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IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
THURSDAY JUNE 15, 1995 - 5:45 P.M.
IOWA CITY TRANSIT FRCILITY
MEMBERS PRESENT=
STAFF PRESENT=
Richard Slum,
Mascari
Anne Burnside,
Pat Foster,
Ron O'Neil
Howard Horan, Rick
CALL TO ORDER~
Chairperson Horan called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m.
quorum of the Commission was present.
A
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the May 16, 1995, meeting were approved as
submitted.
AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES:
Blum made a motion to approve the bills.
motion and it was approved 4 - O.
Foster seconded the
PUBLIC DISCUSSION - ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA=
No comments were received.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION~
a. Airport Terminal building rehab project - 0'Neil said this
item will have to be deferred. There is some landscaping that
needs to be completed. Mascari recommended painting the north wall
of the building. Blum suggested getting rid of all the fence on
the air side, relandscaping, and restricting vehicle parking.
O'Neil will get bids on additional landscaping.
b. Airport Terminal Building and United Hangar Roof Project
The punch list has not been completed. This will be deferred until
the next Commission meeting.
c. Van Winkle-Jacob Lease Van Winkle-Jacob Engineering is
building a new office in Coralville and would like to extend their
lease until December 1995. Elum made a motion for a lease for VWJ
from July 1, 1995, to December 31, 1995. Mascari seconded the
motion and at roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - 0, with Hicks
being absent. The Commission discussed strategy for leasing the
property and what improvements may be needed before the'property is
leased again.
d. Master Plan Study - Jerry Searle presented information. He
has been meeting with City and County officials to get a better
perception of what they know about the Airport and what they think
the Airport'should do to meet future needs. He said the people he
has talked to are very open minded and objective when discussing
the Airport. One of his goals is to have the County and City work
together on land use issues to protect the Airport. He said it is
extremely important to protect the investment the City has in the
Airport.
Karen Countryman discussed an outline of issues she wanted to
discuss. The first issue was the meeting schedule and the types of
meetings. O'Neil said the Master Plan study will be a regular
monthly egenda item until the study is completed.
The Resource Group will consist of users of
With environmental concerns, land use concerns,
interests that affect the Airport.
the Airport, people
and other community
The public meetings will be based on information received from
those in the Resource Group and will discuss issues received from
all other sources. There will be a final open house meeting and a
public hearing. The objective is to answer everyone's questions
and make it clear what the intentions and implications of the
Master Plan are.
Countryman reviewed the meeting schedule and explained the
different phases of the Master Plan study. Some of the public
meetings will be held in conjunction with the regular Commission
meetings..A preliminary Airport Layout Plan (ALP) will be sent to
the FAA by January 1, 1996. Reply from the FAA is anticipated by
February 15, 1996.
e. South T-hangar building - O'Neil said there was some vandalism
at the construction site. The ICPD is investigating the incident.
O'Neil said there are two additional doors to be installed to allow
use of two areas for storage of City equipment. These are areas at
the northeast and southwest corners of the building. There will
also be an area that will require an asphalt overlay to allow for
drainage at the north end of the building. O'Neil is getting
estimates on both projects.
f. Corporate hangar and Storage Bui14ing - Dennis Knowling, chief
pilot for J.M. Swank Company, has expressed interest in moving
their aircraft to Iowa City. They were located in Iowa City
previously, but had to move to Cedar Rapids when they bought a
larger aircraft. There was not hangar space available in Iowa City
to accommodate the new aircraft.
Knowling said they would need an 80 foot by 80 foot area, with a 60
foot door. He said he knows of someone else interested in locating
in Iowa City and it may be more economical at this time to build to
accommodate two aircraft. He said there are advantages to being
located in Cedar Rapids, but the overall advantages lead them to
want to be located in Iowa City. O'Neil and Mascari will work on
this issue.
g. Rese=ve center Land Lease - T~e Army Reserve and the National
Guard would like to lease vehicle storage space. The Guard would
like to lease another 22,000 square feet and the Reserves need
about an acre to 1.5 acres. The Reserves are locating a heavy
equipment unit in Iowa City and need a lot of storage area for
equipment and parking for the people attending their weekend
training exercises.
The Commission directed O'Neil to pursue providing areas to lease
to the Guard and Reserve.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT:
Horan had no additional items to report.
COHMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS:
Blum said he contacted the person in charge of the safety division
for the FAA in Kansas City concerning closing the Airport for an
hour for the fireworks on July 2. The FAA emphasized filing the
proper NOTAM's and requested a copy of the NOTAM be sent to their
office,
Mascari had some concern about the lights on the windsock. O'Neil
said the lights are checked when the light system is checked at
least once a week. He said the system is quite old and the bulbs
have a tendency burn out often. O'Neil has tried several different
types of light bulbs but there does not seem to be a solution other
than to replace the system. It may be possible to get a state
grant to do this.
Mascari wanted to know where the contract is for the DTN weather
system. O'Neil said the contract was reviewed by Burnside and
there are several problems with it. DTN's standard contract does
not guarantee service or th~ accuracy of their information. O'Neil
said he is waiting to hear from the regional sales manager to see
if they will accept different contract language.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
Burnside said the Wolf mobile home proposal is back on the Planning
and Zoning agenda. City staff is recommending the Board of
Supervisors deny the rezoning.
O'Neil said the asphalt bid to repair and slurry coat the asphalt
around the T-hangars was $ 60,275. The project should be completed
by'August 1.
A copy of the lease with the Iowa City School System is in the
packet. This will be an agenda item next month. A cover letter
will be sent to remind the School System that the fee will need to
be renegotiated before next year.
O'Neil said that the 30 foot extension on the building for Hubbard
Milling was approved. He said the ~eadline to appeal is June 25.
Horan said he will write a letter of appeal because of safety
concerns.
The applications for the IDOT AIP F¥96 are due by August 1. O'Neil
said replacing the lighting on the 'windsock is a project to
consider.
O'Neil was contacted by Bob McKowen about bringing a B25-H to the
fly-in breakfast. The Commission directed O'Neil! to invite him to
make a presentation at the next Commission meeting.
O'Neil said there are two upcoming expenses that have not been
budgeted for. One is $ 2162.00 to meet city code requirements for
anti-siphon devices on all water meters and the second is repair to
a man hole at a cost of about $ 1600.
SET NEXT MEETIN~
The next regular meeting was scheduled for Thursday, July 13, 1995,
at 5:45 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT~
Foster moved to adjourn the meeting. Blum seconded the motion and
the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Howard Horan, Chairperson
Mayor's Youth Employment Program
Minutes
Board of Director's Meeting
April 25, 1995
Board Members Present: Pat Schnack, Kristin Reynolds, A.K. Traw,
Jean McCatry, Pete Simonsen, Dave Jacoby, Julie Pulkrabek, Barry
Kucera, Terry Neuzil, Joan Vandenberg and Sheila Creth.
Staff Members Present: Ben 0'Meara
Call to order: Dave Jacoby called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m.
I. Introductions and Welcome: Dave welcomed all in attendance.
II. Approval of minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were
approved by consensus.
III. Additional Agenda Items & Correspondence Received: None.
IV.
New Business:
1. Financial Reports. There was a temporary deficit in March,
1995 due to that month being a three pay period month. This
hurts the cash flow. MYEP should be in the black in April and
remain there through the end of the fiscal year. Ben
suggested that the finance committee meet again. Ben will
arrange the meeting with committee members.
2. City Affiliation. -The question whether to separate from
the City and become a private, non-profit corporation was
discussed. MYEP can become a private,. non-profit corporation
and still utilize some of the services previously provided by
the City. MYEP can negotiate a 28E agreement with the City
for services such as payroll and funding. The Committee
established to review this issue recommends separation.
As a private, non-profit 6orporation, MYEP can maximize its
grant applications. We can still apply for grants as a
public, non-profit corporation with public entities such as
the school board. We will also be able to apply for grants as
a private, non-profit corporation which we were previously
precluded from doing.
Medical and dental insurance for staff employees would remain
the same. As for pension benefits for the staff, there is a
question as to whether any of the employees will lose money
after the separation. This will be looked into. The staff
has expressed concerns about job security, MYEP's ability to
meet payroll and seniority if layoffs should occur. Ben
stated he believes the majority of the staff would prefer to
separate from the City.
The MYEP Board needed to vote on this issue and then make a
recommendation to the City Council. If the City Council
approves the separation, MYEP is at a beginning point. We
will 'need to negotiate a 28E agreement with the City,
incorporate, prepare by-laws, finalize our policies and
procedures, etc.
Pat $chnack moved to recomraend to the City Council that MYEP
become a private, non-profit organization contingent upon
negotiating an acceptable 28E agreement with the City and
confirmation of the IPERS issue in a manner acceptable toMYEP
staff and board. Jean McCart¥ seconded the motion. The
motion carried ten to one with Barry Kucera voting nay.
3. Policy and Procedures Manual.
from the City.
Tabled pending separation
4. YSF Policy Update. YSF voted to disband at their last
meeting MYEP will receive approximately $4,000 when the
foundation disbands.
Old Business: We will not be moving because there are
insufficient parking spaces at the site previously discussed.
AdJo%Lrn: Julie moved to
Kristin, motion carried
adjourned at 5:39 p.m.
adjourn the meeting, seconded by
unanimously. The meeting .was
The next board meeting is May 23, at 4:30 p.m.
Juj/ie L. Pulkrabek
Secretary
Ben O'Meara
Executive Director
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Mayor's Youth Employment Program
Minutes
Board of Director's Meeting
May 23, 1995
Board Members Present: Terrence Neuzil, Natalie Cronk, Pat Schnack, Dave
Jacoby, Jean McCad3/, .Kristin Reynolds, Pete Simonson, Joan VanDenberg
Excused Absences: Sheila Creth, Julie Pulkrabek, A.K. Traw
Unexcused Absences: Barry Kucera
Staff Members Present: Ben O'Meara
Call to order: Dave Jacoby called the meeting to order at 4:37 pm.
I. introduction and Welcome: Dave welcomed all in attendance.
I1. Approval of Minutes: Minutes from April 25 meeting approved by
consensus.
III. New Business: ·
Additional Agenda Items
a. Layoff Policy
Three POlicies were evaluated. Dave felt seniority should be
given highest priority, Joan disagreed. It was suggested,
and agreed that the criteria not be rank ordered but left as a
group of possible criteria for layoffs. The third policy was
agreed upon.
Ben's Evaluation
Ben's Evaluation Will'be done by the Personnel Committee.
The Personnel Committee is Dave, Kristin, Julie and Pete.
State of Officers
Last years slate was developed via Ben making phone calls
and will proceed the same way this year.
Staff, Raises '
Ben has written a 5% salary increase into the United Way
Budget. Joan suggested 5% across the board increases. '
Pete suggested merit raises with Ben providing the
evaluations. It was suggested that raises have in the past
been across the board, and that a shift to merit raises would
IV.
be unfair. Dave suggested stayin~ with across the board
increases for this year and starting merit raises the following
year. Ben said that the Budget is on track and 5% increases
would not be a problem.
So, for staff, raises are Ben's recommendation; for Ben, the
Personnel Committee will decide.
Policies and Procedures Manual
It was suggested by Dave that the approval of the manual be
postponed until next meeting, including (especially) the discussion
of vacation days.
Truck Raffle
The truck is running but not done. The truck will be downtown this
Friday for the start of the concert series and tickets will be sold.
The truck will also be at other events: Bix, Ragbrai, etc.
The next Board meeting is J. une 27, 1995 at 4:30 pm
Julie L. Pulkrabek
Secretary
Ben O'Meara
Executive Director
Mayor's Youth Employmmnt Program
Minutes
Board of Director's Meeting '
June 2?, 1995
Board ~embers Present: Pat Schnack, Kristin Reynolds, A.K. Traw,
Jean McCarty, Pete Simonson, Julie Pulkrabek, Terry Neuzil, Joan
Vandenberg and Natalie Cronk.
Staff ~4,mhers Present: Ben 0' Meara
Call
p.m.
I.
to order: Pete Simonson called the meeting to order at 4:32
Introductions and Welcome: Pete welcomed all in attendance.
II.
Approval of minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were
approved by consensus with the clarification that board
members and their immediate family members are excluded from
eligible winners for the truck raffle.
III.
Additional Agenda Items & Correspondence Received:
1. Ben. received the three appointments from the Board of
Supervisors. This includes reappointments for Pat and Jean.
Barry Kucera has resigned as a board member. Donald Maple of
Lone Tree has been appointed in his place.
