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CITY OF IOWA CITY
www.icgov.org
IP1 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
[Revised Tentative Schedule distributed as Late Handout on 10/15/28]
October 15 Joint Meeting
IP2 Agenda: Joint Meeting (Work Session)
October 16 Work Session
1133 Work Session Agenda
IP4 Memorandum from City Manager and Transportation Services Director: Upcoming
Transit Study
IP5 Pending Work Session Topics
October 23 Work Session 1
IP6 Special Work Session Agenda
IP7 Memorandum from Senior Planner Update on Downtown Historic Survey
Miscellaneous 1
IP8 Invitation: Newly elected Council member Bruce Teague Oath of Office
1P9 Memorandum from City Attorney: Council appointments of Council members to
committees (term limits)
IP10 Memorandum from City Clerk: KKIC Radio Show
IP11 Memorandum from Director of Transportation Services: Update on bus shelter
revitalization project
IP12 Email from UI Student Government Liaison: Landlord information packet
Requirement
Copy of article from Mayor Pro tern: St. Paul now requires landlords to provide
voter registration to tenants [Distributed as Late Handout on 10/15/18.]
IP13 Copy of News Release: Postponed Iowa City Gateway Celebration
1P14 Copy of News Release: Public invited to review Downtown Historic Survey
results - October 22
October 11, Information Packet (continued) 2
IP15 Iowa DOT Public Information Meeting: Interstate 380 Planning Study- October 23
IP16 Bar Check Report: September, 2018
IP17 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Database Administrator
IP18 Civil Service Entrance Examination - PC Technician
IP19 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker I - Streets
IP20 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker I - Water Plant
IP21 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Mechanic II - Transit
Draft Minutes
IP22 Human Rights Commission: September 18
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
www.icgov.org
IP1 Council Tentati e Meeting Schedule
October 15 Joint Meeting
IP2 Agenda: Joint Meeting ( rk Session)
Octo er 16 Work Sessi n
IP3 Work Session Agenda
IP4 Memorandum from City Manager and Transpo tion Services Director: Upcoming
Transit Study
IP5 Pending Work Session Topics
October 23 Wor S-ssion J
IP6 Special Work Session Agenda
IP7 Memorandum from Senior Planner Up,ate on Downtovyn Historic Survey
Misc•Ilaneous ��
IP8 Invitation: Newly elected Council ember Bruce Teague Oath of Office
IP9 Memorandum from City Attorn-y: Council appointments of Council members to
committees (term limits)
IP10 Memorandum from City Cler KXIC Radio Show
IP11 Memorandum from Direc .r of Transportation Services: Update on 'bus shelter
revitalization project
IP12 Email from UI Stu. -nt Government Liaison: Landlord information packet
Requirement
IP13 Copy of News Rele..se: Postponed Iowa City Gateway Celebration
IP14 Copy of News release: Public invited to review Downtown Historic Survey
results - Octob•r 22
IP15 Iowa DOT Pu' is Information Meeting: Interstate 380 Planning Study - October 23
October 11, Information Packet (continued) 2
IP16 Bar\Check Report: September, 2018
IP17 Civil Servvice Entrance Examination - Database Administrator
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IP18 Civil Service Entrance Examination - PC Technician
IP19 Civil Service E' tance Examination - Maintenance Worker I - Streets
IP20 Civil Service Entrap a Examination - Maintenance Worker I - Water Plant
IP21 Civil Service Entrance E amination - Mechani�- Transit
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CITY OF IOWA CITY October 15,2018
Date Time Meeting Location
Monday, October 15, 2018 4:00 PM Reception Emma J. Harvat Hall
4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 9:00 AM Special Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Saturday,January 5, 2019 8:00 AM Budget Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
Tuesday,January 8, 2019 1:00 PM Budget Work Session (CIP) Emma J. Harvat Hall
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CITY OF IOWA CITY October 11,2018
Date Time Meeting Location
Monday, October 15, 2018 4.00 PM Reception J Emma J. Harvat Hall
4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:00 P Work Session / Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, October 23,2018 9:00 AM S.•cial Work Sessiq!(1 Emma J. Harvat Hall
Tuesday, November 6,2018 5:00 PM Work -ssion Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal -etin:
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:00 PM Work Sessio Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Me ing
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:00 PM Work Se ion Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Forma eeting
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 5:00 PM Wo/Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM For al Meeting \
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors - Iowa City Community School District - City of
Iowa City - City of Coralville - City of North Liberty - Other Johnson County
Municipalities and School Districts
Monday, October 15, 2018
Emma J. Harvat Hall
410 E Washington St, Iowa City
Reception 4:00 p.m.
Meeting 4:30 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Discussion/update of the following:
a. Flood Update (All)
b. Update on the State of Poverty Forum (Johnson County)
c. FMP Update (ICCSD)
d. Attendance Area, Voluntary Transfer Policy and School Pairing Update (ICCSD)
e. General Entity Updates
E Next Meeting Date and Time
g. Other
4. Public comment
5. Adjournment
Entity in parenthesis requested the item be placed on the agenda.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.icgov.org
City Council Work Session Agenda
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Emma J. Harvat Hall - City Hall
5:00 p.m.
• Discuss Expectations for the Transit Study [IP4]
• Clarification of Agenda Items
• Information Packet Discussion [October 4, October 11]
• Council updates on assigned boards, commissions and committees
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`'M� MEMORANDUM
Date: October 11, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Darian Nagle-Gamm, Transportation Services Director
Re: Upcoming Transit Study
The City Council's 2018-19 Strategic Plan calls for the City to "undertake a comprehensive
assessment of the current public transit system and implement changes to assure that the
service best meets the needs of the entire community'. This call for action has received strong
backing from the business community, the local non-profit sector, affordable housing advocates,
other community groups, and many individual transit supporters in the community.
Additionally, a common thread in recently completed City of Iowa City Master Plans is the
importance of a robust public transit system. A successful implementation of the recently
adopted Climate Action Plan will necessarily require the City to shift a significantly greater
percent of our modal share to transit. The Parks Master Plan explicitly noted that lack of transit
access and long travel times serve as a barrier for the public to enjoy many public park
amenities. Finally, the Bicycle Master Plan comments on the importance of the interface
between transit and cycling and how strong complimentary bike and transit systems can boost
usage of both methods of transportation.
With a very strong foundation in place for transit enhancements, it is important that the elected
leadership of the community clearly articulate your expectations for the study and perhaps more
importantly, your vision for the future of public transportation in Iowa City. The vision you
establish will guide our vetting of transit consultants, the final determination of scope for the
study, and how we collect and analyze data and solicit public feedback.
As we work to finalize the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) document with the City of Coralville
and the University of Iowa, we would like to suggest to the City Council that the following
elements pertaining to the City of Iowa City's transit system be included in the study:
• Stronger coordination with neighboring transit agencies (Coralville and UI). This
includes, but is not limited to, route planning/timing, fares, pass structure, transfer
policies, and use of the downtown interchange.
• Outreach and coordination with large housing complexes that provide private bus or
shuttle service for residents.
• Analysis of steps needed to transition to an all -electric fleet of buses.
• Identification and study of steps needed to provide expanded services levels, including
Sunday service and expanded service into the evening and night hours.
• Consideration of impact on ridership and routes if a zero -fare transit model is
implemented.
• Review of opportunities for better connectivity with bicycle and pedestrian modes of
transportation.
• Review of bus stop amenities.
• Discussion on the possible impacts of autonomous vehicles on public transit service.
The above list is not intended to be an exhaustive description of the study's scope. Many other
routine elements, such as data collection/analysis, public/stakeholder input and opportunities
presented by emerging technology will also be included. Additionally, the City of Coralville and
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the University of Iowa may have items specific to their operations that they wish to have the
consultant analyze. The City Council should let us know if there are other elements of our transit
system that you would like to see included in the upcoming study.
In order to meet the goals of the Climate Action Plan and help facilitate the objectives in the
Council's Strategic Plan, staff encourages the City Council to set a bold vision for the future of
our transit system. Without a bold vision and a willingness to prioritize and/or develop new
funding streams in the future for public transportation, the goals for transportation in the Climate
Plan will not be met. Contrarily, status quo transit operations will likely result in the eroding of
our ridership numbers.
To help facilitate your discussion, we suggest that the City Council start with the following
statement:
Iowa City Transit is a sustainable, reliable and safe transportation option that welcomes and
connects all riders with economic and community opportunities seven days a week. Iowa City
Transit will double 2018 ridership levels by 2028 through policy and investments that target and
expand our level of service and eliminate barriers to access, potentially including the elimination
of fares. As new buses are procured, Iowa City Transit will begin the conversion to an all -electric
fleet.
There is no doubt the above statement expresses lofty goals that will be extremely difficult to
achieve. Along the way staff and the City Council will face difficult discussions, particularly on
the intentional concentration of existing transit resources and the provision of new funding
streams to accomplish our desired goals. However, without setting a bold vision our transit
service will fall short of previously articulated goals and growing expectations from our residents
and the business community.
We look forward to the work session on October 161 and beginning the consultant selection
process this fall.
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PENDING CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TOPICS
October 11, 2018
October 23r1 at 9:00 a.m.
1. Review the results and recommendations of the Downtown Historic Property Survey
Strategic Plan Actions Requiring Initial City Council Direction:
1. Through cooperation with the Iowa City School District, Iowa Workforce Development, Kirkwood
Community College, Iowa Works, and others, increase opportunities for marginalized populations and low-
income individuals to obtain access to skills training and good jobs
2. Improve collaborative problem -solving with governmental entities in the region on topics of shared interest
3. Explore expanded use of a racial equity toolkit within City government, embedding it within city
department and Council levels
4. Review the preliminary traffic accident analysis and related set of recommendations and hear from
University of Iowa Professor Jodi Plumert on her related research. Discuss approach to on -street parking
regulations for narrow streets.
Other Topics:
1. Joint meeting with the Telecommunications Commission
2. Review alternative revenue sources
3. Consider a plan for rubberized surfacing at park playgrounds and develop strategies to address equity gaps
noted in the Parks Master Plan and plan for the equitable distribution of destination parks within an easy and
safe distance of all residents. (request Parks Commission to discuss first)
4. Review of RFC Form Based Code, including density bonus provisions and height allowances
5. Review solar feasibility study
6. Discuss possible chemical treatment of ash trees defined as marginal in health by the City's tree survey
(October)
7. Discuss height bonus allowances for 12 Court Street (October)
8. Discuss future City actions in response to the home at 101 Lusk
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City Council Special Work Session Agenda
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Emma J. Harvat Hall - City Hall
9:00 a.m.
• Downtown Historic Survey Presentation
CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 10, 2018
To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
From: Anne Russett, Senior Planner, Neighborhood & Development Services
Re: Update on Downtown Historic Survey
Background
For the past several months, the City has been working with an architectural historian, Alexa
McDowell of AKAY Consulting, on an update to the City's historic survey of downtown. The City
has received the final survey, which provides valuable information on the historical and physical
character of the area. Attached to this memo is the consultant's report, which is one element of
the survey. The report outlines the methodology used in the historical investigation. It also
identifies properties eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, key historic
buildings in the downtown, two potential National Register Historic District boundaries, and the
consultant's recommendations on actions moving forward. Other elements of the survey, such as
the multi -property document and individual property evaluations can be found by visiting:
hftps://www.icqov.org/pro6ect/downtown-historic-survey.
Next Steps
In terms of next steps, the City will host a public meeting in the Senate Chambers of the Old
Capital on Monday, October 22 at 5:30 p.m. At the meeting, the consultant will present the findings
of the survey and answer questions from the public. The consultant will also be presenting the
same information to the City Council at its work session on Tuesday, October 23 at 9 a.m.
Attachments:
1. 2018 Downtown Survey Report
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City Council
Mayor, Jim Throgmorton
Kingsley Botchway H
Rockne Cole
Susan Mims
Pauline Taylor
John Thomas
Mazahir Salih
Historic Preservation Commission
Chair, Ginalie Swaim
Thomas Agran
Cecile Kuenzli
Frank Wagner
Pam Michaud
Esther Baker
Zachariah Builta
Sharon DeGraw
GT Karr
Kevin Boyd
Gosia S. Clore
Neighborhood and Development Services
Bob Miklo, Senior Planner
Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner
Sylvia Buchner, Intern
Table of Contents
1.0
Introduction
01-02
Figure 01. Map of Project Survey Area Showing 2001 & 2018 Boundaries
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2.0
Methodology
03-05
Table 01. National Register Listed Resources in the 2018 Survey Area
03-04
Table 02. National Register Listed Resources in Adjacency
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2.1 Community Engagement
04-05
3.0
Development Overview
05-12
4.0
Summary of Findings and Recommendations
12-43
4.1 Standards of Evaluation
14
4.1.a Individually Eligible
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4. Lb Contributing
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4.1.c Non -Contributing
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4.2 Statement of Findings
21-42
Table 03. Resource Evaluation Findings
22-35
Figure 02. Resource Map
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4.2.a Individually Eligible
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Table 04. Individually Eligible Resources
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4.2.b Historic District Eligibility
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Figure 03. Map of Proposed Historic District Boundaries -1
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Figure 04. Map of Proposed Historic District Boundaries - 2
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4.2.c. Historic Preservation Overly Zones
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4.3 Recommendations
42-43
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Historic Preservation Incentives
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5.1 Historic Tax Credit Programs
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5.1.a Iowa Historic Tax Credit Program
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5. Lb Federal Historic Tax Incentive Program
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5.1.c Iowa Historic Property Temporary Tax Exemption Program
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5.2 City of Iowa City Programs
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5.2 a Tax Increment Financing
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5.3 Iowa Downtown Resource Center Programs
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5.1.a Main Street Iowa
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5.1.b Model Communities
52
5.1.c Workforce Housing Tax Credits
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List of Tables
Table 01. National Register Listed Resources in 2018 Survey Area
Table 02. National Register Listed Resources Adjacent to 2018 Survey Area
Table 03. Resource Evaluation Findings
Table 04. Individually Eligible Resources
List of Figures
Figure 01. Map of Project Survey Area — 2018
Figure 02. Map of Proposed Historic District Boundaries
Figure 03. Map of Proposed Historic District Boundaries Without Urban Renewal
List of Images
Image 01. Franklin Printing— 115 S. Dubuque Street— 1856
Image 02. View of west side of S. Dubuque with 1870s era buildings
Image 03. The Airliner — 22 S. Dubuque Street — ca. 1877/1950
Image 04. Englert Theatre —221 E. Washington Street— 1913
Image 05. Kresge's — 119-123 E. Washington Street — 1930
Image 06. Eldon Miller Building (Gabe's) — 330 E. Washington Street — 1955
Image 07. Carnegie Public Library — 309 E. College Street — 1903
Image 08. Coast & Sons —10-14 S. Clinton Street— 1895
Image 09. Things & Things & Things — 130 S. Clinton Street — 1970
Image 10. Commercial Building — 112 E. College Street — ca.1915
Image 11. Historic Image—E. College Street — ca. 1915
Image 12. Before: Letts -Fletcher Company Warehouse, Marshalltown - 2011
Image 13. After: Letts -Fletcher Company Warehouse, Marshalltown - 2011
Image 14. Before: Barton -Ford Motor Company Building, Cedar Rapids — 2014
Image 15. After: Barton -Ford Motor Company Building, Cedar Rapids — 2016
Image 16. Before: Barton -Ford Motor Company Building — Interior — 2014
Image 17. After: Barton -Ford Motor Company Building — Interior — 2016
Image 18. After: Iowa State Bank & Trust— 102 S. Clinton — 2018
Appendices
Appendix A. 2018 Survey Resource Table and Maps
Appendix B. Updated Multiple Property Documentation Form "Architectural and Historical
Resources of the Central Business District, 1856-1984"
Appendix C. Project Presentations
Appendix D.
