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AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL IVlEETING OF FEBRUARY 14, 1995
7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER
410 EAST WASHINGTON
AGENDA
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - FEBRUARY 14, 1995
7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ITEM HO. 1 · CALL TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL.
ITEM NO. 2 - MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS.
ITEM NO. 3 -
a. Proclamation of congratulations on the 75th anniversary of the founding
(~>of t~ League of Women Voters of t..he United States.
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALEND~,R AS PRESENTED OR
AMENDED.
a. Approval of Official Actions of the regular meeting of January 31, 1995,
as published, subject to corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Minutes of Boards and Commissions.
{1) Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of January 11, 1995.
(2) Committee on Community Needs meeting of December 21, 1994.
(3) Senior Center Commission meeting of December 19, 1994.
(4) Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of February 2, 1995.
(5) Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission meeting of January 18,
1995.
(6) Historic Preservation Commission meeting of January 10, 1995.
(7) Design Review Committee meeting of January 23, 1995.
c. Permit Motions as Recommended by the City Clerk.
(1) Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for QuikTrip
Corp., dba QuikTrip #509, 323 E. Burlington St. (Renewal)
(2)
Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for Hy-Vee
Food Stores, Inc., dba Hy-Vee Food Store #2, 310 N. First Ave.
(Renewal)
(3)
Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Liquor License for Hy-Vee
Food Stores, Inc., dba Hy-Vee Food Store//2, 310 N. First Ave.
(Ren~'Nal)
ITEM NO. 2 ' MAYOR~S PROCLN~ATIONS.
Proclamation of congratulations on the 75th anniversary
of the founding of the League of Women Voters of the
United States.
Horow/ (Reads proclamation). Kathy,would you like to take this for
the League, please.
I would like to deviate from our agenda just one minute and I
know that council Joins me in wishing Olive Pearl Ritter best
wishes on her 95th birthday, today. Miss Ritter has maintained
the integrity of the North End through her residences and has
been a educated both locally a~d state wide. Has been a friend
and mentor and confident to many students and residence in
Iowa City. Happy Birthday, Ms. Ritter.
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Regular Council Meeting
February 14, 1995
Page 2
(4)
Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for Hy-Vee
Food Stores, Inc,, dba Hy-Ves Food Store #3, 1201 N, Dodge St,
{Renewal)
(5)
Consider a motion approving e Class "E" Beer Permit for Hy-Vee
Food Stores, Inc,, dba Drugtown #1, 521 Hollywood Blvd,
{Renewal)
(6}
Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Liquor License for Hy-Vee
Food Stores, Inc,, dba Drugtown //1, 521 Hollywood Blvd,
{Renewal)
Setting Public Hearings,
(1)
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR
FEBRUARY 28, 1995. ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF
CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
THE ROHRET ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, PHASE 2.
Comment: Phase 2 of this project involves reconstruction of
Rohret Road from the Irving Weber School to Mormon Trek
Boulevard, Construction includes new pavement, storm sewer,
sidewalk, and landscaping, Preliminary cost estimate for Phase 2
is ~ 1,780,000.00.
(2)
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR
FEBRUARY 21, 1995, ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF
CONTRACT, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION 33 SINGLE-FAMILY
PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS (AKA WHISPERING MEADOWS HOUS-
ING DEVELOPMENT),
Comment: This project involves the construction of 33 single-
family public housing units to be located in Whispering Meadows
Part 1 and 2. The plans and specifications will be available for
public view at the City Clerk's office after February 14, 1995.
(3)
CONSIDER A MOTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH
7, 1995, ON THE CITY OF IOWA ClTY'S FY96 IOWA DEPART-
MENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE
GRANT APPLICATION, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO
PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID HEARING.
Comment: In February, JCCOG will be completing Iowa City
Transit's FY96 State Transit Assistance grant application. This
application will con:rain FY96 State Transit Assistance and FTA
Section 3 and/or 9 projects. A public hearing on the application is
required by state law, with notice of the hearing published in
advance. The grant application will be available for public review
prior to the hearing.
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Regular Council Meeting
February 14, 1995
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CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
FEBRUARY 28, 1995, ON THE FY96 PROPOSED OPERATING
BUDGET AND THE SEVEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAM.
Comment: This resolution sets a public hearing on the FY96
Proposed Operating Budget and seven year Capit81 Improvements
Program on February 28, 1995. Ths City Council will be reviewing
and possibly reprioritizing the Seven Year CIP plan in April or May
1995. Detailed information on the budget will be available for
public inspection on February 17, 1995.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING ON FEBRUARY 28, 1995, ON THE PROPOSITION OF
THE ISSUANCE OF a8,260,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE THEREOF,
Comment-.' This resolution sets a date for a public hearing on
February 28, 1995, at 7:30 P.M, in the Council Chambers to
receive oral and/or written comments from any resident or
property owner regarding the issuance of $8,260,000 of General
Obligation Bonds. Wastewater projects total ~2,000,000 and
tentatively include two lift stations and sanitary relief sewers.
Water projects total ~4,900,000 and tentatively include reimburse-
ment for land acquisition and engineering fees, Other projects
total $1,360,000 for street, storm sewer and bond issuance costs.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING ON FEBRUARY 28, 1995, ON THE PROPOSITION OF
THE ISSUANCE OF 9240,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, TO PAY COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION AND
EQUIPPING OF SOCCER RECREATION FIELDS AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION NOTICE THEREOF.
Comment: This resolution sets a public hearing on February 28,
1995, to receive oral or written objections from any resident or
property owner regarding the issuance of ~240,000 General
Obligation Bonds to pay for construction and equipping of soccer
recreation fields, and authorizes the City Clerk to publish notice of
public hearing,
Resolutions.
(1) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK FOR THE WATER
MAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOT 16, WEST SIDE PARK.
Comment: See Engineer's Report.
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Regular Council Meeting
February 14, 1995
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(2)
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A WATER MAIN EASEMENT
AGREEMENT RELATIVE TO THE WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTED
FOR LOT 16, WEST SIDE PARK.
qB- Z5 (3)
Comment: Pursuant to section 14-5H-2 of the Iowa City Code of
the City of Iowa City, Iowa, Smith-Moreland Prop. submitted a site
plan for the construction of a six-plax and two (2) 4-plexes on lot
16, West Side Park. City Staff approved the site plan subject to
Smith-Moreland Prop. entering into a water main easement
agreement with the City of Iowa City, The Resolution authorizes
the execution of the necessary easement agreement.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A SUBORDINATION AGREE-
MENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AND IOWA
STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 1521 BROADWAY STREET.
Comment: The City's Housing Rehabilitation Program has received
a request that the City approve a subordination agreement for the
owner of 1521 Broadway Street. The owner of 1521 Broadway
Street received t~37,000 in the form of a Conditional Occupancy
Loan through the City's Housing Rehabilitation Program. Iowa
State Bank and Trust Company is about to increase the first
mortgage to t~51,000 to enable the owners to pay miscellaneous
expenses. The appraised value is $90,000, which provides
enough equity to cover the City's second lien position, which was
the City's original position.
f. Correspondence
(1) Letter from Carol Ann Marlow regarding affordable housing.
(2) Letter from William G. Buss regarding Harlocke-Weeber zoning.
{3) Letter from Brian J. Witzke regarding Oakland Cemetery/Hickory
Hill Park.
(4) Memoranda from the Traffic Engineer regarding:
(a) Parking prohibition on Maiden Lane north of Prentiss Street.
with Sycamore Street.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Stop sign installation on Dickenson Lane at its intersection
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
From:
Data:
Re:
Mayer, City Council and General Public
City Clerk
February 14, 1995
Additions to the Consent Calendar
Item No.3f(5)
Item No.3f(6)
Letter from Heartland Candleworks regarding flood plain relocation
assistance for Iowa Clty's Heartland Candleworks.
Letter from Downtown Association requesting funding for the Friday
night concert series.
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Regular Council Meeting
February 14, 1995
Page 5
ITEM NO, 4- PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA),
ITEM NO. 5-
PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS,
Consider setting a public hearing for February 28, 1995, on an ordinance
conditionally amending the use regulations of approximately 13,09 acres
located at 655 Meadow Street from RM-12, Low Density Multi-Family
Residential, and RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential, to RS-8,
Medium Density Single-Family Residential, {REZ94-0020)
Comment: At its February 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 7-0, recommended approval of an application
submitted by East Hill Subdivision, Inc, for a rezoning from RM-12 and
RS.5 to RS-8, subject to three conditions. The Commission's recom-
mendation is consistent with the staff recommendation. A protest
petition representing the owners of 20% of the property within 200 feet
has been submitted and thus a three-fourths (six of seven members)
vote of the Council is required to approve this rezoning.
Consider setting a public hearing for February 28, 1995, on an ordinance
amending the Conditional Zoning Agreement for 1069 Highway 1
{Westport Plaza) to allow an additional freestanding pylon sign. (REZ95-
0002)
Comment: At its February 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 7-0, recommended denial of the proposed
amendment to the Westport Plaza Conditional Zoning Agreement. In a
letter dated February 8, 1995, the applicant requests that this item be
considered by the City Council.
