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ITEM 2. OUTSTANDING STUDENT CITIZENSHIP AWARDS -Hoover
Elementary
Hayek: Would the young ladies from Hoover Elementary please step forward. Well, hi
guys! We met just a few minutes ago. I'm Matt Hayek the Mayor and this is the
City Council for Iowa City behind you. This is the best part in our Council
meetings because, uh, this is when we recognize leaders of the various elementary
schools in Iowa City for all that they do in their schools. And, the way we'll do
this is that I see each of you has brought a piece of paper to read from, and we'll
have you read from your paper and then I'm going to tell you about this award
we're giving you, and then we'll also maybe recognize your parents out in the
crowd. So, why don't we start with you, and you can hold this or I can hold this,
whatever you prefer.
Bywater: My name is Emily Bywater. I'm in sixth grade at Hoover School. I'm a leader
for the other students because I represent my class on student council and I get my
work done on time and with thought. Often other kids call on me for help
because they know I am willing to help them do their best. My teachers often say
that I am kind and willing to include everyone. I also include my younger
siblings and help them do their best on homework and after school activities.
Other activities I do are piano, orchestra, band, dance, science club, church
activities, and Girl Scouts. At church I help with the younger kids, for example,
teaching Sunday school and playing with them in the nursery. In Girl Scouts I
have sold cookies to be donated to the Free Lunch program. My Girl Scout troop
has (mumbled) Free Lunch program and I prepared food and served at Free Lunch
three times. Another thing that I do for my community is that on my birthday
instead of having my friends bring presents for me, I ask them to bring supplies
for local charities. In the last four years I have donated to the Crisis Center,
Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Free Lunch program. I would
like to thank Mrs. Bender for nominating me and thank the City Council for
having me here tonight. (applause)
Carrell: Hi, my name is Lizzie Carrell, and here's my speech: (mumbled) I was
speechless when I got the letter that I was the nominee for the Outstanding
Student Citizenship Award. I was ridiculously grateful and honored, but as I read
on I learned I would have to write at least one paragraph explaining what actions I
have taken to win this award. This should have come naturally to me for writing
is my passion, but this time I was struggling. My difficulty was that I really
hadn't done any one large deed to receive this high honor. But I then told myself
to think really, really hard, and then it came to me. It is true that I haven't done
any one special act of kindness to receive this award. But it...but it is true that the
other years...that over the years I have strived to be the best I can...that I can be.
Every day I try my best to not only think of myself, but to think of others and the
decisions I make 24/7. Things like inviting the new girl at school to come and sit
with me and my friends, or joining student council to try to make my school and
the school's community...school's community a better place to be. These small
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acts of kindness I assume have led me to be the proper Iowa City citizen I am
today. Again, this is a huge honor. I am thrilled to have met you wonderful
people who have run my hometown with ease. Thank you. (applause)
Hayek: Well thank you! Those are both two very excellent speeches, and uh, it's clear
that you are very active in your schools, and I think you understand what it means
to be a student and a citizen and that's the point of these awards! You work very
hard to at school with just basic schoolwork, but you also understand that you
have a role to play in the community, and if every person in Iowa City did the
kind of things you did, we would...we would be a better place and you are a great
example for both, uh, children your age and frankly for the rest of us. And I know
your parents and your teachers are very proud. So, we have an award, uh, it's...it,
uh, goes to each of you, and has your name, and I'm going to read it. It says as
follows: Citizenship Award, for her outstanding qualities of leadership within
Hoover Elementary, as well as the community, and for her sense of responsibility
and helpfulness to others, we recognize you as an outstanding student citizen.
Your community is proud of you. Presented by the Iowa City City Council,
January 2011. Congratulations! (applause)
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ITEM 3. PROCLAMATIONS.
a) Arts and Culture Day: January 31, 2011
Hayek: (reads proclamation)
Karr: Here to accept the proclamation is Nancy Kula, a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Cultural Corridor Alliance. (applause)
Kula: Thank you very much, Mayor Hayek and Members of the Iowa City Council.
Um, as a Member of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance Board of Directors
we're very grateful for this proclamation. Monday is a very special day for us.
This Arts and Culture Day, January 31St, is our 5th annual awards, uh, ceremony.
It's going to be a night where we bring all of our members together and we
celebrate the...everything that we've accomplished in the past year. ICCA
represents over 150 different arts and cultures from throughout the corridor area,
and we look forward to celebrating on this evening. Um, many collaborations and
the way that we've helped drive the economy in our communities. Thank you
very much.
Hayek: Thank you, Nancy.
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ITEM 4. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS
PRESENTED OR AMENDED.
Champion: Move adoption.
Wright: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Champion, seconded by Wright. Discussion?
Karr: Mr. Mayor, you do have someone here for the Consent Calendar.
Hayek: Okay.
Wright: Good evening, uh, my name's Bill Wright, and I live at 1902 Woodridge Avenue,
and I was here two weeks ago to address you about one of the issues and that was
the parking issue on, uh, Windsor Drive and moving it from the west side to the
east, or from banning it on the west to the east, and I'm just here tonight to thank
you because, uh, too often you don't get thanked for listening to people and, uh,
taking their concerns, uh, you know, to heart, but I think last week the Council did
that, or two weeks ago, by, uh, tabling this for two weeks, uh, I'm not here to
advocate either way tonight, uh, but just to say thank you. Secondly, I'd like to
thank the City staff who often don't get the thanks that they deserve, because I did
get a call from, uh, one of the people in your Engineering, Parking...or Traffic
Engineering department, uh, they...we had a good discussion about the issue and
I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate the fact that somebody had
listened and uh, actually got back about the issue. So that's all I have to say about
it. I'm sure you've all considered it and had a chance to do that and uh, but thank
you very much for your consideration.
Hayek: Thanks for your words, Mr. Wright. Further discussion? Roll call, please. Item
passes 6-0.
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ITEM 5. COMMUNITY COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA).
Hayek: This is the opportunity at each Council meeting for the public to address t lease y
Council on items that are not on our agenda. If you'd like to address us, p
step to the, uh, podium, sign in, uh, give us your name, uh, and please limit your
comments to five minutes or less. Thank you.