Iowa Historic Tax Credit Program
Appendix E.
Federal Historic Tax Credit Program
Appendix F.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Appendix G.
Jan Olive Nash,"Iowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture," MPD, 2002.
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1.0 Introduction
Iowa City has been proactive in the work of identifying, documenting, and evaluating the city's
historic resources, with numerous expansive projects undertaken beginning in the 1990s. In
1993, an intensive level survey and evaluation of the city at large was undertaken. The resulting
Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF) "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa" by
historian Marlys Svendsen, created the evaluative framework for subsequent National Register
nominations by outlining historic contexts, discussing the impact of those contexts on the built
environment, and identifying resources (buildings, districts, objects, and landscape features) that
reflect the historic contexts. The National Park Service approved the MPDF in 1994 and it has
since been the foundation for evaluating the city's historic resources for National Register
eligibility.
Since 1994 multiple amendments to the 1994 MPDF have been written to cover the previously
developed historic contexts or based on intensive -level surveys of specific neighborhoods in
Iowa City.
• "Brown Street Historic District" was listed in 1994 under the historic context "Iowa City
Neighborhoods: Town and Country (1840 -1940)" which was developed in the MPDF.
• "Architectural and Historic Resources of the Dubuque/Lim Street Corridor, 1839-
c.1940."
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•1940." 1996.
• "Historic and Architectural Resources in College Hill, Iowa City, Iowa, 1839-1944."
1997. This MPD included two historic districts, the "College Green Historic District" and
the "East College Street Historic District." 1997.
• "Historic Folk Housing of Iowa City, Iowa, 1839-c.1910." 1997.
• "Architectural and Historic Resources of the Longfellow Neighborhood Area, Iowa City,
Iowa, c.1860 -c.1946." 1998.
• "Architectural and Historic Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II).
1845-1945." 2000.
• "Architectural and Historic Resources of the Goosetown Neighborhood (Phase Ill), 1855-
1945." 2000.
In 2000-2001 the work to identify and evaluate the city's historic resources continued; that
project, also completed by Marlys Svendsen, focused on the Central Business District (CBD)
blocks located opposite Capitol Square of the Original Town Plat of Iowa City recorded in 1839
(Figure 01) with approximately 135 principal buildings located on 15-1/2 blocks. The 2000-01
project resulted in an amendment to the 1994 MPDF, but that amendment, "Architectural and
Historical Resources of the Iowa City Central Business District, 1855-1945," was not submitted
to the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office. As a result, no action to register the amendment or
resources identified in the amendment occurred.
The present 2018-2018 amendment updates the 2001 document. While much of the content
remains intact with previously stated historic contexts retained as developed by Svendsen, the
document has been altered to correspond to a reduced survey area — a necessity given loss of
resources in the years subsequent to the 2001 project and the listing of the Jefferson Street
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Historic District. The 2018 survey area covered nine square blocks with 115 buildings (Figure
O1). The present MPD amendment also updates resource images and resource counts, updates
maps as appropriate, provides additional historic images for visual context, and expands historic
context specific to the "Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Era, 1960-1984."
Figure 01. Map of Project Survey Area — 2018
(Map source: http://googtc.maps.com.)
This map illustrates the 2001 (dotted outline) and 2018 (darkened, 9 -square blocks) project survey areas.
2.0 Methodology
The overall purpose of the present project was to update the report and Multiple Property
Documentation Form (MPDF) prepared for the City of Iowa City and Iowa City Historic
Preservation Commission in 2001. The primary goal of the 2018 project was the identification of
historic resources that individually or collectively meet the criteria for listing in the National
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Register of Historic Places. A secondary goal of the 2018 project was documentation of present
conditions, including buildings lost subsequent to the 2001 project, changes (positive or
negative) to historic integrity of resources in the survey area, and documentation of buildings
constructed in the survey area subsequent to the 2001 project. A full description of the
methodology employed is contained in Section H of the Multiple Property Document Form
appended to this report.
Work on the update of the Central Business District Survey was completed over a 12 -month
period beginning in June of 2017 and concluding in the fall of 2018. Seven buildings in the CBD
Survey Area were identified as having been previously listed in the National Register of Historic
Places; one registered resource, the Van Patten House, was razed in 2011 as a result of a fire, but
the 2001 registration of the Englert Theatre and the recent registration of the Iowa State Bank &
Trust accounts for the eight National Register listed resources in the 2018 survey area (locations
of the listed properties are noted in blue on the resource map, Figure 02).
Table 01. National Register Listed Resources in 2018 Survey Area
Historic Name
Image
Address
Built
Date
Listed
Site
Number
College Block Building
125 E. College St.
1878
1973
52-01089
Trinity Episcopal Church
320 E. College St.
1871
1974
52-01096
Franklin Printing House
115 S. Dubuque St.
1856
1986
52-01562
Old Post Office
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28 S. Linn St.
1904/
1931
1979
52-02227
Paul -Helen Building
207 E. Washington St.
1913
1986
52-02816
Englert Theatre
221 E. Washington St.
1912
2001
52-02821
Boerner-Fry Company/Davis
Hotel
332 E. Washington St.
1899
1983
52-02826
Iowa State Bank & Trust
(Johnson County Savings Bank)
102 S. Clinton St.
1912
2017
52-01063
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In addition, five National Register properties and one historic district are located on the north and
west edges of the CBD Survey Area. They are:
Table 02. National Register Listed Resources Adjacent to the 2018 Survey Area
Historic Name
Address
Listed
Old Capitol National Historic Landmark
Pentacrest
1972
Congregational Church
30 N. Clinton St.
1973
Pentacrest Historic District
Pentacrest
1978
Park House Hotel
130 E. Jefferson St.
1978
St. Mary's Church & Refectory
220 E. Jefferson St.
1980
Jefferson Street Historic District
2004
The update of the 2001 amendment to the 1994 Multiple Property Documentation Form,
"Architectural and Historical Resources of Iowa City Central Business District (1855-1984)"
was the final outcome of the CBD Survey.
2.1 Community Engagement
A critical component of the 2018 project was engaging the community in a discussion about the
project, its various components, and the possible outcomes. Identifying individuals and groups
with a variety of perspectives and talking with them about their viewpoints, ideas, and
recommendations was an early focus of the project. In September 2017, a public presentation
was held at the Englert Theatre. While the content of the presentation focused on providing an
overview of the project, the discussion that followed provided time to address the many
questions and concerns related to preservation of historic downtown buildings; the impact of new
buildings on the historic fabric; the importance and related challenges of maintaining a vibrant
downtown; and concerns about loss of identity in the historic downtown due to the pressures of
development.
In November 2017, a presentation focused on issues of concern specific to business and property
owners was held. Content included a discussion about the potential effects of a finding for
National Register eligibility and the related local overlay zoning. Questions about the design
review process and the potential for that process to be beneficial to business owners were raised,
as was the perceived importance of incentivizing historic rehabilitation of downtown buildings.
Questions about the complexity of the historic tax credit programs and the need for local
guidance in navigating the programs were discussed. Attendees also commented on the
challenges of business owners to function efficiently in historic buildings and expressed concerns
about the challenges of business owners located in buildings owned by absent landlords. Finally,
examples of appropriate and inappropriate storefront alterations were shown with a discussion
about how such alterations can play a significant role in the overall visual character of the
historic downtown.
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A final public presentation was held in October of 2018 to present the project findings and
recommendations.
Along with this series of public presentations, one-on-one conversations between the consultant
and interested parties were undertaken. Nancy Bird, Nate Kaeding, Thomas Agran, Marc Moen,
Bobby Jett, Kevin Monson, Kent Jehle, Karen Kubby, Cecile Kuenzli, Jim Throgmorton, David
Kieft, Alicia Trimble, Joshua Moe, Geoff Fruin, and John Yapp all took time to speak about their
views related to the project focus. It cannot be understated how important those conversations
were to developing an understanding of the perspectives of city officials, historic preservation
advocates, University of Iowa interests, local financial institutions, local architects, developers,
downtown business owners, and the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD). The ideas and
concerns of this group informed the process as it continued through conclusion. Several of the
recommendations included in this report are the direct result of that input.
3.0 Development Overview
The 2001 survey identified development trends experienced in Iowa City's Central Business
District during the previous decades, and classified them as similar to evolutionary patterns in
commercial development found in many American communities. As Svendsen notes, such
evolutionary patterns are often described as "organic," in that a downtown is not the product of a
single property owner, a single architectural design, or a single historical period. Rather, a
downtown represents the collective financial investment and architectural preferences of
hundreds of individual owners and business operators through many generations. The urban
renewal period departed from that organic evolutionary pattern to the degree that the alteration of
the downtown, through the mass demolition of buildings and the introduction of contemporary
features such as the pedestrian mall, occurred under the control of a more centralized force
versus the more typical individualized efforts that typify earlier evolution of the downtown
character. The proximity of the University, with considerable property owned by it and the
municipality, and the role played by institutional planners and property managers also
contributed substantially to the generally organic pattern evolution in the Iowa City CBD.
Svendsen noted that, when established in the 1840s and 1850s, downtown Iowa City faced onto
the six -acre Capitol Square. Old Capitol served the territory, then the state as the statehouse. A
mix of small-scale frame and brick commercial buildings, churches and dwellings were built on
the north, east and south sides of the square. These early buildings were utilitarian in design,
serving basic needs of the new settlers and were soon replaced. Iowa Avenue was planned as a
wide boulevard from Capitol Square on the west edge to Governor's Square on the east edge of
the Original Town Plat. Although a governor's mansion was never built, the 120 -foot width of
the street made Iowa Avenue the widest and most important thoroughfare in the city despite the
fact its symbolic role never materialized.
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Image 01. Franklin Printing — 115 S. Dubuque Street - 1856
(Source: AKAY Consulting November 2017.)
Built in 1856, the National Register listed Franklin Printing (left) is the oldest remaining commercial
building in the 2018 survey area. Its companion on the right dates to 1860, making it the second oldest
commercial building in the survey area. Franklin Printing, in particular, retains a high degree of historic
integrity specific to its early construction date.
Other street widths in the CBD ranged from 80 -feet for most of the north -south streets (Dubuque,
Linn, Gilbert, and Van Buren) to 100 -feet for the east -west streets (Jefferson, Washington,
College, and Burlington). Because it fronted onto Capitol Square, Clinton Street was given the
more generous width of 100 -feet. One block east of Capitol Square, along the north side of Iowa
Avenue, a city park was platted with nearby reserves for churches and a school. South Market,
one of three public squares on the Original Town Plat, was established three blocks away
between Gilbert, Van Buren, College, and Burlington streets (Svendsen, 2001).
The railroad arrived in Iowa City at the end of 1855 and the capital was moved to Des Moines
two years later. In a decision that would eventually have profound significance, the state
legislature established a university in 1847 and willed the abandoned capitol to it in 1857.
Capitol Square (now, the Pentacrest) became its campus with the now established business
district adjoining it on three sides. First -generation commercial buildings gradually were
replaced with two- and three-story brick commercial blocks (Image 01). After the Civil War,
more substantial church structures replaced earlier ones, an opera house appeared, and several
additional University buildings were erected. The downtown continued to serve as the economic
and social crossroads of the community (Svendsen, 2001).
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The decade of the 1870s produced the largest number of extant buildings in the downtown; in
2001, two -dozen or 17% of the buildings in the survey area dated to the 1870s. In the reduced,
2018 survey area, the percentage is comparable. Mostly two-story, narrow -front commercial
buildings with residential flats for their owners on upper levels, by 1880 these buildings lined
Clinton and Dubuque Streets and adjoining blocks. Clothiers, tailors, and milliners favored
Clinton Street; most banks built along Washington Street; saloons and billiard halls selected
Dubuque Street; and a collection of hardware stores, boot and shoe sellers, dry goods
establishments, jewelers, bakeries, and hotels were scattered along the other blocks of the
downtown (Image 02). Fire was the greatest hazard of this era and occurred regularly. A number
of catastrophic fires created opportunities for new buildings in the place of early structures.
Image 02. View of the west side of S. Dubuque with 1870s era buildings
(Source: AKAY Consulting November 2017.)
The four buildings in this view (bound by the Hotel Jefferson at left and Prairie Lights at right) were
constructed in the 1870s. Changes to facades have left them with more or less visual character reflective
of their early construction dates.