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ITF.M NO. 4 ~ PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITF~S ~10T ON THE AGENDa).
Horow/ If anyone wished to address council, I ask you to sign in,
state your name, keep your comments to under five minutes.
Larry Quigley/ I am here tonight to speak as a Board member of PATV
Just make a few comments. First of all I would like to define
what PATV is. Public access is at least, to me, an opportunity
for the citizens of Iowa City to express their opinions and
their views in a number of formats whether it be through
production of videos or through Open Channel. And it is an
avenue to promote diversity in the community and most people
maybe don't even realize that Open Channel is a great
opportunity to speak their mind and their opinion and it is
right in their own backyard and all they have to do is go down
there every other Friday and get and just walk on the set and
say whatever they have to say or they can bring prepared
skits. There is all kinds of things that go on. I think that
city council need to be aware of this so they can promote this
in the future if there is ever any controversy as to whether
or not Public Access should remain as it is or for
negotiations in franchise are ever in jeopardy. It is located
in the public library and there are free workshops and they
are open to anyone and I guess I will just close by giving you
a quote from Renee Payne, the Director of Public Access and I
asked her what, if she had something to say about Public
Access. I was trying to get an idea of what to say and she
said that to her it is about an individual having a voice on
a popular medium. She said keep it that simple. That is what
it is about. And so I just want the council to support this in
the future if there is ever a controversy and anything they
can do to try to keep it because this is to the ¢ity's
benefit. This is really what it is all about. This is about
the people having a voice. Thank you.
Horow/ Thank you. Anyone else care to address council on any
issues?
Terri Miller/ I am with the Senior Center Commission. I have three
quick things I would like to address the council on tonight
along that line. First of all you probably all know that our
Program Director has taken another position, June Braverman.
We are going to miss her greatly. We had a farewell to her
last week and several of you attended. Thank you for your
attendance and that we appreciate your support, certainly. We
have started the interview process. We have about 100
applications for that position and it is going to take some
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time but I am sure the director and her staff will get through
them all and make a good decision here soon, I hope. The
second item I would like to address is the Adult Daycare
Program. Again, we appreciate your support around that item
and helping us preserve the space in the Center for the
Center's programs. We all support the Adult Daycare Program
and feel that it is a very important thing in our community.
But we also were concerned about losing our ownprogramming so
that they could increase theirs. We certainly appreciate the
support that we received from the council on that° The third
thing I would like to address Just briefly is the budget for
the upcoming year. We all know that you have a lot of
financial restrictions that are maybe not going to allow for
all the things that everyone has asked for. We know there are
maybe some additional funds that might be able to be used if
there would be anyway that we could pick up even a temporary
or some part time help along some of our areas. As we are
losing a couple of our major staff persons in the next year we
f~el like this is going to be difficult to keep up the kinds
-of things that we have done in the past but we all know the
programming at the Center has been really good. We hope to
continue that. We appreciate the support that we have gotten
from all of the years°
Horow/ Anyone else care to address council? Okay.
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February 14, 1995
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Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by
changing the use regulations of 61.96 acres of land located south of
Whispering Prairie Drive from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family
Residential, to RFBH, Factory Built Housing Residential. {REZ94-0014)
Comment: At its Oecember 1, 1994, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission. by a vote of 1-5, with Starr voting in the affirmative,
recommended denial of an application submitted by ~Lake Calvin
Properties for a rezoning from RS-8 to RFBH, subject to four conditions.
The Commission's recommendation is inconsistent with the staff
recommendation. In a letter dated December 2, 1994, the applicant
requested Council consideration of this item recommended for denial by
the Planning and Zoning Commission. The public hearing is continued
from the January 17, 1995, meeting. Comments were received at the
January 3 and 17, 1995. public hearings on this item. A protest petition
representing the owners of 20% of the property within 200 feet has
been submitted and thus a three-fourths (six of seven members) vote of
the Council is required to approve this rezoning.
Action: ~ ~/~.J
/
c~ 5 ~
Consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by changing the use
regulations of 61.96 acres of land located south of Whispering Prairie
Drive from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to RFBH,
Factory Built Housing Residential. (REZ94-0014) (First consideration)
Comment: See item c. above.
Acticn:
Consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by changing the
use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street
from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. (REZ94-0017) (Second
consideration)
Comment: At its December 15, 1994, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 5-1, with Dierks voting no, recommended
approval of an application submitted by Johnson County to rezone a
0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive
Commercial, to P, Public. The Commission's recommendation is
consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff report
dated December 15, 1994. No public comments were received at the
January ,.--,. .., /..~ . , z,.J ~'~'~,, C.~_~ . )
17, 1995, public hearing on this item, ,~
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ITEM NO~ 5c.
Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Zoning
Chapter by changing the use regulations of 61.96
acres of land located south of Whispering Prairie
Drive from RS-S, Medium Density Single-Family
Residential, to RFBH, Factory Built Housing
Residential. (REZ94-0014)
Horow/ Declare the p.h. open and continued. I would ask you to sign
in, state your name and limit your comments to five minutes.
Don
Wegtphal/ Good evening. I am a land' planner from Ro0hester,
Minnesota. I am here tonight not to speak specifically on the
rezoning request but mainly to introduce myself to you and to
bring you up to date on the progress of my work with the
developers of Sycamore Farms on the land planning aspect of
their proposed development. I have been preparing a Master
Plan and I had meetings this morning with staff reviewing that
to get their input and to get their ideas on where theM aster
Plan ought to go and we are in the process now then of
for~ulating and finalizing theM aster Plan in bringing forward
to'Planning and staff and through P/Z with the site plans for
the first phase of the development whichwill ultimately come
before this board. I am here to just introduce myself as being
a part of the submission of those plans and to say that I look
forward to working with you within a month or two as these
plans are finalized through Planning and then come before you
for your final approval. And I appreciate the chance to speak
and look forward to seeing you soon.
Throg/ Great. Good to see you, Don.
Horow/ Anyone else care to address council on this? Declare the
p.h. closed.
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NO'. $d.
Consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter
by changing the use regulations of 61.96 acres of
land located south of Whispering Prairie Drive from
RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to
RFBM, Factory Built Housing Residential. (REZ94-
0014) (First consideration)
Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman. Discussion.
Nov/
Somebody has to start. I will s~art the discussion. First of
all I have to say that I believe this rezoning is not needed.
I think the original plans submitted by Sycamore Farms with a
variety of zones and a variety of housing was an excellent
idea and I would like to preserve that idea. I also think that
a subdivision consisting of manufactured homes is also a good
idea. It can be done in the RS-8 zone except for single wide
homes. The RFBH zone which is immediately east of this of this
RS-8 zone can have some single wides on a foundation that
be sold with the lot. So there can be done without any
rezoning at all. A small part of the RFBH zone can be added to
the east edge of the subdivision, incorporated with the
purpose of providing lot ownership and single wide homes on a
foundation.
Horow/ Anyone else care to address-
Plgott/ Sure. I essentially agree with Naomi. I think that it is a
good idea. I think I applaud the efforts to go for a th~ique
way of building mobile homes. A lot owned community sounds
like a terrific idea and I think that it can be done in the
RFBH zoned area. Also, it can be done except for the single
wide provision in the RS-8 area. So, for those reasons, I will
be'voting against this.
Throg/ Do other people want to speak? No one else wants to talk.
Amazing. Hardly anyone here. I am not unconditionally opposed
to the idea of rezoning'this 60 some odd acres. But I don't
think it is wise at this point in time to fezone it. I believe
instead that it would be wise for the developer to focus on
bringing the current RFBH zoned land to not successful
fruition but at least get it going so there is a track record
that Sycamore Farms can point to with pride so that we will
have a clear sense, we and the rest of the community, will
have a clear sense of what'kind of a development will actually
take place there. So, I would just like to see what can be
focused on that development first.
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Lehman/ I totally agree with Jim.
Kubby/'I am interested in this concept as well. There are four
Conditions on this. rezoning that I would like to have seen
expanded to allow me to look at it more seriously. Those
conditions would have placed some restrictions on the number
of ~ingle wide units in this neighborhood and their placement
and the developer was willing to take those kinds. of
concessions and I would be interested in discussion that
propgsal. But the majority of council is not interested in
those additional conditions so they are not on the table and
without them I cannot begin to support this. So'I wiil be
Voting no.
Nov/
I undergtan~ what you are saying and one of the conditions
under which we could have supported this would be to ke~p the
single wides next to the current RFBH zone which is what they
can do anyway.
Kubby/ .But there weren't p~ople interested in that and actually I
am really interested in hearing some comments fromLarry after
his comments at the previous meeting about wanting to support
this priced housing. 'So I look forward to Larry's comments.
Baker/ I appreciate your interest.
Kubby/ It seems like an inconsistency and I think it should- It may
not be and that is why I look forward to your-
Baker/ When we discussed a previous project in this area it was
very clear in my discussion of my position that I had a real
concern about the location that indeed the residents in that
area I thought and I said publicly had a legitim&te concern.
