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Home My WebLink About2002-04-01 Council minutes City of Iowa City M MORANDUM Date: April 1, 2002 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, April 1, 2002, 6:30 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Champion, Kanner, Lehman, O'Donnell, Pfab, Vanderhoef (6:40), Wilburn Staff: Atkins, Helling, Dilkes, Karr, Franklin, Fosse, Davidson, O'Malley, Grosvenor Tapes: 02-31, Both Sides; 02-32, Side 1 (A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office) ADDITION TO CONSENT CALENDAR Council agreed to add a Class C Liquor License and dancing permit for the Union Bar to the agenda. PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS PCD Director Franklin presented information on the following items: A. Public hearing on amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, South District Map to show the general alignment of a future east-west arterial street and to amend the text of the plan to refer to the alignment. B. Public hearing on amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to provide for the location of large apadment in new neighborhoods and to amend the South District Plan land use map to depict multi-family development on the east side of South Gilbert Street east and south of Napoleon Park. C. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning 17.64 acres from Interim Development Single Family (ID-RS) and Interim Development Multi-Family (ID-RM) to Planned Development Housing Overlay-12 (OPDH-12) to allow 168 dwellings in 18 buildings located on the east side of Gilbert Street south of Napoleon Lane. (Hammond/REZ01-00024) D. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning 5.45 acres from Rural Residential (RR-1) and Interim Development Single Family Residential (ID-RS) to Low Density Single Family Residential (RS-5) located at the northwest corner of Rohret Road and Phoenix Drive. (Hanick/REZ02-00001) City Engr. Fosse present for discussion. E. Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Neighborhood Commercial, CN-1, zone to broaden the uses allowed and to revise the dimensional requirements and design provisions. Council Work Session April 1, 2002 Page 2 Council Member Kanner asked that staff provide a redlined version of the ordinance for Council review in the future. F. Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Zoning Code, Article O, Sign Regulations, to permit portable signs in the Central Business Service, CB-2, Central Business Support, CB- 5, and Central Business, CB-10, zones. In response to Council Member Kanner, PCD Director Franklin stated that Lou Henri's Restaurant is a nonconforming use in a residential zone and a portable sign would not be allowed. Staff will follow up on the specific before responding to a proposed amendment suggested by Council Member Kanner for the site. G. Ordinance rezoning 18.2 acres from Low Density Single-Family, (RS-5) to Sensitive Areas Overlay Low Density Single-Family (OSA-5) and a preliminary sensitive areas development plan for Hickory Heights, a 20-lot residential subdivision located west of Scott Boulevard near its intersection with Dodge Street. (REZ01-00028/SUB01-00031) (First Consideration) H. Ordinance to vacate the northern 182 feet of the 20-foot wide alley right-of-way located south of Burlington Street and west of Dubuque Street. (VAC01-00004) (Pass and Adopt) I. Resolution approving the final plat of Stone Bridge Estates, Pads 2-4, a 13.98 50-lot residential subdivision located east of Camden Road north of Court Street. (SUB02-00001) J. Resolution approving the extraterritorial preliminary plat of Lacina Meadows, an 80.13 acre, 23-Lot residential subdivision located in Fringe Area C west of Dane Road, east of Naples Avenue and north of Osage Street. (SUB02-00004) AGENDA ITEMS 1. (Item #9 - Civil Penalty ... North Dodge Express) City Clerk Karr noted that the establishment had signed a waiver of hearing and paid the civil penalty. Therefore, no hearing would be held and instead action is recommended on a resolution accepting the payment. 2. (Item #15 - Resolution adopting ... Housing Authority's Updated Annual Plan) There were no questions for Housing Adm. Grosvenor on her agenda item. 3. (Consent Calendar - Items d(3), d(4), d(5) - Resolutions setting public hearing on proposed . Urban Renewal Areas) Council Member Kanner stated his intent to request the items for removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration Tuesday evening. 4. (Consent Calendar - Item d(1) - Motion setting public hearing on CDBG ... budgets) Council Member Wilbum stated he has been advised by the City Attorney that he has a conflict of interest on this item and requested that the item be deleted from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration to allow him to vote on the remaining items and abstain from voting on this motion. Council Work Session April 1, 2002 Page 3 5. (Consent Calendar- Item #e(1) - Resolution ratifying...Iowa Depadment of Cultural Affairs...grant funds) PCD Director Franklin noted amendments to the amount since the agenda was printed. The total grant request will be $24,000, and the local match of $20,000 would come from the public art funds and go toward the actual sculptures or whatever the art is. A $5,920 in kind contribution would be our local 50 percent match. 6. (Consent Calendar - letter from Becky Soglin re sensitive areas ordinance) In response to Council Member Kanner, PCD Director Franklin and City Atty. Dilkes stated that information would be provided by the Corps of Engineers prior to P&Z review and that the ordinance could potentially be to Council in late May. 7. (Item #8 - Ordinance amending ... increase parking fees) Council Member Vanderhoef stated her interest in amending the ordinance to increase the overtime parking from $3.00 to the state maximum of $5.00. She also encouraged asking the Legislative Policy Committee for the League of Cities to pursue legislation to allow the City's to impose the same reasonable and prosperous fines that the University does. 8. (Item #7 - Public Hearing on Airport Zoning) PCD Director stated that the item comment was incorrect and that the ordinance would not be reviewed by Planning & Zoning again but would come back to the City Council for another hearing at a later time. Council Member Kanner requested a colored map of the area. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment - Carl Williams Historic Preservation Commission - Amy Marie Smothers Coccoluto (At Large) Readvertise (Moffitt Representative) Chief Elected Official - Work Force Development - Dee Vanderhoef UPDATE ON PARCEL 64-1A PCD Director Franklin presented information. STAFF ACTION: Prepare development agreement for Council consideration. (Franklin) 25% CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS/DEBT LEVY POLICY (Agenda Item #22; IP1 of 3/28 Info Packet) City Mgr. Atkins stated that the FY03 budget is within the policy but with the library and other capital projects it going to push beyond the 25%. He stated he could be eight years for the capital plan to fall back under the 25% policy. Staff had fashioned the library bond as a 20 year pay out, and the other bonds debt as 10 year. Council Work Session April 1, 2002 Page 4 CAPITAL PROJECTS (IP9 of 3/14 Info Packet) City Mgr. Atkins and City Engr. Fosse reviewed information. Fosse stated there were projects not included on the report because they were staded before this calendar year and are still continuing: · Water Plant - done almost $23M worth of work; change work orders if $60,000. Fosse noted industry average for such a project would be $800,000 to $1M · Wastewater Plant - constructed $24M to date; $89,000 to good (more deducts than additions) in change work orders. BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER CHILD CARE (IP2 & IP3 of 3/28 Info Packet) Council Member Kanner requested Council consider setting aside a budgetary amount for this purpose. Council Member Wilburn suggested looking at barriers to citizens participating on Boards and Commissions beyond child care, and maybe the next budget cycle think about setting aside some money in the form of a stipend. There was not a majority interested in pursuing this matter at this time. A majority of Council agreed to have staff contact the State League of Cities to see what other cities in the State are doing as far as offering stipends to Board or Commission members, what they can do with the stipend, and whether this did increase participation. Staff will provide a memo of the results of their inquiries. STAFF ACTION: City Manager to contact Iowa League of Cities. (Atkins) COUNCIL TIME 1. Council Member Vanderhoef requested staff review performance of the developer's of the CDBG projects for housing projects prior to allocations this year. The City Mgr. will follow up with staff regarding this request and repod back to Council on what's involved. Meeting adjourned 8:55 PM.