2. Ben brought up the Press Citizen article in which he was
quoted at the request of a few board members. Ben stated
there has not been any negative fallout from his comments. He
felt that overall %he article was factual. Ben has been
contacted by County Attorney Pat White regarding whether Peg's
actions may have been criminal. Ben informed Mr. White that if
he had a choice, he preferred no criminal charges be filed.
There is no indication whether Mr. White has chosen to
initiate an investigation or not.
IV.
New Busine~s:
1. Financial Reports. The In-school deficit of $2,955
includes approximately $1,400-1,500 that are reimbursable and
should appear on the next billing. Also, this represents a
$1,300 deficit from the beginning of the year. The Transition
account shows a negative balance of $4,000 plus $3,000 dueMY
from Linn County Probation. Ben stated we are on target with
the finances and have an agency surplus of $9,000.
A question whether an audit should be done for fiscal year
1995 was discussed. Ben will talk to Don at the City of Iowa
City to see if the City will participate in such an audit to
reduce our costs.
2. Policies and Procedure Manual. Changes have been made to
vacation so that days accrue rather than the employee
receiving vacation at the beginning of the year. Changes were
also made to the layoff considerations. Pete suggested a
different layout so the manual has a more positive beginning.
3. Articles of Incorporation. A clarification was made in
the articles to indicate there are no men%bers. Dave will sign
the articles upon his return and this will be recorded with
the Secretary of State. Once it is filed, we will send the
articles to the City for consideration by the City Council.
4. Truck raffle. There has been a great response every
Friday night on the pedestriah ~all. United Way approved us
selling raffle tickets at home football games. Because the
permit is only for 6 months, we will sell at the first three
home games. The next vehicle for the students to be working
on is a 1969 Opal GT. ~oard members who have sold tickets can
turn the money and tickets in periodically or all at once.
5. Staff Evaluations. Ben has two more staff to do. These
will be completed by June 30. Darcy requested that if a 5%
raise is going to be. given to the staff that this be done
prior to July 11 due to accounting procedures with the City.
Jean moved to give the staff, excluding Ben, 5% raises across
the board for the upcoming year. Joan seconded and the motion
passed unanimously. Ben's raise will be considered after his
evaluation is completed by the personnel committee.
6. Officers. Joan, Julie, Natalie, Pete and Dave have
expressed an interest in serving as officers. Pete is willing
to become president, but wants to speak with Dave to see if he
is willing to continue as president. Pat moved to table the
discussion regarding officers until the next meeting. A.K.
seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
V. Old Business: None.
VI. ~dJourn: Terry moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Pat.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
The next board meeting is July 25, at 4:30 p.m.
k~ ~-~
Ben 0 Meara ~
Executive Director
JOINT MEETING OF THE
IOWA CITY HOUSING COMMISSION
AND THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1995 - 6:30 P,M,
SENIOR CENTER - MAIN FLOOR ASSEMBLY ROOM
JUL 1 3 1995
CCN MEMBERS PRESENT:
Grace Cooper, Linda Murray, Christina Randall, Gretchen
Schmuch, Marls Snider, Tim Ruxton, Lisa Engh,
HOUSING COMMISSION
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Elizabeth Swenson, Jayne Santiler, Charles Eastham
CCN MEMBERS ABSENT:
John Falb
HOUSING COMMISSION
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Jim Harris, Roger Reilly, Benjamin Moore, Jack McMahon
STAFF PRESENT:
Marianne Milkman, Steve Long, Steve Nasby, Doug
Boothroy, Monique Hendrix
OTHERS PRESENT:
Bill Snider
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
CCN and HC recommended the name of the joint commission to be the Housing and
Community Development Commission.
CCN and HC recommended that the membership of the joint commission be Iowa City
residents, consisting of 9 members who would be appointed for 3 year staggering
terms,
CCN and HC recommended that the joint commission meet in the evening and the
actual day and number of meetings per month should be left up to the commission
once it is established.
CCN and HC recommended that the joint commission form a committee or board to
make recommendations to Council regarding proposed changes to the Housing Code.
CALL TO ORDER:
CCN Chairperson Murray, called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
DISCUSSION OF MERGER OF HOUSING COMMISSION (HC) AND THE COMMITTEE ON
COMMUNITY NEEDS (CCN):
Introductions were made from all members and staff.
1. Discussion of the Name of the Joint Commission:
Murray asked for suggestions of the name for the joint commission. The following
names were recommended:
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June 14.1995
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B.
C.
D.
E.
Housing and Human Services Commission;
Housing and Community Needs Commission;
Housing and Community Development Commission;
Committee on Community Needs and Housing Commission; and
Housing Commission, Human Services and Community Needs.
Murray asked for a consensus on one of the above listed names to recommend to
Council. Eastham stated that he favored the Housing and Community Development
Commission. Murray also favored this selection. Other members affirmed this
decision. No one objected to this decision,
Murray asked if a vote was necessary on the items that would be recommended to
Council. Milkman said that a general consensus was all that was necessary because
there will be a vote on the entire process.
Membership Number and Designation:
Murray asked if everyone was clear on what designation meant. Randall explained that
designation refers to where the membership comes from. Sandler asked what was
proposed at this point. Murray stated that it was proposed in the By-Laws that there
be 9 merhbers consisting of Iowa City residents. Murray asked if anyone had ~ny
objections to this proposed designation and number of members. No objections were
acknowledged.
Murray stated that the term of membership was proposed in the By-Laws to be 3
years, staggering the first three years which meant that there would be one, two and
three year appointments. Murray also pointed out that all current members must
reapply in order to be reappointed. Murray stated that 3 years would be the suggested
term. Sandlet questioned if the present members would finish out their existing terms
before the 3 year term requirement began. Milkman said that she would propose that
Council be informed about the time remaining on each member's present term and then
make a term recommendation to Council for each member. consistent with the amount
of time they had remaining in their present term.
Randall questioned if all members who reapplied would automatically be reappointed
or whether only 9 members would be chosen independent of their prior appointment.
Milkman stated that only 9 members would be selected regardless of prior
appointments. Engh asked how many members the~e were in the HC and CCN
presently. Milkman said there were 8 CCN and 4 HC members. Milkman noted that
some of the CCN members do not intend to reapply, such as Cooper and Snider.
Swenson stated that it seemed to be a lot of trouble to reapply for only one or two
slots. Milkman agreed with Swenson about this but stated that legally once a
commission was dissolved there would have to be reappointments made to the
committee. Eastham noted that Council would actually select the number of members.
Sandler asked if there could be a recommendation to Council to waive the
reappointment process of the joint commissions if there were only 9 members who
wished to reapply. Murray noted that the reappointment process would be necessary.
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June 14, 1995
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Eastham asked if appl!cations to the joint commission would be available at the same
time that'this cbmmission was formally established. Murray said that the applications
would be available simultaneously and that the whole idea of the application process
was to open membership to the public. Randall reaffirmed that not all members who
reapplied would automatically be reappointed because the selection pool would be that
much greater if opened to the public. Murray noted that it would be unfortunate if
other people applied and didn't even get considered because reappointment was
automatic. Milkman noted that the application process and the establishmeqt of the
joint commission wouldn't happen simultaneously but that the commission would first
have to be established and then the appointments would be advertised.
Schmuch voiced her concern about the membership consisting of only 9 members
because she felt that with the many subcommittees or special projects {e.g.,
Community Development Celebration Committee) that the committee would be
involved in during the year that 9 people wouldn't seem reasonable or sufficient.
Eastham asked if there were other boards consisting of more than 9 members because
he agreed that 9 didn't seem reasonable.
Murray restated the question of whether there was a consensus on the joint
Commission consisting of 9 members.' Randall stated that she too had concerns about
there only being 9 members because there was always only a small group of people
volunteering for everything and sometimes there wasn't enough people present for a
quorum. Randall said that her only concern was that there were enough people to get
things done. Milkman stated that for those reapplying this should be a consideration
of whether or not they are willing to make this time commitment.
Murray asked if there were still concerns about the number of members. Murray said
that she didn't think that an increase in the number of members would guarantee
participation and that the bigger the group the more unwieldy it could become.
Time and Day of Joint Commission:
MilkSnan noted that the group should only determine a generalized time of day and
possibly the day of the week because the Commission will make the ultimate decision
based on scheduling constraints.
Eastham proposed that evenings are generally best because most people work during
the day. Milkman noted that the By-Laws could state the number of times the
Commission met per month and should give reference to whether or not the meetings
will take place in the mornings or evenings. Randall said that her decision of
reapplying would be greatly affected by this information. Milkman stated that each
year at the time of elections, scheduling is discussed.
Sandler proposed that at this time the decision of day should be left up to the joint
commission to decide. Sandler said that the joint commissions should also indicate
how many times a month it would meet.
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June 14, 1995
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Grievance Board;
Murray asked if there were any comments on this. Milkman and Randall said that
grievances should really be handled by an independent committee.
5. [Vlembership:
Eastham said that he had some amendments to make in Article 4, Section B. He said
that he'd like to reword the section that reads: "one member residing in housing
assistance or public housing assistance" to clearly include people living in other
assisted housing projects such as .Cedar Woods. He would also like the sentence to
read "one member receivin.q housing assistance" because assisted housing has the
connotation of being limited to the Section 8 program.
Eastham said that he believed that complying with Article 4, Section B would present
a challenge to Council, Murray stated that.if the committee really believed in this
section then they .~hould get involved in recruiting members from these areas.
Santiler asked how many people were currently on the Local Homeless Coordinating
Board. Nasby noted that the mailing list was 37. Milkman noted that having a
representative from a Local Homeless Coordinating Board was a requirement under the
Consolidated Plan..
Murray noted that under Article 4, Section E, she would propose that 3 unexplained
absences in a year would result in a recommendation to Council for discharge of that
. member rather than 3 consecutive absences per year. Murray noted that CCN was
having problems getting quorums lately. Eastham asked if Murray's proposal was
consistent with other board's by-Laws. Boothroy said that the way it is currently
written is consistent with the other boards because he wrote it 10 years ago for the
purpose of consistency among boards.
-Eastham proposed that Article 4, Section E be left as is because it is consistent with
other boards. He said that if Council wants to change this policy then they could.
Milkman noted that there is a By-Laws Commission who reviews every committee's
by-laws and approves them. Murray asked if she should speak to that committee
about this change. Swenson said that if Murray did speak to this committee that she
would be speaking as an individual without the support of the committee. Milkman
noted that unless Murray got an agreement by the committee, she would be speaking
as an individual. Boothroy stated that he thought this change is getting more
restrictive. Murray affirmed that this was her intention. Boothroy said that he thought
it could be recommended but that the way it is written has been a broiler plate f~r
many years and was established as a minimum.
Eastham noted that this provision regarding absences was established to address those
people who just stop attending.
Murray stated that the general consensus seemed to be to leave Article 4, Section E
as is,
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Swenson asked if there was a limit to the'number of consecutive terms people could
serve on the Commission because from her experience people just get worn out over
the years. Boothroy said that there was presently no limit to consecutive terms.
Ruxton said that he believed that it was Council's job to make these determinations
and decide if a member shall not be able to reapply. Eastham felt that Council should
be more involved in these decisions and he liked the idea of limited consecutive terms.
Murray noted that there. was not a consensus on recommending formal term limits.
Meetings:
Eastham stated that he had one commen~ on Article 5, Section D. He said that the
way in which this article is written implies that a majority of votes cast could consist
of just one vote to pass a motion. He said if for some reason 4 of the members do not
vote, it could only take that one person who does vote to pass a motion. He said if
this is the meaning behind the implication then it should read that decisions are made
by a majority of the votes or legal votes cast which means that a vote of one could
effect a decision.
Duties:
Eastham stated that he had a handout of written revisions for Article 3, Section A. He
noted that he agreed with most of the section, but he wanted to add number 5. from
his handout. He wanted this addition to be suggested to Council. Boothroy stated
that he had no problems with this addition but he wanted to know if the Board of
Appeals would be hearing the appeals or should another appeals board be
implemented. Eastham said that he didn't know the answer to this question. Eastham
clarified his position that some citizen commission or board make. a recommendation
to Council regarding proposed changes to the Housing Code.