There does seem to be a preponderance of manufactured housing
going in there compared to the rest of Iowa City. There are
reasons for that: topography, land cost, other things'as well.
But I said at the last meeting that if I were not on the
council and lived in. the area, I probably would be down there
protesting as well. But I said sitting on the council, what
you had to look at in the previous project pr6posed for this
area were the trade-offs, and in my mind there were
substantial enough 'trade-offs on the previous project to
Justify voting for it. I still believe the previous project
should have passed. I also said that it was obvious to me that
any kind of rezoning for manufactured housing in this area,
annexation and subsequent rezoning or rezoning of something
that's already in the city limits, is going to be met with
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genuine concern on the part of the people down there. I think
that a lot of people on the council talked about the location
being a problem for them. I think that one of the thin~s that
this council should seriously look at is simple rezonings or
expansions of manufactured housing in that area, we might want
to consider whether or not we have a policy that just simply
says, unless we can put it somewhere else, we can't pu~ it
a~ywhere. That indeed, perhaps the residents down there' ought
to be 'relieved of this continual process of coming down' to
protest because that concern that they had was a legitimate
concern. So I don't see any inconsistency whatsoever in any of
my previous statements and the fact that I think that this
'rezoning is inappropriate. In and of itself it's
inappropriate. So I'm going to vote no.
Kubby/ So with your proposal to kind of put a moratorium on RFBH
zones in the southeast area of Iowa City, wou.ld that include
any kind of city projects as well as-?
Baker/ Manufactured housing in the future.
Kubby/ Um-huh.
Baker/ Yeah it would.
Kubby/ I mean I would support that because you need to live by the
same rules.
Baker/ .Yeah it would. You not only see if you'd do that on
manufactured housing, we have to look at this whole concept of
~ubsldized housing not just manufactured housing. Whether or
not this area should absorb any more subsidized Se6tion 8 or
low income housing as those other areas in town. Whether or
not as a policy we ought to be directing it somewhere else and
if 'we can't put it somewhere else, don't put it there.
Kubby/ f'm glad you found %hose arguments that persuasive.
Throg/ I guess I want to toss in a. couple of cents here just to
present my own point of view. I think it's important to
realiz~ that not all manufactured housing is bad. I mean the
conversation- I'm not trying to put meaning in your words at
all, okay. I'm Just- it's easy to'make, it's easy for people
to hear through conversation that manufactured housing 'is
somehow bad. And some of it's not particularly good. Others
forms.of manufactured housing are really quite attractive,
quite appealing, can be designed to be as every bit as
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comforting as any other subdivision in any' o'Sher part of the
city. so I wouldn't support the idea of having a moratorium
against manufactured housing in any part of the city .because
it's not this generic thing, manufactured housing, that is
necessarily bad. I think the question is a matter of- one of
de~tgn, one of quality of units. It's one of layout of the
roads, it's one of compatibility with nearby neighborhoods and
so on,
Nov/
~ agree. It's possible to. have a good manufactured housing
development, a good subdivision and it's possible to do it
without this rezonihg....
Kubby/ But it's also an issue of, I mean we don't have our only RS-
5 in ohs' part of town. Or we don't have a part of tow~ that's
exclusively RS-5. And ~o it's an issue of land use and having
housing choices of various kinds in all sections of the city
and those choices for manufactured housing are'not available
in most parts of the city and that is the main issue I am
concerned of in terms.of diversity.
Horow/ Right now manufactured 'housing can be in that zone
through6ut the city. W~'just have not. The land use and land
value. sort of speaks against that.
Kubby~ Well that, actually I have a question then for staff.
Someone asked me if there was an isolated lot in an RS-8 zone,
could someone put a double wide?
Miklo/ Yes~ The provision in the Zoning Code applies to all the
residential zones, specifies that individual dwelling units
have to be a minimum of 20 feet wide which prohibits a single
wide mobile homes but not double ones.
Kubby/ Okay, thank you.
Horow/ I appreciate your comments. The issue is the ordinance for
changing this particular section from RS-8 to RFBH. You have
heard comments from my own self. I appreciate the effort that
Sycamore Farms has gone into the design of their overall plans
and t would ask them to begin developing in that area first.
I echo the call for getting a track record first rather than
trying to do something else. Wrong time. At that point, roll
call- (no). First consideration fails.
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Regular Council Meeting
February 14, 1995
Page 7
Consider an ordinance amending Zoning Chapter Article N,, Off-Street
Parking Requirements, Section 14-6N-lB1 specifying construction
materials for required hard-surface parking areas, {Pass and adopt)
Comment= At its December 1, 1994, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission by a vote of 4-2, with Scott and Jakobsen voting no,
recommended approval of a text amendment to Zoning Chapter Article
N., Off-Street Parking Requirements, Section 14-6N-181 requiring hard-
surfaced parking areas to be constructed of asphaltic cement concrete,
Portland cement concrete, or manufactured paving materials, such as
brick, unless otherwise exempted, or authorized by the City Building
Official to use other materials. The Commission's recommendation is
generally consistent with the staff recommendation. No comments were
received at the Januar:/3, 19{IS,public hearing on this item.
Action= ~~/~_ ~_ ~)
Consider an ordinance amending Zoning Chapter Section 14-6E-5C1 to
clarify the density requirement for dwelling units in the CB-2, Central
Business zone, (Pass and adopt)
Comment: At its December 1, 1994, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of a text
amendment to Zoning Chapter Section 14-6E-6Cl to specify the
requirement of a minimum lot area of 875 square feet per dwelling unit
in the CB-2 zone. The Commission's recommendation is consib~ent with
the staff recommendation. No comments were receivad at the January
3, 1995, public hearing on this item.
Action=
Consider a 'on approving the preliminary plat of 0&L Subdivision,
a 6.41 acre, four lot commercial subdivision located on the south side
of Highway 1 West, west of Sunset Street.
Comment: At its February 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 7-0, recommended approval of the preliminary
plat of the D&L Subdivision, subject to approval of preliminary storm-
water calculations and the Grading and Erosion Control Plan by the
Public Works Department prior to City Council consideration of the plat,
and adding a note to the plat stating that "Lot 1 may be limited in its
development potential due to topography, existing easements and
applicable building requirements." The Commission's recommendation
is consistent with the staff recommendation included in the staff report
dated January 19, 1995. The preliminary stormwater calculations and
the Grading and Erosion Control Plan have been approved by the Public
Works Department.
Action: ~--~/~~.~ '~ ~
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Consider a resolution approving the preliminary
plat of D&L Subdivision, a 6.41 acre, four lot
commercial subdivision located on the south side of
Highway 1 West, west of Sunset Street.
Horow/ Moved by Pigott,seconded by Nov. Discussion?
Throg/ I guess that I would like to observe that last night in our
conversation I asked some questions about whether or not each
of the buildings that would be involved in these lots would be
required to meet their own parking requirements and Bob Miklo
and staff answered that there were but that two of the
potential occupants of the lots were engaged in some
discussion about sharing parking spaces. I would like to
indicate strong support for that idea and if staff was
encouraging it, I appreciate that and would like t~ encourage
more of that in the future. And I guess I don't have anything
else to say but so that is a good move. I like that.
Horow/ Okay. Any other discussion? Roll call- (yes). Resolution is
adopted.
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ITEM NO. 6-
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMM!SSlON RECOMMENDA-
Comment: The Cha~er Review Commission has held twelve meetings ~i~ce
their appointment in May of 1994. This public hearing is held to receive
citizens' comments regarding the recommendations of this Commission.
Action: ~~
ITEM NO, 7 -
ITEM NO. 8 -
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES.
a. Previously Announced Vacancies.
(1)
(2)
Board of Library Trustees - One vacancy for an unexpired term
ending July 1, 1999. (Anne Hergraves resigned.) (3 males and 5
females presently on Board.)
{3)
Board of Appeals - One vacancy for a mechanical professional for
an unexpired term ending December 31, 1998. {Dave W. Christine
resigned.) (4 males and 2 females currently on Board.)
(4)
Housing Commission- Three vacancies for three-year terms ending
May 1, 1998. {Terms of Roger Reilly, Benjamin Moore, and Jack
McMahon end.) (2 males and 2 females presently on Commission.)
Planning and Zoning Commission -Two vacancies for five year
terms ending May 1, 2000, {Terms of Kenneth Cooper and Ann
Bovbjerg end,) {3 males and 2 females presently on Commission,)
These appointments will be made at the March 7, 1995, meeting of the
City Council.
CiTY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
Consider an appointment to the Animal Control Advisory Board for a
three-year term ending April 5, 1998, (Janice Becker's term ends,) (2
males and 2 females presently on Board.)
Consider appointments to the Mayor's Youth Employment Board to fill
two vacancies for three-year terms ending April 15, 1998. (Terms of
Dave Jacoby and Loren Forbes end.) {2 males and 8 females presently
on Board.)
Action:
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NO.
RECOl~ENDATIONS.
