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AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL N1EETING OF APRIL 25, 1995
7:30 P.NI.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER
410 EAST WASHINGTON
ITEM NO. 1 -
ITEM NO. 2 -
ITEM NO. 3 -
ITEM NO, 4, -
AGENDA ~-~~'
IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 25, 1995
7:30 P,M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Presentation of Citizenship Awards to students of Shimek Elementary
School:
CALL TO ORDER.
ROLL CALL.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.
a.
(1) Matthew Brown
(2) Molly Gable
(3) Allison Polsley
Allison Spies
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS.
a. A Day of Honor for the National Merit Scholarship Finalists - April 26,
1995.
b. White Ribbon Week - April 23-May 1, 1995.
Chaunoey Swan Day- May 4, 1995
d. Arbor Day - April 28, 1995.
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR
AMENDED.
Approval of Official Actions of the regular meeting of April 10, 1995,
and the special meeting of April 11, 1995, as ~ublished, subject to
corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Minutes of Boards and Commissions.
(1) Airport Commission meeting of March 21, 1995.
(2) Broadband Telecommunications Commission meeting of March I 3,
1995.
(3) Board of Library Trustees meeting of March 30, 1995.
(4) Housing Commission meeting of March 14, 1995.
(5). Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of April 6, 1995.
(6) Design Review Committee meeting of April 17, 1995.
Agenda
Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 2
Permit Motions and Resolutions as Recommended by the City Clerk.
(1) Consider a motion approving a Class "B" Beer Permit for Terry
French dba Sam's Pizza I.C., 321 S. Gilbert St. (Renewal)
(2)
Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Beer Permit for Ware &
McDonald Oil Co., dba Wareco #445, 828 S. Dubuque St.
-(Renewal)
(3) Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for Krause
Gentle Corp., dba Kum & Go #422, 513 S. Riverside Dr. (Renewal)
(4) Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for John's
Grocery, Inc., dba John's Grocery, 401 E. Market St. (Renewal)
(5) Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor License for
Oldie's, Inc. dba Golden Oldies, 1910 S. Gilbert St. (Renewal)
(6)
Consider a motion approving an Outdoor Service Area for J.S.
Mummey, Inc., dba Mumm's Saloon & Eatery, 21 W. Benton St.
(Renewal)
(7)
Consider a motion approving a refund of an unused portion of a
Class "C" Liquor License for Spear-It Enterprises, Inc., dba Metro,
121 Iowa Ave.
(8)
Consider a motion approving a Class "B" Liquor License for
Deerport Hospitality Group, Inc. dba Holiday Inn Iowa City, 210 S.
Dubuque St. (New)
(9) Consider a resolution issuing Dancing Permit to Holiday Inn, 210
S. Dubuque St. and Golden Oldies, 1910 S. Gilbert St.
Setting Public Hearings.
(1)
CONSIDER SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR iV1AY 9, 1995, ON
AN ORDINANCE A~/1ENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 5-E ENTITLED
"BUILDING AND HOUSING" CITY CODE BY REVISING ARTICLE E
ENTITLED "HOUSING CODE" TO ENHANCE THE LIFE SAFETY
PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING RENTAL HOUSING.
Comment: The proposed amendments to the Housing Code were
initiated by the Housing Inspection staff and the Fire Marshal.
They have been unanimously recommended by the Housing
Commission. The amendments are intended to enhance the life
safety provisions of the Iowa City Housing Code.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Mayor, City Council and General Public
City Clerk
April 24, 1995
Additions to the Consent Calendar
Item No.4c(10)
Item N0.4f(5)
Item No.4f(6)
Consider a motion approving a Temporary Outdoor Service Area for
Dome Ltd., Inc. dba Soho's, 1210 Highland Ct. (April 28, 1995)
Letter from Maryann Dennis, Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship
regarding update on the Burns/GICHF joint project to develop affordable
housing using CDBG and HOME funds.
Letter from Harvey Wehde regarding the installation of a sidewalk and
stormwater retention area on his property.
Agenda
Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 3
(2)
CONSIDER SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY 9, 1995, ON
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1993 SUPPLEIVlENTAL COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM STATEMENT AND
BUDGET.
Comment: Due to unexpected higher costs for flood repairs, a
reallocation of funds is necessary. A recommendation to Council
will be made by the Committee on Community Needs (CCN)
regarding the allocation of these funds.
(3)
CONSIDER SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY 9, 1995, ON
AIVIENDMENTS TO THE 1994 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM STATEMENT AND BUDGET.
Comment: Due to the success of the Manufactured Housing Fire
Safety Program, a request was made to increase the budget by
$6,000. A second amendment corrects an error in allocations.
(4) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY
9, 1995, ON AMENDING THE FY95 OPERATING BUDGET.
Comment: State legislation mandates municipalities amend their
annual budget by May 31. This resolution sets the public hearing
for amendments on May 9, 1995. Detailed information on
amendments will be available for public inspection on April 28,
1995.
e, Motions.
(1)
CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE DISBURSEMENTS IN THE
AMOUNT OF 96,033,492.02 FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1
THROUGH MARCH 31, 1995, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR SUBJECT TO AUDIT.
f. Correspondence.
(1) Letter from Nancy and Richard Jordison re~luesting a 4-way stop
at First Avenue and Friendship Street.
(2) Letter from John Murphy of the Downtown Association regarding
the Bus and Shop Program.
(3) Letter from David Arbogast regarding Iowa City's recycling
program.
(4) Two letters from Judy Sivertsen regarding the zoning of the area
between Jefferson and Market Streets.
Agenda
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Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 4
g. Applications for City Plaza Use Permits.
(1) Application from Karen Kubby to use a portion of City Plaza for a
May Day Celebration on May 1, 1995. (approved)
(2)
Application from the Senior Center for the use of the stage area on
May 18, 1995, for performances by Voices of Experience and
Swingtimers Band. (approved)
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEM NO. 5 - PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA).
ITEM NO.
6 - PLANNING AND ZONING IVlATTERS.
Consider setting a public hearing for May 9, 1995, on an ordinance
conditionally amending the use regulations of an approximate 1.63 acre
lot located on the west side of Waterfront Drive, approximately 140 feet
north of Stevens Drive from CC-2, Community Commercial, to C1-1,
Intensive Commercial.
Comment: At its April 6, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of a rezoning
application submitted by Boyd & Rummelhart, Inc., subject to screening
of any outdoor storage areas. The Commission's recommendation is
consistent with the staff recommendation. In a letter dated April 12,
1995, expedited consideration of this item was requested by John R.
Rummelhart, Jr.
Action: ~,~.,~//j~x'~__~.
City of iowa City
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Mayor, City Council and General Public
City Clerk
April 24, 1995
Additions to the Consent Calendar
Item No.4c(1 O)
Item No.4f(5)
Item No.4f(6)
Consider a motion approving a Temporary Outdoor Service Area for
Dome Ltd., Inc. dba Soho's, 1210 Highland Ct. (April 28, 1995)
Letter from Maryann Dennis, Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship
regarding update on the Burns/GICHF joint project to develop affordable
housing using CDBG and HOME funds.
Letter from Harvey Wehde regarding the installation of a sidewalk and
stormwater retention area on his property.
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ITEM NO. 4 ~ CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
PRESENTED OR AM~NDED.
f' Correspondence.
CAL~.NDA~ AS
(1) Letter from Nancy and Richard Jordison requesting a
4-way stop at First Avenue and Friendship Street.
Morow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman. Any discussions.
Nov/ I have'one piece of discussion. There
stop signs on Firs~ ~h . . was a letter asking for
refer that to Traff~a~v~e an~ ~rlendship Stree .
It sound ~;u~ _ --~ ~n~zneer an~ ask ;~ ~ __ ~s.. Can we
s ~= ~ reasonable request. h.~ ~u ~va~a=e that?
Arkins/ The only thing that I WO~ld remind you of is that I think
it is a product of our stop signing all through the neighbor-
hoods and what we are seeing is that cars are, in fact, moving
towards the arterial streets and I thin]( you may begin seeing
some of these types of-It seems to be working.
Nov/ It is working.
Atkins/ I have referred it to Jim and he Will do the analysis. We
Will get it back to you.
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Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 5
Public hearing on an ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter 5,
entitled "Building and Housing," Article H, entitled "Site Plan Review,"
by adopting design standards for exterior stairwells and exterior corridors
on multi-family residential buildings.
Comment: At its March 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 4-1 with Jakobsen voting no, recommended
approval of an ordinance adopting design guidelines for exterior
stairwells and exterior corridors on multi-family residential buildings. The
Commission's recommendation is consistent with the staff recommenda-
tion contained in the staff report dated January 13, 1995. Comments
were received at the April 1~1 p~ hea~_~on this item, which was
continued to April 25.
Consideration of an ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter,
entitled "Building and Housing," Article H, entitled "Site Plan Review,"
by adopting design standards for exterior stairwells and exterior corridors
on multi-family residential buildings. (First consideration)
Comment: See item b. above.
Action:
Consideration of an ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter 6,
entitled "Zoning," Article N, entitled, "Off Street Parking and Loading,"
to reduce the amount of required off-street parking spaces and amend
the parking area design standards in the CN-1, Neighborhood Commer-
.cial zone. (First consideration)
Comment: At its March 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 5-0, recommended adoption of ordinance
amendments to reduce the amount of off-street parking spaces re~luired
in the CN-1 zone. The CommissioNs recommendation is consistent with
the staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated Ma~ch 2,
1995. No comments were received at the April 11 public hearing on
this item.
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ITEM NO.
6 b. Public hearing on an ordinance amending City Code
Title 14, Chapter 5, entitled "Building and Hous-
ing," Article H, entitled "Site Plan Review," by
adopting design standards for exterior stairwells
and exterior corridors on multi-family residential
buildings.
Horow/ Continue the p.h. Again, I would ask you to state your name,
sign in and keep your comments to five minutes.
Glenn Siders/ I am here representing the Iowa City Homebuilders
Association. I want to take the opportunity at this p.h. to
get on record. I won't really go into a lot of in depth
conversation. I think in the past couple of informal work
sessions we have hashed this out pretty well. I want to go on
record as saying the Homebuilders Association is not opposed
to what this ordinance is trying to do. We agree that- And we
are not opposed that open stairways could be screened or even
prohibited from public view. We are opposed to the fact that
this ordinance as it is published, stands right now, applies
to rear yards. We do not think that that should be applicable.
We are also opposed to the structure of the current ordinance
and some of the guidelines that are in the ordinance. We would
ask the council to reconsider this ordinance. We would like to
see it restructured. We think that that could be done in a
fairly quick manner. We do not see the need to take a year to
do that. Six months we think it could be reconfigured rather
quickly. So I would like at this time to ask the City Council
to reconsider the ordinance. If they feel it necessary to go
ahead and pursue it in its fashion now before reconsidering
it, we would ask them to at least amend the ordinance so it
would not apply to areas other than that from public view.
Thank you.
Horow/ Thank you, Glenn. I have a question if council doesn't for
Glenn. In your comment applying to those areas other than-That
it not apply to those areas other than public view?
Siders/ Correct.
Horow/ Certainly in this city there are rear views that are visible
from the public.
Siders/ Yes.
Horow/ You are-
Siders/ Actually we would like this ordinance written very similar
to the rest of the Site Review Ordinance that even refers to
the term public view that is not a defined term and I am sure
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that we got some people that might correct me if I am wrong.
But as that is interpreted, it is from the street and not as
a street defined by the Zoning Ordinance because alleys are
included in the street. But the street is from what a common
person thinks of driving on the paved curbed surface. That is
the way we would like to interpret and think that the ordi-
nance should apply.
Horow/ Similar to that governing Historic Preservation.
Siders/ I am not familiar with Historic Preservation.
Horow/ You're right, it is from the street.
Siders/ We feel that it is a little over burdensome to require that
from alleys. Particularly when you consider what alleys are
designed for which is primarily secondary access, services.
The ordinances are being more and more structured to put
everything in the rear yards like parking, utilities,
dumpsters, all that type of thing they want to get to the
backyard.
Horow/ Okay. Thank you. Anyone else care to address council on
this issue?
Kubby/ I am kind of interested in continuing the p.h. and referring
this to take the short amount of time Glenn is describing to
make the ordinance more flexible. Is anyone else interested in
that? It didn't seem like people were from the discussion last
night. But I wanted to check.
Horow/ I guess I would ask Karin Franklin how long it would take to
do this if we are really indeed talking about a short period
of time?
Kubby/ And the reason a short period to time is important for
people up here is that we don't have another construction
season where there could be exterior stairwells and corridors
that didn't have any kind of design guidelines attached to
them.
Franklin/ My understanding is the council wants the DR Committee
and the Homebuilders involved in this. Right? When we do
things by committee it often takes a little longer. So whether
Glenn's six months is realistic or not is difficult to say. If
everyone were to agree with the position that he has put forth
which I don't think will be the case then it would be quick.
But-It is really hard to judge how long it is going to take.
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Nov/ I don't think that he wants to change a great deal except to
exclude the rear view and one of my concerns about that kind
of thing is that a building on the corner presents a good view
of the rear as you walk by the side. So you would have to have
some kind of wall extension along that side even if your
stairwell is at the rear and I think this can become a little
bit more complex than what Glenn is saying.
Horow/ I agree.
Kubby/ Although I think the other issue here is not just the public
view.
Horow/ You know what, I would like this conversation to go on
during consideration of the ordinance.
Kubby/ Well, I am having it now because I am asking people if there
is interest to continue the p.h. and defer the ordinance. That
is why I am starting-
Pigott/ Yes.
Throg/ Yes.
Baker/ No.
Horow/ Well, I am willing to go on. There is four here to continue
this.
Lehman/ I can't disagree but I really don't think that six months
is a short time. I would like to see us get it done as quickly
as we can.
Kubby/ I thought you were saying six months wasn't-saying you
didn't need a year or six months.
Siders/ (Can't hear).
