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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
March 23, 2006
8:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Hurley, Welper, Gunderson, Greenwood, Getty, Cole, Schmitt.
Members absent: Kincaid.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Welper that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Six.
Absent: Kincaid. Motion carried.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the Standing Committee agendas for Monday, March 27, 2006.
Mayor Hurley reviewed items on the council agenda for Monday, March 27, 2006, and the
following items were reviewed.
The theater license for Fantasy Island Amusement was discussed. Councilperson Cole asked that
the license be moved from the regular agenda and put back on the consent agenda.
Councilperson Cole stated she feels the discussion of this item on March 13, 2006 belongs in a
court room, and she does not think the council has a legal right to deny the license.
Moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that the theater license application fro Fantasy Island
Amusement be moved from the regular agenda and placed under the consent agenda.
Mayor Hurley noted there are a number of options that could present themselves between now
and Monday evening.
Councilperson Schmitt stated that the license was pulled from the consent agenda at the March
13, 2006 council meeting at the request of the City Attorney, and all e-mails he has received say
that the council should not deny the license. Councilperson Schmitt noted that all other theater
licenses are placed under the consent agenda.
Councilperson Welper stated he feels it is hard to know what questions to ask because Jim Walsh
was going to find out and he has not heard from him.
After discussion, the consensus of the council was to move the theater license for Fantasy Island
Amusement to the consent agenda.
The request of the Planning office that 20 parking stalls be required for an outdoor paintball
recreation facility to be located south of 2750 WFC&N Drive was reviewed. The Zoning
Ordinance does not list a specific number of parking stalls required for a paintball facility. The
Zoning Ordinance states that for facilities not specifically mentioned that the number of parking
spaces shall be determined by the council after recommendation of the Planning, Programming
and Zoning Commission. Andrew Lusson, the applicant, has noted that the facility would
require approximately 20 stalls.
Councilperson Greenwood noted that under the oral presentation on March 20, 2006, Forest
Dillavou spoke regarding the three minute maximum allowed for oral comments under the
General Rules for Participation and asked if a work session should be scheduled to discuss the
three minute rule. Mayor Hurley responded that he has been lax about the three minute rule, and
as chair of the meeting he needs to be consistent. Mayor Hurley noted he sent the council a copy
of an article out of the League magazine which discusses decorum for council meetings.
Councilperson Greenwood stated he made a presentation to the Board of Supervisors this week,
and he could not have gotten it done in three minutes. Mayor Hurley stated he feels there is a
difference between offering an opinion and presenting information.
Councilperson Welper stated he thought oral presentations was a time for the citizens to talk to
the council without the council responding.
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Councilperson Cole stated she feels a lot can be said in three minutes as long as you think about
what you are doing. Councilperson Cole stated making a presentation to the Board of
Supervisors cannot be done in three minutes. Councilperson Cole stated that she feels most
people coming to the meetings are not making a presentation, but to comment on a particular
item and three minutes are ample. Councilperson Cole stated it would be hard to cover
everything in the rules. Councilperson Cole stated she feels if the council asks for information,
that is entirely different because they are asking for facts.
Mayor Hurley stated he feels the best thing is consistency from the mayor who controls and
conducts the meetings. Mayor Hurley stated he has a survey from other cities with structural
rules and that maybe in a few weeks we could hold a work session.
Councilperson Getty stated he feels we need to find a way to time the oral comments for three
minutes.
Councilperson Welper reported that the Convention & Visitors Bureau is going to organize a
litter pick-up day before the My Waterloo Days event. Council discussed the legislation that is
before the Iowa Legislators this year regarding fines for littering.
Councilperson Getty asked if there was any information concerning open burning. Mayor
Hurley responded he is gathering information and preparing an amendment to the ordinance.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:26 a.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Kincaid. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk