HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-12-04 AgendaAGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 4, 1973 4:00 P.M.
Item No. 1 Meeting to order
Item No. 2 Approval of minutes.
Item No. 3 Public discussion.
Item No.: 4 Receive Minutes of Boards and Commissions..
a. Minutes of the Iowa City Human Relations Commission
meeting of November.,19, 1973.
Item No. 5 Issuance of permits.
Item No. 6, Correspondence to the City Council.
a. Canvass of Charter elections of November 15, 1973,
from Johnson County Commissioner of Election, Dolores
Rogers.
b. Letter from Jackson,Phillips, Vice President and
Director, Municipal Bond Research Division, Moodys'
Investors Service, Inc., concerning the rating of
Aaa to,the $600,000 Iowa City, Iowa general obligation
bonds scheduled for sale on December 6, 1973.
c. Letter from Thomas P. Gilroy, Associate Professor and
Program Director, College of Business Administration,
Center for Labor and Management, concerning a one -
day briefing conference in Iowa City on January 9,
1974, dealing with a Public Employment Relations Act.
d. Letter fromElliott Full, President, KXIC AM -FM,
concerning broadcast of City Council meetings.'
e. Letter from William Saunders, 711 Third Avenue, Iowa
City, concerning downtown urban planning.
f. Letter from Donald Dolezal, President, and Patrick
Akers, Secretary, Iowa City Professional Fire Fighters
Local 610 AFL-CIO concerning recognition of Local 610
and negotiating agent for the personnel of the Iowa
City Fire Department.
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December 4, 1973
Item No. 6
Continued --
g. >Letter from Ernest Lehman, President, ',City Center
Association,Iowa City,, concerning the Association's
unanimous endorsement of the concept of urban renewal
aslproposed by the Old Capitol Development Corporation.
h. Letter ',from W. G. Jacques Company concerning the
1973 Slab -Jacking Program.
i. Letter from Bruce R. Glasgow, 834 N. Johnson Street,
Iowa City, concerning extension of sewer service on
`North `Dodge Street Court.
Item No. 7-
Consider ordinance requiring' drivers of motor vehicles
to stop when approaching a'stopped school l,bus and
'as
regulating',the use of passenger vehicles', used school
buses.: (First reading):
Item.No. 8
Consider resolution awarding contract for the 1973
sanitary sewer repair, project.
Item No. 9
Consider resolution awarding contract for the 1973
Slab -Jacking program.
Item No: 10
Consider resolution establishing time and place of
meetings of the City Council.
Item No. 11
Consider resolution approving a service agreement with.
Elbert & Associates, Inc., for electronic data processing
services.
Item No. 12
Consider a resolution setting the date for a public
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hearing at 4:00 P.M., December 21, 1973, to amend
1973 Budget.
Item No. 13
Consider a resolution approving parking changes in the
the Johnson County Courthouse.
area immediately adjacent to
Item No. 14
Consider resolution accepting street improvements in the
Oakwoods VI addition.
Item No. 15
Consider resolutions establishing stop ,signs at the
intersections of Rochester and Amhurst Street and at
the intersection of Amhurst and Lower West Branch Road.
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4,;1973
Item No.
16
Public hearing, on the resolution of necessity for the
and setting
1974 Burlington Street improvement project
and specifications.
date for public hearing on plans
Item No.
17
Public hearing on the resolution of necessity and public
demolition
hearing on plans and specifications for the
City -University Project, Iowa R-14,
and site clearance,
Contract No. III.
Item No.
18
Business from the City Council.
Item No.
I9
Report on miscellaneous items from the City Manager
and the City;. Attorney.-
Item No.
20
Public discussion.
Item No.
21
Adjournment
NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINS DECEMBER 11, 1973 AT 4:OO P.M. '
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AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 4, 1973 4:00 P.M.
Item No., 1
MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL a-// Pres' til-
INVOCATION
Item No. 2
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
Reading of minutes of regular Council meetings of
November 20, 1973 and November 27, 1973.
Action:
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Item No. 3
PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
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Item No. 4
RECEIVE MINUTES OF:BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
a. Minutes of the Iowa City Human Relations Commission
meeting of November 19, 1973.
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Item No. 5 -
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
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a. Resolution to refund cigarette permit of Leo's
Iowa Avenue.
