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Home My WebLink About11/14/1977November 14, 1977 The Council of City of Waterloo, Iowa, met in Regular Session in Council Chambers in City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on November 14, 1977. Mayor Rooff in the Chair. On roll call, Present: Bowers, Dowie, Geiger, Getty, Lichty, Roehr, Wilharm. Absent: None. Invocation by Councilman Wilharm. 73210 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that the Agenda, as amended, for the Regular Session of November 14, 1977 at 7:00 P.M., be ac- cepted and approved. Motion carried. 73211 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Geiger that the Minutes of the Regular Session held November 7, 1977 at 7:00 P.M., be approved. Motion carried. 73212 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on rezoning, upon request of Charles S. and Judith D. Heene, upon recommendation of City Zoning Commission, and Council's own motion, to rezone from "U-1" Unclassified Dis- trict to "M-1" Light Industrial District the West 45' of Lot 8, Block 16, Hayes Addition, North of Black Hawk Street between West 16th Street and West 17th Street, as published in Waterloo Courier on 10/28/77, be received and placed on file. Motion carried. 73213 - This being the time for hearing, the Mayor called for oral and written objections, and there were none. Moved by Roehr, seconded by Dowie that "An Ordinance amending Or- dinance No. 2479, as amended, by adding Sub -Section No. 132 to Section 2A-5, rezoning certain property", be received, placed on file, considered and passed for the first time. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 73214 - Jay Roberts, Atty. for town, Pa., presented a vision, Inc. a 25 -year quested said Ordinance election. Alan McDonald and William McDonald, Allen - proposed Ordinance granting Waterloo Cable - non -exclusive cable T.V. franchise and re - be submitted to the voters at a special Moved by Wilharm, seconded by Bowers that the above proposed Or- dinance and request, be received, placed on file and referred to the City Attorney with a report back on November 21, 1977. Motion carried. 73215 - R. J. Schnabel, Mgr., Metropolitan Transit Authority, presented a written request for permission to install a bus waiting shelter in the NE quadrant of intersection of Downing and South Hackett Road to serve Central High School Students, with the installation to be under the supervision of the City Engineer. Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that the above request, be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 73216 - Clair Slick of Waterloo Chamber of Commerce introduced Joe Weis of Weis Construction Co., Rochester, Minn., who presented a pro- posal to build 80 units of low income housing for the elderly under HUD Section 8 (#811) funding, identical to and directly south of the recently completed housing project on East Ridgeway Avenue. Don Turner of F. D. Benton Co., Knoxville, Tenn., muni- cipal bonding, stated the new federal regulation was tax exempt bond financing, the developer needed the assistance of the public housing agency to approve the designation for non-profit corpora- tion to issue bonds, which would be at no obligation or cost to the City, with the developer required to provide all funding from beginning to completion before bond proceeds could be re- leased and the government guaranteeing payment of the revenue bonds. In the discussion, Councilman Wilharm stressed he was not against housing for the needy but he felt a person with $8,000 income was not needy. Moved by Dowie, seconded by Geiger that the above be received, placed on file, and referred to the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Motion carried. 73217 M. C. French, 1506 Riehl Street, asked if blacktopping of Glen Avenue, had been given consideration and was informed the Con- - 2 73217 - (Continued) sulting Engineer and Community Development Administrator were on this. 73218 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that request from City Engineer for permission to widen an existing curb cut from 35' to 45' to accommodate traffic onto Conger Street from Electric Park, in con- junction with Sans Souci Bridge Approaches, Contract No. 160, be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 73219 - Moved by Getty, seconded by Geiger that request from Wendell Lock- ard for permission to construct a new railroad spur crossing across W.C.F. & N. Drive to serve Airline Industrial Park, as shown on attached sketch, together with City Engineer's recommendation for approval with responsibility of maintenance to be assumed by owner and at no cost to the City, be received, placed on file, recom- mendations approved and permission granted in accordance therewith. Motion carried. 73220 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Bowers that Finance Director's Report for October, 1977, showing Fund Balance 9/30/77 $14,036,808.65, Re- ceipts $3,499,011.68, Bill Payments $1,366,283.94, Payrolls $690,- 536.21, Transfers $194,046.13, Commissions $821,000.85, Fund Bal- ance 10/31/77 $14,463,953.20, be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 73221 - Moved by Geiger, seconded by Roehr that minutes of Community Devel- opment Board for regular meeting of October 6, 1977, be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 73222 - Moved by Wilhaiui, seconded by Roehr that construction plans for riv�ate sanitary and storm sewer facilities, not to be maintained by the City, serving Tract "E" Southland Park First Addition, to- gether with Treatment Agreement Form C/75 for Department of Envir- onmental Quality, and City Engineer's recommendation for approval subject to final acceptance of sanitary sewer construction plans being reviewed and accepted by DEQ, and for permission to be granted for connection of said private sewerage system to the City's sewerage system, be received, placed on file, recommenda- tions approved and Mayor and Clerk authorized to execute said Agreement Form. Motion carried. 