Kubby/ Were there four people?
Horow/ Yes there were.
Kubby/ I would like to move that we continue this p.h.
indefinitely.
Nov/ Why indefinitely? Why not set a date?
Kubby/ Because I don't know how long things will take. But if I
need a date, can we say three months from now?
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Nov/ Let's say four weeks from now because if we don't get it done
in that period of time I want to pass it as is.
Kubby/ We want to have something for this next construction season.
So I would be amenable to that. What is our meeting in late
May?
Karr/ May 23.
Kubby/ I would like to continue this p.h. to May 23.
Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman to continue the p.h. to
May 23. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying
aye (ayes: 6/1 Baker-no).
Karr/ Could we have a motion to accept to correspondence?
Horow/ Moved by Kubby,
Any discussion?
(ayes) .
seconded by Nov. to accept correspondence.
All those is favor signify by saying aye
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ITEM NO.
6 c. Consideration of an ordinance amending City Code
Title 14, Chapter 5, entitled "Building and Hous-
ing," Article H, entitled "Site Plan Review," by
adopting design standards for exterior stairwells
and exterior corridors on multi-family residential
buildings. (First consideration)
Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman to defer to May 23.
Kubby/ So this is with the understanding that the Homebuilders
Association, the DR Committee, maybe some people on council
can get together and discuss what these issues are. And for me
the two issues are the public view issue and making it-the
architecturally integrated language include not just a wall
that hides the stairwell but is compatible with the rest of
the building. But other strategies that would serve the same
purpose. For me that is my impetus for going in this
direction. I don't often find myself in agreement with the
Homebuilders Association but once in awhile you are right.
Horow/ All right. Any further discussion? All those in favor
signify by saying aye (ayes). Okay, 6/1, Baker voting no.
Kubby/ I guess we should ask if there are any Council Members here
who are interested just to be contacted to see if our
schedules accommodate whatever meeting? We should probably be
lowest on the totem pole for scheduling because we get cracks
at it all of the time.
Horow/ I would be interested in doing.
Nov/ Let's be sure the staff finds the time to do it rather than
worrying when the council can.
Kubby/ Just to know who to call, that is all I am asking.
Horow/ Karin, do you have any other questions? All right.
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April 25, 1995
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Consideration of an ordinance conditionally amending the use regulations
of approximately 34.21 acres located west of Taft Avenue along Court
Street extended from RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential, to
CN-1, Neighborhood Commercial (6.93 acres), RM-12, Low Density
Multi-Family Residential (12 acres), and RS-8, Medium Density Single-
Family Residential (8.14 and 7.14 acres). (First consideration)
Comment: At its March 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 5-0, recommended approval of a rezoning
application submitted by Windsor Ridge Development Company, subject
to certain conditions. The CommissioNs recommendation is consistent
with the staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated
February 16, 1995.
Action:
Consider an ordinance establishing the Moffitt Cottage Historic District
for property located between Muscatine Avenue and Ralston Creek,
north of Court Street. (Second consideration)
Comment: At its February 16, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of an ordinance
designating the Moffitt Cottage Historic District as an Iowa City Historic
District. The Commission's recommendation is consistent with the
Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation. Comments were
received at the Council's March 28, 1995, public hearing on this item.
Action: ~..~ / '~'~ ,.,.,,~.~ ~,, ~/
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IT~ NO. 6 f.
Consider an ordinance establishing the Moffitt
Cottage Historic District for property located
between Muscatine Avenue and Ralston Creek, north
of Court Street. (Second consideration)
Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Nov. Any discussion?
Woito/ Was there some indication you were going to collapse this?
Nov/ No.
Horow/ Were we going to?
Kubby/ No.
Woito/ I wrote down collapse in the- Oh, the wrong one.
Kubby/ Aren't you tempted Larry to say something?
Horow/ No, don't tempt him. Any further discussion? Roll call-
(Yes). Second consideration passes.
Kubby/ Sue, I was kind of remiss. I was reading the Homebuilders
Association letter to us on Item e. I just wanted to say thank
you to Gary Watts because he, in that development, he is
integrating some of the ideas about development that are
evolving in this community about having a mixture of housing,
having a central commercial area for the neighborhood, lots of
accessibility for pedestrians and bicyclists so people have
more options in which to get to the cormmercial area and it is
wonderful to have someone hear new ideas, be willing to put
some risk involved in implementing some of these ideas. So I
thank him.
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Consider an ordinance amending Title 14, Chapter 6, entitled "Zoning,"
of the City Code by revising Article L, entitled "Provisional Uses and
Special Exceptions," Section 1M, entitled "Neighborhood Centers," to
repeal the access requirement for neighborhood centers. (Second
consideration)
Comment: At its March 2, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 5-0, recommended approval of an ordinance
repealing the provision that neighborhood centers shall be located with
access to arterial and collector streets. The Commission's recommenda-
tion is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff
memorandum dated March 2, 1995. In letters dated February 14, 1995,
and February 23, 1995, expedited consideration of this item was
requested by the City Community Development Division and the Board
of Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, respectively. No
comments were received at the Council's March 28, 1995, public
hearing on this item.
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Consider a resolution approving the final plat of Orchard View Estates,
an approximate 109.77 acre, 34-1ot residential subdivision located within
Fringe Area 4 on the south side of Dingleberry Road, approximately .6
miles east of Highway 1.
Comment: At its April 6, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the final plat
of Orchard View Estates, subject to the approval of legal papers by the
City Attorney's office and construction drawings by the Public Works
Department prior to Council consideration. The Commission's recom-
mendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the
staff report dated April 6, 1995. Construction drawings have been
approved by the Public Works Department, and it is anticipated that the
legal papers will be approved prior to the April 25 Council meeting.
Action: '~.)/
Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Boyrum Subdivi-
sion, Part 4, a three lot, 11.67 acre commercial subdivision located
south of Highway 6 between Boyrum Street and Waterfront Drive.
Comment: At its April 6, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the preliminary
plat of Boyrum Subdivision, Part Four. The Commission's recommen-
dation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff
report dated April 6, 1995.
Action:
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Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Galway Hills
Subdivision, Part 2, a 14.63 acre, 24-1ot, residential subdivision, located
in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Melrose Avenue and
U.S. Highway 218.
Comment: At its April 6, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the preliminary
plat of Galway Hills Subdivision, Part Two, subject to the approval of a
Grading and Erosion Control Plan and stormwater calculations by the
Public Works Department prior to Council consideration of the prelimi-
nary plat and approval of a tree protection plan by the City Forester prior
to final plat approval. The Commission's recommendation is consistent
with the staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated April
6, 1995, It is anticipated that the Grading and Erosion Control Plan and
the stormwater calcqlations will be approved prior to the April .~5,
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Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Pelsang Place, a
3-lot, l acre residential subdivision located at 114 South First Avenue.
ITEEq NO, 7 -
Comment: At its March 16, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the preliminary
plat of Pelsang Place, subject to verification that the underground
storage tanks on the site have been removed in accordance with Iowa
Department of Natural Resources regulations. The City has received
verification that the tanks have been removed to IDNR's satisfaction.
The Commission's recommendation is consistent with the staff
recommendation contained in the staff report dated March 16, 1995.
Action: ?
PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO AN APPLICATION FOR FORTY-SIX {46)
UNITS OF SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES AND VOUCHERS AND 9 PORTABILITY
VOUCHERS AND CERTIFICATES.
Comment: Paragraph 403A.28 State Code of Iowa requires this Public
Hearing prior to undertaking these housing projects. The Iowa City Housing
Author;ty proposes to apply for a total of 46 units of Section 8 Vouchers and
Certificates and 9 portability Vouchers and Certificates under a Notice of
Funding Availability published by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development March 3, 1995.
Action:
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Consider a resolution approving the preliminary
plat of Galway Hills Subdivision, Part 2, a 14.63
acre, 24-1ot, residential subdivision, located in
the southeast quadrant of the intersection of
Melrose Avenue and U.S. Highway 218.
Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Nov.
Nov/ What about the calculations and such? Have we approved all of
those things?
Woito/ Yes. And we amended the resolution that you have before you
to include the Tree Preservation requirements.
Horow/ Right. Last evening council did say that if there was anyone
who wished to speak in this issue, this is not a p.h. But if
anyone wanted to address council we would consider it during
this period of time.
Kubby/ We had requested that Karin speak first to kind of outline-
Horow/ To set the stage for this. If you could just- There are and
have been some changes.
Franklin/ The plat that was before the P/Z Commission was amended
before it came to you to pull back on Donegal Court so that it
takes lot 50 & 51 further out of the ravine. It also was
shifted slightly to the west farther south on Donegal Court to
move away from lots 43 & 44 or to shift the lot lines of lot
43 & 44 so they are farther away from the stand of oaks that
is of concern. I would like to point out, too, that the Tree
Protection Plan is required before the final plat is submitted
and this Tree Protection Plan will include protection of the
trees during construction and must be approved by the City
Forester. I think there has been some concern that the
developer might take down some of the trees prior to the time
of final platting. That would certainly not be in the
developer's interest because it might jeopardize that final
plat.
Horow/ Thank you.
Kubby/ Would the owners, whoever buys those lots, the Tree
Protection Plan, follows the land?
Franklin/ It will run with the land?
Woito/ Yes.
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Kubby/ So that would be part of what they are agreeing to when they
agree to purchase the land.
Franklin/ Yes.
Kubby/ As we have known in the past, sometimes people don't know
about these kinds of things. About sidewalks or other things
they are responsible for and I know we have little control
over that. Is there something we can do in how we record it
that is jumps out at a title opinion searcher?
Woito/ You could call it out in the subdivision documents.
Horow/ Does that make it more seeable?
Woito/ Yes by someone who is reading the abstract.
Kubby/ Okay. Does the Tree Protection Plan include any of the trees
along the fence line or just the ten Oaks?
Franklin/ My understanding is the Tree Protection Plan addresses
the ten Oaks.
Horow/ Karin, I have one other question about that Tree Protection
Plan. Is this something that council must direct the Forester
to do or is this an interdepartmental.
Franklin/ This is something that the developer has been informed is
his responsibility. It needs to be submitted to the City
Forester and then it would require the City Forester's
approval. Obviously we will look at it real closely.
Horow/ Okay. Thanks very much. Now, is there anyone that would like
to address council? I would ask you to keep your comments to
no more than five minutes.
Lorna Warnock/ I live in the Galway Hills Subdivision. Some of my
questi6ns have been answered but with your permission I will
just read my prepared statement. (Reads statement on file).
Thank you for your attention.
Kubby/ Karin, it is possible to build a house while protecting the
trees during construction on lot 43 & 44? Is it our staff's
opinion that that is possible? Otherwise you wouldn't
recommend the Tree Protection Plan or this plat. Those two
things are in conflict.
Nov/ In some cases I have seen it work. It is possible to build a
tall narrow house on a lot that is fully wooded and ravined.
We have all seen this kind of thing happen in Iowa City.
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Rather it is specifically possible on this particular lot, I
don't know.
Franklin/ On lot 44 I think it is clearly possible. The question I
think to put to the council too is your concerns about the
fence line trees. The issue so far before the P/Z Commission
centered around the ten Oaks and that is what we have focused
on. Obviously if the concern is also with fence line trees,
which I don't know the nature of these particular trees. But
if the concern is with those also then lot 43 becomes very
difficult.
Kubby/ My question was about the Oaks at this point.
Franklin/ I believe there is sufficient space on lot 43 to place a
house with that Oak and protect the Oak. It will require
protection during the construction process. It may not be
typical protection or typical of the construction practices
but it would require something.
Kubby/ Is there a way to flag this on our computer so that when a
permit is issued there is a big flashing cursor that tells the
inspector look very carefully at this and make sure there is
special attention during construction to monitor this?
Franklin/ We can flag lots on the permit plan computer system
particularly if through the Tree Protection Plan we have this
attributed this to certain lots. For instance if we do
something that is a covenant with the lot. That would show up
on there. We could put that on there as a flag for both lot 43
& 44.
Woito/ My office, Sara Holecek does that routinely for all
subdivisions. She sends a memo to HIS and they put it in their
computer and when they pull up the lot it is there on the
computer assuming it gets inputted.
Kubby/ I know the Planning Department has spent a lot of time when
we were looking at the Tree Ordinance looking at protecting
trees during construction. A lot of good visual stuff that
maybe we could pass on to the developers. I guess the other
natural question is what is the recourse for the city or for
the neighborhood if the plan is not followed? Let's say a tree
is cut down that the plan says must be protected. What do we
do? Once it is lost it is lost but what recourse is there.
Franklin/ If the result of the Tree Protection Plan is a covenant
which basically, probably this is more of a question for you,
Linda. But it would be a contractual arrangement between the
City and the property owner such that if they violated it, we
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could take action against them but it would require that we
take some action. Correct?
Woito/ The first thing you would do is a stop work order and then
probably sue them for breech of contract and damages.
Kubby/ I guess I am thinking, too, of years later after that house
is built, it is a third owner, they cut a tree down because
they want more sun in their north window.
Woito/ Or you could file an inequity and order another tree be
planted.
Kubby/ Would that be considered an environmental infraction?
Woito/ Certainly could be.
Kubby/ Which has a $1,000 price tag.
Franklin/ We would have to write our covenant that way.
Woito/ Maybe we should write the covenant to flag the remedies.
Nov/
And none of these kinds of tree protection plans guarantee
that there will not be some trees that dies a natural death.
No matter how you try to protect trees they don't last forever
and I don't want this covenant to be written in such a way
that we will assume that it was not protected during
construction and therefore it dies. There must be some way
that we can put in a natural death.
Franklin/ Well, we will get into the detail of this when we are
working with the final plat because it will be part of the
final plat legal papers which, of course, you will see.
Nov/ Is there any objection to having this revision referred to P/Z
or referred back to the engineers or something like that?
Kubby/ To look at these options?
Nov/ To think about the fence row trees.
