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ITEM 2 OUTSTANDING STUDENT CITIZEN AWARD - Lucas
Elementary.
· Maddie Ford
· Hana Ibrik
Lehman: Item two are the Outstanding Student Citizenship Awards. So if those
folks from Lucas Elementary would come forward please. This is
going to be especially fun. I've got identical twin granddaughters that
are just about...just about your size. They're pretty cool. This is one
of the things that Council does that I think all of us really, really enjoy
recognizing outstanding student citizens. I am always amazed when
you say why you were nominated and I'm always wishing that I could
say the same things that you're saying and have them be true. So what
I'd like you to do is give your name and then tell us why you were
nominated.
Hana lbrik: Hello. I am Hana Ibrik and I feel honored that my classmates and
teachers have chosen me to receive this award. To me being a good
citizen means that you respect everybody, their actions and their
opinions. You try to help your community by taking part in
community activities and being of service. One of the things that I've
done to be a good citizen is Girl Scouting. From that I've learned
many different ways to help out my community. Through library
volunteering I've been able to have fun and help out at the same time.
I also belong to a group called Sib Ship that is for kids who have
sibling with disabilities. There we talk about the ups and downs we
have with our special brothers and sisters. For fun I sing with the Iowa
City Girls' Choir. I really enjoy it. At school my classmates think that
I'm a good problem solver. They come to me for advice when they're
in a conflict. I enjoy being with all kinds of people and like them for
who they are. Everyday I try to be the best person possible. Thank
you.
Maddie Ford: Hi. My name is Maddie Ford and I am a 6th-grader at Lucas. I was
not very excited about filling out this form for this award because I do
not like to be the center of attention. However, I am proud to receive
the citizenship award. Here are some of the examples of the things I
do to be a good citizen. I do my homework as soon as I get home from
school unless I have an activity to do. I turn in my homework and
assignments on time. At school I follow directions and don't have to
be reminded to do my work. I try to set a good example by following
rules and behaving well. I work well with other people. I am very
organized. I have several activities outside of school that I have to get
to on time. I do gymnastics, piano and clarinet. I am a good Girl
Scout and I do patrol at school. Thank you for giving me this award.
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Lehman: I have an award...excuse me...I have an award for each of you. I'm
going to read it. They both say the thing. For outstanding qualities of
leadership within Lucas Elementary as well as the community and for
a sense of responsibility and helpfulness to others we recognize these
students as Outstanding Student Citizens. Your community is proud
of you. Presented by the Iowa City City Council February 2003. And
it isn't just the Council that's proud of you. I see some folks back
there with cameras who couldn't be more proud. I mean his
buttons...ifyou had buttons on your shirt they'd be gone. And
especially your grandparents are proud of you I can tell you that. So
thank you very much.
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ITEM 3 MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
a. Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Day- February 14
Lehman: Item three are proclamations. (Reads proclamation).
Karr: Here to accept is Gary Strank, Volunteer Program Manager Veteran's
Hospital.
Strank: If ! might just take a moment I'd like to welcome each of you and
thank you for helping us support the veterans at our hospital. We are
having an open house this weekend - 8th and 9th starting at 1:00 in our
chapel area. We will be giving you valentines and asking you to go
through and say hello to some of our veterans that are on the floors.
We will continue that throughout the week until the 14th the
culmination of Veteran's Day and just show them our love. Thank
you.
Lehman: Thank you, Gary. I will be there Sunday at 1:00 and certainly the rest
of the Council is invited as well.
b. Sertoma's Freedom Week- February 16-22
Lehman: (Reads proclamation).
Karr: Here to accept is President Larry McConahay.
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ITEM 4 CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS
PRESENTED OR AMENDED.
Lehman: Item four is consideration of the consent calendar as presented or
amended.
Champion: Move adoption.
O'Dormell: Second.
Lehman: Moved by Champion, seconded by O'DonnelI. Discussion?
Kanner: I'd like to remove an item of resolutions number e(2) regarding
restrictions for land use for north airport development subdivision.
Lehman: Okay.
Kanner: And then I had some other comments on other items.
Lehman: Go ahead.
Karmer: We had in item number b(4) planning and zoning in the minutes from
12/19 a notation that the City has been denied access a couple times
from Southgate for seeing if there are any prairie remnants. They were
ready to send people in there and they're denying it. And I was
wondering if there was any plan for us to what we are going to do
about it - any thought on that? Are we going to...when it comes to us
for an eventually plat is there any way to deal with this? I don't know
if Karin is in the audience or anyone on the CounciI...
Lehman: My suspicion is it's private property and they don't want us on their
property they don't have to let us.
Kanner: Right and we can possibly deny a plant plat or subdivision because we
don't know if there is sensitive areas in there. I don't know what's the
story on this. What rights do we have Eleanor?
Dilkes: Well I think if the Council wants a more detailed report we can give
you that, but right now the issue of prairie remnants if it's not a prairie
remnant identified on the map and there is no such prairie remnant
identified on that property then we don't have regulatory authority
under the sensitive areas ordinance.
Kanner: And...so it's a circular thing and ~ve don't know because we can't go
on. I mean do we have a right to say we're not going to give you a
plat eventually.
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Dilkes: No.
Kanner: No? Okay.
Franklin: This property will be subject to a rezoning as well as a plat. Just so
everybody knows that.
Kanner: A rezoning for sensitive areas?
Franklin: No, a rezoning because it's not now zoned for development. So one of
the...the process that you will be going through probably within the
next two or three months is to look at it for rezoning and for planned
development. We have a concept plan that we have reviewed, but we
don't have a formal application yet. But there will be two things that
will come before the Council - the rezoning of the property for
development, probably a planned development, as well as a plat.
Kanner: So at that time we have an opportunity to work with them perhaps on
this issue...
Franklin: Under, under the rezoning process you have more discretion than you
have with a plat. So you can make a judgment about the development
potential of this land when you consider the zoning of it.
Kanner: Okay. So that's something we can keep in mind at that time when it
comes before us.
Lehman: Other discussion?
Kanner: There is going to be a public hearing...a few public hearings the one
that did get a lot of publicity is the decrease in the water rate proposal
which I don't think there are going to be too many people opposing
that. So that's a proposed 5% decrease which is good news coming up
and that's a public hearing on the 18th. And also wanted to point out
we had some correspondence from Julie Spears. This is number
f(4)...I believe it was f(4). She gave us some more information on the
Patriot Act. I thought some very well presented material talking about
how the Bill of Rights will possibly be infringed by some of these
aspects of the Patriot Act. And again a lot of those, I think, hit home
locally. So I'd recommend that Council take a 10ok at that and als0 the
public. That's in the correspondence of our packet. Then I also
~vanted to ask the Council about correspondence number 6 from
Geoffrey McLennan a doctor at UI. He said he talked with you Emie
about a study that they're going to begin looking at screening for lung
cancer for those who smoke or have stopped smoking. And was
looking at putting up signs to inform people about the study and I was
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wondering if~ve can cooperate with that or what the status of that is.