Eastham noted that the other revision was set out in his handout in number 2. He
preferred this to be stated separately so that it is clear. Milkman asked what budgets
was Eastham referring to in number 2 of his handout. Eastham stated that his
suggestion was to the Council that the joint commission look at the budgets of the
PHA especially. Milkman said that she would be opposed to this because she believed
that this commission was basically a policy making commission rather than making
decisions on administrative budgets. Eastham said that he knows that the Parks and
Recreations Commission does look at budgets related to parks by graphic regions as
a cultural function of the city. Milkman noted that this was more analogous to the
budgets that are actually made or rather the allocation of the funds. She said it relates
to allocations and not the operative budgets. Boothroy said that he didn't know of any
commiesion that reviews the operative budget. Milkman also noted that the City
Finance Department is the body responsible for the operative budgets. Murray asked
Eastham what was his rationale for wanting to implement this. Eastham said that over
the years the Housing Commission had to find funds within the Housing Authority to
fund programs to reduce the number of Section 8 recipients who don't find housing
and he isn't sure of a way to look at these types of programmatic needs without also
looking at the available budgets. Boothroy stated that he thought this was an issue
that Council could budget for if they desired.
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Murray asked if anyone else on the HC agreed with Eastham. Sandler said that she
isn't sure that a new commission would have the expertise to review the budget of the
PHA to make those determinations.. She said that she isn't in disagreement but she
doesn't think that a new commission would have the capability to do a better job than
the way it is currently done. Sandler said that she wouldn't want the responsibiliW of.
reviewing their budget on an annual basis because there are so many other budgets
that the commission will have to review. Eastham said that the commission should
be informed. Boothroy said that this was in the budget book.
Murray said that she sensed from the other members that the commissions don't have
enough support to sufficiently include Eastham's recommendation number 2 on the
handout, Eastham stated that he would simply ask that the words, "and budgets" be
removed from the sentence in number 2 of his handout. Murray agreed. She said that
she felt the rest of the sentence was received with favor.
Swenson asked if everything was accepted from Eastham's handout. Murray stated
that everything was accepted with the exception of the words "and budgets" from
number 2.
Milkman announced that because the joint commission have reviewed these by-laws,
she prop'osed that the final document be distributed to each commission separately and
then approved separately.
MOTION: Swenson moved to adjourn. Randall seconded. The motion carried,
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Monique Hendrix
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COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1995 - 7:40 P.M,
SENIOR CENTER - MAIN FLOOR ASSEMBLY ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Grace Cooper, Linda Murray, Christina Randall, Gretchen
Schmuch, Marls Snider, Tim Ruxton, Lisa Engh
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Jim Harris, John Falb
STAFF PRESENT:
Marianne Milkman, Steve Long, Monique Hendrix
OTHERS PRESENT:
Bill Snider
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Murray called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 19, 1995 MEETING:
MOTION: Randall moved to approve the minutes fram the April 19, 1995 meeting of the
Committee on Community Needs. Schmuch seconded.
Discussion: Schmuch noted that the minutes were already reviewed at the meeting on May
24, 1995.
Murray asked if there were any changes. There was none recognized.
The motion to approve the minutes of April 19, 1995 carried on a vote 7-0.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MAY 24, 1995 MEETING:
Milkman poted that these minutes are purely informational and that they are not official
minutes because there was not a quorum present. Randall pointed out that there was an
interesting discussion in the minutes regarding the Evert Conner Rights and Resources Center
for Independent Living. Milkman said that there was also a good presentation by Dqug
Boothroy on the Public Housing Authority.
PUBLIC/MEMBER DISCUSSION:
Murray asked if there were any public/member discussions. There was none acknowledged.
CITY COUNCIL UPDATE (MURRAY):
Murray announ'ced that there was an opening on the Human Rights Commission for an
unexpired term. She said that this appointment will be made at the July 18th meeting.
HOUSING COMMISSION UPDATE:
Milkman said that she would like to discuss a recent grievance procedure. She said that the
Housing Commission recently went through a complicated and difficult grievance which was
filed against the Rehab Program and a contractor. She said that this was the first time that
a grievance has. been filed and this was the reason the section on grievance as written in the
By-laws will be removed because it didn't fully capture the procedures necessary when a
grievance is filed. She noted that it is also not appropriate to have this section in the Housing
Commission By-Laws because it needed to be handled by someone who was independent
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from the Housing Commission. She explained the procedure for filing a grievance. If some-
one is dissatisfied with a decision made by the Housing Commission, they can take the appeal
to HUD and then if they still are not satisfied, the grievance can be considered in District
Court.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CELEBRATION UPDATE:
Murray said that the Community Developmgnt Celebration will be held on July 13th at
Goodwill Industries, 1410 First Avenue, Iowa City. Murray said that letters were sent out to
CDBG recipients asking them to write letters to the editor. She said that letters were also
sent to the Congressional leaders people reiterating, "how wonderful the CDBG program is".
She noted that the featured speaker will be Harry Wolf, President of the Iowa City Area
Chamber of Commerce. Milkman noted that Mr. Wolf is also on the Board of the Neighbor-
hood Centers of Johnson County and the CEO of the Southgate Development Company.
Murray noted that the theme emphasized the partnership of public and private sectors in Iowa
City in terms of housing, jobs, and services. Murray qoted that the presentations at the
celebration would be in the following order, beginning at 4:30 pm:
· Linda Murray
John Watson, President, Goodwill Industries of S.E. Iowa
Harry Wolf, President, Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
Congressional representatives
Awards presentations by Mayor Horowitz
Murray stated that Goodwill would donate the refreshments and there would be tours of the
Goodwill facility before and after the ceremony. She said that it is strongly recommended that
all members attend.
Murray explained the significance of the ceremony being held at Goodwill Industries. She said
that CDGB funds were allocated to Goodwill to rehabilitate the facility, including a space for
the Assistive Technology Center which allows people to try out assistire technology items
prior to purchasing them. She explained that Assistive Technology is technology that assists
persons with disabilities, such as computers that speak to assist people who are visually
impaired.
Ruxton inquired if CCN would be creating a collage of where CDBG funds were allocated in
the past and present. Milkman said that they will be putting together graphics to indicate
where CDBG funds have gone in the last 5 years.
Milkman also noted that because the CCN focus is on community development and not just
CDBG funds, they will include an illustration of how the PHA monies come into the City and
how these monies are circulated through the community.
Murray asked that all members on the subcommittee for the Community Development
Celebration meet after the meeting to discuss a time for another meeting. Engh said that she
would be willing to join the subcommittee.
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EVERT CONNER RIGHTS AND RESOURCES CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FUNDING
REQUEST:
Murray pointed out that everyone should note the policy for. using contingency funds. She
said that the primary decision at hand was whether or not this reguest is an emergency or
urgent need.
Murray recapped the meeting of May 24th and noted the reasons that they felt that this
request was an emergency:
They feel that they needed to move to a bigger office because they've hired more staff
and they don't have enough space for the staff;
If they move to a bigger office, their funding source would demand that the new office
is accessible;
The only office that they have been able to afford is in Old Brick, which is currently not
accessible;
If they move into a new space without making it accessible, they will lose their
funding.
Randall added that they could stay in their current office but their staff has grown faster'than
anticipated. Murray explained to Cooper that although the expansion was in the same building
it would be considered a new location by their funding agency, so it would still need to be
accessible. Milkman said the emergency exits are not accessible for wheelchairs,
Engh asked Schm~ch why she thought it was bad planning. Schmuch said that from her
experience most social services deal with limited resources and they usually coordinate their
program expansion with funding sources. She said she was concerned that the Conner Center
hired more staff and then realized that there wasn't sufficient room to expand, which she felt
wasn't very good planning or coordination. She said that she couldn't see how she could
agree to fund this agency when there were other social services that could come up with
more staff to do more projects. Schmuch also noted that they made this request after the
funding cycle which demonstrates again a lack of proper planning.. Murray said she agreed
with Schmuch.
Milkman said that the representatives were asked about their timing and they responded that
at the time that proposals were being accepted, they didn't have a place to move to.
Schmuch said that this may be true, but the ADP had a similar situation and they were able
to send in their request during the funding cycle. Randall said that she agreed with Schmuch
on her point that ADP had the foresight to ask for monies for expansion during the time
proposals were being accepted.
Murray asked whether the members were ready to vote,
MOTION: Schmuch moved to deny fund!ng for ti~e Evert Conner Rights and Resources Center
for Independent Living and to have them make another proposal during the 1996 funding
cycle. Randall seconded.
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JUNE 14, 1995
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Discussion: Ruxton didn't feel that he had enough information to determine whether or not
this request is an emergency. He asked if someone else was bidding for this office space.
Schmuch said that this office space would surely be rented to someone else. Cooper said
that they would probably not be able to have the extra space they needed. Murray agreed
that this may be the case, but there was a suggestion for them to do it piece meal and they
have not responded. Murray said to Ruxton that although he didn't feel he had enough
information, this is the information that they had to work with. Milkman referred Ruxton to
the May 24th minutes to review the discussion of the transitional plan. Milkman noted that
they didn't get back to CCN about the transitional plan or about the assistance provided by
the University.
Murray said that CCN could opt to partially fund the request. Engh noted that she still didn't
feel that this request was an emergency. Murray said that CCN couldn't fund this project if
they didn't agree that it was an emergency because this was the only way their contingency
funds coul~l be used. Murray stated that they would have the opportunity to reapply in the
future when they had more information.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
MONITORING REPORTS:
1. Youth Homes (Engh)
Engh circulated "before. and after" pictures from the Youth-Homes exterior rehabilitation
project. CCN allocated $60,000 for windows, siding, concrete work and some landscaping.
Long said additional concrete work will be done because the landscaping could not be com-
pleted due to weather and time restraints.
2. LIFE Skills (Cooper)
She said they provide assistance in locating housing, budgeting skills education, and comn~uni-
cation skills education.
She said they have superior tenant-landlord relationships. Referral sources include the Iowa
City Housing Authority, Domestic Violence Intervention Project, Emergency Housing Program,
Greater Housing Fellowship and referrals from programs in the past.
3. Goodwill (Falb)
Murray noted that Falb was absent.
4. Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship (Randall)
Randall said she spoke to Mary Ann Dennis who said everything had been completed except
the seeding in one backyard. She said that Dennis assured her that the seeding would be
completed by the June 30 deadline.
5. Neighborhood Centers (Murray)
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Murray noted that they had a groundbreaking ceremony last week. McComas-Lacina will be
the General Contractor.
6. ISED (Murray)
Murray apologized for not having a report on this project.
MOTION: Cooper moved to adjourn, Engh seconded,
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:15 P.M.
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MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
JULY 13, 1995
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lisa Engh, Linda Murray, John Falb, Tim Ruxton, Chris Randall,
Gretchen Schmuch and Grace Cooper
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jim Harris
STAFF PRESENT: Stephen Long and Steven Nasby
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
1. Approval of By-Laws for the new Housing and Community Development Commission.
2. That the Council consider appointing all of tile existing members of the Committee on
Community Needs and the Housing Commission to the new Housing and Community
Development Commission,
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER:
Murray called the meeting to order at 5~47 p.m. following t'he Community Development
Celebration at Goodwill Industries.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Engh moved that the minutes of the June 14, 1 995, meeting be approved. Falb seconded
the motion. Motion passed 7-0.
Falb moved that the minutes of the joint CCN-Housing Commission meeting on June 14,
1995, be approved. Schmuch seconded. Motion passed 7-0.
COUNCIL UPDATE:
Murray said that there were still vacancies on several City Boards and Commissions.
HOUSING COMMISSION UPDATE:
Harris was not in attendance. Nasby ~aid thatthe Housing Commission dealt with a grievance
filed in conjunction with a Housing Rehabilitation project,
DISCUSSION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BY-LAWS:
Nasby explained that the By-Laws in the packets were revised as discussed at the June 14,
1995, joint meeting and the Housing Comrdission had already made its recommendation to
Council to approve them as presented. There was discussion on whether or not CCN could
recommend to Council that all existing CCN and Housing Commission members be appointed
to the new Commission. Nasby stated that CCN could certainly make the recommendation
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to Council and that Council would be considering the Resolution establishing the new
Commission at its July 18, 1995, meeting. Randall moved that the By-Laws be recommended
to Council with the recommendation that the existing members of CCN and the Housing
Commission be appointed to the new Commission. Ruxton seconded. Motion passed 7-0.