Franklin/ I don't understand exactly what you are asking, Naomi.
That the suggestion that Lorna has made? Is that what you are
suggesting be referred back?
Nov/
Somebody is now bringing up whether or not we should worry
about the fence row trees and that is the question. Should we
refer this back again or should we just not worry about the
fence row trees?
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Kubby/ Fence rows. Because when people say cut down all scrub trees
I can't buy that.
Larry Schnittjer/ That is exactly right. What is in that fence row-
There is one fair size cherry tree that I am aware of and most
of the rest of it is Box Elder and that type of material.
Those are viable trees in a wooded situation but they are a
nuisance in an urban situation. Everybody likes the wild
cherry because the attract birds but wild cherries also make
an awful mess in somebody's yard that not too many people are
happy with. As far as some of the comments that were made
earlier by the Lorna. I don't want to argue with her. There
are several things that I would like to say about the revision
that the reasons for doing it. She made the comment that we
need to-that lots 43 & 44 were not significantly improved. I
think that they have been. 43, the south line has been moved
south and from the original plan to this one there have been
30 feet added to the south line of lot 43 and there is now
only one tree on that lot that needs to be worried about. For
that particular lot owner there is probably close to 50-60
feet of open space between the trunk of that tree and the
south property line. I would think that we should at least be
able to get a garage that faces the street and has space and
the rest of the house can be built behind the tree. She had
concerns about moving the walkway between 57 & 56. The primary
reason for doing that was that as you see, the concepts for
the future part of the subdivision that open space that comes
up between this cul de sac and the next one to the west is
very narrow at that end and will be difficult to grade at a
reasonable walkway back to that space between 57 & 58. So it
was moved on lot north so everybody has got better access to
it. The rest of the lots going back to discussion of lot 43 &
44. All of the lots around the cul de sac back to 58 were made
what we consider a minimum of 80 foot lot width and the excess
ground was added to lot 44 so it has a larger building space.
Nov/ It is your opinion that there will be no problem designing a
house to fit the current building apace?
Schnittjer/ No. The landscape person who went out and reviewed the
trees out there made the comment to me that he didn't see
anything in that fence row worth keeping. It is a matter of
judgement. He didn't out that in his letter and if you don't
want to consider that part of the record that is fine.
Horow/ All right. Any other discussion?
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Kubby/ I guess I do. I am a little- I have a different opinion
about scrub trees and how they interact with the urban
environment. I think on balance though I am not sure what
obligation the developer had to do any of these changes once
it was zoned. There was no conditional zoning agreement that
put any obligation on the developer to protect any of this
stuff and I am not sure that legally we could have denied a
plat that followed all of our rules and so I am very grateful
for the flexibility and the value. And it is a value. Not on
in aesthetic, an ethical one. A environmental value but also
a financial value that those trees hold to that property. So
I appreciate the effort that went into this. So I am going to
support this and be looking very closely at the Tree
Protection Plan and that if it is not acceptable, then we say
no to the final plat.
Horow/ Any other comments?
Nov/
I think this is a reasonable compromise and we ought to
approve it and I will say whoever buys the lot with the wild
cherry tree, save it. I have a nice wild cherry tree and I
like it.
Horow/ I appreciate the attention that the neighbors have given to
this and I appreciated going out and looking at it at their
request.
Throg/ Sue, I think I would like to make a comment and there is
more here than meets the eye. What I am thinking of in
particular is the Oak trees. I am guessing that they are in
excess of 200 years of age. Do we know that at all? They are
to that old?
Horow/ The Tree Heritage didn't do any counts there.
Throg/ Do you have any idea?
Audience/ (Can't hear).
Horow/ Folks, we can't hear. If Nancy Sieberling, I know we have a
letter from Nancy out there and she is certainly considered
them as venerable but she didn't give them particular age on
it. Do you want to make your point?
Throg/ My point is going to be incorrect if the trees are not in
excess of 200 years of age. So maybe I shouldn't say anymore.
Nov/ Let's say they are 100 years old. What is your point?
Throg/ It doesn't work. They have to be 200 years.
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Horow/ Any other comments? Roll call- (Yes). The resolution is
adopted.
Moved by Kubby, seconded by Pigott (to accept correspondence).
Any discussion. All those in favor signify by saying aye
(ayes) o
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Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 9
ITEM NO, 8-
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A TOTAL OF
46 UNITS OF SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES AND VOUCHERS AND 9 PORTA-
BILITY VOUCHERS.
ITEM NO. 9 -
Comment: On March 3, 1995, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development issued a Notification of Funding for the Rental Voucher Program
and the Rental Certificate Program, This would enable the Iowa City Public
Housing Authority to apply for a total of 46 fair share units for the Section
8 Certificate and Voucher programs and also apply for 9 units of portability
Vouchers. Housing Commission has recommended approval.
Action:
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 403A.5, CODE
OF IOWA, IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR SECTION 8 UNITS.
Comment: This resolution affirms compliance with the Iowa Code as to the
duties and activities of a municipal housing authority, The language is
required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Action:
ITEIVI NO. 10 - PUBLIC HEARING ON IOWA CITY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR FY1996-
FY2000 (A.K.A. CITY STEPS),
Comment: This public hearing has been continued from the April 11, 1995
meeting,
Action:
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ITEM NO, S -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR
A TOTAL OF 46 UNITS OF SEOTION 8 CERTIFICATES AND
VOUCHERS AND 9 PORTABILITY VOUCHERS.
Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Baker. Any discussion. My only
question is I am assuming portability means they can take
these and go anywhere they want to. Is that right? Okay.
Kubby/ It is true of all of them is my understanding.
Horow/ Why are some called portability then.
Woito/ I do not know. Do you know, Steve?
Atkins/ I think it has to do with the program under which they have
identified the funding for them. You are correct that the
voucher and certificate does provide a degree of portability.
Once you have got it you can go shopping for housing. This
application, the notice of the funding availability we
received was from these two sources of funds. I don't think
they are dramatically different. I don't have better answer
for you on that. I can prepare a memo for you giving more
details. But in principle they serve as the same purpose.
Horow/ They serve the same. That is really all my question was. Any
other discussion? Roll call- (Yes). Resolution is adopted.
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April 25, 1995
Page 10
ITEM NO. 11 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING IOWA ClTY'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR FY1996-FY2000 (A.K.A. CITY STEPS), EXCLUDING THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR THE HAWKEYE
AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (HACAP), AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO SUBMIT SAID PLAN AND ALL NECESSARY CERTIFICATIONS
TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
ITEM NO. 12-
Comment: Iowa City is required to prepare and submit a Consolidated Plan
to the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY1996-
FY2000. This plan includes the CDBG and HOME funding allocations for
fiscal year 1996. A public hearing on the Consolidated Plan was held on
April 11, 1995 and continued through April 25, 1995. Due to a potential
conflict of interest, the CDBG allocation for HACAP has been excluded from
this resolution and will be voted on separately.
Act,on:
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT ALLOCATION FOR THE HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY
ACTION PROGRAM (HACAP) WITHIN THE ACTION PLAN OF THE IOWA
CITY CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR FY1996-FY2000.
ITEM NO. 13 -
Comment: This item is a part of the Consolidated Plan (One-year Action Plan)
and is being considered separately due to a potential conflict of interest.
Action:
PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND
ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1995 ASPHALT
RESURFAClNG PROJECT,
Comment: This project involves the asphalt resurfacing of various streets
· throughout iowa City, portions of the Iowa City Airport, portions of roadway
within the City Cemetery, and one street in Coralville {please see attached
memo). The Engineer's estimate for the total project is $ 618,471.00. The
airport portion is $ 55,400.00 with funding through the use of an internal
loan; the Cemetery portion is $ 4,475.00 with funding from the General
Fund. Coralville's share is approximately $ 77,865.50. The remainder of the
project (t~ 480,730.00) will be funded from Road Use Funds.
Action: ~_~ ~.~' ~
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CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING IOWA CITY'S CON-
SOLIDATED PLAN FOR FY1996-FY2000 (A.K.A. CITY
STEPS), EXCLUDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
~RANT FUNDING ALL00ATION FOR THE HAWKEYE AREA
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (HACAP) s AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT SAID PLAN AND ALL NECESSARY
CERTIFICATIONS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPNENTt AND DESIGNATING THE CiTY
MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FOR THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Throg. Discussion.
Kubby/ There were three items that we had talked about last time
that I think we need to clarify to make sure people know why
we are doing what we are doing. They were the Greater Iowa
City Housing Fellowship money; the Furniture Project and the
First National Bank Program using those funds. The Furniture
Project I talked to Kris at DVIP and said that those $3,000
that would make the person doing the work full time versus 3/4
time is available. So I think that is off the table which is
great that those moneys-
Nov/ They ~[d say that in the p.h. two weeks ago.
Pigott/ She said she thought it would be, yeah.
Kubby/ It is confirmed. The other issue, one of them that I know
Naomi and I had a concern about was about First National Bank
and I was asked to rethink this with a comment from Charlie
and I am really glad. I made a comment at another meeting and
he and I had a discussion about it and it made me rethink it
a little bit. And I changed my mind about it. So I really
appreciate you challenging me to re-think it. If this were
money from the federal government that was going to be loaned
out for First National Bank I would have a different feeling
about it. They should be using their own moneys or their own
resources to loan money out. But this money is going to be
used to make people able to get loans. It is going to make
people a viable risk so to speak and so that makes a slight
difference. But it makes a difference to me. So I will be
supporting the First National Bank request in the
recommendation for HOME money.
Nov/
Well, while we are on that one I am going to be giving my two
cents. I really would prefer that this not be used for a
portable mobile home. I would prefer that this be used for a
modular home that can be attached to a foundation in all cases
where it is possible. So I will encourage the First National
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Bank to look for those kinds of things when they are
available.
Horow/ Sure.
Jayne Sandler/ In response to that, Naomi, this particular program
does not have the ability to lend funds and provide funding
and to provide loans for units that will be attached to real
estate. That would be a totally different type of animal so to
speak in the banking industry. So this program, those funds,
will be used for additional down payment to make a greater
down payment and equity interest on the part of the borrower
for the manufactured home. It cannot be used for a
manufactured home that is attached to real estate. It totally
is unacceptable in this particular program.
Nov/ Okay, why?
Sandlet/ Because of the type of product it is. It is considered a
manufactured home that is personable property. And the
difference between once you attach it to real estate it
becomes real property and the tax rolls it is taxed that way
and is totally different.
Nov/
I understand that the bank considers it differently. But is
there some reasoning that if someone came in and said I want
to buy this mobile home which is attached, you would not loan
them the money under the current program.
Sandler/ Not through this particular program that we are speaking
about now. There are programs through the affordable housing
and community home buyer programs that they can get funding
through the secondary market or through an investor where they
can put as little as 3% down or 5% down. So those programs,
once a manufactured home is attached to real estate, it has
the ability to go on a market and be sold just as a home would
be. So those programs have always been available for first
time home buyers or low to moderate income home purchasers
taking a manufactured home and attaching it to real estate on
a lot or that sort of thing.
Pigott/ It doesn't sound exactly like a down payment assistance
program. Sounds-
Sandler/ As far as the manufactured housing?
Pigott/ No, the attached housing.
Sandler/ The attached housing is not a down payment assistance
program. It is an affordable housing loan program.
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Pigott/ Which is different and I think I agree with you, Naomi,
that I don't know whose policy it is. Whether it is federal
policy or bank policy or our policy but I think it is great to
attach it to-
Sandlet/ That would be excellent. This program does not address
that type of product. In the future that will be something
that we will be looking at. It is not for this type of product
that we are looking at and the group of people that we are
trying to address at this point.
Lehman/ Am I correct in understanding that this money is just not
available for anything other than manufactured housing that is
not attached?
Sandlet/ Correct.
Lehman/ It is earmarked for that. That is all it can be spent on?
Sandlet/ That is correct.
Kubby/ If someone comes in with the other situation you funnel them
to the other program.
Sandlet/ That is right.
Kubby/ So the whole picture is not inflexible.
Sandlet/ Correct. There is a source for affordable housing. Right.
This is just one part of housing for people coming in. If they
have a manufactured home and they have a lot that they want to
purchase or that they own that they want to attach their
manufactured home to, then there is another avenue for them to
be able to pursue. The funds for the HOME funds are not
available for down payment assistance for that because that is
really not unlike purchasing a home on a lot or taking a
modular home and putting it on a lot and that type of product
goes in a different category. From the tax standpoint as well
as in the banking industry.
Nov/
I think that if someone came to you and said I own a property
and I want to buy a.mobile home, they would not get this down
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payment assistance.
Sandlet/ That is correct if there were going to attach it.
Horow/ Okay. Any other comments?
Pigott/ I support the program. I think it is a good program. I
would like to see a program for the kind of thing that Naomi
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speaks of as well because I think that is really needed for
first time homeowners who are really working their tail off to
try to get some cash together for that first home or you know,
that really can't make ends meet and can't find the money
through relatives or other people that are available to some
people. So I like this idea. I am glad that we are doing it
for mobile homes and I would like to see it expanded to other
areas as well in the future when we think about this.
Sandler/ And we would like to be able to do that. One of the things
when you are speaking about giving the example that someone
has a lot and they have a manufactured home that they would
like to put on it. The reason why those funds wouldn't be
available for that person is because it doesn't address the
group of people that we are trying to address and that is
predominantly 50% of median income and below. And if they have
a lot as an asset that they own then they really don't fall as
easily into that group as someone else who may not even have
that.
Horow/ Good point.
Kubb¥/ The other issue that we talked about was the greater Iowa
City Housing Fellowship and I would like us to keep the
Housing Commission and CCN's recommendation at $100,000 each
for CDBG and HOME funds for this FY.
Horow/ Isn't that what was proposed?
Kubby/ Yeah. But there was some discussion of changing that. So by
voting yes-
Pigott/ I don't know if we resolved it totally but I agree that I
would like to keep it.