Do you know Emie?
Lehman: I suggested that he write a letter to the Council to see if there was
interest on the part of the Council. I think...I have no problem with us
participating. I think it's a good idea. And I would be glad for us to
respond to him and indicate our willingness to participate.
Karmer: Yeah. See what that entails. I think it's a worthwhile study. It sounds
pretty interesting. And then number 9 from the Windsor Ridge
Homeowners Association along with Gary Watts there was some
concern about traffic on Arlington and I was wondering if we could
send that to Jeff. I'm sure Jeff has probably already looked at it to see
if it warrants a traffic count to see if it meets our criteria for a traffic
calming device.
Atkins: I asked Jeff to prepare a response. It's being prepared now.
Lehman: It's probably already there.
Atkins: I don't...the response hasn't gone out, but we have started to deal with
it.
Lehman: Right.
Atkins: We'll copy (can't hear).
Kanner: Okay. And then the Jaycees wrote us a letter formally. Are we
responding to that in their request for the fireworks? They're asking
for $12,000 1 believe.
Lehman: My suspicion we'll respond to that at the same time we respond to the
other requests that we talked about the other night which will be...I
don't know ~vhat the date for that is. But we have to respond to all of
the requests. It's obviously our call whether or not we want to respond
to that one.
Kanner: Although I thought we considered treating it a little bit differently as if
it were a separate item not putting it in the same pot. And I think we
should as Mike and others have pointed out it's a long time tradition.
Maybe we need to look at a different way of doing it - taking more of
the responsibility. They're having trouble getting a chairperson this
year it appears. And maybe this should be like Irvin Weber Day that
we should take a lead in planning this. This is a big City event that a
lot of people enjoy. And maybe we shouldn't put everything on the
Jaycees to be responsible every year. So maybe it needs a separate
discussion item.
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Champion: I thought we were going to keep it separate from our other
contributions.
Lehman: I'm sure we probably can.
Champion: Because they didn't apply on time and we felt that it was unfair to the
other organizations to consider the same pocket so to speak.
Kanner: I think it would be worthwhile to have a work session on the 4th Of
July.
Atkins: Not on the 4th of July.
Lehman: I don't think there will be many people working that day.
Lehman: Not on the 4th o£July, about the 4th of July.
Champion: Good idea.
Kanner: Are there a couple other people that want to do that?
Lehman: I don't care whether we handle that as a work session item or whether
we handle it the same time that we handle the other requests.
Atkins: Well for certain you'll have the other requests and if you recall you
asked us to publicize the budget that added $3,000 to that account.
Lehman: Right.
Atkins: Now you have full flexibility to decide, you know, within that
budgeted number on who's going to get what share of those dollars.
I'm assuming that you'll go through the public hearing on the 18th,
conclude that discussion, if anybody comes and could speak to that
issue at that time then on a subsequent budget work session.
Lehman: Put it on a work session for some time after the budget stuff.
Atkins: Yeah. I do believe, you know, that it's a long standing tradition that
we have to...
Champion: Yeah I think we'd be in big trouble if we didn't have fireworks.
Atkins: Well, but I think Steve points out there's a lot more issues than merely
financing now.
Lehman: Other discussion?
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Vanderhoef: Just one other. We're setting public hearing tonight for the FY04
budget and that means that the budget is now published for people to
look at at the library and at City Hall. We'll be having that public
hearing two weeks from tonight on the 18th and we'll be voting on the
budget on March 11th.
Lehman: Okay.
Pfab: I believe if I'm not mistaken it's also on the Intemet. Is that correct?
On the web page.
Vanderhoefi Thank you.
Pfab: (Can't hear) the budget.
Vanderhoef: You're right.
Lehman: Okay roll call on the consent calendar with the one item removed
which was e(2). Motion carries.
Champion: Move the passage o£e(2).
Lehman: We have a motion.
Vanderhoef: Second.
Lehman: Seconded by Vanderhoef. Discussion?
Kanner: I just want to clarify - Eleanor this is for property that is sold is it
not...these restrictions not for rental property - that was my reading of
it?
Dilkes: No, they'll run with the property and so they would apply to lease
property as well.
Kam~er: It runs with...
Lehman: The north airport commercial.
Kanner: ...any of'the rental or the...
Vanderhoef: ...leased.
Kanner: Okay.
Dilkes: I mean I think they're being developed in this fashion as opposed to
making them lease restrictions in anticipation of sale. But if we
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weren't going to sale the property and we're going to lease it you
would see some of... many of the same restrictions in the lease.
Kanner: Same kind of thing.
Lehman: Other discussion.
Kanner: My vote for this...I have some reluctance because the emphasis is on
sale and I think we shouldn't be selling this property. If we do sale
public property or get rid of it it should not be going to subsidize the
airport. Once it's sold it's gone. I think if you lease you have more
control of it.
Lehman: That's a different issue. This just involves the restrictions that govern
the development on that land.
Karmer: But again we are doing it in this fashion to a large extent because it is
going to be sold as opposed to...
Lehman: We'd have to do it whether we lease it or sale it. These restrictions go
with the property.
Kanner: I'm going to go with it and vote for it because of that. But still there is
that reluctance about selling it and I'I1 vote when that comes to sale.
Lehman: We are having that meeting Monday night at 6:30 with the Airport
Commission so obviously if you have some concerns there that's a
good place...that's a really good place to bring that up. Other
discussion? Role call. Motion carries.
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ITEM 5 PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Lehman: Item 5 is public discussion. This is the time reserved on the agenda for
the public to address Council on items that do not otherwise appear on
the agenda. If you wish to address the Council please sign in, give
your name, address and limit your comments to five minutes or less.
Dorothy Paul: I'm Dorothy Paul and I live at 608 Larch Lane. I would like to read to
you a prepared statement prior to submitting to the Council a
resolution against the war in Iraq on February 18th when you meet
again. The statement reads: (reads statement). There will be a
meeting Thursday on February 6th to which the public is invited if they
want to work with us on the draft resolution which we now have
available and the meeting will be 6:00 p.m. in the Iowa City Public
Library in Room C. Anyone desiring more information can call the
local chapter of the Physicians for Social Responsibility and that
telephone number is 337-7290. I also have an e-mail address and that
is ipi~ui-edu. And coming before you this evening it brings back
many important memories and at that time Mary Neuhauser was the
Mayor of Iowa City and at that time the Iowa City Council
passed...made Iowa City a nuclear free zone. Thank you very much.
