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Home My WebLink About2020-01-21 AgendaSubject to change as finalized by the City Clerk. For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office 356-5041 If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this program/event, please contact Kellie Fruehling at 319-356-5041, kellie-fruehling(aD-iowa- city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Iowa City Lc -L-sG - Wul >rYl on r t'G� City Council Agenda r ✓�=tJPaWnitualry Regular Formal ==-'� (7 1I<es l-�_ill i. It 21, 2020 - 7:00 PMI -0044%8=04740 K oe PiCity Hall - Harvat Hall ClIOWA CITY 410 E. Washington Sbleelt ""'" "' °g° °ro 11P WWw.icgov.org Call to Order 2 Student Leadership Awards - Lemme Elementary 2a. Mark EMrer 60 2b. Abigail Sigafoose ��t(0- 2c. Ellen Stadtlander -44S 3. Proclamations S� 3.a. 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration - Pol iq t-L&r'Fon ,6' �beief 0 - 3.b. Religious Freedom Day -Aerie_�1Ic,,r �eZv1 &1�E r1r71 h Gyi-t7s Y 'i e -r Beginning of Consent Calendar (Items 4) Consider adoption of the Consent Calendar as presented or amended 4. Approval of Council Actions (subject to corrections, as recommended by the City Clerk) 4.a. Budget Work Session Minutes: January 4 4.b. Budget/Regular Work Session Minutes: January 7 4.c. Regular Formal Summary of Minutes: January 7 5. Receive and File Minutes of Boards and Commissions 5.b. Climate Action Commission: December 2 5.c. Community Police Review Board: December 10 5.d. Historic Preservation Commission: December 12 5.e. Human Rights Commission: September 17 5.f. Human Rights Commission: November 19 January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 1 5.g. Parks & Recreation Commission: December 11 6. Permit Motions and Resolutions (as recommended by the City Clerk) 6.a. Liquor License - New 1. Class B Liquor License for The Bohemian IC LLC, dba The Bohemian, 2525 N. Dodge St. 2. Outdoor Service Area for The Bohemian IC LLC, dba The Bohemian, 2525 N. Dodge St. 3. Class B Beer Permit for Acapulco Inc., dba Acapulco Grocery #2,1937 Keokuk St. 6.b. Liquor License - Renewals 1. Class E Liquor License for Hy -Vee Inc., dba Hy -Vee #3, 1125 N. Dodge St. 2. Class C Liquor License for 2 -Tone, Inc., dba Bluebird Diner, 330 E. Market St. 3. Class C Liquor License for Motif, Ltd., bda Bo -James, 118 E. Washington St. 4. Class E Liquor License for Hy -Vee, Inc., dba Hy -Vee Food & Drugstore #1 & Regal Liquor, 1720 Waterfront Dr. 5. Class C Liquor License for Cafe taim LLC, dba Cortado, 26 S. Clinton St. 6. Class E Liquor License for Hy -Vee, Inc., dba Hy -Vee Food Store #2, 812 S. 1 st. Ave. 7. Resolutions and Motions 7.a. December 2019 Disbursements Motion to approve disbursements in the amount of $13,104,204.44 for the period of December 1 through December 31, 2019, as recommended by the Finance Director subject to audit. Disbursements are published and permanently retained in the City Clerk's office in accordance with State Code. January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 2 7.b. Amending Budgeted Positions - Government Buildings Division Resolution amending the budgeted positions in the Government Buildings Division of the Parks and Recreation Department by deleting one full-time Senior Maintenance Worker— Government Buildings and amending the AFSCME and Administrative pay plans by deleting the position Senior Maintenance Worker— Government Buildings, grade 9 and adding the position Assistant Facilities Manager, grade 27. Comment Upon retirement of a Government Buildings staff member the needs of the division were reviewed. A new position of Assistant Facilities Manager was approved in FY19 budget, but not filled. Staff recommends eliminating the Senior Maintenance Worker position and filling the Assistant Facilities Manager to provide additional leadership, supervision and project management in the Government Buildings division. 7.c. Amending budgeted positions - City Manager's Office and Department of Public Works Resolution amending the budgeted positions in the City Manager's Office and Public Works and the AFSCME pay plan by deleting the position Public Infotmation/Education Coordinator— Public Works and adding the position Climate Action Engagement Specialist to grade 12. Comment: Approval of this resolution will remove the Public Information/Education Coordinator, grade 12 in the AFSCME pay plan, from the Public Works Department and add a Climate Ac ion Engagement Specialist position, at grade 12, to the Climate Acton and Outreach division within the City Manager's Office. This position will be responsible for community outreach, volunteer coordination, and communication support as they pertain to the City's climate action objectives. 