Baker/ It was kept the way it is. (Can't hear) The project proposal
going through. I understand that land purchase has been at
least initiated.
Kubby/ Great.
Horow/ All right, any other discussions? Roll call- (Yes).
Resolution is adopted.
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ITEM ~O. 12 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTIONADOPTIN~ THE COM/~UNITY DEVEL-
OPMENT BLOCK ~RANT ALLOCATION FOR THE HAWKEYE AREA
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (HACAP) WITHIN THE ACTION
PLAN OF THE IOWA CITY CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR FY1996-
F¥2000.
Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Baker. Discussion.
Kubby/ I will be abstaining because I am the council's
representative on the Board of Directors of HACAP.
Horow/ Any other discussion? Roll call- (Yes). Resolution is
adopted, 6-1, Kubby abstaining.
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April 25, 1995
Page 11
ITEM NO. 14-
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM
OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE
1995 ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AIVlOUNT OF BID
SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO
PUBLISH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR
RECEIPT OF BIDS AT 10:30 A.M. MAY 16, 1995.
Comment: See comment above.
ITEM NO. 15- PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR
SIDEWALl( CAFES.
Comment: Public hearings were held on March 7, and April 11, 1995.
Council requested the public hearing be continued from April 11 to allow staff
to address a number of concerns. A memo from staff is included in Council's
packet which address these concerns.
Action: ~ ~
ITEM NO. 16-
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 3, ENTITLED
"OUTDOOR SERVICE AREAS" TITLE 4, CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED "PROHIBI-
TIONS AND RESTRICTIONS," TITLE 10, CHAPTER 3, ENTITLED "COMMER-
CIAL USE OF SIDEWALKS", AND TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED "CITY
PLAZA" TO ESTABLISH UNIFORM REGULATIONS FOR SIDEWALK CAFES,
(1 ST CONSIDERATION)
Comment: See comment above.
Action:
ITEM NO..17- ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES.
a. Previously announced vacancies.
(1)
Board of Library Trustees - Three vacancies for six-year terms
ending July 1, 2001. (Terms of Jeri Hobart, Charles Traw and
Katherine Moyers end.) (3 males and 3 females currently serving
on the Board.)
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ITEM NO. 14 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANB, SPECIFICA-
TIONS~ FORM OF CON~RACTt AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR
CONSTR~uT~ON OF THE 1995 ASPHALT RESUR~ACING PRO-
JECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOM-
PANY ~ACH DIDt DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS /~ND FIXING TIME AND PLACE
FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS AT 10:30 A.M. MAy 16, 1995.
Horow/ Moved by Throg, seconded by Nov. Discussion.
Throg/ Sue, you know, Larry and I had an extensive conversation
about this topic last night and at that time Larry had a great
deal to say about it and I don't want to put words in his
mouth. I don't want to speak for him. But I would like to
invite Larry to some how give us a sense of what you had to
say last night.
Horow/ This was at the Deadwood, right?
Baker/ I was saving my comments for council time in general. This
particular issue did warrant a lot of discussion. I appreciate
your concern.
Throg/ I just thought because of conversation last night you would
want to.
Nov/ Blow by blow description.
Horow/ All right, any other discussion? Roll call- (Yes). Thank
you. Resolution is adopted.
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ITEM NO. 15 - PUBLIC HEARING ON ANORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REgULA-
TIONS FOR SIDEWALK CAFES.
Horow/ Declare the p.h. open.
Lyone Fein/ I just wonder if we could be educated about the
contents of the memo?
Horow/ Oh, sure.
Kubby/ There were tons of these things.
Horow/ These were a number of amendments. I appreciate your asking
for them. The first one had to do with when the sidewalk cafes
could be set up, operated and restored to their normal
condition. They are from 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM for
establishments possessing a current alcoholic beverage
license. And between 7:00 AM and midnight for sidewalks not
possessing a current alcoholic beverage license. Second one,
the city sidewalk care committee reconumended that the sidewalk
cafe, the word was must and we have changed that to read-
Nov/
"Sidewalk cafes shall not operate when the restaurant kitchen
is closed." The first one said it must operate when the
restaurant kitchen is open and we thought if somebody didn't
want to operate the full hours that the restaurant kitchen was
open, that is okay, but they may not operate when the
restaurant kitchen is closed.
Horow/ Okay. The next item was litter clean up. The sidewalk cafe
shall be responsible for trash removal and must maintain the
area and surrounding five feet in a clean and litter free
manner during all hours of operation and shall restore the
area and surrounding five feet to its normal condition as a
pedestrian way and litter free after operation each day. The
sunset clause effective date would be changed to read this
ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval
and publication as provided by law and shall be automatically
repealed November 1, 1996, unless reenacted by City Council.
That particular amendment is under discussion still this
evening as to the time.
Kubby/ We will probably argue about that one.
Horow/ Item 4-Design review. Removing the reference to urban
renewal area would require all sidewalk cafes to go through
the review process and to just those located in the urban
renewal sidewalk area. All of these, the DR Committee would
review these just as they do the plaza cafe and vending carts.
The next one has to do with restaurant definition. Includes
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cafe, cafeteria, coffee shop, delicatessen, ice cream shop,
lunch room, tea bar, tea room, bar, cocktail lounge, tavern.
It essentially mirrors the Zoning Code definition of the
restaurant. Placement of tables and chairs on corners. No
tables and chairs shall be placed in street corner areas
defined by building lines, extended to the street and no
closer than ten feet of an alley. Notification. In addition
the application shall provide the name and addresses of the
owners and tenants of three properties on each side of the
establishment. A notice will be posted in the window of the
applicant of their intent to establish a sidewalk cafe. That
is in addition to the fact that they have got to notify the
owners and tenants. Trash receptacles. The sidewalk cafes may
not utilize any public amenities such as benches, seats,
tables or trash receptacles. In addition the committee
addressed the following issues for inclusion in the roo.w.
agreement rather than the ordinance. In other words, so this
is in the ordinance, but it is in the r.o.w. agreement.
Restriction on drink specials. No increase in the restaurants
vehicular traffic should occur on City Plaza as a result of
set up or removal of fixtures for a sidewalk cafe. A provision
stating the city would mark off sidewalk or plaza area prior
to opening of a sidewalk care. And then one which council
struck. last evening. A diagram of the proposed sidewalk cafe,
including the area for storage of equipment. We just struck
that. So, those are the issues that have been included.
Nov/
The main thing on the storage is that the r.o.w. agreement
will say the storage must be somewhere inside the facility.
And the exact diagram of which location in the facility will
not be required.
Pigott/ There was one other thing-
Horow/ We are still in p.h. Let me see if there is anyone else who
wished to address council on this issue.
Pigott/ Sue, but there is one other thing-
Woito/ The Gontiguous.
Pigott/ You want to talk about that.
Horow/ Thank you. I am sorry. Thank you very much. We did agree to
the fact that the outdoor area located temporarily on the
public sidewalk adjacent, contiguous to or directly in front
of the restaurant. We agreed with this. So, it has to be
contiguous.
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Nov/
I thought we were going to go for option 2 which said the
proposed ordinance as it is will be contiguous if they allow
the sale of alcoholic beverages. But if they are not going to
allow the sale of alcoholic beverages they may be moved out
from contiguous.
Woito/ That is what I circled.
Horow/ I circled #2 but I didn't understand it that way.
Kubby/ I think we were talking about #2 as if it meant that all of
them would be contiguous.
Pigott/ That is what I understood as well. However, you are
probably right, Naomi, in defining it that way.
Nov/
It says no alcohol beverages in any cafe that is not
contiguous. It implies there is the possibility of being non-
contiguous.
Woito/ So you want contiguous on all of them?
Horow/ Would council mind terribly if we have this discussion under
the consideration and continue the p.h. Perhaps the public
would have some comments about this that would be useful for
US.
Fein/ There was brief discussion last meeting on some people's
part about fees being paid to the city on the part of
restaurant owners. Is this something that is not included in
the ordinance?
Kubby/ There is a fee in the original ordinance but we don't put
the amount of the fee in the ordinance. We put them in a
schedule of fees that we review periodically. So that when we
increase the fees or change the fees, we don't have to amend
the ordinance. We just do the schedule.
Fein
/ I am wondering if there is a difference-I mean, I don't know
how the fees are set up. I imagine by sq. yardage or footage.
But if there is a difference between the fees charged for
contiguous sidewalk cafe set up and non-contiguous.
Horow/ I would like to ask the City Clerk to comment.
Nov/ We haven't even talked about that.
Karr/ The fee is established by resolution,
there will be a resolution before you
decide the fee.
not by ordinance. So
in the next month to
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Nov/ Right. And it will be an annual fee.
Kubby/ And we haven't talked about a number.
Karr/ It-is entirely up to council on whether they want to make it
one figure for contiguous or a square footage or-
Kubby/ This is considered like a second step after this whole-
Karr/ This would be an resolution rather than an ordinance and
there would be one consideration.
Kubby/ Voting on the ordinance as is says that we want there to be
a fee. Then we discuss what it will be and what it will be
based upon.
Baker/ At the end, by the time we have the final vote on the
ordinance, the resolution for the fees will also be
established by that time as well so they will coincide.
Woito/ We could.
Kubby/ That is because we have three-When we pass an ordinance like
this we have three considerations, one every two weeks, unless
we collapse the last two.
Fein/ Okay. Thanks.
Horow/ Thanks for you questions. Any further public comment?
Declare the p.h. closed.
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ITEM NO. 15 -
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 3,
ENTITLED 'tOUTDOOR SERVICE AREAS" TITLE 4, CHAPTER
5, ENTITLED "PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONG~" TITLE
10, CHAPTER 3~ ENTITLED "COMMERCIAL USE OF SIDE-
WALKS", AND TITLE 10~ CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED "CITY
PL/%ZA" TO ESTABLISH ~IRIFORM REGULATIONS FOR SIDE-
WALK CAFES. (1ST CONSIDERATION)
Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Throg. Discussion.
Kubby/ Can we move all of these amendments at once?
Throg/ I don't know if we want to approve them all at once, though.
Kubby/ Let's don't.
Pigott/ Let's talk about them one by one.
Kubby/ I think we should move them one by one.
Horow/ Chair would entertain a motion to- Marian, these have been-
Woito/ You know there are only two that are in question. It would
be easier to move everything and leave the two to discuss
last.
Pigott/ I don't think that is true.
Horow/ Last evening we agreed on the first one on the sidewalks on
the hours. We agreed on the fact that the language is to be
changed for the sidewalk cafe. Shall not operate when
restaurant kitchen is closed. And we agreed that the sidewalk
cafe will be responsible for trash removal. We agreed on the
inclusion in the restaurant definition. We included on the
tables and chairs on corners. Okay. And we agreed on the
application. They must provide notification to other people.
We agreed on the fact that they couldn't use public amenities.
And we essentially agreed on the inclusion of r.o.w.
agreements with the exception of the last one. But that is
different stuff anyone. So there is one, two, three, four,
five six, seven that we agreed on.
Throg/ And what is not agreed to is the sunset clause and the
design review because you didn't mention design review. That
is the one I know Bruno and I want to bring up and talk about.
Horow/ (Can't hear).
Woito/ I want you to discuss contiguous because I misunderstood
what-
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Horow/ Could we take care of the ones we agreed on?
Karr/ Just for the record its, according to the memo, 1., 2., 5.,
6., 7., and 8.
Horow/ 1., 2., 5., 6., 7., and 8. Yes it is. Thank you, Marian.
Throg/ So I would like to move amendment the proposed ordinance to
include items 1., 2., 5., 6., 7., and 8.
Horow/ Moved by Throg, seconded by Pigott. Any discussion? All
those in favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Okay. Those
amendments are passed. Now, could we take the sunset clause,
item 3.
Kubby/ I move that we have a sunset clause with language that says
this ordinance shall be in affect after its final passage
approval and publication as provided by law and shall be
automatically repealed November 1, 1997 unless enacted by City
Council.
Horow/ Is'there a second for that?
Throg/ What date did you say?
Kubby/ 1997. So it gives people 2 1/2 seasons.
Pigott/ I will second for purpose of discussion.
Horow/ Okay. Fine. It has been moved by Kubby, seconded by Pigott.
Discussion.
Throg/ I would urge 1998 mainly because when people want to invest
in outdoor equipment, particularly if they go through some
form of design review, they are going to want to be buying
reasonably decent equipment. Good tables, good chairs,
whatever. And the shorter the time frame involved, the less
likely they would be willing to make any kind of significant
investment. Hence they will be discouraged from doing that and
I don't see why we would want to discourage people from doing
what we were otherwise encouraging them to do.
Kubby/ The reason I chose '97 is because the one person who really
investigated outdoor furniture for this who was very concern
and supports design review is a person from Pancheros who
believed that their investment in furniture would last
probably two years. Although maybe with the shortened season,
depending on the weather, maybe more. So, I have not objection
to '98. I guess I would like to informally see if there aren't
people interested in '97.
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Nov/
No, I am not interested in 1997. I think 1996 will give us a
good representation of whether or not this is successful and
if someone chooses or does not choose to open a restaurant or
open a sidewalk care is not our problem. I think that it isn't
our mission to guarantee that they can make their money back
on their furniture or anything else they invest in. I think it
is our mission, our need to be sure that this ordinance is
working properly and I think we can tell whether or not it is
working properly in one year.
Baker/ I look at the '96 date as a two season proposal. We are
talking about fairly small areas. I, Jim, just don't see a
significant problem with major investments on this kind of
arrangement when you are dealing with temporary set up kind of
furniture. A '96 date gives us the rest of this year and the
whole season for next year. If it is a question of whether
this goes up or down based on the sunset clause, I will do '97
but I would prefer '96.
Horow/ I would certainly go along with this. I think that we have
worked on so many issues other than the cost of furniture, the
investment that the evaluation of all of those other elements
is what, to me, is really important as to how this is going to
function.
