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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-06-15 Transcription #3 Page I ITEM 3 COMMUNITY COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA) Lehman: If you wish to address the Council, please sign in and give your name and address, and limit your comments to 5 minutes or less. Kammermeyer: John Kammermeyer, allergist here in town. I wish to read another brief additional statement to the Council concerning...I as a spokesman for myself and six other property owners in the commercial area along North Gilbert. Our commercial area, there are ten property owners. Eight of us have submitted notarized letters -- there's seven people that I represent, and Mercy Hospital -- to the State Historic Society protesting/objecting to the nomination of our properties to the National Registry, and I and my colleagues, the other property owners, have prepared an additional statement I'd like to read briefly. We wish to thank you, the Council, for asking the State Historic Society to stop for now the processing of the nomination of our commercial properties to the National Registry of Historic Places. Based on letters several of us have received back from the State Historical Society, we were told that our notification by the City concerning the nomination of our properties, was done through an article in the Northside Neighborhood Newsletter some time last winter, and by an invitation sent out inviting us to the May 6, 2004, Annual Preservation A wards Program. We believe the above actions by the City were inadequate and effectually non-existent in providing property owners in the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District any notification about or any chance to voice objection to the nominations of their properties. The Northside Neighborhood Newsletter is not distributed to all the property owners in the commercial area along North Gilbert and most commercial locations throw the newsletter away without reading it. In addition, the Northside Neighborhood Newsletter is distributed to the local address on the northside and not in many cases to the property owners who live elsewhere, some of which live elsewhere in the state. The renters usually just throw it away. In addition, many property owners just glance at it and throw it out. Concerning the notice about the Annual Preservation Awards Program, we thought this would provide only a question and answer session, and we were waiting for a public hearing. Moreover, based on the minutes of the April 8, 2004, Historic Preservation Commission meeting, the Commission voted at that time to submit all our properties to the State Historic Society for nomination to be placed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Therefore, since our properties had already been nominated, the Annual Preservation Awards Program becomes superfluous and meaningless as far as any input from we property owners are concerned. Again, we have been told by people at the State Historic Society that the nominations to the National Registry of Historic Places, of all properties in the three proposed historic districts on the northside were submitted in a Historic District format and not as individual properties. Therefore, concerning the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District, they are This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15,2004. #3 Page 2 considering this as an all or none package. This means that our commercial area is lumped together with the much larger residential area, and unless the 50% plus one of the owners of all the 103 properties in the entire proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District object, our notarized letters of objection are worthless, and our properties will be nominated anyway. In summary, our commercial properties have been nominated by the City for placement on the National Registry of Historic Places without our knowledge, with no effective notification or chance for us to object, and in a package whereby our notarized letters of objection will be ignored by the State Historic Society. It is hard to believe this is happening in a democracy. We believe the following course of action by the Iowa City Council would be only fair and just. Lehman: You need to wrap this up, John. Kammermeyer: Okay. We are asking the City Council to request that all nominations of properties in the Historic District, especially our commercial properties, be withdrawn from consideration by the State Historic Society. Two, we are asking the City Council to remove our commercial area and properties /Tom consideration as part of this district, and also that no historic preservation district will be extended in the commercial area on the northside around Mercy, and then we are, three, suggesting that all remaining property owners in the residential portion of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District be notified by an appropriate official letter from the City about the nomination oftheir properties, and be given an opportunity to vote yes or no as to whether or not they wish to go on the National Registry of Historic Places. Thank you. Champion: John, you did not get a letter /Tom the City in a City envelope? Okay, thanks. Kammermeyer: No. Lehman: John, as I told you, this is on a work session where we're going to look at the whole thing. Karr: Motion to accept the correspondence. O'Donnell: So moved. Vanderhoef: Second. Lehman: Motion and a second to accept correspondence. All in favor? Motion carnes. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. #3 Page 3 Winekauf: Do you wish me to put my business address as I'm representing Mercy Hospital here? Thank you. Glen Winekauf, Vice President of Support Services at Mercy Hospital, and I am here to at least give Mercy's perspective on the proposed historic district as well. We currently own a piece of property that was included in the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. It is currently our emergency parking lot, and in the application it is a non-contributing item for the proposed district, but we have had conversations with Dr. Kammermeyer and other individuals in the immediate surrounding area, the commercial district, and that would be where our focus is. Weare not necessarily opposing the overall historic district of the residential areas outside the commercial district, but we would be opposed to the commercial district. Vanderhoef: Could you tell me, it seems at least in my mind, that if at a future date Mercy Hospital wanted to build something on that parking lot, and you were requesting Federal funds, that that would not be allowed. Is that the way you understand it? Winekauf: Actually my understanding is that the Federal funding would not necessarily be applicable, but depending on what happens with the local historic district after a national one is created, usually a local one would follow. After a local one is completed, then Mercy Hospital, in doing any activity on that piece of property, would have to meet the City requirements for it, whether it was that property or any of the adjacent properties. O'Donnell: And, Glen, Mercy did not receive a letter either from the City? Winekauf: We received the letter that Mr. Kammermeyer referred to, which was on May 6th, or the notification about the awards ceremony ITom the City, but the Northside Neighborhood Newsletter, I do receive. I don't recall the meeting. It was supposedly in October of2003. Lehman: We're going to be discussing this. Bailey: I have a question about.. . Karin, if it's a non-contributing property, what are the...? Lehman: Eleanor is not going to let us discuss this. It's set up for a work session, and we will get into it then. Bailey: Okay, sorry. O'Donnell: Thank you. Lehman: Any other public comment? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. #4 Page 4 ITEM 4 PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS c. REZONING APPROXIMATELY 3.72 ACRES FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC-2) ZONE TO PUBLIC (P) ZONE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF MALL DRIVE (REZ04-00010) Lehman: Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Do we have a motion? Wilburn: Move first consideration of the ordinance. Vanderhoef: Second. Lehman: Moved by Wilburn; seconded by Vanderhoef. Discussion? This is the property that the School District is going to build the Alternative High School on. Wilburn: Ground breaking.... Bailey: Tomorrow. Lehman: Tomorrow... we better pass it then, hadn't we? (laughter) Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. .- - '- - ,---- -_.._--~.~.- -----_..~..¥- --. n..____ #4 Page 5 ITEM 4 PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS e. AMENDING THE ZONING CODE, SECTION 14-6J-2, TO ALLOW CONSIDERATION OF REDUCTION OF LOCAL PUBLIC STREETS IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY (OPDH) ZONES Lehman: Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Do we have a motion? Bailey: Move first consideration. Vanderhoef: Second. Lehman: Moved by Bailey; seconded by Vanderhoef. Discussion? Elliott: I am opposed to this. I would be willing to defer it or to delay it in some way, but I am certainly opposed to the idea of narrower streets. Vanderhoef: I'll make that in the form of a motion to defer indefinitely, a little bit different reasoning than Bob, but I'll talk about it. Lehman: We have a motion to defer. Is there a second? Elliott: Second. Lehman: We have a motion and a second. Discussion of the motion to defer? Vanderhoef: This is a single little piece of zoning code without a full discussion by Council of the whole code. We are in the process ofrewriting our code and updating it, and I would like to defer this until we can have Council discussion on the code, and see whether this is an appropriate thing or not. Lehman: Other discussion? Well, I agree with Dee in principle. I am also rather proud ofthe City's ability to deal with issues as they arise in a prompt fashion, and this is dealing with an issue that is before us as we speak, and addresses a situation that we have already approved, so I will not vote to defer it. Elliott: I would just go along.. .. Lehman: ... Saddlebrook, we just voted on it two weeks ago. 26' streets in Saddlebrook, and we need this to accommodate that project. Other discussion? Elliott: To me this is part of a larger picture that I would like to look into further before proceeding further with it. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. ___.._n______ _ _______ #4 Page 6 Lehman: Is there any other discussion? Those in favor of deferral, please indicate by saying aye. Those opposed, same sign. The motion is defeated, 4 to 2, Vanderhoef and Elliott voting in the affirmative. I'm sorry,S to 2. O'Donnell: I certainly understand what you're saying, and I don't disagree with that, but I think this is in the process and we will be talking about this stuff. Lehman: Okay, further discussion? Wilburn: I agree on a case by case basis, if in the event that there is low volume of traffic and there are alleys in such a development, I don't see this as being a problem, so, I will be supporting it. Lehman: I'm going to support it as well, Ross, but it doesn't have to have an alley. Over half the city has 25' streets. In most cases they function rather well. Wilburn: But I also said in a situation oflow volume, so, and on a case-by-case basis. Lehman: And this is strictly low volume residential streets. Bailey: And I think we take care to make sure there's not on-street parking. I think we handle these very well. Lehman: Where we need to. Bailey: Right. Lehman: Other discussion? Champion: I think we have too much concrete. Lehman: Roll call. Motion carries 5 to 2, Vanderhoef and Elliott voting in the negative. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. - -- - .-.. _,_ ,_ .__._._._~'m___._ #5 Page 7 ITEM 5 ASSESSING A CIVIL PENALTY OF EITHER $1500.00 OR A THIRTY (30) DAY RETAIL CIGARETTE PERMIT SUSPENSION AGAINST KUM & GO STORES #52, PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE SECTION 453A.22(2) Chappell: Andy Chappell from the County Attorney's office, and here again for another tobacco penalty -- this time Kum & Go Stores #52, 25 W. Burlington. The violation occurred in this one on March 13th. The employee pled guilty to the violation on May 17th This is the second time within a two-year period that an employee of this particular Kum & Go store has sold or provided tobacco to a minor, and because it's the second within a two-year period, the appropriate resolution, or appropriate civil penalty, would either be $1500 or a 30-day permit suspension. That is per state code at the permittee's option. I think the permittee...I doubt is here....is definitely not here, will demonstrate their preference by, we'll probably get a check in the mail tomorrow for $1500. Not we, but the City Clerk will. Lehman: Okay. Are there any questions? Public hearing is closed. Wilburn: Move adoption of the resolution. Vanderhoef: Second. Lehman: Moved by Wilburn; seconded by Vanderhoef to adopt the resolution. Discussion? Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. - - __..m..... _____..___.___n.__________ ---.- #6 Page 8 ITEM 6 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE FY05 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF lOW A CITY AND THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS FOR THE PROVISION OF TRANSIT SERVICE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS Champion: Move the resolution. O'Donnell: Second. Lehman: Moved by Champion; seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion? Champion: My only question is, I don't have any problems and I'm not going to vote no, but it's a 2.2% increase, and I'm wondering if we ever figure out what the increase is to us. I mean, what's the increase of our transit service? Bailey: You mean the actual cost rather than the consumer price. Champion: The increase, not necessarily the cost. Atkins: University Heights, in effect, pays us to have the bus stop as we go down the street anyway. Champion: Okay, good. (laughter) That explains it. Lehman: We don't need further explanation of that one. Any other discussion? Roll call. Champion: Do you know how many seconds it stops for? No.....(laughter).... Lehman: Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. - -. -....--., - -.-.....-.--.--.-- .- - - #7 Page 9 ITEM 7 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION 98-164 AND ESTABLISHING A NEW POLICY FOR USE OF FUNDS DERIVED FROM HOTEL-MOTEL TAX Champion: Move the resolution. O'Donnell: Second. Lehman: Moved by Champion; seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion? Elliott: We decided this at budget time.. ..? Lehman: This is in accordance with our discussions at budget time. Any further discussion? Roll call. Motion carries. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription ofthe Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. -- ----------~- ~--~----- - --..- -"---'---'--- #11 Page 10 ITEM 11 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION Elliott: I have three things. The first two are quite brief. First of all, I took a few minutes before coming here tonight and stopped at the Grand Opening of the Brown Deer Club, at the Brown Deer Clubhouse. That's a beautiful, beautiful facility, and Coralville should be very proud, and Iowa City is proud to be a part of that community. It was a really neat place. Secondly, some people have asked me about my voting against the $30,000 for an artistic entrance to the new park on Benton Street. My disagreement with that is we need to hire firemen, we need to have a fire station, we need to clean up the streets downtown, we need to clean up the alleys, and I think we have to put first things first and that's why I want the Council to talk about priorities at an upcoming session. The third one is just something that interests me in particular. This Friday in L.A. there will be a funeral for a person who is emblematic of "only in America could it happen". An Arrican American was born in the Depression, went blind at 7, became orphaned as a young teenager, and became an icon, a musical great, and it warms my heart, and anytime when we talk about minorities and females facing obstacles that white males don't face, that the two patriotic songs that are most dear to the hearts of Americans, one is owned by Kate Smith, God Bless