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b. Resolution to approve Class C beer permit -application
D/iscollunt Foods, Mall Shopp g Center.
for
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Action:
c. Resolution to approve Class B beer permit application
Inc,,119 Iowa
for Big Ten Inns and Hamburg .Inns,
Avenue.
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Action:
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d., Resolution to approve Class B Sunday Sales beer permit
Hamburg Inc.`;
- application for, Big Ten Inns and ,Inns,
119 Iowa Avenue. /
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Action:
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- CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
Item No. 6
a.' Canvass of Charter elections of November 15, 1973,
Election,
from Johnson County Commissioner of
Dolores Rogers. %
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Action:—
b. Letter from Jackson Phillips, Vice President and
Municipal Bond Research Division, Moodys!
Director,
Investors Service,'' Inc., concerning the rating of
Aaa to the $600,000 Iowa City, Iowa general
obligation bonds scheduled for 'sale on December 6,
1973.
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Action:
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1973
Item No. 6
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C. Letter from Thomas P. Gilroy;, Associate Professor
and ProgramDirector, College of Business Administra-
tion Center ,for Labor and Management, concerning
a one -day briefing' conference in Iowa City on
January 9,'1974, dealing with a Public Employment
Relations Acta
Action:
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d. Letter from Elliott Full, President, KXIC AM -FM,
\cloncerning broadcast of City Council meetings.
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e. Letter from William
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Saunders, 711 Third Avenue, Iowa
City; concerning urban planning.
Action:
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f. Letter from Donald Dolezal, President and Patrick
Akers,^Secretary, Iowa City Professional Fire Fighters
"Local 610 AFL-CIO concerningrecognition of Local 610
and negotiatingagent fo
g r the personnel of the Iowa
City Fire Department.
Action:
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g. Letter from Ernest Lehman, President, City Center
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Association, ,Iowa City, concerning the' Association's
unanimous endorsement of 'the concept of urban renewal /./j, r'
as proposed by the Old Capitol Development Corporation.Qa.
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h. Letter from W. G. Jacques Company concerning the.
1973 Slab -Jacking Program. `
Action:
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i. Letter from Bruce R. Glasgow, 834 N. Johnson Street,
Iowa City, concerning extension of sewer service on
No
th Dodge Street Court.
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Item No. 7 -
CONSIDER ORDINANCE REQUIRING DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
TO STOP WHEN APPROACHING A STOPPED SCHOOL 'BUS AND
REGULATING THE USE OF PASSENGER VEHICLES USED AS SCHOOL
BUSES. .(FIRST READING)
Comment:
The purpose of this ordinance is to require drivers of
motor vehicles to stop, as designated in the ,ordinance'
when approaching -a stopped school bus and regulate the
use of passenger vehicles used as school buses. Deferred
meetingI�^"
frorikthe November 27 1973Council
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Item''No. 8:-
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 1973 r�0
SANITARY SEWER REPAIR PROJECT.
Comment.
This resolution approves the award of bid toithe Pennetryn
System, Inc:. of Rockford,' Illinois, in the amount of
$61051,06. The project was discussed at'the Council meet-
ing held on November 27, 1973, at Item No. 12. The
following in is altabulation of the 'bidders: '
The Pennetryn System, Inc. $6,051.06
Rockford, Illinois
W. G. Jaques Company 8,250.15
Des Moines,' Iowa
As can be seen, the bid submitted by the Pennetryn System,
Inc., was the lowest of the two bidders submitting bids
on'this project. The 'engineer's estimate for this project
was $6,954. This.bid'is approximately 13% below the
engineers estimate. The staff recommends', adoption of
this re{solution.
Ac tion:
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Item No. 9
_ ON AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE 1973 SLAB -
CONSIDER RES
JACKING PROGRAM.
JACKING
Comment:
This resolution, approves the award of contract to the
W. G. Jaques Company of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount
of ',$22,090. The project was 'discussed at the City Council
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Item No. 9 (Continued)
meeting held on November 27, 1973, as Item No. 13.
The following is a tabulation of the bidders:
- tr ler W. G. G. -Jaques Company $22,909.00
Des Moines, Iowa
As can be seen, the bid submitted by the W. G. Jaques
Company was the only ;bid received"on this project.
The engineer's estimate for this project was $20,260.
.This bid is approximately 9% above the engineer's
er s
•, 6 estimate. The staff recommends adoption of this
resolution.
