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Home My WebLink About1997-02-11 CorrespondenceFebruary 2, 1997 City Council of Iowa City Civic Center 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Council Members, At yesterday's special City Council Meeting, there was a statement made by Chief of Police R.J. Winkelhake which I feel was inaccurate and calls for some clarification. Chief Winkelhake indicated that the policy for the Iowa City Police Department was reviewed and approved by the Iowa City Human Rights Commission. At the HRC meeting of November 23, 1992, Chief Winkelhake presented to the Commission a five-page document which was a draft excerpt of a new policy manual being worked on at that time. I would refer the Council to the minutes from that meeting for a summary of that presentation. A copy of the full draft of the Policy Manual was distributed to the Commission in December of 1992, and the revision process was discussed further at the January 25, 1993 meeting of the HRC. The commission reviewed the language of the policy, as per Chief Winkelhake's December 7, 1992 memo, which called for "outside objective perspective of each statement and the appropriateness of the statements for our work environment in Iowa City." This included making recommendations such as expansion of the language in the Code of Ethics portion of the Manual to include all of the protected categories from the Human Rights Ordinance. We also suggested adding diversity training in either the Inservice Training or Specialized Training sections. Chief Winkelhake attended the March 22, 1993 meeting at which time the Commission discussed the aforementioned recommendations and provided him with suggestions for revisions. A Commissioner did inquire as to the status of the revision at the April 26, 1993 meeting and the Civi~ Rights Coordinator at that time, Alice Harris, informed the us that Chief Winkelhake was working on the revision and would let the Commission know when he was ready to submit another draft for review. Another draft was never submitted to the Commission; the Commission had no further input on the policy manual after the March meeting. The Human Rights Commission did not take any formal action on the policy, as it never received a revised draft. I hope that this corrects any misimpressions that may have resulted from statements made at yesterday's Council Meeting regarding the Human Rights Commission's involvement in the Police Department Manual revision process. Thank you. Sincere~y,~ Aliso6--Ar~es c~sta~ . Iowa ci yt Huma~ Rights Commission 1/1/91 - 1/1/97 (Chair, ICHRC ~L94 - 12/96) cc: Steve Atkins, City Manager Dale Helling, Asst. City Manager Heather Shank, Human Rights Coordinator Dave Moore 425 Davenport Iowa~City, IA. 52245 3419831 TO: Larry Baker, Karen Kubby, Ernie Lehman, Dee Norton, Naomi Novak, Dean Thornberry, Dee Vanderhoef Months ago, in the first days following the death of Eric Shaw, one of the only pieces of information r~le~sed to the public was that there had been a rash of burglaries in Iowa City. Five months later, after an internal review, a DCI investigation, the county attoz'ney probe, and Dart way through the city council's review, this town still does not know the answer to a very central question; "Has there been a rash of incidents involving guns drawn by police of~icers on citizens on their own private property?". I've been encouraged by so~:e elements of y~ur review, and by new policies you are suggesting. ~. One thing the Feb. 1 meeting cleared up. We r~:ay have written policies similar to ~ther com,'.~unities and the offi,ce~-~s involved ,..ay have been follow~ing these policies, but these written loolicies have been either so non-existmnt or vague as to shed no light on the s~ctua. 1 behavior of our police. No doubt we have ~:any i'ine officers, but there are also r..~:any fine citize~'~s who have disturbing stories to tell. Let's forget about written i~.olicies and proceduz~es for a moment. On Feb. l, we hes. rd that there wez'e r~o changes in open door/gu~.'~s drawn policies in Jan. of 1996. Indeed, there have been no changes' in these matters since 1962. Yet, we have some business ownez's telling us that not so long ago they were telephone4when an open door was found. And I have retired police officers te~.ling me that they were supposed to contact their supervisors first %7 2 in these incidents, not so long ago. Many citizens wonder if there has been dangerous beha~ior in the department, and they wonder if this alleged atmosphere may have set the sta~e for the death of Eric Shaw. True questions of accountability rise not from written polcy, but from what ha~ been going on in the streets. / If you ~;'ish to heal this community, you need to extend the time frame of this review to include: - public hearings to explore accusations of guns drawn on citizens on their property .and. other e~cessive behavior, with a call to the public to attend or submit incidents in writing. - inte~views with business ownerz to clarify alternate methods dealing with open doors that have been used in the recent past. - interviews with reti~-~d police officers about these same issues and about changes in the overall atmosphere, if they e~ist. - interviews with cuz~ent oi'fice~'s and supe~visors to clarify, if there have been cha'~-_ses, when did 'they occur and from whom did they originate. It would be a good idea to abstain from making public judgements abbut pe~'sonel:~ or the department 'before your review is I know this is a huge job, and I know you hope the healing can begin soon. A~d I know you have put in alot of work already. But I also know that citizens troubled by these issues cross broad lines of occupation and politics. Go beyond your review of written policy. Find out what's been going on. 110 East Washington * Iowa City, iowa · 319 351 1700 * 800 373 1702 FEB- 6-97 THU 3:26 PM U IA OTO/SPEECH-HEARING FAX NO, 3536739 P. 2 Aaron and Wendy 21 Coil Ct Iowa City 52246 Ph: 319 337 6220 (Walden Woods) Iowa City Council Members: I write this letter on behalf of myself and my wife after attending two council meetings during which the rezoning of land off Rohret Rd and next to the Walden Woods neighborhood was discussed (I believe referred to as Walden Hills). We protest the rezoning mainly because we feel like we have had "our fair share" of such development particularly after the approval of Mormon Trek Village $o close to our neighborhood. Our concerns, like many of out neigl~bors, relate to the changing ¢!lara~er of our neighborhood and the potential for increased traffic flow through our neighborhood. The density issue was discussed at length at the January 28 meeting. For my part, it is not so much the density per se that is a concern (number of people and cars), from a neighborhood character point of view, but the style of housing that such development involves (zero-lot, multiplex etc). We already have a lot of that type of housing in our immediate area and it seems like our small area of single family housing is becoming totally surrounded by other housing styles. We hear assurances that these homes are meant for single family ownership, but the reality is that over time, if not immediately, many will become rental properties and this will change the character of the area in way not welcomed. There are a row of zero-lot homes that were erected last