Bokessa: My name is Jerry Bokessa. I'm a union carpenter. I just moved back here from,
uh, Los Angeles, California, after retiring there. I came back to, uh, Iowa City
because this is my home. I was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and I have, uh, credits
to building Iowa City as a carpenter and a construction worker such as the
Hancher Auditorium, the, uh, sewer plant, uh, on south Dubuque I think it is, and
uh, University Hospital and Kinnick Stadium. There's a sewer line in the middle
of, uh, Clinton and Washington that I assisted putting in, and those are my credits
to the contribution of Iowa City. I would like to propose a project of stopping the
funds coming in here from the federal government building low-income housing
to eliminate the criminals that are coming along with it. Right now there are no
jobs for these people to take. Their basic premise is to disrupt and disturb
businesses. I have seen with my own two eyes on December 7th, uh, 2010, the
harassment of a co-ed on the corner of Clinton and Washington in broad daylight,
that the, uh, young lady said she was frightened and was in fear because the guy
kept harassing her, and she stepped behind me after I intervened. They also
witnessed a disruption of the business at, uh, underneath the Gazette, uh,
Newspaper, where the police were called to a disturbance there and they had
ordered one guy out, and this is just an attempt to intimidate the police. While the
police do not have the right to stop a car going down the street because they're
driving "black" as they do in L.A., but out of ~our~car and put a gun to your heads
to stop anybody, and they will pull you Y
and handcuff you, and they don't have to have a reason. They can do it any time
they want to, and I want the same powers, uh, given to the Iowa City Police.
They also don't have...the Iowa City Police do not have the right to arrest a
fugitive in Iowa City that has a warrant from another state because it's not in their
jurisdiction. I have sent a letter to O e~and make those arrest in order to getral,
asking for a U.S. Marshall to come
this...rid of this place. I have noticed that there was a robbery at the Dollar Tree
Store some time back where the guy that robbed the place had two convictions on
Armed Robbery, and now he had a third here. Now those are the type of people I
don't think that belong in Iowa City. Iowa City is a good place. I have lived here
in Iowa all my life, and I hated ild sue rt for mydtwo daughters which d d ~ I
find a job to support, uh, pay ch pp
sent them as much as $1,500 in one chrin in aboutyuh r proposal to~uh, stop
the uh, Police need assistance in, uh, b g g
these people on the street if they seem to be, uh, acting suspiciously. Now, most
of...most of the people are hiding behind the fact that because they are black they
are using it as a defense saying that you're picking on them, but I have seen these
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people, as of today, harassing other people, making threats, and I wish there was
some way to...to do it other than the way I'm doing it, but I intend to file a
lawsuit against the federal government to stop the funds coming in here for low-
income housing in order to get rid of these thugs. They are harboring fugitives
inside of these houses, and the Police tell me that there's nothing they can do
about it, but once they get out in the street, they're going to go back to their, uh,
original source of income, just like I am. I'm a union carpenter. The first thing I
did in my neighborhood was start making handyman repairs in the neighborhood
on houses. And picking up money that way. They're going to go back to selling
drugs and armed robbery, just like they done before. And before a Iowa City
policeman is shot like the ones that are being shot all over the country, you should
do something about this problem before it gets out of hand. Thank you.
Nurnberg: Good evening Council and Mr. Mayor, my name is Eric Nurnberg, from 1629
Spruce Street. I'm here this evening in my capacity as First Vice President of the
Iowa City Association of Professional Firefighters. First off, we'd like to
congratulate Emily and Lizzie on their Outstanding Citizenship Award
and...anybody that has to speak after them tonight has got a tough act to follow,
that's for sure! (laughter) Great presentation! Um...want to talk a little bit
tonight, uh, if I can about the recent decision in the budget work session to, uh, at
least preliminarily eliminate a position from the Fire Department. A little ironic
that I'm here tonight because I...the first time that I addressed the City Council
was about eight years ago, uh, I believe the last time that, uh, City...City jobs
were eliminated during this budget, uh, during the budget work session, and those
too came from, uh, the Police Department and the Fire Department. Just like to
talk just a little bit about that decision, please. Now, knowing that I represent the
union, I don't want anyone to...to mistake that I want intend to do here. This
isn't a turf war, and certainly it...it isn't an `us vs. them' or a circling the wagons
type situation. That's not...that's not how we operate. Uh, just ask that you
remember that the people that...that I represent are the same dedicated and
professional people, the captains and the lieutenants, and firefighters that, you
know, ride on the trucks every day and respond to the emergencies. All of us
certainly committed to...to better service for our citizens, uh, better service
delivery, the continual quality improvement, uh, that we always seek, and to that
end, we've invested an incredible amount of time in strategic planning efforts.
You've seen, uh, I think some of those documents, certainly, and because of
those, uh, really laborious efforts, the Iowa City Fire Department is one of fewer
than 130 worldwide that have been recognized with the distinguished, uh,
accreditation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence. So our strategic plan
steers us, uh, a lot. It's a very good document, and as part of that strategic plan
the last time we made it, we invited in 74 external stakeholders from the
community, and as part of the process, many of the things that they were asked to
do to help determine our, uh, our focus for the future was to come up with some
concerns related to our department and our service delivery. Those 74 people
generated 114 points of concern regarding the ICFD, and 41 of those comments
were related to insufficient staffing, comments such as, `Do they maintain proper
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levels of staffing,' `Do we have adequate staffing,' `Do we have funding to cover
needed staffing,' `Are we stretched too far,' `They're understaffed,' `Staffing not
consistent with City growth,' `Too small for the community,' `Underfunding is
always an issue,' etc. Now these are the external stakeholder opinions. These are
citizens and community leaders. And...and frankly after leading aneight-year
battle to build and staff the fourth Fire Station, which has been needed for at least
twice that long, I would have thought that we could agree that these are the
thoughts and opinions of our community, as well. Certainly, public safety has
been a popular headliner in the past couple of local election cycles, and I have to
say, I lost a little bit of face in the Firehouse the other day when we learned that
the position elimination would be recommended to you, because I told the
membership not to be concerned, that I did not believe that the City Council
would, uh, in any way entertain that idea. So I...of course I was shocked, uh,
when six of you accepted that recommendation to eliminate the position.
And...as far as the membership goes, I think we were really more concerned with
how little discourse was involved, and if I could just have one quick moment, I'd
like to respond to a couple of points that were used to support that decision,
and...you know, the first one being, to be eliminated from that spot because that's
where the growth most recently occurred, and you know, we would just like to,
uh, reinforce to you that, you know, when I thanked you for Fire Station #4, I
asked you please to remember that that didn't mean that we were going to have
nine extra firefighters. These were...this was a defined need in the community.