The 1880s and 1890s produced changes in the use of both of the public squares located in the
downtown. South Market was changed from a brush -covered localized dump to a railroad depot
site for both passengers and freight. In 1890 the city authorized transfer of the city park block to
the university. A series of new buildings was constructed on the city park block, including
Chemistry Hall and Homeopathic Hospital, as well as the first sections of the University Hospital
during the following decade. Construction of more ornamented buildings continued during the
1880s and the 1890s (Svendsen, 2001). In 2001, 20 buildings survived from this period; the
number located in the smaller, 2018 survey area is 13. Svendsen also noted that more than one-
third of the buildings in the 2001 survey area were built prior to 1900. In 2018 that percentage
stands at 47 of 115 buildings.
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It is important to keep in mind that, while construction dates reveal significant historical trends
and patterns, they are not necessarily an accurate indicator of historic character retained today.
Many of the downtown commercial buildings received facelifts as a result of fire or for the
purpose of "modernizing." As a result, a building constructed prior to 1900 may not retain the
visual character of its construction era. One example is The Airliner (22 S. Clinton St.), which
was built in ca. 1888, but underwent a complete fagade replacement in 1950 that removed all
vestiges of its 19th century character (Image 03). While it is true that approximately 40% of the
commercial buildings in the 2018 survey area were constructed prior to 1900, the percentage to
retain their 19th century visual character is closer to 25%, and only a handful of those retain a
high level of their original character.
Image 03. The Airliner - 22 S. Clinton Street — ca. 1877/1950
(Source: AKAY Consulting November 2017.)
Although constructed prior to 1900, the building's visual character is representative of its mid -201h
century fagade replacement.
Svendsen also notes that, during the decades prior to World War I, the downtown experienced a
building boom. University enrollment grew, new buildings were added to the Pentacrest
Campus, and the hospital complex was expanded three times. Streets were paved using brick,
electric street railways began operation, and retail trade thrived. In 2001, 20 buildings survived
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from this boom period, including several that define the downtown skyline. They included a
multi -story bank and office building (Iowa State Bank & Trust, 1912), a major hotel (Hotel
Jefferson, 1913), and a new theatre (Englert Theatre, 1913) to replace the declining opera house.
The 2018 survey area retains 19 buildings constructed between 1900-1920, including those
Svendsen notes as particularly noteworthy (Image 04). Interestingly, in comparison to buildings
constructed prior to 1900, those of the period from 1900-1920 retain a higher degree of historic
integrity specific to their period of construction. Likely due to their functions (not commercial
retail), fewer have seen major alterations. Also during this period, a civic corridor replaced
residences along and near Linn Street; a public library, post office, and several fraternal halls
joined City Hall, then located on the northwest corner of Linn and Washington streets.
Image 04. Englert Theatre - 221 E. Washington Street - 1913
(Source: AKAY Consulting April 2018.)
Like most of the survey area buildings constructed between 1900 and 1920, the Englert Theatre retains
the historic character indicative of its construction date.
Downtown development held steady during the 1920s and 1930s with the most significant
change being the appearance of national and regional franchise stores. Chain stores first appeared
prior to World War I and continued to thrive, despite the economic struggles of the Great
Depression (Image 05). A number of buildings went through receivership, accelerating the rapid
rotation of businesses that typified downtown Iowa City.
Several trends in 20th -century technology and popular culture manifested themselves in the
downtown prior to World War II. The arrival of the automobile spawned construction of service
stations, car dealerships, and garages, including several along Burlington and south of College
Street along Linn and Gilbert streets. Tobacco shops, confectioneries, soda fountains, billiard
halls, and movie theatres sprang up in existing buildings scattered throughout the business
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district. The only major building constructed in the decade prior to World War II housed the
Iowa City Press -Citizen newspaper. Less than a dozen buildings constructed during the 1920s
and'30s survived in 2001. While only seven buildings constructed between 1920 and 1930 are
retained in 2018, some 19th century buildings received new facades during that period (e.g. 28 S.
Clinton, Ewers Men's Store).
Image 05. Kresge's - 119-123 E. Washington Street - 1930
(Source: AKAY Consulting April 2018.)
The Kresge's Building represents both a 1930s architectural style and the appearance of national
and regional franchise stores in Iowa City.
The 20 years that began with World War II saw the population of Iowa City nearly double.
Enrollment at the University fluctuated dramatically before leveling off in the late 1950s.
Shortages and workforce disruptions during the war stifled downtown development during the
early 1940s. An ample supply of office and retail space discouraged additional development
during the following decade despite a robust retail climate. As a result, the general size and scale
of buildings in the business district remained unchanged. The same core blocks provided a mix
of retail shops, banks, theatres, hotels, service stations, office buildings, restaurants, and civic
buildings with a handful of residences scattered in. In 2018 only three buildings erected during
these two decades survive, down from seven in 2001 (Image 06). Notably, seven buildings in the
2008 survey area received major alterations during the war years — either additions or new
facades.
Downtown property owners and municipal leaders focused attention on solving traffic
congestion and parking problems during this period. In the late 1940s parking meters were
introduced and the first municipal parking lots were built on parcels along the eastern edge of the
downtown. Congestion was addressed by street widening, removal of boulevard or median strips,
and installation of traffic signals.
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Image 06. Eldon Miller Building (Gabe's) - 330 E. Washington Street - 1955
(Source: AKAY Consulting April 2018).
This building, commonly referred to as Gabe's, was built in 1955 by the Eldon Miller trucking company.
The building facade retains its mid -201h century character and stands as only one of three buildings in the
2018 survey area built in the 1950s.
The last four decades of the 20th century in downtown Iowa City have been dominated by the
debate over urban renewal. Introduced in ca. 1960 as a strategy to revitalize an aging city center,
measures eventually were broadened to include the construction of new municipal buildings and
parking ramps as well as proposals for street closures. The strategy of acquiring and demolishing
aging buildings to provide larger parcels for redevelopment proved highly controversial.
Bolstered by the receipt of federal funding, this policy eventually resulted in clearing 11 -acres of
land or nearly six city blocks. Simultaneously, the University built major new buildings in the
three blocks extending along the north side of Iowa Avenue.
By the year 2000, the CBD Survey Area had evolved to contain a series of intensely developed
commercial blocks generally consisting of two- and three-story buildings with scattered multi-
story banks, office buildings, apartment buildings, parking ramps, and a hotel. A multi -block
pedestrian mall extended along College Street from Clinton to Linn streets and along Dubuque
Street from College to Washington streets. Three blocks of the University of Iowa's downtown
campus stretched along the north edge of the survey area with the former Capitol Square, known
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as the Pentacrest, lying to the west of the CBD. An assortment of moderate to large-scale public
and private civic buildings was located along the east edge, with the south edge marked by the
major arterial street of Burlington Street, and a series of public parking ramps. The Old Capitol
Center, a two-story shopping mall, was located south of the Pentacrest along the west edge of the
CBD.
In the years subsequent to the 2001 survey, the CBD has undergone a significant transformation.
Some 14 buildings have been lost during that period; 11 of the 14 dated to more than 50 years of
age, with 2 of the 14 non -extant buildings dating to the City's urban renewal program (114-116
S. Dubuque and the much -altered, 1981 Iowa City Public Library building at 123 S. Linn Street).
Demolitions have occurred in the wake of loss to fire (e.g., Peoples Steam Laundry at 225 Iowa
Avenue and Van Patten House at 9 S. Linn Street) and to facilitate construction of new buildings
(e.g., Vogel House at 229 E. Iowa Avenue and J.C. Penney building at 130 S. Dubuque Street).
Loss of buildings along the outer edges of the CBD, particularly along E. Burlington Street on
the south, have tilted the historic to non -historic ratio; today, only one building dating to more
than 50 years of age (Montgomery Ward & Co. Farm Store at 120 E. Burlington) remains on E.
Burlington Street between S. Clinton and S. Gilbert streets. The parking ramp between S.
Dubuque and S. Linn streets is associated with the urban renewal period, its scale and poured
concrete construction accounting for much of the streetscape's visual character. The remaining
blocks on the Burlington Street corridor are visually defined by contemporary, freestanding,
relatively large-scale buildings, that combine retail space on the ground floor with apartment
living on the floors above. This changed character is mirrored on the south side of Burlington
Street where construction of new retail -apartment and commercial buildings (e.g., Hilton
Gardens and MidWestOne Bank office building) has occurred.
Most recently, tower -type buildings (eight or more stories) have been constructed in the CBD.
The 14 -story Plaza Towers/Hotel Vetro was built in 2004. The building site was cleared as part
of the City's 1970s and 1980s urban renewal program and remained a parking lot until
construction of the 2004 building. The building's height and materials are reflective of a
changing aesthetic in the CBD; as such it has been the source of ongoing controversy in the years
since plans for its construction were made public. The 14 -story Park@201 (201 E. Washington
Street) was completed in 2014 on the former site of the 1970s Dain, Kalman & Quail Building.
The location of that steel -frame, glass -sheathed tower on the pedestrian mall, in the heart of the
CBD and adjacent to Black Hawk Park, has likewise drawn particular debate. The 2001
construction of the Vogel House at 229 Iowa Avenue, which required demolition of an 1898
building of the same name, also drew some controversy.
These examples illustrate the prevailing pressures to "build up" and the resulting conflict
between, on the one side, the preservation of historic buildings and the character they create in a
community, with, on the other side, the desire (and perceived demand) to build tall buildings
with a contemporary appearance in response to the economics of land values, rental rates, and
the changing face of retail business. Creating economic vitality while preserving the historic
character of a community is a challenge confronting towns and cities across the country. This
challenge must find resolution in Iowa City.
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4.0 Summary of Findings and Recommendations
The 2018 Central Business District Survey Area includes a variety of building types and forms
ranging from contiguous, narrow -front commercial buildings to freestanding commercial
buildings, fraternal halls, and public buildings. Portions of the area were first settled when Iowa
City served as Iowa's territorial and then state capital. All of these first -generation structures
have since been replaced with more permanent buildings one or more times. Approximately 115
primary structures were evaluated during the present Central Business District Survey. Existing
site forms were updated for all previously evaluated buildings located within the boundaries of
the 2018 survey area. Updates included: revision of property descriptions and integrity
discussions when warranted; insertion of current photographs; review and revision of building
histories and associated contexts when needed; addition of historic images and fire insurance
maps when usefid to understanding a building's historic evolution; update of bibliographic
resources and geographical information; and insertion of a parcel map.
A resource count by property type remains similar to that of the 2001 project. What a count of
the properties in the present survey does not reflect is the shift from commercial to apartment
buildings in the areas within the 2001 survey area, but now just outside the 2018 survey area;
although not reflected in the count, their proximity impacts the physical and visual character of
the survey area. Further, a count by property type would not reflect the impact of high-density
development.
A range of American architectural styles spanning the latter half of the 19th century and the 20th
century remain represented by the buildings in the CBD Survey Area. The work of important
local and Midwestern architectural firms and designers is represented in modest as well as large-
scale buildings. They include Chauncey Lovelace of Iowa City, Proudfoot and Bird and their
successor firm - Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson - of Des Moines, Dieman & Fiske of Cedar Rapids,
Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen of Des Moines, Vorse, Kraetsch & Kraetsch of Des Moines, H.L.
Stevens Co. of Chicago, Kruse and Klein of Davenport, and J. Bradley Rust of Iowa City. Urban
renewal era designers have also made their impact in the CBD, including the Iowa City firm of
Hanson Lind Meyer and Des Moines architects, Brooks Borg Skiles. The work of these
architectural firms, along with that of other designers and craftsmen whose names are not known,
include examples of the Greek Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival, Beaux-Arts, Georgian, and
Modern styles.
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4.1 Standards of Evaluation
The resources of the present project area were evaluated using the standards and guidelines
established by the Secretary of the Interior, National Park Service. Further clarification of
integrity standards specific to Iowa's downtown commercial buildings was provided in the 2002
Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF) "Iowa's Main Street Commercial
Architecture," written by Jan Olive Nash (Appendices).
Resources are evaluated for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places under four
criteria2:
• Criterion A: A property associated with events that have made a significant contribution
to the broad patterns of our history.
• Criterion B: A property associated with the lives of person significant in our past.
• Criterion C: A property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or
method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic
values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack
individual distinction.
• Criterion D: Property has yielded or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory
or history.
Once determined that a resource has a significant association under one or more of these criteria,
it is evaluated for historic integrity. The standards for evaluating historic integrity have become
increasingly more stringent over the decades since the 1966 passage of the Historic Preservation
Act, which established the National Register of Historic Places. Specific to this project, in the 15
years since the previous evaluation of the Iowa City downtown was completed, standards have
changed significantly; buildings that were then considered individually eligible sometimes don't
meet the current standard. As a result, some of the buildings designated as individually eligible
in the 2001 Multiple Property Document are now designated as contributing resources even if
their historic integrity is retained at a similar level.
Integrity standards for the evaluation of resources have some variability depending on how the
case for eligibility is being made. When evaluating for significance under Criterion A (historical
association), the standard for integrity is somewhat lower because the case for significance does
not rely on the architecture itself. Buildings with significance under Criterion B (significant
person association) typically have a similar integrity standard as those with a case made under
Criterion A. In contrast, when evaluating for significance under Criterion C (architecture) the
standard for integrity is high, which makes sense given that the loss of historic integrity
diminishes the architecture itself.
For the purpose of evaluating for National Register eligibility, the term "resource" refers to buildings, structures,
objects, and landscape features. For the sake of clarity and because the resources of the Iowa City project arca are
predominantly buildings, the following definitions are specific to the evaluation of buildings.
2 See Appendix NEED for additional information regarding registration criteria including special consideration for
properties less than 50 years of age
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Image 07. Carnegie Public Library (1903) — 218 S. Linn Street
(Source: AKAY Consulting April 2018.)
The Camegie Library is considered National Register eligible under Criterion A in its association with the
history of the library movement in Iowa, specifically as an example of a Carnegie library. Some loss of
integrity of the exterior and (likely) interior is evident, but because a case for eligibility can be made
under Criterion A the integrity standard is somewhat lower than if the case relied solely on the building's
architectural significance.
