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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-08-13 Minutes numberedSubject to change as finalized by the City C~erk. For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office, 356-5043. AUGUST 13, 1997 Iowa City City Council, special meeting, 8:00 a.m. at the Civic Center. Mayor Novick presiding. Council Members present: Kubby, Lehman, Novick, Thornberry, Vanderhoef. Absent: Baker, Norton. Staffmembers present: Atkins, Helling, Dilkes, Karr, Schoenfelder, Craig, Moran. Council minutes tape recorded on Tape 97-113, Side 2. Moved by Lehman, seconded by Vanderhoef, that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted as presented: Approval of Official Council Actions of the special meeting of July 28 and the regular meeting of July 29, as published, subject to corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk. Minutes of Boards and Commissions: Civil Service Comm. - July 1. Approve the certified list for the position of Firefighter. P&R Comm. - July 2. Permit Motions: Approving a Special Five-Day License for Iowa City Fall Fun Festival, Inc., 2150 Rochester Ave. Approving an Outdoor Service Area for Iowa City Fall Fun Festival, Inc., 2150 Rochester Ave. RES. 97-267, BN. 118, p. 267, ISSUE CIGARETTE PERMITS. RES. 97-268, BN. 118, p. 268, ISSUE DANCING PERMIT. Correspondence: Suzi Steffen regarding public facilities. Kathy Kasson regarding parking. Jean Martin regarding First Avenue extension. Pat Lind regarding First Avenue extension. Pat Dustin regarding First Avenue. extension. Petition from 267 citizens regarding First Avenue extension. Petition from 60 citizens regarding concerns with deer. Kristin Sturdevant, regarding Forest Ridge Estates. Shelly Deutsch regarding Hunters' Run park area. Harold Van Beek regarding visit to Iowa City. JCCOG Traffic_ Engineering Planner regarding: Lane Designation at Intersection of Gilbert Street and Kirkwood Avenue; Left Turn Designation on Mall Drive at Intersection of Lower Muscatine Road. Civil Service Comm. submitting certified lists of applicants for the following position(s): Animal Control, Officer; Parking Cashier; Emergency Communications Dispatcher; Public Housing Coordinator. ' Use of City Plaza, all approved: Yvonne Smith (1997 Ambulatory Vending Permit for bottled water). Robert Kishiue-Koval (Hardees HUMVEE display) - September 12. Earth Center (Earth Festival) - September 5-11. Use of City Streets and Public Grounds, all approved. Leslie Bartnick (Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Delta Summer Block Party) - August 15. John Craiger (11 Greek Chapters Hosting "In A Roundabout Way") - September 6. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker and Norton absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Council Activities August 13, 1997 page 2 Moved by Lehman, seconded by Thornberry, to adopt RES. 97-269, Bk. 118, p. 269, AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO SIGN AND CITY CLERK TO ATTEST CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY LIBRARY ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT to Jim Giese Commercial Roofing for 9120,522.00. Architect/Energy Coordinator Schoenfelder and Van Winkle-Jacob Engr. Smith present for discussion. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker and Norton absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman, to adopt RES. 97-270, Bk. 118, p. 270, AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST CONTRACT FOR THE REMOVAL AND' REPLACEMENT OF THE ROBERT A. LEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER GYMNASIUM FLOOR AND REPLACEMENT OF IOWA CITY/JOHNSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER AEROBICS ROOM FLOOR to Swanson Gentleman Hart for 976,556.00. Recreation Supt. Moran present for discussion. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 5/0, Baker and Norton absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved 'by Lehman, seconded by Thornberry, to adjourn 8:12 a.m. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, ,5/0, Baker and Norton absent. Naomi J. Novick, Mayor Marian K. Karr, City Clerk IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP7 IP8 IP9 IP10 IP11 IP12 IP13 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET August 1, 1997 Letter from Mayor to Dick Gibson: Skywalk Letter from City Manager to Participants of Council/Student Senate Transit/Parking Issues Memorandum from City Manager: Pending Development Issues Memorandum from City Clerk: First Week of September Meeting Schedule Meeting',~ ~ Letter from Acting City Attorney to Member of Linn County Bar Association: PCRB Letter from Acting City Attorney to Members of Johnson County Bar Association:o~(~7 , PCRB Memorandum from Assistant City Attorney Mitchell: Yeggy's Mediation Memorandum from Acting City Attorney: Vacations Letter from Ross Hagen to Police Chief: Police Assistance Release: Heat Alert- Shelters Available Release: Willow Street Reconstruction Project Agenda: July 3t Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting Article: Beliefs That Hinder Downtown Revitalization ~ Cltlt of CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET August 8, 1997 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP7 IP8 IP9 IP10 IPll IP12 Memorandum from Human Rights Coordinator to City Manager: Planning Meeting USA Strategic Memorandum from Parking & Transit Director to City Manager: Promotion Transit ~.~'/~ ,'. Memorandum from Parking & Transit Director and Transit Manager: Service Changes Transit_~17 Memorandum from Fire Chief to City Manager: Engine Memorandum from City Clerk: Memorandum from City Clerk: July 28, 1997, Council Work Session Meeting Schedule for August and September Memorandum from City Clerk to DePartment Heads: Council Candidates Information Given to ~c,'~ Letter from Jill Foens (IA Department of Human Services)to Police Chief: Police Letter from Elizabeth Foster (State Historical Society) to Mayor: East College Street Historic District and College Green Historic District Letter to Richard Gibson (U of I Facilities Services) from Stan Miller: Article: Affordable Housing is a Problem of the Age [Atkins] · Skywalk Agendas: August 5 Johnson County Board of Supervisors Informal and~,<~c~ Formal Meetings A Concerned Iowa City Resident regarding over population of deer. Letter from Richard Gibson, University of Iowa, regarding the design of the skywalk over Dubuque St.