OLD BUSINESS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Murray stated that the Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship (GICHF) and Burns would be
going to Council with their request for rezoning some land on Old Dubuque Road for affordable
rental housing. Nasby told CCN that the project would also be coming back to them and the
Housing Commission for review since the project had changed since funds were originally
recommended in 1994. Murray stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission had denied
the rezoning request. Randall said that CCN should meet and approve the project so Council
would have more than just the Planning and Zoning recommendation for denial. CCN then
decided to move their August meeting to August 9, 1995; that way CCN could make a
recommendation'to Council before its August 15, 1995 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The motion passed 7-0. Meeting was
'adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Minutes of July 24, 1995
MEMBERS PRESENT: Alison Ames Galstad, Patricia Harvey, Mel Dautremont, Ken Gatlin, Joan
Jehle, Ann Shires, Osha Davidson, Dorothy Paul
MEMBERS ABSENT: Diane Martin
STAFF PRESENT: Heather Shank, Anne Burnside, Dale Helling, Cynthia Riley
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Galstad called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Introduction and welcome of
new commissioner, Osha Davidson. Minutes approved with following corrections:
1. Minutes need to be corrected to include recommendation to City Council to approve
CEDAW.
2. Human Rights Breakfast will be Octol~er 12, 1995 not October 11, 1995~
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
The Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the revised Human Rights Bylaws.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Chairperson Galstad adjusted the agenda to allow discussion about the racial incident in
Coralville last week first, given that the next topic may be more lengthy.
Larry Eckh01t, 215 S. Dodge discussed his concern about the racial incident in Coralville. He
is bothered by the lack of action in Coralville. He believes press and public reaction is focused
on Iowa City's response. He asked if the Commission could take official action to encourage
Coralville to address this issue; he suggested a bi-city approach. He suggested that Iowa City
address not only this issue but help Coralville address the root causes of such action.
Chairperson Gelstad said the team gathered at the Press-Citizen last Thursday for a round
table discussion and subsequent article discussed the concept of a twin city approach. She
explained that Coralville officials have not been more public on the matter because of the
pending investigation.
Shank mentioned she spoke with Don Grove, Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.
He has spoken with AI Axeen, the Coralville ma. yor and Barry Bedford, the Coralville police
chief. Susan Mask, with the University of Iowa Affirmative Action office has also been in
contact with Coralville officials. Ms. Mask, Shank and the Iowa City Human Rights
Commission are planning a public forum to cover as of yet unspecified topics involving
diversity or hate crimes. The police chiefs of both Iowa City and Coralville have agreed to
appear in. that forum and it will involve both cities. 'Commissioner Paul added that it is
important that Coralville takes a leadership role in developing such e program. Shank refered
to the diversity appreciation team hand out and indicated there could be a joint team or each
city could have their own team. Shank explained Don Grov~ has created a committee which
assists cities in establishing their teams.
SPEAKER ON TRANSSEXUALISM
Dr. Frank Gersh, a psychologist in private practice in Iowa City spoke on the invitation of
Shank. Dr. Gersh defined a transsexual as a person who, from an early age, wants to be of
the other sex. He explained it has nothing to do with sex but rather identity. He explained
transsexualism is listed in the American Psychiatric Manual of Mental Disorders, although he
does not know if that is a correct definition, as homosexuality was listed in the Manual until
1980. He also cites the treatment of transsexualism at a number of programs, a university
in San Francisco, the University of Minneapolis, Johns Hopkins help one to become of the
other sex, not eradicate the thinking which is the usual 'approach to treating a "disorder".
Treatment includes hormone' therapy, group therapy, surgery, counseling, whatever is
necessary and it involves many professional disciplines.
Dr. Gersh explained he has not done research or devoted a major part of his practice to
transsexuals. He has treated transsexuals but not a large number because there is no major
program at the University of Iowa or nearby.
Dr. Gersh feels there is a grey area between cross dressers and transsexuals. Cross dressers
are thought to dress as the other gender for sexual pleasure, their cross dressing does not go
back to early childhood. Transsexuals do go back to early childhood in their desire to be the
other gender. But many who dress in opposite sex clothes have problems with their gender.
They may not choses to have hormone therapy or surgery, however. There is no difinitive
research making a clear distinction.
Chairperson Galstad explained that this topic is beina explained by Dr. Gersh because it has
come to the attention of the Commission that transsexual individ0als are not covered under
the current ordinance and the Commission is going to have to decide on language to add to
the ordina.nce if it is decided an addition is wanted. She further explained the Commission has
looked at language from other ordinances; San Francisco uses the phrase transgender and
breaks down definitions within that term (transvestite, transsexual). Dr. Gersh ihdicates that
transgender is a broad, inclusive term and does not use the phrase "disorder" to define those
to whom it is applied, which he likes, Chairperson Galstad added that discrimination is based
on perception and that must be addressed in the language chosen.
Commissioner Gatlin asked if the definition of transsexualism as a disorder is legally binding,
Dr, Gersh explained it is part of the dogma of the profession, but transsexuals can change
their names and birth certificates. Shank explained Iowa Justice Schultz's opinion indicating
Iowa law does not cover discrimination against a transsexual and Burnside explained
transsexualism is exempted from coverage under the ADA.
Commissioner Davidson expressed concern that a broad definition will make it unusable for
the target group of transsexuals. Shank expressed her concern about how transsexual will
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be defined: one who feels their identity is of the other gender, one who has hormone
treatment, one who has surgery, and if surgery is part of the definition, will people feel
compelled to have the surgery? Commissioner Dautremont expressed her preference for a
broad, inclusive definition. Dr. Gersh expressed his concern about a narrow definition which
would require surgery before coverage. Burnside asked Dr. Gersh about his preferred
definition and clarified it to be "person who perceives themselves or would prefer to be of the
opposite sex and always has". Dr. Gersh indicates this could be a good definition as it does
not measure the degree of therapy or change but it distinguishes from cross dressers.
Commissioners express concern about proving permanence. Burnside suggests the
definitional problem of proving permanence are similar to homosexuality. An option could
include allowing people to self identify. Dr. Gersh did not feel he could estimate the
transsexual population of Iowa City, but he does not think it is "dozens". Burnsid8 explained
the Commission is not trying to pinpoint the population but trying to deal with the perception
many face which causes discrimination. Chairperson Galstad then raised concerns about
cross dressers being perceived as transsexuals and explained Minneapoli~ uses the category
of affectional preference to cover transsexuals with language about one's self image or
perception not associated with one's malehess or femalehess. Seattle covers the same under
sexual orientation and included transvestisisim. San Francisco has a transgender section,
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Cindy Burke spoke on this issue and explained she is being treated for transgender dysphoria.
She explained self perception is a problem, as she considered herself a transvestite for many
years. She brought this matter to the attention of Heather Shank because of the erroneous
assumption and perception of a business that based on her transsexualism that she led an
active gay life and would therefore be a higher HIV risk. She praises Heather's help and
kindness. Chairperson Galstad asked about whether Burke sees a difference between people's
perception of transsexuals and transvestites. Burke did not indicate whether or not there is-
a difference in perception.
Brett Beemyn added that hate crime perpetrators do not differentiate before committing
crimes against people who are not meeting traditional gender stereotypes. Burke agreed.
Chairperson Gelstad reiterated her desire to make the language as clear and inclusive as
possible. Mr. Beeman addressed the Commission. He read comments and submitted those
comments to be added to the minutes. Please see addendum.
Chairperson Galstad asked for volunteers for a subcommittee on this issue to meet and make
recommendations to the full Commission at the next meeting, August 28, 1995. The
subcommittee members are Commissioners Davidson and Shires. Burnside asked that the
subcommittee speak with her after they have met and developed recommendations to the
Commission.
REPORT TO COUNCIL
The Counsel has asked what areas the Coordinator has received complaints about which are
not covered in the Ordinance. Shank listed: coworkers or employers harassing coworkers or
employees for nondiscriminatory reasons; people with children being required to do specific
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jobs at a particular place of employment and discrimination against people with children in
public accommodations; there has been one complaint from a. woman who felt she was
discriminated against because of her weight. Dautremont mentioned past discussions of
expanding the Ordinance's coverage of family status and adding obesity as a basis. Burnside
mentioned a New jersey case which included obesity as a disability. Shank agreed and
mentioned contrary decisions have been made elsewhere. Commissioner Harvey asked about
broadening the Ordinance. The Commission decided to focus on the possibility of adding a
transsexual basis before looking at other areas of possible inclusion.
REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson Galstad explained her participation in the round table interview at the Press
Citizen last Thursday. Shank brought the article if anyone was interested in reading it.
Chairperson Galstad felt it was a productive meeting. The Press-Citizen asked that the people
who met continue as an advisory board to address similar issues in the future. Shank spoke
to DeWayne Byrdsong, the subject of the Press-Citizen article but he could not make the
meeting 'tonight.
Commissioner Davidson mentioned the idea of a proclamation of DeWayne and Grayson
Byrdsong Day b,y the Iowa .City City Counsel. He.would like to recognize the grace with
which they handled their victimization. Commissioner Carlin indicated it would be prudent to
wait until investigations are over before making such a gesture. Commissioner Davidson
indicated he is interested in a quick response. Commissioner Gatlin suggested that the
Commission publicly express its involvement in working against hate crimes. Commissioner
Dautremont suggested working with Coralville to build a body which could look at. such issues
in Coralville. Commissioner Paul suggested having the Byrdsongs as honored guests at the
Human Rights Breakfast after investigations are complete. The Commission decided to send
a letter to the City of Coralville, the Press-Citizen, the Cedar Rapids Gazette, and the Daily
lowan. Commissioner Davidson read a letter he drafted to be sent to the Press-Citizen.
Chairperson Galstad announced she sent a card of sympathy to Don Wood in the name of the
Commission. Ann Shires will be accepting donations from the Commission to make a
donation to the Free Medical Clinic in Ric Graf's memory.
Commissioner Dautremont announced the National Organization of Women garage sale will
be held August 19, 1995 and donations can be dropped off at her shop. Old Capital Days are
coming September 23, 1995.
Commissioner Paul reported that the library is showing the CEDAW program. Channel 2 from
Cedar Rapids did an article on CEDAW, including an address for viewers to write and
contribute donations. If Iowa City endorses CEDAW, it will be the first city in the U.S. to do
SO.
Shank explained HUE). has not decided whether Iowa City's Ordinance is substantially
equivalent, allowing Iowa City to investigate housing complaints. Chairperson Galstad is
interested in getting a survey conducted about housing in Iowa City.
The forum on race discrimination will be held in late August or September. Commissioner
Dautremont mentioned she is interested in having Mr. Perry from the Commission on the
· Status of African Americans in Iowa speaking at the forum. Commissioner Paul asked about
people of hispanic origin filing complaints. Commissioner Paul talked about discrimination in
public accommodation against hispanic individuals,
Commissioner Davidson was put on team C ~for reading complaints.
Commissioner Gatlin told the others he was pleased with the mediation he read and asked
Shank if there are plans for more mediation, Shank explained who the mediator is and what
the mediation process entails.
OLD BUSINESS
Commissioner Jehle asked who else is helping with the breakfast, Commissioner Gatlin and
Chairperson Galstad agreed to help. Commissioner Jehle expressed her desire to get the call
for nominations out as soon as possible, Commissioner Dautremont agreed to do'an interview
on cable about the breakfast. The commissioners discussed contacting channel four about
interactive options,
Suggestions for additions to orientation materials will be addressed at a later date, possibly
in October, with input from Commissioners Davidson and Martin, Shank suggested a booklet
with the elements of each discrimination category.
Handouts for the Human Rights Breakfast will be found and updated, if necessary.
Chairperson Galstad explained her concern about the rise in number of complaints filed and
the backlog, Chairperson Galetad asked Riley what her job entails, she explained she
conducts interviews, takes calls, and has written one summary thus far. Shank added that
transcribing interviews also takes a great deal of time. Chairperson Galstad asked for a report
from Shank about the number of cases filed and the number of cases in the backlog. The
commissioners then discussed the impressive amount of work done by Shank. Commissioner
Gatlin wondered about the causes of the increase in complaints, Shank suggested it is
because the Commission has given talks and made themselves more visible to the community
and increased individual intolerance, Commissioner Shires suggested it is because of Shank's
accessibility,
NEW BUSINESS
There will be a diversity conference in Des Moines on October 17, 1995. Shank and former
Commissioner Chen went last year and found it beneficial. There will be a training for
commissioners, sponsored by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and taught by Floyd. it will
be held in Waterloo or Iowa City. The room will be paid for by the iCRC if it is out of town.
ADJOURNMENT
~rhe meeting adjourned at 9:11 p.m,
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My name is Brett Beemyn. I am here tonight to strongly urge you to
add the words "gender Identity" to the Iowa City Human Rights
Ordinance in order to give transgendered people .the same
protections against discrimination as other historically oppressed
groups. As you know, our human rights code Includes sex and
sexual orientation, but neither of these categories necessarily
applies to transgendered people, either In fact or In law. For
example, last September, the federal District Court of Washington,
D.C. ruled that the capltal's human rlghts law, which prohibits
discrimination based upon sex and sexual orientation, did not
protect a male-to-female transsexual who was fired from her iob
because she maintained some "masculine traits."