Mitigating factors such as rarity of a building type or architectural style within the community,
(or historic district) or an elevated historical significance, are taken into consideration when
balancing a building's significance against its level of historic integrity. Buildings of this sort
often warrant specialized designation as "key contributing" (C/K) buildings (see further
discussion below).
The resources within the project area were evaluated for their potential significance under
Criteria A and C. The operating assumption, based on the results of the 2001 MPDF, was that all
of the historic resources would have significance under Criterion A in association with the
history of commerce in Iowa City and that all would bear the potential to contribute to the
architectural fabric of the commercial downtown under Criterion C.
Proceeding under that understanding, the buildings were evaluated for historic integrity for the
purpose of determining whether they should be considered individually eligible (CII), a
contributing resource to a potential historic district (C), a key contributing resource to a potential
district (C/K), or a non-contributing resource to a potential historic district (NC). The resources
are coded as such in the resource table (Table 03).
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4.1.a Individually Eligible
The standard for determining individual eligibility is high — these buildings should be seen as the
cream of the crop. Generally speaking, individually eligible buildings must retain high historic
integrity on the exterior and on the interior, with character -defining features specific to the
period of significance retained. As noted in the 2002 MPDF by Jan Olive Nash, resources may
be individually eligible in the cases "where they display high integrity and their historical
associative or architectural characteristics are strong."3
A thorough evaluation of building interiors was not part of the present survey's scope of work.
As a result, some assumptions about the integrity of interiors were made based on observations
from the exterior and known changes in function. Buildings considered to bear the potential for
individual eligibility demonstrate a significant historic association, a high level of historic
integrity on the exterior, and the likelihood of an appropriate level of historic integrity on the
interior.
Given the high standards for individual eligibility, it is to be expected that few buildings be so
designated. Of the 115 buildings located in the 2017 survey area, 8 are currently individually
listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Table 01) with 11 additional buildings
identified in the present survey project as bearing the potential for individual listing (Table 03 &
04). It is important to note that a thorough evaluation of interiors may support individual
eligibility for additional buildings.
It should be noted that designations for individual eligibility are recommendations only. In the
case a property owner chooses to pursue individual nomination to the National Register of
Historic Places, additional research and evaluation would be necessary to support both a case for
significance and to verify that sufficient historic integrity is retained on both the exterior and the
interior.
Example: A building considered significant as an example of Italianate architecture (Criterion C)
must retain the elements that define it as Italianate architecture, including an interior that remains
representative of the period of construction. If those elements are gone or significantly altered,
the building would likely not be considered an individually eligible resource.
In contrast, a building significant in its historical association (Criteria A or B), rather than as an
example of an architectural style, could have a lower level of historic integrity and still be
considered individually eligible.
In numerous cases in the present project, a building was determined significant under both
Criterion A (historic association) and Criterion C (architecture). In that situation, the standard for
historic integrity must meet the dominant case.
3 Jan Olive Nash, "Iowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture," National Register of Historic Places Multiple
Property Documentation Form," 2002.
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4.1.b Contributing
Contributing resources represent those buildings, 50 years or more of age, with a demonstrated
historical association or representing an architectural style, but which lack the degree of historic
integrity necessary to be considered individually eligible.4 Together, contributing resources
within a district retain sufficient historic integrity to convey a sense of time and place.
The 2002 MPD "Iowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture" by Jan Olive Nash provides the
standard for evaluating contributing resources:
"Judgments about the integrity of the district will take into consideration the expected alterations
and typical motivations of Main Street tenants and owners. Change is a constant on Main Street
because merchants treated their storefronts as an important way of inviting shoppers -both
pedestrian and rolling -to stop in and buy something. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century merchants
have generally linked attracting customers with having an updated and remodeled storefront
composed of the latest materials and styles. Storefronts at the street level show more alterations
than on the upper floors. Alterations range from stylish updates that reference specific popular
architectural influences to piecemeal projects conducted over a longer period of time, perhaps by
several tenants or property owners. Large upper floor window sashes are replaced by smaller
windows and the excess space bricked in or filled with plywood. Sometimes these windows are
simply covered over. Stamped sheet metal cornices are often missing at the roofline.
Since change is a historical factor present from Main Street's inception, a greater degree of
alterations can be accommodated in a commercial district before the integrity of the district is
seriously compromised. Essential characteristics such as massing, survival of the historic pattern
of fenestration and storefront composition, and contribution to the street's overall profile are key
components. Where a building's facade is hidden behind new materials, much of the original,
historic fabric may still be present underneath since merchants had little motivation to spend more
on a remodeling project than was commercially practical or necessary. Still, the application of an
overlay material like metal siding or Perma-stone may have necessitated removal of projecting
architectural elements. Inspection behind the cladding should be performed where possible in
order to gauge the extent and condition of original features intact underneath. If a building is
completely hidden behind materials that were applied after the period of significance and no
inspection underneath is possible, then that building will be non-contributing to the district. The
building should be reevaluated, however, if and when the cladding is removed. If the cladding
was applied within the period of significance, then the building might be considered contributing
if the remodeling reflected the context of continued progress and success in the commercial
district and the desire to update an older building to reflect that progress."
As noted, in cases where mitigating factors such as rarity of a building type or architectural style
within the community (or historic district) or an elevated local historical significance exists,
resources bear a specialized designation as "key contributing" (or C/K) to indicate the increased
impact their loss within the downtown streetscape would carry. Buildings with the designation of
key contributing may have a diminished historic integrity (preventing individual eligibility), but
4 Resources significant in association with Urban Renewal date to less than 50 yeah of age. As a result, a special
case for consideration must be made. See the appendices for additional information about Criterion Consideration G.
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their significance to the character of the streetscape, due to either their architectural style or their
historical context, elevates their importance.
The buildings along S. Clinton Street between Iowa Avenue and Washington Street provide an
example of the key contributing designation. The entire streetscape has a critical physical and
historic association with the early establishment and subsequent development of the University
of Iowa Pentacrest. Further, the streetscape remains intact and representative of the evolution of
commercial facades over a period from the late 1880s through the mid -20th century, with
architectural styles ranging from Commercial Italianate to Modern. While the buildings that
bookend the block (the Dey Building on the north and the Whetstone building on the south) are
considered individually eligible, the remaining buildings lack sufficient integrity for individual
registration. Lacking individual eligibility, designation as key contributing underscores the
significance of the streetscape and the individual buildings.
Image 08. Coast & Sons (1895) — 10-14 S. Clinton Street
(Source: AKAY Consulting April 2018).
Although the storefront of this three -bay commercial building has been altered multiple times, the
building's upper fagade retains the various elements that create its architectural style. The infill of
portions of the window openings negatively impacts the integrity, but retention of the historic form, mass,
and character -defining features makes it a contributing resource. Its rare style in the Iowa City CBD and
location within a contiguous streetscape of significant buildings mark it as key contributing.
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Image 09. Things & Things & Things (1970) — 130 S. Clinton Street
(Source: AKAY Consulting April 2018.)
Although not yet 50 years of age, this building meets the standard for exceptional significance in
association with the City's urban renewal era.
In cases where a resource is not yet 50 years old (the guideline established by the Secretary of
the Interior for consideration of "historic" resources), consideration of contributing status must
be filtered through Criterion Consideration G, which provides guidance for evaluating the
potential significance of exceptional resources that don't meet the age guideline (Appendices). In
cases where the standard for "exceptional significance" can be met, a resource can be considered
individually eligible and/or a contributing resource at less than 50 years old. The Things &
Things & Things building was the first urban renewal era buildings completed in Iowa City
(Image 09). As such, the building is historically associated with a period that was of monumental
importance, not just in Iowa City, but across the country.
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4.1.c Non -Contributing
Resources dating to less than 50 years of age (absent significance under Criterion Consideration
G) or with historic integrity that does not meet the standards previously described are considered
non-contributing.
Image 10. Commercial Building (ca. 1915) - 112 E. College Street
Although this building was constructed in ca.1915, the storefront and the upper fagade have been altered
less than 50 years ago, resulting in a visual character that is contemporary. Comparison with its historic
appearance (Image 11) illustrates the loss of historic integrity.
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Image 11. Historic Image — E. College Street - ca. 1915
(Source: State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City.)
A portion of the College Street commercial building (now occupied by Saloon) is seen in its early
existence at far left. Today, only the building height and width remain reflective of the original building.
As a result, the building is considered a non-contributing resource.
4.2 Statement of Findings
Through the process of survey and evaluation, it has been determined that 11 buildings in the
CBD are individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and that a
potential historic district with a total of 75 contributing buildings, two contributing landscape
features, and 19 non-contributing buildings exists.
The following resource table (Table 03) identifies each building in the survey area by Iowa Site
Form number, street address, historic name and/or common name, and construction date. In
addition, evaluation findings are noted: NRHP indicates buildings that are already listed on the
National Register; CII indicates resources considered individually eligible and as such contribute
to the significance of a potential district; C/K indicates key contributing resources that lack
sufficient integrity for individual eligibility, but which bear elevated local significance; C
indicates contributing resources without elevated local significance; and NC indicates non-
contributing resources.
Resource maps that follow are color coded to identify their status. See Figures 02-04.
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Table 03. Resource Evaluation Findings
Key: NRHP = National Register of Historic Places Listed
CA = Individually Eligible/Contributing to a potential district
C/K = Key Contributing
C = Contributing
NC = Non -Contributing
Site
Image
Address
Historic Name
Built
Status
Number
(Common Name)
Date
E. BURLINGTON ST.
52-040682101
wn
120
Montgomery Ward & Co.
ca. 1930
NC
S. Burlington St.
Farm Store
52-05437
180
(Commercial/Mixed-Use Building
2015
NC
I
S. Burlington St.
54-05431
_
304
(Commercial/Mixed-Use Building)
2006
NC
S. Burlington St.
52-04064
310-318
(Commercial Building)
1986
NC
S. Burlington St.
52-00763
_
320-322
(Commercial/Mixed-Use Building)
ca.1985
NC
_
S. Burlington St.
52-04063
340
(Commercial/Mixed-Use Building)
1986
NC
S. Burlington St.
S. CLINTON ST.
52-01938
8
Dey Building
1917
C/K
0 3 S. Clinton St.
(Iowa Book & Supply)
rM (105 E. Iowa Avenue)
52-01051
10-14
Coast & Sons Building
1892
C/K
S. Clinton St.
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52-01052
16
Namur Bakery Building
ca.1874/
C/K
S. Clinton St.
(McDonald Optical)
ca.1884
1?
r -
Em
52-01053
18-20
Commercial Building
ca.1874/
C/K
I
S. Clinton St.
ca. 1944
52-01055
22
The Airliner
ca.1888/
C/K
8
S. Clinton St.
1950
52-01057
.,
24-26
Racine's Cigar Store No. 3
ca. 1874
C/K
11
S. Clinton St.
52-01058
28
Ewers Men's Store
ca.1874/
C/K
S. Clinton St.
ca. 1923
F
52-01059
30
Bloom -Ries Building
ca. 1870
C/K
S. Clinton St.
(Moses Bloom Clothing Store)
-__ __ 32
52-01060
Whetstone Building
ca.1868
C/K
- S. Clinton St.
52-01063
102
Iowa State Bank & Trust
1912
NRHP
S. Clinton St.
(Johnson County Savings Bank)
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52-04075
114
Strub Building
1865/
NC
_
. ■.-.
S. Clinton St.
(Roshek's Department Store)
ca.2005
52-04074
124
Hawkeye Barber Shop
1979
C
t11 f 1111
S. Clinton St.
52-01069
130
Things & Things & Things
1970
C
S. Clinton St.
building
52-04072
132
Bill Hill Music Studio
1971
C
S. Clinton St.
52-04040
210-212
(Safeway 2000 Building/Joseph's)
2000
NC
_
S. Clinton St.
52-04070
224
Commercial Building
1955/
NC
-
S. Clinton St.
(Bread Garden)
1995
52-01071
226
Canon & Thatcher Motor Co.
ca. 1905/
NC
S. Clinton St.
19805
rE
E. COLLEGE ST.
52-05432
t.rE.
College from Clinton
CityPlaza
1978-79
C
to Linn St. and
(Ped Mall)
S. Dubuque from
College to Iowa Ave.
52-01070
103
Savings and Loan Building
1877/
C/K
�lllt
I
E. College St.
1940
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52-04093
109
Dooley Block (west bay)
ca.1874/
C/K
E. College St.
1929
52-04085
110
Carson Building
ca. 1916
C
E. College St.
52-04086
112
Commercial Building
ca. 1915
NC
E. College St.
52-01087
114-116
Schneider Bros. Furniture Store
1883/
C
E. College St.
1906
52-04091
111-113
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Building
1929
C/K
E. College St.
52-01088
115
Dooley Block (cast bay)
ca.1895/
C/K
E. College St.
1929
52-04090
117-123
Crescent Block
ca. 1895
CA
E. College St.
52-04087
118-120
Commercial Building
ca. 1874
C
E. College St.
..�
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52-01089
125
College Block Building
1878
NRHP
E. College St.
52-04088
128
Plaza Centre One
1977
C
E. College St.
(125 S. Dubuque St.)
54-05434
309
Old Library Condos/
2001
NC
E. College St.
Crepes De Luxe Cafe
52-01095
312
Iowa City Masonic Temple
1914
C/I
E. College St.
320
52-01096
Trinity Episcopal Church
1871
NRHP
E. College St.
52-04059
325-393
(Commercial Building)
1996
NC
E. College St.
S. DUBUQUE ST.
52-01545
1
Park House
ca. 1867
C
S. Dubuque St.
(127 E. Iowa Avenue)
52-01546
2-4
Market Hall
1873/
C
S. Dubuque St.
ca. 1947
52-01548
5
F.J. Epeneter Building
1883/
C
S. Dubuque St.
(north half)
ca. 1933
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52-01549
6-8
Ham's Hall
ca.1873/
C
S. Dubuque St.
(north two-thirds)
ca. 1930
52-01550
7
F.J. Epencter Building
1873
C
S. Dubuque St.
(south half)
52-01551
9
Patterson Block
1879/
C
S. Dubuque St.
(north half of north half)
1899/
1982
52-01552
10
Ham's Hall
1870
C
aS.