year on Walden Rd opposite the retirement complex. We were assured these were for owner- occupiers - the for rent signs were up before they were even finishsall if the aim is for diversity of housing then it seems to us that we need a little more like Walden Woods! Whether the rezoning goes ahead or not, we would like the council to reconsider requiring that Coil and Irving Drives be open as secondary emergency access to Walden Hills. We understand the importance of this access but there are alternatives - like the crash-through barrier suggested by one resident or perhaps only opening one access. It seems to me that if the latter option was taken then closing Coil would address the concern regarding traffic flow/speeding through Walden Woods as Irving is a more convoluted way for Walden Hills access to Mormon Trek without going out onto Robrot, but still allow secondary access. We are also concerned regarding the vagueness of exactly what will be done with the area being put aside for future rezoning consideration. The developers say that some plan is being considered for a retirement village but the more cynical side makes us wonder if that in fact will actually happen and an apartment complex goes in instead. Rezoning for the Walden Hills development will no doubt make it easier for the 6-97 THU 3:27 PM U IA OTO/$PEECH-HEARING FAX NO. 3536739 P, 3 claveloper to fezone for such a development later, compared to now. Lastly, at the January 28 meeting there was a lot of speculation and uncertainty regarding the extension of Shannon Drive (when, how), how Galway Hills will develop, and in general about how development will affect our area on a tong-term basis. It seems to us that with this degree of uncertainty that one should err towards less development not more. Thank you for your time and consideration of our views on this matter. 1255 Coll Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246 Wednesday, February 05, 1997 Civic Center (c/o Iowa City Council Members) 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa Fax 356-5009 FEB 06 ClT MANAGER'S OFFICE Dear Council Members: SUMMARY This letter concerns the rezoning of Walden Hills. I will try to get you on my bandwagon toward one compromise solution - Connect Shannon Drive to Rohret & Melrose FIRST and then develop SECOND. The entire letter is to support this idea and if you choose not to read the entire letter then at least you know my theme. RATIONALE QUESTION #1: Is a WIN-WIN possible given the current proposal? Answer: Clearly NO, as virtually all residents adjacent to the land adamantly reject the proposal. The current proposal crosses a intuitive line in the sand for all residents involved. I argue the line in the sand is inadequate roads, that leads to poor traffic control, and adversely impacts the current sanctity of adjacent neighborhoods. We have seen neighbors burned by poor planning (i.e. Teg Drive) and at some point in time common sense has to predicate over Bob Miklo so called planning expertise. There is no question in anybody's mind that the current Shannon Drive would adversely impact Walden Woods, Rohret, Walden Road, Mormon Trek, and in the future Galway. No matter what Miklo says Rohret CANNOT reasonably handle all the density. Rohret-Mormon Trek is the small end of a big funnel and although Rohret is a great road, it is not the be all to end all. Pressure on Rohret needs to be smoothed to transition current growth and facilitate future growth. QUESTION #2: What would create a WIN-WIN? After great thought, watching discussions on TV, hosting the notarized petition meeting at my house (Walden Woods neighbors within 200 feet of the rezoning), and listening to concerns over the phone or face to face of those in Walden Woods beyond the 200 feet, I propose a compromise solution. WIN-WIN: Connect Shannon Drive to Rohret & Melrose FIRST and then develop SECOND. In my opinion, you have a once in a life time opportunity to build an adequate road in this area as a straight line of undeveloped land exists today. The opportunity is fleeting and will be gone soon. · Little pockets of neighborhoods could be designed off Shannon; each with its own charm, identity, safety, and not adversely impacting other neighborhoods. · Before I proposed my WIN-WIN compromise solution to you, I had to ask myself, neighbors, and hypothetically place myself in all concerned party shoes. This is what I came up with and I hope you do too. I WOULD BE HAPPY! I would not move. If the current proposal is approved, then I will move because I will not subject my toddler to the risk of poorly planned traffic pressure screaming by my house. Don't tell me it won't happen because it is already happening as people from Rohret cut through to Mormon Trek and go around the Walden-Coil corner at high speeds to save a minute so they won't have to stop at the Rohret light. I cringe each time I see one as we have lots of children chasing balls into the streets, who are learning to ride bikes, and are prone to error when it como~o respecting roadways. ~ Page 1 of 2 - Tom Pugh ~ -< ~ ~ WALDEN WOODS RESIDENTS WOULD BE HAPPY! If I understand correctly, Walden Woods residents would approve this compromise as traffic pressure would not be unreasonably forced through our young neighborhood bursting with babies, toddlers, and elementary schools kids. Ask Sharon McDonald or GeoffMcClennan fithey would care about the density if the road were built first as I describe. We have seen the "Teg Drive" experience where Bob Miklo's traffic calming measures are ineffective. I know residents of Teg and they say traffic calming mechanisms are not a cure for inadequate roads. There is no cure. MACE, HAPPEL, & CAHILL WOULD BE HAPPY! If I understand correctly, the developers would approve of this solution. Mace seems flexible and I believe he would welcome this solution. Ask him. Dave Cahill, who owns the undeveloped Galway land, as well as Happel & Mace, who own Walden Hills land, could build the road if the city built the bridge. The above decision makers need to have a meeting of the minds for this to occur. In my opinion, the developers would be happy because they would control the most desirable west side land with easy access to Iowa City - and as a bonus it would be supported by great roads. GALWAY RESIDENTS WOULD BE HAPPY! IfI understand correctly, Galway would approve of this solution as they also fear a "Teg Drive" scenario and do not want traffic pressure speeding through their neighborhood. They want Shannon Drive to bypass the neighborhood with a direct connection to Melrose. No exceptions, otherwise they see Galway as a speedway to Melrose for traffic wanting 1-380 access. WEST HIGH, STUDENTS & PARENTS WOULD BE HAPPY! If I understand correctly, West High has a serious congestion problem at the front entrance and administration, students and parents are very concerned. I cannot speak for all but know at least one parent who said she is on the green space committee to create path access to West High! Is it that bad? I cannot remember her name, however, she is a volunteer member on the committee. Again, this is a once in a life time opportunity to provide an adequate south entrance. Take it! Shannon Drive could be a WELL DESIGNED southern access to West High that helps alleviate traffic congestion at the front. Plan it, build it as a busy road, and communicate it. WOULD