Pigott/'Y0u know, I agree with Jim and Karen in terms of the
investment it takes. I don't want to have this ordinance be a
hindrance to business people when the object of the ordinance
is to, in my mind, is to encourage the establishment of these
and if it is a hindrance to providing these then its purpose
is defeated. You know, one of the problems with the '96 date
is that if we go through the three readings and if we set up
the fee schedule, it seems to me this might not get going
until June, maybe mid June or late June for some businesses if
it is all set up by that time. Now that is a good chunk of the
spring gone. And so you do have some time in the following
year in '96 but you have about half a season in 1995. You
know, it is not really two seasons and my fear is if we drag
it along then you are not going to have even two seasons to
consider it. And if you were a business person would you want
to do that. Maybe one way to think about this is talking about
expediting consideration of this so that it is ready soon. I
mean I don't know. But the problem is right, if I am a
business person and I am trying to establish a cafe, you know,
you are defeating my purpose. You are making it hard for me to
do it, Naomi.
Nov/ That is exactly right. We are not here to make it easy.
Pigott/ Yes we are.
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Nov/
I am sorry. There are certain expenses and risks that every
business accepts and I don't see that it is our mission to
change that.
Baker/ Well, just think about that statement because if we apply it
to everything we do we will be molasses. We will slow
everything down and say it is not our purpose to expedite what
people want to do.
Nov/ I am not saying we shouldn't expedite the readings. Tha~ is
not what I am arguing against. I am just saying that I believe
these two seasons will be enough to give us a chance to
evaluate the ordinance and amend it, if needed.
Baker/ I think Bruno's point is right about if we can get this
thing passed and in place as soon as possible. I don't know if
you are saying that you are agreeable to the '96 date if we
can expedite the readings to get it passed or not. The weather
has taken care most of this spring season. It has got nothing
to do with us passing this ordinance. In place a month ago I
don't think we would have-
Pigott/ Of course not and that is not a factor that we have
control. We do have a factor that we can control. You know,
and the whole purpose in bringing this up from my perspective
was, you know, let's not defeat people who are trying to do
something that is decent for the business climate in our
community. And it seems like this is one of those hurdles, one
of those regulations you are putting into an ordinance that is
going to make it a little more difficult, not easier for
businesses.
Nov/
This is an ordinance that has both pros and cons and
unfortunately I am sitting here thinking about both sides of
it and I think that we have to recognize that there can be a
difficulty enforcing this kind of thing and we have to accept
the fact that if this occurs, we want to change it.
Kubby/ We have all agreed to that concept. We are just talking
about at what point do we make those kinds of re-evaluations.
No matter what date the sunset clause has, you can still amend
the ordinance before that sunset clause if there are obvious
problems and though up solutions.
Throg/ So, Ernie, what is on your mind?
Lehman/ Well, I really don't support the ordinance but I do
understand what we are saying from a time standpoint. Now
there may be restaurants who have at this point no interest
whatsoever in sidewalk cafes. I think certainly most of them
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really don't. But if they see them working, they need time to
be able to do something and I disagree with you, Naomi. I
think you need the 2 1/2 seasons minimum. In other words, in
1997. That I think would be a reasonable test as to whether or
not it is going to work. I think a season and a half, you got
folks just maybe deciding they might want to do it and they
say heavens, there is no point in it because we are getting so
close to the end of the ordinance.
Kubby/ Too risky.
Lehman/ And it is a matter if investment but it is more than the
matter of investment. It is a matter of people becoming
accustomed to, use to and enjoying these sorts of things if in
fact they occur.
Nov/ Well, that gives somebody a chance to see that it is working
this year and then they can plan to do it next year.
Baker/ But it is still not time. I think Ernie is absolutely right
and let's do '97.
Throg/ It seems like there is four for '97 and we have talked this
issue to death.
Baker/ But if there is disaster d.t. this summer we can talk about
it.
Horow/ Okay. Karen is for '94. Jim you have changed from '98.
Kubby/ No, I am not for '94.
Horow/ I mean '97.
Throg/ I would be quite happy to accept your original proposal of
November '97, Karen.
Horow/ All right. All those in favor of the
aye.'Okay, this has been adopted, 5-2,
nay.
proposal for 1997 say
Horow and Nov voting
Design Review. What is the issue on design review?
Throg/ I would like, well, let's see now. We have to propose an
amendment, right?
Horow/ Sure do. I mean, I don't have any problem with this.
Throg/ Can I read what is proposed here and then I will say what I
would like to do and maybe propose it. So right now this item
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4. says sidewalk cafes shall be subject to a design review
process of Title 14, Chapter 4 of this Code and maybe Linda or
Marian can help me here. But I am imaging that that implies at
least a month, maybe two months with regard to design review.
In other words, the business would send some drawings and so
on to DR, they wouldn't have a meeting for another 2-3 weeks,
they meet, they discuss it. Maybe they have some recommended
change. They send it back to the business person. The changes
would be suggested. They would go back to DR Committee. A
month later at the following meeting they would presumably be
approved. So we are looking at probably a month and a half to
two and half months or there abouts.
Kubby/ No.
Nov/ Design Review never takes that long.
Franklin/ The DR Committee now looks at the vendors in the city
plaza and that usually takes them one meeting to do that and
I think probably we are looking at a comparable situation
here. Now the DR Committee does meet monthly. They have
expressed an interest in being flexible in that meeting
schedule. Laura is here. I think she can speak to this too if
you wish. But I think it shouldn't take any more than one
meeting for this.
Throg/ If that is the case then I don't have any problems with the
wording here and I would move that we adopt the ordinance.
Horow/ Moved by Throg, seconded by Kubby. Any further discussion?
Kubby/ So that for this first season, this is reported about,
talked about. It might be good if we advertise a guideline of
a date by which you would have things to the city so that we
don't have them trickling in every day or every once in a
while so that the DR Committee has to have special meetings to
make this happen more timely all of the time. But just to put
some kind of date out there to use as a target. Not to say
that if you miss that target that you are out. But a season.
Although that is true for the vending thing and I don't know
if by approving this we are also approving that total process
or not.
Karr/ Is it ¢ouncil's intention to collapse the second and expedite
the action on May 9.
Baker/ I don't think we have the votes.
Karr/ I think that if we are going to be setting a date I think
that is imperative because staff hasn't prepared a resolution
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or application. It doesn't mean it can't be done. It certainly
can. But if the interest is there to pursue it, we certainly
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Kubby/ Comfortable collapsing because this was something that was
so discussed in the community that I tend not to want to
collapse things that are controversial or semi-controversial.
I would not be in favor especially since we have the date of
'97.
Pigott/ I would be in favor of collapsing.
Horow/ Yes, I would agree in collapsing it. I think that we have
discussed this to death.
Baker/ I think the public input is already there.
Horow/ This is a no brainer.
Kubb¥/ There are reasons for three readings and it is a public
process and there has been so much discussion and continued
discussion. I mean, all it takes is 6 people to say yes to
collapse. I am saying I wouldn't support that.
Baker/ It sort of goes back to something that Naomi said. One of my
underline philosophies of government is to, part of our
responsibility is to do it quickly, fairly and clearly as
possible in response to the public. Some things should be
pushed.
Horow/ So what are you saying?
Baker/ I am saying I would vote to collapse readings.
Horow/ Great. We have got one, two, three. Jim, where are you?
Throg/ I could do that.
Horow/ I know Karen isn't. Ernie?
Lehman/ I think if we are going to try this, the sooner we do it
the better off we are.
Nov/ I have some strong concerns about the amount of compromise we
have put into this and whether or not we are going to allow
alcohol and contiguous and all of those kinds of things and
collapsing is not one of my concerns at this point. I think
that there is a lot of health and safety concerns that we
haven't talked about yet.
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Kubby/ The answer is yes?
Horow/ The answer is no.
Nov/ I may not, no.
Horow/ Okay. That takes care of that. We are not collapsing.
Karr/ So are we not setting a date then either?
Horow/ Certainly not for May 17.
Karr/ No, a date for applications.
Horow/ Oh, we could do that.
Kubby/ I didn't mean to say that we here tonight should select that
date. It was the concept of it. You are take care of that,
figure it out. It is not my purview.
Woito/ We should have a resolution to you by probably next week
though on the fee schedule so you can think about it.
Horow/ Okay.
Pigott/ Great.
Nov/ If we do first reading today and fee schedule two weeks from
today and final reading two weeks after that, is that what you
are saying?
Woito/ Well, I am suggesting giving you a resolution at your next
meeting which would give you enough time by the third reading
to be comfortable with it.
Horow/ Folks, we have not voted on #4. Design Review. It was moved
by Throg, seconded by Kubby. I didn't get a vote on this. All
those in favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Great. Now, back
to the main motion.
Nov/ No, we still have to talk about contiguous.
Horow/ Oh, right, thank you. I'm sorry.
Pigott/ It seems like we really talked a lot. I would be in favor,
let's just say right off the bat, of making it all contiguous.
One of the concerns that people had was people, to me, an
inconsistent pattern on the pedestrian mall and if we are
going to do it contiguous for those cafes that serve alcoholic
beverages, I think it makes sense to do it for the others as
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well. It just seems to make it less a patchwork and more
consistent with other places.
Kubby/ That would mean no change to the ordinance?
Woito/ Right.
Kubby/ The only other issue that I brought up last night that no
one else was interested in and although, Ernie, together we
wouldn't make a difference is to ban smoking in the outdoor
cafes completely. But no one else was interested. I am not
even going to move it and I want to mention that it was
brought up because I have had people talk to me about it on
more than one occasion.
Horow/ Okay, is there a motion on the issue of contiguous or do we
need one?
Kubby/ We don't need one.
Council/ (All talking).
Kubby/ I move the ordinance with all of the amendments.
Karr/ We already have a motion on the floor. We can just do a
friendly amendment as amendment, Pigott and Throg, to adopt as
amended.
Horow/ Okay. All right.
Kubby/ John McDonald will be very happy.
Horow/ Item 16, the ordinance as amended, has been moved by Pigott,
seconded by Throg. Roll call-
Lehman/ Just a minute. I have a couple of comments.
Horow/ Further discussion.
Lehman/ Although I guess I enjoy eating outside as much as anyone
el~e, I will not support this ordinance for several reasons.
The first is I think the ped mall d.t. and for those folks who
go d.t. will notice it 'is very heavily used and I think
restaurants sticking out from buildings is going to disrupt
the flow of pedestrians and shoppers. Perhaps the most
important thing a retail store has is its windows when it
comes to advertising. Many times that is more important than
radio, t.v., newspapers or whatever. And by making these
contiguous you are forcing people to walk around the sidewalk
cafe and then walk directly back to the business if their
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windows are going to be affective. So, I think there will be
a big impact on that. I think the real issue and I think
really the only big difference between this ordinance and what
we currently have because we can now have sidewalk cafes is
making it legal to serve alcohol outside on sidewalk cafes. I
don't think that is a real good idea. My last thing is I think
this has been something that has been instigated by Council.
There has been a fair amount of interest on the part of the
public. I know of no restaurant or only one or two who are
really interested in this. Most of those restaurants didn't
even know they could currently have a sidewalk cafe. So I
think the whole thing is basically moot. I think we have
written this restrictive enough very few folks are going to
qualify and very few are going to be interested. So I will be
voting no.
Horow/ I appreciate that comment. I will be supporting this this
evening but my vote is one of compromise. I, too, feel that we
have instigated this activity. I feel that there is the
existing ordinance that permits an outdoor setting. So, in
affect, we indeed are prompting increase setting for serving
alcohol and the impact of alcohol in this county is costly
enough. But in the effort to work with council members I have
encouraged enough restrictions to make this as controllable as
possible. I would say that should any outdoor serving prove to
be profitable to the businesses, I would urge them to have the
proceeds go to Domestic Violence, MECCA, Mental Health Center
and to the Crisis Center to counter these expenses to the tax
payer as the results of alcohol as it is increased in these
settings. I will support this.
Kubby/ You know that it is interesting that saying that something
is initiated by council is seen as something that we shouldn't
be doing and that really for me what this value is is doing
something to create even more vitality and more interest and
it is change of how d.t. is looked at and I think it is a
positive thing and I think that is shows some leadership on
the council that we have initiated something and that there
has been people who have reacted to it in a positive way. D.t.
or commercial district restaurants who have said I want to do
this. So I have had different kinds of reactions than Ernie
has had with restaurants saying yes, they want this to happen
and that we will invest in it. I see it a little bit
differently and one. of the things I really like about one of
the changes we made tonight was saying that notification will
be made not only to property owners but to tenants on three
doors down on each side of the proposed cafe and what happens
then is people come to council to give their pros and cons to
the proposed care and if someone says this is going to
interfere with my business because of the distraction or the
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non-availability of my window, that is something I am going to
look at as an individual council member in saying yea or nay.
I like that ability to say no which is incorporated into this.
Because of the state liquor license law saying that we can't
do anything but contiguous to the building. So I think it
helps balance out all of these different needs trying to
create more vitality d.t. and different kinds of vitality d.t.
as well as protecting what is there. So I think this is a
great thing and I will be supporting it.
Nov/ So you are then going to evaluate each application?
Kubby/ That is how the process is set up. You bet.
Nov/ And vote yes or no based on the objections of the neighbors?
Kubby/ That will be part 6f what I listen to, you bet. That is why
I supported that amendment. Definitely.
Throg/ I guess I would like to say a word or two. Given some of the
things that we have all said in the past in the last few
meetings, you might think an alien spaceship was about to land
in the d.t of our city and it obviously not a real big thing.
We are just proposing a minor thing that has the potential to
create a more vital and engaging d.t. for our community. That
is neat. It shows some leadership on the part of council. It
shows us taking some initiative trying to make our city into
a better place. So I am not too terribly worried about the
alien spaceship. I think it is going to work out just fine and
if it doesn't, we will learn from it and modify it as it goes
along.
Horow/ Okpy. Anybody else?
Baker/ This has been an extremely interesting process to me because
I will be quite honest. This was not a burning issue with me.