Horow/ Before we start the public hearing I would like to publicly
acknowledge the commission members and give them a memento of
their endeavors. A cushion for you~ seat for all the meetings
you've attended. This is to keep you from coming up one by
one. I've asked- Jeff, are you able to come forward. I can
certainly- Craig Willis is not here. John McDonald is,
chairperson.
Kubby/ Johnny McD, yeah.
Morow/ Clayton Ringgenberg. Clayton's not here. Part Cain, front
and center here.
Kubby/ So will you show what the people are receiving.
Pigott/ What is it they're getting, Sue?
Horow/ It's a little surprise. Paul Egli is not here. Kathy
Penningroth is. Kathy why don't I use this. This, if you can
get it, is the seal of the city and it is a paper weight and
we ask you to use it in good stead and think of us and think
of the time you've spent with us. Mary Geasland. And Ann
Rhodes.
Now I declare the p.h. opeh. Do the commission members have
any comments that they would like to make?
Throg/ Would it be possible to ask q~estions?
Horow/ Sure.
Kubby/ I didn't see this in the Review Commission's mihut~s but I
wondered' if their was any discussion of proportional
representation or different kinds of voting systems for the
city? I kind of doubt there was or it would've shownup in the
minutes because that would be- Oh Patt's indicating there was.
I'd love to hear a little bit about what that discussion
entailed.
John MoD/ What exactly do you mean, Karen?
Kubby/ Different voting systems so you could- there are lots of
different proportional representation voting schemes that
different communities and different countries have used so
that it's not a winner take all situation. $o that maybe your
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second preference can win and you still have some say in the
process even though your candidate didn't win. It's not a very
clear explanation, but I saw some other commission members
remembering a conversation so-
McD/
If I'm un. der~tanding you correctly, I would have to say that
we did discuss different methods, different systems. For
example we had a lengthy discussion on- One of the things, and
St seems like every Charter Review Commission does this, talks
about our district system which sometimes is rather confusing
to some people, but as most of you are aware of, this was on
th~ ballot ten years ago in 1984. It was voted at that time to
retain the system. We again discussed that type, discussed the
present system in depth. One of the other things that was
suggested to us actually during our p.h. SoRe one that did
appear did suggest to us that maybe we ought to go to strictly
a total district system where there would be six council
members elected from a district and the mayor elected at
large. We did discuss that. We did discuss the primary system
that we have followed over 'the past several years, over the
past 20 years since the original charter was adopted back in
1974. We discussed in detail the possibility pros and cons of
eliminating the primary system where two top vote getters say
for example it was, there were two at large seats set up in
the particular election where the two top vote getters would
be the ones elected. We- In my opinion unless you're talking
about something different we did talk, we did discuss inquire
a .bit of detail different voting methods, different ways of
electing city council members and unless there was something
that we overlooked that you're thinking of, I can't thi~ of
anything that we did not discuss.
Kubby/ I'm talking about something different and I don't know,
there were some shakes of the head from other commission
members that maybe could remember that conversation.
Horow/ Are you asking about the run-off?
Audience/ (can't hear)
Pigott/ No. Sort of the Lani Guinier issue. You know she talks
about the list of people to rank them one through ten.
Jeff McCullough/ On the issue of proportional representation, we
mentioned that. We didn't really look in depth at that, at any
proportional representation system per se. We talked about it
in terms of an alternative to what we now have. And early on
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in the process mentions were made that we concentrate our
discussions on the council manager form of government only.
And the commission voted to do that. And from that point on,
i% became not really productive to talk about alternative
systems other than the council and manager form and then how
you would elect that. So from that point on we sort of
discussed the details of that system.
Horow/ Thank you very much.
Kubby/ Any other co~mments?
Throg/ I guess I'd like to ask'John another question if he doesn't
mind unless any of the other commissioners would like to
respond. I'm vaguely remembering John that there were a couple
or so r. ecommendations from the commission about which the
commission was significantly divided. I don't know, like 6-3
votes or 6-4 votes'or something along those lines. Do you
reme~berwhat those recommendations were and could you give us
a sense, the people who are listening give them a sense of
what the nature of the disagreement was?
McD/
I'll try to remember right of the top of my head, Jim. There
were very few unanimous votes to be quite honest. When it
actually came to taking a vote. As Jeff mentioned a minute
ago, we started out at our first meeting-
Horow/ (can't hear)
McD/ Thank you.
Throg/ Thanks, Marian.
McD/ That's why you're so good. We started out at first meetil~g and
as we got into the discussion a little bit aboutwhat we were
going to do, we came to the realization that maybe the first
thing %hat we ought to think about, are we going to change the
form of government under which we operate. And so this
happened very early on where the issue of council manager form
of government under which Iowa City operates was put on the
table and we decided that we had better, the commission as a
group, had better make a decision very early.on b~cause this
could change the Whole reason for being there. That was one of
the few unanimous votes we had. That was-
Horow/ 9-0.
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McD/ 920 on that particular one. And then we went from there. Again
as far as- I think the closest vote we had if I rem~mbe~
correctly was 5-4 vote.
Horow/ On elections.
McD/ And that was yeah that particular one was-
Horow/ Page 3 oD elections.
McD/
On the primary election process. And as I talked about a few
minutps ago we did talk about this at length. We talked about
it in detail. And again the majority of the commission voted
to maintain the system that we do have in place at this
particular time. That was the closest vote that we had. There
were several others, 6-2~ a couple of 6-3 votes. We throughout
the whole process as I mentioned two weeks ago when I
presented the recommendations to you, I really I felt and I
hope the commission does and I think they do from my
conversations them that there was not an issue that was not
discussed thoroughl~ and I guess I did- I did not when we went
into this thing, and I don't think any of them went into it-
I think went into it with the same attitude, I would've been
very surprised if all the votes Would've been 9-0. I ~ean you
had a diverse group of people with some differences. Some very
involved people, active people that had some very good ideas
about how things should go and how they should operate. We
explored all of them I think to the fullest. And once we made
our decis~ons we moved on to the next issue. Was there a
particular one that you wanted to discuss in more detail, Jim?
Throg/ No I'm just trying to give viewers at home and'whoever might
read our transcripts some sense of whether the commission was
divided to a significant degree on any particular issue.
That's all.
McD/
Very quickly again for the viewers I'll just very quickly run
down, you know, the discussion on four year terms and ter~
limits. We had a lengthy discussion on that. The vote was 6-2
to maintain the system as we have it, to maintain, to continue
the four year terms and not put a number on term limits. Mayor
selection process was another issue. Should the mayor continue
to elected by the council or should the mayor be elected at
large by the community. The vote was 7-1 on that to continue
the system that we have in place. Compensation for council
members. There was a suggestion that you all get paid nothing.
That was gaining a lot of momentum at a certain point. But-
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/ (~an't hear)
Throg/ Somebody decided to double it.
McD/
Fortunately and I don't know if all of you did a little
lobbying on the side but the vote was 6-2 to maintain the
present system of making, that you people would be the ones to
make that determination of what the compensation should be.
The representation, neighborhood districts, number of council
members whether it should be seven whether it should .be
enlarged-
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McD/ Was to come up probably more frequently than any other issue?
Kubby/ I think it's because it's so confusing. This hybrid system
we have is so confusing to the general public.
McD/
It is Karen. And we talked at length about that and we all
agreed that there is, you know that it it is conf6sing. We
uhderstand all of us that are involved understand the reasons
that it was implemented in the first place. The commission had
the good fortune to have two original Charter Commission
members on ~he commission in Part Cain and Clayton Ringgenbe~g
and they were designated our .historians from the outset and
they Were able to give some very good insight as to why some
things were done back in 1974 as to a lot of the discussion
that took place and the reasons behind some of the decisions
were made. I agree with you. It is confusing. We know that it
was implemented to make sure that all quadrants of the city
had representation. As I said earlier, we also know that this
was an issue in 1984 that went on the ballot in 1984 by the
Charter Review Commission at that particular time. That was
the only particular issue, if I remember correctly I think I'm
right on this. Marian, am I. That was the only issue from the
1984 Charter Review. Commission that did go to the ballot. The
voters at that particular time voted to retain the system, but
you're right, we do run in to this every couple of years as to
why in a primary only the voters in a district vote for the
candidate, but in a general election the whole city votes for
the candidate. We could not come up with anything better, I
guess would be the best way to put it. And so we voted to
maintain it as it is.
Kubby/ So Marian what's the next step then?
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Horow! I have another question.
Kubby! Oh I'm sorry.
Horow/ I have one other question on this and that was having to do
with penalties. You charged us now to establish penalties, to
take action. What did this emerge from, this had to do with
council may prescribe procedures and by ordinance may
pr~scribe penalties noting that the penalties were originally
called for but never done.
Kubhy/ Are you talking about penalties for violating-?
Horow/ Violating financing.
McD/ Financial, yes.
Kubby/ Campaign finances.
Horow/ That is for us, according to the code, We have the charge
now and we must deal with this.
