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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/17/1969City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa REGULAR SESSION March 17, 1969 - 7:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers of the City Hall in said City at 7:30 P.M. on March 17, 1969. Mayor Turner in the Chair. Present: Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor. Absent: None. Urban Renewal Administrator George Griebenow offered the Invocation. 56028 - Moved by Miller, seconded by Keller that the Agenda, amended as follows, for the Regular Session of March 17, 1969 at 7:30 P.M., be accepted and approved: Adding under Resolution to be adopted — (Page 2) A resolution authorizing condemnation of a certain parcel of real property in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, for the purpose of a temporary construction easement. Motion carried, 56029 - Moved by Keller, seconded by Miller that the Minutes of the Regular Session held March 10, 1969 at 7:30 P.M., be approved. Motion carried. 56030 - Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by O'Connor that the City Clerk be instruc- ted to open the sealed informal bids on one (1) 1 Ton Dump Body Truck for use by Sewer Department, which were as follows: Name of Bidder 1. Schukei Motor Company 2. International Harvester Co. 3. Simpson Motors, Inc, 4. Jim Cordes Ford, Inc, Motion carried, Address Waterloo, Waterloo, Waterloo, Waterloo, Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Amount $3,387.37 $3,498.00 $3,465.40 $3,288.55 56031 - Moved by Dykeman, seconded by Cohea that the above bids on one (1) 12 Ton Dump Body Truck for use by the Sewer Department, be received, placed on file and referred to the Supt. of Sewers and Water, Sewer, Light & Gas Committee to check and report back to the Council on March 24, 1969. Motion carried. 56032 - Robert Braun, Atty. on behalf of Real Estate Holding, Inc., appeared before the Council and orally requested that the City Council on its own motion rezone certain real property in "Hagerman Place" from "R-2" One and Two Family Residence District to "C-2" Commercial District. Moved by Dykeman, seconded by Cohea that the communication from the City Planning Commission, transmitting the written request of Robert Braun, Atty. on behalf of Real Estate Holding, Inc., for the Council on its own motion to rezone all of Lots 6 thru 15, inclusive, Block 17, and all that part of Lots 1 thru 4, inclusive in Block 33 lying North of Headford Avenue and West of Cleveland Street and all that part of Joder Avenue vacated, lying between the North line of Head- 2 56032 - (Continued) ford Avenue and the West line of Cleveland Street, "Hagerman Place", from "R-2" One and Two Family Residence District to "C-2" Commercial District, as shown on the attached print, and recommending approval, be received, placed on file, the recommendation approved, date of hearing set as April 7, 1969.at 730 P,M., and the City Clerk instruc- ted to publish the necessary notice. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None, Absent None. Mayor declared the motion carried„ 56033 - Moved by Cohea, seconded by O'Connor that the communication from the City Engineer, transmitting the request of Yardarm, Inc. for permis- sion to construct two (2) temporary asphalt driveways without regard to sidewalk grade at 3251 West Fourth Street, Waterloo, Iowa, together with $3,00 check for recording a waiver, and recommending approval subject to the provisions of his letter, be received, placed on file, request approved and Resolution No. 1.9533, granting permission and au- thorizing construction irrespective of a later official grade, be adopted, On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye, Nay None. Absentz None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56034 - Moved by 0°Connor,sec.onded by Cohea that the communication from the City Engineer, transmitting the request from Yardarm, Inc. for permis- sion to construct two (2) accesses to West Fourth Street, as shown on the attached print, and recommending approval subject to the provi- sions of his letter, concurred by the Police Department, be received, placed on file, recommendations approved and permission granted in ac- cordance therewith and at no cost to the City. Motion carried. 56035 - Moved by Keller, seconded by Dykeman that the communication from the Assistant City Solicitor, transmitting the request of Douglas Carpen- ter for the vacation of a portion of a utility easement, being the west 3' of the east 8' except the south 8' over Lot 1, in Evergreen Hill Addition, as shown on the attached print, and recommending ap- proval, be received, placed on file and Resolution No. 19534, fixing the time and place of hearing on the proposal to vacate said portion of easement, and instructing the City Clerk to publish the required notice, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None, Absent None, Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56036 - Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Dykeman that the communication from Urban Renewal Administrator, submitting for Council consideration the offer of Alfred J. and Elaine H. Heinz, to purchase Disposal Parcel No, 121, in the Westfield -Virden Urban Renewal Area, Project No. Iowa R-7, in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, for the sum of $125.00, together with Map, and reporting the Urban. Renewal. Board approved said disposal, be received, placed on file, Resolution No. 19535, authorizing the sale of said Disposal Parcel No. 121, be adopted and the date of hear- ing set as April 21, 1969 at 730 P,M., C. T. March 17, 1969 56036 - (Continued) On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56037 - Moved by O'Connor, seconded by Cohea that the communication from the Urban Renewal Administrator, submitting for Council consideration the offer of Loretta Murphy, an unremarried widow, to purchase Disposal Parcel 89, in the Westfield -Virden Urban Renewal Area, Project No. Iowa R-7, in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, for the sum of $50.00, to- gether with Map, and reporting the Urban Renewal Board approved said disposal, be received, placed on file, Resolution No. 19536, authori- zing the sale of said Disposal Parcel No. 89, be adopted and the date of hearing set as April 21, 1969 at 7:30 P.M., C. T. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None., Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted, 56038 - Moved by Dykeman, seconded by O'Connor that the communication from the City Engineer, transmitting the request with plans from the North- western Bell Telephone Company for permission to install underground telephone lines on Westfield Avenue and Black Hawk Road, and recom- mending approval, be received, placed on file, recommendations ap- proved and permission granted. Motion carried. 56039 Moved by Miller, seconded by Cohea that the Financial Report of the Waterloo Water Works Trustees for the year ending December 31, 1968, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 56040 Moved by Miller, seconded by Dykeman that the Memorandum of Working Agreement between the Mayor and Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, and the Municipal Employees' Local Union No. 1127, affiliated with the International Hod Carriers' Building and Common Laborers' Union of America, A.F.L.-C.I.O., dated March 17, 1969, be received, placed on file, approved and accepted subject to clarification, with a report back to the Council, by the City Attorney of accumulated sick leave under "General Conditions, Item 3, Paragraph b.", and Resolution No. 19537, approving said Agreement and directing the Mayor to sign and execute same on behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56041 Moved by O'Connor, seconded by Cavanaugh that the communication from the Asst. City Solicitor, transmitting a contract dated 3/4/69 be- tween Jess B. Smith and Martha V. Smith, husband and wife, indivi- dually, and dba Smitty's Trailer Village, Inc. and the City of Water- loo, Iowa, wherein said City offers to buy certain property known as Sager Avenue Extended through Smitty's Trailer Court, for the sum of $24,000, and recommending approval, be received, placed on file, said contract approved with provisions that taxes be paid by the seller and an up-to-date abstract and deed be furnished by the seller and approved by the City Attorney, and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized and directed to execute said contract with the above provisions on be- half of the City of Waterloo. March 17, 1969 56041 - (Continued) On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None° Absent None.. Mayor declared the motion carried. 56042 Moved by Miller, seconded by O'Connor that the communication from the Director of Public Works, transmitting an Amendment to the Agreement dated 2/26/68 with the Iowa State Highway Commission for repairs to the Park Avenue Bridge, calling for the said Commission to reimburse the City of Waterloo for 50% of the cost of repairs of $22,500, in lieu of $179500, and recommending approval, be received, placed on file, approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign said Amendment on behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the motion carried. 56043 An Ordinance vacating all of Melrose Street lying south of Lot 13, Block 15 and north of Lot 9, Block 16 in Rose Hill Addition, in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, was read by the Clerk. Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Dykeman that the rules requiring or- dinances to be read in full on three separate days be suspended, said Ordinance be recorded as having passed its second and third readings (the first having passed under C. R. #55998 of 3/10/69) and be now placed on its final adoption. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the motion carried. 56044 - Moved by Cohea, seconded by O'Connor that Ordinance No. 2484, an Ordi- nance vacating all of Melrose Street lying south of Lot 13, Block 15 and north of Lot 9, Block 16 in Rose Hill Addition, in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be adopted, On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None, Mayor declared the ordinance adopted. 56045 - Moved by Dykeman, seconded by Miller that Resolution No. 19538, a resolution authorizing the sale and conveyance of all of Melrose Street lying south of Lot 13, Block 15 and north of Lot 9, Block 16 in Rose Hill Addition, in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, as fully des- cribed in the published notice in the Waterloo Daily Courier on February 13 and 209 19699 to Mr, and Mrs. Harold Reasby, for the sum of five cents ($0.05) per square foot and costs, and directing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and deliver a Deed for said property, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56046 - Moved by Miller, seconded by Keller that Resolution No. 19539, being a resolution authorizing the condemnation of a certain parcel of real property in the Urban Renewal Area, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. March 17, 1969 - 5 - 56047 Moved by O'Connor, seconded by Dykeman that Resolution No. 19540, being a resolution approving the minutes of the Waterloo Urban Renewal Board for their regular meeting held January 7, 1969, in the City of Water- loo, Iowa, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay° None. Absent° None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56048 Moved by Dykeman, seconded by O'Connor that Resolution No. 19541, being a resolution authorizing condemnation of a certain parcel of real pro- perty in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, for the purpose of a temporary construction easement, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay° None. Absent: None, Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56049 - Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Cohea that the communication from the City Engineer, transmitting Estimate #9 Report as prepared by Stenson and Warm, Inc., Architects and Engineers, Waterlo, Iowa, as to work performed and materials furnished by Jens Olesen & Sons Construction Company, Waterloo, Iowa, for