As the Washington, D.C. case demonstrates, people who are
transgendered, or who are perceived to be transgendered, face
discrimination in employment when they change their outward
gender appearance or when their transgender Identity is discovered.
They also suffer discrimination when looking for housing, obtaining
credit, and entering local businesses, such as the incident that
prompted this discussion. And, most Importantly, they are
constantly subject to verbal and physlcal harassment, often leading
to serious Injury or death, slmply for being (or being perceived as)
transgendered.
If I may, let me mention a few of the more ~K'_~,:t,w.n cases:O ~ o~?/'.~'J~,~
MARSHA P. JOHNSON. was one of New York Clty's oldest and best-
known drag, transgendered, and African American activists. She
was an instigator of the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969, the event that
is seen as the start of the gay liberation movement. Three years ago,
Marsha was seen being harassed and verbally assaulted by a number
of teenagers. Later that same night, she was found floating dead in
the Hudson River, not far from where she had been confronted. The
police refused to investigate, stating there was no reason to suspect
a bias crime, or even any crime at all.
RICHARD GOLDMAN was a forty-year-old transgendered man.
Shortly after Christmas in 1991, while on a visit to his parent's New
York City apartment, lttchard was shot to death by his father, who
then shot and killed his wife before finally turning the gun on
hImself. Questioned after the murder, a neighbor said that Rlchard's
parents "were very much against [his crossdressing]. They were
very disappointed. I think this is what it was about. Them was
always a problem there... They wanted him to 'act normaL'"
MARY S. was a white, middle-class transsexual woman working as a
computer programmer in Boston. After she began to change her
outward gender appearance on the job, she was summarily fired.
Stuck without an income, she began hunting for any type of
employment. Unable to find work, and increasingly desperate for
money, she turned temporarily to sex work to survive. Shortly
thereafter, the Boston Police pulled Mary's body from the trunk of a
car in the fiver; her body had multiple stab wounds.
BRANDON TEENA, a transgendered male living in rural Nebraska, was
murdered along with two friends a year and a half ago by two men
who had kidnapped and raped him the week before when they
discovered that Brandon was biologically female. Even though
Brandon had reported the rape to the local Sherlff's Department,
the police refused to take the case seriously and did not attempt to
apprehend the men until after the killhags.
MICHAI~I. DESPAIN, a 24 year-old transssextml died when his Phoenix
home was set on fire last year. Even though two of those acussed in
the arson had earlier attacked and threatened to kill Michael
because he was trangendered, the police had to be pressured to
record the Incident as a bias-related crime.
Not protecting the rights of transgendered people contributes to an
aLtmosphere which makes hate crhnes like these possible, and
moreover, means that many of these brutal murders cannot be
prosecuted as hate crimes. In summary, because transgendered
people clearly face discrimination in our society and their fights are
currently not legally guaranteed, I ask you to add "gender identity"
to the Iowa City Human Rights Ordinance. Cities that are well-
known for ensuring the rights of their citizens, such as Minneapolis, .~, ~
San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Berkeley, offer protection for
transgendered people; I hope that Iowa City will also be a forward-
looking city that is concerned about the well-being of all of its
residents. Thank you.
Basic Plan to help Communities form Teams
Discrimination does occur in Iowa; so do hate crimes. Discrimination and
hate crimes hurt our people and our communities. We need to work
together, as communities, to fight and prevent these evils. Forming a
community-based diversity appreciation team will allow a broad range of
members to plan the attack and participate in the fight.
"P. URPOSE~ ....;. ~: , ,,.¢~,,.~,., .~... ~ ,,~,~,,,~..~, .. .....~
To develop and implement a community plan to appreciate diversity, to
fight discrimination, and to prevent hate crimes.
1. 'Form a community team.
2. Determine team structure, meeting times, officers, etc.
Identify the major components or elements of a plan.
[Major components may include team and community educational
needs, identification/allocation of resources, networking with other
communities and organizations, victims' assistance, hate crimes
response strategy, and hot diversity issues within the community
which need to be addressed.]
4. Decide what needs to be done, when, and by whom.
Monitor progress under the plan and adapt plan to meet changing
conditionS.
*" :" "I IEMBERS:
1. Police
2. County
3. Mayor
4. County Supervisor
5. School Superintendent
Publisher of. Local Newspaper
Director of Chamber of Commerce
Chief
Sheriff
Representatives. of Local Advocacy Groups, e.g. disability, Women,
gay/lesbian, Hispanic/Latino, NAACP, Native Americans, Elderly
9. Director of Local Human Rights Commission
10.' County Attorney
11. Director of Legal Services branch
12. Director of Local VictimS' Assistance organization
13. Director of nearest Proteus branch
14. City Librarian
'15. Representative of Local Government Health and Human S(~rvices
16. Other interested residents
2
1. Employment
2. Banking Services
3. Retail Services
4. Cultural and Recreation
5. Health and Human Services
6, Government Services
7. Law Enforcement
8. Religious
9. Schools, K-12
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Community Education
Housing
Planning and Zon!ng
Welcoming Newcomers
Hate Crimes
Prepared by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) to serve as a basic plan to help
communities form community diversity appreciation teams.
For more information on how to form Teams, call Don Grove at 515-281-8084. Available
ICRC materials on diversity and anti-discrimination law include a bibliography of books and
other written materials, a listing of ICRC videos, and contact information regarding other
Teams.
July 18, 1995
3
02/02
'Is there a duty to accommodate an employee'a morning sickness or
lifting restrictions?" The 'focus group has met twice, and will meet
again on August 9. In the mall la the group'a second draft of the
proposed Rules. Please review and comment. 8end or call in your
comments to Grove by Wednesday, August 2. Yaur comments will be
given to the group.
Hate Crime= Last week, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and ICRC
responded to the hate crime In Coralville, We contacted the Mayor,
Chief of Polloe, University of Iowa Affirmative Action Offtoe, and
the victim. We expra~ed our concern and offered our aulatange,
We were assured that the crime was being Investigated a~ a hate
crime and that the Investigation had been prioritized, We offered to
help Coralville and Iowa City form a Community Diversity
Appreciation Team. Both the Mayor and the Chief of Police agreed
not only to serve on the Team but to help put the Team together.
ICRC will follow.up on the Team, and will Issue a press release
today condemning the a~,
BND
MINUTES
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
JULY 17, 1995 - 4:00 P.M.
CIVIC CENTER - LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Laura Hawks, Gary Nagle, Larry Quigley, Martin Haynes, Nancy
Footnor, Karyl Larson, Clara Swan
Bill Nowysz, Ruth Fox, Gilda Six
David Schoon, Bradley Chamberlain
Laurie Tulchin, Jim Glasgow
RECOMMENDATIONS:
By a vote of 6-1 (Quigley voting no), the Committee recommended to the City Council
approval of the design of the time and temperature sign at 118 S. Dubuque Street as present-
ed by the applicant
By a vote of 6-0, the Committee recommended to the City Council and the Planning and
Zoning Commission that the ODR Zone Ordinance specifically limit the area of the community
in which the City could consider establishing design review districts to the downtown and
Near Southside Neighborhood
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Laura Hawks called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m, and introduced Laurie
Tulchin.
CONSIDERATION OF A TIME/TEMPERATURE SIGN FOR UNCOMMON GROUNDS AT 118 S,
DUBUQUE STREET:
Laurie Tulchin stated that she had gone through a checklist to see if the design met the
criteria or not for consideration by the Committee, Tulchin stated that the lettering on the
thermometer was changed to 1 1/2" high at the building department's recommendation,
Gary Nagle stated that the sign ordinance does not allow projecting signs except for in the
form of a time and temperature sign, He stated that the sign looked as if the thermometer
was added on as an afterthought,
Larry Quigley stated that the sign was dominated by the logo not by the thermometer, unlike
the First National Bank time and temperature sign which is dominated by the time and
temperature rather than the business' logo. The Uncommon Grounds sign seemed to be more
ebout advertising than time or temperature. Tulchin responded that the logo on the First
National Bank is very prominent. Karyl Larson agreed with Quigley's statement by stating she
felt that if the sign is a time and temperature sign, the temperature should be more prominent.
Tulchin stated, at the building department's recommendation, the sign was also changed so
that the thermometer was 3 feet from top to bottom so that the temperature could be more
easily read. In addition, the sign would have steam flow out of the coffee cup and that some
of the lettering would be removed to comply with the sign ordinance
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July 17, 1995
Page 2
Quigley questioned whether or no( this sign was going to be a precedent for this ~ype of sign
in the downtown, David Schoon reminded the Committee that it is to review the design of
the sign and that the building department has determined that the proposed sign is a time and
temperature sign. He said the Committee can comment on whether the'applicant has suc-
cessfully incorporated the thermometer into the design of the sign, Whether or not the sign
is a time and temperature sign is another issue, and the Committee's comments regarding the
definition of projecting signs and time & temperature signs should be directed to the building
department.
Jim Glasgow stated that the sign originall~ was going to have a digital display but was
changed to a traditional thermometer to accommodate tl~e 1870's look of the building. They
had thought of putting the thermometer on the outer edge of the sign, but felt it better
integrated with the sign were it is presently proposed. There was discussion whether the
thermometer should be a more prominent feature of the sign. Haynes stated that this could
be done by placing the thermometer on the outer edge of the sign, Much discussion followed
regarding Haynes' proposal, but no consensus was reached on including it in the Committee's
recommendation,
Quigley, Nagle, and Karyl Larson all expressed dissatisfaction because the signs integrity was
lost with the addition of the thermometer placed where it was and offered that the thermome-
ter be removed to make the sign more aesthetically pleasing. Further debate surfaced
whether or not removing the temperature would create a precedent for projecting signs of this
type, Schoon stated that he could not recommend to the Committee that they recommend
approval of a sign which does not comply with the zoning ordinance, That is what the
Committee would be doing if they recommended approval of the sign without the thermome-
ter,
Tulchin argued that the criteria for the sign was very frustrating and what it boiled down to
was semantics and rhetoric. She stated that Burger King can have a "projecting sign"
because it is on a canopy, and that she should be able to have her "projecting sign" because
it is a time and temperature sign, Some Committee members felt that the temperature part
was just added on haphazardly as an afterthought, In response to a question from Swan,
Tulchin stated that the thermometer was an afterthought but has been incorporated into the
design of the sign in order to comply with the sign regulations, She further stated that the
sign meets the requirements and that it should be approved, She said that she feels her sign
is a welcome addition to the downtown and is much more attractive than many of the other
signs in downtown,
Debate followed concerning whether the motion to approve the sign should include a com-
ment to the City Council or the building department regarding the issue of projecting signs and
whether they should be allowed or not.
Haynes moved to recommend to the City Council approval of the design of the time and
temperature sign at 118 S. Dubuque Street as presented by the applicant. Swan seconded
the motion, Hawks asked if anyone wanted to amend the main motion. No amendment was
offered, The motion carried 6-1 with Quigley voting no.
Tulchin and Glasgow thanked the Committee for their time and then left the meeting.
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July 17, 1995
Page 3
Hawks asked if the Committee wanted to speak to the building department about projecting
signs and the sign ordinance. Quigley moved to request to meet with the building official to
discuss projecting signs. Swan seconded the motion. The motion carried 7-0,
DISCUSSION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A
DESIGN REVIEW OVERLAY ZONE:
Hawks stated that herself, Haynes, and Swan attended a Planning and Zoning Committee
meeting and presented a description of the proposed Design Review Overlay Zone (ODR)
Ordinance. The Planning and Zoning Commission reacted negatively to the ordinance. It
appears that a majority of the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission were against
having the ODR Ordinance encompass the whole town. The Committee needs people to
attend the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, on Thursday, Jul,/20, at 7:30 p.m. to
speak in favor of the ODR Ordinance.
Nancy Footner left the meeting briefly.
At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting after the Committee's meeting, Hawks,
Schoon, Larson, and Swan would be presenting a slide show of the downtown area concern-
ing things that could go wrong if there was not an ODR Ordinance. In addition, the session
would also walk through a typical design review proFedure (such as the Fieldhouse) and show
that there are set guidelines that the Committee uses.
Hawks stated that she would recommend that the scope of the ODR Zone Ordinance be
limited to the area including the downtown and the Near Southside Neighborhood. Since this
is the area the Committee has an immediate interest in and since the Planning and Zoning
Commission is reluctant to include the en.tire area, she would recommend that the ordinance
only allow the City to consider establishing design review districts in these two areas.