A desperate need and...and uh, we assessed that, uh, a franchise fee to help pay
for that and we just believe that it's counterproductive to, uh, to eliminate
positions at the same time that we're adding positions. A little bit hard to
understand, frankly. Also a little dismayed at the justification that, uh, that we
could accept this because the City Manager in the coming year will take a good
hard look at the budget. Um, certainly I believe firmly that the City Manager is
going to come through with some ideas for amuch-more transparent and
workable budget process. Uh, but I believe three of you said that we would be
comfortable with this cut for a year, because we're going to really look at the
budget in the coming year. Well, I don't know what being comfortable with it for
a year means. I don't know if that means we'll be uncomfortable with it next
year, or next year it may be reinstated, uh, I don't know, but if the justification
used to make the cut is that we're really going to look at the budget, um, very
close in the coming year, we believe that that's the justification be used to keep
the position on the Fire Department for the coming year. The reality is that the
community has a defined fire and life safety need. Our call volume is up nearly
10%, uh, and that's a trend that will continue and grow. Uh, while others go
about their day, certainly tragedy strikes, unfortunately, in Iowa City that requires
the response of a...atyell-trained and well-staffed Fire Department. And by any
objective professional standard, our Fire Department still remains understaffed.
So as I conclude, I want to say I'm thankful for people like you, certainly. You
do a lot of hard work, uh, probably not always appreciated as you should be. I
know. You work very hard and you subject yourself to criticism and just recently
I know that you've been in here almost every night. I appreciate that. Um, I
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sometimes wonder if...if maybe you all don't wonder if people understand or care
or appreciate, but...I would ask you with humility that...as you face the mountain
of this budget and the budget to come, and the budget the year after that, that you
please don't confuse...doing athing with doing the right thing. And, because of
this and...and because of some of the reasons that I've already listed, I would just
implore you, please, to go back to the drawing board and discuss whether a...a
staffing cut to the Fire Department is absolutely necessary. And...and if it's the
right thing. And, I...I certainly hope, and I trust, that...that you'll find that it is
not. Thank you for your time, and of course, thank you for your service.
Hayek: Thank you for your service, Eric. Would anyone else from the public like to
address us during community comment?
Hembreiker: My name is Helene Hembreiker. Dear Iowa City Council Members, I would like
to bring before you a concern I have. I live in a duplex on the southeast side of
Iowa City. I live in the lower level and I rent the upstairs to a retired couple.
When I first bought this duplex in 1993, the City came to inspect it every three
years. The fee at that time was $56.00. Now the City is coming to inspect my
duplex every two years and the fee is $212.00. I am retired and on a fixed
income. So is the couple who rents from me. I asked Art Anderson who comes
out to inspect my duplex why is the City inspecting more often, and why has the
fee increased so much? Mr. Anderson replied, that as prices go up, the City needs
to bring in more income. I keep my duplex in excellent condition, and carefully
follow all the City codes for rental property. I have a very good record as verified
by my inspector, Mr. Anderson. I carry Allstate Auto and Homeowner's
insurance, and have the good driver rate. I receive a discount on both my policies
because I am claim-free. Allstate rewards me with lower rates because I am
conscientious and careful. Therefore, I am asking for someone like myself who
maintains my property in top-notch condition. It seems like the City would
inspect my duplex less often and charge me a lower fee than rental property
owners who let their units deteriorate and endanger their tenants. I feel that those
of us who are conscientious about the upkeep and safety of our rental units should
be rewarded, not penalized. At present, I am paying over $100 each year for one
rental unit. Therefore, I am asking the City Council to consider granting me
rental inspections less often and a lower rental permit fee. Thank you.
Hayek: Thank you, ma'am. Appreciate your comments.
Karr: I'll be happy to take that. Thank you. Motion to accept correspondence.
Wilburn: So moved.
Bailey: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Wilburn, seconded by Bailey. Discussion? All those in favor say aye.
Opposed say nay. Motion carries.
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Wright: (mumbled) that might be something we could consider taking a look ~t~bOtlher
cities do have their rentals based on...their rental fees based on, uh, p
properties.
Hayek: Do we want to ask...
Champion: If there's a problem they have to go back too.
Wright: Yeah.
Champion: We could look at it.
Hayek: Well, uh...Dale and Tom, do you think, uh, we could...
Markus: We could take a look at it.
Hayek: ...take a look at that and give us your thoughts? Okay. Thank you.
Wright: Thank you.
Hayek: Anyone else on community comment? Okay, let's move on to Item 6, Planning
and Zoning matters.
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ITEM 6. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS.
a) CONDITIONALLY REZOT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ES OF
PROPERTY LOCATED A
MUSCATINE AVENUE AND SCOTT BOULEVARD, FROM LOW
DENSITY SINGTI-F MIL RESI ENTIAL (RM-12). R E 0-00016)
DENSITY MUL
1. PUBLIC HEARING
Hayek: This is a public hearing. (bangs gavel) Public hearing is open. Uh, any ex-pane
communications to report?
Mims: Nope.
Bailey: I did...I, um, talked with the Planning Director about the sidewalk connectivity,
just briefly. Nothing of real consequence. Just sort of outlining that.
Davidson: Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council. I'm Jeff Davidson
the Planning Director for the City of Iowa City. And as the Mayor has indicated,
the uh...first item under Planning and Zoning items this evening is a request by
TNT Land Development to rezone 8.84 acres from low-density single-family
residential to RM-12, low-density multi-family residential. Uh, this is for the
development of Terra Verde Subdivision, which will ultimately include 191ots of
detached single-family units, and three lots for multi-family units. It is located, as
you can see from the map here, at the intersection, uh, that would be the northwest
intersection...northwest corner of the intersection of Muscatine Avenue and Scott
Boulevard. The entire, um, size of the entire parcel is 12.48 acres. The portion to
be rezoned, which you see...right here, is 2.84 acres. Um...the land that is under
consideration here is currently used as farm land, and is all zoned low-dens...low-
density single-family residential. So the intent here is to rezone this portion here
for some multi-family buildings that I will show you in a moment. Uh, Terrence
...Terrence Lane would extend up through here, and I'll show you, um, a picture
of the proposed preliminary plat in a... in a moment here, and then the remainder
of this would remain, uh, single-family, and so it doesn't require any kind of, uh,
of a rezoning. Uh, the applicant has used the good neighbor policy and notified
the, um, adjacent neighborhood of what is planned. Um...in terms of the
Comprehensive Plan, uh, as I mentioned the zoning, uh, currently allows for low-
density single-family. Uh, if you look at the guidance in the Comprehensive Plan,
it does say that it is appropriate for multi-family units at intersections. If, for
example, you go about a half mile down, uh, Scott Boulevard, that's the way that
intersection is set up. That intersection also has a commercial, uh, development
added, as well, but there's...there'skfnd of a node of multi-family, higher density
housing around the intersection, cause that's an area of higher traffic, higher
noise, and then it, um, goes out into single-family beyond that point, and that's
the...a similar design to what is, uh, proposed here. Uh, to get into just a few of
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the specifics here then. This is Terrence Lane that I mentioned. You can see the
proposed, uh, single-family lots here, and then the three multi-family lots, uh, that
are proposed for right here, uh, at the corner. Um...so we do believe that the
proposed multi-family zoning at the intersection is consistent with the City's
Comprehensive Plan. Um...the layout of the proposed multi-family, you can see
here, uh, again, to orient you...Muscatine Avenue would be here, Terrence Lane
here, uh, you can see the six buildings, uh, that are proposed. Um...in terms of
these multi-family properties, there would be no access to Scott Boulevard, and
no access to Muscatine Avenue. The access would come off of a driveway here.