CITY COUNCIL BE HAPPY? I hedge a guess that the answer is yes, because then we'd all shut up! HA! CONCLUSION I literally have a unique "view" of the situation because I live next to the Walden Hills cornfield at a high point with a wonderful view. I live at 1255 Coll Drive and can see the land being discussed like no other. I challenge you one and all to come to my house, stand at the end of my sidewalk adjacent to Walden Hills and look West. It is beautiful! Look South to Rohret, down the West valley to Willow Creek, and then North across the cornfields west of the West High stadium and East of Galway over the ridge to Melrose. You can literally see for miles and if the idea doesn't make sense like a kick to the head then I will get new glasses. Maybe you will not see it as a black and white WIN-WIN compromise solution like I do (if you don't come look you may not), however, truly believe it would at least be a giant step toward compromise. No matter the outcome I truly thank you for your efforts and dedication on behalf of Iowa City. patiently through the miscellaneous ramblings of irate citizens is amazing to me! / Michele Pugh and Katie Pugh (20 months) 1255 Coll Drive Page 2 of 2 - Tom Pugh How you sit McLennan Family 2553 Walden Road, Iowa City. la. 52246 February 6, 1997. The Mayor and Council Members, City of Iowa City, Civic Center, E. Washington Street, IOWA CITY. IA. 52242. I write regarding the Walden Hills proposed development. I will be brief. The development in question is the last development in a geographically distinct parcel of land bounded by the boundaries of Mormon Trek Boulevard, Highway 218 and the top end of Willow Creek. All of this land has been subject to higher density development. Over time there has been added Walden Court, the quadraplexes behind Quik Trip, the Walden Place [elderly citizens home] on Mormon Trek and Walden Woods single family dwellings. In the last 12 months a further 3 new developments have been approved, a set of 5 duplexes [completed] on Walden Road, a large development Mormon Trek Village currently undergoing construction, and a further set of 14 duplexes immediate adjacent Walden Place and above Walden Court, still to be built. Throughout this development there has been made available approximately one acre of green space for all of the residents within this area to enjoy. Walden Woods and Walden Court remain owner occupied, with the other developments being rental properties. It is within this context of this geographically distinct region that the Walden Hills sub- division should be considered, and with the understanding of the fragility of Walden Woods as continuing to be owner-occupied. We have so far established that - 1. The purchase price of the Walden Hills land will depend on the return from the development - the higher the density no doubt the greater the potential return, and the higher the price of the land. This is likely to be the reason the current development is put forward as the first option. consignment". At the moment the ~rcha~ is "on 2. The "green space" set aside land is not able to be built upon in any event, and is along the flood plain of a creek. 3. There is only one connector road into the Walden Hills development [with the second connector to be built at some point in the future]. Meanwhile, the second connector function will'be assumed by the residential streets of Walden Woods. Questions about road access to the rear of West High School remain unsolved. 4. There is a proposed Elderly Care Facility of 120 units, about which nothing else is known [excepting it is being developed from an interstate source]. 5. There are two ponds in the development, with no details as to water aeration or not. 6. The human and traffic impact of the three other new developments currently approved remain uncertain, but are of great concern to the Neighborhood, especially in the continuing absence of adequate green space in this geographic region. Walden Hills adds to that uncertainty. 7. This is the last RS5 area in this geographical distinct region. Iowa City has its "Vision for the Future". This Walden Hills development should also be taken in this context as well. How does this proposed development measure against - · Co-operate in devising inclusive ways in which the citizens of Iowa City can be active participants in setting the community's agenda. · Foster creative partnerships with Neighborhood Associations. · Elected officials and city policy makers will consider human development factors when making decisions. · Take an active role to ensure diversity of housing types in future growth areas. · Develop planned neighborhoods that support the principle of diversity of both housing types and households, and provide opportunities for interaction among neighbors. · Increase City involvement in the annexation of undeveloped areas and in planning the direction of housing growth in such areas, for the development of sustainable and livable neighborhoods. · Create a sense of community in neighborhoods by considering a mix of housing, the presence of institutions such as schools, churches, and recreational 2 facilities, walkability, access for all, the place of the neighborhood in the community and the presence of a neighborhood focal point. · Provide for neighborhood open space, park lands and recreational corridors in accordance with the Neighborhood Open Space Plan. · Enhance the City's urban forrest on public property and encourage the preservation of trees on private property. The Walden Hills development, as the last development in this geographically distinct region is fundamentally important in defining the region. It represents the last chance for full housing diversity by offering some RS5; it represents the last chance for reasonable accessible green space [in the absence of a connector road across the Willow Creek]. It does contain reasonably mature trees, an important proportion of which will be removed in the planned development. And the development represents the last chance to provide some sort of neighborhood focal point. Too much density in this site will negatively impact on the surrounding communities. As such, as a minimum, the development should only be approved once details about the Elderly Citizens Home are clarified and accepted, once there is a clear time-line for construction of the extension of the collector road to Melrose Avenue and West High School and there should be no trees removed. As an ideal, it would be reasonable to expect the above, as well as diversity of housing being encouraged by having at least some RS5, and by having more dedicated green space within this geographically distinct zone, and some sort of neighborhood focal point incorporated into the design. This is what has contributed to making Iowa City unique, and should be achievable, with adequate planning and co-operation amongst the various groups. Yours sincerely, Dr. GEOFFREY McLENNAN. 