Lehman: Thank you.
Kanner: Marian what's the procedure for putting a resolution on the agenda?
Karr: According to your procedure I believe you established three...three
Council Members.
Kanner: Thanks.
Karr: Dorothy did you want to submit any correspondence? Okay can we
have a motion to accept correspondence?
O'Donnell: So moved.
Vanderhoef: Second.
Lehman: Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by Vanderhoef to accept
correspondence. All in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
Nick Herbold: Hi. My name is Nick Herbold and I live at 319 East Court Street. I'm
also a member of Stepping Up and I'm here tonight to give you what's
in effect - kind ora minority report from Stepping Up. I think
changing the bar entry age to 21 is bad. I think this would move, you
know, inevitably move the parties from downtown into the
neighborhoods which would be bad for the people living in the
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neighborhoods for various reasons and I think it would provide an
unsafe environment for the people at the parties. I encourage the
Council to encourage the bars to self-regulate and I hope that there will
be some selective benefits that you can give them in the future to
encourage them to self-regulate. Thank you.
Lehman: Thank you, Nick.
Sarah Swisher: Hi. I'm Sarah Swisher and I'm Co-Chair of the Yes for Kids
committee in support of the bond referendum. I live at 917 Bowery
Street. I want to thank you very much for all of your support - the
whole Council in that last several months as we've been working on
this campaign and as you all know our election day is coming up on
Tuesdaythe 11th. Just here very briefly tonight to along with thanking
you for support on behalf of the committee to invite you to a couple of
events that we have this weekend. Two community rallies - one at
City High School at 10:00 on Saturday morning. We're going to rally
for the bond referendum and then move out into the community to
distribute literature in the neighborhoods about appropriate voting
places and some information on the bonds. Similar event Sunday at
West High School - both of these are in the cafeterias in those
buildings another rally at 1:00 p.m. with the same literature activity
afterwards. I really hope that you can all attend and we'd certainly
offer you the opportunity to speak out on behalf of the referendum.
And again thanks for everything.
Lehman: Thank you. Good luck.
Swisher: Thank you.
Matt Blizek: Hi. My name is Matt Blizek. I live at 628 North Linn Street. I'd like
to talk to you today about several concerns that myself and several
other students have about a proposed ordinance that would encourage
landlords to begin eviction proceeding against tenants that are found
guilty of numerous crimes I guess was submitted in the draft that was
submitted to you. And I first read about this proposal in a newspaper
article in the Gazette and I didn't actually believe that I was hearing
something like this at first. It wasn't until...I tried to come down to
City Hall to find some sort of draft that was given out, but there was
none available at the time I guess for the public. So I went on-line and
got the text from your work session of January 6th and I must say I'm
really surprised I guess the City Council is considering actions such as
these. You must try to realize how this looks and is going to look to
the student body when it gets out. So I'll tell you right now the
students have not really gotten wind of this yet, but they will and when
they will...the last time when the other ill-fated proposals from our
neighborhood task forces was put before us banning couches off front
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porches, keg registrations and registering the amount of people you
can over at your place this by far surpasses all of those in its
inappropriateness and callousness of the Council to even consider
something like this. And I have several questions I guess I'd like to
get some feedback on. First has there been any public hearing set for
this ordinance as of yet or is that still... ?
Champion: No. Because we don't really have the ordinance completed yet.
Blizek: Okay. From...and then another question I have is I know that Doug
Boothroy and some other people have been meeting with landlords
throughout the City to revise the text of it and get feedback from them.
Has there been any efforts, I guess, to reach out to different tenants in
the City to get some feedback from them on this proposal and will
there be?
Lehman: ! can't tell you that for sure. I know it's going to be coming back to us
I would assume in the next...the 18th. I would suggest that you be here
at that meeting.
Champion: There are tenants on the task force.
Dilkes: There were tenant representatives on the neighborhood task force that
Blizek: There was one student tenant on the neighborhood task force yes and I
think that by far and away that was where most of it was targeted at is
the young people and the young students of Iowa City.
Kanner: Steve what...are there any "tenants" on the new task force that you put
together?
Atkins: That's really not a task force - the committee? Yes there are. I'm
almost positive there are. Yeah. I don't recall their names. Sorry
Steve.
Dilkes: But that committee is not recommending...is not advising you as the
policy on this.
Lehman: I think you should come to that meeting.
Blizek: Well that I had planned on. We have unfortunately a student assembly
on that same night so I will be unable to, but I'll get to that later on. I
would like to just...I'11 use my own neighborhood as an example.
When I moved into this neighborhood - North Linn - the corner of
Linn and Ronalds on the north side of town there within a week of
moving in I received a letter from the local neighborhood association
inviting all the new tenants to basically come to a meeting. You went
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there, they served, you know, food, everyone met each other. They
said look...because it's a very mixed neighborhood. There's a lot of
students and older people that live in that neighborhood. And they
said well this is kind of how we feel. We like to keep the noise level
down in our community. We don't like loud parties and all this going
on. And it works relatively well. There's not that many loud parties in
our neighborhood. I mean it's a fairly quiet neighborhood and all that.
Now what the City Council the message you're sending with us is we
don't ~vant to enter into a dialogue with tenants and students and
people who like to go out and have a good time on the weekend and
might annoy some of the neighbors. We're not interested and sitting
down with them and working out our differences. We just want to
kick them out. And that is the message that literally that you're
sending with this. And...
Lehman: That's why you need to come to the meeting because that's not the
message at all. And 99.999% of the students will have no effect on it
whatsoever.
Blizek: Is it...did I read this right that students...that anyone with a public
intox...two public intoxications, possession of alcohol under ages,
noise disturbances you will try to put pressure on the landlords to evict
them. Is that the purpose of the ordinance?
Lehman: I don't know what's going to come back to us, but I know what is
came to us the first time is being redone. That's why I think it's
important that you be here on the 18th.
Blizek: Okay. Well there are...if I could address just some problems that I...
Lehman: You've got about one more minute and then your time is up.
Blizek: Okay then I'll try to talk fast.
Lehman: Okay.
Blizek: The fact that the City Council thinks they can evict certain citizens out
of their homes where they live just because some other citizens are
annoyed ! think is very, very inappropriate for the Council to even
consider all that. And by doing this you're basically demanding that
the landlords invade in their tenants' lives and police their behavior.
Otherwise you're going to put pressure on them to evict them. I think
all of this is very, very inappropriate and I hope that you get some
feedback from the students and work more cooperative in this instead
of just forcing their hand and putting this sort of image...this sort of
message out to the student body and the Iowa City community in
general. Thank you.
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Lehman: Thank you Matt.