Uh, there are as designed...I think we also have a, yeah, here's...here's an
elevation to show you what the building would look like. Um...there would be at
each of the units four parking spaces, two in the garage and two, uh, in the
driveway, and then as you can see, uh, there's an area, a landscaped area here that
could have, well, you can even see some parking proposed, uh, for visitors and
there could even be additional parking added in this area, and this was a concern,
and you can see the driveway loops around like that. Uh, this is a concern
because at the intersection of two arterials there's not a lot of opportunity for on-
street parking, uh, and we would...because of the width of Terrence Lane, which
is 26-feet wide, we would just propose parking on one side of that, uh, street. So,
the adequacy of parking for the proposed rezoning was a concern. Um...a couple
of other things that are conditioned, well, one that is conditioned in the, um,
Conditional Zoning Agreement that you're considering, uh, the...the intent here,
as you might imagine, is to eventually bring Terrence Lane back around and loop
to another intersection here on Muscatine Avenue. This portion of the property's
being purchased by the development company, from the owners who are here.
Uh, we did work with the owners and felt that it was appropriate because of the
increase in density at the corner here to extend the sidewalk. Uh, right now the
sidewalk terminates here at Juniper Drive. That sidewalk, uh, as one of the
conditions of the rezoning would be extended, uh, between Terrence Lane here. It
would be required in this part of the subdivision, but it would not be required
here. The developer, uh, has agreed to extend that sidewalk down to Juniper. So
it'll be a nice...nice connection, uh, between the existing sidewalk, which
terminates right there, down to the Scott Boulevard, uh, sidewalk. Um, in terms
of environmentally sensitive areas, Ralston Creek is back here. It is not on the
property under consideration; uh, it is on city property; just to the north is the
Court Hill trail, uh, that is right here. Um, there may be some hydric soils, uh,
present on the property. That will be handled, uh, site plan stage and it may
require certain building techniques for the dwellings, but otherwise really not
significant environmentally sensitive areas, uh, as part of the proposed
subdivision. Uh, in terms of traffic and access, I've mentioned there would be no
access from Muscatine Avenue and Scott Boulevard. All the access will come off
of Terrence Lane. Um...we are providing a temporary, uh, turnaround for
emergency vehicles at this location. You can kind of just barely see it right there,
um, so that in the interim time before the street is extended back down to
Muscatine Avenue there is a place for emergency vehicles to, uh, turn around.
Uh, we are also getting additional right-of--way in this area. We do envision,
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probably in the relatively short-term, a traffic signal at this intersection. Uh, it is
currently warranted for a traffic signal, but it's not rela...it's not based on any
safety related issues, and so we tend to let those go out a few years until traffic
builds up and there's a little more compelling reason for it, but we will, uh, be
including a turn lane, uh, hopefully on Muscatine Avenue when this traffic signal
goes in, and so we will be acquiring right-of--way in this area, uh, for that. Uh, I
mentioned the conditional zoning, uh, requirement for the sidewalk along here
then. Oh, there's two other trails...I just wanted to point out that would be a trail
constructed, uh, from Terrence Lane right here out to Scott Boulevard, uh, to
allow persons in the subdivision to access the Scott Boulevard sidewalk very
easily, and then there's also a sidewalk, uh, a trail between the two lots here that
goes down to the creek, uh, you know, we did...we did some consideration of a
bridge across the creek, uh, to actually connect with the Court Hill Trail. That
would be a great thing. It would be a very, very expensive thing for this particular
subdivision. So, we're just, uh, asking that the trail be extended to the creek and
possibly eventually extended across the street...the creek. It's not terribly
inconvenient for persons who would live here to use this sidewalk and then access
the Court Hill Trail, uh, via Scott Boulevard. Uh, the subdivision does not have
any land set aside for parkland, so there will be fees in lieu of, uh, dedication of
property for the neighborhood parkland requirement. Uh, storm water
management will be provided on outlot A, which you see right...here. Uh, that'll
be the area for storm water management. There's too other small outlots, one
here, which will be deeded to this property, and one here...outlot B and outlot C,
sorry, I could have called them by name I guess. And this one will be deeded to
this property owner here. Um...so then the...the, uh, the recommendation from
the Planning and Zoning Commission is for approval. We would have the
preliminary plat follow your third reading, uh, of the ordinance. There's...there's
nothing involving platting for your consideration this evening. So the conditions
then for the Conditional Zoning Agreement is the sidewalk on the north side of
Muscatine Avenue that I mentioned. Uh, there will also be a requirement, uh, for
a sidewalk along the side of this property, uh, when Terrence Lane is, uh,
constructed, and then that the multi-family buildings, we want to ensure
consistency with the neigh...the adjacent neighborhood, so the elevations that you
saw...see, you saw them somewhere. Here they are. Uh, they'll be required to
substantially comply with the...the elevations that you see here. Uh, any
questions about anything that's been presented?
Hayek: Uh, the area that is not...that has not been acquired, sort of the lower-left quadrant
there.
Davidson: Yes.
Hayek: What is that zoned, and what is that...what does the Comp Plan...
Davidson: It is...it is single-family, uh, and...and you know, it's hard to say, Matt. The
Comprehensive Plan calls for, um, a mix of dwelling unit types, overall in the
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neighborhood, with the higher density at the intersection. Uh, you might add a
little additional, uh, multi-family at some point in the future here, but otherwise
transition, uh, to the single-family that you see here along Juniper Drive. There's
currently a residence here, a residence here, and a residence here, and for the time
being, those would remain in place.