3 Sharon and Paul McDonald Walden Woods Neighborhood Association 1216 Jensen Street Iowa City, Iowa, 52246 338-1937 February 7, 1997 To all City Council members, I will not be able to attend on 2/11/97 because it is my birthday and I want to go out for a long, quiet dinner (?) with my family. You have probably seen enough of me anyway. I am going to reiterate our concerns about Walden Hills and then leave it to your good judgment. - Shannon Drive is not going to connect with Mdrose Ave. for quite some time leaving only one egress for 249 units, or a diversion through Walden Woods. This could threaten, if not violate, the integrity of our neighborhood. It will also set a new precedent for developers. - The developer and the neighborhood association have both expressed a strong interest in closing Coll and Irving (except to emergency vehicles) until Shannon Drive connects to Melrose Ave. Please recommend this if you approve the zoning change. - Look at the maps and notice along Mormon Trek, from Hwy. 6 to Mekose, there are 12 developments, only 4 of which are zoned RS-5, or less. We feel that the Comprehensive Plan is being well implemented here and do not see the necessity of generating further high density housing to be in compliance. - There has been, to our minds, no compelling evidence presented to demonstrate the need for this, specific community to have more, intense development. However, there are three neighborhood associations who are strongly opposed to it. Mr. Happel is a charming man who made an eloquent presentation. As I told him, I know his intentions are good and, if you approve the zone change, I really hope his assessments of the impact of the new development on the surrounding areas is correct. However, if you have any reservations, we urge you to vote no and err on the side of caution. Please remember that the land was purchased on contingency so no one loses anything if you do not approve rezoning. We, on the other hand, feel we could lose a lot if you do. Thanks for all your patience during this long and repetitive process. Sincerely, Sharon McDonald (Thank you for accepting this late, I have been sick at home all week while this letter sat at my office.) February8,1997 F£1 1 0/997/ CITY IfANAG£R'$ OFFICE Jim Strike 12 Coll Court Iowa City, IA 52246 Dear Members of the Iowa City Council: My name is Jim Strike and my wife, two children, and I live at 12 Coil Court in Walden Woods. I am writing this letter to address the rezoning of the proposed Walden Hills development. I strongly oppose the rezoning of this area to a higher density for the simple reason that I have not yet heard a convincing argument to justify the rezoning. One reason mentioned for supporting the rezoning was to provide diversity of housing in our area of the west side of Iowa City. I believe even the casual observer would have to admit that the area surrounding Walden Woods offers more than it's share of diversity of housing. We are bordered on the north, northeast, and soon the southeast by higher density diversified housing. Must our neighborhood bare yet another high density housing development immediately to the west? Another reason stated to justify the higher density rezoning was that the developer stated it would allow him to provide lower cost homes to prospective buyers. While I admit this is an admirable goal, I highly suspect there is a more self-serving financial reason for this rezoning request. Has the developer provided any information supporting his claim that the homes he proposes to build will indeed be of lower than average cost? Or does he just have an ambitious plan of maximization of housing units on this parcel of land to allow for maximization of profit? I have listened intently to the discussion of the proposed rezoning of Walden Hills and feel that there is much more reason to maintain the zoning as it currently is: 1. The affect and burden of increased traffic upon all surrounding streets and neighborhoods will be minimized. 2. The affect upon student population at Weber School will be minimized, thus perhaps allowing for less drastic boundary changes to be necessary in the future. 3. The quality of living would not be threatened by the close proximity of yet another high density area of housing. As a family living in Walden Woods we have become very proud and protective of the quality of our neighborhood, the relative quietness of it's streets, the obvious pride of it's residents, and the attractiveness and consistency of it's homes. I urge you as council members to help us to maintain that pride and quality of life that we enjoy by voting against the rezoning request for the proposed Walden Hills development. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely,.5~,^ Jim Strike IOWA CITY P.O. Box 64 IOWA CITY, IOWA '52244-0064 (319) 354-0863 Iowa City City Council 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Council Members: January 31, I997 On behalf of the Downtom Association of Iowa City, we'd like to thank you ~r YOU[ past'support oltre Friday Night Concert Series. During the past few years this event has grown to 17-18 weeks of free music every Friday night. This year the Friday N~ght Concert Series win begin on May 2 and end on AUgust 59. Well o¢&~50,'000 people attend the~e concerts. ~ The Friday Night Concert Series draws a very diverse audience from the Community add Surrounding areas. At the Chamber of Commerce's Walk of the Stars Business' Fair in January; the DTX conduet~d ~a su -trey asking people what they like most about downtown. At the top ortho hst were the Poe Mall and the concerts. The DTA organizes, supervises, promotes and raises all the funds for the series. We hire local musi, cmns .~.~[u~ ~d~ng a~rm high sch~ls and community bands. We budget only $15,000 for the concerts, with all the mon~ gong to pay the musicians. All promotion is providoe by the DTA and the Iowa City Press-Citizen ('m'kiiid}L' ~>ur paid :s~ff~':m~mbei~ 'only spends ' ' approximately 30 hours PER YEAR on this event. All'the rest ofthe'v~rk i~ d~-'ono' l~Yv?~-~ee~s.' 'i ..... . We very much appreciate the City's past contribution of $5000 to the concerts and would-like to ask for $7500 in 1997. We would like to list the City of Iowa City as a co-sponsor with the DTAand :~he Iowa (~-~-Press-Citizen. ~Wo have added a regular sound person to help ensure quality from week to week and to Work ' 'wiih the very l'tmi~ted electrical outlets available. We hope to expand the concerts to include some Sunday afte~rnoon concerts like the US Army Ground Forces Band which performed last September. Thank you for your consideration and support. Sincerely, Suzanne Gumett Streitz DTA President ~ Victoria Chlpin Friday Night Concert Series Chair t70 Iowa City H!storic Preservat,on .... ~=""~ ,~ , · ~ ~ 410 E. Washington St. ;ommlsslon Iowa City, Iowa ] ~ ,~.~ ....... ~ ~ '~ . ~ ~;~ ~'( ;~.:','~?:',: .................... " .'", ..: '~%~'~A .~' '.. ,*. '~ ............. ' '" "' .... ~ ............. q.~' /:., .~ ~,.~,~:.~4%. , . :-. :~.. ~ ......... ....... ,-. ~7/~_,~ ~ . . ~ -....,,.~ .............. ". ........: ,.....'~:: ......· ...... ~-; ...... "-.-..' ...' .. ~.~ .;....:.:.,...'~ ~ ~:-~ ~:--.~ G;'~ ' . : .................................. ~' ~. :~ "~- ~','".";:"'.-.'" .~ :.''/',~'':]: :~";~'."~."i"'"/,~'"~.:~'~'.'".~'(~"9:"'';'~',."~ ',;'' 'i' L .....~ :~'~-,;' '., : : . ;~Z'~f.~'~.:...· , f".~; ~ ~" i',':~'~ '.;~'-"..- ...... "'.', '.",. ~.' ",:':t~: '~ ~).~.~,,~'-'~Y'..,(,,,~..,.~..1,~.~.~ . , ~:. ,; ~: . · r;. ',.. ,....:....~.. ......~)~ .......,....-., ,- ·:. · .,... ,?..q.... ..,.- ,, ,.,- ,; : ~ ~.. ,, . .r~ ....~,~ ....~..: .... ,...,-,..