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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/83N April 18, 1983 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 April 18, 1983. Mayor Rooff in the Chair. Roll Call: Penaluna, Roehr, Wilharm, Dowie, Burton, Bowers. Absent: Getty. Invocation by Wilharm. 83903 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Dowie that the Agenda as amended for the Regular Session of April 18, 1983, at 7:00 p.m., be accepted and approved. Motion carried. 83904 - Moved by Burton, seconded by Bowers that the Minutes of the Regular Session held April 11, 1983 at 7:00 p.m., be approved. Motion carried. The Mayor introduced Scout Troop 116 from Black Hawk School. HEARINGS 83905 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Roehr that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on proposal to issue Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds to Allen Memorial Hospital in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 as published in the Waterloo Courier April 1, 1983 be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 83906 - Jim Walters, Administrator of Allen Memorial Hospital spoke on behalf of the project and explained what remodeling will take place. He stated that the Bonds will save 4 million dollars in financial costs. Roger Olesen, President of the Board of Allen Hospital spoke on behalf of the Bond issuance. Olesen stated that there is presently low interest rates and Allen would like to take advantage of these rates. Robert Baudino Jr., Attorney for Allen Hospital spoke on behalf of the project and stated that it was not the duty of the Council to decide if the project is needed, but to decide if the City will issue bonds. Mr. Baudino continued that if the State upholds the appeal and denies the project, then the bonds would not be issued. Dave Neil, member of the Board of Directors of Health Policy Corporation of Iowa spoke in opposition of the bond issue. Neil stated that according to Blue Cross/Blue Shield, in-patient care had declined 11.8% while cost rose 13%. Neil asked the Council to delay the issue of the bonds, pending the appeal filed with the State. Neil continuted that it is not the purpose of the H.P.C.I. and the Black Hawk Business group to shut down Allen Hospital but to work together for coordinated medical care for the community. April 18, 1983 HEARINGS CONTINUED Page Two A representative of Local 838 spoke for delay of the bond issue. He stated that insurance rates are very high and are becoming out of reach for many companies and people paying there own way. Tom Hewitt, Vice President of Finance at Waterloo Industries and representing the Black Hawk Businesses' Health Cost Management Association spoke in favor of delaying the bond issue. Hewitt continued to outline the purpose of the Business Group. Hewitt stated that Allens proposal represents a 21.6% increase in total area and that all trends indicate less in-patient days. Dwayne Heintz, representative of Deere & Company spoke of excess health care in the community and state wide. He continued that Deere & Co., is not opposed to the project, but would like to see a closer working relation between the local hospitals. Heintz asked for a delay on the bond issue. Discussion followed regarding pros and cons of the bond issue. Mayor Rooff asked if there would be any objection if the bonds were approved subject to the State appeal. No objections were heard. Moved by Roehr, seconded by Burton that the petition of opposition from the Black Hawk Businesses' Health Cost Management Assoc., and Deere Assoc., and H.P.C.I. and the above oral presentations, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 83907 - Moved by Wilhanm, seconded by Bowers that "Resolution to Proceed with Issuance of Sale of Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds, Series 1983 (Allen Memorial Hospital Project) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000, subject to the approval or denial of the appeal of the Certificte of Need filed by the Black Hawk Businesses' Health Cost Management Assoc., with Norman Pawlewski, Commissioner, State Department of Health and the approval or denial of the appeal of the Certificate of Need filed by the Black Hawk Businesses' Health Cost Management Assoc., the State Health Facilities Council", be adopted. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-121. 83908 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on vacation of the western 130.8 feet of Forest Avenue lying between Baltimore Street and Western Avenue as published in the Waterloo Courier, April 1, 1983 be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 83909 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Burton To receive, place on file and approve the report from Planning and Zoning recommending approval. Motion carried. 01 April 18, 1983 HEARINGS CONTINUED 'N Page Three 83910 - HOLD HEARING --This being the time and place of hearing the Mayor called for written and oral objections. There were none. Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton that "an Ordinance vacating the westerly 130.8 feet of Forest Avenue lying between Baltimore Street and Western Avenue", be received, placed on file, considered and passed for the first time. Motion carried. Moved by Bowers, seconded by Roehr that rules requiring ordinances to be considered and voted for passage at two prior meetings, be suspended, and that above ordinance be recorded as having been considered and passed for the second and third times and now placed on its final adoption. Ayes: Five. Nay: Burton. Absent: Getty. Motion failed. 