Bailey: So, in regard to the parking, um, it's proposed 23 units, each unit would have four
off-street spaces, so are we ass ~meems 1 keoa 10 ofrparking. four people can live
there, plus the extra parkmg...i
Davidson: Um...you know, I guess that's a matter of opinion. We wanted to perhaps I think
err to the side of making sure there was enough because of the inability for people
to park on-street. We didn't necessarily want to encourage a situation where the
next best option was for...for people in these multi-family units to go down here
and park on Juniper Drive, uh, and...and hopefully by having the amount of
parking that is proposed here, and. • •anatlleas allows an area where additional y'll
build out all this parking at first, but
parking could be added on the site.
Bailey: And there would...parking on one side of....
Davidson: And then parking on one side of Terrence Lane, and of course we don't think
that's a bad thing because it does slow... slow traffic down when you have the on-
street parking on one side of the street.
Bailey: Yeah, and I guess, oh...
Hayek: I think actually each unit shows two parking spots within the garage and two
(several talking)
Bailey: Right, so (several talking) within the unit you could have four people, or four
vehicles within the unit, right?
Davidson: Yes.
Bailey: Yeah, so I guess if you did have (mumbled) it would make sense, I guess.
Wright: It doesn't seem excessive if you consider, you know, just...the multi-family units,
just a couple of folks entertaining on a weekend.
Bailey: Yeah, that's what I was thinking about, you know, how many people would park
on the street and that sort of thing. Okay. That helps.
Davidson: You know, for an occasional event like what Mike referred to, you know, a little
bit of parking on Juniper Drive. It's just, you know, when you have a situation
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day after day after day it's there then that creates more of a situation for the
neighborhood.
Bailey: Okay. Makes sense. Thanks.
Davidson: Any other questions for me? Thank you.
Hayek: Anyone else, uh, before I close the public hearing? Okay, I'll close the hearing.
(bangs gavel)
2. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Bailey: Move first consideration.
Mims: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Bailey, seconded by Mims. Discussion? Roll call, please. Item passes
6-0.
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ITEM 6. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS.
b) REZONING APPROXIMATELY 2.97 ACRES LOCATED
NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF FIRST AVENUE AND
HICKORY TAILDTDEVELOPMENT O V RLAYAME IUM DENS TY
FOR A PLANNE
SINGLE FAMILY (OPD-8) ZONE. (REZ10-00013)
1. PUBLIC HEARING
Hayek: I'm going to allow the, uh, ~1~ had done somre legal work relat dho thiseso flict
of interest. Someone in my
need to recuse myself from the discussion and the voting.
Wilburn: Uh, for the benefit of the public, uh, this was approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission, 7-0; staff recommended approval. Um, it was pending some
recommendations from staff; um, and it will amend the planned development to
combine three lots into one for the purpose of constructing a 16-unit multi-family
building instead of the previously approved plan for three 6-unit townhouse style
buildings. This is a public hearing. The public hearing is open (bangs gavel).
Before Jeff goes, does anyone have any ex-parte communications? I did have a
brief conversation today with, uh, Jeff, uh, just looking for an update on, um,
anything, and there was none, and just a...and now just a brief comment that, uh,
apparently the developer has been, um, considering...considerate of some of the
concerns in trying to address those where they can.
Davidson: Thank you, Ross. As Ross has indicated, this is a resubdivision of a property
which you see there along First Avenue, to orient you...uh, here is where Ralston
Creek crosses Hickory Hill Park. There's a parking lot, uh...in this vicinity for,
um...Hickory Hill Park. Uh, and this is...this is a project which would involve
the extension of Hickory Hill, excuse me, Hickory Trail, uh, to the west of First
Avenue to provide access into this area, and you ro erte uhefor t eleurl ose of
three lots that were created from the single, uh, p p y~ p ~
the townhouse project that you already have approved. The, uh, developer has
indicated that after some additional analysis of the townhouse project and
specifically the, uh, expense to grade the property for the townhouse project, uh,
he now desires to, uh, go to more of a, uh, single unit, 16-plea, which I'll show
you a picture of here in a second, uh, in order to minimize the environmental
impact to the property. This is a site, I know many of you live in east Iowa City,
that's on the side of the hill and it will require a ro osed~with th three loading far
either for the project, uh, that was appros...uh, p p
the project that's under consideration, uh, this evening. The project that's under
consideration this evening would be a 16, uh, unit apartment building. Uh, and
it's a building which the developer has described as being, well, there's a picture
of an elevation of it, uh, but if you know the building that's catty-corner across
the street, um, on the...what would it be, the southeast corner of the intersection
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of Hickory Trail and First Avenue, uh, it's a building of very similar design, and
here you see what it would look like, uh, on the site, uh, should you approve the
project, uh, this evening that's under consideration, and again, there's the
elevation of it. It's kind of hard to see how the, uh, the bay window portions stick
out from that, but it shows up pretty clearly there. Um...this is what the proposed
site would look like. You would see that the, um, predominantly most of the
building, uh, occurs on the south end of the site here. Uh, and similar to the
townhouse project, uh, there would be a sidewalk that would extend to First
Avenue, uh, there would be a sidewalk which is actually part of the conditional
zoning, uh, that...which I'll run through in a second, but a sidewalk from, uh,
Hickory Trail into the property. Uh, this is the sole access point, uh, there's no
access to First Avenue, uh, from the proposed development, and you can see that
the parking area is at the rear, and then would be underneath, uh, the building,
similar to the building that's catty-corner across the street. Uh, this area here, uh,
would not be developed and is proposed for prairie plantings, uh, and that, um,
that sort of thing. So you can see, uh, it's pretty obvious how it does minimize
some of the grading of the site, compared to the, uh, townhouse project. The
entire property here is just shy of 3 acres, and as I pointed out, is adjacent to
Hickory Hill Park, and that was one of our concerns, uh, both with the previous
project and this project in terms of how, uh, the site does relate to, uh, Hickory
Hill Park, and the, uh, the applicant I think has done a good job of working,
meeting with the Friends of Hickory Hill Park and...and working out some things
which again, I'll run through when we...when we summarize the proposed
Conditional Zoning Agreement. Um...let's see...I mentioned the access. In
terms of the Comprehensive Plan, you know really in terms of how you interpret