Dubuque St.
(south one-third)
52-01553
11
Patterson Block
1879/
C
I
S. Dubuque St.
(south half of north half)
1899/
1982
52-01554
12
Commercial Building
ca. 1870
C
S. Dubuque St.
(Sports Column)
52-04094
13-15
Prairie Lights Book Store
1983/
NC
eM 0
S. Dubuque St.
1993
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52-01556
14
Mueller Block
ca.1910
C
S. Dubuque St.
(Sports Column)
52-01557
-
17
J.J. Stach Saloon
ca.1876
C
S. Dubuque St.
52-01558
19-21
Scanlon Saloon/
ca.1874/
C
S. Dubuque St.
Maresh & Holubar Tin Shop
ca. 1875
52-01559
23
Commercial Building
1879/
NC
S. Dubuque St.
1970
52-05429
109
Jefferson Cafeteria
ca. 1915
C
S. Dubuque St.
52-01561
111
Commercial Building
ca. 1860
C
S. Dubuque St.
52-01562
-
115
Franklin Printing House
1856
NRHP
S. Dubuque St.
52-01564
118
Commercial Building
ca.1881
C/K
S. Dubuque St.
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52-01567
r-_
124
Iowa Theater
1936
C
'
S. Dubuque St.
52-04065
220
Holiday Inn
1984
C
S. Dubuque St.
(Sheraton Hotel)
54-05430
229
Dubuque Condominiums
2015
NC
S. Dubuque St.
E. IOWA AVE.
52-01940
113-115
Bashnagel Building
ca.1875
C
E. Iowa Ave.
52-01941
117
Studio Tea Room
ca. 1922
C
E. Iowa Ave.
52-05436
119
Commercial Building
2004
NC
E. Iowa Ave.
52-01943
121-123
Brunswick Hall
ca. 1890
C
Ten
E. Iowa Ave.
52-01944
211
C.O.D. Steam Laundry Building
ca. 1895
C
"
E. Iowa Ave.
a 11
I
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52-01945
213
Reardon Hotel
ca. 1900
C
E. Iowa Ave.
r
219
52-05423
Capitol Square Condominiums
2002
NC
E. Iowa Ave.
225
52-05428
Brueggen Bagel Bakery
2011
NC
E. Iowa Ave.
52-05425
229
Vogel House
2001
NC
E. Iowa Ave.
325
52-04039
Tower Place & Parking Facility
2000
NC
E. Iowa Ave.
S. LINN ST.
52-0222513-15
Hohcnschuh Mortuary
1917
C/K
Mr.;-URRIJ& S. Linn St.
11 11 41
tX4.
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52-022271
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Old Post Office
1904/
NRHP
_— _ �m
��— S. Linn St.
1931
52-02228
104-116
J.A. O'Leary Velic Co. Garage/
1919/
C
S. Linn St.
- 122
Iowa Apartment Building
1924
52-02229
Meardon Building
1977
C
S. Linn St.
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52-04056
123
Iowa City Public Library
2004
NC
S. Linn St.
52-05426
201
Plaza Towers/Hotel Vetro
2004
NC
S. Linn St.
52-02230
218
Iowa City Public Library
1903
C/I
S. Linn St.
(Camegic)
52-04054
222
Leff Law Firm
1966
NC
S. Linn St.
w
52-02231
224
Residence
ca.1888
NC
i
S. Linn St.
52-04055
225
Dubuque Street Parking Ramp
1980
NC
A&
S. Linn St.
E. WASHINGTON ST.
52-02800
109
Hands Jewelry Building
ca.1868/
C/K
St.
1968
52-02804
'�
FWEashington
110
Western Union Building
1938
C
ashington St.
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52-02805
i 112
Sumer Music & Jewelry Store
1900/
C/K
E. Washington St.
1929
52-02806
114
Commercial Building
ca. 1874
NC
E. Washington St.
Il 11
11 11
52-02807
- 111-117
Younker's Department Store
1951
C
E. Washington St.
52-02808
118
Freeman Building
ca.1874/
NC
E. Washington St.
ca.2002
52-02809
120
Bremer's Building
1964
C
E. Washington St.
52-02810
121
S.S. Kresge Co. Building
1930
C
E. Washington St.
52-02811
124
Security Insurance Co. building
ca.1869/
NC
E. Washington St.
ca.2010
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52-02812
sx
126
Commercial Building
ca. 1869
C
I
E. Washington St.
52-02813
128
Arcade Building
1874/
C
E. Washington St.
i
129-131
1927
52-01487
Hotel Jefferson
1913/
C/I
E. Washington St.
r 132
1926
52-02814
Pryce & Schell Building
ca. 1879
C
E. Washington St.
52-05427
- 201
Park@201
2012
NC
E. Washington St.
r
52-02815
_ 202-214
First National Bank
1911
C/K
E. Washington St.
52-02816
207
Paul -Helen Building
1913
NRHP
E. Washington St.
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52-02818
216
Stillwell Building
ca.1880
C/K
W
E. Washington St.
52-02819
218
IXL Block (west bay)
1883
C/K
E. Washington St.
52-02820
220
IXL Block (center bay)
1883
C/K
E. Washington St.
52-02821
221
Englert Theatre
1912
NRHP
E. Washington St.
52-04053
225
Schump Transfer & Storage
1910
C
E. Washington St.
52-04052
227
Stilwell Building
1910/
C
E. Washington St.
ca. 1949
52-02823
228
First National Bank Drive -In Bank
1962
NC
E. Washington St.
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52-04051
229
Meacham Travel
1971
C
E. Washington St.
52-02824
319
Iowa City Press -Citizen Publishing
1937
C/I
E. Washington St.
52-02825
320
Ecumenical Housing
1980
NC
me rc
E. Washington St.
52-02827
_ _ 325
B.P.O.E. Hall
1909
C
E. Washington St.
52-05433
328
The Abbey Apartments
2011
NC
E. Washington St.
52-02829
330
Eldon Miller building
1955
C
E. Washington St.
(Gabe's)
52-02826
- _ 332
Boemer-Fry Company/
1899
NRHP
E. Washington St.
Davis Hotel
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4.2.a Individually Eligible
As noted, the standard for determining individual eligibility is high. Of the 115 buildings located
in the 2018 survey area, 8 buildings are individually listed on the National Register of Historic
Places (Table 01.) with the following 11 buildings identified in the present survey project as
bearing the potential for individual listing.
Table 04. Individually Eligible Resources
Historic Name
Image
Address
Built
Site
(Common Name)
Date
Number
Dey Building
8 S. Clinton St.
1917
52-01938
(Iowa Book & Supply)
Whetstone Building
_ =
i
32 S. Clinton St.
ca.1868
52-01060
Crescent Block
117-123 E. College St.
ca.1895
52-04090
Iowa City Masonic Temple
312 E. College St.
1914
52-01095
Commercial Building
118 S. Dubuque St.
ca.1881
52-01564
Iowa City Public Library
218 S. Linn St.
1903
52-02230
(Camegie Library Building)
Hotel Jefferson
129-131 E. Washington St.
1913/
52-01487
--
1926
Stillwell Building
216 E. Washington St.
ca.1880
52-02818
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IXL Block (west bay)
218 E. Washington St.
1883
52-02819
IXL Block (center bay)
220 E. Washington St.
1883
52-02820
Iowa City Press -Citizen
319 E. Washington St.
1937
52-02824
Designations for individual eligibility are recommendations only. Additional research and
evaluation would be necessary to fully support both a case for significance and to verify that
sufficient historic integrity is retained on both the exterior and the interior. The Iowa State
Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service review nominations to the National
Register of Historic Places to ensure the resource meets the standards for registration.
Because the local standards for eligibility specific to building exteriors align with National
Register standards, properties designated CII are eligible for local landmark designation under
the Iowa City Historic Preservation Ordinance. The ordinance also provides designation of C/K
or "key contributing" resources for landmark designation. It is important to note, however, that
the local ordinance does not regulate building interiors for landmarked properties.
4.2.b. Historic District Eligibility
While evaluating individual buildings in a survey project such as the present one is important, it
is necessary to keep in mind that, as stated in Nash's 2002 Main Street MPD, "the overarching
significance for the majority of commercial buildings stems from their location on Main Street,
not their individual status." Only by examining the role individual buildings played in the trade
and commerce of a community as elements of the larger grouping that together comprise Iowa
City's commercial district, do we gain a fiill understanding of historic associations and their
significance. As the heart of a community, the commercial district has long been central to the
economic health of a town. Further, it has historically served as a community gathering space
where the social networks were established and maintained. Commercial districts also functioned
historically as a civic space where the political views and community memory could be
expressed, either in the course of daily conversation or through symbolic actions like parades and
flag displays (Nash, E-24). Historic images of the Iowa City CBD document such events:
university engineering students parading down S. Clinton Street in 1911; local residents and
students celebrating a 1922 football victory over Purdue; patriotic salutes on E. Washington
Street in 1915; and the protests of the 1970s illustrate the role of the CBD as civic space.
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A potential historic district exists in the CBD survey area (Figure 03). The proposed boundary
encompasses 96 resources (75 contributing buildings, 2 contributing landscape features, and 19
non-contributing buildings) dating from the earliest remaining building (Franklin Printing, 1856)
through the last urban renewal building constructed (Holiday Inn, 1984). The proposed boundary
is bound by S. Clinton Street on the west, running two blocks east along Iowa Avenue, turning
south for 1/2 -block along S. Linn Street, turning east along the alley between Iowa Avenue and E.
Washington to S. Gilbert Street, turning south to E. College Street, turning west to S. Linn Street
to the alley between E. Burlington Street and E. College Street to S. Clinton Street.
The proposed district contains the best -preserved commercial buildings in the CBD including
examples of Greek Revival, Late Victorian era Commercial Italianate, Renaissance,
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Georgian, and Moderne style building designs. It also includes a
collection of public buildings constructed prior to World War I in a "civic corridor" along the
east edge of the CBD. Significantly, the proposed district embraces the significant alterations
that resulted from the City's urban renewal program. While the buildings constructed during the
period associated with the program (1970-1984) lack the architectural features many think of as
"historic," the buildings do represent the architectural trends and technologies of the period.
More importantly, they are directly associated with an historic period that contributes
significantly to the character of the district today.
The proposed district boundaries also embrace the pedestrian mall. In contrast to similar
landscape features that appeared in urban renewal projects across the country, the Iowa City
pedestrian mall was a success. Where the majority of other such projects have been reversed in
recent years, the pedestrian mall remains a beautiful gathering place that contributes to the civic,
social, and economic vitality of the downtown. Its place within the physical and historical
context of the CBD cannot be overvalued.
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It is important to note that without embracing the significance of the urban renewal resources the
pedestrian mall would not be included within the district boundaries. Further, due to the
significant alteration of the setting along College Street and one block of Dubuque Street, the
buildings facing the pedestrian mall would be adversely impacted. The result would be a
diminished district boundary that excludes those resources (Figure 04).
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4.2.c. Historic Preservation Overlay Zones
Iowa City's zoning ordinance provides special protection for properties that qualify either as a
local historic district or a historic landmark under the designation "historic preservation overlay"
zone (OHP). All areas identified as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
individually or as a historic district qualify for local designation and protection. It is
recommended that, through time, the Historic Preservation Commission seek designation of all
properties identified as National Register eligible in the amendment to the Multiple Property
Documentation Form, "Architectural and Historical Resources of Iowa City Central Business
District (1855 - 1984)." Highest priority should be given to designating individually eligible
properties with particular attention to any identified as threatened. Further, resources designated
as key contributing in the potential historic district should be designated as local landmarks
4.3 Recommendations
The Iowa City CBD has seen many changes over the course of its 170 -year history. The
magnitude of those changes is evident by reviewing the extensive collection of historic images
held by the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City, the Iowa City Public Library, and the
University of Iowa Special Collections. Evolution of a downtown is far from unusual - it's to be
expected. It is in the examination of what has been lost that we can begin to value the importance
of protecting what remains.
• Preparation of a nomination of the Iowa City Central Business District with the
boundaries to include the resources of the urban renewal period is strongly
recommended.
• Designation of a local overlay district that follows the boundaries of the National
Register district and provides the protections available by local ordinance is
recommended.
• Immediate designation of GI (individually eligible) resources as local landmarks.
• Immediate consideration of C/K (key contributing) resources for landmark designation.
• Provision of a full-time City staff person with dedicated responsibility for overseeing the
downtown historic resources is recommended. Said staff should possess knowledge of
local design review as it relates to downtown resources and a thorough understanding of
financial incentives for historic preservation, (i.e., historic tax credit programs).
• Establishment of a collection of topical digital resources accessible from the City
website.
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• Continued partnership with the Iowa City Downtown District to actively engage business
owners in the historic rehabilitation of buildings with an understanding that current
business trends may sometimes require adaptation of buildings to meet those challenges.
Immediate development of a clearly delineated policy aimed at addressing the pressure
for increased density and contemporary design within the proposed historic district.
Development of that policy should seek out successful models for responding to
development pressures, particularly related to the impact of height, massing, and
materials of new construction as well as the growing trend for adding stories (housing or
terraces) to existing historic buildings. The process should consider existing policy and/or
planning tools (e.g., form -based zoning, TIF, local landmark ordinance, etc.) to determine
how to create a comprehensive approach to the protection of the downtown historic
resources while promoting economic viability and downtown vitality.
• The City should pursue and promote other financial incentives for owners of historic
properties that seek historic rehabilitation including, but not limited to, tax exemption
from Johnson County.
• The City should actively promote non-financial incentives to property owners who wish to
undertake the historic rehabilitation of buildings.