Haynes moved to recommend to the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission
that the ODR Zone Ordinance specifically limit the area of the community in which the City
could consider establishing design review districts to the downtown and Near Southside
Neighborhood. Quigley seconded the motion. The motion carried 6-0 (Foother was tempo-
rarily absent).
DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEAR 1995 ANNUAL REPORT:
Hawks briefly reviewed the Committee's list of accomplishments. She amended'the report
to include the Committee's participation with the Banner Committee, the courtesy review of
Carnegie Plaza, and comments to the Parks and Recreation Department on the City Plaza play
structure and other existing amenities. For fiscal year 1'996, the report should include to
continue participation in the Near Southside Design Plan and to participate in the downtown
plaza task force.
Update on Meetina with Historic Preservation Commission
Hawks stated that she, Larson, and Schoon attended the most recent Historic Preservation
Committee. Hawks stated that she informed the Commission of the Committee's objectives.
Regarding the process of getting the authority to have review districts (such as design review
districts, historic districts or conservation districts), the members of the Historic Preservation
Commission stated that the process is labor intensive, the objectives for establishing design
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:July 17, 1995
Page 4
review must be clearly stated, and you must be able to address the concerns regarding the
time and expense imposed on business and property owners, Hawks stated that the Historic
Preservation Commission would like to be kept informed of the Committee's progress,
UPDATE ON STATUS OF NEAR SOUTH SIDE DESIGN PLAN:
Hawks stated that at the last Near Southside Design Plan Advisory Corn .rnittee, the consultant
presented four alternative schemes for the Near Southside. The alternatives included 1) the
status quo; 2) own identity; 3) downtown extension to Court Street and enclave.s; and 4)
downtown extension throughout the Near Southside.
Hawks stated that most people liked the third design best, including herself. The consultant
will be back in Septer~ber with a revised plan based on the third alternative, but including
elements of the second and fourth alternatives,
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR JUNE 1, 1995 AND JUNE 12, 1995 MEETINGS:
Quigley moved to approve both the June 1, 1995 and June 12, 1995 minutes. Feotner
seconded it. The motion was approved 7-0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
There was none.
COMMIT3;EE DISCUSSION:
Hawks discussed the article in the Press Citizen concerning Carnegie Plaza and the
newspaper's view of design review. Footner stated that it would help to get the word out
regarding design review through the news' and PATV.
Schoon stated that each Committee member could write a letter in response to the article
printed. Nagle suggested that a guest letter could be written supporting the Committee; or
a guest editorial or letter to the editor.
Larson stated it was key to get people to ca{I concerning support of the proposed ordinance
and that some businesses have had positive responses to the Committee.
Footner questioned if there were any new developments concerning the Eagle's store?
Schoon stated that the City has yet to receive a site plan for the Eagle development,
ADJOURNMENT:
Flawks adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
MINUTES
IOWA CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1995 - 7:30 PM
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ann Bovbjerg, Sally Dierks, Dick Gibson, Jane
Jakobsen, Tom Scott, George Starr, Lea Supple
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT:
Chades Denney, Sarah Holecek, Robert Miklo, Lita Sorensen
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
Recommend approval, by a vote of 7-0, of an agreement between the City of Iowa City
and the City of Hills establishing a boundary governing extraterritorial review authority
and annexations.
Recommend approval, by a vote of 5-2, Gibson and Scott voting no, for ANN94-0008,
and a vote of 6-1 with Scoff voting no, for REZ94-0013, an application submitted by
Windsor Ridge Development Co. to annex a 3.05 acre tract located north'of American
Legion Road and west of Arlington Drive and rezone the .property from County RS,
Suburban Residential, to RS*5,Low Density Single-Family Residential subject to the
developer agreeing to pay all costs associated with providing infrastructure for
development of the subject tract.
CALL TO ORDER;
Chairman Scoff calted the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
Judy Pfohl, 2229 Abbey Lane, said she had a question about procedure. She asked if there
could be an eadier mailing to allow more time for the neighborhoods to respond than is
available between the Friday meeting mailing and the Monday Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting. Scott said the neighbors received the information as quickly as the
Commission did. Pfohl asked if it was possible to increase the time by two days. Scoff said
that on Wednesday staff tentatively set the agenda and tried to have the staff report packets
together for distribution by Friday. Pfohl asked if the neighbors could receive copies by
Wednesday. Scott said she could certainly request it, but that it could be an impossible task
for some items. He said that was why there were two formal public discussions, so items
appear on the agenda over a four-week pedod. Gibson said he thought the balance was pretty
good dght now, because the longer the information is pushed back away from the Commission
meeting, the less fresh it is. Miklo said that staff typically only has applications available for
review for two weeks before the mailing. Scott said that there are usually a lot of changes from
the time the application is filed and the final draft copies are ready for dissemination to the
Commission and the public. He said that during his tenure on the Commission, he felt they had
never tried to rush to judgment on an issue.
Planning & Zoning Commission
July 20, 1995
Page 2
EXTRATERRITORIAL ITEM:
Public discussion of an agreement between the City of Iowa City and the City of Hills
establishing a boundary governing extraterritorial review authority and annexations.
Miklo said the State statute allows cities to review County subdivisions within two miles of their
corporate boundaries. He said in a case where there are two cities which have overlapping
two mile review areas, the State law allows for an agreement to divide the overlap area into a
reasonable configuration for each community. He said the proposal before the Commission
would do that between.the City of Hills and the City of Iowa City.
Public discussion.
There was none.
Public discussion closed.
MOTION: Bovbjerg moved to approve the agreement between the City of Iowa City and
the. City of Hills establishing a boundary governing extraterritorial review authority and
annexations. Dlerks seconded.
Supple asked if the item required two hearings. Scott said r~o, because it-was an agreement
as opposed to a rezoning or Comprehensive Plan change,
The motion carded on a vote of 7-0.
ANNEXATION/REZONING ITEM:
ANN94-0008/REZ94-0013. Public discussion of an application submitted by Windsor
Ridge Development Co. to annex a 3.05 acre tract located north of American Legion
Road and west of Arlington Ddve and rezone the property from County RS, Suburban
Residential, to R$-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential.
Miklo said the Commission initially reviewed the application in October and November
of 1994 and deferred it indefinitely at that time. He said the area proposed for
annexation is a small area initially included in the Windsor Ridge annexation and
rezoning approved two years ago. He said the Commission and Council both approved
annexing the area at the time. He said when it went before the City Development
Board, one of the Board members was concerned that the connection of County land
to the Weinstein property to the north was not wide enough and requested that this
property be added to the connection back to American Legion Road to make it wider.
He said therefore, that small area was removed from the original annexation.
Miklo noted that since then, the State laws regarding annexation and review by the City
Development Board have changed. This annexation is no longer under the purview of
the City Development Board. He said as noted in the material sent to the Commission,
staff did check with the City Development Board and were told that the City could
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July 20, 1995
Page 3
proceed with the annexation. He said a City Development Board staff member did
indicate that the condition to widen the connection between the Weinstein property and
American Legion Road was based on an unwritten policy of the Board.
Miklo said if the area is annexed, it could be developed into 6 or 7 residential lots in the
RS-5 zone. He said the infrastructure is in place for those lots and the residential
subdivision around the area is developing. He said staff believes it is appropriate to
annex and allow the development of this property at this time for a number of reasons.
He said the infrastructure is in place, and there was concern that as the subdivision
develops, if the area remains open space, the property owners who move into the new
subdivision may feel it should remain open space, which would not be in keeping with
the original design of the plan. He said staff recommends approval of the annexation
and rezoning.
Dierks asked about a comment in the staff report on page two. Miklo said if there is a
City within two miles of an area being annexed. State statute requires the City
Development Board to review that annexation. He said .a recent case was the
Winebrenner Ford annexation. He said that was both within two miles of Hills because
of the railroad track and also University Heights, so the City Development Board will be
reviewing that annexation. He said in this case, there is not another city boundary
within two miles. Gibson said he had asked Monday night if there was any way to
protect the Weinstein property from involuntary annexation .without unreasonably
circumscribing the appropriate authority of the City in terms of future actions. Miklo said
they could recommend that the Council adopt a resolution indicating the City would not
annex the Weinstein property for a certain period of time. Holecek cautioned that this
would be an advisory recommendation to the Council, and outside the purview of the
Commission's main charge, which is to continue to look at applications as they apply
to the public interest. She said making that recommendation may not hold a number
of years in the future.
Starr said even if this annexation and rezoning does not occur, it still does not provide
any real protection from future involuntary annexation. Holecek said this was correct.
She said as discussed on Monday, if there is a property south of American Legion Road
that wishes to be annexed, this portion of the Windsor Ridge property will likely want to
join in. She said to use the 20 percent rule as discussed, the Weinsteins will need a
larger piece of property to get above the 20 percent. She said it does not provide any
protection in regard to that rule.
Public Discussion.
Alan Weinstein, 3880 Owl Sonq Lane, S.E., said he wanted to thank the Commissioners
for the consideration he was shown in the past. He said when the development was
originally proposed, the Weinsteins were asked whether they would voluntarily join the
City and they had said they did not want to. He said City staff and the Commission
permitted them to keep their County property by arranging to have a peninsula
connected to the County. He said there must be a communication problem with the City
Development Board, because he had spoken to Steve McCann twice in the last two
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July 20, 1995
Page 4
days and both times McCann had indicated that if this same issue were to come befdre
the City Development Board again, a read would not be considered a peninsula to
connect his island of property to the County. He said McCann had stated the Board's
position and interpretation had not changed. He said he wanted to make it clear that
they were not against buildirig on the peninsula. He said that the only thing he was
concerned with was whether or not they would be able to maintain their status as a
County property, He said it was their self-interest that they stay in the County, now
augmented by {he fact that they run a business from their home, which they couldn't do
if they were in the City.
Weinstein said he thought there was an alternative that had not beei~ explored publicly,
and that was to develop the peninsula as county land. He said that if it stays County
land, the law would be that each house on that land would require one acre of land and
that there was room for three homes that would be a contribution to Windsor Ridge and
Iowa City. He said it would protect his status quo.. He said he hoped some alternative
could be reached. He said he had been called by the Iowa City Department of Planning
and Community Development Director Karin Franklin a few months ago and asked that
if in exchange for letting this annexation go thrpugh, he would be willing to accept a
guarantee of a five year moratorium on involuntary annexation He said he was very
concerned about the time line when there had been no mention of this before. He said
he wanted to remain within the County as long as he and his wife remained in their
home.
John Moreland, 2602 Rochester Avenue, said he was a co-developer of the property.
He said he had two discussions with Weinstein, and that he'd explained to him that the
idea about the County lots was not a bad idea, but that in the subdivision agreement,
it states that any development done on parcels A, B, or C will be annexed into the City
and developed according to the City's rules and specifications. He said septic tanks
were not in public favor dght now, and he thought it was important that the lots be
developed in the City. He said that only one person on the City Development Board
that thought that more than a road was needed to indicate a peninsula. He said this
was an arbitrary decision because it was an unwritten rule. He thought the City
Development Board had no jurisdiction at this point and that it was a decision the
Commission must make, not based on what the City Development Board might think.
He said he had no quarrel with Weinstein. He said he wanted to develop the property
the way it was meant to be developed and that the more homes that are built, the
harder it is to do the annexation. He said that it had been stated by City staff that if the
land south of Amedcan Legion Road were annexed, it would not make a difference to
the Weinsteins how wide the peninsula of County property is. He said they had
provided a paved road all around the Weinstein property, which was now worth many
times what it was before because of the infrastructure provided by Windsor Ridge. He
said when the seven lots where developed, he would anticipate $50,000 to $60,000 in
property taxes being paid to the City. He thought the time was now to develop the lots.
Public discussion closed.
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July 201 1995
Page 5
MOTION: Supple moved to approve ANN94-0008, an application submitted by
Windsor Ridge Development Co. to annex a 3.05 acre tract located north of
American Legion Road and west of Arlington Drive. Gibson seconded.
Starr said it seemed like they were headng conflicting information in regard to the City
Development Board's decision on the peninsula issue. He said the mad connecting the
Weinstein land to the highway will continue to serve. He thought the Board's decision
was a moot point since this would not even go back to the City Development Board.
Holecek said there is nothing in annexation law that discusses the size of the peninsula
that would connect the piece of property that remains in the County to the County. She
said there was nothing in case law on it either. Miklo said the information in the staff
report was based on the opinion of the attorney for the City Development Board.
