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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-11 Minutes numberedSubject to change as finalized by the City Clerk. Clerk's Office, 356-5040. For a final official copy, contact the City COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES JUNE 11, 1996 Iowa City City Council, special meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center. Mayor Novick presiding. Council Members present: Baker, Kubby, Lehman, Norton, Novick, Thornberry,- Vanderhoef. Absent: None. Staff members present: Atkins, Helling, Woito, Karr, Yucuis, Miklo, Gannon, Scott. Council minutes tape recorded on Tapes. 96-72, Side 2 & 96-74, Side 1. The Mayor proclaimed Iowa Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Month - June ~ ~)~_ 1996, Orville Townsend accepted. Moved by Norton, seconded by Kubby, that the following items and recommendations in the Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and/or adopted as amended: Approval of Official Council Actions of the regular meeting of June 4, 1996, as ~0c~r7_ published, subject to corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk. Minutes of Boards and Commissions: Bd. of Adjustment - May 8, 1996. o~{0~ ~. Setting Public Hearings: A motion setting a public hearing for July 2, 1996, on ,~_ an ordinance amending Title III, "City Finances, Taxation and Fees," the schedule of fees, rates, charges, bonds, fines and penalties of the City Code of Iowa City, Iowa. RES. 96-167, Bk. 115, p. 167, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING for July 2, 1996, ON o,~ ~,~ ~__ PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY LANDFILL FORCE MAIN PROJECT, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PLACE SAID PLANS ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. RES. 96~168,_~0_~ Bk. 115, p. 168, SETTINGA PUBLIC HEARING for July 2, 1996, ON PLANS, SPECIFI- CATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOCCER SITE ACCESS ROAD PROJECT, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PLACE SAID PLANS ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. Permit Motions: Approving a Class C Liquor License for Wig & Pen Pizza Pub, 1220 Hwy. 6 West. Approving an Outdoor Service Area for Wig & Pen Pizza Pub, 1220 Hwy. 6 West. Approving a Class C Liquor License for Dave's Foxhead Tavern __j~0.:~z,/_ 402 E Market St. RES. 96-169, Bk. 115, p. 169, ISSUING CIGARETTE PERMITS. Resolutions, Bk. 115: RES. 96-170, p. 170. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO _(:~0_~ SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE RELEASE OF A LIEN REGARDING A SECOND MORTGAGE AND A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1327 FIRST AVENUE, IOWA CITY, IOWA. RES. 96-171, p. 171, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE RELEASE OF A LIEN REGARDING A REHABILITATION AGREEMENT, A LOW INTEREST PROMISSORY NOTE AND A MORTGAGE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 718 WALNUT STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA. RES. 96-172, p. 172, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE. CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE RELEASE OF A LIEN REGARDING A REHABILITATION AGREEMENT AND A NO INTEREST LIFE LIEN FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 511 SOUTH DODGE STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA. RES. 96-173, p. 173, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE RELEASE OF A LIEN REGARDING A RESALE AGREEMENT AND SECOND MORTGAGE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1109 FIFTH AVENUE, IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY STAFF TO DELIVER SAID RELEASE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS UPON PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE PROPERTY OWNER'S DEBT TO THE CITY. RES. 96- 174, p. 174, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A RESALE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1109 FIFTH AVENUE. RES. 96-175, p. 175, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE OFF-SITE STORM SEWER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR BOYRUM SUBDIVISION, PART 4. RES. 96-176, p. 176, AP- PROVING AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCY HOSPITAL Council Activities June 11, 1996 Page 2 AND CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, FOR USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PLACE- MENT OF AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC INFORMATION SIGN. RES. 96-177, p. 177, ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE PAVING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR KENNEDY'S WATERFRONT ADDITION, PART 3, LOTS 1-7, AND DECLARING PUBLIC IMPROVE- MENTS OPEN FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND USE. RES. 96-178, p. 178, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOR USE OF THE SILURIAN WATER WELLS AT BURGE HALL. Correspondence: Eleanor Steele, President of Northside Neighborhood Associa- tion, and Pain Ehrhardt, President of Longfellow Neighborhood Association, regarding Design Review. Traffic Engineer regarding no parking any time on both sides of UI' '~ Stevens Drive in Kennedy Waterfront, Part 3. Iowa City Area Science Center regarding using Airport Site for Science Center. Dr. & Mrs. M. M. Ghoneim regarding water ~:~'0~'~ problems. Applications for Use of City Plaza: Joel Burgan to sell hand-crafted items and perform hair wraps- May 31, 1996, approved. Don Arenz to gather signatures for a non-party political candidate - June 8, 15, 22, and 29, 1996, approved. Lane Wyrick to gather signatures for a petition to move fireworks from the Iowa City Airport to City Park - June 7 and 28, 1996, approved. Carde Granberg, Shamen Project, to sell hand-crafted items - various dates throughout the summer, approved. Chris Mortika to perform magic shows - various dates throughout the summer, approved. Applications for Use of City Streets and Public Ground: Dawn Arkins, Pride ',~--~/ Parade and Festival - June 15, 1 996, approved. