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MEMORANDUM
Date: January 30, 2002
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, January 22, 2002, 5:30 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Champion, Kanner, Lehman, O'Donnell, Pfab (5:40), Vanderhoef, Wilburn (5:35)
Staff: Atkins, Helling, Dilkes, Karr, Franklin, Trueblood
Tapes: 02-09, Side 2; 02-10, Side 1
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS
PCD Director Franklin presented information on the following items:
A. Setting a public hearing for February 5 on an ordinance to rezone approximately 0.63 acres
located at 707 N. Dubuque Street from High Density Multi-Family, RM-44, to Sensitive Areas
Overlay, OSA/RM-44. (REZ01-00010)
B. Public hearing on an ordinance to rezone 95 acres located between Court Street and Lower
West Branch Road from Low Density Single Family, RS-5, and Medium Density Single-
Family, RS-8, to Sensitive Areas Overlay (Lindemann). (REZ01-00023/SUB01-00025)
C. Public hearing on an ordinance to vacate the northern 184 feet of the 20-foot wide alley
right-of-way located south of Burlington Street and west of Dubuque Street. (VAC01-00004)
D. Public hearing on an ordinance to vacate a portion of Northgate Drive. (VAC01-00006)
E. Public hearing on a resolution annexing 4.01 acres located south of Herbert Hoover
Highway east of Scott Boulevard. (Iowa City Care Center/ANN01-00005)
F. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning 4.01 acres located south of Herbert Hoover
Highway east of Scott Boulevard from County Local Commercial, C-1, to Commercial Office,
CO-1. (Iowa City Care Center/REZ01-00025)
G. Ordinance to rezone .63 acres from General Industrial, I-I, to Intensive Commercial, C1-1,
located on the south side of Highway 1 West, west of Ruppert Road. (Carousel/RE01-
00021 ) (Pass and Adopt)
H. Ordinance to vacate West Benton Court north of Benton Street. {Oaknoll/VAC01-00003)
(Pass and Adopt)
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City Attorney Dilkes reported that no contact has been made on the offer to convey, noting that
Atty. Downer was putting an offer together and the item should be deferred pending a
conveyance price.
I. Ordinance to rezone approximately 38.24 acres from Low Density Single Family, RS-5,
County Highway Commercial, CH, County Local Commercial, CI and County Multi-Family,
R3A to Community Commercial, CC-2 (10.99 acres), Medium Density Single-Family, RS-8
(21 acres), and Low Density Single-Family, RS-5 (6.22 acres) for property located east of
Scott Boulevard and south of Rochester Avenue and Lower West Branch Road (Plum
Grove). (Pass and Adopt)
Franklin stated the item should be deferred to February 5 pending submission of construction
plans and legal papers.
J. Ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by changing the Zoning regulations of
approximately 105.2 acres of property from Suburban Residential, County RS, to Low
Density Single-Family Residential, RS-5 (45.08 acres), and Medium Density Single-Family
Residential, RS-6 (60.13 acres) for property located north of Court Street, south of Lower
West Branch Road, and east of Hummingbird Lane (Lindemann/South§ate). (Pass and
Adopt)
K. Resolution approving the final plat of Oakes Sixth Addition, a 30.11-acre, 18-1ot residential
subdivision located at the western terminus of Bristol Avenue. (SUB01-00033)
L. Resolution approving the preliminary and final plat of Press-Citizen Addition, a 33.46 acre,
3-lot commercial and residential subdivision located at the intersection of Dodge Street and
Scott Boulevard. (SUB01-00032)
Council Member Kanner requested a copy of the staff report on Hickory Heights Subdivision
prior to the formal meeting. (See further discuss under agenda items)
AGENDA ITEMS/COUNCIL TIME
1. (Consent Calendar 2g(6) - Sue Futrell regarding rezoning in SE Iowa City Industrial Zone)
In response to Council Member Vanderhoef, PCD Director stated the procedure to notify
individual property owners was for rezonings only and that the item being discussed was a
code amendment.
2. (#41 - Resolution approving preliminary and final... Press Citizen Addition) In response to
Council Member Kanner, PCD Director Franklin stated the request from Council to look at
changes in the process for sensitive area rezonings had not been prioritized to date. It was
the intent of the Planning and Zoning Commission to prepare a list of their priorities for
Council review in the near future.
3. (#7 and #8 - Resolutions....North Dodge Street Project) In response to Council Member
Kanner, the City Manager and PCD Director Franklin reviewed the revised time line.
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4, (Consent Calendar #3g(3) - Bruce Gtuckman re franchise fees on non-subscriber revenue)
In response to Council Member Pfab, Asst. City Mgr, Helling reviewed the recent
Communications Commission ruling concerning franchise fees and stated the
Telecommunications Commission will be discussing this at an upcoming meeting and will
report back to Council.
LITERARY WALK EXTENSION
PCD Director Franklin noted Public Art Committee discussion about extending the Literary Walk
down Linn Street towards the new Library. She explained there were six authors not included in
the original Literary Walk due to space; additional cost is approximately $24,000, it would
probably not include the stamped concrete; and it would include only the sidewalk going to be
removed (project currently underway at the corner of Linn and Iowa (Moen) and in front of the
Library). Majority of Council directed staff to proceed,
STAFF ACTION: Action is dependent on budget decisions. (Franklin)
PARKS AND RECREATION FEES AND CHARGES (Item #10)
Parks & Recreation Director Trueblood present for discussion. Majority of Council agreed to the
fees and charges presented which totals 39.4 percent of the goat to get 40 percent of
Recreation Division revenues from non property taxed sources.
SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS AMENDMENT
There were not four people to amend the smoking ordinance for a zero smoking tolerance in
restaurants.
Meeting adjourned 6:35 PM.