Supple asked if from a legal perspective, Holecek felt the W~insteins were any less
protected against involuntary annexation whether the peninsula was just a street or the
entire width of the peninsula. Holecek said in her opinion, no. Based on the way the
20 percent rule works and knowing that when any other tract .comes up for annexation
it will be contiguous to the property in question, the Weinsteins would have to come up
with a larger parcel to satisfy the 20 percent rule and avoid involuntary annexation. She
said under that analysis, the Weinsteins had no improved pro~ection if the Windsor
Ridge property is not annexed.
Gibson said he would vote no on the annexation. He was concerned about what would
happen to the Weinsteins. He said they chose on the basis of assurances not to protest
the annexation in the first place and there had been a continuous erosion of their rights.
He said that this was a way of protesting arbitrary governmental rules. He said the fact
that the Weinsteins had more or less protection is almost moot to him at this point. He
said they lost that long ago after a series of circumstances over which they had no
control. As a result of their first decision to not protest the annexation, they seemed to
lose the value of any assurance they had for protection from involuntary annexation.
He said he would vote no purely out of protest to the whole proceeding.
Dierks asked under what circumstances the Weinsteins could be forced to be annexed
into the City. Holecek said if there was an application for voluntary annexation and the
Weinstein parcel constituted 20 percent or less of the total acreage requesting a
voluntary annexation, then the Weinstein parcel could be brought in involuntarily. Dierks
asked whose discretion this was to decide. Holecek said it would be reviewed by the
Commission, the City Council, and the City Development Board as to whether or not
they could be involuntarily brought in, Gibson said if an island is created as a result of
the annexation, there is no question. It is an arbitrary decision. Miklo said the
Commission had the choice to reject the future annexation. Gib~on said that was not
a practical choice as far as the community is concerned. Holecek said involuntary
annexation is basically made to avoid islands and to make boundaries more contiguous
and straight. DieAs asked if the City Development Board was the same entity that had
said in the past that this would be an island if it were only connected by the street.
Holecek said that this was not her understanding of what was said. She said her
understanding was that one Board member wanted the width of the peninsula
increased.
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July 20, 1995
Page 8
Scott said if the proposed annexation created an island of just the Weinstein tract,
everything surrounding that tract would have been an island. He said under previeus
Iowa law, an island could not be created and the City Development Board would not
have approved that particular annexation. He said subsequent to these proceedings,
the State legislature changed the annexation regulations. Now, it is an arbitrary
decision, assuming the same set of circumstances are there. He said under the present
law, the Weinsteins could be involuntarily annexed, DieAs said going back to her
original question, under what circumstances could the Weinsteins be fomed into
annexation. Scott said a particular land mass would play a role. Miklo said it would
have to be 20 acres or more. Scott said that the thing that would make the greatest
difference was if the tract south of Amedcan Legion Road requests voluntary
annexation, then without annexing the Weinstein property and the Arlington Ddve right-
of-way, an island would be created. Under current law, the Weinstein. s' property could
be involuntarily annexed to avoid creating an island.
Bovbjerg pointed out that this could happen regardless of what the Commission did.
She said she had a couple of concerns regarding the same matter. She asked if it was
possible if the mythical tract south of American Legion Road came in, would it also
involve annexing American Legion Road. Holecek said this depended on where the
tract was located. She said if it were directly south of Arlington Drive, they would
probably request the annexation of that whole area to the center of American Legion
Road. Bovbjerg said her concern was that you could not annex a tract in that area,
unless you annexed the road. Scott said there had been a number of gerTymandedng
boundaries done to get around the concept of not creating an island. He said in the
same sense, they might be able to create something that wouldn't force annexation.
Bovbjerg said she had seen some interesting configurations, but they usually had not
involved a road. She asked if the 20 percent rule was the only thing that had changed.
by law. That as she understood it, regardless of however it happened, and what the
City Development Board had said about what may or may not constitute a peninsula,
it sounded like case law did not establish a working width for a peninsula. Holecek said
this is correct, but she would also caution that the other change was that unless you are
in overlapping two-mile extraterritorial areas, or it is an involuntary annexation, the City
Development Board no longer has to approve the annexation. Bovbjerg said the
information received from the City Development Board seemed ambiguous, and that the
only hard and fast information seemed to be changes in legislation and case law, both
of which seemed to say that the width of the peninsula makes no difference and that
the land this road is on does constitute a connection to the county. Holecek said this
was correct. Gibson said the importance of the width of the peninsula seemed to have
been minimized, but the fact was that the City Development Board and the City reacted
to the concerns of the City Development Board member and changed the width of the
peninsula. He said the only thing that has really changed is the apparent jurisdiction
of that Board. Bovbjerg said she agreed that it seemed like people have acted upon
it, but she thought it was an unwise decision. Dierks asked if they would see this at the
subdivision level if it passes. Miklo said yes.
Starr said he would vote in favor of the annexation for a couple of reasons. He believed
that the land use for this particular tract are most appropriately located in the City of
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Iowa City. He said the 20 percent rule was moot at this point. He said he understood
it was a policy of the city not to involuntarily annex. Dierks said she would vote in favor,
but that she fervently hoped that if this comes back up, it will not be looked at in a
favorable way for involuntary annexation. She said she hoped that as long as the
W~insteins wanted to stay in the County they could do that.
Scott said he was pleased with Moreland's comments that regardless of what the City
Development Board said, it was the City that was responsible for the decision. He said
that when there were conflicting views, reportedly based on conversation, you end up
with interpretations and speculation rather than facts. He said he could not disagree with
most of what had been said about the width of the property making little difference in
the protection of the Weinsteins, or the 20 percent rule, or the lack of the City
Development Board action if there is only one City involved. He said he thought it was
correctly reported that the City Development Board had not been consistent in their
interpretation in what cpnstitutes a connection. He said it used to be under Iowa law
that a property owner could almost guarantee they would not be involuntarily annexed.
He said he liked that protection. He said other things that bothered him were the issues
involving both the home occupation requested by the Weinsteins and the Windsor Ridge
annexation request. Even though they require City action, they are primarily issues
between private parties and the City is being asked to play arbitrator. He said he never
liked to place the City or himself in that position. But having been placed there, he
planned to vote against the annexation and rezoning.
The motion carried on a vote of 5-2, with Gibson and Scott votin~ no.
MOTION: Bovbjerg moved to fezone the properz'y from County RS, Suburban
Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential subject to the
developer agreeing to pay all costs associated with providing infrastructure for
development of the subject tract. Jakobsen seconded.
DieAs said she hoped that this would be developed at the lowest possible density when
it was subdivided.
The motion carried on a vote of 6-1, with Scoff votin~ no.
REZONING ITEMS:
REZ95-0009, public discussion of an application submitted by Melrose Investments to
rezone an approximate 29 acre tract of land located west of Mormon Trek Boulevard
and south of Rohret Road from RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential, to OPDH-
8.
Miklo said the Commission reviewed a rezoning on the same property earlier this year
and voted against it. He said the same property is now under review with a revised
OPDH plan. He said the revised plan calls for 232 dwelling units, which is the
equivalent of 8 units per acre, and is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan.
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Miklo said the OPDH plan consists of 118 townhouse units on pdvate streets and an
additional 114 multi-family units clustered around Cascade Court and Rushmore Ddve.
He said the applicant has submitted .a phasing plan which he would present to the
Commission in greater detail that provides for a mixture of units to be built over time.
He said the OPDH plan relies on a pdvate street system, The proposal does call for a
reduction in the street standards from 28 feet wide to 25 feet wide. He said this is a
standard the Commission had approved in similar developments. He said all of the
streets would include sidewalks immediately adjacent to the curb. He said staff is
proposing that the homeowners' association be responsible for the removal of snow
from the sidewalks.
Miklo said the plan calls for 3/4 of an acre to be dedicated in the form of a trail through
the pipeline easement that crosses the property at a diagonal. He said the remainder
of the 1/4 acre of neighborhood open space would be paid for by a fee in 'lieu of actual
dedication.. He said at the last meeting, there had been some concern about the
floodplain shown on the plat. He said this was actually the 500 year floodplain rather
than the 100 year floodplain. He said the local and federal regulations apply to the 100
year floodplain. He said none of the buildings in the development would be built within
the 100 year floodplain.
Miklo said there are currently some sanitary sewer constraints which would be improved
within the next year. He said to ensure that those improvements are in place pdor to
the complete development of this site, staff is recommending that the property be
restricted to' 150 dwelling units until the improvements are begun. He said staff is also
recommending conditions regarding the removal of snow, and the requirement of a fee
in lieu of for the construction of a sidewalk on Rohret Road. He said it would also be
appropriate to place a condition on phasing the development if the Commission
chooses to do so after hearing a description of the phasing. He said staff is
recommending approval of the plan.
Jakobsen asked what the status of the stop light was on Rohret Road. Miklo said the
City Traffic Engineer has ind. icated that he anticipates the stop light will be put in place
when the street is reopened. Bovbjerg asked how this coincided with the possible
building of the development if it were approved. Miklo said it will be September or
October before the rezoning could be approved by Council and it was likely the read
construction would be done by-that time. He said the traffic engineer was fairly
confident that the traffic light would be installed. Bovbjerg asked what happened to the
parcel between the current route of Rohret Road and the new one. Miklo said this was
City property and they were planning on leaving it as landscaped open space. Scott
said it was his understanding that they would plant some native species of praide
grasses. Dierks asked if in fact the area developed at RS-5, was she correct in
assuming it could be developed to approximately 116 to 120 homes. Miklo said the RS-
5 zone at most would hold 150 units. He said typically subdivisions not in an OPDH
zone develop at 65 percent of the underlying density, so it would probably be somewhat
less than 150 units. Dierks asked if staffs recommendation was market ddven as far
as how many units are put in. She said she was concerned because she noted there
are several townhouses on the market, but not many single-family homes on the market.
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Miklo said typically staff does not make zoning recommendations on whether or not
there seem to be a lot of townhouses on the market. He'said this would fluctuate over
time. Dierks said she had heard repeatedly that people want a small single-family home
and they don't seem to be available. She said what they seem to keep building are
zero-lot line residences. She wondered if the Commission had any say as to how this
develops. Miklo said he would be concerned if the Commission made decisions based
on a windshield observation of the housing market, He said the Commission's
consideration should be land use, appropriate design, infrastructure and public services
availability, and Sufficient open space and nearby commercial areas. He said based on
staff's review of these issues, they find that this is an appropriate zoning classification
and OPDH plan. He pointed out that a development of this size would be a several
year process and the housing market may fluctuate over this time. Holecek said that
as collateral matter, an issue as to housing stock could be thought of as a land use
issue, but it is an ancillary issae rather titan a primary one.
Starr said he was concerned that they would put forth some kind of perception that the
Commission has facts and figures that say duplexes and zero-lot line residences are for
sale and single-family houses are not, and that individuals want single-family homes.
He said he had seen no figures to back that up. Bovbjerg said if developers, whose
concern the market is, discover that the market changes, they can come back to this
body to change the planned development. Holecek said this was correct, or they could
sell the land. Scott said the Commission's decisions should be based on proper land
use and not solely on economic issues or the market. He said that this did not mean
that the market issues do not play a role in the decision, because the private sector
bdngs forth the particular development and they are probably responding to market-
ddven demands. He said the Commission's decision should not be based on its
perception of the market.
Public discussion.
Gary Watts said he is a co-developer of the project. He said they had changed the plan
to include 232 units so that it complies with the designation of the City's Comprehensive
Plan for this area. He said the current plan would integrate townhouses with
condominiums. He showed the Commission drawings of the proposed units. He said
the units would be sold to a mix of people. The proposed plan presented an integration
of housing types, including multi-family housing. He said the plan does offer proper land
use, a range of housing styles, positive economic effects, entry level housing and
diverse housing stock among other positive points. He described the phasing plan as
being in four stages.
Bovbjerg asked about the orientation of the 18-plex buildings. She said the 18-plexes
looked as though they have a driveway coming off the cuFde-sac. Watts said this was
correct, that the front of the buildings faced the green space. Bovbjerg asked which
direction the 12-plexes on the other side of the cul-de-sac faced. Watts said they faced
the parking area. Bovbjerg asked about the elevation in the northwest corner of the
site. Watts said that they may have to build retaining walls and do some grading with
landscaping in the area. He said there would be a lot of dirt moved around on the site.