I thought it was interesting. I appreciated Bruno taking the
lead on this and you know, something goes wrong, everyone can
call Bruno. But I don't see us being transported into some
sort of land where we are stumbling around d.t. and wrecking
property and values are going down and people are going to
Coralville to buy cups of coffee. I think this is a very good
idea. I really appreciate Sue and I know this is very hard for
you. But I appreciate your support on this and I can't imagine
that this is going to be anything but an improvement to the
d.t. area and there is enough built in here to protect this
and I am looking forward to the first one that goes up.
Kubby/ If we spent this much energy on affordable housing-
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Nov/ This is something that we could have anytime. Any restaurant
that wanted an outdoor service area could have had it years
ago and hasn't done it. So I think this is not going to make
any huge difference in the d.t.
Pigott/ I Just want to thank Linda and I want to thank Marian, too,
because they really worked to bring some of the parts of this
all together into one. And I appreciate, Sue, your spirit of
compromise on this. I know from the beginning that your
position, you said there were several concerns you had about
this and you were pretty frank about them and I appreciate
your supporting this because I know that you are still uneasy
with a number of them. However, I do think as Larry and Karen
and Jim and others have said, that it will really help to
create or continue that sense of vibrancy d.t. and I look
forward to using some of the tools that we have at our
disposal under this ordinance if one of those or a couple of
those gets out of hand and really does not do what we think it
will do.
Horow/ I think it will challenge the owners of the businesses with
their employees to make this really go and not let abuse d.t.
Okay. Roll call- The ordinance is adopted, 5-2, with Lehman
and Nov voting no.
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Iowa City City Council
Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 12
(2)
Design Review Committee - Four vacancies for three-year terms
ending July 1, 1998. (Terms of Karyl Larson, Gary Nagle, Clara
Swan and Ruth Fox end.) (2 males and 3 females currently
serving on Committee.)
(3)
Broadband Telecommunications Commission - One vacancy for an
unexpired term ending March 13, 1997. (Tim Finer resigned.) (4
males and O females currently serving on the Commission.)
These appointments will be made at the May 23, 1995, meeting of the
City Council.
ITEM NO. 18 - CiTY COUNCIL APPOINTrViENTS
Consider appointments to the Housing Commission to fill 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.)
Comment: These appointments were deferred from the March 7, 1995,
meeting of the City Council until a determination can be made regarding
the proposed merger of the Housing Commission and the Committee on
Community Needs. See attached memorandum from the Planning
Department.
ITEM NO. 19- CITY COUNCl[ INFORMATION.
ITEM NO. 20 - REPORT ON ITEMS FROIV] THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY,
a, City Manager,
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ITF/~ NO. 18 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
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Consider appointments to the Housing Co~unission to fill
three vacancies for three-year teNus ending May 1, 1998.
(Terms of Roger Reilly, Benjamin Moore, and Jack McMahon
end.) (2 males and 2 females presently on Commission.)
Horow/ Council last evening agreed to reappoint the three Howsing
Commission members and they are to stay in office until the
merger is complete and then the newly formed committee will be
reconstituted and so we reappointed Jack McMahon, Ben Moore,
and Roger Reilly. We appreciate those three people agreeing to
these terms.
Moved by Nov,seconded by Pigott. Any discussion. All those in
favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Thank you.
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ITEM NO. 19 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
Horow/ City Council Information.
Kubby/ I will take up Ernie's time. I have bunches of stuff. We
talked a little bit last night about Toxic Clean Up Day. I
wanted to advertise that so that you can get ready for them.
Toxic Clean Up Day this year will be May 20 at 1200 Riverside
Drive which is the City Bus Barn across from the Eagles in
Wardway Plaza. And we do need some volunteers to help work at
the Toxic Clean Up Day and if you are interested in helping
volunteer, which means you can also I believe bring your
toxics as you volunteer, you need to talk to Brad Neumann and
you should call him at 356-5235. This is the second year where
we are going to be having ppolntments. So you need to call to
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make an ppolntment to come to Toxic Clean Up Days and we will
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be taking appointments between May 8 and May 19 on weekdays,
Monday through Friday and that phone number is 354-4212. This
will all also be advertised quite extensively throughout the
county. So if you didn't get all of that. We have room for 840
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ppolntments during the day. One of the things tha? might be
helpful is if people within the same block or neighbors or
people who are friends can compile your toxics and make one
phone call, we can get more households served in that way. So
you might want to talk in your neighborhood association
meeting or just talk with friends and neighbors about
consolidating your toxics and bring them all down at once. I
also wanted to ask Steve to do a little bit of description
about Open House on May 7 which will be from 1:00 PM to 4:00
PM in the City offices and at Chauncey Swan Park.
Atkins/ We have scheduled for Sunday afternoon, May 7, 1:00 PM to
4:00 PM at the Civic Center, the Senior Center, the Rec Center
and Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp. All of these properties will
be open. It is intended to be somewhat of an opportunity for
folks to informally visit these public buildings and at the
same time we are going to be displaying some city equipment in
the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp on the first floor. We also
plan an informal but some sort of a dedication of the Chauncey
Swan Park. A lot of folks even identify with the fact that we
did have a parking lot at one time next to the parking ramp.
The parking lot is gone now and now we have a park there. So
it is intended really just as a very informal get together.
Most of the city offices will be staffed. If you would like to
stop in the building and you want to have a tour of the fire
station or you want to see what goes on in any of the offices,
we will have individuals there to give you some idea. It is
intended to be informal.
Nov/ Bring the children.
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Atkins/ Bring the children. We have got the popcorn wagon and
assorted other things planned. So it is intended to be just to
be a relaxing Sunday afternoon.
Kubby/ Thanks. I had a couple other things. One of them was the
thought I had the other day about when we go to monthly
billing. I am making the assumption that the minimum water
usage will also be cut in half. That you won't have to use a
minimum of 200 or your minimum charge will be based on that.
Atkins/ As I understand, everything was halved.
Kubby/ We had talked a couple of weeks ago just briefly about the
city being a partner in facilitating and helping to pay for
the raising of Iowa Avenue. I know there has been continued
discussions. I would hope that council would continue to
support that in making it happen as soon as possible if it is
feasible and agreeable.
Atkins/ If I can take a moment and report to you on that because I
did walk up there today. Chuck and I were talking about it. We
have one property owner who is out of state and that person's
property, if he were to raise the sidewalk, would have the
affect of-They are already at the sidewalk level and it is
right in the middle of things. So the difficulty that we have
is that we think raising the sidewalk makes a great deal of
sense. It would improve the access to all of the properties,
save this one doorway, which is now closed off. I spoke with
Chuck today and I told him to proceed to put together a
project. We will notify the property owner. We will find
someway of closing that off. Now there may be some squawking
about it. Quite frankly the property owner out of state sort
of shrugs his shoulders and said I am not going to spend that
money. I don't want to be involved in this process° And that
will hold up the project forever. So we are intending to press
the matter and let's see what happens.
Nov/ Isn't there some danger in having the sidewalk curve a little
bit, dip a little bit?
Atkins/ I don't know that for sure but it would not dip a little
bit. We are talking about a 4 to 6 inch drop and you are
literally raising it all instead of going around. Yes, if we
are going to do it we should do it right.
Nov/ They did something similar in front of First National Bank and
I thought it flows rather easily there.
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Arkins/ It does there. The same principle will apply. In the case
of First National Bank you have one property owner. We have
about a half dozen property owners and that is the-
Kubby/ What will this do with discussions about having property
owners pay for part of this?
Arkins/ That is being negotiated. I understood that from you all
that you agreed that there would be city participation and the
extent of that participation is yet to be decided. Trying to
get the project moving along. Once I think the momentum to
cause it to occur then we can get into the actual financial-
Kubby/ But we are moving forward a little faster?
Atkins/ We were there this afternoon, Karen, and we have this one
property that is just holding it all up and it is just silly
to allow it to stop what appears to be a very desirable
project for that part of town.
Horow/ Steve, can we put in some trees?
Atkins/ I doubt it. I know that the Planning Department is doing a
little work on that whole Iowa Avenue off of Clinton entrance
to that part of our business district. Now whether we can do
some things there-We have talked about removing a few parking
spaces and doing some plantings there. Of course, the moment
you say that folks get a little excited but that is not out of
the question. The sidewalk planting I think is going to be a
little difficult. Doesn't mean we couldn't do potted. I just
don't know the answer to that.
Horow/ Since it does face the quadrangle-
Nov/ The trees in the grates kind of thing that we have on
Washington Street-
Atkins/ There are a number of vaults under there and I think if we
put a tree in it would disappear. I don't think we want that.
Horow/ Steve, I have only one other comment about that and that is
perhaps someone from the Senior Center, a couple of people
from the Senior Center, would be willing to be guinea pigs in
terms of stepping from the street level when you park a car up
to the approximate level of the raised sidewalk.
Atkins/ We have done that before. Evidently Public Works has some
arrangements with some or a number of our physically
challenged citizens and we actually-they go out with us and do
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that and say this works and that doesn't. So I think that is
to our advantage.
Horow/ Okay. Great.
Atkins/ So, keep you fingers crossed. This will come together. We
may have to do a little pushing and shoving. We will figure
something out.
Horow/ Karen, anything else?
Kubby/ I doo I have one more thing and it is that time of year
where I am starting to see a lot of lawn care companies out
making there spring applications to lawns on private property
and a couple of years ago when we were talking so much about
the pesticide ordinance, a lot of the lawn care companies were
saying we will voluntarily have the larger sign and Quality
Care is the only company that I have seen larger signs and
they are much more visible and readable to me as I walk, as I
bike, or as I drive. I want to thank them for making that
commitment and fulfilling that commitment and challenge other
lawn care companies to think about fulfilling that commitment
in having larger signs. More companies have fulfilled another
thing that they talked about and that is having signs not just
on one section of the property. I am seeing signs on each
corner of the property so no matter which way you approach the
property you have some post notification warning. So I want to
thank people who are putting out more signs. I have quite a
few people call me this year with questions about pre-
notification. There was one company who kind of put the onus
back on the individual say what are your adjacent resident's
names and addresses and phone numbers and really the onus is
on the lawn care company. All you need to do is tell them that
you want to be prenotified and they have the legal obligation
to do so. If you do have a complaint about prenotification or
about misapplication or anything, I encourage the people to
call the lawn care companies themselves directly to try to
deal with it on a person to person basis. If that doesn't work
you certainly can- Then after that I would encourage you to
call the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to
make a formal complaint and that number is 515-281 3981. They
do not have an 800 number that you can make these complaints
at or I would be spreading that around. Or if someone knows of
one, please contact me so I can spread it around. But I have
found really good response in some instances in a phone call
directly to the company. Other instances not. So it is
important to make that effort so that you know that you have
taken care of it on a local basis.
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Arkins/ Karen, just to follow up for you. There is something called
the City Directory which lists streets. You don't have to go
to the phone book. It lists the street with the address. Find
out who lives on either side very easily. It has the name of
the person and the phone number. So it is not difficult to
secure that information. The company just simply needs to buy
a city directory.
Horow/ Okay. Anything else?
Karr/ Madam Mayor. Could I follow up on a question that Karen had
also? I am helping a little bit with the Open House and I just
wanted to note since you brought it up. It is a great
opportunity to just note: There is going to be water testing,
some water sampling, voter registration, fire prevention
education, tours of library every half hour behind the scenes
at the library, not just what you typically would go through.
There is going to be a demonstration of some special radar
equipment that the Police Department had suggested using as an
additional revenue source during the Open House but I think we
will just use it as a demonstration. And there is going to be
door prizes at various departments. From swim passes to book
at the library to library tote bag to various other things
promoting, again, all of the complex and you don't register in
one spot for the prizes. So they are going to be scattered
out. So we are trying to get them out. We are also working
right now on a drawing contest for the children, certain age
groups, in recognition of National Water Week which will be
the following week and we plan to display those and we have
had some sponsors donate prizes in addition to that for that.
So there are a lot of things still coming in. So I appreciate
just the opportunity to note that.
Kubby/ I think one of the door prizes should be a proclamation of
your name day.
Karr/ That is a good idea.
Kubby/ This is Josephine Smith Day.
Arkins/ The Chamber will be open. The cameras are going to be set
up also.
Karr/ We are going to have Sit In the Mayors Seat and we are
working right now finalizing details where we can use the
character generator perhaps to key in an name. We are going to
sit in the mayor's chair.
Council/ (All talking).
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Horow/ Naomi.
Nov/ While we are in the lawn care mode, I saw someone cutting lawn
this afternoon before it rained. Then I saw all the clippings
in the street and into the storm sewer. So please, when you
mow your lawn, the clippings should not go in the street and
into the storm sewer. Be careful.
Horow/ Thank you very much. That is what I was going to say, too.
Anything else?
Throg/ I have a couple of things that I would like to mention, I
guess. I would like to thank colleague Larry Baker for showing
me a copy of Prairie Progressive. The latest issue of which
has an article in it called Lights, Camera, Action at People's
Hall. It is really funny. These people, whoever wrote this I
praise you because you know the people up here. It is funny.
Kubby/ I believe the Prairie Progressive is at the ICPL and if it
is not, you should ask for it to be. But you can read what Jim
is talking about.
Baker/ I think the Press Citizen and Gazette ought to re-print it.
Horow/ Good case of the giggles.
Pigott/ Parts of it, Larry.
Baker/ We will read it for the radio. You come up after here, Jim,
Bruno and all of us will read our parts.
Kubby/ Do that at the Open House.
Throg/ It will just be another meeting.
Horow/ Let's move on.
Pigott/ We are micro managing, Sue.