the Comprehensive Plan, not a lot of difference between what's proposed here
and the townhouse project. Uh, clearly, uh, an arterial street like First Avenue is
appropriate for multi-family development, and as you look up and down First
Avenue, it's been predominantly multi-family development, along with the
duplexes, which were the very first things on the, uh, east side of the street, uh,
but otherwise, um, multi-family buildings such as the one that's proposed. So we
do feel that the consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, uh, is not an issue. Uh,
in terms of the proposed designs of the buildings, you saw the elevations and can
answer any questions about those. Um...you know, we...we are concerned also
about the, uh, retaining wall. You can see it'd be a very prominent feature, uh, of
the project, and it would be on both the Hickory Trail and the First Avenue face,
and so, uh, again, there will be some conditions in the Conditional Zoning
Agreement stipulating, uh, the developer working with staff to ensure that we
have something that's not going to be a magnet for graffiti and...and you can see,
uh, the...the landscaping that's proposed here. Obviously this is just a rend...a
rendering of what could be done, but we would hope to come up with a solution
similar to this so that the retaining wall, uh, is not something that becomes an
issue for the neighborhood, and of course if you, certainly the...the first building
that is up the hill from here on the same side of the street has a very substantial
retaining wall as well, so it is possible to...to work out how you, uh, work that
out. Uh, in terms of streets and utilities, again, not a lot of differences with this
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Wilburn:
project from the previous project, uh, we did look at everything again. The
intersection of Hickory Trail with First Avenue. Uh, in the materials you received
in the Council packet there's a summary memo from JCCOG Transportation
Planning summarizing, uh, that we feel like we're in good shape here with this,
uh, with this intersection and no needed, uh, improvements are required. Uh,
the...this project requires a Leve12 sensitive areas' review and...and the biggest
concern, uh, is the grading of the site, and so as part of that, uh, Leve12 review
they'll, the developer will work with site on approval of a grading plan that is
suitable, and that's for dealing with the steep and critical slopes, uh, that are...that
are on the site. Um...there is a small piece of property...right there being
dedicated to Hickory Hill Park, which is adjacent, uh, it doesn't quite meet the,
uh, requirement for neighborhood parkland dedication, so there'll also be, uh,
balance paid, uh, in terms of a fee. Uh, sewer and storm water, um, is, uh, Public
Works has reviewed that and...and have, uh, will approve the ultimate plan as
part of the site plan process, but we do feel like we're in a good situation here in
terms of sanitary sewer and storm water management. So, uh, to conclude then,
uh, consistency with the Comprehensive Plan is fine. Understand the need to try
and minimize the grading of the site, and so the recommendation, uh, from the
Planning and Zoning Commission and staff is for, uh, approval of the project.
Um, there's one condition, uh, that...as part of our recommendations, the
accessible pedestrian route between Hickory Trail and, uh, the project, which is
right here, uh, is one of our recommended...recommended, um, uh, things that we
want to see with, uh, your approval, and then the other...everything else is in the
Conditional Zoning Agreement, and just real quickly, uh, we want to see
compliance, or the CZA, uh, has compliance with the preliminary plan
development plan that you've seen here. Uh, compliance with the building
elevations that you saw. Uh, landscape and trees to comply with the species list
that's basically species that are appropriate for the adjacency to Hickory Hill
Park. Um, this will require a design review, uh, and of course the retaining wall
that I mentioned, uh, and then of course the owner shall obtain grading permit, uh,
and work with us through the sensitive area's review process on the grading of the
site. Those are the conditional zoning conditions that are part of your approval.
So, any, uh, questions on what's been proposed?
Council?
Davidson: Thank you.
Wilburn: Thank you. Would anyone from the public care to comment at the, uh, public
hearing?
Boyd: Yeah, my name's Casey Boyd, and um, I own the land, the proposed land being
talked about here. And, um, I just wanted to say that, uh, you guys already
approved a project on this. As far as dealing with the Friends of Hickory Hill
Park, um, it's less disturbance, it's 30-some feet lower, um, than the peak of
the...the, uh, 6-plex that would have been at the top of this property, uh, and they
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refer to it as `eye shed' but they're happy about that. And, um...it's a little bit
lower of a price point, and uh, you know, we're...we're happy with the product
we have now and excited about it. Um, somebody did address, um, traffic and uh,
you know, kids' safety, and uh, we're going to...I'm going to work with him, uh,
in a different format to possibly get a crosswalk there, um, and uh, I think that's
the long and short of it. I thank you for your time, and I love the, uh, speeches
with the little girls! My late grandfather would have loved that! That's the stuff
he lived for! Thank you.
Wilburn: Thank you, Casey. Anyone else from the public care to comment? Okay, public
hearing is closed (bangs gavel).
2. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Mims: Move first consideration.
Bailey: Second.
Wilburn: Moved by Mims, seconded by, um, Bailey. I almost said Regenia! Uh, roll call.
Item passes 5-0, um, Hayek abstained due to conflict of interest.
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ITEM 6. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS.
c) AMENDING TITLE 14, ARTICLE 4E, SUBSECTION 8C,
NONCONFORMING SIGNS, TO ALLOW MODIFICATION OR
REPLACEMENT OF A SIGN FACE ON CERTAIN
NONCONFORMINH`SIAGY ~ GHT-OF--WAY~(REZ10 00017) OF AN
INTERSTATE HIG
1. PUBLIC HEARING
Hayek: Thank you, Ross. (reads item 6.c.) This is a public hearing. (bangs gavel) The
public hearing is open.
Davidson: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. This is a request from Billion Motors to amend the sign
code to allow taller signs in the CI-1 zone near interstate highways, and here you
see the sign that's under question. Uh, this is a sign on the former Ford dealership
which is now a Honda dealership. So obviously they would like to change the
sign face to a Honda sign. Uh, the issue here is that you will recall Billion Motors
was required to rezone, uh, the property actually the rezoning that they came to us
with was, uh, for the property adjacent to this. We rezoned the...all the pC Ilrtuh,
the existing dealership plus the new dealership, uh, from CH-1 to C, um,
basically because in the highway commercial zone...we have a very small amount
of highway commercial property. Uh, and once you rezone this property, we now
have really small amount, um, I don't think I put a slide...yeah, I didn't put the
slide in here, but there's basically just two parcels remaining near the interchange.