7.d. Landfill Consultant Services 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 Barker Lemar Engineering Consultants, Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa to provide environmental compliance and engineering consultant services for the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center. Comment This agreement authorizes Barker Lemar Engineering Consultants, Inc. to provide ongoing environmental compliance and engineering services to comply with local, state, and federal regulations for the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024. The total cost of the services is $349,500 and will be funded by the Landfill Engineering Services - Account # 75750121. January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 3 Te. First Avenue and Scott Boulevard Intersection Improvements Resolution approving, authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest an Amendment No.1 to the July 30, 2019 agreement by and between the City of Iowa City and Strand Associates, Inc. to provide engineering consultant services for the First Avenue and Scott Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project. Comment This amendment authorizes Strand Associates, Inc. to prepare preliminary and final design for the First Avenue and Scott Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project. The fee fix Amendment No.1 is $114,800 which, along vvith original Consultant Agreement, will bring the total consultant service fees to $142,300. 71 Prentiss Street Bridge Replacement 2-o `' Cp Resolution to rescind Resolution No. 19-292 which included approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Prentiss Street Bridge Project (BROS-3715(663)-W-52), establishing amount of bid security to acoompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids Comment The City contracted with INV, P.C. of Dubuque, IA in May of 2018 for consulting services. Final design plans were submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) on November 5, 2019 for the January 22, 2019 bid letting. During the bidding period, a number of deficiencies were discovered. The DOT determined that the necessary changes would be considered redesign, not appropriate for an addendum, and reoornmended that the City withdraw the project from the current letting. Revisions will be submitted to the DOT on 1/17/20 and the project has been tentatively rescheduled for the March 17, 2020 letting. The completion of the project is still e)pected to be by Fall 2020. 8. Setting Public Hearings 8.a. FY20 Wastewater Clarifier Repairs Resolution setting a public hearing on February 4, 2020 on the project manual and estimate of cost for the Construction of the FY20 Wastewater Clarifier Repairs Project, directing City Cleric to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public inspection. Comment This project involves the removal, repair ardor replacement of ebsting secondary clarifier equipment at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. The estimated cost of oonstucfion is $375,000 and will be funded through the Wastewater Clarifier Repairs account # V3144. January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 4 8.b. Mercer Aquatic Center Pool LED Lighting Resolution setting a public hearing on February 4, 2020 on the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Mercer Aquatic Center Pool LED Lighting Project, directing City Clerk to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public inspection. Comment The project improves lighting on the pod deck for increased safely and includes improving energy efficiency by reducing carbon emissions through replacement of ebsting metal halide lighting tMres with LED lighting fbMres. The estimated oost of construction is $155,000 funded through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Project a000unt # E4520. 9. Correspondence 9.a. Sally & Richard Hesseltine: Property Taxes, Iowa Cfir Cable Channel Casts [Staff response included) 9.b. Ann Drop: Do you even care 9.c. Carol deProsse: California's New Police Use -of --Force 9.d. Tim Borchardt: McCollister Extension 9.e. Jerry Bokassa - Issues 91 Deer Management Emily Burker, Christine Shope 9.g. Dura Crossett: ICPD social media posts 9.h. Larry Svoboda - Proposed construction of high rise buildings on Court St 9.i. Establish No Parking Any Time prohibition on the cu We -sac of Jema Court End of Consent Calendar e�+ Action: sem; h) 0�1; mss_ -7 10 10. Community Comment (items not on the agenda) [UNTIL 8 PM]. Community Comment will be Continued, if necessary, prior to "City Council Information" item at the end of the meeting agenda. January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 5 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www. icgov. o rg City Council Agenda — January 21, 2020 Information submitted between distribution of packet on Thursday and close of business on Friday. Late Handout(s): Consent Calendar Item • e... eno 11. Planning and Zoning Matters - If a majority of the Council is inclined not th concur with the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation a consult with the Planning and Zoning Commission should be offered before the dose of the public hearing. 