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Rufine Anciaux, 513 8th Avenue, updated Council on activities at the Senior Center. Moved by Lehman, seconded by Thornberry, to set a public hearing for July 2, 1996 ~:~).§~ on an ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by amending the Conditional Zoning Agreement for Westport Plaza to eliminate the requirement for a "cohesive, integrated development," and to remove the requirement for the facades of the buildings to provide "horizontal continuity," for property located in the CC-2, Community Commercial zone at 855 Highway 1 West. (Staples) The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously. 7~0, all Council Members present. A public hearing was held on an ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by condition- ally rezoning a 2.32 acre tract horn I-1, Industrial, to C1-1, Intensive Commercial, for property located east of Sunset Street on the south side of Highway 1 (Ruppert/Wisdom Development Group). No one appeared. Moved by Norton, seconded by Lehman, that the ordinance .amending the Zoning Chapter by rezoning a 1.79 acre tract from CC2, Community Commercial to OSA/CC2, Sensitive Areas Overlay/Community Commercial Zone and approval of a preliminary Sensitive Areas Development Plan for property located at the intersection of Sturgis Corner Drive and Highway 6 (Anderson), be given second vote for consideration. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Moved by Vanderhoef, seconded by Thornberry, to adopt RES. 96-179, Bk. 115, p. 179, DIRECTING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE $295,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL LOAN NOTES, SERIES 1996. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Vanderhoef, to adopt RES. 96-180, Elk. 115, p. 180, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS FOR VARIOUS PURCHASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC Council Activities June 11, 1996 Page 3 IMPROVEMENTS WHEN THE TOTAL COST OF SUCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DOES NOT EXCEED THE SUM OF $25,000, AND FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEN THE TOTAL COST OF SUCH SERVICES DOES NOT EXCEED $50,000. Affirmative roll call vote unani- mous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Thornberry, seconded by Lehman, to defer to July 2, 1996, a resolution authorizing construction at the Iowa City Municipal Airport of a 100' x 100' hangar building with a 20' x 40' attached office area. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 7~0, all Council Members present. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Vanderhoef, to adopt RES. 96-181, Bk. 115, p. 181, AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE IOWA CITY ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, IAFF, AFL-CIO, LOCAL #610, TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996, THROUGH JUNE 30, 1997. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman, to adopt RES. 96-182, Bk. 115, p. 182, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREE- MENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND JOHNSON COUNTY FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FY97. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Baker, to amend the resolution to include language for monthly passes, The Mayor declared the motion to amend defeated, 1/6, with Kubby voting aye . Aff rmative ro call vote unanimous on the resolution, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Norton, to adopt RES. 96-183, Bk. 115, p. 183, AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO SIGN AND CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MELROSE AVENUE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, PHASE I [PROJECT NO. BRM-3715(2)--8N-52] to Iowa Bridge & Culvert, Inc. for $1,890,579.72. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Lehman, seconded by Thornberry, to adopt RES. 96-184, Bk. 115, p. 184,~.~5_ APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND NNW, INC. OF IOWA CITY TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF THE MELROSE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, PHASE II. Asst. City Engr. Gannon present for discussion. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Norton, seconded by Kubby, to adopt RES. 96-185, Bk. 115. p. AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO SIGN AND CITY CLERK TO ATTEST CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [PROJECT NO. STP-U-3715(8)--70-52] to Metro Pavers, Inc. for $601,652.36. Asst. City Engr. Gannon present for discussion. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman, to adopt a resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of Abbey Lane Trunk Sewer and Kiwanis Park Stormwater Improvements Project. Civil Engr. Scott present for discussion. The Mayor declared the resolution defeated, 0/7, all Council Members present. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman, to adopt RES. 96-1 86, Bk. 115, p. 186, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING for July 2, 1996, ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ABBEY LANE TRUNK SEWER PROJECT, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PLACE SAID PLANS ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPEC- Council Activities June11,1996 Page 4 TION. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Vanderhoef, to adopt RES. 96-187, Bk. 115, p. 187, RATIFYING SETTLEMENT OF PENDING LITIGATION to James Glasgow for ~240,000. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7~0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Norton, to re-appoint William Nowysz, 1025 River St. and re-advertise the other vacancy on the Design Review Corem. for three-year term ending July 1,1999. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 7~0, all Council Members present. Council Member Norton expressed Council concerns about the racist graffiti incident and applauded the efforts of the City Human Rights Commission in helping the community respond. Council Member Kubby noted the Pride Parade and Festival scheduled June 15 and various Arts Festival activities planned over the next three weekends. She also reminded_.,~ citizens of the Progressive Johnson County group discussion scheduled June 25 on transit and national issues. Kubby asked for Council interest to pursue a family pass option, similar to the family swim pass, into the transit rate structure. Council Members directed staff to pursue the matter. Staff will report back. Council Member Thornberry reported that City Forestry trucks would be relo- cated/stored away from the cemetery in the future. He noted his frustration with the payment of any scheduled overtime for transit drivers and stated his desire to eliminate scheduled overtime. Thornberry referenced the June 3, 1996 memo from the City Mgr. (regarding the request from the U.S. Army Reserve to do a grading project as a training exercise) reporting that the City had received word from the Operating Engineer's Union to not sign off on the request. Council Member Vanderhoef reported on a phone call regarding children playing in the underpass on Pine Street end reminded everyone school was out. The City Mgr. stated he had notified Police and the railroad of the situation and urged parents to inform children of dangerous places not to play. Council Member Baker reiterated that citizens who were concerned about the latest increase in their cable television rates should complain to the cable company directly or indirectly but not resubscribing to additional services beyond basic. Baker asked that discus-, sion be scheduled on the Library expansion for the July 1 work session. He referenced a recent Press-Citizen editorial concerning a recent public housing decision and clarified that no local monies were used to purchase or maintain those units. Thornberry stated the units do not generate tax money. Mayor Novick reported on the cornerstone ceremony for the Firefighters Memorial held c~ June 8. She also noted the ribbon cutting of Art City scheduled June 16 as part of the Arts ,~) Festival. The Mayor encouraged citizens to apply for Census workers positions. Council Member Norton stated the skateboarders and bicyclists were out end asked staff to look closely into the safety factor especially in the downtown area. The City Atty. reported a staff committee was working on the issue of toy vehicles. He also reported on the~?,,/)~'~ Dunk Tank event held June 6. Moved by Norton, seconded by Vanderhoef, to adjourn 8:45 p.m. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 7~0, all Council Members present. Naomi J. Novick, Mayor Marian K. Karr, City Clerk INFORMATION PACKET June 7, 1996 JUNE 10 -WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEMS Memorandum from Robert Miklo: Issues Regarding Apartment Development Memoranda from Parking and Transit Director and Manager to City Manager: a. Parking Rate increases b. Operational Adjustments - FY97 -! MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Memoranda from City Manager: a. Grading of Water Plant Site - Army Reserves b. Central Supply Inventory Core Items (CSI) c. Concept Drawings - St. Patrick's Parking Garage · Memorandum from City Clerk: Second Revision to Meeting Schedule for June and July. · Copy of letter from City Attorney to Diana Hansen, Department of Natural Resources: Administrative Order No. 95-WW-16. · Copy of memorandum from Planning and Community Development Director to City Manager: Board and Commission Minutes. Copy of memorandum from Robert Hagarty to City Manager: Housing. Copy of letter from Mayor to Johnson County Board of Supervisors: Fringe Area Policy Agreement. · Copy of letter from President, The University of Iowa to Mayor: Sesquicentennial Celebration · Memorandum from Assistant Transportation Planner: Designation of On- Street Bike Routes. · Copy of memorandum from Transit Manager to City Manager: Bus Pass Promotion. Agenda of the June 6, 1996, Johnson County Board of Supervisors formal meeting. · Copy of articles furnished by Mayor. * Ageoda fnr the 6/10/96 Informal meeting of the Board of Supervisors. * Memo from Council Member Vanderhoef regarding locating library underground. O~/~ * Copy of letter from Neighborhood Services Coord. to Sally Crowe regarding_~/~ Penny Bryne Neighborhood traffic calming measures.