Throg/ I did have one other thing I wanted to mention. Just to
remain consistent with character. Last meeting I mentioned
that Michael Shuman was going to becoming to Iowa City. He is
the Executive Director for the Institute for Policy Studies in
Washington, D.C. and he was going to come in and talk about
what Iowa City could do to increase its sustainability or self
reliance. So he did, in fact come in. I had the pleasure of
interviewing him for PATV's show It's News To Us and that will
appear sometime in May I suppose. And then I listened to him
speak at the EA general meeting and I want to give you a very
short Reader's Digest version of that talk. Real short. He
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talked about how to increase our ecological political economic
job self reliance. So with regard to ecological self reliance,
for example, he encouraged us to greatly increase our Energy
Efficiency Program. Get it out into the city and to increase
the extent to which we recover and reuse waste. With regard to
political self reliance he encouraged us to campaign at the
state level to expand our Home Pule powers to give us the
option to adopt more progressive local taxes. with regard to
job self reliance he urged us t'o increase our bargaining power
relative to national and tra~snational corporations by, among
other things, being selective about the city's investments and
purchases. And lastly with regard to economic self reliance,
he encouraged us to promote local investment and reinvestment.
To promote local purchasing and promote local hiring. There is
a whole bundle of items that altogether create this package
that would enable us to engage in free trade with the rest of
the country, the rest of the world and so but do so in a way
that makes our economy and our ecology more self reliant and
sustainable over time. It was very interesting. Surely part of
it is controversial but he is a very brought guy and I think
it was really good to have him come down.
Horow/ Sounds like some of what he mentioned we are already doing.
Throg/ Some of it we are doing, yes.
Pigott/ Two things, Sue. One is in regards to the our unit base
pricing system idea for solid waste. And I know we are moving
along on that. Steve, I wondered-
Atkins/ We should have all of those ordinances. we are aiming for
the first meeting in May. I can't imagine it later than the
second meeting in May because we did some changing around. But
that is being drafted. That includes all of those changes.
Cardboard, the weekly-
Pigott/ Second thing I wanted to mention was the Thursday is Bring
Your Daughter To Work Day. Now I don't have a daughter but I
know that there are people in the community that are
participating in this and I think it is a great idea. When I
was younger, I was taken to work with my mother, not out of
choice, she had to drag me along because we didn't have
daycare when I was growing up and it was really a great
experience. I learned about what my mom did at work on a
daily basis. I probably bothered her a lot but it was an
educational experience for me. So I encourage those people and
businesses to participate in this and people to take their
daughters to work with them. Thank you.
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Nov/ How about the city? Are city employees bringing their
daughters to work?
Atkins/ I don't know.
Baker/ I applaud that but I really think it ought to be bring your
children to work.
Horow/ No, no. Then it gets to be an extra effort made.
Baker/ Bring your children to work.
Horow/ Just waits until Jenny gets a little bit older and she will
let you know.
Pigott/ Larry, you want to make your children do your work.
Baker/ They are trying to figure out what I do for work.
Nov/ You don't want to make anymore announcements, Bruno?
Pigott/ I will make one later.
Baker/ I would just like to say that my wife and I were at the
HyVee doing a market survey and that is how I made up my mind
about the sidewalk cafes in case anybody was wondering. I will
wait one, two, three. I will let you read the Prairie
Progressive to figure that one out. I was interested when
Marian talked about tours on Open House day. I thought that
Jim and Bruno and I could give a tour of certain
establishments in d.t. Iowa City. If you would like to contact
us we will take you out after the meeting sometime and give
you a sense of council business. The last thing is actually
serious. In front of you tonight when you got here was a copy
of a speech by James Kunstler. A couple of weeks ago I was
fortunate enough to attend the conference called "Designing on
the Edge" in Des Moines with certain members of the Planning
staff, George Starr from the Zoning Commission, and various
other people from Iowa City. Bob Carlson was there and people
from some of the architecture firms. Extremely interesting two
day conference about new issues in planning and of some of
which which have been debated around this table at great
length. This is a copy of the keynote speech by Mr. Kunstler.
I urge you to read it. He says he has no problems with
copyright. He wants these to be distributed to anybody that we
feel would benefit from it. Extremely provocative speech and
the text itself does not convey the presentation of the man.
So, I urge you to look at that because Jeff Davidson and
George Starr and I sat there and talked about this. And after
people have a chance to read this we will come back to you
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with a proposal about Mr. Kunstler. It was an extremely
interesting conference and I think you will find this very
entertaining as well as thought provoking. I have also asked
that copies be sent to P/Z. That is all.
Horow/ I have a couple of issues. I echo Naomi in terms of keep
those grass clippings out of the street. They can clog the
storm drain. I want to give certainly my applaud and I am
assuming council's to two Iowa City people who took part in
the Boston Marathon. David Culver from Iowa City and Craig
Willis from Iowa City ran in the Boston Marathon as well as
did Steven Wickiss from Coralville. I think that is really
neat.
Kubby/ Quite a feat.
Horow/ Yeah, it really really is. No pun intended. Thank you. The
Crisis Center has their breakfast on this coming Sunday at St.
Wenceslaus from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM. I urge you to go. You
don't need any reservations. It is a fantastic feed. A lot of
fun and a lot of us will be serving pancakes for you. Crisis
Center, St. Wenceslaus, thi~ Sunday, 8:00 AM to 1:00. Remind
you about Project Green coming up May 6, 9:00 AM, Carver
Hawkeye Arena. Remember things go very swiftly. So you have to
be there like about 8:30 AM. And then on May 21, you have to
get ready for this. This is the American Cancer Society Leash
On Life. This is the non-competitive dog walk-a-thon to raise
money for the fight against cancer. However, I have been asked
to do some judging and there are some very interesting ways
you can enter your dog. Personality contest, the owner dog
look a like contest, stupid pet tricks contest, canine condo
raffle. I don't know what that is. And then there is a special
award on this whole thing. It really is going to be fun. This
is going to be at Iowa City Park on May 21, sponsored by
American Cancer Society. I am sure there will be more
information out. Registration is at 12:30. The walk begins at
1:00. So those of you with dogs, get moving.
Kubby/ Is there a contest for dog best disguise cockariel?
Nov/ No, I doubt that there is.
Horow/ No but I would take it on for cats. If I can talk my cats
into looking like dogs. I would remind you City High School's
Play is this weekend. My daughter is prop manager. And I have
been providing food.
Pigott/ Good job. I am glad she is doing that.
Horow/ West High's Play comes up on the 12th and 13th of May.
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Nov/ There is also University Opera this weekend.
Horow/ A lot of things going on.
Pigott/ And I am getting married this weekend. Actually went to
junior high school with her. We are going to get married in
the same place. It is going to be one of those hologram
things. She will be moving to Iowa City. She is a wonderful
woman. We went to junior high school together. She was the
thug on the bus that use to throw spit balls at me and I was
intimidated all of my life. I met her again a year and some
time ago and she is just a terrific person now. She has
changed. And so have I, Thank you.
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Regular Council Meeting
April 25, 1995
Page 13
b. City Attorney.
ITEM NO. 21 - RECOMIVIENDATIONS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DESIGN REVIEW
COMMITTEE REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
ON THE OLD PUBLIC LIBRARY PARKING LOT SITE.
Comment: At its April 17, 1995, meeting, the Design Review Commit-
tee, by a 6-0 vote, recommended to the City Council that the City
Council have the Design Review CoMmittee review the design pmns for
the proposed development project on the old public library parking lot
site.
ITEIVl NO, 22 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND ~E
CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SHIVE-HATTERY
ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS, INC., OF IOWA CITY AND THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE MELROSE
AVENUE WEST IMPROVEIViENTS PROJECT.
Comment: This project involves connecting the two boulevard segments of
Melrose Avenue with a boulevard cross section between West High School
and Highway 218. Contracted engineering services for design, construction,
administration and inspection will total approximately ~252,000 and will be
funded by road use taxes. Construction is scheduled for 1996.
Action:
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ITF~M NO. 21 - RECOMMENDATION8 OF BOARDS AND COMI~iSSIONS.
CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DESISN REVIEW COMMIT-
T~E RESARDINS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON THE OLD
PUBLIC LIBB3~R¥ PARKINS LOT SITE.
Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Throg.
Baker/ And we did decide last night that we would ask Design review
to look at this.
Nov/ As a courtesy review.
Horow/ As a courtesy review, right.
Nov/ It is not exactly within their by-laws but certainly a
courtesy review.
Horow/ All those in favor say aye (ayes).
Kubby/ I have heard rumor that the building to be placed on there
might be using a newly approved product named Faswall and I
hope that that is incorporated. It will be the first
commercial building possibly in Iowa using that material.
Horow/ Great.
Nov/ Explain what the material is and why it is so nice?
Kubby/ It is a combination of mud and chipped wood that has a very
high energy efficiency rating but also allows air movement
through it and it is also very strong. Very light weight which
if this becomes a more common building material as it has in
Germany, for example, it will be interesting to see what it
does to women in the building trades using this product.
Horow/ It withstands tornadoes though?
Kubby/ Earthquakes, cold weather. It is an amazing thing.
Nov/ And it uses wood chips from old construction materials.
Kubby/ Which we hope to do that ourselves here soon at the
landfill. To send woodchips to the Faswa].l Factory in Ottumwa
and help create this product.
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ITEM HOo 22 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SION
~aND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SHIVE-HATTERY ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS~ INC., OF
IOWA CITY AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO PROVIDE
ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE MELROSE AVENUE WEST
IMPROVEMENT~ PROJECT.
Horow/ Moved by Lehman, seconded by Nov. Discussion.
Kubby/ There is a section on page 4 about erosion control and I
think this caught my eye because I have looked at a lot of
construction sites recently that I feel that during
construction erosion control measures have been less than
adequate and especially because we are going to be grading
some fairly steep hills, possibly, depending on the final
design. I hope we can be really clear and thorough about this
issue on this project. On most projects, in general, but
especially on this one.
Horow/ Okay, any other discussion?
Nov/ We also want to be sure that it includes
want anybody to come back and say gee
sidewalk would be here.
sidewalks. We don't
I didn't know the
Horow/ Roll call- (Yes).
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April 25, 1995
Page 14
ITEM NO. 23 -
ITEM NO. 24-
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING
THE I~]AYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST CONTRACT FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH SUMMIT ALLEY EMBANKMENT IMPROVE-
MENT PROJECT.
Comment: The bid opening for this project was held April 18, 1995, and the
following bids were received:
Streb Construction., Inc.
Iowa City, IA
$17,918.75
Bockenstedt Excavating
Iowa City, IA
816,012.50
Kingiron Construction Co.
Iowa City, IA
~14,762.00
Engineer's Estimate
920,250.00
Public Works and Engineering recommend awarding this contract to
Kingiron Construction Co. of Iowa City, Iowa.
will be provided by Road Use Tax funds.
Action:
Funding for this project
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE
CITY CLERK ATTEST AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE AGREEMENT DATED
NOVEMBER 23, 1993 BETWEEN HOWARD R GREEN COMPANY AND THE
CITY OF IOWA TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE WATER TREATMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE FACILITIES.
Comment: This amendment is necessary to incorporate certain value
engineering recommendations into the design of the water facility improve-
ments. Total project cost savings resulting from the value engineering review
is estimated at 91,500,000.00. The negotiated fee for this amendment is
942,500.00. This work will be finalized with water revenues.
Action:
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ITEM NO. 24 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
;~D THE CITY CLERK ATTEST AMENDMENT ~{UMBER i TO THE
AGREKMENT DATED NOVEMBER 23, 1993 BETWEEN HOWARD R
GREEN COMPANY AND THE CITY OF IOWA TO PROVIDE
CONSULTING SERVICES POR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER
TREATMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE FACILITIES.
Horow/ Moved by Baker, seconded by Nov. Discussion.
Throg/ Yes, I would like to hear some information about it.
Horow/ Chuck?
Kubby/ While Chuck is coming up, how much was the Value Engineering
Study? How much did it cost?
Schmadeke/ That first phase was $28,000.
Lehman/ This is the one that Stanley is doing?
Schmadeke/ This is the one Stanley is doing.
Lehman/ These are recommended changes made by Stanley?
schmadeke/ Right.
Lehman/ This is the cost of implementing those changes?
Schmadeke/ That is right.
Kubby/ It is not really implementing them. Isn,t it evaluating them
to see if we want to do them?
Schmadeke/ It is implementing these that are on this list. There
are some they are evaluating as well but-
Kubby/ But everything on this list will be
Schmadeke/ My thought is that they will be
Baker/ Will be implemented?
Kubby/ Things on this list
Baker/ Then do it.
Nov/ Others say design
will replace the
implemented.
implemented,
yes.
CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 95-60 SIDE 1
this and one that bothers me says that we
treatment plant brick veneer with precast
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sandwich panels and after having engaged in a long discussion
about how this is going to be seen by everybody entering Iowa
City on Dubuque Street, I hesitate to say that it should not
be brick. I want to know what other people think. Page 2, j.
Schmadeke/ We have had several discussions on the finish on it and
there is a debate as to whether there is any savings using
brick or these panels and we can bid alternates on this and
then take whichever one is cheaper or whichever one the
council will decide to use.
Baker/ I am assuming we are going to see some elevations on the
plant design eventually.
$chmadeke/ That is right.
Baker/ We will decide then. And we will have options with those
elevations? Because one of the questions I had looking at this
list was are there money figures attached to each one of
these.
Schmadeke/ Yes.
Baker/ Are we going to get those just for the record?
Schmadeke/ Yes, we can get you those. The total amount if $1.5
million.
Baker/ For example, what would be the savings with j. and things
like that?
Arkins/ J. was $161,000.
Baker/ Okay. If that list is available I would like to see it.
Atkins/ We will distribute that to you, sure.
Kubby/ The problem I have I think is that if by voting for this
re~olution and this amendment we are saying yes, do J.,
because J. says replace the treatment wall with brick veneer.
It doesn't say it is an alternate. It doesn't say look at
different concrete finishes to the color or texture. It says
to do it. We haven't really gone through these and talked
about them. I am feeling a little hesitant.
Baker/ It says provide redesign evaluation of the following items.