11.a. Annexation American Legion Road ` l Resolution to annex approximately 35.29 acres of land located north of American Legion Road and east of Eastbrook Street. (ANN19-01) Comment At its November 7 meeting, by a vote of 7-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission reoommended approval of the annexation of tiros property. Approval will allow the future development of this property within larva City. Pefened from 12/17/191 sm 11.b. Rezoning American Legion Road ZO - `{ 8 Ordinance conditionally rezoning approximately 35.29 acres of land located north of American Legion Road and east of Eastbrook Street from County Residential (R) zone to Interim Development - Single Family Residential (ID -RS) zone. (REZ19-09) (Pass & Adopt) Comment At its November 7 meeting, by a vote of 7-0 the Planning and zoning Commission recommended approval of this rezoning subject to conditions related to fulfilling the City s affordable housing annexation policy, dedicating additional right-of-way, and conveyance of a temporary construction easement to the City. Approval will allow the future development of this properly within Iowa City. MUM January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 6 Regular Formal Agenda 12. Repeal Rental Permit Moratorium 2�!a - 9?9 Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 19-4793, a temporary moratorium on new rental permits for single-family and duplex units. (Second Consideration) Comment Following a law passed last spring prohibiting the City from having a rental permit cap, Council passed an ordinance issuing a temporary moratorium on new rental permits for S 4�� single-family and duplex units in certain neighborhoods to allow staff time to explore alternative strategies to mitigate the impact of rental housing on such areas as neighborhood stability and e� affordable housing. The moratorium automatically sunsets on March 1, 2020, and with the passage of the ordinances on radon testing and single-family site development standards, the moratorium should be repealed prior to its sunset Correspondence included in Council packet PT 13. 2-D - 2.0 wOLNC 2.Y(d Oby)SPolera-H61 — YVI;ruts � k5r� 7/0 ' r2P-4 CD r` -cs-�ri de ✓-)c,2 — rv�wi s I Sao,, I'L ) -7lp Rochester Avenue Reconstruction Resolution establishing the design elements necessary to begin design and engineering documents for the Rochester Avenue Reconstruction Project. Comment Considering the pedestrian accessibility and bicyde network improvement goals identified in the Complete Streets Policy and Bicycle Master Plan, the City desires to incorporate sidewalks and bike lanes with the project City Council is being asked to establish the design elements to be included in the Rochester Avenue Reconstruction Project City Staff' is recommending Coundl proceed with sidewalk infill, dedicated bike lanes, and the removal of the center tum lane on Rochestiar Avenue. r�o , � 1 cV�0-hGVL-to Yav2 —0( irv`,S eivi-er Amer 6t r-,fac.m c� -i-o e1 til. i r\ —f tie sPde �(JDV� cxS cz.v�e,.ot�ct, — yVlirv� �`rhOrv�s +qc Etet �o,Y porGfe�Ge - Qi -7/0 14. 14. Coun&mpofntments -7/0 T Applicants MUST reside in Iowa City and be 18 years of age unless specific qualifications are stated 14.a. Parks and Recreation Commission - One vacancy to fill an unexpired term. Upon appointment - December 31, 2020. (Suzanne Bentler resigned) 7�0 - ScaQi k la.c,�u- I Y o. January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 7 15. Announcement of Vacancies - New Applicants MUST reside in Iowa City and be 18 years of age unless specific qualifications are stated. [Staff will not publish additional notices after the initial announcement; but will continue to advertise vacancies on the City website and Council agenda. More information may be found on the City website or in the City Clerk's office. Civil Service Commission - One vacancy to fill a four year term. April 7, 2020 - April 1, 2024. (Term expires for Richard Wyse) Applicartions must be received by5:W P.M., Tuesday, March 17, 2020. 16. Announcement of Vacancies -Previous Applicants MUST reside in Iowa City and be 18 years of age unless specific qualifications are stated. [Staff will not publish additional notices after the initial announcement; but will continue to advertise vacancies on the City website and Council agenda. More information may be found on the City website or in the City Clerk's office. Airport Zoning Board of Adiustment - One vacancy to fill a five-year term, January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020. (Formerly advertised) Historic Preservation Commission (E. College St) - One vacancy to fill a three-year term, July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021. (Term expired for Esther Baker) Historic Preservation Commission (Woodlawn) - One vacancy to fill an unexpired term. Effective upon appointment - June 30, 2021. (Lee Shope resigned) Vacancies will remain open until filled. 17. Community Comment [IF NECESSARY] (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA). � �'- 5� 18. City Council Information 19. Report on Items from City Staff a. City Manager b. City Attorney C. City Clerk 20. Adjourn k I � January 21, 2020 Iowa City City Council Agenda Page 8