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Febtuaz7 8, 1995
City Council Mashers
city of Iowa City
410 ~, Washington St.
Iowa C~ty, I~a 53240
Honorable ~yor & City Council Me~bers~
Chandler Siqnb, Inc., agents for general Y~lle Restaurants, Inc.,
owner and operator of the new Red Lobster Restaur~t to be looat~
and now under construction at 1609 ~ghway 1 W~st, Westport Plaza,
respectfully r~quest e~edited cone[derat~on reg~n~ our
~n~ent ~est to the condltional zoning ~gree~nt for
Plaza in order that more th~ two freest~dlng signs be allowed.
We will be at~en~nq the Feb~ 28th, 1995 city oo~l
to present ~d d~ouss our ~n~ent re~e~t. We ~11 be pre~ent
~o an~er any ~e~tlons you or your fellow city council
have.
Thank you ~n advance for your consideration and aoo~erat[on.
Respecttully,
William
FAX; (;~OJ 34~8724
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARIN~
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will
be held by the City Council of Iowa Ctt~, Iowa,
at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of January, 1995,
in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E.
Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which
hearing the Council will consider:
1. A resolution to annex an 80 acre tract of
land, known as the Langenberg Tract, locat-
ed southeast of Sycamore Street and east
of Pleasant Valley Golf Course.
2. An ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter
by changing the use regulations of an 80
acre tract of land, known as the Langenberg
Tract, located southeast of Sycamore Street
and east of the Pleasant Valley Golf Course
from County RS, Suburban Residential, to
RFBH, .Factory Built Housing Re.sidanfial.
An ord,nance 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.
4. An ordinance amending Zoning Chapter
Article N., Off-Street Parking Requirements,
Section 14-6N-181 specifying construction
materials for required hard-surface parking
areas.
5. An ordinance amending Zoning Chapter
Section 14-6E-6C1 to clarify the density
requirement for dwelling units in the C8-2,
Central Business zone.
Copies of ~he proposed resolution and ordinanc-
es are on file for public examination in the
Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa
City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their
views known for Council consideration are
encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned
time and place.
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
On February 14, 1995, the City Council will
hold a public hearing on the Charter Review
Commission recommendations. The City
Council appoints a commission to review the
City Charter at least once every ten years.
This hearing will be held during the Councll's
regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers in the Civic Center.
Comments from the public will be received at
the public hearing on Februe ,ry 14, 1995, in the
City Council Chambers at the Civic Center or
written comments may be submitted, at any
time, to the City Clerk's Office at 410 E.
Washington Street.
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Charter Review Commission Recommendations
January 27, 1995
The nine member Charter Review Commission held 12 meetings since May 17, 1994 to
review the City of Iowa City Charter. The Commission started with a Charter overview which
provided information about the Home Rule Act, city powers and city charters, and
organization of city government. The Commission then discussed Charter provisions; reviewed
city staff input and recommendations; met with former council members and council
candidates; and held a public hearing to receive citizen input, The public hearing was
broadcast live on the government channel and phone calls were accepted.
The Charter Review Commission focused discussions on non-discrimination language,
campaign finance disclosure {follow up enforcement, discrepancy between local and state
requirements, and f~§O limitation), elections (primary and general), and districts (number,
representation, neighborhoods).
The Charter Review Commission also solicited city staff input. They receiyed five recommen-
dations from city department directors, agreeing to forward four of the {ecommendations to
council. At the Commission's request, City Attorney Woito attended three meetings to advise
the commission on elections and primary voting, campaign finance disclosure, and non-
discrimination provisions.
The Charter Review Commission met with former Council members and Mayors J. Balmer and
D. Courtney and former council candidates J. Smith and P. Egli on September 29, 1994 to
discuss campaign disclosure, four year terms of office, the mayoral selection process, council
compensation, and changing the present primary and general election systems. Former
council members W. Ambrisco and R. Larson also provided their written comments.
A public hearing was held on November 2, 1994 to receive public input. Rusty Martin
proposed establishing six council districts and an at-large mayor. Chris Randell stated that
council compensation should be increased. Four telephone calls were also taken during the
broadcasted public hearing commenting on district representation and neighborhoods.
The Charter Review Commission makesthe following recommendations which the commission
believe to be non-substantive in nature and recommend Council adoption by ordinance rather
than submission to the voters'
Non-Discrimination
To add language to the Cha~er Section 2.08E to read, "All appointments and promotions of
city employees by City Council and City Manaqer must be made according to job-related
criteria and be consistent with nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity standards
established pursuant to law." Motion carried, 6/2.