Kanner: I think one thing we can do is ask Doug to give a call to the student
body representatives to invite them to come to his office to talk about
that.
Champion: I think we should wait and see what we're going to...
Kanner: I mean Emie by the time we want to get them involved I think before
the final resolution is written. So it's good that they come on the day
that we talk about it, but I think a lot of the action is happening before.
And it's being written now.
Lehman: I have no problem with Doug contacting...
Atkins: I want to...just so we all understand each other Council created a task
force of a variety of folks. They had 25 recommendations. We're in
the process of pursuing a number of those recommendations one of
which was this ordinance that Matt finds objectionable and I think a
number of other folks have. We came to the Council...Doug did
because he instructed to draft an ordinance. You did not find it
acceptable, sent him back. He's going through some amendments
right now. But we're still following what the task force recommended
to you and until you sort of tell us to do otherwise I think well I don't
want to mislead Matt and Nick that those are the issues that are going
to be up in front of you. And you'll have to decide them one at a time.
Pfab: I'd like to make a comment. I think you're coming here is very
beneficial both to you and to us. This...we're working on something
and we have no interest in starting the Gestapo here - that's not our
interest. Our interest is to have you enjoy being here and us enjoying
you. So...I mean...but...we were struggling with this. This is a work
in progress. I think now is the time to speak up and I think Doug
Boothroy might be a person to talk to. That was a good...but I
appreciate your stepping in and getting into the fray.
Atkins: Ernie.
Lehman: Yes?
Atkins: I will see that when the final draft at the time it comes to the Council
I'I1 mail a copy to both of you. I'll take care of that.
Lehman: Okay. Very good. Any other public discussion?
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ITEM 6c PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS
c. Public hearing on an ordinance amending the Planned
Development Housing Overlay (OPDH-5) Plan for the
Peninsula Neighborhood by Amending the Peninsula
Neighborhood Code. (REZ02-00024/SUB02-00027)
Lehman: (Reads item). Public hearing is open.
Franklin: It was an issue that came up last night about backyards. Correct?
Vanderhoef: The wording.
Franklin: We have a new definition which what I would suggest is that you just
interject it with a motion next time.
Lehman: Okay.
Franklin: Excuse me. All unveiled portions of the lot except the front yard.
Champion: Oh, good.
Franklin: How's that for simple.
Champion: Very good.
Lehman: Includes the side yard which is different.
Franklin: Yes.
Lehman: Okay. Good.
Champion: That's very clear.
Lehman: That's very clear.
Franklin: Thank you.
Lehman: Even for us that's clear. Any other discussion?
Champion: Do we have to define the front yard?
O'DonnelI: We'll get into that later.
Lehman: Public hearing is closed.
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ITEM 7b PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND
ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCOTT
BOULEVARD LANDSCAPE - FIRST AVENUE TO
ROCHESTER AVENUE PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT
OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING
CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS,
AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS.
b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING
Lehman: (Reads item). Estimated construction costs is $68,260. Do we have a
motion?
Champion: Move the resolution.
O'Donnell: Second.
Lehman: Moved by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion?
Pfab: I have a question. Are there any unusual items in this work?
Lehman: Landscaping?
Pfab: Is there anything unusual?
Lehman: No it's landscaping along the street.
Pfab: Right just a regular... ?
O'Donnell: Trees, grass.
Knocke: Just a regular landscaping plan that we use on our normal streets.
Pfab: Okay. I wasn't aware there was. Maybe I was missing something.
Lehman: Roll call. Motion carries.
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ITEM 8a CONVEYANCE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF OF A TWENTY
FOOT WIDE BY SIXTY FEET LONG VACATED PORTION
OF THE ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 405 SOUTH SUMMIT
STREET AND 338 SOUTH GOVERNOR STREET TO
PHYLLIS TUCKER.
a. PIJBLIC HEARING
Lehman: (Reads item). Public hearing is open.
Phyllis Tucker: Hi. I'm Phyllis Tucker. I...it was my understanding in talking with
the folks that i'm working ~vith that this was asked to be deferred until
March. Are you aware of that?
Dilkes: Yeah. My understanding is that item 9 which is the other half of the
alley be proposed for conveyance to Sue Travis and Andrew
Robertson. The earlier indication from the Council is the offers being
made were not acceptable and we've been informed by Mark Hamer
the attorney in that case that they will be securing an appraisal. So I
didn't know what your intention was.
Tucker: Actually Mark Hamer is my attorney.
Dilkes: Mark Hamer is your attorney. Oh, okay.
Tucker: And Sue and I are working together and we've invited Sue to join us
with the appraisal and all of that.
Dilkes: Okay so then.
Tucker: So it's reversed, but that's fine.
Lehman: This is to the 18th?
Dilkes: What we would ask then is that the public hearings be continued until
March 1 lth.
Lehman: Right. March 11th.
Dilkes: And that the items be deferred until March 11th.
Tucker: Right.
Pfab: Okay.
Tucker: I'm just trying to get it all figured out.
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Pfab: Thank you. Do you need a motion for that?
Vanderhoef: Move to defer to...
Lehman: We need a motion to continue the public hearing to March I 1th which
we have from Mrs. Vanderhoef.
O'Dormell: Second.
Lehman: Seconded by O'Donnell. All in favor? Opposed? (Motion carried).
Then we need a motion to defer action until March 11 th.
Pfab: So moved.
Lehman: Moved by Pfab.
Champion: Second.
Lehman: Seconded by Champion. All in favor? Opposed? Excuse me. Motion
carries.
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ITEM 9 CONVEYANCE OF TItE EAST ONE-HALF OF A TWENTY FOOT
WIDE BY SIXTY FEET LONG VACATED PORTION OF THE
ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 405 SOUTH SUMMIT STREET
AND 338 SOUTH GOVERNOR STREEY TO SUE M. TRAVIS AND
ANDREW D. ROBERTSON.
a. PUBLIC HEARING
b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
Lehman: (Reads item) Do we have a motion to
Champion: Move to defer
Lehman: Wait a minute.
Dilkes: Need to open the public hearing.
Lehman: Just need a motion to defer action to March 11.
Dilkes: But you need to open the public hearing.
Lehman: We do. Public hearing is open. Do we have a motion to defer to the 11 th?
Champion: I move to defer or continue the public hearing.
O'Donnell: I would love to second that.
Lehman: We have a motion by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell, to continue the
public hearing until March 11.
Champion: And to defer until March 11.
Lehman: I think it takes two motions.
Dilkes: You can put them together.
Lehman: They're together. We going to defer and delay and whatever else we do
routinely. All those in favor.
Kanner: Wait a second Ernie.
Lehman: Yes.
Wilburn: That was item 9 we just continued the public hearing and
Kanner: Okay, I
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Vanderhoef: Two property owners.