One means of promoting historic rehabilitation of downtown buildings relates to the
International Existing Building Code (IEBC), which is "intended to provide requirements for
repair and alternative approaches for alterations and additions to existing buildings." As such,
it is commonly used in historic rehabilitation projects where retention of historic features
may be in conflict with standard building codes. While the City currently defers to the IEBC
in some cases, it remains underused.
The City should proactively promote the use of the IEBC in historic rehabilitation, including
information regarding the IEBC in communications with potential developers and individual
property owners.
Further, the City should promote the flexibility that exists in the current zoning code that
allows the Board of Adjustment to waive parking for buildings that are listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, either as part of a district or individually. The waiver is also
available for buildings designated as local landmarks regardless of their National Register
status.
Promotion of historic rehabilitation as an environmentally friendly approach to development
is another important way of considering and supporting historic preservation. Promotion of
the benefits of green construction should be incorporated into the larger effort to promote
historic rehabilitation of downtown resources.
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5.0 Historic Preservation Incentives Opportunities for the Iowa CBD
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and the Iowa State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) offer multiple funding opportunities directed at the historic rehabilitation of
downtown properties for the purpose of preserving historic resources and enhancing community
economic vitality. Summaries of the applicable programs follow with links to additional detail.
It is important to note that State and Federal tax credit programs are subject to congressional
action with increased and continued scrutiny in recent years. Preservation groups in Iowa and
across the country have worked diligently to bring the profoundly significant impact of these
programs on historic buildings and the communities in which they are located to the attention of
congressional representatives with important success.
As noted by the National Park Service, the Federal Historic Tax program approves some 1,100
projects annually with nearly $6 billion in private investment leveraged. In this way, the program
supports private investment in the rehabilitation and re -use of historic buildings. Further, the
program generates new jobs and is one of the country's most successful and cost-effective
community revitalization program. Since 1976, the program as leveraged over $84 billion in
private investment resulting in the preservation of 42,293 historic properties.
5.1 Historic Preservation Tett Credit Programs
Historic tax credit (HTC) programs, both the state and the federal programs, have been
successfully used across Iowa for the rehabilitation of historic buildings of many types:
commercial buildings, schools, libraries, warehouses, residences have found re -use and renewal
because of the availability of these programs and with rehabilitation of individual resources has
come economic revitalization of communities across the state. Excellent examples of the positive
impact of the historic tax credit programs are found in Des Moines, Davenport, Cedar Rapids,
Waterloo, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Dubuque, Sioux City, and Council Bluffs as well as in
smaller communities like Perry, Waverly, Belle Plaine, and Marshalltown (Image 12-13).
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Image 12. BEFORE: Letts -Fletcher Company Warehouse — Marshalltown, Iowa - 2011
(Image by AKAY Consulting, March 02, 2011).
Image 13. AFTER: Letts -Fletcher Company Warehouse — Marshalltown, Iowa - 2015
(image by AKAY Consulting, May 11, 2015).
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The Letts -Fletcher Company Warehouse in Marshalltown is one example of a warehouse -to -
residential conversion. Along with the rehabilitation of the Tall Corn Hotel just across the street,
the project spurred significant reinvestment in the city's historic downtown commercial district.
Historic rehabilitation of the building, which is a contributing resource to the Marshalltown
Commercial Historic District, was made possible by a combined state and federal historic tax
credit of approximately $2 million. This type of large-scale adaptive re -use of an historic
building has been used to stimulate re -development in Davenport, Sioux City, Fort Dodge, and
Des Moines. While many of those projects involved the transition of a former warehouse
building to housing, numerous other historic building types have also been successfidly
rehabilitated using the historic tax credit programs.
While most projects, particularly large commercial projects, use both the state and the federal
program, smaller projects may be better suited to just the state program; this is related to how the
tax credits are awarded. It's important to carefully consider the circumstances of a potential
rehabilitation project and its developer/owner, including the specific requirements and potential
benefits of each programs in order to decide the best approach.
In the case of the Barton -Ford Motor Company building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, both state and
federal tax credits were used in the historic rehabilitation of this small-scale building. The
Barton -Ford Motor Company building is a contributing resource in the Cedar Rapids 2"d Avenue
SE Auto Row Historic District (listed, 2015). After a number of alterations and years of vacancy,
a small business owner undertook its rehabilitation for re -use as a brewery/restaurant.
The project is included here as a successful example of a small-scale historic tax credit project,
provided to illustrate the potential benefit to property owners of smaller -scaled buildings that
exists in the historic tax credit programs (Images 14-17).
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Image 14. BEFORE: Barton -Ford Motor Company Building (1912) - 2014
(Image by AKAY Consulting, March 02, 2014).
Image 15. AFTER: Barton -Ford Motor Company/Quarter Barrel Brewing - 2015
(image by AKAY Consulting, May 11, 2015).
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Image 16. BEFORE: Barton -Ford Motor Company Building — Interior - 2014
(Image by AKAY Consulting, March 02, 2014).
Image 17. AFTER: Barton -Ford Motor Company/Quarter Barrel Brewing — Interior - 2016
(image by AKAY Consulting, May 11, 2016).
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Unfortunately, the historic tax credit programs are under utilized in Iowa City. Perhaps the recent
historic rehabilitation of the Iowa State Bank & Trust will encourage other such projects in the
downtown, specifically, but across the city generally. The completed project is an excellent
example of a successfully completed historic rehabilitation utilizing both State and Federal
historic tax credits
Image 18. AFTER: Iowa State Bank & Trust — 102 S. Clinton — 2018
(Image by AKAY Consulting April, 2018).
It cannot be denied that the process of applying for historic tax credits can be daunting, with
hoops to be jumped through and red tape to be cut. However, with thorough planning and a
willingness to respond to the requirements of the programs, the financial benefit is significant
and, in many cases, is what makes rehabilitation of historic buildings possible. Guidance from
the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office is essential for evaluating the appropriateness of
historic tax credits. A number of preservation consultants in the state have considerable
experience navigating the process and can be invaluable in the work of completing a successful
project.
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5.1.a Iowa Historic Tax Credit Program
The following is an overview of the Iowa HTC program. Please note that it is only a summary
and additional issues, such as timing of the process, additional expenses incurred, and tax
implications (to name a few), should be considered in the process of determining the viability of
the program for a specific project. See appendices for additional information.
The Iowa Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program (https://iowaculture.gov/history/preservation/tax-
incentives/state-tax-credit) provides a state income tax credit for "the sensitive, substantial
rehabilitation of historic buildings." Use of the program supports retention of character -defining
features and spaces of historic buildings and contributes to the revitalization of the
neighborhoods in which an historic resource is located. The Iowa HTC program provides an
income tax credit of up to 25% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures (QREs).
The State HTC program is available to eligible taxpayers, defined as the fee simple owner of the
property or someone having a long-term lease that meets the requirements of the federal
rehabilitation programs. The applicant may be a nonprofit, but may not be a governmental body.
Before applying, it is strongly recommended that an owner consult their accountant or tax
advisor to assure that the state tax credit is beneficial and that the definition of an eligible
taxpayer is met.
The State program has two tracks: the Small Projects track (for projects with QREs of $750,000
or less) and the Large Projects track (for projects with QREs in excess of $750,000). While the
application process is generally the same regardless of the project size, those that fall in the large
projects category are typically far more competitive and registration for those projects occurs
twice a year, the small projects are registered on a rolling basis.
5.1.b Federal Historic Tax Incentive Program
The Federal program offers a 20% tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic, income-producing
buildings (https://www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives/before-you-apply.htun). Unlike the state
program, owner -occupied residential properties do not qualify) that are determined to be
"certified historic structures." As with the state program, projects are evaluated to ensure that the
proposed work complies with the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation. See appendices for
additional information.
Eligible tax credit projects must meet several qualifying standards including certification as a
historic property (National Register listed or determined eligible as an individual or a
contributing resource to an historic district) through completion of Part 1 of the application
process. In addition, the project building must be defined by the IRS as "depreciable," that is,
used in a trade or business or held for the production of income. The amount of the rehabilitation
must be "substantial," meaning the rehabilitation involves the greater of $5,000 or an amount
equal to the owner's adjusted basis in the building. Expenses incurred in a Federal historic tax
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credit project may occur during a two-year period or be phased over a five-year period. For
phased projects, plans must be approved prior to work commencing.
In the cases where application is made to both the state and federal programs, each element of
the application process for both programs is submitted simultaneously to maximize efficiency of
the review process. A review period for each element of the application will take a minimum of
90 days, so it is important to account for sufficient time to undertake the application process.
In summary, the State and Federal historic tax credit programs have been an essential tool
supporting the historic rehabilitation of historic buildings across Iowa. Despite that fact, the
programs have been under-utilized in Iowa City — the downtown commercial district has only
two projects that used the programs. The Englert Theatre and, more recently, the Iowa State
Bank & Trust are excellent examples of rehabilitations supported by the HTC programs. As
noted, both the State and the Federal tax credit programs have and continue to undergo
revamping. Fortunately, the longstanding and significant benefits that have resulted from the
programs have supported their retention in a climate when other tax credit programs have been
eliminated.
5.1.c Iowa's Historic Property Temporary Tax Exemption Program encourages the
rehabilitation of historic buildings by allowing county governments to abate increases in local
property taxes resulting from completion of a certified rehabilitation. The program provides a
combination of full exemption for four years from any increased valuation resulting from the
work, and decreasing exemption (up to the new valuation) during the subsequent four years. To
be eligible a minimum of $5,000 of rehabilitation investment must be made. Before completing
the three-part application, it is advisable to estimate the adjusted basis and the total rehabilitation
investment for the project to determine whether it will likely meet the "substantial rehabilitation"
test. Criteria for approval are similar to those described above for the federal and state tax
credits. https://iowaculture.gov/history/preservation/tax-incentives/property-tax-
exemption/before-you-apply
5.2 City oflowa City Programs
5.2.a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a mechanism used to provide financial assistance for
projects within a designated urban renewal area and TIF district. The difference between taxes
derived from unimproved, underdeveloped, or underutilized property and those derived after its
development, redevelopment, or expansion is the "increment" of taxes which may be pledged by
the City to help finance project expenses incurred by the City or the developer in furtherance of
the development.
The TIF ordinance makes available to the City incremental tax revenues for repayment of
project -related expenses or the provision of a property tax rebate. The incremental tax revenues
include those levied by and for other taxing jurisdictions, such as the county, school district, and
community college.
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TIF financing is available in the form of public infrastructure improvements or in the form of
forgivable loans or property tax rebates for qualifying businesses. The amount of available TIF is
dependent on the amount of new taxable property value added to the property.
It is important to note that the TIF policy approved in November 2017 includes language that
encourages the preservation of historic resources: "New construction requiring the demolition of
structures on the National Register of Historic Places, or those identified as individually eligible
for the National Register of Historic Places or those identified as key properties are not eligible
for tax increment financing."
5.3 Iowa Downtown Resource Center Programs (Iowa Economic Development Authority)
Main Street Iowa. Utilizing the Main Street Approach, communities capitalize on the unique
identity, assets, and character of their historic commercial districts. Assistance from the Main
Street Iowa team includes training workshops, architectural and design assistance, business
assistance, and other technical assistance opportunities. Financial incentives made available to
Main Street communities includes the Main Street Challenge Grant.
https://www.iowaeconomiedevelopment.com/M`ainStreetlowa
Model Communities: Connecting leaders to share successful practices. The program partners
with Iowa communities to share community development best practices. Downtown Resource
Center Downtown Forums held in four Iowa model communities in June 2018.
https: //www. iowaeconomiedevelopment. com/proQramDetai/.v?pid-125&ppid=101
Workforce Housing Tax Credits. The program provides tax benefits to developers to provide
housing in Iowa communities, focusing especially on projects involving abandoned, empty or
dilapidated properties. The tax incentives include a refund of sales, service or use taxes paid
during construction. Developers may receive a state investment tax credit of up to 10% of the
investment directly related to the construction or rehabilitation of housing.
https://www.iowacconomiedevelopment.com/WHTC
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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 8, 2018
To: City Council
From: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney
Re: Council appointments of Council members to committees (term limits)
Every two years, at the Council's organizational meeting, Council appoints its own
members to various committees. At your work session on October 2, 2018 Council
discussed whether to have term limits for such appointments, and agreed to the following
informal policy.
After a council member has served two (2) consecutive terms on a committee, there shall
be a presumption against reappointment if one or more other Council members are
interested in serving on the committee. This will be a presumption only. Council retains
discretion to consider all relevant factors and make appointments that will be in the best
interests of the City.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 10, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie K. Fruehling, City Clerk
Re: KXIC Radio Show
KXIC offers a City show at 8:20 AM every Wednesday morning. In the past Council has
volunteered for dates, and staff filled in as necessary.
Please take a look at your calendars and come prepared to help fill in the schedule at your work
session on October 16.
Wednesday
October 17 - Taylor
October 24 - Mims
October 31 —Thomas
November 7 —
November 14 -
November 21 -
November 28 -
December 5 —
December 12 -
December 19 -
December 26 -
January 2 —
January 9 -
January 16 -
January 23 -
January 30 -
Please remember that KXIC is very flexible with taping the sessions ahead of the show.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 811, 2018
To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
From: Darien Nagle-Gamm; Director of Transportation Services
Re: Update on bus shelter revitalization project
We have been working with the awarded vendor, Brasco Intl., to design a new shelter prototype for transit
stops to provide a more pleasant and comfortable experience for transit users. Our goal is to provide a
shelter that is more spacious and tidy, to improve accessibility to the shelter, and to improve lighting
during the evening hours. This memo provides an update on the design of the new shelters, current
locations identified for placement, description of the implementation plan, and a discussion of next steps.
Shelter Design
The new shelter will be a glass and metal structure with a red
metal roof (to coordinate with the new buses and improve
visibility of the shelter) that will include a bench, solar lighting,
and a garbage can. There is a graphic of a similar shelter
included on page three for reference. The sizes of the new
shelters will vary but will be no smaller than 5' x 8', which is
slightly larger than the current standard shelter size of 5' x 7'.
Concrete pedestrian circulation areas and sidewalk
connectors will be provided where the shelters are installed.