The Commission noted the change to reaffirm the original spirit of the charter and re-
enforces language already in existence by city, state, and federal provisions. {Meetings:
7/14/94; 8/31/94)
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Penalties (6.04)
To recommend to Council that they take action and establish penalties with regard to Section
6,04, Motion carried, 8/0,
The Commission referenced charter section 6,02 stating "The council may prescribe
procedures,,," And 6,04 stating "The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe
penalties,,,", noting penalties were originally called for and never done, {Meetings:
11/30/94)
"Person"(6.01)
To change Section 6.01 to read, "The council, by ordinance, shall prescribe limitations on the
amount of campaign contributions made to a cand date for elect on to Counc~ by a person as
defined in this Charter." Motion carried 8/0.
The Commission noted the definition of person contained in the,charter to include
individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, political party,
committee or any other legal entity. {Meetings:l 1/30/94)
General Recommendation
To recommend to Council that the next Charter Review Commission be convened one year
after the next census. Motion carried, 9/0.
The Commission realized tl~e growth of the city and the impact that growth has on the
size of districts; suggested charter review after the next census and establishment of
review to coincide with each ten year census thereafter. (Meetings:l 2/8/94)
Staff Recommendations
To change Page 4, Section 2.06, Mayor., Subsection 8., third line, replace "spokesman" with
"s~okes13erson." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95)
To change Page 4, Section 2.08, Appointments,, Subsection C., "The Council shall appoint
the City Attorney." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95)
To change Page 6, Section 3.01, Nomination., Subsection A., last line in paragraph should
read "...not less than ten (10) persons." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95)
To change Page 17, Section 7.04, Procedure after filing. Subsection D. Validity of signatures.
Third line from bottom should read "...current voting rolls..." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting:
1/4/95)
Other key areas of discussion were:
.Council/Manager Form. Moved and seconded to continue the Charter Review discussions
based on retaining the Council/Manager form of government. Motion carried, 9/0. (Meeting:
6/14/94)
City Manager Buries. Commission recognized the State Code lists City Manager duties and
agreed to retain the Charter section. (Meeting: 7/14/94)
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Term of Office. (Four years per and no limit on number) Moved and seconded that the term
of office remain four years. Motion carried, 6/2. (Meetings: 7/14/94; 11/16/94)
Moved and seconded to move limitation of term of office to the resolved list. Motion carried,
7/1, {Meeting:l 1/16/94)
Recall. Moved and seconded to remove "recall" as a discussion item. Motion carried, 6/0.
{Meeting! 6/29/94)
Initiative and Referendum. Moved and seconded to move initiative and referendum to the
resolved list. Motion carried, 8/0. (Meetings: 6/29/94; 11/1 6/94)
Mayor Selection. Moved and seconded to move mayor selection to the resolved list. Motion
carried, 7/1. (Meeting: 11/16/94)
Council Compensation. Moved and seconded to move council compensation to the resolved
list. Motion carried, 6/2. {Meeting: 11/16/94)
Campaign Finance Disclosure. (Follow-up enforcement; discrepancy with state; and $50
limitation) Moved and seconded to recommend to Council that they take action and establish
penalties with regard to Section 6.04. Motion carried, 8/0. {Meetings: 7/14/94; 11/18/94;
11/30/94)
General Voting. Moved and seconded that in the general election for every seat that is open,
every voter votes for every seat. Motion carried, 6/2. (Meeting: 1 1/30/94)
Elections. {Primary voting, 2.10 Vacancies) Moved and seconded to retain Char~er Section
3.02 Primary Election. Motion carried, 5/4. (Meetings: 7/14/94; 1 1/30/94; 12/8/94)
Districts. (Number, representation; neighborhood) and Council Size {number) Moved and
seconded to retain the current system of 7 council members with 4 at large and 3 residential
district. Motion carried, 6/3. (Meeting: 12/8/94)
Staff Recommendation.
Moved and seconded to not change Page 6, Section 2.12, Prohibitions., Subsection B., third
line, sentence should read "However, the council or its members may express..." Motion
carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95)
By the 1994/95 Charter Review Commission:
John McDonald, Chair
Part Cain
Paul Egli
Mary Geesland
Jeff McCullough
Kathy Penningroth
Ann Rhodes
Clayton Ringgenberg
Craig Willis
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