McD/
Jeff
Because we operate on sort of a screwy system and, you know,
the State of Iowa and then there is always Iowa City sitting
out here. Actually this-we operate'differently than the state
does. A person, a candidate, would get two different stories
so to speak or two differentsets of rules. They call our City
Clerk and get the guidelines as a local candidate for office
but then this is filed with the county which is reviewed by
the state and if they would happen to call the state they
would get a different set of rules than whatwas 9iven to them
by our City Clerk° Actually Jeff, who was up here a little
earlier, Jeff McCullough, made some very good pointe on this
and Jeff was very involved on thi~ in this area ina previous
job that he held and he had some very good thoughts and quite
a bit of expertise in thin particular area and we, I guess,
why we finally came fourth with a recommendation that if we
are going to be different than what is state law requires,
then we should also implement sQme type of penaltywhich right
at the moment nothing exists. So, Jeff I don't know if you
want to add anything. You know a lot more about this in this
particular issue and area thanwhat any of the rest of us did.
If you would like to add anything to that, come on up here.
McCullough/ I am not sure how much more I can add other th~n
to say that the system we have now is confusing because Iowa
City has got its own campaign finance disclosure laws. The
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~n!y entity in the state that has such a thing other than the
State'of Iowa. So, enforcement is confusing for candidates.
But we d~cided as a Charter Review Commission that we would
keep that part of the charter. Some of us didn't want to. keep
it but we were voted down. So, saying that we are going to
keep .that part of the Charter and allow the city council to
set 'limits 'means it is in your folk's court. You can set
limits if you want to but once you do you need to set
p~nalties according to the Charter and that is really the
.issue that we have.
~orow! Okay..Thank you very much. Marian, do you want to give us a
schedule?
Karr/ The ~e¢ommendation concludes for the CRC that they'view the
recommendations as being non-substantive and recommends
adoption by ordinance. After the close of the p.h, if you are
so inclined, an ordinance will be p~epared and will be on
first consideration at your next meeting.
Throg/ What ~lternatives are available to us and all I mean bythat
is if the council so chose to, could it amend any portion of
the recommendations? If so, what would have to happen 'after
that. I mean I have no idea what the procedures are.
Karr/ ~ guess my first response would be one that the council may
always amend the Charter with or without the Charter Review
Recommendations. So if you wish to amend the Charter, that can
be done absent from and totally independent from the
recommenda%ions if you are so inclined. If, indeed, you would
like to have the commission look again at an issue that could
alter' their recommendations, that would be a matter between
council and the Charter Commission themselves. I guess it
would depend exactly on what-when you say alter the
recommendations or what options.
Throg/ Help me out here. What I mean-Let's say all the people on
the right side of this table wanted to elect thre~ people
district wide. So that the person would be elected by the
electors of the district. Would the majority of the council,
in that case, be able to adopt an ordinance requiring that and
if so, .whpt happens that?
Woito~ It is eventually subject to a ballot vote if you get
sufficient petitions to challenge your ordinance.
Karr/ The council, by ordinance, may amend the charter. But within
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~0 days of the publication of the ordinance,'if the.petition
lS signed by eligible electors equal to a certain percentage
then the question goes to the voters.
Throg/ All right, so, just to make sure I understand it. I have no
intention whatsoever of doing this. Let's say a majority of
council decided to chuck the city manager form of government
for a council manager form of government. And we adopted an
ordinance that said that~ And it could be contested within 30
days.
Karr/ ¥~s.
Woito/ If you had the signatures, yes.
Baker/ But anything that we would recommend that is not contested
would become-
Karr/ I~ would be published and that would start the 30 days. 'If
nothing is heard within 30 days from that publication it is in
eSfect. And the reverse occurs also. The reverse where a
petition can be filed forcing council to consider it.
Throg/ At any point in time, anyone, as long as they get enough
signatures.
Woito/ Yes, anytime, regardless of the ten years.
Horow/ Are' there any other coml~ents by council or t~e public?
Kubby/ Just, again, thank you for all the time put in.
Pigoft/ Thanks very much.
Nov/ Good Commission, thanks.
Horow~ Declare the p.h. closed. Would council wish to consider
adoption of an ordinance adopting the recommendations of the
CRC?
Kubby/ Yes,
Nov/
Woito/ Directing staff to prepare it.
Horow/ Directing staff to prepare the ordinance.
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Kubby/ D6es this mean we have to have some discussion on the
penalties section before you can create language?
Kerr/ I would think that would be a separate ordinance.
Kubby/ That would be an amendment. To go ahead and have the Charter
be renewed or whatever the correct-
Woito/ It would take two different ordinances.
Karr/ It would be two different-I think we would prepare-
Nov/ Penalties wouldn't be in the Charter, would they?
Kerr/ It is a subsection of the Charter but I guess I was thinkings
We. could come up as two separate issues. 0he being an
ordinance detailing.and containing the recommendations and
then another one with the penalties since they weren't
detailed.
Kubby/ I guess I would like to look at what the state penalties
are. And if staff recommendations are different than the state
penalties, some rationale for what those to recommend t.o us.
Woito/ You also n~ed a recommendation from staff on what you want
us to do for enforcement purposes for which there are none
now.
Horow/.That, I think, would have to be- Essentially you are doing
three things. One, you are preparing an ordinance to adopt the
changes or recommendations for the CRC and then another memo
stating out this business about the penalties and a third one
hawing to do with the enforcement. 0kay. Anything else the
council wants. Thank you very much.
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ITEM NO. 9 - CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
ITEM NO. 10 - REPORT ON ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY,
a. City Managar.
b. City Attorney.
ITEM NO. 11 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO PROCEED WITH
DESIGN OF THE HIGHWAY I (BURLINGTON STREET)/GILBERT STREET
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Comment: This resolution establishes the scope and schedule of the
Highway 1 (Burlington Street)/Gilbert Street Intersection Improvement
Project. Adopting this resolution as written or amended, will direct City staff
to prepare final plans and specifications for construction during th~ 1995
season. The project may be terminated by not adopting this resolution.
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iTEM NO. 9 - CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
Horow/ City Council Information.
Lehman/ We received in our packets this week, I think a rather
detailed walk through of %he water and sewer project which I
thought was very helpful. It started clear back in 1990 and
addressed a lot of the questions that we had come up with at
p.h.s. These are available to us and I understand going to be
made available to the public at the Library very soon.
Atkins/ We would hope to have copies hopefully in my office by
tomorrow and we will see' that the Library gets copies and
anybody who wants one and just give us a call and I am sure we
can stick one in the mail and there are a number of people
that offered suggestions that we are mailing them a copy also.
Lehman/ I .:-md it very very interesting and very very helpful from
my own point of view as to why that we did not do certain
things and why we chose to do others and I think would answer
an awful lot of questions that came up at those D.h. So And so
I would certainly encourage anyone who has an interest in the
water and sewer plants to get a hold of one of these and read
it through.
Kubby/ And the nice thing is that they are generally readable for
people like us that aren't scientists. They are kind of
written in a lay person's tone and that is really important.
One of the purposes in doing this is to make sure we get
information out to people. And is our tentative date still
Wednesday, March 29th for a forum to talk with people about
information in here so people can ask further questions and
have further discussion.
Throg/ so with regard to that forum it would be real important that
people who are interested do, in fact, read the material that
staff prepared so that they can ask whatever clarifying or
follow up questions they want to ask during that forum.
Atkins/ Yes. One of the things I did, Jim, in the letter I'sent to
folks, I suggested to them that if they have any other written
materials they want us to review, the sooner you can get them
to us the more likely at the meeting of the 29th we would'be
able to respond with at least more detailed information. So it
is our suggestion if y6u can get them into us in writing and
then the people that will be sitting at that forum answering
questions. The sooner we can get them prepped, the better
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answers we can get out.
Nov/ We said March 29th. Did we say where?
Arkins/ If.all goes well, it will be Room A in the Library. We are
still arranging cable, telephone call in and there are details
that haven't been put together yet. The 29th looks like a
pretty good date right now.
Nov/
I'would like to remind people that the League of Women Voters
will have a Legislative For~m, hopefully without weather
interference and it will be at the Public Library 9:30 AM on
February 25 and we expect everybody to come and pester their
Johnson County legislators. Tell them what they think.
Horow/ Okay, February 28.
Nov/ No, 25th, 9:30 am, Iowa City Public Library.
Horow/ Okay.
Throg/'February is almost half over.
Horow/ It is Valentines Day, rejoice. LOok at it that way. It is
the nicest part of the month.
Nov/ And having February half over is good news.
Throg/ It is good news. I am exhilarated.
Horow/ Unless we go out tonight and it is blinding snow storm. Jim,
do you have anything else-
Pigott/ Enviro~mental Advocates gives a yearly environmentalist of
the year award and I think that it is a nice award because it
recognizes someone in the community that has done
environmental work that probably has gone unnoticed to many
people in the community though they may have seen the results
of the work and I just wanted to let people know that they
should come out to the March meeting of EA and come see the
person that gets the award. I won't announce the person her~o
The person will be a person who I am sure we have worked very
hard for our community and we should all show up and give them
our support.
Lehman/.'What is the date?
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Nov/ Date and place.