The new shelters will have three sides to ensure maximum
pedestrian access to the shelter, and the internal bench will
be situated so that wheelchairs can easily access the
structures.
While not an exact replica, this glass and metal
structure has a similar look and feel as the new
shelter design.
Shelter Locations
We have identified fifteen primary locations for the installation of the new shelters (next page). Locations
and specifications for the shelter locations were determined by evaluating transit stop/route ridership,
requests for shelters, frequency and number of routes that use a particular transit stop, site-specific
conditions (e.g. evaluating the space available in the public right-of-way) and surrounding land uses or
facilities. Shelters will be positioned in such a way to provide the best protection from the elements. Eight
of the shelters in the first two phases are replacement projects. These are locations where the shelter is
in very poor condition or the shelter is not adequate for current ridership levels.
Phased Implementation
Staff is proceeding with the installation of the new shelters in phases — Phase 1 and Phase 2 are outlined
below. A phased approach helps ensure there is adequate storage for the pre -fabricated non -assembled
shelters and that staff time is distributed in such a way that regular maintenance and operation activities
can be maintained throughout the installation process. We expect it will take multiple staff members
roughly a week to install each new shelter between grading and concrete work, assembly of pre-
fabricated shelters, and installation.
The first round of pre -fabricated shelters is expected to arrive late winter with assembly and installation
to follow as weather and ground conditions allow. Staff intends to prepare as many of the sites (grading
and concrete work) as possible this fall. Phase 1 is expected to be completed late spring, with Phase 2
completed during the summer.
October 9, 2018
Page 2
Phase 1— Spring 2019
Location
Type
Size
Bus Route(s)
1
Boyrum Street (east) near Hy -Vee
Replacement
5' x 10'
Lakeside
2
Boyrum Street (west) near Hy -Vee
Replacement
5'x 8'
Lakeside
3
Jefferson Street & Van Buren Street
Replacement
5'x 8'
Free Shuttle, North
Dodge, Rochester
4
Southgate Avenue & Waterfront Drive
Replacement
5'x 8'
Broadway, Cross
Park
5
Muscatine Avenue & Autumn Park
Replacement
5'x 10' x 2'
Towncrest, Eastside
Apts.
Loop
6
Benton Street at Oaknoll
Replacement
5'x 8'x 2'
Oakcrest, Westwinds
7
Benton Street at Seville Apts.
Replacement
5'x 14'x 2'
Oakcrest, Westwinds
Melrose Expr., Plaen
8
Melrose Avenue & Finkbine Lane
New
5'x 8'
View, Westside
Hospital, Westwinds
9
Sunset Street & Marietta Avenue
New
5'x 8'
Oakcrest
Phase 1 Estimated Cost
$57,315
Phase 2 — Late Spring/Summer 2019
Location
Type
Size
Bus Route(s)
10
Muscatine Avenue at Hy -Vee (north)
New
5'x 14'
Towncrest
11
Muscatine Avenue at Hy -Vee (south)
New
5'x 14'
Towncrest, Eastside
Loop
12
Westwinds Drive west of Fareway
New
5'x 8'
Plaen View, Westwinds,
Westside Hospital
13
Mormon Trek Blvd & Cameron Way
New
5' x 8'
Westside Hospital,
Westwinds
14
Broadway Street near Pepperwood
New
5'x 10'x 2'
Broadway
Plaza
15
Muscatine Avenue & Second Avenue
Replacement
5'x 8'
Towncrest
(Walgreens)
Phase 2 Estimated Cost
$42,380
Phase 1 & Phase 2 Estimated Cost
$99,695
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two phases, with $100,000 remaining for additional shelters.
Next Steps
We feel confident that transit stop locations identified in Phase 1 and Phase 2 for shelter
replacement/installation will remain after our transit study due to their location near commercial or high-
density housing areas. Staff intends to hold the remaining funds until the transit study has progressed
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two phases, with $100,000 remaining for additional shelters.
Next Steps
We feel confident that transit stop locations identified in Phase 1 and Phase 2 for shelter
replacement/installation will remain after our transit study due to their location near commercial or high-
density housing areas. Staff intends to hold the remaining funds until the transit study has progressed
and we have a better sense of possible route changes. This would ensure that further investments in
shelters are targeted to locations of the highest future need.
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From:
Stewart, Gustave <gustave-stewart@uiowa.edu>
Sent:
Tuesday, October 09, 2018 12:14 PM
To:
Council
Cc:
Wu, Austin A Y
Subject:
Housing Information Packet Proposal
Attachments:
Landlord information packet Requirement (2).docx
Hello,
I decided to attach the Housing Information Packet proposal from UISG because it relates to the Renter's
Guide that we sent out last week to you all. This is something that we have started to have conversations with
city staff. We appreciate any feedback or direction.
Thanks a bunch,
Gustave Stewart (he/him/his)
Political Science & Economics I University of Iowa '19
City Liaison I UI Student Government
gustave-stewart@uiowa.edu
Housing Information Packet Proposal
University of Iowa Student Government (UISG)
This is a proposal to require landlords to provide voter registration and tenant -landlord law
information upon move -in of the tenant.
Issue
Many students at the University of Iowa do not live in the same residence for more than one
or two years in the Iowa City area. Frequent moving causes students to be less engaged in the
community because they are often unaware that they must update their voter registration each time
they acquire a new address. A survey performed by the University of Iowa Student Government,
found that a total of 76.04% of students living off -campus had to update their voter registration with
the correct address because of their change in address. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data,
renters that have lived in their homes for more than five years reported a 41% likelihood to vote but
those that have lived in their homes for less than one year are only 21% likely to vote. This data
reveals a reason why student civic engagement may be lower than permanent residents in Iowa City,
as many of them need to update their voter information each year.
Due to frequent moving, students are also often unaware of certain housing laws. According
to the Strategic Master Plan by Brailsford & Dunlavey, there is a 2% vacancy rate in the Iowa City
community. This often allows property management companies to take advantage of landlord -tenant
relationships. According to the same UISG survey, 23% of renters indicated that they received
"none" of their security deposit back after moving out. One reason for this high percentage may be
that many students are unaware of state laws for housing such as the law that requires landlords to
submit a reason in writing for why they are not returning the entire security deposit to the renter.
Iowa City's addendum includes information such as occupancy, fines, trash/recycling,
disorderly house, snow/grass, and rent3. However, the addendum leaves out crucial information. For
example, it does not include specific information on the requirement of landlords to submit a reason
in writing why they are not returning a security deposit. It also does not include information about
Iowa City's rent abatement ordinance and other tenant -landlord law. In addition, tenants do not
usually have easy access to the addendum, or even know it exists for that matter.
Background
Requiring landlords to provide voter registration information and tenant information upon
move -in is becoming an ongoing trend. Currently, cities including East Lansing, Seattle, and
Minneapolis require voter registration information to be provided for tenants. East Lansing adopted
an ordinance in 2013 which states that, "At the time occupancy is given to the tenant, the owner or
owner's legal agent shall provide each tenant with specific information on how to register to vote and
the requirements to register^." Minneapolis' ordinance became effective in March 1, 2016 and
requires property owners and managers in the city to provide materials to tenants in either printed
t https://www8.iowa-city.orgfWebLinktO/edoe/1809424/2018-10-04°/u20Wo°/u20Packet.pdf
2 https://www.seatfemet.com/articles/2017/6/19/landlords-are-now-required-to-provide-voter-registration-info
3 https://www8.iowa-city.org/weblink/0/doc/1474012/Electronic.aspx
4 htti)s://Iibrary.municode.com/mi/east lansing/codes/code of ordinances (Chapter 6, Article III, Sec. 6-175)
copy or as electronic documents 5. Seattle passed its ordinance in 2017 which required voter
registration information in addition to the already required information packet that property owners
had to give to tenants 6. In all these cases, the city provides materials for landlords to distribute.
Seattle also requires the distribution of information regarding tenant -landlord laws.
The City of Seattle mandates that an information packet containing information on landlord -
tenant law and voter registration must be provided to tenants of rental properties by property owners
annually. The packet from December 2017 states,
"This summary of Washington state and City of Seattle landlord/tenant regulations must be
provided to tenants by owners of residential rental property located in Seattle on at least an
annual basis. "
The packet is available in English and a variety of languages that are frequently used by immigrant
communities in Seattle, including Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, and Amharic. Seattle's packet includes
information regarding landlord and tenant obligations, eviction ordinances, rental agreement
regulations, and summary of Washington Residential Landlord -Tenant Act.
Recommendations
UISG recommends the City of Iowa City adopt a measure that would require
landlords/property managers to supply (1) voter registration information and form(s) and (2)
landlord -tenant law information to tenants upon move -in. Voter registration content would include
information on how to register to vote, where/how to locate polling places, qualifications to vote,
FAQs, and voter registration form(s) that would be provided by Johnson County. Landlord -tenant
information content would include, but should not be limited to: local landlord -law, tenants' rights as
prescribed by state code, responsibilities and obligations for tenants and landlords, defining
discrimination, intimidation, and other illegal behaviors, clarification for evictions, abandonment,
disorderly house, rent abatement, and information regarding the return of deposits.
Conclusion
In the community vision statement of the city's Comprehensive Plan, it states the desire by
the city to promote opportunities for civic engagement and human development for all who call Iowa
City homes. We believe that the enactment of this proposal will empower, inform, and increase
engagement by residents, especially students living off -campus, in the Iowa City community.
5 htti)://vote.minneat)olismn.gov/votersfrNVR
6hgps://www.seattle.eov/dpd/cs/groups/nan/a,i)an/documents/web informational/dodd016420 udf
r Vis•//www seattle eov/dod/cs/groui)s/pan/ moan/documents/web informational/dpdd016420.odf
8 Vis://www.icgov.orz/comtwlan
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By FREDERICK MELO I finelo@pioneerpress.com I Pioneer Press
August 12,2018 at 6:39 am
Attention St.Paul landlords: It's now your responsibility to inform your tenants
how to register to vote.
By a vote of 5-1,the St.Paul City Council on Wednesday approved a new
ordinance requiring landlords to supply voter registration information to new
tenants at the time of lease signing or occupancy. Failure to do so is considered a
petty misdemeanor.
"This is something that is a relatively modest request,"said St.Paul City Council
President Amy Brendmoen,who said she sponsored the ordinance in light of the
growing number of renters across the city.About 27 percent of the city's voting-
age population participated in the mayoral election last November,and that was
considered surprisingly high turnout for St. Paul.
The new rules drew some criticism from Council Member Jane Prince,who
questioned the connection between landlord duties and voter registration.
Council Member Dan Bostrom was absent.
"I feel that there's a lot of things we need landlords to do,but I don't feel that this
is one of the things we need them to do the most," Prince said.
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Council Member Rebecca Noecker said"the burden is pretty minimal"and the
benefit is widespread when more people vote.
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1111 Frederick Melo
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Date: 10/09/2018
Contact: Melissa Clow, Special Projects Administrator
Phone: 319-356-5413
Iowa City Gateway Celebration postponed due to flooding
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The Gateway Celebration breakfast and ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, has been
postponed due to current and projected flooding.
The City will host this event in spring 2019. More details will come at a later date.
Thank you to the Iowa City community for supporting this project. Dubuque Street remains open
amid current flooding due to this flood mitigation project.
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For more information related to flooding in Iowa City, visit www.icaov.orc/flood.
Original message: 09/20/2018
After more than two years of construction, crews have successfully raised Dubuque Street and Park
Road Bridge, completing a major flood mitigation project that reduces the risk of flood related
closures along Iowa City's main gateway. All lanes of traffic are anticipated to reopen in October.
Let's celebrate! Save the date for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018.
Celebratory coffee and donuts)
As a thank you to Dubuque Street travelers, breakfast is on us during your morning commute from
6:30 to 8 a.m. A drive-through will be set up for vehicular traffic in Terrell Mill Park, 1209 N.
Dubuque St., located near the UI Boat House.
Walkers and cyclists can also grab a treat along the project's pedestrian path.
Breakfast will be available first come, first served until supplies last.
For updates and reminders, RSVP to the Facebook event.
Gateway Ceremony
A formal ceremony will follow at 9 a.m. in Lower City Park, 200 Park Road, with remarks by Iowa
City Mayor Jim Throgmorton and Iowa City Public Works Director Ron Knoche.
Light refreshments will be provided.
About the Project
Dubuque Street is Iowa City's main entrance and key gateway into the community for residents and
visitors, carrying more than 25,000 vehicles per day between 1-80, the Downtown area, and the
University of Iowa campus, with Park Road Bridge serving as a critical link.
The Iowa City Gateway Project has elevated Dubuque Street by 10 ft., or 1 foot above the 100 -year
flood level, and Park Road Bridge by 1 foot above the 200 -year flood level, reducing the risk of
future flood related closures.
Additional work included new underground infrastructure, improvements to the intersection of Park
Road and Dubuque Street, as well as addressing safety concerns for pedestrians and bicyclists.
To learn more, visit icnov.org/gatewavproiect, and search #ICGateway on Facebook and Twitter.
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buildings survey of structures located in Downtown Iowa City.
The public is invited to view the results and ask questions during an event at 5:30 p.m. on Monday,
Oct. 22, 2018, in the Senate Chambers of the Old Capitol on the University of Iowa Pentacrest.
Over the past year, AKAY Consulting, a Minneapolis based firm, has been working to update the
"2001 Survey and Evaluation of the Iowa City Central Business District" report to reflect the
changes to Downtown that have occurred over the past 16 years. The updated survey area is
bounded by Clinton Street on the west, Iowa Avenue on the north, Gilbert Street on the east, and
Burlington Street on the south. This area includes approximately 115 properties.
The survey provides valuable information on the historical and physical character of the area. More
specifically, it includes an inventory of properties and identifies their historic significance, outlines
recommendations on historic district boundaries, and explains incentives available to property
owners of historic structures. The update will help play an important role in protecting the historic
resources that help define the unique character of Iowa Citys Downtown area.
To view the full survey report and other supplemental resources, visit icgov.org/historicsurvey.