~ / ~ ~ ~ ~ - ... ....... ............,., MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Iowa City Council Historic Preservation Commission January 31, 1997 Rehabilitation Tax Exemption for Historic Properties On January 30, 1997 the Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution adopting the State of Iowa's Historical Rehabilitation Tax Exemption Program pursuant to Section 427.16, the Code of Iowa. The program provides an important financial incentive for the preservation and restoration of historic properties in Iowa City and in Johnson County. The property tax exemption is now available to Iowa City historic landmarks and to property owners in any of Iowa City's historic districts -- Woodlawn, South Summit Street, Brown Street, and the Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage historic district. If the proposed East College Street and College Green historic districts are approved, the program will apply to those properties as well. The exemption is available to the owner of a landmark or historic district property who completes a renovation project certified by the State Historical Society of a value of either $5,000 or a value greater than the basis of the property. When the exemption is approved for a given property, the owner would pay no property tax on the increased value of the property caused by the renovation for four years. Thereafter, twenty five percent of the value of the improvement would be added back to the rolls in each of the next four years so that by the eighth year, 100 percent of the new, increased value would be on the tax rolls. The original valuation of the property remains on the tax rolls throughout. The tax exemption resolution was the initiative of the Johnson County Historic Preservation Commission and was strongly supported by the Iowa City Historic Preservation in public hearings before MEMORANDUM Page 2 the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. The Iowa City voiced its approval of our lobbying effort in Mayor Novick's lette~ to the commission of September 3, 1996. Thank you for your support. The commission hopes that other financial incentives may become available to owners of historic properties in Iowa City and Johnson County in the coming years. The rehabilitation tax exemption program is certainly a good start. A copy of the resolution is attached for your information. DSR~mh Attachment c: Scott Kugler Commissioners c: ~doug~iowa. 127 1-96 FI I tO:2t Resolution ~ ,. r0 B~FORE ~I}{E BOARD OF SD-PERVISORS OF TIIE COUI~Y OF JOI{NSON COUNTY IN THE STATE'OF IOWA A resolution approving the priorities for which an exemption may be granted under the State of Iowa's Historical Rehabilitation Tax Exemption ' Pro,ram. , ~ WHEREA~, Iowa Code Section 427.16'allows for a temporary tax exemption fo~ certain increased valuation of historic property, and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors recognizes the benefits of permitting the public to make application for and receive property tax exemptions to promote historic property rehabilitation, and WR~REAS, the Board of Supervisors is required to annually designate real prop~r~y in the County for a historic property tax exemption, T~tEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors as follows: Section 1. The following properties in Johnson County are hereby designated as priority properties for which exemptions may be granted if cof~pleted rehabilitation is certified by the state Historic Preservation officer. S~ate Historical Society of Iowa: Property listed on the National Register of Historic Places and those properties certified as ~lz~ble for the National Register of Historic Places by the State Hi.~toric Preservmtion Officer, State Historical society of Iowa; An historical site as defined in Iowa Code section 303.2; Property located in an area of historical significance as defined in ' Iowa Code Section 303.20; · · D, Property located in an area desi9nated as an area of historic significance under Iowa code Section 30~' 34; or, E. Property designated as an historic building or si~e as approved by a county or municipal landmark ordinance and any historic landmarks or properties located in historic districts created by municipal ordinances or County Board of Supervisors resolution or ordinance. Section 2. The priority properties as described in Section 1 shall not be eligible for this exemption is they are within and are currently benefiting from a tax increment financing district, a self supported municipal improvement district, and urban revitalizerich area, an urban renewal area, or an industrial partial tax exemption area. Section 3. Passed and adopted by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on , 1996 by the following vote: Bolkcom Duffy Lacina Stutsman Sehr JAN 1t 0 t997 Iowa City Historic OFF! FO~JNDE~) ~1owa City, Iowa 52240 , , ~ , , , .' < .........::: ......~'..,.....: :''~'"::..~ · ,,~..........~;.~ ,.. .~..~ . ' ' ........: ':':'...*.Z.' ....' ~" ~" ' ,~".~ , ......, ..:,,.'., ............:,.. '.,.': ::::. .....~ .~..'..'....'......... ,.: . ':. :'.,::' ,.. ~. .~ ,.,,., , , '..~.,, $, ~. , ... TO: Iowa City Council FROM: DATE: RE: Historic Preservation Commission January 30, 1997 Annual Budget The Planning and Community Development portion of the proposed budget includes a $6,300.00 item for grant match funds for the Historic Preservation Commission. The Commission respectfully requests that the grant match funds be approved by the City Council. Since 1983 the Historic Preservation Commission has attracted $73,857.00 of grant funding from the Certified Local Government Program and the Historical Resource Development Program to supplement the city"s budget in support of historic preservation activities. These are funds added to the city budget by virtue of the availability of both in kind matches of volunteer and staff time and the budgeted matching funds. The grants have been instrumental in fundin~ neighborhood surveys, national register nominations, commission publications, and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan. Thank you for your support. CC: Scott Kugler Commissioners DSRkmh C: ~dougkhist. 129 January 31, 1997 TO: FROM: RE: Members of the.City Council Matt Pacha, Chair Parks and Recreation Commission FY98 Operating Budget Requests CITY OF I0 WA CITY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT On behalf of the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Commission, I would like to express our thanks to the City Manager and city Council for your budgetary support in the past. I must also, however, express concern with respect to the recommended budget for next fiscal year, particularly for two requested maintenance positions, one in the Parks Division and one in the CBD Division. We believe it is necessary to expand our Parks maintenance staff due to the fact that the City's inventory of parkland has increased by 337 acres (55% increase) over the past 10 years, while the permanent maintenance staff has increased by only one individual (an 11% increase) in the same time frame. Numerous other non-park areas have also been added to the workload of the Parks Division over the years. While the City Manager and City Council have been good to us with increases in temporary personnel, Operating supplies, equipment and capital improvements, we believe it is important to add to our full time work force in order to at least maintain our current level of service, and hopefully improve it. Pending acquisitions through the Neighborhood Open Space Plan increases the need even more. With regard to the CBD Division, over the past year there have been comments from various sources, including the City Council, that downtown Iowa City is not cleaned sufficiently. While new equipment and more temporary employees. will help, an additional full time position is needed to take charge of a proposed evening/weekend crew. During the busy season the plaza is cleaned every morning, but by mid-to-late afternoon it may look as if it hadn't been cleaned at all. If the City Council desires a litter free plaza for both day time and evening patrons, two shifts of workers will be necessary. 