We...we did have all of it at either this interchange, uh, with US 218 and
Mormon, uh, Highway 1, or the Dodge Street, I-80 interchange, and now all of it
remains at the Dodge Street, I-80 interchange, and you might have noticed that
the Sinclair Station did just put up a new tall sign. Those are the only zones that
allow...that is the only zone that allows taller signs. When you rezoned the
property for Billion Motors, uh, their sign, uh, became, uh, nonconforming. And,
according to the sign ordinance, any noncof...nonco...nonconforming sign that is
changed or altered in any way has to be brought into conformance, which would
have meant taking this sign down and putting up a smaller sign. So, you know
Billion Auto appealed to us and...and indicated that, you know, their purchase of
the property, they assumed this is a perfectly good sign, relatively new sign. The
assumed they could continue to use it, and that was part of the rationale for
purchasing the property. They suggested that, uh, we allow the signs on CI-1
zones, and this, in CI-1 zones, and both at staff and at the Planning and Zoning
Commission we just were not comfortable with that. You know, these signs,
there's only a handful of `em, and there's a reason that they're highly regulated in
our sign code. It's that they're, you know, they're...if you get too many of `em,
they're very unsightly, and...and generally any place that does an aesthetic
improvement to say an arterial street or anything, signs are the major thing. That
they're not too tall, that they're not too big, and that there's not too many of them,
and so we were concerned with the amount of CI-1 ground out here that, you
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know, even if you limited it to within a thousand feet of the interstate, the purpose
of these are for somebody going 70 miles an hour along the interstate to be able to
see the sign, and for, uh, traveler-related uses, which I think there's some question
as to whether or not a car dealership is atraveler-related use as opposed to a hotel
or a restaurant or service station. So, the solution that was arrived at and
approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission is...as I mentioned, there's
just a handful of these signs, and basically they will be allowed to have the sign
face changed, uh, acknowledging the investment that's made in these signs, but
they will not be...we're not recommending that they be allowed in the CI-1 zone,
which was the applicant's original request. So, what's being recommended to you
for approval will allow Billion Auto to continue using this sign, but will not allow
them in CI-1 zones. So it'll still only be allowed in CH zones.
Wilburn: And that's what this amendment states.
Davidson: Yes. Any questions? Thank you.
Hayek: Anyone else, uh, during this public hearing? Hearing none I will close it. (bangs
gavel)
2. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Wright: Move first consideration.
Champion: Move... second.
Hayek: Uh, first consideration moved by Wright, seconded by Champion. Discussion?
Roll call, please. Uh, item passes 4-2, I believe. Bailey and Wright in the
negative.
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ITEM 6. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS.
d) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 49.3
ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT FIRST AVENUE AND MUSCATINE
AVENUE AND AMENDING SECTION 14-3C OF THE ZONING
CODE TO ESTABLISH THE TOWNCREST DESIGN REVIEW
OVERLAY DISTRICT. (REZ10-00015) (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
Bailey: Move second consideration.
Champion: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Bailey, seconded by Champion. Discussion? Any ex-parte
communications...on that overlay? Okay. Any further discussion? Roll call,
please. Item passes 6-0.
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ITEM 7. APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND
ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FY2011
ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT
OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY
CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND
PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS.
a) PUBLIC HEARING
Hayek: This is a public hearing. The public hearing is open. (bangs gavel)
O'Brien: Good evening, Chris O'Brien, Director of Transportation Services for Iowa City.
Uh, here to answer any questions and to give a brief description of this project.
Uh, what this project will do will, uh, be to modernize the five elevators, uh,
mentioned in the plans and specs, which are, uh, two at the Capital Street garage,
two at the Dubuque Street garage, and one at the Robert A. Lee Recreation
Center. Uh, at the end of this project, um, all the elevators will be brought up to
code, uh, and will be brought up to all ADA specifications as required. Um, for
this project, the $788,000 listed, uh, just to break that out for you. $714,350, uh,
are parking funds, and $73,850, uh, are out of the Parks and Rec department, so
GO bonds. Any questions?
Champion: Thank goodness! (laughter)
O'Brien: This will also be a catalyst to then, uh, we're holding off on other improvements
in those...in the elevator lobbies until after this elevator project's done, so that we
can, uh, not damage anything that we put into those areas first. So...thank you.
Hayek: Thanks, Chris. Anyone else on this item, uh, before I close the public hearing?
Hearing none I will close it. (bangs gavel)
b) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
Champion: I would be happy to move this resolution! (laughter)
Mims: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Champion, seconded by Mims (laughter). Discussion? I'm not sure
what you're going to be left to talk about, Connie.
Champion: I know it! Won't be able to yell about the elevators anymore. I'll start on
something else!
Wright: You'll find something, yeah! (laughter)
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Hayek: Roll call, please. Item passes 6-0.
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ITEM S. RENEWAL OF A CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FOR IOWA CITY
GROUP, LLC DBA PIANO LOUNGE, 217 E. IOWA AVENUE.
a) HEARING (CONT'D FROM 1/10)
Hayek: And at this time I will open up the hearing, which is not a public hearing. This is
a hearing between staff and, uh, the business, if they're here. (mumbled) PD,
yeah, could you come forward?
Brotherton: Evening, Mayor, Council. Denise Brotherton with the Iowa City Police
Department for Chief Hargadine. Uh, this is in reference to the Piano Lounge, uh,
we...they were notified, uh...that the Chief has recommended denial for their
liquor license based on the good moral character clause. Uh, the Piano Lounge
has three principle owners, Brett Thomas, Steven Fishman, and Chad Freeman.
Chad Freeman is 30% owner of the Piano Lounge, uh, he was according to Iowa
Courts Online charged with a Theft second in Linn County, which he, uh,
eventually pled guilty to Theft fourth in that case, and what that case involved
was not, uh, doing...or making good on a bad check after receiving ten day notice
to do so. Uh, charged then followed through the Marion Police Department. As
other business for Chad Freeman is Freeman Construction, uh, according to the
Iowa City County Department, Freeman Constructions owns, or owes the City
$46,212.37 in long overdue Landfill fines, despite City collection efforts, and the
company's recent award of approximately $700,000 in construction work; those
have not been paid. Uh, attempt...I attempted to contact Mr. Freeman. I have not
had contact with him, and not returned my calls. He did return one call, played
some phone tag, but we never did connect on that, uh, to discuss any of those
issues. Uh, because Iowa Code Section 123.26e2 requires good moral character
for any and all owners of at least 10% of the applicant entity, uh, Mr. Freeman's
good moral...good moral character is required for approval of the application;
however, the Chief considers the recent theft conviction and his unwillingness or
unability to pay the outstanding debts to, uh, the City, uh, show a failure of Chad
Freeman to meet the criteria of a person of good moral character with respect to
demonstrating good financial standing, and good reputation, as required and
defined by Iowa Code Section 123.326a. Do you have any questions?
