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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-06 Minutes numbered se_41 MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF TIqE CORALVILLE CITY COUNCIL, THE IOWA CITY CITY COUNCr!~, AND THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: JUNE 6, 1996 Mayor Jim Fausett called the joint meeting of the Coralville City Council, Iowa City City Council, and Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Coralville City Hall at 6:30 p.m. Present were: Coralville City Councilors Thomas Gill, Henry Herwig, and Jean Schnake; Coralville Mayor Jim Fausett; Iowa City City Councilors Karen Kubby, Dee Norton, Dean Thomberry, and Dee Vanderhoff; Mayor Naomi Novick; and Johnson County Supervisors Joseph Bolkcom, Charles Duffy, Stephen Lacina, Don Sehr, and Sally StuBman. Also present were: Coralville: City Attorney Donald Diehi, City Clerk Arlys Harmam, City Engineer Dan Holdenless, City Administrator Kelly Hayworth. Icwa City: Assistant City Manager Dale Helling, City Attorney Linda Woito, City Clerk Marian Karr, Director of Planning and Community Development Karin Franklin, Parking and Transit Director Joe Fowler, Parks and Recreation Director Terry Trueblood. Johnson County Council of Governments Transportation Planner Jeff Davidson. ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY 965 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 6 AND HIGHWAY 1 JCCOG Transportation Planner Jeff Davidson presented for discussion the two preferred alternative alignments for an extension of Highway 965 from Highway 6 to Highway 1 which were identified in a study conducted by the Johnson County Council of Governments. He said the Coralville City Council bad selected the west alignment as the preferred alignment and the Iowa City City Council had selected the east alignment as preferred. Davidson said they should create a transportation system that works for the whole community. Davidson indicated the Johnson County Board of Supervisors seemed to be in agreement with the extension of Highway 965 but had not voted in favor of either alignment. Davidson pointed out what is proposed for Highway 965 south of Highway 6 is an urban arterial street with curb and gutter and sidewalks. not an extension of the rural-type highway to the north of Highway 6 He felt this was significant for long term plans and that participation by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors was critical because the Board currently controls land where construction will be until such time that Iowa City or Coralville annexes the land. The Board would need to protect the land where the proposed road would be built for that future use. Davidson said the two alignments being discussed were selected because they minimized the engineering and environmental impact required to complete. He reviewed the path that would be taken by the east and west alternatives for the highway. His assumption was the construction of a Highway 965 extension would proceed in the same manner as Oakdale Boulevard or Scott Boulevard, taking 10 to 15 years to occur. Davidson addressed the question of the Deer Creek area. He said this is the area where he anticipated the road would be built first because there was more intense interest Revised: July 2, 1996 Joint Meeting of Board of Supervisors/Coralville City Council/Iowa City City Council: June 6, 1996/page2 there. He said the existing Deer Creek Road may have to serve as the arterial connection from the new highway to Melrose Avenue until a Highway 218 bridge is built He then discussed the difficulties with using the current Deer Creek Road right-of-way as an alternative location for the proposed highway extension- discontinuity with the Highway 965/Highway 6 intersection, poor location adjacent to Highway 218 for providing access to developing property in the area, and changes in the horizontal profile of a reconstructed Deer Creek Road would create difficulty tying in existing driveways. For these reasons Deer Creek Road was not offered as a proposal. Kelly Hayworth pointed out the structural reasons for supporting the west alternative and that there can be a direct connection with Deer Creek Road. He felt the west route would more clearly deal with the growth boundaries. Karen Kubby questioned the relevance of building along the growth boundary. Hayworth said it is because of the services which are limited to the different cities. Dee Norton said to limit the growth area they might change the growth boundaries. Kubby said they might have to say no to some developer. Hayworth said in order to make changes in the growth boundaries that joint agreements would have to occur. Joe Bolkcom asked where the line would be for gravity sewer, which Kelly Hayworth pointed out. Karin Franklin explained these different lines on the map bring up significant questions in development. Hayworth said they would be forced to address the growth boundary because development was not going to stay on one side of the road. Franklin said the nature of the growth line was that of a political line. Davidson said the Iowa Department of Transportation considers the proposed extension a local service road to let traffic circulate and allow for growth. He said they may be able to get the federal government to participate in funding. Franklin said they would be looking at a 2-lane road. She said it would be possible to have construction done by private owners when developing and that the County could include this in their platming Norton asked if it would have to go straight south to Highway 1. Davidson said any possible alignment would be a local decision. Davidson said it might be 20 years before Highway 218 is bridged, depending on funding. Kubby