83911 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Dowie that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on establishment of downtown Self Supported Municipal District as published in the Waterloo Courier, March 24, 1983, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 83912 - HOLD HEARING --This being the time and place of hearing the Mayor called for written and oral objections. Moved by Burton, seconded by Roehr, that petition of opposition from Morris Printing Company and Dale K. DeKoster President of the Waterloo Savings Bank, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. Oral objections. There were none. 83913 - Moved by Penaluna, seconded by Bowers that "an Ordinance establishing a downtown Self Supported Municipal District and providing for the establishment of funds and the levy of annual taxes in connection therewith", be received, placed on file, considered and passed for the first time. Motion carried. Moved by Dowie, seconded by Penaluna that rules requiring ordinances to be considered and voted for passage at two prior meetings, be suspended, and the above ordinance be recorded as having been considered and passed for the second and third times and now placed on its final adoption. Ayes: Five. Nay: Burton. Absent: Getty. Motion failed. April 18, 1983 Page Four PETITIONS FROM PUBLIC 83914 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that request of William Waskow to vacate, sell, and convey a portion of Ivy Street lying between westerly Right -of -Way line of Riverside Drive and Cedar River to William Waskow and Leo LaPierre, together with recommendation of approval from Planning & Zoning Commission be received, placed on file, and "Resolution setting date of hearing as May 9, 1983 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers on above described request", be adopted and Clerk/Auditor instructed to publish notice of hearing accordingly. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-122. 83915 - Moved by Burton, seconded by Wilharm that special permit request of Allen Memorial Hospital for the storage expansion of liquid oxygen generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of W. Donald Street and Heath Street together with Planning & Zoning Commission's recommendation of approval be received, placed on file, and "Resolution setting date of hearing as May 9, 1983 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers on above descried proposal", be adopted and Clerk/Auditor instructed to publish notice of hearing accordingly. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-123. REPORTS 83916 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers that Community Board Minutes of March 7, 1983 be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 83917 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton that construction plans for sanitary sewer extention serving Heartland Hills Second Addition together with Treatment Agreement Form 59 (12/78) frau the Department of Environmental Quality and City Engineers recommendation for approval be received, placed on file, and recommendation approved and Mayor and Clerk/Auditor authorized to execute same. Motion carried. 83918 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton that communication from Assistant Plan and Program Director transmitting amendment to agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for Interstate Substitution Project, Agreement #82-F-062 (A) for the construction of the Sixth Street Bridge and Approaches together with recommendation of approval be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said amendment", be adopted and Mayor and Clerk/Auditor authorized to execute same. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-124. April 18, 1983 83919 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton ''N Page Five that communication from Iowa Department of Transportation transmitting revised Memorandum of Understanding for Primary Road Service relating to Interstate Substitution Program, together with Plan & Program Director's recommendation of approval be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 83920 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton that communication from Community Development Administrator transmitting Procurement Standards as requested by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for recipients of HUD Funds together with recommendation of approval be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 83921 - Moved by Penaluna, seconded by Bowers that "Resolution transferring from the tax increment financing fund the sum of one hundred ninety thousand two hundred four dollars ($190,204.00) to the Debt Service Fund", be adopted and Clerk/Auditor instructed to certify said resolution to the Treasurer of said City. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-125. ORDINANCES TO BE ADOPTED 83922 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that rules requiring ordinances to be considered and voted for passage at two prior meetings, be suspended, and that below ordinance be recorded as having been considered and passed for the second and third times and now placed on its final adoption. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Motion carried. 83923 - Moved by Wilharm, seconded by Penaluna that "Ordinance to vacate, sell and convey portion of north south alley generally located west of Hammond Avenue and south of Leavitt Street --Donald Dana and Frances Woodcock", be adopted. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Ordinance adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 3271. April 18, 1983 Page Six ORDINANCES TO BE ADOPTED CONTINUED 83924 - Moved by Burton, seconded by Penaluna that "Resolution authorizing sale and conveyance of property to Donald Dana and Frances Woodcock", be adopted and City Attorney instructed to prepare deed accordingly. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-126. 