220 SOUTH GILBERT STREET IOWA CITY IOWA 52240-1632 Once again, we do appreciate the support given to us in the pastby both the City Manager and the City Council, and we recognize the need to balance the budget. We also feel these two additional positions are very important to our operation, and would appreciate your consideration of budgetary approval for them. PHONE (319)356-5100 FAX (319)356-5487 PARKLAND ACOUIRED (LAST 10-12 Y~S) 2/3/97 ACRES Benton Street/Ned Ashton Court Hill Trail (Hieronymus Property) Court Hill Trail (Memory Gardens) Court Hill Trail (East Hill Subdivision) Chauncey Swan (from Parking) Harrison Hill (vacated street) Hickory Hill addition (from Public Works) Hunter's Run (3 parcels) Kiwanis Park Longfellow Manor (trail area) Mercer Park addition (from School District) Napoleon Park addition Reno Street Park additions Ryerson's Woods Soccer Complex Site Walden Woods (subdivision) Wetherby Park expansion Whispering Meadows .6 3.9 1.9 1.9 .6 .3 92.0 26.6 14.0 2.1 3.4 2.6 .3 49.2 108.0 1.7 10.3 17.8 TOTAL 337.2 55% increase in parkland PENDING PARKLAND ACOUISITIONS Hunter's Run (storm water basin) Village Green South (storm water/trail) Windsor Ridge (storm water/trail/open space) Sand Lake (conservation easement for trail) Walden Hills Galway Hills (storm water/trail/open space) Peninsula Area North Water Plant Saddlebrook (Sycamore Farms) TOTAL ACRES 2.9 12.0_+ 32.0_+ 1.8_+ 8.6 8.0+ 100.0_+ 100.0-+ ?? 265.3_+ PENDING TRAIL DEVELOPMENTS Iowa River Corridor Trail Willow Creek Trail Court Hill Trail Dubuque Street Trail Hickory Hill Trail extensions Miscellaneous others NON-PARKAREAS Over the past 5-10 years an estimated 30-40 non-park areas have been assigned to Parks Division crews for mowing and/or snow removal responsibilities. HIGHER DEG~KK OF ~&]N'I'KNANCE A number of areas now require more intense maintenance efforts than were required just 2/3 years ago. They include: Soccer Complex Whispering Meadows Park Ryerson's Woods College Green Park Chauncey Swan Park Hickory Hill Trails Napoleon Park Scheduled developments over the next 1-3 years, thereby requiring a higher level of maintenance include: Dubuque Street Trail Iowa River Trail segments Ned Ashton Park Kiwanis Park Soccer Complex expansion Sturgis Ferry.Park Willow Creek Trail Hunters Run Park Wetherby Park Court Hill Trail Pine Street Trail Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 09:52:08 -0600 From: "John A. Weber" <john-weber@uiowa.edu> To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: Insurance confirmed To: Iowa City City Council From: John A. Weber Re: Pedicab insurance After consulting my insurance agent,'it is my recommendation that a fair insurance requirement for pedicabs would be $100,000 of general liability coverage with no stipulated deductible. However, once again I would like to point out that this is specialty insurance and the premium is subject to abrupt change. In light of this I would still argue for deletion. Thank you once again for your time. John A. Weber "Don't steal; thou'it never thus compete Successfully in business. Cheat." -Ambrose Bierce (1842-disappeared in Mexico 1914) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 97 09:34:56 CST From: Carsner@act.org To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: City Council on Internet To .The Iowa city City Council: I would like to have the transcribed minutes of your formal and informal meetings available on the Internet. I regularly read the formal amd informal meeting minutes of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on the Internet and appreciate the increased insight and access to information that this affords me and others. I also regularly watch your formal meetings on television, but am usually left to rely on the newspapers for coverage of your informal meetings. The transcribed minutes of your formal and informal meetings on the Internet, at almost no additional cost, would fill that gap. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Tom Carsnet 1627 College Court Place Iowa City Date: Mon, 27 Jan 97 09:35:06 CST From: Daughert@act.org To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: City Council transcripts on the Web January 27, 1997 Dear Ms. Karr: I endorse Rusty Martin's recent request to the City Council to make "near-transcripts" of formal and informal meetings available on the World Wide Web. Please make my support for this idea known to the City Council. Thank you. Sincerely, Julia Daugherty julia.daugherty@pobox.¢om 337-9303 (h), 337-1253 Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 18:06:39 -0600 From: Osha Gray Davidson <davidson@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: On-line transcripts Dear Ms. Karr--Could you please inform the Council that I'd like to add my voice to those calling for an on-line version of transcipts from Council meetings. To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson: An informed democracy makes better decisions. Thanks, Osha Gray Davidson 14 S. Governor St. Iowa city, IA 52240 338-4778 osha@pobox.com Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 11:26:34 -0600 (CST) From: "C. Harris" <clharris@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: council news on line I would welcome having council news online.. I'll be pleased if you'll pass this on. Thank you. Claudine Harris Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 16:24:28 -0600~'(CST) From: "H. Hart" ~hhart@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: Council Meetings On-Line I noticed there's been some discuss'ion about the possibility of having city council meetings on-line. .I think this would be excellent, and hope it can be arranged. Sincerely, Holly Hart Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 12:13:48 -0600 (CST) From: John Hiett <Jhiett@wade.iowa-city.lib. ia.us> To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: council transcripts Sure would be nice to have these online. library. We get requests for them at the John Hiett Date: Sun, 26 Jan '1997 07:59:25 -0600 From: kapp@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu To: mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: Council access To'the Iowa City Council Membership: Please'honor this reques~ to place in your agenda the low-cost, citizen (voter) friendly task Of placing the minutes of the city council on-line. Regards, Bill Kapp Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 15:15:41 -0600 From: Rusty Martin <rusty.martin@pobox.com> To: mkarr@btue.weeg.uiowa.edu Subject: Letter to the City Council. Dear Iowa City city Councilors, You represent one of the most wired communities in the world. Given this, it makes sense to make the 'detailed near-transcripts of the formal and informal meetings available through the web. Once on the web, citizens and schooluhildr~n will be able to gain a better understanding of what goes on at city hall. The complexities you face will be much more realistically portrayed than the skimpy coverage by local papers can ever convey. Please take this small, inexpensive, pro-open government step into the information age. Rusty Martin rusty.martin@pobox.com 354~7220 PS I would hate to encourage competition between branches of our local government...but did you know that the Board of Supervisors electronically publish very detailed minutes in a fairly timely fashion? The County Auditor now proudly maintains several years worth of county decision-making on the Internet. 