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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes-12/15/2003December 15, 2003 • The Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, met in Regular Session at City Hall Council Chambers, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, December 15, 2003. Mayor John R. Rooff in the Chair. Roll Call: Kincaid, Welper, Greenwood, Clark, Jordan, Hurley, Getty. Invocation by: Sandie Greco, Superintendent of Traffic Operations Pledge of Allegiance: Michelle Weidner, Chief Financial Officer 119201 - Jordan/Hurley that the Agenda, as amended to delete Items bl, 9 and 11, for the Regular Session on Monday, December 15, 2003, at 5:30 p.m., be accepted and approved. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 119202 - Jordan/Hurley that the Minutes, as proposed, for the Regular Session on Monday, December 8, 2003, at 5:30 p.m., be accepted and approved. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. Eric Thorson, City Engineer, and Jeff Bales, Associate Engineer, presented Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa awards to City of Waterloo. Councilperson Harold Getty read a proclamation declaring December 15, 2003 as Mayor John R. Rooff Day. The Waterloo Ambassadors presented a Key to the City to Mayor John Rooff. Mayor Rooff presented Certificates of Appreciation to Councilpersons Jordan and Getty. CONSENT AGENDA 119203 - Hurley/Jordan that the following items on the consent agenda be received, placed on file and approved: a. Motion to approve the following: 1. Todd Derifield, City Forester, to attend International Society of Arboriculture - Midwest Chapter Annual Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 10-13, 2004, with costs not to exceed $620.00, including use of city vehicle. 2. Scott Destival, Golf Manager; Tom Klein, Mark Suchy and Bill Bisdorf, Golf Maintenance III, to attend Iowa Turfgrass Conference in Des Moines, Iowa on January 26-28, 2004, with costs not to exceed $430.00, including use of city vehicle. 3. Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, to attend Excelling as a First Time Manager or Supervisor Seminar in Waterloo, Iowa on February 10, 2004, with costs not to exceed $199.00. 4. Communication from Community Planning & Development Director transmitting recommendation of appointment of Shane Graham to the position of Associate Planner, effective December 16, 2003. 5. Communication from Airport Director transmitting recommendation of appointment of Sheila Combs to the position of part-time Bookkeeper, effective December 16, 2003. 6. Communication from Leisure Services Director transmitting recommendation of appointment of Joel Shepard to the position of Park Maintenance II - Construction, effective December 22, 2003. b. Motion to approve the following: 1. Beer License Permit Application Class C Waterloo Convenience, 127 Jefferson Street (New) (Expires 12/15/04) (Includes Sunday Sales) 2. Wine License Permit Application Class B Waterloo Convenience, 127 Jefferson Street (New) (Expires 12/15/04) (Includes Sunday Sales) December 15, 2003 Consent Agenda - continued Page 2 3. Beer License Permit Application Class B National Dairy Cattle Congress, 250 Ansborough Avenue (Renewal) (Expires 12/23/04) (Includes Sunday Sales) c. Bonds. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. HEARINGS 119204 - Welper/Jordan that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on request of Mike Gruetzmacher of G&D Future Concepts for a site plan amendment to the "C -Z" Conditional Zoning District for property generally located at 3500 Kimball Avenue to change the use of the northern portion of the building to a Sports Grill and Bar, as published in the Waterloo Courier on December 5, 2003, be received and placed on file. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 119205 - This being the time and place of public hearing, the Mayor called for written and oral objections and there were none. Jordan/Welper that the hearing be closed and oral and written comments be received and placed on file. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 119206 - Welper/Greenwood that "Resolution approving said site plan amendment", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-809. PETITIONS FROM PUBLIC 119207 - Jordan/Greenwood that communication from City Planner transmitting request of Hope Anderson, Gary Bishop and DuWayne Wessels, Jr. to rezone from"A-1" Agricultural District to "R- 4" Multiple Residence District property generally located on East Orange Road near Hawkeye Community College for the purpose of allowing additional apartment complex, together with recommendation of approval of the Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission, be received, placed on file and "Resolution setting date of hearing as January 5, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers on said request", be adopted and City Clerk instructed to publish notice of same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-810. 119208 - Jordan/Greenwood that communication from City Planner transmitting request of Steven Mingus to vacate 6'4" of the 8' easement generally located along the northerly side of lot 68 in Kearns Addition for the purpose of building a garage, together with recommendation of approval of the Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission, be received, placed on file and "Resolution setting date of hearing as January 5, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers on said request", be adopted and City Clerk instructed to publish notice of same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-811. DOCUMENTS 119209 - Getty/Jordan that communication from Police Chief transmitting School Resource Officers Agreement with the Waterloo Community School District to provide six police officers within the schools, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said agreement", be adopted and Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-812. • • December 15, 2003 • • Documents - continued 119210 - Getty/Jordan Page 3 that communication from Community Planning & Development Director transmitting Change Order No. 3 for a net increase in the amount of $10,200.00 for Howard R. Green Company to perform additional site investigation in the Rath Brownfield area, be received, placed on file and approved and Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 119211 - Getty/Jordan that communication from Community Planning & Development Director transmitting Release of Real Estate Mortgage for Court Square Building in conjunction with completion of payment of loan #RFC -16, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said release of mortgage", be adopted and Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-813. 