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Home My WebLink About2001-04-16 Council minutes City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 26, 2001 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Kerr, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, April 16, 2001, 6:45 PM in Council Chambers Council:Champion, Kanner, Lehman, O'Donnell, Pfab, Vanderhoef, Wilburn Staff: Arkins, Helling, Dilkes, Kerr, Gannon, Yapp, Miklo, Davidson, Boothroy, Nasby Matthews, Logsden, Fowler, Craig, Amin Tapes: 01-38, Side 2; 01-40 and 01-41, Both Sides (A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office) PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS Senior Planner Miklo requested the addition of a new item to the ageride. H. Setting of a public hearing for May 1 on an ordinance rezoning 24 acres from P, Public to SAO-5 Sensitive Area Overlay and amending the preliminary SAO plan of the Peninsula Neighborhood, an 82.1 acre a development located at the west end of Foster Road. Council agreed to add the item to the agenda. Senior Planner presented the following items: A. Setting a public headng for May 1 on an ordinance amending the Sensitive Areas Overlay Plan for Walnut Ridge Pads 9-10, a 20.67 acre, 13-1ot residential subdivision located on Kennedy Parkway. (REZ01-0003) B. Public hearing on an ordinance changing the zoning designation from General Industrial (I- 1 ) to Intensive Commercial (C1-1) for approxjmately 12.09 acres located on the south side of Highway 1. (VVestport Plaza, Pad 2/REZ01-0002) Miklo stated that if the conditional zoning agreement is not signed the public hearing should be continued to May 1. Mayor Lehman left the room for the next item due to a conflict of interest. C. Changing the zoning designation from High Density Multi-family Residential, RM-44, to Sensitive Areas Overlay, OSA-44, for approximately 4.01 acres of property to allow 39 dwellings in three buildings located on the east side of Herlocke Street. (Southgate Development/First Consideration) City Arty. Dilkes reviewed her March~,~, 2001 memo stating the plan complies with the /~d~ sensitive areas ordinance. Council Work Session April 16, 2001 Page 2 Mayor Lehman returned to the room. D. Public Hearing on a resolution amending the Comprehensive Plan to include the North District Plan Sr. Planner Miklo, Assoc. Planner Yapp, and Asst. PCD Dir. Davidson presented information. E. Ordinance amending the zoning code Article (D), definitions, and Article (L) provisional uses, special exceptions and temporary uses, to allow accessory apartments in accessory buildings. (First Consideration) F. Ordinance changing the zoning designation by establishing a Conservation Overlay Zone for properties generally located south of Burlington Street along Governor and Lucas Streets. (Second Consideration) G. Resolution approving a preliminary plat of Stone Bridge Estates Part 1, a 5.05 acre, 16-1ot residential subdivision located north of Court Street, east of Camden Road, and west of Taft Avenue. (SUB01-0002) AGENDA ITEMS 1. (Consent Calendar #3f(14) (a) and (b) - JCCOG Transportation Planner memos regarding parking on Union Road/Arizona Ave. and Muscatine Ave./Pinecrest Road) Asst. PCD Dir. Davidson stated that both requests deal with visibility issues, and stated residents may be present to address the matter and Council may wish to delete the items from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion. 2. (Consent Calendar #4f(1 ) - Letter from Ruth Beck regarding parking) Council Member Kanner requested information. The City Mgr. stated he was already investigating and could respond to Ms. Beck. 3. (Consent Calendar #4d(4) - Fixing date of May 1 for $670,000 GO Bonds) In response to Council Member Kanner, the City Mgr. replied bonds would be issued for the public art program or public art advisory committee expenditures. 4. (Item #15 - Resolution. ..use of public right-of-way .... Iowa City Coffee Company/Java House) In response to Council Member Kanner, the City Clerk stated a new provision of the agreement allowed establishments flexibility to remove the fence once a year to address snow removal and other safety issues and would be explored for future agreements. 5. (Item #10 - Ordinance amending the City Code. ..new section 4-2-3...regulation of alcohol sales) City Atty. Dilkes and Asst. City Atty. Matthews present for discussion. Council agreed to defer second consideration until May 1 to allow staff to receive input from licensees; majority agreed to delete 4-6-7A(4) from the proposed ordinance dealing with "normally or customarily charged" pricing. Staff will prepare recommendations for Council discussion on April 30, and a new ordinance prepared for first consideration containing the recommendations will be provided for the May 1 agenda. Council Work Session April 16, 2001 Page 3 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS Civil Service Commission - reappoint James Anderlik DUBUQUE STREET RAMP AND LINN STREET PARKING (IP2 of 4/12 Info Packet) Asst. PCD Dir. Davidson and Parking & Transit Dir. Fowler presented information. Council directed staff to convert to angle parking on the half block of Linn Street in front of the Library; and covert the parking spaces (in the Dubuque Street ramp) located below grade and at street level off of Linn Street to short-term parking, with the Linn Street entrance to the ramp becoming exclusively a shod-term parking entrance and the Dubuque Street entrance the long-term entrance. STAFF ACTION: Proceed as directed. (Fowler/Davidson) SHUTTLE AND SUMMER TRANSIT SERVICE (IP3 of 4/12 Info Packet) Parking & Transit Dir. Fowler and Transit Mgr. Logsden present for discussion. Majority of Council did not wish to pursue a 25 cent fare; and agreed to discontinue the shuttle in summer and reallocate the service hours to other routes such as Oakcrestrl'owncrest and Scott Industrial Park during the academic year. STAFF ACTION: Proceed as directed. (Fowler/Logsden) CDBG ALLOCATION (Item #7) Community Development Coordinator Nasby and HCDC Chairperson Renquist presented information regarding the process HCDC used to come up with their list of projects recommended for FY02 Community Development Block Grant and/or HOME Investment Partnership Program funding. SMOKING IN PUBLIC AREAS (IP4 of 4/12 Info Packet) City Atty. Dilkes reviewed her April 4 memo. After discussion Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance incorporating the following criteria: prohibiting smoking in restaurants only; no time limitations; define restaurant as over 50% gross revenues from food sales; include all restaurants regardless of size or seating; not to prohibit in outdoor restaurants; and to establish penalties at $25.00 for the smoker and $100/$250/$500 escalating fines for the owner/manager of the establishment. CAF¢: representatives Dan Ramsey, Eileen Fisher and Chris Clair present for discussion. Suzanne Jock, American Cancer Society, also present. STAFF ACTION: Contact Alcoholic Beverages Division to see if there are figures available of gross receipts filed for licenses establishments and/or conduct informal local survey to access the gross receipts and report back to Council. (Dilkes)