'rusty.martin@pobox.com http://pobox.com/~rm (319) 354-7220 "Thankfully', I was able to turn off the computer and not go back. It was very difficult, but I made it, and I don't want to go back online, ever." 2/5/96 Letter to the editor, Newsweek, Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 13:20:43 -0600 (CST) From: renquist kathleen <krenquis@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: Marian Karr <mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> Subject: IC Council minutes Ms. Karr, I am sending this message to request that the City Council make their minutes available on line. I am often tied up with meetings that occur when the City Council meets and I would like to follow some of the discussions that occur that relate to funding and the Housing and Community Development Commission. If they are being typed into a computer, they can be copied to disk and made available via the Internet. Please pass this message on to the City Council members. Thank you. Kathleen Renquist Iowa City Iowa TO: City Council/February 11, 1997 FROM: Citizens for Justice and Accountability in the Death of Eric Shaw (~! ~-'~ro~ 1. Photographs (approximately 36-40) taken by Erik Lippold. Johnson told Gerst to contact Lippold and have him pick up a camera andmeet Sgt. Wyss at the scene. See Internal Investigation Report, Memorandum of Li~pold on 8-31-96 and supplemental report of 9-11-96. 2. Photographs taken by Lt. Bok (ICFD). He expresses a great deal of concem in his statement about wanting others to know that he had taken pictures. The Fire Marshall took the film from him, picked it up at the from the development place and gave it to Chief Winklehake. See Internal Investigation l~eport, interview of Lt. Bok on 9-19-96. 3. According to information provided by Sylvia Mejia ("..."), Troy Kelsey worked the following hours: "From 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on August 30, 1996 as his regular duty day in investigations. life worked foot patrol in the ped mall from 5:45 to 10:00 p.m. on August 30th. He began work in burglary investigation at 10:30 p.m. on August 30th and remained on duty until 9 a.m., August 31 st. He was being paid overtime for his work in burglary investigation." Who authorized this burglary work? Who authorized his overtime? In the almost 24 hour period from 12:01 to the time Eric Shaw was killed, · Kelsay had worked 13.5 hours. This does not include any pre-work time (arrival at station, etc.) in that period of time. Was the ped mall Work the concert to which he refers? Who authorized his working that shift? Was it overtime? If so, who authorized the overtime? "Troy Kelsay began t~ assignment in the investigation division, which would include burglary investigations among other duties, on August 29, 1996." 4. USE OF FIREARMS (514); sub-paragraph 514.20, REASON FOR USE OF DEADLY FORCE: An officer is equipped with a firearm to defend the officer or others against deadly forcce. An officer does not necesarily shoot wffh the intent to kill; the officer shoots when it reasonably appears necessary to prevent the individual from completing what he/she is attemping. When a firearm is used by an officer, it must be with the realization that the death of some person may occur, not necessarily with the intent that such will be the result, Sub-paragraph 514.30, JUSTIFICATION LIMITED TO FACTS KNOWN TO · OFFICERS: Justification for the use of deadly force must be limited to what reason- ably appears to be the facts known or perceived by an officer at the time the officer decided to shoot. Facts unknown to an officer, no matter how compelling, cannot be considered in later determining whether the shooting was justified. 205 USE OF FORCE. In a complex urban society, officers are daily confronted with situations in which control must be exercised to effect arrests and to protect the public safety. Control may be achieved through advice, warning, and persuasion, or by the use of physical force. While the use of reasonable physical force may be necessary in situations which cannot be otherwise controlled, force may not be resorted to unless other reasonable alternatives have been exhausted or would clearly be ineffective under the particular circumstances. Officers are penuitted to use whatever force that is reasonable and necessary to protect others or themselves from bodily harm. ATTACHMENT "B", 804.8: Use of force by peace officer making an arrest. A peace officer, while making a lawful arrest, is justified in the use of any force which the peace officcer reasonably believes to be necessary to effect the arrest or to defend any person from bodily harm while making the arrest. However, the use of deadly force is only justified when a person carmot be captured any other way and either 1. The person has used or threatened to use deadly force in committing a felony, or 2. The peacce officer reasonably believes the person would use deadly force against any person usless immediately apprehended. A peace officer making an arrrest pursuant to an invalid warrant is justified in the use of any force which the peace officer would be justified in using if the warrant were valid, unless the peace officer knows that the warrant in invalid. The above are all from the Internal Investigation and typed exactly as they appear. - Why, given the above, would any of the three officers, but particularly Gillaspie and Kelsay (since Zacharias was in training) have felt it was reasonable to pull guns for the situation as we all understand it to be the night of August 30th (an open door to a room with a light on, nothing heard inside, no warning given, etc.) 5. In the Internal Investigations Report I can find REVISED press releases of August '31, 1996 (uncertain whether it was issued by the City or by the County Attorney), and a ADDITIONAL DETAILS SURROUNDING THE DEATH of ERIC SHAW release of September 3, 1996. The revised press release replaced an earlier release, but we carmot find it in the Report. Where is it and what did it say? ADDITIONAL DETAILS stresses a 'recent rash of burglaries' in Iowa City in the first line. To C JADES, this sounds like some kind of possible justification being created by, of all people, the County Attorney and he must have gotten his information from the ICPD. 6. From the Internal Investigations I~eport: The following is a list of business burglaries (emphasis by C JADES) reported to this agency since 8-3-96. It appears many of these have a similar MO: What is the 'agency' that is referred to? There are 30 business burglaries listed. Of the 30: 6 - Door pried. entw through window, wall, etc. but nothing reported as taken: (20%) 15 - Door pried, entry through window, wall, etc. and cash/stuff reported taken: 50%) 10 - cash taken; 1 - two guitars taken; 1 - one TV/VCI~ taken; 1 - one cellphone & cash taken; 1 - one Sony boom box taken; 1 - fish supplies taken 2 - Door pried, entw through window, wall, etc./cash reported missing: (7%) 2 - Alarm activated, police response, nothing taken: (7%) 1 - Alarm activated, police response, stuff taken: (3%). 