Lehman: Is that a yes vote?
Kanner: Yes.
Lehman: Motion carries. I would then like to go back to item f and ask for someone
to make a motion to defer to the 11th.
Kanner: So moved.
Lehman: Moved by Karmer.
O'Donnell: Seconded.
Lehman: Seconded by O'DonnelI to defer item fto the 11th of March. All those in
favor. Opposed? Motion carries. Then item g. Same motion.
O'Donnell: So moved.
Pfab: Second
Lehman: Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by .....
Kanner: No, no.
Karr: G goes after 10.
Lehman: I'm sorry.
O'Donnell: G is after 10.
Lehman: Where's item 107
O'Donnell: Right here, Ernie.
Lehman: Yes.
Kan': After 9.
Dilkes: That's the Mercy vacation.
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ITEM 10 CONVEYANCE OF THE PLATTED ALLEY IN BLOCK 27,
ORIGINAL TOWN, IOWA CITY, IOWA, TO MERCY
HOSPITAL 4.
a. Public Hearing
Lehman: (Reads item). Public hearing is open. Public hearing is...
Karr: Motion to accept correspondence.
Vanderhoef: So moved.
O'Donnell: So moved.
Lehman: We have a motion and a second to accept correspondence. All in
favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Public hearing is closed. Do we
have a motion?
b. Consider a resolution authorizing
O'Donnell: So moved.
Lehman: Moved by O'Dormell.
Champion: Do you have to change the numbering or is it not important?
Lehman: Well we have to get the motion on the floor first.
O'Donnell: Yeah.
Lehman: We have a motion.
Vanderhoef: Second.
Lehman: And a second. Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by Vanderhoef.
Discussion?
Vanderhoefi I move to amend the dollar amount for the purchase of the property
from $1 to $15,000.
O'Donnell: Second.
Lehman: We have a motion by Vanderhoef or an amendment by Vanderhoef
and seconded by O'Donnell to change the amount of compensation
from $1 to $15,000. Discussion on the amendment?
Kanner: Yes. Eleanor we've had a memo saying probably worth at least
$12,000. Was there discussion about what would be an ideal price that
we might get for it beyond $12,0007
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Dilkes: No. Let me make it clear what Staff is willing to say. What that letter
to Mercy said is that Staff would not support a disposition less than
$12,000 without an appraisal and we based that on the assessed value
an appraisal that was the basis for an offer in connection with this
Lafayette property and the discount that was made in that appraisal for
the encumbrances that were placed on the property. And that's all said
forth in the letter. But I can't tell you what an appraiser would value
that property at. I don't have that expertise. I'm just saying based on
what we know we would not be willing to support an offer less than
$12,000 and at that point we got an offer from Mercy for $15,000. So
that's where it stands.
Pfab: Can I make a comment?
Lehman: Certainly.
Pfab: I think this brings up a good point. First of all I'm glad to see this
come with an offer and again I voted no for the first two readings of
this and that was my reason for doing so because
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Pfab: If a person comes to purchase a property for the citizens of Iowa City
they ought to come with something in hand rather than wait until the
last minute and say well this is what we're going to offer. I...there's a
gentleman sitting in the audience here and I really wish to take this
opportunity to thank him for starting this - Attorney Bob Downer did
this with a piece of property do~vn by the river and the railroad tracks
and that made that process work a lot better. Now other people may
have done it, but this was recently. And when this other came up
t~vice with just a standstill it's rather irritating if you represent the rest
of the citizens in Iowa City not to see that willingness to come forth. I
don't know where $I5,000 is one this. It's...I'm not totally
uncomfortable. I don't know...I'd be a lot more comfortable if there
was an appraisal with it.
Champion: But they're not going to go to the expense of getting an appraisal
unless they know we're willing to vacate it or whatever we cai1 it. So
it's a two-edged sword.
Pfab: I don't think so.
Champion: But you can always deny it, you can always deny it.
Pfab: No, I'm not interested in denying it. I'm interested in...I don't
want... I'm making a statement here I guess in support of two ways
of...contrasting the two ways to do this when you come to the City
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Council to buy land that's owned by everyone. Come forth ~vith an
offer if you're serious about it and do it right up front. Now we're
sitting on it because we don't have an appraisal. Is it right? I don't
Lehman: Irvin we don't accept any offer.
Pfab: But they want to move on and so.
Champion: We've been through this a lot.
O'Donnell: Yeah. Nothing final until the third reading.
Pfab: And this is the third reading.
O'Donnell: That's right. And the offer is in hand. Staffhas recommended
approval and I think it's a wonderful deal for Iowa City.
Lehman: This is a resolution of conveyance. The appropriate time to discuss the
selling price is when we have the public hearing on the conveyance
which is tonight. This is the routine that we use to set the price. The
price has come to us tonight. At the appropriate time at the public
hearing where the price is determined. There's no point in going
through a vacation process unless...there's no point in making an offer
unless we're going to do the vacation. They've gone through two
readings. We're now at the point where we have an offer. We can
vote to convey the property, go back and have the third reading of the
conveyance and it's all over with.
Pfab: Right.
Lehman: Now we did have a recommendation from our Staffthat $1 was not
acceptable.
P fab: Right.
Lehman: The communication went from our Staff to Mercy Hospital that no
offer less than $12,000 would be considered and based on other
transactions that we've had within the City was I believe the basis for
that letter. We now have an offer of $15,000. The question is the
amendment as we have heard it is to change that price to $15,000.
Now is there more discussion on the amendment?
Champion: No.
Dilkes: Can I just say...
Lehman: Please.
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Dilkes: I just want to say a couple things. Number one the City Council's
policy about dispositions does not require an appraisal. That may be
something that you want to take a look at. But as it stands right now
an appraisal is not required. And two Staff has discussed the process
and we had some discussion about whether we would recommend to
you that we start requiring offers to come in with the application with
the vacation. That did not make sense to us because it seems like it's
appropriate to give some read to the applicant on the vacation before
they go to the expense of getting an appraisal if that's what they're
going to do. So the compromise that we arrived at is that we will
send...that we're going to do now is we're going to send the vacation
through P & Z. At that point the applicant will have an indication that
P & Z is supporting it or not supporting it as the case may be. We will
hold...we will not send the vacation on to Council until we have an
offer from the applicant.
Champion: We're not demanding that. Council hasn't asked you to do that.
Dilkes: Well that's the process that we've come up with in trying to deal with
the process issues that we have dealt with. And, you know, if you
want to discuss that that's fine to.
Pfab: I believe there might be another possibility and I'm not saying that it's
the right or the wrong possibility. Basically we have a new resolution
here...the difference between $1,000 and $15,000...