73223 - Moved by Dowie, seconded by Bowers that construction plans for sanitary sewerage facilities serving Triangle Terrace, Contract No. 189, together with Treatment Agreement Form C 9/75 for De- partment of Environmental Quality, and City Engineer's recommenda- tion for approval subject to final acceptance of plans being re- viewed and accepted by DEQ, be received, placed on file, recom- mendations approved and Mayor and Clerk authorized to execute said Agreement Form. Motion carried. 73224 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that statement for engineering services for Contract No. 163, and City Engineer's recommendation for approval, be received, placed on file and "Resolution accept- ing the statement dated 9/30/77 from Robinson Engineering Company for engineering services for EDA FY 1978 Paving, Contract No. 163, and authorizing payment accordingly", adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor, assigned No. 25485. 73225 - Moved by Bowers, seconded by Roehr that Completion Report and Recommendation of Acceptance of City Engineer for Contract No.156, be received, placed on file and "Resolution approving the Comple- tion Report and'Recommendation of Acceptance as to work and mater- ials furnished by Cedar Valley Corporation for U.S. Highway 218 Resurfacing Program, Contract No. 156, accepting the work and au- thorizing payment in full accordingly", adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor, assigned No, 25486. November 14, 1977 - 3 - 73226 Moved by Dowie, seconded by Getty that statement for engineering services for Contract No. 189, and City Engineer's recommendation for approval, be received, placed on file and "Resolution accept- ing the statement dated 10/14/77 from Schenk Engineering Company for engineering services for Triangle Terrace Sanitary Sewer, Con- tract No. 189, and authorizing payment accordingly", adopted. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor, as- signed No. 25487. 73227 - Moved by Getty, seconded by ule A", be adopted. Ayes: approval by Mayor, assigned 73228 - Moved by Getty, seconded by ule B", be adopted. Ayes: approval by Mayor, assigned Roehr that "Resolution, Bills, Sched- Seven. Resolution adopted and upon No. 25488. Roehr that "Resolution, Bills, Sched- Seven. Resolution adopted and upon No. 25489. 73229 - Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that communication from City Engineer, transmitting Iowa Department of Transportation invita- tion for City to submit the following four high hazard railroad crossings for automatic signal protection installations, with funding 907., federal and 107 local match, estimated City's share between $4,000 and $4,800, and recommending approval, be received, placed on file, approved and "Resolution authorizing Iowa Depart- ment of Transportation on behalf of City of Waterloo, Iowa, to program the projects and begin preliminary negotiations with the railroad companies for four certain high hazard railroad crossings automatic signal protection installations", adopted: 1) Glenwood Street with Illinois Central Railroad, 2) Nevada Street with Illinois Central Railroad, 3) Westfield -Duryea with Waterloo Railroad, 4) Westfield Avenue with Waterloo Railroad. Ayes: Seven. Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor, as- signed No. 25490. 73230 - Moved by Bowers, seconded by Dowie that couuuunication from Com- munity Development Administrator submitting proposals from (1) Murley, Bergen & Co. $1,028.00, and (2) DenHdrtog & Hogan Co., P.C. $750.00, to audit EDA Project No. 05-51-00255, West Side Parking Ramp, and recommending acceptance of DenHartog & Hogan Co. proposal and authorization for Mayor to enter into an Agree- ment for said audit, be received, placed on file, recommendations approved, and Community Development Administrator instructed to proceed accordingly. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 73231 - Moved by Getty, seconded by Wilharm that the following requests for permission to attend functions, with expenses allowed not to exceed the amounts shown, be received, placed on file, and approved: Personnel Director to Conference on "Preparing for Factfinding and Arbitration", Iowa City, Iowa, November 29 and 30, 1977, $174.50 plus use of City car; Sanitation Inspector to Grain Fumigation Certification Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, November 17 and 18, 1977, $122.00. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. 73232 - Moved by Geiger, seconded by Bowers that the application of Sheila Yearous, 6142 Washington Street, for a taxicab driver's permit, be received, placed on file and approved. Motion carried. 73233 - Moved by Geiger, seconded by Dowie that report of City Attorney and list of bonds filed with Clerk through 11/14/77, be received, placed on file and report and bonds approved. Motion carried. 73234 - Moved by Geiger, seconded by Dowie that the Council adjourn. Motion carried. Katherine Gibbs, City Clerk November 14, 1977