the Headquarters Fire Station (General Contract) and recommending approval, be received, placed on file, and Resolution No, 19542, approving the report and authorizing payment accordingly, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and 0°Connor voted Aye. Nay° None. Absent; None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56050 - Moved by Cohea, seconded by Keller that the communication from the City Engineer, transmitting the certification of the Urban Renewal Administrator that the successful bid opened 3/11/69 for the demo- lition work on 14 pieces of property for Virden Creek Rechanneliza- tion Project and 3 pieces of property for the Building Official of the City of Waterloo was submitted by Denman Phillips Construction Com- pany, Waterloo, Iowa in the amount of $5,030.00, and recommending approval, be received, placed on file, approved and Resolution No. 19543, accepting said bid, be adopted. On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay° None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56051. Moved by O'Connor, seconded by Miller that the communication from the Street Commissioner, recommending a deadline date of April 17, 1969 for the filing of all petitions for new oiling of streets to be in- cluded in the 1969 Oiling Program, be recieved, placed on file, ap- proved and date set as recommended. Motion carried, 56052 - Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Keller that the communication from the City Engineer, transmitting a plat for alley drainage between Linden Avenue and Rhey Street and Lafayette Street and Mulberry Street, requesting permission to submit a proposal for storm sewer installation at a proposed cost of $2,655.00 and submitting a con- tract and bond of R. E. "Hap" Rooff Construction & Demolition Co., Inc. for said storm sewer installation, to be known as Minor Contract No. 48, be received, placed on file, permission granted to submit MMarch 17, 1969 - 6 56052 - (Continued) said proposal, and Resolution No. 19544, approving said contract and bond, be adopted. On roll calls, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None, Absent None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56053 - Moved by Keller, seconded by Cohea that the following requests for permission to attend the functions on the dates and at the locations designated, with expenses allowed not to exceed the amounts shown, be received, placed on file, approved and permission granted FROM Supt. of Water Pollution Con- trol Plant City Engineer City Sanita- rian ATTEND 13th Great Plains Waste Water Design Conference 13th Annual Great Plains Waste Water Design Conference LOCATION Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Pesticides & Public Atlanta, Health Course spon- Georgia sored by U, S. Dept. of Health DATES March 24 thru 26, 1969, inclusive March 24 thru 26, 1969, inclusive May 12 thru 15, 1969, inclusive EXPENSE $98,00 + registra- tion fee $62.00 use of City Vehicle $240.00 On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None. Absent None. Mayor declared the motion carried. 56054 - Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Dykeman that the renewal fee of Triple -L -Inc., 514 Lafayette Street, for an additional thirty day license to continue a Going -Out -of -Business or Liquidation Sale, be received, placed on file and license granted. Motion carried, 56055 Moved by Cohea, seconded by Cavanaugh that the following application and bond for permission to sellbeer at the location designated, be received, placed on file, the bond approved, and Resolution No. 19545, approving said application for certain beer permit in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be adopted CLASS "B" .PERMIT Porky's Whitehall Inc. dba Thunderbird Tap, 715 Ansborough Avenue On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None, Absent None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted. 56056 - Moved by O'Connor, seconded by Cohea that the application and bond of Julia E. Cooley dba The Keg for permission to sell beer at. 829 East Fourth Street, be received, placed on file, and request denied. On roll. call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye. Nay None. Absent None. Mayor declared the motion carried. March 17, 1969 - 7 - 56057 - Moved by Keller, seconded by Cavanaugh that the following application, bond and fee for Liquor Permit at the location designated in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be, and the same is hereby approved for the issuance of license, that the approval be endorsed on the application and for- warded to the Iowa Liquor Control Commission, duplicate copies of the application and insurance liability certificate be received, placed on file and Resolution No, 19546, approving the application, be adopted: Class "A" The Sunnyside Country Club, 1401 Newell. Street On roll call, Cavanaugh, Cohea, Dykeman, Keller, Miller and O'Connor voted Aye, Nay: None. Absent: None. Mayor declared the resolution adopted, 56058 - Moved by Cohea, seconded by O'Connor that the application and bond for permission to sell cigarettes at the following location in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be received, placed on file, the bond approved and Permit granted. Sears Roebuck & Co., Highway 412 and LaPorte Road (Crossroads Shopping Center) Motion carried. 56059 - Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Cohea that the following application, together with doctor's certificate and approval of the Chief of Police, for taxicab driver's license, be received, placed on file and the li- cense granted: George A. Metcalf, 1021 West Mullan Avenue Motion carried. 56060 - Moved by Miller, seconded by Keller that the report of the City Attor- ney, advising that the bonds filed with the City Clerk up to the close of business on March 17, 1969, as shown on the list attached to said report, have been approved by him, be received, placed on file, and the report and bonds approved. Motion carried. 56061 - Moved by Keller, seconded by O'Connor that the Council adjourn. Motion carried. March 17, 1969 James R. Wilson City Clerk