Though it says we want them to re-evaluate these items.
Horow/ Why didn't you bring this up last night?
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Baker/ Well, because we got tied up with other things last night.
Nov/ Yeah, we were here long enough last night that this just
wasn't something we wanted to talk about.
Lehman/ When it says re-evaluate, provide design evaluation. I
guess what that tells me is that perhaps Green says this is
what is recommended. We say yes, it is a good idea. No, it is
not a good idea. It is implementing Stanley's recommendations
which is what we are paying them $50,000 to do.
Horow/ Right. Is that the way you understand it, Chuck?
Schmadeke/ No. What I am understanding with this is that they will
incorporate these items in their design.
Pigott/ If we approve this?
Schmadeke/ That is right.
Throg/ You know, we haven't said something that I think the public
might need to hear it to understand this. Let me state this
and if I am wrong, please tell me. We have the preliminary
design from H. R. Green, our consultant for the water system
improvement and they presented a preliminary design that said
improvements would cost somewhere around $50 million financing
or whatever. So what this is is a value engineering study to
find ways to improve or reduce the cost of that proposal. So
these value engineering improvements would reduce it by maybe
$1.5 million. That is the jest of it, right?
Schmadeke/ That is right.
Throg/ I think my question and I don't know is I put it in terms of
a concern is whether our original instructions about the value
engineering study indicated that we wanted you to look at
larger questions about the use of aquifer storage recovery,
about the possible reduced need for lime softening and about
increased use of aquifer water so that we wouldn't have to
draw river water at all. In other words, did this value
engineering study, was it limited to the parameters given by
the H. R. green preliminary design or was it a bit broader and
did it ask to look at some of those other more broader issues
that were brought up in t~e p.h.
Schmadeke/ It was limited to the H. R. Green design?
Throg/ I just wanted to be clear about that. That is the way I
understand it.
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Atkins/ The broader issues that you identified are still under
review. So that you know that those have not been dropped.
They were not incorporated into this value engineering. this
is kind of more of a brick and mortar approach. some of the
things like the aquifer storage, as you know we are in contact
with the City of Des Moines, City of Keokuk, getting their
information as to how it works with them. That information
then, and please correct me Ralph if anything is incorrect. We
will then incorporate that information into the final package
of recommendations that you ultimately get.
Throg/ That is the way that I understood it.
Arkins/ That is correct.
Throg/ I think I want to say something just to be clear about my
own position on this. To the extent that this value
engineering study and the resolution results in lower costs,
I am all for it. I would support it and so on. But I think it
is real important to continue those investigations because I
think there is a real possibility of having much more
substantial reduction of cost. Maybe I am wrong but I think
there is a possibility. So I don't want to leave tonight
thinking that we have committed ourselves to the H. R. Green
preliminary design minus the little bit of value engineering
stuff without any equivocation at all. I don't want to be left
with me saying that.
Atkins/ And I don't think that is what we understood collectively
that you have said. Also this value engineering, Chuck, this
is only the first go at it?
Schmadeke/ That is right.
Atkins/ We still have the second go at this project.
Pigott/ Explain that.
Schmadeke/ This is about a third of the way through with the
design. At 2/3's of the way through they will do another
review. A little more detailed on the design elements. Do
another evaluation.
Atkins/ That is incorporated into the contract you originally had
proposed. We are only sort of half way there with this
proposal. Understand that.
Kubby/ At what point will will be making some determination about
what the design of the water facility and what resources we
will use and what kinds of ratios.
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Arkins/ We have planned for you- I think you recall I mentioned to
you I think at that City/County meeting. We have a detailed
outline of the basic policy issues. I can give you an exact
time table on when each of those issues might pop up and when
H. R. Green would have that information available to you. But
we need to step through all of those policy questions
concerning source, all of those issues, and I can't tell you
exactly when I can have that to you because a great deal of it
depends on information we get back from these folks. Tell you
in the next couple of months. This is not protracted decision.
Baker/ Ste~e, another point of clarification here. Those other
issues that Jim has raised that we all have talked about. Are
we assuming that a change and a decision on those other issues
is irrelevant to these items?
Arkins/ I think they are all relevant. I think it is all relevant,
Larry. I think it is a question of the timing. When we feel
comfortable that we have enough information. Again, aquifer
storage is an example, to officially say that should be a
component of the final project plan. We simply don't have
enough information yet.
Baker/ But my question was if we decoded that aquifer storage is
part of the final plan, does-
Atkins/ I don't think this has a direct bearing on this. This does
not have a direct bearing on this.
Baker/ Sue, I could take a look at these and I still wouldn't know
the answer.
Horow/ It would make sense to me. These are more brick and mortar.
These are-redesign access road to the water treatment plant.
Access road to the north silurian collector well.
Baker/ You ~re a better engineer than I am.
Kubby/ Some of those things may need to be reconfigured because of
some final design destination. I mean there may need to be an
additional value engineering because of the new resources that
we might be using or another value engineering.
Baker/ I just didn't want us going in one direction, saving money
over here and then making a decision over here that would
negate something over here.
Horow/ I would like to get something clarified here. There is
enough, I think, I feel there is enough uncomfortablehess with
council in item J. that tells me that either we gave staff the
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wrong impression in the hopes of saving money that- Am I
wrong? I mean- We have a concern about this.
Atkins/ Strike that item and simply instruct Chuck and H. R. Green
Company that you prefer having brick veneer and then the
precast as an alternative or vice versus. Just that simple
statement will take care of that issue.
Baker/ I just want us to have, I think what Naomi wants. If we are
building on that site it-
Atkins/ You want an attractive building.
Horow/ The south treatment plant looks so nice. It is all the way
down there and nobody sees it. If we could just put it up on
the entrance to the city.
Atkins/ Well, that is a sewage treatment plant, not water. But is
your concern is you prefer the brick, that simply statement to
that affect is satisfactory and we will amend it accordingly.
Nov/ I think we should have some kind of review of the final
elevation, too.
Atkins/ You will. Yes, you'will. I can assure you that.
Lehman/ I don't think we should necessarily preclude item J. For
example, look at the structure across the street compared to
the one uptown. I mean there may be beautiful things you can
do with concrete panels. We are imaging an ugly ugly building.
Horow/ That is very true. I am maligning concrete.
Pigott/ I guess then the key is to leave that option open.
Nov/ Well, sandwich panels are pretty fixed in terms of size and
thickness and all that kind of stuff. You don't get much
design on that.
Horow/ We don't know that.
Lehman/ I don't know that.
Horow/ I never seen a book with pages-
Kubby/ Can we do re-evaluate instead of replace so we can lo0k at
it?
Council/ (All talking).
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Horow/ Any other specific issue anyone has concerns about?
Kubby/ Yes, item C, about the berms. I've seen two designs of the
berms. One where there were four- or the lagoons. They were
rectangles. They took out a lot of trees. Then I saw another
one that they were more flowing and amoeba shaped things. Is
that the one that we're looking at now.
Schmadeke/ We're looking at the rectangular one.
Kubby/ Okay. So have we changed the location of them to try to
reduce the tree destruction in that area.
Schmadeke/ They're shoved slightly to the west in more of a north
south orientation. But I think most of the trees around that
lagoon area would be removed under either circumstance.
Kubby/ Okay. I guess I'd like us to continue to look at that issue
of the location of the lagoon as well as the-To do what we
need to do and the number of them that we need in case of bad
weather and we have to store more or in case we contract out
with the university to deal with their sludge. I'd like to
look at the location.
Horow/ Are you willing to consider replacement of trees if these
must be taken out?
Kubby/ Oh of course.
Atklns/ There will be a tree planting. Please keep in mind that
this is under your decision. that when we do remove those
trees, we have the fullest intent of bringing a tree planting
proposal back to you.
Kubby/ But you know destruction takes a moment and construction
takes a while so whatever we can do to reduce the amount of
destruction of trees the better.
Horow/ But I think we can't and we want certainly to have -
Kubby/ A part of the whole purpose of building a new water plant is
so that we lagoons to treat our sludge instead of putting it
back into the river. I am totally on board with it.
H0row/ Okay. Anything else.
Schmadeke/ We've looked at various designs for lagoon construction.
We can come back with those and the various flaws associated
with them.
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Horow/ Okay.
Kubby/ Thank you.
Horow/ Anything else? All right. There is a motion on the floor.
Made by Baker, seconded by Nov. Any further discussion.
Roll call- (Yes). Motion is adopted.
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April 25, 1995
Page 15
ITEM NO. 25 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK ATTEST A CONTRACT FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMP TEST/PRODUCTION WELL, A PRODUCTION
WELL AND OBSERVATION WELLS IN THE SILURIAN AQUIFER AT THE
WATER FACILITY SITE.
Comment: The bid opening for this project was held April the
following bids were received:
Aquadrili inc.
Corelville, IA
$186,961.00
Hydro Group Inc.
Westerville, Ohio
9269,712.00
Layne-Western Company Inc.
North Liberty, IA
~302,247.00
Engineers Estimate
~214,500.00
ITEM NO. 26 -
........
Public Works recommends awarding this contract to Aquadrill Inc. of
Coralville, Iowa. Funding for this project will be from water revenues
Action:
~),1. U T I 0 N THE CONFIDEN-
TIAL/ADMINISTRATIVE 'COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION PLANS FOR
FY95 AND FY96.
Comment: As the result of major changes in job duties the classification
committee recently reviewed three administrative positions. As a result of
this review the committee is recommending that the pay plan be amended by
reclassifying the position of Animal Control Supervisor and Information
Services Coordinator in grade 27 and the position of Sr. Information Services
Coordinator in grade 28. There is no immediate financial impact due to this
action.
Action:
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ITEM NO. 25 -
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT AND AUTH0-
RI~ING THEMAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK ATTEST
A CONT,{ACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PU~P
TEST/PRODUCTION WELL, A PRODUCTION WELL ~uND OBSER-
VATION W~LLS IN THE SILURIAN AQUIFER AT THE WATER
FACILITY SITE.
Horow/ Chair to entertaina motion to approve the resolution. Moved
by Lehman, seconded by Nov. Discussion. Roll call- (Yes).
Resolution adopted, 6 with Kubby abstain.
Atkins/ susan, as I recall, Chuck, Isn't this a minority owned
business also?
Schmadeke/ Yes.
Atkins/ Yes.
Lehman/ That's local.
Atkins/ And it's local.
Horow/ It's local. Right.
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April 25, 1995
Page 16
ITEM NO. 27- CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
LITIGATION/PENDING CLAIM.
RATIFYING
SETTLEMENT OF IMMINENT
Comment: On February 15, 1994, a break in a City-owned water main at the
corner of Washington and Clinton streets resulted in extensive water damage
to the personal property and building fixtures of Iowa State Bank & Trust
Company. Iowa State Bank and Trust has filed a claim with the City for such
damages, foregoing a civil suit to engage in settlement negotiations. The
City Attorney's Office has negotiated settlement of the pending damage
claim in consultation with Public Works and the Finance Department. This
resolution ratifies settlement of the pending claim as required by Chapter 21,
Code of Iowa. The City Attorney recommends adoption.
Action:
ITEM NO. 28 -
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 9, SECTION 3,
"ELECTION PRECINCTS" OFTHE CITY CODE, TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE VOTING PRECINCTS IN IOWA CITY TO INCLUDE PROPERTIES
ANNEXED AND TO EXCLUDE PROPERTIES SEVERED SINCE 1993. (PASS
AND ADOPT)
Comment: The City of Iowa City has annexed five areas and severed one
area since the voting precinct boundaries were amended in 1993. The
proposed amendment would add the annexed areas to adjacent precincts and
subtract the severed area from an existing precinct.
Action:
ITEM NO. 29 - ADJOURNMENT.
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ITEM NO. 28
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE It CHAPTER 9t
SECTION 3~ "ELECTION PRECINCTS" OF THE CITY CODE~
TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VOTING PRECINCTS IN
IOWA CITY TO INCLUDE PROPERTIES ia/~NEXED A-ND TO
EXCLUDE PROPERTIES SEVERED SINCE 1993, (PASS AND
ADOPT)
Pigott/ I move that we pass and adopt the ordinance.
Horow/ It's been moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby. Any
discussion. I just have to say the severed area came out of my
district and it pains me to make this final decision but I
will go along with it. Roll call-
Kubby/ Move to adjourn.
Throg/ Just trying to defend Sue's interest.
Horow/ Well thank you, Jim. I appreciate that. The rest of the
ordinance is adopted 5-2 with Throg and Baker voting no.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
BATE: April 21, 1995
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Work Session Agendas and Meeting Schedule
April 24, 1995
6:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
8:15 P.M.
8:45 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:15 P.M. -
9:30 P.M.
9:45 P.M.
10:00 P.M.
10:15 P.M.
April 25, 1995
7:30 P.M. -
May 7, 1995
1:00 - 4:00 P.M.
May 8, 1995
6:30 P.M.
May 9, 1995
7:30 P.N.
May 11, 1995
5:30 P.M.
Monday
Special Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Executive Session (Pending Litigation and Land Acquisition)
City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Review zoning matters
Discuss RNC-12 Zone
Sidewalk Cafes
Merger of Housing Commission and Committee on Community Needs
Discuss Burlington & Gilbert Street Intersection
Reconstruction
Construction Debris/Landfill Alternatives
Landfill Surcharge Fees
BBoPS
Council agenda, Council time, Council committee reports
Consider appointments to the Housing Commission
Tuesday
Regular Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Sunday
Civic Center, Recreation Center, Senior Center and Public
Library
OPEN HOUSE - EVERYONE WELCOME
Monday
City Council Work Session - Council Chambers
Agenda pending
Tuesday
Regular Council Meeting - Council Chambers
Thursday
Meeting of the City Council with Johnson County Board
of Supervisors - Johnson County Offices
Discuss local option sales tax
PENDING LIST
Appointments to the Broadband Telecommunications Commlsslo , Board of
Library Trustees, and Design Review Committee - May 23, 1995