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Home My WebLink About1995-07-18 AgendaIOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 18, 1995 7:30 P.iVI. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER 410 EAST WASHINGTON Subject to change as finalized by the City Clerk. For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office, 356-5040. ITEM NO. CALL TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. ITEM NO. 2- MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS. a. Persons with Disabilities Day - July 26, 1995. ITEM NO. 3 - CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED OR AMENDED. AGENDA IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 18, 1995 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Approval of Official Council actions of the regular meeting of June 27, 1995, as published, subject to corrections, as recommended'by the City Clerk. Minutes of Boards and Commissions. Board of Adjustment meeting of June 14, 1995. (2) Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of June 14, 1995. (3) Housing Comm. ission meeting of May 9, 1995. (4) Housing Commission meeting of July 11, 1995. Historic Preservation Commission meeting of June 12, 1995. (6) Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of July 6, 1995. (7) Committee on Community Needs meeting of July 13, 1995. (These minutes will be furnished to the Council on Monday, July 17, 1995.) Permit Motions and Resolutions as Recommended by the City Clerk. (1) Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor . License for Field House, Inc., dba The Field House, 111 E. College St. (Renewal) ~2a page 1 ITEM NO. 2 - MAYOR'S PROOLAMATION8. a. Persons with Disabilities Day - July 26, 1995. Horow/ Is there someone to accept this? Kevin- Kevin Butt/ I just want to say thank you, Mayor Horow and City Council. We are looking forward to having a nice little celebration d.t. in co~unemoration of signing and passage and effective dates of the ADA. We would just like to extend an invitation to all of you to come down and hang out with us. There will be music and poetry reading and just some presentations by some of the folks in the community and some folks from outside of the community coming from outside of the community coming into town just to speak and choose some good words. Horow/ What time is this, Kevin? Burd/ It will be starting approximately 7:15 down next to Godfather's in the walking mall. Kubby/ What date? Burd/ 26th. Horow/ 26th, pedestrian mall, around 7:15. Great, thank you very much. This reprssents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Counbil Regular Council Meeting July 18, 199§ Page 2 (2) (3) (4) (5) Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor License for Roxane James dba Roxie's, 2300 Muscatine Ave. (Renewal) Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor License for Maxie's, Inc., dba Maxie's, 1920 Keokuk St. (Renewal) Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor License for New Walt's, Ltd., Memories, 928 Maiden Ln. (Renewal) Consider a motion approving a Class "C" Liquor License for James J. Tucker, dba Tuck's Place, 210 N. Linn St. (Renewal) (6) Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for L & M Mighty Shop, Inc,, dba L & M Mighty Shop, Inc., 504 E. Burlington St. (Renewal) (7) Consider a motion approving a Class "E" Beer Permit for Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc,, dba Drugtown #2, 1221 N, Dodge St. (Renewal) (8) Consider a motion .approving a Class "E" Liquor License for Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc,, dba Drugtown #2, '1221 N, Dodge St, {Renewal) (9) Consider a motion approving a Class "B" Liquor License for Larken Iowa City, Inc,, dba Holiday Inn Iowa City, 210 S, Dubuque St, (Renewal) (10) Consider a motion approving an Outdoor Service Area for Larken Iowa City, Inc,, dba Holiday Inn Iowa C{ty, 210 S, Dubuque St. (Renewal) (11) Consider a motion revoking the approval a Class "B" Liquor License and Outdoor Service Area for Deerport Hospitality Group Inc. dba Holiday Inn Iowa City, 210 S. Dubuque St. (The license will be renewed pending change of ownership.) (~2) //~ns')d~ resol/ut~n to ~Cig. e~ ~ &~_.~n, 10~.,.~.H2 w¥, e~._~st, "~'~ 7/// (13) Consider a resolution to Issue Dancing Permit to Holiday Inn, 210 S. Dubuque St.; Memories, 928 Maiden Ln.; Maxie's, 1920 Keokuk St. Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 3 Setting Public Hearings, (1) CONSIDER RESOLUTION SETTI[ FOR AUGUST 1, 1995, ON PLANS, SPECIFI FORM OF CONTRACT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1995 Cl JECT, :OST OF PRO- Comment: This project of the construction and reconstruction of sicurb ramps to A.D.A. standards along prioritized by JCCOG and special interest3s. This is the second of four contracts to Iowa City's sidewalk system into compliance Americans with Disabilities Act. The estin construction cost of the 1995 Curb Ramp ect is approximately 9100,000. This will be funded by road use taxes & bond ds. (2) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SETTING PUI]LIC HEAR- ING FOR AUGUST 1, 1995, ON PLANS, SPECIFICA- TIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY LANDFILL LEACHATE LIFT STATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. Comment: This project will provide a new lift station with improved capacity to pump leachate from the landfill to the wastewater treatment plant to meet all state and .federal regulations. The Engineer's con- struction cost estimate is $545,600. Funding for this project will be provided by landfill revenues. Resolutions, (1) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE WHISPERING MEADOWS WETLAND PARK PROJECT. Comment: See Engineer's Report, 12) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE NORTHWEST SANITARY SEWER PROJECT, PHASE 11. Comment: See Engineer's Report. Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 4 (3.) (4) (5) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR THE 1994 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PRO- JECT - CAPITOL AND DUBUQUE STREET PARKING RAMPS. Comment: See Engineer's Report. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, AND WATER MAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MEADOWLARK CONDOMINIUMS. Comment: See Engineer's Report. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST -THE RELEASE OF A LIEN REGARDING A PROMISSO- RY NOTE EXECUTED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 431 N VAN BUREN STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA. Comment: The owner of the property located at 431 N. Van Buren Street received assistance through the City's Rental Rehabilitation Program on April 30, 1992. The financing was in the form of a ten-year declining balance loan for $8,.500. The balance of the loan was paid off on July 7, 1995, thus the lien can now be released. Correspondence. (1) Letter from Mildred Flynn regarding disturbing street noises, (2) Letter from Ed Barker regarding his comments made at the Council meeting of July 11. Applications for City Plaza Use Permits. (1) Application from Billy Howell-Sinnard for permission to set up a table on July 13, 16, 17 and 20, 1995, for the purpose of distributing literature. (approved) (2) Application from the Johnson County Blues Society for permission to set up a table on July 7, 1995, for the purpose of distributing information and offering T- shirts for donations. (approved) Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1 995 Page 5 ITEM NO. 4- (3) July 10, 1995, (approved) Application from The Univer.sity of Iowa Animal Coalition to have a vigil on behalf of exotic animals on END OF CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITEIV1S NOT ON THE AGENDA). ITEM NO. 5 - PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS. Consider setting a public hearing for Augus~ 1, 1995 on a resolution to annex an approximately 2.~O acre property located north of 1-80 and west of N. Dubuque Street. Comment: At its July 6, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the annexation of this property, which is the site of the proposed water treatment plant. The Commission's recom- mendation is consistent with the staff report. Action: #4 page 1 ITEM NO. 4 - PUBLIC DISCUSSION (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA). Horow/ Public discussion. This is the place on the agenda for items not on the agenda. Anyone in the public who wishes to address council may sign in, state your name, keep your comments to five minutes. Robert Kemp/ Estron Street in Iowa City. Staff and council, Mayor Horow you have decided to go ahead with the council census of Iowa City to find out the number of people who are living in Iowa City and those people who might be leaving Iowa City. I want to address briefly the question, maybe, trying to find out why people do decide to leave Iowa City or stay in Iowa City including college students. We know why they come. Some stay, some leave. High school students, some come and some stay. I wonder why. I am going to focus just this 30 seconds on older Americans, we they are important, simply because they do have, as far as Iowa City is concerned, a fair amount of disposable income. They present fairly few demands on our school system and probably us older guys don't ravage and pillage much anymore and that is probably a good thing for crime. So, it does reduce the crime in Iowa City or possibilities. The only gangs we are in are maybe bridge clubs or bird watching or something like that and that is probably that doesn't require too many police and about the only hunting with assault weapons would be-I don't think we would do any pheasant hunting with assault weapons but I suppose it might help. I would like to say, though, I would like to go on but I am not going to. I would like to show you a presentation made by KCRG in Iowa City, Gerald Tresnick who looked at Iowa City as a place to live and why people do come here and I can indulge the city council for just a few minutes. I think it is worth maybe some thoughts about why people come to Iowa City. Not just the number. Why they come or why they leave. Horow/ Thank you. And this will be transmitted through cable for our viewers. [Plays Video] Horow/ That was great. Thank you. Kubby/ It is nice to have another form of communication at city council meetings. I know in the past there had been some rejection of the council of presenting information to us via this media and this probably is a precedence and I am really glad to see it. I know a couple things at p.h.s have been This represents only areasonably accurate transcription ofthelowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 · · #4 page 2 rejected with this form. So I think we have broken a barrier. Thank you very much. Horow/ Is there anyone else that cares to address council on any issue that is not on the agenda? Thisrepresents only areasenably accuratetranscription ofthslown CiW council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 6 Go Consider se~ing a public hearing~n an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by amending the use regulations of an apl~roxim~t~lv ~.5~ ~e p~op~y I~a~ed ne~h ~f I~0 and west ot N. Dubuque Street from County A1, Rural; RS, Suburban; and R3A, Suburban Residential; ~~ (REZ94-001~) ~~) to P, Public., Comment: At its July 6, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this rezoning. The CommissioNs recommendation is consis- tent with the staff recommendation. Consider setting a public hearing for August 1, 1995, on an · ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by amending the use regulations of an approximate 7.8 acres located east of Old Dubuque Road and north of Dodge Street from RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential, to OPDH-8, Planned Development Housing Overlay, and RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family. (REZ95-0010) ~ Comment: At its July 6, 1995, meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended dania'l of this rezoning. This recommendation is inconsistent with the staff recommendation. Staff recommended approval of the proposed rezoning subject to conditions. Action: #5c page i ITEM NO. 5c. Consider setting a public hearing for August 1, 1995, on an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by amending the use regulations of an approximate 7.8 acres located east of Old Dubuque Road and north of Dodge Street from RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential, to OPDH-8, Planned Development Housing Overlay, and RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family. (REZ95-0010) Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Throg. Discussion. Nov/ I think we have to explain this about why we are setting a p.h. Horow/ When P/Z Commission denied the request from the developer, the developer always has the ability to come to council and ask councils to set a p.h. for this and this is what we are doing. This is merely setting the p.h. and we will-we urge people to get to and understand both of the sides of issues on this and come to us by August. Do you wish to add anything? Nov/ No. Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Throg. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying aye (ayes). This represents only a reasonably accurate traescrlpfion of the iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Pa~e 7 Consider setting a public hearing for August 1, 1995 on an Ordinance amending Title 14, Chapter 4, "Land Control and Development," Article C, "Historic Preservation Regulations," and Chapter 6, "Zoning," Article J, "Overlay Zones" to allow the City to designate historic landmarks and conservation districts. Comment: At its July 6, 1995, meeting, by a vote of 4-2, with Jakobsen and Starr voting no, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the amendment to allow the designation of conservation districts and, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the amendment to allow the designation of historic landmarks. The Historic Preservation Commission, by a vote of 5-0, also recommended approval of the amendments at its May 9, 1995 meeting. c,,on: Public hearing on a resolution to annex approximately 103.86 acres, which includes the Highway 218/Highway 1 inter- change and property located in the southwest quadrant of the interchange. (ANN95-0001) Comment:' At its June 15, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this annexation, This recommendation is consistent with the City staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated June 15, 1 995. Action: .~'~,/-~--~:~ #5e page 1 ITEM t~O. 5e. Public hearing on a resolution to annex approxi- mately 103.86 acres, which includes the Highway 218/Highway 1 interchange and property located in the southwest quadrant of the interchange. (~N95- O001) Horow/ Declare the p.h. open. I would ask you to sign in, state your name and keep your comments to no more than five minutes. Last evening council considered this and council member Kubby asked about the issue of lighting and FAAapproval. Do we have any more information on this? Miklo/ The applicants will be required to receive an FAA clearance for the proposal. There are similar businesses in the area that have received permits for lighting. Kubby/ Will the permit be section by section as this property is developed or will the FAA be looking at the whole thing? Miklo/ It is based on the building permit that they are applying for at the time. So if they submit a plan for the entire site yet they will consider that. If they choose to do it in portions they could do it in that manner. Kubby/ So if they do it in portions, by the time the third auto use/sales use which usually has a lot of light, will the FAA know that there are two other auto sales lots right adjacent so it is an accumulative affect? Miklo/ I would imagine they keep records of pervious approvals. Horow/ It occurs to me that this would be a useful recommendation with the airport update. I see your point that there be an accumulative consideration. Either the FAA gives approval for the whole acreage or if they do it piece meal. We will be dealing with that this fall. Does anyone else have any issue that they wish to bring to council? Baker/ Sue, could I.just ask for clarification because I was just not here at the meeting last night. I am looking at two staff reports and I hope they are all relevant to this particular item. This item says 103 acres and the two staff reports talk about 39 acres. What was the difference there? Miklo/ The first or the actual property, private property, is 39 and some acres. The annexation also includes the r.o.w. of Highway 1 and 218. There are some discrepancies in some of the Thisrepresents only oreasonably accuratetranscription d ~elowa City council meeting ofJuly18,1995. F071895 ~5e page 2 earlier reports because those were based on estimates. We have actually had the properties surveyed and the 103 acres is a correct acreage. Baker/ Then the staff report also says Winebrenner Ford on behalf of Kirkwood Community College. What does that mean? Miklo/ Winebrenner Ford is in the process of purchasing the property from Kirkwood Community College. Baker/ Thank you. Horow/The resolution spells that out, Larry, that the interchange consists of 64.56 acres. Private property is 39. Baker/ Thank you. Throg/ Sue, I am just kind of imagining that there are people out in the audience that are watching the discussion and don't really understand what is being annexed and why and what the consequences are. So, I wonder if we could ask Bob to briefly describe this proposed annexation in a little bit more detail so anybody who is watching will have a better sense of what is happening. Miklo/ The property is at the southwest corner of Highway 1 and 218 interchange. The area currently contains Miller Monuments. There is also a implement dealership there just to the west which is in the county. Winebrenner Ford originally approached the county about rezoning property and having it developed in the county. As a matter of the Fringe Area Agreement we reviewed that proposal for a county rezoning and recommended that it actually be annexed into the city so that we could provide city services, water, police, fire protection. Also it is our Fringe Area Policy that more urban type of this should occur in the city. At that point Winebrenner Ford submitted an annexation request to us and a rezoning request. If the annexation is approved and the zoning is approved, Winebrenner Ford plans to move into this site and there is a possibility of one or more additional car dealerships on the same property. Throg/ And what does the Comp Plan say about this particular area? Miklo/ The Comp Plan designates this interchange for industrial or commercial development. The plan goes on to say that those types of uses should occur at this interchange rather than This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071095 #So page 3 other interchange on the west side. For example, the Melrose Avenue interchange encourages residential in that area and suggests that commercial be concentrated in this one area rather than spread out along the highway. Throg/ So it is likely that we would expect to see kind of a cluster of commercial development on all four sides of that intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 218 over time and this would be part of that process. Horow/ Having watched the commercial development from Carousel Motors to the west, both on the south side and the north. When I was on the P/Z Commission I know the amount of detail that when into considering development specifically because it is an entrance into the city. So, on my part, it seems to me that by annexing it helps us control (can't hear). However this is a p.h. and I apologize for giving my opinion but I wanted to help you in terms of the (can't hear). Is there anything- anyone else from the public? Declare the p.h. closed. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 8 ft Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by amending the use regulations of an approximate 103,86 acres, which includes the Highway 218/Highway 1 interchange and property located in the southwest quadrant of the interchange from County RS, Suburban Residential, to C1-1, Intensive Commercial, (REZ95-0011) ~~ Comment: At its June 15, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this rezoning. This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated June 15, 1995. Action: Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by amending the use regulations of an approximate 0.82 acre tract of land, the north portion of Lot 4, Highlander First Addition, which is located on Northgate Drive from RDP, Research Development Park, to CO-1, Commercial Office. (REZ95~0008) Comment: At its June 15, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval ofthe requested Northgate Drive rezoning. This recommenda- tion is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in a staff memorandum dated June 15, 1995. Action: Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 9 Public hearing on an ordinance amending the conditional zoning agreement for Lots 4-17, Highlander First Addition, revising the development standard pertaining to rooflines and parapet walls, (REZ95-0008) Comment: At its June 15, 199§ meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of revising the development standards for Northgate Corporate Park'by repealing Section 10.30.3 which required flat rooflines and replacing it with language that supports consistency, but does not specify a required)design for rooflines and parapet walls throughout the corporate park, This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff memorandu~ dat~d~, 1995, Public hearing on an ordinance vacating a 20-foot wide alley located east of Gilbert Court and immediately north of Lot 4 of Block 3, Lyon's Addition. (VAC95-0002) ~/~/.~.~_~..~/~ Comment: At its June 15, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 5-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the requested alley vacation, subject to the retention of a five-foot easement along the noah edge of the subject alley for storm sewer and ditch maintenance, and subject to the retention of easements for any utility that may exist within this right-of-way, This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation set fo~h in the June 15, 1995 staff repo., No utilities exist within the right-of-way, so no easements are needed. Agenda Iowa City City Council' Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 10 Public hearing on an resolution vacating Fox Hollow Subdivi- sion, a 31-lot, 52.21 acre subdivision located north of Herbert Hoover Highway and west of Taft Avenue. (VAC95-0003) Comment: At its June 15, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 5-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of vacating the Fox Hollow Subdivision. This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated June 15, 1995. Action: Public hearing on an ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter 6, entitled "Zoning," Article S, entitled "Performance Standards," Sections 10B and 10C, concerning the location of underground storage tanks. Comment: At its June 15, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 5-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of amending Section 14-6S-10B by repealing all references to underground storage tanks, and amending Section 14-6S-10C by including all undergr. ound flammable and combustible liquid storage tanks, not just those associated with filling stations under-the governance of the Iowa City Uniform Fire Code, except the minimum distance between underground bulk storage tanks and any residential zone boundary shall be at least ten feet. This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff memorandum dated June 15, 1995. Action: #5k page 1 ITEM NO. 5k. Public hearing on an ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter 6, entitled "Zoning," Article S, entitled "Performance Standards," Sections 10B and 10C, concerning the location of underground storage tanks. Horow/ Declare the p.h. open. Nov/ Before you close the p.h., Bob, did you find out anymore about what kinds of things would be stored in an above ground tank? Miklo/ There could be flammable liquids stored in above ground tanks. In addition to the Zoning Ordinance which regulates above ground tanks, the Fire Code also regulates them and they actually, in some circumstance, require a greater setback than the Zoning Ordinance requires and those set backs are determined based on the size of the tank and the type of liquid. So there is quite a variation. We will be reviewing all of the performance standards for the industrial zone. So we will look at the setbacks for the above ground storage tanks at that time. Nov/ Can we make our requirement in the Zoning Code agree with the Fire Code? Miklo/ They could. The difficulty is the Fire Code is quite complex. It may take several pages. If we leave it as is, the Fire Code supersedes setback. If it is necessary, it is a great setback. Kubby/ Can we just reference the Fire Code in our Zoning Code? Miklo/ We could do that. Nov/ At least reference it. Do we need to continue the p.h. if we are going to make that change in the code? Kubby/ Is that substantial? Woito/ Yes it is. Yes. And you have to have a p.h. for your Zoning Code. Miklo/ It might be preferable from staff's perspective to come back at a later date with an ordinance for above ground- Kubby/ Because we are protected anyway because the Fire Code is there. Thisrepresents only areasonabiy accuratetranscription of ~elowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #5k page 2 Nov/ My concern is that someone will read the Zoning Code, will draw up their plans and then will come back and they say you can't build it that way because of the Fire Code. I think there ought be at least be a reference. Horow/ But the implementation of their building would have to pass the Fire Code specifications, wouldn't they? Miklo/ That is correct. We could address that amendment soon. But rather than hold this one up we prefer coming back in a few weeks. Horow/ Linda, do you feel we are safe enough on this? I understand what Naomi is saying but we do have this-I mean, they are going to build something like that, they have to adhere to the Fire Code regulations anyway. Kubby/ Is it in the same place of the process that they look at the Fire Code as they would look at the Zoning Code? Woito/ Well, the Unified Code which we want to put all of these things together that we need to develop is you have to remember what your second volume of your black book is. It is huge and if you want to reference it in the Zoning Code, we can do that. Planning staff and my staff cannot work on that. It is in there but it would be a flag in the Zoning Code. Nov/ All we would have to say is the Zoning Code may be superseded by the Fire Code and then anybody who read that line would know to they would have to look at the Fire Code and I don't think that is substantive enough to be a real hazard in order- Woito/ You mean to change this to- What you are suggesting is changing the Zoning Code to reflect the Fire Code. Nov/ I am just saying let there be a reference, a one line reference to the Fire Code. Woito/ That is still a zoning amendment, even if it is one line. Nov/ And we cannot amend it this way right now. Woito/ No, you cannot. You would have to have another p.h. Horow/ Anything else? Declare the p.h. closed. Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscrlption ofthelowa City councilmeeting of July 18,1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 11 Consider a resolution vacating Oakes Fourth Addition, a 5.21 acre, 11olot residential subdivision located at the end of Quincent Street, north of Dubuque Road. (VAC95-0001) Comment: At its May 18, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of a request to vacate Oakes Fourth Addition. The Commis- sion's recommendation is consistent with the staff recommen- dation contained in the staff report dated May 18, 1995. No comments were received at the June 27 public hearing on this item. Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Dean Oakes Fifth Addition, a 6.25 acre, 1~, lot residential subdivi- sion located at the end of Quincent Street, north of Dubuque Road. (SUB95-0013) Comment: At its May 18, 1995 meeting, by a vote of 6-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat of Dean Oakes Fifth Addition. The CommissioNs recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the staff report dated May 18, 1995. Action: ~ /~ .-~ .~_ page Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Dean Oakes Fifth Addition, a 6.25 acre, 14 lot residential subdivision located at the end of Quincent Street, north of Dubuque Road. (SUB95- 00~3) ITEM NO. $m. Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Pigott. Discussion? Kubby/ I am very glad that we are doing this. The thing that we did just before this was saying that the old plans for this development are no longer in effect and we are putting in a new plan for development and I had with the original development voted against it because four of the lots were going to be very much in a very steep ravine. Even some of the buildable portions of the lot although not all of it. This new plat still has four lots that go into the ravine but the lots have been reconfigured so that there are larger lots and there are lots of buildable portion that is in a more level area. So it will be a lot better for saving the ravine and keeping that intact which helps the whole neighborhood in terms of drainage. So it is not just that I value ravines for some esoteric reason. There is good purposes for the whole neighborhood to save those ravines as well as wildlife issues and just saving wood areas and species that grow there. I am very glad this change is happening. Horow/ Roll call- (yes). The resolution is adopted. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995, F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 12 Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Walden Wood, Part 8, a 12 lot, 0,.3 acre subdivision located west of Mormon Trek Boulevard, north of Walden Court. SUB95- O014) .Comment: At its June 15, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the preliminary plat for Walden Wood, Part 8, subject to the approval of the latest revised plat by Public works prior to Council consideration of the preliminary plat. This recommen- dation is consistent with the staff recommendation contained in the June 15, 1995, staff report on this item. This item is to be deferred indefinitely pending rasolution of the possibility of using the Iowa-Illinois pipeline easement located on the site +or storm drainage. Consider a resolution approving the final plat of Galway HiJfs Subdivision, Part Two, a 14.71 acre, 24-1ot residential subdivision located in the southeast quadrant of the intersec- tion of Highway 218 and Melrose Avenue, at the end of Galway Drive. (S.UB95-0017) Comment: At its June 15, 1995, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the Galway Hills Subdivision, Part Two final plat, subject to approval of the tree protection plan by the City Forester, approval of the legal papers by the City Attorney's Office and approval of the construction plans by Public Works prior to Council consideration of the plat. This recommendation is consistent with the staff recommendation contain in the staff report dated June 15, 1995. The tree protection plan, legal papers and construction plans have been approved. Action: #5n page 1 ITEM NO. 5n. Consider a resolution approving the preliminary plat of Walden Wood, Part 8, a 12 lot, 4.3 acre subdivision located west of Mormon Trek Boulevard, north of Walden Court. (SUB95-0014) Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Pigott to defer this indefinitely. Discussion? All those in favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Kubby/ So this is being deferred because the developer needs to negotiate with the utility company about a pipeline. Horow/ Yes. Thisrepresents only 8reasonably accuratetranscrlption ofthelowa Clty coun~l meeting ofJuly18,1995. F071895 #5o page 1 ITEM NO. $0. Consider a resolution approving the final plat of Galway Hills Subdivision, Part Two, a 14.7! acre, 24-1ot residential s,~bdivision located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Highway 218 and Melrose Avenue, at the end of Galway Drive. (SUB95-0017) Horow/ Last evening when council was considering this, they also asked that the different departments that are involved with this follow the construction-implement the protection plans that have been agreed to. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby. Discussion? Roll call- (yes). The resolution is adopted. Thisrepresents only a reasonably accurate transcription ofthe Iowa City councilmeetlng of July 18, 1995, F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 13 ITEM NO, 6 - PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY SENIOR CENTER MASONRY RESTORATION PROJECT. Comment: This exterior repair project of the Senior Center is the second and final phase of a water proofing project to eliminate water penetra- tion at various points inside the building. The project includes complete sealant and tuck pointing of all stone and masonry of the exterior. walls and exterior stairs. The work should be completed in November 1995. The Engineer's estimate is 897,469 with funding provided from an internal loan. Action: '~ ~ ~'~ ITEM NO. 7 - 75~ ITEM NO, 8 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY SENIOR CENTER EIASONRY RESTORATION PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT 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,,' AUGUST 8, 1995, Comment: See comment above. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONVEYANCE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 1109 FIFTH AVENUE. Comment: Staff is working with eligible low to moderate income buyers for the property. A buyer has not been selected, therefore staff asks that the Public Hearing be continued to the August 1, 1995, Council meeting. , . '~.O ~ ~ #7 page ITEM NO. 7 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICA- TIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, ~ ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE IOWA CITY SENIOR CENTERMASONRY RESTORATION PROJECT, ESTABLISHINS AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACC0MP~NY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS, ~ FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS AT 10:30 A.M., AUGUST 8, 1995. Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby. Discussion. Kubby/ On first looking at it this $97,000 seems like a lot of money but when you think when we just saw the news broadcast of what happened there. It is not only the investment in the building, it is an investment in the people and all the programs. I want that building in good shape when I can go there in 20 years. Horow/ I am going to get there before you are. Any further discussion? Roll call- (yes). The resolution is adopted. This represents only 8 reasonably eccurste transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 14 ITEM NO. 9 - ITEM NO. 10 - ITEM NO. 11 - PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONVEYANCE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 451 RUNDELL STREET. Comment; Staff has selected eligible low to moderate income buyers for the property, subject to approval by a local lending institution, A resale agreement will ensure that this home will remain affordable to a low to moderate income household for twelve years. Action: _~ ~ CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF CITY- OWNED PROPERTY AT 451 RUNDELL STREET TO DANA. AND JULIE ASCHENBRENNER. Comment: Staff has selected eligible low to moderate income buyers for the property, subject to approval by a local lending institution. The proper~y will be sold at the appraised value of 995,000 and the City will hold a second mortgage to maintain affordability. A resale agreement will ensure that this home will remain affordable to a low to moderate income household for twelve years. Action:. ,~f~~ PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE PARATRANSIT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND JOHNSON COUNTY. Comment: Staff has recommended that Johnson County provide paratransit service to the City of Iowa City. This public hearing is being held to receive public input on the terms of the agreement. Johnson County and the City of Coralville have already approved this contract. Action: #9 page 1 ITEM NO. 9 - PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONVEYANCE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY ~T 451 RUNDELL STREET. Horow/ Declare the p.h. open. Nov/ I think we should explain that this is being re-sold. The original purchaser was given a 15 year commitment and the second purchaser a 12 year commitment. Kubby/ This was a house that was moved, saved it from demolition- It was replaced by an apartment building. We found a way and a lot and moved it to and sold it to someone within certain income guidelines and the agreement was 15 years of affordability and sometimes, you know, we always talk about affordable housing. Sometimes things work out and sometimes it is one house at a time. This is an example. Horow/ Declare the p.h. closed. Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscription ofthelowa City council meeting ofJuly18,1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 15 ITEM NO. 12 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR FY96 PARA- TRANSIT SERVICE BETWEEN CORALVILLE, IOWA CITY AND JOHNSON COUNTY. ITEM NO. 13 - Comment: This agreement has been negotiated between representa- tives of the City of Coralville, the City of Iowa City, and Johnson County. The provision of service under this agreement will' allow Coralville and Iowa City to fulfill their obligations to provide paratransit service. The agreements reflects an 11 -month contract period beginning August 1, 1995, since the FY95 agreement was extended to 13 months. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TWO CHAPTER 28E AGREEMENTS WITH JOHNSUN COUNTY, YELLOW CAB, AND OLD CAPITOL CAB COMPA- NIES FOR FY96 SUPPLEMENTAL PARATRANSIT TAXI SERVICE. ITEM NO. 14 - Comment: JCCOG staff has prepared the FY96 28E agreements for supplemental paratransit taxi service with Old Capitol Cab and Yellow Ci~b, both of Iowa City. Staff is recommending agreements with both cab companies in order to have the flexibility to maintain the best possible service for users of the service. Approximately 925,000 has been budgeted for this service in FY96. Action: ~)//~ ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES. Previously announced vacancies. (1) Mayor's Youth Employment Board - One vacancy for a three-year term ending August 4, 1998 (Sheila Creth's term ends). (6 females and 5 males presently serving on the Board.) This appointment will be made at the August 1, 1995, meeting of the City Council. #12 page 1 ITEM NO. 12 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN ;tND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR FYP$ PABAT~h~SIT SERVICE BETWEEN COP~LVILLE, IOWA CITY ~ JOHNSON COUNTY. Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Throg. Discussion° Kubby/ I have a few comments about this. This has been a long time in coming and I am really glad we are finally doing this. There are three things that I think were really important to me. That any contract we do for paratransit that they would have certain characteristics. First and foremost that the services don't decline. That we have the same high level of service for people needing paratransit. That is in this contract. That are our breadth of service in terms of where people can get rides to does not change. You can get a ride within the county and actually sometimes a SEATS goes to Cedar Rapids for shopping trips and other things on a coordinated basis. That is in here. That we have one system for the whole county so that things were simplified, that we didn't duplicate services, that we were working together. We accomplished that. And that we had one dispatching operation. We figured out how to do that. So I am real happy about this. I question-I don't question. I wish this were a multi-year contract. I understand the reasons for us not doing that so we can see how this one works and there is an option to renew for a year. I dislike the thought of us every two years having to go through this process with the RFP. Not so much as a competitive exercise to make sure we are getting the best bang for our buck and in terms of the emotional impact it has on the community. Their independence is dependent on this service. So I wish that stuff were different but that is kind of out of our control. The feds have said every two years you need to do this. I support this contract with those hesitations. Horow/ Anyone else have comments? Lehman/ Sue, you and I were on the committee that first met last October and I think it is important to recognize that there really was a commitment on the part of the city and I think on the Board of Supervisors to come to some agreement that we could continue the service as we have always know it. I think our new agreement has a couple of provisions in it that are going to make next years's agreement and subsequent agreements even easier. So, I, too, am very pleased with it. Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscription oftholowa City council meeting of July18,1995. F071895 #12 page 2 Horow/ Anyone else care to- Baker/ I just had a quick question for Steve. A confirmation of something he said earlier. In the final result of this process, the RFP process, negotiations, we have ended up saving the city-providing the same service and saving the city a substantial amount of money. Atkins/ That is correct. I would say in the neighborhood of $40,000. Baker/ Thank you. Horow/ Thanks to staff for working on this. It has taken a long time. Pigott/ There was concern and conversations that I have had with residence in the city about some of the great lengths to which SEATS employees go to helping their consumers to the door with packages and so forth and that sort of thing is going to be continued and I am happy to see that as well. Kubby/ The other thing is that at one point the Board of Supervisors had chosen not to respond to our RFP. I am really glad they were listening to the consumers of SEATS saying we want you to put a proposal in and I am glad. Sometimes it is hard in government to change your mind and say well, that first decision wasn't the best one. And so I am grateful that they were open to doing it. Horow/ Any further discussion? Roll call- (yes). Great, the resolution was adopted. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #13 page ITEM NO. 13 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TWO CHAPTER 28E AGREEMENTS WITH JOHNSON COUNTYt YELLOW CABt ~/~D OLD CAPITOL CAB COMPi~NIES FOR FY96 SUPPLEMENTAL PAP~TP~SIT TAXI SERVICE. Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Pigott. Discussion? Kubby/ I did have a question for Joe, more than when I called you about today and that is I know that after-For Coralville, with their taxis for their supplemental service, that after they had already spent their money, rides were continuing to be given and I guess I want us to be able to get a call from whoever is keeping track of the money saying you only have $5,000 left in the kitty. So, you need to either reroute your rides and/or come back to council for more money instead of waiting until the bill is $50,000. We can do it on the front end. Know about needing to expend the money part of it before the money is all spent. Joe Fowler/ We will receive monthly billings directly to the city from the cab companies. So we will be the ones that monitor the expenditures. Kubby/ Thank you. Nov/ And we are putting in the taxi cab contract that the carrying of packages and helping people up and down the stairs is included in this? Fowler/ Yes. Nov/ Thank you. Horow/ Any other discussion? Roll call- CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 95-87 SIDE 2 Horow/ Resolution is adopted. This represents only a reasonably accurate trenscriptlon of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 16 ITEM NO. 15 - ITEM NO. 16 - CITY COUNCIl. APPOINTMENTS. Consider an appointment to the Board of Adjustment for a term ending January 1, 2001, (Rick Vogelzang's term), (2 females and 2 males currently serving on the Board,) Action: ,~.(:2 .~ ~,"...~-, Consider an appointment to the Human Rights Commission to fill an unexpired term ending January 1, 1997 (Ric Graf's term). (1 male and 6 females currently serving on the Commission,) Action: CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION, ITEM N0,17- REPORT ON ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. a. City Manager. #1§ I~EH NO. a. page 1 15 - CITY COUNCIL ~PPOINTMENTS. Consider an appointment to the Board of Adjustment for a term ending January 1, 2001. (Rick Vogelzang's term). (2 females and 2 males currently serving on the Board.) Horow/ Last evening council agreed to recommend appointment of Lowell Brandt of 824 North Gilbert Street. b. Consider an appointment to the Human Rights Commission to fill an unexpired term ending January 1, 1997 (Ric Graf's term). (1 male and 6 females currently serving on the Commission.) Horow/ Last evening council agreed to recommend Osha Gray Davidson of 14 S. Governor Street. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Throg. Discussion? We had-Council agreed last night that there were fantastic applications for the HR Commission. We really really do appreciate and urge those people who are not appointed and I will send them out a letter to consider either other commissions or waiting until there are other openings. Thank you very much. Kubby/ Ric Graf had actually resigned his term on the HR Co~nission and he did that for health reasons while he was dying from complications of AIDS and he did pass away last week. I guess I want to acknowledge that because of what an asset he was to this community. He was never scared to say what he thought about things no matter how big the barriers were and he was just a very vocal civil rights activist and I think it is appropriate to honor him in some way. There is a public memorial for him on Sunday, July 23, in upper Hickory Hill Park and that people are invited to. Space is available at 5:30, ceremony at 7:00 and community potluck afterwards. So, come and honor him. Horow/ I appreciated Ric's input in Healthy People 2000. He was involved in more than just those issues that people think are controversial. He was involved in ordinary health care. Kubby/ Even small things. His garden and winning a community appreciation award. The personal things that end up giving this community a flavor happen because of people like Ric Graf. Horow/ Okay, there is a motion on the floor. All those in favor Thlsrepresent$only a reasonablyeccuratetren$crlptlon ofthelowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #15 page 2 signify by saying aye (ayes). Thank you. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #16 page ITEM NO. 16 - CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION. Horow/ City council Information. Kubby/ I have one item tonight. Many of us got calls about a possible exotic animal ordinance and I told Lisa Goodman, our Animal Control Officer, that I would talk a little bit about what is happening in her office and her department. TheAnimal Control Advisory Committee which is an appointed committee that is made up of Coralville and Iowa City people and I think Johnson County folks, too. But they have asked out Animal Control Officer to put together an exotic animal control ordinance that would not ban the possession or sale of exotic animals but would control it in a way and when I say exotic animals Lisa said she was talking about things like lions and tigers and bears. Not about parrots or ferrets or things of that nature. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. That is what she said. But not tropical fish. There was that rumor about tropical fish going on. It is not true. This ordinance would not control tropical fish but what it would do is permit exotic animals to make sure there was proper enclosures, space, heating, health care for any animal. It would also permit kennels and if circuses or petting zoos came to town they would have to get a permit to check all of those things for the health and safety of the community as well as the animals. I suggested to Lisa that there be some kind of public process in writing the ordinance because there is a lot of fear when you start banning certain kinds of animals or even controlling who can have what in what environment. So if people are interested in this issue, whether you are coming at it from a viewpoint of a animal rights activist or whether you are coming at it from the viewpoint if you are someone who buys and sells exotics to get a hold of Lisa Goodman at the Animal Control Office to say that you would like to be on reviewing and getting input about the ordinance before it comes to the point of- There is the exotic issue. Throg/ I would like to relinquish my time to Ernie. I will pass like Ernie did. Pigott/ Sue, tonight in Room A of the Public Library United Nations Association Amnesty International and the Center for International and Comparative Studies are all getting together to host a forum to discuss the importance of the convention to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women which is also known as This is part of a campaign that is being undertaken in the city, around the state, and around the This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 page 2 nation. Sort of in context for preparation for the Fourth World Conference for Women which is taking place, I think, in Beijing this fall. I say I think because there is plenty of controversy regarding human rights record in Beijing. In any case, in preparation for all of this conference there is a campaign to educate and discuss about women's issues and the international laws which seek to protect women's rights and encourage us, us being the United States government, to ratify the convention to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women. So tonight, right now in fact, at the public library this is being conducted and anyone who is watching this is interested in talking about this should rush on down to the public library for that discussion and it should be worthwhile. It is all a great part of an effort to bring international issues down to a local level and bring local input up to the international level. So, I applaud those people who are involve with this. Kubby/ Bruno, is that a document that can be ratified by a local government? Pigott/ It is and I think these organizations would like to bring it perhaps to us for an endorsement/resolution stating our policy to encourage the government to ratify it. So maybe we can- Nov/ It is really a congressional ratification that they are looking for. Pigott/ That is what they are looking for. They might like the city to encourage the federal government to do that. Kubby/ Will you keep track of that, Bruno? I am sure they will bring it. If they don't you can bring it back. Pigott/ Sure. Horow/ You also might consider giving it to the League of Iowa. Anything else? Baker/ One item, Madam Mayor, and with some indulgence I need to take a couple of minutes on this one. As we all know serving on the council is a public figure you sometimes are the subject of discussion by other people and the public and you learn to very often just let people have their say. I would like to take a couple of minutes to clarify what I think are some possible misperceptions based upon a recent publication This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #16 page 3 in a local newspaper. This has to do with the city's record in providing or working towards eliminating barriers for persons with disabilities. This recent letter to the editor in which and I understand the limitations of the letters to the editors. They are 250 words and you put in a lot of information and you have a lot of energy and commotion and you want to present as much of your case as possible and sometimes inadvertently and unintentionally perhaps some misperceptions are created. And I would like to take a couple of minutes to talk about that because I think that people of Iowa City need to understand a little bit more about the record of how the city, not just this council, but the city in the past has been working towards eliminating those sorts of barriers. I asked Dale to do some research about two specific things in this particular letter. One was about the history of our transit service and how we are coming into compliance or the speed in which we are coming into compliance with various federal regulations and also to talk very briefly about what the city has been doing financially in the last few years and what we are doing on a regular basis to help bring the city into compliance and eliminate a lot of those barriers. I also ask Dale to contact this particular letter writer because there were specific problems and I just needed to find out if he made contact and if there's something the city can do to solve those particular problems and then I've got one brief comment about another portion of that particular letter. So Dale, could you bring us up to date? Helling/ History-wise, as far as the compliance with the transit system and the operation I think you're specifically talking about, the mandate to lift equip coaches, that was mandated by the federal government in 1973, and there was a lot of outcry at that time and after that, I don't know the exact time but sometime later on in the '70's, before that could be totally enforced, the federal government rescinded that and gave cities and transit operators, whoever they might be, cities, counties, whatever, transit authorities, the alternative to either provide lift equipped coaches, or to provide paratransit services. At that time, the vast, vast majority of transit operators around the country opted for the paratransit alternative as did Iowa City, and operated a paratransit system thereby being in compliance up until 1990 when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed. The ADA then was a new mandate for lift equipped coaches as well as paratransit service and that was not an immediate requirement but required that new coached as they were purchased would be equipped with lift equipped facilities. Since that time we Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscrlption ofthelowa City council meeting of July18,1995. F071895 #16 page 4 have purchased five coaches in Iowa City and they have all been equipped with lift devices. We will be replacing probably, hopefully anyway, if the federal money is there, ten more coaches in the next two years. They will be lift equipped. That will leave six to be replaced and those six were purchased four or five years ago. They'll be replaced in approximately in 2002 or 2003. When we replace those, then we will have a full fleet. Any additions that might happen as far as additional coaches or whatever, would be purchased. They would have lift equipped as well. Baker/ What's the problem with just taking the current buses and making them accessible? Helling/ Well, that can be done. Number one, that was part of the problem back in the 70's. There was a lot of retrofit that was being done or being tried at that time and there were a lot of problems. This is heavy equipment and it's kind of a complex operation if it's built into the coach it functions much better. If it isn't, not only will the equipment not function correctly because the transit coach isn't designed to accommodate it, but it will cause a lot of excessive wear on certain components of the bus because they are very heavy in and the suspensions and so forth aren't designed specifically to have that so retrofit just hasn't worked very well. Kubby/ If I understand CAMBUS has done (can't hear). Helling/ I understand they have done some fairly recently. I don't know the results of that, and at least what we know about anyway is these kind of problems develop over time. I think retro-fitting now is much better than it was ten or fifteen years ago. I remember reading something about Los Angeles's running about 80-90% down time on their wheel chair lifts on their buses at one point that were retrofit. But certainly that's, we have- that's an option that I think you could address if you wish. I don't have the cost or anything at this point. Kubby/ (Can't hear) technology because it's always changing and that when it is appropriate and cost effective (can't hear) makes all our lives accessible. Baker/ The point I was trying to make was that we are working certainly as this and many other areas probably not as quickly as is satisfactory for the people directly affected, but we are making progress, substantial progress I think. I didn't This represents only a reasonably accurate tronscrlption of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995, F071895 #16 page 5 want the public to think that this was simply being ignored again. Helling/ Our current paratransit plan that involves what I've explained to you is in compliance. That we're not out of compliance at this point as long as we continue to put lift equipment on our new buses. Throg/ I just want to follow up. You're point's correct and I want to share it. But you also alluded to something else that probably deserves a little bit of discussion and that is you were suggesting that it may well be possible that Congress will reduce the amount of funding available for new transit capital expenditures, new buses. Not to mention the fact that they are very likely to cut operating funds for transit. Not to mention the fact that they are very likely to cut in the development block grant by about 30% and they're going to cut HOME fund- what's HOME stand for? I can't remember what the acronym stands for, but they're going to cut that substantially. And all of this has already been agreed upon by a joint resolution of both the House and Senate. So what we're looking forward to in the near term future like within the next five years is substantial cuts in very major components of our local funding package. Substantial cuts in federal funding, and they're going to have significant effect on the services that this city council and city government is going to be able to deliver unless some other sources of funding are foun~. So we're facing I think- Kubby/ A challenging time. Throg/ A challenging and not particularly happy future over the next five years. Nov/ And you haven't any really good ideas about where those sources may be. Pigott/ That's right. Throg/ Well we can dream up some possibilities like say a sales tax. There are ways to generate funds. Then the question becomes, well it's right here. Who's going to pay for new buses and accommodate people with disabilities. Baker/ Dale, you were going to talk a little bit about other financial commitments the city's making towards this. This represents only e reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995, F071895 #16 page 6 Helling/ For a number of years quite a number of years in the past, the city had allocated I think it was $25,000 a year to do curb ramps in addition to all our projects where we're reconstructing curbs or streets. In those cases we had ramped those as a matter of course and then in addition set aside money with the advent again of the ADA I think you increased that four fold and now you allocate $100,000 a year. Baker/ Which we did tonight. Helling/ In addition which you set a p.h. on your consent calendar for August First for this year's projects. Karr/ We deleted that. Baker/ Is it ready to go in? Karr/ We deleted it. Helling/ Okay. And that's on an annual basis. The staff regularly takes input and keeps track of complaints or input we get about where the barriers are and every year we attempt to then to prioritize those kind of situations and so when we develop the project for that year, we can hit the highest priorities. We encourage people who use certain routes in the city who use wheelchairs and go in certain ways, to let us know if there are specific barriers there and we can kind of adjust our priorities that way. That's what we intend to continue to do so eventually we'll have all the corners ramped. Baker/ It's just a process that is slow but it does involve a lot of citizen input and the locations are affected by input which you did from people. Helling/ It's much easier to do it, to design our projects each year if we have that input then trying to figure it out ourselves. Horow/ Well, the other thing that occurred to me, when we built the houses along First Avenue, weren't they built to be accessible or at least one. Nov/ Convertible I think. Horow/ Convertible. Atkins/ Now remember we dealt with that issue Susan because it Thisrepresents only areasonably accurate transcrl~lonofthelowa City council meeting of July 18,1995, F071895 #16 page 7 arose during the design and I honestly don't recollect what we did. Kubby/ But there's some block grant money. It's very simple. For the Press-Citizen project. If all those units will be either built accessible at the beginning or adaptable for individual Baker/ This is not an issue that we are avoiding and it's unfortunately an issue that cannot be solved quickly and it is a long term process and that's why i bring it up tonight because I didn't want the great majority of people to misunderstand people's frustration and I think that's what I wanted to address. Were you able to contact this person and I don't want to know particular things but you're going to try and address those particular concerns. Helling/ Right. I did talk to her and she gave me some specific information and I'll get back with the proper departments and we'll do that. Sure. Nov/ Larry, I'd like to add one more thing that we have done with government funds. We have converted homes for people who needed it. If they needed grants or wider doors or something like that because they became disabled or they developed a need for a wheel chair, we have done that kind of thing. Baker/ One last point I'd like to make and I don't want to spend a lot of time with it. There was a reference to this discussion about the visions statement and the disagreement about the wording about the vision statement. We talked at length about this at the last meeting and those of you who watched it certainly can remember that and transcripts are available for our complete discussion. We have, you know, a word for word transcript that's available. For those people who might not have kept up with that particular issue, I'm going to do like a 60 second summary. We went through a long process of various committees dealing with certain aspects of life in Iowa City to put together what the citizens of Iowa City see as a vision. A lot of those areas were economic development, arts and entertainment, environment, housing, and from those individual statements, they were sent all to the P/Z Commission to be compiled and sent to us. A