asked what phase building was in. Hayworth said building hadn't started but that areas could be available immediately for development. Kubby asked how the west alignment would progress. Hayworth said the existing quarry could slow down development in that area. Davidson said there is nothing planned that takes the highway extension any further south. Norton asked if the extension had been discussed with private interests along the alignments. Davidson said he spoke to many of the property owners. He also had received calls from a number of realtors and landowners on both sides of each alternative There was discussion concerning the feasibility ofthe horizontal profile connecting the roads in the Deer Creek area. Bolkcom said it would be very expensive to tie those roads into a vertical profile. Naomi Novick asked about moving the road. Bolkcom asked how far the road would be moved. Davidson said he had discussed the issue with the property owners in that area. Kubby said even if one alternative is chosen, over time the east/west traffic routes will influence the development of the Highway 965 extension. The future of Melrose Avenue was discussed as an important factor in traffic patterns in this area. Thomas Gill said Mormon Trek Boulevard would not hold traffic. Revised: July 2, 1996 Joint Meeting of Board of Supervisors/Coralville City Council/Iowa City City Council: June 6, 1996/page 3 Dee Vanderhoff spoke in favor of the east alignment. Kubby stated the east alignment was better because the west alignment would facilitate sprawl. Gill replied sprawl would not occur if city councilors did not allow it. Davidson said the east alternative might be more expensive but looking at all factors they were basically equivalent. Henry Herwig said because the west alternative lies within Coralville's growth area the east alternative would make growth more difficult for Coralville. Bolkcom stated if the west alignment were chosen, the road would be controlled by Coralville down to Deer Creek, hence giving Coralville more control than Iowa City over the planned road. Franklin stated it was not Iowa City's plan to construct a road ahead of development. Mace Braverman said there would likely be development in the area controlled by the County. Kubby raised the question how the quarry and residential traffic would merge. Herwig said the west alternative was most favorable for development. Jim Fausett agreed that development would occur fastest in the western portion of the area under discussion. Bolkcom said a circuitous route would not be wise. Davidson said he was looking for a consensus for one of the alternatives from the 3 entities involved, Iowa City, Coralville, and Johnson County. He said there was a lot of interest in the area. That was why he was trying now to seek a consensus. He said infrastructure decisions were being made collectively but then it is up to the jurisdiction of the separate entities. Dean Thomberry asked how many more lift stations would be required for a west alignment over an east alignment. Davidson did not have data on lift stations. Thornberry, Vanderhoff, and Norton discussed the need for an arterial street in the east part of the area in question and that it would be a necessary part of sewer development. Vanderhoff said the only other north-south arterial in the area was Mormon Trek Boulevard. Kubby said they try to keep arterial roads at I mile intervals. Steve Lacina mentioned the need to put in a lift station for Windsor Ridge and asked if developers are required to pay. Davidson said they did and it was an interim measure. Lacina asked how expensive a lift station would be. Braveman said it would cost $10,000 to construct a lift station. Novick brought up the necessity of sewer lines being built in conjunction with growth. Novick said that some residents don't. want arterial roads too near their homes. Davidson said the east alignment comes nearest to developed areas of Iowa City. Kubby asked for an agreement that conserves the environment during construction, to ensure less destruction. Gill said everyone has a uniform standard to follow. Novick and Herwig said the concern over conservation can be addressed in agreements with private contractors. Kubby said people and the environment are not in conflict, they could do what they can as individual entities, and that communities have leverage in development. Fausett said these concerns can be addressed in a final plan Norton said he had a better understanding of Coralville's arguments. Charles Duffy said Johnson County is a big player in the game. He said most of the land in the area is not the best farmland but this puts the Board of Supervisors in a spot. He understood that Mormon Trek was congested. To Duffy whether the east or west alternative was selected did not matter. He felt the County still had a lot of unanswered Revised: July 2, 1996 Joint Meeting of Board of Supervisors/Coralville City Council//owa City City Council: June 6, 1996/page 4 questions, such as the impact on landowners in the area and where development would Occur. Bolkcom and Duffy indicated the County was not in a position to make a decision yet. Bolkcom said he thought that the east alternative was preferable but was concerned about how close it came to the County Shop. On the other hand he saw that because the landfill would not be developed as residential property the west alternative could be preferable Lacina asked what was the purpose of the road. Was this a land use policy? Was it viewed as a people mover? He expressed his hope that a design for this extension would be with 100 years growth in mind. Braverman asked about running Highway 965 onto Highway 218. Davidson said that federal highway administrators would not