BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

 

 

 

Rod Sullivan, Chairperson

Pat Harney

Larry Meyers

Terrence Neuzil

Sally Stutsman

 

 

 

 

Agenda

 

Boardroom – 2nd Floor

Johnson County Administration Building

913 South Dubuque Street

Iowa City, Iowa   52240

 

Thursday, July 10, 2008

 

FORMAL MEETING

 

1.    Call to order 5:30 p.m.

 

  2.    Inquiries and reports from the public

 

3.    Action re:     claims

 

4.    Action re:     formal minutes of July 3, 2008 formal meeting.                

                                                       

5.    Action re:     payroll authorizations

 

6.    Business from the County Auditor

 

        a)    Action re:     permits

 

        b)    Action re:     reports

 

                1.    Clerk’s June monthly report

 

        c)    Other

 

 

 

 

7.    5:30 p.m. – Public Hearing on the proposal to dispose of county-owned real property consisting of the Secondary Roads maintenance shed in Tiffin, Iowa.   discussion

 

        a)    Discussion/action re:  Resolution adopting proposal to dispose of county-owned real property consisting of the Secondary Roads maintenance shed in Tiffin, Iowa.

 

8.    5:30 p.m. – Public Hearing on the revised draft of the Services                              Management Plan for Johnson County MH/DS (formerly known as                                MH/DD.)  

 

 9.   5:30 p.m. – Public Hearing on Zoning Ordinance Amendments:

 

          a)    First consideration of the following amendment to the Johnson County Zoning Ordinance:

 

       1)    AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JOHNSON COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE BY AMENDING THE ROAD PERFORMANCE STANDARDS RELATED TO GRAVEL AND OILED CHIP SEAL ROADS

 

Section I.  Purpose.

The purpose of this ordinance is to further the stated purpose of the County Unified Development Ordinance by amending the Road Performance Standards related to Gravel and Oiled Chip Seal Roads.

 

          Section II.  Amendments.

                 A.    Article 8:1.21(V)(12)(b) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety, including each of its subparts, and replacing it with the following:

 

b)    Gravel Roads.

1.    Subdivisions shall not be approved on gravel roads with a projected traffic volume greater than three hundred (300) vehicles per day, unless improvement of said road is scheduled within the next two years of the adopted Johnson County five year road improvement plan.

 

                 2.    The preceding vehicle volume threshold shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) if (a) the measured 85th percentile speed on the road exceeds the posted speed limit by fifteen (15) miles per hour or more, or (b) horizontal or vertical geometry of said road is judged by the County Engineer to have significant sight distance constraints.

 

 

 

                B.  Article 8:1.21(V)(12)(c) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety, including each of its subparts, and replacing it with the following:

 

          c)    Oiled Chip Seal Roads.

                 1.    Subdivisions shall not be approved on oiled chip seal roads with a projected traffic volume greater than two thousand (2,000) vehicles per day, unless improvement of said road is scheduled within the next two years of the adopted Johnson County five year road improvement plan.

 

                 2.   The preceding vehicle volume threshold shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) if (a) the measured 85th percentile speed on the road exceeds the posted speed limit by fifteen (15) miles per hour or more, or (b) horizontal or vertical geometry of said road is judged by the County Engineer to have significant sight distance constraints.

 

          Section III.  Repealer. 

          All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

       

10.    Discussion/action re:   proposed 2008 Swisher/Johnson County Fringe Area Agreement.

 

11.    Business from Josh Busard, Assistant Planner for Planning and Zoning re: update on Johnson County’s effort to reduce its Greenhouse Gas Emissions.   discussion/action

 

12.    Business from the County Attorney

 

        a)    Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.    Business from the Board of Supervisors

         

a)    Discussion/action re: opening a charitable giving account and an endowment account with the Community Foundation of Johnson County for the purpose of sustaining the Livable Community for Successful Aging Initiative.  

 

b)    Discussion/action re: entering into an Interim Assistance Reimbursement Agreement with the Iowa State Department of Human Services for the purpose of administering an Interim Assistance Program through General Assistance as indicated in Resolution 05-03-07-02.

 

          c)    Discussion/action re: the following Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Services Provider Agency Rate:

                1.    Provider FY09 Rate:

                        a)    ARC of Southeast Iowa

                       

          d)    Discussion/action re: revised Targeted Case Management Policies and Procedure Manual.

 

          e)    Discussion/action re: consideration by the Supervisors to waive or reduce building inspection fees for dwellings affected by the flood.

 

       f)     Discussion/action re:   permits

 

        g)    Other

 

14.    Adjournment

 

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INFORMAL MEETING TO FOLLOW