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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
MAY 8, 2001
Iowa City Council, special meeting, 8:00 a.m. at the Civic Center. Mayor Lehman
presiding. Council Members present: Champion, Kanner, Lehman, O'Donnell, Pfab,
Vanderhoef, Wilburn. Absent: None. Staffmembers present: Atkins, Helling, Holecek,
Karr, McCafferty. Council minutes tape recorded on Tape 01-52, Side 1.
The Mayor announced that agenda items 3 & 4 would not be discussed until
evaluations are completed and no eadier than10:00 a.m.
Moved by Champion, seconded by Vanderhoef to adjourn to executive session to
evaluate the professional competency of individuals whose appointment, hiring, perform-
ance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irrepara-
ble injury to those individuals' reputations and those individuals requested a closed ses-
sion. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor
declared the motion carried and adjourned into executive session 8:06 a.m.
Council returned to open session 10:30 a.m.
The Mayor reminded Council of the joint meeting with the Board of Supervisors
and other area entities scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on May 10.
Moved by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell, to adopt RES. 01-126, Bk. 125, p.
126, INTENT TO CONVEY THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS PENINSULA NEIGHBOR-
HOOD, FIRST ADDITION, IN IOWA CITY, IOWA, TO TERRY L. STAMPER HOLDINGS,
L.L.C., AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID CONVEYANCE FOR MAY 15,
2001. The following people appeared: Michael Gunn, Historic Preservation Chair; Atty.
Joe Holland, South Linn Partnership. Asst. City Atty. Holecek present for discussion. Af-
firmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared
the resolution adopted.
Moved by Champion, seconded by Pfab, to set a public hearing for June 12 on or-
dinance designating the Carnegie Library building (old public library) located at the south-
east corner of College and Linn Streets as an Iowa City historic landmark. The Mayor de-
clared the motion carried, 6/1, with the following division of roll call vote: Ayes: Champion,
Kanner, O'Donnell, Pfab, Vanderhoef, Wilburn. Nays: Lehman. Moved by Champion,
seconded by Pfab, to accept correspondence from: Michael Gunn representing the His-
toric Preservation Commission (2), Christopher Johns, Katherine Tachau, Lisa Heineman,
David Schoenbaum, Julie Berger Hochstrasser, Leslie Schwalm, Michael Buchler,
Madeline Sullivan, Sue Hettmansperger, Lesley Menninger, Paula Brandt, Judith Pascoe,
Perry Howell, Eric Gidal, Patrick Naick, and copies of letter to Planner McCafferty from
the State Historical Society of Iowa, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Midwest
Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Mayor declared the motion car-
ried, 7/0, all Council Members present.
Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by Kanner, to adjo
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Manan K. Karr, City Clerk