America, and the other is owned by Ray Charles, America the Beautiful. Just wanted to mention that. Very strong feelings about that. O'Donnell: Well said. Champion: Very well said. Lehman: Well said. Thank you, Bob. Connie? Champion: Nothing. Lehman: Mike? O'Donnell: Nothing. Welcome back. Lehman: Thank you. Dee? Vanderhoef: I was very sorry to miss the library opening. This last week I was in Chicago at some National League of Cities meetings that were very invigorating. We had the opportunity on the last day to hear rrom Mayor Dailey, and we had been hosted by two ofthe Aldermen of the fifty Aldermen, for the City of Chicago. With our transportation meeting, we looked at a lot of the Homeland Security, and then we also are looking at security specifically for aviation airports. That's one of our study issues this summer, so I'll be bringing stuff back as we move along with that This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription ofthe Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. .-..- '-"-- ---. '__'··'~__.m. --.....-...---.--------- #11 Page II piece. The other meeting that I was attending was a panel of people from all over the nation, put together to look at finance for all government, not just for cities, and working towards collaboration and how we are financed, and there certainly are multiple ways that financing has happened, but one of the things that came out that I thought was interesting that we might want to look at, not because we (can't hear), but the State of Minnesota has a "Fair Share" act that says on sales tax that a city does not necessarily get to keep all the sales tax, generated in their district, and they've had it for a number of years, and they give up to the "general pot" to share with others, and what they have seen happen with this is that they have lost all the competitive pieces between cities to grab new retail kinds of businesses for taxing, and they can do better planning together in their metropolitan and first year cities. Lehman: They have property tax up there? Atkins: Yes. Lehman: Thank you. Ross? Wilburn: I just want to let Council know, this week in your mail boxes I'll be placing some items from ICAD, our area development group, some items that they are using to help, well they're giving it to all the investors, and Iowa City is one of the investors. They also are using these materials just to get the brand name and sell the area, and they've been very active this past year in bringing, recruiting, trying to sell our end of the corridor. You'll be getting a compact disc that has music from our Emmy-award winning schools here in town, so that'll be a piece. There's also some notepads, those type of things, but again, a reason to get the brand out. Lehman: Good. Elliott: Does it have you on the clarinet? Wilburn: It does not have me on the clarinet, but I believe there's a young man from West High on there.....excellent. Elliott: Well, it'll be lesser for not having you. (laughter) Lehman: The pictures on the CD. Vanderhoef: I heard that whole concert, it was just outstanding, so I can't think of a better piece for us to promote our schools, our music, our arts.... Wilburn: Very much so, yep. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15,2004. - -~- ------..------..--- #11 Page 12 Lehman: Thank you. Bailey: I did have the opportunity to attend the library opening, and I would encourage everybody to take a visit to the library if you haven't already done so. It's a beautiful building, and I commend the stafffor their hard work and it's opening, and I'm sure they're happy to be working in less chaos. It's incredible. It's a wonderful tribute to our community, I think. Lehman: I was there as well. And you're right, it was just a, it reminded me of an I Club breakfast. I've never seen so much enthusiasm for, and it was, it was a tremendous event. Bailey: Yeah, people were thrilled. Vanderhoef: Herky was out rront. Lehman: Did you have anything else, Regenia? I've got a couple things. Next Wednesday, obviously, we have a Joint Meeting with School Board, Coralville, those folks, at.. .it's in Coralville, isn't it? Urn, and then Tuesday, Steve, I think you and I are going to the Second Leadership Summit, is that the correct...? Atkins: Public Leadership Summit. Lehman: In Cedar Rapids, meeting between Linn County and Johnson County, and I think last time we listened a lot, and we'll continue to listen, but I think maybe this time we might have a suggestion or two. I don't know where this is going to go....it's an opportunity for some cooperation. And I would like the rest of the Council, and all the people watching on TV, to wish Dee Vanderhoef Happy Birthday! (laughter) Vanderhoef: And I will just say that I am officially a Senior Citizen now on Medicare. (laughter) Lehman: Okay. Steve, you're not. Eleanor? Marian? Karr: Just real quick, we've got the revised schedule before you. We'll put in this packet. The only change being your September schedule. Bailey: Thank you. Lehman: We have a motion to adjourn. Do we have a second? Elliott: We haven't had a break yet. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. ~. .. - .-. ... #11 Page 13 Lehman: We are not going to get one if you don't.... ..all in favor of adjourning? Opposed? We are adjourned. Thank you. Minutes prepared by Laura Berardi This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council meeting of June 15, 2004. .- -- - ~-_..- -_..~. -- -.......--...~._--.._--_.-._._~---...--.---~_..-