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MEMORANDUM
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June 2, 1995
Mayor and City Council
City Clerk
Council Work Session, May 22, 1995 - 7:20 p.m. in the Council Chambers
Mayor Susan Horowitz presiding. Council Members present: Horowitz, Baker, Kubby,
Lehman, Novick, Pigott. Absent: Throgmorton. Staff present: Atkins, Helling, Woito,
Walsh, Franklin, Klingaman, Boothroy, Schmadeke, Pelkey, Neumann, Moreno, Klinefelter,
Miklo, Rocca, Yucuis. Tapes: 95-65, 95-66, 95-67, both sides.
ADDITION TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR:
Reel 95-65, Side 1
Council agreed to add the liquor license and outdoor service area for Seasoh's Best to the/.~/ q~ _
agenda.
REVIEW ZONING MATTERS:
Reel 95-65, Side 1
Senior Planner Miklo presented the following Planning and Zoning items for review:
Public hearinq on an ordinance amendinq City Code Title 14, Chapter 5, entitled /Z/~? _
"Building and Housing," Article H, entitled "Site Plan Review," bv adoptinq desiqn
standards for exterior stairwells and exterior corridors on multi-family residential
buildinqs.
PCD Director Franklin present for discussion. In response to Novick, Miklo said he will
make language corrections to require exterior lifts be screened and roofed; clarifying
guidelines for streets (removing reference to front yard); and the ordinance reflect the
guideline concept, with the guidelines themselves a separate document to be adopted
by resolution.
Ordinance amendinq City Code Title 14, Chapter 5, entitled "Buildin¢~ and Housinq,"
Article H, entitled "Site Plan Review," by requirin.q City approval of desi.qns for exterior
stairwells and exterior corridors on multi-family residential buildin.qs. (First consid-
eration)
Public hearing on an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to adopt "IOWA CITY:
BEYOND 2000 -- Iowa Citv's Vision for the Future."
PCD Director Franklin presented information.
Ordinance conditionall,/amendine the use requlations of an approximate 1.63 acre lot
located on the west side of Waterfront Drive, approximately 140 feet north of Stevens
Drive from CC-2, Community Commercial, to C1-1, Intensive Commercial. (Bovd &
Rummelhart/REZ95-0004) (First Consideration)
Ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter 6, entitled "Zoninq," Article N,
entitled, "Off Street Parkine and Loading," to reduce the amount of required off-street
parkincl spaces and amend the parkinq area desiqn standards in the CN-1, Neiqh-
borhood Commercial zone. (Pass and Adopt)
Ordinance conditionally amendincl the use regulations of approximately 34.21 acres
located west of Taft Avenue alonq Court Street extended from RS-5, Low Density
Single-Family Residential, to CN-1, Neiqhborhood Commercial (6.93 acres), RM-12,
Low Density Multi-Family Residential (12 acres), and RS-8, Medium Density Sinqle-
Family Residential (8.14 and 7.14 acres). (Windsor Ridqe/REZ94-0016) (Pass and
Adopt)
.~. Miklo requested Council defer this item to June 6, 1995.
Letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommendinq approval, with
conditions, of an application submitted bv Alan Weinstein for a conditional use permit
to allow a home business, an art qallerv, for property located in Fringe Area 5 at 3800
Owl Sonq Lane, S.E., immediately north of Iverness Court and east of Arlington Drive.
PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS - NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL RECOMMEN-
DATIONS: (Agenda Item//12) Reel 95-65, Side 1
Neighborhood Services Coordinator Klingaman presented information and the recommenda-
tions regarding the $25,000 PIN allocations.
BUILDING/HOUSING CODE REVISIONS - LIFE SAFETY ISSUES:
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Reel 95-65, Side 1
HIS Director Boothroy and Senior Housing Inspector Klinefelter presented information about
building and housing code revisions.
WATER/WASTEWATER POLICIES:
Reel 95-65, Side 2
City Manager Atkins, Public Works Director Schmadeke, Finance Director Yucuis, Water
Division Superintendent Moreno, and City Attorney Woito presented information about the
proposed water and wastewater treatment construction schedule and financing options.
Council directed staff to look at rate options to accumulate cash for the water and
wastewater treatment projects, and prepare financial options and schedules.
City Manager Atkins stated he will prepare a memorandum outlining the Council's policy
decisions regarding the water and wastewater treatment facilities.
SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE:
Reel 95-66, Side 2
Sanitation Division Solid Waste Superintendent Pelkey and JCCOG Solid Waste Planning
Coordinator Neumann presented information about the proposed changes in the curbside
residential recycling program,
In response to Kubby and Novick, Atkins stated he will prepare other options regarding the
bulky residential waste fee. Kubby requested staff collect information about the amount of
residential garbage per household currently collected. In response to Pigott, Atkins stated
staff will provide information regarding the residential tenant account $100 fee.
Kubby requested that there be a major educational campaign about the residential refuse and
recycling programs. Kubby requested information about the City's actual costs associated
with appliance collection.
APPOINTMENTS;
Reel 95-67, Side 1
Board of Library Trustees - Mark Martin, Charles Traw, Mary McMurray
Design Review Committee - Clara Swan, Karyl Larson, Gary Nagle, Martin Haynes.
Broadband Telecommunications Commission - Elizabeth McKray.
COUNCIL TIME/AGENbA:
Reel 95-67, Side 1
Kubby noted the creek in her neighborhood was turning red and neighbors were. //,~'/'~
concerned.
(Consent Calendar #3f(5)) In response to Horowitz, Atkins said the Joan Hart letter
and petition will be forwarded to Traffic Engineer Brachtel for follow-up.
Kubby requested that the Traffic Engineer look at the signs No Parking To Corner on ~'/~
Washington Street.
Kubby inquired about allowing private wells within the City limits. City Attorney Woito.
explained a resident located west of Windsor Ridge lives far from City water and there
are extraordinary circumstances.
Kubby noted that Vince Neary's comments about the need for a city environmental
specialist.
In response to Kubby, Atkins stated he will contact the DNR regarding filter stripping.
Council agreed with the Sensitive Areas Committee's request to change the anticipated
completion date from July 1 to September 1.
Kubby stated she would like to add back into the site plan ordinance a provision that
things in the site plan review fit into the surrounding neighborhoods. The matter will
be scheduled for a work session.
Pigott asked that Council schedule discussion regarding the RNC zone. Kubby asked
that the memo regarding the RNC zone be forwarded to Nancy Carlson.
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(Consent Calendar Item #3e(6)) Novick requested that staff consider an eight-foot
walkway at the West Side Park.
Meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
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