of costs and that ne ate o� con-nencement of contract. the project was not stated in the y� He recommended Council.approval'of this agreement and noted :that he would contact Mr; Weller concerning, the time -table for ,the project. It was moved by Czarnecki and: seconded by Hickerson to adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Agreement. Upon roll call White, Brandt, Czarnecki, deProsse and Hickerson voted 'aye' Motion carried. The City Attorney the sreported on his recommendation concerning sell deposit in the Landlord Ten there_ ' �• ant Ordinance, y rity in this area; 'and that he,isnconcernedg that is no aL�no about whether or not, due to the.fact'that there has been 'legis- lation iintroduced 'in this area; that 'a court might feel that under the Home Rule statute, that this is a matter of State' jurisdiction. He advised that it was the recommendation of the Legal Department that the Council would have to determine that there would be some compelling public interest that would outweigh the prohibition against the using of police power to invade contractural rights, and also recommended that the matter be deferred until such time as legislation pending is',settled.^ Council concurred that they would defer for discussion with landlord tenant relationships as they ,relate to City ordinances. It was moved by Hick adjourn to a Council meeerson and 'seconded by Czarnecki to ting scheduled for December 6, 1973 at 1c00 o'clock P.N,, in the Council Chamber bonds. s for ,the sale of $600,000 1XV