Pigott/ It is going to be at First Christian Church and the March
meeting. will be announced. That date specific will be
announced soon. So I think. it is sort of in transition now;
maybe first week in March actually.
Nov/ Maybe you can say this again at the next meeting.
Pigott/ I'would be happy to announce it again.
Baker/ We have.a special formal meeting next Tuesday.
Horow/ Yes.
Baker/ On one'item agenda.
Horow/ Right.
Baker/ Also throw in all these little bitty items to get them out
of the way.
Horow/ ~ittle bitty items?
Baker/ You know (can't hear) that won't take more than five minutes
to get them through.
Horow/ Sure.
Baker/ That is my suggestion.
Arkins/ It is actually a regula~ meeting and it is not uncommon for
us to put other items on. So we can go over the agenda. Marian
and Linda and I can - Okay.
Horow/ Don't forget the 20th.
Kubby/ As long as they are not p.h.s that we assume are
controversial or that we assume are un¢ontroversial.
Baker/ I wanted to (can't hear).
Nov/ Happy Valentines Day,.Larry.
Baker/ I have this Valentines candy here from my family speaking of
which- Say Happy Valentin~s Day to certain people and the last
thing is I was prepared tonight to come in with a proposal for
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the city to spend some money. Something happened as soon aS I
got. I noticed some of the material in front of us tonight. I
just want to share a thought with you and this is not a
'request. I was watching the news late last night and saw where
the Old Criterium Bike Race was ha%ing money problems and I
asked staff to-It seemed like a small amount of moneyto lose
that large of a project and $2,500 was mentioned last night on
television. We did some checking today and it is really about
$4,500 in money and services that had come from the D.I. and
they had been on notice for a long time that they were not
going to do it this year and evidently other people involved
in this project have just let it slip away and I was going tb
come in and ~uggest that for $4,500 the city say if you can
organize.it we will fund it this year only and get your act
together for next year and sponsors and things like that. I
was all set to do that until I picked a letter from the DTA
requesting $7,500 for the Friday Nigh~ Concert Series. And it
dawned on me that I really 'have a problem, I think, as us
becoming the convenient small change stores for various
projects around town'and i withdrew my enthusiasm for funding
the Criteriumbecause I didn't want to start this debate about
the DTA Friday Night Project and I am concerned that I think
we are going to start getting these small requests-
Horow/'Same With the Jazz Feet and the Arts Festival.
Baker/ The purse of last resort here and I would like us not to be
in that position and it started out I think last year with
Fire Works but it continued this year on other projects that
we have talked about.
Nov/ At least we are not doing fire works.
Baker/ We are not doing fire works this year, that is right.
Pigott/ ~ disagree that we should not be involved in some of these
activities. I do agree that there are a wide variety of these
~ctivities in town and we could give to everyone of them small
change that would add up to a lot of money. So I would like us
to investigate ways in which we gould establish a pot of
money. A limited pot of money. This is it and maybe do it
through the CVB to support some of these endeavors which are
indeed important events in our community and everyone involved
in it believes they are and everyone involved in them is
probably involved in many of the others too. For instance, the
Iowa Arts Festival. Many or couple of people involved in the
DTA Concert Series have been involved in the Iowa Arts
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Festival as well. So I can imagine that they would agree that
the others are just as important and perhaps if we established
some sort of fund that we could support at least all of them
to some degree through CVB or some other way.
Baker/ It is the pattern that concerns me is that we have got
events that have occurred in the past, privately f~nded,
o~ganized,-run successfully it seems and now they are all, not
all, many of them seem to be having financial problems and
look to the city government to-again, very small change. I
-just am reluctant to see us spending money for those sorts of
things ~hat have been privately sponsored in the past. We do
in-kind services all of the time on projects like this and if
it were just say this year we have a problem- My thinking like
the Criteri~. They got a problem, this year they can get it
straigh~ened out, next year-My concern, I Just want to raise
this is that the pattern develops that we are always going to
until'we firmly say look, we are not going to get into this.
We are not going to establish a fund because the fund is'going
to-New things come to the fund every year.
Pigott/ But we sort of do have a fund already. We provide money
through our Hotel Motel Tax for the CVB. We provide over
$100,000. That is a big chunk of cash.
Baker/ ~d if you want to get into a discussion of rearranging
specifics of that fund, I am glad to talk about that. But I am
uncomfortable saying-
Pigott/ Oh, jus% for the General Fund or-So you are opposed to or
are you?
Baker/ i qm not opposed to rethinking the Motel Hotel distribution.
I don't want to do it tonight.
Pigoft/ I donit want to argue through that tonight either.
Baker/ But unless we are going to do it through something like that
I would like to discourage people coming to us and asking.
Kubby/ I think what we did at our budget meeting that one time last
Monday or whenever it'was where you weren't present. We
started to talk about this ~nd what we decided to do was put
$10,000 to a funded mandate to the CVB. That $10,000 of what
we do give them needs to go $5,000 each to the Iowa Arts Feet
and the Jazz Feet. My'preference would have been that $10,000
be earmarked for Iowa City located local festivals or events
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that people then compete for based on some kind of criteria
that has been used in the past for CVB. So, we can still open
those kinds Of-
Lehman/ Karen, I think you are exactly right. While I agree with
Larry, I really don't think that we should be in the business
of funding projects that have been in the past privately
funded and have shown the ability to raise the money
themselves. But I really think you are right, if we choose to
direct CVB to spend a certain amount, it should not be .for
certain projects. It should be for local events and let. them
decide which ones are worthy.
Pigoft/ I agree. You are right. That iS not a problem.
Lehman/ We decided for one year.
Horow/ We sent it back to them for one year and told them that they
give the money to those two areas. We haven't heard from them
yet, by the way. So that might be a moot point.
Nov/ I would like to put my two cents in on this. When we get to
the p6int of funding our local human services organizations we
get a very complete, very detailed budget. We go through it
witha fine tooth comb, we know exactly what they are spending
w~re and everyone else who has ever given them the money we
do not get just a letter that says, gee, we could use a few
thousand dollars. And if we ever get to the pointwhere we set
up this kind'of fund, we are going to have to steel ourselves
to go through the b~d~ets'and'expect details and study them.
Pigoft/ I wholeheartedly agree. Or some other body would do that
for us ~nd send us recommendations. I agree, I wholeheartedly
a~ree.
Nov/ We are thinking about our time as well.
Horow/ Okay, does anyone else have anything?
Throg/ A brief observation about Larry and comparing himself to
Robert Redford. I watch those ads on t.v. where the guy shaves
his face and suddenly emorphs into something else.
Baker/ I see those ads for just my way.
Kubby/ Just fo~ men.
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Morow/ Could we bring this back to city aoun¢tl.
Pigott/ These are big issues for'these g~ys.
Horow/ February 24, 25, 26 at Carver HawkeyeArena there will be
the'Walk Th9 Stars sponsored by the Chamber of eo~srce and I
urge you to go. It is a lot of fun. Kids absolutely love it.
That is the 24, 25, and 26' and your elected officials will be
in residence. We are ~haring a booth with the Department of
Publi~ Works and I bet they can hardly wait. And also on the
25th is Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl to Raise Money. If you
are thinking about it, don't forg~t. Either make a pledge or
sign up to bowl yourself.
Kubby/ I have a sheet here is anybody hasn't pledged in the
audience who are here that would like to.
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ITEM NO. 11 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DIRECTINg CITY STAFF TO
PROCEED WITH DESIGN OF THE HIGHWAY i (BURLINGTON
STREET)/GILSERT STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEI~.,NT
PROJECT.
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Kubby. Discussion.
Kubby/ Last night we talked about this a little bit and on the
surface I thought that my suggestion-This is the second year
I have made the suggestion that we do the bridge on Burlington
near the Rec Center at the same time so that we disrupt
people's lives to go through that intersection and people who
live around there or work around there one season instead of
two seasons and it is find of complicated to go through. So
som9 one could call m~ if they wanted to hear it or call t~e
City Engineer here. But. there are lots of reasons why it is
actually less inconvenient for us to do it over two seasons
and a lot cheaper. The other th%ng we talked about was how
many trees are going to have to come down in this area of
Gilbert and Burlington in order to do this project which is a
real safety issue and actually Rick, if you could come up at
some point and talk about some of the accident statistics. How
often p~ople have accidents and how often they are injured
which to me you always have to balance different values and I
hate cutting trees down but there is a public safety issue
here. And we were asking how can we soften this area since
there may not be room for replanting trees in the short run or
possibly in the long run and one of the things that came back
to us since last night was some information about planting
smaller trees and it may not be feasible. I guess my next
q~estion would be could we plant something besides trees, like
shrubs and would that look silly. Or but there are probably
more options than small trees and I guess I want us to explore
what those other options are and-
Fosse/ I would like to look at that with Terry Robinson, our City
Forester. The concern about shrubs is how they stand upto the
snow that is piled there during the winter time. There maybe
some garden varieties that may do well there. There may be
some small trees that we can get in. As long as we understand
that we are putting-them in at a standard that the.DOT does
not consider acceptable but 'this will be our street and our
decision here.