Champion: $1.
Lehman: $1.
Pfab: I mean $1 and $15,000 is really a new resolution.
O'Donnell: Irvin we don't. We've passed it twice. The third time we've
established cost.
Champion: We've been through this.
Pfab: $l.
Champion: We didn't convey. We passed vacation.
Pfab: I think this is a chance for the public...
Champion: Irvin we discuss this every time we do this. Let's vote please. I call
the vote.
Lehman: Well you want to finish Irvin?
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Pfab: Well I think...you know I'm not for or against the number but I have
no basis on what this number should be.
Lehman: I don't either. Steven?
Kanner: Are you done? I think in my mind it's more logical to go the route that
the City Attorney's office is talking about. I think that makes sense. I
think we do also need to talk about appraisals. We can maybe say if
there's an assessed value at a certain level we'll ask for an appraisal.
And I am kind ofblind on this. I think we're all kind of blind on this
$15,000. We have a sense that it's a good offer because it's above the
$12,000 assessed, but we really don't know what the appraisers are
saying. And I think it would be good.
Dilkes: Believe me the appraisers will not all say the same thing.
Karmer: They certainly won't. Right.
Dilkes: I mean Tom Gelman has a point that it's more an art than a science.
Kanner: We should remember that there's other items where I've heard the
opposite of that when I question...when we question the appraisal.
O'Donnell: Who he's representing?
Kanner: Also as an aside, Irvin, I think you did vote for one of the vacations on
that.
Pfab: No, I didn't. I voted two times no.
O'Donnell: Let's try to vote on this one.
Karmer: But in any case...
Wilburn: A point of order Connie called the question I think the Mayor needs
to...
Dilkes: There's no second.
Champion: Them was no second.
O'Donnell: Would you like to do it again?
Champion: I call the question.
O'Donnell: I second it.
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Lehman: We have a motion and a second to call the question. Is that a
debatable question?
Champion: No.
Lehman: All in favor of calling the question signify by raising your right hand.
One, two, three, four, five.
Dilkes: Five passes.
Lehman: We have...and all opposed raise your right hand. The vote is 5 to 2,
Kanner and Pfab voting in the negative. Now all in favor of the
amendment which changes the purchase price from $1 to $15,000
indicate by raising your right hand please.
Pfab: Restate...
Karr: You've called the question.
Lehman: There's no more debate on this.
Pfab: No, no, no. I'm just asking restate what you said.
Lehman: The amendment...we're voting on the amendment which raises the...
Pfab: Okay. Alright. I was distracted and I wanted to be sure I heard what
you said.
Lehman: Alright. All in favor of the amendment indicate by raising your right
hand please. We have six. You're not voting?
Kanner: Aye.
Lehman: Okay ~ve have seven. Now is there any discussion on the motion as
amended. We can't do that either. All in...we need a roll call.
P£ab: So we are voting what no,v?
Lehman: We are voting on...
Champion: On the conveyance.
Lehman: ...on the conveyance for $15,000. The amendment was passed.
Dilkes: Okay. It is debatable. I hate to say that, but...
Lehman: I'd like to thank you for that Eleanor, but I'm not going to.
Dilkes: Sorry.
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Lehman: Roll call. (Motion carries). Thank you folks.
Champion: Thank you.
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ITEM 6g CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE EAST-TO-WEST
ALLEY IN BLOCK 27 OF TItE ORIGINAL TOWN PLAT,
LOCATED BETWEEN MARKET AND BLOOMINGTON STREET
WEST OF DODGE STREET. (VAC02-00007) (Pass and Adopt)
Lehman: Now going back to item g, which we deferred. (Read item)
O'Donnell: Move adoption.
Champion: Second.
Lehman: Moved by O'Donnell, seconded by Champion. Discussion? Roll Call.
Amazing that such unanimity takes so long.
Champion: I just want to ask Eleanor something.
Lehman: Please do.
Champion: Do we really want to put another burden on Planning and Zoning. Seems
to me they have heavy agendas if we're going to ask them.
Dilkes: Goes through P&Z anyway.
Lehman: Goes through P&Z anyway.
Champion: Oh, okay.
Dilkes: So that seemed logical to us to let it go through P&Z, get their read on the
vacation, and its not typical that you all deny vacation when they
recommend...
Champion: Right.
Lehman: Almost did earlier.
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ITEM 12 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1,
"ADMINISTRATION," CHAPTER 5, "MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL," SECTION 3, "COMPENSATION" TO ALLOW CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S
GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN AT THEIR OWN
EXPENSE. (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Lehman: (Reads item).
Vanderhoef: Move first consideration.
Wilburn: Second.
Lehman: Moved by Vanderhoef, seconded by Wilburn. Discussion?
Kanner: I'm going to vote yes, but again I think the real discussion that we
have to have in the near future is paying...the City paying for part of
the cost for future City Council members for the health care to make
the position more accessible to a wider array of people in the
community.
Lehman: Other discussion? Roll call.
Pfab: No. I want to make sure I keep this open for discussion. I mean that's
alright. The first reading is no.
Lehman: The motion carries, 6 to 1 and Irvin you will have the opportunity to
discuss that each of the next meetings whether or not you vote yes or
Pfab: Well I agree, but at the same time it was brought to my attention that
maybe I changed the vote. I think it's going to be fine, but I just
wanted to be sure that I left that option open. So at this point it's no.
Lehman: You know what Irvin we've all kept option open because we can all
vote no next time too.
Pfab: It's a motion I believe that needs work.
Lehman: Thank you Irvin.
Pfab: That's all.
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ITEM 13 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4,
ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES," CHAPTER 5,
"PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS," TO AMEND THE
PROHIBITION ON SERVING TWO (2) SERVINGS OF ANY
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, WINE, OR BEER AT ANY ONE TIME
TO ANY ONE PERSON TO SERVING TWO (2)
"CONTAINERS" OF ANY ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, WINE, OR
BEER AT ANY ONE TIME TO ANY ONE PERSON AND TO
DELETE THE EXCEPTION FOR "PRIVATE EVENTS." (PASS
AND ADOPT)
Lehman: (Reads item).
Vanderhoef: Move to adopt.
Pfab: Second.
Lehman: Moved by Vanderhoef, seconded by Pfab. Discussion?
Champion: We might not need this ordinance if we did something else.
Lehman: Right. We don't know if we're going to do something else yet. Any
other discussion? Roll call. Motion carries.
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ITEM 14 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGETED
POSITIONS IN THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION OF THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE AFSCME PAY PLAN BY
DELETING THE POSITION OF SENIOR PAYROLL CLERK
AND ADDING THE POSITION OF ACCOUNTANT.
Lehman: (Reads item).
Champion: Move the resolution.