83925 - Moved by Burton, seconded by Roehr that "Ordinance to rezone from 'R-3" Multiple Family Residence District to "R-2" One and Two Family Residence District property located between S. Hackett Road and Letsch Road and either side of Maynard Avenue", be received, filed, considered and passed for the second time. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Motion carried. Moved by Penaluna, seconded by Dowie that rules requiring, ordinances to be considered and voted for passage at two prior meetings, be suspended, and that above ordinance be recorded as having been considered and passed for the second and third times and now placed on its final adoption. Ayes: Five. Nay: Wilharm. Absent: Getty. Motion failed. 83926 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Burton that "an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2644, known as the Traffic Code, by repealing subsection (1) Commercial Street of Section 542, one-way streets and alleys, and enacting in lieu thereof a new subsection (1) Commercial Street", be received, filed, considered and passed for the second time. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. BILLS PAY04TS 83927 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Wilharm that "Bills, Resolution, Schedule B", be adopted. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No 1983-127. 83928 - Moved by Burton, seconded by Penaluna that communication from City Engineer transmitting recommendation for final payment to the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company in the amount of $320.80 for the Railroad Grade Crossing Repair at W. Ridgeway Avenue, Contract No. 165, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving payment of above described bill", be adopted and Clerk/Auditor instructed to deliver warrant accordingly. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-128. 601 April 18, 1983 NEW BUSINESS 83929 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm AN, Page Seven that communication from Plan and Program Director recommending a date of public hearing for the design of Hackett Road By -Pass between Black Hawk Road and Rainbow Drive be received, placed on file, and "Resolution setting date of hearing as May 26, 1983 at 7:00 p.m. at Central High School Auditorium on above described proposal", be adopted and Clerk/Audtior instructed to publish notice of hearing accordingly. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-129. 83930 - Moved by Bowers, seconded by Roehr that communication from the Director of Water Pollution Control Plant transmitting resignation of Margaret Girsch together with payment in the amount of $1,376.43 be received, placed on file and "Resolution authorizing the payment of $1,376.43 to Margaret Girsch", be adopted. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-130. 83931 - Moved by Bowers, seconded by Dowie that a communication from the Planning Director recommending the waiving of deficient assessments against Part of Lots 2, 3, 4, and 5 Block 8 in the Original Plat, Waterloo West be received, placed on file and "Resolution to waive deficient assessments totaling $2,930.00 against Lots 2, 3, 4, and 5 Block 8 in Original Plat, Waterloo West", be adopted. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1983-131. 83932 - Moved by Wilharm, seconded by Bowers that the following requests for permission to attend functions with expenses not to exceed amounts shown, be received, placed on file and approved: Attend Functions Identification Officer to attend the Annual Meeting and Educational Conference of Iowa Division of the International Association for Identification, Des Moines, Iowa, April 28-29, 1983 cost not to exceed $102.00 --plus use of city vehicle. Clerk/Auditor to attend 37th IIMC Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 22-26, 1983 cost not to exceed $725.00. Assistant Director of the Water Pollution Control Plant to attend Iowa Wastewater Short Course, Iowa City, Iowa, April 19-20, 1983 cost not to exceed $160.00 plus use of city vehicle. Motion carried. April 18, 1983 MISCEITANEOUS 83933 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Roehr Page Eight that the following applications for Beer and Liquor Licenses be received, placed on file, approved and endorsed applications forwarded to the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department and approval of the following Cigarette License Permits: Beer License Permit Applications plus Sunday Sales Class C Comer s—Grocery, 1956 Lafayette, (Renewal) (Expires 4/30/84) QuikTrip Corporation, 1820 Williston, #528, (Renewal) (Expires 6/14/84) QuikTrip Corporation, 4335 LaPorte Rd., (Renewal) (Expires 6/25/84) Alfred Muether, Muether's Inc., Super Value, 710 Broadway (Renewal) (Expires 4/25/84) Beer and Liquor License Permit Application Class C Billiards Pocket Lounge, Inc, 3295 University, (Renewal) (Expires 4/19/84) Beer and Wine License Permit Application plus Sunday Sales Class C Hong Kong Cafe, 631 Lafayette, (New) (Expires 5/1/84) Beer License Permit Application Class B Ko o s Restaurant, 921 Broadway, (New) (Expires 4/19/84) Cigarette License Permit Application Byrnes Park Golf Course University Maid Rite Clabby Catering Service Standard Vending Starlite Drive -In Motion carried. 83934 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Roehr that the following Going out of Business permit application be received, placed on file and approved: Dixie Waterbury, Ladies Retail, 267 E. San Marnan Drive Motion carried. 83935 - Moved by Bowers, seconded by Burton that the report of City Attorney and list of bonds filed with Clerk/Auditor through April 18, 1983 be received, placed on file and report and bonds approved. Motion carried. 83936 - Moved by Burton, seconded by Dowie that the Council adjourn. Motion carried. Larry P. Burger, City Clerk/Auditor