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Bovbjerg asked if the elevation of the street and the elevation of the hill would b.e the
same. Wafts said yes. Gibson asked what the numbers were for each category of
housing. Watts said Phase I of the plan would include six four-plexes, two 12-plexes
(24 condominiums). He said Phase II would include three two-plexes, five four-plexes
(26 townhouse units) and two more 12-plexes. He said Phase I11 would be 14 two-
plexes and two four-plexes (36 units) and one 12-plex and one 18-plex. He said Phase
IV would include 168 units for a grand total of 232 units. Gibson asked if staff was
comfortable with the conditional zoning agreemint specifying these phases. Bovbjerg
asked if it would be incorporated in the legal papers. Miklo said it would be.
Judy Pfohl, 2229 Abbey Lane, said the neighbors had expressed concerns earlier. She
said the only difference was the current plan had 20 units less. She said the neighbors
had sent in a petition with 168 signatures collected against the current plan. She said
the site may be technically 8 units per acre, but when you look at the main area, it
approximates RS-12. She said there would be problems with private narrow streets.
She was concerned that the open space provide open access to everyone, no matter
what goes in. She presented a map showing dense areas of town, and said the density
was concentrated in her neighborhood.
Scott asked if the phasing plan would be available to neighborhood groups. Miklo said
copies of the plan would be available in the Department of Planning and Community
Development office.
Richard Rhodes, 2014 Rochester Avenue, said he had two comments and a question.
He said in regard to the internal trail system shown in the development, perhaps the
topography is inappropriate for the alignments he had shown, but he felt it would be
better use of the open space. if the two trails shown were put in and one was eliminated.
He said the arrangement he suggested would give a much better circulation pattern for
pedestrian access. He asked what the plans were for the Willow Creek tributary which
skirts the southern boundary of the property. He s~id the last time this issue was before
the Commission, they had heard from the applicant's engineers that the stream corddor
would be converted into the storm water detention basin depicted at the southem
margin of the site. He said this time staff has heard that the stream channel was south
of this property on the adjacent tract, thus implying it would remain undisturbed. He
said he'd like to know which is the case. He said he thought the street system in the
development should be public. He said by foming the homeowners' association to
assume maintenance costs, the City is actually causing continuing hidden long-term
costs to be borne by the inhabitants of the allegedly affordable housing project. He said
the present OPDH ordinance allows relaxing of excessive infrastructure standards. He
said therefore, the City should accept its responsibilities and allow dedication of these
streets.
Scott said most often, the developers would like the streets to be public, but the City
Public Works Department presently recommends against accepting anything less than
28-foot wide streets. Rhodes said he apologizes to the developer if he implied that they
wanted to keep the streets private. He said he knew it was the City that was insisting
on the streets being private.
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Todd Janus, 2302 Abbey Lane, said he was in opposition of the plan. he said it hadn't
changed that much, and the neighbors' concerns remained the same. He said there
was no place for visitors' parking. He said he was disappointed that none of the
neighbors' ~oncems had been addressed by the developers. He said before talking
about a rezoning, the planning staff and the developer should see if development could
occur under the current RS-5 zoning. He said that cheap single.family homes were not
that plentiful in Iowa City. He said he didn't think the land use, design, or infrastructure
proposed for the area were appropriate.
Joseph Swanek, 1219 Dolen Place, said he'd seen a downgrading of the quality of life
in the area since he'd first moved there. He said he couldn't believe the density in the
proposed development. He said the traffic at 5:30 in the evening was a problem. He
did not think there was enough carrying capacity on this side of town to support the
development. He said he didn't oppose building, but the increased traffic would destroy
the area. He urged the Commission to check the traffic conditions dudng peak hours
before making a decision.
David Malot, 2601 Walden Road, said the median pdce for a house in Iowa City was.
the highest in the state. He said he wondered who would pumhase a home in a
development such as this. He said he would not. He said the traffic density already
exceeds 5,000 vehicles per hour on Mormon Trek Boulevard at this time. He said
Weber school is already at capacity. He wondered why the developer wanted to fezone
the area. He thought single-family homes would sell immediately.
Richard Canv, Walden Court, said he could support townhouses in this area but not
multi-family buildings.
Douq Eltoif, 1344 Burry Drive, said his main concern was the street size. He said the
City should not approve a housing addition of this size with streets that will never be
wide enough for the City to assume them as City property. He said the homeowners
would be paying for snow removal perpetually. He said there would be a problem with
busses gaining access and that parking would also be difficult. He thought it was a bad
decision in the long run.
Public discussion closed.
MOTION: Dierks moved to defer REZ95-0009, an application submitted by Melrose
Investments to rezone an approximate 29 acre tract of land located west of
Mormon Trek Boulevard and south of Rohret Road from RS-5, Low Density
Single-Family Residential, to OPDH-8 to August 3, Supple seconded.
DieAs said she would not be at the August 3 meeting and she wanted to make a few
comments forthe record. She said she thought the redesign of the plan.was a step in
the dght direction. She said she still had major concerns about the development's
density and the impact on the west side. She said she'd seen developments impact
Benton Street and Benton Street has not been widened. She felt the rezonings on the
west side continue to increase an imbalanc~ of higher density apartments.
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The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
REZ95-0012. Public discussion of an application submitted by CB Development, Ltd.
to fezone an approximate 2.02 acre tract of land located east of Lakeside Drive and
south of Highway 6 from ID-RS, Interim Development Single-Family Residential, to RM-
20, Medium Density Multi-Family Residential.
Denney said the applicants had indicated that they would amend the proposal to
request RM-12 instead of RM-20. zoning. He said staff supports this change. He said
there were some concerns about the layout of the site and the concept plan that was
submitted. He said staff had discussed this with the applicant. He said that staff
recommends approval, subject to a conditional zoning agreement requiring submission
and approval of a landscape plan as well as a concept plan. He said this would be
presented at the next Commission meeting.
Denney said that staff had looked at the traffic on Lakeside Drive and found there was
not as much of a queue as th~.y had anticipated. He said that the drive farther to the
south indicated on the concept plan was appropriate, but the drive closest to Highway
· 6 should probably be eliminated.
Scoff asked if the site plan will show the siting of the buildings. Denney said it would,
plus the general I.ayout of the parking. Bovbjerg asked if staff would indicate where the
driveways were on the opposite side of the street. Denney said they would check on
this for the next meeting.
Public dlscusslon,
Richard Rhodes, 2014 Ro~;hester Avenue, said he was not cognizant of all the details
of the subdivision and conditions involved when Outlot A was subdivided as part of the
Whispering Meadows tract, but he wanted to remind the Commission that the lot was
mapped as fully hyddc soils on the Johnson County Soil Survey. He said now is the
time to negotiate conditions requiring any special standards for subgrade construction.
He said he would remind the Commission that drainage from this lot goes northward
into the unnamed northern tributary of Snyder Creek Bottoms. He said extra care must
be taken to mitigate the impact of this development on the wetland complex. He said
he would suggest that the southern end of this tract could be a very nice compliment
to the Whispering Meadows Wetland Park while treating storm water and moving the
subdivision entry a little further away from Highway 6. He said if the storm water has
not been accommodated by basins in the area already, a wetland bay could be
constructed on the side of the existing pond to the south. He said an entryway could
be brought in to the south of the site that would have a small parking area for people
accessing Whispering Meadows Wetland Park. He said there would be a small amount
of open space along the southern end of the tract, and in conjunction with City monies
a trail could be developed that would go southward along the sewer easement and
connect with the Whispering Meadows trails.
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Bovbjerg asked Rhodes if his suggest'ion was to make the current pond larger to
incorporate some runoff, Rhodes said yes, if it was needed. Miklo said he believed that
with the previous subdivision, the basin was sized to accommodate this property.
Denney said the development did not require open space, because it was not a
subdivision, and not subject to the open space ordinance,
Public discussion closed.
MOTION: Dterks moved to defer REZ95-00t2, an application submitted by CB
Development, Ltd. to fezone an approximate 2.02 acre tract of land located east
of Lakeside Drive and south of Highway 6 from ID-R$, Interim Development
Single. Family Residential, to RM-12, Medium Density Multi-Family Residential to
August 3. Gibson seconded.
The motion canfled on a vote of 1.0,
DEVELOPMENT ITEM:
SUB95-0012. Discussion of an application submitted by Sycamore Farms inc. for
preliminary plat approval of Saddlebrook, a 223 acre, 10-lot residential subdivision and
Saddlebrook, Lot 5, a 41 acre, 222.unit Manufactured Housing Park located south of
Hwy. 6 and Heinz Road,
Miklo said there was a revised plan submitted last week and staff had completed a
review of the plan. He said there were some minor deficiencies that needed to be
corrected. He said staff had completed their review of the mitigation plan and again
there were some unresolved issues. He said staff had recommended that the item be
deferred to the August 3 Commission meeting.
Public discussion,
Richard Rhodes, 2014 Rochester Avenue, said that his memo had been augmented by
five more points. Bovbjerg said she felt the memo was helpful.
Scoff said he assumed in the packet for the next informal meeting, the Commission
would receive the final revised mitigation plan. Miklo said this was correct. Scoff asked
if staff could summarize the corrections that were completed between the submission
of the revision and the next Commission meeting. Starr asked that if everything goes
as planned, what the development's time line would be.
Raloh Stoffe~, 535 SouthGate Avenue, said the developers were ready to start
construction this fall. Scott asked if the applicant would verbally consent to waiving the
45-day limitation period to August 3. Stoffer said this was acceptable, Scott said the
applicant would also need to submit a wdtten waiver.
Public discussion closed.
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Page 14
MOTION: Gibson moved to defer SUB95.0012, an application submitted by
Sycamore Farms Inc. for preliminary plat approval of Saddlebrook, a 223 acre, 10-
lot residential subdivision and Saddlebrook, Lot 5, a 41 acre, 222-unit
Manufactured Houslng Park located south of Hwy. 6 and Heinz Road to August
3. Bovbjerg seconded.
Gibson said he was curious if any of the members of the Commission had major
reservations about the project. Scott said he did not, He said he had pushed for all the
major issues to be resolved. He said if the Sensitive Areas Ordinance was on the
books he would be less concerned about having all the details worked out.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
DESIGN REVIEW ITEM:
Public discussion of amendments to City Code Title 14, Chapter 6, "Zoning," Article J,
"Overlay Zones, "by creating a new overlay zoning district entitled "Design Review
Overlay Zone."
Scoff said it had been requested that the item be deferred to the August 17 meeting.
MOTION: Bovbjerg moved to defer consideration of amendments to City Code
Title 14, Chapter 6, "Zoning," Article J, "Overlay Zones, "by creating a new
overlay zoning district entitled "Design Review Overlay Zone." Dierks seconded.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BUSINESS:
1. Discussion of the Commission's FY95 Annual Report.
MOTION: Starr moved to adopt the Commlssion's FY95 Annual Report. Gibson
seconded.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
2. Discussion of the Commission's FY96/FY97 Pending List.
Scott said this would be on the agenda for the August 3 meeting.
MOTION: Dlerks moved to defer discussion of the Commission's FY96/FY97
Pending List. BovbJerg seconded.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
REVIEW OF THE JULY 6, 1995. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES:
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Miklo said Mary Losch had sent a letter noting corrections to the July 6 minutes, and that these
were the same corrections the Commissioners had 'identified.
MOTION: Gibson moved to approve the July 6, '1995 Planning and Zoning Commission
minutes, as amended. Jakobsen seconded.
The motion cartled on a vote of 7-0.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION INFORMATION:
Dierks said sl~e had attended the Airport Commission meeting. She said there were 20 people
there from various sectors. She said there were a variety of concerns and that the Airport
Commission was looking for input from the public. She said it had been decided that the airport
will not be moved and that they were talking about eliminating one runway. She said there
were a number of public meetings scheduled. She said the Airport Commission was trying to
look 20 years into the future. She said the number of small airports is diminishing.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Miklo said the*Commission would recall that there was a Woodlands Preservatio~ Ordinance
that the Commission had public hearing on and that a decision was made to regroup and draft
a Sensitive Areas Ordinance. He said the Sensitive Areas Committee now had a draft
completed. He said they were proposing to have a work session August 7 with the Planning
and Zoning Commission end the Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission to discuss the initial
draft and then hold a public hearing on it on August 21. He asked if there was a quorum of the
Commission that could attend these meetings. He said that staff would be sending out copies
of.the ordinance and a series of brochures to the Commission. A number of Commissioners
indicated they would not be able to attend a meeting on August 7. Miklo said he would attempt
to schedule a meeting for a later date.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Jakobsen moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:~13. Bovbjerg seconded.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
Sally Dierks, Secretary
Minutes submitted by Lita Sorerisen
IOWA CITY PLAN~NG AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
THURSDAY, JULY20, 1995 - 7.'30 P.M.
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