O'Donnell: Second.
Lehman: Moved by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion?
P£ab: I would like just if Kevin could just speak to that for us and for the
public.
O'Malley: Yes Irvin. This is a position that because of the workload of Gasy 14
the additional valuation of ail City properties and the introduction of
some new software which ~vill relieve some of the clerical aspects of
that position. We feel that it's warranted to have that position raised to
an accountant.
Pfab: I thank you.
Kanner: Will this...will there be a new person hired and someone let go?
O'Malley: Yes. This position currently is vacant.
Kanner: The position has been vacant.
O'Malley: Right.
Kanner: Okay.
Lehman: Thank you. Roi1 call. Motion carries.
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ITEM 16 CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE A TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE IOWA CITY ASSOCIATION
OF PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, IAFF, AFL-CIO, LOCAL
610, AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY.
Lehman: (Reads item).
Champion: Move the resolution.
O'Donnell: Second.
Lehman: Moved by Champion, seconded by O'Donnell. Discussion? I suppose
it would be appropriate to indicate that this agreement provides for a
2.75% wage increase and it does also provide for the employees to
contribute an additional $20 per month to their health insurance
premium.
Pfab: I have a question. It's a simple question and I think I know...I'm not
sure I know the answer on it. Is...there's a $200...you're moving the
position with considerable more responsibility you're increasing that
pay by $200.
Helling: We're increasing the differential between their pay and the pay they
supervise. In effect the Lieutenants and Captains get an additional $200
a year increase above and beyond the 2.75%.
Pfab: Now is that...that's going to be built into the system from now on.
Helling: Yes.
Pfab: Okay because I heard something about one year and that didn't make
any sense.
Lehman: One year contract.
Champion: It's a one year contract.
Lehman: We renegotiate contracts.
Pfab: Oh, okay I see. But the idea is that it will be a permanent.
Helling: That increase differential remains in the future.
Pfab: Okay. That was my question.
Helling: Unless it's negotiated away for something.
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Pfab: Okay. I think it's a good idea.
Lehman: Roll call. Oh, all in favor I'm sorry. Opposed? Motion carries.
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ITEM 19 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION.
Lehman: Council time. Irvin?
Pfab: One item. The Lieutenant Governor is going to be at the Conner...Evert
Connor center tomorrow at 10:00 to make some announcement. I
just...so the public and we know it.
Lehman: It's regarding housing opportunities for disabled.
Pfab: Oh, it is.
Lehman: Right and 10:00.
Pfab: And it will be televised.
Lehman: Okay. Connie?
Champion: I just want to remind people that you can vote for the school bond
referendum at Hy-Vee this weekend - all Hy-Vees in town, the library,
Saturday and Sunday and at the auditor's office. And if you have
questions about places to vote there is a web site for the auditor. And
encourage everyone to vote yes.
Lehman: Mike?
O'Donnell: Just congratulations to Connie the new Chair of the Johnson County
Council of Governments. And Ernie we appreciated your presence at
your first meeting. And I'm not sure you added a lot, but we enjoyed
your presence.
Lehman: Thank you Mike. Dee?
Vanderhoefi Just a couple of things. Since it came up at budget meeting recently that
we're looking at the City Council budget specifically that line item and I
just am curious if the Council still wishes representation at the State and
National level. As you are aware I presently serve and have served on
various committees both at State and National level. So I'd just like this
question answered. And also if you'd like any more information on my
activities I'd be happy to bring those to the work session we're going to
do.
Champion: No, I thank you for going Dee.
O'Dormell: Yes.
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Champion: We need...we need representation and you're willing to do it and you
do a great job. Don't feel bad about that.
O'Donnell: That's absolutely correct.
Champion: You do a great job. We just don't think that four people need to go
somewhere.
Lehman: Well that will be a subject of a work session. We've already decided to
do that so...
Vanderhoef: Okay. Then I had a call today from Marilyn Belman and tomorrow
morning at 10:00 at the Evert Connor's center at 720 South Dubuque
Lieutenant Governor Sally Peterson is going to be here to announce a
housing initiative that Governor Vilsack is moving forward with and he
is using our accessible house as a model for part of his initiative. So
anyone that could come they'd be welcome. And it's a good
recognition to our City and the process that we went through to establish
this great house.
Kanner: Is that what you were mentioning, lrvin?
Champion: Yes.
Lehman: Yeah that's what Irvin said.
P fab: She just... I gave the skeleton and she put the rest of the body on the
skeleton.
Lehman: Put the idea on it. Okay. Ross.
Wilburn: Nothing tonight.
Lehman: Steven?
Kanner: I forgot to announce this last time an event happened a few days ago
Gasoline Free Day that a number of people were participating in in a
form of protest against the possible war in Iraq since a lot of that
potential ~var involved the issue ofoil in the Mid-East. And along those
lines I did want to mention again the article that Irvin submitted about a
resolution that Chicago passed. Chicago City Council passed
overwhelmingly I think it was 46-1 according to this article. And this
was in our Council packet...our information packet actually number 15
from this past Thursday. So again I want to recommend people take a
look at this. And one of the biggest cities in the country are passing
resolutions and we might want to consider that also. I did want to also
mention some interesting stats from the comprehensive financial report
of Iowa City and recommend that people take a look at that. It's not all
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dry figures. Kevin O'Malley our Finance Director in his Department
put together a very interesting report on the City. And a couple statistics
I found interesting was the median age in Iowa City that went from 25.3
in 1950 going down to 22.6 in 1974 and it's back up to 25.4. So that's
something to keep in mind. The baby boomers I guess have something
to do with it. There's probably some other factors that figure into that.
Well we're ali baby boomers minus one here. I just get in there under
the wire. But it's an interesting statistic and I think it means a lot for our
community. We do keep those things in mind I believe. And also the
median family income went in 1990 from $39,000 to $57,000 in 2000.
And this has policy implications in a lot of our resources are given to
median income people and it's quite high. And again I would urge us to
have a discussion on perhaps looking at lowering that median income as
to who gets assistance from some our programs like CDBG and HOME
and other funding sources. I did want to comment on our fine rec
center. I was just there earlier today. And I had a friend come back
who had been at UI and we went there a month or two ago and he said I
never realized that it was free to come there to play pool or to use the
gym. And it's a great resource. And it was busy tonight - all kinds of
people there playing pool, ping-pong, basketball, the weight room,
swimming. And I think it's one of our greatest strengths. I think we all
realize that and I'm glad we support it the way ~ve do. Looking forward
to the State League of Cities Lobby Day next Wednesday. It looks like
Emie, Dee and myself are going to be going for that event and talking to
some legislators about some different issues and finding out what's
happening there on a state level and how that affects us. And then two
final things. I had a question for Steve. I don't know if you could
answer tonight but we had in our info packet number four was a memo
about state and federal grants we got in fiscal year '02 and I was curious
why the Edward Byrne grant went down to $2,600 in '01 and back up
again to $48,000 in '02.