few of those individual statements for particular areas made specific reference to people with disabilities. Once it got to the P/Z level, the suggestion was made that we incorporate all groups into one preamble defining citizens specifically in the preamble and using the phrase all citizens in the rest of the This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #16 page 8 document. There was disagreement about whether to include specifically people with disabilities in various specific sections and there was a lengthy discussion of that. But I think that one of the things that was clear in that discussion was that the council was unanimous in commitment to working on this problem. And I don't think there's any individual council member- I don't think any individual council member would say that they have a higher commitment or more sincere commitment than any other council member. We disagreed about that particular part of the vision statement. And I didn't want the public to be mislead, possibly mislead, unintentionally mislead about the commitment of everybody on this council and I'm not going to speak for the council but I think it's safe to say that all of us see each other and city staff committed to this together to resolve and solve these problems and once we get past a discussion of particular wording, we will work together on this. Kubby/ I think that's really true. The only think I'd disagree with or add to that is we may have different ways of going about doing it as individual council members and that when a group of people organizes themselves and says this is the way we want to be presented and some of the comments at the last meeting were things like this will really hurt you in the end, and it's better to be in the preamble than to be in these specific places and there could be some downside. I guess I just trust the group that's organizing around this issue to represent themselves and I felt like some of that conversation was a little bit patronizing, and that's just my view of it. You may disagree with that and I don't think that was your intent at all but I think that was how I think it got interpreted by some of the people. Baker/ I would certainly disagree with that. Kubby/ Because I talked with them and so we may have different ways of expressing how we want to do it but I do agree totally with your statement. I mean you do speak for me when you say that you believe that no one has a higher commitment than any one else on this issue. Baker/ And I think we all have make a distinction here and the public has to understand this tkzt very often disagreeing with you does not mean we're nut listening to you. It just simply means we disagree about that particular aspect. Pigott/ That's correct. Thisrepresents only areosonably accurate transcription ofthslowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #16 page 9 Baker/ That's it. Thank you. Horow/ Thank you very much. I would like to remind our audience- a (can't hear) throughout next week that RAGBRAI is coming. Coralville will be hosting RAGBRAI the night of the 28th. They anticipate the riders coming in anywhere from 9:00 to 4:00. They still need volunteers before, during Thursday for set up. During Friday and Saturday morning, all day Friday and Saturday morning, they need volunteers at the campgrounds. They need volunteers to direct people, to answer questions that will be on the shuttle bus, conducted in case someone is- Fred Schoenberg is coming in from Texas, wants to get to our house on Kirkwood Avenue. He can get on that shuttle bus and be told how to get to Kirkwood Avenue from Coralville. I think that's great. Anyhow, I urge you to volunteer for this. It's a lot of fun. It is very very worthwhile. The phone numbers, the coordinator for volunteers is Penny Schnoebelen. Her number is 354-3560. 354-3560 if she's not there, you can leave a message. Let her know when you'd be available and if possible what area you'd like to volunteer for. Other than that, call the Coralville Rec Center 354-3006 or the Convention Visitor Bureau at 337-6592. That's the Coralville Rec Center 354-3006 or the Convention Visitor Bureau at 337- 6592. For any questions, there's a darn good film on channel 4 explaining the organizational structure of this whole thing. It's quite an undertaking. It was really a lot of fun watching it. So please volunteer because it will be fun. Kubby/ Maybe we could sell them Iowa City brand beer at the revenue generating store. Horow/ Give me a break. Baker/ Haven't got a permit. Kubby/ So I didn't mean to be disrespectful because I know that would be totally objectional. Horow/ I know. Volunteer for something. Nov/ Can the Convention and Visitors Bureau has been able to match everybody who asked for hospitality. And it's amazing. This community has already volunteered on that. Horow/ Great. They had ten people from Texas who were calling themselves some sort or form of ducks and they wanted to perch in somebody's yard and set up their tents. These people have Thisrepresents only areasonebly accuratetranscription ofthalowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #16 page 10 a keen sense of humor in this whole thing. Anyhow, please do volunteer. It's a lot of fun and it helps our community. Thlstepresontsonlyareasonably accurate transcrlptlonofthelowa City council meeting ofJuly18,1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 17 b. City Attorney. ITEM NO, 18 - RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, Consider recommendations of the Housing Commission: (1) (2) That the application for acquisition of 18 existing three-bedroom public housing replacement units which supports the sale of 1926/1946 Broadway Street to HACAP for transitional housing be approved, Comment: This item is on the agenda for Council action as Item No. 25. That the proposed by-laws for the new Housing and Community Development Commission be approved. Comment: The resolution establishing the Housing and Community Development Commission is on the agenda for Council action as Item No. 19. NOTE: The minutes of the July 13, 1995, meeting of the Committee on Community Needs, which will set forth their recommendations on this matter, will be furnished to the Council at Monday's Work Session. #18a page 1 ITEM NO. 18 - RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. a. Consider recommendations of the Housing Commission: (1) That the application for acquisition of 18 existing three-bedroom public housing replacement units which supports the sale of 1926/1946 Broadway Street to HACAP for transitional housing be approved. (2) That the proposed by-laws for the new Housing and Community Development Commission be approved. Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Pigott, to accept the recommendations and refer to the Rules Committee the by-laws. Any further discussion? Kubby/ On items dealing with HACAP, except for this one, I am going to be abstaining because this one is just saying we hear you. It is not acting on anything and I guess I wanted to know if anyone on council thought it was an inappropriate position I am the liaison now, taking Larry's place for the Housing and Com~munity Development Commission and being on the Rules Committee. I don't have a problem with it but if anyone on council does I guess I want to talk about it. Nov/ Let the City Attorney- Woito/ I don't see a problem. Horow/ I mean you and I disagree on everything on the Rules committee anyway. So we will come up with a good compromise. All right. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying aye (ayes). Thank you. Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetrens~lptlon ofthelowa CIw council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 18 ITEM NO. 19 - ITEM NO. 20 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AND COMMU- NITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, I~WA, AND REPEALING PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS ESTABLISHING THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS. Comment: The U.S. Department of Housin. g and Urban Development (HUD) has established a consolidated planning process for housing, community development, economic development and homeless assistance. This process is reflected in Iowa City's adoption of the CITY STEPS Plan. In order to consolidate the Citizen Participation process, the Housing commission and the Committee on Community Needs have · recommended th~ for[nation of a Housing and Community Development Commission that will raplace both commissions. Attached are the By- Laws of the Housing and Community Development Commission, as recommended by the Housing Commission and the Committee on Community Needs. Action: CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, BMH PARTNERS, AND ROCHES- TER HILLS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION FOR THE PLACEMENT AND OPERATION OF A WATER SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND WATER SPRIN- KLER HEADS WITHIN THE ROCHESTER AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO ROCHESTER HILLS. Comment: BMH Partners, developer of Rochester Hills, and the Rochester Hills Homeowners' Association have placed and desire to continue the operation of a water sprinkler system within the Rochester Avenue right-of-way, adjacent to Rochester Hills. The Rochester Hills Homeowners' Association will maintain the system. Public Works/Engineering recommends approval of this resolution. Action= .~~~~ #19 page 1 ITEM NO. 19 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A HOUSING ~ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITYv IOWAv AND REPF2tLING PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS ESTABLISHING THE HOUSIN~ COMMISSION AND THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS. Horow/ Moved by Pigott,seconded by Kubby. Discussion. Throg/ I have been looking over the duties that are specified in the proposed by-laws and it says, among other things, that the proposed commission would review and make recommendations to the city council regarding the use of public funds to meet the needs of low and moderate income residents. Well, I totally support the proposed duty but I am just wondering if the rest of you would agree that that would exclude reviewing the CIP. Horow/ So far it includes the Aid to Agencies. Marianne- Throg/ Just so I can be clear about that. It seems to me that the CIP is a very important component of development of the city as a whole and the development of the city as a whole has a vital influence on the provision of housing, jobs and services. Services grow and moderate income residents. Kubby/ So why would you object to them reviewing CIP? Throg/ I am sorry, I am not objecting to it. It is my understanding that they would have the authority to review the CIP. Horow/ To make recommendations. Throg/ To review and make recommendations and I just want to be clear that that is part of the understanding. Horow/ And we have the right to accept. Throg/ Sure, of course. Nov/ Marianne, did you want to say something? Horow/ No, I had asked Marianne-CCN did have a seat on the Aid to Agencies review? On our joint United Way, city, County review process. Marianne Milkman/ CCN always comes to the hearings. They are not on the Board or they are not on the decision making-They are not in on the decision making process. But they do make comments Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscrlptlonofthelown City council meetingofJuly18,1995. F071895 #19 page from their experience with various agencies. Throg/ I guess I have a related question. Maybe Marianne can answer it. We will soon be in the process of revising the Comp Plan as a follow on to the Visioning thing or process. So I guess I am wondering whether it is understood that the new Housing and Community Development Commission will review and comment on any draft Comp Plan that comes out of that process? Milkman/ I think they will review and comment on appropriate sections of it. Kubby/ Isn't there a caveat in there that says any issue that affects low to moderate income residents, that they may make recommendations through that statement in the by-laws? Milkman/ One of our concerns, frankly, in writing these duties and limiting them somewhat is when you look at community development it is everything and we didn't want to give the new commission such an overwhelming set of charges that they would just really have a very hard time with it. So that is why they were some what restricted. Certainly they can and probably should review things affecting low and moderate income. Kubby/ Sue and I, I don't know when we are going to be meeting but if people have additional comments about the by-laws or if anybody out there reads them and has a comment, get a hold of Sue or I before our Rules Committee meeting which most likely will be before one of our informal or formal meetings. Baker/ Sue, can I go back and get some clarification on an issue that Jim just raised because I just got in on the tail end of it about the review of the CIP budget by this Commission and everyone is shaking their heads yes, that is what it means? Does that mean literally a formal staff presentation because I assume that every board and commission has sort of prerogative to review anything and make recommendations or comments on the CIP budget but the assumption that it is a formal presentation? Is it too presumptuous to start talking about this now but what that means? Atkins/ I am not so sure you want to talk about that right now, Larry, but personally if that is what the council is comfortable with, we have no trouble making a presentation to Boards and Commission and in fact, if you recall, the last go around, you sent the P/R Commission lists to them and ask them This represents only areasonably accurate transcription ofthelowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 ~19 page 3 to set their particular priority. It is not out of the question. In fact other communities I served the P/Z Commission was the primary agency in the CIP. Baker/ When you mentioned this commission I kept thinking of the Planning Commission, what their review process was. Nov/ In terms of what part of it. Certainly this commission isn't going to be terribly interested in the bridges CIP. Throg/ Actually you are getting to the point I was trying to bring up. The CIP involves setting priorities about how to spend a bundle of money over the next seven years. So then the question becomes-I wish I can't remember the exact language here. The questions becomes how will that expenditure of a bundle of funds over seven years affect housing, jobs and services to low and moderate income residents. That is the fundamental question. I think it would be very important for the council to ask and expect the new commission to review the CIP from that perspective. Horow/ I think that would probably dovetail with the City Steps. Any other discussion? Roll call- (yes). Great. Thisrepresents only areesonably accuretetrel]scrtptlon ofthelowa City council meeting of July18,1995. F071895 #20 page 1 ITEM NO. 20 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVINGt AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, BMH PARTNERS, AND ROCHESTER HILLS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION FOR THE PLACEMENT AND OPERATION OF A WATER SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND WATER SPRINKLER HEADS WITHIN THE ROCHESTER AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO ROCHESTER HILLS. Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Pigott. Any further discussion? Lehman/ A quick question. How are we metering the water? Nov/ That was my question, too. Kubby/ And it is a separate meter without the sewer charge? Fosse/ That is the case. It is not a typical water meter that has got the sewer charges on it, too and we do meter that. Nov/ It is an ordinary meter and it is billed to this homeowner's association? Fosse/ Yes. Horow/ Thank you. Any further olscusslon. Roll call- (yes). It is adopted. Thlsreprosants only araasonablyaccurate transcription ofthelowa City council meeting of July18,1995. F071895 Agenda ,: Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 19 ITEM NO. 21 - - 2-01 ITEM NO. 22 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECT- ING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, AND HOWARD R. GREEN COMPANY CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE IOWA CITY SANI- TARY LANDFILL. Comment: This agreement authorizes Howard R. Green Company Consulting Engineers to provide engineering services necessary to design the next landfill cell and clo.se and cover the existing landfill cell on the eastern side in accordance with state and federal regulations. The total cost of engineering consultant services is 974,000. CONSIDER A RESOLU~'ION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOWARD R; GREEN COMPANY AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES DURING CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER SOURCE, TREATMENT, DISTRIBU- TION, AND STORAGE FACILITIES. Comment: This agreement between the City and Howard R. Green Company will provide for construction management services during the three phases of the Water Facility Construction. A negotiated fee in the amount of 9438,600 has been established for the First Phase of the project, The fee for Phases II and III will be negotiated prior to commencement of construction work under those phases. Public Works recommends approval of this agreement. page 1 ITEM NO. 21 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING, AUTHORIZIN~ AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITYo AND HOWARD R. GREEN COMPANY OONSULTIN~ ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE IOWA CITY SANITARY LANDFILL. Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Kubby. Discussion. Kubby/ I was talking to some people last night and they made a very interesting suggestion and that is when we contract out for design work to some how build in an incentive into our contract that if this cell is cheaper than the last one, you get some percentage of the savings or some kind of incentive to design things in a way that does what we need it to do but get creative to do it in cheaper way or less expensive way. Lehman/ More efficient. Fosse/ In this case I think we are going to see an increase in the price because the current cell that we are just finishing up now has a four foot thick clay liner in it and the EPA is pressuring Iowa to change the regulations to a two foot thick clay liner with a synthetic liner superimposed beneath that which is kind of pushing the cost up on it and- Kubby/ But we could jiggle things for that to accommodate those things that are out of the designers control. It is just an idea. I don't know how it would work but it would be interesting for us to think about that for a future design contract. To brainstorm how to create those incentives for anything. Throg/ So as a policy question you are basically asking the council to direct staff to devise some kind of procedure for building incentives into contracts for cost savings. Kubby/ Yeah. Throg/ I think it is a great idea. Horow/ Look at Purchasing Department to look at something or not only just Engineering but anything. Fosse/ In a sense that is built into our process in that for engineering services our decisions are based on qualifications with the thought being the best qualified people have the best This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995, F071895 #21 page 2 ideas and they create the best design at the least cost. But we have not going beyond that and provided financial incentives. That is something we can look at. Kubby/ If it could save us more than the incentive would cost us it is a good deal for everyone. Fosse/ Yes. Kubby/ The other question I had about the cover for the old landfill that we are filling up and I know that we have done some experimentation with poplar trees and that there has been some studies in different parts of the country. Is Iowa not allowing that as a cover or part of the covering system for old landfills? Fosse/ I don't know the answer to that. We have got some poplar experiments going on out at our landfill and whether they will allow us to incorporate that into this part of the cap, I don't know and I don't know the results and successes in reducing leachate. Kubby/ I would like us to ask Howard R. Green when they are designing this to look into that question. If it is working well and can be approved by DNR, how to make that happen. A lot of ifs. Horow/ Does council wish to- Nov/ I have no problem asking them to look into it. Pigott/ I think looking into it is a good idea. Horow/ All right. Nov/ Rick, what is the second liner in addition to clay for a new landfill cell? Fosse/ It is a high density polyethylene liner and it is, I forget the thickness-just how many mils it is thick, But the logic being that it is more of an impermeable layer than the thicker clay liner. Nov/ So it is basically a sheet of plastic. Fosse/ (Yes). This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995, F071895 #21 page 3 Council/ (All talking). Horow/ Any further discussion? Roll call- adopted. (yes). Resolution is ~hlsrepresants only areasonably accuratetranscription ofthelowa City council meeting of July18,1995. F071895 #22 page 1 ITEM NO. 22 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOWARD Ro GREEN COMPANY AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES DURING CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER SOURCEt TREATMENTt DISTRIBUTIONt AND STORAGE FACILITIES. Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Throg. Discussion. Throg/ I want to ask a difficult question only because I have heard this question asked of me and therefore I need to ask it. Why is it better for Howard H. Green to do the follow up work rather than some other consultant firm? Said differently, Howard R. Green had the initial contract back in 1991 or there abouts and then is currently doing the work for us with regard to the site development and now will be have this new contract for follow up work. So, I know that some people look upon that with great disfavor. So, Steve, I wonder if you could- Atkins/ I want Chuck to come to the microphone. Also, Jim, while I am answering you and your question is well taken. We have had a number of projects. In fact our wastewater improvements that we did in 1980's we hired a separate firm to oversee the construction, management, and in affect, our eyes and ears on the project site. There is another thought process that says that the design engineer, particularly one that has already gone through the process of value engineering where there has been some sorting by an independent firm to begin with, is better equipped and probably a little less expensive because it is not as necessary of them to get up to speed on certain issues with respect to overseeing the construction activity. The design and the construction are different enough that I think you can use the same firm. I very much agree with you and understand your point and kind of consternation that it does cause. A little bit like the fox guarding the hen house. Excuse me for being trite but they have designed it and therefore they can stay on top of it. I don't think there is a right answer because I have seen it done both ways. Pigott/ Do we do a competitive process on this? Schmadeke/ Not for engineering services, we don't. We just negotiate. Throg/ Why don't we do competitive bid? Schmadeke/ It is difficult for this type of work because we don't specify every detail of the responsibility. We would have to Thisrepresents on¥ ereasonabJy accuratetranscript]on ofthelowe City council meeting of Juiy 18,1995. F071895 #22 page 2 actually specify everything that we would want during construction. Pigott/ Specify everything we would want from the people we bid this out? And we don't do that with Howard R. Green because we assume they know what we want? Arkins/ Not so much Howard H. Green. It is the same firm that designed is serving as the construction manager. I think- that was what I was hearing Jim say. It is kind of a general principle and I don't have a right or wrong answer for you. I have seen it done successfully both ways. Kubby/ But in other things, like when we are building something, we know where things are suppose to be, how deep they are suppose to be, what codes are suppose to be followed. We know how many- CHANGE TAPE TO REEL 95-88 SIDE 1 Kubby/ The same thing for the sewer plant at this point. Arkins/ I don't think we are that far along yet. Schmadeke/ We are not ready for that yet. Nov/ I think we also have to say that we do have a very detailed contract. It is not as detailed as it might have been had somebody else been given this contract but it is page after page of very fine detail. Throg/ Well, that is kind of puzzling if it-I read it, too. It is fairly detailed but if it is so detailed it would suggest that it could be put out for competitive bid. Schmadeke/ But we don't tell the consultant what- Like two people out on the job site for specific types of work. We leave that up to them. If we go out for competitive bids they will use the minimum amount that they feel is necessary. We may not get the quality of work that we want because of that competitive bid and yet it can be difficult for us to go out and say you don't have enough people on site. We are going to require you to put more. They haven't built that into their bid. Kubby/ It is competitive in terms of you know who is out there to do this kind of work or people contact you to do this kind of work and that we look at qualifications and past experience on the kinds of jobs that we need some consulting on and so in This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #22 page 3 that sense it is competitive but not on the money. Horow/ I guess the thing that I keep mentioning is the actual construction is competitive. Woito/ It has to be by law, yeah. Horow/ So the management, it seems to me, has to be someone who has worked in it because they are working with a company that has not it. I understand the question that comes to you but I would suggest (can't hear). This is a major company that (can't hear) bids for much (can't hear). These people have to ride herd over the ones who are coming into this blind, doing the work as designed. Kubby/ We look at the people who have offered to do this for us and we have interviewed a couple. Do we- say someone does a new water plant in another area of the state where certain consultant companies have worked. Do we- Like happened three years ago that they were on the job doing the same kind of work. Do we call them and say in the aftermath were things really okay now that the plant is up and running or were there some problems. Do we do any kind of reference checks basically about this specific kinds of projects. Schmadeke/ We do at the time of interviewing but we don't follow up after we are done on specific jobs that they indicate that they are involved in. Kubby/ So it is kind of general reference, not specific reference. Is that something we could do if we wanted to? Schmadeke/ We could, yes. Horow/ We did with the airport (can't hear). Kubby/ I think it is not a bad idea. Woito/ We did with the codifiers. We called like 50 references. Horow/ Okay, any further discussion. Lehman/ Well, I share Jim's concerns because this is a lot of money but I have to think there is a certain value in working with a firm who is familiar with the project. With the community, with the project, with the history and I think there is a certain value in the city being comfortable in working with Thisrepresents onlyareesonably accuratetranscription ofthelowa Cl~ councilmeeting of July18,199§. F071895 #22 page 4 that firm so there is a good working relationship. I can understand why it might be very very difficult to bid a management job like this just because you don't know exactly what you are getting. I guess the thing that concerns me the most and Steve answered my question. This amount has been built into the cost of the water plant. So this is not something that is on top of it or a condition to it. And I guess, Chuck, if you folks are comfortable with these folks, obviously you feel very confident they are going to do a good job. It is probably worth something just to deal with folks you are familiar with. Kubby/ It is amazing they want to do it actually when they know the level of scrutiny that this project will have. Lehman/ They may not know yet. Horow/ They scrutinize the soil, the water, the- The public has already asked them every single question they can possibly have to answer. I mean they are good at it. Thank you, Chuck. Roll call- (yes). Resolution adopted. Thisrepresents only aressonably accuratetranscription ofthelowa City council mestingofJuly18,1995, F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 20 ITEM NO. 23 - ITEM NO. 24 - ITEM NO. 25 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 92-329 AND APPROVING THE REVISED DESIGN OF CARNEGIE PLAZA, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF COLLEGE AND GILBERT STREETS. Comment: When the City sold the Old Public Library and adjacent parking lot, the sale obligated the buyer of the parking lot to submit building designs for Council approval for any development of the parking lot. The owner has revised the design of the proposed building for the site, thus requiring Council approval of the revised design. At its meeting of June 12, 1995, the Design Review Committee reviewed the preliminary plans for the project and forwarded comments to the Council regarding the project in the form of a memo included in the June 27, 1995, Council packet. ,ct,on: CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING DISPOSITION PLAN APPLICA- TION FOR 192611946 BROADWAY STREET. Comment: The Disposition Plan, if approved, authorizes the sale of 18 three-bedroom units located at 1926/1946 Broadway Street, This Disposition Plan must be considered by HUD and does not bind the Iowa City Housing Authority to sell. Iowa City Housing Commission recommends approval, PLAN FOR DISPOSITION OF 1926/1946 BROADWAY STREET. Comment: A Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 was published in the Federal Register on June 16, 1995. The Iowa City Housing Authority proposes 'to apply for these funds for acquisition of one-for-one replacement of 18 three-bedroom Public Housing units located at 1926/1946 Broadway Street. Iowa City Housing Commis- sion recommends approval. #23 page 1 ITEM NO. 23 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 92- 329 AND APPROVING THE REVISED DESIGN OF CARNEGIE PLAZAt THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF COLLEGE AND GILBERT STREETS. Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby. Discussion. Pigott/ Well, you know, we have someone here who probably has the design and maybe we could have it on the screen. It would be great for the public because it would be great to have the public see what we are approving. Dick Pattschull/ (Presents drawing). This probably is really quite unique. We are trying to put a New Pioneer in the downtown area. It is already in the d.t. area and the unique part about this particular project is that it is not only serving the d.to and the pedestrian traffic but it also serving the whole community it requires parking to do that for this particular project. What I have here is the perspective of the project and I would like to run through some of the things that we felt were important. First of all this is Gilbert Street running here and College Street running this direction. Pigott/ And the Rec Center is right across- Pattschull/ Is right across here and the church is sitting on this corner. The thing about this street is Gilbert Street really is an automotive heavy traffic street. All your automotive traffic is moving this way and College Street on the other hand in more of a pedestrian operation. Everything runs from the town out to this (can't hear). So our intent was trying to market the New Pioneer so that- Horow/ Dick, can you get closer to the mic, please? Thanks. Pattschull/ Our intent was to try and get New Pioneer in front of the community so that it will be a success and for it to read as a food store and still to have a gigantic parking space that is projected out in front. So what we have is actually put the parking under the building and you enter, if you were coming onto Gilbert Street, you would enter on College and pass the front and this becomes a front entrance. What we are trying to do with the building is actually put the entry back in here so it sort of defines the center of the block. So the building on this side, this mass becomes sort of the dividing line and catches the pedestrian traffic that comes through and focuses everything in this particular location which is the Thisrepresents only areasonablyaccuratetranscriptlon oftholowa Citycouncil meefingofJuly18,1995. F071895 ~23 page 2 entry to the building. If you are coming by car, you can come in and enter through a parking level that runs along this total side of the building, comes out of the back into the alley and then comes back under the building. You can circle through that parking area and then you can either exit back out onto Gilbert Street in back of the building or come back out on College Street to go either direction. I can show you some of the floor plans but I would like to walk through some of this a little farther first. Pedestrian traffic then comes down College and actually focuses into this area and comes into the front of the building and it is actually opening in under this area and there is an elevator that lets you get down to the lower level as well as the stairway. We are planning to keep open and lighted on the lower level. So the retail store actually occupies the first floor. There is a mezzanine level up above that extends out as a deck area over the front entry way that becomes the focal point of the building. The mezzanine goes back in to this section and then there is about a third of the floor area that is on the mezzanine level of the building. The building itself-Then on top of that we have the apartment complex that occupies the L shaped section of the building. It has a separate entrance that is located also off of College Street. The building does have a large mass and one of the things that we tried to do is break that mass up and the way we did it was to utilize brick construction on the lower level which is basically a two story level and then we are using a stucco construction or finish on the upper level and we are trying to create interest in the building in developing a curved roof to give it some color and some form in the building that would create interest and call your attention to. We have also developed some of our trees. We do have some window area along here that lets you see in the building as well as provide an opportunity to provide banners and create a lot of interest on this street for the automotive traffic that comes through that space. I think I would like to quickly run through the floor plans. I am not sure if they are going to show up as well on camera or not. But the parking that runs along side of the building comes this way, turns into the alley and exits on Gilbert Street. It also turns in at this location right here and comes in under the building. So that if you were coming to the building, as I indicated before, you would be coming up College and you could pass through here and if you could find a spot here you could take it or you could pass on around and go under the building, go to the parking level below and actually come back out again or go around if you wanted to or come out at this location right here. Part of the problem is getting the This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #23 page 3 vehicular traffic away from the corner so there is space to operate. Horow/ I think that is fine. Thank you very much. We appreciate your briefing us on this. All right, there is a motion on the floor. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby. Any further discussion? Kubby/ There were three things I was most concerned about. One is making sure that there was some design in the building that facilitated pedestrian access and I think this building does that. Two of the things are trying to decrease the visual mass of the building and making sure that the side on Gilbert Street was not one big wall and I think this design accomplishes those three major goals and I think seeing it in color helped flush out the three dimensional aspects of the building and helped me visualize it more. So thank you for taking the time to do that today and I will be happy to approve this resolution. Pigott/ I have two comments as well. One was it was great to be able to have some of the potential materials last night to be able to see what we are working with. I really appreciate that. And the second thing, just a comment on past editorial that stuck with me about this issue about approving windows and so fourth and so on. You know, I think it is within council's purview to look at these things, to consider them despite what the editorial said about taking time to do that because, you know, while they may consider us taking too much time on this issue they certainly wouldn't want us to approve a building that looked like the ATT or Bell Building d.t. So I think it was certainly within our rights to do that especially since it was stipulated that we were to do so. Kubby/ By a previous council. People like Darrel Courtney, Bill Ambrisco, John McDonald on it. Horow/ Before then. Nov/ This is an old old contract. Kubby/ That set this process up. Pigott/ It makes a lot of sense. Nov/ I, on behalf of the Design Review Committee, would like, from my experience (can't hear), would like to remind the designer Thlsrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscription ofthelowo City council meeting ofJuiy18,1995, F071895 #23 page 4 that changes in color and materials do require new approval. So please don't, on a whim, say well we are going to put the stucco underneath and the brick on top or any other such color changes without coming back and asking for approval because I know this has happened in the past. And I think the idea of having a grocery store d.t. and the idea of having New Pioneer be that grocery store is excellent. I think they deserve the right to expand and improve and I wholeheartedly endorse that. I also think the building is not a bad design. I think it is a well designed building but it is a building that has not considered its neighbors in its design and I feel that was the original intention and the design approval was written into the contract and I am going to vote no. Throg/ I was going to say pretty much what Bruno said. However, since he already made his statement, I am not going to repeat it. I want to disagree with something you said. You will, of course, continue to vote no I suppose. It would be very difficult for this particular building to really respond effectively to all of the buildings around it. Let me explain why. There is a Masonic Lodge across the street. There is the 1890's or 1900's classical style old library building to the west. There is the Happy Joes thing just to the south. Across the street is the modernist Robert E. Lee Recreation Center and then catty corner across the street is the Grey Hound Bus Station. So you have this real mix of diverse styles. You can't respond to all of them directly. Nov/ I am less than specific. It was meant to respond to the library and the church and the kinds of things that face it very much closer than the Rec Center or the other stuff. There is also going to be a potential traffic congestion here and you know, all these kinds of things will be considered. The original plan was not to have parking there and they were given approval for parking and I am not arguing against that. But I am saying that it was not part of the original plan. Horow/ I, too, have to applaud New Pioneer for coming into the d.t. area. With our projected development, encouragement of development south of Burlington, this will certainly assist. I have never understood why we don't have a grocery store d.t. to service all the people who live in that area and so I am really pleased that they have chosen to remain here. They have gone the extra mile in going through the design for this and (can't hear). Roll call- Resolution is adopted. Thank you. (Nov-no). Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscription ofthelowa Citycouncil meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #24 page 1 ITEM NO. 24 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING DISPOSITION PLAN APPLICATION FOR 1925/1946 BROADWAY STREET. Horow/ Moved by Pigott, seconded by Throg. Discussion. Kubby/ I will be abstaining because the only reason we would think of a deposition plan is because we are selling this to HACAP and I am on the Board of Directors of HACAP. So I feel uncomfortable voting. Nov/ And HACAP is buying this in order to give people counseling as well as housing and make them contribute to their ability to get along, be self sufficient, contribute to the community and all of those good things. Horow/ Okay, any other discussion? Roll call-Resolution is adopted, 6-0 with Kubby abstaining. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #25 page 1 ITEM NO. 25 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN FOR DISPOSITION OF 1926/1946 BROADWAY STREET. Horow/ Moved by Nov, seconded by Pigott. Any discussion? Lehman/ My understanding is this is going to be-the replacement will be buying existing housing units that are located in the city now. Although I applaud the program I really cannot support taking 18 units of what would be considered, I think, low to moderate cost housing, out of the inventory that we have which is already very very low. We are talking about denying 18 young families or whatever the opportunity of buying a home that they can afford in order that we can put someone in with assistance. I applaud that but I don't think it is right. I would much rather see us, if we want 18 additional units, to build 18 additional units rather than deplete an inventory that is already very very low. Pigott/ I support the sentiment you have. At the same time I realize that past efforts to build affordable units resulted in somewhat more concentrated affordable housing. One of the goals that we have is to disperse our affordable housing over a wide area. I think this will help achieve that goal which at the same time I think you are right, Ernie, we need to concentrate on increasing the stock of affordable housing, not just maintaining it at its current levels. Horow/ Any further discussion? Roll call- Resolution is adopted, 5- 1, with Lehman voting no and Kubby abstaining. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 21 ITEM NO, 26 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING SPECIAL CENSUS PROCEDURE AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT THEREFORE FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. ITEM NO. 27 - 7 Comment: Staff estimates Iowa City population has grown by approximately 6 percent from the 1990 Census. This estimate is computed using the number of residential building permits issued since the 1990 Census, and adjusting for a decrease in the University of Iowa student population and replacement of previously existing residential units. This resolution authorizes City staff to proceed with a special census to be conducted in early 1996. Action, ~ t/~.~~./.~_..~. ~ '~'~ ?~ CONSIDER A RESOLU'rlON AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND .THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST A LEASE EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHGATE DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., FOR THE U-SMASH-EM BUILDING PARKING LEASE. Comment: The 10-year lease for the U-Smash-Em Parking lot between Southgate Development and the City expires May 31,1996. Southgate Development is in the process of negotiating lease renewals for several Commerce Building tenants and would like to secure a longer commit- ment on the parking lot. City staff is recommending an extension through February 28, 1998, when the Bus Depot lease expires and providing a provision for Southgate to obtain the equivalent of 20 spaces in the Chauncey Swan Ramp at the prevailing permit rate should the City have plans for the U-Smash-Em lot in 1998. Action: ~/,~. / ~/~ ITEM NO. 28 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE TRANSIT DIVISION OF THE PARKING AND TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. Comment: As a result of Council approval of an additional east side bus route, it is necessary to add one three-quarter time employee to staff this route at an annual cost of approximately 924,376 for wages and benefits. Ac,,on'./ #26 page 1 ITEM NO. 26 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING SPECIAL CENSUS PROCEDURE AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT THEREFORE FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITYt IOWA. Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman. Any discussion? Throg/ I didn't support this in our work session. I didn't have strong reasons for opposing it. I think kind of in the interest of harmony and consistency within the council, I will vote to support it tonight. Nov/ I have to say something like that also because I was listed as not supporting the census and all of my questions were should we or should we not do a census but I have concerned about the way we are required to do it. There will be no mail forms on this. Nothing goes through the post office. Everything must be knocking on the door, it must be done from 6:00 to 8:00 or on weekends and I am just not as happy as I might be with the style we are required to use. Pigott/ One of the things gained from the census is money and when Jim referred earlier tonight about the crisis that cities will face funding given how the House and Senate agreements recently. I think this will help address that and I am supporting that. Kubby/ Can we talk specifically about those amounts? I mean we are projecting a cost of $200,000 and a possible or likely income over three years of $600,000. Atkins/ That is correct. Kubby/ That is a net of $400,000. Atkins/ If the numbers of close to our estimates you will have recovered the cost of the census within the first year easily and making the assumption that the numbers are good for at least several more years thereafter and our funding continues at the level it has been, you are correct. $400,000 to $600,000 is a very comfortable number with respect to new revenues. Nov/ And the revenues are- Atkins/ Primarily it is road use tax and then the municipal aid formula which is figured into our General Fund and a number of minor accounts where the population is used as one of the This'represents only areasonebly accuratetranscription ofthelowa City c.uncil meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #26 page factors in the formula. Kubby/ Which includes Transit Funding and other things through JCCOG. Atkins/ Yes. Arkins/ I know in saying yes to this that we are putting a burden on our City Clerk's Office so I guess want to make sure that that is acknowledged. That there is a tradeoff for the greater community so Marian is going to have to deal with a lot of stuff. It is a positive trade off but she is going to have to feel the brunt of it. Karr/ I thought you were going to give me a chunk of the change. Throg/ You will be included in the census. Horow/ I would like to ask the City Clerk and City Attorney the comment at this point is not true-adjusting for the decrease in the University of Iowa student population. That is now projected to be increased. Does this make any difference in terms of the justification that we send forward. Woito/ No. Horow/ Great, I just wanted to make sure. Any further discussion? Roll call- (yes). The resolution is adopted° This represents only ereosonably eccur~etrenscrlption ofthelowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #28 page 1 ITEM NO. Z8 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION i~IENDINO THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE TRANSIT DIVISION OF THE PARKIN~ AND TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Nov. Any discussion? Lehman/ Are we running that route this summer? Atkins/ No, we are not. We have con%mitted to it and we need to make a staff commitment. Start again in the fall. Nov/ It is a nine month route. Horow/ Roll call- (yes). Resolution is adopted. Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetrenscrlptlon ofthelowa Citycouncil meeting of July18,1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 22 ITEM NO. 29 - _3 5 ITEM NO. 30 - CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY AND A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. Comment: Federal regulations require that the City of Iowa City develop a testing program for certain employees, The program developed mirrors the federal regulations and will apply immediately to employees holding Commercial Driver's licenses in all divisions except Transit, Federal regulations mandate that Transit employees will be subject to the program effective January 1, 1996, The Substance Abuse Policy is required to be included as a part of th~ testing program, The Substance Abuse Policy also includes the requirements of the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE BETWEEN OWNERS OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS "THE PENINSULA PROPERTY" AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY IN CONNEC- TION WITH THE IOWA CITY WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES PROJECT. Comment: The "Peninsula property," which is.approximately 208 acres, has been the subject of negotiation between City staff and the owners for several months - as part of the Iowa City water supply and treatment facilities project. The area contains high grade sand and a substantial amount of high quality water, for use in the new Water supply and treatment facility. The contract for sale of real estate provides that the City will purchase the Peninsula property, but reserve the approximately ten acres for owners. #30 page 1 ITEM NO. 30 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZIN~ EXECUTION OF CONTRACT FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE BETWEEN OWNERS OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS nTHE PENINSULA PROPERTY" AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE IOWA CITY WATER SUPPLYA~DTREATMENTFA¢ILITIES PROJECT. Horow/ Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman. We have asked Mr. Atkins to give us a brief summary on the whole aspect of the peninsula. Atkins/ Hopefully, this is on camera now as I reflect on the language you just read on the item in the agenda, this proposed purchase is I think for more consequential than just the potential for a water source. I'd like to comment on that also during this brief presentation. I think we have kind of a unique opportunity for the purchase of a unique piece of property and the resolution tonight will, if approved, will do just that. This property involves in the dark lines, is bordered by the Iowa River and magically, that is why they call it a peninsula, and the Elks golf course. For the property is south and west of the Elks Golf Course. The property has been appraised at $2,100,000. We have a contract proposal tonight for you for the purchase of all of this land for $2,000,000. And the financing is primarily made up of two sources. One, Federal Community Development Mitigation monies, and secondly, the city's general revenues. 110 acres of this site is considered in the flood plain and or transition zone that is substantially affected in value and development potential because of the flood plain. The federal government allows us as a city to utilize their funds for the purchase of flood plain areas, that is removing it from the potential for private development and placing it in public hands and by requirement of federal law, the land is intended to be open space and available for public enjoyment and not for any future development. The purchase of this site I think has a number of advantages. The first of which is the fulfillment of the federal obligation and that being the flood mitigation. But their and I think just as important to us peripheral issues. The second is, we gain a substantial tract of land through the use of federal monies that can be used for open space. Thirdly, the fact is that we can use federal monies for the purchase of this land and not local resources. And lastly, and important to us is the fact that this site to be purchased, the flood plain area, has an available water resource that we can choose at some time in the future to tap into to supplement our water treatment, distribution, and new source projects that are under way. Now a question may arise Thisrepresents only areasonably accuratetranscription ofthelowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #30 page 2 as to that the purchase involves the whole site. Well, the whole site is being purchased for really rather simple reasons, is that the property owner wishes to sell all of the land at one time. This upper portion has development potential and is approximately ninety acres. You cannot, according to federal law, condemn this land. That if we are going to utilize the moneys for flood mitigation, we must purchase it in total. The bottom line is that for approximately $2,700,000 plus or minus, will be for the purchase of the flood plain area. $1.3 for the developable area. We have secured a rather unique piece of property, used federal moneys to do so, have a potential water resource available to us, have additional open space and public access made available. The Iowa River Power Dam is also accessed. At some time in the future, I am assuming the council will direct us to put together some sort of development proposal concerning the upper 90 acres. We happen to believe that the investment of the general revenues in the purchase of this upper property is an investment and that is should significantly increase in value based upon the policies that you develop at some time in the future. Any questions for me. Kubby/ Just to be clear. Even though we are going to use this land for water resources, the purchase of the land, there will be no water rates used to pay for the land. Only for any development of wells, alluvial wells to gain access to the resource underneath the soil. Atkins/ Yes, Karen, that is correct. This has sand and gravel formations. Gives potential for us for an additional water resource. However we are buying the land with federal moneys. That if we would choose to invest in a water resource, I am assuming you would react the use of water revenues. But for the time being, remember, your primary purpose in purchasing is flood mitigation and that all the other peripheral benefits accrue to us by the purchase of this property. Nov/ And this was under water in 1993. Atkins/ It was wet in '93. Lehman/ Steve, this has been a part of the plan for the water plant for a year? Atkins/ We had considered this lower site as a potential for a water resource at least a year ago. We are able to fashion this financial package, fulfill a number of land use as well This represents only areasonably accurate transcription ofthe Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 #30 page 3 as federal regulations that, again, we enjoy the benefit- several peripheral benefits of the purchase of this thing. But yes, it had been planned for some time. Anything else? Thank you. Horow/ All right, there is a motion on the floor by Kubby, seconded by Lehman° Roll call-(yes). The resolution is adopted. This represents only e reasonably accurute transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting July 18, 1995 Page 23 ITEM NO. 31 - ITEM NO. 32 - CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3, ~NTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," ARTICLE H, ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE" OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISING RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE (REFUSE) COLLECTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING RECYCLING, BULKY WASTE, YARD WASTE AND INSTITUTING A UNIT-BASED FEE SYSTEM. (PASS AND ADOPT) Comment: This amendment revises the residential curbside recycling program to include increasing the frequency to weekly collection, providing a curbside recycling container, and beginning to collect cardboard. The amended ordinance also revises the residential refuse collection program to include the placement of a separate charge on bulky residential wastes, adds clean untreated wood waste to brush and tree limb collection, and places a unit-based pricing system on residential refuse. Action; ~(-~/~/'/'/,4~ p ~-CL~ #31 page 1 ITEM NO. 31 - Horow/ CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3~ ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," ARTICLE H, ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE" OF THE CITY CODE BY REVISIN~ RESIDEN- TIAL SOLID WASTE (REFUSE) COLLECTION PRO~RAMS INCLUDIN~ RECYOLIN~ BULKY WASTE~ YARD WASTE AND INSTITUTINS A UNIT-BASED FEE SYSTEM. (PASS AND ADOPT) Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby. Any discussion? Kubby/ There are two things. One is I want to be clear about dates that certain things are happening. So in July of this year we are going to start doing cardboard? Atkins/ We hope to, yes. Nov/ That is like next week? Atkins/ Give or take. Nov/ There is not much left in July this year. Kubby/ In July or August of this year we will add cardboard to our curbside. Atkins/ We hope to add cardboard this summer. We have to get the contracts together. Kubby/ Then the unit base pricing and all of those things that go with it start March 1, '96? Atkins/ That is the plan. Kubby/ What I am interested i~ doing is because this is a change of how you approach solid waste, how we as a city do and how you deal with it in your home and this incentive of unit base pricing, I am interested in us-I know that we are going to do an educational program but I guess I want it to get more solidified in that we have like a three month, I don't know about the time frame. I am just suggesting something like a three month campaign of information before that date. Which would mean that we need to see something and talk about something a couple of months before that so it could get developed and be implemented. Horow/ Karen, Floyd Pelkey is really already jumped the gun on this. He not only, as we all know, has started Trash Talk, but Thisrepresents only areasonebly accuratetranscription of ~elowa City council meeting of July 18,1995. F071895 #31 page 2 he is also going to do some on Cable. He intends to have the Trash Talk on Cable and have people come and talk about, either council members of experts in the field. I think- Kubby/ I think experts in the home would be the best. Horow/ As the primary care giver I would totally agree on that. I think Floyd has picked u the ball and run with it. Kubby/ I guess I would like to see a plan that it is multi-media, that it is pervasive, that maybe we do something in conjunction with Coralville when there are things that are oommon, etc. Horow/ I think they are already working with that. We do have a Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee that has been sort of dormant for a while. But the tenant/landlord pilot program is still going. They are getting a lot of input from them. I think that what we haven't seen, what the problem is r~ght now, I think it is already ongoing. Pigott/ It may be true, all that may be happening. But I firmly believe that the people are not aware of what and Floyd may be doing Trash Talks and so forth and so on but I am afraid that we are going to wake up one day with this new system and people are going to be going oh yeah, I slightly remember that in the back of my head but- So I would like us to do something really substantial and maybe a three month campaign that is multi-media or whatever in addition to what Floyd is already doing I think is really important because I still believe regardless of what is happening right now that I don't hear people talking about this and this is big enough so people, I would expect, out there would be saying hey Bruno, I didn't know or I did know that this is happening and what is this going to mean. Nov/ You are thinking too far ahead. I think you have to do this campaign three to four weeks ahead of time because whatever people have heard in January they will not remember in March. Kubby/ I am not saying that the be any lag time in between when we adopt out informational stuff and when we begin the program. And several informational things that we are doing needs to be continuous because we have a new influx of people all of the time. So this needs to be an ongoing thing. But we need to promote it, get people excited about it. This is not drudgery. This is how you can contribute in many ways to the quality of Thisrepresents only areasonebly accuratetranscription ofthe Iowa Citycouncil meeting ofJuly18,1995. F071895 #31 page 3 life here and people want to do this. We just need to make sure they are aware of good information and it is pervasive information. Horow/ Repetition. Woito/ The one week collection isn't until March? Horow/ The unit base-That is true, it isn't until March. So we can't get them all stirred up until when- Kubby/ You see, that is the wrong attitude. We are not stirring people up. We are getting people excited about new opportunity. Lehman/ This is trash talk. Kubb¥/ Say that in a red silky dress. Lehman/ 7:00 on Channel 2. Council/ (All talking). Horow/ There is a motion on the floor. Any further discussion? Roll call-(yes). Resolution is adopted. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City council meeting of July 18, 1995. F071895 DATE: TO: FROM: RE: July City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM July 14, 1995 City Council City Manager Work Session Agendas and Meeting Schedule 17, 1995 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 7:15 P.M. 7:45 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:10 P.M. 8:20 P.M. 8:30 P.M. July 18, 1995 6:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M. July 27, 1995 7:30 A.M. July 31, 1995 6:30 P.M. Monday City Council Work Session - ~ouncil Chambers Review zoning matters F.I.R.S.T. Presentation - Intercity Bikeway Carnegie Plaza Design Application for Public Housing Replacement Sale of 18 Broadway Street Units to HACAP Council agenda, Council time, Council committee reports Consider appointments to the Board of Adjustment and Human Rights Commission Tuesday - Special City Council Meeting - Council Chambers Executive Session (Pending and imminent litigation, land acquisition) - Regular City Council Meeting Thursday Special City Council Meeting - Council Chambers Separate Age'nda Posted City Council Work Session - Council Chambers Agenda pending Monday August 1, 1995 7:30 P.M. Tuesday Regular City Council Meeting - Council Chambers PEHDING LIST Appointment to the Mayor's Youth Employment Board - August 1, 1995