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COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
JUNE 30, 2014
Iowa City City Council special meeting, 12:00 Noon at City Hall. Mayor Hayek
presiding. Council Members present: Dickens, Dobyns, Hayek, Mims, Payne,
Throgmorton. Absent: Botchway (arrived 12:08). Staff members present: Markus,
Fruin, Dilkes, Karr, Long, Rackis, Andrew, Jordan, Fosse, Craig, Miklo, Bockenstedt,
Dulek.
Unless otherwise noted, all actions were affirmative and unanimous.
Moved by Mims, seconded by Payne, that the items and recommendations in the
Consent Calendar be received, or approved, and /or adopted as amended:
Resolutions and Motions: Approve a Class C Beer Permit for Petroleum
Services Co., dba Hawkeye Convenience Stores, 2875 Commerce Dr.; RES. 14-
200, TO ISSUE CIGARETTE PERMIT FOR EARTHLY ESCAPE LLC., DBA
EARTHLY ESCAPE, 114 Y2 E. College St. and HALA HALA HOOKAH, 327 S.
Gilbert St.; Set a public hearing for July 15 on an ordinance conditionally rezoning
approximately 3.6 acres of property from Single Family Residential (RS -5) Zone to
Planned Development Overlay (OPD -5) Zone located at the NE corner of First
Avenue and Hickory Trail (REZ- 00005); Set a public hearing for July 15 on an
ordinance conditionally rezoning approximately 4,000 square feet of property from
Central Business Service (CB -2) Zone to Central Business Support (CB -5) Zone and
local landmark designation located at 203 N Linn St. (REZ- 00007); RES. 14 -201,
SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 15, 2014, ON A PROPOSAL TO CONVEY
A SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOCATED AT 316 DOUGLASS COURT; RES. 14 -202,
AMENDING THE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THE IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BY ELIMINATING ONE .50 LIBRARY ASSISTANT III AND ADDING ONE .50
LIBRARY ASSISTANT I; RES. 14 -203, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO AN AGREEMENT FOR RECYCLING
SERVICES WITH CITY CARTON COMPANY, INC.; RES. 14 -204, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO THE
RELEASE OF MORTGAGE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED 983 LONGFELLOW
PLACE; RES. 14 -205, APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF LINDEMANN SUBDIVISION,
PART SIX, IOWA CITY, IOWA; RES. 14 -206 LINDEMANN SUBDIVISION, PART
4B, IOWA CITY, IOWA.
Moved by Dobyns, seconded by Payne, to adjourn to executive session at 12:08
p.m. to evaluate the professional competency of individuals whose appointment, hiring,
performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and
irreparable injury to that individual's reputations and those individual's requested a
closed session (City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk). Council Member Botchway
arrived (12:08 p.m.),
Moved by Mims, seconded by Throgmorton, to recess the formal meeting and enter
into a work session to discuss the local option sales tax proposal.
The formal meeting reconvened at 3:55 p.m. following recess.
Moved by Mims, seconded by Botchway, to adopt RES. 14 -207, REQUESTING
SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE IMPOSITION OF A LOCAL SALES AND
SERVICES TAX TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE INCORPORATED AND
UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, as amended (50% for property
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tax relief; 40% for maintenance, repair, construction, and reconstruction of public
streets, trails, and associated infrastructure; and 10% for programs and initiatives that
increase affordable housing). Moved by Throgmorton, seconded by Botchway, to defer
to the resolution to the July 15th Council meeting. Motion to defer defeated, 1/6, with the
following division of voice vote: Ayes: Throgmorton. Nays: Botchway, Dickens,
Dobyns, Hayek, Mims, Payne. No one appeared (see work session). Individual Council
Members expressed their views.
Moved by Mims, seconded by Payne to adjourn meeting at 4:20 p.m.
Matthew J. Fla k, Mayor
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Marian K. Karr, City Clerk