Atkins: I'd have to check for you. It could be the time of the reporting of the
actual receipt of the money. I knew it had mn in the $40,000 range
Steven it had not changed dramatically over the years. I'll confirm that
for you.
Kanner: As you know I'm not a big fan of it and so I find that of interest. And
the other thing I found of interest in that report was a listing of HOME
funds in '01 and '02, but there was no listing of CDBG funds in that.
Atkins: Okay. It could be a mistake. I'll check for you.
Kam~er: Okay. I appreciate that. But I appreciate the report and it shows the
extent that our Staff is out there getting these grants which are very
important to our budget.
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Pfab: Could I make one comment? Are you finished?
Kanner: Yes. Thanks.
Pfab: Is there...I'd like to just get a feel is there a sense as a Council that we
as a City ~vould like to go on record as opposing the war in Iraq? I
would encourage it, but I'm just speaking for myself.
Kanner: I'd like to discuss it. I'd like to wait until we get a resolution and put it
on the agenda.
Pfab: Okay. Is it something...okay. What do we need three people
interest...if we're going to do it how would we do it?
Dilkes: Well if...xve need three of you to say you want to put it on the agenda.
That's if and when we get the resolution.
Lehman: Are there three people that would like to put it on the agenda?
Kanner: I would recommend that we ~vait until we get the final version. I don't
know if we have it here or at least be able to take a look at it lrvin before
we decide...
O'Donnell: I would like to see if there are three people.
Lehman: Well I think that the most important thing is if there are three people that
wish to discuss it?
Pfab: I would be interested.
Wilbum: I support the sentiment, but I don't...I'm not looking for the City
Council to pass the resolution. I'm looking for individuals to step
forward and write letters to Congress.
Lehman: I concur with you.
Pfab: I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said.
O'Dormell: Individuals.
Wilburn: I said I support the sentiment against the war, but I think...I have to
believe that it Would be more meaningful for individuals to step forward
to write their Congress people.
Pfab: But if they came forward...
Wilburn: That's my opinion.
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Pfab: In other words I'm just asking would you be at that point...at that point
would you be interested in supporting.
Wilbum: Individuals to write their Congress person.
Pfab: Okay.
Lehman: I don't find three people who are interested in putting this on a work
session. Remember the meeting Monday night 6:30 at the airport. Any
issues that you have that you'd like to have discussed at that meeting
would be extremely helpful if those issues can be in Marian's office
tomoirow or...no tomorrow really.
Kanner: By 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Lehman: I don't know how exactly we're going to conduct this meeting, but I
would really, really like to have specific issues, not general
conversation. So if there are issues we want to talk about, let's talk
about those issues and try to get some things really settled as opposed to
having our meeting and then (can't hear) each other and going home.
Dilkes: Tomorrow would really be better. I mean we have to put it then in
agenda form and get it...
Lehman: I'm well aware...and I'm asking the Airport Commission to do the
same thing. We can have a list of things to discuss.
Champion: I know what I want the end result to be, but I don't know...I know what
answer I want, but I don't know what questions I need to ask to get to
that.
Lehman: We are not going to be governed totally by the list of questions we have.
I just think it would be a more meaningful discussion if the airport has
access to what our concerns are and we have at least some access to
theirs instead of just going in cold.
Champion: My concerns are one of their plans to become untaxable.
Lehman: Right and I'm sure that's probably going to be...
Vanderhoefi And another thing on the agenda that I would appreciate is
speaking.., talking about the repayment of the infrastructure that was put
into the...
Lehman: Write it down. That is another issue that I think we've already got on...
O'Donnell: These are all things that you should write down and ...
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Dilkes: Yeah because we need to get them on the agenda.
Pfab: Right. If they're not on the agenda are we going to be precluded from...
Lehman: No, no, no. Absolutely not, but I believe the discussion is going to be
more meaningful if we know ahead of time what's going to be...
Dilkes: Yes, you will be precluded from discussing them at...
Lehman: Well we're discussing airport issues.
Dilkes: Well I don't think that's sufficient. I mean you got to...you got to say
what about. Are you going to talk about anything about the airport?
Lehman: In previous meetings that we've had with the Airport Commission there
has never been an agenda. We've all just always discussed airport
issues period. And it went the full gamut of things relative to the
airport. And I think that's really important because if we're going to be
restricted to only those things that we are able to think of between now
and tomorrow at 3:00 that could severally limit the effectiveness of that
meeting.
Pfab: But I think that that statement may not really hold water because there's
seven of us, there's the people on the Airport Commission, there's the
public, there's the Staff. ! think that by tomorrow or Thursday morning
when we go to press so to speak I think that every issue that should be
able to be discussed should be available to the public.
Lehman: Yeah, but I think there will be issues even come up that night that we
haven't thought of.
Dilkes: I guess my memory of airport meetings is there's typically a basic topic
that we're talking about. You know the fact that they need more
funding or those kinds of things. I guess it's a little out of sync to me to
require the Airport Commission for instance to post and agenda giving
notice of what they're talking about, but then when the two bodies get
together to just be able to talk about anything.
Lehman: Anything relative to the airport.
Atkins: Ernie why don't you give me a rrm at it. I'll try to make a detailed
agenda.
Champion: You know what we ~vant.
Lehman: Okay.
Dilkes: it just wouldn't hurt to give a little more notice.
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Lehman: Okay then perhaps we can make very, very broad parameters.
Dilkes: Yeah, that's fine.
Lehman: Financial issues.
Champion: Financial issues, accounting issues.
Lehman: Alright. We got the message. Alright. That's all I have.
Pfab: So at this point you're going to...?
Atkins: I'll take care of the agenda.
Champion: Real estate issues.
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ITEM 20 REPORT ON ITEMS FROM CITY STAFF.
Lehman: Okay, Steve do you have anything else?
Atkins: No, sir.
Lehman: Eleanor?
Dilkes: No.
Lehman: Marian?
Champion: I have one thing I'd like to say.
Lehman: You just made it before.
Champion: You keep talking about baby boomers.
Lehman: Yes.
Champion: Well a lot of us were baby boomers too after the Great War. We were
also called baby boomers.
Lehman: We still are.
Champion: We still are.
Lehman: Do we have a motion to adjourn
O'Dormell: I would love to do that.
Lehman: Moved by O'Donnell. Do we have a...
Vanderhoef: Second.
Lehman: Second by Vanderhoef. All in favor? Motion...the meeting is adjourn.
Thank you.
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