agree to it because the highways are too close together. Davidson said such a venture would require much more construction than either the east or the west alignments. Kubby asked that a westside park area should be discussed at some point. Vanderhoffsuggested identifying 2 arterial streets, don't build both alignments, but get a people mover that xvill serve for the next 15 years; then make a more westem alignment later Fausett agreed with Kubby's suggestion that they try to find an answer in the next 8 weeks and said that discussions could continue on an individual basis DISCUSSION OF TRANSIT ISSUES (] ( Novick asked if there is a possibility of coordinated transit between Iowa City and Coralville. She asked if Iowa City and Coralville wished to do this, and if so, when. Novick said she was speaking specifically about buses. Gill said SEATS should be involved because money for coordinated transit could not come out of the general fund. Davidson reviewed funding for transit. Novick saw jurisdictional problems in fares between Coralville and Iowa City. Fausett said it was something to consider and that permission had been granted to change the fares already. Thomberry opened a discussion of transfers and passes. Kubby asked if Coralville was open to discussion about this transportation issue. Herwig said Gill was correct in that they were not going to subsidize transit by continuing to increase property taxes. He said as variables change it opens new possibilities. Adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Tom S~ckett,~.di o..J~ B y.r~.,/'~'~" ~ Deputy On the' ]ht'~/ tday of By Erin Browder, Recording Se~etary · 1996 Revised: July 2, 1996 MINUTES OF TgE JOINT 1VIEETING OF TRE CORALVILLE CITY CITY CITY COUNCII,, AND TIlE JOHNSON SUPERVISORS: June 6, 1996 OF City the joint meeting of the Coralville City and Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order Present were: Coralville City Councilors Schnake, and John Weihe; Coralville Kubby, Dee Norton, Naomi County Supervisors Joseph ally Stutsman. Also present were Arlys Haanam, Coralvill~ Iowa City of Planning and Hall at 6:30 Diana Landell, City Councilors Vanderhoff; and Lacina, Don Sehr, Diehi, Coralville City Coralville City Manager Trueblood, Iowa Johnson County C Iowa City Coralville City Henry Herwig, Fausett; Iowa City Thomberry, and Dee C Duffy, Stephen Attorney Donald Engineer Dan Holderness, and Kecreation Director Terry Development Karin Franklin, Planner ]'eft Davidson. HIGIt'WAY 965 PROPOSED EXTENSION OF 6 AND HIGIJWAY 1 Jeff Davidson presented for extension of Highway 965 from Hi~ conducted by the Johnson County City Council had selected the west City Council had selected create a transportation system the Johnson County Board of Highway 965 bu! Davidson pointed out an urban arterial street ,~ type highway to plans and that because the Board Iowa City or where the propt Davidson minimized taken by works in at what is proposed curb and gutter of Highway 6. He felt by the Johnson Count, controls land where annexes the land. The Board would be built for that future use. that the two alignments being discussed ,neering required to complete. He east and west alternatives for the highway. of a Highway 965 extension would proceed in the or Scott Boulevard, taking 10 to 15 years to occur. the question of the Deer Creek area. He anticipated the road would be built first because there was He said that the existing Deer Creek Road may have to two preferred alternative alignments for an 6 to Highway 1 which were identified in a study of Governments. He said that the Coralville as the preferred alignment and the Iowa City as preferred. Davidson said that they should the whole community. Davidson indicated to be in agreement with the extension nmem. Highway 965 south of Highway 6 is not an extension of the rural- this was significant for long term of Supervisors was critical be until such time that ,uld need to protect the land selected because they the path that would be was that the : manner as Oakdale is the area intense interest as the arterial :! from the new highway to Melrose Avenue t , ,bridge is built. then discussed the difficulties with using the current Deer Creek Road '~-way as Informal Minutes, Joint Meeting: June 6, 1996/page 2 an of arec( Kelly and that would more relevance services area they might some developer. that joint agreement~ for gravity sewer, which Kell' different lines on they would be forced to to stay on one side of the road. a political line. location for the proposed highway 965/Highway 6 intersection, poor location access to developing property in the area, and Deer Creek Road would create Deer Creek Road was not offered as )rth pointed out the structural a be a direct connection with Deer deal with the growth bound ;the growth boundary. to the different cities. e growth boundaries. said that Davidson said that the Iowa extension a local service road they may be able to get the Franklin said possible to have County could include this in south to Highway 1. David Davidson said that it funding. Kubby asked what alignment would development in that tO occur. t- discontinuity with the to Highway 218 for in the horizontal profile tying in existing driveways. ~osal. ¢porting the west alternative Road. He felt the west mute Karen Kubby questioned the said that it is because of the hat to limit the growth said they might have to say no to ~ make changes in the growth boundaries ~lkcom asked where the line would be Karin Franklin explained that these questions in development. Hayworth said boundary because development was not going said that the nature of the growth line was that of by planning. that an, 20 years before Hi of Transportation considers the proposed and allow for growth. He said that to participate in funding. 