1 - Change from pop machine taken/no details as to what happened: (3%) 3 - Listed, but with little or no information at all about what, if anything, happened: (10%) To many reasonable people's way of thinking, the above does not justify puffing out press releases referring to a 'rash of burglaries' in the Iowa City area. What were the amounts of cash taken? Missing? What is the difference between 'taken' and 'missing'? Do these majority of petty thefts justify the reasonalbe suspi- cion that an armed and dangerous burglar might present when an officer finds a door open to a room with a light on inside? These questions, which keep arising daily, address the very serious issue of a ci~en of our community having been killed by (an) officer/s of the ICPD. We urge the Council to request the County Attorney to have an independent investigation conducted in the killing of Eric Shaw on August 30, 1996. If he will not do that, we urge you to explore what other options may allow that to occur, perhaps to the extent of hiring some independent group to do such an investigation for the City. ':/':"- ';".'"' Investigated on open door to Erlc's ' studio while he was folklng on the ",' ', ', Organized by Citizens for Justice (~nd" Accountability In the death of Eric Shaw :.',," ~ ' SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd, !:30 - 5:30 ::'. '71 Room A, Iowa City Public Library .. ' . ,~.. ..... ~r:,,,.'., ..~j . :.: · ~::~..':':::~i:.i · ..... ."F.'. ,...::.. I . . .. :.' : ~ :" .' '. .:.i':. : ."i'ltc zJgltl. of thc'pcoi~lc I~ I~'~¢( u~ In tlmlr Ir~)x~s, !~ouscs,":~ ' ' l~tpc,z's ar~cl c, lf~ c Is i.~la~st ut~re~mon~l~lc ~u~,t]es m~d ~lzu~s," slmll uot I)e xd~Jlatcd ancl ~to wars?rot sitall ismJC. but UlX~lt · pt~bablc c~tusc, supis)]'led by Oath or afih'matlo~, and. pm. ltculm'ly dc~wlbii]g the place to 1~ searched. mgl tl]c'pcL:son~ or tlxhJgs to I~ sci~d. --Article IV of the U.S. C(~nstllutlon :' ... ..... ...'... :. ~:; .' ::... . . :. ~ :'. ou? ..... :;:........:..:.:;:.,., .,' .. .. Contact: Dianne Kaufman'" ' ' ' ..... :.,'?"337- 3621 .' i. TENTATIVE AGREEMENT Iowa City Association of Professional Firefighters and City of Iowa City, Iowa January 23, 1997 The parties hereby agree to the following amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement to be effective July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2000. 1. Amend Article V, Section 3a, final sentence, as follows: Captains will forward their own request directly to the Battalion Chief Fire Chief or his/her designee, 2. Amend Article V, Section 3b, as follows: The Fire Chief or his/her designee and Battalion Chicf will approve... 3. Amend Article V, Section 5, first paragraph, as follows: Section 5. Pay outside of classification. If an acting temporary appointment out of rank is made by the Fire Chief for a period which cxcccds of 24 or more consecutive work hours, the employee so appointed will be paid at the rate of 4% above his/her current salary/hourly rate or at the second first step rate of the rank being replaced, whichever is higher. Such pay adjustments will be retroactive to the original date of assignment. Amend Article V, Section 5, second paragraph, by adding a new second sentence as follows: If a lieutenant is so appointed, they shall be paid at a rate of 4% above the Step '1 rate for a Captain. 5. Amend Article VII, Section 3, first paragraph, as follows: Section 3. Leave of Absence Without Pay. A leave of absence without pay is a predetermined amount of time off work, which has been requested by the employee, recommended by the Fire Chief and approved by the City Manager. Generally, such leave shall not exceed twelve (12) months. Upon termination of any such leave of absence, the employee shall return to work in the same range and step as when he/she left and will receive compensation on the same basis as if he/she had continued to work at his/her regular position without leave, provided that, during that period, if the nature of operations has changed so that similar work does not exist, or that an opcning for thc cmployec no longer cxists the employee will be offered may apply for vacancies in related areas or other vacancies. at the City for which the employee is otherwise qualified. If an opening for the employee no longer exists in his/her civil service rank, he/she shall be assigned to the first open position which becomes available o 11. in his/her civil service rank, or in a lower rank, within 90 days of the termination of such leave of absence, or, in the case of a leave of absence necessitated by a medically certified illness or injury to the employee, within 180 days of the termination of such leave of absence. Once an employee returns to work in a position as provided herein, that position shall become his/her permanent civil service rank. Amend Article VII, Section 8, by deleting the final sentence of the second paragraph. Amend Article XV by deleting the second paragraph (refers to obsolete Department of Labor Apprentice Program). Amend Article XXl, Section 4 as follows: Section 4. Health and Safety Committee. the area of health and safety. Amend Amend a. b. A health and safety committee...in Conducting health and safety lectures as needed. Conduct...to discuss health and safety and related topics. Article XXVI to reflect a three year agreement. Article XXVII as follows: Update effective dates in future years. Amend to provide for a 3.25% wage increase for FY98, a 2% wage increase at the beginning of FY99 and another 2% wage increase in mid-FY99, and a 3% wage increase for FY2000. Delete Step A from the PAYPLAN for Lieutenants and Captains, with the remaining two steps for each rank becoming Steps 1 and 2. Change all step letters to numbers and make corresponding changes throughout the agreement. Amend Article XXVIII, Section 3 as follows: Section 3. A payment of $525 $600 will be made to each permanent full-time bargaining unit employee as of December 1 of c~ch fiscal ycar, '1997, $675 as of December '1, '1998, and $700 as of December '1, 1999 and each December '1 thereafter, In the event that an employee terminates for any reason after December 1, he/she will reimburse the City from this payment on a prorated basis (monthly segments). For example, an employee who retires on January I will return $200.00 one-half of the December 1 payment. 12. 13. 3 Provide for a 30-day open enrollment period for health and dental insurance provided the employee(s) agrees to participate for the duration of this agreement. Amend Article XXVII, Section 2, final paragraph as follows: Bargaining unit members promoted to the ranks of Fire Lieutenant or Fire Captain shall, roceivo thc groator of a ono stcp incroasc or incroasc to thc salary rango minimum upon promotion, be compensated at Step '1 of the appropriate salary range, and shall be eligible to receive a one step increase to Step 2 not to cxcood the salary rango maximum, one year following the promotion. For the Union: Date: mgdasst/fire.agt