RSVP to the Facebook event for updates and reminders. For more information, contact Historic
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The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday,
October 23, to discuss the Interstate 380 Planning Study and gather public feedback on
the technical reports, including the final report, Vision for Infrastructure Investment. The
reports and previous online meetings are available to view online at:
www.iowadot.gov/138OPlanningStudy.
All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30
p.m. at the North Liberty Recreation Center, 520 W. Cherry Street, in North Liberty.
The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will be
present to informally discuss the planning study. No formal presentation will be made.
If you are not able to attend this meeting, information and materials will be available
online at the project website (shown above).
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special accommodations at the meeting, please notify the Iowa DOT contact listed
below by October 19.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Phone: 319-364-0235 or 800-866-4368
Email: catherine.cutler@iowadot.us
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Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS
Bar Check Report September, 2018
The purpose of the Bar Check Report is to track the performance of Iowa City liquor license establishments in
monitoring their patrons for violations of Iowa City's ordinances on Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age
(PAULA) and Persons Under the Legal Age in Licensed or Permitted Establishments (Under 21). Bar checks are
defined by resolution as an officer -initiated check of a liquor establishment for PAULA or other alcohol related
violations. This includes checks done as part of directed checks of designated liquor establishments, and checks
initiated by officers as part of their routine duties. It does not include officer responses to calls for service.
The bar check ratios are calculated by dividing the number of citations issued to the patrons at that
establishment during the relevant period of time by the number of bar checks performed during the same period
of time. The resulting PAULA ratio holds special significance to those establishments with exception certificates,
entertainment venue status, or split venues, in that they risk losing their special status if at any time their PAULA
ratio exceeds .25 for the trailing 12 months. Note, while the resolution requires that bar checks and citations of
the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) be included in these statistics, the DPS ceased performing
bar checks and issuing these citations to patrons in May of 2014.
Previous 12 Months Top 10
Under
Business Name
21 Citations
Visits Citations
Ratio
Business Name
PAULA Citations
Visits Citations
Ratio
Summit. [The]
65
72
1.1076923
Bo -James
17
23
1.3529412
Martini's
45
42
0.9333333
Summit. [The]
65
44
0.6769231
Airliner
28
26
0.9285714
Fieldhouse
56
31
0.5535714
Sports Column
45
41
0.9111111
Sports Column
45
22
0.4888889
Union Bar
69
42
0.6086957
Airliner
28
12
0.4285714
Fieldhouse
56
34
0.6071429
Vine Tavern, [The]
13
5
0.3846154
Vine Tavern, [The]
13
7
0.5384615
Union Bar
69
25
0.3623188
Pints
15
8
0.5333333
Martini's
45
13
0.2888889
DC's
31
14
0.4516129
Eden Lounge
41
7
0.1707317
Eden Lounge
41
18
0.4390244
DC's
31
5
0.1612903
Only those establishments with at least 10 bar checks are listed in the chart above.
Current Month Top 10
Under 21 Citations PAULA Citations
Sports Column
16
20
1.2500000
Cactus 2 Mexican Grill (314 E Bur
1
7
7.0000000
Summit. [The]
17
21
1.2352941
Bo -James
5
4
0.8000000
DC's
5
6
1.2000000
Summit. [The]
17
12
0.7058824
Dublin Underground, [The]
1
1
1.0000000
Fieldhouse
10
7
0.7000000
Bo -James
5
4
0.8000000
Union Bar
17
9
0.5294118
Union Bar
17
13
0.7647059
Sports Column
16
6
0.3750000
Martini's
8
6
0.7500000
Eden Lounge
6
2
0.3333333
Airliner
6
3
0.5000000
Martini's
8
2
0.2500000
Fieldhouse
10
1
0.1000000
DC's
1
5
1
0.2000000
Brothers Bar & Grill, [It's]
15
1
0.0666667
Airliner
6
1
0.1666667
- exception to 21 ordinance Page 1 of 5
Iowa City Police Department
and University of Iowa DPS
Bar Check Report - September, 2018
Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Charges
Numbers are reflective of Iowa City Police activity and University of Iowa Police Activity
Business Name
Monthlv Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l� PAULA
Checks
Under 21 PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
2 Dogs Pub
0
0
0
Airliner
6
3
1
28
26 12
0.928571
0.428571
American Legion
0
0
0
Apres Wine Bar & Bistro
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Bardot Iowa
0
0
0
3
0 0
i
0
0
Baroncini—
0
0
0
Basta
0
0
0
Big Grove Brewery
0
0
0
2
0 0
0
0
Blackstone—
0
0
0
Blue Moose—
1
0
0
14
0 0
0
0
Bluebird Diner
0
0
0
Bo -James
5
4
4
17
4 23
0.235294
1.352941
Bread Garden Market & Bakery"
0
0
0
Brothers Bar & Grill, [It's]
15
1
1
53
7 5
0.132075
0.09434
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar—
0
0
0
Cactus 2 Mexican Grill (314 E Burlington)
1
0
7
3
0 7
0
2.333333
Cactus Mexican Grill (245 s. Gilbert)
1
0
0
3
0 0
0
0
Caliente Night Club
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Carl & Ernie's Pub & Grill
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Carlos O'Kelly's—
0
0
0
Chipotle Mexican Grill
0
0
0
Clarion Highlander Hotel
0
0
0
Clinton St Social Club
0
0
0
Club Car, [The]
1
0
0
2
0 0
0
0
Coach's Corner
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
— exception to 21 ordinance Page 2 of 5
Business Name
Monthly Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Under2l PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Colonial Lanes—
0
0
0
�
Dave's Foxhead Tavern
0
0
0
DC's
5
6.
1
31
14 5
0.451613
0.161290
Deadwood, [The]
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Donnelly's Pub
1
0
0
3
0 0
0
0
Dublin Underground, [The]
1
1
0
3
1 0
0.333333
0
Eagle's, [Fraternal Order of]
0
0
0
Eden Lounge
6
0
2
41
18 7
0.439024
0.170732
EI Banditos
0
0
0
EI Cactus Mexican Cuisine
0
0
0
EI Dorado Mexican Restaurant
0
0
0
EI Patron
0
0
0
EI Ranchero Mexican Restaurant
0
0
0
Elks #590, [BPO]
0
0
0
Englert Theatre—
0
0
0
Fieldhouse
10
1
7
56
34 31
0.607143
0.553571
FilmScene
0
0
0
First Avenue Club—
1
0
0
6
0 0
0
0
Formosa Asian Cuisine`
0
0
0
Gabes—
1
0
0
4
0 J 0
0
0
George's Buffet
0
0
0
Givanni's—
0
0
0
Graze—
0
0
0
Grizzly's South Side Pub
0
0
0
Hatchet Jack's
1
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Hilltop Lounge, [The]
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Howling Dogs Bistro
0
0
0
India Cafe
0
0
0
Iowa City Brewlab
1
0
0
1
0 '., 0
0
0
JimmyJack's Rib Shack
0
0
0
Jobsite
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Joe's Place
1
0
0
7
0 0
0
0
exception to 21 ordinance Page 3 of 5
Business Name
Monthiv Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Under2l PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Joseph's Steak House"
0
0
0
Los Portales
0
0
0
Martini's
8
6
2
45
42 13
0.933333
0.288889
Masala
0
0
0
Mekong Restaurant`
0
0
0
Micky's—
0
0
0
Mill Restaurant, [The]"
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Moose, [Loyal Order of]
0
0
0
Mosleys
0
0
0
Motley Cow Cafe
0
0
0
I
Noodles & Company"
0
0
0
Old Capitol Brew Works
0
0
0
One-Twenty-Six
0
0
0
Orchard Green Restaurant—
0
0
0
Oyama Sushi Japanese Restaurant
0
0
0
Pagliai's Pizza—
0
0
0
Panchero's (Clinton St)"
0
0
0
Panchero's Grill (Riverside Dr)—
0
0
0
Pints
3
0
0
15
8 0
0.533333
0
Pit Smokehouse—
0
0
0
Pizza Arcade
0
0
0
Pizza Hut—
0
0
0
Quinton's Bar & Deli
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Ridge Pub
0
0
0
Riverside Theatre"
0
0
0
Saloon—
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Sam's Pizza
0
0
0
Sanctuary Restaurant, [The]
0
0
0
Shakespeare's
0
0
0
'..
Sheraton
0
0
0
Short's Burger & Shine—
0
0
0
Short's Burger Eastside
0
0
0
"exception to 21 ordinance Page 4 of 5
Business Name
Monthly Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks I
I Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l
PAULA Checks
I Under2l PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
SonnysTap
0
0
0
4
0 0
0
0
Sports Column
16
20
6
45
41 22
0.911111
0.488889
Studio 13
0
0
0
2
0 0
0
0
Summit. [The]
17
21
12
65
72 44
1.107692
0.676923
Sushi Popo
0
0
0
Szechuan House
0
0
0
i
Takanami Restaurant—
0
0
0
TCB
2
0
0
5
0 0
0
0
Thai Flavors
0
0
0
Thai Spice
0
0
0
Times Club @ Prairie Lights
0
0
0
Trumpet Blossom Caf6
0
0
0
Union Bar
17
13
9
69
42 25
0.608696
0.362319
VFW Post #3949
0
0
0
Vine Tavern, [The]
1
0
0
13
7 5
0.538462
0.384615
Wig & Pen Pizza Pub"
0
0
0
Yacht Club, [Iowa City]—
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
Yen Ching
0
0
0
Z'Mariks Noodle House
0
0
0
Off Premise
Monthlv Totals Prev 12 Month Totals Under2l PAULA
Bar Under2l PAULA Bar Under2l PAULA Ratio Ratio
Checks Checks (Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Totals
122
76
52
552
316
199
0.572464
0.360507
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grand Totals
52
199
exception to 21 ordinance Page 5 of 5
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410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(3 19) 356-5000
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WWW.icgov.org
October 1, 2018
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Database Administrator
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Database
Administrator.
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October 1, 2018
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — PC Technician
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of PC Technician.
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October 1, 2018
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker I — Streets
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Maintenance Worker
I — Streets.
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker I — Water Plant
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Maintenance Worker
I — Water Plant.
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Mechanic II — Transit
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Mechanic II — Transit.
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IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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Minutes
Human Rights Commission
September 18, 2018
Helling Conference Room
Draft
Members Present: Jeff Falk, Cathy McGinnis, Eliza Willis, Barbara Kutzko, Tahuanty Pena,
Bijou Maliabo, Joe Coulter, Adil Adams.
Members Absent: Jonathon Munoz.
Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers.
Call to Order:
Willis called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
Approval of August 21, 2018 Meeting Minutes:
Coulter moved to approve the minutes with one amendment; the motion was seconded by Pena.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 8-0.
Correspondence:
Willis and Maliabo are interested in attending the Refugee and Immigrant Recognition Dinner.
Strategic, Planning Subcommittees:
McGinnis*, Coulter, Maliabo (Public Safety); Adams*, Falk, Munoz (Community
Outreach/Support); Falk, Willis*, Kutzko, Pena (Education); Falk*, Coulter, Adams, Pena
(Housing). Asterisks note subcommittee chairs.
Public Safety: no update.
Community Outreach: no update.
Education: plan on meeting with Annie Tucker, Executive Director of Mediation Services of
Eastern Iowa, to discuss the possibility of implementing dialogue circles in area schools. There
are several community members trained on facilitating circles who may be available to volunteer
if implemented. Subcommittee members will attend the next School District's Equity Committee
to learn more about the trainings teachers receive.
Housing: met with Tracy Hightshoe, Director of Neighborhood Development Services. Staff
will send out the PowerPoint from the presentation to all Commissioners.
Request for Funding:
The Refugee and Immigrant Recognition Dinner will foster awareness and understanding
between refugees/immigrants in Johnson and Linn counties and the wider community.
Coulter moved to approve $300 for the event, the motion was seconded by Kutzko. A vote was
taken and the motion passed 8-0.
Minutes
Human Rights Commission
September 18, 2018
Helling Conference Room
Draft
Proclamations:
Pena will accept the National Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation at the Council meeting of
September 18 on behalf of the Commission.
Coulter will accept the Indigenous Peoples proclamation on October 2 on behalf of the
Commission.
Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant:
The Commission will hold two informational sessions on the grant on Tuesday, November 13.
There will be a session over the noon hour and another in the evening. Commissioners will assist
in spreading the word on the grant and these two sessions to the community. The Council has
asked that the Commission intentionally reach out to organizations that assist individuals with
disabilities and who serve an immigrant population. McGinnis, Coulter, Willis and Maliabo will
be available to assist at the sessions.
Human Rights Breakfast:
The event will be held on October 24. The keynote speaker will be Tammy Nyden, an advocate
for persons with mental illness. Willis, Maliabo, and Pena will serve on the selection committee.
Willis will introduce the keynote speaker.
Implicit Bias Training for Board and Commission Members:
Attendees were satisfied with the content of the program. Suggestions for the future include
more time for conversations at the tables, and more time on how bias manifests.
Reports of Commissioners:
Maliabo noted her concern over the new homework policy for elementary aged school children
with the Iowa City Community School District.
Kutzko reported on the upcoming History Makers Gala sponsored by the African American
Museum of Iowa.
Adams is working with other Sundanese community members to create a private Muslim school
in the area.
Pena recently took a trip out West and visited the Crazy Horse Memorial.
Coulter will be heading to Montana to participate in a conference on native food sovereignty.
Adiournment: Motion to adjourn at 6:43 PM.
The next Commission meeting will be on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.
Member Attendance Sheet
Member
Term
Exp.
1/9
1/23
2/28
3/20
3/29
4/17
5/15
6/19
7/17
8/21
9/18 10/16
Maliabo
1/2021
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Present
Present
Present
Present
McGinnis
1/2021
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Munoz
1/2021
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Excused
Excused
Kutzko
1/2020
Excused
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Present
Present
Falk
1/2020
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
I Present
Pena
1/2020
Present
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Present
Present
Coulter
1/2019
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Adams
1/2019
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Willis
1/2019
Present
Present
Present
Excused
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present