119212 - Getty/Jordan that Professional Services Agreement with Main Street Waterloo to provide technical and professional assistance at a cost of $30,000.00 in conjunction with redevelopment of downtown Waterloo and implementation of the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said agreement", be adopted and Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-814. 119213 - Getty/Jordan that communication from City Planner transmitting Final Plat of Audubon Heights Third Addition, together with Deed of Dedication and Certificate of Survey, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said final plat and rescinding Resolution No. 2003-705", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-815. 119214 - Getty/Jordan that Supplemental Agreement No. 9 with Earth Tech in the amount of $170,000.00 to provide engineering services in conjunction with the Easton Avenue Water Pollution Control Facility and Anaerobic Digest Improvements projects, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving said Supplemental Agreement No. 9", be adopted and Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-816. RESOLUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED 119215 - Jordan/Greenwood that "Resolution approving selection of the standard diamond as the preferred design alternative for the Ansborough Avenue/U.S. 20 Interchange", be adopted. Prior to a vote on the above motion, the following comments were heard. Elaine Bruns, 2517 Baltimore, stated she is concerned with the design since the standard diamond doesn't work on Highway 21, why should it work on this location. Ms. Bruns stated that traffic existing off of Highway 20 often face long delays to make left turns into Waterloo due to the heavy traffic on Highway 21. Ms. Bruns stated the wait sometimes can last ten minutes. Mayor Rooff stated the diamond interchange was the preferred design of the Iowa Department of Transportation, and the city doesn't feel this interchange will be that way. Mayor Rooff recognized Ms. Bruns as the owner of Harley Davidson and a great partner with the Waterloo Police Department over the years. Councilperson Hurley stated that one of the positives is that this interchange will take traffic off of Highway 21. Councilperson Hurley stated that in talking with the Iowa Department of Transportation regarding the diamond design, there was no concern that would happen. December 15, 2003 Page 4 Resolutions To Be Adopted - continued Don Temeyer, Community Planning and Development Director, stated that the city is working on putting traffic signals on Highway 21 as it is hard to turn left at peak hours. Mr. Temeyer stated that the city hopes to correct that problem in the spring. Councilperson Clark noted that Highway 21 south is a major highway, and Ansborough Avenue is not nearly as traveled. Councilperson Clark stated that part of the plan will be to add signals. Reece Miller, speaking on behalf of his son Wes Miller, stated they are concerned, and they keep getting conflicting answers. Mr. Miller stated they have heard that when the exchange is finished, any driveway coming until Ansborough Avenue will need to be 2,000 feet from the ramp. Mr. Miller stated he has had heard the city will need to demolish two homes and asked why not zero homes. Bob Lentz, Project Engineer from Earth Tech, stated that access limit will be 300 feet beyond the ramp entrance, and those driveways will have to be located further back. Following comments a vote was taken on the above motion with the following result. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-817. 119216 - Jordan/Welper that "Resolution approving naming private street located along Acorn Lane behind University Avenue as Jay Lane", be adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-818. ORDINANCES TO BE ADOPTED 119217 - Welper/Greenwood that "an Ordinance amending the 2003 Traffic Code to reduce the monthly fee for parking stalls under the Highway 218 Viaduct from $20.00 per month to $15.00 per month", be received, placed on file, considered and passed for the first time. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 119218 - Jordan/Clark that rules requiring ordinances to be considered and voted for passage at two prior meetings be suspended. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 119219 - Getty/Jordan that "an Ordinance amending the 2003 Traffic Code to reduce the monthly fee for parking stalls under the Highway 218 Viaduct from $20.00 per month to $15.00 per month", be considered and passed for the second and third times and adopted. Ayes: Seven. Ordinance adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 4662. NEW BUSINESS 119220 - Clark/Jordan that communication from Councilperson Tim Hurley transmitting letter of resignation as Council Member for Ward 1, effective December 31, 2003, be received and placed on file. Ayes: Six. Abstain: Hurley. Motion carried. 119221 - Clark/Jordan that communication from City Planner transmitting Hazard Mitigation Plan, be received, placed on file and "Resolution setting date of hearing as December 22, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers on said plan", be adopted and City Clerk instructed to publish notice of same. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-819. • • December 15, 2003 BILLS PAYMENT 19222 - Jordan/Hurley • • Page 5 that "Resolution approving Schedule AP640, pp. 1-78, dated December 15, 2003, in the amount of $1,655,607.34, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's Office", be adopted, together with recommendation of approval of the Finance Committee. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 2003-820. ADJOURNMENT 119223 - Getty/Jordan that the Council adjourn at 6:10 p.m. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. rs,(t Nancy l ckert City Clerk