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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/28/94COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 28, 1994 2:45 p.m. First Floor Conference Room Members present: Jordan, Krizek, Mollenhoff, Anders, Murphy. Members absent: Getty, Collier. Moved by Krizek, seconded by Mollenhoff that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Four. Absent: Murphy, Getty, Collier. Motion carried. Murphy now present at 3:01 p.m. Council Members met to discuss and make recommendations on the Street Improvement Program for 1995. Eric Thorson, City Engineer, reported that the survey crew is ready to start work on the program and in order to get the surveying work completed, this program needs to be finalized. Dick Grimm, Superintendent of Streets, reported that 9 miles of the proposed 1995 Oiling Streets have been completed. After much discussion, it was the consensus of those present that the following streets either be included or deleted from the program: Kenilworth Road from Derbyshire Road to Prospect, and from Prospect to Byrnes Drive be added to the Overlay Program, replacing a segment of Wisconsin Street from Easton Avenue to Forest Avenue; Downing Avenue from Katoski Drive to Ansborough Avenue be included in the Overlay Program instead of reconstructing Sunrise Boulevard from Olympic Drive to Meadow Lane; reconstruction of Lime Street between East 4th Street and Walnut Street. Councilperson Murphy reported that he thought Downing Avenue is a heavily traveled street that will be used by many more motorists when the new stadium opens at Central Intermediate School. Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Krizek that the Street Improvement Program for 1995, as amended above, be placed on the Council agenda of Monday, August 1, 1994. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Collier. Motion carried. Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Jordan that Martin Road from Ridgeway Avenue to Highway 63 be deleted from the oiling list and added to the RAP Program and said oiling list be placed on the Council agenda of Monday, August 1, 1994. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Collier. Motion carried. With no further business before the council, it was moved by Krizek, seconded by Mollenhoff that the meeting be adjourned at 3:45 p.m. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Collier. Motion carried. Susan Fangman City Clerk COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 28, 1994 4:00 p.m. First Floor Conference Room Members present: Jordan, Krizek, Mollenhoff, Anders, Murphy. Members absent: Collier, Getty. Moved by Krizek, seconded by Mollenhoff that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Five. Absent: Collier, Getty. Motion carried. Agenda items for the council meeting to be held on Monday, August 1, 1994, were reviewed and discussed with representatives from departments that had items on the agenda. A council work session was held earlier today regarding the proposed 1995 Street Improvement list and proposed oiling list. These items are to be added to the agenda for Monday night. Councilperson Krizek requested that a work session be scheduled for this Monday to discuss amendments to the Litter Control Ordinance. With no further business before the council, it was moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Jordan that the meeting be adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Ayes: Five. Absent: Collier, Getty. Motion carried. Susan Fangman City Clerk COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 28, 1994 4:30 p.m. First Floor Conference Room Members present: Jordan, Krizek, Mollenhoff, Anders, Murphy. Members absent: Collier, Getty. Also present: Richard Varn and Bob Muffoletto from UNI, Bev Trost from AEA7, Carol French Johnson from the Cedar Falls Library and city staff Bev Lind, Bob Stevenson and Dave VanDee. Moved by Krizek, seconded by Jordan that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Collier. Motion carried. A 15 minute video tape entitled "Community Computing" was viewed. Information was presented to the council regarding CedarNet, a proposed freenet which is currently being formed in the Cedar Valley area, primarily in the Cedar Falls and Waterloo area. A freenet is a community-based bulletin board system with email, information services, interactive communications and conferencing. Freenets are funded and operated by individuals and volunteers. Access is usually by a local dial phone call using a modem, but some are also connected to the Internet. By using a computer and a modem, any resident will have free access to all local information contributed by information providers, electronic -mail capabilities and free connection to the global resources of the Internet. The benefits to the city include: availability of a local network is appealing to business and industry, and any information the city needs to provide to the public can be placed on the freenet. Council members are being offered a unique chance to be involved with a community freenet from its inception. Some of the organizations or groups currently working on the development of the CedarNet include: Cedar Falls Utilities, AEA7, Cedar Falls Community School, Waterloo Public Library, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls Public Library, Hawkeye Community College, and the Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce. Bob Stevenson, Administrative Director, stated that the council is being asked for its endorsement of the project and to assign a staff person to be a liaison for the council to attend the meetings of the CedarNet group. The cost of CedarNet would include buying a modem, the monthly charge on phone lines, use of volunteers and/or paid staff. It is projected that the entire budget for one year would be approximately $110,000, so the more entities participating, the lower cost per participant. The University of Northern Iowa has volunteered to provide a place for the mainframe and administrative support. Councilperson Mollenhoff stated that the council needs to know how much it will cost, and that the city should move very cautiously in committing taxpayers' dollars to this project. Moved by Krizek, seconded by Mollenhoff that the city council direct or allow city staff to proceed with this endeavor but that updates be brought back to the council on a regular basis. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Collier. Motion carried. With no further business before the council, it was moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Krizek that the meeting be adjourned at 5:40 p.m. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Collier. Motion carried. Susan Fangman City Clerk