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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/25/1988January 25, 1988 The Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, met in Regular Session at City Hall Council Chambers, Waterloo, Iowa, at 7:00 p.m. on January 25, 1988. Mayor Pro -Tem Robert Brown in the Chair. Roll Call: Dell, Fox, Angel, Buck, Wright, Budak, Brown. Invocation by: Mayor Pro -Tem Brown Pledge of Allegiance: Pack 1 --Irving School 91499 - Moved by Angel, seconded by Buck that the Agenda, as proposed, for the Regular Session on January 25, 1988, at 7:00 p.m., be approved. Motion carried. 91500 - Moved by Angel, seconded by Buck that the Minutes of the Regular Session held on January 18, 1988, at 7:00 p.m. be approved. Motion carried. HEARING 91501 - Moved by Angel, seconded by Fox that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on sale of City -owned land generally located on the east side of Ansborough Avenue between Downing Avenue and University Avenue (Parcel D) in conjunction with Ansborough Avenue, IX -6615(3)--79-07, as published in the Waterloo Courier on January 8, 1988, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 91502 - HOLD HEARING --This being the time and place of public hearing, the Mayor called for written and oral objections and there were none. Moved by Wright, seconded by Budak to receive and place on file bids received from Peggy M. Winninger and Theodore R. Winninger in the amount of $56,000 and James Larry Jones and Richard D. Flynn in the amount of $54,800. Motion carried. 91503 - Moved by Buck, seconded by Fox that "Resolution authorizing sale and conveyance of City -owned land generally located on the east side of Ansborough Avenue between Downing Avenue and University Avenue (Parcel D) in conjunction with Ansborough Avenue, IX -6615(3)--79-07, to Peggy M. Winninger and Theodore R. Winninger", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-22. ORAL PRESENTATIONS 91504 - Greg Beaver, representative of HUD, presented a certificate to the Council for the Community Development Board's participation in recognizing the minority business enterprises for 1987. Councilperson Buck stated that he was honored to be serving with Mayor Pro -Tem Brown. January 25, 1988 Page 2 Oral Presentations - continued Daryl Smith, a UNI Professor of Biology, addressed the Council on the potential harm that could take place if a road from the proposed rock quarry north of Waterloo were to be left in the proposed location. (See CR 91482 of January 18, 1988). Smith stated that there was approximately 28,000,000 acres of natural prairie and now it is down to one tenth of one percent of that. He stated that this was the only black soil prairie in the county, it contained uncommon species to other prairies in the county, and it potentially could go from a "C" to a "B" rating in the near future. Professor Smith urged the Council to take action to relocate the road leading from Big Rock Road to the proposed site for the new rock quarry. Paul Whitson, Professor at UNI in Biology, stated that the present Stiles' prairie is the location for a very rare orchid called the White Lady Slipper. Whitson continued that Stiles' prairie is the only one of six sites where the flower now exists in Iowa. Whitson recommended to the Council that they reconsider their motion of last week and relocate the proposed road from the quarry to Big Rock Road so that no harm will come to the Stiles' prairie. Moved by Dell, seconded by Angel to receive and file the above comments and to place on the Council Agenda for Monday, February 1, 1988, a motion to reconsider the action of January 18 regarding the location of the rock quarry and the location of the road running next to Stiles' prairie. Motion carried. 91505 - Tom Hall, address not given, stated that he had listened to the editorial given by Grant Price the other night and he would ask the Council to please consider other alternatives to cutting the F.Y. 1989 budget instead of cutting the Police and Fire Departments. Moved by Wright, seconded by Angel to receive and file the above comment. Motion carried. REPORTS 91506 - Moved by Budak, seconded by Wright that the Waterloo Housing Authority Ridgeway Towers and Section 8 Existing Housing Certificate Program Report dated January 8, 1988, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 91507 - Moved by Budak, seconded by Wright that communication from Clerk/Auditor requesting authorization to publish the 1987 salaries of all City employees as required by the State Code of Iowa and audit compliance be received, placed on file, approved and Clerk/Auditor instructed to publish same. Motion carried. DOCUMENTS 91508 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that Maintenance Bond in conjunction with F.Y. 1988 Asphalt Overlay Program, Contract No. 338, from Aspro, Inc. & Subsidiary be received and placed on file. Motion carried. January 25, 1988 Page 3 Documents - continued 91509 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from Assistant City Engineer transmitting completion of project and recommendation of acceptance for F.Y. 1988 Asphalt Overlay Program, Contract No. 338, for work completed by Arpro, Inc. & Subsidiary be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said document", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-23. 91510 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from Transportation Program Manager transmitting Certificate of Completion and Final Acceptance of Work in conjunction with Hackett Road Bypass (Structures), IX -6585(4), for work completed by Iowa Public Service Company (Electric Division) be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said document", be adopted and Mayor Pro -Tem authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-24. 91511 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from Transportation Program Manager transmitting utility agreement with Iowa Public Service Company (Gas) for Independence Avenue, IX -6600(1)--79-07, together with recommendation of approval, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said agreement", be adopted and Mayor Pro -Tem and Clerk/Auditor authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-25. 91512- Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from Transportation Program Manager transmitting utility agreement with Iowa Public Service (Gas) for Cleveland Street, IX -6627(3)--79-07, together with recommendation of approval, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said agreement", be adopted and Mayor Pro -Tem and Clerk/Auditor authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-26. 91513 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from Assistant City Engineer transmitting Change Order No. 3 for a net increase of $5,614.36 for work performed by Aspro, Inc. & Subsidiary in conjunction with F.Y. 1987 Street Reconstruction Program, Contract No. 307, together with recommendation of approval, be received, placed on file and Mayor Pro -Tem and Clerk/Auditor authorized to execute same. Motion carried. 91514 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from Associate Engineer transmitting Change Order No. 1 for a net increase of $311.52 for work performed by Youngblut Contracting, Inc. in conjunction with F.Y. 1986 East Shaulis Road Bridge Replacement, BROS-07WA(2)--8J-07, Contract No. 273, together with recommendation of approval, be received, placed on file and Mayor Pro -Tem and Clerk/Auditor authorized to execute same. Motion carried. 91515 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Dell that communication from City Engineer transmitting recommendation to set April 1, 1988 as the last day for accepting oiling petitions from property owners for oiling of streets and alleys in the City of Waterloo during the Summer of 1988 in conjunction with F.Y. 1989 Oiling Program, Contract No. 349, be received, placed on file, approved and April 1, 1988 be established as the last day for acceptance of said petitions. Motion carried. January 25, 1988 Page 4 RESOLUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED 91516 - Moved by Fox, seconded by Wright that "Resolution reauthorizing a request for an appeal to the Iowa Department of Management to exceed General Levy Limit for F.Y. 1989 Budget", be adopted. Mayor Pro -Tem Brown stated that he had received a call from a Don Palmer objecting to the levy increase. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-27. 91517 - Moved by Wright, seconded by Angel that "Resolution setting date of hearing as February 15, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers on an offer from Richard H. Morris to buy a portion of City -owned land generally located north of Ivanhoe Road along the east side of the Waterloo Water Works site", be adopted and Clerk/Auditor instructed to publish notice of hearing accordingly. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-28. ORDINANCES 91518 - Moved by Wright, seconded by Budak that "an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, by adding a new Article II, Municipal Infractions, to Chapter 1, General Provisions", be received, placed on file, passed and considered for the first time. Prior to a vote, Hugh Field, City Attorney, explained the various sections of the Ordinance that will be changed. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 91519 - Moved by Buck, seconded by Angel that rules requiring ordinances to be considered and voted for passage at two prior meetings, be suspended, and that the following ordinance be recorded as having been considered and passed for the second and third times and now placed on its final adoption. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 91520 - Moved by Buck, seconded by Fox that "an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, by adding a new Article II, Municipal Infractions, to Chapter 1, General Provisions", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Ordinance adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 3522. BILLS PAYMENT 91521 - Moved by Angel, seconded by Wright that "Resolution approving Schedule A918, pp. 1-61, in the amount of $464,266.69 and Schedule W900, pp. 1-4, in the amount of $12,138.91, copies of which are on file in the Clerk/Auditor's Office", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor Pro -Tem assigned No. 1988-29. January 25, 1988 Travel Requests Page 5 91522 - Moved by Angel, seconded by Wright that the following requests for travel with expenses not to exceed amount shown, be received, placed on file and approved: 1. Eric Thorson, City Engineer, and Al Weisert, Senior Inspector, to attend 24th Annual Iowa Concrete Paving Association Concrete Paving Workshop on February 10-12, 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa, with costs not to exceed $360.00, including use of City vehicle. 2. Jim Knavel, Street Foreman, and A. L. Brown, Equipment Operator I, to attend Asphalt Paving Workshop on March 3 and 4, 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa, with costs not to exceed $181.00, including the use of City vehicle. 3. Councilperson Tony Budak to attend 1988 Congressional -City Conference on March 18-23, 1988 in Washington, D.C., with costs not to exceed $1,203.00. Ayes: Six. Abstain: Budak. Motion carried. MISCELLANEOUS 91523 - Moved by Angel, seconded by Wright that the following application for Beer and Liquor License, be received, placed on file, approved and endorsed application forwarded to the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department and the following Cigarette License be received, placed on file and approved: 1. Beer and Liquor License Permit Application Class C Electric Park Ballroom, Cattle Congress Grounds, 300 Rainbow Drive (New) (Expires 1/27/89) (Includes Sunday Sales) Cigarette License One (1) Motion carried. BONDS 91524 - Moved by Wright, seconded by Buck that the report of City Attorney and list of bonds filed with Clerk/Auditor through January 25, 1988, be received, placed on file and report and bonds approved. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT 91525 - Moved by Budak, seconded by Fox that the Council adjourn. Motion carried. Larry P. Burger Clerk/Auditor