Nov/
Rick, I have personal experience about some evergreen shrubs
that get stacked with snow all winter long and come out fine.
Evergreens can hold up, let's try it.
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Fosse/ Okay.
Horow/ I ha~e another question on the safety aspect of it that
Ka~en was talking about and that is one of my pet peeves in
the city is having pedestrians have a place to walk white
c6nstruction 'is going on. There are no barriers that design
for pedestrians to stay in one particular area or alternately,
there are not enough signs and the contractors do not take a
responsibility to have the pedestrians go to the otherside of
the street. Is there anything that cn put into the contract,
especially' in this area where we have so many students. How
cab we address this.
Fosse/'Off the top of my head I do not have an immediate solution.
What I can do is take a real serious look at the pedestrian
corridors here and route out detours as we move .traffic and
make that a part of the project. We could take a hard study On
that.
Horow/ I appreciate that.. Anybody else?
Lehman/ Most of the pedestrians in that area walk across the street
in the middle of the block anyway.
Fosse/ Yeah, they will enjoy the project.
Lehman/ I do share your concern but almost everything you'do for
pedestrians, they go where they want to go. And I guess I
would assume, knowing the city's commitment to a loPely city,
that we will do ~hatever we can when it comes ~o replanting
what along that street.
Horow/ Does anyone else have any comments?
Kubby/ Will you cite the accident and injury-
Fosse/ 'If the statistics are right it was 73 accidents during the
last year and 34 injuries. Both of those statistics were the
highest of any intersection in town.
Kubby/ You 'said it in terms of every third day or-
Fosse/ .Statistically, every five days there is an accident and
every 11 days there is an injury there so it is a nasty spot
and needs to be remedied.
Throg/ I really don't like-the idea of cutting down the trees. Not
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so much because it is a matter of cutting down the trees bu~
becauBe it produces-it is ~oing to produce a ver~ sterile
streetscape which I think is not very attractive for
pedestrians and not very appealing for people who are entering
the d.t. area along Burlington or Gilbert. But, like Karen, I
completely agree, sometimes you got to make these choices and
despite the fact that I don't like cutting down the trees I am
going to support the ordinance or the resolution or whatever
it is. But I have a suggestion and that is that we invite or
instruct the DR Committee to look at the streetscape and to
suggest, work with staff, suggest ideas about how to make that
streetscape less sterile following completion of the
construction.
Kubby/ I would agree with that with the understanding that it is
clear to them that by us passing this resolution the design of
the street in terms of where the r.o.w. will be is locked in.
That that is not an issue for discussion.
Throg/ Right.
Horow/ Also, any design is up to private people who build-
Throg/ I am talking about public r.o.w., Sue. I agree completely.
If it were a matter of affecting facades of buildings
retroactively, then we couldn't ask DR to do anything. But if
we are talking about public r.o.w and them suggesting ways to
make the streetscape less sterile, I have not problem.
Nov/ I am sure Terry Robinson would be happy to work with them on
this.
Fosse! One of the things that are already in the works is if you
.notice along there is some of the areas between the'sidewalk
and the back of the curb there is suppose to be grass but it
is Just trampled dirt, in those areas where it is already like
that or because of new width has the potential to .end up like
that, we want to go back with something like an exposed
~ggrmgate soncrete or brick or some sort of decorative surface
that looks better than just dirt and keeps that stuff from
washing out onto the road.
Horow/ Any other discussions?
Nov/ Rick,-thank you for the nice memo answering all of our
questions from yesterday.
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Horow/ Roll call- (yes). Resolution is adopted.
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Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
February 14, 1995
Page 10
ITEM NO. 12 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE
CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH EVALUATING THE
IMPACT OF SILURIAN AQUIFER DEVELOPMENT.
ITEM NO. 13 -
95- Z~
Comment: This agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey provides for the
collection, compilation, and distribution of water data related to the Silurian
Aquifer and the City's proposed water treatment facilities. The U.S.G.S. has
proposed a 50/50 split in the cost of the work. The total cost to the City is
.,§75. The third party objective nature of U.S.G.S. involvement will
ance the City's ability to gather information and make decisions regarding
use of the Silurian Aquifer. See memo included from Water Superintendent.
Public Works recommends approval of this resolution.
Action, ~'~'/~.,~,,)/~'~- ' ~:.., ~
PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A TEN UNIT AIRCRAFT HANGAR
BUILDING AT THE IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Comment: At the May 10, 1994, City Council meeting, the Council
authorized the Airport Commission to proceed with a project to construct
additional hangar space at the Airport, Plans and specifications were
developed and on February 3, 1995, bids were opened,
The following bids were received.
1. Henningsen Construction
9250,746,00
2. McComas-Lacine Construction
9315,431.00
ITEM NO, 14-
The Commission recommends accepting the bid from Henningsen Construc-
tion in the amount of 9250,746. Construction of the building would be
completed by approximately June 30, 1995. (see attached memo}
Action:
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE AFSCME PAY PLAN AND
CLASSIFYING A POSITION IN THE WATER DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT,
Comment: The AFSCME Classification System provides that newly created
positions are initially classified by the Personnel Administrator subject to a six
month review by The Classification Committee. The position of Maintenance
Worker I - Water Customer Service has been reviewed by the Committee and
it is recommended that this position be classified in AFSCME grade 3.
Action= ;~////~ ,/7//4-~/
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ITF~ NO. 12 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGI~I~EMENT BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES DEP~RTMENT OF INTERIOR GEOLOGIC/%L
SURVEY AND THE CITY OF IOniA CITY TO PROVIDE
SERVICE8 TO ASSIST WITH EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF
SILURIi~N AQUIFER DEVELOPMENT.
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Lehman. Any discussion.
Kuhby/ After talking about this last night, I had a few concerns.
one was the amount of money that we are spending on this and
then reflecting on what the purposes of the study is. For me
it is two fold: One is to see what affects our projected
amount of pumping will have surrounding wells and other
communities that use the silurian aquifer a~d in getting that
information we can almost figure out how much we could pump
out of there which helps us decidewhat our ratio'of different
water sources we will use in our new water facility. And the
second issue is to give some baseline date, not only to the
city but to people who live in the area that this study
focuses on to show what changes occur from a third party so
that the information is not suspect. From that I c~meupwith
· a further question I g~ess I would like Linda and Public Works
to look at and I don't feel like I need this information
before I can vote on this because I will be supporting the
resolution. But in looking again at the list of wells and in
talking with some people today, it seems-it would have been
ideal for me to see a map of the radius of the study and the
placement of the wells that are on the list. I couldn't figure
out where all of the wells were and it seemed like there may
have been some spots that were not covered by this list of
wells and some spots were covered almost too thoroughly. And
so I guess I would like staff to do that exercise of putting
them on a map and then making sure that we are getting the
kind of coverage to get the information that we say we are
getting from this study.
Nov/ Is this the complete list?
Kubby/ Actually it is not because all of the subdivisions that we
will be getting information from, like Cherry Hill and River
Heights and all of the subdivisions in the north corridor are-
some of them are very int~rested in participating and they
will actually be taught how to get data from their private
wells or their con%munal wells. And those weren't listed on
that. so finding out what those are and adding those to the
map before making judgement.
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Nov/ I thought this was really not a complete list.
Horow/ I think the list that we have is absolutely amazing. What
would we be doing with a list that we would have. Why would
you need-
Kubby/ If there is an area in the circle of the radius of -
Woito/ Cone of depression.
Kubby/.The area that we are'gathering information of I think have
some spots that we are not getting information from and'that
we will not get the affects on certain wells in certain parts
of-the dounty well enough. I don't know if that is true. That
is why I want you to double check and negotiate with USGS if
we need to shift some wells or find a well that we could tap
into for checking for that.
Horow/ Is this a major undertaking? No?
Woito/ And we will be using the cooperation of homeowners to
cooperate with obtaining the data from their won wells.
Horow/ The list of the communications were absolutely great: windum
Bluff, Prairie Vie~ Estate, Northwood Estates, Forest Hills
Place, Wild Berry Lane Homeowners, Woodfield Lane, Cherry Hill
Estates.
Woito/ Ed Moreno and Carol did that.
Horow/ Great.
Kubby/ That is what makes this project so interesting that kind of
community involvement. Everyone of those groups that Sue just
mentioned have a stake in this information. They want to be
insured. They are not assuming that we are going to have ~n
impact. They are interested in being involved in the study and
haPe some ownership of it so that they could get good
information so they. just d6n't make those negative
assumptions.
Horow/ Any other discussion?
NOV/
I have a question about clarifying exactly how much
information we can get from this kind of study and Steve, City
Manager, has agreed to explain.
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Atkins/ As.best I can. Obviously the intent is to gather data, to
have a data base for ourselves. ~nd with that data we can then
make the proper assessments on all the various wells, the draw
downs, and with hard nu~ers be able to make the kind of
Judgements that are necessary. I think another important
element of. thaw hole project is also just to substantiate Just
what the city's actual exposure is to the draw down. because,
quite frankly, there are many other larger users in that
~ilurian well. And in the simplest terms, I want to.make sure
we only take our fair share of the blames if there is actual
draw down. make sure that those fluctuations can be measured
against all the folks that are in fact in that silurian. boss
that summarize it.