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Item No. 10 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING TIME AND PLACE OF
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Comment:As was recommended by the Sub -Committee on Meeting
Time and Place of Meetings the above resolution shall
set Council meeting time at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday of
the month excluding holidays, in the Council Chambers
\r of the Civic Center of Iowa City, Iowa.
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Item No. 11 - CONSIDER'RESOLUTION APPROVING A'SERVICE AGREEMENT ,WITH Mlle
ELBERT &'IASSOCIATES, INC., 'FOR ELECTRONIC DATA PROCES I
SING SERVICES.
Comment: The City Council has previously authorized conversion of
the City's water and sewer utility billing to electonic
data processing. This resolution will approve a contract
\ / with the City's present data processing service bureau
X in an amount not to exceed $16;000 per year. The staff
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will be prepared to make a'presentation at this meeting.
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- CONSIDER 'A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING AT 4:00 P.M.', DECEMBER 21, 1973,'TO`AMEND THE;
1973 BUDGET.
This resolution will schedule a public hearing for the'
last meeting in December on necessary amendments to the
1973 budget. Theseamendmentslhave been made, necessary
by'Council action, budget revisions, and other unplanned
and/or unbud e
/ g ted expenditures for the current year.
A detailed
presentation of all budget amendments will be
made at the Council work session of the week of
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Action: /�(/
Item No. 13 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING PARKING CHANGES IN THE
AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO ,THE JOHNSON COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE.
Comment: .At its regular meeting of Nov ember the Council
deferred actionon recommended parking changes immediately
adjacent to the Johnson County Courthouse, This
resolution will iapprove.those'changes after a report
and recommendation from the City Manager to be made at
this meeting. bj4iC'o G��c y
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Item No. 14 -'CONSIDER RESOLUTION ACCEPTING STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
OAKWOODS VI ADDITION.
Comment: This resolution accepts the work done by Metro Pavers,
Inc of Iowa City on the paving of!Amhurst Street be-
tween Lake Forest and'the'South boundary of the 0akwoods
VI subdivision. This ,street has been constructed in
accordance with the City's specifications and the staff
recommends approval/of /t/he .resolution.
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1973
Item No. 15
CONSIDER RESOLUTIONS ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS AT THE
INTERSECTIONS OF ROCHESTER AND AMHURST STREET AND AT
THE INTERSECTION OF AMHURST AND LOWER WEST BRANCH ROAD.
Comment:
This resolution would install a stop signat the,inter-
:of
section Amhurst:and Rochester with the:purpose of
stopping the traffic on the south leg of Amhurst before
entering Rochester Avenue. This resolution would also
install a stop sign at the intersection of Amhurst and
Lower West Branch Road for the purpose of stopping
traffic on the east leg of Lower West Branch Road before
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entering,Amhurst. The.staff recommends,adoption of this
resolution.
Action:
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Item No. 16
PUBLIC HEARINGONTHE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE-
1974 BURLINGTON:STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SETTING
DATE FORIPUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
A. CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY. )�I
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B. CONSIDER RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND FORM OF CONTRACT FOR JANUARY
8, 1974, AT 7:'30 P.M. AND RECEIVE BIDS ON JANUARY 10,
1974 AT 10:00 A.M.
Comment:
The above resolutions are necessary for the 1974 Burling-
ton Street Improvement Project. This item was previously
considered during the regular Council meeting of
October 23,-:1973, as Item No. 11. Under this project
Burlington Street will be rebuilt between Madison and
Gilbert to provide four 12-foot lanes of moving traffic
withone 12-foot turning lane at each intersection.
The estimated cost for this project is:$369,000. The
staff recommends adoption of these resolutions.
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1973
Item No. 17
-,PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY 'AND 'PUBLIC
HEARING ON .PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DEMOLITION
AND SITE CLEARANCE, CITY -UNIVERSITY PROJECT, IOWAR-14,
CONTRACT NO. III.
A. CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY•!�Bn
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B. CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPE I
FICATIONS AND FORM, OF CONTRACT.
Comment:
The above resolutions are necessary to initiate'Contract
No. III for the V
demolition and site clearance of City- g?,-
University Project Iowa R-14: Under
this ,project ap-8`%
proximately 20 'parcels of land will be cleared of existing
structures
and.foundations and backfilled: It is estimated
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that this project will:cost approximately $79,210. This
item was
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previously considered during the regular Council
meeting,of November
13, 1973,' as, Item No. 12. The staff
recommends adoption of these -resolutions.
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