Hayek: Okay. Thank you. Uh, is anyone here from the Piano Lounge, or anyone
associated with the Piano Lounge? Okay. Well, then I will close the hearing and
we'll move on item 8.b, which is consider a motion to deny in accordance with
staff recommendation.
b) CONSIDER A MOTION TO DENY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDATION (DEF'D FROM 1/10)
Wright: Move to deny.
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Mims: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Wright, seconded by Mims. Discussion?
Champion: Well I think one reason I was willing to defer this is there were two other partners
in that business, and I wanted to make sure they had a chance at trying to kind of
address the situation. (mumbled) support a denial. They made no effort.
Wright: Well, considering the way the State law is written for good moral character, he
has a large enough percentage of the ownership, uh, and it's...showing an
apparent inability to keep his financial house and his arrest record in line, uh, I...I
don't see any choice but to deny.
Hayek: Eleanor, can you just confirm, and this is more for the public's benefit, that, uh,
financial standing or financial condition is a...is expressly provided within the
State statute governing this issue.
Dilkes: It is.
Hayek: Okay.
Bailey: Well, and I think that what underscores it for...for me, not only the difficulty with
the financial issues, but...difficulty with the City of Iowa City in financial issues.
I mean, I think that that's a critical component, as well.
Mims: Well, and for me, additionally, I mean, we deferred this to give them extra time to
make contact with staff, and/or to try and work things out between the owners,
you know, even to...for him to possibly reduce his ownership or whatever they
could come up with for a solution, and the fact that staff does not seem to have
been able to, uh, have any success in having conversation with them, even with
the deferral, um, then I will certainly support the motion to deny.
Hayek: And...and I spoke with Eleanor today and she confirmed that there's just been no
response, despite efforts from the City to communicate with...with them. Any
further discussion? All those in favor of the motion say aye. Opposed say nay.
Motion carries 6-0.
Dilkes: Can I just clarify one thing just for the record. We did have a conversation with
him. We didn't get any response that moved us any further to dealing with this
issue.
Hayek: Okay.
Dilkes: Um, but it was our understanding that he is working about...out ownership
arrangements, um, but those have not resulted in anything to date.
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Hayek: And they can still do that, going forward, even after a denial, because (both
talking)
Dilkes: If they appeal.
Hayek: ....appeal, and keep...stay open. Okay. Thank you for that clarification.
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ITEM 9. CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF A CLASS C
LIQUOR LICENSE FOR CAFFREY IC, INC DBA SLIPPERY PETES,118
S. DUBUQUE STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDATION.
Champion: So moved. Moved to approve.
Wright: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Champion, seconded by Wright. Discussion? Uh...
Mims: ...a hearing?
Hayek: What's that?
Karr: No, the hearing is not needed because we're (several talking)
Hayek: ...done.
Mims: Okay, thank you!
Dilkes: Fire Chief has signed off (several talking)
Hayek: Okay, all those in favor of the motion say aye. Opposed say nay. Motion carries
6-0.
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ITEM 11. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AN AGREEMENT WITH
NEUMANN MONSON PC ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN SERVICES
RELATED TO THE NEAR SOUTHSIDE MULTIUSE PARKING
FACILITY.
Bailey: Move adoption of the resolution.
Wright: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Bailey, seconded by Wright. Discussion? Roll call, please. Item
passes 6-0.
Wright: Good project to start moving on! (several talking)
Hayek: Yes, indeed!
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ITEM 13. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING, AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO
ATTEST AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY AND H.R. GREEN COMPANY TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING
CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE ROCKY SHORE LIFT STATION
AND FLOOD GATES PROJECT.
Champion: Move the resolution.
Wilburn: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Champion, seconded by Wilburn. Discussion? Just for the public's,
uh, edification, this agreement provides for design and construction phase services
for the storm water pump station improvements and flood gates at the northwest
corner of Rocky Shore Drive and Highway 6. Further discussion? Roll call,
please. Item passes 6-0.
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ITEM 14. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN ASSESSMENT
SCHEDULE OF UNPAID MOWING, CLEAN-UP OF PROPERTY, SNOW
REMOVAL, SIDEWALK REPAIR, AND STOP BOX REPAIR CHARGES
AND DIRECTING THE CLERK TO CERTIFY THE SAME TO THE
JOHNSON COUNTY TREASURER FOR COLLECTION IN THE SAME
MANNER AS PROPERTY TAXES.
Wright: Move adoption.
Bailey: Second.
Hayek: Moved by Wright, seconded by Bailey. Uh, discussion?
Karr: I'd just like to note the revised schedule you have before you this evening
reflecting some payments received.
Hayek: Okay. Is there anyone in the audience, uh, who is on that list who would like to
address the Council? Okay. Any further discussion? Roll call, please. Item
passes 6-0.
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ITEM 17. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
Hayek: Regenia, want start with you?
Bailey: Oh, sure. I noticed that the Library has put in some, um, very large recycling
receptacles and I think it's a great addition to a City building, and I would like us
to think about seeing more of those on City property, because all the recycling
options are in one place. It makes it very easy to drop your recycling in, rather
than throwing it in the garbage. So, I think it's a great idea, and I think probably
it follows up on their involvement with Eco Iowa City. So, good job...Iowa City
Public Library once again!
Wilburn: Nothing!
Wright: Uh, just a quick plea to everybody. We've had a winter with lots of little snow
storms and it's real easy to ignore your sidewalks with these little snows that have
been coming along, but they build up and for those of us who do a lot of walking,
we really appreciate clear sidewalks! So, uh, just, if you could, take a little extra
effort with the shovel and the salt and uh, try to keep the sidewalks clear. Thank
you!
Mims: Nothing.
Hayek: Uh, I just want to, um...call out a couple of departments for good work. First, uh,
to compliment the Fire Department and EMS responders, uh, who also helped out
with their response to yesterday's tragic death on campus at the University of
Iowa construction-related accident. I know that was a long day. Um, second, uh,
I want to, uh, pass along a compliment I received, the City received, regarding,
uh, the response of Public Works' staff on an issue, um, in a neighborhood, uh, on
the east side, and uh, I just...I'll just read it. Please forward our thanks to all of
the Iowa City Public Works' staff that investigated and cleared the plugged storm
water conduit on Ashwood Drive. The actions taken by the City staff were
prompt and all of the communication which I received from your department was
timely and informative. Top-notch customer service! So, job well done!
Anything else?
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