Kubby/ Although'it is not that cut and dry. Interpretation of the
data. You will have different people interpret it in different
ways?
Arkins/ Absolutely.
Woito/ Sure.
Horow/.Anything else?
Nov/ Just the data is what we will have. Not the interpretation.
Arkins/ Don't have the interpretation. We have the hard information
and them we have to interpret it and that will be subject to
some debatel
Kubby/ I did have another question I wanted staff to double check
on. I had thought that the wells that are in the current USGS
network of wells were continuously monitored. Not just monthly
o~q~arterly. And I guess I just want you to double check that
and if that is true then we can get data whatever day we want
it from them and it is not an extra step.for them and we
shouldn't be paying for that information because it is not an
extra time that they go. 'If it is the way it is set up in here
that I had a misunderstanding of how frequently they collect
data from the active network of wells. Thank you.
Horow/ Anything else? Roll callv (yes). Resolution is adopted.
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ITEM NO. 13 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AIRPORT
COMMISSION TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A TEN
UNIT AIRCRAFT HANGAR BUILDING AT THE IOWA CITY
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Horow/ Moved by Lehman, seconded by Nov. Any discussion.
Lehman/ I think it is important to point out that the payback on
this, according to the Airport Commission, is 16 years. That
after 16 years this building will be actually paid for and we
will be taking in money in access of what the building costs.
Arkins/ Ernie, I want to correct that. I did a quick calculation
after last night's meeting and that payback does not include
interest.
Kubby/ That makes a big difference.
Lehman/.That makes like 32 years.
Pigott~ That is right and the life of the building is what.
Lehman/ 45.
Arkins/ .$250,000 and I want to make sure that I heard Ron
correctly, $125 month for ten units times 12 is $15,000 a year
times a certain number generates $250,000 over 16.7 years. It
does not have the interest charge in there. Now we would-you
have all the flexibility in the world with respect to the
interest charged if you choose to do. If you went out in the
market to borrow it you would be paying 8, 9, 10%. We view it
as an opportunity cost lost. That is we cannot invest it. Our
investment are, today's market are 4 and 5%.
Kubby/ I think we need to do what we have done with other projects
that have borrowed internally and we use that lost opportunity
figure and that is what we should use here. It wouldn't be
fair to do otherwise.
Arkins/ I am sorry that Ron is not here. I don't mean to surprise
you with this but when I did the calculation it did not have
the interest in it. Please keep in mind the building has a 40
year life to it. So as a capital asset it is going to
certainly be there long after you have financed the thing. It
really gets down to what policy you want to apply to the
thing. Do you want the money back in X number of years'at a
certain percentage but as Ron pointed out if it goes beyond
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the $12~ a month, he feels there is not a market for the
rental of those spaces.
Nov/ If you added the 4% it Would go to $130 a month/ There isn't
a.huge 'difference.
Kubby/ I guess what I would like to do is to figure out the same
payback period with the increased costs and see what that
amount per month would be and bounce that off the Airport
Commission. Maybe a couple of choices. The 16.7-years, 20
-years, 22 years and see what those different rents would be
and see what they think.
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Kubby/ Real market costs. But we don't want to gouge anyone but we
want it to pay its way and they should give that number out
based on those principles.
Horow/ Why don't we ask staff to work that out with them and come
back and let us know.
Arkins/ Okay. I, again, apologize on some of those numbers. Naomi,
I want to make sure you were-that is what the understanding
wae.-
Throg/ So we will defer this?
Horow/ There was no reason to defer it.
Pig6tt/ We are going to vote on it.
Horow/ Roll call-
Baker/ The fact that we don't need to defer this but we haven't
d~cided whether or not-
Woito/ This is a resolution for 9pproving construction contract.
Kubby/ But it doesn't include the amount per month that it will
cost someone to rent the space.
Baker/ We don't get a satisfactory pay back schedule proposed from
the AirPOrt Commission; Go back and say no?
Atkins/ No.
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Horow/ No.
Woito/-You will still have the hangar built, you can refinance it
in your own way.
Lehman/ Larry, I think we know that it will be pay for itself in
the time less than the life of the building..So we are not
taking any chance. It is a matter of us decid'ing whether we
want to let that stretch to thirty or thirty two years years
or do we want to bring it back to twenty or twe~ty-fiYe.
Kubby/ The other important piece of information is that there are
18 people on a waiting list for hangars. There are ten spaces
in this hangar. So even if some people dropped off there is a
market out there g~eater than this.
BakeP/ I heard Steve or somebody say somebody else say'the market
wouldn't bear any higher than $1257
Pigott/ Yeah, I disagree with that.
Woito/ This will get the hangar built. You can always come back and
renegotiate the financing.
Baker/ What I am saying is if we pass it, we are obligated to build
it and then we would have to come up with satisfactory figure
on payment and then we might be told that figure make it
financially unattractive for the people who would use.it. So-
Kubby/ We might want to do .it.
Arkins/ You have a dile~uma of deciding the finances for the
Commission and that is they are somewhat of an independent
body and you are the banker in this instance and that if they
have their own resources they could certainly go ahead and
build this on their ow11. They do not have their own resources
and they have to come to you.
Woito/ You can control the money.
Arkins/ You control the money. You make the decisions.
Kubby/ But once ~e say yes to this that control is gone. What if
they come back and say with these parameters we talked about
staff comes up with a figure of $130 and the Airport
Commission says no and don't want to charge that much and they
charge $125 and that is disagreeable to us? I guess for the
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next project there i.s retaliation because it is not very fair
or appropriate.
Lehman/ T~ey know that, too.
Baker/ Same category as the water and sewer plant as far as public
health, safety and welfare. So, I am reluctant to-
Atkins/-As non said, remember he did say and I don't want to speak
for him. But he said this is .a public airport, this is a
public service, the a~rport hangars are being provided. Are
they in fact being subsidized that you look at the short term
financing. The answer is yes, they are. If you look at the
length of the life of the capital asset. The answer would be
no.
Pigott/ Is there a need to do this tonight? And if there is some
hesitancy-
Arkins/ I th}nk they have a construction schedule that they W~nt to
meet.
Nov/ There is a need to do this. If you re-bid it-
Horow/ They received one bid that was too high and they rejected it
and they went back out the second time.
Nov/ If you re-bid it you may not be able to afford to pay it. If
you have a reasonable number, the thing to do is to go ahead
and adopt it.
Lehman/ Larry, I don't think it is a matter of it not paying. It is
a matter of cashflowing when. And obviously it will pay itself
off 10-15 years before the life of the building. It is perhaps
not as good as an investment as i~ might have been in 16 years
but it will pay.
Atkins/ And I think you may say to them that if you sign leases,
then they are renegotiable after 3-5 years. They are going to
have some sort of- You may have an accelerate schedule.
Baker/ Okay. We did that discussion with the Airport commission
before we approve the contract.
LehNan/ This is it.
Pigoft/ This is the contract.
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Kubby/ Our negotiating time-is now.
Arkins/ You award the hid. I will make the assumption that you haps
authorized me to put together the financing because they are
hand and glove.
Woito/ This authorizes the Airport Commission to sign the contract.
And you are authorizing money and you can control the
financing. Oh-
Horow/ '(Continues roll call-) Resolution ie adopted with Baker
voting no.
Nov/ We didn't all vote.
Horow/ Yes we did.
Nov/ I lost count.
Th18 represen~ o~ly a reason~ly accurate b'a~scrlptlon of the Iowa City council meeting of Fa~ua~/14,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 10, 1995
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Work Session Agenda and Meeting Schedule
February13, 1995
6:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
7:15 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
8:15 P.M.
.8:30 P.M.
9:15 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
Monday
City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
TIMES APPROXIMATE
Review zoning matters
Near South Side Design Plan
Whispering Meadows Public Housing Development
CEBA/industrial Park Criteria
CDBG Flood Money
Airport Hangar Bid
Engineering Division 1995 Projects ~ Capital Projects Review
Council agenda, Council time, Council committee reports
Consider appointments to the Animal Control Advisory
Board and the Mayor's Youth Employment Board
February 14, lgg5 Tuesday
7:30 P.M. - Regular City Council Meeting - Council Chambers
February20, 1995
PRESIDENTS' DAY HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
6:30 P.M. - City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Discuss FY96-98 Financial Plan
Monday
February 91, 1995 Tuesday
6:30 P.M. - City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Discuss FY96-g8 Financial Plan
February27, 1995 Monday
6:30 P.M. - City Conference Board Meeting - Council Chambers
Separate agenda posted
· 6:45 P.M. - City Council work Session - Council Chambers
Agenda pending
February28, 1995 Tuesday
7:30 P.M. Regular City Council Meeting - Council Chambers
PENDING LIST
Appointments to the Board of Library Trustees, Board of Appeals, Housing
Comission, and Planning and Zoning Commission - March 7, 1995