2-lane road. She said that it would be when developing and that the ~ asked if it would have to go straight would be a local decision. 218 is bridged, depending on building was in. ~le immediately f¢ Hayworth said that the Davidson said there is that building hadn't started Kubby asked how the west quarry could slow down that takes the highway Nolton alignments. received calls There the roads in those how far will said extension had been discussed with said he spoke to many of the property ffmaltors and landowners discussion concerning the feasibility o Deer Creek area. Bolkcom said that it would be yet vertical profile. Novick asked about moving the road. road would be moved. Davidson said he had discussed the ,wners in that area. said that even if one alternative is chosen, over time the east/west the development of the Highway 965 extension. The future was discussed as an important factor in traffic patterns in this area. Mormon Trek would not hold traffic. interests along the He also had alternative. 3rofile connecting tie with the routes Gill Informal Minutes, Joint Meeting: June 6, 1996/page 3 the, area the that if the to Deer Franklin development. Mace Braveman the County. Kubby merge. Herwig said the west agreed that development discussion. Bolkcom said that Davidson said entities involved, Iowa City, interest in the area. That was why infrastructure decisions were being the separate entities. Dee Vanderhoff spoke in favor of the east alignment. Kubby stated that better because the west alignment would facilitate sprawl. Gill ~t occur if city councilors did not allow it. the east alternative might be more expensive but looking msically equivalent. said that because the west alternative lies within : would make growth more difficult for Coralville. were chosen, the road would be controlled · ' Coralville more control than Iowa ~ it was not Iowa City's plan to that there would likely be develo the question how the quarry was most favorable occur fastest in the a consensus and Dean Thomberry asked how many alignment over an east alignment. D: Thomberry, Vanderhoff, part of the area in question and that it Vanderhoff said that the only Boulevard. Kubby said that the, Steve Lacina mentioned the developers are required to pay. Lacina asked how $10,000 a year to maintain being built in conjunction i Novick said that all Kubby asked for: ensure Herwig said the contractors. what they Fausett said east the spot. factors growth olkcom stated down planned road. a road ahead of area controlled by idential traffic would development. Jim Fausett portion of the area under wise. alternatives from the 3 He said there was a lot of ;eek a consensus. He said that but then it is up to the jurisdiction of lift stations would be required for a west ,n did not have data on lift keel~ to in a lift that they lif~ station would be. station. Novick brought stations. :need for an arterial street in the east necessary part of sewer development. in the area was Mormon Trek 1 mile intervals. for Windsor Ridge and asked if and it was an interim measure. said it would cost necessity of sewer lines >fit want arterial roads too developed areas of Iowa City. agreement that conserves the environment Gill said everyone has a uniform s over conservation can be addressed in said that people and the environment are not . individual entities, and that communities have concerns can be addressed in a final plan. he had a better understanding of Coralville's arguments. ' said that Johnson County is a big player in the game. He the area is not the best farmland but this puts the Board of S[ understood that Mormon Trek was congested. Davidson said the east construction, to Ilow. Novick and :nts with private they could do }ment. most of in a To Duffy whether theor Informal Minutes, Joint Meeting: June 6, 1996/page 4 west yet. concerned about was selected did not matter. questions, such as the impact on landowners in occur. Duffy indicated that the County was not in a positi Bolkcom that he thought that the east alternative close it came to the County Shop. On He felt the County had a lot of area and where to make a decision preferable but was he saw that because the landfill could be preferable Lacina asked what viewed as a be with 100 years growth in: Braverman asked about federal highway together. Davidson said such the east or the west alignments. not be developed as residential my the west alternative the purpose of the road. Was ~ressed Iris hope that a land use policy? Was it for this extension would ;Highway not agree to ' would :hway 218. Davidson said that the highways are too close much more construction than either Kubby asked that a westside park Vanderhoffsuggested identifying 2 a people mover that will serve for the later. Fausett agreed with Kubby's weeks and said that >e discussed at some point. don't build both alignments, but get then make a more western alignment they try to find an answer in the next 8 n an individual basis. DISCUSSI OF ISSUES Novick asked if there is a p( Coralville. She asked if Iowa Novick said she was involved because money for Davidson reviewed funding Novick saw said it was something to already. Kubby asked if Herwig said that property taxes. and Coralville specifically about rdinated transit could transit between Iowa City and to do this, and if so, when. Gill said SEATS should be come out of the general fund. fares between md that permission a discussion oftransfars and was open to discussion about correct in that they were not going variables change it opens new and Iowa City. Fausett t to change the fares transportation issue. subsidize transit with Meeting adj 8:30 p.m. Tom Sire Auditor By: Deputy On ' of Recording Secretary ,1996